01x05 - Episode 5

[bunniefuu]

That was my mum's money
and you had no right!

Let me explain, please. I...
I am going to crucify you for this.

I worked with my ex-husband
in his family's firm.

Wasn't all bad, though. I got
a beautiful daughter from it.

Six months, it's hard to believe.

MAYA: Wonder what she'd
say if she was here.

Just because you think you're
the guru on self-realisation

doesn't mean you can go around
schooling other people.

It's because I actually like ya!

And I thought you could do
with hearing something

told to you straight, for once.

Has he been having meetings
with Zoya Bassu?

I want what I am owed.

And if you have trouble
remembering...

maybe this will help.

Ever since your
announcement at the chunni,

things just haven't been
the same with Aria.

DHRUV: There might be
things coming down the line,

and I need to know that you
will be standing by Aria...

if they should materialise.

HE GROANS

Are you and my dad
having an affair?

He's...

my father.

Your dad, he told me he wanted me to
run the firm with you months ago.

I don't know when we started
lying to each other.

I'm sick of not knowing

who I can trust.

Hey.

Hey, yourself.

Well... So I think...

BOTH LAUGH

I was just going to say that...

you snore.

I do not.

Really loudly. No, I don't.

At one point,
I actually thought...

a plane had crash-landed
onto the roof.

Ah, it's interesting, actually,

cos I realised that I prefer you
when you're asleep.

Oh, that makes sense.

Yeah, cos you can't lose
an argument with yourself.

Well, I've never lost
an argument, so...

Shh.

PHONE BUZZES

BUZZING STOPS

Did you guys...
have an argument last night?

Does it matter?

Well, I guess...

if you only came here because
you're upset with him,

yeah, a little bit. I'm upset with
everyone in my life right now.

Mostly myself.

PHONE RINGS

I'm sorry.

Um, look, I've got to
get ready for work.

OK. Well...

We still need time to talk.

Yeah. We will.

Yeah. I've got a nine o'clock
I can't get out of.

Yeah. OK, yeah. No, erm,

I'll see you later. OK.

PHONE CHIMES

Oh, my...

You've reached Vivek Gupta. sh*t!

Please leave
your name and number.

Do you think they're mouldy?
Mm.

Morning.
Morning.

Didn't hear you come in last night.

I snuck in late.
Didn't want to wake anyone.

You look like you didn't get
much sleep.

Um, any sign of Dad?

Not yet. Do...

you think we need a strategy

on how he's going to react
to Mum's birthday?

All depends what mood he's in,

in denial or morose. Mm.

Right, I'm going to go get ready.

OK.

Come on.

Let's hug it out.

Happy birthday, Mum.

Morning.

I can smell the tequila from here.

Yeah, I poisoned myself.

I'm not proud.

I, er, completely ruined
your night.

No, please. You didn't.
Maybe I should have

come after you, but I just...

just wanted to give you
some space.

The irony of it all is

that when your dad came to me about
stepping up with you,

I didn't even want to.

I told him I'll be
more than happy as partner

without the headache of admin

and business affairs.

But he convinced me
it was best for both of us.

So I'm sorry.

PHONE BUZZES

Tomorrow we have
the haldi, and...

I was hoping we could just
put it all behind us

and start afresh.
OK, um...

Neal...

Um...

PHONE CHIMES

Oh! Who is it?

Zoya. Er...
It must be about the divorce.

No, it's... Why else
would she be calling?

She's my sister.

My half-sister.

What? How? We didn't get
much further into it.

I think it's from
before Dad came here.

God, that poor woman!
Really?

She's done nothing but
lie to us since she got here.

Not to mention how
she's breaching all sorts of

professional conduct rules
representing Michael.

Yeah, but still,

if your dad's barely said two words
to her since she's arrived,

I mean, that's...
that's heartbreaking.

Hi. Hiya.

If you want to tap there.

sh*t.

DEVICE BEEP

Cheers. Thanks.

RINGING TONE

Hi. It's Charvi.
Please leave a message.

RINGING TONE

PHONE RINGS

Oh, gosh. Oh! Oh, hey.
I'm glad you called.

Do you know where
the key to the garage is?

Are you serious?
I'm not even...

Know what? It doesn't matter.
Are you with Charvi?

You always know where everything is.
Can you tell her

to be ready, please?
I'm leaving here right now.

She's not here. I thought
you were taking her

to her audition. I was, but I've got
a new client this morning,

and I completely forgot.
Hang on.

If she's not with you,
and she's not with me...

Jesus, Maya. What if she's
taken off to Leeds by herself?

I tried to call him this morning,
but he didn't pick up, so...

Do you want me to be there?
When you talk to your dad?

Thanks, but I think
I should do it alone.

Hello, mate.

Hey. Morning.

Yeah, missed you last night.

I'm sorry. Yeah, I just, er...

I got bogged down

finalising a statement.
Right. How was it?

Brilliant. Thank you. Fine.
Great. Thanks. How about you?

Did you get up
to anything exciting?

Yeah... No.

Just, er...

Not much.

Just the statements.

The statement, yeah.

HE LAUGHS

Who was it for again?
Don't tell me.

The Andersons. Yeah. Good guess.
What are they like?

Good luck.

Er, can I help you?

Birthday flowers for Raina Kishan.

Oh, we don't... Sorry,

I should've cancelled the order.

Erm, no, no, it's... it's OK.

I'll... I'll take them.

Is he going to be OK?
I'll go.

Oh! Here.

Thank you.

ARIA SIGHS

That wasn't ideal. Ah.

I don't know.

A part of me is glad
that they weren't cancelled.

Dad, I thought you were having an
affair with Zoya Bassu.

What?! Can you imagine

my surprise when she told me
who she really was?

Oh...

I was going to tell you myself.
When? I mean, you had decades.

Did Mum know?

Yes, she did.

And she didn't care?

No, no, of course she cared.
I mean, she...

She understood it was a completely
different part of my life.

So why didn't you tell us?
It's not that simple.

It's difficult to explain.

OK, so you need to figure it out,

because I'm not keeping this
from Maya and Kav.

OK? They deserve

to know from you
and not a stranger.

Yes. Yes, you're right.

And they will.

Just not today,

not on your mother's birthday.

What?!

SHE SIGHS IN FRUSTRATION

Here. I'll give you a hand.

We said earlier we would talk.

Er, I could take you for lunch.

Erm, I can't. I've got so much going
on. Of course, yeah.

Just wanted to make sure
you're all right.

Aria, I am glad

you came over.

Not here.

One sec.

Couldn't you have just...
given me a minute?

Sorry. It's urgent.
What's urgent

is you need to stop
representing Michael

immediately.
We could report you.

Already done,
first thing this morning.

Please, I need your help...

if I'm not interrupting.

OK, five minutes.

Thank you.

So, it's about
my daughter, Indira.

I think my ex-husband
is trying to abduct her.

So have your lawyer file
an ex parte order immediately

to stop him from taking her
out of the country.

I can't. His family have had
me in and out of court

so many times.

I can't afford the level
of representation I need.

What about the 200 grand
my dad gave you?

I didn't accept it.

Why not?

I do have things
I need to sort out

with your fa...
with... our father.

But, please, Indy is

the only thing
that really matters to me.

Everything all right?

It's about my daughter.

Indy? Is she OK?

What's happened?

Er... OK,

let's start from the beginning.

I divorced Vivek over a year ago.

We have shared care.

Our home was owned by his
parents, so after the split,

I moved out. But he argued,

successfully, that, erm,
she should remain there

with a nesting arrangement,

which saw me staying over
every weekend.

But then, this morning I get

this enrolment notification

from the Faridabad Academy.

The boarding school in Delhi?

Yeah. And you didn't agree to it?

No! He knows I want to change

the childcare arrangements
so she can

live here with me.
But I think he's trying

to relocate her before
I can make that happen.

Who has her passport?

He does.

Judge Kettering's
hearing cases today.

She sits on the board
of Dhruv's foundation.

Let me have a word
with your dad, yeah? OK.

I was hoping we wouldn't
have to involve him.

Now is not the time to be proud.

Yeah...
There is one other thing.

When I got the email
from the school this morning,

I panicked and, erm,

may have left Vivek

an angry voicemail. OK,

so he's onto us. It's fine.

We just have to act
faster than he does.

PHONE BUZZES

Er... Excuse me.

Hey. Is everything OK?

No. Erm, I was supposed
to take Charvi

to her audition in Leeds,

and I completely forgot.
She's taken off on her own.

She didn't want to stay
with Michael last night.

I don't know
what state of mind she's in.

I've tried calling her,
but she's not picking up.

Can you try, please?

Nothing.

It's going to voicemail.

OK. Erm, just keep trying.

Michael's on his way
to pick me up. God,

pray for me. I might throttle him
with my bare hands on the M62.

Look, don't worry, OK?
You catch up with her.

Let me know as soon as
you find her. OK, I will.

You know Zoya's ex is Vivek Gupta
from Gupta Legal?

Your dad's been on the phone
to Cartwells

to see if one of them
can take over.

What? Well, we should be
helping her. He's her father,

for God's sake.

Er, no-one asked you
to find her another lawyer.

The Guptas are one of the biggest
international law firms.

They're notorious for their
heavy-handed tactics.

You can be sure that they've tried

to blacklist Zoya getting
representation anywhere.

OK, that's why she's come to us.
She clearly has nowhere else to go.

Well, I'm going to help her,
even if you don't.

Neal, drop what you're doing
and assist Aria.

Listen, if you're hellbent
on going up

against the Guptas, you need
all the help you can get.

Linda mentioned something about

possible child abduction.
Who's the client? Erm, Zoya Bassu.

There's no time. Can you start
making arrangements

to apply for a port alert?

Yeah, of course, of course.
Thank you.

She's not picking up.
How was she this morning?

Oh, usual morning
moody-teenager vibes.

Yeah, but did she say anything?
Did she ask you to call me?

She's barely tolerating me
at the moment, Maya.

Heart-to-hearts
aren't really on the cards.

I don't understand
how this has happened.

I never miss these things.

Look, you're back at work
now, all right?

You can't be in two places
at once.

Been telling you that for years.

Oh, so you're the oracle
of being a working parent,

are you?
I didn't mean it like that.

You who's missed her last three
performances because you were

shagging a colleague
in some Travelodge?

That's enough, all right?
That's not helpful. OK?

I have been there
for every single moment

since they took their first steps.

The only reason
I messed up today is

because you couldn't keep it

in your f*cking pants!
How long are you

going to keep blaming me for
everything that goes wrong?

I don't know, Michael. Maybe until
you make it right. OK. And tell me,

how am I supposed to do that?

I never said it was possible.

HE SIGHS

Hey.

Dhruv just filled me in. I'm
so sorry about your daughter.

Thank you. So, I'm thinking

I could do a deep search
of Vivek's finances,

see if there's money moving from the
UK to India. Could show

an intention of him changing
his habitual residence.

Our strategy is to focus on

the welfare of the child for now.

Sure, er, but some proactive
planning could be useful.

Our time's better spent
locating Indy.

Which four of you are already doing.
You know what? That would be great.

Thank you.

Sure. I'll get started.

PHONE CHIMES

OK. We've secured the hearing

for this afternoon. That's great!

Let's head to the court. We can
finalise the application en route.

Hey, I have a round table
this afternoon,

but I'll make sure
I'm at court on time.

Well, that's OK.
I can handle it.

I'll be there.

Charvi! She's here.

MAYA: Oh, love.

Come here.

Don't you ever do that again, OK?

What? Be on time?

I'm so sorry.
It was my fault.

It's fine, it's fine. Charvi's
all right, and we're here now.

So... I didn't want you here.

Why do you think I came alone?

Charvi,
I haven't missed a single one

of your performances in 12 years.

Yeah, until the most
important one came along.

WOMAN: Charvi Lanigan?
OK, OK. Let's talk about this later.

You need to focus. You're going to
smash it. All right? Go get 'em.

Hey...

I don't want you to come in.

I don't need anything
to distract me.

GUITAR INTRO PLAYS

♪ Burnt bridges, small stations

♪ How'd I get so far away?

♪ On the platform,
last time I saw you

♪ I'm counting pylons
from the window of the train

♪ You said you loved me
and I didn't know what to say

♪ Oh, how I wish I'd told you

♪ I loved you
but all I said was "OK." ♪

My Lady, this is an application

for an urgent
Prohibited Steps Order

preventing Indira's
removal from Delhi

without her mother's consent.

You will have received
the application

and statement in support

setting out the history
and concerns of the mother.

The email from the school
is certainly worrying

though not a definite indication
of Mr Gupta's desire

to relocate Indira permanently.

Miss Bassu,

I have just been sent an email
dated October the 12th

which states that you did
indeed give your consent

to Mr Gupta to take
your daughter to India.

My Lady, we are somewhat confused

as to how this email emerged,
considering this is

an ex parte hearing and the
father's not been given notice.

However, by any event,

the permission extended
to a two-week holiday only.

Regardless, Miss Kishan, this
information should have been

put before the court. I apologise,

My Lady. My client's been
beside herself with worry.

I would ask that you please
grant the order until

further clarification can be
sought, particularly in light

of the risk being in relation
to a non-Hague country.

Granted - though I would

advise no further oversights,
Miss Bassu.

I want the return date
within 24 hours.

Thank you, Judge.

No more surprises.

I'm sorry.

It was a conversation
we had months ago.

It just slipped my mind.

The main concern now
is that Vivek will try to leave

the country with Indy
before the order gets served.

OK. Kav is dealing with
the port authority,

but we don't know how long
it's going to take.

Well, we can't watch over
every plane leaving the UK.

I'll check in with him now.

Hey, what can I do?
I just...

What about a tracing agent?

Yeah, that might work.
I have a guy I trust, actually.

He helped me out with
the Ford whereabouts order.

CHATTER

Hey.

Hi.
I'm not interrupting, am I?

No, no, no. No, please.

Look, I, erm,
I heard the hearing went

as well as it could have.

Yeah. I mean, let's just hope
it stays that way.

There is something
I wanted to talk to you about.

Obviously, not now.

Yeah, I could do
with a distraction, so...

please. OK. I actually wondered if
you might talk to me about

the mediation wing
you set up at your last firm.

I may have read your article
in the Law Review.

I'm sorry. Zoya, do you have
a tracing agent

you've used previously? Erm, yeah,
I do have someone,

but their turnaround is usually,

like, 48 hours minimum.
I think it's worth a try.

Er... OK. Erm,
so, I'll be right back.

Of course.

There has to be another way
for us to find them.

HE SIGHS
We're doing everything we can.

Hey.

That's, erm... That's for you.

Do you want to tell me
why we're here?

I, er...

I need your help.

HE SCOFFS

Yeah. Yeah, that makes sense.

And I wanted to see you.

HE SIGHS

Now that I'm a serious person?
Now that you need me?

Very transactional
with you city boys, in't it?

Look, I was, erm...

I was just wondering.

That news you broke last year -

Tottenham midfielder who was
cheating on his pregnant girlfriend.

You're the one who found out
about him, right?

Paul Desford. Yeah.

Yeah. Guy was on the board

of a single parents' charity
at the time. Hypocrite.

How did you manage it?

Are you seriously asking about
my methodology

even though I'm not a real
journalist, by your standards?

Well, I-I never said that.
No, you just want

to use me to fill a gap.

Disappointing.

For the record...
I did want to see you.

I did.

For... some reason, I miss you.

I miss you...
loitering around all the time.

And I'm sorry about
what I said the other night.

So...

Yeah.

When the target's hidden,

you need to look
to their entourage.

His social media was locked down,

so I found out who his PA was
and got their Insta.

I traced the IP address from there.

IP address!
God, you're brilliant.

Yeah.

I know.

I can drive her up to practice
for the first month,

and then we can work out
our schedule after that, right?

Well, if I get in.

Of course you're going
to get in. You're incredible.

Oh, sweetheart, you really were.
I mean,

I thought my heart
was going to...

burst out of my chest
watching you. It was incredi...

I thought I told you not to watch.

God, you're both
as bad as each other!

BOTH: Charvi!

Oh...

BOTH CHUCKLE

At least we got
some things right.

Mm.

I'm so sorry
about the kids' money.

I was going to pay back
every penny, I swear.

I just...

You know I'd never do
anything to hurt them, right?

I know you wouldn't mean to.

First, my dad made
such a mess of things,

and... I swore
I'd never do the same.

I am going to go back
to therapy for the gambling.

I will get better.

I miss you so much.

It's not too late, you know.

People get past these things
all the time.

I'm sorry.

I don't think
I'll ever get past it.

This is all I can find.
We've got confirmation

he's been trying to secure
a private jet.

But the departure point
is still unknown.

Erm, I've spoken
to my contact in Delhi.

If you can't stop them
leaving the country,

they'll pick them up over there.

PHONE RINGS

ZOYA: One second.

Hello?

Yeah, speaking.

Oh, thank God.

No, no, no,

I'm here, I'm here.

Thank you.

Yes. Thank you. Thank you so much.
Thank you.

They picked them up
at Southend Airport.

Oh, my God.
Indira is safe.

Great. We should, er,

contact Vivek's side, arrange
the transfer of her passport.

Yeah. Thank you, Kav.

Kav is the one
who figured it out.

They were flying to Paris

and connecting from there. So we
would never have found them

if he hadn't thought
to track down Indy's nanny.

Nice! How?
I geolocated her socials,

but I wasn't sure
she was even with them.

-Well done, Kav.
-Yeah, nice one, mate.

ZOYA: Thank you. Thank
you, thank you, thank you,

all of you. Thank you.

Well done, Kav.

LUKE: You can breathe.
ZOYA: Yeah.

PHONE CHIMES

f*ck's sake.

Hey, have you seen?
Yeah. Just now.

There goes the evening.
Er, well, look,

I can stay and give you a hand.

And maybe we should talk...?

Yeah.

Vivek's lawyers have made
a specific issue application.

Yeah, we just... I just saw.

Zoya was right.
He clearly is planning on

taking her for
more than a few weeks.

Directions have been listed
on the return date.

We're back in court
in the morning.

There is no chance we're
out of here before midnight.

Unless... Do you have any plans?

Er...
We could share the load

and, if we're lucky,
get out of here by ten.

It's OK. You don't have to.

No, it's fine. I'm happy to help.

Yeah? Yeah.
I'll get the pizzas, yeah?

Spicy, right? Er...

yes... Yeah, great.
Yeah.

Not now. Yeah.

Can you read over this position
statement? Sure. Course.

Yeah, erm...

No, you go. I'm still...

reviewing the application.
Yeah, cool. Send it over.

OK, done. Erm...

I'm going to make a coffee.
Oh, yes, please.

One for me as well, please.
Thanks.

You're still here?

I heard Vivek fired back, so
I thought I might lend a hand.

Just contacting an immigration
expert for advice on strategy.

Great.

Look, I know
that you're upset about Zoya.

But you have to understand
I had my reasons.

I'm sure you did.

But keeping things

from people is where
everything starts to go wrong.

You know, even beyond Zoya.

Asking Neal to lie to me
about running the firm?

Are you not keeping things
from Neal?

What?

Your doubts about the wedding.

No. No. Don't deflect. OK?

This... That's not
what almost broke us.

It's you controlling things.
It has to stop.

LUKE: Aria?

I have to get back to work.

BELL TOLLS

Are we late?
No, we're just on time.

Do I look OK?

Yes. That's perfect.

sh*t.

Anticipate any problem
here, I think.

Is there an issue here?

We'll go in
in about a minute. Is that OK?

My client and his child were
manhandled off their flight.

You can imagine how distressing
that was for his daughter.

Not as distressing
as the 24 hours

her mother has just gone through.

Miss Bassu has wasted
the court's time, My Lady.

She gave her permission,
and then she went

to extravagant measures
to revoke it.

Her permission
referred to a holiday,

not a relocation.

My client's mother is ill. He
thought that this trip might be

Indira's last opportunity
to meet her in person.

His inquiries
into the school place

were a precaution
to ensure her education

wasn't disrupted if they needed to
stay longer than expected.

My Lady, if I may.

We've become aware that
Mr Gupta has recently been

transferring large sums of cash
into his accounts in India.

This, alongside his enrolment
of Indira in school, suggests

that he is in fact positioning
himself for a more permanent move.

We have sworn statements
and exhibits at hand

for the court and my learned friend.
Is this true?

I will have to consult
with my client.

My Lady, my client believes
that Mr Gupta would exploit

any permission
to take Indira on holiday

in order to relocate her.

And given this most recent
revelation, how can my client

possibly trust him?
Trust goes both ways,

something my client's
very familiar with.

He has been more than generous
with allowing Miss Bassu

to have unsupervised access to
Indira, considering the severity

of her postpartum psychosis
during Indira's infant hood.

The safety of their child
is, of course, paramount.

Previous episodes of neglect
and abandonment

have made my client
understandably anxious

about increasing

Miss Bassu's share of care.
There isn't any information

about these episodes
in the bundle.

My client dearly wanted to
avoid raising this past trauma,

for Miss Bassu's sake, but
unfortunately now

feels he has no choice.

My Lady, my client's
postpartum psychosis

was an acute, time-limited
episode, and she's no longer

experiencing symptoms.

We can provide medical
assessments to confirm that,

if necessary.
Regardless, My Lady,

the impact of this regrettable
period upon Indira was severe.

In fact, she often expresses

fear at the thought of being
left alone with her mother.

That is a lie! He's lying...

My Lady, we do not believe
that statement to be true.

What do you propose?
We propose

a direction for Indira to be
subject to an assessment

in order to establish her feelings.

And both parties file
detailed statements

in support of their respective
positions. I agree.

Let us adjourn until Indira's
assessment has taken place.

Thank you, Judge.
And in the interim,

we ask that the current order

preventing Mr Gupta from
taking Indira from the country

remains the same,
at least until the return date.

Granted. I'd like the order
with me in the next 24 hours.

Er, I should get back. I've got

some calls to make.
Shall I get us a cab?

Er, you know what?
I'll see you back there.

Just give me a sec.

If you're not going to be
honest with me,

there's no point
in me handling your case.

I am sorry. It was
the worst period of my life.

But I got help. I got better.
He is making it sound

so much worse than it was.
Come on!

That's how litigation works.

They use the ch*nk in our armour.

Just, usually I'm more prepared

because I know
everything in advance.

I'm just...

I am terrified.

Being Indira's mother is...

the most important thing
in the world to me,

and I am afraid he is trying to
take my baby away.

I need my daughter to know
I fought for her.

I'll give you a minute.

Indy!

Mummy!
I didn't know you were here!

Why did you make us
get off the plane?

Nani's sick.
I wanted to see her.

I'm so sorry, beti.
It's, erm...

It's complicated, but I'll
explain when you're older.

It's just a misunderstanding,
darling. Don't worry.

Go. Stand with Nikki.

I can't believe you went there.

Why shouldn't I?

You don't remember
how ill you were.

You couldn't look after
yourself, let alone Indy.

How can I be sure the
pressures of parenting alone

wouldn't just bring that all back?

Bullshit. You know
I made a full recovery.

You've hardly seen her

all month. You really think
that isn't going to

end up in her assessment?

Let me take our daughter to say
goodbye to her grandmother.

Aria Kishan. Nice to meet you.

You know how to reach me
when you come to your senses.

What if he's telling the truth?

What if his mother really is dying?

Then it's very sad.

But if you give him permission

to take her now, and he's lying,

it will take us years
to get her back.

And there's no guarantee
that we will.

Yeah. Yeah.

SHE CLEARS THROAT

Yeah. You're right. OK.

ZOYA SIGHS

I know that wasn't easy.

I just wasted so much time,
you know?

Building this career,
thinking it was for her

and we'd have all the time
in the world later.

Now I'm living this life
so far away from her.

Maybe I'm more like our
father than I thought.

Most women don't walk away.

It takes courage
to start all over again.

You're trying to rebuild a life
for you and your daughter.

One day, she will understand that.

Yeah, I hope so.

KNOCK ON DOOR

Hey. I need to talk to you
about something.

Sure.

Aria told me about Zoya.

Oh. Is this the trouble
you said was coming?

I want to assure you that I
will support Aria and this firm

through whatever lies ahead.

But I'd like to do it as a husband

and leave the managing
of the firm to her.

Right.

Anything you need
to ensure that your marriage

is a success.

You have my blessing.

KNOCKS LIGHTLY ON DOOR

DOOR OPENS

Aria,

what is going on here?

Are we just going to keep pretending
that nothing happened? I...

Why did you show up at my door?

I wasn't thinking straight...
Because

I was upset and I didn't know
where else to go.

What, so it's just...
an impulsive thing?

Nothing to do with any feelings
that you might have for me?

I'm sorry it's not
what you want to hear, but...

it's the truth.

What about Neal?

Are you going to... Are you going
to tell him the truth?

How can I? We have

our haldi ceremony tonight.
Aria...

Can you go?

Please.

I just need some space.

SHE SIGHS

MAYA: I'll just bring this bit
round the front.

Looks quite nice
when it sits, like, here.

OK.

There!

OK, can you stop fussing, please?

Not helpful.

Erm, how was it yesterday,

spending all that time with Michael?

As good as it can be.

There!

Done. Thank you.

Oh!

Has that gone under the bed?

Aria!

Oh, my God!

Is there any left?

Tiny, tiny, tiny bit.
Give me your arm.

Here.

Mum's smell!

Mm! Ohhh...

I'm going to get you a drink.
Cheers, mate. Thank you.

Hey.
Hey. Great to see you.

Feeling OK?
Yeah. I'm good, yeah.

Thank you. OK...

Hey... Alcohol...

Maya.

Dad, where have you been?

Oh, just getting ready.

HARSHIKA: Hello.

LINDA: Harshika.

Why was Neal in court today
representing Zoya Bassu?

It was an emergency.
He asked us to step in.

She's a client now? Is that wise?

She told Aria she's my daughter.

No?! Yeah.

This was not the arrangement.

She could cost us
everything! I know! I know!

Look, I'm... I'm dealing with it.

Oh! Where have you been?
Everyone's waiting for you.

Sorry. OK. Erm, do you want a drink?

You're probably going to need one.

Ah! Are you ready
for your cleansing?

I'll get you some snacks.

Hey. You OK?

Yeah. You?

Yeah.

Ready?

Yeah. All right.

From me and your mum.

LIVELY CHATTER

CHEERING

CHEERING

MAYA: There must be
something wrong with him.

What, because he's single?

You sound like
one of the aunties.

Yeah, but why is he single?
That's what we should be asking.

Who are we talking about? Luke.

Maya thinks he's a freak just
because he's not in a relationship -

which could have changed by now

with the amount of attention
he's attracting in the office.

Mm. Fit as!

Kav, do me a favour. Just move your
dad's car, please, mate.

Thank you. Just going
to drop Mum off home.

Maybe come round later?

I'll message you. Great.

Hang on.

I'm going to say something now,

and you're not going
to like it. But...

I'm your big sister,
so you're going to suck it up.

OK.

This thing with Luke.

I know you. I know you've got
a crush. It's OK. It happens.

I just think it might be
better for everyone

if, after his probation,
we don't renew his contract.

Look, the last thing you want to do

is cross a line because you're...

having a bad day
and too much tequila!

Unless it's already happened...?

What was it, a kiss?

More.

You slept with him.

You slept with him?!

Yes.

What about Neal?

I love him.

I love what we have. It's...

complicated.

That is bullshit!

It is complete

and utter bullshit, Aria.

It's... It's not complicated.

It's quite simple, actually.

It's called loyalty.
I know.

I'm trying to figure out what I
want without hurting everyone.

Oh, shut up. You know who
you sound like, don't you?

You sound like Michael.
You sound exactly like Michael.

Maya, please don't do that.

You have been on your high horse...

Er, the guests have all gone.

I'd like to call
a family meeting.

Really not in the mood, Dad.

It's important, beti.

Great.

Come on, then, Dad.

I want to go to bed. I'm tired.

What's going on?

OK. There's, erm...

There's something I need...
I need to say.

A couple of days ago, I had a health
scare, ended up in hospital.

Dad! You OK?

Yeah. Yeah.
Nothing to worry about.

I thought it was a heart
attack, but apparently

I was... panicking.

KAV: Hey.
I've been...

carrying this weight around

and it's something that you
need to... hear from me.

Zoya.

When she came to the office,

she was actually
looking for her father.

In fact, she was...
She was looking for me.

KAV: What?
Sorry, I don't understand.

How's that even possible?

It was an arranged marriage

in Delhi, before I came
to this country.

We barely knew each other.
But you left her to be with Mum?

No, not exactly.

I mean, we didn't mean
anything to each other.

So when I met your mother
and, you know...

She knew everything about it,
and she was fine with it.

You had a baby together.
How did you not mean anything

to each other?
A child I never even met, beti.

I mean, she was born when I was
halfway through

my first year at uni.
But... But I did

support them financially
through all her education,

made sure that
they wanted for nothing.

Why are you so quiet?

You knew.
It's not my secret to tell.

SHE SCOFFS

Of course you did.

You two are as bad as each
other. You just go around

doing whatever the hell
you want to do.

No, beti... No, thanks.

What the f*ck?

Great timing. See?

I told you I wanted to
tell them in my own time,

in my own way. No, no, no.
Do not try and blame me for this.

This is your secrets
and your lies.

Aria!

I can't be here right now.

MUSIC PLAYING INSIDE

Hi. This is a...

no-nonsense and no-strings-
attached thank-you gift.

I hate Indian sweets.

I...

I'll take the ladoo, though.

Look, can I come in?

Are you sure?

I'm so glad you came over.

You OK?

Where are you going?

I told you, I've got nothing in.

I'm just going to go grab us
a bite. I'll be right back.

Wait.

Can you sit down a minute, please?

OK.

What's up?

I have something to tell you...

and it might change
how you feel about me,

but... I have to get it out

so we can move forward
with a clean slate.

I slept with someone else.

Neal...

Neal?

SHE BREATHES SHAKILY

I'm going to go for a walk.

And when I come back...

I don't want you to be here.

DOOR CLOSES

♪ All the promises you made

♪ Flow away like falling rain

♪ And no matter what you say

♪ You know me less than yesterday

♪ You were always going
to choose you

♪ Before you think it through

♪ So, what are you trying to prove?

♪ You've only words to hold on to

♪ You're hard to believe

♪ There's a chaos in your mind

♪ Who's it gonna be?

♪ The sitar or the knife

♪ I never turned away

♪ Even when I knew I should

♪ All you've ever been

♪ Is hard to believe

♪ If I'm wrong then tell me so

♪ All I have is all I know. ♪