The Curse (2022) s01e03 Episode Script

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FOOTSTEPS
SIGHS
SIGHS
Well, that's me done.
Been a pleasure, Malcolm.
You're done when I say you're done.
Do you understand?
Urgh! Argh!
Bit much. No-one likes grasses.
FEMALE VOICE OVER: Sidney had
bartered a deal for his freedom,
in exchange for the names of
Clive and Joey,
and claimed he knew nothing about
the gold.
Meanwhile, we were left with the
bullion
but with no idea what we were
supposed to do with it.
Obviously, the library didn't have
any books on
what to do with a massive pile of
stolen gold.
Funny, that!
Every gold bar had this, like,
unique hallmark
which we had to remove somehow.
We tried everything.
It was useless, so Mick went to work
hiding it all.
Unable to read or write, he recorded
all the locations on his tape
recorder.
When you come out of the prickle
bushes, you will come across a
gaping lagoon.
One, two, three, four, follow the
rocky shore you should find enough
gold
Also memo to yourself, Mick, wear a
sturdier shoe,
as a rocky surface isn't good for a
loafer.
RADIO BROADCASTER: Two men remain in
custody in connection with the
Newham gold robbery.
The police say that still no gold
has been found from the raid.
Experts are speculating the gold
involved
could have been smuggled overseas.
The search continues for the
remaining members of the gang.
How many have you done? Two.
This one's been a nightmare.
BANGING AND BREAKING GLASS
What is that? Hello?
Oh, Jesus Christ, Sidney!
One of your shelving units
collapsed. Sidney, what are you
doing here?
I've come for my slice of the honey.
Is that one of mine? No, it's not
ready yet.
What are you doing here? It's the
least safe place for a grass.
I'm not a grass. Don't refer to me
as a grass, I did this to protect
everyone.
No, but Albert's right,
you shouldn't be here.
Don't push me out, Nat-Nat.
Where am I supposed to go?
I don't Just, maybe, move away
for a bit. A remote village.
Yeah, or, like, a forest or Up a
mountain. A mountain?
..or a field, then, and just get
your nice, little tent out, you'd
love that.
I'm not living in my old tent,
Albert, I'm a millionaire now.
There must be something I can do to
help. I can chip in
Best thing you can do to help,
Sidney, go home, lock the door.
She's right. You could paint your
little figures.
I've already painted all my figures,
Nat-Nat, you know that.
Sidney, whatever you do, stay
inside. Stay away from everyone.
EERIE WHISTLING
GENTLE SNORING
PHONE RINGING
Hello, this is The Captain,
speaking. Pocket is that you?
Clive! Yes, thank you, this is
Philip.
What's that voice? I don't like it.
Sorry, it was just my phone voice.
Just trying to be polite.
How you doing, mate? You all right?
I'm in prison.
Yeah, I know, it's just good to
check in sometimes make sure you're
all right.
How's my gold? Yeah, good, good. Er,
just been, er, overseeing the
sanding operation.
Sa sanding?
Who told you to sand it?
Not me, it was, er Listen to me.
I've someone coming to make
arrangements. You hold tight till
then, no more sanding.
No more sanding. Roger that. Roger
that, Clive.
I'm gonna call you tomorrow. OK.
Any, sort of, approximate time?
It's just that otherwise I've got
to sit in the car all day.
You make sure you pick up.
Mid-morning
Are you there? You've gone.
OK, nice to speak to you, mate.
Bye.
Oh, that is so nice. A little pig.
No, why would it be a pig, it's a
bear.
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. I can see it
now. Yeah, it's a bear.
It's cos it's pink? Is that why?
Yeah, it's cos it's pink. Oh, gr
BELL RINGS
Did you not lock the door?
I thought I did.
Oh, sorry, love, er, we're actually
closed. Sorry.
EERIE WHISTLING
Erm, who? Who's that? What? How did
you get there?
Albert, what's going on?
He's not saying anything. Erm,
sorry, mate You can't just go in
there.
Yeah, we're closed and even when
we're open, you shouldn't, erm
I'm as aware as you are that you
have a considerable amount of gold
that you have no idea what to do
with.
What gold?
Yeah, what gold?
The gold that you've been trying to
unmark using sandpaper.
How does she know that? She knows
because nothing happens on my turf
without my knowing.
Now, we had an arrangement with
Clive Cornell and, in his absence,
we have an arrangement with you.
Sit yourselves down.
I, I All right.
EERIE WHISTLING
I'll just pop that there.
Your anonymity is of great interest
to me in the case that
no fucker knows who you are.
The terms are as follows.
We offer protection, we help you in
monetising the gold
and we take a percentage of the
proceeds.
I mean, if I could say, er, it could
be good because
it would be nice to get a little bit
of help.
We've been struggling a little bit,
and Albert.
..I think it would be of great help
to us if you took the reins and
er
We don't need you to take the reins.
We do. We don't know what we're
doing.
We know what we're doing. You'd be
wise to listen to your husband,
for once.
How does she know that you never
listen to me?
I will leave Mr English here to lay
out the arrangements.
And after today you'll never see me
again.
But if you do, we have a problem.
EERIE WHISTLING
Would you like to take that
takeaway?
I might have a paper cup
knocking about in the back.
Oh, right, OK, yeah.
Please, let me apologise for my
employer.
She can be
a little blunt.
A bit. Yeah, I was thinking that.
Rude.
Now, I've arranged for you to pick
up a smelter from a lock up here in
Hatton Garden.
We never heard of that. What's a
smelter?
No, we know what a smelter is.
Oh, really? Oh.
It's the thing you've been missing.
Right, OK.
Here is also marked the address for
a safe house, a derelict farm.
Bring along a sample of the stolen
gold and the smelter tomorrow
evening.
Oh, see, I knew this would happen.
Erm, it's, er, it's our twins'
birthday.
Yeah, they're having a party.
That's what all this is about. I've
been, er, knocking up a cake.
Why is this always happening? It's
always the way, isn't it?
It's like buses, they always come at
the same time when you already got
one, erm
I'm just trying to think, you got
any windows next week?
I will see you tomorrow, Albert.
Natasha.
Wallop! Oh, nice, what have you got
there?
Cassette tapes. For the treasure.
Bagged it up in 62 locations across
the county lines and these
are the coordinates.
62? What happened to one really good
hiding place?
Listen to her.
You haven't got a clue, have you,
darling?
You do not put your chicken and your
chips into the same basket.
Yes, you do, that's exactly what you
do.
That's how they come, yeah.
So, this Mr English? What? Why did
he come and see you?
It doesn't matter. He came to us.
No, it does matter, which is why I'm
fuming.
Clive said he was coming to speak to
me. I want to speak to him.
It happened so quick. He didn't
leave a number or anything.
Just in and out. He was in and out
like a flash cos he's a criminal.
We move quick. Rapid, Albert, rapid.
You two can't keep up. OK.
All right, here's the plan.
Mick, you're going to get the
smelter.
Me and Phil are going to move the
gold to the safe house.
That's funny, cos I don't remember
you being in charge. This is my
firm.
It is his firm. He is the leader.
Albert. Mm. Erm, oh, yeah, erm, we
just thought that it might be better
if she's just good for the cover
for that and I'd be better suited
for the kids' birthday party.
Much as I'd love to get my hands
dirty.
Ah, ah, ah, ah, Albert. Let me stop
you there, mate, please.
You're going to let this pretty
little creature go and do all the
man's work
while you sit at home creaming your
feet?
I'm not going to be creaming
anything. I was just going to
No, whatever, I'll do the party.
You sure? Because we did say that it
would be better if I
because I've got a better
relationship with the venue.
Relationship with the venue?
Yeah, I was on the phone to Leslie
and
he seemed like he really understood
what we
It's a Happy Eater. OK, OK, OK. Run
it by me again.
Mick. Yeah. You're going to fetch
the smelter.
You and Albert are going to get the
gold. Done.
OK, this is what's going to happen.
Mick. Yeah. You're going to get the
smelter. Uh-huh.
Me and you, Albert, we're gonna get
the gold.
Any questions?
No, that's a great idea, Phil. I am
in.
FEMALE VOICE OVER: We were out of
the frying pan and into the fire.
Ma McTavish and Billy English had
taken over where Clive and Joey left
off.
We had no say in the matter. We
were being pushed along by
forces out of our control.
WHISTLING OLD MCDONALD
Sorry, can you just stop whistling,
it's making me a bit nervous.
There's nothing to be nervous about,
mate. You've done the crime.
It's time to start enjoying
yourself, son.
I can't enjoy it while we're still
doing it. I need it to be over and
then I can enjoy it.
Albert, bit of trivia for you.
You're gonna love this.
Do you know who can get away with
any crime?
What? The Queen.
What do you mean? Exactly.
She can't get charged for a crime
because she can't prosecute herself.
She could, literally, kill someone
and not go to prison for it. What?
Does that make sense? Yeah, I
suppose
So, she would be the best criminal
ever,
because she can do whatever she
wants.
Why did you use Safeway bags? You
could have at least double bagged
it.
GOLD BARS CLUNKING
Albert? I don't want to alarm you,
mate, but there is a car.
Is it Billy?
It's not Billy. Who is it?
Don't know, Albert, what shall we
do?
I don't know. You're meant to be the
big-time criminal, you tell me.
OK. It's us or the gold.
What? What's that supposed to mean?
I dunno, it just felt like the right
thing to say. Shall we hide?
Let's
He's getting out. Let's hide.
Please, definitely hide. I'm sorry,
mate.
He's got a gun! What?
He's got a gun. Why's he got a
gun? He's got a fucking gun.
Why's he got a gun?
SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC
MUSIC CONTINUES IN CRESCENDO
PHONE RINGS
Arggghhhh!
Oh, no!
Help! Hit him!
Albert! Albert! The gun! Oh, yeah.
What you doing? Don't be silly!
Oh, God! No!
Albert! Hit him! I'm trying, I'm
looking for something.
Oh, argh!
Argh! Get the head! Get the
fucking head!
Albert! Stop moving!
Please stop, please stop!
Arghhhh!
Fuck me! You killed him.
I, I didn't mean to kill him.
I didn't mean to kill you, mate.
I didn't mean to kill you. I've
never done anything like this
before,
I didn't know what I was doing.
Jesus Christ, Albert.
Fuck! You told me to hit him in the
head. Yeah, not with the side of
the shovel.
Who hits someone in the head with a
side of a shovel?
Oh, I do apologise, mate. I've never
been trained in the sacred art of
hitting someone
in the head with a fucking shovel.
Oh, god!
CRYING
Well, look, I probably would have
killed him, anyway.
ALBERT SOBS
I didn't mean to do it.
SOBBING
Oy! Sidney? Sidney Wilson, what you
doing around here?
Here he is. I thought I'd come down
and see if you needed any help with
anything.
Just, you know, gold mines or
whatever.
They've got me, mate, on me Jack
Jones, running about town to pick up
this smelter. You are joking me?
No. That's so out of order. I tell
you what, that sounds like a
two-man job, as well, doesn't it?
Cos it is a two-man job, Sid. I
don't care what anyone else says
about you, Sid,
I actually think you're all right.
Happy to help. Happy to help.
Smelting, if you didn't know, which
I didn't, is a posh word for
melting.
CRUEL SUMMER BY BANANARAMA
Strange voices are saying. What
did they say? ♪
PHONE RINGS
Things I can't understand♪
Hello, Alberto's! Albert's killed a
man.
What? Don't worry, I'm prepared to
wear it.
Is he? Is Albert OK?
Well, no, not really, he's not OK.
He's killed a man, he's like in a
state of shock.
He's sort of pissing himself.
I haven't checked the back end but I
think that's going as well.
Erm. Great.
That's great. No, it's not great.
He's killed a man with a shovel.
Super. Definitely not super.
I'm not equipped to deal with this.
OK, look, I'll be right down. I'll
be right down, yeah. ASAP, please.
Bye.
What is it? What's happened? Albert,
he's planning a surprise.
I love surprises.
What is it? I can't tell you that.
It would ruin the surprise.
Tell me, Tash. No, I can't. Tell me,
tell me, tell me. No, I can't.
I can't tell you. Erm, I'll be back.
Might take a while, I'll meet you
there. So, you're not coming back
here?
Make sure you don't tell the girls.
OK, so I'm involved in the surprise.
I won't tell the girls, even though,
I don't know what it is.
Good. OK, I'll be right back.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. It's just
bloody Albert, you know what he's
like with these things.
You're not the only one♪
SOBBING
Oh, he keeps staring at me. Oh,
God.
Is that Tash? Please don't say it's
someone else, I can't kill anyone
else.
It's Mick. Oh, God!
SOBS
Oi, oi! Jesus, fucking, Christ!
Fuck's happened here?
Who's that? What's he doing here,
the grass?
I'm not getting cut out, that's what
I'm doing here, all right?
If we're making a decision to cut
Sidney out, I need to be consulted
on such matters.
We're not making a decision to cut
Sidney out of anything.
We don't cut no-one out of nothing
from now on.
Big Mick and Sidney are back in the
loop. Now, who's this fella?
Stop shouting, please. I
don't know who he is but I've killed
him.
My guess is he's undercover Old
Bill.
One of your lot, Sid. Oh, one of my
lot? Yeah, one of your lot.
Well, I'm not the one who's been
inviting the police to the party.
Well, that's what happens with
undercovers. SHOUTING: No, hey, no.
Albie? It's your big cousin, Mick,
are you all right, son?
I know who you are, Mick, obviously.
The main thing is he knows who we
are.
Albert, is it just the killing
what's upset you,
or is there something else on your
mind? Course, it's just the killing!
Well, he's pissed himself,
he's screaming, weeping
CAR TYRES CRUNCHING
There's a car.
Oh, God! Is it Tash?
I'll throw Albert on my shoulders,
I can run five miles with the man.
I would not touch him.
Oh, my God, Albie! Are you all
right?
ALBERT WEEPS Thank God!
Fucking hell!
Did you do that? Yeah, yeah,
I didn't mean to do it.
He was trying to kill Phil so I had
to save him.
To be fair, I was beasting him.
Sidney, what are you doing here?
Why am I the centre of attention?
There's a dead man on the floor.
We do not know he is dead, Tash,
that's the thing.
We've not done all the tests.
He's got a shovel in his head, Mick,
he's probably dead. He's dead, yeah.
He is dead, yeah, I've kicked him
three times.
At least, brain dead. Do we know
who he is?
My hope in this scenario would be
this. He's a Joe Nobody.
A travelling salesman, that's popped
in here to keep out of wind and rain
and Albert's caved his head in with
a shovel.
Oh, great, so I've killed
an innocent man.
OK, OK. OK, all right.
Er, we need to get rid of this body
before Billy gets here.
Right, we need to get rid of this
body before Billy gets here.
Sidney, you take the shovel out of
his bonce. Why've I got to do it?
I've got weak wrists.
You wanted to get involved, so get
fucking involved.
Exactly. You grass.
Quick as you can, mate.
Careful with his head,
please, please.
Bit late for that, Albert, mate.
You know the reason a body puts on
more weight, right, when it's dead?
That's why they call it a dead
weight.
That's where that phrase comes from,
Tash, mate.
Yeah. It would have been easier if
he was naked.
It would be more slippery.
Someone you know? What?
Oh! Who's this somebody? Who's that?
The man who's going to sort out this
little mess you've got yourselves
into.
The mess you got us into. You told
us to come here.
Oh, my God!
Mr English.
Oh, Billy English. Phil Pocket, the,
er, The Captain.
I am in charge of this firm here,
Clive Cornell, second-in-command.
Oh, right, I was gonna go for the
mafia-style double kiss,
but I'm happy with a handshake if
you are.
ALBERT SOBBING
Albert?
Albert. Come on. I'm going to need
you to calm down. OK.
Now, Natasha, take him home, get him
cleaned up, burn his clothes, then,
go to the children's birthday party.
Mick and Phil, you will need to
dispose of the body. I would suggest
the woods.
I will arrange for someone to
collect his vehicle.
Took the words right out of my
mouth, er, we was about to go and do
that ourselves, actually.
Er, we are experienced in
disposing of cars, vehicles, bodies
or whatever.
Blew the shit out of a van, Bill,
mate.
But we'll dispose of the body, you
use your people for the vehicle, no
problem.
We will take care of everything.
Just, just breathe, Albert.
How are you so calm about all of
this?
You've stolen 30 million pounds'
worth of gold bullion. Yeah.
These sort of hiccups, are to be
expected.
Where is your gold, at the moment?
Shut up, Sid.
Well, I'm just saying I could
help, if you needed me to You?
Stay here. Stay here in the barn.
Atmosphere by Joy Division
FEMALE VOICE OVER: We were past the
point of no return.
Our secret lives invading our normal
ones.
Thinking about it, our lives never
really went back to normal after
that day.
They couldn't really.
Atmosphere by Joy Division
Walk in silence
Don't walk away
In silence
See the danger ♪
What was the surprise? Oh, er, it
didn't happen in the end, babe.
Happy birthday to you ♪
..Endless talking ♪
..Happy birthday to you ♪
..Life rebuilding♪
..Happy birthday to Adriana and
Antonia ♪
..Don't walk away ♪
..Happy birthday to you. ♪
Atmosphere by Joy Division
MUSIC CONTINUES
PHONE RINGS
Hello! Who is it? Shh, shh!
Hello? Pocket, I've been calling you
all day.
Has my cousin Lance paid you a
visit, yet?
Lance? Yes, Lance.
Give him my gold. OK.
Erm, out of curiosity, what does
Lance look like?
Just for when I see him.
Bald. Six foot. Scar under his
left eye.
OK, yeah, I'll let you know when he
pops by.
SIGHS
All right?
Clive didn't send Billy.
Clive sent Lance.
No, no, no, Ma McTavish sent Billy.
Who's Ma McTavish? Who's Lance?
That's Lance.
What I'm learning, Phil mate, is
that there's a lot of names in
organised crime,
it's hard to keep track of them.
I suppose every cloud?
What? What's the silver lining in
this situation?
Well, it's nice to put a name to a
face.
Lance.
DOUBLE BASS
Save Me by Nina Simone
Save me
Somebody save me. ♪
INSTRUMENTAL CONTINUES
Hey, hey, hey
Save me
Save, save, save, save
Save me
Save, save, save, save
Save, save me. ♪