Rules of the Game (2022) s01e04 Episode Script

This is a mess.
Found this, entry records.
Amy came back here before she died.
He was lying.
Shouldn't we hand it over
to the police? I'll handle it.
I just don't want you to have to go
through the same thing that I did.
How do you get on with his wife?
I know about you and Sam.
I want to help you. Why?
Because I know what it's like
when no-one's protecting you.
I want you to come down to
the police station tomorrow,
make a statement, all right?
You were the last person
to see her alive
and you have lied
about it for ten years.
I think it's an enormous deal!
Are you covering for him?
Amy was here the night she died.
We have to involve
senior management.
We need to have our solicitor draw
up a nondisclosure agreement
and get Maya to sign it tonight
or you're out of a job.
I expect everyone
in my office at six.
At 22.15 on Wednesday night,
a uniformed officer was dispatched
to the residence of a woman
whose home had been broken into.
That woman
..was Maya Benshaw.
How the hell did none
of you notice this?
Please, somebody, tell me.
I'd really like to know.
Well, to be fair, she gave
her maiden name to the officer
at the scene, and 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.
A non-disclosure agreement.
Just the messenger.
You're so much more than the
messenger. Oh, come on, Maya.
You know this is complete crap.
Believe all women,
silence is violence, Me bloody Too.
It has gone too far.
Everyone's just digging up graves,
bringing down good people who made
stupid mistakes back in the
time when no-one even thought
they were mistakes. You can't make
us all keep suffering for things
that happened in the past.
At some point, you have to move on.
OK?
What if that was Gemma
lying dead in that alley?
It wouldn't happen to Gem.
She has got her head screwed up.
But Amy was different?
She deserved it?
She brought it on herself?
She knew what she was doing.
I'm going to the police. Look
We have over 500 people
in this office,
and every single one of them
will lose their jobs
if you open your mouth. Everyone!
So how am I benefiting from this?
Owen hates me,
Gareth doesn't trust me.
I will be lucky if I have a job
this time next week.
See, I am not a shareholder.
I have nothing to gain from this.
Nothing.
Have you ever been
sexually assaulted?
No. I wouldn't put myself
in that position.
Get out of my office.
You need to pick up, Owen.
It's a mess.
It's gone wrong, really wrong.
I need help.
Get in, it's freezing.
SCANNER BEEPS
Trying to hide the evidence?
Not funny.
Weren't a joke.
The police took her
laptop and phone.
Had a nose about and
left everything else.
I should probably lock the door.
Stop the nosy parkers getting in.
It's a nasty business, suicide.
Selfish.
They don't think of the
pain inflicted on them
that's left behind.
Sam, why have you been
ignoring my calls?
What did you tell them about me
and Amy? Who? The police, Sam.
What did you tell them about me?
Not right now. Sam
Just give it a rest!
So we'd like to thank you all
for responding so quickly
to this tragedy and
coming in early today.
Sam?
Now, we've arranged for a
bereavement counsellor
to come along this week,
so please make sure
that every employee
is aware of this.
Now, Duncan is going to step
into Maya's role in the interim,
and he's been working overtime
printing up these pamphlets,
dealing with depression,
grief and loss.
And we have added the number
for the National Suicide
Prevention Lifeline on the back.
So please, please, please reach out
if you're having any difficulties
You all hypocrites.
None of you give a shit.
You've got blood on your hands,
the lot of you.
Erm SHE CLEARS HER THROA
And I want to thank all those
who have been working
with the police and answering
any questions they've had. Look
I understand that this is upsetting,
but your cooperation
has been incredibly useful.
We don't anticipate this being
a prolonged investigation.
Any questions?
What about the IPO?
I don't really think now
is the right time.
We're still on track
for the flotation. It's on.
Anybody else?
No? OK.
Well, thank you very much,
everybody.
And remember
..take it easy on yourselves today.
Maya would want us to be kind
to one another.
I think that went pretty well.
FRONT DOOR OPENS
Can you let me know
before you just show up?
Did you find anything
interesting in my office?
Where is it?
I asked you, where is the fucking
drive you took from my safe?
The flash drive. Yeah, I heard you.
Well?
I gave it to Sam.
You know I'm right.
This place is toxic.
She was the only one who
had the balls to call it out.
The only one.
You
You're so far up Owen's arse
you've set up camp in his colon.
I was a right cow to her.
And life goes on. Not this time.
And what are you going to do?
Have a little word?
Mentor abused women?
Nah, you ain't going to do shit.
And you know it.
You had your chance years ago.
Instead, you fucked
your way to the top
and you pulled up
the ladder behind you,
leaving the rest of us to drown.
Been looking for you everywhere.
Why aren't you at work?
I had to come home.
I couldn't take it.
How did you know about me and Amy?
I figured it out. How?
She borrowed my phone
that night and called you.
I am not a complete fool, Gareth.
But you still needed proof.
What are you babbling about?
The drive from my house, Sam.
I know Carys gave you the drive,
the videos, the pictures,
me and Amy. It's all on there.
If they connect that shit
with the entry records that show
that me and Ames were in the office
together, then I am dead, Sam.
I'm going down. The drive is gone.
What do you mean?
I got rid of it. Where? The police?
Twitter? How did you get rid of it?
I need to know it won't come
back to bite me in the arse.
I threw it in a lake.
There's one thing I've learned
in life is to never take possession
of digital content from a woman
whose husband you've shagged.
Hungry?
Why did she give it to you?
I think she thought it would
change the way I felt about us.
You sure? What if she
gave it to her solicitor?
It's illegal. It's your property.
It predates your marriage.
It is completely irrelevant
to your divorce.
So it is of no use to her.
Well, not in that way.
GARETH CHUCKLES
I should have told you. I'm sorry.
With all the stress, I forgot.
Carys may have found some stuff.
What kind of stuff?
Me, Amy. Little videos, pictures.
You told me you'd destroyed them.
So where are they?
She gave them to Sam.
Oh, Jesus Christ.
Sam say she destroyed them.
Don't do a thing.
Keep your mouth shut.
I'll handle Sam.
Why is no-one talking
to me about anything?
Cos you're not the centre of
the fucking universe, Gareth.
Promise me Promise that
you'll make sure I'll be OK.
I just feel like if anyone's going
to get thrown under a bus here,
it's probably me. Well
..yeah.
You got the entry records, right?
That's gone, it's sorted?
It's not an issue? I'm handling it.
What you mean, handling?
If they get those records,
they'll have proof
I was with Amy that night
and then it's all over for me.
No, I don't fucking have them,
but I know where they are
and I will get them.
You need to sit tight and shut up.
I don't want you talking
to Sam about this.
I'm not sure you realise the
gravity of what's at stake for you.
Gareth, you're a liability!
You're a disaster.
You're a feckless fucking cock.
For years, I've been cleaning up
after you, bailing you out,
mistake after mistake.
All I asked you to do
was keep an eye on Sam.
Just keep her onside.
Suddenly, you produce this ticking
time bomb, which makes everything
100 times more complicated
and expect me to handle it.
Again.
Stay in your corner.
Minimise the damage.
And don't put me in a position
where I have to do something
I really don't want to do
because you fucked up.
Look at this shit.
Printouts from Maya's laptop,
emails, messages, photographs.
She was documenting everything her
ex-husband did to her and basically
drove Maya to take her own life.
Makes you wonder how
people sleep at night?
Thank you all for coming.
We're really grateful that you were
able to join us to honour Maya.
I would love to invite anyone
who has a memory of her to share
to please come forward.
It's OK.
Erm
Had, like, all these big ideas
of writing something
really meaningful for Maya,
but everything just sounded
..bollocks, really. Sorry.
Maya was, she was just
a really good person.
She was kind.
She cared more about me than most
people I've known my whole life.
A week before she died, she,
she gave me this little quote
that she'd written out for me.
Stick it on my wall and
look at it for, like,
inspiration and stuff.
She was always writing
things down from books
trying to, like, catch
a moment or feeling.
Something to help you out
when you really needed it.
It reminds me of a yoga
class that we took together.
I can't believe she
got me doing yoga.
You are what you believe in.
You become that
which you believe you can become.
FAINT: Death is as sure
What's that? Suicide note?
For that, which is dead.
Hello, Mrs Joshi.
We spoke on the phone.
My sincere condolences.
They said you're the
last person to see her.
Yes.
Could you tell?
No.
But, you know,
she hasn't been herself.
I should have done more.
I should have seen it coming.
No-one saw this coming.
It's such a shock, so sudden.
You never imagine that you will be
at your own child's funeral, do you?
I can't imagine what
you're going through. If
If I can help in any way
You're very sweet.
Thank you. It means a lot.
Let me drive you home.
Every time I come here, I buy
a packet of Assam teabags.
Every time I left,
Maya threw them out
and gave me a lecture
on microplastics.
It's delicious.
I'm still in the middle
of packing everything up.
The book that started it all.
Just before university,
Maya took a year out
to go backpacking around
the States with some friends.
She came back six months later with
a yoga teacher training certificate
and a copy of the Gita, as if it
was this brand-new wonderful book
that no-one else had heard of.
Could I borrow this?
It's a sacred text.
It feels like a part of her, almost.
It's just, I thought it might
help me process my emotions.
No, you have it.
Maya would want that.
Just bring it back though, please.
Of course.
You have a lot of videos
and pictures of Maya on your phone.
S? It's not illegal.
We found a GPS tracker on her car,
which was linked to an account
belonging to you.
Well, technically it's my car.
I paid for it.
Why were you following her, Luke?
She wasn't herself.
I was worried about her.
So you stalked her
and broke into her house.
We're still married.
Why wouldn't I have a key?
Because you don't live there
and she didn't want you.
She needed help, all right.
I was looking out for her.
You pushed her to take her own
life by making it a living hell.
Oh, no, no, no. Listen,
I wouldn't do that, OK.
I didn't do that.
The emails, the texts.
She changed her number four times.
She even had to move
to get away from you.
Coercive control,
stalking, threats of violence,
harassment, Luke.
That's what I'm going to put
forward to the CPS.
Come in.
I've drawn up a new schedule
for the next two weeks,
added several new potential
investors, which is good news.
Great.
Exactly what I want to hear.
Erm
Owen, did the police take the NDA?
Don't worry about that.
It's just, well, you know,
I didn't know what to say.
I didn't know what
was public knowledge.
I mean, what if they
bring me in again?
Maya left it on my desk
the night that she passed.
She signed it?
You're clearly very persuasive.
No, she wouldn't do that.
Both of your signatures were on it.
I'll keep it between us.
What about the other stuff?
The entry records.
I'm Well, I'm worried for Gareth.
What if they link him
The entry records are gone.
You don't need to worry.
You've been very loyal to us, Sam.
And we don't forget
loyalty in this family.
I want to say a big
thank you from all of us.
Hiya. Can I help?
What happened to the
box of Maya's stuff?
Dropped it off with
Mrs Joshi this morning.
Cake? It's vegan.
I think you should keep Adam
away from Danny.
Danny's the only friend he's got.
Danny's the one giving him porn.
You're kidding!
I gave him a right lecture.
I'm going to have to tell Ness.
I've already told her.
Jesus.
How did she take it?
She was more upset that I
called Owen a skanky bastard.
You called my boss a skanky bastard?
Aren't you even slightly
concerned for my welfare?
What do you mean, your "welfare"?
Did he try it on? Forget it.
Did he touch you?
Say something inappropriate? What?
Oh, I don't want to go into it.
Gem.
You should have told me
that you felt uncomfortable.
You don't have to handle
this stuff alone.
Well, it's handled.
I can't believe
I didn't know any of this.
Six of one and half
a dozen of the other.
It's gone too far,
it's like a witch hunt.
According to you,
sexual harassment doesn't exist.
I wasn't talking about you, Gem.
Yeah, you were.
You just didn't know it.
TEXT MESSAGE ALER
POP MUSIC PLAYS
What are you doing here?
Erm I had a long chat
with Gemma last night.
Well, Gemma is a silly teenage
girl who can't distinguish
between a compliment and a come on.
That's not my problem.
That's yours.
Maybe it's your husband's problem.
Don't underestimate me, Sam.
You're playing a very
dangerous game right now.
Oh, I'm not playing a game.
I'm telling you that
whatever poisonous shit
goes on in your household,
it does not enter mine.
You got that?
Oh, I think you've said your piece.
Have you checked his phone recently?
I don't need to check his phone.
I trust him implicitly.
Yeah.
My ex had his girlfriend
down under a different name.
Only figured it out when Bob
started texting vagina pics
and recipes for sour dough.
Oh, wow.
Well, erm, I'm very sorry
for your personal heartbreak, Sam,
but you are projecting
unnecessarily.
Ask him about Maya.
I really don't need to.
Ask him where he was
the night Maya died.
He was with me having dinner,
trying to ignore your never-ending,
incessant phone calls.
And then he drove me home.
And then he went to visit
his elderly, frail mother
to give her a prescription
that I picked up for her
that morning in Boots. Happy?
Look, this.
Look at it.
Oh. It would appear that you are
fairly affluent. Congratulations.
Don't forget you have
to pay tax on that.
Haranit Holdings Company.
It is an offshore account.
He's trying to pay me
to keep me quiet.
This is the man you married.
That isn't Owen's account.
It's Anita's.
Now get out of my house.
DOORBELL RINGS
I suppose you haven't
been here since he died.
I never liked his decor.
You know Harry, had
to have his own way.
He wasn't easy.
He'd steam-roller
over everyone else,
but he seemed to have a
genuine respect for you.
One of the boys.
You're good with men, aren't you?
Just good at putting up
with their bullshit.
Was it?
Shit, I mean?
Or did you enjoy it?
Not why I'm here.
Have you come to announce Gemma's
bloodline and claim your stake?
I don't want She looks like
her brothers, doesn't she?
Who was better?
Father or son?
Oh, come off it, Sam.
Everyone knows you
paddled in both pools.
Why did you transfer
that money to me?
You both thought I didn't know.
Know what?
That working for Harry Jenkins meant
you did whatever he wanted you to?
I wanted to leave so many times,
but I didn't, I stayed
and I worked harder
than anyone else.
And you still talk to me
like I fucked my way to the top.
I worked damn hard. You saw that.
You knew what he was like.
And not once did you step in
to make my life any easier.
So why now?
What are you paying me for?
It's a bonus.
You paid off Hugh?
Everyone has a price.
Maya didn't.
I hope you weren't going to leave
without saying goodbye. Anita.
Hi, I didn't
I'm sorry, I didn't expect you.
I hoped you'd still be here.
It's OK.
READS: Now I am become Death,
the destroyer of worlds.
It's from the Gita.
Does it feel like
the end of the world?
Anita
Hm! I think we can find a solution.
Let's go and sit down.
I have the solution.
MAYA SIGHS
If this is about integrity,
then I am willing to match
whatever figure you demand
with a donation to a
charity of your choice.
I know that you've supported
a women's refuge in Manchester,
and you're intimately aware of the
impact a large donation could make
on the lives of women
suffering domestic abuse.
Name a figure.
No.
Glasses?
There, but I'mI'm not drinking.
I would think very carefully
before you leave here tonight.
Your actions at your previous
employment are now widely known.
Once you can get away with.
Twice, career suicide.
Name a figure.
I'm going to the police tomorrow
with the evidence that proves that
Amy was here the night she died,
and that this company has a systemic
issue with female employees.
I do not wish to
discuss this any further.
Go and take a few minutes to think.
Walk around the building
if you like, get some fresh air.
I'll be here waiting.
Whatever you decide to do,
I'll honour it.
I don't need time. I've decided.
Humour me.
All right, that's enough!
Come on, Sam, wake up!
I don't know what
you've done, Anita,
but I don't want any part of it.
Once this IPO is over,
I'll be giving in my notice.
I've had enough.
Sam, shut up and listen!
You don't get to leave us.
You're part of this.
TOILET FLUSHES
I made us old fashioneds.
Feels appropriate.
I'm not going to change my mind
about the entry records.
I know. I admire your tenacity.
To you.
One more.
We had to get rid of her.
She wouldn't have stopped.
HE PANTS
What happened to her?
We need to move!
The nondisclosure agreement
has your name on it, not ours.
We covered for you.
We made sure no-one saw the NDA,
or anything that might
have implicated you.
I don't know what
the fuck I'm doing!
Figure it out!
You destroyed Gareth's
little mementos of Amy.
Only Maya knew about Amy and Gareth.
Everything about this
has been utterly tragic,
but you've been with us all along.
We've known you for 20 years, Sam.
You're family. You're like us.
SHE SCOFFS
Am I?
LOUD THUD
A sad suicide.
HE GASPS FOR BREATH
Now we can all move forward,
unless you choose to make
things difficult for us.
You were the last one
to see her alive.
She wasn't in a good way.
People could see you
and Maya didn't get on.
That argument you had with her about
the cat, that was very bad taste.
I made sure you're woven
into every single thread.
If we go down,
we're taking you with us.
How hard is it to lie to Gemma
when she asks who her father is?
You don't want it
coming out this way.
How will she take it
if you get locked away
and she gets taken into care?
She'll have nothing.
It's your choice, Sam.
It's hardly a fucking choice.
Have you made a will yet?
Young people rarely think about it,
but it's very important.
I'd highly recommend it,
especially as a single parent.
Technically, I suppose Gemma
is next in line after the boys. Huh!
I'd love to see Vanessa's
reaction if she knew.
I won't tell her if you won't.
But I'll make absolutely sure
that Gemma is provided for
in the estate, as is her right.
Take the money, Sam.
You don't need the stress.
It's making you look old.
Hm! It's our job to
protect them, isn't it?
Little boys can poke a stick
in a hole, and that's about it.
Oh, for fu!
Are we good, Sam? I need to know.
Because if we're not
Sam?!
Sam?
Oh, sorry. SAM SWALLOWS HARD
So we've previously received
significant media coverage
and negative publicity. Yeah.
So we need to ensure the continued
rehabilitation of our brand
and reputation, with an emphasis
on fair-trading practices.
I like it.
You've done a great job, Sam.
APPLAUSE Well done.
SHE CLEARS THROA
SHE SIGHS
Hello, dear.
I'm so sorry I kept it so long.
Oh, no, no, that's quite all right.
It's just, umI'm leaving
this afternoon. Oh.
Maybe I'll sleep
better in my own bed.
But who's going to water the plants?
It would just help if
someone could see to them,
just until the
probate comes through.
They only need a little
sprinkle every other day.
Of course. Anything to help.
Thank you. I'll find you the spare.
Great. Come.
Oh, I meant to say thank you
for the cheque that you sent.
Oh, I didn't send a cheque.
The company, I mean.
Is it Mr Jenkins, is it,
the older one?
He came around with
a card and some flowers.
It's very kind of all of you.
I wasn't expecting it, but it
will help with all the expenses.
Did he stay long?
Well, he wanted to come in,
but I was on my way to the shop.
He was looking for some work thing.
Some files, a CD?
Do you mean a CD-ROM?
Yes, that's it.
I told him, nothing can be taken
until the solicitors
sort out the probate.
He was very insistent.
I found him quite rude, actually.
I didn't like the idea of him
poking around my daughter's things.
And did you let him in?
No, no. I told him to bugger off.
Well, not in so many words,
but you know what I mean.
Here. Oh.
You will stay in touch, won't you?
I feel like there's a little bit of
Maya still there when I talk to you.
You remind me of her somehow.
Mum? SAM GASPS
Have you taken too much
co-codamol again? Hm!
What's wrong?
Do you really want to know about?
SAM SIGHS
Yes.
What if we were to lose all this -
the car, the house, the money?
What are you going on about now?
Everything we have came from Fly.
I had nothing before I started
there. Not even a sodding GCSE.
You worked for it.
Yeah. I saw my fucking soul.
Are you becoming a Marxist?
Just tell me, who is he?
Does his name have that much power?
No. Er
It's complicated.
Maybe.
If you can't say out loud,
just write it here. Just
Didn't miss much, did I? Christ!
I'm assuming Gareth and
Owen don't have a clue?
Right.
Are we OK?
Well, I don't know, Mum, are we?
I didn't want you to
think any less of me.
Then blow it up.
We've got what we need.
We don't owe anyone nothing.
Justblow it the fuck up.
GEMMA SNIFFLES
Love you. GEMMA CHUCKLES EMOTIONALLY
What was she thinking
when she gave that money to Sam?
I mean!
Do we need to start thinking about
some kind of assisted-living
facility for her?
HE SCOFFS
Has anyone checked
her will recently?
Oh, let it go!
No, I will not let it go!
Ness, we're young,
we're rich, we're healthy,
and one of us is beautiful.
I was talking about you.
Mm. SHE CHUCKLES
Hm. I'm not really in
the mood for cheese club.
Come on, go and have a drink
and a natter with the girls
and give me a ring
when you need a lift home.
I love you. OK?
I love you, too.
Ness, it's lovely
to see you. Come in.
SHE GASPS
What's this? I
What are you doing?
Look, I was just trying to help.
SHE SHRIEKS
Don't lie!
I told them
that we couldn't trust you.
SHE GASPS FOR BREATH
Gareth!
He's not going to help you!
Please!
That Gareth has caused
so much trouble for us!
Can you just call him?
Just call him!
None of this would've happened
if he'd have just
kept his dick in his pants!
SHE GASPS FOR BREATH
Oh! Argh!
Do you know what happens, Sam,
when you mix benzos,
alcohol and drugs?
It depresses the nervous system.
It suppresses breathing!
Oh! Yargh!
It was a mistake, Sam.
A stupid sex game gone wrong.
All I know is Amy didn't
wander off into the night,
Gareth killed her!
We have to get those entry records.
We can't let it all come out.
Now, that's why we paid
you to shut up and lie.
That's why we had
to get rid of Maya.
If Maya had gone to the police
with the entry records
that placed Amy in the
building alone with Gaz,
it would've all come out.
SHE HYPERVENTILATES I'm sorry, Sam.
We'll make sure
the kids are provided for.
SHE STRAINS
SHE PANTS
SHE EXHALES
SHE EXHALES
SHE DIALS PHONE
Umpolice, please. Hm!
ErI
I think I've just killed someone.
DISTANT SIREN WAILS
OK if we crack on? Mm.
OK, Sam, let's go over it again.
What's on this?
The entry records
from ten years ago.
It proves that Gareth
and Amy were together
..on the night she died.
She went back to Fly that night.
The entry records
were in Maya's house.
OK.
And this drive contains pictures
and video footage of them together?
Yeah.
I hid that in my kitchen.
Gareth told me they'd argued.
He tried to calm her down.
And thena sex game gone wrong.
Idon't know.
Choking during sex,
Gareth's into it.
And who dumped Amy's body
outside the nightclub?
That was Owen.
He's the one who tidies up the mess.
Just like he did with Maya.
He staged it to look like a suicide.
That's why they killed her, to stop
her bringing this to the police.
Please clarify for
the tape who "they" are.
Owen, Gareth and Anita.
The family.
RECORDING ENDS
It's been a tough year,
but we've made it.
Our third quarter indicates
a significant recovery,
which I would like to credit
to all of you, the board,
for your consistent support through
what has been a turbulent time.
We have managed to redeem our image
and even tap into our troubles
with a campaign that brings
together prominent female athletes
to speak out against
violence towards women.
And also sell a lot of sports bras.
APPLAUSE
Yeah. Thank you. Thank you.
I'm going to leave you in
the capable hands of Khalil
for two minutes. Excuse me.
All right, gents,
if we open up to page one
of our business strategy
Have you had a think about the job?
I finish in an hour
if you want a chat.
No, I'm off tomorrow. Ibiza.
Ooh. Is that a good idea?
Taking a year out. I'm training
to be a spin instructor.
You did all right in the end.
Got what you wanted - power.
Ah, that's not what If you don't
turn it around for their sake,
for Amy and Maya
Tess? See, Maya thought that
people had the potential to change.
But me?
No, I don't think so.
I think who we are,
that person at our core
..that's who we stay.
I'll be watching you, Sam.
Sam?
Hm!
Now, gentlemen, where were we?