The Light in the Hall (2022) s01e06 Episode Script

I never have!
Not like you and Dai Rees.
- Not this again.
- I know you're shagging!
We're mates, that's all.
Do you think I'm stupid?
I've seen it.
Always sharing secret looks.
- Greta, go upstairs.
- All your little in-jokes.
- All the touching.
- Up.
I've worked with him for years.
Yes, there are jokes,
but I'm not bloody shagging him.
- Well, I bloody think you are.
- I am not.
Why is it
that you don't trust me?
You were screwing me when
your husband was up there dying.
You're capable of anything,
you are.
Horrible, horrible bastard!
So you two were having sex
while Dad was still alive?
I hate you two.
- I hate your guts!
- Ela.
Go to your room.
This is nothing to do with you.
This has everything
to do with me!
Look, you don't know
how it was for me.
Well, I know that you're a slag.
God.
Joe?
What are you doing?
What if you'd fallen?
You could have lost the baby.
Lucky baby.
- What is wrong with you?
- Nothing. I'm fine.
Izzy.
Wyn Pritchard is dead.
He killed himself.
It's over.
How can it be over
when he's still out there?
- Izzy
- Leave me alone.
Joe!
Joe!
Shelley!
You're dead.
You old bastard.
Do you hear me?
You're dead!
And do you know who cares?
Nobody.
Nobody cares
because you're a monster!
And a coward.
But I'm still here!
And Shelley!
We're still here and you're
dead, in some fridge somewhere.
You know what you are?
Shut up!
- Dirty, sneaky
- You're dead.
shameful little pervert.
Because of you!
Because of you!
Catrin, this is DCI Parry.
Can you contact me
as a matter or urgency?
I don't need to remind you
that whatever you're up to,
Joe Pritchard is still a danger.
Nina, hi. Can we have a chat?
I'm in the middle of cooking.
How you doing?
I'm fine.
Is this about Joe Pritchard
or his father?
Um, not sure yet.
You said that you thought
Joe Pritchard
had stolen jewellery from you.
Is this Is this ring yours?
Yes.
Well, Wyn gave it to me,
just before he shot himself.
Why do you think he did that?
Joe must have stolen it
and Wyn was returning it
But why not give it
directly to you?
I don't know.
Evidence against Joe?
But why, when he's already
been convicted?
Well, how would I know?
And I want that ring back.
Yesterday, at your office,
I heard Wyn say
that he had a deal with you.
I was there.
- What did he mean?
- I have no idea.
The man wasn't right
in his mind.
Why go to your office
with a shotgun?
Because he was off-kilter.
Have you spoken
to the police about this?
I don't think
Joe Pritchard murdered Ela.
- I think Wyn did it.
- Yeah.
Cos that would be great
for your story, wouldn't it?
Joe Pritchard did it.
- And now we know why.
- Why?
Because these things
are inherited.
Passed down through the family.
- Those who hurt, hurt.
- No. No, not every time.
Catrin, Joe Pritchard
is a killer.
And if you tell yourself
otherwise,
you're not just naive,
you're bloody stupid.
Now can you please leave?
Your your pan.
It's burning.
Please leave.
Izzy.
Izzy, what are you doing?
Come inside.
I need it to end.
Come on. Come on.
Listen to this. Ela wrote it
a week before she went missing.
"How I love you and you love me
I'm closing my eyes
so they all go away
And it's just you and me
in our own passion play
Your eyes, your eyes
So green and so certain
You know what to do
And so falls the curtain."
- What's that?
- It's Ela's diary.
I gave it to her.
You didn't tell me
there's a diary.
It doesn't matter
about that now, Gafyn.
- Well?
- What about it, Mam?
It's a really, really bad poem.
Not that. The eyes.
All the way through, it's green
eyes this, green eyes that.
I've looked
into Joe Pritchard's eyes.
They're not green.
- Catrin Donato? It's DCI Parry.
- Shit.
We know you're there.
Can you answer the door?
We'd like to have a look around,
if that's all right with you.
Yeah.
Check all the rooms.
Joe Pritchard do that?
- No.
- Have you reported it?
- No, no yet.
- Because you've been busy?
You were caught on CCTV at the
hospital yesterday afternoon,
just about the time
that Joe Pritchard absconded.
Well, I don't think "caught"
is the right word,
but, yeah, yeah, I was there.
It's not illegal, is it?
Why were you there?
I wanted to talk
to Joe's sister.
Didn't have much luck.
Can you wait for me outside?
Have you seen, spoken to
or otherwise communicated
with Joe Pritchard
since the night of the fire?
No.
I don't believe you.
OK. Look.
He was there, in the woods,
the day that Ela disappeared.
And Joe Pritchard told you this?
Yes.
So what if it wasn't Joe that
killed Ela? What if it was Wyn?
And you think
we didn't look at Wyn?
He had an alibi, and nothing
to indicate he was involved.
Yeah, at the time maybe,
but yesterday his own daughter
accused him of sexual abuse.
The forensic evidence
still points to one person.
- Joe Pritchard.
- But Wyn was a p
Stop! I can see
what's happening here, Catrin.
Joe Pritchard is inside
your head, twisting the truth,
and now you're tying yourself
in knots
to make it fit your story.
- He's not
- I want you to listen to me.
The man's violent and dangerous.
Name me one person who has ever
seen Joe Pritchard be violent.
His mother.
That call to the misper hotline.
It wasn't anonymous.
- It came from his mother.
- What?
She knew what he was and
she told us he was dangerous.
So catch on to yourself before
someone gets hurt or worse.
And report this.
Shit.
My God.
Gafyn?
- Gafyn?
- Sorry.
Sali doesn't usually let me
listen to this
without headphones on.
Y Yeah, um
I wanna tell Greta the truth
about that morning
before Ela left.
Why would you wanna do that?
Because maybe we don't talk
about the truth enough
in this family.
I know.
Cariad.
I know the truth
about that last morning.
I heard it all too. I was there.
I know that last time you saw
Ela, you had an argument.
- And I know that you hit her.
- No.
I've always known
it wasn't how you remembered it.
It wasn't
a lovely, sweet goodbye.
- It wasn't "I love you".
- You never said.
I wanted you to believe
it was different, Mam.
I really did.
It's been so hard
knowing that
that was the last time.
- Sharon, hi.
- Catrin.
I need you to meet me.
There's something
I want you to have.
Before I give you this
I want you
to understand something.
We all did things we regret,
but you and Caryl,
you didn't just make her
feel like shit.
You made her vulnerable.
You owe her.
Read it for yourself.
Find out who it was.
And then I want you
to find my daughter.
Why didn't you give it
to the police?
They gave up on her
a long time ago.
But you
You might have a chance
with that.
Thank you.
Don't let her down again.
I won't.
I promise.
Sorry. She's not here.
She might be training,
up by the lake.
Right. Thank you.
Caryl!
Caryl!
We need to talk!
I know it was you
who sprayed "bitch" on my wall,
and left the dog shit,
trashed my car.
And I know that you know
something about Ela's death.
Cos you met her that day,
didn't you?
You were in the woods with her.
For fuck's sake, Caryl!
Nothing ever touches you,
does it?
You manipulated
the fuck out of us
just so that you could get
your own way, be the leader!
And now Ela is dead and I'm
I'm I'm nothing!
And you just left me here!
You just fucked off and left me
with Sharon and the rest of them
pointing fingers
and saying we were responsible.
I'm sorry, OK?
Look, I I was a bitch!
I know that now. I just
Please.
Can we just talk?
Get away from here!
Go on! Get away from here!
You stay away from her!
You stay away from my daughter!
I just need to know
what happened.
You murdered that poor girl.
That is what happened.
Get away from here!
I just remember it being
normal teenage drama.
But then when I read the diary
and heard it
from her point of view,
I don't know
The way we excluded her
like that.
That's the worst thing
we could have done.
- I was reading it thinking
- That you were a bitch.
What happened that day?
Did you go to the woods?
Cos Joe saw Ela
having an argument with a girl.
We didn't go to the woods.
I didn't even meet her.
But you sent a note asking
her to. It says it in the
Yeah, I
I was going to meet her,
you know,
to try and make it up to her,
but then in the end
I was just a selfish dick
and I didn't turn up.
Couldn't face her.
So, hang on. You didn't see her
at all that day?
So many times I've thought
what if I had gone to meet her?
Maybe she'd still be alive.
Maybe my life wouldn't have
turned out so shit.
God, no one should have
blamed you.
Everyone wanted
someone to blame.
We let her down.
You know she really liked you,
don't you?
Like, really liked you.
Yeah, she liked you too.
You mean?
Right.
Better go.
Wait.
Is this the ring that you saw
Ela wear on a chain?
Yeah.
- Who is it?
- It's Cat.
What did you get
from the deal, Nina?
What did Wyn know?
I got nothing more
to say to you.
I know that Ela
was wearing your ring.
She had it on a chain
round her neck.
I've got witnesses
that saw her with it.
Who gave it to her? Was it you?
What are you trying to say?
What's going on?
- He was here.
- What did he say?
Where's your daughter?
Where's Izzy?
- She's resting.
- Izzy!
Wait. You can't just
go up there.
Come back down!
Izzy?
Izzy. Izzy.
Izzy, where are you?
She's not here.
It wasn't you. It was Izzy.
Izzy gave Ela that ring.
My God.
She was there, wasn't she?
That day, in the woods.
What did she see?
- She's gone back there.
- Where?
To the woods.
And he's out there too.
Joe
Joe!
Joe!
OK. Stop!
Please, no. Please, no!
You were there!
I saw you there!
- Tell me!
- Please
- Joe!
- No. Please.
What the fuck happened?
I'm sorry. Don't hurt me.
- Tell me the truth.
- Joe.
Tell me what happened to Ela!
Joe, calm down. Listen to me.
It was her. She was the one
arguing with Ela.
I know, I know. Just don't do
anything stupid now, OK?
Just let her go.
Did you see me kill her?
Tell me!
I didn't mean it to happen.
My God.
What happened to you?
- Is your mum here?
- No. She's at work. As usual.
- My mum hit me.
- No way.
That isn't even the worst bit.
I mean, how could she,
like, do that to him
when he was literally
dying of cancer?
I mean, where's the respect?
It's inhumane.
And Gafyn too.
It's gross.
Most men are literally grosser
than humanly possible
to imagine.
You know the gardener, Joe?
What about him?
Nothing.
No, go on, tell me.
The other day
What?
He pulled me into his shed,
pressed his cock against me
and said he wanted
to have sex with me.
- Are you serious?
- Don't say anything.
Are you fucking serious?
Where are you going?
He's not doing that
and getting away with it.
Ela.
But I didn't do that.
I didn't touch you.
I know.
I'm sorry. I tried to stop her.
Ela!
Oi! Joe Pritchard!
Ela.
Ela, stop.
- I want a word with you.
- What?
- About what?
- She's 15!
You touch my girlfriend again
and I'll fucking kill you!
She's only 15!
Do you know what that makes you?
I don't know
what you're talking about.
- That makes you a paedophile.
- I didn't do anything.
- A paedophile! A pervert!
- Stop!
Ela!
- Where is he?
- He's gone.
What the fuck, Ela?
My God.
Why would you do that?
I love you, Izzy.
You're all I've got.
I'm not gonna let some arsehole
mess with you.
It was a joke.
I didn't really think
you were gonna do anything.
- No, you weren't joking.
- I was.
Why didn't you listen to me,
you mad bitch?
I thought I could trust you.
I thought you were
the one person I could trust.
But you're just a liar!
Like everyone else!
- I could have been killed!
- Do you know what?
I can't be bothered with
any more of your chav drama.
Well, you're a sad, spoilt,
pathetic little brat!
Yeah?
Well, at least
my mum's not a whore.
Don't you say that.
- Don't you say that!
- Get off me!
Ela?
Ela?
Ela? Ela?
Ela, stop.
No.
Ela!
Ela, stop!
Sorry!
Ela!
It was a stupid lie.
I was just a silly girl.
Desperate for attention.
I tried to tell her, but she was
so angry, she wouldn't listen.
How could you let me go on
thinking that I'd killed her?
Joe, come on.
I tried to stop it,
but they wouldn't let me.
Who wouldn't let you?
We'll have to call the police.
Then she's headed for prison.
And you're done around here.
If you want me to,
I can help you sort this out.
Or you can try your own luck.
Mam
Go and sit in the car.
Let me deal with this. Come on.
It's OK.
I want you to help us.
I'll do whatever it takes.
I didn't kill her.
I didn't kill her.
She's my daughter.
Any mother
would have done the same.
Did Shelley go back?
Yeah. Her family
was waiting for her.
How about you? The story's
finished. What's next?
I can't go back
to what I was doing before.
It's ironic, really, that I've
had to come back to Llanemlyn
to understand
what I was supposed to be doing.
And what's that?
Well, if I can help people
find answers
by shedding
a bit of light on things,
then that's what I wanna do.
Hey, will you have a think
about what I asked you?
She only wants to talk.
I'm sorry.
I thought I knew how
my search for Ela would unfold,
that it would begin,
as it should, with the facts,
which I would
assemble into a story
that was objectively true.
But in looking for the answers,
I've come to understand
that we all see events
through the lens
of our own memories
and experiences,
and that we all have
our versions of the past,
that we all have
our own story to tell.