Clink (2019) s01e09 Episode Script

Whatever's going on between you two, I'm tired of it.
I don't know who to trust any more.
Trust me.
A prisoner's died and someone's going to take the fall It's my case file.
This is officially a legal irregularity.
You're not under caution.
You've got nothing to hide.
She'll back us up.
That one will do whatever it takes to protect her own interests.
Your sister wants to see you.
What if I don't want me job no more? What if I want me parole? Apply for it.
See what happens.
I don't want see your choice.
Case dismissed If she ever wants to see the kid again, she'll do exactly as I say.
Tell me! Is this where she is? Open the door! Please! Police! Chloe Anderson.
She hasn't come back.
Well, the last intakes have been and gone.
That's got to be good news, surely? Is there any way we can find out? Can I no have a bit of your cheese for my bread? Do you think this is the food bank? Go on, grate us a wee bit! Stay away from me cheddar or I'll grate your face.
OK, OK! Christ, OK, man! Looks like there's going to be a spare place on the sofa this evening, ladies.
Are you joking? Nope.
Chloe is free as a bird.
No case to answer, apparently.
Oh! See, justice does prevail, sometimes.
Hey, maybe the governor had a hand in that, too.
That's That's brilliant.
No, that's brilliant.
You want to tell your face that? Lucky bitch! Nothing to do with luck.
Is this her cheese that's on the top shelf? Hey, what else has she got? You vultures! Go on, peck away, help yourselves, why don't you?! We won't see her again.
Inshallah.
I'd say this was cause for celebration, wouldn't you? Come on, be happy for her.
I am.
Really I am.
Well, maybe these will help get the party started.
Don't say I never do anything for you.
You're welcome.
Come on out.
I wanted to tell you personally.
It's Chloe Anderson, she's Oh, word's already got out, gov.
I spoke to the girls in McEwan House last night.
.
Janine, Chloe's been arrested for the murder of Paul Cheam.
She's been remanded here at Bridewell, pending further enquiries.
No! She was released, her case was thrown out! Poor girl.
I don't know the full details, just that she's confessed, and she is being processed She'll be sent straight to the wing.
Janine.
I've reassigned part of your shift to keep an eye on her.
Why can't she go back to McEwan House? She needs to be with people she knows, people who'll look after her.
She can't be put there, that would be inappropriate.
Inappropriate? She's a child.
A child accused of murder.
We have to play this by the book, Sinead.
Gov, there's no room on the wing.
Then find room.
She's a prison officer, not a bloody magician.
Look, if we don't find space for her at Bridewell, she'll be transferred to God knows where.
How much longer? Should be any moment.
I did it.
Did you hear me? I I killed him.
I know.
I killed Paul.
I have ruined everything now.
I know it feels like that, Chloe.
Hey.
You're not a bad person.
I did the worst thing.
.
.
that anyone could ever do.
And you must have had your reasons.
You can only take so much.
Neil.
He was my husband before Tony.
I was about your age when I married him.
Love of my life, in many ways.
You did everything.
Worked, washed, cooked, cleaned Sounds great, right? But everything I did was always wrong or stupid.
He made all the decisions I couldn't see my friends, my family.
He isolated me.
But he loved me.
At least, that's what I thought love was And I put up with it.
Until one day crying, our son he started acting just like his dad Shouting at me to bring him food.
Telling me I was stupid.
He was five.
I knew then I had to leave.
And I did eventually.
But it wasn't easy.
Neil didn't make it easy.
Craig saw things he should never have seen And I will always blame myself for that.
But you did it.
You You left.
I was lucky.
I had an opportunity.
You didn't.
Didn't I? Fight this.
You owe it to your little girl You owe it to yourself.
Don't say another word.
She was alone and traumatised.
She needed to see a friendly face.
Well, I'm here, now, so you can go.
How many murder cases have you worked on? Several where coercive control was central to the defence.
So zero? I'm perfectly capable of representing my client.
Chloe needs an experienced solicitor.
And you're basing this legal opinion on what, exactly? Nobody speaks to my client about her case without me present, have you got that? Sit down.
Alison, please sit down.
Take your hand off me! I'm trying to help you! Oh Hi.
You OK? You never heard this from me.
I mean, I shouldn't tell you this, it could get me into trouble.
What are the fuck are you going on about? Look, promise it goes no further, just between you and me.
A secret.
I'm all ears.
OK, well Chloe Anderson.
She's back.
Chloe? How? Why? That's all I'm saying.
What's going on? I don't know.
Honest.
Our secret.
You've got company.
How many times do I have to tell you people? I don't share.
No way.
Well, fuck me sideways.
Nah, you're all right.
Dump your stuff there, Anderson.
I don't want any trouble from either of you.
Do you hear me? Bambi! Oh, for fuck's sake.
Where you been, Bambs? I've missed you.
Yeah.
Like a hole in the head, Sherri.
Going to be roomies, you and me.
24/7 just us.
Leave it out.
Unbelievable.
Look, you can't just turn up like this.
If you won't return my calls, Mr Trent, what am I supposed to do? She's been really upset.
Asking for you every minute of every day.
She's convinced something's happened to you.
If I'm not working, I'm asleep, or trying to sleep.
I've been banking all the hours I can to get you your money.
I know it's hard, I sympathise, I really do, but I'm just the manager And I've had to get quite creative in order to buy your mum more time with us.
I've got nothing left.
Nothing.
I've been bled dry.
I don't know what else to do.
Look.
I care about your mum, like all of our residents, but it's out of my hands now.
Without immediate clearance of all the arrears and provision for the next quarter Some of them are good.
Karen, they're cheap, hm? Been there.
Done that.
Begged me to get her out.
I'd put a pillow over her head if we'd get away with it.
If I were you, I'd check them out as soon as possible At least then you'll have some say.
Should I bother putting this lot away, or do you want to help yourself now? It's no fun when you know the score.
Didn't have you down as a revolver, though.
What did you do this time? Like you don't know.
I know nothing.
Murder.
My sweet creeping Jesus.
It was your fella, wasn't it? It's always a fella with girls like you.
You're not the killer type, Bambi.
Clearly I am.
No, I can spot them a mile off.
For you to do someone in knowing how you feel about your kid and all, that Oh, fuck him.
One less dickhead in the world, innit? Takes guts to do something like that.
Wish I had your balls.
Thought you had more balls than the rest of us put together? You don't know how many times I've fantasised about doing what you've just done.
Fucking loads.
It is nothing to be proud of.
It don't matter.
The point is I've always been too shit-scared to follow through.
But you Wow.
How'd you do it? Did he die straight away? Did he know it was coming? How did you feel after? Free.
Respect, Bambs.
I am never going to see my daughter again.
I have ruined her life.
Where's the respect in that? Brian? Do you want to tell me what's going on? You should let me take a look.
Give you a jab at least.
Oh, no, no, no worry, it's It looks worse than it is.
That'll teach me to load the knives the wrong way up.
Hm? Dishwasher.
Chloe Anderson's legal prep is none of our concern.
She needs a proper advocate.
Not that court-appointed one.
Well, from what I've seen, she's totally competent.
This is her field, not ours, that's the way things work.
Rubbish! Tanaz Barani's only bothered about making a name for herself.
It's her first murder case.
Look, our job is to keep Chloe safe while she's here, that's all we can do.
We must be able to pull in a favour from somewhere.
At the very least get her some proper advice.
OK, one, Chloe is on remand for murder.
And two, we're being watched like hawks at the minute, we can't put a foot wrong, and that includes being seen to give inmates special treatment.
And finally I think you're getting too involved.
At least take her off the wing.
I'm sorry, Sinead I'm telling you to take a step back.
If you had kids, you'd get it.
Hey, Heather! Looks like you're getting a new roomie! All right, there's no need to shout.
Give us a clue, then.
Wait and see.
Excuse me, ladies.
Hey, it could be a celebrity! Someone fi Big Brother or one of them islands they're always getting banged up.
Piss off, it won't be a celebrity! Hey, do you know something? Look at her face, she does! Tell us what you know, bitch! Reckon you could sort it? Oi! What you doing? Just talking.
It's allowed, innit? You all right, Chloe, love? Yeah.
Thanks.
How's she doing? Hard to tell.
Bonnie and Clyde over there seem keen to make friends.
That's not good.
Exactly.
That's why we need her moved quick before they get their claws stuck in.
I've tried.
Dominique's having none of it.
You know, it's all screwed up, this I mean, what good are we actually doing, what's the point of us? I'm beginning to wonder.
Sinead? You saying he's bent? What, do you want the tape, it'd get you wanked up? Oh, sorry.
Just shut up and listen Your mate needs to ring this number on the day of the visit.
When he answers, he'll tell her whether it's a goer.
If he's on for it, she's safe to bring in the gear, if not, we'll leave it for another visit.
Easy.
Doesn't feel right trusting a screw.
He's 100% safe.
Hey.
Nothing is 100% safe.
Well, this is, because when he looks the other way, I give him whatever he needs.
Right? And his needs are getting more and more regular.
I thought all screws got drug tested.
The fuck are you worrying about Trent for? That fast bastard's our window of opportunity.
We use it while we've got it.
OK, OK.
I came as soon as I could.
Oh, I appreciate it.
Alison, what's wrong? I want you to promise me that what I'm about to tell you never leaves this room.
Has Dominique been here? Has she threatened you? Promise me.
I promise.
I have Huntington's disease.
Erm It's inherited.
From my mum.
Probably.
At first, she was just a bit unsteady on her feet she'd forget things get words jumbled up, that kind of thing.
But then as time went on .
.
her speech went completely then her mobility, until she I've lived with it for seven years now.
Why didn't you tell me? Maybe I didn't want you to see me as being weak.
You're the strongest person I know! It affects the way I think.
And my ability to make decisions.
This last year it's progressed quite rapidly.
So I had to hide it.
I needed to keep doing my job.
The pension is what's going to pay for the care I'll be needing.
And with six months to go .
I thought I could make it.
I've been buying drugs illegally.
To mask the symptoms, buy me some time.
Dominique found out.
Wanted me to come clean.
I disagreed.
But she didn't attack me.
I fell.
In fact, she probably saved my life.
The things I said to her You let me believe she'd hurt you.
I couldn't be sure what had actually happened.
Not then.
But you're sure now? Yeah.
I have to talk to her.
You can't.
All the time Dominique thinks she's the only one who knows about this, she'll stay quiet.
You've put me in a really difficult position, Alison Yeah, I know, and I'm sorry, but I just need a little more time to .
.
to figure out what I'm going to do.
Can you give me that? It'd be nice if she could cook.
The newbie.
I know what I'd like her to cook.
What newbie? Are we missing something here? Well, your face is going to stick if you keep smiling like that.
Heather knows who it is, it's obvious.
Yeah, her and Officer God's Gift.
What is it with you two? Come on, then.
Come on, tell us.
OK, OK, so I do know who's got Chloe's old bed.
See, I told you! Any time this week'll do.
It's Chloe.
She's coming back.
No fucking way! Well, where was she the other night then? The Travelodge? I'd hope it's one of those attached to a boozer.
Night on the lash.
No.
Something's wrong, that doesn't make sense.
Sorry, girls, I couldn't help overhearing.
And I don't know where you get your information from Well, actually I do, but he's given you a bum steer.
Chloe is back, yes, but she's on the wing.
She won't be coming back to McEwan House.
But I don't understand.
It's something serious.
How serious? Murder.
Brian! Another double? Needs must.
Have you got a paper round in the mornings as well? You can tell me to mind my own if you'd like, but Mind your own.
.
.
you can't carry on like this I've got no choice, I need the hours.
I mean the other stuff.
Yeah, well, how the hell am I supposed to carry on without a little bit of help? It's a young person's game, and you're not young, Brian.
I'm no snitch, you know that.
But you're not giving me many options here.
I'm worried about you.
Yeah, well, it won't be for much longer, you know, I I don't want to know.
Just sort yourself out.
Please! Hey.
The amount of times I've covered your arse when you're out looking for your Craig, counselling sessions in the middle of the day, asleep in the staffroom, because you've been up all hours the night before.
Are you blackmailing me? I've been a good mate to you, Sinead.
And all I'm asking for is a little bit of time, and a little bit of understanding.
Are you going to get that? Always said you were a sly one.
Aye, a wee stirrer.
No wonder you kept that quiet Look.
I didn't know, OK.
He just said Chloe was coming back, that's it.
I thought better of you, mate.
Me too.
I'didn't know! You got caught out, hen.
Suck it up.
Oh, fuck you! I need something from you.
What is it you want? I need something to help.
Anything.
Stronger the better.
No, no way, Bambs.
Forget it.
It ain't happening.
I can get money.
It's not about the money.
Well what, then? Isn't this what you do? You're not one of them, you don't need that shit.
How the fuck do you know what I need? Go down that path in here, there's no coming back, not ever.
I am in here for life, Sherri.
There is no coming back.
So sort me out! Sherri, please.
Don't ask me.
I am trying to do a deal with you, what's your problem?! This could be your daughter.
In 15, 16 years' time.
No Banged up in a shithole like this.
A loser nobody likes, but everybody tries to use.
Shut your mouth.
Battered.
Broken.
Brain gone to fuck.
I said shut it, Sherri! Just another stupid kid in the system that nobody will ever care about.
She will have decent people looking out for her.
But she won't have you.
And she'll always wonder .
for the rest of her life .
.
why you gave up on her so easily.
Forget it.
I'll go somewhere else.
When I heard about Chloe Anderson, I had to come, I'm devastated.
That poor baby.
I couldn't sleep for worrying.
And it's made me realise some things.
Time is precious.
Things can change in a moment.
And there's no point in holding grudges.
We appreciate that.
When we spoke at the memorial, I said a few things, things I'm not proud of.
But I was still in shock.
I was angry.
I couldn't accept that my baby was dead.
I was looking for someone to blame, I suppose.
But whatever was said In the heat of the moment .
.
I'd like to apologise, sincerely.
I have every respect for what you do here.
And what you did for my Laura.
No one could have done more.
Except maybe me.
I'm trying to heal.
And part of the process is accepting my failings as a mother.
And an addict.
Well, that's good news.
So what can we do for you today? So I want to help Chloe Anderson.
In what way? In any way I can! It's what our Laura would have wanted.
I know that.
That poor girl's got no one, now.
Not one person.
She has us.
I failed in my duty of care to my Laura.
So I want to make it up in however small a way I can, by being there for Chloe.
Well, that's up to her Of course.
I've already filled in a visitors request form.
I'd be grateful if you could get it to her for me.
Thanks, love.
Lifesaver! Women of a certain age Bladder like a sieve First you want to see me then you don't.
Then you do again.
Just spit it out, Sherri.
You never were any good at keeping your gob shut.
Why didn't you tell me about the bent screw? Because it's a need-to-know basis.
And you didn't need to know.
I'm not doing this any more.
What? You trust that skank Jess over your own sister? I said no names.
Anyway.
Do you think I'm dumb enough to leave the entire operation to you? Of course I've got other people.
Well, suit yourself.
You think so much of her you don't need me, do you? I'm out.
You think you can just walk away? Seriously? I'm going to get me parole.
I don't want you to come here any more.
I don't want to come here anyway, remember? But fine.
You want to play big girl games, OK.
But when I leave here, I'm going to make a phone call, and you're going to need to grow eyes in the back of your head.
Because you'll be spending every moment with a fuck-off target on your back.
But I won't have to worry about always wiping your shitty little arse.
I'm not scared of you any more.
Is that right? Paul.
He called me in the break.
He told me he knew how I could get to the baby and I don't know if he meant it but I couldn't risk it, could I? I just thought it would be best if I .
.
stayed away.
I understand.
It's OK.
Really.
You wasn't wired, right? I knew that.
I should never have gone with him.
I'm glad he's dead.
My baby's OK.
Laura is safe, and that is all that matters to me.
You matter.
Saw me mum outside before.
What was she doing here? Don't know.
Didn't ask.
Did you speak to her? 634 No.
Too late for that.
You know, there's There's loads of things I wish I'd have said to my mum.
Bet you wish there was things you'd said to your Laura.
Lots You only get one mum.
Hey.
Assaulting a officer gets you a night in seg.
Fine.
Let's do it, then.
Maggie Simms? Yeah, you know exactly who I am.
You'll know who I am, too, then.
Have you got five minutes? I thought you and I might have a little chat.
About what, exactly? About the smuggling operation you've got going on in here.
Wow.
No foreplay? So you're using Sherri, obviously.
And a few of the other inmates, I'd assume.
But what I really need to know is who's your inside man? Or woman? I think somebody's been watching little bit too much Crime Channel.
Oh, I'll show you the tapes, there's plenty of them.
You threatening your own sister, if she won't play ball.
Bugging your own visiting rooms? Not exactly legal, is it? It's not legal at all, actually.
But something tells me you'll keep my secret.
You're very brave.
Or very stupid.
You're not the first person to have said that.
I don't want your shit in my prison.
Your prison? Mmm.
And if anything happens to Sherri while she's here, I promise you'll regret it.
You see babies of the family are often most problematic.
We both know that.
Roberta, isn't it? Or should that be was? What, you really didn't know? That little sister of mine the one you're trying to protect, she was Roberta's dealer Sweet thing, if I remember.
But lost.
It was like she never seemed to have nybody to love her.
But don't worry.
Sherri saw her right.
She helped take the pain away.
Regularly.
Right to the end.
Well I'd love to stop and chat some more, but hey Empires don't run themselves, do they? Oh You really have no home to go to, do you? Sorry No need to get dressed on my account.
I come bearing gifts, but it seems you got a head start.
How did you know I'd be here? To be fair, I did try your place first.
I wanted to soften the blow.
Sounds ominous.
Prison Inspectorate will be coming tomorrow to do a spot check.
Oh It's nothing to worry about, it happens all the time.
I just thought you'd appreciate the heads-up.
And the hangover.
Why are you warning me? Because the prison system is run by men who hate change.
It needs women like you, women who aren't afraid to challenge.
You're already causing waves.
You scare them.
Oof.
They'll be bringing fine toothcombs.
How fine? Just try and be prepared.
Hello? Yeah, what are you doing phoning me every time you can't cope? Mr Trent.
It's your mum.
Oh She's passed away.