1 00:00:02,080 --> 00:00:04,400 You're live on air, Tony. Welcome to the show. 2 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:07,960 I was a teacher. Twenty-seven years' loyal service, 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:10,200 so they could just throw me on the scrap heap. 4 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:12,360 'You lost your job because your face didn't fit? 5 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:15,160 'There must have been something more to it than that, Tony.' 6 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:18,440 Ste, I ran over him. I wanted to protect you. 7 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:19,880 You did it in my name? 8 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:21,720 When I'm talking to you lot on the radio, 9 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:23,960 it feels like two old mates 10 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:27,240 putting the world to rights over a couple of pints. 11 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:28,720 Mr Conroy? 12 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:31,480 Ste Murray is dead. This is now a murder investigation. 13 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:34,600 Lawrence, thank Christ. Sorry, do I know you, mate? 14 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:37,560 It's Tony. You know, from the radio? We're friends. 15 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:39,760 Friends? You mean like my 10,000 other best mates 16 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:41,760 You used to be a teacher, didn't you? 17 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:44,560 So don't be so bloody stupid, mate. 18 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:47,280 Seriously, brother... 19 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:48,960 get a life. 20 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:56,720 FOOTSTEPS 21 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:01,080 HE EXHALES 22 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:15,400 Happy birthday, you old fart. 23 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:22,920 HE COUGHS 24 00:03:16,920 --> 00:03:20,560 SNORING 25 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:26,120 'So don't be so bloody stupid, mate. 26 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:29,080 'Seriously, brother... Get a life.' 27 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:30,840 HE SNORTS 28 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:20,960 'And welcome back. We have a first-time caller. 29 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,520 'We have Tony, and he's calling in from Bootle. 30 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:28,080 'You're live on air, Tony. Welcome to the show. 31 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:33,840 'Listen, you're a hero, yeah? You're a bloody hero. 32 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:35,920 'You're a - I don't know, a Gary Cooper, 33 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:37,800 'a John Wayne, a Clint Eastwood. 34 00:04:37,840 --> 00:04:40,240 'You're a Rooster Cogburn, Butch Cassidy. 35 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:48,400 'You're the man who does things his way. 36 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:50,800 'The man who stands alone. 37 00:04:50,840 --> 00:04:53,480 'Yeah, but most of all, you're a man 38 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:58,160 'that I am insanely proud to call my friend.' 39 00:05:47,840 --> 00:05:49,640 Get up! 40 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:52,440 Get up! Jesus! Get up! 41 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:54,040 Take... T-Take whatever you want... 42 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:55,560 I don't want your money. 43 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:57,800 I've got... I've got... My wallet, where's my wallet? 44 00:05:57,840 --> 00:06:00,800 I don't want your money! 45 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:03,360 I want you to tell the truth. 46 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:06,480 That's what I want. Wh-What? 47 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:08,360 I trusted you. 48 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:11,760 I really, really trusted you. 49 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:15,200 It's you. 50 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:18,320 It's you. 51 00:06:20,840 --> 00:06:24,000 Get... out... of my house! 52 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:28,560 You heard me. Get out of my... Get out of my house right now! 53 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:31,880 No! No. I'm not going nowhere. 54 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:33,120 What's wrong with you? 55 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:41,520 I'm calling the police, you complete weirdo. 56 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:45,200 Breaking and entering, trespassing... 57 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:47,880 They're gonna throw the book at you, mate. 58 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:49,320 Get off me! 59 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:51,200 Get off! 60 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,680 Get... out... of... 61 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:58,400 my... house! 62 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:01,800 No, no, no, no. 63 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:05,160 All right. OK. All right. 64 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:09,680 All right. Easy, easy, easy, easy, easy. 65 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:11,160 Listen... 66 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:12,640 Wh... 67 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:15,400 Why don't you just - just go? 68 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:17,280 I won't say a word. 69 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:18,560 You know... 70 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:22,440 ..I had a happy place once. 71 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:24,640 What? 72 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:26,720 It was called school. 73 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:31,600 I was happy. The kids were happy. 74 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:34,040 BREATHING HARD 75 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:36,200 And then, suddenly... 76 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:38,720 it wasn't a happy place any more. 77 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:43,040 And that's... when I, erm... 78 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:44,560 when I... 79 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:46,720 erm... Yeah. 80 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:50,720 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I-I get it, man. 81 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:53,160 It's Tony, isn't it? It's Tony? 82 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:55,520 Yeah. 83 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:57,880 You know, I get... I get it. 84 00:07:57,920 --> 00:07:59,480 No, you don't get it. 85 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:01,680 I do. I do! 86 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:03,440 No, you don't get it! 87 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:09,200 If you did, you wouldn't have told me all about your happy place. 88 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:14,600 The boozer by the river. 89 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:17,240 The pint on a sunny day. 90 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:20,160 Two best mates chewing the fat. 91 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:25,360 D'you know how good that sounded? 92 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:27,640 How much I wanted to be a part of it? 93 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:32,400 And then you... 94 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:34,040 you... 95 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:39,760 The way you talked to me. 96 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:41,320 Yeah. 97 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:43,320 Yeah. 98 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:44,680 I am... 99 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:50,120 I'm so sorry, Tony. 100 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:55,840 I really am, mate. I r... I really am sorry. 101 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:00,480 I was... I was bang out of order. 102 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:05,400 But you have to understand one thing. Right? 103 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:06,760 I... 104 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:12,520 I was having a super, SUPER shitty day, mate. 105 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:17,200 You know, my-my-my head was all over the place. 106 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:19,120 It was my birthday. 107 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:21,440 And my-my friends, phew... 108 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:27,400 And, you-you know, Tony... 109 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:32,080 ..there's some other stuff going on in my life 110 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:35,640 that you couldn't even possibly fathom. 111 00:09:37,560 --> 00:09:38,640 What like? 112 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:48,800 Like being told you had cancer? 113 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:51,400 Now, that WOULD be a bad day. 114 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:53,520 If you ever had cancer. 115 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:57,320 You... But you didn't. Did you, Lawrence? 116 00:09:57,360 --> 00:09:59,080 You... 117 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:02,400 How dare you? 118 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:09,000 PAPER FALLS TO FLOOR How fucking dare you! 119 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:15,240 You had no... fucking... right. 120 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:17,160 And you had no right either! 121 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:26,760 D'you want sugar? Yes, please. Here. 122 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:29,520 Hiya, love. Cup of tea, please, when you're ready. 123 00:10:29,560 --> 00:10:31,680 I'll bring it over. 124 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:35,600 I was, er, sorry to hear about... about what happened to your ex. 125 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:39,480 You know, it's... 126 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:42,360 Anyway. 127 00:10:43,560 --> 00:10:44,960 Yeah. 128 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:47,840 Have you seen Tony? 129 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:49,320 Hm? 130 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:51,040 No. I haven't. 131 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:54,280 What about you? 132 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:56,080 No. 133 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:57,600 He needs help. 134 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:02,680 Yeah. Oh, yeah. 135 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:04,640 But I don't know what to do. 136 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:06,960 HE CHUCKLES 137 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:09,560 I think you're probably asking the wrong man. 138 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:13,600 Or maybe do... 139 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:16,640 You do whatever your conscience tells you to do, OK? 140 00:11:16,680 --> 00:11:19,800 My conscience tells me one thing, my heart another. 141 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:23,360 Please. 142 00:11:25,560 --> 00:11:27,520 What should I do? 143 00:11:28,680 --> 00:11:30,240 I'm sorry, I can't... 144 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:35,400 No. I'm sorry. 145 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:03,240 What are you gonna do to me? 146 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:07,000 Why did you lie about having cancer? 147 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:12,440 I dunno. 148 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:15,280 I mean, obviously, I-I took it too far. 149 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:19,320 You know, I was so convinced that it'd be bad news 150 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:21,240 that I told a couple of people that I had it, 151 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:23,800 and then when the biopsy came back negative, 152 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:25,840 I didn't think I could backtrack. 153 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:30,120 You know, one minute, you're pootling along, 154 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:31,520 everything's absolutely... 155 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:37,160 Next minute, bang, you got a fucking great big lump. 156 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:40,720 It's terrifying. 157 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:49,480 And then you gotta wait for the results. 158 00:12:49,520 --> 00:12:51,080 And that... 159 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:53,400 that is a nightmare. 160 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:55,560 You have no idea what that's like, mate. 161 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:58,400 You have absolutely no idea. 162 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:03,960 Especially when you're on your own. 163 00:13:06,560 --> 00:13:08,560 No-one to lean on. 164 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:13,240 No-one to talk to. 165 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:15,680 You have loads of friends. 166 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:18,000 Oh, you... Oh, you mean... 167 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:20,720 my mates at the party, that lot on the wall? 168 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:24,040 HE CHUCKLES BITTERLY 169 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:27,880 I'd fucking... I'd love to see them feed me soup through a straw 170 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:30,520 and wipe my arse while I'm ill and vulnerable. 171 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:33,840 No, mate. 172 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:39,720 It's just me, on my own. 173 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:44,840 Rattling around this big old gaff. 174 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:47,360 Not being able to sleep. Not being able to function. 175 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:51,760 That's a funny thing, that, innit? 176 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:56,120 You know, me and you. 177 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:00,920 We're virtually the same person. 178 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:05,800 We're loners. 179 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:09,520 We're creatures of the night. 180 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:19,840 You're a liar, a fake... 181 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:21,200 and a phony. 182 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:22,680 Well... 183 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:25,640 I... 184 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:31,320 I am a late night radio talk show host, mate. 185 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:33,920 And I hate to say this, but it goes with the territory. 186 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:35,840 So it's your job to lie about having cancer? 187 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:38,320 To trick people into believing that you went through chemo? 188 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:39,520 No! 189 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:41,920 It's my job to tell people what they wanna hear. 190 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:44,320 KNIFE CLANGS 191 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:46,800 Don't people wanna hear the truth? No. 192 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:49,560 They wanna hear THEIR truth. 193 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:53,440 I just simply help them find it. 194 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:03,000 I promised myself that I'd never put my trust in anyone ever again. 195 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:07,280 After what happened. 196 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:10,040 I'd resigned myself to my fate. 197 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:12,360 Being lost, on my own. 198 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:13,720 But then you came along. 199 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:17,360 And you gave me hope. 200 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:24,120 OK. 201 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:26,320 That's a good thing, right? 202 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:30,520 Not if it's all you've got. 203 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:34,160 Cos when it's not there any more... 204 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:35,960 you've got nothing left. 205 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:42,120 No, there's always hope, mate. 206 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:47,520 Not always. 207 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:50,080 Not after what I've done. 208 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:52,880 What do you mean, after what you've done? 209 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:55,400 Stephen Murray. 210 00:15:56,920 --> 00:15:58,760 It was me who ran him over. 211 00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:00,800 What? 212 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:04,240 It was me. I did it. 213 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:10,560 Yeah, OK. But... 214 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:12,640 it was an accident, right? 215 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:19,120 Tony, it was an accident, right? 216 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:34,560 S... So, can... 217 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:39,360 Can I just ask you... 218 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:42,040 Can I just ask you wh-why you did that? 219 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:49,120 It was my job to protect... to nurture. 220 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:51,640 OK. 221 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:53,720 It was my duty. 222 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:57,760 I couldn't allow myself to fail again. 223 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:02,320 It's like you said - 224 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:05,440 it's our duty to protect the vulnerable. 225 00:17:05,480 --> 00:17:06,560 Right. 226 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:08,040 Oh... 227 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:13,960 DISTANT SIREN 228 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:17,560 SIREN APPROACHES 229 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:23,120 SIREN FADES 230 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:26,480 I just - I really need the toilet badly. It's urgent. 231 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:27,800 Where is it? 232 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:30,800 Just down the hall, mate. 233 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:40,040 Move. 234 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:50,400 SHE EXHALES 235 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:06,560 LINE RINGING OUT 236 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:15,720 'Merseyside Police.' 237 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:17,600 Hello. 238 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:19,560 'How can we help?' 239 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:24,800 I've some information about Stephen Murray. 240 00:18:27,320 --> 00:18:28,840 'Take your time.' 241 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:35,880 I've the name of the person who ran him over. 242 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:39,080 'Hold the line.' 243 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:49,560 BREATHING HEAVILY 244 00:18:51,160 --> 00:18:52,600 Fuck. 245 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:03,560 WATER RUNNING 246 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:07,280 HE SNIFFS 247 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:16,600 Think, think! 248 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:18,960 Shit. 249 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:27,000 Fuck, fuck! 250 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:42,720 Help. Help! 251 00:19:44,520 --> 00:19:48,120 Someone help me, please. Someone, someone help me, please! 252 00:19:49,320 --> 00:19:50,640 Help! 253 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:55,080 Please, someone help me! 254 00:19:55,120 --> 00:19:58,720 Help! Please! 255 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:00,560 Please! Someone help! 256 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:03,480 Someone call the police! Please! 257 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:05,360 Help! Help me! 258 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:08,760 It's Lawrence Brightway! 259 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:13,320 Somebody, please help me! 260 00:20:13,360 --> 00:20:16,040 Help! HELP! 261 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:25,000 BANGING CONTINUES 262 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:30,560 HE GRUNTS 263 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:32,440 LAWRENCE ROARS 264 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:37,520 Get off! Get off! 265 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:39,960 Help! Fuck off! Get off! 266 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:43,440 TONY GRUNTS Argh! 267 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:48,360 No, no! No, no, no, no, no! 268 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:51,440 BOTH BREATHING HEAVILY 269 00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:53,920 Oh, to be in your happy place now, eh? 270 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:55,560 TONY CHUCKLES 271 00:20:57,040 --> 00:20:59,960 I was just another voice on the end of a telephone, wasn't I? 272 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:01,680 No. 273 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:04,200 You know, we get, like, we get 100 calls a week. 274 00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:05,680 Gotta keep everyone happy, and... 275 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:08,600 Oh, you think playing with people's lives makes them happy? 276 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:11,000 You're no different to all the rest. 277 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:13,560 No-one to take the year 11s for footy? 278 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:15,160 "Tony Conroy will do it." 279 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:16,880 "Nice one, Tony." 280 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:18,840 No-one to do the open day? 281 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:21,120 "Ask Tony." "Thanks, Tony." 282 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:23,760 Need sickness cover? "Tony's your man. Top man, Tony." 283 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:25,480 And then... 284 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:28,280 "Have some time out, Tony. 285 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:32,040 "The break'll do you good, after all that's happened. 286 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:34,520 "The door's always open, Tony. 287 00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:37,040 "We're here for you, Tony." 288 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:39,400 But they weren't there for me. 289 00:21:39,440 --> 00:21:41,440 None of 'em. 290 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:45,600 "Move on, Tony. 291 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:47,800 "You have to put it all behind you." 292 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:50,560 So, why didn't you? Eh? 293 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:54,080 Why didn't you move on? 294 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:58,720 I mean, you're not the first person to lose their job, are you? 295 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:01,360 Oh, I didn't just lose me job. 296 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:03,000 I lost a part of me. 297 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:05,960 It was just... a fucking job. 298 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,800 Will you just get over it, man?! 299 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:15,920 Get up. 300 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:20,360 Get up! 301 00:22:24,080 --> 00:22:26,040 We're going on air. 302 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:32,240 OK, thanks. 303 00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:33,800 He's not home. 304 00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:35,760 He works nights. I know. 305 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:39,080 Do you have his mobile number? Yes. 306 00:22:39,120 --> 00:22:41,960 So, perhaps if you could call him, ask him where he is, 307 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:43,760 or ask him to meet? 308 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:48,800 What's gonna happen to him? Will he go to prison? 309 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:51,520 That's for other people to decide. 310 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:53,640 For now, we need to speak to him. 311 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:57,560 And find out what exactly happened and make sure no-one else gets hurt. 312 00:22:59,800 --> 00:23:01,440 He's a good man. 313 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:06,400 He's just lost his way. 314 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:32,640 Look, you can't go crashing in fucking live on air! 315 00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:34,000 PHONE BUZZES You know, 316 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:36,520 changes to the schedule have to be OK'd by the controller - 317 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:38,680 sometimes, you know, sometimes months in advance. 318 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:40,960 Call him. Mate, it's the middle of the fucking night! 319 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:43,920 Tell him we're going on air before someone gets hurt! 320 00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:49,760 OK, keep trying. 321 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:51,960 Tony, why don't you just drive off into the night? 322 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:55,520 You know, I-I promise you, I'm not gonna tell a soul. 323 00:23:55,560 --> 00:23:57,200 HE SCOFFS 324 00:23:57,240 --> 00:24:00,320 And remember this, you've got - you've got something on me, right? 325 00:24:00,360 --> 00:24:02,200 You've got the cancer. 326 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:05,040 You know, we keep this between us, and we'll just call it quits. 327 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:07,320 I promise you. I won't tell a soul. 328 00:24:08,360 --> 00:24:09,920 I promise you, if you go... 329 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:12,720 ..I will find you help. 330 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:15,760 You'll get me some help? 331 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:18,280 Yeah. Professional help. 332 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:21,920 You know, I know a fantastic counsellor. 333 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:24,920 Someone that you can talk to. 334 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:27,400 Someone that will listen. 335 00:24:27,440 --> 00:24:30,080 I had someone to listen to, didn't I? 336 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:35,400 Now get the station controller on the phone. 337 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:37,480 All right... 338 00:24:39,200 --> 00:24:40,720 Tony, you win. 339 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:46,200 I'm a worthless, shallow... 340 00:24:46,240 --> 00:24:47,760 fraud. 341 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:52,280 I'm a duplicitous piece of shit. 342 00:24:52,320 --> 00:24:54,680 Is that what you wanted to hear, mate? 343 00:24:54,720 --> 00:24:58,120 Well, now your listeners can hear you say it. 344 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:04,000 Call him. Get him on the phone. 345 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:06,200 Now. 346 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:11,920 You realise this'll be the end of both of us, yeah? 347 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:15,000 My life ended the day I walked out of the school gates 348 00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:16,440 for the last time. 349 00:25:25,880 --> 00:25:28,640 I'm begging you, Tony, I'm begging you, please. 350 00:25:28,680 --> 00:25:29,840 Please don't do this. 351 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:33,880 This job is... 352 00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:37,440 ..it's all I have. 353 00:25:37,480 --> 00:25:38,840 I know. 354 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:44,040 This is the last broadcast you'll ever give, Lawrence. 355 00:25:45,480 --> 00:25:47,320 The death knell of your career. 356 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:53,160 And then you'll know what it's like to be thrown on the scrapheap. 357 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:02,440 Hey. 358 00:26:03,840 --> 00:26:05,200 Call him. 359 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:06,840 TONY SIGHS 360 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:18,800 TONY EXHALES, SNIFFS 361 00:26:18,840 --> 00:26:22,200 Yeah, Brodie. Yeah, it's me, it's Lawrence. 362 00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:24,280 Yeah, I know what time it is. 363 00:26:27,360 --> 00:26:31,120 Listen... we have a major problem here. 364 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:42,680 'Good morning, and welcome to this rather impromptu edition 365 00:26:42,720 --> 00:26:45,000 'of Night Talk, with me, Lawrence Brightway. 366 00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:49,680 'Tonight, we're joined by a good friend of the show. 367 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:50,760 'We're joined by Tony, 368 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:53,800 'who has chosen to join me here in my studio.' 369 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:57,280 Now, the phone lines are open, so you know what to do, 370 00:26:57,320 --> 00:27:00,120 don't be shy, as tonight, 371 00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:03,320 we are going to be talking about... Trust. 372 00:27:03,360 --> 00:27:06,400 Trust. And betrayal. 373 00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:08,360 'And betrayal.' 374 00:27:10,520 --> 00:27:12,200 'People who let you down.' 375 00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:15,240 People who you thought were your friends. 376 00:27:17,320 --> 00:27:19,240 People who you thought were covering your back. 377 00:27:20,760 --> 00:27:22,280 We're talking frauds, 378 00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:24,920 phonies... 379 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:26,600 back-stabbers. 380 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:30,960 And we have our first caller. 381 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:33,880 Welcome to the show. Line one. 382 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:38,840 Hello, er, hi, you're on Night Talk. Who am I speaking to? 383 00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:42,320 'Lawrence, what're you like?' 384 00:27:42,360 --> 00:27:44,440 Hey! 385 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:46,720 Good morning, Sue. 386 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:49,440 'Oh, it's your birthday, for goodness sake. 387 00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:51,560 'You are allowed some time off, you know.' 388 00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:54,320 We're talking trust and betrayal, Sue. 389 00:27:54,360 --> 00:27:57,160 'Hello? And who are you?' 390 00:27:57,200 --> 00:28:00,240 I'm Tony, Lawrence's mucker. 391 00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:02,440 Isn't that right, Lawrence? 392 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:04,760 Yeah, that's right, yeah. 393 00:28:04,800 --> 00:28:06,680 'Well, hiya, Tony. 394 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:08,960 'Any friend of Lawrence is a friend of mine.' 395 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:10,360 It's good to meet you too, Sue. 396 00:28:10,400 --> 00:28:12,920 'So, trust and betrayal?' 397 00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:14,640 'Oh, gosh, well, 398 00:28:14,680 --> 00:28:17,600 'me and my Kenny have been together 40 years. 399 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:20,600 'We've never had so much as a cross word.' 400 00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:24,000 'So I don't know if I'm the best person to ask.' 401 00:28:24,040 --> 00:28:27,160 Well, maybe we can ask Lawrence to help us out, then. 402 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:28,720 Come on, Lawrence. 403 00:28:28,760 --> 00:28:31,120 Tell Sue all you know about trust and betrayal. 404 00:28:33,240 --> 00:28:34,680 Or should I tell her for you? 405 00:28:36,560 --> 00:28:38,400 So, Sue. 406 00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:42,720 You know, I don't quite know how to explain this, you see, 407 00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:44,160 but sometimes... 408 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:50,040 ..sometimes, you say one thing, and you mean another. 409 00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:53,320 I suppose it's a kind of a way of... 410 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:55,640 protecting the people that you really care about. 411 00:28:57,120 --> 00:28:59,480 'Oh, Lawrence. 412 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:01,920 'It's not about the cancer, is it?' 413 00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:03,480 Yes, Sue, yes, it's... 414 00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:07,200 ..it's about the cancer. 415 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:09,400 SUE SIGHS 416 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:11,760 'It's come back, hasn't it? 417 00:29:11,800 --> 00:29:14,080 'Me and my Kenny have been reading your book, 418 00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:16,800 'and it's absolutely heart-breaking.' 419 00:29:16,840 --> 00:29:18,560 Tell 'em, Lawrence. 420 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:26,800 You see, the thing is, Sue... 421 00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:30,160 ..see the thing is, you see... 422 00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:35,000 Another caller. We have another caller on line two. 423 00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:36,360 You're gonna tell 'em. 424 00:29:37,720 --> 00:29:39,840 Even if we have to sit here all night. 425 00:29:39,880 --> 00:29:42,000 You're live on Night Talk. Line two. 426 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:44,720 Fuck off! 'Hello, you're on Night Talk.' 427 00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:46,960 Fuck off. 'Who am I speaking to, please?' 428 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:48,920 'Hello?' 429 00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:53,320 'Tony?' 430 00:29:56,760 --> 00:29:57,840 Rosa? 431 00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:02,000 Is that you, Rosa? 432 00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:05,480 'Yeah.' 433 00:30:07,040 --> 00:30:09,040 'It's good to hear your voice.' 434 00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:11,280 It's good to hear yours. 435 00:30:11,320 --> 00:30:13,800 'I'm sorry.' About what? 436 00:30:15,200 --> 00:30:16,520 'You and me.' 437 00:30:18,960 --> 00:30:20,440 'I just wasn't, erm...' 438 00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:22,720 Yeah. 'You know.' 439 00:30:22,760 --> 00:30:24,840 Yeah, that's OK. We can still be friends. 440 00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:27,280 'Yeah, I'd like that.' 441 00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:30,400 TONY SNIFFS 442 00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:32,520 'You not working?' 443 00:30:32,560 --> 00:30:37,240 No. It was quiet. I decided to shut early. 444 00:30:40,600 --> 00:30:42,760 'I want you to promise me something, Rosa. 445 00:30:44,800 --> 00:30:48,080 'That you won't give up on the foundation course. 446 00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:50,560 'That you'll go to college and train to be a teacher. 447 00:30:53,160 --> 00:30:54,680 'Make your mum proud. 448 00:30:56,320 --> 00:30:58,040 'Make me proud.' 449 00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:03,640 Always ask the best of yourself. 450 00:31:05,360 --> 00:31:07,080 'The best of myself?' 451 00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:16,040 It's something that I used to say to the kids. 452 00:31:16,080 --> 00:31:17,760 'It's nice.' 453 00:31:19,560 --> 00:31:23,480 OK, but you've got to promise me something, all right? 454 00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:28,680 You can't hurt yourself or anyone else. 455 00:31:32,920 --> 00:31:35,560 Tony. Are you still there? 456 00:31:39,840 --> 00:31:41,760 Tony! 'Yeah, yeah, yeah.' 457 00:31:49,720 --> 00:31:51,280 The kids you told me about... 458 00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:56,400 ..the ones who everyone else had given up on. 459 00:31:56,440 --> 00:31:58,680 The ones who had nothing and nobody. 460 00:31:58,720 --> 00:32:00,560 'And the ones whose lives you turned around. 461 00:32:00,600 --> 00:32:02,600 'They should be your legacy. 462 00:32:04,040 --> 00:32:05,560 'You're a good man, Tony. 463 00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:07,880 'You help people. That's what you do. 464 00:32:07,920 --> 00:32:09,640 'You save people.' 465 00:32:11,800 --> 00:32:13,200 You know, it's funny, 466 00:32:13,240 --> 00:32:15,720 but for some reason, I thought I could save you. 467 00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:17,520 TONY SNIFFS 468 00:32:17,560 --> 00:32:19,680 'What happened with Ste, you... 469 00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:22,880 '..you just weren't thinking straight.' 470 00:32:22,920 --> 00:32:25,120 But you're not the one who needs saving. 471 00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:27,760 'You could get help.' 472 00:32:30,040 --> 00:32:31,520 TONY SNIFFS 473 00:32:31,560 --> 00:32:33,160 No, it's too late. 474 00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:36,120 No. 'Death follows me.' 475 00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:42,440 Ste wasn't the first. 476 00:32:44,360 --> 00:32:45,520 Keep going. 477 00:32:45,560 --> 00:32:47,760 What do I say? What do I say? 478 00:32:50,160 --> 00:32:51,840 'What do you mean, Tony? 479 00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:56,320 'Tony, are you... Tony, are you there? Tony? 480 00:32:57,560 --> 00:32:58,920 'Tony.' 481 00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:03,520 He's gone. 482 00:33:05,320 --> 00:33:06,760 'What do you mean?' 483 00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:10,800 What do you mean, Tony, that Ste wasn't the first? 484 00:33:37,320 --> 00:33:39,760 Subject's last known location is on the first floor. 485 00:33:52,840 --> 00:33:55,920 'And for those of you just tuning in, 486 00:33:55,960 --> 00:33:59,840 'I've been joined by Tony, an old friend of the show 487 00:33:59,880 --> 00:34:04,160 'for this one-off episode of Night Talk. 488 00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:09,680 'And we're talking about trust and betrayal.' 489 00:34:09,720 --> 00:34:12,120 Stand by for emergency entry. 490 00:34:12,160 --> 00:34:14,320 'Please do keep those calls coming. 491 00:34:14,360 --> 00:34:16,000 'We'd love to hear from you.' 492 00:34:19,160 --> 00:34:21,960 Er, you're through to Night Talk on line one, welcome. 493 00:34:23,480 --> 00:34:25,720 Hello, you're on Night Talk. What's on your mind? 494 00:34:28,120 --> 00:34:29,600 'Mr Conroy?' 495 00:34:31,240 --> 00:34:32,840 WOMAN SNIFFS 496 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:36,520 'It...' 497 00:34:36,560 --> 00:34:38,640 SHE SIGHS 498 00:34:38,680 --> 00:34:40,400 'It's Sarah Hall. 499 00:34:44,160 --> 00:34:45,480 'Joe's mum.' 500 00:34:45,520 --> 00:34:47,160 TONY SNIFFS 501 00:34:50,520 --> 00:34:51,720 Mrs Hall? 502 00:34:53,960 --> 00:34:56,720 'I've been putting this moment off... 503 00:34:58,560 --> 00:35:01,880 '..but Siobhan says she saw you on the bus.' 504 00:35:03,840 --> 00:35:05,560 I didn't mean to upset her. 505 00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:08,840 I just wanted to say sorry... 506 00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:12,320 ..to both of you. 507 00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:13,520 I know. 508 00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:20,040 'How is Siobhan? 509 00:35:20,080 --> 00:35:22,280 'Is she still enjoying science?' 510 00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:23,720 Yeah. 511 00:35:25,840 --> 00:35:28,400 She's Year 11 now. 512 00:35:28,440 --> 00:35:30,920 She's got Miss Khan. She's... 513 00:35:32,120 --> 00:35:33,760 She's doing really well. 514 00:35:36,080 --> 00:35:39,440 Ah, she's a bright kid. She'll go far. 515 00:35:41,920 --> 00:35:44,400 You know... 516 00:35:44,440 --> 00:35:46,440 'I should've been there for him, I should've... 517 00:35:46,480 --> 00:35:49,320 'I should've, I should've been...' TONY CRIES 518 00:35:58,600 --> 00:36:00,560 You mustn't blame yourself. 519 00:36:02,920 --> 00:36:04,680 I was his pastoral carer. 520 00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:11,480 He called me... 521 00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:15,400 ..the night it happened. 522 00:36:17,920 --> 00:36:19,160 What? 523 00:36:19,200 --> 00:36:21,840 'I... I-I didn't answer. 524 00:36:23,600 --> 00:36:25,080 'I'm so sorry.' 525 00:36:30,680 --> 00:36:32,920 THEY BREATHE SHAKILY 526 00:36:32,960 --> 00:36:34,960 SHE SOBS 527 00:36:53,080 --> 00:36:55,360 DIAL TONE 528 00:36:56,600 --> 00:36:58,240 PHONE BUZZES 529 00:36:58,280 --> 00:37:00,120 'I was... I was gonna answer.' 530 00:37:00,160 --> 00:37:02,080 BUZZING CONTINUES 531 00:37:02,120 --> 00:37:05,080 'I... I had so much going on. 532 00:37:06,280 --> 00:37:08,880 'I couldn't be there for him.' BUZZING STOPS 533 00:37:10,320 --> 00:37:11,960 DIAL TONE 534 00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:14,840 PHONE BUZZES 'I didn't... 535 00:37:14,880 --> 00:37:17,960 'I didn't know how bad it was.' 536 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:19,720 DIAL TONE 537 00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:21,760 PHONE CLATTERS 538 00:37:24,840 --> 00:37:26,840 BELL RINGS 539 00:37:30,520 --> 00:37:32,520 SIGHS 540 00:37:39,360 --> 00:37:41,360 DIAL TONE 541 00:38:04,520 --> 00:38:05,960 SHE WHIMPERS 542 00:38:10,120 --> 00:38:11,360 TONY SNIFFLES 543 00:38:31,080 --> 00:38:36,720 Joe. I'm s... I'm s... I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. 544 00:38:36,760 --> 00:38:38,200 Help me! 545 00:38:40,160 --> 00:38:41,680 Help! 546 00:39:03,120 --> 00:39:05,120 SARAH SOBS 547 00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:27,240 I didn't hear his calls for help either. 548 00:39:29,960 --> 00:39:32,240 'None of us did. 549 00:39:34,240 --> 00:39:35,760 'It's not your fault. 550 00:39:38,360 --> 00:39:40,120 'Joe thought the world of you.' 551 00:39:43,880 --> 00:39:45,360 TONY INHALES SHAKILY 552 00:39:45,400 --> 00:39:48,800 I'm so sorry that I let you down. 553 00:39:50,240 --> 00:39:51,560 'Mr Conroy... 554 00:39:52,840 --> 00:39:54,440 '..you didn't let anyone down.' 555 00:39:56,400 --> 00:39:58,400 SOBS 556 00:40:23,880 --> 00:40:25,880 BREATHES DEEPLY 557 00:40:27,960 --> 00:40:29,720 KNIFE SCRAPES 558 00:40:39,480 --> 00:40:40,760 Put it down. 559 00:40:40,800 --> 00:40:42,000 Tony, put the knife... 560 00:40:42,040 --> 00:40:44,480 Strike! Strike! Strike! 561 00:40:44,520 --> 00:40:46,680 Armed police! 562 00:40:46,720 --> 00:40:48,200 No, no, no, no, no! 563 00:40:58,520 --> 00:41:01,080 Coming to you live from London, 564 00:41:01,120 --> 00:41:04,920 the nation's favourite, Radio UK. 565 00:41:04,960 --> 00:41:07,320 Hey, welcome back! Welcome to Night Talk. 566 00:41:07,360 --> 00:41:09,200 You're listening to me, Lawrence Brightway, 567 00:41:09,240 --> 00:41:11,200 broadcasting from the heart of London City 568 00:41:11,240 --> 00:41:13,440 all across our wonderful nation. 569 00:41:13,480 --> 00:41:15,040 Tonight, we've got a first time caller. 570 00:41:15,080 --> 00:41:17,480 We've got Wendy, and she's calling in from Hackney. 571 00:41:17,520 --> 00:41:21,120 Er, welcome to the show, Wendy. 572 00:41:21,160 --> 00:41:23,160 What's up? 573 00:41:23,200 --> 00:41:25,200 DEEP BREATHING OVER PHONE LINE 574 00:41:26,360 --> 00:41:27,840 Don't worry, Wendy, take your time. 575 00:41:27,880 --> 00:41:29,520 WENDY INHALES 576 00:41:29,560 --> 00:41:31,560 You're amongst friends here. 577 00:41:31,600 --> 00:41:33,320 'I'm sorry, Lawrence. 578 00:41:33,360 --> 00:41:36,440 'The thing is, I just... I don't know what to do. 579 00:41:36,480 --> 00:41:38,800 'I feel so low, so desperate.' 580 00:41:38,840 --> 00:41:40,440 Right, well, why don't we try this? 581 00:41:41,800 --> 00:41:46,480 Why don't we try you just talking and me just listening? 582 00:41:48,120 --> 00:41:53,000 Like there's nobody else here, just me and you in your happy place. 583 00:41:53,040 --> 00:41:55,520 'My happy place?' Yeah. 584 00:41:55,560 --> 00:41:57,800 DOOR BUZZES 585 00:41:57,840 --> 00:42:01,200 'You know, that special place that makes you smile. 586 00:42:01,240 --> 00:42:04,080 'The place where you can be at peace with yourself. 587 00:42:04,120 --> 00:42:06,920 'Put all your worries behind you. 588 00:42:06,960 --> 00:42:09,160 'Your happy place.' Tony? 589 00:42:10,760 --> 00:42:11,960 Visitor. 590 00:42:20,760 --> 00:42:22,280 Hi. Tony. 591 00:42:23,880 --> 00:42:25,360 How've you been? Yeah. 592 00:42:25,400 --> 00:42:26,920 It's good to see you. 593 00:42:35,680 --> 00:42:37,960 'Shall I tell you about my happy place, Wendy? 594 00:42:39,240 --> 00:42:42,120 'I think about sitting outside by the river... 595 00:42:43,680 --> 00:42:46,200 '..with the sun on my back... 596 00:42:46,240 --> 00:42:48,480 'and me and my old mucker.' 597 00:42:48,520 --> 00:42:52,360 You know, two old mates, down the local boozer, 598 00:42:52,400 --> 00:42:55,360 putting the world to rights over a couple of pints.