01x02 - Episode 2

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I'll come back every night

until you tell me.

Daddy?

Shh

SIMON PANTS

He's not breathing!

From what I've heard,

you may well have saved his life.

'Are you the man that found my boy?'

You said you saw someone

running off. Was it him?

Look at him! Was it him?

Was it him?! No!

MONITORS BLEEP

It's about the attack on that lad.

I saw who did it.

MONITORS BLEEP

33, 34, 35, 36

No pulse. Adrenaline.

I really do need you

to wait outside. We're staying here.

Fibrillation. You can do this.

No

DEFIBRILLATOR WHIRS

Stand clear.

One, two, three

Come on, Jordan!

OK

Right. There? Is that OK?

Yeah, that's fine.

Thanks.

I just don't feel comfortable,

lots of people talking about me,

that's all.

You just need to get ready.

You're gonna be late.

DOOR CLOSES

Now, Sophie.

What's all that?

Well, there's just this

show-and-tell thing on

at school.

She wants to bring that article in

about me.

Yeah.

I spoke to her teacher at pick-up.

They actually want you to go in.

"Show and tell".

Why does everything have to be

so American these days?

Simon? Just sit down for a minute.

HE SIGHS

The police came round last night,

when you were out.

Some detective.

She doesn't want you

doing any more interviews

without speaking to her.

She also said

that she saw you at the hospital

the night that

that lad was attacked.

And you told her

that you were picking me up

from a late shift.

But I wasn't working that night.

So why did you tell her I was?

I, erm

I think I was still in shock.

I, er

I had a panic attack

before I saw her. What?

Well, it

I can't remember what I said,

what I was thinking

W-What did you say to her?

Well, nothing,

cos I wanted to speak to you first.

So, this panic attack, was it

was it like the ones before?

No, no. I don't know.

Listen, I'm not

I'm not going to have

another breakdown, all right?

And that's your medical opinion,

is it?

Look, have you thought

about going back on the Prozac?

No, that just makes me nauseous,

and that's the last thing I need

at the moment.

SOPHIE: Mum, where are my shoes?

Look, can we just

talk about this later?

Maybe when I come

FOOTSTEPS ON STAIRS

Mum!

I'm coming.

HE SIGHS

I saw you in the paper!

Can I have your autograph?

HE CHUCKLES

CAR HORN BLARES,

HE GASPS

Get in.

HE GROANS

PAUL BREATHES SHAKILY

Is everything all right, Paul?

No.

No, it's not.

Jordan's heart stopped.

We, er

We thought we'd lost him, but, er

he's hanging in there.

HE EXHALES SHARPLY

W-What did the doctor say?

Just the

Same thing. More tests, more scans.

I mean, I don't know. It's just

HE EXHALES SHARPLY

I'm just wiped out, you know?

I'm just I ain't slept.

HE SIGHS

Look, I've come round

to ask you a favour, all right?

Me and Jordan's mum,

we wanna do something for him.

You know? All this waiting around,

it's a nightmare.

Do you know what I mean?

Oh, yes. I imagine

So what we're gonna do is,

we're gonna hold a vigil for him.

Yeah?

We're gonna invite family,

we're gonna invite friends,

the local press.

We need to keep his name out there,

do you know what I mean?

You'll be there, right, you know?

Cos you're part of his story.

Er

Well, of course, yes, erm

Yes, yes, I'll be there if I can.

What do you mean "if you can"?

It's right there.

It's hardly far, is it?

Well, y-yes. Yes, of course.

Of course, I will

When is it?

I don't know.

It'll be in a couple of days.

I'll let you know.

SIMON BREATHES HEAVILY

So, you don't have to see out

your full notice period.

We can call it gardening leave,

and you can finish up today.

Oh, right. Er, well, I'm just

I'm still working

on a handover document.

I thought that might be useful.

Well, you could do that, or

you could just not bother

and, er, enjoy the time off.

I know what I'd do.

Honestly, mate,

just call it quits and head off.

Spend some time with the kids -

you've got a couple of boys, right?

Yeah, yeah, one girl.

Great, OK. Well, sure.

Erm Are we done? Anything else?

No.

Cool, OK. Well, erm

I guess that's that.

Er, all the best, yeah?

Thanks for everything, Simon.

Seriously.

If you need me,

you know where to find me.

COMPUTER CHIMES

Oh, unbelievable.

Sorry, do you mind?

MOBILE RINGS,

VIBRATES

Erm, hello?

'Simon? Kelly Evans.'

Sorry, who?

'DS Evans. West Cheshire Police?

'Is there are any chance

you can come down to the station?'

Thank you.

And again, apologies

if I've asked you this before,

but the night Jordan was attacked,

you said

you saw someone running away.

In your statement, it says

he was wearing a hoodie

and trainers,

but you didn't see his face.

Erm, yes, that's right.

It was dark, and, er,

he was running away from me.

And from the way

he was running away,

would you guess he was young?

Teens, twenties?

Er

Yes, that would be my guess, yes.

HE INHALES SHARPLY

Can I ask that

you take a look at these?

Ever seen any of them

outside your house, on your road?

No, I don't recognise any of them,

actually, I'm sorry.

And just to confirm

you'd never seen Jordan

before the night of the attack?

No. No, never.

Erm, er, was there anything else?

HE CHUCKLES AWKWARDLY

Yes, actually, there was.

We have a family liaison officer

working with the Franklins

Well, trying to, anyway.

She's mentioned that they want

to do a vigil for Jordan

outside your house.

Yes, that's right.

His father told me about it.

You've spoken to Paul Franklin?

When?

Er, well, it was just this morning.

Er, he and I, er

He's very grateful for what I did,

so we talk sometimes.

Right, OK.

Well, anyway, with this vigil,

we've asked them not to do it.

If someone says the wrong thing

in public, it can affect a trial,

but we can't actually stop them.

So can I ask

that you don't take part?

Oh, yes, of course, yes, absolutely.

And just so you know,

the Franklins, especially Paul

I won't get into details, but

he has a history of violence,

and it's still possible

that his son could die,

so I would recommend

that you steer well clear.

SHE SIGHS

Sorry.

Sorry, I don't mean to worry you.

Oh, no, not at all.

No, it's, er

It's good to know that, isn't it?

Thank you.

HE PANTS

HE EXCLAIMS

HE PANTS

Er, do you want a hand?

No.

For Christ's sake, Harry,

just let me help you,

give me your bags.

I said I'm fine.

Harry. Mind your own.

All right, suit yourself.

I saw you.

Huh?

What?

I saw what you did.

You and that lad, right there.

HE BREATHES SHALLOWLY

I've no idea

what you're talking about.

Uh-huh.

MONITOR BEEPS SLOWLY

Paul.

Just talk to him.

Please. Try it.

SHE BREATHES SHAKILY

So you don't know Jordan Franklin?

You were at school together, Mason.

He was in your year.

I know your lot and his lot

have got beef,

and I'm not accusing you

of anything.

I just wanna know where you were

on the night Jordan got attacked.

Are you scared?

Is that why you're staying quiet?

As if.

Oh, so you do speak.

Is there anything else

you wanna tell me?

All right, we'll leave it there.

You know where to find me

if anything else occurs.

KNOCK ON DOOR

WHISPERING: Oh, you b*stard.

There's a message for you,

from last night.

Last night?

Why am I only getting it now?

Oh, what side of the bed

did you get out of?

Harry White, who is that?

HARRY ON VIDEO: 'I saw you.'

'What?'

'I saw what you did.

'You and that lad right there.'

'No idea what'

DOOR OPENS

Hi, love. You OK?

Oh, yes, I'm fine, thanks.

Saw that kid's mother today,

Jordan's mum.

Poor thing. She's in pieces.

Apparently, he had a cardiac arrest

last night.

Oh, yeah, I know.

Yeah, his dad told me.

His dad? When was that?

Er, that, er, this morning.

Er

He wants me to take part

in some sort of vigil for Jordan,

but that detective, DS Evans,

she said not to.

Did she come to see you at work?

No, no, I went into the, erm

police station.

I've actually, erm

I'm done at the office now.

I'm on gardening leave.

Wait, so, you had your last day

in the office

and they didn't take you

for a drink?

Jimmy said that

he's gonna sort something out.

Well, he bloody better.

You've been there

for nearly ten years.

Yeah, well, I don't want

to leave on bad terms, do I?

I'm thinking of freelancing there

at some point.

Is that an option?

I'm thinking of asking, yeah.

But why haven't you?

DOORBELL RINGS

Sorry to bother you, Simon.

Can I borrow you for a minute?

Er why?

If you just come with me,

I'll explain.

KNOCKING ON DOOR

Right. Hello again, Mr White.

Now, this gentleman here,

I take it you know him?

Of course I know him.

He lives next door.

Simon, could you

please tell Mr White who I am?

Sorry, I, er

I don't understand.

He doesn't believe

I'm a police officer,

and he won't let me in.

Sorry, so, erm, why is it

that you want to speak to him?

Uniform spoke to him on the night.

Says he didn't remember anything.

Now, apparently,

he's remembered something, so

If you could just assure him

I am who I say I am?

Well, I'll try,

but he does get so confused

sometimes.

I'm not confused.

This is the police officer, Harry.

Detective Sergeant Evans,

but you can call me Kelly.

So, happy to talk to me now?

Wonderful, thank you.

You all right to come in a minute,

just until he's settled?

So, you left a message

with one of my officers,

saying that you had something

to tell us

about the attack on the young lad.

Yeah, I saw what happened.

And what was that exactly?

I heard shouting

out the front.

Swearing, all sorts.

I looked out the window

and then he, erm

then he punched him

and he, er

The lad fell to the ground.

Can you describe the person

who threw the punch?

BREATHES SHAKILY

Some young lad.

HE EXHALES

About 17, 18.

Little shits, they are.

Always outside every night.

Not that you lot do anything.

They never come round, do they?

Er, that's not, erm

I wouldn't like to say, really.

And it was definitely a young lad?

That's what I said.

Is he all right, do you think?

Well, you know,

we don't really talk that much,

but when we do,

for what it's worth,

he does seem sort of

Well, fairly switched on.

I won't take up

any more of your time.

DOOR OPENS

DOOR CLOSES

Harry?

This morning, outside

you said you saw me.

Well, I don't know what it is

you think you saw.

Yes, you do.

You were always good to her.

Good to who?

My Brenda.

She liked you.

Well

She liked your missus, anyway.

She'd have liked me to help you.

Well, yes, well

Harry, this thing that you said

if you're gonna lie like this,

then that won't be the end of it.

There'll be more questions, so

You know, you've got to

You need to make your story

consistent.

Harry

I'm busy.

Go home.

Harry

You need your story to be simple,

as simple as possible.

What are you doing here?

Listen, I know you told me not to,

but I decided that I would

finish this handover document.

I'm sure it will be of some use.

Why didn't you just email it?

Well, I thought that, in this way,

then I could answer any questions

that might come up.

Look, I don't want to be that guy,

but, erm

no-one's gonna read that.

I'm sorry, but that's the truth.

I've spoken to Pippa,

and she's gonna arrange drinks

for tomorrow night

for your send-off.

I'll see you then. OK?

Thank you.

I did also want to talk about

the freelance thing. f*ck's sake.

We've been through that already,

haven't we?

So, I was thinking that

I could hang on to some of my

Sorry, will you just hang on

a moment, please?

Have I done something to upset you,

Simon?

Sorry, I don't, erm

Is it what happened

the other night in the pub?

You know,

when I gave that bloke a slap.

Paul

Sorry, I don't know

what you're talking about.

Right.

PAUL SIGHS

All right.

Just I spoke to that

that detective,

DS Kelly, what's her face.

And she told me that you're

not coming to Jordan's vigil, so

You told us you'd come, Simon.

You know, we want you there.

You saved his life.

Do you know what I mean?

So if they do another story

on this,

then it might help catch

who did it.

Mm.

The thing is, I'm just

I'm just a little uncomfortable

about all this attention.

Do you not wanna help?

Of course.

Good.

Good.

Yeah.

I'll see you there, then.

It's tonight.

7:30.

Oh.

We need this room,

so if you don't mind

Yeah, in a minute.

Um, this is my workplace,

and I'm pretty sure

you're not a client, so, um,

if you wouldn't mind

Yeah. I would mind.

I'd mind a lot.

Simon, could you ask this, er,

gentleman to please leave?

Oi.

It's me and you talking.

All right, look at me.

You don't look at him.

You've got five minutes.

Five minutes?

And then what?

Yeah.

Is that the one who fired you?

Well, I'm not actually being fired.

My position is being made redundant.

Oh, come on, Simon, mate.

That's the type of bollocks

they tell you

to make you feel better.

Don't stand for it.

Not from that.

You take sh*t from them now,

you'll be taking it

for the rest of your life.

Yeah, yeah, I'm here now.

It's peaceful enough.

Let's hope it stays that way.

Bloody hell.

What did I tell you, Simon?

No, no, it's just a witness.

I'm gonna have to call you back.

It's been eight days

since our beautiful boy, Jordan,

was left for dead on the street.

I do not know

who did this to my son.

But somebody out there does.

So, please, if you know anything,

anything at all,

come forward so no-one else

has to suffer like we.

Finally,

we would like to say thank you

to the man who saved our son's life.

Simon, no words can express

the gratitude we feel.

You are a guardian angel.

APPLAUSE

Good on ya!

Thank you.

Good on you, Simon.

Get out of it!

All of you!

You can't be here.

It's not right. It's not right.

Harry, do you want to come with me?

We'll go back inside.

Ask him. He'll tell you.

Now, now, Harry,

that's enough, isn't it?

It's not right.

Is he OK? Can I help?

No, it's OK. We'll manage.

Get your hands off me!

Harry, look at me.

Harry, look at me.

Look at me.

We're going inside now. OK?

Come on.

He knows. He knows.

Harry, are you sure there's no-one

we can call for you?

No-one to come and look after you?

Is it some sort of dementia?

Well, it could be early stages,

I don't know.

He has a daughter in Scotland,

doesn't he?

Yeah, yeah, I think so.

I'll ask around the neighbours,

see if anyone's got a number.

Are you OK to stay with him?

Yeah, yeah.

Does that happen a lot?

I know I've seen you outside

sometimes,

but nothing like that.

I'm going to bed.

Oh, right. Do you want me to

No.

JIMMY: I'm telling you,

he didn't check it.

Not even for typos.

Guy's a f*cking joke.

The only reason he's here

cos his old man owns the company.

Hey, all right, Simon,

what are you having?

I'm fine, thanks.

Oh, come on, it's your leaving do,

you boring twat.

He'll have a pint

and a whisky chaser.

And I'm not saying Simon's emails

are boring,

but they do come

with a health warning.

May cause drowsiness.

Do not use heavy machinery

after reading.

LAUGHTER

No, I'm only joking, Simon.

Your emails

do not send people to sleep.

Nobody reads them.

LAUGHTER

That was fun, right?

Yeah, well, yeah, not particularly.

People were laughing.

You know, you never said

one positive thing that I've done.

Just that we just jokes

at my expense.

Well, you know what?

I'm sorry, genuinely.

Really?

Don't believe you.

You know what? Have a drink.

We need it.

You could have done more.

What?

You could have

You could have pushed back,

you could have fought for me.

You could have got me more money.

Jimmy, I mean, I trained you.

HE SCOFFS

You trained me?

Yeah, all right, Obi Wan.

No, this money's got to last me

for the rest of my life.

You could have done more.

You don't know

what you're talking about.

You know what?

I wasn't going to say anything,

but f*ck it.

No-one told me who to get rid of.

It was my choice.

You're sh*t at your job,

your clients don't rate you,

and you lose us money.

You were the only name on the list.

Do you know what you are?

You're a nasty piece of work

that everyone in that office hates.

And I hear them talking about you,

Jimmy.

I do, and you know what?

It's very personal.

And I'm sure that you're gonna say

that you don't care.

But you do.

Because I know that you do.

HEART POUNDING

They said you were here.

Is everything all right?

Yeah, yeah, I don't know what to do.

I can't think straight.

I think I had a panic attack.

What, at the work do?

Yeah.

Yes, and Beth, I, er

I

What is it?

OK, look, I'm gonna see

if I can get off early.

You stay here, I'll be five minutes.

MACHINE BEEPS

ALARM

COUGHING

I'll call the GP in the morning,

see if I can get you

an emergency appointment.

I think you need to

go back on the Prozac,

but they might wanna

give you something stronger.

And please, please,

make an appointment

with that therapist.

I don't care how much it costs.

Are you coming up?

TV: 'There are several

different options for this'

I was just going to watch the telly

to unwind

OK.

Don't be too long.

MUSIC ON THE TV

RAGGED BREATHING

PHONE CHIMES

DOORBELL

How did you get my number?

You gave it to me.

Did I? I-I don't remember that.

Taste how smooth that is.

It's gorgeous, isn't it?

Mm, mm.

I needed that.

You know on the night

that Jordan was attacked?

Thank you.

You said the camera,

the one outside

you said it wasn't working.

Oh, yes, that's right.

I'd only got it

that afternoon and

it took me a couple of days

to figure it out.

So it didn't start working

till the next day?

You sure about that, yeah?

Yes, positive.

OK.

It's just, um,

I own a security firm, right?

And I've got this kid

who works for me, yeah?

And he's a whiz

with all this tech stuff.

Anyway, he's been checking

on the serial number

for your camera.

How did he get my serial number?

He said it was registered as active

at 4:37 on the night

that Jordan was attacked.

And that's, what

five hours before he got hit.

Well, um

I have checked on my phone

and there are no recordings

on that date.

And you are welcome to have a look.

No. No, I believe you.

But he said there might be

something wrong with your phone.

But it doesn't matter because

all the camera,

it's all stored online.

It's all stored up in the cloud.

So, if you got your password

you can check now.

I think

I think we should just

tell the police.

Simon, if, God forbid,

someone was to hurt

your little girl,

you'd wanna know who it was,

wouldn't you?

Hmm?

Yes, and again, the police

They're not interested.

I've got to find them. Me.

Look

I just need your password

and username.

I want to help. I really

For f*ck's sake, Simon,

do you know what I'm going through?

Why are you making this

so difficult?

I'll get the password.

Ah, f*ck this

What are you doing?

Well, my

I keep all my passwords

in a notebook

and I can't seem to find them.

My wife might have moved them.

Well, go and wake her up.

No, I can't do that.

She's asleep

and it is very late, isn't it?

Why don't I just give

you a call in the morning?

Are you all right?

You're being all f*cking antsy.

What's the matter with you?

What the hell is going on?

Hiya. I just came round

with a bottle of wine,

we're just having

a bit of a taster.

We didn't

We didn't wake you up, did we?

I heard shouting.

No, we were just having a laugh.

Just having a laugh.

NERVOUS LAUGHTER

Yeah, well, it's

It's one o'clock in the morning.

I think you should leave.

Oh, come on, love.

You don't need to be like that, eh?

Don't tell me how to behave

in my own house.

All right.

I'll speak to you tomorrow.

He just turned up.

He turned up, invited himself in,

he sat down.

How was that?

Dunno. Bit weird.

Come on. What you waiting for?

I heard talking.

What was that about passwords?

I don't know.

What do you mean you don't know?

Simon, what the hell is going on?

I don't know. I don't know.

No, I don't.

Beth, I've, um

I've made a mistake.

I've made a mistake and I can't

Enough.

Just tell me.

Jordan, he was

He was threatening me.

He was threatening Sophie.

He just kept

He kept pushing, he was pushing me.

I snapped.

You hit him?

I hit him.

I shouldn't have let things

get this far.

But, um

I'll find a solicitor

We'll go to the police

and then I'll just claim

that it was self-defence.

Was it?

No.

I shouldn't have lied to you.

I wanted to tell you, but

I knew you would think

that I'm weak and a disappointment

and I was letting you down.

There's something else.

His dad, that Paul

I-I think

he's some sort of criminal.

He might be a drug dealer.

Oh, for f*ck's sake, Simon.

But you don't need to be

any part of this.

It is my mistake,

and it's not yours.

Please, cut the self-pity crap.

I don't think you're weak.

There are times

where I could gladly throttle you.

But I'm not just gonna run away.

So what then?

You're gonna tell me exactly

what happened, from the start,

and then we're gonna sit down

and we're gonna discuss our options.

And get the instruction manual

for that camera you put up.

Why?

Why do you think?

You're sure

you're feeling well enough?

Oh, I said so, didn't I?

OK, great.

So, I'm going to show you

some photos

and I want you to tell me

if any of them look like the lad

that you saw throwing the punch.

Take your time. There's no rush.

That's him.

Like I said, take your time.

It was him, I'm sure.

It was dark outside, so

Well,

maybe I've seen him before, then.

So you're not sure it's him?

He was outside, loitering.

You mentioned before that you had

to call the police a few times.

If you tell me when,

I can check the CCTV in the area.

Well

a few weeks back, I don't know.

Weeks?

All right.

It's fine, I can check.

Why don't you have another look

at these photos?

You see if any of them ring a bell.

BEEPING

So sorry to bother you, Paul.

I just feel so bad about last night.

I just want to clear the air.

Well

And?

Well, I looked at the manual

for that camera,

and you're right, of course.

All the footage,

it's backed up onto a website.

These are my login details,

and it has everything

that's been recorded.

I've had a quick look myself,

and I couldn't see anything,

but you're welcome

to check yourself.

OK.

Thanks.

BEEPING

How's he doing? Is there any change?

Still the same.

BEEPING

Is it OK

if I just go say hello to Anna?

Yeah.

BEEPING

'Hello. I would like to report

an incident, please, at York Avenue.

'My name is Henderson,

Simon Henderson,

'and it was a young man

outside of my house.

'Very, very intimidating.

'And I'd like to speak

to a human being, please,

'and not a machine.'

Just to confirm,

you'd never seen Jordan

before the night of the attack?

No, no, ever.

I'm going to get some water.

BEEPING

BEEPING

COUGHING

BEEPING

SHARP BREATH

BEEPING