Darby and Joan (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 8 - Episode #1.8 - full transcript

Just one more thing I gotta do.

[Joan]Can't wait to see you.

Bye, sweetheart.

[Joan] We have some
information,

about where he might
have been going.

Perhaps I can piece together
his whereabouts.

And maybe even find
somebody he met.

A friend of mine was
here many years ago.

What did you say your
friend's name was again?

Ian. Do you remember him?

[Joan] And then there's Summer.



She's desperate for a payday.

Does the name Melanie

mean anything to you?

Is she a friend of
your friend Ian?

I'm not sure.

[Joan] What if Ian is someone
I never knew?

Wouldn't want to know?

[Jack] I rang my daughter, Liz.
I asked her about Ian.

He's wanted for murder.

[gasps]

-What's that look about?
-There's more.

[Recording] Oh my God.
She's dead!

Ian wouldn't shoot anyone.

[instrumental music]



What was it like,
being a detective?

Lonely.

Down!
I need an ambulance.

[Jack] Officer down.

We're never gonna talk about

how the job ended for you?

The circumstances of my
husband's death are unclear.

-Maybe I could help?
-His name was Ian Kirkhope.

-No, sorry.
-What about the name Rob Deacon?

-No.
-Thanks.

[sighs]

[Curtis] Dad? Where have
you been?

I've been so worried about you.

Who is this?

[Curtis] It's Curtis.

Who's this? Where's my father?

[instrumental music]

[SatNav]You will reach your
destination in three kilometres.

[Joan]Finally here.

[SatNav]Recalculating your
destination. Forest Hill.

[Joan]Oh, you sodding...
be quiet.

[car honking]

Ian has a son.

It's still hard to get
my head around it.

Makes sense why he came out to
Australia.

[Joan]Something must have
happened between them.

For Curtis to be so adamant

that he didn't want to have
anything to do with me.

[car revving]

[car honking]

What are you doing?

-We're being followed.
-Who by?

Move over, get out of the road!

The red Mini.

What-What's going on?

Where are you going?

Summer! What do you want?

-What is this about?
-Get out of the way!

-Summer, what are you doing?
-Get out of my way!

[groans]

Jack! Jack!

Jack?

[Joan]Jack, can you hear me?

[theme music]

[instrumental music]

[Nurse]The student nurse
is on there.

Hey there.

How's the patient?

I think they tried to touch
my... thingy.

Oh. I'm sure they
didn't mean to.

You know, they didn't
hurt it or anything.

-No.
-They're very nice.

They're all very nice.

Do you think I'm nice too?

I do. Very.

That's good.

Joan?

I love everybody now.

[Jack]I love Diesel.
He's so funny.

And I love you, Joan.

And Lizzie.

I love you.

-Dad?
-Don't I? I love you.

He's got a lot of
painkillers on board.

Oh, how bad are his injuries?

Concussion, bruised ribs. They
want to keep him in overnight.

I'm glad you're alright.

Lizzie. You are the best.

[Jack]I don't tell you that
enough, but...

you know, you are the best.

Oh, thank you.

So this Summer was following
you. Any idea why?

Summer and your father...

uh, got to know each other quite
well a couple of months ago.

So it's a jealous lover thing?

Mm, I don't think so.

But then I don't know,
I've no idea.

But Summer tracked
you down and then

targeted you when
you confronted her?

I don't think it was like that.

I... I think it was
more like panic.

An old mate throws himself in
front of a moving car for you.

Quite the hero.

Silly sod. Could've
got himself killed.

What's that look for?

Hmm...

I'll check in with
the local CIB.

See where they're
at with Summer.

Much appreciated.

When you see Summer, you call
000. Then you ring me.

I will. Detective Inspector.

That's right.

Take care.

-Bye.
-See you tomorrow.

[instrumental music]

[music continues]

[music continues]

[dog barks]

Oh, can I give you
some help there?

I can manage, actually.

You off to see your
husband, are you?

Just a friend.

Oh, no husband.
Oh, that-that's good news.

Got to go.

-Come on boy.
-Yeah, well, I hope your...

friend gets better.

[sighs]

G'day, mate.

Joan been looking after you?

If anyone asks,
he's a therapy dog.

Okay.

I thought we could
drive up to Noosa.

Take it easy for a few days.

And why would we
want to do that?

Because you've been in a serious
accident, and you need to rest.

Yeah, but we've
got to find Summer,

figure out what she wants.

Liz can do that.

She's waiting to see you.

I don't think so.

Not gonna talk you
out of this, am I?

-Nope.
-Fine.

I'll go and get the van.
See you out front.

-See you mate.
-Come on.

[Liz]There's no driver's
license, no passport,

not even a speeding ticket.

Yeah.

So last time you saw Summer way
back, she gave you a ride?

Yeah, but then I asked her to
drop me off and she did.

-No dramas.
-Why the change of plan?

Well I was worried about Joan.

And why was that?

Foreigner in a strange land,
and...not the best driver.

We've talked about
withholding evidence.

Do I have to bring up the
quarter of a mil?

You're not on the job anymore.
These are serious matters.

You could've been killed
yesterday.

I hear you, Liz. Loud and clear.

But you don't have to
worry because...

we're gonna go and
kick back in Noosa now.

Oh, why am I struggling
to believe that?

Because you've got
a suspicious mind.

You know where you get that
from? Your mother.

Oh, we all know
who I get it from.

You've been in the wars, Darby.

-What are you doing here?
-Grapes?

I just wanted to see that you
were okay. Are you okay?

Right as rain,
thanks for asking.

Well, you should be more
careful in the future.

And you will be, won't you?

Dad, you gonna introduce us?

You worked together in
the past, have you?

Oh yeah, the golden years.

I'll let your dad tell you
all about it.

[tense music]

Let it go, Liz.

-Dad.
-Just forget it.

[groans]

You should still be in bed.

You got that photo I found
of Ian and Summer?

You mean Ian and Melanie?

[Jack]That's who we're looking
for. Melanie Harrison.

Time to find out what's what.

Where do we start?

Well, I did some Googling.

I didn't know you
were a Googler.

I'm crash hot at it.

♪ I feel so... ♪♪

Feel those crab legs

and push, and push.

[Dayle]That's it.

Lovely Lauren, just extend your
arms. Fabulous.

And now we're gonna move
into a step-touch.

Teaching this all day every day.

No wonder Summer was so fit.

Melanie, according
to the website.

-Yeah.
-[Dayle] Here we go.

Melanie was here seven years,
long before I took over.

-Was?
-Yes.

When I bought
the business from her boss

I took it in a different
direction.

Mel wasn't the right
cultural fit.

You mean she got too old.

-I didn't say that.
-But that's what you meant.

No, Melanie's attitude stank.
That's why she got fired.

Oh. Sure.

Any idea where we
might find her?

What's this about? You two debt
collectors or something?

Run up a few debts, did she?

Owed money all around town.
It's probably why she took off.

Told everyone she had a big
payday coming up north.

Did she ever mention a place
called Rawson Ridge?

We didn't spend a
lot of time chatting.

She was essentially
saying older women

have no value, they're useless.

Just put them out
to sodding pasture.

Makes me so angry.

I think you got
that point across.

You sure you're up to all
this running about?

Putting me out to
pasture now, are you?

You? Never.

Maybe we can stop. You know,
just for a minute.

That's an excellent idea.

How are we gonna
find Summer, Melanie?

-Lots of dead ends.
-Hmm...

Well, while we figure it out,

we'll go see Ian's
son like we planned.

He doesn't want to see me, he
made it very clear on the phone.

Well, I'm sure you'll talk him
into it, you're very persuasive.

I don't think so,
he was quite definite.

Just a chat. How
action-packed can that be?

[upbeat music]

I stand corrected.

Ah, imagine doing
this for a living?

-It's absolutely thrilling.
-No thanks.

[laughs]

Stuck that landing. Well done.

Hello, Curtis?

-See you then.
-Hello, I'm Joan.

Joan Kirkhope.

I was pretty clear on the phone.

Oh, yeah, I'm so sorry to ambush
you like this. Really.

-I haven't got anything to say.
-Oh, but could we just--

And I've got clients
to prep for the next jump.

Ah, yeah, but could I ask you--

Like I said, I've got clients.

Yeah, of course.

Not happy.

I wish I could find a
way to make it better.

If he won't talk to you,
you can't make him.

You're right. I need
to do it on his terms.

Meaning?

Well, he says he's only got
time to talk to clients.

-You wouldn't.
-I would.

50 bucks says you won't.

You'd better be ready to put
your money where your mouth is.

So things are moving pretty fast
at this stage but try

and remember, when we exit the
plane, we're in this position.

At that point, move
into this position.

Now, when we're here,

try and keep your
back nice and arched.

Relax, enjoy the trip,

and I will guide us
safely to the landing spot.

Who's first?

[plane whirring]

[screaming]

What if I say no?

-Sounds a lot like "go!"
-What?

[laughs]

You-you can say no if you want.

You only live once.

[chuckles]

Three, two, one, jump!

[screams]

[instrumental music]

Of course she did it.

[Jack]Oh, bloody rich.

[Joan] Oh, wow, oh!

Oh wow.

[screams]

-Well done.
-I did it.

-It was incredible.
-You did.

I didn't think you'd
go through with it.

Well, I had a great instructor.

You only live once, yes?

-Jack Darby.
-Curtis.

-Good to see you mate.
-Oh, that was amazing.

Here you go, you won 50 bucks.

[laughing] Told ya!

This time last year, that was
the first you'd heard from Ian?

To phone up
out of the blue like that...

It rocked me you know.

He is my father.

After all the years
of wondering.

Must have been very difficult.

I've never wanted
to have anything

to do with my
biological parents.

But... it answered so many
questions, just meeting him.

It must've been so emotional.

It hurt like hell when
he took off again.

Yeah.

Not even saying goodbye.

Kind of hardens your heart,
you know?

Oh, Curtis. You don't know.

What?

Your father died.

What?

A short time after
your meeting, it seems.

-I thought he--
-Abandoned you again?

He's dead.

You said, "It seems?"

There are some circumstances

around his death I'm-I'm
still looking into.

There was some money.

I wonder now whether it was
intended for you.

We didn't talk about money.

I didn't ask him for anything
if that's why you're here.

Oh no, I'm sure you didn't.

But the question remains,

what was it for,
and where did it come from?

-What do you mean?
-This amount of money, in cash.

It's hard to make sense of it.

You think he was caught
up in something?

It seems so, I'm afraid.

Did he...

tell you anything else?

Uh...

[Curtis] We talked a
lot about his life

before he moved to the UK.

Being a lefty and all that.

How something bad happened.

Something that he didn't
wanna talk about.

He said he didn't know
that my birth mother

was pregnant
when he left Australia.

He wished he did.

And then he got this phone call.

[Joan] A phone call? Who
from, do you know?

No. But he definitely
knew who it was.

It was like all the colour
drained out of him

-And then what?
-He just left.

[Curtis] He left his jacket and
everything on the table.

I figured he'd
come back for it.

I've still got it.

Poor Curtis.

How do you get over
something like that?

How'd you go with Ian's phone?

There were three incoming
calls to Ian that day.

-The car rental company?
-Yes.

-One from Curtis.
-And a third one...

Whoever it was, they
were on the phone

for seven-and-a-half minutes.

Let's give it a go.

[breathes deeply]

[Denise's voicemail] Hi. You've
reached Denise Redman.

Please leave a message.

Denise Redman.

Not Osprey Falls-Denise.

Denise and Ian knew each other.

I'm not sure I know what
you're talking about.

You are one of the last
people to speak to Ian,

or Rob Deacon, as you
knew him, before he died.

He received a call from your
telephone number that day.

His son told us that
it was very disturbing.

His son? You-you've
spoken to his son?

-Yeah.
-What's he like?

Ian all over.

Why do you ask what he was like?

Oh, I don't know.
I don't know, I haven't...

-You knew he had a son.
-Why did I say that?

It's silly, really.
It's none of my business.

You knew Ian, didn't you?

Your grief. The fiancé you lost.

You knew exactly who I was
asking about at Osprey Falls,

but you didn't say anything.

What did you talk to Ian about?

Not here.

Let me.

I didn't know I was pregnant
when it happened,

and then when Rob... Ian left...

I was alone in it.

It was a different
time, you know?

So I gave up my baby boy.

Not a day goes by when I...
when I wish I hadn't.

How is he? Is he well?

Yeah. He's happily
married, two children,

and he jumps out of
planes for a living.

[instrumental music]

That call... to Ian.

What did you talk about?

I reached out to him
a few years ago,

about the last time that
Curtis refused contact,

and I thought maybe we could
make an approach together.

How did you find him?
Ian, I mean.

Well I knew that he would
never give up his work.

And so I started
looking at the delegate

listings for geology
conferences.

And there he was.

But he was living
under a false name then,

so how did you know it was him?

-I recognized the photo.
-Right.

So he came to Australia
to meet his son?

I didn't know that he'd
reached out to him.

And then the next thing I
read in the paper about

Ian dying alone in
the bush like that...

So you-you have no idea why else
he might have come to Australia?

No.

But when we talked
at Osprey Falls,

you knew who I was asking about,
and you didn't say anything.

It was painful.

Everything that I went
through after Rob

ran out on me.

When you spend the whole life

trying to put the past
behind you,

it's a very hard habit to break.

[soft music]

Tea's up.

Look what I found.

What have we here?

A USB drive.

And this was in Ian's jacket?

Yeah, he left it behind
after he met with his son.

You two have been busy.

We clued you in as
soon as we found it.

With just a little witness
tampering along the way.

Preliminary enquiry.

So much for Noosa.

-Ready?
-Yeah.

-[Ian]What do we want?
-The right to protest!

-[Ian]When do we want it?
-Now!

Video of the protest.

What do we want?

That's Ian.

-[Ian]When do we want it?
-Now!

Film everything. Show how
violent these cops can be.

Is that...?

Can you do that?

-Denise.
-Yeah. She was there.

[indistinct shouting]

[Protester]Move! Move!

-Come on! Come on!
-Fight back! Go!

[indistinct clamour]

They are coming from the east.

I repeat, they are coming from
the east with weapons.

Is that the undercover officer?

Constable Polly Wilson.

Polly? What are you saying?

-Get off!
-[Woman 1]Get off of him!

-Who's behind the camera?
-There's no visual on her.

-[Ian]You're one of them?!
-[Woman 1]Get off of him!

[Woman 1] No! Listen to me,
Polly! Rob! No!

[Ian]We trusted you!

[gunshot]

You alright with this?

I want to see it all.

[tense music]

We-we still-we still don't know

exactly what happened when
the gun went off.

Wind it back, Lizzie.
Just-just before the gunshot.

-What are you saying?
-Get off!

-[Woman 1]Get off of him!
-What are you doing?

There.

That's Summer.

[tense music]

[Joan]This is a photo
taken at the time.

Summer's in the green dress.

[Jack]Summer was there.

So Summer was a
witness to it all.

Makes you wonder.

What if she was blackmailing
Ian over the shooting?

Makes sense with
the cash Ian had.

And how cagey Summer
was around Joan.

[Jack]Explains why she was
following us too.

If she thought you
had the 250 grand.

Smart thinking.

I tracked down that friend of
yours from the hospital.

Detective Senior
Sergeant Bill Carlton.

Lots of unsavoury
rumours about him.

But I don't have to tell you.

Knew a lot of blokes
back in the day.

-Hard to keep track of 'em.
-Should I be worried?

You should never be worried
about me, Lizzie.

Ugh, dad, I know

you like to play your cards
close to your chest.

Let's keep them there then, eh?

Well if you need
help, you let me know.

You got work to do.

[instrumental music]

I think we deserve a beer.

Painkillers.

Oh, not with this.

Oh, Jack.

Come on, you better lie down.

-I'll get my swag in a minute.
-No, just lie on the bed.

Well, just for a bit.

[groans]

[groans]

Oh, it's lovely. I'd forgotten
what a bed was like.

Well, you're sleeping
there tonight.

-No, no, I can't. I can't.
-You've been hit by a car.

You're sleeping in this bed and
that's the end of it.

Where are you gonna sleep?

Well, I quite fancy sleeping
outside in the swag.

[laughs]

Don't make me laugh. It hurts.

Now, sleep.

-Joan?
-What?

-Thanks.
-For what?

Well, you know. Just thanks.

[instrumental music]

[grunts]

[birds chirping]

[music continues]

Yeah, he spent
the night in hospital.

-[Rebecca]Is he okay?
-Yeah, yeah.

He's alright now.
He's asleep in my bed.

Oh, hello!

No, Rebecca, it's not like that!

I slept in his swag last night.

Outside? On the ground?

Yes! It was wonderful.
Under the stars.

What about all the snakes?!

I had Diesel to protect me.

Jack really has had quite an
effect on you, hasn't he?

[Rebecca]I think it's great
that you two have each other.

It's a huge thing to
trust a man again

after everything
that happened with Dad.

I do trust Jack, but that's not
what's going on between us.

[Rebecca]So the timing is a
bit weird with the Dad stuff.

Whatever. Frankly,
Dad's a bit of shit.

I mean, he killed someone.

Becca, I know you're angry,
I know you're hurting.

But...he was a good father to
you, don't forget that.

Perhaps not to Curtis.

Isn't that something?
You have a brother!

No thanks to Dad.

Well, he didn't
know about Curtis.

Denise said that she
tracked him down ages ago.

So he knew, he just
didn't tell us.

Maybe he was protecting us from

whatever it was that happened
all those years ago.

He was protecting himself.

[Rebecca]He has been
incredibly selfish.

He does not deserve our loyalty,
and he certainly shouldn't

be the reason you deny yourself
some happiness with Jack.

Oh, Rebecca!

I've seen how you
are with each other.

[Rebecca]Whatever it is you
have with Jack,

I'm glad you have it.

You, my little darling,
can be quite exasperating.

Right back at you, Mother.

If there's any more news about
dad, you'll call me, yes?

-Yeah, of course I will.
-I love you.

Love you too.

-Joan?
-Ah!

You okay?

Yeah, I'm just
jumping at shadows.

How are you feeling?

A little sore.

Bet you are.

[Joan]What were you
and Liz talking

about last night?
You didn't tell me.

Oh, just going over
the case with her.

Hey, you picked up the swag,

you shouldn't be doing
things like that!

I'm just trying to help.

-Summer!
-[Jack]Summer.

Where is it?
I know you took it.

-Took what?
-The money.

I know you went to
the storage place.

I saw the security footage.

The money's with the police now.

-Oh, you are lying.
-It's true.

What?

You were there.

You were there when
the officer was shot.

[Joan]When you found out
that Ian was back

in the country, what did you do?

Did you try to blackmail
him over the shooting?

You don't know what happened.

Oh, please,
just try to explain--

-Shit!
-Summer! Don't!

[Summer]I'm not the one who
needs to tell the truth, okay?

I'm alright.

[engine revving]

[Jack]I know where she's
heading.

We need to hurry.

[Denise]There's nothing
I can do.

Then do something else,
make a call!

Call who? There's no more money.

The house is mortgaged
up to the hilt.

-[Jack]Summer. Summer.
-[Joan]Summer.

-Denise gave the money to Ian.
-What?

And Ian died before
he could get it to you.

[Joan]A heart attack.

-I am...
-[Jack]Hey, Summer.

Summer! Summer.

-I want what I deserve.
-Summer. Put that down.

-No!
-No, no, calm down.

Stop it. I am sick
of being cheated.

Ascher and Ian, and men and
their stupid games.

I'm sick of being cheated.

-Give me the gun.
-No!

It wasn't supposed
to be like this.

[Joan]No. No. No, it's not.

But what you're doing now is
only gonna make it worse.

I kept her secret
all these years.

I want what I deserve.

Ian covered for you,
Denise, didn't he?

[Joan]Denise?

You got hold of
the officer's gun

when they were arguing...

[Joan]and you fired the shot.

It was an accident.

-[Sergeant] Get off!
-Get off of him!

What are you doing?
Get off of him.

Just get off of him!

[Summer]Rob! No!

Rob!

[Denise] I never meant
to hurt her.

Ian said...

Go. Run, run. Go on!

[Ian]Make sure
they see you out there!

Gave you an alibi.

And the afterwards, he said
he'd figure it out.

But you kill a cop in
Queensland back then...

-They come after you.
-Yeah.

So he wanted them to think that
he had fired the shot.

And then he stole Ian Kirkhope's
identity and he fled to England.

I knew it. I knew
he couldn't be a killer.

Never.

[Jack]But Summer saw
everything.

And you filmed most
of it, didn't you?

[Jack]And you kept the film.

[Summer] I never got to decide.

Because Ian decided.

And then Ascher decided.

Everyone decided my life for me.

I didn't get to decide.

Now, Melanie...

Now you can decide.

It wasn't supposed
to be this way.

[sobbing] I needed
to start a new life.

That's good.
Come on, that's good.

It'll be alright.

[instrumental music]

[indistinct police
radio chatter]

Can I call someone for you?

Thank you. My sister's
coming to the station.

Okay.

She was right, I should have
come forward years ago.

I can't imagine the cost of
keeping that secret for so long.

It's a relief to have it out in
the open, actually.

Does that make sense?

Oh, yes.

Time to go.

Joan. Joan!

What?

You should know that
Ian was going to tell you

everything
when he got back home.

[Denise] He was so troubled by

coming out here with
me to find Summer.

He thought he'd have time to
share the truth with you.

Sadly, he didn't.

I know what it
was like for him.

Protecting those he loved
from something awful.

Thinking, "There'll be time
to put things right."

Thank you.

Let's go. Mind your step.

[instrumental music]

So Summer kept the tape
all these years?

That's why Denise went
to Denver to see Ian.

Tell him about the blackmail.

Then he has a son who
was put up for adoption.

And then he comes to Australia
to face down Summer.

To make sure Denise
isn't implicated.

I need you and Joan
to make statements.

Then will you please
piss off to Noosa.

Joan's got things
she needs to do.

-Curtis?
-Mm-hmm.

Um...

I thought you'd wanna see this.

The reason you were forced out.

-A long time ago.
-They fitted you up.

You never told me. Why not?

You don't need to know about
that crap, Lizzie.

Well when you're
ready to clear our name...

you let me know.

You didn't get this from me.

See you soon.

[instrumental music]

Got something for you.

It was your dad's.

I'm sure he'd want
you to have it.

I know, it's all a
bit of a mess right now,

but Denise always
cared about you.

She was just too young.

She knew she couldn't give
you what you deserved.

She would really
love to see you now.

Especially now.

I've got my own family.

Here are her details just in
case you change your mind.

And you have mine
if you need me.

For what it's worth.

[soft music]

Oh, you're so like him.

What about you? Going home now?

Um... not quite yet.

Thank you.

Goodbye, Curtis.

[birds chirping]

Who's a good boy?

That better? Eh?

[Rebecca]Are you sure?
It's a long way to go.

Oh, stop worrying. I'll be fine.

It's good. Closure, right?

Seeing where Dad died.

I'll call you if I need to.

You better. Love you.

Love you too.

Well.

This is the place
his body was found.

It's so beautiful.

I'll walk down with you.

Oh, no. I'll...

I'll say goodbye
to him on my own.

Alright.

[vocalizing]

[vocalizing continues]

Careful, lady!

-What?
-There's crocs in there.

Oh, no.

[laughs]

Oh, you rascals!

[laughing]

[instrumental music]

Oh!

End up in the drink, did you?

Yeah. Had a little brush
with a crocodile.

Really, this far inland?

They're adventurous, those
crocs, aren't they?

What you got there?

Oh, that fella from the
hospital.

There's some business from my
past that I need to look into.

-Okay.
-By myself. Could be dangerous.

Well in that case, you're
definitely not doing it alone.

-Joan.
-That's not how we do things.

We're a good team, remember?

We are indeed.

[chuckles]

[instrumental music]

[music continues]

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