02x03 - Episode 3

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CAULFIELD: A student died.

He was entrusted to us,
and you failed him.

I'm so sorry about Zac.

It's not your fault, Miss.

We've a warrant to search your home.
This is now a m*rder investigation.

Can you think of any explanation

for why Zac's phone
might be under your roof?

No!
What about your husband?

Why didn't you tell me
you called in sick the day Zac died?

'And why are there deleted messages
from Zac on your phone?'

What are you hiding from me?

Timothy Oxley, I'm arresting you

in connection with
the m*rder of Zac Webster.

Is Dad going to prison?

Is there something
you wanna tell me?

So you were telling me the truth,

then, about Zac carrying a knife
on him?

CHLOE: They found it on him, right?
No.

Did whoever k*ll him take it?
Possibly.

LABOURED BREATHING

DANI: Stan?

Hey, Stan, darling, wake up.

It's just a nightmare.

No, it's not.

MUFFLED SHOUTING

MAN: Hey! I know you can hear me!

KEYS JANGLE
MAN 2: Shut your bloody noise.

MUFFLED SHOUTING
CONTINUES

DISTANT BEEPING

BEEPING INTENSIFIES

ALARM BEEPING

JIMMY: Jesus, Matty.

A little bit louder next time, mate.

There's people in Salford
who didn't hear it.

Come on. Up and at 'em.
DOG BARKING

Can't be late today.
Got a meeting with Caulfield.

You OK?

Yeah, all good.

You sure?
Yeah.

Well, you won't be needing this,
then.

Cheer you up.

Nice one, Dad.

Hey, come on. Let's go.

JIMMY EXHALES

Yeah, but I've been calling
all night,

and no-one's telling me
what's going on.

Are you releasing my husband or not?

CALGETTI: 'As I've already told you,
there'll be news when we have it.'

He's innocent.
Surely you've realised that by now?

'You've made yourself clear.
Goodbye.'

Hey, listen.

If anyone has anything to say
about your dad, just ignore it.

No-one thinks he's guilty.

Yeah, they do.

Hey. It's gonna be OK.

So why hasn't he come home yet?

He's coming home.

Promise?

I promise.

INDISTINCT CHATTER

Try not to worry, darling, please.

BOY: What's that cheating slag
doing back here?

Hi.
Hiya.

Chloe?

Have you seen Sienna this morning?

You need to stop harassing her.

I'm not.
She said you were.

So you have seen her, then?

Is she coming in?

She's sick.

She is, actually.

She's been sick ever since
your husband was arrested.

He hasn't done anything.

Why was Zac carrying the knife?
He wasn't.

And even if he was,
I don't trust you or your husband.

None of us do.

Isn't your shag suspended?

It's... Leave it. Leave it.
It's not worth it.

Someone knows something.

Tim needs us.

The police haven't released him yet?

He's done nothing wrong. Right?
So...

he'll be home soon.

Listen, Dani, I think you'd best go.
You shouldn't be seen here.

I've gotta go.

KNOCK AT DOOR

Come in.

Is now a good time?
Mm-hm.

Thanks.

Thank you
for agreeing to talk to me.

Erm...

Look, I've spent the last few days
thinking about what I've done.

And... yeah...

I've let you down.

I have. I-I let the school down
and myself. I know that.

I don't deserve your forgiveness.

But... I need to be
back in the classroom.

I wanna help these kids try to...
get back to some kind of normality.

What happened is a tragedy.

But you've also made it grubby.

And for that, I can't forgive you.

Yeah, I understand.

I'd suspend you if I could, but...

the investigation's ongoing,

and I've got three teachers
signed off with stress

and two already suspended, so...

Oh, OK, great. Well, I'll get
straight to it, then. Thank you.

This doesn't mean
you're in the clear.

Not by a long shot.

Yeah, understood.

Er, is Matthew joining us today?

Yeah.

His form tutor said
that he could do with some time off?

We're not ones for wallowing, so...

He's fine, thank you.
Mm.

Thanks for your time.
Mm-hm.

DISTORTED VOICES

BOY: Hey, Matt.

We thought you'd like that.
You all right?

BOY 2: What's up with him?

Just leave me alone.

DANI: Are you sick?

You did Zac proud last night.

Everyone's saying Mr O did it.

He didn't.

But I think you know that.

Sienna, all I'm asking you to do
is think.

Did Zac mention any fights he'd had?
Was he scared of anyone?

I don't wanna think about Zac
any more!

You'll never STOP
thinking about him.

In time, it'll be more
about the good stuff,

not how he died.

Do you remember what you told me
about your mum?

About how...
when you see her in your dreams now,

it's her
before she became an addict?

RETCHES,
SPLUTTERS

Hey.

You all right?

Oh, God.

That's four minutes.

Not quite.

So, there's a chance you could be.

Are you seeing someone?

Miss.

I think...

we might need to have a chat
about contraception.

I know, I know.

I'd rather have burnt myself alive

than have this chat at your age,
but...

you've got your whole life
in front of you, darling.

All that talent.
THEY CHUCKLE

Don't waste it.

ALARM BEEPS

I'm...

We need to get you checked in
with your GP.

No! No-one can know.

Hey, it's OK. You've got options.

I'm not getting rid of it!

It's fine. It's your choice.

Really, YOU need to decide.

Who's the dad, Sienna?

OK, forget the dad.

Is there anyone
you'd like to involve?

A friend? Chloe, maybe? Matt?

No way. No.

Is there anyone you'd like to tell?

Zac.

Oh, God. If he'd known...

..it could've been different.

What could've been different?

KEY IN DOOR,
DOOR OPENS

Tim?

He can't know!

SHE EXHALES HEAVILY

What's happened?

Bailed.

Pending further inquiries.

What, they still think you did it?
HE SIGHS

I didn't.

I know.

Jesus, of course I know!

But why were you at the Mallory
the night before?

I knew about you and Jimmy.

I've known for months.

I saw you and him
having a drunken snog

at Eddie's leaving do.

DANI SIGHS HEAVILY

Hm.

I kind of hoped
that it was a once-off...

but I sensed that it wasn't...
because you guys are so close, so...

I went to the Mallory to see,
and I saw...

Why didn't you say anything?

Cos then I'd have to
do something about it.

He wanted me... and I liked it.

You haven't touched me in months.

I know that's not an excuse, but...

Why were you texting Zac?

HE SIGHS

Tim, I can't help you
if you won't talk to me.

I wasn't sleeping.

After I saw what I saw...

wasn't sleeping, and, er...

what the doctor was giving me
wasn't even touching the sides.

Doctor?

She wouldn't up my prescription,
so...

..Zac was supplying me.

Zac sells drugs?

Not ill*gal ones.

Er, you know...

You know that there are kids

selling pills in school yards
all around here.

All I did was catch Zac doing it.

And I know I should have reported
it, but I was desperate, so...

And once I'd bought it once,
I was trapped.

We arranged to meet in the park
for a handover a number of times.

And what, Zac was blackmailing you?

No, he wasn't blackmailing.
He was just...

kept asking for favours.

Nothing weird.

Silly stuff, you know?

Like, erm...

"Make me centre forward, Sir."

"Make me player of the season, Sir."

But all of the messages
were on the phone.

And all it would take is one person
to see them, to find them, so I...

took it. I took the phone.

And I know it was stupid.

Are you on pills now?

I'm weaning myself off.

And the police know?
Yeah, they know.

SHE SIGHS

I was convinced
you'd think I was guilty.

Don't be stupid.

I didn't think
they were gonna let me go.

All I wanted to do
was come back here...

..to you and Stan and...

SHE SIGHS

Hey.

Sir.

How are the kids?

Well, a few tears
from the Year Sevens, but...

the older kids seem to be
getting on with it, yeah.

Have any of them said anything?

Well, Tim's name keeps cropping up.

They think he could have done it?
Well, it sounds like...

INDISTINCT SHOUTING

GRUNTING
AND WHIMPERING

Say it again!

Boys! Boys!

Right, now, enough!

Enough, enough, enough! Come on.

Come on. What're you doing?!
Just... Just... Just take it easy.

Just take it easy.
Out! Get the nurse.

Shh, it's OK.

INDISTINCT

DANI SIGHS
Hey.

Why don't you go up to bed?

I'm sorry...

..for neglecting you.

Don't, please.

Don't apologise.

I think I was trying to punish you.

All the time you gave to those kids,
just...

..I don't know, just felt like there
wasn't enough time left for me.

Silly, but...

You think you could...

forgive me... for what I did?

Yeah.

This family's all I've ever wanted,

and now I can't help but feel
that I'm gonna lose it.

Hey, don't say that.
Oh, no, no, no, no.

The police don't believe me, Dani.
You know?

And now I can't stop
thinking about all the things

that I wanted to do with...

Tim.
..you and Stan...

Tim...
..plans, holidays.

..you are not going to prison.

HE GROANS
OK?

Listen, I didn't wanna say anything
until I knew more,

but I think one of the students

knows more
than they've told the police.

Who... Who?
Let me deal with it.

You gotta go to the police.
No.

It'll scare them off.

Dani...
This kid...

they're delicate.

But you are not going to prison
for this, I promise.

Just hang on in there, OK?

OK.

I don't deserve you.

I knew what I signed up for.

I don't wanna see you
till the morning. Go to your room.

What's your problem?
Get upstairs!

BREATHING SHAKILY

BOY: We're all here,
if you need anything.

Yeah.

SIGHS HEAVILY

Hey.

I've just been to the house.
I thought you might be here.

Yeah.

Either here or the park.

It was always one or the other
I had to drag him home from.

I just wanted to check in,
see how you were doing.

Is Tim still under arrest?

No. He's been bailed.

Nina, he's got nothing
to do with this, you know that.

You will get answers.

The vigil was beautiful, I'm told.

It was.

Sienna read a poem
she'd written for him.

Yeah, she did him proud.

I may be way off...

but was there more
to Zac and Sienna's friendship?

Zac's not into girls.

He was g*y? He never said.
Mm.

What, is he...
is he meant to make an announcement?

No, of course not, I...

It's Matt.

Matt's got a thing for Sienna.

Matt and Sienna?

BOTH SIGH

Has this got something to do with
what's happened?

No.

Where are you going?
Staying with Mum.

What, because you're grounded,

you're gonna go running off
back to her?

I don't think so, sunshine.
Give it back.

You're gonna play me and your mum
off against each other? Really?

I can... I can't stay here any more.

Mate, put your bag down.

Come on.

Let's go have a talk.

Tim?

I think I'm onto something.

You're having his baby?

It's not mine.
You always wanted another baby.

It's not my test. It's a student's.

I thought you were having his...

HE SIGHS

OK. Which student?

No, you've got enough on your plate.

Jesus, Dani, can't they
go to somebody else for once?

We have enough of our own problems.

I just...

I need to get something straight.

Which student?
The student I told you about.

I don't know how yet, but I think
it's connected to Zac's death.

What, Zac's the dad?

No, I think it might be
Matt Spencer.

HE SCOFFS

Of course.

Yeah, I'd have loved another baby.

We've spoken about this.

Well, I asked, you said no.
It's not the same.

I would have liked more kids too,
Dani.

I would. But I know your limits.

You were so intense with Stan.
It wasn't healthy, that's all.

You know that.
That's not fair.

My limits?
SHE CHUCKLES

What are you, my carer?

HE SIGHS

You "knew what you signed up for".
What the f*ck did that mean before?

You wanna know why I f*cked Jimmy?

Anything...

Anything not to feel
like a charity case,

so grateful
for being cared for by you.

We've always said that a family
of our own was all we ever wanted.

Well...

it's still enough for me.

KEYS JANGLE

DOOR SHUTS

I know, but Matty,
I just don't get it.

Thought we'd put all this behind us.

You don't like
talking about him, so...

That's not fair.

I'm trying to keep things normal
for you.

Right.

What you beating that lad up for?

He was chatting sh*t.

What, about you?
About Zac!

Wanna talk about Zac?
Don't force yourself.

Listen, I'm here, right?
I'm listening.

Last time Zac was here...

we had a row, up in my room.

I've started to feel weird up there!

I can't sleep.

I'm too scared to close my eyes.

Mate...

What did you two fall out about?

HE SIGHS

Matty, come on.
Hey, you're scaring me.

We-We were in my room.

Music on. We were dancing.

He... He kissed me.

I-I stopped it. But...

I don't give a sh*t that he's g*y,
he's my mate!

But it was weird.

I was happy to move on,
but then he got all angry.

Nobody likes being rejected.

But he crossed a line.

He made some joke about Mum.

And it got out of hand,
and then we just didn't speak.

You know, I can't even remember
what we were arguing about.

He probably didn't either.

You know, it sounds to me,
it sounds like feelings got hurt,

and then no-one wanted to be
the bigger person and say sorry.

But Dad, what if he died
thinking I hated him?

Hey, how could he think
you hated him?

How could he think that?

A few words said
in the heat of the moment doesn't...

doesn't change a friendship.

Come on.

No more talk about moving out,
right?

Come on.

I'll get the camp bed down,
and I'll sleep on your floor

if that's what it takes.

And we can...
we can keep talking about him.

Yeah. I'd like that.

All right?
Yeah.

It'll be all right, OK?
Yeah, right.

You got me.
I know.

Dad, can I have a hug?

Come on, bring it in here.

PHONE VIBRATES

Sienna, it's me.
I need to talk to you.

I think you know something about
what happened to Zac, don't you?

'I don't know what you're on about.'

You said things could have been
different if Zac had known.

What did that mean?
'Nothing.'

Well, it must have meant something.

'Sienna, I'm sorry,
but if you won't talk to me,

'I'm gonna have to
go to the police.'

No! No, please, Miss,
you can't go to the police.

'You can't tell them anything.
I thought I could trust you.'

Calm down.

'Where are you?'

I'm at the home.

'OK, stay there. I'm coming over.
You can tell me everything.'

SHE SIGHS

HE SIGHS

What's going on here?

KNOCK AT DOOR

SOCIAL WORKER:
Sienna, you've got a visitor.

OK?

Hi.
Hey.

Hear me out.

It's just a clinic where
you can chat through your options.

I told you,
I'm not getting rid of it.

And if she's a girl,
I'm gonna call her Davina,

after my mum.

I get the appeal
of having a baby to love.

Shh! No-one can find out.

Sienna, if you're determined
to keep this baby,

people will find out.

What's this got to do with Zac?

Just leave it.
I can't.

My husband's being blamed
for something he didn't do.

Now you care about your husband?

Sienna, you told me
you'd tell me everything

if I didn't speak to the police.

So tell me everything you know, now.

Was Zac jealous of you and Matt?

He was your best friend.

His mum deserves to know the truth.

What's Matt's involvement?

Oh, for...

Talk to me!
Just stop it.

This is not the time for loyalties.

Or if you're scared of someone,

I can protect you and the baby.

But I will not let my family
be torn apart

while you protect a k*ller.

Do you hear me? Because
I'm not leaving until you explain.

Oh, just... just stop talking.

Sienna, tell me what happened.

I know you're hiding something.

Sienna, please, you can trust me.

It was me!

I k*lled Zac.

DOOR OPENS

DOOR CLOSES

Bosh!

Pepperoni for you.

Oh, your change is in your pocket,
by the way.

What's this?

I-I've not seen that before
in my life.

Don't lie to me.

Are you involved in something?

Eh? Someone give this to you?

It was Zac's.

How have you ended up with it?

Dad, I...

Wait, was this before
or after he died?

Did you see something?

Dad...
You need to talk to me.

Look, I'm sorry, Dad.

You need to talk to me.
Come here, Matt!

Matt, you need to talk to me!

DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES

WHISPERS: You k*lled Zac?

How?

SOCIAL WORKER: One second,
and I'll see if I can find it.

He was your best friend. Why?

Sienna, why?

Was anyone else involved?

Did someone force you to do it?

I don't understand.
Cos he wouldn't stop!

Wouldn't stop what?

He just wouldn't stop!
He wouldn't leave me alone!

You need to tell the police.
No.

Sienna, they will find out.

It's much better
that you tell the truth first.

Give your side of the story,
whatever that is.

I'll be right there with you.

I just... want you and your baby
to have the best chance.

So, we'll go...

and we'll talk to them together,
yeah?

Thanks for coming
at such short notice. Yeah.

It's important
we support each another, so...

Yeah.
Yeah, of course, yeah, it is.

Right, there's enough behind the bar

for two moderately priced drinks
each, so go nuts. Thank you.

You, don't feel any pressure to stay
if you need to be home with Matthew.

Matt? No, he's fine.
Yeah, he's OK. Thank you.

MAN: We used to come in here before.

TIM: Hey, there you are.

Sorry I'm late.
Just saw it on the group chat.

CHAIR SCRAPING

You stopped calling.

CLICKS FINGERS

Now's not the time.

Oh, no? OK.

You want me to go?

What about you, Caulfield?

You want me to go?

No?

No.

Hey, you're all right. I'm with you.

OK?

I wanna understand.

Is there anything else
you wanna tell me before we...?

PHONE RINGS,
SHE SIGHS

I'll call you back.

JIMMY: 'Wait, don't hang up! Listen.
You've gotta get to The Feathers.

'Tim's been drinking,
and he's looking for a fight.'

I'm busy. Someone else
will have to deal with him.

'That'll just make it worse.'

I can't come right now.

'He's on bail, Dani.

'If he kicks off in here,
he's gonna get himself banged up.'

OK, OK, I'll be right there.

I'm so sorry, Sienna.

I won't be long, OK?

SHE SIGHS

MR CAULFIELD:
My favourite memory of Zac

was when he forgot to sort
his work experience placement,

and he had to help out
the dinner ladies for a week.

OTHERS CHUCKLE

Hey, you remember the derby
against St John's?

What was it?
I think it was 1-1 at extra time.

You remember that?

He goes to take to take the penalty
before anyone could stop him,

and whew... skies it over the bar.

HE CHUCKLES

Only Zac, eh?

Not one of you phoned to say
that you knew it wasn't me.

Not one.

You need to go home.

You're still under investigation.
But he can stay?

He can stay, but I can't?
That's not fair.

Could have been any bloke.

Yeah. Turns out that my wife,
all she wanted was a shag.

So... match made in heaven.

You're upset, I get it.

Am I?

HE CHUCKLES

Apple doesn't fall far
from the tree, though.

Matty's a little shagger, too.

Looks like
you're gonna be a granddad.

Get him out.

It's OK. It's all right.

I just called Dani.

What did you just say?

What the f*ck did you just say?

No. You don't call my wife.

Tim...

That's my family
that you're messing with, Jimmy.

They're all that I have.

Tim, calm down.

You don't get to call my wife!

You do not get to call my wife!
You're on bail, Tim.

You don't get to call my wife!
Stop. Stop! Think, Tim, think!

We're sorry.
What's wrong with you?!

CAULFIELD: God's sake.

I can't believe you.

God!

Do you WANT to go to prison?
Not like you care.

How do you think Stan would cope,
eh?

Let's go home, sober you up.

No. No, Dani, just...

f*ck doing nothing, OK?

I'm innocent!
Who's the student that knows stuff?

Huh? Who's pregnant? I mean,
Jesus, they think I'm a m*rder*r!

Who's pregnant?
It's Sienna.

Tim?

sh*t.

Dani, you all right?
Yeah. I'd better go after him.

I'd go after him myself,
but his head's gone. What can I say?

Are Matt and Sienna
seeing each other?

Matt? No. No, why?

No reason.

Tim!

Tim!

Just f*cking leave me alone, Dani!

RINGING TONE

PHONE VIBRATES

SHE SIGHS

Oh, sh*t.

PHONE BEEPS

Just two minutes. It's important.
It's too late for visitors.

OK, tell her to call me first thing
in the morning, then. Please.

Why's Dad not come home yet?

I don't know, love.

I tried to look for him.
I couldn't find him.

It's not gonna be all right, is it?

I don't know, Stan.

But I love you.

And I'm trying my best.