The Control Room (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 1 - Episode #1.1 - full transcript
Ambulance Service call handler Gabe receives a desperate call from a woman who appears to know him. Under pressure to work out who she is, he makes a decision that may have devastating consequences.
This programme contains
some strong language.
Ambulance emergency.
Can you tell me what's happened?
All right, Mavs.
The exhaust dropped off the car.
We've broken down on the hard
shoulder.
OK. Well, is there an emergency? We
just need an ambulance, it's just...
WOMAN CRIES OUT
She's having a baby.
Er... How many weeks or
months pregnant is she?
And when did the
contractions start?
OVERLAPPING VOICES
OK, well, can't you...?
So you're still on the playground?
Don't let him do that.
Hello, Kilmarnock,
got an emergency on Burnside Road.
Car's broken down on
the way to hospital
and the passenger is
in advanced labour.
Have her waters broken yet?
Have you got the phone on
loudspeaker? Great.
So you can both here me, can you?
MAN: Where's the ambulance?
It'll be there as quickly as
possible. Have you got a blanket?
Yes, somewhere, aye. OK, can...
Can you get it, please,
and then can you put it under her?
I'm not bothered about the car.
I want to make sure she's OK.
No, it's not for the car,
it's for the baby.
WOMAN SHRIEKS
Oh. OK, just tell her to go with it.
She really needs to push.
Aye. I can see the head!
Yeah, just pant, just pant
and go with the next contraction.
Hello? Hello, can you hear me?
I need to know what's
going on, please.
Hello?
Hello? Hello?
Are you there?
WOMAN LAUGHS
BABY CRIES
MAN: Oh, God, look at him!
Are you there?
Oh, pal, thank you. Thank you, pal!
No, that's OK. That's OK.
How's Mum?
She's all right. She's all right.
WOMAN INDISTINCT
What did she say?
She said, "This shitty car".
I can hear the ambulance crew. I'll
leave you with them, all right?
But I'll be holding a good thought
for you. All three of you.
What's your name, pal? Er...
Er, it's Gabe, Gabriel. Ha.
Aye, he likes it.
Hello, Gabriel,
welcome to the world.
I'm your dad.
First naming?
Yeah.
HE CLEARS HIS THROAT
Hey, did you move in, then?
Yeah.
Well, what's it like?
It's perfect.
Right, Mr, break.
I'm all right, Leigh.
One more.
Mavs.
I think you may have
caught somebody's eye.
Shut up, Anthony.
It's about time we had
a new office romance.
What do you think, Ross? We could
start a match-making service.
Some poor bastard will end up
with you.
Right, will the not-readies make
themselves ready, please?
Hello, Ambulance Service, what's
the address of the emergency?
Hello, Glasgow,
this is 07700900793
calling from an out-of-range
service provider.
OK, thank you.
Ambulance emergency,
is the patient breathing?
WOMAN: Yeah, he's
bleeding everywhere.
Oh, sorry, is he...is he breathing?
Yeah, yeah.
OK. And is he awake?
Um, his eyes are open, but...
Would you say that he's awake?
Yeah, but oh, my God!
That's OK. Take a deep breath
and tell me exactly
what's happened.
His head.
Just describe to me...
He's hit his head and...
What has he hit his head on?
SHE SOBS THROUGHOUT
I don't... Oh, I don't know.
All right. What is the
address of the emergency?
No! I'm going to need
the exact location.
God!
Hello, are you there?
Oh, my God!
No, he's...
He's dead.
I've killed him.
Anthony. Anthony!
Hello?
If you give us your exact location,
we might still be
able to do something.
SHE SOBS
Listen. Listen to me.
Forget... Forget everything else.
We need to know
exactly where you are.
To arrest me?
To...to see if there's
anything that can be done.
He's dead.
What's your name?
I'm not going to tell you that.
You can make this right, you know.
I didn't want to do this.
It was just...
It was just in my hand.
I was so scared.
I'm holding a good thought
for you, OK? I swear.
What?
What?
Oh, my God.
Gabo.
Gabo, is that you?
Do I know you?
Where is it you're from?
Er, Balfron.
Might she be from there?
I mean...
I'm really sorry,
but...no idea.
Well, she knows you.
What do yous call him?
Er, Gabe.
Mavs. Not Gabo? No. No.
Does anyone here call you that?
No. We can trace the call to
the Lochran Height development.
Around the same time,
other calls were made -
residents saying
they heard shouting,
screaming.
But, at the moment, there's no body,
no killer.
I need you to think.
Think back. Who was it, Gabriel?
Cheers for the lift, Leigh.
You don't have to be
on your own tonight.
Kids are with their dad.
Oh.
Honestly, Leigh, it's just...
No.
No. Yeah, no, it's fine.
No, I would, it's just
that my head is totally... Yeah.
Of course, no.
It's just that, um,
last week it was, er,
fun. Oh, yeah, yeah,
no, no, it was. It was?
Yeah. Always is. Yeah!
Yeah.
I'll see you, then.
See you.
Gabe!
Take these.
I'll be back later for games sesh.
ENGINE REVS
MUTTERS: Seven, eight...
Fuck.
Hello?
MAN, SOOTHINGLY: I'm here.
I'm going nowhere.
All right, Dad.
The football's on.
Oh, sorry, um...
No, no, no, I mean,
do you want to watch?
Er...
TV FOOTBALL COMMENTARY
Yes! Go on, son.
Have you spoken to Uncle Charlie?
Aye.
Is he all right?
Ha! He hasn't been
arrested for a while.
Dad, um...
Do you think we could
turn that off for a bit?
Champions League!
FOOTBALL COMMENTARY
IN BACKGROUND
All right, my darling.
I'm still here.
KNOCK AT DOOR
Why have you come?
Oh, fucking hell.
Gabriel!
Just, um...
..thought it'd be nice.
See how you are.
Are you all right?
Aye.
Well, good.
I'm glad you're here.
Must be -
to leave the football.
It's half-time.
You, um...
You don't know whatever
happened to...
..Sam Tolmie, do you?
Huh?
Samantha.
Tolmie.
You know...
What are you talking about her for?
I just wondered if...
Why would you possibly even wonder?!
Well, where did she go after...?
Is this why you're here?
No.
To ask about Samantha Tolmie?!
No.
What is wrong with you, boy?
Get to fuck. Gabriel!
What?
How long is it been, huh?
And you can't even
switch the TV off?
Forget it.
Sh!
WOMAN CALLS: Samantha!
MAN CALLS: Samantha!
Where are you?!
WOMAN: Samantha!
We'll leave you here.
That's what's going to happen.
Samantha! It's your last chance.
WOMAN SINGS
# My home
# I pray for... #
Um, is Eilidh about?
I'm a friend from school.
Disnae do Tuesdays.
Is she in, though?
On from lunch tomorrow.
Aye, but I mean
is...is she upstairs?
She won't come down.
OK.
You can't go up there!
Excuse me!
Fucking hell.
Robbo? Is, er...?
How have you been?
What are you doing here?
I was just passing by and, um,
I saw Eilidh's name
was above the door, um...
What?
I've been looking
for a number...
..for Sam Tolmie.
I just wondered if Eilidh still
has... Are you taking the piss?
No, no, no, no. I didn't
even know you guys...
Why are you looking for her?
I didn't know, all right?
I swear. OK, OK, look,
I don't want any trouble. That was
a long... You think it's OK now?
Robbo! You think it's gone away?
Leave him alone!
If you ever
come through that door again,
I will fucking kill you.
Come with me.
INDISTINCT VOICES
What are you doing?
Who's this?
He's the new boy. He just moved.
And you can just walk around here?
You think it's open to anyone?
Leave him, Robbo.
Stay away from the trees.
PHONE RINGS
WOMAN: Gabriel? Yeah?
It's DI Anna Breck.
All right?
I'm at Lochran Heights.
We've cordoned it off
and searched one of the buildings.
Ah, OK. You find anything?
Witnesses. Plenty of them.
Heard a man arguing with a woman.
Aha.
A distressed female,
about 5ft 6, 7,
blonde hair,
around the same age as you,
running from the scene later.
Does that help?
FRONT DOOR OPENS
All right, Gabe?
Hello? Are you there?
Um... Yeah, could be anyone.
Come on, then.
Let's see this list of old flames.
Ignore him, Gabe. Anthony's list of
the significant women in his life
would only have his mum on it.
I never forget an ex.
I bet they're all trying
to forget you, though.
Are you OK?
Yeah.
OPERATOR: Hello, Glasgow,
this is 07700900791
calling from an out-of-range
service provider.
OK, thank you.
Ambulance emergency,
is the patient breathing?
BOY: I don't know,
I cannae see from here.
Are you with them?
Aye, but I'm still on
the roof. He's down there.
OK. Has somebody fallen from,
off a roof?
Through it.
And is there anyone else there?
Nah, it's shut. It's closed down.
Don't move, we're going...
I'm not waiting! I'm getting down.
No. No. No. No. Stay where you are.
I'm supposed to be at school.
That's OK, they'll understand.
They never understand.
No! Well, I understand.
How do you?
How old are you? 12.
Well, I was 12 once, OK?
It's her! It's her.
What? Hey, Gabe, it's that woman.
Who?
She's rung back. The one from
yesterday. She's asking for you.
CALLER: Jake, are you OK?
Leigh, listen in. Leigh!
I'm going to put you through to my
colleague now, all right? What?
Yeah, she'll look after you.
Well, what about you?
I'll hold a good thought for you.
Hello.
Oh, God, Gabo.
Is that you?
Do you...?
Don't you remember?
No.
Oh.
But I still might be able to
help you, if you'll let me.
I don't know what to do.
I didn't know who else to call.
He's left me with no-one.
There are police there.
Yeah. I'm staring at 'em.
So you can go up to any one of them.
It's OK.
He ruined my life.
Two years of hell.
Gabo? Oh, I can't do this.
Gabo? Agh!
I can't breathe. I feel sick.
Sorry. You need to get cover.
I'm going to be sick. Don't go!
Don't. Please don't leave me.
I need to go home.
Home sweet home.
Mavs. Gabe?
Agh!
I'll get Martin in early. Gabe!
MAN: Can I have a
supervisor, please?
Leigh! Gabe, wait.
Since your mum passed,
you've been sick a lot, Gabriel.
How do you feel before you're sick?
The hours before?
Have you managed to speak
to your dad about it?
Is there anyone else you can go to?
What are they?
The flames.
So you're a weirdo, too, then?
THUNDER RUMBLES
RATTLING AT DOOR
Gabo!
I wasn't sure you'd
know what I meant.
Not going to forget, am I?
Home sweet home.
It's been a long time.
When did you know it was me?
Only two people ever called me that.
I knew it wasn't my mum.
SHE SOBS
Have you told the police?
I wouldn't be here if I had.
Did they trace my call?
Um, er, just to the...the postcode.
They know that you live
at Lochran Heights.
No, I don't. I don't.
Oh!
The van's just parked there.
They...they do have
a description of you.
Someone saw you leaving.
Have you told anybody?
Um, I mean, I went to see my dad.
Then I went to the Braes. Do you
know that Eilidh... You told them?!
Only that I was looking for you.
That was it.
What did they say?
I mean, I don't think anyone
round here would ever think it was
a good idea for me to get in touch
with you again, Sam, do you?
And I'm getting our stuff out
the back of our van
and he grabs me, and
I can't breathe.
SHE SOBS
I just wanted to...
I just wanted to get him off.
Then I had this...this barbell...
..and I, like...
And I hit him on the head.
He goes down, but...
..he isn't moving any more.
I wanted to leave him...
..but I got his phone
and I rang.
And it was you, Gabo.
It was you!
Where is he now?
You left him?
Well, I couldn't do anything else.
I can't drive, so I just closed up
the back of the van on him
and I ran.
OK. Listen... Listen to me.
Do not wait for the police
to come to you, OK?
You call this number, now,
and you tell her everything.
I can't go to prison, Gabo.
I mean, it's happened.
You can't pretend like it hasn't.
It's crazy being here, eh?
Yeah.
I think about it, don't you?
Yeah.
Where'd you get that?
Made it. Years ago.
They're my hands.
Who's are those?
My mum's.
Go on.
Put it up.
Do you remember what you said?
Do you?
Haz never said
anything like that.
But, then, he wasn't a kid, so...
I didn't say it because I was a kid,
I said it because I meant it.
Yeah.
I did.
I do.
Move the van for me, then.
What?
Please.
Move a dead body?
No, Sam. Sam, Sam, no.
Look if Haz disappears
for, like, a week or two,
no-one's going to
notice any different.
Sam. Sam, Sam...
It'll just buy me some time
to figure out what I'm going to do.
Please, Gabo. Please?
If you're not going
to call her, I am.
I have to.
You've got till morning.
And, um...and I'll take you
anywhere you want to go before that.
It's all right.
I'll make my own way from here.
Sam.
I shouldn't have asked.
I'm sorry, that was shit.
Doesn't matter what happens -
when it is or where you are,
you can be, like,
properly old and wrinkly
and living in Australia -
I'll always sort it.
MUSICAL SCORE PLAYS
QUIETLY: Sam. Sam!
SHE GASPS
Sh, sh!
Where's the keys to the van?
At home.
I'll go with you and I'll wait
outside while you get them,
and then I'll take you back
to mine and I'll come back after.
After what?
I've moved it.
OK, come on. Come on.
INDISTINCT POLICE CHAT
I'm parked through there.
Aye, on you go.
Cheers.
I need to get my van.
What's your name please, sir?
Er, it's Dan O'Neill.
312.
POLICE RADIO IN BACKGROUND
312?
Oh, God, and thank your
fella for the muffins!
Yeah, highlight of the day.
This way.
MAN TALKS INDISTINCTLY
Looking for a body.
Huh?
That's what a wee girl
on the third floor said.
Heard the police talking.
They're going door-to-door.
CAR STARTS UP
AND DRIVES AWAY
ENGINE REVS AND STOPS
ENGINE STARTS AND STOPS
STARTER FAILS
ENGINE STARTS AND STOPS
ENGINE REVS
WOMAN: Someone call an ambulance!
GABE GROANS
Sir, sir, this way,
please. Are you OK?
SLURRED: I'm so sorry.
Are you all right? Are you OK?
Come on, this way.
Oh. Yeah, come on.
Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah. No, I'm fine.
Sir, this way, please.
OFFICER TO OTHER DRIVER:
Come this way, sir.
OK, sir...
Just calm down. Sir!
HE WHIMPERS
ENGINE STARTS
Sir!
Sir, could you
just step out...?
White van. Registration Sierra...
SIREN BLARES
SIRENS BLARE IN DISTANCE
HE YELPS
HE INHALES SHARPLY
Oh, I am fucked.
Oh, my God.
What happened?
A bloke slammed into me.
I think he was pissed.
That's not your fault.
The, um, the detective was there.
The one who's number that
I gave you. Anna Breck.
Did she see you?
I drove off.
Through the police thing.
I managed to get the van into
Uncle Charlie's garage, but...
..I think they might
have got the reg.
OK. Hmm.
It doesn't matter.
Well, they'll go
looking for your man.
Haz's name won't be on it.
He changed his van as much as his
phone. It was part of the job.
Oh! What if she did know it was me?
She'd be back by now.
Pair of them were here earlier.
Your housemates told
them you were out.
I think she's rung your phone, too.
Oh.
No. I... I can't go in tomorrow.
You've got to.
Your phone has been
ringing all night.
Leigh Cubbin. Anthony someone.
Your dad.
You've got to show
them everything's all right.
Look at the state of this.
I can calm that down.
If you don't go in tomorrow, they're
going to know something's up.
They already know.
Then change their mind.
All right. Morning, Gabe.
Cheers.
Bloody hell, mate.
What?
Well, where have you been?
LAUGHS: Ach.
You're not at home,
not answering your phone.
We've all been worrying about you.
And I'm not a worrying type.
Gabe.
What's going on, Mavs?
Can I have a word, please?
Yeah.
PHONE RINGS AND BUZZES
Listen, Gabe... I'm sorry I
missed your calls last night.
No, Gabe, it's not me that
wants the word, it's...
Sorry.
Hey.
Gabriel. Will you take a wee seat?
Would you mind talking me
through the last few hours?
Er...
What...? What do you mean?
Well, your friend rings
back and you, what,
run off? Disappear?
Oh.
Oh, um...
Yeah, no, I was, er...
This is freaking me out and...
..yeah, had to go home.
We spoke to your housemates -
Tahir and Olivia.
Neither had seen you.
Excuse me, he needs support,
not interrogation.
Look, I know this can't be easy.
That's not home.
It's just where I live.
My dad's - I went back
there, like you said.
To Balfron.
PHONE RINGS AND BUZZES
Have you got a name for us, Gabriel?
Um...
Gabo.
Sorry.
I wish I had.
If that's everything...?
PHONE RINGS AND BUZZES
SAM: Gabo, do they know anything?
Appreciate you guys coming in.
Yeah, no worries.
SAM: Gabo, is that you?
Anthony.
QUIETLY: Anthony, Anthony.
Wait. Leigh.
QUIETLY: One minute, one minute.
Give me one minute.
Yeah?
Catch you in a second.
It can wait till later.
Why didn't you say?
I just... I just, er...
I wanted to speak to her first.
After what she's done?
No. It's... It's not...
It isn't like it seems.
Is he alive?
Look, he...
He... He... He...
He wasn't, er...
He wasn't a good guy.
You don't know,
you can't... But...
She is the victim.
I swear.
There's a dead fucking body.
It's gone!
I... I've moved it.
So no-one'll find it, OK?
Please, Anthony.
This is not just anyone.
Please.
I won't say anything.
Oh!
Anthony.
Ha-ha. Oh.
On one condition.
I'll do that for you...
I will.
..but only if you do
something for me.
Look, I'm in a mess... Mavs.
..but you can get me out of it.
I know you can.
He's dead.
I've killed him.
some strong language.
Ambulance emergency.
Can you tell me what's happened?
All right, Mavs.
The exhaust dropped off the car.
We've broken down on the hard
shoulder.
OK. Well, is there an emergency? We
just need an ambulance, it's just...
WOMAN CRIES OUT
She's having a baby.
Er... How many weeks or
months pregnant is she?
And when did the
contractions start?
OVERLAPPING VOICES
OK, well, can't you...?
So you're still on the playground?
Don't let him do that.
Hello, Kilmarnock,
got an emergency on Burnside Road.
Car's broken down on
the way to hospital
and the passenger is
in advanced labour.
Have her waters broken yet?
Have you got the phone on
loudspeaker? Great.
So you can both here me, can you?
MAN: Where's the ambulance?
It'll be there as quickly as
possible. Have you got a blanket?
Yes, somewhere, aye. OK, can...
Can you get it, please,
and then can you put it under her?
I'm not bothered about the car.
I want to make sure she's OK.
No, it's not for the car,
it's for the baby.
WOMAN SHRIEKS
Oh. OK, just tell her to go with it.
She really needs to push.
Aye. I can see the head!
Yeah, just pant, just pant
and go with the next contraction.
Hello? Hello, can you hear me?
I need to know what's
going on, please.
Hello?
Hello? Hello?
Are you there?
WOMAN LAUGHS
BABY CRIES
MAN: Oh, God, look at him!
Are you there?
Oh, pal, thank you. Thank you, pal!
No, that's OK. That's OK.
How's Mum?
She's all right. She's all right.
WOMAN INDISTINCT
What did she say?
She said, "This shitty car".
I can hear the ambulance crew. I'll
leave you with them, all right?
But I'll be holding a good thought
for you. All three of you.
What's your name, pal? Er...
Er, it's Gabe, Gabriel. Ha.
Aye, he likes it.
Hello, Gabriel,
welcome to the world.
I'm your dad.
First naming?
Yeah.
HE CLEARS HIS THROAT
Hey, did you move in, then?
Yeah.
Well, what's it like?
It's perfect.
Right, Mr, break.
I'm all right, Leigh.
One more.
Mavs.
I think you may have
caught somebody's eye.
Shut up, Anthony.
It's about time we had
a new office romance.
What do you think, Ross? We could
start a match-making service.
Some poor bastard will end up
with you.
Right, will the not-readies make
themselves ready, please?
Hello, Ambulance Service, what's
the address of the emergency?
Hello, Glasgow,
this is 07700900793
calling from an out-of-range
service provider.
OK, thank you.
Ambulance emergency,
is the patient breathing?
WOMAN: Yeah, he's
bleeding everywhere.
Oh, sorry, is he...is he breathing?
Yeah, yeah.
OK. And is he awake?
Um, his eyes are open, but...
Would you say that he's awake?
Yeah, but oh, my God!
That's OK. Take a deep breath
and tell me exactly
what's happened.
His head.
Just describe to me...
He's hit his head and...
What has he hit his head on?
SHE SOBS THROUGHOUT
I don't... Oh, I don't know.
All right. What is the
address of the emergency?
No! I'm going to need
the exact location.
God!
Hello, are you there?
Oh, my God!
No, he's...
He's dead.
I've killed him.
Anthony. Anthony!
Hello?
If you give us your exact location,
we might still be
able to do something.
SHE SOBS
Listen. Listen to me.
Forget... Forget everything else.
We need to know
exactly where you are.
To arrest me?
To...to see if there's
anything that can be done.
He's dead.
What's your name?
I'm not going to tell you that.
You can make this right, you know.
I didn't want to do this.
It was just...
It was just in my hand.
I was so scared.
I'm holding a good thought
for you, OK? I swear.
What?
What?
Oh, my God.
Gabo.
Gabo, is that you?
Do I know you?
Where is it you're from?
Er, Balfron.
Might she be from there?
I mean...
I'm really sorry,
but...no idea.
Well, she knows you.
What do yous call him?
Er, Gabe.
Mavs. Not Gabo? No. No.
Does anyone here call you that?
No. We can trace the call to
the Lochran Height development.
Around the same time,
other calls were made -
residents saying
they heard shouting,
screaming.
But, at the moment, there's no body,
no killer.
I need you to think.
Think back. Who was it, Gabriel?
Cheers for the lift, Leigh.
You don't have to be
on your own tonight.
Kids are with their dad.
Oh.
Honestly, Leigh, it's just...
No.
No. Yeah, no, it's fine.
No, I would, it's just
that my head is totally... Yeah.
Of course, no.
It's just that, um,
last week it was, er,
fun. Oh, yeah, yeah,
no, no, it was. It was?
Yeah. Always is. Yeah!
Yeah.
I'll see you, then.
See you.
Gabe!
Take these.
I'll be back later for games sesh.
ENGINE REVS
MUTTERS: Seven, eight...
Fuck.
Hello?
MAN, SOOTHINGLY: I'm here.
I'm going nowhere.
All right, Dad.
The football's on.
Oh, sorry, um...
No, no, no, I mean,
do you want to watch?
Er...
TV FOOTBALL COMMENTARY
Yes! Go on, son.
Have you spoken to Uncle Charlie?
Aye.
Is he all right?
Ha! He hasn't been
arrested for a while.
Dad, um...
Do you think we could
turn that off for a bit?
Champions League!
FOOTBALL COMMENTARY
IN BACKGROUND
All right, my darling.
I'm still here.
KNOCK AT DOOR
Why have you come?
Oh, fucking hell.
Gabriel!
Just, um...
..thought it'd be nice.
See how you are.
Are you all right?
Aye.
Well, good.
I'm glad you're here.
Must be -
to leave the football.
It's half-time.
You, um...
You don't know whatever
happened to...
..Sam Tolmie, do you?
Huh?
Samantha.
Tolmie.
You know...
What are you talking about her for?
I just wondered if...
Why would you possibly even wonder?!
Well, where did she go after...?
Is this why you're here?
No.
To ask about Samantha Tolmie?!
No.
What is wrong with you, boy?
Get to fuck. Gabriel!
What?
How long is it been, huh?
And you can't even
switch the TV off?
Forget it.
Sh!
WOMAN CALLS: Samantha!
MAN CALLS: Samantha!
Where are you?!
WOMAN: Samantha!
We'll leave you here.
That's what's going to happen.
Samantha! It's your last chance.
WOMAN SINGS
# My home
# I pray for... #
Um, is Eilidh about?
I'm a friend from school.
Disnae do Tuesdays.
Is she in, though?
On from lunch tomorrow.
Aye, but I mean
is...is she upstairs?
She won't come down.
OK.
You can't go up there!
Excuse me!
Fucking hell.
Robbo? Is, er...?
How have you been?
What are you doing here?
I was just passing by and, um,
I saw Eilidh's name
was above the door, um...
What?
I've been looking
for a number...
..for Sam Tolmie.
I just wondered if Eilidh still
has... Are you taking the piss?
No, no, no, no. I didn't
even know you guys...
Why are you looking for her?
I didn't know, all right?
I swear. OK, OK, look,
I don't want any trouble. That was
a long... You think it's OK now?
Robbo! You think it's gone away?
Leave him alone!
If you ever
come through that door again,
I will fucking kill you.
Come with me.
INDISTINCT VOICES
What are you doing?
Who's this?
He's the new boy. He just moved.
And you can just walk around here?
You think it's open to anyone?
Leave him, Robbo.
Stay away from the trees.
PHONE RINGS
WOMAN: Gabriel? Yeah?
It's DI Anna Breck.
All right?
I'm at Lochran Heights.
We've cordoned it off
and searched one of the buildings.
Ah, OK. You find anything?
Witnesses. Plenty of them.
Heard a man arguing with a woman.
Aha.
A distressed female,
about 5ft 6, 7,
blonde hair,
around the same age as you,
running from the scene later.
Does that help?
FRONT DOOR OPENS
All right, Gabe?
Hello? Are you there?
Um... Yeah, could be anyone.
Come on, then.
Let's see this list of old flames.
Ignore him, Gabe. Anthony's list of
the significant women in his life
would only have his mum on it.
I never forget an ex.
I bet they're all trying
to forget you, though.
Are you OK?
Yeah.
OPERATOR: Hello, Glasgow,
this is 07700900791
calling from an out-of-range
service provider.
OK, thank you.
Ambulance emergency,
is the patient breathing?
BOY: I don't know,
I cannae see from here.
Are you with them?
Aye, but I'm still on
the roof. He's down there.
OK. Has somebody fallen from,
off a roof?
Through it.
And is there anyone else there?
Nah, it's shut. It's closed down.
Don't move, we're going...
I'm not waiting! I'm getting down.
No. No. No. No. Stay where you are.
I'm supposed to be at school.
That's OK, they'll understand.
They never understand.
No! Well, I understand.
How do you?
How old are you? 12.
Well, I was 12 once, OK?
It's her! It's her.
What? Hey, Gabe, it's that woman.
Who?
She's rung back. The one from
yesterday. She's asking for you.
CALLER: Jake, are you OK?
Leigh, listen in. Leigh!
I'm going to put you through to my
colleague now, all right? What?
Yeah, she'll look after you.
Well, what about you?
I'll hold a good thought for you.
Hello.
Oh, God, Gabo.
Is that you?
Do you...?
Don't you remember?
No.
Oh.
But I still might be able to
help you, if you'll let me.
I don't know what to do.
I didn't know who else to call.
He's left me with no-one.
There are police there.
Yeah. I'm staring at 'em.
So you can go up to any one of them.
It's OK.
He ruined my life.
Two years of hell.
Gabo? Oh, I can't do this.
Gabo? Agh!
I can't breathe. I feel sick.
Sorry. You need to get cover.
I'm going to be sick. Don't go!
Don't. Please don't leave me.
I need to go home.
Home sweet home.
Mavs. Gabe?
Agh!
I'll get Martin in early. Gabe!
MAN: Can I have a
supervisor, please?
Leigh! Gabe, wait.
Since your mum passed,
you've been sick a lot, Gabriel.
How do you feel before you're sick?
The hours before?
Have you managed to speak
to your dad about it?
Is there anyone else you can go to?
What are they?
The flames.
So you're a weirdo, too, then?
THUNDER RUMBLES
RATTLING AT DOOR
Gabo!
I wasn't sure you'd
know what I meant.
Not going to forget, am I?
Home sweet home.
It's been a long time.
When did you know it was me?
Only two people ever called me that.
I knew it wasn't my mum.
SHE SOBS
Have you told the police?
I wouldn't be here if I had.
Did they trace my call?
Um, er, just to the...the postcode.
They know that you live
at Lochran Heights.
No, I don't. I don't.
Oh!
The van's just parked there.
They...they do have
a description of you.
Someone saw you leaving.
Have you told anybody?
Um, I mean, I went to see my dad.
Then I went to the Braes. Do you
know that Eilidh... You told them?!
Only that I was looking for you.
That was it.
What did they say?
I mean, I don't think anyone
round here would ever think it was
a good idea for me to get in touch
with you again, Sam, do you?
And I'm getting our stuff out
the back of our van
and he grabs me, and
I can't breathe.
SHE SOBS
I just wanted to...
I just wanted to get him off.
Then I had this...this barbell...
..and I, like...
And I hit him on the head.
He goes down, but...
..he isn't moving any more.
I wanted to leave him...
..but I got his phone
and I rang.
And it was you, Gabo.
It was you!
Where is he now?
You left him?
Well, I couldn't do anything else.
I can't drive, so I just closed up
the back of the van on him
and I ran.
OK. Listen... Listen to me.
Do not wait for the police
to come to you, OK?
You call this number, now,
and you tell her everything.
I can't go to prison, Gabo.
I mean, it's happened.
You can't pretend like it hasn't.
It's crazy being here, eh?
Yeah.
I think about it, don't you?
Yeah.
Where'd you get that?
Made it. Years ago.
They're my hands.
Who's are those?
My mum's.
Go on.
Put it up.
Do you remember what you said?
Do you?
Haz never said
anything like that.
But, then, he wasn't a kid, so...
I didn't say it because I was a kid,
I said it because I meant it.
Yeah.
I did.
I do.
Move the van for me, then.
What?
Please.
Move a dead body?
No, Sam. Sam, Sam, no.
Look if Haz disappears
for, like, a week or two,
no-one's going to
notice any different.
Sam. Sam, Sam...
It'll just buy me some time
to figure out what I'm going to do.
Please, Gabo. Please?
If you're not going
to call her, I am.
I have to.
You've got till morning.
And, um...and I'll take you
anywhere you want to go before that.
It's all right.
I'll make my own way from here.
Sam.
I shouldn't have asked.
I'm sorry, that was shit.
Doesn't matter what happens -
when it is or where you are,
you can be, like,
properly old and wrinkly
and living in Australia -
I'll always sort it.
MUSICAL SCORE PLAYS
QUIETLY: Sam. Sam!
SHE GASPS
Sh, sh!
Where's the keys to the van?
At home.
I'll go with you and I'll wait
outside while you get them,
and then I'll take you back
to mine and I'll come back after.
After what?
I've moved it.
OK, come on. Come on.
INDISTINCT POLICE CHAT
I'm parked through there.
Aye, on you go.
Cheers.
I need to get my van.
What's your name please, sir?
Er, it's Dan O'Neill.
312.
POLICE RADIO IN BACKGROUND
312?
Oh, God, and thank your
fella for the muffins!
Yeah, highlight of the day.
This way.
MAN TALKS INDISTINCTLY
Looking for a body.
Huh?
That's what a wee girl
on the third floor said.
Heard the police talking.
They're going door-to-door.
CAR STARTS UP
AND DRIVES AWAY
ENGINE REVS AND STOPS
ENGINE STARTS AND STOPS
STARTER FAILS
ENGINE STARTS AND STOPS
ENGINE REVS
WOMAN: Someone call an ambulance!
GABE GROANS
Sir, sir, this way,
please. Are you OK?
SLURRED: I'm so sorry.
Are you all right? Are you OK?
Come on, this way.
Oh. Yeah, come on.
Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah. No, I'm fine.
Sir, this way, please.
OFFICER TO OTHER DRIVER:
Come this way, sir.
OK, sir...
Just calm down. Sir!
HE WHIMPERS
ENGINE STARTS
Sir!
Sir, could you
just step out...?
White van. Registration Sierra...
SIREN BLARES
SIRENS BLARE IN DISTANCE
HE YELPS
HE INHALES SHARPLY
Oh, I am fucked.
Oh, my God.
What happened?
A bloke slammed into me.
I think he was pissed.
That's not your fault.
The, um, the detective was there.
The one who's number that
I gave you. Anna Breck.
Did she see you?
I drove off.
Through the police thing.
I managed to get the van into
Uncle Charlie's garage, but...
..I think they might
have got the reg.
OK. Hmm.
It doesn't matter.
Well, they'll go
looking for your man.
Haz's name won't be on it.
He changed his van as much as his
phone. It was part of the job.
Oh! What if she did know it was me?
She'd be back by now.
Pair of them were here earlier.
Your housemates told
them you were out.
I think she's rung your phone, too.
Oh.
No. I... I can't go in tomorrow.
You've got to.
Your phone has been
ringing all night.
Leigh Cubbin. Anthony someone.
Your dad.
You've got to show
them everything's all right.
Look at the state of this.
I can calm that down.
If you don't go in tomorrow, they're
going to know something's up.
They already know.
Then change their mind.
All right. Morning, Gabe.
Cheers.
Bloody hell, mate.
What?
Well, where have you been?
LAUGHS: Ach.
You're not at home,
not answering your phone.
We've all been worrying about you.
And I'm not a worrying type.
Gabe.
What's going on, Mavs?
Can I have a word, please?
Yeah.
PHONE RINGS AND BUZZES
Listen, Gabe... I'm sorry I
missed your calls last night.
No, Gabe, it's not me that
wants the word, it's...
Sorry.
Hey.
Gabriel. Will you take a wee seat?
Would you mind talking me
through the last few hours?
Er...
What...? What do you mean?
Well, your friend rings
back and you, what,
run off? Disappear?
Oh.
Oh, um...
Yeah, no, I was, er...
This is freaking me out and...
..yeah, had to go home.
We spoke to your housemates -
Tahir and Olivia.
Neither had seen you.
Excuse me, he needs support,
not interrogation.
Look, I know this can't be easy.
That's not home.
It's just where I live.
My dad's - I went back
there, like you said.
To Balfron.
PHONE RINGS AND BUZZES
Have you got a name for us, Gabriel?
Um...
Gabo.
Sorry.
I wish I had.
If that's everything...?
PHONE RINGS AND BUZZES
SAM: Gabo, do they know anything?
Appreciate you guys coming in.
Yeah, no worries.
SAM: Gabo, is that you?
Anthony.
QUIETLY: Anthony, Anthony.
Wait. Leigh.
QUIETLY: One minute, one minute.
Give me one minute.
Yeah?
Catch you in a second.
It can wait till later.
Why didn't you say?
I just... I just, er...
I wanted to speak to her first.
After what she's done?
No. It's... It's not...
It isn't like it seems.
Is he alive?
Look, he...
He... He... He...
He wasn't, er...
He wasn't a good guy.
You don't know,
you can't... But...
She is the victim.
I swear.
There's a dead fucking body.
It's gone!
I... I've moved it.
So no-one'll find it, OK?
Please, Anthony.
This is not just anyone.
Please.
I won't say anything.
Oh!
Anthony.
Ha-ha. Oh.
On one condition.
I'll do that for you...
I will.
..but only if you do
something for me.
Look, I'm in a mess... Mavs.
..but you can get me out of it.
I know you can.
He's dead.
I've killed him.