Happy Valley Page #7

Season #1 Episode #5

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An indifferent snort of derision from CATHERINE.

CLARE:

She told her to put all her

troubles in little envelopes. And

to put all the little envelopes in

a little box. And to put it in the

attic until she felt strong enough

to open it up again.

(pause for laughter.

(MORE)

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CLARE (CONT'D)

Not that anyone’s

laughing. CLARE adds

wrily - )

She meant well.

MIKE absorbs that, then gives himself a moment before he

embarks upon the other news.

MIKE TAYLOR:

Kevin Weatherill’s having a bad

time on remand. His cell mate took

a shine to him. You know what it’s

like inside wi’ some of these

Neanderthals. Every hole’s a goal.

He’s been hospitalised with his

injuries, apparently.

CLARE:

Jesus.

MIKE was telling CATHERINE. He’d overlooked the fact that

CLARE’s a civilian and not as inured to the reality of the

filth and horror that goes on in these places the same as a

police officer would be.

MIKE TAYLOR:

Sorry. But the other thing. Is that

Ashley Cowgill’s up for Judge and

Chambers bail this week and the

rumour is he’s going to get it.

That jolts CATHERINE into a reaction. An irritable one.

CATHERINE:

How come? Has he done a deal?

MIKE TAYLOR:

That’s... yeah. More than likely

what’s happened.

CLARE:

What’s that mean?

MIKE TAYLOR:

It means he has information that

could be useful. To the NCA, I’d

imagine.

CATHERINE:

In return for a reduced sentence.

Probably. And bail.

CLARE:

Does that really happen?

MIKE TAYLOR:

Well. We’re speculating. But yes.

It really happens.

(MORE)

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MIKE TAYLOR (CONT'D)

(a moment)

There is some good news. You

wouldn’t normally be told this in

advance, normally the first you’d

hear is when you got a royal

warrant. From the Palace. But the

District Commander’s asked me to

let you know, he thought it might

give you a boost.

(and he really hopes it

does)

He’s put your name forward for the

Queen’s Police Medal for bravery.

(disappointingly for MIKE,

CATHERINE has very little

response to it)

That’s big, Catherine. There’s only

two other serving officers in the

whole of West Yorkshire who’ve got

it. You’ll have to go and shake

hands and curtsey.

CATHERINE lights another fag. The indifference is stunning.

CATHERINE:

Right.

MIKE TAYLOR:

I think he’s holed up, Tommy Lee

Royce. Right under our noses. I

think - when we find him - he’ll

have been holed up in the same spot

all along. It is only a matter of

time.

(he lingers a bit longer,

hoping for something from

CATHERINE)

I’ll see myself out. Tata.

He goes. CLARE waits for the outer door to close behind him,

then she sits down with CATHERINE and really tries to make

her engage.

CLARE:

Will you pick Ryan up at tea time?

He asked again this morning.

“When’s Granny going to start

picking me up again?” He just wants

everything to get back to normal.

CATHERINE nods thoughtfully (the truth is she’s reluctant to

pick RYAN up for reasons that will become apparent later) but

the thing she’s more interested in (the only thing she’s

interested in) right now

CATHERINE:

Can you drive me up to Heptonstall?

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CLARE:

(gentle)

Not again.

CATHERINE:

Fine. I’ll walk.

CLARE:

I’ll drive you.

CATHERINE:

I’ll walk.

CLARE:

You can’t walk. You can’t walk that

far.

CUT TO:

39 EXT. HEPTONSTALL GRAVE YARD. DAY 13. 09.30 39

CATHERINE’s at BECKY’s grave. Just crouching there, staring

at the inscription. In God Is My Hope. CLARE’s watching

CATHERINE from a distance, huddled in the doorway of the

church, out of the way of the wind and the overcast steely-

grey sky. We get the idea that CATHERINE can stare at BECKY’s

grave for lengthy periods of time. CLARE has tears in her

eyes watching her sister. CLARE stubs her fag out, finds

somewhere sensible to put the butt (after considering

chucking it behind a head stone) and saunters over to

CATHERINE.

CLARE:

It’s your birthday next week.

(no response)

D’you fancy doing something?

CATHERINE:

No, not really.

CLARE:

We could have a little do. Just

family. A few friends. Or we could

go out. For a meal. Just a few of

us, somewhere nice.

(no response)

Hm?

Moments pass. And then CATHERINE shakes her head.

CATHERINE:

(a mumble)

I can’t believe I wasn’t at

Kirsten’s funeral.

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CLARE:

Catherine. You were poorly. You

couldn’t stand up.

CATHERINE:

She’d be wondering why I wasn’t

there.

CLARE:

Who would?

CATHERINE:

Kirsten.

CLARE lets that bit of madness pass into the ether.

CUT TO:

40 EXT. DEWSBURY PRISON. DAY 13. 11.00 40

Establishing shot. Grim prison noises. Grim prison laughter.

CUT TO:

41 INT. DEWSBURY PRISON, VISITING AREA. DAY 13. 11.01 41

KEVIN and JENNY sit together. KEVIN looks haunted. And in

pain. JENNY looks frightened, tired, bewildered.

JENNY:

I don’t think I’d be able to do it

again. On the bus. I think in

future if I can’t get a lift, I’ll

just have to stay at home.

It takes KEVIN a moment to answer; it’s like he’s not quite

taking it in, he’s so distracted by his inner turmoil.

KEVIN:

Okay.

Silence.

JENNY:

We’ve had more nonsense. Through

the letterbox. A dead bird.

Crawling with maggots. As well as

the other filth. I haven’t been

back. My dad went round. To pick up

a few more bits and pieces. I think

I’m going to stay there now. At

their house. With the girls. I

think that’s best.

HAPPY VALLEY. EPISODE FIVE. BY SALLY WAINWRIGHT. 37.

KEVIN:

Could your dad not...? Drive you

over here?

JENNY:

He won’t. Kevin. He doesn’t want me

to come.

KEVIN stares at her. He looks a bit mad.

KEVIN:

That’s... but you’ve got to make it

clear to him that it wasn’t my

fault. Any of it.

JENNY doesn’t get it. Is he saying that in case any screws

are listening? They don’t appear to be, they’re yards away.

JENNY:

(gently)

What d’you mean?

KEVIN:

Think about it.

(he talks fast, engaging

with the idea more the

more he talks)

If I hadn’t seen that block of

cannabis - whatever - drop out of

that sandbag, none of it would’ve

[happened] - it would never’ve

occurred to me. Would it? And if -

if Nevison -had done the decent

thing in the first place. When I

asked him for a rise... none of it -

again, none of it - would’ve

happened. I made a mistake, maybe,

I flipped, God knows, but...

(a moment)

and then you.

JENNY:

Me?

KEVIN:

Oh, come on! You encouraged me.

JENNY:

I - ?

KEVIN:

Not to start with. But you did. You

did!

(recalling JENNY’s

words...)

“Let’s split it up. Into smaller

amounts. Just a few hundred pounds

each, in different bank accounts”.

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JENNY:

I was just trying to make some

sense of the

(whisper)

mess you’d made! Don’t you blame

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