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- Maybe you should read my statement. It might save time.

I've already answered the same questions

17 different ways, I could go around again.

- Why did you visit the- And around we go.

I went because I wanted to find out why he was lying to me.

- It says you were shouting.

- Yeah, I was angry.

You can understand. He said I could trust him.

- So this is personal, then.

- I'm trying very hard not to be sarcastic.

Detective Inspector Franks was sleeping with my mother.

Yeah, it was personal.

- What do you think happened?

With your parents?

It wasn't suicide.

You think somebody killed them?

(ominous music)

And your sister Jodie, how is she coping with all this?

- Apart from the drink and the sex

and the setting fire to stuff, remarkably well.

- [Duncan] Yeah?

- She's probably setting fire to something as we speak.

- Yeah?

She's outside, she's been waiting for you all night.

Says she's been getting into trouble.

- She's distracting herself.

It was her that found my mum and dad.

She's never spoken about it and maybe she never will.

- Thanks.

- And your grandmother.

(sombre music)

- She's just accepted what's happened and moved on.

(Betty gasping)

- We would appreciate it if, in regards to the inspector,

as with your parents, you leave it to us from now on.

All right?

- Okay.

Because you've done such a good job so far.

(haunting music)

- What happened?

- Chris French has disappeared.

They think I've got something to do with it.

- Why?

- I went to speak to him last night. Who's that?

- Ashley. It doesn't matter.

You went to see him. What have you done?

Did you hit him?

- No.

- 'Cause the last couple of days

you've looked mental, you have.

Maybe you should- - Jodie.

Pam said she saw you at the square,

she said you looked like a zombie.

Where are you going?

- To find someone to talk to.

- You can talk to me.

- An adult.

(doorbell ringing)

(Mark knocking)

- You can't do this. Karl knows what happened.

- What, you told him?

- No, I haven't told him, but of course he knows.

Look, it was, uh.

- It was what?

- A mistake, Mark.

And I'm sorry, I'm sorry that I messed you around this time,

but let's just call it one-all.

(Mark chuckling)

And leave it there.

- That's what you want?

- It just makes things worse, you and me.

That's all it does.

- Listen, Alice- - No.

- Please. - No, no, no.

- Please, please?

(sombre music)

- I'm surprised you came back here.

- I need someone who understands what's happening.

I was in there all night.

- Sounds like they're concentrating on finding him,

and they wanted your help.

- They'll cover it up.

They say it will take months to investigate.

- Well, it makes sense.

I mean, with your parents,

they're going to have to start all over again.

Isn't that what you want?

- I want them to investigate it properly this time.

You're a counsellor.

You can put pressure on, find out what's really going on.

- Chris Franks made a mistake.

Now they're simply following the proper procedure.

I mean, if you're not happy, you could-

- Proper procedure?

- Go home, get some sleep.

Mark, nothing's going on.

(sombre music)

(door closing)

(Mark knocking)

- Mrs. Franks. Wait, wait, wait!

I've got to explain something, okay?

You want to know why he's gone?

It wasn't anything I did, okay?

- He never gave you our home address.

You tracked him down.

- Yeah, because I wanted to ask him some questions.

- You were shouting.

- Listen, he didn't say anything to you

about my parents, did he?

Did he?

(engine starting)

(phone ringing)

- Jodie, what?

- It's Gran. She's had an accident, we're at the hospital.

Get here now, Mark. Get here now.

- Okay, okay.

I'll be there.

- Mark. - Yeah?

(Mark gasping)

- What happened to you?

- He's convinced that there's some huge thing going on.

That we're all covering up a conspiracy.

- Conspiracy? - Mm-hm.

- Nice idea.

We couldn't organise one of those.

We don't have the time.

He needs to calm down and stop causing trouble.

- He's tired.

I told him to go home.

- Good. Now, Foundation Day is Friday.

I've spoken to the chairman and he thinks it's possible.

- What's possible?

- Hm?

I hand in my resignation, the cabinet vote,

and then after, bun throwing.

- Oh, I hate bun throwing.

- There, you're getting better.

- It's stupid.

- It's been happening for centuries.

The children adore it and we get to stand

on the town hall and throw bread.

It's not stupid. It's traditional.

- I found her on the stairs.

She must've been carrying the Hoover up.

- And no one helped her?

- Well it's, I know, yeah, but it's part of the job.

We all thought she'd be all right.

- Mark. - Mark, leave him alone.

- She was just trying to do a good job, I think.

I might get a coffee. Do you want-

- No, we're good.

You go back to work. Thanks.

- Right.

Yeah.

Yeah.

- [Betty] Thank you, Daniel.

- You'll be all right, Gran.

- Yes, of course I will.

- But it needn't have happened.

You shouldn't have been there, it's too much.

- Yes, I know. That's what the doctor said.

He said it was overwork,

that at my age I can't do what I used to,

and uh, I'll be all right as long as

I take it easy from now on.

So it seems you were all right.

- Great bedside manner, Mark.

- Um, who sent the flowers? Either of you?

What does the card say?

- It doesn't.

- Oh, good. Another weird thing.

- Where are you going?

- I don't know, school or something?

By the way, Mark, you missed your chance.

- [Mark] For what?

- "Happy birthday, Jodie."

- Oh.

(sombre music)

- [Karl] You all right, Mark?

(men laughing)

- What?

- What what?

(dog barking)

(soft music)

- [Mark] Jodie?

Sorry I forgot.

- Right.

- Happy birthday, Jodie.

- John Moore, Liz, Gareth, Erica, they're fine.

You've got their votes to get a majority.

It's these lot you've got to worry about.

Peter Sanford, Akhmed Nadir.

- Ahmed.

- Pat and Rachel.

Peter I'll have a word with.

He's a tough old bastard,

but he's made a few financial errors

he won't want anyone finding out about.

Akhmed. - Ahmed.

- That's right.

What's he after?

He talked about the tennis facilities

and the sports centre.

You could meet him there, have a game.

- I can't play tennis.

- What can you play?

- Clarinet.

- Right, well, never mind.

And Rachel.

- I can't stand Rachel.

- She's the same as you.

Career-driven, mid-thirties.

Lonely.

- I'm not lonely.

I'm ambitious.

- Yeah, but you're generally ambitious

on your own, aren't you?

You don't trust anyone, that's your trouble.

If you're serious about this, Shireen,

you need to make friends.

Make some allies. You need them.

People aren't so bad.

- Rachel is.

- Anyway, there's nothing like the chain of office

to break the ice.

You tried it on yet?

- Ah, Len!

- Right, come here. On your feet.

Turn around. Other way.

That's it.

There.

Now go make some friends.

- Hmm.

- Ah.

- [Mark] You all right?

- Yeah.

Ashley got me a present.

- Ashley what?

- [Jodie] Hm?

- Ashley got you pregnant?

- A present.

- Right.

Right, what?

It's interesting. Interesting.

16 forever.

- Okay, yeah, don't say anything.

I didn't have a lot of time to choose.

- No, no, no, no, I like it.

- Shut up. - Nice.

What happens next year?

(Mark laughing)

Can't believe you got me flowers.

Apparently Mum bought flowers same day every year.

Must've been for him. Chris.

She must have really liked him.

(sombre music)

Standing there for a reason?

- I wanted you to notice. I thought I'd look good.

Got new shoes.

- New shoes. Real man.

- Why don't you answer my calls?

- Busy.

I'm late.

You look really good, well done, but I'm going now.

- I wanted to give you a birthday present.

- It was yesterday.

- Yeah, I know, but you didn't answer

and I couldn't find you.

You're not getting your present

unless you talk to me properly.

What happened, Jodie?

- Found someone else. He's better.

- Yeah, I know. I've seen him.

- Been stalking me?

- Yeah, I have.

And you've done really well.

Oh, he's old, he's got tattoos. Doesn't talk much.

It's good.

- Yeah. Shut up.

- Come back.

- What?

- I like you.

I'm not messing about.

It's not as good without you.

Here.

Jodie!

- Oh, hi.

Hi. - Hi.

Okay? - Yeah.

Did Jodie like her flowers?

- Yeah. - Set fire to them?

- Not yet.

- Yeah, well, that's something, isn't it?

What can I do for you?

She said Mum used to buy flowers here

on the same day every year?

- That's right. Yeah.

June, um, this time of year.

June, uh, about 14th.

- Well, that was the day they died.

That evening.

Did she collect them this year?

- I think so, but it was Carly

that always got the orders, so.

I can check though,

'cause she's supposed to have made a record.

Oh, she always says she's gonna do it.

She always, she always talks about it,

but she's not very reliable, so.

Yeah, I'm better off without her, actually, so.

Yeah.

14th of June, Nicholas, collected in the afternoon.

One bouquet of white lilies for graveside.

- Lilies.

(sombre music)

- Well?

- Ahmed's giving me a tennis lesson, left Rachel a message.

It's a start.

- Good.

By the way, if you're thinking of

doing a leaving party, don't.

Just a bottle of scotch will do me fine.

- Yes, we know.

Len.

We're gonna miss you.

- It's time to move on, Shireen.

(sombre music)

(doorbell ringing)

- Hello? - Can we talk?

- Sorry about the mess.

I've got to cleaner.

Supposed to come twice a week.

I think she must be on strike. I haven't seen her in ages.

Take a seat.

- I didn't know about your son.

- Right.

- What happened?

- What's this about?

- [Mark] How did he die?

- One night he was riding his motorbike

back from a pub near Pendle.

There was an accident, he came off the road.

He was still alive when I got to the hospital.

I arrived just in time to speak to him.

- What caused it?

- They found alcohol in his system,

so the police were sure that he just lost control.

But he said to me, before he died,

he said there was a car.

A car hit him.

- What car?

- We never found out.

All he said was that a green car had hit him,

stopped for a moment,

and then driven off.

- My parents always had a green car.

You never wondered who did it?

Hit him?

You never tried to find out?

- Of course I did.

I never thought about anything else for years.

I was desperate to find out.

I tried everything.

- My parents died on the anniversary of your son's death.

There has to be a connection.

- Mark, I'm sorry.

Can you, um.

That's enough for now, yeah?

- Thank you for the flowers.

- I went to the hotel to find you.

They told me what had happened.

You all right?

- The doctor said I'd be as fit as a 19-year-old

if it wasn't for one thing.

- What thing? - I'm 75.

What about you?

- I got as far as a travel lodge near Leeds,

tried to get drunk, but they didn't have a bar.

So I ended up eating crisps instead.

(Betty laughing)

I'm gonna go home now and tell Hannah everything,

and then work, tell them about the investigation.

- You haven't done anything wrong, have you?

(sombre music)

- I found this beside Tony that morning.

I took it away for Kate.

'Cause she wouldn't have wanted it all to come out.

- Tony knew.

You didn't take it for her.

You were protecting yourself.

- You know what it means happened that night.

Look, explain it to them, Betty.

I have to go.

I'm sorry.

- Chris.

We don't have to do this here.

Let's go get a coffee and sort this out.

- No.

- All right then. In my office.

(sombre music)

- [Jodie] So Dad knew.

- [Mark] Yeah.

- [Jodie] And the inspector took this from their room

to protect himself.

- To protect us all.

- How long did Dad know?

- Your dad didn't suspect anything.

I mean, if he found out, he would have been-

- Would have been what?

Well, yes, Mark.

He would have been angry, exactly.

- [Mark] Right.

- So what, you're saying Dad found the photo

and that's why they-

- [Mark] Not they.

- [Betty] Mark.

- He.

He was depressed. He was crying all the time.

I don't know, Jodie.

Dad found the photo.

He knew what it meant and he lost it.

He killed Mum.

And he killed himself.

- But they loved each other.

- Jodie.

- We mixed their ashes. They finished it together.

That's what the police said.

- No, that's what Chris Franks said. But it's not true.

- Sweetheart.

This was found beside your dad.

- He, he killed her.

- Sometimes people do things.

- So what now?

- Now we know.

- Can you stop then?

Stop all your shit about getting into trouble

and looking for fights and "Oh my God,

who killed Mum and Dad" 'cause it's really annoying

and everyone hates you.

So can you just stop?

Just, just be normal, please.

Dad killed Mum 'cause she was having sex with someone else.

Makes sense. So stop, right?

- All right.

(haunting music)

- What's that?

- It doesn't matter.

- Mark.

- They're Mum's old diaries.

- What are you doing?

- It's not important.

- You said you'd stop.

- [Mark] It still doesn't make sense. It doesn't make sense.

- No, no.

No, no, no, no! - Jodie!

Give it to me!

- No, this is messed up! We know what happened to them now!

I'm trying to move on and do stuff.

Even Gran's out there working. It's just you who's stuck.

Are you gonna start looking after us

like you said you would?

- Shireen. Congratulations.

- Right-o.

Shame you couldn't get those last few,

but they won't cause you any problems, I didn't think.

- So you're all packed then?

- Absolutely, yeah. Crete, here I come.

I bought some yellow swimming shorts this morning.

I can't wait to try them out.

- Everyone was so surprised.

They thought when the time came that you'd cling on.

- No.

I just had to wait for the right person.

Shireen, you'll be magnificent.

- Thanks.

- (chuckling) Come on.

(doorbell ringing)

- Okay?

I need to deliver the bouquets to the town hall

but for some reason,

the keys to the van aren't on the hook round the back

where the keys go.

- Oh yeah? - What?

- The keys aren't kept on the hook.

- What?

- The keys are kept in the drawer.

You know that they're kept in the drawer.

- No, I-

- So why are you here, Lucy?

- You can't just walk away. You need to give notice.

- So you want me back then?

- No.

No, I want you to act professionally

and fulfil the terms of your contract.

- My contract?

- Yes.

- Okay.

- Hey.

- Oh, how sweet of you to come.

- The hotel said they'd pay for a taxi.

- How kind.

- They're worried you'll sue.

- I tried my grandchildren,

but neither of them answered.

You're the next best thing.

- What do you mean?

- You knew Tony, didn't you? My son-in-law.

You knew him well.

- No, I didn't.

The taxi's waiting.

- You're wearing his watch.

You often ask about them, him in particular.

- Do you need a hand getting up?

- You miss him, don't you?

- Look, are we going, or no?

- Of course. - Do you need a hand?

- Let's just see how I go, shall we?

(Daniel sighing)

- A few years ago, I dropped out of school.

Been stealing stuff, and smoking a bit of weed.

My youth worker said that I needed a mentor.

And that was Tony.

We met up every week and went fishing.

And I never had a dad and my mum wasn't around, so.

- He looked after you.

- He listened to me.

Gave me his old watch.

Helped me to find work.

Well, then one day these lads came up to us,

thought it was weird that we were hanging around together.

And they started attacking Tony.

And I should have helped him, but I ran off.

And I never saw him again after that.

So I'd just started as an undertaker and there he was.

And I couldn't say anything, I wasn't family.

It doesn't make sense though.

I mean, any of it.

Tony, he was calm.

- Where are we going?

- Park.

- I want to go to the bun throwing. It's about to start.

- Bun throwing?

- We used to go every year.

Dad would buy ice cream.

I think it's good. - I don't.

- [Crowd] Ten, nine, eight, seven, six,

five, four, three, two, one!

(crowd cheering)

- Mark, Mark!

Karl told me what they did.

Are you okay?

- Yeah.

- I had no idea. I'm sorry.

He's with Sophie at the moment.

Mark, I need to know so that I can move on.

I need to know that I'm right about you.

- Sorry.

Sorry, what?

- I mean, if I, if I thought that you were ready

and wanting commitment and a relationship right now,

then, you know,

I could think about what we could do together,

but you're not, are you?

- I don't know.

- You're getting over your parents

and everything that's going on.

That's right, isn't it?

Just tell me so that I don't have to think about it anymore.

- Think about me?

- I've got a daughter, I can't mess her around.

That's why I need to know for sure.

I want to know about you.

Are you ready? Do you want to start something new?

Mark.

Come on, Mark!

- I'm sorry.

- Mark. - I'm sorry.

I'll be back.

- It's starting. I wanna go back.

- It's for kids. You're 16.

Let's go back to mine.

No one's in, we could have some fun.

- What fun?

- I mean we can do it like before, only better.

What's the problem?

- Just not now, yeah?

- I thought you were up for this.

I've been driving you around, looking after you.

Time to get something back.

- It's not a deal.

- It sort of is, though.

- Forget it, then.

- Jesus.

Oi.

Oi.

Oi, you need to know that if you run with men,

they're gonna want something.

Yeah? - Stop it.

- Don't pretend, 'cause I know you want it.

But if you start using it to get what you want-

- I wasn't using it. - Shut up.

If you start using it to get what you want, it's dangerous.

- Leave me alone.

- Because we get frustrated.

You understand, right?

And we get angry.

- No, Ashley, please. - I'm not stupid.

- Ashley, please stop. - Oi!

Get away from her, now!

You, you need to come over here

- Who is this? - and talk to me.

You, you dick!

- What?

- Wait, leave him.

- Come here.

- I wasn't gonna fight you.

Let's just talk. - Me? I'm a dick?

- Harry. - What's your problem?

(Jodie laughing)

- [Harry] Quick!

- Mark, what do you want?

- Where are you going?

Home, Heath Row, Crete. Not that it's any of your business.

I don't know what your message meant and I don't want to.

Leave me alone.

- Where's Len?

- I don't know.

Last time he'll be doing this.

Perhaps it's all a bit much, eh?

(crowd cheering)

(ominous music)

- I know it was you.

You saw Mum put flowers on his grave.

So you watched her leave.

She gets into her green car.

The next year she's there again.

Maybe you ask her about it this time.

She makes something up.

But she looks guilty.

That's how you know for sure.

People who've done something like that,

they can't hide it.

You see her in the office, it gets to you.

So you start sending her notes, quietly terrorising her.

But it's not enough.

And this year when she left the flowers

you went in and killed them.

- Well, according to you I'd be justified,

because they hit my son with their car and they didn't stop.

- You can tell me the truth. There's no one here.

- He was 16 and they left him in a ditch.

You come in from London and you sneer at us, all of us.

You use my son to get at me.

What I want to know is why, Mark?

Are you hiding something?

- I can see it.

You want to tell me.

You want to tell me what you did.

- How would I have done it?

Maybe I'd have known about the key they keep under the mat.

I could've gone in late, after they were asleep.

Gone up to your parents' room,

held a shotgun to your mother's head

and said I'd kill your sister and your grandmother

unless they did what I wanted.

I could have made them drink, made them take pills.

I'd have brought a picture of your mother and Chris Franks

that I got from her work, placed it by the bed.

And then I could have watched them.

- Watched them.

- Watched them, yeah.

That would have made me feel good, after all this time.

After what they did to my son.

Just watch them as they quietly fall asleep and die.

(sombre music)

(Mark gasping)

- Six years in the paras! You stop!

- Len!

- He attacked me.

- No he didn't.

We're supposed to be doing the speeches. What's going on?

- Right, let's do the speeches.

- What, you're just gonna leave him?

- [Len] Call an ambulance, they can pick him up.

- He killed them.

It's him.

- You don't trust me?

You're in charge now, you decide what to do.

- Len, wait!

(sombre music)

Len, stop!

(glass clinking)

- If we could have your attention, please.

- Ladies and gentlemen.

Hello.

It's so wonderful to see so many of you.

It's an honour to stand before you as mayor.

As you may have expected,

I was hoping that Len would be here to hand over,

but unfortunately he's been taken ill.

We're sending our love and hope that he gets better.

One of Len's great strengths as mayor has been

to know the history of Renton in such great detail.

- Don't worry, I got the message, Mark.

- [Shireen] Any building, any individual house.

- Where is he?

- Karl?

Like the buns, got bored, went home.

- Now, I'm afraid I don't have

the same historical knowledge of the town, not yet.

- Yes.

- But I do love this place.

- What?

- Yes, I'm ready to start something new.

- Renton has, well, it's suffered in many ways recently.

We've had factories close and pubs shut down,

but it's time for us to pick ourselves up and move on.

I want to think about the future,

what we want our town to be

and what we can do to make Renton better for all of us.

I'm really pleased to be your mayor.

And I know that it's been difficult for everyone,

but I'll listen, I'll work hard,

and I promise you'll be proud.

(crowd cheering)

(sombre music)

(birds singing)

(melancholy music)