0:00:02 > 0:00:04SHE SOBS
0:00:22 > 0:00:26That you, Ruby?
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Ruby?
0:00:33 > 0:00:35What's wrong?
0:00:36 > 0:00:38Ruby!
0:00:41 > 0:00:44RUBY SOBS Please open the door.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Ruby, I can't help you if you won't tell me what's happened.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00DOORBELL RINGS
0:01:09 > 0:01:11- Mel.- Are you all right?
0:01:12 > 0:01:15No, not really. Ruby's just come back in a right state.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19- Has she said anything? - Just ran straight upstairs and locked herself in her room.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Think I might know why.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Will you just tell me what's going on?
0:01:24 > 0:01:30Look, I'm sure it's nothing, but Izzy's just come in from school and told me...
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Told you what?
0:01:32 > 0:01:37Apparently someone's posted some pictures in an online group.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41- I don't understand. What do you mean?- Well, they're saying it's a picture of Ruby.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45What kind of picture?
0:01:46 > 0:01:53From what I can make out, it's a site where lads share pictures of their girlfriends.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56Intimate pictures.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58She hasn't even got a boyfriend.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01What about that lad she was knocking about with?
0:02:01 > 0:02:04- Stephen something. Dark hair. - Stephen Matthews.
0:02:04 > 0:02:09Yeah, well, according to the rumours going around school, that's him.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Look, I'm sure it's not even them.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13You know what teenage girls are like.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15- I need to see it. - Are you sure?
0:02:18 > 0:02:20What choice have I got?
0:02:27 > 0:02:29This is the one.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Nice name(!)
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- It's private.- What's that mean?
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Means you have to request to join the group.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- How long's that going to take? - How long's a piece of string?
0:02:42 > 0:02:45I don't know, do I? You know me, I don't even do Facebook.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Mum, when will tea be ready?
0:02:47 > 0:02:51- Not long. Sorry, I thought you were playing a game?- I'm starving.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Won't be long. You go upstairs.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- I just need to speak to Mel about something.- Hiya, Leo.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10We're in. That was quick.
0:03:14 > 0:03:20Oh, my God. Those poor girls.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- She only looks about 14.- If that.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28And just look at the comments.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33Do people still talk about girls like this? So depressing.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Is that it?
0:03:51 > 0:03:55I mean, you can't even see her face. Could be anyone.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59And like I said, it's just teenage girls doing what they do best -
0:03:59 > 0:04:01being malicious little...
0:04:11 > 0:04:14SHUTTER CLICKS What are you doing?
0:04:14 > 0:04:17- I don't know. But you might need it as evidence.- Evidence?
0:04:19 > 0:04:24And I'm going to write down the names of everyone who's left a comment.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27I don't get it. Why would they even say it's her?
0:04:27 > 0:04:30In our day, it would've just been graffiti on the back of the toilet door.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33Yeah, but you can't just scribble this out. How do you get it taken down?
0:04:33 > 0:04:36Only the person who set up the group can delete it.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Surely there's another way.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Unless...
0:04:44 > 0:04:48"This site appears to show explicit images of underage girls.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51"The IP address of everyone who has viewed these images
0:04:51 > 0:04:55"has been logged and forwarded to the police."
0:04:57 > 0:05:00That should set the cat amongst the pigeons.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02- You think it'll work? - It's worth a try.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06I mean, nobody these days wants to be accused of looking at child porn.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08What am I supposed to do in the meantime?
0:05:08 > 0:05:11First things first, you need to talk to Ruby.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14And then I know what I'd be doing if I were you.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16I'd be going straight to the police.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27- Thanks, Mel. I don't know what I'd do without you.- Good luck.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33You know where I am.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56ALERT SOUNDS
0:05:58 > 0:06:00KNOCK ON DOOR/ALERT SOUNDS
0:06:03 > 0:06:05- Who is it?- Let me in, Ruby.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09ALERT SOUNDS
0:06:09 > 0:06:13I need to talk to you. I know what's going on.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Mel's been.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Izzy told her about this photo.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31I've seen it.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33ALERT SOUNDS
0:06:34 > 0:06:37It's not me, Mum. I swear it isn't.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39ALERT SOUNDS No, I know.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41I don't know why they're all saying that.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44It could be anyone.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Yeah, but I'm the one that's been named!
0:06:46 > 0:06:52- OK. Do you know who's behind this? - No.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54And what about all the people leaving comments?
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Some of them are from my school.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02Why would they say stuff like that about you?
0:07:02 > 0:07:04I don't know.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08- Cos they hate me. - What do you mean they hate you? Why?
0:07:08 > 0:07:11- I don't know, do I? - OK, right.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Please don't take it out on me.
0:07:16 > 0:07:23I'm just trying to work out why they'd all suddenly turn against you for no reason.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27Connie was seeing Stephen before me.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35They're all saying that I did all this stuff with him...
0:07:37 > 0:07:41- ..and I never, Mum! I never... - Breathe.
0:07:42 > 0:07:48- I'm never going back to that school! I mean it!- No, don't be silly.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52You can't expect me to go back after all this.
0:07:52 > 0:07:58It was only posted this afternoon and it's already got 138 views.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00ALERT SOUNDS
0:08:00 > 0:08:05- 153 now.- It's not you so it doesn't matter.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11ALERT SOUNDS
0:08:13 > 0:08:17- What?- I've got 38 new friend requests.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21It must be from people who've seen it.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- Do you know any of them?- No.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- What should I do? - What do you mean?
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Well, should I accept them or not?
0:08:38 > 0:08:43Have you got any idea how serious this is?
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Mel thinks I should go to the police.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58But before I do anything, I need to ask you a question
0:08:58 > 0:09:02and you're not going to like it.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06You're not going to get into any trouble...
0:09:06 > 0:09:09and I won't judge you.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14But I need you to be 100% honest with me.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21Is it you in that picture?
0:09:21 > 0:09:23No, I need to ask, Ruby.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- I can't believe you'd even ask that! - No, I have to.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Is that what you really think of me?
0:09:32 > 0:09:35No, I...I...
0:09:35 > 0:09:40What chance do I have at school if my own mum doesn't even believe me?
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- No...- Everyone thinks it's me. Everyone thinks I'm lying.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45No, I don't think you're lying.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49I'd never do anything like that!
0:09:49 > 0:09:51What do you think I am?
0:09:54 > 0:09:57I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04I'm so... I'm so sorry, darling.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09I'm...I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19I'm ever so sorry. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40BUZZER SOUNDS
0:10:44 > 0:10:49- Can I help? - Hiya, it's about my daught...
0:10:49 > 0:10:51It's not about my daughter exactly.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54That's the point, it's not her.
0:10:54 > 0:11:00She's only 16 and she's come back from school today completely distraught.
0:11:00 > 0:11:06Someone's set up this group, erm, online...
0:11:06 > 0:11:13and they post photos and leave comments, all that nonsense.
0:11:14 > 0:11:22But when I say photos, it's mainly these poor young girls who have obviously been, erm...
0:11:25 > 0:11:28..persuaded to pose for their boyfriends or whatever.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32Today, another picture went up,
0:11:32 > 0:11:36but it's even worse and it's of a boy and a girl and they're...
0:11:36 > 0:11:40Well, she's, erm... She...
0:11:43 > 0:11:47My friend took a photo of the site and sent it to me.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Should I just show you that? OK.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Erm, sorry.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Erm...
0:11:59 > 0:12:04So, I mean, it's the same uniform but it's not my daughter.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07I mean, I know that for a fact, so...
0:12:07 > 0:12:12That's not the point, because she's been named so...you know,
0:12:12 > 0:12:15no smoke without fire and all that...
0:12:15 > 0:12:19Unless your daughter actually admits to being the person in the photo,
0:12:19 > 0:12:21there's nothing we can do really.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24It's just hearsay otherwise.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27So...so what do I do?
0:12:31 > 0:12:34ALERT SOUNDS/KNOCK ON DOOR
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Come on, then. Time to get up, please.
0:12:37 > 0:12:38It's been taken down.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43- What has?- The site. - Thank God for that!
0:12:43 > 0:12:48Doesn't make a difference, everyone will still be talking about it.
0:12:48 > 0:12:49Yeah, and this time tomorrow,
0:12:49 > 0:12:52they'll all be talking about something else,
0:12:52 > 0:12:54so get yourself ready for school, please.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58- I've told you, I'm not going. - You have to, Ruby.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00I'm not going and you can't make me!
0:13:14 > 0:13:16KNOCK ON DOOR
0:13:18 > 0:13:21- Hey. Come on, Leo. - I don't feel well.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48Thank you.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52I'm so sorry.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59Well, I can assure you we have stringent child protection policies
0:13:59 > 0:14:04in place, but if Ruby's insisting it's not her in the picture...
0:14:11 > 0:14:16Do you have any reason to believe she is at risk from any kind of sexual exploitation?
0:14:17 > 0:14:21- No, of course not.- And you're satisfied she's telling you the truth?
0:14:30 > 0:14:33But what about all those girls who left comments?
0:14:33 > 0:14:37I can assure you, we don't tolerate any form of bullying.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40You wouldn't believe some of the things they were saying.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Is it any wonder she doesn't want to come back?
0:14:43 > 0:14:46Look, I appreciate how upsetting this must be,
0:14:46 > 0:14:49but she's just about to take her GCSEs.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Yeah, I know that, but apart from physically dragging her here,
0:14:52 > 0:14:54I don't know what else I'm supposed to do.
0:14:54 > 0:14:59Ruby is a very bright girl, she's excelling in all of her subjects,
0:14:59 > 0:15:02but she can be easily distracted at times.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07How do I put this?
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Let's just say, if ever there's any kind of drama, you can bet
0:15:12 > 0:15:16your bottom dollar Ruby will gravitate towards the centre of it.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20I'm so sorry. I don't know where she gets it from.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22It certainly isn't me.
0:15:26 > 0:15:31She's been running rings around me since she was a baby.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33She knows how to wrap me around her little finger.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36She always gets her own way.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39I've made a rod for my own back, I know that.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43But she is a good kid really.
0:15:46 > 0:15:53She's really thoughtful, she's ever so kind-hearted and I am trying my best, I really am, but I...
0:15:53 > 0:15:58I just seem to be public enemy number one right now. I can't say right for saying wrong.
0:15:58 > 0:16:03I'm sure there aren't many parents of teenage girls who wouldn't be able to empathise.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12Bring her in to see me this afternoon, let me talk to her.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15I will give her a cast iron guarantee that those girls
0:16:15 > 0:16:17who left comments won't be bothering her again.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29Yeah, I know. It's been taken down now anyway.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34As if!
0:16:38 > 0:16:40I hope so.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44Anyway, I just thought you'd want to know.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46And you.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54See you.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Who was that?
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Stephen.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06Stephen Matthews?
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- Why's he phoning you? - He never. I phoned him.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- Why?- Because he needed to know what was going on.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22- What did he say?- That I should ignore everything everyone's saying.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- It could ruin him if it got out. - Ruin him?
0:17:25 > 0:17:27- You know what I mean. - I'm not... I don't think I do.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30How could it ruin him if he's not even in the picture?
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Why do you have to twist everything I say?
0:17:32 > 0:17:35- Don't speak to me like that! - I can't cope with all this!
0:17:35 > 0:17:37Yeah, you're not the only one.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41- Get changed for school while you're there, because you're going in this afternoon.- I'm not!
0:17:41 > 0:17:43- You are!- I'm not!
0:17:46 > 0:17:48You are.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24It's about my daughter.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Yeah, but how long will that take?
0:19:29 > 0:19:31A few days? What?
0:19:33 > 0:19:37OK, so in the meantime, the whole world just sees it?
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Yeah.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44Oh, do you know what? Forget it!
0:20:10 > 0:20:15- Cheers.- And I think you could do with a drop of this.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20Seems like one thing after the next at the minute.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23- I don't know how you cope.- I don't.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28At least I've got Matty to back me up when Izzy goes off the rails.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40I wouldn't dream of saying this to anyone else...
0:20:43 > 0:20:45..but part of me wonders if she's enjoying all this.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Being the centre of attention.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51She's like some celebrity who's had her sex tape leaked.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53- MEL LAUGHS - Don't.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56It's true though - one minute she's crying uncontrollably
0:20:56 > 0:21:00and the next, she's on cloud nine because 47 complete strangers
0:21:00 > 0:21:03have asked to be her friend on Instagram.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Thank God there was no internet when we were their age.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09I mean, when I think back to some of the things I was getting up to...
0:21:09 > 0:21:13- Yeah, I was no angel. - I don't envy young girls these days.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17They're under so much more pressure than we ever were.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21The most frustrating thing is I just keep coming up against this brick wall.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25If she's insisting it's not her in the picture, there's nothing the police or the school can do.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Do you believe her?
0:21:32 > 0:21:34I've got to, haven't I?
0:21:36 > 0:21:38But what do you really think?
0:21:42 > 0:21:45I'm just confused.
0:21:45 > 0:21:50It's like, her reaction when it first came out, it was over the top.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53It was like she was protesting too much, do you know what I mean?
0:21:53 > 0:21:56And there's the other thing I can't get out of my head.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00I don't know if you noticed, in the picture you can see the coat of the boy who took it.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02It's blue, it's got a really distinctive pattern
0:22:02 > 0:22:04and there's this little strap on the cuff.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Stephen Matthews had one identical.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12- Are you sure?- Positive.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17It was the first thing I thought of when I saw it.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24I remember Ruby coming home wearing his coat, just completely made up.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28You know, like you are when you're that age and you're smitten with someone.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32I don't know, Mel.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35One minute she's this innocent little girl and the next...
0:22:35 > 0:22:39But she is still a little girl. That's the problem, innit.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42They think they're all grown-up and then something like this happens
0:22:42 > 0:22:45and they haven't got the emotional maturity to deal with it.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48And he seemed like such a nice lad.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53He was polite, from a nice area, doing his A levels.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55He was in the Cadets, for God's sake.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00I trusted him.
0:23:01 > 0:23:06I let him in my home, made him cups of tea and cheese on toast.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12Why should he be allowed to get away with it?
0:23:12 > 0:23:15He's the one who took the photo, he's the one who shared it
0:23:15 > 0:23:17and Ruby's the one who gets all the grief.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21Yeah, while he's being lauded as some big stud.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23I just wish I could find out where he lived,
0:23:23 > 0:23:25see his mum and dad, let them know what he's really like.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28Well, what's stopping you?
0:23:33 > 0:23:35SHOWER RUNNING
0:24:55 > 0:24:57DOOR OPENS
0:24:58 > 0:25:00FOOTSTEPS
0:25:05 > 0:25:06What are you doing?
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Nothing.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11Just admiring your floor-drobe.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Can you do me a favour? When you're finished with that wet towel,
0:25:14 > 0:25:18can you just...dump it on the floor with all the others? Cheers.
0:25:22 > 0:25:23PHONE RINGING
0:25:27 > 0:25:29'Hello?
0:25:29 > 0:25:31'Hello. Er, is that Mr Matthews?
0:25:32 > 0:25:33'Yeah. Speaking.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35'Hiya. Er, sorry, my name's Hayley,
0:25:35 > 0:25:37'I'm...Ruby Sullivan's mum.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40'Who?
0:25:40 > 0:25:41'Ruby.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44'She was knocking about with your Stephen a few months back.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47'Actually, they were more than just knocking about,
0:25:47 > 0:25:51'they were actually...seeing each other for a short while...
0:25:52 > 0:25:54'How can I help?
0:25:54 > 0:25:56'I'm really sorry...to call out of the blue like this,
0:25:56 > 0:25:59'but I really need to speak to you about something...'
0:26:03 > 0:26:05DOOR BUZZER
0:26:07 > 0:26:09'Hello?
0:26:09 > 0:26:11'Yes, yes. Come on through.'
0:26:31 > 0:26:33TEASPOON CHINKING
0:26:36 > 0:26:38It's a really lovely house.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Thank you.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49Thank you.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51There you are.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54I really appreciate you agreeing to see me like this.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57Brian said you... sounded very distressed
0:26:57 > 0:26:59when he spoke to you yesterday.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03To be honest, the last few days have been a complete nightmare.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06I wasn't sure if I was doing the right thing.
0:27:08 > 0:27:09But I thought you should know
0:27:09 > 0:27:12it's...it's not just Ruby named on the site, it's both of them.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14I've, um...
0:27:14 > 0:27:16I've had a word with Stephen and he's adamant
0:27:16 > 0:27:19that this is nothing more than malicious gossip.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22You read about these things all the time.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25Cowards using the anonymity of the internet
0:27:25 > 0:27:28to spew all kinds of vitriol.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31Stephen's admitted vaguely
0:27:31 > 0:27:34knowing your daughter through some mutual friends, but, er...
0:27:34 > 0:27:37he's insisted that they never dated.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40That's...that's not true.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42They WERE seeing each other -
0:27:42 > 0:27:45not for very long, but they... definitely were.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47Well, how can you be so sure?
0:27:47 > 0:27:50Cos Ruby didn't talk about anyone else for about a month.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52She was completely besotted with him -
0:27:52 > 0:27:56you know, Stephen spent the majority of his time at ours...
0:27:57 > 0:27:59Sorry, did he not tell you any of this?
0:28:02 > 0:28:04They were on the phone to each other only yesterday.
0:28:04 > 0:28:05Yesterday?
0:28:07 > 0:28:08I got the impression
0:28:08 > 0:28:10Stephen's very worried about all this.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12He told Ruby it could ruin him.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16You say you've, um...
0:28:16 > 0:28:18seen this photo?
0:28:18 > 0:28:21It's on my phone.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26Do you believe it's them?
0:28:27 > 0:28:28I wish I didn't.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31All I know is
0:28:31 > 0:28:33it's a girl very like Ruby -
0:28:33 > 0:28:36similar age, same coloured hair, uniform...
0:28:36 > 0:28:39But you can't be 100% certain?
0:28:41 > 0:28:44You can see the sleeve of the boy's coat.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48It's very distinctive.
0:28:48 > 0:28:49I'd be grateful if
0:28:49 > 0:28:52you could take a look and tell me
0:28:52 > 0:28:54if Stephen's got one like it.
0:28:57 > 0:28:58I'm afraid I can't.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23I am so sorry.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25I don't blame you -
0:29:25 > 0:29:27we're all in the same boat.
0:29:27 > 0:29:32This isn't about what they did or...or didn't do together,
0:29:32 > 0:29:33that's not why I'm here.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35I'd like to believe that
0:29:35 > 0:29:39Ruby's as pure as the driven snow, but I... I'm not completely naive,
0:29:39 > 0:29:40teenagers will be teenagers and...
0:29:40 > 0:29:42at the end of the day, if Stephen hadn't taken the photo
0:29:42 > 0:29:46and shared it with his friends and...whoever else,
0:29:46 > 0:29:49then we'd never be any the wiser.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53Ruby's absolutely devastated by this.
0:29:55 > 0:29:59She was refusing to go to school, and she's got her GCSEs coming up.
0:29:59 > 0:30:00It...
0:30:00 > 0:30:03really couldn't have happened at a worse time.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05I knew Stephen was...
0:30:05 > 0:30:08slightly older, but I trusted him.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14He's very well spoken. He's...polite.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16Respectful.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18He was a credit to you.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22And...I never thought in a million years that he'd be capable of doing
0:30:22 > 0:30:24something like...
0:30:24 > 0:30:27I suppose I just want him to understand
0:30:27 > 0:30:29how this has affected Ruby, and...
0:30:30 > 0:30:32..take responsibility for his actions.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35Well, he's at Cadets tonight.
0:30:35 > 0:30:40He doesn't usually get back till after ten, but, er...
0:30:40 > 0:30:43I can promise you when he does get home,
0:30:43 > 0:30:44he will be dealt with.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57They seemed like nice people. I liked them.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00Oh, come on, they can't be that nice to have a son like him.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06The dad knew as soon as he saw that photo.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08He didn't say anything, but...
0:31:08 > 0:31:11it was just the way he looked up at his wife. She saw it, you know.
0:31:11 > 0:31:12So did I.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17They both looked devastated.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19Well, so they should be.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21Have you heard from 'em since?
0:31:22 > 0:31:25They said they'd call once they'd spoken to him.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27Well, how long ago was that?
0:31:28 > 0:31:30Two days...?
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Why don't you call 'em?
0:31:32 > 0:31:34I dunno...
0:31:35 > 0:31:37Part of me wonders if I should just leave it now.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39What do you think?
0:31:39 > 0:31:41I think they should be counting their lucky stars
0:31:41 > 0:31:44they're dealing with somebody as understanding and placid as you.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48I mean, can you imagine how Terry or any other dad would've reacted?
0:31:48 > 0:31:49Why do you think I didn't tell him?
0:31:49 > 0:31:52Yeah, exactly. Because he'd have been straight down there
0:31:52 > 0:31:55knocking seven shades of you know what out of the little...
0:31:55 > 0:31:58It's just a shame he's not as handy with his maintenance
0:31:58 > 0:32:00as he is with his fists.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03Yeah. Well...I'll tell you this now,
0:32:03 > 0:32:06if that was my daughter, I know exactly what I'd do.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10- Remind me not to mess with you!- Mm.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14Hi, you all right if I...
0:32:14 > 0:32:16just grab your washing?
0:32:16 > 0:32:18You all right?
0:32:18 > 0:32:20- What's wrong?- Nothing.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Don't look like nothing.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29Just...Bella Jones posting some stuff on Facebook.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31What kind of stuff?
0:32:31 > 0:32:33Nothing like that.
0:32:33 > 0:32:34What, then?
0:32:35 > 0:32:37You know she's best mates with, er...
0:32:37 > 0:32:39Stephen Matthews' new girlfriend.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46- They've all been invited to his 18th on Friday.- OK...
0:32:46 > 0:32:49It's in that really nice restaurant on King Street.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51You know, the one where all the footballers go.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56I thought you were well over him.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59I am.
0:32:59 > 0:33:00Yeah, looks like it.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10Bella said his new girlfriend's really stunning.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15What's she see in HIM, then?
0:33:17 > 0:33:20Anyway, there's no way she could be as stunning as you.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30All right, listen, I... I promise,
0:33:30 > 0:33:32OK, one day you're going to look back on all of this
0:33:32 > 0:33:33and you are going to cringe
0:33:33 > 0:33:36that you ever gave the likes of him the time of day.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38But now,
0:33:38 > 0:33:41you need to put all this behind you.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44Cos...believe me,
0:33:44 > 0:33:48he isn't worth crying one more single tear over.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53Do you know the best way to get revenge on someone?
0:33:55 > 0:33:57By making a success of yourself.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02So from now on, you promise me you're going to spend less time
0:34:02 > 0:34:04obsessing over what people are saying on that thing
0:34:04 > 0:34:06and more time revising.
0:34:08 > 0:34:09Good.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17Cos you've got your whole life ahead of you.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20And I promise, one day you're going to meet someone who really deserves you.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26So...
0:34:26 > 0:34:27takeaway?
0:34:27 > 0:34:28Yeah?
0:34:28 > 0:34:30Film?
0:34:31 > 0:34:32Can we have pizza?
0:34:33 > 0:34:36Yeah, if you fancy.
0:34:36 > 0:34:37Mum...
0:34:42 > 0:34:44..I'm sorry.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57PHONE RINGING OUT
0:34:57 > 0:34:59- 'Hello?' - Hello, Mr Matthews?
0:34:59 > 0:35:01'Speaking.'
0:35:01 > 0:35:03Hi, it's me, Hayley.
0:35:03 > 0:35:04'Ruby's mum.'
0:35:04 > 0:35:06Oh, hello.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08I'm so sorry to bother you again.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10Erm...it's just you said you'd call,
0:35:10 > 0:35:13and then when I didn't hear anything, I just...
0:35:13 > 0:35:16We have spoken to Stephen and he is emphatic
0:35:16 > 0:35:19'that it couldn't possibly be him in that photograph.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23'His relationship with your daughter was never anything other than platonic.'
0:35:23 > 0:35:26Now, I know... He's admitted
0:35:26 > 0:35:29'that they WERE friends briefly,
0:35:29 > 0:35:31'but he suspected that, er...'
0:35:31 > 0:35:34she had some kind of crush on him and
0:35:34 > 0:35:36- 'that's it, it never went any further.'- That's not true.
0:35:36 > 0:35:41Well, I think I know when my own son is telling me the truth.
0:35:41 > 0:35:42What about the jacket?
0:35:42 > 0:35:44'What ABOUT it?
0:35:44 > 0:35:45'Yes, Stephen has one similar,
0:35:45 > 0:35:48'but then so do thousands of other boys his age.'
0:35:48 > 0:35:52Really, I think it would be in everyone's best interests
0:35:52 > 0:35:55'if we put this whole sorry affair behind us.'
0:35:56 > 0:35:58No, I wish it was that simple, but, erm...
0:35:58 > 0:36:02the picture can surface again at any time.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04'Mrs Sullivan...
0:36:04 > 0:36:07'your daughter is 16 years old,
0:36:07 > 0:36:09'she hasn't even left school yet -
0:36:09 > 0:36:12'do you think that she's capable of such behaviour?
0:36:12 > 0:36:17'Look, our son is a hard-working boy with a promising career'
0:36:17 > 0:36:20ahead of him, and I simply won't have his good name
0:36:20 > 0:36:23sullied by schoolgirl tittle-tattle.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Now, Stephen is now in a committed relationship
0:36:26 > 0:36:29with a respectable girl from a VERY good family.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31What?
0:36:31 > 0:36:34He just wants to be left alone to get on with his life.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37I suggest that you and your daughter do the same thing.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39- No, I...- 'And I would appreciate it
0:36:39 > 0:36:42'if you don't call on this number again.'
0:36:43 > 0:36:44PHONE GOES DEAD
0:37:39 > 0:37:42LIVELY HUBBUB
0:37:42 > 0:37:44There's one for you there, Stephen.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46- Cheers, Dad. - Don't drink it all at once.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53You got me a present!
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Yeah, that's fantastic, thank you.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00- You shouldn't have done that, that's brilliant.- No, you shouldn't. But thank you.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03Right, has everyone got what they need for the minute...?
0:38:06 > 0:38:08CONVERSATION CONTINUES
0:38:11 > 0:38:15..OK. Now then, if we could just have you for a second...
0:38:15 > 0:38:16Dad! No speeches, please...
0:38:16 > 0:38:21Stephen, I'm your father. It's my duty to embarrass you.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24Anyway, look - we're here to celebrate
0:38:24 > 0:38:27and say that we hope you have a fantastic 18th birthday.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30And to say as well that we are both
0:38:30 > 0:38:33so very, very proud of you.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35Short enough?
0:38:35 > 0:38:36All right. To Stephen, everyone.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38ALL: To Stephen.
0:38:40 > 0:38:41Can we have another...
0:38:48 > 0:38:51I am so sorry to gate-crash your party,
0:38:51 > 0:38:55but...I wouldn't mind saying a few words about Stephen myself.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57How did you know we'd be here?
0:38:57 > 0:39:00They share everything online these days. Isn't that right?
0:39:00 > 0:39:03- What?- Look, wh-whatever it is you've come to say,
0:39:03 > 0:39:06I don't think this is the time or...or the place...
0:39:06 > 0:39:11Believe me, there really couldn't be a BETTER time or place!
0:39:16 > 0:39:18I assume you're his new girlfriend.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21And you must be Mum and Dad.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24I thought so - I saw you from outside
0:39:24 > 0:39:27and I thought, "They look like a good family."
0:39:27 > 0:39:31- Exactly as you described. - I think YOU should leave right now.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34They told me your daughter is a very respectable girl.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36It's a shame they can't say the same for their son.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38- What are you even on about? - You know exactly what I'm on about.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41Do you want to tell them what you did when you were going out
0:39:41 > 0:39:44- with my 16-year-old daughter, or would you like me to?- Please...
0:39:44 > 0:39:45He took an intimate photo of them together,
0:39:45 > 0:39:48- and he posted it online. - No, I never!
0:39:48 > 0:39:51- I won't ask you again.- I'm not surprised you're denying it -
0:39:51 > 0:39:54from what I saw you have VERY little to brag about in that department.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58- That is enough! - You've already tried to silence me once - well, not this time,
0:39:58 > 0:40:00because Emily and her family
0:40:00 > 0:40:04deserve to know exactly what your son is.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06You talk about good families?
0:40:07 > 0:40:09What do you even KNOW about that?
0:40:09 > 0:40:12Good families don't turn a blind eye
0:40:12 > 0:40:15when their son treats a young girl like a piece of meat -
0:40:15 > 0:40:18something to be degraded, and humiliated...
0:40:18 > 0:40:19Don't listen to her, it's just lies.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22I'M a liar? You're the one who said you weren't even going out with Ruby
0:40:22 > 0:40:26and we all know that's not true, so what else you lying about?
0:40:26 > 0:40:29I would hate for your daughter - for anybody's daughter -
0:40:29 > 0:40:31to go through what mine's had to go through because of him.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34- Can I have the manager? - You've made it perfectly clear
0:40:34 > 0:40:37what do you think about me. And my family.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39But I'll tell you something -
0:40:39 > 0:40:42I might have struggled to bring 'em up on my own.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46I might not have your fancy house and your fancy car,
0:40:46 > 0:40:48but I'll tell you what I HAVE got, I've got two kids
0:40:48 > 0:40:49who I couldn't be more proud of.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51Who know the difference between right and wrong
0:40:51 > 0:40:54and I tell you what - if either of them turned out like him,
0:40:54 > 0:40:55I'd disown 'em.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58- Excuse me...- No, you're all right, I'm going now.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03You enjoy the rest of your night.
0:41:06 > 0:41:07# Oooh-ooh
0:41:08 > 0:41:10# Oooh-ooh
0:41:12 > 0:41:13# Oooh-ooh
0:41:14 > 0:41:16# Oooh...
0:41:17 > 0:41:19- PALOMA FAITH:- # Held down, heavy now Living in the same town
0:41:19 > 0:41:22# Trying to find something new
0:41:23 > 0:41:25# Broken picture frame I've been frozen in
0:41:25 > 0:41:28# Trying to find a better view
0:41:28 > 0:41:31# This ain't me, this ain't cool
0:41:31 > 0:41:33# This ain't what I signed up to
0:41:33 > 0:41:37# This ain't right, it's no good
0:41:37 > 0:41:39# No good, no
0:41:39 > 0:41:41# Everything is changing
0:41:41 > 0:41:45# And I've been here for too long
0:41:45 > 0:41:47# Going through the same things
0:41:47 > 0:41:51# I've been hurt and done wrong Got to move on, say
0:41:51 > 0:41:53# I-I-I-I...
0:41:53 > 0:41:56# I can't do this any more
0:41:56 > 0:41:59# If everything is changing
0:41:59 > 0:42:01# Then I know, yeah
0:42:01 > 0:42:05- # Gotta let go - # Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
0:42:05 > 0:42:08# Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh... #