24/09/2013 River City

I know about Molly.

You attacked her with a bat!

What kind of person does that?

Jimmy told me what you done. You're scum!

If it's Nicole you're worried about, then don't. We're done.

What's wrong?

It's just heartburn. Ohh!

What's wrong with her? She'll need an emergency C-section, it's a

very dangerous condition for mother and baby.

The polis were at the docks, there was an undercover guy at the gate.

He saw me, I saw him.

Where's Pedro?

Got a text from him in the car, haven't heard from him since.

Think the polis got him? Who knows?

Just leave it there for Billy to find?

What do you think'll happen then?

If Billy's still at large, top of his agenda will be finding out who betrayed him.

Where is she? I've been trying to call... Is she OK?

You're not needed! He needs to be here for Nicole... Go away!

Is she OK? Are you deaf? I said get out!

I'm not going anywhere till you tell me what's happening.

Zinnie told me what happened.

Nic wouldn't be here if you hadn't upset her.

She threw you out then, and now I'm throwing you out. Gabriel!

Just tell me, is Nicole and the baby all right?

No - she's fighting for her life in there.

And the baby? What's wrong with the baby?!

Look, she's in emergency surgery -

they're going to have to deliver the baby by C-section,

and the last thing either of them need is you causing trouble.

No, I'm entitled to be here. I don't think so, pal. Get your hands off me!

Or what? I know what you done to old Molly

and the boys that you're running about with.

I know, Gabriel. I love her! Just let me in to see her!

And anyway, you're no different from me!

What, battering old women?

Look, you're a threat to my niece and her baby.

Now do one, before I have to make you.

I'm warning you, Gabriel! Just go, Gareth.

Everybody in this town knows what you are now. What's that mean?

Nicole doesn't need that in her life. Bolt!

Kennedy's found the wire. Ohh...

He tossed it into the water in front of our guys.

He made it clear he'd seen them.

Where is he now? The Tall Ship.

He and Lenny are probably arguing about whose fault it was, or packing

bags for a long-haul flight. Or trying to work out who had means and opportunity to bug them.

Billy won't run, that'll make him look guilty.

The Liverpool and Glasgow mobs will hunt him for the rest of his days.

But that's not really Billy's style, is it? He'll be looking for blood today instead.

So, where is Gareth O'Connor?

Soon as Kennedy finds out Gareth's working for us, he is a dead man walking.

Well, we know WHY it went up the swanny.

You know, maybe we should be thinking about taking a wee break.

We need to take off somebody's head off for this first.

Naismith and Conroy are going to be asking questions -

if we don't have an answer for them, they'll be wanting blood.

You know, maybe...

..maybe Pedro's playing a double-bluff here.

Gets himself lifted, that's him in protection.

He could've planted the bug. Maybe he's been playing you all along.

No, Pedro's clean.

He's a known face.

He's an international, he deals with everybody,

and if he did turn grass,

there's nowhere for him to run. Not even jail.

Nah, we need to be looking further down the food chain.

Hey! Bar.

Just a wee minute, son.

It's all right, Stevie.

No need to be feart.

I'm just after a wee chat.

What about?

Apart from anything else, I just wanted to say thanks

for helping Gareth out a few weeks back.

That was nothing. Forget about it.

No, no, no, no. Fair's fair.

Fair's fair.

Now listen, next time, next time, I'm going to make sure you get

more than the few quid you got that day.

There won't be a next time. I'm sorry.

What I did, I did.

I'm not going to tell anybody, but...

..it just isn't me, not any more.

You'll need to find someone else.

Stevie, Billy's doing you a favour here.

And I'm grateful, Mr Kennedy, I am.

But the answer's no.

Well, Lenny, I cannae say I'm not disappointed.

I'm not going to deny that for a wee while there,

you had my total respect, son.

Especially when you didn't go running to the polis

after you and me had our wee chat about Sean.

Remember?

Mmm-hmm.

The thing is, son...

..we'd marked you down as somebody we could trust.

Somebody we could maybe do business with.

Somebody who's not going to run squealing to the polis.

Did we have you wrong?

A young man like yourself.

Working here.

See things, hear things...

..things you shouldn't share.

Come on, Lenny, you know I'm not like that.

All I want is to stay well out of it. That's all.

Come on. Back to work.

Mr Kennedy.

Stevie...

Hope for your sake you're not telling us porkies.

Cos if you are...

..snippity-snippity.

Know what I'm saying?

You should've let Gareth stay.

No, trust me, Zinnie. He's just a wannabe gangster.

She's better off without him.

We delivered the baby successfully - a little girl.

And the baby's OK?

Nicole's baby was a few weeks early,

but she's still showing strong vital signs.

She's not in undue stress,

but we'll keep her in an incubator for now.

And what about Nicole?

She's doing OK. She was lucky.

Pre-eclampsia is serious, but it's not uncommon.

Essentially, her blood pressure sky-rocketed,

which caused her collapse earlier.

She lost a lot of blood in theatre, but she's through the worst of it.

There were no other complications.

Can we see them? Not yet.

Nicole will be unconscious for some time while we finish up

in theatre and transfer her to a high dependency unit here.

But I do believe mother and baby will recover well.

So what happens now?

You're welcome to stay here, if you wish,

but there's little you can do short-term.

Perhaps you should go home and get some rest?

No. Not till we're sure.

I'll go, I'll pick up some clothes for Nic.

Good idea. I'll phone Leyla, let her know what's happening.

Listen, thanks, Doctor.

Burns isn't stupid enough to lie to us.

Well, you've took Pedro off the table.

Conroy and Naismith, they've got too much to lose.

What about their crews, though?

Anybody in there to stitch us up? Blab to somebody?

No, they're solid.

These guys have done time rather than grass somebody up.

That only leaves one person.

The one person who's always pushing to be more involved.

Always wanting to be invited to meetings he's not invited to.

That wee dick!

He's the reason I was out of it yesterday.

Slipped you a Mickey?

I don't believe this!

I knew he wasn't right from the start.

You brought him in, Billy. I know.

And I trusted him.

This is our mistake.

Our problem.

What's goin' on?

So then, that's game over, right?

If Kennedy knows you've got him under surveillance, you've nicked him.

Look, we haven't got enough yet to pursue a prosecution.

What'd you mean, you haven't got enough?!

You know he was trying to bring in a shipment of heroin and he's in bed

with serious players from Glasgow and Liverpool.

And you know that he killed Matty Rhodes.

Yeah, but what I know and what I can prove in a court of law are two very different things, Gareth.

Look, now that Kennedy's found our wire, how long do you think it's

going to take him to figure out that it was you that put it there?

Kennedy is very clever. We've got nothing to tie him directly to the heroin shipment -

he wasn't at the scene when we busted the handover.

And that's my fault?!

He twigged straightaway the minute he seen your guy.

He knew that he was undercover.

Come on, man! What does the guy need to do?

Walk in with a severed head and ask for room service?

Look, you're just going to have to trust me, Gareth.

That's worked out really well for me so far(!)

Kennedy is under pressure now. He knows we're on to him. He's going to make a mistake.

By the time this is over, I will have a case

so watertight, you could build the QE2 out of it.

I need to see what's happening with Nicole and the baby. Let me out.

I'll have my one of officers contact the hospital, see if there's any news.

You're safe here. I'll take my chances.

Soon as you hit the streets, Kennedy will find you.

I can't protect you out there. Come on, man! Open the door!

I need to know you are safe.

I want to see my family!

Gabriel stopped me once before, but I'm telling you, man, I'm going right through him this time.

I cannot let you walk out of this police station, knowing what I do about this situation!

I told you what Kennedy did to Matty.

I gave you Pedro, I gave you the drugs.

I risked my life bugging the boat shed! Now, I'm done.

But you're not going to last the rest of the day out there.

I can handle myself.

Right. Here...

Hey!

Let's at least talk about the options, eh?

SHE GASPS

Hiya, darling. It's all right, pet.

I'm no' going to hurt you. What are you doing here?

I'm just looking for Nicole.

Well, she's not here.

HE LAUGHS

I can see that. She won't be back for a while, so... Is that right?

She's in hospital. What one? I don't know.

I didn't go into the ambulance with her.

I'm just waiting for them to call me.

I'll tell her that you were looking for her.

OK.

I'll be back.

Billy Kennedy was just here. He's looking for Nicole.

Are you sure it was him? Yes, I'm sure.

He's not a guy you forget easily.

Please tell me you never told Kennedy that she was here.

No, of course I didn't. Will you just tell me what's happening?

Just never mind, Zinnie, just get yourself back here as soon as, eh?

OK.

I'm on my way.

Right.

SHE GASPS

Are you sure it was Kennedy?

And now that he knows Nicole's in hospital,

it's not going to take him long to find out which one.

This is about Gareth O'Connor, isn't it?

He's going to try and use her to get to him.

OK, look, I will talk to the DCI. Well, just do it fast, eh?

I've done nothing wrong. I know.

I've given you everything that you asked for.

Now, please, just let me go.

As a police officer,

my overriding priority is the protection of human life.

If I let you walk out of here, you're a dead man.

I would strongly suggest you consider going in the witness protection programme.

It is the only sure-fire way we can keep you safe now.

And if I run, will you come after me? Kennedy will find you.

You know that.

How the witness protection... I know how the witness protection works.

New name, new city, no life. I'm trying to save your life.

You're trying to save my life.

And I'll never get to see Nicole and the baby again. Is that right?

It would be for all your safety.

Please, Gareth, at least think about it.

KNOCK AT DOOR

Sir, can I have a word, please? Yeah, of course.

Will, gonnae get me out of here?

I've just had word that Kennedy broke into the Brodie house.

Not unexpected.

This confirms what we feared, he knows Gareth is working for us now.

Kennedy is not looking for Gareth, he's looking for Nicole Brodie.

Get yourself down the hospital, take some uniforms with you,

Gareth can wait.

Sir.

What am I even in here for?

I haven't even done anything wrong. Scumbags.

PHONE RINGS

Hello.

Hello, Gareth, it's me.

Pedro and my stuff are now residing at Her Majesty's pleasure.

That's not good, Billy. It isn't, is it? Where are you the now?

I'm in hospital with my girlfriend, she's having the baby.

But look, Billy, there's been some complications.

They're transferring us to a specialist unit in Edinburgh.

We're leaving right now in a taxi. I'm sorry to hear that, son.

But you know the rules.

I'm going to be needing you today.

Listen, you don't have to worry about Nicole and the baby.

They'll be all right without you.

I'd go so far as to say, they will be a lot safer without you.

OK, Billy.

Good boy. I'll send the car for you when I'm ready.

About time. Where's Nicole now? In the unit through there.

Any sign of Billy Kennedy, let me know immediately, OK?

You'll make sure that Nicole is safe, right?

That's why we're here. Why can't you arrest him now?

We don't have enough evidence to charge him

with anything substantial. If we haul him in for a misdemeanour,

his lawyers will have him back on the street within an hour. He'll pick up where he left off.

How's Nicole doing anyway? It was serious for a while there.

But the doctors seem happy. We're just waiting to get told when we can go and see her. And the baby?

A wee girl. She's in the incubator but just to be on the safe side. Good.

OK, I will check in with the DCI,

make sure he knows the hospital is secure.

PHONE RINGS

Cooper?

Good work.

How are they both? Good. OK, keep in touch, thanks.

I've just spoken with DC Cooper at the hospital.

How's Nicole and the baby?

They are both out of danger, they're going to make a full recovery.

You have a healthy little girl. Congratulations.

Grace.

We're going to call her Grace.

Nicole wanted to call her Grace O'Connor,

but I said it's best if we call her Grace Brodie.

It's only right.

Safer.

Kennedy was in your house earlier. What? Zinnie Hassoun found him there.

What did he do? How is she? She's fine, Gareth, she's fine.

He didn't touch her. But he was asking about Nicole.

What about Nicole? He wants to know which hospital she was in.

Don't worry, DC Cooper is there with a team of officers. Don't worry?

Who are you kidding, man? You've done nothing but let me down. Now let me out.

Now, please, Gareth, don't do this.

"Please, Gareth." Please, Gareth, nothing.

Open the door and let me out. Open the door. OK, OK.

Constable.

Gareth...

Oh, Nic.

I'm afraid the baby will have to stay in the incubator for now.

I'll leave you to it.

She's beautiful.

It's like looking at Nic when she was that age.

Hi, gorgeous.

I'm your Uncle Gabriel.

How you doing?

Just wait until you're older, baby,

you and your Auntie Zinnie are going to have a lot of fun.

Will you wait until she's at least 17, 18 before you ruin her?

Did you manage to get hold of Leyla?

She says she's going to move heaven and earth

to get here as soon as possible.

I'll text her some photos.

MACHINE BEEPS

She's still doing well.

Her blood pressure and pulse are fine.

Why don't you go home and get some rest?

You know what, you're probably right...

What time can we come back in the morning?

Under the circumstances, any time you want.

Obviously we'll call you if there's any change in the night,

but I don't anticipate any further problems.

Thanks, Doctor.

Bye-bye, baby. See you in the morning.

There's nothing more we can do, guv.

If Gareth wants to take his chances, that's down to him.

Where's Kennedy?

He lost our surveillance team

after he was seen outside Amber Cabs earlier.

I can't just hang around here.

If Kennedy's looking for Gareth, he knows where he'll be going.

The hospital. Let's go.

Here he comes.

Thanks very much. Cheers.

PHONE RINGS

Hello.

Where are you?

St Mungo's Hospital. South entrance.

There'll be somebody there for you.

Any sign of O'Connor or Kennedy?

No, sir. Nicole's in HDU just on the left.

I've got uniform keeping a visible presence.

Good work, Cooper. Keep us informed.

MACHINE BEEPS

Hi, Grace

Aren't you a wee beauty?

Just like your mum.

My name's Gareth.

I'm not your daddy.

Well...

not your real daddy.

I wish I was.

I wish I was there to see you grow up.

Be part of your life.

You're gonnae have the best mummy in the world.

You've got to listen to her.

Got to do what she tells you too, OK?

Now...

..she can be strict...

..but she knows best.

She knows what's right from wrong.

So you've got to listen to her.

OK?

She knows best.

Hopefully one day...

..she'll tell you about me.

Hopefully...

Hopefully she disnae forget me.

She's beautiful.

Just like her mum.

I've told everybody that...

we're calling her Brodie.

I hope that's OK.

Grace Brodie.

It's better this way.

And it's safer.

Nicole...

..I don't know what to do.

If I stay here...

..I'm putting you and Grace in so much danger.

I can't do that, I can't take the risk.

I'm sorry but I need to fix this.

I need to finish this now.

I'm just sorry that...

..I never took time to speak to you about all this stuff.

I promise you...

..I did my best to get away from it all.

It's too late.

I've got to do what I've got to do on my own.

For you and for Grace.

No-one's ever told me that they love me or they care about me, Nicole,

apart from you.

I'm so sorry.

I should've told you this a long time ago.

I love you so much.

Please don't ever forget me.

I love you, Nicole Brodie.

PHONE LINE RINGS

Hello. Where are you going?

I'm gonnae do what you couldn't do.

And what's that?

I'm gonnae make sure that he's no' got a reason to never ever,

go near Grace and Nic again.

No! Gareth, no.

MUSIC PLAYS

What's its name?

Brodie.

Her name's Grace Brodie. Do you understand me, Billy?

She's not an O'Connor. She's got nothing to do with me.

Right, out.

DOOR SLAMS SHUT

I cannae believe you, Lenny.

Gareth here's become a daddy.

Is that right?

Apparently, he had a Brodie.

What kind of man doesn't give his own name to his own wean?

I don't know.

The same kind of guy that lets his woman have another guy's kid.

I've done nothing but protect you.

Well, Gareth...

I'm afraid, for you...

..this is the end of the road.

How many times have I told you?

This is what happens to people who cross me.

What about the people you've crossed, like Lenny?

You just don't see it, Lenny.

He's not your partner. He's your boss.

He's been playing you like a mug.

Ever since wee Cal's kidnapping.

Are you my boss, Billy?

No, we're partners, all right.

And you just cost us a hell of a lot of cash, grassing us up.

GARETH BREATHES RAPIDLY

So, this is it?

You're going to kill me like you killed Matty?

Matty Rhodes got what was coming to him.

I'm just sorry it wasnae me that whacked him.

He's lying, Lenny. He killed Matty.

He even showed me the body. Told me if I told anyone...

he'd kill Nicole and the baby.

Let me tell you...one of three things about your pal Matty.

He was just another useless wee bonehead.

Born stupid, died a junkie.

And if Billy had anything to do with his demise,

he was doing me a favour.

Right. Come on.

Lenny?

I'm sorry for everything I did to you.

I did it to protect you from the polis.

To protect Nicole and the baby.

So, that's it, eh?

That's why you drugged me?

To protect me, eh?

Keep the polis away from me.

You drugged me to keep me away from the meeting.

You were trying to take my place.

Now, move.

DOOR CREAKS OPEN

DOOR CLANGS SHUT

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SEAGULLS CRY

INDISTINCT TANNOY

Gareth.

Far enough.

GARETH SIGHS

GARETH BREATHES RAPIDLY

Stupid wee boys.

Always wanting to save their own skin by blaming somebody else, eh?

You knew the rules.

I told you.

I warned you.

Don't mess with me again.

Did you no' hear me?

Any last words?

GARETH SIGHS

Tell Nic and Grace...

SEAGULLS CRY

POIGNANT PIANO RECITAL

Make it disappear.

What if it was your family the guy was menacing?

You listen to me.

You do NOT take on Billy Kennedy.

I'll deal with him.

Sir, Kennedy's boatshed's gone up in flames.

Ah, you're kidding me!

You torched it?

We agreed. This was a risk.

What's your problem, Lenny? You...are my problem!

Gareth would do anything for us.

Gabriel, please, find him for me.

(OK.)

Gareth? Aye.

When he mentioned Rhodes, I asked him, do you think he could hurt Cal?

And? Gareth said, "Aye, if somebody paid him well enough."

Mr Murdoch, I'm afraid I've got some bad news.

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