In the Flesh (2013–2014): Season 2, Episode 6 - Episode #2.6 - full transcript
Kieren awaits transfer to Norfolk but, with Simon returning to lead his followers in a Second Rising, Maxine allows Gary to force Kieren to help find him. At the village fete it is noticed that Amy is transforming into a human by her ability to eat solid foods and the militant PDS sufferers have a stand-off in the graveyard against Jem and her rabid hunters. Kieren's father Steve stops Jem from killing her brother but an increasingly deranged Maxine, whose brother Danny was slain, announces that she wants a Second Rising to revive him and murders Amy, who is the true first risen. She demands the death of all PDS sufferers in Roarton but this horrifies the villagers and, as she is taken to an asylum, an uneasy truce occurs between the villagers and the Partially Dead with Kieren and Simon reconciled.
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Did you enjoy your time
at the treatment centre?
Cos that's where you're
headed if you don't confess.
I didn't do it!
I feel it again! I'm not turning rabid.
- You're scared of me?
- I don't even recognise you any more.
This is who I am.
DOORBELL RINGS
I can't look at him when he's like that.
Jesus Christ.
What you doing?
I'm looking for Simon. Have you seen him?
That's the first person you
saw rise from their grave?
It's Simon. I'm ready to follow him.
JULIAN: It has to be done, Simon.
You must sacrifice the First Risen
on the 12th hour of the
12th day of the 12th month.
The First Risen must be destroyed.
Only then can the second
resurrection occur.
"Morning Has Broken" by Cat Stevens
♪ Morning has broken ♪
♪ Like the first morning... ♪
Hello. I'll be your waitress today.
I'm a fully compliant PDS sufferer.
I have been administered
Neurotriptyline in the last 24 hours
and will not enter a rabid state.
Oh. Ha-ha. That's good to know.
Tea or coffee?
Er... coffee, thanks.
♪ ... Praise for the springing... ♪
Don't fancy anything?
Still got three hours ahead
of us till we reach Roarton.
I'm not a breakfast person.
Oh, it's the most
important meal of the day.
You're going to need it.
Collections never go easy.
Always put up a fight.
I don't mind driving the rest of the way.
All right, it's your funeral.
♪ ... Where his feet pass... ♪
MAN ON RADIO: ... to 12th December,
and you all know what that means.
Roarton Village's winter
fête extravaganza is upon us.
What's going on, Dad?
Me and your mum have come to a decision.
- A decision?
- Mm.
Yeah, we think it's best,
all things considered,
to let the council, you know,
do what they're going to do.
You... you're letting them
send me back to Norfolk?
Going back to t'treatment centre
might be just what the doctor ordered.
KIEREN SNORTS
They're trained up to
handle situations like this.
They'll be able to help you
get back to your normal self.
This is my normal self.
Hm. It's time for a professional opinion.
So, you're... you're
washing your hands of me?
No. We're doing what we believe
is in your best interests.
Locking me in my bedroom
until the men in white coats
come along and drag me away?
That... that's in my best interests?
Well, I hope they won't
have to drag you away.
Can I call Amy, at least?
She's part of the crowd that's
been having a bad influence on you.
Well, I need to speak to her,
Dad. Something's not right.
I'm worried about her, Dad.
You can come down for your
shot after breakfast, ok?
Dad!
KNOCKING
Dad!
Dad.
KNOCKS
GASPS
GASPS
SCREAMING
KNOCKING ON DOOR
Jem? You getting ready to beat the bounds?
Yeah.
What's happening to me?
I'm not entirely sure, Amy.
It seems like your body's waking up,
or coming alive,
or something like that.
Why me?
I don't know.
- Maybe you're special.
- Special?
My nan always said I was special,
but I just figured that's
something all nans say.
Philip, I'm freaking out.
Hey. Hey, hey. It's fine.
It's all right. You're all right.
Maybe we should get some
proper medical advice on this.
See Dr Russo. What do you think?
No, bad idea.
What do you think would happen if
we told Dr Russo I was... changing?
Do you think he'd just pat me on the back,
give me a lolly and send me on my way?
He'd call the treatment centre,
and then they'd cart
me off to experiment on.
You know what the living are like.
You know what some of the living are like.
Got to keep this under our hats.
Ok.
- We can't just stay here.
- Why?
We'll die of hypothermia.
You're cold?
Aren't you?
I'm freezing.
Listen, listen. My teeth are chattering.
Mum, don't let them take me back.
It's for the best, Kier,
all things considered.
Not if they take me back
as a non-compliant...
CLICK
Look, Dad, I'm not going
to do anything stupid, ok?
You've said that before, then
it all goes horribly wrong.
No. Spending a bit of time in
Norfolk will do you a tonne of good.
They know how to take care
of you there, don't they, Sue?
Open your eyes!
You know what's going to happen to me
if they take me back
to the treatment centre.
I'm running late.
Are you coming to the fête, Steve?
- I've said I'll take Jem to t'march.
- Ok, then.
Kier, we'll be back later to see you off.
Oh. All right, then.
All right, Kier, back to your room.
Can I take this up with me, Dad?
Parish newsletter?
Reading material.
For He so loved the world, that
He gave His one and only Son.
Whoever shall believe in him shall
not perish but have eternal life.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
Give me the courage to do my duty,
to protect and defend my
community from all harm.
So help me God.
Simon?
Yeah?
When the dead rise today,
what will they be like?
The Second Risen will be...
Well, they're going to change things.
They're going to bring an end to
the suffering and the persecution.
After the second Rising, we ain't
going to be treated like dirt any more.
Can we help you do it, Simon?
I've got to do this alone.
- Well, what should we do?
- Prepare.
OTHERS MURMUR
Lord, let the disciple
complete his mission today.
Miss Martin.
I'm ready.
Ready?
To stop the threat. Just say the word.
Who's the threat?
The Irish rotter. The ULA extremist.
Leave it alone, Captain.
What you saying? He's planning
an attack, Miss Martin.
Where's your proof?
Proof? You said it yourself.
You got me to follow him and...
And nothing came of it.
No, that's not right.
Something did come of it.
He went to that hotel. He
met that other dead 'un.
I lifted the evidence
off him. It all adds up.
He's going to pounce any minute
if I don't track him down and...
You are not thinking straight, Captain.
He is not a threat.
Understand?
I am thinking straight. That
Irish rotter needs to be stopped.
Go home, Gary.
That's an order.
Don't worry, Jem. This is the
last time you have to see me.
Jem, can you at least look at me?
LOCK CLICKS
DOG BARKS
KNOCKS
Open up!
Open this bloody door
or I'll bust it through!
OLIVER: God's own country.
Norfolk? Under four hours?
That is impressive.
Yeah, it's quite the drive.
Her hands are still set at ten to two. Ha!
Is there a doctor in the house?
DR RUSSO LAUGHS
Hopefully, we won't be
making multiple trips.
Well, sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
But I'm afraid it's just not possible.
I'd have told you that over
the phone, if you'd have called.
Yeah, you see, Tom... Can I call you Tom?
You see, Tom, the tests you sent
through were very interesting,
but it's not just us who needs to know.
It's Halperin & Weston.
Bit of a behemoth, bit of a juggernaut.
Big company. Don't need
to remind me of that.
Once the old ball starts
rolling at Norfolk,
it's nigh on impossible
to stop the damn thing.
You studied at Norfolk, correct?
I had the privilege.
Well, Tom, you know,
if you could do us the privilege
of getting that address,
that would be a massive help.
I'm sorry. I don't have the address.
- Really?
- In between addresses, apparently.
And... and the medical records
would state that, would they?
If you were to show them to us,
which you're not going to do.
Like I said, I can't show you
a patient's medical records.
Hm.
Sorry. Liked to have been of more help.
What can you do? You don't
know where Amy Dyer lives.
Do you?
Afraid not.
We'll be in touch... Tom.
Are you still going to like me?
- What?
- Now I'm, er... warming up?
You've only known me a bit deadly.
You might not like me heated up.
Amy.
I'd like you cold. I'd like you hot.
I'd even like you tepid.
SHE LAUGHS
You're still you, dead or alive.
All right?
What's wrong? That way's
the perimeter fence.
Today's the Beating of the Bounds march.
Best avoid it.
Dad, what's going to happen to Kier?
He's going to go back to the
treatment centre for a bit
and they're going to help
him get back to his old self.
They're not going to lock him up
and do things to him, are they?
No. Where did you get that idea?
He'll be all right.
Norfolk's a nice place to be.
Off to beat the bounds. He's in his room.
Got you.
LOW CHATTER
Not bad.
Amy, the march ends here.
We won't be long. I just
want to touch more things.
You've got your ticket, haven't you?
Yeah. I suppose t'council
were good for something.
Mrs Lamb.
Councillor. Or should I say ex-councillor?
Congratulations on your
nomination to the parish council.
It's about time this village were
represented by God-fearing folk,
instead of just a bunch of
flailing wimps and filthy perverts.
Have a nice day.
Hold your horses!
She's not valid.
- I gave you my ticket.
- You gave me a ticket.
Where's hers?
Mrs Lamb, if you check the
fine print on the fête charter,
a charter I helped draft
while I was in office,
you'll see a clause, and
in that clause it states,
that all ticket holders to the winter
fête are entitled to a plus-one.
Amy Dyer's my plus-one.
I can assure you, Councillor
Elect, she is valid.
Beating the bounds is an ancient
tradition here in Roarton.
- I'm thrilled to see people turn out.
- Are all these really necessary?
- I think everyone's going overboard.
- I'm thrilled to announce the completion,
under budget and on time,
of Roarton's new perimeter fence.
We couldn't have achieved this construction
without the parish council
adopting new policies
that will guarantee the safety of
this community for generations to come.
- We couldn't have done it without you, Miss Martin.
- Today isn't about me.
It's about all of us, embarking
on a new beginning, a new dawn,
protected, proud and incorruptible.
Now... I should cut this ribbon
so we can get a move on, eh?
Anyone got a sharp implement I can use?
LAUGHTER
Here you are, missus.
Thank you.
So, let the march commence!
MILITARY DRUMBEAT
Come on, then.
Here comes dickhead.
ENGINE OFF
- 'Ey up.
- 'Ey up.
- Go on, then. Be off with you.
- What?
I'm relieving you of your post, you tart.
I'm supposed to be on guard duty all day.
I've fiddled it. Thought
you could do with t'day off.
Go to t'fête. Have a mulled wine on me.
Go on, then, before I see sense.
Ta, Gaz. You're all right.
Cheers, pal.
You going somewhere, dry rot?
KIEREN GRUNTS
Where's Simon?
GRUNTS
- Where is he?
- I don't know.
GRUNTS
Bullshit. You and lover boy are like that.
I haven't seen him for days, Gary.
You know he's planning
an attack, don't you?
No.
He fucking is. Today. I've sussed it out.
Is this the code for
where he's going to do it?
"The dead shall rise again
incorruptible." It's a Bible quote.
I know that, you cheeky bastard.
You know, all of you think I'm
just some dumb grunt, don't you?
I don't think you're dumb, Gary.
I just think you're like everyone else
around here, paranoid and delusional.
Is it any wonder with
you ghouls walking about?
You know, my pap used to say there
were no such thing as monsters.
Then you horror shows turn up
and start tearing the world apart.
And who's expected to deal
with it, eh? Me, that's who.
You think I wanted to fight? Do you
think I wanted to see the things I saw?
You get off on all that shit, Gary.
I were ready to settle down before
you fucking dead-heads turn up.
Then me and your sister had to strap
on the brass and take care of business.
Cos if we didn't, people
died. In our arms, no less.
GARY PANTS
That's not going to happen again.
I won't allow it.
So, I'm going to ask you for the last time.
Where's that Irish rotter?
MILITARY DRUMBEAT
Lieutenant. Think you can handle
leading the march the rest of the way?
But shouldn't the Captain lead?
Well, he's not here, is he?
Falls to you to take the reins.
♪ "The Family Of Man" by The Spinners ♪
♪ It's a name every man
should be proud he owns ♪
♪ It's the family of man ♪
♪ Keeps growing ♪
♪ The family of man ♪
♪ Keeps sowing ♪
♪ The seeds of a new life... ♪
- Just one toffee apple, please.
- I'll just get your change.
- All right, Sue?
- Oh. Hi, Shirley.
You all right?
Aye, suppose. Philip's
got me sprouting ulcers.
- Is he giving you a hard time?
- Well, you know what they're like.
They get to a certain age,
they become unrecognisable.
How's Kieren holding up?
Yeah. He's, er... being a bit difficult.
Disgusting what the council's
threatening to do with him.
Good job he's got you to fight his corner.
♪ ... The miner in the Rhondda ♪
♪ The coolie in Peking... ♪
Your Philip looks like
he's having a good time.
Is that Amy Dyer? What's she
doing with that toffee apple?
Eating it.
♪ ... So, let's bridge the
oceans and declare... ♪
Oh, Jesus Christ. No-one's
planning anything, Gary!
Yeah, right(!)
And I play for United(!)
What is wrong with you?!
If Jem could see you now. My God!
You're a mess. You're
coming apart at the seams.
Fuck me. Blue Oblivion.
It's you. It's been you all along.
Yeah, those aren't mine. I
found them at the bungalow.
Hiding in plain sight.
Where were you planning on taking 'em?
Legion? Village hall?
Fête? Going to go rabid in front
of a bunch of kiddies, are you?
Sick bastard!
You may as well start singing
now, cos you're fucked!
I'm already on my way back
to the treatment centre.
There's nothing you can threaten me with.
Treatment centre? Dead-head
holiday camp, more like.
Oh, no, you're not getting
off that easy, rotter.
You want to go rabid?
All right, let's go rabid.
FOLLOWERS: Rise. Rise.
Rise. Rise.
MUSIC PLAYING
LAUGHS
Ooh. Got the likeness down pat.
Next you can paint a scarlet
letter on that one's chest.
Philip, win me the tiger, tiger.
Yes!
AMY LAUGHS
Hey, I got it.
See? Told you I'd win you something.
That is so sweet.
- Hello, Philip.
- Mum.
Hi, love. How you doing?
I'm... I'm good, thanks, Mrs Wilson.
You sure you're all right, sweetheart?
I... I saw you munching on
a toffee apple just now.
Oh.
Oh, yeah.
I forgot. I'm PDS.
Course.
I don't eat. Whoops.
Oh, dear. You all right?
Better get some air, Mum.
Um... Philip?
You've done good.
Thanks, Mum.
CLOCK TICKS
FOLLOWERS: Rise. Rise.
MILITARY DRUMBEAT
Rise. Rise.
The march.
Come on.
We can't let them inside!
DRUMBEAT GETS LOUDER
What the hell is all this?
MURMURING
Gary! Time to show 'em who you really are.
No! GROANS
A rotter's a rotter!
Drugs or no drugs!
PANTS
MOANS
COUGHS AND PANTS
COUGHS
GASPS
GRUNTS
- No living allowed on sacred ground.
- Get out!
- Scum!
- Get out!
MARCHERS SHOUT
I've got this!
We ain't moving, pulse-beater.
- You really want a war?
- Yeah, we do.
You're outnumbered.
You're the one who's going
to be outnumbered in a minute.
Rise!
FOLLOWERS: Rise! Rise!
MARCHERS SHOUT
Rise! Rise! Rise!
Rise! Rise!
MAXINE GASPS
Rise! Rise!
Time to wake up, little brother.
GRUNTS
Rise! Rise! Rise!
MARCHERS SHOUT
Jem, you copy?
Rise! Rise! Rise!
Gary, where are you?
Your brother's taken a
shit-load of Blue Oblivion.
He's in the new graveyard right now.
Rise! Rise! Rise!
What... what do I do?
Gary?
Rise! Rise! Rise!
Rise! Rise! Rise!
Rise! Rise! Rise!
Rise! Rise! Rise!
Rise! Rise! Rise!
- Rise! Rise! Rise!
- Stay here.
- Rise!
- GUN COCKS
Move.
Kieren?
KIEREN GASPS
SNARLS
GROWLS
CROWD MURMURS
Kieren!
Dad, go away. You
shouldn't have to see this.
Why, son?
RASPS
CROWD MURMURS
Can you hear me, son?
Dad, what are you doing?
He's not going to hurt anyone.
He knows me. He knows me.
GASPS AND GRUNTS
He's fighting it.
You need to get out of the way right now.
He's not gone. I know he's in there.
I've got to believe you can hear me, Kier.
GRUNTS
I know we haven't seen eye to eye lately.
That doesn't mean I don't love
you, no matter what you are.
GASPS
I was wrong but I know now.
WHEEZES
I won't let 'em take
you away. You're my son.
CLOCK CHIMES
CLOCK CHIMES
CLOCK CHIMES
Ah.
Got you.
CLOCK CHIMES
Dad!
CLOCK CHIMES
Dad!
CLOCK CHIMES
CLOCK CHIMES
KIEREN GROANS
CLOCK CHIMES
CLOCK CHIMES
CLOCK CHIMES
GUNSHOT
CLOCK CHIMES
SIGHS
CLOCK CHIMES
Wake up, Danny.
Come on, Danny.
Please.
SOBS
SOBS
PHILIP: Who am I meeting, Amy?
SIMON GASPS
SIMON GASPS
Hey.
It's all right. You're all right.
- Did I... did I hurt anyone?
- No.
No, you didn't. You beat it.
CHUCKLES
Ok.
Let's get you up. Let's go.
Ok?
It's ok, it's ok.
Simon, the second Rising...
It's not happening.
But it's got to happen!
The second Rising has to happen!
And, um... that's about it for my hobbies.
He's also a very good sportsman, Nan.
- Amy, you're embarrassing me.
- Aw, so modest.
SHE CHUCKLES
Are you ok?
I... I think...
I think my heart...
SHE GASPS
It's beating.
Amy Dyer!
You are the first and the last.
Oh!
CHATTER AND LAUGHTER
KEYS JINGLE
- What you want me to do with these?
- Lock up after.
I've got to stop them taking Kieren.
He just went rabid. Pearl shot him.
Simon took the bullet.
What's happened?
KIEREN SIGHS
What?
I've never seen anyone fight
against Blue Oblivion before.
SIGHS
Well, if you live long
enough, you'll see all sorts.
You're incredible, Kieren.
No, I'm not.
I... I'm just a person who
didn't want to do any more harm.
Don't start getting all mystical on me, ok?
I'm not the Messiah.
I don't have any special powers...
... unlike some people.
Well, I don't have any special powers.
You have the power to disappear.
You left. I searched everywhere
for you. Where did you go?
The city.
Why?
Help! Someone help!
PHILIP GROANS
Amy?
PHILIP HOWLS
CHATTER
Excuse me.
CHATTER
Excuse me.
Excuse me!
CHATTER FADES
MAXINE PANTS
I... have a message of hope
for all of you.
We can...
we can conquer our greatest enemy today.
We can conquer death.
What?
MURMURING
My brother died here
when he was very young.
It was an accident. They said it was my...
It was an accident.
He shouldn't have been... He fell.
All the... the terrible things
we've done can be wiped clean.
A fresh start.
No more grief.
No more guilt.
And all that needs to
happen is the second Rising.
MURMURING
I know I said I didn't want another one
but it won't be like the first Rising.
The second Rising will bring
back the good and... and righteous.
They'll come back whole
and... and pure
and everything will be
better, so much better.
I can promise you that.
SOBS
My little brother...
... is in the ground.
SOBS
Cold...
... and alone.
He doesn't deserve to be there.
He deserves to be up here with me.
Alive and well.
SOBS
The second Rising will happen
when the First Risen is sacrificed.
MURMURING
The disciple was meant...
he was meant to do it.
He didn't. I... I thought it was the girl.
MURMURING
I took care of her, and nothing. Nothing.
Still nothing.
WHISPERING
I, er...
SNIFFS
One of the undead in this
village must be the First Risen,
and I am asking you to join with me
in leaving no stone unturned.
Every PDS sufferer in
Roarton must be destroyed.
RAISED VOICES
Right now.
SNIFFS
Stop it!
SCREAMS
ELECTRIC FIZZING
- She's tapped.
- You're right there.
We were at the graveyard and
Miss Martin comes up to us
- and says something about Amy being the first and the last.
- Oh! Aah!
- And then Maxine just stabbed her.
- She's bleeding.
- You've got to do something.
- I don't understand.
Amy, please.
Oh!
Please, Amy.
You're not allowed to leave like this.
You're my best dead friend
for ever. Ok? Forever.
That is... that is non-negotiable.
Oh! Oh!
- She's lost too much blood.
- You've got to do something.
Her pupils have changed.
What are you doing?
She's gone.
No.
No, she's not.
♪ "You" by Keaton Henson ♪
SOBS
♪ If you must wait ♪
♪ Wait for them here
in my arms as I shake ♪
♪ If you must weep ♪
♪ Do it right here in my bed as I sleep ♪
♪ If you must mourn, my love ♪
♪ Mourn with the moon and
the stars up above... ♪
Where's your outfit?
It's in my room.
Everyone at the funeral has to
wear classy, more-geous outfits.
No boring black suits or dresses.
It's part of her "totally cool send-off".
I don't even know if I should be going.
Yes, you should. You're
on the VIP guest list.
Ok.
He's not invited.
We broke up. I broke up with him.
If it's his word against
yours, then I choose yours.
♪ If you must mourn, my love ♪
♪ Mourn with the moon
and the stars up above ♪
♪ If you must mourn ♪
♪ Don't do it alone ♪
♪ If you must leave ♪
♪ Leave as though fire
burns under your feet ♪
♪ If you must speak ♪
♪ Speak every word as
though it were unique ♪
♪ If you must die, sweetheart ♪
♪ Die knowing your life
was my life's best part ♪
♪ If you must die... ♪
LOW CHATTER
I heard Maxine Martin's been committed.
Thanks.
- Where's Philip?
- He won't leave her graveside.
You've got to have faith.
Yeah.
SNORTS
I am never voting for them again.
LOW CHATTER
That's it. Oh, we're going
to play it like that, are we?
Right. Ok.
I didn't know your kind
could drink liquids.
We can't. Just getting 'em
in so people feel comfortable.
Oh, that's very considerate of you, love.
Those pinprick eyes.
- I were almost sick in me mouth.
- Ooh.
I can't believe Pearl
lets those things in here.
She only does it out of guilt.
I don't care what happened. A rotter...
- Is a rotter.
- You said it, love.
The living make me want to puke black bile.
Pulse-beating scum.
I guess we're stuck here
existing next to them.
SIGHS
Not for long.
You heard from the Prophet?
What did he say?
Simon's a traitor.
What about the second Rising?
The First Risen's still out there.
KNOCK AT DOOR
- Hey.
- Hey.
Is this yours?
Used to be. Present from Gary.
- How did he get it?
- He made it for me.
No, Jem.
Henry Lonsdale made this bracelet for you.
He showed it to me the
night he disappeared.
SOBS
Do you know what happened to him, Jem?
SNIFFS
SOBS
It... it was an accident.
It was dark, I was on
patrol in the woods, and I...
I thought he was rabid.
What do you want to do, Jem?
I think I need some help, Kier.
Ok. Ok.
SOBS
Let's get you some help, then.
CHATTER
CLEARS THROAT
Come and see Mum and Dad.
No.
They blame me.
- No, they don't.
- If Amy hadn't have come back here with me...
No, it wasn't your fault.
Maxine Martin killed her
over some... insane belief.
Hm.
After this, we should go.
Go? Go where?
Away from here.
It's not safe, Kieren.
I can't leave.
- Isn't leaving what you wanted to do?
- Yeah, it was.
Amy once asked me
how many miles I'd have to go
before I could be ok with myself.
I thought I'd have to go
around the whole world.
And I don't think that any more.
I'm ok here.
Ok.
CLEARS THROAT
Simon.
I wanted to thank you.
- Thank me?
- You saved Kier's life.
Reflex.
Have you got somewhere to stay?
Yeah. Yeah, I'm... I'm staying up at
Amy's bungalow at the moment, so...
Not going away, I hope?
No.
No, I'm staying put.
SCUFFLING
Finally.
Is there still time?
There's still time.
Bag it.
---
Did you enjoy your time
at the treatment centre?
Cos that's where you're
headed if you don't confess.
I didn't do it!
I feel it again! I'm not turning rabid.
- You're scared of me?
- I don't even recognise you any more.
This is who I am.
DOORBELL RINGS
I can't look at him when he's like that.
Jesus Christ.
What you doing?
I'm looking for Simon. Have you seen him?
That's the first person you
saw rise from their grave?
It's Simon. I'm ready to follow him.
JULIAN: It has to be done, Simon.
You must sacrifice the First Risen
on the 12th hour of the
12th day of the 12th month.
The First Risen must be destroyed.
Only then can the second
resurrection occur.
"Morning Has Broken" by Cat Stevens
♪ Morning has broken ♪
♪ Like the first morning... ♪
Hello. I'll be your waitress today.
I'm a fully compliant PDS sufferer.
I have been administered
Neurotriptyline in the last 24 hours
and will not enter a rabid state.
Oh. Ha-ha. That's good to know.
Tea or coffee?
Er... coffee, thanks.
♪ ... Praise for the springing... ♪
Don't fancy anything?
Still got three hours ahead
of us till we reach Roarton.
I'm not a breakfast person.
Oh, it's the most
important meal of the day.
You're going to need it.
Collections never go easy.
Always put up a fight.
I don't mind driving the rest of the way.
All right, it's your funeral.
♪ ... Where his feet pass... ♪
MAN ON RADIO: ... to 12th December,
and you all know what that means.
Roarton Village's winter
fête extravaganza is upon us.
What's going on, Dad?
Me and your mum have come to a decision.
- A decision?
- Mm.
Yeah, we think it's best,
all things considered,
to let the council, you know,
do what they're going to do.
You... you're letting them
send me back to Norfolk?
Going back to t'treatment centre
might be just what the doctor ordered.
KIEREN SNORTS
They're trained up to
handle situations like this.
They'll be able to help you
get back to your normal self.
This is my normal self.
Hm. It's time for a professional opinion.
So, you're... you're
washing your hands of me?
No. We're doing what we believe
is in your best interests.
Locking me in my bedroom
until the men in white coats
come along and drag me away?
That... that's in my best interests?
Well, I hope they won't
have to drag you away.
Can I call Amy, at least?
She's part of the crowd that's
been having a bad influence on you.
Well, I need to speak to her,
Dad. Something's not right.
I'm worried about her, Dad.
You can come down for your
shot after breakfast, ok?
Dad!
KNOCKING
Dad!
Dad.
KNOCKS
GASPS
GASPS
SCREAMING
KNOCKING ON DOOR
Jem? You getting ready to beat the bounds?
Yeah.
What's happening to me?
I'm not entirely sure, Amy.
It seems like your body's waking up,
or coming alive,
or something like that.
Why me?
I don't know.
- Maybe you're special.
- Special?
My nan always said I was special,
but I just figured that's
something all nans say.
Philip, I'm freaking out.
Hey. Hey, hey. It's fine.
It's all right. You're all right.
Maybe we should get some
proper medical advice on this.
See Dr Russo. What do you think?
No, bad idea.
What do you think would happen if
we told Dr Russo I was... changing?
Do you think he'd just pat me on the back,
give me a lolly and send me on my way?
He'd call the treatment centre,
and then they'd cart
me off to experiment on.
You know what the living are like.
You know what some of the living are like.
Got to keep this under our hats.
Ok.
- We can't just stay here.
- Why?
We'll die of hypothermia.
You're cold?
Aren't you?
I'm freezing.
Listen, listen. My teeth are chattering.
Mum, don't let them take me back.
It's for the best, Kier,
all things considered.
Not if they take me back
as a non-compliant...
CLICK
Look, Dad, I'm not going
to do anything stupid, ok?
You've said that before, then
it all goes horribly wrong.
No. Spending a bit of time in
Norfolk will do you a tonne of good.
They know how to take care
of you there, don't they, Sue?
Open your eyes!
You know what's going to happen to me
if they take me back
to the treatment centre.
I'm running late.
Are you coming to the fête, Steve?
- I've said I'll take Jem to t'march.
- Ok, then.
Kier, we'll be back later to see you off.
Oh. All right, then.
All right, Kier, back to your room.
Can I take this up with me, Dad?
Parish newsletter?
Reading material.
For He so loved the world, that
He gave His one and only Son.
Whoever shall believe in him shall
not perish but have eternal life.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
Give me the courage to do my duty,
to protect and defend my
community from all harm.
So help me God.
Simon?
Yeah?
When the dead rise today,
what will they be like?
The Second Risen will be...
Well, they're going to change things.
They're going to bring an end to
the suffering and the persecution.
After the second Rising, we ain't
going to be treated like dirt any more.
Can we help you do it, Simon?
I've got to do this alone.
- Well, what should we do?
- Prepare.
OTHERS MURMUR
Lord, let the disciple
complete his mission today.
Miss Martin.
I'm ready.
Ready?
To stop the threat. Just say the word.
Who's the threat?
The Irish rotter. The ULA extremist.
Leave it alone, Captain.
What you saying? He's planning
an attack, Miss Martin.
Where's your proof?
Proof? You said it yourself.
You got me to follow him and...
And nothing came of it.
No, that's not right.
Something did come of it.
He went to that hotel. He
met that other dead 'un.
I lifted the evidence
off him. It all adds up.
He's going to pounce any minute
if I don't track him down and...
You are not thinking straight, Captain.
He is not a threat.
Understand?
I am thinking straight. That
Irish rotter needs to be stopped.
Go home, Gary.
That's an order.
Don't worry, Jem. This is the
last time you have to see me.
Jem, can you at least look at me?
LOCK CLICKS
DOG BARKS
KNOCKS
Open up!
Open this bloody door
or I'll bust it through!
OLIVER: God's own country.
Norfolk? Under four hours?
That is impressive.
Yeah, it's quite the drive.
Her hands are still set at ten to two. Ha!
Is there a doctor in the house?
DR RUSSO LAUGHS
Hopefully, we won't be
making multiple trips.
Well, sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
But I'm afraid it's just not possible.
I'd have told you that over
the phone, if you'd have called.
Yeah, you see, Tom... Can I call you Tom?
You see, Tom, the tests you sent
through were very interesting,
but it's not just us who needs to know.
It's Halperin & Weston.
Bit of a behemoth, bit of a juggernaut.
Big company. Don't need
to remind me of that.
Once the old ball starts
rolling at Norfolk,
it's nigh on impossible
to stop the damn thing.
You studied at Norfolk, correct?
I had the privilege.
Well, Tom, you know,
if you could do us the privilege
of getting that address,
that would be a massive help.
I'm sorry. I don't have the address.
- Really?
- In between addresses, apparently.
And... and the medical records
would state that, would they?
If you were to show them to us,
which you're not going to do.
Like I said, I can't show you
a patient's medical records.
Hm.
Sorry. Liked to have been of more help.
What can you do? You don't
know where Amy Dyer lives.
Do you?
Afraid not.
We'll be in touch... Tom.
Are you still going to like me?
- What?
- Now I'm, er... warming up?
You've only known me a bit deadly.
You might not like me heated up.
Amy.
I'd like you cold. I'd like you hot.
I'd even like you tepid.
SHE LAUGHS
You're still you, dead or alive.
All right?
What's wrong? That way's
the perimeter fence.
Today's the Beating of the Bounds march.
Best avoid it.
Dad, what's going to happen to Kier?
He's going to go back to the
treatment centre for a bit
and they're going to help
him get back to his old self.
They're not going to lock him up
and do things to him, are they?
No. Where did you get that idea?
He'll be all right.
Norfolk's a nice place to be.
Off to beat the bounds. He's in his room.
Got you.
LOW CHATTER
Not bad.
Amy, the march ends here.
We won't be long. I just
want to touch more things.
You've got your ticket, haven't you?
Yeah. I suppose t'council
were good for something.
Mrs Lamb.
Councillor. Or should I say ex-councillor?
Congratulations on your
nomination to the parish council.
It's about time this village were
represented by God-fearing folk,
instead of just a bunch of
flailing wimps and filthy perverts.
Have a nice day.
Hold your horses!
She's not valid.
- I gave you my ticket.
- You gave me a ticket.
Where's hers?
Mrs Lamb, if you check the
fine print on the fête charter,
a charter I helped draft
while I was in office,
you'll see a clause, and
in that clause it states,
that all ticket holders to the winter
fête are entitled to a plus-one.
Amy Dyer's my plus-one.
I can assure you, Councillor
Elect, she is valid.
Beating the bounds is an ancient
tradition here in Roarton.
- I'm thrilled to see people turn out.
- Are all these really necessary?
- I think everyone's going overboard.
- I'm thrilled to announce the completion,
under budget and on time,
of Roarton's new perimeter fence.
We couldn't have achieved this construction
without the parish council
adopting new policies
that will guarantee the safety of
this community for generations to come.
- We couldn't have done it without you, Miss Martin.
- Today isn't about me.
It's about all of us, embarking
on a new beginning, a new dawn,
protected, proud and incorruptible.
Now... I should cut this ribbon
so we can get a move on, eh?
Anyone got a sharp implement I can use?
LAUGHTER
Here you are, missus.
Thank you.
So, let the march commence!
MILITARY DRUMBEAT
Come on, then.
Here comes dickhead.
ENGINE OFF
- 'Ey up.
- 'Ey up.
- Go on, then. Be off with you.
- What?
I'm relieving you of your post, you tart.
I'm supposed to be on guard duty all day.
I've fiddled it. Thought
you could do with t'day off.
Go to t'fête. Have a mulled wine on me.
Go on, then, before I see sense.
Ta, Gaz. You're all right.
Cheers, pal.
You going somewhere, dry rot?
KIEREN GRUNTS
Where's Simon?
GRUNTS
- Where is he?
- I don't know.
GRUNTS
Bullshit. You and lover boy are like that.
I haven't seen him for days, Gary.
You know he's planning
an attack, don't you?
No.
He fucking is. Today. I've sussed it out.
Is this the code for
where he's going to do it?
"The dead shall rise again
incorruptible." It's a Bible quote.
I know that, you cheeky bastard.
You know, all of you think I'm
just some dumb grunt, don't you?
I don't think you're dumb, Gary.
I just think you're like everyone else
around here, paranoid and delusional.
Is it any wonder with
you ghouls walking about?
You know, my pap used to say there
were no such thing as monsters.
Then you horror shows turn up
and start tearing the world apart.
And who's expected to deal
with it, eh? Me, that's who.
You think I wanted to fight? Do you
think I wanted to see the things I saw?
You get off on all that shit, Gary.
I were ready to settle down before
you fucking dead-heads turn up.
Then me and your sister had to strap
on the brass and take care of business.
Cos if we didn't, people
died. In our arms, no less.
GARY PANTS
That's not going to happen again.
I won't allow it.
So, I'm going to ask you for the last time.
Where's that Irish rotter?
MILITARY DRUMBEAT
Lieutenant. Think you can handle
leading the march the rest of the way?
But shouldn't the Captain lead?
Well, he's not here, is he?
Falls to you to take the reins.
♪ "The Family Of Man" by The Spinners ♪
♪ It's a name every man
should be proud he owns ♪
♪ It's the family of man ♪
♪ Keeps growing ♪
♪ The family of man ♪
♪ Keeps sowing ♪
♪ The seeds of a new life... ♪
- Just one toffee apple, please.
- I'll just get your change.
- All right, Sue?
- Oh. Hi, Shirley.
You all right?
Aye, suppose. Philip's
got me sprouting ulcers.
- Is he giving you a hard time?
- Well, you know what they're like.
They get to a certain age,
they become unrecognisable.
How's Kieren holding up?
Yeah. He's, er... being a bit difficult.
Disgusting what the council's
threatening to do with him.
Good job he's got you to fight his corner.
♪ ... The miner in the Rhondda ♪
♪ The coolie in Peking... ♪
Your Philip looks like
he's having a good time.
Is that Amy Dyer? What's she
doing with that toffee apple?
Eating it.
♪ ... So, let's bridge the
oceans and declare... ♪
Oh, Jesus Christ. No-one's
planning anything, Gary!
Yeah, right(!)
And I play for United(!)
What is wrong with you?!
If Jem could see you now. My God!
You're a mess. You're
coming apart at the seams.
Fuck me. Blue Oblivion.
It's you. It's been you all along.
Yeah, those aren't mine. I
found them at the bungalow.
Hiding in plain sight.
Where were you planning on taking 'em?
Legion? Village hall?
Fête? Going to go rabid in front
of a bunch of kiddies, are you?
Sick bastard!
You may as well start singing
now, cos you're fucked!
I'm already on my way back
to the treatment centre.
There's nothing you can threaten me with.
Treatment centre? Dead-head
holiday camp, more like.
Oh, no, you're not getting
off that easy, rotter.
You want to go rabid?
All right, let's go rabid.
FOLLOWERS: Rise. Rise.
Rise. Rise.
MUSIC PLAYING
LAUGHS
Ooh. Got the likeness down pat.
Next you can paint a scarlet
letter on that one's chest.
Philip, win me the tiger, tiger.
Yes!
AMY LAUGHS
Hey, I got it.
See? Told you I'd win you something.
That is so sweet.
- Hello, Philip.
- Mum.
Hi, love. How you doing?
I'm... I'm good, thanks, Mrs Wilson.
You sure you're all right, sweetheart?
I... I saw you munching on
a toffee apple just now.
Oh.
Oh, yeah.
I forgot. I'm PDS.
Course.
I don't eat. Whoops.
Oh, dear. You all right?
Better get some air, Mum.
Um... Philip?
You've done good.
Thanks, Mum.
CLOCK TICKS
FOLLOWERS: Rise. Rise.
MILITARY DRUMBEAT
Rise. Rise.
The march.
Come on.
We can't let them inside!
DRUMBEAT GETS LOUDER
What the hell is all this?
MURMURING
Gary! Time to show 'em who you really are.
No! GROANS
A rotter's a rotter!
Drugs or no drugs!
PANTS
MOANS
COUGHS AND PANTS
COUGHS
GASPS
GRUNTS
- No living allowed on sacred ground.
- Get out!
- Scum!
- Get out!
MARCHERS SHOUT
I've got this!
We ain't moving, pulse-beater.
- You really want a war?
- Yeah, we do.
You're outnumbered.
You're the one who's going
to be outnumbered in a minute.
Rise!
FOLLOWERS: Rise! Rise!
MARCHERS SHOUT
Rise! Rise! Rise!
Rise! Rise!
MAXINE GASPS
Rise! Rise!
Time to wake up, little brother.
GRUNTS
Rise! Rise! Rise!
MARCHERS SHOUT
Jem, you copy?
Rise! Rise! Rise!
Gary, where are you?
Your brother's taken a
shit-load of Blue Oblivion.
He's in the new graveyard right now.
Rise! Rise! Rise!
What... what do I do?
Gary?
Rise! Rise! Rise!
Rise! Rise! Rise!
Rise! Rise! Rise!
Rise! Rise! Rise!
Rise! Rise! Rise!
- Rise! Rise! Rise!
- Stay here.
- Rise!
- GUN COCKS
Move.
Kieren?
KIEREN GASPS
SNARLS
GROWLS
CROWD MURMURS
Kieren!
Dad, go away. You
shouldn't have to see this.
Why, son?
RASPS
CROWD MURMURS
Can you hear me, son?
Dad, what are you doing?
He's not going to hurt anyone.
He knows me. He knows me.
GASPS AND GRUNTS
He's fighting it.
You need to get out of the way right now.
He's not gone. I know he's in there.
I've got to believe you can hear me, Kier.
GRUNTS
I know we haven't seen eye to eye lately.
That doesn't mean I don't love
you, no matter what you are.
GASPS
I was wrong but I know now.
WHEEZES
I won't let 'em take
you away. You're my son.
CLOCK CHIMES
CLOCK CHIMES
CLOCK CHIMES
Ah.
Got you.
CLOCK CHIMES
Dad!
CLOCK CHIMES
Dad!
CLOCK CHIMES
CLOCK CHIMES
KIEREN GROANS
CLOCK CHIMES
CLOCK CHIMES
CLOCK CHIMES
GUNSHOT
CLOCK CHIMES
SIGHS
CLOCK CHIMES
Wake up, Danny.
Come on, Danny.
Please.
SOBS
SOBS
PHILIP: Who am I meeting, Amy?
SIMON GASPS
SIMON GASPS
Hey.
It's all right. You're all right.
- Did I... did I hurt anyone?
- No.
No, you didn't. You beat it.
CHUCKLES
Ok.
Let's get you up. Let's go.
Ok?
It's ok, it's ok.
Simon, the second Rising...
It's not happening.
But it's got to happen!
The second Rising has to happen!
And, um... that's about it for my hobbies.
He's also a very good sportsman, Nan.
- Amy, you're embarrassing me.
- Aw, so modest.
SHE CHUCKLES
Are you ok?
I... I think...
I think my heart...
SHE GASPS
It's beating.
Amy Dyer!
You are the first and the last.
Oh!
CHATTER AND LAUGHTER
KEYS JINGLE
- What you want me to do with these?
- Lock up after.
I've got to stop them taking Kieren.
He just went rabid. Pearl shot him.
Simon took the bullet.
What's happened?
KIEREN SIGHS
What?
I've never seen anyone fight
against Blue Oblivion before.
SIGHS
Well, if you live long
enough, you'll see all sorts.
You're incredible, Kieren.
No, I'm not.
I... I'm just a person who
didn't want to do any more harm.
Don't start getting all mystical on me, ok?
I'm not the Messiah.
I don't have any special powers...
... unlike some people.
Well, I don't have any special powers.
You have the power to disappear.
You left. I searched everywhere
for you. Where did you go?
The city.
Why?
Help! Someone help!
PHILIP GROANS
Amy?
PHILIP HOWLS
CHATTER
Excuse me.
CHATTER
Excuse me.
Excuse me!
CHATTER FADES
MAXINE PANTS
I... have a message of hope
for all of you.
We can...
we can conquer our greatest enemy today.
We can conquer death.
What?
MURMURING
My brother died here
when he was very young.
It was an accident. They said it was my...
It was an accident.
He shouldn't have been... He fell.
All the... the terrible things
we've done can be wiped clean.
A fresh start.
No more grief.
No more guilt.
And all that needs to
happen is the second Rising.
MURMURING
I know I said I didn't want another one
but it won't be like the first Rising.
The second Rising will bring
back the good and... and righteous.
They'll come back whole
and... and pure
and everything will be
better, so much better.
I can promise you that.
SOBS
My little brother...
... is in the ground.
SOBS
Cold...
... and alone.
He doesn't deserve to be there.
He deserves to be up here with me.
Alive and well.
SOBS
The second Rising will happen
when the First Risen is sacrificed.
MURMURING
The disciple was meant...
he was meant to do it.
He didn't. I... I thought it was the girl.
MURMURING
I took care of her, and nothing. Nothing.
Still nothing.
WHISPERING
I, er...
SNIFFS
One of the undead in this
village must be the First Risen,
and I am asking you to join with me
in leaving no stone unturned.
Every PDS sufferer in
Roarton must be destroyed.
RAISED VOICES
Right now.
SNIFFS
Stop it!
SCREAMS
ELECTRIC FIZZING
- She's tapped.
- You're right there.
We were at the graveyard and
Miss Martin comes up to us
- and says something about Amy being the first and the last.
- Oh! Aah!
- And then Maxine just stabbed her.
- She's bleeding.
- You've got to do something.
- I don't understand.
Amy, please.
Oh!
Please, Amy.
You're not allowed to leave like this.
You're my best dead friend
for ever. Ok? Forever.
That is... that is non-negotiable.
Oh! Oh!
- She's lost too much blood.
- You've got to do something.
Her pupils have changed.
What are you doing?
She's gone.
No.
No, she's not.
♪ "You" by Keaton Henson ♪
SOBS
♪ If you must wait ♪
♪ Wait for them here
in my arms as I shake ♪
♪ If you must weep ♪
♪ Do it right here in my bed as I sleep ♪
♪ If you must mourn, my love ♪
♪ Mourn with the moon and
the stars up above... ♪
Where's your outfit?
It's in my room.
Everyone at the funeral has to
wear classy, more-geous outfits.
No boring black suits or dresses.
It's part of her "totally cool send-off".
I don't even know if I should be going.
Yes, you should. You're
on the VIP guest list.
Ok.
He's not invited.
We broke up. I broke up with him.
If it's his word against
yours, then I choose yours.
♪ If you must mourn, my love ♪
♪ Mourn with the moon
and the stars up above ♪
♪ If you must mourn ♪
♪ Don't do it alone ♪
♪ If you must leave ♪
♪ Leave as though fire
burns under your feet ♪
♪ If you must speak ♪
♪ Speak every word as
though it were unique ♪
♪ If you must die, sweetheart ♪
♪ Die knowing your life
was my life's best part ♪
♪ If you must die... ♪
LOW CHATTER
I heard Maxine Martin's been committed.
Thanks.
- Where's Philip?
- He won't leave her graveside.
You've got to have faith.
Yeah.
SNORTS
I am never voting for them again.
LOW CHATTER
That's it. Oh, we're going
to play it like that, are we?
Right. Ok.
I didn't know your kind
could drink liquids.
We can't. Just getting 'em
in so people feel comfortable.
Oh, that's very considerate of you, love.
Those pinprick eyes.
- I were almost sick in me mouth.
- Ooh.
I can't believe Pearl
lets those things in here.
She only does it out of guilt.
I don't care what happened. A rotter...
- Is a rotter.
- You said it, love.
The living make me want to puke black bile.
Pulse-beating scum.
I guess we're stuck here
existing next to them.
SIGHS
Not for long.
You heard from the Prophet?
What did he say?
Simon's a traitor.
What about the second Rising?
The First Risen's still out there.
KNOCK AT DOOR
- Hey.
- Hey.
Is this yours?
Used to be. Present from Gary.
- How did he get it?
- He made it for me.
No, Jem.
Henry Lonsdale made this bracelet for you.
He showed it to me the
night he disappeared.
SOBS
Do you know what happened to him, Jem?
SNIFFS
SOBS
It... it was an accident.
It was dark, I was on
patrol in the woods, and I...
I thought he was rabid.
What do you want to do, Jem?
I think I need some help, Kier.
Ok. Ok.
SOBS
Let's get you some help, then.
CHATTER
CLEARS THROAT
Come and see Mum and Dad.
No.
They blame me.
- No, they don't.
- If Amy hadn't have come back here with me...
No, it wasn't your fault.
Maxine Martin killed her
over some... insane belief.
Hm.
After this, we should go.
Go? Go where?
Away from here.
It's not safe, Kieren.
I can't leave.
- Isn't leaving what you wanted to do?
- Yeah, it was.
Amy once asked me
how many miles I'd have to go
before I could be ok with myself.
I thought I'd have to go
around the whole world.
And I don't think that any more.
I'm ok here.
Ok.
CLEARS THROAT
Simon.
I wanted to thank you.
- Thank me?
- You saved Kier's life.
Reflex.
Have you got somewhere to stay?
Yeah. Yeah, I'm... I'm staying up at
Amy's bungalow at the moment, so...
Not going away, I hope?
No.
No, I'm staying put.
SCUFFLING
Finally.
Is there still time?
There's still time.
Bag it.