The Wives (2024) s01e04 Episode Script

1
Sooner I get
this death certificate lodged,
the sooner we can move on
with our plans.
Give the boys a hug from me.
Tell them to enjoy their holiday.
I'll be coming back with a job
in the company. We're sorted.
It's been declined.
It's OK. I got this.
No more secrets, yeah?
I need you to look after something.
It's nothing legal, though, is it?
He's not her real father.
Charlie's infertile.
This entire family's based on lies,
and you all know what I'm on about
cos you're all at it.
They all knew what happened
to Annabelle all along,
and they've been hiding it from us.
We're not looking for trouble.
Too late for that.
BANGING ON DOOR
Help!
THEY SCREAM,
TYRES SCREECH
PANTING
Luca?
Are you OK?
Well, no, no, no. Not really!
I heard you were in trouble,
so we came as quickly as we could.
We?
Him. Mateo.
He's with me. It's OK.
Sorry. We didn't mean to scare you.
Can I drive you somewhere?
I've just spent all day
locked in a cellar.
The last thing I wanna do
is get in the back of your van.
EXHALES
We're going back to the apartment.
I've got my car. Come on, Sylvie.
No, erm
I'm gonna go with him.
OK, look, I
Shh!
I need to think.
SOFTLY: OK.
How did he know where we were?
SIRENS WAIL
HE EXHALES
HE SIGHS
You've not said a word
the whole journey.
Will you talk to me, please?
Fine. You wanna talk? Let's talk.
How did you know where we were?
A bar manager I know called me.
He said they were holding
some British women
inside the Golden Fork.
How did he know we were British?
I know that place well,
so I knew Vinay Taneja
would be involved.
I brought Mateo for back-up
because I didn't know
what we were going to find.
He's a dangerous man, Sylvie.
You keep away from him.
Oh, don't worry. I intend to.
I'm serious, Sylvie.
You don't know what he's capable of.
What about you, Luca?
What are you capable of?
Is it still voicemail?
BETH: Yeah.
Jack never calls me.
Always calls his dad.
One call would be alarming,
but three in a row
Look, you're his mum.
He'll just want cash.
They always do. Do you know what?
He will be absolutely fine.
He'll be 25 tequilas deep
at this point.
What if he's not?
He'll call you back.
Of all the men in Malta,
why did Sylvie choose him?
I've got this real feeling that
he's involved in it all somehow.
You can't know that for sure.
You said yourself -
how did he know where to find us?
PHONE BUZZING
Ah, it's Sylvie. She's back.
Let's meet at hers.
Just go easy on her.
That-That's his explanation?
Yeah.
And do you think
he's telling the truth?
Well, either way, I'm sorry.
You're sor?
I'm the one that should be sorry.
I nearly got us all killed.
At least we've found out
summat useful, haven't we?
Best-case scenario,
one of our husbands, or
ex-husbands, helped Charlie pay
for Annabelle's death certificate.
Or worst case,
they actually killed her.
Are you completely out of your mind?
Vinay has just threatened
to kill us,
and he's not gonna do that
unless we're on to something, is he?
No, that's ridiculous.
They might not be perfect,
but we know them enough to know
they're not
Killers?
Involved.
PHONE RINGS
It's Jack.
Hello, darling.
Only one way to find out
who killed Annabelle.
# Ah
# Hey, now that you lied to my face
# Truth twisted up
In your worn-out cliches
# You can run
But you haven't hidden
# Loving you is forbidden
# Crushed by the weight
Of your lies
# Sweet little lies
# I'm under your spell
Sweet little lies. #
What are you thinking?
Just trying to imagine Sean
doing some kind of shady deal
with Vinay Taneja.
Mm. Has he got it in him?
It's Sean, innit?
It's scared-of-spiders Sean.
It's been Ha. It doesn't matter.
Erm Is everything OK?
'No, Mum.
I've been trying to call you.
'I've called you
three times already.'
What's wrong?
'It's OK, Mum. Forget it.'
You can tell me.
'It's just like
'It's different to family holidays,
isn't it?'
Yeah. Your first holiday
with your friends,
you're bound to be a bit nervous.
'Yeah. You're right.
'I called Dad first,
but I'm glad I got you.'
I'm so sorry
I didn't ring you back quicker.
'It's fine, Mum. Love you.'
I love you, too.
This has to stop.
I have missed three phone calls
from Jack today.
You know, he's a sensitive kid,
and he's homesick,
and he needed his mum,
and I wasn't there for him.
I wasn't there because
we were all out playing detectives.
What were we thinking?
We could have got ourselves killed.
I mean, how would my boys cope
if I was dead?
Look at Sky. Look Look
what losing Annabelle did to her.
But if one of them did do it,
do you really want your kids
holidaying with a murderer?
BOTH: What are you doing?
I am making sure
you don't get yourselves killed.
I think we can decide that
for ourselves.
No, no, I started this,
and now I'm finishing it.
It's done. OK?
SIGHS
Oh, just leave her. She's scared.
Well, of course she is.
Who can blame her?
EXHALES
Right. One of them is lying.
I need to know who.
Yeah, so do I, but I'd quite like
to get out of this holiday alive.
Right, well, we'll be more careful.
Really?
Promise?
I promise.
KNOCKING ON DOOR
Oh, hi.
Hiya. Hi.
Er, can we can we come in?
I was just about to get ready
for bed.
OK, well, we just wanted to come
and say that we
we think that you're right
and it's not safe,
so we are gonna just drop the
whole thing and stop investigating.
Yeah. Proper holiday time.
Really?
Yeah.
From tomorrow,
it's just business as usual.
Oh, good.
CHUCKLES
Mm.
Oh, everything OK, Sylv?
Yeah, I'm just thinking,
you know it's my birthday
in a couple of days,
I can't decide whether to do
something or not do something
Oh, you have to.
Oh, well,
it's not really a big deal.
I mean,
it is my first one post-divorce.
Leave it to me.
I'll I'll get a plan together.
You can help me, Tash, yeah?
Well, no.
Tash and I have got a work thing
the next couple of days.
Oh, it's no problem.
Planning's more my thing, isn't it?
No offence.
None taken.
See you in the morning.
Right.
Well, that went incredibly well.
Yeah, so now she's planning
a big birthday fiesta,
we won't be under
such close inspection.
Yeah, and we can actually nail
the bastard who is behind this.
Oh, you know what we should do?
Get the board
and move it to my apartment. Why?
Because Beth has banned it for one,
and the minute
that your back's turned,
she's gonna sneak
into your apartment
and she's gonna decorate
the crap out of it.
Big birthday balloon arch
coming your way.
Seizing the day.
CHUCKLES
Jade? Jade?
Sorry, yeah.
JADE EXHALES DEEPLY
Hello. Erm
I just wanted to say that I'm sorry.
I'm sorry
if I gave you the impression
that I didn't want you around.
More than an impression,
but whatever.
Well, I'm sorry. I really am.
OK.
OK?
What, do you want me to hold
a grudge?
It's not my style, Beth.
Oh, right. A fresh start, then.
Up to you, that, I think.
OK.
BETH CHUCKLES
Great.
'Hi, Sean here.
Leave a message after the tone.'
Sean, it is me again.
Look, ignoring me is not gonna make
our debt go away.
Don't go quiet on me now, please.
Call me.
SIGHS
Do you remember
that amazing bakery we went to
when we first ever came here?
It's still there.
That is a lot of rolls, Beth.
Yeah, eat them while they're fresh.
This is where you've been,
for rolls?
Yeah. I woke up
about five this morning,
and I thought,
"I know what my girls need."
Rolls?
Can everyone stop saying "rolls"?
So, what's everyone's plans
for today?
Because I need a bit of help.
Well, me and Sylvie
have got our work thing.
Me and Sky
were gonna do a walking tour.
Yeah, look,
if you don't have any plans,
then I could do
with a bit of assistance.
Just a few jobs. Won't take long.
Jobs?
Yeah. It'd be fun.
We can call it family bonding.
WHISPERING: Go, go, go, go, go.
OK, girls.
Who knows the key
to an excellent birthday party?
Given it's you lot, alcohol?
Decorations. Follow me.
'Beth's anxious about the kids,
isn't she?'
She gets all perfect housewifey
when she feels guilty. Mm-hm.
What, you really think
that he's involved with Annabelle?
Well, Vinnie's dodgy
and Luca knows that.
So not saying
he's definitely involved,
but, you know,
something's not adding up.
All right, then.
Well, he has earned his spot.
Right. OK.
What do we definitely know?
So Frankie, Tom and Sean
were all at the tennis club
when Annabelle disappeared.
Handy they were all together.
How do we know that?
Cos they told us.
Yeah, exactly.
They are the only people
to confirm that, and quite frankly,
their word doesn't count for much
at the minute.
Police checked the alibi.
Yeah, but the police also said
that it was an accident.
Mm.
Those boys would do anything
for each other.
You know,
they said that Charlie was there,
and then Jade has said that
that was a lie.
What if the whole alibi is a lie?
There's nobody following us,
and if I get even the slightest hint
that someone is following us,
then I will call it off, OK?
Promise?
Promi Promise. Promise.
So, we were here
a couple of weeks ago
and my purse was stolen.
I'm very sorry to hear that.
Er, well, we were wondering,
do you have access
to the CCTV on site?
We do.
Perfect, perfect.
Er, would we be able to see it?
Once I see your memberships.
Yeah, we're not actually members.
It's our husbands, who are currently
working away for business.
Then no.
I'm afraid I can't help you.
But we
Thank you.
Well, that went well.
Who put the stick up her arse?
We need to find another way in.
This is a ridiculous place.
I mean, who even comes here?
Jade.
Oh, yeah. I bet they'd all love
to see her downward dog.
No, Jade Jade is there.
Thought she was meant to be
with Beth. Interesting.
Hiya, Jade.
Didn't have you down
as a tennis girl.
Yeah, I'm not really.
Charlie got us
a couple's membership.
Of course he did.
Hey?
Where's Beth?
How do you mean?
Well, aren't
you supposed to be helping her?
Er, yeah, but we finished, so
Please don't tell her that I'm here.
I know she's your mate,
but I felt like I was at work.
She's had us in four different shops
looking for the perfect pineapple.
I don't know what that is.
Your secret's safe with us.
If you do something to help us
in return.
We need to get into
the security office.
Why?
Well, we think that Tom,
my ex-husband,
was having an affair here.
Right, so you wanna check the CCTV?
Exactly.
Because if we can, you know,
catch him in the act,
then Sylvia will get
a bigger settlement.
Now that I can get on board with.
Battle-axe behind reception
won't let us in.
So what do you need?
Distraction.
Hiya. Hello there.
Good afternoon, madam. Can I help?
I hope so.
I am a yoga teacher Namaste.
..erm, and I was wondering
if you would be interested
in some free introductory classes.
We're a tennis club.
JADE CHUCKLES
I know. I know.
But you know what goes really well
with tennis? Yoga.
OK. Erm which is also great
for people with bad backs,
particularly those
who sit down all day.
Shall I show you
some introductory postures?
Look, it's dead easy.
SHE MOUTHS
Erm, we've got
a child's pose there. Whoa!
Sitting down all day, you know,
you must get
terrible lower back pain.
Come round,
let me have a look at you.
Just this way.
Are you familiar with
the term spinal stenosis, Maria?
No.
No? Well, you should be.
Where are we actually going?
There has to be
a security office somewhere.
Good day.
Hi.
"Good day"?
Yeah, you gotta just blend in, Sylv.
Hm!
SYLVIE GASPS
Ooh. In here?
WHISPERING: Yep, yep. Go, go, go.
I've run
some beautiful retreats, Maria,
in England.
London, but Kent as well.
Have you, erm?
Have you ever been to Kent, Maria?
No.
No, well, you know,
we call it the Garden of England.
OK, it needs a password.
So, er letters.
COMPUTER BLEEPS
Right, it's not "password".
Ha, no shit. Try "tennis".
Oh, come on.
Just try it.
Yeah? OK. Erm
BLEEP
Mm-mm. Ooh, I know!
Er, "tennis123"
cos I do that with my passwords.
I just put "123"
on the end of everything. Yeah, no.
I really don't think it's gonna
BLEEP
Feel like a Bond girl.
You would be amazed what some
cheeky sun salutations can do.
WHISPERING: Shall I show you?
Yeah. Yeah. OK.
Oh, God. Come on, come on.
There. Done.
There.
WHISPERING: Quick.
All right, let's go.
Ooh, chair.
Chair, chair, chair, chair.
That's it.
Now keeping the eyes firmly closed.
We will bring the hands down
to the heart space.
OK, great.
You nailed it. You're all done.
No, no, no, no, no, don't go yet.
Can you show me something else?
Cos this is really helping.
He's fit.
Probably crushes the olives himself.
Hm.
So there isn't a camera
inside the actual bar,
no doubt to keep
the sanctity of the club.
But there is one on that door
where the olive man is going.
So we should be able to see
if their alibis stand up.
What will you do if Tom's involved?
Kill him. And Sean?
Get you to kill him.
Mm.
You don't actually think it's him,
though, do you?
I've had to agree to give that woman
free one-on-one classes
just to get out of there.
Did you get it?
Yeah. Yeah, unfortunately.
Thank you.
Ta. Anyway,
I better be getting back.
Beth'll be wondering where I am.
Fancy a drink?
Er, yeah, yeah.
I could stay for a lime and soda.
Oh, you're meant to be on
your holiday. Have a wine with us.
Not much of a drinker.
Let your hair down.
We want you to, don't we?
All right.
Where are you? I'm so bored.
SIGHS
'She does this when she's stressed.'
She gets all head girl.
Look, don't take this the wrong way,
but why is she so stressed
about a birthday party?
She thinks it's her responsibility
to keep everyone happy.
Can I ask you something?
Mm-hm. Yeah.
What were Charlie and Annabelle
like together?
Were they like you two,
you know, like,
tell-each-other-everything
kind of couple?
Er, well, clearly not.
Oh, yeah.
Well, was she involved
in the business and that? No.
Very much kept it in the family.
But it always did well?
Well, for all his faults,
and Charlie has many,
he's always been very good
with money.
Why do you ask?
Literally no reason.
I'm just curious.
GASPS
JADE SQUEALS,
NATASHA LAUGHS
15-love.
SQUEALS
Go on.
CHUCKLING
Ow!
And another smash from the Tash.
Fucking great at this.
I am a woman of many talents.
You could beat any of those boys
hands down.
Probably why
they don't ask her to play!
Yes! Beautiful volley there
from Miss Glover. Whoo!
GIGGLING
Thank you, Jade, for today.
Oh, no. It's fine.
Have you been drinking?
No. I thought you said
you had a migraine.
Why have you got a tennis racket?
Actually, don't tell me.
I don't wanna know.
You two are bad influences. Oh!
Er I never thought
I'd be saying this,
but I'm actually a tiny bit relieved
to be seeing you.
SNICKERING
Bag.
Thank you.
Right, Sherlock,
let's watch that footage.
Oh, sorry!
Sorry.
THEY GIGGLE
I don't think I can do this.
Well, you don't have to
if you don't want to.
You OK?
I've got summat I need to tell you.
I've been putting it off.
Ever since we started this,
I've had I've had this
thing that's been gnawing away
at me,
and I was hoping that
it would just go away,
you know, or something would come up
that would prove me wrong.
But now we're here, and
What is it?
It's about Sean.
And Annabelle.
Annabelle lent us some money,
a lot of money,
erm a few months before she
you know, and we arranged
to pay her back in instalments.
So I just thought
that everything was fine, you know?
And it just all went away
for a while.
But then I noticed that Sean
was being quieter than usual.
You know, he just wasn't himself,
and just he did this complete 180,
and I overhear him on the phone
and he is shouting,
and I mean, he is raging.
He was He was so angry,
and it turns out that Annabelle
had asked us to repay the money
before we'd planned.
And then, just out of the blue,
she'd just come and said
that she wanted the whole lot back.
Jesus!
I know. And we didn't have it.
And Sean was panicking,
and he was really, really panicking,
and he said that he was gonna go
and sort it out somehow, and then
..then the next thing, Annabelle
Annabelle had disappeared.
Are you seriously suggesting
that Sean killed Annabelle?
I know, but he had motive.
And I think we're about to see
that he had opportunity, too.
SYLVIE INHALES,
EXHALES
No.
No. Either way.
Either way, I wanna find out.
I need to know.
OK.
And Right.
There they are.
And that's Tom, innit?
What other middle-aged man
would wear a fucking cap like that?
Oh, they weren't lying.
They weren't lying.
Look, they arrived, and they left
exactly when they said they did.
Well, that's good.
Mm. Yeah.
Just can't shift that feeling that
if we'd paid Annabelle back in time,
she might still be alive.
PHONE BLEEPS
What?
# Skies are blue
# You got all the time in the world
# Me and you #
EXHALES
# Sun shining down perfectly
# I can't hold us back #
Hm.
# Paradise
PHONE BLEEPS
# These pinch-me moments
# All my life #
EXHALES
INTERCOM BUZZES
# They keep me going on and on #
Happy birthday!
THEY LAUGH
Oh, my gosh.
These are from all of us.
Ooh!
I have to put these up.
I said it was unnecessary,
but Beth insisted.
THEY CHUCKLE
Aw.
Ooh, and be ready to go out by six.
Six?
Yeah.
OK, got it. Where are we going?
She didn't tell me, but she said
it might involve dancing,
which is a terrifying thought. Bye!
See you later.
Bye.
PHONE RINGS
SPEAKS IN MALTESE
Hi, erm, it's it's Natasha.
It's Sylvie's friend.
Good to hear from you.
What did you decide?
Erm, yeah, I'm. I'm gonna do it.
'I'll look after your bag.'
I mean, erm
just tell me what I need to do next.
I'll come to you later today.
What? No, I can't do
I can't do today.
It's Sylvie's birthday, and
Don't worry. It won't take long.
I'll send you where to meet.
Can we not just do it tomorrow?
It will be fine. I promise.
Are you in, or are you out?
HE CHUCKLES SOFTLY
The first place we met. Nice touch.
Happy birthday.
SHE LAUGHS,
HE CHUCKLES
How did you know it was my birthday?
You told me in the car.
Did I?
Either way, I don't want them.
Why not?
I need a break from us.
Well, from this,
what-whatever this is.
Why? Have I done something wrong?
No, erm
It's been fun, really fun.
But, erm
I don't think we want
the same thing.
Is this about the other day?
No. Well, maybe a bit.
I told you what happened.
Yeah, and I hope
you're telling the truth.
But instinct is telling me
that I need a break from us.
And whenever I ignore that feeling,
things go wrong, so
Sylvie, wait.
I have to.
Call it my birthday present
to myself.
One for the road?
Goodbye, Luca.
Wow. You read quick.
It's not like there's much else
to do around here. Mm.
It's this or wine and shouting.
Sky CHUCKLES
Yeah, Auntie Beth's writing a book.
Oh, yeah, I heard.
Do you reckon it'll be any good?
Nah. Not really.
THEY CHUCKLE
"A birthday present to myself."
That is just iconic.
THEY LAUGH
So that's it, then? Done?
Dunno. They always come back,
though, don't they?
Mm.
Oh, speaking of which
..I got a text from Tom.
"Happy birthday, T."
T?
T.
Oh, my I hate people who sign
their name with one initial.
It's like, "Your name's
three letters long, love.
"How busy can you be?"
THEY LAUGH
It's a bit out of the blue,
though, innit?
I mean, you've barely heard from him
since the divorce.
I know.
SHE INHALES DEEPLY
Are you feeling OK about it all?
Do you know what? I actually am.
Good.
PHONE CHIMES
Are you OK?
Yeah.
Yeah, fine. I just, erm
I just need to nip into town
to pick something up for Beth.
Oh, God. What now?
Er, you just mind your own, OK?
Stay here and enjoy, yeah?
And I will be back
before you know it.
Happy birthday.
Thank you.
See you later.
See you later.
DOGS BARKING
Why are we here?
Because it's quiet.
What is it?
Don't worry about that.
Just keep it safe, OK?
Don't let anyone know you have it.
For how long?
Until I need it back.
Sorry, I can't just indefinitely
look after your stuff for you.
Do you want the money or not?
Speaking of which.
10% now, the rest after.
How do I know this isn't a trap?
What kind of trap?
Well you know,
maybe you're, like, I don't know.
Do I look like police to you?
To assure you,
Sylvie is important to me.
I upset her, I upset you.
She broke up with you.
I'm not the kind of man
you think I am.
And just because it's over,
it doesn't mean
I want to see Sylvie hurt.
Just keep it safe, OK?
Uh-huh. Well-hidden.
Hey, and don't let anyone see
you have it.
Er, yes, I get it!
Mm.
INHALES,
EXHALES DEEPLY
No, no, no, no, no, no, not again.
Sean, it's me again.
Do you know what?
You are taking
the absolute piss now.
Erm, well, you've got some
explaining to do when you get back.
Have you any idea
what this is doing to me?
I'm worried sick. Call me.
Hey, Tash, we will be all right
tonight, won't we?
Er, yeah. Yeah, sure.
But if Vinay finds out that we
are looking into Annabelle's death,
he might do something.
He's not gonna find out.
We were really careful.
Are you sure?
Yeah. Yeah, we're safe.
We are fine. I promise.
Coming?
Er, yeah, yeah.
I just, erm, needed to, erm
Well, I thought
we could get ready at yours.
Yeah, definitely.
Yeah?
Yeah.
Do you want a hand?
Didn't you get shopping for Beth?
Er, yeah. But do you know what?
They didn't have the thing,
so let's just go and get ready.
You know, Beth wants full glam.
SYLVIE CHUCKLES
# Cos in the summer, ha-ha
# We live it up
And then we play hard
# Ha-ha, in the summer
# Ha-ha, we live it up
And then we play hard #
Everything OK?
Mm-hm.
# We live it up
And then we play hard #
You won't find the answers on there,
you know.
You sound like Auntie Beth.
Maybe she's got a point.
I can't believe you just said that.
JADE CHUCKLES
Nice. Nice colour.
Ta.
Would you, erm
..do mine?
Won't your dad mind?
Course not.
You know that, erm,
that cake that Beth always makes
when she's having a wobbly?
Pineapple upside-down cake?
Yeah, I bet you 50 quid that
she's making one of them for you.
Flutters like that are why
you've got no money, Tash.
KNOCKING ON DOOR
BOTH, WHISPERING: Shit, the board!
DOOR CREAKS
Door was open,
so I just came straight
It's not how it looks.
You think Charlie
or one of his brothers
had a hand in Annabelle's death
and you're using this
to investigate them?
Yeah. Yeah, fine.
It is a bit how it looks.
It was her idea.
Oh, nice one (!)
Er, but it's fine now
cos we are done, erm
because, er, we were wrong.
Oh, you were?
Yep. They were telling the truth.
Right.
So all you've actually managed to do
is print off some pictures
of your husband,
stick 'em on the board and figure
out that they're not criminals.
Hardly puts you up there
with the great detectives, does it?
Holmes, Marple Rooney.
Don't tell Charlie. Please?
This is all really weird,
but I've got my own mind.
I won't say a word.
Thank you.
Yeah, we do need to go, though.
SYLVIE SCOFFS
Beth on a schedule?
No. No
Yeah, she left ages ago with Sky
and a fuck ton of balloons.
We need to head.
# Cracks in the blue
# One thing that is crystal clear
Crystal clear
# My blinds are down and we're #
Sky GASPS
They're here!
Hi!
BETH: Look at the birthday girl.
You look gorgeous.
Ooh, so do you.
You look great.
Yeah, so do you. Lovely.
Oh, this is gorgeous.
Thanks.
Right, are you ready?
Do you wanna come and see
what we've been working on?
Yes.
# With you. #
TOILET FLUSHES
Oh, I'm so sorry
about the table, guys.
I had no idea
it was so close to the toilets.
No, we didn't even notice, did we?
No, no. At least it means
that we get to, you know,
enjoy all of your decorations.
Yeah, but it's your birthday.
It's supposed to be perfect.
And it is. Oh, no, no.
Don't have too much bread.
It's just we've still got pudding
to come, haven't we?
And I have made my famous
pineapple upside-down cake.
ALL: Ah!
50 quid.
Sorry? Pardon?
You just bring your own food
to a restaurant, then?
Yes, you can,
if it's for the birthday girl.
Yeah, speaking of which, speech!
Well, no. We said pudding first.
Yeah, yeah. Speech, speech.
ALL: Speech, speech, speech, speech.
Oh, no!
I haven't really got anything to
Actually, that's not true.
LAUGHTER
Yeah, I knew it.
Right, so firstly, thank you, Beth,
for the most amazing evening.
Yeah!
No
Give her a round.
It could be better. Yes.
And to the rest of you,
well, this trip's taken a few turns.
It's fair to say
we've all found ourselves
in some compromising situations
that we weren't expecting,
fully clothed at the bottom
of the swimming pool, for example.
Don't
LAUGHTER
We've all had our moments
..done some things
that we might regret.
But I will say this -
the last few days,
when it's just been us
around the table,
has been the highlight of my trip.
Honestly.
You know,
I nearly didn't come this year.
Well, I didn't think I was doing
the right thing.
Ex-wife hanging out
with the in-laws,
it's hardly
the perfect summer holiday, is it?
But then I realised something.
This This little family of ours,
its imperfections
are what make it what it is.
And I'd like to add to that,
that sometimes,
it's the people closest to you
that you end up taking for granted,
like I have with my boys.
And I, for one,
am never, ever gonna do that again.
To us.
ALL: To us.
OK. Time for margs?
Sky's knackered. I'll get her back
and meet you there.
Oh, are you sure, darling?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
OK, well, erm, we're gonna be
in the Pink Flamingo.
THEY LAUGH
Cheeky, baggy, wet.
Oh, yeah!
Gel what?
"Moun-tain".
THEY LAUGH
Oh.
That's not what it looked like
on the website.
Oh, bet it's great inside. Come on.
Do you think they've got a lift?
Yeah.
A stair lift for when we come out?
JADE: Are you sure you'll be OK?
Yeah, go have fun.
All right, I'll lock the door, but
I've got a key, so don't answer it.
OK?
OK.
Bye.
Bye.
DOOR CLOSES,
PHONE CHIMES
CLUB MUSIC PLAYS
ALL: Oh.
BETH: It's a washout!
No, it's not. It's-It's fine.
Is this Is this music nowadays?
Well, you know,
it's it's got, like,
an interesting beat, hasn't it?
Very.
Come on!
I've let you down, guys. Sorry.
What?! Beth, Beth.
No, Beth.
No, come on.
We've had an amazing time.
No, we haven't!
I mean, I literally heard someone
flushing the toilet during mains.
I did! And this place is a dump.
And I know I should never have used
tinned pineapple for that cake.
It's just It was disgusting.
THEY LAUGH
This never happens to me.
I'm reliable, you know.
Planning is my thing.
It's my happy place, you know?
Organising.
It's what I'm good at.
PHONE CHIMES
It's what I'm supposed
to be good at.
Oh, it's Jack. Oh, he's fine.
Ah! Yay!
BETH SIGHS
Now stop worrying.
You know, I love my boys,
but fuck me,
do they put me through it!
CLUB MUSIC PLAYS
Oh, come on, let's go.
I feel about 402.
Oh, oh, what about Jade?
Huh?
Jade!
What about me?
THEY CHEER
I thought these might help.
Oh, no.
I don't think we need those, thanks.
With respect, I really think you do.
Well, I've told the DJ
that his bedroom remixes
are giving everyone the ick,
and he's gonna play summat
we can dance to.
Well, it'd be rude not to.
Ha-ha.
Are you having one?
Nah, I'm all right.
I love dancing even when I'm sober.
Surprise, surprise. Beth?
Oh, no,
I don't think it's a good idea.
Why not?
Because I
Cos Yeah, no, fuck it.
Yeah!
Yes!
# I know you wanna go
# It's a good life #
ALL: Oh!
Yes!
THEY WHOOP
# I wanna stand around #
Don't leave your bag!
# Just don't say no
# No, no, no, no
# I have got a feeling
# That you're gonna like it #
I got your bag.
# What I'm doing to you
# Ooh-ooh
And I know what I'm doing
# I'll be doing
What you want me to do. #
NATASHA: Go on, girls. Go on.
SHE LAUGHS
THEY LAUGH
You know what you two are,
don't you? What?
You are Charlie's Angels.
Oh, fuck off!
What's she on about?
Oh, she means ME and Charlie.
What?
SHE LAUGHS
You thought I didn't know.
Oh!
Oh, come on.
I know what Charlie were like
before we got together.
I hardly thought
I was marrying a virgin.
Right. Yeah.
I'm not threatened by
a teenage fling, babe. Don't worry.
JADE CHUCKLES
I've got it from here.
Oh, have you got it from here?
Oh, here you go.
THEY LAUGH
Nightcap?
Nightcap.
If I drink another thing,
I'm gonna hurl.
I'm good. Thanks, though.
Tonight was fun.
Yeah, I know I'm gonna hurl.
THEY LAUGH
We should probably mobilise.
Oh, no. I can't move yet.
I'll expire.
ON PHONE: 'Not too much.
Just a little bit of olive oil.'
Olive oil in a souffle?
What's he playing at?
Olive oil. That's fucked up.
SHE GASPS
Oh, my God, the olive man.
No, no, no, no. Wait, wait.
This is a lot of movement
It was when we were with Jade.
..this early in the morning.
There was that back door,
wasn't there? Oh, God.
Tequila can make me
a little bit edgy sometimes, but
Right.
Do you remember that door
in the tennis club,
that fit guy went in and out of it
when we were there? So?
What if one of the brothers
went through that door, too?
You know, that wouldn't come up
on the camera that we've checked,
but it might come up
on another one of the cameras.
Sky, brekkie.
Is it gonna be much longer?
I mean, I really am gonna hurl.
There. That's Tom, innit?
Mm-hm.
Where's he going?
And then 45 minutes later,
he comes back in, so
where's he been?
What are you doing?
Messaging Tom.
"I know you lied to me,
you fucking snake. Call me."
Shouldn't we?
Too late. It's done.
So you broke into the tennis club?
Yeah, exactly the same as
you broke into Charlie's apartment.
You walked so we could run.
So we thought that all the boys
were telling the truth, but now
Tom leaves through the back door.
He's gone for nearly an hour,
and then he comes back in again.
He wasn't there the whole time.
He lied.
Oh, my
They all lied.
So we've been looking at them
one by one,
but it could be all of them.
Mm-hm.
Each of them playing a part
in Annabelle's death?
Fucking hell!
Has Tom texted you back yet?
No. No answer.
Beth, are you back in?
Decide quick
cos they're right there.
Yeah, yes. I'm in.
Hi. Erm, we weren't expecting you.
We thought we'd surprise you.
Yeah. You have. Ha!
Hi.
Big night?
Not really, no.
For you.
Oh, fuck off.
How'd it go?
Yeah. Yeah?
Charlie, never a pleasure,
always a chore.
Is, er, Sky around, or Jade,
anywhere?
Ha-ha! Oh, there she is. Hey!
Hey! Everything all right?
No. She's gone.
Sky's gone.