Murderland s01e01 Episode Script

When I was little I used to dream of this moment.
Vows here? It's a bit small, maybe.
No, small is is good.
So you think it's all right? Yeah.
Yeah.
But? You'll be fine.
Yeah.
And I'll be here.
Then the nightmare came.
I tried to pretend none of it ever happened, as if it all just stopped at the last moment.
as if it all just stopped at the last moment.
The very last I ever felt safe.
Roses, orchids, lilies, tulips, freesia, daffodils, daisies.
Only seven.
Carnations.
Eight.
And your favourite's freesia.
Always.
It's the smell.
Is someone out there.
Is that Jess? No.
I don't see anybody.
We might go away this summer.
How? You mean back there? Will someone take us? Maybe.
Now, look! Da da! How much was that? What do you think? Should I wear it tonight? No, don't.
Keep it for something special.
And don't wear it at that place.
Of course not.
I'm the receptionist.
I wouldn't wear something like that.
Come on, my darling.
You need to go.
Where are you meeting them? Um, down the road.
Leander says you didn't used to be receptionist.
Don't listen to him.
He doesn't know what he's talking about.
So you won't wear it tonight? Real promise? Real promise.
Now I have to go and get changed.
I'll see you later, sweetheart.
You be back before ten? That's a real promise too.
I'll be home.
Is someone here? It's a friend.
We'll talk about it later.
Love you.
Take care.
Because that was it.
She was gone.
You just don't get it, do you? The girl saw the killer.
No, no.
She just said she wanted some air.
The memories won't stop, but if I look hard enough they can tell me what really happened to her.
I have to go back.
I have to go back and face it.
I'll see you later, sweetheart.
You'll be back before ten? That's a real promise too.
Love you.
Take care.
All right, love? Just trying my camera out.
My son's down there with his mates, see? Boo! Jess! Don't.
What's the matter? There's a creepy guy back there.
Is this party still happening? Yes.
Big house, DJ, the works.
And guess what? Ben's here.
Come on.
Hey! What's his problem? Andy? Been a little shit since his dad walked out.
I'll handle him.
You go with Ben.
Thanks! You all right? So Carrie, you all right? Yeah, I'm fine, thanks.
Great.
You going anywhere this summer? Um, America, maybe.
You been there before? Yeah, my dad was American.
We went on this holiday Er, what are we waiting for? Wow.
Big House.
Did Tony Philips rob a bank? Better.
They say he sawed off someone's leg and sent it to his mate by post.
Yeah, well, there's a great pool table.
Connected I'm gonna get myself connected I ain't gonna go blind For the light which is reflected I see through you See through you I see through you I see through you Your dirty tricks You make me sick I see through you No, go on, he won't miss it.
Tastes like bubble gum.
It does as well.
Come on then.
Game of pool? That was the deal.
You coming? No.
Boring.
Let's go explore.
Get out! Hey, hey, hey, calm down.
What's happened? We got lost.
Right well, the, um, the party's down here.
It's not up there.
Come on.
Let's get you a drink.
I recognise you, don't I? You're Carrie Walsh.
How's your mum? Fine, thanks.
Rachel, do us a favour.
Will you give these two young ladies a soft drink? They got lost upstairs.
Yeah, of course.
I know Carrie.
Hi.
This is my friend Jess.
Hello Jess.
You all right? Do you want to try this? It's rum.
Pirates drink it.
Tony said soft drinks, Steve.
Um this is Steve Tobias.
He's a builder.
Girls, come with me.
I build houses, then get people to knock them down and build 'em again.
Do you want to taste some? (BURPS) Bless you! Come and meet my friends.
So many rooms, you could get lost.
Sorry, er, Tobias.
Where are you off to, mate? Just looking for their friends.
I think you two might have been drinking so it's probably about time you said goodbye.
Um, Rachel here's going to get a cab for you.
Stick it on my account.
Right, come on girls, lets have you.
Come on, let's go.
Tobias, can I have a word.
Why is that policeman staring at us? How's your mum? No answer.
So she's in bed? Yeah, but she'd still answer.
I have to go.
You've got a key.
I'll walk you to the road.
No, it's OK.
I think I know where she might be.
OK.
See you tomorrow.
She's not here.
She was here earlier but she's not now.
OK? She's not at home.
I just rang.
She'll be back soon.
You'd better run before a customer comes in.
It's against the law.
We'd lose our license.
Mum, are you there? Mum? Are you in bed? Argh! It definitely wasn't my mother.
Yeah.
Wait there.
OK.
All right love? Could be an hour to the bus.
I said, are you all right, my lovely? It looks like all the prints were wiped.
What the - ? She promised.
Promised what? She said she wouldn't wear it.
That she wouldn't wear the dress.
She said she wouldn't wear it, not tonight.
It was a new dress.
Do you know where she got it from? No.
She didn't tell me.
Did she have many boyfriends? Um Carrie, my duty as child psychiatrist is to make you feel safe.
If you want to stop this at any time Did she have many boyfriends? No, no.
She goes outwent outwith friends.
But it might have been a present? Had she a current boyfriend? No.
But, but when she said goodbye to me, I think there was someone there.
Ah.
We'll check that out.
I've seen you before.
Yeah.
I've been in the papers a few times.
Carrie, can I just a word with DI Hain? Won't be a second.
You should go to your friends.
They've a bed.
She saw the killer.
We could catch the bastard tonight.
Sod all.
Signs of rape, but he wore a condom.
OK, Carrie.
It's time to leave.
No.
You need to try and get some sleep, and we can talk again.
No, I want to stay and help.
Can we go on? Please.
Run through it one more time.
You went back to the house.
You heard a noise.
Yes.
You went upstairs? Yeah Somebody whispered your name? Yes.
You tried to put on the light.
But it didn't work.
Somebody had taken the bulb out.
So you opened the door and you went in.
And then I saw a shape.
A movement, trying to slam the door, trap me.
Man? Woman? Er Tall? Short? No.
I don't Was there a smell? Perfume? Aftershave? I don't know.
Hain.
But you can find them? Course I will.
Real promise? That's what my mum says.
It's OK.
You're all right.
It's all right.
Come on.
I'll clean you up.
Yeah? Mum says you can lay in bed.
Jenny Tong got kicked out of drama again, and she has to see Mr White.
Hey listen, there's going to be a big end of exams party in the park on Friday.
What do you think? Ben's going.
Maybe he'll come over and see you tomorrow.
No.
Don't tell him anything.
Carrie, it's been on TV.
So you think I saw the killer upstairs, and I can help you find him? Both of us together? Yeah.
And you've done this before? You've caught the people? Yeah, yeah.
We've had our successes.
Which ones? Sorry? Which ones? Well, er, I put a man away for a long time last year.
And then there was the Craigwell poisonings.
So your dad was American? Yeah.
Did you ever go there? Once.
When I was small.
Before he died.
Florida.
Pompano beach.
Pompano beach! You know, I think I've been there.
Long time ago.
I remember it had a big lighthouse that looked like a two-stage rocket, and the nose cone looked like a biscuit tin or something.
Yeah.
That's right.
I remember it.
I went there with my dad.
I never met anyone else who knew it.
Well let's just hope I can do you some good.
Oh, I know what I meant to ask you.
That night, before your mother went out, there was someone there with her in the house you said.
Friend, she said.
Did you see him? No, I didn't.
He smelt of alcohol.
Yeah.
He did.
I didn't like him.
He's the first person ever knew Pompano.
He's creepy.
And he might have been lying to get you on his side.
You said some of the others didn't seem to trust him.
He knew the lighthouse.
Want me to come with you on Monday? To the funeral? You sure? No ice cream or anything? I'm surprised you wanted to come back here.
Do you keep going through it, Carrie? Yes.
My father died five years ago and it's hard, when you lose someone you love, to move on.
Yeah, but I want to know who did it.
Douglas Hain came and saw me.
Did he? And I've got some cuttings from the library about him.
Where is he? I don't know.
Don't expect to see too much of him.
Now I'd like to talk about your aunt.
I hardly know her.
We didn't see her for years.
Well, she is your only family.
If she comes all this way, I think you should talk to her.
Here's our lift.
Now Carrie I'm going to be right behind you.
And afterwards, if you feel frightened or you just want to chat, anything at all, you just call me OK? I always have this and it's always on.
Immortal invisible God only wise In light inaccessible hid from our eyes Most blessed, most glorious, the ancient of days Almighty, victorious Thy great name we praise Unresting - Unhasting and silent as light Nor wanting nor wasting thou rulest in might Thy justice like mountains high soaring above Thy clouds which are fountains of goodness and love Carrie, your mum was a lovely, lovely lady.
Anything you need, you get in contact.
Look after yourself, sweetheart, won't you? Mrs Marlowe, I wonder if I could borrow Carrie for a wee minute if she agrees.
One or two things I want to ask her.
Yes.
I want to.
OK.
I'll bring her home.
Come on.
Don't worry about Marty.
He's used to waiting for me, aren't you? Aren't you? You know the flowers for her? Yeah.
The freesias.
The card said that they were from the police.
But how did they know they were her favourite? Somebody must have known.
Witness statements.
That sort of thing.
Can you tell me about the poisoning? I read about it.
Did you? Did you really? OK.
Well I could take you home or we could go for a drink and a chat.
You choose.
OK.
Have you ever hurt anyone? Only when I was an ordinary copper.
They usually came quietly.
Oh hello! Share! Come on share! Thank you.
My dad used to do that.
He loved chocolate.
Do you remember him? Um, yeah a bit.
Um, my mum said Yeah, Come on.
We've got work to do.
This is what we know.
A man did this.
Almost certainly a man your mother knew.
Possibly the man who was taking photos in the street.
We're still trying to find him.
This was taken at Tony Philips' party.
You were there, weren't you? Yes, but that man chucked us out.
Your mum was there briefly.
Can I see? Is it on the tape? No.
I'm sorry.
That's Sam Lawson.
He went out with your mum, didn't he? Yeah, well, she had dinner with him.
You know, when I said goodbye to my mum, and there was someone there.
But you didn't see them? Well, no, but I saw shoes.
Black trainers with a red slash.
I'd never seen any like them before.
Would that help? If we could identify them, yes.
If you could bear to go back to the house, I'd like to do a reconstruction in the hope it might jog your memory.
You don't have to, mind.
No, no it's OK, I want to help.
But don't tell Maitland.
She might try and stop us.
I won't.
Hello Carrie.
The meeting's about to start.
Hart'll look after you.
Go on.
There you go.
I'll get the car organised.
I won't be a minute.
What's the latest on the girl? I'm worried about her.
I think she's heading into Murderland.
I'm already seeing tell-tale signs.
What signs? The bereaved child becoming crime obsessive.
It's one of the reasons I didn't want you at the funeral.
Oh, one of the reasons? Your record.
What part of my record? The part where you lose your temper.
My duty is for Carrie's welfare, and you are not the best person to be around her.
You just don't get it do you? The girl saw the killer.
Whoever we're looking for would have killed her if she hadn't been so quick.
All she saw was a blur.
Yes, but he doesn't know that, does he? He might try again.
It's time to go now.
Somebody left Mum's favourite flowers at the funeral.
Hain said someone told them, but it couldn't have been anyone there.
They wouldn't know.
I saw the man who did it.
If I could just remember exactly what I saw I was in the room with him.
I'm sure of it, and that's what Hain wants.
I know it is.
Carrie, I have to do my homework.
If she hadn't worn the dress I told her not to.
They need to know where she got it from.
You have to stop talking about it.
Just for a bit, please.
More! Where did you get them all from? Library got copies for me.
They're trying to help.
They're getting me more.
Carrie, one of my jobs here is to help you face things.
What things? Some things that you will find out that it's best to hear from me.
I know you've been reading a lot of cuttings of other cases that Douglas has worked on.
But in this case we've asked the press to hold off for a few days so there hasn't been much yet, but there will be.
And then you'll know.
You see, your mother didn't just work as a receptionist at Cleo's.
She entertained men.
For money.
What? I'm sorry.
That's a lie! No.
She wanted to protect you, but we have to tell you.
You'll read it in the papers.
Then it be lies.
It's all lies.
Please.
You need to face this.
She's telling lies.
I never want to see her again.
I think I should take you home.
No, I don't want to go home.
I want to stay and help.
Just a few things I'd like to go through, if you're all right with that.
Yeah.
I'm all right.
She is not all right.
I am.
Can we go now? Please.
We can ditch this any time, you know.
No, I'm OK.
Sir, are you sure? Now what we're doing is, we're going back to that night, back to the moment when Carrie last saw her mother.
Are you sure you're all right with that, Carrie? Yes? OK.
No! What is it? Not in the dress.
She wasn't wearing it! No, of course she wasn't, of course she wasn't wearing the dress.
I was going for accuracy here! Get out.
Out! I'm really sorry, Carrie.
Why don't we just do it as you remember it? Well um, she came in and we talked, about stuff.
Um, mainly the dress and a holiday.
Then I went out and she said "Take care".
And it was just then that I saw the shoes.
There.
Yeah, we're trying to match them.
So you got back at about 11 o'clock, and you were in the hallway, but you did not go into the kitchen because you heard a sound.
Right? Someone upstairs.
And then what? Someone said my name.
Whispered it.
OK.
In you go.
The light's exactly as it was.
The switch will click but there's no bulb.
Carrie, you don't have to do this.
Just walk in exactly as you did.
There! In there.
Whoa.
He's one of ours.
He's one of ours.
Did it trigger anything? No.
Just shadows.
Like before.
Yeah, well.
Well done.
It's all over now.
All over.
How dare you? How dare you put her through this? It's not only unethical, it's probably illegal, as you must know.
And she goes home now.
Please could you take her home? Hey, sweetheart.
Morning.
Hey.
Carrie, Carrie.
It's just a dream.
It's a dream.
Carrie, it's just a dream.
It's OK.
It's OK.
Ben and I were just having a laugh.
I'm sorry you saw us.
It's fine.
What would I say to him anyway? One day you'll meet someone who'll take you away from all of this.
I don't think I'm ever going to get away from this.
Everyone's really sorry about what happened last night.
I don't think he should have done it.
No, it's OK.
Are you married? Me? No, I haven't met the right man.
Besides, there's no time.
I don't think I'll ever get married.
Badly done, Hain.
You misjudged it.
I'm sorry, sir.
We have to try everything.
Hello.
We'll continue this later.
Sir.
Would you like me to stay, sir? No, that's fine, Hart.
Thank you.
Are you all right? I've decided I want to go back there.
Why? To say goodbye properly.
Well, they won't like it.
You could ask.
Come on.
Somebody I want you to see.
Remember him? All right love? Just trying the camera out.
My son's down there with his mates, see? Yes.
Is he a suspect? Name's Whitaker.
Came in voluntarily.
Remembers meeting you.
Can't really get anything on him.
Did tell some lies.
What lies? He told you he had a son.
Doesn't.
No children.
And the photographs.
Can I see them? No.
Your auntie's coming to pick you up, all the way from Yorkshire, is she? I don't want to stay with her.
Well, you don't have to.
They'll make note of your wishes.
You couldn't have children could you? What? You said you didn't have children.
Well, that doesn't necessarily mean we couldn't.
No.
Truth is we lost a wee boy.
He only lived for a few days.
Do you celebrate his birthday? No.
I want to stay with you.
I could help with Marty.
And I might remember more stuff.
I won't be much trouble.
Listen.
Even if that was a good idea, they wouldn't allow it.
You're going to have to try and move away from all this stuff, and I'm afraid that includes me.
Move on? Yes.
That's what Dr Maitland says.
But I don't trust her.
She said my mother was a prostitute.
She didn't do anything wrong, you know.
She wasn't bad.
She just didn't want you to know.
What? So you're saying it's true? Yeah.
So that's why she was killed? Because she was a whore, like everyone says? No.
Yes.
She was a whore, she brought it all on herself.
And she told me lies.
She never thought about me.
Always her.
That's crap.
It was just a job.
She would have told you eventually.
No.
She lied about the dress.
And the photos.
Did she want the men to hurt her? Of course not.
I think there's more.
That man Whitaker.
Did he photograph my mother? Is that it? Was she naked? They're of me.
He said he was just trying out his new camera.
And we've got no evidence to the contrary.
Carrie.
When you're ready.
More cuttings, Carrie? Yes.
I haven't read them yet.
Now, with your aunt coming, we really need to have a proper chat.
I need to go.
OK.
Come straight in afterwards.
Thought I might find you here.
Maitland's in a right old twist.
You took a big risk, coming back here on your own, you know.
Whoever did this has got more to fear from you than anyone else in the world.
Is that new cuttings? Can I have a look? Whoa, whoa.
Carrie? What's wrong? That's how you knew about the flowers, and about Pompano Beach and everything else.
You knew her.
It was you.
No, no, come back here you.
Come.
Dr Maitland, I saw the shoes.
I know who killed her.