Happy Valley Page #3

Season #1 Episode #2

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LAD:

Nothing.

SHAFIQ:

Eh?

LAD:

Nothing.

CATHERINE:

(as she cuffs his other

wrist)

What’s your name?

LAD:

Nothing.

CATHERINE:

Right. Well

(she keeps him pinned to

the ground, with one side

of his face in the mud)

I’m arresting you. Okay? On

suspicion of supplying drugs. D’you

understand? You don’t have to say

anything. But it may harm your

defence - stop wriggling - if you

do not mention when questioned

something you later rely on in

court. Have you taken that in? Yes?

And anything you do say may be used

in evidence.

(during the above she’s

got something out of his

pocket. Bits of rubbish,

all sorts, an identity

card with his name on -

ALFIE TYSON - then a huge

wedge of cash)

Those are well expensive ice creams

you’ve been flogging, Alfie.

CUT TO:

9 INT. MILTON AVENUE, CELLAR. DAY 5. 14.00 9

We discover ANN GALLAGHER, tied up with her hands behind her

back, gagged, sitting on a chair in the cellar. Her face is

bruised. She looks shaken, shocked, defeated, appalled and

cold. Bad headache. Her world has just shifted like she could

never have expected it to. (Has TLR already raped her?

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How can we suggest this? Maybe - sorry this is horrible - her

knickers are on the floor).

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10 INT. MILTON AVENUE, SITTING ROOM. DAY 5. 14.01 10

Upstairs, the house is a dump. TOMMY smokes a cigarette and

sips beer, watching day-time TV. He’s watching something

light and inoffensive about house make-overs. He hears the

back door open and close. TOMMY glances across as LEWIS

appears at the sitting room door with his X-box. But it’s a

brief glance. TOMMY’s more interested in the telly.

LEWIS:

How’s fings?

TOMMY:

Good.

LEWIS:

She been all right?

TOMMY:

In what sense?

LEWIS:

Keeping quiet. Behaving ‘ersen.

TOMMY:

(light, barely engaged)

Yeah.

LEWIS observes TOMMY for a moment. There’s something about

him he finds really... odd. Disturbing. Not that LEWIS could

articulate it.

LEWIS:

So you can clear off for a few

hours. I’ll see to fings here.

TOMMY:

(still staring at the tv,

he’s quite happy here)

Okay.

LEWIS sits and watches the TV too. TOMMY makes no attempt to

leave.

LEWIS:

Have you fed her?

TOMMY:

No.

LEWIS:

What happens if she needs a wee?

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TOMMY:

The’s a bucket.

LEWIS:

Have you not tied her to t’chair?

TOMMY:

Oh. Yeah.

LEWIS:

So... ?

So what happens if she needs a wee? TOMMY doesn’t respond.

He’s just not going there, he’s more interested in the TV

show. LEWIS can’t resist a hint of sarcasm as he goes

LEWIS (CONT’D)

Tell you what. I’ll go down and

check, shall I?

He sets off.

TOMMY:

Leave her.

LEWIS:

Eh?

TOMMY:

Leave her.

(he looks at LEWIS and

says lightly -)

Leave her, she’s fine.

LEWIS feels a bit irked. Frustrated. He doesn’t take orders

off TOMMY.

LEWIS:

Like I said, you can go.

TOMMY:

I’m all right here.

LEWIS:

Ashley‘s got stuff he needs doing.

He doesn’t need two of us here, we

do shifts. You think you’re the

bastard who gets to watch telly all

day?

TOMMY gets the point. He reluctantly gets up from the settee

and gathers his things. Very much in his own time. LEWIS

offers him the keys of the vehicle he drove here in. TOMMY

takes them, then leaves. LEWIS watches after him

thinking/mouthing “f***ing wierdo” at him behind his back.

CUT TO:

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11 INT. NGA, KEVIN’S OFFICE. DAY 5. 14.05 11

Agitated KEVIN can stand it no longer, not knowing what’s

going on; he fights the urge for long enough, then stands up

and walks across the open plan office area to NEVISON’s

office. Perhaps this is another moment where, in his heart,

he’s on the verge of making a confession. But then when he

gets there, he’s surprised to see no-one in NEVISON’s office;

he hasn’t seen NEVISON leave. He encounters NEVISON’s P.A,

JUSTINE, who - from her manner - clearly doesn’t know what’s

happened.

KEVIN:

Is he...? Not in?

JUSTINE:

No, he’s popped home.

KEVIN:

Wh

He was going to ask why, but realises it’ll seem odd. So he

dries up instead.

JUSTINE:

Probably catch him on his mobile.

If it’s important.

KEVIN:

Yeah. Yeah. Sure.

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12 INT. NEVISON’S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM. DAY 5. 14.10 12

NEVISON’s with HELEN. He’s told her the terrible news. He

sits holding her hand. Silence.

NEVISON:

I didn’t want to tell you. ‘Til it

was over and done with. But - I

can’t think straight, I don’t know

what to do.

HELEN:

(quiet, appalled)

We’ve got to ring the police.

NEVISON:

D’you think?

HELEN:

I:

NEVISON:

They’re watching us. They’d know.

And then God knows what they’d

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HELEN:

How?

NEVISON:

They

(lowers his voice)

might even have the phones bugged.

We just don’t know, do we?! They’re

organised, Helen.

HELEN:

I’ve got about three hundred and

fifty thousand pounds in my

account.

NEVISON:

Maybe they’d settle for less.

HELEN:

Didn’t we used to know someone in

the CID? Neil Mitchell.

NEVISON:

They’re not gonna get away with it,

Helen!

HELEN:

Please give him a ring.

NEVISON:

No. Anyway, he’s retired.

HELEN:

He might know what to do.

NEVISON:

(a whisper, mouthing it

even)

We’ll go to the police after. After

we’ve got her back. They’re not

gonna get away with it.

HELEN:

I think you should ring him.

CUT TO:

12A INT. NORLAND ROAD POLICE STATION, MAIN OFFICE. DAY 5. 12A

14.45

CATHERINE returns to the police station, her eye bruised from

the kicking she’s just had. She’s got a stinking headache.

She just happens to walk past the ‘recently released from

prison’ board. And sees TOMMY LEE ROYCE’s face on the board.

She looks deep into his eyes.

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13 INT. MILTON AVENUE, KITCHEN/CELLAR. DAY 5. 15.00 13

Some time later. LEWIS has come into the kitchen to see

what’s in the manky old fridge. Loads of beers. He pulls one

out, flips the lid, takes a sip, and is heading back to the

sitting room when, passing the cellar door... he feels

intrigued. He has the urge to pop down and take a look at

ANN. He pushes the door open slightly further and listens.

He’s a little nervous. He puts his beer down, pulls his

balaclava on and heads down...

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14 INT. MILTON AVENUE, CELLAR. DAY 5. 15.01 14

We find ANN, aware that someone is coming down the stairs.

She becomes agitated. LEWIS comes over and looks at her. He

realises how terrified she is. LEWIS is nervous, fascinated.

LEWIS:

The’s no need to be frightened. All

right? B*tch.

(MORE)

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LEWIS (CONT'D)

If everyfin goes like it should,

you’re not gonna get hurt. Okay.

(but ANN isn’t reassured.

She’s just whimpering)

You need to stop crying, b*tch,

otherwise you’re just gonna annoy

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