The Secret (2016): Season 1, Episode 1 - Part 1 - full transcript

In Coleraine in 1990 dentist Colin Howell is a leading member of the Baptist church, married to Lesley with children. He becomes attracted to teacher Hazel Buchanan, also married - to policeman Trevor - and they embark upon an affair, Colin justifying it as being God's will. They are found out by the church's pastor John Hansford and agree to end things but continue to see each other, Hazel finding herself pregnant. Lesley's father gives her a cheque for over two thousand pounds to leave Colin but when he discovers it this gives Colin the idea for a shocking plan of action.

* Sweetly Lord have we
heard thee calling *

* Come follow me

* And we see where thy
footsteps falling *

* Lead us to thee

* Footsteps of Jesus

* That make the pathway glow

* We will follow
the steps of Jesus *

* Where 'ere they go

* Though they lead o'er
the cold dark mountains *

* Seeking the sheep

* Or along by
Siloam's fountains *



* Helping the weak

* Footsteps of Jesus

* That make the pathway glow

* We will follow
the steps of Jesus *

* Where 'ere they go

- Thank you

- And you'll
hear my foot tapping

all the way through
my sermon now.

- Wonderful.

- What is the Baptist church?

It is not this building.

It is this community.

And church members
commit not only to extend

Christ's kingdom,



but to love one another
and support on another,

whatever the cost.

- Wash, wash, wash, wash.

- You stink like a wet dog.

Some mothers to be get
a hand in the morning,

did you know?

Come on, eat up.

I've made your packed lunch.

- What is it?

- Guess.

- Sandwiches?

- Yes.

- I'll take them to school.

- Does daddy even know the way?

- No.

- You should have finished
your breakfast by now.

- I did.

- Good boy, five minutes
help will be here.

- Yes sir.

- Yes sir!

- Matthew, what are you
doing in school today?

- Math, English, work, lunch.

- Morning, Mrs. Buchanan.

- Morning.

You're dropping off,
that's a surprise.

- I'm full of surprises?

See you later.

- Morning Mr. Howell.

- Morning.

Morning.

- Your father-in-law is here.

- Morning, Harry.

- Morning.

Well, your don appears
are beautifully shot.

- With your kind help,
all right, come in.

Morning.

- Thank you.

- Take his coat, will you?

- Thank you.

- Sit yourself down in
our state of the art

ergonomic chair.

Yeah and the PS resistance.

My ortho punt homograph.

- Ortho punt what?

- Hi, sorry I'm late.

- Here she is.

- Hi.

- Hi love, you get
anything nice in town?

- Well I might
have got some buns.

- Some buns.

Did you hear that you two?

She's got some buns but
you're not getting any

unless you finish your dinner.

Quit playing with.

- Hey, is your daddy letting
you play with your food?

- Yes he is.

- Nothing to do with me.

- Guys, eat your dinner, eat up.

- What time are you going out?

- What time's Jeanette
coming, half six?

- You excited, yeah, half six.

- Is my dress still
all right for tonight?

- Assure your mommy that
brains got a sack on one shape.

- Can we afford a sack?

Come on you two, hurry up.

Colin's moving up
in the world?

- Good evening, constable.

- Evening Colin.

As you?

- Do good.

Hazel, how are you?

- Fine thank you.

- Pastor.

- Good evening.

- You're very welcome.

- And what do we feel
about worldly wealth?

And did King Solomon really
need 666 tons of gold

each year?

All those chariots?

- And 700 wives.

- Yes but of course
the real point here

is that Solomon didn't ask
God for wealth, only wisdom.

Proverbs three, 13 to 14,

"Happy is the man
that findeth wisdom,

for the merchandise
and gain thereof

are finer than gold."

- Than gold, yes, quite.

God made him the wisest
judge of all time.

- You feeling all right?

- Yeah good, just
tired, you know.

- It used to take me
half an hour to maneuver.

My back too.

Lower back pain.

- You're a big boy.

- Have fun.

Come on love, we'll
go see grandad.

Thank you.

Try not to join yourselves.

- All right.

* Jesus loves me this I know

* For the Bi-

* Ble tells me so

* Little ones to him belong

* They are weak
but he is strong *

* Yes Jesus loves me

* Yes Jesus loves me

* Yes Jesus loves me

* The Bible tells me so.

- I want you to
stand all the way up.

- Good girl.

- Come over this way.

Feet on, feet on.

Look, what's that over there?

You're not getting back in?

- I'm a hopeless swimmer.

- Come on, let me see.

You fibber.

You're far from hopeless.

- I just can't do the crawl.

- The crawl, right.

- Search the rail,

both hands stretched out.

Stretch out, I'll show you.

The secret to the crawl

is you have to make
your feet flexible.

Like fins, see, fins.

- Okay.

- Watch your legs, they
remain straight and taut.

Scissoring through the water.

I'm not having innocent
thoughts about you Hazel.

- Maybe I'm not so
innocent myself.

- Hi.

Come in.

- Ready for your next lesson?

- Yeah.

- Are you gonna tell me
you're hopeless at this, too?

- I am.

- You look...

- Thanks.

- So let's go back
to the beginning.

This is C, remember.

There.

There.

There.

- İt hurts.

- Where?

Yeah, it's because
the strings are just

digging in to you.

Need to toughen that up.

Go try that.

That's just um...

Don't collapse your ring finger

because that deadens the sound.

Try now.

- That's good.

- See?

You hear a chord there.

- Yeah.

- That was good.

Right, we can go to D...

İt's Constable
Buchanan himself.

Trevor, how are you?

- Hazel, Colin,
not bad, yourself?

- Good, good.

- I wasn't
expecting to see you.

- No listen, it's time I went.

That's great for the first go.

- Don't be letting
me disturb you, no.

- No, no, she shows potential.

- All right, love.

- I'm getting good.

- And now very good, Hazel.

- Thanks Colin.

- Regards to your wife, Colin.

- Of course, bye Trevor.

- You all right?

- Want a cup of tea?

- That'd be great, yeah thanks.

- Okay, so you're done.

- I'm done.

- You ready to go?

- What just happened?

- Do you want me to
explain it to you?

Something beautiful.

- No, don't do something sinful.

- God's wishes are important.

This beautiful thing
wouldn't have happened

unless he wanted it to.

- Do you really believe that?

- This is God's gift.

It would be wrong to refuse it.

- Hi, can't sleep?

- Did you have a good night?

- Well same old,
same old, you know.

See you in a second.

- Hello?

- I think you got
the wrong number.

- Don't be cruel.

- I couldn't sleep.

Can you sleep?

- No.

- Not a wink.

Shh, you'll wake the house.

- Sure they're
dead for the world.

- I can't
wait to see you.

- Me too.

When?

- When can you get away?

- Trevor's on
nights next weekend.

- I don't know
if I can wait that long.

How 'bout you?

- The night, then.

- I mean it's possible though.

And another one on the way.

Thanks, see you in
five or six months.

- Hello Colin.

- Pastor.

- A quick word Colin,
it's a church matter.

Could we go in there?

- Please, no, come in.

İt's changed a bit
since you were last here.

- Certainly has.

Spanking new, isn't it?

Listen Colin,

these things are
always difficult

and difficult to broach.

Someone from the
church has come to me

and said that you are involved

in an inappropriate relationship
with Hazel Buchanan.

- I'm a fearful husband.

And a committed Christian.

Leslie is about to
bear me a fourth child

with the Lord's blessing.

- We cannot allow
adulterers to remain

in the Baptist church.

- The church and my
family are my life.

I give you my word.

Nothing improper has
happened with Hazel.

- Let's implicate then, Colin.

- See you out.

- See myself out, thank you.

- Thank you pastor.

No, give me a minute, sorry.

- I was feeling trapped.

Colin's so everything
that Trevor isn't.

- Colin has a wife.

You have a husband.

This.

Take it.

Colin, I've spoken
with the other party.

I know the truth.

- Tell me, Colin.

Now rejoice not in inequity,
but in the truth, Colin.

- I wish to confess
before God and before you

to be un-fearful.

- Who with?

When?

- Hazel Buchanan.
- No!

- Adultery.

- Adultery.

- You, how could you?

I'm carrying your child!

- No, no, no.

- Leslie, where are you at?

What have you been thinking?

- I don't want a divorce.

I'll do anything I can
to keep us all together.

- First, the first book of John.

Chapter one, verse nine.

"If we confess our sins,
His faith will in just

and will forgive us our sins.

And purify us from all-- "

- Unrighteousness.

- Unrighteousness.

- I've admitted my sin.

And I love my family.

I love the church.

This will never happen again.

- Now Leslie, it is
your duty as a wife

to do all in your power to
keep your husband happy.

And as a husband
and head of house

you must strive also
to inspire your wife

in every way.

- So in the eyes of the church

I'm as much to blame
for the infidelity?

- No, but marriage
is a sacred bond

by which the flesh is united.

- Whatever you've done,
I'll always love you.

- Trevor, I'm so sorry.

I don't deserve you.

- Until that bond
is fully restored,

the church must make clear its
displeasure before the Lord.

* What fellowship

* What joy divine

* Leaning on the
everlasting arms *

* How blessed it is

* What peace is mine

* Leaning on the
everlasting arms *

* Leaning

* Leaning

* Safe and secure

* From all harms

* Leaning

* Leaning

* Leaning on the
everlasting arms *

- The body of Jesus,
broken for you.

- Colin.

Colin!

- Please forgive me, Trevor.

- I forgive you.

- Thank you pastor.

- Well done.

Well done.

And we'll be admitting you
all back into the flock.

Now that there are no feelings

between you and Hazel anymore.

She says she's doing well.

And moving on.

- I'm glad to hear that, pastor.

Hazel?

- What are you doing calling me?

- You?

- Hello Trevor.

- You're earlier tonight.

- Your ID is matched.

- He's all right.

Well away on you go.

- You're mad, go home.

- No.

Here, let me.

- Do I look okay?

- Um hum.

Got you some more.

Do you find it helping?

- Um hum.

- Matthew, Lauren.

Who's this glamorous lady here?

- It's mommy.

- You look lovely, mommy.

- Thank you.

- The handsome couple.

- Just a couple minutes
darling, I'll get the car.

- Will you tell me
what's wrong, Les?

- It's nothing.

- But if the marriage
is not working...

- But the children adore him.

Who else would
clothe and feed them?

I'll see you later.

- I'll have the baby and
tell Trevor it's his.

- We can't do that.

- Why?

- Because I will claim
any child that is mine.

- So he'll ask me for
a divorce then, tonight.

- Divorce would
mean my banishment

from the baptist community.

And yours.

Divorce is failure, it's sin.

- And abortion isn't?

- Okay.

Listen,

Leslie and I have already
committed that sin.

- What?

- Abortion.

She had three abortions.

Before we got married.

- Really?

- I know a place.

It's gonna be all right.

I'm sorry I snapped.

- Dad?

Where's mommy?

- What?

- Where's
mommy, I'm hungry.

- You all right?

Thanks for coming.

Do you think it
matters if people see,

see us together?

- Us two have nothing to hide.

- Are you gonna be
all right for now?

You know, with the
wee ones and all?

- Do you think,

do you think they've
gone for good?

- I don't care
where you've been.

I don't care what
you've been doing.

You come back for
us, for the kids.

And that's all that matters.

You don't look well, Pat.

Go on to bed.

Come on.

- Where the hell were you?

- London, I told you.

- Did she go with you?

Did she?

Was she there?

Please, please finish with her.

This is our last chance!

Don't you care
about your children?

- Don't I care for them?

I provide for them.

I provide for you.

- Yes.

Your wife, a proper wife
who is faithful to you

and stands by you.

Why can't you be
a proper husband?

Are you calling that bitch?

Is that her?

Answer me!

- Leslie.

- This is what
you've done to me.

Our marriage, our children.

- No, Leslie!

Leslie?

- Go away.

- Stay honest, favorite.

- Set for a princess.

- Getting sand in my shoes.

- I want us to live our
whole lives together.

- Me too.

You'll stay in that marriage

just so you can
stay in our church.

I don't see any way
we can be together.

- Don't give up hope.

God will guide us.

- Sorry.

So happy you could
come and stay.

Sorry the place is such a mess.

- You make a fine mother, Les.

Let no man say otherwise.

Leslie, Les?

Maybe this will help.

- Dad, what is this?

- Freedom.

- But it's, it's so generous

but I can't, it's yours.

- I've lived my life and
you need to live yours.

Open a new account.

Your name only.

- Thank you.

- I have something to tell you.

- Never stop.

What.

- As of now,

me and the children are
financially independent.

My father's taken care of us.

He's been very generous,
and you won't get a penny.

- Listen to me!

This is not how a Christian
wife should behave.

- And how should a
Christian husband behave?

You disgust me.

- Dad, call an ambulance!

- Thank you doctor.

- Mr. Howell.

Hello yes, I'd
like evaluation on
a property, please.

Yes, I'll hold.

Hello, yes.

Leslie?

- Get out.

Get out!

I just never wanna wake up.

- If you were to leave Trevor,

to be with me,

would he survive it?

- What?

- Would he want to go on living?

- He said he'd die if I left.

What about Leslie?

- She's lost the will to live.

If she and Trevor were to die,

the children could
have no better parents

than you and me.

Now what if we could help them?

- What?

- End their suffering.

Humanely.

- You're mad.

That would never work.

How would you get away with it?

- We.