[ Birds chirping ]
[ Woman singing ]
[ Eerie music playing ]
GIRL: Ella.
Come and play.
Ella.
Come back.
[ Theme music playing ]
Ella.
Come and play.
Come and see.
[ Gasps ]
[ Screaming ]
[ Gasps ]
[ Upbeat music playing softly ]
She's got a serious mood on her.
Have you tried talking to her?
Only for the past 20 years.
-God! Who died? -Short memory, Mol.
-MOLLY: The old lady? -Grace.
MOLLY: Are you going to the funeral?
-Yeah, pay our respects. -Okay.
Oh, look at the time!
Wow. You're really buying into this whole punctuality thing, Mol.
Yeah, trying to get a kid to school will do that to you.
So does having a crush on the dad?
If you've been feeding him this, can I just say, it's really sad.
-I haven't said anything. -At least you didn't overreact.
[ Whispers ] Then I'd think you really liked him.
-Hmm. Bye. -Bye.
-ELLA: Dad! -Ella, can you give me that, please?
Give it to me. No, because you're on it all night long.
How do you turn this off?
Right. Arms up, arms up. Can I call you back in 10 minutes?
[ Mumbles indistinctly ]
You cannot wear that to school.
-Well, you can't. How many times, no! -[ Protesting indistinctly ]
All right, shoes, shoes. Shoes? Um...
Okay. Right, there we go.
Now, pop these on.
Go. Quick.
We should get to the crem.
[ Music continues playing softly ]
[ Sighs ] Frankly, I think it's completely sick, what you're doing.
[ Door closes ]
-Excuse me? -You gonna explain yourself?
-What's to explain? -That outburst.
You know what, you can air your opinions about me,
but when I say something, it's an outburst.
I wasn't having a go at you.
It felt pretty personal from this end.
You know, you don't know anything about Sean.
You've got no right to judge me for seeing him.
Yeah, well I know he's got a wife.
You can't stop yourself, can you?
Is this some sort of ex-mental patient thing
getting all moralistic the way prisoners get religion?
No, I just think you're better than that.
Wow. That was condescending.
Or is that meant to be some kind of compliment perhaps?
But then I guess, why would you care what grief you cause, eh?
That's your family, through and through, isn't it?
Never explain, never apologize.
What's that supposed to mean?
I just found out my mom died here.
Maybe that's got something to do with it.
[ Sighs ]
-MOLLY: Morning. -Hi.
-Morning, monkey, how you doing? -Good.
We've had our moments this morning, haven't we?
-Are we friends again? -Yeah.
-See you later. -All right. Oh, bag. School bag.
-Sorry. -Good. See ya.
Okay, have we got everything? Sandwiches?
Good.
-I've got a new friend. -Yeah? Is she school dinners or packed lunch?
She's called Alice and she wants me to play with her.
You are very lucky, aren't you?
ELLA: And she's given me a present.
RYAN: This is weird.
Weird is how she died.
Is Grace here? Can you see her?
That's not how it happens.
[ Car lock beeps ]
RYAN: What if nobody will talk?
They will. If they knew her at all.
It's all she wanted to do was talk about those missing girls.
[ Organ playing ]
RYAN: This is going to be useful.
[ Birds chirping ]
[ Door opens ]
[ TV playing indistinctly ]
-What are you doing here? -I'll give you two guesses.
Were you hanging around, waiting for her to go?
Ah, the things I go through to get you on your own.
-Look, Kate... -Sean.
We were in bed and I lost control.
How flattering is that?
Now, here I am, coming to stroke your ego, all the same.
I had my way, but now it's your turn.
We'll do whatever you want.
Get lost, Kate.
[ Sighs ]
VICAR: In the blessed rest of everlasting peace
and in the glorious company of the saints in light.
Amen.
ALL: Amen.
[ Sighs ]
[ Screaming ]
[ Panting ]
[ Inaudible ]
[ Speaking indistinctly ]
Uncle Warren. So what you doing here? Fancied a day out?
[ Laughs humourlessly ] Don't be flippant, Jed.
Old dear had no one else.
That's very thoughtful.
How about you two?
Like you say, she had no one else.
You might want to say hello, Jed.
Took care of your mum.
Of course it was just me back then.
You don't have to thank me. We've always looked after our own.
-RYAN: What's he doing here? -JED: Got a pretty good idea.
I think he killed her.
I think he wanted her out of the way.
-What? So, what do we... -[ Car door closing ]
-[ Engine starting ] -Do we say something to Kate?
You think she's going to listen to me?
Okay. We're going to talk to the police then.
And tell them what? "I got a feeling about it?"
[ Door unlocking ]
[ Keys jangling ]
[ Softly ] What the hell do you think you're doing?
MOLLY: And we did your key words, didn't we? ELLA: Yeah.
And we did a story.
[ Gasps ] Well, that is above and beyond the call of duty,
but it's great. Thank you.
It didn't do it. You did it all by yourself, didn't you?
Yeah.
All right, I think it might be time for bed.
-Good night. -I'll be in in a sec, sweetheart, okay?
-ROB: Say "Night night". -Night night.
-[ Chuckles ] -Night!
Right, I'm gonna go and make dinner for my flat mates.
I promised I'd make them something extra special.
Ah. [ Forced chuckle ]
-Right. Okay. -What?
No... It's um...
I was...
I was just gonna ask if you fancied eating with me.
But it's not a problem.
Oh.
[ Laughs embarrassedly ] Well...
[ Both chuckle nervously ]
I mean, I'd hate you to get into trouble with your flat mates.
I pretty much am all the time anyway, so...
Sure. Why not?
Cool.
-Wine okay? -Yeah, great.
[ Videogame beeping ]
[ Keys clacking ]
[ Clattering ]
Ella.
Come and see.
Be my friend?
-Ella. What's the matter? -Nothing.
What are you doing?
Come on. Back into bed, please. You'll be tired for school.
-Have you been writing on the walls? -No.
Tuck yourself in.
Ella, don't pick things up when you don't know where they're from.
Sorry.
-I don't like it anyway. -Night-night.
Come and play.
-[ Soft music plays ] -People just make things up about me,
and say that, um, I'm a widower.
That my wife ran off with the bathroom fitter.
-The bathroom fitter? -Mmm-hmm.
[ Laughs ]
So, what's the truth?
Uh... The truth.
Um...
Well, I was with her mum for three months,
and we'd just decided it wasn't going anywhere,
and then Suzanne found out that she was pregnant.
And then she went through with it?
Wow.
She liked the idea of being a mum.
Until she was one.
It's not like people think. Not everyone can hack it.
It's a bit tough on you.
Yeah.
Her mum likes her freedom.
-Don't you miss your freedom? -Just a bit. Yeah.
-Can we swap lives, please? -No.
You would get the worse deal, trust me.
I don't believe that for a second.
[ Laughs softly ]
I've landed on my feet with you, I know that.
-You really get her, don't you? -She's a lovely girl.
[ Eerie music playing ]
Ella.
Come and see.
Over here.
Nearly.
Warmer.
-Bad man. -[ Gasps ]
[ Gasps ]
Ella?
What's wrong?
Come and see.
Ella, why would you do this? Why would you draw such a thing?
I didn't. Alice did.
Ella, listen to me. You are not allowed to draw on walls.
I didn't. Alice did.
Alice.
She's not allowed to draw on walls either, okay?
-Please don't tell Daddy. -Oh, Ella...
ELLA: But he'll tell me off.
Alice didn't do it on purpose. A bad man made her do it.
A... A bad man?
Okay. Come here.
It's just such a violent image.
I don't know how a six year old could do that.
JED: And what does she say?
She blames her imaginary friend Alice.
She said a bad man made her do it.
She said he'd been doing bad things.
-Well, who is he? -I don't know.
What if someone is hurting her?
Abusing her or something.
Like who?
Her dad?
-How well do you know him? -Uh, a bit better than I did yesterday.
[ Laughs ]
-Right. -What?
Nothing.
-So did you ask her what was going on? -Mmm-hmm.
She just made up a story. Blamed her imaginary friend.
Right.
[ Upbeat music playing ]
[ Inaudible ]
-Have a good day. -Have a good workout. Work that bum.
-Do you see what I mean? -Yeah.
I'll, um... I'll be about 20 minutes.
Okay. I'll make us a cuppa.
Mummy!
[ Breathing heavily ]
Help me!
Alice?
[ Breathing heavily ]
[ Phone ringing ]
WOMAN: Bedlam Heights. How can I help you?
-Morning. -You all right?
Yeah.
Is something making you unhappy?
No.
People like to own things. Human nature.
They'll start buying soon.
In the meantime, the tenants will keep us ticking over. We'll survive.
I wanna show you something. Come on.
[ Phone ringing ]
WOMAN: Hello, Bedlam Heights. How can I help you?
Uh, I can't do today, I'm afraid.
Yeah. Sorry about that.
[ Keypad beeps ]
You turning down work?
There's to be something in Grace's room that links her to Warren.
You get off. It doesn't need both of us.
I wasn't kidding, you know, when I said it was just a feeling.
Well, we've got to start somewhere.
I'll go to Grace's room and do some research.
-[ Whirring ] -KATE: Dad, what the hell is this?
I found it on the top floor.
Your granddad managed to hide it from the scavengers
who descended on the place.
Is that Granddad operating?
Yes. This is what we used to do.
It was pioneering work.
Medical journals never gave him his due.
This is how we kept a record.
Well, I hope he knew what he was doing.
It's never about what you know, it's about what you don't know.
Why are you showing me this?
I've seen you wondering sometimes,
what on earth we're doing it for.
So much to be proud of, Kate.
[ Inhales deeply ]
-Hi. -Oh, hello.
Uh, Maria, isn't it?
Yeah, hi. Um... Sorry. I'm useless with names.
Uh, it's Kate. I'm just checking.
The power went off in some of the apartments last night.
-Oh, no. We've been fine. -Oh, perfect.
Wow, the place looks great!
Cheeky question, but can I steal some ideas?
-Uh... Yeah, of course. -Great!
-Wow. -[ Door closes ]
My husband Sean, no point telling him, he just doesn't see things like this.
Try having three flat mates.
I'm loving these textures together.
I mean, you've really thought about this.
Well, it is my job.
-How do you mean? -Interior design. That's what I do.
Oh, really?
We're about to renovate another level.
I could do with a designer's opinion.
I mean, you don't have to make your mind up right away.
No, no, it's okay. Yeah, I'd love to have a look.
-Fantastic. -Uh, coffee?
Love one.
-All right if I take some pictures? -Oh, help yourself.
It's really gorgeous.
[ Camera shutter clicking ]
Could I take a look in the...
-Oh, go on, go on. -Thank you.
It's great having someone to bounce ideas off.
Oh, I'd be glad to help.
Oh, lovely. Thank you.
Oh, you guys look so happy together.
-You married? -Oh, God, no! [ Laughs ]
I can't ever imagine being that sure of someone.
There's no guarantees.
But isn't that the whole point?
I mean, you might as well be
in cheating boyfriend hell with the rest of us.
-Oh, I don't know. -Mmm!
I'm sorry. [ Laughs ] It's just the types I attract.
I must give off vibes or something.
Hey-ho, let's not talk about my car-crash of a love life.
-I don't mind. -No, God, no.
I wouldn't want to do that to you.
[ Both laugh ]
Ryan?
JED: Did any kids live here?
In Victorian times. I need to know if one died.
Ryan?
The staff lived in. I guess they must have had kids.
Listen. "Tracey Lodge
"meant to be catching a bus from Arkwright Lane in December '88."
That's the nearest stop to here.
"Catherine Haverstock, last seen, June '83."
Her sister was an outpatient.
Grace's daughter, Jane Healey,
never made it home from a quiz at a pub three miles away.
We're talking at least four girls.
How come everyone didn't know?
-Have their bodies ever been found? -No.
Well, then there's nothing to prove they're dead.
[ Creaking ]
MOLLY: Okay. So who's going to hide and who's going to count?
-ELLA: I want to count. -MOLLY: You want to count?
I'm so surprised, Mrs Total Genius at sums.
Close your eyes.
Hands. Go!
One, two, three, four, five,
six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve...
Sixteen, seventeen...
Follow me.
We've been meaning to start on this floor for ages, just not enough hours in a day.
Oh, it must totally take over your life.
[ Laughs ] Yes, this pretty much is my life right now.
But to be honest, it's quite nice to have a distraction.
Why is that?
Oh, I don't want to bore my personal stuff again.
[ Laughs ] It's okay.
Well, my latest disaster.
It turned out he'd been cheating on me for months
and he really messed me up.
-Oh, I'm sorry. -No, no.
I don't know why I didn't see the signs.
I should be a bloody expert by now.
-Sorry, I've got to just send... -No, no, of course.
None of my business, but how did you find out in the end?
-[ Keypad beeps ] -Checked his phone, and there it all was.
God, sorry. Listen to me. At it again. Not that I'm bitter.
Been trying to air the place, but between the pigeon droppings
and the water damage it's a losing battle.
There's so much space, isn't there? I mean, so much you can do.
-[ Gasps ] -Look out!
-[ Screams ] -Oh, bugger.
I'm so sorry, I don't know how that happened.
-Are you okay? -Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. Um...
Look, is it okay if we do this another day?
-Yeah, of course. -Oh!
[ Debris crunching ]
Ella. Ella, I'm coming.
Ella?
Ella!
Ella.
Follow me.
Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella.
Come and play.
Ella!
[ Laughs ]
Follow me.
Ella, you're the winner. Just tell me where you are!
Ella! Ella, please!
Ella!
Nearly there.
[ Laughter continues ]
Ella!
I've been all around shouting her name. She's not there.
It's okay. It's okay.
You go back to the flat. I'll check the building, yeah?
ALICE: Come and see.
Ella?
Come and see. -Stop it! No!
-ALICE: We can be friends forever. -I don't want to.
Ella!
ELLA: No. [ Exclaims ]
[ Screams ]
[ Ella sobbing ]
It's okay, Ella. Don't worry.
[ Continues sobbing ]
It's okay.
Oh, thank goodness. Come here.
-Where on earth did you get to? -[ Sniffling ]
You must never run off like that again, okay?
You gave me a heart attack, Ella!
-Go easy on her, yeah? -Where was she?
Upstairs.
Keep an eye on her.
Honey, what is it? What were you doing upstairs?
I'm sorry.
Maria, don't do this! This is crazy!
Maria!
MARIA: I saw your text.
I have no idea who sent it!
[ Sighs ]
[ Door closes ]
[ Upbeat music playing softly ]
[ Door opening ]
Hi.
Hey, Ells Bells.
-Were you a good girl for Molly? -Mmm-hmm.
-ROB: How was it? -It was fine.
-Yeah, she okay? -Yeah.
Cool.
Is everything all right with her at the moment?
What, like you and me?
No, no. She keeps talking about this invisible friend.
[ Laughs ] That's kids imagination.
No, she... She keeps talking about a man.
A man who keeps hurting her friend, being cruel to her.
-How? -Well,
I get the feeling she doesn't really want to say,
or she doesn't know how to describe it.
ROB: Where's she getting this from?
Well...
It's sort of why I'm asking, in case...
What?
-Abuse? -No, no. I'm not saying that,
but she's such a chatty little thing normally and now...
She doesn't spend time with anyone except us and her mum.
Rob.
-Rob, who are you calling? -Her mum.
Look, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe it's just her imagination.
Hey, Suzanne, it's me.
No, no, no, she's fine. Just...
Have you left her with any of your boyfriends?
I'll tell you what kind of question it is.
It's a question about the safety of our daughter.
[ Scoffs ] I don't care who they are.
You're not hearing me!
Look...
You know what I'm talking about.
Mum's boyfriends. It's classic, isn't it?
I'm not being aggressive, Suzanne.
Look, would you listen? I'm not accusing you.
I'm just trying to find out...
[ Continues speaking indistinctly ]
[ Alice laughing ]
RYAN: Alice Brackley, her mother, Sarah, a maid,
they lived in the staff quarters.
Do you think this Alice is haunting Molly's little girl?
-Is this all about them? -No.
Henry Douglas.
Suffered delusions and all-round lethal psychopath.
Murdered Alice in 1890 when she was six years old.
She's buried in the children's graveyard.
Well, how many were there?
A few, but only one in the period you're looking for.
I love confirming what you already know!
JED: And now she's after Ella.
[ Grunts ]
[ Breathing heavily ]
She wants to take Ella with her.
Ella.
Come and play.
Come and see.
Ella.
Follow me.
Over here.
I'm so sorry.
Ella.
Sorry.
Please forgive me.
I'm so sorry.
Boo.
[ Music playing softly ]
Are we okay?
Why wouldn't we be, Jed?
Hey, any chance I could borrow a tenner?
Yep. Here you go.
Oh, it's just until Rob pays the last of what he owes me.
I want to get a little cool thing for Ella.
Nice. Don't work too hard.
I don't even want to go in today.
So why? Is something freaking you out?
-What do you mean? -I don't know.
The writing or something else?
-No, it's... -[ Knock on door ]
-Is she with you? -No, why?
-I can't find her, she's gone. -Okay, I'm coming with you!
JED: Ella!
Ella!
Ella.
Ella?
This is for you.
Ella!
Hello, Ella.
[ Screams ]
Ella!
[ Ella sobbing ]
Ella! Don't move, all right?
I'm coming down. Stay there.
[ Floorboard creaking ]
Hey, how are you doing? Are you okay? You can move, yeah?
I'm going to pick you up. Okay, there we go.
Let me grab your doll. You're okay.
[ Continues crying ]
Right. I'm just going to put you down for a second.
Two seconds, all right? Stay there, yeah?
I'm putting your doll here, okay?
Jesus Christ.
Zoe.
[ Sniffling ]
All right.
Good girl. Good girl. Good girl.
-Okay. Thank you so much for looking. -No problem.
Ella! Oh, my God, are you okay? Where was she?
She's okay.
She's here, she's here. Are you all right, Ella?
What happened? You can't go off like that!
She fell through the floor but she's fine. Something broke her fall.
-You are? -I'm Jed.
Haven't you just come back from a loony bin?
-MOLLY: Okay. Rob, he found her. -Yeah, it's funny, that.
-I'm sorry? -Well, the whole building is searching
-and you just happen to know where she is? -Because I heard her crying.
Save it for the police.
Hold on. Rob, she was your responsibility.
You were supposed to be looking after her.
Just keep away from my daughter, okay?
-Look, you're scaring her. -That goes for you as well!
Rob?
[ Alice laughing ]
MOLLY: Jed?
Sorry, I've got to go.
MOLLY: Jed?
Jed, where are you going?
JED: Alice. Alice!
-RYAN: Jed? -There's a body. I think it might be Zoe's.
-What? -Upstairs. The door's bashed in. Wait for me there.
Alice, you have friends here.
[ Laughing ]
[ Alice laughing ]
-Jed, is this it? -Call the police.
There's nothing in there.
JED: Her body was here.
Someone must have moved her already.
She was here!
RYAN: Are you sure what you saw was real?
[ Theme music playing ]