Episode 35 Red Rock

Where's the phone?

Rachel!

Keep the fags, sell them for what you want,

but I need that money.

Yeah, I was just having a laugh!

Get out.

Did Rachel kill Brian?

You've lost it. Do you know that?

Dozens of runs a week, running all over the continent.

Most of the time, they're not even full.

And I'm in charge of it all.

Me and you?

I want that woman gone.

Liam, you need to calm down.

No, no. Not now she's coming after me and my family.

-What's that?

-A bloke from yesterday. Needs a loan.

-A big one.

-No new clients.

Sergeant Tyrell, you are to be suspended with immediate effect.

Hey.

Don't go yet.

I don't want to be late.

What's wrong?

You've been acting weird all night. Tell me.

It's Angela.

She's been suspended.

Right.

She should have been sacked.

Suspension's a big deal for one of us.

"One of us"?

For a guard. Especially one like her.

Whose side are you on?

This isn't about sides.

She went psycho on us.

She believes in her son's innocence, that's all.

She went rooting through our bins. Don't tell me that that's OK!

-When did you hear?

-Yesterday.

Nikki told everyone. She wanted us all to hear it from her.

And why didn't you tell me last night?

Well, it's not exactly dinner conversation, is it?

I didn't want to spend our night talking about Angela.

You wanted to spend our morning talking about her instead?

You've lost me. So I should have told you straight away?

You'll be late.

Niamh...

-Hey, Sharon.

-Boss.

Mark...

You have to go in and talk to Nikki.

It's not too late. You can smooth things over.

I can't just go in.

How long have you two known each other?

Just level with her.

That's just it - we're not on the same level.

Now I'm under the bus, she's up there driving it.

Not a word to him.

Not until that's set in stone.

-He's going to find out.

-Yeah, and he'll blame himself.

He's enough going on without adding this to the mix.

Everything OK?

Everything's fine, love.

You skiving today?

Yeah, as if.

The last thing I need today is a mutiny.

I wouldn't worry about it.

Oh, yeah? You didn't see how they looked at me.

You did the only thing you could.

So why do I feel like the bad guy?

Angela was way offside.

She's still your sergeant.

Who harassed an innocent girl.

There's nothing innocent about Little Miss Rachel Reid.

So that makes it all right?

You think Liam Reid would have let it go?

GSOC down our neck, again?

I know it can't be easy, boss...

..but you know there was nothing else you could have done.

It'll calm down.

Yeah.

I have to admit, I'm kind of relieved.

I know it's nothing to celebrate, but...

But nothing. She upset Ray.

Well, yeah.

I don't get Sean, though. Like, why is he upset about her?

Suspension is the least she deserves.

Yeah.

She's right. Angela had no right coming after...

What? Innocent people?

Where the hell is it? The Egan file.

Look under E?

No! Is that what I should do? Really(?)

We need to follow up on those dodgy cigarettes.

Kid from St James' primary made a report.

Said his mate overcharged him for a pack.

He sounds about as sharp as a...

sack of wet mice.

-You two must be related.

-What was that?

-Sharon, boss wants you to ask round the haulage companies again.

-OK.

With Angela gone, we all need to pick up the slack. Help the boss.

I still can't believe Nikki actually did that to Angela.

Well, you can't blame her.

Really? Do you think so?

After what she did to Liam and Rachel?

No, it's not right.

If I saw Angela now, I'd...

Yeah, you'd what?

I'd tell her exactly what I think of her.

Yeah. Very supportive, Sean, nice(!) She's our sergeant.

Well, she isn't acting like it, is she?

Well, for a very good reason. She's a mother who loves her son.

Tell me you understand that, at least.

Have you seen the stress the Reids are under?

No.

What?

What? Come on, say it. What?

-All right?

-Yeah, fantastic.

-All a bit weird.

-What is?

-Angela and that.

Yeah.

Can't be easy.

Look, if you ever want to talk or anything...

I know we don't exactly see eye to eye, but...

You're grand.

Fine.

-It's just Niamh's got the hump with me.

-Over Angela?

No, about the three I had in bed with me last night(!)

She thinks I'm siding with her.

And Sharon, I don't know...

Just can't seem to win.

She rifled through their bins. Harassed the young one.

-Nikki had no choice.

-She was under pressure.

-Yeah, well, she's a grown-up.

-And it's her son.

Who's up for murder.

-If I were you...

-Yeah, well, you're not.

Still, if I was, I'd concentrate on making things right with Niamh.

Angela's well capable of fighting her own battles.

Everything's just black and white with you, isn't it?

No. I get it. Everything this station's been through.

But you can't let sentiment spoil your judgement.

She wants to protect her son, Niamh wants to protect her sister.

He's the one up for murder, not her.

I'm sorry about all this, sweetheart.

-Coming between you and Sean.

-You didn't.

Well, maybe if I hadn't gone over there and complained about Angela...

It's not your fault.

I'm more to blame than he is, OK?

Angela's his boss.

BELL RINGS

Look, about earlier..

It's not my family's fault.

Yeah, I know. It's just that...

..Angela's not a bad person.

Yeah.

She's your boss, I get it.

So...

are we OK?

Cappuccino?

Thanks.

So I just said to her, "Krystle, love, you're all right,

"but I'm just not one for settling down, you know?"

Bet she was devastated!

Ah, stop. Crying, she was.

Begging me for another chance.

What can I say?

His heavies are getting heavier.

Is this wise? You coming here.

What, telling me where I can and can't go?

No, no, we're just looking out for you, that's all. People know you.

And if they know what's good for them,

they'll keep their mouths shut.

Smokes sold out, so...

-LASER CHUCKLES

-Sap!

Are you having a laugh?

-This isn't enough.

-Mikey, Michael, relax, will you?

No. This isn't what we agreed!

Oh, wasn't it? I'm terribly sorry(!)

-Let's go.

-You're going nowhere till we sort this.

Laser, Laser, don't!

Shut it!

-He didn't mean it.

-Wait, wait, wait! Wait.

I can make us more money.

Guaranteed. Double your takings.

This better be good.

We've been thinking too small. We need to go bigger.

Spread out.

You said it yourself - there's only so much demand in one area.

So we scale up. Cover more ground.

We'll double our takings. No problem.

"No problem"? What about the smokes?

You going to pull them out your arse?

You cough up the cash, and we buy more.

Then it's back to you. If you can flog them...

IF I can flog them?

You saying I can't sell a load of dirty knock-offs?

-No. No.

-You saying I can't do that, Mikey?

No, no, no, we know what you can do round here, Laser.

He's right.

You're a major player, we know that.

You make deals with the big boys.

So this could work in your favour.

If we have the cash, we can be back with the smokes within a week.

So, what do you say? Do we have a deal?

This is a bad idea.

They'll think I'm here to make trouble.

If anyone asks, you're here to pick up a few things. It's no big deal.

Ange...

It's simple. You've got three points to make.

You know you went too far....

-DISMISSIVELY:

-I know I went too far,

I can see they had no choice, I promise it won't happen again.

Are you going to be this charming with everyone you meet in there?

ANGELA SIGHS

Wish me luck.

You don't need it. Give me a shout if you want a lift.

Are you not going to wait for me? Keep the engine running?

-Go on, get out.

-OK.

Right.

Sean.

Skip.

Code's changed.

Yeah.

Can you buzz me in? I want to pick up a few things.

Let me go and... DOOR BUZZES

Angela.

Hi. I just want to grab a few things.

Yeah, hold on, I'd better go and check.

It's only me.

Yeah, it's no problem.

Is Nikki around?

Angela.

I only came to get a few things, maybe speak to Nikki.

Is she here?

I think so.

Good.

I know she's quite busy today, though.

I'd really like to talk to her.

Maybe you should make an appointment.

I'm sure she'll be happy to speak to you.

I need to straighten things out.

Another time, maybe.

No, it has to be today, and it has to be now.

Ange.

I just want to talk.

-I don't think so.

-Please, Nikki.

You shouldn't be here.

Code was changed on the door.

It's a coincidence. What are you doing here, Ange?

I came to apologise.

-Oh, don't...

-I acted out of character...

Angela!

You don't have to worry about it happening again.

Don't do this. Please.

-I know I went too far. I know that.

-Angela, will you stop?

The wheels are in motion. You know how these things work.

Well, tell Dunne, talk to him.

Tell him... What will I say to him?

I don't know... I was stressed, I was...

As a friend. I'm asking you as a friend.

Oh, no, that's not fair.

My son's in jail. Is that fair? Because of that...

ANGELA SIGHS

I really do have to go to a meeting.

About me?

About this?

So that's it?

I'm sorry.

No, I AM sorry. Ange. Ange!

I promise I will be fair to you in there.

We split the profits 80/20...

Are we the 20?

You'll be the 15 if you don't shut your mouth

and leave it to the grown-ups, High-Vis.

60/40.

CHUCKLES

You should do stand-up.

All right, 65/35, or you find somebody else.

But good luck finding anyone with our rep.

70/30, and I would strongly advise you to accept that.

Deal.

CAR APPROACHES

Lads, guards.

You can get out the back. Go on, quick!

-Robbie!

-Garda Cleere.

You a driver?

Yeah, well, it beats the Joy.

Well, your mother must be proud.

How is she?

You know yourself. She's got her good days and her bad.

Yeah. Is Michael or Patricia around?

No. No, not right now.

Garda. Everything all right?

Yeah, just checking on those counterfeit cigarettes.

-They're doing the rounds again.

-Oh, well, we haven't seen anything.

Mrs Hennessy's right. Not a whiff.

OK.

Contact me if you hear anything.

It's good to see you keeping better company these days.

Yeah. The best.

-Bye.

-Bye.

I didn't know you two knew each other.

Yeah, er, me house was robbed there a few months back,

and your woman sorted it out for me.

-Right.

-Mm.

Best be getting back to it, so.

Sure.

There's no need for anything that drastic, is there?

Who knows when I'll be back?

It's not right, Sarge. You leaving like this.

I wish everyone was as understanding as you, Sharon.

You going to talk to me, Sean?

Or are you just going to walk away?

-Niamh IS his girlfriend...

-Don't.

Don't try and defend him, Sharon.

Read this.

-MOUTHS:

-Go away.

Rachel is hiding something. That whole family is.

You just need to accept the truth - that Conor is guilty.

No, Conor is innocent.

Do you see what you've done?

You shouldn't be here.

-Rach...

-No, you have to go, now!

This is what you've done to Mum!

No, Conor, I can't talk to you about this.

We could lose everything because of you.

-There's nothing I can do about that!

-Because of your dad.

-Let go of me!

-Look, I know it's not your fault.

-Just tell the guards your dad killed Brian.

-Conor, let me go.

Mum's been suspended.

-Just let me go!

-I could go down for life for this!

I could go for life for this, and you know your dad did it,

so stop protecting him and tell the truth.

Hey! Conor, what are you doing here?

Come on. Get your hands off her.

Get off. Get off me!

Get your hands off her. You shouldn't be here.

Get off me!

Sean! Conor - he hit Rachel.

Rachel, I'm sorry... I didn't mean to.

I didn't mean...

You should have stayed away from us!

-Get back.

-He's out of control.

Liam grabbed me, I was just trying to...

You shouldn't have been near Rachel.

You should be locked up. You punched her in the face!

-Just calm down, everyone.

-He has to be arrested.

-What?

-It was assault.

-No, no, no, please don't do this.

-Sean...

-This means he could go back to prison immediately.

Which is what he deserves!

-Were you there? Did you see him?

-Yes, I did.

-You have to arrest him.

-Don't.

-Conor Tyrell...

-No!

..I'm arresting you on suspicion of assault with intent to cause

-bodily harm.

-Stop!

You are not obliged to say anything, unless you wish to do so.

Anything you do say may be held against you and used in evidence.

Sean, it would be a violation of bail.

Please, I'm begging you, it's not right.

He'll go to prison.

Please, Sean, just think what this would mean for a second.

If you just wait, we can sort this out.

Conor Tyrell. Assault.

I got this.

-Thanks.

-No!

-Conor was harassing the Reids.

-No, please...

-He hit Rachel.

It was an accident, I swear.

Why were you even near them? You know you shouldn't be.

He won't go near them again, I'll make sure of that.

We can't let this go. Not if there's been an assault.

We'll need you to make a statement.

-Yeah, of course I will. Yeah, sure.

-He won't go anywhere.

Maybe we can take another look at what happened here.

-I'll get Claire.

-There's no need for that.

I'll speak to Conor, if that's not a problem.

Get this cleared up quickly.

Yeah, no, I want to, I want to.

OK.

Stop being such a baby and let me do it, OK?

Dad, leave it alone, please.

He could have broken your nose out there.

He's been arrested for his troubles.

Conor's been arrested?

He's in there with Sean now.

He should have backed off, then, shouldn't he?

He never should have been there in the first place.

No antiseptic cream.

I might have some by the till.

They can't arrest Conor.

He hit you, Rachel. He didn't really give them much choice, did he?

It was an accident.

Was it? It didn't look like an accident to me.

No, I'm going to go talk to them.

No. You can't do that, OK?

You can't.

They're just going to send him back to prison.

We need to do something.

-We can't make it any worse for him than it already is.

-No.

Please. Please, just help me.

Just let me clean your lip, OK? And then we'll talk about it.

Come on.

-When can we see him?

-After he's made his statement.

I can't get me head around this. Arrested?

But not charged - that's important. He hasn't broken bail.

And if he had been charged?

No. They haven't even set a date yet.

It could be a year, even more, before he gets to trial.

Why? Why did you hit her?

I didn't.

Sean says Rachel looks like a first-round knockout.

-You must have been angry...

-That's not what happened.

-I'm not blaming you.

-I only went there to talk to her.

You went there to talk to her, then Liam got involved,

things were said...

I didn't even know where she was standing, my hand flew out and...

-So you saw red?

-I didn't mean to hit her.

Did she provoke you?

No. I just went there to clear the air, that's all.

Right, but you must have been angry about your mother's suspension?

What suspension?

You didn't know Angela was suspended?

No, I didn't.

Look, like I said, I just went there to clear the air, that's all.

Sean.

How's Rach?

Apart from the blood coming out of her face, she's fine.

They're questioning Conor inside.

Any news?

No, not yet. Look, Rachel's going to be asked to make a statement,

if she's up to it.

I'm not sure if she needs to.

Ah, Sharon.

Robbie seemed pleased to meet you again.

Yeah. You know, he's a good lad.

He just needed someone to give him a chance.

That's me.

Wish there was more people in the world like you.

Why's that?

Well, most people would take a look at Robbie, with a record,

and write him off.

Yes, yes, some would.

-Not you, though.

-No, not me.

Courtesy of Laser Byrne.

Double? I don't know about this, Mikey.

It's either this, or we settle for Laser's pocket change.

We're already up to our necks in it. I'm only seeing brown now, Mikey.

Just relax, will you? It's going to be fine.

The man held a gun to our heads!

I can handle Laser Byrne, all right?

We're all on the same team now, trust me.

Look, in a month's time,

you'll be bringing a damn sight more than that home with you.

What could that do for your mum, huh?

Bring her on holidays to Spain, pay for a live-in carer,

and you'd still have plenty to waste up your nose.

Double payment?

You won't be able to spend it quick enough.

Ah, Mr Scanlon.

Just the man.

I just had a talk with your friend, Sharon.

Oh, yeah?

Tell me...

where was the first time you met Michael?

Well?

In prison, Mum.

I don't believe this.

-Mrs Hennessy, I thought you knew.

-And how would I have known that?!

I'm sorry, I should have told you.

Yeah, and I should have made sure everything was out in the open.

Well, it's a bit late for that now.

I can't afford to take any chances, not after what happened to Damo.

Can we talk about this? Mum, he's a really good guy.

-He looked after me inside.

-I do appreciate that, Michael,

but out here, in the real world,

I can't employ someone with a criminal record.

-What about me?

-You're my son.

And does Robbie not deserve a second chance, too, no?

-Mrs Hennessy, please...

-I'll see you get your last cheque.

Sean.

Hey.

Why did you have to arrest Conor?

Do you think I did it for fun?

-No, of course not.

-So, what, then?

Did you actually see him hit her?

Niamh reported that.

Niamh...

What?

-Look, if you did it for her...

-I didn't do it for anyone.

-Fine.

-So you think she's lying?

I don't know.

Shaz...

..Niamh found this.

Conor had it with him when he confronted Rachel.

Now maybe he didn't mean to hit her, but this proves Conor had a motive.

Does Rory know about it?

Not yet.

A stray elbow - is that worth a year and a half in prison?

Nope.

Here, look, it says confidential - maybe you should keep it that way.

BELL RINGS

Skip.

Sean, can I please speak to my son? I can't wait here any longer.

Yeah.

DOOR BUZZES

Do you want a doctor to take a look at that?

No. It's not as bad as it seems.

Right, we need to know what happened outside the cafe.

My dad thought we were arguing, and he got the wrong idea.

Did Conor hit you?

Yeah, but it was an accident.

And you weren't arguing?

No. No, look, Conor wanted to talk to Rachel, you know.

I think he just wanted to sort things out.

So the Tyrells are still harassing you?

No. I just didn't want to talk to Conor,

but I should have listened to what he had to say.

But you didn't, and he got frustrated?

-Yeah.

-Did he lash out?

So this confrontation had nothing to do with Angela?

No, of course not. Look, he was holding Rachel's arm, OK? I just...

I tried to pull him away, and she just got caught by a stray hand.

Did he say anything else?

No, not that I know of.

He just wanted to talk to her, yeah?

So this confrontation had nothing to do with Angela?

No. Conor just wanted to say he was sorry, you know,

for things getting so bad between us. That's all.

So, are you going to let him go home?

All right, Laser?

Just spit it out. I'm busy.

The thing is, just trying to get the smokes from Europe...

-there's been a slight hitch.

-Like what?

Unavoidable circumstances.

Look, everything you gave me is all there,

plus I threw in an extra 200, for the inconvenience.

It's only fair.

But hopefully in the future, we can get things up and running again...

No, see, I've been making plans, based on our agreement.

Been speaking to a few contacts. There's people I can't let down.

-We can't make the run...

-I don't want to hear it.

-No, but...

-La-la-la-la-la!

Not listening, can't hear you.

You keep that money, and you get me those smokes,

so I can turn that money into a whole lot more.

-Do you get me?

-But we can't...

-I said, "Do you get me?!"

DOOR BUZZES Thanks.

Any sign of Nikki?

Not yet.

Long meeting with the Chief Super.

Better than a short one, I suppose, for Angela's sake.

What do you reckon about Conor?

I'll check the CCTV footage again, but it seems like an accident.

What's going to happen to him?

The Reids aren't making a complaint,

so he might be all right, but I want to run it by Nikki first.

SEAN SIGHS

I wouldn't lose any sleep over it, Sean.

You had enough reason to bring Conor in.

Thanks.

-Let me know when the boss is back.

-Sure.

Hey, they're not all bad days.

SEAN SIGHS

Thank Christ.

Well?

We're screwed.

-Busy day?

-Same as yours, no doubt.

I'm not sure if "busy" is the word I would use to describe my day.

What can I get you?

-A black coffee, please.

-Coming up.

Is he...?

Nothing new since we last spoke, Rachel. I'll let you know.

Listen, he shouldn't be in much longer.

It's not as bad as we thought.

You're not serious! What about the suspension letter?

-Where is it, Sean?

-Niamh, wait...

-The suspension letter.

-Niamh...

-What have you done with it?!

Is there something I should know about?

-The bloodstain?

-It's Rachel's, from when Conor attacked her.

I want to make a statement.

Niamh...

Sharon, could you show Ms Reid to Interview Room One, please?

I can't believe you.

DOOR BUZZES

You made the arrest. Did you take this from Conor?

Of course not. She gave it to me afterwards.

This is evidence.

Yeah, I was going to log it first,

and then I was going to give it to you.

Where's the evidence bag?

Now, I took three statements today,

all claiming Conor went to Rachel for a friendly chat.

-This says otherwise.

-I said I was going to give it to you.

Then why didn't you?

Looks like perverting the course of justice to me.

-It could have been much worse.

-You reckon?

-You're alive, aren't you?

We'll think of something, there's got to be a way out of this mess.

You do the runs.

I can't drive the van.

What, beneath you, is it?

I have to run the office, I can't go disappearing to Europe

-twice a week, can I?

-Then there's only one thing for it, so.

You need to get on your knees and have a good old grovel to your ma,

and get me that job back.

Security footage?

Already checked. There's no clear viewpoint.

So we can't tell if this is an assault?

There's a tussle, Liam obscures Conor and Rachel,

but no, we can't see a point of contact.

-So nothing conclusive?

-No.

Right. Rachel and Liam state that this was an accident.

Niamh says otherwise, thinks Rachel is just trying to protect Conor

out of some sort of loyalty.

And Liam?

Maybe he just wants to let it go.

Rachel's been through a hell of a lot.

Right, well, one against two is hardly sufficient for a charge.

Then there's this.

-The blood is Rachel's.

-Oh...

-It appears he had it when he arrived.

It shows motive, and he failed to mention it in his interviews.

Denied knowing anything about the suspension.

You know what charging him will mean?

-That's why I thought you might...

-What?

Do your dirty work for you?

Do you feel that he should be charged?

Yeah, I do.

Then charge him.

You should have told me you got suspended.

And you should have known better than to have gone near that girl.

Conor.

Rory, this is ridiculous. He hasn't done anything.

To be honest, you shouldn't even be here.

I told you already - I didn't mean to hurt her.

He's already made a statement.

Can we just get the hell out of here?

You recognise this?

You lied in your statement. You knew about your mother's suspension.

No, it was... I didn't mean to... I just...

-"You just..."?

-I...

-This is motive.

-Rory, please, don't do this.

First you break into the Reids' home, Rachel's bedroom,

accuse the family of all sorts. Then you harass her, injure her.

-What's next, Conor?

-There won't be a next time, OK?

Well, we can't take that chance.

You've broken the conditions of your bail one too many times.

Get Nikki for me, now.

Who do you think sent me here?

Come with me.

He had it on him the entire time, and he didn't say it to anyone.

Well, maybe he forget he had it on him.

Dad, Sean is not that dumb, despite his best efforts.

Well, they have it now, yeah?

Hey. How's Rach?

A bit rattled.

Sitting in or take away?

-Niamh....

-If you're not ordering anything, I've a job to get back to.

I spent enough time doing other people's work today.

Conor's being brought straight to court...

..and he'll probably be sent back to prison immediately.

Rach?

-You didn't have to put him behind bars.

-That's where he belongs,

otherwise he's never going to leave Rachel alone.

-She's been through a lot, but so has Conor.

-Conor's a murderer!

What did you see, exactly?

Why are you asking me this now?

Because I arrested Conor because you told me you saw him hit her.

-I saw enough.

-Did you see it actually happen?

I saw that letter, covered in my sister's blood.

So you didn't see him do it! You lied to me!

I'm not your family's personal guard.

No, you're Angela's.

He's going back to prison.

-They're going to send him back, aren't they?

-Rachel...

-Aren't they, Dad?

-Rachel, just calm down, sweetheart, OK?

-What are we doing?

-Look, we did everything we could, didn't we?

-But he's...

-Look, I know it's going to be hard on him, OK?

But once it goes to trial, the whole thing's going to fall apart,

because he's innocent, isn't he?

Yeah? There's no way they can send him down. No way.

OK, so we just have to stick to the plan, OK?

Just... Let's just do what we said we'd do.

OK, I know it's hard, I know it's wrong, but what else can we do?

Conor, Conor, we're coming with you to court.

-I'm sorry.

-Oh, no.

No, don't say that.

It's going to be OK. OK?