Right, yeah, well, I've got the eggs, the bananas and the milk,
and, yeah, got that God-awful cheese that Sophie likes so much.
Now, is there anything else?
'Crisps. One of the multi-pack things.
'Oh, and a couple of bottles of wine.'
Eh, you know, we're...
we're drinking way too much, you know?
We're becoming one of those middle-aged alcoholics
they do news reports about.
'Oh, I'm not middle aged, you might be.'
Oh, right, thanks for that.
I'll, er... I'll see you in a bit.
GLASS BOTTLES CLINK
INDISTINCT CHATTER
Whay!
DISPUTE OCCURRING
Yeah? Do you want it? Yeah? You stink!
Over his head. Pass it, pass it. Go on.
Oh, sorry, mate, you're too slow, aren't you?
DISPUTE CONTINUES, MAN COUGHS
You stink. Do you want this back?
You stupid old man.
Yeah, pass it, pass it. That's it. It's just there, mate.
Huh? What are you gonna do about that?!
Hey!
What?
Shouldn't what?
You got something to say, big man?
In a bit, mate, bye!
Hi.
Hi there.
Hi, Daddy.
Please tell me you remembered wine.
I did. Long day, was it?
I miss when people used to clap for the nurses.
So much more useful than actual money.
CHATTER ON RADIO
Speaking of which...
..this came from the mortgage company.
You might want to have a drink before you read it.
Oh, it's OK. I'll call them tomorrow.
How was your day, anyway? Anything happen?
No, nothing. All fine.
Now, remind me...
is it red or white that goes with fish fingers? I can never remember.
Can I have wine?
If you give me a chip, I'll think about it.
I've thought about it. No.
THEY LAUGH
Morning, Harry.
Harry, er, bin day is tomorrow.
I know that. I'm... not a bloody idiot.
Morning.
Morning, Simon.
Er, just a minute, guys.
Am I late? I didn't think we were meeting till ten.
We should, er... We should probably have a chat.
Don't understand, erm...
I thought there weren't supposed to be any more redundancies.
Well, things haven't picked up as much as we'd hoped.
HR will go through all the legal stuff,
but I just thought I owed you a heads-up.
In terms of a payoff, w-what we looking at?
Well, like I said, you need to speak to HR.
I know I haven't had the best of years,
but I'm not the only one who's not hitting the targets, am I?
I can't really get into that. Erm... Let's call it a day, yeah?
Yeah, I don't wish to be difficult, but, you know,
we're really struggling with the mortgage...
and it's... it's triple what it used to be,
and we're already a month behind.
It's not my call.
And if there... If it's discretion...
Simon, don't put me in that position.
We're done here. Yeah?
Yep.
Er, yeah. Yeah, yeah.
I am sorry.
It's not your fault.
Well, it's... certainly not yours.
And it's definite?
Yeah, it will be, erm...
There's this sort of process to go through, erm, but it is definite.
And we might have to think about...
..looking to move somewhere more affordable.
Well, I've been asking around about extra shifts,
and maybe I could join an agency.
SHE SIGHS
Please, I want to, and we need the money.
It's not the '70s.
You don't have to apologise for not being the breadwinner.
We're in this together!
We're not like your parents.
Well, if you're trying to make me feel better,
maybe don't mention my parents. HE LAUGHS
Shall we open another bottle?
HE GRUNTS
Er, well, m-maybe... I'd... Yes.
We could get very drunk.
Offensively drunk.
THEY LAUGH
It doesn't mean we're having sex, by the way. Ugh...
But then again, it might!
CLATTERING
DOGS BARKING
What's that?
Think it's a bag or something.
Grab it! You see that?
THEY MUTTER INDISTINCTLY
Oh, shit, go! What are you doing?
I know you.
I've seen you before by the shops.
Right, I'm calling the police.
Oh, all right, big man.
What, this you, is it? Number 32.
Hey, what's your name, 32?
I asked you a question.
What's your name?
I'll come back every night until you tell me.
Daddy?
Oh, no, no, Soph. No, no. Go back to bed.
Shhhh.
Just go away!
I'll see you tomorrow, yeah?
DULL THUDDING
BANGING
Sophie, what are you doing?
What... What are you up to?
It's nothing to be embarrassed about, pickle.
You know, these things happen.
Are you... Are you worried about something?
Well, is it school?
Erm, I've...
It's not school, right, so...
Is it about what happened last night?
Well, look, that's just... some silly boy playing a joke,
and, you know, it won't happen again, I promise.
All right? Now, more importantly...
what would you like? Toast or cereal?
Toast. With strawberry jam.
You know, is it OK if we don't talk to Mum about this?
Erm, I wouldn't want her to worry.
Not that there's anything to worry about.
It's, er... I just think it's better if we don't tell her,
if that's all right with you.
OK, good girl.
Right.
Hello. I would like to report an incident, please.
At York Avenue.
My name is Henderson, Simon Henderson,
and it was a young man outside of my house,
very, very intimidating.
And I'd like to speak to a human being, please,
and not a machine.
DRILLING, GRUNTING AND GASPING
EXASPERATED SIGH
Connecting camera...
Where's the... Is this...? HE GROWLS
Daddy?
Why don't you just go and watch the telly, love?
PHONE RINGING
Erm, er, yes?
'You OK?'
'I rang the agency. They offered me a shift at a private clinic.
'There's no point coming home.
'I'll get a sandwich and head over when I'm done here.'
You don't have to.
I've told them I'm doing it.
Please, let's not argue about this.
There's some lasagne in the fridge for you and Soph.
'And don't just stick her in front of the telly all night.' I know.
'I'll be back late, so don't wait up. Love you!'
Yeah, I love you, too.
HE SIGHS
S-Soph, come on. Just get your coat. Come on, let's, erm,
Yes! Go on.
GIGGLING
SCREAM
What's the matter? What have you done, Soph?
Let me have a look. Now, go on, show me.
Ow.
I cut it on the bottle.
LAUGHTER
Did you do that?!
"Did you do that?"
Shut up...
If you want to ruin your lives...
..go somewhere else and do it!
LAUGHTER CONTINUES
Come here, I'll carry you.
That's it. It's... Come on. SOPHIE CRIES
We're home now, don't worry.
What's up with her?
She cut her leg at the playground, it's bloody kids.
Oh, right.
SOPHIE WHIMPERS Thanks for the sympathy (!)
OK. There you go, love.
Well, right...
Ow.
I won't tell Mummy.
What?
You can tell Mummy, if you want to, course you can.
I only said that earlier because...
well, there's a lot going on.
You just mustn't worry about it, that's all.
All done.
Why don't you go and watch the telly, eh?
HE SIGHS
DOORBELL RINGS
How are you doing, 32?
What do you want?
You been shouting at my mates in the park.
What?
That what you like, is it?
Being the big man in front of some young boys.
What is it that you think you're doing?
Are you a paedo... 32?
Nah.
You're a paedo, innit?
See, I should be the one calling the feds.
You paedo.
Tryna touch me, 32?
Is that what you like, is it? Or what?
Am I too old for you?
Cos you like them young, don't you?
Just like your little girl.
GRUNTING
Get up! Go on, get up!
Get up.
I said get up!
PANTING
Er...
OK.
One, two, three, four.
Come on, come on, come on.
MUMBLES TO HIMSELF, SIREN BLARES
..15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20.
PANTING CONTINUES
Bravo 278...
He's not breathing!
Unconscious male in York Avenue. Can you get an ambulance rolling?
You seem to know what you're doing.
My wife's a nurse, I've done a few courses.
How come you got here so quickly?
We had a call about some vandalism in the park.
We're on our way there.
If you'd like to step aside, my colleague's going to take over.
I think I know him.
That's Paul Franklin's kid, Jordan.
What have you been up to, Jordan?
Well done.
So, did you see what happened?
Er, no, I just found him, like this.
OFFICER PANTING
INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER
This is the guy, he was giving CPR.
Thanks. Hello there.
Hi. I understand you're the one who found the young lad.
Er, yeah, yeah, yeah. Erm, how's he doing?
I don't know. I'm going to the hospital after this.
From what I've heard, you may well have saved his life.
Yeah, well, I was just, erm... at home,
and I heard a noise outside, so I came out to investigate.
And this body was just lying in the middle of the road there,
and I looked up, and I saw, er...
..someone running away, but I didn't get a good look at him.
First things first, how are you?
How am I?
I can imagine it's upsetting finding someone in that state.
Are you OK?
Yeah, well, I'm fine, yeah, thank you.
Good. Glad to hear it. I'm DS Evans.
But you can call me Kelly, if you want.
And you are?
I'm Simon Henderson.
Simon.
You mentioned that you saw someone running away.
Yeah, just a fleeting glance, erm...
but I didn't get a good look at him.
Him? It's definitely a male?
Yeah, yeah, er, male, definitely.
Does that camera work?
No, I'm afraid not, no.
Erm... I only got it this afternoon.
I haven't connected it up, I'm...
..not great with technology.
No, I know what you mean.
Honestly, you need your degree for some of these things, don't you?
OK. One of my colleagues will take a statement from you,
and I'll probably want to follow up myself in the next day or so.
DOOR SLAMS, HE EXHALES DEEPLY
'Yeah. Cos you like 'em young, don't you?
'Just like your little girl.'
GRUNTING
'Get up! Go on! Get up!'
Oh, hello there. Yes, erm...
I just wanted to inquire after a patient...
who's been admitted into, er, A&E...
probably about an hour ago.
His name's Jordan.
Actually, I can't remember his surname, I'm afraid. Erm...
No, no, I'm not a family member...
but, erm, my wife, she is a nurse in the hospital.
No, don't page her,
because she's not actually working in the hospital tonight.
So I just wondered if you could tell me how he...
Yeah. Erm...
No, never mind.
MONITOR BEEPS
Simon?
What are you doing here?
Oh, erm, my wife, she does a shift downstairs.
She's a nurse. I've come to pick her up. Er...
Yeah, so I thought I'd check on, erm...
CLICKS FINGER ..Jordan, isn't it?
Yeah. They're not saying too much for now.
He needs an operation.
He's got some kind of injury to his brain.
It's looking like it's going to be touch and go for a while, but...
Oh... Sorry.
Sorry, do you mind if I...?
Oh, God, you bastard.
Oh. Bloody neck.
Actually, they gave me your statement.
The person that you saw running off...
you don't think you'd give me a better description than, erm...
.."Average height, white trainers, hoodie"?
No, it just happened so fast...
that's... that's all I could make out.
OK, well, if anything else occurs, you let me know, yeah?
Got a card here somewhere.
Bit old-fashioned, innit, cards?
What will you do next with the investigation?
We'll talk to your neighbours.
We'll go door-to-door. We'll check CCTV.
I'll speak to some of Jordan's pals.
Not that they'll tell me anything.
Bit cynical, sorry, but... these gangs.
Oh, so you think it's, er, gang-related?
Well, I try to keep open-minded, but...
..that kid in there...
I've had mugshots of him since he was nine years old. Oh.
It's the closest thing he's got to a school photo.
Anyway, don't let me keep you.
Sorry?
Your wife, picking her up.
Right, yeah. Thank you.
Oh, God, that's all I need.
It's Jordan's parents.
Listen, you should probably go. They can be difficult. Difficult?
You need to go.
What's going on?
They ain't told us nothin' on the phone.
Jordan was found unconscious in the street,
it's looking like he's been in a fight.
A fight? Who with?
Let's find a doctor. They can tell us more about what's going on.
Can we see him? Let's see what the doctor says.
Well, have you nicked anyone?
We're making enquiries. You're making...
I swear to God...
if I fucking find them before you do...
What do you expect me to say to that, Paul?
I know it's hard, but let me do my job.
Who's this?
Thank you again. You should get going.
Yeah, I am sorry. I... I hope everything's all right.
Come here. Come here. Come on. Come on.
SHE SOBS
PANTING
MONITOR BEEPS
JORDAN COUGHS
He's waking up.
Jordan? It's your dad. Can you hear me?
HE GROANS
Who did this?
INHALES SHARPLY
Simon?
Hey.
Janice said you called her to babysit.
What time did you get back?
About half past two? Er...
M-Maybe later than that.
Janice said that you'd found some lad beaten up outside the house
and you went to the hospital.
Are you all right?
..lying there, not breathing.
HE SOBS I had to go.
Hey, hey, hey. Come on.
It's OK.
It's all my fault.
What? How could it be your fault?
Because...
I had to do this, erm...
the CPR, and, erm, I did what I could remember,
but what if I made it worse?
Listen, anything is better than nothing.
If he wasn't breathing and you left, he would have died for sure.
Yeah.
Can I get you anything?
All right.
Well, I'm going to go and get dressed for work.
Do you want me to see if I can see how this lad is, let you know?
SOFTLY: Yeah, please. Yeah, please.
OK.
Oi!
You all right?
It's just, erm... It's your house?
Er, yes, yeah, yes, it is, yes.
That camera work?
Er, no. Well, er, not yet, anyway.
I haven't connected it up yet.
Only, er, only got it yesterday.
Did I, erm...
Did I see you last night at the hospital?
I was talking to that, erm, that Kelly, what's her face.
Are you the man that found my boy?
Yeah, yes, yes, I am.
Thank you, mate.
Do you mind if I come in?
Where you off?
Well, I'm going to work, erm, I'm very late as it is.
Well, five minutes won't make any difference, then, will it?
They keep saying they need to do more tests, scans and that.
I keep on trying to get an answer, but...
they don't want to say.
The only thing that they are sure of is that...
you saved his life.
Well, I-I-I just did some basic CPR.
No, no.
You kept the oxygen going to his brain,
you gave him a fighting chance.
And if you hadn't come along when you did...
So I just thought I would do something useful, you know?
Come and have a look for myself, see if the...
..the police missed anything.
Because they can be lazy, you know?
They can... They can make assumptions.
They said that you saw someone running off.
Er, it all happened so quickly.
Was he tall, small, Black, white, fat, thin, what?
It all happened so quickly.
Well, you give a statement, right?
So what did you say?
Well, that's something that...
I don't... I don't mean to be rude, but, erm...
Isn't that something that we should leave to the police?
You got kids, right?
Yeah, yes, I've got...
..a daughter.
Well, then you'll know what I'm going through.
Look, I'm sorry. Erm, I'm really... I'm really sorry, mate. I...
I'm just a bit...
I should be thanking you.
Oh, no. Erm, you...
That... It's quite all right.
I don't want to be rude, but I...
..I should be getting into work.
No, you go, you go. Absolutely, please. Erm...
But, look, me and you, we're going to go for a pint, yeah?
Because I owe you.
I owe you.
Hi, I'm looking for Simon Henderson?
Simon Henderson.
Oh, there. I see. Yeah, great. Thank you.
Simon Henderson?
My name is Juliet Grayson.
I wondered if you had a moment to talk about last night?
Oh, are you working with DS Evans?
I'll, er... You can... Right, erm...
Erm, you know, I'm...
I'm not sure what else I can add. I think I...
I think I mentioned everything that I could remember in my statement.
Sorry, I probably should have been clearer.
I'm not actually with the police.
I work for the Haverbridge Green Gazette.
You're a journalist?
That was quite something that you did. No, I'm sorry.
I'm... You know, I'm just... I'm just not...
not comfortable about talking about it.
Could you please just leave?
It will get written.
One way or another.
I just want to make sure I don't get the facts wrong.
Well done, Si!
CHEERING
Well done.
Well done, mate!
Good on you, mate.
DISTORTED AUDIO
CAR HORN HONKS
You all right?
I was just driving by.
Thought I'd say hello.
It was in the paper, wasn't it?
How's Jordan doing?
Yeah, he's still the same.
No change.
Listen, I could do with a pint. Do you fancy one?
I really have to get back, but, um, another time...
Come on, just one pint.
Well, I'm driving.
I'll take you. Drop you off.
Come on, get in.
I said...
get in.
CAR ENGINE STARTS
TYRES SCREECH
Thank you. Cheers.
Now, then...
I got us a Malbec.
Argentinian.
The good stuff.
Oh, well, thank you.
What, you thought I was going to come back with some cooking lager?
Oh, no. No.
Yeah, you did.
No, I'm quite into wine, as it goes.
It started off as just an investment.
I bought a crate of that Chateauneuf-du-Pape.
And I got it for, like, £500 or something a few years back.
Thing's worth over three grand now.
HE LAUGHS NERVOUSLY
Red wine just gives me terrible hangovers.
Is that right? You know why, don't you?
It's because you're drinking the shit stuff. Yeah.
Too much acid in the grapes.
I've got a mate, yeah? He owns a vineyard.
Over in Spain.
He can bore you for hours about it.
Tell you what, I could put you in touch with him.
Double your money in a year.
Well, I don't have that...
that kind of disposable income at the moment.
Oh, yeah? Why's that?
Well, that's a long story.
Don't bother, then.
Ha-ha.
I...
I'm being made redundant,
It's...
..all happened all of a sudden, really.
And I think that we-we may have to move house,
but, you know, you don't want to hear my life story, do you?
No, it's the same all over, isn't it?
You know, I've had... three...
shite years back to back.
What is it you do?
Full-time gangster.
Your face. I run security. I've got a security firm.
We do building sites, mostly, but we also run a few doors in town, so...
Yeah, that's me.
Gangster.
Anyway...
Un brindis para amistades nuevas.
I do, yeah.
Don't look so surprised about it.
No, I wasn't surprised. I just...
You think I'm some sort of fucking moron!
No, no. No, I don't.
I'm joking.
THEY LAUGH
Joking, mate. Come on.
Relax, it's fine, yeah?
Cheers. You are too easy to wind up.
Am I?
Hello there. Hi.
Do you know if Simon Henderson's about?
I'm afraid he's not, no. Can I help?
I'm DS Kelly Evans.
It is me, honestly, old photo.
Is this about the assault?
It is, yes.
Are you Simon's wife?
Yeah. Beth.
Hi, Beth. Hi.
Could you pass the message on? Mm-hm.
Take it you've seen the local news?
I have, yes.
Can I ask that Simon speaks to me before he gives another interview?
There's nothing wrong, per se.
It's just, it can harm an investigation
if the wrong thing's written.
OK, I'll pass that on.
Do you... work at Haverbridge Infirmary? Is that right?
Yeah. How do you know that?
Simon mentioned it the other night when he was waiting to pick you up.
Sorry, when was this?
This is the night of the assault. Bumped into Simon at the hospital.
He said he was giving you a lift, you were on a late shift.
Oh, yeah, that's right.
Yeah.
He's good like that. You got him well trained.
Honestly, my fella, can't even get him to run me a bath.
But anyway, it's good to meet you.
You, too.
You know, I mean, I'm 56 now, aren't I?
And my um...
my employment record has not exactly been...
I've had... a lot of time off with stress.
More than stress, if I'm honest.
You don't need to know that, sorry.
Look, Simon,
I've got mates who've topped themselves, yeah? I get it.
Everyone's very kind, you know.
My wife, especially, she um...
I should be going.
GLUGS
Are you all right, Daryl?
Is there somewhere that I can get a cab?
The usual? Simon. Simon, come here.
If I was to ask you something, you'd tell me the truth, wouldn't you?
Oh, yes of course.
You know, that night that Jordan was attacked, yeah?
You said you saw someone running off.
Now, if you saw him again, you think you'd recognise him?
Well, I don't know. Why?
Was it him?
There you go. Thank you.
Because I've been doing a bit of thinking, right?
And that fucker there,
he used to work for me.
And we parted on less than friendly terms, right?
Now he's doing his thing, And I'm doing mine.
Needless to say, there's a bit of bad blood.
So he might be trying to get to me through my boy, do you understand?
Was it him?
Did you bring me here for this?
Simon.
Just look at him and tell me.
You don't THINK so?
It wasn't him.
All right, I'm sorry, mate. Forget it.
I think I'll just go to the toilet, and then I really should be going.
BREATHING HEAVILY
PANTING
WATER OFF
Ungh!
PUNCHING
Come here.
Come here!
Argh!
Hey, hey.
PUNCHING
Was it him?
Simon, look at him! Was it him?
Are you sure?
Yes, yes, yes, yes. No! Stop it!
Piece of shit.
PANTING
Harry.
You know, it might be nice if you actually said something for once.
Like...
"Hello, good evening. How are you?"
I mean, take your pick. It's just... just a courtesy after all.
I mean, go on, just have a go now.
Good evening.
PANTING
REGULAR BEEPING
ALARM
What's this? Paul!
What is it? Paul, come on.
No! Nurse! No. Jordan.
Jordan, come on. Jordan.
No, no, no, no! Jordan!
Help! Nurse!
No, no, no, no!
Yeah, it's... it's about the attack on that lad.
I saw who did it.
Have I done something to upset you, Simon?
'I'm just a little uncomfortable about all this attention.'
Did you see any young lads outside your property on that night?
I do not know who did this to my son, but somebody out there does.
What's the matter with you, Simon?
Why are you making this so difficult?