Cold Water (2025) s01e06 Episode Script

1
What have you done?
What do you mean? Nathan.
What happened?! By
the time I got there,
they'd already found him.
We have to start pinning
the blame on John.
I've already started the rumour.
Who'd you tell? Maggie. When
she knows, everyone'll know.
I felt like I'd made
a friend for life.
I felt the same way.
You still don't
believe me about John.
We need to do something
about this. Direct action.
Get out! Oh, my God! Jesus!
You're a killer, John!
Get away from them! Are you OK?
Moira-Jane has a beautiful
face. That's cos she's adopted.
Your cat, it had a
collar with a bell?
I found it in the jewellery
box in our garage.
I know this ring. It's Nathan's.
We need to get that box. It's
the only way to stop him.
JOHN: I feel sick.
This man, I broke
bread with him.
I trusted him.
How could I have been so stupid?
How could I have been so blind?
These are trophies.
Trophies from dead people.
Like killers take
from their victims.
Bundy did it, Jeffrey
Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy.
Y-You're saying that
Tommy's a serial killer?
But who are we
saying he's killed?
Angus? Nathan? Harlequin.
Has anyone else died
in Coldwater recently?
Not recently, but
Suzie Bissett! Yeah.
So, all this other jewellery,
it belongs to other
people he's killed.
But if he killed them in Coldwater,
we'd know about it, surely?
Maybe not in Coldwater. Maybe
he's killing somewhere else?
They moved around loads,
apparently, because of Dad's work.
Edinburgh, Newcastle, Wales
before me and Cameron came along.
He could've been killing
in all of these places.
I've had a lot of messages from
people checking that we're OK.
They think we're in danger
from John and Fiona.
I'd do anything for you,
you know that, don't you?
You're talking like
it's the end, Tommy.
It's not the end.
We're getting out of this.
I love you more than
you'll ever know.
And there's nothing you could
do to stop me from loving you.
You are my one and
only. My forever love.
MOIRA-JANE: 'He ticks all
of the serial-killer boxes.
'A childhood filled with trauma.
'Torturing and killing
animals.' JOHN: 'What?'
When I was seven, I asked my
dad if we could get a cat,
and he said he'd already
had a cat, and it died.
And I said, "How?"
And he said he tied
it to a railway track
to watch it get run over.
He told you that?
When you were seven?
Like it was a funny anecdote.
What about Rebecca?
What about her?
Well, is she part of it?
No.
No way. No, she hates violence.
She's really squeamish.
And she's so religious
that she would be the
first to call the police
if she ever suspected anything.
But how can you live
with a serial killer
and not notice something?
Thanks. 'Well, I didn't notice.'
Here's your milk.
'Who'd wanna believe that
about someone they love?'
'Well, that's why
we need the box.'
There you go, darling.
'To show everyone
who he really is.'
Come on! You're gonna
be late! Coming!
Come and have your breakfast.
Violet, did you pack
your reading book? Yes!
Move, move, move. Get
out of the way. Hey!
Have you heard from
her yet? No, not yet.
You all right? Yeah.
You look a bit tired this
morning. Oh, no, I'm fine.
PHONE CHIMES
She couldn't get it.
He's been watching
her the whole time.
Well, thank God
she's still alive.
I was really worried he'd found
her taking it and killed her.
You have to calm down.
I am calm, Fi. I'm calm.
Mummy!
We need to do it.
Do what? Invite
them over for lunch.
Are you insane?! I'll
make something delicious,
they'll come over, the
house will be free,
and Moira-Jane will be
able to get the box.
Fi Have you
got a better idea?
SCHOOL BELL RINGS
Come on, hurry up. Have
a good day. I love you!
Bye.
Bye!
How were the kids?
They're fine, but the
police are everywhere.
John should anything
go wrong today
It won't, Fi Yeah, but if
If it does, I just want you to
know that you mean the world to me.
And that despite everything
we've been through,
I don't, for one second,
regret marrying you.
Hi, Rebecca. Erm,
these are for you.
To apologise for last
night. How are you?
I'm fine, John, I'm fine.
But more to the point,
how are you both?
Sorry, I'm being so
rude. Please, come on in.
Tommy?
Yeah? John and Fiona are here.
Can I get you both a
nice cup of coffee?
Oh, no, we'll only be a minute.
Hello, you two. How are you?
Not great, to be honest.
Last night was
pretty frightening.
Are the children OK?
They're fine, actually.
Coping better than we are.
Goodness, my heart is
breaking for you both.
We've been praying
for you all morning.
Thank you. That's
really appreciated.
And thank you so much for
all your help last night.
If you hadn't been there, I
dread to think what
might have happened.
It feels like the whole
town's against us.
People are animals.
Well, to show our
appreciation
And for everything you've done
for us since we moved here
We We wanted to invite
you over for lunch,
erm, at our house
this afternoon.
Mm! What do you think, love?
It sounds like a
lovely idea. Yes
No.
No, unfortunately, I've got to do
my sermon for Sunday, I'm sorry.
Oh, well, we I mean,
we won't keep you long.
Yeah, just, erm, an hour
Just an hour or so
Tomorrow be better? Oh, we
No, we can't do tomorrow.
That's a shame. We'd
REALLY like this to happen.
Your support and guidance
Yeah, and-and your fellowship
would be so appreciated
at this difficult time.
I'm sure you could work on
your sermon later, love. Hm?
Yes, of course. Of course, yes.
We'd be delighted
to come, actually.
Great. Great.
DOOR OPENS
What the fuck are you doing?
I was worried about you.
Why would you be worried about
me? After what happened to Nathan.
Can I come in?
Where are you going?
I'm getting the fuck
out of Coldwater.
Give me time to pack,
I'll come with you.
Don't be ridiculous.
You can't! Get
your hands off me!
I-I'm in love with you.
I've been in love
with you for years.
I know that you
feel the same way.
Cameron, I'm sorry, I don't.
Why don't you just go home?
This is John. He's
turned you against me.
Wake up, Cameron. You know,
you're not a child any more.
What does that mean?
John isn't the problem.
No, when your dad came round
this house looking for you,
he nearly killed me.
John stopped him. That's a lie.
It's not! Your dad is a psycho!
He has always been a psycho.
John John has not turned
me against you or your family.
It's your dad.
Hello, love.
We're just popping over to Fiona
and John's for a spot of lunch.
Oh, that sounds
nice. Have you eaten?
Er, no. I'm actually
not that hungry.
Thanks, Mum. Promise
me you're going to eat?
I will.
Er, no, no, no, no. There's
some leftovers in the fridge.
You up to something?
What do you mean?
You have any lunch plans?
No. Good. Come with us.
What? No.
Why not? Well, I
haven't been invited.
So what?
They probably haven't
made enough food.
You just said you're not hungry.
Exactly, so why would
I come to lunch?
Look, John and Fiona,
they're going through a lot.
They're very special to
us, aren't they, love?
Yes.
They're trying to build bridges.
Your presence would mean
the world to them right now.
Wouldn't it?
Yes.
Fine. Just give me a minute.
What are we doing, Tommy?
They think they're
smarter than us.
Let's just play the game, eh?
You hide the ring in their house,
and we'll pretend it's just lunch.
It's never "just" anything
with those two, is it?
What if he provokes you?
What if you lose your temper?
I'm super-chill.
Do I not look super-chill?
We are so very close to
getting out of this mess.
Please don't fuck
this up, Mr Chill.
This is a perfect
opportunity, love.
Are you ready for this?
Well, it's a bit late
to change our minds now.
BOTH: Hi!
Come on in!
This is very impressive, Fiona.
Yeah, especially for a Monday.
I'd normally be tucking into a ham
sandwich about now, wouldn't I?
Mm. Can make you
one, if you'd prefer?
Well, cheers,
everyone! ALL: Cheers!
GLASSES CLINK
Mm!
I always feel a bit naughty
drinking at lunchtime.
Which usually results in a right
royal spanking, doesn't it, love?
Tommy. Dad.
TOMMY LAUGHS
Well, bon appetit, everyone.
Mm!
Mm, mm, mm, mm, mm.
Yum, yum, yum, yum,
yum. MOIRA-JANE CHUCKLES
My mum used to say,
"You knew when the food was good
because no-one would be speaking."
LIGHT CHUCKLING
Didn't she? She did, yeah.
Tommy CLEARS THROA
What was that book
you were reading that
Bobby was talking about?
I don't remember. It was
a serial killer book.
Richard somebody?
Ramirez? Yeah,
that's the one. Yep.
That book left a bad
taste in my mouth.
A very unsavoury
chap, Richard Ramirez.
He would sneak into people's
houses in the middle of the night
and murder their whole family.
Not very appropriate
table conversation, Tommy.
Could I borrow that book
from you? Yeah. Sure.
What, now? TOMMY CHUCKLES
Seriously?
You want me to go across the
street in the middle of lunch
to get you a book
about Richard Ramirez?
Well, I could nip over now
and just grab it for you?
That's That's a
really good idea.
Mm. Mm. Mm.
Actually, can't remember
where I left it.
You know what?
I think I donated it already
to the British Cat Foundation.
Erm, would anyone like a top?
Ohh! So sorry,
John! I'm so sorry.
No, it's fine. It's an old
shirt, anyway. Take this.
Thank you. Thank you.
John, why don't you you
go and change your shirt?
Yeah, I'll just I'll
just be five minutes, guys.
Sorry, John.
No, no, no. Carry on without me.
Such an idiot!
REBECCA: Apologies.
You've always been
so clumsy. I know.
That was a terrible
misjudgement, Moira-Jane.
So, Fiona, how are the
kids doing at school?
FIONA: Oh, they really love
it. Much smaller class
I think Cameron had the
same teacher as Harry.
Oh, it's a shame,
she's about to retire.
Oh. Yeah. But would
you excuse me?
I'm just gonna go to the
bathroom. Yeah, of course.
Come on, come on, come on.
Thank you so much
for having us over.
Mum's been so upset
about everything lately.
Hasn't she, Dad?
Well, it's been a lot to
contend with for everyone, so
This has been a welcome
distraction, so thank you. Yeah.
A "distraction"?
Yep.
Erm, Tommy, what was it like
having a teenage daughter?
Erm, is it as bad as everyone
says? What was Moira-Jane like?
Well, he'll just say I was a
nightmare, but that is not true.
Wh-Where are you going?
The bathroom.
DOOR CLOSES I've
got to call him!
Is anybody else hot in here?
Tommy! What?
Well, where are you going? I
left something in the house. Why?
Erm, there's something I've
been meaning to ask you.
Right? Well, erm
Yeah, it's a bit bit of
a delicate matter. Mm-hm?
Do you remember what
you said about men?
Men? About what men want?
No. You know, when
we were alone,
when I was waiting at
your house for John.
And how all men
are driven by sex?
Come on, come on, come on.
Well, at the time,
I reacted badly
because it made me feel
a bit uncomfortable,
but I should really thank you
because it helped a lot.
OK.
Great.
Erm, cos you and Rebecca
have been married,
erm, a lot longer
than than us,
and I just I just
wondered, you know,
how do you manage to
to keep the passion alive?
That's private.
PHONE RINGS
RINGING CONTINUES
I found it.
John, he's in the
house. Get out now!
JOHN GRUNTS
John.
I was just looking
for a cigarette.
A cigarette?
I don't want Fiona
to see me smoking.
How did you get
into my house, John?
The door was open.
What have you got there?
I think that belongs to me.
Can you put it back, please? Stay
the fuck away from me, Tommy.
I thought we were friends, man.
We are friends, Tommy.
Friends don't break into
other friends' houses, John.
Friends don't steal
from each other.
What about Nathan?
What about Nathan?
He was your friend
once, wasn't he?
We weren't close.
Not like you and me.
Did you do it, Tommy?
Did you kill Nathan? John
I promise you,
on the lives of my children,
I did not kill Nathan.
Did you kill Angus?
John!
We both know who
killed Angus, man.
Why is Harlequin's
collar in this box?
That's peculiar.
Did you kill my cat, Tommy?
Did you kill my FUCKING cat?!
John!
John, John.
This is a strange time.
There's a paranoia in the air.
I'm not surprised
you see that box
and you're jumping to
some strange conclusions.
I'm sorry, Tommy. I
don't trust you any more.
TOMMY SCOFFS
Do you know how
ungrateful you sound?
After all that
I've done for you.
I disposed of a
corpse for you, John.
Just give me that box,
and I'll give you
this.
What is that?
It's a Taser.
JOHN GROANS
Did Fiona put you up to this?
I don't know why you
let her push you around.
She doesn't understand you, man.
Not like we
understand each other.
JOHN GRUNTS
I'm deep in your soul.
You know something?
You are deep in my soul, too.
And then one day, I-I walked in,
and she was trying to pick him up.
He must've been about two months
old or something like that.
And I thought,
"Well, that's nice"
"because, you know,
they're starting to bond."
And then about five minutes
later, I found him in the bin!
She'd put him in the bin.
Are you OK, Fiona? I'm
just gonna check on John.
Oh, they're probably having
a sneaky smoke together
or something like that. Fiona?
Fiona, what's going
on? TYRES SCREECH
Oh, God.
John! John!
Oh! Oh, God!
John? John!
John!
Fiona, what on earth is going on?
Why would John be in my house?
Tommy's taken him.
What? What?
He's taken John!
Fiona, wait! Fuck!
Are you washed
In the blood
In the soul-cleansing
blood Of the Lamb?
Are your garments spotless
Are they white as snow?
Are you washed in the
blood Of the Lamb? ♪
TOMMY CHUCKLES The blood
of the fucking Lamb.
Nietzsche was right.
You're dead, God.
But if you're real, tell me, what
shall I do with John-boy here?
Kill him?
Or should I torture him first?!
TOMMY LAUGHS HYSTERICALLY
TOMMY SCREAMS
BRAKES SQUEAL
John!
JOHN WHIMPERS
LAUGHS
Cameron? Are you there?
CAMERON: 'What is it?'
Did you hear from Dad? No.
He's taken John.
He's what?
'He's put John in
the boot of his car,
'and he's taken him away.'
Cameron! Are you still there?
Good. I hope he
fucking kills him.
CATRIONA: 'What's
going on?' LINE BEEPS
Cameron doesn't know anything,
so I'm gonna go and find him
and explain what's happened.
You stay here with Fiona. OK.
Take care. I will.
Everything'll be OK.
I'll look after you.
There has to be a reasonable
explanation for this, Fiona,
because Tommy would
never hurt John.
Do you really have no
idea where they are?
Of course not, why would I?
Are you covering for him?
Pardon? If there's
something you know,
you have to tell me, Rebecca.
What do you mean?
My husband's life's at stake.
This is a very stressful
situation for all of us,
but I promise you, John's
life is not at risk.
Tommy is a dangerous man,
Rebecca No, he's not.
you know he is!
You saw what he
did the other day!
He assaulted me! He
almost drowned John.
Yeah, and I don't condone
any of his actions.
That was just one big
misunderstanding, Fiona.
Oh, my A misunderstanding?
Yes. He killed Harlequin,
he's killed Nathan.
He's a fucking psycho! Oh,
please, stop swearing at me.
You're protecting him.
Oh, my
That day when I came round, you
wouldn't let me confront him
because you were protecting him
then, and you're protecting him now.
We found the box.
What box?
With his trophies.
Harlequin's collar.
Nathan's ring. Angus's necklace.
Where did you find these?
In your house, Rebecca.
Under your nose.
Rebecca, if you know anything
you need to tell me
before it's too late.
There's so much I want
to tell you, but
I'm so scared.
I've been so scared for
years and years and years.
I'm petrified he's
gonna kill me.
Help! HELP!
Williams! Please!
Help me!
Help me! Williams,
please, help me!
Help me!
You have to hide me. It's
Tommy. He killed Angus.
JOHN PANTS
He killed Nathan. I think
he's trying to kill me.
Oh, come come on in!
Fuck!
Tommy, hello. Where
is he? Is he here?
Everything OK, Tommy?
No, it's not OK!
John's on the rampage.
He attacked me.
Open up! I was just on
my way out, actually.
Don't pussy out on me,
Williams! Open the door!
I was just going out for a walk.
Look, it's not a good time,
Tommy. Maybe another time?
We're in grave danger.
You need to help me here.
Is it counselling
you're wanting?
Cos normally you'd have
to make an appointment.
I've got an app.
An app?
Yeah, you can
You can make a
booking in the app.
If you go to my website.
Are you fucking with me?
There There's no-one else
here, Tommy, I can assure you.
You've always been an
inconsequential wee prick,
haven't you, eh?
Look why don't you
take a wee seat, right?
And we can talk about
whatever's bother
Argh! THUDS
Where is he?! Please, Tommy.
Where's John?
Where you hiding, John?
JOHN YELLS
TOMMY GROWLS
Argh!
THEY GRUN
Stay away from me, Tommy!
Fuck you! Stay away,
Tommy. There he is.
Huh?
Fuck off! TOMMY CHUCKLES
Where's this guy
been hiding, eh?
TOMMY LAUGHS
Come on. Come on, show me
what you got, John-boy.
JOHN YELLS
GRUNTING, GROANING
Slow down, John.
Slow down.
Stop fighting.
We need each other, John-boy.
JOHN WHEEZES
GUN COCKS
Let him go.
Get up.
Slowly.
Just be cool.
We're all gonna be cool.
Williams, you have
to listen to me.
John here is a
cold-blooded killer.
I don't believe you,
Tommy. I'm sorry.
OK, fine.
You don't have to
take my word for it.
Call the police. Let
them settle this.
Call Bobby. Go ahead.
John?
You move, I will shoot you.
'Williams, what's wrong?' Bobby,
y-you need to get here now!
It's Tommy. 'What about Tommy?'
He's the killer.
Will you let me make
a phone call? What?
I need to speak to Rebecca.
Once the cops come, they'll
take you and me to jail.
She doesn't know
anything about this.
It'll come as such
a shock to her.
I just need to let her know
that I love her. Please.
Please.
Slowly, slowly.
There's no signal in
here. Ah, fuck you, Tommy.
Throw it. Here.
Come on, you've got me
by the balls, John-boy.
Let me call Rebecca, and
this will all be over.
'Hi, it's Tommy. Please
leave a message.'
KNOCK ON DOOR
Is Cameron here? Yeah.
Can I speak to
you, please? Alone?
These are trophies. Trophies?
Like serial killers collect.
Are you joking? I think
We think that Dad
is a serial killer.
Who's we? You know all that stuff
about serial killers, right?
You read all the books.
Dad fits the profile.
Who's "we"? What?
You're saying, "We think
dad's a serial killer."
Who's we? Er
Me and John and Fiona. John?
Yeah, I told them about
the jewellery box,
so John went to
You did fucking what?!
It was the only way!
And then dad found him.
You're a fucking Judas!
You've betrayed your own family!
Tommy killed Angus, and Nathan.
And he killed Suzie Bissett.
Fuck you for even
fucking saying that!
Oh, why are you
always defending him?
He's our dad! He isn't my dad!
But he still loves you!
Cameron, he hates me.
And he hates you as well!
That's a lie. You're
a fucking liar.
Everyone in this town is lying!
Why? Why does everyone
believe John over Dad?
Why are you so desperate
for his approval?
He doesn't love you, Cameron.
He isn't actually capable
of love. He hates all of us!
Fucking shut your fucking
mouth, you stupid lying bitch!
MOIRA-JANE GROANS
Stop it! Stay still!
Argh! Ah!
Argh! Argh! Argh!
Argh! What the fuck is going on?
Take it out, please! Have
you got a first aid kit?
CAMERON CRIES
OK, I'm gonna get
it out. Just relax!
Relax, Cameron.
Argh! What the?
Three, two, one.
Argh!
WILLIAMS: The police
are on their way.
Get back inside, you!
This is private business.
Just lock the door
until they get here. Go!
RINGING TONE
Ah!
Oh, thank God! Thank God! Tommy.
Fiona and I have been
worried sick. Where are you?
'It's under control.
We're at Williams' place.'
Is John with you?
He's standing in front
of me. He's fine.
John's with him. He's
fine. They're at Williams'.
Er, Tommy, listen
to me, it's over.
Whatever it is you've done,
just hand yourself in. It's
Fiona's called the police.
They're looking for you.
'We can't go back now.
Do you understand?'
It's over.
OK.
I understand.
I love you.
I love you.
Run.
LINE BEEPS
Come on, let's go! It's
OK, we can make it.
It's time for us to go, John.
What?
Me and you.
Why would I do that, Tommy?
The life that we'll have.
We'll be free. Tommy.
I never wanna see your
fucking face again.
What?
Step back, or I will
shoot you, Tommy.
I'd be doing the world a
favour if I killed you.
You were nothing when
I found you, John.
You were so weak.
It's me that turned
you into a real man.
Everything that you are now
is because of me.
Was Angus still breathing
when you found him?
I was just trying to
help you with Angus.
Trying to be a Good Samaritan.
But you opened up
something in me, John.
You did that.
Did you kill Angus?
I can't go to jail, John.
You need to finish this.
What? Show me what
you're made of.
Cos otherwise, I'm gonna
have to kill Fiona.
And then I'm gonna have
to kill your children.
Shut the fuck up! Argh!
Yes! Don't you fucking
touch my family!
There's my John-boy.
You see?
You're just like me.
I am not like you. Yes, you are.
Cos I killed Nathan.
And I killed your stupid cat.
And I helped you kill Angus.
So be a man, John.
Shoot me.
I'm not like you.
I'm not a killer.
I'm not your fucking friend.
And I'm not your
fucking John-boy.
GRUNTING
GUNSHOT, THUDS
LABOURED BREATHING
Oh, John! Oh, my God!
I called the ambulance.
'I heard the gunshot, and
when I saw him lying there'
It's OK. I'm here now.
'..I felt like a
part of me had died.'
FIONA CRIES
'Tommy was gone.
'That man has destroyed
so many lives.
'And almost destroyed
this community.'
And when Peter asks Jesus
how many times should he
forgive his brother
what does Jesus say?
Not seven times, but 77 times!
There's no limit to forgiveness!
Because if you can't
forgive your own brother,
how can you possibly
expect God to forgive you?
'He's left a lot of
damaged people behind.
'And so many
unanswered questions.
'What scares me the most, though,
is how he got his claws into John.
'I thought I'd lost him.'
I can't believe I'm still here.
I feel like something saved me.
It's a relief to have
John's name cleared.
Well, it's obviously horrific,
living next door to a killer.
We had no idea.
His family had no idea.
Even his wife didn't know.
He seemed like a very
nice, normal man.
I considered him a friend.
But, actually, I think,
if anything, it's
Well, it's made our
marriage stronger. Stronger.
Yeah. It has.
Yeah, definitely.
Definitely, yeah.
DOOR CLOSES
Ah, there he is, the man
himself. Hi. You finally made it.
Sorry I'm late.
Ah, no, we were
just about to start.
You know, er we could
always meet at our place.
Rebecca likes us being here.
She finds it reassuring.
Well, thanks for having me.
Should I?
So, er, where did
we get to last week?
Jonah 1:17. Who wants to read?
Well, as it's his
first time, I think
I think John should kick us off.
Should I just read?
Yeah. Yeah.
"Now the Lord provided a huge
fish to swallow Jonah"
"..And Jonah was in
the belly of the fish
"for three days
and three nights."
"From inside the fish, Jonah
prayed to the Lord, his God."
"He said
"'..in my distress,
I called to the Lord,
"'and he answered me."
"'From deep in the realm of
the dead, I called for help,"
"'and you listened to my cry.'"
TOMMY: John-boy.
RINGING TONE
My dinosaur's better than yours!
No, I've got the better dinosaur!
"'You hurled me into the depths,
into the very heart of the seas.'"
"And the Lord
commanded the fish."
"And it vomited
Jonah onto dry land."
Are you washed
In the blood
Oh, are you washed in
the blood Of the Lamb?
Are you fully trusting
In His grace this hour?
Are you washed in
the blood Of the Lamb?
Oh, will your soul be ready
For the mansions bright
And be washed in the
blood Of the Lamb? ♪
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