The Canal Page #2

Billy... Billy! What are you looking at?

Come here...

I had a dream about Mammy.

I miss her.

Man came forward yesterday

claiming to be your wife's lover.

Says he was with her the

night she disappeared.

They've been seeing each other

for about a year.

You know anything about that?

No.

Well, according to him,

she was planning to leave you.

That's impossible.

She loves me.

She has a lover, David.

He's lying!

Well,

several of her friends have backed him up.

By all accounts, she was in love

with the bloke, and he with her.

Sorry.

F***ing acid reflux.

Total f***ing pain in the arse.

Want one of these?

No.

I've got a very weak stomach, David.

You didn't kill her, did you?

You've no right to be

asking me these things.

I love, I love my wife.

I'd never, I'd never do

anything to hurt her.

Never.

Are you asking her lover these questions,

are you?

Yeah.

You asking him if he killed her?

Yeah.

He's got an alibi.

His boss called just as she

was leaving his house,

they both heard her insist

on going home by herself

and then stayed on the phone for over

an hour, so it's cast iron mate!

people always suspect the husband.

Do you know why that is?

Cause it's always the husband.

Every f***ing time.

Is this your wife?

This your wife, Alice Williams?

Yes.

Yes, it's my wife.

There was no evidence of foul

play or assault.

She drowned.

She must have fallen in.

It was an accident?

Yes.

I think so.

One of the heels of her shoe had snapped off,

which we think may have caused her to fall in.

So in the absence of any

evidence to the contrary,

we have to conclude that

it was an accident, yes.

Do you agree?

You did know she was pregnant?

Very sorry for your troubles.

Thank you.

Nana.

Ohh!

She loved you.

You know that, don't you?

Yes?

Yes?

She loved you.

More than anything else in the whole world.

Yes.

Oh Billy!

Billy.

Billy!

Come on, go with Clare, ok?

How's he doing?

Yeah, he's alright.

Children are strong.

They are stronger than most adults, even.

Of course,

they don't really understand, do they?

Maybe I should take him for a while.

It might be good for him.

I think Alice would have liked that.

He should be around another woman.

A mother figure.

We've got Sophie living with us now...

Billy's nanny...

I think it's best if stays home with me.

Did you hear about Alex?

Alex?

Alice's boyfriend.

Apparently he's taken

Alice's death very badly.

He's completely devastated.

They say he need to go into a hospital.

To recover.

Yes.

I couldn't give a sh*t.

Do you understand me?

I couldn't care less, I have my son.

A lot of people loved her.

I loved her.

I have to go.

Just say goodbye to Billy.

It's been a long day.

You alright?

I lied.

I, I lied to the police.

I did know about that guy in the house

Oh...

em...

it doesn't really matter

now anyway, does it.

It was an accident.

The thing is...

on the night she disappeared

I went to his house,

that guy, and I went in after them

and I saw them together in bed.

I didn't do anything.

You know, I could have done, but I didn't.

I just left.

They didn't even see me.

On the way home I felt..

so sick,

I just had to go to the public toilets

beside the canal and I just threw up,

everywhere,

and I remember, I was just being sick,

and I looked up,

and there was someone looking

over the cubicle wall at me.

It was a man.

I managed to get to the door,

and just before I blacked out

I swear I saw him with his

hands around her throat,

and he was, he was trying to kill her.

He was killing her, and I couldn't move,

I couldn't do anything.

And then when she didn't come

back home the next day..

I mean, what I seen was real.. Clare...

it was really real.

Then you need to tell the police.

Tell em what, what I

told you, I don't even,

I don't even know what the man looked like.

It doesn't matter, tell them anyway

Once I tell them I followed Alice

into that house, that is it.

Alright?

They'll, they'll just,

they'll just think it was me.

What are you going to do?

I have to find him first.

I just have to.

David!

David!

What?

The old camera.

No, sorry.

I'll do it now.

It's ok.

Do it in the morning.

What's this?

It's just..

just..

unsolved crimes.

Murders that happened

in the city around the canal.

I found it online.

Just going through it.

See if I can find similarities.

David.

You should be taking time to grieve,

not thinking about stuff like this.

I'll find something.

Yeah, I just have to keep looking,

that's all.

Dad, look what we did!

Wow! It's great!

I hope you don't mind.

I know how busy you are.

No, course not.

I totally forgot.

Dad, lift me up,

so I can put the angel on top.

You want to put the angel on top, do you?

Up right the top.

You ready?

Wherever you want..

1-2-3.. come on, reach!

Sorry for disturbing you.

I was thinking that we could make a real effort

with the decorations and stuff this year.

I think it would be good for Billy.

What do you think?

I could buy more lights for the stars.

And yes, I thought I could decorate

all the other rooms and stuff..

make it, like, really Christmassy.

Yeah.

Yeah. That sounds a good idea.

Are you alright?

Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.

Mr Williams.

Night Sophie.

Do you want us to move?

No it's ok, stay where you are.

Hello..

is someone there?

Sophie?

Sorry!

sorry.

Sorry..

Look, could you come to

my room for a second?

Why?

Just for a second.

Don't you... listen! It's really faint.

What is it?

Just listen.

You hear it?

I can't hear anything.

No it's stopped.

There's something behind there.

Maybe it's just a rah.

No no.

It's not a rat.

I can't hear anything.

What can you hear?

It's whispering like someone's praying.

Maybe it's just from the house next door.

No...

the walls are too solid.

Dad what are you doing I was asleep?

Billy..

Billy go to bed.

It's alright.

It's nothing.

Everything's ok.

Take him to bed, will you.

Come on.

We have to go to bed.

I want to stay.

What's Dad doing?

What's wrong?

Billy, go to your room, get dressed.

You and Sophie are getting out of here.

I'm just going to put the belt on you.

There we go.

Alright, I'll see you tomorrow.

I love you.

I'm not sure about this.

I'm sorry, sorry about this.

You're just going to have to trust me.

Alright?

It's not safe here,

It's not safe for you and Billy.

Everything is paid for at the hotel,

they're expecting you

OK:

You can buy anything

you want on room service.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Thanks.

Yeah.

Come on... come on...

Ok, it's just coming up...

Ok there..

there it is, you see it?

Yes..

I see it.

There's someone there.

Ok, there's more..

just wait...

and there... there...

you see his outline?

It's hard to tell, it

could just be a shadow

Oh come on, there's someone there.

Maybe. It's really hard to tell

Tell me you believe this ok?

Believe what?

This is the man that killed Alice.

This is the same man that I saw on

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