Save Me (2018–…): Season 2, Episode 1 - Episode #2.1 - full transcript

JODY: Don't worry about me, Mum.
I'm fine.

It's something really lovely.

I've just gone to see my dad.

THORPE: Can you tell me the last
time you saw your daughter, Mr Rowe?

What's happened?
Has someone grabbed her up?
Nelly, sit down.

Has someone got hold of her?
What's going on?Sit down.

You fucking sit down!

I'm nothing, all right?
I'm nothing to her.

In her whole life.

If she was here now
she'd be the first to tell ya.

No, the sperm donor.
The SD, that's what she called you.



Get him out of here, please.
I'm not going anywhere.

Not until I've seen
how Claire's doing.

I'm OK, Nelly. How are you?

STACE: What are you gonna do?
Gonna find her.

I'm gonna find Jody.

It's me she's called since.

CLAIRE: Where is she?
What did you say? Is she hurt?

She's called me because
I am not outside of this!

And neither is that Barry!

I swear to God it wasn't me.
Ask Stace.

..fucking kneecap.
Nelly, please!

Why?
It wasn't me.

Then fucking who?
It wasn't me.

It has to be you! It has to!



Cos if it's not you, then...

If it's...

I went after Melon, Teens.
Fucking went after him like...

..like I don't know what.

It's cos she's haunting me.

You're scaring me a little bit here,
Nel.

Jody was in that room!

That's who's got her!

She's not with some lone freak

who's gonna beast her
and then dump her somewhere!
She's with them lot!

Those who keep 'em in rooms
and film them over and over

and over again!

BERNIE: You think I never shit
myself, thinking why he wants me?
Where they going?

The tiny doubt that was quiet,
you've made massive.

We need to come up with a grand.
How the fuck do I come up with
a grand?

You all know what we're here for.
The item is mine to sell.

Never ridden. Thirteen.

All this to start us off...
at two thousand pounds.

Twelve.
Thirteen.Fourteen.

Listen, I'm gonna get Jody
by hook or fucking crook.

Fifteen.
Gideon, he doesn't have it.

It's only cash in the room
that counts. Do you have 15,000?

Jody!

Until the devil turns to dust.

That's how long I'm gonna keep going
because I found you.

And that means I can find her.

I wanted to thank you.
You saved my life.

Grace,
did you see any other girls there?

Girls that looked like you?
There were others, yeah.

(EXHALES DEEPLY)

(SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE)

(GRUNTS)

What are we gonna do?

Just...gimme a sec.

Gimme a minute.

# THE SPECIALS: Stereotype

# He's just a stereotype

# He drinks his age in pints

# He has girls every night

# But he doesn't really exist #

Butterflies, they've got
a pretty great rep, to be fair.

I mean, you say butterflies
and you think lovely colours,

feelings they bring up,
joy an' that.

Symbols of your soul to some.

Ah, butterflies!

Then I come to find out
they don't have hearts!

Mad.

Just bags of blood,

innards floating
as they go butterflying about.

You think I'm out here heartless,
Goz?

Cos I can scoop you up on my way
back, you leave me with the car.

Daze made me promise would only be
me at the wheel or not happenin',

so...

Here she is.

You sure this is her?

It's her.

What if she don't know
where he's gone?

Just keep up, will ya, Goz.

I'm gonna need to beg a score.

I know that doubles
what I owe you back.It does, yeah.

Come Monday, that 'n' this, then?
Fuck sake.

Sweet.

And I just wait until you hail me?
Yeah.

(LIGHTER CLICKS)

Mind if I say sorry?

You remember me, yeah?
How did you find me?

You remember me?
How would I forget you?

Face I showed you last time paths
crossed, it weren't my best.

Did you follow me?
It weren't deserved.

I wanna beg your pardon for that.

I don't know where Gideon is.

My mum used to get me
a prezzie extra.

For Christmas, you know, birthdays.

There was no name on them
and it was got for me to give away.

It was a...only-kid thing she made up
to be sweet to me,

come to figure out.

My mate Stace or, er,
one of the kids from school

would mostly end up with 'em.
But I think it's how come I'm here.

Because, er, you come to mind
thinking about my prezzie extra.

Is it your birthday?

Unless it's Christmas
and no-one told me, yeah.

All it was, was I wanted to check see
that you were all right,

after everything they...
had someone helping ya.

Because the difference it makes.

This bird I'm trying to take myself
seriously with,

she says I have days
when I'm lost to her and everyone.

'Off in my pit', she calls it.

Days where she ends up having hold
of me because I'm shaking so much.

She's got a little 'un, so she needs
to know who she's let in her yard.

Yeah, I thought she'd be like
'Arriba-Arriba, andale-andale!'
And vroom, you know? Like Speedy,

seeing the mess of me,
but she didn't.

Didn't bolt.

Turns out, the life she's lived has
had her down as deep or bloody close,

so...

there you go. Lucky me. (CHUCKLES)

The difference that makes -

that she knows how far
to reach down to get to me.

And if you say your sister,

or anyone's around doing something
like that for you,

I'll leave you to it.

It's all over everything.
Gets worse.

Oh, thank you very much (!)
I can lie to you if you want.

Oh, no, don't.
What would be the point?

Ain't saying we're going through
the same, but close enough.

So the shit you're going through now
will pass.

And different shit will come and go.

Then?

Emptied out's where it's got me.

Numb.

That's 'the pit' my lady's on about
when I'm in it.

I'm numb - to myself,

to nigh-on everyone around me
at the minute.

Numb would be a blessing, I think.

Well, good luck it catches you
like that.

Because I'm shit scared
what it's making of me.

Seventeen months, three weeks,
five, nearly six days.

What's that? I don't know.
Yes, you do!

Been without her mum all that time.

I should go.
I don't have my knee on your neck.

I don't wanna.

But I will if you make me.

I don't know where he is.
Fair enough.

But you know where he might be.
I don't!

Where he might go,
or who he might call.

He had Grace pretend to be Jody.

He must know something.

I say three.

Names, addresses, numbers.

Like, I dunno,
his life depended on it?

Your best guess, please.

Anyone.

I wouldn't know.

Geezer over there.

On the wall behind you.

Green coat.

He's one of those
papa-wotsit journos.

Worst of the 'couldn't-give-a-fuck'
scuzzy kinds, best I know.

He says you've done amazing to keep
out of reach for this long.

You fucking shit.

Just write.

Write the best you know,

or I'm gonna show him
an' all these lot in here

just how buck wild
a black man can get

at the bitch who shields him
from the fucker

who took his kid
and sold her into hell!

He didn't say he had anything to do
with your daughter.

This didn't start and stop with
what was on his fucking computer.

Chat to me about proven.
You know the kind of filth he is!

Just gimme names.
Make the first number his.

Really?!
I do not believe it at all.

Doesn't stop it being true.

Never ever?
Ever, ever.

Never!
What, not a drunken fumble?

Or a snog in the bog?
A tug under the rug?

What?! What is that?

Bernie, I'm not sure about you
being up there.

He must've caught up to you
doing that.

Are we still talking about this?
Cos it's Nelly bloody Rowe!

I mean the way you two are together.
Yeah, but I love him.

I never said I didn't.

I love the bones of the man.

He's me best mate.

Never nothing more?
For better, for worse.

There ain't much more, is there?

I couldn't fancy him.
No offence, Zeets.

None taken.

Yeah, I mean he's got
an odd-shaped head.

(LAUGHTER)

And those wonky legs he's got.

Oh, God.
Well, it's you and me then, Stace.

Yeah, well, your time'll come.

Lights get low enough.

Head-shape's all right.

It's where his smile is.

Oh, shit. Zita's sunk!

Bollocks!

Just don't hate the shape of him's
all I'm saying.

RINGTONE: 'You what? You what?
You what, you what, you what?

You what?'
(REJECTS CALL)

Was that Zita?

Not in the mood?

We can do this tomorrow, Big'n.

I want to check at least one of
the ones she give me soon as.

How the other half
bloody go on the run, eh?

(DOORBELL)

(POUNDS ON DOOR)

Mate, might wanna be a bit hushed
about ourselves round here.

Need to know who's home.

(LINE RINGS)

'Hello?'

Hello. Yes.

Um...yeah,

I'm, er...

I'm outside, erm...

Peveril Lane, and er...

'Who is this?'

I've got a package.

Needs signing.

Who's that? Is it him?
'I'm not expecting any package.

It's a package for who?'

It's for erm...

..Gideon Charles says here.

'How did you get this number?'

I just need someone to step out
and sign, please, sir.

'I don't know anyone by that name.
I'm calling the police.

Get away from my home
and don't call this number again.'

Right.

Who's that? What's happened?

We should get back, yeah?
There's nothing here.

(GATE SQUEAKS)

(ENGINE TURNED OFF)
(SIGHS DEEPLY)

I left two messages saying
you should call me back.

Saying it was important.
Why didn't you?

(SIGHS)

I felt cornered.

He cornered me.

And I-I wrote down your mum
and dad's before I realised

that I'd done it.
I didn't do it on purpose.

Where else did you give him?

(SIGHS) Well, here.

And...

your brother's in Hampstead.
And the old place in Stepney.

(SIGHS)

Right.

We're going to Leytonstone.

Wanstead, really.

I'll get you some directions.

It's very good of you to drive me.
(SCOFFS)

(ENGINE STARTS)

I'm laughing. I probably shouldn't.

(LAUGHTER)

Could've said to expect it, Steve.

As bloody hard as it was.

I can't help it.

What we're here to do, I did.

I found acceptance.

She's gone.

She's dead.

Can say that.

Should've warned me though, Steve.

How I'd miss the pain of her.

I mean, how I might do.

That even as it got better...
it would feel worse.

I mean different worse, you know?

'My child is dead'.

Can bear the saying...
and it seems wrong that I can.

I mean not wrong.

Yes, actually, wrong!
Like the start of forgetting.

That's what we're here to do.

That-
I'm so sorry.

What's happened?
I didn't mean to-

I'm so sorry.
I didn't mean to-

There's nothing to be sorry for.

Sorry.
You don't have to leave.

We can talk in private if-
No, it's not what I meant.

What I was looking for.
I'm not meant to be here.

(BREATHES HEAVILY)

(ENGINE STARTS)

(PLAYFUL SHOUTING)

(CHILDREN SQUEALING)

Thanks for today, Goz.

Hang about, I'll walk with ya.

What time is it?

About quarter, quarter to.
Nah, I mean tonight.

What time is it tonight?

Stace made you the one
that's meant to drag me, yeah?

Drag you where, mate?
(CHUCKLES)

Piss off, Goz.
I sussed you from morning.

Sussed what?

You lost me!

Got a spot or something,
lookin' at me like that?

Just saying hello.

Any danger of you enjoying yourself
today?

Dunno yet.

You up the Palm later?

Why would we be?

Oh, you're full of shit, you are.
What?

No, no, carry on!

(CHUCKLES)

Statistics show that birthdays
are good for ya.

The more you have,
the longer you live, apparently.

Round ain't gonna do itself, so...

Many happies,
if they're not wasted on you.

You look good, T.

(SCOFFS) Now who's full of shit?

(CHUCKLES)

OK, fair do's, just act surprised
for Stace, will you?

Well, then I'll be the most surprised
mug ever to be surprised

by a surprise party
that ain't a surprise to him!

If you could, be much appreciated,
Big'n.

Who's winning?

Why do you have to ask?

School 'em, Marcia.
You're the Don, Don, Don!

No, man, me the Don.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(LINE RINGS)

'This is Gideon.
Please leave a message.'

I had a coffee with your wife today.

That's how I, how I got your number.

She deserves better, I have to say,
than you. Much better.

You don't have to run from me.
That's what I'm calling to tell ya.

I ain't after you for you,
I just want what they didn't get
out of you in court.

Rest of the shit will catch up to you
when it's ready.

Just...what you know about Jody.

That's all this has to be about.

My number must have come up
at your end.

You wanna save yourself
from facing me,

we can do it on the phone.

It's up to you.

I will tell for true though...

..we will catch up.

One way or other.

Cos I'm not gonna stop until we do.

(YELLS)
Urgh!

Hold on. Here, enough, enough.

Who did your mum say
was picking you up today?

You know what I asking. Who?

You.
Me who? Give me a name.

Nelly.

And that's me, is it?
Is that me, Son?Yeah.

And what do you do if you, er,

don't see it's me out here for you?

I stay with my teacher
and call Mum or Dad.

Jesus!
Do you do this every time, Nelly?

Good lad.

Earned yourself a swig, here.
Nelly!

Jokes.

Absolute nightmare.

Come on, then.

(RAPID HEARTBEAT)

And there's the head.

Looks a bit less like a tadpole now,
innit.

Which way up is it, mate?
How are you asking that?

What? I'm messing.
Look at it.

Oh, it's beautiful.

Like you.

Don't make me puke, Mel.

Have you got any names?

Yeah, we have, yeah.

Girls' names?

It's a girl?

You said you wanted to know.

Charlotte, then.

I'll just be a sec.

Hello, Charlotte Domanina.

Melanzana.

Charlie.

Chuck D!

This is your daddy speaking.

(CHUCKLES)

Hey!

You soppy cow.

Don't know why.

Can't stop.

It's all right.

We're not having her called Chuck.

Need you to get rid of that now.

(PLAYFUL SHOUTING)

Oh my God! What's all this?

It's amazing!

OK, or... Give it me again.

BOTH: One, two, three, surprise!

Hey, what?

Wow!

How! What's this... Wow!

Balloons and...
Stace is gonna destroy me.

Balloons?
Stace loves a balloon. Trust.

'You what? You-'
(BEEP)

Who this?

Wait. What?

Just listen to me.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

Take a deep, deep as you can breath.

Where are ya?

Can you text me where you are?

I ain't hanging up until you do.

I'm gonna need your motor.
Where we going?

Everything all right?

Yes.

Yeah, I got it.

You just stay there, yeah?

Just...stay there cos I'm on my way.

Who was that?
I need your keys.

What's gone on?
I can't tell you why.

I just need your keys, mate.
You can't tell me what? Wait!

Daisy was serious about me being
the only one driving.

Let go.
Mate, no! She made me swear on it.

If anybody asks, Zeets or anyone,
I'm just running an errand.

All right? I am just...
running...an errand.

What's gone on?

Goz!

Listen, mate, Goz is gonna
sit with you for a while

until your mum gets back.
Is that all right?OK.

And, erm, he's a really good reader,
you know?

He's, er...
He's better than you.

He's... He is, yeah.

Cos he knows what all the words mean,
an' that.

You good?
Yep.All right.

Bye.
See ya.

Just er-
I'll be back.

Sound, sounded like trouble, Nelly.
Only reason I'm askin'.

Tell Stace I'm on my way.

(BEEP)

(DOG BARKS)

(SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE)

Seriously, Nelly, answer your phone.

Also, if I leave Son with you,
it's you I'm leaving him with, yeah?

He still ain't answering?

Where are they?

Come on, let's go.

..my car back.
Once I see it, I'll be all right.

What, he's not with ya?

There's no sign.

Did Goz not tell ya?
He said some rubbish

about an errand,
but he can't say what.

He'll be back. He'll be back.

Well, I'm calling him.
Just did. No answer.

There's no way he's not comin'
in here. He's on his way.
It's not about him comin' in here!

What you up my arse for then?
I asked you to stay with him today.

I asked you because today's today,
cos of exactly this.

Because of how he'll get today.

So where is he, Goz?

(KNOCKS ON WINDOW)

Grace, when I say go, we need to go.

OK?

Let's go.

So it's Artem? Ar-tem?
Yeah.

Tinder? He's an upholsterer
and I had a chair.

(LAUGHTER)

Why is that funny?

Is that even a thing anymore?
He's a master.

Is upholsterer the right word?
Restaurants, hotels.

You know, like museums, stately
homes, churches, custom jobs.

So, he master upholstered your seat,
did he?

(LAUGHTER)
She always say that.

Master is too much.

It's not.

(CHUCKLES) All I know to do.

Yeah, too right.

Man fell into
an upholstery machine.

All good though,
he's fully recovered!

(LAUGHTER)
Recovered what?

What can I get ya?
Same again, please.

Recovered, as in he's got better.
He's re-covered.

Oh, my God!

Oh my God!
No, take him home.

Home!
(LAUGHTER)

It is a good joke.

YOU'RE a fucking joke.

Come on, mate.

(LAUGHTER/INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Hi.
(CHUCKLES)

You all right?

Didn't think
I was being surprised tonight...

..and then there's you.

Like...blam!

Happy birthday.

That Barry's not with ya?

How have you not grown out of that?

Just asking why he's not come.

I'm not staying long, so...

It's good to see you, Cee-Cee.

You too.

Hold on. Hold on.
Gonna let Goz know I'm here.

Wait, you're not just getting here?!

Priceless!

I won't be long.

Outside, now!

ALL: Surprise!

# Happy birthday to you

# Happy birthday to you

# Happy birthday, dear Nelly
Have YOU done this?

# Happy birthday to you! #

Thank you!
(CHEERING)

Hip-hip!
Hooray!

Hip-hip!
Hooray!

Happy birthday!Happy birthday!
There's your prezzie.

Oh, my God.
If you don't like it,
I didn't buy it.

Happy birthday, darling.
Goz, pass up the blue one.

What's this?

(LAUGHTER)
Yes!

Definitely does.
It may do.

Like it?

Do I like it? Do I like being 50?

Oh, my God. What's this?

Open it!

Oh, thank God!

Only your sheer bloody-mindedness
keeping that thing jacket shaped.

Thank you.
Bin the old one.

Put it on, Nelly.
I'm gonna, um...

I'm gonna give this one
one more night.

You know, proper goodbye.

Thanks though.

Here. Nelly.

Ooh, look at that! Shots!

(CHEERING)
ALL: Shots! Shots! Shots! Shots!

Leggo beast! Leggo beast! Whoo!

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Cheers.

What IS leggo beast?

WOMAN: Oh, lovely!

(INDISTINCT CHATTER AND LAUGHTER)

(MUSIC PLAYS)
# Games, changes and fears

# When will they go from here?

# When will they stop?

# I believe that fate
has brought us here

# We should be together, babe

# But we're not

# And I play it off,
but I'm dreaming of you

# And I'll keep my cool,
but I'm fiendin'

# I try to say goodbye and I choke

# Try to walk away and I stumble

# Though I try to hide it,
it's clear

# My world crumbles
when you are not near

# Goodbye and I choke...
I weren't that late.

Had this lot in since seven.

Did you know?
I did not.

But I love ya for this, Stace.

Hate me more like.
That an' all.

But it might be exactly
what's needed.

Oh, what way round does it go?

Aww!

Can you see it?

It's lovely, innit?
Yeah.Isn't she gorgeous?

# But my smiles are just a front

# Just a front

# Hey!

# I play it off,
but I'm dreaming of you...

It's gonna be Charlotte
after her grandmother

and, erm, Domania
after an aunt I had.

Chuck D?
Yeah.

What? No!
Did he say, did he say that?

She just said it!
I didn't tell her to say it, did I?

I like Chuck, it's unusual.

See?It's a beer-belly in a flannel
shirt with a big smelly beard.

That's what it is!
(LAUGHTER)

A single soul in two bodies.

What's that now?

Something Greek me dad'd say.

Just, er, want to know
why Grace is upstairs

in me mum's bedroom, please, mate.

I finally caught up to her, Stace.

My prezzie extra. (CHUCKLES)

Nelly, can you walk me out?

What's up?
I'll call you in the week, Stace.

Claire?
What'd you say?

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(ZITA CONTINUES SINGING)

# I play it off but I'm dreaming

# Said I'm dreaming of you, babe

# And I'll keep my cool,
but I'm fiendin'... #

She made us all one a few years ago.

Not sure why.
I don't even know where mine is.

Found this one in a keepsake box.
Maybe meant for Dylan?

His was yellow.

She'd give it to you if she could.

Thank you.

Hey, wait, whoa!

What happened with Tam?
Aren't you telling me?Nothing.

See?
And don't ask him.

You promise me, Nelly?

Dib-dib and swear down.

Thank you.

(WHISTLING AND CHEERING INSIDE)

Claire. Listen.

We just, we just meet once a week.

You know, cuppa tea, biccie maybe.

Her name's Mavis
and we sit and chat.

What, you, her and your dead dad?

I know, it's mental.
When you hear it out loud

it sounds ridiculous.
I'm sorry.

No, don't be. Bloody laugh
if you wanna laugh.

But...it's a comfort.

It really is.

When did you lose him?

Five years this October.

And he really talks to ya?

Mavis tells me what he says,
that's how it works, but yeah.

(THEY CHUCKLE)

I'd rather everyone didn't know.
I won't.

Thanks.

I'm not in there talkin' about you.
I want you to know that.

We barely even mentioned Jody,
just what it's doing to Nelly.

She might've read about her
anywhere.Yeah.

But Mavis would never do that.

Heather said that she'd want
to know, if it was her.

Thought it might be...

I dunno. Thought it best said.

You don't have to do anything
with it.

Tell me what she told ya.

You sure?

I was leaving.

She's putting my cup in the sink
and she just said,

"Oh, your dad meant to say

tell the mum of the girl in the
green hoody that she's not here."

I've gotta go.
Just wanted you to know.

Yeah, thanks.

(ENGINE STARTS)

# All I needed was the love you gave

# All I needed for another day

# And all I ever knew

# Only you...

Instrumental,
take it down two times.

Night, babe.
Are you off?

Nice to meet you. It was a pleasure.
You too.

Night, everyone.

Hey, hey, hey, we didn't even get
a chance to chat, mate.

You had some cake, yeah?

Night, Nelly.
Next time, huh?

He look after you, does he?

He does, yeah, thanks.

He so does.

Nice one. Here.

Nelly!
We're just shakin' hands.

I just wanna shake hands
and say nice one, what?

Nice...one.

Next...time.

Nice one.

# All I needed was the love you gave

# All I needed for another day

# And all I ever knew

# Only you #

Only you, babe.

That is the end.

(APPLAUSE AND CHEERING)

Fantastic!

(SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE)

You angry at me, Stace?

Am not.

I did say it ya.
Never did.

I promised myself I was gonna wear
this one, come what may,

until I got her back,
cos I've been lucky in this one.

I must've said it to ya.

Did I really never say it out loud?
I don't care about the jacket!

I care about...

What if you don't, Nels?

What if I don't what?

Get to her.

She's been gone how long now, Nels?

It might be worth
thinking about it.

Might be?

(SNIFFLES)

(POUNDING ON DOOR)

(POUNDING)

Goz.

(POUNDING)

(COUGHS)
Can you lot not hear?!

GOZ: What?

(LAUGHS)
Oi!

Can I um...?

Oh. Yeah.

Yeah, come in.

You're a bit late if you've come
to jump out my cake, Shola.

Gideon Charles was killed yesterday,
Nelly.

Was he?

Can we chat outside?

I'm good where I am.

Cheers.

Where were you yesterday
between 5:00pm and 9:00pm?

You saying it was me?
Asking where you were.

I never wanted him dead. Why would I?

Between five and nine, please.

Goz?
Yeah?

Lice are askin'
where I was yesterday.

Yeah, I heard her.

I was...chaperone most of yesterday.

I had to make sure
he showed up to a birthday party

he didn't wanna show up at.
When to when?

From about...ten in the A.M...

..all the way through 'til now.

Give or take
a couple of piss breaks and, er,

karaoke.

We was over, erm, by the river,
er, Putney way.

How'd it happen?

Shot? Stabbed?
(CHUCKLES) Balls cut off? What?

I'll probably need
to speak to you again.

You too, Michael.

What's going on?

Why's...

What the fuck?

I was...

What the fuck was that?

You should know better.

I probably should, yeah.

You shouldn't play me like that,
Nelly.

Here, I forgot to ask.

Found my kid yet?

You all right?

Yeah.

Get some sleep.

Night, Heather.

Night.

What the fuck
did you just make me do?

Always forget he's called Michael.

I ain't fuckin' about, Nelly.
See ya later.

Yeah.

Take him home, Daze.

Tell him to calm down
and we'll chat later.

See what he just did for you?
I did, yeah.

And he's asking what he did that
for, what that means for him.

And I heard all that, and I'm saying

it's best you take him home
and we chat later.

Babe, come on.
Sha-Let's go.

Hang, hang about!

The later better not be too long,
yeah?

What the fuck have you done, Nelly?

(DOOR CLOSES)

# ALTERED IMAGES: Happy Birthday

# Happy, happy birthday

# In a hot bath
To those nice, nice nights

# I remember always, always

# I got such a fright

# Seeing them in my dark cupboard
with my great big cake

# If they were me... #