Ben has said that he and Eva found Alex in the woods.
He made me promise not to tell.
Eva is just telling you what you want to hear, Helen.
Why don't I adopt Ben?
I know it sounds mad, but not actually, if you think about it.
Did you know Theresa's been nominated for a business award?
We're going Wednesday evening. Got ourselves a high flyer here.
Shit.
Sadly, we found a body this morning.
Not too far from where we found you.
Everyone seems to think it's that photographer.
The guy from the paper, Colin Chiswick.
I think it's him. Alex wasn't killed during the barbecue,
he was killed the night before, so it couldn't have been them.
A man's gonna get arrested, Helen.
We were wrong.
Booked a taxi for six.
The business awards?
Yeah. Sorry. Yeah, thank you, love.
Well, I'm excited.
Do you want me to pick Ben up from school?
No.
No, I can do it.
I'm gonna stay at my mum's.
What, you... You're not even gonna say anything?
You didn't even realise our son was missing.
I had to come home in the afternoon before you'd even noticed.
He'd been gone all night, Gareth.
And you just sit here. You just sit here.
You just sit here and say nothing, when our son is dead!
I'm going.
He said he was going out.
The night before. You were in the kitchen
and you was getting ready for work.
And Alex said he was going out the next morning.
He said he was gonna go and make one of those...
those little films that he liked to make on his phone.
He said he was gonna show you when you got back off your night shift.
So then, when I overslept,
and his clothes were gone, and his... his trainers were gone,
and the back door...
The door was open because it was... it was broken.
And he always left it open.
That's what I thought that he'd done.
You don't think that I wish the f...?
Alex could have written me a four-page note.
If I hadn't seen him first thing, I'd have been out looking. Yeah.
Well, you weren't there, so...
Maybe you should've been.
Everyone's out there saying things, looking at me but...
Maybe this is your fault.
I'm going to my mum's.
'Detective Sergeant Robin Parks,
'who's investigating the murder of ten-year-old Alex Boyd
'spoke to the media earlier today.'
'I'm able to report that there has been further developments.
'We've had an encouraging response from the public
'after the release of an e-fit in the local papers.
'The result of which has led to a local man
'being brought in for questioning.
'It's early days but we believe
'this man could be a potential suspect.'
RADIO OFF I don't understand, Benji...
if you didn't do anything wrong, why you hid him.
Why did you think you'd get in to trouble for touching him?
I know that you're... you're smart enough and your old enough
to know that you... People don't get into trouble
for... for h-helping someone.
I know you know that. I know that Eva knows that.
And so I don't really understand.
Is it something to do with his phone?! Ben!
Ben. Ben!
Ben!
Ben. I'm coming in.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. I... I didn't, erm...
D'you know what, this is my fault.
It's my fault because I didn't believe you. I'm just...
I'm trying to understand. I am.
I'm sorry, I'm trying to understand.
It was my fault.
No. No. Baby, listen, we've discussed this.
You weren't even there when it happened, please.
I told him to do it.
I just...
I just wanted him to stop.
I wanted him to stop and leave Eva alone,
he was so horrible to her.
I sent him messages on his phone.
I just wanted him to feel bad. I didn't want him to...
Alex didn't kill himself.
How do you know? Well, because the police!
They have the evidence to...
You, you think Alex killed himself because you told him to?
I was horrible to him.
You were horrible to him.
Only because he was horrible to Eva.
What, so you hid him and then hid his phone?
I didn't want anyone to see the messages.
Then why didn't you tell me?
You wouldn't have believed me!
I want to go to the police.
I, er...
I...
You should think about that. Why?
Because there's been an investigation. They have a suspect.
So we should stay out of it now. They don't even know if he did it!
Fine! I just... All I'm saying is I think going to the police
won't make you feel better.
T, are you in there? Yeah. One sec.
Look, just... don't say anything. Don't do anything. OK?
Yep? Is everything all right?
The taxi'll be here in an hour.
Who are you getting dressed up for?
I have a friend round.
Mum, can you help with my homework?
Sorry, darling, I'm off to meet a friend from work.
Your father can help you, though.
I'll come and help you in a minute, OK?
You will actually help her, won't you?
Don't just hide out in the garage all night.
Well, have a nice time with Stephanie.
Have a nice time with your friend.
Right. We're off.
You look nice.
Thank you, sweetheart.
Be good.
Come on, T, we're gonna be late.
Eddie! Hey.
Come in. Thank you.
How are you? Good.
Through here. I've already opened a bottle.
Is everything all right with the kids over...?
Er, yeah. I'm checking in with Georgina.
They're fine. And I've brought some cash for the pot.
Don't worry about that.
Helen's already thoroughly enjoying the idea it was me.
Well, cheers.
I really am sorry, mate. I don't want to cause you problems.
It's nothing new.
Listen, I wanted to apologise if I came across as frosty on Sunday
and I really didn't wanna do that.
Mate, people are always telling me I can't read social situations.
So I probably didn't even notice.
I mean, I do feel a bit like
I've kind of caught everyone at the wrong time.
Like there's a... an atmosphere, you know what I mean?
But that's fine.
You can't please everyone.
And ultimately, it's just nice to be around family, isn't it?
Yeah.
Cheers. Cheers.
Hey.
Erm, I think we should go somewhere a bit more quiet.
Why? There's nobody here. Yeah, I just...
I want to get out of here, please.
It's a lot posher than I expected.
Fizz looks good too.
Congratulations.
Yeah. Cheers. Theresa!
Leslie, hi. Hey.
Sorry. Leslie, this is, erm, my partner, Fraser.
This is Leslie Saunt from Saunt Publishing,
he's one of the sponsors of tonight.
You know, I've been visiting Westcott's
since your mother opened the first one 15 years ago.
She would be so proud of all that you've accomplished with it.
Thank you, Leslie.
I just hope it's thriving local businesses like yours
we read about tomorrow and not...
What's that?
I suppose it'll be public knowledge sooner or later.
The police arrested our photographer this afternoon.
For the... murder of that poor little boy.
Maybe you know him? Colin Chiswick.
My God. Erm, we've heard of him, but...
Yeah, I know, he's an odd fish but...
I've worked with the man for over 20 years.
All these dreadful rumours, "loitering in playgrounds".
What rubbish.
Well, if he's innocent, the police will realise.
The police? Around here?
Of course, my sympathies are entirely with the family.
Anyway, enough about that. I shouldn't have brought it up.
Good luck tonight, lovely Theresa.
Get yourself an aisle seat.
Wow.
Are you OK?
Yeah.
I, erm...
I just wanted to give you something.
It's beautiful.
It's just a thank you.
You know, for, er... for being there.
If you hadn't, I don't know if I...
Gareth, I... Jean's gone to her mum's.
I'm sorry to hear that.
And they've arrested a man, you know.
This photographer, Chiswick.
I had heard.
I used to see him,
taking pictures down at Alex's football matches.
I always thought he looked like a pervert.
Look, I know.
I know everyone...
is looking at me.
But I went in to check on him.
Just before I went to sleep.
I wish... I wish I'd woken him up.
I wish that I'd...
I think, erm...
I think we should...
..ease things off for a while.
I'll still be here for you. I...
You've been so wonderful for me when I... felt so alone.
It's just...
It's just all too close.
Everyone is watching.
I'd hate to think how much worse things could get for you
if anybody found...
I think we should stop this before anything happens.
Do you think this is my fault?! No.
Of course I don't.
Come have a look at this. I think you'll like this.
Ho-ho-ho!
Wow!
How long did it take you to do this?!
This is eight months' work.
It's mainly cardboard and Styrofoam.
Mate, you know what you need?
You need a job.
I'm just kidding.
Honestly, though...
this is amazing.
Helen thinks it's just a gigantic waste of time.
You should put it online. This would go viral.
No. I just find it very calming, you know?
I'm in here all day, most days. How does that go down?
So, what are you, like, a... stay-at-home dad?
I used to have a very good job. That's really cool.
I mean, I hated it. I was miserable.
But I made money. I was good at it. I was successful.
But Helen wanted to be closer to her sister
and there was this big headteacher job at the school.
So I thought I'd take a few months off, get out of the rat race.
While I thought about what I really wanted to do.
That was five or six years ago.
I still have no idea and I'm still... miserable.
I just took up fitness stuff when my wife left.
Yeah, I'm sorry about that. That's all right.
She didn't leave me because I was fat,
she left me because she didn't like me very much.
So I just do what all unlikeable people do these days -
I go on runs.
Originally, I was gonna do a road trip.
Like Jack Kerouac or The Muppets.
But I don't know.
Always thought I'd have what you guys have by now, you know?
Nice house. Nice street. Lots of family.
Didn't think I'd be on my own.
Yeah.
Helen can't stand to be in the same room as me anymore.
My daughter, I... I think she thinks I'm just this stranger.
And it's hardly paradise next door.
I think you and I are both dreaming of realities
that don't exist, Eddie.
Maybe we should confront our fears.
You go on your road trip, and I'll...
Become an internet sensation.
Yeah.
'Many of this year's nominees now operate on a national scale.'
But community lies at the heart of everything they do.
Community is family. And our family has suffered.
And while tonight we celebrate your successes,
we ask that you keep in your minds the family of little Alex Boyd.
Well, then.
The winner of this year's Best Local Business...
is Westcott's Cafe and Delicatessen.
I left my speech on my chair.
Erm, never mind, I'll just...
Erm, right, well, thank you to the judges,
and to all the people who come through our doors
every day and drink our coffee.
As... as Leslie-Leslie's already said,
it's a difficult time in our community,
and we would be nothing without the people in it.
Although Westcott has spread throughout the county, erm,
our home is very much here, where my mum...
..first started it.
Thank you. I just.. I need to thank one more person, sorry.
To my, erm...
my sister, Helen.
Any sign of Eddie?
I don't know. I didn't... I didn't check him.
I'm knackered. I'm going to go up, love. Thank you for tonight.
What's happening here, T? Hey?
What is going on?
Er, what do you... what do you mean, "What's going on?"
You haven't touched me in days.
Right, well, erm... OK. Well, I have.
So I don't know what you're... Not properly. Not affectionately.
And I get it,
you opened up about some... difficult things
and there's this this police stuff, and Ben, but I just...
You didn't even mention me. When?
In your speech.
Wow!
Do you have doubts about me?
About us? Is that what this is about?
Is that what you were talking to your bloody sister about?
Is that why every time I talk to you about commitment,
or about us moving somewhere else...?
No! Then what?!
Er... I just wish you'd tell me if I've said something
or done something, so that I can apologise or fix it,
because I can't live like this! You...
It's not you.
Then what is it?
It's...
Please.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
'He said that they thought that Alex had killed himself,
'because of the messages that they...'
..because Alex was bullying Eva. Apparently.
I just think we need to stop this, we need to fess up
and Ben wants to do the right thing and I should let him.
I want to help him.
So what did you say? Well, I said no, obviously.
Alex never bullied Eva.
Just isn't true.
I'm sorry, Theresa, but it sounds like another one of Ben's stories.
Don't... And I don't mean to make things difficult,
but this could end badly for you.
I... I actually think that this was different,
because he really believed he was at fault and I believe him.
Even if Ben didn't get into trouble for what he did, you would.
Very serious trouble. He doesn't want that.
Well, maybe the does want that. Maybe that's what he needs.
He's just... angry. He's not going to call the police.
But we should. We should HAVE.
Days ago when this all started. But we didn't.
And now we are where we are. And I'm sorry, but, Theresa,
Ben does need you. Of course he does.
A man has been arrested because of me, Helen.
God, what would Mum say?
You could've dragged a corpse onto the kitchen table,
and Mum still wouldn't have believed it was you.
I think we just need to feel awful about this, Theresa.
I don't think there's anything we can do to make ourselves feel better
and I don't think we should.
I need to get some sleep.
Jean and Gareth have asked me to lead Alex's vigil tomorrow. I...
I'll see you tomorrow.
Congratulations, by the way.
Alex was ten years old.
He was spirited, funny, independent.
He liked to make films.
He was an extraordinary, ordinary boy.
And he was fully and completely loved.
Gareth and Jean.
I know I speak on behalf of the whole community
when I say that while we...
cannot begin to understand your unspeakable pain,
we share in your grief.
And we promise to keep Alex forever in our hearts.
To preserve his memory and his spirit
in our thoughts and deeds, for the remainder of our lives.
He was a bright and loved boy.
And we are broken by his loss.
I'd like us all to take a moment now,
in memory and in love of Alex Boyd.
Thank you.
Are you all right?
Sorry, I've got to say a few words. Erm...
I know that we...
We don't live in a nice big house.
We don't have a big garden, or... or a lot of toys.
But we loved our son.
And he was well looked after.
He was our world.
And now our family has been destroyed.
And I know that they... they don't want me to mention this, yeah...
..but the scumbag that they think did this
is sitting in a jail cell right now
and I hope he stays there for the rest of his life.
I don't want your pity or your prayers.
I just want justice.
Thank you.
Was that all right? Yes, it was beautiful. Yeah.
Listen, we're, erm, we're gonna have beef later.
Do you guys want to come over?
Sounds lovely.
Actually, we were gonna go grab a pint but we'll be back in time.
We'll eat about 7:30. Perfect.
Great. See you then.
You're not annoyed I've done this, are you?
No.
It just felt it'd be a nice thing to do, you know?
Yeah. Yeah.
I thought your sister did well. Yes, she did.
And it's nice to see Ben and Georgie close.
I mean, given the circumstances.
I enjoyed last night.
What was it, by the way?
When I asked you what was going on, er...
and you said, "It's not you," but you didn't say what it was.
I think you should adopt Ben.
Erm, if you still...
I mean, for the... the stability
and, you know, so...
it's good, good for him to feel loved and wanted and...
So, thank you.
And, erm...
I was thinking we should get married.
I don't know what you...
Would you...?
What do you think? And if you... Would you...?
Would you like that or...? Yes!
Can I just check - are you sure?
You don't feel like I've...
pushed you into it, or...? No, not at all.
No, this is what I want. Why would you...?
Just as long as the, erm, timing's right for Benji and that
with school... Yeah, yeah, of course. Yeah.
We should get out of here, T.
Start again on our own, somewhere new.
Ben?
Eva?
Eva, turn that off, we've got to go. I don't want to.
Well, we have to.
Come on. Come on! Where's Dad?
Dad will meet us there.
Yeah, baby, that's what I'm talking about.
Hey.
Here's to us. And to our family.
FOOTSTEPS That you, Georgie?
Hey, do you mind if I tell her? Of course not.
What the fuck is wrong with you? Er, excuse me?
You fucking psychopath! Hey!
Are you gonna tell him, or shall I?!
Hi. Sorry, I don't know where David is.
It's over. They know.
Go on.
I don't even know what to say.
Does David know?
No.
We just came from their vigil.
How could you stand up there?
How could you stand there and...? I'm sorry, I... I...
Right, so, that man that you said you saw in the park...
It was all just bollocks, was it?
No, I didn't mean... You didn't mean to.
Well, they arrested him, T.
Which means that Alex's actual killer is out there because of you!
Theresa wanted to go to the police from the outset.
I told her not to. This is my fault.
Is that... is that why you went to Helen's that night?
Is that what you were doing? Covering up a murder?
No, I was worried that Ben...
Is that why you went the woods?
My God. My God.
You know what, I always knew that you were a preening,
manipulative bitch
but even I didn't see this coming.
Stop, this is not... This is my fault.
Helen was just trying to help me. To help?!
Help how? With what?
Lying to cover for your kids? Lying to the police?
Lying to that poor family?
God, and you wonder why Ben's the way he is.
OK. OK.
You are both going to the police.
You're gonna tell 'em the truth. And if you don't, I will.
We will, we will.
We will go to the police.
We need to think about what we're gonna say first.
Are you actually serious?
The children's stories don't match.
We can assume they're at least mutually culpable
for finding Alex and... hiding him.
And Theresa has lied to the police.
There will be consequences, some of which we haven't thought of yet,
so I suggest we sleep on it, we come back here
first thing tomorrow morning, and then we go to the police.
If this had been my daughter, I would've gone to the police
straight away. That's what I would have said.
Until it happened to my son.
I'm gonna call Eddie. Tell him the dinner's off.
Right, shouldn't David be here?
I don't want him to know until things are... organised.
As it stands, Ben and Eva are telling two different stories.
I believe the truth is most likely somewhere in the middle.
And while obviously I am prepared to face the consequences
for my own actions,
and while obviously we will be encouraging honesty.
I'm worried that under the kind of pressure they'll face
talking to the police, they will panic,
they'll blame each other and end up getting into worse trouble.
So I suggest we ask them to admit to the simplest facts.
They were both there. That they hid...
the whole thing because they thought that Alex had taken his own life...
because of how they treated him. Is that what happened?
It's pretty much what Ben said.
He wanted to go the police anyway, so...
Unless you have a different suggestion, Fraser.
Yeah.
You've got to work out what you're gonna say to the police.
Cos once the kids come forward, then, er,
they're gonna realise that the story you told
about the man in the woods was absolute bullshit.
That you'd never seen the man that you said you saw in the photograph.
That you lied.
And as a result, Colin Chiswick was arrested.
Well, then, I'll tell the truth.
And I'll face the consequences.
We should...
Well, I should talk to the kids. Wait. Wait. Wait!
Wait.
What if you didn't know about this until this morning?
If you didn't know...
then you can't be blamed for making anything up.
Theresa was in the woods, looking for Alex when the police found her.
If they know Ben was in the same spot, they'll suspect something.
It's coincidence. They need evidence.
What about Chiswick?
If they don't have enough evidence against him,
they will have to release him eventually.
I'm gonna talk to the children.
You need to call Sergeant Parks.
'We'll speak with each of them separately.
'We'll provide them with their own appropriate adult to supervise
'and answer any questions they may have.
'We'll ask you not to accompany them at this stage
'as we may need to ask you further questions pertinent to the case.'
Do either of you have any questions at all?
OK, well, if you wouldn't mind waiting, erm,
through there, I'll come and speak with you when we're finished.
OK. Thanks.
They suspect us of something.
That's why they're not letting us in the room,
cos they suspect us of something.
What happens now, after this part?
I don't know. What do we do?
D'you think everybody's gonna find out?
I don't know.
I'm going to tell the truth.
Er... About the e-fit.
About... everything.
I'm gonna-I'm gonna tell them it was all my fault.
Well, you can't. You can't because it isn't.
It is. It is.
It is. You're just trying to protect Eva, that...
that's why we're here now. Because of me.
This is fucked. I've got to stop it.
I've got to stop, I've just got...
I've got to stop being such a coward.
I'm here because I want to be here. I'm trying to protect you.
What?! Look, just, please. Just wait.
OK? Just sit down, just wait.
Please! I don't need...
I don't need protecting, Helen.
Ben will be better off without me.
You'll all be better off without me. You really will.
If you won't stay for Ben, then... stay for me.
Please.
It'll just be this one thing, this one last thing
and then it'll be fine, it'll be over. OK, please.
Please...
Theresa, please don't leave me.
It's OK. It's OK. Don't leave me.
We'll speak with the CPS.
Er, but given their age and the fact they were honest with us,
it's unlikely that any further action will be taken.
Will you be informing Alex's parents?
Only if they need to know.
OK. It's quite a coincidence, though.
That the night you and I met,
you were in the same place in the woods
where Ben and Eva supposedly found Alex.
Yeah.
I suppo... I suppose a lot of people were searching there, so...
Do you think it's Chiswick, then?
This is an ongoing investigation.
There's still a few things that don't, er... add up.
You know.
But don't worry, you still did the right thing coming forward.
Watch out for your boy.
Hold on a sec. It's Fraser.
'Hi.'
Hey, erm... is Helen with you?
Er, yeah. You all right?
'You... you, er, you need to get her to the hospital.'
Eddie found David.
Er, I... I don't know what, erm...
Er, Eddie went round and he found him
and he's taken something. I... I-I don't know.
It-it's bad, T, it is really, really bad.
You need to get Helen to the hospital. Right now.
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