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01x03 - Episode 3

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Rules of the Game". Aired: 11 January – 19 January 2022.*
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Sam is the chief operating officer at a family-run sportswear business in Northern England.

01x03 - Episode 3

Post by bunniefuu »

I keep thinking about Amy.

My friend died ten years ago today.

This is Gemma. She'll be doing

work experience with us

for the next two weeks.

Looks like nepotism.

It is nepotism.

I've discovered Gareth's porn.

The kind of porn he watches,

it's not nice.

Have you told Luke?

He was very fond of that cat.

Have you thought about giving things

another go? No.

Owen's not screwing Sam.

Your husband is.

How old were you when the

relationship with Hugh started? 16.

Didn't sound consensual to me.

Consent, yeah?

I didn't consent to nothing.

I have been diagnosed

withperimenopause.

You hired a whistle-blower.

Why are we paying off a man

who knowingly supplied ill*gal drugs

to underage girls?

You have no idea what I have been

through to get this far!

Same thing Tess went through,

Amy, God knows who else!

What do you remember

about that night?

If you know something,

you need to tell me.

Tell us about Amy, Sam.

You found her body too, didn't you?

What did we do to you?

SHE EXHALES SHARPLY

Are you OK?

Because that's two people

you've found dead.

This must be affecting you.

How's your mental health?

SAM CHUCKLES SOFTLY

The world is on fire,

kids are in cages,

the government's a shambles.

I mean, we're all going to die

because of climate change

or a mutating virus.

More than 200 women get k*lled every

week and we're told to flag down

a sodding bus if we feel unsafe.

We're all struggling

with our mental health.

All of us.

I can't believe you're making me

come in on my birthday.

It's the school of life, Gem.

No-one gives a sh*t about

the individual except as a tiny cog

in the crushing machine

of capitalism. Get used to it.

DEVICE BEEPS

Meet you up there.

Brian. Oh, look, you've made me

lose my Bourbon.

Are all the entry records kept

in here? Yes, all computerised.

How far back do they go?

Uhstored on the cloud for a few

months till they're deleted.

Six, if you're lucky.

What about really old stuff?

How old are we talking?

Ten, 12 years.

There's a drawer over there

full of rubbish.

I don't even know

if they're still working.

It's a very antiquated system

until 2014.

Yeah, it was me that digitalised

everything. Was it now?

Yeah, it's my job to be

the eyes and ears of this place.

Can't put a price on what I do.

22K a year. Don't you start!

I've had that new woman in here

asking exactly what it is I do.

Acts like I'm disposable

one minute,

the next thing she's begging me

to pull up records

to check who's been late.

She's a bit of a n*zi.

Very attractive girl,

don't get me wrong,

but not my type.

I prefer blondes.

But, you know, she's on some

sort of power

Our admissions document is nearly

complete. In a couple of weeks

we can announce the IPO

and then after that,

go on a two-week road show

to meet potential investors.

I want you and Owen to take

the lead on the road show.

Um, what about me?

Stay here and don't touch anything.

No pyjama parties or snuggles

in the Holiday Inn for us, Sam.

Oh, don't get any ideas.

I'll pack my teddy bear and my

granny knickers, don't worry.

Anything else? That's it. Good.

Well, things seem to be moving,

so let's keep the momentum going,

and I'll check in towards

the end of the week.

Don't mess this up, Sam.

SHE CLEARS HER THROA

We having a bonding moment?

The Maya-Hugh situation.

You told me that was under control.

It is.

She's distracted by this

dead cat affair.

Tell me you didn't k*ll the cat.

No, I didn't k*ll thebloody cat.

SHE SIGHS

But something's come up.

What's wrong?

I found this. Entry records.

Amy came back here before she died.

Amy never left the club.

Hugh was lying.

Well, maybe she left something here.

Her coat. Maybe someone took her

key fob that night.

Well, we can't just sit on this.

Shouldn't we hand it over

to the police? No, I'll handle it.

Is there a digital copy of this?

It's on a CD-ROM in my office.

Keep it safe.

Get it to me when you can.

Don't worry about this.

Concentrate on the IPO.

Leave the past alone.

SHE EXHALES SOFTLY

I think we've bonded enough

for today. Really?

After decades together,

I think we're just getting

to know one another.

DOOR OPENS

That's it.

Now, if you can all make your way

up to a seated position

Now, relax your shoulders.

You did great.

It's ten days, no booze.

Tess, that is amazing! That Ssh!

Close up the eyes

if it helps you to focus.

THEY CHUCKLE

So, Lucy got back to me.

Said she'd be happy to meet you

at an AA meeting

todayif you want.

I could drop you off.

Or tomorrow.

Thursday OK.

I'm not committing to anything other

than one little meeting, though. OK.

If you and your husband divorce,

you'll be entitled to spousal

support, division of assets

and a substantial amount

of child support.

I know you mentioned his net worth

over the phone,

but do you have reason to believe

he might try and fudge his income

or there might be any hidden assets

you don't know about?

He's talked about floating

the company, you know,

like on the Stock Exchange.

When? A few weeks.

You'd be wise to hold off on filing

until after the IPO.

I don't really care about the money.

I understand. But you have to think

about your daughter's future.

If it's a matter of weeks.

SHE INHALES DEEPLY

OK.

Do some digging, Carys.

I've done this job for a long time.

Men like Gareth, they hide things.

What are you interested in, Gemma?

You know, what are you, like,

passionate about? Animal rights,

environmental activism,

destruction of the patriarchy,

dismantling white supremacy?

We have a lot in common. SHE SCOFFS

No. Look

..when I was at school, people

would take the piss out of anyone

who was different - too g*y,

too thin, too fat, too chavvy.

But the world's moved on.

We've embraced difference,

and we reflect that

in our advertising campaigns.

Young people like you are showing us

there's a way forward.

I think you've been misled

about my generation.

You know, having someone like you on

the team, with your kind of ideas,

could really shake things up

around here.

You could go to uni

and get into debt.

Or you could get a job here.

Thanks, but I'm more

intorevolution.

Call me.

I want to show you what we have

been working on.

KNOCK AT DOOR

Oh, am I interrupting?

HE EXHALES SHARPLY

Well, go on, trouble.

Get out of here.

Here. Preliminary timetable

for the road show.

Well, this is not what we discussed.

I've made some changes.

PHONE BUZZES

Ah, it's Adam's school.

I've just got to step out a sec.

Just take the day off. BUZZING CONTINUES

No, it's fine. Done. BUZZING STOPS

PHONE BUZZES

I'll switch off. Go home. BUZZING STOPS

You're not focused.

We can manage without you.

No. I'm all yours.

Let's go through the timetable.

Numbing cream starting to work?

Think so.

So today we're doing the laser

skin tightening treatment. Yes.

I thought I'd step it up a bit.

I wouldn't often say this,

but you could totally afford

to just leave this treatment

for another year.

I'm not paying you for an opinion.

Of course. You won't regret it.

Bit of a strange, burning sensation

with the laser.

Worth it to get that collagen

kick started? Fry me like bacon.

LIGHT CHATTER

Amy was a loving daughter and friend

who touched the lives

of all who knew her.

Today, the coroner reached a verdict

of death by misadventure.

It is clear to all of us who knew

her that those who knowingly

supplied our young, beautiful

16-year-old daughter with ill*gal

drugs and alcohol should take

responsibility for her death.

Because Amy didn't take drugs, so

somebody out there knows something.

Somebody out there knows what

happened to her, and she couldn't

call anyone for help because

she didn't even have her phone.

SNIFFLING

You were calling Garethtrying

to get laid. I wasn't.

I didn't call anyone that night.

THEY CHATTER INDISTINCTLY

CHATTER CONTINUES

PHONE RINGS

PHONE BUZZES

Hello, Samantha Thompson speaking.

Adam did what?

And, yeah, there's a door

coming up, OK?

What the hell?

It's

..it's Gemma's birthday.

I still can't believe you did that.

When I started working,

it wasn't like it is now.

If Well, if someone who

was your boss wanted to

..well, you knowdo things

Hm. ..you didn't have a choice.

You either had to take it

on the chin or get fired.

I just don't want you to have to go

through the same sh*t that I did.

I can handle myself.

My generation is not like yours.

Can't wait for you to have kids.

I'm going to have a dog, not a kid.

The world's overpopulated.

Well, I hope your hypothetical dog

shits on your dreams.

GEMMA SCOFFS

Wait here.

Thank you. And, again,

I'm really sorry.

Paul, are you joking?

Go on.

CHUCKLING

Aww.

Mummy's going to read your bedtime

story tonight, all right?

Daddy's got to go and see

Uncle Owen.

Can't you go after bedtime?

I'll only be an hour. Quick pint.

Have you got any cash?

Yeah. In me bag.

Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Bye-bye.

GIGGLING

One second. I'll be back in a sec.

FOOTSTEPS

What's this?

Uh, I was thinking about making

a will. With a divorce lawyer?

Look, I know about you and Sam.

HE CHUCKLES Where's this coming from?

Please don't lie to me.

Vanessa said.

Vanessa? For Christ's sake, Carys.

Sam's my work colleague.

She's practically my sister.

Gareth, please.

We've tried everything.

This marriage is not working.

Oh, so this is about me?

It's not about my imaginary

other woman? Oh, stop!

Maybe we need a few days

apart to think.

Where will you go?

I'm staying here. Where will YOU go?

HE EXHALES SHARPLY

All right. Do you know, Daddy's

going to go away for a few days,

all right?

Bye, darling.

Right. What are we reading, eh?

Come this way

Seriously, Adam, this is probably

the funniest sh*t

you've ever pulled.

Get upstairs. You're not helping.

Listen, Adam.

That kind of stuff

you were looking at,

I don't want you to think that's

how adults treat each other.

There's a difference

in what goes on

between people who love

each other and what happens online.

And I don't want you to think

of women in that way, or

..or men, to be honest.

I have restrictions on every

single screen in this house.

Did someone else show it to you?

Did you use someone else's computer?

Can I go now? Mm-hm.

Do you want me to come with you?

No, ta.

Ooh, hang on, before I forget.

I got you a present.

The B The Bhagavad Gita.

Is this that weird book that

bald blokes in orange give out?

SHE CHUCKLES

No, you, um, you said that you liked

the passage from the yoga class.

It's from this book.

It's one of my faves. Cheers.

Bye.

INDISTINCT CHATTER

Tess? Hi, I'm Lucy.

Don't worry, it's not

as bad as it looks.

Just avoid the creepy old blokes

who want to study the 12 steps

alone with you. Tea? Hm.

PHONE CHIMES

Can I stop here for a few nights?

No, f*ck off and go to your mum's.

I can't handle her right now.

Please!

I just need a few days away from the

house. Carys is doing my head in.

Mum, I need to talk to you.

I'm downstairs.

What is it, Gem?

Forgot. Oh.

All right?

SHE SIGHS

So, you're close with your bosses?

I've known them for 20 years.

So close that Gemma

baby-sits for them,

Adam has sleepovers there and Gareth

actually moved in with you.

Anything romantic going on there?

Something you're trying

to keep quiet?

How do you get on with his wife?

Was it worth it? Was what worth it?

Whatever you did to get

into the good books.

Was it worth it?

My life had become an endless

round of drinking and snorting coke.

Taking downers to sleep,

taking uppers to wake up.

Boo-f*cking-hoo.

I thoughtalcoholics drink all

day, so if I only drank at night,

didn't have a problem.

What the f*ck is this sh*t at? Ssh!

Every alcoholic reaches

rock-bottom at some point.

Like a lot of you, I didn't

I didn't think my life

was worth living.

When I failed a suicide

I mean, what kind of an idiot

can't even take his own life?

Anyway

..I'd rather end on a positive note

by telling you all

about the good things in my life

that have come about because

of this group. Tell them about how

you got fired for sexual harassment.

I'd like to hear that story.

Tess, come with me. Come on.

Tell them about how

you lied at the inquest

and you threw me under the bus.

Why are you telling them

why you stopped drinking?

Get the hell away from me!

Tess, it's OK. No-one's judging.

Did you have a bit to drink

before you came out tonight?

I'll handle this. Thanks, Luce.

SHE EXHALES SHARPLY

Can we go somewhere private?

There's a coffee shop f*ck off.

You had ten years to

talk to me and you didn't.

You used me and then acted

like I didn't exist.

I know.

I know. I don't have any excuse.

I talked myself into believing

that you're the type of woman

who didn't take any sh*t.

Then when Amy died

When Amy died

..I couldn't lie to myself any more.

I was ashamed and disgusted.

Couldn't even look you in the eye.

I should've been honest with you.

f*ck you.

Tess.

You know, I don't have to go

tomorrow.

I saved up all my holiday.

No. You need to get back to work.

The NHS will be in bits without you.

I'm going to go for a shower.

Let me make you a cup of tea.

DOORBELL RINGS

Oh, a visitor.

Who could that be?

What have you done?

I'll just get the door.

Mum, what have you done?

I talked to him, diku.

Five minutes, that's all he wants.

And you gave him my address?

Five minutes.

DOOR OPENS

INDISTINCT CHATTER

So good to see you.

Maya, look who's here, huh.

What a surprise. I'll just put

the kettle on. Hi. Hi, Maya.

SHE CLICKS BUTTON

Ooh!

Oh, did you use that socket?

Yes. They told me it's broken.

It Apparently it trips the

circuit. It's OK.

Where's the fuse box? I don't know.

That's why I don't use THAT socket.

OK. Maya, it's all right.

Take a deep breath, un-stress.

I'll find it.

Come with me. No. Maya!

Go with him.

Otherwise, you won't know

what to do next time it happens.

So you flick this switch

and that resets the circuit.

Thanks. Yeah.

DISTANT CUTLERY CLINKS

So she, uh, driving you nuts?

A bit.

Hey, you want towant to

grab a drink?

Uh, no, I don't think Maya.

Have we got any normal biscuits

instead of all this

gluten-free rubbish?

Mrs J. I was going to take Maya

off your hands

for an hour or so, if that's OK.

Oh, I'm sure she would love that.

She doesn't have much social life

over here.

She needs to get out more.

No, actually, I justI have

some work to do, so

You should go, diku.

The fresh air will do you good.

Mum Come on, I won't bite.

OK.

# Did you come around here

just to start a fight?

# Drop dead

# I let you do what you want

with my heart and I

# Drop dead

# And you put the poison

in every word

# You said

# Stop messing with my head

# Stop playing with my head

# One look and I drop dead

# One time just ain't enough

I take you back

# I call your bluff

# Why don't you put a b*llet

to my head?

# My ride or die

# I'll take your love

and tell myself it's good enough

# But you know and I know

# One look and I drop dead

# One look and I #

Have you got the camera on?

Gareth! Turn around,

you won't notice it.

I want to watch it later so I can

see what you look like when you c*m.

Oh, God SHE TAPS AND EXHALES SHARPLY

I've, um, I've been seeing someone.

Oh. Yeah. Lovely girl.

Doctor.

I've learned a lot about myself,

and, uh, I know I haven't been

the perfect husband.

I just

I just wish I'd realised it

a bit sooner.

How's your mum?

Uh, in a hospice.

We should call her.

I'm sorry, I

I know you were close.

I just Makes you realise

how little time we have, doesn't it?

We spent most of it arguing

and bickering and wasting it.

Come back.

I can't. Please, Maya. I can't.

We need to sell the house.

My solicitor has

all the papers ready.

You just need to sign them.

You always have to get the last

slap in, don't you?

Maya. Maya, Maya, please, listen.

I'm justI'm just hurt, OK?

I'm just hurt.

I'm not ready to let this go. Can

we please just talk about it, hm?

For one night.

I haven't seen you for weeks.

I didn't know where you were,

if you were OK.

Can you blame me for being stressed?

She walked out on me, Maya.

My mum is dying of cancer.

It's a lot to handle.

Sorry.

Are you?

Yeah? Yeah.

Hey, who's going to put up with you,

eh, Maya? Hm?

And your cleaning obsession,

your spaz-outs,

your shitty job history.

That weird little b*ll s*ck

wandering around.

They lining up for you, are they,

Maya, hm?

I'm sorry. I shouldn't have

mentioned your dead cat,

that was a low blow.

Especially when you knew

she wasn't meant to be outside.

Such a tragedy.

SHE SCREAMS

f*ck.

Train station, please.

Give me a kiss, diku.

I've got to get to work, Mum.

I, I

ENGINE STARTS I'll call you tonight.

Bye.

Here you go.

Are you signing up

for the charity fun run?

All the proceeds do go to the

local food bank. No. Next question.

Shouldn't you be in that meeting?

What meeting?

About the invested timetable thingy.

There's no meeting. No, there is.

There's definitely a meeting.

Everyone's there.

f*ck!

I'm sure it's a mistake.

Don't worry about it.

They probably don't need you.

Why wouldn't they need me

in an important meeting?

I will find out.

Why don't you take a bit

of you time?

You know, just relax and de-stress.

You're pissing me off now.

So I think you'll agree that we're

coming to the end

of an extremely successful

Not now, Sam?

We're in the middle of something.

As I was saying, we're coming to

the end of an extremely successful

transaction period, and all

we need to do now is to

It just feels you're a bit

distracted right now.

Like, not giving 100%.

I am putting in 12-hour days.

Well, he's a perfectionist.

I wouldn't worry about it.

Well, of course I'm worried!

Well, forget I said anything.

Hey, hey, hey! Listen,

you are the COO, Sam.

He's not going to take that away

from you, but you've got to stop

pissing him off.

You better stay

on my good side, too.

ANIMATED CHATTER

And the educational psychologist

says that Harriet's not speaking,

yet she's actually highly

intelligent.

She needs more stimulation.

So I said to Dom, you know,

"I've got to get her into

a private school."

Look, there she is. Carys!

Carys, hi.

Hi, Flis, Vanessa. Um, sorry.

I've got to rush off.

Oh? Where've you been?

You're missing all the gossip.

I thought I was the gossip.

I had no idea he was moving

in with Sam.

It's as much of a shock to me

as it is to you.

Oh, my God, Sam!

Gemma still on to babysit tonight?

Adam. Car. Now.

Sam, can we talk?

I told him to get his arse home.

I can't do anything more.

I'm sorry. Sam.

Get in the car.

Are you having an affair? What?

No. God, no.

Has his p*nis been in your vag*na?

Jesus! Answer me.

Yes.

Before we were married?

During? When?

Sort ofon and off.

Look, Carys, can we talk about

this?

!sis Gemma his daughter?

No. No, definitely not.

Why didn't YOU marry him?

Because he's not the sort of person

I'd want to have a family with.

Watch this.

Turns out I wasn't

the only one he cheated on.

Carys.

I'm sorry.

f*ck off, Sam.

CAR LOCK BEEPS

DOOR CREAKS

SHE GASPS

Maya?

Danny! Come on, it's time for tea.

DISTANT MOANING

Danny, let me in.

What are you doing

in your parents' bedroom?

Isn't that your mum's laptop?

Why aren't you using yours?

It broke.

Really? Yeah, but look at this.

Hello and welcome to episode 17.

And today we're going to be building

a marine mammal rescue centre.

MOANING

Hey!

No need to turn the TV off, Danny.

I need to talk to you about

something.

Ooh, it sounds very serious. Why?

GLASS CLINKS

Danny's been watching porn.

He's the one who's been spreading

it around school, giving

it to Ads and stuff.

And where would he access

this material?

Of course you want to defend

your brother, Gemma,

that's only natural, but we all know

what goes on in your house.

What do you mean, "in my house"?

Vanessa.

We can talk to Danny tomorrow.

Thanks, Gem. I'm sorry you had

to deal with that.

Can I give you a lift home?

He found the porn on YOUR computer.

Exactly her mother. Like my mum?

Is that supposed to be some kind of

slur? Because my mum works

her arse off as a single parent

doing everything for that company

without any help or thanks.

And from what I can see, all you do

all day is sit at home

doing sod all.

Can I at least get you an Uber?

No, thank you.

But you can stop texting me,

because I'm 17 - and

that's really messed up.

She's got a point about

the leching.

Getting very obvious

in your old age.

HE EXHALES SHARPLY

No sign of forced entry.

He obviously knows where you keep

your spares, so I'd suggest

changing your locks,

installing some security cameras

and a panic alarm.

You should consider filing

a restraining order against him.

It'll give us more powers

should he try this again.

I think you should take this.

What is it? Tech SOS phone.

Press the button, you get through

to the police immediately.

I want you to come down to

the police station tomorrow

and make a statement, all right?

LOUD ELECTRONIC MUSIC

INDISTINCT CHATTER

THEY CHAT INDISTINCTLY

SHE PANTS SOFTLY

GLASS SMASHES

Whoa. You all right?

HE BREATHES SOFTLY

Yeah. HE CHUCKLES

No, go on. Give us a smile.

It'd be nice.

THEY LAUGH

Hey, where are you off to? Gareth!

Look, shall I turn it off?

No, leave it. I want to watch it

later so I can see what you look

like when you c*m. Huh.

DOOR OPENS

What time is it?

I knowabout you and Amy.

She was 16!

Keep your voice down!

She came back to see you that night,

didn't she? What night?

The night she died.

Why would you think that?

I worked it out.

I have been so stupid.

I don't understand. My phone!

She called you on my phone

just before she disappeared.

Don't bullshit me

or I will call the police

right now.

I mean, yeah.

OK, we might have had

a little fling.

But it wasn't like a big deal.

You were the last person to see her

alive, and you have lied

about it for ten years. I think

it's an enormous f*cking deal!

How do you know I was the last

person to see her alive?

None of us know what happened.

Because EVERYONE is lying!

I broke things off with her.

She didn't take it well, right?

She kept calling and texting.

I ignored her and

she called me from your phone.

PHONE RINGS

I didn't know it was her,

so I picked up.

She was wasted.

Sam, wasted. She just showed up.

I couldn't get rid of her.

She started throwing herself at me.

I told her again it was over

and she ran off.

I let go alone in that state,

and if I hadn't

Jesus Christ, Gareth!

Why didn't you tell me?

What good would it have done?

Oh, my God.

I have been so stupid!

I'm a scumbag. I'm a piece of sh*t.

OK, I couldn't even go to

her funeral.

You can't call the police, Sam.

They'll reopen the case and

no-one will believe me.

Please, Sam, I swear

that's all it was.

Just a stupid fling. Nothing more.

Is it worth risking everything?

I need to think.

SOBBING: I feel so guilty,

so guilty, so

I've been carrying this around

with me for ten f*cking years.

It's messed my head up.

It's messed us all up.

HE SNIFFLES

Come in.

Our meeting was two hours ago.

Yeah, I got held up.

You were late again.

No, it justslipped my mind.

I was at work on time.

You stink.

A bit harsh.

I can smell it from here, Tess.

What happened?

You were doing so well.

At the AA meeting, I know that

triggers can just sneak up on you,

so

Yeah, that worked out really great.

Cheers.

OK.

Come with me.

Tox came back. Hm.

Alcohol and Alprazolam.

Not in the toxic range,

but the combination would have made

someone extremely uncoordinated,

not really with it. Hm. Trolleyed.

Yeah, that's one way of putting it.

KNOCK AT DOOR Ah, you'll have to wait.

There's a critical point with your

chicken and mushroom,

where the noodle reaches optimum

tender and you have a window

of two seconds

to get your soy sauce in.

DEVICE BEEPS

Good afternoon, Brian.

Oh, what do you want now?

Could you tell me what time Tess

swiped in this morning? Right

Oh, look. There you are,

Tess. 11:49am.

I came in early with a bunch

of different people,

just before 9:00am.

The 11:00am entry

Let's round it up to 12.

..that what was actually

my second entry.

I'd gone to get something

out from my car. OK.

Brian, could you access the CCTV

from this morning, around 9:00am?

She's talking through her arse.

Cheers, Brian.

Get upstairs.

I'll be in touch shortly.

Uh, Brian, could you filter out

Tess' entry records

for the past month

and email them to me, please?

Can I not finish my lunch first?

Move over.

Well Look, nobody bothers me

for months on end

and this week it's,

"Print this out, check that out."

It's a bloody miracle

we still have them CD-ROMs.

I was going to throw away

until Sam came along.

What CD-ROMS? What does it matter?

What exactly did Sam request?

Well, comings and goings,

the same as you.

From ten year ago. Show me.

I wasn't concentrating.

She just swept in

and took some things.

Brian All right.

Tess Jones, wasn't it?

Look, I can't do the goings unless

you want me to trawl through

weeks of CCTV.

But the comings,

that's the easy one.

SHE EXHALES SHARPLY

What

Does Sam know you're in her office?

She will do.

SHE EXHALES SOFTLY

PHONE BUZZES

What now?

What?!

Right, on my way.

What the hell were you doing

in my office?

Took this.

Amy was here the night she died.

So not only is this evidence

for a corporate cover-up,

YOU'RE the one spearheading it.

There's a simple explanation,

I promise.

Right.

So, after you spoke to me,

I went to check the records.

And found out that Amy returned

to the office the night she died.

Yes.

Checking doesn't involve removing

evidence. You should have told me.

This isn't an HR matter, Maya.

Look, you've got enough

on your plate right now.

You're walking around like a zombie

since Audrey.

This isn't for you to decide.

This is a police matter.

There is nothing to report.

She had a crush on Gaz.

She came back here to try

and see him

and when he rejected her,

she ran off into the night.

And died.

She was upset, high and drunk.

He tried to get her home

..but she ran off alone.

It is a tragedy.

But that's what happens

when you're a young girl

and you don't look after yourself.

Oh

"Don't look after yourself."

I'm sorry, what?

I didn't mean it like that. Uh

Oh, you're covering for him.

I have to call this in, Sam.

I have to.

Talk to Gareth and Owen. Fine!

This has waited ten years.

It can wait another couple

more hours.

We have to involve

senior management.

Fine.

I expect everyone in my office

at six.

Thank you.

DOOR OPENS

Tess.

You all right? A bit late for that.

DOOR OPENS

SHE BREATHES DEEPLY

SHE EXHALES SHARPLY

Tess

Tess.

Tess! Hm? You can't be here

in this state.

You're going to get fired. SHE SIGHS

Has anyone ever told

you you're really fit?

Jesus, what have you taken?

I'll have some of that.

SLURRED: Not taken anything.

Come on. Look, you need to get

home before Sam catches you.

I'll get you an Uber.

I don't want to go.

Stand up and keep your head down.

If anyone asks,

you've got the shits.

Can we justjust go to the pub?

No, we can't go to the bloody pub.

You need to go to bed.

Can I just have a little moment?

Hurry up. My empathy window

is closing rapidly.

f*ck off, Duncan, you c*ck.

Ding-ding! Time's up.

Don't say I didn't warn you.

UNDER HER BREATH: f*ck off.

This is a mess. It's not that bad.

Gareth did nothing wrong.

Maya's on the verge

of a nervous breakdown.

The police will probably

take the entry records

and not even bother looking at them.

You can't just magically

reopen a case overnight.

This. Is. A. Mess.

Gareth?

It's not Sam's fault.

I don't care whose fault it is.

We need to have our solicitor

draw up a non-disclosure agreement

and get Maya to sign it, tonight.

We are on the verge

of taking this company public.

After we do that, she can say

or do whatever she wants, but now?

No.

Absolutely not.

What does Anita think?

I don't want Mum involved in this.

Stays between us.

Get the NDA,

throw some money at her,

include some flowery

feminist bollocks in the language,

and we will shut this down

by tomorrow morning.

I know Maya.

She won't go for that. She has to.

I want it by tonight

or you're out of a job.

Let's go over this morning again.

Start with when you woke up.

So what was the very first thing

you did after getting out of bed?

I had a piss. We've been over this

a million times.

OK, why didn't you

take Gemma in with you today?

I already told you -

she had a bit of a temperature.

She didn't want to go in

and it was Pyjama Friday.

Somebody died this morning

I want to go home.

..and you found their body.

You told me I could go home

any time I wanted to.

I'm doing you a favour

and I am exhausted.

I have told you what I know.

I can't do this any more.

I'm done. One last time, please.

I CAN'T!

UNDER HER BREATH: God

Interview paused at 21:00.

Start retracing your steps

in your head.

I want you to remember everything

from this morning.

SHE SIGHS

DOOR SLAMS

# Crawling down

# From high hopes to the ground

# Trouble sings along

# In my heart and soul

# A giant in the room

# I left him long ago, following you

# Wind heavy on the ground

# A cloak before the moon

# I guess I've never known

# Someone like you

# I'm all right here in your arms,

darling

# I'm all right # SENSOR BEEPS

# Here in your arms, darling

# I'm all right only in your arms,

darling

# I'm all right here in your arms,

darling. #

It's gone wrong. Really wrong.

I need help.

Carys may have found some stuff.

What kind of stuff?

Where is the drive

you took from my safe?

I gave it to Sam.

You've been very loyal to us, Sam

You're all hypocrites. You've got

blood on your hands, the lot of you.

..and we don't forget loyalty

in this family.

Did he try it on?

I don't want to go into it.

Don't underestimate me, Sam.

You're playing

a very dangerous game right now.

Everyone has a price.

Maya didn't.

I'm going to the police.

Get out of my office.

She didn't show up to the CSU

to give a statement.

I think being dead is a pretty good

excuse not to give a statement.