The Silence s01e01 Episode Script
Episode 1
This programme contains some scenes of a sexual nature from the start CAR ALARM WAILS TYRES SQUEAL Shit! No, lads.
Don't do this, just take me to Kennedy.
I'll explain it.
TYRES SQUEAL Shit.
TYRES SQUEAL GROAN AND THUD CAR REVS, TYRES SQUEAL WOMAN SIGHS How'd you get on, Squeaks? Bad.
We had a telephone conversation! SHE MOUTHS: What did you get him? Your mother bought him some table mats.
MUFFLED VOICE .
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running around looking for presents.
What did you say? Nothing.
MUFFLED BACKGROUND NOISE SOUNDS FADE AWAY Hi.
Hello.
Please come in.
Welcome.
Thank you.
Dad's not here yet.
Um, hey, Meils.
Come in.
Very nice.
Ely! Sophie's downstairs.
How's it going? CHATTER AND LAUGHTER Are you going to drive? I'll drive.
I'll have the wine.
Thank you very much.
That's all right.
That's great.
No, no.
Do you have some juice? Juice? Yeah.
Yeah.
VOICES DISTORT AND ECHO MUFFLED: Do you want some juice? HE SIGHS I'd like to do that wine thing.
Yeah.
Hold on one second.
Hold on.
Oh Excuse me, thank you.
I see you, you're in trouble.
But I love you.
Charming.
How long have you got? I'm pushing an hour.
OK, well, just don't spend the whole time talking to Frank.
Oi-oi! CHEERING Here he is.
Happy birthday, Dad.
Happy birthday, Dad.
Happy birthday, my son.
One of our drug squad informants got an axe in his head.
Who's his controller? Pete Mackinnon.
But Rocky was the handler.
Rocky's fighting in the Regional Champs.
I know, I'm going to see them after, but listen, Maggie's going to kill me unless I go and say hello to my brother.
Oh, yeah.
Chris! Jim.
Happy birthday.
SIGNING TRANSLATION: Er, Jim, we're we're not supposed to sign any more.
I'm sorry.
Sorry.
Hello.
Hello.
Now I see your hair's grown back fine.
Happy birthday.
Thank you very much.
OK, everyone, if you'd like to move to the table, I'll finally feed you! CHEERING Food, finally! Same place, anywhere you like.
MUFFLED, HISSING CHATTER Remember, keep your hands up, your man's been training as a southpaw.
Oh, he's converted, has he? Give him a Sunday punch, you'll be all right.
MOBILE RINGS CHANTING IN BACKGROUND Peter Mackinnon.
What's the matter? Your informant's been bumped.
Roach? Shit.
Listen, he's been asking for it.
He's been dropping information all over the place.
Come on, Rocky.
COMPERE: 'Ladies and gentlemen, we've got a treat for you tonight.
'Right here, right now at the Regional Champs.
' MURMUR OF CHATTER Amelia, we're going to go upstairs, do you want to come? Hey, go on, don't stay with us, we're boring.
Are you OK? She doesn't like socialising with hearing people too much.
Ah, she always was a bit shy.
No, she's not shy.
She's just stubborn.
They've been spending a bit too much time together lately.
She's lucky.
My kids wouldn't be seen dead with me.
I'll show you how to dance with all these, you understand? Are you going to? Yeah, I'm up for it.
Yeah? Cool.
MUFFLED MUSIC AND VOICES Uh? Amelia.
Amelia.
VOICES DISTOR INDISTINCT: Amelia! CLEAR: Amelia! Sit anywhere you like.
GLASS SHATTERS Oh, piss off! No, don't go all THEY CHUCKLE AND TALK OVER EACH OTHER Whoo! CLATTERING What are you doing? DISCORDANT MIX OF VOICES BUZZING AND SQUEALING FAINT, MUFFLED BEA Do you want some more wine? Er, no.
So, erm, so how often does Amelia have to go to the audiologist? At the moment, up to four times a week.
Four times a week?! What was the point of the operation?! I'm sorry, I didn't mean The implant gives her access to sound.
Now she has to learn how to hear.
Chris, I'm really ashamed.
I didn't understand that, OK? It's a lot of work for Amelia.
She's doing her gap year, isn't she? Mm-hm.
You know, she could always come and stay with us.
What are you talking about? Well, on the days when she has to come in to Bristol for her therapy.
Oh, no.
It might be good for her.
She could hang out with our kids.
I mean, look, obviously she has her own friends, it's just that Tom and Amelia were always so so gorgeous together when they were little.
We're fine.
We'll think about it.
We're family.
We've plenty of room.
And don't for one second think that it's, erm, an imposition.
Oh, listen, I'm going to have to go.
Time for the birthday cake before Jim disappears off.
Excuse me.
(We should talk about that.
) FAINT, MUFFLED BEA AMELIA LIP-READS: IMPLANT SQUEALS ECHOING DISTORTED VOICES What? I don't want any of that rival shit between you and the drugs squad getting in the way of this investigation.
I'm too old for rival shit.
They are not.
Hey! No, no, Jim, no, no, no.
Come on.
Just a minute.
I'll get the kids, blow out the candles.
Don't take him yet, Terry.
For I'm a jolly good fellow And so say all of you! CLAPPING Save me a piece.
Would everybody please be extra nice to my wife so that she'll let me out the door? See you, Jim.
See you, Jim.
Happy birthday.
You know, he's been offered another detective superintendent post.
Bloody hell.
But I do think it's the last time they're going to offer it to him.
Well, he's going to take that job.
DOOR SHUTS FOOTSTEPS APPROACH LOCK TURNS It's a great offer of Maggie's.
Chris?! Oh.
BELL RINGS Huh! Did you have a good time, Squeaks? Maggie suggested you might like to stay at their house a couple of days a week.
Just on the days you do therapy.
So I can hang out with my hearing cousin? I didn't think you'd want to.
OK.
Night, Daddy.
SHE KISSES HIM Night, darling.
MEASURED DELIVERY: I like eating marmalade.
I like eating marmalade.
I live with a family called Brown.
I live with a family called Brown.
My name is Paddington Bear.
KNOCKING Your uncle's been trying to get in touch with you.
He's running late.
He says you can either wait here, or meet him and Joel at the boxing gym down on Laverty Street.
Be there about five.
Do you want to wait here? No, thank you.
Right, well, I've marked it out for you.
You did really well today.
LOUD ECHOING Joel! Jim told me to be here by five.
Yeah.
He'll be ages.
Eventually he'll pick us up and then he'll go back to work.
Joel, come here.
MUFFLED BOXING AND CHATTER MAN GRUNTS What do you think of that? So friggin' hard.
MAN: Jane.
WOMAN: We shouldn't be doing this.
Hey, look, no-one can see us here, huh? I hate the fact we have to keep this a secret.
Hmm? HEAVY BREATHS Think wearing a suit makes people trust you? Oh, no, I think being on the murder squad makes people trust me.
Joel.
Yeah? How did you go? Yeah, all right.
Yeah? You training him up? Yeah, aye, just in case I need protection.
Joel, get your stuff.
Yeah.
Ah, Amelia.
Hey, Rocky.
All right.
I'm sorry about all the arrangements.
How's it going, champ? How come you know them? Ah, they're all pretty much cops in here.
Now don't you get hurt, Mac! Whoa! Hello? Hey, we're in here.
DOG BARKS Right, homework.
Sophie, nice to see you.
Thanks, Dad.
Nice to see you, too.
Shhh, Brody.
Hi.
How's work? Fine.
Amelia, come on in, sit down.
Brody! Stop that.
Shut up! Look, he needs a walk.
Just call him and ask him direct.
What's this, girls' talk? Ely went home with one of her friends last night.
Oh, good.
Dad! I don't like him.
That doesn't help me.
Brody, shhh! Would you just ask Joel to take the dog out for a walk? Joel's doing his homework.
You look as if you could do with fresh air.
I have to go back to work.
Ah, of course.
I'll go.
He only needs a run around the block a couple of times.
Yeah, OK.
The lead's by the door, and don't forget a doggie bag.
Don't let him off the lead cos he's bad around cars and he'll get lost.
OK.
Brody! Go on, Brody, go.
Brody.
Go! Brody.
Go on, Brody.
Come on, good boy.
Come on, let's go for a walk.
Come on.
Come on.
Come on.
Come on.
Whoa, come on, baby.
SHE CHUCKLES Come on, let's go and sit down here.
Come on.
Come on, Brody.
Come on.
Good Brody.
BRODY WHIMPERS IMPLANT BUZZES AND SQUEALS SILENCE Brody! Come on, Brody.
SHOUTS: Brody! Brody! Bollocks! Brody! Brody! Brody! Bollocks.
TYRES SCREECH MUFFLED HEARTBEA WHISTLE Come on, let's go.
Get in the car! CAR ENGINE REVS PANTING THUDDING HEARTBEATS Shut up! Would it kill anyone to wash up? I'm grating cheese.
Yes, I know you're grating cheese.
Have you already eaten? Why am I grating cheese? Because you told me to.
We're waiting for you and Amelia.
Your voice is so annoying, can you be quiet? Damn right.
It's so annoying.
CHATTERING AND LAUGHTER SILENCE SILENCE RAPID, SHALLOW BREATHS TINNY RATTLE MOBILE PHONE RINGS Jim Edwards.
OK, I'll come down and have a look.
I'm sorry.
I miss you.
You going to come back or go straight to work? If I'm going to come back, I'll phone.
It's just down the road.
What's just down the road? I'm on call.
Has someone been murdered down the road? I'm not sure yet.
Why are you on call? Because Steve's on a three-day course and I said I'd take his calls.
SHE SIGHS Wish I was on a three-day course.
All done? Yeah, just checking on it.
SIREN WAILS Hit and run? Looks like it.
They'll know for sure in a couple of hours.
It's Jane Shilliday.
She's with the Domestic Violence Unit.
Do you know her? Yeah, missed out on the Regional Championships.
A boxer in the Domestic Violence Unit?! SIGHS What? It's kind of funny, isn't it? I've, er, I've set up cordons at 50 metres.
Widen them.
I want 400 metres.
Have you been in there? Not yet.
Get some of those uniforms out on house-to-house enquiries ASAP.
And we should probably get a press release out too.
Press? They're going to have a field day with this.
BOY SQUAWKS HE SQUAWKS Can you get in the car? Not if she's driving.
When did you become such an annoying little twat? Erm, have you seen the state she's in? She's going to crash the car.
Just piss off! You're up surprisingly early.
Mmm.
SILENCE I lost it.
You've lost the processor? You do realise how expensive they are to replace? Where did you lose it? SIGNING TRANSLATED: No signing, Amelia.
You can still speak without your processor.
Are you sure you can't find it? Yes! .
.
get you to sign this.
And if it happens again, you'll have to pay the replacement fee.
How much does it cost? Thousands of pounds.
SPEECH INAUDIBLE What happened to your processor? Er Mmm, OK.
SHE EXHALES SHE MOUTHS Use your voice, Amelia.
MUFFLED: I know this is a difficult process CLEAR: .
.
but you are progressing extremely well.
SHE SHOUTS: Bullshit! THRUMMING RATTLE SPEECH INAUDIBLE Where's your implant? Have you lost it? It's in my bag.
Hello, Bristol Police, how may I help you? The accident investigators have come back with information about Jane Shilliday.
The evidence suggests we are now looking at a homicide investigation.
Her iPod's been analysed.
She ran that route four times a week.
I want any CCTV footage, starting from the closest to the scene, radiating out across a wider area.
Now, I appreciate that there might not be much in a wooded park.
I want an itemised billing of Shilliday's mobile and her landline phones.
I want her home searched thoroughly, I want her computer, I want her car Detective Superintendent wants YOU.
This has to be the most exhaustive investigation we've ever done.
Now, I know I push you too hard at the best of times, but I want a quick result on this! ALL: Sir.
You can't take Jane Shilliday's murder away from me.
I'm going to bring Steve Smith back from his course.
I cannot let you run both investigations.
The investigation's practically at the bottom of my street.
I'm known within the community, and you know as well as I do, there's nobody else can do it.
I know you're an arrogant son of a bitch! So have you got anything significant in the Roach murder yet? I've got a pretty good lead that Johnny Kennedy put out a contract on Roach.
Well, so where did he get the wherewithal to do that? HE SIGHS Johnny Kennedy has very quietly become one of the area's biggest dealers.
Mac's team just bagged 10 Ks from him with Roach's tip.
Listen, if you take on both investigations, you're going to be working 90-hour weeks.
I love my job.
HE SIGHS Maggie's going to kill me.
Let ME deal with Maggie.
POLICE RADIO IN BACKGROUND POLICEMAN: I've got three here Hello, sir.
Do you mind if I ask you a few questions? Do you live locally, sir? I'm sorry, you can't I'm sorry, sir, the park is closed today.
You can't enter this area at all.
NO AUDIO ON TV Can we turn the volume on? I'm going to bed.
You all right, Squeaks? SIGNING TRANSLATED: What are you watching? Amelia's going to bed.
Did you go out while you were there, did you? Meils, have you got homework from today's rehab? DOOR SLAMS TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK PLAYS Where's your mother? .
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No Yes, Sophie, it was a murder No, just tell her, just tell her I won't be home tonight.
OK.
Bye.
MOBILE RINGS HE SIGHS Jim Edwards Oh, hi, Frank.
.
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No.
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Yeah.
.
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Green Bic lighter.
.
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Female.
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About a metre from where Shilliday's body was found.
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Umno.
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Yes, a significant witness would help.
KEYPAD BEEPS MUFFLED BASS THUMP THUMP STOPS THUMP RESUMES THUMP STOPS IMPLANT BUZZES AND SQUEALS FUZZY: Amelia? IMPLANT SWITCHES ON Amelia? Are you ready to go? Is that all you're taking?! Why? It doesn't look like much, that's all.
TRANSLATED SIGNING: No, no signing.
Why do you keep going on? D-Don't talk to me like that.
AMELIA GROANS Yeah Has this got something to do with staying at Jim and Maggie's? No.
Then what's wrong with you? You're what's wrong with me! Hey! Afternoon, ma'am, I'd like to ask you a couple of questions.
Do you live locally? No, we're going to see my brother-in-law, Jim Edwards.
Oh, right.
Thank you.
Joel! You need a walk, you poor thing.
Joel! You need to clean up this hallway! 'I'll be down in a sec.
' No, now! And you need to walk your dog.
Hi.
Come in, come in, come in.
Oh, no, actually, I won't.
Erm, do you, do you want to put your stuff upstairs? Is everything all right? This is the last spliff.
Can you score some more, yeah? No! Oh, come on! I can't.
Please? You know I can't.
Sophie's broken up with Ely.
Please? Enough.
Oh, erm, you don't mind, do you? It's just our room's too close to Mum and Dad's.
Do you, erm, partake? Don't waste it.
Didn't I teach you how to smoke? No.
What?! What? DOG BARKS Maggie, I, I was just wondering, erm, how everything's working out with Amelia? She is gorgeous.
We love having her here.
It's just, I'm, I'm probably, well, I, or we .
.
we've probably been quite overprotective of her.
Because of, well, her vulnerability and She is fine here, Anne, really.
Fine.
Right, yeah.
OK, well thanks.
Are you sure you won't come in? No, no, I'll go.
Thanks.
Joel! Shit! Give me the matchbox, matchbox, matchbox! HE COUGHS Move, move! THE BOYS LAUGH Coming, Mum! OK Sorry, Mum.
Coming.
DOOR CLOSES SHE LAUGHS So it WAS a murder? Yeah.
Bloody hell.
Yeah, Jane Shilliday.
She was a policewoman.
On the Downs.
Er, you're going to kill me.
Why? I've asked for both investigations.
Oh, no, no.
Jim, no She was a policewoman.
I don't care.
We have talked about this I wouldn't have asked for both No.
.
.
unless I thought it was really important.
Maggie? What do you want me to say, Jim? What I want you to say is that it's only going to be for a month or two and we'll manage.
How about I say, I know about the latest superintendent promotion? Right.
What is it about you and your God complex? Now, that's a bit harsh.
If you do both, I want you to seriously consider the superintendent job.
That's the deal.
All right, I'll seriously consider it.
You're such a shit, you know that? I know that.
And you know we're eating there.
We're watching You've Been Whacked again.
Do you mind? MOBILE PHONE BEEPS Wait, Dad, stop.
Joel, what the bloody hell do you think you're doing? Dad, I saw something.
Joel! It's important.
I did.
Check it out! HE LAUGHS You've been whacked! Look, this isn't a bloody game, Tom! You know this space is normally used for communal family occasions.
MOBILE PHONE BEEPS It's quiet without Amelia.
Hmm.
She's doing an extra session this week.
Why? Oh, there's a specialist who's out from London.
They drink a lot, Jim and Maggie.
Have you noticed that? HE CHUCKLES Maybe we should slow down on all this therapy.
What do you mean, slow down? She's making progress.
I don't know if putting all this pressure on her I'm not trying to put pressure on her.
I'm trying to help her.
Yeah.
Look, is this about the money? No.
AMELIA LAUGHS Could you tell what that guy was saying? "Nice Beetle bonnet.
" Uh? Nice Beetle bonnet? Yeah? Nice Beetle bonnet?! You're kidding? You're making that up! No.
That's what he said.
He said it.
Is that the guy who got whacked? MOBILE PHONE BEEPS Ah MOBILE PHONE BEEPS That's the guy from my gym.
He's an insane boxer.
He's a copper, isn't he? Yeah.
Hey, where are you going? To the Dudley.
To get pissed? Again? No, I'm going for A drink with some friends.
Wait.
Can you see what he's saying? Sort of.
What's he saying? Erm "We've got a beautiful relationship.
"We're" something "relationship.
" And "There's a lot of money going around.
" I can't see what that guy is saying.
And then something, I don't know, "Don't be kissing your girlfriend and talking to her.
" "No.
"We're sweet.
" This isn't a joke, Amelia.
That's what he said.
Er, Joel.
Go upstairs and do your homework.
No way, I'm peeling the potatoes.
Come on, get out of here.
Come on! Ridiculous! DOOR SLAMS OK, Amelia, you have to be sure that what you're telling me is the truth.
It was his girlfriend.
We're going to rewind it, I'm going to play it back again to make sure what you're saying is right.
No, no, no, not that.
The woman who was murdered.
Yeah, that wasn't Rocky's girlfriend.
But I saw them.
They were kissing.
They said it was a secret.
When did you see them? At the gym, on the same day that I .
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that I took Brody for a walk.
What, what are you talking about? What, what did you see? I saw them run her over.
That was Jane Shilliday? She was a policewoman.
But that's who I saw kissing Rocky.
Are you making this up? No! No.
Well then why didn't you say something then?! You saw a policewoman murdered, Amelia! Don't you think you should have said something?! Answer me! What are you doing? She saw Jane Shilliday's murder! Just, would you just stop shouting? FRONT DOOR BANGS Amelia! Go upstairs and do your homework, Joel.
Ridiculous! Amelia! CAR HORNS BEEP Oh! What? Go away! What? Can you help me? I'm lost and I have to go to the Dudley.
It's a pub.
Please can you help me? I have to find my cousin.
Please! Please help me.
OK, get in.
LAUGHTER, ROCK MUSIC PLAYS MUSIC MUFFLED AND ECHOING Amelia? Can I have a drink with you? Yeah, that's cool.
Erm, what are you drinking? I'll have a pintof anything.
OK, erm, why don't you start on this? Hi.
Er, this is DCI Jim Edwards, from Bristol Homicide Yep.
Er, look, my 18-year-old niece has stormed out of the house, and she's deaf and a bit vulnerable.
Now, I'm going to look for her and I don't want to make a federal case out of it, but if you can spare anybody, I'd be very grateful You can? .
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Hey, there.
Yeah.
Amelia? What? Can you tell me what those two girls are saying? The girl with the dark hair? She just looked over at you and said, "The guy at the end of the bar is really cute.
" And the blonde one said, "Nah, he's too pasty.
" I'm serious.
That's what they said.
"He is really cute.
"He's looking at you.
"Shall we go and stand a bit closer?" "No.
Wait and see if he comes over to us.
" Are you shitting with me? No! Can you make sure Amelia gets home? I'm going to get lucky.
Do you think she went back home? Nah.
We can't call Chris yet.
One of the uniforms from the police caravan's been out combing the streets.
You know I love you, but you're a bloody idiot sometimes.
I know! Why did you get so angry? I didn't believe her.
If she's telling the truth, then the two murders that I'm investigating are linked.
DOOR BANGS Amelia? What? Has something happened? Er, Amelia's disappeared.
What? She walked out earlier and she hasn't come back.
Butwe were hanging out.
Where? At the Dudley.
I asked Yousef to make sure she got home.
But she's YOUR responsibility! Why? Why? Why is she my responsibility? This is your bloody fault! Jim! This is not my shit.
"Shit"? Listen, I don't want this family falling apart because of your workload.
HE PANTS Oh! BREATHES HEAVILY Oh! Oh Come on.
I told Tommy boy I'd make sure you got home.
Can I go back to your house? No.
Maggie, I'm going back out to look for her.
DOG BARKS Maggie! I'm sorry.
I didn't know what to do.
Oh, Amelia, we're not angry with you, honey.
Come on, come on inside.
Come on.
I've put her in the bath.
She stinks of alcohol.
Bloody idiot.
Do you really believe those murders you're working on are linked? Could be.
I don't think you should take her in to the station.
She's a significant witness in a homicide.
What will happen to Amelia until whoever did this is caught? There are systems and procedures that are set up to deal with witnesses.
She's not just some witness though, is she? She's your niece! She saw a policewoman murdered.
She's got a duty as an adult to be accountable and responsible, just like anybody else.
She's not like anyone else! Just tell me her life won't be at risk if it becomes known she's a witness.
Just think of the consequences.
I'd be harbouring a known witness.
I would be impeding the investigation.
I could be sacked.
It's unethical.
It makes me corrupt.
And you can't ask me to do this, Maggie.
OK.
IMPLANT BUZZES KNOCK ON DOOR I know this probably isn't the right time, but we need to talk.
Have you told anyone what you saw? Why not? I I don't know.
You don't know? Did they see you? Well, how can you be certain? It was dark.
I was hidden in the woods.
Why were you in the woods? It looked nice.
The woods in the dark looked nice? Don't lie to me.
Brody ran off into the woods.
Could you see who was in the car? I don't know.
It was dark.
I need to believe that what you tell me is the truth.
I'm sorry! SHE SOBS I don't know why I was there.
I was so stupid.
I knew it was the woman from the gym.
The lamps were on along the path and she was running along, and suddenly there was a car behind her.
They went over the back of her.
And then they reversed.
They reversed back over (It's OK, it's OK.
) (It's all right.
) You mustn't talk to anyone.
That means your parents, your friends, to Tom, everyone.
Do you understand? I don't want the kids to know what happened to her.
There's plenty of secret shit going on.
Where are you going? You don't tell me stuff, I don't tell you stuff.
I need you to be telling me the truth.
Is that the man you saw on the Downs? Ever since I had this thing put inside my head, I have to do what everybody else wants! She's got all this important information that could be vital evidence.
Don't do this, just take me to Kennedy.
I'll explain it.
TYRES SQUEAL Shit.
TYRES SQUEAL GROAN AND THUD CAR REVS, TYRES SQUEAL WOMAN SIGHS How'd you get on, Squeaks? Bad.
We had a telephone conversation! SHE MOUTHS: What did you get him? Your mother bought him some table mats.
MUFFLED VOICE .
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running around looking for presents.
What did you say? Nothing.
MUFFLED BACKGROUND NOISE SOUNDS FADE AWAY Hi.
Hello.
Please come in.
Welcome.
Thank you.
Dad's not here yet.
Um, hey, Meils.
Come in.
Very nice.
Ely! Sophie's downstairs.
How's it going? CHATTER AND LAUGHTER Are you going to drive? I'll drive.
I'll have the wine.
Thank you very much.
That's all right.
That's great.
No, no.
Do you have some juice? Juice? Yeah.
Yeah.
VOICES DISTORT AND ECHO MUFFLED: Do you want some juice? HE SIGHS I'd like to do that wine thing.
Yeah.
Hold on one second.
Hold on.
Oh Excuse me, thank you.
I see you, you're in trouble.
But I love you.
Charming.
How long have you got? I'm pushing an hour.
OK, well, just don't spend the whole time talking to Frank.
Oi-oi! CHEERING Here he is.
Happy birthday, Dad.
Happy birthday, Dad.
Happy birthday, my son.
One of our drug squad informants got an axe in his head.
Who's his controller? Pete Mackinnon.
But Rocky was the handler.
Rocky's fighting in the Regional Champs.
I know, I'm going to see them after, but listen, Maggie's going to kill me unless I go and say hello to my brother.
Oh, yeah.
Chris! Jim.
Happy birthday.
SIGNING TRANSLATION: Er, Jim, we're we're not supposed to sign any more.
I'm sorry.
Sorry.
Hello.
Hello.
Now I see your hair's grown back fine.
Happy birthday.
Thank you very much.
OK, everyone, if you'd like to move to the table, I'll finally feed you! CHEERING Food, finally! Same place, anywhere you like.
MUFFLED, HISSING CHATTER Remember, keep your hands up, your man's been training as a southpaw.
Oh, he's converted, has he? Give him a Sunday punch, you'll be all right.
MOBILE RINGS CHANTING IN BACKGROUND Peter Mackinnon.
What's the matter? Your informant's been bumped.
Roach? Shit.
Listen, he's been asking for it.
He's been dropping information all over the place.
Come on, Rocky.
COMPERE: 'Ladies and gentlemen, we've got a treat for you tonight.
'Right here, right now at the Regional Champs.
' MURMUR OF CHATTER Amelia, we're going to go upstairs, do you want to come? Hey, go on, don't stay with us, we're boring.
Are you OK? She doesn't like socialising with hearing people too much.
Ah, she always was a bit shy.
No, she's not shy.
She's just stubborn.
They've been spending a bit too much time together lately.
She's lucky.
My kids wouldn't be seen dead with me.
I'll show you how to dance with all these, you understand? Are you going to? Yeah, I'm up for it.
Yeah? Cool.
MUFFLED MUSIC AND VOICES Uh? Amelia.
Amelia.
VOICES DISTOR INDISTINCT: Amelia! CLEAR: Amelia! Sit anywhere you like.
GLASS SHATTERS Oh, piss off! No, don't go all THEY CHUCKLE AND TALK OVER EACH OTHER Whoo! CLATTERING What are you doing? DISCORDANT MIX OF VOICES BUZZING AND SQUEALING FAINT, MUFFLED BEA Do you want some more wine? Er, no.
So, erm, so how often does Amelia have to go to the audiologist? At the moment, up to four times a week.
Four times a week?! What was the point of the operation?! I'm sorry, I didn't mean The implant gives her access to sound.
Now she has to learn how to hear.
Chris, I'm really ashamed.
I didn't understand that, OK? It's a lot of work for Amelia.
She's doing her gap year, isn't she? Mm-hm.
You know, she could always come and stay with us.
What are you talking about? Well, on the days when she has to come in to Bristol for her therapy.
Oh, no.
It might be good for her.
She could hang out with our kids.
I mean, look, obviously she has her own friends, it's just that Tom and Amelia were always so so gorgeous together when they were little.
We're fine.
We'll think about it.
We're family.
We've plenty of room.
And don't for one second think that it's, erm, an imposition.
Oh, listen, I'm going to have to go.
Time for the birthday cake before Jim disappears off.
Excuse me.
(We should talk about that.
) FAINT, MUFFLED BEA AMELIA LIP-READS: IMPLANT SQUEALS ECHOING DISTORTED VOICES What? I don't want any of that rival shit between you and the drugs squad getting in the way of this investigation.
I'm too old for rival shit.
They are not.
Hey! No, no, Jim, no, no, no.
Come on.
Just a minute.
I'll get the kids, blow out the candles.
Don't take him yet, Terry.
For I'm a jolly good fellow And so say all of you! CLAPPING Save me a piece.
Would everybody please be extra nice to my wife so that she'll let me out the door? See you, Jim.
See you, Jim.
Happy birthday.
You know, he's been offered another detective superintendent post.
Bloody hell.
But I do think it's the last time they're going to offer it to him.
Well, he's going to take that job.
DOOR SHUTS FOOTSTEPS APPROACH LOCK TURNS It's a great offer of Maggie's.
Chris?! Oh.
BELL RINGS Huh! Did you have a good time, Squeaks? Maggie suggested you might like to stay at their house a couple of days a week.
Just on the days you do therapy.
So I can hang out with my hearing cousin? I didn't think you'd want to.
OK.
Night, Daddy.
SHE KISSES HIM Night, darling.
MEASURED DELIVERY: I like eating marmalade.
I like eating marmalade.
I live with a family called Brown.
I live with a family called Brown.
My name is Paddington Bear.
KNOCKING Your uncle's been trying to get in touch with you.
He's running late.
He says you can either wait here, or meet him and Joel at the boxing gym down on Laverty Street.
Be there about five.
Do you want to wait here? No, thank you.
Right, well, I've marked it out for you.
You did really well today.
LOUD ECHOING Joel! Jim told me to be here by five.
Yeah.
He'll be ages.
Eventually he'll pick us up and then he'll go back to work.
Joel, come here.
MUFFLED BOXING AND CHATTER MAN GRUNTS What do you think of that? So friggin' hard.
MAN: Jane.
WOMAN: We shouldn't be doing this.
Hey, look, no-one can see us here, huh? I hate the fact we have to keep this a secret.
Hmm? HEAVY BREATHS Think wearing a suit makes people trust you? Oh, no, I think being on the murder squad makes people trust me.
Joel.
Yeah? How did you go? Yeah, all right.
Yeah? You training him up? Yeah, aye, just in case I need protection.
Joel, get your stuff.
Yeah.
Ah, Amelia.
Hey, Rocky.
All right.
I'm sorry about all the arrangements.
How's it going, champ? How come you know them? Ah, they're all pretty much cops in here.
Now don't you get hurt, Mac! Whoa! Hello? Hey, we're in here.
DOG BARKS Right, homework.
Sophie, nice to see you.
Thanks, Dad.
Nice to see you, too.
Shhh, Brody.
Hi.
How's work? Fine.
Amelia, come on in, sit down.
Brody! Stop that.
Shut up! Look, he needs a walk.
Just call him and ask him direct.
What's this, girls' talk? Ely went home with one of her friends last night.
Oh, good.
Dad! I don't like him.
That doesn't help me.
Brody, shhh! Would you just ask Joel to take the dog out for a walk? Joel's doing his homework.
You look as if you could do with fresh air.
I have to go back to work.
Ah, of course.
I'll go.
He only needs a run around the block a couple of times.
Yeah, OK.
The lead's by the door, and don't forget a doggie bag.
Don't let him off the lead cos he's bad around cars and he'll get lost.
OK.
Brody! Go on, Brody, go.
Brody.
Go! Brody.
Go on, Brody.
Come on, good boy.
Come on, let's go for a walk.
Come on.
Come on.
Come on.
Come on.
Whoa, come on, baby.
SHE CHUCKLES Come on, let's go and sit down here.
Come on.
Come on, Brody.
Come on.
Good Brody.
BRODY WHIMPERS IMPLANT BUZZES AND SQUEALS SILENCE Brody! Come on, Brody.
SHOUTS: Brody! Brody! Bollocks! Brody! Brody! Brody! Bollocks.
TYRES SCREECH MUFFLED HEARTBEA WHISTLE Come on, let's go.
Get in the car! CAR ENGINE REVS PANTING THUDDING HEARTBEATS Shut up! Would it kill anyone to wash up? I'm grating cheese.
Yes, I know you're grating cheese.
Have you already eaten? Why am I grating cheese? Because you told me to.
We're waiting for you and Amelia.
Your voice is so annoying, can you be quiet? Damn right.
It's so annoying.
CHATTERING AND LAUGHTER SILENCE SILENCE RAPID, SHALLOW BREATHS TINNY RATTLE MOBILE PHONE RINGS Jim Edwards.
OK, I'll come down and have a look.
I'm sorry.
I miss you.
You going to come back or go straight to work? If I'm going to come back, I'll phone.
It's just down the road.
What's just down the road? I'm on call.
Has someone been murdered down the road? I'm not sure yet.
Why are you on call? Because Steve's on a three-day course and I said I'd take his calls.
SHE SIGHS Wish I was on a three-day course.
All done? Yeah, just checking on it.
SIREN WAILS Hit and run? Looks like it.
They'll know for sure in a couple of hours.
It's Jane Shilliday.
She's with the Domestic Violence Unit.
Do you know her? Yeah, missed out on the Regional Championships.
A boxer in the Domestic Violence Unit?! SIGHS What? It's kind of funny, isn't it? I've, er, I've set up cordons at 50 metres.
Widen them.
I want 400 metres.
Have you been in there? Not yet.
Get some of those uniforms out on house-to-house enquiries ASAP.
And we should probably get a press release out too.
Press? They're going to have a field day with this.
BOY SQUAWKS HE SQUAWKS Can you get in the car? Not if she's driving.
When did you become such an annoying little twat? Erm, have you seen the state she's in? She's going to crash the car.
Just piss off! You're up surprisingly early.
Mmm.
SILENCE I lost it.
You've lost the processor? You do realise how expensive they are to replace? Where did you lose it? SIGNING TRANSLATED: No signing, Amelia.
You can still speak without your processor.
Are you sure you can't find it? Yes! .
.
get you to sign this.
And if it happens again, you'll have to pay the replacement fee.
How much does it cost? Thousands of pounds.
SPEECH INAUDIBLE What happened to your processor? Er Mmm, OK.
SHE EXHALES SHE MOUTHS Use your voice, Amelia.
MUFFLED: I know this is a difficult process CLEAR: .
.
but you are progressing extremely well.
SHE SHOUTS: Bullshit! THRUMMING RATTLE SPEECH INAUDIBLE Where's your implant? Have you lost it? It's in my bag.
Hello, Bristol Police, how may I help you? The accident investigators have come back with information about Jane Shilliday.
The evidence suggests we are now looking at a homicide investigation.
Her iPod's been analysed.
She ran that route four times a week.
I want any CCTV footage, starting from the closest to the scene, radiating out across a wider area.
Now, I appreciate that there might not be much in a wooded park.
I want an itemised billing of Shilliday's mobile and her landline phones.
I want her home searched thoroughly, I want her computer, I want her car Detective Superintendent wants YOU.
This has to be the most exhaustive investigation we've ever done.
Now, I know I push you too hard at the best of times, but I want a quick result on this! ALL: Sir.
You can't take Jane Shilliday's murder away from me.
I'm going to bring Steve Smith back from his course.
I cannot let you run both investigations.
The investigation's practically at the bottom of my street.
I'm known within the community, and you know as well as I do, there's nobody else can do it.
I know you're an arrogant son of a bitch! So have you got anything significant in the Roach murder yet? I've got a pretty good lead that Johnny Kennedy put out a contract on Roach.
Well, so where did he get the wherewithal to do that? HE SIGHS Johnny Kennedy has very quietly become one of the area's biggest dealers.
Mac's team just bagged 10 Ks from him with Roach's tip.
Listen, if you take on both investigations, you're going to be working 90-hour weeks.
I love my job.
HE SIGHS Maggie's going to kill me.
Let ME deal with Maggie.
POLICE RADIO IN BACKGROUND POLICEMAN: I've got three here Hello, sir.
Do you mind if I ask you a few questions? Do you live locally, sir? I'm sorry, you can't I'm sorry, sir, the park is closed today.
You can't enter this area at all.
NO AUDIO ON TV Can we turn the volume on? I'm going to bed.
You all right, Squeaks? SIGNING TRANSLATED: What are you watching? Amelia's going to bed.
Did you go out while you were there, did you? Meils, have you got homework from today's rehab? DOOR SLAMS TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK PLAYS Where's your mother? .
.
No Yes, Sophie, it was a murder No, just tell her, just tell her I won't be home tonight.
OK.
Bye.
MOBILE RINGS HE SIGHS Jim Edwards Oh, hi, Frank.
.
.
No.
.
.
Yeah.
.
.
Green Bic lighter.
.
.
Female.
.
.
About a metre from where Shilliday's body was found.
.
.
Umno.
.
.
Yes, a significant witness would help.
KEYPAD BEEPS MUFFLED BASS THUMP THUMP STOPS THUMP RESUMES THUMP STOPS IMPLANT BUZZES AND SQUEALS FUZZY: Amelia? IMPLANT SWITCHES ON Amelia? Are you ready to go? Is that all you're taking?! Why? It doesn't look like much, that's all.
TRANSLATED SIGNING: No, no signing.
Why do you keep going on? D-Don't talk to me like that.
AMELIA GROANS Yeah Has this got something to do with staying at Jim and Maggie's? No.
Then what's wrong with you? You're what's wrong with me! Hey! Afternoon, ma'am, I'd like to ask you a couple of questions.
Do you live locally? No, we're going to see my brother-in-law, Jim Edwards.
Oh, right.
Thank you.
Joel! You need a walk, you poor thing.
Joel! You need to clean up this hallway! 'I'll be down in a sec.
' No, now! And you need to walk your dog.
Hi.
Come in, come in, come in.
Oh, no, actually, I won't.
Erm, do you, do you want to put your stuff upstairs? Is everything all right? This is the last spliff.
Can you score some more, yeah? No! Oh, come on! I can't.
Please? You know I can't.
Sophie's broken up with Ely.
Please? Enough.
Oh, erm, you don't mind, do you? It's just our room's too close to Mum and Dad's.
Do you, erm, partake? Don't waste it.
Didn't I teach you how to smoke? No.
What?! What? DOG BARKS Maggie, I, I was just wondering, erm, how everything's working out with Amelia? She is gorgeous.
We love having her here.
It's just, I'm, I'm probably, well, I, or we .
.
we've probably been quite overprotective of her.
Because of, well, her vulnerability and She is fine here, Anne, really.
Fine.
Right, yeah.
OK, well thanks.
Are you sure you won't come in? No, no, I'll go.
Thanks.
Joel! Shit! Give me the matchbox, matchbox, matchbox! HE COUGHS Move, move! THE BOYS LAUGH Coming, Mum! OK Sorry, Mum.
Coming.
DOOR CLOSES SHE LAUGHS So it WAS a murder? Yeah.
Bloody hell.
Yeah, Jane Shilliday.
She was a policewoman.
On the Downs.
Er, you're going to kill me.
Why? I've asked for both investigations.
Oh, no, no.
Jim, no She was a policewoman.
I don't care.
We have talked about this I wouldn't have asked for both No.
.
.
unless I thought it was really important.
Maggie? What do you want me to say, Jim? What I want you to say is that it's only going to be for a month or two and we'll manage.
How about I say, I know about the latest superintendent promotion? Right.
What is it about you and your God complex? Now, that's a bit harsh.
If you do both, I want you to seriously consider the superintendent job.
That's the deal.
All right, I'll seriously consider it.
You're such a shit, you know that? I know that.
And you know we're eating there.
We're watching You've Been Whacked again.
Do you mind? MOBILE PHONE BEEPS Wait, Dad, stop.
Joel, what the bloody hell do you think you're doing? Dad, I saw something.
Joel! It's important.
I did.
Check it out! HE LAUGHS You've been whacked! Look, this isn't a bloody game, Tom! You know this space is normally used for communal family occasions.
MOBILE PHONE BEEPS It's quiet without Amelia.
Hmm.
She's doing an extra session this week.
Why? Oh, there's a specialist who's out from London.
They drink a lot, Jim and Maggie.
Have you noticed that? HE CHUCKLES Maybe we should slow down on all this therapy.
What do you mean, slow down? She's making progress.
I don't know if putting all this pressure on her I'm not trying to put pressure on her.
I'm trying to help her.
Yeah.
Look, is this about the money? No.
AMELIA LAUGHS Could you tell what that guy was saying? "Nice Beetle bonnet.
" Uh? Nice Beetle bonnet? Yeah? Nice Beetle bonnet?! You're kidding? You're making that up! No.
That's what he said.
He said it.
Is that the guy who got whacked? MOBILE PHONE BEEPS Ah MOBILE PHONE BEEPS That's the guy from my gym.
He's an insane boxer.
He's a copper, isn't he? Yeah.
Hey, where are you going? To the Dudley.
To get pissed? Again? No, I'm going for A drink with some friends.
Wait.
Can you see what he's saying? Sort of.
What's he saying? Erm "We've got a beautiful relationship.
"We're" something "relationship.
" And "There's a lot of money going around.
" I can't see what that guy is saying.
And then something, I don't know, "Don't be kissing your girlfriend and talking to her.
" "No.
"We're sweet.
" This isn't a joke, Amelia.
That's what he said.
Er, Joel.
Go upstairs and do your homework.
No way, I'm peeling the potatoes.
Come on, get out of here.
Come on! Ridiculous! DOOR SLAMS OK, Amelia, you have to be sure that what you're telling me is the truth.
It was his girlfriend.
We're going to rewind it, I'm going to play it back again to make sure what you're saying is right.
No, no, no, not that.
The woman who was murdered.
Yeah, that wasn't Rocky's girlfriend.
But I saw them.
They were kissing.
They said it was a secret.
When did you see them? At the gym, on the same day that I .
.
that I took Brody for a walk.
What, what are you talking about? What, what did you see? I saw them run her over.
That was Jane Shilliday? She was a policewoman.
But that's who I saw kissing Rocky.
Are you making this up? No! No.
Well then why didn't you say something then?! You saw a policewoman murdered, Amelia! Don't you think you should have said something?! Answer me! What are you doing? She saw Jane Shilliday's murder! Just, would you just stop shouting? FRONT DOOR BANGS Amelia! Go upstairs and do your homework, Joel.
Ridiculous! Amelia! CAR HORNS BEEP Oh! What? Go away! What? Can you help me? I'm lost and I have to go to the Dudley.
It's a pub.
Please can you help me? I have to find my cousin.
Please! Please help me.
OK, get in.
LAUGHTER, ROCK MUSIC PLAYS MUSIC MUFFLED AND ECHOING Amelia? Can I have a drink with you? Yeah, that's cool.
Erm, what are you drinking? I'll have a pintof anything.
OK, erm, why don't you start on this? Hi.
Er, this is DCI Jim Edwards, from Bristol Homicide Yep.
Er, look, my 18-year-old niece has stormed out of the house, and she's deaf and a bit vulnerable.
Now, I'm going to look for her and I don't want to make a federal case out of it, but if you can spare anybody, I'd be very grateful You can? .
.
Hey, there.
Yeah.
Amelia? What? Can you tell me what those two girls are saying? The girl with the dark hair? She just looked over at you and said, "The guy at the end of the bar is really cute.
" And the blonde one said, "Nah, he's too pasty.
" I'm serious.
That's what they said.
"He is really cute.
"He's looking at you.
"Shall we go and stand a bit closer?" "No.
Wait and see if he comes over to us.
" Are you shitting with me? No! Can you make sure Amelia gets home? I'm going to get lucky.
Do you think she went back home? Nah.
We can't call Chris yet.
One of the uniforms from the police caravan's been out combing the streets.
You know I love you, but you're a bloody idiot sometimes.
I know! Why did you get so angry? I didn't believe her.
If she's telling the truth, then the two murders that I'm investigating are linked.
DOOR BANGS Amelia? What? Has something happened? Er, Amelia's disappeared.
What? She walked out earlier and she hasn't come back.
Butwe were hanging out.
Where? At the Dudley.
I asked Yousef to make sure she got home.
But she's YOUR responsibility! Why? Why? Why is she my responsibility? This is your bloody fault! Jim! This is not my shit.
"Shit"? Listen, I don't want this family falling apart because of your workload.
HE PANTS Oh! BREATHES HEAVILY Oh! Oh Come on.
I told Tommy boy I'd make sure you got home.
Can I go back to your house? No.
Maggie, I'm going back out to look for her.
DOG BARKS Maggie! I'm sorry.
I didn't know what to do.
Oh, Amelia, we're not angry with you, honey.
Come on, come on inside.
Come on.
I've put her in the bath.
She stinks of alcohol.
Bloody idiot.
Do you really believe those murders you're working on are linked? Could be.
I don't think you should take her in to the station.
She's a significant witness in a homicide.
What will happen to Amelia until whoever did this is caught? There are systems and procedures that are set up to deal with witnesses.
She's not just some witness though, is she? She's your niece! She saw a policewoman murdered.
She's got a duty as an adult to be accountable and responsible, just like anybody else.
She's not like anyone else! Just tell me her life won't be at risk if it becomes known she's a witness.
Just think of the consequences.
I'd be harbouring a known witness.
I would be impeding the investigation.
I could be sacked.
It's unethical.
It makes me corrupt.
And you can't ask me to do this, Maggie.
OK.
IMPLANT BUZZES KNOCK ON DOOR I know this probably isn't the right time, but we need to talk.
Have you told anyone what you saw? Why not? I I don't know.
You don't know? Did they see you? Well, how can you be certain? It was dark.
I was hidden in the woods.
Why were you in the woods? It looked nice.
The woods in the dark looked nice? Don't lie to me.
Brody ran off into the woods.
Could you see who was in the car? I don't know.
It was dark.
I need to believe that what you tell me is the truth.
I'm sorry! SHE SOBS I don't know why I was there.
I was so stupid.
I knew it was the woman from the gym.
The lamps were on along the path and she was running along, and suddenly there was a car behind her.
They went over the back of her.
And then they reversed.
They reversed back over (It's OK, it's OK.
) (It's all right.
) You mustn't talk to anyone.
That means your parents, your friends, to Tom, everyone.
Do you understand? I don't want the kids to know what happened to her.
There's plenty of secret shit going on.
Where are you going? You don't tell me stuff, I don't tell you stuff.
I need you to be telling me the truth.
Is that the man you saw on the Downs? Ever since I had this thing put inside my head, I have to do what everybody else wants! She's got all this important information that could be vital evidence.