[river water flowing]
[eerie music playing]
[eerie music continues]
[Wren inhales deeply]
[Wren exhales shakily]
[siren wails in distance]
[breathes uneasily]
[unsettling music playing]
- [knocking on door] - [Ash] Shit!
[door closes]
- Why? - [shushes]
I've got rid of mine.
D'you wanna tell us why?
Turn your Wi-Fi off. And everything that connects to the Internet.
From now on, we only communicate with these.
Soz, I only had three.
One for me, one for Wren, and one for Taz.
Jaya, what's going on?
Jacob Taylor called me last night.
Fucking hell.
What'd he say?
What did he say?
That time is up.
What?
This morning we all woke up,
and there were timers counting down on our phones.
When does the timer end?
Midnight.
[Taz] Like a fucked-up Cinderella.
[Noah] Taz.
- [Taz] Soz. Trying to lighten the mood. - [Antony] Try another way.
I'll put the kettle on, then, shall I?
[eerie music playing]
[thunder claps]
[Jaya] These don't go online, so they're safe.
Anything else, smartphones, computers, they're all a threat.
Where'd you get these?
The drawer you keep old shit in. Chargers. Headphones with only one ear working.
- What have you found out? - I was going through this all night.
[Ash] Why bother?
- It were on Wren's phone. - Now the rest of us have it.
It spread. And I got that phone call.
Did you download anything?
Links that have been sent? It could have been Bluetooth or--
- Jaya. - [Jaya] Sorry.
This is like a diary.
Coders have loads to remember. Jacob's written shitloads in here.
I'm gonna rip it all, run it through a program,
and hopefully, figure out how Red Rose works.
How long will that take?
Days.
- Months. - Months?
[Jaya] Which is why I wanna get back to it ASAP.
[footsteps fading]
It's a bit like Scooby-Doo, innit?
Jaya's clearly Velma. Shaggy.
Noah's Fred. Wren's Daphne. Ant's Scooby.
Dramatic, but usually right about stuff.
Except there were never an episode this fucked-up.
I'd have watched it though.
[knocking]
[letterbox creaks]
[letterbox clinks]
[sighs]
[Simon sniffles]
Knock, knock.
Oh God.
I...
Oh, I'm sorry.
[Simon sighs]
I... [inhales sharply]
Simon.
You okay?
Look, about what happened last night, I... I didn't...
I'm fine.
I am so sorry that you got dragged into all this shit with Rick and...
- It's fine. - [Rach] No.
It isn't, and I'm here to make things right,
regardless of what happened between us.
And I can understand it if you wanna call things off.
I just need space.
Well, I'm... I'm hoping that's all me and Wren need.
But summat tells me otherwise.
I've got, uh, a few things I...I need to sort out.
[Simon sniffles]
Can we speak later?
What, later today or later this week?
[desperately] Please!
[sighs]
- [door opens] - [footsteps fade]
- [breathes shakily] - [door closes]
[Simon sniffles]
[sighs]
[owls hoot in distance]
[both chuckle]
- [Noah groans, chuckles] - [Wren sighs]
What you gonna do?
And he's, like, your teacher?
Douglas? Sometimes.
Sometimes I'm his. Depends on the work.
What about his boyfriend?
I'm not sure what he does, but he's super supportive.
What do you wanna do?
Nothing.
Red Rose tried to kill me yesterday. I'm still here.
We're all still here. So we do Jaya's plan.
No phones. No Internet.
We stay put till we get past midnight. Is that all right?
- Me mum and grandad are in Birmingham. - Is that a yeah?
Oh, yeah.
Cool.
We're in lockdown till midnight.
Whoo!
Oh, there's no food in.
[sighs] You're joking.
I'm sorry.
[Ash] It's not like we can do an online shop either.
[sighs] Have you got plenty loo roll?
[muzak]
- What biscuits did we end up getting? - Jaffa Cakes.
[Ash] What are you on about? Jaffa Cakes are cakes.
Or else they'd be called Jaffa Biscuits, which just sounds wrong.
A biscuit breaks. A cake crumbles.
[Taz] That's the way the cookie crumbles.
[Ash] Don't bring cookies into this. Don't change the subject. It's a cake.
Well, prepare to be shocked. Legally, they're classed as biscuits.
We're born into a world of lies.
You okay?
Yeah.
It's nothing.
[unsettling music playing]
[laughter in distance]
Hi, Wren.
Hiya.
Y... your mum okay?
I dunno, I haven't seen her.
- You off to your mum's now? - [Wren] No.
- No, we're going-- - I think we should go back to Taz's.
I won't, um...
- Bye, Wren. - [Wren] Bye.
[scanner whirs, beeps]
[distant thud]
[eerie music playing]
- [kids yell playfully in distance] - [distant dog barks]
[phones chiming, beeping]
[phones vibrating, beeping]
[phones vibrating, chiming]
[unsettling music playing]
- Can we get a taxi? - [phone beeps]
[car engine chugging smoothly]
[unsettling music playing]
[phone crackling]
- We're going the wrong way. - What?
We're going the wrong way. Stop.
Can you stop the car?
[yells] Oi, can you stop the fucking car?
What's wrong? What are you on about? I'm following where the app is sending me.
Can you just pull over? We'll walk from here.
[leaves rustle underfoot]
Found anything?
Not yet.
[door opens]
Guys, we should keep all the windows and doors locked.
No more going outside. We need to limit the variables.
Jaya, it's too hot. Can we at least open the windows?
All right, fine, but not for long. We need to--
[all] Limit the variables.
Ash, what about the fridge? Shall we turn it off?
If we can't trust the fridge, we might as well just give up now.
Fridges, TV screens, taxis, they can't kill you.
Taz!
I was just pointing out they're not a threat.
It's not like we're in The Ring.
Nothing's gonna hop out the telly and grab ya.
The Ring's scary.
The real world is scarier.
Nuclear weapons. Viruses. Tories.
Wren, why don't you smile, love? It's only us lot here.
- [groans] Can I do anything? - Absolutely, you can slice that cheese.
Speaking of cheese, what cheese is made backwards?
I don't know how you make it forward.
Erm...
Milk and... [sighs]
...summat else.
[Taz] Edam.
- [Ash] Edam. - [Taz chuckles]
Because it's "made" backwards!
[Wren yelps]
[pained groan]
- [winces] - [Ash] Let's see. Right, under the tap.
- [Wren whimpers] - [tap runs]
[Taz] I'm still using that cheese.
[unsettling music playing]
[laughs] You look a weirdo.
Who's crying though?
[sighs] I am.
[inhales sharply]
Check how the 'tatoes are doing. Stick a fork in, and see if they're soft.
[Ash] Tatties are done.
[Taz] Right. What we're gonna do is we're gonna mash 'em.
Mix the cheese in and add to the onions when they turn a nice golden-brown color.
You two.
Thank you.
To Roch.
[all] To Roch.
- [Taz] Oh God. - [splutters]
[coughing]
- You all right? - Oh, shut up. [coughs]
I think we're witnessing the dawn of a new romance.
- [chuckling] - Yeah, Tashley.
[Antony] Tashley!
This is a stolnica.
It's Polish, but I got it from Ramsbottom.
It's a breadboard.
It's for making pasties.
I used it to mold dough.
- It's still a breadboard. - [Taz] Fine. It's a breadboard.
We need it for the next bit, so gimme your hands.
What?
Need to see you've got the skill.
Warm hands.
[Noah] Cold heart.
[Ash] Er, shut it, you.
[chuckling]
So, do I have the skill?
No. You need cold hands for pastry.
Well, you can just chill out. You're my guest.
[Taz chops onions]
[cuckoo clock chiming]
[chiming stops]
Four hours to go.
[Wren groans]
Every second feels like an hour.
We should do summat fun to pass the time.
Yeah. Yeah, why don't we play a game or summat?
- [Ash] Yeah. - [doorbell rings]
No, Taz, don't.
It'll be fine, Wren, relax.
[chairs scrape floor]
I was wrong.
- [man 1] Good evening. - [man 2] Hey there.
I'm Elder Jason, and this is Elder David.
[Taz] All right.
Have you ever wondered about life after death?
[unsettling music playing]
Of all the places to go on your mission, you got Bolton.
[Elder Jason] Well, Bolton's an interesting place.
- Let me tell you about the time in 1866-- - Oh, get a grip.
Do they look like they think COVID was a hoax?
[sighs] Yeah. Yeah.
- Yeah. - Okay.
[indistinct whispering]
Do they look like they could own a cuckoo clock?
Oh shit, yeah.
- Is it Daniel? - Yeah.
- Shot! Shot! Shot! Shot! - Go on. I'll do one with you.
- Cheers. - Cheers.
[Wren groans, sighs]
- [doorbell rings] - [Jaya typing on keyboard]
Let's pretend we're not in.
No, don't!
Red Rose ain't gonna ring a doorbell.
Might be one of those fucking Mormons!
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
[floorboard creaks]
Fuck me.
It's Becky Fox.
Well, wait. We don't know why she's here.
You have saved my weekend, Taz.
I have? And what are you all doing here?
- [laughs sarcastically] The party. - There's no party here.
Better admit, it looks like a party.
- You've got the wrong address, mate. - I think you have the wrong address.
- Boom. - It's my house.
How can we all be wrong?
- [boy] Yeah. - No. Fucking hell.
What are you doing? Don't touch anything.
Thanks, Taz.
Good shout. Cheers. Mwah!
- [whooping] - [Taz] No, no. Get out. Get out!
There's no fucking way. Don't touch me.
Why is everyone ignoring me? I'm gonna find out where you live, and...
Thanks, Taz.
Taz, what the fuck?
What can I do, Noah? Huh?
I don't know fucking kung fucking fu! Do I look like Bruce Lee?
[Jaya] Right, upstairs.
[Noah] Up. Up. Get up.
[drum and bass music playing]
[party guests cheering]
Might not be that bad.
[Ash] Someone's pissing in the sink.
[Antony] No, out! Get out now. This room's off-limits.
- Then, why are you in here? - Because I'm a VIP, bitch. Now move.
[girl] Fuck's sake.
- [Jaya] Effective. - [Antony] Thank you.
- Crazy always wins. - Bloody carnage down there.
- [Antony] Where are they coming from? - It's Red Rose. Trying to smoke me out.
The code doesn't fully match what I ripped off Wren's phone.
I'm trying to figure out why.
- What does it mean? - Nothing. Yet.
You're doing amazing, Jaya. Thank you.
Taz needs help downstairs.
I don't fucking know. We need to hide you in a bunker.
- You go. I'm staying here. - I'll stay too.
I'll go. I'll go.
- I wanna be with you. - No, go help Taz, all right?
- I'm gonna barricade us in. - You sure?
Yes.
[sighs]
Go!
[drum and bass playing in distance]
You coming?
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
[exhales shakily] Just don't know what I'm doing.
I don't know how to help her.
My gut's telling me to stay here and protect her.
Roch was alone when she...
So I wanna be here.
Okay.
I think Taz will need backup,
but I'm glad you're here.
- [drum and bass music playing] - [hubbub of voices]
- [microwave beeping] - [cheering, laughter]
[Taz] Oi! Oi, what are you doing?
- Oh, Taz! - Those are free-range!
- Hide these. - [Ash] Do I look like a hen?
[Taz] Please, will you just hide 'em for me?!
- And you, guard the microwave. - Okay.
Everything okay?
Yeah, just wondering whether Taz's home insurance
covers twats who crash his home.
Crash?
Did Taz not post this?
Yeah. No, he did, but he wanted a masked ball
like in Phantom of the Opera, not this.
I've seen prettier people in Blackpool.
[snickers]
[Becky laughs heartily]
What?
[laughs hysterically]
You're funny, you. I've always thought that.
- [Taz mumbles] - What you doing?
- [Taz] Getting the fuse out. - What?
Gettin' the fuse out!
[clattering]
Oh God.
Won that battle.
Yeah, but we're kinda losing the war.
[cheering, whooping]
[yells angrily] Get out me house!
That's a good rhythm, that!
- Get out my house, hey! - [crowd] Get out my house!
[crowd chanting] Get out my house!
Get out my house! Get out my house!
- [MC] Go! - [crowd] Get out my house!
[crowd chanting] Get out my house! Get out my house! Get out my house!
- [MC] Go! - [crowd] Get out my house!
[chanting continues in distance]
Where am I supposed to put eggs?
Bingo.
Do me a favor, and don't touch those eggs.
Uh, sure. Hey, where's Wren gone?
She, um...
she went home.
Good. Don't want her attacking innocent people again.
Mm. This is beneath my pay grade.
- [whooping, cheering] - [drum and bass music playing]
Where the fuck are all these dicks coming from?
I only recognize half the people.
- Just do what you can to-- - To halt the madness?
[yelling, cheering]
Excuse me. Out the way. Move.
Guys, it's winding down now. Fuck off!
- [Jenna groans] - [Ash] Fuck off!
- Out, out, out. - [boy laughs]
[encouraging cheers]
- [decanter smashes] - [cheering]
- [smashing] - [cheering]
Ash! Ash! Grab anything valuable!
[scornful laughter]
Knock it out of the fucking park!
- [smashing] - [cheering]
[whistling]
[cheering]
[soft rock music playing]
[Taz whispers] Shit.
Please, please, please, get out my house.
[inhales shakily]
Please, please, get out my house. Please.
[inhales sharply]
Get on with it. Come on.
Come on.
[muffled soft rock music]
[book pages turning]
A month ago,
I was sat on t'couch with her just watching crap, and I loved it.
Now I'm just sitting around thinking how shit of a mum I am.
You're not shit. You're just human.
I mean, no one could've imagined what happened.
Do y'know what?
Noah came home the other day with a bruise on his eye.
[sighs] He wouldn't tell me anything about it.
- [Rach chuckles] - What?
That were Wren.
[chuckling] You what?
He got caught in the crossfire
of Wren and these two rough girls from Hargreaves.
- They keep hassling her! - They've clearly made up.
- What are you doing here? - No. Please, guys, no drama.
I'm sorry about what happened at yours. I am.
I'm looking for our daughter. Shels, you know where she is?
Don't tell him, Shel.
I'm trying to give her space. I don't want him anywhere near her.
I tried to call. She's not answering her phone.
It's turned off. She told me it was doing something weird.
- She tried showing me. Now I'm worried. - And you believe her?
Yeah, I do believe her. Why wouldn't I?
Please tell me where she is if you know.
- She's at Taz's house. 30 Marsden Road. - [Rach sighs]
- Thank you. - What the fuck?
I love you, Rachel, and I'm sorry, but he's her dad!
- Where are you going? - I'm coming with ya.
- Fine. - [Rach sighs]
[Rick sighs]
[car door closes]
[up-tempo music playing in distance]
[boy] Let me fucking come in. Get out of me fucking way!
- [Noah] Leave her alone, Patrick! - [Patrick] Let me in!
- [Noah] Leave her! Fuck off! - [Patrick] Let me fucking in!
Fucking let me in!
- Get the fuck off! Can't let you in! - [Wren] What's going on?
This little bitch is acting all hard when he's not.
I was looking for you.
I knew you'd be here somewhere.
- Ash said you were at home. Why lie? - [Noah] She's not interested.
- She don't wanna talk to you. - Whoa, whoa. What do you want?
I wanted to talk.
About Rochelle.
Why? You hated her. You spoke to her like she were a piece of shit.
No, you don't understand.
- [Wren] She hated you. - Fuck you!
I loved her.
We used to meet, you know.
Like...
like in secret.
I don't get it.
Why you telling me this now? Are you lying?
I'm not a liar.
I tried to tell you at the funeral.
But, uh...
Look, it... it don't matter.
I remember how weird Roch was acting, and I never said owt.
- So when you posted earlier about Roch-- - What did I post?
- Don't you-- - What did I post?
Um...
You said...
"Don't think I can go on without my bestest girl."
"Wish I could see you. Maybe soon."
"Love you... always."
- [power shorting] - [party guests cheering]
[cheering]
[crowd chants] Here we go!
Here we, here we, here we fucking go!
[crowd chants in distance]
Here we, here we, here we fucking go!
Oh, great party, Taz. This is boring. I'm finding another party.
[Jenna 2] What do you wanna do?
[TV whizzes]
[confused muttering]
- [girl 1] Look, it's Roch! - What?
Wait. What the fuck?
- [screaming loudly] - [guests scream]
[girl 2] Oh my God!
It... it... it was Rochelle! I swear down! You saw it! We all saw it!
Rochelle! She was on the TV!
It's Wren. She set this up.
She's fucking mental. Who does that? It was Rochelle!
[Jenna 1] What's fucking wrong with you?
[girl 3] Not getting enough attention, eh?
[girl 4] Yeah, you've got a screw loose. What's wrong with you?
- [Wren] What're you doing here? - Wren.
Wren, your mum sent me. Get in.
- [boy] Oi, Wren, where you going, love? - [girl 5] That's right, walk away.
[teenagers jeering indistinctly]
[girl 4] Not getting enough attention, eh?
[buckles seat belt]
[laughter]
[Wren sighs]
[Simon] You okay?
Yeah. I just want my mum.
I'll, uh... I'll take you to the Tea Rooms.
She's there?
[Simon] Yeah, yeah.
She's setting up for tomorrow.
[Simon sighs]
[Wren] Sorry about yesterday.
[clicks tongue] Oh.
[chuckles softly] No, it's not... It's okay.
[tapping keypad buttons]
[indistinct chattering, laughter]
[Noah] Wren?
Wren?
[clattering]
[cheering]
You need to get 'em out me house.
- [Ash] Right, everyone out. - Piss off, both of ya. Piss off.
[Ash] Right. Come on. Party's over.
Right, come on, home time. Yeah, you. You got your coat? Right.
[Noah] I can't find Wren.
Guys, Jacob Taylor didn't write all this code.
Someone else has changed it. Where's Wren?
She's not here.
- What? - [Ash sighs]
She said Simon's taking her to Smithills.
[car clunks over speed bump]
[engine stops]
[breathes heavily]
Oi! You're one of Wren's mates.
- She's not here. - [Rach] Noah! Noah, where's Wren?
- Why aren't you at Smithills? - What?
[ominous music playing]
Oh God.
- Hey. Hey! - [Rach] Noah! Noah! Come on! Come on!
It's Simon.
[Wren] You all right?
[Simon] Yeah.
Just, um...
just tired.
[car door opens]
[car door closes]
[gravel crunching underfoot]
[Simon breathes shakily]
[ominous music playing]
[Wren] Mum?
[clock ticking eerily]
Mum, gonna have a cake!
[packaging rustling]
[ominous orchestration]
[tense music playing]
[music fades]
Mum?
[clock ticking eerily]
[footstep echoes]
Mum?
[ominous orchestration]
[unsettling music playing]
[hurried footsteps]
- [eerie orchestration] - [door opens]
- [Wren gasps] - [Simon grunts angrily]
[Simon growls]
[Noah breathing heavily]
[eerie music playing]
- [Wren whimpering] - [Simon grunts angrily]
[Simon yells loudly]
[Wren whimpers fearfully, breathes heavily]
[Simon yelling]
[seething breaths]
- [outgoing call tone] - [man on phone] Emergency, which service?
Help, police. I'm at Smithills Hall. Someone's trying to kill me.
- Can you repeat that, please? - At Smithills-- [breathes shakily]
[floorboard creaks]
[exhales sharply]
[floorboard creaks]
[footsteps echoing]
[exhales sharply]
[thudding heartbeat echoes]
[ominous orchestration]
[tense suspenseful music playing]
[whimpering]
[Noah breathing heavily]
[brakes squeak]
[eerie music playing]
[Wren] No. No, Simon, please!
Please! Please! Please!
Please, no!
[Noah] Wren?
[gasps fearfully]
Leave her the fuck alone!
[Simon] Can't. I'm sorry. I won't. I won't.
[inhales shakily] Simon says...
- Simon says... - [Noah] What?
[Wren] What are you talking about?
[breathes shakily]
[distant sirens wailing]
[sirens approaching]
Forgive me.
[Noah] No!
[Rach screams]
[body thuds]
[whimpers]
[sirens approaching]
[Rach screaming]
[breathes sharply]
- [sobs] - [Noah] Come here.
- It's okay. - [relieved gasping]
[Noah] Okay.
You're okay.
[Rach sobs]
[solemn music playing]
[sirens wail nearby]
[sirens wailing]
- [knocking on door] - [woman] Are you coming to bed?
- [man] What? - [woman] Coming to bed?
[man] Yeah, just finishing a game of Simon Says.
[crunches]
[ominous orchestration]
[somber music playing]