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Who's telling stories to you about me, Jane?

I protect my sources, Lucy.

There was one video I just couldn't bring myself to delete.

Jane? 'Lucy. Hi.'

They were just tiny, harmless stories.

You OK?

'No, not really.' THEY LAUGH

I was a small cog. Small cog?

'Tonight, you can take me to the TV awards.'

The winner is... Lucy Logan!

Do it, else I'll release the video online.

Erm...

I just feel very lucky because every weekday morning,

my dreams come true cos I get to make Lucy Live

with THE best crew in the world.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

You know, I... I started out in television, oof,

I must have been mumble-teen years ago.

LAUGHTER And... well,

you know, things were different back then.

The pressure was sometimes overwhelming.

We did what we had to do, and...

you know, the show must go on and all that.

But now...

...now I just have to thank Mel Fordham,

the most amazing manager in the world.

Tabbie Marwell - she thinks she's a make-up artist.

Actually, she is a miracle worker.

And to my family, Jacob, Poppy, I love you.

Poppy, go to bed. CHUCKLES

And to Shawn, my all-star, I love you, too.

And last but certainly not least,

I want to thank everyone who watches and everyone who voted,

because without you, there is no show.

Thank you so much, everybody. Bye.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Donna, if you stop this, I'll give you �1 million.

All right, 3 million. But that's all I can do.

You think I'm blackmailing you?

You still think you can pay me off? No.

I'm giving you the chance

to take responsibility of something you did mumble-teen years ago.

There has to be another way than this.

Oh, of course there's another way.

I'm gonna release the video.

Give me till Monday. I'll do it on my show.

That way, I can talk about it properly

and give it the time it deserves.

Your show? Yeah.

Your fans?

Mm.

Yeah, that might be...

That might be more fitting.

Lucy, they need you for an interview.

OK, thanks.

JACOB SIGHS

JACOB SNIFFLES

So, you made it after all?

Yeah, course I did. Said so, didn't I?

Does anyone else know you're here?

You seem so clever online.

Did I?

And yet, in the middle of the night...

...you get into a stranger's van.

SCOFFS

I mean, I could take you anywhere.

I could do anything.

Does that sound clever to you, Jacob?

VINCE SNICKERS I'm kidding, man.

VINCE LAUGHS You prick!

Yeah, but I got you, though, didn't I?

All right, let's roll.

PHONE BUZZING

DOOR OPENS

DOOR CLOSES

Lucy, look, the fact is

that famously toxic bastard Stewart Jones

bullied and abused people until, finally,

one of them ended his own life.

Yeah, but I was the last person from that show to talk to Ben,

maybe the last person to ever speak to him.

You were a researcher on that show

and, from what I understand, barely even that.

You were a jumped-up PA. Mel...

Donna has a video of me and Ben, and...

...it's bad.

I can't even get into it.

Yeah, well, I don't care what she has on you.

I do not like my clients being blackmailed,

and I won't have it.

So, I had a guy look into Donna's background,

and you know Audrey's House, the homeless kids charity?

Yeah. Yeah, good people, helping kids who've been homeless,

kids between foster families.

And when Donna Hughes left the army,

she became one of those good people for four years.

Then she left suddenly.

My guy is certain there's criminality involved.

Understandably, Audrey's House is stonewalling

exactly what happened there with Donna.

Which is a clear sign that something did happen.

SOFTLY: Mel... thank you.

Yeah. We are going to beat her. LUCY EXHALES

I'm gonna speak to Ruairi.

Ruairi from the Healthy Heart Alliance? Yeah.

He's on all the charity boards. He'll definitely be able to help me.

Jacob...

RINGING TONE

'Busy here. Leave a message. Love you.'

Lucy... Jacob's missing.

He must have snuck out of Mum's last night.

He's not answering my calls. SIGHS HEAVILY

What if Donna's done something?

I know I'm in the doghouse, but please,

please, just call me back... for Jacob.

Have you heard of the children's charity Audrey's House?

I need to know about the employment record of someone who worked there.

And so far, Audrey's House have been a little private about it.

Lucy... HE CHUCKLES

...that does sound a little outside my wheelhouse, so to speak.

I need this... today.

I'm sorry. I can't help you.

Like I said, the Healthy Heart Alliance means so much to me, and...

...I'd be sorry if I had to take the profit share of Vivea

to a different partner.

The employee's name is Donna Hughes.

Why haven't you answered your phone? Take a wild guess.

Jacob's missing. What?

He left Mum's sometime last night.

There's no point in doing that. I've been trying all morning.

Well, he always answers me. RINGING TONE

CHANTING: No more oil! No more oil!

No more oil! PHONE BUZZING

No more oil! 'Jacob?'

'Hi, just a sec.' Where are you?

I'm at the protest. I told you about it.

'Why haven't you been answering Shawn's call?'

I don't wanna talk to him. Is it true he's having an affair?

'It's all over the internet.' Of course I'm not.

Just cos something's all over the internet, doesn't make it true.

All right. Look, Jacob, I'm really proud of you

standing up for your beliefs and protesting,

but you've still got to be home, OK?

Back by five. 'Got it. Five.'

All right. Love you. 'No more oil!'

'No more oil!'

Why was Donna with you at the awards?

What does she have on you?

How much will Jane Shelley pay you for the full story, Shawn?

HE SIGHS

It was timing, Lucy.

Jane came with the offer just when the gym was hanging.

So instead of asking for my help, you betrayed me.

Dumb pride.

I should have come to you.

It was meant to be a quick fix.

You knew how paranoid I was...

...how hard I've been finding it to trust anyone.

It's... It's the worst feeling.

If I could go back... Do you know what?

For a minute, I thought it was Mel.

But not for one single second did I think it was you.

They were just stupid little stories.

Mm.

That made me look stupid and feel stupid.

You know, even after the break-in,

I didn't wanna call the police because I don't trust them, and...

...you still went to Jane.

I'm sorry.

I wanted it all to stop.

But Jane threatened to go to you... to tell you everything.

Right.

So best just keep fucking me over rather than that happen, yeah?

Lucy, please. I'm really trying... PHONE BUZZING

Ruairi.

RUAIRI: 'So, I spoke with Lauren at Audrey's House

'about this Donna Hughes.' And?

'It does seem they fired her with very good reason.'

CHANTING: No more oil! No more oil!

No more oil!

Are we still wanting to do what we said earlier?

Definitely. Are we sure?

Yeah. Yeah. All right, look, I'll sort it out.

Just stay there. Hey, mate.

Mate, we're gonna take it up a level. Yeah?

We're gonna chain someone to the gates.

I'll do it. No, not you.

You are far too young. No, I'm not.

And I'm more committed to this than anyone else here.

I'm doing it. Let's go!

Jacob Logan. Get a load of you. CHUCKLES

CHANTING: No more oil! No more oil!

No more oil! No more oil! VINCE CHUCKLES

No more oil! No more oil!

No more oil! No more oil! No more oil!

You really don't need to be here for this.

Yes, I do.

Hello. Hey. Thanks for coming.

You worked for years at the charity Audrey's House, didn't you?

Yeah, that's right.

I helped set up a charity for foster kids, too.

It's a privilege to be part of it, isn't it?

It's a wonder how anyone could ever take advantage.

Mm. What is this? Lucy?

You embezzled �45,000 from that charity, didn't you?

That's the correct number. I've seen the bank statements.

Yeah, 45,000.

And that theft was never made public.

Understandable. Your own staff dipping in the till.

It's not a good look for a charity.

It wasn't like that. So you didn't steal the money?

No, I did... This'll be the first time the law

has heard anything about it.

Conspiracy to defraud a charity, abuse of position.

Could be looking at a ten-year sentence.

Donna, we both have information that could ruin each other.

I could lose my career.

But you could go to prison.

LUCY EXHALES

MEL SIGHS Tomorrow, you are back on air,

and this little guy will be sitting right beside you.

LUCY CHUCKLES

Is it not a bit like, "Oh, what's that beside me?

"Oh, it's my award, cos I'm a winner"?

MEL CHUCKLES

No, babes. Your audience gifted this to you.

You could wave it around for the whole show,

and they would love every second.

Do you know what? You're right. You're right!

Oh, Mel. Mm?

I don't know what I'd do without you.

I am so glad she's gone and it's over.

Oh, I am glad too, babes.

Believe me. Oh, God.

CHANTING: No more oil! No more oil!

No more oil! No more oil! No more oil!

No more oil! You're a legend.

Yeah? So, you're just gonna hang here, right?

No more oil! No more oil!

All right, let's go. Vince?

Come back. You have the keys. The keys!

No more oil! No more oil!

The keys! No more oil! No more oil!

Erm...

This is something I didn't really wanna speak about,

but I've been threatened.

Well... blackmailed, really.

Erm, so I've decided to tell my side, own my truth...

...however horrible it is.

So, my brother, Ben...

...erm, was a horribly addicted gambler.

It got so bad that...

he lost custody of his little boy,

and he became deep in debt to loan sharks.

They were really bad types.

And they even threatened his little son.

I mean, can you imagine that?

Gangsters...

...threatening your... your little boy.

So I...

I took the money from the charity.

From Audrey's House.

I told them immediately what I'd done.

And I promised them that I would pay them back as soon as I could.

And thank goodness...

...they believed me.

And they kept it private.

And I will always, always love them for that.

And it took me years, but...

...I paid them back.

Every single penny.

And because of their kindness,

my brother was able to go to gambling rehab.

And he worked really, really hard.

He was even ready to get his little boy back.

And then he was invited on The Verdict...

...with Stewart Jones.

And that led to him taking his own life.

So, Lucy, I'm thinking something like that,

you know, be real with your emotions,

simply tell the truth.

You know, take responsibility.

I mean, I'm not the expert.

So... if you've got any tips, give us a call.

LUCY SCOFFS

If she puts a video out like that...

...then it's over for me.

I got nothing. She's won.

No, the fact remains, she's guilty of financial harm

against a children's charity.

Who's gonna care about that? Lucy, listen to me.

The public will see what happened to Ben Hughes as Stewart Jones's fault.

They will. No, they won't. They will blame me.

It's over. It's fucking over. No.

You'll tell your side of the story.

The public will understand. They love you. That much is real.

Yeah, and at one time, they loved Stewart Jones.

They will hate me. They will cancel me.

And when they do, Mel, I won't know what to do. I...

Well, I'm not going anywhere. I'll stay here no matter what.

PHONE BUZZING

Is that her? Answer it.

I can't. You can. I'm here.

'Hi, Lucy. It's only me.

'So far, in avoiding telling the truth and not taking responsibility,

'you've offered me �3 million

'and attempted to blackmail me about my painful past.'

Now I understand. I do.

Erm, telling the truth doesn't really come naturally to you.

So maybe, I thought, I could help you get started.

So I thought, "What about if I have a heart-to-heart with, erm...

"with young Jacob here?"

CHANTING: No more oil! DONNA CHUCKLES

'You stay away from him.' DONNA CHUCKLES

'Do you hear me? You stay away!'

RINGING TONE

SIGHS

PHONE BUZZING

Yeah. 'Hello. Is this Lucy Logan?'

Yeah. 'I'm PC Jennifer Elliott.

'It's about your son, Jacob.' Is he OK?

Jacob, I hope you don't think for a minute that this is all OK.

I thought you respected my protesting.

Chaining yourself to industrial gates, being taken in by the police?

Come on, Jacob.

Who was the woman at the awards with you?

Was she your stalker? Sorry.

I mean, your fan with mental health issues.

Yeah, that was her. She was at the protest.

Did she speak to you? No.

She just stared at me and then walked off.

I was fine being chained to the gate,

but she gave me the creeps.

Are you gonna tell me what's going on?

Donna's brother was a gambling addict.

We were doing an episode about him.

Was this the guy who killed himself? Yeah.

Er, what happened was...

in the middle of his interview... with Stewart,

Ben walked out of the studio.

Stewart told me I had to get him back in,

and if I didn't, I'd lose my job, and he meant it.

So I talked to Ben, and I tried to reassure him, but...

...it didn't seem to work, so...

...I got pushy.

I had to.

I thought it had gone well and that he'd go back into the studio,

but he ran off, so I called the front desk.

I asked them to hold him, and they said he'd gone.

And then we heard that he'd jumped in front of a train.

Stewart Jones as good as pushed him off that platform.

He just used you.

I just can't believe a show like that ever existed.

Yeah, it was a different time.

And when I think back to how Stewart treated people, I'm horrified.

But... the ratings were huge.

He got away with it.

But why would you wanna work with him?

Well, at first, I was starstruck.

Then I was terrified, like everyone else.

So... what does Donna want from you?

She's forcing me to go on my show tomorrow

and tell the whole world what happened.

You tell them.

Tell them everything you just told us.

It'll end my career. No, it won't.

Not a chance.

'Listen. Right, OK.'

If it gets too much out there with Stewart,

you just... you just walk off again, just like you did.

And I'll... I'll be here for you.

No. Ben... Ben, erm...

I can get you more money.

PANTING

Our big day. How do you feel?

I shouldn't have teased you about talking to Jacob.

Your truth is yours alone to tell.

Look, I'm doing it, all right?

And you will tell it in full, Lucy,

exactly what you did to my brother.

No sugar-coating.

Thanks for mentioning me.

My family was so chuffed, watching it over and over again.

LUCY SIGHS Can I have five minutes

on my own, please, girls, just to gather my thoughts?

Of course. Come on, Tabbie.

DOOR OPENS

DOOR CLOSES

You all remember The Verdict with Stewart Jones?

It was horrible, really.

But I'm afraid the drama backstage was far worse

than anything you saw on television.

I was young.

I was...

I was...

Well, that's it for today.

Although there is something that I would like to talk to you about.

My first job on TV

was something I thought I'd put entirely behind me.

But with the support of friends and family,

I feel like I'm able to share with you all what happened.

'I...

'I was an assistant on The Verdict, the Stewart Jones show,

'and you all remember that show.

'It was... It was horrible, but...

'but the drama backstage was far worse than...

'than anything you saw on TV.

'It was... It was awful.

'I was, er...'

I was young.

I was...

BREATHES SHAKILY Sorry.

I w... I was young, and I...

She's gone. MEL: Oh, my God.

We need the medic here now. Lucy? Lucy?

Can someone get the medic? Go on.

Lucy?

CLAMOURING

That's the husband. CLAMOURING

ALL: Shawn!

Is she gonna be all right? Shawn!

Is Lucy going to be OK? Have you heard anything?

Lucy's recovering.

They're running tests, and we're anxious to get the results.

Have you got any more information, Shawn?

MACHINE BEEPING

'If I'm gonna cook a guy like Ben Hughes,

'I wanna know him inside out.'

So go and talk to his neighbours.

You've got a nose for that kind of thing, Lucy.

Just start digging, yeah?

'And can I just check that Ben was definitely on that list?'

Oh, no. I understand, darling.

It must have been a really scary time for all of you.

'They're running tests, and we are anxious to get the results

'and to know that our Lucy is all right.'

CLAMOURING 'Shawn!'

'Did you know she was working with Stewart Jones?'

'We really appreciate your concern for Lucy.

'We'll update you if we have something. Thanks, mate.'

REPORTERS: 'Shawn!'

RINGING TONE

DONNA: 'Well, let's hear your excuses, then.'

I tried.

'You can see that I tried. You saw what happened.'

I saw you try and perform your way out of it.

God, you're pathetic. You're such a loser.

Donna, I'm in hospital. Of course it's real.

SCOFFS Oh, I see, yeah.

Telling the truth and taking responsibility

is so alien to you that you fall unconscious.

So... now the world is gonna discover the full truth,

what Lucy did... 'No.'

'..and who Lucy really is.' No. No.

Just give me one more chance, please.

Oh. Sorry, Lucy. It's too late.

'It's done.' What's done?

Oh. No, I've not uploaded your video.

Oh, thank God. 'No.'

I've sent it to Jane Shelley.

'Yes, she's on in a bit. Don't wanna miss it.'

SIGHS

SHAWN SIGHS So...

I cornered the doctor.

All signs are it's a panic attack.

Unpleasant, but nothing serious. She'll be fine.

Good. That's a relief, isn't it? Yeah, kind of.

Have you heard from Donna? MEL SIGHS DEEPLY

No.

Yeah, good to go with that autocue. No problem.

'OK. Sound's good.'

Erm, I might glance at notes.

'No problem. We're live in 30.'

Are we any closer to identifying the source of the video?

'No solid information as of yet, Jane. Sorry.'

OK. No. Understood. 'You'll know as soon as I do.'

A video has been sent to us anonymously.

Fuck!

A video has arrived to us.

That's worse. Anonymously.

CLEARS THROAT

'All set, Jane?' Yep, all set. Thanks.

Back in five, four, three. JANE CLEARS THROAT

What follows is not suitable for younger viewers,

and some may find it disturbing, so please use your discretion.

A video has been sent to us anonymously.

'The video relates to the issue Lucy Logan hoped to discuss today

'before her on-air collapse.

'The decision to broadcast is not something we have taken lightly,

'but we do feel a duty...' Please, no. Please.

'..to the public interest.'

They're talking about Lucy. I'll get the remote.

'This is confirmed.

'Hidden camera footage from behind the scenes

'of The Verdict with Stewart Jones.'

No, no, no, you bitch.

'You will see Lucy Logan with a man named Ben Hughes.'

What is this?

'This is shortly before Ben took his own life.'

'And listen, if it gets too much, right, out there with Stewart,

'just walk out again, and I'll be here for you.'

No. No, Ben... No.

Listen... I can get you more money.

No. You're welcome to use my footage you've got on me so far.

I'm leaving. I can't let you go.

I'm sorry. No, listen, if you go, I will lose my job.

What, so Stewart bullies everyone? You're best out of it.

I have tried every nice way.

All right? Every nice way. Lucy, let go.

LUCY BREATHES HEAVILY

Look... I know about Natalie Jenkins

and how she accused you of being a paedophile.

What? No. No, no, no.

She was stood outside our corner shop,

yelling at every man that walked past, calling him a paedo.

She... She was mentally ill.

That doesn't mean there's no truth in it.

Well, there's none, all right? She was hallucinating.

When she got out of the hospital, she apologised to every one of us.

Right, is that how it was? Because I'm telling you something.

There are so many of your neighbours that would say anything for money

or just the chance to be on the telly.

What would they say?

Look, Ben, either you finish this show as Britain's biggest loser,

or I will make another show about you,

outing you as a paedophile.

You can't do that.

I can... and I will.

Very difficult watch there.

'It's clear to see that Ben Hughes was in a high level of stress,

'enlarged due to the pressure placed upon him by Lucy Logan.'

LUCY EXHALES DEEPLY

'We can only offer sympathy and condolences

'for the family of Ben Hughes and the events that followed.

'How Lucy planned to personally address this footage,

'we don't know.'

It's done.

SOBS SOFTLY

DOOR OPENS

How could you do that? Jacob...

He was begging.

Look, I was young. Stewart terrorised us.

You were older than me.

You did that, and he jumped in front of a train.

Jacob, please.

How am I supposed to go to school?

How am I supposed to face everybody?

I'm sorry. I'm really sorry.

You did that for your job, a shit job and a shit TV show.

That's all that matters to you, isn't it?

No. Jacob, listen! You understand, don't you, Shawn?

I'm sorry. I got to go after him. Mel?

I need to do some damage control.

Well, don't... don't leave me.

I'll call you, as soon as I get a handle on things.

There she is! Lucy!

Have you come to apologise to Ben Hughes's family?

Lucy, the public want answers about what you did to Ben Hughes.

How does it feel to have blood on your hands?

Do you take responsibility for Ben Hughes's death?

Did you apologise? CLAMOURING

Do you have any shame?

Hello?

Jacob? Poppy?

Poppy's upstairs.

Jacob said that he's staying with a mate.

Well, who? Cos he's not answering me.

Probably best to stop phoning him, then.

Give him some space.

When you spoke to Jacob and me...

...you skipped some details, didn't you?

What you really did to that guy.

SCOFFS I don't know why I'm shocked.

I know the lengths you'll go to to protect your career, but...

accusing someone of that, I... HE SIGHS

I... I can't think of anything worse.

I wouldn't have done it if I hadn't have been so...

We're gonna go and stay at Mum's.

OK. Yeah, it's a good idea.

Just give me five minutes. I'll get a bag...

No, no, no, no.

Best you stay here.

You're leaving me alone?

Everywhere you go,

those jackals follow.

Poppy doesn't deserve that.

Yeah, you're right.

She is better off at your mum's.

Growing up, she was always going on about doing the right thing

and helping people.

And now I'm like... was it all fake?

Is my mum a total fake?

Hey, YOU'RE not fake.

All right? You're the real deal. THEY CHUCKLE

But now that I hear everyone on the internet's

ripping her to pieces like she's evil

and they're all so fucking perfect.

I'm scared for her.

And I don't know what I'd do if something happened to her.

Well, I'm just glad that you're here and safe with me.

So, what do I feel about this video?

If possible, an even deeper sympathy for...

for poor Ben Hughes.

To witness someone receiving threats that drove him to...

to suicide.

'To know that Lucy Logan was doing all this

'behind the scenes of my own show, it's...

'..it's painful.

'The only upside of this thing is that Lucy Logan,

'that cold-blooded, backstabbing viper tart,

'will finally, finally...

'..get what she deserves.'

CRIES OUT

CLAMOURING

Have you got a statement, Lucy? Are you dropping her as a client?

MEL CHUCKLES

Thank you guys for coming. That's great.

So glad you could all be here. It's terrific work. Terrific.

CLAMOURING

DOOR CLOSES

Oh, wow. Mel?

LUCY SIGHS Oh, thank God.

I thought I'd lost you as well. Aw.

You've been through the wringer, haven't you?

Yeah. Come on. Let's sit.

MEL SIGHS DEEPLY

LUCY SIGHS Ruairi has been in touch.

Mm-hm.

The Healthy Heart Alliance are dropping Vivea by Lucy Logan,

and Sansuka are terminating your brand ambassador deal, obviously.

Oh, well. Every cloud. CHUCKLES

Ah, I can't imagine what it's been like for you.

You don't hate me? No, of course not, babes.

I love you. How many times have I told you that?

First, for the immediate plan, you do not leave this house,

not even if it's on fire.

If you're seen out there, they will get pics,

and they will demonise you for even the most innocent of moments.

So just... You're bunkered here.

You go and run yourself a bath, and whilst you take that bath,

I want you to think of nothing but your future.

I've already thought about that.

There isn't one. I'm finished.

No. You'll move away from the spotlight.

You'll keep a low profile.

You'll do charity work, lots of charity work.

And then in a couple of years, you'll do a documentary.

You'll write a book.

You'll tell your story,

how the toxicity drove you to do what you did

and how the will to do better drove your amazing career.

You said a couple of years.

Yeah, a couple of years.

Three tops.

And if you'll have me, we can...

...we can reconnect then, too.

Reconnect?

Wh...?

Mel... MEL SIGHS

Are you dropping me? Erm...

Obviously, I'm writing a public statement for you, but...

I think it's best if we put a pause on business

whilst... whilst you recover.

You always said you'd be with me, no matter what.

We say a lot of things in this business, babes.

You know that.

INHALES, SIGHS

SIGHS

PHONE BUZZES

SCOFFS

RINGING TONE

Hey, I'd like to order some pizzas, please.

FAINT CHATTERING

Lucy, you got here. DONNA SIGHS

It can't have been easy with the world following you.

So, you're starting to regret what you did?

Yeah. Stewart Jones is the enemy.

You were right.

Did you see that video he uploaded?

Acting like he's been vindicated?

I could have thrown up. Are you for real?

Yeah. You were right.

It was all Stewart Jones. I should've listened to you.

You destroyed my career. You publicly humiliated me!

I think you did that yourself. You've ruined my life.

My family hate me. I've got no friends.

I'm getting death threats every day.

Yeah, well, I think there's a way you can fix that.

Are you for fucking real?! GRUNTING

N... DONNA PANTS

LUCY CHOKES

Did a good job last night, Jacob.

That was way bigger than expected.

CLAMOURING

'Shawn...' Hey, hey, calm down.

Mum's not home. She's gone.

And you believe you were the last person to talk to her

before she vanished? Yes.

I believe Lucy's still alive.

MEL: Trust me, Jane. Put her on, and you'll regret it.

Well, well, what a wild few days it's been.

Oh! Where's Lucy?

Please stop, stop. Lucy!

Jacob, they're ready to record the appeal.

'Lucy, I need you to come home.'

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