The Silence s01e03 Episode Script

You saw a policewoman murdered, Amelia, don't you think you should have said something? Is that the man you saw on the Downs? It's him.
Do you know him? His name's Lee Griggson, he's in the Drugs Squad.
A man who was jogging on the Downs has come forward.
Apparently, he saw Jane jogging there.
He also saw a young girl with a dog walking towards that road.
Do you want me to go and have a chat with him? AMELIA: Jim! They found the implant.
JIM: I thought you said they didn't see you.
They didn't.
But they must have known you were there! If they killed a policewoman, then they're capable of anything.
Does the implant mean they know who she is? It means they know who we all are.
I'm going to go back to the clinic and talk to the receptionist and see if she can remember anything.
How long will you be? I don't know.
Just keep everybody here and call me if anything happens.
Are you spying on us?! No.
Then what the bloody hell are you doing here? Has your squad found a witness? Why would that matter to you? Look, listen, I just want to know if someone saw who did it.
So are you admitting then that Jane was your girlfriend? No! We've been through all this already.
Did you have anything to do with her death? No! But you know why she was murdered? Was it because of you? Don't you dare! Don't you ever say that! Do you trust the boys on your team? What are you talking about? Trust.
The most important part of being in a team, isn't it? HE MOUTHS Come with me.
Now.
Where are you taking her? Out.
That doesn't exactly answer my question.
Look, I need to find a way to get to them before they get to her.
Just wait a second What, so he's going to use her as bait? No, you can't let him do Would you just trust your father, for once?! Where are we going? Get in the car.
Please.
Now, don't get too close.
Stay near a kid or something, cos that way you'll look like a nanny or an older sister.
And just use your common sense.
Go on, then.
Rocky? What's going on? He's on to me.
Edwards has nothing on you.
You don't understand, Mac, I went to Jim's house.
You went to Jim's house? (Oh, come on, Rocky.
(If you don't get this shit together, you're going to go down.
(And you put it all at risk.
Again.
(I just want to know who killed her.
) All right.
You're saying you don't trust me.
I don't trust you with women.
Oh, come on, mate, she was going to be my wife! I don't care what she was going to be.
She wasn't a part of the inner sanctum.
You broke that rule and put us all at risk.
Is that why you killed her? AMELIA PANTS Jesus, Amelia, you walked straight at them.
Rocky thinks that guy killed his girlfriend.
Did Rocky accuse him? Yes.
AMELIA CATCHES HER BREATH Do you think he was the other man in the car? Do you? MOBILE RINGS (Shit! Bollocks!) Jim Edwards.
So, talk.
Yeah, I'm on my way.
JIM AND AMELIA'S VOICES PLAY 'Are you sure there were only two people in the car, are you sure?' Are you angry with me because I've withheld a witness or because I didn't trust you? You've undermined the whole investigation.
She's my niece.
She's a key witness in a Class A murder investigation! If it was that simple, I'd have brought her in.
What do you mean? You got Amelia to read these? You're losing it.
Robyn Sebold deemed them unreadable.
She's in a relationship with Mac.
You've compromised both investigations.
If Professional Standards are brought in, you'll go down.
No, cos I'm going to nail Mac's team myself.
POLICE CHAT INDISTINCTLY POLICE SIRENS WAIL POLICEWOMAN: They logged it in anyway.
SIRENS WAIL "Kennedy's got 50K coming in.
"Can't do Johnny Kennedy.
"You can't say no to a million quid.
"What's the shipment? 50K.
"I'll talk to Mac and see if we can log it in at 10K?" You see, I think Johnny Kennedy had Roach killed, so that we would unravel the corruption.
That's a clever way at getting back at Mac for stealing his drugs.
But why kill Jane Shilliday? Amelia's already identified Lee Griggson as one of the men who killed her.
And I think Mac was driving the car.
Oh, come on.
If Rocky told Jane what they were doing, then she didn't like it, because everybody always talks about how Jane Shilliday walked the line.
And then Roach is killed.
And we start unravelling the corruption.
The only person who could squeal is Jane Shilliday.
And the person who's got the most to lose is Mac.
You won't get Mac from Amelia's statement.
No, I'm going to get him on the corruption first, because that's his motive.
Now what I want you to do, is I want you to go through their financial records, their relationships, their rubbish bins There's 17 members in that squad, Jim.
They can't all be bent.
There's an inner sanctum.
So I would start with Mac, then Rocky and Lee Griggson.
Who else knows we're investigating the Drugs Squad? Just you and me.
For now.
So we have to be discreet about this.
And fast.
INDISTINCT CHA MOBILE RINGS Yeah? Go ahead.
'Mac, the witness in the woods.
It was his niece, Jim Edwards' niece!' Are you sure? 'Why hasn't he brought her in, Mac?' AMELIA GASPS 'Hello?' (Maggie! Maggie!) 'Is that Amelia?' (I can't hear you.
) Amelia? (I'm in the car park.
(I'm at the police station.
(Now, Maggie.
Maggie?) Sophie! What's going on? Put your coats on.
Where are we going? Amelia's in trouble.
Oy, oy.
I'm sorry, Ely, we're all on our way out.
Who are you here to see? Hey.
I've got to go.
Sophie, just wait a sec, please.
HORN BEEPS Don't I'm OK.
You need to get your priorities straight.
What were you thinking? I wasn't.
You need to tell Chris and Anne.
All right.
No! And I think we should just probably drive out there now.
I'm not leaving any of them behind.
This isn't a family discussion! Would you just take some bloody responsibility? We're all involved.
SIRENS WAIL All right.
Get in the car.
Get in.
Get in the car! CHRIS: Jesus.
Squeaks? This is so terrible.
You should have told me.
I think we wanted to protect you.
From what? Your lives are going to change forever.
And Amelia is She's vulnerable .
.
and What about your boss? What does he say? I haven't told him yet.
Why not? Becauseby all accounts, he should bring in Professional Standards.
What's that? Professional Standards ensures the integrity of the police force.
Now if they get brought in, then I get taken off this case, all the intelligence that I've gathered so far is deemed corrupt.
I could be arrested for withholding Amelia as a witness and I lose my career.
I don't care about your bloody career! Dad! It's not their fault.
What does all of this mean for Amelia? I'll protect Amelia.
You DOOR SLAMS I think we need a drink.
Please don't look at me like that.
I'm I'm I'm sorry.
I I just don't understand why you didn't tell us.
Can you tell me why? Amelia, please don't shut me out.
IMPLANT BUZZES I don't want it.
It's all because of that stupid implant.
I know you must be terribly upset Stop! Amelia, this could have happened to anybody! Why do you keep going on and on about the hearing child I might have been? I'm not her.
I never will be her.
I'm deaf.
I want silence.
CROCKERY BANGS (Stay Please.
) How about a cup of tea? It's supposed to be good for the shock.
Anne? You've always taken whatever you wanted.
You see it and you take it.
Don't make this personal.
You don't think of the cost.
The one time you had to do your job.
I put my career on the line trying to protect her.
This isn't about you.
Remember!? What if I walked Amelia into my local police? I don't know how deep the corruption goes, who we can trust Your problem is you think you're better than everyone.
We were just having a cup of tea.
You're not going back with them.
I don't, I don't think she has her implant in.
Thanks for dropping her back, Maggie.
SIGNING TRANSLATED: You're staying here, with us.
I don't care.
Please.
(I think we should go.
) MOBILE RINGS Jim, is she Is she safe here? I don't want to leave Amelia here unprotected.
She's not leaving with you.
Chris, please, don't be like that.
We should go.
I'll maybe stay here the night.
I'll sleep on the couch.
Fine! Maggie.
Listen, I am scared and I am pissed off and we need you, too.
Yeah, I will make a phone call, I will get somebody to come around and have a look at the house.
I need to make Mac's team unravel.
Jesus, I don't care about your bloody investigation! I'm sorry.
We are the ones unravelling.
I'm going to Yousef's.
What? What for? To hang out.
At his house.
No! What difference does it make if I'm there? Because I want you to stay with us.
No.
Don't do this to get at your dad.
Piss off.
When are you going to grow up?! You want to be treated like an adult, then act like one! Tom! Tom! MOBILE RINGS Jim Edwards.
Hi, it's me.
Yeah, I've been through all the financial records for Mac, Rocky, Lee Griggson, everything.
It's all clear.
Bollocks.
They know she's my niece, Terry.
Keep looking.
I need to find something.
OK, boss.
DOG BARKS Thought you might get scared.
Come on in.
Get under the covers.
It's cold.
FLOORBOARDS CREAK HE LAUGHS You're Jim's wife, aren't you? I work with him.
Oh.
I was told I could come here and get a wreath for Jane Shilliday.
Oh, well, they're very good here.
You recommend them? Well, yeah, yeah.
It's just I've heard you're very good.
Oh.
Er, do you want me to organise it? I didn't mean Well, yeah, yes.
Thank you.
OK.
Oh, no, no, no, you can pay me later.
Sorry.
I don't think I introduced myself.
Pete Mackinnon.
People call me Mac.
I've got your number.
MOBILE RINGS 'Jim, they followed me, they followed me to work.
You've got to come home.
' Stay where you are.
'You've got to come home.
Please.
' Erm, Maggie's had some trouble at work.
Is she all right? I'm going to have to go.
I'm sorry.
Chris.
I've organised a cop to come over.
I don't want your help! I'll call you as soon as I can.
All right.
Thanks.
Oh That is wrong.
What? The time.
KNOCKING Armed Police.
Open up! Door entry.
Armed police! Armed police! Get your hands in the air and do as you're told.
You, on the floor! Get them up now! Who owns this house? Rented.
We're executing a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act.
Cuff him! What the hell is this?! My dad's going to frigging kill me.
Get him out of here.
What is this, eh? What is this? What is this?! GLASS SMASHES Maggie.
I'm sorry.
This is not OK.
I told you last night that I was scared for the kids and for Amelia.
But I am really scared something is going to happen to you.
I'm going to be OK.
Do the kids know what's happened? Tom isn't here.
He went off to Yousef's last night.
I wouldn't let him Please, please, don't be angry right now, please.
OK.
OK.
It's OK.
I think we should just pack a couple of bags and leave.
This is too big for us.
Maybe we should go to the police here.
We don't know who we can trust.
That's what Jim said.
Did he forget something? It's not Jim.
Must be the police he was going to send round.
Right.
MOBILE RINGS You can't answer your phone.
Mac wants to see you outside.
BANGING We can lose the cuffs.
Give us a minute will you, fellas? Ever seen a counterfeit note before? No.
Here.
Hold it up to the light.
See the image of the Queen's portrait in that bright £20? Tells you it's real.
But you can't just rely on one feature.
See the metallic thread running through that one? You've always got to check the print quality.
The printed lines and colours on banknotes are sharp and clear.
No smudged or blurred edges.
So, you think they're safe notes? Yeah.
Good.
I hate copies Piss me off.
Uh-uh! Hey, Mac, look what we found.
You're stitching us up.
That's not ours.
Good work.
Cuff him.
Get up.
I said, get up.
Amelia, hey.
AMELIA GROANS Amelia There's a policeman who works with Jim.
He's here.
He wants to ask you a few questions.
Jim had to leave, OK? What? Darling, it's a policeman here, who wants to talk to you.
OK? Come on.
Amelia? Darling, put some clothes on.
Can you take in the cups and sugar, please? I don't know why we're being polite to these people.
We don't need your help.
All I'm doing here is letting Amelia know that she's safe.
SHE MOUTHS SIGNING TRANSLATED: SHE MOUTHS SHE MOUTHS I can't find her.
I thought she was asleep? Her pillow.
I thought it was her.
Why did you say that? SIGNING TRANSLATED: What are you doing? Where is she? You can't just walk around my house.
I need to talk to her! Did you hear me? I said I need to talk to her! CAR ENGINE REVS HE COUGHS TYRES SCREECH Amelia?! Ame HEARTBEAT THUDS AMELIA PANTS AMELIA GASPS Tom's downstairs.
Oh, why? He's in the custody suite.
MOBILE RINGS Hold that.
I want to see my son, Tom Edwards.
It's him I want to see.
I've been told you can't have any contact with your son.
It might affect ongoing investigations.
What's he in for? Conspiracy, to supply controlled drugs.
You got kids? No.
Look, would you like me to put you in contact No, what I want you to do is let me in there to see him! I touched all of this money, they've got me with it! Slow down, Tom.
This is bullshit! I had nothing to do with it! OK.
There was no callers.
Not while I was there.
It's bullshit! That guy, that main guy, they were They called him Mac.
Right, he showed me all this money.
He tricked me into touching it.
He wanted to show me how, you know, when it's counterfeit.
I don't know, but he scammed me.
Look, I didn't do this.
OK.
What I need to know from you is whether or not you've ever dealt drugs in the past No! No, I don't even take ecstasy.
But you take other drugs? Everybody my age takes drugs.
I was smoking a joint when they walked in.
You? Have you ever dealt drugs?! Has Yousef? Erm, no.
No, not really.
Everybody takes drugs and I don't know, erm, we get a couple extra to give to friends.
So who else do you know that deals drugs? I mean, where do the drugs that you take come from? Tom.
Tom, I need you to be honest with me here.
All right.
Sophie's boyfriend.
He deals a little bit.
He was on one of them tapes that you made Amelia watch.
What? Dealing drugs? Yeah.
HE PANTS HORN BLARES Is she back? No.
No.
What happened with the copper? Oh, he was following me, so I just drove around, hoping I wouldn't find her.
Eventually, he went.
Have you spoken to Jim? Yeah.
He says they're trying to intimidate us.
Bloody hell.
Look, I think she might have taken the bus to Bristol.
I'm going to go there.
How could you let her go, without? What? What? Without what, Chris? Don't you go blaming me.
This is not about the implant! Nobody wanted it! Only you! If you felt so strongly about it, why didn't you say something at the time? How can you be so completely insensitive? Amelia witnessed that murder while she was staying at Maggie and Jim's, where you told her to go, which I never wanted.
I'm going to Bristol! CAR REVS Where is he?! Jim.
What the bloody hell do you think you're doing?! I don't blame you for being upset.
If I'd known your son Leave my family alone! Look, we're just doing our job here.
It's not your job to harass my wife.
What are you talking about? I know what you've done! Listen.
Calm down.
And stay away from my brother's house.
What is this, is this a game? Is this a game to you? Well, let's see who wins.
Paula? Sorry, this is really important.
I just wanted to know if Amelia is with your daughter.
SIGNING TRANSLATED: Paula Paula Paula, I'm sorry, I have to go, OK? Anne? SIGNING TRANSLATED: Oh, have you, have you got Issy's number? Oh, yes, please, yeah.
LAUGHTER CAN RATTLES SIGNING TRANSLATED: CHEERING RATTLING OF CAN HEARTBEAT THUDS INCOMING TEXT TONE "I'm OK.
"I love you.
" SHE WEEPS MOBILE RINGS Chris.
Chris.
We've heard from Amelia.
She's all right, but doesn't want to come home.
It wouldn't be safe for her here, anyway.
I think the house is being watched.
Right, well I'll get somebody out there.
'Oh, that'll help(!)' Look, we'll find her.
And what am I supposed to do? Sit around and wait until I hear she's dead? I'm sorry I'm 'This is all wrong.
' 'This shouldn't happen to her.
' They set Tom up.
All intimidation.
That's what today's been about.
Stop me investigating the corruption and Jane Shilliday's murder.
It's gone too far, Jim.
You can't do this on your own.
What are you going to do? I'm going to try to put an end to this thing.
'How can you smell him and not be able to see him?' 'Cos the other guy was getting out of the car, too.
' 'Are you sure there was only two people in the car? 'Are you sure? Because it was dark outside.
' SHE SIGNS HER REPLY 'You can see in the dark?' Sorry.
Who else knows about this? Why? No-one.
Six months and I'm gone.
Get my pension package, get on a plane, take two months off in Hawaii.
And you bring down a corrupt department before you go.
You go out on a high note.
So is that what all this is about? Getting the accolades? I told you right from the start, I did not want any of that rival shit between the two squads.
And you know, your ego may well have screwed this investigation.
She's my niece, she's deaf Do you have any idea what you'd be accountable for if Standards were called in? I'm prepared to take the rap for what I've done.
Jesus Christ! What do you think we should do? I need time to get my head around this.
We don't have very much time.
If you had come to me a week ago with this, then we wouldn't be in this position now, would we? Leave everything with me.
Go home, you need some sleep.
And I need some time to think.
SILENCE 'I'm not going to let Peter Mackinnon get away with murder.
' You will be crucified, when they find out! I will getPeter Mackinnon!! We have to shut this thing down.
Now.
Everything I care about is in this house.
And I'm going to do everything I can to protect it.
I'll never stop.
I'll never give up, until you go down for what you've done.
There's been an allegation of corruption in Bristol.
Are you going to be arrested for not declaring Amelia? I don't know.
Hi, Terry, have you heard from Jim? It's all my fault.
Jim's gone and it's all my fault.
Darling.