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Ben Walters? Yeah?

Oi! I'm Daisy Kirkman's sister.

Right, and?

And you're gonna stop sending her dick pics,

and you're gonna stop asking her to do things

that she doesn't want to do.

You talking about? I haven't done that.

Listen, you little shit. I've seen the messages.

Just let me go. And it stops now.

Look at me.

She is my sister, and she's 14,

and she doesn't want that crap on her phone, do you understand?

She told you what she sent me? Hey, you listening?

It stops. All right? Speak to your sister.

She's the slag who went along with it.

What?!

You speak about my sister like that, I swear to God...

ALARM BLARES

SHE BREATHES SHAKILY

Sorry, just needed the bathroom.

This is serious, isn't it?

Do you know what she's gonna say? No, I'm in the same boat as you.

I just can't get my head round why they'd be attacking a Year 10.

Who said "attacking"?

The person from school who called me.

Yeah, they attacked him.

Well, they must have had a reason. Hmm.

What? I know what you're thinking.

"Like father, like son."

I've never encouraged him to behave in an aggressive way.

No-one's thinking anything.

No? No.

HE SIGHS

We've never had calls from the school before this year.

Oh, so it must be him, then? Thank you for coming.

Hello. PARENTS: Hello.

HEADMISTRESS: Sorry to keep you waiting.

Aside from the wasted cost to the fire service

and some of the disruption to classes,

some of the younger children were genuinely frightened

that the school was ablaze.

We had to send two children home.

I've been doing this job long enough to know when I'm being lied to,

and all three are holding back on me.

So I'm imposing a four-day suspension

on Jess and Ollie

and a two-day suspension on Ben Walker.

Oh, so the lad that breaks the glass gets half the time?

Mr Brookes, this was premeditated.

Ollie and Jessica created a problem with Ben's locker

so that he was late for class,

then accosted him, then used physical force.

I just don't understand why Jessica would do something like this.

It's very unlike Jessica to behave like that or with any violence.

She was obviously protecting her sister, which is admirable,

and I don't think Ollie should get the same punishment.

Come on. I mean, he could have stopped her.

Yeah, but... They're as bad each other in this.

Oh, oh, so it's his responsibility to stop her?

No, I'm not saying that.

Yeah, you are. Not saying that.

My decision is final.

I don't doubt there's more to this story than meets the eye,

but without that context, the suspension stands.

Effective immediately.

I think Ollie and Jess should spend some time apart.

You still blaming him? I'm not blaming anyone.

It fucking sounds like it. Neil, stop it.

No. Sorry. Listen.

You helped me when I needed it, and I appreciate that,

but, you, you've looked down your nose at us since we met.

That's not true. No, it is.

Looked down, and the implication is, "Our girl can do better."

Rubbish. Not rubbish.

I told you when I met you, I think Jess has blossomed

since she's been with Ollie.

So why do you want them apart? Because they've just been suspended.

Most reasonable parents... Oh, there we go. That.

What? Neil!

Wow. Loses his temper easily, doesn't he?

On this occasion, I can understand why.

I'll talk to Ollie.

Well done. Me?!

Hannah, I... I think I'll walk home.

Hey.

Sorry.

Thanks for sticking up for Ollie.

Can we talk? We're talking.

I mean in private.

Last time we spoke in private,

you told me that you'd wished you'd never met me.

I know, but I regretted that immediately, and...

I came to apologise, but then... Daisy appeared.

I shouldn't have called Hannah.

I just... I just lost my mind.

Why'd you come off the app?

Why do you think?

Because you told me it was over.

I miss you.

SOFTLY: Perfect (!)

You told me to step back...

...so I stepped back.

And then your wife's not gone two minutes,

and you're wanting... what?

Cos I'm kind of getting mixed messages here.

I can't stop thinking about you.

Well, you have to.

Cos you were right.

This, it's... it's not reality.

We're not gonna burn down our lives.

DOOR OPENS Hiya.

THUMPING OLLIE: This is ridiculous.

NEIL: No. Dad, this is pathetic.

Well, tell me, then! Open it!

No, not opening it.

I've got all night, mate. What's going on?

He doesn't come out of here until he tells us the deal.

Neil, you can't keep him hostage. I've took his phone.

Let's see how long before he cracks!

Mum, tell him, he's being a dick. Neil, open the door.

The head doesn't believe you, and neither do I.

Why did you go for that lad?

I've told you! THUMP

You break this door, your phone's going in the toilet!

Neil! No. We've been too soft on him.

If her mum's gonna take the high ground,

I wanna know what she did.

SOFTLY: You're upset.

When have we ever got anywhere with him by yelling?

Just go downstairs, have a brew or a beer.

Let me play good cop for a bit.

Fine.

But he don't get this back until he talks.

It's me. He's gone downstairs.

Imagine the day I've had.

I had to sit in front of the headteacher with Jess's parents.

I work at that school.

Look, I know you can be a hothead sometimes.

Didn't do anything.

But I have always said...

...that whatever is going on, you can talk to me.

If you don't want anyone else to know, then no-one will know.

But I am your mother.

You can trust me with anything.

Frankie.

Oh, you've grown. You courting yet?

Tell you what, if I was 15, I'd be snapping you up.

That's so weird. And I'm 13. NEIL: Who is it?

It's Di... It's Dave.

Beth!

Dave's here. All right, my old mate?

So, I'd like to invite you both to my house warming.

I'm moving back into Ally's house,

plus I'm planting a tree in the garden for her.

Right. How you back in there?

Well, let's just say that me and your missus

had a little financial tete-a-tete, and voila.

How do you mean?

Well, it's my house anyway, innit, really?

Don't worry, I'll pay my share.

Anyway, it's on Saturday.

Excuse for a piss-up. Beth!

NEIL SIGHS Bit of a situation with Ollie.

Ah, right, yeah. Teenagers.

See, that's why I'm glad I never had kids.

Well, none that I know about anyway.

Saturday, you say?

Right, well, just text us the details.

We'll try and come for a couple of hours.

All right, sound, nice one. I'll see you there.

Frankie, you find yourself a man like your old fella,

cos that there is a top, top bloke.

Give my love to Beth.

I'm not going to his house.

What kind of photos? You know what kind.

And the stuff he was on about... it was pretty bad.

Tom and Hannah, they need to know that.

No. Look, Jess'll kill me.

What that kid did was out of order, but...

...he's saying that Daisy's...

...done stuff.

What's he saying she's done?

Look, if I tell you, you can't tell them.

They'll involve the school, and before you know it,

it'll be this massive deal.

You have to promise, Mum.

Have a good time.

Piss off. I know when I'm not wanted.

I am not spending another second around your place,

watching you play happy families.

What did you say?

PAUL SIGHS Why don't you just come with me?

Might help you work things out.

I don't need to work anything out.

I'm fine.

SCOFFS: Fine.

I mean, Hannah and I, we had a bit of a wobble.

It's nothing we won't work through.

I might be a needy fuck-up, Tommy, but at least I know I am.

I'm honest enough to admit it.

Best of luck, bruv. CAR DOOR OPENS

CAR DOOR CLOSES

Kiss me.

SHE MOANS

I assume this is about Jess and Ollie?

Promises have been made.

Ollie to Jess and... and me to Ollie.

But I'm breaking my promise because if the shoe were on the other foot,

I would wanna know, OK?

OK.

But this is a promise you must keep.

You cannot let it be known that it was me that told you.

I won't.

I promise.

What is it?

The boy that they attacked...

...Daisy had sent him...

...photographs.

And he was sending her these, like, increasingly demanding messages,

telling her what to do...

...presumably with the implication that if she didn't do it,

then he would show the photos to people.

But, look, we can go to the school confidentially

or... or... or the police.

No. No. No. Are you OK?

Yeah.

Just... Yeah, I just need... Hang on.

SHE HYPERVENTILATES

BREATHING CALMS

Sorry. Are you OK?

Yeah. I...

I hope I did the right thing in telling you.

Yeah, no, you did, yeah. I just, erm...

I just need to figure out the best way to deal with it, you know,

especially without revealing that you told me.

HANNAH BREATHES SHAKILY

Mother's intuition.

I think if you just go to her, she might open up to you.

I just feel so bad that she's been put through this, you know.

I mean, I know boys can be bastards, but I...

...I should've spoken to her more about everything and just let...

Hannah, it's not your fault... It is.

What? It is.

No! It is. It is. It is my fault.

I haven't been there for them, Beth. I haven't.

I know we all blame ourselves, but...

WHISPERS: I haven't.

God, I'm so sorry for what I said about Neil.

So wrong of me.

If anyone is to blame for anything to do with my girls, it's me.

I don't know if you know this.

Tom alluded to it at my party.

But I really... I haven't been very well... these last few years,

and I haven't been as good a parent as I would like to be.

I haven't been as good at anything. Oh, I'm... I'm sorry.

It got really bad.

My whole world just caved in.

Some days, I couldn't even get out of bed, and I...

I know that I wasn't very nice to be around,

and I think that my girls, especially Daisy, you know,

because she's just at that age, just starting puberty, and...

They stopped coming to me. They stopped telling me things.

And I think...

I think Tom will have said to them, you know,

"Don't take your problems to Mum, just let her get well."

And Tom, I mean, don't get me wrong, he's been amazing.

But it can't have been easy for him...

...you know, watching his wife turn into a complete wreck.

I'm so sorry.

That must have been terrible for you.

You see, my mother died very quickly,

then when we were sorting through her things,

I found hidden away letters, diaries...

...photographs, all sorts of things,

all packed very, very carefully in this... non-descript box.

But a box that told me that my whole life had been a lie.

The man that brought me up...

...and who I called dad wasn't really my father.

My real father... had been killed.

He was stabbed to death outside a pub.

Oh, God, Hannah. I'm so sorry.

My life was a lie!

Those person closest to me lied to me, my own mother.

And that was when everything became very, very fragile.

Sorry, I don't know why I'm telling you all of this.

This is such an over-share. We should be talking about Daisy.

No, it's really... It's fine.

But that's the funny thing, you know,

Because that's always been my worst fear -

something happening to my girls,

you know, something awful happening to my family.

And the funny thing is, you know, the irony...

...me being like this has just made things so much worse.

I'm so embarrassed, Beth. I'm sorry.

Please don't be. God, me going on like this.

And you've lost a friend, haven't you?

My God, how are you?

I miss her every day.

But, look, Hannah, I didn't...

I did not mean to make you feel bad by telling you about Daisy.

No, I'm really, really glad that you did.

It's much better that I know. Oh, Beth...

...you're a good woman.

And if I've made you or Neil feel like I'm being superior,

I'm really sorry.

Ollie's a wonderful boy.

Jess adores him.

He makes her so happy. I'm really grateful for that.

Yeah, well, we... we really love Jess.

She's a good kid.

You know, once we've got through these exams,

I would love it if we could spend more time together.

I really think our families could be good friends.

Take care. Thanks. Bye.

Beth. SHE GASPS

What are you doing here? Have you told her about us?

No. Why would I do that?

Why was she here? Are you following her?

No. I came to see you after your class, and there she was.

Right, well, it weren't about us.

What's it about?

Jess? Don't ask cos I can't tell you.

You can tell her but not me?

Well, we're trying not to see each other.

I want you...

...so much.

I thought I could, but I just... I can't let this go.

Oh, but...

Hannah, she really needs you.

I shouldn't have pushed you away.

I've never ever felt like this about anyone.

WHISPERS: Oh, God, we can't.

We can't...

Oh, Tom.

I just sat with your wife

while she poured her heart out to me.

Imagine what that felt like.

She loves you.

She really, really loves you.

You are lucky. I know.

It's fear.

I've been so scared of smashing everything to pieces and of change.

And...

But maybe...

...this is reality,

and I should just burn everything down.

I'm sorry.

How was your evening?

Yeah, good. Just a fundraising issue.

You're lying.

What?

You were at the Nook...

...with Beth.

I was there. A coincidence. Why were you meeting Beth?

I just wanted to apologise to her,

erm, about everything that happened at school.

I didn't want her and Neil to think that I was being judgemental.

It's fine. She was fine.

Tom...

...I really, really want us

to spend some time together as a family, you know?

Me and you and the girls.

I just... SHE INHALES

I think we should go to the Lakes and do some walking, do some talking

and just really hang out with each other this weekend.

Yeah? There's a lot in this family that's been getting lost.

Yeah, I'd love that. Yeah?

How come you're back so late?

Oh, it was, er, one of the girls' birthdays.

I forgot we had to take her for a drink.

Right.

HE SIGHS

HE SNIFFS

What do you smell of?

You smell of aftershave.

Aftershave?

Yeah, like, I've been snogging someone in my Zumba gear

behind the church hall (!)

You do, though. THEY CHUCKLE

Well, it were that idiot barman. He weren't leaving me alone.

What you doing?

You don't want another man's smell on me.

I'm gonna go wash it off.

♪ Another sunny day I met you up in the garden

♪ You were digging plants I dug you, beg your pardon

♪ I took a photograph of you In the herbaceous border... ♪

HANNAH: Everybody out. GIRLS GROAN

Jess, can you get off the phone, please, and help unpack?

Yep. "Yep."

Jess, come on, we're on holiday - eyes up!

I'm not gonna spend the next few days

looking at the tops of your heads. Please, off the phone.

I'll put it away in a minute, Dad. Right, thank you!

No... Dad! Give them here, please.

Thank you.

Off! I wasn't even on it!

No phones or devices for the next 48 hours.

You're all gonna be offline,

and you can play marbles or something, can't you?

Do you remember this house?

Lily, do you remember Grandma's house?

It looks smaller.

That's cos you're bigger!

When did we even last come?

Was it when Grandma was in hospital?

Yeah. Yeah, it was, I think. Hey!

Hello... again.

Oh, hi!

You look different to the last time.

Have you dyed your hair? CHUCKLING: Yeah, see you later.

In we go. In we go.

LILY: Who is she? Wow.

Completely ma... mad as cheese. In we go.

Oh, so annoying. It's a bit dark.

Hold on, I'm not having the bed on the floor.

Please don't run on the stairs. They're very thin and rickety.

Wow!

Didn't get loads of work done, did you, when you came up?

Well, you know, I've done all the prep.

I think somebody had a bit of a holiday.

Put the kettle on.

DAVE: 'Ey, here they are! You all right?

Wondered where you were.

You all right? Good to see you, mate.

Come here. Look at this. I was up all night digging that.

Planting a tree for Ally.

Not much of a tree, is it?

It's a Photinia, Elizabeth.

Represents the transient nature of life and all that bollocks.

That your speech, is it?

I was gonna spread her ashes underneath it,

but you've already done that, haven't you?

Yeah. Yeah. Where was it again?

Craster, Northumberland.

Craster, Northumberland, yeah.

Funny that, all them years of marriage,

and she never ever mentioned that place.

We'll do the planting in half an hour.

That for me, Neil, lad? Ah, cheers, mate.

I'll stick it in the fridge. Yeah.

Oh, Tom.

WHISPERS: Come listen. Come in.

GIRLS CHATTER AND GIGGLE

What is it?

THE GIRLS: Three, two, one!

LILY SCREAMS, HEAVY THUD

LILY CRIES

Childhood. Yeah.

Nee-naw, nee-naw. Oh, what's happened?

They threw me too hard.

JESS LAUGHS Mum, she asked us to do it.

I'm just really glad to see you all playing together for once.

Look, one of the reasons we wanted to come here

is because we wanted to spend some more quality time with you all.

And I'm gonna start with...

Do-do-do-do-do-do...

Daisy. Come on, you. SHE GROANS

Boots on. We'll go for a walk.

JESS: Come here, then, moaner.

Oh! You're a hypocrite!

I have to do some work.

BIRDS TWEET

LILY GIGGLES

What really happened?

Why were you suspended? There's nothing more to tell.

I get it. You're sticking up for your sister.

I did exactly the same.

I've protected Paul all my life, even when he's a complete moron.

Well, Uncle Paul is a moron.

He ruined his life and Aunty Leah's.

You know she came round the other day?

Oh? No-one else was in.

She looked terrible.

Why would he do that?

You know, he had everything going for him.

Well, marriages are complicated, aren't they?

No, they're not.

If you love someone, you don't do that.

Look at the funny beaver!

Shall we go and see it? Yeah!

Aw, Dad! Ollie would love this!

Can you get a picture? Yeah.

Look at its hat! He's got a tie on as well, look!

He's Captain Beaver.

TOM CHUCKLES

Don't... Don't do that face.

Beaver teeth, beaver hands.

TOM CHUCKLES

Well...

DAVE: As you all know, this is the house

that I shared with my wife, Ally.

And although that marriage didn't last,

this place reminds me of the great times

that we spent here together.

So as a lasting memorial to her spirit, I'd, erm...

I'm gonna plant this tree.

But before we do the planting,

I'd just like to read you all a poem.

Now, I know you didn't have me down as a poem kinda guy,

but you know me, dark horse.

SCATTERED LAUGHTER

But Ally was the first woman that I ever loved...

...and this reminds me of how important that-that love once was.

"A kiss is just a kiss

"Until it is with...

"..Someone you will truly miss."

It's so lovely being back here.

Feels like old us.

It's what I took away from us, isn't it?

Being like I was.

I think you must have hated me.

No. Really?

Didn't hate coming home to all that negativity?

I never hated you.

But sometimes, for the girls and us, it was hard, but...

I'm still me, Tom.

PHONE RINGS

No phones allowed!

I know.

Oh, it might be work. RINGING CONTINUES

It could be work.

Hello? BETH: 'Tom, it's me.'

It is work. I'll be one second.

Hey. 'Can you talk?'

Er, just about.

'Tom, I...

'I want to be with you too.'

I know-I know it's impossible without causing a mess...

...but I want to be with you.

Yeah, I do have to go back for a few hours.

Back home? Why?

There's a patient with a mental health situation.

BETH: 'I've just got a bit of a problem.

'It's Sara from work.'

I just have to go check on her.

She's on all these apps.

Some of the guys are creepy. I'll come back and pick you up.

I love you.

I love you.

But I don't want to destroy lives.

We'll let the kids finish their exams.

See each other as much as we can.

Make plans.

We don't have to take anything fast.

It's better to keep things secret for a while

than blow everything up and cause chaos.

Yeah, I think that's right.

You know, I can't believe I've found you.

We're really doing this.

Jess, you all right? Yeah.

Do you wanna prep the strawberries for pudding?

Mmm... no.

I think I'll go and do some revision.

Hm.

Thank you, Dad.

CAR HORN BLARES, TYRES SCREECH

BETH PANTS, FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

PHONE RINGS LILY: It's Ollie.

OK. Do you wanna answer it?

Hello. No, it's Lily.

LILY: Ollie's on the phone!

Here y'are, thanks.

Says it's important.

JESS SIGHS

Hiya. Did you get my messages?

'What messages?' I've emailed you.

Oh, I haven't checked.

Listen, my mum's had an accident.

'What? Is she all right?' Yeah.

It's all a bit weird.

She dashed off from this party thing,

and now she's had a crash in Darwen, wherever that is.

'Me and my dad are going, but he's been drinking,

'so we're having to get an Uber.'

Right. Erm... What's she doing in Darwen?

I don't know. Helping a friend, I think.

'She just took off.

'Oh, I wish you were here.'

Yeah, me too. Erm...

Call me when you've seen her, yeah? 'I will.

'Love you, bye.' Love you.

Yeah, erm...

Hello! Daddy!

HE BABY TALKS Mwah!

Did you fix your patient? I did.

Daddy Doctor saved the day.

Ollie's mum's had an accident. HANNAH: What?

Is she OK? Yeah, I think so.

She's in hospital somewhere weird.

What happened? She hit a wall.

Where? Where is she? A&E in Blackburn.

Is she injured?

Ollie said that she's having X-rays, and the car's a wreck, so...

It's about an hour away. I need to go and be with Ollie.

Yeah, I-I-I'll take you.

Are you OK?

Yep.

BETH: Yeah, she said it was just... It's not even sprained.

You all right, Mum?

Yeah, I'll survive!

God, you're gonna think I'm terrible with cars.

LAUGHING: Er, yeah.

Sorry for dragging you away from your holiday.

No, it's fine. It's fine.

How were the Lakes? Yeah, well, wonderful.

We love it there, don't we?

SOFTLY: Yeah.

Shall we? You really don't have to drive us.

No, it's the least I can do. Come on.

FAINT CHATTER

JESS: Did you help your friend?

What?

Oh! N... SHE SIGHS

No, it was all over by the time I got there.

That's what you get for being a good person.

Hm.

PHONE CHIMES

PHONE CHIMES

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