-[birds chirping] -[pensive music playing]
[clock ticking]
-[tools clattering] -[man grunts]
[pants]
[bag thuds]
[man grunts]
[man sniffs]
[breathing heavily]
[bag rustling]
[man] Yep.
[car engine rumbling]
-[keys jingling] -[lock clicking]
[door opening, creaking]
[birds chirping]
[floorboard creaking]
-Megan, is that you? -[clock ticking]
Megs?
[floorboard creaking]
[theme music plays]
[theme music concludes]
[Jamie] There you go. Black coffee.
-[cup rattles] -[cellphone buzzing]
[Jamie] Hey, Mum.
[Christine] Ah, Jamie, are you at work?
Yeah. Why?
-[Christine] Is Megan there? -Um, yeah, I'll just get her.
[Christine] No, no, it's all right. I just...
thought she might've come home.
-Is everything all right? -Yeah, yeah.
Um. Look, I gotta run. I'll see you later.
[car engine revving]
[eerie music playing]
Uh, sorry, Kayla.
I forgot my charger. Do you want to come through?
Looking after Nan was one thing but...
I'm not cut out for this.
[Christine] Trust me, fear comes with the territory.
It's nearly 30 years since I had my first child,
I still have sleepless nights.
He'll be relying on me all the time.
I couldn't even keep a goldfish.
You're one of the most capable young women I have ever met.
The girl who walked through that door, what,
18 months ago? She's gone.
You changed your life for the better.
Except now I don't know who I am.
Kayla, are you still using?
Are you though?
It's a new washing powder. My clothes are itching.
[Christine] Sweetheart, it is really important.
If you even think about that, you tell me or Dr. Evans.
I don't wanna tell him anything, he's a twat.
Oh, I can't argue with that. [inhales deeply]
You'll tell me though.
I can't imagine you having sleepless nights.
We all do. One time or another. [chuckles softly]
Beth said it's Liam's birthday.
Well, we're not here to talk about Liam.
[breathes deeply]
I know how scary this is.
But it's a start of a whole new chapter
and you get to write it.
You get to decide who you are as a mother.
[pensive music playing]
[sniffs]
[seagulls squawking]
[Jamie] Megan?
[indistinct chatter]
[Megan] How's that new menu?
Be better if she stop putting apostrophes in everything.
"Coffee's." "Dessert's." Even "price's."
-You look like an idiot -All right, Shakespeare.
Just email me the file and I'll fix it.
When are you going back to uni again?
-When I'm ready. -Can you be ready now?
Ha-ha.
Delivery for Megan Rees?
-Thank you. -[delivery man] Oh, cheers.
Is that what I think it is?
[Jamie] Oh! [chuckles]
[Jamie] Oh, that's lush.
I never thought I'd see you in a wedding dress, but...
What do you mean you never thought
you'd never see me in a wedding dress?
I don't know, I guess...
I never thought you'd meet someone
-you were this serious about. -Well, I am.
Okay.
Wish Liam could've seen it.
-He would've taken the piss. -[chuckles]
Hundred percent.
[pensive music playing]
[Christine gasps softly]
My last appointment's canceled and Joe's got my car.
I couldn't blag a lift home, could I?
[Christine] Sure.
[chuckles softly]
[indistinct chatter]
[exhales sharply]
Joe's car's out of action. Says he needs mine for work.
The school is ten minutes' walk away.
I know it sounds stupid, but...
I've been wondering, you know, whether...
whether he's seeing someone else?
It's Joe.
[car engine clunking]
Engine's packing up.
[Beth] Yeah, but plenty of men have a mid-life crisis.
-For God's sake. -Oh, just trade it in.
It's about time you got a new one anyway.
Well, you could downsize,
you don't need a big family car anymore.
[sighs]
Chris.
Christine? Shit.
I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking.
[indistinct chatter]
I sat today,
asking Kayla to believe in herself.
Convincing her she could be a good mother.
Day in day out, that is what I do.
I listen, I advise.
-Like I know better than them. -Well, you do.
You can have a wobble now and again,
God knows I've had a few.
[fire crackling]
[Beth] But don't get in your own head.
I went into Liam's room today.
[breathes deeply] First time since the funeral.
I still see him, sometimes.
-Is that crazy? -Well, you know it isn't.
[sighs]
The house is gonna feel so empty soon.
[inhales deeply]
Will has got his family, the business.
Megan will be moving in with Gethin.
Jamie will be going back to uni.
-What then? -Well, then you get to walk
around in your pants.
[both chuckle]
Don't even have to wear a bra.
When Liam died, the world stopped turning for a while
because that's what happens.
But now it is time to start moving on.
I mean, you won't stop being their mum,
you'll still be in their lives. You just get a bit more freedom.
What if I don't want that?
Head home if you want.
I'll grab dinner when I've locked up.
It's all right, I'll get it.
What?
-Have you asked him out yet? -Who?
-God, Jamie, I've got eyes. -Shut up.
Just grab these or I'm dropping them.
[Gethin] Hey!
I've got a double order of fruit from the bar.
Thought you could use some. All right.
Thanks. Lock the door, babe.
[Jamie] No, it's okay, Geth. I'm going now.
Oh, did you ask him?
-Ask me what? -Meg, we need to sort this.
[sighs]
How do you feel about walking me down the aisle?
What?
I was gonna do it solo but I thought it might be weird.
[chuckles] Like a music video.
If it makes you anxious...
Look, of course I will. I'd love that.
-What about Mum though? -She'd make me nervous.
I'd love to. [chuckles softly]
[Megan] Okay, don't get emotional.
-I'm not. -[Megan] I need to look fierce.
I already do.
Ask yourself why you don't have a boyfriend.
-Fuck you! -[Megan] Love you.
You're so mean.
-[Jamie] Bye, Geth. -Cheers, mate.
[chuckles] You're so mean.
[smooches]
[dramatic music playing]
[dramatic music fades]
[tool clattering]
I mean, this is becoming a habit.
Yeah. Monday fish and chips. It's a thing?
Except you had chips on Friday, and Sunday lunch.
What are you? The chip police?
Someone has to keep an eye on your diet.
-Well, I'm keeping you in a job. -Yeah, you are, to be fair.
-[chuckles softly] -[card reader beeps]
Rockin' the eye liner, by the way.
Thanks. [chuckles softly]
It's smudged now.
Okay.
-Oops! -Oh, it's fine. It's fine.
-No, I'm sorry. Um... just... -Don't worry.
[sighs]
Sorry, Owain...
[Jamie] You okay?
[stranger] Jamie Rees?
-What do you want? -[stranger] Just a talk.
Why?
Do I know you?
[breathes deeply]
Who are you?
Isn't it obvious? I think I'm your brother.
[Connor] Just hear me out, okay?
I don't wanna upset you, I... I just wanna talk.
-Is this some sort of a joke? -[Connor] No.
My name's Connor.
You look like Liam.
[Connor] Yeah.
Just like him. [sobs]
I... I grew up not knowing who my real parents were.
And I've been looking for a long time.
[Jamie] I don't understand this.
I was hoping that we could figure out together.
Can we go somewhere?
No.
[Connor] Well, can I give you my number then?
[sniffles, sobs softly]
[breathes shakily] My hands are shaking.
I... I don't live local,
but I'm gonna be around for a day or two.
I'd love to meet you all.
Just call me.
[pensive music playing]
[breathes heavily]
[tires squealing]
[breathes heavily]
You're not making any sense.
I mean, it... it's ridiculous.
It's just someone mucking about.
Some nutter.
What did he want?
Money?
What then?
-[sobbing] He looked like Liam. -Jamie, that's not funny.
Why would I make that up? It's like he was standing there.
-Right in front of me. -That's not possible.
-Is it? -I know what I saw.
[Megan] Maybe you saw what you wanted to see.
Especially on his birthday.
I see Liam all the time.
I think I do.
Someone will walk past
and the way they laugh or hold themselves...
-But this was more than that. -Okay, so it's a coincidence.
I thought I met Daniel Craig at that party, remember?
And it was just some gardener.
What do you know about him?
His name's Connor.
[Megan] Is that it?
I didn't have a list of prepared fucking questions, Megan!
-What are you doing? -I'm calling Will.
What use is he gonna be?
I don't know, don't we need to talk about it?
[cellphone buzzing]
[junior worker] Good night, Mr. Rees.
Goodnight!
[cellphone buzzing]
I'm busy.
[clicks tongue]
[soft, dramatic music playing]
Megan?
Jamie?
Well, he must be some sort of head case then, obviously.
-That's what I said. -Listen,
-we don't have another brother. -We used to.
[Will breathes deeply]
How did he seem? Was he, like, drunk or high?
I don't think so.
Maybe we should call the police.
And say what?
Jamie's having another breakdown?
-[Megan] Don't be a dick. -You need to see him.
Have you told your mum?
Not yet.
We're supposed to be having a birthday dinner for Liam.
Is... is that today?
-You never said. -What's to celebrate?
Hmm?
[cup thudding, clattering]
Wait a minute. So, he gave you his number?
Yeah.
-Text it to me. -Why? What are you gonna do?
[car engine revving]
[Christine grunts softly] Where have you been?
-Oh. Hello, sweetheart. -[Will] Hey, Mum, you all right?
I thought you were working. Mm. How is it all going?
Yeah. Great. We're about to sign off
on all the environmental stuff and then, yeah.
-Then we start construction. -Oh, that's great.
[exhales sharply, grunts softly]
-What's wrong? -You gonna tell her or what?
-You said you were doing it. -Well, somebody say something.
Thing is,
I met someone.
His name's Connor.
Connor Moran.
Right. And who's that?
-He says he's our brother. -[scoffs, chuckles] What?
-Yeah, I know. madness. -[Christine] Brother?
-It's what he said. -Who is he?
I don't know. He's 24, 25.
London accent. We didn't talk much.
Well, you did have another brother. Yeah.
He died.
[Jamie] He looks like him.
-Like Liam. -Well, that's impossible.
But he does, Mum. It was so weird.
[inhales deeply]
I think I would know if I'd had another child.
[sniffs]
You don't believe him?
-He looks just like him. -[sighs]
Could be Dad's son like a...
-like a half brother-- -Why are you keeping on at her,
-she just told you! -Because I want to know!
[Christine] Your father never cheated!
All right?
So, what do we do?
Do you wanna talk to him?
[Christine] Why would I do that?
-It's okay, Mum. -No, it's not okay.
I'm pissed off that someone would make that up.
And that you of all people would believe it.
[melancholic music playing]
'Cause it's ridiculous.
[footsteps receding]
[fire crackling]
[door opening, closing]
[melancholic music concludes]
Listen, I spoke to Mum and it's all bullshit.
So, we decided--
[Megan] We haven't decided anything.
[Jamie] What did she say?
[Will] That he's not our brother. End of story.
Based on what?
Shouldn't we at least hear his story?
I wanna see him.
-Find out who he is. -Liam's gone, Megan.
No one's gonna bring him back.
Whoever this guy is, he's just playing us.
-Why would he do that? -[Will] Fuck knows,
I don't know. Maybe he wants attention.
Maybe there's something wrong with him.
So, we just ignore him. And if he tries anything,
I'll deal with it.
I gotta get home.
[cutlery clattering]
[fire crackling]
You sure you don't want some cake?
Uh, oh, no, no. Thanks. You carry on.
Why did Dad leave?
Mum, we never talk about it.
Every time we ask you about the past,
you get defensive.
Because there's no point dwelling on the past.
What's important is us here and now.
Like I told you, I came home one day,
your father was gone. That's all I know.
This boy is not a part of our family.
-[sniffles] -[Jamie] I wasn't seeing things.
I know what I saw and I swear...
[dramatic music playing]
...it was like Liam was standing right in front of me.
[sighs]
[sniffles, sobs softly]
[elderly lady] Good girl. Oh, you’re such a good girl...
[Christine] Kate, I need your help.
[exhales] Jamie's insisting he looks like Liam.
I don't understand.
Have you met him?
[Christine] No, of course I haven't met him.
Um, look everyone's in a state.
I need you to do some digging and find out whatever you can.
Um, so, what do you know about him?
[Christine] His name is Connor Moran. He is...
early to mid-twenties. He grew up in London.
That's... that's all I've got.
Um, well, listen, leave it with me
and I'll... I'll call you tomorrow.
Right, bye.
-So, you believe her? -Of course, I do.
Why wouldn't I?
What, you think she's lying?
I think she's got you wrapped around her finger like always.
The whole thing is just ridiculous.
So, Jamie's making it up?
Babe... [exhales]
...it's just a mistake. That's all.
What?
Alfie wasn't sleeping.
He said he saw someone outside the house.
He said he saw Uncle Liam.
[cellphone buzzing]
Hello.
[Will] I don't know who you are.
Or where you came from.
You leave my family alone, you understand?
[Connor] Who is this? Is this Will?
Just do what you're told and leave town tonight.
You come near my family again
and I'll kill you.
[dramatic music playing]
[cellphone chimes]
[breathes deeply]
[birds chirping]
[Jamie] What are you gonna say to him?
Just wanna hear his story, then I'll send him on his way.
-If Mum finds out-- -She won't.
-[knocking on door] -Yeah?
Oh, M, made you a coffee.
Yours is on the table.
Okay, thanks.
-Oh. -Ta.
[Christine sighs]
Wedding stuff?
[Megan] Fairy lights from Gethin's bar,
tangled to shit.
[sighs] If you need more time, just tell me, I can sort it.
Don't start this again.
I just think this has happened very quickly.
[Megan] Not for us. We're fine with it.
Sometimes, right, grief can make you do things
-that you wouldn't normally-- -[Megan] Mum. Stop.
I'm marrying Gethin and that's the end of it.
Long as it is for the right reasons.
Look, um...
this stranger...
is deluded, you know?
Yeah.
[door closes]
Cake for breakfast, Jamie?
-Seriously? -It's good. Want some?
Mm.
-You okay? -Mm.
You?
Yeah.
You don't have to pretend.
I know you're interested in this boy and I get it.
It's just you kids are all I've got
and it feels like you don't need me anymore.
Don't talk like that. Of course, we do.
[Christine] I've read about people like this, right?
They... they get their kicks preying on other people's grief.
We've been through enough.
[pensive music playing]
[exhales sharply]
[Christine] I need some information
-on young man. Connor Moran. -[telephone rings]
[Christine] That's his number. I need more to go on.
Address, whatever background you can find.
-What's his story? -[Christine] You tell me.
Chris, I can't go digging around
-unless I know why I am-- -I'm not asking.
I would really appreciate it.
Quick as you can.
[indistinct chatter]
Shit!
Hi.
I'm Connor.
[exhales sharply]
I know this seems sketchy.
You look so much like my brother.
-Uh, this is Gethin, my fiancé. -[Connor] Oh. Hi.
Hi.
I was kinda hoping we could speak alone.
Uh, mate, we don't even know who you are.
I'm not dangerous.
-Do you wanna drink? -[Connor] Uh, no thanks.
I'm kinda nervous.
God, you even smile the same. [chuckles softly]
I had so many questions.
I don't know where to start.
Well, I grew up in care.
I got passed around loads of different families.
Mostly white.
I was just, always wondering why I never fitted in.
You know, why I was different.
And I always asked who my real parents were
but I just-- I never got any answers.
And I always knew that my real parents
were out there, somewhere.
[melancholic music playing]
[Connor] And I wondered what they thought of me.
And why they left me.
It was like I was incomplete.
Not just in my identity, but like...
like a piece of my soul was missing.
All I've ever wanted is to find my family.
[Beth] Tough night?
You've got no idea. [inhales deeply]
Why don't you come round for dinner after work?
Let the kids fend for themselves.
I'll get Joe to cook.
-Chris. -I'm... I'm okay.
Well, let someone look after you for a change, yeah?
-[cellphone buzzing] -[grunts softly]
Um, I need to take this.
[door shuts]
Have you found anything?
There's nothing on the database.
So, I'm checking the archives for the '90s. It's...
it's a needle in a haystack, so I need more to go on.
I'm working on it.
Just-- It's probably a coincidence.
[exhales deeply]
[laptop chimes]
I'll call you back.
Chris.
[Connor] I kept hitting dead ends.
I've been passed around so much, the paper trail got complicated.
And I nearly gave up, but then I'm into photography
and I saw Jamie's photo of Liam on his blog.
-He won prizes for that. -Yeah.
[Connor] It was weird
because, like, we look so similar.
But it was more than that.
There was something in his eyes, you know? When I...
when I looked at him it was... it was like I understood him.
-It's like we were the same. -[chuckles]
I was so excited, you know? I... I went searching for him.
[hesitates] But that's when I found the memorial page.
I left it for a bit.
But I knew he had brothers and a sister.
And I just couldn't get you out of my head.
I fantasised about contacting you,
you know? I... I wrote emails
but I just sounded like a crazy person.
And then it was his birthday.
So, I just got on the train.
I looked you up online.
And there was nothing. No sign of you at all.
Why would I be Instagramming my shit life?
I just don't understand how this is possible?
My mum's flat out denying knowing anything about you.
So, if we are related, you must be Dad's son.
Where is your Dad?
Left when we were kids. Never saw him again.
[pensive music playing]
[Connor] Does your mum know where he is?
[Megan] Mention Dad and she flies off the handle.
[Connor] Why?
[Megan] Touches a nerve.
I guess he was someone she couldn't control.
-[indistinct chatter] -I don't think he's dangerous.
-[chuckles] -He's... he's just messed up.
Oh, you're starting to believe him.
I just wanna hear more about him.
I just don't want you getting hurt.
[exhales deeply] All right...
-Okay. -Go on.
Do you fancy a walk?
[Connor] Yeah.
[Connor] Gethin looks out for you. It's nice.
[Megan] He's a dream.
Sometimes he doesn't understand.
His family has been here since, like,
cavemen.
I had to work hard to put myself
at the heart of this place.
He had that from...
the minute he was born. [exhales deeply]
[Connor] Must be nice to belong somewhere.
Y'know, I've been moved around so much, I just... [sighs]
learnt not to get attached, you know, to people or places.
-Where do you live now? -Uh, Bristol.
It's okay. Got a decent music scene.
-Do you play anything? -Nah.
A little bit of guitar, if I'm drunk enough.
You should hear my Rage Against the Machine.
[chuckles]
That was Liam's favorite band.
-[Connor] Yeah? -Yeah.
-And he played guitar. -Serious?
Yeah, music was his lifeline.
Yeah, mine too.
How did he die?
He OD'ed.
He was messed up for a long time.
We never really knew why.
Tried to help him.
Tried to have fun.
-It was like-- -Like he was lost.
Yeah.
-Hmm. -Do you wanna see him?
[pensive music playing]
-[Connor speaking indistinctly] -[pebbles rattling]
[cellphone buzzing]
[Will] All right, Mum.
[Megan] We had a tiny funeral.
It was in 2020, when everything went to shit.
He deserved better.
[birds chirping]
It still doesn't feel real.
I wish I knew him.
He was cool, when he wasn't off his head.
We're having the wedding ceremony here
so it's like he's with us.
[Connor] You okay?
Yeah, trying to get my head around all of this.
So, you believe me then?
I don't know what to believe.
Why would your parents abandon me?
Oh, could you speak to your mum?
[sighs] It wouldn't make any difference.
Well, maybe we could all speak to her.
She'd shut it down and she wouldn't engage.
[Connor] Why?
Because she needs to be in control.
[floorboard creaking]
I saw him.
Jamie's right.
-He looks just like Liam. -He has nothing to do with us.
So, who the hell is he?
I wanted you to be the first to see this.
Just so we're clear who we're dealing with.
We have to do something.
[Megan] Seeing him just brought it all back.
[birds chirping]
Could still be a coincidence.
We could do...
a test. I could get one of those DNA kits.
If he's our brother, it might be good for us.
It might help.
-[Will] Hey. -Hey!
-[Will] Busy day? -Yeah, it’s been crazy.
Has it?
You don't need to pretend. I saw you with him.
[Megan] Oh, so, you're spying on me now.
-Mum wants you to read that. -[Jamie] What is it?
Police report on your little mate.
He's been taking you for a ride.
[birds chirping]
[bell chiming]
[Louise] How did you find me?
[Christine] I saw your restraining order
in this police file.
Connor Moran stalked us for nine months.
-[Christine] Why? -[sighs]
He was obsessed with us. [sighs]
Convinced us he was my husband's son.
I even started thinking he looked like him.
I'm sorry.
[Louise] We weren't the first either.
I found out he'd done the same in Manchester.
I don't know if he's deluded or... [inhales]
...gets some weird enjoyment out of it.
Well, he's targeting my family now.
Been meeting my kids.
[Louise] That's what he does.
Poisons them, fills their heads with stupid ideas.
Before you know it, you've lost them too.
Do you have any idea about his background?
Where he's from?
[Louise] Uh... uh, only what's in... in my statement.
[sighs]
I need to know who I'm dealing with.
How to get rid of him?
-Has he asked for money yet? -[Christine] No. No. No.
He will.
Is that what he wanted?
[Louise] It's the only thing that worked.
But by then, it was too late.
[birds chirping]
[pensive music playing]
[sniffs]
-I fucking warned you, didn't I? -Look, I don't want any trouble.
Bit late for that.
[tense music playing]
[pants]
[Will] Shit.
-Where the fuck is he? -[pants, exhales sharply]
What you want to do?
All right. Come on. Go back, go back, come on.
[Connor pants]
[tense music fades]
[breathes heavily]
[gasps]
[pensive music playing]
[breathes deeply]
[breathes shakily]
[gasps]
[indistinct chatter]
[indistinct shouting]
[dog barking in distance]
[keys rattling, jingling]
[Christine exhales]
[exhales]
[eerie music playing]
[Connor] So, what should I call you then?
Christine? Mum?
I am not your mother.
[Connor] Then why are you breaking into my flat?
-Returning a favour. -Then we meet.
-Sit down if you want. -[Christine] I'm not staying.
What happened to your face?
I knew it wasn't going to be easy, meeting you and all,
but I wasn't expecting this.
[Christine] I just want to talk.
Yeah, I heard you weren't interested.
[Christine] Did Megan tell you that?
Your other kids aren't as under the thumb
-as you think they are. -Please don't pretend
-to know my family. -Oh, I know plenty.
More than you think. [sniffs]
Why didn't you come to me first?
-I thought about it. -[Christine] But you were scared
'cause you thought you might be wrong.
No, I was angry
because a woman left me in a toilet block.
I'd have listened.
Set you straight so you didn't have
-to upset my kids. -Those kids are my family.
We're not the first family you fixed on though, were we?
All I want to know is why you left me like you did?
Go on, talk me through that decision.
What makes someone like Will, someone capable of this,
better than me?
I was just a baby when you dumped me.
I would never abandon a child.
And I promise you, without a shadow of doubt,
you are not a part of my family.
Oh, I know I am. I can feel it. And that look on your face
when you saw me, that told me everything that I need to know.
[Christine] You wanna belong, I understand. But you don't.
Not to me. Not to us. And this...
This won't make your pain go away.
We're very different people, Connor.
See, I look forward, never back.
I wish you had a better upbringing, Connor.
I really, really do
but that has nothing to do with me or my family.
So, please just stop. Just...
Stop trying to make coincidence your reality.
-[envelope rustling] -Here.
Nearly 2,000 pound to get you set up somewhere.
That's all I'm offering.
-I don't want your money. -Just take it and go, Connor.
Please, just draw a line.
Make today the start of a new life.
You're afraid of me.
I can see it in your eyes.
And this, what, pay me off
so you can ditch me all over again?
All I wanted was proof and you've given it to me.
If you won't tell me what happened,
then I'll find out for myself and then the others will see
exactly what kind of mother you really are.
You really don't wanna cross me, Connor.
[dog barking]
[dramatic music playing]
[Connor] I want answers, Christine, and I'll find 'em.
I will find them.
[breathes shakily]
[dramatic music concludes]