Happy Valley Page #2

Season #2 Episode #3

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Tell me about Clare. Two weeks ago.

Why did she think it was your fault

that she’d fallen off the wagon?

CATHERINE pulls this face/heaves a sigh like she can’t be

bothered to explain.

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3 INT. JOCKEY’S CLUB, HEBDEN BRIDGE. NIGHT 6. 23.20 3

Two weeks ago.

CATHERINE and CLARE at a table together. Loud music. Everyone

else here is tattooed, pierced, dyed hair, cool, hip, mad,

sad and happening, Hebden Bridge style. CLARE’s got a pint,

CATHERINE’s on diet coke (she’s got work in a few short

hours). CATHERINE’s decided to go with the flow: CLARE has

lapsed, she’ll contain it tomorrow. For now, she’s letting

CLARE do what she has to do. They have to shout, the music’s

so loud

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CLARE:

I thought you were stopping! I

thought we were both stopping, and

suddenly you’re not! And I’m on my

own, and I don’t know anybody!

Except like three people, and two

of them’s Nev and Ann, and they’re

busy talking to people. And you

were five hours. You said “I shan’t

be so long”. Or whatever. And

there’s no buses up there where

they live. Well, there [are] -

might be, but... I don’t know where

they go. So what am I supposed to

do? Walk home? Hitch a lift? Call a

f[uck]ing taxi? Fly?

Just then this bloke comes along, he’s a wobbly drunk with an

inane grin, eyes that struggle to focus and the verbal

diarrhoea of the well-oiled. This is SPIKE (47). He has a

creased, leathery face and little brown teeth. It’s CLARE

he’s spotted. He’s obviously very fond of her

SPIKE:

Clare! Well if it isn’t our Clare!

(this bloke stinks of

stale alcohol. We pick

that up from the look on

CATHERINE’s face)

How’s yerself? Where’ve yer been,

eh? I’ve not seen you foh years.

CLARE:

Spike.

(he embraces her, she’s

pissed enough to be

sentimental with him,

even though he smells

bad)

Aww!

SPIKE:

Am I interrupting?

CLARE:

No, we were just

SPIKE:

(interrupts)

I’m not interrupting, only I just

saw yer and I fort I’ll say hello,

cos - bloody ‘ell - how y’keeping?

CLARE:

Yeah, I’m

She nods, implying that she’s okay.

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SPIKE:

D’you see anyone? Eh? The old crew.

Eh? All disbanded, man. Eh? I’m

telling yer.

(he turns to CATHERINE, no

idea who she is)

Good times. But I’ll tell yer what

though, sh*t happens. It’s good to

see yer though. Eh?

(he turns to CATHERINE)

Do I know you?

(CATHERINE’s shaking her

head like:
I’ve got no

idea whether you think

you know me or not)

You look familiar.

CLARE:

This is me sister.

SPIKE:

Ah! That’s it, that’ll be it.

He offers his hand.

CLARE:

Catherine.

SPIKE:

Spike. How d’you do.

(CATHERINE shakes, trying

to touch him as little as

possible)

I fort I knew yer. I fort you were

this - the’s this copper round

here, she has a look o’ you, she’s

a right b[itch] - pardon my French,

but she finks she’s well hard, she

did our Aaron for possession and

she nearly brock his bloody arm.

Not you obvious[ly]

CATHERINE:

Yeah well happen if he’d gone

quietly she wouldn’ta needed to

show him who’s in charge.

So SPIKE’s realising he’s just put his foot in it there.

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4 EXT. STREET, HEBDEN BRIDGE. NIGHT 6. 00.30 4

Later. CLARE’s throwing up by a wall in the car park where

they have the market on Tuesdays.

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CATHERINE’s loitering, half protectively, half looking around

hoping no-one’s seeing this or indeed been woken up by it.

CLARE comes up from the deluge groaning.

CATHERINE:

It was Tommy Lee Royce’s mother’s

funeral. An hour after Helen’s.

Same crematorium. That’s why I

left. I went back. I’m sorry. I’m

sorry. I shouldn’t have left you. I

knew you were vulnerable and I

shouldn’t have gone. But that’s

why. So. I’m sorry.

CLARE stares at her. Still very pissed and ill, but well able

to take in the importance of what that means.

CLARE:

You’re joking.

(CATHERINE:
nope)

Well... you coulda said. That I

would’ve understood.

(a moment)

Was he there? Did they let him outa

prison?

CATHERINE:

Yeah.

In her pissed state, the implications in CLARE’s brain are

vast and endless.

CLARE:

Wow...

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5 INT. CATHERINE’S HOUSE, CLARE’S BEDROOM. NIGHT 6. 03.27 5

CLARE collapses on the bed. She’s already more or less

comatose the second she hits the deck. CATHERINE comes in

with a bucket and a glass of water. She puts the bucket by

the bed, and the glass of water on the bedside table. CLARE’s

radio alarm tells us that it’s 3.27am. CATHERINE pulls

CLARE’s shoes off, puts her into the recovery position, and

covers her up as best she can so CLARE doesn’t wake up

shivering. CATHERINE looks at oblivious CLARE, and has an

idea. Cut to a minute or so later as CATHERINE comes back in

and puts a note by the glass of water. ‘Ring me. I’m not

cross. C x’

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HAPPY VALLEY SERIES TWO. EPISODE THREE. PEACH SCRIPT. 1010.

6 EXT. HEBDEN BRIDGE. DAY 7. 07.00 6

Sun rise over Hebden Bridge.

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7 INT. CATHERINE’S HOUSE, ATTIC. DAY 7. 07.01 7

CATHERINE (dressed for work) brings a cup of tea upstairs for

DANIEL, who’s asleep in his make-shift bedroom in the attic.

CATHERINE:

Daniel?

(she gives him a nudge)

Daniel.

(he wakes up, all sleepy)

Sorry. Can you do me a favour,

love? Sorry. Can you get Ryan off

to school on time? I’ve got to get

off to work and Clare’s

DANIEL:

Is she all right?

CATHERINE:

God knows. Either way, I can’t see

her surfacing much before dinner

time.

DANIEL:

Okay.

CATHERINE:

I’m sorry to ask, I wouldn’t have,

but

DANIEL:

It’s fine, don’t worry. I’ll drop

him off on my way to work.

CATHERINE:

Tea.

DANIEL:

Thanks.

CATHERINE:

I love you.

DANIEL:

(going back to sleep

again)

Mm.

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CATHERINE:

I wish I knew what was going on.

With you.

(DANIEL doesn’t respond.

CATHERINE drops it)

Will you make sure he gets some

breakfast inside him?

DANIEL:

Course.

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8 INT. NORLAND ROAD POLICE STATION, STAIRS. DAY 7. 08.00 8

INSPECTOR MIKE TAYLOR heads down the stairs and into the

briefing room...

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9 INT. NORLAND ROAD POLICE STATION, BRIEFING ROOM. DAY 7. 9

08.01

...where CATHERINE’s concluding the morning briefing with her

usual vigour. She’s accessing details off the box as she

speaks, so it’s new to her as well as the team as she reads

the info

CATHERINE:

Last but not least! There was a

house fire. In a flat. Above a shop

in Ripponden reported just after

midnight this morning. The flat was

burnt out. Apparently. The Fire

Officer is telling us there’s

several indicators pointing towards

arson. Okay...

(reads more)

There was no-one in the flat, so we

are looking for the tenant. Who is

a Vicky - Victoria - Vicky Fleming.

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