Smother (2021) s02e06 Episode Script

1
No one's going to tell me
It's a trick of the light
May never come
But I'm willing to wait
What can I say,
I'm a man of the faith
And there's an ocean
In my body
And there's a river
In my soul
And I'm crying
[birds chirping]
Did you have enough hot water?
Are you okay?
I know Alanna hates me but
But what?
It doesn't add up, does it?
What happened between us,
happened in the past.
If anything, things were
going really well for us.
So why
Why jeopardize all that?
You know,
why risk everything now?
[sighs]
Val, the evidence is there.
Even Frank is convinced.
Have you told him?
About what I did at the party
to Elaine's drink?
- Jacob.
- What?
You don't think that will help
them to find that out, do you?
It's just
like you're just gonna
forget what you did?
Please, Jacob,
it's hard enough with Calum
being so angry all the time.
You know why he's angry.
You know, don't you?
Your father.
He didn't mean to do what
he did, it was his illness.
It wasn't like your dad
to act like that.
That's why it's
so hard to accept.
It was his disease.
So maybe in a way
it wasn't Dad?
All I'm asking,
for the moment
let's not make things
any harder, okay?
For any of us.
You all right?
Yeah.
You sure?
Why don't you tell me about it?
Was it you?
Paying someone to rough me up
doesn't seem your style.
You're not going to deny it?
Why should I?
To win back Frank?
No, thanks.
He had his chance
to take my side.
Help me, Alanna.
Do you know who it was, Val?
He's made a fool
of all of us.
Finn?
My laptop's not locked.
Spare set of car keys
in the kitchen.
Look, I made it easy for him
right from the start.
From the start?
I I invited him here.
But I hadn't thought of what
him turning up might do to you.
I thought you'd feel
like the way I did
when Denis discarded me
but that's all.
All the questions about you
and Denis and the girls and
he made it all seem so casual.
Like he didn't care
what you told him.
What did you tell him?
About Michael?
About Jenny's baby?
About Grace and Joe?
Jesus, you let that
monster loose in my family.
You invited him to come here?
I didn't make a difference.
What?
He told me he was coming
when he heard Denis had died.
The day he got out of prison,
he went straight to the airport.
I mean, he literally
got out of jail
and walked into a taxi.
Whether I invited Finn or not,
he was always coming.
[starts engine]
Where are my keys?
I can't be late again.
Here.
Oh.
Guess who was chewing them?
Thank you.
Oh, shit!
Oh, my God.
- Fuck.
- Sorry.
[alarm beeping]
Damn.
[alarm turns off]
- If you had left?
- I know. I know.
Sorry.
[sighs]
You okay?
It happens, don't it?
[sighs] Same thing as Calum.
He told me when he was a kid.
The fire.
Thank God, right?
You know, don't you?
Know what?
That it wasn't Elaine's fault.
It was Rory, weren't it?
- How
- She told me.
It slipped out
that she'd been blamed.
So everyone knows.
No. No, the boys don't
and you shouldn't
I won't.
So what happened? Did
Rory confess it along
with everything else?
Yeah, I think so.
Can't have been easy for her,
thinking she did that
to her own kids?
You don't agree?
Elaine is able to
look out after herself.
Wouldn't waste your time
worrying about her.
[cell phone chimes]
Oh, that's work.
I'm really in for it.
You go.
I'll take Nell to the minders.
- Could you?
- Hmm-hmm.
Thank you.
[door opens, closes]
[dishes clatter]
I didn't mean to leave
the mess this morning.
I didn't know you'd
be back so soon.
Anyway, I've got
things to do upstairs.
I went to see Alanna.
- Why?
- Frank's car keys
were available for anyone
to take and so was her laptop.
Just stop with this shit!
Are you serious?
Finn didn't ruin your life, Mom,
you did that all by yourself.
The day you decided
to hide him from us.
[door knocks]
- Hi.
- Hi, Val.
Come on in, Ingrid.
Is Calum in?
[door closes]
Ingrid, uh
He doesn't want
to see me, does he?
He hasn't been answering
my calls either.
I just need to talk to him.
Listen, if I were you
I'd try later.
I just think, there's, um,
there's an element of bravado
runs in the family.
Ingrid, Finn spends a lot
of time with Calum, right?
Too much time.
Yeah. But did you ever
see him with anyone else?
I don't know, a friend,
someone he trusts?
Someone outside of the family?
No.
[sighs]
No, actually there is someone.
Yeah, someone who's
afraid of him.
[indistinct chatter]
[urinating]
[rap music playing]
Let's go.
Turn it up!
- Miss Ahern!
- It's all right, Andrew.
Take it easy.
You're not at school now.
See that?
That is what I smell
through your balaclava.
I don't need to
listen to this sh
Yes, you fucking do,
you little shit!
Now I guessed that science
wasn't your strong suit, Andrew,
but I presume even
you've heard of DNA.
Get that out of your mouth
when I'm speaking to you!
Because the Guards have
plenty of it at my house
and all they need
is the right match.
Maybe I should point them
in your direction.
How'd you feel about that?
Put it out!
[sizzling]
[door opens]
You have a key?
Jenny's not here, so
[Andrew] This wasn't my idea.
It was all Finn.
He said all I had to do
was go in the back door
and scare you.
[beeps]
Told him not too heavy.
I know what you told him, Finn.
Who cares what you told him?
He could have killed me,
I could have killed him.
But you're here
not at the police station.
I want to know why?
Why?
Why you hate me so much?
Because I didn't tell
the girls about you?
It's not what
you didn't do, Val.
You made him cut all ties
with us, me and Mom.
Because she wouldn't
stop writing.
- She was an addict.
- What?
She was clean for a while
but then when Denis
suddenly stopped calling,
after everything he said,
everything he promised.
- Denis was a
- It wasn't Denis.
It was you, Val.
You are a solicitor
contact her, didn't you?
You made it clear that
Denis wanted nothing more
to do with her.
That it was mistake
and he regretted it.
Yes, because
he was my husband?
And she
was my mom.
He tore her heart out
and in its place
you left a check.
And after your attack dog
had left,
she was sat there
staring at it.
More money than
she'd ever seen in her life.
- I was trying
- I found her
on the floor with a needle
stuck in her arm.
I was seven, Val.
Seven.
I didn't know.
You know what you
want to know, Val.
You knew I was out there
all that time.
That's where you
would've left me
if you had your way.
Out of site, out of mind.
But other people see things,
Val.
Things you'll see
enough to face up to.
What are you saying?
Jacob saw Anna
pour vodka into Elaine's drink
the night of the crash.
You can ask him if you like.
Are you surprised
that when you girls
would hide something from you?
They've all got their secrets,
Val, they're hiding something.
And you want to know why?
It's because you
showed them how it's done.
So, why am I doing this?
I'm doing this for my dad.
And I won't stop
until I find out
what you did to him.
Because I know it was you, Val.
It's always you.
So you can take that recording
and walk out of here,
because I'm not leaving.
[birds chirping]
So,
Finn has you over a barrel?
Any antagonism.
If I say anything to the girls,
he'll turn them against me.
The girls will come round.
What are you really
afraid he's after?
Don't. Don't do this.
- Do what?
- You used to tell me everything.
It's like ever since Denis died,
some part of you
is closed off from me.
It's hurtful.
I don't want to
hurt you, Mairead.
Then why?
Why are you holding back?
Sometimes the only way
to protect someone
is not to tell them
what you know.
Sometimes
the only way to
tell someone you care
is to let them
share your load.
Tell the truth or someone
will tell it for you.
[man] So, lads.
Let me bum a smoke off of you?
Ah, thanks very much.
- Hey.
- Hey.
It's one of those days.
Alanna.
Yeah.
She moved out.
Shame.
You two seemed well suited.
[laughs]
Better match than her
and my Dad.
It's hardly secret, I suppose.
Must have been while
it was going on.
Yeah.
I mean,
Denis wasn't much good
at that kind of thing.
He was more of a hide in
plain sight kind of guy.
Val was her best friend, right?
Yeah.
she must've been
pretty angry,
well, when she found out.
Yeah, with Alanna,
she took it very hard.
Took a lot of pleading,
a lot of promises,
a lot of nights
kipping on my couch
before she eventually
agreed to take him back.
Bet he was never
tempted to do it again.
What do you mean by that?
Well,
if you did
there'd be hell to pay,
wouldn't there?
Hey, boss?
I better run.
Mom is everything all right?
Oh yeah. Yeah. Fine.
- It's nothing.
- No, it's not nothing. Tell me.
I'm sure. I'm the last person
you wanna talk to right now.
Has something happened?
Tell me.
It's best you hear it
from the horse's mouth.
[sighs]
[Frank] This wasn't my idea.
It was all Finn.
He said that all I had to do
was go in the back door
and scare you.
I didn't mean
to take it that far.
I didn't mean to do that.
We have to tell the Guards.
We can't! No Guards.
He has to be locked up.
You could've been murdered.
Finn can't get away with this.
- If Joe knew
- No, no Guards.
No Joe, nothing.
Please just trust me this time.
We'll tell the truth, okay?
For once and for all.
Thank you.
[Finn] Elaine.
Oh, hi.
What are do you doing here?
Just drop something off.
Ah, okay,
well, I better go.
I've, uh,
got another meeting so.
Well, maybe I'll join you.
It's a work meeting.
Oh, right.
Yeah. [laughs]
Be a bit weird if
I came, wouldn't it.
You look lovely by the way.
If I didn't know any better,
I'd say you were
going off on a date.
Well, I'm not.
It's probably been a while
since there's been a
significant other?
Yeah. I don't see how
that's any of your business.
It's just round here.
Hardly spoilt for
choice here, are you?
I imagine all the
good men are already gone.
Is that your experience?
I'm late.
See you around.
[cellphone chimes]
- Hey.
- Hi, Mairead.
- I didn't hear you pull up.
- Oh, flying visit.
I was just wondering
if I could borrow
two fine young bucks here.
Your mom said they might give me
a hand in the garden.
That was very nice of her.
Lads, a bit of
gardening at my place?
And then we can order pizzas
afterwards if you like.
[Jacob] Yeah. Sure.
Sure.
Yes. Okay.
I'm parked just around the back.
- See ya.
- [Anna] See ya.
What's this, an intervention?
Not exactly.
[door knocks]
Who's at the door?
What is she doing here?
- I asked her to come.
- What?
Why?
We can't afford to
be at each other's throats.
We are in real danger.
Finn.
What happened?
He just came up to me in town.
I think he's worked out
that I was with Denis.
[Val] He's playing us
against each other.
We have to tell
the truth to each other, okay?
Leave him with nothing.
What are you proposing, Val?
It was Anna who
spiked your drink.
Anna?
So why
why would you do that?
- I didn't mean
- You didn't mean what?
I didn't know that you
were gonna drive them.
I almost died.
Joe almost died.
- My sons.
- I know.
I know I'm gonna
have to live with that.
- I know.
- Yeah. You, you will.
You will have to live
with that for years.
I thought I had hurt Calum.
That tortured me.
It didn't gimme
a moment's peace.
I didn't deserve any of that.
You deserve
every single second!
Sorry.
I'm so sorry.
I don't care
if you're sorry.
There's this,
this will never be all right.
I hope you know
what you're doing.
[car doors close]
[indistinct chatter]
Jacob, you can help you find
another bucket and some trows.
Thanks.
No problem.
Calum, this is stupid.
I need to talk to you.
Will you please
take a walk with me?
No, I don't feel like it.
You can talk here
if you want.
I'm going back
to Copenhagen.
For how long?
For good.
My dad really misses me.
I don't think there's much
left for me here anymore.
Is there?
Guess not.
Are you done?
I really want you
to be happy.
I hope you find
what you're looking for.
Yeah.
Yeah, whatever.
[sighs]
Calum.
Calum!
Jenny.
What's going on?
Can you come with us?
To your church?
Jenny.
It's important.
It's about Finn.
We can't talk here.
Are you serious?
Take a seat, Jenny.
No, I think the days of you
telling me what to do are over,
Mom.
[Andrew] This wasn't my idea.
It was all fake.
He said that all I had to do
was go in the back door
and scare you.
[Jenny] How could he do this?
Mom, why?
He thinks I'm to blame
for the death of his mother.
But you're not to blame, right?
Mom?
Enough.
It's only a matter of time
before he finds out the truth.
[Jenny] The truth.
[Val] About Rory,
about how we let him
take the blame
for what Elaine did.
So if we're gonna do this,
we have to do it now.
[dramatic music plays]
Finn.
Here, take this, will you?
It's been calling non-stop.
I think it's Val.
- Hello?
- [Val] Finn,
I want to tell you what
happened to your father.
Can you meet me?
I'll be at the cliffs
where your father died.
Right.
[breathing heavy]
- [phone line trills]
- Hi, this is Jenny,
please leave a message.
[sighs]
Come with me.
Jenny.
What's going on?
You send someone
to attack my mother
and you're asking me
what's going on.
It's just meant
to be a scare.
I'm sorry.
I'm the one who's sorry.
I'm sorry your mother died,
the way she did.
When I sent that money,
I had no idea
about her problems.
I did what I did
to save my marriage,
to save my family.
Sounds about right.
When I first heard about you,
I told Denis he had
to provide for you
a trust fund, maintenance,
whatever, something.
I made it clear,
he couldn't just walk off
into the bloody sunset.
He told me he'd done
what I'd asked.
I believed him
until I got a letter
from your mother.
Denis hadn't paid her a penny.
I was so angry.
I, I just, I sold my car.
I cleared out my bank account.
I did not know
she was sick, Finn.
I swear I didn't.
That's not what he told me.
Well, Denis was a liar.
Okay? Plain and simple.
Jenny.
I loved him but he used me.
That money I took from
the clinic was for him.
He took it,
knowing I'd never be
able to pay it back.
And then he wrote me
out of his will.
Why would he?
Because I wasn't his blood.
No.
Mom's right.
He used our love
for his own needs.
[Grace] When I was 16,
he forced me
to have an abortion.
I thought he was
trying to protect me,
but he was just trying
to protect himself.
Like he always did.
By the time he
visited you in prison,
you were the only person
who didn't know
what he was really like.
As a son,
he'd always ignored.
By then
you were the only
he had left.
But he said it was different
because he wasn't
allowed to have a son.
You had a hold
over his daughters
that you put them
against him.
That's not true.
She killed him!
She found out that
I was sleeping with Elaine
and she killed him!
Admit it, Val.
Just admit it!
No, no.
No,
Val didn't kill Denis.
I did.
But it was an accident.
I thought he cared for me,
but he didn't.
She was vulnerable.
Like everybody
Denis took advantage of.
I mean, she is an addict,
like your mother.
And he used her
in the same way.
So what happened?
He attacked me
and I pushed back
and he fell.
And all you.
All, you knew this?
You wanted the truth.
Now you have it.
And now you have a choice.
What choice?
Well, you can go to the Guards.
You can tell them everything
you've heard, destroy us all.
Or
you can keep the secret.
You can keep it and you can
become one of us.
Because that's what
it's gonna take, Finn,
to join this family.
You don't have
to be alone.
Not if you don't
want to be.
[Finn] I was so stupid,
to think he wanted me.
Finn, whatever Denis's
feelings were,
you are still his son.
You're still,
you're an Ahern.
Am I?
Doesn't have to be
all you are, but yes.
Come up to the house
when you're ready.
Fucking liars!
[glass shatters]
[Val] No!
You knew, you all knew.
[all scream]
You liars!
You're all liars!
I heard you!
- [glass shatters]
- [woman scream]
- You.
- Okay, come on.
- We can talk.
- You made them do it.
If it wasn't for you!
No, your father
would still be dead.
Val, Val, Val.
No, he wouldn't be here, Calum.
If he hadn't done what he did,
neither would Elaine.
He didn't want you
to lose everything, Cal.
You made him think that!
You put that in his head!
- Yes.
- Grace.
You did, Mom.
It was your, our idea.
But, but, but we all
went along with it.
We all knew what we were doing.
Come on, Calum. Come On.
- We can talk
- No more talking!
[all scream]
All you ever wanna do is talk.
You just shut up!
Just, just calm down, mate.
It was her.
It was her, she killed, Denis.
It's fine.
Just, just calm down, yeah?
Give me the hurley.
- Give it to me.
- You know?
Yeah.
Just give it,
give it to me.
It's fine.
[screams]
You lied to me too!
[Jacob] Get off him!
Leave him alone.
Leave him alone.
Whoa!
- Let's just take it easy.
- [Val] Jacob.
Just take it easy!
[gun fires]
[distorted audio]
Finn!
It's okay.
[inaudible]
Finn! Look at me!
Look at me!
Finn! Finn!
Stay with me, Finn.
Finn, look at me!
I need you to look at me.
Finn!
[solemn music plays]
Grace.
Can you get the others?
[Val] Good boys.
God knows I wanted to
protect them from all this.
Now they know Rory
didn't kill anyone.
They know the truth.
That has to be better,
isn't it?
[Anna] Grace, that's not
what Rory wanted.
[Grace] I know.
I'll talk to them.
No.
I mean, I will too.
We'll do it together.
[Val] I don't think either
of you should, not yet.
What?
- Someone has to talk to them.
- I know.
[car doors close]
[Val] Finn.
Did the Guards speak
to you at the hospital?
Yeah.
What did you say?
I said what you
told me to say?
I was cleaning the gun.
Didn't know it was loaded.
It went off.
Do you think they believed you?
Well, like they
couldn't care less.
Right. Well, that won't be
Sergeant O'Rourke's reaction.
As soon as she gets
wind of this,
you can be damn sure
she'll be straight over here.
She'll wanna talk to everyone.
If they let anything slip,
ever to anyone,
it will tear us apart.
All of us.
You do understand
that, don't you?
[Finn] It was an accident.
It was just an accident.
If they question you,
which they probably won't,
you just say you were upstairs
when you heard the bang.
That's all.
Anything else you
might know about it
you heard from your nan.
Yeah.
You'll take it from there.
What's he telling them?
What they need to you hear.
Boys will be hungry.
I've put some
snacks in the oven.
Would you mind
putting them out for me?
[Finn] Your dad.
He did what he did
to protect you.
I can't imagine
how hard it was for him.
Knowing he was gonna leave you,
thinking that he was someone
he wasn't.
It's not about lying.
It's about keeping the truth
inside you.
It's all it is.
Wow.
Look at this.
It's all going to be okay.
[indistinct chatter]
Grace?
Grace!
[door knocks]
Who's that?
Is that Mommy?
Grace.
Hiya, Joe. Can I come in?
Uh, Cathy's not here.
- She's, uh
- I know she isn't.
Of course.
Uh, yeah.
Just feeding your man.
[baby whines]
- Grace, I, uh
- I've come to say goodbye.
Where are you going?
London.
Right?
How long?
What happened?
I can't take it anymore.
I need to get away.
From this place.
From my family.
I need to be able
to breathe again.
You know,
it's where I thought I'd be,
London years ago.
I mean, that's where
I thought I'd be now.
With me.
It's what we used
to say we do, isn't it?
God laughs when you make
- What is it?
- Hmm.
Fuck knows.
[laughs]
It wasn't God though,
was it?
That did it for us.
No.
I'm not complaining.
Just, er
makes you think, doesn't it?
You were the only one
that never lied to me.
The only one that knew how
important that was for me.
Goodbye, Joe.
Bye, Grace.
It was important to me too.
I need to tell you the truth.
Joe, the night Dad died,
Rory didn't kill him.
That's not what happened.
And if I see a sign
In the sky tonight
No one's going to tell me
It's a trick of the light
May never come
But I'm willing to wait
What can I say,
I'm a man of the faith
And there's an ocean
In my body
And there's a river
In my soul
And I'm
Crying
Only carry the soul