The Fortune (2026) s01e02 Episode Script

1
BREATHES SHAKILY
GUNSHO
You are set to inherit
a very large estate.
It's worth in total over £2 million.
I can't take a stranger's money
without knowing why.
Something happened
between you and my dad.
I don't know what,
although I have a theory.
Do you know this this man?
Oh, yes, of course.
You do?
I told you,
you cannot call the cafe, all right?
Please, just stop the car.
Please. Please!
PHONE RINGS
PHONE BUZZES,
RINGS
What are you doing? Who are you?
Please stop the car. Please.
Please, I need you
to stop the car. Please!
TYRES SCREECH,
SHE PANTS
Who are you? Why are you doing?
It doesn't matter who I am.
What matters is
that you don't come back here ever.
The money's not yours.
The estate is not yours.
Do you hear me?
SHE EXHALES DEEPLY.
There's no point
you getting hurt as well.
As well as who?
Don't test me.
ENGINE REVS
I don't know where she is, Sandy.
Shit. I'm rushed off my feet here.
Yeah, "shit".
You swore.
'What the hell's going on with her?'
Jimmy?
If I knew, I would tell you.
Well, if you hear from her,
can you let me know?
Yeah, of course.
Has Mum left us?
Don't be silly.
Then, why is she making you swear?
EXHALES DEEPLY
PHONE BUZZES,
RINGS
No! No, no, no, no, no.
SIGHS
What are you looking for?
Anything.
A note.
There is no note. I've told you.
EXHALES SHARPLY
He did nothing but leave you notes.
Notes telling you when he'd be back,
when he was leaving,
telling you how important you were
to him, how much he loved you.
It was nauseating.
Notes about what we needed
from the village shop,
stuck to the fridge door,
in the office, in the car.
And this is the one
he doesn't leave?
The one saying goodbye?
I don't care what you believe.
I'm just trying to put one foot
in front of the other.
No, I
Mum, we're in this together.
Let me help.
We're not in this together.
What the hell
is that supposed to mean?
Mum, he was your husband,
but he was my dad.
I'm sorry.
Laura wants to know if we want
to proceed with contesting the will.
Well, yeah, obviously.
You do agree, don't you?
We have to fight her
every step of the way.
We We have to.
Yeah, of course.
OK.
Anthony
I'll call her.
It's me. Where are you?
We need to speak.
BARKING IN DISTANCE
Oh, where the hell have you been?
I'm so sorry.
Oh, Jesus, Amanda.
I have been worried sick.
I almost called the police.
Where's Luke? Is he OK?
He's fine. He's at school.
What is going on?
Why won't you talk to me?
I don't understand.
Because of this!
Precisely because of this.
I just
I just need to understand
what is happening to me, Jimmy.
I'm so sorry.
I am just trying to help.
I just want you to talk to me.
SHE SOBS.
SIGHING: Oh, God.
HE SIGHS.
So the suit at the restaurant,
she was the solicitor?
Yeah.
SHE SOBS.
And this?
This is the bloke
that's left you his entire estate?
And I only went to the house
to see if I could find out anything.
And? Well, of course,
they think I've manipulated him.
Th-They're desperate, and
and the son is furious.
Did he leave a suicide note?
No, apparently not.
Well, look, Amanda, you
you can't run away from this.
Now, if this Martin wanted you
to have everything,
he must have had his reasons.
J-Jimmy, no.
It's just getting out of hand.
I mean, two days ago, I was
I was happy.
We were happy,
and now I just feel like
I will help you.
Look, we can deal with this
together, but think about Luke.
This could be amazing for him.
We have to take the money.
It's like
It's like winning the lottery.
But we don't play the lottery.
Why are you so resistant?
I was threatened, Jimmy
by a man who
He told me
to just leave it all alone
and that the money isn't mine.
Who was he?
I don't know.
He said he didn't want anyone else
to get hurt.
Two all-day breakfasts.
An Americano.
Thank you.
And a flat white.
Thank you.
Enjoy.
Ah, look who it is.
The wanderer returns.
I'm sorry.
Last night was a shit show.
It was me and that new kid.
And I had to give her
a right bollocking
because she told
one of the customers
they were wrong to order
the lamb cutlet.
She's right. They suck.
So, where were you, then?
It was something to do with
that dead guy you mentioned, right?
Well, what's going on?
Shit show, like you said.
You've got a delivery, a package.
Maybe you could wait till
the end of your shift to open it?
Amanda?
I'm really sorry.
I've got to go.
What?
Amanda?
I'll make it up to you.
Can we find a time to speak?
GRUNTS SOFTLY
Boots?
You OK?
What can I do for you?
How long have you worked for us?
Why do you ask?
It's been a long time. Decades.
What of it?
ANTHONY CHUCKLES.
Never really say much, do you?
I'm sure you must have
a lot of stories to tell.
I mean I know you do.
They're just stories.
Well, we both know a couple
about my father,
which would be best left untold.
Your father?
Yeah.
He did what he thought was best
for you.
You can be sure of that.
Of course he did.
I'm just saying
SIGHS
we need to make sure
his legacy remains intact.
Do you understand me?
Loud and clear.
Do you know,
my dad once told me that me and you
had things in common.
He thought of the three of us
as a team.
Let's keep it that way.
And when we win this court case,
you will be well rewarded.
SIGHS DEEPLY
Ooh
Now don't you see
That our love
Will be everlasting ♪
GUNSHO
Now don't you see. ♪
Oh, your mum's in the day room.
She's in good form today.
She was telling me
that when she was younger Thanks.
OK, then.
Mum, can you remember any of these?
Aw.
LINDA GASPS
Dear Barry.
Is Is that him? Is that?
Is that my dad?
He was the most handsome boy
in the whole school.
Not that it was much of a contest.
LINDA CHUCKLES
I've never seen a picture of him.
You've never talked about him.
Oh, don't be silly.
W-What about this one?
This This man sitting across
from you.
Do you Do you know him?
LINDA EXHALES DEEPLY
Mum?
That's Martin.
You know Martin?
Oh, yes, of course.
Well, was he a friend of yours?
He was a friend of Barry's.
Yeah, they were friends for a while.
He liked your dad.
Much as anyone could like
a hopeless drunk.
How How well did you know Martin?
Ooh, very.
CHUCKLES SOFTLY.
He said he was in love with me.
What?
LINDA CHUCKLES.
Wait, do?
Do you mean that you and he?
Oh, yeah!
CHUCKLES.
Very much so.
Your dad was unreliable.
He
He was always out drinking
and gambling.
I tried to stop him, but oof!
He wanted to be with me, you see.
That's why he offered Barry
the money.
So m-money?
What money?
Mum, what money?
He confronted him. Oh, yeah.
That's what he was like.
He threatened him with everything.
Couldn't do much.
Well, he was a a drunk
broken fool.
Who threatened who?
Martin knew what Barry needed
more than anything else.
More than a wife.
More than a family.
Barry needed money.
Money to
to feed his
pathetic little addiction.
SCOFFS SOFTLY So
Martin offered him cash.
Ooh-hoo, a lot of cash.
I I thought my dad worked
on the rigs?
I'm very tired.
Why?
Why would he offer him money, Mum?
What? What for?
SOFTLY: Erm
I never saw him again.
You know, it's funny
how you look like him.
Who?
I loved him.
I always loved him.
Mum Mum, who?
Him.
That's Mr Malcolm.
Oh, he's a miserable old sod.
Mum, could Martin be my dad?
Please. Mum, please, look.
I just need to know.
I had another visitor.
Mum
Yeah. He was very nice.
Was he the same man who came before?
Look, Mum, erm
Martin has left me a lot of money.
I'd never seen him before.
But he mentioned Martin, too.
What did he say?
You're a good daughter, aren't you?
Hey? Your dad would be so proud
of how you've turned out.
SIGHS
I miss him.
Ooh!
LINDA BREATHES HEAVILY
I think I could do with a a nap.
Er
OK, OK, OK. Erm
Erm
Excuse me.
I think my mum needs to
Oh.
You're all right. Slowly.
It's fine. It's fine.
Let's have a look.
She told me
she definitely had a visitor.
I can't see one. No-one's signed in
to see her apart from you.
Yeah, but she was certain, so
It wouldn't be the first time
she thought she had people
come see her that hadn't.
Is that always on?
As far as I'm aware.
Can we check it?
Please, please, come on.
I wouldn't ask
if it wasn't important.
The footage only goes back two days,
so if it was before that
OK.
I can't be certain,
but I can be as near as dammit
that no-one's
Wait, who's that?
Yeah, he signed in. I recognise him.
OK, keep going.
What about him?
Erm
Can you go in closer?
Are you OK?
If this man comes back,
don't let him in.
EXHALES DEEPLY
I knocked. No-one answered.
I got your message.
Did you see her?
Did you see Amanda?
I saw her.
And?
I told her not to come back,
that the money isn't hers.
What did she say? Was she scared?
Do you think she listened?
I did what you asked.
What about her mother?
She's not gonna be a problem.
Well, thank you.
And remember, if this problem
goes away, you'll get your share.
You sound like Anthony.
Have you spoken to him?
About what?
We just need
to get this sorted soon, move on.
Martin and I were so grateful
Better get back.
RINGING TONE
You need to call me back,
or I swear to God, I'll
Watch where you're going, mate!
Oh, it's Jimmy, isn't it?
Do I know you?
Yeah, maybe. My name's Anthony.
I know your wife.
Is that right?
Yeah.
Not very well, but then, you know,
do any of us know anyone?
I mean, you know, REALLY know them.
And how do you know Amanda?
Sorry, I thought
she'd have mentioned me.
Martin Worrall's son.
What do you want?
I'm not looking for trouble.
I just
Well, I'm trying to understand
why my father left her everything
in his will.
I thought
maybe you could shed some light.
Why would I be able to do that?
Well, you know your wife.
Don't you?
See, I'm stumped.
And to be honest,
the only thing I can think
Well, it's not easy for me to
Look, there's no real way
of dressing it up,
but do you by any chance agree
with me that they may have
well, have had an affair?
My dad, your missus?
I suggest that you leave.
Yeah, it would make a lot of sense
if they had.
It might even, you know,
help to understand.
I said leave.
All right, look at it this way.
I'd hate to think
she didn't get what she was owed.
I mean, you know, if she really
had been fucking my old man.
Well, go on, then.
ANTHONY CHUCKLES
Touched a nerve.
Look, you have a think.
I'm sure we all want this resolved.
DOOR OPENS
DOOR CLOSES
I just met your friend Anthony.
Stopped by the restaurant,
asking about you,
about whether I thought that
you'd had an affair with his dad.
What did you say?
I told him to leave us alone.
Did he threaten you?
In a "fee-paying school"
kind of way.
SCOFFS
The man who warned me off,
he went to visit my mum.
Well, how do you know?
Did she tell you?
No, no, I saw it on their cameras.
And look, there's this.
Turns out Mum did know Martin.
They had an affair.
Where did you get these?
Someone sent them to me at work.
That's why I left.
SHE SIGHS
Maybe Martin's my dad.
Of course he isn't.
Well, it would make sense
of everything.
Someone's trying
to tell me something, Jimmy.
The question is, who?
Well, maybe it was Anthony.
Or his mam.
But why?
Why would they want me to know?
That doesn't help them at all.
Well, who else?
Where are you going?
Well, the man that visited my mum,
he either sent these,
or he definitely knows who did.
You don't even know who he is.
I'm gonna find out.
I'll be back late.
DOOR OPENS,
CLOSES
Did you find Boots?
Yes.
How is he?
Why do you ask?
So, do you think
Dad was banging this Amanda?
Jesus, Anthony!
Unless she's his daughter.
She is not Martin's daughter.
Do you hear me?
What makes you so sure?
SHE SIGHS
Your dad was right about you.
What does that mean?
Nothing. An
Well, it's not nothing.
Right about what?
You can't just say,
"Your dad was right."
We need to stay calm.
She'll go away.
The solicitor's on it.
The minute we challenge her,
she'll cave in.
Well, she hasn't yet.
Do you want to help me with these?
Don't think so, no.
That's enough now.
Can I play one more game?
Dad!
Get ready for bed.
PHONE RINGS.
Now, Luke.
LUKE SIGHS.
Mum would let me.
We need to meet.
I know you got my messages.
No, you listen.
Did you send those photos?
Of course she doesn't know.
I haven't said anything.
Yeah, well, there's something else.
I remember you.
Friend of the Worralls!
Hop in.
Can you take me
to The McOrville, please?
Yeah, no problem.
So, what brings you back?
Still got business to do up here?
I'm actually looking for someone.
I know that feeling.
Do you know him?
Yeah, I've seen him about.
What's his name?
Oh, I'm sorry. I couldn't tell you.
Thanks.
Welcome back. What can I get you?
No, hang on.
It was orange juice, no ice.
Do you know this man?
That's That's Boots.
Boots Maddison. Why?
I'm looking for him.
Can I ask why?
I just wanna talk to him.
Have you met him before?
Yeah, once.
He's not exactly
the life of the party.
Look, I appreciate
the heads-up, but
Look, the family are concerned.
Word's got out about you.
Oh?
Yeah, you see
we're a tight little community,
and we look out for each other.
Martin was well liked,
and the family are, too.
So it would be best for everyone
if you just did the right thing.
And what would that be?
Like I said, the family are liked
Oh, they're liked, are they?
A family
that intimidates elderly women?
Well, you can tell the family
that I know more than they think.
In fact, you know what,
you can tell the family
that I had no intention
of taking their estate,
but now I intend to take everything,
and I'll see them in court.
This is bullying, and it's
intimidation, and it won't work.
Now, where do I find Boots?
Hello?
Hello?
Hello?
Anyone here?
CLATTERING
Can I help you?
What do you want?
I need your help.
I need some answers, and I
I think you might have them.
I think you're trying
to tell me something.
And what makes you think that?
Well, I I got the photos.
The what?
Look, I
I know about my mother and Martin.
I know what he did.
I know that he
he paid off my dad
because he wanted to be with my mum,
but she didn't wanna be with him
because you you can't buy love.
Sounds like
you have all the answers you need.
No, I don't.
Is Martin my father? Is that?
Is that what you're trying
to tell me?
Why would I do that?
I don't know I d
EXHALES DEEPLY.
Boots
You shouldn't have come here!
I gave you a chance.
I know you know more
than you're telling me.
Look, please. I just
I just wanna understand
why all of this is happening to me.
I need you to tell me
what the hell is going
And you need to leave us alone!
Us?
Who? Who is "us"?
What? The The Worralls and you?
Why do you care?
You're not their family.
You don't know who I am.
Look, if you don't wanna help me,
then fine.
There's something you should know.
I've made up my mind.
I'm accepting the will.
I hate these people.
There's something else
you should know.
I'm pretty sure
the police'd be interested to know
why you've been intimidating
my sick mother and me
into changing my mind.
I don't know you,
but I'm pretty sure
that the police sniffing round here
isn't top of your bucket list.
OK. Fine.
Wait.
He was got at.
I don't know by who, but trust me
this is not what he wanted.
Why do you say that?
Because I knew him.
I knew everything about him.
And is that why you went
to my mother?
To try and find out what she knew?
Whether she knew
that Martin was paying off my dad?
That's not what happened!
What isn't?
You were right about one thing.
Martin wanted to be with her.
But your mother's memory
cannot be trusted.
We both know that.
I know my mother.
I understand her dementia.
I know when she's lucid
and when she's
Martin was the one who had no money.
What?
HE SCOFFS SOFTLY.
It was Martin who was skint,
not your father.
What do you mean?
Boots?
BREATHES HEAVILY
OK, well,
thanks for letting me know.
Yeah. Bye.
Who was that?
EXHALES DEEPLY
Apparently, Amanda's back.
SCOFFS
She's been running her mouth off
in the pub.
She says she is going to take
the inheritance
and she knows things about Martin.
What things?
I don't know.
Do you?
'Darling Fiona,
I'm sorry this has happened.
'I did my best,
'but there's something
I can no longer protect you from.
'Love you always, Martin.'
What do you mean?
HE SIGHS Boots
Your mam wasn't the only thing
that Martin wanted.
His business was struggling.
The farm, the cars, the investments,
none of it was working.
He managed to get wind
of where Barry was drinking
through Linda.
He introduced himself.
I I thought
that he was my dad's friend first,
that's how he met my mum.
No, he knew your mam.
I mean, initially,
Martin just went down there
to size up the opposition,
but a drunk man has no secrets.
Pretty soon, Barry was telling
Martin all about his daughter
this baby that meant everything
to him.
I've said enough.
Well, you can tell the rest
to the police.
Ah, no! No, no No police.
Barry said that
that he'd been putting cash aside,
you know, for his daughter,
for her future.
Turned out
it was quite a lot of money.
But No, he he had nothing.
Oh, he had plenty.
He was working on the rigs.
No, I I know that,
but my mum said that he
He had thousands coming in.
Nothing but piss and chips
to spend it on.
No, this isn't this isn't
So Martin offered
to invest his money for him.
You know, keep it secure,
make it grow bigger
for Barry's little girl.
And he did.
And all the time
your dad was drinking himself
to death,
Martin was spending his cash
and sleeping with his missus.
The trouble was
although Martin was rich again,
thanks to your dad,
he couldn't have the one thing
that he really wanted.
Couldn't have Linda.
Well
not while Barry was around
because Linda still loved
your father.
So he came up with a solution.
If Barry was gone, then maybe
maybe Linda would take him
after all.
Gone?
Y-You mean if if
if Martin gave him
his money back, right?
That's what That's what you mean?
That M
SIGHS.
Martin paid my dad to disappear,
to go away.
You need to go.
My dad died from drinking in a
in a hostel alone.
Didn't he?
I gave you the chance
to leave this all alone.
You should'a taken it.
Why did you send me the photographs?
You can't know any of this!
I shouldn't have told you.
Is this what you meant when you said
no-one else needs to get hurt?
GROANS
Did you hurt Barry?
SIGHS
Did you kill my father?
SHE SCREAMS,
HE GROANS
SCREAMS
SOBS,
PANTS
If I'd have called the police,
they they would have arrested me.
You know that.
This is completely out of control.
What is going on?
Just drive.
What do you mean, "Just drive"?
Fucking drive!
OK!
Sometimes,
the past is best left alone.
Do you think
that Amanda is Dad's daughter?
If you would just take the money,
this would all stop.
I need to know
that you believe me, OK?
I feel I'm freaking out.
He knew all about you and Luke.
I believe you.