Seven weeks ago they were strangers,
now their exes are dropping like flies.
♪
Let's take down Rohan.
- Hang on. - Yeah, I'm in.
After everything that's happened.
I'm in.
Just say the word.
What if they're helping each other?
Anyone I get close to...
I lose.
I can't afford any loose ends.
[Emily sobbing]
♪
In Shakespeare's Othello,
what object does Iago use
to convince Othello
that Desdemona has been unfaithful?
- [buzzing] - Handkerchief.
[quizmaster] A handkerchief is correct.
Sorry. [imitates buzzing] What was that?
It's what we used to do in my old local.
I'm sorry, I just got nervous.
But wait, the Quizzards
have just pulled level with our leaders, The Losers.
So we'll need a tiebreaker.
I am not getting beat by a team called the Quizzards.
Oh, my God, that is a crime against eyeballs.
Sue.
Settle down please, ladies and gentlemen.
Everyone clear your minds, breathe, concentrate.
What is the collective noun
for a group of larks?
Oh well, at least we tried our best.
A murder. Oh no, that's crows.
Nobody in the universe is going to know the answer to that.
An exaltation.
Is the correct answer!
- Yes - [cheering]
[quizmaster] The winner of this week's £30 tab are...
The Losers!
[chanting] Steve, Steve, Steve, Steve, Steve, Steve!
[cheering]
[panting]
[sobbing]
[breathing heavily]
♪ ominous music
♪ theme music
[panting]
♪ eerie music
[panting]
Emily? Emily?
Jesus Christ. Hey.
What-- Look at me. Look at me.
What's wrong?
It's Rita. I found her.
What happened?
I think she's dead.
Good news is we've got a sighting on Steve Williams.
[Rosa] Why are you doing this to me?
You know I like the bad news first.
Emily Hunter saw him legging it from Cyprus House
- with blood on his hands. - Shit.
- Who's ex is it this time? - That's the thing.
Pattern's changed.
Crime scene. No entry.
I get that, but I'm meant to be meeting Rita Eggleston.
I run a therapy group here.
Can't give out any details. Sorry. It's a crime scene.
Sorry, what do you mean crime scene?
- What's happened? - Is anyone hurt?
Please, at least tell us that everyone's okay.
That's not possible right now, I'm afraid.
Malcolm, where are the others?
I have no idea, he's given me no information whatsoever.
I'm going to call Rachel.
- [Leon] How bad? - [Rosa] Touch and go.
Massive head trauma.
She's alive, but barely.
Paramedics reckon they'll put her in an induced coma.
- Weapon? - Haven't found one yet.
This is odd, though, the car keys
that were in her pocket aren't hers.
Williams' army file came through while I was getting suited up.
Served three tours in Afghanistan.
Special reconnaissance, expert in close quarter combat
and survival tactics.
Court-martialled for shooting his commanding officer.
- [Rosa] He shot his own CO? - [Leon] Yeah.
- [Rosa] Why? - [Leon] The file doesn't say.
[Rosa] I'll call the DCI.
We need more bodies looking for Williams.
[Leon] Yeah.
♪
Do you think Steve saw me at Cypress House?
[clicking]
I don't know.
That image of Rita.
I can't get it out of my head
- every time I think of it. - Hey, hey, hey, hey.
It's all right. You're safe.
I don't want to be here.
Can we go somewhere?
Somewhere I can breathe. Anywhere but here.
You sure?
Yeah.
♪
I know a place.
[[exhales] Okay.
You know, maybe Emily was wrong about what she saw.
Uh, blood's on his hands, Tej.
Of course she's not wrong.
He killed them.
So Dan and...
and Jack.
So that was Steve punishing them for hurting us.
What, am I-- am I just supposed to be grateful?
- What if we're next? - The kids.
I'm supposed to go and collect them.
No, no, they can't be anywhere near me.
Not while Steve's out there.
Listen.
Don't go home tonight, yeah? Stay here.
- Safety in numbers. - Yeah.
[faint beeping]
[door clicks]
Oh, hello.
♪ tense music
Sorry. Who are you?
Oh, I'm... I'm Malcolm. Malcolm Ray.
Rita attends a therapy group I run.
♪
There's something you need to know.
Forensics confirmed,
the car key fob they found in Rita's pocket,
it was definitely Steve's.
Same one used to access the car where his wife died.
Well, why would Rita have Steve's fob?
Maybe she took the revenge pact too far.
She killed Sue, the others too.
Steve finds out and he goes after her.
Mm.
Anything in that army file about Steve being religious?
Revenge is baked into most faiths, right?
"Vengeance is mine, sayeth the Lord."
Well, maybe he's not doing God's work.
Maybe he thinks he is God.
I don't know, Rosa, I see a man
with military training using what works.
What if the killer believes
they have the moral authority to pass sentence?
Look at the pattern: carefully orchestrated judgements.
That's not military. That's biblical.
I believe the exes are revenge, but Rita?
Wrong place, wrong time. Had to be silenced.
Whatever the motive, we need to find Steve Williams.
If Emily saw him leaving,
he may have seen her too.
What, you think she is next?
Let's not wait and find out.
[Leon sighs] Right.
[phone ringing]
- Hey. - [Emily gasps]
Sorry.
You okay?
The signal's back.
Steve, he keeps calling me.
- [sighs] - [phone beeps]
Oh, my God.
He's breaking into my flat.
Calum, he's hunting me.
♪ Ominous music
Turn your phone off.
[car engine revving]
♪
- [distant clatter] - [Rosa] Second floor.
♪
Police.
Anyone here?
♪
Police! Stop!
[music intensifying]
Suspect heading north on foot.
White male, dark clothing.
I need units on the building perimeter.
[Rosa exhales sharply]
[siren wailing in the distance]
[Ben] Malcolm!
- Malcolm. - Ben.
Hi. I just needed to get some air.
[indistinct chatter]
Mr. Eggleston? DS Thompson.
I'm investigating what's happened to Rita.
I've got to ask you a few questions,
- if that's all right. - Yeah, of course. Anything.
When was the last time you saw Rita,
- before today, I mean. - It was yesterday.
I walked her to that place where it happened.
We need to verify Rita's whereabouts Sunday morning.
- Do you know where she was? - She was with me.
You're absolutely sure about that?
[breathing shakily] I was-- I was at her place.
We spent the day together, we spent the night together.
Look.
This is one of those...
wrong time, wrong place things, right?
It's not deliberate.
Right now, we don't know for sure.
Because it's like...
she's got this whole new life I know nothing about.
And...
why would anyone want to hurt her?
Huh?
[faint beeping and hissing]
♪ somber music building
Mum?
[Malcolm scoffs]
♪
I used to imagine what you'd look like...
when I was little.
Made up stories about why you couldn't keep me.
There's so much I have to ask you, you know?
[voice breaking] I don't even know what...
Rambo film is your favourite, you know?
So I need you to wake up.
Okay?
Please.
Wake up.
[Tej] What are you doing?
[Rachel sighs] I can't bear the waiting.
This might help a bit. [chuckles]
You can judge me...
I give not a shiny shit.
Do you want some?
Sure.
[coughing violently]
Easy.
[Tej clears his throat and coughs]
♪ suspenseful music
I don't think he's coming.
[both chuckle]
Yeah, me neither.
I can't die.
I've got too much to do.
I want to be at Josh's Bar Mitzvah.
Oh, his voice.
He is like a younger, better Bublé.
I like Bublé.
And you know Lula?
When she gets to that stage in her life
where she hates me
I want to show her that I'll still be there
when shit gets real.
I just want to find a way, Tej,
to show them how to live in this world
large and fabulous,
and not be scared of it, like I was.
I think I want to get married again.
You know, get it right this time.
Even though you've seen everything
that marriage has done to us?
No, it's just like nuclear energy.
It can destroy everything,
but it can also power a whole city.
Wow.
Except I know I'm hard to love.
I'm basically a robot.
Who the fuck told you that?
You.
You've said it seven times since we met.
[Rachel chuckling]
Oh, my God, I'm...
I'm so sorry.
No, it's fine.
- Tej, listen. - Hm?
Somewhere out there
is a heart that beats in exactly
the same rhythm as yours.
- [knocking] - ♪ ominous music
- [Steve] Rachel? - [knocking continues]
Oh, my God.
[Steve] I know you're in there.
- [knocking continues] - [both grunt]
- Get down, get down. - [glass shattering]
What, so he just jumped?
Take a look at this.
It's Calum Baird's.
I recognise it from the therapy group recordings.
- Why's it there now? - They're together.
We find Callum, we find Emily...
- before Steve does. - Right.
["Wide Eyes" by The Big Moon]
♪ Who walked into the room?
♪ All your world looks small
♪ When you're standing ten feet tall ♪
♪ So drenched that the rain ♪
♪ Doesn't bother you no more
♪ Here is everything, I got nothing to hide ♪
♪ And I got your wide eyes
♪ Your wide eyes
[music fading]
[Steve] Rachel!
- [loud crash] - [glass shattering]
Rachel, I just want to talk to you.
♪ sinister music
[footsteps approaching]
Rachel.
♪
Rach.
All right. Where's Emily?
I am done hiding.
I'm sick of being scared shitless by men like you.
I know you did it.
You killed Dan and Jack, didn't you?
- And Rita. - I've been set up.
Emily saw you leaving Cypress House, we know it was you.
- Do you? - Yeah.
Is that right? So who set me up?
- [Rachel whines] - Was it you?
- [Rachel yelps] - Was it you?
Don't play games with me, Steven!
[panting]
[Steve] All right.
Tej.
Do you seriously think...
I trusted you, we...
we all did.
All right, I admit.
When I first heard what happened to Sue,
I lost it a little bit.
What happened to Sue?
She's dead.
- What? - But I didn't kill her.
♪
♪ suspenseful music
[Calum] Mountain cottage.
Best sunrises in the world here.
♪
It's comfy inside. Promise.
How far away from anything are we?
[Calum] Pretty far.
Sons of Zebedee.
My dad.
I'm guessing he wasn't a Magic Roundabout enthusiast.
The fishermen Jesus met on the Sea of Galilee.
Dad's two favourite things.
Fishing. Preaching the word.
How long can we stay?
Are you okay?
Yeah, just...
first time I've been back in 20 years.
Just memories.
I'll give you the tour.
[door creaks shut loudly]
♪
It's like a church fete and a tackle shop had a baby.
Sorry the place is a mess.
I don't even know what half the stuff is.
♪
I didn't know you were religious.
Not since I prayed for Scotland to beat Brazil in '98.
[chuckles softly]
You don't have to pretend you're okay.
Not with me.
I know.
You can tell me anything.
You know that.
Because what you must be going through...
No, I'm fine.
I mean, what were we thinking?
Trusting people you'd only just met.
We barely knew each other.
We're desperate. We needed to.
[sighs]
This place is perfect.
Thank you.
♪
I'll show you the kitchen.
A little kitchen might be a bit generous.
More like a museum of my dad's old tins.
I couldn't think straight and...
I needed some answers and...
and then I found Rita lying on the floor bleeding.
I knew they were going to blame me and so...
I didn't help her. I ran away.
I ran away like a coward.
And I thought, I thought I was a good man.
And I mean, I was, I was a good man.
[Rachel] You sure about that, Steve?
Oh, fucking hell, Rachel!
You don't believe me, do you?
[Steve sighs]
All right.
I'm going to tell you a little story about me.
My third tour of Afghanistan, right?
I had a job to do.
And it was dangerous. And it was fucking terrifying.
But it all made sense.
And I knew how to do my job.
And there was this little private.
His name was Danny Alford. Nineteen.
He's a cocky little fucker, but he was 19.
And our convoy went over an IED, which is...
it's like a roadside bomb, like a mine.
And in that instant...
My CO, he just,
he completely lost the fucking plot and...
He got it into his head that this kid was a spy.
And he wanted to shoot him, I mean, he's a fucking bully,
but he wanted to shoot him.
He wanted to execute him on the spot.
This 19-year-old kid, because he thought he was a spy.
And I shot him.
I shot my commanding officer...
to save the boy's life.
And they all closed ranks.
And they fucking court-martialed me.
I got a dishonourable discharge.
Everything I thought I was, was just gone.
Like that.
And then I had to come home...
to my loving wife.
Except I weren't a soldier no more.
And it turns out that she loved the uniform.
She just didn't love me.
I'm sorry about Sue.
Yeah.
But I've got to find Emily
because I've got to tell her that I didn't kill Sue,
- and I didn't kill Rita. - [Rachel] No.
Steve... Rita's alive.
She's pretty poorly, but she's alive.
Steve.
You really didn't do it.
No...
[Rachel scoffs, sighs]
Well, that means whoever did do it is still out there.
It's got to be one of us.
- No. - Yeah, someone
who's trying to frame me.
Well, you can just talk to the police
and just tell them what you told us.
No, the police are going to arrest me on sight,
because I ran away from a crime scene with blood on me hands.
Police don't care about the truth.
Police care about closing cases.
When the police arrested Calum...
they had his DNA on file.
- So? - So, that means
that he's got a record.
That means he's been arrested before.
Right, so whatever it was, it's probably nothing.
Right?
♪ Suspenseful music
[Emily] Too easy.
I almost feel sorry for you.
Almost.
You're a bad, bad winner.
I hate losing.
Hard to tell, I know.
Given how spectacularly I've been
at losing at everything recently.
What?
I love you.
I saw Scrabble on the self.
I don't want to play games.
Why can't this just be enough? Just...
You and me here together.
Because you're not really here.
Talk to me.
About what?
You found Rita.
Like that.
And you've got nothing to say--
Will you just stop?
[sighs]
Look, I'm tired. I'm going to go to bed.
Hey, hey--
- Let go. - Just listen.
You're safe with me, okay?
- I love you. - Stop lying.
I am not lying.
I will always choose you.
What you're feeling is just chemicals
and the fear of being alone.
Bullshit.
You don't mean that. You don't.
Just say it.
What's gotten into you? Why are you fucking this up?
Maybe it needed fucking up, alright?
- Give me something! - Fuck.
Is this why Bex left you?
Fuck you.
[soft clanging]
Where are you going?
Fire's dying. Need wood.
Don't-- you've drunk too much.
Probably.
[door clicking shut]
[departing footsteps]
"Michelle Kavanagh, 19.
"Suicide verdict. Her inquest yesterday.
"She drowned.
"The teenager was last seen with boyfriend Callum Baird.
"Baird was arrested and questioned, but released
"due to insufficient evidence.
The family have rejected the suicide verdict
and want the case reopened as murder"
oh my God, Emily.
She's alone with him. We have to go get her.
Any updates on that phone ping?
Um...
[soft beeping]
No. Last location was at a service station
on the A38 and that was nine hours ago.
Nothing since then.
Alright, well that's all we've got then.
Let's start there.
I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry. I feel like I'm losing my mind.
We're both are. Just trust me.
Why haven't we found her yet?
This is ridiculous.
Now, if we can't, neither can Steve.
It's ex-special forces. Tracking people is what he does.
She does have Callum with her, though.
[phone beeps]
AMPR cameras picked up Callum's truck.
A38, junction 31. Enough.
All units, Bolo and Red Taylor to Hilux.
Registration Charlie, Echo, 1-4, Mike, Oscar, India, Tango.
I love you.
[beeps]
[Emily] Hi, it's Emily. Leave a message.
Ugh! Straight to voicemail. Again.
Right, what are we going to do now?
I'm tracking Billy's GPS.
Their servers are so easy to hack.
You know that place on the Justice for Michelle page?
Milton Cottage, where she drowned?
Yeah?
It belonged to Callum's family.
It's not a million miles from here.
And you think that's where he's taking her?
Right, well, what are we waiting for?
Ah-- Steve.
I think...
I think the police are headed there.
Let's go.
Come on.
♪ soft music
[faucet creaks]
[phone buzzing]
[Rachel] Hi, it's me. Call me.
[Rachel] Hi, me again.
Listen, something's happened.
We're coming to Milton Cottage.
So we'll see you soon.
Em, Em, find somewhere private to listen, OK?
Just you. We're coming to get you.
And it will all be OK.
I swear that Callum is not who we think he is.
He had a girlfriend, Michelle.
He took her to the place where he's taken you,
and she died there, in the lake.
He told the police she killed herself,
except everyone said he did it.
And we... Oh, my God.
Oh, my God, we can't believe it either.
Look, she never left a note.
It's him. All of it.
[sighs]
♪
[rustling]
[soft panting]
♪
[soft panting]
Where are you going? Em?
I have to go.
Go where?
Em-- Emily-- Give me they keys!
Liar!
What is wrong with you?
- [loud thud] - Argh!
[pained grunting]
[gasping breath]
[loud panting]
[panting]
[dramatic bang]
Emily, stop!
[cracking]
What the fuck-- ah!
[yelling] Emily!
♪
[Callum yelling] Emily!
[panting]
[grunting]
I'm not going to hurt you!
[grunting]
Listen! Listen to me!
- [gunshot] - [pained grunt]
Emily?
♪ sombre music
[panting]
He can't hurt you anymore.
[officer] Down on the ground! Down on the ground!
Police! Stay where you are!
[overlapping yelling]
[man yelling]
- No, you can't arrest him. - Ms Coughlin, please step back.
[Rachel] No, with respect, you've got this wrong.
[Leon] I'm arresting you on suspicion of the murder
of Susan Williams on Sunday 17th August 2025.
- He didn't do it! - [Leon] You don't have to say
anything, however it may harm your defence
if you do not mention when questioned...
It wasn't Steve, it was Callum!
...may be given in evidence.
Steve saved her life.
- She saved mine first, mate. - You are a good man.
Right now, all we know is a man's been shot.
Got an armed injured male heading south-east.
Any units available to pursue?
♪
[soft office din]
Let it go.
I can't believe we got it so wrong.
Look, we'll find him.
Dead or alive.
Every force in the country is looking for him.
Are we even sure it's him?
I got hold of the original
investigating officer this morning.
Michelle had clinical depression.
She'd attempted suicide twice before.
The family couldn't accept she'd gone.
- Needed someone to blame. - Okay.
So we mark his body count down from four to three.
What about the neighbour that saw
Callum the night of Dan's death?
Come on.
Drink. Now.
There. I've let it go.
♪ light guitar music
[steady beeping]
Rita.
Rita?
Hey...
Hey!
[sighs]
[overlapping conversation]
Emily?
Emily.
Oh, Malcolm. Hi.
I've been meaning to call.
How is Rita?
Yeah, she's responding to voices now.
Small steps.
She squeezes back when I hold her hand, so...
- That's good. - And you?
Yeah, well, you know.
I worry about all of you after everything that's happened.
Actually, I'm going away tonight.
Just picking up some last minute things.
- Oh, anywhere nice? - Here and there.
Clearing my head.
Sounds wise.
Listen, I'm sorry we didn't get to finish your journey properly.
Though I suspect you found the whole thing
a bit too touchy-feely.
No. Not at all.
A lot of what you said really helped.
He thinks I'm nothing.
[Emily] Feeling your pain is where healing begins.
Because I am nothing?
[Emily] Your gut knows what to do. Trust it.
You're stronger than you think.
What?
[man] You drink poison, Emily.
You can't help it. It's just who you are.
It's why everyone leaves you.
- [loud grunt] - [thudding]
[Emily] Push forward. One step at a time.
Sue doesn't love you. Wake up!
Find your people. The ones who show up for you.
- Hi! - And show up for them.
[Rita] You're early.
[Emily] The hardest part of healing
is letting go of who you thought you were.
I'm so sorry.
And accepting who you are.
♪
And then you'll find them.
The person who meets you in the ruins.
Who's worth breaking down every wall for.
Who sees what you've become.
Really sees it.
And doesn't ask you to be different,
or better, or good.
Just you.
That's when you know it's real.
♪ dynamic techno music
♪
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