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There she is on our horizon. Just within our grasp.

PANICKED CRYING

Nicky Branson is she really dead?

Who were you with?

So I found out our assistant.

Mother. Daphne.

Roy and Ann's boy. Could all kick off again.

GUNSHOT

This family the Bottomleys they've gone.

You saw them didn't you?

I've left the force.

Harry Summers is a perfectly capable replacement.

I know you'll be smart and helpful Ronan OK? Smart for your family.

RUSTLING

DOOR SQUEAKS

LIGHTER CLICKS

Hey. Morning.

Morning.

GUNSHOT

Which one?

Whichever's unluckiest.

GUNSHOT

GUNSHOT

PHONE RINGS

SIGHS

CLEARS THROAT

Sparrow Cabs.

VOICE ON PHONE: Daphne it's Ann.

Hi.

Are you OK? You sound tired.

No I always sound like this in the morning.

Well that's smoking for you - be t'death of ya.

What we talked about - we think we're going to go for it tomorrow.

Tomorrow?!

And with Ronan tagging along yeah.

So if we pick him up nine to ten and no phones.

Locations and all that.

I-I-I'm not happy about this. Sorry.

Look we really want to help your family with this...

..at this difficult...

But my family my...

You know Ronan it's...it's really shaken him this.

He just has to point him out that's all.

But I mean there must be someone else who can...

Daphne. Daphne.

Everyone recognises this is just summat that has to be done.

Then I'm coming.

I think the less people the better.

Is it less or fewer?

My dad always used to pull me up on that. Fewer?

No he's not going alone. If he's going I'm going.

Fine. I'll pack extra cobs.

They want to drive him somewhere tomorrow.

Oh... Right. Well I'll go with...

I've said I'll go. No leave this to...

Yeah to the man? That always works out don't it?!

BIRDS CHIRP

WHISPERS: "This child is a counsellor?!

"Telling us we can't have our jobs back!

"And she's the Sheriff of Nottingham?!

"Couldn't write it!"

"Cancelling Christmas!!"

"Run this bitch over."

FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

BABY GURGLES

OK...

BIRDS CHIRP

DOG BARKS

Ian!

Hi Julie.

Oh my God!

BOTH CHUCKLE

It's been a while. Yeah.

JULIE CHUCKLES

Oh come in.

Oh you've got a dog!

Yeah! Oh!

So what you've properly left the police?

Yeah yeah it's a-a new start.

It's that um new team outside the police.

Right.

Looking at the underlying causes of um...

HE CHUCKLES

I won't bore you with it but er...

No! I'll say when you're boring!

I think I just um...

I don't know. I just lost faith in it all you know?

And did I hear that um...

..you and...?

Oh shit the bed. I've forgotten her name.

I'm so sorry. That's so rude.

Helen. Yeah.

Yeah. No... Well yeah we did.

Ah.

Suppose it didn't help you accusing her of being a spy?

It's actually OK. She's moved to um...

And I'm just round the corner.

Oh! Yeah. Renting you know just temporary

surrounded by boxes and everything so... But I'm...

So um...

..the sign...outside.

Oh. Uh yeah.

Well uh Cathy she moved up to the Peaks you know

after what happened and... Her and Fred. And...

I just increasingly felt that I couldn't quite put my finger

on what I was still here for you know?

Uh so... I-I don't know if I will sell.

I just thought I'd put it on the market and see. You know?

Yeah. Baby steps.

Right.

BOTH CHUCKLE WRYLY

SIGHS

Who were you with at the rink? Come on.

There must be someone else who saw what happened

who know this Bottomley lot?

I'm not asking - tell me who!

Who?

MICKEY: Just tell us Ronan. No-one's going to lose their shit.

She's losing her shit now look.

And don't speak to her like that!

I'm trying to protect you.

Oi happy families. What's going off up here?

BANGS DOOR

Chill everyone all right? He's had a proper shock ain't he?

I'm fine!

DAPHNE: You're not fine. You won't be fine.

Hey hey. OK. All right. Rory's right.

Oh my God. Why don't you get it?

Right now he is clean.

He's never got his hands mucky once

and now we're all OK with him getting mixed up in all this?!

What are we starting? Slippery fucking slope!

I can hear you all whispering.

BANGING

NEWSREADER: And hopes are high one day Olympic glory beckons.

Susannah Lewis is with them.

And actually we'll be going to Susannah shortly

but we understand that the Chief Constable

of Nottinghamshire Constabulary is now about to make a statement

regarding the murder of Nicky Branson...

CHIEF CONSTABLE: We know that these shootings -

one on a home in a quiet street another killing a young man -

are very upsetting for the community.

SHE GROANS

What we're appealing for is calm...

VOMITS

..in a very difficult time.

TV: JOURNALISTS CLAMOUR

Thank you.

EXHALES DEEPLY

For fuck's sake Rach sort it out. Fucking hell.

ELECTRIC SCREWDRIVER WHIRS

On the Bottomleys I wanted to ask -

DCS Summers the SIO...

I run these support groups. Victims of crime.

Harry was along the other day.

That's good though in't it? I mean...

it's healthy for him you know to um check in and...

Yeah.

But I'm not sure he's completely like...

And also the Bottomleys are part of that group.

He's listened to them they've listened to him. Is that not a...?

He's a good officer.

You know he...he got that promotion because he deserved it.

I were on the interview panel so um...

I-I don't...I don't think you have to worry.

PHONE RINGS

RECEPTIONIST ON PHONE: Madam Sheriff it's reception.

There's a... They don't have an appointment

but the parents of the lad who got shot are here.

Right... Now you call right? If you need anything.

ROY: Mrs Sheriff yeah? All right?

Mr and Mrs Branson?

Yeah.

I'm very sorry about your son.

I know they've charged someone but...

Yeah.

I imagine you've heard about us.

Not all of it will be true mind. But...

Anyway Ann had this idea.

I would like to name a street after him.

People do that don't they?

There's a couple of roads. Places we lived growing up.

A street in Ashfield

just around t'corner from you actually I think.

Felly Ave?

We thought that would be nice.

Yeah.

So that people remember.

And they should remember.

OK. Well I think the normal procedure is

if all the neighbours on the street agree

you can petition the council.

So we just have to speak to t'neighbours get 'em to say yeah?

Yeah. Except you know not everyone might want

to go through the hassle of changing their address.

I think they will. Yeah. Yeah.

And with your endorsement as our local councillor

and sheriff no less...

Eh? Easy-peasy.

QUIET CHATTER

LISA: Sorry... It's um Julie Jackson isn't it?

Yeah.

We've crossed paths a couple... but we've never proper...

I'm Lisa. I live...

Oh! Yeah. Hi.

So are you here to have your say?

Oh no. No. No I'll leave that to the...

Well um Janet over there

she's got a couple of boys about to leave school so...

What do they want? That's what matters.

Oh. I suppose I just...

Well I know how hard you all fought here back in t'day and...

I don't know I... I look up to you a bit and...

You don't want to be like me!

No but sounds like you're doing the right...

You know listening and...

A lime and soda please.

Fuckin' hell! That's what millionaires drink is it?

Lime and soda?

You're Rory Sparrow right?

The um two farms near yours

have just leased their land to our developers

but we hadn't heard from you though so...

What after my family's land are you? My inheritance?

Yeah I know.

It's ever so nice of you to want to make us

a ton of money with your solar panels.

I'm sure there's absolutely nowt in it for you.

Well...

You do well we do well.

Money into the area. Everyone does...

All right Robin Hood.

I'll take your meeting.

Come up sometime.

Ooh he's got a card!

You must be important.

The move to green infrastructure needs steel and steel needs coal.

Coal that's not shipped across the world. That's less CO2.

It'll be part of the transition

towards the next Industrial Revolution

a green one to be moving for once not...not...not static.

Moving or going back?

I thought we was done with all that.

And then we'll have to go through all of that pain again one day.

I can't predict the future all right but...but this is jobs.

And many of them for young people the disadvantaged here.

Why are you two not chipping in?

MURMURING

Aren't you both councillors?

Well it's a consultation so we're here to listen to you

and um Lisa and I will vote the way that the majority feels

although I think our reservations are pretty well known.

Well yes. And uh a-a whopping 11 other councillors are undecided

waiting for Mrs Waters and Mrs Waters -

as representatives of the district itself -

to make up their mind and vote with them.

So if you want this pit

it's very important that you convince them - kindly of course.

TV: 74...

SNOOKER BALLS CLACK

90.

BREATHES SHAKILY

We can't...enforce our way out of every social prob... Yeah.

I say to the room

we can't enforce our way out of every social problem.

PHONE RINGS

And...

Social problem... We can't enforce our way out...

Harry? How goes it?

Sorry to bother you. It's just you know

you did say bother if um...

So we had ANPR alerts out

on some of the old families and gangs.

See if anyone made any moves

in response to what's happening.

Including the Sparrows.

We haven't clocked them making any moves yet

but there was something off when I went round there.

Daphne was... I don't know and...

I know you've had dealings with them - her - in the past

so I didn't know if you had like a...take?

Coincidence or...?

Look can I...can I get back to you er...soon?

Yeah. Yeah sure.

Good.

Hey. Oh! Ian!

Oh! What is it?

I hope you don't mind.

I just wanted to pick your brains about something.

It's um...

It's about Daphne Sparrow.

Right. Well come in.

It's just um... Look um

I'm just aware that you know you and I we're um...

..we're pretty much the only people

who know about her past.

I know she came to see you that time

you know after me and I was just wondering

if you were still in touch with her.

Am I in touch with her?!

No. Why? Why would I be?

I'm just a bit worried about her. She...she...

I think she might have got herself mixed up in something.

So what? What's that got to do with me?

Why can't anyone round here sort themselves out?

All right! I was just... I was just wondering if...

Yeah. All right. Sorry. I know I'm snapping

but I can't believe

that's what you came round here for Ian.

Are you all right?

Yeah I'm all right.

No I'm just... Don't worry. I'll sort it out.

You know you have a lovely evening Julie.

OK! Bye.

Julie...

Oh my giddy aunt. What?

Do you want to go for a drink some...time?

Is that what you wanted to ask?

I don't know. it might have been.

It might be part of it. I don't know.

Well uh... As...

As what? I mean like...

I don't know... I... As what?

I don't...I don't have to know everything.

I just I don't know what the rules are.

I don't know what the right... I just...

I mean and you know me you know

I mean better than...

I-I'm pretty well put together I've got my feet on the ground.

I just... I'm just in the middle of um...

I don't know I'm between...

And likewise I expect you're in the same...

Oh there's that word again. Yeah. "Expect".

What...what do people expect me to be and do?

Mm?

March with a banner? Live like a nun?

Curl up and die? What?

I don't know. I just wanted to know

if you want to go for a drink that's all.

Yeah fine. Fine.

Yeah? Yeah yeah.

Er WhatsApp me.

Right. OK.

Um...

Ta.

Right...

SHE CHUCKLES

Hey Stephie it's DCS Summers. Um...

Harry. Remember I drove you here?

Hello. How are you?

DENIS: Stephie! We don't open the door to anyone we...said.

Oh it's... Sorry my fault.

I was just checking in making sure you were all OK.

I tried to call a bit earlier but there was no...

Oh yeah yeah the signal on our phones out here it...

Anyway we're OK. I think.

We like the beach.

We do. Yeah.

OK good.

Would you...?

Do you want to come in for a bit?

Sure. Yeah. Uh just...just for a bit.

Yeah. Right.

TUNE PLAYS ON STEPHIE'S DEVICE

OK.

Can I offer you a drink?

I have a couple of pale ales or...whisky.

Oh...

Yeah I shouldn't really.

UPBEAT CHATTER

WOMAN LAUGHS: No!

Anyway it's all...uh...

It's all podcasts now in't it?

And what you should do Rach...

I mean millions of people still listen to radio.

Commuters... Maybe not in your world.

Oooh!

WOMAN: I do love a good crime podcast.

Yeah. I'll get it.

Oh Christ.

Who's this crackhead?

BUZZER

Er sorry.

I don't know if this is the right flat

or who it is I've been messaging.

I just know they live in this building.

Yeah I er don't think that's us.

You've got the wrong flat. Sorry.

No it's about Ronan. I'm Ronan's mum.

We uh... We don't know

who Ronan is.

Shit. Are you OK? Rach?

I know who that is. Um just give me two secs.

BREATHES SHAKILY

I said not until tomorrow please.

No it has to be now.

Oh...ta. Shit. She's coming up.

Who is she? Do you know her or should I call the police?

No no police.

Rach?

Why were you out with my son?

What?

What are you fucking mute all of a sudden?

I need to come in.

Talk. You're not coming in.

Honestly duck

this isn't the kind of nice and fancy place

you want me being overheard - do you understand?

I told Ronan I'd talk to him tomorrow.

Yeah and that was me.

I texted you and I need to speak to you now.

I need something from you. Now.

If you were there

and you saw what he saw...

..and if you're his - whatever the fuck -

friend new girlfriend fuckbuddy - I don't know...

Si... His sister...

He found me. It's why he wanted to meet. You're my...

Oh...

BREATHES RAGGEDLY

Are you really her?

Yeah.

Yeah?

GROANS

Oh God.

I think I'm going to fucking faint. Ah...

HYPERVENTILATES DOOR OPENS

DAPHNE GROANS

Are you OK? Yeah. Everything's fine.

She's just using the bathroom.

TAP RUNS

Oh.

BREATHES DEEPLY

Came up here for um training.

DHEP.

About...15 years now.

Jesus.

Weren't sure how long I'd stay but uh...

..you know settled in...

..met a girl.

When you came to our group that time...

..you didn't really say owt.

It's called the Wash you know.

The bit of water.

Famous. Mm.

They say that King John...

..the bad one like

nemesis of Robin Hood

the one who signed the Magna Carta

he were at war with his barons -

this will be 1200s...

He were trekking over the bay one day

when his baggage train got stuck.

Horses mud.

Sea starts coming in.

As they get lost to the sea...

And King John dead gutted like he...

He goes on to Nottingham.

Died there hours later.

It's still out there they say.

All that treasure.

The Holy Grail for any detectorist.

Course none of it may be true but it's one of them innit?

Summat that keeps us going precisely because it can...

..never be found.

Sorry.

Not normally the feeling-faint type trust me.

GROANS

PUFFS

And if you want some sort

of big beating-me-chest grovelling apology

about what I did nearly 40 years ago

you're not going to get one. I don't want one.

How...how did he find out?

Find...you?

He found a birth certificate

after some conversation he overheard -

you and someone else.

SIGHS

So...what are you um...

..are you OK? You're uh...

Has everything worked out then or what?

I'm fine. I had...

Yeah they were good my parents. I'm...I'm OK.

You left my son alone...

..to deal with this. Alone.

I know... I...

And if I could take it back but I can't.

You this - this isn't my world.

And even just hearing about how someone shot at that house

of that poor family and...

..how much danger we're in and...

And what with the sister inside too? That's cold.

What... Hang on. Sis... What sister? Do you know 'em?

Do you know 'em the Bottomleys?

No no he just...

He just showed me a photo in the rink

and I remember that...that's all.

Right.

OK OK. Look I...

The...

The parents of the boy who you saw die

they're pretty upset.

So they want to go and have a word

with the family of the lad who did it

who've been bundled off somewhere by the pigs.

Have a word?

No.

They've asked Ronan to go and point them out.

Well I can't have that.

He's not strong enough.

He might look and act it but...

..he's just not.

Well... Well I can't.

No I can't I'm just... I'm a normal person

I live just a normal... And...

KNOCK AT DOOR

Yep. Yep yeah. Two secs.

No no no I won't get my hands dirty.

They're already dirty. You're already in.

Might I remind you once again

you ran away!

Leaving a frightened boy with a corpse.

Uh I want to but I...

I can't. I can't be responsible for anyone getting hurt.

You won't be because we're going to stop 'em.

She was an innocent... bystander.

Chloe.

I should have got out like you. Here.

I get these bad flashbacks which is normal apparently.

But what's odd with me is...

..I wasn't there.

I've had some issues.

Had issues.

SIGHS

When the factory closed...

..got into these...

..online games.

Bingo and...

Pff...

Got rough for a while.

When Ryan started going off t'rails...

..I just wanted to be there for Pam you know?

And Stephie.

It was really important to me.

SNORES SOFTLY

PANICKED BREATHING

STRUGGLES FOR BREATH

YELLS OUT

KNOCK AT DOOR

DOOR CREAKS

WHISPERS: What shall we do?

HARRY YELLS OUT

Should I wake him? No. It's night terrors.

Just leave him. Go back to bed.

MORE YELLS

All right. All right.

DOOR CREAKS

DOOR CLOSES

SIGHS

LOUD GASP

BREATHES RAPIDLY

BIRDS CHIRP

SIGHS

Right...

These have never been on.

So there'll be no trace they were ever here.

Just don't turn them on till you get wherever you're going.

There's one for them.

And one to keep yoursen so you can communicate.

The numbers are on both.

Although God knows how you're going to get a phone

to one of these walking corpses

without the Bransons seeing you.

Fucking delivery drone?

Why don't you just post a note through the letterbox

saying "You're about to die"?

I'm minute by minute here Rory.

Yeah it's about being able to keep in touch with them

and get them as far away as possible cos...

SIGHS: ..Roy and Ann are not the type to ever stop.

SIGHS

Right.

KEYS CLATTER

BELL PEALS

RAIN POURS

Who's this?

It's OK.

I didn't ask if it were OK.

She was there with Ronan.

You saw what happened to Nicky?

Yeah.

I don't like strangers.

She's not a stranger. She's...family.

You know the Bottomleys?

What they look like?

We need someone who can point 'em out

and get out the way yeah?

Right? Yeah.

I mean I only saw a photo

but I think they'd be pretty easy...

Right let's go.

ENGINE STARTS

DOOR CLOSES

Supermarket never got back to me - about that sandwich.

Real shame that.

TUNE PLAYS ON STEPHIE'S DEVICE

Then that back lawn needs mowing.

Wonder who does that. Upkeep.

Are we meant to do that?

Can't think about it.

TUTS

Well... what are you thinking about?

About Ryan.

Behind bars.

What he did.

We should get out.

Today.

Little wander. No-one knows us here.

And...

..look Pam we have to bloody live don't we?

Hello you.

Hello you.

Are you OK?

It's going to be all right you know.

All this.

So...

..shall we go and have some fun?

Shall we?

Anyone want a mint?

DAPHNE: No ta.

Do you know roughly...where?

Some houses backing onto t'beach.

Often hide folk there apparently.

How did you find that out?

Is it the same way you found out about Ronan? Is someone...?

We'll just go look around walk about.

Madam here keeps her eyes peeled.

Which one will it be?

Depends. Whoever's got t'worst luck.

"Which one"?

One life for one life.

There's a code.

Why would it be both?

PHONE VIBRATES

Missed call from Kyre.

Bloody signal round here.

You've got a phone?

Won't they be able to...?

Old phone. Not used it a couple of years.

Burner unregistered. Be in t'North Sea by teatime.

Just need to stay in touch with our Kyre.

Nephew.

Sort of expected none of you'd want to get your hands dirty.

ANN: There's about 40 unread on here.

Christ. I never play voicemails.

Pointless.

Be old by now anyway.

AUTOMATED: First new message.

Uh it's me Kyre. I might be half an hour late.

I took a wrong 'un on the 153...

Oh fucking hell.

I'll meet you there. To return the call

at your normal rate...

He couldn't find his cock with his balls that one.

Next message.

Dad it's Nicky.

Hey guess where I am! Can you hear?

Fucking Wembley duck!

CROWD CHEERS

Nottingham Forest back in the Premier League!

HOOTERS

1-0 against Huddersfield.

Shite game banging result. I'm buzzing.

What is it 23 years?

Cos uh well...

..I remember that day.

Last game we were in the top league.

What was I? Six seven?

Brian Clough Stand!

# Oh City Ground

# Oh mist rolling in from

# The Trent my desire... #

BIRDS CAW

INDISTINCT CHATTER

DOG YAPS

CHILD CHEERS

Nothing. No help.

You pair go in there.

It's lunchtime. People eat lunch.

I've got to be careful. This face.

Not beyond the realm of possibilities

they've looked me up.

And when you're this handsome

it tends to stay in t'memory eh?

SHE CHUCKLES

DENIS: I might just get the pie.

"Try our famous pies."

Why's every pub's pie famous?

My kingdom for an unappreciated

undiscovered pie.

Oh God yeah.

Yeah that's...

OK. Right well...

Um I suppose we'd better quickly tell 'em.

Now. What will they do if...?

He's gone to wander.

Thought I might have a restorative whisky.

You look like you've seen a ghost.

Ah.

Maybe you have...

..seen a ghost.

Christ when you actually look at them

family like that

it's pretty obvious in't it?

Guess we didn't really need your lot after all.

BARMAN: Who's next?

Just a whisky please.

Single malt.

She said it COULD be them.

Could be?

That's £5.40.

It's OK. I've got it. No...

CARD READER DINGS

All right.

Let's go tell him.

Yeah I need the toilet. Back in a minute.

You go.

I'll wait for your...

Ooh I don't even know how you're related.

It's... It's complicated.

Pam?

Sorry. I meant my friend.

It's OK Pam. You go to t'loo. I'll tell you after.

Oh God...

Low battery...

Oh Jesus Christ Rory.

Fuck's sake!

Oh shit.

Oh God.

Oh God...

Ready.

Hold on a minute.

Whose is this? It's not mine. It's not my phone.

Oh.

Oh it's dead.

What on earth?

PHONE RINGS

Hello?

Is DCS Summers there please?

Not at the moment.

Who is this please?

Um....

I could try him on his other number he gave.

He gave us this number for...

He's been looking after us.

Oh yeah. I um...

..I think he's out of action for the rest of the day.

But...I'm familiar

with the confidential nature of the case.

OK well...

It's just that... we found this phone.

We were on a walkabout this pub

and...someone's dropped a phone in my pocket.

Hmm. I see.

Yeah that um... That does sound a bit odd doesn't it?

I'll speak to Harry myself.

I'll send a couple of uniforms over just for tonight.

Oh OK. Good. That would make us feel a lot better.

I take it you know who we are and where we are

by the sounds of it?

I do.

Stay put for now

and you'll be getting a visitor shortly.

And your name was...?

Slow...

..and soft.

I want to go detecting.

OK.

Go detecting.

Back in 20.

METAL DETECTOR CRACKLES

MOWER APPROACHES

We used to come near here as kids.

Skegness.

Hunstanton. Did you?

N-No I'm uh... I didn't... didn't grow up round here.

You didn't miss much.

Static caravan in holiday park

proper Hi-de-Hi! kind of thing.

I probably found it cringeworthy and old-fashioned

even back then.

Bingo...

The entertainment - those touring bands

tribute acts.

How do? Afternoon.

We've just moved in.

Not moved in. Like visiting.

Ours needs a bit of TLC.

I don't suppose I could borrow it for a bit could I?

Er...yes sure er...

O-Of course.

You're a gentleman and a scholar.

Denis.

I couldn't trouble you for one more thing could I?

You don't have a charger for one of these do you?

There's a phone or something we should grab.

You just need summat don't you?

An activity or a reason to get together

to see yoursen as part of summat else.

Roy - he's never been bothered much about being round others.

Family? Oh yeah.

It's different.

Any chance we get. But...

What were it she famously said?

There's no such thing as society.

Only men and women...

..and families.

Or summat.

ENGINE RUMBLES

TRICKLING

THUD CLATTERING

TRICKLING CONTINUES

ENGINE RUMBLES OUTSIDE

BREATHES HEAVILY

VIDEO PLAYS

CHUCKLES

JINGLE PLAYS

Mm.

TAP RUNS

Uncle Roy...

Outside.

CHUCKLES

Pam Bottomley.

SHE GASPS

GUN COCKS

For Nicky.

GUNSHOT

WIND WHISTLES

ENGINE RUMBLES

Daft bastard.

PANTS

I already did her.

You what?

I already did her.

METAL DETECTOR BEEPS

Yeah.

Fuck it eh?

Which?

Both. Him and her.

"They know where you are. Run. Now. Then call this number."

Someone tried to warn 'em.

PHONE BUZZES

Whoever this is

you think I don't have the means to track you down?

You're dead mate.

Dead dead dead.

Get rid of this Kyre.

DOORS CLOSE

THUD LOUD YELL

HE GASPS FOR BREATH

DOOR BANGS

THUD

RAIN PATTERS

SPITS

Ugh.

Bleurgh!

ENGINE STARTS

CAR DRIVES AWAY

SIGHS

PANTS

EXHALES DEEPLY

INHALES SHARPLY

EXHALES

CAMERA FLASH WHIRS

CAMERA CLICKS

TROLLEY RATTLES

HELICOPTER WHIRS