The Revenge Club (2025) s01e06 Episode Script

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Seven weeks ago
they were strangers,
now their exes are dropping
like flies.
Let's take down Rohan.
-Hang on.
-Yeah, I'm in.
After everything
that's happened.
I'm in.
Just say the word.
What if they're
helping each other?
Anyone I get close to
I lose.
I can't afford any loose ends.
In Shakespeare's Othello,
what object does Iago use
to convince Othello
that Desdemona
has been unfaithful?
Handkerchief.
A handkerchief is correct.
Sorry.
What was that?
It's what we used to do
in my old local.
I'm sorry, I just got nervous.
But wait, the Quizzards
have just pulled level
with our leaders, The Losers.
So we'll need a tiebreaker.
I am not getting beat by a team
called the Quizzards.
Oh, my God, that is a crime
against eyeballs.
Sue.
Settle down please,
ladies and gentlemen.
Everyone clear your minds,
breathe, concentrate.
What is the collective noun
for a group of larks?
Oh well, at least
we tried our best.
A murder.
Oh no, that's crows.
Nobody in the universe is going
to know the answer to that.
An exaltation.
Is the correct answer!
Yes
The winner
of this week's £30 tab are
The Losers!
Steve, Steve, Steve,
Steve, Steve, Steve!
Emily? Emily?
Jesus Christ. Hey.
What
Look at me. Look at me.
What's wrong?
It's Rita. I found her.
What happened?
I think she's dead.
Good news is we've got
a sighting on Steve Williams.
Why are you doing this to me?
You know I like
the bad news first.
Emily Hunter saw him
legging it from Cyprus House
-with blood on his hands.
-Shit.
-Who's ex is it this time?
-That's the thing.
Pattern's changed.
Crime scene. No entry.
I get that, but I'm meant to be
meeting Rita Eggleston.
I run a therapy group here.
Can't give out any details.
Sorry. It's a crime scene.
Sorry, what do you mean
crime scene?
-What's happened?
-Is anyone hurt?
Please, at least
tell us that everyone's okay.
That's not possible
right now, I'm afraid.
Malcolm, where are the others?
I have no idea, he's given me
no information whatsoever.
I'm going to call Rachel.
-How bad?
-Touch and go.
Massive head trauma.
She's alive, but barely.
Paramedics reckon they'll
put her in an induced coma.
-Weapon?
-Haven't found one yet.
This is odd, though,
the car keys
that were in her pocket
aren't hers.
Williams' army file came through
while I was getting suited up.
Served three tours
in Afghanistan.
Special reconnaissance,
expert in close quarter combat
and survival tactics.
Court-martial led for shooting
his commanding officer.
-He shot his own CO?
-Yeah.
-Why?
-The file doesn't say.
I'll call the DCI.
We need more bodies
looking for Williams.
Yeah.
Do you think Steve saw me
at Cypress House?
I don't know.
That image of Rita.
I can't get it out of my head
-every time I think of it.
-Hey, hey, hey, hey.
It's all right. You're safe.
I don't want to be here.
Can we go somewhere?
Somewhere I can breathe.
Anywhere but here.
You sure?
Yeah.
I know a place.
Okay.
You know, maybe Emily
was wrong about what she saw.
Uh, blood's on his hands, Tej.
Of course she's not wrong.
He killed them.
So Dan and
and Jack.
So that was Steve
punishing them for hurting us.
What, am I am I just
supposed to be grateful?
-What if we're next?
-The kids.
I'm supposed to go
and collect them.
No, no, they can't be
anywhere near me.
Not while Steve's out there.
Listen.
Don't go home tonight, yeah?
Stay here.
-Safety in numbers.
-Yeah.
Oh, hello.
Sorry. Who are you?
Oh, I'm I'm Malcolm.
Malcolm Ray.
Rita attends
a therapy group I run.
There's something
you need to know.
Forensics confirmed,
the car key fob they found
in Rita's pocket,
it was definitely Steve's.
Same one used to access the car
where his wife died.
Well, why would Rita
have Steve's fob?
Maybe she took
the revenge pact too far.
She killed Sue, the others too.
Steve finds out
and he goes after her.
Mm.
Anything in that army file
about Steve being religious?
Revenge is baked
into most faiths, right?
"Vengeance is mine,
sayeth the Lord."
Well, maybe
he's not doing God's work.
Maybe he thinks he is God.
I don't know, Rosa, I see a man
with military training
using what works.
What if the killer believes
they have the moral authority
to pass sentence?
Look at the pattern: carefully
orchestrated judgements.
That's not military.
That's biblical.
I believe the exes are revenge,
but Rita?
Wrong place, wrong time.
Had to be silenced.
Whatever the motive,
we need to find Steve Williams.
If Emily saw him leaving,
he may have seen her too.
What, you think she is next?
Let's not wait and find out.
Right.
Hey.
Sorry.
You okay?
The signal's back.
Steve, he keeps calling me.
Oh, my God.
He's breaking into my flat.
Calum, he's hunting me.
Turn your phone off.
Second floor.
Police.
Anyone here?
Police! Stop!
Suspect heading north on foot.
White male, dark clothing.
I need units
on the building perimeter.
Malcolm!
-Malcolm.
-Ben.
Hi. I just needed
to get some air.
Mr. Eggleston? DS Thompson.
I'm investigating
what's happened to Rita.
I've got to ask you
a few questions,
-if that's all right.
-Yeah, of course. Anything.
When was the last time
you saw Rita,
-before today, I mean.
-It was yesterday.
I walked her to that place
where it happened.
We need to verify Rita's
whereabouts Sunday morning.
-Do you know where she was?
-She was with me.
You're absolutely
sure about that?
I was I was at her place.
We spent the day together,
we spent the night together.
Look.
This is one of those
wrong time,
wrong place things, right?
It's not deliberate.
Right now,
we don't know for sure.
Because it's like
she's got this whole new life
I know nothing about.
And
why would anyone
want to hurt her?
Huh?
Somber music building
Mum?
I used to imagine
what you'd look like
when I was little.
Made up stories about
why you couldn't keep me.
There's so much
I have to ask you, you know?
I don't even know what
Rambo film is your favourite,
you know?
So I need you to wake up.
Okay?
Please.
Wake up.
What are you doing?
I can't bear the waiting.
This might help a bit.
You can judge me
I give not a shiny shit.
Do you want some?
Sure.
Easy.
I don't think he's coming.
Yeah, me neither.
I can't die.
I've got too much to do.
I want to be
at Josh's Bar Mitzvah.
Oh, his voice.
He is like a younger,
better Bublé.
I like Bublé.
And you know Lula?
When she gets
to that stage in her life
where she hates me
I want to show her
that I'll still be there
when shit gets real.
I just want to find a way, Tej,
to show them
how to live in this world
large and fabulous,
and not be scared of it,
like I was.
I think I want
to get married again.
You know,
get it right this time.
Even though
you've seen everything
that marriage has done to us?
No, it's just like
nuclear energy.
It can destroy everything,
but it can also
power a whole city.
Wow.
Except I know I'm hard to love.
I'm basically a robot.
Who the fuck told you that?
You.
You've said it
seven times since we met.
Oh, my God, I'm
I'm so sorry.
No, it's fine.
-Tej, listen.
-Hm?
Somewhere out there
is a heart that beats in exactly
the same rhythm as yours.
Rachel?
Oh, my God.
I know you're in there.
Get down, get down.
What, so he just jumped?
Take a look at this.
It's Calum Baird's.
I recognise it from
the therapy group recordings.
-Why's it there now?
-They're together.
We find Callum, we find Emily
-before Steve does.
-Right.
Who walked into the room?
Who walked into the room?
All your world looks small
When you're standing
ten feet tall ♪
So drenched
that the rain ♪
Doesn't bother you no more
Here is everything,
I got nothing to hide ♪
And I got your wide eyes
Your wide eyes
Rachel!
Rachel, I just want
to talk to you.
Rachel.
Rach.
All right.
Where's Emily?
I am done hiding.
I'm sick of being scared
shitless by men like you.
I know you did it.
You killed Dan and Jack,
didn't you?
-And Rita.
-I've been set up.
Emily saw you leaving Cypress
House, we know it was you.
-Do you?
-Yeah.
Is that right?
So who set me up?
Was it you?
Was it you?
Don't play games
with me, Steven!
All right.
Tej.
Do you seriously think
I trusted you, we
we all did.
All right, I admit.
When I first heard
what happened to Sue,
I lost it a little bit.
What happened to Sue?
She's dead.
-What?
-But I didn't kill her.
Mountain cottage.
Best sunrises in the world here.
It's comfy inside. Promise.
How far away
from anything are we?
Pretty far.
Sons of Zebedee.
My dad.
I'm guessing he wasn't
a Magic Roundabout enthusiast.
The fishermen Jesus
met on the Sea of Galilee.
Dad's two favourite things.
Fishing. Preaching the word.
How long can we stay?
Are you okay?
Yeah, just
first time
I've been back in 20 years.
Just memories.
I'll give you the tour.
It's like a church fete
and a tackle shop had a baby.
Sorry the place is a mess.
I don't even know
what half the stuff is.
I didn't know
you were religious.
Not since I prayed for Scotland
to beat Brazil in '98.
You don't have to
pretend you're okay.
Not with me.
I know.
You can tell me anything.
You know that.
Because what you must be
going through
No, I'm fine.
I mean, what were we thinking?
Trusting people
you'd only just met.
We barely knew each other.
We're desperate. We needed to.
This place is perfect.
Thank you.
I'll show you the kitchen.
A little kitchen
might be a bit generous.
More like a museum
of my dad's old tins.
I couldn't think straight and
I needed some answers and
and then I found Rita
lying on the floor bleeding.
I knew they were
going to blame me and so
I didn't help her.
I ran away.
I ran away like a coward.
And I thought,
I thought I was a good man.
And I mean, I was,
I was a good man.
You sure about that, Steve?
Oh, fucking hell, Rachel!
You don't believe me, do you?
All right.
I'm going to tell you
a little story about me.
My third tour
of Afghanistan, right?
I had a job to do.
And it was dangerous.
And it was fucking terrifying.
But it all made sense.
And I knew how to do my job.
And there
was this little private.
His name was Danny Alford.
Nineteen.
He's a cocky little fucker,
but he was 19.
And our convoy
went over an IED, which is
it's like a roadside bomb,
like a mine.
And in that instant
My CO, he just,
he completely
lost the fucking plot and
He got it into his head
that this kid was a spy.
And he wanted to shoot him,
I mean, he's a fucking bully,
but he wanted to shoot him.
He wanted
to execute him on the spot.
This 19-year-old kid, because
he thought he was a spy.
And I shot him.
I shot my commanding officer
to save the boy's life.
And they all closed ranks.
And they fucking
court-martialed me.
I got a dishonourable discharge.
Everything I thought I was,
was just gone.
Like that.
And then I had to come home
to my loving wife.
Except I weren't
a soldier no more.
And it turns out
that she loved the uniform.
She just didn't love me.
I'm sorry about Sue.
Yeah.
But I've got to find Emily
because I've got to tell her
that I didn't kill Sue,
-and I didn't kill Rita.
-No.
Steve Rita's alive.
She's pretty poorly,
but she's alive.
Steve.
You really didn't do it.
No
Well, that means whoever
did do it is still out there.
It's got to be one of us.
-No.
-Yeah, someone
who's trying to frame me.
Well, you can just
talk to the police
and just tell them
what you told us.
No, the police are going to
arrest me on sight,
because I ran away from a crime
scene with blood on me hands.
Police don't care
about the truth.
Police care about closing cases.
When the police
arrested Calum
they had his DNA on file.
-So?
-So, that means
that he's got a record.
That means
he's been arrested before.
Right, so whatever it was,
it's probably nothing.
Right?
Right?
Too easy.
I almost feel sorry for you.
Almost.
You're a bad, bad winner.
I hate losing.
Hard to tell, I know.
Given how spectacularly
I've been
at losing
at everything recently.
What?
I love you.
I saw Scrabble on the self.
I don't want to play games.
Why can't this just be enough?
Just
You and me here together.
Because you're not really here.
Talk to me.
About what?
You found Rita.
Like that.
And you've got nothing to say
Will you just stop?
Look, I'm tired.
I'm going to go to bed.
Hey, hey
-Let go.
-Just listen.
You're safe with me, okay?
-I love you.
-Stop lying.
I am not lying.
I will always choose you.
What you're feeling
is just chemicals
and the fear of being alone.
Bullshit.
You don't mean that. You don't.
Just say it.
What's gotten into you?
Why are you fucking this up?
Maybe it needed fucking up, alright?
-Give me something!
-Fuck.
Is this why Bex left you?
Fuck you.
Where are you going?
Fire's dying. Need wood.
Don't you've drunk too much.
Probably.
"Michelle Kavanagh, 19.
"Suicide verdict.
Her inquest yesterday.
"She drowned."
"The teenager was last seen
with boyfriend Callum Baird."
"Baird was arrested
and questioned, but released
"due to insufficient evidence.
The family have rejected
the suicide verdict
and want the case
reopened as murder"
oh my God, Emily.
She's alone with him.
We have to go get her.
Any updates on that phone ping?
Um
No. Last location
was at a service station
on the A38
and that was nine hours ago.
Nothing since then.
Alright,
well that's all we've got then.
Let's start there.
I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry.
I feel like I'm losing my mind.
We're both are.
Just trust me.
Why haven't we found her yet?
This is ridiculous.
Now, if we can't,
neither can Steve.
It's ex-special forces.
Tracking people is what he does.
She does have Callum
with her, though.
AMPR cameras
picked up Callum's truck.
A38, junction 31. Enough.
All units,
Bolo and Red Taylor to Hilux.
Registration Charlie, Echo,
1-4, Mike, Oscar, India, Tango.
I love you.
Hi, it's Emily.
Leave a message.
Ugh! Straight to voicemail.
Again.
Right, what are
we going to do now?
I'm tracking Billy's GPS.
Their servers
are so easy to hack.
You know that place on
the Justice for Michelle page?
Milton Cottage,
where she drowned?
Yeah?
It belonged to Callum's family.
It's not a million
miles from here.
And you think that's
where he's taking her?
Right, well, what are we
waiting for?
Ah Steve.
I think
I think the police
are headed there.
Let's go.
Come on.
Hi, it's me. Call me.
Hi, me again.
Listen, something's happened.
We're coming to Milton Cottage.
So we'll see you soon.
Em, Em, find somewhere
private to listen, OK?
Just you.
We're coming to get you.
And it will all be OK.
I swear that Callum
is not who we think he is.
He had a girlfriend, Michelle.
He took her to the place
where he's taken you,
and she died there, in the lake.
He told the police
she killed herself,
except everyone said he did it.
And we
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God,
we can't believe it either.
Look, she never left a note.
It's him.
All of it.
Where are you going?
Em?
I have to go.
Go where?
Em Emily Give me they keys!
Liar!
What is wrong with you?
Argh!
Emily, stop!
What the fuck ah!
Emily!
Emily!
I'm not going to hurt you!
Listen!
Listen to me!
Emily?
He can't hurt you anymore.
Down on the ground!
Down on the ground!
Police! Stay where you are!
-No, you can't arrest him.
-Ms Coughlin, please step back.
No, with respect,
you've got this wrong.
I'm arresting you
on suspicion of the murder
of Susan Williams
on Sunday 17th August 2025.
-He didn't do it!
-You don't have to say
anything, however it may harm
your defence
if you do not
mention when questioned
It wasn't Steve, it was Callum!
may be given in evidence.
Steve saved her life.
-She saved mine first, mate.
-You are a good man.
Right now, all we
know is a man's been shot.
Got an armed injured male
heading south-east.
Any units available to pursue?
Let it go.
I can't believe
we got it so wrong.
Look, we'll find him.
Dead or alive.
Every force in the country
is looking for him.
Are we even sure it's him?
I got hold of the original
investigating officer
this morning.
Michelle had
clinical depression.
She'd attempted
suicide twice before.
The family couldn't accept
she'd gone.
-Needed someone to blame.
-Okay.
So we mark his body count down
from four to three.
What about
the neighbour that saw
Callum the night of Dan's death?
Come on.
Drink. Now.
There.
I've let it go.
Rita.
Rita?
Hey
Hey!
Emily?
Emily.
Oh, Malcolm. Hi.
I've been meaning to call.
How is Rita?
Yeah, she's responding
to voices now.
Small steps.
She squeezes back
when I hold her hand, so
-That's good.
-And you?
Yeah, well, you know.
I worry about all of you after
everything that's happened.
Actually,
I'm going away tonight.
Just picking
up some last minute things.
-Oh, anywhere nice?
-Here and there.
Clearing my head.
Sounds wise.
Listen, I'm sorry we didn't get
to finish your journey properly.
Though I suspect
you found the whole thing
a bit too touchy-feely.
No. Not at all.
A lot of what you
said really helped.
He thinks I'm nothing.
Feeling your pain
is where healing begins.
Because I am nothing?
Your gut
knows what to do. Trust it.
You're stronger than you think.
What?
You drink poison, Emily.
You can't help it.
It's just who you are.
It's why everyone leaves you.
Push forward.
One step at a time.
Sue doesn't love you.
Wake up!
Find your people.
The ones who show up for you.
-Hi!
-And show up for them.
You're early.
The hardest part of healing
is letting go
of who you thought you were.
I'm so sorry.
And accepting who you are.
And then you'll find them.
The person
who meets you in the ruins.
Who's worth breaking down
every wall for.
Who sees what you've become.
Really sees it.
And doesn't
ask you to be different,
or better, or good.
Just you.
That's when you know it's real.