Coma (2024) s01e01 Episode Script
Episode 1
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Right, yeah, well, I've got
the eggs, the bananas and the milk,
and, yeah, got that God-awful cheese
that Sophie likes so much.
Now, is there anything else?
'Crisps.
One of the multi-pack things.
'Oh, and a couple of bottles
of wine.'
Eh, you know, we're
we're drinking way too much,
you know?
We're becoming one of those
middle-aged alcoholics
they do news reports about.
'Oh, I'm not middle aged,
you might be.'
Oh, right, thanks for that.
I'll, er I'll see you in a bit.
GLASS BOTTLES CLINK
INDISTINCT CHATTER
Whay!
DISPUTE OCCURRING
Yeah? Do you want it?
Yeah? You stink!
Over his head.
Pass it, pass it. Go on.
Oh, sorry, mate,
you're too slow, aren't you?
DISPUTE CONTINUES,
MAN COUGHS
You stink. Do you want this back?
You stupid old man.
Yeah, pass it, pass it.
That's it. It's just there, mate.
Huh? What are you gonna do
about that?!
Hey!
What?
Shouldn't what?
You got something to say, big man?
In a bit, mate, bye!
Hi.
Hi there.
Hi, Daddy.
Please tell me you remembered wine.
I did. Long day, was it?
I miss when people used to clap
for the nurses.
So much more useful
than actual money.
CHATTER ON RADIO
Speaking of which
..this came from
the mortgage company.
You might want to have a drink
before you read it.
Oh, it's OK.
I'll call them tomorrow.
How was your day, anyway?
Anything happen?
No, nothing. All fine.
Now, remind me
is it red or white that goes with
fish fingers? I can never remember.
Can I have wine?
If you give me a chip,
I'll think about it.
I've thought about it. No.
THEY LAUGH
Morning, Harry.
Harry, er, bin day is tomorrow.
I know that.
I'm not a bloody idiot.
Morning.
Morning, Simon.
Er, just a minute, guys.
Am I late? I didn't think
we were meeting till ten.
We should, er
We should probably have a chat.
Don't understand, erm
I thought there weren't supposed
to be any more redundancies.
Well, things haven't picked up
as much as we'd hoped.
HR will go through
all the legal stuff,
but I just thought I owed you
a heads-up.
In terms of a payoff,
w-what we looking at?
Well, like I said,
you need to speak to HR.
I know I haven't had
the best of years,
but I'm not the only one
who's not hitting the targets, am I?
I can't really get into that. Erm
Let's call it a day, yeah?
Yeah, I don't wish to be difficult,
but, you know,
we're really struggling
with the mortgage
and it's it's triple
what it used to be,
and we're already a month behind.
It's not my call.
And if there
If it's discretion
Simon, don't put me in
that position.
We're done here. Yeah?
Yep.
Er, yeah. Yeah, yeah.
I am sorry.
It's not your fault.
Well, it's certainly not yours.
And it's definite?
Yeah, it will be, erm
There's this sort of process to go
through, erm, but it is definite.
And we might have to think about
..looking to move
somewhere more affordable.
Well, I've been asking around
about extra shifts,
and maybe I could join an agency.
SHE SIGHS
Please, I want to,
and we need the money.
It's not the '70s.
You don't have to apologise
for not being the breadwinner.
We're in this together!
We're not like your parents.
Well, if you're trying
to make me feel better,
maybe don't mention my parents.
HE LAUGHS
Shall we open another bottle?
HE GRUNTS
Er, well, m-maybe I'd Yes.
We could get very drunk.
Offensively drunk.
THEY LAUGH
It doesn't mean we're having sex,
by the way. Ugh
But then again, it might!
CLATTERING
DOGS BARKING
What's that?
Think it's a bag
or something.
Grab it!
You see that?
THEY MUTTER
INDISTINCTLY
Oh, shit, go! What are you doing?
I know you.
I've seen you before by the shops.
Right, I'm calling the police.
Oh, all right, big man.
What, this you, is it? Number 32.
Hey, what's your name, 32?
I asked you a question.
What's your name?
I'll come back every night
until you tell me.
Daddy?
Oh, no, no, Soph.
No, no. Go back to bed.
Shhhh.
Just go away!
I'll see you tomorrow, yeah?
DULL THUDDING
BANGING
Sophie, what are you doing?
What What are you up to?
It's nothing to be
embarrassed about, pickle.
You know, these things happen.
Are you
Are you worried about something?
Well, is it school?
Erm, I've
It's not school, right, so
Is it about what happened
last night?
Well, look, that's just
some silly boy playing a joke,
and, you know,
it won't happen again, I promise.
All right? Now, more importantly
what would you like?
Toast or cereal?
Toast. With strawberry jam.
You know, is it OK if we
don't talk to Mum about this?
Erm, I wouldn't want her to worry.
Not that there's anything
to worry about.
It's, er I just think
it's better if we don't tell her,
if that's all right with you.
OK, good girl.
Right.
Hello. I would like to report
an incident, please.
At York Avenue.
My name is Henderson,
Simon Henderson,
and it was a young man
outside of my house,
very, very intimidating.
And I'd like to speak
to a human being, please,
and not a machine.
DRILLING,
GRUNTING AND GASPING
EXASPERATED SIGH
Connecting camera
Where's the Is this?
HE GROWLS
Daddy?
Why don't you just go
and watch the telly, love?
PHONE RINGING
Erm, er, yes?
'You OK?'
'I rang the agency. They offered me
a shift at a private clinic.
'There's no point coming home.
'I'll get a sandwich and head over
when I'm done here.'
You don't have to.
I've told them I'm doing it.
Please, let's not argue about this.
There's some lasagne in the fridge
for you and Soph.
'And don't just stick her in front
of the telly all night.' I know.
'I'll be back late,
so don't wait up. Love you!'
Yeah, I love you, too.
HE SIGHS
S-Soph, come on. Just get your coat.
Come on, let's, erm,
Yes! Go on.
GIGGLING
SCREAM
What's the matter?
What have you done, Soph?
Let me have a look.
Now, go on, show me.
Ow.
I cut it on the bottle.
LAUGHTER
Did you do that?!
"Did you do that?"
Shut up
If you want to ruin your lives
..go somewhere else and do it!
LAUGHTER CONTINUES
Come here, I'll carry you.
That's it. It's Come on.
SOPHIE CRIES
We're home now, don't worry.
What's up with her?
She cut her leg at the playground,
it's bloody kids.
Oh, right.
SOPHIE WHIMPERS
Thanks for the sympathy (!)
OK. There you go, love.
Well, right
Ow.
I won't tell Mummy.
What?
You can tell Mummy, if you want to,
course you can.
I only said that earlier because
well, there's a lot going on.
You just mustn't worry about it,
that's all.
All done.
Why don't you go and watch
the telly, eh?
HE SIGHS
DOORBELL RINGS
DOORBELL RINGS
How are you doing, 32?
What do you want?
You been shouting at my mates
in the park.
What?
That what you like, is it?
Being the big man
in front of some young boys.
What is it
that you think you're doing?
Are you a paedo 32?
Nah.
You're a paedo, innit?
See, I should be the one
calling the feds.
You paedo.
Tryna touch me, 32?
Is that what you like, is it?
Or what?
Am I too old for you?
Cos you like them young, don't you?
Just like your little girl.
GRUNTING
Get up! Go on, get up!
Get up.
I said get up!
PANTING
Er
OK.
One, two, three, four.
Come on, come on, come on.
MUMBLES TO HIMSELF,
SIREN BLARES
..15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20.
PANTING CONTINUES
Bravo 278
He's not breathing!
Unconscious male in York Avenue.
Can you get an ambulance rolling?
You seem to know what you're doing.
My wife's a nurse,
I've done a few courses.
How come you got here so quickly?
We had a call about some vandalism
in the park.
We're on our way there.
If you'd like to step aside,
my colleague's going to take over.
I think I know him.
That's Paul Franklin's kid, Jordan.
What have you been up to, Jordan?
Well done.
So, did you see what happened?
Er, no, I just found him, like this.
OFFICER PANTING
INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER
This is the guy,
he was giving CPR.
Thanks. Hello there.
Hi. I understand you're the one
who found the young lad.
Er, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Erm, how's he doing?
I don't know. I'm going
to the hospital after this.
From what I've heard,
you may well have saved his life.
Yeah, well, I was just, erm
at home,
and I heard a noise outside,
so I came out to investigate.
And this body was just lying
in the middle of the road there,
and I looked up, and I saw, er
..someone running away,
but I didn't get a good look at him.
First things first, how are you?
How am I?
I can imagine it's upsetting finding
someone in that state.
Are you OK?
Yeah, well, I'm fine, yeah,
thank you.
Good. Glad to hear it. I'm DS Evans.
But you can call me Kelly,
if you want.
And you are?
I'm Simon Henderson.
Simon.
You mentioned that you saw someone
running away.
Yeah, just a fleeting glance, erm
but I didn't get a good look at him.
Him? It's definitely a male?
Yeah, yeah, er, male, definitely.
Does that camera work?
No, I'm afraid not, no.
Erm I only got it this afternoon.
I haven't connected it up, I'm
..not great with technology.
No, I know what you mean.
Honestly, you need your degree
for some of these things, don't you?
OK. One of my colleagues
will take a statement from you,
and I'll probably want to follow up
myself in the next day or so.
DOOR SLAMS,
HE EXHALES DEEPLY
'Yeah.
Cos you like 'em young, don't you?
'Just like your little girl.'
GRUNTING
'Get up! Go on! Get up!'
Oh, hello there. Yes, erm
I just wanted to inquire
after a patient
who's been admitted into, er, A&E
probably about an hour ago.
His name's Jordan.
Actually, I can't remember
his surname, I'm afraid. Erm
No, no, I'm not a family member
but, erm, my wife,
she is a nurse in the hospital.
No, don't page her,
because she's not actually working
in the hospital tonight.
So I just wondered if you could
tell me how he
Yeah. Erm
No, never mind.
MONITOR BEEPS
Simon?
What are you doing here?
Oh, erm, my wife,
she does a shift downstairs.
She's a nurse.
I've come to pick her up. Er
Yeah, so I thought I'd check on,
erm
CLICKS FINGER
..Jordan, isn't it?
Yeah. They're not saying too much
for now.
He needs an operation.
He's got some kind of injury
to his brain.
It's looking like it's going to be
touch and go for a while, but
Oh Sorry.
Sorry, do you mind if I?
Oh, God, you bastard.
Oh. Bloody neck.
Actually, they gave me
your statement.
The person that you saw
running off
you don't think you'd give me
a better description than, erm
.."Average height,
white trainers, hoodie"?
No, it just happened so fast
that's that's all
I could make out.
OK, well, if anything else occurs,
you let me know, yeah?
Got a card here somewhere.
Bit old-fashioned, innit, cards?
What will you do next
with the investigation?
We'll talk to your neighbours.
We'll go door-to-door.
We'll check CCTV.
I'll speak to some of Jordan's pals.
Not that they'll tell me anything.
Bit cynical, sorry,
but these gangs.
Oh, so you think it's, er,
gang-related?
Well, I try to keep open-minded,
but
..that kid in there
I've had mugshots of him
since he was nine years old. Oh.
It's the closest thing he's got
to a school photo.
Anyway, don't let me keep you.
Sorry?
Your wife, picking her up.
Right, yeah. Thank you.
Oh, God, that's all I need.
It's Jordan's parents.
Listen, you should probably go.
They can be difficult. Difficult?
You need to go.
What's going on?
They ain't told us nothin'
on the phone.
Jordan was found unconscious
in the street,
it's looking like he's been in
a fight.
A fight? Who with?
Let's find a doctor. They can
tell us more about what's going on.
Can we see him?
Let's see what the doctor says.
Well, have you nicked anyone?
We're making enquiries.
You're making
I swear to God
if I fucking find them
before you do
What do you expect me
to say to that, Paul?
I know it's hard,
but let me do my job.
Who's this?
Thank you again.
You should get going.
Yeah, I am sorry. I
I hope everything's all right.
Come here. Come here.
Come on. Come on.
SHE SOBS
PANTING
MONITOR BEEPS
JORDAN COUGHS
He's waking up.
Jordan?
It's your dad. Can you hear me?
HE GROANS
Who did this?
INHALES SHARPLY
Simon?
Hey.
Janice said you called her
to babysit.
What time did you get back?
About half past two? Er
M-Maybe later than that.
Janice said that you'd found
some lad beaten up outside the house
and you went to the hospital.
Are you all right?
..lying there, not breathing.
HE SOBS
I had to go.
Hey, hey, hey. Come on.
It's OK.
It's all my fault.
What? How could it be your fault?
Because
I had to do this, erm
the CPR, and, erm,
I did what I could remember,
but what if I made it worse?
Listen, anything
is better than nothing.
If he wasn't breathing and you left,
he would have died for sure.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Can I get you anything?
All right.
Well, I'm going to go
and get dressed for work.
Do you want me to see if I can see
how this lad is, let you know?
SOFTLY: Yeah, please. Yeah, please.
OK.
Oi!
You all right?
It's just, erm It's your house?
Er, yes, yeah, yes, it is, yes.
That camera work?
Er, no. Well, er, not yet, anyway.
I haven't connected it up yet.
Only, er, only got it yesterday.
Did I, erm
Did I see you last night
at the hospital?
I was talking to that, erm,
that Kelly, what's her face.
Are you the man that found my boy?
Yeah, yes, yes, I am.
Thank you, mate.
Do you mind if I come in?
Where you off?
Well, I'm going to work,
erm, I'm very late as it is.
Well, five minutes won't make any
difference, then, will it?
They keep saying they need
to do more tests, scans and that.
I keep on trying to get an answer,
but
they don't want to say.
The only thing that
they are sure of is that
you saved his life.
Well, I-I-I just did some basic CPR.
No, no.
You kept the oxygen going
to his brain,
you gave him a fighting chance.
And if you hadn't come along
when you did
So I just thought I would
do something useful, you know?
Come and have a look for myself,
see if the
..the police missed anything.
Because they can be lazy, you know?
They can
They can make assumptions.
They said that you saw someone
running off.
Er, it all happened so quickly.
Was he tall, small,
Black, white, fat, thin, what?
It all happened so quickly.
Well, you give a statement, right?
So what did you say?
Well, that's something that
I don't I don't mean to be rude,
but, erm
Isn't that something
that we should leave to the police?
You got kids, right?
Yeah, yes, I've got
..a daughter.
Well, then you'll know
what I'm going through.
Look, I'm sorry. Erm, I'm really
I'm really sorry, mate. I
I'm just a bit
I should be thanking you.
Oh, no. Erm, you
That It's quite all right.
I don't want to be rude, but I
..I should be getting into work.
No, you go, you go.
Absolutely, please. Erm
But, look, me and you,
we're going to go for a pint, yeah?
Because I owe you.
I owe you.
Hi, I'm looking
for Simon Henderson?
Simon Henderson.
Oh, there. I see.
Yeah, great. Thank you.
Simon Henderson?
My name is Juliet Grayson.
I wondered if you had a moment
to talk about last night?
Oh, are you working with DS Evans?
I'll, er You can Right, erm
Erm, you know, I'm
I'm not sure what else I can add.
I think I
I think I mentioned everything that
I could remember in my statement.
Sorry, I probably
should have been clearer.
I'm not actually with the police.
I work for the Haverbridge Green
Gazette.
You're a journalist?
That was quite something
that you did. No, I'm sorry.
I'm You know, I'm just
I'm just not
not comfortable
about talking about it.
Could you please just leave?
It will get written.
One way or another.
I just want to make sure
I don't get the facts wrong.
Well done, Si!
CHEERING
Well done.
Well done, mate!
Good on you, mate.
DISTORTED AUDIO
CAR HORN HONKS
You all right?
I was just driving by.
Thought I'd say hello.
It was in the paper, wasn't it?
How's Jordan doing?
Yeah, he's still the same.
No change.
Listen, I could do with a pint.
Do you fancy one?
I really have to get back,
but, um, another time
Come on, just one pint.
Well, I'm driving.
I'll take you. Drop you off.
Come on, get in.
I said
get in.
CAR ENGINE STARTS
TYRES SCREECH
Thank you. Cheers.
Now, then
I got us a Malbec.
Argentinian.
The good stuff.
Oh, well, thank you.
What, you thought I was going to
come back with some cooking lager?
Oh, no. No.
Yeah, you did.
No, I'm quite into wine, as it goes.
It started off
as just an investment.
I bought a crate
of that Chateauneuf-du-Pape.
And I got it for, like,
£500 or something a few years back.
Thing's worth over three grand now.
HE LAUGHS NERVOUSLY
Red wine just gives me
terrible hangovers.
Is that right?
You know why, don't you?
It's because you're drinking
the shit stuff. Yeah.
Too much acid in the grapes.
I've got a mate, yeah?
He owns a vineyard.
Over in Spain.
He can bore you for hours about it.
Tell you what,
I could put you in touch with him.
Double your money in a year.
Well, I don't have that
that kind of disposable income
at the moment.
Oh, yeah? Why's that?
Well, that's a long story.
Don't bother, then.
Ha-ha.
I
I'm being made redundant,
It's
..all happened all of a sudden,
really.
And I think
that we-we may have to move house,
but, you know, you don't want
to hear my life story, do you?
No, it's the same all over,
isn't it?
You know, I've had three
shite years back to back.
What is it you do?
Full-time gangster.
Your face. I run security.
I've got a security firm.
We do building sites, mostly, but we
also run a few doors in town, so
Yeah, that's me.
Gangster.
Anyway
Un brindis para amistades nuevas.
I do, yeah.
Don't look so surprised about it.
No, I wasn't surprised. I just
You think
I'm some sort of fucking moron!
No, no. No, I don't.
I'm joking.
THEY LAUGH
Joking, mate. Come on.
Relax, it's fine, yeah?
Cheers. You are too easy to wind up.
Am I?
Hello there.
Hi.
Do you know
if Simon Henderson's about?
I'm afraid he's not, no. Can I help?
I'm DS Kelly Evans.
It is me, honestly, old photo.
Is this about the assault?
It is, yes.
Are you Simon's wife?
Yeah. Beth.
Hi, Beth. Hi.
Could you pass the message on?
Mm-hm.
Take it you've seen the local news?
I have, yes.
Can I ask that Simon speaks to me
before he gives another interview?
There's nothing wrong, per se.
It's just,
it can harm an investigation
if the wrong thing's written.
OK, I'll pass that on.
Do you work at Haverbridge
Infirmary? Is that right?
Yeah. How do you know that?
Simon mentioned it the other night
when he was waiting to pick you up.
Sorry, when was this?
This is the night of the assault.
Bumped into Simon at the hospital.
He said he was giving you a lift,
you were on a late shift.
Oh, yeah, that's right.
Yeah.
He's good like that.
You got him well trained.
Honestly, my fella,
can't even get him to run me a bath.
But anyway, it's good to meet you.
You, too.
You know, I mean,
I'm 56 now, aren't I?
And my um
my employment record
has not exactly been
I've had
a lot of time off with stress.
More than stress, if I'm honest.
You don't need to know that, sorry.
Look, Simon,
I've got mates who've topped
themselves, yeah? I get it.
Everyone's very kind, you know.
My wife, especially, she um
I should be going.
GLUGS
Are you all right, Daryl?
Is there somewhere
that I can get a cab?
The usual?
Simon. Simon, come here.
If I was to ask you something, you'd
tell me the truth, wouldn't you?
Oh, yes of course.
You know, that night
that Jordan was attacked, yeah?
You said
you saw someone running off.
Now, if you saw him again,
you think you'd recognise him?
Well, I don't know. Why?
Was it him?
There you go.
Thank you.
Because I've been doing
a bit of thinking, right?
And that fucker there,
he used to work for me.
And we parted on less
than friendly terms, right?
Now he's doing his thing,
And I'm doing mine.
Needless to say,
there's a bit of bad blood.
So he might be trying to get to me
through my boy, do you understand?
Was it him?
Did you bring me here for this?
Simon.
Just look at him and tell me.
You don't THINK so?
It wasn't him.
All right, I'm sorry, mate.
Forget it.
I think I'll just go to the toilet,
and then I really should be going.
BREATHING HEAVILY
PANTING
WATER OFF
Ungh!
PUNCHING
Come here.
Come here!
Argh!
Hey, hey.
PUNCHING
Was it him?
Simon, look at him! Was it him?
Are you sure?
Yes, yes, yes, yes. No! Stop it!
Piece of shit.
PANTING
Harry.
You know, it might be nice if you
actually said something for once.
Like
"Hello, good evening. How are you?"
I mean, take your pick. It's just
just a courtesy after all.
I mean, go on, just have a go now.
Good evening.
PANTING
REGULAR BEEPING
ALARM
What's this? Paul!
What is it?
Paul, come on.
No!
Nurse! No. Jordan.
Jordan, come on. Jordan.
No, no, no, no! Jordan!
Help!
Nurse!
No, no, no, no!
Yeah, it's
it's about the attack on that lad.
I saw who did it.
Have I done something to upset you,
Simon?
'I'm just a little uncomfortable
about all this attention.'
Did you see any young lads outside
your property on that night?
I do not know who did this to my
son, but somebody out there does.
What's the matter with you, Simon?
Why are you making this
so difficult?
Right, yeah, well, I've got
the eggs, the bananas and the milk,
and, yeah, got that God-awful cheese
that Sophie likes so much.
Now, is there anything else?
'Crisps.
One of the multi-pack things.
'Oh, and a couple of bottles
of wine.'
Eh, you know, we're
we're drinking way too much,
you know?
We're becoming one of those
middle-aged alcoholics
they do news reports about.
'Oh, I'm not middle aged,
you might be.'
Oh, right, thanks for that.
I'll, er I'll see you in a bit.
GLASS BOTTLES CLINK
INDISTINCT CHATTER
Whay!
DISPUTE OCCURRING
Yeah? Do you want it?
Yeah? You stink!
Over his head.
Pass it, pass it. Go on.
Oh, sorry, mate,
you're too slow, aren't you?
DISPUTE CONTINUES,
MAN COUGHS
You stink. Do you want this back?
You stupid old man.
Yeah, pass it, pass it.
That's it. It's just there, mate.
Huh? What are you gonna do
about that?!
Hey!
What?
Shouldn't what?
You got something to say, big man?
In a bit, mate, bye!
Hi.
Hi there.
Hi, Daddy.
Please tell me you remembered wine.
I did. Long day, was it?
I miss when people used to clap
for the nurses.
So much more useful
than actual money.
CHATTER ON RADIO
Speaking of which
..this came from
the mortgage company.
You might want to have a drink
before you read it.
Oh, it's OK.
I'll call them tomorrow.
How was your day, anyway?
Anything happen?
No, nothing. All fine.
Now, remind me
is it red or white that goes with
fish fingers? I can never remember.
Can I have wine?
If you give me a chip,
I'll think about it.
I've thought about it. No.
THEY LAUGH
Morning, Harry.
Harry, er, bin day is tomorrow.
I know that.
I'm not a bloody idiot.
Morning.
Morning, Simon.
Er, just a minute, guys.
Am I late? I didn't think
we were meeting till ten.
We should, er
We should probably have a chat.
Don't understand, erm
I thought there weren't supposed
to be any more redundancies.
Well, things haven't picked up
as much as we'd hoped.
HR will go through
all the legal stuff,
but I just thought I owed you
a heads-up.
In terms of a payoff,
w-what we looking at?
Well, like I said,
you need to speak to HR.
I know I haven't had
the best of years,
but I'm not the only one
who's not hitting the targets, am I?
I can't really get into that. Erm
Let's call it a day, yeah?
Yeah, I don't wish to be difficult,
but, you know,
we're really struggling
with the mortgage
and it's it's triple
what it used to be,
and we're already a month behind.
It's not my call.
And if there
If it's discretion
Simon, don't put me in
that position.
We're done here. Yeah?
Yep.
Er, yeah. Yeah, yeah.
I am sorry.
It's not your fault.
Well, it's certainly not yours.
And it's definite?
Yeah, it will be, erm
There's this sort of process to go
through, erm, but it is definite.
And we might have to think about
..looking to move
somewhere more affordable.
Well, I've been asking around
about extra shifts,
and maybe I could join an agency.
SHE SIGHS
Please, I want to,
and we need the money.
It's not the '70s.
You don't have to apologise
for not being the breadwinner.
We're in this together!
We're not like your parents.
Well, if you're trying
to make me feel better,
maybe don't mention my parents.
HE LAUGHS
Shall we open another bottle?
HE GRUNTS
Er, well, m-maybe I'd Yes.
We could get very drunk.
Offensively drunk.
THEY LAUGH
It doesn't mean we're having sex,
by the way. Ugh
But then again, it might!
CLATTERING
DOGS BARKING
What's that?
Think it's a bag
or something.
Grab it!
You see that?
THEY MUTTER
INDISTINCTLY
Oh, shit, go! What are you doing?
I know you.
I've seen you before by the shops.
Right, I'm calling the police.
Oh, all right, big man.
What, this you, is it? Number 32.
Hey, what's your name, 32?
I asked you a question.
What's your name?
I'll come back every night
until you tell me.
Daddy?
Oh, no, no, Soph.
No, no. Go back to bed.
Shhhh.
Just go away!
I'll see you tomorrow, yeah?
DULL THUDDING
BANGING
Sophie, what are you doing?
What What are you up to?
It's nothing to be
embarrassed about, pickle.
You know, these things happen.
Are you
Are you worried about something?
Well, is it school?
Erm, I've
It's not school, right, so
Is it about what happened
last night?
Well, look, that's just
some silly boy playing a joke,
and, you know,
it won't happen again, I promise.
All right? Now, more importantly
what would you like?
Toast or cereal?
Toast. With strawberry jam.
You know, is it OK if we
don't talk to Mum about this?
Erm, I wouldn't want her to worry.
Not that there's anything
to worry about.
It's, er I just think
it's better if we don't tell her,
if that's all right with you.
OK, good girl.
Right.
Hello. I would like to report
an incident, please.
At York Avenue.
My name is Henderson,
Simon Henderson,
and it was a young man
outside of my house,
very, very intimidating.
And I'd like to speak
to a human being, please,
and not a machine.
DRILLING,
GRUNTING AND GASPING
EXASPERATED SIGH
Connecting camera
Where's the Is this?
HE GROWLS
Daddy?
Why don't you just go
and watch the telly, love?
PHONE RINGING
Erm, er, yes?
'You OK?'
'I rang the agency. They offered me
a shift at a private clinic.
'There's no point coming home.
'I'll get a sandwich and head over
when I'm done here.'
You don't have to.
I've told them I'm doing it.
Please, let's not argue about this.
There's some lasagne in the fridge
for you and Soph.
'And don't just stick her in front
of the telly all night.' I know.
'I'll be back late,
so don't wait up. Love you!'
Yeah, I love you, too.
HE SIGHS
S-Soph, come on. Just get your coat.
Come on, let's, erm,
Yes! Go on.
GIGGLING
SCREAM
What's the matter?
What have you done, Soph?
Let me have a look.
Now, go on, show me.
Ow.
I cut it on the bottle.
LAUGHTER
Did you do that?!
"Did you do that?"
Shut up
If you want to ruin your lives
..go somewhere else and do it!
LAUGHTER CONTINUES
Come here, I'll carry you.
That's it. It's Come on.
SOPHIE CRIES
We're home now, don't worry.
What's up with her?
She cut her leg at the playground,
it's bloody kids.
Oh, right.
SOPHIE WHIMPERS
Thanks for the sympathy (!)
OK. There you go, love.
Well, right
Ow.
I won't tell Mummy.
What?
You can tell Mummy, if you want to,
course you can.
I only said that earlier because
well, there's a lot going on.
You just mustn't worry about it,
that's all.
All done.
Why don't you go and watch
the telly, eh?
HE SIGHS
DOORBELL RINGS
DOORBELL RINGS
How are you doing, 32?
What do you want?
You been shouting at my mates
in the park.
What?
That what you like, is it?
Being the big man
in front of some young boys.
What is it
that you think you're doing?
Are you a paedo 32?
Nah.
You're a paedo, innit?
See, I should be the one
calling the feds.
You paedo.
Tryna touch me, 32?
Is that what you like, is it?
Or what?
Am I too old for you?
Cos you like them young, don't you?
Just like your little girl.
GRUNTING
Get up! Go on, get up!
Get up.
I said get up!
PANTING
Er
OK.
One, two, three, four.
Come on, come on, come on.
MUMBLES TO HIMSELF,
SIREN BLARES
..15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20.
PANTING CONTINUES
Bravo 278
He's not breathing!
Unconscious male in York Avenue.
Can you get an ambulance rolling?
You seem to know what you're doing.
My wife's a nurse,
I've done a few courses.
How come you got here so quickly?
We had a call about some vandalism
in the park.
We're on our way there.
If you'd like to step aside,
my colleague's going to take over.
I think I know him.
That's Paul Franklin's kid, Jordan.
What have you been up to, Jordan?
Well done.
So, did you see what happened?
Er, no, I just found him, like this.
OFFICER PANTING
INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER
This is the guy,
he was giving CPR.
Thanks. Hello there.
Hi. I understand you're the one
who found the young lad.
Er, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Erm, how's he doing?
I don't know. I'm going
to the hospital after this.
From what I've heard,
you may well have saved his life.
Yeah, well, I was just, erm
at home,
and I heard a noise outside,
so I came out to investigate.
And this body was just lying
in the middle of the road there,
and I looked up, and I saw, er
..someone running away,
but I didn't get a good look at him.
First things first, how are you?
How am I?
I can imagine it's upsetting finding
someone in that state.
Are you OK?
Yeah, well, I'm fine, yeah,
thank you.
Good. Glad to hear it. I'm DS Evans.
But you can call me Kelly,
if you want.
And you are?
I'm Simon Henderson.
Simon.
You mentioned that you saw someone
running away.
Yeah, just a fleeting glance, erm
but I didn't get a good look at him.
Him? It's definitely a male?
Yeah, yeah, er, male, definitely.
Does that camera work?
No, I'm afraid not, no.
Erm I only got it this afternoon.
I haven't connected it up, I'm
..not great with technology.
No, I know what you mean.
Honestly, you need your degree
for some of these things, don't you?
OK. One of my colleagues
will take a statement from you,
and I'll probably want to follow up
myself in the next day or so.
DOOR SLAMS,
HE EXHALES DEEPLY
'Yeah.
Cos you like 'em young, don't you?
'Just like your little girl.'
GRUNTING
'Get up! Go on! Get up!'
Oh, hello there. Yes, erm
I just wanted to inquire
after a patient
who's been admitted into, er, A&E
probably about an hour ago.
His name's Jordan.
Actually, I can't remember
his surname, I'm afraid. Erm
No, no, I'm not a family member
but, erm, my wife,
she is a nurse in the hospital.
No, don't page her,
because she's not actually working
in the hospital tonight.
So I just wondered if you could
tell me how he
Yeah. Erm
No, never mind.
MONITOR BEEPS
Simon?
What are you doing here?
Oh, erm, my wife,
she does a shift downstairs.
She's a nurse.
I've come to pick her up. Er
Yeah, so I thought I'd check on,
erm
CLICKS FINGER
..Jordan, isn't it?
Yeah. They're not saying too much
for now.
He needs an operation.
He's got some kind of injury
to his brain.
It's looking like it's going to be
touch and go for a while, but
Oh Sorry.
Sorry, do you mind if I?
Oh, God, you bastard.
Oh. Bloody neck.
Actually, they gave me
your statement.
The person that you saw
running off
you don't think you'd give me
a better description than, erm
.."Average height,
white trainers, hoodie"?
No, it just happened so fast
that's that's all
I could make out.
OK, well, if anything else occurs,
you let me know, yeah?
Got a card here somewhere.
Bit old-fashioned, innit, cards?
What will you do next
with the investigation?
We'll talk to your neighbours.
We'll go door-to-door.
We'll check CCTV.
I'll speak to some of Jordan's pals.
Not that they'll tell me anything.
Bit cynical, sorry,
but these gangs.
Oh, so you think it's, er,
gang-related?
Well, I try to keep open-minded,
but
..that kid in there
I've had mugshots of him
since he was nine years old. Oh.
It's the closest thing he's got
to a school photo.
Anyway, don't let me keep you.
Sorry?
Your wife, picking her up.
Right, yeah. Thank you.
Oh, God, that's all I need.
It's Jordan's parents.
Listen, you should probably go.
They can be difficult. Difficult?
You need to go.
What's going on?
They ain't told us nothin'
on the phone.
Jordan was found unconscious
in the street,
it's looking like he's been in
a fight.
A fight? Who with?
Let's find a doctor. They can
tell us more about what's going on.
Can we see him?
Let's see what the doctor says.
Well, have you nicked anyone?
We're making enquiries.
You're making
I swear to God
if I fucking find them
before you do
What do you expect me
to say to that, Paul?
I know it's hard,
but let me do my job.
Who's this?
Thank you again.
You should get going.
Yeah, I am sorry. I
I hope everything's all right.
Come here. Come here.
Come on. Come on.
SHE SOBS
PANTING
MONITOR BEEPS
JORDAN COUGHS
He's waking up.
Jordan?
It's your dad. Can you hear me?
HE GROANS
Who did this?
INHALES SHARPLY
Simon?
Hey.
Janice said you called her
to babysit.
What time did you get back?
About half past two? Er
M-Maybe later than that.
Janice said that you'd found
some lad beaten up outside the house
and you went to the hospital.
Are you all right?
..lying there, not breathing.
HE SOBS
I had to go.
Hey, hey, hey. Come on.
It's OK.
It's all my fault.
What? How could it be your fault?
Because
I had to do this, erm
the CPR, and, erm,
I did what I could remember,
but what if I made it worse?
Listen, anything
is better than nothing.
If he wasn't breathing and you left,
he would have died for sure.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Can I get you anything?
All right.
Well, I'm going to go
and get dressed for work.
Do you want me to see if I can see
how this lad is, let you know?
SOFTLY: Yeah, please. Yeah, please.
OK.
Oi!
You all right?
It's just, erm It's your house?
Er, yes, yeah, yes, it is, yes.
That camera work?
Er, no. Well, er, not yet, anyway.
I haven't connected it up yet.
Only, er, only got it yesterday.
Did I, erm
Did I see you last night
at the hospital?
I was talking to that, erm,
that Kelly, what's her face.
Are you the man that found my boy?
Yeah, yes, yes, I am.
Thank you, mate.
Do you mind if I come in?
Where you off?
Well, I'm going to work,
erm, I'm very late as it is.
Well, five minutes won't make any
difference, then, will it?
They keep saying they need
to do more tests, scans and that.
I keep on trying to get an answer,
but
they don't want to say.
The only thing that
they are sure of is that
you saved his life.
Well, I-I-I just did some basic CPR.
No, no.
You kept the oxygen going
to his brain,
you gave him a fighting chance.
And if you hadn't come along
when you did
So I just thought I would
do something useful, you know?
Come and have a look for myself,
see if the
..the police missed anything.
Because they can be lazy, you know?
They can
They can make assumptions.
They said that you saw someone
running off.
Er, it all happened so quickly.
Was he tall, small,
Black, white, fat, thin, what?
It all happened so quickly.
Well, you give a statement, right?
So what did you say?
Well, that's something that
I don't I don't mean to be rude,
but, erm
Isn't that something
that we should leave to the police?
You got kids, right?
Yeah, yes, I've got
..a daughter.
Well, then you'll know
what I'm going through.
Look, I'm sorry. Erm, I'm really
I'm really sorry, mate. I
I'm just a bit
I should be thanking you.
Oh, no. Erm, you
That It's quite all right.
I don't want to be rude, but I
..I should be getting into work.
No, you go, you go.
Absolutely, please. Erm
But, look, me and you,
we're going to go for a pint, yeah?
Because I owe you.
I owe you.
Hi, I'm looking
for Simon Henderson?
Simon Henderson.
Oh, there. I see.
Yeah, great. Thank you.
Simon Henderson?
My name is Juliet Grayson.
I wondered if you had a moment
to talk about last night?
Oh, are you working with DS Evans?
I'll, er You can Right, erm
Erm, you know, I'm
I'm not sure what else I can add.
I think I
I think I mentioned everything that
I could remember in my statement.
Sorry, I probably
should have been clearer.
I'm not actually with the police.
I work for the Haverbridge Green
Gazette.
You're a journalist?
That was quite something
that you did. No, I'm sorry.
I'm You know, I'm just
I'm just not
not comfortable
about talking about it.
Could you please just leave?
It will get written.
One way or another.
I just want to make sure
I don't get the facts wrong.
Well done, Si!
CHEERING
Well done.
Well done, mate!
Good on you, mate.
DISTORTED AUDIO
CAR HORN HONKS
You all right?
I was just driving by.
Thought I'd say hello.
It was in the paper, wasn't it?
How's Jordan doing?
Yeah, he's still the same.
No change.
Listen, I could do with a pint.
Do you fancy one?
I really have to get back,
but, um, another time
Come on, just one pint.
Well, I'm driving.
I'll take you. Drop you off.
Come on, get in.
I said
get in.
CAR ENGINE STARTS
TYRES SCREECH
Thank you. Cheers.
Now, then
I got us a Malbec.
Argentinian.
The good stuff.
Oh, well, thank you.
What, you thought I was going to
come back with some cooking lager?
Oh, no. No.
Yeah, you did.
No, I'm quite into wine, as it goes.
It started off
as just an investment.
I bought a crate
of that Chateauneuf-du-Pape.
And I got it for, like,
£500 or something a few years back.
Thing's worth over three grand now.
HE LAUGHS NERVOUSLY
Red wine just gives me
terrible hangovers.
Is that right?
You know why, don't you?
It's because you're drinking
the shit stuff. Yeah.
Too much acid in the grapes.
I've got a mate, yeah?
He owns a vineyard.
Over in Spain.
He can bore you for hours about it.
Tell you what,
I could put you in touch with him.
Double your money in a year.
Well, I don't have that
that kind of disposable income
at the moment.
Oh, yeah? Why's that?
Well, that's a long story.
Don't bother, then.
Ha-ha.
I
I'm being made redundant,
It's
..all happened all of a sudden,
really.
And I think
that we-we may have to move house,
but, you know, you don't want
to hear my life story, do you?
No, it's the same all over,
isn't it?
You know, I've had three
shite years back to back.
What is it you do?
Full-time gangster.
Your face. I run security.
I've got a security firm.
We do building sites, mostly, but we
also run a few doors in town, so
Yeah, that's me.
Gangster.
Anyway
Un brindis para amistades nuevas.
I do, yeah.
Don't look so surprised about it.
No, I wasn't surprised. I just
You think
I'm some sort of fucking moron!
No, no. No, I don't.
I'm joking.
THEY LAUGH
Joking, mate. Come on.
Relax, it's fine, yeah?
Cheers. You are too easy to wind up.
Am I?
Hello there.
Hi.
Do you know
if Simon Henderson's about?
I'm afraid he's not, no. Can I help?
I'm DS Kelly Evans.
It is me, honestly, old photo.
Is this about the assault?
It is, yes.
Are you Simon's wife?
Yeah. Beth.
Hi, Beth. Hi.
Could you pass the message on?
Mm-hm.
Take it you've seen the local news?
I have, yes.
Can I ask that Simon speaks to me
before he gives another interview?
There's nothing wrong, per se.
It's just,
it can harm an investigation
if the wrong thing's written.
OK, I'll pass that on.
Do you work at Haverbridge
Infirmary? Is that right?
Yeah. How do you know that?
Simon mentioned it the other night
when he was waiting to pick you up.
Sorry, when was this?
This is the night of the assault.
Bumped into Simon at the hospital.
He said he was giving you a lift,
you were on a late shift.
Oh, yeah, that's right.
Yeah.
He's good like that.
You got him well trained.
Honestly, my fella,
can't even get him to run me a bath.
But anyway, it's good to meet you.
You, too.
You know, I mean,
I'm 56 now, aren't I?
And my um
my employment record
has not exactly been
I've had
a lot of time off with stress.
More than stress, if I'm honest.
You don't need to know that, sorry.
Look, Simon,
I've got mates who've topped
themselves, yeah? I get it.
Everyone's very kind, you know.
My wife, especially, she um
I should be going.
GLUGS
Are you all right, Daryl?
Is there somewhere
that I can get a cab?
The usual?
Simon. Simon, come here.
If I was to ask you something, you'd
tell me the truth, wouldn't you?
Oh, yes of course.
You know, that night
that Jordan was attacked, yeah?
You said
you saw someone running off.
Now, if you saw him again,
you think you'd recognise him?
Well, I don't know. Why?
Was it him?
There you go.
Thank you.
Because I've been doing
a bit of thinking, right?
And that fucker there,
he used to work for me.
And we parted on less
than friendly terms, right?
Now he's doing his thing,
And I'm doing mine.
Needless to say,
there's a bit of bad blood.
So he might be trying to get to me
through my boy, do you understand?
Was it him?
Did you bring me here for this?
Simon.
Just look at him and tell me.
You don't THINK so?
It wasn't him.
All right, I'm sorry, mate.
Forget it.
I think I'll just go to the toilet,
and then I really should be going.
BREATHING HEAVILY
PANTING
WATER OFF
Ungh!
PUNCHING
Come here.
Come here!
Argh!
Hey, hey.
PUNCHING
Was it him?
Simon, look at him! Was it him?
Are you sure?
Yes, yes, yes, yes. No! Stop it!
Piece of shit.
PANTING
Harry.
You know, it might be nice if you
actually said something for once.
Like
"Hello, good evening. How are you?"
I mean, take your pick. It's just
just a courtesy after all.
I mean, go on, just have a go now.
Good evening.
PANTING
REGULAR BEEPING
ALARM
What's this? Paul!
What is it?
Paul, come on.
No!
Nurse! No. Jordan.
Jordan, come on. Jordan.
No, no, no, no! Jordan!
Help!
Nurse!
No, no, no, no!
Yeah, it's
it's about the attack on that lad.
I saw who did it.
Have I done something to upset you,
Simon?
'I'm just a little uncomfortable
about all this attention.'
Did you see any young lads outside
your property on that night?
I do not know who did this to my
son, but somebody out there does.
What's the matter with you, Simon?
Why are you making this
so difficult?