Original subtitles

There's no easy way of saying this - Theo is not your biological son.

I'm Miles Lambert. I'm, er, the other dad.

That's David.

Nice to see you again. This is my wife, Lucy.

I'm Maddie. Lucy.

We would like to keep Theo. And we want to keep David.

Argh! Oh!

'I've actually been writing for the first time in ages.'

I'd love to read it, if you don't mind sharing.

Yeah, yeah, of course. Do you have the details of the nurse

that was looking after Theo in the NICU?

Er, Stella? My lawyer wants to check some facts.

I really have tried.

We are making all this effort to see Theo

and you two aren't trying very hard

to see David at all. What?!

'Oh, come on!' Wait, sorry, what's this about?

Miles - he wants David AND Theo.

But they filed a custody order eight weeks ago.

Yeah, they've been lying to us from the beginning.

How can they be allowed to do that?

Well, they've changed Theo's birth certificate.

With DNA evidence, I'm afraid it's relatively straightforward.

But the hospital had no right. It wasn't the hospital.

To change a birth certificate, you need a legally valid DNA test.

And a court-approved doctor came to the Lamberts' house

on the 25th of September, took a DNA sample from Theo.

MADDIE SIGHS The nanny share.

They've always wanted both boys.

And they've applied for a child arrangements order.

If that's granted, they get to decide

where Theo lives and how much he gets to see of you both.

What?! No! No.

They can only do this because mediation failed.

Hold on. We never did mediation.

Well, they say it happened

when you met at their house on the 24th of August.

That is ridiculous! They invited us over.

We met informally and we decided that we were going to keep our sons,

that we would keep Theo.

Was it just the four of you? Yes, and their nanny and the boys.

Oh, they ARE playing dirty.

OK. Well, we can counter their statement

and we can proceed with an official mediation

in the presence of a neutral third party,

not the nanny.

But why do we have to do mediation?

So that you can come to a formal arrangement about the boys

and keep it out of court.

But if mediation fails and that's where we end up,

things will likely get very, very unpleasant.

DOORBELL RINGS

Hey, matey. Lucy said Theo didn't turn up this morning,

so I thought I'd come and get him.

And, er... I wanted to give you these in person.

What is it? Invites to our fundraiser.

We've got a charity for premature babies

and we'd love you and Maddie to be there.

So, er... where's Theo?

Daytime at ours - we agreed, yeah?

Are you serious?

You're trying to take our boy away from us.

Both boys, in fact.

The court documents you filed straight after we met!

That's for the lawyers to deal with. Oh, my...!

Miles, you are insane!

Right, well, there's no need to get personal, Pete.

I'm... Look, I'm just trying to do what is best for my sons.

So, where's Theo?

I'll take him now, shall I? Just get the fuck away from me.

OK, so, you are refusing to let me see him?

THEO: Moles! Oh, hey! There he is! Oh, hey!

No, Theo, back inside. Oh, how are you? Oh, what is this?

What is this on your chinny-chin-chin?

Breakfast!

Breakfast? Well, that is a late breakfast you're having.

Yeah? It's his lunch. Now, come on, Theo.

Back inside. Come and play!

Come and play! Come on.

Oh, mate, I can't. Not today, little man, OK? But soon.

Soon, we can play all the time, all right?

OK. Bye-bye, Theo. Bye-bye.

Bye-bye. Bye-bye.

Ollie, where's the haddock for tonight's special?

You said you were doing the order. No, I asked YOU to do the order.

For Christ's sake!

LIGHTER CLICKS Oh, come on!

Maddie? What?!

Take the day. Just take the day.

You've clearly got a lot on your plate.

No, I am fine! No, you're not.

Fuck!

SHE SIGHS

You can't do that.

You can't do this in front of the team,

in front of the customers. Come on.

EXHALES DEEPLY I know!

How can I help? Is there something I can do?

I just... Can I have a hug?

CHUCKLES

Is that it? A hug? Course you can have a hug!

Come here! A hug. Thank you.

Honestly!

I'm sorry.

Yeah, you should be sorry (!)

Can you just stay right here? This is perfect.

LIGHTER CLICKS

MUFFLED SPEECH

MADDIE CHUCKLES

When did you get to be so good?!

All right, someone let the bath out.

Oh, no, it's a whirlpool!

THEY SCREAM EXCITEDLY

OK.

Hiya. Lucy, can we just please talk?

Maddie, we're seeing each other in a couple of days at mediation.

Hi, David! Here, you've got your hands full.

Just let me take him. It's OK. It's OK.

Just let me help you. No.

Come on. I can hold him. THEO: Me like to play.

For God's sake, Lucy! Just let me hold him, please.

Why are you doing this?

Whee! Theo! Theo!

Come here, please. Theo!

Let's go.

Come here a minute. Good boy. THEO CHUCKLES

PHONE RINGS

SHE SNIFFLES, PHONE STOPS RINGING

Hey! MILES: 'Hey, babe.

'Are you on your way?' Yes. Yes, I, erm...

I'm just driving home. 'Are you OK?'

MADDIE AND THEO CHAT IN DISTANCE

'Lucy?'

Yeah. Erm, I'm fine.

OK, I'll be there soon. I love you. Bye!

MADDIE AND THEO CONTINUE TO CHAT

Well, it's just...

It's totally crazy that we're here at all.

We're devastated.

David is our whole world.

He means everything to us.

But when you find out your child isn't actually yours, erm...

..it's... I'm sorry.

It is hard to, er... to know what to do.

MADDIE CLEARS HER THROAT It's been the same for us with Theo.

It's blown our lives apart.

It's been absolute hell. MEDIATOR: OK.

Do you have any thoughts about what a good outcome looks like?

We, erm...

We think David and Theo should both live with us.

Theo just feels like he's a part of us,

now part of our family.

We see David and Theo as brothers.

You know, they've really taken to each other.

Pete, Maddie, how does that make you feel?

Er... CLEARS HIS THROAT

..angry...

..confused.

What do you want out of today?

We would like to honour the agreement

that we all made weeks ago - that we keep the boy we already have

and that we build a relationship with our biological son.

We would like to take David for a night each week.

That sounds reasonable. Miles? Lucy?

MILES SIGHS

Yeah, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

I just can't... CLEARS HIS THROAT

Madelyn, I don't feel your home is a suitable environment.

Oh, my God. How so?

Well, Pete takes drugs.

What?! Madelyn is a borderline alcoholic.

That is absurd! And you clearly can't control your tempers.

PETE SIGHS

Those are serious allegations, Miles.

SIGHS, CLEARS HIS THROAT

Look, we are not a risk to either child. Come on.

Theo couldn't self-regulate at nursery, right?

That was the words they used. And he is...

Well, I mean, he can be aggressive at times,

so that, to me, says there is instability at home.

Oh! That is...

Theo thrives with us! The other day,

I went round to collect Theo. Pete refused to let me see him,

even though he was desperate to see me. He wasn't.

He was begging me to stay.

And he was... he was eating breakfast at midday.

It wasn't his breakfast.

So, if they can't feed one child breakfast on time,

how are you going to cope with two?

I... And more important than all of that,

and I'm sorry to have to go here, but...

..Madelyn, your mental state has been a serious issue in the past

and I am genuinely concerned that - I mean, God forbid

if anything like that happens again and I'm not there -

erm, I am not there to protect my boys, you know?

BABY CRIES

I wouldn't...

I never hurt Theo.

I had, erm, postnatal depression and...

Christ, do we actually have to sit here for an hour

and listen to this guy insult us? Actually, I'm...

Let's try and focus on why we're here today -

to find a resolution moving forward. Yeah.

We need to keep both boys safe. That's right.

And for this to work,

you have to trust each other with your children.

And how are we meant to trust them when they've been trying

to take our child away from us this whole time?

Bottom line is we are better parents.

We can provide for both boys.

And if they can't accept that,

then, regrettably, I think court is the only option.

Maddie? Pete?

CAR DOOR OPENS

Pete... Why are you doing this?!

Hey, matey. No, Pete, stop!

This is what he wants! No, you misunderstand me, Madelyn.

I just don't want Theo to be trapped in your tiny house

with this angry man. You fucking prick!

Pete, don't, please! MILES CHUCKLES

Yeah, be careful, mate. Be very, very careful.

WHISPERS: Pete!

Stop.

Strong. Come on.

CAR DOOR CLOSES

CAR ENGINE STARTS

Between now and the preliminary hearing,

the Lamberts have requested

that Theo continue to go to their house weekdays during the day,

and they've agreed that you can see David supervised

twice a week. I want to see David without them.

What if we got his birth certificate changed?

You could, but you'd need a court-approved doctor

to get a new DNA sample.

They're never going to allow us access.

And there's more. I received this yesterday.

It's a document stating

that Theo was recently subject to a child protection referral.

Look, the gummies were my fault, but Theo didn't come to any harm,

and social services concluded that he was not a child in need.

Still, it's not great, and had I known about it,

I could have pre-empted the Lamberts' next move.

They've submitted an extensive list of harms evidence

just to support their case. Harms? What do you mean "harms"?

Well, they allege that Lucy had to flee from a public pool

with David, after you, Maddie, were verbally aggressive.

Ah, come on, now. That's absolute bollocks!

They also say that Pete physically threatened Miles

after the mediation session. Miles provoked me.

Look, they're basically saying

that you bulldozed your way into their lives,

and that you, Pete, insisted on meeting them

before they were ready. That's a lie. Miles ambushed us.

Yeah, but you sent the first text, Pete.

Yeah, because he asked me to!

They also say they felt obliged

to buy Theo a tricycle because you couldn't afford it,

despite Pete having a flashy, expensive bike.

They are twisting everything.

♪ So

♪ Where you gonna go

♪ After the show?

♪ Straight back home

♪ Or stick around and get stoned? ♪

"He slides down Gerald's neck and tail..."

What's on the next page?

A snail! It's a snail!

"and on the floor finds Sally Snail."

WHISPERS: What's on the next page?

"Now in the grass, who wanders past?"

I think this one pops up.

GASPS Look at his big teeth!

There's no teeth in there.

He's got no teeth? You're right.

KEYBOARD CLACKS

Let's try this page.

WHISPERS: That's the final page.

REGULAR VOLUME: Why don't you leave us alone in here?

You know you can watch us from anywhere.

Oh, we only have those on when the nanny's here.

KEYBOARD CLACKS

WHISPERS: Will we see what's on the next page?

"Who does he see?"

That's a chameli.

It's a chameleon, yes!

I think he must see that, too!

They fired the nanny for stealing, apparently.

There's cameras everywhere.

I just wish you'd have been there. PETE SIGHS

I thought you'd like some time alone with him.

Letting David in is not going to harm Theo.

TIMER RINGS

I'll be there next time, OK?

HE SIGHS

I want to fight for both boys.

PETE SIGHS Mads...

..let's just get through the first hearing, OK?

We need to put Theo first, then think about David.

Pete...

BLENDER WHIRS

Pete... BLENDER CONTINUES TO WHIR

GLASS SMASHES

..I said I want to fight for both of them.

Look, if you are worried about money,

we can... remortgage the house to cover the legal fees.

What? It's not just about money!

Anyway, I'd rather take out another loan against the restaurant.

What?! Are you kidding me?!

My job is the only thing we've got going in this fight,

and I'd rather not risk it.

Don't do that. Do what?

Minimise my contribution to our lives.

I gave up my writing career for our family, OK?

Just remember that.

I'm sorry.

No, it's fine, Mads. Just hand me that and...

No, Mads, I've got it. No, I shouldn't have done that.

That was really stupid. There's glass everywhere.

SHE SIGHS

You need to acknowledge you have another son, Pete.

Please try.

OK, I'll try.

Are you all right, buddy? There's monsters in my room.

There's monsters in your room? Come here.

Little man, it's OK. You're OK. There's no monsters.

I'm going to keep you safe, Theo. Keep you safe.

Dad?

Emma loved that old thing.

It was mine. Mum gave it to me. Well, you never wanted it for Theo.

You never gave it to Theo.

Anyway, it's not really his kind of thing.

He's more into... Lego and trucks. I thought David might quite like it.

He's different from Theo, you know.

Quieter. More shy.

You could meet him if you wanted. No, not yet.

Maybe, erm...

..when you've got it all figured out.

All right.

Right, I should get going.

Oh, Dad, I can't get you these any more,

not after what happened with Theo.

Maddie just doesn't want them in the house, so...

Right.

Thanks, Dad.

See you soon, yeah? Yeah.

DAVID: No, I'm OK.

Can I try the blue one? Yeah.

OK, you tell me - is this a circle or a square?

Circle! Good boy!

Scribble, scribble, scribble!

Do you want to try with...? I think...

Should I try with... three?

Whoa! He's flying! This little boy is flying!

Oh, where did he go?

Where's David? Where'd he go? Now he's here.

Where's David?

GASPS Peekaboo!

Boo! DAVID SCREAMS EXCITEDLY

I found you!

Do you want to make Pete a coffee? I'd love a coffee.

I need to pour that out.

SHE SIGHS Can you help me pour this out?

Is it very hot? Yeah.

Ooh! I burnt my mouth!

Ah! Ooh!

NANNY: Let's get that cleaned up.

You can't draw on the table.

Look, gone! I only drew a scribble.

Those knights are nice.

He has a cool shield, but I have a knight suit.

SHE SIGHS

Bye, David!

No, David, they're going now. No, you can't go outside.

Give me your hands.

That's right. And together.

NANNY SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY

That new nanny makes my skin crawl.

It's like a mausoleum in there.

I think we should go to their charity event.

Really?

They're calling it The David Foundation.

They're using our child to show the world

how incredible they are as parents.

We need to be there.

OK.

HE SIGHS

I think we should fight for both boys.

The thought of David there, I just...

WHISPERS: It's the right thing.

We'll have to sue the hospital.

We won't have enough money for both cases.

Hmm? That's what we'll do?

Yeah. OK.

WOMAN: Hey, Pete!

Stella! Oh, my God! What the hell are you doing here?

Erm, come round.

So, have you got the day off or...?

Actually, no. Erm...

..I've been suspended, Pete.

Because you're suing the hospital,

I can't even set foot in the building.

What?

They're saying we were late tagging them

and that could be why the mix-up happened in the first place,

but they're wrong.

Yeah, of course.

Pete, you don't remember not seeing a tag, do you?

Look, I'm sure I put the tag on. It is the first thing

I would have done before anything else.

Oh, God, Stell...

I'm a bloody good nurse, Pete!

I need this job. You know that.

Everything is falling apart. Management are on us.

The other dad's lawyer won't leave me alone.

Wait, Miles's lawyer? Why, what's he been saying?

No, nothing. It... Nothing. I'm sorry. Erm...

SIGHS I...

I shouldn't even be talking to you. I just... need your help.

Look, I would if I could. I just...

I honestly don't remember.

Look, I've got to finish up. I'll see you, yeah?

WOMAN: 'As your hospital dispute investigator,

'I'll gather information from all parties

'to facilitate your claim against St Alexander's Hospital.

'Today, I just want to hear what you remember

'from the day of the birth.

'Shall we start with you, Mr Riley?

'Erm, I remember a lot of panic.'

Erm, a doctor, or maybe a nurse,

said they were worried that, erm, Theo...

..or, erm, David,

hadn't received enough oxygen and that they might not make it.

I was worried that

I might lose Maddie as well as the baby.

What happened next?

Erm, they asked me to go with the baby to the NICU.

I wanted to wait for Maddie,

but they didn't know how long she was going to be in theatre.

Er, I kept thinking...

It's OK. Take your time.

I kept thinking,

if she... if she survived,

would I explain to her that our baby was...

..was brain-damaged, or worse, even?

When your baby arrived in the NICU,

he was assigned a nurse - Stella.

Yeah. She was great. Erm... Yeah.

She explained what was happening, did all the admission stuff,

put, um... the ID tag on Theo.

Did you see Stella put the ID tag on?

Er, I think so, yeah. Yeah, from what I can remember.

You're certain about that?

Yeah.

Yeah, I saw her put the tag on the baby.

Yeah, it was the first thing she did.

OK.

And then, erm, that night, you stayed in the hospital?

Erm, yeah, I stayed in the hospital that night...

FADES: and then, the following morning,

I went home to pick up some stuff.

If Theo had his tag on,

then the boys must have been swapped as soon as they arrived in the NICU.

It could have slipped off later. His legs were so tiny.

Do you remember Lucy and Miles that day?

I honestly don't remember.

But you remember Theo's tag?

Er, yeah, I was focused on Theo. SCOFFS

Yeah.

MONITOR BEEPS, BABY CRIES

Is that... is that OK?

It's perfect.

CRYING CONTINUES

WAVE ROARS Maddie!

SHE GASPS

THEO: Mummy!

BREATH TREMBLES

Hey, I was thinking we could get David a bigger pad,

some paints, take them for him tomorrow.

Yeah, sounds nice.

Night, Mads.

Love you.

HE SIGHS

Mads?

Maddie? Theo?

MADDIE AND THEO CHAT ANIMATEDLY IN DISTANCE

SHE JABBERS PLAYFULLY

Well, maybe Daddy wants to come join us for a little tea party.

Which one shall we give to Daddy? That one?

Oh! Thank you. I'd love some. THEO: It's hot tea.

Hot tea? It's a hot kettle!

Hot kettle! Is it very hot?

Ooh, that's hot! Daddy's burnt his mouth!

I found the first photo from the NICU.

He didn't have his tag on.

I'm scared, Pete.

They're using my past against me, so if we're not united on this,

we're going to lose... everything.

If you think you owe anyone

at that hospital anything, you don't.

The only people you need to protect are our boys.

WHISPERS: Am I right?

Yeah!

MILES ROARS PLAYFULLY

MILES: Drop you? Oh, no, no, no, no, no!

It's going to get your foot! THEO LAUGHS

It's got your foot! Argh!

Oh! THEO LAUGHS

I've got another question for you. THEO: Mm-hm?

Mm-hm. Where did you...? Where did you come from?

Mummy Lucy's tummy. That's right.

You were inside Mummy Lucy's tummy, weren't you?

And who does Daddy love most in the whole world?

Theo! Theo!

And he loves you all the way down to the hairs on your...?

Chinny-chin-chin! Chinny-chin-chin!

And who's your real dada?

You! That's right. I'm your real dada.

Aren't I? Dada Moles!

PETE: What did you do with Miles and Lucy today, Theo?

Nothing.

Nothing? Mm-hm.

Did you not play any games?

Animals with my dada.

Dada Moles.

Theo, does Miles tell you

to say things sometimes?

♪ All day long

♪ The wheels on the bus Go round and round... ♪

Go on. Go and find Mummy. Mama!

PHONE RINGS

Hello? WOMAN: 'Hi. Peter Riley?'

'My name's Kiera Keenan. I'm from the Mail.

'We would love to run your article as a feature this weekend.'

What? 'About the baby swap.'

What are you talking about? I didn't write an article.

'It's got your name on it.'

Who sent it to you? Was it Miles Lambert?

'Look, it's a great piece. I just need a few more details...'

PHONE LINE RINGS

MILES: 'Hi, Pete.'

Why is a journalist from the Mail calling me

about an article which...? PHONE LINE BEEPS

PHONE LINE RINGS

'Hi. You've reached Miles Lambert. Leave a message.'

Stop pissing around and call me back,

you fucking psycho...! Babe, who are you talking to?

Wow! You look incredible.

Erm, Jen is going to be here soon,

so can you please come and get ready?

OK? We need to show them that we are not a pair of pushovers.

What a fucking prick.

Sorry.

OK, we can't stand here all night.

I'm going to need a stronger drink. OK, we've got this.

Can you put your jacket back on? You look like a waiter.

MILES CHATS INDISTINCTLY

CLEARS HIS THROAT Miles?

Yes? You need to pull that article.

Hey, matey. Do you guys know Peter Riley?

He's a local gardener, burgeoning writer.

You two, you guys need to talk. Ooh, excuse me. Excuse me.

Interesting. Fiction or, erm...?

Er, no. No, I don't write any more. It was a long time ago.

Can I get a dirty martini?

And can you rim the glass with an orange peel, please?

How do you know Miles?

My husband's developing a restaurant with him.

Mm! In London?

No, down here.

They're convinced it's going to be the new go-to spot.

Down on Watergate Bay. Do you know it?

Yes. Yes, I do. Very well.

Would you excuse me one moment?

You'd do that?! LUCY CHUCKLES

Good evening. Good evening, everyone. Erm...

..I just want to thank everyone for coming along

to support our new charity for premature babies,

The David Foundation.

APPLAUSE

He's opening a new restaurant right next to The Bay.

Obviously, it's a cause that's very dear to me and my wife, Lucy.

You don't want to hear me speak, so I'm actually going to invite her

up onto the stage to tell you about it.

So, without further ado, ladies and gentlemen,

my incredible, gorgeous wife, Mrs Lucy Lambert.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

LUCY: Thank you.

Before I became a mother,

I had a successful career as an artist.

I travelled the world exhibiting my work,

and I had, in fact, one of my largest exhibitions

in this very gallery.

And if you'd told me back then, at the height of my career,

that, in a few years' time,

I would have given it all up to become a full-time mother,

married to someone like Miles... LAUGHTER

..and begging my neighbours for cash,

I probably would have told you to piss off!

LAUGHTER Er...

And yet here I am, a completely changed woman,

all thanks to the birth of my darling son, David.

Before David was born, I...

I don't think I truly knew what love felt like.

Sorry, handsome!

Ouch! LAUGHTER

And yet, erm... yeah, motherhood hasn't been easy.

We never expected our darling son to arrive so early.

It was a shock we weren't prepared for.

And those first few weeks in intensive care

were... the scariest of my life.

BABY CRIES, MONITOR BEEPS

Erm... CHUCKLES SHAKILY

We had so many questions,

and yet nobody seemed to have any answers.

So... we decided to change that

and create a charity

to support children and families across the UK

living in the aftermath of premature birth.

SHE CHUCKLES

Er, so, please dig deep,

and raise a glass to The David Foundation.

ALL: The David Foundation!

APPLAUSE

HE CHATS INDISTINCTLY

THEY LAUGH

What an event!

HE MUMBLES INDISTINCTLY Look at this place! It's amazing!

Yeah. Boys, this is my new friend, Madelyn.

Oh, we're hardly friends, now, Miles.

It's true. It's true. We're almost family now.

Well, you can't choose your family.

PETE: Mads, Mads... Sorry about this.

..do you want to go for a walk?

Where do you get off hosting shit like this

when you're stealing other people's children?

I mean, what else are you hiding in that big glass house of yours?

Mads... It's fine, Pete, honestly.

She's just having one of her... Maddie moments.

Oh, sorry, do you want to say something, Pete,

or does she do all the talking here?

Well, you know what they say about people in glass houses, Miles.

We're, er... We're fighting for both of them.

You should know.

Come on.

Right, drive safe.

Now, I think it might be a cow. Or is it a...?

Dinosaur! Is it a dinosaur? Are you sure?

Who wants toast?! MADDIE GASPS

Yeah! Toast and tea - Mummy's medicine.

And my favourite glass... Uh-uh!

No, that's for the big man. No, is that not mine?

Theo, that's for you!

How's it going? Well, T's doing a great job.

SIGHS We've got this.

WHISPERS: Course we have.

THEY CHUCKLE Here.

For you.

This is for me? Yeah.

Now, I don't know about this bit, though.

DOORBELL RINGS

Dinosaur! I'm really so comfortable right now,

I can't... If I stand up...

Obviously I'm going. Obviously I'm going.

You've got such strong legs! Yeah, yeah, yeah!

MILES PANTS

WOMAN: Peter Riley? Yes?

My name's DS Ridley. This is my colleague DS Chopra.

We're investigating the alleged abduction

of Theo Lambert from St Alexander's Hospital

on the 4th of January 2022.

We'd like you to come to the station for questioning.

What?

As the matter was escalated from an internal investigation

to a legal action, we're now handling this investigation

for the hospital dispute team.

Right. Well, I'm not going anywhere. You can talk to me here.

If you refuse to come with us voluntarily,

you are liable for arrest.

Pete, what's going on?

Er, I've got to go and answer some... questions,

but I'll be back soon.

Sorry, can you explain what's happening here?

Mr Riley. Yeah, I'm coming.

It's OK. It's OK, honestly.

It's a misunderstanding. THEO: Dada!

Dada, stay at home! I'll be back soon!

No, wait, Pete! Pete!

Take Theo inside, Mads.

PANTING FOR AIR

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