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The Rumour - Season 1 Episode 2
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01:30I don't know why you've decided
01:58that needs to be right now.
02:00It's done.
02:01Only took a minute.
02:04Right, are you all done?
02:05Because we should get going.
02:07There's still half a bowl full there.
02:10You'll be hungry before mid-morning, won't you, darling?
02:13You need a full stomach for your first day.
02:15What we both need is to not be late.
02:18One or two more mouthfuls won't take a minute.
02:21Oh, I'll tell the school that when I'm down in the late, so then...
02:23Right, let's get going.
02:26I'll clean up all this when I get back.
02:29Say hi to Liz.
02:29Let's go.
02:37Are we ready?
02:51Yeah.
02:52How are we feeling? Excited for your first day? Even just a little bit? Okay, that's fine. That's fine. You don't have to be excited.
03:07Oh, shit. Oh, shit. Sorry. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry I didn't see you.
03:31Why don't we make a deal? We've each got to talk to two new people today. We just walk right up to them, big smile, say hello. Easy peasy.
03:38Do you want to practice? Well, I do. You know, I forget my name when I'm nervous. Wait, what is it?
03:43Joanna. Oh, that's it. Right, new school, new job. We're going to have a good day.
03:57Okay, I'm sure you don't want me to walk you two closer in. Okay, right. In you go, and I'll see you after school.
04:03Right, give that to you, teacher. It's very important. Okay? Love you. Bye-bye.
04:12Keep me safe, right? Have a good day.
04:13Excuse me, what are the forms all the kids are carrying?
04:17School photo day.
04:18Today? Yeah.
04:19Oh, I didn't know.
04:21It was on the school email, in the group chat.
04:23I'm not in there. How do I get in that?
04:25Sorry, who are you?
04:27Oh, sorry. I'm Joanna. I've just moved here from London. Alfie's in year one.
04:31Oh, same year as our lot. It's a really great bunch of kids.
04:34Oh, that's good to hear.
04:35Yeah, you can be a bit shy. Actually, I'd love to organise...
04:38Do you know, if you hurry, if you just pop yourself in there into the office, they'll give you the correct forms.
04:43Ah, thank you.
04:44Okay.
04:49Alfie's going to be fine. Day one is always the hardest.
04:53Oh, thanks. He just had a bit of trouble at his last school, so...
04:56I have a note on his reading and writing. He's a little bit behind where he should be, but...
05:00Yeah, no, he's not that. I mean, it sort of is. It's just that he's really quite bright.
05:04He just gets nervous when it comes to talking in front of the class.
05:07He was picked on what he's bullied, actually, at his last school.
05:10I'll keep an eye out. A fresh start can work wonders sometimes.
05:14Yeah, thank you. That's what we hope, then.
05:16We're going to need the light room again.
05:22You new?
05:23Yeah, I just moved here.
05:25Oh. First day jitters, eh?
05:27I honestly think I'm more nervous than my son is.
05:30You'll be fine.
05:31Thanks. So will you.
05:34Okay, I'll go get changed.
05:40I'll go and stay at work.
06:00Yeah.
06:00Hey.
06:02Hey.
06:34You go.
06:45You're settling in okay?
06:47They're just getting familiar with the local homeowners.
06:50That cesspool of complaints.
06:52Who's Sally McGowan?
06:53Hmm?
06:56No idea.
06:58Mind if I throw you in the deep end this morning?
07:01Yeah.
07:02The owner wants this, got on the market ASAP.
07:06She'll meet you there in half an hour.
07:08Absolutely.
07:13Hang on.
07:14Sally McGowan?
07:18Not the one who butchered that little boy.
07:20She's so excited.
07:48So Liam would like everybody in fancy dress for his Halloween party.
07:58See if the year coming up.
07:59Oh my God.
08:00Well I'll be there in devil horns obviously.
08:03Naturally.
08:03It would be amazing the amount of likes I get for the Halloween party pics.
08:06Hello again.
08:08Oh.
08:08It's Joanna from the school gates.
08:12Oh yes.
08:13Hello.
08:14How'd you get on with the school photos?
08:15Oh yeah.
08:16All sorted.
08:16Thanks for that.
08:18Half of it would have been a mess if it had been left out.
08:20I'd be a bit sensitive.
08:21Fatima says you're from London.
08:23Yeah.
08:23Obviously.
08:24Not originally.
08:25But my mum's been in Flintstead for years.
08:27We looked at schools in London.
08:29You know it's either pay a fortune or knife crime.
08:32Is that why you left?
08:35The crime?
08:38No.
08:41Anyway Flintstead's not that safe either.
08:43What do you mean?
08:48I heard something about Sally McGowan living here.
08:50Who?
08:51I know that name.
08:52Of course you do.
08:54Probably one of your million followers.
08:56Isn't she one of the mums in the editor class?
09:00Sally McGowan.
09:04Oh my God.
09:06Evil born or bred.
09:08Sally McGowan was only ten years old when she lured five year old Robbie Harris away from
09:12his friends and stabbed him three times in the stomach.
09:16Wasn't that in the 70s?
09:17Oh yeah.
09:18We even heard the news about her.
09:20She's got to be pretty odd by now.
09:22Probably harmless at this point.
09:23Sorry.
09:24Who told you she was living in Flintstead?
09:25Oh it's not certain or anything.
09:26There's no one called Sally McGowan living here anyway.
09:29No of course not.
09:29That's what they do.
09:31When the really bad ones are released they give them this whole new identity but not in
09:34some small town somewhere where the neighbours none the wiser.
09:37You should ask Mark.
09:38Local police will be the last to know.
09:41That's the whole point.
09:41No one knows.
09:42I'm Fatima by the way.
09:45Katifa's mum.
09:46Oh.
09:47Oh Debbie.
09:49And my Liam's in year one as well.
09:52Amanita.
09:52Hi.
09:53Oh it's so nice to meet you all.
09:55Well we can't just have a child killer running around on the loose.
09:57I mean somebody has to do something.
09:59Wasn't there a documentary about it?
10:02Do you know I think we need to post about it.
10:05Really make sure everyone's on the lookout.
10:07I'm not even sure that it's...
10:08Sit.
10:08Have a coffee with us.
10:09Oh, erm, what?
10:12Park out.
10:12I'm running late.
10:13Next time.
10:14Yeah, of course.
10:15Okay.
10:16Sounds good.
10:18Right.
10:19Okay.
10:19Okay.
10:19Okay.
10:21Okay.
10:21Bye.
10:38Okay.
10:43Okay.
10:44So, let's go.
11:14I don't know.
11:44I don't know.
12:14I don't know.
12:44I don't know.
13:14What are you doing in my house?
13:18I'm sorry, the door was open.
13:20I'm Joanna. I met you at the school.
13:22I've just started working at Pegton's.
13:25Stephen says you're looking to sell.
13:27It's a beautiful house. Are you downsizing?
13:31Helping my daughter with her house down payment.
13:35Oh, so is that your granddaughter this morning then?
13:37No, no, they live miles away. New Zealand of all places. No, that's Hayley. I look after her when her mum's working.
13:42That wasn't you, was it? Posting about Sally McGowan on the homeowner's forum.
13:48I saw the film on your computer.
13:50What?
13:52Don't know what you're talking about.
13:54That was just something Debbie posted.
13:55Right, I better show you around.
13:58I'm not going to butcher that little boy.
14:14Evil or Fred.
14:16Who told you she was living in Flintstones?
14:17Sally McGowan was just 10 years old and she was 25.
14:19I've moved right now and stabbed him three times.
14:22When the really bad ones are released, they give them this whole new identity.
14:25How did it go in, Mrs. Anita?
14:27Yeah, all good, thanks.
14:29Should be an easy sell in this market, so full steam ahead.
14:34Stephen, how long has Kay lived in Flintstones?
14:36Hmm, 30 years, give or take.
14:39Never thought she'd want to leave, to be honest.
14:41Why?
14:42Oh, no reason.
14:43It's just the Sally McGowan thing.
14:47You haven't told anyone about that, have you?
14:52Not really.
14:54I mean, it was online, so I guess anyone could have seen it.
14:58Who knows if it's even true?
15:01It doesn't have to be.
15:03Something like this spreads because the same house prices around here.
15:06It doesn't have to be.
16:06Oh, hi.
16:29Hi.
16:30Can I help you?
16:31I don't know, just looking.
16:33It's lovely.
16:45I think we're neighbours.
16:46I moved in at the weekend with Alfie, my six-year-old.
16:49It was me that almost ran you over this morning.
16:51Sorry.
16:52Ah.
16:52I think it's great that you bike everywhere in Flintstead.
17:01I think we should all be biking everywhere, all the time.
17:03Ban cars, I say.
17:10Do you want that?
17:11Yeah.
17:16Thanks.
17:20You want your spare keys, I imagine.
17:23The woman who lived there before you left them with me, so...
17:27Oh, you should have them.
17:35Is that just for one?
17:36Yeah.
17:37It's handmade.
17:39I made it.
17:40Oh, right.
17:41Yeah, it's lovely.
17:43It's brilliant.
17:44Thanks.
17:47Thanks.
17:47Oh, she's coming out.
18:14Speak of the devil.
18:15Hello.
18:16Hiya.
18:16I'm just talking about your rumour.
18:18My what?
18:19Sorry?
18:20Sally McGowan.
18:21Who she could be?
18:22Oh.
18:23It's not really my...
18:24My sister-in-law.
18:26Definitely.
18:26She would have to be late 60s, early 70s by now.
18:29My sister-in-law is still a cow.
18:31So, she'd have to be really old.
18:33Not born in Flintstead.
18:34No family here.
18:35Doesn't like talking about her past.
18:36Who fits that bill?
18:37I mean, come on.
18:38Mark must know something.
18:39Oh, by the way, he's the local police sergeant.
18:41He fancies Fatima.
18:42No, he doesn't.
18:43He 100% does.
18:44Honestly, I don't know why you guys don't just make a go.
18:46But anyway, I'm sure it's someone completely off the radar.
18:48There's a dozen women it could be.
18:50We can make a list of suspects.
18:52That's a great idea.
18:53You can do it tonight.
18:54Book club.
18:55You should come.
18:56Oh, I'd love to, but I've time to read the book.
18:59Oh, don't worry about it.
18:59It's mostly drinking and gossip.
19:01Now I'm masking a killer.
19:03Well, personally, I want to talk about the book.
19:05My place at seven?
19:06Mm-hmm.
19:07We take it in turns hosting.
19:08I'll put it on the roster.
19:10All right.
19:10Great.
19:11Yeah.
19:11Thanks.
19:13Sonia Martins.
19:14That's my bet.
19:15She has that shop.
19:16What is it?
19:16Stones and Crones.
19:17Oh, I was just in there.
19:19Do you remember when I returned the pack of tarot cards?
19:21Oh, my God.
19:23What?
19:24Debbie went through this really brief mystical phase.
19:26Well, you know, I needed something to get me through the woes of life.
19:31And it turns out that was wine.
19:33Yes, thanks.
19:34We tried to invite her to book club, didn't we?
19:36But refused.
19:36She didn't want to come, did she?
19:37Oh, hardly makes her a child killer.
19:39Anyway, she's not the type.
19:41No, she's not going to be the type, is she?
19:42That's the whole point.
19:43We have no idea what we're looking for.
19:44The initials are the same, though.
19:46Sally McGowan, Sonia Martins.
19:48It's a bit obvious.
19:50Sonia's my neighbor.
19:54Really?
19:55I wouldn't worry about it.
19:56Oh, better you than me.
19:57That's all I say.
19:58How was your day, Munchkin?
20:09Were you in the class photo?
20:11Yeah, yeah, yeah.
20:12What else did you do?
20:14Stuff.
20:15Oh, yeah.
20:16I did stuff when I was in primary school.
20:18Then we moved on to things.
20:20Things were the best.
20:25Why don't you tell Liz about your first day at school?
20:28And did you make any friends today?
20:31I met a boy called Liam.
20:32He's having a party.
20:34A party?
20:36That's exciting.
20:38I'm not invited.
20:40Hmm.
20:41Bullet dodged, I'd say.
20:42Well, it's only your first day.
20:45I'm not the artist in the family.
20:48But I think this one's not bad.
20:51Hmm.
20:52Best effort to date.
20:53Kill me with faint praise, why don't you?
20:56Why don't you go and see if there's anything exciting happening at the bird feeder?
21:01There's a starling who likes to visit.
21:04Okay.
21:06More compensation for the lack of party invitations.
21:09Give it time.
21:15He'll make friends.
21:16I hope so.
21:17He's just uprooting him so suddenly.
21:20I still don't understand why he couldn't wait until the new term.
21:24I didn't know you and Michael had split up.
21:28Oh, we haven't...
21:29We just haven't really had a chance to discuss it yet.
21:31He's still away for another few weeks.
21:33Anyway, you were a solitary child, as was I.
21:37Runs in the family.
21:38I wasn't solitary.
21:40Anyway, I had Lucy.
21:41Well, that hardly counts.
21:42Who's Lucy?
21:43Lucy Lyon.
21:44Her imaginary friend.
21:47But you grew out of it, and now look at you.
21:49Hmm.
21:50Practically have to sell my soul to get into the book club, Mum.
21:52Ooh, sounds interesting, a book club.
21:55What are you reading?
21:56Completely forgot to ask.
21:58That Sally McGowan thing took over.
22:00What Sally McGowan thing?
22:01She killed a little boy when she was a child.
22:04Now, apparently, she's living at Plinstead.
22:06Apparently?
22:06Who says?
22:09Well, everyone's saying it.
22:11No one knows who she is, obviously.
22:13Sounds like a lot of fuss over nothing.
22:15Nothing.
22:31They wrote down.
22:46I don't know who she is, obviously.
22:48What are you reading?
22:51What do you mean?
22:54Hi, Sonia.
23:16Is everything okay?
23:18Why wouldn't it be?
23:19Oh, I just heard noises.
23:24I'm rearranging some furniture.
23:29How?
23:31Oh, I tell you, I was wondering about my keys.
23:36Come in.
23:36Have you lived here long?
24:02Influenced.
24:02It takes 20 years in this town for them to call you a local, so by that measure, I'm still new.
24:14Wait here.
24:14Let's go.
24:15Let's go.
24:16Let's go.
24:17Let's go.
24:18Let's go.
24:19Oh, thank you.
24:45That's great.
24:46Oh, it's an interesting tattoo.
24:51It was young and stupid.
24:53Does it mean anything?
24:55It's a symbol.
24:59Fidelity.
25:02Oh, have you got kids?
25:05Got to get on.
25:06Yeah.
25:09See you so far.
25:11See you so far.
25:42god no ladies only no i live here debbie's husband oh i didn't realize come on in oh thank you
25:50yeah you're just in the living room wow i'm under strict instructions to uh entertain the kids and
25:57make myself scarce thanks leon better be sharing your toys mister hi oh hi joanna you made it
26:07um uh do you know everyone um she didn't know me joanna isn't one of your inmates right you haven't
26:14got to intimidate her rachel is a real life prison garden the attitude comes to the job apparently
26:19i can't hear you you know we love you just the way you are grumpy on the outside grumpy on the inside
26:27anyway my little one is hayley okay takes her to school most days well you've got enough on your
26:32plate and my grandkids are in australia i thought you said new zealand did i oh yeah well they've
26:40just moved i keep forgetting that must be hard to be so far away well it is yes and i've really
26:47missed them and i'm just terrified of flying well you know hayley thinks of you as her second grandma
26:53oh hello hi and oh did steven not take your coat oh no oh did you hold this for me sorry come on
27:05let's pop you in here show you where the coats are kept just through here there we go thanks another
27:11massive room oh yeah thanks i hear liam's having a party soon
27:23yeah next week oh you'll calm i'm always rushed off my feet a few days before really
27:29i quite like having a big old row with party planners and cake decorators come on
27:41and the going theory is is that you came to thinstead to escape a bad relationship romance gone wrong
27:48oh um not exactly well if i lived in london you couldn't try by me out of the place
27:56so is alphysad joining you then or
28:00um i'm not i'm not sure it's single mothers doing it for themselves cheers
28:05speaking of which i was doing a deep dive earlier online on sally mcgowan it can't be sonia martins
28:13she hasn't got that birthmark on her face i don't know the first thing they do is laser
28:17that off so people wouldn't recognize her you shouldn't believe what people post online she
28:21could be anywhere that's the whole point we've got a right to know if she's still here have you
28:26spoken to sonia today only briefly and did you ask her what if she's telling mcgowan
28:31no i didn't we need more information something that you know actually proves that it's her
28:40something that we can identify her with
28:44she's got a tattoo on her hand like there it's um it's like five dots like
28:55she said it was for fertility like that
28:57sonia hasn't got kids oh no that that is a prison tattoo
29:03inmates get them it symbolizes being inside you've got like the four dots for the walls and the one in
29:09the middle's for the prisoner what so she's really dangerous then we need to warn people debbie it was
29:14years ago she obviously hasn't broken the law since that we know of one murder's bad enough isn't it
29:20i'm not taking that risk this is our kids we're talking about
29:31anyway refill then we'll get started on the book yeah oh i know which one we should do next
29:37the girl who killed the real story of sally mcgowan
29:53you don't have to do that oh that's my brother good night yeah my first ever book club i think i did
30:00all right as long as you're not too hungover at work tonight me never a woman that can handle her
30:06drink love that it's even about liam's party oh it's debbie's domain i'm strictly support staff
30:14it's just that my little boy alphie's had such a rough time and i know he really loved i'm i'm here
30:18here if you need anything thank you yeah i appreciate that you're really special john i hope you know that
30:48you don't have to go back to work
31:06are you here are you here oh oh did liz not say
31:12she had to get back to work her exhibition's not far off
31:16and besides she loathes reality television and i'm addicted
31:20surprising you two blasted as long as you have why's that you're so different that's all
31:27do you not approve i'm joking of course i'm happy for you
31:36i am sorry about you and michael
31:41i thought you'd be throwing me a parade
31:45i just wish you'd tell me what was going on
31:49i know alphie's being bullied but are you sure there was nothing else is that not enough
31:57but it was so sudden
32:01i mean i'm happy you're here well let's just leave it at that then
32:04what are you looking at people think it could be sonia what could be sonia that she could be sally
32:18mcgowan oh for goodness sake you and your imagination
32:25i told you not to get involved with those women you're putting silly ideas in your head sonia's
32:33harmless could you just stop all this nonsense please all right all right and stirring up trouble's
32:38hardly gonna help alphie fit in now is it thank you for tonight mom i'm gonna go and check on him
32:55so
33:29It can't be Sonny Martens. She's all got that burglar kind of face.
33:46She'll believe what people post online. She could be anywhere.
33:50That's the whole point. We've got a right to know if she's still here.
33:59We've got a right to know if she's still here.
34:29We've got a right to know if she's still here.
34:59We've got a right to know if she's still here.
35:29We've got a right to know if she's still here.
36:00You can't just turn up. He scared me off to death. I thought you were...
36:03Don't you dare come at me. He'd take Alfie and just disappear.
36:08I told you what would happen.
36:09He's my son too.
36:11I'm doing it for him.
36:12No, you're using him to punish him.
36:13I thought you were away on the bricks for another couple of weeks.
36:24Yeah, well, I came back a bit early.
36:26Well, you shouldn't have.
36:26You can't just make these decisions without me, Joe. That's my boy too.
36:31You're never there.
36:32I'm at work. What do you expect me to do?
36:34Yes, you're away for months on end and you promised me he'd stop when he was born.
36:39It's me and Alfie on our own most of the time.
36:41And this is where I want us to be.
36:46I want to see him.
36:48He's asleep.
36:49All right, well then tomorrow...
36:50He's got school.
36:52After school.
36:52I'm here now.
36:58Oh, thanks.
37:25Oh, God.
37:28What's happened?
37:40Debbie's got people pretty rolled up, I think.
37:48Is it really it?
37:49Everyone seems to think so, I guess.
37:53Oh, here we go.
37:58You're proud of yourselves.
38:18You're busybodies.
38:20And vultures.
38:22You're the monsters.
38:23It's a lot of you.
38:25Sonia, what's going on?
38:28It was you, wasn't it?
38:30Spreading stories about me?
38:32No.
38:33What, what you wanted?
38:34A bit of drama.
38:37Something to get excited about.
38:39Sonia, I didn't...
38:41You have no idea what you've done.
38:44Come on, Sonia.
38:52I'll help you clear up.
39:09Well, how was your day?
39:10Everyone's trying to leave us to party except me.
39:15Well, it's grandparents' day next week, so you can finally take Nana.
39:18And Liz, too.
39:19And Liz, too.
39:22Do you want to go to the park now?
39:23No.
39:25I think you do.
39:32Come on, Liz.
39:33Oh, it's cold, isn't it?
39:38Give me a bag.
39:40Can you see it like this?
39:42Daddy, he's held up!
39:44Yes, I did!
39:48Now, either you've grown or I've shrunk.
39:51I've grown.
39:52Are you sure about that?
39:53I've been feeling a bit shorter lately.
39:55Fancy a kebab?
39:59Better be back in an hour, okay?
40:01Um, I was thinking to take him to the cafe for some food.
40:05Yeah, okay.
40:05I'll pick him up from there, then.
40:07All right.
40:08And, um, tomorrow?
40:12I don't know.
40:15All right, well, we're going to have to figure this out, John.
40:18What's going on here?
40:25Come on, then.
40:26We need to make a goal.
40:27Yeah.
40:28Yeah.
40:29Nice touch.
40:31You're getting slow, Dad.
40:32All right.
40:34Can I get?
40:35Come on.
40:35Come on.
41:01Joanna.
41:07Joanna.
41:07Look at you.
41:09Hi.
41:11I'm nervous.
41:13Yeah, I'm not sure this was a good idea.
41:16Me either, but, um...
41:17Stella, I'm glad you changed your mind.
41:20Picture it.
41:21I'm out on the rig in the middle of the night.
41:24The wind was blowing a gale.
41:27Rain slicing on the horizontal.
41:30There's no helicopters getting in or out in that.
41:33And it was up to me and the engineering team to keep everyone safe.
41:36Stop the rig from falling into the sea.
41:40Got pretty hairy there for a moment.
41:43Come on, then, Alfie.
41:44Say goodnight to Daddy.
41:46Isn't he coming with us?
41:47I've got a hotel in town, buddy.
41:50I'll be seeing you tomorrow.
41:55Glad you're safe.
42:04Thanks.
42:07Right, so who won, then?
42:09I did.
42:10Yes.
42:12So nothing else?
42:14No.
42:14Nothing else exciting?
42:16Yeah.
42:18Okay, so apart from football and snacks, what else did you do with Daddy?
42:22I got my photo taken at the first office.
42:25What do you mean?
42:28I wasn't allowed to smile.
42:30I had to stay up till I'm straight.
42:34Was it a passport photo?
42:38What's that on our house?
42:39What's that on our house?
42:55Where's Alfie?
43:03I thought you knew his father took him.
43:04We took Alfie to get his passport taken yesterday.
43:06God knows what he's planning.
43:07You want a fight?
43:08I'll give you a fight.
43:09Can you hear yourself?
43:10You're not taking him from me.
43:11I'm worried.
43:12What about Joanna?
43:13I think you should go now.
43:14Please don't tell me you believe the rumor about Sally McGowan.
43:17There's only one person that would have reason to do this.
43:19A killer amongst us.
43:20He would have thought it.
43:21Do you still think it's Sonia?
43:23Something bad's about to happen.
43:25Joanna Critchell believes the culprit must be one of her neighbors.
43:29I never said that.
43:29Sally McGowan killed a little boy with a knife just like Alfie.
43:32Joanna, you have to stop this.
43:34Joanna, you have to stop this.
44:04Joanna, you have to stop this.
44:07Joanna, you have to stop this.
44:08Joanna, you have to stop this.
44:09Joanna, you have to stop this.
44:10Joanna, you have to stop this.
44:11Joanna, you have to stop this.
44:12Joanna, you have to stop this.
44:13Joanna, you have to stop this.
44:14Joanna, you have to stop this.
44:15Joanna, you have to stop this.
44:16Joanna, you have to stop this.
44:17Joanna, you have to stop this.
44:18Joanna, you have to stop this.
44:19Joanna, you have to stop this.
44:20Joanna, you have to stop this.
44:21Joanna, you have to stop this.
44:22Joanna, you have to stop this.
44:23Joanna, you have to stop this.
44:24Joanna, you have to stop this.
44:25Joanna, you have to stop this.
44:26Joanna, you have to stop this.
44:27Joanna, you have to stop this.
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