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01x03 - Episode 3

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "This City Is Ours". Aired: 23 March 2025 – present.*
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The series centres on crime boss Ronnie Phelan, who's looking to retire, triggering a power struggle between his partner Michael Kavanagh, and his amibitious son Jamie.

01x03 - Episode 3

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Diana.

Don't touch me.

I want to go home.

I know.

But I need you with me on this.

What are you doing?

Going home.

Babe, we need to stay here.

I'm going home.

Keep the noise down.

I said, do not f*cking touch me!

OK.

But we need to stay here.

We can't be the first ones up,

and we can't be the ones

to find him. OK?

What have we done?

You haven't done anything.

It was me.

It was all me. But

Trust me

Trust me, babe, it was necessary.

Hey.

Do you know what would

have happened next?

I get my nose pushed out,

so now I'm unhappy.

That makes me a threat.

Then I'm a target.

Even if I walk away,

I'm still a target.

Do not believe for one second

Ronnie didn't think like me.

Because he did.

Just ask Davy Crawford.

Jamie knows I would never

work for him.

He knows what I think of him.

So now Now I just need

to see it through.

And I need you

to help me do that, because

..well, you're the prize.

Yesterday, I was so happy.

I know.

But we'll be happy again.

We'll be permanently f*cking happy.

We will be Mr and Mrs Happy

from Happy Town.

Look, we get Ronnie home,

we put him in the ground,

and that's it over.

But right now,

we just need to sit and wait.

Come here.

Come here.

Listen,

I'll be back in a bit.

You missing me?

How long do I leave the bottle

in the hot water for?

A few minutes. But make sure you

give it a good shake.

All right. Do you want a coffee?

You know I'd love one.

Aren't I good to you, eh?

Morning.

Morning.

I need juice.

I need vitamin C.

Here y'are.

Thanks.

I've been trying

to speak to your dad.

Oh, yeah? About what?

Business.

Is that right?

I am a qualified accountant,

Jamie.

Since when?

Since about 18 months ago.

I do know what I'm talking about.

If Ronnie wants to make more money,

there's better ways of rinsing cash

than nail bars,

body shops and property.

I said all this to Ronnie,

but he thinks things are fine

as they are.

Things ARE fine, but it doesn't

mean we can't improve.

Exactly.

Oh, my God.

Have you seen the state of him?

Who? Ronnie?

He's still out there on

the sun lounger!

Have a look!

Ha-ha!

He's out for the count!

Elaine, were you on a promise?

Yeah. What are you doing?

He's having a cold shower.

I'm gonna teach him a lesson.

You'll give him a heart attack.

Oh, he's insured.

Do you want me to get it

on my phone?

Yeah! Nah, Rachel, don't.

He'll go nuts. He hates all that.

All the more reason!

No, seriously.

He'll go nuts, you know.

Wait a sec. I'm filming.

You filming it, yeah?

Yeah.

This is nothing to do with me.

Oh, shut up.

Mum?

Mum, what is it?

Ronnie?

Ronnie?!

Oh Jesus Christ.

Ron! Ronnie, wake up!

Ronnie!

Ronnie!

f*ck's sake, no Ronnie!

Shall I call an ambulance? No.

Jamie! Oh, my God! Mum, get

Get her inside now!

BOTH SHRIEK

Help him!

Ohfucking hell. What

Help him!

HE MUTTERS

Jamie, do something, please!

Bobby! Oh, my God!

Jamie! Please!

RACHEL: Bobby!

Rachel, get my mum away, will you?!

Help him!

You ready? Do something!

Banksey!

Come on, Banksey, wake up!

What is it?

Bobby, what's going on?

Apart from the panic, not a clue.

Bobby!

Banksey! Get out of bed!

Jamie!

I'm up, I'm up!

Bobby!

Oh, my God!

Come on.

Jamie, what's going on?!

Michael, look at me dad.

Look at him.

Oh, f*ck.

Oh

Oh, sh*t. Look, we'll sort it.

Sort it? What are you on about,

sort it, lad? f*cking look at him!

Michael Let's get him inside.

Argh! Jamie

Jamie, go and help your mum.

Whoever done this is getting it now.

We can deal with all that.

f*cking now, I said!

We'll see to it, Jamie! f*ck off!

Jamie, calm down. We'll see to it.

Let's get him inside

and let's lock the place down.

Do you hear me? Hey?

Now, go and help your mum.

We'll follow. Jamie

Yeah. OK? Mum Jamie

Elaine. Elaine

Mum, come here. Jamie. Jamie!

Elaine? Elaine?

Elaine, we'll take him inside

and we'll look after him.

Is that OK?

Yeah. Yeah? Yeah.

Come on.

Bobby, go and get some towels.

Come in here. Come in the house.

Yeah. Oh, my God!

Michael, what are we

in the middle of here, lad?

Look at him.

It's a f*cking execution, Banksey.

Get the g*n

and get the place locked down.

On it. I want everyone out of sight,

OK? I'm on it, lad!

f*cking old Ronnie, lad.

Lower him down.

Let's keep him on the lounger

and we'll get him

inside the house. Right?

Yeah.

We've got you, Ronnie.

On my count now.

One.

Two.

Three.

We've got you, lad.

All right.

Watch his arm.

Let's get him in the side room,

get him under the air-con

and close the doors.

ELAINE SOBS

Mum, don't look at him.

Don't look at him. Come here.

Now, now. Now, now. Come on.

ELAINE SOBS

DOOR OPENS

AIR-CON WHIRS

What's going on, then?

What's the plan?

We haven't got one yet.

OK, how about we find out

who the f*ck done it?

Well, there's that, yeah.

DOOR OPENS

BANKSEY: Didn't see nothing

from the roof.

I'll check the perimeters

in a minute.

I think it was your mates,

the Colombians. It's got to be.

Why? Who else could it be?

They've just agreed on a deal

directly with your aul' fella.

Well, right, well, now

they've changed their mind.

Doesn't make sense, Jay.

What the f*ck do you know? Jamie

How many grafters are there

holed up in Spain, lad?

How many in this actual

f*cking town? Loads.

Right. How many of them knew

he was here?

All of them.

He was on the strip belting out

the karaoke all last night.

How many of them had

a f*cking reason to k*ll him?

I've got no idea.

Let's deal with what

needs to be done.

Do we involve the police?

No way. We can't.

Same.

Jamie?

No. No police.

So we drive him home ourselves.

We need to do it today.

We get Ronnie home,

he dies peacefully in his sleep,

and he gets the send-off

he deserves.

Sounds good to me, Jay.

Is that possible?

There's a risk of us getting

stopped at the border,

but, yeah.

And whoever did this,

when they hear that

Ronnie died quietly at home,

wellthey might feel

the need to come forward

and say something different.

And that's how we find out

who done it.

Hopefully.

That the plan, then?

DOOR OPENS

Jay,

where are you going, lad?

f*cking nowhere.

We going to have

to keep an eye on him.

DOOR CLOSES

Only Jamie knows.

Knows what?

What Ronnie was thinking

when he asked the Amigos

for time instead of lemo.

Who knows what he's got us into?

I've been thinking

about Cheryl Crawford.

What do we say to her?

Nothing.

What Davy does,

it's his own business.

So we just say nothing at all?

You're not on Insta there, are you?

No, I'm not on Insta.

I'm sorting out flights.

And soon after we land,

Cheryl's gonna want to know

why her husband isn't with us

and why he's not been

picking up his phone.

He went to Estepona.

That's all he said.

That's all we know.

Right.

And am I allowed to know

why he's gone to Estepona?

You'd have to ask Ronnie.

BABY GURGLES

DOG BARKS IN DISTANCE

WOMAN, ECHOING: Diana? Diana?

HAMMERING ON DOOR

Please, open the door. It's only me!

HAMMERING ON DOOR

It's only me. Please!

Diana!

Diana?

Rachel's looking at flights.

There's plenty,

so there shouldn't be a problem.

Mm.

I didn't want this.

I'd like to be gone. Now.

Likeright now.

I'll get the car.

I'll wait for you outside.

I saw you.

I watched you.

That wasn't me.

Rachel said I should pack.

Good.

Michael's acting like

he's the f*cking boss of the world.

Well, what's he been saying?

Nothing that doesn't make sense.

Stuff I should be saying.

That's not true.

Not yet.

No-one expects you to be

the boss of the world today.

Likeyou can't get your head

around what's happened.

I know I can't.

But tomorrow

..you know, the day after

..it's different, isn't it?

Isn't it? Yeah.

Just tell me that we're safe.

Me and the baby.

Why wouldn't you be safe?

Well, why do you think?

Yeah. You're safe.

Of course you're safe.

Cos you know who did it?

Just don't let things get

out of controland stupid.

What are you on about now?

g*ns.

You've got no f*cking idea.

Don't say that.

Don't speak to me like that.

What I don't need,

and what no-one needs,

is knobheads running round

the streets with g*ns,

pretending like they know

how to sh**t them.

Cos that's what usually happens

in these situations.

Melissa, you're chatting sh*t.

Am I really?

You're safe.

You and the baby are safe.

D'you hear me?

Who gains

..from your dad being gone?

I still don't get it.

Why do you have to take him home?

It's in my interest

to get it done and over with.

I want to be there with you -

at the hospital

when they implant the embryos.

Babe, I will be there.

And then

..then we can start

to get excited again.

Unless you get stopped at the border

with a m*rder*d man in the back.

INDICATOR CLICKS

I thought the airport

was straight ahead.

There's some people

I need to see first.

I'll be five minutes.

We were not expecting

to see you today.

Thought you should know

..that Ronnie

is no longer breathing.

You should also know

that we're no longer in possession

of our most recent container.

We were told it had been

stopped and searched

by customs, sowe let it go.

Wrote it off.

Told by who?

One of our own,

who's also no longer breathing.

If you're not in possession

of the container, Michael,

you have nothing to sell.

How do you pay?

Well, I am going to pay,

which is why I'm here.

Are YOU in control? Yeah.

Ronnie's son -

is he still breathing?

Yeah. Then you are not in control.

Yes, I am. Of what?

Last night, you asked for

three months' additional time.

You still require three months?

No. Instead I'm asking

for a second shipment.

Old terms.

100% of the sales goes

directly to you.

I will take no profit at all.

You are looking

to protect your markets?

Yeah. MY markets.

We would not be against

such an agreement.

Good.

Well, let's talk

when you are in control.

The son will want

to become the father.

We spoke about this.

Ronnie's passing -

does he suspect you?

No.

But he might suspect you.

Then, make the most

of your advantage.

Finish it.

They your Amigos?

Your Colombians?

Yeah.

Do you trust them?

Yeah, I do.

They needed to know about Ronnie.

They needed to know I'm in charge.

What?

I do understand

..why it was necessary.

So, how do we do this?

Sit him up in the back seat

of the car

with a ciggie in his mouth?

Bobby's sorting out a van.

And a freezer.

I'm going with him.

Elaine, whatever you want.

That's what I want.

How long will it take?

Yeah.

A ten-hour drive north.

Another 24 hours on the ferry,

and

..six-hour drive up to Liverpool.

It's two days?

Best part of. Yeah.

Would Jamie want to come along?

Might be nice company for you.

Might want to stay

with Melissa and the baby,

but I'll ask.

Why in God's name

didn't he just come to bed?

He never wanted the party to end.

Never.

Hello.

Bonehead, it's me.

I need a favour. Go on.

Can you and Blink get yourselves

out to Spain, like now?

Spain, lad? Yeah. Santander.

Book yourselves on the ferry

back to Portsmouth,

9.45 tomorrow morning.

Why? What's happening?

Look, we'll talk somehow,

but bring the jib and an appetite

for mindless violence, lad.

I need someone damaged.

Got him? Yeah.

Further.

If they find him, you do

know whoever's driving's screwed?

What's Spanish nick supposed

to be like these days?

Can't be any worse than Magaluf.

Bobby? You can't just throw 'em in.

It needs to look like

it's been loaded properly.

OK, you can do it.

Just do as you're told.

You know I'm right.

She's right.

How far's the car, Rach?

It's just cancelled.

Who could possibly have k*lled him?

Who would?

Dunno, Mum.

I'm still trying

to get my head around it.

Yeah, but what do you think?

What's that little voice inside

telling you?

OK, there's a little piece of me

looking at Michael.

Can't imagine it'd be Michael.

He didn't like getting

sidelined by me dad, you know.

When was this?

That meeting with

the Amigos last night.

It's Jamie.

It's got to be. Hasn't it?

If our container was

never stopped, never searched,

then he's arranged

for someone to take our lemo.

So what are we gonna do

about him if he is behind it?

We can't rack him. Not yet.

We ask him questions,

play it straight and watch him lie.

Who d'you think stuck the knife in?

Not the Amigos.

It's what happens

when you start keeping secrets.

What are you thinking?

I just can't stop thinking

about how f*cking carefree

Ronnie was last night.

Agreed.

Your father liked to play

with a loaded dice.

I'm worried it's come back

to bite him.

How d'you mean?

The rival was getting

too big for his boots. He

He'd find little snippets

of information

and pass them on.

Pass them on where?

The bizzies?

Thought you should know.

If someone's found out

Oh, for f*ck's sake.

He told you this? Yeah.

f*cking hell, Mum.

What am I supposed to do with that?

And what the f*ck is a snippet?

He wasn't a supergrass.

But he was a grass.

No.

No, he was clever.

Does anyone else know? God, no.

Unless they do.

And that's why he's dead.

Here's hoping these butties

haven't been left out all day.

What's on them? Ham and cheese.

You're in Spain -

it's always ham and cheese.

Jamon y queso.

When we get to the ferry

..I want to be with Ronnie

when we drive on.

OK.

Who could have done this, Michael?

Who would do this to him?

We've been talking about it.

And I'll be honest with you, Elaine.

I don't know.

Since yesterday,

Ronnie hasn't been himself.

It's understandable,

given the circumstances.

It could have been shock.

It could have been

what was said between him and Davy.

Add to that the pressure

of us losing 50K of weight.

He spoke to you, Jay,

as soon as we got back.

Did he say much?

Not really. No.

But you did talk. In private. Yeah.

Look, he just asked me where

Davy got the lemo he was selling.

I told him I didn't know,

cos I don't.

I know as much as you do, lad.

You were cosying up to Davy, though.

Was I? Yeah.

He was godfather to your baby.

What's this?

Another Spanish Inquisition?

Davy said enough

about something or someone

for Ronnie to take exception.

Look, whatever it was,

he didn't share it with me.

Ronnie say anything to you, Elaine?

No.

No.

Didn't like to involve me.

We're all involved.

Hi, this is Diana.

I can't get to the phone

right now, but leave a message

or send me a WhatsApp

and I'll get back to you.

Thank you.

Hiya, babe. It's only me.

I just wanted to check you're OK.

Diana, please,

I need you to open the door!

Will you please open up?

It's only me.

He's gone, love, he's gone!

It's just me. It's all right.

Open the door!

Diana!

Please, open the door, right.

Please, open the door.

OK? Come on, let's grab a coffee.

Yes, lad?

Where are you?

Yeah, we're here. We're just, uh

Just having a coffee. Go on.

You're all booked on the ferry?

Yeah. Yeah, yeah. It was sound.

Hey

Who, uh

Who is it that we're getting?

Can you say?

Michael Kavanagh.

You still there? Yeah.

I dunno. That That's

That's a heavy name

you've just dropped there.

Yeah, which is why I don't want

him back in Liverpool.

Well, you're saying you want the

damage to be permanent, aren't you?

Yeah, I am, yeah.

Have you thought this through,

lad, from start to finish?

Did you bring it? Did you?

Answer the question.

Yeah, we've got it, yeah.

All right.

That's all I needed to know.

See you later. Go on.

So what's he saying, then, lad?

An old mate.

It's busy, this one, mate.

It's busy.

Findanotherone.

I could never get him on a ship.

I always fancied a cruise,

but he wouldn't have it.

He'd say all people want to do

on a cruise is eat and drink.

I'd say, "What's wrong with that?"

Vamos, vamos.

Here we go.

Oh, God. My stomach's in knots.

Take deep breaths. Relax.

They're pulling people over.

Passports, please.

Rodriguez.

..por favor.

Bueno.

Over here, Monsieur.

You OK?

Just about.

I'm going to find a bar.

Sleep for me.

I'm going to get me head down, too.

Right, I'll see you down there, lad.

Your attention is drawn

to the emergency instruction

notices,

which are displayed

at the muster points

throughout the vessel.

These show the location

of muster stations

See you later.

Right. See you in a bit.

In a bit, lad.

Hello, babe.

It's only me.

I didn't want to call again.

But I do want you to know

it means everything,

what you said

..that you understand.

And I'm a lucky man.

And I love you.

Yeah. Hiya. Aw.

You all right? You all right?

How are you, Mum?

How are they treating you?

Yeah.

Hey, hey!

You all right?

Mmm.

Oh!

This is unexpected.

I know.

Sorry if I worried you

with the request.

I justneeded to see you,

like, actually

..really see you.

What's the matter?

I've beentrying to remember

exactly how it happened.

But everything Diana.

..has got mixed up.

It's gone.

No. It's long gone.

But it's not gone. It's the past.

Mum, it's there.

It will always be there.

Listen to me.

I wouldn't change a thing.

Not a single thing.

I'm in here and I'm happier

than I was out there.

That's all you need to know.

Would you say it was necessary?

Yes.

Yes.

It needed stopping.

He needed to be stopped

before he went too far.

Come on.

Tell me about your man.

Well, we're alike.

He loves me.

Of course he does.

He's not stupid.

God, I miss you so much.

What did we say, eh?

This isn't forever.

So stop with those tears

or I'll have to stop

the visits altogether.

If I gave you a phone number,

could you remember it?

You can't ever call me on it.

But if you text me,

I can call you back.

OK.

OK? Yeah.

OK, baby.

Come on.

Mm. Mm.

TAP RUNS

TAP STOPS

DOOR OPENS, CLOSES

Are you sure about this?

Right, cos I'm not.

Right, I spike his drink,

he crashes out in his cabin.

You smother the f*ck.

What, I do it? Simple.

Yeah, well,

it's far from simple, lad.

There's cameras all over the place.

All right? You said damage.

Now I've changed my mind.

Well, change it again.

Ask me why I'm on a f*cking boat

and not on a plane.

Go on, ask me. Why?

Some twat stuck a knife

in me aul' fella

and I'm having to bring

his body home in the back

of a f*cking van. f*cking what?

Yeah, and on top of that,

Michael Kavanagh is running round

thinking he's the f*cking boss,

so, yeah, I want it done.

Yeah, but not here, lad.

It's bang-on.

Look, I'll do it myself.

Jay, you're Jay, you're not

thinking straight, lad.

Jay. f*ck off.

Just think about it,

that's all I'm saying.

Right? Your dad aside,

we're in a good place,

so just don't f*ck it up.

Why are you still here?

I'm sorry about Ronnie, lad.

All right?

Jamie.

Listen, thanks for getting us here.

No problem.

How are you feeling? Tired.

Long night.

Melissa and the baby get home OK?

Yeah. She messaged me. Yeah.

So what happens now, then?

What d'you mean?

Business-wise.

Just call everyone together

and we'll have a talk.

You just look after your mum.

Right, I need a piss.

You looking for your sea legs there?

Jamie

Jay

You all right, Michael?

F-f*ck.

Jamie.

Oh, Jay Jamie

Jamie