01x02 - Episode 2

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BOBBI: 'We're here today to discuss
the m*rder of Stella's daughter,

'Maisy Tomlinson, on the
10th of December 2018.'

CHARLES: 'Hello, Stella.

'I can't begin to imagine the pain
you've suffered from that night.

'I wanna ask if you'll meet me.'

As if we'd wanna be anywhere
near that man ever again.

'Set it up. I'll meet
with Charles Stone.

'I need you to tell me why
you k*lled my daughter.'

I didn't k*ll her.

What?

'The people who set me up,
they're still out there.

'Now there's another girl from
Millfields. She's missing.'

Her name is Cleo
Dale! Get him off me!

Cleo Dale!

She's not gone missing, has
she? Did she know Maisy?

Yeah, they were pals.

Yeah, I'm sorting it.

'I'm gonna be with
you soon, I promise.'

Thanks for coming back.

'I want you to tell me
about this missing girl.'

'Her name is Cleo Dale.'

'And what do you think she's
got to do with my daughter?'

'This past three years in here,

'I have had nothing but time.

'Time to look for any scrap,

'any explanation, any
connection to Millfields,

'to your daughter, Maisy.

'I think Cleo might
be that connection.

'I think she's in danger.'

You said you were set up.

That someone sent you to
my house that night. Who?

I thought this is what you
wanted. I'm here. Yeah, I know.

It was the McKellers.

I used to work for them.

Why didn't you mention
that at the trial?

You're from Millfields.

You know that family,
what they're capable of.

My boy still lives on that
estate. They know him.

What's that got to
do with Cleo Dale?

Her mum, she's an addict,
she buys off them.

I know that because
I sold to her.

What you saying? That
they've taken her

cos her mum's got
a debt or summat?

I don't know, but maybe.

They're ruthless, Stella.

They take people hostage,

they t*rture them until
their families pay up,

sometimes worse. I've seen it.

Why did you run?

What? Why did you run?

You're saying you're
innocent, so why did you run?

Why didn't you stay
and try and save her?

I did try.

There was nothing that I could
do. She was already gone.

Stella, no-one would
have believed me.

I'd just found her like that.

I had to run.

What made you come back?

What changed?

If you know something
about Cleo, I can help.

Stella...

HE LAUGHS

Good to be back in the
old stomping ground,

i'nt it, duck?

Come here.

So, come on, then. What's got you
worrying about this Cleo girl, then?

I went to see Charles again.

What, part of that scheme?

No.

Then why?

She was a mate of
Maisy's from the stables.

My mum recognised her from
the missing person's profile.

Charles thinks that
Cleo going missing

is connected to Maisy somehow.

He said it was the
McKellers that set him up,

and he thinks they
might have taken Cleo.

I don't know. I mean, maybe Cleo
knows something about the m*rder.

No. Stop, stop, stop.

Babes, you're just
clutching at straws.

It's not wise, throwing
shade on that family.

Is that why you
wanted to come here?

Do you think they work
for the McKellers?

No. I don't know, could well do.

Well, no-one's talking about her,
Remy. Do the police even know?

Do they care?
Yeah, yeah, course.

OK, then, do you know where
she's been staying? Yeah.

She's staying at
Riverside Lodge.

I spoke to social services.

Cleo's run away before.

Carers are working with
the missing persons' team.

They don't seem worried.

'Ere y'are, look, I've got
one night off this week.

That's all. Can we just at
least try and enjoy ourselves?

Yeah, sorry. Thank you.

HE CRIES GENTLY

Shut up.

HE CRIES GENTLY

All right, listen.

You need to shut the f*ck up,

unless you want everyone in
here to hear you like this.

You have no idea what
it's like in here.

Hey, you wanna cry,
you swallow it.

You don't make a sound.

KNOCKING ON DOOR

DOORBELL RINGS REPEATEDLY

SHE SIGHS

DOORBELL RINGS, RAPID KNOCKING

DOORBELL RINGS

Hi. Bobbi called.

SHE SIGHS

Wanted to check in
after your meeting.

Well, come in, then.

RUNNING WATER

How could you meet with him?

Stella?

Well, I just wanted to hear
from him what really happened.

Oh, and did he tell ya?

Well, he said that
he's still innocent,

but he did tell me that he
was working for the McKellers.

Oh, Stella... And
then he told me

that there's another girl
missing, who was mates with Maisy,

and he thinks that
they're connected.

Are you serious?
Yeah, I'm serious.

What the f*ck is wrong with you?

You're smoking too much of
that sh*t again, obviously.

Shut up.

We both know they
didn't find everything.

They didn't find the phone, they
didn't find the m*rder weapon.

Yeah, because he dumped 'em!
He knew what he was doing.

How can you be so sure?

There were no other suspects.

And you found him with her!

Yeah, I know that, but this is
new information... Stop! No!

You can't ignore it. He's
got inside your head!

I don't... Why?

Why are you dragging this
nightmare out even longer?

Because I want to know what happened
to her. No! No! This stops now!

He's taken enough
from us, Stella.

I don't want you
to speak to him,

I don't want you to see to
him. Just leave him alone!

Look, look, he's using
ya to try and get out.

It's either that or he's
playing a sick game.

Either way, he's
a monster, Stella.

KETTLE BOILING

POURING WATER

Do you want one?

Yeah.

POURING WATER

So, what happened?

What?

News travels fast in this place.
We've all heard what you did.

I'd fell out with my girlfriend.

Went out on a bender.

I were off my face. I
were driving too fast.

Didn't see her until
it was too late.

She were pregnant.

But the only way

that I'll ever be able to look
at my little girl in the eyes

and ask her for a second chance
is knowing that I've done my time.

I wanna be punished.

This place will do
more than that to you.

Let it.

How else am I gonna
get forgiveness?

Give it time.

You got plenty of that now.

'I grew up on this estate.

'Must have been hard here,
after everything that happened.'

MAN: 'It's my home.'

'I've been to see Charles.

'He said he was set up.

'But I read your interview.'

You called him The
Millfields Monster.

So you think he did it?

Charles is... complicated.

How do you mean?

He weren't like other kids.

He'd get so angry.

One minute, he'd be fine,

the next minute, he'd
completely lose it.

Like he'd become a
different person.

Got worse...

..when his mum died.

He was only ten.

She hadn't been well in a long
time. Took things out on Charles.

She was violent?

Towards Charles?

She never took to him.

She'd lash out.

I was away with work.

Do you mind me
asking how she died?

She did it to herself.

Cut her wrists.

He was the one who found her.

Then a neighbour spotted
him through the window,

covered in his mum's blood.

After that, I always worried.

But I never imagined...

I'm so sorry...

..for what he did
to your daughter.

PHONE RINGS

Remy.

'After what you said about Cleo,
I had a look into it.' And?

'Well, a week before she
disappeared, she called the police.'

What? What about?

'She said she had information
she wanted to share

'about Maisy's m*rder.'
What did she say?

'Dunno. They asked her to come
in, but she never turned up.'

Right, erm...

Remy, where did you
say she was staying?

Who are you? What,
are you her mum? No.

I'm not her mum. I'm her friend.

Do you live here? Are
you a mate of Cleo's?

Look, I don't suppose you
know where she is, do ya?

I'm kinda worried about her.

No.

Do you know where her mum lives?
Just so I can get in touch.

Nah. Look, I didn't really
know her that well, so...

CHARLES: 'Her mum...
she's an addict,

'and she buys off them.

'And I know that because
I used to sell it to her.'

Oh, come on, Jess.

Oh, ain't he gorgeous, Stella?

Kelvin's nephew's
usually the carver.

He's off sick with a dicky
tummy, or you'd have met him.

Sounds like that's best
for everybody involved.

He's got curls like
a lamb. Dead hunky.

But he's going through a
messy divorce... Mum, just...

I'm just putting it out there
for when he's back on the market.

You got kids, then, Kelvin?

Er, no.

Er, been a stepdad a
fair few times, though.

I bet they've loved coming to
the stables over the years.

Yeah.

Do you, erm, keep the
girls' addresses on file?

Er, no, love, I don't, no.

You must do, I mean, just
in case there's an accident.

You must have to keep
it for next of kin.

You can't delete... Stella!

That's enough.

You couldn't just have
a nice meal with Kelvin

and make it all about him, could ya?
You've got it right on you today.

I'd have told ya if
you'd just asked.

Told me what? I
know what you want.

SHE SIGHS I know where
Cleo's mam lives.

I'm just gonna use the
lav, love, all right?

Tell me, then.

I'm worried about you, duckie.

I don't want to encourage
this erratic behaviour.

Just tell me.

Well, I will. I just
want my dinner first.

DOG BARKS INSIDE

BARKING

Yeah? It's Cleo's mum, innit?

Yeah, what about it?
BARKING CONTINUES

I'm looking for her.

What's she done?

Nothing.

She's missing. You do
know that, don't ya?

DOG BARKS MAN: 'Shut
that animal up!'

Look, I've told your
lot. I can't keep track.

She'll be back
when it suits her.

'Elaine! Who's that?'

Social.

'Get rid of her!'

Cleo knew something about
the Maisy Tomlinson m*rder.

Did she ever say
anything to you about it?

I know you.

You're not from the social.

You're her mum.

And you come round here, telling
me how to look after my daughter?

Who was looking after yours, eh?

I'm only trying to help.

That's my number.

Like I say, I'm just
trying to... help.

DOG BARKS

'No one's looking for her.

'No one's missing her.
She's just some runaway.'

CHARLES: 'If a girl
like Cleo disappears,

'people don't ask questions.

'It's good that you are.'

I went to see your dad.

Did he apologise for me?

He told me about your mum.

He told me that you were
the one who found her.

It wasn't her fault.

Not really. I can see that now.

She was ill.

But my dad, he ignored things.

He saw the bruises, he heard
the things she called me.

He never said a word.

And then after she died, he just
never looked at me the same again.

You said your son lives
in Millfields, too.

Are they close?

Yeah, Teddy's leaned on him
a bit these past few years.

Does he believe you?

Teddy?

Yeah.

You'll have to ask him that.

DOORBELL RINGS

Hi, Teddy. I'm Stella.

Yeah, yeah, I know who you are.

Do you wanna come in?

Just through there.

You OK with me asking you
questions about your dad?

Yeah, yeah, course.
It's the least I can do.

Was he popular round here?

Yeah, erm, he was a whirlwind.

You know, whenever
he was out of prison,

it was just chaos.

Drinking, partying. People
kinda gravitated towards him.

I don't suppose you have any trouble
with the McKellers nowadays, do ya?

No. I ain't got owt
to do with them.

Not since he went down.
I've stayed well clear.

Erm, you know, erm, my dad, he's
never mentioned the McKellers

in connection with anything.

He's kept us safe. DOOR OPENS

Oh, that'll be my girlfriend
home from work. She...

All right, babe? Oh, sorry.

I didn't... No,
no, it's all right.

I'm just helping Stella,

answering a few
questions about my dad.

Er, this is Grace.

Charles told us about
your, er, meeting with him.

Thanks for...

I dunno, it must
take a lot to...

Just trying to find out a
bit more about what happened.

That's no bad thing.

I'm gonna pop the kettle on.

All right, thanks, love.
I'll leave you two to it.

When I spoke to your grandad...

Well, he believes that
your dad did do it.

Do you?

What do you want me to say?

He's my dad.

CHARLES: 'So, Stella...'

..what was she asking?

Just everything that
you said she would.

And what did you say?

Everything you told me to.

Look, Dad, you know I
support you, don't ya?

Yeah, I do. Listen to me.

My hands are tied in here.

You're my eyes and
my ears out there.

Do you hear me?

I love you. I'm relying on you.

I just don't want the
McKellers getting involved.

Don't worry about the McKellers.
Of course I'm worried about it.

I've got it under control.

Yeah, I've heard that before.

Just be careful.

Whatever your plans are,
please don't forget us in it.

Look at me. What
have I told you?

I've got it under control.

All right.

Dad... Go on, just say it.

Spit it out. What?

Grandad wants to see ya.

Why?

Cos he's dying.

Look, I want you to
meet with him, Dad.

Will you let him come, please?

Dad?

No.

Dad, just think... I said no.

I'm sick of this.

It's gonna be me
picking up the pieces

if you leave it too late.
Grandad dies, and you haven't...

Who do you think you're
f*cking talking to?

I'll smack you across
the f*cking face.

I'm your father. You
show me some respect.

I said no.

All right.

Go and get us a cup of tea.

Yeah.

MUSIC PLAYS

'Sorry for gate-crashing.

'I just really
needed to see a mate.

'Didn't have any
wild plans, did ya?'

I was planning on
having a, er...

superhero movie mega
marathon tonight.

HE LAUGHS

You're such a geek.

HE LAUGHS

What the hell are these?

What you on about?
They're my slippers.

They're horrible.

I hope you're not wearing them
when your dates come round.

How is Tinder? HE GROANS

I can't be arsed with that
chat, do you know what I mean?

And all the girls on there

have already shagged half my
mates, anyway. Urgh. Small pond.

Big, tall fish.

HE CHUCKLES

MUSIC: 'Good Thing
Going' by Sugar Minott

Aw!

It's our song. Yep.

Come on, let's have a dance.

No, stop it. Come on.

HE GROANS Come on, then.

♪ Ooh, see that girl

♪ She does something
to my chemistry

♪ And laid out close

♪ I'm sure

♪ She'd raise my temperature

♪ By three degrees

♪ Every day, every
day, in every way

♪ She makes my motor purr

♪ And I reciprocate... ♪

Stella.

What? ♪ My life I dedicate

♪ To loving her... ♪

I know I don't want
this just to be a...

Give over.

Yeah, give over.

You know how I feel about ya.

I just want it to be right.

Otherwise, it's muggings here
that's gonna get hurt, in't it?

How can you be so sure?

Because you chose him.

I'm sorry.

I was an idiot.

We were just kids, Remy.

I know, but...

..I thought that you thought
that Paul was, I dunno...

..better than me.

Dunno why. He's a
right arrogant prick.

Thinks his coke habit's OK

because he does coke
in a dinner party

rather than in a pub toilet.

Well, he did knock that on
the head when I got pregnant.

What?

Well, I caught him picking up
not that long back. Did ya?

When?

Oh, forget I said it.

I mean, I didn't say
anything cos, you know,

you and Maisy and that, but
he's always been a cokehead.

Right, so where did
he pick up from?

It's not really... It was
the McKellers, wasn't it?

Everyone's shifting coke
in Notts these days.

You what I mean?
And, yeah, of course,

most of it goes through
the McKellers first.

DOOR OPENS

What are you doing here?

I was hoping we
could have a chat.

I've been learning
some things tonight,

about you buying drugs
off the McKellers.

Remy told me
everything. About what?

About your coke habit.
About him catching ya.

He's always had an agenda
with you, ain't he?

SHE SIGHS Who are
you to talk, anyway?

f*cking state you used to come
home in after a night out.

Charles was working
for the McKellers.

He was sent to our
house that night.

And now I find out that you've
been buying drugs off them?

I picked up off a kid in the street.
I didn't even know he was a McKeller

until the f*cking
super cop turned up.

Well, you can't be
messing with these people.

So, what, did you owe
them money or summat?

What are you suggesting?

Ah, you know what, I'm not
even entertaining this.

Is that why you didn't
want me seeing Charles?

Because you're hiding something?

You really wanna go there?

You'll really throw sh*t
at anyone else, won't ya,

to try and escape the truth?

You were two
minutes up the road,

getting pissed,

rather than being at home
with Maisy that night.

You're a f*cking liar. I'll
find out the truth, Paul.

Best out of three?

Go on, then.

We could put a bit of a wager on
it, make it a bit more interesting.

Nah, nah, nah.
That's a mug's game.

Come on, man. Some
of the others do.

That lot invited you to play?

Yeah. Listen.

You get into debt in here,

even for a few bits from
the canteen, you're done.

Right? You're done. Leave
all that lot well alone.

DOOR LOCK BUZZES

MAN: Is that Karl McKeller?

MAN: That is him, innit?

MAN: It's Karl McKeller.

All right, Charlie?

All right, Karl?

Who's that?

It's Karl McKeller.

A McKeller?

Why would they put him on this
wing? Who's he need protecting from?

That's not why he's here.

DOOR OPENS

How you doing, then?
Yeah, I'm all right.

You been behaving yourself?

I'm keeping my head down.

Keeping busy with
visitors, more like.

Listen...

..I don't wanna be here...

..with the nonces,
and the rapists,

and the child K*llers,

any more than I need to be.

Now, I hope for both of
our sakes, Charlie...

..that you'll stop talking...

..and then I'll be out
of here again soon.

DOOR OPENS

DOOR CLOSES

I know I'm your mum, and I'm
meant to be just on your side...

Well, then, try it for a change.

But how you've
been accusing Paul

of having anything to do
with our Maisy's m*rder

is just beyond me.

What world are you
living in, gal?

I actually think there
might be some truth

in what Charles is saying.

You're not choosing to
believe him over Paul?

I've always just let you be,

because it was a terrible,
terrible thing what happened...

..but Paul lost his
girl as well that night.

I think, sometimes,
you forget that.

'I'm sorry for
showing up like this.'

MEERA: It's fine.
Paul'll be back soon.

'I'm... questioning everything.

'Completely paranoid.'

To be honest, Meera, I'm
losing my f*cking mind.

I knew summat was up with
Paul before Maisy died.

He was just acting odd,

shady with his phone,
he was late home.

And now I know that he had
dealings with the McKellers.

Paul might not even know.

What if they tried to
take Maisy that night

to get money out
of him? Stella...

This has to be why they
were targeting our house.

Stella, stop.

You're so far off.

Paul was with me that night.

We'd already started...
a relationship.

I was at the hotel when you called
to tell him that Maisy'd died.

We're about to start a family.

I don't want any more lies.

FRONT DOOR OPENS

DOOR CLOSES

Stella, what, erm...

Stella was getting...
Well, thinking all sorts.

I had to tell her about us.

I'm so sorry.

You let me believe
that I was the only one

that let Maisy down that night.

How could I tell ya? Our
daughter had just died.

I was calling you for hours,
Paul, and now I find out

that you were
shagging your boss?

You were hardly perfect either,
Stella. I never pretended to be.

But it all makes
sense now, don't it?

How you was able to stay
living in this house,

how you moved on so quick.

It still weren't enough, was
it? After we were f*cking there

only two weeks ago.

FRONT DOOR SLAMS

Ah, f*ck!

So, did your girlfriend
visit this morning?

Yeah. Must have took a
lot for her to come in.

First visit's
always the toughest.

Yeah.

Have you decided what
to do about your dad?

You might not get
another chance, man.

JAIL DOOR SLAMS

HE CRIES

'He told me about your mum.

'Get out! Get out!

'He told me that you were
the one who found her.'

STELLA CRYING

CRYING ECHOES

DOOR LOCK BUZZES

Can I...?

Yeah.

HE GROANS

You all right? I'll see if
they can get you a cushion.

I'll manage.

I just tried not to
take so many meds today.

They make my mind
a bit fuzzy, like.

I've not got long.

Weeks now, not even months.

Did Teddy tell you?

Yeah.

I'm sorry.

It's always a tonic, seeing him.

Yeah, he does me proud.

Stella Tomlinson came to see me.

She deserves to know the truth.

I need you to take
responsibility

for what you did to that girl.

Please. That the
only reason you came?

Charles, please.

I know I let you down.

Yeah, you did.

Should have done better
by you with your mum.

But I just need to
hear you say it.

You've got that in
you, haven't you, son?

Admit to me

that you k*lled Maisy Tomlinson.

You know, you broke
my f*cking heart.

I love you, Dad.

Bye.

How'd it go? What
did your dad say?

What happened? Charles?

Shut your f*cking mouth!

Do you hear me? Keep your nose
out of my f*cking business!

Sorry, mate, I was just...

You're not my f*cking mate!
Get that into your head!

You're not my f*cking mate!

You're a f*cking child k*ller!

You're nothing like
me! Nothing like me!

Thanks for meeting.
Yeah, it's no trouble.

I wanted to talk to you.

What I said about
your daughter, I...

It's OK, honestly.

No, it's not.

I'm sorry, all right?

What that man did to
your daughter, I...

You knew Charles, then?

I wouldn't say knew him,
but he sold to me, yeah.

Always thought he was a scumbag,
but when I heard what he did...

I just...

I dunno how you do it, love.

Get out of bed every morning.

Sometimes, I don't.

Look, we all make mistakes.
I'm not here to judge ya.

I'm guessing you didn't
call just to apologise.

I've still got this.

Cleo's tablet. I've unlocked it.

I thought it might help you,
you know, in looking for her?

Do you have any clue
where she might be?

I don't know.

But I hope she's OK.

She's my baby.

It's nice... that someone cares.

Thank you.

PHONE VIBRATES

I'd best be, you know... Yeah.

..getting back.
Thanks for that.

It's all right.

He'll be on me all
day if I don't.

See ya.

LAUGHTER CLEO: 'What
are you doing, man? Oh!'

MAISIE: 'We're gonna
get in trouble!'

'What?'

LAUGHTER FROM VIDEO

'Maisie, get out of the way.'

'You're f*cking loud,
Cleo. What are you doing?

'Wait. Look at me, look at me.'

CLEO LAUGHS

'Cleo, are you filming?

'What are you doing?'

LAUGHTER FROM VIDEO

'Maisie, what are you doing?'

'What?'

'Oh, no.'

THEY LAUGH

CLEO LAUGHS

'If he finds out we've been in here,
we're gonna get in so much sh*t.'

'They won't even notice.'

'Quick. Someone's coming. Shh!

'Maisie, come on, come
on.' 'sh*t. Let's go.'