Kidnapped (2024) s01e01 Episode Script

1
(dramatic music playing)
A 20-year-old British model
who says she was kidnapped
and held for nearly a week in Italy
has returned to the UK.
Lawyers for a man charged with
kidnapping a London model in Italy
say the entire case could be a sham
invented as a publicity stunt.
(reporter 1) Twenty-four hours ago,
Chloe Ayling happily posed
for pictures,
but offered little
in the way of detail
- (camera shutters clicking)
- about her ordeal.
(Chloe) I've been through
a terrifying experience.
I feared for my life,
second by second,
minute by minute, hour by hour.
I am incredibly grateful
to the Italian and UK authorities
for all they have done
to secure my safe release.
I have just arrived home
after four weeks of being in Italy.
I haven't had the time
to gather my thoughts,
so I'm not at liberty
to say anything further
until I have been debriefed
by the UK police.
(dramatic music builds)
- (Chloe screams, echoes)
- (Adrian) All right?
- Sure?
- Mm-hmm.
(Adrian)
You're gonna do great, Chloe.
This is your chance
to set the story straight.
- (producer) We're about to go live.
- Yeah.
- I'll be back there, okay?
- Okay.
(pensive music playing)
(Susanna) Now, our next guest
has faced a backlash from the media
and international interest
after saying she was drugged,
kidnapped, and threatened
with being sold as a sex slave
on the internet in July this year.
Well, 20-year-old British model
Chloe Ayling is being accused
of inventing her own abduction
as a publicity stunt,
and she joins us now.
So, Chloe, erm
- Good morning to you.
- Thank you.
(Piers) Yeah, good morning.
Just talk us through,
very quickly, again,
exactly what happened to you.
So, I was booked for a shoot
in Paris in April this year,
and that shoot got aborted
because the studio has been burgled
and all the camera equipment
was gone.
And that's when they rebooked me
for Milan
through my agent at the time.
(Susanna, over TV) But actually,
what happened was,
you were attacked?
(Chloe, over TV)
Yeah, by two masked men.
(Susanna) And then describe
how that happened.
(Chloe) So, I was about to open
the studio door,
because I didn't see anyone.
(Piers, over phone) You gave
a series of police interviews
afterwards for 13 hours,
three separate interviews,
and you were asked
about a tracksuit and shoes
that you were wearing, er,
when you finally got out.
- And you told the police
- So did she make it up?
I heard she met him in Paris,
like, three months
before he kidnapped her.
- Chloe's one of my best friends.
- (indistinct chatter over phone)
So, you do believe her?
Of course.
What happened to her is insane.
It's amazing she even survived.
(Piers) buying groceries,
buying shoes, laughing, joking,
apparently without a care
in the world.
Why did you lie
to the police though?
Because it was, like,
the tenth hour of the interview,
- and I was literally so
- (Piers) Yeah, yeah,
but that doesn't explain
why you lied about it.
I didn't lie,
I just brushed it off.
It's not insignificant, is it,
to be going shopping
with one of the alleged kidnappers
and buying new shoes?
Yeah, but no-one understands
the reasoning.
Unless you were in my position
and actually went through
what I've been through,
no-one can tell me
how I should've behaved
with the kidnapper
or how I should be reacting now.
- You did lie.
- I brushed it off.
(Piers) Yeah, but, Chloe,
here's the problem.
Your idea of brushing it off
you lied.
Or if I was just
a 30-year-old woman,
like, not a model,
do you think people would have
the same opinions of me?
- I don't think so, no.
- (tense music playing)
(Piers) I think
if you're conducting
media interviews
where you're being paid money
and you're doing a book
for thousands of pounds
before there's even been a trial,
I think we're perfectly entitled
to ask you difficult questions.
Yeah, and that's fine.
I can answer all of them.
So you're not being
unfairly judged?
No, I don't mind.
I can answer anything.
I don't have anything to hide.
(breathes heavily)
(breathes deeply)
(brooding music playing)
(music concludes)
You know,
I could've done this myself.
Of course.
But you have no idea how many girls
I've let phone in measurements,
only to get an irate call
from a photographer
because an outfit doesn't fit.
- (chuckles softly)
- I'm not body-shaming, but
you knocking off a couple of inches
because you've had
one too many doughnuts
is grief for me.
Now, spin round.
- I hate doughnuts.
- (clears throat)
- Spring rolls then.
- (munches, chuckles)
They're making these leathers
especially for you,
for this Milan job.
It's great that they've rescheduled
after the Paris cancellation.
- They must really want you.
- Yeah.
And I've never been to Italy.
Didn't Uncle Phil tell you
the world was at your feet?
(giggles) I can't believe
I've been to Paris,
Dubai, and Ibiza,
since signing with you. It's mad.
You said you wanted
to see the world.
From your bookings, it seems
the world wants to see you.
- Arms up.
- (chuckles, grunts softly)
MUSIC: "Best Behaviour"
by Louisa Johnson.
(indistinct chatter)
(Chloe chuckles)
Where should we go?
Mm
- Ow, Amber.
- Sorry.
- (laughs)
- (laughs)
You're getting glue in my eye.
- Wait, stay still, stay still.
- (chuckles)
- Mm. That's done.
- Good. Thanks.
- Yeah?
- (sighs) Yeah.
Oh, yeah. Amazing. Thanks.
I thought they said
there'd be someone here
- to do make-up.
- They always say that.
- (Sasha) Chloe, you ready?
- (snickers)
Yeah, I'm just coming.
# Loving you, loving you
# Baby, I swear to you
I'm dedicated
(camera shutter clicking)
# Give me your trust
And I'll try not to break it
# Oh, you
I'm gonna
just go to the bar, all right?
(laughs) Cheers, babe.
# I'm on my best behaviour
I know that you're good for me
# I wanna be good to you
# I'm on my best behaviour
I'm on my best behaviour
# I know that you're good for me
I want to be good, good
(indistinct chatter)
Hey, babe, you are fit.
Want a drink, hmm?
Come on, let's go bar.
No, I'm okay.
No, I'm all right, thank you.
Come on, let's go bar. Come on.
(both giggle)
# I know that you're good for me
I want to be good, good
-# I got hands, yeah, I'm human #
-(music concludes)
(indistinct chatter over TV)
(animals chittering over TV)
(David, over TV)
The jungle is Eden.
(ethereal music playing over TV)
(David) It covers less than
six percent of the Earth's surface,
but it's home to half
of all the plants and animals
(TV shuts off)
(remote clatters)
- (switch clicks)
- (mobile phone ringing)
(zipper hissing)
- Mum?
- (cutlery clinking)
I've got to go.
I've done my rent, but this is all
I've got left for the food shop.
I'll have more
after the shoot, okay?
- You're a good girl.
- (groans softly)
- (Bea) I'll miss you.
- (chuckles)
I'll be back tomorrow night.
MUSIC: "Questo Momento"
by Palmaria.
- Okay.
- (suitcase thuds, clanks)
- (Chloe) Ciao!
- (chuckles) Bye. Have fun.
# Look what I've become
- (indistinct chatter)
- (traffic rumbling)
# Always busy overthinking
(camera shutter clicking)
# But no one told me
If it gets easier
Excuse me
(camera shutter clicking)
# But someone told me
(camera shutter clicks)
# Every time I fall
It's a lesson I learn
# The world around me now
Is getting cold
No.
- Yeah!
- (vendor) Thank you very much.
Grazie. Bye.
# There must be something
Keeping me afloat #
- (music concludes)
- (tram bell ringing)
(traffic honking)
(indistinct chatter)
(Liam) Excuse me, darling.
Blondie, you all right?
- You English, yeah?
- UK.
(Liam) You know any bars
round here still open?
- Erm. Sorry, I only got here today.
- (Liam) That's cool.
- What's your name then?
- (chuckles nervously) Chloe.
- Fancy a nightcap, Chloe?
- Aw, that's sweet, but I've got
- a really early start tomorrow.
- Come on!
- Oi, Lee.
- (Liam) What?
Leave her alone, man.
She's not interested.
(laughing) Oh, come on,
one limoncello can't hurt.
Look, I ain't gonna take "No"
for an answer, all right?
My boyfriend's actually waiting
for me back at the hotel,
so have fun.
- (Liam) Rude slag.
- (Will) She's out of your league!
- (Liam) Arrogant bitch!
- (passers-by laughing)
(muffled dance music
playing over speaker)
MUSIC: "Picture Perfect" by
Little Simz playing over speaker.
# Never ever want to leave
Let me stay lit
# I've been partying for days
On the same shit
# Never mind who I came with
# Wonderland is amazing
Ain't it? #
(telephone ringing)
Hello?
(receptionist, over phone)
Chloe Ayling, your taxi is here.
- Thank you. Er. Grazie. Bye, bye.
- (music concludes)
- (dog barking)
- (indistinct chatter)
Grazie. Ciao.
(intercom ringing)
(sinister music playing)
(dial tone ringing)
- (Daniel, over phone) Hello?
- Hi, it's Chloe.
- For the shoot. Is this Andre?
- (Daniel) No, he is not here yet.
Er. I'm his assistant, Daniel.
Everything's okay?
Yeah, I'm at the address,
but the door is locked. (chuckles)
(Daniel) You're at the wrong door.
I I'm here.
Oh! Er
(Daniel) Can you see
the metal gates?
- (Chloe) Erm, yeah, I think so.
- (Daniel) Okay. I've left it open.
(Chloe) Sorry, what door?
(Daniel) Er, at the back
of the courtyard, the black door.
(Chloe) Hold on, I'm just looking.
Oh, yeah, I think I see it. Yeah.
So, just through
the courtyard, yeah?
- (Daniel) Correct.
- Okay.
Erm, yeah, I see the sign
that says "studio",
so, guess I'm here.
- (menacing music playing)
- (Chloe screams, grunts)
(breathes heavily)
(screams, whimpers)
(tense music playing)
- (traffic whizzing by)
- (Chloe breathes heavily)
(indistinct chatter over radio,
muffled)
(Chloe inhales deeply)
- (zipper hissing)
- (Chloe groans, breathes heavily)
(sinister music playing)
(mobile phone buzzing)
(phone continues buzzing)
(Chloe whimpers, breathes heavily)
(gasps, breathes deeply)
Driver!
- (indistinct chatter over radio)
- (breathes heavily)
- (car engine revving)
- (tires screeching)
- (car engine stalls)
- (kidnapper 1 speaks Polish)
- (keys jangling)
- (car trunk unlocks)
(Chloe breathes heavily)
(footsteps shuffling)
(groans)
(breathes heavily, groans)
(whimpers)
(breathes shakily)
(whimpers, in English)
Why are you doing this?
You've got
the wrong person. (sobs)
I'm not gonna hurt you,
but please be quiet.
(Chloe breathes shakily)
(birds chirping)
(gasps, breathes shakily)
(pensive music playing)
(car engine stalls)
(suspenseful music playing)
(flies buzzing)
(kidnapper 1 speaks Polish)
(distant sheep bleating)
(handcuffs clinking)
(ominous music playing)
(ominous music builds)
(kidnapper 2 speaks Polish)
(tense music playing)
(switch clicks)
(kidnapper 2, in English) Lie down.
No, here.
I need the toilet. Please.
(exhales shakily)
- (sombre music playing)
- (water dripping)
(kidnapper 1 grunts)
(breathes deeply)
(knocking on door)
(clears throat)
(toilet flushing)
(tense music continues)
- (kidnapper 2 speaks Polish)
- (handcuffs clinking)
(kidnapper 2, in English)
Give me your hands.
- (beaded curtain rustling)
- (melancholic music playing)
(whimpers) Please help me.
There's been a mistake.
(gasps) I haven't done
anything wrong.
My boss is coming.
You must be very quiet.
- (gasps)
- (beaded curtain rustling)
(breathes shakily)
(sobs softly)
(birds chirping)
MUSIC: "Straight to Heaven"
by Capri Sons playing over speaker.
(dial tone ringing)
# Lose myself tonight
Lose myself #
(car engine approaching)
- (gearstick cranking)
- (car engine stalls)
- (keys jangling)
- (door opens)
(kidnapper 3, in Polish)
Where is she?
-(kidnapper 2) Outside. Downstairs
-(kidnapper 3) Fucking idiots!
You can't be trusted
to do anything!
Do you have to fuck everything up?
- (door slams)
- (groans softly)
(kidnapper 3) And then I have to
clean up your mess!
Where is she?
(door closes)
(footsteps approaching)
(Chloe whimpers, breathes heavily)
(kidnapper 3, in English)
Look at me.
(breathes deeply)
You don't recognise me,
do you, Chloe?
Andre.
We met in Paris.
The first photoshoot.
There was a break-in
at your studio?
There was no studio.
- No photoshoot.
- (tense music playing)
(kidnapper 3) I'm not Andre.
You can call me MD now.
(breathes shakily)
My men were supposed to
take you then.
You were to be sold.
You belong to Black Death now.
We're like mafia.
Guns, drugs, trafficking.
When I saw on Instagram
that you have a son,
I ordered them not to.
I don't believe
we should take mothers.
There are enough girls out there
without kids.
(sighs)
(MD) Your name should have been
removed from our list.
Your abduction was a mistake.
Fucking Romanians. (sighs)
That's why I'm here,
trying to fix this mess.
I knew it was a mistake.
(breathes shakily)
- Can I go home?
- (MD) It's complicated.
(breathes deeply)
Did they told you
that you are not any more in Italy?
We are in the middle of nowhere.
Nobody for miles
except security.
But I order them to stay outside.
(gulps, breathes heavily)
(MD) Let me.
(gulps)
I'll speak with my boss.
I'll try to explain
the situation
(exhales)
see if it can be resolved.
(pensive music playing)
- (footsteps approaching)
- (beaded curtain rustling)
(MD) Chloe?
- Hey, Chloe?
- (gasps)
(breathes heavily)
(gasps, groans)
(breathing heavily)
I don't feel well.
(MD) It's probably drugs,
from the studio.
- What was it? (grunts)
- Ketamine.
You know, for horses.
- You'll be better soon.
- (groans, breathes deeply)
(MD)
You should try to eat something.
(grunts softly)
- Did you talk to your boss?
- It's too late.
You have already been advertised.
In five days,
you'll be put up for auction.
But I explain the error.
But I tell my boss
and he offered you a chance
to pay for your freedom.
(gasps)
- (sombre music playing)
- He wants 300,000 euros.
I don't have any money.
I can't pay that.
(MD) Do you have any friends
who could pay?
I can contact them for you.
(swallows) Can you call my mum
and tell her
- I'm okay?
- (MD) Absolutely not.
Sorry.
I'll think of some friends.
(MD) Good.
I I'm going to try to help you.
You know
you are kind of lucky, right,
that my friends
sent me your advert?
- My advert?
- (MD) Yeah.
(sombre music builds)
(Piers, over phone)
Chloe, here's the problem.
Your idea of brushing it off
you lied.
(Chloe, over phone) Or if I was
just a 30-year-old woman,
like, not a model,
do you think people would have
the same opinions of me?
I don't think so, no.
(breathes sharply)
(swallows)
- (mobile phone chimes)
- (brooding music playing)
(Chloe) Hi, Mum.
No, don't worry about me.
I'm tough, right? Like you.
And I've been through worse.
Much worse.
Okay, just don't look online, okay?
All right.
No no, I love you. Okay, bye.
How are you feeling?
- I'm trending, you know?
- Yeah, I know.
It's a mixed bag,
but you knew that.
He was a bit rough, Piers.
Behaving like that
gets him more viewers, right?
And he gets paid
to be controversial.
- (crew member) Erm.
- Hmm.
- (crew member) Hi.
- Hi.
Can I get a selfie?
- (camera shutter clicks)
- Sorry, my car's waiting.
You know, if all this
ever gets too much
Then we should just up my fee,
let everyone waste their money
trying to break me. They won't.
And then I'll be rich,
and the trial will prove
I'm not a liar.
- (Adrian) Are you ready for this?
- (brooding music builds)
- (reporters clamouring)
- (camera shutters clicking)
(reporter 2)
Chloe Ayling has strongly denied
that the whole thing
was a publicity stunt.
(reporter 3) With little shyness
for the television cameras
this summer,
she made her own claim.
(reporter 4)
Questions have been asked
about the model's relationship
with her alleged kidnapper.
(Piers) I'm just being honest.
Some people may criticise me,
but she didn't look
too traumatised, did she?
(pensive music playing)
(music concludes)