Playing Gracie Darling (2025) s01e06 Episode Script

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[eerie ambient music plays]
[music builds]
[door opens]
[girl humming softly]
[music intensifies]
[door thuds in distance]
[gasps] Oh, my God, Mum!
Can you not creep around?
I'm creeping around?
Put some clothes on.
If you're going to see Raffy,
you can think again.
- Why shouldn't I?
- Because I'm your mother.
- And there are some things
- Because you're drunk
- you don't understand.
- and a hypocrite!
- [gasps]
- Oh, Frankie, sorry!
- [Peter] Hey, what's going on?
- Sorry, I didn't I
What are you doing here?
Uh go to your room.
Why are there so many secrets
in this stupid family?!
- I said go to your room!
- Fuck this!
Hey!
[Peter] Ruth?
- Go.
- Yep, yep.
Frankie!
[Frankie sobbing]
[vehicle approaching]
[vehicle accelerating]
[Frankie yelps]
[brakes squeak]
[Frankie groans]
Frankie! You all right?
Just leave me
the fuck alone, Peter!
[Frankie curses]
Fuck!
[insects chirping]
[Raffy] Finally!
Yeah, I got held up.
Give me some of that.
Oh, did you bring your dexies?
Come on.
You know you're not
supposed to mix them.
I don't give a fuck.
Ugh. [exhales]
My stupid fucked-up family.
What's happened now?
It's just, like,
lies and more fucking lies.
I'm so over it.
[sighs] Come on. Let's play.
I thought you said
it was bullshit.
[Frankie] We'll see!
What are you afraid of, Raffy?
Ghosts?
[sinister music builds]
[music fades]
[birds warbling gently outside]
[twittering
and fluttering overhead]
[soft music plays]
[breathing shallowly]
[soft music continues]
[whispering] Dad?
Dad? Dad?
The night Gracie went missing
what do you remember?
[Bob sighs]
What do you want
to rehash all that for
at this hour of the morning?
When you found me,
did I say anything
about Gracie?
You were all
scratched up and dirty.
You you couldn't
say much at all.
Yeah, yeah.
Was I holding anything?
In my hand? A
Dad, a necklace? A locket?
Yes.
Gracie's locket?
It could have been Gracie's.
[Pattie] You never told me this.
- What happened to it?
- I just put it away.
Don't you know that
withholding evidence is a crime?
[Bob] Oh, don't be so dramatic.
How do you know it was evidence?
[Pattie] I think anything
belonging to a dead person
could be useful
in an investigation.
[Bob] Oh, I didn't know
she was dead!
- I was trying to
- [Pattie] To what?
Protect our daughter.
Joni, what did you do?
I don't know, Mum.
[Bob sighs]
[Pattie] Joni!
[clattering]
[clattering stops]
[soft music plays]
[exhales sharply]
[low unsettling music plays]
[breathing shakily]
[voice on computer]
Focus in on the flashing light.
[low whirring on computer]
Follow the light
as it moves from side to side.
Relax your mind.
Keep breathing.
Allow any memories
to arise naturally.
[unsettling music intensifies]
[spluttering and gagging]
[choking]
[trembling]
[music intensifies]
[Joni] Don't Don't
[panting erratically]
[grunts forcefully]
Don't! Don't! Don't! Don't!
[Young Joni whimpering]
- [music fades]
- [gasps]
[pants rapidly]
[whimpers shakily]
[eerie music plays]
[footsteps approaching]
[Jay] Hey, um
What happened to my dresser?
[Joni] No, uh There's Oh.
Can I just talk to you
about something?
[Jay] Right, don't tell me
you're breaking up with me
before we even get started.
No. No.
[Jay] Right. Okay.
The night Gracie disappeared
when my dad found me,
I was holding a locket.
Uh you remember that gold
locket that Gracie used to wear?
- Mm-hm.
- Yeah.
He's had it at his house this
whole time, all these years.
Okay. Well, you and Gracie
were always swapping stuff.
Yeah. I
I had a memory come up
of hurting her.
Joni, listen to me.
You're stressed.
You're not sleeping.
You've got to stop
blaming yourself.
- It wasn't your fault.
- I don't know, I don't know.
I just I can't
trust anything anymore.
Like Levi? Levi
Yeah, maybe Gracie
was faking us out,
but how did Raffy
and Frankie get that name?
I don't know. I
And I know that they've been
digging around for stuff
'cause maybe Frankie
found something
and someone or something
[gasps] No, I've
Maybe I'm losing my mind!
I don't think
you're losing your mind.
[Joni exhales]
Joni
Do you want to maybe
try that hug again?
Yeah? Come on.
Yeah. Yeah, sure. Sure.
Yep.
[Bob and Pattie
shouting and arguing]
[Pattie] ..useful evidence,
for all you know!
And it's destroyed
this whole town!
[Bob] Pattie!
[Pattie] It's ruined
your daughter's mental health!
[Bob] Stop destroying
everything I've collected!
Where's Mummy?
[Bob and Pattie
continue arguing]
She went out again.
When are they going to find
Frankie so we can go home?
- [Pattie] What is this?
- [Bob] What are you doing?
- [Pattie] What is this?!
- Good question, Lu.
- [clattering]
- [Bob] Stop that!
[shouting continues]
Come on. I'll set you up.
Episodes or a movie?
- Episodes!
- All right.
- [Mina] Hop up.
- [Lulu giggles]
- [cheery music plays on TV]
- [Mina] Here.
I'm gonna fix this, Lu.
[uneasy music plays]
[insects chirping]
[uneasy music continues]
[music fades]
What the hell has happened here?
[sighs wearily]
What did Jay say?
He said the locket
doesn't prove anything.
[Bob] What did I tell you?
You're just lucky our daughter's
in bed with the police.
[Joni] Oh, Mum, don't
[gently] You know,
I think I probably didn't
handle things well back then.
Sending you
to that tarot healer
I just I wanted you
to feel heard, you know?
I thought she might
reassure you.
Mummy, where's Mina?
I thought she was here with you.
Dad, where's Mina?
She here? She upstairs? Mina?
Mina, you up there?
Mina, you here?!
She's not here. When was
the last time you saw her?
- I don't know.
- Jesus.
Okay. I'm going
to go look for her.
Don't lose Lulu!
[voicemail]
Hey, this is Rafaela.
Please don't leave a message.
Send a text.
[uneasy music plays]
[teenagers laughing,
chattering indistinctly]
Hey, guys, have you seen Mina?
[girl 1] Is she missing?
[girl 2] Oh, my oh, my God!
[mock-gasps]
Maybe Gracie's killer got her!
- Arggh! Ohh!
- [teenagers laugh]
But hang on. No, psych lady
says it was all in our heads.
- So
- Really helpful. Thanks.
[girl 2] Oh, okay.
- [girl 1] Bye! Bye!
- [boy] See ya. Bye!
[line ringing]
[Moira] Hello?
Hi, Moira.
Hey, I'm just wondering,
has Mina come up there
by any chance?
Oh, Ruth and I are down
at the station, checking in.
- Oh
- [Ruth] Who is it?
[Moira] It's Joni.
She's looking for Mina.
[Ruth] What's happened?
Is Mina missing?
No, no, no.
All's good, all's fine.
Just, um, maybe give me
a call if you see her. Bye.
[phone rings]
[ringing continues]
[knocking]
- Hey.
- Is Mina here?
[Anita] Raff.
Raff!
Raffy! Have you heard from Mina?
- No.
- [Joni] Okay.
Anita, the night
that Gracie disappeared,
you ever talk about that
with Raffy?
Jay and I made a pact
not to mess up our kid,
you know?
So you never mentioned Levi?
Who's Levi?
The spirit we spoke to.
[chuckles] I'd forgotten that.
- What do you remember?
- I don't know, Joni.
It was, like, 27 years ago.
You ran out with Jay.
Where was I?
I don't know!
I just remember
that I was shit-scared
and we legged it
and we got lost in the dark
and then I ran home, snuck in,
and, um, later Jay turned up.
So I
Later?
- How much later?
- A bit.
A bit? What's a bit?
[firmly] Anita, what's a bit?
- [Anita] Hours.
- [scoffs]
Like, a few.
He was he was
in a real state.
And, um
he couldn't tell me
where he'd been.
And he had
he had blood on his clothes.
[breathing heavily]
[line ringing]
[phone vibrating]
- [insects chirping]
- [unsettling music plays]
Joni?!
Gracie?!
Anita?!
[breathing shakily]
- [shrieks]
- [Young Jay yelps]
Gracie! Gracie!
[shrieking] Let me out!
Let me out!
Let me out! Let me out!
[Young Jay straining] Fuck
- [Gracie grunts]
- Oh!
Fuck!
Gracie?
Gracie?
[unsettling music rises]
[music fades]
[knocking] Jay?
Mina? Jay?
[knocking]
[knocking] Jay!
[knocking]
Mina!
[phone rings]
Raffy.
[Raffy] Hey, have you
found Mina yet?
No. No.
Yesterday she said
we should find out about Levi.
Find out? How?
She wanted to go to the shack.
- [phone clicks]
- Shit.
["Nothing's Gonna Hurt You Baby"
by Cigarettes After Sex plays]
Whispered something
in your ear ♪
It was a perverted thing
to say ♪
But I said it anyway ♪
Made you smile and look away ♪
Nothing's gonna
hurt you, baby ♪
As long as you're with me ♪
You'll be just fine ♪
Nothing's gonna take you
from my side ♪
[James] Oh, it's you.
[Mina] How are you today?
You can't be too careful.
Someone's been
creeping around at night.
- [Mina] Oh.
- [indistinct chatter on TV]
[Mina] I thought maybe today
instead of reading, I could
ask you some questions
about your life?
Oh, yeah.
Great. Um
[turns TV off]
So
can you tell me
your name and birthdate?
James Ezekiel Darling.
Born 13th of May, 1939.
Any siblings?
None to speak of.
What about Levi?
That must have been hard
for you, losing a brother.
What have I told you?
[Mina] We were
talking about Levi.
[sharply] We do not mention
his name in this house!
Why not? What happened to Levi?
We do not mention his name!
Okay. Children? Grandchildren?
Are you trying to provoke me?
No, I
No, I'm I'm sorry. Should
we read a bit more of this?
How dare you bring him
in this house.
- How dare you.
- I'm sorry, um
How dare you--!
[menacing music builds]
Stop moaning, Levi.
Is Levi here?
Get out of there!
If you can!
- [fire roaring]
- [objects clattering]
Help! Let me out!
Let me out!
Please! [banging]
James! Let me out!
[Gracie's voice whispering]
Levi, Levi, Levi, Levi
Why do you push me, Gracie?!
- [Gracie] Levi
- [breathing shakily]
You leave me no choice!
[Mina shrieks]
[menacing music builds]
Mina!
Mina!
Mina!
Mina
Jay?
[anguished exhale]
Gracie
[exhales heavily, sniffs]
Oh
[inhales deeply]
Gracie Darling, Gracie Darling,
Gracie Darling, can we play?
Gracie, please, help me!
Gracie?
Gracie, let me in.
[guttural gasp]
[intense music builds]
[inhales deeply]
[Levi] Let me out! James!
[Levi hollering]
[Young James] ..wash me
from my wrongdoing
[teen boy]
Let go, let go, let go!
Let go! Let go! Let go!
[gasps]
[groans]
[gasps]
[panicked breathing]
[gasps]
[breathing shakily]
[trembles]
[menacing music rises]
[whimpering]
[exclaims and cries]
I want to go home!
[weeping]
[menacing music continues]
[music fades]
[door opens]
[man] Gracie?
Grandpa?
[sobs]
Have you been drinking?
No.
Who have you been with?
No-one.
Who have you been with?!
[breathing shakily]
You really want to know
who I've been with?
I've been with Levi.
What have I told you?
[tauntingly] Levi Levi
[Gracie chuckles]
Why do you push me, Gracie?
- [sobbing]
- Why? You give me no choice.
- [unsettling music plays]
- [Gracie whimpering]
- [Young James] Say it!
- [sobbing]
[Young James]
Forgive them all, oh Lord,
our sins of omission
and our sins of commission.
[Mina]
Mr Darling, please, it's me!
- Forgive the sins of my soul
- It's Mina! Get off!
and forgive the sins
of my body.
- [screaming] Please! Stop!
- Say it!
Forgive our secret
and our more open sins
[Mina screams]
- Mina?
- [Mina screaming in distance]
Mina!
- [screaming continues]
- [James yelling]
- Mina!
- [Mina shrieking]
Mina, open up!
[James] Forgive the sins
of my youth!
- Mum!
- Forgive the sins of my age!
- Forgive the sins of my soul!
- [Mina] Stop!
- Please, stop! Get off!
- Forgive the sins of my body!
- Forgive the sins I know
- [Mina] Mum! Please!
[screaming] Mina! Mina!
- It's Mina!
- Forgive our secret
- It's me!
- and our more open sins.
- Mum!
- Forgive the sins of my soul!
- Forgive the sins of my body!
- [Mina wailing]
[Young James] Forgive
our sins of ignorance and--
- [bites]
- Argghhh!
You little harlot!
[whimpers and groans]
- No, no, no!
- Stand up!
Please! I'm sorry!
- Stand up!
- I'm sorry! Let me go.
[sobbing] Please please
please please
please [whimpering]
Forgive them, oh Lord
[muffled screaming]
[urgent music plays]
[grunting]
Open the Ugh!
[Mina screams]
Let her go! Let her go!
[grunts] She needs
to do her penance.
[muffled shouting]
Grandpa?
She needs to do her penance!
For God's sake,
help me, Peter. Help me!
Grandpa! Grandpa! Stop! Stop!
Stop! Stop, please!
- That's enough.
- [Young James] Let go of her.
- That's enough! Stop!
- I'll say when it's enough!
[Young Peter]
Let go, let go, let go!
- Let go! Let go! Let go!
- Peter
- [Peter] Stop, stop! Please!
- [screams]
Stop! Stop! That's enough!
That is enough!
No [mutters indistinctly]
Hey, hey, hey You're okay.
[Mina splutters and sobs]
It's okay, it's okay, it's okay.
[low uneasy music plays]
[water sloshes]
[Young James pants]
Get up.
Now, stop fooling around.
Gracie?
Oh, God.
[whimpering] Oh, my God
Gracie? Gracie?
Grandpa, what did you do?
She's not breathing.
[sobbing] Gracie!
Someone do something, please!
[sobbing]
You killed her!
Grandpa, you killed her!
[yelps]
Go back to the house, Ruth.
And say nothing to your mother!
Help me, Peter.
Come on Peter!
[insects chirping]
[fire whooshes and crackles]
[eerie music plays]
[music fades]
[Ruth speaking indistinctly]
[Jay] You're gonna need
to make a full statement.
Didn't I warn you
about strange old men?
I'm so sorry, Bear.
- It's a joke, Mum.
- [chuckles softly]
[exhales, sniffles]
[uneasy music plays]
[birds screeching]
[Billy] What are you doing here?
I've come to talk about Frankie.
We've charged James Darling.
We know you didn't have
anything to do with Gracie.
Why did you throw away
her backpack?
Because I didn't want
anyone to find her.
- [wind turbines pulsating]
- [uneasy music continues]
[knocks six times]
[knocks twice]
You're late. I thought
you'd never come today.
Well, no, I know,
but he says it's safe now.
- No No, no, no, no, no!
- [Jay] It's okay, Frankie.
- You don't have to hide anymore.
- No, no, you can't take me home!
Listen.
- No-one's going to hurt you.
- [Frankie] No, no, I saw it.
Pa. Pa killed her.
Pa killed Gracie.
[indistinct
police radio chatter]
[Moira]
Forgive us our sins, Lord.
Forgive us the sins
that we remember
and the sins
that we have forgotten.
Will he ever be punished
for what he did?
I don't know. I
He'd have to be proved
competent to stand trial
[mumbles incoherently]
- [insects chirping]
- [melancholy music plays]
[twittering
and fluttering overhead]
Hey.
Hey.
I thought I'd find you here.
We're, um
we're heading home.
Yes.
I made a full statement.
- That's good.
- Yeah.
They say it was self-defence,
that I was a minor.
But, you know, I
I can't stop thinking
that, you know,
if I if I hadn't
pushed her,
you know, if I'd just
gone for help, anything--
I don't think that that
is a helpful line of thought.
Just, like, all these years,
you know,
like, I tried to convince myself
that it didn't really happen.
That you know, that it was
all just a bad dream.
Yeah.
Me too.
When we were out here
the other night,
you felt that too, right?
Yeah.
Like there's something out here,
that it's not just us.
It's something
something else.
- Hmph, Levi?
- [chuckles softly]
I don't know what to call it.
[sighs softly]
[soft disquieting music plays]
[muffled straining]
[soft grunt]
[siren wailing in distance]
[vehicle approaching]
Hey, darling.
You want to come on out?
Can you lift it?
Thank you.
All right, up to your room
and I'll come
and help you unpack, all right?
[sighs wearily]
[soft disquieting music plays]
Ivy?
[birds twittering]
[line ringing]
[Liam] Hi, Joni.
Hey, Liam.
Sorry I missed your calls.
I was just calling
to check in on Ivy.
We've been trying
to get a hold of you.
Yeah, sorry, I, um--
I'm really sorry
to tell you this,
but Ivy took
her own life yesterday.
What?
- No, 'cause I just saw--
- I'm sorry, Joni.
[disquieting music swells]
[birds fluttering]
[music crescendos, then fades]
[eerie ambient music plays]