In Flight (2025) s01e04 Episode Script

1
The fight spilled out of the bar.
You were scared. You ran.
We've got three missing minutes here,
when there must have
been a second fight, right,
when someone else killed Kristian?
Look, we should have
an appeal hearing in four months.
I just want to go home.
Hello? Oh, sorry.
You're Jo? Sonny's mum? I'm Kayla.
Keep running, ya fucking rat!
KNIFE SLICES Agh!
RAPID BREATHING
You're gonna be a granny.
Or a nana, if you prefer.
Please, just hear me out.
You've got ten seconds.
Uh, we-we-we were together,
me and Sonny -
um, just a fling, really,
but we connected, you know.
Uh, we talked about keeping
in touch while he went travelling,
and it wasn't
until after he was gone
that I found out I was pregnant
because I couldn't stop puking,
and not in a "I've had ten vodka
and Red Bulls" kind of way -
in a "I can't even keep
toast down" kind of way.
And then I was going to
tell Sonny but, apparently,
he's murdered someone, and now
..here we are.
That's more than ten seconds.
And how do I know it's his?
What? Do you think
you're the first person to try
and scam me since Sonny was arrested?
No offence,
but when we were together,
Sonny was a skint stoner,
and that was before he was
sentenced to 15 years for murder.
Why would I lie about him
being the father of my baby?
He's not exactly a catch, is he?
Yeah, well,
women, they propose to prisoners
all the time, don't they?
Look, if I wanted to scam someone,
I'd be around
Jack Grealish's mum's first.
Don't you think I wish
it was someone else?
But Sonny has a right to know,
and I'm not gonna
love this baby any less
just cos his dad's in prison.
It's a boy?
Yeah.
OK. I, uh I'm tired.
I need a drink, I need a shower,
I need 12 hours' sleep.
Can we talk tomorrow?
Yeah, yeah.
Have you got someplace to go?
Yeah, yeah. Yeah.
Congratulations.
CHATTER AND LAUGHTER
SLICING THUD
LABOURED BREATHING
PHONE BUZZES
You said you had somewhere to go.
My, um, parents kicked me out.
But you can't stay here.
ENGINE STARTS
No, I mean, you
..you can't stay in a
You're
I've got a spare room.
ENGINE OFF
You're probably dying for the loo.
Fucking hell.
Oh, I sleep in here sometimes.
I can stay on the couch.
No, it's all right.
I'll change the sheets.
Have you thought of a name?
Tiger.
OK.
Got ya.
I'll know when I see him.
A pair of inmates bribed the guards.
Sonny is the safest man in Sofia.
They had their chance
and they blew it.
I also did what you said.
Anyone goes near Sonny,
there's a price on their head.
You deserve a couple of weeks
to get your head straight.
I've arranged that.
What, with your bosses?
Yeah.
Mmm.
Then it's Istanbul.
Same deal.
SHE SIGHS
PHONE RINGS
ENGINE STARTS
Where the hell have you been?
Don't follow Cormac.
It's too dangerous.
But in your message, you said
that he was on his own.
Yeah. Yeah. I got it wrong, OK?
He killed someone,
and now the body's gone.
That means he's had help.
Don't follow him, OK?
Promise me.
I promise.
PIGEONS FLAP AND COO
CLATTERING ABOVE
It's all cleaned up?
Sorted. You never
INAUDIBLE CONVERSATION
This is why you don't know about
INDISTINC
HE YELLS
DOOR CREAKS
CLATTERING
What was that?
SHE SIGHS
I'll check. Two seconds.
GUN COCKS
Well?!
Nothing. It's a false alarm.
FOOTSTEPS RECEDE
FLIGHT ANNOUNCEMEN
BABY CRIES
Do those masks actually work?
Nah. Just to make you feel better.
False hope if we crash and burn.
Stop!
I'm so nervous.
I've flown, like
..millions of times.
Never needed a mask.
We're going to be absolutely fine.
Thanks.
But it's not that.
What's Sonny gonna say?
BABY CRIES
DOOR BUZZES
DOOR UNLOCKS
He's at number two. Keep going.
HE BANGS ON GLASS
Hello, gorgeous!
Yeah. Just You just ignore that.
Is this for real?
OK.
You look amazing.
Well, your mum thought
I was trying to scam her.
I'm gonna give you a minute.
I didn't see this coming.
You're so young.
Yeah, so were you.
You, erm
..grow up fast in here.
I'm I'm not gonna be like Dad.
I'm going to do this right.
I know. I know you will.
I just don't want you
to get your hopes up, darling.
What?
The lawyer didn't tell you?
He's found a witness.
Petar Rakov. A teacher.
I've translated his statement.
We were right. There was another
fight after the clash at the bar.
OK.
And so did he see
who hit Kristian, then?
No, not for sure.
But he is certain it was not Sonny.
So why didn't he come forward before?
He was afraid.
What's changed?
He heard about Sonny being stabbed.
He has a family. He's a good man.
It's progress. Mm.
Yeah, but is it enough
to swing the appeal?
I don't know.
Someone from that stag party
hit Kristian.
Their statements are all identical.
The time they left the bar,
when did they get to the hostel
They were drunk. It was all chaos.
But they all know the exact time
everything happened.
Yeah. Bullshit.
Fucking bullshit.
I'm going to talk to them.
I didn't hear you say that. Mm.
But
..we only need one of them to crack.
What did he say?
It wasn't Sonny. Duh.
Mm.
So why am I getting trained by
a guy who could have a heart attack?
Glenn! Hi.
Oh, no.
Have you got a minute?
I said no. Oh, come on!
You
Fuck's sake.
Rory!
ENGINE REVS
ENGINE REVS
TYRES SCREECH
POOL BALLS CLACK
Hi.
I'm Jo.
What's this? You gonna get me drunk,
take advantage?
Ha.
I know who you are. Ah, yeah.
Yeah. OK.
I want to talk to you um,
about Sofia.
About what happened.
Well, I gave my statement.
We all did.
Mm-hm.
They're your boys?
Yeah. Oh.
Me, I had kids young. Me too.
Yeah, course.
And is it your weekend with them,
then?
Uh, no.
Their mum's not around any more.
Oh, God. Sorry.
No, she's around. She
She just left. Right. Yeah.
Well, you're you're a good dad.
You did the right thing.
My boy's, um
My boy's innocent.
But you know that, don't you?
Please tell me what happened.
Listen
..what happened Um
What happened was
..your chavvy scrote of a son
landed a careless punch,
and he was soft enough
to wait around for the Old Bill.
That shit happens to boys
who grow up without a dad.
Now get the fuck out.
So there's no more on your ghost.
But the other photos
piqued my interest.
Molly Sawyers, secretary.
Her brother's inside
for a drink-driving accident.
Jasmine Wallace, 22.
Her brother's inside
for manslaughter.
Bar fight that went wrong.
Same story for Nikki Gibbs.
Anja Szmodics. Sonya Nani.
They all meet with your ghost.
They all have relatives in prison.
OK.
Look, I'm working on
a double murder
..but I can take five minutes.
Is there something
you want to tell me?
HE CLICKS TONGUE
Next time, bring coffee.
DOOR OPENS
DOOR CLOSES
DOG BARKS
RAISED VOICES NEARBY
RAUCOUS LAUGHTER NEARBY
PAINED GRUNTS
HE GASPS
Dom.
Dom. Agh! Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Hey, hey, hey. It's me, it's me.
You're all right, I'm with you.
HE GASPS Breathe, breathe.
That's it.
That's it. That's it.
Take it easy, yeah.
How long was I out?
Erm, a little while.
You've been drifting
in and out of consciousness.
But you seem better now.
How did you find me?
Um, this guy saw you collapse.
He looked through your phone,
and I was the last number
that you dialled.
Take it easy. Whoa, take your time.
Thank you for everything.
You got lucky.
Bad shit happens around here,
especially at night.
You got to be more careful.
Think about your family.
They're all that matter.
He's blackmailing other people.
Mm.
He's got a network -
civilians and family doing time.
And what about the prison?
Yeah, yeah.
He visits someone called Aoife Ward.
She's doing ten years
for drug smuggling.
So, another mule.
It's smart. Not foolproof.
OK, so
..look, he's who I think
he might be working for.
Are you still following him? Yeah.
Can you find out who he is for me?
Jo, Cormac's a killer.
What if he sees you?
It's too dangerous.
Yeah
..but what choice do I have?
Well, how long till the appeal?
It's three weeks.
All right.
That's your only hope.
Till then, just do exactly
what he tells you
and don't get caught.
Right.
Oh, and there's something else.
Just
I had a panic attack.
Yeah.
Dom.
And Mel's getting suspicious.
Ah. If she found out
I just, um
I don't think we should
see each other for a while.
SHE CLICKS TONGUE
OK.
How long are you thinking?
Week?
Weeks?
What, a month?
FOOTSTEPS RECEDE
DOOR OPENS
DOOR CLOSES
SOFT PIANO JAZZ
Thanks.
You following me?
SHE CLICKS TONGUE
Yeah.
I just wanted to know
who I was working for.
For fuck's sake, Jo.
So, that man at the building site,
that's your boss, then?
You need to stay
the fuck away from him.
Do you understand me?
Why didn't you tell him
that you saw me?
Would he have?
Would he have killed me?
He might have killed me.
You're too good for business.
This is your last run
before the appeal,
so you're gonna be nervous.
Well, I'm always nervous.
More nervous than usual.
So just follow your routines.
You'll be grand.
I'll be thinking of you -
at the appeal.
If you win, get out fast,
because the Georgievs will try
and get to Sonny.
Good luck.
I mean that.
GUITAR MUSIC PLAYS SOFTLY
Go with the blue.
It's the colour of innocence.
Don't look too shocked.
You ever heard of Spotify?
Oh, you're so funny.
Yeah, tapes, CDs, streaming -
there's always something new
and it never sounds as good.
That was my mum's collection.
Sonny told me about her.
Yeah, they were really close.
She looked after him
when I went to work.
It's gonna be hard, isn't it
..if I've got to do this by myself?
Yeah.
My parents wanted me to
You know.
First, I kept it just
to wind them up a bit.
Then I thought I had a miscarriage.
When I found out I was
still pregnant, I was happy,
so I knew I was doing
the right thing.
And I can do this.
Yes, you can.
And you won't be on your own, Kayla.
Mm. Cos Sonny's getting out.
Yeah
Sonny is innocent.
I always knew it.
How do you know?
First, cos he's soft as grease,
and second, cos you raised him.
SHE EATS CHIPS NOISILY
Thanks.
Blue. I'm telling you.
BELL RINGS
INMATES SHOUTING
OK, baby.
INMATES SHOUTING AND BANGING
Hi. Jo, Petar.
Petar, Jo.
Thank you. Thank you so much
for coming forward.
DOORS OPEN
The Georgievs.
Mm.
When we win, we have to move fast,
outflank the Georgievs.
I've arranged two cars.
One is waiting out front.
That's the decoy.
And there's a second one
that will meet us by the rear exit.
We take Sonny straight to
the airport and we get you home.
GAVEL TAPS
HE ADDRESSES RAKOV
Can you state your name?
And your profession.
MUTED LAUGHTER
MUTED LAUGHTER
Petar, can you point
to the man who killed
Kristian Georgiev?
DOOR OPENS
Can you point to the
man who killed Kristian Georgiev?
PEOPLE IN GALLERY CLAMOUR
CLAMOUR DISTORTS AND SLOWS
GAVEL BANGS
JUDGE ADDRESSES SONNY
15 years without parole.
JUDGE CONTINUES
The fine raised to £300,000.
JUDGE CONTINUES
The defendant can serve
his sentence
in a British prison
once the fine has been paid.
Mum, please.
DOOR OPENS
DOOR BANGS SHU
SHE SIGHS AND SOBS
TAP RUNS
TAP OFF
You!
You got to him!
Hey, hey. Hey!
Listen, Jo, it wasn't me.
Oh, your fucking bosses, then,
but you knew!
You knew! Jo! I told you,
you're too good for business.
Whose business?!
Who is doing this to me?!
Who's doing this to us?!
SHE SOBS
Bangkok next week.
Nothing changes.
I can't!
I can't do it any more. I can't!
No!
You need to run.
You need to run, Jo.
15 years is too long.
Something's going to go wrong.
Istanbul is life in prison.
Bangkok is the death penalty.
He's never gonna let you go.
He is never gonna let you go.
Pack a bag. Start over.
Never come back.
Do you understand what I'm saying?
Fuck it!
PLANE PASSES
BULGARIAN VOICE ECHOES
He's never gonna let you go.
He is never gonna let you go.
VOICE ECHOES
KNOCK ON DOOR
HANDLE TURNS
No. No, no. Don't come in.
Yeah. It's too late.
Already seen it.
Don't be mad.
I want to help.
No way.
I saw him follow you
into the toilets.
Heard what he said.
Are you being blackmailed?
He told you to run.
Yeah.
But he's not a mum.
Well
..we need 300 grand.
Sonny can still be a dad
from an English prison.
And you've got a plan.
I know you do.
I know his routine.
I know who his mules are.
He makes all his pick-ups
on the same day.
You're not going to rob him?
Is that crazy? Yeah.
But I still want to help.
No.
Well, you can't do it on your own.
But you're almost
nine months pregnant.
Yeah, and this is my armour.
No-one's gonna suspect me.
No, Kayla. Look, I told you
that my dad was in the military.
We moved around loads.
I know how to reset,
be someone else.
And who are you now, then?
I'm a mum, too.
Cormac's never seen you? No.
Sonny's trial?
He came in late, didn't he?
And then it was madness.
Everyone charging around.
Are you positive?
Yes.
OK.
Then we hit him where it hurts.
A shitload of drugs
means a shitload of money.
What if it's not enough?
Well, we don't stop there.
I know where he lives.
We take everything he's got.
CAR PASSES
ENGINE STARTS
Fucking thing!
DOOR BUZZER
Kayla, yeah?
Mm. Do I know you?
What is it you wanted to tell me?
It's all in the boot.
Now's our chance.
Ready?
You've got no idea.
Marvin? Nope.
Well, he was following me for months,
and I had no idea.
Cos if he recognises you
Look
He won't. OK?
SHE CRIES OU
You! Help!
SHE CRIES OU
I think my waters just broke.
I'm having my baby! What, now?
You're gonna have to deliver it.
I'll call an ambulance.
No, no, no, darling. Hold my hand!
Breathe with me. Ooooh!
In four.
Out seven.
Come on, you
In four Fuck!
Out seven.
KAYLA GROANS
In four.
Out seven.
SHE GROANS
In four.
Out seven.
Yeah.
SHE GROANS
KAYLA CRIES OU
In four.
Out seven.
Shut the fuck up, you fat bitch!
Give me your hand.
Breathe with me!
In four.
Out seven.
KAYLA BREATHES HEAVILY
Breathe with me.
Yes, yes In four.
Out seven.
In four.
Out seven.
BOOT CLOSES SOFTLY
SHE GROANS
SHE CRIES OU
Ooh. Ooh.
SHE GASPS
False alarm.
Mad, huh?
What? You're not having your baby?
Ooh, Braxton Hicks? Ooh!
Thanks. Thanks.
Y-Y-You've been a star.
Um
Ooh!
KAYLA PANTS
You get everything? Hell, yeah.
OK. Yes! You were amazing.
Yes! Look at me. You ARE amazing.
Yeah? Yes. OK. Let's go. Let's go.
Let's do it.
BOTH YELL
Yes!