Finding Alice

SHE SIGHS

Where's the fucking fridge, Harry?!

Minnie, stop.

There must be some way to open them.

Please, just leave them alone.

I thought this was a smart house. It is a smart house.

Not if you can't open the curtains. Gerry...

Let's have a drink.

What, don't you like Champagne? Yes, but...

It's always good, isn't it?

Even when it's warm and flat, because I can't find the fridge.

Mum... Just a sip for you.

To Harry.

To Harry. Harry.

To Dad.

Come on, into bed now.

Try and get some rest, Mum

Harry, slow down!

SHE CHUCKLES

The big reveal.

Watch the mud!

Careful, Mum. Oh, yes.

THEY GIGGLE

NUMBER PAD BEEPS, DOOR UNLOCKS

No keys for you to lose.

Come in.

Lights on.

THEY LAUGH

Here we go, er...

Lights off.

Listen, I'll fix that. Lights off.

I'll fix it. Lights off!

Curtains, open.

That's amazing.

CORK POPS, YELPING

Toast...

to our new life.

To...

the house that Harry built.

Shh, shh! Are you sure you love it?

Yes, I love it.

Oh, ho-ho!

Oh, it's concrete.

It's beautiful.

And it's all from your imagination.

I'm so proud of you.

What's the matter?

Nothing.

Being silly. Yes, you are.

I'm just getting some water, I'll be back in a minute.

Mm-hm!

Where's the toilet flush?

How do I flush the toilet?

Harry?

Harry?

I can't flush the toilet...

Mum...

Hello.

The police are downstairs. They want to talk to you.

The police?

Why?

About Dad.

Well, what's he done?

About the fall.

SHE FIGHTS BACK A SOB

SHE BREAKS OUT SOBBING

And Gran and Gramps are here.

OK.

What shall I wear?

Anything.

Black?

Urgh, it's too gloomy. Harry hates black.

Oh, help me, Charlotte.

Afternoon, officers.

Cup of tea? No, thank you.

Good.

Cos I've lost the milk.

In fact, do use your detective skills to find the fridge.

We're sorry for your loss. Yeah.

Not as sorry as I am. No.

But I'm trying to keep gloom at bay.

I'm afraid we need to go through what happened last night.

I did that with your colleagues. Yes, you did.

Where were you when your husband fell?

Er...

I was in the bathroom.

My last words to him were,

"How do I flush the toilet?" This is a smart house.

We haven't figured out how to do some things.

So, you didn't see him fall?

No.

And you were in your room? Yes.

Did you hear him fall?

No.

How did you find him?

Er...

I just remember seeing him.

Had you had an argument? No.

Oh, God, you think I pushed him! No.

But people don't normally fall down stairs.

So, was he upset at all?

No.

No, he was thrilled.

It was our first night in his dream house.

His dream house, but not yours?

Yes, mine, too.

But he designed it and built it for us.

Was there friction over money?

My husband died last night.

Can you leave me to get used to that?

We noticed CCTV cameras.

Would you allow us to look at the footage?

Well, I don't know anything about it.

But I doubt they're working, as we only moved in last night.

I mean, why do you want to look? We need your permission.

Oh, to see if I pushed him? Of course she didn't push him.

Nobody said she did.

The coroner has asked for a postmortem.

It's likely there'll be an inquest.

DOORBELL CHIMES

SHE SIGHS

What ARE you wearing?

Oh, darling, I'm so sorry.

Oh...

Oh, you poor darling.

Oh...

Mum...

Well, it looks like you got your wish.

Oh, don't be silly.

You're distressed.

Very modern.

We love it. Of course you do.

HE FIGHTS BACK A SOB

It's wonderful!

Oh, Roger! God, let him cry.

I'm so sorry.

I should be comforting you.

It's just so shocking.

FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

Yes, Mum, it's the police.

They love an interesting death.

Thank you for your help.

Any news on how it happened?

Well, we know how it happened, Dad. Yes, of course.

I just thought the police might know, you know...

..a bit more.

Please ignore him. He's older than he looks.

So, we'll circle back to you about the CCTV,

if you're unhappy about giving us access now.

Well, I'm not unhappy about it.

I just...

don't think it's working.

Mm.

Why on earth would you want CCTV in your house?

To keep out intruders like you? I don't know.

There's a camera right up there, looking down the stairs.

Oh...

Oh, Minnie, Gerry, Charlotte said you were here.

Minnie, I'm so sorry.

It's very dark in here.

Curtains, open.

They're stuck.

I'll figure it out.

It's a smart house.

Not that smart.

What is a smart house?

Have you thought about the funeral?

They get very booked up.

The sooner you can organise it, the better.

You're probably right.

We can't do anything until the postmortem and the...

the probable inquest. What?

Why?

Because they think I killed him. No, they don't.

It's normal for an accidental death.

So, he just fell down the stairs?

Oh, don't you start!

He must have lost his bearings.

No banisters, which is ridiculous.

Why didn't you have banisters?

Harry didn't really like them.

You won't like this, but...

But you're going to say it anyway.

..you will get through this.

And meet someone else.

In time.

SHE TAPS ON THE KEYBOARD

SHE SNIFFS

SHE PRESSES SOME KEYS

Er, my cards have just been refused.

OK, let's see what we can do.

I just need to take you through security.

Your name and date of birth, please.

Er, Alice Dillon. 10.01.80.

And the third and seventh letters of your online banking password.

Oh, I have no idea. I'm afraid you'll need that.

Do you want to have a guess?

I think the password is Bingbong100.

Don't tell me the whole word! Well, I just did.

So, knock yourself out.