Original subtitles

INTERCOM BUZZES

Faith Howells.

DOOR UNLOCKS

Maybe we should start with you, Mr Howells.

I see that you've agreed Mrs Howells will keep the family house

until the youngest is 18.

Yeah, well, I don't want the kids to lose their home.

And, ideally, you'd like to share custody 50-50.

I'm just trying to be practical.

Faith is busy setting up a new company.

You live with your mother?

Temporarily, but I hope to have a place of my own very soon.

50-50 is a very common arrangement amongst two working parents.

What's your views, Mrs Howells?

I held my family together when Evan went missing.

I protected and cared for them

while he was facing investigation and trial.

When he was in prison,

I could have cut him out of our lives, but I didn't.

I never would.

There's never been any question

of him harming or neglecting the children?

Oh, no.

And do you have any such concerns?

If it wasn't for me, they wouldn't have had a home.

I've never stopped loving you, Faith.

Any of you.

What arrangement do you suggest, Mrs Howells?

The kids can cope with what we have every other weekend.

Can we try and move beyond that?

We are here to try and find a compromise.

Well, compromise doesn't work, does it?

I'll be off.

FOOTSTEPS RECEDE

♪ Cold... ♪

Faith... Thank you.

♪ This wind is cold

♪ It keeps on blowing strong

♪ On and on

♪ Maybe it'll carry me

♪ Carry me back home

♪ Rain

♪ Wash this feeling away

♪ Cos it keeps on holding on

♪ Holding on

♪ Maybe if I keep still then I'll learn how to stay

♪ And oh

♪ Love

♪ Look what it cost

♪ Look what it cost

♪ And oh

♪ Love

♪ But it wasn't mine, wasn't yours

♪ Though we thought that it was

♪ Please

♪ See my face when you breathe

♪ Cos I'm only halfway gone

♪ Like the dawn

♪ Maybe if we just hold on

♪ We'll be reborn

♪ And oh

♪ Love

♪ Look what it cost

♪ Look what it cost

♪ And oh

♪ Love

♪ But it wasn't mine, wasn't yours

♪ Though we thought that it was. ♪

My job is to write a report for the judge.

I know. My mum told me.

Right. Well, what I'd like you to tell me

is how much time you'd like to spend with each of your parents

if it were up to you.

Well, how do you feel about spending one week with your mam

and the next week with your dad, for example? Don't mind.

Do you like being with Dad?

And would you like to spend any more time with him?

I wish... I wish he could come back to our house.

SHE SIGHS

Mike Taylor.

Seriously?

OK. How old is he? 14.

14? All right. Well, what we'll need to do

is take down the case notes,

take down your details. Osian's details.

We might need to speak to him.

Can I have a word, please?

Yeah. Two minutes.

Er...

Mike Taylor, new client.

It's his son Osian. He's got a brain tumour.

Look, they were going to operate tomorrow

but now they're saying they won't. Not without a court order.

He lost his wife in June.

Cancer. What are the odds?

It's a big case.

We've got too many clients relying on us

but we cannot turn him away, Faith. How can we?

Faith?

Faith!

You take his instructions.

I'll take care of our other hearings in the morning.

Are you in?

I've got to get the kids to Evan.

CAR DOOR UNLOCKS

Faith!

I need your help.

ENGINE STARTS

Mike...

...can you come back inside?

Good luck!

METAL CREAKS

Shit.

Rose.

I heard life's not been treating you too kindly, Steve.

Oh, a few knock-backs, that's all.

Nothing I can't put right.

You know how it is, starting a new business.

Motorbikes.

Yeah.

Vintage.

Collectors' items.

Do you want to buy one?

THEY LAUGH

This hair costs £300 a time.

I've come to put some work your way.

A former business associate

is holding on to some money she owes me.

I thought you might like to collect it.

Well, I appreciate the offer,

but, er, that's not my line any more.

I'd like to see you back on your feet, Steve.

How does 20 sound — on delivery?

Who is she?

Your old boss.

Gael?

SHE CHUCKLES

She's locked up in Ireland.

She was previously.

But the Irish authorities used her to put a whole Reardon clan

behind bars and then, in their wisdom,

turned her loose on the world.

She killed a man.

Self-defence, apparently.

She turned up in Swansea about six months ago.

I was stupid enough to extend her a loan.

She was stupid enough not to pay it back.

The details are all in here.

Why did she come to you?

She can hardly go to a bank!

I've taken a cottage along the coast.

I thought I'd sound out the area.

See if it appeals.

Call me when you've collected.

Come on, Rhode.

Mamgu's waiting.

Hiya, darling.

Good luck with your maths, baby.

Come on, Rhode.

Come on!

Alyg!

Alyg?

Come on!

Love you.

ENGINE STARTS

I missed you.

Miss you too.

Don't I get a hug?

They're tough kids, you know.

Tougher than you think, and they'll get through this.

We'll look at it like this, OK?

Even if Evan had them half the time,

he wouldn't be able to cope, not even with his mum's help.

I mean, I still... I still can't get my head round that one.

Er, do you know what?

Two weeks, right? The divorce will be through.

Kids' custody battle sorted.

And you...

...you'll be free.

And you are definitely coming to one of my supper clubs, all right?

No excuses. Cos I...

Oh, I've got some brilliant people on the guest list now, right?

Kind, solvent and, er, listen,

all of them under 80!

Not for me, thank you.

Oh, come on, babe.

You can't be single... CHAIR SCRAPES

Oh, my gosh! All right. I'm fine. I'm fine, I'm fine. All right.

Course you are. Honestly. You're absolutely fine. OK.

Just hurt my knee. Yeah, and I'll take that. Oh, don't now.

Hey. And that. Seriously?

Yes, seriously.

FAITH SIGHS

What's going on with you?

Are you going to tell me?

SHE GROWLS

You're completely off your nuts, aren't you? Come on.

Oh, come on! Get on there!

Oh, my gosh.

I'm not even tired but I'm starving!

Oh.

Ow.

EVAN: Hey, Megs.

Come here.

What's the matter?

Can't sleep?

Why don't you tell me all about it?

I don't know what's going to happen.

Ohh...

I'm going to look after you.

That's what.

And your mum is too.

You know, I wish we could all be together.

Sometimes things aren't meant to be.

But you know I love you.

And your mum...

I'll always love her.

For ever and ever.

Let's get you back to bed.

We've got to be up early in the morning.

Come on.

OK, Rose, what have we got?

1—8—O—2.

1—8—O—2.

1—8—O—2.

ENGINE STARTS

KEYPAD BEEPS

METAL CLAN KS

SHE WHISPERS

Stand back.

Stand back.

You won't get hurt.

OK?

SHE CALLS OUT

HORN BLARES

PHONE RINGS

Hello.

SLOW BREATHS

CALL ENDS

PHONE RINGS

MUFFLED RINGING

RINGING STOPS

RINGING RESTARTS

Hello.

Evan, is that you?

CALL ENDS

Meg?

I

And what time was this?

OK. Do you know how much is missing?

Blimey. And you say the safe was...

Have you got CCTV?

Well, it's a start.

No, I've just arrived. Send it over to me now.

Got enough bags?!

Bye, Dad. Bye. Mwah!

HEY-

Here. Don't tell your mother.

Go on.

Faith's got a hearing in the family court.

No idea how long that one will take.

Gareth. Just taken some bloods.

Kept an eye on him. He's fine. This is my solicitor.

Cerys Jones. Senior oncology nurse. Gareth James. Hi.

I need to speak to Osian's surgeon urgently.

He'll be going into theatre.

Next round's later this afternoon. No, no, no. Urgently. Now.

I'll page him for you. Now. Thank you.

He's all right. Hospitals are all the same.

You only get what you ask for.

It's the chemo.

Takes it out of him.

Yes, hang on.

Yes, Evan, yes.

I've got a favour to ask. Huh?

Megs is not well enough to go into school.

She was sick at the gate. What, again?

Look, I've got to get to court. I'm late.

I've got meetings as well, and Mum is out. Tell you what...

...pull your bloody finger out and be a dad, OK?

Faith... CALL ENDS

Shit.

Ah, well, Mummy's busy.

Shall we go and see if Grandpa's busy?

Professor Rhys? Cerys Jones, solicitor.

I represent Michael Taylor, Osian's father.

I understand that you're refusing to operate.

This will have to wait. I'm due in theatre. Osian's about to die.

I'm instructing an expert witness.

It would be helpful to know your position

before we commence legal action.

Osian has an advanced tumour of the thalamus.

I understand that. The disciplinary team has concluded

that surgery carries a 90% chance of death. With all due respect...

And an almost 100% chance that during what life he would have left,

he would be severely and distressingly brain damaged.

Our advice is to make him as comfortable as possible.

Is that clear enough?

Perfectly clear.

Thank you.

KNOCK ON DOOR

Hi, I'm back. Prosecution averted. One happy client.

Well done, you're on a roll.

Mm?

Megs! Not in school?

Dad thinks it's a bug.

Oh. Evan's at a meeting with Mansell Homes.

WHISPERS: And I need to talk to you.

Are you feeling well enough to make Grandpa a cup of coffee?

I'm not giving you sugar.

OK. Come on, then.

Tell you what. I'll have a splash of milk. Is that all right? Yeah.

We've had some bad news from Costal Shore Finance.

They're going. They don't like Evan working for the firm,

even as a paralegal.

I've known Dafydd for years.

Put yourself in their shoes. All you promised Evan was a stopgap.

It's been nearly a year. I'll see what his plans are.

Now, you are looking particularly beautiful, if I may say so.

Tom, I am meant to be working.

One more, one more. Come on.

I

Back!

Stop! Stop it!

Come on!

KNOCK ON DOOR

Judge Owens?

Come!

DOOR CLANGS Oh, this door!

Agh!

Thank you.

BAG CLATTERS Ooh!

Well done.

You've had quite a run of success in setting up your on firm.

Thank you.

But when I've ruled in your favour...

...| often feel that I'm doing so unwillingly...in spite of you.

Judge? These are courts of law, Mrs Howells,

not forums for you to indulge in histrionics.

I will not tolerate any more of your ridiculous emotional outbursts.

Is that clear?

Yes. Perfectly clear. Good.

Then I shall look forward to more moderate behaviour...

...when we meet next.

Thank you, Mrs Howells.

He hasn't said he won't operate,

just that he and his team don't advise it.

Look, we've got Professor Wynn coming this afternoon

to give her view, and then we decide on next steps.

He's not going to take the risks.

I've been through all this with my wife.

Every surgeon's got to publish his stats.

Did I just see Susan Williams here? Yeah. She's my sister-in-law. Hmm.

MIKE: Hiya. Hiya.

I'm his father.

I know what's best. I haven't got to explain to you.

I understand this, Mike,

but it's always best to get a second opinion.

Cerys, a word, please.

Yeah. Two seconds.

Are you sure about this? It's, um...

Um...

No, no, no, no. We can't do this.

Neither of us can do this. Are you out of your tiny mind?

We've got to be practical, OK?

The firm, the practice, it's only five months old.

Every client is... Yeah, all right, Faith, but hang on...

Every client is precious, OK,

and if we start palming them off for this one-off case...

Osian could be dead within weeks. Less, even.

What, you're happy to just leave things as they are?

Have you seen our diary, have you?

Have you seen that we are not the lawyers that they need here, Cerys.

Hang on a minute. A kid is dying,

and you are talking about the diary?

Out with it, Faith. What is going on? Huh?

What is it? Nothing. Bullshit!

Bullshit! OK. Um...

When Mike was doing a bit of work for us...

This was before Alys was born, by the way. Yeah.

...he, er...he...

...he made a pass at me

and I nearly...

I nearly... I wouldn't and I would never do it.

I mean, I would never... You and him?

What do you mean, me and him? You shagged Mike? I did not shag him!

A quickie with the chippy! I did not have a quickie with the chippy!

Like a million other desperate women and you're still feeling shame.

Don't worry about it, babe. What do you want, forgiveness?

I forgive you. I didn't shag him. I don't care.

I didn't. I don't care!

Can we please start acting like lawyers?

Fine!

I'm running the case. You can do what you want.

All right?

Mike, I'll call you, OK?

Excuse me? Yes?

Sorry, I, um... Osian's dad lost his wife not long ago.

Right. And...?

I've been here long enough to know

that sometimes, you'd be surprised, lightning does strike twice.

OK. So what would your advice me? Just give up and go home? I

I don't have to see this every day.

So while that little boy is still alive, I'm living in hope.

Is that OK with you?

Good.

PHONE RINGS

Hello?

Ah, it's you again.

Well, if you're going to keep phoning me,

do you want to hear a joke?

Hmm?

What does a witch have on the beach?

Hmm? A sand-WITCH!

Huh?

SHE LAUGHS

Come on! Come on, I know you like that one.

It's all I've got, buddy.

Tough crowd.

CALL ENDS

Susan.

Ah, Triumph.

I used to ride pillion on one of those.

Five grand to you.

Four-and-a-half cash.

There was a break-in at Cindy's Gym and Spa last night.

You wouldn't happen to know anything about it?

Got the intruder on camera.

He looks a lot like you.

You're wasting your time.

Where were you between eleven and one last night?

Does this need to go any further?

It depends.

I was with someone. She's married.

The tyres on your truck are bald.

'I need".|

I need to find a way to deal with this.

It's not your fault, Evan.

Those people.

They surprise me.

Astound me with their attitudes.

They really have.

So shallow.

Your work with Mansell Homes has been terrific.

Thanks.

I'll be able to go it alone soon.

As a property consultant.

Well, that's really promising. Great!

It all helps with the kids' custody hearing as well.

Megan's suffering. I'm really worried about her... Dad!

Wouldn't every other weekend do for now?

Every day I'm not with them...

There is life beyond all this, I promise you.

I'll look after Costal Shore's finances,

and you concentrate on Manse“ Homes.

Yeah?

It's all there.

I hear there was an incident.

According to the local press, she's still alive.

She was run over in the street outside.

I didn't know.

These things happen.

Down payment.

There's one more thing I need you to do.

You'll be glad to know it's legal.

ZIP CLOSES

On your bellies as quickly as you can, your feet straight out.

Right? Now, in one motion, right,

your arms straight out in front of you and pull back...

PHONE RINGS Hang on.

That's it. Keep going. That's it. Good, good, good.

Arthur, it's Evan. Hello. What's up?

You haven't happened to have heard or seen from Mys, have you'?

She wasn't on her bus.

Pass. Sorry, mate.

She hasn't texted or called?

No. I tell you what, though,

I think she's got a new boyfriend. A boyfriend?

Who?

Lewis, his name is.

He's a nice lad,

but he's a bit of a tearaway. Lewis who?

Where does he live?

Pendine. Look, I tell you what.

I know his brother. I'll give him a call, if you want.

Just sit tight. No. Arthur... All right? Ta-ra!

That's it. Right, keep going like that, with the arms, right,

five minutes. Five minutes.

I'll be back.

It's good for your arms. All right?

Our expert thinks they're being too cautious.

She claims to have performed several procedures successfully

like Osian's case... Faith, are you listening to a word I'm saying?

Listen, has Alys said anything to you about this boyfriend? No.

Megan?

Megan Howells, tell me... That's her, thank God.

I told you, didn't I? Hi.

Hi, is that all you've got to say, is it?

I know where you've been. I've spoken to Arthur.

Didn't get on the bus. You didn't call because you were too busy

riding around on the back of your 15-year-old boyfriend's scooter,

which is completely illegal and bastard, bastard, bastard stupid!

Listen to yourself. What?!

Swearing again. What were you doing when you were 14, Mam?

I beg your pardon? Bet it wasn't crochet. What did you just say?

Exactly. What did you just say? You better say sorry for that,

because that is completely outrageous!

You come down here now, Alys, and you say you're sorry!

Say sorry!

Sorry. DOOR SLAMS

Never crocheted in my life!

I know the timing couldn't be any worse.

But cases like this, Faith, are once in a career IF you're lucky.

All Mike wants is for his son to get every chance.

And I can't do it without you.

So it's your call.

Do you want me to put the kids to bed?

Give you a chance to think? No, thank you.

Then sleep.

Let's talk in the morning.

Don't worry about Mys.

When I was 14, I was bloody...

I won't tell you.

You'll have nightmares.

See you tomorrow.

Everything's under control.

Ow! Bloody hell.

These shoes...

Oh, hi. Thanks.

Lovely. Thanks very much.

SHE BREATHES DEEPLY

OK.

Lisa Connors...

...you can bloody well do this.

GENTLE MUSIC PLAYS

CONVIVIAL CHATTER

Good evening! Ahem.

Ladies and gentlemen,

hello and welcome to all our new faces.

Now, for those of you who haven't been before

and for those of you who have

and don't remember a thing about it,

then I'll be banging my gong twice during the evening,

all right, and this is the cue for our lovely gentlemen

amongst us to move two — OK, two — To the left.

OK? Now, if you're getting on so famously

and you can't bear to be parted,

then this will be your opportunity to swap numbers, OK?

Right, there we are, then. Right, without further ado,

now then, ladies and gentlemen, your...

...well, your dinner awaits.

Come on, take a seat! Don't be shy.

There we are.

OK.

Lovely.

There you are. That's lovely for you there.

Great.

Who's, erm... There's a space... There you are!

Lovely to see you again.

Hey?

Better luck this night, innit, eh?

Gentleman there, lovely.

Have a little chat. Great.

Now then, keep your hands off the gong there, OK?

CHATTER CONTI NU ES

GONG CLANGS

There we go.

Round we go!

Two spaces to your left, men.

There you are! Round you go! Lovely! Bye!

There we are.

Come on, then. Round you go.

Come on.

Round there. Oh, no, not there. There!

There, I think.

Oh, Susan. Ahem. Here you are. You sit by there.

It's such a... GONG CLANGS

Oh, no, don't. It's such a great idea. This is just a...

It's a lovely, lovely evening.

No, it's lovely.

Thank you. It's excellent.

It's just I think you should be catering more for, like, same sex...

Oh! Sorry. Oh, my God...

Um...

Fine...

SHOES CLATTER

Oh, shit.

GONG CLANGS

H-Hello. Hi. Hi. Yeah. I booked a taxi about ten minutes ago

and it doesn't seem to have turned up yet.

Hang on. It might be here now.

Are you Lisa?

Hi.

OK.

PHONE RINGS

Yeah?

You again, is it?

So, there's an Englishman,

Irishman, a Welshman...

FROM PHONE: ♪ When you're smiling

♪ When you're smiling

♪ The whole world smiles with you

♪ When you're laughing... ♪

Shh! Shh!

Shh-hh!

CALL ENDS

WHISPERS: Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.

CLATT ER

MUFFLED CHATTER

Oh! Are you OK?

Hi, Lewis.

Out! Mam... Now!

I hate you.

Out! You're a heartless bitch.

I hope you know that.

Back to bed, please. I'll be there now.

Watch yourself.

DOOR SLAMS

SCOOTER ENGINE STARTS

SCOOTER MOVES OFF

Play Doris Day...

When You're Smiling.

♪ When you're laughing

♪ When you're laughing

♪ The sun comes shining through

♪ But when you're crying

♪ You bring on the rain

♪ So stop that crying

♪ Be happy again

♪ Keep on smiling

♪ Cos when you're smiling

♪ The whole world smiles with you

♪ When you're smiling... ♪

We're going to take you down for another MRI in a few minutes,

if that's OK. I hate that thing.

What if I don't want to? Well, then I guess we just have to wrestle.

I'd smash a chair over your head.

Well, I'd smack you with a trolley.

You wouldn't get off the floor. I'd have kerb-stomped you.

That is dirty.

Too bad. Life's not fair.

Sometimes you've got to do what it takes.

The lawyer called.

She wants to see you later.

I said I'd see how you were feeling.

Want to talk about it?

I've just completed the sale of a ten-acre building plot

for Manse“ Homes.

Now, I reckon they'll get 30 houses on site,

maybe more if they're lucky,

and within the next few weeks,

I hope to clinch a deal on an even bigger plot,

plus all the conveyancing work that goes with it.

Whereabouts is the plot? It's five miles north of Abercorran.

It's a really nice spot.

I had a call from Kathy Bancroft,

Mansell's MD, who has indicated, if I can deliver on the other deals,

then she might consider hiring me full time.

Now, I know that means less money coming directly into Howells,

but I would of course guarantee all the conveyancing work

would come through the firm. That sounds positive, Evan. Well done.

PHONE RINGS

Excuse me.

Nice work.

Hey, Mike.

Cerys would like a word.

Er... Won't be a minute.

Hey, Osian. I'm Faith.

I work with Cerys.

Um...

One second.

Um...

Do you mind if I ask you a couple of questions?

Depends what they are.

DOOR CLOSES Fair enough.

Can I sit on this chair that I've just brought in?

Sure.

Thank you.

Well...

...I've known your clad for a very long time.

He, er...

He built the stairs, actually, in our house.

And put the kitchen in. Very clever man.

Has he explained to you why he's been talking to us?

He wants me to have the operation.

What do you think about that?

My mum died in June.

Yeah.

I know he's doing this because he's scared of losing me too. No.

No, I don't think it is that, Osian. I think...

I think he's just trying to do his best

cos he loves you very much.

Well, my heart says I should have it.

But my head says sometimes there's nothing you can do. Mm-hm.

Um...

What if there is something we can do?

I suppose if that's what Dad wants.

What do you want?

Do you have to ask such impossible questions? Yes, I do.

PHONE RINGS

Professor Rhys has ruled out surgery as a viable option.

Tumour's too inaccessible.

I think I should let him die in peace.

They want to move him to palliative care.

It has to be now or never, Mike.

If you want to go ahead, I can file the application today.

If it were your kids, Faith?

Alyg?

Absolutely.

Mike?

OK. We might even get before a judge tomorrow.

I'll call you later.

Yes? Yeah.

HE SIGHS

Well, I hope that's your stomach, Cerys.

CERYS LAUGHS

Because I can hear it from here!

Oh, my God. Oh, you're kidding me.

That who I think it is?

State on him.

Want me to have a word?

I'll do it.

OK. OK.

Right, we had an agreement, Steve... Just hear me out, Faith.

...that we can't do this. This has got nothing to do with us.

OK? A friend of mine wants to talk to you, and it's urgent.

That's the only reason I'm here, I promise. Right! Is it a legal...?

Please... Whoa! Whoa! Is it a legal matter?

Please... Is it a legal matter, Steve? Is it or not?

It won't take long. Please.

Have you been phoning me? No.

Have you been drinking? I swear to God.

Look at me.

Have you been drinking? No.

Just give me a minute.

Please?

Please?

♪ If I could hold you... ♪

Fuck!

♪ If only for a second I could hold you

♪ And let the fear rage on

♪ Cling to each other in the eye of a storm

♪ Eye of a storm, eye of a storm

♪ If I could reach you

♪ If only for a second I could reach you

♪ And let it all go to hell

♪ Hold on together till we go there as well... ♪

Heard you and Evan are going to court.

He is. Nothing to do with me.

Do you want me to have a word? No. No, thank you.

How's Angie?

Is she still living with her mum?

Yeah.

And you?

Oh.

I'm just local.

Are you HAPPY?

Are you?

Sometimes.

Faith, er...

Susan Williams. I had to give her an alibi.

And I think she might assume it's you.

Alibi for what?

There was a break-in at Cindy's Gym

the night before last.

I fancied a go on the weights.

DOORBELL RINGS

DOOR ENTRY BUZZES

Probably outside.

Do I get a name?

Great.

Hello?

FRONT DOOR CLOSES

Hello?

Faith Howells, solicitor. How can I help?

Oh, no.

Faithie.

I've missed you so much.

No.

No! You look tired.

No!

Look, there's just some things I need to tell you. No!

Faithie, please. No!

Please!

No!

Don't... Don't do this.

Come on now, please.

Nasty, nasty, nasty bitch.

Go fuck yourself!

I said never again!

DOOR SLAMS

Faith!

PUNCH THUDS Ohh!

Hey, hey, hey, hey! Whoa!

Whoa! Faith!

SHE GASPS

Hey! Hey!

I will never trust you again, Steve.

♪ We cannot go back to the silence

♪ It won't get better It won't get better

♪ We ran out of hope when walls came down

♪ And buried us beneath the rubble so we never could be found

♪ And after all the fight comes the sirens

♪ It won't get better It won't get better

♪ All we are are strangers

♪ Just a sea of empty faces in a tidal wave

♪ We cannot go back to forever... ♪

What is the motive for Gail Vella's murder?