Adultery (2026) s01e05 Episode Script

1
Ben Walters?
Yeah?
Oi! I'm Daisy Kirkman's sister.
Right, and?
And you're gonna stop
sending her dick pics,
and you're gonna stop asking her
to do things
that she doesn't want to do.
You talking about?
I haven't done that.
Listen, you little shit.
I've seen the messages.
Just let me go.
And it stops now.
Look at me.
She is my sister, and she's 14,
and she doesn't want that crap
on her phone, do you understand?
She told you what she sent me?
Hey, you listening?
It stops. All right?
Speak to your sister.
She's the slag
who went along with it.
What?!
You speak about my sister like that,
I swear to God
ALARM BLARES
SHE BREATHES SHAKILY
Sorry, just needed the bathroom.
This is serious, isn't it?
Do you know what she's gonna say?
No, I'm in the same boat as you.
I just can't get my head round
why they'd be attacking a Year 10.
Who said "attacking"?
The person from school
who called me.
Yeah, they attacked him.
Well, they must have had a reason.
Hmm.
What? I know what you're thinking.
"Like father, like son."
I've never encouraged him
to behave in an aggressive way.
No-one's thinking anything.
No?
No.
HE SIGHS
We've never had calls
from the school before this year.
Oh, so it must be him, then?
Thank you for coming.
Hello.
Hello.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
Aside from the wasted cost
to the fire service
and some of the disruption
to classes,
some of the younger children
were genuinely frightened
that the school was ablaze.
We had to send two children home.
I've been doing this job long enough
to know when I'm being lied to,
and all three
are holding back on me.
So I'm imposing
a four-day suspension
on Jess and Ollie
and a two-day suspension
on Ben Walker.
Oh, so the lad that breaks the glass
gets half the time?
Mr Brookes, this was premeditated.
Ollie and Jessica created a problem
with Ben's locker
so that he was late for class,
then accosted him,
then used physical force.
I just don't understand why Jessica
would do something like this.
It's very unlike Jessica to behave
like that or with any violence.
She was obviously protecting
her sister, which is admirable,
and I don't think Ollie
should get the same punishment.
Come on.
I mean, he could have stopped her.
Yeah, but
They're as bad each other in this.
Oh, oh, so it's his responsibility
to stop her?
No, I'm not saying that.
Yeah, you are.
Not saying that.
My decision is final.
I don't doubt there's more
to this story than meets the eye,
but without that context,
the suspension stands.
Effective immediately.
I think Ollie and Jess
should spend some time apart.
You still blaming him?
I'm not blaming anyone.
It fucking sounds like it.
Neil, stop it.
No. Sorry. Listen.
You helped me when I needed it,
and I appreciate that,
but, you, you've looked down
your nose at us since we met.
That's not true.
No, it is.
Looked down, and the implication is,
"Our girl can do better."
Rubbish.
Not rubbish.
I told you when I met you,
I think Jess has blossomed
since she's been with Ollie.
So why do you want them apart?
Because they've just been suspended.
Most reasonable parents
Oh, there we go. That.
What?
Neil!
Wow.
Loses his temper easily, doesn't he?
On this occasion,
I can understand why.
I'll talk to Ollie.
Well done.
Me?!
Hannah, I
I think I'll walk home.
Hey.
Sorry.
Thanks for sticking up for Ollie.
Can we talk?
We're talking.
I mean in private.
Last time we spoke in private,
you told me that you'd wished
you'd never met me.
I know, but I regretted that
immediately, and
I came to apologise,
but then Daisy appeared.
I shouldn't have called Hannah.
I just I just lost my mind.
Why'd you come off the app?
Why do you think?
Because you told me it was over.
I miss you.
Perfect
You told me to step back
so I stepped back.
And then your wife's
not gone two minutes,
and you're wanting what?
Cos I'm kind of getting
mixed messages here.
I can't stop thinking about you.
Well, you have to.
Cos you were right.
This, it's it's not reality.
We're not gonna burn down our lives.
DOOR OPENS
Hiya.
This is ridiculous.
No.
Dad, this is pathetic.
Well, tell me, then!
Open it!
No, not opening it.
I've got all night, mate.
What's going on?
He doesn't come out of here
until he tells us the deal.
Neil, you can't keep him hostage.
I've took his phone.
Let's see how long
before he cracks!
Mum, tell him, he's being a dick.
Neil, open the door.
The head doesn't believe you,
and neither do I.
Why did you go for that lad?
I've told you!
THUMP
You break this door,
your phone's going in the toilet!
Neil!
No. We've been too soft on him.
If her mum's gonna take
the high ground,
I wanna know what she did.
You're upset.
When have we ever got anywhere
with him by yelling?
Just go downstairs,
have a brew or a beer.
Let me play good cop for a bit.
Fine.
But he don't get this back
until he talks.
It's me. He's gone downstairs.
Imagine the day I've had.
I had to sit in front of
the headteacher with Jess's parents.
I work at that school.
Look, I know you can be
a hothead sometimes.
Didn't do anything.
But I have always said
that whatever is going on,
you can talk to me.
If you don't want anyone else
to know, then no-one will know.
But I am your mother.
You can trust me with anything.
Frankie.
Oh, you've grown. You courting yet?
Tell you what, if I was 15,
I'd be snapping you up.
That's so weird. And I'm 13.
Who is it?
It's Di It's Dave.
Beth!
Dave's here.
All right, my old mate?
So, I'd like to invite you both
to my house warming.
I'm moving back into Ally's house,
plus I'm planting a tree
in the garden for her.
Right. How you back in there?
Well, let's just say
that me and your missus
had a little financial tete-a-tete,
and voila.
How do you mean?
Well, it's my house anyway,
innit, really?
Don't worry, I'll pay my share.
Anyway, it's on Saturday.
Excuse for a piss-up.
Beth!
NEIL SIGHS
Bit of a situation with Ollie.
Ah, right, yeah. Teenagers.
See, that's why I'm glad
I never had kids.
Well, none that I know about anyway.
Saturday, you say?
Right, well,
just text us the details.
We'll try and come
for a couple of hours.
All right, sound, nice one.
I'll see you there.
Frankie, you find yourself a man
like your old fella,
cos that there is a top, top bloke.
Give my love to Beth.
I'm not going to his house.
What kind of photos?
You know what kind.
And the stuff he was on about
it was pretty bad.
Tom and Hannah,
they need to know that.
No. Look, Jess'll kill me.
What that kid did
was out of order, but
he's saying that Daisy's
done stuff.
What's he saying she's done?
Look, if I tell you,
you can't tell them.
They'll involve the school,
and before you know it,
it'll be this massive deal.
You have to promise, Mum.
Have a good time.
Piss off.
I know when I'm not wanted.
I am not spending another second
around your place,
watching you play happy families.
What did you say?
PAUL SIGHS
Why don't you just come with me?
Might help you work things out.
I don't need to work anything out.
I'm fine.
Fine.
I mean, Hannah and I,
we had a bit of a wobble.
It's nothing we won't work through.
I might be a needy fuck-up, Tommy,
but at least I know I am.
I'm honest enough to admit it.
Best of luck, bruv.
CAR DOOR OPENS
CAR DOOR CLOSES
Kiss me.
SHE MOANS
I assume this is about Jess
and Ollie?
Promises have been made.
Ollie to Jess and
and me to Ollie.
But I'm breaking my promise because
if the shoe were on the other foot,
I would wanna know, OK?
OK.
But this is a promise you must keep.
You cannot let it be known
that it was me that told you.
I won't.
I promise.
What is it?
The boy that they attacked
Daisy had sent him
photographs.
And he was sending her these, like,
increasingly demanding messages,
telling her what to do
presumably with the implication
that if she didn't do it,
then he would show the photos
to people.
But, look, we can go to the school
confidentially
or or or the police.
No. No. No.
Are you OK?
Yeah.
Just Yeah, I just need
Hang on.
SHE HYPERVENTILATES
BREATHING CALMS
Sorry.
Are you OK?
Yeah.
I
I hope I did the right thing
in telling you.
Yeah, no, you did, yeah.
I just, erm
I just need to figure out the
best way to deal with it, you know,
especially without revealing
that you told me.
HANNAH BREATHES
SHAKILY
Mother's intuition.
I think if you just go to her,
she might open up to you.
I just feel so bad that she's
been put through this, you know.
I mean, I know boys can be bastards,
but I
I should've spoken to her more
about everything and just let
Hannah, it's not your fault
It is.
What?
It is.
No!
It is. It is. It is my fault.
I haven't been there for them, Beth.
I haven't.
I know we all blame ourselves,
but
I haven't.
God, I'm so sorry
for what I said about Neil.
So wrong of me.
If anyone is to blame for anything
to do with my girls, it's me.
I don't know if you know this.
Tom alluded to it at my party.
But I really I haven't been
very well these last few years,
and I haven't been as good a parent
as I would like to be.
I haven't been as good at anything.
Oh, I'm I'm sorry.
It got really bad.
My whole world just caved in.
Some days, I couldn't even
get out of bed, and I
I know that I wasn't very nice
to be around,
and I think that my girls,
especially Daisy, you know,
because she's just at that age,
just starting puberty, and
They stopped coming to me.
They stopped telling me things.
And I think
I think Tom will have said to them,
you know,
"Don't take your problems to Mum,
just let her get well."
And Tom, I mean, don't get me wrong,
he's been amazing.
But it can't have been easy
for him
you know, watching his wife
turn into a complete wreck.
I'm so sorry.
That must have been terrible
for you.
You see, my mother died
very quickly,
then when we were sorting through
her things,
I found hidden away letters,
diaries
photographs, all sorts of things,
all packed very, very carefully
in this non-descript box.
But a box that told me
that my whole life had been a lie.
The man that brought me up
and who I called dad
wasn't really my father.
My real father had been killed.
He was stabbed to death
outside a pub.
Oh, God, Hannah. I'm so sorry.
My life was a lie!
Those person closest to me
lied to me, my own mother.
And that was when everything
became very, very fragile.
Sorry, I don't know why
I'm telling you all of this.
This is such an over-share.
We should be talking about Daisy.
No, it's really It's fine.
But that's the funny thing,
you know,
Because that's always been
my worst fear -
something happening to my girls,
you know, something awful
happening to my family.
And the funny thing is,
you know, the irony
me being like this
has just made things so much worse.
I'm so embarrassed, Beth. I'm sorry.
Please don't be.
God, me going on like this.
And you've lost a friend,
haven't you?
My God, how are you?
I miss her every day.
But, look, Hannah, I didn't
I did not mean to make you feel bad
by telling you about Daisy.
No, I'm really, really glad
that you did.
It's much better that I know.
Oh, Beth
you're a good woman.
And if I've made you or Neil
feel like I'm being superior,
I'm really sorry.
Ollie's a wonderful boy.
Jess adores him.
He makes her so happy.
I'm really grateful for that.
Yeah, well, we
we really love Jess.
She's a good kid.
You know, once we've got through
these exams,
I would love it if we could
spend more time together.
I really think our families
could be good friends.
Take care.
Thanks. Bye.
Beth.
SHE GASPS
What are you doing here?
Have you told her about us?
No. Why would I do that?
Why was she here?
Are you following her?
No. I came to see you
after your class, and there she was.
Right, well, it weren't about us.
What's it about?
Jess?
Don't ask cos I can't tell you.
You can tell her but not me?
Well, we're trying
not to see each other.
I want you
so much.
I thought I could, but I just
I can't let this go.
Oh, but
Hannah, she really needs you.
I shouldn't have pushed you away.
I've never ever felt like this
about anyone.
Oh, God, we can't.
We can't
Oh, Tom.
I just sat with your wife
while she poured her heart out
to me.
Imagine what that felt like.
She loves you.
She really, really loves you.
You are lucky.
I know.
It's fear.
I've been so scared of smashing
everything to pieces and of change.
And
But maybe
this is reality,
and I should just
burn everything down.
I'm sorry.
How was your evening?
Yeah, good.
Just a fundraising issue.
You're lying.
What?
You were at the Nook
with Beth.
I was there. A coincidence.
Why were you meeting Beth?
I just wanted to apologise to her,
erm, about everything
that happened at school.
I didn't want her and Neil to think
that I was being judgemental.
It's fine. She was fine.
Tom
I really, really want us
to spend some time together
as a family, you know?
Me and you and the girls.
I just
SHE INHALES
I think we should go to the Lakes
and do some walking, do some talking
and just really hang out
with each other this weekend.
Yeah? There's a lot in this family
that's been getting lost.
Yeah, I'd love that.
Yeah?
How come you're back so late?
Oh, it was, er,
one of the girls' birthdays.
I forgot we had to
take her for a drink.
Right.
HE SIGHS
HE SNIFFS
What do you smell of?
You smell of aftershave.
Aftershave?
Yeah, like, I've been
snogging someone in my Zumba gear
behind the church hall
You do, though.
THEY CHUCKLE
Well, it were that idiot barman.
He weren't leaving me alone.
What you doing?
You don't want
another man's smell on me.
I'm gonna go wash it off.
Another sunny day
I met you up in the garden
You were digging plants
I dug you, beg your pardon
I took a photograph of you
In the herbaceous border ♪
Everybody out.
GIRLS GROAN
Jess, can you get off the phone,
please, and help unpack?
Yep.
"Yep."
Jess, come on, we're on holiday -
eyes up!
I'm not gonna spend
the next few days
looking at the tops of your heads.
Please, off the phone.
I'll put it away in a minute, Dad.
Right, thank you!
No Dad!
Give them here, please.
Thank you.
Off!
I wasn't even on it!
No phones or devices
for the next 48 hours.
You're all gonna be offline,
and you can play marbles
or something, can't you?
Do you remember this house?
Lily, do you remember
Grandma's house?
It looks smaller.
That's cos you're bigger!
When did we even last come?
Was it when Grandma
was in hospital?
Yeah.
Yeah, it was, I think. Hey!
Hello again.
Oh, hi!
You look different to the last time.
Have you dyed your hair?
Yeah, see you later.
In we go. In we go.
Who is she?
Wow.
Completely ma mad as cheese.
In we go.
Oh, so annoying.
It's a bit dark.
Hold on, I'm not having
the bed on the floor.
Please don't run on the stairs.
They're very thin and rickety.
Wow!
Didn't get loads of work done,
did you, when you came up?
Well, you know,
I've done all the prep.
I think somebody
had a bit of a holiday.
Put the kettle on.
'Ey, here they are!
You all right?
Wondered where you were.
You all right?
Good to see you, mate.
Come here. Look at this.
I was up all night digging that.
Planting a tree for Ally.
Not much of a tree, is it?
It's a Photinia, Elizabeth.
Represents the transient nature
of life and all that bollocks.
That your speech, is it?
I was gonna spread her ashes
underneath it,
but you've already done that,
haven't you?
Yeah.
Yeah. Where was it again?
Craster, Northumberland.
Craster, Northumberland, yeah.
Funny that,
all them years of marriage,
and she never ever
mentioned that place.
We'll do the planting
in half an hour.
That for me, Neil, lad?
Ah, cheers, mate.
I'll stick it in the fridge.
Yeah.
Oh, Tom.
Come listen. Come in.
GIRLS CHATTER
AND GIGGLE
What is it?
Three, two, one!
LILY SCREAMS,
HEAVY THUD
LILY CRIES
Childhood.
Yeah.
Nee-naw, nee-naw.
Oh, what's happened?
They threw me too hard.
JESS LAUGHS
Mum, she asked us to do it.
I'm just really glad to see you
all playing together for once.
Look, one of the reasons
we wanted to come here
is because we wanted to spend
some more quality time with you all.
And I'm gonna start with
Do-do-do-do-do-do
Daisy. Come on, you.
SHE GROANS
Boots on.
We'll go for a walk.
Come here, then, moaner.
Oh! You're a hypocrite!
I have to do some work.
BIRDS TWEE
LILY GIGGLES
What really happened?
Why were you suspended?
There's nothing more to tell.
I get it.
You're sticking up for your sister.
I did exactly the same.
I've protected Paul all my life,
even when he's a complete moron.
Well, Uncle Paul is a moron.
He ruined his life and Aunty Leah's.
You know she came round
the other day?
Oh?
No-one else was in.
She looked terrible.
Why would he do that?
You know,
he had everything going for him.
Well, marriages are complicated,
aren't they?
No, they're not.
If you love someone,
you don't do that.
Look at the funny beaver!
Shall we go and see it?
Yeah!
Aw, Dad! Ollie would love this!
Can you get a picture?
Yeah.
Look at its hat!
He's got a tie on as well, look!
He's Captain Beaver.
TOM CHUCKLES
Don't Don't do that face.
Beaver teeth, beaver hands.
TOM CHUCKLES
Well
As you all know,
this is the house
that I shared with my wife, Ally.
And although that marriage
didn't last,
this place reminds me
of the great times
that we spent here together.
So as a lasting memorial
to her spirit, I'd, erm
I'm gonna plant this tree.
But before we do the planting,
I'd just like
to read you all a poem.
Now, I know you didn't have me down
as a poem kinda guy,
but you know me, dark horse.
SCATTERED LAUGHTER
But Ally was the first woman
that I ever loved
and this reminds me of how
important that-that love once was.
"A kiss is just a kiss
"Until it is with
"..Someone you will truly miss."
It's so lovely being back here.
Feels like old us.
It's what I took away from us,
isn't it?
Being like I was.
I think you must have hated me.
No.
Really?
Didn't hate coming home
to all that negativity?
I never hated you.
But sometimes, for the girls and us,
it was hard, but
I'm still me, Tom.
PHONE RINGS
No phones allowed!
I know.
Oh, it might be work.
RINGING CONTINUES
It could be work.
Hello?
'Tom, it's me.'
It is work. I'll be one second.
Hey.
'Can you talk?'
Er, just about.
'Tom, I
'I want to be with you too.'
I know-I know it's impossible
without causing a mess
but I want to be with you.
Yeah, I do have to go back
for a few hours.
Back home? Why?
There's a patient
with a mental health situation.
'I've just
got a bit of a problem.
'It's Sara from work.'
I just have to go check on her.
She's on all these apps.
Some of the guys are creepy.
I'll come back and pick you up.
I love you.
I love you.
But I don't want to destroy lives.
We'll let the kids
finish their exams.
See each other as much as we can.
Make plans.
We don't have to take anything fast.
It's better to keep things secret
for a while
than blow everything up
and cause chaos.
Yeah, I think that's right.
You know,
I can't believe I've found you.
We're really doing this.
Jess, you all right?
Yeah.
Do you wanna prep the strawberries
for pudding?
Mmm no.
I think I'll go
and do some revision.
Hm.
Thank you, Dad.
CAR HORN BLARES,
TYRES SCREECH
BETH PANTS,
FOOTSTEPS APPROACH
PHONE RINGS
It's Ollie.
OK. Do you wanna answer it?
Hello. No, it's Lily.
Ollie's on the phone!
Here y'are, thanks.
Says it's important.
JESS SIGHS
Hiya. Did you get my messages?
'What messages?'
I've emailed you.
Oh, I haven't checked.
Listen, my mum's had an accident.
'What? Is she all right?'
Yeah.
It's all a bit weird.
She dashed off
from this party thing,
and now she's had a crash in Darwen,
wherever that is.
'Me and my dad are going,
but he's been drinking,
'so we're having to get an Uber.'
Right. Erm
What's she doing in Darwen?
I don't know.
Helping a friend, I think.
'She just took off.
'Oh, I wish you were here.'
Yeah, me too. Erm
Call me when you've seen her, yeah?
'I will.
'Love you, bye.'
Love you.
Yeah, erm
Hello!
Daddy!
HE BABY TALKS
Mwah!
Did you fix your patient?
I did.
Daddy Doctor saved the day.
Ollie's mum's had an accident.
What?
Is she OK?
Yeah, I think so.
She's in hospital somewhere weird.
What happened?
She hit a wall.
Where? Where is she?
A&E in Blackburn.
Is she injured?
Ollie said that she's having X-rays,
and the car's a wreck, so
It's about an hour away.
I need to go and be with Ollie.
Yeah, I-I-I'll take you.
Are you OK?
Yep.
Yeah, she said it was just
It's not even sprained.
You all right, Mum?
Yeah, I'll survive!
God, you're gonna think
I'm terrible with cars.
Er, yeah.
Sorry for dragging you away
from your holiday.
No, it's fine. It's fine.
How were the Lakes?
Yeah, well, wonderful.
We love it there, don't we?
Yeah.
Shall we?
You really don't have to drive us.
No, it's the least I can do.
Come on.
FAINT CHATTER
Did you help your friend?
What?
Oh! N
SHE SIGHS
No, it was all over
by the time I got there.
That's what you get
for being a good person.
Hm.
PHONE CHIMES
PHONE CHIMES