01x04 - Episode 4

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EMILY: 'It's really important
you tell the truth.'

It's all gonna come out!

Nothing bad happens
when you tell the truth.

Good girl.

Was hoping to have
a chat, Catherine.

Catherine, I just need
a couple of minutes.

Who's Catherine,
Laura? It's me.

My friend's brother drowned.

You were never there.

'I've never told
anyone, not even Rob.'

ROB: 'I don't know
what's wrong with you.'

CHILD: Mummy? You're
scaring the kids.

BABY CRIES

What happened to the
friend? I don't know.

You forgot the part where
you k*lled my brother.

Nobody wants to accept
that there might be

something inside them that
they can't get rid of...

..that's inherited, whether
you wanted it or not.

So we pretend.

Then the more we pretend,
the more we feed it.

Until one day...
it's not enough.

And you have to surrender
to who you really are.

That's what I did.

I surrendered.

♪ No matter how near

♪ No matter how far

♪ A love like ours
Knows no distance apart

♪ No time exists

♪ So lost in this

♪ It seems there's no
way To love worth loving

♪ One heart

♪ So here's to the start... ♪

Morning. Oh!

Morning. I didn't expect
you to get up so early.

Made you a cup of
tea. Oh, thanks.

So, erm, I've decided...

I'm gonna tell Rob.

Yeah, I think our chat
has really helped me.

I'm glad.

And you're still here, so
didn't scare you off, did it?

Oh, I'm not easily spooked.

So, thank you, you know,
for... for listening and...

..and for not hating
me. THEY CHUCKLE

Cos I think, erm...

..I think all this time,
I've actually been scared

that if I said it out loud,

then I'd lose everything.

And last night's made
me realise that...

..well, that... that
doesn't have to happen.

You know?

You know, if they are
gonna publish a story,

then I want Rob to
hear it from me first.

I wanna tell him everything.

You don't think
that's a good idea?

I mean, you know him
better than I do, but...

I'd choose your
words very carefully.

What happened to that poor
boy is one thing, but...

..will Rob see it that way?

I'm sure you're right,
ignore me. Finish your tea.

And I'll make us some breakfast.

Liam Stevens is here
for you. Show him in.

Please. Thank you.

I'd like you to stop
harassing my daughter.

She can't help you.

I was just trying to have
a conversation with her

about Jamie Johnson.

Give her a chance to tell
her side of the story.

There is no story.

I disagree, respectfully.

Word of advice, Mr Stevens,

printing a story like this...

might be very damaging
for your career.

I invited you here today to ask
you to leave my daughter alone,

but if you persist...

No, you invited me here
today to intimidate me,

show me your fancy offices with
your smart, powerful lawyers,

which means... there
is something to hide.

On the contrary...

..I'm simply protecting my
daughter from gutter journalism.

Mud sticks.

How far would you go to
protect your daughter?

Publication of any
libellous story

containing defamatory
claims against my daughter

will be met with legal action.

Legal action so costly
and time-consuming

that you will have to sell
your house to pay for it.

The one currently occupied
by your ex-wife and son.

You're not the only one
who's done their research.

HE INHALES If there's
nothing to hide...

..why are you trying so
hard to keep me quiet?

It was lovely to meet you, Ruth.

It's your real name, right?

Have you seen my phone?
I need to call Rob.

I think I saw it in the
downstairs bathroom.

KETTLE BOILING

Could you try ringing it?

Can you not hear it?
Yeah, it's ringing.

MUFFLED GRUNT

SCREAMS, BREATHES HEAVILY

What's happened? Burnt
myself. Jesus, that hurts!

Quick, put it under the tap!

Under the tap, yes,
God! Have you seen it?

Oh, er, I've got some
burn stuff for that.

LOCK CLICKS I've found it.

SIGHS

Emily?

THEY GIGGLE

Mm.

SHE GASPS

EMILY LAUGHS

I'm Liam Stevens, I'm
with the Daily Press.

Catherine, I just wanna ask
you a couple of questions.

'Who is that?

'Who's Catherine?'

DOORBELL BUZZES

It's all in there. Thanks.

You OK?

I will be.

What's the plan?

I'll send you a
confession by tonight.

Then you can run the
article and expose her lies.

All right, just, erm...

..be careful.

Please.

Thank you for believing me.

Good luck.

DIALLING TONE

'Hello?' TEARFUL: Oh, hi, Rob.

Erm, it's Emily.

Laura...

..she's done something terrible.

'What... What happened?'

Sorry to... It's really
hard to describe, erm...

Can you come over?

'Yeah, I'll be there as
soon as I can.' Yeah.

Thank you.

SNIFFS

"Dear Rob, this is
so hard to write.

"I've done something
I can't escape from,

"and I can't live
with myself any more.

"You and the kids are
better off without me.

"I'm sorry I lied to
you for all these years.

"I love you and the
kids with all my heart.

"Please let them know that.

"Yours always, Laura."

DOORBELL BUZZES

'Hello?' Hi, Emily, it's Rob.

DOOR BUZZES

Oh, Jesus.

Is it bad? I've
tried not to look.

I just can't believe she'd
do something like this.

Me neither.

Look, I'm sure it was
an accident, just...

..it all happened so fast.

I was trying to calm her down.

Just wouldn't stop.

HE SIGHS

Look, Rob, I can't
do this any more.

She's been so
different lately. Yeah.

Maybe I'm the problem. You?

Emily, it's not you.

I really think she needs
professional help, Rob.

She's becoming more and
more aggressive, and...

..her outbursts
are unpredictable.

They're really
frightening Eliza.

Oh, God, I'm sorry, I
shouldn't have said anything.

No, really, you had to.

I should have been here more.

You've been working
hard for your family.

Maybe Laura doesn't
realise that at the moment

because she's so
distracted by...

By?

By Tom?

He's been around?

It's really not my place to say.

Emily, please,
tell me the truth.

I'm so sorry. HE
EXHALES SHARPLY

HE BREATHES DEEPLY

SHE BREATHES HEAVILY

SOUND ECHOING

HE SCREAMS

CHILDREN SHOUT

EMILY LAUGHS

GLASS SHATTERS

You're an amazing man, Rob.

Kind, loyal.

Devoted to your kids and Laura.

And if she can't see
that... Thank you.

WHISPERS: OK, OK, I got it.

There.

It's all I want,
you know, just to...

..look after them,
take care of them.

I feel like such a fool,
thinking Laura was happy.

Sorry, did I...? No,
no, sorry, sorry. Erm...

It's just hearing you
say that makes me...

I've just never had that.

And if I had someone that
did what you do for me...

..I'd never let them go.

WHISPERS: Hey.

You deserve that.

Wait, Emily, that's
not what I meant.

No, Rob, it's OK. Rob, it's OK.

I know you feel the same.

I've seen the way
you look at me.

Emily, please, wait, no. No!

What's this? No, no...

Why do you have this? Let
me explain. Rob, I can...

Why do you have
pictures of my family?

I can explain,
just... What is this?

Why do you have this?
Rob, I can explain.

Why do you have
pictures of my family?

Listen to me. What is this?

Rob, listen to
me. What is this?

Listen to me! Why do
you have these pictures?

You don't know who
you're married to.

You've no idea.

Rob, I'm trying to help you. I'm
trying... What are you doing?

I'm calling my
wife. PHONE RINGS

PHONE CONTINUES RINGING

Is that her phone? I know
what this looks like.

Why do you have my wife's phone?
You don't know who she is.

Something happened.
Where is she?

Something happened when we
were children at Break Point.

Emily, I need you to move.
f*cking listen to me!

She k*lled my brother.

HE SCOFFS

You're f*cking crazy!

HE SCREAMS, SHE GRUNTS

I'll show you crazy!

HE GRUNTS

SHE STRAINS, HE GRUNTS

Ahh! HE COUGHS

SHE PANTS, HE COUGHS

Argh! HE GRUNTS

THEY GRUNT

Argh! HE MOANS

HE PANTS, MOANS

HE COUGHS, WHEEZES

Argh!

SHARP INHALE

GASPS

CRUNCHING GLASS

And then four more meetings
before the end of the day.

After that... PHONE RINGS

Laura? What's wrong?

Mum...

PANTING

Calm down.

Where are you?

I need to go.

FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

BELLS RING Come on, sweetheart.

Where's Daddy?

He got stuck at
work, I'm afraid.

But he promised!

Mummy's in the car. We don't
want to keep her waiting.

Stop pulling me!

I don't want to go.

Eliza, come on, please. For me.

Look... How about you and me
go and get some ice cream, eh?

Two scoops? Extra sprinkles.

Excuse me.

Excuse me!

Please could you pass
this to Mrs Conroy?

Course.

Thank you.

Is everything OK?

Yeah.

Poor thing.

Mummy's not doing very
well at the moment.

A conversation for another time.

Better go, hadn't we?

See ya.

MAGGIE: Laura? I'm coming in!

Laura?

PHONE RINGS

'Hi, Maggie.'

Steph?

I need the address
of Emily Furness.

'Right.'

Laura's nanny.

'Of course. I'll get
that to you right away.'

Mummy?

Wake up.

What's wrong with you?

Right, let's go.

I've got something very
special to show you.

There's nothing to be scared of.

We're going on
our own adventure,

just like the two little girls
I told you about. Come on.

Your mummy told me you like to
play hide and seek. Is that right?

Don't you want to show
Mummy how brave you are?

What about Mummy?

Oh, don't worry, she'll
find us soon enough.

Hello?

SHE BREATHES SHAKILY

Oh, my God.

'Hello, what's your emergency?'

Police. And an
ambulance, immediately!

"Is the patient
breathing and awake?'

He's unconscious. There's...

There's an awful lot of blood.

'OK. Stay on the line.
Help is on its way.'

Please hurry.

Looks exactly the same.

I used to come here with
your mum when we were kids.

This was our secret place.

Couldn't hear my
parents arguing here.

THUD

We shouldn't be here.

I don't want to go in there.

Trust me, it'll be fun.

Here, put that on.

CREAKING

VOICE QUIVERING: I'm scared.

When's Mummy coming?

Don't worry. As soon as we
find the perfect hiding place,

Mummy's gonna come
looking for us.

And that's when the
fun's really gonna start.

That's it. Go in there.

DOOR CREAKS

Oh, this is perfect.

Come on. Come on, Eliza. Hurry.

What I want you to do is get in
here and sit still, very quiet

till we hear Mummy coming,

then I want you to jump out
and give her a big fright.

She'll love it.

You're gonna be a
big, brave girl?

Hey, look...

There's nothing to be scared of.

I'll always look
after you, Eliza.

Pinky promise.

Pinky promise.

That's my girl. Right...

Sit tight.

DOOR SLAMS

SHE BREATHES SHAKILY

We've had confirmation
that Elliot is safe.

He's been located with Mr
Conroy's mother, at her home.

And Laura? Eliza?

Nothing yet.

POLICE RADIO CHATTER

Is there anything else you can
tell us about Miss Furness?

She's troubled. Always was.

She was a spiteful little
girl, even before the incident.

That's why I moved us away.

I wish I'd never taken
them to Break Point.

If I hadn't, none of
this would have happened.

Ugh... That place,
Break Point...

Emily, she said that, too.

Oh, my God.

She's taken them back there.

Control. Officer 58172.

Request ARV to Break Point,
possible hostage situation,

incident reference 479.

'Copy that. The earliest I
can get two vehicles out there

'is 15 minutes.'

Wakey wakey.

Eliza.

Where's Eliza?

You'll see.

Where is she?!

Oh...

That was embarrassing,
Catherine.

What are you doing?

Just stop.

Your family loved
me more than you.

Rob too.

Do you know the funny part?

It didn't have to be
this way. You chose it.

Poor Catherine.

Perfect life handed to
you, and you've ruined it.

Why are you doing this?

Get up. Let's go for a walk.

Agh!

Ah... Move!

Look, it's just like
the good old days.

Catherine!

GIGGLING

Move!

Mummy?

ECHOED GIGGLING

We had so much fun here.

Do you remember?

I was so proud of my
older friend Catherine.

I couldn't believe that you
wanted to hang around with me.

I was so excited for
the big adventure.

"Meet me at the lighthouse
before the sun comes up

"and we'll sail away."

That's what you said.

You were always so good
at making stuff up.

You always had such
a vivid imagination.

It's served you well.

Millie...

Please stop this.

Please, just... tell
me where Eliza is.

You are not in charge any more.

You don't get to make
stuff up any more.

OK. OK.

Just... I just wanna know
where my daughter is.

Shh! SHE YELPS

Shh!

Shut up!

Move.

Move!

GIGGLING

It's funny, isn't it?

Do you know, I wanted
to be just like you.

Bold, strong.

SHE CHUCKLES

You promised we wouldn't get
into trouble, and I believed you.

Do you remember?

Don't be rude.

I asked you a question.

Do you remember?

Answer me.

Yes.

I remember.

CREAKING

Mummy?

Mummy?

Mummy?!

BANGING

Someone let me out, please!

Tell everyone what happened.

I don't know. I was never there.

The people need to know
the truth, the whole truth,

and nothing but the truth.

You don't have to lie any more.

It's just me and you.
I was never there.

You can say it. I
was never there.

f*cking say it! It
was an accident!

What was?

The boat.

He followed us, and he...

he wanted to come with us.

But then he got scared.

And he tried to go home.

SNIFFLING

He was gonna tell on us.

ECHOED SHOUTING

So you stopped him.

No. No, you did.

You kept pushing
him, and pushing him,

and I was begging you to
stop, but you wouldn't.

No! Agh!

COUGHING

Why did you keep the
clasp from his cape?

Why did you keep this
in your box of secrets?

You...

You gave it to me.

No, I didn't.

Help me, please!

RATTLING

You pushed him.

You pushed him, and
then you ran away. No.

Catherine, please.

You k*lled my brother.

SHE GASPS

SOBBING: Oh, God.

I pushed him!

I pushed...

Argh!

Jamie!

I...

But I tried...

I did try and save him. I
tried to save him, and I...

I went. I couldn't breathe.

Neither could he.

Jamie! Jamie!

Jamie!

Jamie!

Jamie!

You know, all my life, people
thought I was a m*rder*r.

No-one ever believed me.

Even my mum and dad.

I was the girl that
k*lled her brother.

No-one wanted to
be friends with me.

They said I was mad.

I wasn't!

How could anyone ever love me?

But you got to pretend
like nothing happened!

New name, new town.

You got to walk away!

I am so sorry.

I trusted you.

I loved you!

My mum told me. She said...

She said, "If you
just stick to the plan

"then no-one will
get in trouble."

I never meant for you
to get into trouble.

She told me to forget about
you, to forget everything.

And I did.

I had.

When your body
eventually washes up,

they'll suspect that you k*lled
yourself after finally confessing.

Poor family.

How could you do that to them?

But you just wanted
it to be over.

The guilt was too much.

No, no, you...

You knew the article would expose
you for who you really are,

and you didn't want to
put them through that.

It'll be hard for them at first,

but they'll have me.

Mummy!

SHRIEKS

Agh! Argh!

BOTH: Agh!

THEY SHOUT

MUFFLED SCREAMS

Stop!

Argh!

Stop!

MUFFLED SHOUTS

Mummy, stop!

Please, Mummy!

SPLUTTERS

Mummy!

SHE GROANS

COUGHS

I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry.

It's OK.

Are you all right? Yeah?

It's OK.

SIRENS APPROACH

To six. To seven.

Eight. Nine.

Ten. Ready or not, here I come!

CACKLES, ELIZA SQUEALS

Don't you feel any guilt?

Do you?

You need to let it go, Laura.

For her sake.

For all of them.

She tried to k*ll your family.

Yeah.

Yeah, and I'm not
sure I blame her.

After what we did to her.

We all have to make
hard choices in life.

If I hadn't,

you wouldn't have any of this.

Let it go.

I can't.

You can just tell me.

Why you're here.

I just...

I felt like I owed
you an explanation.

You don't need to say that.

Blowing up your life amuses
you just as much as it does me.

That's not true.

I'm learning a lot
here, you know.

They do these courses. Like
Open University things.

I'm gonna be a lawyer. Like you.

Seriously?

Obviously not.

I'd hate to be you.

It's not over, you know.

Doesn't matter where you go,
or who you pretend to be.

I'll still be there.

Cos I made you feel alive.

I set you free.

Who's gonna do that now, eh?

Rob? SHE CHUCKLES

We've still got ten minutes.

You miss me, don't you?

You know where I am.

FOOTSTEPS