0:00:03 > 0:00:06Didn't you used to have a set of these?
0:00:06 > 0:00:08- Yeah.- Yeah, I thought so.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11- Have you been burgled? - Oh, don't start, Mum.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Looks like ten people live here.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15I am busy, you know.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Busy? You don't know the meaning of the word.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21Two jobs and three kids, four with your father. That's busy.
0:00:21 > 0:00:25- I've got important things to worry about. - Like what to watch on telly?
0:00:25 > 0:00:28How long have these dishes been in the sink?
0:00:28 > 0:00:30KNOCK ON DOOR
0:00:30 > 0:00:32It's OK, I'll get it.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37- Helen Morgan? Theobald And King Finance. - I'm sorry, I'm not interested.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40- Your utilities account is overdue. - < Who is it, love?
0:00:40 > 0:00:43- We have tried contacting you before. - < Where's your cleaning stuff?
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Just give us a minute, Mum.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49- It's not a good time right now. - The arrears are still outstanding.
0:00:49 > 0:00:54- Without immediate settlement, the utility could be withdrawn with immediate effect.- What?
0:00:54 > 0:00:55They'll cut you off.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02# Moving on
0:01:03 > 0:01:07# Moving on. #
0:01:58 > 0:02:00KNOCK ON DOOR
0:02:04 > 0:02:06KNOCKING CONTINUES
0:02:12 > 0:02:15KNOCKS AGAIN
0:02:33 > 0:02:36LETTERBOX SHUTS
0:03:11 > 0:03:13MOBILE PHONE RINGS
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Three bedrooms?
0:03:35 > 0:03:38What kind of cat are they swinging? A manx?
0:03:38 > 0:03:40I think they've done quite a good job.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45Yeah, well, so would I, if I knew I was making a few grand commission for doing next to nothing.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49It's worth much more than that.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51It's a bad time to sell.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53I'm not sure there'll ever be a good time.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57- I've already had someone round. - You'll be stepping off the ladder. - So what?
0:03:57 > 0:04:01It's not like it's difficult getting back on it.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Are you going to tell me what's going on?
0:04:04 > 0:04:07I just need a change, that's all.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09KNOCK ON DOOR
0:04:17 > 0:04:18Ellie?
0:04:18 > 0:04:23John Mulligan! I don't believe it. How long's it been?
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Ten years?
0:04:25 > 0:04:27- Try twenty.- No way!
0:04:28 > 0:04:29You look so, erm...
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Normal.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Different. You look different.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Come in.
0:04:36 > 0:04:41- So, what are you doing with yourself these days?- Property. Buy to let, mainly.
0:04:41 > 0:04:46- Really?- You thought I'd be in prison by now, didn't you?
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Don't worry, it's fine. I was a bit of a scally at school, wasn't I?
0:04:50 > 0:04:53A good kisser, though.
0:04:53 > 0:04:58- You probably don't remember anyway. - Are you kidding? Getting off with the head girl?
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Best thing I ever did at that place.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04'So that's about it, really.'
0:05:04 > 0:05:05Any questions?
0:05:05 > 0:05:08Yeah. What are you doing tomorrow?
0:05:08 > 0:05:09For a second viewing?
0:05:09 > 0:05:13- So you're interested, then? - Oh, yeah.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15I'm definitely interested.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- Thanks.- Why don't you just tell her the truth?
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Oh, yeah, can you imagine?!
0:05:25 > 0:05:30"Mum, you've already lent me ten grand but I could do with another twenty if you've got it."
0:05:30 > 0:05:34- I'd offer...- I wasn't asking. - James has...- I said I wasn't asking!
0:05:36 > 0:05:38I can't believe you've let things get this bad anyway.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42- You're usually sensible. - I haven't done this on purpose!
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- You try living on my wage. - It's all about budgeting.
0:05:45 > 0:05:50- You wouldn't last five minutes in my shoes, Maria, and you know it. - You need a rich man.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Worked for me.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56But a Bill Gates, not a Bill Sikes!
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Paperwork's all there. Average bills, council tax.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11So, any more interest?
0:06:11 > 0:06:15- What?- In the house?- Yeah.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20- Yeah, it's been like Piccadilly Circus in here.- Any offers?
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Well, no, not yet but, you know.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- Forget the tea. I'm not stopping. - I thought you were here to...
0:06:27 > 0:06:29I thought we'd talk over dinner.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34My treat. Unless you're doing something else.
0:06:36 > 0:06:37- Perfect.- Now?
0:06:37 > 0:06:42Well, I'm starving. And it's not like you need to change. You look great.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46OK.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51You won't be needing those.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Thank you.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- Say when.- Thanks.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05So this business of yours. How did you get started?
0:07:05 > 0:07:09A mate of mine was doing it, making a wedge buying and selling houses.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Thought I'd give it a go myself.
0:07:12 > 0:07:18- Hidden talents.- No, not really, it's just about being canny, knowing what to go for and when.
0:07:18 > 0:07:23- It beats bumming about the estate with the druggies.- John Mulligan, property tycoon.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27And not a qualification to my name, buying dinner for Miss Smarty Pants.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Who'd have thought it, eh?
0:07:29 > 0:07:33I'm not clever. I work in a bank.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Top of the maths class.
0:07:35 > 0:07:41Top of everything. And moving on...to pastures new?
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Itchy feet.
0:07:43 > 0:07:49There's four houses for sale on your road, all for about thirty grand less than they're actually worth.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Sign of the times, I suppose.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55You've dropped the price of yours three times in the last month.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Losing a fortune on what you paid for it five years ago.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01It's great for buyers like me, not so great for Smarty Pants.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05And all the lucky buyer has to do is sit tight, wait for the market to pick up,
0:08:05 > 0:08:08and make a killing without lifting a finger.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- You've done your homework. - First time for everything.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18So, how much are we talking about?
0:08:18 > 0:08:20What?
0:08:20 > 0:08:27Well, smart girl, head screwed on, selling a cracking house like that at the worst possible time.
0:08:27 > 0:08:32- So?- So...you've either got neighbours from hell,
0:08:32 > 0:08:34or you owe someone a lot of money.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40Or maybe I just like living dangerously.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43So Helen Morgan's in debt.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Isn't everyone?
0:08:46 > 0:08:50The Joe Jobbers and the credit card martyrs, maybe, but you? No!
0:08:50 > 0:08:53You should have been running the world by now.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55I'm sorry to disappoint you.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57I'm not disappointed.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59You thought things would change, didn't you?
0:08:59 > 0:09:04People like you don't stay down on their luck for long, but it hasn't changed.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07For the first time in your life, you're one step behind,
0:09:07 > 0:09:11for once you're not in control and it scares the hell out of you.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Time to take me off the pedestal, John.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16I'm not special.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18I disagree.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Are you trying to get me drunk?
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Maybe.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31You never were the shy type.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36Why waste time? I think people should just say what they think and get on with it.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38And what do you think?
0:09:38 > 0:09:43I think that I would like to buy your house.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49- And what about the other three on the street?- Original price.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Number seven has a conservatory.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56- I'd rent it back to you. - Thirteen has a double garage. - Mate's rates.- Twenty's vacant.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01- I want yours.- Why?- Why yours? Or why pay more than I have to?
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Both.
0:10:03 > 0:10:08Well, maybe I'm going soft in my old age.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13Or maybe you think there are hidden extras thrown in.
0:10:14 > 0:10:15Like what?
0:10:16 > 0:10:18Like me.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23That's not something I'd ever think to pay for.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31So what's in it for you?
0:10:31 > 0:10:34A great house, reliable tenant.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36It's just good business.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Like this is "just" dinner?
0:10:39 > 0:10:43- You think too much. - Maybe you don't think enough.
0:10:43 > 0:10:48OK, if you're serious, then we'd better be clear just on what it is you're buying.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Sold as seen, right?
0:10:50 > 0:10:52The house, yes.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Present owner not included.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Thank you.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06You're very sure of yourself, aren't you?
0:11:06 > 0:11:08I like to think of it as quietly confident.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12- I haven't agreed yet.- You will.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14How do you know?
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Because you have no choice.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31So then he brought out the champagne and...
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Did I do the wrong thing?
0:11:35 > 0:11:38He's good-looking, right?
0:11:38 > 0:11:43- Yeah, very.- And rich? You said he had houses all over the place.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45His own little empire.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47- Is he funny?- Yep.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- Charming?- Mm-hm.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52And how long is it since...
0:11:52 > 0:11:54you know?
0:11:54 > 0:11:55Months.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59Then, yeah, you did the wrong thing!
0:12:08 > 0:12:10KNOCK ON DOOR
0:12:16 > 0:12:23Fish and chips. Haddock, I think, a couple of sausages.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25I wasn't sure what you'd like.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29Same with the sauce. Curry and gravy. Best to cover both angles.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32And you have got a bottle opener, haven't you?
0:12:32 > 0:12:35I should have bought cans, thinking about it.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39Oh, don't tell me you've already eaten.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Listen, the other night...
0:12:51 > 0:12:55I've been thinking about it ever since, how it must have looked.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58And you're right, I don't think enough.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00I didn't mean to make you feel...
0:13:00 > 0:13:02- Desperate?- Unimportant.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Well, you didn't, because I'm not.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09I'm doing it again, aren't I? Look, I just wanted to say sorry.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12And you can't beat a good fish supper, right?
0:13:14 > 0:13:15Cheap as chips.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22No, it's true!
0:13:22 > 0:13:25No, listen, do you remember Donny Wilson?
0:13:25 > 0:13:29- He had a real thing for you, do you remember?- No, he didn't.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31He did. Him and Steeley.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- Shut up.- It's true.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37They used to take bets to see which one of them could corrupt you first.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42But I beat them to it.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Yeah, hardly.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- Another beer?- Yeah, go on then.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51You should have seen their faces when they found out.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Obviously I told them we'd done more than we had.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Well, that's what boys do, isn't it?
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Exaggerate.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09What?
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Bottle opener?
0:14:17 > 0:14:19MOBILE PHONE RINGS
0:14:31 > 0:14:33'John, where are you?'
0:14:51 > 0:14:54- Where's the fire?- Don't feel like you've got to hang around.
0:14:54 > 0:15:00Well, I wasn't expecting a full English or nothing, but a cup of tea would be nice.
0:15:03 > 0:15:04Did I snore too loudly?
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Oh, no, I wasn't doing that talking thing, was I?
0:15:11 > 0:15:14OK, so you're not a morning person.
0:15:14 > 0:15:19Actually I'd better be making a move, got to get across the river soon.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23- You're late enough, right? - No, I don't have to be there until twelve, actually.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26Wow, you've got her well-trained.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29- Who?- The missus, who else?
0:15:29 > 0:15:32What you talking about?
0:15:32 > 0:15:37Oh, come on. You turn on the charm, you say all the right things, you can see how low I am.
0:15:37 > 0:15:38I'm an easy target, right?
0:15:39 > 0:15:43And the clincher was pretending you wanted to buy the house.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45- I do want to buy the house.- Oh, yeah.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47A real knight in shining armour.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50- What's brought this on? - You were only after one thing.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- What makes you say that? - Well, you're a bloke, aren't you?
0:16:08 > 0:16:11DOOR SHUTS
0:16:15 > 0:16:20'If you must sell, don't go taking the first offer that comes along, Ellie. I mean it.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22'You'll regret it.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26'People lose thousands, the way the market is at the moment.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28'Let me know how you get on.'
0:16:28 > 0:16:30I'll speak to you later. Bye.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Is it safe?
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Did I do something to upset you?
0:16:57 > 0:17:00I've been racking my brains and I just can't think.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02I was hung-over, that's all.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08Because you were wrong, you know, about everything.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15Look, cards-on-the-table time.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19I fancy you, OK?
0:17:19 > 0:17:22I always have.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26The other night, it wasn't just a quickie, or the beer.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30I really enjoyed myself.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32I got the impression that you did too.
0:17:34 > 0:17:35I did, but...
0:17:35 > 0:17:37I wasn't using you.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40I wouldn't do that.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45John, who's Tracy?
0:17:48 > 0:17:51Don't you mean "Uncle John"?
0:17:52 > 0:17:57Thomas Luke Hughes. Nine pounds, six ounces, born early hours of Sunday morning.
0:17:57 > 0:18:02Our Tracy's knackered. She said it was like dropping a bowling ball.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Me mam's clucking round her like a chicken, won't leave them in peace.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Tracy's my sister...
0:18:09 > 0:18:11..you stupid woman!
0:18:13 > 0:18:17Do you honestly think that I'd go for a Tracy?
0:18:17 > 0:18:18Rather have a Sharon...
0:18:20 > 0:18:21..or an Ellie.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Here we go.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39Oh!
0:18:39 > 0:18:44It's a bit early for me, but then I am still on Turkish time.
0:18:44 > 0:18:45Oh, sorry!
0:18:47 > 0:18:51So, anything from the Mystery Man while I've been away?
0:18:54 > 0:18:56Ooh, I knew it.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Right, you, tell me everything. His name would be a help.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02I don't know why you have to be so secretive.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Oh, God, he's not married, is he?
0:19:05 > 0:19:06- I hope not! - Ah, well, what if he is.
0:19:06 > 0:19:12You saw a bit of action, that's the most important thing, right?
0:19:12 > 0:19:14And I sold the house.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18- To the mystery guy?- To John, yeah.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22John, right, he's a real person at last.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24You know him, actually. Well, used to.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28- It was a long time ago. - Not John Dempsey from the gym?
0:19:28 > 0:19:32- Spotty guy with different-coloured eyes.- Oh, please!
0:19:33 > 0:19:35John.
0:19:37 > 0:19:38John.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41M-U...
0:19:41 > 0:19:42From a long time ago.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44Mulligan!
0:19:44 > 0:19:50- Remember him? Mully the Bully. - Just went down the wrong way.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52SHE CONTINUES TO COUGH
0:19:52 > 0:19:56So, John Mulligan...
0:19:56 > 0:19:59I know. How weird is that?
0:19:59 > 0:20:03I had such a crush on him at school, I think it was that whole bad boy thing, you know.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06I thought he'd moved to Leeds?
0:20:06 > 0:20:10Well, he was definitely up here last Monday. And Wednesday.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13And Thursday. And last night.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15And he's buying your house?
0:20:15 > 0:20:19- Yeah. That's what he does now. He's making a fortune.- I'm sure he is.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23You should see him, Maria, he looks twice as good as I remember.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34- Just be careful, eh? - What do you mean?
0:20:35 > 0:20:39Well, the John Mulligan I remember was a complete waste of space.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41People change.
0:20:41 > 0:20:42Not always for the better.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45Oh, don't be so judgmental.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49- I still wouldn't trust him. - Why are you being like this?
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- Like what?- Spiteful.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53I just don't want to see you get hurt.
0:20:53 > 0:20:59- I won't.- Why don't you check him out a bit more before committing to anything?
0:20:59 > 0:21:01- Are you talking about the house, or him?- Both.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05- It was you who told me to sleep with him!- Yeah, well, I didn't know it was him then, did I?
0:21:05 > 0:21:08And why does that matter all of a sudden?
0:21:08 > 0:21:13- What's going on? - There's nothing going on.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17You know, I thought you'd be happy I was having a bit of fun for once.
0:21:17 > 0:21:18Why are you trying to spoil it?
0:21:18 > 0:21:20I'm not trying to spoil anything, Ellie.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24I don't know why an intelligent woman would go for such a no-mark like him.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28Wasn't it you who told me to go out and find myself a rich man?
0:21:28 > 0:21:32Yeah, I did Ellie, but not somebody who made it dealing drugs.
0:21:32 > 0:21:33You what?
0:21:33 > 0:21:34Nothing.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38You reckon he's a drug dealer?
0:21:38 > 0:21:41I don't reckon. I know.
0:21:41 > 0:21:42How?
0:21:43 > 0:21:45- Ask anyone.- I'm asking you.
0:21:45 > 0:21:51Come on, Ellie. You think a loser like John Mulligan walks out of school with sod all to show for it,
0:21:51 > 0:21:55- then becomes a millionaire? - He said he was in property.- He's not going to tell you the truth.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59- But he's got houses all over the place.- I'm sure he has. Paid for with what?
0:21:59 > 0:22:03You sell your house to John Mulligan, you're as bad as he is.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07This is drug money. People will die, just so that you can pay your debts off.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- You don't know him. - I know enough.- You don't know what you're on about.
0:22:10 > 0:22:15- Sell your house to John Mulligan, and I don't want to see you again. - Maria!- Don't fall for it!
0:22:34 > 0:22:37So what was all that about?
0:22:37 > 0:22:39Stay away from him, Ellie.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41He's bad news.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45- Says who?- You're just gonna have to trust me on this one.
0:22:45 > 0:22:46I need more than that, Maria.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50He kills kids. What more is there to know?
0:22:50 > 0:22:55- Well, I think I'd rather make up my own mind than rely on gossip. - I don't believe this!
0:22:55 > 0:23:01Five minutes of attention from a bit of rough and you go all gaga like a schoolgirl. It's pathetic.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04- What is wrong with you? - What is wrong with YOU?
0:23:04 > 0:23:08- I don't want to fight.- Then tell me you're not going to see him again.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10- DISTANT KNOCKING ON DOOR - No.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12KNOCKING CONTINUES
0:23:13 > 0:23:14No, I can't do that.
0:23:18 > 0:23:19KNOCKING CONTINUES
0:23:19 > 0:23:21DOOR SHUTS
0:23:21 > 0:23:24PERSISTENT KNOCKING Ellie, I know you're in there.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29What's going on? I thought we were OK?
0:23:32 > 0:23:34Open the door, let me in.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Well, at least tell me what this is all about.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Come on, Ellie. Open up.
0:23:48 > 0:23:54OK, listen, why don't we go somewhere else, somewhere neutral?
0:23:56 > 0:23:59The park?
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Come to the park.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03Meet me there, ten minutes.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08Ellie?
0:24:08 > 0:24:11Please.
0:24:11 > 0:24:12Talk to me.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18I'll be waiting.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24SHUFFLING AND CREAKING
0:24:24 > 0:24:26FOOTSTEPS RETREAT
0:24:53 > 0:24:57- Hey.- Why didn't you tell me?
0:24:59 > 0:25:01- Tell you what?- About the drugs?
0:25:01 > 0:25:03What drugs?!
0:25:03 > 0:25:05- Don't lie to me! - What drugs, Ellie?
0:25:05 > 0:25:09- Maria told me that you...- Maria? Maria who?
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Beaumont. Well, Green when we were at school.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14HE LAUGHS
0:25:15 > 0:25:17What's so funny?
0:25:20 > 0:25:21Nothing.
0:25:24 > 0:25:25Everything.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33So what did she tell you then - Maria?
0:25:35 > 0:25:39- Come on, I'm dying to know. - She said that you deal drugs.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42That's how you make your money.
0:25:45 > 0:25:46All right.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52I was 16.
0:25:55 > 0:26:00I didn't know any better. Just wanted to make a bit of cash, like everybody else.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04It was a few months, that's all.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07I'm not proud of it.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12But it was a long time ago and it isn't who I'm now.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18But that's not why she told you, though, is it?
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Did she tell you how she found that out?
0:26:28 > 0:26:30Pillow talk.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36- You're friends, you and her?- Yeah, best.
0:26:38 > 0:26:39Tell each other things?
0:26:40 > 0:26:45She didn't tell you about us, though, did she? No, of course she didn't.
0:26:45 > 0:26:46When?
0:26:47 > 0:26:53Last year. I ran into her at a party, she was bored out of her brain.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55- Not for long, though.- You're lying.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59Oh! Big house up by the cathedral, four-by-four in the driveway,
0:26:59 > 0:27:05husband goes squash on Wednesdays, likes mojitos, cute little mole on her shoulder blade.
0:27:07 > 0:27:08I could go on.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Best friends, eh? Yeah, sounds like it.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19Lasted about six months, it was nothing serious,
0:27:19 > 0:27:25well, not for me anyway, it was a laugh, a bit dangerous.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28We both got off on it, but then she started getting serious,
0:27:28 > 0:27:32expecting me to come running every time she clicked her fingers.
0:27:32 > 0:27:33It stopped being fun.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37- So you dumped her? - She seemed OK with it at the time.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42Can't you see what she's doing?
0:27:42 > 0:27:48She's jealous, she'll say anything to stop this from working.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54Ellie, I really like you.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58Please, don't let Maria ruin things before they've even begun.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04POUNDING ON DOOR
0:28:06 > 0:28:07POUNDING CONTINUES
0:28:10 > 0:28:14- He's a liar!- So you didn't have an affair with him, then?
0:28:15 > 0:28:17Why didn't you tell me?
0:28:19 > 0:28:21How could I?
0:28:21 > 0:28:25You're always telling me how "wonderful" James is.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27Besides, I didn't want to mix you up in it,
0:28:27 > 0:28:29having to lie for me.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32I'm your best friend, I'm supposed to lie for you!
0:28:32 > 0:28:34This isn't about me and John.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36This is about drugs and John.
0:28:36 > 0:28:40- He explained all that. He was just a kid.- He's playing you.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42The drugs are why we finished.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46I found out that he was dealing, and didn't want anything more to do with it.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50- Well, that's not the way he tells it.- Oh, Ellie! Open your eyes!
0:28:50 > 0:28:54- Why should I believe you? You have already lied to me once. - I'm telling you the truth.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58You're just jealous.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00You're still in love with him.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02I never loved him!
0:29:02 > 0:29:04- How stupid do you think I am? - Right now?
0:29:04 > 0:29:05Pretty stupid.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10- Don't do this, Ellie.- Too late.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14- You'll regret it. - I don't think so.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17- What's happening to you? - I'm taking control,
0:29:17 > 0:29:19that's what's happening.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30- I meant what I said, you know. - And so did I!
0:29:30 > 0:29:32Do you know what? You're just bitter,
0:29:32 > 0:29:36and you think money can buy you anything, including your friends.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40- Oh, don't be ridiculous.- And to think I used to be so envious of you!
0:29:45 > 0:29:49- Leave her alone, John! - No, you leave us alone.- Oi!
0:29:49 > 0:29:52If you hurt her, I will...
0:29:52 > 0:29:55You'll what? Come on, Maria,
0:29:55 > 0:29:57tell me what it's you're gonna do.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02Look, it's not like it was with us.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05I really care about Ellie.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07This is the real thing for me.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11So leave us be, eh?
0:30:12 > 0:30:13Ellie doesn't need you.
0:30:16 > 0:30:17Neither of us do.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29'I wanted everything you had,
0:30:29 > 0:30:36'the husband who adores me, the big house, the top-of-the-range everything, the Spanish tiles,
0:30:36 > 0:30:37'six holidays a year.
0:30:37 > 0:30:42'Sometimes I resented you, because you've never known what it's like to struggle every day,
0:30:42 > 0:30:47'worrying about whether or not you'll have a roof over your head from one week to the next,
0:30:47 > 0:30:51- 'but that's why you kept me around, wasn't it?' - You're talking rubbish, Ellie.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55- 'As long as you stay up there, you'll have me to look down on.'- For God's sake.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59'At least you'll never have it as bad as poor, little Ellie.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02'And that's why you just can't stand this, isn't it?
0:31:02 > 0:31:05'I've something you want, and there's not a thing you can do about it.'
0:31:07 > 0:31:10- He'll break your heart! - 'At least I have a heart to break!'
0:31:10 > 0:31:16I don't think I've ever had to write that many noughts on a piece of paper before.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19What's up? I thought you'd be pleased?
0:31:19 > 0:31:23I'd be happier if you and Maria ended this silly little feud.
0:31:23 > 0:31:29- That's not my choice, Mum. - This man you're knocking around with. I don't like the sound of him.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31- You've never even met him!- Exactly.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35No man's worth losing friends over, Ellie.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38Look, I've just paid your money back, can we leave it at that?
0:31:38 > 0:31:41- Where it's come from? - It's come from me!
0:31:43 > 0:31:46What are you getting mixed up in, love?
0:31:47 > 0:31:51Well, don't come crying to me and your father when it all goes wrong!
0:32:00 > 0:32:05I'm sure if we use the big case, it could do for us both. It's only three days.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08MOBILE PHONE RINGS I'm sorted. I'm not unpacking and re-packing, it's fine.
0:32:11 > 0:32:12Hello?
0:32:14 > 0:32:16What, now?
0:32:18 > 0:32:20Right, I'm on my way.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Please don't kill me.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29There's a problem with the completion on that docklands development.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32I've got to go to the solicitors.
0:32:32 > 0:32:37- Well, that won't take long, will it? - It's in Leeds.- Leeds?!
0:32:37 > 0:32:40- We don't have the time! - They're waiting for the keys.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43Can't it wait until we get back?
0:32:45 > 0:32:51Look, why don't you go on ahead, I'll get the next flight.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54Might even make it for a drink on the balcony.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56No, I'll wait for you.
0:32:56 > 0:33:01What and miss out on a day's shopping? Come on! It's New York! No point in us both losing out.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07You go on ahead, splash out on room service, anything you like, it's all on the card.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09I'll be there before you know it.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13Have you got enough petrol in the car?
0:33:13 > 0:33:16- It's only Birmingham.- Best check.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28You never know, it might be delayed.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30I'll call you when I know what I'm doing.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33Drive safe.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45CAR RADIO: 'It's Thursday, 11th December.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49'The news: Metropolitan Police have concluded months of investigations
0:33:49 > 0:33:51'into drug supply to the city.
0:33:51 > 0:33:57- 'A police spokesman had this to say: - The community has been instrumental in helping the police target...
0:33:57 > 0:33:59SIREN BLARES
0:34:03 > 0:34:07JOHN: 'They used to place bets to see who could corrupt you first,'
0:34:07 > 0:34:09but I beat them to it.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14Property, buy to let mainly.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17- MARIA:- Just be careful, eh?
0:34:17 > 0:34:18You have no choice.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22People will die, just so that you can pay your debts off.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26I wasn't using you.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28'I wouldn't do that.'
0:34:28 > 0:34:31Can't you see what she's doing? She's jealous.
0:34:31 > 0:34:36Five minutes of attention from a bit of rough and you go all gaga, like a schoolgirl.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40- What are you getting mixed up in, love?- Have you got enough petrol in the car?
0:34:40 > 0:34:42It's come from me!
0:34:44 > 0:34:45I'm on my way.
0:35:02 > 0:35:03Come on.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07PHONE RINGS
0:35:43 > 0:35:45PHONE RINGS AGAIN
0:35:50 > 0:35:53- Maria? You were right about John.- Ellie, what's wrong?
0:35:53 > 0:35:58We were supposed to be going to New York and I'd this bad feeling that something wasn't right.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01I found something in my case, Maria.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03I don't know, I think it's drugs, what should I do?
0:36:03 > 0:36:09Ellie, don't touch it. There might be somebody watching you. Ellie, listen to me. Call the police.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12- I'm scared.- Don't be.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15You've got to trust me.
0:36:19 > 0:36:24Good riddance to bad rubbish, I say, but five years?
0:36:24 > 0:36:27If it were up to me, I'd have thrown away the key.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30When I think of how close you came. Oh, don't!
0:36:30 > 0:36:31It still frightens me.
0:36:31 > 0:36:36You of all people. Thought you'd more about you than to fall for something like that.
0:36:36 > 0:36:41George Clooney throws you a wink and you leave your brains at the door.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45At least we know the truth before you two got serious.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51It was a lucky escape if you ask me.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53I didn't.
0:36:53 > 0:36:54You what, love?
0:36:58 > 0:37:01I didn't ask you.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17ECHOING: 'It was a long time ago, and it's not who I am now.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21'This isn't about me and John, this is about drugs and John.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25'Why don't you check him out before committing to anything?
0:37:25 > 0:37:27'Are you talking about the house, or him?
0:37:27 > 0:37:34- 'How stupid do you think I am? - He's a liar!- I wasn't using you.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37'I wouldn't do that.'
0:37:38 > 0:37:42There she is, little Miss Smarty Pants come to gloat.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46Well, you're looking good on it.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49This doesn't suit you, John.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53I preferred it when you were pretending to be clever.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56No, you're the clever one, remember?
0:37:56 > 0:37:57Why did you do it?
0:37:59 > 0:38:03- I thought you cared about me. - So that's why you're here?
0:38:04 > 0:38:07So that I can tell you how special you are
0:38:07 > 0:38:10and stop you feeling guilty about shopping me?
0:38:10 > 0:38:12You're a hypocrite.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15- I'm not like you. - No, no, you're not.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17You never were.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24In your soft-focus candy-floss world
0:38:24 > 0:38:27where Mummy and Daddy still live together
0:38:27 > 0:38:32and the most traumatic thing that ever happened to you is your little dog dying.
0:38:34 > 0:38:35So naive.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39In my world,
0:38:39 > 0:38:42every day is a fight to survive,
0:38:42 > 0:38:45you have to keep your eye on the ball 24/7,
0:38:45 > 0:38:48and there's always someone behind you.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56It's not something that you'll ever understand...
0:38:56 > 0:38:59and I'm glad for you, honest.
0:38:59 > 0:39:06But I'm not gonna apologise for doing what I had to do, to get out of there and make a better life for myself.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08By ruining others?
0:39:10 > 0:39:15I don't hold a gun to their heads, I don't force them to inject themselves.
0:39:15 > 0:39:16They do it all by themselves.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19Now who's being naive?
0:39:21 > 0:39:23You got greedy.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Did I?
0:39:25 > 0:39:26And what about you?
0:39:26 > 0:39:32Before I came along, you were in so much debt, you were about to lose everything.
0:39:32 > 0:39:39You talk about me, but you think it's perfectly OK to spend thousands you don't have on stuff you don't need,
0:39:39 > 0:39:45borrowing cash from legalised loan sharks that you've no hope of ever paying back. But that's all right,
0:39:45 > 0:39:47because you're a good person.
0:39:49 > 0:39:50At least I had my self-respect.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Are you sure about that?
0:39:52 > 0:39:57The only difference between you and me, is that I chose to fight back,
0:39:57 > 0:40:00to not let them take everything I had. You?
0:40:00 > 0:40:02You just rolled over.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08And all those nice clothes that you're sat in.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11I paid for those, every last stitch.
0:40:11 > 0:40:15- Don't you dare turn this on me! - Oh, there she is.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17Miss Prim And Proper,
0:40:17 > 0:40:23Miss Do The Right Thing, Miss What Will The Neighbours Think?
0:40:23 > 0:40:25- Know how funny that is? - So why aren't you laughing?
0:40:25 > 0:40:31Listen, I may be the one in a prison cell,
0:40:31 > 0:40:33but at least I sleep all right.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36Because I know who I am,
0:40:36 > 0:40:37I know what I've done...
0:40:40 > 0:40:41..and I'm OK with it.
0:40:41 > 0:40:47But you? You're gonna have to wake up every morning knowing that all the nice things around you,
0:40:47 > 0:40:52even the shoes on your feet, knowing that it was paid for with the same money that put me here,
0:40:52 > 0:40:58the same dirty tenner that some 12-year-old kid in a filthy garage
0:40:58 > 0:41:01is shooting into his brains right now.
0:41:04 > 0:41:10It doesn't matter to me, because I'm just low-life scum
0:41:10 > 0:41:13but you,
0:41:13 > 0:41:15please tell me,
0:41:15 > 0:41:19what does that do to someone as perfect as you?
0:41:33 > 0:41:34Why did you come here?
0:41:39 > 0:41:42To see if I'd feel anything.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44And do you?
0:42:11 > 0:42:14It's just bricks and mortar at the end of the day.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30Let your mum spoil you for a bit, eh?
0:42:31 > 0:42:33Time to move on.
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