Red Rose (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 7 - I Heart BLTN - full transcript

The endgame is in sight, but together or apart, the gang are all under threat. Shaken, weakened and divided, they're being attacked on all fronts. But perhaps 'defeat' could end up being an opportunity?

Do we know when this was meant
to start? It started last night.

Where have you been?

Hey, you didn't miss much,
except a fire.

LAUGHTER

I love Ashley. She is my favourite.

Why is he looking at her?
Why is he not doing anything?

Not even a private room.

NHS cuts.

LAUGHTER

The Gardener suspended play.

Oh, is that why she's still alive?



Nope, she's a fucking idiot.

All money and no talent.

Today's the day.

I love a finale.

HOWLING

Whoever killed Rochelle
tried killing me

and, last night, attacked Ash.

So it can't be Simon.

Jaya mentioned something last night.

She said about, um...

..the Gardener, it's like a name,
online.

What did she say?

There was a site.

There's a site somewhere.



When was the last time
you saw your father?

What?

We're trying to piece together
what happened last night.

When was the last time
that you saw your dad?

Yesterday.

Why?

And you?

We were at karaoke.

He left early.

Did you notice anything unusual
about his behaviour?

Sorry, why are you
asking about me dad?

I thought we're talking about last
night, what happened with Ash.

It's got nowt to do with him.

Why have you got no-one that can
deal with this shit?

Please, hear me when I say all we
want to do is to protect you

but we're only at the start
of our investigation.

You need to be out there,
finding out who The Gardner is.

Are we done here?

You.

It's because of you.

Mum.

What?

Where's Jaya?

SOBS: She's dead.

Ash.

She's stable.

They set fire to Jaya's.

Her mum said she was in there.

WHISPERS: She's gone.

No. Fuck!

It's my fault.

Yesterday, I went to see Mrs Taylor.

She gave me an iPad.
It had videos of Jacob on it.

Why didn't you tell us?

I gave it to Jaya
for Jaya to look at and...

..Red Rose has got a site
on the dark web.

When Jaya tried to log on,
it must've found out where she was.

I'm sorry.

No.

No, it's not your fault.

I shouldn't have called Velma so
much.

She found it funny.

Jaya mentioned something to me
yesterday about the Gardener.

She thought he's the one doing all
this.

She said the Gardener to me, too.

This can't be happening.

NURSE: Sorry to interrupt.

Someone's just sent you these.
I'll just leave them here.

Who sent them?

Oh, a courier.

Just shout if you need me.

Five roses.

Five of us.

What do we do?

Meet back here tonight.

Don't trust anything or anyone
that ain't in person.

I'm staying.

When the anaesthetic wears off,
I want to be here, all right?

Still got your brick?

You take this.

Call Taz if you need him.

Fucking Red Rose.

Antony?

See you later. See you later.

How is she?

Yeah, she's OK...

..but Jaya...

I heard.

I could've lost you...

..and I wouldn't have known.

Let's get you home.

Wren.

I'm sorry.

Noah, stop it.

None of this is our fault.

You're going to Paris.

You have to.
It just suits you, being there.

But you need to open your eyes
cos we need to get out of here.

Do it for Diana.

Just need to make a quick stop.

Move your fucking car!

Oi, what are you doing?

I thought I'd make a pie.

Wren, love, thank God you're OK.

Go on up, you can have
t'first shower.

And I'll run you to t'hospital
whenever you want.

Have you heard owt from Rick?

SHE SIGHS

My back were turned,
that weren't fair.

GAMER: Rookie error,
turning your back.

I'm going to find you and shoot you.

You can try but it's a large map
and I could be anywhere.

Site warfare, nice try.
It won't work.

If first, you don't succeed...

SCREAMING

Oh, come on.
I'm getting sick of this.

Can you just let me win one?

No, or you'll never learn.

Do you want to keep playing?

Sure. Nowt better to do.

So, what have you been up to today?

I've got to go. My brother's here.

Pick something. What should we play?
Um...

..not right now, Liam.

Right, I'm back.

Still up for playing?
Still up for losing?

Hey, don't mock me, kid.

Who's that I just heard? My brother.

Do you get on well? Yeah, he's top.

Does he like playing games?

BANG

What was that?

I thought I'd done everything.

Taught you everything you need.

No to drugs, stranger danger.

But this, I...

I don't know what this is.

I don't know how to protect you.

Mum, I need to go.
I need you to be safe.

Now, I'm lucky you're alive.

Vinny, Jill and Dave...

..Savna!

You have to trust me.

You're all I've got.

The best thing you can do right now
is helping me do what I need to do.

I'm only going to the hospital.
I'll be safe there.

Wait.

You might need it...

..for the bus.

Where are you going?

I'm going to go find Rick and then
I'm going to the hospital.

No, Wren, stop. I can't let you go.

The police were asking about him
and I need to make sure he's OK.

I haven't heard from him.

Have you?

PHONE BEEPS

Is that him?

PHONE BEEPS

It's him.

What did he say?

That you're not to leave.

No, no, don't let her go.

I need to see him.
He's the only one who believed me.

If you're right about
Red Rose, any of it,

then you need to stay here with me,
do you understand?

Listen to her.

Wren, your dad's right.

This is weird.

WHISPERS: What is?

Rick messaged you but not me.

Unless he told you face-to-face,

you can't believe what
you fucking read or see!

Wren, Wren, don't you
dare open that door!

No, it's too dangerous
to leave the house.

Wait here for your dad.

And then we can all
talk about this together.

Please.

Please, love, please.

You two are fucking idiots!

This is bullshit!

DOOR SLAMS

Do you need a hand with that?

Why are you drunk right now?

I'm not drunk. Don't fuckin' lie.

I'm not. I'm just...

..a bit tired. I was...

..up all night.
Stop it, just stop it.

Could you not have held off
for just 24 hours?

Because today, I just needed me mum.

I'm here.

I'm here, love.

No, you're not, Mum.

You only exist in the mornings,
before you've had a drink,

or when you're lying hungover
on the couch.

It were only a little drink.

It's just so hard. It's so hard.

Just stop it.
I am sick of you saying that.

I am sick of you promising to stop.

I am sick of coming home,

not knowing whether you're
going to be passed out or drunk.

I am sick of feeling ashamed of you.

I am sick of hoping
things will get better

because they won't get better.

Because you don't
fucking want it enough.

It's nice to see you
getting this shit ordered

straight to the house now.

I didn't order it.

I didn't...

ANTONY'S FOOTSTEPS THUD SOFTLY

I didn't.

CAR HORN TOOTS LOUDLY

CAR HORN TOOTS

CAR HORN TOOTS REPEATEDLY

CAR HORN TOOTS LOUDLY

MONITORS BEEP

Thanks for staying with her.

Yeah, we can take it from here now.

Do you want me to go?

You've been here all day, love.

You need to go and have some rest.

She'll be all right.
We're not going to leave her.

I'm going to go get a drink.

I just...

I just can't leave the hospital.

RACHEL SIGHS APPREHENSIVELY

Wren, can I come in?

Wren?

Oh, God, Wren, you didn't...

Jen?

Jen!

MAN: # And I would walk
500 miles...

MORE VOICES JOIN IN:
# And I would walk five... #

WET SQUELCHING

SLOW FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

Oh, good. You're awake.

Did you know there are Buddhist
monks who set themselves on fire

without letting out a single scream?

Wonder if you'll be the same.

Who are you?

Come on, Noah.

I thought you dickheads
like playing Guess Who.

Who do you think I am?

Are you the Gardener?

Where d'you hear that name?

You've done really well, you know.

Considering.

You're not the Gardener.

How do you know I'm not?

You're a...

A woman? Come on, Noah!

Everyone is capable
of great cruelty,

including me.

Including Wren.

You think you know her,
but you don't.

Wren's good.

I've seen the things she's done.

How she treated Rochelle.

How she's hurt people.

How she's hurt you.

She's only been doing this
cos of you.

I love her.
WOMAN SCOFFS

Trying to appeal to my
feminine sensibilities?!

You think you know her.

But you don't.

What are you doing?

Changing my mind.

Wren's playing the game,
whether she likes it or not.

And between us,

she needs you in the finale.

The Gardener wants someone
to die tonight!

NOAH'S FOOTSTEPS RECEDE
THROUGH THE MUD

I'm rooting for you.

LIAM CHUCKLES

Antony, wake up. Liam, what?

Someone wants to talk to you.

HE SIGHS

VOICE OVER HEADSET: Hello, Antony.

Did your mom enjoy my gift?

Erm...

Liam, I'm going to need you to wait
downstairs with Mum and Dad, yeah?

Just wait with them and I will
call you when to come back up.

OK? Yeah.

DOOR CLOSES

Hello?

Liam's hilarious.

You'll leave him the fuck alone.

VOICE TUTS

We don't want Liam growing up
to be a potty mouth, do we?

I wonder if he'll be a faggot
just like you.

Fuck you.

Oh, you're scared.

I'd be scared if
I was coming after me.

Well, are you scared?

Yeah, I'm scared.

Smart.

But I won't do
what Rochelle did. Hm.

Because I know what you fucking do

and I know who you fucking are.

Oh, you do, do you?

So you think you know what's coming?

Yeah.

So, go on.

Tell the fucking world.

Tell them I'm gay,
tell them my mum's a drunk,

because I am sick
of feeling ashamed of shit

I shouldn't be ashamed of.

Beautiful. Just beautiful, Antony.

You belong in the home of the brave.

But now you've ruined
my fun with Liam.

I'm going to have fun watching
your friends die instead.

Liam.

Liam, come here, please, mate.

Liam, do not turn that back on
again tonight, yeah?

Is it back?

Yeah.

Now, come on. Come with me.

Right, I need you to
do me a favour, OK? Yeah.

Lock the front and back door
when I leave, OK?

But Mum... No, no, no, no, no.
She can't help us.

Just lock the front door
until I'm home, yeah?

Go.

OK.

Love you. Ditto.

DOOR CLOSES

HE SIGHS

All right? Yeah, you?

DOOR BEEPS

Dickhead.

DOOR CLOSES

What the fuck?

Ash?

Ash, where are you?

Oi, oi, wait.
Ashley, where is she?

Your friend?

We got a message to move her
to a different ward. Where?

Er...it doesn't say.

Why doesn't it say?

Wait. Wait!
I can help you find her.

INDISTINCT SHOUTING

HE EXHALES, PHONE RINGS

H... Hello.

Taz.

ALARM BLARES

FLAMES CRACKLE

SHE COUGHS

SIRENS WAIL

ON COMPUTER: Try, try,
and try again.

CACKLING

So, how long does it take
for someone to freeze?

Google has various answers.

Hello. Taz.

Jaya?

What the actual fuck?

There's no time.
I'm on the Red Rose site.

He has Ashley. I know he does.

I was only gone for a sec.
He took her.

Where is she?

She's in a box.

It looks like metal.

Where's the morgue?

ON COMPUTER: Will they perform
an autopsy on her?

I wish I was there.
Take a bit of a memento.

Taz is smart.
This is dumb. He'll find her.

Has anyone else been watching
the Longwell household?

Uh-huh. Yeah.

JAYA: Shit.

It's hilarious.

LAUGHTER

SHE BREATHES HEAVILY

Help me! Help!

ON COMPUTER: Hey, that's not nice.

You're breaking our code of conduct.

Who fucking cares?

LAUGHTER
I do.

I've been here since the start.

Jackie Weaver's in charge
of Red Rose.

LAUGHTER

"You have no authority here,
Jackie Weaver.

"Read 'em and understand 'em!"

Help! Help me!

What the hell are you doing?

Oh, my God. Are you all right?

What the fuck's going on?
I'm being followed.

Well, fuck off, then.

There's some scrotes
knocking about here.

Do you mind if I walk with you?

Well, where you heading?

Er, to...to the hospital.

Yeah! Course you can.

Hey, do you want some cider?
No. No, thank you.

Come on.

Fuck off!

This town's full of weirdos.

Oh, no, no.

SOBBING, BANGING

Ash?

SHE PANTS

ON COMPUTER: Oh, what?
Oh! Oh! No, no, no, no, no, no.

THEY TALK OVER EACH OTHER

Seriously?! Oh, my God.

I thought I lost you.

Get me a brew, I'm freezing.

HE CHUCKLES

You all right, there, kid?

Don't hug me. It hurts.

What happened to you?

You don't want to know.

Oh, I'm so glad you're OK.

DISTANT LAUGHTER

What the hell?

Ash.

Thank you so much.
Oh, you're welcome.

Oh!

I will, I will.

Hey.

Come here. Ow!

Oh, oh, God. sorry.

PHONE RINGS

It's Jaya.

What? Jaya?

Jaya? Noah.

Listen, I ain't dead

and the camera following you is off.

What camera?

He's outside.

Where's Wren?

INDISTINCT SHOUTING, BOTTLES SMASH

SIRENS WAIL

INDISTINCT SHOUTING

Dad?

DISTANT BARKING

BARKING CONTINUES

MUSIC STARTS

# She's crazy like a fool

# Wild about Daddy Cool

# I'm crazy like a fool

# Wild about Daddy Cool

# Daddy, Daddy Cool

# Daddy, Daddy Cool

# Daddy, Daddy Cool... #

WHITE NOISE

Dad!

Oh!

NO!

SHE GRUNTS AND SHRIEKS

# When the truth is found

# To be lies

# And all the joy

# Within you dies

# Don't you want some... #

PHONE: Roses are red,
violets are blue.

At Le Mans Crescent,
Rick's waiting for you.

Hurry up, Wren. Quick, quick, quick!

# ..Somebody to love

# Don't you need somebody to love? #

She's just left her dad's,
but I can't see her now!

The Gardener has Rick.

Guys, the Gardener has Rick!

He's bait. She's going to go.

We should go to Rick's - now.
Guys, I think we need to head...

Right, guys, there's something
you need to know!

It's not just the Gardener,

he's running the network
on the dark web.

They've been watching us for months.

We're... We're their entertainment!

They... They're working together!

And they're all over Bolton.

SHE PANTS