Come on, let's get checked in.
This is valuable drinking time we're wasting!
The bar guy, he was telling me about this awesome party
on the beach every Saturday night. I'm thinking of going.
Police. What's happening? Noah! What?
They are saying he sexually assaulted...
Another boy.
Where's Steve?
The Spanish boy no longer wants to press charges.
It's over? He's free? No.
They say he sexually assaulted the boy.
It is crime. The state will pursue
and you break my trust.
You need another lawyer.
How come Meg gets to stay in the hotel?
Because Meg can afford it.
Come on, look, it's not for long.
If everything goes our way, he'll be out by next week,
so why don't we just put the kettle on and have a nice cup of tea, eh?
There's no kettle.
As your lawyer, the accusation made by melo,
even after he's withdrawn, is still what I have to disprove.
The state believe that accusation, so we need to ask,
"why did this happen? "What made melo accuse Noah?"
And also prove to them that no actual sexual assault occurred.
It was two young people, almost the same age...
Doing what young people do.
Trust me. I know how to play this.
Very smart.
Here. For luck.
Thanks.
Hiya.
Bought coffee. You're wearing that?
No. Trying it on for later. What's the matter with it?
Bit much.
Come on.
Hello, Noah.
How are you today? Good, thanks.
How is your health? It's ok.
Noah.
This may all seem strange, but in Turkey,
all of what I tell you matters, ok?
If you are asked questions, answer immediately.
Most important of all, look judges in eye.
If you do not, this will go against you.
Sign of disrespect.
And we tell...
Our truth.
The truth we have agreed.
Ok?
Come. We get you free.
Ok.
Speaks Turkish
What's he saying? I don't translate these parts.
Man continues speaking Turkish
..Maria pandolis.
We require you to give your statement.
On the evening of the third of April,
I was invited to a beach party by a girl called Rosie,
who was staying at the same hotel as me.
She introduced me to some people she'd met on a previous night.
Translator translating
one of those people being a boy named melo.
Ah, ah.
We, we do not need translation.
Melo and myself got talking and he asked if I wanted
to go back to the hotel for a drink with him.
I said yes.
When we were alone, away from the party, melo tried to kiss me.
I liked him a little, but I wasn't sure I wanted to do this.
He was wearing a blue wristband, which in my hotel means
adult, over-16, so I assumed that he was older.
After a while, his mother rang and we stopped kissing and...
Judge speaks Turkish
the judge is asking why, in your statement,
did you say you had sexual touching with the Spanish boy?
Why did you say you touched each other's penis?
Judge speaks Turkish
look at the judge and not your lawyer. Sorry. I'm sorry.
Because the police were talking to me in Turkish
and I couldn't understand what they were saying.
Their English wasn't good and what I'd said had been translated wrong.
I'd only said that we had...
..Mutually consensual affection.
Check this there.
Speaks Turkish
penis...
Is that touching penis?
No. No, sir.
Oh, my god.
Speaks Turkish
is that touching an anus?
No, sir.
Speaks Turkish
please take a seat.
Judge speaks Turkish
it is asked that the suspect's lawyer now speak.
Melo Garcia...
Speaks Turkish
melo Garcia has the appearance of a man.
He looks older than his 15 years.
Speaking Turkish
and my client believed him to be over 16...
But either way, they are merely weeks apart in age.
They kissed.
That has been admitted.
In his own country, england, that would be no crime.
In Spain, that would be no crime.
As long as it was consensual.
Noah has little experience of boyfriends or girlfriends...
..So perhaps he got a little aroused.
Arousal is not sexual assault.
Noah's dead sperm cells were located in a very small quantity...
..But this only proves that Noah ejaculated...
Or part ejaculated.
If a child is forced into sexual behaviour on holiday,
why would they have retracted that statement on arriving home?
There is no public benefit to pursuing this case...
My client is innocent...
And should be released to his loving parents
before prison life damages him beyond repair.
I thought she was impressive.
She was, but that judge didn't change expression once.
Oh, that's just poker face. It doesn't mean anything.
One on the end looked a right cow. Jess.
She did.
They hate that he's gay.
During all that sperm stuff, they were like that. Oh, fair do's.
Who wants to hear that? Not me, that's for sure.
How long do you think we'll be waiting?
God knows, why?
I just need a pee.
Go on, then. Quick. Go.
Speaks Turkish
the defence and prosecution cases have been laid out.
Speaking Turkish
your request for bail is denied.
Noah. Noah. Noah!
This is crazy! He's innocent!
No, don't, he's a boy! Shouting in Turkish
Hey.
Guess the bracelet didn't work.
Yeah, I'm sorry for you...
But happy for me.
You're the only person I talk to.
From all I hear, it's rare to get out on first hearing.
It can take a long time, but you will.
For sex, girl says one thing, boy says other.
You will get out.
Yeah, well, I hope so.
I'm only coping, cos I think I can get out.
You might be surprised what you can do if you have to.
Steve: 'So, uh, bad result?' The lawyer gave us false hope.
She kept saying she could get him released,
but when we had rico, he warned us it could take months.
What now? They're requesting more information
and then plan for the next hearing.
Come home!
I will! I promise!
Seriously, what now, Meg? Can't stay there forever.
'I know, I know.
'Just let me speak to Kathy and Martin.'
I can't ditch them, Steve.
It won't crush us, Martin. We are going out.
We're gonna eat some food, have a drink and work out a plan of action.
Where's Jess? Jess?
We're going out for food. Why don't you come with us?
Nah. Well, what's the option?
Lie around here on your own? I'm ok.
Come on. Get dressed. Come with us.
I'm ok here. Honest. Go!
Have a nice meal. You sure?
I just need a night where I don't have to talk about Noah.
I've got loads of work to do. I'm fine. Go.
Ok. Have a nice meal.
Get some bloody clothes on!
Thank you.
No, I don't believe it.
Ismail, I live in Manchester.
Yeah, but holiday, huh? Travel? How old are you?
40s, early.
And in those many, many years of... Eh!
You have never skinny-dipped?
No.
I'm too afraid of jellyfish.
Jellyfish?
It's freedom. Nature. Just the sea and our bodies.
If this is some elaborate ploy to get my clothes off...
Look.
When you lie on your deathbed, yeah?
And your final thought is, "I never skinny-dipped",
then you will think to yourself, "ismail was right".
No regrets. That's how I live my life.
Two more, please!
You're married.
With a small boy.
I don't want to hurt them.
No regrets?
Breaking a marriage might be the exception.
What if it was already broken?
All this stuff with Noah...
..It's made me think about my life and...
..For the first time in as long as I can remember, I've got some...
..Clarity.
And what is clear?
The person people see...
..Is a role, I am playing a role...
..And... the real me...
..Is lost somewhere.
I know you wanna fuck me or else you wouldn't keep meeting me.
Wouldn't I? No.
And is that all you want?
A fuck?
No.
What, then?
More.
I want more.
You?
More.
But yes, I want to fuck you.
Piss off, it's my only pleasure. I didn't say a word.
Didn't need to.
Ready to order? Uh... yes.
Steak, please, with fries.
I'll take the tuna salad, thanks. Perfecto.
More wine? Yes, please.
Steak? I'm fat already.
Eating salad's not gonna change things.
I don't like that lawyer. I think we need to try and get rico back.
She's fine. She never smiles.
She smiles. Hardly.
I think she blew his chance of bail. Whatever she said annoyed the judge.
I don't think they make the judgements
on how often the defence smiles.
Well, why didn't she attack his lies?
Our son is in a foreign prison, because that boy lied
for whatever idiotic, bullshit reason,
and now he's home, in school...
And Noah's in there.
I just don't trust her. She's too clinical.
No passion.
You prefer the guy that suggested bribing the police?
It's not my fault the story appeared in the national newspaper.
I was trying to do something. Mm. Hmm.
So, that's what this is all about.
I can't win.
I thought we got past this three years ago.
If I'd smashed Carl's face in, would that make me a real man, Kathy?
Would that have been the way to deal with things?
Well, it would have proved you cared. I cared!
So, say I'd beat him up, then what?
Sacked? Definitely. Arrested?
Possibly. Maybe even go to prison.
Is that what you wanted me to do?
I don't know what I wanted, Martin,
but what I didn't want was what I got!
A man completely incapable of doing anything.
What do you think it did to me?
My boss doing that to my wife and I can do nothing,
then having to have you look at me, forever more like I'm useless!
Well, it's not just that.
I have to mother you. I always have.
How many times have I said I've got three kids?
You know, most of the time, I don't mind,
but sometimes, Martin, I need somebody to take the bloody reins,
but you never do! You just sit back and watch
like it's happening to someone else
and I think to myself, "what is going on up there?
"Why isn't he acting? Why isn't he doing something?"
And I don't know if it's because you can't or you're lazy...
Or I've always done it for you or your mother has,
but I just can't fathom... Why you're so...
So...
Pathetic?
No, I wasn't gonna say that.
Do you even love me any more, Kathy? Yes.
Yes, I do, but I just wish, more than anything in the world,
that we could just go back to how we used to be, when they were little.
I miss those days, Martin, I...
I look back on those days and I wonder...
..If that was the last time that I was really happy.
Hey, sweetheart. Oh, you on the phone?
No. Merry chatter on phone
oh. What's happening?
Saskia's birthday and she's having a house party
so they got me on facetime, so I can feel like I'm there.
Oh, that's nice. Yeah.
Every now and again, someone pops their face in to say hello.
What is it? Come here.
It's ok. It's ok. Shush.
I just miss them so much!
I know.
And I know it's worse for Noah...
..But I wish I could go home!
I wish everything was how it used to be.
I know, sweetheart. We all do.
Steve and Meg were right. She needs her normal life.
I think we should ask Meg to take her home till all this is over.
I don't wanna be without both of them.
Me either, but it's for the best.
She's lost. She's lonely!
Yeah, you're right.
Ok, well, perhaps I should go back, then, for a few days.
You know, make sure she's settled. Yeah.
And I could go to the foreign office.
Get them to actually do something.
And would you be able to stay here with Noah? Yeah.
And Meg can look after Jess.
She'll be good and she'll be happy to get home.
Course she will.
Moaning
There they are.
Hello. Hello.
Mummy! Hello. I've missed you.
Hey, uh, welcome back.
Sorry it's not under better circumstances.
Hey.
So, listen. I've been thinking through logistics and...
The spare room's become a bit of a playroom,
but it's bigger than the office,
so I thought Jess could commandeer that.
Obviously, we live a lot further away from your school,
so we're gonna have to work out travel.
Do you cycle, Jess? No.
There is a bus, but it seems a bit of a walk from the other end.
She'll be fine.
Thanks. Set off at 6:00 in the morning?
It's a short walk, Jess.
Oh, why don't you just come and stay at ours while you're here, Kathy.
I mean, you, you don't wanna be on your own and have to cook and stuff.
Come on. Ok.
Oh, but let me sort myself out first.
Just drop us back and we'll make our way over later.
Be nice for you three to have some family time anyway, wouldn't it?
Freddo! Did you miss mummy?
Well, you go gather your things, whatever you need from there,
cos I'll make us a nice cup of tea, eh?
Oh, balls. We won't have milk.
Hot vimto?
Perfect.
And I've got a secret stash of biscuits.
Mm, we haven't.
Noah found them. We ate them on the plane.
Alexa, last song played.
Music: 'Behave' by frightened rabbit
♪ ok, stop, ok, start
♪ will you please me I don't care how
♪ stop me and please me now
♪ oh, it's your mouth
♪ big bad, big bad
♪ ape in a prison room
♪ he's just itching to telephone you
♪ oh, with his mouth
♪ hey... ♪
I wish you'd told me you were gonna invite Kathy.
What's the difference?
Well, you've been away for weeks, I just...
..Thought it might be nice to have a night or two to ourselves.
She's flying back in a couple of nights, Steve.
Yeah, but then we'll have Jess.
How's it been?
Without me?
It's been hard. You know what Fred's like.
Mum's helped out.
School have been great.
Have you seen Matty?
No, of course I haven't.
I haven't and I won't.
You have to trust me, Meg.
He has got a temper, like me.
Maybe he did lash out.
Maybe he was aggressive, but... sexual assault,
I, I don't think so.
He used to tell me everything when he was little.
Well, he didn't need to tell me everything.
It was like I could read his mind.
You remember how I used to tell him I was psychic?
We lose them, don't we?
They're not ours any more.
I'll do anything, Meg.
I will do whatever it takes to get him out of that hellhole.
Let me out here.
Ok.
See you tonight. Look, have a good day...
And if anyone asks, it's all a mistake.
It's not fair!
Mum, he's having a party.
He's definitely having a party.
Why didn't I get invited?
Will you ask my teacher why I wasn't invited?
Ask my teacher why I wasn't invited.
Ask the headmaster why I wasn't invited.
I saw him giving out invitations.
Mum! He's having a party!
Why didn't I get invited?? It's not fair!
You need to ask. Ask my teacher why I wasn't invited.
Ask the headmaster why I wasn't invited.
'We're now approaching London euston, which is our final stop.'
Sorry to keep you waiting. Please, have a seat.
And how are you all? Is... Noah ok?
Uh, well, no,
but... under the circumstances,
we are... all finding the strength to get through it.
Must be a very trying time and believe me, we're doing everything
we can to assist diplomatically...
You're failing us. I'm sorry?
It's taking months. Months!
That is standard for the Turkish legal system.
Unfortunately, it can... Do you have kids?
I understand your frustration...
No, do you? Miss keane?
Yes, actually. I have a daughter.
Well, then, you'll know that one day, one night,
with them away from you, worrying about them, it is sheer hell!
He has been in that jail, that filthy, disgusting,
scary foreign jail, for weeks and weeks and weeks!
He's a boy.
I understand... then why have emails not been responded to?
We wrote to the British ambassador and we've had nothing.
Noah hasn't had a prison visit and now, the newspapers are circling,
so I am here to ask if you can help us.
Look, I'm sorry you feel this way, but...
We've been in regular communication with your lawyer,
mr karvalci...
He isn't our lawyer any more.
We informed you of that. I see.
Um...
Phone rings
Kathy? 'Steve.'
do you remember a few years back...
When you found out you had staff defrauding you?
Yes, I remember it like having a limb removed. Why?
I can't recall the ins and outs,
but didn't you hire someone in the end to investigate?
Al milner. Not cheap, but incredibly thorough.
I need you to ring him.
Phone buzzes
Hi.
'Hi, Megan. Sorry, it's late.
'I was thinking about sleep.' Me, too.
I just wanted to hear your voice.
'How is home?'
hmm.
I don't want to talk about home.
I'm missing you.
'I am missing you.'
really? 'Of course.'
today, I feel like... Something is missing...
..And it's your face.
Your beautiful smile.
I don't want to be here, ismail.
I mean, I do, of course I do, because of Fred, but I just...
I want to be there...
With you.
'I know. I understand.
'But, Megan, if you can't return...'
no, I will.
'Good. I hope.
'But if you don't...' Yeah, I will.
I'll come back, no matter what.
Talk to me.
Talk to me like you did the other night.
Meg moaning
oh, ismail.
Oh...
Clattering
man shouting in Turkish
speaking Turkish
what of it?
Admit.
You. Gay.
No.
Admit! No, I'm not!
Admit! Admit!
English! English!
Speaks Turkish
gay?
Gay?
No, no. No.
Boot.
Boot!
Groaning
choking
Kathy. Yes. Alistair milner.
Hi. Can I get you a coffee? Uh, thank you.
Insta, Snapchat, people sending each other dick pics,
god knows what, porn at their fingertips.
Watching stuff online now, "bukkake" this, "gang-bang" that,
"she likes being forced"... And it's confusing.
I fear for today's youth, I really do.
He didn't do it. Just so we're clear.
No matter how much porn he watched.
And you know that for sure?
I know my boy.
You're a mother. You want your son free
and I will do everything I can to help you, but...
Sometimes, the explanation is the explanation.
There isn't...
Another version of events.
I can't magic up some other scenario.
I'll try my best for you, but quite often,
all I find is information the client doesn't want to hear.
Ok? Ok.
Hey! I didn't know you were coming in. You didn't need to.
What's in the drawer, Steve?
What?
The third drawer... On your desk, here.
It's locked.
Nothing.
Why is it locked?
Just payroll stuff.
Open it. I'm not opening it. Open it!
It's just files and I don't what the cleaners to see... open it!
Look... Right, well, give me the keys.
Give me the keys.
For Christ's sake, Meg. Give me the keys.
Look, you're being ridic... I'm not giving you the...
Give me the fucking key! I'm not giving you the key.
Right, ok, then. No, Meg...
No.
What do you think's in there, Meg?
Do you remember when you cried at my feet and begged me to help you?
You promised me that you'd put it all right.
The fucking mess you were in, the mess this place was in.
Lost orders, debt... I know, I know and you helped.
Yeah, I did help you.
And you swore, Steve,
you swore...
And I haven't! I don't believe you!
I'm telling you the truth! Liar.
After rehab, I've never... Liar!
You swear... on Fred's life.
You sent me home with him. Alone.
Our child. That makes perfect sense, Meg,
if you think I'm back into that shit.
I know. I know you've been texting Matty collyhurst...
And I know you went walkabout in Turkey. It's crap.
It's not crap! It's not crap, Steve.
And if you did it out there, you must be fucking mental
because you could have ended up in the next cell to Noah!
I bathed Fred every night! I read him a story, cooked his food.
I haven't even been out! Yeah, well, I'm gonna open it.
No, you're not opening... I am, I am opening it!
You open that drawer, that says you don't trust me! Move!
You have seen Matty.
You're using again.
You're a liar.
And you know why I sent Fred home with you.
To give you some responsibility to take myself out of your life
and make you realise what you had to lose and...
I hoped it would work! I hoped it would work, Steve.
I really hoped but...
Obviously... Meg, I'm sorry.
Obviously, you'd rather stick that shit in yourself
than have me in your life, so, well...
..Good luck. Hope you two enjoy yourself.
Meg, Meg, please, I'm sorry! No. No! Get off me.
No. Meg. Megan!
Meg! Megan!
Buzzes
I did some deep background on melo's family.
I found two things I think might help.
First, melo's medical history.
Depression, anxiety disorder, mental health checks.
What does this prove?
Ah, it throws doubt. He's a kid with problems.
Your lawyer might use it, she might not. But this...
..These are your gold.
These are your smoking gun.
I know. Dad.
You have to take me out of here, dad.
They're gonna kill me.
Noah sobs
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