Back to Life (2019) s02e05 Episode Script

1
Hi. Dom?
What on earth are YOU doing here?
I've been living in my car
for the last three weeks.
I just need to have a poo
in a warm loo.
I can see what you saw in him.
Geri.
This badge is because of you, sir.
You were my mentor, sir.
Course.
Billy, hi, yeah,
I'll be there in 20.
I've never been more excited
in my life.
Mandy, she smashed Lara's father
in the head,
and I think that he is
Oh, God.
Call an ambulance.
This is your mess, Mandy,
and you have already stolen
the first part of my life -
you do not get this bit!
Oh, Miri! NO!
He's gone! John!
Hey, he must be OK.
Miri, I'm in.
What does that What does
that mean? It means I'm in.
In for the long haul.
Dead people or no dead people.
Hi, this is Mandy.
I can't get to the phone right now,
please leave a message.
Hm.
Hi, this is Mandy
Oh, fuck off.
Shit. Janice?
Are you OK? Yeah.
Are you sure? Yeah, why?
No reason.
Are you sure? Yeah.
Have you heard something? No.
What, has something happened? No.
Good. Good.
You sure? Yeah, why?
Oh, you were just all up in my head
while I was doing something
but it doesn't matter. Good. Good.
Great. Great. I'm so great.
Me too. Woohoo!
OK, uh So, I'll I'll see you
on Wednesday. Fabulous.
Incredible.
Be safe, Miri.
Stay out of trouble. Of course.
SHE LAUGHS AWKWARDLY
Of course, I mean,
why would Iwhy would I not?
Why would I stay in trouble? I stay
out of trouble. Bing bang bong.
Huh? What's a bing bang bong?
An imaginary drum.
Jesus! Anyway
Good luck with your driving test.
What? It's Monday,
I thought you said
Oh! Shit!
DOM WHISTLES HAPPILY
Morning, guys. Er, coffee, tea?
Coffee. Tea.
Oh, er, sorry about this.
My clothes are
in the washing machine.
I got a littlea little splash
of you-know-what on them,
but I have made poached eggs
and eggy bread.
Sit down. Please!
Erm Oh!
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba.
Hashas, er, Mandy
got back to you?
Er, no, but I'm sure it's fine,
right?
I mean, it HAS to be fine because
I'm fine so he will be fine.
Yeah. And are you sure
you're up to doing this?
Yeah! Yeah, yeah, totally. Yeah.
It's just a driving test.
Just, cos you didn't sleep at all.
But I had
aI had a very strong coffee.
Although I haven't had coffee
before, really. Oh, right.
Yeah, it's making me feel
very fast in my mind. Yeah. Fine.
Erm, he would have limped off,
knock on the head,
little concussion - it's all good.
Yeah, yeah, I'm sure.
Now, go pass your driving test
20 years too late.
Go on! OK.
I hope you guys are ready.
Hey! Come in, take a seat.
Poached egg?
Lovely. Mm, delicious.
It's the perfect consistency.
I'm a big egg man.
Hang on! Hang on, what is going on?
Yeah, quite. What IS this?
I don't know.
Why are you all in your jammies
and why are we eating poached eggs?
This is fucking weird.
It's not what you think! I didn't,
but now Oh! Now I do.
Oh, my God! No, no, no, no, no, no!
Christ, Miri! No!
Guys, cool it. Come on.
I needed a poo. What?
Your mum and dad very kindly
let me use their facilities.
I was a little out of sorts.
And here we are, a thank-you
brekkie, and that is everything.
It was falling out of him, Miri.
We couldn't say no.
Fine. OK. Look, whatever, whatever.
Dad, it's my driving test
in half an hour. DOORBELL RINGS
Oh, good God. Yes! I know, I know.
I've got to get some clothes
and just get out of here!
Oh, er
Lazy morning?
Oh, yes. Slow start. Can I help?
Just dropping these off.
I thought you could leaflet
your neighbouring roads.
Hello, Laura. Oscar.
How's the planet?
Oh, still dying due to the ignorance
of the common manand woman.
Of course. Thanks. Fantastic.
Mum, can I borrow
some big, clean knickers?
If you've finished the leaflets,
erm,
there's a committee meeting at 2pm,
on the dot.
You're very welcome.
Oh, I'd love to. See you then.
Can I get a shower?
I just need to wash my bum-bum
after last night.
Argh!
Oh, goodness.
She's going to think Oh, let her.
But Look,
you'll never have her approval.
Let it go.
Guys! Can we get we get a move on?
We're going to be late!
Can I use this towel?
Erm, well
Yes? Cool.
Miri! I'll take you!
No. II'm going to.
No, no, please. Let me.
You can see Dom out.
Oh, er, right. Yes, of course.
Call for help! Call for help!
What's wrong?
There's someone in the water!
In the water! Where?
You don't have to come in. No, no.
Moral support.
It's OK to be nervous.
It's not nerves. It's coffee.
Are you OK? Everything OK?
Yeah, I'm great.
With the Bobacks being back,
we haven't really Yeah.
Mandy? Yeah. Why?
Well, living there?
Ah, I mean, well, you know Mandy.
Hm.
Complicated girl. Hm.
Always was. Hm.
Well, you know where we are
if you need anything.
What?
Er, oh, oh, erm
Mum, can you look after Geri?
I don't want her to beep
during the erm, er
Oh! Oh, no, no, no. Oh, God, no.
No! No, no. No!
It'll survive an hour.
No, I, erm
I haven't seen her since last night.
Oh, no.
It's OK, Miri. It's only a toy.
Miri Matteson? Er, yeah.
Knock 'em dead!
Please don't.
Follow me to the vehicle. Come on.
Uh-huh.
ELECTRONIC TUNE
I'm off. Oh, right.
OK.
Er, see you around. Yeah.
I just wanted to say thank you
so much for your hospitality.
Seriously.
It takes quite a man to let me in.
I'm very grateful.
And clean, finally!
It's no problem.
Er, if there's anything you need
done around the house -
I don't know, anything -
please, just say.
It's not like I've got anywhere
to go.
Well, what about work?
I lost my job.
Boss got
Chlamydia? Sick of me.
Said I needed some time off.
Erm, shelves put up? II'm handy.
No. Is there anything at all?
So, you're THE Miri Matteson?
Yeah.
I examine driving, not character.
That's good to know. We'll see. Yes.
And you've been learning for?
20 years with a big gap.
You seem nervous. I am nervous.
Yeah. You seem it.
I definitely am.
Seat belt on? It is.
Oh.
It's the first thing I did.
You hid it behind your hair.
No, II didn't.
You placed your mane over it
so I couldn't see it.
I literally just put
my seat belt on. Hm.
So we'll start.
Follow my instructions
and directions. Right.
And when I do this,
I want you to perform
an emergency stop. OK.
That could happen at any time.
Right. When you least expect it.
Understood.
SHE SLAMS FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL
No, we haven't started yet. No.
You do know how to start a car? Yes.
Every day, approximately eight
million pieces of plastic pollution
find their way into our oceans.
Even now, a shipping container
of rubber ducks lies on the seabed
of this very coastline.
The streets and beaches of Hythe
are in grave danger.
Turn right here.
Should we go another way
cos it's a bit distracting? No.
Right here, as directed. OK.
Right! Leonard's on paternity leave.
Excuse me.
Chief Inspector!
Sir, are you, erm?
It's me, it's me, Tina.
Tuna?
He's dead, love.
Yes.
He does indeed seem to be
..dead.
You're correct.
Well done.
Very good work.
Hundred percent dead.
Maybe Iwe should turn.
No, no. Left here.
OK.
Bloody hell!
That's a lot of emergency vehicles.
I'm tapping. I tapped.
Oh, it's a body.
Oh, God, it's a dead body.
Awful.
Maybe a granny went for a swim.
Strong tides.
Tragic.
Anyway
..you've passed.
You've passed.
Have I?
I'd ask you to drive back
to the centre,
but I think we've been taped in.
How exciting.
What are you doing here?
Revisiting the scene of the crime?
No, no.
Er, just a driving test.
Bit old for that, aren't you?
You can't do them in prison.
Fair point.
Bye, Tina.
Er, aren't you even interested
in what's happened?
It is none of my business.
OK. What just happened?
Somebody has died.
That's terrible. Are they OK?
No. He's dead.
Oh, yes.
I mean, would you be OK
if you were dead? I don't know.
Actually, maybe I would because
then I wouldn't haveI wouldn't
have to talk to you.
That's a bit unkind. Sorry. Sorry.
Don't you even want to know
who it was? I mean, you knew them.
Yeah, but don't you need to notify
the next of kin
before telling anyone?
Yes, yes, I do. Yes.
It's a small town. I'm sure
I'm sure that I will find out.
Yeah, I expect you will
when we arrest you for the crime.
Look, whatever it was,
I had nothing to do with it.
That's what you think. Yes, it is.
I mean, that is what you think
you want me to think.
Can I go now?
Yeah. Thank you.
Dead bodies are horrible,
aren't they?
Yeah.
Right foot. Right foot.
That's your left foot! PHONE VIBRATES
I can't do it! Nice one.
Over here somewhere.
You'll fall over in a minute!
GROANING
Left foot, red, please. Chop chop!
Left foot, red. Left foot. Red.
Mandy? Oh, my God, left foot.
All right.
OK, Phoebe
They found him.
I don't think you should stay
here any more His dead body.
And, look, Cerys is furious
about her bike
and you stole Phoebe's scooter
so, you know, I think it would be
too tense.
You need to go to the police, Mandy.
Your bags are packed. Mandy!
I feel better than I've ever felt.
I'm finally enjoying
some family time.
Yeah? So the police can come to me
if they want me.
But they will come to me! They will.
He was a Chief Inspector,
for fuck's sake.
I can't go back to prison, Mandy.
I am begging you.
Mandy! Mum! Mum!
My family need me.
Ah, she's gone!
Let's have a look here.
OK, left hand, yellow.
Oh, left hand. Right, right.
I'll put that there.
Very good, Daddy!
FUCK! Fuck! FUCK!
Fuck
SHE SIGHS
Join us at Make Hythe Clean
for litter picking tomorrow.
3-5pm.
Let us take matters literally
into our own hands!
Maybe condense it a bit?
They need the information. You need
to get their attention first.
All right? Hey. Thank you.
Afternoon, ladies.
That's brilliant, thank you.
Thank you so much. Thank you.
Listen to Mummy, listen to Mummy.
Come on, then, you two.
Shall we see if we can see it?
HUSHED CONVERSATIONS
Oh, what now?
Huh, I see.
Get Caroline to do the leaflets
then gossip behind my back.
That nasty old witch has jumped
to sordid conclusions.
He came for a crap, Laura,
not a bonk. OK?
Honestly, you're like Mean Girls
with hip replacements.
You're a bunch
of nasty ungodly bitches!
You haven't heard yet, have you?
What?
Oh, fuck off
or come back with a friend!
SHE SIGHS
PHONE RINGS
Hello, this is Miri Matteson's
mobile phone.
Please leave a message
after the tone.
Hi, Miri, it's me. I've got it.
It's amazing!
Home in a minute. Come meet me.
I, erI hope the test went well.
Call me. Bye.
ICE-CREAM VAN PLAYS THE BLUE DANUBE
Ugh, how do you turn the music off?
What's happened?
The Chief Inspector.
Found in the water.
Oh, Christ.
Sorry, I'm a bit discombobulated.
I'll have a Funny Foot,
if you've got them.
Oh, sorry, I've just bought it.
We don't have any stock.
Do you do hot dogs?
Erm, n-no, I don't. No.
Three Snowballs, please.
Oh! I don't have any
I can't even turn the
Here, can we get a Screwball
and a
Go away!
Oh! Ridiculous! Miri? Call me.
Well, I wonder if any of them
will show up tomorrow.
I hope so.
Pint or something? No.
Er, Caroline will be expecting me.
She's made a kedgeree. Yeah.
Well, thanks again
for letting me into your home.
Chin up.
Yeah. It is.
I just miss my family.
I mess everything up
and I just don't know how not to.
You're young, you can work on that.
There's still time.
I just sometimes think there's
not much point in me, you know?
Nonsense.
Youwere a very good
bag of rubbish.
And you make wonderful poached eggs,
which is very hard to do.
Mine always look like testicles.
So, there's that.
Thanks, Oscar.
Look, if you really want
your wife back,
youyou need to work hard,
really fight for it.
Don't give up.
Don't just say, "I love you."
Show her every single day.
It's actions, not words. Actions.
And, for God's sake,
be patient with her.
It takes time -
a long time, it turns out -
to forgive someone properly,
so give her that.
I can't even run away properly.
PHONE RINGS
I'm not going to talk about this
to anyone.
I didn't see you halfway out of town
with your bags packed, OK?
I wasn't here.
And, anyway, this is my free time,
so technically I'm acting
as a friend, do you understand?
I didn't touch him, Janice. I
Sh-sh-sshh!
Do not say anything, Miri, do not,
because I am legally obliged!
OK.
But if you know anything,
if you were involved in anything,
then you need to go to the police.
You need to nip that shit
in the bud, girl.
He was the Chief Inspector, Miri,
and you're the town criminal
with a grudge to bear.
They're coming for you first,
and don't you forget it. I know.
Oh, you're a pain in my poom-poom,
Miri, you really are.
Rich little white girl.
You're like a lint roller
just picking up all the shit
and making my tarot cards freak out.
I want you to have this.
It might help you tonight.
Biscuit. Marshmallow. Boom.
It's a marriage.
Oh, Janice, I haven't had
one of these for
Just take it
before I change my mind.
I don't want to see you
back inside, Miri.
Don't give up on yourself.
Don't you dare.
Bitch gonna make me cry.
Hello.
Mrs Boback?
It's Tina from thethe police.