Public Enemies (2012) s01e02 Episode Script

Why was this man released on parole when he'd already attempted to murder someone else? It was your job to supervise Philip Pointer while he was on parole.
You let him slip through your fingers with consequences that were calamitous.
You can't hold their hands 24 hours a day.
You just hope.
Eddie Mottram.
Sentenced in 2001 for the murder of Georgia Whiteley.
His girlfriend at the time.
Thank you for believing in me.
If you enter into a relationship with anyone, you must report it to me.
I will inform any partner of your previous conviction.
What's wrong with you? I'm just shy.
It's cute.
You're going to have to comply to an exclusion zone.
Freedom? You might have to be patient.
I've been patient for ten years! You've got a nerve coming here.
If Mr Whiteley goes to the police and says that you were there, I haven't got a choice.
You got a second chance.
Give me one.
I got a ten-year tariff and I got my life back.
The price of freedom is going to be you keeping your mouth shut.
It's all I've got.
If you mess up, how does that make me look? You're being watched just as much as me.
I didn't do it, Paula.
I didn't kill Georgia.
What are you doing? I'm recalling you back to prison.
I can't go back and do another 15 years, Paula.
I can't! Please.
Do you want to retract what you said last night? Can't.
I have to work on the basis that you killed Georgia.
Now, I have to work on the basis that you're denying responsibility.
That makes you more dangerous.
Does it? What? Are you going to go out and find the people that really did do it, Eddie? I don't know who No, no.
But you're determined to find out, though.
Aren't you? Which makes you more dangerous.
I just Look, I just needed to get it said.
I just got to the end of my rope.
But it changes everything.
Doesn't mean I'll do something about it! It's my job to make sure that you don't.
I'm supposed to turn you into a decent member of society, not chuck you back into prison the first chance I get.
So, Eddie, I'm going to become your jailer.
They're going to categorise me as high risk.
If I do anything about being innocent I go back to prison.
Right.
Well, it's up to you, I suppose.
Whether it's worth it or not.
I spent ten years waiting to get out.
It can't be worth it.
All right, but you want people to know, don't you? Of course I do.
But what can I do, Kelly? What can I actually do? I don't know.
Just let me see? They can't do anything to me.
You're asking for what, then? Leave to appeal? Appeal court, yeah.
There's normally a time limit of 28 days after conviction.
Yeah, normally.
You're ten years out of time.
We can still get his case heard, though, can't we? I shouldn't even be discussing this with you without his permission.
He's not even allowed to talk to you about this! He pleaded guilty, Kelly.
Yeah, but it doesn't disqualify him, though.
But it's a matter of public record and the courts are reluctant to allow someone to set their plea aside.
Apparently, you have to fill out a form saying there are grounds for appeal.
Haven't you been listening to me? There aren't any.
I'll find another solicitor.
Look, he's out.
Can't you leave it at that? I used to see Eddie once a week at the probation offices.
Now, it's going to be twice, as well as hostel visits.
So, now, I'm going to lose him for twice as long? Actually, I need to see his work rota, too.
Why? On his days off, he's got to go and sign in at the hostel twice a day, so he doesn't stray too far.
Christ.
Look, I've got no complaints about him.
No complaints at all.
There's been a problem.
Is he a menace to garden furniture? I was going to make him up to duty manager in that section.
That's great.
Not if he's a riskier proposition, it isn't.
What's that woman doing here? Jade I've been wanting to explain something to you my behaviour.
She's my probation officer.
All right, I'll be in touch.
Yeah.
Thanks.
I don't understand, Eddie.
Why do you have a probation officer? I robbed a petrol station.
Went to prison.
How long? Ten years.
Ten years?! Did you have a gun? A replica one.
Look, I was in a bad way at the time.
I was taking a lot of cocaine, I got mixed up with some people I shouldn't have.
Now, I'm out and I'm trying to get my life straight.
You were a bad boy.
Now I'm trying to be a good man.
No wonder you've been so cagey with me.
I'm sorry.
I could never invite you back to mine.
It's a bail hostel.
Did you hurt anybody? You know, like, the cashier? No, no.
I just shouted at him and that.
Cos if you did, if you were violent, I don't think I could go along with that.
Of course not.
Look, I'm not a scumbag, Jade.
I've even got a friend who's a GP.
Will they provide references for you? We've changed the way we supervise him.
Given him less freedom.
What's he done? Has he hurt someone? Knew it wouldn't take long.
No, it's nothing like that.
I can't go into the why and what for, I just want to make sure he doesn't cause any greater risk to you.
He can't hurt us more than he's done already.
This is compulsory now, OK? Every few days.
Drug AND alcohol testing cos they're both banned substances from now on.
Why's that? Because if it weren't drugs or alcohol, what else would have made you lose the plot like that? I hadn't taken anything.
No drugs, not even a drink.
Then we really should be worried about you.
So, are you going round telling everyone you didn't do it? No.
Why not? I can't breach you for it.
Only if you do something.
I'm being punished for having said it.
Given you pause for thought? I can't stop what I know in my heart.
Who else have you told what's in your heart? Kelly's always known.
She's known since day one and never told anyone about it? She's kept quiet all this time? There's nothing to say, man! Look, don't you see, Paula? They had me.
They had me! I'd had a fight with Georgia, had sex with her.
I mean, there was DNA and no alibi! Calm down.
My barrister and my solicitor are going, "Plead, there's no defence here.
"Plead guilty and it'll be better for you".
What would anyone do? I was a kid with foster parents I hadn't seen for three years.
So, your sister went along with it and just kept going along with it? There couldn't be any murmurings in the way of my parole hearings.
All I wanted to do was get out of there ASAP saying guilty all the way, telling the psychologist what she wanted to hear.
Cynical.
Practical.
You're not being very practical now.
I came banging on your door at night.
Yes and freaked me out.
I came to you because I thought I could tell you the truth.
Is that what freaked you out? I'm putting you on an anger management course.
But that'll mean taking more time off work.
They won't wear that! You increased your risk to the public, Eddie, not me.
Ultimately, it's them I've got to protect.
Not you.
Out of the hostel into somewhere normal.
Love it.
Jade, this is Glen and Darren.
Good mates of mine.
Eddie says you're the best thing that's happened to him.
Did he? You sweetie! Yeah, just don't go to any petrol stations with him, that's all! Can I get you a drink or? No, we're all right.
Just a Coke, ta.
Thanks for going along with it.
I'm not.
I can't.
It's bullshit.
What, you deserve a relationship but I don't? Telling lies to a kid like that ain't going to bring your life back.
Just shows how little you've learnt.
We're just doing him a little favour.
Cos you think you owe him! What does that mean? Ignore him.
He thinks having a mortgage makes him moral.
The last thing he wants to be reminded of is that he was mates with you.
Look, what if I said it wasn't me? What if I said it wasn't me that killed Georgia? You can't.
Why not? Why not?! Because you did it! Cos it's too late to say anything different now.
Who'd believe you, anyway? Cheers! Cheers! Think you hear something, do you? Why don't you just put a bloody camera in here? I have to go, Mr Stiles.
OK.
I'll be back later.
Yeah.
OK, good.
So, physical activity definitely.
Running, swimming.
But to be honest, if you do feel you're getting uptight or tense, then just changing your breathing can be just as good.
Eddie, somewhere you'd rather be? Yeah, work, actually.
OK, just fill your lungs with air.
Slowly.
Fuck me.
What did you say? Good.
Let's try it, everyone.
Let it go slowly.
Eddie? He's sacked me.
Because you're not here enough any more.
Has everyone been talking about me? Don't be silly.
But why has it gone up, Eddie? The things you have to do? Look, I loved this job! And seeing you every day.
It's not like we can see much of each other outside.
No.
What is wrong with that bitch? I'm going to call and see if I can get him to change his mind, OK? You did this to me, not him! Calm down, son.
I notice you're not saying try another garden centre.
Because you know that I'm unemployable now.
I'm going to have spend all my days locked up in here! Locked up? You've got a key.
Only to my room! I told you, I have to manage you according to the risk you've become.
If I'm such a high risk to the public all of a sudden, who am I going to hurt, Paula? Who? Another teenage girl.
Statistically, another teenage girl.
Do you really think so? She can't afford not to.
No.
No, YOU can't, can you? Under the cosh just like me, aren't you? Came down on me like a ton of bricks, Kel.
I thought your boss understood? Only at first.
Not now.
So, how did it go with the solicitor? Good.
What did he say? Yeah, yeah.
really useful.
Useful? Shut the door in my face, more or less.
No, worse.
Thought it was a joke.
Right.
You should meet Jade.
She's great.
I'm lucky.
Really lucky.
I'll introduce you.
Yeah, it'll be great.
Give us a bit.
Yeah, go on.
Paula? Hi, I'm Kelly.
Eddie's sister.
You put the phone down on me.
Thought you were snooping.
I had questions.
You're his family.
Well, I'll give you some information now, shall I? He's right what he's saying.
He's innocent.
He couldn't plead that in court cos we were told it'd be worse for him if he did.
You shouldn't approach me.
Talk to a solicitor.
They don't want to know.
Well, then, it's up to you to make him see sense, Kelly.
I encourage him because I believe him.
Can't you? I've got no reason to.
He sits in front of you twice a week.
Surely you can see what he's like? Yeah, I see exactly what he's like.
Then, why can't you see he's telling the truth? He's his own worst enemy.
No, the only enemy he's got is you.
You look smart.
Had a job interview.
Sandwich bar.
Waiting to hear.
So fingers crossed? I'm sorry, Eddie.
Why? JobCentre Plus got hold of me.
They needed to know about you.
But there are there are personal development and life skills courses you could do Life skills? What, like don't rock the boat? If you went back to being compliant I'm not exactly on hunger strike.
You know what I mean.
If you stop being in denial.
I'm not.
What do I have to do to make you get it? Tell me.
Please.
Eddie? Do you know what I think you need? I think you need a day out.
Do you? Well, don't you? Get away from what your life's like at the minute.
You'd let me go somewhere? I would.
Well, why are you offering me this all of a sudden? This one of those constructive interventions? I think you need something else to happen to you.
Even though I'm in denial? I can't keep punishing you.
Thank you.
I'm not bloody hitting anything, though.
Hey! Yes! You should be good at this.
Why? You know.
What you did.
Yeah! Yeah.
There's no money here.
There's teddy bears.
All right, I'll go for the dickie bow.
Come on, hurry up, slow coach! I'm coming for you! How good is this?! What's your game? No bumping! Eddie? Eddie! You're mine, mate, you're mine.
Knob! Fucking arsehole! Come here! Eddie! Leave it! Eddie! Yeah, keep going, pal.
Eddie! He bumped straight into me, Jade, bumped straight into me.
Just as well you were here.
Am I reforming you, then, bad boy? Yeah.
You're doing all sorts.
Loads of salt.
Loads of vinegar.
Loads of everything.
Jade! A wickle creature, look! Come here! Come on, give us a kiss! No, no! Give us a kiss.
I'm only joking.
That is great.
I'm sorry, babe.
Stay here for a sec.
Yeah? Yeah? We've got to hurry up.
Why don't you phone to say you'll be late? There's no excuses for missing your curfew! Well, what happens? I get sent back to prison, that's what happens.
Look, come on, or we're going to miss this train! No! It's OK.
Why's it so serious, Eddie? Why would you get in so much trouble? They own my arse, Jade.
Own it completely.
I still had a nice time today.
Me and all.
God.
Routine room search.
Found them on there.
Said he was going alone.
It's the girl from the garden centre.
Think he's told her what he's done? Well, he hasn't notified us about a relationship with her, so I doubt he's been straight with her.
Where is he? We've confined him to his room.
Don't you want to see him? No, I'm going to go and find her.
I need to tell her.
She obviously hasn't got a clue about what he's done.
Never going to look like that again, are they? I don't believe you.
What did he tell you? He's told me about you, is what he's told me.
How you make his life a misery.
What is it with you? Can't you bear to see him happy? Had your eye on him yourself, did ya? What has he told you about the offence? He held up a petrol station with a replica gun.
That's robbery.
All right, it's armed robbery, probably, you tell me, but it's not fucking murder.
Her name was Georgia Whiteley.
She was 17 years old, and she was strangled by him.
He pleaded guilty.
No! Yeah, well, you can ask him, you can look it up.
You've made a mistake.
No, Jade, I haven't made a mistake.
I'm here to stop you making one.
Don't don't don't tell me you're here for me.
You, what, you think you're telling me about Eddie? Eddie COULDN'T hurt anybody.
Eddie is gentle he's funny gets excited like a boy.
I know.
So how could he do what you're saying? You know, Eddie couldn't kill someone, he couldn't even hurt them.
He's he's the vulnerable one.
I've got coverage of the crime with me.
From the body being found to him being charged then the trial and the sentencing.
I'm sorry, Jade.
It wasn't a petrol station.
I was so happy.
I didn't need to know.
I didn't need to know! I had to.
It's my job.
It's my job to keep you out of harm from him.
The girl was the same age as Georgia Whiteley was, near enough, and God forbid I don't think Jade was ever in any danger.
How can you say that? He's minimised his crime and lied to her.
I don't believe Don't believe what? That he'd hurt anybody.
He murdered his first girlfriend.
You still accept THAT, don't you? Course I do.
Thanks.
Jade? Jade! No No, Eddie Has someone spoken to you? Just leave me alone! No, no What did they say? Your probation officer came to see me.
She told me what you've done.
What you've really done, Eddie.
No! But I didn't Didn't what? I didn't do what I went to prison for.
You told me you went to prison for robbery.
That was a lie.
Now what are you telling me, Eddie? Look, I didn't kill her.
There's reasons why I pleaded guilty, and if you let me, I'll explain them to you What, and convince me? You convinced me before! No, I just thought if I told you the truth straight away, you wouldn't You know, it would be too much.
What, that you went to prison for murder, or you went to prison for nothing? No, look I don't care how many versions you've got.
Nothing you say means a thing.
Jade Nothing! Jade, please don't do this to me.
Please.
I have to.
Eddie! Please! I have to! I don't know who you are.
I'm sorry.
Don't walk away! Don't threaten me.
Look, I was asking you! Begging you.
Don't come near me.
Look, it wasn't me! Leave me alone! I'm not going to hurt you.
I'd never hurt you.
Jade! Fuck! Dealing with our anger is about confronting the problem, not the person.
You can solve a problem.
You can't "solve" a person.
All right.
Eddie.
What? Do you have your list of stressful situations? Yeah.
Are you ready to read them to the group? Could I leave it today? Not really, no.
Reporting to Paula.
Working at the garden centre and seeing Paula talking to my employer.
Paula going to see my girlfriend and thinking what she was like before stresses me now.
Paula getting to know me.
Paula trusting me.
Paula taking me out for cake on my birthday, and making me feel like I mattered, for fuck's sake! Eddie And now I don't! And now I don't! Leave, Paula! I didn't lie to you, I confessed to you! And now you've taken my life away from me! Is this how you protect the public? Making me feel desperate! You said you couldn't keep punishing me! Get out, Paula! You! Paula! Get off me! Calm down! Get off me! Calm down.
All right! I can't help it! Get off me! Get off me! Get off me! All right You know why you don't believe me? You're scared to! You're scared! You've got to recall him to prison.
I'm not.
He's kicked off on an anger management course, for fuck's sake! This was my fault.
Your fault? How's that? I haven't managed a problem.
I've created one.
Come on!! Come on! All right.
Get ready to jump out.
If I get caught You won't.
Hi, Ian.
Hi, Kelly, you all right? Yeah.
Shit.
I'll open the back door.
Come out after three, yeah? Yeah.
One two three.
Hey.
We live inside Eddie's exclusion zone.
Then we get in trouble, don't we? No-one saw.
And I want him to have his dinner here.
Hostel food, you know? Come on Abbey, please.
Just a little bit, love.
No! Just It's really good for you, go on.
Cheers.
That much, that's all.
Put hairs on your chest.
Yeah.
I'm sorry about what happened last time.
When I run away.
Your mum said she'd explained it to you.
Yeah.
We know about the Whiteleys.
Just so you know, I'm not a weirdo.
Weirdos don't get girlfriends, do they? Not bad? Her name's Jade.
Works at the garden centre where I used to.
Eddie, your probation officer told me She told me it's over.
Well, it was It was good for a while, anyway.
Why does she keep doing this to me? Eddie Interfering and messing with everything! Eddie, this was Paula's idea.
She knows you're not allowed here, but she said, "Ask him anyway," and she'd turn a blind eye.
Bitch feels guilty.
Why? She told my girlfriend that I might kill her, you know? Jade believed her.
I might as well delete her.
Girls, why don't you just, um just go outside for a bit, yeah? I'm sorry.
Eddie, I'm sorry.
Why? It weren't you.
Yeah, it was me.
Going on.
You know, asking you what you wanted to be, you know, innocent or free.
Well, when I see what this is doing to you, I What? Give up already? Yes.
Eddie, just retract it, all right? Just say you only said it to make her think better of ya.
Or you couldn't handle the pressure of everyone judging you, so you just made it up.
They'll change your risk level.
You'll be able to live better.
You saying there's no future in being innocent? We're never going to be able to prove it.
You know When I came out I didn't think it would be so important, you know? Yeah.
It was all about the getting out.
Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck! Hey Stop, stop it.
Stop it.
It's all right.
It was still a lovely dinner.
Come on.
I'll take you back to the hostel.
Eddie If you don't open up, we'll come in anyway.
Will you give us a minute, Colin? You've done your job OK.
I give in.
I'm no harm to anyone.
I'm defeated.
But you've won.
You don't even have to send me back to prison.
I want you to live in the world as a success story, Eddie.
But your success comes first, though? After all the disgrace you've had to live down.
We were doing all right, weren't we? You were an offender, guilty.
Our relationship was based on that.
And that you were guilty as well.
And then you said something different.
Spoiled it? Look, I was honest with you because I thought you were being honest with me.
All I ever wanted was to be honest, Paula.
What do you expect me to do now? Believe me.
But you can't, can you? Because you think you might lose your grip if you do, become all the things they said you were.
So you got your hands round my neck.
I'm sorry.
I'll give in.
Make life easier for both of us.
Giving in wouldn't be honest, would it? The kitchen's still open.
You should eat something.
I'm not hungry.
You'll waste away.
Yeah.
Good.
Biscuits.
One for you.
One for me.
I suppose so.
Drugs don't work, mate.
You've heard about CBT? It's a Well, it's therapy.
They were trying it out in prison.
On you? No, it was for the guys who were in a bad way.
I was OK.
In prison, anyway.
It gets you tackling your problems in the here and now rather than the past and how it might still be affecting you.
Forget the past? Let it go, Eddie.
You can't improve what happened ten years ago.
All that matters is now, mate.
All right.
I'll give it a go.
I'll refer you as urgent.
You're keener than me! I always liked having you as a mate.
Separate to Darren and Glen and that.
If the clever boy liked me, I must have had something, you know? And the cool boy didn't take the piss out of me.
People say, "Where'd it all go wrong?" I know exactly where.
Eddie I know.
CBT.
One of my offenders is a guy called Eddie Mottram.
Yeah.
.
? Exactly.
He's saying he's innocent now.
His sister came to see me with the same tale, some nonsense about an appeal.
Why do you think he'd change his story? How would I know? I'm just asking anyone who had a professional involvement with him, that's all.
From what I remember he was saying "It wasn't me" after he was charged.
Then when the evidence was put to him he coughed and went quietly.
Did you ever believe he was innocent? That's beside the point.
Is it? Yes, it is.
It's irrelevant.
I just went to see your solicitor.
Why? What did he say? I think he thought you were innocent.
Right.
But who cares, right? He obviously didn't.
It's about what happens in a court of law Why you telling me this? Why did you go out of your way to see him? I'm trying to be thorough.
Are you encouraging me to take it further? I'm not supposed to do that, am I? Do you believe me? I've got to go.
No, no, no! I'd just like your company.
Forget all the other shit, all right? Well, I'm not talking about football.
What was you like at school? Class monitor.
I knew it! I knew you would be! Catholic girls school.
Dear me! What's wrong with that? Two hobbies shagging and confession.
It was either lapse or keep your knees together so the Devil didn't get in.
What devil did you let in? Paul Macready.
Then six Hail Marys? Nice to be forgiven.
What? You've still got blood on your hands! You disgust me.
Sentenced to six years for rape, released next week.
Pre-sentence report? Admits to having regularly followed women home.
OASys assessment while in prison? Attended all offending behaviour courses including victim empathy.
So classify as level two or three? Level two and reporting to Paula.
Anthony Lansdown, ordered to serve a minimum 15 years for armed robbery.
Parole granted, acceptable risk.
Marion? Release date in three weeks.
Paula to visit next week, hand over with prison PO.
Eddie Mottram.
Still protesting his innocence? Yes.
But I'm wondering if we couldn't bring his risk level down again.
Why should we make life easier for him? He's suffering, that's all.
Becoming depressive.
What about the incident at the hostel, Paula? I mean, he almost went for you.
I don't believe this! Why do you want to see Pointer? I need to go He nearly destroyed you! Why do you want to punish yourself like this? Because I need to see him face to face.
Just leave it, Paula! There's something else I can't leave.
Which is what? Am I wrong about Eddie Mottram? This is about him? You're going to put yourself through God knows what to make your mind up about him? Who is he to you all of a sudden? Harder! You all right there? What? You thinking you fancy it? Being a dad? Yeah.
You've got plenty of time.
Do you reckon? Yeah.
You're still young.
Jade's even younger.
She's up the road, mate.
Why? Truth come out? The truth? Yeah.
Kills everything in its path.
You've got my life, mate.
He's lovely, isn't he? Yeah.
All right? I'm sorry for the way things turned out, mate.
It's not your fault.
One night I had a row with Georgia because she'd been two-timing me, the rest you know.
Yeah, I know.
What? I know who she went with.
Who was it, Darren? It's Ben Somers.
What? Yeah, he had a big house, a nice voice and all that bollocks.
He signed me up for this course to forget the past.
Said the past didn't matter, let it go.
No wonder.
I go inside and he waltzes off to uni.
Now he's your GP, looking after you.
How messed up is that? I'm sorry to be the one to tell you.
How did you know? Doesn't matter.
No Darren, tell me! She told me.
Georgia? Yeah.
Him with his success, him with his "kindness" and giving me advice.
He's just watched me spill it all out while he's never said a word! Eddie? Eddie! Eddie.
You've been so good to me, haven't you? I've been so grateful.
That someone like you, someone like you.
.
! Why did you do it?! Why did you do it?! I didn't kill Georgia Whiteley! A 25-year sentence for something I didn't do and I'm telling the whole world now! I'm telling you all! Come on, mate, I hardly touched him.
Just wanted him to know it weren't fair.
Anyway, back to where I belong, yeah? Well? I wanted to see what a murderer looks like, talks like.
I've dealt with lots of people over the years who've killed.
You're the most memorable.
And how's that? You fooled me more than anyone ever has.
How come? I was sly.
Did what was expected of me.
You thought I was reliable.
But I went under your radar, didn't I? I made sure.
Thank you.
What for? Am I being recalled? No, no charges have been pressed.
He didn't want any unpleasantness.
- You're being released.
- I'm free Thank you.
If you go after him again I will have to send you back to prison.
If it wasn't him it was someone, Paula.
I know! You know? I believe you.
I think you're innocent.
I believe you, Eddie.
Thank you.
We've got to take it further.
If you believe me, the law will.
I was getting hopeful, you know, I was getting my hopes up, Started seeing myself having a life, having a different sort of reputation.
I haven't behaved like someone who believes him.
But do you? Nothing happened.
Think of all the risks you've taken for him! I've coughed up most of my soul to you since I came out and you sit there and tell me this interview is over.