Rules of the Game (2022) s01e03 Episode Script
Episode 3
I keep thinking about Amy.
My friend died ten years ago today.
This is Gemma. She'll be doing
work experience with us
for the next two weeks.
Looks like nepotism.
It is nepotism.
I've discovered Gareth's porn.
The kind of porn he watches,
it's not nice.
Have you told Luke?
He was very fond of that cat.
Have you thought about giving things
another go? No.
Owen's not screwing Sam.
Your husband is.
How old were you when the
relationship with Hugh started? 16.
Didn't sound consensual to me.
Consent, yeah?
I didn't consent to nothing.
I have been diagnosed
withperimenopause.
You hired a whistle-blower.
Why are we paying off a man
who knowingly supplied illegal drugs
to underage girls?
You have no idea what I have been
through to get this far!
Same thing Tess went through,
Amy, God knows who else!
What do you remember
about that night?
If you know something,
you need to tell me.
Tell us about Amy, Sam.
You found her body too, didn't you?
What did we do to you?
SHE EXHALES SHARPLY
Are you OK?
Because that's two people
you've found dead.
This must be affecting you.
How's your mental health?
SAM CHUCKLES SOFTLY
The world is on fire,
kids are in cages,
the government's a shambles.
I mean, we're all going to die
because of climate change
or a mutating virus.
More than 200 women get killed every
week and we're told to flag down
a sodding bus if we feel unsafe.
We're all struggling
with our mental health.
All of us.
I can't believe you're making me
come in on my birthday.
It's the school of life, Gem.
No-one gives a shit about
the individual except as a tiny cog
in the crushing machine
of capitalism. Get used to it.
DEVICE BEEPS
Meet you up there.
Brian. Oh, look, you've made me
lose my Bourbon.
Are all the entry records kept
in here? Yes, all computerised.
How far back do they go?
Uhstored on the cloud for a few
months till they're deleted.
Six, if you're lucky.
What about really old stuff?
How old are we talking?
Ten, 12 years.
There's a drawer over there
full of rubbish.
I don't even know
if they're still working.
It's a very antiquated system
until 2014.
Yeah, it was me that digitalised
everything. Was it now?
Yeah, it's my job to be
the eyes and ears of this place.
Can't put a price on what I do.
22K a year. Don't you start!
I've had that new woman in here
asking exactly what it is I do.
Acts like I'm disposable
one minute,
the next thing she's begging me
to pull up records
to check who's been late.
She's a bit of a Nazi.
Very attractive girl,
don't get me wrong,
but not my type.
I prefer blondes.
But, you know, she's on some
sort of power
Our admissions document is nearly
complete. In a couple of weeks
we can announce the IPO
and then after that,
go on a two-week road show
to meet potential investors.
I want you and Owen to take
the lead on the road show.
Um, what about me?
Stay here and don't touch anything.
No pyjama parties or snuggles
in the Holiday Inn for us, Sam.
Oh, don't get any ideas.
I'll pack my teddy bear and my
granny knickers, don't worry.
Anything else? That's it. Good.
Well, things seem to be moving,
so let's keep the momentum going,
and I'll check in towards
the end of the week.
Don't mess this up, Sam.
SHE CLEARS HER THROA
We having a bonding moment?
The Maya-Hugh situation.
You told me that was under control.
It is.
She's distracted by this
dead cat affair.
Tell me you didn't kill the cat.
No, I didn't kill thebloody cat.
SHE SIGHS
But something's come up.
What's wrong?
I found this. Entry records.
Amy came back here before she died.
Amy never left the club.
Hugh was lying.
Well, maybe she left something here.
Her coat. Maybe someone took her
key fob that night.
Well, we can't just sit on this.
Shouldn't we hand it over
to the police? No, I'll handle it.
Is there a digital copy of this?
It's on a CD-ROM in my office.
Keep it safe.
Get it to me when you can.
Don't worry about this.
Concentrate on the IPO.
Leave the past alone.
SHE EXHALES SOFTLY
I think we've bonded enough
for today. Really?
After decades together,
I think we're just getting
to know one another.
DOOR OPENS
That's it.
Now, if you can all make your way
up to a seated position
Now, relax your shoulders.
You did great.
It's ten days, no booze.
Tess, that is amazing! That Ssh!
Close up the eyes
if it helps you to focus.
THEY CHUCKLE
So, Lucy got back to me.
Said she'd be happy to meet you
at an AA meeting
todayif you want.
I could drop you off.
Or tomorrow.
Thursday OK.
I'm not committing to anything other
than one little meeting, though. OK.
If you and your husband divorce,
you'll be entitled to spousal
support, division of assets
and a substantial amount
of child support.
I know you mentioned his net worth
over the phone,
but do you have reason to believe
he might try and fudge his income
or there might be any hidden assets
you don't know about?
He's talked about floating
the company, you know,
like on the Stock Exchange.
When? A few weeks.
You'd be wise to hold off on filing
until after the IPO.
I don't really care about the money.
I understand. But you have to think
about your daughter's future.
If it's a matter of weeks.
SHE INHALES DEEPLY
OK.
Do some digging, Carys.
I've done this job for a long time.
Men like Gareth, they hide things.
What are you interested in, Gemma?
You know, what are you, like,
passionate about? Animal rights,
environmental activism,
destruction of the patriarchy,
dismantling white supremacy?
We have a lot in common. SHE SCOFFS
No. Look
..when I was at school, people
would take the piss out of anyone
who was different - too gay,
too thin, too fat, too chavvy.
But the world's moved on.
We've embraced difference,
and we reflect that
in our advertising campaigns.
Young people like you are showing us
there's a way forward.
I think you've been misled
about my generation.
You know, having someone like you on
the team, with your kind of ideas,
could really shake things up
around here.
You could go to uni
and get into debt.
Or you could get a job here.
Thanks, but I'm more
intorevolution.
Call me.
I want to show you what we have
been working on.
KNOCK AT DOOR
Oh, am I interrupting?
HE EXHALES SHARPLY
Well, go on, trouble.
Get out of here.
Here. Preliminary timetable
for the road show.
Well, this is not what we discussed.
I've made some changes.
PHONE BUZZES
Ah, it's Adam's school.
I've just got to step out a sec.
Just take the day off. BUZZING CONTINUES
No, it's fine. Done. BUZZING STOPS
PHONE BUZZES
I'll switch off. Go home. BUZZING STOPS
You're not focused.
We can manage without you.
No. I'm all yours.
Let's go through the timetable.
Numbing cream starting to work?
Think so.
So today we're doing the laser
skin tightening treatment. Yes.
I thought I'd step it up a bit.
I wouldn't often say this,
but you could totally afford
to just leave this treatment
for another year.
I'm not paying you for an opinion.
Of course. You won't regret it.
Bit of a strange, burning sensation
with the laser.
Worth it to get that collagen
kick started? Fry me like bacon.
LIGHT CHATTER
Amy was a loving daughter and friend
who touched the lives
of all who knew her.
Today, the coroner reached a verdict
of death by misadventure.
It is clear to all of us who knew
her that those who knowingly
supplied our young, beautiful
16-year-old daughter with illegal
drugs and alcohol should take
responsibility for her death.
Because Amy didn't take drugs, so
somebody out there knows something.
Somebody out there knows what
happened to her, and she couldn't
call anyone for help because
she didn't even have her phone.
SNIFFLING
You were calling Garethtrying
to get laid. I wasn't.
I didn't call anyone that night.
THEY CHATTER INDISTINCTLY
CHATTER CONTINUES
PHONE RINGS
PHONE BUZZES
Hello, Samantha Thompson speaking.
Adam did what?
And, yeah, there's a door
coming up, OK?
What the hell?
It's
..it's Gemma's birthday.
I still can't believe you did that.
When I started working,
it wasn't like it is now.
If Well, if someone who
was your boss wanted to
..well, you knowdo things
Hm. ..you didn't have a choice.
You either had to take it
on the chin or get fired.
I just don't want you to have to go
through the same shit that I did.
I can handle myself.
My generation is not like yours.
Can't wait for you to have kids.
I'm going to have a dog, not a kid.
The world's overpopulated.
Well, I hope your hypothetical dog
shits on your dreams.
GEMMA SCOFFS
Wait here.
Thank you. And, again,
I'm really sorry.
Paul, are you joking?
Go on.
CHUCKLING
Aww.
Mummy's going to read your bedtime
story tonight, all right?
Daddy's got to go and see
Uncle Owen.
Can't you go after bedtime?
I'll only be an hour. Quick pint.
Have you got any cash?
Yeah. In me bag.
Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Bye-bye.
GIGGLING
One second. I'll be back in a sec.
FOOTSTEPS
What's this?
Uh, I was thinking about making
a will. With a divorce lawyer?
Look, I know about you and Sam.
HE CHUCKLES Where's this coming from?
Please don't lie to me.
Vanessa said.
Vanessa? For Christ's sake, Carys.
Sam's my work colleague.
She's practically my sister.
Gareth, please.
We've tried everything.
This marriage is not working.
Oh, so this is about me?
It's not about my imaginary
other woman? Oh, stop!
Maybe we need a few days
apart to think.
Where will you go?
I'm staying here. Where will YOU go?
HE EXHALES SHARPLY
All right. Do you know, Daddy's
going to go away for a few days,
all right?
Bye, darling.
Right. What are we reading, eh?
Come this way
Seriously, Adam, this is probably
the funniest shit
you've ever pulled.
Get upstairs. You're not helping.
Listen, Adam.
That kind of stuff
you were looking at,
I don't want you to think that's
how adults treat each other.
There's a difference
in what goes on
between people who love
each other and what happens online.
And I don't want you to think
of women in that way, or
..or men, to be honest.
I have restrictions on every
single screen in this house.
Did someone else show it to you?
Did you use someone else's computer?
Can I go now? Mm-hm.
Do you want me to come with you?
No, ta.
Ooh, hang on, before I forget.
I got you a present.
The B The Bhagavad Gita.
Is this that weird book that
bald blokes in orange give out?
SHE CHUCKLES
No, you, um, you said that you liked
the passage from the yoga class.
It's from this book.
It's one of my faves. Cheers.
Bye.
INDISTINCT CHATTER
Tess? Hi, I'm Lucy.
Don't worry, it's not
as bad as it looks.
Just avoid the creepy old blokes
who want to study the 12 steps
alone with you. Tea? Hm.
PHONE CHIMES
Can I stop here for a few nights?
No, fuck off and go to your mum's.
I can't handle her right now.
Please!
I just need a few days away from the
house. Carys is doing my head in.
Mum, I need to talk to you.
I'm downstairs.
What is it, Gem?
Forgot. Oh.
All right?
SHE SIGHS
So, you're close with your bosses?
I've known them for 20 years.
So close that Gemma
baby-sits for them,
Adam has sleepovers there and Gareth
actually moved in with you.
Anything romantic going on there?
Something you're trying
to keep quiet?
How do you get on with his wife?
Was it worth it? Was what worth it?
Whatever you did to get
into the good books.
Was it worth it?
My life had become an endless
round of drinking and snorting coke.
Taking downers to sleep,
taking uppers to wake up.
Boo-fucking-hoo.
I thoughtalcoholics drink all
day, so if I only drank at night,
didn't have a problem.
What the fuck is this shit at? Ssh!
Every alcoholic reaches
rock-bottom at some point.
Like a lot of you, I didn't
I didn't think my life
was worth living.
When I failed a suicide
I mean, what kind of an idiot
can't even take his own life?
Anyway
..I'd rather end on a positive note
by telling you all
about the good things in my life
that have come about because
of this group. Tell them about how
you got fired for sexual harassment.
I'd like to hear that story.
Tess, come with me. Come on.
Tell them about how
you lied at the inquest
and you threw me under the bus.
Why are you telling them
why you stopped drinking?
Get the hell away from me!
Tess, it's OK. No-one's judging.
Did you have a bit to drink
before you came out tonight?
I'll handle this. Thanks, Luce.
SHE EXHALES SHARPLY
Can we go somewhere private?
There's a coffee shop Fuck off.
You had ten years to
talk to me and you didn't.
You used me and then acted
like I didn't exist.
I know.
I know. I don't have any excuse.
I talked myself into believing
that you're the type of woman
who didn't take any shit.
Then when Amy died
When Amy died
..I couldn't lie to myself any more.
I was ashamed and disgusted.
Couldn't even look you in the eye.
I should've been honest with you.
Fuck you.
Tess.
You know, I don't have to go
tomorrow.
I saved up all my holiday.
No. You need to get back to work.
The NHS will be in bits without you.
I'm going to go for a shower.
Let me make you a cup of tea.
DOORBELL RINGS
Oh, a visitor.
Who could that be?
What have you done?
I'll just get the door.
Mum, what have you done?
I talked to him, diku.
Five minutes, that's all he wants.
And you gave him my address?
Five minutes.
DOOR OPENS
INDISTINCT CHATTER
So good to see you.
Maya, look who's here, huh.
What a surprise. I'll just put
the kettle on. Hi. Hi, Maya.
SHE CLICKS BUTTON
Ooh!
Oh, did you use that socket?
Yes. They told me it's broken.
It Apparently it trips the
circuit. It's OK.
Where's the fuse box? I don't know.
That's why I don't use THAT socket.
OK. Maya, it's all right.
Take a deep breath, un-stress.
I'll find it.
Come with me. No. Maya!
Go with him.
Otherwise, you won't know
what to do next time it happens.
So you flick this switch
and that resets the circuit.
Thanks. Yeah.
DISTANT CUTLERY CLINKS
So she, uh, driving you nuts?
A bit.
Hey, you want towant to
grab a drink?
Uh, no, I don't think Maya.
Have we got any normal biscuits
instead of all this
gluten-free rubbish?
Mrs J. I was going to take Maya
off your hands
for an hour or so, if that's OK.
Oh, I'm sure she would love that.
She doesn't have much social life
over here.
She needs to get out more.
No, actually, I justI have
some work to do, so
You should go, diku.
The fresh air will do you good.
Mum Come on, I won't bite.
OK.
# Did you come around here
just to start a fight?
# Drop dead
# I let you do what you want
with my heart and I
# Drop dead
# And you put the poison
in every word
# You said
# Stop messing with my head
# Stop playing with my head
# One look and I drop dead
# One time just ain't enough
I take you back
# I call your bluff
# Why don't you put a bullet
to my head?
# My ride or die
# I'll take your love
and tell myself it's good enough
# But you know and I know
# One look and I drop dead
# One look and I #
Have you got the camera on?
Gareth! Turn around,
you won't notice it.
I want to watch it later so I can
see what you look like when you cum.
Oh, God SHE TAPS AND EXHALES SHARPLY
I've, um, I've been seeing someone.
Oh. Yeah. Lovely girl.
Doctor.
I've learned a lot about myself,
and, uh, I know I haven't been
the perfect husband.
I just
I just wish I'd realised it
a bit sooner.
How's your mum?
Uh, in a hospice.
We should call her.
I'm sorry, I
I know you were close.
I just Makes you realise
how little time we have, doesn't it?
We spent most of it arguing
and bickering and wasting it.
Come back.
I can't. Please, Maya. I can't.
We need to sell the house.
My solicitor has
all the papers ready.
You just need to sign them.
You always have to get the last
slap in, don't you?
Maya. Maya, Maya, please, listen.
I'm justI'm just hurt, OK?
I'm just hurt.
I'm not ready to let this go. Can
we please just talk about it, hm?
For one night.
I haven't seen you for weeks.
I didn't know where you were,
if you were OK.
Can you blame me for being stressed?
She walked out on me, Maya.
My mum is dying of cancer.
It's a lot to handle.
Sorry.
Are you?
Yeah? Yeah.
Hey, who's going to put up with you,
eh, Maya? Hm?
And your cleaning obsession,
your spaz-outs,
your shitty job history.
That weird little ball sack
wandering around.
They lining up for you, are they,
Maya, hm?
I'm sorry. I shouldn't have
mentioned your dead cat,
that was a low blow.
Especially when you knew
she wasn't meant to be outside.
Such a tragedy.
SHE SCREAMS
Fuckyou.
Train station, please.
Give me a kiss, diku.
I've got to get to work, Mum.
I, I
ENGINE STARTS I'll call you tonight.
Bye.
Here you go.
Are you signing up
for the charity fun run?
All the proceeds do go to the
local food bank. No. Next question.
Shouldn't you be in that meeting?
What meeting?
About the invested timetable thingy.
There's no meeting. No, there is.
There's definitely a meeting.
Everyone's there.
Fuck!
I'm sure it's a mistake.
Don't worry about it.
They probably don't need you.
Why wouldn't they need me
in an important meeting?
I will find out.
Why don't you take a bit
of you time?
You know, just relax and de-stress.
You're pissing me off now.
So I think you'll agree that we're
coming to the end
of an extremely successful
Not now, Sam?
We're in the middle of something.
As I was saying, we're coming to
the end of an extremely successful
transaction period, and all
we need to do now is to
It just feels you're a bit
distracted right now.
Like, not giving 100%.
I am putting in 12-hour days.
Well, he's a perfectionist.
I wouldn't worry about it.
Well, of course I'm worried!
Well, forget I said anything.
Hey, hey, hey! Listen,
you are the COO, Sam.
He's not going to take that away
from you, but you've got to stop
pissing him off.
You better stay
on my good side, too.
ANIMATED CHATTER
And the educational psychologist
says that Harriet's not speaking,
yet she's actually highly
intelligent.
She needs more stimulation.
So I said to Dom, you know,
"I've got to get her into
a private school."
Look, there she is. Carys!
Carys, hi.
Hi, Flis, Vanessa. Um, sorry.
I've got to rush off.
Oh? Where've you been?
You're missing all the gossip.
I thought I was the gossip.
I had no idea he was moving
in with Sam.
It's as much of a shock to me
as it is to you.
Oh, my God, Sam!
Gemma still on to babysit tonight?
Adam. Car. Now.
Sam, can we talk?
I told him to get his arse home.
I can't do anything more.
I'm sorry. Sam.
Get in the car.
Are you having an affair? What?
No. God, no.
Has his penis been in your vagina?
Jesus! Answer me.
Yes.
Before we were married?
During? When?
Sort ofon and off.
Look, Carys, can we talk about
this?
Isis Gemma his daughter?
No. No, definitely not.
Why didn't YOU marry him?
Because he's not the sort of person
I'd want to have a family with.
Watch this.
Turns out I wasn't
the only one he cheated on.
Carys.
I'm sorry.
Fuck off, Sam.
CAR LOCK BEEPS
DOOR CREAKS
SHE GASPS
Maya?
Danny! Come on, it's time for tea.
DISTANT MOANING
Danny, let me in.
What are you doing
in your parents' bedroom?
Isn't that your mum's laptop?
Why aren't you using yours?
It broke.
Really? Yeah, but look at this.
Hello and welcome to episode 17.
And today we're going to be building
a marine mammal rescue centre.
MOANING
Hey!
No need to turn the TV off, Danny.
I need to talk to you about
something.
Ooh, it sounds very serious. Why?
GLASS CLINKS
Danny's been watching porn.
He's the one who's been spreading
it around school, giving
it to Ads and stuff.
And where would he access
this material?
Of course you want to defend
your brother, Gemma,
that's only natural, but we all know
what goes on in your house.
What do you mean, "in my house"?
Vanessa.
We can talk to Danny tomorrow.
Thanks, Gem. I'm sorry you had
to deal with that.
Can I give you a lift home?
He found the porn on YOUR computer.
Exactly her mother. Like my mum?
Is that supposed to be some kind of
slur? Because my mum works
her arse off as a single parent
doing everything for that company
without any help or thanks.
And from what I can see, all you do
all day is sit at home
doing sod all.
Can I at least get you an Uber?
No, thank you.
But you can stop texting me,
because I'm 17 - and
that's really messed up.
She's got a point about
the leching.
Getting very obvious
in your old age.
HE EXHALES SHARPLY
No sign of forced entry.
He obviously knows where you keep
your spares, so I'd suggest
changing your locks,
installing some security cameras
and a panic alarm.
You should consider filing
a restraining order against him.
It'll give us more powers
should he try this again.
I think you should take this.
What is it? Tech SOS phone.
Press the button, you get through
to the police immediately.
I want you to come down to
the police station tomorrow
and make a statement, all right?
LOUD ELECTRONIC MUSIC
INDISTINCT CHATTER
THEY CHAT INDISTINCTLY
SHE PANTS SOFTLY
GLASS SMASHES
Whoa. You all right?
HE BREATHES SOFTLY
Yeah. HE CHUCKLES
No, go on. Give us a smile.
It'd be nice.
THEY LAUGH
Hey, where are you off to? Gareth!
Look, shall I turn it off?
No, leave it. I want to watch it
later so I can see what you look
like when you cum. Huh.
DOOR OPENS
What time is it?
I knowabout you and Amy.
She was 16!
Keep your voice down!
She came back to see you that night,
didn't she? What night?
The night she died.
Why would you think that?
I worked it out.
I have been so stupid.
I don't understand. My phone!
She called you on my phone
just before she disappeared.
Don't bullshit me
or I will call the police
right now.
I mean, yeah.
OK, we might have had
a little fling.
But it wasn't like a big deal.
You were the last person to see her
alive, and you have lied
about it for ten years. I think
it's an enormous fucking deal!
How do you know I was the last
person to see her alive?
None of us know what happened.
Because EVERYONE is lying!
I broke things off with her.
She didn't take it well, right?
She kept calling and texting.
I ignored her and
she called me from your phone.
PHONE RINGS
I didn't know it was her,
so I picked up.
She was wasted.
Sam, wasted. She just showed up.
I couldn't get rid of her.
She started throwing herself at me.
I told her again it was over
and she ran off.
I let go alone in that state,
and if I hadn't
Jesus Christ, Gareth!
Why didn't you tell me?
What good would it have done?
Oh, my God.
I have been so stupid!
I'm a scumbag. I'm a piece of shit.
OK, I couldn't even go to
her funeral.
You can't call the police, Sam.
They'll reopen the case and
no-one will believe me.
Please, Sam, I swear
that's all it was.
Just a stupid fling. Nothing more.
Is it worth risking everything?
I need to think.
SOBBING: I feel so guilty,
so guilty, so
I've been carrying this around
with me for ten fucking years.
It's messed my head up.
It's messed us all up.
HE SNIFFLES
Come in.
Our meeting was two hours ago.
Yeah, I got held up.
You were late again.
No, it justslipped my mind.
I was at work on time.
You stink.
A bit harsh.
I can smell it from here, Tess.
What happened?
You were doing so well.
At the AA meeting, I know that
triggers can just sneak up on you,
so
Yeah, that worked out really great.
Cheers.
OK.
Come with me.
Tox came back. Hm.
Alcohol and Alprazolam.
Not in the toxic range,
but the combination would have made
someone extremely uncoordinated,
not really with it. Hm. Trolleyed.
Yeah, that's one way of putting it.
KNOCK AT DOOR Ah, you'll have to wait.
There's a critical point with your
chicken and mushroom,
where the noodle reaches optimum
tender and you have a window
of two seconds
to get your soy sauce in.
DEVICE BEEPS
Good afternoon, Brian.
Oh, what do you want now?
Could you tell me what time Tess
swiped in this morning? Right
Oh, look. There you are,
Tess. 11:49am.
I came in early with a bunch
of different people,
just before 9:00am.
The 11:00am entry
Let's round it up to 12.
..that what was actually
my second entry.
I'd gone to get something
out from my car. OK.
Brian, could you access the CCTV
from this morning, around 9:00am?
She's talking through her arse.
Cheers, Brian.
Get upstairs.
I'll be in touch shortly.
Uh, Brian, could you filter out
Tess' entry records
for the past month
and email them to me, please?
Can I not finish my lunch first?
Move over.
Well Look, nobody bothers me
for months on end
and this week it's,
"Print this out, check that out."
It's a bloody miracle
we still have them CD-ROMs.
I was going to throw away
until Sam came along.
What CD-ROMS? What does it matter?
What exactly did Sam request?
Well, comings and goings,
the same as you.
From ten year ago. Show me.
I wasn't concentrating.
She just swept in
and took some things.
Brian All right.
Tess Jones, wasn't it?
Look, I can't do the goings unless
you want me to trawl through
weeks of CCTV.
But the comings,
that's the easy one.
SHE EXHALES SHARPLY
What
Does Sam know you're in her office?
She will do.
SHE EXHALES SOFTLY
PHONE BUZZES
What now?
What?!
Right, on my way.
What the hell were you doing
in my office?
Took this.
Amy was here the night she died.
So not only is this evidence
for a corporate cover-up,
YOU'RE the one spearheading it.
There's a simple explanation,
I promise.
Right.
So, after you spoke to me,
I went to check the records.
And found out that Amy returned
to the office the night she died.
Yes.
Checking doesn't involve removing
evidence. You should have told me.
This isn't an HR matter, Maya.
Look, you've got enough
on your plate right now.
You're walking around like a zombie
since Audrey.
This isn't for you to decide.
This is a police matter.
There is nothing to report.
She had a crush on Gaz.
She came back here to try
and see him
and when he rejected her,
she ran off into the night.
And died.
She was upset, high and drunk.
He tried to get her home
..but she ran off alone.
It is a tragedy.
But that's what happens
when you're a young girl
and you don't look after yourself.
Oh
"Don't look after yourself."
I'm sorry, what?
I didn't mean it like that. Uh
Oh, you're covering for him.
I have to call this in, Sam.
I have to.
Talk to Gareth and Owen. Fine!
This has waited ten years.
It can wait another couple
more hours.
We have to involve
senior management.
Fine.
I expect everyone in my office
at six.
Thank you.
DOOR OPENS
Tess.
You all right? A bit late for that.
DOOR OPENS
SHE BREATHES DEEPLY
SHE EXHALES SHARPLY
Tess
Tess.
Tess! Hm? You can't be here
in this state.
You're going to get fired. SHE SIGHS
Has anyone ever told
you you're really fit?
Jesus, what have you taken?
I'll have some of that.
SLURRED: Not taken anything.
Come on. Look, you need to get
home before Sam catches you.
I'll get you an Uber.
I don't want to go.
Stand up and keep your head down.
If anyone asks,
you've got the shits.
Can we justjust go to the pub?
No, we can't go to the bloody pub.
You need to go to bed.
Can I just have a little moment?
Hurry up. My empathy window
is closing rapidly.
Fuck off, Duncan, you cock.
Ding-ding! Time's up.
Don't say I didn't warn you.
UNDER HER BREATH: Fuck off.
This is a mess. It's not that bad.
Gareth did nothing wrong.
Maya's on the verge
of a nervous breakdown.
The police will probably
take the entry records
and not even bother looking at them.
You can't just magically
reopen a case overnight.
This. Is. A. Mess.
Gareth?
It's not Sam's fault.
I don't care whose fault it is.
We need to have our solicitor
draw up a non-disclosure agreement
and get Maya to sign it, tonight.
We are on the verge
of taking this company public.
After we do that, she can say
or do whatever she wants, but now?
No.
Absolutely not.
What does Anita think?
I don't want Mum involved in this.
Stays between us.
Get the NDA,
throw some money at her,
include some flowery
feminist bollocks in the language,
and we will shut this down
by tomorrow morning.
I know Maya.
She won't go for that. She has to.
I want it by tonight
or you're out of a job.
Let's go over this morning again.
Start with when you woke up.
So what was the very first thing
you did after getting out of bed?
I had a piss. We've been over this
a million times.
OK, why didn't you
take Gemma in with you today?
I already told you -
she had a bit of a temperature.
She didn't want to go in
and it was Pyjama Friday.
Somebody died this morning
I want to go home.
..and you found their body.
You told me I could go home
any time I wanted to.
I'm doing you a favour
and I am exhausted.
I have told you what I know.
I can't do this any more.
I'm done. One last time, please.
I CAN'T!
UNDER HER BREATH: God
Interview paused at 21:00.
Start retracing your steps
in your head.
I want you to remember everything
from this morning.
SHE SIGHS
DOOR SLAMS
# Crawling down
# From high hopes to the ground
# Trouble sings along
# In my heart and soul
# A giant in the room
# I left him long ago, following you
# Wind heavy on the ground
# A cloak before the moon
# I guess I've never known
# Someone like you
# I'm all right here in your arms,
darling
# I'm all right # SENSOR BEEPS
# Here in your arms, darling
# I'm all right only in your arms,
darling
# I'm all right here in your arms,
darling. #
It's gone wrong. Really wrong.
I need help.
Carys may have found some stuff.
What kind of stuff?
Where is the drive
you took from my safe?
I gave it to Sam.
You've been very loyal to us, Sam
You're all hypocrites. You've got
blood on your hands, the lot of you.
..and we don't forget loyalty
in this family.
Did he try it on?
I don't want to go into it.
Don't underestimate me, Sam.
You're playing
a very dangerous game right now.
Everyone has a price.
Maya didn't.
I'm going to the police.
Get out of my office.
She didn't show up to the CSU
to give a statement.
I think being dead is a pretty good
excuse not to give a statement.
My friend died ten years ago today.
This is Gemma. She'll be doing
work experience with us
for the next two weeks.
Looks like nepotism.
It is nepotism.
I've discovered Gareth's porn.
The kind of porn he watches,
it's not nice.
Have you told Luke?
He was very fond of that cat.
Have you thought about giving things
another go? No.
Owen's not screwing Sam.
Your husband is.
How old were you when the
relationship with Hugh started? 16.
Didn't sound consensual to me.
Consent, yeah?
I didn't consent to nothing.
I have been diagnosed
withperimenopause.
You hired a whistle-blower.
Why are we paying off a man
who knowingly supplied illegal drugs
to underage girls?
You have no idea what I have been
through to get this far!
Same thing Tess went through,
Amy, God knows who else!
What do you remember
about that night?
If you know something,
you need to tell me.
Tell us about Amy, Sam.
You found her body too, didn't you?
What did we do to you?
SHE EXHALES SHARPLY
Are you OK?
Because that's two people
you've found dead.
This must be affecting you.
How's your mental health?
SAM CHUCKLES SOFTLY
The world is on fire,
kids are in cages,
the government's a shambles.
I mean, we're all going to die
because of climate change
or a mutating virus.
More than 200 women get killed every
week and we're told to flag down
a sodding bus if we feel unsafe.
We're all struggling
with our mental health.
All of us.
I can't believe you're making me
come in on my birthday.
It's the school of life, Gem.
No-one gives a shit about
the individual except as a tiny cog
in the crushing machine
of capitalism. Get used to it.
DEVICE BEEPS
Meet you up there.
Brian. Oh, look, you've made me
lose my Bourbon.
Are all the entry records kept
in here? Yes, all computerised.
How far back do they go?
Uhstored on the cloud for a few
months till they're deleted.
Six, if you're lucky.
What about really old stuff?
How old are we talking?
Ten, 12 years.
There's a drawer over there
full of rubbish.
I don't even know
if they're still working.
It's a very antiquated system
until 2014.
Yeah, it was me that digitalised
everything. Was it now?
Yeah, it's my job to be
the eyes and ears of this place.
Can't put a price on what I do.
22K a year. Don't you start!
I've had that new woman in here
asking exactly what it is I do.
Acts like I'm disposable
one minute,
the next thing she's begging me
to pull up records
to check who's been late.
She's a bit of a Nazi.
Very attractive girl,
don't get me wrong,
but not my type.
I prefer blondes.
But, you know, she's on some
sort of power
Our admissions document is nearly
complete. In a couple of weeks
we can announce the IPO
and then after that,
go on a two-week road show
to meet potential investors.
I want you and Owen to take
the lead on the road show.
Um, what about me?
Stay here and don't touch anything.
No pyjama parties or snuggles
in the Holiday Inn for us, Sam.
Oh, don't get any ideas.
I'll pack my teddy bear and my
granny knickers, don't worry.
Anything else? That's it. Good.
Well, things seem to be moving,
so let's keep the momentum going,
and I'll check in towards
the end of the week.
Don't mess this up, Sam.
SHE CLEARS HER THROA
We having a bonding moment?
The Maya-Hugh situation.
You told me that was under control.
It is.
She's distracted by this
dead cat affair.
Tell me you didn't kill the cat.
No, I didn't kill thebloody cat.
SHE SIGHS
But something's come up.
What's wrong?
I found this. Entry records.
Amy came back here before she died.
Amy never left the club.
Hugh was lying.
Well, maybe she left something here.
Her coat. Maybe someone took her
key fob that night.
Well, we can't just sit on this.
Shouldn't we hand it over
to the police? No, I'll handle it.
Is there a digital copy of this?
It's on a CD-ROM in my office.
Keep it safe.
Get it to me when you can.
Don't worry about this.
Concentrate on the IPO.
Leave the past alone.
SHE EXHALES SOFTLY
I think we've bonded enough
for today. Really?
After decades together,
I think we're just getting
to know one another.
DOOR OPENS
That's it.
Now, if you can all make your way
up to a seated position
Now, relax your shoulders.
You did great.
It's ten days, no booze.
Tess, that is amazing! That Ssh!
Close up the eyes
if it helps you to focus.
THEY CHUCKLE
So, Lucy got back to me.
Said she'd be happy to meet you
at an AA meeting
todayif you want.
I could drop you off.
Or tomorrow.
Thursday OK.
I'm not committing to anything other
than one little meeting, though. OK.
If you and your husband divorce,
you'll be entitled to spousal
support, division of assets
and a substantial amount
of child support.
I know you mentioned his net worth
over the phone,
but do you have reason to believe
he might try and fudge his income
or there might be any hidden assets
you don't know about?
He's talked about floating
the company, you know,
like on the Stock Exchange.
When? A few weeks.
You'd be wise to hold off on filing
until after the IPO.
I don't really care about the money.
I understand. But you have to think
about your daughter's future.
If it's a matter of weeks.
SHE INHALES DEEPLY
OK.
Do some digging, Carys.
I've done this job for a long time.
Men like Gareth, they hide things.
What are you interested in, Gemma?
You know, what are you, like,
passionate about? Animal rights,
environmental activism,
destruction of the patriarchy,
dismantling white supremacy?
We have a lot in common. SHE SCOFFS
No. Look
..when I was at school, people
would take the piss out of anyone
who was different - too gay,
too thin, too fat, too chavvy.
But the world's moved on.
We've embraced difference,
and we reflect that
in our advertising campaigns.
Young people like you are showing us
there's a way forward.
I think you've been misled
about my generation.
You know, having someone like you on
the team, with your kind of ideas,
could really shake things up
around here.
You could go to uni
and get into debt.
Or you could get a job here.
Thanks, but I'm more
intorevolution.
Call me.
I want to show you what we have
been working on.
KNOCK AT DOOR
Oh, am I interrupting?
HE EXHALES SHARPLY
Well, go on, trouble.
Get out of here.
Here. Preliminary timetable
for the road show.
Well, this is not what we discussed.
I've made some changes.
PHONE BUZZES
Ah, it's Adam's school.
I've just got to step out a sec.
Just take the day off. BUZZING CONTINUES
No, it's fine. Done. BUZZING STOPS
PHONE BUZZES
I'll switch off. Go home. BUZZING STOPS
You're not focused.
We can manage without you.
No. I'm all yours.
Let's go through the timetable.
Numbing cream starting to work?
Think so.
So today we're doing the laser
skin tightening treatment. Yes.
I thought I'd step it up a bit.
I wouldn't often say this,
but you could totally afford
to just leave this treatment
for another year.
I'm not paying you for an opinion.
Of course. You won't regret it.
Bit of a strange, burning sensation
with the laser.
Worth it to get that collagen
kick started? Fry me like bacon.
LIGHT CHATTER
Amy was a loving daughter and friend
who touched the lives
of all who knew her.
Today, the coroner reached a verdict
of death by misadventure.
It is clear to all of us who knew
her that those who knowingly
supplied our young, beautiful
16-year-old daughter with illegal
drugs and alcohol should take
responsibility for her death.
Because Amy didn't take drugs, so
somebody out there knows something.
Somebody out there knows what
happened to her, and she couldn't
call anyone for help because
she didn't even have her phone.
SNIFFLING
You were calling Garethtrying
to get laid. I wasn't.
I didn't call anyone that night.
THEY CHATTER INDISTINCTLY
CHATTER CONTINUES
PHONE RINGS
PHONE BUZZES
Hello, Samantha Thompson speaking.
Adam did what?
And, yeah, there's a door
coming up, OK?
What the hell?
It's
..it's Gemma's birthday.
I still can't believe you did that.
When I started working,
it wasn't like it is now.
If Well, if someone who
was your boss wanted to
..well, you knowdo things
Hm. ..you didn't have a choice.
You either had to take it
on the chin or get fired.
I just don't want you to have to go
through the same shit that I did.
I can handle myself.
My generation is not like yours.
Can't wait for you to have kids.
I'm going to have a dog, not a kid.
The world's overpopulated.
Well, I hope your hypothetical dog
shits on your dreams.
GEMMA SCOFFS
Wait here.
Thank you. And, again,
I'm really sorry.
Paul, are you joking?
Go on.
CHUCKLING
Aww.
Mummy's going to read your bedtime
story tonight, all right?
Daddy's got to go and see
Uncle Owen.
Can't you go after bedtime?
I'll only be an hour. Quick pint.
Have you got any cash?
Yeah. In me bag.
Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Bye-bye.
GIGGLING
One second. I'll be back in a sec.
FOOTSTEPS
What's this?
Uh, I was thinking about making
a will. With a divorce lawyer?
Look, I know about you and Sam.
HE CHUCKLES Where's this coming from?
Please don't lie to me.
Vanessa said.
Vanessa? For Christ's sake, Carys.
Sam's my work colleague.
She's practically my sister.
Gareth, please.
We've tried everything.
This marriage is not working.
Oh, so this is about me?
It's not about my imaginary
other woman? Oh, stop!
Maybe we need a few days
apart to think.
Where will you go?
I'm staying here. Where will YOU go?
HE EXHALES SHARPLY
All right. Do you know, Daddy's
going to go away for a few days,
all right?
Bye, darling.
Right. What are we reading, eh?
Come this way
Seriously, Adam, this is probably
the funniest shit
you've ever pulled.
Get upstairs. You're not helping.
Listen, Adam.
That kind of stuff
you were looking at,
I don't want you to think that's
how adults treat each other.
There's a difference
in what goes on
between people who love
each other and what happens online.
And I don't want you to think
of women in that way, or
..or men, to be honest.
I have restrictions on every
single screen in this house.
Did someone else show it to you?
Did you use someone else's computer?
Can I go now? Mm-hm.
Do you want me to come with you?
No, ta.
Ooh, hang on, before I forget.
I got you a present.
The B The Bhagavad Gita.
Is this that weird book that
bald blokes in orange give out?
SHE CHUCKLES
No, you, um, you said that you liked
the passage from the yoga class.
It's from this book.
It's one of my faves. Cheers.
Bye.
INDISTINCT CHATTER
Tess? Hi, I'm Lucy.
Don't worry, it's not
as bad as it looks.
Just avoid the creepy old blokes
who want to study the 12 steps
alone with you. Tea? Hm.
PHONE CHIMES
Can I stop here for a few nights?
No, fuck off and go to your mum's.
I can't handle her right now.
Please!
I just need a few days away from the
house. Carys is doing my head in.
Mum, I need to talk to you.
I'm downstairs.
What is it, Gem?
Forgot. Oh.
All right?
SHE SIGHS
So, you're close with your bosses?
I've known them for 20 years.
So close that Gemma
baby-sits for them,
Adam has sleepovers there and Gareth
actually moved in with you.
Anything romantic going on there?
Something you're trying
to keep quiet?
How do you get on with his wife?
Was it worth it? Was what worth it?
Whatever you did to get
into the good books.
Was it worth it?
My life had become an endless
round of drinking and snorting coke.
Taking downers to sleep,
taking uppers to wake up.
Boo-fucking-hoo.
I thoughtalcoholics drink all
day, so if I only drank at night,
didn't have a problem.
What the fuck is this shit at? Ssh!
Every alcoholic reaches
rock-bottom at some point.
Like a lot of you, I didn't
I didn't think my life
was worth living.
When I failed a suicide
I mean, what kind of an idiot
can't even take his own life?
Anyway
..I'd rather end on a positive note
by telling you all
about the good things in my life
that have come about because
of this group. Tell them about how
you got fired for sexual harassment.
I'd like to hear that story.
Tess, come with me. Come on.
Tell them about how
you lied at the inquest
and you threw me under the bus.
Why are you telling them
why you stopped drinking?
Get the hell away from me!
Tess, it's OK. No-one's judging.
Did you have a bit to drink
before you came out tonight?
I'll handle this. Thanks, Luce.
SHE EXHALES SHARPLY
Can we go somewhere private?
There's a coffee shop Fuck off.
You had ten years to
talk to me and you didn't.
You used me and then acted
like I didn't exist.
I know.
I know. I don't have any excuse.
I talked myself into believing
that you're the type of woman
who didn't take any shit.
Then when Amy died
When Amy died
..I couldn't lie to myself any more.
I was ashamed and disgusted.
Couldn't even look you in the eye.
I should've been honest with you.
Fuck you.
Tess.
You know, I don't have to go
tomorrow.
I saved up all my holiday.
No. You need to get back to work.
The NHS will be in bits without you.
I'm going to go for a shower.
Let me make you a cup of tea.
DOORBELL RINGS
Oh, a visitor.
Who could that be?
What have you done?
I'll just get the door.
Mum, what have you done?
I talked to him, diku.
Five minutes, that's all he wants.
And you gave him my address?
Five minutes.
DOOR OPENS
INDISTINCT CHATTER
So good to see you.
Maya, look who's here, huh.
What a surprise. I'll just put
the kettle on. Hi. Hi, Maya.
SHE CLICKS BUTTON
Ooh!
Oh, did you use that socket?
Yes. They told me it's broken.
It Apparently it trips the
circuit. It's OK.
Where's the fuse box? I don't know.
That's why I don't use THAT socket.
OK. Maya, it's all right.
Take a deep breath, un-stress.
I'll find it.
Come with me. No. Maya!
Go with him.
Otherwise, you won't know
what to do next time it happens.
So you flick this switch
and that resets the circuit.
Thanks. Yeah.
DISTANT CUTLERY CLINKS
So she, uh, driving you nuts?
A bit.
Hey, you want towant to
grab a drink?
Uh, no, I don't think Maya.
Have we got any normal biscuits
instead of all this
gluten-free rubbish?
Mrs J. I was going to take Maya
off your hands
for an hour or so, if that's OK.
Oh, I'm sure she would love that.
She doesn't have much social life
over here.
She needs to get out more.
No, actually, I justI have
some work to do, so
You should go, diku.
The fresh air will do you good.
Mum Come on, I won't bite.
OK.
# Did you come around here
just to start a fight?
# Drop dead
# I let you do what you want
with my heart and I
# Drop dead
# And you put the poison
in every word
# You said
# Stop messing with my head
# Stop playing with my head
# One look and I drop dead
# One time just ain't enough
I take you back
# I call your bluff
# Why don't you put a bullet
to my head?
# My ride or die
# I'll take your love
and tell myself it's good enough
# But you know and I know
# One look and I drop dead
# One look and I #
Have you got the camera on?
Gareth! Turn around,
you won't notice it.
I want to watch it later so I can
see what you look like when you cum.
Oh, God SHE TAPS AND EXHALES SHARPLY
I've, um, I've been seeing someone.
Oh. Yeah. Lovely girl.
Doctor.
I've learned a lot about myself,
and, uh, I know I haven't been
the perfect husband.
I just
I just wish I'd realised it
a bit sooner.
How's your mum?
Uh, in a hospice.
We should call her.
I'm sorry, I
I know you were close.
I just Makes you realise
how little time we have, doesn't it?
We spent most of it arguing
and bickering and wasting it.
Come back.
I can't. Please, Maya. I can't.
We need to sell the house.
My solicitor has
all the papers ready.
You just need to sign them.
You always have to get the last
slap in, don't you?
Maya. Maya, Maya, please, listen.
I'm justI'm just hurt, OK?
I'm just hurt.
I'm not ready to let this go. Can
we please just talk about it, hm?
For one night.
I haven't seen you for weeks.
I didn't know where you were,
if you were OK.
Can you blame me for being stressed?
She walked out on me, Maya.
My mum is dying of cancer.
It's a lot to handle.
Sorry.
Are you?
Yeah? Yeah.
Hey, who's going to put up with you,
eh, Maya? Hm?
And your cleaning obsession,
your spaz-outs,
your shitty job history.
That weird little ball sack
wandering around.
They lining up for you, are they,
Maya, hm?
I'm sorry. I shouldn't have
mentioned your dead cat,
that was a low blow.
Especially when you knew
she wasn't meant to be outside.
Such a tragedy.
SHE SCREAMS
Fuckyou.
Train station, please.
Give me a kiss, diku.
I've got to get to work, Mum.
I, I
ENGINE STARTS I'll call you tonight.
Bye.
Here you go.
Are you signing up
for the charity fun run?
All the proceeds do go to the
local food bank. No. Next question.
Shouldn't you be in that meeting?
What meeting?
About the invested timetable thingy.
There's no meeting. No, there is.
There's definitely a meeting.
Everyone's there.
Fuck!
I'm sure it's a mistake.
Don't worry about it.
They probably don't need you.
Why wouldn't they need me
in an important meeting?
I will find out.
Why don't you take a bit
of you time?
You know, just relax and de-stress.
You're pissing me off now.
So I think you'll agree that we're
coming to the end
of an extremely successful
Not now, Sam?
We're in the middle of something.
As I was saying, we're coming to
the end of an extremely successful
transaction period, and all
we need to do now is to
It just feels you're a bit
distracted right now.
Like, not giving 100%.
I am putting in 12-hour days.
Well, he's a perfectionist.
I wouldn't worry about it.
Well, of course I'm worried!
Well, forget I said anything.
Hey, hey, hey! Listen,
you are the COO, Sam.
He's not going to take that away
from you, but you've got to stop
pissing him off.
You better stay
on my good side, too.
ANIMATED CHATTER
And the educational psychologist
says that Harriet's not speaking,
yet she's actually highly
intelligent.
She needs more stimulation.
So I said to Dom, you know,
"I've got to get her into
a private school."
Look, there she is. Carys!
Carys, hi.
Hi, Flis, Vanessa. Um, sorry.
I've got to rush off.
Oh? Where've you been?
You're missing all the gossip.
I thought I was the gossip.
I had no idea he was moving
in with Sam.
It's as much of a shock to me
as it is to you.
Oh, my God, Sam!
Gemma still on to babysit tonight?
Adam. Car. Now.
Sam, can we talk?
I told him to get his arse home.
I can't do anything more.
I'm sorry. Sam.
Get in the car.
Are you having an affair? What?
No. God, no.
Has his penis been in your vagina?
Jesus! Answer me.
Yes.
Before we were married?
During? When?
Sort ofon and off.
Look, Carys, can we talk about
this?
Isis Gemma his daughter?
No. No, definitely not.
Why didn't YOU marry him?
Because he's not the sort of person
I'd want to have a family with.
Watch this.
Turns out I wasn't
the only one he cheated on.
Carys.
I'm sorry.
Fuck off, Sam.
CAR LOCK BEEPS
DOOR CREAKS
SHE GASPS
Maya?
Danny! Come on, it's time for tea.
DISTANT MOANING
Danny, let me in.
What are you doing
in your parents' bedroom?
Isn't that your mum's laptop?
Why aren't you using yours?
It broke.
Really? Yeah, but look at this.
Hello and welcome to episode 17.
And today we're going to be building
a marine mammal rescue centre.
MOANING
Hey!
No need to turn the TV off, Danny.
I need to talk to you about
something.
Ooh, it sounds very serious. Why?
GLASS CLINKS
Danny's been watching porn.
He's the one who's been spreading
it around school, giving
it to Ads and stuff.
And where would he access
this material?
Of course you want to defend
your brother, Gemma,
that's only natural, but we all know
what goes on in your house.
What do you mean, "in my house"?
Vanessa.
We can talk to Danny tomorrow.
Thanks, Gem. I'm sorry you had
to deal with that.
Can I give you a lift home?
He found the porn on YOUR computer.
Exactly her mother. Like my mum?
Is that supposed to be some kind of
slur? Because my mum works
her arse off as a single parent
doing everything for that company
without any help or thanks.
And from what I can see, all you do
all day is sit at home
doing sod all.
Can I at least get you an Uber?
No, thank you.
But you can stop texting me,
because I'm 17 - and
that's really messed up.
She's got a point about
the leching.
Getting very obvious
in your old age.
HE EXHALES SHARPLY
No sign of forced entry.
He obviously knows where you keep
your spares, so I'd suggest
changing your locks,
installing some security cameras
and a panic alarm.
You should consider filing
a restraining order against him.
It'll give us more powers
should he try this again.
I think you should take this.
What is it? Tech SOS phone.
Press the button, you get through
to the police immediately.
I want you to come down to
the police station tomorrow
and make a statement, all right?
LOUD ELECTRONIC MUSIC
INDISTINCT CHATTER
THEY CHAT INDISTINCTLY
SHE PANTS SOFTLY
GLASS SMASHES
Whoa. You all right?
HE BREATHES SOFTLY
Yeah. HE CHUCKLES
No, go on. Give us a smile.
It'd be nice.
THEY LAUGH
Hey, where are you off to? Gareth!
Look, shall I turn it off?
No, leave it. I want to watch it
later so I can see what you look
like when you cum. Huh.
DOOR OPENS
What time is it?
I knowabout you and Amy.
She was 16!
Keep your voice down!
She came back to see you that night,
didn't she? What night?
The night she died.
Why would you think that?
I worked it out.
I have been so stupid.
I don't understand. My phone!
She called you on my phone
just before she disappeared.
Don't bullshit me
or I will call the police
right now.
I mean, yeah.
OK, we might have had
a little fling.
But it wasn't like a big deal.
You were the last person to see her
alive, and you have lied
about it for ten years. I think
it's an enormous fucking deal!
How do you know I was the last
person to see her alive?
None of us know what happened.
Because EVERYONE is lying!
I broke things off with her.
She didn't take it well, right?
She kept calling and texting.
I ignored her and
she called me from your phone.
PHONE RINGS
I didn't know it was her,
so I picked up.
She was wasted.
Sam, wasted. She just showed up.
I couldn't get rid of her.
She started throwing herself at me.
I told her again it was over
and she ran off.
I let go alone in that state,
and if I hadn't
Jesus Christ, Gareth!
Why didn't you tell me?
What good would it have done?
Oh, my God.
I have been so stupid!
I'm a scumbag. I'm a piece of shit.
OK, I couldn't even go to
her funeral.
You can't call the police, Sam.
They'll reopen the case and
no-one will believe me.
Please, Sam, I swear
that's all it was.
Just a stupid fling. Nothing more.
Is it worth risking everything?
I need to think.
SOBBING: I feel so guilty,
so guilty, so
I've been carrying this around
with me for ten fucking years.
It's messed my head up.
It's messed us all up.
HE SNIFFLES
Come in.
Our meeting was two hours ago.
Yeah, I got held up.
You were late again.
No, it justslipped my mind.
I was at work on time.
You stink.
A bit harsh.
I can smell it from here, Tess.
What happened?
You were doing so well.
At the AA meeting, I know that
triggers can just sneak up on you,
so
Yeah, that worked out really great.
Cheers.
OK.
Come with me.
Tox came back. Hm.
Alcohol and Alprazolam.
Not in the toxic range,
but the combination would have made
someone extremely uncoordinated,
not really with it. Hm. Trolleyed.
Yeah, that's one way of putting it.
KNOCK AT DOOR Ah, you'll have to wait.
There's a critical point with your
chicken and mushroom,
where the noodle reaches optimum
tender and you have a window
of two seconds
to get your soy sauce in.
DEVICE BEEPS
Good afternoon, Brian.
Oh, what do you want now?
Could you tell me what time Tess
swiped in this morning? Right
Oh, look. There you are,
Tess. 11:49am.
I came in early with a bunch
of different people,
just before 9:00am.
The 11:00am entry
Let's round it up to 12.
..that what was actually
my second entry.
I'd gone to get something
out from my car. OK.
Brian, could you access the CCTV
from this morning, around 9:00am?
She's talking through her arse.
Cheers, Brian.
Get upstairs.
I'll be in touch shortly.
Uh, Brian, could you filter out
Tess' entry records
for the past month
and email them to me, please?
Can I not finish my lunch first?
Move over.
Well Look, nobody bothers me
for months on end
and this week it's,
"Print this out, check that out."
It's a bloody miracle
we still have them CD-ROMs.
I was going to throw away
until Sam came along.
What CD-ROMS? What does it matter?
What exactly did Sam request?
Well, comings and goings,
the same as you.
From ten year ago. Show me.
I wasn't concentrating.
She just swept in
and took some things.
Brian All right.
Tess Jones, wasn't it?
Look, I can't do the goings unless
you want me to trawl through
weeks of CCTV.
But the comings,
that's the easy one.
SHE EXHALES SHARPLY
What
Does Sam know you're in her office?
She will do.
SHE EXHALES SOFTLY
PHONE BUZZES
What now?
What?!
Right, on my way.
What the hell were you doing
in my office?
Took this.
Amy was here the night she died.
So not only is this evidence
for a corporate cover-up,
YOU'RE the one spearheading it.
There's a simple explanation,
I promise.
Right.
So, after you spoke to me,
I went to check the records.
And found out that Amy returned
to the office the night she died.
Yes.
Checking doesn't involve removing
evidence. You should have told me.
This isn't an HR matter, Maya.
Look, you've got enough
on your plate right now.
You're walking around like a zombie
since Audrey.
This isn't for you to decide.
This is a police matter.
There is nothing to report.
She had a crush on Gaz.
She came back here to try
and see him
and when he rejected her,
she ran off into the night.
And died.
She was upset, high and drunk.
He tried to get her home
..but she ran off alone.
It is a tragedy.
But that's what happens
when you're a young girl
and you don't look after yourself.
Oh
"Don't look after yourself."
I'm sorry, what?
I didn't mean it like that. Uh
Oh, you're covering for him.
I have to call this in, Sam.
I have to.
Talk to Gareth and Owen. Fine!
This has waited ten years.
It can wait another couple
more hours.
We have to involve
senior management.
Fine.
I expect everyone in my office
at six.
Thank you.
DOOR OPENS
Tess.
You all right? A bit late for that.
DOOR OPENS
SHE BREATHES DEEPLY
SHE EXHALES SHARPLY
Tess
Tess.
Tess! Hm? You can't be here
in this state.
You're going to get fired. SHE SIGHS
Has anyone ever told
you you're really fit?
Jesus, what have you taken?
I'll have some of that.
SLURRED: Not taken anything.
Come on. Look, you need to get
home before Sam catches you.
I'll get you an Uber.
I don't want to go.
Stand up and keep your head down.
If anyone asks,
you've got the shits.
Can we justjust go to the pub?
No, we can't go to the bloody pub.
You need to go to bed.
Can I just have a little moment?
Hurry up. My empathy window
is closing rapidly.
Fuck off, Duncan, you cock.
Ding-ding! Time's up.
Don't say I didn't warn you.
UNDER HER BREATH: Fuck off.
This is a mess. It's not that bad.
Gareth did nothing wrong.
Maya's on the verge
of a nervous breakdown.
The police will probably
take the entry records
and not even bother looking at them.
You can't just magically
reopen a case overnight.
This. Is. A. Mess.
Gareth?
It's not Sam's fault.
I don't care whose fault it is.
We need to have our solicitor
draw up a non-disclosure agreement
and get Maya to sign it, tonight.
We are on the verge
of taking this company public.
After we do that, she can say
or do whatever she wants, but now?
No.
Absolutely not.
What does Anita think?
I don't want Mum involved in this.
Stays between us.
Get the NDA,
throw some money at her,
include some flowery
feminist bollocks in the language,
and we will shut this down
by tomorrow morning.
I know Maya.
She won't go for that. She has to.
I want it by tonight
or you're out of a job.
Let's go over this morning again.
Start with when you woke up.
So what was the very first thing
you did after getting out of bed?
I had a piss. We've been over this
a million times.
OK, why didn't you
take Gemma in with you today?
I already told you -
she had a bit of a temperature.
She didn't want to go in
and it was Pyjama Friday.
Somebody died this morning
I want to go home.
..and you found their body.
You told me I could go home
any time I wanted to.
I'm doing you a favour
and I am exhausted.
I have told you what I know.
I can't do this any more.
I'm done. One last time, please.
I CAN'T!
UNDER HER BREATH: God
Interview paused at 21:00.
Start retracing your steps
in your head.
I want you to remember everything
from this morning.
SHE SIGHS
DOOR SLAMS
# Crawling down
# From high hopes to the ground
# Trouble sings along
# In my heart and soul
# A giant in the room
# I left him long ago, following you
# Wind heavy on the ground
# A cloak before the moon
# I guess I've never known
# Someone like you
# I'm all right here in your arms,
darling
# I'm all right # SENSOR BEEPS
# Here in your arms, darling
# I'm all right only in your arms,
darling
# I'm all right here in your arms,
darling. #
It's gone wrong. Really wrong.
I need help.
Carys may have found some stuff.
What kind of stuff?
Where is the drive
you took from my safe?
I gave it to Sam.
You've been very loyal to us, Sam
You're all hypocrites. You've got
blood on your hands, the lot of you.
..and we don't forget loyalty
in this family.
Did he try it on?
I don't want to go into it.
Don't underestimate me, Sam.
You're playing
a very dangerous game right now.
Everyone has a price.
Maya didn't.
I'm going to the police.
Get out of my office.
She didn't show up to the CSU
to give a statement.
I think being dead is a pretty good
excuse not to give a statement.