Paula

- 'Oh, my God!' Oh, my God! - This guy said he'd get rid of the rats?

- Yeah. I slept with him, OK? - Stupid.

- Yeah. - The builder? As well.

I know, You could be some psycho...

For all I know, you could be a psycho.

I don't want to go to Mum and Dad's, I want to go to my place!

- It's a garage. - Bring me home!

'Paula says yous have an idea who did this to Callum.

'We're looking for someone.'

James Morecroft. Did you arrest him?

We didn't, no.

- What's in here?! - Stay away from there, do you hear me?!

You're all right.

Can I tell you the weird part? I don't have feelings, Mac.

- 'Not proper ones. - Right.'

It gets me into trouble, Mac.

- Yargh! - Argh!

She's done it to you, too, hasn't she?

She's shown you the steps up out of Hell

and into the light.

A-A-A-A-Argh! Oh!

*PAULA Season 01 Episode 03 Episode Title: "Episode 03"

You didn't discharge your weapon at all?

- No. - Who discharged your firearm?

Paula Denny.

Eight bullets pulled out of the wall,

two in the toilets and six out in the bar.

- We'd be dead if she hadn't. - Bar staff right behind those doors.

When are we going to start talking about the man

- who tried to strangle her? - Yeah, - we'll get to that, Mac. - All right.

GSOC are running the show, Inspector McGlynn takes the case.

We'll work with them in tandem. Until then...

- You're suspended! - ..you are on sick leave.

Well, that's...

- You're suspending me? - No.

You're on sick leave. Look at you!

Well... I've got a tonne of paperwork.

I'm not too sick for that.

- Not this case, Mac. - You can do it from home.

Paperwork, and that's it. You hear me?

- 'But it was here, at this hotel, on Saturday night,

'things took a turn we can only describe as terrifying.

'Multiple gunshots were heard and the police chase...'

Your mother's in the car. We're sitting outside.

Paula? The doctor said she has 20 minutes at 9.00.

I don't know what you want to keep looking at that for.

Are you right?

Dad...

OK?

We're going to be late.

Callum is in real difficulty.

We turned off sedation for 36 hours.

He is breathing, with the support of the ventilator,

but there's been no response on any level.

So, will he...?

Will he wake up?

Callum has suffered severe hypoxia,

so brain cells will die very quickly

without a constant supply of oxygen.

- And in Callum's case... - He was lying there with no oxygen.

For, I would imagine, a considerable length of time.

It's extremely unlikely that he will wake up.

Give it back, I swear to fuck!

- Hey! Hey! - Fucking bitch!

- You want some, yeah? - Go. Go!

Yeah?!

You fucking bullies!

I'll smash your fucking head in!

Fuck off, you crazy bitch!

Jesus! Are you OK?!

Are you all right? Can you hear me? Can you get up?

That's it. OK? Come with me.

You're going to need stitches.

Have you got a name?

Do you want me to call someone, like your mum, your dad?

Are you hungry?

Here, hold this.

Let me get you something.

What do I have?

Oh. What about some spaghetti hoop...?

Oh!

Oh, my God! What are you doing in there?!

Oh! Goodness!

Oh, my goodness!

Aw!

Who's there?

Who's there?

Jaysus! You have been in the wars, haven't you?

- Yeah, a bit. - I saw it on the news.

I said to the wife, "I'm working in that woman's basement."

- You got a dog! - Yeah.

Good idea.

It's not exactly a guard dog.

Oh, I don't know. He has a mean look about him.

Now...

Three more sleeps, OK?

Three more sleeps. I'll see you on Saturday.

OK? See you later.

'They only let me see the kids two afternoons a week.

'They have a woman, always has to be there.'

It's a fucking nightmare!

What's going to happen?

My solicitor says I'll get bail.

When?

He said it's only matter of time.

The Garda can't do nothing to stop it.

What did you have to chase her around for?

Who?

That Paula one.

I knew it from the minute you saw her. I knew it.

When are they going to let you back?

No idea.

Doesn't mean I can't dig around, though.

I mean, strictly speaking, it's still my case.

A characteristically esoteric definition of "strictly".

- What? - Start with old addresses?

The mother still owns the house.

She hasn't lived in it for a few years.

What?

It gives me the willies.

Huh!

Let's knock at the neighbour's.

- I'll just take a look around the back. - Yeah?

Just a look.

- I'll knock in here. Text me. - Yeah.

Sorry to bother you.

Could I ask you a few quick questions about next door?

'It was never a good house.'

I think the mother tried.

I don't think she was very well.

What do you mean, it wasn't a GOOD house?

'Maybe it was the husband. Maybe it was the two of them.

'But, sure, what can you do?

'It's not your house, it's not your business.

'Did something happen?

'I heard someone say the husband went off to England.

'Took the little boy with him.

'I don't know.

'You just don't know, do you, when people disappear?'

'Who disappeared?

'Is that not why you're here?'

The little girl.

'Mummy? Kiss me goodnight.'

Oh! What the fuck?!

What is the matter with you?!

- I was calling you! - Well, don't fucking sneak up on me!

Maybe you need to calm down, Mac!

Yeah, well, maybe I do.

Maybe you do, too.

- All right? - Yeah.

Is that a dog in your car?

Oh, fuck! I forgot about the dog!

Oh! Oh! Pff-pff-pff!

Aw!

Here we go. Aw!

Here.

- You doing all right? - Yeah. You know...

How's your brother?

Yeah.

- Paula, you look terrible. - Jesus! Thanks

I don't mean it like that, I...

- What, do you mean it the other way? - The good way

Don't throw me on the compost heap yet, Mr Henshaw.

Paula, it's in the newspapers.

We've lost a teacher, we've had this with you,

with this lunatic. It's just...

So, you're just going to let me go?

Paula, it's... it's the parents, it's... it's the board.

Yeah, right.

Paula, you're...

Judge, obviously, if we can conclude the matter of bail today,

that would be most expedient.

My client has been deprived of his civil liberty for over a week now.

He has young dependents. It can't continue.

The court has been made aware of my client's contention,

that motives of jealousy and vengeance

on the part of a serving Garda

have created a situation of grave injustice here.

We also have a socially privileged, economically advantaged woman

exploiting a poorer man

who's already suffered a litany of mistreatment!

It's prejudicial to suggest that he is the aggressor here.

A fight broke out in a hotel between Paula Denny and James Morecroft.

She was there with a man who was armed.

James Morecroft was not.

We can only thank God that no-one was killed.

I'll adjourn to consider the bail application

and we'll list it for mention next Monday.

No chance you might let us have that today?

We're adjourned.

- Thank you, Your Honour. - All rise.

- Jesus, Mac, what are you doing? - I want to talk to James Morecroft.

- You're off the case! - Yeah, it's a different case!

- What case? - Missing child.

Mary Morecroft. Disappeared 1995.

Never heard of it.

No-one has. It was never reported.

No report, no missing person, Mac.

You're hardly in the job three weeks, McGlynn,

don't be a hard-arse, will ya?!