Strangers (2018) s01e05 Episode Script

- Record him.
- He'll definitely kill me.
Want a new life? I can help you, but first you do this for me.
I wondered if you've seen this man? Do you mean Mr Huang? - You lied to me! - Get out of here.
I saw the hard drive, by the way.
Don't touch anything.
Is he dead? It was Kai who set me up.
I think it's called the Aqua Luna.
CHURCH BELLS RING It's not too late to pull out, you know, mate.
HE LAUGHS Please don't stitch me up, that's all I'm asking you.
Can't promise you that.
Is everyone inside? Just waiting for your missus.
Aye-aye.
- Where is she? - She's not here? No! I thought she was with you? Oh! What?! MELANCHOLIC MUSIC PHONE VIBRATES SIRENS BLARE POLICE RADIO CHATTER TENSE MUSIC JONAH GROANS - English? - Yeah.
You called the police? Yeah.
Yeah.
- Ugh - Come on.
- JONAH STRAINS - Sit.
HE GRUNTS IN PAIN You call in a murder? Yeah Yeah.
SPEAKS IN OWN LANGUAGE Where's my shirt? Oh, be careful, he's got a gun.
JONAH GROANS There's no-one there.
There was a body, right there.
Right there, lying right there, there was a There was a gun.
THEME MUSIC CAR HORNS SOUND DOOR OPENS Again? There was a body.
He was obviously dead.
He'd been shot.
- Where's the body? - I don't know.
He must've got rid of it.
Who? David Chen.
I followed him there and when I found him, he was standing over the body.
The victim.
Who was he? I'd seen him before, though.
He'd He stole my passport.
This was before he got shot? No! I've told you FRUSTRATED SIGH No.
In Hong Kong, in my hotel room, a few days ago.
EMERGENCY SIRENS IN DISTANCE - Have you been drinking? - Drink.
.
? No! - SIGHS - So, you say that David Chen is the man who kills David Chen, yes! Yes! He kills this man who stole your passport? - Yes.
- On that boat? I don't know.
- I think so.
- You think so! Did you see him shoot this man or not? No, because when I got there, he was already dead.
So, you didn't see anyone shoot anyone? No, but the gun was lying right next to him.
And then he hits you with the gun? No! No, somebody hit me from behind.
I don't know who that was.
- So, you're a witness? - A witness! A witness, yes! Exactly, I am a witness.
If you're a witness, why didn't he kill you, too? Why did he let you call police? Why did he leave you there? I Find David Chen.
Ask him.
Do you think I'm making this up? But you found me! What, do you think I knocked myself unconscious? What were you doing on Kai Huang's boat? TRAFFIC NOISE KNOCKING KNOCK INTENSIFIES Very famous! WHIRRING OF HELICOPTER Oh! Morning.
I have some emergency travel papers for Mr Mulray.
I'm taking him back to Hong Kong.
Jesus, what happened? I'm not supposed to deliver these in person.
I'm doing this as a favour for you.
- Understood? - Understood.
Thank you.
We'd like to hang on to Mr Mulray until we've had a chance to make further enquiries.
About what? A murder that never happened? If there's a problem, you can take it up with the Consul General.
OK? Thanks.
Come on.
SHIP HORN SOUNDS HARBOUR BELL RINGS SEAGULLS CAW OMINOUS MUSIC Dad? Dad! Wake up! Where have you been? What's going on? KNOCK AT DOOR KNOCKING CONTINUES Who is it? Shit.
Dad? KNOCKING INTENSIFIES What's going on? Dad? Back to your room.
Shut the door.
- Dad - Keep quiet.
- KNOCKING CONTINUES - Just do it! MUFFLED VOICES OUTSIDE FRANTIC THUMPING ON DOOR David.
What witness? Jonah Mulray.
The guy who was sleeping with my wife? I don't know how much you're involved with this but be careful, yeah? FRONT DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES What've you done? I said, what have you done? Nothing to worry about.
The police come round here asking you about a murder and you say there's nothing to worry about? Tell me.
Dad.
Please? Good to know Mum's not the only one who's been lying to me.
SHIP HORN BLARES AMBULANCE SIREN There's a cab waiting outside.
- It doesn't make any sense.
- Jonah! Why did David lie about his history with Kai? Why would he hand over the only piece of evidence we had - that Megan was murdered? - Jonah.
I just want to know what's going on! - Why won't anyone tell me the fucking truth? - Jonah, you need to calm down.
- OK? - The guy The the dead guy, the Indian guy on the boat.
I've seen him before.
He was here.
He was in my hotel room the night I got here.
- He is part of this.
- Part of what? So this murder on the boat is somehow connected to Megan? It's all one big conspiracy? The police deleted her voicemail.
They lost her body! Which is ridiculous and now this? And they're making out like I'm the crazy one and they won't even admit that Megan was murdered! Jonah, I understand your frustrations, I do.
And you're right.
There are things about Megan's death that don't add up.
HE SCOFFS I don't know what happened to your wife.
We will put pressure on the police to get answers, but I need you to be realistic with your expectations.
It's a slow process.
This could take months.
Years, even.
- Years? - This is Hong Kong! You're not the first person to find yourself on the wrong side of the justice system, and you won't be the last.
It's not right, but that's just the way things are over here.
- We need to find him.
- Who? Kai Huang.
He was on the truck.
He pulled the trigger.
It was his boat.
Jonah, how? I don't know! You must know somebody, private investigator? OK, so say you find him, what are you going to do then? Make a citizen's arrest? Beat a confession out of him? I don't know.
BABY CRIES IN CORRIDOR WHISPERS: Jonah .
.
I'm sorry .
.
but my job is to provide assistance and advice.
I've given you assistance and now I'm giving you advice.
Go home, before you make things any worse.
I'll drop you at your hotel.
Pack your things.
TRAFFIC NOISE Thanks, but I can walk from here.
So you'll keep me posted on any progress? I will.
Remember, the 9.
10 to Heathrow.
Please get on it.
You've got my number so call me, whenever.
Er, can you take me to, um, Hong Kong side, please? Yes, Missy.
SHE DIALS OU RINGING This number is no longer in service.
Shit.
Can we go to Wellspring Mansions, Quarry Bay, please? Yes, of course.
STREET CHATTER Hey.
Hey.
Faraz Reza.
Do you know where he is? - Third floor, first door.
- Thanks.
Yes? Can I help you? I'm looking for a guy who stays here.
Faraz Reza.
Have you seen him? No, never heard of this person.
Faraz Reza? Has anyone seen him? Oh, no, he's not here MEN LAUGH Please.
You must leave.
Please.
KNOCK AT DOOR Jonah Mulray Know where he is? I dropped him at his hotel.
Why? I need you to bring him in.
What's happened? They found a body in the marina.
Mulray is a person of interest.
Police are looking for him.
DOOR SHUTS HARBOUR SOUNDS SEAGULLS - Hi.
- Hi.
Um I wonder if you could help me? CLEARS THROA I was at a party last night - on of your boats - Hm-mm.
.
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and I left my phone on board.
I've been calling it all morning and no luck.
Do you know which boat it was? Yeah, it's the Aqua Luna.
The name is Kai Huang.
- Kai Huang? - That's the one.
It's, er still out on rental, I'm afraid.
It's late, actually.
Due back this morning.
Well, if if you could just give me the the contact details, that'll be Sorry, I can't give that information.
Please, I'm I'm here on holiday.
I'm flying back tomorrow.
I just need my phone.
Sorry.
OK.
I would REALLY appreciate your help.
Are you sure you, um, can't give me a number? SIGHS I've an address.
BIRDS TWEE Excuse me? Excuse me.
I'm looking for Kai Huang? - Huh? - Kai Huang? No live here.
This Kai's father, Choi Huang.
Kai move.
Ah.
Do you know where Kai is? Today, important party.
Wedding.
Temple.
Where? MOBILE RINGS - Hello? - Jonah? Hello, Sally.
Where are you? You're meant to be at the airport.
Yeah, well, I had a change of heart.
- The police are looking for you.
- What? They found a body in the marina and you're the only suspect.
Hello, sir.
- What about David? - They're not interested in David.
- They want you.
- Shit.
- You want to come in? - OK.
Have a look.
We have a good tailor.
Excuse me? Tsang Chen Hall? Thanks.
CHATTER CLAPPING AND CHEERING CHURCH BELLS HE EXHALES I'm-I'm so sorry I just I just had a bit of a wobble, that's all.
- It's OK.
Are you all right? - Yeah.
- Are you sure? - Yes.
- Are you sure you want to do this? - Yes.
- You don't want to run? - THEY LAUGH OK.
- Shall we do this? - Yeah, let's do it.
OK.
Megan, if you repeat after me "I do solemnly declare, "that I know not of any lawful impediment, "why I, Megan Amelia Harris, "may not be joined in matrimony "to Jonah Dougal Mulray.
" I do solemnly declare, that I know not of any lawful impediment, why, I, Megan Amelia Harris may not be joined in matrimony to Jonah Dougal Mulray.
- Dougal! - LAUGHTER - "Do you, Jonah Dougal Mulray, - SNIGGERING "Take Megan Amelia Harris to be your lawful wedded wife?" I do.
"Do you, Megan Amelia Harris, "take Jonah Dougal Mulray to be your lawful, wedded, husband?" I do.
CLAPS GLASSES CLINK LIVELY CHATTER SPEAKS IN OWN LANGUAGE Listen up, everybody, - DOUGAL'S about to talk! - LAUGHTER Thanks, mate.
Um CLEARS THROA I'd like to thank my best man, Nick, for sharing all my deepest flaws and phobias with EVERYBODY.
Thanks for that, my friend! I'll be sure to repay the kindness - when he's up for Faculty Chair in November! - Oh-oh.
LAUGHTER Now, the truth is, I'm more at home delivering lectures on the finer points of the Schengen Agreement than I am at making heartfelt, witty, speeches.
So, I will prom I promise I will try my very best to keep this brief.
- Thank God! - LAUGHTER Yep, er, I don't want to make myself sound old, but, um, it was Freshers' Week when I first laid Megan LAUGHTER .
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er, laid EYES on Megan, um She was, and still is, THE most beautiful girl - I had ever seen in my life.
- Thank you.
And maybe because of that it took me three years to work up the courage to chat her up.
Um it was the end of finals, it was the last day of uni, when I kissed her for the first time.
And the next day, she was gone! It was over.
I'd had my chance and I'd blown it.
Well, 18 years later, 18, long, lonely, years later - Oh, God! - MUMBLES .
.
I got a second chance, and, er, I told myself, "I'm not going to blow it this time.
"I will not let her slip through my fingers again.
" Megan you make my life worth living.
I love you.
GUESTS: Aw! APPLAUSE MAN CALLS OU HE SPEAKS OWN LANGUAGE THEY ARGUE You killed my wife! I want to know why.
- This is my brother's wedding.
- FATHER SHOUTS I'm not going anywhere until you tell me why.
I'm sorry, sir, my name is Jonah Mulray, I'm sorry to ruin your celebration, but I'm here to talk to your son.
Your son killed my wife.
This is my wife.
She's dead! Murdered! Your son killed my wife! HE GRUNTS ANGRY SHOUTING Your brother killed my wife.
POLICE RADIO BLEEPS EERIE MUSIC It's me.
We've got a problem.
I'm not interested in what happened at the wedding.
I wanna talk about what happened on the boat.
We found the body.
His name is Faraz Reza.
A Pakistani immigrant.
Recognise him? Hard to tell from the photo, huh? Gunshot wound to the chest.
Forensics found gunpowder residue on the decking.
Proves that he was killed where they found you.
I didn't kill him.
But you were there when he was killed.
He was already dead when I got there.
I've been through all this with the police in Macau.
Let's go through it again.
Where's Kai? I wanna talk to Kai.
He killed my wife.
Your wife died.
Tragic accident.
Not easy for you.
We deal with illegals like Faraz Reza every day.
Maybe he attacked you? You fought back? He comes at you with a gun, you overpower him, bang! Self-defence.
But who's going to believe you? You're in a foreign country, no family, no friends.
You're desperate.
What do you do? See an empty boat, maybe? Carry him on board? A jury would understand.
Manslaughter.
That's what it is.
Unfortunate.
Give us the murder weapon and maybe the judge might even consider reduced sentence.
I did not kill this man.
Then who did? KNOCK AND DOOR OPENS We're not done here.
Has Mr Mulray waived his right to a lawyer? Hm.
Thought not.
If you don't mind You mustn't talk to anyone without a lawyer present.
OK? This is our prisoner information pack.
Prisoner? I haven't been charged.
- You haven't been charged yet.
- I haven't done anything! You were on the boat.
The police found you at the crime scene with blood on you.
My blood! Somebody hit me over the head! Over here, you are guilty till you're proven innocent.
If you are charged then you'll be sent to Kowloon Remand Centre until your case goes to trial.
How long will that take? Well, that depends.
If you plead not guilty, then you'll be on remand for at least nine months while they build their case.
If you plead guilty, then you could be in court in as little as 15 weeks.
I'm not pleading guilty! I'm innocent! You do believe me, don't you? Of course I do, but, Jonah, it doesn't matter what I believe.
We'll do everything in our power to make sure you're treated fairly.
In the meantime, you're owed one phone call.
I have a list of lawyers.
I suggest you choose one.
RINGING OU This is Jonah Mulray.
I'm in police custody.
They're accusing me of a murder you know I didn't commit.
Tell them what really happened, or they're going to send me to prison.
BUS BRAKES SQUEAK CHAT IN OWN LANGUAGE Let's speak English.
Safer that way.
We're investigating a murder.
- And you think Dad? - Hey, it's just routine.
It's nothing you need to worry about.
That's what everyone keeps saying, but no-one is telling me what is going on.
Look There was a murder in Macau.
Jonah Mulray is being questioned.
It looks like he's going to be charged.
We have no reason to believe your dad was involved.
It's gonna be all right.
Don't worry.
It's just Mulray is throwing around accusations, that's all.
TRAFFIC SOUNDS TENSE PULSATING MUSIC HIGH-PITCHED CRESCENDO DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES SAD MUSIC MOBILE RINGS Yes? - We need to talk.
- Go on.
Not on the phone.
Can we meet? - I've got plans.
- This is urgent.
KEYS JANGLE IN LOCK DOOR SQUEAKS GUARD SPEAKS IN OWN LANGUAGE I told you to get off that boat.
Ever since you've come here all you've done is fuck things up.
Why did you give Kai the hard drive? I needed to know did he kill Megan because of me? Frightening Kai with the evidence was the only way I could make him talk.
Kai asked me to meet him at the boat.
When I got there, it was too late.
He held a gun to my head, forced me to clean up the scene I tried to stop him but he got away.
CELL DOORS CLINK I shouldn't have left you there.
I told Tsui you had nothing to do with it.
So what's going to happen to you now? The charge is accessory to murder.
Bail's been set at half a million.
JONAH SIGHS I know what you think of me.
I wasn't the best husband, but I would never hurt her.
I didn't kill her.
- What did he say? - Who? Kai.
At the casino.
What did he tell you? He said he was paid to kill her.
By who? TAPE MACHINE CLICKS OFF - Hello.
Hi, there.
- Hi.
Um Grandpa is going to have a quick chat with Sally, OK? You carry on drawing the fish.
There's a good boy.
HE SIGHS I'm taking him to a movie after this, so let's make it quick.
The body they found it's Reza's.
And where does that leave us? Well, it's a setback.
Setback? You said he could get as leverage.
You said you had it sorted.
Now we've got nothing.
I thought I did.
I can't quite believe I let you talk me into this.
We've still got options.
It's over.
It was over the moment that Megan Harris was killed.
This is my mess I'll clean it up.
OK, come on, let's Time to go.