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There is only one day left.

Whatever happens tomorrow will happen,

but I feel I have to write it all down

to record exactly what happened and why.

What is apparent is that we are all

in such a different place

from where we were four months ago.

Will you be staying with us for the summer,

Jean or are you off on another of your exotic travels?

At the moment, I'm not really sure.

It's just that I have to work out my room availability.

I might, I might not, I'm waiting to hear.

As soon as you know.

Hart & Lee Guest House.

Jean!

Thank you.

Hello.

Jean, it's Shelley, something's come up.

How are you fixed for the summer?

I'm free, I think, from when?

You can have my room.

That was my niece from Australia,

she's asked me over for the summer.

She said to take plenty of cotton.

Apparently where they are, they have 90% humidity.

Naturally as our most reliable house sitter,

we thought of you, Jean.

Anyway, as I said on the phone, the owners,

Mr. and Mrs. Standish-Cave are away until September.

Inventory and the usual dos and don'ts,

do guard it, it saves so much work at the end.

It's a little more comprehensive than you're used to.

It's their house.

Exactly.

Actually there is something else.

When you finish, it'll be your birthday, you'll be 60.

I'm afraid this will have to be

your last house sitting appointment, Jean.

I know that you've done over 40.

57, this will be my 58th.

It's the insurance, the moment you're over 60,

we can't get the cover.

I see.

It's out of my hands.

Sorry.

Walden Manor was the first

truly beautiful house I'd ever seen,

it was the first house I could really imagine living in.

In all my years of house sitting,

the best house was going to be my last.

The owners had for reasons best known to themselves

decided to lock up most of the rooms.

Even though my job is to keep a house alive and aired,

here, I was only allowed to use three rooms and a bathroom.

I think they assumed I would just watch the television

and go to bed, that may have been true,

but I didn't care for the assumption.

Living in other people's houses doesn't suit everyone,

but since Mother died, I was used to being on my own

and it suited me.

If only the owners had made me feel a little more welcome.

Mr. Hunter, a year ago you were convicted

of not having vehicle insurance or a road fund license.

Twice, you've failed to keep up the payment structure

we put in place.

Yes, I know, I-I've been trying.

Is there any prospect of employment?

Well, I'm trying to work for myself,

so I have got money coming in.

Very well, but I have to warn you,

that if you fail to keep up the payments this time,

then a custodial sentence is inevitable.

Even though the Standish-Cave's methods

differed from mine, I was very careful

to follow their instructions.

Insisting I use a feather duster was a mistake.

I could mend it.

No, absolutely not.

Which one was it?

The Chinese teapot, I think.

Oh, you would break the most valuable one, wouldn't you?

I was following their instructions.

Yes, but why weren't you more careful?

This is exactly the problem of insuring the over sixties.

I'll make a note on the inventory

and Jean, try not to break anything else.

It's always difficult to undo

that which has already happened

or to mend even half-broken things,

but had the teapot not smashed,

had Shelley not spoken to me in the way she did,

had everyone just let me do my job,

then everything that followed might not have happened.

Burnham Norton.

Can I help you?

How do you do?

Jeff Stevenson, curate up at St. Mary's, Burnham Norton.

Ah, Gordon Brookes.

How is Burnham Norton these days?

Do you know it?

I know Charles Harbertson over in Diss.

Do you know Charles?

I know of him obviously.

What brings you all the way down here?

Well, I've actually come to see your figures,

Saint John and Saint Catherine, aren't they?

The date we have is 16th century.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, this is much earlier.

See, if you look at the crudeness of the carving

around the eyes and nose, could even be 12th century, hm.

Could I examine them?

I've got a funeral at 11.

If you'd made an appointment.

Ah, of course.

I'm just not sure when I'm gonna be down this way again.

Yeah.

How long will you be?

Well, only a minute.

Keys, keys, keys.

Keys, locks and keys.

There we are.

Now, if I could ask you to wear those just to make sure.

Thanks so much for this.

Oh, my word.

Yeah.

You know, don't let me stop you, you know,

you've got things to do. No, no, no,

I'm fascinated to hear your thoughts.

Again, you know, if you look at the positioning

of the hands, yeah, again, it.

Dust.

Water. Of course.

Not now, please!

Come on!

Get a move on, you fat cow.

Jase.

Jason, I need the toilet.

Don't be stupid, you'll just have to hold it in.

I can't.

You can and you will.

Jason, can you stop please?

Oh, shit!

You see, I knew how to look after houses.

Like humans, they need to breathe.

With each door I unlocked,

the house gradually revealed itself to me

and now that I had the keys, I could look after it properly.

You clear it up now!

I need a lift.

I-I don't know.

Please!

Please before he comes out, you have to help me.

Where you going?

Anywhere, just not here.

Steph.

Steph!

Steph!

Thanks.

Where-where do you wanna go?

I don't care.

Well, where's home?

With him.

Not everything of Mrs. Standish-Cave's

suited or fitted, but they felt like the real me,

the me that I could now become.

The Standish-Caves had left me in charge,

why did I need a list of their dos and don'ts

and an inventory of what went where?

No, I was here now

and I would decide what was best for this house.

There you go.

Oh, thanks.

They fit?

Yeah, just about.

Are you cold, do you want a fire?

No, I'm, I'm okay, thanks.

How many months?

Eight.

What's your name?

Michael.

You?

Steph.

Look, are you hungry?

I-I don't have much, um.

I'm always hungry.

I think it's because I'm eating for two.

No, no, no, don't be silly, let me do that.

No, I want to.

He- Where are you, bitch, eh?

I'm not telling you, Jase.

Where are you, eh?

I got a lift.

What do you mean you got a lift, who with, eh?

Yeah, well someone was kind to me.

- Yeah, who? - I don't know.

You bitch!

He was all right when I started with him,

then the moment I said I was pregnant, things changed.

Do you wanna stay?

Chateau Lafite.

Why not?

You, ah, staying around here?

Walden Manor.

Oh, I heard they'd gone away.

Yes, South Africa, I'm house sitting for them.

Big place for you on your own.

Oh, I'm quite used to it,

it's what I do since my husband died.

Still, my children will be popping down,

so I won't be lonely.

You need anything, you just let me know.

Thank you, I will.

Bye now.

Do you like it?

It's great.

Are you sure you should be doing so much?

Oh, stop it, Michael, I'm not ill.

Here, can you feel it,

elbow or a knee?

So when's it due?

Well, I thought they told you all that,

when you have checks at the hospital.

I haven't bothered with all that,

not after the last time.

I was at school,

not quite 15,

my mum was an alcoholic.

They said we were unfit, so they took the baby away.

This time, I'm not telling anyone.

What's up?

What have I said?

Nothing, it's just me being stupid.

No, I have, you're really upset.

My mum was 15,

they never gave her a choice either.

I was put in a home.

You know, it wasn't bad, it was just hard, you know?

Look, it doesn't matter, I'm sorry.

I'm-I'm making you feel bad.

Oh, my God, it's okay.

You know, it's in the past, can't change it.

You can only change what hasn't happened.

If you could do anything, anything at all,

what would you do?

Do you know, when I was a little kid, right,

I used to dream about being a famous actor.

You know, have people look at me and know who I was.

It's stupid really.

No, it's not.

I wanted to be an artist.

Did you?

Yeah, go to college, I still do.

You never know what's gonna happen,

like I didn't know that I was gonna meet you

just when I needed it most.

You know that you're the only bloke that's never hit me?

With each day passing,

Walden felt more and more like home,

but I didn't like it that everywhere

I was being looked down upon and judged.

I will admit I did hesitate for a moment,

but it would've been wrong to get sentimental about them.

They had had their time here.

It was time for my stories now.

What'd you think?

And on any other day, they might be worth something,

but I'm carrying a lot of stock now.

They're 12th century, they're worth thousands!

250.

You're having a laugh.

It's the only offer you're going to get.

You didn't have to, I don't need it.

Steph, you do.

Yeah, anyway, I wanted to.

Later, Jase.

Oi!

Look, I wanted to buy it for you,

you know, what's wrong with that?

And you know, you look great.

I'm a fat cow.

No, you're not.

I don't deserve it.

I don't even know why you're being so nice to me.

What?

Look at me.

What is it that you see?

I think you're beautiful.

No!

I'm not, now don't say that!

Well, you are.

I'm a fat,

fat cow!

Stop it, right.

Just stop it, right, you're beautiful.

No, I'm not.

Look, I'm sorry if you think that I'm wrong.

I'm sorry.

Did you mean it?

What?

You said I was beautiful.

You are.

Say it again.

You're beautiful.

Again.

All right, don't push your luck.

You're beautiful.

What's wrong?

It's okay, it was just a kick that took my breath away.

- You sure? - Yeah.

What?

I'm just looking.

Michael!

- What? - It's Jason.

You sure?

He was there staring up at me, I saw him!

He knows where we are.

Oh, my God.

You don't leave me, Steph, I know you're in there!

Get your arse down here now!

Either you're coming out or I'm coming in!

No, don't let him in, he'll kill you!

It's all right!

You whore, whore!

Next time, I'll have you!

Both of you!

It's all right, he's gone.

He won't let it lie.

He will.

No, you don't know what he's like.

He'll be back.

Ssh, look, it's just words.

We'll go to the country, stay in a B&B for a few days,

see how you feel then.

Maybe it'll give him a chance to cool down.

Where do you wanna go? I don't care.

Name somewhere.

Um, Wales.

I've never been to Wales.

All right, Wales it is.

Michael, hurry up!

I thought we were going to Wales.

We are, just a little detour.

I thought we could do a little bit of business.

There's a place that I saw around here in "Country Life,"

looked like it had a few nice things, portable things.

Okay.

All I've got to do is get inside.

You okay?

Yeah.

Hello there, um, I have to pick up a hall stand

from Walden Grange, that's not you, is it?

No, this is Walden Manor.

Oh, well, you don't happen to know where it is, do you?

It's just I've left the directions at home,

I thought I wouldn't be able to miss it.

Walden Grange? No.

No, I'm-I'm sorry, I should.

Oh, well.

This isn't it.

Well, thanks anyway.

You wouldn't happen to have a local map, would you?

I think I have one in the study.

Well, that'd be great.

Amazing place.

Original paneling?

Yes, I believe it is, we're very proud of it.

You collect porcelain?

Not me, my late husband,

he picked pieces up from his travels.

Is that your field, are you a dealer?

Well, I-I work for dealers.

You know, I'm more of an all rounder.

Well, what can I say, you know,

this is like being a kid in a sweet shop.

Help me, it's the baby!

It's all right.

It's all right.

Please, quick, oh!

Upstairs, big bathroom, get lots of clean towels

and get the duvet and the pillows off the bed.

- Okay. - Hurry!

You're doing fine,

you're doing really fine.

No!

I'll be two minutes, only two minutes.

Just one more push, just one more, almost done.

Just a minute.

Well done!

And baby's out, there he is!

Oh, wow!

You've done it,

you've done it.

There we go, you've got him out, well done.

- You did it. - Wait till you see.

You did it.

It's a little boy.

You've got a son.

Oh, he's beautiful, look at him.

Look what you've done, you clever girl.

Look at him, oh, baby, oh.

Will he be okay?

Oh, he's perfect, of course he will.

He's fine.

- He's beautiful. - There we are.

You did it.

Clever girl, well done.

Lovely.

What are you gonna call him?

I like the name Matthew.

That's wonderful, means gift of God.

Ssh!

I had never experienced anything like it,

the bond I felt with these people

and the baby I'd brought into the world was so intense.

A house like this needs a family and now it had one,

I knew I must do everything I could to hold onto it.

We've got a baby.

Michael, what we gonna do? We can't sleep in the van.

You let me worry about that.

I've got something for you.

I'll need a hand.

For the moment, he needs to be close to your wife.

As soon as she's strong enough,

we'll be on our way.

Well, no rush, wait and see how she feels.

Here,

you'll need these.

I had some live-in help, Eastern European girl,

she became pregnant.

I didn't want to lose her, so I had all this done

and then three weeks before the baby was due,

she went back to Prague.

Put those in here.

Do you know, I don't even know your names, Jean.

Jean, thank you, Michael and Steph.

I can't imagine what would've happened,

if we hadn't knocked on your door.

It was a miracle of fate brought you here.

And to think that the people at Walden Grange

are still waiting for you to pick up a hall stand.

Well, let them wait.

Jean, you okay?

Yes, just overwhelmed.

I never had children.

This was my first.

You don't think they should see a doctor?

It's complicated.

When Steph was younger, she had a baby,

it was taken away, she doesn't trust them.

Does she have family?

No, she was brought up by her nan, she died years ago.

So it was a good job she found you.

What about your family?

What family?

I was put up for adoption, fostered for a couple of years,

but then they gave me back,

they said I was too much trouble.

I'm the child that no one wanted.

Do you have to rush back?

Well, not if we don't want to.

Stay,

won't you please?

We couldn't, we-

I'd like you to for as long as you want.

My house is your house.

Jean said we can stay, she wants us to.

You're joking?

It's nice to have you here.

And how can I let you go,

when I've just helped deliver this precious thing?

Whatever you want, you just have to ask.

No, no, you eat.

May, may I?

Yeah, please.

There, come to Nana.

It was amazing how quickly we established

a little family routine.

Steph obviously was taken up with Matthew.

Michael was very handy with all the heavy jobs,

whilst my domain was the kitchen.

We slotted together beautifully.

If only the baby had been sleeping properly,

everything would've been perfect

and the question of them leaving was never raised again.

Walden provided us with everything,

we had no need of the outside world.

Who is it?

Do you want me to speak to him?

Ah, no, no, no.

It's the, ah, it's the gardener.

Sure you don't mind?

Don't worry me none, saves me a trip.

Wish I was paid for doing nothing more often.

It's just that my son pops over most weekends.

Well, everything he needs is in there.

I told him not to bother for the summer.

We don't want the baby disturbed, do we?

I thought we could manage ourselves.

There's not a lot left.

No, so I see.

And I think there's something wrong with the cooker.

Is there any chance we could get some more nappies?

Where's the oil?

Oil?

It's, it's all right, don't worry, I'll find it.

We'd better start a list.

Jean, could I paint the nursery?

What?

I'd love to do Matthew his own mural,

you know, like some kind of magical landscape.

Wouldn't that be great?

I'll go.

It's okay, I'm just on my way.

He has put on weight.

Only a bit, he should be putting on more by now.

Well, each baby's different.

Do you think I'm eating enough? Maybe I need to eat more.

There was plenty of food in the fridge,

it just seems to have all gone.

Well, we should get some more then.

I'm feeding two of us. It's not as simple as that.

I'd go if someone would give me some money,

but I've got Matthew.

Steph, you just don't understand.

No, Jean, I don't think you understand!

I'm not made of money!

You're out of oil.

It runs the heating in the AGA,

you need to fill up the tank.

Fill it?

Can you give us a minute?

Sure.

Jean, come on.

Ssh!

It's not your house, is it?

I'm house sitting.

They said I wouldn't have to worry about the oil.

When are they back?

Not for a long time, they're abroad.

Would you like me to deal with it?

Oh, yes.

Yes, would you?

I'm so glad you're here, Michael.

Ssh!

Okay, it's on direct debit,

so we don't have to find the money,

we just need to get them to deliver.

We'll just ring up.

Yeah, but what if they know the guy?

You know, I don't even know what he sounds like.

Oh, no?

Hello, you've reached Oliver Standish-Cave.

Hello, you've reached Oliver Standish-Cave.

That's amazing.

No, no, Steph, this is serious.

Oil is no longer a problem.

Oh, thank goodness, I don't know what I'd do without you.

Is Matthew awake?

I haven't heard him, I'll go up in a minute.

What's the ah, money situation?

Money?

The agency pays me 600 a month.

But what about when you're not house sitting,

I mean, how do you live then?

I don't usually spend it all.

But now you're keeping three of us and a baby.

Do you want an increase?

Not through the agency,

they mustn't know anyone else is here.

No, no, from the owners, they've left their bank details.

You don't think they'd notice?

Not with the sums that they deal in.

Ah, I've got it, three-one.

Three-one.

Zero-eight.

Zero-eight.

Five-nine.

Five-nine.

How much do you think?

What won't they miss?

There needs to be enough for us,

but not too much to ring any alarm bells.

I could get used to this.

Jean!

What's wrong?

What's happened, what's happened to him?

No, no.

- No! - No, no!

- She's got to see. - Matthew!

Matthew!

Mummy make you better.

Mummy make you better.

He has to go now, Steph.

No.

- Let me take him. - No.

No!

No!

No!

Taken too soon from this place.

We remember your small, quiet face,

the sounds you made in the night,

the sweet peace you found in the light.

Though our hearts are broken in two,

our dreams will be filled with you.

Sweet boy, dear son, our child.

Love you.

How strong is she, Michael?

I don't know.

She'll need to be.

She's had two babies taken from her now.

You've been very brave.

He wasn't mine, Jean.

Steph!

Let her go, she needs space, she'll come back.

Yes.

Hi, um, you're advertising for a child minder.

Yes, um, yes, of course, come in.

Um, you're?

Steph.

I'm Sally, oh, excuse the mess.

Gosh, I was beginning to give up hope.

So um, that's him, that's Charlie.

He looks lovely.

I need to get him on the bottle,

because I'm going back to work, it's been a nightmare.

I tried an agency, but it cost so much

and then I had someone sorted

and she's gone to live in somewhere, yeah, sorry.

So um, tell me about you.

Oh, shit, I haven't hung up the washing.

Thanks. Here you are.

So um, have you had any experience with babies?

Yes, I-I looked after my sister's.

She had postnatal depression.

I looked after someone else's when their mother was ill.

So do you have any references?

Yeah, at home, have you got any pegs?

Are you local?

Yeah, do you know Walden Manor?

What, the big house off the main road?

Yeah, I'm living there with my aunt.

Wow, nice.

So getting here isn't a problem.

No.

What do you do?

Solicitor.

Like Simon, Charlie's dad, before he decided,

that saving the world was more important

than supporting his family.

Bloody Tanzanians, they're welcome to him.

Shit.

Come and meet him,

then I really, really must get to the shop.

I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward

to getting back to work.

That and getting my tits back.

When do you start?

Well, it's meant to be next week.

Would that suit you?

If your reference is all right, of course.

I can start whenever Mummy wants.

Where've you been?

Out.

We were terrified.

Oh, no need, I'm back.

But you didn't say where you were going.

I went out, Michael, I needed to get out!

Wait here.

You just don't understand, do you?

You have no idea what I'm going through!

- I do. - No, you don't, Michael

and you can't!

You can't ever know what being me is like!

I applied for a job.

What?

What job, where?

It's in the village, this woman's going back to work

and she needs someone to look after her baby

and that person is gonna be me.

Look, look, look, look,

I don't know if that's a good idea.

- Why? - It just isn't, Steph,

you know, for all sorts of reasons, for us,

for you, for what we've got here.

I'm asking you not to do it.

I think it's a good idea.

Oh, Jean, he's such a sweet baby.

I'm sure he is.

Who am I in this reference?

Um, Jane Townley.

Try not to be too hard on her.

I know why and I know what you're trying to protect.

I don't wanna lose her, Jean.

Then let her go.

She wants to break out and we have to let her.

She'll come back to you, if we stop her, we'll lose her.

Why don't you offer your friend these?

I've never really liked them.

You could get her some clothes,

make her feel good about herself

and we need some more meat for the freezer.

This is better.

See, this is quality.

Anymore like this?

Could be, it would depend on the price.

But of course, Michael, of course.

Of course.

She got the job.

You got the job!

Oh, what a clever girl,

you clever girl.

Congratulations.

For me?

Thank you.

Shoes, where are my shoes?

Bye, darling.

You will be okay, won't you?

Yeah.

Bye.

We'll be okay.

Bye bye, Mummy, bye bye.

Bye bye.

There you go.

Come on, there's a good boy.

Oh, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba.

Ugh, nasty milk, nasty.

There we go.

What do you think?

This is Matthew.

Matthew?

Yes, isn't he lovely?

Oh, he's beautiful.

What a clever girl you are bringing us a baby.

Does his mummy know he's here?

You will take him home again, won't you?

It's nice to see you happy again.

Yep, yep.

Ready?

The arrival of the new Matthew,

even though only on a daily basis

breathed new life into us all.

Our family was complete again.

You know what, let's run.

No, no, no!

Have you ever been married, Jean?

No, there was interest,

nothing concrete, nothing suitable.

Looking after Mother took up most of my time.

You don't regret it?

There's always regrets, Michael.

Such a waste of time, a waste of everything.

Children would've been nice.

A boy,

someone not unlike you.

Hi, how's he been?

Oh, he's been good, haven't you, Matthew?

Yeah, he's been really good.

Matthew?

Sorry, Charlie.

Um, Matthew was the last baby that I looked after.

I dropped into the shop and Bill said

he thought he saw you take Charlie out in a car.

Um, yeah, we went to see my aunt at the Manor

and we went out for a picnic.

You don't mind, do you?

Who is the man?

The man?

Oh, um, my brother.

Well, my half-brother actually, why don't you come over?

You know, my aunt thought that Charlie was gorgeous.

Why don't you bring him tomorrow on your way to work?

How do you do?

I've heard so much about you.

Your son is delightful.

Oh, thank you.

My half-brother, Michael.

- Hello there. - Hi.

Please come in, we'll show you around.

I can't, I'd love to,

but coming all the way up here with Charlie,

I'm already late for work.

Charlie,

what a nice name.

I thought so.

Um, please excuse me.

Of course.

Another time perhaps?

Now wave.

I don't think she'll feel the need to come again.

As the days lengthened, we were determined to make the most

of what Walden had to offer,

to make it our own and to enjoy our time here to the full.

Hi, hi.

Is that good? Right, come on, Jean,

get your costume on and come in.

No, I.

Come on.

Oh, Jean, come on.

Hello, you've reached Oliver Standish-Cave.

Hello, Jean, are you there?

It's Shelley from Town and Country.

I'm doing management visits

and as I'm in your neck of the woods,

I thought I'd come round.

Michael!

Quick, quick. What's wrong?

It's Shelley from the agency.

Found you at last, I'd forgotten exactly how to get here.

You've been here before?

Oh yes, the Standish-Caves showed me around

before they went, aren't the gardens wonderful?

Have to say, this is one of my favorite houses.

Fresh paint?

No.

Hm, must be me.

Well, I'll need to have a look round

and check that everything's okay.

Where do you want to start?

Weren't there a couple of chairs here?

No, not since I've been here.

Really, have you got your inventory?

Inventory?

Wasn't there a painting?

It's on here.

Hallway, landscape, Italian Lakes.

Well, it wasn't on mine, I've never seen the painting.

Perhaps they moved it before I came.

Coffee?

I'm sure your inventory was an exact copy of mine.

Get yours and we'll check.

Kitchen.

Dresser,

table,

five chairs,

rocking chair,

bench.

Where are the balluster vases?

Upstairs.

I was worried the baby might grab them.

Baby, what baby?

It's all rather difficult, there are other people here,

Mr. Standish-Cave's cousin, I couldn't really say no.

Jean, I've.

Oh, hello.

Michael Standish-Cave, you must be the famous Shelley.

Yes, from Town and Country Agency.

I wasn't told there'd be anyone else here.

Ah, no, my fault, um, between flats in London,

builders, you know what it's like.

Anyway, so I-I-I rang Ollie

and he said if it was all right with the house sitter,

it was all right with him.

Poor Jean, I think she was a probably too polite to say no.

Ugh, earwig.

Please don't let me stop you.

Do you have your inventory?

Ah, I did have, I-I, er.

Ah, that could be me,

um, I moved a load of papers off the table yesterday.

What did I do with them? I'll check.

You are staying for a swim?

Why didn't you tell me?

To Shelley, may she never darken our doorstep again.

- To Shelley. - To Shelley.

Cheers!

Leave it, it doesn't matter.

Sorry.

How long are they abroad for?

Open-ended contract, two years, four years, who knows?

Don't let it worry you.

Oh, I'm not worried, I just wondered, that's all.

Night.

It may not have been the truth,

but I never felt it was a lie either, the house was ours,

whether they came back in September or not.

What do you mean a stranger?

If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't have a life.

Well, at least she's here unlike someone I could mention.

Sorry, my father-in-law, thinks I'm abandoning my child,

that's rich when it's his son who abandoned us.

I think I've settled him.

Oh, I wish I had your knack.

Steph.

I know it's a big thing to ask,

God, my father-in-law would kill me,

but you couldn't have Charlie, could you, overnight?

It's just that, well, I'm seeing this guy called Philip

and he's asked me to go to France with him,

I don't think he does children.

We'd love it, Jean would be thrilled.

You know, do yourself a favor, go for two nights.

Three nights?

I told her there was no point

her taking him back late on Sunday,

it makes more sense to keep him till Monday evening

and that way we have more time with him, don't we?

Yes.

You don't mind?

Of course not.

I'm sure he's happier here.

With summer taking hold, everything was perfect,

unbroken days punctuated only by the sound of laughter,

each of us given the chance to visit a golden childhood

none of us had ever had.

Whee!

I couldn't remember the last time

I'd had bare legs, I was probably about 12

and now 47 years later, they were out in the air again.

It was like we were living our lives

from the pages of a magazine.

We're gonna have plenty of jam next year.

Yes, I suppose so.

Are you all right, Jean?

Yes, I'm fine.

Would you mind?

Maybe it's the sun.

It wasn't the sun that had affected me,

it was a knowledge that with just a few days left in July,

we only had August left, just five whole weeks,

35 days of freedom and happiness

before we would have to leave Walden.

I tried not to let my feelings show,

time was running out for us and only I knew,

but how could I tell them and spoil everything?

Jean.

Are you okay?

Yes, I was miles away.

- Can I do anything? - No.

What would I do without you?

Oh, you must be Stephanie?

Yeah, that's right.

I'm Charlie's granddad, Simon's father.

Um, Sally's at work.

I know, I-I'm just on my way up north on holiday,

I told her I'd pop in and see Charlie before I went.

Actually, we're just on our way out.

Oh, that's right, she said you, you take him

somewhere else during the day.

Can I give you a lift?

It'd be nice to see where my grandson

spends most of his days.

If you like, you can just drop us here.

Really, it's not a problem.

It's okay, it's Charlie's granddad.

Here, let me, it's fine.

How'd you do? Gordon Brookes.

Shit, no.

Michael, this is Charlie's grandfather, Gordon Brookes.

You.

What's going on?

I know you.

Jeff Stevenson.

No, I-I think you must have me confused, I'm-

I'd know you anywhere, you stole my statues,

Saint John and Saint Catherine,

you-you said you were from Norfolk.

How's the asthma?

I'm calling the police.

Don't be silly, Mr. Brookes.

I'm not the thief.

Look, I-I wouldn't do that.

Don't you tell me what to do.

You're not gonna get away with this.

Jean, take Steph indoors.

What's going on?

Just go indoors!

Do as he says.

What's he doing to him?

Oh, no.

He knew me, he would've got the police.

I didn't think we'd want that.

It's alright, Michael, it's not your fault.

You had no choice, it would've finished everything.

I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.

I shouldn't have brought him here,

it's my fault this has happened.

It's not your fault, it's not Michael fault,

he did it all for us.

Now we need to think, we have to be normal.

Normal?

How can we be normal?

I have to clean the pool.

Later, we have to do something with him,

we can't leave him there.

We need to put him somewhere while we think.

Does anyone know he came here?

I don't think so.

Oh, yes, that Bill saw us, he knows we'd be coming here.

Then we have to make sure he sees him again.

He came here and he played with Charlie.

No, no, no, he wouldn't have played,

he hardly even looked at Charlie.

He read to Charlie. What did he do, Michael?

- He read to him. - Good.

It's only temporary, it'll stop the smell.

You have a change of clothes?

Take the car a long way away and dump it.

Don't forget he was going north.

Yes.

What do you tell Sally?

- What we agreed. - Good.

Michael,

it's going to be alright.

I'll drop you here.

Outside the shop, we need him to see you.

But he knows me, he's seen me.

Not dressed like that.

Wait till I'm in the shop.

I love you.

Hi, Bill.

Oh, hello.

Oh, you couldn't look after Charlie

for me, could you?

I can't manage everything on my own.

No problem.

Why Charlie's granddad can't drop me at the house,

I don't know.

Did Gordon show up today? I completely forgot to tell you.

Oh yes, Charlie saw his granddad today, didn't you?

Yeah, he gave us a lift down to Walden.

Bet he didn't have a good word

to say about me, does he?

Oh, he comes over as nice,

but he hasn't even asked about Charlie for months.

Oh, he was fine, yeah, he stayed for a bit

and then dropped us back after lunch.

He said he was going off on holiday somewhere.

You did very well.

Get some sleep.

Steph.

Are you awake?

You still love me, don't you?

We can't keep him here, the police might come looking.

We buried Matthew in the garden.

Well, that was different,

it was right he should be buried here.

No, we have to get him as far away as we can,

make the whole place dirty knowing he was still here.

I can't do it.

You have to.

We all wished desperately,

that we could undo yesterday's event,

but we had been set upon a path

we simply had to follow to the end.

It meant we had to be brutally practical,

though what Michael did, he did with respect.

By getting rid of every last trace of Gordon Brookes,

we hoped that somehow we could erase the memory

of what we had done.

Somewhere off the beaten track as far away as possible.

And don't worry about us, just worry about yourself.

Gordon's gone missing.

What?

The police found his car in a car park

miles from where he should have been.

Where?

Some lake somewhere.

He must have gone there after he dropped you.

There are people there who saw him.

They've put divers in.

What, they think he's killed himself?

Well, he was on antidepressants.

Oh, my God.

Why don't you sit down and read a book or something?

You're joking, what if he's been caught?

Michael's very capable.

Capable, Jean, he's got a body in his car!

Panicking won't help him,

we all need to keep a clear head.

Now, Michael's doing his bit, Steph, we have to do ours.

Hello?

I've done it.

That's good, Michael.

Come home.

It's over now.

All over.

Michael.

What have I done?

What have I done?

I'm here with you now always.

Michael, come and play.

Hey, we want you to play.

That's it, push him up.

Simon's got malaria,

he's been in some godforsaken African bush hospital

ever since he got there, that's why he hasn't been in touch.

God, if I hadn't been through this awful thing with Gordon,

we'd have never have known.

How long will you be gone?

I don't know, he can't travel yet.

The priority is to get him fit and then bring him home,

but it could be weeks.

Are you sure you don't mind?

Stay as long as it takes.

- Aw! - Ssh!

I think he's teething.

Hello.

Jean, is that you?

I've had confirmation from the Standish-Caves,

definitely coming back on September the 10th, two weeks.

Have the relatives gone yet?

Yesterday?

It's a bit late for me to come back

and complete the management visit.

Their flight gets in early,

so they should be with you by about 10.

I'm sure you'll have everything spotless, you always do

and please put everything back where you found it.

Oh, I'm sorry you won't be with us any longer, Jean.

Have you had any thoughts on what you'll do?

No,

none at all.

You seem much better.

Maybe I'm just getting better at hiding it.

I can't tell you how much I need you here, Michael.

I haven't said thank you for doing what you did.

I was just trying to protect what we have.

I know, you were wonderful.

Do you think you could help me do it again?

Is this a joke?

The Standish-Caves come back on the 10th.

Back?

You said that they'd moved abroad.

I know, I swear, I didn't know.

I've been trying to think of a way

of telling you since Shelley rang.

- Please, Jean, no, no, no. - We won't have to leave,

we can all be together here.

But they'll be missed!

No, we'll say they've gone to America, we just carry on.

I've worked it out, we've got time to plan.

You wouldn't have to do anything violent.

We can poison them.

I found monkshood in the garden.

I'll make a cake to welcome them home,

the sweetness of the fruit will cover the bitterness.

We'll be together here, Michael, you, me, Steph, Matthew.

Why can't we all just leave before they come back?

You know, we-we can go somewhere,

we can all still be together, but just not here.

What about everything that's happened here?

They'll look for us and with Mr. Brookes gone,

they'll put it all together.

This is the only place we are safe.

If we do this,

we can stay here forever.

It'll work,

I promise you.

You have to talk to her, she'll listen to you

and Gordon was not meant to happen, this is different.

Is it so different?

What? Of course it is, don't be stupid.

You know it is.

Michael, I do not wanna be a part of this.

Look, I'll speak to her.

Hello?

Hello, is that Jean?

Yes, this is Jean.

This is Oliver Standish-Cave.

Oh, Mr. Standish-Cave.

Everything all right?

Yes, yes, everything's fine.

Just to let you know, we'll be arriving tomorrow.

Tomorrow? I thought it was next week.

Yes, there's been a slight change of plan.

We need to come home early.

I see.

Jean, can I talk to you?

Yes, Michael, you can, in fact, I need to speak to you.

I can't do it, Jean.

I know.

I wouldn't want you to do anything you don't want to.

I've just had a call from Mr. Standish-Cave,

his wife's having a baby.

So we're not gonna go through with it?

We're not monsters, are we, Michael?

The Standish-Caves might make wonderful parents

or they might not,

but perhaps they should be given their chance

as we had ours, so you were right, we should leave

and leave together, all four of us.

Where do you wanna go?

You choose.

Wherever you want to take me.

You tell Steph, I've got to write a report for the agency.

Steph!

Steph!

Steph.

We're leaving.

She's changed her mind.

Oh, my God!

So now everything is in place.

I realized that the world just won't go away,

killing the Standish-Caves might have seemed

like the answer, but eventually they would've been missed.

It would've kept on at us prodding and pricking

and slicing away at our defenses.

No, it was best for us to go.

He needs to sleep before the journey.

Oh, let me.

Here we go.

France sounds nice, I've not been.

Where would you like to go, Michael?

Haven't really thought about it.

Well, don't you think you'd better hurry?

I'd like to propose a toast,

to us and our future together.

To us.

To the future.

To the future.

I've got another toast.

It's my birthday tomorrow, I'll be 60.

- Jean. - Why didn't you say?

But if we'd have known, we'd have got you something.

Oh, it's not important, what I wanted to do

was to thank you for the best present I've ever had.

Our time together at Walden.

Happy birthday.

To Walden.

To Walden.

What time will they be here tomorrow?

10:30.

We'll be long gone.

It seemed to me the only solution,

in the end, what other choice did I have?

We would never be able to replicate what we have here.

Walden has brought us together, given us a family

and a chance to mend what was broken before.

How can we possibly leave?

It's the place where we all found love

and I think the only place where each of us

has ever been truly happy.

Walden Manor is ours.

We belong here

and now no one will be able to take it away from us.