Reunion (2025) s01e02 Episode Script

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This programme contains
some strong language
CHRISTINE: My husband,
he was murdered.
The man who killed him is free.
You don't know why he did it?
I wrote to him in prison.
No reply.
What are you doing here?
I wanted to see you -
then I'm off. That's it.
Go where?
Daniel Brennan is deaf.
I didn't book an interpreter
for our initial interview.
- And?
- I missed it, and now he's missing.
How's the speech
going for the reunion?
He's out of prison.
Brennan?
If he does anything stupid,
he goes straight back in.
Where are we going?
Looking for an old friend.
Calling about one of your guys.
Daniel Brennan.
He's running around
attacking people at parties.
BOTTLE SHATTERS
He hit a woman in the face, and
that's an arrestable offence.
You'd better recall him
first thing in the morning,
and let the police do their job.
CAR APPROACHES AT SPEED
Get in!
Go!
What actually happened?
I've done my time in prison.
I'm out.
CHRISTINE: Brennan attacked you!
No, Mum, OK? He
wasn't looking for me.
Whatever it is, it has
nothing to do with us.
Hello. I'm Michael.
This is David.
I've just joined the Offender
Management Team here,
still getting up to speed.
You understand us OK?
- DAVID: - It's been ages.
What has?
Signing.
How long?
HE EXHALES
Don't know.
Six years?
That's a long time
without communication.
Used to it.
So, how is it?
Prison?
- Quiet.
- Are you following the rules?
You understand them?
- I'm not in any trouble, right?
- No.
Where do you work?
Work?
You can work here -
canteen, workshop.
Earn privileges, earn money.
TV in your room.
How long left on your sentence?
Don't know.
What do you mean?
You don't know how long
you're in here for?
HE INHALES SHARPLY
HE SIGHS
Can't read the paperwork.
Don't know what it says.
Doesn't matter, I'm
doing my time. It's fine.
What happened at school?
Wasn't there long
enough. Got kicked out.
How come?
It was like this, like prison.
OK, we're going to
sort all this for you.
PEN SCRATCHES
This one next?
It's about your wife.
What is it?
Your wife, she's
HE SIGHS
I'm sorry, sh
She's passed away.
HE INHALES SHARLY
HANDLE RATTLES
FLAMES ROAR
Wait, wait!
Wait!
Dad, stop! Dad!
BIRDS CAW
HE PANTS
Ten years in here, no-one near
No-one to sign my name
No-one to sign my name
Nowhere to hide my shame. ♪
Bad dream?
No. Me? No.
Looked like a nightmare.
Dunno what you're talking about.
Are you going to be like
this about everything?
Like what?
Shutting me out.
I slept fine.
Where are we going now?
Can you tell me that?
Or is everything a big secret?
Hawthorne Park.
There's a school reunion today.
A school reunion?
Your school?
I don't want to go.
Why are we going then?
I have to.
- STEPHEN: - Calling about one
of your guys. Daniel Brennan.
He's running around
attacking people at parties.
He hit a woman in the face, and
that's an arrestable offence.
You'd better recall him
first thing in the morning,
and let the police do their job.
Who's that?
No name, withheld number.
You've already started on
Brennan's recall, haven't you?
I told you, I made a mistake.
Anna, we talked about
this. He killed someone.
- Who knows what he's capable of?
- OK!
I'm, I'm going to keep
calling him today,
and if I don't hear back
by the end of the day,
then I'll put him on
the list for recall.
No, there's not much
information here.
Only Brennan really knows what
happened between him and your
And your husband.
Right.
I don't know if you can make peace
with that, but you might have to.
- No. - What?
- No, I have to keep trying.
If I could just
get to him somehow,
talk to him, then
he'll have to tell me.
What about that probation
officer who called yesterday?
- Maybe we could set up a meeting?
- Christine, darling,
you might have to let this go.
No, I have to try, otherwise
I'll always be wondering.
Surely you get that?
I just don't want to see
you get hurt, that's all.
Hiya. All right?
Um, I don't know if you caught
my name last night, but I'm
Sorry, I'm I'm Ste-phen.
He's trying to help us.
To find Brennan,
get us some answers.
- Can I give you my number?
- What for?
He used to be in the police.
He's doing this as
a favour to me, OK?
Fine.
So, if
If anyone spots Brennan,
or if you hear anything about his
whereabouts, you can just call me.
Ah.
I'm sorry, you can te
Just text me. Text is fine.
Thank you. I'll give you a
call when I hear something.
SHE SIGHS
Make sure you're ready for
the reunion, OK? I'll be back.
- I'm sorry about that.
- No, I should be apologising.
- I messed that up.
- Don't worry about it.
I'm going to try this
probation officer.
I'll give you a lift.
You want that?
It's working.
You're welcome.
There's nothing on here?
Yeah, still on the old phone.
Photos of you growing up, gone.
Your mum's texts, gone.
HE SIGHS
Your wife, she's
I'm sorry, sh
She's passed away.
LOUD CLATTER
NO AUDIO
CELL DOOR CLOSES
HE PANTS
MUFFLED VOICES OUTSIDE
They've added 42 days
to your sentence.
I'm sorry for what
happened to your wife,
but you can't
carry on like this.
I want to register
for English lessons.
They teach it here, right?
OK, I can arrange that for you.
Who are you looking for?
At the reunion?
Someone important?
They're all dickheads.
Was Ray a dickhead?
No.
So we're going to a reunion
full of dickheads
..who hate you.
Stop signing dickhead.
What, this?
Stop.
You gotta admit,
that's a shit idea, right?
"Shit", "dickhead",
stop swearing.
You started it!
You said dickhead, not me.
We can't be late.
Come on, let's go now.
Hi.
I'll wait here for you.
OK. OK.
Here we are.
SHE EXHALES
So, how can I help?
I was wondering if you
could arrange for me
to meet with Daniel
Brennan, to talk.
You do things like
that, I think?
Supervised contact between
offenders and victims?
Um, yeah.
I, I can see what I can do.
OK, that's great. That's good.
What did you want to
talk to him about?
SHE CHUCKLES SOFTLY
My husband was a good person.
Well, of course I'm going to
say that, but he really was.
He'd go out of his way to
help everyone that he could.
We always used to joke that
there was three of us
in our relationship -
it was me, him and
the deaf community.
I lost track of the number of times
he'd come home late because he was
trying to stop a deaf
kid from falling behind,
or listening to
someone's problems,
helping them to fix whatever
it was that was going wrong.
And that's what he was
doing with Brennan, too.
Another late night, listening
to someone's problems.
Except this time
..he ended up dead.
- TEARFULLY: - And
I don't know why.
I know he confessed,
but they were friends.
What changed?
It doesn't make sense.
So if you could find a way to talk
to him, next time you see him,
and tell him that
I need to know.
To ease my mind.
CHRISTINE SNIFFS
Right, so, it must have
been really hard for you?
I mean, I knew he
was coming out -
God, I've had months to
prepare for it, but
..now he actually is out,
it's all coming back,
like it happened yesterday.
We can't force him
to meet with you.
He's under no legal obligation
to do so, I'm afraid.
But we can put in a
request, see what happens.
Yeah, but don't
get your hopes up.
You'll have to excuse
my colleague, she's
She's still new,
still optimistic.
OK, look, well, I'd better go.
SHE SNIFFS
- But you will call me, and tell me what he says?
- Yeah, absolutely.
- What was that all about?!
- What do you mean?
You can't just go round telling
people what they want to hear.
We're probation,
not counselling.
- I know you think I'm stupid for caring.
- No, I don't.
But don't worry. Couple more
years, I'll be just like you.
HE SCOFFS
ROCK MUSIC PLAYING
PHONE RINGS
TINNY ROCK SONG
PLAYING OVER EARPHONES
What is it?
PHONE ALER
A text from Anna?
She's asking for you to
meet up with her now.
Do you want me to reply?
Nah, it's fine.
She says if you don't meet,
you go back to prison.
NO AUDIO
You better reply.
I will, I will.
Promise?
I promise.
ROCK SONG PLAYS
DOOR CLOSES
Sorry, bloody traffic.
SHE GASPS
Wow!
It's not too much, is it?
No, you look beautiful.
OK, three.
- Three what?
- Three months.
You asked me how long
Stephen and I have been
Wait, three months?
Does that mean?
Yeah. While you've
been at university.
But why you couldn't tell me?
I wanted to wait
until I was sure.
I don't know.
He's the first one in
a long time that I
I thought I might be
able to introduce to you.
I'm sorry that we didn't have time
to look at your speech properly.
I still don't know what to say.
Course you do. He's your dad!
Not any more.
No, it's not like
I've forgotten him.
But he was just my
dad, when he was alive.
And ever since he left, he's
just become bigger and bigger,
like - I don't know - a
saint, or a god or something.
And even now, people
come up to me and tell me
what an amazing man he was, but
I never knew that side of him.
TEARFULLY: And I never know what
to say back, but say thank you.
But
But I'm too frightened of saying
the wrong thing about him.
He's too big, and
he's too important.
I get it.
The longer I go without him,
the further away he feels.
The more I forget
the small things.
The way he used to
brush your hair.
The way he used to make breakfast
for us both every morning.
The way he used to fart when
he thought no-one could hear.
- Mum!
- Don't go putting that in your speech.
SHE LAUGHS
No, I won't, I won't.
The point is, he was normal.
He had his own weird stuff
going on, like me, like you.
So don't overthink it, OK?
OK.
OK, Mum.
I'm sorry I didn't
tell you about Stephen.
But I think
I think enough time has passed
that your dad would
want me to move on.
To try
SHAKY LAUGH
To try and be happy
with someone else.
What do you think?
Can you give me more
time on that one?
OK, darling.
TINNY MUSIC PLAYING
OVER EARPHONES
What you listening to?
Music.
I know music, WHAT music?
You've never been interested?
Look.
Anything with lots of bass.
I'll turn it up until I feel it
through me, like a second heartbeat.
How come I never heard this?
In all the time I was with you.
Your mum said no.
Scared you'd become
deaf like me.
It couldn't have been that loud?
HE SCOFFS
There.
ENGINE HISSES AND RATTLES
The engine sounds wrong.
Nah, it's fine.
It's going to go boom!
You should pull over.
No.
It's fine, I know
my car, it's fine.
ENGINE HISSES AND RATTLES
STEAM HISSES
I can't fix that!
Hold on.
RATTLING
Wait.
I can't miss the reunion!
BOOT CLOSES
What you doing?
I'm gonna try something.
With that?
You got any better ideas?
Hey, what is it?
Last night, Carly was there.
- With Brennan?
- Yeah.
I can't stop thinking about her,
what it must have been like for her.
I mean, she wasn't happy to
see me, and I don't blame her.
You told me not to
contact them, after
After what happened.
I understand why
..but she must
have felt so alone.
SHE SCOFFS
Well, she's still got her dad.
Yeah, but she lost her mum.
We all have our
share of the pain.
Yeah, I'm sorry. You're right.
It's been a lot,
seeing them again.
All these feelings -
I don't know what to do with
them, or where to put them.
- If you'd rather stay home and give this reunion a miss
- No.
- No, no.
- I'm sure they'd understand.
No, I want to do it.
You sure?
I have to do the speech.
Try it.
ENGINE STARTS
Sounds good.
CAR BONNET CLOSES
Thank you for
helping with the car.
Sit here.
You'll get good
money for the car.
Go.
Are you serious?
Yes.
You want me to go?
Where will we meet after?
I'll text you.
Go now!
ENGINE STARTS
HE SIGHS
FLAMES ROAR
Thank you.
Er, welcome. Er,
please, this way.
HE SIGHS
Welcome back to our old school.
HE SIGHS
I know you all have many
happy memories of this place.
Today we celebrate the life of one
of our most well-known boys, Ray.
NO AUDIO
Right, we have special guests -
Take a look at the photographs,
look around the building, catch up.
Enjoy yourselves, yeah? OK?
ENGINE SHUTS OFF
Sean.
It's been a long time.
You do know
..we're here for Ray's memorial?
What are you here for?
They'll be pissed off.
I know. I'm not here to
Then what?
I'm waiting for
someone, then I'll go.
Well, who are you waiting for?
- I'm waiting to talk
- But talk to who?
With Monroe.
Him?
What do you want with him?
Well, his name's there. That
means he's coming, right?
Why?
Why do you wanna talk to him?
Are you in charge around here?
Yeah.
You're ex-police, aren't ya?
Who'd you say you were?
Yeah, I thought I recognised you.
You quit the force a while back.
I'm going to give you a
bit of friendly advice, OK?
People who've done time, they
can do all the right things,
they can say all
the right things.
But once they're out,
there comes a point sooner
or later where they snap.
And people get hurt.
And it doesn't matter
where they're from,
if they're rich or poor,
educated or ignorant.
It's prison that
makes them like that.
You can forget about
finding answers,
cos we ain't going to get 'em,
but you need to get Daniel
Brennan back in prison.
Who said I'm
looking for answers?
What's Brennan got to
do with you, anyway?
He's nothing to me. It's
Christine that I care about.
She thinks you'll get the truth
from Brennan, but we both know
it'll just be more lies.
And I don't want to
see her hurt again.
But I'll tell you
this. If she is -
if anyone is
..it's down to you.
NO AUDIO
What are you doing here?
Had a feeling you were
gonna do something stupid.
Not here.
I told you to get out of here.
What are you really doing here?
It's nothing to do with you.
Why are you acting so weird?
You have no idea
what's going on.
No, because you're
not telling me.
You don't understand.
You think you're an adult
but you're still a child.
You're in debt!
You're homeless!
Oh, yeah?
Because of you!
You can't blame
everything on me.
It's not all on me.
Forget it. I tried.
Gardner, you look well.
This is a private celebration.
People have paid to be here.
What have you come
to ruin it for?
Ruin it?
This place is a shithole.
You remind me of Ray.
The different is we
liked him, not like you.
Is that why you killed him?
They don't want you here. So go.
Go.
- What you, like, drink?
- Just give me a beer.
Are we OK for time?
No, I'm on in five minutes, Mum.
Oh, you'll be great.
Is everything OK?
Bit stressed.
Organising everything.
Hey. What are the
centrepieces there for?
We can't see each other sign.
You're right, yeah.
I have told them.
Why don't you put
it on the floor
and we'll get someone
to take it away.
Your dad was a brilliant man.
We all miss him.
I'll be right there.
Ignore everyone else.
If you wait there, I'll
introduce you soon. OK?
Do you have an interpreter?
Yep, there.
Look at me -
If you need me.
I love you.
BIRDS CAW
FOOTSTEPS APPROACH
You OK?
No, I'm fucking not OK!
- Get the fuck off me!
- Where you going?
Anywhere but with you.
I'm not staying around
for any more of your shit!
Calm down.
I can't believe you did that.
Did what?
Tried to get rid of me.
- No.
- Leaving me on my own, again.
I should be used to it by now.
Being alone.
I'm tired.
I'm so tired of pretending
that I'm tough like you.
That nothing can hurt me.
I miss my mum.
I miss her too.
I miss her every day.
KEYS CLATTER
Your shit car is worth
fuck all, anyway!
- INTERPRETER: -
Hello. Hello, everyone.
Take your seats, please.
Have a seat, thank you.
Thank you all for coming.
It's my pleasure to introduce
Ray's daughter, Miri.
She's here to share her
memories of her father today,
and to make a
special announcement.
Please give her a warm welcome.
Thank you.
Thank you all for being here today
to celebrate the special bursary
in my dad's name.
He was a great man.
He wasn't just my dad.
He was a teacher -
a teacher of the deaf,
a leader and a role model.
Why are you so scared?!
Use your head, think.
You want me to go with you?
Drop everything I've worked
towards and set fire to it all?
What the fuck?
It's all in the past.
I'm over it.
I'm not.
Got this all wrong, didn't I?
What's going on in your head?
I don't understand you.
I don't understand you.
No more pretending, putting
it behind us. This ends now.
Take a breath.
I told you to go.
Couldn't tear myself away.
What do you want?
I'm waiting for Monroe's speech.
He's not coming.
You told him I was here?
No - Sean told me he was ill.
Sean?
Oh, piss off!
My dad always believed
that every deaf child
had a right to an education.
That no deaf child
should be left behind.
Tell me where Monroe is.
I don't know! I
really don't know!
CRASH
..will give hearing parents
the chance to learn sign.
Where is he?
What are you doing here?
Are you following us?
What?! No!
I'm not here for you!
Was that him?
I'm sorry.
I need to talk to him.
FOOTSTEPS APPROACH
First last night, now here.
- How could you?
- You know last night was an accident.
- Fuck off "it was an accident".
- I'm off.
Stay where I can see you.
All the letters
I wrote to you
All the times I asked
you to meet with me
I need you to tell me.
Tell you what?
Tell me why you
killed my husband.
Do you understand why we
have to keep this between us.
Please.
Promise me.
It's too late.
For what?
Look, I'm finished.
Look how they're looking at
me, they know I'm finished.
No, let me
Let me go! Get off!
Christine, Miri
I won't tell them.
I won't tell anyone.
ENGINE STARTS
Get out!
You can't leave me wondering
I've told you, I can't
I promised Ray.
SHE SHRIEKS TYRES SCREECH
Hey, how's it going?
You were right.
About what?
Everything.
- Look, I'm not trying to
- Daniel Brennan's missing.
Not replying to
any of my messages.
All delivered, all
read - no reply.
Sorry.
It's fine. I will start
the recall paperwork today.
Listen, as your senior manager,
I'm formally requesting that
you share your caseload with me.
What?
Yeah. Take some of your
high-risk ones, if you like?
Are you sure?
Quick, before I change my mind.
Thank you.
Um, take your pick.
- I'm just going to go and check out a couple of addresses.
- OK.
- RECORDING OF STEPHEN: - Calling
about one of your guys. Daniel Brennan.
He's running around
attacking people at parties.
He hit a woman in the face, and
that's an arrestable offence.
You'd better recall him,
first thing in the morning,
and let the police do their job.
Hi, hello? Um, I'm
calling about a taxi.
Er, I'm at Hawthorne Park.
Hello?
Hello?
Hey!
Your dad just drove
off with my mum.
Where they going?
I don't know.
What are you doing here, anyway?
I'm just trying to
get out of this dump,
find somewhere I can charge
my phone and get a taxi.
Are you OK?
No, not really.
Do you want me to give you
a lift? Drop you somewhere?
Oh, piss off, Miri!
- What?
- Where were you when I needed help?
SHE SNIFFS
When my mum was dying?
My mum said
Your mum said what?
She said what?
Mum said not to.
Your mum
..is a bitch, then.
What?
So it's our fault that
your dad killed my dad?!
Just because Mum asked me to,
didn't mean I want to.
There wasn't a day went by when
I didn't think about texting you.
Or coming round to
see how you were
Forget it, Miri.
When I saw you last
night, it all came back.
Look, Miri, stop, stop.
I miss you.
Miri, Miri, Miri
Stop it, stop it.
- What?
- Look at us, right?
We aren't ten-year-old
girls any more, are we?
Where's Christine?
Where's? Where is your mum?
Ask her.
- Her dad Brennan has taken her somewhere.
- Who's he?
Mum's boyfriend.
This is nothing to do with me.
My mum is not a bitch.
Have you got your mum's car?
- It's there.
- Right, you go back to your mum's place,
and you keep an eye out for her
there, and I'll call the police.
I'll let you know if
I find anything out,
but you text me if your
mum gets in touch. Text me.
Hey, do you need
a lift anywhere?
No, you're all right.
Listen, listen. You can help me.
You know your dad better than
me - can you tell me anything?
Just, just something about him?
I ain't got any idea where
he's gone. My phone's flat.
You can charge that in my car.
We can get a coffee on the way.
As soon as I find out
that Christine's OK,
I'll drop you off
in town. So come on.
CAR DOOR SHUTS
Ten years in here, no-one near
No-one to sign my name
No-one to sign my name
Nowhere to hide my shame ♪
Stop, so we can talk.
No. This is my car.
You got into it.
I'm not going anywhere
until you tell me everything.
TYRES SCREECH
Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!
I have to find him.
One day soon, I'll be forgiven
Even though I don't
know what I've done
Some say there's
no use in tryin'
To be free under the sun
Ten years in here, no-one near
No-one to sign my name
No-one to sign my name
Nowhere to hide my shame
One day soon, I'll be forgiven
Even though I don't
know what I've done
Some say there's
no use in tryin'
To be free under the sun. ♪