All language subtitles for Kiri.S01E01.WEBRip.x264-ION10

- Jessie!

The question is
what he's not got.

Gout, arthritis of the left paw,

cancer in the testicle, which
means we've removed them.

- You hadn't before?

- Couldn't put him through it.

He's got lockjaw, or
some word for lockjaw,

which means he's
not eating properly.

He farts like a trooper.

- Don't we all?

- According to the vet he's
got low-level depression.

- Has he now?

- Yeah, like I said
to the vet, low level?

With all that it's a
miracle he's not suicidal.

If it was me I'd be sitting
in the middle of the road.

- He's got a lovely
coat though, hasn't he?

- Oh, I have to keep him
with me all the time.

Otherwise I get
visions of coming in

and finding him
bleeding out on the rug.

- Ah.

- Always involve
blood, my visions.

Never a nice, clean, soft death.

Still, I keep him with me.

Now, you look far less trouble.

Just passing through.

I bought you those
sausages you like.

- Okay.

Coming in?

- No, I'd better not.

He's gone nuclear
and I'm due in 30.

- Oh, huh.

Bit of a mess anyway.

- Clinic working out okay?
- So far.

- Yeah, good girl.

Never met someone who likes
sausages as much as you.

The others, I took
to McDonald's.

You, I took for hot dogs
at this German place.

- Yeah, I like sausages.

- Remember to cook
them this time.

How does the other guy look?

- Girl.

- Oh,
you're kidding me.

- No, I'm not.

We had to take her to hospital.

Suspected arm fracture.

- Police coming in?
- Yes.

I'm sorry to contact you,
but this is the third time

we've had to bring
the foster lot in,

and they're a piece of shit.

- It's the Peters family.

Not our finest lot, but
they cover the basics.

Oh, Patrick.

I thought you were a gentleman.

What did you do?

- She called me a prick.

- What, so you put
her in hospital?

How does that work?

Okay, so, the police
are coming in.

You are entitled to
an appropriate adult
to sit with you.

I would like to be that--

- I don't want you.

I want my dad, my birth dad.

- Not going to happen.

- I don't anyone if
I can't have him.

- I know you're a good
kid, Patrick, okay,

try and remember that, eh?

I know, but I'm not allowed
to take you in a school.

Oh, Jesus Christ, Jessie.

- Miriam, this is Malcolm.

He'll be joining us
for the next few weeks.

- Welcome, Malcolm.

- He's brought some cake.

- Oh, then
you are very welcome.

What kind?

- Coffee and walnut.

- Oh, shame, can't do nuts.

Flares up my rash.

Fine, I'll take it back.

I'll just eat the icing.

Everyone's got a rash
here Malcolm, everyone.

Morning, Frances, how's things?

- She called 'cause he was
out til 2:00 a.m. last night

for the third time this week.

She's tried dealing with him,

but every rule that she sets--

- Malcolm's agency right?

- Um, right.

- What's he on an hour?

- Don't know, better than us.

- How's she
setting the rules?

- Last week she called

'cause she's missing a
watch her mum gave her.

Today she tells me she's
missing some underwear.

- Fuck.

Is she hot?

- Yes.
- See, it's MILFs.

We shouldn't give kids to MILFs.

Does something weird
to their heads.

Does he look at you?

- You mean sexually?

- Yes.

- A bit.

- Yeah, but everyone
looks at you a bit sexy.

Okay, I'd take it up.

- Take it up?
- Yeah, it's a tough one.

You're newly qualified.

I'd take it up.

- I'm two years qualified.

- That's still new, up.

Sounds like she's in sexual
risk and that we can't have.

Take it up.

- But Julie always looks at
me like I'm wasting her time.

- Not my case, not getting
involved, I'm sorry.

I'm telling you, take it up.

- You look like Audrey Hepburn.

- Who?

- You look great.

- Who's Audrey Hepburn?

- She was an actress.

She had a long, slender
neck, just like you.

- Do I need to wear a scarf?

- No.

- Does my neck look silly?
- No.

- This girl, Naomi Travers,
called me Stretch the other day.

- Well, we know what we
say to Naomi Travers.

- Sticks and stones
may break my bones

but words will
only make me angry.

- And you don't
want to see me angry.

- Aren't you supposed
to be in school?

- Free period.

- What's one of them?

- Haven't got any lessons.

- Then why aren't
you in the library?

- Library's full.

- Hi.

Hi, any news on our court date?

- Oh, no small talk, Jim.

Just get to the
point, why don't you?

- Sorry, how are you?

Good day, big day.

- Yeah, it doesn't
have to feel like that.

- And he is meant to
be in the library.

He signs in and comes home.

We're harbouring
educational fugitives.

- I'll send it up the chain.

See what I can do
about the court date.

- You having coffee?

- Oh, you know how to
please a girl, Jim.

- Hi.

- Hi!

Oh, you're all around
except for the princess.

I like your kimono, Alice.

- Oh, I wouldn't call it,
it is a dressing gown.

- Of course it is.

So, where is the princess?

- Oh, she's upstairs.

We've been arguing
about scarves.

- Oh.

- She's nervous.

- Yeah, it doesn't have to be,

doesn't have to be a big thing.

- I've said the same.

- Well, I need to get
past you if I'm going up.

Or you can call her down.

- They're ready, right?

Everything is ready for her?

- Oh, it's just a day,
Alice, barely that.

Six hours, half a
day, nothing at all.

Hello, kid.

He likes you.

- He's farted.

- And that's his way of
telling you that he likes you.

He's a very affectionate farter.

- Meh, I don't mind.

- I like your scarf.

- Alice said I had a long
neck, so I thought I'd try it.

- I'd love a long neck.

- Yeah, well.

- That scarf's good.

It's nice, it's strong, strong
choice, makes your eyes pop.

That's what all the young
people say nowadays.

I've been watching MTV.

- You're so funny.

- But
you're not laughing.

Oh.

- What?

- It's nothing.

You know, today's gonna be nice.

- I know.

- I think it's important

that you get time with
them at their home.

But you've never hung out
on your own with them before

and there might be things
that are a bit unusual to you.

- I'm black.

I need to find out
how black people live.

I get it.

- Darling, if this
was just about race,

it would be much
more straightforward.

People are weird.

Your grandparents don't
seem particularly weird,

but they might be a little bit,

and if they are that
can take adjusting to.

- I'll tell them you
called them weird.

- Then I might tell Alice
what you called her.

- Oh.

- Problem?

- It'll pass.
- Yeah.

There's tissues in the
back pocket of the seat

and wet wipes.

- She asked me to call her Mum.

- Well, that's up to you.

- I know.

- Anyway, you have my
number and your phone.

So, anytime you want to leave,

pretend to go to the
toilet and phone me.

- But I won't want to leave.

- No, of
course you won't.

But it reassures me that
you know there's a plan.

All set?

- Yes, of course.

Will you come in?

- I would love to
but I can't leave my dog.

- He farts all the time.

- He does.

- Uh, Rochelle has
something for you.

- In you go.

- Hi, Rochelle.

- Ah, Kiri.

- Thank you for
making this happen.

- Oh, she's excited.

Maybe too excited and
she won't show it,

but just be aware
it's there, okay?

She don't show much.

Oh, listen to me teaching
you about your own grandkid.

I'm so sorry.

- We don't know her well enough.

- I'll be back at
four to pick her up.

Oh, don't you start.

It'll be fine.

- Yes, yes, come on!

I got off!

Miss, miss!

- Craig, Christ, I
haven't seen you in years.

- I got off Miss.

- That's fantastic!

- Rape.

And he did it.

- Yeah!

- The court understands the
desire to remove the child

from what is clearly a very
tempestuous home atmosphere.

But, in a case where the
child's right to a family life

has to be given
appropriate weight,

I cannot find in favour of
removal unless I'm satisfied

that the welfare of
the child demands it.

That said, this is not the
first time this family,

and these parents in particular.

- Where's she gone?

Yeah, because I was in
court, The Telford case.

Oh, shit.

The stupid kid.

They've asked for me, why?

So, you can't tell
me where she's gone?

- Can we wait until we're
somewhere more discreet?

- Yeah, of course, Doug.

- Uh, probably better if
you don't use my first name.

- You don't
seem very concerned.

- Well, I'm worried, but I
don't think panic helps anyone.

You know, Kiri's
resilient, she'll turn up.

- We have some witnesses who
have placed her at the Downs.

- Okay, and what's
your hunch telling you?

You must have a hunch.

- So, let's try and do
this formally, shall we?

You drove her from
her foster parents

to her biological grandparents.

- If we're going to do this
formally, we call it birth.

Biological makes them
sound like washing powder.

- Birth grandparents.

- It was an arranged visit.

I told her to call me
if she got concerned.

She clearly did, but
she didn't call me.

She just scarpered, instead.

Stupid girl.

- You have her phone number?
- And she has mine.

You see, why is
that interesting?

That's standard practise.

Look, she's just run away.

She gets scared by stuff.

But she'll come home.

Doug, what's going on?

- How was this meeting arranged?

- Between them and us.

Kiri is about to be adopted.

We thought it important to
make unsupervised visits work

before the adoption
went through.

- And prior to this, all
visits had been supervised?

- Yes, this is the first, yes.

- Tell me about Kiri.

- Well, she's nice,
she's a good kid.

She gets freaked out and has
the occasional nosebleed.

- Nosebleed?
- Yeah, it's her thing.

But, compared to a lot
of the kids I look after,

she has her head on straight.

Wasn't quite
expecting this, but.

- And her foster
parents, Jim and Alice?

- Yeah, they've been good.

We have very little
trouble, everyone gets on.

It's why we supported
the adoption.

- Despite Kiri being black
and Jim and Alice being white?

- Transracial adoptions are
fully supported by legislation

and increasingly necessary.

Am I under investigation?

- Tell me about
Tobi and Rochelle.

- Well, they're good people.

What else is there to say?

- Tobi's the father
of Nathaniel.

- That's right.

Yes, that's Kiri's birth father.

- He's an ex-offender.

Drug dealing and GBH.

He's been out a year and
was denied access to Kiri.

- He's a chaotic personality
and was not seen as someone

who could have a
positive impact on Kiri.

- And would you be aware

of any physical
contact between them?

- Well, there hasn't been any.

Not since she was
taken into care.

Look, what's going on?

You're scaring me.

- The assumption was that
Tobi would not try to affect

a meeting between his son
and his granddaughter,

is that right?

- What?

- That was
your assumption?

- No, they're
basically estranged.

Are you telling me that
this is an abduction case?

Are you telling me
that Nathaniel abducted
her, he took her?

Has he taken her and you
have no idea where she is?

Fuck.

- So let's go back to
what you did and heard

when you dropped her off.

- Okay.

- I could take
Jessie if you're--

- Sure.

- I also, I've got one of those
flapjacks you like from M&S,

no nuts.

- No, I'm okay.

- I'm so sorry to hear about--

- Yeah, it's okay, Lucy.

Let's just keep
things calm, shall we?

- Close the door.

I'm gonna need to know
everything, Miriam.

- Her dad, with
the grandparents,

do you think they
were complicit?

- Did you know, did
you have any sense--

- No, of course
I fucking didn't.

Course I didn't.

- You got every consent?
- Yeah.

- You got every check?

- You supervise my
paperwork, Julie.

I thought she'd done
a runner, but this?

- Even just any sense.

Did Kiri ever even
really talk about him?

- No, no, not really, not to me.

His letters were pretty
bland to be honest.

- You do know how much this
could fuck us, don't you?

- Oh, Christ.

That poor girl.

- Poor us.

Poor you.

They'd better fucking find her.

I need to read everything.

I need to understand everything.

- I didn't do
anything wrong, Julie.

- I really
hope you're right

'cause this just went full blown

We're running on the
six o'clock news.

- The search
for the missing schoolgirl,

Kiri Akindele, has
ended its second day.

Late last night, her foster
mother, Alice Warner,

spoke to reporters.

- We implore
anyone who knows anything

to please tell the police.

Kiri is such a special girl,
so full of life and joy.

We just, please.

We just want her home again.

- Local
volunteers will today

join the police search
of Bristol Downs.

This is where nine-year-old
Kiri was last seen

with her birth father,
Nathaniel Akindele.

Akindele is from
Pekham in South London,

and a police spokesperson
confirmed this morning

that their inquiries have
now extended to the capital.

They are warning that
Akindele is a violent man

and not safe to approach.

This morning, will
see the search expand

as the wider community
works with the police

and the harbour authority
to find the girl.

- Children
being fostered

are normally placed
with families

from the same
cultural background.

But a shortage of
foster carers means

- Oh, I know.
- that doesn't always happen.

In a moment, I'll
be talking to--

- I know.

- It's impressive, right?

A sense of community.

There's over 100 people
been enlisted to look.

I thought that kind of stuff

only happened in
working class places.

But, you know, my
neighbours, it turns out,

are nice and friendly.

- Yeah, it's good.

- But you're not over there.

- Snap.

I'm gonna join in a bit.

- No, you're not,

'cause you're afraid of
what people would say

if you did spin up.

Smoke?

- I'm slightly outraged, Simon.

- I think I'd smoke
if I was you now.

- Do you now?

- Mum and Dad had a visit

from one of your
bosses this morning.

I listened at the door

and they were spitting
blood about you.

Said you should've known not
to trust the grandparents.

Said they didn't.

- What did my boss say?
- Not a lot.

Just that he was sure
that they'd find them both

and that he was sure that we'd
get Kiri back, which we will.

- It was a he was it?
- Yeah, bald guy.

Shit bald as well, all tufty.

Do you know him?

- Management.

Would you like a sandwich?

- Instead of a fag?

- They're cheese and pickle.

I'm guessing you
haven't had breakfast.

They will find her,
safe and sound.

You doing okay?

- You're not my social worker.

- I worry about you.

- Well, I don't
worry about anyone.

- You remind me of my
son, do you know that?

- You never said
about a son before.

- No.

- He kill himself or something?

- No, cancer, he was 13.

- What?

Shit, I'm sorry.

- You said something flippantly.

I don't take offence
at flippancy.

If I did, I'd be in another job.

Please don't think
anymore about it.

Yeah, no, you're right.

I'm not gonna join them,
am I, but you should.

- Yeah, but--
- No, you should, Si.

I'll go to my meeting.

- Mum's already
said, on Radio 4.

I think she was trying
to make a point.

She said that biology
doesn't make a difference

in how much you love your kids.

She said in some ways she
loves Kiri more than me.

I think she was trying
to make a point.

- Well, you know
not to listen to it.

- Yeah, well, they chose
her and they got me,

it's different.

- Hey, over here!

Over here!

- What's happening?

What's happening?

- Over here!

- Let me see.

- Let me see.

Let me see.

I just want to see
what they found.

- Stay back.

- You look tired.

- You following the
case of the missing kid?

- I knew that was you.

- They found her body.

It's gonna be announced.

- What?

- They found her body, Mum.

My kid.

They found her body.

I didn't know where to
come so I came here.

- You're puffy.

I can always tell when you're
not taking care of yourself.

I don't expect
you to look great,

but do your best
with what you've got.

That's always been our way.

And you're not doing your best.

- No.

Got an update from the nurses.

They say you're being abusive.

- They're stealing from me.
- They're not.

- It's the black ones
you need to watch.

- You really don't.
- Fuck 'em.

- They work very hard--
- Fuck 'em.

- Okay, okay, okay.

- Why
do you come here?

- I don't know.

- Kiri, right?

- Yeah.

- Nice girl, was she?

- Yeah.

- Have you got
anything to drink?

Don't bring me
chocolates anymore.

They play havoc
with my dentures.

Oh, and that Denise.

- What, your best friend?

- Oh, she always
takes the best ones.

- Maybe I'll bring
chocolates for Denise,

thank her for staying
friends with you.

I took a kid to see his
mother's grave few weeks back.

He sat in the car all
sorry for himself, quiet.

I got him to the
grave, he looked at it,

no expression on his face,
three or four minutes.

Then he spat on it
and walked away.

- What did you do?
- I took him home.

What I wish I had said is, don't
feel ashamed of doing that.

When you look back,
don't feel ashamed.

If that's what you need,

that's good with me and it
should be fucking good with her.

She's your mum
and she fucked it.

I'm in quite a lot of shit, Mum.

I'm in quite a serious
amount of shit.

- Hey, that's it.
- That's it!

- Miriam!
- Miriam!

- Do you
have any comment to make

on Kiri's death?

- Miriam, did you
allow unsupervised contact

because she was black?

- Has this
been racially motivated?

- Miriam!

- So, as you've
probably ascertained,

the media has discovered
your identity.

But the leak did not come from
this office, I hasten to add.

- Do you know where
it did come from?

- It is being investigated,
but that's for another time.

Now, I understand that you've
waived Union representation

for this meeting.

- I'm a closet Tory,
I despise the Unions.

No, I didn't think
at this point it was,

just thought I'd find
out where I stood first.

- Well, in my judgement ,

it's probably worth
contacting them after this.

- Feeding me to
the wolves are you?

- No, but our
primary duty of care

is towards Kiri, of course.

Eh, the decision to
allow the grandparents

unsupervised contact does seem,
certainly, on the surface,

a bold one.

- Does it?

- And your interviews with them
to establish the boundaries,

the notes certainly
don't reflect the gravity

of what you've allowed for.

- I try to keep
my notes positive.

- And studying your past record,
there are a few instances

where it appears you've
made bold decisions,

occasionally with mixed results.

- I don't
think that's fair.

- Oh, Miriam.

- Oh, now she gets involved.

- Seamus Trent, mm?

Ngozi Graham.

- All were investigated.

- 99% of the time
you are exceptional,

but there are times when you
follow your own judgement .

- Because early
intervention saves lives.

- No, no one's disputing that
you care about the children,

but let's just try and have
an honest conversation here.

- Okay.

Okay, I can do honesty.
- Hm.

- You're my line manager.

If you felt this was
in any way unsafe,

you should've done something.

How honest is that, Julie?

- The papers are claiming
that we prioritised

her cultural needs
over her safety needs.

They're claiming that we
allowed her into an unsafe home,

in order to, uh,
tick our lefty boxes.

Think that's fair?

- No.

- You weren't influenced
by her cultural needs?

- Yeah, of course I was.

It's part of my job, isn't it?

- Yeah, it's also part
of the job to assess

whether a home is safe.

- Nathaniel and
Tobi were estranged.

- Well, they obviously weren't.

You made a judgement and in
so doing, you returned a girl

into the hands of a chaotic
and dangerous parent.

- I didn't know.

I would never knowingly
have put Kiri in danger.

I recognise I can push
the envelope sometimes,

but Julie will tell you--

- I have told him
that 99% of the time

your judgement is
usually impeccable.

- Like that
percentage, don't you?

Stick a flake in it
before you try and sell it

to the tabloids, why don't you?

- Okay, okay, okay, look, look,
the question is, or will be,

how much you've
pushed the envelope.

The foster parents are claiming

that you pressured them into
supporting your decision.

Hinted that it would help
their adoption process.

And that, I'm afraid,
does need investigation.

And so, and hopefully, this
is just a short-term measure,

you are on suspension.

- I didn't pressure them.

- Very pleased to hear that.

Let's hope that's what
the investigation decides.

We'll all have to
accept culpability in
this case, I expect.

- Everything was done
properly, I made sure.

Julie, you know I
wouldn't pressure anyone.

- They found his
car, Nathaniel's car.

Hopefully that means
that we'll discover

what actually happened that day

and we can put this whole
sorry business behind us.

- Thank you for your time.

Fuck.

Oh, fuck.

Come here, Jessie, come here.

- I'm sorry to
bother you so early.

- You found him?

- Nathaniel, no.

- I've answered all the
questions you have for me.

- It's not about that, either.

I'm afraid we need you

to identify the body
of your granddaughter.

- Why is it not them?

- Sorry?

- Why is it me identifying
her and not the other people?

- You are next of kin, Tobi.

- My son is next of kin.

- Your son's whereabouts
are currently unknown to us.

- You have children?

- No.

- Where are you from?

- Here.

When we get to the morgue,
I'll take you both--

- Rochelle will stay in the car.

They wanted to see her too?

- We're just trying to do
what's best for all sides.

Are you ready, Tobi?

- Yes.

- Tobi, is this
your granddaughter?

You can positively identify
this is Kiri Akindele?

- Her throat, it doesn't look.

- I need you to positively
identify her for our records.

- Am I allowed to,
can I go to her?

- Not while the investigation
is still active, sorry.

- Can they hear me in there?

- Yes.

- I think if I was with the
body I would sing to her,

but I will spare you that.

- Tobi, I do need you to
formally identify her.

- My name is Mr. Akindele,

and yes, this is
my granddaughter.

You may let the
other family in now.

Sir, are you okay?

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

What are you doing?

Calm down.

- We let him touch her.

- You mean I did.

- Her neck.

Her neck.

To do that to her neck.

I need to find him.

- Sorry, sorry.

- Police in Bristol
are searching for a man

following the discovery
of his daughter's body

on the Downs in Bristol.

Nine-year-old Kiri
Akindele had been missing

from her grandparents'
home since Wednesday.

Her foster parents,
Jim and Alice Warner,

have described her as a precious
gift, and said the world

will be poorer without her.

A social worker, Miriam
Grayson, has been suspended

- Hi.

- and an internal
investigation's been launched

into possible misconduct.
- I can't.

- The police are
appealing for information

of the whereabouts
- I've been suspended.

- of Nathaniel Akindele, that's
Kiri's birth father, who--

- I'm on my way.

- I'm not reporting it.

- That's the first thing
you're saying to me?

You need to report this.

- I don't think
it's fair on him.

He just got angry,

and I don't think I handled
it very well to be honest.

I think if I'd handled
it better then,

I'm sorry, sorry.

I know, I know things are
worse for you right now--

- Lucy, you were assaulted
by a boy in your care.

- If I say anything, it goes
on my record too, another one.

- Yeah, but if you don't
report and things escalate.

- I needed someone I could
trust to not say anything.

- So, now I'm part of the
conspiracy of silence, thanks.

- I just wanted someone to
be here for me, you know?

And I know you've
always cared about me.

Some people, in the office,
they say you're in love with me

or you fancy me or something.

- You know, Social
Services is full of people

who look after children
who behave like children.

I don't.

I'm straight, actually.

I was even married at one point.

- I wouldn't mind.

I'd quite like it.

- Well, then, that's
a fucking pity, innit?

They giving you pain killers?

- Quite strong ones.

- Truth drugs.
- Maybe.

- Not too much.

Won't mix well with
the truth drugs.

- I'm straight too,
most of the time.

Where's Jessie?

- In the car.

Asphyxiating himself, no doubt.

- I hate what they're
saying about you.

- It's gonna get
worse yet, love.

- Miriam!
- Miriam!

- Do you
blame yourself Miriam?

- Do you know
where Nathaniel Akindele is?

- I bought
some sausages.

- You drove here?

- Yeah.

- In that state?

Come in.

- No, I just bought
you some sausages

so you can eat.
- They see you like this,

they'll crucify you.

I haven't tidied.

- I've brought you sausages.

Maybe I should cook 'em for you.

- Okay, but can I be
honest with you, though?

- Yeah.

- I fucking hate sausages.

Can you make beans
or something instead?

- Sure.

- Ignore that, just haven't
tidied, ignore that.

- Okay.

I hoped things
would be different.

Okay.

- Yeah.

- It's work.

- Well, I wouldn't answer it.

Let it go to voicemail.

- No, I should.

- Miriam, listen to me.

They can't hear you like this.

- Oh, shit.

I ruined your rug.

- It doesn't matter.

I've done worse in here
and you know I have.

- Oh, shit.

Oh, shit.

- Okay, let's get you sat down.

- We're joined
now by Jim and Alice Warner.

- This is about
finding Nathaniel Akindele.

- How hard
is it to find one man

whose face in on the
front of every newspaper?

- He said he had
changed, I trusted him.

- Why?

- Because I hoped he had.

- I am on your side, you know?

- Do you think I can swap sides,

because I hate
this fucking side.

It scares the shit out of me.

Everyone keeps looking at me.

I'm not sure what I'm
supposed to do anymore.

- There are those who
would question my right

to call Kiri my daughter.

- I understand your pain.

- You saw her once a month.

- I saw her every day.

I loved her every day.

- Well, we're
planning a re-enactment.

- The details of Kiri's day
are becoming more complicated.

He initially said
he was at school

but we've discovered
that he wasn't.

You allowed illegal contact

between your son
and his daughter.

- Rochelle!
- That is a crime!

- Then why did you
stay married to him?

- Because
we were parents.

- I've done bad things.

I'm not a nice man.

- I did the right
thing by a little girl

who deserved to know
where she came from.