Believe Me (2026) s01e02 Episode Script

1
Had a big win at the casino earlier.
Forty grand!
Oh, wow.
Yeah, I
I've been wanting to celebrate,
but I was wondering
if you'd have a drink for me?
'I think I was raped last night.'
What? By who?
By the cab driver.
I think he must have put something
in my drink.
Can you tell us what he did to you?
Well, no, I can't
because I don't remember any of it.
But I just keep thinking,
if he did do something,
why would he drive you
to a police? Stop saying "if"!
Therefore, I do have to tell you
that our investigation
is being closed down.
It just feels like
you don't believe me.
I believe something
may have happened to you,
but I do not believe
that you were raped.
The actions of the cab driver,
witnessed by police,
appear to be those of a responsible,
law-abiding individual.
I've had a great night tonight
myself.
Why don't you go out with Poppy,
then, if I'm so needy?
Come on. You're just being, erm
Obtuse?
Yeah. Obtuse.
You are so good with words.
Oh, a compliment. Be careful.
Shit. Erm
It's really fucking late,
and, erm, I need to be up at seven.
OK, it's fine, just go.
I'll, er
I'll just sit here being obtuse.
Erm
Will you, er, leave your phone on
and call me?
OK, you're actually annoying me now.
OK.
Bye.
Oh. Erm
Can I give you a lift?
Oh.
It's OK. I, er
The night bus will be here soon.
I don't like to see a woman out
on her own late at night.
Well all I've got
is my bus fare, so
Well, where are you going?
East Sheen.
Oh, you're in luck.
I live that way.
I can take you on my way home.
Really?
Yeah. Come on, jump in
before I change my mind.
Oh, thank you, that's so kind.
Saw you with a ciggy.
Here, help yourself.
Oh.
Thank you.
Oh, I forgot to mention,
the only thing is,
you can't smoke in the cab,
so can you sit on the floor,
then nobody can see you?
Yeah. Er, sure.
Thank you.
That's all right.
I picked up this woman
the other day, right, and she said -
this is true - she said
that some bloke in this bar
paid her 350 quid
for a handjob in the toilets.
Oh, blimey!
She said it was the easiest money
she's ever made. Yeah.
What if that was you?
Oh.
Oh, I don't think so.
Do you know how you could
make some money?
Modelling.
Oh.
No, I'm serious. Glamour modelling.
Maybe even topless.
Oh, God, no.
You're gorgeous.
I bet you'd make loads of money.
Oh.
Seriously.
I don't think I'm that desperate
for money yet.
Not yet, anyway.
Well, the one thing I'm not tonight
is hard up.
Take a look at this.
Had a big win at the casino.
Oh. You're kidding?
No, straight up.
That's amazing. Congratulations.
Now I only need someone
to celebrate with. Mm.
Here we go.
You'll have a little glass
of bubbly with me, won't you?
Er
Sure.
Ah, good girl.
So, this taxi driver
offers you a drink,
and you you take it?
No, not immediately. I mean
The first one,
this glass of Champagne
I didn't want any more to drink,
so
So you didn't take it?
No.
Good.
But then he kept on and on
about me downing a shot of vodka
because I said that's what we did
on the lacrosse team.
And, er
I didn't want to be rude, I suppose.
He just kept on and on and
He was taking me home for a fiver.
I mean, it's difficult
to keep saying no.
OK.
I suppose the conversation
did get a bit sexual at times.
OK. Erm
Then what happened?
I don't know.
I don't really remember
the journey home from there.
I've just, erm
I've got to ask you this.
Like, do you think he, like,
did anything to you?
No.
I'm I'm I mean, instinctively,
I feel I would know
if he'd done anything like that.
I would just know,
you know, physically.
But, I mean, the whole thing
was really weird.
Like, and I
I've never felt as ill in my life
as I did when I got home.
Yeah, you know,
he could have drugged you.
Oh, my God, don't say that.
No, I don't think he drugged me.
I mean, I think it's just
cos I downed the vodka
on top of what we already had
at the club.
But we barely had anything.
Yeah, I definitely didn't feel drunk
when I left the club.
And Mum did say
I was completely out of it.
This just isn't It's not right.
Well, I didn't feel threatened
or anything.
I actually thought
he was sort of pathetic.
Oh Paul. That's what he said.
He said his name was Paul.
And he
he gave me his number.
And he said if I ever needed
a cab home to give him a call,
which obviously won't be happening.
God, what a weirdo.
Yeah.
Do you have that report
from Sinistera's for me, my dear?
My goodness me.
What on earth's the matter?
I'm so sorry.
'Since I was assaulted,
'I really struggle with people
coming up behind me like that.'
I also struggle with situations
where strangers are looking at me,
so even getting the train
into work can be difficult.
And has the therapy helped?
A little bit.
You know, I get spells
when I feel more normal, but
..deep down, I still have issues.
- Is it really a tower?
- Does it go back in?
Hello!
Look who's here.
Monster.
This is a secret den.
How was nursery?
It was good.
Was it good?
What have you done today?
You've been watering plants,
right?
Have you been watering plants?
They're gonna grow nice and big now,
just like you.
How was work?
Oh, you know, crap.
Well, I've made some pasta, if you
want to eat before you go home?
Do you want some pasta with Daddy?
Shall we do that?
Yeah.
Yeah, that'd be nice.
Yeah. My sister's
gonna come round as well.
And Auntie Ash. We've not seen
Auntie Ash for ages, have we?
That'll be nice.
Yeah, so, Connor picks Jack up
from nursery
on the days that I'm in the office,
and then I come here
and take him home.
That's a really good arrangement.
Seems to be working all right.
Yeah, it's good that Connor
gets to spend some time with Jack.
And how have you been?
I haven't seen you in ages.
Not so good.
At work?
No, the, erm
You know the thing that happened
a while back? Right.
That was such a long time ago.
Yeah. Yeah, it was.
Yeah, well, as much as I'd like
it to, it won't go away.
Really struggling at the moment.
Yeah, and I
I think the hard thing is that,
erm
we're not totally sure
something happened.
Aren't we?
I thought it happened to me,
not you. I don't mean it like that.
I just mean the police
aren't sure anything happened.
What? I'm just saying
what they said. Fuck off, Connor.
Will you not swear?
Go fuck yourself!
Sarah, calm down.
Hey, Jack.
Say bye to your dad and Auntie Ash.
Come on, say bye-bye.
Hey, big man. Hey, give me a hug.
Come on. I'll see you soon.
Come on. You can bring Sharkie.
Look
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset
Do you know what it's like to have
nobody, not even you, believe me?
It's OK.
Mummy was upset for second,
but I'm fine now, see?
Tears have all gone.
They've all gone!
Come here.
Oh, Mummy was upset.
But she's not now, see?
See? No tears. No tears.
What do you want to do?
Shall we do some dancing?
Mm-hm.
Shall we do some dancing?
I think we should.
'She Moves In Her Own Way'
by The Kooks
Oh, we like this one!
No way, he's so boring.
Always going on and on
about something sushi or whatever.
I still don't wanna go out with him.
You poor thing. Did you really
throw up? Yeah, yeah.
I always feel shit when I'm on.
We got you a vodka and lemonade.
I'll risk it.
Hey, cheers!
Hey. Where are you?
I've been looking for you. I
No, I didn't get your text.
So you just went off without me?
Oh, thanks a lot
Thirty grand.
What about that?
That's amazing.
I'm really pleased for you.
Come on, raise a glass for me.
Oh, no, thank you.
Oh, come on.
No.
I'm not really feeling too well.
Come on, have a laugh.
No, honestly,
I'm not feeling very well.
I can't drink, can I, driving this?
I mean, you know,
you win money as big as that,
first thing you do is you go
and get a bottle of Champagne.
And then I think, I've got to be
on the road, haven't I?
You've got to have one for me.
Come on.
Just take it.
What's the matter with you?
That's my girl.
I'm not letting you out
till you've had that drink.
Better get that down you.
Shh. Shh.
Come on.
Shh! Shh. Shh.
Open. Open. Open. Open.
What are you?
Are you OK?
So, did you did you forget
to put a tampon in?
No.
Yeah, I definitely
wouldn't have taken it out
without putting another one in.
Well what the hell
were you drinking last night?
Not that much.
I just went out with Faye and Lydia.
How did you get home?
Erm
I got a black cab.
The taxi driver
He was he was really weird. He
He pushed this tablet in my mouth.
And then I don't remember anything.
Except this morning
..the button
is ripped off my shorts,
and my tampon is missing.
We need to speak to security.
OK, there it is. Keep it running.
OK. OK, thank you.
OK. That was the campus manager.
Mm.
She thinks you should call 999.
OK.
Are you sure
you don't want anything?
I couldn't.
Laila. They're here.
Hey.
It's OK, don't need to get up.
We're just initially gonna ask you
a few questions.
OK.
Are you sure it was a black cab?
Yeah.
Not an unlicensed cab?
No.
The orange light on top?
It was a black cab.
It's on CCTV.
Erm, Vivian, our campus manager,
says that you can
you can see the the number plate
and the driver and everything.
Right.
Could you have maybe taken
an unlicensed cab earlier,
and then finish your journey
in a black cab?
No.
No, I only got one cab home,
and it was a black cab.
How much did you have to drink?
Not that much.
A couple of glasses of red wine
when we met up at Covent Garden.
Erm
Oh, then I was sick.
You were sick?
From drinking?
No.
No, it's it's cos I'm
I'm on my period.
It happens to me a lot.
So did you stop drinking then?
Well, I certainly cut back.
Right, but you did drink some more
in the club?
Yeah, yeah.
I had two vodka and lemonades
at the club in Holborn.
My friends had these, erm,
free vouchers.
And then you had more to drink
in the cab with the driver?
That was because
That was because he
Sorry.
He, erm
He He forced me to because
he, erm he said that
he'd had a win at the
at the casino and that he
he wanted me to help him celebrate.
And
And he just went on.
He just kept
on and on and on at me.
That's great.
And you have no idea how
you got any of these injuries?
I don't remember anything at all
after he forced the tablet
in my mouth.
And how quickly did it take effect,
er this tablet?
Straight away.
And do you drink every day?
No.
Just Just every now and then.
Did you see the video?
Yes.
And I saw the reg number,
so I made a note of it.
What What happens now?
We'll report everything to CID,
and they'll send over an officer
that's specially trained
in dealing with sexual offences
to interview you.
When will When will that happen?
It shouldn't be too long.
- Is this Is this the girl?
- Yes, this one.
Laila?
Laila. Hi.
I'm I'm PC Stephanie Ellis.
I'm a SOIT officer,
which means I've had sexual offences
investigation training.
I'm sorry that it's so late,
but I would be really grateful
if I could start by taking
your statement.
Actually, I've already been through
it all with those other officers.
So, you are saying that
this was a black cab driver
who brought you home?
Yeah.
Cos that
that would be very unusual.
Did you see his
his badge number displayed?
I can't I can't remember.
You see, if he
if he did drug and assault you,
as you allege
..then it would be
extremely unlikely
for him then to drive you home,
where he must have known
that his cab would be identified
on university CCTV
and his identity discovered.
Do you see?
I'm wondering if maybe
you could have taken your tampon out
at the club and forgotten
to put another one in.
Could that be possible?
No. No, I mean
..I wouldn't do that.
On the On the CCTV, at one point,
it seems as though
you embrace the driver.
Is that Is that what happened?
I I don't remember doing that.
Steph, they're asking how you want
this designated as a crime.
Just tell them not known at present.
Yeah.
We need to take you
to the local Haven centre,
where were gonna collect
some samples from you, OK? OK.
Have you taken any drugs tonight?
No.
It, er
I've never taken any illegal drugs
in my life.
So if there's anything in me,
it's because the taxi driver
gave it to me.
OK. I've got everything I need,
so you can get dressed and go home.
Thank you.
Just to let you know,
because quite some time
has passed since now
and the moment
you think you were drugged,
the substance you were given
may not be present any more
in your blood or urine.
'So, we'll need you to come
in for an interview tomorrow, OK?'
'Again?'
I've already told you
everything I know.
Why can't you just use
what I've said tonight?
It's procedure, sorry.
You're with DC Coldham.
He's an investigating officer.
I'm liaison.
How many times
have I got to go through it?
Come on, let's get you home, OK?
Mr Worboys,
thank you for coming in today.
No problem.
I heard from the cab office
you wanted to talk to me,
so I came in straight away.
You didn't try me at home?
Yeah, we did call at your
home address. You weren't there.
Ah, sorry.
Probably out working.
As you know, you've been arrested
on suspicion of sexual assault.
Before I ask you any questions,
do you want to tell us anything
about what happened?
Well, I've got nothing to hide,
put it that way.
Right, take us back to the first
time you saw this young lady
in the early hours of the 26th.
Er, I picked her up
about ten to four.
In the morning, that is.
And, well, you know, she was
quite drunk. I could see that.
And the very first word she used,
before she even sat down
..was "men".
That was the very first word
she used.
And I just sort of laughed,
you know.
Because I don't really engage
in conversations with my customers,
and I am a little wary,
I don't know, of picking
drunk women up, I suppose, really.
You know, but from that, I assumed
that she was in a bit of a state
over a boyfriend or
..something.
Yes, yes, I did carry on drinking
after I was sick
because it's not unusual for me
to feel sick when I'm on my period.
I've I've already told you this.
Would you say it was a raucous
night out with your friends?
High spirits, that sort of thing?
We hadn't seen each other
for a while. We were
..you know,
looking forward to catching up.
'Was there any form
of sexual contact?'
There was absolutely
no sexual contact whatsoever.
None.
And it goes without saying,
I never have any kind of drinks
in the cab -
well, no, except maybe water.
But certainly no alcohol.
She said you also gave her a pill.
Pill?
Well, what kind of a pill?
She just said it was white,
but that after she took it,
she doesn't really remember
much else that night.
Well, that's I
No, that's ridiculous.
Of course I didn't give her a pill.
I don't believe this..
Can you explain what's happening
in this image
that we picked up on CCTV?
You see
..she says she's got no money
and she can't pay me.
So I'm thinking, all right,
she's drunk, it's late,
so I just say, you know,
"Have this one on me, love."
You let her off the fare?
Yeah.
S-So what she done was
she sort of
like, she cuddled me,
and she tried to kiss me.
And then she says
I was a "lovely man".
And that's what's happening there.
Forgive me, but I've got to ask,
because obviously, we've got
to investigate this matter,
is it the case that she engaged
in sexual activity with you
in order to pay for her fare?
Not at all.
But could she have been kissing you
because she knew that
you weren't expecting any money?
Well, now you put it that way
'And did he let you off the fare?'
No, I paid for my fare home
as I got in his cab.
I paid £30.
That's That's how much
he said it would be.
I went to a cashpoint.
You can check.
OK. What sort of girl would you
describe yourself as, Laila?
I don't know what you mean.
Well, you're wearing
red nail varnish.
Would you describe yourself
as the type of girl
who wears red nail varnish,
if you know what I mean?
I-I don't, actually.
What on earth has my nail varnish
got to do with anything?
Thing is, sir,
anything in his taxi's
gonna be contaminated now
by other passengers.
And given he's admitted
being with her that night,
I think searching his house for any
clothes for identification purposes
just seems a bit pointless.
We've taken blood
and swabs from him,
which should tell us something
if we find his DNA or semen on her.
Let's just wait for the results
on them, eh?
Serving spoons, please.
And better get some napkins.
Not the paper napkins,
the red ones that are in the drawer.
What does it matter?
I would like the red napkins,
please.
OK.
Laila.
Yeah?
Where is this behaviour
coming from?
What do you mean?
I don't know.
You go to university,
and I don't know what you get up to
one week to the next.
Are you behaving yourself?
Oh, please.
Are we really having
this conversation?
Seriously?
That's really good.
'She seems a bit quiet.'
I tried to talk to her,
but all I got back was attitude.
She's probably worried
about her exams.
'She kept flashing
and rubbing her tits,
'but I didn't fancy her at all.
'Do I admit making a mistake
getting into the back with her?
'Could say got in the back
'to help her find her stuff
and she flashed her tits at me.
'She made me suck her tits.
'I just did it
to get her out of the cab.
'DNA.
'At the end of the day,
I'm the one being assaulted.
'Police must have faith in me
to let me carry on working.'
Oh, hello, love.
Are you OK?
Yeah.
What did the police say?
Hey? Oh, that was, er
that bloke I was telling you about.
Er, asked me to deliver a package,
then the police stop me.
Turned out it was drugs.
So are you in trouble?
Well, no. They said
it'll take a couple of weeks
for it to go through the system,
but they ain't gonna charge me
with anything.
So you can still work,
still go out in your cab?
Yeah, no problem.
Connor's bringing Jack back
tomorrow evening,
so we've got the place
to ourselves tonight.
'So, how many times have you
been out with this guy, then?'
Er four?
Oh, OK, so pretty serious.
Yeah. I like him. It's just
..the thought of taking
the next step with him
absolutely terrifies me.
'And by "step", I assume you mean
getting nudey-rudey.'
That is such a stupid phrase.
You're such a fucking child.
You wouldn't have me any other way.
Look, I know this sounds funny,
but I don't want
to overstep the mark,
so I'm just gonna say it out loud.
I'd really like to kiss you.
OK.
Sorry. I'm really sorry.
I just need the loo.
Fuck.
Fuck my life.
Thank you for coming in.
So, I have called you
into the station today
to give you an update on the
allegations you made back in July.
On the 26th.
The On the 26th, yeah.
So, all of the DNA testing
we did came back negative.
So that means we didn't find
any of his DNA on you
or any of your DNA on him. OK?
OK.
Er, I was told the toxicology tests
also came back negative,
so that means that we didn't detect
any traces of drugs
in your blood or urine.
But he he
he gave me something.
I've never blacked out
like that before.
Forensics noted that you said
you lost consciousness
immediately after he gave you
the tablet.
That's right, yeah.
Yeah, I don't I don't remember
anything at all after that.
Well, their view is that it wouldn't
have taken effect immediately.
In general,
it takes 20 minutes, half an hour
for a date rape-type drug
to take effect,
which is inconsistent
with your account.
The taxi driver
has no previous convictions
and is of good character.
I understand that a search
of his house and vehicle
yielded no evidence.
I have to say,
looking at this objectively,
it is hard to understand why
a black cab driver
would put his licence at risk
by sexually assaulting a customer
and then voluntarily attend
a police station.
Do you see?
We've checked the CCTV
from the night club you were at
before you got in the cab,
and there's
there's no sign of you leaving
the club at all that night.
Neither at 2:15am,
when you say you left,
or at 3:50am,
when he says he picked you up.
No, but that doesn't make any sense,
cos I was there.
Maybe you left by an exit
that wasn't covered by CCTV.
No, no, because there's only one way
in or out.
Anyway, you know,
looking at all of this,
taking all of the evidence
into consideration,
I have been informed, Laila,
that the CPS - sorry,
the Crown Prosecution Service -
has declined to proceed
with any charges.
So you're not gonna do anything?
I'm sorry. I know that's not
the outcome you were hoping for.
So, what what is it?
You just
You just don't believe me, or?
I-It's not a question of believing
you or not believing you, Laila.
It's It's just that
a decision has been made
that there is insufficient evidence
to proceed any further
with this matter.
Do you see?
He He did something to me.
Are you absolutely sure
that you didn't get into a minicab
before you got
into this man's black cab,
and that's where
the sexual assault happened?
Now, maybe maybe with drinking
and stuff, that
that the two things have just
gotten muddled up in your head?
This is This is like
some sort of horrible joke.
That man did something to me.
I know he did.
I'm really sorry you feel that way.
I could put you in touch
with the Samaritans, though,
if you thought
that might be helpful?
No.
You've got to walk now.
You've got to walk with me.
Number 80, yeah? This one?
Right, come with me. Quickly.
Just a few more steps. No, careful.
That's it. Just a few more steps.
Right.
That's it.
Sadie? Oh, my God.
What happened? Sadie? Sadie?
What's wrong?
I'd like to report a rape.
What's new?
Accusation of a rape in West London
two nights ago.
Gave the woman
some cock-and-bull story
about winning a load of money
in a casino
and passed her a spiked drink
in the back of the cab.
And this is interesting -
they staked out the victim's street
last night,
and it looks like he came back
to see if anything was going on,
and they nabbed him.
He's under arrest? That's a result.
He's a black cab driver.
She's coming in to do an ID parade
this afternoon.
Hang on, that sounds familiar.
He told her he'd had a win
at a casino?
"Allegation of sexual assault
"and administering a substance
with intent,
"January 3rd 2008, 01:27 hours."
You were right,
this does look similar.
Yeah, but that's not the one
I meant.
That's January. The one
I'm talking about was last year.
Here we go. Er
"Allegation of sexual assault,
"administering a substance
with intent,
"committed December 21st 2007."
Hang on, there's another.
"Allegation of sexual assault
"and of administering a substance
with intent,
"committed October 14th 2006."
That's two years ago.
That's four attacks.
And we haven't really got started
on a proper search.
How come this hasn't been picked up
on the system before now?
Above my pay grade.
OK, so, similar methodologies,
but no suspect in each of them,
except the West London one.
We'd better get down there.
She did the ID parade
about an hour ago,
and she didn't pick him out.
Not ideal,
but we all know it happens.
But we're hopeful we'll get a match
of her DNA on him.
She had scratches all over her.
Did he say what he was doing
by her house?
Yeah, he claimed
he was house hunting.
Said his wife had seen
a property nearby
and he was checking out the area.
In here.
'Let's just
go through it again.'
This him?
Yeah. He's been denying everything.
'Anyone else who can back up
your story?'
'No, I'm afraid your account
just doesn't sound credible.'
You can ask my wife.
She told me to go and have a look
at the houses round there.
Ask her.
Taxi, girls?
Oh, we ain't got enough money.
Where are you going?
Catford.
Oh! You're in luck. I live that way.