Keeping Faith (2017) s01e02 Episode Script
Still missing
1 I love you, I love you.
Bye.
Bye, Rhods.
Got to go, busy day.
Yes.
I've lost Evan.
Evan's been going to counselling? Everyone's got secrets, haven't they? Everything is going to be fine.
Missing Person report gets filed first thing.
Alec Fenton.
Who's Alec Fenton? I'm not married to Alec Fenton.
Are you sure, are you positive it's his car? Be safe.
Evan! Ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh ooh ooh.
Shit! Shit, shit.
Hello? Mam! Two minutes away, my darling.
Had to pop out to get some milk.
Mammy, where are you? I'll be there in a second.
Rhodri won't stop crying.
I don't know what to do.
Stay on the phone.
Go get Rhodri, let me talk to him.
I'm going to call Granny.
No, Alys.
Don't do that, I'm nearly home.
Don't worry, OK? OK, darling.
Come on, Faith.
Evan! Evan! Evan! Alys, I'm so sorry.
I thought you were Sh.
Rhodri's sleeping.
OK, I promise.
I promise.
Mammy promises.
Where's the milk? The, the milk? Garage was closed, again.
So There was a man here.
What? What man? He was banging on the door.
Calling for Dad.
What did he look like? Did he say anything? Did he say his name? I only saw his shadow.
He was big and Did he see you, Alys? Did he see you? You've never left us before.
Come here.
Hey I'm sorry.
I am so, so sorry.
I would never lie to you.
You just did.
I'm sorry I can't take your call at the I'm sorry I can't take your call at the moment.
I'm sorry I can't take your Hello? Hello? Hiya, Faith.
It's, er, it's Terry.
Any news? Um not yet.
All right.
Well, I'm just about to file the Missing Person report.
Is there anything more you'd like to tell me anything about, erm, his recent behaviour or? Anything strange you've noticed? Faith? Faith? No.
All right, well 07:52 there we go, filed.
Hey, I'm sorry.
Sorry, guys.
I must have forgotten to set my alarm.
Good morning, darling.
Morning, darling, and good morning to you.
Hey, listen, I was thinking, how do you feel about a day off? We could go to the beach, we could take the boat out.
Huh? It's against the law not to go to school.
You're a solicitor, you should know that.
Who cares about the stupid law? Quick, teeth! Hey, Alys.
I'm so sorry.
Come on.
Alys, I'm really sorry.
Hello? Uh, no.
Nothing, nothing yet.
11 o'clock? Yes, Steve Baldini.
Yeah, I'll deal with it.
All right.
Bye-bye.
Right.
What's this? Rhodri! Ha-ha! Ruby Curtis? Matthew Williams? Good luck with your geography test, OK? Tia Jones? Don't forget Tasmania.
Let's have a look.
Let's have a look.
Good morning.
I'd like to enquire about the recent purchase of a wig, please.
Howells.
Evan Howells.
I just need to know how much it cost and when he bought it.
£600? Six No, no, no, that's fine.
That's all, thank you very much.
Mrs Howells, may I have a word? What is it? Something, something to do with Evan? My salary was due yesterday.
It hasn't come through.
Really? Sorry about that.
I'll sort that out straight away.
Howells, current account payroll.
How much are we owed in outstanding fees? Off the top of my head, 15,000 or so.
When was the last time the accountant was in? It's been a while.
OK.
Well, let me start chasing up some of those invoices.
You'll have to keep an eye on Rhodri for me.
I won't be long.
Faith.
I'll have a word.
The firm's bust, Tom.
60,000 in the red.
He's deserted a sinking ship.
Tom, you're retired.
Forget it.
Just not sure whether it's wise to be sending Faith out in her current condition.
She's not pregnant again, is she? Good morning.
Morning.
Can I have a word? Yeah, if you're quick.
Good.
Uh, I'm afraid your pay is going to be a day or two.
No problem, my mortgage can wait.
I'm really sorry, I Finally gone under, have we? That's why he's done a runner.
I've been telling him all year that two of us wasn't enough.
That if you weren't here, we needed another Talk to me.
I can't take much more of this, I could have been earning double at a decent firm.
This is a decent firm.
From where I'm standing, Faith, it looks like both you and Evan took your eye off the ball.
Have you finished? Yep.
Do you know where Mrs Howells is, do you? Yes, there.
Ah, thank you.
Mrs Howells? Steve Baldini.
Good morning, Mr Baldini.
You got my message that I will be representing you today? I'm Evan's wife.
Yeah, yeah.
I'm counting on you.
So is my little girl.
Well, just a few few questions.
Erm, sorry.
Why, why does Angie's mum say you can't be trusted with her? Oh, she's got another bloke.
Surveyor.
Wants me out of the way.
Look, if I was still the same man I was, then she'd have a reason.
But you know, that's ancient history.
I haven't been in trouble with the law for a year and I've been sober six months.
Yeah, well, not that ancient, then.
I haven't been in trouble with the law for a year and I'm sober six months.
Yeah, it's a good start.
Yeah, I've changed for real and it was down to Evan.
He kept me out of jail and introduced me to a 12-step programme, one day at a time.
You're on in two, Mrs Howells.
Thank you, thank you.
Shall we? Yeah, Angie needs me.
Well, you've got 13 previous convictions, Mr Baldini, we'll do our best.
Yeah? Ma'am.
Er, there was a car picked up last night on CCTV.
Er, black BMW registered to a man who's been dead two years.
Arthur Davies mentioned to Constable Jones that he'd seen a similar vehicle pull up outside Faith Howells's last night.
Is this after he'd been arrested for being drunk and disorderly? Well, he maintains Haven't you got anything useful to be getting on with, Constable? Yes, ma'am.
The panel would like us to find a compromise.
This is what I propose.
Saturday morning, two hours supervised in a contact centre.
Oh, Angie would love that(!) Well, the law is pretty clear.
Unless he poses a real danger, you don't really have much to go on.
You know he should be doing five years? It was your husband who rigged it for him.
Can we at least try to be amicable here? Over my dead body.
Oh, this is a waste of time.
Hey! Did you hear me say this was a lost cause? Did you? No.
So, you'll do me the courtesy of seeing it through, please.
Mr Davies.
Tell me about the car you saw outside Faith Howells's house.
Beamer.
Black.
Did you see who was inside? Bloke.
Do you think you could ID him? How would that stack up, then? Your PC said I was drunk.
I'll have a word with the CPS.
Well, you know best.
Your Worships Sadly, marriages, they come and go.
People fall in love and out again.
But you never fall out of being a parent.
No matter what, you're always Mam and Dad.
My client my client was not the dad Angie deserves.
But even in his darkest moments, he never stopped loving her.
All he's asking for today is the tiniest chance, the tiniest chance to prove that his, his change is real.
So please, your Worships, let's give these three broken hearts the chance they need to mend.
Every other Saturday? And I can take her where I like? Yeah, just be careful.
Don't give your ex any excuses.
Good luck.
How long's Evan been gone? What? There's no secrets in this town.
28-and-a-half hours.
Wasn't you, was it, wasn't you who came looking for him last night? No.
You take care of yourself, OK? I owe you one.
Have you seen Evan? Howells? Yeah.
Evan Howells.
Uh, yeah.
What do you want to know? When was he last in? Oh, don't know.
Like, March? That's two months ago.
There must be a mistake.
Oh, he's, er, someone's been a naughty boy, has he? Bastard, Evan Howells! You bastard! Hello, this is the answer machine for Evan Howells.
I'm sorry I can't take your call at the moment, please leave a message.
Thank you.
Evan, I'll level with you.
I've found your wig and your ID.
I know about Alec Fenton, I know the firm's up shit creek and I know you were at Tom's carvery last night.
And I should be telling the police this, but I haven't, not yet, because, because I want to give you the chance to explain.
Not that you deserve it, but I am prepared to consider you innocent until proven guilty, but I am frightened.
It's lunchtime.
Do you want anything? I'm sure all this talk about their marriage is just idle gossip.
Evan will be back at his desk by this afternoon.
Would you like some tea? Please, Tom, I I'm sorry I can't take your call at the moment.
Please leave a message.
Thank you.
Evan Evan, it's your mother here.
I'm so sorry.
Please come home.
There are still things I need to tell you.
Wednesday nights between six and half past eight - Evan has been going somewhere.
Sorry? Or seeing someone.
Me and Evan? Are you joking? Jesus Christ, Faith.
Honestly.
It's a miracle I'm still here.
Six months Evan's been promising that office in Swansea, and to make me a partner.
Enjoy your coffee.
Thank you.
Did Evan tell either of you about his plans to open an office in Swansea? Well, he might have mentioned it, yes.
Just forgot to mention it to me.
Oh, that's great.
Howells Faith, I feel I owe you an apology on this one.
Well, I I don't know how to behave in situations like this, you got any ideas? Any? Second drawer down on the left.
There's a card.
That was your brother-in-law on the phone.
He asked if you can call in at the station for a few minutes.
Who is your son? I'm sure it's perfectly innocent.
She's welcome to him.
Come on, let's go and see what the police have got on your daddy.
Come on.
To Mummy.
Can you help me, please? Of course.
Thank you, Delyth.
Evan and Faith met with a financial advisor here a few months ago.
Perhaps he was being sensible.
Mrs Howells.
Can I ask what exactly you are doing to find my husband? Nine out of ten missing persons turn up within a day or two.
Up to your eyes with lawnmowers, is it? If he proves to be the exception Or am I the problem, Detective Inspector? A formal enquiry would begin with a detailed examination of your private lives.
If you're telling me that's what you want, Mrs Howells If there's any news, we'll be sure to let you know.
You wanted to see me.
Oh, hiya, Faith.
Yeah, um, it's probably nothing but, erm, look at this now.
Right, there.
Do you recognise it? No.
Erm .
.
it was spotted outside your house last night.
Around midnight.
According to who? Well, Arthur Davies.
Not the most reliable, I know.
But, um, well, the thing is it's what we call a ghost vehicle.
A car that's registered and insured to a bloke who's deceased.
When did he tell you this? Well, he, he told the boss.
Did he see who was inside? He got a glimpse of the driver, I think.
He's coming in later to go through a couple of mug shots.
Um Are you sure Evan's not in some sort of trouble? You said it was probably nothing.
Probably.
And it probably isn't.
Got to go.
Ta-Ra, love.
Ta-Ra.
Bloody hell.
Saran.
Who's Saran? Saran? Yeah.
She sent a birthday card to Evan.
Oh, Saran James, I expect.
They were at school together.
I sold her a house last year.
Ty Mawr, up at The Fedw.
Her and her husband are doing extremely well for themselves.
Five hair salons.
What's she like? Amazing figure.
And she's lovely.
Really, really sweet.
Her and Evan ever Um yeah.
Oh, right.
Years ago.
They're just friends, Faith.
We're like that around here.
You still haven't heard from him, then? No.
I'd better get that.
Yeah, me too.
Take care.
Every small firm has its ups and downs .
.
but to get into such trouble in less than a year and not to tell me.
Has he been spending? No, not that I can see.
Faith says they're overdrawn.
But she doesn't seem to know about the practice's problems.
Maybe he's been lying to her.
I'm telling you this as a friend, not as a police officer.
He upped his life insurance, a couple of weeks ago, to £1.
25 million.
Not that he could afford it.
You know, most policies won't pay if the insured commits .
.
if they, erm .
.
or not within two years of taking it out.
And this one didn't.
I see why you're worried, Tom.
I'll, er, prompt the DI to get her skates on.
Yeah.
Come on.
Yeah.
Howells in the house, y'all! No sheep on the road today! Mam? Mh-mm.
You're doing that weird staring thing again.
Oh, sorry, darling.
Hey, watch it.
Have you heard anything from Dad? No.
Not exactly, darling.
You promised me you wouldn't lie to me.
No, I'm Mam! I'll get it.
Thank you.
Hiya, sweetie.
Hiya, Rhods.
Just going to have a quick word with Mum, OK? Hiya.
Hiya.
You OK? No.
No, I'm not.
Still no word, then? OK, well, I've been hitting the laptop for you, babes.
Right? The Missing Persons Bureau.
Now, with guys his age, usually it's emotional breakdown, right? Oh, no, please can we talk about something else.
No, no, listen to me, Faith, please, it's important.
OK.
I've got a checklist here, right? Now, without even knowing it, he's probably left loads of clues.
Like, uh, letting the firm go under .
.
while promising Cerys an office in Swansea and .
.
humping some "THING" he went to school with.
Yeah, um, OK.
Evan, Evan? Cheating? Where's the evidence? She, uh, sent him a birthday card and she Stop doing that! .
.
to the office.
You need some wine, don't you? No, I don't need any wine.
I need my bloody husband.
That's what I need.
I need my husband! I just need my husband.
Hey hey, come on.
Remember, you're not alone here, OK? Listen, listen to me.
You have got a whole circle of love around you.
Come here.
Come on.
Right, do you want me to make supper? Oh, bloody hell, Lisa, the kids are going through enough without you cooking for them.
Give them a break.
That's a fair point.
Come on.
Right.
Have some wine.
Where are the, er? In there, darling.
All right.
All right.
Ten years ago today, I thought Faith had made me the happiest I could ever be But here I am .
.
ten years later .
.
even happier.
Two beautiful children.
Where are they, then? Another one on the way.
And even more in love.
Surrounded by my family, living in my home town.
Faith and I, well, we want you to know that we appreciate everything.
And at the risk of being horribly soppy, Mother .
.
I love you guys.
And here's to the next ten years.
Cheers.
The next ten years.
The next ten years.
Champagne! Woo, bubbles! Terry! Terry! Watch my shoes! If I could, um, just say a word or two.
Evan, when you married this remarkable woman, I didn't just gain a daughter-in-law, you and I gained a business partner.
She would have walked into the best law firms in the world.
But very wisely, she chose Howells of Abercorran.
It's been a pleasure working with you, Faith.
And I know you'll be back as soon as you can.
And I'm dammed if I'm going to turn 60 with my handicap in double figures, so I've decided to call it a day.
I couldn't leave the firm in better hands.
And may it bring you all you deserve.
Happy anniversary.
Happy anniversary! Happy anniversary! Happy anniversary, both! Are you sure? I am sure.
I am very sure.
Oh, come here.
Still here.
Mm.
I'll be leaving shortly.
What are you going to do? I've no option, Delyth.
I know this means there's going to be a lot of unpleasant enquiries.
I, erm, really can't believe Faith would Don't you think we should give her the benefit of the doubt? Faith? What do you mean? The police might think she's got a motive for making him disappear.
I'm sorry.
I was just thinking about Evan providing for his family.
Yes, yes.
Of course, of course, I'm sure.
Uh, goodnight, then.
Goodnight.
Oh hiya, Tom.
Officer.
These documents may be relevant to your enquiry.
One and a quarter million Faith claims she didn't know that the firm was in debt, and I believe her.
Right, I'll be back.
Don't worry, Rhods.
Just going to get something from the car.
OK, babe.
Come to Auntie Lisa.
I'm sorry I can't take your call at the moment.
Please leave a message.
Thank you.
Evan.
It's me.
Er, I just need to know that you're OK, now.
And, and should I be frightened, cos there's strange men knocking the door at night, and black BMWs with dodgy number plates.
Look, Evan, if you don't want to come home to us, you just let me know something, you let me know something because the girls keep on asking me, and I don't know what to say.
The postman left this for you.
It feels like a house brick.
Thanks, Eira.
No sign of him, then? No.
Yes.
I suppose you'd know by now if there was an accident.
Still, there was that man stuck in the, stuck in the ditch beside the motorway in Port Talbot.
Do you know, it was two weeks before they found Gave you all that you needed That you covet I'm bleeding And all of my strength I give to you I love completely You lose then you leave me And all of my hopes Have left with you too But I gave my heart Whole I gave I gave my heart And although it's lost It is still beating And I gave my whole soul I gave But I gave my soul Here you are.
Sorry.
Just, er, needed a minute.
What you got here, then? It's from Evan.
To make up for the anniversary present.
Well, that's what it says on the card, anyway.
Yeah, the green trainers? Mmmm.
Yeah, Rick bought me a tub of anti-cellulite cream once, nice, eh? Mmmm.
Oh what you going to do, love? I'm going to talk to Saran.
Right, OK.
Will you come with me, please? I'll scratch her sexy little eyes out for you.
What we going to do about the kids, then? I could ask Marion.
Right, well, let me call her, yeah? At least I'm a bit better at telling lies than you are.
No.
No.
No.
Mmmm, maybe.
Sorry.
"Podgy-looking"? Is that the best you can do? Big chin.
Flabby.
Right.
Come back tomorrow morning.
Ten o'clock.
We'll try for an e-fit.
Off you go.
Expenses? Get out.
Yes, yes, yes, I am.
Yes.
They have, have they? OK.
All right, Ter.
Working hard? Sorry, just a moment Er, thank you, Arthur.
How's Bronwen, all right? Er, Bethan, yeah, she's fine.
Just one minute, sorry Bethan, that's what I said.
See you later.
Well, if, if a male body, er, does show up, you'll be sure to let me know, won't you? All right.
Well, er, thank you for your time.
Thank you, bye-bye.
No? No, I didn't think so.
So, your father-in-law brought this in? Why him, why not Faith Howells? Er Well, I, I, I was going to, erm She's It's a very difficult time for Faith.
I, I, I was going to speak to her Maybe PC Jones should take this over.
No, ma'am.
I mean, I am, erm, perfectly capable of handling matters, er, professionally.
Family or otherwise.
Right, let's see what we got.
Er, yes, ma'am.
Right.
Ready, are we? You stay here.
This is between me and her.
OK.
Er, Faith.
No, come on, now.
You can do this.
Go on.
I love you.
Saran James? Yeah? I'm Evan Howells's wife.
I'm Faith.
Oh.
Hi.
His sister phoned.
Is he still missing? I thought you might be able to tell me something, as you're evidently so very, very friendly.
Is he here? Do you want to come in? Look, why don't you come in? Is he here? No.
Why would he be here? You tell me.
We're old school friends.
That's all.
Why hasn't he mentioned you, then? Oh, believe me, Faith.
The only time that we ever It was years before you two even met.
So, you slept with him, then? Oh, come on.
If I knew anything at all, don't you think that I would tell you? I I'm sorry, but me and my husband are in the middle of having dinner.
Does the name Alec Fenton mean anything to you? Alec Fenton? What? What? We were all at primary school together.
We were friends.
Alec and Evan used to go sailing together.
Alec drowned.
He would have been about ten at the time.
Why are you asking? Sh Uh, because it's just something that, um It's just something that I found, he's never mentioned this to me.
Well, that's Evan for you.
He's always been so squashed by his family, hasn't he? I've always told him he should never have come back here after college.
God, he had so many dreams.
Look, I'm, I'm sorry, I I'll go.
OK.
Faith? You all right? So, what's the verdict? Well, were they? Faith? No.
Sorry, she's fit, though.
He must have mentally shagged her at least.
Even I did for a minute.
Sorry, babe.
Oh, you're terrible, you're a terrible driver, Lis.
Look, I've tried.
It's Terrible.
Put it into gear, Lis.
All right, we're off Just go back.
I mean, how hard? Babe, I've never driven an automatic before, I am trying.
It's an automatic car, Lisa, would you get me out of here, please? OK, we're going.
Oh, my God, mind the cows.
I'm sorry.
Cows? Where? I feel like he's become a stranger overnight.
Who knows, maybe this is just a dream and I'll wake up any minute.
Oh, please let me wake up.
Hey, hey, what do you really want to do, eh? This is all quite exciting, innit? Eh? I mean, Evan! I know! He and the kids are all I have, Lisa.
Hey, Faith, no, c'mon.
Hey, you've got me too, OK? Oh, my God! OK, Rhodri.
Bedtime, please, girls.
C'mon.
Bedtime now.
What are you two doing? Bedtime, please.
Bedtime.
Marion, Marion, sorry to wake you, Marion.
Sorry, sorry.
What's the time, then? Yeah, Yeah.
It's very, very late, Marion.
Come on.
Lis, please don't wind them up, darling.
Bedtime.
Upstairs, Marion, upstairs.
Good evening, Mrs Howells.
What is it? I'd like you to come with us, please, I have a few questions.
What's wrong with here? Fire away.
I prefer to do this at the station.
Really? Faith? Well, as you can see, I'm really busy and unless you have reasonable grounds to suspect I've committed an arrestable offence, I'm not going anywhere.
So why don't you come inside? I have more than enough evidence to arrest you, Mrs Howells.
Oh, really? For what exactly, huh? Kidnap? Murder? International terrorism? What? Mam.
It's OK.
It's OK.
OK, come on! She won't be long.
Come on, let's go inside.
In you go.
It's OK, it's OK.
All the pain of it All the blame of it All the people ask if there's another name for it The push and pull of it The wonderful of it There's no pretending that we do not ever fall for it The water falls The rock slides Nothing left Nowhere to hide The water falls Steve Baldini.
Friend of yours? Client.
You do lead a colourful life.
Oh no, we fall down again Yeah, oh no, we fall down Oh no, we fall down again We fall down We fall down Oh no, we fall down again And we fall down We fall down Communicate but it's too late for this Cascade, complicated, it's where hate exists Water falls Rock slides Nothing left Nowhere to hide When water falls The rock slides And nothing left Nowhere to hide Oh no, we fall down again Oh no, we fall down Oh no, we fall down again Yeah, oh no, we fall down Oh no, we fall down And we fall down We fall down Oh no, we fall down again And we fall down We fall down Oh no, we fall down again And we fall down We fall down Oh no, we fall down again And we fall down We fall down Oh no, we fall down again Yeah, oh no, we fall down Oh no, we fall down again Yeah, oh no, we fall down.
Bye.
Bye, Rhods.
Got to go, busy day.
Yes.
I've lost Evan.
Evan's been going to counselling? Everyone's got secrets, haven't they? Everything is going to be fine.
Missing Person report gets filed first thing.
Alec Fenton.
Who's Alec Fenton? I'm not married to Alec Fenton.
Are you sure, are you positive it's his car? Be safe.
Evan! Ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh ooh ooh.
Shit! Shit, shit.
Hello? Mam! Two minutes away, my darling.
Had to pop out to get some milk.
Mammy, where are you? I'll be there in a second.
Rhodri won't stop crying.
I don't know what to do.
Stay on the phone.
Go get Rhodri, let me talk to him.
I'm going to call Granny.
No, Alys.
Don't do that, I'm nearly home.
Don't worry, OK? OK, darling.
Come on, Faith.
Evan! Evan! Evan! Alys, I'm so sorry.
I thought you were Sh.
Rhodri's sleeping.
OK, I promise.
I promise.
Mammy promises.
Where's the milk? The, the milk? Garage was closed, again.
So There was a man here.
What? What man? He was banging on the door.
Calling for Dad.
What did he look like? Did he say anything? Did he say his name? I only saw his shadow.
He was big and Did he see you, Alys? Did he see you? You've never left us before.
Come here.
Hey I'm sorry.
I am so, so sorry.
I would never lie to you.
You just did.
I'm sorry I can't take your call at the I'm sorry I can't take your call at the moment.
I'm sorry I can't take your Hello? Hello? Hiya, Faith.
It's, er, it's Terry.
Any news? Um not yet.
All right.
Well, I'm just about to file the Missing Person report.
Is there anything more you'd like to tell me anything about, erm, his recent behaviour or? Anything strange you've noticed? Faith? Faith? No.
All right, well 07:52 there we go, filed.
Hey, I'm sorry.
Sorry, guys.
I must have forgotten to set my alarm.
Good morning, darling.
Morning, darling, and good morning to you.
Hey, listen, I was thinking, how do you feel about a day off? We could go to the beach, we could take the boat out.
Huh? It's against the law not to go to school.
You're a solicitor, you should know that.
Who cares about the stupid law? Quick, teeth! Hey, Alys.
I'm so sorry.
Come on.
Alys, I'm really sorry.
Hello? Uh, no.
Nothing, nothing yet.
11 o'clock? Yes, Steve Baldini.
Yeah, I'll deal with it.
All right.
Bye-bye.
Right.
What's this? Rhodri! Ha-ha! Ruby Curtis? Matthew Williams? Good luck with your geography test, OK? Tia Jones? Don't forget Tasmania.
Let's have a look.
Let's have a look.
Good morning.
I'd like to enquire about the recent purchase of a wig, please.
Howells.
Evan Howells.
I just need to know how much it cost and when he bought it.
£600? Six No, no, no, that's fine.
That's all, thank you very much.
Mrs Howells, may I have a word? What is it? Something, something to do with Evan? My salary was due yesterday.
It hasn't come through.
Really? Sorry about that.
I'll sort that out straight away.
Howells, current account payroll.
How much are we owed in outstanding fees? Off the top of my head, 15,000 or so.
When was the last time the accountant was in? It's been a while.
OK.
Well, let me start chasing up some of those invoices.
You'll have to keep an eye on Rhodri for me.
I won't be long.
Faith.
I'll have a word.
The firm's bust, Tom.
60,000 in the red.
He's deserted a sinking ship.
Tom, you're retired.
Forget it.
Just not sure whether it's wise to be sending Faith out in her current condition.
She's not pregnant again, is she? Good morning.
Morning.
Can I have a word? Yeah, if you're quick.
Good.
Uh, I'm afraid your pay is going to be a day or two.
No problem, my mortgage can wait.
I'm really sorry, I Finally gone under, have we? That's why he's done a runner.
I've been telling him all year that two of us wasn't enough.
That if you weren't here, we needed another Talk to me.
I can't take much more of this, I could have been earning double at a decent firm.
This is a decent firm.
From where I'm standing, Faith, it looks like both you and Evan took your eye off the ball.
Have you finished? Yep.
Do you know where Mrs Howells is, do you? Yes, there.
Ah, thank you.
Mrs Howells? Steve Baldini.
Good morning, Mr Baldini.
You got my message that I will be representing you today? I'm Evan's wife.
Yeah, yeah.
I'm counting on you.
So is my little girl.
Well, just a few few questions.
Erm, sorry.
Why, why does Angie's mum say you can't be trusted with her? Oh, she's got another bloke.
Surveyor.
Wants me out of the way.
Look, if I was still the same man I was, then she'd have a reason.
But you know, that's ancient history.
I haven't been in trouble with the law for a year and I've been sober six months.
Yeah, well, not that ancient, then.
I haven't been in trouble with the law for a year and I'm sober six months.
Yeah, it's a good start.
Yeah, I've changed for real and it was down to Evan.
He kept me out of jail and introduced me to a 12-step programme, one day at a time.
You're on in two, Mrs Howells.
Thank you, thank you.
Shall we? Yeah, Angie needs me.
Well, you've got 13 previous convictions, Mr Baldini, we'll do our best.
Yeah? Ma'am.
Er, there was a car picked up last night on CCTV.
Er, black BMW registered to a man who's been dead two years.
Arthur Davies mentioned to Constable Jones that he'd seen a similar vehicle pull up outside Faith Howells's last night.
Is this after he'd been arrested for being drunk and disorderly? Well, he maintains Haven't you got anything useful to be getting on with, Constable? Yes, ma'am.
The panel would like us to find a compromise.
This is what I propose.
Saturday morning, two hours supervised in a contact centre.
Oh, Angie would love that(!) Well, the law is pretty clear.
Unless he poses a real danger, you don't really have much to go on.
You know he should be doing five years? It was your husband who rigged it for him.
Can we at least try to be amicable here? Over my dead body.
Oh, this is a waste of time.
Hey! Did you hear me say this was a lost cause? Did you? No.
So, you'll do me the courtesy of seeing it through, please.
Mr Davies.
Tell me about the car you saw outside Faith Howells's house.
Beamer.
Black.
Did you see who was inside? Bloke.
Do you think you could ID him? How would that stack up, then? Your PC said I was drunk.
I'll have a word with the CPS.
Well, you know best.
Your Worships Sadly, marriages, they come and go.
People fall in love and out again.
But you never fall out of being a parent.
No matter what, you're always Mam and Dad.
My client my client was not the dad Angie deserves.
But even in his darkest moments, he never stopped loving her.
All he's asking for today is the tiniest chance, the tiniest chance to prove that his, his change is real.
So please, your Worships, let's give these three broken hearts the chance they need to mend.
Every other Saturday? And I can take her where I like? Yeah, just be careful.
Don't give your ex any excuses.
Good luck.
How long's Evan been gone? What? There's no secrets in this town.
28-and-a-half hours.
Wasn't you, was it, wasn't you who came looking for him last night? No.
You take care of yourself, OK? I owe you one.
Have you seen Evan? Howells? Yeah.
Evan Howells.
Uh, yeah.
What do you want to know? When was he last in? Oh, don't know.
Like, March? That's two months ago.
There must be a mistake.
Oh, he's, er, someone's been a naughty boy, has he? Bastard, Evan Howells! You bastard! Hello, this is the answer machine for Evan Howells.
I'm sorry I can't take your call at the moment, please leave a message.
Thank you.
Evan, I'll level with you.
I've found your wig and your ID.
I know about Alec Fenton, I know the firm's up shit creek and I know you were at Tom's carvery last night.
And I should be telling the police this, but I haven't, not yet, because, because I want to give you the chance to explain.
Not that you deserve it, but I am prepared to consider you innocent until proven guilty, but I am frightened.
It's lunchtime.
Do you want anything? I'm sure all this talk about their marriage is just idle gossip.
Evan will be back at his desk by this afternoon.
Would you like some tea? Please, Tom, I I'm sorry I can't take your call at the moment.
Please leave a message.
Thank you.
Evan Evan, it's your mother here.
I'm so sorry.
Please come home.
There are still things I need to tell you.
Wednesday nights between six and half past eight - Evan has been going somewhere.
Sorry? Or seeing someone.
Me and Evan? Are you joking? Jesus Christ, Faith.
Honestly.
It's a miracle I'm still here.
Six months Evan's been promising that office in Swansea, and to make me a partner.
Enjoy your coffee.
Thank you.
Did Evan tell either of you about his plans to open an office in Swansea? Well, he might have mentioned it, yes.
Just forgot to mention it to me.
Oh, that's great.
Howells Faith, I feel I owe you an apology on this one.
Well, I I don't know how to behave in situations like this, you got any ideas? Any? Second drawer down on the left.
There's a card.
That was your brother-in-law on the phone.
He asked if you can call in at the station for a few minutes.
Who is your son? I'm sure it's perfectly innocent.
She's welcome to him.
Come on, let's go and see what the police have got on your daddy.
Come on.
To Mummy.
Can you help me, please? Of course.
Thank you, Delyth.
Evan and Faith met with a financial advisor here a few months ago.
Perhaps he was being sensible.
Mrs Howells.
Can I ask what exactly you are doing to find my husband? Nine out of ten missing persons turn up within a day or two.
Up to your eyes with lawnmowers, is it? If he proves to be the exception Or am I the problem, Detective Inspector? A formal enquiry would begin with a detailed examination of your private lives.
If you're telling me that's what you want, Mrs Howells If there's any news, we'll be sure to let you know.
You wanted to see me.
Oh, hiya, Faith.
Yeah, um, it's probably nothing but, erm, look at this now.
Right, there.
Do you recognise it? No.
Erm .
.
it was spotted outside your house last night.
Around midnight.
According to who? Well, Arthur Davies.
Not the most reliable, I know.
But, um, well, the thing is it's what we call a ghost vehicle.
A car that's registered and insured to a bloke who's deceased.
When did he tell you this? Well, he, he told the boss.
Did he see who was inside? He got a glimpse of the driver, I think.
He's coming in later to go through a couple of mug shots.
Um Are you sure Evan's not in some sort of trouble? You said it was probably nothing.
Probably.
And it probably isn't.
Got to go.
Ta-Ra, love.
Ta-Ra.
Bloody hell.
Saran.
Who's Saran? Saran? Yeah.
She sent a birthday card to Evan.
Oh, Saran James, I expect.
They were at school together.
I sold her a house last year.
Ty Mawr, up at The Fedw.
Her and her husband are doing extremely well for themselves.
Five hair salons.
What's she like? Amazing figure.
And she's lovely.
Really, really sweet.
Her and Evan ever Um yeah.
Oh, right.
Years ago.
They're just friends, Faith.
We're like that around here.
You still haven't heard from him, then? No.
I'd better get that.
Yeah, me too.
Take care.
Every small firm has its ups and downs .
.
but to get into such trouble in less than a year and not to tell me.
Has he been spending? No, not that I can see.
Faith says they're overdrawn.
But she doesn't seem to know about the practice's problems.
Maybe he's been lying to her.
I'm telling you this as a friend, not as a police officer.
He upped his life insurance, a couple of weeks ago, to £1.
25 million.
Not that he could afford it.
You know, most policies won't pay if the insured commits .
.
if they, erm .
.
or not within two years of taking it out.
And this one didn't.
I see why you're worried, Tom.
I'll, er, prompt the DI to get her skates on.
Yeah.
Come on.
Yeah.
Howells in the house, y'all! No sheep on the road today! Mam? Mh-mm.
You're doing that weird staring thing again.
Oh, sorry, darling.
Hey, watch it.
Have you heard anything from Dad? No.
Not exactly, darling.
You promised me you wouldn't lie to me.
No, I'm Mam! I'll get it.
Thank you.
Hiya, sweetie.
Hiya, Rhods.
Just going to have a quick word with Mum, OK? Hiya.
Hiya.
You OK? No.
No, I'm not.
Still no word, then? OK, well, I've been hitting the laptop for you, babes.
Right? The Missing Persons Bureau.
Now, with guys his age, usually it's emotional breakdown, right? Oh, no, please can we talk about something else.
No, no, listen to me, Faith, please, it's important.
OK.
I've got a checklist here, right? Now, without even knowing it, he's probably left loads of clues.
Like, uh, letting the firm go under .
.
while promising Cerys an office in Swansea and .
.
humping some "THING" he went to school with.
Yeah, um, OK.
Evan, Evan? Cheating? Where's the evidence? She, uh, sent him a birthday card and she Stop doing that! .
.
to the office.
You need some wine, don't you? No, I don't need any wine.
I need my bloody husband.
That's what I need.
I need my husband! I just need my husband.
Hey hey, come on.
Remember, you're not alone here, OK? Listen, listen to me.
You have got a whole circle of love around you.
Come here.
Come on.
Right, do you want me to make supper? Oh, bloody hell, Lisa, the kids are going through enough without you cooking for them.
Give them a break.
That's a fair point.
Come on.
Right.
Have some wine.
Where are the, er? In there, darling.
All right.
All right.
Ten years ago today, I thought Faith had made me the happiest I could ever be But here I am .
.
ten years later .
.
even happier.
Two beautiful children.
Where are they, then? Another one on the way.
And even more in love.
Surrounded by my family, living in my home town.
Faith and I, well, we want you to know that we appreciate everything.
And at the risk of being horribly soppy, Mother .
.
I love you guys.
And here's to the next ten years.
Cheers.
The next ten years.
The next ten years.
Champagne! Woo, bubbles! Terry! Terry! Watch my shoes! If I could, um, just say a word or two.
Evan, when you married this remarkable woman, I didn't just gain a daughter-in-law, you and I gained a business partner.
She would have walked into the best law firms in the world.
But very wisely, she chose Howells of Abercorran.
It's been a pleasure working with you, Faith.
And I know you'll be back as soon as you can.
And I'm dammed if I'm going to turn 60 with my handicap in double figures, so I've decided to call it a day.
I couldn't leave the firm in better hands.
And may it bring you all you deserve.
Happy anniversary.
Happy anniversary! Happy anniversary! Happy anniversary, both! Are you sure? I am sure.
I am very sure.
Oh, come here.
Still here.
Mm.
I'll be leaving shortly.
What are you going to do? I've no option, Delyth.
I know this means there's going to be a lot of unpleasant enquiries.
I, erm, really can't believe Faith would Don't you think we should give her the benefit of the doubt? Faith? What do you mean? The police might think she's got a motive for making him disappear.
I'm sorry.
I was just thinking about Evan providing for his family.
Yes, yes.
Of course, of course, I'm sure.
Uh, goodnight, then.
Goodnight.
Oh hiya, Tom.
Officer.
These documents may be relevant to your enquiry.
One and a quarter million Faith claims she didn't know that the firm was in debt, and I believe her.
Right, I'll be back.
Don't worry, Rhods.
Just going to get something from the car.
OK, babe.
Come to Auntie Lisa.
I'm sorry I can't take your call at the moment.
Please leave a message.
Thank you.
Evan.
It's me.
Er, I just need to know that you're OK, now.
And, and should I be frightened, cos there's strange men knocking the door at night, and black BMWs with dodgy number plates.
Look, Evan, if you don't want to come home to us, you just let me know something, you let me know something because the girls keep on asking me, and I don't know what to say.
The postman left this for you.
It feels like a house brick.
Thanks, Eira.
No sign of him, then? No.
Yes.
I suppose you'd know by now if there was an accident.
Still, there was that man stuck in the, stuck in the ditch beside the motorway in Port Talbot.
Do you know, it was two weeks before they found Gave you all that you needed That you covet I'm bleeding And all of my strength I give to you I love completely You lose then you leave me And all of my hopes Have left with you too But I gave my heart Whole I gave I gave my heart And although it's lost It is still beating And I gave my whole soul I gave But I gave my soul Here you are.
Sorry.
Just, er, needed a minute.
What you got here, then? It's from Evan.
To make up for the anniversary present.
Well, that's what it says on the card, anyway.
Yeah, the green trainers? Mmmm.
Yeah, Rick bought me a tub of anti-cellulite cream once, nice, eh? Mmmm.
Oh what you going to do, love? I'm going to talk to Saran.
Right, OK.
Will you come with me, please? I'll scratch her sexy little eyes out for you.
What we going to do about the kids, then? I could ask Marion.
Right, well, let me call her, yeah? At least I'm a bit better at telling lies than you are.
No.
No.
No.
Mmmm, maybe.
Sorry.
"Podgy-looking"? Is that the best you can do? Big chin.
Flabby.
Right.
Come back tomorrow morning.
Ten o'clock.
We'll try for an e-fit.
Off you go.
Expenses? Get out.
Yes, yes, yes, I am.
Yes.
They have, have they? OK.
All right, Ter.
Working hard? Sorry, just a moment Er, thank you, Arthur.
How's Bronwen, all right? Er, Bethan, yeah, she's fine.
Just one minute, sorry Bethan, that's what I said.
See you later.
Well, if, if a male body, er, does show up, you'll be sure to let me know, won't you? All right.
Well, er, thank you for your time.
Thank you, bye-bye.
No? No, I didn't think so.
So, your father-in-law brought this in? Why him, why not Faith Howells? Er Well, I, I, I was going to, erm She's It's a very difficult time for Faith.
I, I, I was going to speak to her Maybe PC Jones should take this over.
No, ma'am.
I mean, I am, erm, perfectly capable of handling matters, er, professionally.
Family or otherwise.
Right, let's see what we got.
Er, yes, ma'am.
Right.
Ready, are we? You stay here.
This is between me and her.
OK.
Er, Faith.
No, come on, now.
You can do this.
Go on.
I love you.
Saran James? Yeah? I'm Evan Howells's wife.
I'm Faith.
Oh.
Hi.
His sister phoned.
Is he still missing? I thought you might be able to tell me something, as you're evidently so very, very friendly.
Is he here? Do you want to come in? Look, why don't you come in? Is he here? No.
Why would he be here? You tell me.
We're old school friends.
That's all.
Why hasn't he mentioned you, then? Oh, believe me, Faith.
The only time that we ever It was years before you two even met.
So, you slept with him, then? Oh, come on.
If I knew anything at all, don't you think that I would tell you? I I'm sorry, but me and my husband are in the middle of having dinner.
Does the name Alec Fenton mean anything to you? Alec Fenton? What? What? We were all at primary school together.
We were friends.
Alec and Evan used to go sailing together.
Alec drowned.
He would have been about ten at the time.
Why are you asking? Sh Uh, because it's just something that, um It's just something that I found, he's never mentioned this to me.
Well, that's Evan for you.
He's always been so squashed by his family, hasn't he? I've always told him he should never have come back here after college.
God, he had so many dreams.
Look, I'm, I'm sorry, I I'll go.
OK.
Faith? You all right? So, what's the verdict? Well, were they? Faith? No.
Sorry, she's fit, though.
He must have mentally shagged her at least.
Even I did for a minute.
Sorry, babe.
Oh, you're terrible, you're a terrible driver, Lis.
Look, I've tried.
It's Terrible.
Put it into gear, Lis.
All right, we're off Just go back.
I mean, how hard? Babe, I've never driven an automatic before, I am trying.
It's an automatic car, Lisa, would you get me out of here, please? OK, we're going.
Oh, my God, mind the cows.
I'm sorry.
Cows? Where? I feel like he's become a stranger overnight.
Who knows, maybe this is just a dream and I'll wake up any minute.
Oh, please let me wake up.
Hey, hey, what do you really want to do, eh? This is all quite exciting, innit? Eh? I mean, Evan! I know! He and the kids are all I have, Lisa.
Hey, Faith, no, c'mon.
Hey, you've got me too, OK? Oh, my God! OK, Rhodri.
Bedtime, please, girls.
C'mon.
Bedtime now.
What are you two doing? Bedtime, please.
Bedtime.
Marion, Marion, sorry to wake you, Marion.
Sorry, sorry.
What's the time, then? Yeah, Yeah.
It's very, very late, Marion.
Come on.
Lis, please don't wind them up, darling.
Bedtime.
Upstairs, Marion, upstairs.
Good evening, Mrs Howells.
What is it? I'd like you to come with us, please, I have a few questions.
What's wrong with here? Fire away.
I prefer to do this at the station.
Really? Faith? Well, as you can see, I'm really busy and unless you have reasonable grounds to suspect I've committed an arrestable offence, I'm not going anywhere.
So why don't you come inside? I have more than enough evidence to arrest you, Mrs Howells.
Oh, really? For what exactly, huh? Kidnap? Murder? International terrorism? What? Mam.
It's OK.
It's OK.
OK, come on! She won't be long.
Come on, let's go inside.
In you go.
It's OK, it's OK.
All the pain of it All the blame of it All the people ask if there's another name for it The push and pull of it The wonderful of it There's no pretending that we do not ever fall for it The water falls The rock slides Nothing left Nowhere to hide The water falls Steve Baldini.
Friend of yours? Client.
You do lead a colourful life.
Oh no, we fall down again Yeah, oh no, we fall down Oh no, we fall down again We fall down We fall down Oh no, we fall down again And we fall down We fall down Communicate but it's too late for this Cascade, complicated, it's where hate exists Water falls Rock slides Nothing left Nowhere to hide When water falls The rock slides And nothing left Nowhere to hide Oh no, we fall down again Oh no, we fall down Oh no, we fall down again Yeah, oh no, we fall down Oh no, we fall down And we fall down We fall down Oh no, we fall down again And we fall down We fall down Oh no, we fall down again And we fall down We fall down Oh no, we fall down again And we fall down We fall down Oh no, we fall down again Yeah, oh no, we fall down Oh no, we fall down again Yeah, oh no, we fall down.