Save Me (2018–…): Season 1, Episode 2 - Episode #1.2 - full transcript
Claire and Barry stage a press conference appealing for help, where Barry makes a reckless move. Meanwhile Nelly pursues his own line of enquiry.
♪ He's just ♪
♪ A stereotype ♪
♪ He drinks his age in pints ♪
♪ He has girls every night ♪
♪ But he doesn't really exist ♪
(PHONE BUZZES)
(PHONE CONTINUES TO BUZZ)
(BUZZING FADES)
(HE GROANS)
Argh.
(WHISPERS)
It's all right. It's all right.
Where were you?
Be a while yet. I'll take that down.
- (DOG BARKING OUTSIDE)
- This you?
(KEYS RATTLE)
(DOOR CREAKS OPEN)
How long do I have to stay in the vicinity?
Till we tell you otherwise.
And where we can easily find you, please.
And who's gonna protect me and my wife
about what happens next?
Eh? What do we do about that?
Who do we call then?
We're searching for a
13-year-old girl, Mr Melanzana.
That's our priority.
- Jody.
- Yeah.
Asked and answered, then, yeah?
(BIRDS TWITTERING)
(INHALES AND EXHALES DEEPLY)
(DOORBELL CHIMES)
(INDISTINCT VOICES)
- Where's your dad?
- Shower.
- Some toast, Claire.
- No, thanks. Not for me.
- What time did he get back?
- Don't know.
We need to get going.
Can you hurry him along?
He'll be ready when we need to go.
Any news today, Helen?
Anyone caught sight of Nelly?
Not as yet, no.
I spoke to my SIO a few minutes ago.
Have you heard something?
- No.
- No.
We need to do something
about Dom, BJ. He's an idiot.
He's not, though. He's fine.
You look fantastic. Isn't she, Helen?
Mm.
- Is it too much?
- Not at all...
- Jody loves it, and...
- I'm sorry. I didn't mean to...
She begs me for it every time
I wear it. No, don't be sorry...
I'm glad you said. He'd have me
out there getting it all wrong.
- What did I do?
- (LAUGHTER)
They said to look like it's everyday,
not dressed up or anything.
I can't get it off.
- Just take it up when you go.
- All right.
- We're going in half an hour.
- Just gonna grab my shoes.
- Cheap medicine.
- What's that?
Something my mum says about
laughing when you're not...
supposed to.
When you can't. I...
Talks a lot of shit, doesn't she?
(CHUCKLES) Yeah.
(NELLY GROANS SOFTLY)
I'm getting nothing done here.
Here. Let me.
I need to get on.
You could risk a shower.
(SNIFFS) Oh, shit, Tammy.
I get ripe quick and nasty,
Tammy. I always have.
She said it was all right?
Definitely? Stace said
that I can stay at hers?
I said the couch was pissing off my sciatica...
and you were pissing me off.
- Keep calling me Tammy.
- Oh, shit! Did I do it again?
When?
Arms up.
I'm sorry, mate.
♪ (DEMIS ROUSSOS: Forever And Ever) ♪
When did they pick up Melon?
Same night you got your kicking. Finger.
And he ain't said what they asked him about me?
Haven't seen him since.
They come after you? Check you about me?
Is it that bad? Christ! I can't smell it.
So, erm, you've got it from here?
Yeah. No, no. Yeah, I got 'em.
- (GROANS) Shit the dog!
- Let me.
I can just wash myself around them.
If I ain't told you before...
and I shoulda done...
- all you've done for me...
- It's nothing.
It's fucking not. It's not.
Cos most would have known
better and left me where I lay.
Still trying to figure out
why you've done different.
- Look. Here.
- I'm...
You know, I'm grateful and all that.
- So, anyway, there you go.
- Yeah.
(CHILDREN YELL)
Geezer called Charles Osborne
had hiccups for nearly 69 years.
- (BABY HICCUPS)
- Good boy.
We're only up to five days but,
dunno, I fancy our chances.
I got faith.
(HICCUP)
69 years is a stretch.
Ain't gonna break that.
But... we just wanna see how far
we can get. Don't we, Gillie?
(HICCUP)
(NELLY GASPS IN PAIN)
You all right? Need more painkillers?
What were you on about telling me?
Oh, yeah. Thin blue have had Melon in.
Heard that.
They come anywhere near you?
Questioned, but they didn't have me in to do it.
- But it was your girl.
- What was?
(HICCUP)
Officer that pinched Melon. Same
one who's on your kiddie's case.
He's been dust since. No-one's seen him.
No-one has? And who said
it was O'Halloran?
She should be out finding Jody.
- Towers seen her.
- (HICCUP)
She didn't even let him finish
his chips. Bit out of order.
All right, Nelly!
I'm gonna find her.
But they're on me, Goz.
- Tracing my phone and that.
- (HICCUP)
Showed me as much when I was sat opposite.
So, I don't know. I may
need some help from you.
(HICCUP)
- Daiz tries to feed Gill...
- Oi!
...a backwards glass of water, so...
- Yeah, name it.
- Oi!
They left these!
NELLY: Oh, no. No, no, no!
(SMASHING)
- (HICCUP)
- (UNDER HIS BREATH) Fuck!
The Old Bill don't even want 'em!
And that's the last of your
shit! We're done! Done!
- I'll see you later, Goz.
- (HICCUP)
Yeah.
I'll bell you if I need you. Yeah?
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
See you later. Fuck!
- There you go, babe.
- Thank you.
(TYPING)
(CREAK OF FOOTSTEPS)
- What are you doing?
- (GIGGLES)
Dylan?
(YOUNG MALE VOICE) Day Seven.
It's a big day, very big day today.
You should see what's going on here, Jode.
You're, like, all over everywhere.
The Barrys are like you said they'd be.
Eating themselves, arseholes first.
But... Your mum's worse, though.
She's...
It's not like you said it'd be.
You said a week, and then you'd be back.
Morning, Dylan.
Your dad know you're with us?
He said it's OK?
Same as any of us, eh, Dylan?
Lost without her.
(BABBLE OF VOICES)
Ladies and gentlemen, take your seats, please.
The press conference is about to begin.
Thank you all for coming.
We appreciate your time.
MAN ON TV: I'd also like
to take this opportunity
to thank them for the understanding and support
given to our already widespread investigation
featuring officers from several
boroughs around London.
Jody's mum, Claire McGory,
would like to now say a few words for you.
(SIGHS) To know Jody
is to know that her smile fills her whole face.
(CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICK)
(WHISPERS) You OK?
Just say if you need to leave.
I'm sure we can all appreciate
what Mrs McGory is...
(VOICE FADES) ...going through.
TV: ...Thursday 16th February,
Jody McGory left Deptford Library.
She got into a silver Ford Focus,
which we believe was stolen
from Norwood a day earlier.
(VOLUME INCREASED)
The identity of the driver
and the whereabouts of this vehicle
are at present not known to us.
We will of course keep you up to date with any...
- Yeah.
- And it sounds like
- they're all there now, so...
- Yeah, cheers.
TV: ...would urge anyone
with any information
to please come forward.
- (HORN BLARES)
- Oh, my God!
- Get out of the road!
- I'm fucking crossing the road!
The family won't be taking any questions today,
but Mr McGory... Jody's
stepfather, would like to...
...would like to issue a brief
statement on their behalf.
Our daughter has been taken from us.
We... deeply appreciate
the... tireless efforts...
TV: ...of DCI Thorpe and his team...
We're very lucky to have them
helping us through this.
But our daughter has been taken
from us and someone knows.
Someone watching right now
knows where she is and who has taken her.
You haven't come forward for whatever reason.
Maybe he's your husband, brother, son.
Someone close to you.
It doesn't matter.
Myself and Claire... and our family...
...we don't care why, we just
want Jody to come home.
So, I'm offering £50,000.
- F... How...?
- Shit.
£50,000 to anyone with information
leading to the safe return of our daughter
and for the apprehension of those responsible.
(QUESTIONS FROM JOURNALISTS)
(QUESTIONING CONTINUES)
It wasn't meant as a reflection
on the job you or your officers are doing.
I just couldn't sit on my hands for another week.
Then another? How's it gonna hurt?
You could have mentioned,
allowed us the opportunity to counsel you.
A substantial reward can help.
It can also really bloody hinder.
...looking for me all over
the place. Tell 'em I'm here.
That's all you have to do. Just...
Hey!
(BANGING)
Nobody told me this was happening.
- Where have you been?
- Where have I been?
The police have been looking for you.
- Said you'd been beaten up.
- 50 grand! Where are you going?
- (DOOR ENTRY BUZZER)
- Not now, Nelly!
He's filming me. Why
are you fucking filming me?
Where are you going? Where are you...?
Oi! Stop fucking filming me, yeah?
Nelly? Let's come back here and talk.
I'm not outside of this, all right?
Don't fucking walk away like I'm outside of it!
- When's her birthday?
- What? What did you say to me?
- What's Jody's date of birth?
- Barry, don't!
Huh? What's her favourite colour?
Piss off!
At seven, couldn't sleep with the lights off.
What was it scared her, Nelly?
- It's not the place, Dad.
- What was it?
You're outside of this. You've
never been anything other.
- Barry, that's enough.
- So, go away
- and leave us alone, please.
- Stop it!
Let's go, Barry, please. Please.
Let's go.
It's still me she's called, though.
What?
Whatever the fuck you're on about...
it's me she's called since.
Where is she? What did she say?
I'd have been here sooner to say so
but I've been laid up.
What? Have they not told you?
Because they've been seeing my calls in and out.
It's why they've been looking for me.
- Is she hurt?
- She called me
because I am not outside of this!
- What did she say?
- Neither is that Barry
- you married, either.
- Please.
- You got my number?
- Piss off!
You got my phone number?
It's the same one... All right!
It's the same one I've always had.
- Nelly!
- He's talking bollocks. Lying.
Claire, please can we go through?
- Is this about you?
- He's full of shit.
You tell me all the fucking time he's a liar
and he's full of shit.
Said as much to the police.
- This isn't about Nelly.
- He is lying, somehow.
Through his teeth, lying.
Wants us chasing our tails.
He isn't lying. She called him.
Shola said as much.
I just wanna know what Jody said.
She rang off before I could answer.
It's voicemail every single time I call back.
You lot can see this, so why are you asking?
Why didn't you leave a message?
- I just didn't.
- From what you said,
sounds like you know more than you're letting on.
Don't know where you got that from.
Why did Mark Betts jump up
and down on you like that?
- (SCOFFS)
- Been told it was Marky?
Something you did to his mum?
How many cases do you work at a time?
Meaning?
You got any other business
distracting you from finding my kid?
The search for Jody
is the only case I'm working on.
Really?
Then what's my mate Melon got to do with that?
He ain't been seen since,
so what did you do to scare him away?
I cannot and will not discuss
an ongoing investigation.
Oh, fuck me!
Was it Marky Betts who attacked you, Nelly?
There was an article
in the erm... in The Standard.
It was you, or the other one, or one of you lot.
You're... You're running through
the things you do typical
when a case like this comes up.
And close to the top...
...is rounding up the nonces.
Giving 'em a shake.
Is Melon... on a list like that?
Is he?
I can't imagine what this is like for you, Nelly.
- And thank you...
- Shit!
...for showing us that you
trust us to do our job.
You came in today to tell us about Jody's calls.
That's as much as you can do.
That's as much as you're allowed to do for Jody.
Do not attempt to get involved in any other way.
Can I see that video message
that Jody left, please?
- Are you hearing me?
- There's something niggling.
Just wanna see if I'm right.
- Right about what?
- You showed it to me before.
Why are you getting all
Secret Squirrel about it now?
(KNOCK AT DOOR)
Nelly?
She ain't called you lot.
Ain't called Claire or that Barry she married.
She called me.
And that ain't nothing.
Ha.
He didn't want me to leave
without you saying yes first.
So...
I mean, you said no because...
because you knew you would.
But... just... I mean...
It's one week, Mum.
And then I'll be home. I'll be back.
I'm leaving this just so you
can hear me saying it.
- I'm leaving this...
- (TAP)
Don't worry about me, Mum. Don't. I'm...
(TAPPING)
(SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE)
(NEWS REPORT IN BACKGROUND)
(DOG BARKS IN DISTANCE)
- Hiya.
- Hello.
What?
- (SOUND CHECK)
- (MICROPHONE FEEDBACK SQUEAL)
Dom!
One of ours on every stall.
I've said it a million times.
We don't rely on the bands...
they're thieves.
One of ours, for our own count always,
and at every bloody stall.
- OK.
- If it's beyond you...
It's not. I'll make calls.
Question is, where's the 50 grand come from?
He's mortgaged up to the brink,
from what I remember.
Nowhere near capable of peeling
off that much for a reward.
He's got friends. Maybe a friend.
(SIGHS) Go back through him forensically, please.
£50,000 has been pulled out of his arse
and offered up without a mention.
Could be a generous friend.
If so, I'd like him to say so, and who.
And it's not that you think
Barry McGory has offered that money
knowing it'll never be claimed
cos he knows Jody won't be found?
(MAN HOWLING)
(DOGS START BARKING)
(HOWLING AND BARKING)
You're a user. You are. You're
a user, piss-head bastard.
You come round here, all,
"Oh, I'm sorry, Teens.
I miss you, babes. I love ya."
I do miss you and I do love you, you know that.
- No, you don't!
- You know I do.
No, you don't! You just want my car.
Just admit it. Just say it.
Just the truth. Just say
the truth for once in your life.
You're making out like it's
two and two, and it ain't.
Do I want your car? Yes.
I bloody need it because my kid's been had away
and I'm trying to do anything I can about that.
Don't mean I ain't missing
you or I... I don't love ya.
That I ain't down on my knees
sorry about what's gone on.
It's just that, right now,
I need your fucking car.
So, free up the keys and stop
pissing around because of...
- (HAMMERING)
- ...I'm busy here, Teens!
- And I need to get on, so...
- (KEYS RATTLE)
Marky's right. You ain't worth it.
(LIFT BEEPS AND OPENS)
(LIFT BEEPS AND CLOSES)
I could really do with your help, Dylan.
Can I beg that of you?
(GULLS CRY IN DISTANCE)
NELLY: Weird, going back over.
I thought I'd won.
Thought I'd done myself proud.
Didn't make her beg.
Signed Jody over to that Barry she married and...
...well, he couldn't adopt her
without me.
And I asked for nothing for doing it.
She never introduced me.
Claire.
She never said to Jody, "This is..."
...blah, blah, or whoever.
To be honest, I thought nothing of it.
I just finished my pint and...
...pissed off out of there
like I'd won the day.
My dad's gonna be home soon.
Works late Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
Fridays, but... any time soon.
You said you were best mates.
I can see from the pictures
outside that she's got mates.
I can see that she's got loads.
But you're the one closest to her, ain't you?
Police don't know it was you
that filmed that video...
...message thing
that she left for her mum.
They don't know... and I won't tell 'em.
I promise.
It's just... It's close to
the beginning or... whenever.
She just looks off to the side.
I mean, it looks like nothing,
but it's... It's been niggling.
And I reckon she was looking at you, weren't she?
You knew where she was going before she went.
Yeah?
Where did you take her after the library?
It wasn't me in the library.
I weren't there.
Said that's where she should meet you.
That wasn't me.
Said you'd take her to see her other nan,
for saltfish dumplings.
He said about saltfish dumps?
What else did he say, Dylan?
Eh?
I'm sorry.
But I want to try and get her back.
Mate...
...I'm way behind.
Bloody miles. Way back behind
myself and I need to catch up.
I need to know what he said to her, Dylan.
(MUFFLED VOICES)
- What would you have suggested?
- It wasn't... like I planned it.
Go and talk to them.
Just say you got it wrong.
- Say it was...
- I won't do that.
...a heat-of-the-moment thing.
Anything you have to do to take it back.
Keep it down. I can't do that.
You're on TV, Dad. They are
going to see you up there.
What the fuck do you think happens now?
- Keep it down.
- What, Dad?
What the fuck do you think happens next?
Look, enough, BJ. All right?
It's done. I can't...
I don't need to explain myself
to you. Enough.
(HE EXHALES)
(DOOR OPENS)
This is everything he wrote to her, is it?
She'd come over here to speak to him.
Didn't want her mum knowing she was doing it.
Jesus, even where he's got me
wrong, he's near enough!
Look, here. On about
where I went to school.
He makes up the names of my mates, but...
he knows where and he knows when.
Listen to this, right?
"Absence is to love what wind is to fire.
It extinguishes the small,
it inflames the great."
Well, that bollocks ain't me,
anyone'll tell you that.
But so much... loads, loads of the rest.
I mean, it's near enough inside fucking out!
Where's your dad, really, Dylan?
Stays with his girlfriend some nights.
What? Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
Fridays. Leaves you on your tod?
Here.
I'm pretty certain
your dad wouldn't want you to...
let a grown man you don't know up to your bedroom
quite as easily as you did me, Dylan.
If you give me your email, I'll get them to you.
I don't have an email.
(CHUCKLES)
(THEY LAUGH)
Can I beg one last favour of you before I go?
Yes.
Can you tell me how Jody will know
it's really me if I call her?
No, well, it was just...
Dylan was there, but it was
just... me and Claire and Dad.
No, he didn't tell the police...
didn't say anything.
I don't care what he's gotta prove.
Shithead should know better.
- Yeah.
- (THUD)
(DOG BARKS IN DISTANCE)
You remember that hide-and-seek
we played that one time?
Just seeing your mum's wardrobe reminded me.
I was on it and I found everyone
except you. You remember?
I searched everywhere.
In the end, it was me and Tye looking
cos it was close to an hour
and you were bloody nowhere.
Never meant to be in here.
Your mum hated us being in here.
But we checked. I mean, I did.
In that wardrobe, easily, three times.
In the end, you just give
yourself up and came out.
- And where were ya?
- In my mum's wardrobe.
- Yeah.
- (THEY CHUCKLE)
You hung yourself in your mum's coat!
It was genius.
You could have stayed there until today
and we never would have found you.
Just don't make this weird.
I'm trying not to, Stace, I swear to God.
But the minute your mum finds out
it's Tye's little coloured mate
that's dribbling on her pillows tonight,
she's gonna come back from
beyond and have a go at me.
(LAUGHS)
Well, you surprise me.
I love you for this, Stace.
I ain't bloody feeding ya, so don't expect it.
(HE CHUCKLES)
(CHUCKLES TO HIMSELF)
(BIRDSONG)
Those are with food.
Eggs are the best place to start, probably.
If I finish my eggs, will you
let me have some ice cream?
Where did he get the 50 grand from, BJ?
- I don't know.
- Yes, you do.
You shouldn't ask me, you should ask him.
Should I ask him who knocked you out as well?
I didn't see who that was. I don't know.
I heard you arguing
with your dad about the money.
If we had 50 grand to spare, I'd know about it.
So, where did he get it from?
What has he done?
(SIGHS)
VOICEMAIL: ♪ Hey, this is Jody ♪
♪ Sorry, you can't get through ♪
♪ Why don't you leave your name
and your number ♪
♪ Ah! (LAUGHING)
And I'll get back to you ♪
Hello... darling. Hello.
I don't know who I should say I am to you.
I don't know who I...
who I've got the right to say.
Just... Just "Nelly" probably best. Yeah?
Dylan said to say, erm, "Baby Bunting".
He said that's what you call him.
That you'd listen to me if I said that to you.
Almost everything you know about me,
almost everything you've heard,
it weren't me saying it...
so there you go.
This... here, now.
This... This hello, this is the
first you're hearing from me.
And I ain't saying that like I'm
proud or nothing. It's just...
There you go.
Just wanted to say that.
And that... who's got you ain't me.
I know you know that. It's just that...
Just that it's got absolutely
nothing to do with me.
And that, you know, I'm getting your calls
and that, if you can...
I'm trying to get to you, Jody.
I am. I'm trying.
I... I... No, I am... I'm gonna.
I am doing my best, I promise.
So, just...
Just hang on. Please.
(MUSIC PLAYS IN BACKGROUND)
Hiya. Erm, let's have some, er...
Two pickled eggs and a saveloy, please.
Sure.
You're, er... You're Bernie's
sister, ain't you?
Sorry. Are you not Gerry?
- We're low on saveloys.
- OK.
No, I'm just worried about 'em.
All this stuff they're going through.
Just wondered if you'd seen 'em.
Her and Melon.
I don't know who you're on about.
Well, if you do... If you see 'em,
can you just send them my best.
Say, erm...
Say Goz said, "Hang tough." Yeah?
Hang... tough.
All right. Cheers! Say bye-bye. See ya.
- Bye.
- Bye. You got it.
Sausage. Saveloy.
What was it, Stace? What was it?
I don't know what you're asking me.
Your dad was here. When was that?
That was, like, seven, eight months back?
I know Melon was in, but I can't
remember what we talked about.
Was that the night you and
my dad nearly drank me dry?
That was him. I was just trying
to keep up, but yeah.
You were leading from the front, as per!
Now, there was me, your dad, Melon.
I was on about all sorts that night.
I just can't remember what.
- (HICCUP)
- Good boy.
(FAINT SINGING)
RINGTONE: You what? You what?
- Who this?
- I found her. I found Gerry.
I followed her to her house.
She headed straight there after you spoke to her?
Yeah, mate. I weren't even
halfway through my savvy.
Hang on. Hang on, big 'un.
I'm sure I just caught sight of Bernie.
- I'm on my way.
- I ain't seen him, though.
- I ain't seen Melon.
- You saw one of 'em.
- That's enough. I'm on my way.
- All right, mate.
Do me a favour, yeah, Goz?
Text me the address and stay put.
Yeah, yeah. Will do. See ya.
What have you got Goz doing for you?
I can see the head you've got on, Nells!
What head's that?
The one that couldn't give
a shit what mess you make.
Move out of the way.
Never mind the bridges. It's
the village you're gonna burn.
Seen that head before.
And it weren't me made the mess, Stace.
Stace?
I'm just trying to see what I can do about it.
- And all he said was that?
- Yes.
Hang tough, or some shit. And he
said he was worried about you.
- Bernie, we need to go.
- Let him go, Bern.
- Stay here.
- Oh, don't start.
I came home to tell you, time to let him go.
And Kevin will let me stay now, will he?
He will if Melon's not with you.
Go back to work now, yeah?
- You must have enough by now.
- I swear to God.
Go back to work.
Piss off and leave us alone.
- He'll be the end of you!
- Leave us alone!
Can you not see that? He fucking will!
- Why has Goz come after us?
- I've no idea.
(PHONE BLEEPS AND BUZZES)
_
Who was that?
(PHONE BLEEPS)
_
(PHONE BLEEPS AND BUZZES)
Hello?
NELLY: Remembered Melon said
your sister worked at that fancy chip shop.
I met her once. When was that, eh?
- What do you want, Nelly?
- One thing.
Gill shouldn't be around this, Goz.
- Yeah?
- Sure?
I am. And thanks for everything, yeah?
Leave us alone.
It's nothing to do with us.
Need to ask Melon about that.
About why he ain't offered
a single word of fucking condolence.
About how well he knows me.
As well as the nonce who took my kid.
Not him! He knows nothing
about that. He doesn't!
Gonna need him to tell me that himself, Bernie.
Sorry, but I am.
He's gonna need to sit me down,
show me what's what and prove it beyond a shadow.
Cos if not, yeah, if he doesn't
do that, and sharpish,
if he doesn't prove to me
that he is not the one that took my fucking kid,
things are gonna get a touch fucking chronic!
♪ A stereotype ♪
♪ He drinks his age in pints ♪
♪ He has girls every night ♪
♪ But he doesn't really exist ♪
(PHONE BUZZES)
(PHONE CONTINUES TO BUZZ)
(BUZZING FADES)
(HE GROANS)
Argh.
(WHISPERS)
It's all right. It's all right.
Where were you?
Be a while yet. I'll take that down.
- (DOG BARKING OUTSIDE)
- This you?
(KEYS RATTLE)
(DOOR CREAKS OPEN)
How long do I have to stay in the vicinity?
Till we tell you otherwise.
And where we can easily find you, please.
And who's gonna protect me and my wife
about what happens next?
Eh? What do we do about that?
Who do we call then?
We're searching for a
13-year-old girl, Mr Melanzana.
That's our priority.
- Jody.
- Yeah.
Asked and answered, then, yeah?
(BIRDS TWITTERING)
(INHALES AND EXHALES DEEPLY)
(DOORBELL CHIMES)
(INDISTINCT VOICES)
- Where's your dad?
- Shower.
- Some toast, Claire.
- No, thanks. Not for me.
- What time did he get back?
- Don't know.
We need to get going.
Can you hurry him along?
He'll be ready when we need to go.
Any news today, Helen?
Anyone caught sight of Nelly?
Not as yet, no.
I spoke to my SIO a few minutes ago.
Have you heard something?
- No.
- No.
We need to do something
about Dom, BJ. He's an idiot.
He's not, though. He's fine.
You look fantastic. Isn't she, Helen?
Mm.
- Is it too much?
- Not at all...
- Jody loves it, and...
- I'm sorry. I didn't mean to...
She begs me for it every time
I wear it. No, don't be sorry...
I'm glad you said. He'd have me
out there getting it all wrong.
- What did I do?
- (LAUGHTER)
They said to look like it's everyday,
not dressed up or anything.
I can't get it off.
- Just take it up when you go.
- All right.
- We're going in half an hour.
- Just gonna grab my shoes.
- Cheap medicine.
- What's that?
Something my mum says about
laughing when you're not...
supposed to.
When you can't. I...
Talks a lot of shit, doesn't she?
(CHUCKLES) Yeah.
(NELLY GROANS SOFTLY)
I'm getting nothing done here.
Here. Let me.
I need to get on.
You could risk a shower.
(SNIFFS) Oh, shit, Tammy.
I get ripe quick and nasty,
Tammy. I always have.
She said it was all right?
Definitely? Stace said
that I can stay at hers?
I said the couch was pissing off my sciatica...
and you were pissing me off.
- Keep calling me Tammy.
- Oh, shit! Did I do it again?
When?
Arms up.
I'm sorry, mate.
♪ (DEMIS ROUSSOS: Forever And Ever) ♪
When did they pick up Melon?
Same night you got your kicking. Finger.
And he ain't said what they asked him about me?
Haven't seen him since.
They come after you? Check you about me?
Is it that bad? Christ! I can't smell it.
So, erm, you've got it from here?
Yeah. No, no. Yeah, I got 'em.
- (GROANS) Shit the dog!
- Let me.
I can just wash myself around them.
If I ain't told you before...
and I shoulda done...
- all you've done for me...
- It's nothing.
It's fucking not. It's not.
Cos most would have known
better and left me where I lay.
Still trying to figure out
why you've done different.
- Look. Here.
- I'm...
You know, I'm grateful and all that.
- So, anyway, there you go.
- Yeah.
(CHILDREN YELL)
Geezer called Charles Osborne
had hiccups for nearly 69 years.
- (BABY HICCUPS)
- Good boy.
We're only up to five days but,
dunno, I fancy our chances.
I got faith.
(HICCUP)
69 years is a stretch.
Ain't gonna break that.
But... we just wanna see how far
we can get. Don't we, Gillie?
(HICCUP)
(NELLY GASPS IN PAIN)
You all right? Need more painkillers?
What were you on about telling me?
Oh, yeah. Thin blue have had Melon in.
Heard that.
They come anywhere near you?
Questioned, but they didn't have me in to do it.
- But it was your girl.
- What was?
(HICCUP)
Officer that pinched Melon. Same
one who's on your kiddie's case.
He's been dust since. No-one's seen him.
No-one has? And who said
it was O'Halloran?
She should be out finding Jody.
- Towers seen her.
- (HICCUP)
She didn't even let him finish
his chips. Bit out of order.
All right, Nelly!
I'm gonna find her.
But they're on me, Goz.
- Tracing my phone and that.
- (HICCUP)
Showed me as much when I was sat opposite.
So, I don't know. I may
need some help from you.
(HICCUP)
- Daiz tries to feed Gill...
- Oi!
...a backwards glass of water, so...
- Yeah, name it.
- Oi!
They left these!
NELLY: Oh, no. No, no, no!
(SMASHING)
- (HICCUP)
- (UNDER HIS BREATH) Fuck!
The Old Bill don't even want 'em!
And that's the last of your
shit! We're done! Done!
- I'll see you later, Goz.
- (HICCUP)
Yeah.
I'll bell you if I need you. Yeah?
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
See you later. Fuck!
- There you go, babe.
- Thank you.
(TYPING)
(CREAK OF FOOTSTEPS)
- What are you doing?
- (GIGGLES)
Dylan?
(YOUNG MALE VOICE) Day Seven.
It's a big day, very big day today.
You should see what's going on here, Jode.
You're, like, all over everywhere.
The Barrys are like you said they'd be.
Eating themselves, arseholes first.
But... Your mum's worse, though.
She's...
It's not like you said it'd be.
You said a week, and then you'd be back.
Morning, Dylan.
Your dad know you're with us?
He said it's OK?
Same as any of us, eh, Dylan?
Lost without her.
(BABBLE OF VOICES)
Ladies and gentlemen, take your seats, please.
The press conference is about to begin.
Thank you all for coming.
We appreciate your time.
MAN ON TV: I'd also like
to take this opportunity
to thank them for the understanding and support
given to our already widespread investigation
featuring officers from several
boroughs around London.
Jody's mum, Claire McGory,
would like to now say a few words for you.
(SIGHS) To know Jody
is to know that her smile fills her whole face.
(CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICK)
(WHISPERS) You OK?
Just say if you need to leave.
I'm sure we can all appreciate
what Mrs McGory is...
(VOICE FADES) ...going through.
TV: ...Thursday 16th February,
Jody McGory left Deptford Library.
She got into a silver Ford Focus,
which we believe was stolen
from Norwood a day earlier.
(VOLUME INCREASED)
The identity of the driver
and the whereabouts of this vehicle
are at present not known to us.
We will of course keep you up to date with any...
- Yeah.
- And it sounds like
- they're all there now, so...
- Yeah, cheers.
TV: ...would urge anyone
with any information
to please come forward.
- (HORN BLARES)
- Oh, my God!
- Get out of the road!
- I'm fucking crossing the road!
The family won't be taking any questions today,
but Mr McGory... Jody's
stepfather, would like to...
...would like to issue a brief
statement on their behalf.
Our daughter has been taken from us.
We... deeply appreciate
the... tireless efforts...
TV: ...of DCI Thorpe and his team...
We're very lucky to have them
helping us through this.
But our daughter has been taken
from us and someone knows.
Someone watching right now
knows where she is and who has taken her.
You haven't come forward for whatever reason.
Maybe he's your husband, brother, son.
Someone close to you.
It doesn't matter.
Myself and Claire... and our family...
...we don't care why, we just
want Jody to come home.
So, I'm offering £50,000.
- F... How...?
- Shit.
£50,000 to anyone with information
leading to the safe return of our daughter
and for the apprehension of those responsible.
(QUESTIONS FROM JOURNALISTS)
(QUESTIONING CONTINUES)
It wasn't meant as a reflection
on the job you or your officers are doing.
I just couldn't sit on my hands for another week.
Then another? How's it gonna hurt?
You could have mentioned,
allowed us the opportunity to counsel you.
A substantial reward can help.
It can also really bloody hinder.
...looking for me all over
the place. Tell 'em I'm here.
That's all you have to do. Just...
Hey!
(BANGING)
Nobody told me this was happening.
- Where have you been?
- Where have I been?
The police have been looking for you.
- Said you'd been beaten up.
- 50 grand! Where are you going?
- (DOOR ENTRY BUZZER)
- Not now, Nelly!
He's filming me. Why
are you fucking filming me?
Where are you going? Where are you...?
Oi! Stop fucking filming me, yeah?
Nelly? Let's come back here and talk.
I'm not outside of this, all right?
Don't fucking walk away like I'm outside of it!
- When's her birthday?
- What? What did you say to me?
- What's Jody's date of birth?
- Barry, don't!
Huh? What's her favourite colour?
Piss off!
At seven, couldn't sleep with the lights off.
What was it scared her, Nelly?
- It's not the place, Dad.
- What was it?
You're outside of this. You've
never been anything other.
- Barry, that's enough.
- So, go away
- and leave us alone, please.
- Stop it!
Let's go, Barry, please. Please.
Let's go.
It's still me she's called, though.
What?
Whatever the fuck you're on about...
it's me she's called since.
Where is she? What did she say?
I'd have been here sooner to say so
but I've been laid up.
What? Have they not told you?
Because they've been seeing my calls in and out.
It's why they've been looking for me.
- Is she hurt?
- She called me
because I am not outside of this!
- What did she say?
- Neither is that Barry
- you married, either.
- Please.
- You got my number?
- Piss off!
You got my phone number?
It's the same one... All right!
It's the same one I've always had.
- Nelly!
- He's talking bollocks. Lying.
Claire, please can we go through?
- Is this about you?
- He's full of shit.
You tell me all the fucking time he's a liar
and he's full of shit.
Said as much to the police.
- This isn't about Nelly.
- He is lying, somehow.
Through his teeth, lying.
Wants us chasing our tails.
He isn't lying. She called him.
Shola said as much.
I just wanna know what Jody said.
She rang off before I could answer.
It's voicemail every single time I call back.
You lot can see this, so why are you asking?
Why didn't you leave a message?
- I just didn't.
- From what you said,
sounds like you know more than you're letting on.
Don't know where you got that from.
Why did Mark Betts jump up
and down on you like that?
- (SCOFFS)
- Been told it was Marky?
Something you did to his mum?
How many cases do you work at a time?
Meaning?
You got any other business
distracting you from finding my kid?
The search for Jody
is the only case I'm working on.
Really?
Then what's my mate Melon got to do with that?
He ain't been seen since,
so what did you do to scare him away?
I cannot and will not discuss
an ongoing investigation.
Oh, fuck me!
Was it Marky Betts who attacked you, Nelly?
There was an article
in the erm... in The Standard.
It was you, or the other one, or one of you lot.
You're... You're running through
the things you do typical
when a case like this comes up.
And close to the top...
...is rounding up the nonces.
Giving 'em a shake.
Is Melon... on a list like that?
Is he?
I can't imagine what this is like for you, Nelly.
- And thank you...
- Shit!
...for showing us that you
trust us to do our job.
You came in today to tell us about Jody's calls.
That's as much as you can do.
That's as much as you're allowed to do for Jody.
Do not attempt to get involved in any other way.
Can I see that video message
that Jody left, please?
- Are you hearing me?
- There's something niggling.
Just wanna see if I'm right.
- Right about what?
- You showed it to me before.
Why are you getting all
Secret Squirrel about it now?
(KNOCK AT DOOR)
Nelly?
She ain't called you lot.
Ain't called Claire or that Barry she married.
She called me.
And that ain't nothing.
Ha.
He didn't want me to leave
without you saying yes first.
So...
I mean, you said no because...
because you knew you would.
But... just... I mean...
It's one week, Mum.
And then I'll be home. I'll be back.
I'm leaving this just so you
can hear me saying it.
- I'm leaving this...
- (TAP)
Don't worry about me, Mum. Don't. I'm...
(TAPPING)
(SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE)
(NEWS REPORT IN BACKGROUND)
(DOG BARKS IN DISTANCE)
- Hiya.
- Hello.
What?
- (SOUND CHECK)
- (MICROPHONE FEEDBACK SQUEAL)
Dom!
One of ours on every stall.
I've said it a million times.
We don't rely on the bands...
they're thieves.
One of ours, for our own count always,
and at every bloody stall.
- OK.
- If it's beyond you...
It's not. I'll make calls.
Question is, where's the 50 grand come from?
He's mortgaged up to the brink,
from what I remember.
Nowhere near capable of peeling
off that much for a reward.
He's got friends. Maybe a friend.
(SIGHS) Go back through him forensically, please.
£50,000 has been pulled out of his arse
and offered up without a mention.
Could be a generous friend.
If so, I'd like him to say so, and who.
And it's not that you think
Barry McGory has offered that money
knowing it'll never be claimed
cos he knows Jody won't be found?
(MAN HOWLING)
(DOGS START BARKING)
(HOWLING AND BARKING)
You're a user. You are. You're
a user, piss-head bastard.
You come round here, all,
"Oh, I'm sorry, Teens.
I miss you, babes. I love ya."
I do miss you and I do love you, you know that.
- No, you don't!
- You know I do.
No, you don't! You just want my car.
Just admit it. Just say it.
Just the truth. Just say
the truth for once in your life.
You're making out like it's
two and two, and it ain't.
Do I want your car? Yes.
I bloody need it because my kid's been had away
and I'm trying to do anything I can about that.
Don't mean I ain't missing
you or I... I don't love ya.
That I ain't down on my knees
sorry about what's gone on.
It's just that, right now,
I need your fucking car.
So, free up the keys and stop
pissing around because of...
- (HAMMERING)
- ...I'm busy here, Teens!
- And I need to get on, so...
- (KEYS RATTLE)
Marky's right. You ain't worth it.
(LIFT BEEPS AND OPENS)
(LIFT BEEPS AND CLOSES)
I could really do with your help, Dylan.
Can I beg that of you?
(GULLS CRY IN DISTANCE)
NELLY: Weird, going back over.
I thought I'd won.
Thought I'd done myself proud.
Didn't make her beg.
Signed Jody over to that Barry she married and...
...well, he couldn't adopt her
without me.
And I asked for nothing for doing it.
She never introduced me.
Claire.
She never said to Jody, "This is..."
...blah, blah, or whoever.
To be honest, I thought nothing of it.
I just finished my pint and...
...pissed off out of there
like I'd won the day.
My dad's gonna be home soon.
Works late Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
Fridays, but... any time soon.
You said you were best mates.
I can see from the pictures
outside that she's got mates.
I can see that she's got loads.
But you're the one closest to her, ain't you?
Police don't know it was you
that filmed that video...
...message thing
that she left for her mum.
They don't know... and I won't tell 'em.
I promise.
It's just... It's close to
the beginning or... whenever.
She just looks off to the side.
I mean, it looks like nothing,
but it's... It's been niggling.
And I reckon she was looking at you, weren't she?
You knew where she was going before she went.
Yeah?
Where did you take her after the library?
It wasn't me in the library.
I weren't there.
Said that's where she should meet you.
That wasn't me.
Said you'd take her to see her other nan,
for saltfish dumplings.
He said about saltfish dumps?
What else did he say, Dylan?
Eh?
I'm sorry.
But I want to try and get her back.
Mate...
...I'm way behind.
Bloody miles. Way back behind
myself and I need to catch up.
I need to know what he said to her, Dylan.
(MUFFLED VOICES)
- What would you have suggested?
- It wasn't... like I planned it.
Go and talk to them.
Just say you got it wrong.
- Say it was...
- I won't do that.
...a heat-of-the-moment thing.
Anything you have to do to take it back.
Keep it down. I can't do that.
You're on TV, Dad. They are
going to see you up there.
What the fuck do you think happens now?
- Keep it down.
- What, Dad?
What the fuck do you think happens next?
Look, enough, BJ. All right?
It's done. I can't...
I don't need to explain myself
to you. Enough.
(HE EXHALES)
(DOOR OPENS)
This is everything he wrote to her, is it?
She'd come over here to speak to him.
Didn't want her mum knowing she was doing it.
Jesus, even where he's got me
wrong, he's near enough!
Look, here. On about
where I went to school.
He makes up the names of my mates, but...
he knows where and he knows when.
Listen to this, right?
"Absence is to love what wind is to fire.
It extinguishes the small,
it inflames the great."
Well, that bollocks ain't me,
anyone'll tell you that.
But so much... loads, loads of the rest.
I mean, it's near enough inside fucking out!
Where's your dad, really, Dylan?
Stays with his girlfriend some nights.
What? Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
Fridays. Leaves you on your tod?
Here.
I'm pretty certain
your dad wouldn't want you to...
let a grown man you don't know up to your bedroom
quite as easily as you did me, Dylan.
If you give me your email, I'll get them to you.
I don't have an email.
(CHUCKLES)
(THEY LAUGH)
Can I beg one last favour of you before I go?
Yes.
Can you tell me how Jody will know
it's really me if I call her?
No, well, it was just...
Dylan was there, but it was
just... me and Claire and Dad.
No, he didn't tell the police...
didn't say anything.
I don't care what he's gotta prove.
Shithead should know better.
- Yeah.
- (THUD)
(DOG BARKS IN DISTANCE)
You remember that hide-and-seek
we played that one time?
Just seeing your mum's wardrobe reminded me.
I was on it and I found everyone
except you. You remember?
I searched everywhere.
In the end, it was me and Tye looking
cos it was close to an hour
and you were bloody nowhere.
Never meant to be in here.
Your mum hated us being in here.
But we checked. I mean, I did.
In that wardrobe, easily, three times.
In the end, you just give
yourself up and came out.
- And where were ya?
- In my mum's wardrobe.
- Yeah.
- (THEY CHUCKLE)
You hung yourself in your mum's coat!
It was genius.
You could have stayed there until today
and we never would have found you.
Just don't make this weird.
I'm trying not to, Stace, I swear to God.
But the minute your mum finds out
it's Tye's little coloured mate
that's dribbling on her pillows tonight,
she's gonna come back from
beyond and have a go at me.
(LAUGHS)
Well, you surprise me.
I love you for this, Stace.
I ain't bloody feeding ya, so don't expect it.
(HE CHUCKLES)
(CHUCKLES TO HIMSELF)
(BIRDSONG)
Those are with food.
Eggs are the best place to start, probably.
If I finish my eggs, will you
let me have some ice cream?
Where did he get the 50 grand from, BJ?
- I don't know.
- Yes, you do.
You shouldn't ask me, you should ask him.
Should I ask him who knocked you out as well?
I didn't see who that was. I don't know.
I heard you arguing
with your dad about the money.
If we had 50 grand to spare, I'd know about it.
So, where did he get it from?
What has he done?
(SIGHS)
VOICEMAIL: ♪ Hey, this is Jody ♪
♪ Sorry, you can't get through ♪
♪ Why don't you leave your name
and your number ♪
♪ Ah! (LAUGHING)
And I'll get back to you ♪
Hello... darling. Hello.
I don't know who I should say I am to you.
I don't know who I...
who I've got the right to say.
Just... Just "Nelly" probably best. Yeah?
Dylan said to say, erm, "Baby Bunting".
He said that's what you call him.
That you'd listen to me if I said that to you.
Almost everything you know about me,
almost everything you've heard,
it weren't me saying it...
so there you go.
This... here, now.
This... This hello, this is the
first you're hearing from me.
And I ain't saying that like I'm
proud or nothing. It's just...
There you go.
Just wanted to say that.
And that... who's got you ain't me.
I know you know that. It's just that...
Just that it's got absolutely
nothing to do with me.
And that, you know, I'm getting your calls
and that, if you can...
I'm trying to get to you, Jody.
I am. I'm trying.
I... I... No, I am... I'm gonna.
I am doing my best, I promise.
So, just...
Just hang on. Please.
(MUSIC PLAYS IN BACKGROUND)
Hiya. Erm, let's have some, er...
Two pickled eggs and a saveloy, please.
Sure.
You're, er... You're Bernie's
sister, ain't you?
Sorry. Are you not Gerry?
- We're low on saveloys.
- OK.
No, I'm just worried about 'em.
All this stuff they're going through.
Just wondered if you'd seen 'em.
Her and Melon.
I don't know who you're on about.
Well, if you do... If you see 'em,
can you just send them my best.
Say, erm...
Say Goz said, "Hang tough." Yeah?
Hang... tough.
All right. Cheers! Say bye-bye. See ya.
- Bye.
- Bye. You got it.
Sausage. Saveloy.
What was it, Stace? What was it?
I don't know what you're asking me.
Your dad was here. When was that?
That was, like, seven, eight months back?
I know Melon was in, but I can't
remember what we talked about.
Was that the night you and
my dad nearly drank me dry?
That was him. I was just trying
to keep up, but yeah.
You were leading from the front, as per!
Now, there was me, your dad, Melon.
I was on about all sorts that night.
I just can't remember what.
- (HICCUP)
- Good boy.
(FAINT SINGING)
RINGTONE: You what? You what?
- Who this?
- I found her. I found Gerry.
I followed her to her house.
She headed straight there after you spoke to her?
Yeah, mate. I weren't even
halfway through my savvy.
Hang on. Hang on, big 'un.
I'm sure I just caught sight of Bernie.
- I'm on my way.
- I ain't seen him, though.
- I ain't seen Melon.
- You saw one of 'em.
- That's enough. I'm on my way.
- All right, mate.
Do me a favour, yeah, Goz?
Text me the address and stay put.
Yeah, yeah. Will do. See ya.
What have you got Goz doing for you?
I can see the head you've got on, Nells!
What head's that?
The one that couldn't give
a shit what mess you make.
Move out of the way.
Never mind the bridges. It's
the village you're gonna burn.
Seen that head before.
And it weren't me made the mess, Stace.
Stace?
I'm just trying to see what I can do about it.
- And all he said was that?
- Yes.
Hang tough, or some shit. And he
said he was worried about you.
- Bernie, we need to go.
- Let him go, Bern.
- Stay here.
- Oh, don't start.
I came home to tell you, time to let him go.
And Kevin will let me stay now, will he?
He will if Melon's not with you.
Go back to work now, yeah?
- You must have enough by now.
- I swear to God.
Go back to work.
Piss off and leave us alone.
- He'll be the end of you!
- Leave us alone!
Can you not see that? He fucking will!
- Why has Goz come after us?
- I've no idea.
(PHONE BLEEPS AND BUZZES)
_
Who was that?
(PHONE BLEEPS)
_
(PHONE BLEEPS AND BUZZES)
Hello?
NELLY: Remembered Melon said
your sister worked at that fancy chip shop.
I met her once. When was that, eh?
- What do you want, Nelly?
- One thing.
Gill shouldn't be around this, Goz.
- Yeah?
- Sure?
I am. And thanks for everything, yeah?
Leave us alone.
It's nothing to do with us.
Need to ask Melon about that.
About why he ain't offered
a single word of fucking condolence.
About how well he knows me.
As well as the nonce who took my kid.
Not him! He knows nothing
about that. He doesn't!
Gonna need him to tell me that himself, Bernie.
Sorry, but I am.
He's gonna need to sit me down,
show me what's what and prove it beyond a shadow.
Cos if not, yeah, if he doesn't
do that, and sharpish,
if he doesn't prove to me
that he is not the one that took my fucking kid,
things are gonna get a touch fucking chronic!