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PAUL: There's times, you know,

when I thought maybe it'd be better if I just disappeared

down into the woods near the church there.

I don't have the balls.

-Christ, mate, you're pathetic. -Yeah, I know!

FIONA: I love this.

But my kids are babies, and I'm dying,

and I have to make sure they're okay.

PAUL: You killed him.

It was an accident.

PAUL: He was a loner. He was a junkie.

No one's gonna be surprised if he just disappeared.

CAT: I think hewas hiding something.

I don't think he was where he said he was going.

Take his legs.

-When does the concrete come? -Tomorrow.

I can't do this, Jim. I can't live like this.

-Come on. -I don't even have a job.

-What? -And I don't know why.

Because your wife is shagging mine.

I'm not gonna make up a story so you can go after my family.

BREEN: I think I know who I should be talking to.

Sounds like you lot had quite the family gathering, huh?

[ Chuckles ] Christ.

And, you know,

you usually don't to tend hear about rows

at First Communions.

It usually tends to be, uh, Christmas.

Weddings.

I fell out with my brother at a family wedding.

Tends to be quite dominant, overbearing.

Especially when he's drunk.

But these things don't usually feel like such a big deal.

What's another drunk family row at a party?

But if my brother or I

had ended up dead in a car a few weeks later,

I'd probably expect the guys to have a bit of a word.

I don't think this was just any family row.

And every time it comes up, so do you.

So you can understand

why I'd want to ask you a few questions.

I'm trying to paint a picture

of where Paul was in his last few days,

who he was with.

I think you could be a real help.

You and Paul get along?

Yeah. Fine.

Wouldn't be the first man to think his son-in-law

was a bit of a prat.

We got along fine.

I hear you spent quite a bit of time together.

Yeah, I helped out at the farm.

I wouldn't have taken you for a farming man, Jim.

I'm a country boy at heart.

Not me.

Couldn't be dealing with the smell.

So...

...tell me about this trip you took after the kids' Communion.

Yeah, Paul and I decided

we were gonna get some gifts for the kids, so...

But in the rush, you know, in the build-up and all that,

it was forgotten, so we decided to nip out after the service.

You left your grandchildren's Communion party

for nearly two hours to buy some gifts in a service station?

It wasn't a service station.

Look. Paul was in a bit of a bad way.

I didn't know it at the time,

but apparently there was a bit of tension between him

and some of the other members of family,

so I decided it'd be a good idea to get him off-site for an hour

and, you know, pick up the gifts for the kids as well.

Makes sense.

But...

...you made a trip to the farm first, though, didn't you?

A couple of young fellas saw you.

Yeah.

Paul decided to check in.

And why didn't you mention that?

It was only a couple of minutes.

I didn't think it was that important.

Why don't you let me decide what's important, Jim,

and you just answer the questions?

So you were just checking in, yeah?

That's correct.

No other reasons to visit the farm

during your grandchildren's Communion party?

No.

During a legal search of your rented property,

we discovered a quantity of cocaine.

[ Chuckling ]

Yeah.

Why is that funny?

It was just something that I...

It's just something that I confiscated from some young lads

who were working at the farm.

Confiscated?

Yeah, I-I was gonna give it to Tom and Gillian,

but then I found out that their son, Owen, might be involved,

and so I decided not to get him in trouble.

So you kept it?

I was gonna get rid of it.

Jesus Christ, come on. I'm a medical doctor.

You don't think I-I've taken to selling drugs, do you?

Former medical doctor.

This wasn't some idea you cooked up

between yourself and Paul, was it?

No.

Money was tight.

And Paul and Fiona must have missed

the extra income you used to provide.

-Maybe there was some guilt? -No.

Maybe Paul made you feel guilty?

No.

You must have resented him.

Paul was supposed to be looking after your daughter.

He was supposed to hold the fort down while you were away,

and he screwed it up, didn't he?

Got into trouble, fell apart.

If he'd been doing what he was meant to,

you wouldn't have had to come back at all.

You'd still be enjoying your retirement in the sun.

This has got nothing to do with Paul.

Mm. There were some tensions between the two of you, though,

weren't there?

Hmm?

You were seen arguing that Communion day

when you got back to the bar.

It'll be fine, okay?

What were you arguing about?

I don't remember.

-Come on, Jim. -Look...

You didn't get your conviction the last time,

so you're trying to pin this on me.

Is that it? Is what why we're here?

Jim, I'm just after the truth.

The best way to find the truth is to look for the lies.

And I think you know more than you're saying.

I think there was something going on

between yourself and Paul,

and I think that when I found out what it is,

I'll know why he's dead.

You're wrong.

[ Door opens ]

Paul, please. It's hard enough.

Then don't do it. Stay.

It's just for a month.

You know the kids are gonna have to come back.

They're gonna have to go back to school.

Well, there are other schools.

-Look... -No, don't.

Please, just -- just wait, please.

Listen. [ Sniffles ]

Just tell me what I need to do,

what I need to say, what I need to change.

And I'll do it. Just tell me.

Please, let go.

I'm tired of telling you, Paul.

I'm exhausted.

You know, if they take them away,

it's only gonna make it harder when...

And they'll come back to me in the end.

You know that, right?

[ Door opens ]

-[ Door slams ] -[ Gasps ]

[ Panting ]

[ Engine starts ]

[ Footsteps ]

[ Door opens ]

You sure you don't want any help with all that?

You don't need anything from the, uh...

No. Thanks.

What time are you leaving?

We'll head off about 5:00.

Are you picking her up?

Yeah.

[ Sighs ]

[ Sobs ]

I'm so sorry.

It's not your fault.

I just hope...

I hope I never made you unhappy.

Not you.

[ Sobs ]

God. We're being saps.

It's not like I'm gonna fall off the face of the earth.

Owen knew, didn't he?

But he was only ever looking out for me.

-You won't blame him, will you? -No.

[ Knock on door ]

-[ Knocking continues ] -Yeah, yeah.

PAUL: Come on.

Jesus.

Can I come in?

JIM: What's happened?

I've made a decision.

I've made a decision.

I'm gonna hand myself in.

I'm gonna hand myself in to the guards.

I'm gonna tell them everything,

and I'm gonna face the consequences.

Have you completely lost your mind?

If you hand yourself in,

you're gonna be handing me in as well.

You understand?

And I will deny everything, Paul.

They will find nothing of me on that body.

We got rid of the pipe. We scrubbed that caravan clean.

They may not even believe you.

I mean, you go in there with this wild story,

they might just think that you're trying to

pin everything on me to lessen your own involvement.

You may even end up making things worse for yourself.

I don't understand anyway, Paul. I just don't understand.

Of course you don't.

See, this is just water off a duck's back to you.

Oh, you would have no problem living with this

the rest of your life.

-What? -You've lived with worse.

We were never gonna get away with this --

not really, not forever -- and we shouldn't.

We shouldn't.

Now, listen to me, Paul.

Don't you sit there pretending

that you've suddenly grown a spine.

You're only doing this because my daughter has told you

that she's gonna leave you.

But I cannot help you, Paul.

I cannot help you.

I will deny everything

because somebody has got to be around for those children

when my daughter is gone

and -- and their father is in prison!

Well, I still have the pipe.

What?

I never got rid of it.

It'll be covered in Kian's blood,

and you handled it.

We both handled it.

I don't believe you.

You don't have to.

This is a big mistake, Paul.

Well, Fiona is leaving me, Jim.

So, what have I got left to lose?

-[ Gasps ] -[ Door opens, closes ]

-JOSEPH: Will there be a pool? -FIONA: I don't know, Joseph.

If not, can we go to a water park?

Let's just get there first.

-Why isn't Dad coming? -Dad has to stay and work.

JOSEPH: Is Granddad coming?

Look, can you both just please

go pick a toy each and bring it back here?

Thank you.

[ Sighing ]

Go on. Give it to me.

I just want you to think about what it is you're doing.

I'm going on holiday.

Look, I know it's unfair. I know it's awful.

But your life has been shortened, Fiona.

You need to think about what you have in place

for when your health fails.

You need to think about who's here to look after you.

Thanks for that, Marjorie. That's very upbeat of you.

[ Door closes ]

You think your friend is going to be the one to feed you,

clothe you when you --

God, you're talking like

if I stayed with Paul for the rest of my life

that I still wouldn't be ironing his boxers

and cooking his meals when I can barely hold a spoon.

I'm sick of being told I shouldn't expect to enjoy

what's left of my life.

I just want you to be realistic.

You know, neither of you has given me reason

why I might be happier doing what you say.

You don't have to fight your son's battles, Marjorie.

Kids, can we get a move on?

ROSE: Yeah.

And to be honest with you,

I don't know why want you to.

I'm not making him happy either.

It's a shame you've never felt safe

in a family environment, Fiona.

I really hope that changes.

[ Tense music plays ]

FIONA: What are you doing?

Uh, no, no, I...

I thought I left something. Where's Paul?

Marjorie took him to the farm to get his stuff.

You okay, Dad?

Yeah, I'm fine. I'm fine.

Why don't we get a cup of tea?

Thanks.

I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner.

I-I didn't want to stress you out, and...

I didn't want to add to the already half-dozen voices

trying to make me change my mind.

My own included.

I hoped you would understand,

at least, you know, of everyone.

But, sweetheart, are you not worried about the kids?

I mean, they're going to have to

return to their father eventually.

I'm just afraid that this might unsettle them.

They'll be fine.

Anyway, it's just for a bit.

You know, we'll see how it goes.

I still need to work some things out.

Have you and Paul actually talked properly?

Nothing would change.

It never does.

I just...

I think I need to go.

I need to...

I think I...

Oh, I don't know.

Oh, I understand, darling. I -- I absolutely understand.

I mean, after the trial, I just wanted to get away.

I just wanted to put it all behind me,

forget about it.

And rather like you, I was

not really prepared to go, and...

See, that's where your mother was great.

Your mother was a fantastic traveler.

I mean, she was just interested in everything.

She was the kind of person, you know,

she was very happy to walk through endless galleries

and look at any amount of paintings

and actually enjoy herself, you know?

-[ Chuckles ] -Ha!

I thought I could do the same.

I thought I could be more curious, more spontaneous,

take every day at a time and move on and...

But I couldn't.

I couldn't.

I kept on thinking about what I'd left behind.

I kept on thinking about who I'd left behind.

You just can't run away from something like that.

You know, all the things that I did and everything,

it just felt like a waste of time.

I think if I had my time again,

I don't think I'd make that choice.

I don't think our situations are all that similar, Dad.

Yes, but neither of us are entirely blameless.

I mean...

...you did have an affair, Fiona.

[ Gasps ]

Look, Fiona...

You know, I expected this from Paul,

and God knows I expected it from bloody Marjorie,

but not from you.

I defended you.

I defended you to the guards.

I defended you to the courts.

I defended you to this family.

I never said a word about how you treated Mam,

about how you ran around with a woman half her age

before she died,

about how you ended her life and kept it a secret.

I chose to understand.

I know, darling. I know.

You know what?

Let's just -- Let's just leave it.

I just wanted to come home, be here for you,

be here for the kids.

[ Sighs ]

I just seem to have made things worse.

You haven't.

Look, is there no way, Fiona --

Is there no way that -- that I can't help you?

Dad...

I know, I know. I don't want to change your mind.

But there must be something I can do.

We could just try. Why don't you just stay for a day?

-Dad... -Or two. Just to talk.

This is my marriage, my decision.

I don't need you to get involved.

I know. I know.

I don't want you to go.

I don't want you to go. I need you.

I need you.

[ Cellphone vibrating ]

Jim?

Fiona's agreed to stay an extra day.

So you can talk to her and sort this thing out.

What, she said this to you?

Are you gonna sit down and talk to her?

Tonight?

-Yeah. -Good.

So you won't be going to the guards?

She's doing this because I asked her,

and I am doing this because I know you can't bear to lose her.

Paul, I'm counting on you

not to leave my daughter high and dry.

So you won't be going to the guards, yeah?

No.

Good.

And you get rid of that bloody pipe, do you hear?

Look, all I was trying to do is keep me family together.

Why would I hurt Paul?

I had no reason to hurt Paul whatsoever.

And as far as I can see,

you haven't a shred of evidence against me.

I mean, God knows how you convinced a judge

to search me house.

This was uncovered in a search of Paul and Fiona's property.

There are traces of blood, DNA which we've yet to match.

We also found some fingerprints, and they belong to you.

This is the weapon that we believe to be the one

that caused the injury to Paul's skull.

Now, obviously we can prove that in the coming days

when we get the blood results back from the lab,

but I'm hoping that you can help expedite that process.

Are we going to find Paul's blood on the pipe?

P-Pipe? I mean, it -- it looks like a tool to me.

I mean, you know, Paul works on the farm,

you know, I'm around the house all the time.

I could have put me hand on that at any point.

The blood could come from...

This is gonna be an awful lot easier, Jim,

if you don't wait for the lab

to tell me what you already know.

Is this how you did it, Jim?

Is this how you killed Paul?

-Hey. -Hey, thanks for coming early.

No worries. Can I give you a hand?

Can we go somewhere?

Yeah.

[ Down-tempo music plays ]

FIONA: It's just for a few extra days.

I need to sort some things out.

We have to have some uncomfortable conversations,

But it's just for a bit.

We'll join you later in a few days.

No, you won't.

I'm sorry.

Don't apologize. Just...

Just promise me, if you need to,

you'll get out.

Even if it's not with me.

Even if it's just you and the kids.

If you need to get out,

don't wait, don't hope, just get out.

Please.

I'm not your last hope at happiness.

Nothing ever will be.

It's never too late.

Promise me.

Yeah, I promise.

[ Footsteps ]

Hello.

Oh, hello. Fiona's just nipped out.

Yeah, no, I know that, yeah.

Um, it was actually you I was coming to see.

Surely not. Not even the postman these days.

[ Both chuckle ]

What are you doing this evening?

You know, it's just that Fiona has decided

to stay a couple of days

to talk things through with Paul, and...

MARJORIE: Okay.

JIM: Yeah, and, I, you know,

apparently they're gonna have a chat this evening.

MARJORIE: All right.

So I was just thinking that, you know,

while they're at it, the grown-ups could

go and have a bite to eat, something like that.

What do you think?

Oh, I shouldn't.

You're not gonna turn me down, are you?

Well, ah, well, where were you thinking of going?

I mean, I've nothing fancy to wear.

Oh, no, I'm sure I can find somewhere for the likes of us.

[ Chuckles ]

-All right. -Great.

Great, okay.

Well, look, I'll let you get tidied up

and get the twigs out of your hair and, uh...

Thank you, Jim.

No one's asked me out in years.

Calm yourself down because, you know,

I can be really boring company, you know?

Ohh.

I'm almost positive you won't be.

Okay.

So I'm taking your mother out for a bite to eat

so you and Fiona can have a chat, okay?

-Okay. -Jim...

I got rid of it.

So you don't have to worry anymore.

Okay.

Are you all right?

Yeah.

Okay.

Thank you. You know, for taking my mam out.

She'll like that. She'll enjoy that.

Look, Paul, just make things right with Fiona, okay?

[ Door closes ]

I've been playing football way longer than you.

I'm way better.

Try again.

-[ Kicks ball ] -Oh, yeah!

See? I told you.

Mam, look!

[ Laughs ]

[ Down-tempo music plays ]

Mam?

Mam?

-Mam! -[ Gasps ]

Are you okay?

[ Sighs ]

[ Indistinct conversations ]

I hope you'll forgive me for being terribly indiscreet.

-Oh, here we go. -[ Chuckles ]

How have you found getting back on the singleton bandwagon?

My husband, Matthew, died 10 years ago,

and I'll tell you, at times, it can be awfully lonely.

Yeah.

Lord knows, I was 10 years younger than I am now,

but it's not getting any easier.

And to be honest, I'm not getting any less...

Well, a withering rose needs water.

Yeah, water, yeah.

That's right.

The world seems to think that older women

just dissolve after a certain age,

but it's not true.

Men, on the other hand,

are expected to rut away until their dying breath.

Yes, well, I have to say, Marjorie,

expectations seldom match reality, you know?

You can't struggle to find anybody, Jim.

I don't believe it.

It's not that...

I haven't really been looking, to tell you the truth, you know?

Oh.

[ Cellphone vibrates ]

I was thinking of getting on one of those websites.

Unless, that is, someone in the nonvirtual world

wants to stake their claim beforehand.

[ Cellphone vibrates ]

Um, I-I just need to answer this.

I'll just make this really quick, please.

PAUL: Hi, you've reached Paul.

Sorry I'm not around to take your call.

Shit.

I'm really sorry, Marjorie. I'm very, very sorry.

I have to -- I have to go.

Something -- Something has come up.

I just -- I really can't stay. So, uh...

It's nothing to do with this.

I'm very sorry.

[ Down-tempo music plays ]

Excuse me.

Paul Crowley didn't come in here at all, did he?

What was his name, sir?

Paul Crowley.

Is he a detainee?

No. I don't think he's a de--

PAUL: There's times, you know,

when I thought maybe it'd be better

if I just disappeared down into the woods

near the church there.

You all right, sir?

The first thing I want you to know...

You could not have stopped it.

We knew this was coming.

And I know it will be hard.

But it'll be better.

And it will be a relief.

I've put together a few things that I want you to have,

that I want you to keep.

Paul!

Everything else is up to you.

I'm so sorry I wasn't stronger for you.

I'm so sorry I wasn't braver for you.

I'm so sorry I didn't have the courage

to just let you go.

I loved you always.

But I cannot live with the things I have to live with.

I hope you'll understand.

Tell the kids I'm sorry.

I'll see you soon.

[ Sighs ]

[ Panting ]

Oh, Jesus.

Paul!

Paul!

Mr. Hogan, I believe you have attempted to conceal the truth

and have failed to comply with a proper guard investigation.

I have consulted with a prosecutor,

and they are satisfied that we have met the evidentiary bar

to charge you with the murder of Paul Crowley.

I therefore will need to place you under arrest.

I didn't kill him. I didn't kill him.

This is madness.

I tried to save him.

You are not obliged to say anything

unless you wish to do so,

but whatever you say will be taken down in writing

and may be given in evidence.

You have the right to consult a solicitor.

You have the right to inform

a friend or relative of your arrest.

If you do not exercise these rights now,

that will not preclude you from doing so later.

Do you understand everything I have said to you?

JIM: Come on, Paul.

Come on.

[ Woman vocalizing ]