In Flight (2025) s01e03 Episode Script

1
Call the police.
I've still got contacts on
the force.
I'll call someone I trust.
And what about Sonny?
You know that we can get Sonny
in solitary.
There's nowhere where he's safe.
Mwah.
You haven't told anyone,
have you, Jo?
Dominic, maybe?
He's helping me.
He's risking everything.
His family, his career, why?
Because he loves you.
ENGINE STARTS
We've been on the back
foot for too long.
I'm gonna do some digging.
Well, we can't go to the police.
I'll be discreet No
I think it's Cormac.
The more we find out, the quicker
we can start to fight back.
Is that what you want to do?
Starting now.
You fight back.
BELL TOLLS
Bye, Dad.
I'm on my way.
It's definitely him, he's back.
Do whatever you need to do.
KNOCKING
Come on, we have to go.
Yeah, coming.
Shit!
Fuck!
KNOCKING
Jo, come on!
Stop acting weird, you're scaring
the passengers.
Argh!
We've got a simple idea
I'm gonna make it stick ♪.
Do you ever feel like
the room is heavy?
Do you ever feel like
the room is an♪.
MUSIC STOPS
Feel like the room is heavy ♪
How'd you get on?
Don't ask.
Fuck's sake!
You taped it to your stomach?
You're a natural.
You've been working hard.
How old's Sonny
20?
19.19.
So he'll be, what, 34
when he gets out?
He'll be out before his
next birthday.
Ah, the appeal?
Hm-m
I get it, it's something
to hold on to, isn't it?
No matter what evidence you find,
Sonny's going to do the 15.
You don't know that.
Bangkok next week, usual drill.
This is your life now,
make peace with it.
It's the easiest way.
DOOR CLOSES
PHONE RINGS
OK.
Yeah, he's leaving now.
Careful.
Memorise what car he drives.
Colour, model, number plate.
And then follow at a safe distance.
None of this feels safe.
So stay alert.
Remember, it's better to lose him
Than to get caught, yeah.
We need leverage.
Let's pick his life apart.
KNOCKING
DOOR OPENS
What's his routine?
Who does he work for?
Where does he live?
He's cautious.
Doesn't talk about his
personal life.
Never mentions his bosses by name.
He'll have secrets.
How can we hurt him?
Where's he Vulnerable?
He followed me for months,
I had no idea.
What if he has other
people watching?
We're careful.
First sign of anything suspicious
and we abandon everything.
OK.
If he sees you, lie your heart out.
You say it's a coincidence,
you come up with a story.
Make it convincing.
And rehearse it till
you believe it yourself.
PLANE LANDING OVERHEAD
Who's your contact in the police?
An old colleague,
we go way back.
It's still a risk.
What would you do tomorrow if
If I wasn't following
a bloody drug dealer?
If something was still troubling.
If none of this had happened.
I would run a bath and I would play
really loud music.
And then I'd go see a film.
On your own? Yeah, on my own.
I like it.
I like being in the cinema in the
day, you know,
when there's no-one there and you
can just stretch out,
put your feet up. Mm.
How about you.
Maybe I'd come with you.
Yeah.
You sure you want to do this?
I'll make the call.
Run his image through your database.
Who is he? Where is he from?
Does he have a record?
Are you still working customs?
Yeah. This is for something else.
What, are you moonlighting?
PI work?
Nah. It's a favour for a friend.
No questions asked.
Are you OK?
Mel good?
Yeah, she's great.
The kids?
Well, look, you're not going to be
locking them up any time soon.
Brilliant.
They're smashing it at school.
Everything's fine.
Are you sure you're OK? Shana
Help me out just this once, yeah?
For old times' sake.
OK.
So the fight spilled out of the bar.
You were scared, you ran.
We've been through this
a million times.
Yeah, we'll go through it a million
more times before the appeal.
Right, now. Which way did you run?
I don't know. I wasn't thinking.
Right.
Because we've got
three missing minutes here.
Three minutes from the fight
outside the bar
until the police
finding you standing over Kristian.
Where I was trying to call
an ambulance.
That's three minutes when there must
have been a second fight, right?
When someone else killed Kristian.
So remember which streets
you ran down
and we can find a witness,
someone who can vouch for you.
What did you mean when you told me
to get sent to solitary?
You said hit someone.
You said you knew I had it in me.
You never asked me, you know.
What?
If I did it.
Yeah, I have.
Right, well,
that's cos I don't need to.
I know you didn't do it. How?
What? How do you know?
Ask me.
No-one's gonna vouch for me, Mum.
Even you don't believe me.
Oh, Sonny
Sonny!
KLAXON BLARES
DOOR SLAMS
Come on. You should get one as well
so we can match.
I'm not coming to your party.
Not now.
Fuck off!
Please tell me you didn't get
a Chinese symbol.
Yeah, it means courage.
You know that for sure?
Because I don't think
you speak Mandarin.
Probably the Chinese symbol
for moron.
Moron? What, they've got a Chinese
symbol for that, have they?
Yeah. And it's tattooed on your arm.
Is that the best
you could come up with? Courage?
Well, I'm a fighter, aren't I?
A fighter?
Yeah, all my life.
Sorry, who have you fought?
The odds.
THEY LAUGH
You listening to this?
Yeah. Courage sounds so lame.
Here, if anyone asks,
you just say it means fortitude.
Fortitude?
Well, I mean, I like it, but
Trust me.
Fortitude.
Means courage.
Just think you're really
regal anyway.
I should wear it on this side.
Jordan, just cos you're 30
doesn't mean
you can start acting old.
One more round, and then you're up.
All right.
Oh, no, I'm good. Thank you.
You're not drinking tonight? No.
No, I'm good.
Are you pregnant?
She's the size of a mango.
THEY ALL SCREAM Oh, my God!
God!
Well, they think it's a she, so
Oh, she!
Bet you're dying for a drink.
Dying for a fucking tuna melt.
You're getting cravings already?
All right, OK, no, look,
I love you, yeah?
Yeah. Congrats.
Yeah. But it's my birthday,
and there's no fucking way
you're stealing my thunder.
Let's go. Come on.
Let's go out.
Sorry!
I'm I can't believe
I'm so happy for you.
I know. What are you doing?
I'm ordering you a bloody tuna melt.
THEY LAUGH
Here we go. Classic tuna melt.
Can I tell you that secret now?
Oh, right.
I just presumed she was your secret.
No? No.
So, um
Me and Rajiv.
It wasn't a one-time thing.
I don't really know whose she is.
She's yours.
That is your baby.
And it's all you ever wanted.
She is.
It's wonderful.
ZARA SIGHS HEAVILY
I, um
I love you.
I love you.
BREATHES HEAVILY
We got the go-ahead.
What's our next move?
No second chances, all right?
Call me when it's done.
DOORS UNLOCK
METALLIC SCREECHING
TROLLEY WHEELS SQUEAK
TROLLEY APPROACHES
WHEELS SQUEAK, FOOTSTEPS
ALARM BLARES
INMATES SHOU
PAINED BREATHING
GROANS
GUARDS SHOU
PHONE VIBRATES AND RINGS
Oh, my God, you came! Hey.
What's happened?
I don't know, I don't know.
Just that someone tried to
Is he OK? I don't know.
I got a call saying that he'd been
stabbed and he's in hospital.
But when I asked if he'd be OK,
they didn't
What if this is our fault, right?
What if it's Cormac,
and he saw us following him?
He didn't see me.
All right? No way.
I don't think he saw me either,
but I don't know.
I can't be sure, can we?
Oh, fuck. I've gotta go
book this flight. No, no, no.
You can't. What?
All right, if it is Cormac,
if he found out
we were following him
Oh, no. It's too risky.
No, I've got to go.
No, you'll be alone, all right?
And I can't come with you.
I know. I'm not asking you to.
Sonny Conran?
MAN RESPONDS IRRITABLY
Please!
Sazhalyavam.
I'm looking for Sonny Conran.
He's in
I'm looking for my son.
He's in intensive care.
Sonny Conran.
POLICE RADIOS CRACKLE
POLICE SHOUT ORDERS Sonny!
Is he OK?!
Sonny's patched up.
His wounds look nasty,
but they're mostly superficial.
He was lucky.
We've given him a sedative.
He'll be out for a long time.
I recommend you get some sleep. No.
I could suggest a hotel.
Or you could sleep here.
Yeah, thank you.
Blagodarya.
Sonny.
Sonny, it's Mum.
I'm here, darling.
I'm here for you now.
MONITORS BEEP REGULARLY
ALARM BLARES
Fuck!
I'm sorry. We have to go outside.
Yeah.
Is this a drill or is it real?
We don't know yet.
Please follow me.
No, I need to bring my son.
He's he's sedated.
Can you carry him?
No, he's handcuffed to the bed!
I'm joking.
I love the English sense of humour.
Please, follow me.
No We'll come back for him.
We just need
to find some strong guys.
My English is good, no? Um
Yeah. How's your Bulgarian?
Mnoge dobre! Very good!
Where are the guards? Outside.
Er, no, that's not right.
They're meant to stay there.
They're meant
they've got to stay there.
Everyone has to go outside.
Even the guards.
I'm gonna stay with my son.
We'll come back for him.
You have to go now.
No.
Now! No!
Now!
Let go!
Bitch!
JO SCREAMS
GROANS
MONITOR ALARMS BEEP RAPIDLY
ROARS IN FRUSTRATION
GRUNTS WITH EFFOR
GROANS
SONNY WHIMPERS
Hey, hey, hey. It's OK, it's OK.
Fuck
Mum I'm here.
DOOR OPENS NEARBY
The fuck?
Find the boy.
SHOUTS ANGRILY
MUTTERS
Jo, Jo!
Jo
JO SCREAMS
It's me. It's OK, it's OK.
Get the fuck away from us! It's OK.
Listen, listen.
We're here to protect Sonny.
Him! He's He's not coming back.
Not now.
He's not coming back.
Right? We're here to help.
All right? Everything's gonna be OK.
OK?
Did you order this?
Why would we hurt him now?
I gave you our instructions.
You followed them to the letter.
So this isn't because of me?
It's not payback for the fight
that put Sonny in solitary?
Kristian Georgiev's family
have put a price on Sonny's head.
The appeal's coming up, and they're
afraid that he'll get out.
Two inmates in the prison -
amateurs, opportunists -
tried to make their fortune.
We knew it was going to happen.
I made the call.
We were just too late to stop it.
The fire alarm,
the hit man in the scrubs,
that was another attempt.
I've called the prison governor.
There's more guards coming.
Senior guys. Guys that we can trust.
You said you could keep Sonny safe.
Cos that's our fucking deal.
We'll pay more inmates. More guards.
Someone will be watching Sonny 24/7.
And what about the inmates
who stabbed him?
You don't need to worry
about them now.
They've been moved?
Did you threaten them?
No, you killed them.
I don't want you in here.
I don't want you near my son.
You sure about that?
The Georgievs want revenge.
You need us to protect Sonny.
Without us, you're on your own.
FOOTSTEPS APPROACH
You OK?
What's going on?
I thought I heard something.
It's nothing.
Come back to bed.
THEY TALK QUIETLY
MONITOR BEEPING ECHOES
PHONE CHIMES
Where's your scissors?
You're starting to trust me.
This tea is hotter than lava.
I could burn you alive.
The nurse says that Sonny
could wake at any minute, so
You can't be here.
Tyson and Holyfield, they'll guard
Sonny until he goes back to prison.
He'll be safe there.
What happened?
You mean the men that stabbed Sonny?
Yeah.
Did they suffer, you mean?
Did you want them to?
They tried to kill my son.
Uh-huh.
So, that's
I don't know.
I don't fucking know any more.
JO SIGHS HEAVILY
You're a good person.
But you're relieved
that someone's died.
It's a strange feeling.
You never get used to it.
Oh, right.
You trying to tell me
you're a good person?
JO CHUCKLES SOFTLY
I know what my job is.
And it's to keep your son alive.
Yeah.
Yeah.
If you hadn't shown up
when you did, he
Don't thank me.
My bosses are evil people,
and they own you.
Don't let them break you.
You can't promise
that Sonny will be safe
cos there's still
a price on his head, right?
You need to double it.
You put a price on anyone in that
prison who tries to hurt my son.
There you go.
Mmm
SONNY GROANS
Who are they?
Oh, that's private security.
Our lawyer hired them.
Can I take them with me?
THEY LAUGH
I can't go back.
Oh, darling.
You know what?
You're looking bigger.
Yeah, I'm doing what you said.
Yeah? You've been working out?
Yeah. Press-ups, weights, boxing.
I'm trying. I know.
Everyone inside
I'm not like them.
I don't belong in there. I know.
You still haven't asked me.
I told you.
I don't need to ask
because it doesn't matter.
It doesn't matter Look at me.
Doesn't matter.
Do you understand?
Yeah.
You know,
I never wanted to fight anybody.
I went travelling for an adventure.
Yeah.
To see some of the places
you took me when I was a kid.
Well, we win this appeal,
and we can go anywhere we want.
We can go anywhere in the world.
I just want to go home.
We've got nothing on Cormac.
No records, no addresses.
No criminal history?
Not even a parking fine.
We know he left Belfast when
he was 18, but we don't know why.
You've got to give me
something more.
Why are you interested?
Ah, he used to go out with
a friend of mine.
She owes him money.
He's been threatening her.
He hinted that he's involved
with some major players,
some scary people.
If he was, we'd know about him.
That's what I thought.
Well, maybe he's just a chancer.
If he's not on our radar,
he's a nobody.
Tell your friend
if he keeps hassling her,
just get it reported.
Jo, it's me.
Look, the police
have never heard of Cormac.
What if this criminal empire
doesn't exist?
What if he's on his own?
Fuck
Aye, keep running, you fucking rat!
MAN GROANS
CLATTERING
GROANS
Hello?
Oh, fuck!
Sorry. You made me jump.
Uh, I'm I'm Kayla.
You're Jo, Sonny's mum?
You're gonna be a granny.