02x01 - Episode 1

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TYRES SCREECH, WOMAN SCREAMS

SHE GRUNTS I'm so sorry.

'I'm pregnant with a
married man's child.'

It's not yours, Sam.

Is that your wife?
- Yep. That's Jen.

TASHA: 'Uh, what does she
do?' JACK: 'Interior design.'

'It's Daddy's ex-wife, again.'

This needs to stop. No more
Jen coming to the house.

Have you seen a woman?

I left my baby with her.
- You left your baby?

Have you been to see
her since your chat?

No. Can I ask
where you're going?

Taking Emily away
from this sh*t show.

You're taking her?
No, you're not.

SHE SCREAMS, CRASHING

JACK: 'You forced me when you
said that you'd take Emily.'

THEY GRUNT

SHE GRUNTS, HE GROANS

HORN BLARES

TYRES SCREECH, HORN BLARES

CRASHING, TYRES SCREECH

TASHA: 'It's not
your fault, Jen.'

JEN: 'Thank you for trusting me.

'Something good came
out of it, though.

'You have Emily.'

MONITOR BEEPING

TASHA: 'When I first held
my daughter in my arms,

'I knew I'd do
anything for her.'

Jack!

'But I had no idea
what that really meant.

'But it's not enough to
love and nurture her.'

Stay still!

'I must protect
and fight for her.'

HE GRUNTS 'Lie
and steal for her.

'k*ll for her.

'Die for her.

'Cos that's what mothers do.

'We banish monsters...

'..whatever it takes.'

Mummy, look.

Wow! That looks amazing.

We should put these on.
- Yeah.

There we go.

WOMAN: ♪ Happy birthday

BOTH: ♪ To you

♪ Happy birthday to you

♪ Happy birthday

TASHA: ♪ Dear Lucy

♪ Happy birthday to you. ♪

Whoo! Yeah. APPLAUSE

Everyone's clapping for you.

Thank you.
- You're welcome.

- Can I get the bill, please?
- Yes, of course.

OK. Give me your hand.

Nice to see you.

I'll have the rent tomorrow.

But the rent isn't due
tomorrow. It's due today.

It's been a slow week.

I have to eat. Same as you.

Tomorrow. I promise.

Can I use the computer again?

I'll add it to your bill.

JACK: 'I'm Emily's dad.'

And I k*lled her.

That's my truth.

I can't bring her
back, I know that.

But I can try to
be a better person.

I can be...

...the kind of dad that
she would be proud of.

And what does that
look like for you?

Making amends to the
people I've hurt.

My wife, Jen.
- Your ex-wife.

The love of my life.

Yeah, I know. I know.

{\an8}She'd probably be much
better off without me.

{\an8}I should probably
just leave her alone.

It'll be hard.

What about your current wife?

I understand you're
still married.

Tasha.

You know, I really hope
that wherever she is...

...she's managed
to find some peace.

KNOCKING ON DOOR Just a minute.

Come on, keep brushing.

And all those nooks and
crannies cos of all that cake.

KNOCKING CONTINUES I
said just a minute.

MAN: Sorry.

Good work.

EMILY: Story time! Story time!

Oh, well, which story is
it that you want tonight?

Could it be this one?

- No!
- This one?

- No!
- Or could it be this one?

- Yay!
- Again?

All right. Shh.

"Once upon a time, there
was a beautiful princess.

"And she had a beautiful dress

"and beautiful hair
and a beautiful smile,

"and her name was..."

HAYLEY: Jen?

This is the one, right?

You don't think it's too much?

- But you look amazing.
- I'm not 21 any more.

Thank God. I mean... your hair.

They were chunky lowlights.

You looked like a tiger.

Not sure you can talk with
that scarecrow bleach job.

Uh, OK, thank you [!]

Well, like I said, glad
that we're not 21 any more.

Could we try s...? Hi?

Hello. Can we try something
a little less fussy?

PHONE RINGS

Sorry, I should...
I should get this.

Yeah. RINGING CONTINUES

- Yeah.
- Hello?

That's not possible.

I'm gonna call you back.

You should have told me.

Johnny said it wasn't confirmed
until the official appeal today.

You still should have told me.

It was three years ago, Jen.

HAYLEY SIGHS You're
with Connor now.

OK? Who loves you completely.

Everything that Jack put you
through, it's in the past.

You've got a whole new life
now. Does it really matter?

Of course it matters.

Let... Let me help you.

Just... No, no, I
just need a minute.

{\an8}I think this is
our best one yet.

{\an8}Yeah. Um, I better get
getting the flags off.

{\an8}If I was a princess,
I would live...

{\an8}in this tower over here,
right at the top with you.

{\an8}And if I were the
princess, um, I would...

{\an8}I would live right
here with you.

Yeah, if that's what
we wanted to do.

But unfortunately,
we're not princesses,

so I do have to go to work.

- Mm-mm!
- I know.

Do you wanna trash the castle?
- Yeah! Let's do it.

TASHA: Gah!

EMILY GIGGLES

SAM: 'He was found guilty

'of death caused by
dangerous driving.

'I mean, I thought
he had years left.'

Yeah, his lawyers got
the sentence reduced

for time served on appeal.

Some technicality about the
exact cause of the crash.

Uh, OK.

So, um, what do we do now?

'I don't know. Do you
know where she is?'

I wish it was that easy.

Are you not in touch?

'Listen, I've got her email,
but she doesn't respond.

'She's completely off grid.'

Maybe he can't even find her.

No. If he wants
her, he'll find her.

'Maybe she needs to start
thinking about other options.'

Wait, what do you mean?

Emily is his daughter.

'No matter what
he's done or...'

No, no, no. Wait, Jen.
He's a psychopath, OK?

He's... He crashed a
car with Emily in it

to try and hurt Tash, yeah?

He can never know.

I'll let you in to my
secret plan after work.

We can come back here
and get... an ice cream!

- Yay!
- Yeah?

What's wrong, Mummy?

Lucy, we're gonna play
the... the hiding game.

{\an8}Run.
- OK, Mummy.

{\an8}TASHA PANTS

{\an8}SOFTLY: Shh.

{\an8}TASHA BREATHES HEAVILY

Lucy! No!

Sorry.
- No problem.

SHE EXHALES DEEPLY

It's OK. Everything's
OK. I just got a fright.

EMILY: Did I win?

Sort of. CHUCKLES SOFTLY

Let's go to work.

Now, who could be my
cleaner's assistant?

DOOR CLOSES

Hey.

GIRL: Uncle Jack!
- Ooh, you're giant!

All right, guys,
give him a minute.

He's literally just walked in.

I missed you so much. Oh!

DISTANT CHILDREN'S LAUGHTER

Are you sure this is OK?

It's just that I can't be
in that house that Emily...

Yeah. Don't be ridiculous.
You're my brother.

You've already been
to hell and back.

Stay as long as you need to.

All right, dickhead.
THEY CHUCKLE

DISTANT CHILDREN'S LAUGHTER

Johnny, what news?

Well, dig deeper, Johnny.

{\an8}No, no, she can't
have disappeared

{\an8}off the face of the Earth.

GATES WHIRR

Wow. Thank you.

Ah, doesn't this house
look like a castle?

Mummy's gonna make
it all sparkly.

- Mm-hm.
- Come on. Whoops.

The owner's not gonna tell us
off cos the owner's never here.

What's over there? TASHA GASPS

Look at that! It's
a real-life moat.

Wow! Isn't that cool, like
the one we made this morning?

One day, we'll have
our own castle...

with a proper moat to
keep all the baddies out.

Ah!

- Wow!
- Wow.

All right, I'll leave you to it.

Shout if you need me.
- Mm-hm.

That was Giles in our
family law department.

He'll apply for the
restraining order tomorrow.

He's pretty sure
it'll sail through.

Maybe we're going too far.

I am gonna do whatever I
have to to keep you safe.

He wants to get to me,
he will. He's clever.

Am I not clever myself?

He's just a man, not some
kind of scary monster.

I feel sorry for him, actually.
His kid is dead, and he did it.

That's a terrible thing.
- Yeah.

Yeah, it is.

And he lost you, which
makes him an idiot

but makes me the luckiest
man in the world.

He can't hurt you.
I'm not gonna let him.

What happened before,
it's done, over.

This is our time,
our future, and...

...we're gonna be OK.

So, we're gonna be smiley
and not make much noise.

INTERCOM BUZZES

TASHA EXHALES

Hi.
- Hey.

You brought your
daughter with you.

I couldn't afford the
childcare this week.

Again.

She won't be a
bother, I promise.

Come on, let's go.

Eftase i katharistria.

Why don't you go play?

If that's OK.
- Of course.

SOFTLY: Come on.

Could you...? Just for a minute.

Listen, Tina.
- Tasha.

Tasha. Yes, of
course. Sorry, um...

My wife wanted me
to have a word.

We're really pleased with
your work, very good.

It's just that, um...

we'd prefer someone who doesn't
bring their children with them.

We have enough going
on with our two.

How can such small people
make so much noise, right?

She's not making noise.

Please.

I-I know it's not ideal...

...but there's not really
anything else I can do.

That's a shame. I mean, um...

if that's the case, I will
have to ask the agency

to find someone
else. TASHA EXHALES

We'd be really
sorry to lose you.

Hang on.

Good luck.

Thank you.

Just do in here before you
go, huh? It could do with it.

Yeah, of course.

- Sweetheart, you didn't need...
- They're not from me.

Shakespeare, I googled it.

"Let me not to the
marriage Of true..."

I know the quote.

It's from my wedding vows.


just not a random number.

No, a dozen for every
year we were married.

He cannot do this. I've
already called Giles.

Maybe I need to call the police.
Don't. OK? They're only flowers.

They're not only anything, Jen.

He has crossed a line.
- Connor, please.

Can't you see this is
what he wants, a reaction?

Don't give it.
- I have to do something.

No! No, you don't.

All right? All you need
to do is be there for me.

That's all I need.

He is a nice guy,
and he's good to Jen.

But...?

No "but". He's perfect for her.

Right. But...

OK, it's maybe not the same for
her as it was with you, but...

It wouldn't be, would it?

Me and Jen, once in a lifetime.

I'm glad you finally realised...

though a bit late.

HE STUTTERS

What about Tasha? Any
news on the divorce?

Johnny's got an investigator
on the case, so...

Trust me, till you're divorced,
you'll never be free of her.

That's not really the
point, though, Hayley.

She's Emily's mum.

SOFTLY: I know.

I know, and...

that torturing yourself is
not gonna bring Emily back.

Yeah, I know that. Thank you.

I'm just saying you've paid
your dues. The judge agreed.

Look, Hayley...

...I can't pretend that
Emily never existed.

I'm not suggesting that.
I... DOORBELL RINGS

Hang on.

SHE SIGHS

I'd like to speak
to Jack, please.

Yeah, he's not really up
for seeing anyone right now.

With all due respect, Hayley,
I don't really care how he is.

You must be Connor.

SHE SIGHS Hayley's
told me about you.

Could you give us a minute,
Hayley? I'd appreciate it.

HAYLEY: You don't
have to do this.

No, it's fine. Go and
check on the kids.

You know, when I, uh... when
I first got together with Jen,

she used to refuse
to sleep at my house

or let me sleep at hers.

We'd spend the evening together.

We'd be... We'd be intimate,

but then she'd ask to
leave or ask me to leave.

Made excuses about having
to get up early for work

or that she... that she snored.

Got to the point we
almost broke up over it.

I didn't think she was into me.

Thought she was just
stringing me along.

And every night, she told
me she relived the crash,

the crash you caused,

the moment she realised
you had it in you to k*ll.

And it took me months to
put her back together again

with-with love and care.

But eventually, we had a
night where she didn't scream,

then another...

until she slept soundly every
night, until last night,

until you sent
her those flowers.

Why?

I asked you a question.

Why?

She's not coming back to you.

She never wants
to see you again.

So why can't you let
her be happy, hm?

CONNOR CHUCKLES

Contact her again, and
you're going back to prison.

JACK: Thank you.

For looking after her for me.

HAYLEY: Do I need to call Jen?

CONNOR: No.

Leave her alone...

...you freak.

HAYLEY SCOFFS

Oh, God. Are you OK?

She dreams about me.

This is half.

Get you the rest by
the end of the week.

It's the last time, I promise.

I'm expecting a payment.

Could I use the computer
just to check my account?

Could be there already.

If it's not, you can use it
to look for another room. Hm?

PHONE DIALLING

SAM: 'Hello?'

'Sam. What does good
behaviour even mean?

'I mean, what are the terms?
Can he leave the country?'

Hey, l-look, it's...
it's absolutely fine, OK?

He's not gonna come
after you, all right?

He doesn't know where you are.

'I don't even know
where you are.'

He has money, you don't.
That's the difference.

You can do anything with money.

Hey, listen, if you're
short on money, I can help.

No. SHE SIGHS

No, it's not that.

Can you tell me where you are?

Cos you can... you can totally
trust me. You know you can.

Well, I definitely can't tell
you now. He'd get it out of you.

'I really think it'd be better
if I was with you guys.'

Sam, we didn't work before.

There's no reason
that we'd work now.

SHE SIGHS

How was Jen? About
him getting out?

Has she seen him?

'Sam?' Yes, uh...

I don't know. No,
I don't think so.

She's cool, though, right?

Uh, she's... I mean,
she's pretty shaken.

Shaken like "we can't
trust her" shaken?

Look, we... It's fine.
It's totally fine.

I've actually... I'm in the
middle of work right now,

so do you think you could pass
the phone on to Em, please?

It's Lucy now.

And, no. She's asleep.

Well, can you tell
her I said hi?

In-In fact, can you tell
her that I love her? Please.

{\an8}Sam...

{\an8}I was as good as a dad to
that girl for two years.

{\an8}All right? I can't
just forget that.

I'll tell her.

'And send me your number,
in case I hear anything.'

No.

'Fine. Well, check
your emails, then, OK?'

Look, I'm gonna keep
tracks on him, and, um...

I'll let you know if there's
anything to worry about.

OK.

Thank you, Sam.

I'm sorry I'm dragging
you into all this again.

Yeah.

PHONE BEEPS

- Hello.
- Mm.

Hey. I am, uh... sorry I'm late.

Contract renegotiation
pushed me right to the wire.

That's OK. Don't worry.

Are you OK?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine.

Uh, all these last-minute
changes, unnecessary stress.

H-Hey, look, I'm sorry if I
was weird about the flowers.

Uh, I think I overreacted.

You're right. It's better
just to ignore him.

Well, understandable.

I have some...
fairly hefty baggage.

But that's all it is. Baggage?

History? PHONE RINGS

Exactly. It has
nothing to do with us.

This could be work.

Sorry. Hello?

TASHA: 'Jen, have
you seen him?'

Of course I haven't seen him.

He doesn't know,
right, about Emily?

'Jen, he can't.'

I'm not in contact with him,
and I don't plan on being.

My fiance's got a
restraining order.

Well, that wouldn't stop him.

Look, I can't talk.

Sam said you're wobbling.

This has nothing to do with me.

You're in this, Jen.

- I didn't ask to be.
- 'Yeah, well, neither did I.'

I'm sure you wouldn't want
your new, rich husband

finding out about any of this.

No.

It's our secret.

'You made sure of that.'

Good.

PHONE BEEPS

SAM: See you tomorrow.
- See you tomorrow.

It's all right, it's all right.

It's all right. DOOR CLOSES

I, uh...

...I heard you worked here.

Yeah?

What do you want?
DISTANT SIRENS BLARE

How is she?

Really?

Look...

I'm just trying to find a
way to live with everything.

All right? And I don't
know if it's possible.

I don't know if I even
have the right to try,

but I think it starts by doing
the right thing by Tasha.

- That's messed up.
- Please.

She doesn't want
anything from you.

But she wants a divorce, right?

And I want it to
be done properly.

I want her to have half.
- No.

She doesn't need your money.

Doesn't she?

And then she never
has to see me again.

Ever.

So...

if you could get her to call me
or email, whatever she wants.

I'm not your f*cking
messenger boy, all right?

What, do I need to make
it worth your while, Sam?

You can't buy everyone.

That's if you even
know where she is.

Ah.

I suppose if you two
had made a go of it,

you wouldn't still
be here, would you?

f*ck you.

All right? Go.

Look...

...if I could have died in
that crash instead of Emily,

I would choose that in
a f*cking heartbeat.

All right? In a heartbeat.

But I'm still here.

And so's Tasha, and...

...and she can't run away
from what happened forever.

The best thing you could
do is leave her alone.

Yeah, and I will.

Once everything's done
between us, I will.

So, you know, give
me her phone number

or an email, and...

Please. Please leave.

Now.

It's all right. It's
all right, I got it.

HE EXHALES DEEPLY OK.

Hey. Come on, give us a smile.

It'll be an adventure.

I don't want to go.

It'll be fun. You'll see.

OK, we're gonna play
the Powerpuff game,

which is the running one.

First to the car wins
ten points. Not now.

OK. Let's go.

Hey!

You still owe rent!

I'm calling the police.

How about this one? This
could go on the list.

What's wrong with
the one we've got?

I got that years ago.
Picture it. Summer's evening,

glass of Champagne,
toasting marshmallows.

Jen? Jen?

On the list or not?

Uh...

- You OK?
- Yeah, sorry. Um...

Whatever you want.
- Yeah?

Hi.

Lucy, um, lost this comfort
thingy, this little turtle.

She's going nuts without it.

Um... she thinks she
might have left it here.

Well, I was just wondering
if I could have a look.

I'll be two minutes, no more.
- Sure.

Sure. Go for it.
- Thank you.

All good?

Yeah. You saved my life.

OK, pickle, we're
gonna play a game.

We're gonna play
the hiding game.

We're not gonna make

a single sound or a
single movement, OK?

And if we win, both of us get
an ice cream in that boat.

If we lose, neither of
us gets an ice cream.

So can I count on
you? Pop down here.

OK. Pop your legs here.

You got the rabbit
here as a cushion.

{\an8}Now look at me.

{\an8}What we've got to
do to win the game

{\an8}is not make a single noise
and not a single movement.

{\an8}Can you show me that?

{\an8}Are you OK? You're
looking a little peaky.

{\an8}Are you sure you
wanna play the game?

{\an8}Yes.

{\an8}On the count of three...

{\an8}Three, two... one.

OK. The game's started.

SHE EXHALES DEEPLY

SHE EXHALES, ENGINE STARTS

Now quiet as a mouse.

Passport.

{\an8}Oh... CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY

Thank you.

Excuse me.

OK. Thank you.

VOICE OVER POLICE RADIO

Good job, monkey-moo.

Mummy, I want to come out.

Can I come out yet?

No, not yet, pickle.

MAN SPEAKS IN OWN LANGUAGE

sh*t.

Mummy, I want to come out.

SPEAKS IN OWN LANGUAGE

Mummy.
- Lucy...

TYRES SCREECH Hold on!

SHOUTS IN OWN LANGUAGE

Hold on.

PHONE CHIMES

Hey. CONNOR: 'Hey,
where are you?'

Oh, those nightmare
clients wanted an on-site.

But they're late.
- 'Are you back for dinner?'

I don't know. Depends
how long this takes.

'OK. Call me when you're
on your way back.'

I will. Love you. Bye.

I thought you weren't coming.