Happy Valley Page #8

Season #2 Episode #1

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ANN:

One flat we went in, there was dog

food on the floor. On the carpet.

(MORE)

HAPPY VALLEY SERIES TWO. EPISODE ONE. GREEN SCRIPT. 37.

ANN (CONT'D)

No bowl. They must fork the dog

food straight out of the can onto

the floor.

CATHERINE:

Yeah, and they’re the responsible

ones, they’re the ones who actually

feed their pets.

(despite the mood she’s

in, CATHERINE still finds

time for ANN)

Ninety-nine point nine percent of

your time that’s the sort of people

you’ll be dealing with. People who

live in houses where you’ve to wipe

your feet when you leave. You

better get used to it.

ANN:

(remembering)

Oh God, d’you know what this

detective I got paired up with

said? The one that had his mind on

higher things.

(CATHERINE:
no, go on)

Apparently. Lynn Dewhurst. He

hadn’t just strangled her, whoever

did it. He’d raped her. With a

bottle. A broken bottle. Like...

(she doesn’t like saying

it, it embarrasses her)

mutilated her. Internally.

CATHERINE takes this in. And H-MIT are taking the time and

trouble to eliminate her? She knows it’s procedure, she knows

it’s routine, but inevitably it disturbs and sickens her that

she could be even slightly in the frame. So her voice might

be a bit flat and distant as she replies

CATHERINE:

Why do you assume it’s a man?

(she lets that sink in,

then a separate point - )

It’s not as uncommon as you might

imagine, doesn’t leave any DNA, a

bottle. And you know rape isn’t

about sex, it’s about power. And it

usually is a man, to be fair. In

case I’ve just put the wrong idea

in your head. There’s some sick

little bastards out there. But you

know that.

ANN takes it in, aware that she’s got a lot to learn despite

her crash course with TOMMY last year. She remains determined

to learn it.

HAPPY VALLEY SERIES TWO. EPISODE ONE. GREEN SCRIPT. 38.

ANN:

I’ll see you tomorrow.

CATHERINE nods. ANN heads off. We linger on CATHERINE, on her

disturbed, unsettled, unhappy, angry thoughts, as she unlocks

her car.

CUT TO:

43 EXT. CATHERINE’S HOUSE, BACK STREET. DAY 2. 16.00 43

RYAN’s kicking a ball around outside.

CUT TO:

44 INT. CATHERINE’S HOUSE, KITCHEN. DAY 2. 16.00 44

CLARE and NEIL sip mugs of tea at the kitchen table. NEIL’s

showing CLARE a photo of his children that he carries in his

wallet.

NEIL:

Owen’s in the sixth form over at

Huddersfield New College, he’s

doing reasonably well, he certainly

seems engaged with it all, and

Samantha’s in the middle of her

GCSEs. I think she’s more

interested in the lads, between you

and me. But - you know. We live in

hope.

CLARE:

How often do you see ‘em?

NEIL:

Every other weekend. Technically.

CLARE:

I suppose they get to that age and

they want to suit themselves, don’t

they. I know I did.

NEIL:

(he smiles)

Were you a rebel?

CLARE:

God yeah! Well. Sort of. I tried to

be. It was tricky. Me and

Catherine... I don’t know if you

ever knew this, but...

(MORE)

HAPPY VALLEY SERIES TWO. EPISODE ONE. GREEN SCRIPT. 39.

CLARE (CONT'D)

us Dad’d died when we were tiny,

and then us Mum died when I was

thirteen, Catherine was fifteen, so

we ended up living with me dad’s

sister and her husband. Their

hearts were in the right place,

but... and it can’t have been easy

for ‘em, I think we were both a

handful in our own distinctive,

delightful ways, but no, we both

moved out as soon as we could. It’s

always been Catherine I’ve turned

to if ever I’ve needed anything,

she’s always looked out for me. I

mean we have our ups and downs,

but... she’s a rock.

NEIL’s just smiling when the front door is thrown open, hits

the wall and judders, and CATHERINE is heard shouting at

someone outside

CATHERINE:

(OOV)

I don’t care! If I’ve to tell you

one more time about taking that

bike to bits on the pavement, I’ll

do things with those spark plugs

that’ll bring tears to your eyes.

Is there anything I’ve said that

you’re struggling with?

(no)

Good.

CLARE:

Oh ey up.

CATHERINE shoves the front door very firmly shut behind her

and heads in pulling her coat off.

CATHERINE:

(a mumble)

F[ucking] motorbike, f[ucking]

idiot.

CLARE:

Catherine! D’you remember Neil?

Ackroyd? We were at school

together?

If NEIL was scared of CATHERINE before, he’s even more

nervous when she takes her coat off and reveals that she’s a

police officer. Because CATHERINE’s had such a spectacularly

sh*t day, she’s nowhere near as charming and friendly as she

might normally be.

HAPPY VALLEY SERIES TWO. EPISODE ONE. GREEN SCRIPT. 40.

CATHERINE:

Hiya. He’s got that bike in bits

again all over t’pavement, nextdoor-

but-one.

NEIL doesn’t have the courage to offer his hand, and

CATHERINE’s hands are already busy checking if there’s any

tea in the pot, so that doesn’t happen.

CLARE:

We bumped into each other in

Hebden. We’ve not seen each other

since the fifth form.

CATHERINE:

Oh very good.

(suddenly she notices RYAN

in the back yard busy

giving someone else’s

house hell with his

football)

Is he - ? I’ve told him about

kicking his ball against Winnie’s

wall.

(she’s heading out th e

back door now)

Ryan? Ryan! What have I said about

not kicking your ball against

Winnie’s wall?

CLARE’s a bit embarrassed because CATHERINE basically didn’t

really acknowledge NEIL. We stay with CLARE and NEIL as

CATHERINE deals with RYAN outside.

NEIL:

(checking his watch)

I think I’ll get off.

A tacit, apologetic agreement from CLARE that it might be

best

CLARE:

Well it’s been lovely to see you.

NEIL:

And if you could remember to put my

name on the list for an allotment,

I’d love that.

CLARE:

Oh I will! Definitely, yes.

NEIL:

And I’ll get tickets. For Cinema

Paradiso, this Sunday, round the

corner.

HAPPY VALLEY SERIES TWO. EPISODE ONE. GREEN SCRIPT. 41.

CLARE:

Oh yeah! That’d be great!

NEIL:

I’ve jotted your number down, I’ll

drop you a text. To confirm.

CLARE:

Thank you.

NEIL:

Right, well I’ll

CATHERINE heads back in from bollocking RYAN.

CLARE:

Neil’s just off.

CATHERINE:

Bye.

NEIL:

Bye. Bye. Bye bye.

CLARE goes and sees Neil out of the front door. CATHERINE

finishes pouring herself some tea. Everything she does reeks

of bad temper:
the way she curls her nose up at how luke warm

the tea is as she tastes it, the way she chucks herself down

on the seat by the window and then looks like she doesn’t

quite know what to do with herself. CLARE comes back, not

best pleased with the way CATHERINE more or less ignored

NEIL.

CLARE:

(annoyed)

What’s up?

(CATHERINE surprises

herself (and instantly

disarms CLARE) by

bursting out crying)

Catherine?

CATHERINE:

Oh, I’m all right.

(she reins it in as soon

as it started)

Just...

CLARE:

What?

HAPPY VALLEY SERIES TWO. EPISODE ONE. GREEN SCRIPT. 42.

CATHERINE:

What do you have to do? I’ve got

the Queen’s police medal for

bravery, I’ve been inside

Buckingham Palace and shook the

woman’s hand, and now they’re

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