Don't Come Home (2024) s01e02 Episode Script

Fah

[rain pouring]
[Varee] Min!
- [thunder crashes]
- [Varee] Min! Min, where are you, Min?
[ominous music playing]
Min? Min, can you hear me?
Min! Min!
Min?! Min!
Min!
Min, where are you?
Min!
Min!
[grunts in pain]
[moaning]
[panting]
[thunder rumbling]
Min [crying] Min!
[screaming] Min!
- [music fades]
- [distant thunder rumbling]
[opening theme music playing]
DON'T COME HOME
[cell phone vibrating]
[vibrating continues]
What?
[retching, coughing]
[pensive music playing]
[birds chirping]
- [woman] Tae, I need a support team now.
- [Tae, over phone] What's going on?
Missing child report.
I don't have any details yet.
Anyway, meet me at the Jarukanant house.
JARUKANANT HOUSE 1932
[eerie music playing]
[woman grunting]
Is it just you?
For now, it's just me.
What happened to your face?
Oh. A small accident.
They don't look like wounds
from an accident.
Do you want to file a report?
My daughter's missing.
Can you focus on her first?
Okay.
Well, how about we talk inside?
[door creaking]
[somber music playing]
[phone camera clicking]
[camera clicks]
May I sit?
[groans]
Your name is?
Varee.
Varee Jarukanant.
And the missing person is?
Min.
Miss Mintira Pitanant.
It's her dad's surname.
Age?
Five years.
What's her weight, height, and appearance?
Height about 110, 17 kilos.
Hair this long.
And what's your relationship to her?
I'm her mother, of course.
And her father?
We're not together.
Not for some time. [breathes emotionally]
Can I see a photo?
I don't have any.
You don't have any photos
on your cell phone?
I did on my old phone, but I've lost it.
What about photos
posted on Facebook or Instagram?
Do you have any?
I mean
I I'm not on social media.
Do you remember what she was wearing
when she disappeared?
She was in pajamas
and a pink polka-dot shirt.
When did you realize she was gone?
3:00 a.m.
How can you be so sure
it was 3:00 so exactly?
The hallway clock chimed at that time.
That's how I remember.
Where was it you last saw her?
In her bedroom.
Can you take me there?
[uneasy music playing]
The clock is dead.
It was working last night.
So we don't know when she went missing.
[eerie music playing]
There was a blackout last night.
[door creaking]
Why is it in such a mess?
Tell me everything
that happened last night.
Last night,
I was in the dining room downstairs.
I dozed off.
I was woken abruptly by the clock chiming.
Then I heard my daughter calling.
I rushed upstairs.
And then
And then?
I saw the bed floating in midair.
So the bed's broken
because it rose up on its own?
By the time I came in,
Min was already gone.
So what did you do next?
I called her name,
and I tried to look for her everywhere.
And you haven't seen her since?
[Varee sighs]
[woman grunts]
[birds chirping]
A five-year-old couldn't climb down there.
[Varee sighs]
[vehicle approaching]
- [window unlatches]
- [engine stops]
I'm up here. Come on up.
[camera shutters clicking]
[camera shutters continue clicking]
[Tae] What building is that?
It's a generator.
Power generator?
- [uneasy music playing]
- [insects chirping]
Gosh.
Does this house need
a generator this huge?
My mother installed it.
[mysterious music playing]
Min!
Min, where are you?
I looked everywhere in here
before I called you.
So what now?
What do we do next?
Before your daughter disappeared,
did she say anything suspicious?
Or had she met any strangers?
In the forest!
Yesterday, she said she saw someone
in the forest.
Where?
[mysterious music continues]
[Varee] Over there.
She said she saw someone over there.
Inspector, let me go. You wait here.
It's okay.
[mysterious music continues]
The pair of kids shoes in the house,
they belong to your daughter?
Yes. Why?
I doubt she wandered barefoot
into the forest.
If she'd be in here,
there would be footprints.
But there are none.
There are only adult footprints,
which are probably yours.
[Varee sighs]
How did you get that bloodstain?
I fell down when I was looking for her.
Did you come here last night?
Yes.
Why did you?
To look for my daughter.
[camera shutter clicking]
[phone camera clicks]
Did you come from Bangkok?
- Yes.
- [woman] How long have you lived here?
Just for a few days.
Did you drive here alone
with your daughter?
Yes.
Well, could you give me some more details
of the date and time you left Bangkok?
And the stops you made along the way?
We hit the road on Sunday night.
We stopped at a gas station
in Chumphon, I think it was.
Why did you leave at night?
What's wrong with that?
Why is that relevant at all?
[woman] Be honest with me.
Were you running away from someone?
[vehicle approaching]
[engine puttering]
[engine shuts off]
- [truck door closes]
- [Natee] What's going on here?
[policeman] A girl has gone missing.
What girl?
Sir, have you seen her daughter?
[Natee] Whose daughter?
Her daughter.
Ms. Varee came here alone.
You remember my daughter.
You saw her standing at the window
the other day.
I didn't see any girl that day.
[dark music playing]
So what happened?
Is she really missing?
You have no photos or evidence.
What proof do you have
to verify the identity
and existence of your daughter?
My daughter really has gone missing!
Proof?
Her clothes are in the bedroom.
Isn't that enough?
No. That's not enough.
That doesn't confirm her existence.
[exhales incredulously]
You're police officers.
Aren't you going to do your duty?
Childcare is also a mother's duty.
Don't judge me.
How I look after my child.
Let's say you need to show evidence
to prove your daughter's existence
and file a report again.
[Varee sighs emotionally]
[Varee sniffles]
[somber music playing]
[Varee sniffles]
[Varee breathes emotionally]
[sighs tearfully]
[Varee sobbing]
Is there anything I can help you with?
[Varee sniffles, exhales]
Uncle, did you really not see my daughter?
No, I didn't.
[breathes tearfully]
What startled you that day?
When you looked at the bedroom window?
Let's say
I'll begin to ask around the neighborhood
to see if anyone saw a lost girl there.
[Varee] But
you believe what I said, right?
[terrifying music building]
[music fades]
[discordant piano notes play]
[indistinct radio chatter]
[door closes]
USER: NICHADA ARAYAKIJ
LOG IN
THIS SITE CAN'T BE REACHED
RELOAD
It's down again.
Aof.
Is the server down again?
[engine turns over]
- [Tae] Where are you going?
- I'm going to look for more evidence.
So you believe what she said?
Something worries me.
Okay, move over.
[woman] Do you think she's mad?
It's possible.
Or maybe high on something.
Did you see the wounds on her face?
[Tae] Mm.
An abusive husband, maybe.
If that's true, I'm sorry for her.
And now her daughter's disappeared.
But her story.
What she said is pretty hard to believe.
She said the girl's bed rose up on its own
and then crashed to the floor.
If you don't believe her,
why are you doing this?
Why would a woman lie
about a missing child?
[intriguing music playing]
Can we look at your CCTV footage?
Hey, have you seen this car before?
[tires screech]
[intriguing music fades]
Eating for two?
Mm.
But I throw up after,
and I'm hungry again. Sucks.
Fill yourself up now, then.
[woman] Hm.
[cell phone vibrating]
DAD
[vibrating stops]
[clears throat] Your phone.
Calling for money, as usual.
He gets his pension every month?
[woman] Mm.
Doesn't cover the booze.
[melancholy piano music playing]
["Memories" by Musketeer playing on radio]
[woman singing along to song in Thai]
[radio turns off]
Tae.
Can we see your CCTV?
Is this employee here?
Pom, come to my office.
Yes, boss?
Do you recognize this car?
Mm, yes, I do remember it.
Who did the driver come with?
She was alone.
Alone?
You sure? Was there a child in the car?
[Pom] Mm
No, ma'am. She was alone.
Can you play it a bit more?
[intriguing music playing]
Make a copy of this, please.
They're coming this way.
- What's wrong?
- Can I see that camera footage?
For what time?
Sunday night. 11:30.
Okay.
The camera in the front, please.
Is something wrong, officer?
The inside camera.
The camera in the front, please.
She's talking to herself.
Is she imagining
that she has a daughter?
[unsettling music playing]
[music stops abruptly]
[somber music playing]
[indistinct chatter on radio]
[printer whirring]
Did you send something to the printer?
Yes, bring it over.
[Aof] What's this case about?
A missing girl.
Oh, okay, then.
By the way, the server's fixed.
[woman] Mm.
Inspector Fah,
can you come to my office?
Yes, sir.
[gentle music playing]
[door closes]
[Fah sighs heavily]
[officer 1] Hey,
who's Inspector Fah's partner?
Have you ever seen him?
Of course, I see him every day.
[officer 1] Who is it?
- Who else? It's our superintendent.
- [officer 1] Damn.
[officer 2] Well, think about it.
Would she have been promoted to inspector
so quickly otherwise?
Hey, Tae.
You're close to her.
Why don't you go and ask her
why she got promoted so quickly?
You're both traffic police, right?
Do you want to be an inspector or what?
- Yeah, but so what if I'm in traffic?
- You should mind your own business.
Hey, chill.
I think you have a big problem
with successful women?
You're envious.
What case are you on?
It's a general one.
Nothing special.
Morning sickness still?
Sometimes.
Why not take maternity leave?
Your belly's getting big.
You shouldn't be working.
I don't want to do nothing.
You shouldn't push yourself so hard.
I told you
that I'd take care of you and our child.
I'm worried about you, Fah.
[uneasy music playing]
[knocking on door]
I'll get back to work.
[melancholy piano music playing]
[breathing shakily]
[sobbing]
[sighs heavily]
You okay?
SEARCH CIVIL REGISTRATION
VAREE JARUKANAN
CIVIL REGISTRATION INQUIRY
PERSONAL INFORMATION
BIRTH CERTIFICATE MINTIRA PITANAN
PLACE OF BIRTH
MOTHER'S NAME-MAIDEN NAME:
VAREE JARUKANAN
She really has a daughter.
So she was just confused
and forgot to bring the kid.
Or is the girl hiding where we can't see?
Tae, show me the photos
you took this morning.
Just a sec.
Thank you.
[eerie music paying]
Do you know this man?
Who is he?
I heard he's been
taking care of that house.
He told us there was no girl.
Do you think he was lying?
[eerie music intensifies]
[chirping sounds]
[loud bang]
[rhythmic hitting sound]
[bird caws]
Sir?
Sir. Sir!
Can you put the knife down first?
We've come here to ask you
about the girl who went missing.
Come and talk inside the house.
Sir
what's in the shack?
Nothing, really. It's storage.
Can I see inside?
[ominous music playing]
[door creaking]
[gags]
Don't go in there.
It's acid.
They use it to dry rubber.
[frightening music plays]
What's your relationship
to Ms. Varee's family?
I was her mother's driver
for many years before she died.
I've looked after the house.
Since they moved to Bangkok.
How long ago was that?
About 30 years ago.
Ms. Varee was still a child.
[eerie music playing]
Um, I'm sorry to ask,
but how long has your eye been like that?
Let me see.
It was before
she and her mother moved out.
And how did it happen?
Can you please tell us about it?
On that day,
a lunatic barged into the house
to attack the family.
I tried to stop it happening.
But it was a rampage.
I was blinded by a glass shard.
This wound was the result.
So, was this person a man or a woman?
A woman.
And who was she?
Where did she come from?
Why did she attack them like that?
I don't know either.
She was mad.
Did the police arrest her?
They didn't need to because she died.
Inside that house.
She fell from the second floor.
After that, Ms. Varee and her mother
moved out and never came back,
leaving the house in the state you saw.
Sir
who is the girl in this photo?
[Varee moans]
[cans clatter loudly]
Min.
Are you in here, dear?
Min.
Min.
[unsettling music playing]
[cell phone vibrating]
Hello? Varee speaking.
[foreboding music playing]
[exhales shakily]
Uncle, why are you here?
Did they find my daughter?
Ms. Varee, please step inside.
[blows air anxiously]
Please have some water.
Have you found my daughter?
We need to confirm something with you.
What else is there?
I've told you everything I know.
You said your daughter has gone missing.
Yes! I've told you everything.
And you said you came from Bangkok
with your daughter.
That's right.
Where is your daughter?
In the back seat.
[Fah] Where is your daughter
in this photo?
Well, in the back seat.
Why are you alone in this clip?
Where is your daughter?
She's in the car.
[unsettling music playing]
She
She
She is in the car.
[Varee breathing unevenly, sniffling]
[Varee] Min!
This is Min, my daughter!
Where did you get this photo?
This isn't a photo of your daughter.
What?
What do you mean?
[Fah] Do you really
not recognize this girl?
The girl in this picture,
it is you.
[unsettling music continues]
This is a photo of you
when you were a child.
Based on the evidence we have,
we can't conclude that you brought
your daughter here with you.
Wait! [grunts anxiously]
What's wrong with you?
- You think I'm lying?!
- [glass shatters]
I said she was in the back seat,
but the camera didn't catch it.
Don't you understand?
[unsettling music builds, fades out]
[Varee sniffles]
Ms. Varee
did you happen to hurt your daughter?
I want a divorce.
Our daughter is leaving with me.
I'm not letting you go.
[gunshot]
[Varee breathing shakily]
[foreboding music playing]
[door creaking]
[gasps, muffled sobs]
[panicked breathing]
[music fades to silence]
[closing theme music playing]
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