The Ridge (2025) s01e04 Episode Script

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# Abide with me
# Fast falls the eventide
# A darkness deepens
# Lord, with me abide
# When other helpers
# Fail and comforts flee
# Help of the helpless
# O abide with me #
SHOUTS: Cassy, please!
Mia, where are they taking me?!
SCREAMING
# ..ebbs out life's little day
Cassy! No!
SHE CRIES OU
# Earth's joys grow dim
# Its glories fade away
# Change and decay
# In all around I see
Cassy!
# O thou who changest not
# Abide with me. #
INDISTINCT CHATTER
PHONE CHIMES
SHE SIGHS
KNOCK ON DOOR
Give me a minute,
there's someone in here.
It's only me.
She's barely in the ground.
She cheated on me, remember?
Yeah, not on me, she didn't.
It's OK.
Let's grieve
..in the more conventional way.
Well, in this part of the world,
that means drinking a shit ton,
probably getting into a fight and
passing out under the food table.
You do you.
Shit.
INDISTINCT CHATTER
QUIETLY: Sadie
..have you done something
really fucking stupid?
My whole life? A few things.
For example, when I was
Listen! Listen to me, Sadie.
Did you?
Have you taken something
out of my bag?
What? No way.
What about those little shits?
I haven't seen them around.
But could they have got in here
and taken things?
Oh, you've lost your drugs.
I haven't lost them.
Someone has removed them
from my bag.
And frankly, right now is a
terrible, terrible time - obviously.
I don't know anything. I promise.
Everything OK here, Mia?
Why don't you excuse us
for a minute, eh, Sades?
I'm fine. I just, um
Just, um
You lost something.
Have YOU taken?
Where is it?
I'm sorry, Mia, it's gone.
Oh, what the FUCK!
What the fuck! What the fuck!
That's not up to you!
Do you even know what it was for?
Hey, hey, I took it
Is it in here?
You left it here, didn't you?
I got rid of it this morning
Where is it?
..while you were sleeping.
It's It's gone!
Where is it?! What the fuck!
WHERE IS IT?!
You lied to me about using.
Get the fuck off me!
Get off me! Get off me!
Get off me!
SHE SCREAMS
Help! Help! Help! Help!
HOARSE SCREAM
Shh Shh
I'm going to let you go.
I'm going to let you go.
I'm going to let you go now, OK?
I put them in the incinerator, Mia.
It's gone.
You're a psycho! You're insane!
You're a fucking psycho!
Mia, don't!
You don't even know what it's for!
Don't go! Please, don't!
Mia! I hope you know I'm
just trying to help you.
Have you ever heard of tapering?!
You can't just
You can't just come off it!
I I just will help
you through it!
What?!
Mia!
ENGINE REVS
PHONE CHIMES
Ahh
SHE GASPS
TAKES DEEP BREATHS
Why was she screaming? You did
something to her, didn't you?
You're talking about Mia, Mum.
I did something FOR her.
Oh, you're always pushing,
just like your father.
Did you learn nothing
from the way he treated you?
You know, sometimes people
need to be helped, Mum.
All you do is push them away.
Poor Hera.
Cassy, OK? Poor Cassy.
Do you know that she was having
an affair, Mum?
Cassy - no.
Mm-hm.
Anyway, it doesn't really matter
any more, does it?
Hmm. I suppose it doesn't.
Do you love me?
Of course, Mum.
Hmm. Of course I do.
RUMMAGING
Uh
SHE MOANS
She has to say sorry.
She NEEDS to say sorry.
I'm sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry.
CASSY has to say it.
Cassy needs to learn.
I wish you were dead.
WOMAN CHUCKLES
Ah, they broke the mould
when they made you
..eh, Mia?
KNOCK ON DOOR
KNOCKING CONTINUES
SHE GROANS
KNOCKING CONTINUES
Shut the fuck up.
KNOCKING
Oh, my God. Shut up.
REPEATED KNOCKING
SHE GROANS
KNOCKING RESUMES
SHE GROANS
KNOCKING CONTINUES
SHE GROANS
Fuck.
Hi.
You look like shit.
MIA GROANS
I just came to give you the
..running schedule
..for the fashion show, this arvo.
You OK?
I said I said no.
You can't.
There's literally no-one else and my
dress is basically the finale.
I've already altered it
for you, so
OK.
These.
Cute.
Sa Sadie, can you drive?
A car?
Yeah.
OK. Cos I would drive myself,
but as you can see,
I'm not having the best of days.
I can drive if I have someone
in the car with me
who has their full licence.
Huh. OK. Let's go.
Um, yeah, but what about
insurance and stuff?
Cos Mum said that
if you crash, then you
Fuck.
It's fine. That's OK.
I just need one
..one stop on the way, OK?
Arrested her yet?
I was hoping I'd catch you
with the kettle on.
Want to follow me
back up to the house?
Here's good.
OK.
Thought I might see you at
Cassy Beaton's send-off yesterday.
I'm not a hypocrite.
Where were you
the night before last?
Here. Teddy with you?
Nup. Right.
Anyone else?
Just me and the goats, Libby.
You know the eco-pods
up at Korimako?
One of them got torched that night.
What's that got to do with me?
Someone was inside when it went up.
Door was locked, so I figured
..whoever torched it knew
someone was in there.
SHE SCOFFS
Are you pulling my tit?
Are you actually suggesting that
I'm just asking questions,
that's all.
So you think that I tried
to burn someone alive?
Who? The bloody Scot-woman?
Someone bloody did.
I don't know what to think, really.
It's those rewilders who like
to burn things, Elizabeth.
Not me.
Whoa! Fuck
CRASH
Reverse is down.
Yeah. OK.
DOOR CHIMES JANGLE
G'day.
I need, um, Duranyl.
Or any opioid that you've got.
Yeah, sorry,
I don't stock pharmaceuticals.
What have you got?
Weed, mostly.
Uh
Some MDMA.
So just kiddy stuff, then?
Ha! Well
You are without a doubt
the shittest drug dealer
I have ever met.
Do you know that?
Aren't you a doctor?
Can't you just write yourself
a prescription
for whatever the hell you want?
Unfortunately,
it doesn't work like that.
Oh, and if you keep smiling,
things are going to get
a lot worse for you.
OK, OK, just calm down.
Um, our local pharmacy wouldn't
stock Duranyl anyways.
That'd probably have to come
in from town, I'd say.
SHE GROANS
Oh! Oh! Oh!
What the hell? No!
How much is that?
It's um, it's
..it's 190.
Wow.
Oh, what the shit?
Hey, hey! Take your spew with you!
Mm. OK. Let's go find
where we're meant to be.
Um, the stage is a flatbed truck,
but I'm not sure where the
I'll catch you up.
Mia, you can do this.
You literally don't need drugs
to have a good time.
Ha!
They They teach you
that in school?
Do you have any experience
with the management of
..opioid withdrawal symptoms?
Maybe you should eat something.
Mum's always at me to eat,
even though I'm not
a breakfast person.
But I could get you
a whitebait fritter if you want.
If you want me to wear the dress
..you need to stop with the
..fritter chat.
OK. OK.
BOOT SHUTS/SHE WHIMPERS
You can just catch me up,
or I can
Are you going to be OK?
I'm really grateful you stepped in.
I get it. Cassy was your
one real friend.
It's getting better.
OK.
OK.
Argh!
HARRY: Why did you give her
the Pounamu? I gave that to you.
TEDDY: It was her
something borrowed.
She came to my work.
You could have warned me.
Hey, it'll stop now.
Now that she's buried.
HARRY SIGHS
Not here.
Where's your model?
She's here.
Where's your dress?
I thought you were modelling too.
Oh, no. I
I decided not to do it.
You know it's going
to be lame, right?
Arrgh! Josh, you moron.
Grey Man's going to get you.
Get that paint away from my dress.
THEY LAUGH
Hey. Hey.
Better effort, you know?
Actually doing
the make-up this year.
That would be me. The guys
all came round this morning.
Did their make-up.
Yeah.
It was everything we wanted.
Thank you, Sadie.
It was perfect.
Yes.
Good job.
Hey, you coming up
to the mountain tonight?
Me? Yeah, come on.
You've never been.
It's going to be so much fun.
It's festival night.
Only if you like being out
of it and getting lost.
That doesn't seem right this year.
Hmm. Well, OK.
Well, it's over to you.
But we'll miss you.
Eh, Ava?
Maybe.
I'll see.
LOUD POP MUSIC PLAYS
Thank you.
BOOO! Oh!
Oh, kia ora, Mia. SHAKILY: Hi.
Mia.
We're, um, giving them away
for free.
What?
Giving these away for free.
Encouraging people to plant
natives on their land.
Uh-huh.
Are you OK?
Yeah, great.
Uh, Ewan will be here soon.
OK.
Yeah, you have a nice day too, eh?
Feijoa wine?
What's feijoa?
It's like guava,
only a bit more pineapple-y.
I make it myself.
And, uh
..I also make gin out of it.
Don't worry about the colour.
I don't drink.
Well, technically,
I can't sell it to you.
It's all about distilling
licences and
Mmm.
Yeah. I'll take the bottle.
Oh.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Ooh.
I thought you were lost for
a minute. Or done a runner.
What do you think?
Can you see my nipple? There.
Yeah. I can fix that.
Just there.
Yeah.
Yeah. Good? Good.
Yeah. Yeah.
Sorry, just going to
You have a singular talent
for this, Sadie.
Is this what you want
to do with your life?
Yeah, it is.
But
..Mum would kill me.
Mmm.
Hiya.
You know
..disappointing your mother is
an essential part of growing up.
What's yours like?
Dead.
Oh. I'm sorry. How did she?
Car accident.
How old were you?
Uh I was ten.
Cassy was eight.
They separated us
and put us in care.
Brutal.
Mmm.
When I was 18,
I applied for guardianship.
Amazing.
Man, Cassy was so lucky.
Being an only child sucks.
Can you just?
Can you get my bag?
Can you get my bag?
Yeah.
Thanks. Ta.
What's that?
Oh, it grows on you, actually.
Hmm. OK. As long as you
don't fall off the stage.
Right.
Beautiful. Mmm.
It's good.
Looks good. Yeah.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
POP MUSIC PLAYS
Hey, Doc
..we can see your nips.
LAUGHTER
Have you two fuckwits
still got my stuff?
You little fuckingdicks.
No. No. No. Yeah, you fucking
You do, don't you? You little shits.
Mia, no, no, no.
Give me my fucking stuff back!
She's crazy! She's crazy!
Assault! Assault of a minor!
Oh, you're a minor, are you, now?
You slippery wee bitch.
Stop! That's enough.
I want my property back right now!
That's enough.
God, she reeks of booze!
Give it back!
Let's settle down. All right.
Let's go home. I'm all right.
Get some rest.
I'm fine. I'm all right.
All right. I'm fine.
# Dawn is for lovers and bakers
# Try as she might
She can't hate her
# Oh, the world keeps on turning
# Oh, the life, it kept burning
# The ship came
into her harbour #
Hey. Have you seen Mia?
I'm hoping she's gone
home for a rest.
It's too much.
It was too much for her.
I mean, you did some lovely work,
Sadie, but
..the thing about losing a loved one
is you're not yourself.
Not for a long time.
She'd have been overwhelmed.
It's just that she still
has my dress.
She won't be far, love.
SHE VOMITS
Mm.
# Her life was meant for travelling
# Her heart, it kept unravelling
# The people she wants
weren't enough
# And left their only #
Hey.
Mia. Are you OK?
Oh, Jesus.
Hey, put this on.
Where are those kids? They've still
got some of my patches.
Hey. Shit for brains,
little freak, where are they?
Are you going to lie down?
I'll put the heat on, eh?
Put the window down a bit, please.
Sure.
SHE SIGHS
Is that better?
I still hate you.
I know. I'm sorry.
You're not.
Just the way I went about it all.
You're right, I don't really
know much about, um, addiction.
Is there anything I can do
to make you feel better?
Unless you've a Duranyl patch
in your pocket, you can't
Did that feel OK?
How about that?
Mm-hm.
# Surrender
# Surrender
# Surrender
# Surrender
# Surrender
# Surrender. #
ENGINE IDLES
SHE GASPS
Mum?
No!
Shit.
# No more send to me an illusion
# The truth has brought me
to my knees
# The sleight of hand behind
your fairy tale
# At least now I am free
# And you feel nothing even now
# You have fallen
# From my heaven #
GUNSHO
Hi, Dr Riz Chopra here.
Hi, hello.
Uh, I've received your email
..and I was just wondering why
you didn't feel comfortable
providing a reference
for Dr Beaton.
I just don't understand
why that's not
..why that wouldn't have been noted.
LAUGHTER
Teddy?
Teddy!
Grab the rifle.
I reckon there's a bloody dog.
No, everything's secure.
A dog or a rewilder.
Like I said, grab the rifle.
Stop being so paranoid, Mum.
Paranoid, am I?
I don't need Libby Grimes
accusing me of
..trying to kill someone.
I mean, 25 years I've known
that woman
and she's got the bloody nerve to
She doesn't believe it.
She was just doing her job.
Yeah, well, I don't care
what Libby believes. She's a moron.
I'm going to bed. Goodnight.
GOAT BLEATS
GOAT BLEATS
ROARING
FLESH RIPS
SHE SIGHS
Sadie, is that you?
Yes.
It's after midnight.
Where have you been?
Everything's fine.
I tripped on the stairs.
Don't get up.
Get to bed.
Goodnight.
Night, sweetheart.
SOBS QUIETLY
We might get some pudding.
Maybe.
Mum?
Mum, you didn't open
the garage door.
SHE COUGHS
KIDS COUGH
Turn the child locks off, Mum!
PHONE ALARM SOUNDS
How about a nice breakfast?
Picked up some beautiful
whitebait yesterday.
Frying in butter.
Oh, you know, coffee's fine.
Thanks.
You going for a hike?
Yeah, thought I might
..you know, clear the head.
Best thing for it,
blow the cobwebs out.
And it also means you won't be here
when Libby Grimes comes calling.
Ah.
No-one blames you
for yesterday, love.
And half of us have wanted
to tell those little so-and-sos
what's what for ages.
BIRD CALLS
SHE SIGHS
Woo!
Woohoo!
SHE LAUGHS
PHONE RINGS
Riz! Mia.
Uh, sorry I haven't been
returning your calls.
There's been the Whitebait Festival
and funeral. It's
Don't ask.
Riz?
The missing Duranyl?
Only three people had access
to the drugs room
at the time it went missing.
Riz
How many times do I have
to tell you I'm clean?
The other two checked out.
Do you realise how shitty
a position you're putting me in?
I'm not the first doctor
to self-medicate, all right?
I just needed them for the trip.
You need to come back to Scotland.
Riz. It's not just
the missing drugs - it's Coulter.
I've spoken to Jacky.
It's just formalities now.
Maybe police. The board
will support me.
Look, I know what you're thinking.
But that man's death had nothing
to do with the drugs
that you mistakenly imagine
I was on at the time.
I stumbled upon this, Mia.
I was only supposed to be
investigating the missing Duranyl.
What has happened?
I was trying to build a case.
Support. In the event
the Coulter enquiry went sideways.
Well, it hasn't. So while I
appreciate your support, it's
I spoke to a couple of
your former colleagues.
Other hospitals.
Oh, come on, Mia. I think you know
what I'm going to say - Dundee.
50-year-old male patient.
He developed severe arachnoiditis,
died two days later.
That was an innocent error.
I was handed the wrong syringe.
Your next job - two deaths
that could have been avoided.
Three patients dead after
intraoperative cardiac events.
Traces of potassium chloride
found in their I
I know you. You do not mess up.
Look harder, Riz.
Did you look at who those
people were?
You're an anaesthetist, Mia.
You hold people's
lives in your hands.
Precisely. Rapists. Child abusers.
One who beat his victim to such a
pulp that she was unrecognisable.
Patient safety
is our responsibility.
No-one mourned any of them.
It's not up to us to judge.
Four deaths, Mia - four.
Thatthat's not careless.
It's not incompetent. You
Four? Is it?
Well
..you missed one.
THEY COUGH
No, Mia.
Get out! Get out!
So, no, there's no going back, Riz.
Jesus, Mia.
You know I'm going to have
to say something.
I don't care what you do, Riz.
See, I'm staying here.
I am not budging until I find
out who killed my sister.
And then
..I'm going to fucking murder them.