Without Sin (2022) s01e02 Episode Script

We're here today to discuss
the murder of Stella's daughter,
Maisy Tomlinson,
on the 10th of December 2018.
Hello, Stella.
I can't begin to imagine the pain
you've suffered from that night.
I wanna ask if you'll meet me.
As if we'd wanna be anywhere
near that man ever again.
Set it up.
I'll meet with Charles Stone.
I need you to tell me
why you killed my daughter.
- I didn't kill her.
- What?
The people who set me up,
they're still out there.
And now there's another girl
from Millfields.
She's missing.
Her name is Cleo Dale!
- Get him off me!
- Cleo Dale!
- She's not gone missing, has she?
- Did she know Maisy?
Yeah, they were pals.
Yeah, I'm sorting it. I'm gonna be
with you sometime, I promise.
Thanks for coming back.
WITHOUT SIN
I want you to tell me
about this missing girl.
Her name is Cleo Dale.
And what do you think
she's got to do with my daughter?
This past three years
in here,
I have had nothing but time.
Time to look for any scrap,
any explanation,
any connection to Millfields,
to your daughter Maisy.
I think Cleo might be
that connection.
I think she's in danger.
You said you were set up.
That someone sent you
to my house that night. Who?
I thought this is what you wanted.
I'm here.
Yeah, I know.
It was the McKellers.
I used to work for them.
Why didn't you mention that
at the trial?
You're from Millfields,
you know that family,
what they're capable of.
My boy still lives on that estate.
They know him.
What's that got to do
with Cleo Dale?
Her mum.
She's an addict,
she buys off them.
I know that
because I sold to her.
What you saying,
that they've taken her?
'Cause her mum's got a debt
or something?
I don't know, but maybe.
They're ruthless, Stella.
They take people hostage,
they torture them until their families
pay up, sometimes worse, I've seen it.
Why did you run?
- What?
- Why did you run?
You're saying you're innocent.
So why did you run?
Why didn't you stay
and try and save her?
I did try.
There was nothing that I could do.
She was already gone.
Stella, no one would have believe me,
I just found her like that.
I had to run.
What made you come back?
What changed?
If you know something about Cleo,
I can help.
Stella.
Good to be back in the old stomping
ground, isn't it, duck?
Come here.
So come on then.
What's got you worrying
about this Cleo girl, then?
I went to see Charles again.
What, part of that scheme?
- No.
- Then why?
She was a mate of Maisy's
from the stables.
My mum recognized her
from the missing person's profile.
Charles thinks that Cleo going missing
is connected to Maisy somehow.
He said it was the McKellers
that set him up
and he thinks
they might have taken Cleo.
I don't know, I mean, maybe Cleo knows
something about the murder.
Oh, stop, stop, stop.
Babes, you're just clutching at straws.
It's not wise
throwing shade on that family.
Is that why you wanted
to come here?
Do you think
they work for the McKellers?
No, I don't know,
could well do.
Well, no one's talking
about her, Remy.
- Do the police even know, do they care?
- Oh, yeah, yeah, course.
Okay, well, then do you know
where she's been staying?
Yeah. She's staying
at Riverside Lodge.
I spoke to social services.
Cleo's run away before.
Carers are working
with the missing persons' team,
and they don't seem worried.
Look, I've got one night off
this week, that's all.
Can we just at least try
and enjoy ourselves?
- Yeah, sorry.
- Thank you.
Shut up.
All right, listen,
you need to shut the fuck up
unless you want everyone in here
to hear you like this.
You have no idea
what it's like in here.
Hey, you wanna cry,
you swallow it.
You don't make a sound.
- Hi.
- Bobbi called.
Wanted to check in
after your meeting.
Well, come in then.
How could you
meet with him?
Stella?
Well, I just wanted to hear from him
what really happened.
Oh, and did he tell ya?
Well, he said that he's still innocent,
but he did tell me
that he was working
for the McKellers.
And then he told me that
there's another girl that's missing,
who was mates with Maisy and he thinks
that they're connected.
- Are you serious?
- Yeah, I'm serious.
What the fuck is wrong with you?
Ah, you're smoking too much
of that shit again obviously.
Shut up.
We both know they didn't find everything,
they didn't find the phone,
they didn't find
the murder weapon.
Yeah, because he dumped them.
He knew what he was doing.
- How can you be so sure?
- There were no other suspects.
And you found him with her.
Yeah, I know. I know that
but this is new information, Paul.
- You can't ignore it.
- He's got inside your head!
Why are you dragging
this nightmare out even longer?
Because I want to know
what happened to her.
No! No! This stops now!
He's taken enough from us,
Stella.
I don't want you
to speak to him,
I don't want you to see to him.
Just leave him alone.
Look, he's using ya
to try and get out.
It's either that
or he's playing a sick game.
he's a monster, Stella.
Do you want one?
Yeah.
So, what happened?
What?
News travels fast in this place.
We've all heard what you did.
I'd fell out with my girlfriend,
went out on a bender.
I were off my face.
I were driving too fast.
Didn't see her
until it was too late.
She were pregnant.
But the only way that I'll ever
be able to look
at my little girl in the eyes
and ask her for a second chance
is knowing that I've done my time.
I wanna be punished.
This place will do
more than that to you.
Let it.
How else am I gonna
get forgiveness?
Give it time.
You got plenty of that now.
I grew up on this estate.
Must have been hard here
after everything that happened.
It's my home.
I've been to see Charles.
He said he was set up.
But I read your interview.
You called him
"The Millfields Monster."
So you think he did it?
Charles is complicated.
How'd you mean?
He weren't like other kids.
He'd get so angry.
One minute he'd be fine,
the next minute he'd completely lose it.
Like he'd become
a different person.
Got worse
when his mum died.
He was only 10.
She hadn't been well
in a long time.
Took things out on Charles.
She was violent?
Towards Charles?
She never took to him.
She'd lash out.
I was away with work.
Do you mind me asking
how she died?
cut her wrists.
He was the one who found her.
Then a neighbor spotted him
through the window
covered in his mum's blood.
After that I always worried.
But I never imagined.
I'm so sorry
for what he did
to your daughter.
Remy.
After what you said about Cleo,
I had a look into it.
And?
Well, a week before she disappeared,
she called the police.
What? What about?
She said she had information she wanted
to share about Maisy's murder.
- What did she say?
- Don't know.
They asked her to come in,
but she never turned up.
Right.
Remy, where did you say
she was staying?
Who are you?
What are you, her mum?
No, I'm not her mum.
I'm her friend.
Do you live here?
Are you a mate of Cleo's?
I don't suppose you know where she is,
do ya? I'm kind of worried about her.
No.
Do you know where her mum lives?
Just so I can get in touch.
Nah, look, I didn't really know her
Her mum, she's an addict,
and she buys off them.
And I know that because
I used to sell it to her.
- Oh, come on, Jess.
- Oh, ain't he gorgeous, Stella?
Kelvin's nephew's
usually the carver.
He's off sick with a dicky tummy
or you'd have met him.
Sounds like that's best
for everybody involved.
He's got curls like a lamb.
Dead hunky.
But he's going through a messy
I'm just putting it out there
for when he's back on the market.
You got kids then, Kelvin?
No, no.
Been a stepdad a fair
few times though.
I bet they've loved coming
to the stables over the years.
Yeah.
Do you keep the girls' addresses
on file?
No, love, I don't. No.
You must do. I mean, just in case,
there's an accident,
you must have to keep it
Stella!
That's enough.
Couldn't have a nice meal with Kelvin
and make it all about him, could ya?
You've got it right on you today.
I'd have told you if you'd just asked.
- Told me what?
- I know what you want.
I know where Cleo's mum lives.
I'm just gonna
use the lav, love, all right.
Tell me then.
I'm worried about you, duckie.
I don't want to encourage
this erratic behavior.
- Just tell me.
- Well, I will.
Just want my dinner first.
- Yeah?
- Is Cleo's mum in there?
- Yeah, what about it?
- I'm looking for her.
What's she done?
Nothing. She's missing,
you do know that, don't ya?
Shut that animal up!
Look, I've told your lot,
I can't keep track.
- She'll be back when it suits her.
- Elaine, Who's that?
- Social.
- Get rid of her!
Cleo knew something about
the Maisy Tomlinson murder?
Did she ever say anything to you
about it?
I know you.
You're not from the social.
You're her mum.
And you come round here, telling me
how to look after my daughter?
Who was looking after yours, eh?
I'm only trying to help.
That's my number.
Like I say,
I'm just trying to help.
No one's
looking for her.
No one's missing her,
she's just some runaway.
If a girl like Cleo disappears,
people don't ask questions.
It's good that you are.
I went to see your dad.
Did he apologize for me?
He told me about your mum.
He told me that
you were the one who found her.
It wasn't her fault.
Not really,
I can see that now.
She was ill.
But my dad, he ignored things.
He saw the bruises, he heard the things
she called me, he never said a word.
And then after she died, he just never
looked at me the same again.
You said your son
lives in Millfields, too.
Are they close?
Yeah, Teddy's leaned on him
a bit these past few years.
Does he believe you?
- Teddy?
- Yeah.
You'll have to ask him that.
- Hi, Teddy, I'm Stella.
- Yeah, yeah, I know who you are.
Do you wanna come in?
There, just through there.
You okay me asking you questions
about your dad?
Yeah, yeah, of course.
It's the least I can do.
Was he popular around here?
Yeah, he was a whirlwind.
Whenever he was out of prison, he was
You know, people, kind of,
gravitated towards him.
I don't suppose you have any trouble
with the McKellers nowadays, do ya?
No, I ain't got 'ought
to do with them.
Not since he went down.
I've stayed well clear.
My dad, he's never
mentioned the McKellers
in connection with anything.
He's kept us safe.
Oh, that'll be my girlfriend
All right, babe?
Oh, sorry.
- No, no, it's all right.
I'm just helping Stella answer a few
questions about my dad.
This is Grace.
Charles told us
about your meeting with him.
I don't know,
Just trying to find out a bit more
about what happened.
That's no bad thing.
I'm gonna pop the kettle on.
- All right, thanks, love.
- I'll leave you two to it.
Well, he believes
that your dad did do it.
Do you?
What do you
want me to say?
He's my dad.
So, Stella,
what was she asking?
Just everything
that you said she would.
And what did you say?
Everything you told me to.
Look, Dad, you know
I support you, don't ya?
Yeah, I do. Listen to me.
My hands are tied in here.
You're my eyes
and my ears out there.
Do you hear me?
I love you,
I'm relying on you.
I just don't want the McKellers
getting involved.
Don't worry about the McKellers.
Of course,
I'm worried about it.
I've got it under control.
Yeah, I've heard that before.
Just be careful.
Whatever your plans are,
please don't forget us in it.
Look at me.
What have I told you?
I've got it under control.
All right?
- Go on, just say it. Spit it out, what?
Grandad wants to see ya.
Why?
'Cause he's dying.
Look, I want you
to meet with him, Dad.
Will you let him come, please?
Dad?
- No.
I said, no.
I'm sick of this.
It's gonna be me picking up the pieces
if you leave it too late.
- Who do you think you're talking to?
I'll smack you
across the fucking face.
I'm your father.
You show me some respect.
I said, no.
All right.
Go and get us a cup of tea.
Yeah.
Sorry for gate crashing.
I just really needed to see a mate.
Didn't have any wild plans,
did ya?
I was planning on having a superhero
movie mega marathon tonight.
You're such a geek.
- What the hell are these?
- What you on about? They're my slippers.
They're horrible.
I hope you're not wearing them
when your dates come around?
How is Tinder?
I can't be arsed with that chat,
do you know what I mean?
And all the girls on there have already
shagged half my mates anyway.
- Small pond.
- Big tall fish.
- It's our song.
- Yep.
Come on, let's have a dance.
- No, stop it.
- Come on.
Oh, come on then.
- Stella.
- What?
I don't want this
- Give over.
- Yeah, give over.
You know how I feel about ya.
I just want it to be right.
Otherwise, it's muggings here
that's gonna get us hurt in it.
How can you be so sure?
Because you chose him.
I'm sorry.
I was an idiot.
We were just kids, Remy.
I thought that
you thought that Paul was,
better than me.
Don't know why,
he's a right arrogant prick.
Thinks his coke habit is okay
because he does coke in a dinner party
rather than in a pub toilet.
Well, he did knock that on the head
when I got pregnant.
What?
Well, I caught him picking up
not that long back.
Did ya? When?
Nah, forget I said it.
I mean, I didn't say anything
'cause well, you know,
you and Maisy and that but,
come on, he's always been
a cokehead.
Right. So, where did he
pick up from?
- It's the McKellers, weren't it?
Come on, everyone's shifting coke
in Notts these days.
And yeah, of course, most of it goes
through the McKellers first.
- What you doing here?
- I was hoping we could have a chat.
I've been learning
some things tonight,
about you buying drugs off the McKellers.
Remy told me everything.
- About what?
- About your coke habit.
About him catching ya.
He's always had an agenda
with you, ain't he?
Who are you to talk anyway?
Fucking state you used to come
home in after a night out.
Charles was working for the McKellers.
He was sent to our house that night.
And now I find out that you've been
buying drugs off them?
I picked up off a kid
in the street.
I didn't even know he was a McKeller
until the fucking super cop turned up.
Yeah, well, you can't be messing
with these people.
So what did you owe them,
money or something?
What are you suggesting?
Ah, you know what,
I'm not even entertaining this.
Right. Is that why you didn't want me
seeing Charles?
Because you're hiding something?
You really wanna go there?
You'll really throw shit at anyone else,
right, to try and escape the truth.
You were two minutes up the road
getting pissed
rather than being at home
with Maisy that night.
You're a fucking liar.
I'll find out the truth, Paul.
- Best out of three?
- Go on then.
We could put a bit of a wager on it,
make it a bit more interesting.
Nah, nah, nah, nah.
That's a mug's game.
Come on, man,
so many of us do.
- That lot invited you to play?
- Yeah.
All right, listen,
you get into debt in here
even for a few bits
from the canteen, you're done.
Right, you're done.
Leave all that lot well alone.
- All right, Charlie.
- All right, Karl.
Who's that?
Karl McKeller.
A McKeller?
Why would they put him
on this wing?
Who does he need
protection from?
That's not why he's here.
How you doing then?
- Yeah, I'm all right.
- You been behaving yourself?
I'm keeping my head down.
Keeping busy with visitors
more like.
Listen, I don't wanna be here
with the nonces,
and the rapists and child killers
any more than I need to be.
Now I hope, for both of our sakes,
Charlie, that you'll stop talking
and then I'll be out of here
again soon.
I know I'm your mom,
and I'm meant to be
just on your side.
Well, then try it for a change.
But how you've been
accusing Paul
of having anything to do with our Maisy's
murder, it's just beyond me.
What world
are you living in, gal?
I actually think there might be some
truth in what Charles is saying.
You're not choosing
to believe him over Paul?
I've always just let you be,
because it was a terrible,
terrible thing what happened.
But Paul lost his girl as well
that night.
I think sometimes
you forget that.
I'm sorry
for showing up like this.
It's fine.
Paul will be back soon.
I'm questioning everything,
completely paranoid.
To be honest, Meera,
I'm losing my fucking mind.
I knew something was up
with Paul before Maisy died.
He was just acting odd, shady with
his phone, he was late home,
and now I know that
he had dealings with the McKellers.
Paul might not even know.
What if they tried to take Maisy
that night to get money out of him?
This has to be why
they were targeting our house.
Stella, stop.
You're so far off!
Paul was with me that night.
We'd already started
a relationship.
I was at the hotel when you called
to tell him that Maisy had died.
We're about to start a family.
I don't want any more lies.
well, thinking all sorts.
I had to tell her about us.
I'm so sorry.
You let me believe that I was the only
one that let Maisy down that night?
How could I tell ya?
Our daughter had just died.
I was calling you
for hours, Paul,
and now I find out that
you were shagging your boss.
- You were hardly perfect either, Stella.
- No, I never pretended to be though.
But it all makes sense now,
don't it?
How you was able to stay living in this
house, how you moved on so quick.
It still weren't enough, was it,
after we were fucking there
only two weeks ago.
Fuck!
So, did your girlfriend
visit this morning?
Yeah. Must have took
a lot for her to come in.
First visit's
always the toughest.
Decided what to do
about your dad?
You might not get
another chance, man.
He told me
about your mum.
Get out! Get out!
He told me that
you were the one who found her.
- Can I?
- Yeah.
You all right?
- I'll see if they can get you a cushion.
- I'll manage.
I just tried not to take
so many meds today.
They make my mind
a bit fuzzy like.
I've not got long.
Weeks now, not even months.
- Did Teddy tell you?
- Yeah.
I'm sorry.
It's always a tonic seeing him.
Yeah, he does me proud.
Stella Tomlinson came to see me.
She deserves to know the truth.
I need you to take responsibility
for what you did to that girl.
- Please.
- That the only reason you came?
Charles, please.
I know I let you down.
Yeah, you did.
Should have done better by you
with your mum.
But I just need
to hear you say it.
You've got that in you,
haven't you, son?
Admit to me that
you killed Maisy Tomlinson.
You know,
you broke my fuckin' heart.
I love you, Dad.
Bye.
How did it go?
What's your dad say?
What happened? Charles?
Shut your fuckin' mouth,
do you hear me?
All right, keep your nose out
my fuckin' business.
- No, you're not my fucking mate.
Get that into your head.
You're not my fucking mate.
You're a fucking child killer.
You're nothing like me!
Nothing like me!
- Thanks for meeting.
- Yeah, it's no trouble.
I wanted to talk to you.
What I said
- It's okay, honestly.
- No, it's not.
I'm sorry, all right?
What that man
You knew Charles then?
I wouldn't say knew him,
but he sold to me, yeah.
Always thought he was a scumbag,
but when I heard what he did,
I don't know how you do it, love.
Get out of bed every morning.
Sometimes I don't.
Look, we all make mistakes.
I'm not here to judge ya.
I'm guessing you didn't call
just to apologize.
I've still got this.
Cleo's tablet.
I've unlocked it.
I thought it might help you,
you know, in looking for her.
Do you have any clue
where she might be?
I don't know,
but I hope she's okay.
She's my baby.
It's nice that someone cares.
Thank you.
- Yeah.
- Thanks for that.
It's all right.
He'll be on me all day
if I don't. See ya.
What you doing, man?
Could we get in trouble?
- Maisy, get out of the way.
- You're fucking loud, Cleo.
What are you doing?
Wait, look at me, look at me.
Cleo, are you filming?
What are you doing?
Maisy, what are you doing?
Maisy, what are you doing?
Oh, if he finds out we've been in here
we're gonna get in so much shit.
They won't even notice.
I can't do it.
Quick, someone's coming.
- Maisy, come on, come on.
- Shit, let's go!