01x06 - Episode 6

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Mum! Mum!
Hey!

I just wanna see them on my own.

What if I could prove
that he arranged this whole thing?

I know Theo.

BECKY: While I'm sitting there
breaking his heart,

his business is going up in flames.

It's nice to finally meet you, Theo.

This was Halloween?
Yeah.

On Halloween, £90 worth of petrol
at the 24 service station.

It's right there
on your bank statement.

The CCTV would have shown you
filling up a load of canisters,

but he's been following me.

You was the one asking
about the cameras.

GWEN: "Conspired with someone?"
What do you mean?

You're here cos I saw Ed.
Or should I say Theo.

THEO: 'This would all be simpler
if you could just stop pushing.'

How do you know
what I have been doing?

The day after Theo's car garage
burned down,

I remember your washing
your clothes. They stank of petrol.

You did it, didn't you?

SHE YELPS
MAX: Mummy!

It's OK. You're gonna be with Mummy
again soon, I promise you.

She came to the house.
She can't prove anything.

I hope so.

WOMAN OVER PA: The train from
Platform 4 has been cancelled

due to engineering works.
We apologise for any inconvenience.

MAN OVER PA: Ladies and Gentlemen,
may I remind you

that smoking is not permitted
anywhere on the station.

WOMAN OVER PA: Welcome aboard.

This is the service
to Glasgow Central,

calling at Milton Keynes Central,

Crewe, Warrington...

THEO: Excuse me,
is anyone sitting there?

OLIVIER: No. Please.

'Ladies and gentleman...'

Excuse me.

Y'all right.

'If you have any questions,
or would like to know

'about our frequent
traveller's programme,

'I'll be walking through the train.

'My colleagues will be
coming through the train

'with a trolley of drinks
and light refreshments.'

Great minds, huh?

Well, great minds might have given
up on it a few weeks ago, but...

Yeah, maybe.

CHIMES, MAN OVER PA:
Ladies and gentlemen,

sorry, there are problems

on the tracks today...
Oh, for f...

'..and we'll be speed limited,

'so our journey time
will be significantly longer...'

Scotch, plain water, double.

WOMAN: Of course.

And for you, sir?

Yeah, sounds good.
I'll have the same.

Like I said. Great minds.

Hm...

You don't wanna go to this meeting,

I definitely don't wanna go
to some bullshit christening,

but here we are.

And yet, we continue,
day in, day out.

Cos what else is there?
Disruption!

BOTH CACKLE

I think we're causing enough
of that.

What if there was something
you could do about your situation?

There's nothing I can do.

I've thought of every possible thing
I could do.

All I can do is sit and wait for
the day she finally leaves for good.

It was a warning this time,
it will happen again

and she'll take my children
with her, out the door. Mine!

And she wants to take my money
in the divorce.

After all I gave her.
Men get a rough deal.

Mm-hm.

But...

..what if there WAS something
you could do?

Come on, you've thought about it,
haven't you?

OLIVIER CHUCKLES GENTLY

You have.

Have you ever read a writer
named Ed Harrison?

Can't say I have, no.

I was reminded of it a few years ago

when a girl in our office
went missing.

She just disappeared.

Anyway, that...
that's how the book starts.

This girl goes missing and then...

I was the...

You know, sometimes I think of...

OLIVIER CHUCKLES

Oh, you can't tease me like that,
come on...

No. Come on, it's...
It's just fantasy. That's all.

Hey...
It's nothing.

Hey, nothing wrong
with a bit of fantasy.

No, look...
Come on, we all have 'em, though.

Look, I have this car dealership,
right,

and it's haemorrhaging money.
I kept it off the books

for a while,
but I am f*cked, Olivier.

Well and truly.

You want to know what my fantasy is?

For that place to burn
to the ground

and I get all the insurance money.

The only problem with that...

is the police
will look at me first.

What I need is an alibi.

OLIVIER CHUCKLES GENTLY

I don't believe in fate, Olivier.

I believe in luck.

When you think about it,
the two of us meeting here today...

Strangers.

Nothing to connect us.

I'm listening.

All I'm saying is...

Well... if I was to help you out
with your situation...

..and if you were to help me out
with mine...

No-one would ever know.

She's the hero of the story.

And what does she want, Max?

One second, guys.

Hi.
Hey.

Sorry to bother you.
Is everything OK?

I need to take the boys to hospital,
their dad's been taken in.

God, I'm so sorry.
It's just weird timing.

I'm sure you've heard
we're getting divorced, but erm...

some things are more important,
aren't they?

Of course.

Max?

SAM: Mummy, you're going too fast.

MAX: What's going on?
We are going on an adventure.

What, now?
What about school?

School's off for today,
and the rest of the week.

Maybe even longer.
Really?

Yes!

No way!

So, where are we going?
Somewhere else.

Thank you, bye!
Bye!

I'm gonna beat you! Ah!

Yes!
I beat you. I beat you!

Right, this is what we need.

There you go.

When will we be there?

Erm... not long. I don't think.

Is it nice, the place we're staying?
I don't know.

We are just gonna keep driving
until we find somewhere.

Can I use your phone for the rest
of the journey? I'm afraid not.

When we get there?
No, sweetheart. Sorry.

But the group chat
with Blake and Sasha...

I have to keep my phone off.
Mum, please?!

It's for emergencies only,
otherwise it stays off.

Are you serious?

That is one rule
you guys cannot break. OK?

But why?
No phones.

Mum, please...
Just people. Talking. Oh...

..and...

..biscuits.
Oh, this is so cool!

Is Dad going to meet us there?

We have got biscuits.

No.

Dad won't be joining us.

Why?

Well, because... your dad and I...

Well, because...

Why not, Mum?

He's busy.
Oh.

Poor Daddy.

Yeah.

Poor Daddy.

She just walked out of the school.

My two children, she walks in,
she takes them,

and not a single person
tries to stop her.

How the f*ck does that happen?

MAN ON PHONE, FAINTLY:
'Er, Mr Meyer...'

I'm... I'm sorry, Detective,
I apologise.

My wife has not been well.
'Yes..'

She was sectioned, not long ago,
and...

and now she's...
she's stolen from me.

She's abducted my children.

I know my rights,

and this is abduction,
and she's in no condition to...

'Can you come into the station?'

Yes, of course. I can come
into the station if that's...

That's fine.

Mm-hm.

'..anywhere she might have gone,
a friend's?'

No, I-I... I don't. No, I have...

no idea where she could be.

Uh-huh.

'..mobile records, so we'll tell you
when to come to the station.'

Thank you, Detective. Thank you.

WELSH ACCENT: Can I help you?

Oh, hi, yeah. I wondered
if you have anything available?

There's three of us.
Me and two kids.

Oh, little ones overexcited, is it?

Something like that, yeah.

Yeah, bless.

School out early for them, eh?

Right.

Is it OK if I pay in cash?

Course, yeah.

OK.
No, no, no.

Don't have to do that now, love.
Come on. Let's get you sorted.

Thanks

Mind your feet there.
Thanks.

Just this one here.
Great.

The penthouse.
Guys, come on.

Watch the steps.

There you go,
that's the living room.

And er... there's your keys.

Great.
There you go. If you need anything.

Welcome to paradise.
Thanks.

So, we're looking through
CCTV footage of the motorways,

and we're obviously monitoring
her credit cards and her phone...

Her phone's off.

She's not stupid.
No. But she hasn't left the country.

And with two young children in tow,
it's just a matter of time...

"A matter of time?"

How many of you
are even working on this?

I-I told you, she's dangerous...

She's not been well.

We're doing what we can, Mr Meyer.

She took my children.

My children are in danger.

I understand.
Right.

So, I'll be off,

and I'll let you know
if there are any developments.

Please do.

GRUNTING

GRUNTING

CHILDREN CHATTER EXCITEDLY

Yes!
Yeah! Finally!

Bye-bye!
Bye!

Hey.

Did you say a nice goodbye
to your friends?

Will they come back?

No, love, they were just here
for the weekend on holiday.

They had to go back home.
When are WE going back home?

Er...

Well, erm...

Remember when I wasn't very well,

and we didn't see each other
for a long time?

I didn't like that.

No, sweetheart, nor did I.

And the truth is...

..that...

it's your dad that's not very well.

And he needs some help
with his anger.

You've seen him when...
he shouts at me...

at you.
You know how he can be sometimes.

Well, we can't be around him
any more.

For how long?

I'm not sure.
But what about my friends,

and my room, and my toys?
I know. I know, sweetheart.

I miss home too. I do.

But it's just not safe.

Look...

This is what we're gonna do.

We are going to rest here,
just for a bit,

catch our breath,
I'm gonna figure some things out.

And things might not feel normal
for a while.

But that just means

that we have to really look
after each other, us three.

And... we'll get through it.

I promise.

Quick, quick, before Mum sees.

CHUCKLING

WHISPERS: Hurry!

Make sure to put it back.
Mm-hm.

I'm gonna beat you!
You won't.

Guys, don't go too far.

Mum, Mum, the wellies.

Ah!
Yes!

Hey...
You shall not pass!

OK, go, go.
Hi!

You guys all right?
Er, yeah.

Erm... I forgot to pack
their wellies.

I just wondered if you had
any kids' ones? Yes.

We're never short of those. Here.

Let me show you...

I reckon... these would be good.

Great.

DOOR OPENS, SHOP BELL RINGS,
SHE GASPS

Wish they could turn the volume
on that thing down somehow.

It's fine. Just...
one too many coffees this morning.

MAN ON TV: For 15 points, Sally,

can you tell me what item
of clothing was named

after its Scottish inventor?

For 15 points...

Kilt!
..what item of clothing was named

after its Scottish inventor?

Erm...

tartan?

Tartan? Tartan's...
Tartan's not even...

A mackintosh.

It is, of course...

a mackintosh!
AUDIENCE GROANS

Can I help you?
I hope so.

I'm looking for someone.

A woman.
Two boys with her, six and nine.

Must have arrived
in the last day or two?

No, I, er...

No. Er, no.

I can't think of anyone
of that description that's been by.

She said she was coming here.

Must have gone somewhere else.

Sorry.

Don't be sorry.

You're only trying to help.

HE CHUCKLES GENTLY

MAN ON TV: For 20 points now,

where would you find
the Sea of Tranquillity?

'For 20 points.'
WOMAN: Think I know this one.

It's the moon, I think.

The answer...

The answer is...

is the moon! Sally!

What would you do if you got
to the top of the mountain, Sally?

I'd go on a holiday.
A holiday, yeah!

Anywhere in the world, Sally?
Cornwall.

Cornwall?

SOUND DISTORTS, CRACKLES

Hiya.
Hiya, love, all right?

Yeah, all good, yeah.
How did you get on?

Good, yeah. Found some
in the charity shop in the end.

Did you go to the ones
up the top of the high street?

Yeah.
Proper bargain shops up that end.

FAINT CHATTER

CHUCKLING
..it's perfect.

Whoa!

Whoa!
Whoa!

Give it back!

Guys, just calm down, OK?

Give them back. Mum!

Ow! Ow!

Mum!

Boys, stop it!
Ow!

SAM SQUEALS
Stop it! Ow!

Boys, stop...
SHE GASPS

Christ!
Are you OK?

Yeah. Yeah, it's just, er...
It's just a little burn, that's all.

Erm...
SAM SQUEALS

Ow!
The water's gone.

I'm just gonna, erm... erm...
No!

OK, right. Just stay...
Guys... Guys, stop!

OK, sit down, stay there.
I'll just be back in two minutes.

OK?

Ow! No! Mum!

Mary, could you just keep an eye
on the kids?

I just burned my hand.
Yeah. Yeah, course.

Thanks.

Angela?

Thank God, you're here.

Please, just come quickly.
sh*t.

sh*t.

I'm sorry, I...
I didn't really know what to do.

Sam! Max!

Max!

Sam!

CHILDREN GIGGLING

PANTING

Stop! Stop!

Mum, what are you doing?

What's going on?
Mum!

I should f*cking wring your neck!

With your children watching?
Yeah, maybe I should.

You've told them enough lies
about me, about my "anger".

I told them the truth.
You told them YOUR truth.

They didn't need a great deal
of persuasion

to leave this f*cking dump.

I can't believe after everything,

THIS is your choice?

You didn't leave me with a choice!

You never loved me.

Not really.
Oh, but I did.

That's the worst part.
I f*cking did.

Get out of the way. I'm leaving.

You are f*cking sick,
do you know that?

Using Edgewater, making me believe
this f*cking sh*t!

But you did believe it,
didn't you?

We convinced you.

So was it all a lie?

Yuki?
Yuki?

The affair?

Yuki Okubo went missing, Angela.

That's what the police said,
isn't it?

It wasn't easy,
I can tell you that.

This can't be easy either,
standing there,

not being able to lay a finger
on me.

I bet you're desperate
to give me some stitches

like the good old days.

This needs to be the end of it,
Angela, and it will be.

This little episode...

..it won't help your custody
request.

You'll be lucky enough
to serve time in prison.

What's going on?
What's happening, Dad?

Dad? We're going to have
to say goodbye to Mum.

I'll be back soon, OK?
I'll be here, it's gonna be OK.

Where are we going?
We won't see Mum for a while.

Mum? Mum!
It's OK. It's OK.

Mum? Mummy!
Mummy?

Mum...
Mum!

SOBBING: Mum...

Mum, Mum...
Mum...

SHE CRIES

'I'm just so tired.

'I'm tired of been angry
and scared.'

SHE SCREAMS

Get away from the house!

'Mum, you're scaring us.'

'It's like there's nothing left
of me any more.'

This will pass.

All of it.

Yeah....

It's just the last time
I felt like this...

..was right before Edgewater.

Like I'm not in control.

'You think Edgewater
will make me believe this sh*t!'

But you did believe it.

'Didn't you?'
'Olivier?'

'Monster.'
'We convinced you.'

'What kind of person
does this to someone?

'Someone that's suffered
like I have.'

'What did I ever do
to deserve that?'

SHE GRUNTS, YELPS

'You push on something enough...

'it breaks.'

'If you keep pushing
on those pieces left behind...'

'..then they'll break too.'

Are you Craig Mantle?
Who's asking?

My name's Angela Black.

I wanted to talk to you
about Mantle Motors.

Look, I'm sorry, I'm busy...

You gave your business
to a man called Theo Walters.

It wasn't a sale,
you just signed it over.

Why did you do that?

You can't just show up like this,
you know?

On a man's doorstep, asking...
Please.

Please. My husband, he....

He knocked out my tooth. He's...

dragged me, by my hair,
down a flight of stairs...

He's kicked me, punched me.

But now... he's taken my children.

And that hurts more
than anything he's ever done to me.

You've got kids, grandkids?

Put things in perspective,
don't they?

Get you thinking about what kind
of world they're gonna grow up in,

what kind of example
we're setting for them?

What do they see, when...

when those kids look at you?
What do they see?

Craig, what kind of a man are you?

I do the best I can.

Theo helped my husband
to take away my children.

And I know nothing about him.

I'm just trying to understand.
Please.

If people come knocking,
asking questions, I'll deny 'em.

Fine. That's fine.

He lied for me.

In court.

I was in a lot of trouble with...

with some particularly
hard b*stards.

Theo was just some guy.

Someone who shared the same local.

I needed a way out.

He said he could help...

..if I did something for him.

So... I put him on the deed.

Blokes like that,

people who don't care
about anything or anyone.

Vampires, leeching
on other people's misery...

any way they can.

Yeah,
I've known a few like that myself.

Thank you.

'Reminds me of something my nan
always used to say.

'If you live in hell long enough...

'..that's when you get
the devil in you.'

I need your help

METAL SCREECHES

SHE GRUNTS,
CAR ALARM BLARES

GRUNTING,
MULTIPLE ALARMS BLARING

PANTING

PHONE BUZZES

What are you doing here?

My kids have a sleepover,
I finally have a night for...

Angela's at the showroom.

She's destroying the place.
I saw it on the CCTV.

She's smashing the whole place up.

Well, how's that MY problem?
It's not.

It's ours.

And WE need to deal with it.

Let's go.

CAR ENGINE STARTS

METAL CLANGING

ANGELA GRUNTING,
GLASS SHATTERING

What... Hey, what's going on?

What are you doing?
You did this, Olivier.

You made all of this happen.

In fact,
the two of you did all of this!

What the f*ck are you doing
to my showroom?

I'm calling the police.
Yeah?

I wouldn't.
What?

I said, "I wouldn't."

Don't do anything stupid.

Take it.

Don't dig yourself any deeper.
Take it!

Now!

OLIVIER GRUNTS, GROANS

Shut it!
OLIVIER YELPS

ANGELA GRUNTS

Open up!

HE GROANS
Open up!

Come on, we need to get a move on.
Yes, I know.

MUFFLED: Open the boot!

Who goes first?
Angela, open the boot!

f*ck it. I'll do it.

I'll go first, OK?
Olivier, are you listening?

Hey?

Theo, let me out!
MUFFLED: Come on, you can do it!

Theo, let me out!

METAL CLUNKS,
ANGELA SCREAMS

ANGELA GASPING

Come on.

METAL CLUNKS,
ANGELA SCREAMS, THEO GRUNTS

They're here. Come on.
What...

POLICE SIRENS APPROACH

MUFFLED YELLS

What the f*ck is happening?

Angela?!

POLICE SIRENS

ECHOING: He just came-came in
and he saw us together,

he just got jealous,
and started smashing the place up.

And he just... He took that...

ECHOING: You're lying!
She's... She's lying!

Smashed the place up,
and then he did this...

This is what I mean,
this is what he's like.

He's just like...

Mr Meyer...

I'm arresting you on suspicion
of grievous bodily harm. What?

You do not have to say anything,
but it may harm your defence

if you do not mention
when questioned something

which you later rely on in court.

Anything you do say
may be given in evidence.

Do you understand?
She's lying!

You are a filthy liar.

Angela!

Look at him, this is how he is.

Such a f*cking liar!

I need your help.

Is that right?

Whatever he gave you,
these are worth more.

He never spared any expense
when he was trying to impress.

You've already been to the police.

Who knows what you could have said
about me?

They didn't wanna listen.

I didn't even get to mentioning
the name Theo Walters.

Still a risk, though, innit?

You really think I need the money
that badly?

No, I think there are easier ways
to get by in the path you've chosen.

But you like this, don't you?

Showing up in someone's life,
and creating chaos.

Something different about you.

All right.

What do you have in mind?

ECHOING FEMALE VOICE: OK, Angela,
in your own words.

What happened?

'I know he seems kind
and charming and...

'he is.

'Except there's this whole
other side to him.

LAUGHTER

'And no-one sees it.

No!
SHE SCREAMS

No matter how well
you think you know someone,

they can continue to surprise you.

PC CHAPPELHOW:
'There is no Ed, Angela.'

Smile.
CAMERA SHUTTER SNAPS

'How many time do I need
to tell you?

'I would never... I didn't...
I would never touch my wife.'

'The CCTV at the house.

'Check it, then you will see.'

'Maybe he did, and then he hit...

'How many times
do I have to tell you?

'I didn't do anything.
For f*ck's sake.'

ANGELA GRUNTS

'He must've followed us
or something and found out.'

CAR ALARMS BLARING

What did you have in mind?

What is this?

MALE OFFICER: The CCTV
in your house clearly shows...

'you assaulting your wife.'

'What did I ever do
to deserve that?'

'On my hands and knees
in the dirt for you.

'What kind of man becomes that?

'That he ends up grovelling
in front of his own wife?'

'You always were a bad liar.

'No poker face.'

SHE EXHALES

CAMERA SHUTTER SNAPS

'Your right thumb. Press firmly.

'Right index.

'Right middle.

'Right ring.'

'You're just wasting
your time here.'

'Middle.'

'The b*tch set me up!'

GRUNTING

'Let go!'

'Let go! Let go!'

SIREN BLARES

SIREN STOPS

DISTANT SIREN BLARES

FAINT CHATTER

WOMAN: Oh, I'll see you later.

Thought you might've stuck around,
but...

guess that's not your style, is it?

How's the head?

'Had worse.'

Right.

Tell me something.

How many times?

'What?'

How many times have you done this?

'You really don't wanna know.'

You know,
I used to live my life like you.

Trapped.

'Till I realised you can spend your
entire life bending to the world,

'or you can make the world
bend to you.'

And now you get to just walk away,

the mysterious stranger,
into the sunset.

'I like the sound of that.'

I bet you do.

But there's nothing mysterious
about you.

You're predictable.

You're mundane.

But your life's about to get
a whole lot more interesting.

Why, erm...

Why did you ask how many times?

I found Craig Mantle.

You put someone away
when you testified for him.

Nasty f*ck, too.

I told them where you live.

No, you didn't.

Didn't I?

Look, whatever it is
you're trying to do, Angela,

it's not gonna work.

THUMPING AT DOOR

BANGING AT DOOR

You built this cage, Theo.

Now you get to live in it.

BANGING AT DOOR

I don't know why
we can't go to the zoo any more.

You know why. They're not happy.

The penguins looked pretty happy.

OK, go. Go, go. Play.

How did it go?

PC CHAPPELHOW:
'Bail's been refused.'

Your husband's not going anywhere
till trial.

OK.

OK.

And when will that be?
'Months.

'Six, maybe, could be longer.'

Well, unless he pleads.
'He won't.'

He should. It's a strong case.

Until he gets his expensive
lawyer onto it.

'The guys who got OJ off
couldn't change

'what your husband did to you.'

'What about everything else?'

The jury will hear how
he's treated you all these years.

'And they will convict him.'

'You OK?'

Fine.

I'm fine.

Thank you.
'OK.'

PIANO PLAYING

PLAYING STOPS

Mum, what are you doing?
What are you doing?

I didn't know you could play.
Can you?

Go on, Mum.