01x02 - Episode 2

[bunniefuu]

SCREAMING Stop!

The hell are you taking
her? I'm so sorry.

We were just trying to find you.

'I'm starting to feel like some
sort of crazy stalker now.'

I'm Emily, by the way.

MAN: Who's your new friend?

Er, she's a new mum.
She's great, isn't she?

WOMAN: This is a very
worrying escalation.

'She's a good kid.'

SCREAMING 'What if
she's not wrong?

'What if she turns out to be
violent, more aggressive?'

Ow! Tonight is about the
return of Laura Conroy.

LAURA LAUGHS Hello, Thomas.

'I mean, it was years ago.'

'Tonight's gonna
be a lot of fun.'

I'd spent my whole
life looking for her.

I never left a room without
checking that she wasn't in it.

And then...

..there she was.

Finally.

On the surface, she was plain,
just quite unremarkable...

..but underneath,
there was someone else.

Trapped inside a life
she didn't choose...

..and bursting to get out.

HOUSE MUSIC PLAYS

CHEERING

LAUGHTER ♪ Fever

♪ Fever

♪ Fever... ♪
Mwah.

LIFT BELL DINGS

THEY LAUGH

DISTORTED: 'It's on
your head.' THEY LAUGH

SHE LAUGHS

Whoo!

THEY LAUGH

Whoa! Shh!

MUFFLED: Coming
through. THEY LAUGH

SHE BREATHES HEAVILY

We're in!

MUSIC: 'I'm Sorry'
by Brenda Lee

♪ I'm sorry

♪ So sorry

♪ That I was such a fool

♪ I didn't know

♪ Love could be so cruel

♪ Oh, oh-oh, oh

♪ Oh-oh, oh, yes

♪ You tell me

♪ Mistakes

♪ Are part of being young

♪ But that don't right

♪ The wrong that's been done

♪ I'm sorry

♪ Please accept my apology

♪ But love was blind

♪ And I was too blind

♪ To see... ♪

Good morning.

Is it possible to
order some breakfast

and charge it to the room?

Amazing. Thanks.

Oh, and, erm... can I
settle both rooms as well?

That's "Laura Conroy".

Conroy, yeah.

All right, I'll get your bag.

HE SIGHS

Laura?

Laura?

HE SIGHS

PHONE RINGS

RINGING CONTINUES

Oh, give it up already.

Hm...

PHONE CHIMES Thank you.

ON PHONE: 'Laura, it's
me. Where are you?

'Did you even stay at
home last night?' Oh.

'Can you, er, give me a call and
let me know that you're OK, please?'

SOFTLY: Sorry. 'Don't
forget, we've got the meeting

'with Eliza's
behavioural team at ten.

'Call me back when
you get this, OK?'

"Call me back..."

Whoops (!) 'Message deleted.'

SOFTLY: Laura. Laura? Hm?

Come on. Wake up.

Wake up. LAURA SIGHS

Come on. Come on. We need to go.

Oh, no. I can't. I can't.

Fine, suit yourself,
but if I were you,

I wouldn't wanna be here
when he wakes up. Huh?

SOFTLY: Oh, God. Oh, God, no.

Come on. MUFFLED: Oh, no!

Come on.

Come on. Move your arse.
I can't believe this.

What have I done?

Come on.

Look, there's reasonable doubt.

That's what your lot are
always banging on about.

I was in bed with my ex!

There's no real proof
you guys actually...

There was a condom
wrapper on the side.

OK, so there is that, yeah. I
don't how this has happened.

I've just... I've never
blacked out, never.

Do you think someone
spiked my drink?

Look, I think it's been a while
and you're a bit out of practice.

You were tanning that
tequila. Come on.

Thank you so much for choosing
to stay with us, Mrs Conroy.

Oh, it was my pleasure. Erm...

Actually, I think I might've left
my bracelet in the room. Mm-hm?

Is there any chance
I give you my number

in case someone from
housekeeping finds it?

Yes, of course.

I'd go back up and check again,
but my friend's not feeling well.

There you go. Great.

LIFT BELL DINGS

It was the last present
I got from my mum

before she passed away, sorry.

I'm so sorry. My condolences.

No, I just, erm...

I can't believe I've
been so careless with it.

I'll make sure housekeeping
have an extra good look for it.

I appreciate that. Thank you.

WOMAN: Come on, Daniel.
It's rude to stare.

How many times have I told you?

They won't let me settle
my bill or yours. Why?

Cos apparently, you paid
for everything last night.

Oh, God.

And Rob must have got home
to an empty house as well.

sh*t. Oh, sh*t! What? What?

Erm, Eliza's behavioural
meeting. sh*t, sh*t!

I'll, erm... I'll
call you. Yeah.

Have they gone? They've gone?

They didn't see much
point in hanging around.

Hiya, sweetheart.

Rob, I am so sorry.

Where were you? LAURA SIGHS

I looked like an idiot,
trying to cover for you.

They were here to discuss our
daughter's mental health...

Yeah, I know. I know.
..for Christ's sakes!

I just... SHE SIGHS

I drank way too much last night,
and then this morning, I was a mess.

I was a mess this morning.
It's no excuse. Unforgivable.

A heads-up would've been nice
instead of an empty house.

I passed out. HE SCOFFS

You passed out? Yes!

Where did you stay?

I crashed at Emily's.

So, how was it? How
did the meeting go?

Daddy, I can't find
the episode I want.

Can you help? Yeah,
in a minute, Eliza.

Just give us a second.

PHONE RINGS They
wanna reschedule.

It'll have to wait till I'm
back from the States. Daddy?

It's not the best start, though.
Just give us a second, sweetheart.

I thought you were gonna
have a quiet night,

soak in the bath, get some rest.

I was, I totally
was. PHONE PINGS

And then I thought I should show
my face at this work do, so...

Is this how it's gonna be when
you're back at the office?

What? RINGING CONTINUES

Was Tom there?

The whole firm was there. Why
are you even bringing him up?

It's the first night, you
haven't even started yet,

and it feels like I've gone back
in time to this whole thing with...

Rob, I've had one night out.
It was one night! Daddy!

One night out? Yes, I...

Daddy! Eliza! We don't
hit in this house.

Go to your room!

SHE SIGHS

Don't take your
hangover out on the kid.

Right, so, she hits you
and I'm the arsehole?

Yeah.

It's funny, innit?

You pretend you're so
in control of your life,

but you don't choose
your parents, do you?

Who they are.

What's inside 'em.

What's inside us
as a consequence.

It's down to luck.

Something for the hangover.

Thank you. Elliot's asleep.

I let Eliza have some
extra screen time, so...

..if you wanna
have a kip. Rob?

HE SIGHS

If it makes you feel any
better, I'm angry with me too.

When did we get so
old that a night out

needs more recovery
time than minor surgery?

You miss it?

The immortality of youth? Yeah.

SHE CHUCKLES Yeah, I do.

The days before, er...

You knocked me up
and put a ring on it?

Before all this.

WHISPERING: I love all this.

It's the reason I get
up in the morning.

I mean, granted, those
hungry little humans

don't give me much
choice, right, but...

..I love our life, Rob.

I do.

LAURA LAUGHS FAINTLY

SHE SIGHS

You OK? Mm.

Sure?

SOFTLY: Yeah. Mm.

THEY GIGGLE

SHE SLURS, LAUGHTER ECHOES

THEY KISS

INTERCOM BUZZES

'Hello?'

It's me. DOOR BUZZES

I want to help you, Emily, but
I don't know what you're up to.

Did you spike them
drinks last night?

She... She was...

She was drunk and wanted
to get a hotel, so we did.

You need to start being
more straight with me.

Why is this story
so important to you?

Because people need
to know the truth.

Everything you've told me so
far about Laura checks out.

But the other girl...

..I've no trace.

I tried contacting her
parents to track her down.

They're both dead.

SHE INHALES

That's tragic.

You said that you
know both of them.

Introduce me to her.

You can't.

She won't to talk to you.

She doesn't trust journalists
cos no-one's ever believed her.

I would.

But you need to give me more
than just your version of events.

What if I got Laura
to talk to you?

Yeah. It's a start.

But, Emily, for this to
work, you need to trust me.

No more dodgy stuff, or you'll
get us both into trouble.

ELLIOT GIGGLES, ELIZA LAUGHS

D'you fancy a takeaway...

Shh... for dinner?

If she sees us watching,
she'll stop playing with him.

AS DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: In a
rare display of affection,

the older sibling seems to enjoy
the company of the baby child.

THEY CHUCKLE

I wish you weren't
going away again.

Especially with everything
like it is with Eliza.

We just need to keep reminding
ourselves that she's seven.

Not being an only child any
more is a big adjustment.

But whatever this
phase is, it'll pass.

Hopefully, the new
nanny'll ease the load,

and I'll back
before you know it.

Why don't we put the kids
to bed early tonight,

have a nice dinner,
maybe even candles?

Candles? Wow.

You must be feeling
bad about last night.

It's just you're going
away, aren't you?

I just wanna make it special.

DOORBELL RINGS Not it.

HE GIGGLES

Oh, hi. Hiya.

Come in. You ready?

Sorry?

For what? You know,
the massages, facial.

Weird whale music.

The spa trip!

We booked it last night.

You forgot? Yes.

Yeah, sorry. Erm...

Is there any chance we
could do it another day?

I really wanna spend some time with
Rob before he flies out tomorrow.

N... No, I don't think
the spa trip can wait.

SOFTLY: Tom sent it to me.

Shall we...?

I am so sorry. I won't
be long, I promise.

It's our last night.
I know. I know.

It's just... she doesn't seem to
have many other friends, all right?

I can't just bail on her.
She's been so good to me.

I get it. I just...

..wanted some proper time
with you before I go.

Yeah, I know. Me too. It's not
gonna be like this forever.

Things will calm down soon.

We can still have
dinner together.

We'll get a takeaway
on the way back, yeah?

Fine.

I'll be as quick as I can. OK.

HE SIGHS

Come on. This place
has an amazing...

CHILDREN'S VOICES ECHO

HE SCREAMS

Do you think a hot stone
massage might help you relax?

Tom's got photos of
me in bed with him.

You could inject Valium into my
eyeballs, I still wouldn't relax.

Well, we're not gonna sort anything
out with you in this state.

Are you sure I can't
tempt you in for a swim?

No, I'm, er... I'm fine here.

Come on. It's a heated
pool. I don't swim.

I could teach you if you want.

I said no. Sorry.

I promise I won't let you drown.

SHE CHUCKLES

I need to tell Rob.

Whoa, whoa, hang on a minute.
Now, just think about this.

I'll have a sauna, then we can ask
them to bring the afternoon tea out.

Afternoon tea? It's
knocking on dinner.

I'll be quick.

WOMAN: Your afternoon
tea, ladies.

Enjoy. Oh, thank you.

Shall I be mother? I hate
it when people say that.

Sexist bullshit.

Would you please stop
watching the clock?

Sorry.

I promised Rob dinner
to make up for...

Shagging your ex?

They're not the exact
words I used, no.

But I do... I need to tell him.

Look, the Tom thing's simple.

Rob leaves for the States
tomorrow, right? Yeah.

You invite Tom round,

you figure out what
happened last night

for your own peace of mind,

agree to never speak about
it again and move on.

You don't think I
should just come clean?

Well, only if you want your kids

to spend every other Christmas
in someone else's house.

SOFTLY: Don't say that.

What if he finds
out some other way?

Who's gonna tell him?

You must have lied to
Rob before, surely?

What? No! No.

Really?

You've never hidden
anything from him?

No bodies under the patio?

No.

Look, Rob never needs to know.

And if you fess up just to
clear your own conscience, well,

that'd just be
monumentally selfish.

And that's not you.

You're not the type to
ruin someone else's life

just to make things
easier for yourself.

Finger sandwich?

Right.

There we go. Invited Tom round.

Great. So, I do
need to get back.

Are you serious?

Well, you don't mind, do you?

We came here to have a nice
time, and... all you've done

is talk about yourself
and your own problems,

and now you wanna go?

Do you even know why
we booked this place?

My brother's death.

The anniversary?

I told you about it last night.

I... I... I'm
so... I'm so sorry.

No, I... I don't remember
anything from last night.

No, honestly, it's fine.

You go, now we've
sorted your Tom problem.

I mean, we both know that's
the only reason why you came.

Course it's not, Emily,
I... No, go. Honestly.

Get back to your
happy little family.

No, Em, I...

Emily?

SHE BREATHES DEEPLY

THUD

SHE YELLS ANGRILY

Emily, what's...? Don't.

Look, I'm fine. Please,
just go. Your hand!

Come on, let's get
you cleaned up.

Ah!

Oh! Ow. Sorry.

Look, I didn't do
this on purpose,

I'm just really upset
about my brother.

Course not.

OK?

I'm really sorry that I didn't
remember about your brother.

Was it recent?

You don't have to talk
about if you don't want to.

It was a few years ago.

From the moment he was
born, it was like...

"he's your brother, Em.

"Make sure you look after him."

But I couldn't.

PHONE RINGS

Sorry.

It's just every time I feel like
I'm getting my life back together,

it just... hits me like a train.

He should be here.

It should be me in
the ground, not him.

Hey, come on, you can't
say things like that.

It's true.

Why should I get to
live when he doesn't?

That's the point.

The point is...

is Florence and everyone
else that loves you.

Everybody leaves eventually.

Brother, husband... parents.

You've still got me.

I'm really sorry I didn't
see you were struggling.

I was just too wrapped
up in my own drama.

Yeah, you're the worst.

Shall we take a look?

Yeah. You should
get back to Rob.

No, I'm not leaving you
like this. Oh, I'll be fine.

I'll just go home and drink
till I pass out. Stop it now.

You're coming home
with me. No, I can't.

It's your last night with Rob.

No argument. Rob'll understand.

Got that? Yeah.

Let's make the table nice
for Mummy, put it over there.

PHONE RINGS Dad, your phone.

Yeah, I can hear it. OK.

RINGING STOPS Oi...

Let's see who it was, eh?

'Hi, Mrs Conroy. This is Jade
calling from the Arlo hotel.

'Just to let you know that
we found your bracelet

'after you left this morning.

'We'll keep it in the safe for
you, you can pick it up anytime.'

Do you wanna explain to
me why the Arlo hotel...?

Erm... Emily wasn't
feeling too good,

so she's just come back to
stay, if that's all right.

No, I'm fine on my own.
I can just grab a cab.

No, please, stay.

It's the least we can do after
Laura crashed at yours last night.

That's where you
slept, right? Emily's?

I don't know about slept,
more like passed out. Yeah!

Well?

It's not a difficult
question, Laura.

What happened was...
It's all right, Em.

Erm...

..the spare bed's made
up, if you wanna go up.

HE SCOFFS, EXHALES

WHISPERS: I'll
get out your hair.

Rob... The hotel called.

They found the bracelet
you lost last night.

I've been sitting there...

trying to think why you would
lie about something like that.

In my head, I...
I keep thinking...

..were you with someone?

What?

Were YOU with someone?

Well, I mean, yeah. I
was with Emily. I...

I was embarrassed, Rob,
cos I got such a state,

and I knew you'd be pissed
off with how much it cost.

I don't care about the money.

I want you to be honest with me.

I'm sorry. I'm
really sorry, Rob.

I... I don't know what the
f*ck is going on with you.

I'm trying to
support you, Laura.

You can't keep... I'm
trying to give you...

OK, I messed up. I'm messing up.

You just keep throwing
it back in my face.

THEY ARGUE OVER EACH OTHER

Oh! Hey, little one.

I heard voices.

Oh... Well, that
was just the telly.

It's a bit loud, isn't it?

Why don't we get you back to bed,
and I'll go tell Mummy and Daddy

to turn the volume down?

Maybe if you were about
more... One night out...

Come on, little one.

..then I wouldn't need to,
I wouldn't have to, would I?

And then I'm the paranoid one?

MUFFLED ARGUING CONTINUES

There you go.

You lied.

Sorry? About the voices.

MUFFLED ARGUING CONTINUES

It was Mummy and Daddy.

Was it about me?
No, sweetheart.

No. It wasn't your fault at all.

They love you and your
brother very much.

Even when they get
cross and shout.

Daddy doesn't shout much.

But does Mummy?

Does it frighten
you when she shouts?

If you ever get scared
by Mummy's temper,

you can always talk
to me, anytime.

Because I get it. I used
to get shouted out a lot.

Were you naughty?

Sometimes, when I
got a bit older.

Why?

Because sometimes, people
see you as one thing...

..and they treat you a
certain way, and eventually...

..you stop fighting it.

But you're perfect.

Don't let anyone
tell you otherwise.

How about I go down...

tell Mummy you want her to
come up and tuck you in,

give you a kiss good night?

Would you like that?

OK. I'll go straight
downstairs and tell her.

Pinky promise?

Pinky promise.

Night, sweetheart.

Has Rob gone to bed?

He's got to pack for
his trip tomorrow.

Are you OK? How's your hand?

Yeah, it's all right.

It's a bit sore.

I can talk to him, if you want.

And say it was my idea
to crash at the hotel.

Wouldn't explain why I lied.

I don't understand how
they got Rob's number.

You must have accidentally
given them his instead of yours

when you paid for the rooms.

Another drunken mistake.

I honestly don't mind if you
wanna throw me under the bus.

I mean, that's the easiest
thing to do, right?

You've got an amazing
life here, Laura.

Beautiful family.

I'd hate to see you throw it all
away for a moment of madness.

Do you want the spare room? I
can sleep down here, if you like.

No, no, you take it.

Don't think I'm
gonna get much sleep.

Oh, I, erm... checked
in on the kids.

Both out for the count. Slept
through the whole thing.

Small mercies, eh?

Thank you.

Night, Laura.

Eliza, I've asked you five times now
to go upstairs and brush your teeth.

Can you stop ignoring me?

Eliza!

Good morning, everyone.

How's things? Hm!

LAURA SCOFFS

Eliza. Eliza, I know
you can hear me,

so if you keep ignoring
me, you're gonna lose

all your screen time
for the rest of the day.

In a minute. No, now, please.

Have you made up with Rob?

Well, he left this morning
without saying goodbye,

so there's your answer.

Have you tried calling him?

Eliza, will you just
stop ignoring me?!

Stop shouting! You're
ALWAYS shouting at me.

OK, let's just take a minute.

Look, look, why don't I
take Miss Eliza to school?

No, you don't need
to. No, I don't mind.

Look, I wanna catch
Flo at the gates anyway

after Satan drops her off.

You just need to take a minute.

None of this is her fault.

I know. I know, I'm sorry.

Sorry, Eliza. Come
here. Give me a hug.

Eliza?

Stop...

Eliza, come here, don't...

LAURA SIGHS This is ridiculous.

Come on, you. Up those
stairs and brush your teeth.

Look... just give Rob some time.

You need to focus on what
you're gonna say to Tom.

Daddy! I'm gonna have
a word with Daddy,

and then you can
talk to him, OK?

Hi, sweetheart. Hi. Sorry.

Erm... We'll go this way.

One minute, OK?

I'm so sorry to disturb
you at work like this.

She was just really upset after what
happened with Laura this morning.

I didn't know what else to do.

What do you mean, what
happened with Laura?

She told me how you
guys left things.

Look, I think she's taking
it really badly, Rob.

I'm just worried that... if
you go on your trip tonight

without putting things right,
she won't be able to cope.

She needs you, Rob.

I think you need to go home.

I had this very fixed idea
of who she was in my head.

Built up an image of
a woman that I hated

with everything that I had.

And I knew I was right to.

And I'd bet my life on it.

But the more time we spent together,
the more I started to wonder...

..maybe I'd got it wrong.

KNOCK ON DOOR

Hi. Come in.

Cheers.

Er... Right, so, do you want
a cup of tea or something?

No, just a water, please.

It's just tap. Oh,
that's fine, that's fine.

TAP RUNNING

Cheers.

Look, I'm glad
you asked me over.

I've been wanting to talk to
you about the other night. Yeah.

Do you know what happened?

No! I was gonna ask
you the same thing.

If something did happen,

I would hate for you to think
that I took advantage of you or...

I don't, it's fine. I don't.

When you got upset, I was
just trying to comfort you.

I wasn't trying it on. Upset?

Yeah, something about
a Jamie someone?

I don't know, erm, you
weren't making much sense,

but I swear, I didn't use
that to get you into bed.

Why did you send Emily
photographs of me?

What photos?

Photos of me in bed?

I didn't know I... I-I
don't remember doing that.

No, me, neither.

I'm so sorry.

I'm deleting 'em now.

Laura...

I've not been able to
stop thinking about you.

Tom, don't. Please
d... Can we try again?

SHE SCOFFS

No, Tom!

I love my family, you know...

You and me, we're in the
past, right? You know that.

Don't you miss it?

The life we had?

SHE SIGHS

Is all this really
enough for you?

SHE SCOFFS

Well...

Oh, Tom. You...

Rob. Rob.

Erm... Long time.

Good to see you. Tom...

Is this what the
other night was about?

Were you with him?

Did you f*ck him?

Did you f*ck him?

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

Don't know? I can't remember.

Answer the question. Rob...

Shut the f*ck up, Tom.

Well?

I don't know. Maybe.
I can't remember, Rob.

I'm so sorry. I should go.

You should stay.

Maybe?

Our marriage...

..our family, our family
means so little to you,

you would throw it
away for a maybe?

No. f*ck you.

Laura... Could you
just go, please?

I can't leave you like this.

Tom, can you just
go, please? Please.

DOOR OPENS, CLOSES

f*ck!

Yeah, I tried calling
him, but he didn't answer,

and he's in the air now

so I'll have to try him again
when his flight gets in.

Hm. Listen, Flo's at her
dad's for a couple of nights,

so if you need me to come
over, help with the kids...

'Oh, thank you. No, it's fine.

'Ellen, the new nanny,
starts tomorrow,

'so I need to clean the house.'

And before you say
anything, yes, I do need to.

Hm. All right, well, the
offer's there if you need it.

Thank you. 'You
take care, now.'

And good luck with
the nanny. Thanks.

DIAL TONE

ESSEX ACCENT: Oh,
hiya. Is that Ellen?

'Yes, this is Ellen.'

Yeah, I hope you don't mind. I
got your number from the agency.

We've both registered there.
'Oh, is there a problem?'

Yeah, erm...

Look, I know you're due to start
work with Laura Conroy tomorrow.

Erm, I know we don't
know each other, but...

I used to work with
her, and, well,

if I'd have known what
she was really like,

I'd have never taken the job.

'Oh, no. You're joking?

'I had a mum last year
who was a total nightmare.

'I can't go through
that again.' Yeah.

'Thanks for being so honest.'
Oh, that's all right.

Yeah, gotta look
after each other.

Hey, Flo. What are you
doing out here on your own?

Is everything all right?
Just waiting for Mum.

Oh, are you? Oh.

I was just on the phone to her,
she didn't say she was here.

Florence? EMILY SIGHS

Florence, I've been waiting
for you in the playground.

We need to go, we're
already late. Oh, hiya.

Hi. Come on! Kids and
their phones these days.

Come on!

Sorry, who are you?

I'm... I'm Florence's
mum. Isla. Hi. And you?

Laura. Erm... Sorry, I
thought Emily was her mum?

Oh, no. That's...
That's our nanny.

Well, was our nanny, till she
quit on us with no notice.

PHONE RINGS

Er... I-I'm sorry, I need
to take this. Erm... Hello?

Yeah, yeah, yeah,
we're coming now. Yeah.

Yeah, we'll be
there soon. Bye-bye.

Sounds perfect. Flo's at her
dad's for a couple of nights.

She's getting way too... I wanna
catch Flo at the gates anyway.

EMILY'S VOICE ECHOES, LAUGHTER

Why have you been pretending
to be Flo's mum? Who are you?

Liam, it's me. I
think she'll talk.

It's all gonna come out! Don't
answer the door to anybody.

Just hope to have a quick chat
with you, Catherine. Catherine!

'How did he find me, Mum?
What if Rob finds out?'

'You can trust me.' 'I feel
like I'm going slightly mad.

'Like everything's
suddenly falling apart.'

ROB: 'I don't know
what's wrong with you,

'but you're scaring the kids.'

ELIZA: 'Mummy?'

'It's important you
tell the truth.'

Hello?

'Nothing bad happens
when you tell the truth.'

SCREAM