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TICKING ECHOES

SIREN WAILS

- Daniel Brennan to the office. - Tell 'em to turn it off.

Get your things together.

CHATTER

DOOR BUZZER

Sorry I'm late.

I'm Anna. Anna Shenford. I know you've already had

your pre-release interview, but I'm taking over

from your probation officer, so I just thought I'd meet you

and check everything's in order.

Daniel Brennan, in for...

..murder.

Could you confirm the first line of your nominated address for me?

SILENCE

Erm...just excuse me a moment.

I'm very sorry, erm,

but I didn't book an interpreter for this meeting.

Er, that's my fault. Erm...

..can you read lips?

Could that work?

Looks like you're a model prisoner.

Volunteering, studying.

And you've got your money, your travel warrant.

Erm...have you read that yet?

You break the law, break any of your licence conditions,

and I hand you over to the police, and they put you back here.

Yeah, do you understand?

You don't, do you?

Er, no. Erm...

KNOCK ON DOOR

DOOR OPENS

- Ready to go when you are. - Er, just a second, OK?

DOOR CLOSES

Um, is that your phone number,

and is that your nominated address, your parents'?

OK. Erm...

You go to your parents',

and I'll meet you there tomorrow, not the contact centre,

and we'll do this properly with an interpreter.

Erm...

I'll call you to confirm.

Don't forget that.

You've got a second chance here.

I hope you make the most of it.

You want a lift?

LOW CHATTER

# Ten years in here No-one near

# No-one to sign my name

# No-one to sign my name

# Nowhere to hide my shame. #

RATCHETING

- Relax. Vinay still work here? - He left ages ago.

- I can text him if you want? - No. I want to surprise him.

- I don't know where he is. - You know where.

David. It's his birthday tomorrow night. He's having a house party.

- Vinay will be there? - Yeah. You know what he's like.

- Tomorrow night, David. - Yeah.

HE EXHALES HEAVILY

DOOR BUZZER VOICEMAIL: Hiya, this is Christine.

Just leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

Morning. Erm, I'm calling from Southdale's Probation Service.

It's about Daniel Brennan.

PHONE CHIMES

I missed you!

How's the speech going for the reunion?

I've been putting it off - I just don't know what to say.

No, you'll be great! We can look at it together later, me and you.

- What's that? - Voicemail.

Morning. I'm calling from Southdale's Probation Service.

It's about Daniel Brennan.

Apologies if you've already been made aware,

but your victim liaison officer should have informed you

that he's being released from prison today.

MUFFLED VOICE ON VOICEMAIL

- Mum? You OK? - Oh, yeah. Yeah, it's just boring work stuff.

It's nothing.

ENGINE STARTS

You both well?

Is Carly OK?

- We haven't seen her for a while. - What do you mean?

She couldn't stay here. Not after what happened.

- OK, but...my little girl... she's safe, she's OK? - Little girl?

HE SCOFFS

- What? - She was out all the time. We didn't know where. Drinking, drugs?

We don't know.

DOOR OPENS

Carly works here.

ENGINE STARTS

ENGINE ROARS

I've told you about my husband. He died a few years ago.

Well, there's a bit more to it than that.

He was...

He was murdered.

Oh, God, I'm sorry. That's awful!

The man who killed him,

I knew he'd be coming out of prison at some point.

But I just blocked it out of my mind -

- I didn't want to deal with it, you know? - Oh, yeah, I get it.

It's strange - our families were so close.

I wrote to him in prison.

No reply.

Requested visits.

Denied.

I just want an answer to one question - why?

You don't know why he did it?

No. I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner.

I didn't want to scare you with all this...baggage.

Look, I did 30 years in the police,

and there is nothing that you can do, nothing that you can say,

that will scare me off.

Miri's not back yet, so we can have a quick drink.

- Wow, this is nice. - Thanks. Will you grab me those glasses? - Sure.

What is it? What's wrong?

I'm, er...

I'm sorry, Christine. Erm...

Miri's going to be back soon, in't she?

Erm...

Maybe you should just...

..tell her what's going on. You know?

I don't know what I'd even say to her.

Well, I'm sure she'd understand, but...

..you don't want me here with all that, do you? Y'know...

..just complicating things.

OK.

I tell you what. I'll call you in t'morning. Yeah?

All right.

Diesel Power by the Prodigy

VOLUME UP

SOUND MUFFLED

# Blows your mind drastically, fantastically

# Blows your mind drastically, fantastically... #

TYRES SCREECH, MUSIC PLAYS LOUDLY IN CAR

SILENCE

ENGINE ROARS

Dad would be so happy about this bursary.

What's the sign for bursary?

- Award? - Award? Nah.

Or...? Maybe...?

- Yeah, that works. - OK.

Do you think I should turn off my voice when I do the speech?

Will they have interpreters?

I don't trust the interpreter.

I'm going to work on it some more.

- Are you sure? - Yeah.

Mum? Are you OK?

He's out of prison.

- CUTLERY FALLS ONTO TABLE - Brennan?

I'm so sorry.

What, they just let him out?

If he does anything stupid,

he goes straight back in.

I'm sorry.

I know it's a shock.

I only found out today.

It brought back so many feelings,

questions about why your dad died.

Well...

If you need ANYTHING...

..if you want to talk...

..I'm here for you. You know that.

I'm going to work on this some more.

HE YELLS

YELL ECHOES

Have you got kids?

One.

You got a photo?

All right?

I said, "All right?"

What's that you got there? Let's have a look.

Give it me.

Give it back!

Fuckin' hell!

What happened? Did you get hit on the head or summat?

Oh, wait.

Are you deaf?

That why you can't speak?

DANIEL GRUNTS

Is that your daughter?

How old is she?

Must be ripe, I reckon.

When I get out...

..I'm going to fuck...

..your little girl.

I'll see you later, yeah?

SHOUTING OUTSIDE CELL

Morning!

Ah! Morning, Carly. You all right?

Sorry, boss. The bus were a nightmare again.

Right, what can I get for you?

What the fuck are you doing here?

All day breakfast.

Not here.

TILL SHUTS

How are you? It's been a long time.

Yeah.

Whose fault were that?

How am I?

I just paid off the mortgage, bought a new car.

I'm in line for a promotion, actually.

OK, OK.

Why are you still wearing that?

I have to go do something important.

Go where?

- I wanted to see you, then I'm off. That's it! - That's it?

After all this time, no explanation. No apology.

- I'll see you in a few years, then. - Wait!

Look, er...

You're upsetting me staff.

I'm going to have to ask you to leave.

I'm eating.

I don't know who you are,

but you can fuck off now.

Father!

PHONE VIBRATES

- Hey, you. - How you doing?

How did you get on with Miri?

Y'know, as well as expected.

Oh, I'm sorry. What are you up to now?

I'm just looking through his parole paperwork,

seeing if I've missed anything.

It's about the board's decision.

It just doesn't say anything about why he did it.

I'll tell you what,

why don't you leave it for now, and I'll have a look at it later

and see if there's anything we can use?

DOOR SHUTS

Oh, babe, I've got to go. Bye.

Who were you talking to?

Oh, it's just a friend.

Which friend?

- What's this? - Nothing.

Is it Brennan?

Has something happened?

No! Nothing's happened.

Why are you being weird with me?

It's his parole paperwork.

All this time, you knew he was coming out?

You'd just moved to London. I didn't want to distract you.

Is there anything else you want to tell me?

Oh, Miri...

I'm trying to give your son a chance.

There was a mix-up with the interpreters before,

but he's supposed to be here.

Is there anything you can tell me that might help me find him?

Anyone he might be staying with?

If he doesn't show up soon,

I have to report him in breach of his licence.

Yeah? That means he goes back to prison.

You don't want that!

Thanks very much for your time.

They're disappointed.

- Wait. - What are you saying?

Erm, sorry, I'm just going to clarify. Sometimes the same sign,

it means different things. It depends on the context. Hold on.

What do you mean, disappointed?

We regret...what happened.

We'll never understand

why he did what he did.

He never explained it.

Not to us. Not to anyone.

We said goodbye to our son...

..when he went into prison.

When he came out...

..that's not our boy any more.

We didn't raise him to be a violent man, a killer.

Whatever he's doing in the future, wherever he's going,

it's nothing to do with us.

ENGINE OFF

Come on.

Open the fucking door!

BANGING ON DOOR

SHOUTING AND BANGING

SIREN WAILS NEARBY

We know you're in there.

Open the fucking door!

Open up!

Fuck!

- Let him go. - What do they want? What do you want?

Money. She owes us money.

You owe them money?

- You best let him go. - He's deaf. He can't hear you.

INAUDIBLE

Not so tough, are you, now, you prick?

You shouldn't have done that.

What are you doing?

That's it. You're coming with me back to Mum and Dad's house.

- They don't want me back. - Why?

What did you do?

They're coming back?

Yeah, thanks for making it worse.

Come on!

Still driving that piece of shit?

That shit is worth more than you think.

When I'm done driving, sorted stuff out, the car's all yours.

You can sell it for a new life.

Where are we going now?

- Looking for an old friend. - You still have those?

Friends?

- Hey, how's it going? - Not so great.

Not working late again, are you?

You've got to work them cases quicker.

Has something happened?

Daniel Brennan - did time for murder.

He's deaf. I missed it.

- I didn't book an interpreter for our initial interview. - Right...

So I booked one for a follow-up at his nominated address.

I thought that'd be easier.

- No sign of him. - And...?

I did the bloody deaf awareness training, I should know this stuff.

But I missed it. I missed it, and now he's missing.

That's not your fault!

SHE SCOFFS

- Sure about that? - He knew that he was breaking his licence conditions.

Whether or not you booked an interpreter, that's irrelevant.

- Time to think about recalling him? - Put him back in prison?

- I can't. - It's your job.

He's a murderer walking the streets.

Recall him - before it's too late.

I tried to visit you in prison.

I never knew.

I was pissed off with you.

Still so pissed off with you.

I wanted you to know it.

I filled out a visitor's request form. I got the train ticket.

I went all the way over.

But then...

..do you know what they said?

What?

They told me that you weren't allowed visitors.

They said you had to move to a different part of the prison.

INAUDIBLE

DOOR SLAMS SHUT

Is that true?

I lost it.

I was so angry.

What about now?

Are you still angry now?

Food's ready!

CHATTER

Put that back.

You learnt to write in prison?

Your mum always did the writing and reading for both of us.

Me? Signing? Texting? Fine.

Newspapers? Books? No.

You could have written to me.

What was it like?

What was what like?

Prison.

BUZZER

DOOR OPENS

I've been looking forward to this, you deaf cunt.

You're really fucked without these, aren't yer?

Just one...

..or both?

Get the fuck off him!

SLICING, GRUNT

Fuck.

Come on.

We're done with these.

CELLMATE GROANS

Help! Help!

Why is your sign name Ray?

Ray?

Oh, so, when I was at school and the teachers looked away in class,

I would stand up and perform.

They'd come up to me and say, "God, you're always doing poetry."

And it just stuck with me ever since.

I love that.

- Oh, do you like that? - Yeah!

- Say, "I love you too." - I love you too!

That man, he's been released from prison, right?

Who told you?

There's been a link sent round. No-one sent you it?

I can't imagine how you must feel.

And it must be weird for him too.

- Everyone knows who he is and what he did. - I don't want to talk about it.

PHONE VIBRATES

Taxi's here.

DOOR CLOSES

It's working.

Think it's broken.

What are you going in there for?

- I told you. - Looking for an old friend? - That's it.

MUSIC AND CHATTER

- What are you doing here? - Right, does David know you're here?

Rude!

- Fuck you doing here? - I got out yesterday.

Remember what we talked about? Do you still have it?

Not giving you anything, not after what you did.

- I paid for it - I want it. - After all this time, they won't. - They will.

Where is it?

You...who let you in?

Door was open, people were passing by. I popped in to say hello.

I'm not staying. I need...

GLASS SMASHES

I told you - I am not staying.

I'll inform them you're coming.

Happy birthday.

GLASS SMASHES

What the fuck are you doing here?

Hey!

WOMAN SHRIEKS

Oi, come here.

Come on, come on, come on! Bastard!

CAR APPROACHES AT SPEED

Get in!

ANGRY SHOUTING

- Go! - Carly?

GLASS SMASHES

How'd you learn to drive?

My girlfriend.

Ex.

- Any news from Miri? - No. It's weird.

She usually tells me where she's going.

She was SO angry with me.

DOOR OPENS

- If I could just explain to... - Definitely need it.

Where were you?

What happened?!

Who's he?

Just a friend. Tell me - what happened?

I saw him. It was Brennan.

I never thought he'd show up at David's party.

You can go now. Thank you.

- Brennan attacked you? - No, he didn't.

He just got into a fight with someone else,

- that's all. - I can't believe it.

I'll, er... I'll get some ice for that.

What the hell is going on? Like, when did he get out?

And you've got a boyfriend, you can't even tell me?

- Miri... - What's with all of these secrets? - No...

No, no, no! Get off me, Mum.

Thank you.

We need to tell the police.

No, no, no. It was an accident.

Don't be ridiculous.

He hit you in the face.

No, Mum. OK? He wasn't looking for me.

Whatever it is, it has nothing to do with us.

Nothing.

Tell him he's here.

POP MUSIC PLAYS IN BACKGROUND

- Bread and soup OK? - What?

I have a tent. We'll set it up, camp and eat.

- What? - We'll light a fire.

- You're joking me! - No.

- You're serious?! - You got any better ideas?

I'll pay. Take it and wait in the car for me. OK?

- What are you doing? - I'm calling the police.

LINE RINGING

Oh, no. No, no, no, no, no, no.

She's not in any shape to make a statement, is she?

And, besides, it's not what she wants.

MUFFLED VOICES

- What about me? What about what - I - want?

Look, just leave it with me and I'll see if I can get some answers.

But in the meantime, I'll just give you both a little space.

But I promise...

..I won't let Brennan anywhere near you and Miri ever again.

OK.

Southdale Probation and Offender Management Service.

Please leave a message.

SHE SIGHS

Calling about one of your guys, Daniel Brennan.

He's running around attacking people at parties.

He hit a woman in the face, and that's an arrestable offence.

Well, you better recall him first thing in the morning

and let the police do their job.

Fuck's sake!

You want to check it?

BOOT OPENS AND CLOSES

ENGINE STARTS

You set up the tent.

- I'll make the fire. OK? - OK.

FIRE CRACKLES

You want more?

Where's this from?

Looks good, right?

It's from the food bank.

You can't choose.

It's good to see you again.

When I saw you again back in the cafe, you walked in - wow!

You're so tall.

Same eyes.

Same nose.

I thought, that's Carly.

It hit me.

Carly.

Long time since I've seen anyone sign Carly.

Almost forgotten it.

Forgot that too.

The smell, the noise it makes.

You're really giving it to me?

What about you?

After you've done what you need to do?

I don't know.

What actually happened?

I never got the full story.

I've done my time in prison. I'm out.

I'm different now.

Going to get more wood.

Ray, you good?

I'm freezing.

# Ten years in here No-one near

# No-one to sign my name

# No-one to sign my name

# Nowhere to hide my shame

# One day soon I'll be forgiven

# Even though I don't know what I've done

# Some say there's no use in trying

# To be free under the sun

# I know there won't be easy living

# You can't lose what's already gone

# The ten years that I've been here in prison

# I choose

# I choose

# I choose...

# ..the light of the sun

# Light of the sun

# Light of the sun

# The light of the sun. #