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02x04 - Episode 4

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Ex-Wife". Aired: August 10, 2023.*
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Tasha has the perfect house, a loving husband and a beautiful little girl. Her life could be perfect if it wasn't for Jen, her husband's ex-wife who just won't leave them alone.

02x04 - Episode 4

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{\an8}JACK: Stay back.
Don't come any closer.

{\an8}@ It's OK. Tasha's in
Cyprus. OK? She's in Argaka.

If it comes down to you or him,

can you look him in the
eyes and pull the trigger?

Oh. Sorry.

Could you help me? I'm
trying to find this girl.

Good luck finding your wife.

I didn't say she was my wife.

'Hello? I'm looking for Tasha.

'She told me I'd
find her here.'

I know you feel safe now,
but how long will that last?

Jack won't stop until...

CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS

TASHA: 'Jack?'
- Where are you?

Where are you?

g*n CLICKS Don't
move. Turn around.

- I owe you a fresh start.
- Where's Tasha?

'Tasha and I have been talking.

'Yeah, we're
getting divorced.'

What are you doing here really?

- Sam.
- 'Tasha.'

- 'It's done.'
- What is? What do you mean?

We're getting divorced.

'He signed over
half of everything.'

Jen. Everything
I've done is for us.

Don't give up on us.
- Jack, we are done.

Is that Emily? She's alive.

Sam!

Wait, Tasha!

SAM: No! No, no,
no, no, no, no.

TYRES SCREECH, CAR HORN BLARES

SIRENS, BABY CRYING

BEEPING, CRYING CONTINUES

She's conscious.
She's conscious.

He did this. He did this.

Jack. Jack, please.

- You f*cking...
- Jack! Jack!

Jack! Jack! Jack! Jack!
Jack, you're hurting me.

You knew. She was alive,
and you f*cking knew.

I can explain. I can explain.

Where is she? Where's
my f*cking daughter?

You paid Tash off. She
could be anywhere by now.

You tell me where she
is, or you're gonna pay.

Jack... SHE YELPS

SIRENS BLARE

f*ck! f*ck!

Tasha. Tasha, he
knows where Emily is.

You have to run
before he finds her.

DOCTOR: Breathe, please.

You're very lucky. You
could have been k*lled.

Look at me, please.

You may have a concussion.
Can you follow my finger?

I'm fine.

Please, please. You
need to be still.

Hm? SHE EXHALES

IN GREEK:

Please make sure
she stays still.

- Tash, he just said...
- I'm OK.

It was him. It was Jack.

You believe me, don't you?
- Yeah, yeah.

TASHA: He tricked
me again. Oh, sh*t!

Well, this is why we
need to call the police.

- No.
- We need to.

- No, please.
- Why?

Because I could lose Emily.

I need to borrow your phone.
- Yeah, right.

RINGING TONE

PHONE CHIMES

Hello?

TASHA: 'Maria.'
- Ah, Tasha. Where are you?

Is Lucy OK?

'She's sleeping now.
Has anything happened?'

I'm in the hospital.

- The hospital?
- 'He had me run over.'

Jack tried to have me k*lled.

I need you to keep Lucy
out of sight. Keep...

Tash...

Oh.

The police are on their way.
They have some questions.

Could I go to the loo?
The toilet. Sorry.

Yes, sure.

There you are.

SHE MOUTHS

Thank you.

BANGING ON DOOR

SHE GASPS

There's been an accident
I'm looking for...

Get out of my house.

You were at the beach.

Where's my daughter?

THEY GRUNT

Where is she?! SHE CHOKES

Whatever Tasha's told you,
you're an accomplice now.

All right? You helped
her with the crime.

Do you know what
that means for you?

- Tasha came for...
- Tasha's dead!

She didn't sound dead
to me. You're too late.

They've gone.
- Where?

SHE WHEEZES Where?!

SHE COUGHS

Emily?

SOFTLY: Oh, God.

Do you recognise me? I'm Dad.

Oh, God.

Don't be frightened,
OK? Don't be frightened.

Cos it's only me, isn't it?

It's really you.
Hello. HE CHUCKLES

Lucy, run!

MUSIC DROWNS AUDIO

Ela.

SIREN BLARES

SHE GASPS

It's all right, Princess.
Daddy's got you now.

OK. OK.

Oh, sh*t.

- It's just on the left.
- OK.

- Oh. Something's wrong.
- Wait. What? What?

- The gate's open.
- What does that mean?

She never leaves the gate open.

TASHA: Lucy!

Lucy!

Maria. Maria.

Where's Lucy? MARIA MUMBLES

Call an ambulance! Lucy!

Lucy!

Tash, she's still alive.

Maria. Maria. It's Tasha.

Was it him? Was it Jack?

MARIA GROANS Took her.

Where?

Oh, my God! What happened?

He took her, didn't he?

It was you.

- No, Tasha...
- You told him.

- No.
- You f*cking told him!

- Tasha, no!
- You f*cking...

Stop.

TASHA SOBBING: Oh.

SOBBING CONTINUES

Come on, then. In we go.

This is nice, isn't it?

Why don't we go and
try out those sofas?

Yeah. Let's get
round here. Come on.

So I can talk to you cos...

I'm sorry about what
happened with that lady.

But she was bad.
She was a baddie.

She wasn't your friend.

Listen, I know this is
hard to understand, Emily.

I'm Lucy.

Mummy's been lying to you.

And that's not good, is
it? We don't tell lies.

Do you tell lies?

No. Neither do I.

Do you know how much
I've missed you?

Oh! Look.

Look what I've got.

I got this. Is it
still your favourite?

I bet this is still
your favourite.

Because... there you are.

Princess Emily.

And... uh-oh.

Oh, that's Dad.
That's me. HE GASPS

I'm gonna take you home...

and you're gonna
live in a big house,

and you're gonna
have so many toys.

And you'll never have
to be scared again. OK?

Right, they've taken
her to hospital.

Said she's stable.

- Tasha, I never...
- What happened?

She was playing, and then
she put something in my bag.

It was a book with
a photo in it.

I don't know how
it happened, but...

when Jack found it,
Tasha, he was terrifying.

He's got everything
he wants now.

You gave that to him.

I wish he'd finished me off.

Can you imagine what
he's saying to her now?

How long until he
turns her against me?

Tasha. You're her
mum, all right?

It's not your fault.

It's not your fault, OK?
Jack's a f*cking psycho.

So what? Who cares
whose fault it is?

He's won.

Police are definitely
gonna get involved now.

No, no, no, no. Wait,
wait, wait, wait.

Jack can't get her out of Cyprus

any more than you could
without a passport.

And he can't go to the police

because of what he did
to Maria and to you.

- Wait, you knew?
- No.

I heard him on the
phone at the villa,

and I didn't understand
then. But now...

Listen, you can't...
you can't let him win.

OK? There is another way.

Johnny, please stop
talking. Listen to me.

I'm gonna send you
some pictures, OK?

You got that?

Yeah. She's alive.

She's alive. Yeah.

No, they faked it together.

Look, I need to get
her out of the country.

Can you get me a passport?

No. No, please. It's
too late for that.

Emily Warrington.

Emily Warrington.

He hasn't got
everything he wants.

All of this has been about
Jack and his perfect family.

He still needs me.

- You?
- What are you saying?

JEN: Saying I can get to him.

How?

Jack doesn't let go.

I'll tell him you forced me.

And I'll make him believe
that I'm still on his side.

- It won't work.
- OK. It will,

because he wants to believe it.

How do we find him?

Jack is only going to
stay in the best hotel

while he figures things out.

That's maybe one,
two possibilities.

And we'll find it.
And I'll go there.

And you follow me.
I'll get Emily to you.

Then you get as far away as
you can, as fast as you can.

And then?

And then you're on your own.

It's not much of a plan, Jen.

But it's the best
chance we've got.

Jen, this only works if...

You can't give in to him again.

All my life, Jack
has had a hold on me.

But I have a hold over him.

This is how we beat him.

Oh, that's good.

That's really good.

Are you hungry, Princess?

I could call room service.
Get some ice cream?

You like ice cream?

Of course you like ice cream.

What's your favourite
flavour? Vanilla?

I want Mummy.

Well, I told you...

Mummy can't see you.

She doesn't want to.

But I'm here.

Hi, Room Service?

We'd like some vanilla
ice cream, please.

Hello. This is Mrs Warrington.

I'd like to be connected to my
husband in our room, please.

Sorry, I must have
the wrong hotel.

Thank you. Bye.

PHONE RINGS

Hello? DISCONNECT TONE

Which room?

- 1601.
- OK.

No, wait, wait. You can't
just storm in there.

- Watch me.
- And do what?

Lucy will be right
there. Just...

Just let me go.
I'll distract him.

You two can wait outside,
and I'll give you the signal.

We can still do this
without anyone getting hurt.

It's a little late for that.

Just trust me.

Do you think this'll work?

It's got to.

MAN ON TV: 'You wanna go?

'You wanna get some ice
cream? Come on, let's...'

Jack, please...

I need to talk to you.

- Hello, Lucy.
- Emily.

Her name's Emily.

Hello, Emily. Are you OK?

Yeah, of course
she is. She's fine.

She knows she's safe now.

Was it you who called?

I can still be Mrs
Warrington when I need to be.

You're nobody.

I just needed to see you.

Stay there, sweetheart.

You wanna talk? Talk.

You betrayed me, Jen.

You f*cking betrayed
me. And for what?

OK, I want to explain.

Yeah? Then explain now.

Tasha took her in the accident.

I didn't know what was happening

any more than you did.

And then you were in a coma,

and I didn't know if you
were going to wake up.

And Tasha started
pestering me for money.

She said she'd implicate me
if I didn't help her. And...

...after everything that
happened, I was confused.

She manipulated me...
- No, it's too easy...

OK. Please. Wait. Wait.

I wanted to tell you, but
by then, I was in too deep.

You let me think Emily was dead.

You saw me on the roof.
I was gonna do it.

And you still let me think it.

And then you came here to
stop me from finding her.

I was scared.

OK? I didn't know what you'd
do if you found out. And...

I was afraid if I told
you, you'd hate me.

And if I didn't tell
you, I'd hate myself.

And, Jack, I do, I hate myself.

Can't you see I couldn't
love you the way I do

knowing I'd kept this from you?

Love me?

I keep seeing the way we were.

If we could just
get back to that.

We tried so hard...

...and now we have a chance.

A chance of what?

Everything we ever wanted.

For you, for me...

...and our baby.

Our baby?

She could be.

I don't know if I can
trust you again, Jen.

I know you feel this, too,
Jack, how it could be.

Tasha's gone, isn't she?

I heard you on the
phone at the villa.

Thank you.

Now there's nothing stopping us.

SAM: Tash, I know you were
just thinking about Emily

when you ran.

TASHA: No, what
you said was right.

This can't be our life.
- It won't be.

I thought I was protecting her.

- You were.
- No.

I gave her a life on the run.

I didn't have the
right to do that.

- You didn't do that.
- Yes, I did.

- No, listen...
- No, Sam, don't.

I ruined her life

because I was frightened
of losing her.

I ruined her chances.

A kid doesn't need to
have a perfect life

to know they're loved. OK?

I didn't, did I?

I turned out all right.

My dad gave Jack a
run for his money.

Look at me now.

But your mum knew
how to deal with him.

She figured things out.

Like you're figuring things out.

So it's not the same?

No. It's... It's not.

Every f*cked-up family is
f*cked up in its own way.

But listen...

...you and Emily...
you're my family.

You always have been.

You're gonna get her back.

Whatever happens today...

...promise me you will
always be there for her.

What do you mean?
We'll get her back.

Sam... promise me.

I promise.

TASHA SIGHS

She's taking too
long. Let's go.

- Whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa!
- Shh.

Wait. Wait, wait. Please.

g*n CLICKS

They've gone.

f*ck!

Here we go.

Strap you in.

Safe as houses.

You comfy?

So, where are we going?

We can't go anywhere
without her passport.

Oh, don't worry about that.

- But...
- We can have a fresh start.

- Wait, Tasha...
- She tricked us.

But why? Why
would she do that?

Because she's f*cked in the
head when it comes to Jack.

PHONE RINGS

Haley.

Come on.

'Hi, it's Jen. Please
leave a message.'

Show me your phone.

What?

Show me your phone.

HE CHUCKLES SOFTLY

TASHA ON VOICEMAIL: 'I
f*cking trusted you, Jen.'

She's alive.

They're following us?

Actually, this is good.

SEAT BELT CLICKS

It's gonna be fine.

They're in a car. Keys.
Keys. Give me the keys.

All right, all
right. CAR HORN BEEPS

Tasha... f*ck.

Tasha...

Call the police.
Tell them the truth.

- Tasha!
- Remember what you promised.

Tasha. Tasha!

f*ck!

Jack...

nobody's going to
let Tasha have Emily

after everything she's done.

You've already
got what you want.

Not everything I want.

You don't have to do this.

Actually, you didn't
give me much of a choice.

We can still be a family.

Not until Tasha's gone.

You'll go to jail. And then
Emily will have no-one.

Think about her.

I am. I am thinking about her!

Everything is for her, Jen.

TYRES SCREECH

Jack!

Lucy!

Tasha, we're up here!

Tasha!

Up here!

JACK SHOUTS, TASHA SCREAMS

Stay still. Stay still.

THEY GROAN

SHE SCREAMS Argh!

SHE SQUEALS, HE YELLS

HE GRUNTS

HE STRAINS, SHE SPLUTTERS

Ow!

SHE COUGHS

HE GROANS

SHE COUGHS

f*cking stay
there. Stay there.

COUGHING: Oh, f...

Where is she?

SHE COUGHS What have
you done, Tasha?

What have you done?

- You didn't give me a choice.
- That's too easy.

That's too easy, isn't it?
You always had a choice.

From the very beginning,
you had a choice.

You chose to come back
with me. You remember?

You knew I was married,
but you chose it.

Then you saw my car.
You saw my house.

You thought, "I'll
have some of that."

You chose.

And then when things didn't go
your way, you play the victim.

You blame everybody else.

You almost had Jen fooled...

after everything
you've done to her.

And now we're here
because of your choices.

You know the person you
f*cked up most in this?

Emily.

- No.
- Yeah.

It's not true.

I may not have money,
but I'm a good mother.

That doesn't matter.

I was protecting her from you.

From what?

From the life you wanted?

You can't judge me.

You can't judge me like
I'm some evil mastermind,

when it's the choices you made.

And that's what you're running
from, isn't it? Not me.

But wherever you go, that's
always gonna be there.

Isn't it?

Please, Jack. Where is she?

Do you think this is
the life she needs?

- No.
- No.

So go.

Come on. Go.

Do the right thing.

SHE SHOUTS

SHE PANTS

OK. You just stay
here, sweetheart, OK?

Come on, get up. Get
to your car and go.

I'm not gonna stop you.

She needs a family.

A real one that can
take care of her.

TASHA YELLS, JACK GRUNTS

Don't move.

I said don't move,
either of you.

Where is she?

Safe.

Jen, what are you doing?

I'm finishing this.

All right, then, finish it.

Finish it. It's the only
way, you know it is.

She wants to drag you
down with her, Jen.

She wants to ruin your life
for something that she did.

She's gonna destroy it

because that's all she
knows how to do, is destroy.

Don't listen to him!

He is manipulating you.
This is what he does.

You didn't ask for any of this.

TASHA: Sorry. Sorry I
dragged you into this.

I was scared.

- Don't listen to her, Jen.
- Stop! Both of you just stop!

JACK: Think about Emily.

Think about Emily.

I saw how you were with her.

And you're gonna
be such a good mum.

We've waited so
long to be a family,

and now you're so close

to having everything
you ever wanted.

I'll take care of
everything, Jen.

TASHA: Don't do it, Jen.

He'll trick you. You know him.

I do.

TASHA GASPS, HE GRUNTS

She's in the cabin.

Oh, Lucy.

Oh!
- Mummy, I'm frightened.

Oh, it's all OK
now. It's all OK.

It's OK.

INDISTINCT CHATTER

Daddy...

Yes! That's right,
Princess. It's Daddy.

MAN: Mr Warrington
lured you to the quarry.

That's right.

With the intent of k*lling you?

He was insane.

And when you wouldn't comply?

He would have k*lled us both.

So the shot was fired
in self-defence?

That's right.

How can I know for sure?

How can I know anything
you say is the truth?

DISTANT SIREN BLARES

KNOCKING ON DOOR

Parakalo.

IN GREEK:

DOOR CLOSES

And, er, Mrs Warrington...

the other Mrs Warrington

didn't know anything about this?

That you faked your
own daughter's death?

No.

You understand...

you'll go to jail.

Even if they take into account
everything you told us.

I'm not running any more.

DISTANT SIREN BLARES

- Jen.
- You came.

I flew out as soon
as they called.

My God, Jen. You
could've been k*lled.

I never wanted to get you
mixed up in all of this.

It's OK. Everything
is gonna be all right.

Mrs Warrington, you'll be
summoned for an inquest.

- I understand.
- It's due process.

And Tasha?

Jen. Come on, let's go.

Let's go.

- Worried?
- Hm?

- Your ring.
- Oh.

No. It's nothing.
I'm just thinking.

You heard what the police said.

The inquest is just a formality.

SHE CHUCKLES SOFTLY

We have a wedding to plan.

How about we come back to
Cyprus for the honeymoon?

It was a joke. Remember those?

We can start from today.

You know, now that...
- Jack's dead.

Now that part of
your life is over.

I'm sorry.

Connor, Jack's dead, Tasha's
in jail. I can't just...

Start over. That's exactly
what you have to do, Jen.

You aren't responsible
for any of this.

But, Connor, what if I
want to be responsible?

OK. All my life, I've
been somebody else's.

Somebody's girlfriend,

somebody's wife,
somebody's ex-wife.

And now...
- I am nothing like Jack.

No, no, no, no, you're not.
And I love you for that.

But...

So, what are you saying?

You deserve to be with someone
who loves you for who you are.

What do you want, Jen?

What do you really want?

I don't know.

I just think I need some time.

I understand if
you want this back.

I can wait.

For as long as it takes?

For as long as it takes.

PRISON BUZZER BLARES

Mummy! Mummy!

Hey! Hello.

Hello, my pickle.

{\an8}I missed you.
TASHA: I missed you.

I love these new
braids. They're amazing.

Who did them?
- Daddy did them for me.

- Did he really?
- And you're out.

Oh! SAM CHUCKLES

TASHA: 'You can never be free
if you're still running away.

'You have to face your
past. Face the monsters.

'And when you do that,
walk through that fire.

'Then you can be free.

'One day, when she's older,

'maybe I'll tell her what
it took for us to be here,

'how I faced my fears and
banished that monster,

'because that's
what mothers do.'