No Return (2022) s01e04 Episode Script

Come on, let's get checked in.
This is valuable drinking
time we're wasting.
The bar guy. He was telling me
about this awesome party they do
on the beach every Saturday
night. I'm thinking of going.
Police. What's happening?
What? No!
They are saying he sexually
assaulted another boy.
Sometimes charges get
dropped. But it's about, er
The right amount. Bribery.
No-one said that.
Obviously, you'd rather
stick that shit in yourself
than have me in your life.
He is your smoking gun.
Your request for bail is denied.
Oh oh, ismail. Oh
Meg!
We need to discuss this. And
my daughter is at your house.
You came back to look after her.
Look, I cannot stay there.
I just need to get my son,
and I need to go back to Turkey.
What, to be with the
entertainment guy?
It's a fantasy. You're
doing that thing, Meg.
You've done it since
you were three years old.
Oh, and what's that?
You get an idea and don't
think through the consequences.
Look, what about Fred?
What about his schooling?
What, he's gonna suddenly
be living in Turkey, is he?
I'm not saying we're
gonna live there.
Are you seriously gonna throw
away your marriage, your business,
your whole bloody life, for a
holiday romance? Yeah, I am.
Because I love him.
Oh, you don't love him.
He's just new.
Look, I need you, Meg.
I can't.
Ok, fine, I'll ask Steve.
I am not taking Jess back
when she's just got here.
No, you can't. Why not?
You just can't, ok? You
cannot leave her with Steve.
Why not?
Because he
You just can't, ok?
Mummy! Oh! Lovely.
Indistinct announcements
shouts and chatter
I'll leave you. Anyone
need a coffee?
Please, double
Espresso. I'm fine.
I'll have a coffee and a
croissant, if you can find one.
We have the next trial date.
Your witness, Rosie Ford,
has agreed to fly over,
if you pay her air fare.
Her and her mother.
And the forensic
expert, birol ondra,
will travel from Ankara,
but, again, you pay
travel and overnight stay.
Wait, we pay for him? Don't that
raise suspicion with the judges?
How can he be impartial
if we pay for him to come?
It is the way it works.
He's scared in there, Noah.
They attacked his friend.
Can you get him moved? I mean,
can you make some sort of appeal?
I will try. Let me think.
There is, er, one other thing
I need to talk to you about.
What is that? Erm
This is some information
On the accuser.
It came from an investigator.
I think it could
have a big impact.
Investigator? Someone in the UK.
Look, you said yourself, we
need to discredit the accusation.
I will read it when
I have more time.
Thank you. It's
It could really change the
case. It's pretty massive.
Why didn't she look at
it? She didn't even open it.
She'll read it later. She's
pissed off, ain't she?
Because I brought
something she should've found.
I don't know.
Kath, all these costs. How
are we gonna manage?
Apartment? Lawyer?
Now all kinds of travel.
Well, has Carl
not been in touch?
Not since he said I had
till the middle of the month.
But they're still paying you?
For now.
I think it'll be ok.
Based on?
He'll see sense.
Oh, for Christ's sake.
When did she get here?
Let's go. Well, talk to her.
And say what? I'm
going back to the flat.
There you go. 'Hi.'
daddy! 'Hi, Fred.
How you doing?' Good.
'Are you missing daddy?
Cos daddy's missing you.'
loads and loads. And mummy's
leaving me with a weird lady.
Er, n-no. She's a
baby-sitter. She's not weird.
'Where you going?'
just for a drink.
Nothing special.
I've drawn a picture.
No, two pictures. Wait
Go on, then. 'With who?
'I'm still your husband. I'm
allowed to ask these things.
'I'm clean, Meg.
'Bring him home. Please.'
here y'are.
This one is Noah, in the jail.
'Oh, right. That's
that's good.'
and this one is me and
mummy in the pool, playing.
And that's ismail.
'Ismail?'
yeah, you remember?
The entertainment
guy. Water Polo.
'Right. It's great,
Fred. It's amazing.
'Your drawing's brilliant.'
I know. Better than mummy!
Er, thank you. Right,
look, I've-I've gotta go.
But i-I'll call you tomorrow,
when I've got more time.
'Right. Ok. But'
Bye, daddy. 'Bye, Fred.'
there you go. Bye, daddy.
'Meg, please.
Megan, I need my boy.'
yeah, I know. I know. I know.
I'll call you tomorrow. Ok?
Right. Ok, come on. Let's
go and brush your teeth.
No! Yes.
Please. Come.
No, I'm here visiting.
My son, Noah.
Please.
Mother.
Hello.
The lawyer for your son,
Noah, has contacted me,
requesting your son be moved
from his current position in h8
to a section for
younger prisoners.
That's right.
The lawyer makes claims there
are homophobic attacks in h8.
And Noah feels, as a homosexual,
that he, too, may be
targeted. Is this correct?
Yes. Yes.
Is your son homosexual?
He's attracted to boys, yes.
So, can he be moved?
We treat our inmates
very well in this prison.
And all prisoners, especially
our guests from abroad,
are protected from attack.
Well, that That's
not true, because
We do not normally agree to
requests for prisoners to move.
But on this occasion, we are
willing to make an exception.
Oh. Well, thank you.
She takes deep breath
thank you. That is terrific.
We ask one thing in return.
Noah: 'I'm treated well here. And
the guards are very considerate.
'I always feel extremely safe.'
man: 'Have you seen any
violence in your time at this prison?'
'no. None whatsoever.'
'how does this prison treat
citizens from other countries?'
'well. There are lots of
people from different countries,
'and they're treated the same
as if they were from Turkey.'
it was obvious, if he didn't do it,
then he wouldn't be moved. You know?
He they were making a deal.
This is, er
How in English
PR.
They give you what you want.
But you sell your
right to complain.
Sell your right to tell the world
how foreigners are abused, maybe.
Is that a problem?
Not if we win.
If we lose, yes. It's a problem.
It's a problem, maybe, to
get Noah transferred to UK.
They may say, "no. He happy.
He serve whole sentence in Turkey.
"And when he's 18, we
move him to adult prison.
"Where everyone know he's gay."
But worry not. We will win.
Did you get a chance to
read over the file I gave you?
Yes, I did.
And it was a very
interesting read.
Yeah. So, will you use it?
I don't think so.
What? It's damming.
I play by the rules.
I will get your son free by
using the facts of the case.
Tangible evidence
that is reliable in court.
This is bullshit. As your lawyer,
you must trust my judgement.
You're fired.
Er, i-I'm sorry? Kathy
No, Martin, this
is the final straw.
This is a fight for his life.
And I need someone who's gonna
roll their sleeves up and fight dirty.
I accept your apology.
Thank you. On two conditions.
One, I have to charge
a little more money.
Two, this time, I run the show.
I am circus master. Ok?
We do not speak with newspaper.
We do not speak with prison.
We do not do anything
without speaking to me first.
Understand?
So, let's prepare
for next hearing.
Come on.
Milo wore a blue
wristband. An adult one.
And he definitely looked 16.
Um, he was flirting
with everyone.
Girls and boys.
He just had that
kind of personality.
When they started
chatting, Noah and Milo
Um
Milo was definitely into him.
And he was touching his arm.
And he was definitely
the one leading it.
Speaking Turkish
translator: In my experience
of sexual assault
..And I have examined over
300 cases in my career
The injuries to Milo
are not consistent
with an aggressive attack.
There is superficial
damage to the anus area.
But nothing to suggest
force or brutal penetration.
These two boys, they
are weeks apart in age.
So, yes, one is
15, the other is 16.
But they are weeks apart.
They meet at a party
and go off to find
somewhere quiet. And
..They do what young people do.
Then, later, armed
police burst into the hotel
and thrust his life
into a living hell.
Softly: Why?
What could possibly
cause this accusation?
I'll tell you.
Milo's mother,
Margarita, she is religious.
Very religious.
No problem, you may think.
Half the world is religious.
No. Look here.
She posts
Links to a group. Strong group.
Extreme.
We go to their website.
And what do we find?
"Change by prayer".
Conversion therapy.
Homophobia? No. My
grandmother is homophobic.
This is hate.
"Change them. Make them better.
"Make them normal.
"Cure them of this sickness.
"Lock them up."
This is why this young
boy is wrongly accused:
To save the face of a boy
against his hateful,
homophobic mother
who posts her hatred
and bile online
It is lies!
They speak Turkish
arguing in Turkish
judge speaking in Turkish
What's happening?
Why have they stopped?
Why's he been taken
away? Please, mother
Don't call me that.
What's happened?
The prosecution argued
the information we present
to be thrown to one side.
Why?
They argue it is circumstantial to
the accusation of sexual assault.
The police believe
crime happened.
Whatever the
family's values, they
They pursue sentence for Noah.
So what happens now?
We wait for the next hearing.
But what can we say that
we haven't already said?
I mean, this is madness.
This feels bad, rico.
It is disappointing, I agree.
But be assured, the judges listen
to everything that we put forward.
They assess the validity
of the sexual assault claim
at the next hearing.
It is slow.
I am sorry. This
is Turkish system.
Thunder rumbles
Stop here, please.
What you doing?
I need to walk. I need to
be alone. Clear my head.
Kath?
Just let me walk.
Hello. Something to drink?
White wine, please. Ok.
Boys laughing
Laughter and chatter
are you crazy?
Slurring: You boys?
I want you to be
careful, ok, out here.
Don't touch anyone.
Don't kiss anyone.
They laugh
I'm saying this for your mother.
It's not safe, this
country. Whoa, whoa
You have fun, but you
stick with your mates, ok?
Keep your hands to yourself.
No, listen to me, please.
Your mum's not here, and
Don't touch anyone! Hey, hey, hey.
Don't kiss anyone. Get your
hands off me. Come with me.
Get your fucking hands off me!
Ok, ok. Sorry.
But please, time for out. Out!
You'll end up in prison, and
you'll break your mother's heart.
You'll break your mum's heart.
Prick.
Fuck it
Megan, it's your sister.
Oh, shit.
Fuck you, Carl.
Kathy? Kathy?
Oh, god.
Give me the
bottle, Kath. I'm fine.
You're not, you're
wasted. No. No!
Give me the bottle, Kath.
You! She's a married
woman! Oh, for god's sake.
Young child. You gonna
bring him up, are you?
For god's sake. Give me the
bott Where is he? Where is he?
He's with the baby-sitter.
Oh, the baby-sitter.
Where is he now?
Give me it. Ow. Get off!
What you doing?
What you doing?! Ismail!
Oh, my god!
Jesus Christ, what are
you Put me fucking down!
Put me down!
Kathy gasping
you ok? You better?
No.
She sobs
I'm so sorry for your son.
You can borrow some
clothes. Martin's on his way.
Hello. I'm back
Hello?
Fuck.
Where's Fred? Hello?
Hello? Hello?
Megan. Megan. Oh
It's Steve. He's over here.
He's took him. He's
fuck he's fucking took him.
Why, why, would
she let him take him?
His father. I mean, Fred know
him. Oh, my god. Oh, my god.
He's got his passport.
Oh, god, he's got his passport.
Oh, god. He's got
my boy. Calm down.
No, no, no, no. Oh, come on.
Engaged tone
right, you gotta call the police.
You have to call the police now.
Megan. Oh, no. You
don't You don't understand.
Come on. I-I can, erm,
track him on my phone.
She gasps right. He's
there. He he's there.
Where's that? Will you
get your bike, please?
Please, please.
I've-I've been drinking.
No, it doesn't matter. Just
get the fucking bike. Please!
My god.
He's gone in the water.
I don't understand.
Because this is ferry terminal.
It's a ferry? Well, to where?
To Greece. Greece?!
We are too late.
He's crossing water.
Oh, fuck. Oh, fuck.
Oh, fuck. Megan? Megan?
Listen to me. You
took boy from him.
He take boy away from you.
Is ugly. What is best for Fred?
Well, to be with his
mother. Or, maybe, no?
Did you even plan in
your head how this work?
It's good for month, maybe
two. What you saying?
You saying I should
go home, ismail? Huh?
Oh, you-you
You've had your fling.
Now go
And leave you to seduce some
other desperate English tourist.
You're grown people.
You have the life,
the marriage, the child.
I wanna be with you. But how?
I want anything's possible.
It's not. It's not.
Megan. No. Megan.
No, no, no, no, no. No, no!
She sobs
she wails and sobs
Steve? It's Martin. If
you get this will you
I don't wanna get in
the middle. But, erm
..Just call me, yeah?
He sighs
phone beeps and buzzes
He sighs
It's me.
I've read the texts.
Do you know what you did?
Do you?!
You tore us apart.
And I should have smashed
your face in at the time.
I swear to god, if you
come near my family again
So, you can take your job
And you can stick it up
your lying, fucking arse!
I've taken you
for granted, Kath.
I've taken every day I should
have cherished you for granted,
and I want a second chance.
I want us to hug
back on that sofa.
Cuddled up,
watching the TV like
Like, none of this
has ever happened.
He sighs
I love you.
I guess he's only
with his dadda.
Just gotta try
and stop worrying.
I mean, I spoke to
Fred last night, he's fine.
Why did you never tell me?
About Steve's problems?
Shame.
Failure. I di
I didn't want anyone to know.
People think it's just
guys on the street,
shooting up in filthy squats,
but he was going to nice places -
hotels
Getting out of it, and then
Getting up for
work in the morning.
No-one talks
about it, but there
..There's this middle-class
addiction that
You know, he's not
out robbing, but
..It's just as destructive.
And that is hard enough, but
..With a kid like
Fred, that is really ha
You should've told
me. I could've helped.
I'm so sorry, Kath.
I'm a shit sister.
No, you're not.
Yeah, I am a shit mother
and a shit wife. And I
..I just wanna be me again.
I just wanna be
the me I used to be.
We had so much fun,
didn't we? They laugh
20 years old. Going
out on the town.
The door shuts behind
you, when you have kids.
They make us vulnerable.
Their pain is our pain. When
Noah's scared, I'm scared.
When Noah's sad, I'm sad.
And there's no button that you
can press to make us carefree again.
And I see new mums, and
they are so excited and I
And it is exciting.
But they don't realise that
..That they're
releasing feelings
..They never knew possible.
Primal. Protective.
What are you gonna do?
Fight.
We have no choice.
If Noah admits he's guilty,
they're offering a deal.
How long? Five years.
Five years?! No.
He'll be 20 years old.
Convicted sex offender. No.
I agree with you,
Martin. No, is my answer.
But legally, I-I
tell you their offer.
Same as I tell Noah -
admit to sexual assault,
and say he regrets the crime,
five years. Maybe transfer to UK.
But, not admit
Ah.
We roll the dice.
Maybe free, we hope.
But if not - eight
Ten 15 years.
Depends on judge. But here
In Turkey.
No. He's not guilty.
He says he's not
guilty, so he's not guilty.
And if he's not guilty,
he doesn't say he is.
Ok
There is only one problem
..Noah says to accept.
To it's over.
You should go home.
Get on with your lives.
You can't stay here. No, son.
I've messed up
everything, and
..I'm just gonna
have to pay for it.
What have we always
taught you, Noah?
To tell the truth, yeah?
And if you say you're
guilty, then that's a lie.
And I want you
to go to that court
and I want you to
tell them the truth.
The truth, Noah.
They'll find me guilty.
I'll just get more time.
Did you attack that boy?
Noah? Your mum is
asking you a question.
Did you assault that boy?
Did that boy wanna
kiss you that night?
Did that boy wanna
touch you that night?
Then you aren't guilty.
And you go back in that
court, and you tell those judges,
you look them in the eye,
and you tell them the truth.
No more games. No
more lawyer strategies.
You tell the truth
and you tell it hard.
Because this is your life, Noah.
This is your life.
Phone buzzes
Steve?
Fred? Fred?!
Steve?
Oh, god. Mummy! Oh, god.
You all right?
I thought the baby-sitter had
took him. I was beside myself.
I can't live without him,
Meg. Don't you see?
I will never take a drug again
if That's what you said last time.
I swear, Meg. I swear.
And if we go home and-and
I have to live down the road,
and only see him three days
a week, then that's that's fine.
But him here? In
a different country?
I know, Meg, that
I know that you don't
love me any more
..But, please
Don't rip my heart out.
Door unlocks
Only what we agreed. Yes?
Ok.
Judge speaks Turkish
translator: The defence claim the
boy has no history of aggression.
But why then, when
he was arrested,
did he already have bruises
to the side of his body?
The result, we have
discovered, of a violent scuffle
with another boy on his
way home from school.
A fight in which his school friend
suffered a serious head wound.
So, far from being the naive,
passive innocent, the
defence are painting,
the accused is, in fact,
a boy with anger issues.
He also has a family willing
to pay to cover up his crime,
in the hope that it will
mysteriously go away.
They talk in Turkish
I would like to allow
detective demir isler
to come forward and speak.
Please explain the events
of April 7th to the judges.
Detective speaks Turkish
I was making a routine visit
to the parents of the accused,
to confiscate his passport.
And in this visit, in the
accused parents' hotel,
I was offered a sum of
money. Cash, er, in a holdall.
Which, in my view,
was an attempt to
pervert the course
of my investigation.
And did you take the cash away?
Not at all.
I treated this request with
the contempt it deserves.
Liar. That's lies.
Judge bangs gavel
judge, muffled: If you
speak out in this way again,
you will be escorted outside.
He breathes shakily
Please please, can you ask if I
can go to the bathroom, please?
She translates
you may, under guard.
He pants
I feel, in the previous hearings,
that I've not really had the chance
to explain what happened
between myself and Milo,
in a thorough and truthful way.
Please may I have that chance?
Please. Proceed.
I came on this holiday, I wanted to
get away from something at home -
bullying.
Bullied at school for being gay.
And I get hit, called names,
sent text messages, and dms,
and things on social media.
Horrible things from a couple
of horrible boys at school.
I came on holiday
angry, I did. I admit it.
And I went to the beach
party that night, angry.
I mean, I was happy
to be going out, but
I was still getting sent
messages from home.
When Rosie took
me to the beach party
and introduced me to Milo
..I could tell straightaway that
he fancied me. And I fancied him.
Yeah, we were
basically the same age
and it was one of
those instant things.
So We chatted, and we drank,
and we both knew that we
wanted to get off with each other.
So he suggested that we
go somewhere quieter
..And so we went into the hotel
grounds and we started kissing.
Things got pretty
heated, pretty quickly
Milo slides his hands
down my shorts, and starts
..Starts to masturbate me.
And as he's doing this,
his phone rings, and
With his other hand, he kinda
looks who it is. Seemed strange.
But he saw that it was his
mother, so he ditched the call,
put the phone
down and carried on.
But then it rings
again, and he stops.
He just stops.
And a look crosses his face like
he's, he's suddenly seeing himself
from the outside or something.
And he spits at me
..And looks angry,
and I was confused
because a second earlier
he was Masturbating me.
And and then there's
this He just kinda looks at me
and there's this weird
moment, like, "what now?"
And and, you know, I
thought it was part of it.
I've seen stuff online
and I know people like
rough, kind of, sexual things.
So I pushed him against
the wall and I kissed him,
and he kissed back.
And we were at
each other's shorts
and so I-I kinda spun him round
and shoved him against the wall,
and put my hand down
the back of his shorts.
And then he
ejaculated I think.
And I was aroused
and I-I definitely did.
But then his phone
rings a third time,
and it was his mum again.
And he pulled away from me
and looked at me like he hated me.
And then like he might cry.
And he said he had
to go, so he went.
I'm young,
and I don't have much
experience in these kind of things.
Sex.
And if I did go too
far, then i-I'm sorry,
I'm truly sorry, but I
didn't mean to hurt him.
And I'll never hurt
anyone ever again.
So, that's all I have to say.
You may stand down.
Judge speaks Turkish
translator: The issue of consent
is always difficult to assess.
As an intimate act
between two people
..It is only a crime
If one party goes against
the wishes of the other,
in pursuit of their own desires.
Clearly
Noah has taken
his desires too far.
And perhaps, the
anger issues he carries,
by his own admission
..Led to his behaviour that
evening with Milo Garcia.
But with an accuser no
longer willing to accuse
..And since the sexual conduct
was almost certainly consensual
..We do not believe Noah guilty
on the charge of sexual assault.
However
..By the laws of this country,
a crime was committed.
We therefore have no option
but to find the defendant guilty
..And the sentence shall
be three years in prison.
No. No.
However
..Given the age
of the defendant,
and our assessment that he is
of no further risk to the public
..We are prepared to
suspend the sentence.
He will now be
freed from prison
And on receipt of his passport,
is free to leave the country.
Oh! Oh, Noah.
My gorgeous, gorgeous boy.
I love you so much. Oh, god.
Inaudible conversation
Sorry.
You're my little boy.
Even when you're a
man, you're my little boy.
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