There y'are, give him this, Noah.
Thank you.
Here you go, mate. Cheers.
Keep the change. Thanks, my love.
You all have a good holiday.
Always tip on an airport run - that way, they won't Rob your house.
Yeah, he was definitely a wrong 'UN,
with his cardigan and his classic fm.
Hello.
Spin me, spin me! She laughs
all greet each other oh, about time.
Oh, getting this lot out is a bloody nightmare.
He forgot his sandals, she forgot her contact lenses,
and this one almost came without his revision folder.
Come on, let's get checked in,
this is valuable drinking time we're wasting. Come on.
Come on.
Er, no, what are the rules? This bed, though!
No, no jumping on the bed.
Kath... what's the verdict?
I told you this would happen. Let's do it.
See ya. Where are you two going?
Whoo!
Screaming
well, there's dust on the side,
there's bloody lipstick on the glass.
Can I speak to the manager, please? Now.
Are you gonna be on that thing all holiday?
Depends whether we want a business to go back to.
Merhaba, family.
Welcome to Turkey.
English? Manchester.
City or united?
City. United!
Fred!
Listen, my team is galatasaray, so you're all luckier than me, yeah.
My name is ismail, I arrange the fun at the hotel.
Who do we have here?
Fred, right? Yeah, and, uh...?
Noah. Like the ark.
Who is that beautiful lady?
Jess. Excellent.
So, we are going to play a game of bowls on the beach.
You know bowls, yeah? And I invite you all to come.
If not for yourself, please do it for me, I hate to be lonely.
Aww. Go on, kid.
You too, mum, you're not getting out of it.
I want all of you, ok? See you at the beach.
Giggling: Bye.
That told you.
Ismail: Come on, guys. Come on, guys.
Another one. Yeah! Oh, rubbish!
Kathy: How are you so good?
Marks out of ten, I'd give her one.
So that's... sexist, lame and creepy.
He chuckles
I can see you looking. Shut up.
Sorry, Rosie. They laugh
go and sit with the losers.
Come on. Next round, next round.
You're in there, pal. Shut up.
Martin, you're up. Here we go.
Let the dog see the rabbit.
Ok, Martin. You are the blue team. Right. Blue.
Ok, now, show us what you got. Come on.
He grimaces
Never get a tan with all those clothes on.
All right? I'm good, thanks, yeah. Um...
Did you win earlier? Runner up.
Not bad, not bad. I can't lie, I'm rubbish at that kind of stuff.
You just got here? It's a couple of days. You?
Go home Thursday.
I'm Rosie, by the way. Noah.
Yusuf, the bar guy, he was telling me about
this awesome party they do on the beach every Saturday night.
I'm thinking of going, if you wanna join?
Great, yeah. Yeah.
All right, cool. Um, do you have snap, so I can add you?
Yeah, it's, uh, noelpowell69 - like Noel Powell.
Ok, cool.
All right. See you later.
All right, later.
Bye. See you in a bit.
Mobile vibrates
hi, dad.
Cheering, laughter, whistling
dance pop music playing
can I get a Brandy, please?
And can you put me down on the karaoke?
It's all about the bass. You know, to embarrass the kids.
We're just sat there, Kathy and Martin.
Mm. Cheers.
Both: ♪ I'm all about that bass 'bout that bass, no treble
♪ I'm all about that bass 'bout that bass, no treble... ♪
laughing: ♪ I'm all about that bass... ♪
come on, kids.
♪ I'm bringing Booty back
♪ go ahead and tell them skinny bitches that... ♪
he laughs
mobile vibrates
they continue singing
You've got your money. Mm.
You've got your phone. If you need anything, call me.
Thanks. And don't be going miles away.
It's right near the hotel.
And not too late, right?
And lastly, very important, don't get her pregnant.
I'm too young to be a bloody grandad.
He chuckles
Come on.
I had to check she was asleep.
She laughs
get those bloody clothes off.
Grrr! She laughs
oh! Laughing
Megs, it's supposed to be our restart holiday.
I know...
I just need more time.
He sighs
Sliding doors open and close
panting
oh, god, I needed that. She laughs
what time is it?
1:30.
No Noah? I'll call him.
'Hi, this is Noah. Leave a message.'
no answer.
Really? Well, try him again.
Running water
dial tone
toilet flushes
Nothing. Shit.
Where is he?
Door opens
footsteps
Noah? Yeah?
Everything ok? Yeah.
Going to bed.
Hm. Mmm.
Banging on door
banging on door
who the Christ is that?
Banging on door
coming.
Banging on door
police. They need to talk to your son.
My son?
They shout in Turkish
Martin, what's happening? They want Noah.
What? No! No, no, no, hey...
What? No, no, no!
He's my son.
Noah?
Mum?
Clicking, police radio chatter
mum, what's going on?! They're my children.
What are they saying, mum? Martin, they're pointing a gun...
What do you want me to do? Jess!
It's ok, son, just do what they say.
Jump up!
Speaks Turkish
try not to worry, sweetheart.
Just do as they say, we're coming with you,
we'll clear all this up.
It's ok, Jess.
Speaks Turkish
what's he saying? You must come, please.
Not the girl, she must stay. Hurry. On her own?!
You can't just take my son.
Noah! Tell 'em to wait!
Shouting: Tell 'em to fucking wait!
Jesus... Stop.
Martin, bring my clothes.
You wait. No, I wanna see my son,
I need to be with my son. Wait!
Funny kind of rep, not answering her phone. It's five in the morning.
Exactly, which is why it's listed as an emergency number.
Speaking Turkish
I'm telling you, whatever you think has happened,
Noah hasn't done it, he's a lovely boy.
He just went to a party, that's all.
Please, mother. My name is Kathy, Katherine Powell.
You need lawyer. A lawyer?
We're on holiday. You need lawyer.
Call hotel, they will find. What has he done?
What is it you're saying he's done?
Attack. Attack?
Lawyer.
No, I want to see him. He's 16 years old.
What has he done? You have to tell me, I'm his mother!
We need someone to come and help, someone who speaks English.
Well, have you tried the rep?
Of course we've tried the bloody rep.
Will you just go and fine someone, plead with them? We need help.
They're saying we need a lawyer.
Kathy, if they're saying that you need a lawyer, then...
No, a lawyer says he's guilty, a lawyer says he committed a crime.
If you need help, financially, we can do that.
It's not the money. 'What's he supposed to have done?'
we don't know. "Attack."
Noah. It's ridiculous.
Look, please, just go and find us someone.
Someone who can speak both languages.
Panting
Ismail.
Er, sorry to interrupt.
Can I have a word? Of course.
Noah's been arrested.
Arrested? Yeah.
We may need some help, and I know it's asking a lot,
but we really need someone to help us.
They speak Turkish
What is he saying?
They are telling me off for not being a lawyer.
Speaks Turkish
Your son has been accused of sexual assault.
Sexual assault?
Scoffs ridiculous.
Ridiculous! Kathy.
Your son went to a beach party, correct?
And it seems, at some point,
he went back to the taskinlar holiday club,
which is just the next hotel on the coast.
And there was an incident with another boy,
a not English boy, which led to sexual assault.
Wait, what, a-another boy?
Are you saying two boys were involved in this sexual assault?
Noah and another boy?
The sexual assault allegations is against Noah.
They are saying he sexually assaulted another boy.
They speak Turkish
what, no, wait. He wouldn't. He's not even gay.
This makes no sense. This makes no bloody sense!
Ok, we need a lawyer.
Right. I'll call Steve.
Lock clicks, keys jangle
hi, Noah.
I'm only allowed one minute.
Your parents, they are doing everything they can.
They will hopefully let you see them soon.
If there is anything you need... No.
Thank you.
Can you give them a message, please?
Of course.
I didn't do anything. I swear.
I'll tell them.
You should go back to the hotel, get some rest.
Nothing will happen until later.
I'm not leaving my son in a foreign police station.
Kathy... No, Martin.
You go, be with Jess, find a lawyer.
But I'm staying put. Noah is fine.
And he says to tell you he's innocent.
We know.
That's good of you.
Go, honestly, all of you. Kathy.
I want to stay with you. I want to be on my own.
She sobs
I'm just gonna say this so it's said, ok...
What if he did it?
Steve. No, hang on.
You know as well as I do, he's got a temper.
Sexual assault?
And I don't know if he's gay or if he's straight,
but he's not gonna attack someone for sex.
Ok, all right.
And for god's sake, don't let Kathy hear you talking like that.
Have you ever seen him show any interest in boys at school,
or...? No.
Or girls, really.
Have you ever checked his history?
I know he looks at stuff online.
No.
Right.
I know there's... rough things.
Some sites have... rough...
He exhales
Birdsong, chatter
Mr Powell.
We were calling you all last night.
I'm so sorry. My old number's on the website.
You needed the number on the handout.
The manager got me this morning, I came straight here.
Straight here? After you'd done your hair and your make-up.
We've called this guy. Steven, my brother-in-law, found him online.
I wouldn't recommend him. Why not?
You need someone who's used to dealing with tourism cases.
Tourism cases? I've got a better person.
Rico karvalci. He's very good.
He knows the system and he'll support you through it every step.
Is he expensive?
Yeah, comparable with this chap, I'd imagine.
Let me call him.
You ever had this before in the hotel?
An accusation? Not really.
Not really?
There was a thing with a young man several years ago.
Did he go to jail, or...?
If your son is innocent,
which I'm sure he is, then he'll be fine.
You know, the Turkish system's very like our own.
They only wanna prosecute the guilty.
How long?
12 years.
Let me find rico's number.
Music playing in car: 'The boys are back in town'
tyres screech
oh, no.
Please tell me this isn't him.
Good afternoon, English.
Speaks Turkish
just call me rico.
Fuck.
How are you both feeling? How do you think?
Before I speak to Noah, I'll ask if you can see him first.
Mum. Noah.
No! Sit.
It's ok.
I'm-I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I've spoilt the holiday.
Don't be silly. No, look, we'll get you out
and the holiday can carry on.
We have a lawyer now, but we need to know what happened.
I didn't hurt anyone, I swear.
Yeah, we believe you, just tell us what happened.
Who was the boy? I met him at this party.
Beach party that you went to with the girl?
And we got talking, drinking a bit.
Then he kind of said, if we wanted to go somewhere else...
And then he said he had vodka and cigarettes.
Weed? No, there wasn't any weed, right?
No, it was just cigarettes.
Ok, so you went with him, where did you go?
To his hotel next door to ours.
And I thought we were going to his room,
but he said there was this small garden area at the back
that was quiet.
Then he pulled out the vodka from his jacket.
And what happened then?
Nothing.
Noah, this is truth time.
I think maybe you should tell your parents
if there was perhaps a... kiss?
I know it's difficult, this is mum and dad,
but, uh, perhaps given where we are, was there a kiss?
Nothing happened.
Look, Noah, it's ok.
You are 16 years old, I have known for a while that you masturbate.
Mum... no, it's fine. You're a young man with urges.
Look, you went to a party with a pretty girl and you met a boy,
and whichever you like is fine,
you know, maybe you like both, but...
If there was some touching...
Mum. Son.
We need to know.
That was it. Just some touching.
I don't know why he's saying all this, cos I never hurt him.
Actually, maybe he hurt you?
Or a bit of both?
Yes? Yes.
That's all for us to prove.
Ah!
She chuckles
waah!
Can't just pretend that everything's normal.
Oh, no, we're not.
It's just better for him if...
You know how he gets when he's anxious,
it's just best if we keep pretending.
Just until we know more.
I'm gonna get ice cream. Do you want some?
Mm. Pistachio.
Ugh! What?
Oh, says the girl who eats spag bol for breakfast.
They laugh
Fred squealing, giggling
Hi. It's easier to scoop if you dip it in water first.
Right.
Xanthe. Jess.
A bit of a weird one last night, wasn't it?
With the police coming. Yeah.
Everything all right?
Yeah.
Sorry, it's, uh...
It's none of my business.
No... it's ok.
It was my brother.
But it's all crap.
Cash.
What happened? Cash first, then the goss.
Hey, Sarah, it's Brendan.
Yeah, I am. Turkey.
You know me, never off-duty.
Actually, something's fallen into my lap.
A real-life drama. You got a pen?
All very fixable, I checked with the police.
Classic case of, "he said, she said."
Except in this case, it's, "he said, he said."
He chuckles
what evidence do they have? One step at a time, mum.
First, I must inform you, despite what Noah says,
something's occurred.
I don't know if Noah is gay, or experimenting.
When I was his age, I was trying to stick it
in any hole that was available.
He laughs
highly sexual age, yeah? 16, 17.
They're full of, uh... how do you say it in england, this one...?
Spunk. Spunk.
What, sex?
The other boy has some - sorry to be graphic, mum -
some of Noah's spunk on his clothing.
So we could argue consent,
except it would be better if they were the same age.
But, bad luck, the other boy is younger by a few weeks.
So, in Turkey, Noah would be viewed as, um, sexual aggressor.
Phone beeps
maybe, in your country, even paedophile.
What? A paedophile?
Please, don't shoot the news bringer,
I'm just saying it as it is.
He's a young boy, he's about to sit his exams. He's not...
Martin... He's a good boy.
Oh, this is madness. Phone beeps
you may think so and I may think so, but that doesn't get Noah free.
Where's the girl in all this? Has she been interviewed?
She might know something.
The police haven't spoken to the girl yet.
But that's who he went with. Ah.
There's two more things you need to know.
One helps us, one doesn't.
I'll start with the bad one.
Phone beeps Noah's phone has some, um, images.
What kind of images? Uh, boys.
Nothing strange. Not children, just boys.
Bodies.
Yes, bodies. But not pornographic.
Please stop checking that thing.
Sorry.
How is that bad?
One of them is the boy making the allegation.
Noah must have pictured him early on in the night.
So, again, this is not me saying it, but it could be seen as targeted.
Or it could be seen as a young man liking another young man
and taking a snap of him.
Is he clothed? Yes, mostly.
What's the one that might help? Ah.
This is where things get interesting.
Noah has some bruising on his side.
The police have photos.
They're trying to argue this is where the other boy fought back.
To me, the bruising seems old.
Maybe it is, maybe it isn't,
but maybe... it is where the other boy attacked Noah.
This could be our defence. He's innocent, that's our defence.
Maybe. He's innocent.
You say that because you're his mother, but you were not there.
I know my boy.
My job is to get him free.
It's not always about truth and lies.
What do you mean? You, you, me...
We don't know.
Only those two boys know.
So we have to play the system.
We do what we do to get him free.
Agreed?
Can you drop us at this hotel, please? Kathy.
No, no, no, no. Sunset bay hotel. This one, this one right here.
Kathy.
Wait.
Wait, wait.
Kathy!
Use your brain.
What are you gonna do, accost every 15-year-old boy
and toss accusations around? I just wanna ask questions.
You don't even know what he looks like.
Kathy, stop!
You're doing that thing again, Kath, where you charge in feet first.
Let's just calm down a bit... He's telling lies, Martin!
Someone telling lies and you doing nothing - sound familiar?
Get off me! We know where Noah gets his temper, don't we?
Someone has to wear the trousers. You go and start shouting the odds,
you weaken our case, is that what you want?
Because I don't think that's very smart. I need to do something!
I need to bloody do something!
I've something to tell you.
There's one night, a couple of years back, Noah was home alone.
And I obviously came back a bit earlier than he... he expected.
I was heading upstairs and I could hear noises.
Sex noises. Like, men.
I got closer to his room and I...
I must have made a noise, a cough, or...
And he sprung out, going ballistic.
Saying I was snooping, yelling all kinds of...
So I asked him, what, what was he watching?
And he slammed back in his room, really angry.
And I yelled.
What?
I said, "I hope he's not...
"F-Fucking queer."
Maybe I shamed him, stopped him being able to tell us.
I'm sorry.
I love him. Gay or not.
He's my child and I love him.
Admit the attack.
I've done nothing.
Easier if you admit.
Easy way...
Or hard way.
Easy way, better for you.
Admit.
No.
Admit!
Rings bell
Inaudible
door shuts
we need to find that girl.
There. Where?
There. I'm sure. Wait here.
I'll come with you. No, no, I'll do it.
It's better coming from a mother.
No. She doesn't know anything.
Look, I just wanna have a quick chat.
Rosie doesn't remember anything.
Well, can I talk to her, please? Rosie... no.
Mum. Look, she'd help if she could, but she can't.
And we don't want involving. Rosie, I just wanna know...
Excuse me. Please, mother to mother,
my son is in a foreign police station...
And I'm sorry, but this is our one holiday of the year.
Yeah, and ours. Please, Rosie, look,
I just wanna know the name of the boy. Go to the room, Rosie.
Shame on you.
"Don't want involving." Shame on you!
All gasp oh...
Don't make a fuss. Let me get out of here.
She sobs
I just want my baby home!
I know. Come here. It's all right.
Come on, it's all right. It's all right.
Fred: Raah!
You were gone hours. Yeah, I was calling the warehouse.
I was onto them for, like, two hours.
Honest to god, it's not worth coming away, you can't leave them.
Awww!
Check my calls.
Raah!
Indistinct chatter
Play with me! She gasps
oh, god!
Oh, Fred! I nearly dropped my phone!
Play with me, play with me, play with me!
Play with me, play with me, play with me.
Ok, ok, I'll play with you.
You calm down and I'll play with you, come on.
Brendan?
That's me.
Kathy, come on.
I'm sorry. They took him.
What? They wouldn't delay, I tried hardest.
W-Where?
Where? Where's he gone to? They can't just steal my boy.
He's been transferred to state prison.
Prison? What?
He will be in youth facility, we hope no killers or madmen.
How can they do that? Ok, stop.
Mum, dad, stay calm, because I need to tell you.
He's been charged.
In court.
Without us here. With what?
I won't lie, it's worst case.
What has he been charged with?
Sexual assault. What proof?
What proof? Cctv of Noah leaving the scene, the spunk, the bruises,
testimony of the other child. They believe there was crime.
You said we could defend it, you said we could argue it away.
Mum, please. Kathy. Kathy!
Sorry, sorry. Don't apologise for me.
We will argue and we will win. But let me give some...
Let me put in, what's the words, con...? Context.
Context. There were attacks here, yes? 2016.
Terrorism. The tourists stopped coming for months, years.
Then covid hit.
W-What's that gotta do with us? They clamp down now.
Anything bad for the region, bad for tourism...
And assault - gay assault -
in country not so gay-friendly. They don't want it.
Jesus Christ. But we can still win.
We can make this go away. Everything can be made to go away.
We just have to decide on best route.
Meaning?
Meaning we build case, it takes a while,
your son stays in prison, but we fight and we most likely win.
But this isn't days, isn't weeks, it's...
..Months.
Oh, god.
Or... Door opens
or what?
Police radio chatter
well, our option is...
Sometimes, charges get dropped,
cases disappear because they know they won't win them.
But it's about, uh...
..Right amount. The right amount?
Bribery. No-one said that.
He's innocent. How much?
Five. Hundred? Thousand.
No. Will it work?
It either works or it doesn't. I've seen it work.
You said yourself, he needs to sit his exams.
Well, say it comes out, how would it look?
I'll tell you how. Guilty.
It could make things worse.
What if they put us in prison?
I could, uh, speak to people.
I can't believe we're even...
Bribe the police? Kathy, no.
No. I'm putting my foot down, Kathy.
No, final, no.
You should know, the other boy, he flies home tomorrow.
What?
He flies home, yes, and your son is still in the youth facility.
So... How can he go home?
He is free, he is victim. No, they can't do that, they can't.
He is victim.
Kathy.
Well, when can we see Noah?
Tomorrow. 30 miles south, you should, uh...
..Hire car or, uh, maybe move hotel.
I'm sorry.
You are no longer on holiday. This is hell.
Kathy!
Fuck's sake.
They've charged him.
We needed this holiday.
For us. I know.
We just needed a holiday.
How long are we gonna be here?
I don't know. Babe, we've got a life at home.
A business.
We can't get trapped here. What are we gonna do?
I really don't know.
Oh, no!
Laughing and splashing
Milo?
I'm looking for Milo, you know?
Sorry.
Milo?
Are you called Milo?
Milo? Is your name Milo?
No.
You're m-Milo? No?
Milo!
Milo. Milo?
Milo.
Milo!
Milo? Milo?
Milo? Milo, where are you? You lying bastard!
Hey... Get off me.
Get off me! Milo!
Out!
Milo, you lying bastard!
Lying, free-to-go-home bastard. Where are you?!
Advice.
Don't tell your crime.
Pretend something else.
Ok?
Lock clangs and reverberates
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