'If the door is shut, it's off limits,
'and you don't enter this section of the property
'under any circumstances.'
You know Elliot has a total of 16 cars?
Lucky him, eh?
He said I can work on one with him.
He likes me.
It was my mother's.
'Why are you doing this?
'I like helping people like...'
People like me?
Mum!
Why did he have to smash it up,
You can stay at mine.
But you haven't asked.
I've offered.
Liam!
What the hell do you think you're doing?
We're all right, aren't we?
Maybe this was a bad idea.
My parents.
I lost them in a fire.
Oh, Elliot, I'm so sorry.
He's not Liam's dad, my ex. He's just a very bad decision.
Well, we all make them.
MUFFLED TV PLAYS
BIRDSONG
Oi! You! Feet! You can't just make yourself at home.
Elliot told me to.
He's in the kitchen making coffee.
Yeah.
Where did this come from?
He said I could use it.
He's been helping me with a project for school.
It's about favourite pets.
Elliot when he was my age.
Really?
He was born in Ireland, then they came here to live on a farm.
This dog was his dad's sheepdog.
Whose is that?
Hm? Oh, I found it in the wardrobe.
You can't just make yourself at home.
Little smart arse!
Morning.
Coffee?
Please.
You don't mind, do you? I wasn't sure if it broke
one of Simone's employer-employee protocol things.
I don't really wanna be around
when she finds out what happened last night.
About that.
Hey, no. You don't need to give me the big talk.
I mean, this must happen all the time, right?
You ship in a new cleaner and the next thing you know, she ends up...
This doesn't happen all the time.
I really haven't been with anyone since Olivia and I separated.
I enjoyed last night.
No regrets?
No, not so far.
Great. Then you'd better start packing.
Hm?
There's somewhere I wanna take the two of you. Somewhere special to me.
But what about my flat, finding somewhere to stay?
Figure it out when we get back.
Yeah, but in case you've forgotten, I'm your cleaner.
Oh, yeah.
I've just given you a holiday.
Pack one.
So, this is where I come when I don't wanna be found.
BIRDSONG
Oh. No use to you here. No signal.
SHE CHUCKLES
What's in there?
Unfortunately, that's the toilet block.
I keep some tools in it and an old Land Rover.
Come on, we'll get the bags in a minute, I wanna show you around.
Wait till you see this.
Cool!
Whoa!
You weren't kidding about it being off grid.
Yeah.
Shall I show you your room?
EXHALES
Here you go.
You can use them if you like.
Won't the other boy mind?
They're yours now.
You're upstairs.
Do you like it?
Oh! It's amazing.
I'll sleep on the pull-out.
Did you see that? I thought I saw someone.
Probably just walking their dog.
Right, I'll get the bags, and then we're gonna catch our dinner.
Catch?
Hm-mm.
SHE CHUCKLES
..loads of fish. I know you will.
More than you.
Oh. Do you want to make it a competition?
Yeah!
CHATTERING CONTINUES
Be careful. You have to look for those things.
I thought I'd lost you there.
I'm giving Liam his first lesson in foraging.
Death caps. You wanna avoid those. They can kill you in 48 hours.
Here you go.
Keep spoiling me, I'm definitely gonna get used to it.
Where's Liam?
Looking at the old Land Rover in the garage.
I'll get dinner started.
You know you don't have to sleep on that pull-out thing?
Unless you're... having second thoughts.
No.
Is it Liam, then?
I just don't wanna ruin this by rushing things.
SHE LAUGHS
So, hiring me out of the blue, bringing me all the way out here,
that's your idea of taking things slowly, is it?
HE CHUCKLES
You know,
I reckon Liam will be busy with that car for at least 20 minutes.
SNAPPING NOISE
Mum?
Elliot?
RUSTLING
RUSTLING GETS LOUDER
Oh! Hello.
Good boy. Where are you going?
DOG BARKS
Mum!
Liam?
Liam!
Where are you?
Mum!
Liam!
Darling, I'm here. Are you all right? Have you hurt yourself?
My ankle.
SHE SIGHS
Mum... look.
They're your dogs?
Brandy and Whiskey. Rubbish names, I know.
They loved this place. Made sense to bury them here.
At the same time?
No, years apart. They were inseparable.
Thought they'd want to be together.
How's the ankle? OK.
Thank God you didn't break it.
Who owns the dog I saw?
Whoever you saw walking earlier, maybe.
Was that one a puppy? Brandy?
No. Just little.
And very old. Hm.
Think you can walk back?
Here, let me.
Hup.
There you go.
You should be proud of him.
I am.
I do worry about him, though.
You know, how much time he spends in his own little world.
He's got you.
I know. But he needs some more mates his own age.
Thank you for helping him with his project, by the way.
I enjoyed it.
He's only got me and I'm useless at technology.
As for Kieran...
Were you together long?
Couple of years.
Long enough.
Has there been anyone since?
Sorry, that's none of my business.
No.
Not really.
I guess I don't trust myself anymore.
Not to make the same mistake again.
Anyway, enough about me.
What do you wanna know?
The fire.
When you were a little boy. What happened?
I told you.
No, not really.
I'm sorry, if you don't want to talk about it...
No.
I want you to know.
Growing up, I was a bit of a loner.
Just me and my parents. And about a hundred sheep.
People used to say they couldn't see what my mum saw in my dad.
She was a bit of a big deal where we were from.
In the village they used to always say that...
..she'd settled for less by marrying him.
But for a while, things were good between them.
Then the fights started.
Then the fights got more often.
My dad drank and when he drank, he got angry.
One day I came home from school early
and I heard my mum talking on the phone.
Talking about all the things she regretted,
making plans about leaving him,
moving back to Ireland and starting again.
About a week later, I found her packing.
And I couldn't understand what was happening,
why she hadn't told me that we were leaving.
And then it hit me.
I wasn't.
I was one of her regrets.
I pleaded with her, I begged her not to leave, but it made no difference.
She was gonna start again, somewhere new.
Without me.
And that's when my dad got back.
When he realised what was happening, something snapped in him.
He forced us into a bedroom, he locked the door,
and my mother was screaming.
The next thing, he was pouring something over the door,
over the hallway, all around the house.
And that's when I heard it.
In seconds, the whole house was up in flames.
I remember the smoke, the heat...
..my mother screaming for me to do something.
So I broke the bedroom window...
..managed to open it a crack and I crawled through.
I pleaded with my mum to come with me, but...
the window was jammed
and there was no way she was gonna get through it.
I can still see the panic in her eyes.
I thought that if I could just get back inside...
..everything would be OK, that I could get her out.
But at that point, the building was in flames.
So I just stood there...
..and listened to my mother scream...
..till eventually it stopped.
Afterwards, the newspapers called me a hero.
"The boy who tried to save his mum."
But I wasn't a hero, I was a coward.
God, no.
If I was brave, I would have saved her.
But instead, I let her die.
It was my fault.
DISTANT SCREAM
HE GASPS
BIRDSONG
Hm.
I thought he was still in bed.
I'll check by the river.
OK. Li?
Liam!
Liam?
Liam!
RUSTLING
Liam?
SHE SIGHS
Liam, where have you been? I was worried sick.
You were asleep so I went to explore.
I slipped in the stream.
When I was on my way back, this woman came over.
Dunno.
She started asking my name, who we were, why we were here.
I said I had to get back.
FOOTSTEPS
There you are. Your mum was worried.
He fell in the stream. Numpty!
This is all I've got.
That's all right.
There's some of Alfie's stuff still in the drawer.
We'll find you something.
On holiday?
Just a few days. Came up yesterday.
Oh, I thought you didn't sound like you're from round here.
Mind you, I can talk. Moved here from Manchester.
Oh, you must love it.
Don't know. Bit boring, to be honest. Where are you staying?
The house in the woods by the river?
The log cabin?
That's right.
Are you ready?
All done.
You too, love.
Mum, look what Elliot bought me from the second-hand shop.
It's an old SLR camera with a 50mm lens and a built-in light meter.
Wow!
Oh, it wasn't that much.
It'll be good for school projects. Come on.
Well, thank you. Again.
The woman in the shop asked where I was staying,
went kind of weird when I told her. Did something happen up there?
There was an older house on the site when I bought it. I knocked it down.
Maybe it was something to do with that.
When I was your age, my mum gave me a Minolta Maxxum 7000.
Great little camera.
I used to love going into the fields,
trying to find creatures to photograph.
Where does the picture come up?
You've not taken a photo on a real camera before, have you?
To be fair, darling, I've not seen one myself in a while.
A dying art, photography.
A few of the girls at the cleaning agency
fancy themselves as influencers.
I think they'd argue with you on that.
I'm not sure selfies count.
See, here. Turn this...
..until the image is nice and sharp when you're looking through.
I don't think it's working.
HEAVY BREATHING
What is it? Do I look that bad?
Course not. You're beautiful.
Mum, can I go and take some photos in the woods?
That's a great idea.
I'll go with you. You relax.
I was researching the wildlife in this area
on my phone on the way out, and apparently, water voles,
otters and hedgehogs are native to these woods.
Oh, yeah?
I'd love to see an otter.
Did you know otters hold hands when they sleep so they don't float away?
I did hear that. Maybe we'll see some back at the river.
Oh, look! I think that's a rabbit.
Why don't you go and see? OK.
Elliot, come look at this!
I got these at that shop.
I nearly had to sell your car to pay for 'em.
You OK?
It's nothing.
Hey, come on, tell me.
I get like this when I have to go back.
Oh.
I'm sorry.
I feel like I've stirred things up for you, you know...
Talking about the fire.
I'm glad you know.
Breaks my heart...
the thought of you going through that at the same age as Liam.
I went into care for a while.
That didn't work out. I ended up in a boarding school back in Ireland.
I think that's why I built this place.
I wanted to live in the middle of nowhere again.
Like I was before.
I can trust you, can't I?
Why do you ask?
Can I?
Of course!
Good break?
You can answer that.
Amazing.
I hate to be the grinch, but there are a few matters
requiring your attention.
12 seconds, Simone. New personal best.
You don't mind, do you?
Can I work on my car?
I downloaded a video on sanding down the paintwork.
Absolutely. Just...
Don't go near the welding torch. I won't.
Think we need to make room on the board for this one.
What?
I'm impressed.
You settled in faster than I thought.
SCOFFS
I, erm...
..I had a look through the footage from Rachel's flat.
What footage?
From the TV.
I asked Craig to send it over.
For what reason?
I wanted to check if I'd missed anything.
You didn't tell me it wasn't her ex who smashed the place up,
it was two kids I've never seen before.
He had someone do it for him so he wouldn't be recognised.
You don't think we should tell the police?
That we've been using illegal surveillance?
Anyway, I'm taking care of it.
How?
I'm asking Rachel to move in with me. Permanently.
What?!
I've told you about her past. She's completely unreliable.
And I've told you, I don't want to discuss it.
What's going on, Elliot? Meaning?
When you met Rachel, you said you felt sorry for her.
Next thing I know, you're moving her in,
you're asking me to set up a trust fund for her kid.
Is it all really just cos you wanna fuck her?
Be careful now, Simone.
You asked me to check her out.
You pay me to protect your interests.
Why aren't you letting me do my job?
You brought her to me.
She's no longer your concern.
Rachel?
What are you doing?
Well, I've missed two days. I'm making a start.
No, no, no. Obviously, you don't have to do that anymore.
What? Come on, it's my job.
So I'll get Simone to find you something else.
Something that challenges you.
You're giving me a new job, just like that?
You said you didn't wanna spend the rest of your life cleaning.
You want to make something of yourself.
Yeah, I know, but I didn't expect it to be now.
Start believing in yourself. I do.
God, you realise Simone's gonna hate me even more?
She doesn't hate you.
She's distrustful. I pay her to be.
Right, well, if you're forcing me to sit on my arse all day,
I'll make a start finding a new flat.
Well, I was thinking about that.
I want you to move in here.
What, stay in your annexe?
Move in properly.
With me.
I know it's fast.
But I feel like I know you.
Like I've always known you.
Think about it.
OK.
Yeah?
I'd better go.
Shut up!
'Well, what did you say?'
What? Why?
I barely know him.
No, you're right. I tell you what, bring your stuff to mine.
I'll move in with him.
I'd better go.
Thanks to you buggering off, I've got twice the amount of rooms to do.
Oh, wait, Jas, have you heard anything about Kieran?
'Disappeared off the face of the Earth.'
He knows better than to show his scrawny mug again.
Well, invite me over for dinner on Sunday
and get me the job as his new cleaner!
'Love you.'
Who the fuck are you?!
I was Elliot's wife.
You're Olivia?
Listen to me.
Elliot isn't who you think he is.
You've got to get out.
Now.
What has Elliot told you about me?
You can't just walk in here like this.
Let me guess, you met him once, maybe twice,
and the next thing, you're moving in with him.
How did he persuade you?
You got sacked from your job? You couldn't pay your rent?
My flat was broken into by my ex,
not that that's any of your business.
You know your ex broke in? Someone saw him?
You don't see it, do you? This is what he does.
He makes you depend on him, and before you know it,
you're locked away, here.
Listen to me.
You can't trust a single word he tells you.
He's a pathological liar.
When I finally realised...
I tried to leave.
He hunted me down, he took Alfie off me.
Up to your room.
Mum, it's her. The woman from the woods.
That was you?
I didn't mean to scare him, I just...
wanted to see. I needed to know if Elliot was doing it again.
Leave, now, please. Or I'll call the police.
You know he can see everything?
He's watching us right now.
For Liam's sake, leave while you still can.
It's OK.
Are you OK? I came as soon as I could.
We need to talk.
That won't be necessary.
Simone, will you just fuck off?
Where's Liam?
In his room, packing. We're leaving.
What?
No. Ra-Rachel, listen...
She said you'd be watching. You've got cameras everywhere!
HE LAUGHS
Of course I've got security cameras.
What, you think I've been spying on you?
No!
Look, let's just sit down and talk about this rationally.
She said she tried to leave and you hunted her down.
The police tried to find her for her own safety, for Alfie's!
SIGHS
Olivia... wasn't well.
OK?
Mentally.
And one day she just disappeared.
Eventually, they tracked her down at the cabin.
She cut her wrists while Alfie was playing in the next room.
That's what the woman in the shop was talking about.
I'm sorry.
I shouldn't have kept it from you.
I don't know! I...
I was frightened you were gonna react like this.
Afterwards, Olivia was sectioned.
She still blames me for everything that happened.
And ever since,
any time I've even thought about trying to see someone else,
she turns up and she scares the shit out of them, like this.
I had to get a restraining order.
You can ask Simone if you don't believe me.
I... I can't believe I put Liam and you in danger.
I can look after Liam. I've had enough practice.
Look, if you want, I'll go somewhere else just for a few nights
and you can stay here.
I'll put security on the gates, whatever you want.
It's fine, I can look after myself.
I just need some space right now, OK?
At least let me drive you.
I need to know you're safe. Until the police pick her up.
No, it's fine.
I'll call you tomorrow, OK?
I'm gonna grab a few bits and get Liam ready.
Rachel.
You do believe me?
Of course.
Why do we have to go? Is it because of that woman?
Darling, I'll explain everything later, OK?
I promise. It's all OK.
Call me as soon as you know where you're staying.
Yeah.
I don't know which is worse... Kieran being out there or Olivia.
Hey.
There's a rally coming up for vintage cars.
Maybe we could go together when you're back.
OK, time to go.
SIGHS
OK.
How is he?
Confused and scared.
SIGHS
God, I can't believe I've done this to him again.
Hey! You haven't done anything.
Look...
Are you sure his ex is telling the truth?
Yeah.
No. I dunno.
I mean, what she said about the flat being trashed, Jas,
what if it wasn't Kieran?
Yeah, but if she was really sectioned,
he took a restraining order out, can you really trust anything she says?
KNOCK AT DOOR
That'll be room service. I thought you guys might be hungry.
I'll get it.
There's no-one there.
What?
Who are they from?
Him?
Doesn't say.
JAS SIGHS
Right, I'll go down, find out who sent them.
Hey.
It's gonna be OK.
Police.
Yeah, please come quickly.
My ex-wife, she broke into my home and she attacked me.
Tony House, Shepherden Brook. But please hurry! I'm bleeding.
GLASS SMASHES
HE GROANS
'I think Elliot is lying about his past.
'Some things just aren't adding up.'
Deborah? I wondered if I could speak to you about Elliot Fielding?
I'm sorry, it's, er... it's completely inappropriate.
All I want to know is why you stopped treating him.
Hey, buddy.
Elliot? What are you doing here?
Your mum asked me to collect you. Hop in.
I'm still trying to love you.
Even though you hurt me,
I'm still trying to love you.
Elliot, if you love Liam, let me take him home.
I knew it.
I knew.