Cleaning Up (2019) s01e05 Episode Script

1 Osprex Electronics, I've got it.
I found this at Blake's office.
That's the phone he's been using to call his contacts.
- Will they take 30? - I could ask.
Assuming you can do as you say, you'll give me half.
- Was this the hospital? - Yeah.
Is it Walkerstein? I don't have a gambling problem, OK? Have you got an answer? I'll be in touch.
We could invest this as soon as possible.
I could help you find a van.
- There's five grand there.
You happy now? - You still owe me 12.
Dave's stopped paying the rent on the house.
Tell me what you know, or you'll be out.
- Hi - Looking lovely as ever.
Thank you.
Well, I never refuse a dinner invite, although I imagine you have something else up your sleeve.
Maybe.
Let's eat first, we'll discuss business later.
OK.
You really came through for me with that Walkerstein information.
I'm sorry I couldn't pay your contact what they were asking, but without knowing who they were, it was too much of a gamble.
Well, I'm glad you made a good return on your investment.
With Blake off-limits, I've had to use a less experienced broker.
Possibly an OK return on my money, but that's all it's gonna be - OK.
And for the risk I'm taking, "OK" isn't why I do this.
My er, my law firm is currently handling the fallout from a drugs trial gone wrong.
Bauervite, the pharmaceutical company, have got a report out next week that is going to destroy their current share price.
I need someone I can trust.
Who can trade under other identities and short it without drawing the attention of the FCA.
Er, you want to go short on it? Well, yeah.
If I bet against them now, I can make a fortune when the shares drop.
This is how Blake and I usually handle things.
I think Blake would have used two clean accounts to avoid suspicion on a 50 grand investment.
I assume you've got a system in place to do the same? I 50 grand? A system? Of course I do.
The announcement won't be till next week, so you've got plenty of time to sort things out.
I should double my money, so I'll pay you 10%.
10,000 at least, I'd imagine.
10,000.
What do you say? Can you handle it? Of course.
Of course I can handle it.
Hi there.
Erm, I need to put erm, quite a lot of cash into my erm, my daughter's accounts.
So, my dad, he passed away a few weeks ago and he had this vintage E-type just rusting away in a garage.
Well, an old friend of mine, he offered me 50,000 cash for it.
Nearly fell over when he asked.
Yes, so 25,000 of that into each of my daughters' accounts.
How long will that take to clear? With such a large amount we need to do some internal checks, but it should be on the system immediately.
Great.
What the hell are you doing here, Blake? You can't be seen anywhere near here.
I've been trying to contact you for weeks.
I've left messages to call me back.
I'm not gonna do that.
We're not supposed to be talking to each other.
I need my burner phone.
I left it in the office.
What?! It all happened so quickly.
OK.
Where is it? So, I sold my Walkerstein shares earlier and I made 7,000.
What? What about you? You sold yours? No.
I didn't invest mine in the end.
I had some bills I needed to pay off.
Oh, right.
I thought you were gonna invest it? No, not this time.
Oh.
This will be me for now, I reckon.
It's great that it's worked so far, but I don't want to push my luck.
I only just managed to talk Mum around on the whole 'coffee in a van' thing, so it'd be a bit of a downer if I suddenly got arrested for insider trading.
We went and saw my brother again the other day.
He's doing better, so that's made her happy.
Babe.
Babe! Mm? Who's that? Er, nobody.
You ain't met someone, have you? No, of course I haven't.
Oh, I've just remembered it's my turn to clean the loos.
Where's the phone? What phone? I'm not playing games any more.
I know you took it from his office.
I don't know what you mean.
Blake's phone.
I want it back, now.
Right, you know, now you mention it, yeah, I did find a phone.
In fact, it had your name all over it.
I think I'll keep hold of it for now, eh? You have no idea the trouble you are making for yourself.
Oh, really? And where's my 15,000? We had an agreement.
Yeah, yeah, you're right, we did.
But erm, unfortunately I don't have the money.
I mean, I did, but well, I spent it.
Well, that was a mistake.
There's not much you can do about it.
Hey.
Come with me.
A phone has gone missing.
A phone that is vital evidence in a case that I've been building for the past two years.
Do you know anything about that? Nothing.
Really? Cos you seem unsure.
Look, if you've been lying and I find out that you and that other cleaner have got the phone, then you both could be in a lot of trouble.
I don't know anything.
I think you do.
Which means you're currently obstructing a criminal investigation.
Do you realise how serious that is? You're looking at four or five years in prison.
Right, I'll call the police.
No, don't.
Tell me where the phone is and I won't have to.
I don't know where it is.
Fine.
OK, stop! We found the phone in the office, but we didn't know it was important.
Well, now you do and I need it back.
OK.
I'll talk to Sam.
No, no.
You can't talk to your friend.
This is a highly confidential investigation.
If you breathe a word of this to anyone, you will be compromising years of work.
Do you understand? Hey, babe.
Where you been? I was just taking some bins out.
Is everything all right? Yeah, everything's fine.
Right.
I'll see you in a bit.
Hello? Hey.
I know we said we should do dinner again soon.
How's tomorrow night sound? Tomorrow night? Yeah, er, I think I could make that work.
Where were you thinking? 'My place.
' Your place? 'Yeah, I love to cook.
It'll be fun.
' That sounds great.
I'll text you the address.
How does seven thirty sound? I'll see you there.
Can I help you? Oh! Yeah, I hope so.
Erm, I'm looking for like a statement piece.
Something smart and sophisticated, but with a hint of sass.
"Sass"?Yeah, you know, like a certain sassy.
What about something like this? I mean, this is exactly the type of thing I was looking for.
Yeah? Right, that particular dress costs £700.
Erm, we do have some cheaper items in the back that might be more in your price range.
No, £700 is absolutely fine, actually.
In fact, I'll still have money left over for a bag.
And maybe a coat, too.
You've got to be quicker than that! I wanna do A-levels cos I wanna go to university.
I just don't know why you'd want to lumber yourself with all that debt.
You'll spend years paying it off and it won't be nice having that hanging round your neck.
If you work hard, you'll get to the top in whatever you want to do.
When I was your age Oh, God, here we go.
When he were a lad, he used to sleep in rolled-up newspaper, with a lump of stale bread for breakfast.
Stale bread? Yeah, and that were only on special occasions.
Anyway, I might like to be a sports therapist.
I could always take a year out and, you know, save up.
How much have I got in my savings? A few hundred, I think.
Don't know, I'll have to check.
Anyway, I think it's great Alice wants to go to uni.
Whatever it costs, I'll be paying for it.
You will? Yeah.
Why shouldn't my girls have the same opportunity as everyone else? We didn't.
Exactly.
And now I'm cleaning toilets for a living.
I won't be doing that for much longer, I can assure you.
It's taken me 20 years to realise it, but you can be anything you want in this life.
You just need to take your chances.
For starters, you wouldn't even be here if I hadn't taken a chance on him.
You took a chance on me, did you? I think it was the other way round.
Whatever.
Chased after me, couldn't get enough of me.
Urgh, gross! OK, I don't need to hear about that.
I'll think about it.
So, got the deposit back from the landlady for this place yesterday.
Good for you.
I know you still think you're gonna stay here, but dragging this out is only gonna make things worse for the girls.
I'm sorry, but I really think we need to talk about when the girls can come and move in with me.
The girls are happy here.
Why should they move? You can't afford it.
How would you know? Cos I know how much debt you're in.
Are you totally deluded? And what was all that about, telling Ally you'll pay for her to go to uni?I will.
I don't even know what to say to that.
Like, how? What planet are you actually on? You just wait and see.
Swanny, I'm really sorry and I hate letting you down .
.
but I can't do it.
I have er .
.
a big deal I'm working on at the minute and I don't know what the hell I'm doing, basically.
'Welcome to Ladiesnight Casino.
' Hi, Dad.
Hello, Princess.
Where's your mum? Whoa, what's all this? I thought you were just going out with some friends.
I am.
What kind of friends are they? You look some kind of high-powered businesswoman like .
.
Theresa May or summat.
Theresa bloody May? That's not quite the look I was going for.
I mean, like, business, that sort of vibe.
You lookyou look good, is what I'm trying to say.
Thank you.
Don't know why it's such a surprise.
I'd make a very good businesswoman, thank you very much.
Come here, you.
Aw! Make sure she brushes her teeth.
She's got a habit of saying she has when she hasn't.
Yes, I know, yeah.
Oh!Lily's going to her friend, Jadine's, house after school tomorrow.
You'll need to pick her up from there.
Jadine? In't she the one who? Oh, no, no.
They're friends now.
Mwah! Well, I'd better go.
See you later.
Oh.
Hi.
Actually, look, I'm really sorry.
Something's come up Hey.
Hi.
You OK? Yeah, I'm fine.
Come on in.
Actually, I'm sorry.
I probably should have said this before You look lovely, by the way.
Oh.
Thank you.
Why don't you come in? OK.
Can I er, take your coat? Oh, thank you.
There we are.
I'm cooking a bouillebaise.
You're all right with seafood, yeah? Er, yeah.
Yes, that's fine.
I found this recipe online.
I don't have a chinois, though, so er, you're gonna have to accept my apologies if the sauce isn't smooth.
Right, here we go.
One for you Cheers.
Cheers.
So erm, do you have this place all to yourself? No kids? No.
No kids.
Sorry, I shouldn't have asked that.
That I didn't mean No, no, no.
That's OK.
My ex-wife and I, we were really very keen to have them, but erm well, it just didn't work out.
Right.
You? Er, two boys.
You're married? Well, technically I am, but no, we're not together.
It's sad, really.
You think that's how it's gonna be forever and then that's it.
Yeah.
So the er, the boys live with you? Yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
At the moment they do, but erm, Dan wants them to go live with him full-time.
Thinks I can't look after them properly.
Really? Why not? Well, unsociable hours, you know.
Not being there in the evenings.
He doesn't understand the sacrifices people like you and I have to make for our careers.
Exactly.
Shit.
The mussels haven't opened.
Oh.
Surely you can just press them open with the knife and fork.
I'm gonna have to chuck them.
I'm gonna be completely honest with you.
I've never cooked a bouillebaise in my life.
Fish and chips? Good idea.
I'm buying.
Come on.
Mm.
Can't remember the last time I ate chips out of a bag like this.
That's how they're supposed to be eaten.
You see, this is what I like about you, Nancy.
No pretension.
You know, you know exactly who you are, and you don't care what anyone thinks.
Well, that is very kind, but I care as much as the next person.
No, no, no.
Your modesty won't wash with me.
In fact, I'm surprised you're working as a sole trader, to be honest.
Why's that? Someone with your capabilities should have had their own brokerage firm by now, surely? Well, I have thought about having my own company.
I think I could clean up with the right clientele.
How's everything with the accounts? All in place for the Bauervite announcement in a few days? Mm-hm, yeah.
Everything's in place.
Great.
There you go.
Lovely to see you.
And you.
Thank you.
Banana and chocolate? You never had a banana and chocolate sandwich before? They're the best.
Mum, can I have bananas and chocolate? I don't mind making her one.
Not a chance.
But Glynn's gonna have one.
I'm sure he is, but Willy Wonka here also eats Pop Tarts for dinner.
You need a healthy lunch.
Yeah, bananas.
They're full of fibre and potassium.
Good for the heart and reduces blood pressure.
I think Lily's blood pressure is fine.
Oh, OK.
Just for today, though.
Morning, darling.
Mum, I was looking at when there's another Gambler's Anonymous meeting.
There's one tonight at six.
I checked your rota and Can you get the door, darling, please? Please, you said.
Oh, hello, Barsha.
Hiya, Liz.
How are you? I'm good, how are you? Yeah, good thanks.
Is your mum in? Hiya, Barsha.
You didn't say you were coming round.
I should have warned you, but I was seeing a tenant down the road, so thought I'd swing by.
Right, yeah.
Is everything OK? I spoke to Dave a few days ago about renewing your tenancy agreement.
But he said you might not be able to stay.
No.
No, no.
He's moved out.
I mean, we er, we seperated.
Yes, well, of course it's none of my business, but the original agreement was in Dave's name so I need to draw up a new contract and get a deposit from you.
Deposit, yeah.
How much was that again? £1,500.
£1,500.
OK, right.
Yeah.
No problem.
Great.
I will need that ASAP, so can you have it ready by the end of the week? Mm-hm, yeah.
OK, I'll have the new tenancy agreement drawn up then and er, yeah, I'd better be off.
Great to see you.
And you.
Bye-bye.
Take care.
Bye, Barsha.
Thanks.
You can't afford it, can you? Yeah, course I can.
Come on, get to school.
I don't want you being late.
OK, I give you time to think.
What have you decided? I don't know anything.
Shaun from Compliance will call police unless you tell me what Sam did.
Call police about what? We didn't do anything.
Why you protect Sam? OK, I have new job for you.
A chef in the canteen lost her engagement ring.
She thinks it fall into bin.
I need you to find it.
Cool.
You know my mum's a dancer? What, like in pop songs? No, in musicals and stuff.
Oh, really? That's so cool.
Do you want to play a game or something? Yeah, OK.
Four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten - Ready or not, here I come.
You all right, Sam? Oh.
Er, yeah, of course.
Erm, I couldn't help but overhear your landlady asking for a deposit earlier.
Is everything OK? Yeah, yeah.
Everything's fine.
What are you up to anyway? Oh, erm, road trip with Jess to see a van.
What do you reckon, Hobnobs or Jaffa Cakes? I was thinking Hobnobs so we could dip them in our tea.
Does Jess drink tea? Yeah, yeah.
She drinks tea.
Great.
Maybe I'll take the Jaffa Cakes anyway, just in case.
Jesus! Where is this van, John O'Groats? It's just a little picnic.
I don't want Jess to get hungry.
There's no danger of that.
I think someone's got a little soft spot for a certain someone else.
What? No.
It's exciting.
Yeah.
Are you all right? Oh.
Er, yeah, sorry.
I've just got a problem with a friend of mine.
Oh, right.
Erm it's not Sam, is it? Why do you ask that? I just get the impression that she's erm, having a few problems.
Financially, I mean.
I guess you probably know her better than I do, so Yeah, I guess so.
So, er, this van that we're seeing today is actually one of the first models that they made with soft springs which is exactly what you need to do to erm, to take your weight.
Oh, thanks (!) Oh, no.
Sorry, I didn't mean it like that.
I meant the weight of your equipment, machines and stuff.
Yeah, I know.
I was just teasing you.
Oh, right.
Have a crisp.
Thanks for doing this.
I don't need to go, OK? And I'm doing this for you, remember? Oh, darling.
It's all men in there! What if there are no women in this group? Well, let's just go in and see what they have to say, OK? I see we have some new faces with us this evening.
Welcome.
I'm Carl, and erm well, what can I call you? Hi, I'm Alice, and this is my mum.
Great.
Hello, Alice.
And there is another name I can? My name's Sam.
Really glad you could join us this evening, Sam.
Now don't feel you have to, but sometimes talking about what led us here today can help us relax.
Yeah, but I don't really know why I'm here just yet.
Mum.
What? I don't.
No, no.
That's OK.
I remember my first time.
I didn't know why I was here either.
Which, I guess, that's what I thought we could talk about today.
Acceptance.
That was the hardest part for me.
I was lying to myself before that and I couldn't see the damage my lies were causing to my friends and my family.
But once I stopped lying, well, that was the turning point.
Warren.
Really glad to see you again.
It's been a while since Yeah, I've been busy.
OK, who wants to talk about how they came to accept who they were and stop lying to themselves? Hello? What watch? No, I can't imagine she's done something like that.
Hang on.
Lily? When you were playing at Jadine's house, you didn't pick up a watch by accident, did you? No.
You sure? Yeah.
No, she's not got it.
We were reading Alice In Wonderland last time, weren't we? Do you remember where we got to? She was eating the mushrooms to get big again when Alice When Alice meets a caterpillar.
We were just playing a game.
I forgot I had it in my pocket.
Why didn't you just say that earlier? We will have to give it back.
You understand that, right? I'm sorry.
Just please don't tell Mum or Dad.
There's no point doing this if you're not gonna take it seriously.
I am taking it seriously.
I just don't need to be here.
Who's that? Nobody.
Come on, let's go.
Oh, you leaving so soon? You haven't introduced me to your daughter.
Hello, Alice.
I'm Warren.
Hello.
It's nice to finally meet ya.
I think it's great what you're doing, by the way.
Just want to help out your dear old mum.
Come on, let's go.
How do you know him? He's just an old friend.
Haven't seen him for a while.
What a complete waste of time.
Oh, come on.
I just didn't see how it was relevant to me, darling.
How would you know? You weren't even listening.
What do you think about what that guy said about deleting the apps? Sweetheart, this isn't something you should be worried about.
Yes, it is.
My mum having a gambling problem, of course I'm gonna be worried.
I don't have a gambling problem, OK? You should be thinking about what A-levels you're gonna pick.
Well, I can't afford to go to university anyway.
Dad's right.
No point getting myself into thousands of pounds of debt.
Don't worry about the money.
I'll sort that.
What are you talking about? You can't afford it.
Don't be so sure.
Hi, Jake.
Hey, what's he doing here? Picking me up.
I'm going out.
See ya.
No, you're not! Not on that thing you're Alice! I mean, I know people think all students do is get drunk and watch Countdown but I just don't like the thought of one of my girls wanting to go to uni and not being able to, you know? Yeah, uni.
Wouldn't mind a free holiday myself.
You know that phone I found? Where is it? I've got it safe at home.
Why? You know, I just thought it might be fun to read.
Yeah, it's a right barrel of laughs (!) I couldn't put it down.
What is it you want with it? I thought you was done with all this.
Oh, yeah.
No, I am, I just I thought it might be good if we were both clued up on things.
I think I'll keep hold of it for the time being, yeah? Yeah.
Hey.
Hey.
What's happening? Oh, I gave Glynn the plans, the design for the van the other day and he left them in his room.
Oh, OK.
Well, you know where it is.
How's it all going? Good, thanks.
He's a star.
I didn't see before she went to school, so maybe you could give it to her later.
Yeah, of course.
So Alice said you went to a Gambler's Anonymous meeting last night.
Well, I went for Alice.
Yeah, but I think the fact that you went is pretty incredible.
And I'm proud of you for doing something like that.
I know it can't have been easy.
Guess I never really supported you properly, did I? It was always your problem, not ours.
Is that how I made you feel? Well, maybe I could have done more.
If I had, things would have turned out different.
And now you seem to have turned a corner.
Anyway, I'd better go.
I'll see you later.
What are you doing? Oh.
Er I was I was just I just wondered if I could borrow it.
Jess, what are you really doing with that phone? Shit.
OK.
You know Frances from Compliance? Well, this phone is really important evidence in a case she's building.
She knows we've got it, but if we give it back we won't get into trouble.
We can't give her this phone.
Why not? Jess, please don't freak out but Frances was at that meeting with Graham and Swanny.
What?She's working with them.
She helps them out.
Makes sure the FCA never find out what they're up to.
And she wants this phone because it's a threat to her.
So you lied to me.
Well, yeah, I did Jess, wait a minute! What For God's sake, Jess! OK, I did lie, but I did it to protect you.
You did it to protect yourself, more like.
You knew I would have put a stop to all this.
You're just selfish.
You don't care what anyone else thinks.
What? You'll say anything to get what you want.
I didn't hear you complaining when I handed over your money.
I didn't ask for any of this shit.
This was all your idea.
You didn't take much persuading.
Well, I did it for a reason.
But you, you just seem to love being a criminal.
I can see you getting all excited by it.
I didn't realise you were so appalled by the whole thing.
If it's all so terrible, you won't want any of the filthy money we've made so far, eh? That van you've got, you should probably take it back.
No, I didn't think so.
Look, you are just as involved in all this as I am.
You like to pretend you're all sweet and innocent.
Yeah, I should have told you about Frances.
I didn't cos you're my friend, I knew you'd panic but I am not gonna apologise for what we're doing.
And neither should you.
Those bankers sure as hell don't.
Did anyone come out and say sorry when the whole economy went tits up? No.
We are where we are because they put us there.
It's one rule for them and another rule for everyone else.
Well, not any more.
You're damn right, I am selfish when it comes to me and my girls.
And that's how it's gonna be from now on.
So you can call it quits or say it's wrong and immoral, but the real reason is you're too scared to stand up for yourself and start fighting back.
Hello.
How's it going? 'Yeah, OK.
' Listen, about the report.
There's been a change of plan.
They're gonna make the announcement about Bauervite tomorrow.
What? 'Yeah.
Hope that's OK.
' Er yeah, no.
Of course.
That's absolutely fine.
'Great.
Talk to you soon.
' Bye.
Viktor, I just checked work rota and you gave me six hours next week.
Next week, six.
Week after, could be less.
No, I need more hours.
I understand why you're trying to help them, but I'm not going to get Sam in trouble with police.
It is your pass that opened the research department door and it is you running away on CCTV.
If you don't say what Sam did, you are the one who will be fired and you are the one who will go to prison.
I'm not taking the heat for this.
Wait.
I'm gonna give you £500 to cover for us.
£500? Yes.
OK.
But I want to know the truth.
And then we talk to Sam.
But first you have to promise you will keep us out of trouble.
Nina.
Why don't you tell Sam what you just told me? Er Sam paid me to set off the fire alarm and then she went and printed out some documents.
What are you saying? He made me.
But I made a deal with him, so he hasn't told Compliance.
As long as you leave right now.
What? That's not what we agreed! That's not what he said, Sam! I agreed not to talk to Compliance.
But she must go.
I want your pass and I want you gone, immediately! I'm fired? Yes.
Fired from what? The zero hours contract you've got us on? Not sure that's even a thing, Viktor.
I'm sorry, Sam.
I tried.
Listen, come here.
Don't worry, OK? I get it.
You two go back up.
I'll speak to you tomorrow.
See you, girls.
Have you got it? Your time's up.
No.
And we're not gonna get it, either.
I know what's going on.
And I'm not scared of you.
Hey, Sam.
You're back early.
Kids are upstairs asleep, I think.
Bad day at the office? I got fired from the office.
Oh.
What did they fire you for? Nothing.
I was just doing my job and they fired me.
Fired for nothing.
I'm sure you could challenge that as unfair dismissal.
Do you know anyone who's set up their own company? Erm, no.
Don't think so.
It's a good idea, though.
A cleaning company, you mean? Look, I know I asked you about this already, but I was thinking that I could possibly lend you that deposit.
Well, erm, just in case you don't have the cash right now, here it is.
Oh, Glynn I really like staying here with you and the girls, and it just would be such a shame if I had to leave.
Thank you.
Look, I'm owed some money so I'll pay you back as soon as I can, I promise.
I'll give this to Barsha tomorrow.
Hi, Mum.
Why aren't you at work? I've taken some holidays, so I've got a few days off.
Does that mean we can do something fun after school?Yeah, maybe.
I need to talk to you about something first.
What? Your dad said you took this from Jadine's house, that you were playing a game.
Is that true? Yeah.
Is it really? Come on.
You won't get in trouble if you just tell me the truth.
I don't want to move out of this house, Mum.
I thought that if I sold the watch, then I'd give you the money.
I'm sorry.
It's OK, darling.
'Someone's obviously taken the burner phone, so we need to tell Swanny.
His tipoffs are all over it.
' No, I think we should keep this between ourselves.
I'm sure it'll show up.
'We can't take that chance.
Someone might be onto us.
We're all at risk here.
' Fine.
I'll be in touch.
Yeah, Dave? 'I've just checked the girls' savings account.
' Where the hell's all this money come from? There's over 25,000 in each.
'What have you done, Sam?' Um, er Well, I won it.
I won it gambling.
You told me you'd stopped gambling.
Dave, just don't touch that money, OK? I need you to leave that exactly where it is, please.
'Too late.
I've took it.
' No And I'm gonna do what you should have done already, and clear off the debt you got us in.
Dave Shit! Place your bets.
Final bets.
On nine, please.
Nine.
No more bets.
Thank you.