Penance (2020) s01e02 Episode Script

1
The British Embassy were contacted
by officials in Thailand
earlier today.
A body's been identified,
believed to be your son, Rob.
No!
It was a terrible,
tragic accident, Rosie.
I'll never accept that.
I can't move on the way the way
that you want us to.
Please just give me some space.
Answer your bloody phone, Maddie.
It's a young guy who
we met at counselling. Jed.
Hello.
Nice to meet you.
Seems perfect.
Maybe that's the problem.
You're kind of in my space, Jed.
You lost your mother,
I lost my son.
I think we both have to be careful
not to get everything mixed up.
Jed
No mother loses a child
without major consequences.
Hi, Rosie, can you come home?
We need to talk.
It's about Jed.
What's this about?
Work have asked me
to go to Scotland for a few weeks,
but I-I'm worried,
that bloody gang still out there.
I can look after us.
But Jed's being turfed
out of his flat, Mum.
Jed could move in while I'm away.
It's perfect, you've already seen
how Jed's out with Yaz.
It makes so much sense, Mum.
Are you talking about Rob's room?
We get peace of mind,
Jed gets what he needs.
Rosie, it's your decision.
He's a good lad, he needs somewhere
to stay, I don't see the issue.
It's Rob's room.
We have to think about Maddie now.
It could be good for her to have him
around at the moment.
It's a bit much, living
with your boyfriend at that age.
She's barely 16.
I'd rather it was under this roof
where we can keep an eye on her.
They can still be together
without living together.
Just like us then.
No, we live apart
because you had an affair.
I'm, I'm sorry to cause trouble.
I'm not sure moving in
is the best idea right now.
I-I-I understand.
Please, Mum.
Are you still looking for work?
Yeah.
Right then, I have an idea.
So, I fed the front lawn,
cleared that fallen tree
and put some hanging baskets
up there
and the next thing I'll do
is the-the flower beds.
You've been busy.
I just wanna do a good job
for Mrs Douglas.
She's been good to me.
She has a very kind heart.
She's had a rough time.
Losing her son.
Well, no family
should go through that.
Have you known them long?
I married them.
Christened Rob, Maddie too.
I wish my priest growing up
was like you.
Mine was a tosser, bitter and angry.
I didn't know you were a Catholic?
Lapsed.
Hmm.
One of the old ladies died
last night.
Mrs Flynn.
90 she was.
Good innings.
It doesn't make it any less sad
though.
Your mum was brilliant,
had the whole thing under control
like proper in charge.
It's just-it's brought it
all back to me, I mean,
my nan dying and that,
it sounds stupid.
It's not stupid.
Death is shit.
It's just got me thinking
about everything.
Like it's so kind
of your mum to give me a job
and a roof over my head
but I don't feel I belong here.
You don't, Jed,
it's an old folks' home.
I think I should go back home,
up north.
I mean, we can still see each other.
But what about me? I need you.
I I'll talk to you later.
Jed, wait.
Come on then!
Yes!
Yes!
Jed?
What's up?
The old gardener never did all that.
What's that?
This?
Oh, it's a personnel file, it's
for you, actually, uh, just a few
forms to fill in, we need your P45
and a copy of your passport.
Oh, I-I don't have a passport.
Oh, well,
I'm sure HR can sort something.
Just bring in any ID you do have.
Thanks, Jed.
Is that it?
Is what it?
Is that all you called me over for?
Uh, yeah.
Have I done something wrong?
No, of course not.
It's just you're being
all professional like, cold.
Well, I am the boss.
I am going out with your daughter.
Kind of family now.
Keep up the good work.
And there was me thinking we were
back on track but we are, she is
It's like we've had the old
Maddie back again, haven't we?
Yeah, she got a boyfriend,
didn't you?
He's had such a positive
influence on her.
Is that what this is about, Maddie?
Something to do with your boyfriend?
Well, he we had an argument about
whether Jed, the, boyfriend,
should come and stay at our house.
But I gave him a job and somewhere
to stay at the care home instead.
Jed hates it at the care home.
He can't stand it there.
But he's been doing really well.
Well, he told me this morning
that he's leaving to go back home.
We need to talk,
a family conference.
I think everyone had their say
back at the school, except me.
I'm going to go to bed.
No, we're supposed to be
flying to Scotland tonight
and I'm not leaving
things like this.
Well?
Why didn't Jed say anything to me
if he was so upset?
He didn't wanna seem ungrateful,
Mum.
Well, what brought all this on?
That old lady who died at the
care home last night.
Mrs Flynn?
The whole thing reminded Jed of his
nan, she was the only family he had.
You made him stay somewhere that
brought back his worst memories.
Shit, I'm sorry, I-I-I didn't think.
No, Mum, you didn't.
Jed is the only person
that's tried to help me
and now he needs our support
and we're not even giving it.
He's not family, Maddie.
There are limits.
Dad said it was fine and then you
said no for absolutely no reason.
Can you back me up here?
Um, Maddie.
You can be so fucking selfish.
No wonder Rob went travelling.
No wonder Dad cheated on you.
Maddie!
And if you're not careful,
you're gonna lose me as well.
Hey, do not walk out!
I'll move back in tonight,
separate beds if you like
but Maddie needs stability.
Just go.
My flight's in three hours,
I'd have to leave right now.
Do you want me to get on a plane
with all this going on?
Abdicate all responsibility?
Well, shame you didn't think about
that when you were fucking Wendy.
If Jed was to move in,
temporarily
could I trust you
to be sensible?
Course you could.
He'd have to sleep in Rob's room.
Rob's room? You sure?
Perhaps we all need to be brave,
move forward.
Guess what?
Mum said you can move in.
Oh, you know, right?
PHONE BUZZES
This better be good,
I'm in the middle of cleaning
for the first time in months.
Just a heads up,
Mrs Brook is complaining
that some of her jewellery is
missing, a pair of pearl earrings.
You do know that Mrs Brooke has
advanced Alzheimer's?
Well, her daughter's searched
high and low to no avail.
Oh.
Mum, Jed's here.
Uh, tell the daughter I'll call her
first thing Monday.
Hopefully they'll have
turned up by then.
Thanks, Tom.
Oh, bye.
Hello, is, uh,
Fr O'Reilly available please?
I'm, uh, inquiring about
a former parishioner of his.
Yes, he can absolutely call me back.
Thank you.
Uh, I've spruced the place up
a bit, uh, new bedding, pillows.
Jed, I-I wanted to apologise for
being, well, for being thoughtless.
An old people's home, your nan.
Oh, no.
Forget about it.
And-and for being a bit
too professional.
I can be a bit bossy when I'm
Covering.
Working.
When I'm working.
That felt different.
No, no.
Just, just hanging down. No.
GIGGLING AND LAUGHING
Oh.
Any chance of a bigger towel?
This is all I could find.
Uh, yeah, yeah, one-one sec.
Sorry to be a-a pain.
Oh, uh, don't be silly.
Thanks.
Jed, last night, you and Maddie,
I'd prefer it
if you slept in Rob's room.
You heard us, didn't you?
Uh, I'm not a prude,
it's just she's young
and I don't want there
to be any accidents.
Don't worry, I know what I'm doing.
The missing earrings,
you don't think Jed
I knew you were thinking
something like that.
Well, it's just
the timeline matches up.
He's not like that, Tom, honestly.
You're defensive of him.
Well, he doesn't have anyone
else to defend him.
I've seen the way he looks at you.
You must have seen it too?
When I first met him, I wanted
to mother him, I, I wanted him
and Maddie to heal each other.
And yes,
I have seen the way he looks at me.
I'd have to be blind to miss it.
But I like it, Tom.
I feel like someone
is actually seeing me
for the first time in years.
I say this to you as your friend,
unequivocally.
Get that boy out of your house now
before something terrible happens.
Tom.
Tom!
Jed?
Hey.
Are you busy?
No, just listening to some music.
Maddie's gone to her mate's.
Jed
I'm very sorry
but you can't stay here.
It's just not working out.
I knew you were gonna say that.
It's my fault, I, I
thought that once you moved in,
everything would be OK,
but I don't think it is.
You feel guilty.
Guilty for wanting me.
That's why you want me out.
Look, Jed,
you are an attractive young man,
there's no denying that,
but you're my daughter's boyfriend.
It's because of us, isn't it?
Us?
Our connection.
No, no, we don't
Look, it might feel like
we've got some kind of connection,
but the truth is
that I've been using you.
I've been using you to take
Rob's place and that's not fair.
It's not fair on anyone,
it's not fair on you.
So, where's all this come from then?
Look, I'm, I'm telling you this
because, because I respect you,
because I trust you.
And now you have to trust me
that living elsewhere would be best.
Don't stop.
Jed.
It's all right, you don't
have to feel guilty.
You haven't been happy in so long,
I can tell.
I'm still married, Jed.
Maddie told me
all about Luke's affair.
It's about time you had some fun.
There's a lot I like about you,
Rosie.
Stop it.
This was a big mistake.
I want you to pack your stuff
and leave.
But we've been together now,
I'm a part of you.
Hello? Jed?
Mum?
Oh, fuck.
Lisa had a guitar lesson
so I'm home early.
I'll go.
No, I'll go.
And not a fucking word.
Hello, darling.
You look weird.
Do I?
Yeah.
You ill?
Actually, I do have
a bit of a headache.
I said I'd nip to town
and get her some tablets.
All right.
Let me go get changed.
FR TOM: Just checking in to see
how things went with Jed.
Hope it went well.
How was the film?
Fine, thanks.
Maddie, are you all right?
Yup.
You didn't tell her, did you?
No.
She kept trying to snuggle up
and kiss me during the movie
and I didn't want to, not any more.
Well, why on Earth couldn't you
just be normal with her?
I know you feel bad for Maddie,
it is a big deal but she's young,
she'll be OK eventually.
What do you mean eventually?
We can keep it a secret
a while if you want.
But the sooner we tell her,
the better.
Maddie can never know about this.
I, I'm in love with you, Rosie,
I'm not ashamed.
Well, I am ashamed.
But it's happened now.
And I can't stop thinking about it.
All I want
and will ever want
is you.
DOORBELL RINGS
This is Yaz Burman.
A juvenile record
as long as her arm.
She gets kids to shift her
gear around.
Keeps her hands clean.
There's been whispers
that she's been involved
in a bigger drug outfit,
but so far, we've got no evidence.
Have you seen Yaz recently, Maddie?
Um, last week maybe.
What? Why didn't you tell me?
I wasn't sure whether it was her.
And what's this bigger drug outfit
you reckon this Yaz is involved in?
We can't discuss the details
of an ongoing investigation.
But surely
we have the right to know.
We advise you
keep your wits about you.
Lock the house up properly,
just be aware.
We'll look after her,
won't we, Rosalie?
Yeah, yeah, of course we will.
I'm taking the dog out for a walk.
I saw Bruno outside.
Thought it must be you.
Everything OK?
Rosie, what's wrong?
The worst has happened, hasn't it?
Oh, Rosalie, I warned you,
didn't I?
I warned you.
I went to ask him to leave
and then, and then
What are you gonna do?
I've bought him a single train
ticket back to his home town
and I've withdrawn some cash,
£1,000.
You're planning on bribing him?
I don't know what else to do.
And I won't lose my daughter
as well,
I won't lose our Maddie, I won't.
Swear to God, I won't.
Morning.
I don't really feel like that.
PHONE RINGING
Ah, yes,
thank you for calling back.
I think he's gone off me, Mum.
What makes you say that?
I think there's someone else.
Yes, it's about Jethro Cousins.
He's become involved with
a parish family of mine and
What if he's just using me?
Taking advantage of us, our home?
Well, then he'll have me
to deal with.
Are you sure about this?
Yes, thank you.
Hello, Jed, I see Rosalie's car's
not here, is she out?
Yeah, with Maddie.
I've been trying to get hold of her,
it's quite urgent actually.
If you could tell her to call me
as soon as, I'd be much obliged.
Is it about work?
Yes.
Yes, it is work.
Then why are you here?
Beg your pardon?
This is her home.
If it's work, why can't it wait?
A resident has lost a valuable
pair of earrings.
The family's making quite a fuss.
I mean, you ha, haven't happened
to see them around, have you?
Are you accusing me?
Of course not.
You're in Rosalie's life a lot,
aren't you?
At work, ringing her,
popping round whenever you want.
We're old friends.
Do you like her?
Now that Luke's out of the picture
you think you might just move on in?
Is that it?
I spoke to your grandmother's
priest today, your priest,
Father, uh, what's his name?
Can't remember.
O'Reilly.
Fr O'Reilly.
Lovely man.
Didn't seem bitter and angry to me.
We had a very interesting chat.
I think it's time you moved on,
don't you think?
Go whilst you're still free,
find new things to do,
new places to go.
All the best for the future then,
Jed.
What's wrong with
Grandma Fay anyhow?
Oh, just the usual moans and groans.
She'll appreciate you staying
with her for a couple of days.
Hello.
Hello, darling.
So, how long do I have to
pretend to be ill?
Just a day or two.
Has anything happened, Rosie?
I mean, shouldn't I be calling Luke?
Absolutely not.
Nothing's happened.
It's just I want to
persuade Jed to try
and find somewhere else to live,
maybe even go home.
And I can't have that conversation
with Maddie around.
Well, look, don't worry, I'll keep
her running around after me.
Thanks for this, Fay.
A train ticket?
A fucking train ticket?
Sorry, Jed, but it's the only way.
This morning you got rid of Maddie
so we could spend time together.
Yeah, I sent her away
so we could have this conversation.
Right, we can, we can get you
a ticket, you can come with me.
No, Jed. Yes.
We can run away together.
Look, fuck Maddie.
Fuck that priest that keeps
sticking his beak in.
Tom? Yeah.
He came here earlier accusing me
of stealing shit from the care home.
Well, did you?
Yeah, yeah, I stole some
fucking earrings, so what?
You stole from an old woman?
Yeah, I needed the cash, didn't I?
Look, that was before
we had a future together.
I want you out of my house.
I trusted you, I defended you,
I let you into my home.
Only because you wanted to fuck me.
Urgh!
Urgh!
Oh!
I'm sorry, Rosie,
I didn't mean to hurt you.
But you did hit me first.
PHONE RINGING
Hello?
Hiya.
Just calling to say hello,
see how you're all doing.
Luke, hi.
Rosie?
Hello?
Yeah, we're fine,
everything's fine.
How's Scotland?
Oh, yeah, fine.
Cold, rainy, obviously.
Oh, good.
Everything with work all right?
Yeah, fine.
Rosie?
Are you all right? You sound
Luke, I, I ju-
I just wanted to say
that Maddie's gone to stay
with your mum.
Oh, is she all right? Is
Look, Luke, can I call you back?
OK, well
Jed?
Jed?
Rosalie?
Jed.
Get him out your house, Mrs Douglas,
you have to get him out.
I want you to listen to me
very carefully,
I'm gonna tell you some
terrible things.
Try to imagine how little I care.
It'll cost you more than that
if you're one of them.
One of them?
You don't fucking matter.
Rosie!