The Devil's Hour (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 2 - The Velveteen Rabbit - full transcript
If you don't open this
door, I'll fucking break it down!
I'll smash this fucking glass.
He's been drinking.
Chloe, listen!
He's not normally this bad.
You're afraid of him, you
wouldn't have called otherwise.
Chloe, listen!
Just listen to me,
for fuck's sake!
Chloe.
I love ya.
Chloe?
Open the door.
I'm being stupid.
No, you're not...
you're not... you're not.
Sorry, I shouldn't have called.
Chlo...
Mummy?
It's all right, love.
Go back to bed.
Daddy came.
Yeah, mummy and daddy
just need to chat.
All right?
Go back to bed, yeah?
Shane?
I saw you that night.
When they took
Shane Fisher away.
I was there, I was
standing in the crowd.
After all those years I've
been searching for you
and suddenly th...
There you were.
Back in my life.
By some beautiful twist of fate.
- Beautiful?
- You knew him.
Shane.
You knew what he
was going to do.
No. No, no, I didn't.
Is she sleeping all right? The
little girl, Tilly, is she all right?
Lucy.
The things I'm gonna
tell you tonight...
are going to sound unlikely.
I'd like very much
for you to listen
and then I want you to lie
to me, I want you to tell me,
convince me that you
don't believe me.
Why?
If he thinks you believe
what I'm about to tell you,
he'll decide that
you're unstable.
If you say you don't believe me,
he can't prove
that you're lying.
Look at me, look.
He can't prove
that you're crazy.
But what if I am?
Crazy?
Mike?
Don't go to sleep.
You changed back
to feather pillows.
Makes my eyes itch.
Well, sleep in your own bed
then, come on, it's late.
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
You haven't said
a word about it.
What?
About last week.
Shane Fisher.
Well, what do you
want me to say?
I don't...
like you being around
people like that.
It's my job to be
around people like that.
Yeah, I know.
And I don't like
it. I never have.
Well, he's dead now, so that's one
less thing for you to worry about.
Hey, I'm being serious.
I know.
I don't want to be serious.
Not now, not with you, I
just wanna... drink wine,
listen to your crappy jokes
and maybe have a half an orgasm.
Half?
Two thirds?
I love you.
I know.
But...
But I don't need you to love
me, I need you to love him.
I tried.
But, I needed him
to love me back.
He does love you.
You think that if you love him hard
enough then he'll feel it, but he won't.
You can't fix him, Luce.
Hey.
Hey.
Oi.
Why doesn't the Queen
wave with this hand?
I don't know.
Because it's my hand.
Dickhead.
Mike, I mean it, out.
Jesus...
Isaac?
What is it, sweetheart?
There's a man in the garden.
Where did you see him?
What was he doing?
Looking.
Are you scared?
It's okay to be scared.
Not everything we see is real.
Oh, you're cold.
Go back inside, darling.
Choose anything you want. Okay?
Doesn't matter how much.
Anything.
Yeah?
Go on, I'll be here.
Hello, hello, hello,
what's all this then?
Causing trouble, are we?
What's your name?
Isaac Stephens.
Oh.
The notorious
Isaac Stephens, mm?
Making mischief again, no doubt.
I'll have to speak
to your mummy.
You are my mummy.
I am not your mummy.
I am an officer of the law.
Now move along, please, we'll
have no lollygagging here.
Isaac, come
back, sweetheart.
I was joking.
Mummy was being funny.
Isaac, I will buy you
anything you want.
Anything. Let's
have a look around.
Sure you don't want
the police hat?
Okay.
Mummy could have
been a singer, right?
Damn right.
Isaac, open the door for mummy.
Hurry, hurry, hurry, my
arms are gonna drop off.
Isaac?
Do you want Mummy to
open your new toy?
Here you go.
Aren't you gonna play with it?
You made Mummy buy
it, so play with it.
Please.
Play with it.
Go to your room.
This is all of the evidence seized from
Brightside Lodges last Thursday night.
No name on the booking but
we believe this is the man
that murdered Harold
Slade and Shane Fisher.
We don't know who he is.
We don't know
where he came from.
We don't even know
what he looks like.
What we do know is that he's looking
for a woman named Lucy Chambers.
I know you're all busy,
but this man's killed two
people in the last fortnight.
So, I need you to stop what you're
doing and empty these boxes.
Remember to sign
the exhibit labels.
Anything that looks like a
reference to a date, a time, a name,
file it in the red box.
Photos of trees,
existential poetry,
drawings of bees go
in the green box.
Any questions?
Yes.
Shouldn't the useful
stuff go in the green box?
Why?
Well, green is good, red is bad.
Yeah but, red means important.
Like, uh, a red flag.
Green means okay,
nothing to worry about.
No, but green means go,
you know, take action.
Red means stop.
Yeah, but stop is an
action though, isn't it?
Like, if you're driving along and you
see a red light, that's an action.
Okay, Dawson. No, we put stuff in...
We found child
porn on his laptop.
We also found the name
"Hobson" scrawled on his wall.
That was the name of
Jonah Taylor's teddy bear.
It's not a joke.
Get to work.
Isaac, have
you got your shoes on?
Isaac?
What you doing, darling?
What are
you doing, darling?
Hey.
What you looking at?
She's not allowed to
draw on the table.
What table?
Are you using your imagination,
like we talked about?
What can you see?
She knows she's not
supposed to do it.
- No, no, no, forget it, chuck 'em all.
- Yes, Chef.
You're sure you've
never met this person?
Don't think so.
Maybe take a closer look.
I don't know who that is.
What about him?
Not a clue.
Who are these people?
Harold Slade was murdered
in his home last Monday,
Shane Fisher was found dead at
his ex-wife's house last Thursday.
Both local.
Slade lived in Tanford,
Fisher was from Gillington.
I don't know anyone
in Gillington.
All right, what about
customers? Maybe an old colleague.
Sorry, what exactly does
this have to do with me?
What is this?
The suspect was staying in
a guest house just off the 364.
This was taken in his room.
Doesn't make sense.
You're sure you
don't know these men?
We've got your address as
33 Clinton Road, is that right?
We'll get a marked
vehicle parked outside.
It's just a precaution.
You're not the only Lucy
Chambers in the area.
Try not to worry, Miss Chambers.
We'll be in touch as
soon as we know more.
Thank you for your time.
And every time
he chooses the same toy.
You must have
quite a collection, Isaac.
What do you do with them?
Ahh, nothing.
He doesn't do
anything with them.
I'd, um, I'd
like to try something.
It may seem a bit basic,
but, um, bear with me.
Isaac.
I'd like you to look at
some pictures with me.
Is that okay?
All right, so.
Can you tell me is this
person happy or sad?
Sad.
And how do you know?
They're crying.
All right.
And what about this person?
Scared.
Yes, they do
look quite scared, don't they?
That's good.
- This one?
- Angry.
Yeah,
rrrr, very, very angry.
Good.
And what about this one?
- Happy.
- That's right.
Good, yeah. This
is a happy face.
What makes you happy, Isaac?
I...
don't know.
What about Mummy?
What sort of things
make Mummy happy?
Chips.
Good, okay, chips.
What else?
What else makes Mummy happy?
- Music.
- Music.
That's great.
And what kind of
things make Mummy sad?
Me.
Fuck!
Kids showing up at school
every week with fresh bruises,
the mum's got a new boyfriend,
the neighbours say they come
home drunk at all hours,
no one's looking after the kids.
If that's not a Section
47, I don't know what is.
Who was on the mash inquiry?
Karen.
It's been allocated
as a child in need,
it's not a child in
need, it's a Section 47.
Anything to avoid
more paperwork.
And meanwhile, this poor
kid is being stuck in...
Okay, Rob, I get it, I get it.
I'll talk to Karen.
I'll see if I can put
a police referral.
Thanks.
Sorry.
How you doing?
Yeah.
I keep thinking about it
and I wasn't even there.
I thought he'd killed them.
Standing out there on the
street, I was so sure.
And then when I found
out it was Shane, I...
I was relieved.
A man died and I was relieved.
No, a child lived.
That's why you're relieved.
I thought Shane
was gonna hurt them.
I know he was.
Yeah, well...
Look, you've got good instincts.
That's why you're
sitting in the fancy chair.
This is the fancy chair? Christ,
I'd hate to be your arse.
There's worst
things to be than my arse.
Least you got to sleep all day.
- Don't do that.
- What?
You're stood here, in my
office, spanking yourself.
I'm not spanking myself.
Well, that's what I'm
putting in the HR report.
Are you okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
- Rob?
- Yeah?
Whose is the Fiat Punto?
Ah, it's Tina's I think. Why?
I shunted it.
And the bumper came off.
Want me to tell her?
No, I'll... I'll tell her.
Take your sleeping
arse back your...
shit chair.
Are you sure that's
what you want?
We could look at getting you
rehoused under the circumstances.
No.
Uh, your house is
still a crime scene.
For how long?
I don't know.
I need to talk to the police.
They know who did it yet?
I'm sorry, we don't know
anything about that.
My job's making sure
you three are okay.
We'll be all right.
I should have let him in.
He was threatening you, Chloe.
Yeah, 'cause I was
being a selfish bitch.
Did you think about what I
said, about speaking to someone?
Oh, I don't need to
speak to someone.
All right?
I just need to go home.
Sorry.
My sister's been great.
There's... there's no room here.
None of us are sleeping.
As soon as I've got Seb down,
I'm up again with these,
these chest pains.
What chest pains?
I've... I've started
getting, what do you call it?
Acid reflux?
Honest, it feels like someone's
stabbing me in the bloody chest.
What sort of time?
I don't know.
11:00, 12:00?
What difference does it make?
It doesn't. Sorry.
We'll get you back home, okay?
Let me talk to the police.
Shit.
Lucy Chambers?
Yes?
I'm DI Ravi Dhillon.
This is DS Hollis.
We were wondering if we could
ask you a few questions?
It's nothing to worry about.
I, uh, yes, of course.
Could you look at
this picture for me?
Tell me if you know this man.
I don't think so.
His name's Harold
Slade. Does that mean anything?
What about him?
No. Should I?
Have you ever seen
this car before?
Mrs Chambers?
That, that was chipped before.
Where have you seen
this car, Mrs Chambers?
We live out in Tanbrook.
It's quite secluded.
About three years ago, we noticed
a red car down by the woods.
There's a foot path.
People park there sometimes
to walk their dogs,
they come and go, but
this car didn't go.
It's a small community.
Everyone knows everyone but
nobody knew who it belonged to.
Then my neighbour thought he
saw it driving around at night.
It seemed to appear and
reappear in different spots.
One day, we saw it at
the end of the lane.
Our lane.
Did you get a look
at the driver?
Nobody ever saw the driver.
That's one of the things that...
Mrs Chambers?
Oh, well, you know.
Your imagination runs
away with you, doesn't it?
And then one
day it just disappeared.
Never saw it again.
It was definitely this car?
What's this about?
Oh, the car was stolen.
We're just confirming
reported sightings.
Well, it was three years ago.
It's absolutely
nothing to worry about.
Thank you very much for
your time, Mrs Chambers.
You should have
warned her, Dhillon.
- She's in danger.
- No, she isn't.
He found her three
years ago and moved on.
What? I don't follow.
That isn't the Lucy
Chambers he was looking for.
Yeah, but even still, yeah?
We can't have these women
fearing for their lives.
We have to find the right
Lucy Chambers before he does.
- Spare some change, gents?
- Ah, sorry mate.
- There you go.
- Cheers mate.
No problem. Take care.
He's only gonna spend
it on booze, you know?
Oh yeah? What do you think
I was gonna spend it on?
What d'you do at school today?
Sums. Spelling. Pretending.
What sort of pretending?
I was a spaceman.
A spaceman, wow.
Was that fun?
I don't know.
Did you fly to the moon?
No, it was pretend.
Pretend, like, Meredith?
She's pretend, isn't she?
She's not pretend.
Remember that little girl we
saw on the street the other day?
Her name's Meredith.
Meredith Warren.
Meredith Warren. Come
here this instant.
What did you say?
Meredith Warren go upstairs and
think about what you've done.
No, darling, remember.
I'm talking about the little girl who
lives down the road with her parents.
They live here too.
What're you looking at?
Stop it.
Eat your dinner.
Do you want some music on?
Let's put some music on.
Just a second!
Sorry love. We just need
your breakfast order.
I won't be here for
breakfast. I'm starting early.
Thank you.
The mechanical toys
were very superior.
And looked down
upon everyone else.
They were full of modern ideas,
and pretended they were real.
What you looking at?
Isaac?
There's a man.
There's no
one there, it's just us.
Isaac, look at me.
Look at me.
- Stop that.
- Stop that.
What are you looking at now?
He's moving.
Look, it's not nice to
pretend, sweetheart.
It scares Mummy.
He's not pretend.
Really?
Is it the same man
you saw in the garden?
What's he doing now?
Watching.
Watching... us?
I don't know.
How about now?
He's right next to you.
There's no one there, see?
It's just your imagination.
Go to sleep, darling.
Go to sleep, darling.
Night night, pumpkin.
- Oh, hiya.
- Hi.
- Sorry, is this a bad time?
- No, no, you're alright.
- I'm, I'm just on painting duty.
- Oh.
- It's...
- Lucy.
Lucy, yeah,
from number seven.
I just wanted to
say, "Hello" properly
and welcome to the
neighbourhood, so.
Hello, properly, welcome.
Cheers. I'm Debbie.
Sorry, actually, we, uh...
we don't drink.
Oh. Right, sorry.
- Did you... do you want a cup of tea?
- Oh no, I should get going.
I just wanted to say, "Hi"
and if you ever need to borrow
any sugar or
whatever...
Actually,
that'd be great.
- Because we're completely out.
- Oh, are you?
No. Who borrows sugar?
I don't know.
If you're ever running low,
you know where to find me.
- Number seven.
- Number seven.
Actually.
- I will take you up on that cup of tea.
- Yeah.
Of course, Lee's already talking
about converting the loft.
Third day in the place
and I found him up there,
working out where the new
staircase is gonna go.
He's not happy unless he's
smashing something up.
He had grand plans
for your place.
My place?
Hmm. Number seven.
We put in a cheeky offer.
I guess yours wasn't as cheeky?
- Sorry.
- Oh, God, don't be.
I'm a bit of a fatalist.
If we were meant to live there
then we would be, you know?
Is it just the
three of you here?
Yeah. God, yeah.
- One kid is enough.
- Hmm.
I love her to bits but I...
I couldn't face two of her.
Or three?
How old is Meredith?
Seven.
- Don't ask me how that happened.
- So, is she at Lyle Hill?
Rushgrow Primary.
So, she's never
been to Lyle Hill?
No.
Is that where yours goes?
Oh.
- Sorry. Do you mind if I get this?
- No.
Hello?
No, painting duty.
Yeah, I thought the rain
was coming this afternoon.
You're not crazy.
You must never think that.
I know it's hard.
I know that everything
seems irrational.
Impossible.
But you're completely sane.
Don't let anyone
tell you otherwise.
I'm not sane.
And neither are you.
No, I am.
I am.
I know that I've done things.
I know...
I've been where you are.
You're starting to remember,
Lucy, I know you are.
But you don't wanna
trust those memories.
Because they're upside down, they're
back to front, they're in reverse.
Everyone can remember the past, how
can you possibly remember the future?
I can help you understand.
You're just playing games.
No, this is not a game.
What we're doing here is
more important than you know.
What I know is they're
gonna lock you away.
And we are never
gonna speak again.
Please don't do this.
What about your son?
Isaac.
That's why you're here.
You still have questions.
I can help you answer them.
There he is.
Not even joking, he'll
do anything you tell him.
Whatever you say, he'll do it.
Watch.
Hey, mate.
Mate, stand on one leg.
Sit on the ground.
Stand up.
Put your finger in your nose.
- Eew!
- Oh, mate, what you doing?
That’s rank.
Hey, hit yourself in the face.
Do it again.
Harder.
Harder.
- Harder.
- Hey, Fin...
Again!
Harder.
Harder.
Harder.
Harder!
Harder!
Sir?
Had a woman from Social
Services on the phone.
Chloe Fisher's case worker.
Wants to know when we'll
be out of the property.
Ask Dawes to speak to forensics.
Actually I said
you'd give her a call.
Thought you might wanna
deal with this one yourself.
Yeah? Why's that?
Because her name's
Lucy Chambers.
I hope it goes without saying
we take bullying very seriously.
This isn't
bullying, this is assault.
We've spoken to some of the
boys in year six and we...
Year six.
You're telling me a year
six did this to him?
Well, they're saying
he did it to himself.
- What?
- Isaac is very impressionable.
The other children were seeing
how far they could push it.
- I don't...
- One of them told Isaac
to hit himself, and he did.
Who told you that?
Isaac did.
I want them gone.
Mrs. Chambers.
If some sick little prick thinks
it's funny to coax a child
into hitting himself...
I can assure you, no one
is taking this lightly.
We're trying to
ascertain what happened.
You know what happened.
Isaac doesn't lie.
We spoke to the other boy.
And he's denying it.
No, you don't understand,
Isaac doesn't lie.
- He doesn't know how.
- He does have a very vivid imagination.
Are you saying he made it up?
We're saying we need to make sure we
have all the facts before we take action.
Has Isaac ever hurt
himself before?
No.
I'm sure you'll appreciate
there are steps we need to take
when a child is self-harming.
This isn't self-harm. He didn't
do this because he wanted to.
He did it because
someone told him to.
Because there is
something wrong.
- The EA have conducted...
- What's the EA got to do with it?
I'm not talking
about special needs.
Christ, I have been to every
psychiatrist in the county.
I know he doesn't
have special needs.
But not one of them can tell me
why my son doesn't laugh or cry
or why he won't so much as
hug me unless I tell him to.
People...
People self-harm because
they are angry or upset.
Or guilty.
But he doesn't feel those
things, he can't feel anything
because he's broken,
something's just...
broken and I don't
know how to fix it.
Um, if you can't look
after him, I'll find somewhere else.
Excuse me.
Hang on.
Mark?
Why's this sitting on your desk?
- What’s that?
- What is it?
It's Lynn's report on the
Weber case. Just sitting there.
We're trying to arrange a CPC
and it's just lying around on
your lunchbox, sort it out.
Ah, Christ.
- Can I help you?
- Yes.
I'm DI Dhillon,
this is DS Hollis.
- We're looking for Lucy Chambers.
- She's not here at the minute.
Do you know
when she's coming back?
No idea, she's probably out on a
visit, you'll need to speak to Rob.
- Which one's Rob?
- He's in a meeting.
Any idea when he'll be out?
You're welcome to wait.
- Is this her?
- Yes, the one in the middle, yeah.
- Good guess.
- It’s not a guess.
- Remember the drawings from Lodge 13?
- Yeah?
This is her, Nick.
I need you to give me her
mobile number, right now.
Please?
Does it hurt?
It's okay to cry.
If it hurts, sometimes
crying makes it better.
Come here.
I won't give up, okay?
I love you so, so much.
I love you so, so much.
Come on.
Okay. What do you
want for dinner?
I think we've got chicken
nuggets in the freeze...
Wait there.
Wait here, do you understand?
Lucy.
Oh! Sorry. I've
broke your glass.
Mike.
So, you weren't
here, so I just...
So you thought you'd just
let yourself in?
- I needed a wee.
- Oh, fuck's sake, Mike.
Lucy, I, I really need to
talk to you about something.
Um...
Aren't you gonna say,
"Hello" to your son?
Hello, Isaac.
Do... do you, uh, remember me?
Of course he
remembers you, Mike,
it's only been a few
months, he's not simple.
What happened to his face?
Kids at school.
You can't be here.
Look, just, just, just
listen to what I have to say,
and then, I'll go.
Uh, Isaac, go and play
in the other room.
He plays now?
You scared the shit
out of me, Mike.
Have you...
Have you been vaping in here?
What? No. I gave up.
Um, oh, why are
you here, exactly?
Um...
Ah, I've been seeing someone.
Okay.
She doesn't
know about you.
I mean she, she knows that
I'm, I'm still married but...
she doesn't know
that we're still...
She wants to make it...
serious, official.
I'm sorry, I
know that I should've...
told you about this before.
So this is why you broke
into my house?
I didn't break in.
Who is this serious,
official woman, does
she have a name?
Uh, uh-huh. Um, Harriet.
Harriet Badcock.
- Really?
- Sorry.
That's not a real name.
Look. Whatever. I just... I
thought that you deserved to know.
I didn't want you to find
out on Facebook or...
Not on Facebook, so.
Harriet. Badcock.
You know, she only wants
you for your surname, right?
- We're not getting married.
- Not yet.
No, not ever.
Luce, I don't want her.
- She's great but she's not you.
- Mike.
No, listen, I...
I've been... I've been thinking about
what you said and, and I'll do it.
Do what?
Whatever it takes.
I'll be his dad, I'll try again.
- If it means that I get you then I...
- No, Mike.
We're supposed to
be together, Lucy.
We love each other.
That's all that matters.
It's not... It's not
supposed to be like this.
Sorry, I thought...
I thought this is
what you wanted.
I thought you wanted me back in
your life. Well, I'm here and...
Oh, I want you in his life,
Mike. That's what I want.
I want him to have a
relationship with his father.
I want you to spend
time with him.
I want you to, ah,
take him on holiday
and uh, teach him bad words
and... And spoil him at Christmas.
You can't spoil him, Lucy,
he doesn't have any feelings.
You don't know what
goes on in his head.
No, I don't know what goes
on inside your head, Luce.
Why are we still having sex?
- Ooh.
- No, no, come on.
If all you want me to do
is play with your kid...
Our kid!
He's our kid, Mike!
Do you still love me or not?
It's not that simple.
What, then, talk to me.
Help me understand.
I think about someone
else when we fuck.
No one specific, I don't
see their face, I just um...
I just know it's not you.
Mike.
Mike?
Wait.
I'm sorry.
That wasn't nice, okay, I'm
sorry. I didn't mean it.
Yeah, you did.
Hold on...
Can you turn that off?
All right, all right, all right.
Where'd you put the key?
- What?
- The spare key, where is it?
I don't know, under the
mat, where it lives.
The back door key, Mike,
what did you do with it?
I came in through
the front door.
What?
I came in
through the front door.
Why?
Luce?
No, she's left for the
day, she's gone to pick up Isaac.
Who's Isaac?
Her son.
Her son's name is Isaac?
- What’s wrong?
- Give me the address.
Isaac!
Forty-three
references to the name Isaac.
I just assumed they were
biblical. I didn't know.
Didn't know what?
He's not coming for her.
He's coming for the boy.
I can't imagine
how he must have felt.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry that
you had to go through it.
Stop talking.
Please, just sit
down. I promise...
- Shut up!
- All right.
Just tell me why.
'Cause it's, it's, it's not...
It's not what you think.
We never did anything to you,
we don't even know
you, you had no reason.
You had no reason to touch
him, you had no reason.
- Lucy.
- Just answer the question.
Tell me why you
took my little boy.
door, I'll fucking break it down!
I'll smash this fucking glass.
He's been drinking.
Chloe, listen!
He's not normally this bad.
You're afraid of him, you
wouldn't have called otherwise.
Chloe, listen!
Just listen to me,
for fuck's sake!
Chloe.
I love ya.
Chloe?
Open the door.
I'm being stupid.
No, you're not...
you're not... you're not.
Sorry, I shouldn't have called.
Chlo...
Mummy?
It's all right, love.
Go back to bed.
Daddy came.
Yeah, mummy and daddy
just need to chat.
All right?
Go back to bed, yeah?
Shane?
I saw you that night.
When they took
Shane Fisher away.
I was there, I was
standing in the crowd.
After all those years I've
been searching for you
and suddenly th...
There you were.
Back in my life.
By some beautiful twist of fate.
- Beautiful?
- You knew him.
Shane.
You knew what he
was going to do.
No. No, no, I didn't.
Is she sleeping all right? The
little girl, Tilly, is she all right?
Lucy.
The things I'm gonna
tell you tonight...
are going to sound unlikely.
I'd like very much
for you to listen
and then I want you to lie
to me, I want you to tell me,
convince me that you
don't believe me.
Why?
If he thinks you believe
what I'm about to tell you,
he'll decide that
you're unstable.
If you say you don't believe me,
he can't prove
that you're lying.
Look at me, look.
He can't prove
that you're crazy.
But what if I am?
Crazy?
Mike?
Don't go to sleep.
You changed back
to feather pillows.
Makes my eyes itch.
Well, sleep in your own bed
then, come on, it's late.
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
You haven't said
a word about it.
What?
About last week.
Shane Fisher.
Well, what do you
want me to say?
I don't...
like you being around
people like that.
It's my job to be
around people like that.
Yeah, I know.
And I don't like
it. I never have.
Well, he's dead now, so that's one
less thing for you to worry about.
Hey, I'm being serious.
I know.
I don't want to be serious.
Not now, not with you, I
just wanna... drink wine,
listen to your crappy jokes
and maybe have a half an orgasm.
Half?
Two thirds?
I love you.
I know.
But...
But I don't need you to love
me, I need you to love him.
I tried.
But, I needed him
to love me back.
He does love you.
You think that if you love him hard
enough then he'll feel it, but he won't.
You can't fix him, Luce.
Hey.
Hey.
Oi.
Why doesn't the Queen
wave with this hand?
I don't know.
Because it's my hand.
Dickhead.
Mike, I mean it, out.
Jesus...
Isaac?
What is it, sweetheart?
There's a man in the garden.
Where did you see him?
What was he doing?
Looking.
Are you scared?
It's okay to be scared.
Not everything we see is real.
Oh, you're cold.
Go back inside, darling.
Choose anything you want. Okay?
Doesn't matter how much.
Anything.
Yeah?
Go on, I'll be here.
Hello, hello, hello,
what's all this then?
Causing trouble, are we?
What's your name?
Isaac Stephens.
Oh.
The notorious
Isaac Stephens, mm?
Making mischief again, no doubt.
I'll have to speak
to your mummy.
You are my mummy.
I am not your mummy.
I am an officer of the law.
Now move along, please, we'll
have no lollygagging here.
Isaac, come
back, sweetheart.
I was joking.
Mummy was being funny.
Isaac, I will buy you
anything you want.
Anything. Let's
have a look around.
Sure you don't want
the police hat?
Okay.
Mummy could have
been a singer, right?
Damn right.
Isaac, open the door for mummy.
Hurry, hurry, hurry, my
arms are gonna drop off.
Isaac?
Do you want Mummy to
open your new toy?
Here you go.
Aren't you gonna play with it?
You made Mummy buy
it, so play with it.
Please.
Play with it.
Go to your room.
This is all of the evidence seized from
Brightside Lodges last Thursday night.
No name on the booking but
we believe this is the man
that murdered Harold
Slade and Shane Fisher.
We don't know who he is.
We don't know
where he came from.
We don't even know
what he looks like.
What we do know is that he's looking
for a woman named Lucy Chambers.
I know you're all busy,
but this man's killed two
people in the last fortnight.
So, I need you to stop what you're
doing and empty these boxes.
Remember to sign
the exhibit labels.
Anything that looks like a
reference to a date, a time, a name,
file it in the red box.
Photos of trees,
existential poetry,
drawings of bees go
in the green box.
Any questions?
Yes.
Shouldn't the useful
stuff go in the green box?
Why?
Well, green is good, red is bad.
Yeah but, red means important.
Like, uh, a red flag.
Green means okay,
nothing to worry about.
No, but green means go,
you know, take action.
Red means stop.
Yeah, but stop is an
action though, isn't it?
Like, if you're driving along and you
see a red light, that's an action.
Okay, Dawson. No, we put stuff in...
We found child
porn on his laptop.
We also found the name
"Hobson" scrawled on his wall.
That was the name of
Jonah Taylor's teddy bear.
It's not a joke.
Get to work.
Isaac, have
you got your shoes on?
Isaac?
What you doing, darling?
What are
you doing, darling?
Hey.
What you looking at?
She's not allowed to
draw on the table.
What table?
Are you using your imagination,
like we talked about?
What can you see?
She knows she's not
supposed to do it.
- No, no, no, forget it, chuck 'em all.
- Yes, Chef.
You're sure you've
never met this person?
Don't think so.
Maybe take a closer look.
I don't know who that is.
What about him?
Not a clue.
Who are these people?
Harold Slade was murdered
in his home last Monday,
Shane Fisher was found dead at
his ex-wife's house last Thursday.
Both local.
Slade lived in Tanford,
Fisher was from Gillington.
I don't know anyone
in Gillington.
All right, what about
customers? Maybe an old colleague.
Sorry, what exactly does
this have to do with me?
What is this?
The suspect was staying in
a guest house just off the 364.
This was taken in his room.
Doesn't make sense.
You're sure you
don't know these men?
We've got your address as
33 Clinton Road, is that right?
We'll get a marked
vehicle parked outside.
It's just a precaution.
You're not the only Lucy
Chambers in the area.
Try not to worry, Miss Chambers.
We'll be in touch as
soon as we know more.
Thank you for your time.
And every time
he chooses the same toy.
You must have
quite a collection, Isaac.
What do you do with them?
Ahh, nothing.
He doesn't do
anything with them.
I'd, um, I'd
like to try something.
It may seem a bit basic,
but, um, bear with me.
Isaac.
I'd like you to look at
some pictures with me.
Is that okay?
All right, so.
Can you tell me is this
person happy or sad?
Sad.
And how do you know?
They're crying.
All right.
And what about this person?
Scared.
Yes, they do
look quite scared, don't they?
That's good.
- This one?
- Angry.
Yeah,
rrrr, very, very angry.
Good.
And what about this one?
- Happy.
- That's right.
Good, yeah. This
is a happy face.
What makes you happy, Isaac?
I...
don't know.
What about Mummy?
What sort of things
make Mummy happy?
Chips.
Good, okay, chips.
What else?
What else makes Mummy happy?
- Music.
- Music.
That's great.
And what kind of
things make Mummy sad?
Me.
Fuck!
Kids showing up at school
every week with fresh bruises,
the mum's got a new boyfriend,
the neighbours say they come
home drunk at all hours,
no one's looking after the kids.
If that's not a Section
47, I don't know what is.
Who was on the mash inquiry?
Karen.
It's been allocated
as a child in need,
it's not a child in
need, it's a Section 47.
Anything to avoid
more paperwork.
And meanwhile, this poor
kid is being stuck in...
Okay, Rob, I get it, I get it.
I'll talk to Karen.
I'll see if I can put
a police referral.
Thanks.
Sorry.
How you doing?
Yeah.
I keep thinking about it
and I wasn't even there.
I thought he'd killed them.
Standing out there on the
street, I was so sure.
And then when I found
out it was Shane, I...
I was relieved.
A man died and I was relieved.
No, a child lived.
That's why you're relieved.
I thought Shane
was gonna hurt them.
I know he was.
Yeah, well...
Look, you've got good instincts.
That's why you're
sitting in the fancy chair.
This is the fancy chair? Christ,
I'd hate to be your arse.
There's worst
things to be than my arse.
Least you got to sleep all day.
- Don't do that.
- What?
You're stood here, in my
office, spanking yourself.
I'm not spanking myself.
Well, that's what I'm
putting in the HR report.
Are you okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
- Rob?
- Yeah?
Whose is the Fiat Punto?
Ah, it's Tina's I think. Why?
I shunted it.
And the bumper came off.
Want me to tell her?
No, I'll... I'll tell her.
Take your sleeping
arse back your...
shit chair.
Are you sure that's
what you want?
We could look at getting you
rehoused under the circumstances.
No.
Uh, your house is
still a crime scene.
For how long?
I don't know.
I need to talk to the police.
They know who did it yet?
I'm sorry, we don't know
anything about that.
My job's making sure
you three are okay.
We'll be all right.
I should have let him in.
He was threatening you, Chloe.
Yeah, 'cause I was
being a selfish bitch.
Did you think about what I
said, about speaking to someone?
Oh, I don't need to
speak to someone.
All right?
I just need to go home.
Sorry.
My sister's been great.
There's... there's no room here.
None of us are sleeping.
As soon as I've got Seb down,
I'm up again with these,
these chest pains.
What chest pains?
I've... I've started
getting, what do you call it?
Acid reflux?
Honest, it feels like someone's
stabbing me in the bloody chest.
What sort of time?
I don't know.
11:00, 12:00?
What difference does it make?
It doesn't. Sorry.
We'll get you back home, okay?
Let me talk to the police.
Shit.
Lucy Chambers?
Yes?
I'm DI Ravi Dhillon.
This is DS Hollis.
We were wondering if we could
ask you a few questions?
It's nothing to worry about.
I, uh, yes, of course.
Could you look at
this picture for me?
Tell me if you know this man.
I don't think so.
His name's Harold
Slade. Does that mean anything?
What about him?
No. Should I?
Have you ever seen
this car before?
Mrs Chambers?
That, that was chipped before.
Where have you seen
this car, Mrs Chambers?
We live out in Tanbrook.
It's quite secluded.
About three years ago, we noticed
a red car down by the woods.
There's a foot path.
People park there sometimes
to walk their dogs,
they come and go, but
this car didn't go.
It's a small community.
Everyone knows everyone but
nobody knew who it belonged to.
Then my neighbour thought he
saw it driving around at night.
It seemed to appear and
reappear in different spots.
One day, we saw it at
the end of the lane.
Our lane.
Did you get a look
at the driver?
Nobody ever saw the driver.
That's one of the things that...
Mrs Chambers?
Oh, well, you know.
Your imagination runs
away with you, doesn't it?
And then one
day it just disappeared.
Never saw it again.
It was definitely this car?
What's this about?
Oh, the car was stolen.
We're just confirming
reported sightings.
Well, it was three years ago.
It's absolutely
nothing to worry about.
Thank you very much for
your time, Mrs Chambers.
You should have
warned her, Dhillon.
- She's in danger.
- No, she isn't.
He found her three
years ago and moved on.
What? I don't follow.
That isn't the Lucy
Chambers he was looking for.
Yeah, but even still, yeah?
We can't have these women
fearing for their lives.
We have to find the right
Lucy Chambers before he does.
- Spare some change, gents?
- Ah, sorry mate.
- There you go.
- Cheers mate.
No problem. Take care.
He's only gonna spend
it on booze, you know?
Oh yeah? What do you think
I was gonna spend it on?
What d'you do at school today?
Sums. Spelling. Pretending.
What sort of pretending?
I was a spaceman.
A spaceman, wow.
Was that fun?
I don't know.
Did you fly to the moon?
No, it was pretend.
Pretend, like, Meredith?
She's pretend, isn't she?
She's not pretend.
Remember that little girl we
saw on the street the other day?
Her name's Meredith.
Meredith Warren.
Meredith Warren. Come
here this instant.
What did you say?
Meredith Warren go upstairs and
think about what you've done.
No, darling, remember.
I'm talking about the little girl who
lives down the road with her parents.
They live here too.
What're you looking at?
Stop it.
Eat your dinner.
Do you want some music on?
Let's put some music on.
Just a second!
Sorry love. We just need
your breakfast order.
I won't be here for
breakfast. I'm starting early.
Thank you.
The mechanical toys
were very superior.
And looked down
upon everyone else.
They were full of modern ideas,
and pretended they were real.
What you looking at?
Isaac?
There's a man.
There's no
one there, it's just us.
Isaac, look at me.
Look at me.
- Stop that.
- Stop that.
What are you looking at now?
He's moving.
Look, it's not nice to
pretend, sweetheart.
It scares Mummy.
He's not pretend.
Really?
Is it the same man
you saw in the garden?
What's he doing now?
Watching.
Watching... us?
I don't know.
How about now?
He's right next to you.
There's no one there, see?
It's just your imagination.
Go to sleep, darling.
Go to sleep, darling.
Night night, pumpkin.
- Oh, hiya.
- Hi.
- Sorry, is this a bad time?
- No, no, you're alright.
- I'm, I'm just on painting duty.
- Oh.
- It's...
- Lucy.
Lucy, yeah,
from number seven.
I just wanted to
say, "Hello" properly
and welcome to the
neighbourhood, so.
Hello, properly, welcome.
Cheers. I'm Debbie.
Sorry, actually, we, uh...
we don't drink.
Oh. Right, sorry.
- Did you... do you want a cup of tea?
- Oh no, I should get going.
I just wanted to say, "Hi"
and if you ever need to borrow
any sugar or
whatever...
Actually,
that'd be great.
- Because we're completely out.
- Oh, are you?
No. Who borrows sugar?
I don't know.
If you're ever running low,
you know where to find me.
- Number seven.
- Number seven.
Actually.
- I will take you up on that cup of tea.
- Yeah.
Of course, Lee's already talking
about converting the loft.
Third day in the place
and I found him up there,
working out where the new
staircase is gonna go.
He's not happy unless he's
smashing something up.
He had grand plans
for your place.
My place?
Hmm. Number seven.
We put in a cheeky offer.
I guess yours wasn't as cheeky?
- Sorry.
- Oh, God, don't be.
I'm a bit of a fatalist.
If we were meant to live there
then we would be, you know?
Is it just the
three of you here?
Yeah. God, yeah.
- One kid is enough.
- Hmm.
I love her to bits but I...
I couldn't face two of her.
Or three?
How old is Meredith?
Seven.
- Don't ask me how that happened.
- So, is she at Lyle Hill?
Rushgrow Primary.
So, she's never
been to Lyle Hill?
No.
Is that where yours goes?
Oh.
- Sorry. Do you mind if I get this?
- No.
Hello?
No, painting duty.
Yeah, I thought the rain
was coming this afternoon.
You're not crazy.
You must never think that.
I know it's hard.
I know that everything
seems irrational.
Impossible.
But you're completely sane.
Don't let anyone
tell you otherwise.
I'm not sane.
And neither are you.
No, I am.
I am.
I know that I've done things.
I know...
I've been where you are.
You're starting to remember,
Lucy, I know you are.
But you don't wanna
trust those memories.
Because they're upside down, they're
back to front, they're in reverse.
Everyone can remember the past, how
can you possibly remember the future?
I can help you understand.
You're just playing games.
No, this is not a game.
What we're doing here is
more important than you know.
What I know is they're
gonna lock you away.
And we are never
gonna speak again.
Please don't do this.
What about your son?
Isaac.
That's why you're here.
You still have questions.
I can help you answer them.
There he is.
Not even joking, he'll
do anything you tell him.
Whatever you say, he'll do it.
Watch.
Hey, mate.
Mate, stand on one leg.
Sit on the ground.
Stand up.
Put your finger in your nose.
- Eew!
- Oh, mate, what you doing?
That’s rank.
Hey, hit yourself in the face.
Do it again.
Harder.
Harder.
- Harder.
- Hey, Fin...
Again!
Harder.
Harder.
Harder.
Harder!
Harder!
Sir?
Had a woman from Social
Services on the phone.
Chloe Fisher's case worker.
Wants to know when we'll
be out of the property.
Ask Dawes to speak to forensics.
Actually I said
you'd give her a call.
Thought you might wanna
deal with this one yourself.
Yeah? Why's that?
Because her name's
Lucy Chambers.
I hope it goes without saying
we take bullying very seriously.
This isn't
bullying, this is assault.
We've spoken to some of the
boys in year six and we...
Year six.
You're telling me a year
six did this to him?
Well, they're saying
he did it to himself.
- What?
- Isaac is very impressionable.
The other children were seeing
how far they could push it.
- I don't...
- One of them told Isaac
to hit himself, and he did.
Who told you that?
Isaac did.
I want them gone.
Mrs. Chambers.
If some sick little prick thinks
it's funny to coax a child
into hitting himself...
I can assure you, no one
is taking this lightly.
We're trying to
ascertain what happened.
You know what happened.
Isaac doesn't lie.
We spoke to the other boy.
And he's denying it.
No, you don't understand,
Isaac doesn't lie.
- He doesn't know how.
- He does have a very vivid imagination.
Are you saying he made it up?
We're saying we need to make sure we
have all the facts before we take action.
Has Isaac ever hurt
himself before?
No.
I'm sure you'll appreciate
there are steps we need to take
when a child is self-harming.
This isn't self-harm. He didn't
do this because he wanted to.
He did it because
someone told him to.
Because there is
something wrong.
- The EA have conducted...
- What's the EA got to do with it?
I'm not talking
about special needs.
Christ, I have been to every
psychiatrist in the county.
I know he doesn't
have special needs.
But not one of them can tell me
why my son doesn't laugh or cry
or why he won't so much as
hug me unless I tell him to.
People...
People self-harm because
they are angry or upset.
Or guilty.
But he doesn't feel those
things, he can't feel anything
because he's broken,
something's just...
broken and I don't
know how to fix it.
Um, if you can't look
after him, I'll find somewhere else.
Excuse me.
Hang on.
Mark?
Why's this sitting on your desk?
- What’s that?
- What is it?
It's Lynn's report on the
Weber case. Just sitting there.
We're trying to arrange a CPC
and it's just lying around on
your lunchbox, sort it out.
Ah, Christ.
- Can I help you?
- Yes.
I'm DI Dhillon,
this is DS Hollis.
- We're looking for Lucy Chambers.
- She's not here at the minute.
Do you know
when she's coming back?
No idea, she's probably out on a
visit, you'll need to speak to Rob.
- Which one's Rob?
- He's in a meeting.
Any idea when he'll be out?
You're welcome to wait.
- Is this her?
- Yes, the one in the middle, yeah.
- Good guess.
- It’s not a guess.
- Remember the drawings from Lodge 13?
- Yeah?
This is her, Nick.
I need you to give me her
mobile number, right now.
Please?
Does it hurt?
It's okay to cry.
If it hurts, sometimes
crying makes it better.
Come here.
I won't give up, okay?
I love you so, so much.
I love you so, so much.
Come on.
Okay. What do you
want for dinner?
I think we've got chicken
nuggets in the freeze...
Wait there.
Wait here, do you understand?
Lucy.
Oh! Sorry. I've
broke your glass.
Mike.
So, you weren't
here, so I just...
So you thought you'd just
let yourself in?
- I needed a wee.
- Oh, fuck's sake, Mike.
Lucy, I, I really need to
talk to you about something.
Um...
Aren't you gonna say,
"Hello" to your son?
Hello, Isaac.
Do... do you, uh, remember me?
Of course he
remembers you, Mike,
it's only been a few
months, he's not simple.
What happened to his face?
Kids at school.
You can't be here.
Look, just, just, just
listen to what I have to say,
and then, I'll go.
Uh, Isaac, go and play
in the other room.
He plays now?
You scared the shit
out of me, Mike.
Have you...
Have you been vaping in here?
What? No. I gave up.
Um, oh, why are
you here, exactly?
Um...
Ah, I've been seeing someone.
Okay.
She doesn't
know about you.
I mean she, she knows that
I'm, I'm still married but...
she doesn't know
that we're still...
She wants to make it...
serious, official.
I'm sorry, I
know that I should've...
told you about this before.
So this is why you broke
into my house?
I didn't break in.
Who is this serious,
official woman, does
she have a name?
Uh, uh-huh. Um, Harriet.
Harriet Badcock.
- Really?
- Sorry.
That's not a real name.
Look. Whatever. I just... I
thought that you deserved to know.
I didn't want you to find
out on Facebook or...
Not on Facebook, so.
Harriet. Badcock.
You know, she only wants
you for your surname, right?
- We're not getting married.
- Not yet.
No, not ever.
Luce, I don't want her.
- She's great but she's not you.
- Mike.
No, listen, I...
I've been... I've been thinking about
what you said and, and I'll do it.
Do what?
Whatever it takes.
I'll be his dad, I'll try again.
- If it means that I get you then I...
- No, Mike.
We're supposed to
be together, Lucy.
We love each other.
That's all that matters.
It's not... It's not
supposed to be like this.
Sorry, I thought...
I thought this is
what you wanted.
I thought you wanted me back in
your life. Well, I'm here and...
Oh, I want you in his life,
Mike. That's what I want.
I want him to have a
relationship with his father.
I want you to spend
time with him.
I want you to, ah,
take him on holiday
and uh, teach him bad words
and... And spoil him at Christmas.
You can't spoil him, Lucy,
he doesn't have any feelings.
You don't know what
goes on in his head.
No, I don't know what goes
on inside your head, Luce.
Why are we still having sex?
- Ooh.
- No, no, come on.
If all you want me to do
is play with your kid...
Our kid!
He's our kid, Mike!
Do you still love me or not?
It's not that simple.
What, then, talk to me.
Help me understand.
I think about someone
else when we fuck.
No one specific, I don't
see their face, I just um...
I just know it's not you.
Mike.
Mike?
Wait.
I'm sorry.
That wasn't nice, okay, I'm
sorry. I didn't mean it.
Yeah, you did.
Hold on...
Can you turn that off?
All right, all right, all right.
Where'd you put the key?
- What?
- The spare key, where is it?
I don't know, under the
mat, where it lives.
The back door key, Mike,
what did you do with it?
I came in through
the front door.
What?
I came in
through the front door.
Why?
Luce?
No, she's left for the
day, she's gone to pick up Isaac.
Who's Isaac?
Her son.
Her son's name is Isaac?
- What’s wrong?
- Give me the address.
Isaac!
Forty-three
references to the name Isaac.
I just assumed they were
biblical. I didn't know.
Didn't know what?
He's not coming for her.
He's coming for the boy.
I can't imagine
how he must have felt.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry that
you had to go through it.
Stop talking.
Please, just sit
down. I promise...
- Shut up!
- All right.
Just tell me why.
'Cause it's, it's, it's not...
It's not what you think.
We never did anything to you,
we don't even know
you, you had no reason.
You had no reason to touch
him, you had no reason.
- Lucy.
- Just answer the question.
Tell me why you
took my little boy.