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Don't you ever...!

You said you had a better idea. I'm listening.

I kill him.

I've washed these twice, they still stink of petrol.

How am I supposed to trust what I see?

I've been thinking a lot about Edgewater.

It's like I'm watching someone else.

Get away from the house!

Mum, you're scaring me.

'That wasn't you. Not who you are right now.'

'How can they say I'm a danger to my own children?'

Wait. Give these to the boys for me.

- 'Who is it?' - 'Someone I met once.'

'Maybe.'

You too, you too.

Huh, we'll see, we'll see.

Well played, bruv.

Ed.

Hey.

Can I help you?

You're joking, right?

Aren't you gonna say anything?

Sorry, you couldn't help me, could you?

- What's that? - The guy that's just walking out,

- you know him, right? - Who, Theo?

- Yeah. Yeah, Theo. Theo... - Theo Walters.

Yeah, right, that's it.

Theo Walters. Thanks.

All right, Theo, mate. Good luck.

Yeah, you too.

'My name's Ed Harrison.'

'I'll help you get...'

'This won't take long. It's just through there.

'You don't have another choice. It's him or you, Angela.'

- 'That's how it is now.' - 'It's been empty for months.'

'You have no other choice, Angela.'

*ANGELLA BLACK* Season 01 Episode 05

Episode Title: "Episode 05" Aired on: November 07, 2021.

So, here we are.

Was your journey here OK?

Yeah, fine.

We felt this would be a good fit for you, the location, obviously,

but also with Sam and Max's ages,

there's a good selection of games, activities...

It's just trying to find the most comfortable environment for you

and your children to spend quality time together.

'I have to sit with my own kids while someone watches me.'

'We're pushing for another review.'

What if I could proved that he arranged this whole thing?

'How do you mean?'

That all this time there's been nothing wrong with me.

He just made it seem that way. If I could show that,

if I could show it to the police, to the court...

'I say this to all my clients,

'especially to the ones who aren't stupid...'

'..don't do anything stupid.'

OK, thank you.

You're scaring me!

'Mum!'

'Mum...'

'If we make the right start, the rest will follow.

'The rest will follow.'

'We believe you are suffering from a mental breakdown.'

'You can never really know, can you?

'What goes on in a person's mind.'

A boy called Martin found him.

And they all used to call him farting Martin.

I love you. I love you too.

Hi.

Hi.

CHUCKLES GENTLY

Well, that was a call I wasn't expecting to get.

I know...

It's been awhile.

Eight years. Christ.

Look... Can we, erm...

I did not try to bang your husband.

I believe you.

He lied to me.

I know that now, it's just that when you're in it, it's very...

No excuses.

You tried to be my friend, and...

I'm sorry.

You were going through some shit.

I get it.

I'm just glad you're here.

How does Olivier feel about you seeing me?

Actually, we're separated.

So, now, I'm just trying to get my life back together.

Oh.

Good. Cos that bastard didn't like me and I never liked him.

And now I can finally tell you.

Divorce is the way forward.

Take it from me, you'll never look back.

Oh, so, you and Will are...

Yeah. Rear-view mirror, mate.

I mean, that turd of the marriage was almost worth it

just for the divorce.

Because once you realise you're not missing anything,

you appreciate every sweet second so much more.

I cannot stress enough how much divorce is the fucking bollocks.

God, I've missed you.

Likewise.

I'm so sorry. You don't have to be.

That's the thing about friends, Ange.

You can ditch 'em, and then you can pick up the phone eight years later,

and you don't have to answer any questions.

Apart from one, maybe.

What are you drinking?

'Contract cleaners, aisle seven.

'That's contract cleaners to aisle seven.'

Sorry, it's, er... been declined.

Oh. It should be OK.

It does this sometimes. Just try it again.

Yeah, that didn't work.

I've only got 25 on me. We can put things back.

Er, yeah. Sure, OK.

Your joint account has been suspended.

- He can do that? - Yeah.

Er... Looks like your husband set it up.

It says here you'd previously given authorisation.

I-I don't remember doing that when he set it up.

I'm sorry, it's, er...

Has your signature here. We're separated. I can't ask him...

What am I gonna do?

Well, we could set up a new account in your name only.

OK, let's do that.

Does it have an overdraft?

Er, yep. A £1,500 overdraft.

So, you'd like to go ahead with that?

Yes. OK, let's get started.

Er... What name should I put on the account?

Angela Meyer. Actually, erm...

Angela Black.

So, what do you say? I mean, when they get here?

Who am I supposed to say you are?

I'll tell them I'm working with you to help you get better.

Hey! Hey!

- Mummy! Mum! - Hey!

Oh, come here. Oh, I have missed you so much.

Come and sit down.

Mummy, we brought them. Daddy said you bought them for us.

I did.

I'm really glad you like them.

They're really soft, aren't they?

Mm.

- Do you know why I chose them? - No. - No.

Have you ever heard the story of the lion and the boar?

- No. - Well, it was a really hot,

sweltering, summer's day.

And there's this little patch of water in the middle of nowhere.

And a lion and a boar... both get to it at the same time,

both thirsty as anything.

And so they start to argue about who gets to have the first drink.

They argue and argue...

until they get so tired from arguing,

they have to stop for breath.

And now they've stopped...

..they see all these...

these vultures...

circling above them, waiting for them to collapse

so they can just eat them.

So, what happens is, the lion and the boar...

decide to make up.

They decide that it's better to be friends than to fight all the time

and end up a snack for the vultures.

But couldn't the lion just eat the boar?

Well, haven't you heard of the rules of the jungle?

- No. - No.

The lion can't just go around eating whoever he wants.

It's like school.

There are rules, and you have to play by them.

We have to meet like this for a little while, and then...

and then eventually...

hopefully, you guys can come and stay with me sometime.

How long?

I don't know.

But Daddy said you're ill

and it would take a long time for you to get better.

He said we had to be careful around you.

I am just fine, OK?

I promise I am fine.

I really, really am. And...

..I'm doing all I can

to get everything back to normal as soon as possible.

OK?

- OK. - OK?

- Oh, it's so good to see you. - It's so good to see you.

It's so good to see you.

Now, what you after?

Erm... whatever you think.

Whatever I think?

I think you'd look good with a plum.

I love plum.

- OK. Let's go with plum. - OK.

Sorry, I'm terrible with names, it's, er...

- Angela. - OK.

- Don't worry, I've not been in before. - OK.

I know Theo.

Theo?

Walters.

OK...

He doesn't know I'm here. He, erm...

He came into my life recently, and, er...

I saw your picture with him on his profile page,

and I just wanted to find out what I was dealing with.

- Is that weird? - Er, yeah. Kind of.

I mean, everyone googles someone they're dating, but...

not being funny, this is a bit next level.

I've just got a really strange feeling about him,

and I thought, you know, you being his ex...

Hand.

Look, I'd hardly call myself his ex.

We only had a few dates.

Then he shows up on my birthday,

outside this place, with a bottle of champagne.

Started posting pictures of us like we're that couple in The Notebook.

He was a fucking weirdo.

Right.

Then when it came to ending it, it was a massive pain in the tits.

Cos he was having these huge money problems.

He was totally skint and proper losing his shit.

Halloween, right...

It's two in the morning, and I'm so hammered, I just...

I just go for it.

Tell him, mate, this is not working out.

And he's getting all weird and needy and then his phone goes.

His car showroom got burned down.

- Mantle Motors? - Serious.

While I'm sitting there, breaking his heart,

someone's torching his business to the ground.

- Oh, God. - Mm.

And then a few days later, he's calling and texting again,

sending all kinds of expensive shit, like nothing's happened.

But I'm like, I don't care how much your insurance pay-out is,

you're a nutter. I had to ghost him.

The world is full of some absolute mentalists, I tell you.

Yeah. You're not wrong there.

This was Halloween?

Yeah.

Weird old evening.

What do you think?

I think you're right. I think I look good with plum.

I knew you would. Other hand.

Just, erm...

do me a favour, will you?

What's that?

Avoid Theo Walters.

Don't worry. I think he'll be the one wanting to avoid me.

Oh, you've spoken to him?

He said he'd have them ready today.

I've been over twice.

All right. Just get it done, yeah?

Call you back.

Sorry, can I help you?

I'm not scared of you.

OK?

Why are you doing this?

Sorry, I don't know what you're talking about.

What kind of person does this to someone?

Someone that's suffered like I have?

Go on. Say something.

Say something.

I know what you did that night...

on Halloween.

Well, it's nice to finally meet you, Theo.

It's me.

How did you find me?

The hospital.

It was a condition of your release.

I had to sign off on your living arrangements.

What do you want?

To talk.

Can you move, please?

You're still the mother of our children.

You'll still be in their lives.

Can you blame me for taking an interest in how you're recovering?

You want more time with our boys, but...

but you don't think about how all this affects them?

That is not fair. They're scared.

Scared? Our boys are scared for their mother.

Because I'm only allowed to see them

with some stranger watching over us in a fucking contact centre.

I just wanna see them on my own.

But you know that isn't possible.

What?

You're here cos I saw Ed.

- Or should I say, Theo. - Oh, God, this again.

I'm right, aren't I?

I just wanna make sure you're looking after yourself.

You don't give a shit about me.

If you did, you wouldn't have cut me off.

You've already taken our boys, now I have nothing and I'm alone.

This was a mistake.

If you really care about me,

why don't you let me be a part of their lives?

Why don't you just meet me in the middle?

Just behave yourself.

I just don't feel safe staying there after he turned up.

It's not a problem. I mean it.

Well, thank you.

My spare room is full of crap, so I hope that's OK.

Honestly, anywhere is great.

As long as you don't mind sharing your house with a lunatic.

You're not a lunatic.

People back at the psychiatric ward might disagree with you.

We don't have to talk about it anymore if you don't want to.

It's fine.

I just feel...

I don't know. I feel like I should have done something.

You didn't know. Nobody did.

I didn't want anyone to.

I knew something wasn't right, but I thought it was me.

That's what we do, isn't it? Blame ourselves.

It's so bizarre, talking about it now.

All the years we were together, and I couldn't say a word.

I just... let myself believe it was my fault, you know?

I knew he had a temper,

and I'd provoked him, I'd pushed him.

And I told myself...

he loved me, really. Underneath.

He just got angry sometimes, and that was that.

And then 25 days, on my own, in that place,

and I think about every time he hit me, and I just...

..I can't understand why.

What I can't understand is why you aren't more angry?

- Oh, I'm angry. - Yes, but that man hit you.

He controlled you, and he pushed you to the bloody edge,

and now he's taking your kids. Ange, this...

Just if I let myself go down that road,

I don't know what I do, but...

I wouldn't stop.

I'd keep going into God knows what, and... I can't.

What's the point?

That fucking animal has taken advantage of you.

But what can I do?

I say to anyone that might husband conspired with someone

to have me committed, to take our children,

how does that make me look?

Conspired with someone? What do you mean?

It's been a long day.

OK.

You know...

I can't really understand what you went through, going through.

I don't pretend to.

But...

they're your kids, Ange.

Keep fighting however you can. Don't stop.

Don't let that bastard take them.

Thanks. Really.

For everything.

As I said, it's full of crap.

But... It's perfect.

Thanks.

All right. Well, I'll see you in the morning.

- Good night. - Sleep well.

Mrs Meyer?

Yes, hello. Thanks for calling.

I'm Lewis Aird.

Now, your social worker's explained the situation.

I want you to know and there to step in

- if there's any kind of trouble, OK? - Thank you.

- Mr Meyer, good morning. - Hello.

Angela.

Sorry you feel this is necessary.

Wait here.

I've packed everything. Clothes, jewellery...

Everything's in here. Xcuse me.

Right.

I'd like to look in the house to make sure.

Why? You think I'm keeping your earrings?

Or holding back your little sketches all for myself?

I just want what's mine.

- It's all in there. - Sir. Just step aside, please.

Sure.

Do you mind if I... No. Can you stay here with me, sir?

Really? Mm-hm.

Probably the office.

Ah...

I, er...

I'm-I'm sorry, I...

- OK, be quick. - Thank you.

Can I call you back?

Right. Thank you.

'..are you on-site, over?' Yeah.

There's nothing in there.

What, and you expect me to just take your word for it?

You can't stand this, can you?

What would you do to me right now if he wasn't there?

You want to waste everyone's time, go right ahead.

Thank you.

There's only one copy of this one.

So contact the school, get another one.

Why should I?

Fine.

Handbag?

Seriously?

Could be anything in there.

OK. Let him check.

No.

I'm seeing the boys on Friday.

I'm sure they can't wait to see you in that contact centre.

- Thanks again. - No probs. Best of luck.

I've just been looking through my husband's bank statements.

And the night of Halloween, erm, I remembered, because I met him,

that's when we first met, the night of Halloween.

'There was a fire at Ed's car dealership.

'Next morning, Olivier's clothes stank of petrol.'

I'm sorry, I'm not following.

Ed and Olivier are working together.

'I can show you the bank statements, I can show you his real name.'

OK. Slow down, slow down. Erm...

'Let's, let's get something set up for next week.'

Well, no. Er...

That's not soon enough.

And it might be a good idea for you to bring your caseworker along.

Why?

'Well, just, I think just given your history, it will be... good.'

You don't believe me?

'That's not what I meant.'

You think I'm crazy.

'No, Mrs Meyer.' I get it.

I would, too.

Sorry I wasted your time.

What number?

Actually, I wanted to talk to you about your CCTV.

Huh? The cameras.

I want to take a look at what's on them.

Night of the 31st. What?

I want to look at your CCTV footage from the night of Halloween.

We don't do that.

Well, what does it matter to you? I just want to look.

Well, then, talk to the manager.

OK, how do I do that? He's in tonight.

Seven.

Fine. I'll come back then.

Hello?

'It's Theo.'

What do you want?

'I wanna meet. The forest where we met before.'

Why?

'I wanna explain.'

It's a bit late for that, the damage is done.

'But what if I could try?

'You know, try and fix it. Try and help you.'

The pub where we met the first time on Halloween.

'Cool. I'll head there now.'

'You've reached Theo.

'Leave a message.' BEEP

'You've reached Theo.

'You've reached Theo.

'Leave a message.' BEEP

PHONE RINGS

- Where are you? - 'I'm on my way.'

You're not coming, are you?

Do you know what your problem is, Angela?

You just don't know when to leave things alone.

Finally... some honesty.

- This is the real you, is it? - 'I'm warning you.'

I know what Olivier did for you, Theo.

I know why you're helping him now.

'This would all be simpler if you could just stop pushing and pushing.

'Drop it. For your own good.'

How do you know what I've been doing?

Help!

Help!

Somebody!

Help!

I'm in here. Somebody please, help!

Shit.

Thank you.

Oh, thank you.

You was in earlier, right?

You was the one asking about the cameras.

Was this you?!

Was this your fault?

I forgot you don't live here any more.

Was it you,

or your friend Theo, that smashed the cameras?

What are you talking about? I know, OK?

At first, I thought you just paid him off, but then I saw it.

On Halloween, £90 worth of petrol at the 24 service station,

it's right there on your bank statement.

Are you admitting to reading my private property?

The day after Theo's car garage got burnt down,

I remember washing your clothes and they stank of petrol.

You did it, didn't you?

He was broke until that fire.

Then all of a sudden, he gets a massive insurance pay-out.

OK.

The CCTV would have shown you filling up a load of canisters,

but he's been following me, hasn't he?

So he got rid of the evidence.

Just like you did when he came to this house.

Aren't you gonna say anything?

You did all that...

just to take my children away from me.

Can I be honest with you?

It's a... It's a relief.

I feel like a kid at the swimming pool,

and I've just done the perfect dive, and I look up...

I'm so happy and proud, and I realise my parents weren't watching.

There's only me and you here. Aren't we passed all this now?

- I did what I had to do. - You already got custody.

- You got what you wanted. You won. - I did what I had to.

- Do you have to tear me into pieces? - Get over it.

What did I ever do to deserve that? SHE YELPS

You were going to fucking leave me, you bitch!

I wasn't... I wasn't.

You already did.

You came back after you made me crawl on my hands and knees!

In the fucking dirt for you!

What kind of man becomes that,

that he ends up grovelling in front of his own wife?

How could you do that to me?

You're hurting me.

SHE WHIMPERS, GROANS

It's over, it's been done.

I don't want you here, I don't want you on my doorstep,

I don't want you in my house.

After everything I gave you, you owe me that respect.

Respect? You're fucking insane.

What did you say?

I said, you are fucking... Mummy!

Hey, sweetheart. You should be in bed.

You should be in bed. I woke up because you were shouting.

Oh, it's OK. It's nothing to worry about.

We were just having an argument. Sometimes grown-ups argue.

It doesn't mean we don't love you.

I just want you back here and everything to be back to normal.

I know, sweetheart. I know.

But... it's OK.

You are gonna be back with Mummy soon. OK?

I promise you. I promise you.

Come on, let's go.

School in the morning. Go on.

She came to the house.

Shouting and screaming on my doorstep.

She woke my son.

But she can't prove anything.

'Are you sure?'

Did everything right my end.

I hope so.

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