After the Flood (2024) s02e03 Episode Script

1
The shotgun they found on the moors,
it's from the Crossdale Estate.
JO: Alan's big in business, and
I know his daughter Harriet a bit.
PAT: 'Fraser, what's all this?'
FRASER: 'Files, notebooks, tapes.'
'What kind of tapes?'
Interviews conducted by Mackie
and your dad.
2012, Saskia Bale, burglary.
All the evidence goes missing
while she's in custody.
Thought you and Mackie were solid.
I said that because
I'm terrified of the man.
SHE GASPS
'He's a killer, for God's sake!'
There's a bright future for all
of us if we can just stick together.
I'm not gonna say anything.
I've got too much to lose.
MOLLY: Is it all over
between you and Sarah Mackie, then?
Yeah, I'm done
chasing other men's wives.
Is that Xav? So he was the one
dating Donna Rower, wasn't he?
Xav and Todd went to
the same grief counselling group.
Yeah. They were mates.
'So Xav wasn't sneaking
around the farm,
'he was just going back to Todd's.
'He had a bag! He must've dumped it
before Dixon caught up with him.'
What the hell were they up to?
SAM: Thanks for coming, everyone.
Your prints are being taken
for elimination purposes.
They won't be kept on record, OK?
RAIN DROWNS OU
SPEECH
Harriet, is your dad on his way?
He has a prior engagement,
so, no, he won't be back
till tomorrow. Right.
Well, we do need his prints,
as well.
Did you explain the urgency?
I did, but he can't cancel.
So what time tomorrow?
I really couldn't say.
Yeah, don't put yourself out.
We'll have officers here.
They'll let us know when he arrives.
That's not necessary. There'll be
a police presence tonight.
You've had "murderers" painted
on the front of your house.
I'm concerned for your safety.
Hm. That was weird.
Harriet didn't seem that bothered,
did she?
Yeah. Victims or suspects?
Someone's pointing a finger at them.
It's just a question of who.
Shh! Shh-shh-shh.
Shh-shh-shh, shh-shh-shh.
Shh, shh-shh-shh.
THUNDER RUMBLES
RAIN PATTERS
PHONE CHIMES
'Hi. It's half five,
and I've only just got Eve off,
'so that's why I'm whispering.
'Anyway, those old case files
that Tempo gave me,
'do you remember Saskia Bale,
'who had her charges dropped
just like that?
'Well, was she maybe ever fostered
by the Mackies and then used?
'I've asked Children's Services,
'but can you look through
Molly's photo albums
'and see if she was at
one of your mum's parties,
'because then we'll know
that she was a Mackie kid.
'I'll send you her mugshot over.
OK. Bye.'
SNORING
MOLLY: Oh, quiet! You'll wake Jo up.
JACK SIGHS
I'm not doing anything.
You're snoring.
HE SIGHS
Oh.
SHE SIGHS
What are you doing?
What do you think?
Going to the loo.
HE SIGHS
TOILET FLUSHES
DISTANTLY
DOOR OPENS
Permanent fixture now, are you?
Well, we were, er,
gonna go swimming first thing.
But judging by the weather
She goes in all weathers.
Does she?
Yeah, but there's a flood warning
out, so you might be in luck.
Do you want a cup of tea?
No, thanks.
Look, Jo, erm
I know me being with Moll
is problematic for you.
That's very astute of you.
But I just want you to know
that I do have the best intentions.
Really?
Yeah.
I care about Moll.
I'm very fond of her.
And you know, we're, erm
we're talking everything through.
Everything?
Yeah.
Hm. So she knows, does she,
that you were there
when Mackie killed someone? Yeah?
She know that you and Pat
and Sarah and Lee
all stood by
and watched a man bleed to death
rather than call an ambulance?
How do you know all this?
There's more. What about
your attempted insurance fraud,
which Keith went to prison for?
You know he's coming out today?
And then, of course, there's Mackie
getting Lee to murder your employee,
your caretaker,
the man that you fired.
Sorry, what are you talking about?
They killed him, Jack.
They strung him up.
He drank himself stupid,
then hanged himself.
Oh, come on.
I mean, he went home and got drunk.
The trouble is
that Mackie and Lee went round
to make sure that he'd keep
his mouth shut moving forward.
When they decided he was too much
of a risk, they plied him with drink
and they fucking helped him
on his way.
I swear to you, I had no idea.
Hello.
What's going on?
JO CLEARS THROA
Jack was just telling me
that you're taking him for a swim.
Have fun.
Yeah. Right,
let's get you a wetsuit.
Hiya.
Hey.
Oh, come on. Detectives eat shit
and drink too much.
There must be something here.
Ah, thank you! Heartburn.
Oh.
Why are you in here so early?
Oh, we had an amber warning
for heavy rain,
so I just wanted to make sure
the floodwall was holding.
Plus, Pat's got Eve,
and I don't sleep through any more.
Well, mine are 6' 3",
and I still wake at night.
Hm. Also, I can't stop wondering
how this is all connected.
I mean, this is someone accusing
the Bensons of the murders, right?
And at first, I thought these Xs
were something to do with Xav,
but then, after he's dead,
more pop up, and then this.
So is it nothing to do with him?
I dunno. I mean,
what about all this stuff
found in the bag
on the farm yesterday? Hm.
I mean, are they fields or farms?
PHONE CHIMES
Could it be something
to do with fly-tipping maybe?
Alan Benson's back home.
Oh, none of the estate workers
were a match for the thumbprint
on the shotgun,
so let's see if it's Mr Benson.
Bring the hand-held, yeah?
Yeah.
Good morning, ladies.
OTHERS: Morning.
We have an honorary male
with us today. Ooh!
And it's his first time.
WOMAN: Welcome!
Where's Layal?
PENNY: It's a school day today.
Oh, right, OK.
Doesn't usually stop her!
Bloody freezing.
Come on!
Come on! We all go in together,
don't we, ladies? We do.
Take your time.
Right.
Let your body acclimatise.
Shut it, Molly!
HE GASPS
LAUGHTER
Right, that is official, I can
no longer feel my gentleman's area.
Just think about hot tea and cake.
What we having today, ladies?
OTHERS: Coffee and walnuts!
Come on!
I used to have a set of walnuts.
LAUGHTER
Right, here we go.
Something to look forward to,
hot tea and cake. Go on!
CHEERING
Breathe.
Oh! Get me out of here.
LAUGHTER
Wait here a moment.
Sam.
Look at the X.
What's Aexous?
It's a chemical plant two
or three miles outside of Waterside.
This way.
Thank you.
Thanks, Harriet.
You're a bloody nuisance,
you lot, aren't you?
Mr Benson, two men
have been found dead on your land,
both shot with a shotgun
from this estate
which has a solitary thumbprint
on its barrel.
Now, we need to take your prints to
move forward with the investigation.
And with a killer on the loose,
there is some urgency.
You'd better stop faffing about,
then, hadn't you?
Cos they've got absolutely nothing
to do with us.
So we can take your prints?
When I've had my breakfast, yes.
Er, Mr Benson,
can I ask you about Aexous?
What's the question?
What's your connection
to the company?
My connection is I own it.
You own a chemical plant?
I own lots of companies.
Sir, the Xs graffitied
all over Waterside,
they're identical to the X
in your company logo.
Surely, you were aware of that?
Yet, as we speak,
you're having to remove "murderers"
from the front of your house.
You think we should leave it up?
Well, what do you think
they're trying to say?
Also, if you knew you were
being targeted because of Aexous,
you should have told us.
And frankly,
the fact that you didn't
makes us think
something else is going on.
A chemical plant
is a magnet for idiots.
It doesn't matter that our work
benefits tens of millions.
A tiny minority
think we sell poison for profit,
when, in fact, our pesticides ensure
the developing world can grow crops
that would otherwise fail.
We feed the world
and get attacked for it.
Yes. But in circumstances
where two men have been found dead
on your land,
you do have a duty to report
everything that you know.
What, and invite publicity that
can only benefit the perpetrators?
Why give 'em oxygen
and provoke more trouble
when we can afford to put it right,
deal with it ourselves?
What does that mean?
It means that we are
being targeted constantly!
We're updating
our surveillance equipment,
and if and when we get images
of anyone committing these acts
against us,
we'll share them with you,
all right?
As we showed yesterday,
we are being cooperative.
Making us wait
is cooperating, is it?
We're investigating two deaths!
And, sir, the names you gave us
to verify your whereabouts
on the nights Xav Palmer and
Todd Drake died have yet to respond.
Harriet, why don't you show
DS Bradley.
..DS Bradley the security measures
we're installing
while I'm eliminated.
Yeah, OK. Sure, fine.
SHE SIGHS
Right. Left hand first.
BEEPING
Oh, is it right
you're Detective Marshall,
as in Brendan Marshall's daughter?
Yeah, that's right.
Hey, I can see the family likeness.
SHE CHUCKLES,
BEEPING
Oh, and by the way, if, er,
you have any trouble with my alibis,
I'm sure Sergeant Mackie
would vouch for me.
All done?
I've taken against them.
Yeah. Yeah, keeping all
that information to themselves.
I mean, look at the Aexous logo.
And then look at the Xs
graffitied around town.
They're identical!
Is that your personal phone?
Yeah. And you've used it to take
pictures of the evidence board?
Just to take home and study, yeah.
Jo, delete them! Do it now.
Come on,
it's a disciplinary offence.
You have a smart notebook, use it!
OK.
JO CLEARS THROA
But you're right, though,
Aexous could be involved.
So, yeah, let's take a look at them.
OK, I'm on it now.
JACK: How long you gonna be?
MOLLY: Ooh, don't know, actually.
I think these texts
are from Layal,
but it's from a number
I don't recognise.
"Make sure you shower
after swimming,"
and, "Can you drop by
the classroom ASAP?" So
OK. I'm gonna park up down the road.
Mm.
Sitting outside a girls' school,
I mean, it's not
it's not a great look, is it?
See you in a bit.
See you in a bit.
Sorry. Sorry.
Sorry. Sorry.
Layal?
Hiya, come in.
You weren't there this morning.
You all right?
No. I've got some sixth-form parents
gunning for me.
Why? Last weekend,
when they thought their daughters
were having sleepovers at friends',
they were actually up on the moors.
Yeah, with the fire and everything.
They were partying,
and the fire blew their cover.
Yeah, Jo's niece was there,
Sophie Kamali.
And some were having mushrooms
and the like
and were having a bad reaction.
Like what? And freaked out?
A few did, yeah,
and a couple told their parents
that I had taught them
about hallucinogens in class.
What?
No, I did, but that's safeguarding.
I think that's teaching.
Yeah, no, you're right. Yeah.
The school disagrees, and they're
threatening disciplinary action.
Right, what can
what can I do to help?
You did You did text, didn't you?
That's something else.
So, we've had a lot of rain
this past month,
and driving by the river yesterday,
there was this scuzzy foam
on top of the water.
Sewage?
No. Well, maybe.
But there was also
this odd-coloured oily film
and some dead fish,
so I took a sample.
MOLLY SIGHS
Right, what do you think it is?
I don't know yet,
but the council need to put up
"no swimming" signs everywhere,
even at the lake.
No, we were in there this morning.
The water was lovely.
To the eye, yeah,
but you didn't test, did you? Mm?
You know me.
Right, I'll have the results
in a couple of hours.
OK. But you're worried?
Let's wait and see,
but get the ball rolling
with those signs, yeah?
BELL RINGS
Yeah, right away.
So is this why you said
"make sure you shower"?
Yeah. Look, I'll call as soon
as I have the results, all right?
Yeah, OK.
Oh, have you
have you changed your number?
Erm, have you got a new phone?
Oh, yeah.
The, erm, old one got nicked.
Hey, how was Eve?
Did she go into nursery OK?
Oh, she was reaching out
to be taken. Aw!
It's better than her screaming.
Yeah, true.
What?
SHE SIGHS
Sam was going through your desk
when I came into work this morning.
What? I mean, she made her excuses
and went through other desks,
but still, there was no-one else in.
OK, well, I don't keep anything
that we're working on here. Yeah.
WHISPERING: Oh, also Alan Benson
said that he knew my dad.
And he said that Mackie
could confirm his alibi.
Do you think I need to share that?
Maybe say something
to Balsara, yeah.
PHONE CHIMES
Kelly wants another 70 quid
for Keith's homecoming thing.
Go on. Be a good brother.
And you do owe Keith.
Also, I think I might be
onto something. Come and see this.
Sir, you might wanna see this.
Alan Benson owns Aexous.
Mm-hm. And
What have you got?
Alan Benson owns Aexous Chemicals.
These graffitied Xs all over town
are in the same style as the X
in the Aexous logo.
Xav Palmer also signs his name
with an X.
Then these drawings
found in Xav's bag,
is this a site plan of the chemical
plant three miles upriver?
Shall I go to Aexous
and make some enquiries?
Yeah, go with DS Bradley.
Hey, good work.
Thanks.
Right, let's get the Bensons
up on the board now.
We need to look at them.
SAM: Jo, just make sure you bring
a copy of the site plan with you.
Yeah.
Well done.
Erm, Balsara's free, so
Yeah. Yeah, yeah, go on.
Er
Just to say, Sir,
Alan Benson mentioned this morning
that Sergeant Mackie
can verify his alibis.
Yes, Mackie came to see me. Thanks.
OK.
'Mum, did Dad ever speak
about Alan Benson?'
Like, did they know each other
or ever meet up?
'No. No, I don't think so, no. Why?'
'Alan Benson mentioned him
this morning.
'He said he knew Dad and Mackie.'
Well, ask Mackie, then.
Yeah.
'Do you remember
'Do you remember Bren ever saying
he knew an Alan Benson?'
Who are you talking to?
'Jack. Here you are, I'll put you
on speakerphone. Ask him.'
'Er, yeah. Hi, Jack.'
Hi, Jo.
I'm just trying to find out
if my dad knew the Bensons.
Er, no, not that
not that I'd heard of, no.
'Right. Alan Benson mentioned him.
I mean, he definitely knew Mackie.'
Er No, I dunno, sorry.
OK. What about Harriet?
'No, no.
She was never around, was she?'
I mean, she went away to school,
then uni, then she was travelling,
and I think she lived above
one of them cafes in Amsterdam,
which is pretty funny, given kids
are on her moorland now doing drugs.
What goes round comes round, eh?
'How do you mean?'
Some of Layal's students were on
her moorland the night of the fire,
taking magic mushrooms,
and parents are kicking off!
SAM: Jo!
'School's in panic mode.'
Mum, I wanna hear more,
but I've gotta go.
I'll speak to you later, yeah?
Yeah, all right.
Oh, Jo, Jo, don't go near the river.
'Layal said she saw dead fish
and stuff. Yeah?'
OK, fine. I'll speak to you later.
'Yeah. Bye-bye.'
Yeah! There's one.
Where?
There.
SHE GASPS
Dead. There!
SHE SIGHS
Right. Right, OK.
Right, we need to speak to Tony.
He's on the waterways panel,
he'll know who to call. Come on.
Actually, I've got
a few things to do,
so I'll catch you later, yeah?
All right. Yeah, sure. OK. Yeah.
All right.
See you in a bit.
Yeah.
Oh, the thumbprint on the barrel,
not Alan Benson's.
Not his or any of his staff.
JO SIGHS
Belongs to someone, though.
Mm.
And they're out there somewhere.
PHONE BEEPING
Might be important.
Yeah.
Hi, DC Marshall.
OK, someone's at work.
Yes, can I help?
I was, erm I was just wondering
if maybe we could help each other
and talk a bit more about Mackie.
Yeah. Er, yes.
Yeah, that would be great.
Erm, OK, thanks.
I'll see you later.
CLEARS THROA
Eve's nursery.
Can she have apricot biscuits?
Very important.
SAM: You take the lead, OK?
Hi there. Stephen Sellers,
Operational Manager.
Welcome to Aexous.
DC Marshall, DS Bradley.
How can we help?
So, er, this has come
into our possession.
We wondered if you recognised it.
Er, it's a site plan for the plant.
Can I ask how you got this?
It was found in a bag.
Is there a problem?
There was an incident here
last Wednesday night.
Nothing was taken.
There was no damage done.
No chemical spillages.
Everything remained intact.
Are you saying that you had
a break-in? Were there intruders?
Yes, yeah,
but there was no forced entry.
Why didn't you report this?
Sorry, can we do this
somewhere else?
No, here's fine.
Why didn't you notify us?
This is a chemical plant.
You have a duty to report incidents.
Yeah, yeah, but given
that we'd done a full review
and and we'd
strengthened security
Yeah?
The owners told us not to.
Alan Benson told you
not to report it?
There was a concern that
it might alarm people unnecessarily.
Do you have CCTV footage
of the incident?
Those look like the boiler suits
we found in Xav's bag.
They're using a key card.
A guest pass. Yeah, erm,
we're still investigating that.
There's a whole new system
in place now, though.
How long were they in here?
No time at all, that's the thing.
Just forward it on a touch.
KEYBOARD CLACKS
They look like they've ingested
or inhaled something.
Yeah. Yeah, but I can assure you,
and I can show you the data,
that no chemicals
or or or gas escaped.
Pause the tape.
KEYBOARD CLACKS
Look.
Can we have this footage
on a memory stick?
Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Of course, yeah.
Erm, the thing is, though,
the person recovers.
Look. They're up and walking.
So, if the medical bracelet
and boiler suits
tell us that Xav Palmer and Todd
Drake were two of those intruders
Who's the third?
Yeah.
What?
If they're targeting Aexous,
that's targeting the Bensons.
Yeah, and Drake and Palmer
were both shot
and found on Benson's land.
So this third person
Are they in danger
or already dead, or?
Yeah, are we gonna have
another victim?
DOORBELL RINGS
RAPIDLY
We've gotta get "no swimming" signs
out, or even "contamination" ones.
Anything to stop people
going in the river,
or fishing in it,
or letting their dogs in it!
Right, OK, I've got it. I've got it.
Here we go. So, you and the boys
go and get Donna,
and I will get the signs organised.
Do it now! People use the river.
Yeah. I'm on it. I'm on it.
No, but you're not!
Look. There you go, phone!
Honestly! Brilliant.
Tony, where are your car keys?
Over here.
Right, call them now!
He's doing it. Come on.
I am doing it!
Let's go.
CHEERING,
ULULATING
KLAXON TOOTING
Woohoo!
LAUGHTER
TOOTING CONTINUES
Hi!
LAUGHTER
Missed you!
LAUGHTER
Aw! Welcome home, Keith!
All right, Molly? Thank you.
Whoo!
Come on, let's get your mam.
TOOTING CONTINUES
Come on. Let's get in.
THEY CHUCKLE
Whoo!
It's highly likely
two of these are our victims,
Xav Palmer and Todd Drake.
So, top priority -
who's this third person?
Cos they could be our next victim.
Also, they've had two bodies
found on their land,
shot with their gun,
and now their home and their
company, Aexous, are being targeted.
So the Bensons
are officially persons of interest.
Holman, update.
Er, firstly, the van that crashed
did belong to Xav Palmer.
ANPR put it in the vicinity
of Aexous last Wednesday night.
Also, forensics confirmed it was
Todd Drake's blood in the van,
but the cause of death
remains uncertain.
Well, Todd Drake might have had
a seizure during the break-in,
and he did seem to recover,
but feed that in, yeah.
OK, but Xav Palmer
was stabbed to death,
and then both men were shot.
So, again, find whoever this is.
Anything else?
In terms of the wildfire,
the point of ignition
has been confirmed as a bonfire
that got out of control up here,
which is just above where the estate
did their heather burn
last Thursday.
That's where the teenagers
were partying, isn't it?
Good, yes.
They maybe started that bonfire
close to where Xav Palmer's body
was found.
Why haven't I seen any witness
reports from the teenagers yet?
Uniform's interviewing them, yes?
But getting very little so far,
next to nothing.
Erm
I gather that the parents
and the school
found out that some of the students
were taking magic mushrooms
that night?
It's caused all sorts of problems.
So might explain
any reticence to talk.
Is this right?
Well, we always assumed
drink and drugs were involved.
But to protect reputations,
are students being pressurised
by the schools or their parents,
or both, to not say anything?
Well, if that is happening, Sir,
we'll put a stop to it today.
Well, get on with it, then!
And the rest of you,
find this person!
Well, he didn't like that
very much, did he?
Hm.
Listen, do you fancy
coming over later
and we'll just see if we can
find something to nail him with
in the here and now?
Yeah, great. Could you pick up Eve?
Yeah. Sure.
Thanks.
MACKIE: What kind of police officer
do you wanna be?
Because you are
a fucking useless one at the moment.
Make an impact. Use your uniform,
it gives you authority.
If there's a code of silence,
break it.
If they are scared
of getting into trouble,
then make them more scared!
Now get the information!
Mum?
Where's she gone?
She said she'd be here.
What's gone on here?
Where are all her things?
Well, we moved most of her stuff
a few days ago.
Yeah, but she doesn't wanna come.
She'd rather stay here.
Maybe she's gone shopping.
I'll go check in the garden.
It's stone cold.
Why do you leave your purse
if you're going to the shops?
She's not there.
SHE SIGHS
OK, erm, I'll tell you what,
you stay here
in case she comes back,
and Moll and I will have
a drive round and look for her.
Yeah?
I knew she'd do this!
Hey, come on, come on.
Hey, we're gonna find her.
All right? Yeah?
Yeah.
Hey, she'll be OK.
She'll be fine, come on.
Right, er
DOOR OPENS,
CLOSES
What, no key yet?
Can I just say, the reason
I took myself off for three months
was because I'd just watched a man
bleed to death in front of me
and I didn't even raise a hand
to help him.
No, actually, that's not quite true.
I took my phone out
to phone for an ambulance,
but Mackie told me to put it away,
and I did.
Didn't like myself much,
still don't.
But I decided
it was time to come back.
Move on, stop running away,
and I wanted to be with Moll.
And then you tell me
Mackie's killed another man,
and I'm, like
Well, he's gotta be stopped, right?
Come on, Jo, say something.
I mean, you and Pat,
you're still working with him
in the bloody police force!
Because if we move against him,
Pat gets seven years minimum,
I get slung out of the force
for gross misconduct,
and a lot of people -
including you - get ruined.
HE CHUCKLES
I'm already ruined.
Jo, doing nothing doesn't just mean
he gets away with it,
it means he's still out there
doing stuff. He's everywhere.
Get this, right?
Those investors
that pulled out at the last minute,
guess who owned them?
I've no idea.
The Bensons.
Yeah. Only found that out yesterday.
And guess who owns Uplands now?
The Bensons.
Mm. So they must have known
that I didn't have
any alternative backers.
And there's the puzzle.
Because who else knew
how strapped I was?
Then you said
that Mackie knows Benson.
And hey, presto,
he must've fed them the info.
So, as I say, he's everywhere,
fucking people over and more.
So what are you gonna do?
Not sure yet.
But we're allies, though, yeah?
Us against Mackie.
So what's your plan?
Come on, Jo.
You're not happy
burying what happened.
I know you're not.
Just have a think about it, yeah?
Once Upon A Looking-For-Donna
is a song from Hair, the musical,
do you know it?
No. Did they find her?
Ah! Ha-ha! Oh, hey.
Listen, you only came once or twice,
I know, but do you remember
Donna's fella Xav and a guy called
Todd at the grief counselling group?
Only, they're the ones
they found dead on the moors!
Nope, I don't think so.
Oh. I'm sure I've got a memory
of you chatting to them.
Nah, I didn't chat with anyone.
Oh, shit!
What?
SHE SIGHS
Layal's tested some river water
that's full of these toxic
Perfluorooctanoic acids, yeah.
Perfluorooctanoic acids,
which are banned, by the way.
But, hey, they just tweak them here,
tweak them there,
wait till someone says they're OK
and use them anyway, don't they?
Why are you surprised?
Well, why aren't you?
Cos this isn't news, Moll.
It's out there.
You've read it, I promise you.
You've read it or heard it,
but nobody gives a flying fuck.
See, this is why I'm done with it.
I'm done with the rallies and
the petitions, and all that stuff,
cos no-one's interested.
Oh, get over yourself!
Come on, you should be out there
doing something.
What, like you? Yeah? Ah, great.
You know what?
I think I'm gonna go to work.
Can you take the car back for us,
yeah? Oi. Oi!
You haven't jacked in protesting.
I don't believe you!
Oh, Finn, come on!
I've gotta do something about this!
And what about Donna?!
PHONE BEEPS
Hi, Mum.
'Yeah, hi, darl Hi.
'Look, Donna Rower's gone AWOL
without her keys and purse,
'and I'm
I'm meant to be finding her.
'Council work's just come in.'
Yeah.
No, hang on.
'I dunno, can you just?'
Mum, hang on. What do you mean,
Donna's gone AWOL?
When was she last seen?
'I dunno, I dunno.
This time yesterday?'
Donna Rower, Xav Palmer's ex.
We interviewed her.
She saw Xav the day he died.
Yeah, what about her?
She's gone missing.
She was last seen 24 hours ago.
And she left abruptly. She
didn't take her keys or her purse.
So has she been
has she been taken?
Did she know something?
Or what if she's the third person?
Come on. Come on.
EVE BABBLES
Here we go.
THUDDING,
FOOTSTEPS ABOVE
Keith! What the fuck are you doing?
Sorry. Kelly Kell sent us round
for some stuff that she forgot.
What stuff?
Erm No, don't!
What is it?
Don't!
VIBRATOR BUZZES
Erm
Sorry.
BUZZING CONTINUES
CLATTERING,
BUZZING STOPS
She put them under the bed
and forgot about them.
SIGHS
I'd better go.
Keith?
Keys.
How are you?
How was it? Are you OK?
Yeah. Now that I'm out,
it's fine, but
..I don't ever wanna go back.
No.
INHALES DEEPLY
I'm sorry, I-I
I'm beyond sorry
that you had to go through all that.
Took the fall for everyone.
No, no, no, you helped.
I mean, you know I did do it,
but I'd never
have dropped you in it.
You opened your doors when Jack
went bust and Kell lost the house.
You've paid for everything,
so I owe you. No.
Yeah, and I'm gonna pay you back
an' all. Bloody hell, Keith, no.
Listen. Mackie's found me some work,
so it shouldn't be long.
And I'm really looking forward
to seeing the baby soon.
How is she?
Do you wanna come and meet her?
RINGING TONE
SARAH: 'Hello, stranger.'
Hi.
How are you? How's things?
Things are good. How about you?
Yeah, good.
You called me.
'Yeah. I was, erm
'I was wondering if you'd be
interested in meeting up.'
And I can travel, so I just thought
I could come to you.
Whereabouts are you?
'Waterside.'
Maybe I might see you soon, then.
Let me call you back.
I'm going into a meeting.
'Yeah, OK. Look forward to it.'
MOLLY: Here you go.
A brew with an optional extra.
Now, listen, Jo's gone
but says she'll keep in touch, OK?
HE SOBS
Tony!
Hey, hey, Tony.
Look at me. Look at me.
Listen, listen.
The police are gonna find her.
They will, I promise you.
Yeah.
It's all gonna be fine.
Yeah, I know. And I'm I'm not
Of course I'm worried about Donna.
I mean, how can I not be?
But it's
It's Declan, as well.
It's especially Declan.
He's gonna be fine.
No, it's not about
what's happening now, love.
It's about what's coming.
Hm?
Hang on.
Hang on.
I went in for some tests. Here.
SHE CLEARS THROA
Oh, God.
Diagnosed eight months ago.
Oh, God.
And it's been manageable
cos it's, er
it's slow at first,
and the drugs hold it back.
But, erm
Well, there are three phases.
The second one
HE INHALES SHARPLY
SHE SIGHS
The second's called "accelerated".
It speaks for itself.
And the and the third one,
which I'm in now,
is called "blast", so
Myeloid leukaemia.
SHE SIGHS
Acute.
I've got my, er
my next MRI tomorrow.
You know, of course
there's always hope.
But it's not looking
it's not looking good, Moll.
Aw, Tony. And I don't care about me,
of course I don't.
It's what I'm leaving behind.
Tony. Come on.
HE EXHALES
So, erm
I've been, er
I'm trying to find a way to ask you,
whether, you know, when I'm gone
Oh, come on, stop it.
No, listen. Listen to me, Moll.
When I'm gone, if you could
DECLAN: Mum?
Oh, God.
Mum?
Jesus! What do we do with this now?
No. He's already found it, love.
He knows, he knows.
Mum?
Oh, sweetheart, she's not back yet.
But, look, loads of people
are looking for her. She'll be fine.
How do you fucking know that?
Declan!
How does she know
she's gonna be all right?
She doesn't. No-one knows that!
Oh, God.
DOOR CLOSES
Oh, God.
DOOR OPENS,
CLOSES
Hiya. Where's Eve?
Fast asleep.
Oh, wow! Well done.
Yeah.
Erm
Oh, erm
That recording of Mackie
and your dad interviewing people
Yeah.
..it's mostly just one big muffle.
You can't make out
two words in a row,
but then the voice of a young woman
comes through clear as a bell.
This is 2005.
BUTTON CLICKS
GIRL: 'It's a gram of brown,
that's all.'
BRENDAN: 'If you won't listen to me,
listen to Sergeant Mackie.'
WHITE NOISE CRACKLES
MACKIE: 'In front of
the wrong judge,
'your privilege
will count against you.'
'Oh, God! OK, fine, fine!
'I'll do rehab.'
BUTTON CLICKS
Is that Harriet Benson?
Yeah. Mackie and the Bensons
had a connection 20 years ago
and there's one now.
But has it been continuous?
Well, is it legit?
OK. Let's go to work.
Yeah.
ESTATE WORKER: 'Get over here.
What's your ETA?'
Repeat! Repeat!
ESTATE WORKER 2:
'We have 'em in our sights.
'We can see them. We can see them.'
BIKE ENGINE ROARS
Where'd they go?
Drive around.
They can't have gone far!
ENGINE ROARS
Hold it!
HE BREATHES HEAVILY
PAT: Did you bring
those photo albums from your mum's?
JO: No, I had a look,
there was nothing.
The thing is,
if Mackie's up to something now,
that's what we need to get him on.
Could be with the Bensons,
or there could be others
that they fostered,
that he's been using.
Did you speak
to the Social Services?
Yeah. They said
they'd get back to me.
Pat?
Jesus!
Oh, my God.
You can stay at the house, you know.
Let's not complicate things.
We are where we are.
OK.
It's good to see you, anyway.
Hmph!
You might not be saying that
in a minute.
Why's that?
Well, I didn't want to share this
with you on the phone
or by email or text, but
someone I used to liaise with
in Children's Services
called me this morning
to let me know
they've had a discreet request
regarding Saskia Bale.
We fostered her, do you remember?
What sort of request?
They wanted her contact details.
But there's a raft of data
protection hoops to jump through
before that can happen.
I just thought you should know
someone might be coming for you.