Dark Mon£y (2019) s01e03 Episode Script
Episode 3
1 - Don't want anyone else to know.
- I won't let him get away with it.
We hope that this will in some way help bring closure for Isaac.
For press week, there's a range of major interviews, including Chat Tonight.
If Isaac doesn't appear, there will be questions.
Hi, Mr Mensah.
We were in contact briefly last year about a story you had.
Sorry, not interested.
That was such a bad idea.
He hates us.
I don't blame him.
- Jotham Starr will be at the premiere.
- If he has any sense, he'll keep his distance.
You promised me he wouldn't get away with it, and he's getting away with it.
- Jotham.
- You're early.
This is great, isn't it? Look, Isaac is the best child actor I've ever worked with.
Real talented little kid.
God bless you all.
Enjoy the movie.
MUSIC: [Angel by Gavin Friday.]
Angel Hold on to me Love is All around me.
[APPLAUSE.]
Manny.
- Sorry to keep you waiting.
- That's all right.
- I've been kept entertained.
- [SHE CHUCKLES.]
Shall we go to my office? That's OK.
Is everything all right? What is it? Valiant and Son, the sequel.
The producers want to recast Isaac's role.
Sorry.
I know it's not what you want to hear.
Did they say why they want to recast? Lyle Valiant being three years older, they believed it best to cast an actor of similar age.
But the studio said they're very keen to work with him again, and they have offered him an audition for a teen comedy.
- Isaac will be relieved.
- Really? Yeah.
He wants to focus on his education now.
I mean, think about how much he's missed.
Of course.
Yeah, I understand.
And it's right he takes the time now to focus on his education.
To be honest, I I think after he's finished, I don't think he'll want to return to acting.
Does he want to quit? Give him some time.
He might just be having a moment.
He's incredibly talented.
Talk to Sam.
And let me know about that audition.
Right, questions.
- Yes.
Holly.
- Um, two questions.
What's it like being away filming for so long, and uh, two, can I have a part in the Valiant and Son sequel? CHUCKLING I think you may disregard the second part of her question.
To be honest, I loved it.
It was an amazing experience.
It can be lonely at times, but I'd just pop on FaceTime and talk to my family, so it was all good.
Any more? Yes, Tia.
Because you spent a lot of time on your own, how safe was it? Well, sets are a safe place, and there is always a chaperone to look after you, actors.
Isn't that right, Isaac? Yeah.
Yeah.
Come on! Any more questions? Yes, Emily.
Jess Mensah? Yeah, that's me.
Hi, Jess.
I'm Trish.
I'm one of the producers of this year's Shacked Up: Ibiza.
Have a seat.
OK, so if you could just look directly into the camera lens there, we can see you on our monitor.
OK.
We're going to play a quick game called One Minute, where I'll ask you a series of questions for one minute and you just have to answer - as quickly as you can.
- OK.
OK? Great.
Let's begin.
- Where were you born? - London.
- Favourite colour? - Yellow.
- Favourite food? - Anything with avocado.
How many people have you slept with? - Just answer to the camera.
- Um - Three.
- Favourite position? - Uh I don't know.
- Missionary? Doggy style? I, I don't want to answer that one.
- Rock or R&B? - R&B.
Thought so.
Beyonce or Rihanna? Um Uh Beyonce.
[SHE CHUCKLES.]
What makes you angry? When people spit in public.
Any siblings? Yes, I have one brother and one half-brother.
Who do your parents love more? Uh, I don't, I don't want to answer that.
Who gets more attention from the opposite sex? I'm, I'm not answering that.
Who gets more attention from the same sex? Fuck you! I've got this, milady.
Thanks for picking me up from the station.
It's all right.
I'm just offended that you didn't let me pick you up from - the convention.
- Don't be daft, Birmingham's miles away.
- Ryan, it's fine, I - No, it's all right.
I've got this.
Thanks.
Again.
- Say hello to Manny for me, OK? - OK.
And the kids.
Hello? Isaac? Oh, hello! Hi.
Cordelia gave me an update on what's happening with Valiant and Son.
Yeah, and? They're going to recast your character.
I think it's good news.
Means you don't ever have to deal with that film again.
You can focus on your schoolwork, get your grades back up.
Good news?! Me getting recast is good news?! No, OK, not good.
You're right.
I shouldn't have said I'm Lyle Valiant, that's my part! I didn't think you'd want to go back.
Did you say that to Cordelia? Well, I didn't tell her that, but I did tell her about your schoolwork.
You had no right! That's MY part, MY role, and you're going to try and take it away from me?! - It's MY role to raise you! - You clearly don't care about me! - How dare you?! Of course I care! - Shut up, I don't want to hear it! - Who do you think you're talking to?! - Shut up and drive! Are you hungry? Let me make you something to eat.
No, thanks.
Sam I hope I am not speaking out of place, but why don't you and Emmanuel go for counselling? We're fine, thanks.
Over the past one year, I've noticed a dangerous deterioration between the two of you.
Hmm? You know I have experience of counselling.
Many years on the wards, sitting at the foot of patients' beds, listening.
Listening and hearing them speak about their regrets, mistakes.
- Their fears.
- I don't want to talk about my marriage.
OK, then let me tell you about mine.
About how pretending everything is OK allowed Emmanuel's father to play the fool with another woman.
Do you know what he said after we separated? He said, "I didn't know you cared.
" I stayed silent.
I buried my head in the sand.
Please, Maggie, I don't want to know about your personal life.
Yeah, well, whatever the problem, you can overcome it, Sam.
You've survived your own husband playing the fool with that Sabrina.
Excuse me, is it Jess? - Yeah.
- Hi, there.
I'm My name's Dominic Nadesan.
I'm an investigative journalist.
I'm so sorry to bother you like this.
I just wanted to ask you a few questions about your brother.
What?! No.
Thanks.
I'm researching into his time on the set of Valiant and Son.
It would be best if I come inside.
Yeah, right.
You can jog on.
All right? When did you get back? About an hour ago.
Ryan picked me up from the station.
- Oh.
You could have tried me.
- I thought you'd be at work.
- [DOOR SLAMS.]
- I had to take Isaac to Avril Allen's.
Is everything all right? Yeah, it's fine.
- How was your, uh, trade show? - It was fine.
You know you can talk to me.
I know a lot time's passed and you've grown, but - the memories might still linger.
- What memories? The only problem I've got is you and Dad controlling my life.
OK.
Is there anything in particular you want to talk about? Yeah.
Dad's stopping me from acting.
He wouldn't do that.
How come I'm not in the next Valiant and Son film? They're doing another one? Whatever.
You knew there was another one and Dad pulled me out.
Isaac, I swear to you, I didn't know about a sequel.
[RUNNING WATER.]
Flopped, didn't it? - What? No! - I've been replaced, and everyone's going to think I was rubbish cos of that.
No-one will think that.
They might.
Isaac, you were amazing in the film.
There'll be other opportunities, I promise.
Mum's had a fall.
She's staying so I can keep an eye on her.
I'm not here to talk about your mum.
Isaac tells me you've had a meeting with Cordelia about his future, without me.
You weren't around.
He says you were trying to pull him out of acting.
Cordelia was just informing me that Isaac's been replaced on the next Valiant and Son film.
- I thought you'd be happy.
- He thinks he's failed, - that he's blown his career.
- Why would I be happy at that? All I'm trying to do is what's best for Isaac.
He has his GCSEs next year.
I don't want anything to disrupt that.
He needs more than his education.
He needs our support.
He needs to be able to talk to us.
- I talk to him all the time.
- But are you listening?! - He's not happy! - I disagree.
I see a strong young man that's left the past behind him, and he's proving us wrong.
That doesn't mean he's forgotten or isn't still affected by what's happened.
You need to let go of what's happened.
How can I, when you force me to live a lie? Oh, Isaac! - Would you like some cashews? - No, thanks, Grandma.
There's plenty there.
They'll be in the kitchen if you change your mind.
[PHONE CHIMES.]
[VIDEO CALL TONE.]
Hey.
Do you like what you see? [SHE CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY.]
Oh, come on, babes.
You're going to leave me getting cold.
I can't.
Why not? Just doesn't feel right.
It's my birthday soon.
- When's your birthday? - It's next month.
Look, when I hook you up with Hollywood's top casting directors, - you're going to have to do more than this.
- Really? Yeah.
Suppose you have to do a screen test where you have to sleep with someone.
You're going to have to show them what they're working with before they cast you.
- Don't you want to get into Hollywood? - Of course I do.
Come on, babes, it's just me.
See, it's not that bad, is it? - [DOOR OPENS.]
- Holly! Dad! Get out of my Hi.
Hi.
[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES.]
Jesse, are you sure about applying for reality shows? Yeah, I'm just broadening my options.
All those years at Avril Allen to end up on what? Love Island? All those years at Avril Allen for what? To end up studying flippin' media? - What's the point of that? - OK.
You not having one? No.
You OK, Jess? Please, talk to me.
You don't have to be here, you know.
I can't even give you a proper glass to drink out of.
What does that matter? My little brother bought you a house.
Don't compare yourself with Isaac.
Look, it's fine.
I get why you love him more.
- Don't say that.
- OK.
Whatever.
- You like him or you prefer him more.
- Jess, please! That is not true! He's achieved so much.
- And what have I done? - Please Please, darling, just don't talk like that, please.
Look, it's fine, you don't have to be here.
You can go.
You should go.
You should go.
I don't want to.
You're being really hard on yourself.
And not everything is as it seems with Isaac.
And what you think is success it's not.
It's a lie.
Jess something happened to your brother while he was filming.
He was He was abused by the producer.
And the film company paid us to stay silent.
No.
The house car, the clothes, everything.
They've all been paid for with the money.
That doesn't That doesn't make sense.
That doesn't make sense.
Why would you Why would you do that? I don't know, Jess.
Jess, I'm sorry.
I'm really, really sorry.
[JESS SOBS.]
I'm sorry.
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACH.]
- Where's Isaac? - He's gone already.
- Do you want me to warm that up for you? - No, it's all right.
But thanks.
Last night I, I caught up with Jess, and - Morning.
- Morning.
Is she all right? We'll talk later.
All right, talk later.
What are you doing here?! You can get off now.
- You all right? - Yeah.
Well, Isaac, I was just coming to the house to see you.
How often do we get to see each other? - Are you all right? - Yeah, I'm fine.
Yeah.
You sure you're all right? Yeah.
I'm fine.
All right, listen, I've got to get to school.
- Yeah.
Have a good day at school.
- I'll catch you later.
To be honest, Cordelia, being dropped from Valiant and Son - came as a huge shock for Isaac.
- Yeah, I'm sure.
- He's devastated.
- [DOORBELL RINGS.]
Sam, I know it's disappointing, but it sounded like Isaac - I'll get this.
Would be relieved.
I just think it's best if we all meet up.
Manny was pretty clear.
Yeah, I know what his father said.
Has he had a change of mind on the audition? What audition? They've offered Isaac a role in a teen comedy.
- Did Manny not tell you? - No.
No, no, he didn't mention that to me.
- We should meet, then.
- OK.
Well, let's get something in the diary as soon as possible.
- Yeah, we'll do that.
OK.
- Bye.
- Bye, Sam.
- [DOOR CLOSES.]
Boss? You've got a visitor.
Hey.
Jess, what are you doing here? What's happened? You know what's happened.
The money.
The lies.
Isaac.
- I'm waiting.
- Who told you? Mum? Tell me the truth! So you accepted money to cover up what Jotham Starr did to Isaac? He made Isaac do things to him.
He didn't do things to Isaac.
What difference does that make?! You didn't even think to go to the police? Of course we did! But it would mean having to take Isaac to America.
He has to stand in court and go through these events over and over again.
So you prefer to take the money instead.
No! I thought it would be the quickest way to end things, so that Isaac doesn't have to keep suffering.
All right, you know what, fine.
I'll put the house on the market, I'll sell the Porsche.
It's not about that! It's That man has gotten away with it! YOU let that man get away with it.
But I won't.
- Jess - No! That's my little brother.
I've nothing to say to you.
Sorry, I, I, uh, I did call.
I know you did.
I didn't want to speak to you.
Look, uh I know Isaac not being cast in the sequel - must have been a huge shock.
- What do you want? I had nothing to do with the decision-making process.
As soon as I knew a sequel had been greenlit, I tried to get the studio to better protect Isaac from Jotham.
And their response was to recast Isaac.
So I handed in my notice.
Anyway, look, um I just wanted to say I'm so sorry, again, from from the bottom of my heart, I'm really sorry I failed your son.
Feeling better now, yeah? Go on.
Skip away.
Live the rest of your life guilt-free.
Isaac will be fine.
He'll just have to deal with your failures for the rest of his life.
Sam, I'm I'm going to be carrying my mistakes with me to the grave.
How did you let it happen? So this other kid, whoever gets to play Isaac's role, aren't you scared for them? There is nothing I can do.
Oh, come on, Cheryl.
Are you going to let this guy continue to do - what he's doing? - I I'm sorry.
Really, Cheryl? After everything that's happened, you're burying your head in the sand! Is that the best you can do?! [PHONE RINGS.]
- You told Jess about Isaac? - Yeah.
You didn't think to check with me first?! I tried to talk to you this morning, but your mum came into the kitchen.
- Leave my mum out of this! - I'm not bringing your mum into this! Look, we need to know what we're going to do, because Jess is extremely pissed off and wants to do something about it! I'm not surprise she's pissed off.
I'm pissed off! What, with me? - Fuck this! - Fuck you! [DOORBELL RINGS.]
- Hey, you all right? - Yeah.
This place smells nice.
Isaac says that he has a headache, but he should be all right.
- Of course he'll be all right.
- Well, just saying, in case you have to tell his celebrity doctor or whatever.
Behave.
Hey, boys.
Boys? - Yeah, right.
- Yeah.
Boys, come and get your dinner.
What you doing, man? - Ah, nah, man.
The blue one.
- No, this is my one, still.
Thanks.
Do you have any chia seeds? - No.
- Stop being bougie, man.
[CHUCKLING.]
Here.
What's with the frown? Manny.
Sabrina, uh Oh, are you in trouble again? There's something I need to talk to you about.
[LOUD CHEWING.]
What? [HE CHEWS LOUDLY.]
That's what.
- I don't eat like that, man! - Yes, you do, still! Come on, man.
Hey, what's wrong with you, fam? Look what you made me do.
Now it's all dirty.
Ah! - You got a hair on it! - I'm sorry there's a hair on your fork! Clean up your room, fam.
You're a nitty.
You're a real joker.
- Well, you need to expose that man.
- Please.
I've had Jess - having a go at me.
- Yeah, well, something needs to be done.
What don't you people get? It's not that simple! Have you thought about what Isaac must think, knowing that his abuser - is still walking free? - If this got out, it would destroy Isaac! - He doesn't - It's not Isaac's fault! He doesn't need that kind of attention.
He can't handle that, he's 14! No, YOU don't want that kind of attention.
You don't want people knowing about the money.
Yes, because it would destroy all of our lives, including yours.
- Mine? Yeah, of course.
- Oh, what, you think they're going to leave you out of this? They're going to have questions for you, your family.
What did you know? What do you think it's going to do to Tyrone? Mum.
You all right? Yeah.
Yeah.
Uh, I just dropped my fork.
Oh, um OK.
All right, go upstairs.
It's fine.
[PHONE BUZZES.]
Yo.
- Everything all right? - Huh? Like, with you? Cos, like, I heard Mum and Dad talking about stuff.
Dad just wants me to quit acting, innit? - What? Why? - GCSEs.
Oh.
- All right, cool.
- Cool.
Jess, thank you so much for coming.
I need you to destroy Jotham Starr.
But you have to protect my brother.
I don't want to see his face in any of the papers, or mine.
- Or my family's.
Do you understand? - That won't happen.
Every day we run stories where we successfully hide the identity of contributors.
No, no, I don't, I don't care about anyone else.
I I need you to swear this to me, or I'm not, I'm not doing it.
Jess, my aim is to only expose the evil that producer has done.
Not your brother.
I swear to you.
OK.
What do you want to know? [WATER SPATTERS.]
Morning.
Isaac's in school, so it's all good.
If I'd planned to stay, I would have called, but I fell asleep.
I've got an important meeting with Cordelia this afternoon.
- When was this arranged? - Yesterday.
I was going to talk to you about it last night, but you chose to sleep at Sabrina's.
- I told you, I fell asleep - Morning! Can you knock?! - Knock before entering the kitchen? - You can see we're trying to talk! Talking? All you two do is argue! After all this time, you still can't forget what I did.
Your fucking 14-year-old kid reminds me every day what you did.
How many more years do I have to say I'm sorry? I don't want your sorries! I don't want anything from you.
I'm tired of your lies - and you trying to control us.
- Lies?! - Controlling you?! - Yes! Why didn't you tell me about Isaac's audition? The last thing that Isaac needs is another film.
Says the man who encouraged him to act in the first place.
OK, blame me because you had nothing to do with it! You can't just make decisions about Isaac without talking to him first! He needs our support! OK, so, so, so say he says he wants to do another film, and then we let him and something goes wrong.
What then? - Nothing would happen! I'd be with him! - Oh, you can guarantee that? - Yes, of course I can, I'm his mum! - I'll be damned before I let Isaac do another film! You hear me? I don't want this any more.
Want what? Us.
Good.
[SCHOOL BELL RINGS.]
Please, take a seat.
Thank you all for coming in.
- Maybe you should take your cap - Don't touch my cap! - Isaac, how have you been? - Look, I don't care what these people - have been saying behind my back - "These people"?! but I'm not stopping acting, I'm not taking a break - and I ain't quitting.
- Quite a greeting.
We'll get to your career later, but first I need to talk to you and your parents about Holly McGuire.
Holly's parents have informed me about a video call you had with her.
- Oh, here we go.
What did they say? - What did you do? - What did I do? What you coming at me for? - Isaac.
What happened? Holly's parents claim that Isaac forced their daughter - into doing lewd acts.
- "Forced"? - Oh, that's bullshit, man! - Isaac! What's the point of me being here if all you're going to do is spread lies about me? I'm just going to leave, man.
Didn't even do anything.
Sorry.
Yo, Isaac.
Just tell me exactly what he's meant to have done.
Kitchen.
Where are you going? I thought being here, I could have helped the both of you, - but you threw my offer back in my face.
- Oh, come on, Mum.
There is nothing to discuss.
I'm sorry I shouted.
Isaac, my prince.
Be a good boy, eh? Now, please After we all finish talking, you're going to call Cordelia and apologise.
I ain't sitting there to listen to lies about me.
So you didn't do anything to that girl? - You touch her? - It was a video call.
What did you make her do? - Nothing.
- Don't tell me "nothing".
- I did nothing! - You saying she's making it up? Yeah.
She's just vexed cos she got caught stripping on camera.
And no, I didn't make her do it.
- Did you encourage her? - No.
What, so she somehow just appeared on your computer and made you - watch her take her clothes off? - Why are you talking to me like that? I will talk to you however I like! We're just trying to get to the truth.
Can't you see she's just hating on my career? She probably wants money.
How much do you think it'll take to shut her up? I can't do this.
What happened? Is there any chance I could stay here for a few days? - Yeah.
Yeah, sure.
Come on.
- Thanks.
You know you can trust me, yeah? I know, and you can trust me as well.
Hey, what happened in America, fam? I made a 100-million movie.
Yeah, but fam, what really happened to you? Like, behind the scenes.
Loads of pranks and stuff.
- Isaac, stop it, man.
- [HE SWITCHES OFF GAME.]
What went down in America? Talk, fam.
I'm here.
Something really stupid with some guy.
What did he do to you? Nothing.
- Hey, fam, it's me.
You can be real.
- He did nothing to me.
What, you do something to him? Well, you did, innit? - He forced me, bruv.
- To do what? Whoa! Whoa, wait, what?! What, just, just, just like that? - Honest? - I had to talk before and stuff.
And, G, you didn't even try and knock him out or anything? I was alone out there, bruv.
How many times? Three times.
I swear, there's nothing else.
Nah.
Nah, man.
We can't hang out no more, G.
You're gay, innit? G, I can't be dealing with that, man.
[DOOR SLAMS.]
- You OK? - Yeah.
[DOOR SLAMS.]
[PHONE CHIMES.]
Hi.
You not going to school? - When did you get to sleep? - Late.
OK.
Well, I won't keep you long.
Can I sit down? Why? What's going on? I know what happened with Jotham Starr.
It's OK, I'm not, I'm not here to talk about it or how Mum and Dad dealt with it.
I just I came here to show you this.
We got him, Isaac! That sick man thought he could get away with what he's done to you, but I've exposed him to the world.
And your picture's not anywhere in it, and your name's not anywhere.
I made sure.
Isaac.
Isaac! Come back! Isaac, please! Everyone's going to find out! Everyone's going to know! It's going to be OK, Isaac, it's going to be OK, I promise you.
Everyone's going to find out and everyone's going to know! No-one will find out, Isaac! Isaac! [HE LOCKS DOOR.]
Isaac, please, can you open the door? [SHE KNOCKS.]
Please, can you open the door? Isaac, please, can you open the door? Isaac, can you just, can you just speak to me? Isaac, please! I promise you, everything's going to be fine.
I'm here for you.
Please, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm really, really sorry for what I did.
I just, you just have to trust me on this.
I would never, I would never do anything Please, please, open the door! Isaac, please, open the door! - Please! - [PHONE CHIMES.]
Isaac, please! I'm sorry, I'm sorry that I put it in the paper, but it's going to be OK.
I'm going to make sure that everything's [JESS CONTINUES PLEADING AND KNOCKING.]
[HE SOBS.]
Please, open the door! Please! Please, please, Isaac! Please! I don't know what to do! - How many miles did you say? - 96,000.
[PHONE RINGS.]
- Yeah? - Dad? Dad, I'm at yours, um, but Isaac's locked himself in his room.
He's not coming out.
What? What are you saying? It's the news, it's in the paper, what Jotham Starr did to Isaac.
It doesn't say his name, it doesn't say his name anywhere! Dad? Dad! [INTERNAL RINGTONE.]
[PHONE RINGS.]
- Hello? - You need to come home! What's happened? Jotham abusing Isaac is in the papers.
- What?! How?! - Just get home! [TYRES SCREECH.]
- He won't answer me! - What have you done? What have you done?! Isaac? Isaac, it's Dad.
Please, open the door.
- Isaac? - [HE POUNDS ON DOOR.]
Isaac, please, open the door.
I just want to talk.
- [JESS SOBS.]
- Please, open the door.
Isaac? Isaac? Isaac? Wake up.
Jess! Jess! - Call the ambulance! - I'm sorry.
[HE SOBS.]
Hurry! Isaac Isaac! [VOICES INAUDIBLE.]
"Hollywood supremo Jotham Starr accused of child abuse.
" We require that your family releases a statement denying the claims in the article.
If you don't, then we sue.
The strongest way forward now is to hear the truth from - your parents' own mouths.
- They'll never do it.
They're calling your brother a liar.
That producer robbed you of your marriage.
Either you deal with things once and for all or you move on.
What do you want for your family? For my son to be happy and to be able to move on with his life.
I want to meet your boss.
I want to talk to him, so I can have closure.
I just want to be able to move on.
- I won't let him get away with it.
We hope that this will in some way help bring closure for Isaac.
For press week, there's a range of major interviews, including Chat Tonight.
If Isaac doesn't appear, there will be questions.
Hi, Mr Mensah.
We were in contact briefly last year about a story you had.
Sorry, not interested.
That was such a bad idea.
He hates us.
I don't blame him.
- Jotham Starr will be at the premiere.
- If he has any sense, he'll keep his distance.
You promised me he wouldn't get away with it, and he's getting away with it.
- Jotham.
- You're early.
This is great, isn't it? Look, Isaac is the best child actor I've ever worked with.
Real talented little kid.
God bless you all.
Enjoy the movie.
MUSIC: [Angel by Gavin Friday.]
Angel Hold on to me Love is All around me.
[APPLAUSE.]
Manny.
- Sorry to keep you waiting.
- That's all right.
- I've been kept entertained.
- [SHE CHUCKLES.]
Shall we go to my office? That's OK.
Is everything all right? What is it? Valiant and Son, the sequel.
The producers want to recast Isaac's role.
Sorry.
I know it's not what you want to hear.
Did they say why they want to recast? Lyle Valiant being three years older, they believed it best to cast an actor of similar age.
But the studio said they're very keen to work with him again, and they have offered him an audition for a teen comedy.
- Isaac will be relieved.
- Really? Yeah.
He wants to focus on his education now.
I mean, think about how much he's missed.
Of course.
Yeah, I understand.
And it's right he takes the time now to focus on his education.
To be honest, I I think after he's finished, I don't think he'll want to return to acting.
Does he want to quit? Give him some time.
He might just be having a moment.
He's incredibly talented.
Talk to Sam.
And let me know about that audition.
Right, questions.
- Yes.
Holly.
- Um, two questions.
What's it like being away filming for so long, and uh, two, can I have a part in the Valiant and Son sequel? CHUCKLING I think you may disregard the second part of her question.
To be honest, I loved it.
It was an amazing experience.
It can be lonely at times, but I'd just pop on FaceTime and talk to my family, so it was all good.
Any more? Yes, Tia.
Because you spent a lot of time on your own, how safe was it? Well, sets are a safe place, and there is always a chaperone to look after you, actors.
Isn't that right, Isaac? Yeah.
Yeah.
Come on! Any more questions? Yes, Emily.
Jess Mensah? Yeah, that's me.
Hi, Jess.
I'm Trish.
I'm one of the producers of this year's Shacked Up: Ibiza.
Have a seat.
OK, so if you could just look directly into the camera lens there, we can see you on our monitor.
OK.
We're going to play a quick game called One Minute, where I'll ask you a series of questions for one minute and you just have to answer - as quickly as you can.
- OK.
OK? Great.
Let's begin.
- Where were you born? - London.
- Favourite colour? - Yellow.
- Favourite food? - Anything with avocado.
How many people have you slept with? - Just answer to the camera.
- Um - Three.
- Favourite position? - Uh I don't know.
- Missionary? Doggy style? I, I don't want to answer that one.
- Rock or R&B? - R&B.
Thought so.
Beyonce or Rihanna? Um Uh Beyonce.
[SHE CHUCKLES.]
What makes you angry? When people spit in public.
Any siblings? Yes, I have one brother and one half-brother.
Who do your parents love more? Uh, I don't, I don't want to answer that.
Who gets more attention from the opposite sex? I'm, I'm not answering that.
Who gets more attention from the same sex? Fuck you! I've got this, milady.
Thanks for picking me up from the station.
It's all right.
I'm just offended that you didn't let me pick you up from - the convention.
- Don't be daft, Birmingham's miles away.
- Ryan, it's fine, I - No, it's all right.
I've got this.
Thanks.
Again.
- Say hello to Manny for me, OK? - OK.
And the kids.
Hello? Isaac? Oh, hello! Hi.
Cordelia gave me an update on what's happening with Valiant and Son.
Yeah, and? They're going to recast your character.
I think it's good news.
Means you don't ever have to deal with that film again.
You can focus on your schoolwork, get your grades back up.
Good news?! Me getting recast is good news?! No, OK, not good.
You're right.
I shouldn't have said I'm Lyle Valiant, that's my part! I didn't think you'd want to go back.
Did you say that to Cordelia? Well, I didn't tell her that, but I did tell her about your schoolwork.
You had no right! That's MY part, MY role, and you're going to try and take it away from me?! - It's MY role to raise you! - You clearly don't care about me! - How dare you?! Of course I care! - Shut up, I don't want to hear it! - Who do you think you're talking to?! - Shut up and drive! Are you hungry? Let me make you something to eat.
No, thanks.
Sam I hope I am not speaking out of place, but why don't you and Emmanuel go for counselling? We're fine, thanks.
Over the past one year, I've noticed a dangerous deterioration between the two of you.
Hmm? You know I have experience of counselling.
Many years on the wards, sitting at the foot of patients' beds, listening.
Listening and hearing them speak about their regrets, mistakes.
- Their fears.
- I don't want to talk about my marriage.
OK, then let me tell you about mine.
About how pretending everything is OK allowed Emmanuel's father to play the fool with another woman.
Do you know what he said after we separated? He said, "I didn't know you cared.
" I stayed silent.
I buried my head in the sand.
Please, Maggie, I don't want to know about your personal life.
Yeah, well, whatever the problem, you can overcome it, Sam.
You've survived your own husband playing the fool with that Sabrina.
Excuse me, is it Jess? - Yeah.
- Hi, there.
I'm My name's Dominic Nadesan.
I'm an investigative journalist.
I'm so sorry to bother you like this.
I just wanted to ask you a few questions about your brother.
What?! No.
Thanks.
I'm researching into his time on the set of Valiant and Son.
It would be best if I come inside.
Yeah, right.
You can jog on.
All right? When did you get back? About an hour ago.
Ryan picked me up from the station.
- Oh.
You could have tried me.
- I thought you'd be at work.
- [DOOR SLAMS.]
- I had to take Isaac to Avril Allen's.
Is everything all right? Yeah, it's fine.
- How was your, uh, trade show? - It was fine.
You know you can talk to me.
I know a lot time's passed and you've grown, but - the memories might still linger.
- What memories? The only problem I've got is you and Dad controlling my life.
OK.
Is there anything in particular you want to talk about? Yeah.
Dad's stopping me from acting.
He wouldn't do that.
How come I'm not in the next Valiant and Son film? They're doing another one? Whatever.
You knew there was another one and Dad pulled me out.
Isaac, I swear to you, I didn't know about a sequel.
[RUNNING WATER.]
Flopped, didn't it? - What? No! - I've been replaced, and everyone's going to think I was rubbish cos of that.
No-one will think that.
They might.
Isaac, you were amazing in the film.
There'll be other opportunities, I promise.
Mum's had a fall.
She's staying so I can keep an eye on her.
I'm not here to talk about your mum.
Isaac tells me you've had a meeting with Cordelia about his future, without me.
You weren't around.
He says you were trying to pull him out of acting.
Cordelia was just informing me that Isaac's been replaced on the next Valiant and Son film.
- I thought you'd be happy.
- He thinks he's failed, - that he's blown his career.
- Why would I be happy at that? All I'm trying to do is what's best for Isaac.
He has his GCSEs next year.
I don't want anything to disrupt that.
He needs more than his education.
He needs our support.
He needs to be able to talk to us.
- I talk to him all the time.
- But are you listening?! - He's not happy! - I disagree.
I see a strong young man that's left the past behind him, and he's proving us wrong.
That doesn't mean he's forgotten or isn't still affected by what's happened.
You need to let go of what's happened.
How can I, when you force me to live a lie? Oh, Isaac! - Would you like some cashews? - No, thanks, Grandma.
There's plenty there.
They'll be in the kitchen if you change your mind.
[PHONE CHIMES.]
[VIDEO CALL TONE.]
Hey.
Do you like what you see? [SHE CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY.]
Oh, come on, babes.
You're going to leave me getting cold.
I can't.
Why not? Just doesn't feel right.
It's my birthday soon.
- When's your birthday? - It's next month.
Look, when I hook you up with Hollywood's top casting directors, - you're going to have to do more than this.
- Really? Yeah.
Suppose you have to do a screen test where you have to sleep with someone.
You're going to have to show them what they're working with before they cast you.
- Don't you want to get into Hollywood? - Of course I do.
Come on, babes, it's just me.
See, it's not that bad, is it? - [DOOR OPENS.]
- Holly! Dad! Get out of my Hi.
Hi.
[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES.]
Jesse, are you sure about applying for reality shows? Yeah, I'm just broadening my options.
All those years at Avril Allen to end up on what? Love Island? All those years at Avril Allen for what? To end up studying flippin' media? - What's the point of that? - OK.
You not having one? No.
You OK, Jess? Please, talk to me.
You don't have to be here, you know.
I can't even give you a proper glass to drink out of.
What does that matter? My little brother bought you a house.
Don't compare yourself with Isaac.
Look, it's fine.
I get why you love him more.
- Don't say that.
- OK.
Whatever.
- You like him or you prefer him more.
- Jess, please! That is not true! He's achieved so much.
- And what have I done? - Please Please, darling, just don't talk like that, please.
Look, it's fine, you don't have to be here.
You can go.
You should go.
You should go.
I don't want to.
You're being really hard on yourself.
And not everything is as it seems with Isaac.
And what you think is success it's not.
It's a lie.
Jess something happened to your brother while he was filming.
He was He was abused by the producer.
And the film company paid us to stay silent.
No.
The house car, the clothes, everything.
They've all been paid for with the money.
That doesn't That doesn't make sense.
That doesn't make sense.
Why would you Why would you do that? I don't know, Jess.
Jess, I'm sorry.
I'm really, really sorry.
[JESS SOBS.]
I'm sorry.
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACH.]
- Where's Isaac? - He's gone already.
- Do you want me to warm that up for you? - No, it's all right.
But thanks.
Last night I, I caught up with Jess, and - Morning.
- Morning.
Is she all right? We'll talk later.
All right, talk later.
What are you doing here?! You can get off now.
- You all right? - Yeah.
Well, Isaac, I was just coming to the house to see you.
How often do we get to see each other? - Are you all right? - Yeah, I'm fine.
Yeah.
You sure you're all right? Yeah.
I'm fine.
All right, listen, I've got to get to school.
- Yeah.
Have a good day at school.
- I'll catch you later.
To be honest, Cordelia, being dropped from Valiant and Son - came as a huge shock for Isaac.
- Yeah, I'm sure.
- He's devastated.
- [DOORBELL RINGS.]
Sam, I know it's disappointing, but it sounded like Isaac - I'll get this.
Would be relieved.
I just think it's best if we all meet up.
Manny was pretty clear.
Yeah, I know what his father said.
Has he had a change of mind on the audition? What audition? They've offered Isaac a role in a teen comedy.
- Did Manny not tell you? - No.
No, no, he didn't mention that to me.
- We should meet, then.
- OK.
Well, let's get something in the diary as soon as possible.
- Yeah, we'll do that.
OK.
- Bye.
- Bye, Sam.
- [DOOR CLOSES.]
Boss? You've got a visitor.
Hey.
Jess, what are you doing here? What's happened? You know what's happened.
The money.
The lies.
Isaac.
- I'm waiting.
- Who told you? Mum? Tell me the truth! So you accepted money to cover up what Jotham Starr did to Isaac? He made Isaac do things to him.
He didn't do things to Isaac.
What difference does that make?! You didn't even think to go to the police? Of course we did! But it would mean having to take Isaac to America.
He has to stand in court and go through these events over and over again.
So you prefer to take the money instead.
No! I thought it would be the quickest way to end things, so that Isaac doesn't have to keep suffering.
All right, you know what, fine.
I'll put the house on the market, I'll sell the Porsche.
It's not about that! It's That man has gotten away with it! YOU let that man get away with it.
But I won't.
- Jess - No! That's my little brother.
I've nothing to say to you.
Sorry, I, I, uh, I did call.
I know you did.
I didn't want to speak to you.
Look, uh I know Isaac not being cast in the sequel - must have been a huge shock.
- What do you want? I had nothing to do with the decision-making process.
As soon as I knew a sequel had been greenlit, I tried to get the studio to better protect Isaac from Jotham.
And their response was to recast Isaac.
So I handed in my notice.
Anyway, look, um I just wanted to say I'm so sorry, again, from from the bottom of my heart, I'm really sorry I failed your son.
Feeling better now, yeah? Go on.
Skip away.
Live the rest of your life guilt-free.
Isaac will be fine.
He'll just have to deal with your failures for the rest of his life.
Sam, I'm I'm going to be carrying my mistakes with me to the grave.
How did you let it happen? So this other kid, whoever gets to play Isaac's role, aren't you scared for them? There is nothing I can do.
Oh, come on, Cheryl.
Are you going to let this guy continue to do - what he's doing? - I I'm sorry.
Really, Cheryl? After everything that's happened, you're burying your head in the sand! Is that the best you can do?! [PHONE RINGS.]
- You told Jess about Isaac? - Yeah.
You didn't think to check with me first?! I tried to talk to you this morning, but your mum came into the kitchen.
- Leave my mum out of this! - I'm not bringing your mum into this! Look, we need to know what we're going to do, because Jess is extremely pissed off and wants to do something about it! I'm not surprise she's pissed off.
I'm pissed off! What, with me? - Fuck this! - Fuck you! [DOORBELL RINGS.]
- Hey, you all right? - Yeah.
This place smells nice.
Isaac says that he has a headache, but he should be all right.
- Of course he'll be all right.
- Well, just saying, in case you have to tell his celebrity doctor or whatever.
Behave.
Hey, boys.
Boys? - Yeah, right.
- Yeah.
Boys, come and get your dinner.
What you doing, man? - Ah, nah, man.
The blue one.
- No, this is my one, still.
Thanks.
Do you have any chia seeds? - No.
- Stop being bougie, man.
[CHUCKLING.]
Here.
What's with the frown? Manny.
Sabrina, uh Oh, are you in trouble again? There's something I need to talk to you about.
[LOUD CHEWING.]
What? [HE CHEWS LOUDLY.]
That's what.
- I don't eat like that, man! - Yes, you do, still! Come on, man.
Hey, what's wrong with you, fam? Look what you made me do.
Now it's all dirty.
Ah! - You got a hair on it! - I'm sorry there's a hair on your fork! Clean up your room, fam.
You're a nitty.
You're a real joker.
- Well, you need to expose that man.
- Please.
I've had Jess - having a go at me.
- Yeah, well, something needs to be done.
What don't you people get? It's not that simple! Have you thought about what Isaac must think, knowing that his abuser - is still walking free? - If this got out, it would destroy Isaac! - He doesn't - It's not Isaac's fault! He doesn't need that kind of attention.
He can't handle that, he's 14! No, YOU don't want that kind of attention.
You don't want people knowing about the money.
Yes, because it would destroy all of our lives, including yours.
- Mine? Yeah, of course.
- Oh, what, you think they're going to leave you out of this? They're going to have questions for you, your family.
What did you know? What do you think it's going to do to Tyrone? Mum.
You all right? Yeah.
Yeah.
Uh, I just dropped my fork.
Oh, um OK.
All right, go upstairs.
It's fine.
[PHONE BUZZES.]
Yo.
- Everything all right? - Huh? Like, with you? Cos, like, I heard Mum and Dad talking about stuff.
Dad just wants me to quit acting, innit? - What? Why? - GCSEs.
Oh.
- All right, cool.
- Cool.
Jess, thank you so much for coming.
I need you to destroy Jotham Starr.
But you have to protect my brother.
I don't want to see his face in any of the papers, or mine.
- Or my family's.
Do you understand? - That won't happen.
Every day we run stories where we successfully hide the identity of contributors.
No, no, I don't, I don't care about anyone else.
I I need you to swear this to me, or I'm not, I'm not doing it.
Jess, my aim is to only expose the evil that producer has done.
Not your brother.
I swear to you.
OK.
What do you want to know? [WATER SPATTERS.]
Morning.
Isaac's in school, so it's all good.
If I'd planned to stay, I would have called, but I fell asleep.
I've got an important meeting with Cordelia this afternoon.
- When was this arranged? - Yesterday.
I was going to talk to you about it last night, but you chose to sleep at Sabrina's.
- I told you, I fell asleep - Morning! Can you knock?! - Knock before entering the kitchen? - You can see we're trying to talk! Talking? All you two do is argue! After all this time, you still can't forget what I did.
Your fucking 14-year-old kid reminds me every day what you did.
How many more years do I have to say I'm sorry? I don't want your sorries! I don't want anything from you.
I'm tired of your lies - and you trying to control us.
- Lies?! - Controlling you?! - Yes! Why didn't you tell me about Isaac's audition? The last thing that Isaac needs is another film.
Says the man who encouraged him to act in the first place.
OK, blame me because you had nothing to do with it! You can't just make decisions about Isaac without talking to him first! He needs our support! OK, so, so, so say he says he wants to do another film, and then we let him and something goes wrong.
What then? - Nothing would happen! I'd be with him! - Oh, you can guarantee that? - Yes, of course I can, I'm his mum! - I'll be damned before I let Isaac do another film! You hear me? I don't want this any more.
Want what? Us.
Good.
[SCHOOL BELL RINGS.]
Please, take a seat.
Thank you all for coming in.
- Maybe you should take your cap - Don't touch my cap! - Isaac, how have you been? - Look, I don't care what these people - have been saying behind my back - "These people"?! but I'm not stopping acting, I'm not taking a break - and I ain't quitting.
- Quite a greeting.
We'll get to your career later, but first I need to talk to you and your parents about Holly McGuire.
Holly's parents have informed me about a video call you had with her.
- Oh, here we go.
What did they say? - What did you do? - What did I do? What you coming at me for? - Isaac.
What happened? Holly's parents claim that Isaac forced their daughter - into doing lewd acts.
- "Forced"? - Oh, that's bullshit, man! - Isaac! What's the point of me being here if all you're going to do is spread lies about me? I'm just going to leave, man.
Didn't even do anything.
Sorry.
Yo, Isaac.
Just tell me exactly what he's meant to have done.
Kitchen.
Where are you going? I thought being here, I could have helped the both of you, - but you threw my offer back in my face.
- Oh, come on, Mum.
There is nothing to discuss.
I'm sorry I shouted.
Isaac, my prince.
Be a good boy, eh? Now, please After we all finish talking, you're going to call Cordelia and apologise.
I ain't sitting there to listen to lies about me.
So you didn't do anything to that girl? - You touch her? - It was a video call.
What did you make her do? - Nothing.
- Don't tell me "nothing".
- I did nothing! - You saying she's making it up? Yeah.
She's just vexed cos she got caught stripping on camera.
And no, I didn't make her do it.
- Did you encourage her? - No.
What, so she somehow just appeared on your computer and made you - watch her take her clothes off? - Why are you talking to me like that? I will talk to you however I like! We're just trying to get to the truth.
Can't you see she's just hating on my career? She probably wants money.
How much do you think it'll take to shut her up? I can't do this.
What happened? Is there any chance I could stay here for a few days? - Yeah.
Yeah, sure.
Come on.
- Thanks.
You know you can trust me, yeah? I know, and you can trust me as well.
Hey, what happened in America, fam? I made a 100-million movie.
Yeah, but fam, what really happened to you? Like, behind the scenes.
Loads of pranks and stuff.
- Isaac, stop it, man.
- [HE SWITCHES OFF GAME.]
What went down in America? Talk, fam.
I'm here.
Something really stupid with some guy.
What did he do to you? Nothing.
- Hey, fam, it's me.
You can be real.
- He did nothing to me.
What, you do something to him? Well, you did, innit? - He forced me, bruv.
- To do what? Whoa! Whoa, wait, what?! What, just, just, just like that? - Honest? - I had to talk before and stuff.
And, G, you didn't even try and knock him out or anything? I was alone out there, bruv.
How many times? Three times.
I swear, there's nothing else.
Nah.
Nah, man.
We can't hang out no more, G.
You're gay, innit? G, I can't be dealing with that, man.
[DOOR SLAMS.]
- You OK? - Yeah.
[DOOR SLAMS.]
[PHONE CHIMES.]
Hi.
You not going to school? - When did you get to sleep? - Late.
OK.
Well, I won't keep you long.
Can I sit down? Why? What's going on? I know what happened with Jotham Starr.
It's OK, I'm not, I'm not here to talk about it or how Mum and Dad dealt with it.
I just I came here to show you this.
We got him, Isaac! That sick man thought he could get away with what he's done to you, but I've exposed him to the world.
And your picture's not anywhere in it, and your name's not anywhere.
I made sure.
Isaac.
Isaac! Come back! Isaac, please! Everyone's going to find out! Everyone's going to know! It's going to be OK, Isaac, it's going to be OK, I promise you.
Everyone's going to find out and everyone's going to know! No-one will find out, Isaac! Isaac! [HE LOCKS DOOR.]
Isaac, please, can you open the door? [SHE KNOCKS.]
Please, can you open the door? Isaac, please, can you open the door? Isaac, can you just, can you just speak to me? Isaac, please! I promise you, everything's going to be fine.
I'm here for you.
Please, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm really, really sorry for what I did.
I just, you just have to trust me on this.
I would never, I would never do anything Please, please, open the door! Isaac, please, open the door! - Please! - [PHONE CHIMES.]
Isaac, please! I'm sorry, I'm sorry that I put it in the paper, but it's going to be OK.
I'm going to make sure that everything's [JESS CONTINUES PLEADING AND KNOCKING.]
[HE SOBS.]
Please, open the door! Please! Please, please, Isaac! Please! I don't know what to do! - How many miles did you say? - 96,000.
[PHONE RINGS.]
- Yeah? - Dad? Dad, I'm at yours, um, but Isaac's locked himself in his room.
He's not coming out.
What? What are you saying? It's the news, it's in the paper, what Jotham Starr did to Isaac.
It doesn't say his name, it doesn't say his name anywhere! Dad? Dad! [INTERNAL RINGTONE.]
[PHONE RINGS.]
- Hello? - You need to come home! What's happened? Jotham abusing Isaac is in the papers.
- What?! How?! - Just get home! [TYRES SCREECH.]
- He won't answer me! - What have you done? What have you done?! Isaac? Isaac, it's Dad.
Please, open the door.
- Isaac? - [HE POUNDS ON DOOR.]
Isaac, please, open the door.
I just want to talk.
- [JESS SOBS.]
- Please, open the door.
Isaac? Isaac? Isaac? Wake up.
Jess! Jess! - Call the ambulance! - I'm sorry.
[HE SOBS.]
Hurry! Isaac Isaac! [VOICES INAUDIBLE.]
"Hollywood supremo Jotham Starr accused of child abuse.
" We require that your family releases a statement denying the claims in the article.
If you don't, then we sue.
The strongest way forward now is to hear the truth from - your parents' own mouths.
- They'll never do it.
They're calling your brother a liar.
That producer robbed you of your marriage.
Either you deal with things once and for all or you move on.
What do you want for your family? For my son to be happy and to be able to move on with his life.
I want to meet your boss.
I want to talk to him, so I can have closure.
I just want to be able to move on.