The Inheritance (2023) s01e03 Episode Script

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The levels of poteen and bioethanol
found in Dad
are high enough to be suspicious
and could explain the dementia.
You need to look at Susan.
The woman he loved,
the woman he married.
Michael, Dad's old mate,
he's behind Gaudete Dynamics.
What?
What do you want?!
The post-mortem confirms he died
of a single gunshot to the head.
And because there are no other
fingerprints on the shotgun,
we have ruled it a suicide.
Was there a suicide note?
I'm afraid I can't tell you that.
Well, surely that's in
the public's interest.
No, actually, it's not. I've said
more than I should as it is.
D'you not think it's strange
that both Susan's husbands are dead?
Show her what you found.
I've got the original will.
Our dad left everything to us.
The house, the art, money,
everything.
If nothing else,
it shows that Dad's intentions
were vastly different before
..well, before whatever happened
to change his mind.
I'm afraid all that matters
is that he updated it.
However frustrating it may be,
the new will is legally binding.
Frustrating?
It's a complete U-turn.
People have them.
Yeah, when they're suffering
from dementia, apparently.
The doctor said he was
of sound enough mind at the time.
Even though he was up to
his eyeballs with booze and drugs.
I've asked DS Morris to look into
everything.
Because you think she's guilty?
Susan?
I'm afraid I can't say anything more
at this stage.
Why would Michael do that?
He must have known what happened
to Dad. Nothing else makes sense.
I hope Dan's all right.
Where is he, anyway?
Hopefully, picking Charlie up
from school.
You think that's wise?
He just saw a man kill himself.
He told me he was OK.
We all say that.
It's a bit strange.
I mean, how often has he asked
to look after Charlie?
Sian, he's been through
a massive trauma,
and he was behaving pretty strangely
already.
Er, if anyone's behaving strangely,
it's you.
Me? Well, I thought you'd be pleased
that I'm seeing someone,
you know, supportive?
I am supportive!
Oh, "Some people aren't cut out
to be in relationships."
And I suppose you are?
Well, I'm not the one
with a track record
for dating psychopaths,
if that's what you mean.
'This is Nathan.'
Hi it's me.
'Well, hello.' What are you up to?
'Not much.'
Are we going to your restaurant?
We certainly are, young man.
Do you have knives?
Yeah, lots of them, lots of them.
Cool.
See how I'm chopping them,
nice and fine?
Then we just go along like that.
Can I try?
I don't think your mum would be
too happy about that, do you?
No, but Mum says you love
this restaurant more than us.
Is that what she said?
Yeah.
I'll tell you what,
shall we do something different?
Yeah? Shall we?
Shall we have an adventure?
Yeah. I'll tell you what,
let's let's do let's hide.
Let's hide. Let's find
a nice place to hide, yeah? Yeah.
You coming? Hup, down we go.
Right, so, I'll tell you what,
you come over here,
get in there, and be
as quiet as a mouse, OK? Good lad.
I ain't got him, Glen.
Listen, he's not in there.
He's not in there!
I couldn't get him.
His mum had made plans for him,
so I couldn't make it work.
You couldn't make it work?
No.
It was a crazy idea anyway,
wasn't it? I'm sorry?
Well, you know
you can't see Charlie, can you?
Charlie or Sian,
you know what I mean?
It'd be breaking the law.
Oh, well we mustn't do that,
must we?
Look, erm if you want my advice,
mate, I mean
I just don't think this is the best
way to reconnect with your son.
Like you said crazy idea.
Yeah.
I'll tell you what a crazy idea is.
A crazy idea is making me
promises that you fail to keep.
What can I do? His mum
So what exactly are you telling me?
My son's not here because
his mother had other plans for him
or because
you think it's a bad idea?
Look, he's not here, all right?
You've made a very serious mistake.
There you are. Come here.
Oh, dear.
It's been a long time
since I've done this.
Well, not that long, from memory.
No, I mean, during the day,
you know, in secret.
Come here.
So, what now?
You tell me.
Well, we could discuss
the house sale, I guess.
Oh, what, is this
how you get your instructions?
Of course, I thought you knew that.
Actually, erm
the house sale
couldn't be more complicated.
Oh?
It's OK, you don't have to tell me.
That's not actually
why I'm here obviously.
No, it's OK. Just it feels
a bit weird to say it out loud.
Say what?
Well
the woman that my dad
left the house to, she, erm
..well, we think that she was
kind of involved in in his death.
They found a lot of alcohol
and drugs in his blood, so
What, so they think he was murdered?
Mm, they're looking into it.
We think that she'll break soon,
so
I'm sorry.
Mm.
You all right?
I'm just scared, that's all.
Well, that's natural to feel that.
I just wanted to see
if you were OK
after what happened to Michael.
Can I come in?
They couldn't find a suicide note.
You don't know that.
Are you the beneficiary
of Michael's will as well?
This is you seeing if I'm OK?
It'll be public knowledge
soon enough.
I found Dad's original will.
It'll prove we were right
about what you did to him.
You think I killed your father
and now you think
I have something to do
with Michael shooting himself?
Did you?
I think you should start harassing
your brother.
From where I'm standing,
he has one hell of a motive.
Come to think of it, so do you.
That's not true.
He told me that you'd known about
the whole affair
for all those years.
He asked you to keep it "quiet".
That's one hell of a secret.
Maybe you thought
you'd be rewarded for your loyalty?
Well, I'm sorry
the will didn't work out for you.
The truth is, your father
had very little time for you, Chloe.
Not like for his precious boy
or his beautiful
first-born princess. And yes
..I am the beneficiary
of Michael's will.
Who knew a girl
could be so damn lucky?
Now
..please
..go.
How long till everything's ready?
Dear, oh, dear, oh, dear.
I mean, talk about too many chefs.
Five minutes? Why Why
don't you get the chef to do it?
Just making sure it's cooked
this time, it was raw last time.
Hey, look, I tell you, wise guy,
why don't you just do it, all right?
Why not Sian? Sian's in there.
Sian's got other things to do,
more important. She
OK, why don't you go and sit
with Mum
Just let me know when it's done!
Why are you being so grumpy? Oi!
So, did you hear there was a match,
United against Newcastle?
Huh?
Sorry, mate, it's your uncle Pete.
He keeps calling me.
What was that?
Would you rather live
in a hot place or a cold place?
Oh, hot, all day, every day.
What about yourself?
So, when do I see you again?
Erm, I'll call you, OK?
You know I'd like to meet Charlie.
I'm great with kids.
He'll be here any minute.
Oh, really? See you.
Yeah, but about Marcus Rashford,
he, like, scores in every single
match that he plays. Cheers.
So, did you have fun?
Yeah.
Yeah? What did you do?
We chopped some onions
and then played hide-and-seek.
Seriously? You played hide-and-seek
in a kitchen?
What? He's all right, isn't he?
Come on.
I think I, er I saw that
estate agent outside the front,
you know the young lad?
Right. He must have been valuing
somewhere or summat.
Mm, yeah.
Who's that?
Supplier, he's giving me headaches.
Listen, I gotta go, big man. Put it
there. Pssh. Do it again, yeah?
Yeah. You mean a lot to me, yeah?
Yeah.
I'll see you in a bit, sis.
All right, see ya.
Bit old for you, isn't she?
That bird you've been shagging?
She's not really in your ballpark,
you know age-wise.
Sorry, do I do I know you?
Not yet, lad, no.
You don't need to know.
All's you need to do
..leave Sian alone.
Pete.
Daniel.
Coffee?
Nah, no, I'm good thanks.
Er, I'm a busy man, Pete.
What's this all about?
Yeah. I know
you've got a lot on your plate.
Erm, er any news on your dad?
No.
And Michael?
That sounded pretty nasty.
I heard he was Gaudete Dynamics.
Yeah, Chloe knows all about it.
Yeah, I know.
You You do tell her everything?
Of course. What do you want, Pete?
So, if I was to ask her
about you being DRD1
off your dad's bank statements
..she'd know about that, too?
DRD1 is none of your business.
I wondered why
you were dragging your feet on it.
Took me a while to work it out
at first, you know? DRD1.
But you know me and puzzles.
I mean, to be honest, you didn't
really think this through.
Dennis, Restaurant, Daniel.
Can't have been easy going to
the bank of Daddy like that.
You gonna tell Chloe?
I don't like lying to Chloe.
But also, I don't think
it's my job to tell her, do you?
OK, you want the truth?
I've got nothing.
Nothing. And worse than that,
I owe a deeply unpleasant man
a lot of money.
How much money?
25 grand.
That's a That's a lot of truth.
Yeah.
You're enjoying this, aren't you?
Look I am just the man
who loves your sister. That's it.
Well, isn't she the lucky one (?)
Yes.
Chloe!
Hi.
What's going on?
One of the neighbours
called it in this morning.
The burglar entered from here
and went straight for the study
by the look of it.
This is where
most of the damage was done.
Ooh. Seems like they were looking
for something specific.
It would be helpful if you could
tell us if anything's missing.
These videos were everything to him.
It's hard to tell
what's there and what's not.
Seems the drawers
were rifled through.
Looks like that's where
he kept his bank statements.
Who would do this?
It's usually drug addicts
looking for cash, laptops,
that kind of thing.
So, why are you here?
Sorry?
Bit below your pay grade, isn't it,
domestic burglary?
They usually send round
a useless grunt. Chloe.
The case into your father's death
is still open. And into Michael's.
So you think
whoever did this is involved?
As things stand,
there's no actual evidence that
your father was killed at all.
It's hard to believe
that this has got nothing to do
with what happened to Dad.
I mean,
Mum and Dad never had a robbery.
What did he take?
You said,
"What did he take?" Why "he"?
Well, aren't most thieves men?
Oh, apart from you.
Or it could have been you.
Or your brother.
Why would we do that?
To take things. Things in probate.
You're crazy.
Well, I suppose you've known me long
enough to have formed an opinion.
What does she mean?
She's mad.
Oh, come on, Chloe.
You can tell your big sister
after all this time, can't you?
What is she talking about?
Nothing.
Just tell her! Or shall I?
You can't believe
a word that comes out of her mouth.
You don't have to believe me,
but the thing your sister
isn't telling you is that she
I knew about Dad.
What about him?
That they were seeing each other.
What?
I saw them.
Together. A few times.
You knew everything?
No!
I didn't know he'd married her.
I didn't know about the will,
I didn't know she'd done that.
I did nothing.
Get out of this house.
This is my house. Remember?
This is my house.
Like I said,
if you notice anything's missing
I'll be outside if you need me.
Really? You sure about that?
'You lied to us.'
I didn't lie!
No, you didn't tell the truth.
The truth is Dad was shagging Susan
for 14 years
and I suspected all along.
I didn't know that he'd married her,
I didn't know he had dementia,
I didn't know he was drinking
because I didn't want to see him.
So if you did know,
would you have told us?
Now you know my secret,
why don't you tell me yours?
What's that supposed to mean?
Come on.
I know
he was helping you all those years.
Who paid for your divorce from Glen?
Wow, it's all about money with you,
isn't it?
No, no, no, no, it's not
about money. It's about fairness.
It's about th
the fact you think I lied,
when all I was doing was what
my dad asked me to do,
unlike you and Dan, who
seem to have spent your entire lives
doing the opposite of that
and still got everything.
I can't
Uh, I need to speak to you.
This is not a good time.
I just got a call from the coroner.
It seems the money from Gaudete
Dynamics left Michael's account
a day after his death.
I don't understand.
What's that got to do with us?
It proves someone else
has access to that account.
We'll need to check
your bank statements.
Be sure to let your brother know.
What the hell is going on?
That's crazy.
What does he mean by that?
He must think
we have something to do with it.
He's gonna check all of us.
So we're suspects now?
Where are we going, Glen?
That would spoil the surprise.
Look, if this is about the money,
I-I've told you,
I'm gonna get it across to you.
Life's not all about money, mate.
Look, I'm sorry, Glen.
I'm gonna get you the money.
I just need a bit of time.
All's you need to do is go in there,
get my boy, and bring him out to me.
I can't do that. I can't just go
up to the school and take him.
Sian's gotta let 'em know
if she's not picking him up.
Besides, it's late, they're probably
on their way home already.
Get out.
So, have you got
some maths homework tonight? Yeah.
Urghh! What is it tonight?
It's times tables.
Oh, no.
Well, I can help you with that
Daddy!
Daddy! Hello, little big man.
You all right?
Come here. You all right, lad, eh?
Sian, it's me, give me a call back
when you get this.
What do you think?
Decent ride, innit?
You gonna drive me home, lad?
Good work, lad.
Please stop, Glen.
He's not going anywhere.
Why are you doing this? Why now?
I miss ya. Both of ya.
Yeah, well, we haven't missed you.
Suppose I'm too old for you now?
Now that you've started looking at
younger fellas. Nathan, wasn't it?
Come on, lad. Need me car back.
Good to see you, kid.
Come on, Charlie.
We'll do this again soon.
Let's go.
Thank your brother for me.
Come on. You all right?
'Dan.'
Hello? Are you all right?
What the fuck is going on, Dan?
Sorry. 'What?'
What did Glen mean,
"thank your brother for me"?
'What, you've seen him?'
Yes, yes, we saw him.
Look, right, I'm gonna explain it.
I'm gonna come and see you,
and I'll explain it then, all right?
Yeah, you're damn right you'll
explain. Bye. Come on, Charlie.
This is a message for my children.
I'm still alive.
And I'm still living in the house
you all were brought up in.
And when I last looked,
I think I found that
there are roads that come here,
and there's trains
that serve this area.
And perhaps, you never know,
one day if you feel like it,
you might just, you know,
come and see me?
You know, as you know, it's
your mother's birthday coming up.
And,
in case she hates my present, erm,
I want you all to remember
that you chose it, all right?
So it's nothing to do with me,
it was your idea.
Oh, look out! She's coming.
All right anyway,
when you get this, give us a call,
yeah? Bye-bye.
# For he's a jolly good fellow
# For he's a jolly good fellow
For he's a jolly good fellow
# And you're a bag full of rats
# And so say all of us. #
What do you think of the new car,
Dan?
Say hi to the camera, darling!
You too, Sian.
Hello?
Who is this?
Wha-What are you
Wh-What's going on?
Mum?
Mm?
Can I leave the table?
You haven't finished.
Go on.
'Hey, this is Nathan.
Please leave a message.'
Hi, hi, Nathan. It's-It's Sian.
Can you call me?
Cos, er, I could do with seeing you.
It's been a really crap day,
so, erm
Anyway, I've got a bottle of wine!
Or two. So it'd be lovely to see
you. Call me, OK, bye.
You sure you don't want one?
I've got, er, camomile
if you prefer.
As I get older, I find, you know
No. I'm good, thanks, Pete.
Look, I don't feel good
about doing this,
I just wanna say that from the top.
Erm
But you know everything.
You know we're contesting the will.
We're gonna win.
If you say so.
Well, you know that, erm
Yeah, no, we-we-we will.
And, erm you know that money
I borrowed, the money I owe?
25 grand. Ugly.
Yeah. Yeah, it is. Erm
Well, I sort of, er
I have to pay that back.
Like-Like now.
Wow. Now's very soon.
I know.
Are you asking me for it?
I swear, this-this restaurant,
it it's just months away
from making a profit.
And I'm gonna get the funds back
from the estate.
I-I can pay you back straight away.
I can sort you out
with some shares
Just-Just-Just-Just stop.
Sorry.
Sorry to ask.
Too milky.
Should have had the camomile.
This was a stupid idea.
I should never have come.
Sorry, Pete, erm,
it was too much to ask.
Please could you not tell Chloe?
OK. OK that you're not gonna tell
her or OK
OK. You can have the money.
You serious?
Yeah.
I'll-I'll get it to you tomorrow.
Oh, Pete, that's Thank you.
That's so generous.
I I really appreciate it.
I'll pay you back as soon as I've
got it. You know I'm good for it.
And think about the shares.
I don't want shares.
No, it's only right
you get something back out,
for such a generous offer
I want the restaurant.
I'll give you the money and
in return I want the business.
You can still be the creative,
the chef but the business
..mine. Mine and Chloe's.
If in time, it's a success,
then maybe you can take some shares.
OK.
All right.
Thank you for meeting me.
What do you want?
Answer me this -
does someone stay with a man
for 14 years
..the best friend of her husband
trashing a marriage
ruining a friendship
breaking his heart
..Does someone do all that
for money?
People do more than that for money.
Someone wrote on Dad's calendar
something about gas for the mower.
Who was that?
Well, he had a gardener.
Who? I don't know, I never met him.
Why are you Oh!
You don't think it was me, do you?
I don't know what I think anymore.
OK, let me help you.
What if I said
you can have it all?
If I said I didn't want the money?
You can have the house,
the cash, all of it.
What if I said that?
I'd say you were lying.
Even then?
Even if I said I'd give
you and your horrible siblings
everything?
Even then you wouldn't believe me?
I'd ask why.
I'd ask
if the guilt had gotten to you.
Guilt about what?
Loving your father?
Killing him.
I want to show you something.
"Dearest Susan, I need you to know
that I've never stopped loving you.
"Even after my death,
which by the time you read this,
"will have happened,
I'll be eternally yours.
"James is back, and he-he's done
something very bad. Very bad indeed.
"And I'm concerned for your safety.
Yours forever, Michael."
Here it is.
Your father gave it to me.
Beautiful, isn't it?
Take it.
He said it was for the woman he
loved more than anyone in the world.
I know how this must make you feel,
I'm sorry.
That was me not your mother.
Take it back.
No, no, no, I don't want it,
I meant what I said.
I don't want any of it anymore.
Just take it.
Why are you doing this?
Because of what happened.
Because of what he did.
What who did? Wh-What happened?
He's evil. I always said.
I'm going to make it stop.
No
What are you telling me?
You-You take it. Take everything.
I'll tell the solicitor.
Who, Susan?
Just go!
And take the damn keys with you.
'Hey, this is Nathan.
Please leave a message.'
Nathan, are you OK?
Please, call me back.
I need to talk to you.
It's my ex.
I'm worried he might do something.
What do you want from me?
Daniel?
I need to talk to you.
About what?
About the fact
the money from Gaudete Dynamics
was transferred into
your savings account.
My account?
No, that's-that's not possible.
I mean, how would it get in there?
I'm hoping you can tell me.
All right, lads.
Come on. This is madness.
I've opened up a nice bottle of red.
Everything OK?
I just saw Susan. Erm
Don't ask me why
but she's changed her mind.
We're getting everything.
What?
We're getting everything.
She's gonna call the solicitor.
Whichever reptile it is you owe,
they're gonna come looking.
How's that young fella you
were seeing? What have you done?
You weren't
the only one keeping a secret.
There is no better feeling
than helping family.
Sian, it's me,
ring me back when you get this.
He killed Dad,
and then he killed Susan.