Okay. [shushes] Two, three...
- Happy Mother's Day! - [Jason] Morning.
- Oh! H-Hi. [laughs] Oh. - [stammers] Morning.
- Your dad had something in his eye. - [Jason groans]
Don't even.
We got you some flowers.
- Aw. [chuckles] Thank you. [chuckles] - Look at this, eh?
We wrote you separate cards 'cause we couldn't agree on pens.
- Oh, look. Aw. - Aw, that's lovely, mate.
That's so nice.
Oh, looky-dooky.
- That's for you. - Thank you.
[stammers] Is this-- Is this the ten pounds you borrowed off me
- to spend at the escape room today? - Yeah.
Wow. Thank you.
[grunts] That's very thoughtful.
[chuckles]
Ooh. [chuckles]
- Ooh, nice card. - [smacks lips] Oh, very fancy. [chuckles]
Oh. Thank you.
- [chuckles] Mmm. - Oh, my present is the trip to the spa.
Oh, but that's my present to my mum. [chuckles]
Yeah, but I'm coming and I don't want to, so coming is my present.
- Oh. Well, thank you. [chuckles] - You're welcome.
[Tyler] Well, we bought you a special breakfast...
Ooh. [chuckles]
...so you can come down and cook it whenever you're ready.
- [stammers] Oh. Thank you. [chuckles] - It's your day. [chuckles]
Does she seem okay to you?
- Princess? - Yeah.
Yeah, why?
It's just, she called me Nikki in the card.
Whenever something's up, she goes back to calling me Nikki.
- Nah, she seems fine. - Yeah?
Hey, let's wait for trouble to come to us
- rather than look for it. Yeah? - [smacks lips, stammers] Yeah.
[chuckles, sighs]
[chuckles, breathes deeply]
- Well, how's your eye? - It's still in there.
- Is it? - Yeah.
Right. [sighs] Lie still.
- Okay, don't blink this time. - Okay.
[stammers] D-Don't poke it too much.
[Scott] Exciting news!
I have a special episode of my podcast recording today.
Do you really need a podcast, Scott?
Well, listen. If you're gonna row the Atlantic,
you need a companion podcast.
I mean, that's-- It's as important as the boat.
Plus, I think-- I think, uh, making-of shows are
a very welcome piece of German expressionist artifice.
Plus, top-tier subscribers like yourself get a free tote bag.
- Hmm? - [chuckles]
- Huh? - [stammers]
Oh, Scott, I ca--
I can't walk round town holding a bag with my husband's face on it.
Really?
- [Karen] Okay. Well, I'm off. - Mmm.
- I'll see you later. Love you. - Yeah.
Be good.
Scott!
[announcer] Welcome to Escape World, a world of mystery and fun,
- here in the heart of London. - Ow! Ow! Kelly! Kelly! Pickle! Pickle!
Okay, he said the safe word. I heard him say it. Stop.
You guys, we've spoken about this. Friends shouldn't need safe words.
All right. Stop it. Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.
I don't know why I'm doing this. I don't even like kids.
I like my kid sometimes.
Look, you saw the game on Saturday.
They need to find a way of being able to work together
without it descending into a fight.
And I think an escape room is gonna help that.
[Max shouts] Kelly! Get off!
Or it won't and they'll all die in there. Either way, problem solved.
Welcome to Metropolis Capital Bank.
- Yes! - I'm your games master
and I am here to help you pull off the biggest bank heist in history.
Is this your job?
- Yes. - Max, be respectful, mate. All right?
Once the doors shut, you'll have 60 minutes
to get to the vault and steal the gold before the security cameras come back on.
- Is that your lanyard? - Max.
- Yes, obviously. - Do you love that lanyard?
- Michael. - He loves that lanyard.
- Michael. - Well, they make us wear it.
- You got a girlfriend, Lanyard? - [Jason] Max.
If we don't listen to what Lanyard's got to say,
we're not gonna know what to do, are we?
Assemble your team of crack thieves,
negotiate your way through the manager's office and into the vault.
Escape with the lanyard-- with the gold in record time
and you might find yourself on the leaderboard.
Mmm.
- Ooh. - Did you go to school, Lanyard?
Michael. Whatever mistakes Lanyard has or hasn't made in his life
is no business of ours.
Go on, Lanyard.
- Shall we? - Yes!
Come on.
Let's get it.
[elevator announcer] Basement.
- [Michael] Open it. - [stammers]
[screaming]
Sorry, mate. Look, um, don't worry about it. A lot of 'em haven't got parents.
- Okay. - Yeah.
Yeah, that-- that does make me feel a bit better. [chuckles]
Thank you.
Do you know what, mate? Maybe we should just, uh, hang back, uh, for a while.
See if they can work together as a team, do you know what I mean?
- [smacks lips] Okay. - Yeah.
- Building exercise. - Yeah.
[Jilly] I can't remember the last time I went to a spa.
Okay. Now, you're coming in as my guest. You have to pretend to be 18.
Okay.
So, you figure out what that would make your date of birth--
- 5th of June, 2005. - Well, that was quick.
Suspicious.
Right. This is my friend Maxine's card,
so you're gonna be Maxine and Nikki's gonna be your guest.
- Ooh. - What do you mean I'm Maxine?
- Well, you have to pretend to be Maxine. - But I don't know anything about her.
- You don't need to. - What does she do?
She's a retired coroner.
What if they ask me about being a coroner?
They won't. They never talk to you here. That's what you pay for.
What's happening to Jilly? Is anyone being me?
No. Two people are being Maxine.
You here, and then Maxine, wherever she is.
No one is Jilly. Jilly is being paused.
- God. Help me. I'm scared. - Oh, go on.
- Hello. - Hello.
- I'm the coroner, Maxine.
[sighs]
- Sorry, I'm new here. [chuckles] - Oh.
Oh, yes. I've got you. Shall we book you in for your usual?
Okay.
- Yeah, that should do it. - Yeah.
[Jason] Which way was it again?
Manager's office.
Ah, see? They're already working together.
They must've made it through into the next room.
- [knocking] - That was quick. I can't hear 'em.
Where do we start?
Well, let's start looking for some clues, I suppose.
[sighs] No.
[mouthing words] "Don't forget to lock up."
[Nikki sighs]
Yeah, it's called Scott of the Atlantic,
where he interviews adventurers who've overcome great challenges.
Really? 'Cause that last episode was Freddy talking about his divorce.
Yeah. [chuckles] That was a stretch.
Well, listen, it's good he's got a producer involved.
Oh, no. No.
He pretends there's one there so it seems more professional.
- [chuckles] - Anyway, rowing's all he talks about
and it's really getting to me.
[exhales deeply] God. How long we been in here now?
Twenty minutes.
How are you not sweating?
I don't sweat. I don't see the point, it's just not for me.
- [Nikki scoffs] - Okay, Nikki, I'm gonna go for a swim.
- [Nikki] Oh. Okay. - Um, I'll just be down the corridor.
Have fun. [chuckles]
[exhales deeply]
Does she seem okay to you?
Yeah, fine. Why?
I don't know. I just always feel like I'm playing catch-up with her.
I wondered if it was about her mum.
Really? Do you think so? [clears throat]
Why would that be?
It's Mother's Day, isn't it? It's a hard day for her.
Oh, yeah. Right, yeah. [blows]
[chuckles] You actually have started sweating now.
Have I?
Maxine?
[Nikki] Mum, that's you.
Oh.
Lie yourself down. I'll prepare the hot cups.
Now, this can be quite uncomfortable,
but I've seen you've had it many times before.
- I'm sure you'll be fine. [chuckles] - [chuckles]
And so I said, you know, "Not in this century, mate." [chuckles]
- [guest chuckles] - Anyway, three... [mouthing] ...two, one, me.
[normal] Welcome to Scott of the Atlantic,
the podcast where I meet with adventurers and explorers
as I make preparations for my own transatlantic row in August.
On today's show, we have with us Sally Trent.
- Hello. - Whose book All At Sea,
uh, better than the title suggests,
- has been a real inspiration to me... - Aw.
...as I prepare to pick up the oars myself.
And, uh, my producer is, uh, informing me that it's time to tell you
that today's episode is brought to you by Plantly.
Delicious, mindful, veg boxes delivered to your door.
Better for the planet and for you. Plantly. Goodness from nature.
Sorry, it's just, uh-- I just--
I'm hoping if I keep reading that out, they will, uh, sponsor me.
- Oh, okay. Yeah. - Yeah.
- So, Sally Trent. - Mmm. Yes.
Now, you paint a, uh--
a wonderfully peaceful image of-of life alone at sea.
As long as you don't mind your own company.
[both chuckle]
I don't have many friends, so.
Do keep those questions coming in guys.
Um, I can see that the phone lines are lighting up,
we'll be tackling that very, very soon.
And, um-- Ah, we've got an email question already from Freddy.
Uh, thank you, Freddy. Um... [clicks tongue]
Right, I'm not asking her that. But, uh, no, she's not wearing a ring.
- Um, let's talk about the Atlantic. - Wow. Yes.
Now, Sally Trent, one of the things I love most about your book
is just how accessible you make it.
It really got me thinking, "Do you know what? I can do this."
Good. That is so nice
because so many people want to focus on the negative part of the trip.
I like to focus on the things on that trip that did go well.
Right, as you would.
- [chuckles] - Yes. What was your favorite part?
- Well, the beginning. [chuckling] - Yes, ok-- Well, okay.
All right. Why's that?
- Have you read the whole book? - Yeah, absolutely.
I've read-- Yeah, I've read the whole book. I've read... [stammers]
...almost the whole book. [smacks lips]
Oh.
It was a one-in-a-thousand and I don't wanna put you off in any way.
It was just a freak wave, and that was that.
Nine days in an air pocket under the hull.
I think I found a pattern in these staff rotas.
Okay. Talk to me.
- "Billie. Oleg. Paavan." - Ah. Bop.
- "Ciaran. Asiz. Nick. Simon." - Ah. Ah.
"Bopcans."
What's-- What's "Bopcans?"
Nothing at first.
But look at the date here: "Week commencing 3rd of the 4th."
Look at the third and the fourth letter. "PC," for...
postcard.
This postcard is the goddamn Rosetta stone for everything in this room.
- And? - And it's from Greece.
And... [laughs]
What do we have here? [gasping]
- Greek yogurt. - Ah.
Barcode of which is "028573 299." There's your code.
I mean, it's quite a lot of numbers for a door code.
Zero, two, eight, five,
seven, three, two, nine, nine.
No. Come on. I mean, it's got to be something simpler than that.
[groans] It's, uh-- [mumbles]
Okay. This coffee cup says "Gareth."
Gareth must be the name of the bank manager,
so the code probably relates to him. Maybe it's his date of birth, or...
Those are HR files.
On it.
All right. Come on, Gareth, you cheeky little...
[bell ringing]
[games master] If you want a clue for getting into the vault,
remember to keep your eyes peeled.
Okay?
Is that you, Lanyard?
It's the games master, yes.
You might enjoy it more if you put your phones away.
How does he know we're on our phones?
Are you watching us?
Are you a pedo?
- Oi, Lanyard's a pedo! - [all] Ew.
Would you like another clue?
No. Open the door.
You're only a room away from all the gold in the vault--
Open the door now, Lanyard, or we'll tell everyone you're a pedo.
[clamoring, cheering]
- [Theo] Let's party. Ooh, ooh. - Get in.
[whispers] Thank you, Lanyard.
Not for me. Thank you, thank you.
[gasps, breathing heavily]
[stammering]
Maxine?
Yes?
Come with me.
[groans]
[Karen] There you are. Okay. I need to talk to you in private.
You come with me. Now.
What's the matter?
Karen.
[Karen] Go and sit down.
Look, Nikki is suspicious. She knows something's wrong.
You have to tell her that we looked for Kat.
- Here? - Yes.
While everyone's relaxed. And in towels.
[grunts] You promised me that you would tell her.
- That's the only reason I helped you. - Yeah, I know. I will.
- Princess. - I said I will!
[sighs]
[Jason] And you've tried all the old house numbers?
- [Theo's parent] Yeah. - Even the temporary ones?
- Sanford Terrace, 2012? - Yes.
Man. Are you sure there's nothing in the medical records? No?
Hang on. [chuckles]
"C7913Y." Of course!
Seven-nine. 79. The chemical number for gold.
How the bloody hell did you know that, "Bopcans?"
Layers, mate. I got layers.
[Jason] We are definitely getting on the leaderboard for this.
Come on.
- [laughs] - Yes! Come--
I know, hang on a second. Hang on a minute.
Maybe the door is a decoy. Look. "This way up."
I remained alive
by licking the condensation collecting in the upturned foot brace.
One lick in the morning. Two in the evening, that was a treat.
By day four, the extended submersion in seawater
caused the top layer of my skin to completely shed.
- But as I tried to haul myself out-- - Okay. All right.
Okay. Let's go to the phone lines.
- We've got F-- We got Freddy from London. - Okay.
Uh, do I just...
Yeah, just put it on speakerphone.
- Hello? - [Freddy] Hello.
Freddy, you're on the air.
Hi, longtime listener, first-time caller.
I just wondered whether your boyfriend or long-term partner
- was worried about-- - No. No.
[sighs] Sorry.
- [Theo's parent] Can you see anything? - Uh, no. Not really. It's quite dark.
Yeah, you gotta look through the darkness.
- [person whistling] - What?
What the hell is going on?
What are you doing in my office?
Gareth?
Can I have a word?
[Karen] What's the matter?
What? I was having a massage.
You helped Princess try and find her mum?
Okay, um, look. She came to me because she was worried.
And then, when we got to Brighton,
- she wasn't there anyway. - What?
Brighton? That's what that was? I thought that was upcycling.
No. No, she thought Kat lived there.
How could you do this?
Look, she was gonna do it anyway.
- She needed me to make sure she was-- - She needed me, not you!
God. What is it exactly that you've done that makes you feel
- like you are better than me? - I don't.
Yes, you do! You always have.
I have had to work for everything I've got,
and you've just had it handed to you.
- What? - Up there in your big house
you didn't pay for, with a kid you didn't plan,
with a name that you didn't even think of.
I did think of that name.
You've always known that I wanted to name my daughter Stevie
after Stevie Nicks.
I didn't name her after Stevie Nicks...
- Yeah? - ...I named her after...
Stevie Wonder.
Oh, you did not name your daughter Stevie
- after Stevie Wonder. - Yes, I did.
Oh, okay. Name one of his songs then.
Exactly.
Well, you couldn't use it anyway, your kids already had names!
Oh, you are mean. You are a mean, selfish person.
You're the selfish one.
- Me? [laughs] I am famously nice. - No.
You're just a big bag of tears, ready to burst any second.
[stammers] She couldn't come to you because she knew you'd get upset.
Yes, well... [breathes shakily] ...in movies people like you
turn into people like me and then the movie ends and everybody's happy.
[laughs] Oh, you know what?
Have you ever considered just getting over yourself a tiny, teeny bit?
Actually, you are irresponsible and thoughtless.
And I've been meaning to say this for years:
No one likes your sweet and sour chicken. It's too sweet.
Where's the sour, Karen? Where is it?
At least I know how to make a cheese board!
Three kilos of mild cheddar does not a cheese board make.
I-- I thought I had some Edam in the fridge!
"I Just Called To Say I Love You!" [sighs]
Damn it.
Special Russian technique.
Relaxing.
Sorry again about-- about all that, mate.
I imagine that sort of thing happens quite a lot, does it?
[elevator announcer] Ground floor.
Dread to think what state the kids are in.
[chattering, laughing]
- [exhales deeply] - [knocking]
- Nikki? - There you are.
Am I too late for the massage?
No, no, come in. Make yourself comfortable.
My colleague will be here soon.
[breathes shakily]
Is everything okay?
Yeah. Fine.
It's just, I talked to Karen
and she said you might be upset about me trying to find my mum.
Me? No. [chuckles] No, no.
What that was was, um-- was the tea tree oil.
I think I'm allergic maybe.
[Princess] Oh, okay. That's a nightmare.
I hope you know...
it doesn't hurt me.
- What you do in your life... - [exhales sharply]
...it doesn't hurt me.
I'm tougher than I look.
You have to be really tough to get this far in life
- when you're not tough. [chuckles] - [chuckles, sniffles]
Okay.
Thanks, Mum.
[breathes shakily]
[exhales sharply]
Did she leave?
Yeah, I think so.
Nice and refreshed?
Hi. Could I see the membership options?
Uh, for a friend.
Look, I-- I just wanted her to know that her mum had died. That's all.
- And tell her that me and Tyler are okay. - Mmm.
I thought that maybe she was waiting for me to contact her
and that she was sad that I didn't.
[Jason] The thing is, darling, Bev tried to track her down for years.
We just-- We-- We don't think that she wants to be found.
We don't want you to get hurt, you know?
I would like to go and see Bev.
It's Mother's Day and she doesn't have anyone else who will go.
- Okay. - Can I?
- Of course. Yeah. - Lovely.
Why don't you, um, go on and take these for her.
- [Princess] Thank you. I love you, Mum. - It-It's okay.
- [Nikki] We love you, sweetheart. - Okay.
Bye.
[exhales sharply] I need you to tell me that we're doing the right thing.
Well, we nailed that chat.
- Really? - Yeah, we were amazing.
- [chuckles] - Come here.
- [sighs] - Look, we can get through
anything together if we just keep talking.
Yeah.
Oh, if Karen calls, I'm not speaking to her.
And neither are you.
That's the spirit, yeah. Exactly.