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01x03 - Knock, Knock

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Woman in the Wall". Aired: 27 August – 24 September 2023.*
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Lorna wakes up to find the apparently dead body of a woman in her house.

01x03 - Knock, Knock

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- Where's Aoife?

- I don't know.

- Where's my wife?

- I don't know where she is!

You're that woman she went to meet,

aren't you? You're Clemence!

Father Percy was found dead.

He was a family friend. Good man.

Well, I tm sorry for,

er, your loss.

Do you remember the last time

you saw Father Percy?

Aoife was a nun.

Did she have a reason

to k*ll Father Percy?

She didn't do it!

What about the woman from the bar?!

Why aren't you looking for her?!

I was born

in a Mother and Baby Home.

What happened to our kids, Clemence?

I'll tell you everything.

Clemence? Clemence! Clemence!

Clemence! Clemence!

No, no, no, no!

[CLOCK TICKS]

[LAUGHTER ECHOING]

Lorna, it's nonstop!

It's like

having an alien in there,

wriggling around.

Do you want a boy

or do you want a girl?

Don't mind.

As long as it's not an alien.

I hope mine's a boy.

Well, boys get to do whatever

they like.

What if I'm no good at it, Clem?

Of course you'll be good at it.

- You'll be the best mammy ever!

- [GIGGLES]

[DOOR CLOSES]

[PANTING]

[TYPlNG]

[DOOR BANGS]

What are you doing?

What kind of haircut

would you call that?

Like Joan of Arc, right?

Not today, Colman.

That's Lorna Brady.

It's the same height,

it's the same build,

it's the same haircut, Massey

I tve told you before, it could

very well be.

But this is a very delicate

moment in the town.

So we'll have to wait until

Hang on, what are you wearing?

What?

Youtre not thinking of coming,

are you?

I thought I 'd pay my respects.

You are not coming to a funeral,

only to corner a grieving woman!

No, a suspected arsonist

and a possible accomplice

to a m*rder, Massey.

Why are you gunning for Lorna

like this?

The poor woman's

odd. She

She sleepwalks!

Are you all right, lad?

Because after what happened

the other day

I told you already, Massey.

I'm fine.

It's nothing to be ashamed of, lad.

I mean, we all have our demons.

I'm just sick of sitting

on my hands, Massey!

- We need to talk to Lorna

- And we will.

But not today.

I'm sorry, David.

That one's Clemence, right?

You did this.

[CHORAL SINGING]

Body of Christ.

Body of Christ.

Amen.

Body of Christ.

Body of Christ.

Body of Christ.

Body of Christ.

Body of Christ.

Body of Christ.

When someone is taken from us

too soon

especially when it is sudden

it can be difficult to make sense

of what's happened.

The abrupt absence of a loved one

is an immense difficulty.

The darkness can be disorientating.

There are unanswered questions.

There is pain.

Confusion.

Even anger.

But we must take solace

in remembering

that Our Lord himself was

no stranger to suffering.

- Because suffering can be redemptive.

- [SOBBING]

Suffering can be penance.

Clemence herself knew that

all too well.

There are some who say our lives

are not our own.

But I think that, however she may

have left us,

Clemence's contribution here on

Earth will not be forgotten.

Suffering is sent to test us.

- [WHITE NOISE]

- In fact

God makes those he loves best

suffer the most.

[LIGHTER CLATTERS]

[BELL TOLLS]

[WHISPERING]

[LORNA GASPS]

f*ck, f*ck, f*ck, f*ck, f*ck, f*ck,

f*ck, f*ck, f*ck

There you go.

You're still not sleeping, huh?

You know, in the Army, sometimes

they rub chillies in their eyes.

What? Why?

To help them stay awake.

WOMAN: It's OK.

We're here for you, David.

Whatever you need.

Can you take that?

Sure.

I'm sorry for your loss, David.

I feel awful asking you this,

but did Clemence say anything to you

about our children?

You know, before she?

I just buried my sister.

[DOOR SQUEAKS]

[SNORTING]

You all right there, Lorna?

Not looking so hot.

This'll wake you up.

Give me that!

- [SNORTING]

- [LAUGHS]

Lorna Brady! You dark horse!

I'm sorry for your loss, Lorna.

Thanks.

Could you pop in to us tomorrow

if you have a moment?

Why, am I in some sorta trouble?

No. We've just got a few more

questions for you.

Like, questions about what?

Let's talk about it tomorrow.

Say, 10am?

But what if I don't want to come in?

- I 'd really prefer if you did.

- Yeah, but what if I don't?

What are you going to do?

Like, arrest me?

Is something the matter?

No. No, all good, thanks.

I'm talking to Ms Brady here.

Not really the day for it, is it?

Now, you're one of the Kearneys.

Er, the baby.

Michael? Is that right?

I am, how'd you know that?

Actually, you all have

the same shape of head.

Er, you'll have to forgive

our man from Dublin.

He's as subtle as a brick

through a window.

Don't give it any heed at all, Lorna.

Today of all days, you know.

So good of you to come, Detective.

I'd offer you a drink, but you seem

to be on the clock!

WOMAN:

Thanks again for coming, James.

It would've meant a lot

to Clemence.

Not at all, Niamh. We're all in

this together now.

Have you heard anything from the

Government about our petition?

They're unsure

if they've heard enough to declare

the Convent as a laundry.

They need a little more time

to reach a consensus.

Is that normal?

[SCOFFS]

Don't read too much into it.

Let's just continue to wait and see.

Aye, youtre all boring.

I just want to drink, sing and dance.

Cos that's what Clemence

would've wanted.

Yeah, well, maybe now's not the best

time for any of that.

Wha'ts wrong, Niamh?

I thought you were all for

expressing our feelings.

None of you lot know what Clemence

went through in that place.

Maybe that's enough now, Amy.

Only me and Lorna can.

You all, you heard what

Father Bum Fluff says.

Clemence is survived only

by her brother, David.

Only by.

Only by!

As in, not by her child.

Why not? Ain't that right, Lorna?

Amy, please.

We're the only mammies left.

- And we've been through hell together.

- Back off!

What are any of us lot

even doing here?

We didn't look after her.

And now we're lying about her.

f*ck' heart attack?

Will you come off it?

Clemence made a choice

and we need to respect that.

Shut up, Amy, please.

David shouldn't have to be listening

to your sh*t right now.

Maybe we all have

heart attacks, huh?

What do you reckon, Mr Coyle?

Maybe that would help your

consensus,

really get people's attention

Oh, go on, then! You first!

Do us all a favour!

Oh, that's enough! That's enough.

That's enough.

f*ck you, Lorna Brady!

f*ck you!

[DOOR CREAKS OPEN

AND BANGS CLOSED]

Can you walk me home?

Sure.

Amy?

Are you all right?

I saw Lorna Brady burn

Father Percy's car.

- Is that right?

- Yeah.

I was lying before.

Trying to protect her.

Why should I? She doesn't give

a f*ck about me.

[MUFFLED SHOUTING]

Right, then, I'll go.

Lorna, can you wait a minute?

I'm sorry, Lorna.

For what I said.

It wasn't right.

And I'm sorry I kept ye apart.

It might've been for the best.

[LORNA LAUGHS]

God, Clemence.

Doesn't she look so happy?

God.

That smile.

That, er That's not Clemence.

The girl in the middle -

her name is Breda.

That's Clemence's daughter.

She's the spitting image of her.

This is This is

Clemence's daughter?

She's alive?

Where did you get this?

Clemence went into town

to have tea with someone.

And when she came back,

she was in a very strange mood.

And I said to her, I said,

"Who did you meet?"

And she said, "A nun I used to know."

One of the Sisters

of the Seven Joys.

That's a name I haven't heard

in this house in a long time.

And that nun gave her that.

But I know Clemence

would've wanted you to see that.

Why?

Do you think one of these girls

could be mine?

I don't know.

Or maybe, do you think

that nun, she had

a photo of my kid, too,

d'ya think?

I really don't know, Lorna.

But I hope so.

Yeah.

MASSEY: Right, come on.

Columbo's ready for you.

LORNA: How long

is this going to take?

I have things to do.

Can I use your toilet?

Yeah, fire away. Down the end there.

F- F-f*ck, sh*t!

f*ck!

f*ck, sh*t, arse!

[LORNA GASPS]

f*ck!

What am I doing here?

Is that you?

As I'm sure you're aware, Lorna,

a car at the station lockup

was set fire to

last Sunday night.

I've an eyewitness that saw you

take a match to it, Lorna.

Well, sure, anyone can say they saw

anyone do anything.

- That's

- Oh, so they're lying?

Yeah. if they say they saw me burn

a car, yeah, they're lying.

You told us before that you didn't

remember who Father Percy was.

That's right. What's he got

to do with this?

Well, that was his car.

Oh?

See, strangely enough, the other

women from the convent,

they seem to remember him well.

Especially those from the

Mother and Baby Home.

You were in there as well,

weren't you?

What business is that of yours?

I'm sure it's a touchy subject.

The f*ck do you know about it?

About any of this?

What they did to us,

to our children?

I'm the one asking the questions

here, Lorna, OK?

Now take a good look at this.

Do you know that woman?

Yeah.

I do.

When did you last see her?

The last time I saw her, she was

walking away with my baby.

Does that clear things up for you?

You haven't seen or heard

from her since?

No.

She hasn't made any attempt

to contact you?

- I said, no.

- So she's missing currently.

As you're probably aware, Lorna.

Now, her family are

in absolute pieces.

The husband is sitting in prison

awaiting trial.

And her poor daughter,

her daughter is on the way down

from Dublin

to see if she can help

us with our search.

- Her daughter?

- Yeah, she has a daughter.

So it's only a matter of time

before we find Aoife.

Oh.

- Well, good luck.

- Hey! Cut the sh*t, all right?

We know you know Father Percy!

- We know you burnt the car

- All right, lad.

So I think you know exactly

where Aoife Cassidy is,

and you'll tell us right now,

if you know what's good for you,

Lorna!

It's funny how hard the whole world

looks for some people

but others just disappear

and nobody gives a f*ck.

Jesus Christ!

Wait here, Lorna,

I'll get you a tissue.

You, come on.

I'm calling it a day.

Hey!

Hey!

- Lorna!

- [TYRE SCREECH]

[HORN BLARES]

- You all right?

- Wh [PANTS]

Yeah.

Whatever personal issues

you've going on,

you need to get it sorted

fairly lively

because i'ts affecting

your judgment, lad!

It has nothing to do with this.

You told me you were born

in one of those places,

so how could it not be?

It was nothing like that place!

Then, what is it then?

- What have you got against these women?

- Nothing!

Are you sure?

What about you?

You've been letting Lorna off the

hook every chance that you get!

It's patronising, Massey,

the way that y0u see her, the way

you see all the survivors,

like they're not capable

of anything but surviving.

I want Lorna to survive!

I wanted Clemence to survive!

[VOICE BREAKS]

I was a young guard

at the same time as

when those girls

were up in that place.

Lorna, Clemence.

You're probably too young

to understand,

but back then,

the fear people had.

Honest to God,

a lot of people would sooner

their daughters

were m*rder*d than fall pregnant

outside of marriage.

We haven't enough on her, Colman.

Fine.

But I am not letting this go.

So one of these girls is your?

Maybe.

Maybe not.

Do you think either of them

look like me?

Er

Even if they're not, it's proof.

It's proof that

Clemence's kid lived.

You know, and I think this nun

was going to give me

one of these photographs of my kid.

And, you know, maybe it'll tell me

where she is and

OK.

That's good, right?

This is a good thing?

I can't tell what's real any more.

And I'm seeing things and hearing

things that aren't there.

I just need to sleep.

I think that might be a good idea.

Would you watch me?

Watch you?

Watch you sleep? Why?

Cos when sleep I do stuff.

Bad stuff.

I've heard.

Oh, you haven't heard

the half of it.

Would that not be a bit creepy?

No, not if I'm asking you to do it.

Right.

I can do that.

Thank y0u.

Thanks for showing me that.

She was She was, er

wearing a coat.

- I mean, possibly, yeah.

- No. Now, sh.

She's missing!

That's right, Andrea, love.

That's why wetre here.

You left a message saying

you might've seen her.

Oh

Er Mm.

The next reported sighting is, er

Oh, Jesus.

Seamus Flanagan.

What? What's up?

Ah, nothing, he's a bit

of an old eccentric.

I arrested him once for punching

a police horse in the face.

Why would you punch a

police horse in the face?

Well, he didn't know

it was a police horse.

It was off duty at the time.

No, no, enough.

This is a waste of time -

speaking to psychics and f*cking

horse-assaulters.

Hey. Hey, hey, hey. We are obligated

to follow up on every sighting

of a missing person, regardless

where it's come from!

You do it, all right? I'm

off to do some actual work.

Colman!

Colman!

Lorna?

Lorna?

Lorna, let's get you

back to bed, all right?

Lorna!

Lorna!

Lorna! OK, all right! Listen, can

you put those back?

Lorna! Lorna!

Lorna, don't!

Ah!

OK, wake up!

[LORNA GASPS]

Oh!

Oh, God, Michael! Are you OK?

No.

I'm not!

- Where are you going?

- Hospital.

I'll come with you.

[DOOR BANGS]

Oh, no, no, no!

Oh, no, no.

No!

What did she look like?

I don't know.

Yay high.

Joan of Arc f*cking haircut on her.

She knows where Aoife is.

You just need to find her.

The wife was a nun.

Here, at the convent.

At the House of the Sacred

f*cking whatever.

You mean the Sisters

of the Seven Joys?

[REWINDS]

At the House of the Sacred

f*cking whatever.

[STOPS TAPE]

COLMAN: Next question.

When I asked you if Aoife

had worked in Kilkinure,

you said at the

House of the Sacred

f*ck off!

Ridiculous.

Guard! The woman you

talked about from the bar.

Grace.

Was this her?

Yeah, that's her.

Who is she?

I think this woman knows

where your wife is, Dara.

Look.

I'll level with you, OK?

I'm getting seriously concerned

about where Aoife is.

I can find her, but only if you

start helping me out.

The Sacred Shepherd.

What did you say?

The House of the Sacred Shepherd.

It was something Aoife talked about.

What was it?

I'm not sure,

but whatever it was,

whoever they were,

she was afraid of them.

- Why?

- I don't know.

Find Aoife.

She'll tell you everything.

[THUNDERCLAP]

[THUNDER]

[KNOCKlNG]

[INDISTINCT WHISPERING]

[KNOCKING]

I'm looking for a Lorna Brady?

Who are you?

My name is Olivia.

I think you know my mother

Aoife Cassidy?

She's missing, and I know

she went looking for you.

Can we talk?

Your mum knows where

my child is, doesn't she?

Tell me!

I think she does, yeah.

Mam was talking to a journalist.

What journalist?

There's survivors telling

their stories,

but not many nuns, you know?

The journo said he needed evidence

before he could publish.

Evidence of what?

She'd never tell me.

Your mother gave that

to a friend of mine

who was in the Mother and Baby Home.

That's her daughter.

This is evidence those nuns knew

exactly where our children went,

and your mother was looking for me

so she must have one of these

of my daughter, too?

We'd have to ask her to know

for sure.

Do you know where my mother is?

[CRYING] I'm so worried.

I'm sorry.

I came to you because I thought

you'd be able to help me.

Will you help me?

Please?

What happened to your arm?

It looks like hogweed burns.

What's that?

It's a kind of wild flower.

What does it look like?

[ECHOING] Little white flowers.

Looks harmless, really.

Like cauliflower.

This one looks nasty.

Horses get it a lot.

Lorna?

Lorna, are you OK?

What if your mother

hid it all somewhere?

What?

LORNA: The photos.

The evidence of what happened

to our children.

COLMAN: The article said

that they worked

with local authorities

from Kilkinure.

- Who?

- The House of the Sacred Shepherd.

It's an Adoption Agency.

We should check the

local council records.

Yeah, well Er, Skelly,

check the Companies Registrations

Office, too.

Maybe there'll be a number

or an address.

Dara said that Aoife

talked about these guys,

that she was afraid of them.

I mean, it has to be

the Kilkinure Convent

that they were working with, right?

And we know that Father Percy

was involved in the Convent.

So, I reckon the House

of The Sacred Shepherd

could be what connects

Aoife Cassidy to Father Percy

to the nuns from the Sisters

of the Seven joys.

To Lorna Brady.

Lorna's baby was taken off

from that place.

Maybe these fellas are

the ones involved.

Hmm, they closed in 1979.

What?

That's them, right?

The House of the Sacred Shepherd

stopped operating in 1979.

No, that

That can't be right.

Lorna gave birth

in the mid-eighties.

And we know that Aoife didn't join

the convent until at least 1984.

Why would Dara have

mentioned them, then?

Well, I don't know, Colman.

[PHONE RINGS]

Chin up, keep going.

We'll crack this case yet.

Kilkinure Garda.

[ECHOING] Colman!

Colman! Colman!

- Let me go!

- Calm down.

- Let me go!

- Calm down!

Breathe.

He said I was adopted.

You are adopted.

You were chosen, Colman.

Chosen.

Most people can't say that.

MASSEY: Good news, son.

That was your man Seamus

on the phone.

He reckons he saw Aoife getting

into a taxi on Halloween night.

Do we know which?

Well, this is Kilkinure,

there's only one.

What, one company?

One taxi.

One driver.

Fella by the name of John Farrell.

He likes a drink, but

you didn't hear it from me.

I'm looking for a john Farrell?

Yes!

I'm Detective Sergeant

Colman Akande.

Am I under arrest?

Under For what?

I don't know. You're the one

arresting me.

No, I'm not arresting you.

Oh. Good.

I have a few quick questions

about one of your taxi journeys

last week.

Proceed.

Do you recognise that woman?

Ah!

I do.

I had her in the cab on

Saturday night.

And do you remember

where you took her that night?

Yeah. I took her to

Lorna Brady's house.

Well, did she say why she wanted

to be taken to Lorna's house?

Huh?

No!

Lorna just asked to be taken home.

- What, you mean they were together?

- Yeah!

Oh, Lorna was in an awful

state altogether.

You just missed them, actually.

What, they were here?

Well, Lorna was anyway.

Do you really think my mam

could be here?

I think she could've been, yeah.

Why here?

Well, it's the perfect place

to hide something.

[DOG BARKS]

[KNOCKING]

[PHONE RINGS]

- You can take that if you want.

- No, it's OK.

It's just dad.

He's in Dublin, at home.

He's just sat by the phone

ever since mam went missing.

Dublin?

Your dad's in Dublin?

Yeah.

He wanted to come to Kilkinure

but I told him to stay put.

Someone has to be there

if mam shows up.

Maybe you should check downstairs?

[FLOORBOARD CREAKS]

[FLOORBOARD CREAKS]

[FLOORBOARD CREAKS]

[APPROACHING FOOTSTEPS]

What are you doing up there?

sh*t, sh*t!

Find anything?

- No.

- Me neither.

I don't think anything's here.

Shall we go?

Can I stay with you tonight?

I don't know anyone else

in this town.

Course.

[INAUDIBLE]

[DOG BARKS]

[DOG BARKS]

[CROW CALLS]

[CROWS CALL]

[STAIR CREAKS]

Do you want tea?

What?

I'm making tea.

[KETTLE BOILS]

Wasn't sure how you take it.

Did you find what you're

looking for?

I've come to see you.

Oh, that's nice.

That's friendly

Have you got a lot of friends,

Lorna?

Not really.

Have you?

I 'd say not.

Do you often have friends round?

No.

Night of October 31st,

did you have a guest round?

Halloween?

So you were alone that night?

Er, yeah?

Do you know John Farrell, Lorna?

John Farrell

I spoke to him this evening

and he told me that you weren't

alone that night.

He told me that he dropped yourself

and Aoife Cassidy back here.

This house is the last place

Aoife was seen, Lorna.

So, where is she?

You want to know what I think?

I think Aoife Cassidy

m*rder*d Father Percy Sheehan

in Dublin

and legged it down here

in his car.

Aoife needed someone local

to harbour her.

To cover her tracks. And

that's where you came in.

So she laid low here while

you destroyed the car,

and then she disappeared.

But what I don't know is,

why are you helping her?

I'm not helping her.

You're lying to me, Lorna.

You're f*cking lying to me again.

You told me you didn't know

Father Percy.

That was a lie.

You told me you didn't burn his car.

That was a lie.

You told me Aoife Cassidy

walked away with your baby

She did.

That was a lie.

No.

Why didn't I do something?

Why didn't I ? Why didn't

I do something

or say something?

My baby shivered to death.

She shivered to death.

And I wasn't there to hold her,

to keep her warm.

I should have been there.

I should've stood up to them.

I could've run away with her.

But I didn't.

I didn't.

[BANGING]

Where did you get this?

[BANGING]

Did you hear that?

- What?

- [BANGING CONTINUES]

Who gave this to you, Lorna?

Aoife signed this.

Aoife Cassidy signed this.

[BANGING]

Are you sure you can't hear that?

Hear what?

[BANGING CONTINUES]

Listen.

I can't hear anything.

Please stop.

Stop what?

Lorna?

[BANGING INTENSIFIES]

Lorna?

She

Please stop.

Lorna?

Please stop!

- Lorna!

- Stop! Stop!

- Please stop! Please stop!

- Stop what?

Please stop! Stop!

- Lorna!

- Stop! Please! I'm sorry!

Please stop! I'm so sorry!

Lorna!

- Stop! I'm so sorry!

- Lorna!

I'm so sorry! Please stop!

I'm so sorry!

Lorna, what is happening?

I'm sorry! I k*lled her!

I k*lled her! I k*lled Aoife

Cassidy!

I k*lled her!

Oh, my God, I k*lled her,

I k*lled her.

I put her in the wall.

I k*lled her! And I'm going

to show you.

But get out the f*cking way!

I k*lled her!

I f*cking k*lled her!

I k*lled her! I k*lled her!

I k*lled her!

[WIND HOWLS]

[SLEDGEHAMMER CLATTERS]

I'm not awake yet ♪

I haven't opened my eyes ♪

But I haven't been late yet ♪

I'm gonna be on time ♪

For today's the day that you

are coming back ♪

And I can't wait to see

you materialise. ♪