Guilt (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 4 - Episode #1.4 - full transcript
Sheila claims ignorance when she discovers Walter's real niece has contacted the solicitor. In order to protect his brother, Max orders Jake to leave the country with Angie promising to ...
EERIE MUSIC PLAYS
Max?
OK, gentlemen, let's do this...
Where is he?
You've had plenty time
to scare him.
I shouldn't think that he's got far.
This city is full of
dark corners, Max.
Sometimes you just have to wait
for them, to seek the light.
Follow him.
UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS
# These days
# This time
# Gets stuck
# Between the line
# These days
# This time
# Gets stuck
# Between the line
# Running round the house crazy
# Nothing seems to go my way
# Everything's a myth... #
My man.
What the f...!
You kidnapped me!
Oh, that's a bit dramatic.
It was dramatic, Max!
I near enough shat myself.
I thought it
was like Isis or something.
You think you'd be a target for...?
Obviously not,
that's when the hood went on.
Then I had time to think about it.
About you, about my shop.
It was for your own good, Jake.
How the fuck?! Roy Lynch.
Have you heard of him?
Obviously!
I've been working for him.
Then you're insane.
So have you.
The accounts?
Money laundering
would be more accurate.
That's why I told you
to leave the system in place.
When you wouldn't, Roy decided
he was going to give you a scare.
I thought I'd get you out
the way, before he did.
And here we are. Right.
Just to be clear,
thanks to you, I've been
laundering money for a gangster?
You have. With great success,
if it helps.
Now, that feels like something
I'd like to have known about.
Well, it's not the time
for regrets, Jake.
Feels like something I'd like
to have had the opportunity
to turn down, even.
I want you to focus.
I want my phone back.
And I want a taxi.
I keep telling you you're in danger.
No, Max, this is all yours.
Jake, believe me,
I wish you weren't involved.
I didn't even know
I was working for him!
He's not coming after me.
What would be the point?!
You should listen to your brother.
He was very persuasive.
So, what are we going to do?
He's lying.
We don't know that.
And we need him.
Keep close to the wife.
Sorry?
You might want to use her.
Use her how?
Here's the thing about Roy Lynch...
..he's a gangster, who got lucky.
What we've been doing,
the money laundering...
YOU'VE been doing. ..it's all
a bit white-collar for Roy.
There must be someone above him,
someone professional.
If I can get to them, I can explain
that you're not needed.
And neither is Roy.
What does that mean, Max?
Kenny, this is business.
I can make them more money
than Roy and in a safer way,
I can sell it.
Just need to get to them.
Max, I know a lot more about
Roy than you do, all right?
None of it's good
and some of it's terrible.
I just think you're getting
a wee bit carried away. OK.
Let's do it.
And if it works, you give me
enough money to start again,
away from this place
and away from you.
OK.
Ohh. Right, we just need
to find out who he works for.
How?
We need a weak link.
I know a weak link.
PHONE RINGS
Yep?
Well, just give it to the duty.
Right.
Right, so where is he?
FOOTSTEPS
This isn't what I thought it was.
I thought this place was legit...
..ish. But the other stuff, him!
I shouldn't have done it.
1,852%
on every form you get him to sign,
right there in front of you.
You see the people that come in here
and you see what that number
does to them.
This is exactly
what you thought it was.
So, as he said,
stay close to the wife
because we might want to use her.
How'd you get involved?
I'm sure it was
the same way you did, Max.
Money and weakness.
The brothers' weakness is hubris and
being a total prick - what's yours?
Gambling.
Bad gambling.
Well, this is it, Stevie,
this is your chance to get out.
I'm taking over the whole thing
and you'll be a part of it.
You'll still get your money,
but legally.
Security Consultant.
Not the first copper
with a second job, eh?
You're taking over?
I'm taking over. You're a lunatic.
No, Stevie, I'm a professional.
And I suspect that above Roy
there are other professionals.
All I need you to do
is tell me who they are.
I don't want to be part of this.
Mate, you're up to your tits in it.
I've not done anything illegal.
Honestly, Stevie, I don't even
know where to begin with that.
You could begin with me.
I think you were there,
when he did this to me.
I think you were there...
..and I don't think you did
anything to stop him.
You'll probably want
to smarten up a bit.
And as part of the
whole situation, you know,
I'm not looking to define this.
I'm just wondering how it might
fit into whatever I end up...
I'm leaving.
I'm leaving Edinburgh.
Right.
Well, in that case, you could have
stopped me a little sooner.
Come with me.
Wow, that's, um...
..that feels a little beyond
where I am, right now.
You deserve to be happy, Claire.
And I don't think that involves Max.
You don't know Max.
I mean, you're not necessarily
wrong, but... I know Max.
I recognised him.
At your house, from the photos.
I don't work for a bank.
I told you that because I was too
embarrassed to tell you that I work
for a money-lender.
Which is where I work
and where Max is a client.
Max?
No. He's in debt, Claire,
to bad people.
And if you're ever going to leave
him, then now's the time to do it.
No, no, you're wrong, you...
Ask him about Roy Lynch.
Then you'll know if I'm wrong.
He knows.
The solicitor knows
you're not Walter's niece,
so you need to be on your way,
tomorrow at the latest.
Bullshit.
You just want me out of this place.
Don't worry, I'll be out soon,
whether I stick around or not.
You'll not be
sticking around anywhere.
The solicitor knows,
so you need to go.
Why would I believe you?
Why would you take the chance?
Oh.
Him.
Your wee brother.
You know what, love?
There's something you should
know about him.
And his brother.
This lot aren't great
on, uh...old human rights.
There'll be no mention of that, eh?
But to be fair, I've got
a very interesting trance scene.
Jake, relax.
This is what I was wearing, Max.
When we hit him.
A man should have more
than one suit.
Gentlemen.
We work for Roy.
Or more accurately,
we work for you, for your money.
Why isn't Roy with you?
Well, that's what
we wanted to talk to you about.
We can talk.
Without me, you couldn't do it.
Without Roy...
..you could do it better.
Roy doesn't understand it.
And because he doesn't understand
it, he wanted to make it simple,
he wanted it to go through
one place, one person.
You? Me.
And you're Shack? Shack?
Roy thought he needed someone to
watch, but that just holds it back.
I can take your money,
as much as you want,
and I can send it
through 100 places.
Places that don't know
it's happening.
People that don't know
it's happening.
It goes through them
and it comes back clean.
In such a...
..hypothetical arrangement...
..what would be your cut?
What did you give Roy?
20%.
Ten.
Roy has a policeman.
No, he doesn't.
How do you think we found you?
Did that, uh...
..I mean, did it work?
Course. Well, he didn't say...
No, Jake.
Of course he didn't say "Yes,
please, take over our international
"money laundering operation,"
because he's a professional.
As am I, which is why it worked.
So, we're done?
Aye, I suppose we are.
You'd best go see your pal.
I'll send you the money,
when it's sorted.
Right.
You're not going to...
What?
..thank me? Thank you?
For the money.
I think, what, with the kidnapping,
we can probably call it a draw.
Good luck, Jake.
Bye, Max.
I was thinking,
I could do with an office.
I mean, not a big one,
like, just a bit of an HQ, you know.
Somewhere to get my feet
under the table.
I have to tell you, Max, um...
..I told her about this,
when I was dropping the kids
off, and...
..well, it's a long time since
she looked at me with respect, Max,
a long time.
Oh, by the way...
..I think you got that wrong about
her and, you know, that new bloke,
cos, well, I spoke to her
and she promised me that...
Kenny, I think for now
let's just keep it as it was.
And maybe down the line, and
if this, your new Kenny thing,
keeps up...
..we can definitely chat
about other options.
But for now...
..let's just keep it as it was.
OK?
OK, Max.
I mean, she told me
she was his niece.
She told everyone that.
She was in his house, Henry,
you know, towards the end.
What was I supposed to think?
Well, I'm angry, Henry,
you know, and...
..and, I mean, there's not much
gets me angry, but I mean,
to get tricked like that.
We'll let the authorities
take care of it, shall we?
Mm.
I just wonder if
that's necessary, Henry.
I went over to give her
a piece of my mind.
And she's going.
And the records, well,
they're still there, so...
..really there's no harm done.
Apart from a bit of embarrassment.
For both of us.
I see.
Why's a man like you
not married, Henry?
Pfft.
I sent everything over
to the police, this morning.
I'm sure they'll be in touch.
Are you fucking kidding me?
You're not listening!
It was dark, I was distracted
and there was this whole thing
with a heated seat. With a what?
The heated seat, which I wasn't on
board with, by the way, not at all.
You killed him! It was an accident.
I'm leaving tomorrow, Jake.
It was an accident!
I don't give a shit!
But when you stayed, after the wake,
it was what, to keep an eye on me?
And the paint samples going missing
and the dirt on his clothes?
Max told me to stay after the wake.
Oh, you didn't want to -
that's even better!
But that's not why I'm here now and
that's not why I want you to stay.
I'm leaving tomorrow, Jake,
and you're leaving now.
SPORTS COMMENTARY FROM TV
How you doing...money-wise?
Business?
Great.
Always great.
So, you're not in any debt?
No, Claire, I'm not in debt.
Where's this come from?
Someone called earlier, a man.
Said he had to talk to you.
About money.
Who?
I wrote it down.
Oh, right.
No, he's just a...
It's a work thing.
Anyway, thanks. Sorry,
he shouldn't be calling here.
Why do you lie to me?
What? Claire, this is...it's work.
You don't need to know this stuff.
What could be so important,
so bad, that it's worth
lying to me about?
That it's worth pushing me to
the point where every day I wonder
if I should still be here?
PHONE VIBRATES
Don't.
I can't talk.
Just...
Have you told her?
Doesn't matter.
What's she going to do?
Well, me and her are done.
What else?
Oh, that doesn't count?
It's just a lot less important
than some of the other possible
repercussions, Jake,
like imprisonment.
She's not doing anything, Max,
she leaves tomorrow and that's it.
You sure? Yes, Max, I'm sure.
OK.
Well, that's...that's manageable.
Manageable?
Max, I thought that was it,
I thought she was it, my way out.
Jake, listen to me.
Either she says nothing
and leaves or we go to prison.
Now, get yourself to bed
and I promise you, Jake,
everything'll look a lot better
in the morning.
You all right? No.
Was there anyone...?
No, they caught it quickly.
But the water did
as much damage as the fire.
They say it looks like an accident,
but it wasn't an accident,
was it, Max?
No.
No.
Maybe Roy just needed
to make a point.
Well, if all he does is nuisance
calls and this, then we're cool.
Not cool, but, you know...
No, Max! I don't know.
But what I do know
is that I'm not insured!
Aw, Jake.
I'm not insured, Max, because
when I valued whether to make
the payments, I didn't know
I was involved with a gangster!
All right, all right. Which is
something I would have factored
into my decision.
All right. I obviously regret any
part I might have played
in the journey that led to this.
I thought he'd be fair.
I mean, gangsters or no gangsters,
some form of basic insurance
might have been... Why me?
Why would Roy go for me and not you?
I can understand you being
angry at being cut out,
but, frankly, you're way out
of your depth.
And I have to be honest with you...
..Roy...
..reacting like that,
it only...it only proves it.
Thanks for your analysis, Max.
It's very useful.
I'm taking over...
..Roy, and I'm doing it right,
professionally.
And I think it's only right that,
as part of that,
you receive some
sort of severance payment.
That's kind of you.
And, in return, you leave me alone.
And my brother.
I'm not getting cut out, Max.
You are.
You see, Max, Victor's people,
they value one thing more
than any other...
..and that's loyalty.
I may be a little traditional
and maybe even, you know,
out of my depth, but, uh...
..I'm loyal, Max.
And you're not.
Because it's just you,
Max, isn't it?
In this world?
Victor agreed with me.
He did.
And he's right.
We need to be more professional
and we will.
Now, you're not taking over, Max.
We are.
What's that for?
For this place.
And the business.
You c...
You can...
You can't do it without me.
Max, this is Edinburgh.
There are lots of lawyers
with lots of secrets.
That's one of them there.
You just get all
the paperwork and just sign it
and get on with your life.
That nice house of yours,
that nice wife.
No.
I've worked my whole life for this.
I'm not going to give it away
to some jumped-up gangster
who fancies putting
on a Moss Bros suit
and having an office up/down, so
I would recommend you kiss...
Ow!
HE CRIES IN PAIN
You may think that I'm just
a jumped-up gangster,
but, uh, here's the thing...
MAX SHOUTS IN PAIN
..I'm still a gangster.
I know I shouldn't be here...
Jesus Christ.
..but someone has burned down
my shop and now you're all I've got.
And I know that sounds ridiculous,
but it's true.
They burnt down your store? Aye.
Who would do that to you?
Max got involved
in money laundering,
and then he got me involved,
which wasn't something
he felt I should know about.
That's why he did your accounts.
Angie, however this started, me
and you, it's real now and honest.
And I'm sorry, I'm so sorry
what we did to your uncle.
I can't tell you how many times
I've thought about that night,
just replaying it over and over.
He wasn't my uncle.
I'm coming with you.
I don't know how long for,
maybe a few days,
maybe, you know, in general...
..but I'm coming with you.
And I'm leaving him, so...
..here we are.
Oh, Jesus, don't say you were joking
because that would be...
..well, I think it's fair
to say that that would be
a considerable fucking blow.
I wasn't joking.
Then I suppose the other thing
I should tell you is,
I've got nothing. For now, anyway,
I mean, if I was to get a divorce...
Don't worry about that.
So?
I mean, it's fucked up, obviously.
Yeah.
But you were skint,
you were desperate
and she offered you 20 grand.
Maybe you shouldn't have
given me quite as much shit.
I know.
It kind of feels like we're even.
I guess we are.
You're not staying?
No.
I'm going.
And I want you to come with me.
OK.
You don't want to know where?
As long as it's not here
and as long as it's with you...
DOOR BUZZES
Hi.
I want everything from
the night Walter died to now.
Everything and every copy,
and don't bullshit me, pal,
because I'll know and if you don't
bullshit me, then I'll forget all
about your limp or your benefits or
your tragic history with manholes.
Look, I know that you're frightened.
Probably by her, over the road.
15 years I worked in the bins.
15 years of following
that lorry, picking up bins...
..and dreaming.
Dreaming of escape.
I was in traction
for six months.
Christ.
And I loved every minute of it.
So, yeah, I was scared of her,
cos she knows I could be back
behind that lorry tomorrow...
..and she's twisted enough
to put me there.
Oh, she won't.
Because if she gives
you any hassle...
..you just tell her
that I'm your friend.
Tell me exactly what happened.
What's going on with your nose?
Doesn't matter.
Well, they just wanted her to
come in to answer some questions,
she wanted a lawyer.
Is she a witness or a suspect?
I don't know. Jesus Christ, Jake,
so I'm going in there blind?
Look, she's overstayed her visa,
it's probably just that.
Listen, when all this is sorted,
Angie and I are leaving.
What? Yeah, we're going,
so I need that money.
Jake, why don't you take the current
state of my face as an indication
of how the Roy situation worked out.
There's no money.
Are you taking the piss?
My shop was bloody torched
because of you!
There's no money
and you're not going anywhere,
and even if you did,
you'd be back in Leith in a week
with your tail between your legs,
so just shut up and let me think.
Max McCall? Yeah.
Room five, conspiracy to defraud.
Great.
Let me do the talking.
Don't say anything
you don't have to say.
In particular, don't say anything
which could in any way put me,
Jake or you in legal jeopardy.
In that order of concern.
If you do that,
I will get you out of here.
What happened to your nose?
Doesn't matter.
Right then, let's have a wee chat.
PHONE BUZZES
PHONE BUZZES
Be five minutes.
OK.
OK.
You've presented yourself
as the niece of Walter Wood?
Yeah.
Are you the niece of Walter Wood?
No.
Sorry, I'm... I need
a moment with my client.
Some old lady paid me
to say that I was.
Why?
Honestly, I've got no idea.
You'd have to ask her.
I can tell you where
to find her. Or he can.
This is new information that
I need to discuss with my client.
She is clearly co-operating,
I would ask at this stage that she's
released, pending further enquiries.
Well, don't go far.
The exhumation's tomorrow.
Sorry?
The niece, the real niece, requested
it, what, with all the confusion.
That's not a concern for you, is it?
I never even met him.
Process her and get
the details of this other woman.
This is just me, not her.
He said it was a dummy camera.
Max shouldn't get away with this,
Jake, with the way he is.
Who's got that footage? Me.
But Max should not get
away with this.
So, what are you suggesting?
It's Max's car.
He was driving, he hit Walter,
he tried to cover it up.
You got a taxi back
from the wedding.
You weren't even there.
How... How do you know?
I can give you everything you need.
I can give you the mechanic,
I can give you the cleaner
from the lab that Max
bullied into losing
the paint sample, and I've taken
care of anything
that doesn't help that story.
Including the footage.
No.
Why not?
Because of all the things
Max would do - and believe me,
I know that's a long list -
he...he wouldn't do that.
Are you sure?
And because he's my brother.
I'm starting over -
you should do the same.
Go home to your family.
Forget about Max.
Right, so is that everything?
Give me an hour to write
this up, and then we'll head out.
Don't disappear. I won't.
I need you to take charge of this.
And how do you expect me
to do that, Max?
Oversee the exhumation,
put together the report.
No.
I told Roy about your plan.
He knew you were at the Consulate
even before you got there.
Good luck, Max.
Sounds like you'll need it.
That's brave,
coming from a bent cop.
Not when you're a bent lawyer.
And not when I'm with Roy Lynch.
DOOR BEEPS
Can we help you?
I'm looking for Tina.
We don't know a Tina.
I think...
I mean, didn't she just
come in here?
Not in here she didn't.
Sorry.
Is this where Max came?
We don't know a Tina and,
er...we don't know a Max.
What's your name?
Why don't you come into the office?
No, no, it's OK, it's OK.
Erm, there's obviously been
a misunderstanding.
If anyone came in here, then
they must have passed right through.
You can get out there, you see.
It takes you back to the street.
Kids use it all the time.
We're always chasing them out.
PHONE CHIMES
Picking him up tomorrow.
Man, that guy's had no luck.
You took care of everything,
didn't you, Max?
We'll be OK. Won't we?
Yeah. Yeah, it's not ideal,
but...we'll be OK.
When's your flight? Tonight. Good.
You two should head straight to
the airport, get away from the
house, just in case. Jake, erm...
..I'm sorry, I-I was a bit worked up
when I got here.
And I hope you do find
what you're looking for, you know,
something bigger, better,
and I will sort you out with that
money, because you're right,
I owe you.
Well, take care of my wee brother,
and don't worry,
I'll sort everything out here.
I'm sorry I can't drop you off,
I just... I need to get home.
Safe travels. See you, kid.
He's going to her.
Who?
Christ!
Yeah.
The police are going to come
and speak to you about Angie.
What would I know about that? And
I'm sure you'll tell them what you
told Henry, that all you know
is that she's Walter's niece.
That's what she said
when she started hanging around,
so why wouldn't you believe her?
The police'll ask you if you
paid her to say she was his niece,
but that's...
Preposterous!
So...they'll look for her,
and she'll be gone,
and that's that.
OK.
No, it's not OK, because Walter
is being exhumed at the request
of the real niece, who I'm sure
is a wee bit confused,
and that's bad news for me.
And I think it's bad news for you.
Why would that be?
Because you did pay Angie
to say that she was his niece
and you did that to get his house...
..and because of the letter.
When we put him back in the house,
I saw a letter about his cancer.
I couldn't have missed it!
But if I'd found him dead
with that letter...
..I would have thought
what the police thought.
Natural causes.
No suspicious circumstances...
..no toxicology.
And it makes me wonder...
..if that's what was
supposed to happen.
And it makes me wonder what Walter
was doing out there...
..in the dark...
..and why he didn't see the car and
what might have been in his system.
Did you not give him enough?
Did he wake up?
He called you.
That's why you were awake.
That's why you saw what happened.
He was coming to you...for help.
All I know is that Walter
was in a lot of pain,
so much pain that he even
talked about ending it.
HE LAUGHS
Yeah.
Yeah, you can say that.
You'll probably have to.
But there's toxicology
this time round.
But that won't end it,
not with the bruising,
not with the internal injuries
you've got to imagine they'll find.
Then I'll tell them what I saw.
You have to.
It's your way out.
You'll say you're so sorry
you haven't called before,
you were scared, you're an old lady,
but you need to tell them...
..that you hit him.
I didn't hit him.
I wasn't driving.
That's true...
In fact...
..it turns out...
..I wasn't there at all.
I got drunk at the wedding...
..my brother took my car keys
from me.
That's the last I saw of him...
..and the car.
You saw what happened next.
You saw...
..that there was only one of us.
Go with that and it's done.
You get out of it
the same way I do...
..because I'll say all I know
is that the car came back dented...
..and that my wee brother hasn't
been the same since that night...
..and no-one'll ever know
any different...
..and no-one will ever know
about an old man in the dark...
..just looking for help.
Your own brother!
He'll be OK.
He's leaving...
..and when he finds out,
he'll not come back.
We've got a lot more than him.
He'll deny it.
He won't be able to,
he's made mistakes along the way...
..and enemies.
They'll be here soon.
What am I going to tell them?
Hey.
I tried.
You can't say I didn't try.
What's this - you're leaving?
No.
You are.
I have been alone in this house
for a long time, Max.
Now I'm going to do things
properly...
..and you can go
and do whatever you want
without worrying about what lies
to tell me. OK.
OK.
You made your point, now let's
talk... No, Max, it's over.
No.
I can't lose you.
You're going to leave now, Max...
..and you're not going to make
things hard with us...
..with the house.
The house, this house...
This is MY house.
You're not going to make things
hard, Max,
because, if you do,
who knows what might come out?
Who have you spoken to?
I went there, that place you went to
when you needed money.
So you are not going to make
things hard, Max.
Maybe if you hadn't left
the wedding early.
Bye, Max.
PHONE RINGS
Jake?
We should have called
the police, Max...
..when we hit him.
Jake, this isn't the time.
You should be at the airport.
But we couldn't, because of you.
And everything happened...
..because of you.
Jake, I've lost my business,
my house, Claire,
and I'm coming round to the idea
that I've broken my nose,
so, with all respect...
You used to look after me
when we were wee...
..when it was the three of us,
you used to look after me.
I think I've spent 30 years waiting
on you to turn back into that kid.
It wasn't the three of us, it was...
..it was you and Mum and then me.
She loved you.
She didn't like me.
That's fine, you know.
I needed to be on my own
to get from there to here.
I used to have to lock everything
else away...
..pain...
..rejection.
Maybe I locked some other stuff
away as well.
And I wish I hadn't, Jake, I wi...
..wish I knew how to get it back.
But I don't...
..so I've lost Claire...
..and you have to go.
Not yet.
Go, Jake, go with her
and enjoy your life.
What kind of life is it,
with this hanging over me?
Please, Jake!
I can't lock things away, Max...
..never could - pain, rejection...
..guilt.
I'm trying to help you.
I'm trying to protect you.
You stopped protecting me
a long time ago.
I'm sorry.
Think what had to happen
for you to say it.
Come on, then, Max,
I must caution you.
You're not obliged to say anything.
Anything you do say will be noted
and may be used in evidence.
Do you understand? What's going on?
MUSIC: Didn't I
by Darondo
Max?
OK, gentlemen, let's do this...
Where is he?
You've had plenty time
to scare him.
I shouldn't think that he's got far.
This city is full of
dark corners, Max.
Sometimes you just have to wait
for them, to seek the light.
Follow him.
UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS
# These days
# This time
# Gets stuck
# Between the line
# These days
# This time
# Gets stuck
# Between the line
# Running round the house crazy
# Nothing seems to go my way
# Everything's a myth... #
My man.
What the f...!
You kidnapped me!
Oh, that's a bit dramatic.
It was dramatic, Max!
I near enough shat myself.
I thought it
was like Isis or something.
You think you'd be a target for...?
Obviously not,
that's when the hood went on.
Then I had time to think about it.
About you, about my shop.
It was for your own good, Jake.
How the fuck?! Roy Lynch.
Have you heard of him?
Obviously!
I've been working for him.
Then you're insane.
So have you.
The accounts?
Money laundering
would be more accurate.
That's why I told you
to leave the system in place.
When you wouldn't, Roy decided
he was going to give you a scare.
I thought I'd get you out
the way, before he did.
And here we are. Right.
Just to be clear,
thanks to you, I've been
laundering money for a gangster?
You have. With great success,
if it helps.
Now, that feels like something
I'd like to have known about.
Well, it's not the time
for regrets, Jake.
Feels like something I'd like
to have had the opportunity
to turn down, even.
I want you to focus.
I want my phone back.
And I want a taxi.
I keep telling you you're in danger.
No, Max, this is all yours.
Jake, believe me,
I wish you weren't involved.
I didn't even know
I was working for him!
He's not coming after me.
What would be the point?!
You should listen to your brother.
He was very persuasive.
So, what are we going to do?
He's lying.
We don't know that.
And we need him.
Keep close to the wife.
Sorry?
You might want to use her.
Use her how?
Here's the thing about Roy Lynch...
..he's a gangster, who got lucky.
What we've been doing,
the money laundering...
YOU'VE been doing. ..it's all
a bit white-collar for Roy.
There must be someone above him,
someone professional.
If I can get to them, I can explain
that you're not needed.
And neither is Roy.
What does that mean, Max?
Kenny, this is business.
I can make them more money
than Roy and in a safer way,
I can sell it.
Just need to get to them.
Max, I know a lot more about
Roy than you do, all right?
None of it's good
and some of it's terrible.
I just think you're getting
a wee bit carried away. OK.
Let's do it.
And if it works, you give me
enough money to start again,
away from this place
and away from you.
OK.
Ohh. Right, we just need
to find out who he works for.
How?
We need a weak link.
I know a weak link.
PHONE RINGS
Yep?
Well, just give it to the duty.
Right.
Right, so where is he?
FOOTSTEPS
This isn't what I thought it was.
I thought this place was legit...
..ish. But the other stuff, him!
I shouldn't have done it.
1,852%
on every form you get him to sign,
right there in front of you.
You see the people that come in here
and you see what that number
does to them.
This is exactly
what you thought it was.
So, as he said,
stay close to the wife
because we might want to use her.
How'd you get involved?
I'm sure it was
the same way you did, Max.
Money and weakness.
The brothers' weakness is hubris and
being a total prick - what's yours?
Gambling.
Bad gambling.
Well, this is it, Stevie,
this is your chance to get out.
I'm taking over the whole thing
and you'll be a part of it.
You'll still get your money,
but legally.
Security Consultant.
Not the first copper
with a second job, eh?
You're taking over?
I'm taking over. You're a lunatic.
No, Stevie, I'm a professional.
And I suspect that above Roy
there are other professionals.
All I need you to do
is tell me who they are.
I don't want to be part of this.
Mate, you're up to your tits in it.
I've not done anything illegal.
Honestly, Stevie, I don't even
know where to begin with that.
You could begin with me.
I think you were there,
when he did this to me.
I think you were there...
..and I don't think you did
anything to stop him.
You'll probably want
to smarten up a bit.
And as part of the
whole situation, you know,
I'm not looking to define this.
I'm just wondering how it might
fit into whatever I end up...
I'm leaving.
I'm leaving Edinburgh.
Right.
Well, in that case, you could have
stopped me a little sooner.
Come with me.
Wow, that's, um...
..that feels a little beyond
where I am, right now.
You deserve to be happy, Claire.
And I don't think that involves Max.
You don't know Max.
I mean, you're not necessarily
wrong, but... I know Max.
I recognised him.
At your house, from the photos.
I don't work for a bank.
I told you that because I was too
embarrassed to tell you that I work
for a money-lender.
Which is where I work
and where Max is a client.
Max?
No. He's in debt, Claire,
to bad people.
And if you're ever going to leave
him, then now's the time to do it.
No, no, you're wrong, you...
Ask him about Roy Lynch.
Then you'll know if I'm wrong.
He knows.
The solicitor knows
you're not Walter's niece,
so you need to be on your way,
tomorrow at the latest.
Bullshit.
You just want me out of this place.
Don't worry, I'll be out soon,
whether I stick around or not.
You'll not be
sticking around anywhere.
The solicitor knows,
so you need to go.
Why would I believe you?
Why would you take the chance?
Oh.
Him.
Your wee brother.
You know what, love?
There's something you should
know about him.
And his brother.
This lot aren't great
on, uh...old human rights.
There'll be no mention of that, eh?
But to be fair, I've got
a very interesting trance scene.
Jake, relax.
This is what I was wearing, Max.
When we hit him.
A man should have more
than one suit.
Gentlemen.
We work for Roy.
Or more accurately,
we work for you, for your money.
Why isn't Roy with you?
Well, that's what
we wanted to talk to you about.
We can talk.
Without me, you couldn't do it.
Without Roy...
..you could do it better.
Roy doesn't understand it.
And because he doesn't understand
it, he wanted to make it simple,
he wanted it to go through
one place, one person.
You? Me.
And you're Shack? Shack?
Roy thought he needed someone to
watch, but that just holds it back.
I can take your money,
as much as you want,
and I can send it
through 100 places.
Places that don't know
it's happening.
People that don't know
it's happening.
It goes through them
and it comes back clean.
In such a...
..hypothetical arrangement...
..what would be your cut?
What did you give Roy?
20%.
Ten.
Roy has a policeman.
No, he doesn't.
How do you think we found you?
Did that, uh...
..I mean, did it work?
Course. Well, he didn't say...
No, Jake.
Of course he didn't say "Yes,
please, take over our international
"money laundering operation,"
because he's a professional.
As am I, which is why it worked.
So, we're done?
Aye, I suppose we are.
You'd best go see your pal.
I'll send you the money,
when it's sorted.
Right.
You're not going to...
What?
..thank me? Thank you?
For the money.
I think, what, with the kidnapping,
we can probably call it a draw.
Good luck, Jake.
Bye, Max.
I was thinking,
I could do with an office.
I mean, not a big one,
like, just a bit of an HQ, you know.
Somewhere to get my feet
under the table.
I have to tell you, Max, um...
..I told her about this,
when I was dropping the kids
off, and...
..well, it's a long time since
she looked at me with respect, Max,
a long time.
Oh, by the way...
..I think you got that wrong about
her and, you know, that new bloke,
cos, well, I spoke to her
and she promised me that...
Kenny, I think for now
let's just keep it as it was.
And maybe down the line, and
if this, your new Kenny thing,
keeps up...
..we can definitely chat
about other options.
But for now...
..let's just keep it as it was.
OK?
OK, Max.
I mean, she told me
she was his niece.
She told everyone that.
She was in his house, Henry,
you know, towards the end.
What was I supposed to think?
Well, I'm angry, Henry,
you know, and...
..and, I mean, there's not much
gets me angry, but I mean,
to get tricked like that.
We'll let the authorities
take care of it, shall we?
Mm.
I just wonder if
that's necessary, Henry.
I went over to give her
a piece of my mind.
And she's going.
And the records, well,
they're still there, so...
..really there's no harm done.
Apart from a bit of embarrassment.
For both of us.
I see.
Why's a man like you
not married, Henry?
Pfft.
I sent everything over
to the police, this morning.
I'm sure they'll be in touch.
Are you fucking kidding me?
You're not listening!
It was dark, I was distracted
and there was this whole thing
with a heated seat. With a what?
The heated seat, which I wasn't on
board with, by the way, not at all.
You killed him! It was an accident.
I'm leaving tomorrow, Jake.
It was an accident!
I don't give a shit!
But when you stayed, after the wake,
it was what, to keep an eye on me?
And the paint samples going missing
and the dirt on his clothes?
Max told me to stay after the wake.
Oh, you didn't want to -
that's even better!
But that's not why I'm here now and
that's not why I want you to stay.
I'm leaving tomorrow, Jake,
and you're leaving now.
SPORTS COMMENTARY FROM TV
How you doing...money-wise?
Business?
Great.
Always great.
So, you're not in any debt?
No, Claire, I'm not in debt.
Where's this come from?
Someone called earlier, a man.
Said he had to talk to you.
About money.
Who?
I wrote it down.
Oh, right.
No, he's just a...
It's a work thing.
Anyway, thanks. Sorry,
he shouldn't be calling here.
Why do you lie to me?
What? Claire, this is...it's work.
You don't need to know this stuff.
What could be so important,
so bad, that it's worth
lying to me about?
That it's worth pushing me to
the point where every day I wonder
if I should still be here?
PHONE VIBRATES
Don't.
I can't talk.
Just...
Have you told her?
Doesn't matter.
What's she going to do?
Well, me and her are done.
What else?
Oh, that doesn't count?
It's just a lot less important
than some of the other possible
repercussions, Jake,
like imprisonment.
She's not doing anything, Max,
she leaves tomorrow and that's it.
You sure? Yes, Max, I'm sure.
OK.
Well, that's...that's manageable.
Manageable?
Max, I thought that was it,
I thought she was it, my way out.
Jake, listen to me.
Either she says nothing
and leaves or we go to prison.
Now, get yourself to bed
and I promise you, Jake,
everything'll look a lot better
in the morning.
You all right? No.
Was there anyone...?
No, they caught it quickly.
But the water did
as much damage as the fire.
They say it looks like an accident,
but it wasn't an accident,
was it, Max?
No.
No.
Maybe Roy just needed
to make a point.
Well, if all he does is nuisance
calls and this, then we're cool.
Not cool, but, you know...
No, Max! I don't know.
But what I do know
is that I'm not insured!
Aw, Jake.
I'm not insured, Max, because
when I valued whether to make
the payments, I didn't know
I was involved with a gangster!
All right, all right. Which is
something I would have factored
into my decision.
All right. I obviously regret any
part I might have played
in the journey that led to this.
I thought he'd be fair.
I mean, gangsters or no gangsters,
some form of basic insurance
might have been... Why me?
Why would Roy go for me and not you?
I can understand you being
angry at being cut out,
but, frankly, you're way out
of your depth.
And I have to be honest with you...
..Roy...
..reacting like that,
it only...it only proves it.
Thanks for your analysis, Max.
It's very useful.
I'm taking over...
..Roy, and I'm doing it right,
professionally.
And I think it's only right that,
as part of that,
you receive some
sort of severance payment.
That's kind of you.
And, in return, you leave me alone.
And my brother.
I'm not getting cut out, Max.
You are.
You see, Max, Victor's people,
they value one thing more
than any other...
..and that's loyalty.
I may be a little traditional
and maybe even, you know,
out of my depth, but, uh...
..I'm loyal, Max.
And you're not.
Because it's just you,
Max, isn't it?
In this world?
Victor agreed with me.
He did.
And he's right.
We need to be more professional
and we will.
Now, you're not taking over, Max.
We are.
What's that for?
For this place.
And the business.
You c...
You can...
You can't do it without me.
Max, this is Edinburgh.
There are lots of lawyers
with lots of secrets.
That's one of them there.
You just get all
the paperwork and just sign it
and get on with your life.
That nice house of yours,
that nice wife.
No.
I've worked my whole life for this.
I'm not going to give it away
to some jumped-up gangster
who fancies putting
on a Moss Bros suit
and having an office up/down, so
I would recommend you kiss...
Ow!
HE CRIES IN PAIN
You may think that I'm just
a jumped-up gangster,
but, uh, here's the thing...
MAX SHOUTS IN PAIN
..I'm still a gangster.
I know I shouldn't be here...
Jesus Christ.
..but someone has burned down
my shop and now you're all I've got.
And I know that sounds ridiculous,
but it's true.
They burnt down your store? Aye.
Who would do that to you?
Max got involved
in money laundering,
and then he got me involved,
which wasn't something
he felt I should know about.
That's why he did your accounts.
Angie, however this started, me
and you, it's real now and honest.
And I'm sorry, I'm so sorry
what we did to your uncle.
I can't tell you how many times
I've thought about that night,
just replaying it over and over.
He wasn't my uncle.
I'm coming with you.
I don't know how long for,
maybe a few days,
maybe, you know, in general...
..but I'm coming with you.
And I'm leaving him, so...
..here we are.
Oh, Jesus, don't say you were joking
because that would be...
..well, I think it's fair
to say that that would be
a considerable fucking blow.
I wasn't joking.
Then I suppose the other thing
I should tell you is,
I've got nothing. For now, anyway,
I mean, if I was to get a divorce...
Don't worry about that.
So?
I mean, it's fucked up, obviously.
Yeah.
But you were skint,
you were desperate
and she offered you 20 grand.
Maybe you shouldn't have
given me quite as much shit.
I know.
It kind of feels like we're even.
I guess we are.
You're not staying?
No.
I'm going.
And I want you to come with me.
OK.
You don't want to know where?
As long as it's not here
and as long as it's with you...
DOOR BUZZES
Hi.
I want everything from
the night Walter died to now.
Everything and every copy,
and don't bullshit me, pal,
because I'll know and if you don't
bullshit me, then I'll forget all
about your limp or your benefits or
your tragic history with manholes.
Look, I know that you're frightened.
Probably by her, over the road.
15 years I worked in the bins.
15 years of following
that lorry, picking up bins...
..and dreaming.
Dreaming of escape.
I was in traction
for six months.
Christ.
And I loved every minute of it.
So, yeah, I was scared of her,
cos she knows I could be back
behind that lorry tomorrow...
..and she's twisted enough
to put me there.
Oh, she won't.
Because if she gives
you any hassle...
..you just tell her
that I'm your friend.
Tell me exactly what happened.
What's going on with your nose?
Doesn't matter.
Well, they just wanted her to
come in to answer some questions,
she wanted a lawyer.
Is she a witness or a suspect?
I don't know. Jesus Christ, Jake,
so I'm going in there blind?
Look, she's overstayed her visa,
it's probably just that.
Listen, when all this is sorted,
Angie and I are leaving.
What? Yeah, we're going,
so I need that money.
Jake, why don't you take the current
state of my face as an indication
of how the Roy situation worked out.
There's no money.
Are you taking the piss?
My shop was bloody torched
because of you!
There's no money
and you're not going anywhere,
and even if you did,
you'd be back in Leith in a week
with your tail between your legs,
so just shut up and let me think.
Max McCall? Yeah.
Room five, conspiracy to defraud.
Great.
Let me do the talking.
Don't say anything
you don't have to say.
In particular, don't say anything
which could in any way put me,
Jake or you in legal jeopardy.
In that order of concern.
If you do that,
I will get you out of here.
What happened to your nose?
Doesn't matter.
Right then, let's have a wee chat.
PHONE BUZZES
PHONE BUZZES
Be five minutes.
OK.
OK.
You've presented yourself
as the niece of Walter Wood?
Yeah.
Are you the niece of Walter Wood?
No.
Sorry, I'm... I need
a moment with my client.
Some old lady paid me
to say that I was.
Why?
Honestly, I've got no idea.
You'd have to ask her.
I can tell you where
to find her. Or he can.
This is new information that
I need to discuss with my client.
She is clearly co-operating,
I would ask at this stage that she's
released, pending further enquiries.
Well, don't go far.
The exhumation's tomorrow.
Sorry?
The niece, the real niece, requested
it, what, with all the confusion.
That's not a concern for you, is it?
I never even met him.
Process her and get
the details of this other woman.
This is just me, not her.
He said it was a dummy camera.
Max shouldn't get away with this,
Jake, with the way he is.
Who's got that footage? Me.
But Max should not get
away with this.
So, what are you suggesting?
It's Max's car.
He was driving, he hit Walter,
he tried to cover it up.
You got a taxi back
from the wedding.
You weren't even there.
How... How do you know?
I can give you everything you need.
I can give you the mechanic,
I can give you the cleaner
from the lab that Max
bullied into losing
the paint sample, and I've taken
care of anything
that doesn't help that story.
Including the footage.
No.
Why not?
Because of all the things
Max would do - and believe me,
I know that's a long list -
he...he wouldn't do that.
Are you sure?
And because he's my brother.
I'm starting over -
you should do the same.
Go home to your family.
Forget about Max.
Right, so is that everything?
Give me an hour to write
this up, and then we'll head out.
Don't disappear. I won't.
I need you to take charge of this.
And how do you expect me
to do that, Max?
Oversee the exhumation,
put together the report.
No.
I told Roy about your plan.
He knew you were at the Consulate
even before you got there.
Good luck, Max.
Sounds like you'll need it.
That's brave,
coming from a bent cop.
Not when you're a bent lawyer.
And not when I'm with Roy Lynch.
DOOR BEEPS
Can we help you?
I'm looking for Tina.
We don't know a Tina.
I think...
I mean, didn't she just
come in here?
Not in here she didn't.
Sorry.
Is this where Max came?
We don't know a Tina and,
er...we don't know a Max.
What's your name?
Why don't you come into the office?
No, no, it's OK, it's OK.
Erm, there's obviously been
a misunderstanding.
If anyone came in here, then
they must have passed right through.
You can get out there, you see.
It takes you back to the street.
Kids use it all the time.
We're always chasing them out.
PHONE CHIMES
Picking him up tomorrow.
Man, that guy's had no luck.
You took care of everything,
didn't you, Max?
We'll be OK. Won't we?
Yeah. Yeah, it's not ideal,
but...we'll be OK.
When's your flight? Tonight. Good.
You two should head straight to
the airport, get away from the
house, just in case. Jake, erm...
..I'm sorry, I-I was a bit worked up
when I got here.
And I hope you do find
what you're looking for, you know,
something bigger, better,
and I will sort you out with that
money, because you're right,
I owe you.
Well, take care of my wee brother,
and don't worry,
I'll sort everything out here.
I'm sorry I can't drop you off,
I just... I need to get home.
Safe travels. See you, kid.
He's going to her.
Who?
Christ!
Yeah.
The police are going to come
and speak to you about Angie.
What would I know about that? And
I'm sure you'll tell them what you
told Henry, that all you know
is that she's Walter's niece.
That's what she said
when she started hanging around,
so why wouldn't you believe her?
The police'll ask you if you
paid her to say she was his niece,
but that's...
Preposterous!
So...they'll look for her,
and she'll be gone,
and that's that.
OK.
No, it's not OK, because Walter
is being exhumed at the request
of the real niece, who I'm sure
is a wee bit confused,
and that's bad news for me.
And I think it's bad news for you.
Why would that be?
Because you did pay Angie
to say that she was his niece
and you did that to get his house...
..and because of the letter.
When we put him back in the house,
I saw a letter about his cancer.
I couldn't have missed it!
But if I'd found him dead
with that letter...
..I would have thought
what the police thought.
Natural causes.
No suspicious circumstances...
..no toxicology.
And it makes me wonder...
..if that's what was
supposed to happen.
And it makes me wonder what Walter
was doing out there...
..in the dark...
..and why he didn't see the car and
what might have been in his system.
Did you not give him enough?
Did he wake up?
He called you.
That's why you were awake.
That's why you saw what happened.
He was coming to you...for help.
All I know is that Walter
was in a lot of pain,
so much pain that he even
talked about ending it.
HE LAUGHS
Yeah.
Yeah, you can say that.
You'll probably have to.
But there's toxicology
this time round.
But that won't end it,
not with the bruising,
not with the internal injuries
you've got to imagine they'll find.
Then I'll tell them what I saw.
You have to.
It's your way out.
You'll say you're so sorry
you haven't called before,
you were scared, you're an old lady,
but you need to tell them...
..that you hit him.
I didn't hit him.
I wasn't driving.
That's true...
In fact...
..it turns out...
..I wasn't there at all.
I got drunk at the wedding...
..my brother took my car keys
from me.
That's the last I saw of him...
..and the car.
You saw what happened next.
You saw...
..that there was only one of us.
Go with that and it's done.
You get out of it
the same way I do...
..because I'll say all I know
is that the car came back dented...
..and that my wee brother hasn't
been the same since that night...
..and no-one'll ever know
any different...
..and no-one will ever know
about an old man in the dark...
..just looking for help.
Your own brother!
He'll be OK.
He's leaving...
..and when he finds out,
he'll not come back.
We've got a lot more than him.
He'll deny it.
He won't be able to,
he's made mistakes along the way...
..and enemies.
They'll be here soon.
What am I going to tell them?
Hey.
I tried.
You can't say I didn't try.
What's this - you're leaving?
No.
You are.
I have been alone in this house
for a long time, Max.
Now I'm going to do things
properly...
..and you can go
and do whatever you want
without worrying about what lies
to tell me. OK.
OK.
You made your point, now let's
talk... No, Max, it's over.
No.
I can't lose you.
You're going to leave now, Max...
..and you're not going to make
things hard with us...
..with the house.
The house, this house...
This is MY house.
You're not going to make things
hard, Max,
because, if you do,
who knows what might come out?
Who have you spoken to?
I went there, that place you went to
when you needed money.
So you are not going to make
things hard, Max.
Maybe if you hadn't left
the wedding early.
Bye, Max.
PHONE RINGS
Jake?
We should have called
the police, Max...
..when we hit him.
Jake, this isn't the time.
You should be at the airport.
But we couldn't, because of you.
And everything happened...
..because of you.
Jake, I've lost my business,
my house, Claire,
and I'm coming round to the idea
that I've broken my nose,
so, with all respect...
You used to look after me
when we were wee...
..when it was the three of us,
you used to look after me.
I think I've spent 30 years waiting
on you to turn back into that kid.
It wasn't the three of us, it was...
..it was you and Mum and then me.
She loved you.
She didn't like me.
That's fine, you know.
I needed to be on my own
to get from there to here.
I used to have to lock everything
else away...
..pain...
..rejection.
Maybe I locked some other stuff
away as well.
And I wish I hadn't, Jake, I wi...
..wish I knew how to get it back.
But I don't...
..so I've lost Claire...
..and you have to go.
Not yet.
Go, Jake, go with her
and enjoy your life.
What kind of life is it,
with this hanging over me?
Please, Jake!
I can't lock things away, Max...
..never could - pain, rejection...
..guilt.
I'm trying to help you.
I'm trying to protect you.
You stopped protecting me
a long time ago.
I'm sorry.
Think what had to happen
for you to say it.
Come on, then, Max,
I must caution you.
You're not obliged to say anything.
Anything you do say will be noted
and may be used in evidence.
Do you understand? What's going on?
MUSIC: Didn't I
by Darondo