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FOX BARKS IN DISTANCE

SHE BREATHES LABORIOUSLY

♪ A room at dusk

♪ Mastering the art of lying still

♪ Breathe like a girl

♪ Till my lungs fill

♪ Oh, pull your boots up, boys

♪ And push me down

♪ I'm only here

♪ For your entertainment

♪ I am a dark red liver stretched out on the rocks

♪ All the poison, I convert it and I turn it to love

♪ Here comes the feminine urge, I know it so well

♪ To nurture the wounds my mother held

♪ Oh ballerina, bend under the weight of it all

♪ Ain't it fun to hold the world in your hands?

♪ Do you feel like a man when I can't talk back? ♪

Why are you hiding?

You need to be eyes on Penton.

Mrs Penton's never going to serve you.

She knows your birthday.

Well, she's not currently on till, and...

..I have this.

This makes you 27!

I can pull it off.

Pip, you need to distract Mrs Penton, OK?

Do NOT let her look at the till.

Why me? You got this.

I don't want to be an accessory to a crime.

Well, don't fuck it up.

There we are. Thanks.

Hi!

Hi.

I just... I had a question I wanted to ask you and...

Are you here as some kind of a decoy?

WHISPERS: Yes.

Pippa Fitz-Amobi!

Bye, sorry!

Let's go home!

INAUDIBLE CHATTER

CHURCH BELL RINGS

After everyone telling me there was no hope of getting him off,

justice had finally been served, and do you know why?

Cos you followed due process.

Exactly.

Innocent until proven guilty -

unless... You're a black man.

Vic.

Have we got any of the posh crisps?

No, because they cost a fortune.

You can buy some when you get a job.

Actually, in fact, Linda Walker's catering company is looking

for waitresses over the summer.

She's organising some big do

for the Hastings' silver wedding anniversary party or something.

What's that?!

Vic's cooking dinner!

It's a starter!

I've got homework to do.

It's the first day of the holidays.

What homework could you possibly have?

Uh... my EPQ.

It's really important, Dad.

Ah.

Well, first you need to walk the dog.

Hurry up, man!

Knock it loud!

Hey, idiots, you dropped your communal brain cell!

Come, let's go!

BOYS LAUGH

Hey, Pip. Hi.

Have you seen Andie?

It's OK, I just...

I just need to speak to her about something.

There better be a good reason why

I'm not watching Love Island right now.

I've decided what I'm doing my EPQ on.

I'm going to solve the Andie Bell case.

Not this again.

The Andie Bell case is solved.

Her boyfriend killed her, remember?

The whole world thinks Sal Singh is guilty,

but he never had a trial and they never even found Andie's body.

Except Sal confessed to her murder and then killed himself.

Do you know how many people confessed to

the murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr?

I have no idea who that even is.

200.

That's 199 false confessions.

Come on, you knew Sal too.

He was head boy, he was going to Cambridge.

And he was always really nice to me.

Sal was a good guy.

Good guys don't kill people.

Well, actually, they do - all the time.

What is it with you and this case?

And if Sal didn't do it, who did?

I don't know yet, but whoever it was might still be out there.

LAPTOP SPEAKER: Andie was last seen driving away

from her home on Church Street at approximately 10:30pm.

CCTV footage from Little Kilton Square

shows Andie driving past at 10:38pm.

When Andie Bell failed to pick her parents up from a dinner party

at the agreed time of 12:45am,

Jason and Dawn Bell became concerned.

It's been five days since Andie Bell went missing from her home.

Late yesterday, a body was discovered in woodland

close to the village of Little Kilton.

It is believed to be that of 18-year-old Salil Singh,

the boyfriend of missing teenager Andie Bell.

It is believed Salil took his own life

after confessing to the murder of his girlfriend.

His younger brother Ravi was the last person to see him alive.

Jason and Dawn Bell remain unable to bury their daughter,

as the search continues for Andie's body.

Hi.

Do I know you?

No, just... taking a walk...

..with muffins.

OK.

Are you sure I can't help you with something?

Well, how do you know I'm not just heading this way?

Do I remember you from school?

You did that assembly dressed as Florence Nightingale.

Uh, Emmeline Pankhurst, but yes, that was me.

That explains it.

I was wondering why Florence Nightingale would chain herself

to the gym apparatus.

Yeah, that didn't quite go as planned.

It took them two and a half hours to cut me free.

RAVI CHUCKLES

Who's this handsome boy?

His name's Barney.

Vanilla essence? Yes.

Mm, touch of nutmeg?

Ah, you're good.

OK, did I use fresh or frozen blueberries?

Both?

Muffin genius.

Why, thank you.

So, pedestrian muffins...

..this is me.

I'm Pip.

I've actually been wanting to come by and talk to you about my EPQ,

and so these are kind of... bribery muffins.

Your what?

Yeah, I don't know if when you were at school, if you did an EPQ.

Anyway, we do, which everyone's really annoyed about apart from me.

It's an Extended Project Qualification I need to do

for my university application.

I was going to do a feminist analysis of the Gothic novel,

but then I thought, "What's something that really matters?"

Which is when I thought of the Andie Bell case

and your brother.

So, yeah, I guess that's what I'm doing,

and I was wondering if I could ask you some quest...

Oh, wow, I think you should go.

But... My brother's dead.

DOOR SLAMS

FLOORBOARDS CREAK

BARNIE BARKS

BARNIE CONTINUES BARKING

Come on.

Hey!

Hey!

Cute dog. WOMAN GIGGLES

Sorry, did I scare you?

I just thought you were someone else.

Don't worry...

..people always get us confused.

LAUREN SIGHS

So much for the summer of love.

Hey, Cara, is Naomi home?

Pip, no. What?

Please don't ask my sister about Sal.

Why not?

She was with him the night Andie went missing.

She's a key witness.

Max is in Italy and Jake moved away.

No way.

OK.

You do realise how sensitive this still is, Pip?

Yeah, of course I do.

Oh, my God.

Ant Lowe has just asked me to go to the Hastings' party with him.

No! CARA LAUGHS EXCITEDLY

What are you going to say?

Uh, yes, obviously.

Ant's an idiot.

He always says "pacifically" when he means "specifically".

Don't listen to Pip.

The last guy she had a crush on has been dead for, like, 200 years.

Who?

BOTH: Nikola Tesla.

Anyway, who wants a snack?

LAUGHING: Um, OK. Yes, please.

LAUREN LAUGHS

FROM UPSTAIRS: I don't even know who Nikola Tesla is.

Do you not?! No. Yes, you do.

What is a Tesla? It's a car.

VOICES FADE OUT

DOOR CREAKS

Hey, Naomi. Shit!

You OK?

You scared me, that's all.

How's the job hunt going?

Still hunting.

Did you guys take the Jammie Dodgers?

No.

I saw Dad unpacking them earlier, but they've vanished.

Things don't just vanish, they must be here.

Keep looking.

Sometimes things do disappear.

You know, like hair bands, odd socks.

Well, with socks, you simply check them

on the way into the washing machine,

and then you check them on the way out.

It's not rocket science.

You never give up on anything, do you, Pip?

Hey, Naomi... Mm-hm?

..did Cara tell you I decided to do my EPQ

on the Andie Bell case?

No.

Well, I just wondered if I could ask you some questions...

..seeing as you and Sal were so close and everything.

Sure.

If I can remember stuff.

Five years is a long time.

Is it OK if I record it?

PIP CLEARS THROAT

Interview one - Naomi Ward, Sal's best friend.

Could you tell me everything that you remember about the events

of the night of Friday the 19th of April, 2019?

Um, we were all at Max's playing Super Mario Party.

Sal left early.

Who's "we"?

Jake, Max, Sal and me.

And what time did Sal leave, exactly?

10:30pm.

I remember because we ordered a pizza.

Sal left as the delivery guy arrived.

He said he was tired.

FROM UPSTAIRS: Pip, where are you?!

Just coming!

But he didn't get back home until 12:50.

I don't know what you want me to say.

Sal was a smart guy.

If he'd killed Andie, you'd have thought he would have

at least come up with an alibi.

FROM UPSTAIRS: Pip!

TEARFULLY: Sal had an alibi.

FRONT DOOR OPENS Hey, Pip.

Hi, Dad.

Hi, my love.

How's the internet?

Weird and depressing.

So, no change there, then.

How's the tutoring?

Boring.

But a teacher's salary only stretches so far.

Join us for dinner, Pip?

Not for me, thanks.

Victor's making tacos - a whole Mexican feast.

Oh, OK.

Que hombre!

Hey, Pip, don't forget your notebook.

LEANNE, QUIETLY: Barnie was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

for services to humanity -

the first bearded collie ever to do so.

That year, he made the front cover of Time magazine.

And guess what three words were printed underneath his picture.

"Stay beardie, folks."

"Stay beardie, folks."

WHISPERS: Yes, you're asleep.

Your dad used to tell you that one,

and it was Beadle the Wonder Dog back then.

Don't tell Josh.

I don't remember.

I've been thinking about what you said about getting a job,

and I think you're right.

I need to get out in the real world.

Could you ask Linda if she still needs waitresses

for the Hastings' silver wedding party?

Yeah, of course.

I am seeing her tomorrow at book club, so I'll ask her.

Maybe ask if she needs two.

Cara's really keen as well.

Great.

MUSIC: In The Mood by Glenn Miller

There are people from school here.

I didn't know there was a whole "stars of the silver screen" thing.

Is yours chafing? Mine's really chafing.

I just need to ask Max one thing, and then we can go.

Come on, it's fun.

We're undercover.

Thank you very much.

Oh, thank you very much.

INDISTINCT CHATTER

MUSIC: Down South Camp Meeting by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

LIVELY CHATTER AND LAUGHTER

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

FLASHBACK: We were all at Max's playing Super Mario Party.

And what time did Sal leave, exactly?

10:30pm.

You need to come here right now.

Because I'm telling you, Becca.

Becca!

Fuck!

Daughters, eh?

Hello?

Hi.

You've been stalking me.

I'd like to ask you some questions.

It's time for the speeches.

It won't take long.

What are you going to do for me?

Sorry?

Quid pro quo, you know?

Tell you what, every time I answer a question, you have to take a shot.

I don't drink.

Oh, that's boring.

What do you want to know?

August 3rd, interview with Max Hastings.

Is this an interrogation?

On Friday the 19th of April, 2019,

Jake, Sal and Naomi were all at yours playing Super Mario Party.

It was FIFA, but carry on.

What time did Sal leave?

Mm-hm, down the hatch.

SHE COUGHS

10:30pm.

Look, I don't know what you want.

It was a standard Friday evening.

Jake and I just played Xbox and got pissed.

What about Naomi?

Naomi was MIA.

What was she doing?

I don't know - taking a nap, taking a dump? Fuck knows.

Listen, I have to go and watch my parents pretend like

they've been happily married for 25 years.

Naomi told me that Sal had an alibi.

What was it?

We were Sal's alibi.

He made us lie for him.

The day after Andie went missing,

Sal asked us to tell the police that he stayed round mine till 12:15.

He said he didn't want them wasting time on him

when they should be out there finding Andie,

and we went along with it.

Then you told the police the truth?

Yeah.

What changed your mind?

It's a crime to lie to the police.

Anyway, things were getting real. Andie hadn't just shown up.

Did you like Andie?

I didn't know the girl. Like, literally never spoke to her.

What are you trying to prove by doing this?

That Sal's innocent.

You really think that?

Don't you?

The Sal I knew, no way he could have killed her.

But he confessed to it.

Then he went into the woods...

..and swallowed a bunch of pills.

I mean...

..you don't do that for nothing, do you?

People say money can't buy you love.

Well, they clearly haven't met my beautiful wife.

LAUGHTER Well said.

No, seriously, I'm a very successful man...

It's always nice to see true love, isn't it?

A bit of old-school romancing.

I didn't mean to scare you.

It's all right.

A word to the wise...

..I've heard you're a bit of a nosy parker.

And you know what happens to nosy parkers, don't you?

Naomi's wasted and acting weird, I've put her in the car,

Lauren's stormed off in tears. We need to go.

Dark forces are at work here.

A good-looking man just tried to steal my nose.

What good-looking man?

Are you drunk?

What?

No! No, I only had five teeny... tiny drinks, like thimbles.

OK. Let's go.

So, two key witnesses that say that Sal lied about his alibi,

which does not look great.

But... they were just so weird!

There were like a million discrepancies

about their accounts of that night.

Max says they were playing FIFA,

but Naomi says they were playing Super Mario Party.

And Naomi says she was there the whole evening,

but Max says she was MIA.

You spoke to Naomi?

I'm sorry. I asked you not to. I specifically asked you not to.

Did you know that Naomi and the others lied for Sal? Yes.

So, why wouldn't you tell me?

It was five years ago!

And everyone except for you wants to forget it ever happened.

It's a key piece of information and you're my best friend.

Are you for real?!

I didn't tell you cos I didn't want you stirring everything up again.

But it's important! To you!

You're totally happy to fuck everyone else's life up

just so you can carry on playing detective. I am not playing!

Hey, Pip. Hi.

Have you seen Andie?

It's OK. I just...

I just need to speak to her about something.

She went in there.

Thanks.

KNOCKING ON DOOR

Hi.

Hi.

I have important information for Ravi.

From a galaxy far, far away?

No. I live on Martinsend Way.

Come in.

Sorry.

Ravi!

FOOTSTEPS

She says she has important information.

Hi.

I came to tell you something.

Is it that you've completely lost your mind?

What?

Oh.

Well, why are you here?

I came to say that I'm sorry.

I want you to know that it wasn't just a school project for me.

I always believed that Sal was innocent.

And so you thought you'd ride in like some white knight

come to save us?

No. No, I didn't think that.

This was just a stupid mistake. I shouldn't have come.

Hey.

Why did you think he was innocent?

I knew so.

He was always kind to me.

He would have never have done anything to hurt her.

Come with me.

It's Sal's.

The confession.

"It was me. I did it. I'm so sorry."

The grammar.

The last text, the punctuation is perfect,

but the others... Sal was the smartest person I knew,

but he texted like an illiterate.

He didn't write the confession.

So if he didn't write it, who did?

I guess that's what we need to find out.

MUSIC: Gunshot by Lykke Li

♪ I am longing for your poison

♪ Like a cancer for its prey

♪ Shot an arrow, in your harbour

♪ Where you waited in the rain

♪ I am sire, I am ivy

♪ I am no-one, I'm nobody

♪ I am longing for your honey

♪ I am longing for your love

♪ And the shot goes through my head and back

♪ Gunshot, can't take it back... ♪

I can't. I can't. Andie, please!

Please, just stop! No, wait. No, I'm sorry! I love you!

DOOR SLAMS

Sal!

♪ Wide awake, why you're not here... ♪

I'm sorry.

♪ ..straight into my heart

♪ Goes through my head and back... ♪

I'm sorry. I love you...

♪ Gunshot, can't take it back

♪ My heart cracked, really loved you bad

♪ Gunshot, I'll never get you back

♪ Never get you back

♪ Never get you back

♪ Never get you back

♪ Never get you back. ♪