Episode 2 Clique

How long have you and Georgia known each other?

Forever.

Professor McDermid.

She is the reason why people take this module.

The Solasta Women's Initiative was set up by myself

and my brother Alistair McDermid.

What, are you guys minted off these internships or what?

THEY LAUGH

What sort of work do you do there?

Coffees and photocopying.

CHEERING

We're not all like that. I swear.

This programme contains very strong language

-You don't even know them.

-You're being a jealous bitch.

Where's Georgia?

It's not her.

You don't get it.

What?

CRASH THEY SCREAM

But you will.

# You, you have me hooked again

# And now I have no choice

# But to follow

# I'm sinking faster

# I'm sinking faster, yeah

# I'm sinking faster into the deep. #

This programme contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting

This programme contains some scenes of a sexual nature

INDISTINCT CONVERSATION

RINGING

'Hey, it's Georgia. Leave a message. Bye.'

RINGING

'Hey, it's Georgia. Leave a message. Bye.'

-Hi.

-Hi.

-Sorry for hassling you. I know things are...

-What is it?

Georgia's been gone for two days.

I'm really worried about her. Have you spoken to her at all?

Not today. She not speaking to you?

I'm worried, that's all.

-Is she inside?

-I don't know.

-You don't know?

-I think I'm done with this now, Holly.

I'm sorry. Can I just come in for a minute and speak to the other girls?

Hey, Holly.

Louise. Just stay.

Can you let me in?

-I've got a tutorial.

-Louise.

-This is a really bad time for us.

-I know.

I just need to know where Georgia is.

I'm sorry.

Holly, wait.

-She's not inside.

-OK.

But she was. She just left.

And no-one thought to just let me know?

I figured she'd call you.

You're really not our priority right now.

I just want to know if Georgia's OK.

She's fine.

-We'll be fine.

-Rachel...

..tell me what happened.

What happened to Fay?

Leave us alone, Holly.

LOUD MUFFLED MUSIC

MOANING

George?

What the fuck are you doing in here?

-Georgia wouldn't mind.

-Get the fuck out!

-Sorry.

-Get out!

Sorry!

SHE SOBS

Elizabeth, I know you're out there.

I wrote down their full descriptions...

and I can report them to student support.

Where is she, Elizabeth?

Why won't she tell me what's going on?

Sometimes...

..you think people are your friend

-and it turns out they're not.

-That's not it.

Have you called her mum?

She's not worried.

She's done this before?

Never without me.

DISTANT CHILDREN'S VOICES

THEY LAUGH

Something's up.

Stop it.

So, you were there when she jumped?

Fuck me, Holly.

Can you imagine being that determined that you'd do that?

Terrifying.

That and Georgia ghosting me, it just...

So, she's there now with that crowd?

-Apparently.

-You haven't seen her or spoken to her?

No, I told you.

Sorry, I was just trying to...

You need to think about something else.

That or drink more. One of those.

Thanks.

George?

I'll wait.

I was going to call you.

Are you OK?

Yeah. I'm fine, babe.

Where have you been?

Around.

With those girls?

Yeah.

What's going on?

They've offered me a room in the house...

so I'm taking it.

-Look, this isn't...

-Fay just killed herself.

You didn't even know her, Holly.

Neither did you.

I get that you're upset, OK?

What happened the night you called me?

-You were scared, something was wrong.

-I was pissed.

-I know you.

-And?

You're lying.

Something happened to you and I want to know why you called me.

I fucked up. OK?

We went out and I got off my head again.

-That's all.

-Come in and tell me.

I don't want to.

Do you understand me?

I'll call you.

Don't shut me out.

I'm not.

DISTANT CHILDREN'S LAUGHTER

Who did these?

They were my friends.

But you fell out?

Because of what you did?

Would you like a hot Vimto?

This is the time they select, I suppose.

Not usually quite this early

but it wouldn't be completely out of the question.

What are you talking about?

The Solasta Women's Initiative.

They take in a new girl around this time and then

sometimes another couple later in the term.

Fay Brookstone was a no-brainer, obviously,

but Phoebe Parker-Fox didn't get taken until her second term.

How long have you been looking into all this stuff?

The Solasta Initiative, I mean.

I...heard about it during Highers.

Do you know about the girls?

Well, it's good to have an idea of what they're looking for.

Tell me.

Louise Taggart, 21.

She's from London, she got her maths A-level at 14,

got selected in her first term, obviously.

She works with the investment professionals in analysis,

with the high net worth individuals.

I like to call them Hinwis.

Why?

I find acronyms funny.

She's in her second year,

so I reckon she's going for a permanent Solasta position.

She writes software for fun.

Rachel Maddox, 20.

CAMERAS CLICK AND REPORTERS SHOUT

Moved around a lot, but she could be Scottish in a posh way.

She got selected last year, worked her way around the department

and then got chosen

as Alistair McDermid's executive assistant.

People say she's the one that got Mr McDermid back to work

after his wife died a year ago.

Phoebe Parker-Fox, 21.

Her dad's an earl of somewhere or another

and supposedly she interned in HR.

Getting selected means she's cleverer than she makes out

but I'm not sure how much HR-ing she actually does.

And Fay?

Fay Brookstone, 21.

Got the Solasta Internship in her first year and rose quickly.

They covered it in the paper.

Could you tell she was unhappy?

No, not at all.

She had a permanent position waiting when she graduated.

She was always smiling...

..in newspaper articles.

I put them on my wall.

I wanted to be like her.

INDISTINCT MUTED CONVERSATION

We're here to remember Fay

and give people an opportunity to share their memories of her.

I'd like to take a moment to thank Fay's work family at Solasta

who facilitated this event.

If anyone has anything they'd like to say,

please feel free to come forward.

Fay didn't like this sort of thing.

She'd have laughed about all of this.

She was one of the most impressive women I've ever met.

Basically taught me how to survive work and uni.

People are going to say stupid things about Fay

but if you knew her, you knew Fay was strong...

brave and clever.

-'What are you doing here?

-I don't know.'

What did he say?

It doesn't matter any more.

Wait.

Are you one of them?

You look like one of them.

-What's your name?

-Holly.

Holly, go and sit down. James, come outside.

-Fuck off!

-Calm down, all right?

OK, you're just like all the others. What are you doing?

Go.

-Just calm down.

-Get off me. Seriously.

'Fuck, you're green.'

I'm glad you came.

I wanted to pay my respects.

I was meaning to check in with you...

..about what happened.

I wish people would just say it.

We were both there.

She killed herself.

Fay killed herself because she was desperately unhappy

and we missed it.

I missed it.

-Georgia's a great girl.

-I know that.

It's natural that you'd feel a little...

thrown by all this, a little jealous, maybe.

-I'm worried about her.

-I get that, I really do.

I just think that you should let it go.

Try and engage with what you're feeling, with what YOU want.

I'm just trying to help.

I don't need your help, Professor McDermid...

..unless you want to write my essay for me.

It was Georgia's idea...

for us to come to the same uni.

And that's been tricky?

Not in the beginning.

What changed?

We met you.

SCREAMING AND LAUGHTER

You don't get it.

But you will.

You're perfect.

"I'm an intern.

"Coffees and photocopying."

What do you want, Holly?

KNOCKING ON DOOR

HARDER KNOCKING

Hey.

Hi.

You texted me?

-Wishing you didn't?

-No, no, just embarrassed. Er...

-What's the occasion?

-Huh?

You going out, or are you asking me over to fuck you?

I don't know.

My head's all over the place.

We're students, we're supposed to feel like that.

I feel a bit mental.

You're OK.

You're fine.

-You not feeling this?

-No, no, go for it.

-Go for it?

-I just mean...

I usually fuck people who aren't bored by the prospect.

Shit, I didn't mean it like that.

It's fine. It's fine.

KNOCKING ON DOOR

Another one. Do you not hear the buzzer

or do you just ignore it when you do?

She wasn't expecting me.

Sorry. Bit stupid I didn't text you, I know,

but I didn't have your number.

No, that's fine. That's totally fine.

I felt bad about earlier.

Must have all seemed a bit dramatic and...

-Hey, man.

-Hey.

I just wanted to check in on you,

maybe see if you were free tonight.

Obviously I'm interrupting so I'm just going to fuck off.

Sorry. I...

Another time, yeah?

Who was that?

Rory.

-Cool. How'd you know him?

-I don't.

So he just swung by?

Sweet. I'm going to head.

-Don't...

-It's fine. It's just...weird now, you know?

-I didn't ask...

-It's fine. It just...

shouldn't be this hard. It's cool.

DOOR OPENS

-He left?

-Yeah.

-Awkward.

-So bad.

Sorry, I didn't mean to cause any trouble.

No, no, it's fine. It's not like we're...you know.

-You're dressed up.

-Yeah, I...

Come out with me.

Sorry. We're late.

For what exactly?

Katie McDermid's fundraiser.

Alistair's wife?

It's Edinburgh... We just drink from the free bar.

-Don't you like free booze?

-I just can't keep up with you lot.

Today was...

I know.

Alistair thought about it.

It's been planned for months.

Too late to call it off.

Was everything OK?

With the guy in the church, I mean.

James?

Yeah, he's OK.

I...I saw him with Fay.

-At Charlie's party.

-They were on the same team.

-Were they...?

-Just needs a bit of time off work.

He'll be all right.

Wait, I...

Hi.

Hello.

You coming?

Firstly, thank you so much for coming.

I mean, let's not sugar-coat it -

I've got you here to shamelessly ask for your money.

LAUGHTER

I'm slightly less embarrassed

when I look around and recognise so many close friends of Katie's.

Most of you watched her pour her heart and soul

into the fight against breast cancer

and the charities that support women tackling this horrific disease...

every day.

We're here because it's just over a year

since my beautiful girl left us...

..and because she'd strike me down if I didn't carry on the work

that she so courageously undertook.

Even when she was ill...

..even when the days were very dark...

HE CLEARS THROAT

So...

..I hope you'll all dig deep tonight...

..for her

and everything she fought for.

Have a great night, everyone. Thank you.

(That was beautiful.)

-Are you OK?

-I don't know what to do with myself.

It's a party. Drink, talk, repeat - right?

Must be nice to be a guy.

Relax. We can just hang out together.

OK.

Just pretend you're not surrounded by rich people,

and every single one of my colleagues.

Will do.

Hi!

-So you know the new girl, right?

-Just a bit.

-Big night for them.

-What do you mean?

-Chance to show the whole world they're spectacular.

-What world?

Alistair's.

Do you want me to introduce you to the big boss?

In a minute.

Talk to me a second.

Oh, great, we're going straight in, I see.

Have I done something?

Will you just stop with all that shite?

Are you incapable of having a good time now?

Something really big is happening to you, we should talk about it.

Should we really, though?

Can we not just get on with our own shit?

It's not a big deal, OK?

It's weird.

They're weird.

You're being paranoid, you know that, right?

I really don't think I am.

You're scared of people.

It's like you're 11 again,

-convinced that everyone's going to turn out to be...

-Don't.

You want to help me?

-With what?

-Wingman me.

Talk me up.

For what?

They need to think I'm clever.

-You are clever.

-Fuck off.

There's our target.

Louise is quick.

Tell me what you're doing.

Christ! Never mind.

There you are.

Who is that?

That is Lucas Steiner.

He is richer than Bono. And everyone wants his cash.

So Solasta manages his money?

Yeah.

-Feels like a game.

-Welcome to the real world.

Their friend just killed herself.

A Solasta intern and we're here drinking champagne and networking.

Steiner was Fay's catch.

She was on his relationship team.

She wouldn't have wanted that to be messed up.

So, they're competing for her job?

Well, yeah, if you want to be really brutal about it.

Is James on the Steiner team?

Do you always ask so many questions?

You just said Fay and James were on the same team.

-So...

-Steiner account, yeah.

Does he know what happened?

-Holly...

-Is James coming tonight?

You're a lot, you know that?

Drink, talk, repeat - right?

You need to work on your date conversation topics.

-This isn't a date.

-Sure?

Totally.

-SHE MOANS

-Oh, James!

SHE LAUGHS

-Sorry.

-Don't expect me to stop!

THEY LAUGH Sorry.

Hello.

Interesting transcript girl.

-Holly.

-Holly.

-Just caught me trying to escape my own party.

-I wouldn't go in there.

It's, em, occupied.

Oh, well.

I'd be scandalised but this party is for my wife

and she loved that kind of thing.

Would have made her laugh.

She sounds like a great woman.

Yeah, she was.

Although this all makes it a bit, um...

Kind of makes it harder, doesn't it?

When everyone remembers them as some kind of a saint.

Make them not real any more.

The person you knew.

Yeah. Yeah, that's exactly it.

Everything all right?

Fine, fine. Someone's fucking in there, apparently.

Excellent.

Let's grab another drink.

GIRL LAUGHS HYSTERICALLY

Stop it, Phoebs. Fucking hell. Let me sort this out.

-Hello, Holly.

-Hi.

Everything all right?

I was looking for Georgia.

As per.

-George?

-I'm pissing.

Don't suppose you've got one of those going spare?

Be my guest, darling.

There's always some dickhead after you when you've got coke.

Promise not to follow you around all night.

-CHUCKLING

-It's not like she paid for it.

Oh, I paid for it.

-Slut.

-I'm really sorry about Fay.

I just wanted you guys to know.

Thank you, Holly.

How are you all doing?

We're OK.

Now you have to, like, work.

It's kind of our business.

Well, at least the coke's nice.

-Have another.

-Phoebe...

Hey, girl.

Hey, girl.

-Ready?

-Yeah.

Charlie, get me a drink.

-Hey, Mr Steiner, let's see if you can dance.

-No, no...

-Come on!

-No, thank you.

-Just, come on.

-No, no, it's fine.

You're making a tit of yourself.

-You're a lightweight.

-Do you have any idea what you're competing for?

You're not like them, can't you see that?

-Too far, I'm guessing?

-Guys.

Did anyone tell you what happened to Fay Brookstone?

-Who's this girl?

-Nobody.

-Let it go.

-Aren't you thinking about her?

Like, what the fuck went wrong?

Right. I think it's about time you clear out, guys.

Lucas, what are we telling you?

Get off me, George.

Holly, let's go.

Right, I think it's home time.

Get her the fuck out of here.

I'm sorry. Come back.

Come back.

Come back. Come back. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I don't think we saw the best of you tonight.

Are you talking about me offending the honoured guest

-or boking all over myself?

-Both.

I'm not usually like that.

I don't lose control, ever.

-Why not? You're 19.

-Because I decided.

A long time ago.

You can't live your life keeping control of everything.

-Why did you come tonight?

-I don't know.

-I think it's because you're ambitious.

-So?

This isn't about your friend any more, do you get that?

-I want in.

-Ah-ha.

The truth.

Thank you.

So, you're in.

-What?

-You heard me.

Come on, Holly.

Why do you want in?

I want to do something for myself.

-I need to.

-You're already working it out.

-What?

-Why I'm dead.

You can't resist.

You have to put things right.

Because of what you did.

Show me who you are, Holly McStay.

Where's the party?

Nowhere, I have to work the last bit.

All right.

-I'm still here for when you want to go.

-OK.