Malice (2025) s01e01 Episode Script

1
Attention all cabin crew:
we have ten minutes until our descent.
Please prepare the cabin for arrival.
One moment, sir.
-Come with me, please, sir.
-Sure.
Mr Adam Healey?
Hi.
My name's Niki Delgado with
the Department of Homeland Security.
How can I help you?
What's the purpose of your visit
to the USA today?
I'm starting a new job,
working for a family in Connecticut.
Is there a problem with my visa?
Not with the visa.
Do you know the Tanner family,
and a man called Jamie Tanner?
Yes, I spent the last month working
for him and living in his house.
This is horrible.
When did you last see them?
Er, about ten days ago,
when I finished working for them.
This is awful
but in a way, I'm not surprised.
What makes you say that?
Jamie Tanner was not a very nice man.
He'd hurt and upset a lot of people.
We were at each other, night and day
Your music is so dead.
What's that, love?
-Turn it down!
-Turn it up? Sure.
Child.
Hey, Dex, these burgers are done.
-Do you want one?
-No.
Jodie, will you play Dragon Realm with me?
I'm on my break, little man.
We'll do some more reading later.
It's so nice out.
That's good.
I'll play with you, Dexter.
No, you don't understand it.
Yes I do. Teach me.
No.
Okay.
I really love my sweet thing
Where's my drink?
Oh, sorry.
I really wish that Jodie would do things
with a bit more enthusiasm.
She's a nanny. Is it too much to ask?
I'm looking forward to having sex later.
Who with?
The kids are busy.
The others won't be back for a while.
We could get a quick one in right now.
You'll love it
and when I say "you", I mean "me".
One thing: if we do it now,
we won't be doing it again later.
If we do it now, I won't be able
to do it later. Don't worry.
Nothing to look at, nothing to look at.
You taste of burger.
-Really? I can brush my teeth.
-No, it's okay. Come on.
Let's get it over with.
Come on.
Oh, hello.
What? You can't read through it!
I dare you.
Oh, shit!
-What?
-They're back.
-What?
-The others are back.
Why do we have them every year?
-Hurry up, then.
-What?
-Hurry up.
-Hurry up?
They're so bloody sharp, these things.
-Hey.
-Hi!
How was the monastery?
Oh, lovely atmosphere. Amazing views.
I'm pleased we went. Yes?
Yeah.
Couldn't have been that fascinating.
-You were only gone a couple hours.
-Anything happened here?
-Yeah.
-No.
Oh, yeah, your premature return
means that Nat missed out
on an extended session
with a masterful love maker.
I'm so sorry about that.
-Lobsters, as requested.
-How many did you get?
-Nine.
-Ouch! That's
That's too many.
You get them for the kids?
-Yeah.
-Wasted on those little shits.
I'm hopeless at shopping.
I normally forget something.
-Milly's on the plane, and Adam's coming.
-I finally get to meet him.
Adam, Adam Name rings a bell.
Have I met him?
He does everything for your children.
He's just their tutor.
Forgot who he was.
Jules hadn't mentioned him
for a few minutes
Who's this?
-Milly's tutor.
-He's coming here?
Milly's flunked her mocks,
so she needs to keep at it,
and we all like having him around.
You mean, you do.
Would have been nice
if somebody had asked me,
since I pay for everything.
Oh my god.
I never get tired of this view.
It's nice to be here again. Thank you.
Snake!
There's a fucking snake!
-Damien!
-Oh, no. No, I hate snakes.
Jodie, you're from Australia.
You deal with it.
-What?!
-You probably kill them at home.
-I live in Melbourne.
-I'm going to chop its head off.
You will not, you pig!
We just need to get it out.
-Don't want it biting anyone.
-It's not doing any harm.
Is it poisonous?
Is that alright?
Hi, you must be Jamie.
-Yeah.
-Adam. So nice to meet you.
What an amazing place this is.
How long have you had it?
I don't know, ten or twelve years?
-And you built it yourself?
-Yeah, with my bare hands.
No, there was builders and an architect.
Nat was in charge
she has all the style and taste,
and I have all the money.
You here to tutor Milly?
Yeah, just a bit
and help out where I can.
-I'm freeloading, really.
-Clearly.
Well, welcome to our vacation.
Adam! You're here!
Your Manny showed up.
-Hey, Jules. This place is extraordinary.
-Yeah, I know.
Come over to our house.
I'll show you where you're staying.
There's more?
So nice to meet you both. See you later.
See you later.
Nice luggage.
Oh, thanks.
"Nice luggage". Really?
-Super excited about his luggage.
-Shut up!
How about my luggage?
It's not hard, Damien.
You need garlic and tomatoes, good pasta.
Hello.
these kids are so lucky.
Good to see you again.
-Hiya.
-Hello, Spiros.
Thanks.
Thank you.
-Thank you.
-Hi.
It's not for me. Promise. Yeah, I will.
-What do you think, girls?
-Thank you.
I love it.
Hey, Kit.
Kit, come here for a second.
Yeah, yeah, let me see that.
Yeah, can I see it?
-Come on.
-Let it go.
Course. All the way
to the tippety top top.
The attack number one card is dealt
to the defence power of the other card.
If your card has any defence power left,
it survives.
If not, it gets put into your graveyard.
Then, to get new cards,
look at your creature deck.
Each creature card gets you a spell card,
which you can use to boost
your creature's power.
Okay, I think I got all of that.
Sounds pretty easy. Bet you I win.
You wish.
Why is Adam here? Did you invite him?
No, Jules must have.
We didn't bring our nanny.
Why'd they bring theirs?
Shut up!
As long as he's entertaining Dexter,
you should be pleased.
Besides, he's not a nanny.
Milly, have you had a drink of water?
Yes, Mum!
You know you should be drinking
lots of it, dear.
I know! Staying hydrated!
Hello?
-Cheers.
-Cheers.
-No, no
-He can have a little bit!
We're approaching the bay here. Very nice.
-This direction, very good.
-How far are we heading?
Round Ioannis Bay,
but we're going to stop for a swim.
Will you grab me a beer?
Aye, aye, Captain.
I'm thinking we stop here,
just round here
We can swim maybe about
an hour and a half, two hours
I can read your mind.
-Really?
-Yes.
What did I think?
Not exactly subtle, was it?
No.
Wasn't it?
Right, you've got to jump off the deck
and hit as many
of the inflatables as you can.
Flamingo is ten points,
because it's the smallest.
Unicorn, five points.
Shark, five points.
-Who's going in first?
-Me!
Okay. Hit the shark first, straight in!
It's freezing.
Ten points. Right, who's next?
-Nil point!
-Go on, Dexter!
Geronimo!
Yes, big man!
Nowhere near April.
Good try, though. Okay.
Kit, you too cool to engage
with a game like this?
I'm going to get all three.
Oh, fighting talk.
Hey, Kit. Great dive.
Best you've ever done.
Five out of ten.
Right, coming in.
Cannonball!
Fucking ridiculous
you can't book a table.
The Greeks invented democracy,
but they can't install Wi-Fi?
Come on, boys, relax. We're on a holiday.
Fucking moron in the pink shirt's
been staring at his bill
for, like, 20 minutes now.
-Why don't I just tell them we're waiting?
-No.
-Yeah.
-Please, don't.
-Please do.
-Don't worry, I'll be charming.
Not necessary.
It's embarrassing.
Thank you so much.
Five minutes.
Well done. What did you say?
I bought them a bottle of Tsipouro
and told them that Damien
had always wanted to eat here,
but only had two hours to live.
I'd be perfectly happy if that was true.
Oh, shush.
So, what is it you're launching?
It's a luxury dog food.
A dry kibble.
Good idea, actually.
Endless demand, little four-legged,
repeat customers.
You run a successful venture capital firm.
Jules told me.
-You weren't tempted to go in on it?
-I didn't love how expensive it was.
-Who needs to feed a dog kale?
-I think there's a market for it.
Kale, carrots, spinach, salmon, alfalfa.
I didn't love the branding,
or the name, or the boss.
-Of course you didn't.
-But I kicked a little in.
-I'm very grateful for it.
-For the tax write-off.
I was thinking of going for a walk
up there in the morning.
-If anyone's up for it.
-Yeah.
Do you know what happened up there,
according to Greek myth?
No.
Right, so, Zeus was raised
on Naxos over there.
And up there is where, supposedly
disguised as a swan
he seduced and raped Nemesis.
Nemesis, as in Goddess of Revenge?
Revenge and retribution, yeah.
She wasn't just about punishment
and violence
it was all about equilibrium.
She was there to dish out happiness,
or unhappiness, to balance out the world.
And here, I thought Nemesis was just
a roller coaster at Thorpe Park.
How do you know all this?
I did classics at university.
Zeus basically
tried to shag anything.
He was always disguising himself as birds
or fish or deer, in order to ravage women.
By today's standards, the King of the Gods
would find himself cancelled.
Yeah.
So, wait, why was he so interested
in Nemesis?
She must have been very beautiful.
Because after he slept with her,
so the myth goes,
she gave birth to an egg
as you do when you've been bonked
by a swan
and from the egg came a child,
who grew up to be Helen of Troy.
I want you on my pub quiz team.
Anyway, I thought it'd be wonderful
to go out there at dawn.
To the site of a sexual assault?
A mythic crime scene.
Trust me, it will be beautiful.
The gods only had sex
in really beautiful places.
-I'm sure.
-I'd be up for that.
Yeah, me too. What time shall we go?
So wait, sunrise is, what, 5:30?
We probably need to set off about five?
Perfect.
-Damien, Jamie, can I tempt you?
-I'm not really a morning person.
Not really an evening person either,
are you, darling?
I'm at my best around teatime.
Do I want to get up at five
and climb a hill?
No, thank you. You go ahead,
and take the kids with you.
You take the kids with you.
Okay. Nat, Jules, dawn hike?
-Yes.
-Yeah.
-We're off.
-Let's do it.
Oh, yeah. Do they know about him?
Watch out, girls.
Stop it!
-Octopus! Let's get some octopus.
-Yes, please?
Can I get three?
-It's 80 euros, please.
-There we are.
-Thank you very much, sir.
-I don't think we should get it.
It's amazing.
I'll do a banging octopus stew.
Banging.
-No, I'll do that.
-Of course.
Thanks.
Octopus meat's very tough,
so you need to break it down
before you can cook it.
-Do you know how you do that?
-No.
Is it? Is it okay?
It's dead.
Gross.
Love to fucking gut you,
and hang you on a line.
Henry VIII wanted to get rid
of Catherine of Aragon,
because she hadn't produced a male heir.
-Here you go.
-Thanks, Iris.
But the Catholic popes
wouldn't let him divorce her.
-Secondly
-You on the phone?
Are you on social media?
I told you, no social media
until this whole situation is resolved.
-Get off the fucking phone.
-God, I wasn't texting!
Put the fucking phone away.
You shouldn't be on it.
-Oh my god.
-Just stay off the fucking
-Stop going on!
-Look at that out there.
You've got your head
in your fucking phone, and
Kids and their phones, huh?
Gonna start the lobsters.
What was that about?
Can't talk about it.
And what was the third?
He just hated the popes
having any power?
Yeah.
You know, if Damien was family,
he wouldn't have brought home
this many lobsters, right?
That fucking guy.
I wish we had Adam as a nanny.
No. There's something I don't know.
"Something", what?
I don't know, just
Well, he actually plays with the kids.
He cooks.
Too perfect.
-He's eager. He's too eager.
-Yeah.
Besides, he's with Jules anyway.
Yeah.
I believe that's our song.
It is.
Come on, you old boot.
Come on, fatty, let's dance.
Your Dutch accent I don't even
I couldn't even understand
your goddamn put-down.
I said "fatty".
What are you doing?
Just having a snoop.
Thought I'd see how the other half live.
I wanted to check out the view
from the balcony.
Yeah, I think I could get used to
waking up to this every morning.
Right, I'm going to go and make
some cocktails, if you fancy one?
Come on.
I was going to make some cocktails.
I've got one.
You ever had a Gina colada?
Pina colada but made
with gin, not rum.
Sounds disgusting.
Sounds disgusting,
but actually mind-blowing.
Have you got a blender?
Yeah, keep looking.
Must be somewhere there.
I can't see it. Is it somewhere obvious?
I'm being thick.
That was the first dance
at our wedding, remember?
Yes. I wanted U2 "I Still Haven't Found
What I'm Looking For".
There you go.
Who are you texting all the time?
You have a boyfriend?
-Mind your own.
-What's his name?
Joel, apparently if he exists.
Sneak.
Joel apparently.
Nice skills.
I used to work as a barman in a hotel.
Had to make my money in tips.
I haven't had cocktails
or danced like this in forever.
We need to dance more.
We need to drink more.
We do, as long as it doesn't lead
to another trip to rehab, my darling.
It wasn't a fucking rehab.
No, it was a spa.
It was a spa, it was a spa.
My father used to do this trick
with a lit match,
where he'd let it burn
all the way down to his fingertips.
And even as it burned him,
he didn't flinch.
When I asked him how he did it,
he said the trick
was not minding that it hurt.
That's from Lawrence of Arabia.
That trick, that line that's from
the beginning of Lawrence of Arabia.
I wouldn't give your dad
that much credit.
Never seen it.
You know, I've never seen it either
to my shame.
Jesus Christ, I'm surrounded by heathens.
-It's a great movie.
-Celebrating an imperialist.
Thought you said you hadn't seen it.
Often mean to watch it, but
goes on for hours, doesn't it?
-What are we talking about?
-Lawrence of Arabia.
-What does he do, your dad?
-Sadly, he's no longer with us.
He died 14 years ago.
My mum was ill a lot
when I was growing up,
so he basically raised me and my sister
on his own.
He was a great man. I miss him.
I'm sorry to hear that.
What was your father like?
Not a great man.
So, how did you two meet?
-That bad?
-We met a party after a show one night.
-I think Armani?
-I don't know how I got into that.
-I have no idea how or why you got in.
-I didn't belong, I don't know.
Anyway, we liked each other.
Basically, he stalked me
for two years.
Stalking?
It was a little more romantic than that.
Well, you showed no mercy.
And I was seeing someone.
-Several people, Nat.
-That is not the point.
No, the truth is that I fell madly
and deeply in love with you.
And then your work moved you to Paris.
No, I moved my work to Paris,
to try to spend more time with you.
-Really?
-Really.
Anyway, there was this constant assault
of, like, orchids and champagne
and trips to the Grand Prix.
-It was
-Poor you.
It was relentless, and very unimaginative.
You didn't think he was very cool,
did you, Nat?
I was cool I am cool.
I was cool for a moment, one time.
We were friends for a year or two,
I think, and then
In the end, you just gave in.
That's a lovely tale.
No, when my mum died,
Jamie was actually
very, very kind and supportive.
The fashion world's not exactly known
for its kind and supportive men.
Not kind and supportive anyone.
And plus, every other dude
in the fashion world is gay.
So What?
No, I was on this yacht once in Cannes.
And, literally, I was
the only heterosexual on that boat.
Yeah, that's what you think.
Anyway, I'd had enough of that life.
And we moved to London,
and we got married.
The end.
You gave up a lot to be with me,
and I'm forever appreciative of that.
Cheers to that.
Oh, we're going in?
-Is it that time?
-Oh, God, here we go.
After you.
Don't push me, don't push me!
Come on!
This is a bloody expensive outfit!
Help!
-Are you alright?
-Drowning.
Shame Jules didn't wake up.
She would have loved this.
It was fun, hearing
all of your stories last night.
Do you ever miss it, your Paris life?
Working at Elle, all of that?
Yeah, I miss it sometimes.
How do you know about Elle?
I think Jules mentioned it.
She's told me all of your secrets.
Hope not.
What a shit hole.
I love the smell of pine.
These islands are so beautiful.
It's because they're limestone and marble.
All the most beautiful landscapes
are limestone.
Are they?
Italy, Greece.
"I know nothing of either.
"But when I try to imagine
a faultless love, or the life to come,
"what I hear is the murmur
of underground streams,
and what I see is a limestone landscape."
What's that?
It's a poem my father taught me.
I've always been into poems
about geology.
It's so nice to spend
a morning without work or kids.
Is Kit okay?
He seems a bit distracted,
even for a teenager.
He's just got some issue with school,
involving two of his friends
including one boy who stayed with us
for a holiday, once.
What happened?
I'm sure it'll blow over,
once we get home.
Yeah, I'm sure it will too.
You wait to see what I can do
with a maraschino cherry.
The mind boggles.
Show me that picture of him again, Milly.
What, this one?
-What am I doing with this?
-Move here.
Iris is getting married
the day after you guys leave.
Really?
-I'm getting married, yeah.
-Can we see your dress?
-Of course.
-I've got pictures on my phone.
-Oh, my God, it's amazing.
-You look good.
-Thank you.
-Okay
You literally just drop it in.
Why did you leave without me?
-Sorry, Jules.
-We didn't want to wake you.
Why did you leave earlier?
We didn't. We said 4:30, didn't we?
We can do it again tomorrow.
I'd love to go again.
No, it's fine.
I definitely told her 4:30.
Jodie?
Do me a favour, would you?
Try this, tell me if it's okay?
No, that's disgusting. What's in that?
What? No, it should be nice.
Maybe too much tabasco.
I'll start over.
Way to go, April!
-Come on, Dex!
-You've got this, big man.
Alright, Dex, let's go!
It's scary.
It's only 15 feet. Just It's easy.
I can definitely see some rocks.
Yeah, well, jump off that way,
like your sister did.
Come on, just do it.
For fuck's sake.
Come on Dex, just go!
I don't want to.
Hey, you don't have to,
if you don't want to.
I don't want to.
That's fine, we'll try again later.
We'll find a smaller rock.
Come on, buddy, grow a pair.
Just jump out that way, like April did,
and like these kids back here did before.
I'm going to, I'm just
Well, do it, or don't
one way or the other.
I don't give a fuck.
Oh, shit!
Dexter!
I've got you, buddy.
-Is he alright?
-You okay?
Shit. Is he alright?
He's fine.
Okay. Okay. Come on.
I'm sorry you got hurt, buddy.
Come on, let's get you down over here.
-I said I didn't want to.
-Yeah, yeah, I know.
Why'd you make him jump?
Shut up, April. I told him
not to jump out that way.
There we are.
You look better already.
We'll keep an eye on you.
Maybe tonight, you go to bed
a little bit earlier, like the woman said?
Okay. What will Mum say?
When you go to bed early?
She'll say: "That's a first."
About my head bang.
Well, maybe we don't tell her.
I mean, she'll only worry,
and I think you're fine.
If we tell her
that you banged your head,
she might not let you go out
on the jet ski tomorrow.
Yeah, okay.
So, let's not, any of us, tell her. Okay?
Okay.
Right, come on.
Let's go, buddy boy.
Let's go, April.
We should come for a night out in town,
just you and me.
I feel like I owe you a lot of drinks
for letting me crash your holiday.
Not a bad idea, actually.
Give me a chance to get away
from Damien for a night.
What the fuck?
Taxi's here in 15.
Time for one more.
It's a vodcolada.
I'll give you three guesses what in it.
I think, if we're able to shake off Damien
for the night,
maybe we should try out that place.
Your kind of establishment?
Can I get two more vodka tonics,
please doubles?
You ever invested in a drinks biz?
I like the beverage industry.
Er, yeah, we invested in
a small single-malt distillery in Fife,
that catered to golfers who don't want
to go up to The Highlands.
And South America is a
is a huge, growing market for whisky.
The women drink whisky in South America.
I should go long and large on whisky?
Yeah. Have you got any money to invest?
Jamie, you dickhead.
-I work part-time as a tutor.
-Okay.
Nice to see you again.
-I thought you'd never been to the island.
-I haven't.
Weird. I guess we tourists
all look alike, huh?
Let me get some smokes.
-Can we get a top-up, please?
-Yeah, sure.
Hey, handsome, fancy a dance?
Leave me alone, please.
For you.
Can I get a water?
Oh, god.
More drinks?
No, no, I think I've had enough.
I can barely see.
Come on, don't be a pussy.
Let's get some shots.
-Two sambucas, please.
-No problem.
Yamas.
Yamas.
Same again.
I think I'm gonna get a private dance.
You know?
Nat and I have a rule:
blowjobs aren't cheating.
At least, that's my rule.
Yeah, nice. Good one, go for it.
How about you?
I've got a girlfriend. I'd feel bad.
Really?
Yeah, wouldn't be fair on Kate.
I'm surprised.
Yeah?
Yeah, I thought maybe you were gay.
Right. Why's that?
I don't know, just the way
you know, you
You're a little
Just a little mince-y, you know?
And you're a Manny, so
Yeah, well, I'm not really
a Manny, though, am I, Jamie?
I'm a tutor.
Adam, you're alright.
You're alright, I think, you know?
And it was really cool
what you did with Dex today
and not telling Nat?
I really appreciate it, I do.
Sorry.
Right, come on. Let's get you home.
Oh, boy.
Right, come on.
Is he be sick?
No, he won't be.
-Here we are.
-That's 100 euros. He was sick!
Oh, yeah. Sorry.
Oh, shit. I'm gonna fall.
I could kill you right now,
if I wanted.
But I'm not gonna do that,
'cos I want you to suffer,
just like I did.