Original subtitles

Better treat him right, and her.

Stay.

I'm here to see Imogen.

Does the school actually know you're here?

Been trying to talk to you about Rhys.

He wants to move in with us, full-time.

Did George hurt you?!

There's a man at the school where I work.

He had Emily's bicycle.

I'm afraid Mrs Malcolm has been quite vocal.

But I told her you overstepped the mark out of genuine concern

and that you would not, under any circumstances, do it again.

Which means you are not to give Imogen any undue attention

while she's at school.

She drew this in class today.

This proves it, doesn't it?

Proves what?

Well, her mother...

...she's the monster.

She's hurting Imogen.

Or there's another way to look at it.

The monster she's running from is you.

No. No, that...

That can't be what it is.

No.

I was only trying to help.

SCHOOL BELL RINGS

KIDS CHATTER

INDISTINCT CHATTER

WHISPERS: No.

You know that English teacher, don't you?

Oh, not really, no.

Only a little.

Have you seen him today?

I haven't, no.

He hasn't shown up for his class.

That's strange.

Maybe something's happened.

Do you know...?

Do you know what happened at his last school?

He just said that he moved here to be closer to his kids.

Why?

Oh, well, it's just... Oh, I'm so sorry.

I got held up. There was nothing I could do.

But the good news is, I'm here now. We can get started.

It's good that you're reading. OK, let's get in.

Let's get cracking. Phones off.

Phones off. OK, good.

So, apparently, he says he found

the bike, and he has an alibi.

Well, his daughters gave him one.

Children lie. We all know that.

Plus, the teeth marks don't match.

Teeth marks?

The police are keeping that quiet.

They found a bite mark on Emily's arm.

Said it must have happened just before.

Nothing more they can do about him for now.

That's what they said.

So that's it?

He can just go back to normal?

Unless you know something more.

No.

She was wrong. We have to face it.

She was wrong.

What do we do now? Do we do what they said?

I don't know.

Thanks for your help.

I can still do something.

Please.

HEAVY KNOCKING

GEORGE: Claudia! Can you open the door?

I know you're there. I can see the light on!

HEAVY KNOCKING It's about Rhys!

HEAVY KNOCKING

Claudia!

SCHOOL BELL RINGS

Oh, here, let me see.

Oh, nice big scratch you've got there.

Not to worry.

We'll clean it up, put a plaster on it, and you'll be good as new.

See? I come prepared.

Imogen...

...that drawing you did, with the monster chasing the little girl...

...who was the monster meant to be?

Was it your mum? Mm?

Is that who it is?

It isn't me, though, is it?

Is it?

Please.

Just tell me who it is.

Ow! Please, Imogen.

Imogen, come on now.

Please, tell me.

That's enough now, Claudia.

I can apologise again if that would help.

A couple of weeks' leave, then we'll see where we stand.

I can't do fairer than that.

That one there.

We can now offer a reward

for any information that leads

to an arrest for...

...the murder of our daughter Emily.

The reward amount is £20,000.

An anonymous phone line has been set up,

and I would urge anyone

with any information, no matter how small, to call that number.

Thank you.

REPORTERS CLAMOUR

Oh!

You need to tell them it wasn't me who stole their daughter's bike.

You're lying.

I only told the police I found it in the woods for your sake.

MY sake? What do I have to do with it?

Talk to Rhys.

I can't have them thinking it was me.

Do you understand? George...!

I feel like something's gone wrong inside me.

We can certainly run the tests again.

Are there any specific concerns?

I think it's back, in my bones or my blood.

It's absolutely not uncommon for survivors like you to feel afraid

that the cancer will return.

Or even, in a strange way, to miss it,

at least to miss the attention

and the focus it brought.

You know what you're fighting when you're sick.

Nothing else matters.

Meanwhile, normal life can feel complicated and lonely.

How are things at home?

Oh, fine, really.

I'm pleased you got the tattooing done in any case. Yeah.

Having a go,

taking steps towards it, no matter how small,

you'd be surprised what a difference it can make.

Mm. Yeah.

Let's schedule those tests.

WHISPERS: OK.

INTERNAL RINGTONE

Hello, school secretary. Hello, is this Alfred Grammar? Yes, it is.

I'm calling from Saint Agnes, about a former teacher of yours.

Uh-huh, OK.

George Ellwood? Oh, I see.

I'm just following up on his references. Sure.

Is there anyone who could tell me about him?

Can I just put you on hold? Yeah, I can wait, yeah.

Simon, what are you doing?

It's for Emily.

You two were friends?

Did she like the dolls at your house?

My fault.

What is?

It's OK. You can tell me.

What is your fault?

Wouldn't stop crying.

When? When was this?

She took her away.

Who did? Sabine?

Mum.

Where did she take her?

Do you need anything?

No.

OK.

Oh.

FOOTSTEPS

DOOR UNLOCKS

Hi. Where is he?

He's fine. He's watching TV.

I found him alone at the playground.

Simon!

After all I said,

the playground, on your own?

Do you listen to me at all?

I don't believe it.

JOANNE SIGHS

I just went to the shops for a few minutes.

I thought he'd be fine.

He has been acting up lately.

He even smashed two of my dolls.

I know, everything that's going on,

I don't know how much he understands.

I haven't seen these before.

Oh, yeah, they're... they're for the website.

Dave's putting up the reward stuff, so he's going to add them as well.

Mm. It's a lot of money.

Yeah. It's worth it.

The Winters gave you these?

Yeah.

Yeah, soon as they're done,

I'll give them back.

They're precious now, aren't they?

I just thought that, after what you did...

What I did?

Talking to the papers about them,

I'd have thought they'd be pretty upset.

Well, not that it is any of your business, but they are the

ones that wanted all the attention in the first place.

So that she could be found.

Oh, they made their bed.

How much did you get paid for it, Joanne?

Simon doesn't have anyone but us.

Who do you think is going to look after him, hmm,

when me and his dad are gone?

If there's an opportunity for me to make a little extra,

I'm going to take it and I'm not going to apologise for that.

So why don't you just get out of my house?

You saw Emily the day she went missing.

That's right. I saw her most days. She liked it here.

Mm-hm. Do the police know?

First thing I told them.

Is there anything else you want to ask me?

Is there?

DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES

Hi.

I found some of your school shirts.

Thanks.

Don't you have to go to work?

Yeah, I can be a bit late.

You liked George, didn't you?

He was OK.

Rhys, sometimes when a grown-up tries to be your friend,

it's not always a good thing.

Did you tell him things you didn't tell me?

He promised he wouldn't say.

Say what?

What? Come on. Enough lying.

I took Emily's bike.

No, no, that is not right.

I saw George with it. No.

He brought it back for me.

I asked him to.

What?!

Why? Why would you do this?

Do you need money for something?

Don't you have enough, Rhys? Mm?

I would have helped you.

You already think I'm hopeless.

No, listen, all I want from you is the truth.

Just promise me you will tell me the truth from now on.

Did you bite Emily like you bit me?

No. OK. OK. OK.

Maybe you saw someone else doing it. The Winters,

they have to know. She is their little girl, Rhys.

If you saw anything... Leave me alone. I hate you.

CHURCH BELL TOLLS

Before my time, I'm afraid.

We're just about to head into a meeting, so... There must be someone

who knew him, knows why he left.

Has Mr Ellwood done something? No, not exactly, no.

The headteacher's snowed under, so she's got me

following up on his references.

I was passing anyway, and...

...well, there's just something about him.

Must be a reason he doesn't teach kids any more.

SCHOOL BELL RINGS

Did he leave suddenly?

Maybe there was a problem or...

Look, we're not really supposed to talk about it,

but a Year Ten girl died last year.

George was involved?

I don't know the details.

They made sure to keep it out of the paper, but he used to run

the after-school study sessions, the one-to-ones.

I heard he spent a lot of time with her, and afterwards his wife took

the kids out of the school and the parents wanted

to string him up. OK.

OK.

Is there any chance you could tell me the girl's name?

There she is.

Everything all right? Yeah.

Yeah. Is something wrong?

Someone sick?

Imogen, she's in hospital.

It's a broken arm, broken clavicle.

But she'll be fine. Oh, my...!

How did she get hurt?

It was an accident at home, apparently.

There's nothing much we can do.

So I was right.

OK. What I wanted to tell you...

...it's about the English teacher, George.

Turns out he was involved in a student's death

at his last school.

Involved?

Yeah, and he's been questioned about the murder in the news.

The little girl, Emily Winter.

How do you know all this?

I'm very close with the family.

He shouldn't be allowed on school grounds.

Shouldn't be anywhere near the children.

All right, all right.

I'll look into it.

There's no need to tell anyone about this, all right?

INTERNAL RINGTONE

Hello? Hello.

I'd like to talk to someone about the Emily Winter murder.

You have some information?

His name is George Ellwood.

OK, George Ellwood. I know you've already questioned him, but I think

he's killed a girl before.

Can you hold the line, please? Yeah, yeah, I can wait, yeah.

Yeah.

SABINE WHINES AND GASPS

YELLING: No! No! Sabine!

Sabine! SABINE GASPS

DIALOGUE INAUDIBLE

OK, OK. Sshhhh.

DIALOGUE INAUDIBLE

I, uh... gave her a pill.

Well, one and a half, so she should be out like a light in a minute.

I'm just glad she's all right.

Thanks for, uh...

Oh, it was nothing.

Right.

Owen...

Hey.

Hey, it's OK.

I...

I don't know how to survive this.

I'll help you.

HE EXHALES

Do you want one? OK, then. Yeah.

Thank you.

I'm not keeping you from anything, am I?

Footloose and fancy-free.

I mean... Oh.

I don't know what I mean.

I have to go out for a bit.

I'd feel better if you were here with Sabine

knocked out on those sleeping pills.

Oh, OK.

Whatever you need, yeah.

Look in on her in a few minutes, yeah?

Yeah. Mm-hm.

DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES

Dean.

Come here. You go back to bed.

It's OK.

I'll watch over her.

SHE GROANS

Shh.

Shh.

WHIMPERS

Owen. Everything's OK now.

♪ Amazing Grace

♪ How sweet the sound

♪ That saved a wretch like me

♪ I once was lost

♪ Was blind but now I see

♪ Twas grace that taught my heart to fear

Oh!

I'm so sorry.

Sorry. I must have fallen asleep.

Sorry.

Was she OK? Yeah. Sound asleep.

What time is it?

It's late. Oh.

I, erm... I just...

I had to clear my head for a bit.

Yeah. I don't blame you.

I, er...

I got in the car and I...

...just drove and drove.

No idea where I were going.

I didn't think I'd come back.

But you did.

Is there anything else you need?

You've been a godsend.

Anyone would have done the same. That's not true.

And you know it.

Goodnight. Goodnight.

INDISTINCT CONVERSATION

Simon?

Emily can have it now.

Tell her she can bite me back if she wants.

Oi!

What the hell are you playing at? Excuse me.

Look, you can stop pretending. I know it's you.

I have no idea what you're talking about.

What? Have I done something to you?

Is it because we slept together?

Oh, my God! Grow up!

Come on! Don't close the door on me!

So you told the school that I was dangerous?

That I couldn't be around kids?

That's not what I said.

But you are the reason why the police questioned me, aren't you?

You are dangerous. Look at you.

They're right out there.

All I have to do is tell them... Tell them what?

You have no idea what you're doing, do you?

I know about the girl at your last school.

What do you know?

I know she's dead,

and you had something to do with it.

Did Emily remind you of her?

Is that why? Did you lose control?

Stop it! Emily's parents, they deserve to know what happened.

They deserve to know what you... You did! What I did?

Jesus! What I did?!

So, you know about Ashley. I know enough.

Right. I can't believe I let you anywhere near my Rhys.

I was trying to protect Rhys!

You coached him.

You made him say what you wanted him to say,

to cover for you.

You know it wasn't just bikes, right?

Rhys is being paid to steal bikes by boys in his school.

No, Rhys isn't like that. You barely know him.

That's not true.

Where do you think he got his black eye from?

You know he's not your baby boy anymore?

You can't just wrap it up in cotton wool.

You can't hold on to him. I'm not listening to you anymore.

I'm getting the police.

No, no, no!

Why are you scared if you haven't done anything, George?

Have you not done anything?

You want to know?

Yes! Yes.

I was Ashley's teacher at the grammar school.

She was smart. Rich family.

She had everything.

Were you in love with her?

No! I don't believe you.

I knew she had a crush on me. All right?

It was flattering.

But I never acted on it.

Then what?

I found out that she'd cheated on an assignment.

Copied it off another student.

Now, whether she thought I wouldn't find out

or I wouldn't do anything about it, I don't know.

But I did.

And I failed her.

She'd never failed anything.

It shouldn't have meant that much, but...

How did she die?

She was hit by a train.

Maybe she fell, but...

...but it's more than likely that she jumped.

And everybody blamed me.

Her family, her school...

Everyone.

I don't understand.

It doesn't matter that you don't understand, does it?

I'll go to the police and tell them I was wrong.

I'll tell Annette at school. Forget it.

Please, please.

George, I want to. Please!

I want to. No.

Please, George.

You can't. Please.

INDISTINCT CHATTER

He's taken for questioning by the police.

It's not certain whether an arrest is imminent, and no statement

has yet been made.

Who? Who was taken by the police?

Was it George? It was Owen Winter, love.

The father. No! Oh, no!

What? No!

While he is currently assisting police with their enquiries, Owen

Winter strenuously denies any involvement in the death

of his daughter, Emily Winter.

The police are still appealing for any more information...

MUFFLED WAILING

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