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Mum, can me and Eva go to the park?

I thought Theresa seemed very off this afternoon.

I thought she seemed fine. Fine?

She looked miserable.

I'm really worried that something's happened.

Our son is missing and we just want him back.

Probably get a fair few paedophiles around here.

It could have been one of our kids, Eddie.

I didn't find the kids in the park, I found them by the woods.

I found this on Ben's phone.

We didn't see him! Why do you always think I've done something?

I haven't done anything.

I didn't know Ben's dad. Never even saw his face, actually.

Ben is fine. He's more than fine, he's normal.

You've not raised a monster. You've done a good job.

Suddenly the world is dangerous.

I need you to tell me what you've done.

They found his phone, Alex's phone.

Tell me what happened, Ben.

We found him.

Found him?

We tried to help him. We tried to do CPR.

Sweetheart, but that's not true, is it?

Because... you don't know how to do CPR, Ben.

I do!

We do. We did in school. Ask Auntie Helen.

I am trying to help you. Please, please just tell me, just tell me.

Just tell me the truth, it's OK. It's OK.

Eva said they would think it was us.

Eva said who thought what was you? The police.

Eva said if they found him, they would know we've touched him

and they would think it was us.

That's why we didn't say anything.

If that's true, why did you take his phone?

Why did you put his phone in a dustbin?

We didn't touch his phone.

I saw you... We didn't do anything, we just found him, I swear.

Where is he?

Where is Alex?

The police, they want to know where he is.

They want to find out what happened,

and his mummy and daddy, they want him to...

Please... just tell me where he is.

He's in the water.

How did you do CPR if he was in the water?

Benji, how do you do CPR if he was in the water?

Eva said they would think it was us.

She said they would know who touched him and they would think it was us.

So we hid him in the water so no-one would know.

Am I going to go to prison?

Hey. Oh, my God, Jesus, you scared me.

Are you all right? Yeah, just need to pop over to Helen's.

But Eddie's gone up for the night.

I thought you and I could watch that movie or something?

Yeah, no, I just need to talk about some cafe stuff.

OK.

You got a minute?

Yeah.

What's going on? Ben said that he and Eva found Alex in the woods.

What do you mean? What do you mean, they found him?

Erm...

Yesterday afternoon...

when...

..they were out during the barbecue...

Oh, my God. No.

No, no, no, that is not true, that can't be true.

Eva... Eva would have told me.

Apparently, they touched him, tried to do CPR or something,

and so Eva thought that they would get into trouble,

and so they...

..they hid him and they... that's why they didn't say anything.

Ben said they hid him? Yeah, they hid him.

Put him in the water.

I don't know that that's...

I don't know that's what happened, that's just...

I'm just telling you, Helen, what Ben told me.

Ben is lying to you, Theresa.

I'm sorry, but there is no way that Eva would...

He's clearly... Clearly, he's trying to make it look like

they both had something to do with this. I saw them together,

I saw them together by the woods, I saw them with Alex's phone.

I mean, I saw them put something in the bin,

I don't know what it was,

but then the police found Alex's phone in landfill.

Whatever happened, it happened together,

they were together, this wasn't just Ben.

What are we gonna do?

We need to find out what happened, we need to talk to them both,

but separately, so that they don't...

We just, we need to be sure, we need to be absolutely sure,

so that we don't...

We need to talk to them.

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Alex!

Alex!

Alex!

Alex!

Hey.

Come on, we've got to keep going.

Alex!

Alex!

Eva, look at me.

Eva.

It doesn't matter what Ben said.

I want you to tell me what happened.

We went to the park and we got bored,

so we decided to go to the woods.

I said we shouldn't, that we're not allowed,

but Ben got angry, he went off on his own.

And...

I didn't want him to get us both into trouble.

I went to stop him.

Eva wanted to go to the pond. I said we shouldn't.

I followed Ben into the woods.

He was standing... by the pond.

And we saw him.

Ben was standing over him.

Alex...

BREATHING SHAKILY

..was just lying there.

I tried to help him.

I tried to stop him, but Ben pushed him into the water.

Eva said we had to hide him.

Did you see Ben...

do anything to Alex beforehand?

I... I don't know.

But... You don't have to protect him, Eva.

Eva said we would get the blame.

But how could you possibly get the blame when you didn't do anything?

Everyone knew Eva hated him.

She hated him.

She wanted him to die.

That's why she said we had to hide him.

I didn't hurt him, Mum, I didn't do anything.

I swear, I swear.

Eva made me keep it a secret, she made me.

He made me promise not to tell.

We should call the police.

Maybe... maybe you're right, they just got confused,

they didn't want to get into trouble.

That's not what Eva said.

Well, that's what Ben said, so...

Let's not start blaming each other's...

Yeah? I mean, they both told stories,

we don't actually know what happened.

Theresa, you know I would do anything for you,

there is nothing in the world I wouldn't do for you,

but I believe my daughter.

Eva showed me the bruises on her arm...

..where Ben grabbed her.

This would not...

I'm sorry, this would not be the first time that Ben lied

or behaved aggressively. OK, so let's get this straight.

A day ago, you told me that he was normal,

he was absolutely fine, and that I was overreacting,

and now you're saying that Ben could be capable of...

Do you know, this... this wasn't just Ben,

Eva is just telling you what you want to hear, Helen.

So you believe Ben? Do you?

Then yes, we should call the police. Yeah.

I can't bear to think of it.

SHE GASPS Oh, God, that poor little boy,

lying out there, all on his own.

His poor parents. I think we should check.

What? Check what? I think we should check the woods.

No, Theresa. OK, fine, well, I'll do it,

I'll check. I just think we need to be sure.

I mean, they could just be making the whole thing up. No.

This is not a good idea. I'll call the police if I find... anything.

I just have to be sure, Helen.

Theresa...

Please be careful!

DISTANT POLICE CHATTER

Thanks.

Alex!

Alex!

Alex!

Alex!

Excuse me. SHE GASPS

Miss? Hello? Hi!

I'm DS Parks. Everything all right?

Yeah.

I got lost from the group. Right.

Can I get your name, please?

Theresa Westcott. OK, Theresa.

We're winding up the search now, so we'll walk you out, OK?

Yeah, thank you.

Actually, I'm gonna... I left my car that way,

so I'll just go that way, but thank you.

Are you sure everything's OK? Yeah, thanks.

OK. Watch your step.

I don't want to go to school. Yeah, I know you don't, but you have to.

Why?

Because I said so.

I've got a headache. No, you don't.

I do, I'm on my period.

Go to school.

Look, if it's not safe for me and Gemma

to go into town with all our friends,

then it's not safe for me to go to school.