01x03 - Episode 3

[bunniefuu]

Kelly, you're suspended.

What?!

Who sent you this?

Someone trying to wreck it
for me, are they?

She tried to rob me spot.

She grassed on me.

She sent me coach video clips.

What, Jessica did?

Julian Bullan said he asked you
to bring your dog under control

and you responded by

"slamming his head into my face."

Unless you can pull
a witness out of the bag,

chances are the police will drop it.

She said she'll ID him.

She can place him at
the scene for certain,

which he's denied.

And wait for it, it gets better -

his dog savaged a kid that morning.

What are you doing?
He's done nothing wrong! Rocky!

[SHE COUGHS]

I'm going to prescribe you a
short course of oral steroids,

erm, so you should probably
let your coach know.

Who's that lad on her Insta
with the kid? Is that her fella?

He's proper hench, he is.

How cute is that kid, though?

He looks just like him.

Let's see.

I'm literally five minutes away.

Don't let the bus go without me.

Anything from Kelly?

It's not over. It's not over.

- It is.
- It's not over.

It is. I'm done.

[DANCE MUSIC BUILDS]

Flying, Kel.
[HE LAUGHS]

Me too.

I trusted you!

How could you do that to me?!

- What are you on about?
- Don't f*cking deny it!

I'd never do that. Where are you
getting all this shite from?

He told me. He's seen it.
They've all f*cking seen it, Adam.

- Who?
- Talk to me when you're not trashed.

_

[LAUGHTER AND CHATTER]

Hey!

Every time!

Yo, White Tricks.

Yo, White Tricks.

Go on, give's a back flip, lad.

Always a back flip
with that lot, isn't it?

Go ahead then, lad.

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]

That's my boy.

That's my boy, go on.

Got yourself a fan there, lid.

All yours, ta, Desmond.

Well done, you.

Hot bath and an early night for you.

Well done.

Well done.

If you can summon up whatever gods
you channel led at camp

when it comes
to the championships next month,

you'll be in good shape.

- Thank you.
- Well done.

He was way older, way older
than she was. So we went to this...

No, no, we hadn't been at the gig,
so we didn't know anything,

- but he was going out with...
- How embarrassing.

Not for me thanks.

***

Sorry, I didn't know you were
having friends over.

Oh, don't be daft. Come and join us.

- I've been playing...
- Sit. Eat.

This is Adam, my son.
Everyone, Adam.

This is Vanessa, James and Ella.

Hey.

Here you are, mate.

Dad, it's sound.
I can sort this, you know?

Sorry, Adam, I had it in my mind
that you were out tonight.

Yeah, I was meant to be, like.

Everything OK?

Yeah, man, sound.

"Yeah, sound!"

- Love the way he speaks.
- [CLEARS THROAT]

So, Adam, er, Dawn and I
were at uni together.

She looked after me when
I had mono. Remember that, Dawn?

How could I forget?

Won't be talking about that again.

So, we, er just moved up
from the Cotswolds.

Maybe you can show me around.

Sure. Yeah.

I love your music, by the way.

- You two know each other?
- I follow him on Insta.

And now you'll have to follow
me back, won't you, Adam?

JAMES: So, what do you play?

Oh, no, I, erm...

It's just samples and that.

"Just samples." Adam's, like, this
amazing electronic artist, Mum.

- Oh, lovely.
- JAMES: So where did you study, LIPA?

Just picked it up, to be fair.

That video, the scuzzy tower block
with all those kids in the foyer,

- I love that.
- That's me mum's place.

VANESSA: Ella, just stop,
it's not nice.

- Lou, can I get the bread?
- Yeah.

Where's Josh, anyway?

He's not feeling so good.

He's got a titty lip cos his mum
won't let him go to that party.

This the one in Caldy?

Yes, it is, and spare me
the plea bargaining, thank you.

He is too young for that
kind of party and that is that.

I don't think it's that kind
of party, you know, Dawn.

It's just jocks letting off steam,
isn't it?

Can you pass me the wine, please?

Always check first, Adam.

Er, Ella can have a glass.

She's been having a tipple
with meals since she was 13.

She's got a nose for a good rioja,
that's for sure.

Can we gate-crash?

Not really my kind of thing,
to be fair.

VANESSA: I don't think so, Ella.
Stop.

- That's enough.
- Stop.

- Thank you.
- Sorry.

[PHONE RINGS]

Sorry.

VANESSA: Well, this is lovely.
Honestly, lovely.

Couldn't have been more perfect,
could it?

Mum? Everything OK?

This is what I was going to
ask you, for your advice.

She's got an agent...

ADAM: I'll be right over.

... dreadful commercials,
I mean, dreadful one. But...

You let him in? Why?

Is he still there?

Put him on, now! f*cking rat!

Oh, I'm so sorry. Lou, could you...?

No, no, just stay there, Mum.
I'm on me way.

Everything OK?

Can I take the car?

Yeah, of course, yeah.

Your mum OK?

- Right, let me come with you.
- It's sound, honest.

Just one of them. Just go back in.

Hey, lad, mind your car.

Touch it and I'll f*cking k*ll you.

Where is he?

- Hiyaaaa!
- Hello, Ky!

- Hello, mate!
- [KYRAN BABBLES]

He's gone.

Has he taken Kyran's console?

What else has he had you for?

f*ck' hell, Mum.

You know he's a wrong 'un,
how come you let him in?

He's Ky's dad, Adam.

I can't stop him coming
to see his little boy.

The only time he ever comes round is
to have you off. You know that.

Did he threaten you?

What if he takes the baby?

He's not going to take Kyran, Mum.
Fella's a bum.

He's got no interest in
being a dad to him.

No-one's taking our Ky, OK?

OK.

♪ This girl is on fire ♪

♪ This girl is on fire... ♪

You seen Tate?

He's over there.

You comin' in?

Can we go see Rocky?

I don't think we can.

But he's Mum's dog.

I know, mate.

They can't just put him down,
can they?

Like, not without telling us.

I don't know, love.

Well, I don't understand.
He's never hurt anyone, ever.

There must be dozens of
grey dogs round that park.

Come on, Dad.

Jake!

Adam.

She gave it me.

She f*ck' told us
I could have it, man.

She wanted the console gone.

She said... She said I was
spying on her through it.

- You f*ck' what?
- She said she can hear us through it.

She made us come round
and take it away.

You stay away from her. Get me?

Please stop texting me

[MESSAGE ALERT]

What?

It's a little bit needy

So, how was she?

[ADAM SIGHS]

Can Kyran come stay with us?

- Kyran?
- Just for a couple of weeks.

Is it that bad?

No, no. She'll be sound.

Adam, I was with Nina
for five years.

You can tell me.
Is he safe, the little one?

Course he's safe.

I'll sort everything, Dad -
his bedtime, brekky.

Yous won't hardly know he's here.

Haven't you got some
big gig starting soon?

Thought... maybe...

you could keep an eye on him?

He'll be asleep before I go.
He's a good kid, Dad.

Swear to you,
he's no trouble at all.

Do you not think we should speak
to someone about your mum?

What? No way. No.

So they can take her away
and put our Ky in care?

- They're not going to do that.
- They did it to me, didn't they?

That should never have happened.

Dad... I didn't mean it like that.

I weren't having a go.

You know the dance with Nina.

She just needs a bit of help
from time to time,

like what Kelly's mum and dad
done for me, you know?

I'll speak to Dawn.

Nice one.

I'm off. Work to do.

[PEOPLE RAP IN VIDEO]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Yeah.

That party sounds sh*t, man.

Come on, mate,
it's f*ck' Caldy.

Bad music, fake fun.

Pink polo shirts.

Hey, couple more years, lad,
I'll take you to a proper party.

I don't care if it's sh*t.
Everyone's there.

She doesn't let me do f*ck all.

OK, so next time,
keep it on the low.

I'll sort your alibi,
take you there, get you home.

Might even sort your music
if you ask us nicely.

Get some shut-eye, yeah?

Smile for Joshy!

[SHE RETCHES]
Slip her the tongue, go on.

Who's that girl???

Someone looking to get laid

GIRL: What are you doing, you idiot?
Stop filming her.

[BOY LAUGHS]

Stay with us?

Why? You're not the
child's grandfather.

No, but Adam's his brother.

You said yes, didn't you?

I said I'd talk to you.

Good of you.

Oh, come on, Dawn, don't
you think that's to be admired?

Eh? Him wanting to
step up like that?

Most lads his age are too
busy getting trashed.

Or smoking weed in the
comfort of their own garden.

I can smell it from up here, Lou.

It can cause psychosis,
did you know that?

I... I don't want Josh
thinking it's OK either.

And what do you think Joshy's rugger
pals are up to at that party, eh?

Playing musical chairs,
sipping ice cream sodas?

Well, no, of course not. Why do
you think I stopped him going?

I'm not just being unreasonable
for the sake of it.

Joshua has his exams coming up,
the last thing he wants is

a hyperactive toddler
bouncing off the walls.

Oh, that's interesting.

Assume the kid'll have some sort
of attention deficit disorder.

Well, Adam did, didn't he?

That whole thing was incredibly
difficult for Joshua,

when Adam first came here.

Ah, back to Josh again.

Don't do that, Lou, please,
that really isn't fair.

We don't know this child,

what he's been exposed to,
where the damage lies.

Jesus, Dawn, we're not
fostering him. It's a few days.

I'm sorry, no.

Maybe later in the summer,
but while Joshua's got exams,

the answer's no.

Hi, it's Jess. Leave a message
and I'll get back to you.

[HE SIGHS]

[SHE BREATHES SHAKILY]

DEBBIE: Come on.

Come on, you had this at Lilleshall.
You were on fire.

Jess, Jess. Here.

What is it? What's going on?

Look, it's normal to be nervous.
Don't suppress it.

Turn it into energy, adrenaline.

Pressure that comes from within
is what drives you.

Pressure that comes
from over there...

you've got to learn
to shut that out.

OK, take five.

Excuse me!
You can't just go in there!

What are you doing here?

What's going on, Jess?
What's with the snide text?

Look, you have to go, now.

- Why have you been blanking me?
- Pick this up later, OK?

- Did she say something to you?
- Kelly? She didn't have to.

It's all on her social. The question
is why you didn't tell me.

Tell you what?
What are you on about?

What am I on about? Your son.

Look, I don't care, right,
but why be all secretive about it?

Kyran? Kyran's not me kid.

Sorry, coach, Adam was just leaving.

- Off you go then, Adam.
- Just give's a mo, will you?

No, I will not just give you a "mo".

This is a private space.
Now, get out.

You know what? You're f*cking rude,
you are. Do you know that?

Yo, I never gave you permission to
touch me. Take your hands off me.

I never gave you permission
to come into my gym.

Now, leave immediately or
I'll phone the police.

- Why? What do you think I'm going to do?
- Adam, please!

What are you scared of her for?

Let me ask you something,
before I go -

if it was one of them jocks
you knock about with

you seen in that photo,
what would you have thought?

It was his kid or
his little brother?

I'm not like that...

You did, though, didn't you?
That's exactly what you thought.

Right, out, now.

Don't worry, box-head, I'm gone.

[THEY CHUCKLE]

So, he's the issue?

Sort it, Jess, or you're out.
You understand?

Come on, back to work.

Is it serious?

The block, not the boy.

Yes, it's serious.

[NATALIE SIGHS]

Can you speak to Saul?

Get more of those pills?

Can they see me?

We can see them,
but they can't see us.

Him.

It's him, number five.

Are you certain?

Yeah.

Yeah, that's him.

Don't.

I've got a ten-year-old who's
not long lost his mum.

I can't go down. I won't.

Then I need you to be
straight with me, Paul.

He had a pop at Kelly,
so I asked him for a little word.

He had me kids in bits.

I told him to apologise and...

And?

And he went for me.

Just like that? He went for you?

I-I might've said a few things,
but he threw the first punch.

Why have you never
mentioned this before?

Come on, Diane,
you know how this plays out.

They're not going to believe me
over him, are they?

Mum?

Mum?

[DOG BARKS IN DISTANCE]

What are you doing in here, Ky?

Eh? Where's your mum?

♪

Eh?

Come here, matey.

Where's Mummy?

[ ♪ George FitzGerald & Lil Silva:
Roll back]

♪

♪ Is it cold when you're dreaming? ♪

♪ Is it cold when you're under? ♪

Hiya, this is Nina's phone.

Leave me a message,
I'll get back to you soon.

♪ Is it cold when you're dreaming? ♪

- ♪ Is it cold when you're under? ♪
- [LAUGHTER]

♪ And wanna roll back ♪

- ♪ Roll back to yesterday ♪
- Whoa-h*-h*! Whoa-h*!

[PHONE RINGS]

Adam

[MUSIC SUBSIDES]

I've been trying to call him.

No.

Have you seen him?

I don't... I don't know.
Have you seen him around at all?

Oh, thank God. He's here now.

Where've you been?

Where've I been?
I've been out looking for you!

Christ, Adam.
I thought someone had taken him.

Mum, you left him on his own.

- I nipped out for five minutes, Adam.
- You can't be doing that, Mum.

- Oh, my God. All right, all right...
- Mum...

Mum, what's wrong?

I can't do this.

- Mum?
- I can't do this.

What do you mean?

I can't do this.
I've got to get out of here.

Mum, listen. Wait.
Mum, listen to me. Wait.

Nothing bad's happened, OK?
You're all right, yeah?

Everything's OK, Mum.

- Yeah, everything's OK.
- OK.

You were home late last night,
weren't you?

I was getting worried.

Work thing. Sorry. It ran over.

I told Saul that you'd left your
blister pack at training camp,

so you didn't get to
finish the course.

Just be careful.

They're a higher dosage.
You don't need to take as many.

All right... Mm, I'm running late.

I'm going to take a shower.
See you later.

Yo, everyone, this is Kyran.

Erm...

Lou, do you think you could just
take Kyran for a moment, please?

Cos Adam and I need
to have a little word.

Yeah. Who's this?

It's just for a while.

Just a few days, like,
while she gets her head together.

You should have asked. I did.

I've got nowhere else
to take him, Dawn.

Adam, I don't think you
understand how wrong this is,

what your mum is doing to you.

My mum isn't well, Dawn,

and she's got no support, nothing.

She's got no-one but me.

She's still done her best to
protect us and raise us good.

Look at him.

That kid is loved.

And you, you've got it all,

all of this, and you still
can't do right by me.

Oh, Adam, how can you say that?
I've been good to you, haven't I?

Good to me? Is that what this is?
Charity?

Do you know how hurtful that is?

This thing with Kyran, it's not
because I don't want him here,

it's just... we can't
just take him in.

There are procedures that
you have to follow.

Please, just do this
for us will you, Dawn?

I promise, right, I've got gigs,
I'm starting to do all right.

I'll get me own pad, yeah?

I've already started looking.

Between me and me mum, we can take
good care of him...

He can stay.

[KYRAN LAUGHS IN THE BACKGROUND]

Thanks.

I mean it.

Thanks.

[HE BREATHES DEEPLY]

What happened there?

Did you lose your
hard-on or something?

I thought you were going to
triple that.

You coming to Adam's later?

Maybe.

Baz, I want you to come.

What?

I like your nose.

[SHE CHUCKLES]

- My nose?
- Yeah. It's nice.

So, does that mean
you're coming, then?

OK.

Hmm.

[DOOR OPENS]

How come you're not at work?

How come you're not at school?

They've charged us, haven't they?

Been suspended from work
till further notice.

It's going to be a graft, this.

Dad...

are you going down?

I don't know, love.

I, honest to God, do not know. [EXHALES]

But we do have to talk
about that, just in case.

But it weren't your fault.

He hit you first, didn't he?

Dad, what? Just tell me.

Me brief has said...

Erm...

You know, no-one's seen
what went down, have they?

No-one's come forward.

So, you know, she's saying it
might help my case if, erm...

if you could say something.

Would my word count, though?

Like, your daughter?

I'm not asking you to...

I'll do it.

You don't have to.

Dad.

Yeah, course I will.

Thanks, love.

Erm...

She said, erm...

with you being an elite gymnast
who's made the national team

and all that, well, all of
that should go in my favour.

Shows I'm good for something.

Dad, come on.

I know you said you were
done with it, but...

your gymnastics - is there
no way back for you?

Best go for Tate, all right?

[DOOR CLOSES]

[♪ MUSIC ON HEADPHONES: Moonlight
by Trillzino]

Early birthday present.

Thought you might need it later.

[LOU CHUCKLES]

You know me too well.
Thank you, mate.

Can't believe I let her
talk me into this.

I can't believe you've got
enough mates to fill a party.

Hey, listen, Ad...

any chance you can get
hold of a bit of, erm...

you know, the other gear?

- You want lemo?
- Shh. No, no, no.

Listen, it's not for me. Course not.

It's me friend, Bob. Remember Bob?

He just asked if I
could sort some, so, er...

If any of your son's
gangsta pals could sort some?

Hey, no, wait, look,
I didn't mean it like that.

I'm buzzing off you, you divvy.

I'll see what can be done.

Thank you.

Going to be some bad dancing
out there tonight.

[SHE BREATHES HEAVILY]

[ ♪ MUSIC: Big Fun
by Inner City]

- Boo!
- Argh!

Wow, who's had a glow-up, then?

Well, you know?

You've got friends in
high places and that,

didn't want to embarrass you
in front of your posh mates, did I?

Oh, f*ck off, Kel.

Where's your old fella?

Ah, do you want to chat, mate?

Er...

No.

I want to get trashed.

Yeah!

***

It's nice, innit?

Yo, Josh.

Make a fuss of him, yeah?

You remember Kel, don't you?

Yeah, you do.

Well, I would
have never remembered you.

Look at ya. You never told me
your kid brother had grown up

to be such a looker, Ad.

Hey!
[THEY CHUCKLE]

Oh-h*-h*-h*!

Ah, nice place you've got here, Lou.

You've done all right for
a fella with no talent.

Hey, now, now, you can take
the boy out of Rock Ferry...

I'm kidding. I love you, man.

You were always going to
fall on your feet.

What about you, eh?

You're k*lling it, mate.
I mean it, Bob.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Yeah?

It's me. Ella.

Wrong room.

[SHE KNOCKS AGAIN]

Bathroom's next door.

Knew it.

You can't just come barging
your way in here.

Just a little bump
and then I'll go.

OK, enough. Come on, out.

Wait.

Don't say you got it from me, OK?

f*ck's sake, Bob,
don't be so f*cking stupid!

What, like we were never her age?

f*ck' hell, Bob.

[SHE BLOWS A KISS]

[BOB CHUCKLES]

You f... d*ckhead.

[ELLA SNIFFS]

- Hey.
- [DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]

[ ♪ MUSIC: Dancing In The Shadows
by TSHA ft Clementine Douglas]

Bro, forget it. You're not getting
any f*cking action from her.

Look at that lezzer undercut.

She looks like a
f*cking salmon slapper.

You're just another nice
suburban poshie, aren't you?

- That hurts, man.
- [SHE LAUGHS]

I'm sorry for jumping the g*n.

You're not forgiven.

I like this look. Suits you.

You're hard already, aren't you?

[SHE GIGGLES]

Wow. You're fresh tonight.

[SHE CHUCKLES]

[WHISPERS:] I'm sorry.

She's got nothing on you.

I'm serious. She's nothing.

[LINE RINGS]

Please leave your message
after the tone.

[BEEP]

Bazi, are you coming or what?

Message me, will ya?

♪

[ ♪ MUSIC: Giving Up
by TSHA ft Mafro]

Here we go.

[THEY CHUCKLE]

I mean, the thing is,
you've got Tracy Brabin

doing a fantastic job
in West Yorkshire...

Come on, come and meet my old fella.

It's fantastic. Liverpool deserves
the same sort of thing.

I mean, why are we
still paying for the...?

Dad.

- Hello, mate.
- Dad, I want you to meet me girl.

Jessica, me old fella, Lou.

- Jessica, really lovely to meet you.
- Oh, you too.

Are you being looked
after all right?

I am, actually. Your youngest has
been treating me like a queen.

The baby was exhausted,
so I took him up to bed.

Ah, Dawn, nice one.
I'll go kiss him goodnight.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Dawn, this is Jessica,
Adam's girlfriend.

This is me wife, Dawn.

It's so nice to meet you.

Oh, yes, you too.

Grass.

Er... Your house is beautiful,
by the way.

Aww, thank you. No, really,
it's got so much warmth to it.

Must be so lovely,
growing up in a house like that.

Now, why have I never met
you before, young lady?

You are so gorgeous!

I'll be back, just one minute.

[MUSIC GROWS DISTANT]

[SHE BREATHES HEAVILY]

C-can you can you get Adam?

Oh, I really, really
don't feel well.

Please, can you get Adam?

[ ♪ MUSIC: Water
by Bicep ft Clara La San]

What's your girlfriend called again?

Jess.

Does she like girls?

Don't know, mate. Ask her.

And you wouldn't mind?

Don't you think you should be
asking her that question?

But in theory,

you'd be OK with me f*cking
your girlfriend, right?

Here, can I, er...

Where's Adam?

I don't know. Outside, I think.

That girl's having a fit!

- What girl?
- Upstairs!

What's going on?

- Oh, dear God.
- Jess!

Is she epileptic? Where's Adam?

What's happened?
What's wrong with her?

Jess? Speak to me, Jess!

- Go and call an ambulance.
- Just... just wait.

What? What are you on about, "Wait"?

She's having an allergic reaction.
Adam, is she allergic to anything?

I don't know. I don't know.

Just call an ambulance, will you?

I said...

wait. I'll drive us there.

OK? You in?

- I seen you.
- What?

[CAR STARTS]

- [CAR DOOR OPENS]
- [SIGHS]

[DOOR LOCKS]

Who's the little white girl
you've been running around with?

No comment?

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

Didn't know you had it in you, lid.

Bring her along next time.

She can pay back your debt.

[DOOR UNLOCKS]

Listen, just tell 'em
you've been to a club, OK?

Do not say it was a house party.

She's sweating and stuff. She's not
epileptic or nothin', but...

Yeah?

Come on.

- She's, like, completely unresponsive.
- OK.

Hiya.

Look, don't worry,
you're not in any trouble,

but I do need you to
be straight with me -

has your friend taken something?

- No.
- I don't think so.

Have you been clubbing?

- Yeah.
- Well...

It's just there's a really bad
batch of Ketamine going around.

- Ket?
- Yeah.

A kid died last weekend.

Is that her bag?

Er, yeah.

I'm going to take a look, right?

Is she going to be OK?

What are those?

Look very much like steroids to me.

Steroids?

Pretty strong ones too.

If she's taken too many of these
or anything else on top of them,

she could be in real trouble.

- Er, well, she might have...
- What?

I'm being serious, now.

If your friend is a recreational
drug user, you have to tell me.

She's an elite gymnast.
She doesn't do drugs.

Right. Hold on to that.

We have to tell them.

Tell them what?

That she's had beak.

Beak? How do you know?

I seen, Adam. I seen your dad.

What do you mean, you seen me dad?

I seen him coming out of
his office and he was...

[SHE SNIFFS] You know.

So? He has a little line
now and again.

He had a girl in there, Ad.

What girl? What are you saying?

Kel, you need to be very careful
where you're going with this.

Hi.

Just...

OK, great. Thank you.

Louis.

Louis Rhys-Hughes?

We have a warrant to
search your house.

You're being arrested on suspicion
of supplying drugs to a minor.

_

Hiya. Can I help you?

I'd like to speak to
someone, please...

about the attack on Kelly Deacon.

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