The Pact (2021–…): Season 2, Episode 6 - Episode #2.6 - full transcript
I want answers, Christine.
I'll find them. I will find them.
You want to know the truth?
I'll tell you!
Connor is missing.
The last trace of his phone
was at your daughter's wedding.
Doesn't anyone care?
Have the council signed off
on the mineshaft already?
We can go ahead
and get it filled in.
All these years,
I pictured me seeing the kids.
And I have to tell them a pack
of lies. We had an agreement.
I don't know what I'm doing.
How did you know where I lived?
What have we done?
We did nothing but good, Kate.
The rest was out of our control.
I need to go away.
I can't keep living like this.
Connor's dead.
Tell me everything.
I prepaid. It's all sorted.
You're too good to me.
You just need support
until you get on your feet.
You're going to be fine.
The pair of you.
You get some rest.
We'll catch up tomorrow.
Is everything all right? Yeah. It's
just that Will's waiting for me,
so I've got to go and try to...
Bye.
What was she doing here?
Never mind about that.
Jamie, go and get rid of Gethin.
Why? Jamie, just bloody do it,
will you, please?
What's happened?
Will you keep your voices down?
Eh.. Geth, can you give me a couple
of minutes with Megan, please?
I told him.
Told him what?
He knows everything.
Why would you do that?
I don't know. Why would you
throw somebody down a mineshaft?
What are you going to do?
I don't know.
What do you mean, you don't know?
Well, my head's kind of spinning
now, so... We haven't got time for this.
The police have found Connor.
They're at the quarry.
They've been there for hours.
What are we going to do?
I will figure something out.
KNOCK ON DOOR
Christine? Oh, my God!
What do we do?
Put the kettle on, Jamie. Go on.
Go and sit down.
We don't know anything.
The last time we saw Connor
was at the wedding.
Remember the story.
Don't complicate it.
Christine, it's the police.
You're family now, Gethin.
We stick together.
All right?
What's going on?
Is Will here?
Sure.
What's happened?
Can I come in?
So, Detective, what's this about?
We need you to come down
to the station.
Why? We have some questions.
OK. Well, can you not ask them here?
No. We need to question your family
independently.
My colleagues will explain.
Well?
DOOR SHUTS
We've retrieved a body,
at the site of your adventure park.
We haven't officially identified
this person, but, um,
I was wondering whether you could
throw some light on who it might be.
Well, I mean, we get kids
trespassing there all the time.
You know what kids are like.
They go there to get drunk
or high or whatever.
Maybe...
Maybe one of them had an accident.
I don't know.
There's pretty clear evidence
to show this person didn't end
up there of their own volition.
I'm not following.
It's looking like the body
was placed there and an attempt made
to hide it.
A pretty poor
attempt, if you ask me.
Desperate, maybe.
Do you know anyone
who may have wanted to hide a body?
What the hell are you talking about?
No.
Of course not.
Has Will's behaviour changed
at all recently?
Don't think so.
Have you seen him get angry
or physically violent with anyone?
No.
Jamie?
What happened to your face?
HE MUTTERS NERVOUSLY
We've warned them about texting
on the move, but he never listens.
What if I told you the person
in question was Connor Moran?
Shit.
Really?
Mm.
It all starts to add up, doesn't it?
What do you mean?
Well, you two have history.
Then he disappears and, hey
presto, he turns up dead...
...when you land.
You've been very quiet, Gethin.
Anything to add?
It's just a shock.
These kind of things don't happen
round here.
No.
It's horrible.
Yes, it is.
DOOR SHUTS
I don't know say to you.
I didn't ask for any of this.
Yeah, well, neither did Connor.
If you want...
What? I dunno...
...leave, I'd get it.
I'd understand. Yeah, it's a bit
late for that now.
I'm an accessory.
I just lied to the police.
This was your mum's idea, wasn't it?
To keep quiet, to cover it up.
She was protecting Jamie.
Is she, though?
She wanted Connor gone
from the start, fought for it,
even though he's the spitting
image of her son.
She wanted him gone like he was some
kind of threat.
What was she so scared of?
I was just going to call you.
And say what?
Just that...
If you need anything. Yeah,
yeah, I do, as it goes.
I need a husband I can trust,
a son who isn't following
in his footsteps, a new business.
But most of all, I need to
understand
how and why that boy died.
SHE SCOFFS
You surely don't think
Will's responsible for that.
His issues are buried so deep.
I don't even think he knows
where they come from.
But you do.
I've pretended to get along
with you for all of these years,
and it was fucking exhausting.
I'm not doing it any more.
Just there, OK? Thank you. All
right?
I want to talk to my son.
We're holding him overnight
while we make more inquiries.
He's done nothing wrong.
I want to see him.
Well, you know I can't do that.
And do you know I'm the reason
you've still got a career?
You should organise a lawyer
for your son.
This isn't looking good.
And sit down.
DOOR CLANGS SHUT
I keep thinking about Kate.
If I'd have got there earlier,
I could have stopped
her driving off.
Oh, it's not your fault, love.
Well, they said she was driving
erratically, like she was drunk.
Well, at least she didn't
have anyone else.
I need to show you something.
What?
What am I looking at?
Bottom of her dress.
Is that blood?
Then later when they danced...
It's gone.
A DOOR OPENS
How's Gethin?
Dunno.
He's gone home. Said he wanted
some time alone.
Are you guys going to be OK?
I want to fix all this.
If I go to the police now,
everyone's in trouble.
DOOR OPENS
Sorry, Beth, we haven't
turned the machine on yet.
I'm not here for coffee.
There was blood on your wedding
dress.
I think you need to tell me
about Connor.
PHONE RINGS
PHONE STOPS RINGING
The truth's coming, Christine,
one way or another.
SHE SHUDDERS AND BREATHES DEEPLY
Poor boy.
I never meant to hurt him.
This is never going away, Jamie.
You have to tell the police.
SHE SOBS
I understand if you need to take
some time.
But don't drag this out.
This has cost too many lives
already.
DOOR OPENS AND SHUTS
Can you tell Detective Pritchard
to ring me urgently?
BEEP
Auntie Kate's dead.
What?
There was an accident last night.
Beth saw the car.
Reckoned she'd been drink-driving.
Look, she said to call her and not
to go to work today.
She's been trying to get hold of
you.
OK.
Mom... I'm OK.
Don't you care?
Um, yeah, of course. Can you just
give me... give me a minute?
SHE SOBS
CONTINUES SOBBING
SOBBING HISSES
CRIES OUT, CHAIR CLATTERS
You're free to go now
while we make further inquiries.
Mum, they got my DNA.
So...
...I'm screwed.
Kate's dead.
There was a car accident.
What?
It could look...
...like she killed Connor,
couldn't handle the guilt.
Jesus Christ, Mum.
It'll add up, cos her car
will have been seen near his flat.
And if they find his phone,
it'll be on the way to her place.
For fuck's sake, just stop.
Stop.
How many more lies do
we have to tell?
It's all we ever do.
I can't handle it any more.
I'm sorry.
For which bit exactly?
Everything, all of it.
Did you kill that boy?
No, of course not.
How did he end up in our quarry?
I don't understand what's
wrong with you.
I don't think you understand it
either.
But there is...
...something very wrong.
HE SOBS
I tried calling.
Um... What's Tom doing here?
Can you come into my office?
What's going on?
Sorry, Christine,
but you've been suspended.
What?
Why?
I've got appointments, Kayla is
expecting...
Yeah, well, I'll deal with them.
Is this Tom's work?
What the hell is he playing at?
I had to tell him about the police
investigation.
I haven't mentioned the rest,
but he'll find out soon enough.
What do you mean?
I told Jamie to write it all
down in a statement, to tell
the police what really happened
at the wedding.
It wasn't Jamie's fault.
A boy died, Christine.
It was an accident.
Should my family pay for that
because some stranger tries to ruin
our lives?
He wasn't a stranger, though,
was he?
Connor was your son.
I'm right, aren't I?
PHONE VIBRATES
SHE GASPS
The hospice.
The woman who ruined my life
is finally dying.
I'm still going to hold her hand.
I'm sorry.
CHRISTINE SCOFFS
You have no idea.
The nurses say you can still
hear me.
Hmm.
You look different.
Like you're fading away.
I used to think you were made
of hate.
Even that's gone now.
You know...
...I made it my mission,
my life's work..
...to raise my children
in spite of you.
To be better.
I just became a part of it.
Your legacy.
Lies.
Manipulation.
Hmm.
Maybe you didn't even start it.
Maybe you were a victim too.
Someone needs to break the cycle.
They need to know the truth.
Jamie, come and sit down, please.
I'm just going out for a minute.
I know where you were going.
The police need to know the truth.
Let's talk about it later, love,
just...
What's going on?
I don't know. Last supper?
New lie. New plan.
Are we...
Are we brainstorming?
Megan, shut the fuck up, will you?
Don't defend her. You were stuck in
a police cell all night.
I know, but just shut up
for a sec...
We'll have a problem if you talk
to her like that.
What are you going to do? What?!
He can go fuck himself.
Can we just not argue?
Let's just eat this
before it gets cold.
So what's the letter?
Is that your confession?
I just wrote it all down
so it's clear in my head.
I understand why he wants
to tell the truth.
A lie sits at the heart of you
if you let it.
Changes everything till there's
nothing else left.
What the hell are you on about?
Connor.
I want you to know...
...that I did what I did for the
right reasons.
Mum, what did you do?
Kate...
...had a client.
He was an addict.
She was pregnant, lived in a squat.
Kate had her own issues at the time.
She took her eye off the ball.
Missed a few appointments.
And this woman skipped town.
But she left the baby.
Kate panicked when she found him.
She asked me for help.
He was a week old.
He'd been in that squat
for days on his own.
Like rubbish.
Like he was nothing.
He was tiny.
He looked at me...
...like he needed me.
So...
...I took him.
What do you mean?
I saw a tiny baby boy in danger...
...needing love from someone.
So I brought him home.
And I named him Liam.
I... I didn't know he had a brother
until Connor turned up.
I mean, if I'd known that, I might
have acted differently and...
Wait. You... you stole Liam?
No, I rescued him.
I protected Kate.
She was a good person.
Am I owed her.
And I gave Liam a home.
You can't just take a baby.
Why didn't he just go into care?
I took a chance.
I risked everything...
...to make a change in the life
of one...
One child.
To give him a...
...a loving home and a family.
This is fucked up.
I mean...
How did you get away with it?
You can't just appear with a baby
overnight.
Well, um, Kate helped cover the
paper trail,
and Harry and I just came back
to Wales.
You made him lie to us.
My God.
This is why Dad left.
Because of what you did.
He wasn't happy about it,
but he understood...
...until he couldn't any more.
I mean, it's abduction.
You could have been locked up.
I would do it all again
if I could, Megan,
just to save one child.
Why didn't you just adopt Liam?
I wasn't thinking.
My cousin adopted a kid.
It is tough...
...you know, because they talk
to everyone.
Your friends, your colleagues,
your family,
you know?
Other kids.
And they dig into your past.
They're thorough, because they need
to know you've got nothing to hide.
No secrets.
So I'm thinking...
...what about the others?
Because if you can lie about Liam...
What about Will and Jamie and Megan?
What do you mean?
Are you our mother?
How can you ask me that?
I raised you, didn't I?
Gave you everything.
Every opportunity.
But are you our mother?
Yes.
Oh, my God.
Liam wasn't the first.
GETHIN: You said you owed Kate.
Why?
She was my friend.
Because she covered for you before?
Mum!
We moved around a lot
when we were kids.
London, Manchester then here.
You said it was for work.
It was.
I've never seen a photo
of you pregnant.
You are my kids, and I love you.
That's all that matters.
Who are we?
Where are our parents?
I'm here.
Two brothers, one sister.
My children.
This isn't a family.
This is a cult.
What are you doing? I can't...
I used to think that I was
the problem.
DOOR CLOSES
If we stick together, we can get
through this.
This is too much.
Will, please...
DOOR CLOSES
Just tell me the truth.
I stood by you after the wedding,
Jamie.
I've protected you your whole life.
Please don't leave me.
I'm sorry.
I ain't got nowhere to go.
Me neither.
Want to go for a drive?
I wish I could fix this for you.
Why the fuck did you ask
that question? I'm sorry.
I am, I'm sorry.
Whatever happens...
...you're still you.
You've still got this place.
Jamie.
Me.
This is who you are.
Here and now.
And you can choose to be anything.
You get to decide.
Not her.
Hey, come here.
Hey...
I guess it makes sense.
It's like we never clicked,
you know?
Not properly.
Not like other families.
Yeah, but plenty of families
don't get along.
All I ever wanted was
my big brother.
Don't go soft on me, please.
You don't remember Dad leaving...
...but I do.
Mum said that, you know,
that I was the man of the house now.
I wanted you to be strong
so you didn't have to go through
what I did.
You know, like you don't belong.
That you are worthless.
Not just by other kids.
Grown-ups, teachers, police.
So you did care about us.
A pretty messed-up way to show it.
I guess prison will toughen me up.
Don't say that. I might have to lose
the nail varnish.
I always liked it.
WILL CHUCKLES
VEHICLE PULLS UP OUTSIDE
DOORBELL RINGS
Kayla. I rang the office,
only they said you weren't working,
and then...
BABY CRIES
Come in out the cold.
MEGAN: It makes sense, though.
She'd be... pulling us back to her.
Forcing us together.
Making us into this THING.
She raised us.
Loved us.
Give us everything we ever needed.
Doesn't that make her our mum,
anyway?
I still want you to be my sister.
FRIDGE DOOR RATTLES
Whatever happens,
this doesn't change you and me.
BOTTLE TOP CLATTERS
OK?
I won't let it.
I'll, um... I'll give you some
space. OK? Thanks, Geth. Yeah.
I look at him and it's like...
I love him and I don't even
know him yet.
How does that work?
Even when you know them too well,
you still love them the same.
I can't imagine what it's like
to lose a kid.
What that does to you.
Your Liam was really special.
I still see him sometimes.
I didn't realise you knew him.
Kayla?
BABY GRIZZLES
I did know him.
And it's all my fault.
What is? Everything that's
happened to you.
That day...
...when he died...
...he asked me to get him some
gear.
Something stronger.
He said he wanted to forget.
He'd... He'd never slammed before,
so...
...I showed him how.
I injected him.
Tell me... tell me exactly
what happened to him.
He had seizures.
I tried to help him,
but it happened so fast.
You were here?
You were with him
while he was dying?
I was so scared...
...and high...
...so I run.
The next day, I thought
it was like a nightmare.
But then I heard his body
had been found.
I didn't know what to do.
The next week,
I made an appointment.
You came looking for me?
I wanted to tell you what happened.
But you were so nice,
I couldn't.
You were lying to me all this time?
I didn't know how to say it.
But I know I have to.
No matter how much you hate me.
I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
SHE SOBS
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry...
I talked to Will.
It got heavy.
Like... honest.
I can understand where
he's coming from.
He's just as messed up as
the rest of us.
I'm was so scared of marrying Geth.
Of turning out like Mum and Dad.
Maybe there's a part of me
that remembers
what it was like to be abandoned.
I want to pretend like none
of this ever happened.
Things will never be how they were.
Please don't go to the police
tonight.
I can't deal with that on top
of everything else.
Meg, the longer we leave it,
the worse it's going to get.
Hello.
I didn't know where else to go.
DOOR CLOSES
Christine?
CAR ENGINE STARTS
BABY GRIZZLES
Wait! What are you doing? Christine?
Open the door!
Open the fucking door!
Christine!
Don't take him!
Christine!
BABY CRIES
Ssh!
It's OK.
Everything's going to be OK.
You've got to help me.
She's taken my baby!
CAR JUDDERS
Come on. Come on, come on!
Come on.
PHONE RINGS
She's not answering. Try Beth.
Which way?
I don't know. Choose one.
She could be anywhere.
Yeah, we're on our way.
What can I do?
Stay here in case Christine
turns up.
You're driving. Come on.
GEARS CRUNCH
RATTLING
ENGINE STOPS
Shit!
BABY CRIES
Oh, no.
Don't. You're OK.
Everything's all right.
Shh.
Ssh-ssh!
Hey, you're safe with me.
Why would she do this? I don't know,
love. Let's just find her.
That's her car!
Can you see the baby?
Not here.
Tell the others we've found the car
and come back to get us.
All right. Be careful.
Split up, yeah?
SHE HUMS SOFTLY
What are you doing here?
We're OK.
It's a bit cold for him.
He's sleeping now.
He's fine.
I used to bring Liam here
when he was teething.
He liked the drive.
He used to drift off.
Sometimes when he didn't,
I'd take him out,
show him the sea.
Tell him he'd be safe with me for
the rest of his life.
Oh, you were all safe with me.
Kayla's worried sick.
Good.
She killed your brother.
She was with Liam
when he overdosed,
and she did nothing.
I wanted her to know
how it felt to be a mother,
the helplessness and the panic...
Can I have him?
There you go.
Ssh-ssh.
There's so many kids, Megan...
...who need to help.
They're unloved, they're unwanted.
And I should know, because I was one
of them.
You never talked about that.
Oh... Didn't want to relive it.
Every time that I save a child,
I'm doing it for the little girl
in here.
So my suffering wasn't for nothing.
People shouldn't be defined
by their start in life,
it should be what they make of it.
I gave Liam a home and a family.
And if you all want to judge me
for that, then you go right ahead.
What about the rest of us?
If a child's protected...
...what does it matter?
I've got to get him back.
Do you hate me?
No.
I think you made a mistake.
And I stand by it.
But look at what it cost.
Connor.
Liam.
Kate.
All gone.
What about the rest of us?
Jamie will be dragged
off to prison.
Will too.
Maybe you. Maybe all of us.
Our lives are over.
Megan!
The police...
The police will find GHB
in Connor's system.
No-one else knows.
I... I gave him a lethal dose
in a drink.
Why would you do that?
Because I wanted him gone.
And I... I forced
the rest of you to...
...to do what I said. I...
I'm sorry.
This was all my fault.
Megan!
Megan!
It's OK. It's fine.
I've got him.
I'll take him to Beth.
She's in the car.
Wait, where's Mum?
She's there.
Where is she?
Oh...
Mum!
HE SOBS AND GASPS
Mum!
Mum!
Mum!
Mum!
HE GASPS AND SOBS
Mum...
I'm going to have a word
with the girl, all right?
All finished here? Yeah. Thank you.
I got you a cab so you get yourself
home, look after the little one.
And we'll be in touch. OK?
The police need to speak to you.
I don't want to talk to anyone.
I can't keep putting this off.
Why would she do this to us?
She wanted to take responsibility.
I think that she knew if she was
still here,
you wouldn't let her do that.
She's given us a way out.
One last lie.
You OK?
My lawyer reckons I'm looking
at six months as an accessory.
I might even get a suspended
sentence
considering everything
that's happened.
I'm so sorry, Will.
Sorry?
I got this.
Then we start over, yeah?
Because now we get to decide
who we are.
Love you.
I'll find them. I will find them.
You want to know the truth?
I'll tell you!
Connor is missing.
The last trace of his phone
was at your daughter's wedding.
Doesn't anyone care?
Have the council signed off
on the mineshaft already?
We can go ahead
and get it filled in.
All these years,
I pictured me seeing the kids.
And I have to tell them a pack
of lies. We had an agreement.
I don't know what I'm doing.
How did you know where I lived?
What have we done?
We did nothing but good, Kate.
The rest was out of our control.
I need to go away.
I can't keep living like this.
Connor's dead.
Tell me everything.
I prepaid. It's all sorted.
You're too good to me.
You just need support
until you get on your feet.
You're going to be fine.
The pair of you.
You get some rest.
We'll catch up tomorrow.
Is everything all right? Yeah. It's
just that Will's waiting for me,
so I've got to go and try to...
Bye.
What was she doing here?
Never mind about that.
Jamie, go and get rid of Gethin.
Why? Jamie, just bloody do it,
will you, please?
What's happened?
Will you keep your voices down?
Eh.. Geth, can you give me a couple
of minutes with Megan, please?
I told him.
Told him what?
He knows everything.
Why would you do that?
I don't know. Why would you
throw somebody down a mineshaft?
What are you going to do?
I don't know.
What do you mean, you don't know?
Well, my head's kind of spinning
now, so... We haven't got time for this.
The police have found Connor.
They're at the quarry.
They've been there for hours.
What are we going to do?
I will figure something out.
KNOCK ON DOOR
Christine? Oh, my God!
What do we do?
Put the kettle on, Jamie. Go on.
Go and sit down.
We don't know anything.
The last time we saw Connor
was at the wedding.
Remember the story.
Don't complicate it.
Christine, it's the police.
You're family now, Gethin.
We stick together.
All right?
What's going on?
Is Will here?
Sure.
What's happened?
Can I come in?
So, Detective, what's this about?
We need you to come down
to the station.
Why? We have some questions.
OK. Well, can you not ask them here?
No. We need to question your family
independently.
My colleagues will explain.
Well?
DOOR SHUTS
We've retrieved a body,
at the site of your adventure park.
We haven't officially identified
this person, but, um,
I was wondering whether you could
throw some light on who it might be.
Well, I mean, we get kids
trespassing there all the time.
You know what kids are like.
They go there to get drunk
or high or whatever.
Maybe...
Maybe one of them had an accident.
I don't know.
There's pretty clear evidence
to show this person didn't end
up there of their own volition.
I'm not following.
It's looking like the body
was placed there and an attempt made
to hide it.
A pretty poor
attempt, if you ask me.
Desperate, maybe.
Do you know anyone
who may have wanted to hide a body?
What the hell are you talking about?
No.
Of course not.
Has Will's behaviour changed
at all recently?
Don't think so.
Have you seen him get angry
or physically violent with anyone?
No.
Jamie?
What happened to your face?
HE MUTTERS NERVOUSLY
We've warned them about texting
on the move, but he never listens.
What if I told you the person
in question was Connor Moran?
Shit.
Really?
Mm.
It all starts to add up, doesn't it?
What do you mean?
Well, you two have history.
Then he disappears and, hey
presto, he turns up dead...
...when you land.
You've been very quiet, Gethin.
Anything to add?
It's just a shock.
These kind of things don't happen
round here.
No.
It's horrible.
Yes, it is.
DOOR SHUTS
I don't know say to you.
I didn't ask for any of this.
Yeah, well, neither did Connor.
If you want...
What? I dunno...
...leave, I'd get it.
I'd understand. Yeah, it's a bit
late for that now.
I'm an accessory.
I just lied to the police.
This was your mum's idea, wasn't it?
To keep quiet, to cover it up.
She was protecting Jamie.
Is she, though?
She wanted Connor gone
from the start, fought for it,
even though he's the spitting
image of her son.
She wanted him gone like he was some
kind of threat.
What was she so scared of?
I was just going to call you.
And say what?
Just that...
If you need anything. Yeah,
yeah, I do, as it goes.
I need a husband I can trust,
a son who isn't following
in his footsteps, a new business.
But most of all, I need to
understand
how and why that boy died.
SHE SCOFFS
You surely don't think
Will's responsible for that.
His issues are buried so deep.
I don't even think he knows
where they come from.
But you do.
I've pretended to get along
with you for all of these years,
and it was fucking exhausting.
I'm not doing it any more.
Just there, OK? Thank you. All
right?
I want to talk to my son.
We're holding him overnight
while we make more inquiries.
He's done nothing wrong.
I want to see him.
Well, you know I can't do that.
And do you know I'm the reason
you've still got a career?
You should organise a lawyer
for your son.
This isn't looking good.
And sit down.
DOOR CLANGS SHUT
I keep thinking about Kate.
If I'd have got there earlier,
I could have stopped
her driving off.
Oh, it's not your fault, love.
Well, they said she was driving
erratically, like she was drunk.
Well, at least she didn't
have anyone else.
I need to show you something.
What?
What am I looking at?
Bottom of her dress.
Is that blood?
Then later when they danced...
It's gone.
A DOOR OPENS
How's Gethin?
Dunno.
He's gone home. Said he wanted
some time alone.
Are you guys going to be OK?
I want to fix all this.
If I go to the police now,
everyone's in trouble.
DOOR OPENS
Sorry, Beth, we haven't
turned the machine on yet.
I'm not here for coffee.
There was blood on your wedding
dress.
I think you need to tell me
about Connor.
PHONE RINGS
PHONE STOPS RINGING
The truth's coming, Christine,
one way or another.
SHE SHUDDERS AND BREATHES DEEPLY
Poor boy.
I never meant to hurt him.
This is never going away, Jamie.
You have to tell the police.
SHE SOBS
I understand if you need to take
some time.
But don't drag this out.
This has cost too many lives
already.
DOOR OPENS AND SHUTS
Can you tell Detective Pritchard
to ring me urgently?
BEEP
Auntie Kate's dead.
What?
There was an accident last night.
Beth saw the car.
Reckoned she'd been drink-driving.
Look, she said to call her and not
to go to work today.
She's been trying to get hold of
you.
OK.
Mom... I'm OK.
Don't you care?
Um, yeah, of course. Can you just
give me... give me a minute?
SHE SOBS
CONTINUES SOBBING
SOBBING HISSES
CRIES OUT, CHAIR CLATTERS
You're free to go now
while we make further inquiries.
Mum, they got my DNA.
So...
...I'm screwed.
Kate's dead.
There was a car accident.
What?
It could look...
...like she killed Connor,
couldn't handle the guilt.
Jesus Christ, Mum.
It'll add up, cos her car
will have been seen near his flat.
And if they find his phone,
it'll be on the way to her place.
For fuck's sake, just stop.
Stop.
How many more lies do
we have to tell?
It's all we ever do.
I can't handle it any more.
I'm sorry.
For which bit exactly?
Everything, all of it.
Did you kill that boy?
No, of course not.
How did he end up in our quarry?
I don't understand what's
wrong with you.
I don't think you understand it
either.
But there is...
...something very wrong.
HE SOBS
I tried calling.
Um... What's Tom doing here?
Can you come into my office?
What's going on?
Sorry, Christine,
but you've been suspended.
What?
Why?
I've got appointments, Kayla is
expecting...
Yeah, well, I'll deal with them.
Is this Tom's work?
What the hell is he playing at?
I had to tell him about the police
investigation.
I haven't mentioned the rest,
but he'll find out soon enough.
What do you mean?
I told Jamie to write it all
down in a statement, to tell
the police what really happened
at the wedding.
It wasn't Jamie's fault.
A boy died, Christine.
It was an accident.
Should my family pay for that
because some stranger tries to ruin
our lives?
He wasn't a stranger, though,
was he?
Connor was your son.
I'm right, aren't I?
PHONE VIBRATES
SHE GASPS
The hospice.
The woman who ruined my life
is finally dying.
I'm still going to hold her hand.
I'm sorry.
CHRISTINE SCOFFS
You have no idea.
The nurses say you can still
hear me.
Hmm.
You look different.
Like you're fading away.
I used to think you were made
of hate.
Even that's gone now.
You know...
...I made it my mission,
my life's work..
...to raise my children
in spite of you.
To be better.
I just became a part of it.
Your legacy.
Lies.
Manipulation.
Hmm.
Maybe you didn't even start it.
Maybe you were a victim too.
Someone needs to break the cycle.
They need to know the truth.
Jamie, come and sit down, please.
I'm just going out for a minute.
I know where you were going.
The police need to know the truth.
Let's talk about it later, love,
just...
What's going on?
I don't know. Last supper?
New lie. New plan.
Are we...
Are we brainstorming?
Megan, shut the fuck up, will you?
Don't defend her. You were stuck in
a police cell all night.
I know, but just shut up
for a sec...
We'll have a problem if you talk
to her like that.
What are you going to do? What?!
He can go fuck himself.
Can we just not argue?
Let's just eat this
before it gets cold.
So what's the letter?
Is that your confession?
I just wrote it all down
so it's clear in my head.
I understand why he wants
to tell the truth.
A lie sits at the heart of you
if you let it.
Changes everything till there's
nothing else left.
What the hell are you on about?
Connor.
I want you to know...
...that I did what I did for the
right reasons.
Mum, what did you do?
Kate...
...had a client.
He was an addict.
She was pregnant, lived in a squat.
Kate had her own issues at the time.
She took her eye off the ball.
Missed a few appointments.
And this woman skipped town.
But she left the baby.
Kate panicked when she found him.
She asked me for help.
He was a week old.
He'd been in that squat
for days on his own.
Like rubbish.
Like he was nothing.
He was tiny.
He looked at me...
...like he needed me.
So...
...I took him.
What do you mean?
I saw a tiny baby boy in danger...
...needing love from someone.
So I brought him home.
And I named him Liam.
I... I didn't know he had a brother
until Connor turned up.
I mean, if I'd known that, I might
have acted differently and...
Wait. You... you stole Liam?
No, I rescued him.
I protected Kate.
She was a good person.
Am I owed her.
And I gave Liam a home.
You can't just take a baby.
Why didn't he just go into care?
I took a chance.
I risked everything...
...to make a change in the life
of one...
One child.
To give him a...
...a loving home and a family.
This is fucked up.
I mean...
How did you get away with it?
You can't just appear with a baby
overnight.
Well, um, Kate helped cover the
paper trail,
and Harry and I just came back
to Wales.
You made him lie to us.
My God.
This is why Dad left.
Because of what you did.
He wasn't happy about it,
but he understood...
...until he couldn't any more.
I mean, it's abduction.
You could have been locked up.
I would do it all again
if I could, Megan,
just to save one child.
Why didn't you just adopt Liam?
I wasn't thinking.
My cousin adopted a kid.
It is tough...
...you know, because they talk
to everyone.
Your friends, your colleagues,
your family,
you know?
Other kids.
And they dig into your past.
They're thorough, because they need
to know you've got nothing to hide.
No secrets.
So I'm thinking...
...what about the others?
Because if you can lie about Liam...
What about Will and Jamie and Megan?
What do you mean?
Are you our mother?
How can you ask me that?
I raised you, didn't I?
Gave you everything.
Every opportunity.
But are you our mother?
Yes.
Oh, my God.
Liam wasn't the first.
GETHIN: You said you owed Kate.
Why?
She was my friend.
Because she covered for you before?
Mum!
We moved around a lot
when we were kids.
London, Manchester then here.
You said it was for work.
It was.
I've never seen a photo
of you pregnant.
You are my kids, and I love you.
That's all that matters.
Who are we?
Where are our parents?
I'm here.
Two brothers, one sister.
My children.
This isn't a family.
This is a cult.
What are you doing? I can't...
I used to think that I was
the problem.
DOOR CLOSES
If we stick together, we can get
through this.
This is too much.
Will, please...
DOOR CLOSES
Just tell me the truth.
I stood by you after the wedding,
Jamie.
I've protected you your whole life.
Please don't leave me.
I'm sorry.
I ain't got nowhere to go.
Me neither.
Want to go for a drive?
I wish I could fix this for you.
Why the fuck did you ask
that question? I'm sorry.
I am, I'm sorry.
Whatever happens...
...you're still you.
You've still got this place.
Jamie.
Me.
This is who you are.
Here and now.
And you can choose to be anything.
You get to decide.
Not her.
Hey, come here.
Hey...
I guess it makes sense.
It's like we never clicked,
you know?
Not properly.
Not like other families.
Yeah, but plenty of families
don't get along.
All I ever wanted was
my big brother.
Don't go soft on me, please.
You don't remember Dad leaving...
...but I do.
Mum said that, you know,
that I was the man of the house now.
I wanted you to be strong
so you didn't have to go through
what I did.
You know, like you don't belong.
That you are worthless.
Not just by other kids.
Grown-ups, teachers, police.
So you did care about us.
A pretty messed-up way to show it.
I guess prison will toughen me up.
Don't say that. I might have to lose
the nail varnish.
I always liked it.
WILL CHUCKLES
VEHICLE PULLS UP OUTSIDE
DOORBELL RINGS
Kayla. I rang the office,
only they said you weren't working,
and then...
BABY CRIES
Come in out the cold.
MEGAN: It makes sense, though.
She'd be... pulling us back to her.
Forcing us together.
Making us into this THING.
She raised us.
Loved us.
Give us everything we ever needed.
Doesn't that make her our mum,
anyway?
I still want you to be my sister.
FRIDGE DOOR RATTLES
Whatever happens,
this doesn't change you and me.
BOTTLE TOP CLATTERS
OK?
I won't let it.
I'll, um... I'll give you some
space. OK? Thanks, Geth. Yeah.
I look at him and it's like...
I love him and I don't even
know him yet.
How does that work?
Even when you know them too well,
you still love them the same.
I can't imagine what it's like
to lose a kid.
What that does to you.
Your Liam was really special.
I still see him sometimes.
I didn't realise you knew him.
Kayla?
BABY GRIZZLES
I did know him.
And it's all my fault.
What is? Everything that's
happened to you.
That day...
...when he died...
...he asked me to get him some
gear.
Something stronger.
He said he wanted to forget.
He'd... He'd never slammed before,
so...
...I showed him how.
I injected him.
Tell me... tell me exactly
what happened to him.
He had seizures.
I tried to help him,
but it happened so fast.
You were here?
You were with him
while he was dying?
I was so scared...
...and high...
...so I run.
The next day, I thought
it was like a nightmare.
But then I heard his body
had been found.
I didn't know what to do.
The next week,
I made an appointment.
You came looking for me?
I wanted to tell you what happened.
But you were so nice,
I couldn't.
You were lying to me all this time?
I didn't know how to say it.
But I know I have to.
No matter how much you hate me.
I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
SHE SOBS
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry...
I talked to Will.
It got heavy.
Like... honest.
I can understand where
he's coming from.
He's just as messed up as
the rest of us.
I'm was so scared of marrying Geth.
Of turning out like Mum and Dad.
Maybe there's a part of me
that remembers
what it was like to be abandoned.
I want to pretend like none
of this ever happened.
Things will never be how they were.
Please don't go to the police
tonight.
I can't deal with that on top
of everything else.
Meg, the longer we leave it,
the worse it's going to get.
Hello.
I didn't know where else to go.
DOOR CLOSES
Christine?
CAR ENGINE STARTS
BABY GRIZZLES
Wait! What are you doing? Christine?
Open the door!
Open the fucking door!
Christine!
Don't take him!
Christine!
BABY CRIES
Ssh!
It's OK.
Everything's going to be OK.
You've got to help me.
She's taken my baby!
CAR JUDDERS
Come on. Come on, come on!
Come on.
PHONE RINGS
She's not answering. Try Beth.
Which way?
I don't know. Choose one.
She could be anywhere.
Yeah, we're on our way.
What can I do?
Stay here in case Christine
turns up.
You're driving. Come on.
GEARS CRUNCH
RATTLING
ENGINE STOPS
Shit!
BABY CRIES
Oh, no.
Don't. You're OK.
Everything's all right.
Shh.
Ssh-ssh!
Hey, you're safe with me.
Why would she do this? I don't know,
love. Let's just find her.
That's her car!
Can you see the baby?
Not here.
Tell the others we've found the car
and come back to get us.
All right. Be careful.
Split up, yeah?
SHE HUMS SOFTLY
What are you doing here?
We're OK.
It's a bit cold for him.
He's sleeping now.
He's fine.
I used to bring Liam here
when he was teething.
He liked the drive.
He used to drift off.
Sometimes when he didn't,
I'd take him out,
show him the sea.
Tell him he'd be safe with me for
the rest of his life.
Oh, you were all safe with me.
Kayla's worried sick.
Good.
She killed your brother.
She was with Liam
when he overdosed,
and she did nothing.
I wanted her to know
how it felt to be a mother,
the helplessness and the panic...
Can I have him?
There you go.
Ssh-ssh.
There's so many kids, Megan...
...who need to help.
They're unloved, they're unwanted.
And I should know, because I was one
of them.
You never talked about that.
Oh... Didn't want to relive it.
Every time that I save a child,
I'm doing it for the little girl
in here.
So my suffering wasn't for nothing.
People shouldn't be defined
by their start in life,
it should be what they make of it.
I gave Liam a home and a family.
And if you all want to judge me
for that, then you go right ahead.
What about the rest of us?
If a child's protected...
...what does it matter?
I've got to get him back.
Do you hate me?
No.
I think you made a mistake.
And I stand by it.
But look at what it cost.
Connor.
Liam.
Kate.
All gone.
What about the rest of us?
Jamie will be dragged
off to prison.
Will too.
Maybe you. Maybe all of us.
Our lives are over.
Megan!
The police...
The police will find GHB
in Connor's system.
No-one else knows.
I... I gave him a lethal dose
in a drink.
Why would you do that?
Because I wanted him gone.
And I... I forced
the rest of you to...
...to do what I said. I...
I'm sorry.
This was all my fault.
Megan!
Megan!
It's OK. It's fine.
I've got him.
I'll take him to Beth.
She's in the car.
Wait, where's Mum?
She's there.
Where is she?
Oh...
Mum!
HE SOBS AND GASPS
Mum!
Mum!
Mum!
Mum!
HE GASPS AND SOBS
Mum...
I'm going to have a word
with the girl, all right?
All finished here? Yeah. Thank you.
I got you a cab so you get yourself
home, look after the little one.
And we'll be in touch. OK?
The police need to speak to you.
I don't want to talk to anyone.
I can't keep putting this off.
Why would she do this to us?
She wanted to take responsibility.
I think that she knew if she was
still here,
you wouldn't let her do that.
She's given us a way out.
One last lie.
You OK?
My lawyer reckons I'm looking
at six months as an accessory.
I might even get a suspended
sentence
considering everything
that's happened.
I'm so sorry, Will.
Sorry?
I got this.
Then we start over, yeah?
Because now we get to decide
who we are.
Love you.