02x06 - Episode 6

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Finn Ahern.

Dennis' son.

No one can know Mairead.

You should have told
the girls about him years ago.

I knew my dad, he wasn't a m*rder*r.

Then who did it?

That's what I'm trying to figure out.

Is it you, behind all the
stuff that's been happening?

I told you to just frighten Val.

Do you recognise this vehicle?

Let the Guards handle Alannah.

I thought he was the boogie man
and now he's our security guard?!

She's scared you're
gonna take the boys away from her.

I saw you put vodka in her drink.

You told us you didn't even know he
existed and all this time you knew

he was out there.
You liar!

I can explain.

Did you have enough hot water?

Are you okay?

I know Alannah hates me, but...

But what?

It doesn't add up does it?

What happened between
us happened in the past.

If anything things were going really
well for her, so why jeopardise all that?

You know, why risk everything now?

Val, the evidence is
there, even Frank is convinced.

Have you told him?

About what I did at
the party to Elaine's drink?

Jacob!
What?

I don't think that will help
him to find that out, do you?

It's just...

It's like you're
just gonna forget what you did.

Please Jacob, it's hard enough with
Calum being so angry all the time.

You know why he's angry.

You know, don't you?
Your father.

He didn't mean to do what
he did, it was his illness.

It wasn't like your dad to act like that.

That's why it's so hard to accept.

It was the disease.

So maybe in a way it wasn't dad?

All I'm asking, for the moment,
let's not make things any harder, okay.

For any of us.

You alright?
Yeah.

You sure?

Why don't you tell me about it.

Was it you?

Paying someone to rough
me up doesn't seem your style.

You're not gonna deny it?

Why should I, to win back Frank, no
thanks, he had his chance to take my side.

Help me Alannah.

You know who it was, Val,
he's made a fool of all of us.

Finn.

My laptop's not locked, spare set of
car keys in the kitchen, like I made

it easy for him right from the start.

From the start?

I invited him here.

I liked the thought of what
him turning up might do to you.

I thought you'd feel like the way I did
when Dennis discarded me, but that's all.

All the questions about you and
Dennis and the girls and he made it

all seem so casual.

Like he didn't care what you told him.

What did you tell him?

About Michael, about
Jenny's baby, about Grace and Joe?

Jesus, you let that monster loose in
my family, you invited him to come here?!

It didn't make a difference.
What?!

He told me he was coming
when he heard Dennis had died.

The day he got out of prison
he went straight to the airport.

I mean he literally got out
of jail and walked into a taxi.

Whether I invited Finn
or not, he was always coming.

Where are my keys?

I can't be late again!

Here.
Oh.

Guess who was chewing them?

Thank you.

sh*t!
Oh my God!

Sorry.

If you'd left...
I know, I know, sorry.

You okay?
Yeah.

It happens, doesn't it.

Same thing as Calum, he told me.

When he was a kid, the fire.

Thank God, right?

You know don't you?

Know what?

That it wasn't Elaine's fault.

It was Ruairi wasn't it?
How...

She told me, it slipped
out that she'd been blamed.

So everyone knows?

No, no, the boys
don't and you shouldn't...

Oh I won't.

So what happened, did Ruairi
confess it along with everything else?

Yeah, think so.

It couldn't have been easy for her,
thinking she did that to her own kids.

You don't agree?

Elaine is able to look after
herself, wouldn't waste your time

worrying about her.

Aw that's work, I'm really in for it.

You go, I'll take Nell to the minders.

Could you?
Hmm.

Thank you.

I didn't mean to
leave the mess this morning.

I didn't know you'd be back so soon.

Anyway, I've got things to do upstairs.

I went to see Alannah.
Why?

Frank's car keys were available for
anyone to take and so was her laptop.

Still with this sh*t, are you serious?

Finn didn't ruin your life
mam, you did that all by yourself!

The day you decided to hide him from us.

Anna!

Hi.
Hi Val.

Come on in out of the rain.

Is Calum in?

Ingrid...

He doesn't want to see does he.

He hasn't been answering my calls either.

I just need to talk to him.

Listen, if I were you I'd try later.

I just think there's an element
of bravado, runs in the family.

Ingrid, Finn spends a lot
of time with Calum, right?

Too much time.

Yeah, but did you ever
see him with anyone else?

I don't know, a friend, someone trusts,
someone outside of the family?

No.

But, actually there is someone,
yeah someone who's afraid of him.

Lads, get out of here.

Turn it up!

Ms Ahern!

It's alright Andrew, take it
easy, you're not at school now.

See that, that is what I
smelled through your balaclava.

I don't need to listen to this...

Yes you f*cking do, you little sh*t!

Now I guess that science wasn't your
strong suit Andrew, but I presume

even you've heard of DNA.

Get that out of your
mouth when I'm speaking to you!

Because the Guards took
plenty of it at my house.

And all they need is the right match.

Maybe I should point
them in your direction.

How do you feel about that?

Put it out!

You've a key.

Jenny's not here so...

This wasn't my idea.

It was all fake.

He said that all I had to do was
go in the back door and scare ye.

I told him not to hurt you.

I know what you told him
Finn, who cares what you told him.

He could have k*lled me,
I could have k*lled him.

Well you're here,
not at the police station?

I want to know why.
Why?

Why you hate me so much.

Because I didn't
tell the girls about you?

It's not what you didn't do Val.

You made him cut all
ties with us, me and mum.

Yeah, because she wouldn't stop writing.

She was an addict.

What?

She was clean for a while but
then when Dennis suddenly stopped

calling, after everything
he said, everything he promised...

Dennis was...
It wasn't Dennis, it was you Val.

You had a solicitor
contact her didn't you?

You made it clear that Dennis wanted
nothing more to do with her, that it

was mistake and he regretted it.

Yes, because he was my husband!

And she was my mum.

And you tore her heart out and
in its place you left a cheque.

And after your attack dog had left,
she was sat there staring at it,

more money than
she'd ever seen in her life.

I was trying...

I found her, on the floor,
with a needle stuck in her arm.

I was seven Val, seven!

I didn't know.

You know what you want to know Val,
you knew I was out there all that time.

And that's where you would
have left me, if you had your way,

out of sight out of mind.

But other people see things Val,
things you'll soon have to face up to.

What are you saying?

Jacob saw Anna pour vodka into
Elaine's drink the night of the crash.

You could ask him if you like.

Are you surprised that one ofyour
girls would hide something from you?

They've all got secrets Val, they're all
hiding something and you want to know why?

It's cause you showed them how it's done.

So why am I doing this?

I'm doing this for my dad, and I won't stop
until I find out what you did to him.

Because I know it was you Val.

It's always you.

So you can take that
recording and walk out of here,

because I'm not leaving.

So, Finn has you over a barrel.

Any antagonism, if I say anything to
the girls he'll turn them against me.

Well the girls will come round.

What are you really afraid he's after?

Don't, don't do this.

Do what?

You used to tell me everything.

It's like ever since Dennis died,
some part of you is closed off from me.

It's hurtful.

I don't want to hurt you Mairead.

Then why, why are you holding back?

Sometimes the only way to protect
someone is not to tell them what you know.

And sometimes the only
way to tell someone you care,

is to let them share your load.

Tell the truth or
someone will tell it for you.

Hey.

One of those days.

Alannah?

Yeah.

She moved out.
Shame.

You two seemed well suited.

Better match than her and me dad.

It's hardly a secret I suppose.

Must have been while it was going on.

Yeah.

I mean, Dennis wasn't much
good at that kind of thing.

He was more of a hide in
plain sight kind of guy you know.

Val was her best friend right, she
must have been pretty angry, Val,

when she found out?

Yeah, with Alannah, she took a very hard.

Took a lot of pleading, a lot of
promises, a lot of nights kipping on

my couch before she
eventually agreed to take him back.

Bet he was never tempted to do it again!

What do you mean by that?

Well, if he did, there'd
be hell to pay wouldn't there?

Boss!

I better...

Mam, is everything all right?

Oh yeah, yeah, fine, it's nothing.

No it's not nothing, tell me.

I'm sure I'm the last person
you want to talk to right now.

Has something happened?
Tell me.

It's best you hear it
from the horse's mouth.

It wasn't my idea.

It was all fake.

He said that all I had to do was
go in the back door and scare you.

I didn't mean to take it that far.

I didn't mean to do that.

You have to tell the Guards!

We can't, no Guards.

He has to be locked up,
you could have been m*rder*d.

Finn can't get away
with this, if Joe knew...

No, no Guards, no Joe, nothing,
please just trust me, this time we'll

tell the truth okay,
for once and for all.

Elaine.

Oh, hi.
What are you doing here?

Just dropping something
off for Nell at the minders.

Ah, well I better go.

I've got another meeting so...

Maybe I'll join you.

It's a work meeting.

Oh right, yeah.

Be a bit weird if I came wouldn't it.

You look lovely by the way, if I
didn't know any better I'd say you

were going off on a date.

Well I'm not.

It's probably been a while since
there's been a significant other.

Yeah, I don't see how
that's any of your business.

It's just round here, you're
hardly spoiled for choice are you?

I imagine all the
good men are already gone.

Is that your experience?

I'm late.

I'll see you around.

Hey.

Hi Mairead, I didn't hear you pull up.

Flying visit.

I was just wondering if I
could borrow two fine young bucks,

your mum said they might
give me hand in the garden.

That was very nice of her.

Lads, bit of gardening in my
place and then we can order pizzas

afterwards if you like.
Yeah, sure.

Sure.
Yes!

Okay, I'm parked just around the back.

See you.
See you.

What's this, an intervention?
Not exactly.

Who's at the door?

What is she doing here?

I asked her to come.

What, why?

We can't afford to be at each
other's throats, we are in real danger.

Finn?
What happened?

He just came up to me in town, I
think he's worked out that I was...

With Dennis.

He's playing us against each other.

We have to tell the truth to each other.

Okay, leave him with nothing.

What are you proposing Val?

It was Anna who spiked your drink.

Anna?

Why would you do that?

I didn't mean...

You didn't mean what?

I didn't know that
you were going to drive them.

I almost died, Joe almost died.

My sons...
I know, I know.

I'm gonna have to live with that, I know.

Yeah, you will, you
will have to live with that.

For years I thought I had hurt
Calum, it tortured me, it didn't

give me a moment's peace,
I didn't deserve any of that,

you deserve every single second.

I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.

I don't care if you're sorry because
this, this will never be all right.

I hope you know what you're doing.

It won't be too difficult, I promise.

Jacob, you can come in and help
me find another bucket and some trowels.

Thanks Ingrid.

Calum, this is stupid,

I need to talk to you.

Will you please take a walk with me?

No, I don't feel like it.

You can talk here if you want.

I'm going back to Copenhagen.

For how long?

For good, my dad really misses me.

I don't think there's much left
for me here any more, is there?

Guess not.

But you'd know.

I really want you to be happy.

I hope you find what you're looking for.

Yeah.

Yeah, whatever.

Calum?

Calum!

Jenny.

What's going on?

Can you come with us?

To your church?!

Jenny.
It's important.

It's about Finn.

But we can't talk here.

Are you serious?

Take a seat Jenny.

No, I think the days of you
telling me what to do are over, mam.

It wasn't my idea, it was all fake.

He said that all I had to do was
go in the back door and scare you.

How could he do this?

Why?

He thinks I'm to blame
for the death of his mother.

But you're not to blame right?

Mam?
Enough.

It's only a matter of time
before he finds out the truth.

The truth?

About Ruairi, about how we let him
take the blame for what Elaine did.

So if we're going to do
this, we have to do it now.

Finn!

Here, take this will you?

It's been buzzing
non-stop, I think it's Val.

Hello.
Finn.

I want to tell you
what happened to your father.

Can you meet me?

I'll be at the cliffs
where your father died.

All right.

Hi, this is
Jenny, please leave a message.

Come with me.

Jenny, what's going on?

You sent someone to attack my mother
and you're asking me what's going on?

It was just meant to be a scare.

I'm sorry.

I'm the one who's sorry.

I'm sorry your mother
died the way she did.

When I sent that money, I
had no idea about her problems.

I did what I did to save
my marriage, to save my family.

Sounds about right.

When I first heard about you, I told
Dennis he had to provide for you.

A trust fund, maintenance,
whatever, something.

I made it clear he couldn't just
walk off into the bloody sunset.

He told me he'd done what I'd asked.

I believed him, until I
got a letter from your mother.

Dennis hadn't paid her a penny.

I was so angry.

I just, I sold my car, I cleared out
my bank accounts, I did not know she

was sick Finn, I swear I didn't.

It's not what he told me.

Well Dennis was a liar,
okay, plain and simple.

Jenny?

I loved him, but he used me.

That money I took him
from the clinic was for him.

He took it, knowing I'd
never be able to pay it back.

And then he wrote me out of his will.

Why would he?

Because I wasn't his blood.

No!

Mam's right.

He used our love for his own needs.

When I was 16 he
forced me to have an ab*rtion.

I thought he was trying to protect
me but he was just trying to protect himself.

Like he always did.

By the time he visited you in prison,
you were the only person who didn't

know what he was really like.

The son he'd always ignored,
by then you were all he had left.

But he said it was different.

Because he wasn't allowed to have a son.

You had a hold over his daughters
that you put them against him.

It's not true.

She k*lled him!

She found out that he was sleeping
with Elaine and she k*lled him.

Admit it Val, just admit it!

No, no.

Val didn't k*ll Dennis, I did.

And it was an accident,
I thought he cared for me...

But he didn't.

She was vulnerable, like
everybody Dennis took advantage of.

She is an addict, like your mother,
and he used her in the same way.

So what happened?

He attacked me and
I pushed back, and he fell.

And all of you, all of you knew this?

You wanted the truth, now you have it.

And now you have a choice.

What choice?

Well you can go to the Guards,
you can tell them everything you've

heard, destroy us all
or you can keep the secret.

You can keep it and
you can become one of us.

Because that's what it's gonna
take, Finn, to join this family.

You don't have to be alone,
not if you don't want to be.

I was so stupid to think he wanted me.

Finn, whatever Dennis'
feelings were, you're still his son.

You're so... you're an Ahern.

Am I?

It doesn't have to
be all you are, but yes.

Come up to the house when you're ready?

f*cking liars!

You knew, you all knew!

Calum!
Please stop.

Liars, you're all liars!

I heard you.

Calum.

You!

Come on, we can talk.

You made them do it,
if it wasn't for you...

No, your father would still be dead.
Val, Val, Val.

No, he wouldn't be here Calum.

If he hadn't done what
he did, neither would Elaine.

He didn't want you
to lose everything Calum.

You made him think that,
you put that in his head!

Yes.
Grace!

You did mam, it was your idea but we
all went along with it, we all knew

what we were doing.

Come on, Calum, come on, we can can...

No more talk.

All you ever want to do is talk.

You just shut up!

Just calm down mate.

It was her, it was
her, she k*lled Dennis.

It's fine, just calm
down, yeah, give me the hurley.

Just give it to me.
You know?

Yeah.

Just give it to me.

You lied to me too!

Get off him!

Leave him alone.

Leave him alone.

Whoa, let's just take it easy.
Jacob!

Just take it easy.

I didn't mean to.

Finn!

It's okay, it's okay.

Finn, I need you to look
at me, Finn, look at me, look at me!

Finn, Finn!

Stay with me Finn, Finn,
Finn look at me, I need you to look

at me, Finn, Finn!

Grace...

Can you get the others?

The boys...

God knows I wanted to
protect them from all this.

Now they know Ruairi didn't k*ll anyone.

They know the truth.

That has to be better, isn't it?

Grace, it's not what Ruairi wanted.

I'll talk to them.
No!

I mean, I will too, we'll do it together.

I don't think either
of you should, not yet.

What?

Someone has to talk to them.
I know.

Finn!

Did the Guards speak
to you at the hospital?

Yeah.

What did you say?

I said what you told me to say,
I was cleaning the g*n, didn't know

it was loaded, it went off.

Do you think they believed you?

Looked like they couldn't care less.

Right, well that won't be Sergeant
O'Rourke's reaction, as soon as she

gets wind of this, you can be damn
sure she'll be straight over here,

she'll want to talk to everyone.

If they let anything slip, ever, to
anyone, it will tear us apart, all of us.

You do understand that, don't you?

It was an accident,
it was just an accident.

If they question you, which they
probably won't, you just say you was

upstairs when you
heard the bang, that's all.

Anything else you might know about
it, you heard from your nan, yeah?

What's he telling them?

What they need to hear.

The boys will be hungry,
I've put some snacks in the oven.

Would you mind putting them out for me?

Your dad, he did
what he did to protect you.

I can't imagine how hard it was for
him, knowing he was gonna leave you

thinking that he was someone he wasn't.

It's not about lying, it's
about keeping the truth inside you.

It's all it is.

Wow, look at this.

It's all gonna be okay.

Grace?

Grace!

Who's that?

Is that mummy?

Grace.

Hiya Joe, can I come in?

Cathy's not here she's...
I know she isn't.

Of course.

Just feeding your man.

Grace, I eh...

I've come to say goodbye.

Where are you going?

London.

Right, how long?

What happened?

I can't take it
anymore, I need to get away.

From this place, from my family.

I need to be able to breathe again.

Do you know, it's where I thought I'd be.

London, years ago, I mean
that's where I thought I'd be now.

With me.

It's what we used
to say we'd do isn't it?

God laughs when you make...
what is it?

f*ck knows!

It wasn't God though
was it, that did it for us?

No.

I'm not complaining... it
just makes you think doesn't it?

You were the only one that never
lied to me, the only one that knew

how important that was for me.

Goodbye Joe.

Bye Grace.

It was important to me too.

I need to tell you the truth.

Joe, the night dad died...

Ruairi didn't k*ll him.

That's not what happened.