-If the door is shut, it's off-limits, and you don't enter this section of the property under any circumstances.

-You know Elliot has a total of 16 cars?

-Lucky him, eh?

-He said I could work on one with him.

-Let's not push our luck.

-He likes me.

-It was my mother's.

-It's beautiful.

Why are you doing this?

-I like helping people like... -People like me?

-Mum.

-Why did he have to smash it up?

Evil, spiteful... -You can stay at mine.

-I can't ask that of you.

-Well, you haven't asked.

I've offered.

-Liam!

-What the hell do you think you're doing?!

We're all right, aren't we?

-Maybe this was a bad idea.

♪♪ -What is it?

-My parents.

I lost them in a fire.

-Oh, Elliot, I'm so sorry.

-He's not Liam's dad, my ex.

He's just a very bad decision.

-Well, we all make them.

♪♪ [ Eerie tense music plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Faint chattering ] [ Chattering continues ] - As the sun casts its first mesmerizing glow we find ourselves... -Oy!

Liam, feet!

You can't just make yourself at home.

-Elliot told me to.

He's in the kitchen making coffee.

-Oh.

Really?

Where did this come from?

-He said I could use it.

-Oh.

-He's been helping me with a project for school.

-[ Chuckles ] -It's our favorite pets.

-Who's this?

-Elliot when he was my age.

-Really?

-He was born in Ireland.

Then they came here to live on a farm.

Vista was his dad's sheepdog.

Whose is that?

-Hm?

Oh, I found it in the wardrobe.

-You can't just make yourself at home.

-[ Laughs ] Little smart-ass.

[ Kisses forehead ] [ TV chatter continues ] -Good morning.

-Morning.

-Coffee?

-Please.

You don't mind, do you?

Wasn't sure if it broke one of Simone's employer-employee protocol things.

I don't really want to be around when she finds out what happened last night.

-About that.

-Hey, no, you don't need to give me the big talk.

I mean, this must happen all the time, right?

You ship in a new cleaner, and the next thing you know, she ends up... -This doesn't happen all the time.

I really haven't been with anyone since Olivia and I separated.

I enjoyed last night.

-Yeah, me too.

-No regrets?

-No, not so far.

-Great.

Then you better start packing.

-Hmm?

-There's somewhere I wanna take the two of you, somewhere special to me.

-Yeah, but what about my flat, finding somewhere to stay?

-Figure it out when we get back.

-Yeah, but in case you've forgotten, I'm your cleaner.

-Oh, yeah.

I've just given you a holiday.

[ Soft music plays ] Pack warm.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ So, this is where I come when I don't want to be found.

[ Birds chirping ] [ Vehicle doors close ] Oh, no use to you here.

No signal.

-[ Chuckles softly ] -What's in there?

-Unfortunately, that's the toilet block.

I keep some tools in it and an old Land Rover.

Come on.

We'll get the bags in a minute.

I wanna show you around.

[ Soft music plays ] ♪♪ Wait till you see this.

-Cool!

Whoa.

-You weren't kidding about it being off-grid.

-Yeah.

I'll show you your room.

-[ Sighs ] -Here you go.

[ Soft music plays ] ♪♪ You can use 'em, if you like.

-Will the other boy mind?

-They're yours now.

You're upstairs.

♪♪ Do you like it?

-It's amazing.

-I'll sleep on the pullout.

-Did you see that?

Thought I saw someone.

-Probably just walking their dog.

Wait, I'll get the bags, and then we're gonna catch our dinner.

-Catch?

[ Chuckles ] [ Soft music plays ] ♪♪ -Loads of fish.

-I know you will.

-More than you.

-Oh, really?

-Want to make it a competition?

-Yeah!

[ Chatter continues indistinctly ] [ Wind gently blowing ] [ Brook babbling ] [ Birds chirping ] [ Soft music plays ] ♪♪ [ Elliot and Liam chattering ] -Thought I'd lost you there.

-Giving Liam his first lesson in foraging.

Death caps.

Wanna avoid those.

They can kill you in 48 hours.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Birds calling ] Here you go.

-Keep spoiling me, I'm definitely gonna get used to it.

[ Glasses clink ] Where's Liam?

-Looking at the old Land Rover in the garage.

I'll get dinner started.

-You know you don't have to sleep on that pull-out thing unless you're... having second thoughts.

-No.

-Is it Liam then?

-I just don't wanna ruin this by rushing things.

-[ Laughs ] So hiring me out of the blue, bringing me all the way out here, that's your idea of taking things slowly, is it?

-[ Chuckles ] -You know...

I reckon Liam will be busy with that car for at least 20 minutes.

[ Foreboding music plays ] [ Doors creaking ] ♪♪ [ Flashlight clicks ] ♪♪ [ Door opens ] ♪♪ [ Mysterious music plays ] [ Twig snaps ] -Mum?

♪♪ Elliot?

[ Flashlight clicks ] [ Birds chirping ] ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Leaves rustling ] [ Breathing shakily ] ♪♪ [ Rustling continues ] Oh.

Hello.

[ Dog panting ] Good boy.

Where you going?

[ Dog barks ] [ Dramatic music plays ] ♪♪ Mum!

-Liam?

Liam!

Where are you?

-Mum!

-Liam!

[ Dramatic music plays ] Darling, I'm here.

Are you alright?

Have you hurt yourself?

-My ankle.

[ Rachel sighs ] Mum, look.

♪♪ [ Employees chattering ] [ Tense music plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ -Were they your dogs?

-Brandy and Whiskey.

Rubbish names, I know.

They loved this place.

Made sense to bury them here.

-At the same time?

-No, years apart.

They were inseparable.

Thought they'd want to be together.

How's the ankle?

-Okay.

-Thank God you didn't break it.

-Who owns the dog I saw?

-Whoever you saw walking earlier, maybe.

-Was that one a puppy?

-Brandy?

No, just little and very old.

-Think you can walk back?

-Here, let me.

[ Grunts ] [ Birds calling ] [ Wind blowing gently ] [ Birds chirping ] There you go.

-Thanks.

-You should be proud of him.

-I am.

I do worry about him, though.

You know, how much time he spends in his own little world.

-He's got you.

-I know.

But he needs some more mates his own age.

Thank you for helping him with this project, by the way.

-Enjoyed it.

-He's only got me, and I'm useless at technology.

As for Kieron... -Were you together long?

-A couple of years.

Long enough.

-Has there been anyone since?

Sorry.

That's none of my business.

-No... not really.

I guess I don't trust myself anymore... not to make the same mistake again.

Anyway, enough about me.

Your turn.

-What do you want to know?

-The fire.

When you were a little boy... What happened?

-I told you.

-No, not really.

I'm sorry.

If you don't talk about it -- -No.

I want you to know.

[ Sighs ] Growing up, I was a bit of a loner.

Just me and my parents.

And about a hundred sheep.

People used to say... they couldn't see what my mum saw in my dad.

[ Child laughing ] She was a bit of a big deal when we were farming.

In the village, they used to always say that... ...she'd settled for less by marrying him.

But for a while, things were good between them.

Then the fights started.

And the fights got more often.

My dad drank and... [ Ominous music plays ] ...when he drank, he got angry.

[ Dad screaming ] One day, I came home from school early, and I heard my mum talking on the phone.

Talking about all the things she regretted... making plans about leaving him.

Moving back to Ireland and starting again.

About a week later...

I found her packing.

And I couldn't understand what was happening... why she hadn't told me that we were leaving.

Then it hit me.

I wasn't.

I was one of her regrets.

I pleaded with her, I begged her not to leave, but it made no difference.

She was gonna start again... somewhere new... without me .

[ Melancholy music plays ] And that's when my dad got back.

When he realized what was happening, something snapped in him.

He forced us into a bedroom.

He locked the door, and my mother was screaming.

And the next thing, he was pouring something over the door, over the hallway... all around the house.

[ Match strikes, flames whooshing ] And that's when I heard it.

In seconds, the whole house was up in flames.

I remember the smoke, the heat.

My mother screaming for me to do something.

So I broke the bedroom window.

Managed to open it a crack, and I crawled through.

I pleaded with my mum to come with me, but... the window was jammed, and there was no way she was gonna get through.

I can still see the panic in her eyes.

I thought that, if I could just get back inside, everything would be okay, that I could get her out.

But at that point, the building was in flames...

So I just stood there.

I listened to my mother screaming... ...until, eventually, it stopped.

♪♪ Afterwards... the newspapers called me a hero.

"The Boy Who Tried to Save His Mum."

But I wasn't a hero.

I was a coward.

-God, no.

-If I was brave, I would've saved her.

But instead, I let her die.

It's my fault.

♪♪ ♪♪ [ Wind blowing briskly ] [ Leaves rustling ] [ Tense music plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Elliot mumbling ] [ Elliot gasping ] [ Chain snaps ] ♪♪ [ Woman screaming ] ♪♪ [ Match strikes ] [ Elliot gasping ] [ Exhales sharply ] [ Exhales heavily ] [ Rachel yawning ] [ Birds chirping in distance ] [ Sighs ] Liam with you?

-I thought he was still in bed.

[ Foreboding music plays ] I'll check by the river.

-Okay.

Li?

♪♪ Liam!

♪♪ [ Door creaks open ] Liam?

♪♪ Liam!

♪♪ ♪♪ [ Twig snaps ] Liam?

[ Rachel sighs ] Liam, where have you been?

I was worried sick.

-You were asleep, so I went to explore.

-Look at you.

You're all wet.

-I slipped in the stream.

When I was on my way back, this woman came over.

-Woman?

What woman?

-Don't know.

She started asking my name, who we were, why we were here.

-Probably just a nosy neighbor.

-I said I had to get back.

-There you are.

Your mum was worried.

-Fell in a stream, numpty.

Go on inside and change before you catch your death.

-This is all I've got.

-You didn't pack anything?

-That's alright.

There's some of Alfie's stuff still in the drawer.

We'll find you something.

[ Ominous music plays ] ♪♪ -On holiday?

-Just a few days.

Came up yesterday.

-Ah, I thought you didn't sound like you're from round here.

-[ Chuckles ] -Mind you, I can talk.

Moved here from Manchester.

-Oh, you must love it.

-Don't know.

Bit boring, to be honest.

-[ Laughs ] -Where you staying?

-The house in the woods, by the river.

-The log cabin?

-That's right.

-Are you ready?

-I'm done.

Lovely meeting you.

-You, too, love.

[ Chatter on radio ] [ Car beeps ] -Mum, look what Elliot bought me from the secondhand shop.

It's an old SLR camera with a 50-millimeter lens and a built-in light meter.

-Wow.

You really didn't need to.

-It wasn't that much.

It'll be good for school projects.

Come on.

-Well, thank you -- again.

The woman in the shop asked where I was staying, went kind of weird when I told her.

Did something happen up there?

-There was an older house on the site when I bought it, and I knocked it down.

Maybe it was something to do with that.

When I was your age, my mum gave me a Minolta Maxxum 7000.

Quite a little camera.

I used to love going into the fields, trying to find creatures to photograph.

-Where does the picture come out?

-Oh, my word.

You've not taken a photo on a real camera before, have you?

To be fair, darling, I've not seen one myself in a while.

-Dying art, photography.

-A few of the girls at the cleaning agency fancy themselves as "influencers."

I think they'd argue with you on that.

-I'm not sure selfies count.

-[ Chuckles ] -See?

Here.

Turn this... until the image is nice and sharp when you're looking through.

-I don't think it's working.

[ Puffing on cigarette ] [ Ominous music plays ] -What is it?

Do I look that bad?

-Of course not.

You're beautiful.

-Mum, can I go and take some photos in the woods?

-Well -- -That's a great idea.

I'll go with you.

You relax.

-I was researching the wildlife in this area on my phone on the way out, and, apparently, water fowls, otters, and hedgehogs are native to these woods.

-Oh, yeah?

-I'd love to see an otter.

Did you know otters hold hands when they sleep so they don't float away?

-I did hear that.

Maybe we'll see some back at the river.

Oh, look.

See, that's a little rabbit.

Why don't you go and see?

-Okay.

[ Tense music plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ -Elliot, come look at this!

♪♪ [ Wind blowing briskly ] -Got these at that shop.

Merely had to show your card to pay for 'em.

[ Birds calling ] You okay?

-It's nothing.

-Hey, come on.

Tell me.

-I get like this when I have to go back.

-Sorry.

I feel like I've stirred things up for you.

You know, talking about the fire.

-I'm glad you know.

-Breaks my heart, the thought of you going through that at the same age as Liam.

Who looked after you afterwards?

-I went into care for a while.

That didn't work out.

Ended in a boarding school back in Ireland.

I think that's why I built this place.

I wanted to live in the middle of nowhere again, like I was before.

[ Tense music plays ] I can trust you, can't I?

-Why do you ask?

-Can I?

-Of course.

[ Gate grinding ] ♪♪ -Good break?

-You can answer that.

-Amazing.

-Well, I hate to be the Grinch, but... there are quite a few matters requiring your attention.

-12 seconds, Simone.

New personal best.

You don't mind, do you?

-Of course not.

-Can I work on my car?

I downloaded a video on sanding down the paint work.

-Absolutely.

Just -- -Don't go near the welding torch.

I won't.

-I think we need to make room on the board for this one.

-What?

-I'm impressed.

Settled in faster than I thought.

I, erm...

I had a look through the footage from Rachel's flat.

-What footage?

-From the TV.

I asked Craig to send it over.

-For what reason?

I wanted to check if I'd missed anything.

[ Elliot slams folder close ] [ Elliot slams drawer closed ] You didn't tell me It wasn't her ex who smashed the place up.

It was two kids I've never seen before.

-He had someone do it for him so he wouldn't be recognized.

-You don't think we should tell the police?

-That we've been using illegal surveillance?

Anyway, I'm taking care of it.

How?

-I'm asking Rachel to move in with me... permanently.

-What?

I've told you about her past.

She's completely unreliable.

-And I've told you I don't want to discuss it.

-What's going on, Elliot?

-Meaning?

-When you met Rachel, you said you felt sorry for her.

Next thing I know, you're moving her in, you're asking me to set up a trust fund for her kid.

Is it all really just 'cause you wanna...her?

-Careful now, Simone, -You asked me to check her out.

You pay me to protect your interests.

Why aren't you letting me do my job?

-You brought her to me.

She's no longer your concern.

[ Tense music plays ] ♪♪ Rachel?

-In here.

-What are you doing?

-Well, I've missed two days.

I'm making a start.

-No, no, no, obviously, you don't have to do that anymore.

-What?

Come on, it's my job.

-So I'll get Simone to find you something else, something that challenges you.

-You're giving me a new job just like that?

-Well, you said you didn't wanna spend the rest of your life cleaning, that you wanted to make something of yourself.

-Yeah, I know, but I didn't expect it to be now.

-Start believing in yourself.

I do.

-Gosh, you realize Simone's gonna hate me even more.

-She doesn't hate you.

She's distrustful.

I pay her to be.

-Right, well, if you're forcing me to sit on my arse all day, I'll make a start finding a new flat.

-Well, I was thinking about that.

I want you to move in here.

-What, stay in your annex?

-Move in properly... with me.

I know it's fast... -Yeah, it is a bit!

-...but I feel like I know you, like I've always known you.

Think about it.

-Okay.

-Yeah?

-Yeah, I'll think about it.

-Better go.

-Shut up!

- I know.

- What did you say?

-I'd think about it.

-What?

[ Scoffs ] Why?

-Well, why do you think?

I barely know him.

-Yeah, you're right.

Tell you what, bring your stuff to mine.

I'll move in with him.

[ Chuckles ] Oh, I better go.

Thanks to you buggering off, I've got twice the amount of rooms to do.

-Oh, wait, Jas, have you heard anything about Kieron?

-Disappeared off the face of the Earth.

He knows better than to show his squirrelly mug again.

Oh, yeah.

Invite me over for dinner on Sunday and get me the job as his new cleaner!

[ Both laugh ] Love you.

-Love you.

[ Suspenseful music plays ] Who the...are you?

-I was Elliot's wife.

-You're Olivia.

-Listen to me.

Elliot isn't who you think he is.

You've got to get out, now.

-What has Elliot told you about me?

-You can't just walk in here like this.

-Let me guess.

You met him once, maybe twice, and the next thing, you're moving in with him.

How did he persuade you?

You got sacked from your job?

You couldn't pay your rent?

-My flat was broken into by my ex, not that that's any of your business.

-You know your ex broke in?

Someone saw him?

You don't see it, do you?

This is what he does.

He makes you depend on him.

And before you know it, you're locked away, here.

-You need to go.

-Listen to me.

You can't trust a single word he tells you.

He's a pathological liar.

When I finally realized...

I tried to leave.

He hunted me down.

He took Alfie off me -- -Up to your room!

-Mum, it's her.

The woman from the woods.

-That was you?

-I didn't mean to scare him, I just... wanted to see...

I needed to know if Elliot was doing it again.

-Leave, now, please, or I'll call the police.

-You know he can see everything.

He's watching us right now.

For Liam's sake, leave while you still can.

[ Footsteps receding ] [ Door opens ] [ Engine rumbling ] [ Tires screech ] -Are you okay?

I came soon as I could.

-We need to talk... alone.

-That won't be necessary.

-Simone, will you just...off?!

-Where's Liam?

-In his room, packing.

We're leaving.

-What?

No...Ra-Rachel, listen -- -She said you'd been watching.

You've got cameras everywhere.

-[ Laughs ] Of course I've got security cameras.

What, you think I've been spying on you?

-Have you?!

-No!

Look, let's just sit down and talk about this rationally.

-She said she tried to leave and you hunted her down.

-The police tried to find her for her own safety, for Alfie's.

Olivia... wasn't well, okay?

Mentally.

And one day, she just disappeared.

Eventually, they tracked her down at the cabin.

She cut her wrists while Alfie was playing in the next room.

-That's what the woman in the shop was talking about.

-I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have kept it from you.

-Why did you?

-I don't know.

I was frightened you were gonna react like this.

Afterwards, Olivia was sectioned.

She still blames me for everything that happened.

And ever since, any time I've even thought about trying to see someone else, she turns up and she scares the...outta them, like this.

I had to get a restraining order.

You can ask Simone if you don't believe me.

I...

I can't believe I put Liam and you in danger.

-I can look after Liam.

I've had enough practice.

-Look... if you want, I'll go somewhere else, just for a few nights, and you can stay here.

I'll put security on the gates, whatever you want.

-That's fine.

I can look after myself.

I just need some space right now, okay?

-At least let me drive you.

I need to know you're safe until the police pick her up.

-No, it's fine.

I'll call you tomorrow, okay?

I'm gonna grab a few bits, get Liam ready.

-Rachel.

You do believe me?

-Of course.

[ Tense music plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ -Why do we have to go?

Is it because of that woman?

-Darling, I'll explain everything later, okay?

Promise.

It's all okay.

-Call me as soon as you know where you're staying.

-Yeah.

-I don't know which is worse, Kieron being out there or Olivia.

♪♪ Hey, there's a rally coming up for vintage cars.

Maybe we could go together when you're back.

-Okay.

Time to go.

[ Engine starts ] ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Dramatic music plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Simone sighs ] -Clean your teeth, and then you can read for a bit.

-Okay.

-How is he?

-Confused and scared.

[ Rachel sighs ] God, I can't believe I've done this to him again.

-Hey, you haven't done anything.

Look.

Are you sure his ex is telling the truth?

-Yeah.

No, I don't know.

I mean, what she said about the flat being trashed, Jas, what if it wasn't Kieron?

-Yeah, but if she was really sectioned, he took a restraining order out, can you really trust anything she says?

[ Knock on door ] That'll be room service.

I thought you guys might be hungry.

-I'll get it.

There's no one there.

-What?

Who are they from?

Him?

-Doesn't say.

[ Jasmine scoffs ] -Right, I'll go down, find out who sent them.

Hey...

It's gonna be okay.

[ Rachel sighs ] [ Tense music plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Elliot panting ] ♪♪ -[ Shakily ] Police.

Yes, pl-please come quickly.

M-My ex-wife, she broke into my home, and she attacked me... Tawny House, Shepperton Brook.

Please hurry, I'm bleeding!

♪♪ [ Wine glass shatters ] [ Elliot grunts ] [ Glass shard slices ] [ Exhales heavily ] [ Dramatic music plays ] ♪♪ [ Eerie tense music plays ] -I think Elliot is lying about his past.

Some things just aren't adding up.

-What things?

♪♪ Deborah?

I wondered if I could speak to you about Elliot Fielding?

-I'm sorry.

It's, uh -- It's completely inappropriate.

-All I want to know is why you stopped treating him.

♪♪ -Hey, buddy.

-Elliot?

What you doing here?

-Your mum asked me to collect you.

Hop in.

♪♪ I'm still trying to love you.

Even though you hurt me.

I'm still trying to love you.

-Elliot, if you love Liam... let me take him home.

[ Breathing heavily ] -I knew it.

I knew.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪