Coma (2024) s01e02 Episode Script

1
I'll come back every night
until you tell me.
Daddy?
Shh
SIMON PANTS
He's not breathing!
From what I've heard,
you may well have saved his life.
'Are you the man that found my boy?'
You said you saw someone
running off. Was it him?
Look at him! Was it him?
Was it him?! No!
MONITORS BLEEP
It's about the attack on that lad.
I saw who did it.
MONITORS BLEEP
33, 34, 35, 36
No pulse. Adrenaline.
I really do need you
to wait outside. We're staying here.
Fibrillation. You can do this.
No
DEFIBRILLATOR WHIRS
Stand clear.
One, two, three
Come on, Jordan!
OK
Right. There? Is that OK?
Yeah, that's fine.
Thanks.
I just don't feel comfortable,
lots of people talking about me,
that's all.
You just need to get ready.
You're gonna be late.
DOOR CLOSES
Now, Sophie.
What's all that?
Well, there's just this
show-and-tell thing on
at school.
She wants to bring that article in
about me.
Yeah.
I spoke to her teacher at pick-up.
They actually want you to go in.
"Show and tell".
Why does everything have to be
so American these days?
Simon? Just sit down for a minute.
HE SIGHS
The police came round last night,
when you were out.
Some detective.
She doesn't want you
doing any more interviews
without speaking to her.
She also said
that she saw you at the hospital
the night that
that lad was attacked.
And you told her
that you were picking me up
from a late shift.
But I wasn't working that night.
So why did you tell her I was?
I, erm
I think I was still in shock.
I, er
I had a panic attack
before I saw her. What?
Well, it
I can't remember what I said,
what I was thinking
W-What did you say to her?
Well, nothing,
cos I wanted to speak to you first.
So, this panic attack, was it
was it like the ones before?
No, no. I don't know.
Listen, I'm not
I'm not going to have
another breakdown, all right?
And that's your medical opinion,
is it?
Look, have you thought
about going back on the Prozac?
No, that just makes me nauseous,
and that's the last thing I need
at the moment.
SOPHIE: Mum, where are my shoes?
Look, can we just
talk about this later?
Maybe when I come
FOOTSTEPS ON STAIRS
Mum!
I'm coming.
HE SIGHS
I saw you in the paper!
Can I have your autograph?
HE CHUCKLES
CAR HORN BLARES,
HE GASPS
Get in.
HE GROANS
PAUL BREATHES SHAKILY
Is everything all right, Paul?
No.
No, it's not.
Jordan's heart stopped.
We, er
We thought we'd lost him, but, er
he's hanging in there.
HE EXHALES SHARPLY
W-What did the doctor say?
Just the
Same thing. More tests, more scans.
I mean, I don't know. It's just
HE EXHALES SHARPLY
I'm just wiped out, you know?
I'm just I ain't slept.
HE SIGHS
Look, I've come round
to ask you a favour, all right?
Me and Jordan's mum,
we wanna do something for him.
You know? All this waiting around,
it's a nightmare.
Do you know what I mean?
Oh, yes. I imagine
So what we're gonna do is,
we're gonna hold a vigil for him.
Yeah?
We're gonna invite family,
we're gonna invite friends,
the local press.
We need to keep his name out there,
do you know what I mean?
You'll be there, right, you know?
Cos you're part of his story.
Er
Well, of course, yes, erm
Yes, yes, I'll be there if I can.
What do you mean "if you can"?
It's right there.
It's hardly far, is it?
Well, y-yes. Yes, of course.
Of course, I will
When is it?
I don't know.
It'll be in a couple of days.
I'll let you know.
SIMON BREATHES HEAVILY
So, you don't have to see out
your full notice period.
We can call it gardening leave,
and you can finish up today.
Oh, right. Er, well, I'm just
I'm still working
on a handover document.
I thought that might be useful.
Well, you could do that, or
you could just not bother
and, er, enjoy the time off.
I know what I'd do.
Honestly, mate,
just call it quits and head off.
Spend some time with the kids -
you've got a couple of boys, right?
Yeah, yeah, one girl.
Great, OK. Well, sure.
Erm Are we done? Anything else?
No.
Cool, OK. Well, erm
I guess that's that.
Er, all the best, yeah?
Thanks for everything, Simon.
Seriously.
If you need me,
you know where to find me.
COMPUTER CHIMES
Oh, unbelievable.
Sorry, do you mind?
MOBILE RINGS,
VIBRATES
Erm, hello?
'Simon? Kelly Evans.'
Sorry, who?
'DS Evans. West Cheshire Police?
'Is there are any chance
you can come down to the station?'
Thank you.
And again, apologies
if I've asked you this before,
but the night Jordan was attacked,
you said
you saw someone running away.
In your statement, it says
he was wearing a hoodie
and trainers,
but you didn't see his face.
Erm, yes, that's right.
It was dark, and, er,
he was running away from me.
And from the way
he was running away,
would you guess he was young?
Teens, twenties?
Er
Yes, that would be my guess, yes.
HE INHALES SHARPLY
Can I ask that
you take a look at these?
Ever seen any of them
outside your house, on your road?
No, I don't recognise any of them,
actually, I'm sorry.
And just to confirm
you'd never seen Jordan
before the night of the attack?
No. No, never.
Erm, er, was there anything else?
HE CHUCKLES AWKWARDLY
Yes, actually, there was.
We have a family liaison officer
working with the Franklins
Well, trying to, anyway.
She's mentioned that they want
to do a vigil for Jordan
outside your house.
Yes, that's right.
His father told me about it.
You've spoken to Paul Franklin?
When?
Er, well, it was just this morning.
Er, he and I, er
He's very grateful for what I did,
so we talk sometimes.
Right, OK.
Well, anyway, with this vigil,
we've asked them not to do it.
If someone says the wrong thing
in public, it can affect a trial,
but we can't actually stop them.
So can I ask
that you don't take part?
Oh, yes, of course, yes, absolutely.
And just so you know,
the Franklins, especially Paul
I won't get into details, but
he has a history of violence,
and it's still possible
that his son could die,
so I would recommend
that you steer well clear.
SHE SIGHS
Sorry.
Sorry, I don't mean to worry you.
Oh, no, not at all.
No, it's, er
It's good to know that, isn't it?
Thank you.
HE PANTS
HE EXCLAIMS
HE PANTS
Er, do you want a hand?
No.
For Christ's sake, Harry,
just let me help you,
give me your bags.
I said I'm fine.
Harry. Mind your own.
All right, suit yourself.
I saw you.
Huh?
What?
I saw what you did.
You and that lad, right there.
HE BREATHES SHALLOWLY
I've no idea
what you're talking about.
Uh-huh.
MONITOR BEEPS SLOWLY
Paul.
Just talk to him.
Please. Try it.
SHE BREATHES SHAKILY
So you don't know Jordan Franklin?
You were at school together, Mason.
He was in your year.
I know your lot and his lot
have got beef,
and I'm not accusing you
of anything.
I just wanna know where you were
on the night Jordan got attacked.
Are you scared?
Is that why you're staying quiet?
As if.
Oh, so you do speak.
Is there anything else
you wanna tell me?
All right, we'll leave it there.
You know where to find me
if anything else occurs.
KNOCK ON DOOR
WHISPERING: Oh, you bastard.
There's a message for you,
from last night.
Last night?
Why am I only getting it now?
Oh, what side of the bed
did you get out of?
Harry White, who is that?
HARRY ON VIDEO: 'I saw you.'
'What?'
'I saw what you did.
'You and that lad right there.'
'No idea what'
DOOR OPENS
Hi, love. You OK?
Oh, yes, I'm fine, thanks.
Saw that kid's mother today,
Jordan's mum.
Poor thing. She's in pieces.
Apparently, he had a cardiac arrest
last night.
Oh, yeah, I know.
Yeah, his dad told me.
His dad? When was that?
Er, that, er, this morning.
Er
He wants me to take part
in some sort of vigil for Jordan,
but that detective, DS Evans,
she said not to.
Did she come to see you at work?
No, no, I went into the, erm
police station.
I've actually, erm
I'm done at the office now.
I'm on gardening leave.
Wait, so, you had your last day
in the office
and they didn't take you
for a drink?
Jimmy said that
he's gonna sort something out.
Well, he bloody better.
You've been there
for nearly ten years.
Yeah, well, I don't want
to leave on bad terms, do I?
I'm thinking of freelancing there
at some point.
Is that an option?
I'm thinking of asking, yeah.
But why haven't you?
DOORBELL RINGS
Sorry to bother you, Simon.
Can I borrow you for a minute?
Er why?
If you just come with me,
I'll explain.
KNOCKING ON DOOR
Right. Hello again, Mr White.
Now, this gentleman here,
I take it you know him?
Of course I know him.
He lives next door.
Simon, could you
please tell Mr White who I am?
Sorry, I, er
I don't understand.
He doesn't believe
I'm a police officer,
and he won't let me in.
Sorry, so, erm, why is it
that you want to speak to him?
Uniform spoke to him on the night.
Says he didn't remember anything.
Now, apparently,
he's remembered something, so
If you could just assure him
I am who I say I am?
Well, I'll try,
but he does get so confused
sometimes.
I'm not confused.
This is the police officer, Harry.
Detective Sergeant Evans,
but you can call me Kelly.
So, happy to talk to me now?
Wonderful, thank you.
You all right to come in a minute,
just until he's settled?
So, you left a message
with one of my officers,
saying that you had something
to tell us
about the attack on the young lad.
Yeah, I saw what happened.
And what was that exactly?
I heard shouting
out the front.
Swearing, all sorts.
I looked out the window
and then he, erm
then he punched him
and he, er
The lad fell to the ground.
Can you describe the person
who threw the punch?
BREATHES SHAKILY
Some young lad.
HE EXHALES
About 17, 18.
Little shits, they are.
Always outside every night.
Not that you lot do anything.
They never come round, do they?
Er, that's not, erm
I wouldn't like to say, really.
And it was definitely a young lad?
That's what I said.
Is he all right, do you think?
Well, you know,
we don't really talk that much,
but when we do,
for what it's worth,
he does seem sort of
Well, fairly switched on.
I won't take up
any more of your time.
DOOR OPENS
DOOR CLOSES
Harry?
This morning, outside
you said you saw me.
Well, I don't know what it is
you think you saw.
Yes, you do.
You were always good to her.
Good to who?
My Brenda.
She liked you.
Well
She liked your missus, anyway.
She'd have liked me to help you.
Well, yes, well
Harry, this thing that you said
if you're gonna lie like this,
then that won't be the end of it.
There'll be more questions, so
You know, you've got to
You need to make your story
consistent.
Harry
I'm busy.
Go home.
Harry
You need your story to be simple,
as simple as possible.
What are you doing here?
Listen, I know you told me not to,
but I decided that I would
finish this handover document.
I'm sure it will be of some use.
Why didn't you just email it?
Well, I thought that, in this way,
then I could answer any questions
that might come up.
Look, I don't want to be that guy,
but, erm
no-one's gonna read that.
I'm sorry, but that's the truth.
I've spoken to Pippa,
and she's gonna arrange drinks
for tomorrow night
for your send-off.
I'll see you then. OK?
Thank you.
I did also want to talk about
the freelance thing. Fuck's sake.
We've been through that already,
haven't we?
So, I was thinking that
I could hang on to some of my
Sorry, will you just hang on
a moment, please?
Have I done something to upset you,
Simon?
Sorry, I don't, erm
Is it what happened
the other night in the pub?
You know,
when I gave that bloke a slap.
Paul
Sorry, I don't know
what you're talking about.
Right.
PAUL SIGHS
All right.
Just I spoke to that
that detective,
DS Kelly, what's her face.
And she told me that you're
not coming to Jordan's vigil, so
You told us you'd come, Simon.
You know, we want you there.
You saved his life.
Do you know what I mean?
So if they do another story
on this,
then it might help catch
who did it.
Mm.
The thing is, I'm just
I'm just a little uncomfortable
about all this attention.
Do you not wanna help?
Of course.
Good.
Good.
Yeah.
I'll see you there, then.
It's tonight.
7:30.
Oh.
We need this room,
so if you don't mind
Yeah, in a minute.
Um, this is my workplace,
and I'm pretty sure
you're not a client, so, um,
if you wouldn't mind
Yeah. I would mind.
I'd mind a lot.
Simon, could you ask this, er,
gentleman to please leave?
Oi.
It's me and you talking.
All right, look at me.
You don't look at him.
You've got five minutes.
Five minutes?
And then what?
Yeah.
Is that the one who fired you?
Well, I'm not actually being fired.
My position is being made redundant.
Oh, come on, Simon, mate.
That's the type of bollocks
they tell you
to make you feel better.
Don't stand for it.
Not from that.
You take shit from them now,
you'll be taking it
for the rest of your life.
Yeah, yeah, I'm here now.
It's peaceful enough.
Let's hope it stays that way.
Bloody hell.
What did I tell you, Simon?
No, no, it's just a witness.
I'm gonna have to call you back.
It's been eight days
since our beautiful boy, Jordan,
was left for dead on the street.
I do not know
who did this to my son.
But somebody out there does.
So, please, if you know anything,
anything at all,
come forward so no-one else
has to suffer like we.
Finally,
we would like to say thank you
to the man who saved our son's life.
Simon, no words can express
the gratitude we feel.
You are a guardian angel.
APPLAUSE
Good on ya!
Thank you.
Good on you, Simon.
Get out of it!
All of you!
You can't be here.
It's not right. It's not right.
Harry, do you want to come with me?
We'll go back inside.
Ask him. He'll tell you.
Now, now, Harry,
that's enough, isn't it?
It's not right.
Is he OK? Can I help?
No, it's OK. We'll manage.
Get your hands off me!
Harry, look at me.
Harry, look at me.
Look at me.
We're going inside now. OK?
Come on.
He knows. He knows.
Harry, are you sure there's no-one
we can call for you?
No-one to come and look after you?
Is it some sort of dementia?
Well, it could be early stages,
I don't know.
He has a daughter in Scotland,
doesn't he?
Yeah, yeah, I think so.
I'll ask around the neighbours,
see if anyone's got a number.
Are you OK to stay with him?
Yeah, yeah.
Does that happen a lot?
I know I've seen you outside
sometimes,
but nothing like that.
I'm going to bed.
Oh, right. Do you want me to
No.
JIMMY: I'm telling you,
he didn't check it.
Not even for typos.
Guy's a fucking joke.
The only reason he's here
cos his old man owns the company.
Hey, all right, Simon,
what are you having?
I'm fine, thanks.
Oh, come on, it's your leaving do,
you boring twat.
He'll have a pint
and a whisky chaser.
And I'm not saying Simon's emails
are boring,
but they do come
with a health warning.
May cause drowsiness.
Do not use heavy machinery
after reading.
LAUGHTER
No, I'm only joking, Simon.
Your emails
do not send people to sleep.
Nobody reads them.
LAUGHTER
That was fun, right?
Yeah, well, yeah, not particularly.
People were laughing.
You know, you never said
one positive thing that I've done.
Just that we just jokes
at my expense.
Well, you know what?
I'm sorry, genuinely.
Really?
Don't believe you.
You know what? Have a drink.
We need it.
You could have done more.
What?
You could have
You could have pushed back,
you could have fought for me.
You could have got me more money.
Jimmy, I mean, I trained you.
HE SCOFFS
You trained me?
Yeah, all right, Obi Wan.
No, this money's got to last me
for the rest of my life.
You could have done more.
You don't know
what you're talking about.
You know what?
I wasn't going to say anything,
but fuck it.
No-one told me who to get rid of.
It was my choice.
You're shit at your job,
your clients don't rate you,
and you lose us money.
You were the only name on the list.
Do you know what you are?
You're a nasty piece of work
that everyone in that office hates.
And I hear them talking about you,
Jimmy.
I do, and you know what?
It's very personal.
And I'm sure that you're gonna say
that you don't care.
But you do.
Because I know that you do.
HEART POUNDING
They said you were here.
Is everything all right?
Yeah, yeah, I don't know what to do.
I can't think straight.
I think I had a panic attack.
What, at the work do?
Yeah.
Yes, and Beth, I, er
I
What is it?
OK, look, I'm gonna see
if I can get off early.
You stay here, I'll be five minutes.
MACHINE BEEPS
ALARM
COUGHING
I'll call the GP in the morning,
see if I can get you
an emergency appointment.
I think you need to
go back on the Prozac,
but they might wanna
give you something stronger.
And please, please,
make an appointment
with that therapist.
I don't care how much it costs.
Are you coming up?
TV: 'There are several
different options for this'
I was just going to watch the telly
to unwind
OK.
Don't be too long.
MUSIC ON THE TV
RAGGED BREATHING
PHONE CHIMES
DOORBELL
How did you get my number?
You gave it to me.
Did I? I-I don't remember that.
Taste how smooth that is.
It's gorgeous, isn't it?
Mm, mm.
I needed that.
You know on the night
that Jordan was attacked?
Thank you.
You said the camera,
the one outside
you said it wasn't working.
Oh, yes, that's right.
I'd only got it
that afternoon and
it took me a couple of days
to figure it out.
So it didn't start working
till the next day?
You sure about that, yeah?
Yes, positive.
OK.
It's just, um,
I own a security firm, right?
And I've got this kid
who works for me, yeah?
And he's a whiz
with all this tech stuff.
Anyway, he's been checking
on the serial number
for your camera.
How did he get my serial number?
He said it was registered as active
at 4:37 on the night
that Jordan was attacked.
And that's, what
five hours before he got hit.
Well, um
I have checked on my phone
and there are no recordings
on that date.
And you are welcome to have a look.
No. No, I believe you.
But he said there might be
something wrong with your phone.
But it doesn't matter because
all the camera,
it's all stored online.
It's all stored up in the cloud.
So, if you got your password
you can check now.
I think
I think we should just
tell the police.
Simon, if, God forbid,
someone was to hurt
your little girl,
you'd wanna know who it was,
wouldn't you?
Hmm?
Yes, and again, the police
They're not interested.
I've got to find them. Me.
Look
I just need your password
and username.
I want to help. I really
For fuck's sake, Simon,
do you know what I'm going through?
Why are you making this
so difficult?
I'll get the password.
Ah, fuck this
What are you doing?
Well, my
I keep all my passwords
in a notebook
and I can't seem to find them.
My wife might have moved them.
Well, go and wake her up.
No, I can't do that.
She's asleep
and it is very late, isn't it?
Why don't I just give
you a call in the morning?
Are you all right?
You're being all fucking antsy.
What's the matter with you?
What the hell is going on?
Hiya. I just came round
with a bottle of wine,
we're just having
a bit of a taster.
We didn't
We didn't wake you up, did we?
I heard shouting.
No, we were just having a laugh.
Just having a laugh.
NERVOUS LAUGHTER
Yeah, well, it's
It's one o'clock in the morning.
I think you should leave.
Oh, come on, love.
You don't need to be like that, eh?
Don't tell me how to behave
in my own house.
All right.
I'll speak to you tomorrow.
He just turned up.
He turned up, invited himself in,
he sat down.
How was that?
Dunno. Bit weird.
Come on. What you waiting for?
I heard talking.
What was that about passwords?
I don't know.
What do you mean you don't know?
Simon, what the hell is going on?
I don't know. I don't know.
No, I don't.
Beth, I've, um
I've made a mistake.
I've made a mistake and I can't
Enough.
Just tell me.
Jordan, he was
He was threatening me.
He was threatening Sophie.
He just kept
He kept pushing, he was pushing me.
I snapped.
You hit him?
I hit him.
I shouldn't have let things
get this far.
But, um
I'll find a solicitor
We'll go to the police
and then I'll just claim
that it was self-defence.
Was it?
No.
I shouldn't have lied to you.
I wanted to tell you, but
I knew you would think
that I'm weak and a disappointment
and I was letting you down.
There's something else.
His dad, that Paul
I-I think
he's some sort of criminal.
He might be a drug dealer.
Oh, for fuck's sake, Simon.
But you don't need to be
any part of this.
It is my mistake,
and it's not yours.
Please, cut the self-pity crap.
I don't think you're weak.
There are times
where I could gladly throttle you.
But I'm not just gonna run away.
So what then?
You're gonna tell me exactly
what happened, from the start,
and then we're gonna sit down
and we're gonna discuss our options.
And get the instruction manual
for that camera you put up.
Why?
Why do you think?
You're sure
you're feeling well enough?
Oh, I said so, didn't I?
OK, great.
So, I'm going to show you
some photos
and I want you to tell me
if any of them look like the lad
that you saw throwing the punch.
Take your time. There's no rush.
That's him.
Like I said, take your time.
It was him, I'm sure.
It was dark outside, so
Well,
maybe I've seen him before, then.
So you're not sure it's him?
He was outside, loitering.
You mentioned before that you had
to call the police a few times.
If you tell me when,
I can check the CCTV in the area.
Well
a few weeks back, I don't know.
Weeks?
All right.
It's fine, I can check.
Why don't you have another look
at these photos?
You see if any of them ring a bell.
BEEPING
So sorry to bother you, Paul.
I just feel so bad about last night.
I just want to clear the air.
Well
And?
Well, I looked at the manual
for that camera,
and you're right, of course.
All the footage,
it's backed up onto a website.
These are my login details,
and it has everything
that's been recorded.
I've had a quick look myself,
and I couldn't see anything,
but you're welcome
to check yourself.
OK.
Thanks.
BEEPING
How's he doing? Is there any change?
Still the same.
BEEPING
Is it OK
if I just go say hello to Anna?
Yeah.
BEEPING
'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.'
Just to confirm,
you'd never seen Jordan
before the night of the attack?
No, no, ever.
I'm going to get some water.
BEEPING
BEEPING
COUGHING
BEEPING
SHARP BREATH
BEEPING