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01x06 - Manhunt

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Girl Taken". Aired: 8 January 2025.*
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A family living in a quiet English rural town are impacted by the actions of a seemingly respected local teacher.

01x06 - Manhunt

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-You're pregnant.
-I'm sorry.

You're a nurse, and you can't
even look after your daughter!

At least I didn't climb into
bed with my sister's boyfriend.

[Rick] Look, Zoe,
your body isn't working.

We can be the family
you've always wanted.

[Tommy] What if
the baby didn't die?

-How old is Alice?
-Four.

Mummy, ready.

[Abby] Lily, I think
your baby is alive.

[grunting]

He's not a good man, Your Honor.

Why are you doing this?

He always said that
from the very start,

that if I tried to leave,
he'd come for you.

-[alarm blaring]
-[gate rattling]

["Dear Heart"
by Parry Music Library]

[Rick] The baby's coming.

[Lily grunts and whimpers]

-[Rick] That's it. Keep pushing.
-[Lily] No.

-Come on, keep pushing.
-[baby crying]

[baby crying]

[melancholy music]

[Rick]
Why couldn't you just behave?

You k*lled our son.

♪♪♪

[Lily] No.

No, no, no,
I... I heard him crying.

I heard him.

You were dreaming.

[Wes] We've got to try
and find that little girl.

I don't understand why we're
just sitting here doing nothing.

[Eve] The thing that's
important now is that

we look after Lily.

[Wes] Of course.

[Abby] Yeah, but Mum,
I know that's her daughter.

She's been right there
the whole time.

[Eve]
Abby, give this to Lily.

-[Abby] Thanks.
-[Wes] Cheers.

Here, Lil.

You okay?

Do you think she looks like me?

-I mean, look at the eyes.
-Yeah. Yeah, she does.

[car approaching]

It's definitely her, Lil.

[car door shutting]

[forceful knocking on door]

Jesus.

[sirens wailing distantly]

-[Eve] Tommy.
-[Tommy] Eve.

[Eve] What's going on?

[door bangs shut]

[Tommy] Hansen's escaped.

-[Wes] He what?
-[Eve] What?

What do you...
what do you mean? When?

-[Tommy] A half hour ago.
-[Eve] Wait.

He was just
in court this morning.

[Tommy] Yeah, yeah, I know.

[sirens wailing]

I'm coming, Baby Doll.

♪ So long for your embrace ♪

♪ What you need,
there's no more trace ♪

♪ I can see it in your eyes ♪

♪ There's nowhere
you can hide ♪

♪ There's nowhere left to run ♪

♪ You're not the only one ♪

[Eve]
You can't be serious.

-[Tommy] Eve, look. I...
-I don't understand.

-[Tommy] I know.
-How?

How could it have happened?

Jesus Christ,
he threatened to k*ll them.

[Tommy] Wes, lock the back door.

Look, we've got people out there
looking for him, right?

We need to get you and the girls
to a safe house

as soon as possible.

So you think
he's going to come for us?

[Tommy] I'm not taking the risk.
Pack your bags.

Abby.

[Tommy]
We just have to be careful.

We think he could be a danger
to you and the girls.

[Eve] And you think
he might be coming here?

-[Tommy] Possible, yeah.
-[Eve sighing]

This doesn't make any sense.

-How did he escape?
-I'm waiting on the details.

Right now, I need you
to grab your things.

Please.

[Eve sighs]

[Abby] Lily, can you grab
the stuff off my bed?

Look, they'll find him, okay?

What if he gets to me first?

He won't.

And what if he gets to her?

Look, we've just
got to get out of here, okay?

-That's all we can do.
-But what if he hurts her?

I should never have come back.

It would've been better
if I'd never come back.

-[Abby] You don't mean that.
-[Wes] This is ridiculous.

-Is this a joke?
-[officer] I'm sorry, sir.

-We don't have any details.
-[Wes] How could he escape?

How could any of you
let that happen?

And now you won't even tell me
where they're being taken

like I'm going to tell someone.

I'm not gonna tell anyone.
I need to know.

[officer]
I don't have the authority...

You should tell him.

About the baby.

Before we leave.

He deserves to know.

[Wes] Abby.

They won't tell me
where they're taking you.

It's ridiculous. What...

Just come with me.

[Wes exhales sharply]

-Abby.
-Wes, I'm pregnant.

What?

[chuckles softly] As... as in...

As in a baby, yes.

What? [chuckles]

Wow. Whoa.

We're... we're
going to have a baby?

[Wes chuckling]

The... Abby...

you do want this, don't you?

Don't you?

-I don't know.
-What do you mean?

Yes, you do. You do.

You know we can do this.

I... I don't know
anything anymore.

Abby, just, please.

Please, just...
[grunts softly] Um...

[Abby] Wes, you... you always
want to fix everything, but...

this isn't something
you can just fix.

No, no, I'm not... I'm not...
I'm not trying to fix anything.

I... I just, I just think
we should talk.

Just not now.

Wait.

I just wanted to tell you.

In case something happens to me.

[Abby sniffles]

I love you.

I love you. [sniffles]

And...

I just... [sniffles]

I just want a life together.
[sobbing]

Our life.

-[knocking on window]
-Abby.

Don't. Just...

[door slams]

Abby.

[groans]

[somber music]

[Rick] [voice echoing] "Though
nothing can bring back the hour

of splendor in the grass..."

"Though nothing
can bring back the hour

of splendor in the grass,
of glory in the flower...

-[Rick] "Of glory in the flower.
-...we will grieve not..."

[Rick] [voice echoing]
We will grieve not.

"[Rick]
Rather find strength..."

"Rather find strength
in what remains behind."

Please don't do it to her.

[Rick]
That's up to you.

[door clicking]

[Eve] Girls, you ready?

Come on, Lily. Let's go.

[office din]

-[Rachel sighs deeply]
-[phone buzzing]

-Brenton.
-[Tommy] Anything?

[Rachel] No, not yet.

What about his wife
and daughter?

We've got a description
of the car out.

We've got CCTV
checking everything.

But she turned her phone off
the minute she left the court.

And she hasn't used
her credit cards.

She had to have known, right?

I don't think Zoe Hansen
knows what she knows.

-[Rachel] Yeah.
-[footsteps approaching]

Look, as soon
as anything comes in,

-call me.
-[Rachel] Copy that.

-[Eve] Come on, girls.
-Thanks, bye.

-We're ready.
-[phone ringing]

Oh! Hold on.

Hello?

Hello? Who is it?

-[Tommy] Who is it?
-[Eve] I don't know.

Put 'em on speaker.

[button beeps]

Hello?

Who is this?

[caller breathing heavily]

[Rick] Hello, Baby Doll.

Sir.

No. Lily! Lily!

Get on to the network provider.
Find out where he is.

[Abby]
Lily, what are you doing?

-[Eve] Lily? Lily? Come on.
-[Abby] Lily.

-[knocking forcefully]
-Open the door.

Lily, darling. Come on.

You don't need to do this.

Lily, please. Lily?

[banging forcefully on door]

[Eve] Lily, come on.
Please listen to us.

Listen.

[Abby] Lily, open the door.

[Eve] Lily, you don't need
to speak to him.

Where are you?

[Rick] It's good
to hear your voice.

How've you been?

The police are looking for you.

[Rick] Don't you
worry about that.

What do you want?

Why won't you let me go?

Is that what you want?

[shallow, hitching breaths]

Why did you make me think
she was dead?

[Rick] I had to.

After what you did.

Attacking me. Hurting yourself.

You would've hurt our baby.

And she was so small.

But I want you to know,
I'm not angry with you.

[ominous music]

I won't give up on you,
no matter what.

You're gonna be locked away.

Then you'll know what it's like.

[Rick]
Hey. You don't mean that.

[knocking on door]

[Eve] Lily!

You miss it, don't you?

What we had.

[ominous music building]

Me too.

Nothing makes sense
anymore, does it?

Without our special place.

I'll see you soon, Baby Doll.

[sighs]

[line disconnecting beep]

[door latch clicks]

[Abby] Lily?

Lily, what did he say to you?

Why does he keep
calling you "Baby Doll"?

Abby, just give her some space.

Are you okay?

She is mine.

He said if she stayed with me,
I would've hurt her.

[Abby scoffing]

I would've hurt my own child.

[Abby] No, no.
Lily, he is manipulating you.

-[phone buzzing]
-He's making you believe things

that aren't true.

-You can't listen to him.
-Rachel?

Do you think
I would've done that, Mum?

No.

No, I don't.

[Tommy] Okay.
As soon as you can. Bye.

Hey.

We need to go. I'm sorry.

Okay.

It's all right. Come on.

[tense music]

[Rick grunts with effort]

[tense music building]

[engine starting]

[engine rumbling]

♪♪♪

[car doors slamming]

[Eve] Thank you.

[door latch clicks]

Bedroom's at the back,
just over there.

And you've got
a pullout just there.

It's basic.

[Eve] [inhales sharply]
It's fine.

Will you stay?

Uh...

I'd feel safer if you did.

[sighs]

All right.

[Tommy sighs heavily]

[phone ringing]

[Tommy] Sorry.

Rachel?

[Rachel] We've had
a confirmed sighting

of Zoe Hansen's car.

[Tommy] That's great news.

[Rachel] We're on our way.

I'll keep you posted.

[police siren wailing]

[Zoe] Okay.

Oh, good girl.

[siren wailing]

[Zoe grunts with effort]

-Do you remember...
-Mm-hmm?

...when you, me, and Daddy
went to the seaside?

[siren wailing growing louder]

-When we took the trains?
-Yeah.

Yeah. Remember?

We can go see the trains.

Well...

[Rachel] Zoe!

-[Alice] Who's that?
-[train horn blowing]

[Zoe]
Wait.

I'm DS Brenton.

Rachel.
I just want to talk, Zoe.

Come on, Alice.

Why don't
we get off this bridge?

-[train horn honking]
-Zoe, look at me.

This isn't the answer.

Let us take Alice
and you and I can talk.

[tense music]

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

[Alice] Mummy.

[tense music building]

Mummy.

♪♪♪

Mummy.

[tense music building]

[Rachel] Zoe!

♪♪♪

[train horn honking]

[train horn blaring]

Zoe, no!

I swear to God
I didn't know, I didn't...

I didn't know. He lied to me.

I know, I know. It's okay.

I swear to God I didn't know.

[Rachel] I believe you.

[sobbing]

Oh, God.

[sirens wailing]

[car rumbles]

[Rachel] We have Zoe in custody.

And we are talking with her,

but she's very,
very traumatized.

There are indicators
of coercive control.

Financial, psychological.

Naturally, Alice
is very confused.

And I can't imagine
how difficult

this is for you all,
but we cannot rush this.

It's difficult for anyone
to process, let alone a child.

So, temporarily,

she will be placed
into foster care.

Poor little thing
must be terrified.

[Rachel] Yeah.

This whole case,
this whole situation,

it's beyond anything that
we've ever had to deal with.

But I can promise you all

that Alice
is receiving the best care.

I called her Sky.

[Rachel] Lily.

I know this is hard,
but we have to do

what's best for you,
and your daughter.

There's something else.

We were able to trace the call.

And we believe
that Hansen k*lled a man...

[chilling music]

...and used his phone
to make the call to you.

[Tommy] And right now,
we don't know where he is.

So, until we find him,
you have to stay in here.

[heart beating louder]

[Rick] I'll see you soon,
Baby Doll.

♪♪♪

If you want to k*ll me,

why don't you just
f*cking k*ll me, then?

Can you just leave me alone?

-Just f*ck off!
-[Abby] Lily!

Go away!

[sobbing]

[panting, groaning]

-[coughing]
-Lily.

-Lily, Lily.
-[Lily sobbing]

-[sobbing]
-Sky?

Is that what you called her?

[gentle music]

That's beautiful, Lils.

[Eve] Lily.

[Lily] I just wanted her
to be free, I'm sorry.

-Lily?
-[Lily] That's all I wanted.

-I'm sorry.
-Lily, darling.

Hey, I'm really sorry.

I'm really sorry,
but we have to go inside.

-[Lily panting]
-It's okay.

It's okay. Come on.
You're going to have...

-[Lily] I'm sorry.
-Don't be sorry.

-Come on. Come on.
-[Lily sniffles]

-Come on.
-I'm sorry.

Sh, sh, sh.
Don't be sorry. Okay?

Come on inside.

[Lily] All right.

No one clocks off
until we find him, all right?

Yeah.

Yeah, no, we're okay.

[Wes] Is Lily with you?

No, she's just resting.

I'm sorry, Wes.
It's just so complicated.

[Wes] We need to talk.

I know. I know.

Just not now, okay?

[Wes] When?

Soon.

-[Wes] Okay.
-Okay.

[Wes] Good night.

Do you think he was
a good dad to her?

No, Lily, he was a monster.

He made you believe
she was dead.

I let him.

I did.

I wanted to believe it.

Because that meant
my baby was free.

No, Lily,
he said all those things

just to justify his own actions.

[Lily sighs]

When he told me
my baby had died...

I... [sighs]

I tried to take my own life.

I never thought I'd do that.

You know,
I used to dream that...

when Lily came home,
we'd go back

to fighting about makeup,
and school and...

just do normal things, you know?

-Because that was what I missed.
-Hey.

And she did come back.

Yeah.

I feel really bad
for saying this, but...

now all I can see
is just more pain.

[sniffles]

And that poor
little girl, Alice.

She must be so frightened,

and so confused and...

She's gonna have to grow up,

knowing that
she was born out of...

Out of violence.

[sighs] Out of...

I don't know
how to do that, Tommy.

What... what do we do? Like,
how do you prepare for that?

I don't know.

I don't think you can.

But if anyone can handle this,

it's you.

I've seen that much.

[gentle music]

[Eve sighs heavily]

-Tommy, I'm sorry if I...
-No.

You've got nothing
to be sorry for, Eve.

♪♪♪

Thank you.

♪♪♪

-Good night.
-Good night.

♪♪♪

[sinister music]

[whimpers] He's coming.

[sighing deeply]

Oh, no.

[sinister music]

♪♪♪

[sinister music builds]

After everything he did
to keep her under his control,

you think he's just gonna
give up just like that?

[heavy breathing]

[Tommy] Get as many people
as you can

out there in the streets,
searching the grid.

Please.

Okay. If that's what it takes,
then that's what it takes.

[heavy breathing]

[Lily gasps, panting]

Abby.

[whispering] He's here.

-[Rick] Baby Doll.
-[Lily gasps]

I'm here now.

[gasps hysterically]

-No!
-Lily, Lily!

-Lily! Lily!
-Let me go, let me go!

What's happened?
What's happened?

-Lily! Lily, Lily!
-[Lily] Get off of me!

-[Lily panting]
-It's all right! It's all right.

It's all right, it's me.
You're safe, you're safe.

-It's okay, it's okay.
-He was...

It's okay.
Look at me, look at me.

It's all right, it's okay.

You're safe.
You're all right.

[Lily] He won't let me go.

[Lily whimpers]

It's all right.
There we go.

It's okay. It's all right.

[Eve] Lily?

[Lily sighs]

You all right?

I can stay with you tonight,
if you want.

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

Okay, well,
I'm just next door, okay?

-[Abby] Night.
-[Eve] Night.

[Eve sighs]

[whispering] It's okay.

[Tommy sighs]

You know, I used to cry.

After he...

And I'd try and make it better
because I thought...

if I could just be
what he wanted me to be,

then maybe
he wouldn't hurt me anymore.

And it wouldn't be my fault.

Every time I close my eyes,
I'm back there.

In our special place,
just like he said.

It's never gonna end unless I...

Until he's dead.

[both sigh]

[somber music]

[music turns ominous]

♪♪♪

[ominous music builds]

♪♪♪

[footsteps rustling]

[suspenseful music]

[door creaking]

[floorboard creaks]

[ragged breathing]

♪♪♪

-[door slams]
-[gasps]

[panting shallowly]

[Rick] There's my Baby Doll.

Abby.

[Abby] Don't come any closer.

No.

Stay away from me.

[Rick]
It won't hurt.

Stay away.

I promise.

[Abby panting]

[Abby]
Stay back!

[birds chirping]

[phone buzzing]

Hello?

-Abby?
-[Tommy] What's happened?

What?

[Lily] Abby?

[Tommy] Of course not.

Well, if Peas
doesn't understand,

then you explain it to her,
all right?

I can't tell you where I am.
You know this.

No, I don't know

-when I'm gonna be back.
-Lily.

[Lily sighs]

-[Tommy] Yes.
-[Eve] Where's Abby?

Yes, the kids come first.
They're a priority.

-[Eve] Lily.
-[Lily] Abby's gone.

-[Eve] What do you mean?
-Listen, I have to go.

[Lily] I think I know
where she is.

[Abby panting]

[Abby panting]

[Abby] Stay back, Rick.

Stay away from me, Rick!

-I'll k*ll you.
-[Rick] Will you now?

[Abby grunts, whimpers]

[Abby panting]

Who knows you're here, Abby?

I wouldn't want
anyone to miss you.

[Abby] Stop!

[both grunting]

[Abby coughs]

[grunting with effort]

[panting shallowly]

Come on.

You're too smart for this.

You were the smartest
pupil I ever had.

f*ck you!

Aw, you don't
believe it, do you?

You really
can't see it, can you?

You're better than this.

-[screaming]
-Ah!

[Rick grunting]

It's all right.

[both panting]

It's just a scratch.

You wanted to see it?

We were happy here, you know.

Whatever she says.

Or had it been you...

-It would've been perfect.
-No! [Abby grunts]

Rachel,
get units to the cottage.

Abby's gone to meet Hansen.
I'll see you there.

-Eve, what are you doing?
-[Eve] We're coming.

It's not safe.
You need to stay here.

We're coming.

[siren wailing]

[Abby grunting]

[panting shallowly]

[struggling grunts]

[Abby grunting with effort]

Is this what you want?
What me and your sister had?

Get off me!

We used to
laugh at you together.

[Rick chuckling]

You're nothing.

No? Down here, I'm everything.

[Rick panting]

And I'm gonna put you in the
ground with the rest of them.

-[screams]
-[groans]

[Abby panting]

[Rick grunts feebly]

[blood splattering]

[Rick groans]

[Abby whimpers]

[Abby panting]

[sirens wailing]

♪♪♪

[music playing over dialogue]

Listen to me.
We don't know what's in there!

-Abby! Abby!
-[Tommy] Hey! Hey! Hey!

I have to see her, Tommy!
I have to see her!

Abby! Lily! Abby! Lily!

-Tommy, no! Abby! Get off me!
-It's not safe.

Abby!

[Lily] Abby?

Abby! Abby!

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

[rushing footsteps]

No.

[Tommy sighs]

How're you two?

-Okay.
-I'm okay.

♪♪♪

[sirens wailing]

[music playing over dialogue]

♪♪♪

[Eve sighs]

-Are you okay?
-Hansen.

Basement.

What happened?

[Tommy] I saw him
go for the girls.

It was self-defense.

And by the time I turned him
over, he was bleeding out.

Thanks.

[door bangs shut]

[exhales sharply]

Those girls have been
through enough, Rachel.

Isobelle.

I think we found her.

♪♪♪

[heart beating]

Are they...

Yes.

[chuckles softly]

[Wes sighs]

Twins.

[both chuckle softly]

Hey, you all right?

Yeah.

Yeah. I'm just scared.

[Wes inhales sharply]

It's fine.

You know, we'll be fine.

It's six months.

You know,
there's plenty of time.

-[Wes chuckles]
-Yeah, we're gonna need it.

[gentle music]

You hungry?

Always. [chuckles]

Come on.

♪♪♪

[Lily] Yeah, by the time
Mum found us,

the whole kitchen
was covered in chocolate.

[Abby] That was your fault, Lil.

[Eve] That's right.

Told you, my two-headed monster.

[Eve laughing]

-Thanks for this.
-[Eve] That was nice.

Right, I'll clear these away.

So what is it then, Eve?
Is it, uh, Nan or Gran?

[laughs] I think I'm gonna
go with Nana, actually.

But I tell you what, you've got
your work cut out for you.

[Wes] I think we all have.

[Abby]
We certainly do.

-Do you two want a brew?
-[both] Yeah, thanks.

[Abby and Lily laugh]

[Wes] Eve, you put the kettle
on. I'll do the dishes.

[Lily] Swings?

[Lily] Come on.

[gentle music]

You're gonna be a great mum.

♪♪♪

[both chuckling]

[both laughing]

♪♪♪

[Alice] No, you're not allowed
to jump on the bed.

-Now, get down.
-[woman] This way.

[Alice]
You have to clean up.

[woman]
She's just in here.

[Alice] Well, let's have
a look in here.

See what we can find.

[Lily] Thank you.

Hi, Alice.

Hi.

-I'm Lily.
-[Alice] Hm.

It's a cool dollhouse.

It isn't my dollhouse.

I'm just visiting here.

Oh, well, me too.

You know, actually,
I'm here to see you.

I know.

[coughs]

[Lily] I'm really happy
to meet you.

Are you going to be
my Mummy now?

I don't know.

Would you like that?

Yeah.

Okay, tell you what.

-What?
-How about...

I just keep
visiting for a while,

-and we see how that goes.
-Hm.

-Yeah, would you like that?
-Yeah.

-Does that sound good?
-Yes.

Yeah.

Hey, can I play?

Mm-hmm.

-Thank you.
-[Alice humming]

This one's going to sleep.

You know,
I had a dollhouse once.

But I like this one
a lot better.

[upbeat music]

Do you want to play?

You should put the dress on.

[Lily]
Put the dress on.

I just need to put her hands.

Where are you gonna put
her hands then? In the dress?

Here. How about this pink one?
She's only got one sleeve.

-Whoopsie-daisy.
-And this as well.

Oh, no.

What if she gets stuck?

See, that needs to fit in
like this.

And then,
we put this on. Boop.

[Lily] With her leg
standing on the toilet?

[both laughing]

Hey, nice one. Nice one.

♪♪♪