Angela Black

The train from Platform 4

has been cancelled due to engineering works.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

Ladies and gentlemen,

may I remind you that smoking

is not permitted anywhere on the station.

Welcome aboard.

This is the service to Glasgow Central.

Calling at Milton Keynes Central, Crewe, Warrington.

- Excuse me, is anyone sitting there?

No, please.

Ladies and Gentleman.

Excuse me.

Y'alright.

if you have any questions

or need to know about our frequent traveler's programme,

I'll be moving through the train.

My colleagues will shortly

be coming through the train

with trolleys of drinks and light refreshments.

Great minds, huh?

Well great minds

might have given up on it a few weeks ago, but.

Yeah maybe.

Ladies and gentlemen.

Sorry to let you know there are problems on the tracks today

and we'll be speed limited,

so our journey time will be significantly longer.

Scotch and plain water, double.

Of course.

And for you, sir?

Yeah, sounds good, I'll have the same.

Like I said, great minds.

You don't wanna go to this meeting,

I definitely don't wanna go to some bullshit christening,

but here we are.

And yet we continue day in day out.

'Cause what else is there?

Disruption.

I think we're causing enough of that.

- I mean what if there was something you could do

about your situation?

There's nothing I can do.

I thought of every possible thing I can do.

All I can do is sit and wait

for the day she finally leaves for good.

It was a warning, this time.

It will happen again

and she will take my children with her, out the door.

Mine.

And she wants to take my money in the divorce.

After all I gave her.

Men get a rough deal.

But what if there was something you could do?

Come on you've thought about it, haven't you?

You have.

- Have you ever read a writer named Ed Harrison?

Can't say I have, no.

I was reminded of it a few years ago

when a girl in our office went missing,

she just disappeared.

Anyway that, that's how the book starts,

this girl goes missing and then.

I was the, you know, sometimes I think of.

- Oh you can't tease me like that, come on.

- No, no, come on it's a just fantasy, that's all.

Hey.

It's nothing.

- Hey, nothing wrong with a bit of fantasy.

No.

Come on we all have 'em though.

Look I have this car dealership right

and it's haemorrhaging money.

I kept it off the books for a while,

but I am fucked Olivier, well and truly.

You want to know what my fantasy is?

For that place to burn to the ground

and I get all the insurance money.

The only problem with that

is the police would look at me first.

What I need is an alibi.

I don't believe in fate, Olivier.

I believe in luck.

When you think about it, the two of us meeting here today.

Strangers, nothing to connect us.

I'm listening.

All I'm saying is,

well if I was to help you out with your situation

and if you were to help me out of mine.

No one would ever know.

She's the hero of the story.

And what does she want, Max?

One second guys.

Hi. - Hey.

Sorry to bother you. - Is everything okay?

I need to take the boys to the hospital,

their dad's been taken in.

Oh God, I'm so sorry.

It's just weird timing,

I'm sure you've heard we're getting divorced but.

Some things are more important, aren't they?

Of course, of course.

Max?

Mummy, you're going too fast.

What's going on?

We are going on an adventure.

What, now?

What about school?

School's off for today.

And the rest of the week.

Maybe even longer.

Really?

Yes.

No way.

So where we going?

Somewhere else.

Thank you, bye.

I am gonna beat you.

I beat you, I beat you.

Right, this is what we need.

There you go.

When will we be there?

Not long, I don't think.

Is it nice the place we're staying?

I don't know.

We are just gonna keep driving until we find somewhere.

- Can I use your phone for the rest of the journey?

I'm afraid not.

When we get there?

No sweetheart, sorry.

- Oh but the group chat with Blake and Sasha.

I have to keep my phone off.

- Mum, please. - It's for emergencies only,

otherwise it stays off. - Are you serious?

- That is one rule you guys cannot break, okay?

But why?

- No phones. - Mum please.

Just people, talking.

Oh and

biscuits.

Oh this is so cool.

Is dad going to meet us there?

We have got biscuits.

No,

dad won't be joining us.

Why?

Well, because your dad and I.

Well because.

Why not Mum?

He's busy.

Poor Daddy.

Yeah, poor Daddy.

She just walked out of the school.

With my two children, she walks in, she takes them,

and not a single person tries to stop her.

How the fuck does that happen?

I'm sorry, Detective, I apologise.

My wife has not been well.

She was sectioned, not long ago,

and now she's she's stolen from me,

she's abducted my children.

I know my rights,

and this is abduction

and she's in no condition to.

Yes, of course, I can come into the station

if that's... that's fine.

No, I don't, no I have, no idea where she could be.

Thank you, Detective.

Thank you.

Can I help you?

Oh hi, yeah.

I wondered if you have anything available?

There's three of us, me and two kids.

Oh little ones over-excited, is it?

Something like that, yeah.

Yeah bless.

School out early for them?

Right.

Is it okay if I pay in cash?

'Course yeah.

Okay.

- No, no, no, don't have to do that now, love.

Come on, let's get you sorted.

Thanks.

Mind your feet there.

Thanks.

Just this one here.

Great.

The penthouse.

Guys come on.

Watch the steps.

There you go that's the living room and there's your keys.

- Great. - There you go.

If you need anything.

Welcome to paradise.

Thanks.

So we're looking through

CCTV footage of the motorways.

And we're obviously monitoring her credit cards

and her phone.