Sweetpea (2024) s01e02 Episode Script

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["SHIT MAKES THE FLOWERS GROW"
BY FOLK UKE PLAYING]
You're not good for nothing ♪
Don't let 'em tell you so ♪
Your life has a purpose ♪
And I think you oughta know ♪
Shit ♪
Makes the flowers grow ♪
Oh, shit ♪
Makes the flowers grow ♪
I wondered why you're here ♪
But now I know ♪
[GASPS]
Oh, my Oh, fuck. Oh, fuck, fuck.
[PANTING]
Okay
Uh, Okay
[FAST PACED MUSIC PLAYING]
[PANTING]
[WASHING MACHINE WHIRRING]
[DOORBELL RINGS]
[DOORBELL RINGS]
[DOORBELL RINGS]
Oh, sorry, I was, uh
Uh, sorry, I uh
- What?
- No, nothing. Uh
You look Have you done
something different?
Like, to your hair or your face?
Oh, I-I brushed it.
Oh. You should do it more often.
It looks nice.
Oh thanks.
Uh, sorry, what was it you wanted?
Uh, well, Seren said
you were open to offers.
For the business, not, like, in general.
Uh, yeah, so here.
- What is it?
- It's the business agreement.
For Tommy's Transformations.
I wanna buy it.
Sorry, I know Obviously I know
it's a bit soon, but I thought,
"It's, like, one less thing
for her to think about."
And, you know, I know it inside out
Anyway, here I am.
I have to go. Sorry.
[FLAME LIGHTS ON STOVE]
[KETTLE WHISTLING]
[WATER BOILING, KNIFE RATTLING]
Swallow my tongue
back of my throat,
Like it's finite ♪
Only so long I can chew
till I choke ♪
Hide in plain sight ♪
What have you done
my rabbit run ♪
Caught in the headlights ♪
And I'm bigger now ♪
Oh ♪
So say my name
like I'm 10 feet tall ♪
Bow your head like I'm royal ♪
And every day
that I get older ♪
Bow your head like I'm royal ♪
I guess my blood's
running colder ♪
♪
[PEOPLE MURMURING]
[MAN] There's police.
No something's happened,
maybe someone drowned?
[DOOR CREAKING]
[AJ] Morning.
Uh morning!
Uh, I thought someone should
make you a cup of tea
for a change.
Uh thanks.
Uh
Creep.
How are we doing front page-wise, folks?
Speak to me.
AJ, first day,
want to start us off?
Um, massive disruption
amid major gas works?
There are some controversial
suggestions from the public
about the proposed
council budget.
[NORMAN] Oh boring!
Uh, pigeons have been
attacking pedestrians
in the town center again.
[NORMAN] Is there really
nothing else?
Anyone? Anybody? Come on.
- No Jeff today? That's a shame.
- [DOOR OPENING]
- Dead body.
- [NORMAN] What?
- [JEFF] Dead body, everyone.
- [NORMAN] Yes!
Pulled from the canal this morning.
Oh, Jeff!
[NORMAN LAUGHING]
Sweetpea!
Tea for Jeff.
[NORMAN] Come on.
What do we know?
Still waiting for more info.
Oh, I could give my mate a call.
He lives on a barge down there.
Excellent, AJ, excellent!
River folk always come in
unexpectedly handy.
[JEFF] We should just wait for
my police contact.
It's a murder!
[CLEARS THROAT]
Um on Meadow Lane Lock.
The police were there this morning.
There are police in places.
It doesn't mean it's a murder, does it?
Could have been
someone going for a walk.
- Accident. Suicide.
- [NORMAN CHUCKLES]
He was stabbed, actually.
Uh o-o-on a night out.
Um
I I heard somebody
talking about it on the bus.
[GROANS] Hearsay.
Well-I mean,
we should go down there, right?
Now that we actually know something.
[NORMAN] Another great idea, AJ.
Your mum was right,
you're a special, special lad.
Well, I mean, it was Rhiannon.
[NORMAN] Come on, people,
let's get going!
I'll leave that
in your capable hands, Sweetpea.
Murder! This is what we want.
[RHIANNON] Rhiannon speaking,
how can I help you?
Male victim, late 20s,
found in canal by jogger.
Cause of death:
fourteen stab wounds
to abdomen,
arms, legs,
hands, neck.
[NORMAN] Jesus Christ!
What kind of monster
[WOMAN ON PHONE] Are you there?
Uh, sorry. Hi, yes, I'm still here.
[AJ] No CCTV
- I-I can't really hear you.
- [AJ] or weapon
and not much in way
of trace evidence either.
No evidence? Nothing?
So, they don't know who did it?
Oh, no, they know who did it,
but they just thought,
"Oh, we'll let him crack on!"
- [NORMAN] Go on!
- The canals compromised any DNA
they may have found.
It's full of shit, apparently.
[NORMAN] Probably gang-related.
That many stab wounds.
[IMITATES STABBING] Fourteen
I-I'm-I think multiple people.
Like a "West Side Story"
situation.
- Yeah.
- [JEFF] Right.
- Right.
- It's probably some crazy man.
You know, frenzied attack,
completely at random.
I've seen it all before.
[NORMAN] Well,
we need an identity,
obviously, and something else.
A quote from the family.
Something spicy. He was
probably married with kids.
[AJ] Well, I can see
if there's any leaks online
or anything on the socials.
[NORMAN] Yeah, well, when will
the police formally identify?
[JEFF] No news yet. There'll be
a press conference soon.
Okay, well when there is,
I want you down there.
Okay! Go, go, go, people!
Yeah, all right.
Yes, don't worry.
[GASPS]
- Caught ya!
- What?
He's a bit of a prick, isn't he?
What are you gonna do? Shred it?
No! I just
having a look.
It's always the quiet ones.
Can you read shorthand?
No. Sorry.
- Can you?
- No.
But, I'm not the new Junior Reporter.
Oh! All right.
I thought that there might be
some more details
that Jeff hadn't shared
about the, uh the the
uh, victim.
- [TAKES DEEP BREATH]
- Are you all right?
What? No. Yeah. Fine, just, um
uh, shaken, I guess.
Hey, I get it. It's, um It's grim.
But they'll catch him.
- What?
- I'm sure of it.
Why?
- Why?
- Yeah, why? Why are you sure?
People get away with murders
all the time, don't they?
I Googled it. Actually
Sixty two percent of murders
went unsolved in the UK last year.
- S-so
- Well, yes.
[AMERICAN ACCENT] But they
didn't happen on our doorstep!
[IMITATES DRAG ON A CIGARETTE]
It's Columbo.
[AJ WHISPERING] Hey.
[PHONE RINGING]
Uh, good afternoon, The Gazette.
Can I help you?
[MAN ON PHONE] Put me through
to Norman.
Can I ask who's calling?
[JEFF] It's Jeff, obviously.
Oh, uh
Yeah, he is unavailable
right now. Can I take a message?
We have an identity.
Look, tell him to call me.
I have to stay here.
I wanna see if I can get
a follow up with the SIO.
Name. Can I have a name?
Excuse me?
It's-it's a bad signal.
Norman wants a name.
Ryan Lloyd.
Look, can you tell him that
Ryan
[KNOCKING]
Oh! [CHUCKLES]
Doc says I'm a ticking time bomb
for a cardiovascular event.
Okay.
Um
S-sorry, I
I-I have a name and address.
You what?
Uh, Ryan Lloyd,
34 Priory Gardens, CA43 5QU.
- He lived with his mum.
- What? How-how did you
I'd like to get that quote for you.
Maybe we'll learn why the killer did it.
Oh, ha-ha-hang on, Sweetpea.
- Uh, this is Jeff's thing.
- Jeff had a puncture.
And uh, well we need to act now.
Right? B-before anyone else gets there.
Uhh
Uh, this sort of thing needs,
um feminine energy,
if there's a grieving mum.
Don't you think?
I'm sorry, he wanted me to come, too.
It's fine.
It certainly beats vox pops
on the high street
- about pigeon violence-
- A person is dead.
No, yeah. Sh
Obviously.
Sorry.
Um
Uh, my dad died.
A-and my dog, so
Shit.
- Yeah.
- That's a lot to deal with.
And so it-it's, like,
I'm going to someone's house
to ask them how they feel
about their loved one dying
and I already know how it feels,
it feels shit.
Like there's a fucking hole there, now.
I'm sorry that
you're going through that.
I mean, I'd be, like,
mid-breakdown right now, but
you're holding it together.
Or are you not?
Because it would be okay
if you weren't.
I've been getting really
angry, actually, really,
like, really angry.
Not all the time, just sometimes.
But when I do, it's like
I save it all up, and then it just
Bah!!!
You know, it just
It all comes out all at once.
I mean, I feel like
that's pretty normal.
I was
I was a total monster when my gran died.
- Yeah?
- Yeah, I
I kicked a wall,
which broke my little toe.
Left a massive scuff, so
Yeah, you're a monster.
♪
[DOORBELL RINGS]
Maybe no one's in.
Shit!
- What?
- Uh, nothing.
There's just, um a man.
- Maybe this isn't a good idea.
- What?
- Oh.
- Thank God.
I thought it was that bloody
support officer again.
We're We're actually
from The Gazette.
- Right. No, thank you!
- Wait!
Uh, we didn't
We're so sorry for your loss,
Mrs. Lloyd.
S-so sorry.
Uh, we know this must be
an awful time for you.
Uh, we were just wondering
if we could talk to you
about doing some sort of tribute to Ryan
as a beloved member of our community.
Uh a nice one?
- Of course.
- We just
want to understand who he was,
make sense of what happened to him.
"Death is nothing at all
"I've only slipped into the next room
"I am I, and you are you
"And whatever we were to each other
"we are still."
It's, uh, Henry Scott Holland.
- Five minutes.
- Thank you, really.
- Mind the step.
- Thanks.
♪
[TEASPOONS CLINKING]
- Right. Thank you.
- Oh, no, after you.
Sorry for your loss.
[MRS. LLOYD] Now, don't be polite.
- You know, just take one.
- [AJ] Thanks.
Love?
[MRS. LLOYD] I've had
so much sodding tea.
See, when he didn't come home,
I thought he was off having fun.
See, I can't-I can't believe
that the monster who did this
that they're just out there,
Walking about.
I'll rip the skin off 'em
if I get hold of 'em.
[AJ] You You must
have been close, then.
[MRS. LLOYD] He wouldn't
move out, would he, Al?
Not that we wanted him to.
He had a son?
Oh no. That's his nephew.
Logan.
Oh God, Ry was his hero.
Wanted to be just like him.
Even told his teacher he wanted
to work in a call center.
All 'cause of Ry.
- [AJ] That's really special.
- [MRS. LLOYD] Yeah.
Till they sacked him.
Bastards!
- Don't put that in.
- No.
- Why did they sack him?
- Oh
"He wasn't aligned to their ethos."
'Cause some people
are too sensitive.
Al was ready to go down there
with a baseball bat.
You know, show that Dave Ferris
bastard what's what,
weren't you, Al?
Though normally,
I can't shut him up.
I haven't had this much peace
since Spurs lost 7-2
to Bayern Munich in 2019.
Sorry, who's Dave Ferris?
May-maybe you could tell us
some nice stories about Ryan,
just that sum him up as a person.
I keep thinking he's gonna walk
through that door any minute.
Sorry, can I use the toilet?
[FLOORBOARD SQUEAKS]
♪
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
♪
I-I was just
Just gonna see if she's Oh!
Oh, hi.
Uh, AJ, we should be going now,
don't you think?
Uh yeah!
Yeah, I've got a lovely quote about
Great! Cool.
Uh, sorry, I think
the lock might be stuck.
Oh! Never mind.
[AJ] Sorry, I think she's uh
Thank you. Thank you for the tea.
And please be nice about him.
Yeah.
I don't get it, I mean,
have you ever put
someone's face on a mug?
[CHUCKLES]
You Okay?
Did it all get
too much back there?
- Can we make a stop?
- Yeah.
- 72 Covenden Road.
- Why?
- Dave Ferris lives there.
- What, that guy she mentioned?
I found this in Ryan's room.
It's a restraining order.
Ryan got dismissed
for inappropriate conduct
and then they sent this
'cause he wouldn't stay away.
What?
You You went
into a dead man's bedroom?
What?
Well, nothing, but
I mean, anyway, he was murdered.
Kind of doesn't matter
if he was an asshole.
No. We need to find out
if he deserved to die.
What?
- You know what I mean.
- No, I don't.
I just
I think there could be
something in it, that's all.
For the story.
It would really piss Jeff off.
♪
Hi! Excuse me.
Are you Dave?
- Murdered?
- [AJ] Yeah.
How?
- Fourteen stab wounds.
- Christ!
Dave, what did he do to you?
- It wasn't me!
- We know.
We're just trying
to understand who he was.
We've heard so far
that he was a pretty nice guy.
Oh, yeah! Right!
But you know that he wasn't?
Well, look, it started so small.
Just You know,
he'd make little comments.
Then he started hiding my stuff,
and then he'd send nasty links.
It sounds so playground,
but those things,
they made me feel crazy.
Then it just got worse.
He said I was into little girls.
Obviously, I'm not,
but they searched my computer,
for fuck's sake!
I had to explain why I had
pictures of my own kids
- in a fucking bath!
- [AJ] Sorry, mate.
Did the company do anything?
Yeah, yeah, I mean, up to a point.
But that didn't stop him. He
He'd find me in the car park.
He'd come to my house, I mean
I don't know why I didn't go
to the police sooner.
I guess I was just so scared.
I thought I should be able
to handle this.
He made me disappear inside myself.
You know, I didn't want to be here.
He was a bully.
I know what that feels like.
He bullied you,
and you didn't deserve that.
He can't hurt you now.
It's-it's not what Norman
asked for, though, is it?
Oh, come on!
I'm sure your angle about
the perfect son would work, too,
but, you know which is the better story.
Just 'cause you didn't find it yourself!
No, it's just
You sure it's the right angle?
[TEXT MESSAGE ALERT]
Fuck!
Uh Sorry, this is really annoying.
Can you drop me home real quick?
An estate agent's coming round.
Yeah, sure.
Thanks. It's
It's Barstock Road.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
[DOOR OPENING]
[JULIA] Welcome to 1997.
[WOMAN] It's very dated!
- I know it's not our usual
- Hey!
Jesus! Uh
Rhiannon! Uh, you're here.
Yeah! Still here.
- As are you.
- Seren said you'd be out.
Uh, no. I just um
I wanted to, uh tidy the place.
Why? Big night last night?
No. Not really.
[DISTORTED LAUGHTER]
Great. Well My colleague, Stella.
Gleason.
Condolences
on the passing of your father.
But with every cloud
You know, he's left you a lovely home.
We don't have long.
Feel free to leave us to it.
Uh no, it's fine, actually. Uh
- I'll just
- What?
Nothing.
There is so much
we could do in here, Stella.
I just know it.
She has an eye for fixer-uppers.
Badgerton are thinking
of expanding
into interior and lifestyle
all because of her.
Stop, Stella, I told you,
I can't take it.
Yeah, stop, Stella!
Rhiannon, your hair
is looking lovely these days.
I wanted to compliment you
before, but I didn't know.
Didn't want
to draw attention to it.
Let's see.
Plenty a buyer could do
with this space.
Maybe knock it through
to the kitchen
and make a second living room.
But first, we should get rid
of all this junk.
Okay, well, I think that's all.
If you could get everything
cleared out and give me a call
I'll pop by with a photographer.
A lot can be done with Photoshop.
[BOTH CHUCKLING]
Thank you.
A couple of Glade plug-ins
wouldn't hurt.
[JULIA] I've got some hand
sanitizer in my bag.
We'll go upstairs.
Uh
- Hi, Norman, I have, um
- You! In here!
I'm sorry, I
But I honestly thought
that's what you said, Jeff.
I mean, you had bad signal.
It was a crappy line.
But you definitely said, "Go!"
I said, "Go tell Norman."
I didn't hear that.
- But-but we found something.
- She found something.
And it's good.
- [NORMAN] Go on, then.
- Dead man terrorized colleague.
- What?
- Who? Canal guy?
Yeah!
And his mum told you that?
Uh well, no. No.
We did some, uh investigating.
- To see a ex-work colleague.
- Ah!
Norman, for Christ's sake, this is
- Go on.
- I've got proof.
You said it needed something else, so
Mm-mm.
Oh no, I don't think we can use this.
It's too unsavory.
The bloke's a murder victim.
Yeah, but he's a terrible person.
I mean, you should've heard him.
- What?
- Dave Ferris.
H- his, um His victim.
The Telegram would publish it.
- Okay.
- What?
Jeff will write it up.
It's Jeff's story.
It's his dead body, so to speak.
- I
- You'll get your credit, too.
Calm down.
Notes!
Uhh, few of us are going
for pints at The Bell.
Well, not Claudia and Lana.
They usually have a Prosecco
or cider, depending on the day,
and Jeff normally has a G and T.
Uh Okay. Have a nice time.
You've probably got plans
but if you don't,
maybe you'd like to join us.
Oh! Oh no, I don't
I don't have plans.
No presh. HR would have you
believe that's discrimination.
No! No No No presh!
I-I-I'd like to come.
Well, it's a good opportunity
to celebrate, and
you did, uh you did uh, well today.
- [MUSIC PLAYING]
- Thank you.
[NORMAN] Right, you lot, let's do it.
Come on, let's drink some pints
and sing some songs.
Not you, you'll be drinking
Prosecco, whole bottle.
Forever's gonna start tonight,
yes, it is ♪
Forever's gonna start tonight ♪
Once upon a time,
I was falling in love ♪
Is it always like this?
You don't get out much, do you?
[CHUCKLING]
Uh, today was impressive.
I need to up my game, clearly.
Oh, yes!
A total eclipse of the heart ♪
[CHEERING, APPLAUSE]
And I approve of all your
underhand tactics to piss Jeff off.
Thank you! Right, come on, Claudia.
Hey, AJ, all new employees
got to do a song.
Oh, no! No, no!
Otherwise, it's a sackable offense!
Um what did you do?
Oh, uh they didn't ask me.
And a pack of El Spano sausage
rolls for the best song tonight.
Ooh!
We gotta fight, fight, fight ♪
- Hi, can I
- Fight, fight for this love ♪
We gotta fight, fight, fight ♪
Hi, excuse me.
Fight, fight for this love ♪
If it's worth having
it's worth fighting for ♪
I don't know
where we're heading ♪
I'm willing and ready to go ♪
We've been driving so fast ♪
Hi, excuse me!
Hey! Uh, sorry. Uh, what do you want?
Uh, a-a vodka lemonade
and a lager. Thank you.
[MAN] Hello?
[WHISTLING]
Can I get some service, please?
[KNOCKING ON BAR] Chop-chop! Over here.
[BARTENDER] Yeah, I can hear you.
[MAN] Good. Try seeing me now.
[BARTENDER]
Can you wait one second.
Hey, you alright, boss?
- [LAUGHS]
- Hi.
I'm glad I bumped into you, actually.
Uh, you are?
Yeah! Yeah, I wanna talk to you.
Oh!
Well, I wanna talk to you, too.
Yeah, like,
about the business agreement.
Oh!
Right. Uh yeah. Of course.
What What did you want to talk about?
Well, just, like, have you read it?
Like, I know it is dry
so no worries if not, but
That's why I done it in Comic Sans,
- to try and liven it up
- I haven't read it yet, sorry.
OK, cool. No, that's fine.
There's no rush, is it.
Do you know what I mean?
Like, in your own time. [CHUCKLES]
Like, whenever you are ready,
though, right, trust me,
all you gotta do
is sign on the dotted line.
It's all above board, like,
legally binding and all that, so
Nothing to worry yourself over.
Yeah, I don't know
if I can trust you, actually,
with Dad's business.
[CHUCKLES]
Anyway, I've got your number.
There you go, love.
Nine pound eighty, please.
Thanks. Bye.
It must have been love Too high.
- But it's over now ♪
- Right, I'm gonna sing.
Ooh!
You held me down, but I got up ♪
Get ready cause I've had enough ♪
I see it all, I see it now ♪
- I got the eye of the tiger ♪
- [CHEERING]
A fighter ♪
Dancing through the fire ♪
'Cause I am a champion ♪
And you're gonna hear me roar ♪
Louder, louder than a lion ♪
'Cause I am a champion ♪
And you're gonna hear me roar ♪
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh ♪
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh ♪
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh ♪
Oh-oh ♪
Sorry, everyone.
All right, uh As all of us know,
something evil happened
in our community last night.
That poor boy!
Uh, the police wanted to speak to anyone
who might be able to help
with their investigation,
so we can help put this monster
in prison where he belongs, eh?
Yes! Look out
for one another, yeah?
[CROWD] Yeah!
Bit of Blue. "One Love".
[MUSIC STARTS]
One love for the mother's pride ♪
One love
for the times we've cried ♪
One love, gotta stay alive ♪
[PANTING]
[RYAN] You stupid bitch!
You are so fucked!
- You are so fucking
- [GROANS]
- He was a fucking cunt!
- [DOOR OPENS]
[MAN] Hello!
- What do you want, Mike?
- A pint of lager.
And a friendly smile while you're at it.
Think you can manage that?
Come on! Chop-chop!
[LAUGHING] Come on!
Oi! Chop-chop! I'm talking to you!
Hey! Come on!
- Sorry, my dad
- Chop-chop! Come on!
I'm not thirsty anymore. [LAUGHING]
Cunt!
- I'm heading off.
- Oh, okay.
See you tomorrow.
Hey!
Be careful getting home, eh?
Just until we nail this guy.
Of course.
I hope you get him.
Yeah.
he'd leave you longing for ♪
Black velvet
and that little boy's smile ♪
[MENACING MUSIC PLAYING]
♪
[MIKE] Joan, don't be retarded.
I would never have said that.
Well, they're clearly liars.
Well, obviously they're lying.
Look, I'm not a bloody charity.
Get her out,
or you lose your job.
- [METAL CLANGING]
- [MIKE] Fuck's sake!
- Ugh!
- Hi! Excuse me!
Um C-can you help me?
[MIKE EXHALES, HUFFS]
- Thanks.
- What's going on?
I've lost my dog.
I I think she went in here.
I I don't know where she is.
She's so small.
Should be on a lead, a place like this.
I think she went under here,
but I can't move the bin.
Can you? Can you have a look?
[CHUCKLING]
Oh! Jesus!
Ugh!
Fucking joke!
What's his name?
- [GRUNTING]
- [GURGLING]
- [KNIFE SQUELCHING]
- [GRUNTING]
[PANTING]
["YOU SHOULD SEE ME IN A CROWN"
BY BILLIE EILISH PLAYING]
Bite my tongue, bide my time ♪
Wearing a warning sign ♪
Wait till the world is mine ♪
Visions I vandalize ♪
Cold in my kingdom size ♪
- Fell for these ocean eyes ♪
- 'People I'd love to kill.'