The Responder

I know you try, but this, this isn't good.

You have to leave.

You all right? Yeah, my head's battered.

What do you know about Chris? Only what DS Mullen told me.

Ray organises cycling proficiency tests and lollipop men.

What? What's he had you doing?

I am sick of being lied to!

There is something wrong with you.

Why's he so angry with you?

Because I robbed his cocaine.

Just pay him back then. No, I robbed all his cocaine.

Jesus Christ.

There's no way you're getting 30 grand off these lads.

What have you done?

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

I don't know what is right and wrong any more.

I thought I was doing something good.

Someone wants to meet with you.

SLOW PANTING

HIGH-PITCH RINGING

What have you done to him?

Can you hear me?

Chris?

Have you taken something? Drugs?

I'm a police officer.

Tell me what's happening.

It's panic attack.

Has it happened before?

It's going to be all right.

Just try to breathe. Nice and slow. Hm.

Nose and mouth. Count as you breathe.

HE EXHALES DEEPLY One...

HE EXHALES DEEPLY ..two...

Three...

HE EXHALES ..four... Good.

HE EXHALES. ..five. Good.

Get him a chair.

Help him.

OK.

You only witnessed your friend's death yesterday.

But your job right now, right this minute,

is to stay alive.

Do you understand that?

FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

Greg?

Is he there? He's here.

Right, questions and answers.

No messing about.

Simple yes and no, right?

Yeah. Yeah.

Do you know where my drugs are?

No.

Did you swap them for washing powder?

Nope.

So it's that baghead girl, then, isn't it?

Oh...yeah.

Casey.

Do you know who you're talking to?

I'm Greg Gallagher.

Do you know who I am?

Yeah. Yeah, I know who you are.

I know where you live,

I know where you work, I know what you drive.

I know what you eat, I know what you're thinking right now.

So you will find that baghead and then you'll get me drugs.

Uh, I can't just, um...

No, no, no, shut up. No buts.

HE EXHALES SHARPLY

You will find her cos we can't find her, right.

You've got no options, lad.

So you will just do as you're told.

OK, sausage?

OK.

Untie him.

RATTLING

HE EXHALES SOFTLY

They'll help, with the attacks.

All right, thanks.

All right.

HE BREATHES SHARPLY

HE EXHALES SHARPLY

HE EXHALES

RATTLING

RATTLING

HIGH-PITCHED RINGING

Steve?

Steve, open the door.

Open the fucking door now, Steve!

What?

I want you out of here today.

Did you hear me?

I'm sick of being treated like shit in my own home.

I pay for this place and you've not contributed once since you moved in.

Which, by the way, I never even asked you to do.

I'm not a doormat, Steve. Stop it now. Come on.

You changed the locks without even asking me.

Stop it. No! Fucking hell.

This isn't how I should live my life.

What did you say?

Are you going?

I can bag up your stuff for you if you like.

HE EXHALES DEEPLY

Don't move. Don't move.

Don't move.

LOUD CLATTERING

Cupboard.

Please? Get in the cupboard or I'll fucking kill you.

Get in the cupboard.

HE EXHALES DEEPLY

If I get home tonight and you're not in this cupboard...

There we go.

See you in a bit.

DISTANT DOOR OPENS

Boo!

NO SPEECH AUDIBLE

What?

I'm corrupt.

I've been taking money off Carl for information,

and now I'm on the hook with a major dealer

and I don't know what to do.

You are corrupt?

After everything that's happened, you...

Stop! I'm trying to tell you, right.

Me mum's bills. I... I defended you.

I stood up for you. Carl's dead.

Carl?

Car...Carl's dead?

Wh...

Our Carl? Yeah.

HE EXHALES DEEPLY

Are you in danger?

Don't know.

Tilly? No.

No.

You fuckin' idiot.

Tilly, take my hand.

Tills, take my hand.

It's just salmon.

They haven't cooked it.

It's raw fish on me eggs.

You're such a bad divvy, you. They smoke it.

Fuck off? What?

It's like posh salmon. Salmon comes in tins.

Shit salmon comes in tins. Posh salmon comes like that.

Look, me nan was posh, and she got it in tins.

Your nan was a scruff and she robbed it off the Asda.

Oh, my God. Tastes like foreskin, that.

How do you know what foreskin tastes like?

Your ma told me what foreskin tastes like.

Well, if you don't want the salmon,

we can go to Maccies for something later.

Big kid.

SHOWER RUNS You can have the bed tonight if you want.

I'm going to have a bath tonight, with bubbles.

When I sell that bag, I'm going to live this life forever.

Hey, have you seen the shower?

Pure pressure, lad.

Even the mirrors doesn't mist up.

Excuse me.

CASEY!

Nah, lad, I can't go to the flat.

Lad, I can't cos she'll be there.

Lad, trust me, lad, she'll fucking be there waiting.

Davey's in the town, where is it?

Back of Mill Street?

Where the fuck's back of Mill Street?

Oh, the back of Mill Street.

All right, fucking hell, the back of Mill Street. All right, OK.

Meet you at Davey's place, then.

Sound, all right, lad. In a bit. Ta-ta.

HE SIGHS

Still haven't told me why.

I was up to me ears. You know, with me mum and all that.

When I got demoted, Carl was good to me.

You know, he'd known me so long, we were mates.

I can make money. Yeah, I know. You didn't have to.

You didn't need to go to Carl,

could've just asked.

That's it don't, like, ask, ask you for money.

That just makes it worse.

Worse than working for Carl?

He was me mate.

He was using you.

You weren't well, and you're not well now.

I think I might have to hand myself in.

How long would you get? Ten years, maybe more.

This was all I ever wanted.

To know where you were, where you are.

Ten years?

There's got to be a better way.

Something to be gained from it.

Don't know. Justice? Justice.

Where is the justice for Tilly and me? Hmm?

We are the ones who'll pay for it.

Think.

Figure it out.

I know you can fix this.

Dad. Dad. Yes, darling?

Can you give me a push?

I'll be there. I'll be there.