Hope Street (2020) s01e08 Episode Script

1
Hello, Wembley!
Let me hear the noise!
It's PC Callum McCarthy!
SLOW HAND CLAP
Ialways wanted to come to
an activity centre like this
when I was a kid, but Mummy
wouldn't let me. Too rough.
Have you searched those bushes?
Nobody would stash drugs there,
Sarge.
The rats would get them.
THEY GRUN
Isthe boss coming back today?
Yep.
Oh, hold still, cub, sorry.
And Leila's going on leave?
No, well, she's just having
a day off.
I wonder if she's going to be
meeting up with that mystery man.
OK, you can let me down.
# Ta-da! #
Well, where is everybody?
I thought at least
Barry would be here.
Ah, maybe they'll be around later.
They know we're back this morning.
You know, until the bar opens,
technically,
we're still on honeymoon.
What are you like?
HE CHUCKLES
Getup them stairs, you bold girl!
SHE SHRIEKS
What have you found?
Nothing for Interpol,
probably just kids partying.
Some cannabis and prescription meds,
from a pharmacy in London.
Tripazadrine? What's it for?
No idea.
These crazy kids,
they could be taking anything.
Right, that's the lot.
That's great.
Let me see your pupils.
Very funny.
Is Niamh here?
I thought she was joining Shay
at the sailing club today?
He's just called. The minibus
arrived, she wasn't on it.
What's the matter?
Niamh, my daughter is missing.
I dropped Niamh off at her friend's
house last night for a sleepover.
Did you speak to the friend?
Joanne O'Connell, yes. She said
she didn't sleep there after all.
She changed her mind
and went home around nine.
What? She's been missing all night?
I've been phoning her mobile
but she won't answer.
She'll pick up for me.
It'll go straight to voicemail.
'Hi. You've reached Niamh.
'If I didn't answer it's cos
I don't want to talk to you.'
Why would she switch off her phone?
It's not like you to have time off.
Siobhan and I are
..we're giving it another go,
for the sake of the kids.
Hm, romance IS in the air.
what with Leila's mystery man
and you and Siobhan
getting back together.
We're taking it slow.
Siobhan's still in the spare room.
And in the dark about you and Leila.
I saw the two of you
all lovey-dovey,
the night of Shay's birthday.
What you saw
..was us breaking up.
PHONE RINGS
Leila?
We're on our way.
What is it, what's up?It's Niamh.
She'sbeen missing,
for over 12 hours.
DOOR BUZZES AND OPENS
It'sgoing to be OK.
Marlene knows how to handle this.
Siobhan, has Niamh ever done
anything like this before?
Never. Is there any chance she
could've went back up to Belfast?
No. I don't think so.
Any boyfriends on the scene?
No. No-one special.
What do you mean "no-one special"?
She's only 15!
Ma, please.
Maybe I should wait at home
for Niamh, just in case.
Thanks, Ma.
So, you decided to turn
yourself in at last, huh?
Hey? What's the matter?
What's happened?
So who's this boyfriend?
Alby McAlinden.
He's a barman up in Belfast.
He's a what? Well, what age is he?
He's 20.He's 20?
How did Niamh meet him? At a gig.
She hadn't been seeing him long
when I found out.What?
I cornered him at work
and told him to stop seeing her.
I put a stop to it.Well, you didn't
if she's gone off with him.
Do you have his contact details?
No, but he works in
the Trough And Nose Bag
up at the Cathedral Quarter.
I need you to go home, check if any
of Niamh's clothes are missing.
Gather up her laptop or tablet
and bring them here, OK?
OK.
OK, I want to be kept informed at
all times, no matter what yous find.
Understood? Yes. Sure.
Ah, Callum, can you check the buses
to Belfast from eight o'clock
last night for Niamh?Yeah, on it.
Cheers.
If your da asked you
to stop seeing a boy at 15,
what would you have done? Tell him
it was all over to keep him quiet,
and carry on seeing the guy.
Exactly.
So the best friend
usually knows everything.
I'm going to go round and talk to
Joanne. I'll come with you. Yeah.
Joanne, do you know
if Niamh is still seeing Alby?
No way. She dumped him when she
found out he was two-timing her.
Did you ever see him round here?
Never.
I have no idea what he looks like,
he'd never let Niamh
take any photos of them together.
Now I know why, the rat.
Could someone else have come to pick
her up? A new boyfriend, maybe?
I dunno.
She said she was walking home
and she borrowed my silver jacket.
You're certain she left at nine?
I texted her right after.
And she didn't text back?
No. I thought she was in a huff
with me.
RADIO: Papa Delta two two,
from Papa Delta eight one,
I've got a result
from the door-to-door.
Excuse us, Joanne.
Mrs Duffy from down the road
caught this footage yesterday
on her blue-tit cam.
Er, maybe you should wait
back at the station.
Why?
look, I-I know about you and Finn.
I know he split up with you
and I just,
I just don't want you to be awkward
around him.
He didn't dump me.
It was my decision.
We only had a few dates.
We're colleagues, nothing more.
I wonder what else went on in
Belfast that I wasn't told about.
I wanted to tell you about Alby,
but you weren't speaking to me.
KNOCK AT DOOR
Comeon through.
We've been through all her clothes.
There is nothing missing.
We have footage of Niamh
that appears to show her
getting into a van
with an unidentified male.
Would you be able to tell us
if this is Alby McAlinden?
Niamh swore to me
she'd finished with him!
No. That's not Alby.
Now, I only met him once, but this
guy's taller, and he's older too.
The van has a damaged brake light
on the driver's side.
Thank you.
And how do you know
she got into the van with him?
She can't be seen
once the van pulls away.
So, who's THIS guy, then?
Is that a love poem you're writing?
No. It's a shopping list, for you.
I'm going to make the wedding stew
that we had on our first night
in Oman.Ooh.
I'm going to get everyone round and
we can put the honeymoon photos up
on the big screen.
That's a great idea.
So what time do the girls arrive?
I dunno. They haven't replied.
It's all a bit weird, isn't it?
I know.
I wonder what they can all be doing
that's more important.
Alby didn't show up for work
last night because he was holding
his girlfriend's hand
on a maternity ward.
Alby Junior was born at 2am.
We can rule Alby out.
We have to assume now
this is a possible kidnapping.
We need to call
the Major Investigation Team.
I told you it wasn't Alby.
Why didn't you believe me?
Siobhan No, no, no.
My daughter's been missing
for 14 hours, taken by a stranger.
You should be out looking for her!
I had a call from Mrs Duffy.
She caught the whole thing
on her blue-tit camera.
She wasn't supposed to say, but
she knows Niamh's my granddaughter.
Well, don't you be fretting. Marlene
will be out there combing the area.
And while we're waiting
for the news,
I'll make you a wee cup of tea.
Tea's your answer to everything.
Have you shares in a plantation?
I know something's wrong.
I need to be out there
looking for her.
Did Mrs Duffy say anything
about the sort of vehicle this fella
was driving?
Yes, it was a white van.
All right, missus. Get your coat.
We're going for a wee drive around.
Look. There it is.
Quick, follow it.
What did you find on Joanne's phone?
Yeah, well, we know what the girls
were arguing about,
and it wasn't yer man, Alby.
Niamh disapproved of someone that
Joanne was chatting with online.
What time did Joanne's dad
say he'd get here?
He's stuck in traffic.
We can't wait. We need to get hold
of an appropriate adult.
There you are. Wait till you see
the state of me belly dancing.
SHE CHUCKLES
Well, she's definitely an adult.
Nicole.
We were wondering if you could
possibly help us?
Oh, here, if you need a case solved,
I'm your woman.
Seriously, I've seen every episode
of Murder, She Wrote.
Twice.
So, the minor we've been
interviewing doesn't have
a parent present, and we need
someone to take their place.
Oh, I'm! But, but
..I don't need you to say
or do anything.
You won't even know I'm there.
Joanne, who is Joe?
We know you've been chatting
with him online.
And that you and Niamh argued
about it.
Joe wanted to meet up with me, but
Niamh thought it was a bad idea.
Why would she think that?
Cos he's older than me.
How much older?
He's 35. The dirty!
THUMP!
He's not a perv or anything.
He's my friend, that's all.
You think Joe took Niamh?
Do you have a photo of him?
Or a social media profile?
We'll be back in a moment, Joanne.
He wasn't waiting for Niamh.
Joanne was his intended target.
The girls could pass for sisters.
And Niamh borrowed her jacket.
He must've realised
his mistake by now.
Why hasn't he let Niamh go?
That's what worries me.
Callum,
update the Major Investigation Team.
Yeah.
There it is,
opposite that new deli.
That guy in the baseball cap
is getting into it.
I'm making a citizen's arrest.
No, you wait one minute! Hang on.
What have you done
with my granddaughter?
Concepta?
Clint.
What are you doing here?
Well, Nicole's making
a stew from Oman,
has me getting all the ingredients.
Have you heard of black lemons?
We have been chasing your white van
all over town.
What for?
Niamh got into one last night,
and nobody has seen her since.
This is my fault.
I encouraged her to go to Joanne's,
so that we could spend
more time together.
If she'd stayed home,
she'd be safe now.
You're not to blame for this.
I had that stupid fling
and ruined everything.
I'm just as much to blame
..for our marriage breakdown.
I stopped being a husband to you
..long before you had the affair.
I'm sorry.
Meeting Joe online was the only nice
thing that's happened for ages.
Joanne's mum passed away recently.
I'm very sorry for your loss.
Joe lets me talk about Mum
as much as I want.
He's a good listener.
Huh! They all are until
Sorry.
Joe said he wanted to meet me
in person.
Ha, I'm sure he did.
Niamh wanted to know why he was
coming all the way from London.
We've got news on the van.
Erm, can you bear with us, Joanne?
Major Investigations ID'd the van.
It was stolen from the Belfast
ferry terminal three days ago.
This guy Joanne was chatting to
said he was coming from London.
So, these meds we found
this morning,
they had a London address on them,
and I'm sure they were made out
to a Joseph someone.
Bingo.
Joseph Milligan,
Old Ford Pharmacy, London E3.
Callum, we need to track down
the kids who broke into
that activity centre and find out
what they know. On it.
Finn.
Hey.
Uh, there's somebody here
to see you.
Clint.
I came as soon as I heard, man.
Are you all right?
Yeah.
Who told you? Your ma.
Her and Barry have been
tailing me all over town.
Should I be out looking, too?
Uh, no, mate. Thanks, but
I should probably put a stop to it.
I mean, they mean well,
but they could make
a dangerous situation worse.
What a nightmare, bud.
I'm just
I'm trying to stay strong
for Siobhan, but
You shouldn't have to
shoulder this alone.
Times like these, you need to be
able to lean on the one you love.
Look, if you're serious about giving
your marriage another go,
you need to be able to talk to her.
I know.
But look, what do I know, hey? Sure,
I've only been married five minutes
and I'm already turning
into an agony aunt.
She'll be all right.
OK, thank you. Bye.
According to the Met,
Joseph Milligan has a record
for drug offences and
assaulting a police officer.
Has he done time?
18 months in a medium secure unit.
He has mental health issues.
What kind of issues?
Paranoid schizophrenia. I mean,
if he takes his anti-psychotic meds,
he's fine, but
And if he stops?
He can become agitated, angry,
possibly violent.
Let's hope
that's not his entire supply.
So, the family moved to London
when he was in his teens,
but Joe's a local boy.
Do you remember a Joseph Milligan?
No.
Oh, you mean Spike?
The only punk rocker
in Port Devine.
Oh, yeah, I'd forgot about him.
That's right.
Well, if it's the same fella,
he used to go out with Joanne's mum,
Anne.
DOOR BUZZES AND OPENS
Did you manage to catch up
with any of those kids?
Yeah, they recognised Joe.
They said they only bought his meds
to get rid of him,
because he was acting a bit weird
and rambling.What kind of rambling?
He said something about needing
money to save his daughter.
I'm going home now.
OK, I promise Hello?
Hello?
No signal.
Talking to myself as usual.
That was Finn.
I know, I heard him.
Half the town heard him.
I had a text from Marlene.
Apparently, we were wasting our time
searching every white van
in the country.
The one we were looking for has
a damaged brake light.
It would've been helpful
if I'd known that earlier.
Hmm.
Why have we stopped here?
Damaged brake light.
That's it.
Wait.
You go back, wait by the car.
Finn told YOU to go home.
He didn't say anything to me.
I'll take a wee look.
Go.
We just spoke with your dad.
He'll be back soon.
He also told us that a few days
after your mum died,
Joe contacted him.
What?
Before he friended ME?
MOUTHS
But why would he contact my dad?
He wanted to know
your date of birth.
Spike's not her father, is he?!
Joe is Spike? Mum's old boyfriend?
Yes, but she broke up with him
before she met your dad.
Then a year later, you were born.
So why's he stalking her?
Joe has mental health issues,
and we think the news
of your mum's death triggered him
to have a breakdown.
As part of his delusions, Joe might
believe you're his daughter.
Dear God!
You nearly gave me a heart attack.
Are you going to look inside?
This is a crime scene.
We need to contact Finn.
I've tried, there's no signal.
There are certain procedures
you have to follow.
I'm going to have a look.
PHONE BUZZES
It's Niamh!
Wait. Marlene,
alert the Major Investigation Team.
If Joe still has Niamh,
this could be him.
Try to stay calm and friendly.
Answer on speaker.
And, you, not a word.
Hello?
Niamh?
PHONE: It's Joe.
Is that you, Joanne?
Yes, it's me.
I'm so happy to hear your voice.
Joe, do you know where
my friend, Niamh, is?
She'sshe's somewhere safe.
Can I speak to her, please?
No.
She'll only tell lies.
Joanne, do you know where
the bridge is in Devine Forest?
Yes.
Meet me there in 15 minutes.
PHONE DISCONNECTS
What happens now?
Excuse me.
You haven't seen a teenage girl
on your walk, have you?
Er
No.
No, you're the first
I've seen today.
Joseph Milligan, is that you?
Aye
Aye, it is, Mrs O'Hare.
I didn't recognise you there
without your blue spiky hair.
Oh, now I remember you!
You're the graffiti artist.
Yep. That's some memory you have,
Inspector Pettigrew.
Ah, retired now.
Just back to visit family?
To see my daughter.
Her, erm
her mum passed recently.
Oh, I'm sorry for your loss.
We're looking for
my granddaughter, Niamh.
She's been missing since last night.
Erm
I'm so sorry.
If I ever get my hands
on the one who took her,
his life won't be worth living.
She's only 15.
Well
..I hope you find her,
safe and well.
I never knew he had a daughter
around here.
KNOCK ON DOOR
Leila.
The Major Investigations
has located the suspect
and is moving in to arrest him.
Where? When?Right now.
And Niamh?
PHONE BUZZES
She was taken by mistake. Oh
Oh, it's Shay.
I should speak to him. OK.
Thank you.
How are you holding up?
I'm, uh
I'm losing my mind.
I keep telling myself that she's
going to come through this, but
When Niamh was born, uh,
there were some complications.
Didn't think
she was going to make it.
Because of that
..I've always told her
that I love her.
But I've never, uh
I've never told her
that I'm really proud of her.
You can tell her
when we bring her home.
SIOBHAN: Finn?
The van is at the location now,
but no sign of the suspect or Niamh.
Over.
Have you got a picture
of the suspect? Yeah. Yeah.
Here.
When did you see him?
Shortly before you arrived.
He was heading for the main road.
Let's go.
That's your mum and dad, then?
Yeah.
Mum wanted it taken.
I think she knew she wasn't well.
She's got a lovely smile.
You look a lot like her.
I have some more photos of Mum.
Would you like to see?
I'd like that very much.
Who are you?
My name's Leila.
I'm Niamh's friend.
Can I see her?
Not until I see Joanne.
I've got something to tell her.
I'm her da.
She's named after me and her mum.
Joe plus Anne - Joanne.
I wasn't named after you.
I was named after my nana.
It's not true!
Joanne, you've got to listen
to me!
Stop.
Joe, you need to stay back.
It's OK.
We are all going to stay calm.
Aren't we, Joe?
Joanne, why don't you tell Joe
what your mum said about him?
Are you really Spike?
No-one's called me that in years.
Mum said you were her first love.
She never forgot you.
And I never forgot her.
I'm not religious, but
but Anne was.
And every year, I go into a chapel,
and I light a candle
on her birthday.
Did you find anything upstairs?
Joe, I have something very precious
for you.
It's a photo taken a long time ago
of you and Anne.
Put the knife down.
I will hand it to you.
Thank you, Joe.
Look at us.
We were so happy.
Joe, can you tell me where Niamh is?
She's in the forest.
It's a big forest. Can you tell me
exactly where she is?
Sheshe said
she needed the toilet.
When I let her out of the van,
she ran away.
I-I called for her to come back,
but she wouldn't listen.
Callum, do you think you can wait
with Joanne until her dad arrives?
Yeah, sure.
If I took you to the forest,
do you think you can show us
where you last saw Niamh?
Maybe.
That's not procedure.
I take full responsibility.
If this goes wrong,
you could lose your job.
Niamh's in danger,
she's our priority.
Does anything look familiar, Joe?
Not really.
All the trees look the same to me.
He hasn't a clue where he is.
Quiet.
WATER RUSHES
Listen.
When I let her out of the van,
she
..she ran away towards
the waterfall.
You're certain? Yeah.
Yeah, when I heard it
..it reminded me of the time
that me and Anne went up there.
Take him back to the car, Marlene.
Let's go.
Come on.
Niamh!
Niamh!
Niamh!
Niamh!
Niamh
Niamh!
Niamh?
Leila?Oh! Leila!
Are you OK?
Yeah, I'm OK.
I fell, twisted my ankle,
but I'm OK.
I'm OK.
I keep looking at my watch,
thinking an hour's passed,
but it's only been a minute.
You're not the only one
that's been sick with worry all day.
Oh, I'm sorry, Finn.
I'm listening now.
It's OK.
I was able to talk to someone.
Just not your wife.
Clint's been a good friend to you.
Yeah.
I don't know how I'd have got
through this on my own.
You'd never have to.
We're family, we always will be.
No matter what happens.
It's Leila.
You OK? Yeah.
Oh, Niamh!
You OK, sweetheart?
Oh, thank you, God.
Leila found her.
Oh, God!
Oh, thank you.
Come on, let's get you inside.
Come on.
Thank God!
Can we let them enjoy their reunion?
Wait till tomorrow to tell Finn
that I took Joe to the forest?
You went above and beyond
to find Niamh.
And I know you did it for Finn.
If you care for him that much,
why did you break up with him?
Finn loves his children.
That's more important
than my feelings.
And to think you were standing there
gabbling away with him.
DOOR OPENS
Oh, here's Callum now.
Niamh's been found safe and well.
Thanks be to God!
I have to go to her. Where is she?
Leila and Marlene are
interviewing her now,
so it'll be a wee while
before you can see her.
Police business is very complicated.
So many questions and forms
and stuff.
Is that you finished being
Joanne's appropriate adult, love?
Yes, her daddy's home.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have
a Middle Eastern stew to make.
With no chickpeas.
20 things on the list.
I forgot one.
He pushed me into the van,
and I didn't see him again
until he let me out this morning.
When you ran into the forest?
I just kept going.
I would have made it
all the way home,
only I fell and twisted
my stupid ankle.
Thank goodness
that's your only injury.
That must have been
a terrifying experience.
It was.
But I knew my dad would be
looking for me.
I am so proud of you, sweetheart.
JAUNTY MUSIC PLAYS
They didn't have a clue who
yer man Joe was until I told them.
Not a baldy notion.
So, you helped crack the case, then?
I suppose I did.
Not that I'll get any credit for it.
Oh, you'll get plenty of credit
off me, Mrs Dunwoody.
THEY GIGGLE
So
..this is the famous stew from Oman?
Yes, it's called majboos.
Maj-booze?
Bon appetit.
Mm!
Any chance of seconds?
A wee bit more.
Where's Leila?
Writing up the report
at the station.
Listen, it's not often
I admit when I'm wrong.
Whoa. Hold the front page.
What about?
You and Leila.
Look, like I told you, Marlene,
we split up.
Yeah, but
I see how you are
with each other, and
..you never looked at Siobhan
the way you look at her.
The timing's not right.
But the kids
They aren't kids any more, Finn.
You've no idea what Leila did
for you today.
Yeah, OK.
See you later, ache-face.
Was that Shay?
Well, it sounded like him.
But whoever it was said
he'd been worried about me.
Nanny!
I am so happy to see you
safe and well, love.
All my prayers have been answered.
I've someone here to see you.
I am so sorry, Niamh.
Can you ever forgive me?
Of course I forgive you!
I was so stupid.
I didn't realise why he was letting
me go on and on about my mum.
You can talk to me about her
as much as you like.
You know that, don't you?
Hey.
Hey.
I was about to raise a glass to you,
and you'd gone.
There's no need.
I was only doing my job.
Marlene told me what you did.
Today was the longest day
of my life.
I was absolutely terrified
that I might lose Niamh.
You took a big risk,
and you brought her back.
I couldn't bear to see you in pain.
You were there for me,
100%.
Siobhan and I
..we're always going to be family,
no matter what.
But there's nothing between us
any more.
You're the one I want to be with.
INDISTINCT CHATTER
You must be relieved
today ended so well.
There were moments I thought
I was going to go mad.
But Finn got me through it.
He was incredible.
I remembered today
..why I fell in love with him.
I really think
we can make this work.
He wants us to be a family again.