Paula (2017) s01e03 Episode Script
Episode 3
Oh, my God! Oh, my God! - This guy said he'd fix up the basement -- get rid of the rats.
- Yeah.
- I slept with him, OK? - Philip? - Yeah, but.
.
- The builder as well? - Iknow it was a stupid thing to do.
You could be some psycho, for all I know.
You could be a psycho.
I don't want to go to Mum and Dad's, I want to go to my place! - It's a garage.
- Bring me home! 'Paula says yous have an idea who did this to Callum.
'We're looking for someone.
' James Morecroft.
Did you arrest him? We didn't, no.
- What's in here?! - Stay away from there, do you hear me?! You're all right.
Can I tell you the weird part? I don't have feelings, Mac.
- 'Not proper ones.
- Right.
' It gets me into trouble, Mac.
- Yargh! - Argh! She's done it to you, too, hasn't she? She's shown you the steps up out of Hell and into the light.
A-A-A-A-Argh! Oh! You didn't discharge your weapon at all? - No.
- Who discharged your firearm? Paula Denny.
Eight bullets pulled out of the wall, two in the toilets and six out in the bar.
- We'd be dead if she hadn't.
- Bar staff right behind those doors.
When are we going to start talking about the man - who tried to strangle her? - Yeah, we'll get to that, Mac.
- All right.
GSOC are running the show, Inspector McGlynn takes the case.
We'll work with them in tandem.
Until then - You're suspended! - .
.
you are on sick leave.
Well, that's - You're suspending me? - No.
You're on sick leave.
Look at you! Well I've got a tonne of paperwork.
I'm not too sick for that.
- Not this case, Mac.
- You can do it from home.
Paperwork, and that's it.
You hear me? 'But it was here, at this hotel, on Saturday night, 'things took a turn we can only describe as terrifying.
'Multiple gunshots were heard and the police chase' Your mother's in the car.
We're sitting outside.
Paula? The doctor said she has 20 minutes at 9.
00.
I don't know what you want to keep looking at that for.
Are you right? Dad OK? We're going to be late.
Callum is in real difficulty.
We turned off sedation for 36 hours.
He is breathing, with the support of the ventilator, but there's been no response on any level.
So, will he? Will he wake up? Callum has suffered severe hypoxia, so brain cells will die very quickly without a constant supply of oxygen.
- And in Callum's case - He was lying there with no oxygen.
For, I would imagine, a considerable length of time.
It's extremely unlikely that he will wake up.
Give it back, I swear to fuck! - Hey! Hey! - Fucking bitch! - You want some, yeah? - Go.
Go! - Yeah?! You fucking bullies! I'll smash your fucking head in! Fuck off, you crazy bitch! Jesus! Are you OK?! Are you all right? Can you hear me? Can you get up? That's it.
OK? Come with me.
You're going to need stitches.
Have you got a name? Do you want me to call someone, like your mum, your dad? Are you hungry? Here, hold this.
Let me get you something.
What do I have? Oh.
What about some spaghetti hoop? Oh! Oh, my God! What are you doing in there?! Oh! Goodness! Oh, my goodness! Aw! Who's there? - Morning.
- Oh, hi.
Jaysus! You have been in the wars, haven't you? - Yeah, a bit.
- I saw it on the news.
I said to the wife, "I'm working in that woman's basement.
" - You got a dog! - Yeah.
- Good idea.
It's not exactly a guard dog.
Oh, I don't know.
He has a mean look about him.
Now Three more sleeps, OK? Three more sleeps.
I'll see you on Saturday.
OK? See you later.
'They only let me see the kids two afternoons a week.
'They have a woman, always has to be there.
' It's a fucking nightmare! What's going to happen? My solicitor says I'll get bail.
When? He said it's only matter of time.
The garda can't do nothing to stop it.
What did you have to chase her around for? Who? That Paula one.
I knew it from the minute you saw her.
I knew it.
When are they going to let you back? No idea.
Doesn't mean I can't dig around, though.
I mean, strictly speaking, it's still my case.
A characteristically esoteric definition of "strictly".
- What? - Start with old addresses? The mother still owns the house.
She hasn't lived in it for a few years.
What? It gives me the willies.
Huh! Let's knock at the neighbour's.
- I'll just take a look around the back.
- Yeah? Just a look.
- I'll knock in here.
Text me.
- Yeah.
Sorry to bother you.
Could I ask you a few quick questions about next door? 'It was never a good house.
' I think the mother tried.
I don't think she was very well.
What do you mean, it wasn't a GOOD house? 'Maybe it was the husband.
Maybe it was the two of them.
'But, sure, what can you do? 'It's not your house, it's not your business.
'Did something happen? 'I heard someone say the husband went off to England.
'Took the little boy with him.
'I don't know.
'You just don't know, do you, when people disappear?' 'Who disappeared? 'Is that not why you're here?' The little girl.
'Mummy? Kiss me goodnight.
' Oh! What the fuck?! What is the matter with you?! - I was calling you! - Well, don't fucking sneak up on me! Maybe you need to calm down, Mac! Yeah, well, maybe I do.
Maybe you do, too.
- All right? - Yeah.
Is that a dog in your car? Oh, fuck! I forgot about the dog! Oh! Oh! Pff-pff-pff! Aw! Here we go.
Aw! Here.
- You doing all right? - Yeah.
You know How's your brother? Yeah.
- Paula, you look terrible.
- Jesus! Thanks(!) I don't mean it like that, I What, do you mean it the other way? The good way(?) Don't throw me on the compost heap yet, Mr Henshaw.
Paula, it's in the newspapers.
We've lost a teacher, we've had this with you, with this lunatic.
It's just So, you're just going to let me go? Paula, it's it's the parents, it's it's the board.
Yeah, right.
Paula, you're Judge, obviously, if we can conclude the matter of bail today, that would be most expedient.
My client has been deprived of his civil liberty for over a week now.
He has young dependents.
It can't continue.
The court has been made aware of my client's contention, that motives of jealousy and vengeance on the part of a serving garda have created a situation of grave injustice here.
We also have a socially privileged, economically advantaged woman exploiting a poorer man who's already suffered a litany of mistreatment! It's prejudicial to suggest that he is the aggressor here.
A fight broke out in a hotel between Paula Denny and James Morecroft.
She was there with a man who was armed.
James Morecroft was not.
We can only thank God that no-one was killed.
I'll adjourn to consider the bail application and we'll list it for mention next Monday.
- No chance you might let us have that today? - We're adjourned.
- Thank you, Your Honour.
- All rise.
- Jesus, Mac, what are you doing? - I want to talk to James Morecroft.
- You're off the case! - Yeah, it's a different case! - What case? - Missing child.
Mary Morecroft.
Disappeared 1995.
Never heard of it.
No-one has.
It was never reported.
No report, no missing person, Mac.
You're hardly in the job three weeks, McGlynn, don't be a hard-arse, will ya?! People get hurt, kidnapped, go missing around this fucker, going right back.
I mean, RIGHT BACK! His own sister, nobody's seen her since the father moved him to Southport 22 years ago.
Ruth's been onto Social Services over there, no record of the girl.
No record of her here.
Poof! Gone! What do you want me to do, start digging up back gardens, looking for a girl nobody said is missing? That kind of thing's bitten me in the arse before.
Philip Byrden, Callum Denny, Paula Denny, it all keeps going back to the same place! Mac! Use your noodle, will ya? The Super has GSOC up his arse morning, noon and night, and the Assistant Commissioner texting him all the time.
Do you know who keeps getting stuck in the?! I don't give a fuck about the Assistant Commissioner - and the Superintendant! Who gives a shit?! - I GIVE A SHIT! And who do you think you are [.
.
fucking about with witnesses, losing your gun,.]
[getting on everyone's wick?!.]
You used to be something, Mac! Don't take it personally, Mac.
What are you always fucking hanging around me for? What? You're always looking in my fucking pockets all the time.
And always on at me about every little fucking thing I say or do! - Mac - Like, I never asked you.
I never asked you anything! - Why are you following me? - I'm not following you.
What are you doing in here, then? - What? - I'm sorry, Mac - What?! - I'm sorry.
- Yeah.
Ssh-ssh-ssh-ssh-ssh-ssh-ssh! There's an analgesic in this, so he shouldn't be in too much pain when he wakes up.
Hold him for me.
Holy fuck! - Sorry! Sorry! - Jesus! Could you not just text me, or something? No-one does this - knocking-on-your-door stuff any more! - Sorry, I WAS texting.
Mm! So, are you in big trouble? Yeah.
Huge.
Is it funny, or? Sorry.
Be a few months to the trial.
No-one would blame you if, afterwards .
.
you wanted to go away or something.
Go away where? I don't know.
Somewhere.
You mean, with you? Is that what this is? No.
Not necessarily that, but Not necessarily? Are you serious? I'm just saying people would understand if you went away.
Right.
- What are you doing? - When? With the house.
I'm having the basement fixed up.
Right.
Look, do you want to do something? Like what? What are you doing tomorrow? - What day is tomorrow? - Sunday.
Why? What are you doing? Do you know what else he eats when he finds them in the garden? - What? - Snails.
Snails?! How does he get them out of their shell? - He crunches their shell.
- Eurgh! He goes like, "Scranch-scranch-scranch".
and then he snuffles them all up and then he chews the snail, like, "Agn-agn-agn-agn", then spits out all the shells.
- He does not.
- He does! They're delicious! He's so cute! Do you have a dog? Mum won't let us.
Dad said he would let us.
Oh, nice one! Bring back loads of sweets, girls! So, they're pushing hard for James Morecroft to get bail.
The judge is going to decide at his next hearing.
How long before they let him back out? The water where they found Philip's body polluted any DNA to speak of.
The fire in Callum's garage took care of it there.
So, what, what are they going to get him on? Assault causing harm.
- Assault?! - Look, they took me off the case, Paula.
There's stuff about this whole mess I'm not even going to tell you about, and they're not letting me do a thing about it.
- What stuff? - Just other stuff! - Like other things he's done? - Yeah.
- Like what? - Like just bad stuff! You know what he said to me that night? He said you could show him the steps up from Hell.
- He is not crazy.
- Yeah.
Well, they can't let him off! But, look, Paula, I'm not giving up on you.
Paula? Paula! Dad, look! Look at this! Wow, girls, those are massive! Almost as big as your heads, which is saying something.
- The woman gave us extra! - Come on.
Keep an eye on them, will ya? Inspector.
Thanks for getting back to me.
- Right, where to now, girls? - Hall of mirrors.
- OK.
I'll tell you what it is.
I'm looking into the case of a missing girl from the early '90s.
You look so tiny! Ohhhhhhhhhh! Wh-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa! Madeleine, where's Orla? I thought she was with you.
What?! Orla?! - Orla?! - Orla?! - Why weren't you watching her?! - What?! - What were you doing?! - I was looking in the mirrors! - Great(!) - I'm sorry! Orla! - Orla! - Orla! - Orla! - Orla! - Orla! - Orla! - Orla! - Orla! - Orla! - Orla! - Orla! - Orla! Jesus Christ! Orla! - There she is! - Where?! - Orla! - Orla! Orla! Orla! What the hell are you running off like that for? You can't just run off! Do you not understand that?! Do you not know that?! - Paula?! - Jesus Christ! - What's wrong?! - She just pissed off! - GO! - Yeah, OK.
You all right? - Mac, I saw him! - Who? - James Morecroft! - What?! Where?! - Here! - He's locked up! - Who's he, Daddy? - No-one.
Paula, he can't be here! - You need to check that again! - I've just been talking to someone! Look, can we talk about this later? Please?! - What is wrong with you? - Assault! Bloody assault! Paula! PAULA! Oh.
Hello.
Can I come in? Sure.
I never thanked you for saving me.
No, that's, er fine.
You you don't have to.
Hello? I'm looking for Sergeant McArthur? Yeah, just a minute.
How's the baby? She's fine.
And the flat where they have you? Yeah, it's I heard you didn't want to press charges.
It was my fault.
How was it your fault? I was mad to think it could've worked.
James thought it would work, too, but it was crazy.
Regardless.
You might have died in there, Morgan.
Did James ever talk to you about Paula Denny? Her brother Callum? Her friend Philip Byrden? Did he ever mention his sister to you? A little girl called Mary.
I'd love to know where she is.
She's gone.
Gone where? I don't know.
He just told me one time.
Told you what? I know he never meant it to happen.
- Never meant what to happen? - I can't tell you that, all right? But he's not a bad person, no matter what he's done.
Do you believe me? (Yeah.
) It's all right.
It's OK.
Thanks.
I need to recheck a few details in James Morecroft's statement before tomorrow.
- Yeah.
All right, Mac.
- Thanks.
Thank you.
How are ya, Mac? Sore.
How's Paula? She's a tough nut.
You not, er you not afraid, coming in like this? What do you mean? Afraid of you? If I tell my solicitor you came in here, this whole trial could get thrown out.
I don't really care about the whole trial, James.
The way I see it, we have an opportunity here.
Your kids need to be with their mothers.
You could do that? We'll get Crystal set up somewhere.
Somewhere nice, you know.
Make sure Morgan's all right, too.
You just tell me .
.
what happened your sister.
Mary.
That's all you have to do.
I just, er I just tell you what happened? I give you my word on it.
She always wanted me to play with her.
I always did.
Me ma me ma was in a hospital.
- What age were you, James? - I was nine.
My dad was home from the boats, but he was mostly drinking, so I was looking after Mary.
Middle of the night, me dad comes home, says we'd done something.
I can't remember what.
Me and Mary were messing about.
He locked us He locked us under the stairs.
And he didn't come back.
And it was very dark, OK? And I-I just I just could not get that door open.
And you panic.
And then you calm down, but then you panic and you freak out.
And you don't know how much time is going by.
You see a crack of daylight and then you cannot fucking believe it's getting dark again, and no-one's coming.
How long were you down there? A A week? She just stopped moving, Mac.
I was still holding her when he opened the door.
- Who opened the door? - The old man.
He carried her out, put me in the car.
I just passed out and then I woke up on the ferry.
He took me to Liverpool, told me Mary was at home with Mum.
A part of me really wanted to believe the old fucker.
When he died, I I looked everywhere, you know? Of course, I never saw her.
Of course, I never saw her.
I never saw her Until I met Paula.
That's when she came back.
Isn't that strange? She's back.
Oh! Oh! Oh! Argh! I'm so sorry! Nurse! Nurse! NURSE! Dog? Yeah? - 'Hey, Mac, it's Aengus.
' - Hey, Aengus.
- 'James Morecroft got bail.
' - What? - 'Some woman came, put up a surety.
' - When? - 'Last thing today.
' Did the boys at Kevin Street send a car around to Paula Denny's house? 'I'm waiting on McGlynn to call me back.
' Fuck McGlynn! Dog? Dog? Dog? Dog? (Ssssh.
) - Are you all right? - What are you doing? Paula, James Morecroft got bail.
Sorry.
One sec.
- Aengus.
- 'That car should be there in the next' OK.
Yeah.
I have two men outside.
I'm sorry about the Who bailed him? I don't know.
Paula? Callum died tonight, Mac.
Oh, Paula.
I'm sorry.
- I'm sorry about the door - It doesn't matter.
I'll We'll get that I I've two men outside.
All right.
Do you need me to? Or? OK.
Mac? I'm sorry I shouted at your kids.
They've been shouted at plenty of times.
- Morning.
- All right, Sean? James? James? There's a torch by your head.
Don't kick around so much.
That tube up your nose is keeping you alive.
The box will drain your waste into the ground underneath you.
No! No! N-o-o-o-o! You can decide what you want to do.
You can live, if you want.
I'll keep you alive.
No! No! N-o-o-o-o-o! N-o-o-o-o-o! Or you can die in there and it won't matter.
N-o-o-o-o-o-o! No! No! No! No! N-o-o-o-o-o-o-o! - Hi.
- Hi.
I'm not going to bother you, - I just wasn't sure if you were getting my messages.
- Come in.
I won't take up your time.
Um I was talking to a colleague of mine and his hunch is that James Morecroft may have fled the jurisdiction.
Now, obviously, this isn't what anyone wants to hear, but I just wanted to tell you that, given the circumstances, - to tell you the truth, it's - Do you want to get something to eat? Sure.
Give me a minute.
You all right? Yeah.
How have you been? Yeah.
I'm pregnant.
What? I'm pregnant.
Whose is it? It's mine.
Right.
OK.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Do you have a table for two? - Sure.
Come on.
'No!' N-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o!
- Yeah.
- I slept with him, OK? - Philip? - Yeah, but.
.
- The builder as well? - Iknow it was a stupid thing to do.
You could be some psycho, for all I know.
You could be a psycho.
I don't want to go to Mum and Dad's, I want to go to my place! - It's a garage.
- Bring me home! 'Paula says yous have an idea who did this to Callum.
'We're looking for someone.
' James Morecroft.
Did you arrest him? We didn't, no.
- What's in here?! - Stay away from there, do you hear me?! You're all right.
Can I tell you the weird part? I don't have feelings, Mac.
- 'Not proper ones.
- Right.
' It gets me into trouble, Mac.
- Yargh! - Argh! She's done it to you, too, hasn't she? She's shown you the steps up out of Hell and into the light.
A-A-A-A-Argh! Oh! You didn't discharge your weapon at all? - No.
- Who discharged your firearm? Paula Denny.
Eight bullets pulled out of the wall, two in the toilets and six out in the bar.
- We'd be dead if she hadn't.
- Bar staff right behind those doors.
When are we going to start talking about the man - who tried to strangle her? - Yeah, we'll get to that, Mac.
- All right.
GSOC are running the show, Inspector McGlynn takes the case.
We'll work with them in tandem.
Until then - You're suspended! - .
.
you are on sick leave.
Well, that's - You're suspending me? - No.
You're on sick leave.
Look at you! Well I've got a tonne of paperwork.
I'm not too sick for that.
- Not this case, Mac.
- You can do it from home.
Paperwork, and that's it.
You hear me? 'But it was here, at this hotel, on Saturday night, 'things took a turn we can only describe as terrifying.
'Multiple gunshots were heard and the police chase' Your mother's in the car.
We're sitting outside.
Paula? The doctor said she has 20 minutes at 9.
00.
I don't know what you want to keep looking at that for.
Are you right? Dad OK? We're going to be late.
Callum is in real difficulty.
We turned off sedation for 36 hours.
He is breathing, with the support of the ventilator, but there's been no response on any level.
So, will he? Will he wake up? Callum has suffered severe hypoxia, so brain cells will die very quickly without a constant supply of oxygen.
- And in Callum's case - He was lying there with no oxygen.
For, I would imagine, a considerable length of time.
It's extremely unlikely that he will wake up.
Give it back, I swear to fuck! - Hey! Hey! - Fucking bitch! - You want some, yeah? - Go.
Go! - Yeah?! You fucking bullies! I'll smash your fucking head in! Fuck off, you crazy bitch! Jesus! Are you OK?! Are you all right? Can you hear me? Can you get up? That's it.
OK? Come with me.
You're going to need stitches.
Have you got a name? Do you want me to call someone, like your mum, your dad? Are you hungry? Here, hold this.
Let me get you something.
What do I have? Oh.
What about some spaghetti hoop? Oh! Oh, my God! What are you doing in there?! Oh! Goodness! Oh, my goodness! Aw! Who's there? - Morning.
- Oh, hi.
Jaysus! You have been in the wars, haven't you? - Yeah, a bit.
- I saw it on the news.
I said to the wife, "I'm working in that woman's basement.
" - You got a dog! - Yeah.
- Good idea.
It's not exactly a guard dog.
Oh, I don't know.
He has a mean look about him.
Now Three more sleeps, OK? Three more sleeps.
I'll see you on Saturday.
OK? See you later.
'They only let me see the kids two afternoons a week.
'They have a woman, always has to be there.
' It's a fucking nightmare! What's going to happen? My solicitor says I'll get bail.
When? He said it's only matter of time.
The garda can't do nothing to stop it.
What did you have to chase her around for? Who? That Paula one.
I knew it from the minute you saw her.
I knew it.
When are they going to let you back? No idea.
Doesn't mean I can't dig around, though.
I mean, strictly speaking, it's still my case.
A characteristically esoteric definition of "strictly".
- What? - Start with old addresses? The mother still owns the house.
She hasn't lived in it for a few years.
What? It gives me the willies.
Huh! Let's knock at the neighbour's.
- I'll just take a look around the back.
- Yeah? Just a look.
- I'll knock in here.
Text me.
- Yeah.
Sorry to bother you.
Could I ask you a few quick questions about next door? 'It was never a good house.
' I think the mother tried.
I don't think she was very well.
What do you mean, it wasn't a GOOD house? 'Maybe it was the husband.
Maybe it was the two of them.
'But, sure, what can you do? 'It's not your house, it's not your business.
'Did something happen? 'I heard someone say the husband went off to England.
'Took the little boy with him.
'I don't know.
'You just don't know, do you, when people disappear?' 'Who disappeared? 'Is that not why you're here?' The little girl.
'Mummy? Kiss me goodnight.
' Oh! What the fuck?! What is the matter with you?! - I was calling you! - Well, don't fucking sneak up on me! Maybe you need to calm down, Mac! Yeah, well, maybe I do.
Maybe you do, too.
- All right? - Yeah.
Is that a dog in your car? Oh, fuck! I forgot about the dog! Oh! Oh! Pff-pff-pff! Aw! Here we go.
Aw! Here.
- You doing all right? - Yeah.
You know How's your brother? Yeah.
- Paula, you look terrible.
- Jesus! Thanks(!) I don't mean it like that, I What, do you mean it the other way? The good way(?) Don't throw me on the compost heap yet, Mr Henshaw.
Paula, it's in the newspapers.
We've lost a teacher, we've had this with you, with this lunatic.
It's just So, you're just going to let me go? Paula, it's it's the parents, it's it's the board.
Yeah, right.
Paula, you're Judge, obviously, if we can conclude the matter of bail today, that would be most expedient.
My client has been deprived of his civil liberty for over a week now.
He has young dependents.
It can't continue.
The court has been made aware of my client's contention, that motives of jealousy and vengeance on the part of a serving garda have created a situation of grave injustice here.
We also have a socially privileged, economically advantaged woman exploiting a poorer man who's already suffered a litany of mistreatment! It's prejudicial to suggest that he is the aggressor here.
A fight broke out in a hotel between Paula Denny and James Morecroft.
She was there with a man who was armed.
James Morecroft was not.
We can only thank God that no-one was killed.
I'll adjourn to consider the bail application and we'll list it for mention next Monday.
- No chance you might let us have that today? - We're adjourned.
- Thank you, Your Honour.
- All rise.
- Jesus, Mac, what are you doing? - I want to talk to James Morecroft.
- You're off the case! - Yeah, it's a different case! - What case? - Missing child.
Mary Morecroft.
Disappeared 1995.
Never heard of it.
No-one has.
It was never reported.
No report, no missing person, Mac.
You're hardly in the job three weeks, McGlynn, don't be a hard-arse, will ya?! People get hurt, kidnapped, go missing around this fucker, going right back.
I mean, RIGHT BACK! His own sister, nobody's seen her since the father moved him to Southport 22 years ago.
Ruth's been onto Social Services over there, no record of the girl.
No record of her here.
Poof! Gone! What do you want me to do, start digging up back gardens, looking for a girl nobody said is missing? That kind of thing's bitten me in the arse before.
Philip Byrden, Callum Denny, Paula Denny, it all keeps going back to the same place! Mac! Use your noodle, will ya? The Super has GSOC up his arse morning, noon and night, and the Assistant Commissioner texting him all the time.
Do you know who keeps getting stuck in the?! I don't give a fuck about the Assistant Commissioner - and the Superintendant! Who gives a shit?! - I GIVE A SHIT! And who do you think you are [.
.
fucking about with witnesses, losing your gun,.]
[getting on everyone's wick?!.]
You used to be something, Mac! Don't take it personally, Mac.
What are you always fucking hanging around me for? What? You're always looking in my fucking pockets all the time.
And always on at me about every little fucking thing I say or do! - Mac - Like, I never asked you.
I never asked you anything! - Why are you following me? - I'm not following you.
What are you doing in here, then? - What? - I'm sorry, Mac - What?! - I'm sorry.
- Yeah.
Ssh-ssh-ssh-ssh-ssh-ssh-ssh! There's an analgesic in this, so he shouldn't be in too much pain when he wakes up.
Hold him for me.
Holy fuck! - Sorry! Sorry! - Jesus! Could you not just text me, or something? No-one does this - knocking-on-your-door stuff any more! - Sorry, I WAS texting.
Mm! So, are you in big trouble? Yeah.
Huge.
Is it funny, or? Sorry.
Be a few months to the trial.
No-one would blame you if, afterwards .
.
you wanted to go away or something.
Go away where? I don't know.
Somewhere.
You mean, with you? Is that what this is? No.
Not necessarily that, but Not necessarily? Are you serious? I'm just saying people would understand if you went away.
Right.
- What are you doing? - When? With the house.
I'm having the basement fixed up.
Right.
Look, do you want to do something? Like what? What are you doing tomorrow? - What day is tomorrow? - Sunday.
Why? What are you doing? Do you know what else he eats when he finds them in the garden? - What? - Snails.
Snails?! How does he get them out of their shell? - He crunches their shell.
- Eurgh! He goes like, "Scranch-scranch-scranch".
and then he snuffles them all up and then he chews the snail, like, "Agn-agn-agn-agn", then spits out all the shells.
- He does not.
- He does! They're delicious! He's so cute! Do you have a dog? Mum won't let us.
Dad said he would let us.
Oh, nice one! Bring back loads of sweets, girls! So, they're pushing hard for James Morecroft to get bail.
The judge is going to decide at his next hearing.
How long before they let him back out? The water where they found Philip's body polluted any DNA to speak of.
The fire in Callum's garage took care of it there.
So, what, what are they going to get him on? Assault causing harm.
- Assault?! - Look, they took me off the case, Paula.
There's stuff about this whole mess I'm not even going to tell you about, and they're not letting me do a thing about it.
- What stuff? - Just other stuff! - Like other things he's done? - Yeah.
- Like what? - Like just bad stuff! You know what he said to me that night? He said you could show him the steps up from Hell.
- He is not crazy.
- Yeah.
Well, they can't let him off! But, look, Paula, I'm not giving up on you.
Paula? Paula! Dad, look! Look at this! Wow, girls, those are massive! Almost as big as your heads, which is saying something.
- The woman gave us extra! - Come on.
Keep an eye on them, will ya? Inspector.
Thanks for getting back to me.
- Right, where to now, girls? - Hall of mirrors.
- OK.
I'll tell you what it is.
I'm looking into the case of a missing girl from the early '90s.
You look so tiny! Ohhhhhhhhhh! Wh-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa! Madeleine, where's Orla? I thought she was with you.
What?! Orla?! - Orla?! - Orla?! - Why weren't you watching her?! - What?! - What were you doing?! - I was looking in the mirrors! - Great(!) - I'm sorry! Orla! - Orla! - Orla! - Orla! - Orla! - Orla! - Orla! - Orla! - Orla! - Orla! - Orla! - Orla! - Orla! Jesus Christ! Orla! - There she is! - Where?! - Orla! - Orla! Orla! Orla! What the hell are you running off like that for? You can't just run off! Do you not understand that?! Do you not know that?! - Paula?! - Jesus Christ! - What's wrong?! - She just pissed off! - GO! - Yeah, OK.
You all right? - Mac, I saw him! - Who? - James Morecroft! - What?! Where?! - Here! - He's locked up! - Who's he, Daddy? - No-one.
Paula, he can't be here! - You need to check that again! - I've just been talking to someone! Look, can we talk about this later? Please?! - What is wrong with you? - Assault! Bloody assault! Paula! PAULA! Oh.
Hello.
Can I come in? Sure.
I never thanked you for saving me.
No, that's, er fine.
You you don't have to.
Hello? I'm looking for Sergeant McArthur? Yeah, just a minute.
How's the baby? She's fine.
And the flat where they have you? Yeah, it's I heard you didn't want to press charges.
It was my fault.
How was it your fault? I was mad to think it could've worked.
James thought it would work, too, but it was crazy.
Regardless.
You might have died in there, Morgan.
Did James ever talk to you about Paula Denny? Her brother Callum? Her friend Philip Byrden? Did he ever mention his sister to you? A little girl called Mary.
I'd love to know where she is.
She's gone.
Gone where? I don't know.
He just told me one time.
Told you what? I know he never meant it to happen.
- Never meant what to happen? - I can't tell you that, all right? But he's not a bad person, no matter what he's done.
Do you believe me? (Yeah.
) It's all right.
It's OK.
Thanks.
I need to recheck a few details in James Morecroft's statement before tomorrow.
- Yeah.
All right, Mac.
- Thanks.
Thank you.
How are ya, Mac? Sore.
How's Paula? She's a tough nut.
You not, er you not afraid, coming in like this? What do you mean? Afraid of you? If I tell my solicitor you came in here, this whole trial could get thrown out.
I don't really care about the whole trial, James.
The way I see it, we have an opportunity here.
Your kids need to be with their mothers.
You could do that? We'll get Crystal set up somewhere.
Somewhere nice, you know.
Make sure Morgan's all right, too.
You just tell me .
.
what happened your sister.
Mary.
That's all you have to do.
I just, er I just tell you what happened? I give you my word on it.
She always wanted me to play with her.
I always did.
Me ma me ma was in a hospital.
- What age were you, James? - I was nine.
My dad was home from the boats, but he was mostly drinking, so I was looking after Mary.
Middle of the night, me dad comes home, says we'd done something.
I can't remember what.
Me and Mary were messing about.
He locked us He locked us under the stairs.
And he didn't come back.
And it was very dark, OK? And I-I just I just could not get that door open.
And you panic.
And then you calm down, but then you panic and you freak out.
And you don't know how much time is going by.
You see a crack of daylight and then you cannot fucking believe it's getting dark again, and no-one's coming.
How long were you down there? A A week? She just stopped moving, Mac.
I was still holding her when he opened the door.
- Who opened the door? - The old man.
He carried her out, put me in the car.
I just passed out and then I woke up on the ferry.
He took me to Liverpool, told me Mary was at home with Mum.
A part of me really wanted to believe the old fucker.
When he died, I I looked everywhere, you know? Of course, I never saw her.
Of course, I never saw her.
I never saw her Until I met Paula.
That's when she came back.
Isn't that strange? She's back.
Oh! Oh! Oh! Argh! I'm so sorry! Nurse! Nurse! NURSE! Dog? Yeah? - 'Hey, Mac, it's Aengus.
' - Hey, Aengus.
- 'James Morecroft got bail.
' - What? - 'Some woman came, put up a surety.
' - When? - 'Last thing today.
' Did the boys at Kevin Street send a car around to Paula Denny's house? 'I'm waiting on McGlynn to call me back.
' Fuck McGlynn! Dog? Dog? Dog? Dog? (Ssssh.
) - Are you all right? - What are you doing? Paula, James Morecroft got bail.
Sorry.
One sec.
- Aengus.
- 'That car should be there in the next' OK.
Yeah.
I have two men outside.
I'm sorry about the Who bailed him? I don't know.
Paula? Callum died tonight, Mac.
Oh, Paula.
I'm sorry.
- I'm sorry about the door - It doesn't matter.
I'll We'll get that I I've two men outside.
All right.
Do you need me to? Or? OK.
Mac? I'm sorry I shouted at your kids.
They've been shouted at plenty of times.
- Morning.
- All right, Sean? James? James? There's a torch by your head.
Don't kick around so much.
That tube up your nose is keeping you alive.
The box will drain your waste into the ground underneath you.
No! No! N-o-o-o-o! You can decide what you want to do.
You can live, if you want.
I'll keep you alive.
No! No! N-o-o-o-o-o! N-o-o-o-o-o! Or you can die in there and it won't matter.
N-o-o-o-o-o-o! No! No! No! No! N-o-o-o-o-o-o-o! - Hi.
- Hi.
I'm not going to bother you, - I just wasn't sure if you were getting my messages.
- Come in.
I won't take up your time.
Um I was talking to a colleague of mine and his hunch is that James Morecroft may have fled the jurisdiction.
Now, obviously, this isn't what anyone wants to hear, but I just wanted to tell you that, given the circumstances, - to tell you the truth, it's - Do you want to get something to eat? Sure.
Give me a minute.
You all right? Yeah.
How have you been? Yeah.
I'm pregnant.
What? I'm pregnant.
Whose is it? It's mine.
Right.
OK.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Do you have a table for two? - Sure.
Come on.
'No!' N-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o!