- 5/26/2025
Reunion (2025) Season 1 Episode 3
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00:00You're an ex-police, aren't you?
00:29Didn't you say you were...
00:30You need to get Daniel Brennan back in prison.
00:41Brennan's missing.
00:42I will start the recall paperwork today.
00:47Get...
00:48Get...
00:49Get...
00:50Get...
00:50Get...
00:51Get...
00:51Get...
00:52Get...
00:52Get...
00:53Get...
00:53Get...
00:55Did that.
00:57Tried to get rid of me.
00:58Leaving me on my own.
00:59Leaving me on my own.
01:00Again!
01:08I went to bed.
01:15Hello.
01:16I'm calling about the taxi.
01:174th form park.
01:18I'm calling about the taxi.
01:194th form park.
01:20Hey, do you need a lift anywhere?
01:21I've got any idea where he's gone.
01:22I've got any idea where he's gone.
01:23The phone's blacked.
01:24The phone's blacked.
01:53Wait.
01:54No.
02:23No.
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03:07Theo!
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04:40Right, that's you done. Same time next week.
04:43Got my number if there's any issues, yeah?
04:45What happened to Anna? I liked her.
04:48Yeah?
04:49Yeah, she were fit.
04:51Have you got me now?
04:54Something I was meaning to ask you, though.
04:56Do you know Daniel Brennan came out same time as you?
04:59Yeah, what about him?
05:01What can you tell me about him? What was he like?
05:04It could have been easy for him.
05:06Being in prison, being deaf and all.
05:08I mean, he didn't exactly talk, so we'd write notes to each other.
05:12Mostly so he could practice.
05:15Practice what?
05:17Well, he could barely read and write.
05:19He wanted to put that right.
05:23So, what kind of things does he write about?
05:26Just usual shit.
05:28What team do you support? What are you in for?
05:31That sort of thing.
05:33He were angry sometimes. Got him in trouble.
05:36I've got a scar to show for it.
05:38But I liked him, you know.
05:40Can't say that about many people I were in with.
05:42Told me it didn't matter what he did.
05:44He had to go to prison.
05:46Usually you have to go to prison for murder, though, yeah?
05:50Can I go now?
05:53Yeah, all right. Cheers.
06:13You were friends.
06:15Our families.
06:17Raised me a child.
06:19That changed everything.
06:23He had the chance to do something big.
06:28To become a leader.
06:30You hated that.
06:33You were jealous of him.
06:36You had all this anger towards him.
06:43And you didn't know what to do with it.
06:46I'm right, aren't I?
07:02Look.
07:04Look.
07:35Look.
07:52Look at me.
08:04Look.
08:07Look.
08:23Look.
08:34Look.
09:04Look.
09:30Mum, what's wrong with him?
09:35CRASH
09:43What's he talking about?
10:04Mum!
10:06Mum!
10:08Mum!
10:10Mum!
10:14Stop!
10:16Don't do it, please! Stop!
10:18Stop!
10:20CRASH
10:27Mum, I can't run!
10:31Mum!
10:41Anything back from your dad yet?
10:46No.
10:48What about your mum?
10:50Would she know where your dad might be?
10:54She's not around any more.
11:01You've got to help me out here.
11:03I already told you, I wasn't going to be able to help you.
11:12You can still let me go on now!
11:15The sooner we track him down, the sooner I'll let you go.
11:18OK?
11:25How come you haven't called the police?
11:28You told Mary you were going to call the police.
11:31You don't really want to get the police involved, do you?
11:34SIREN WAILS
11:55The Brennan recall paperwork's gone through now, yeah?
11:58Yeah. I put him down as high risk.
12:01I'm not sure how he is, but...
12:03No, he is. He's done your job.
12:06One thing I noticed, though...
12:09Daniel Brennan signs his own interview statement.
12:12See? Right here.
12:14This statement is true, to the best of my knowledge and belief.
12:18Right. Right.
12:20These...
12:22are his basic English learning certificates from prison.
12:26Why would someone sign their own confession if they couldn't properly read it?
12:31Oh, um, maybe someone signed it to him.
12:34Not legal counsel present either.
12:42What did you want, Ray?
12:45Why did you keep coming round our house again?
12:52I wanted to call the police.
12:55To ask them to talk to you.
12:58Maybe if I'd done that...
13:01Ray would still be alive.
13:07Hell?
13:08Is what?
13:29I didn't know that you were here.
13:31We came to see if you had anything to say to us.
13:34You don't look good.
13:36Though I just wanted to go see if you had anything to say to us.
13:40Are you sure?
13:42Yeah.
13:43I got your number, right?
13:46Yeah.
13:47Up to date.
13:49I'm not sure what you're talking about.
13:51I'm not sure if you're talking about...
13:53Why?
13:54Why do you want to see me?
13:56and
14:23Fuck!
14:31But... but...
14:35But...
14:37Ah!
14:47Ah!
14:50Ah...
15:23You didn't want his help, did you?
15:47He was your friend.
15:51He would have done anything to help you, but you killed him.
15:58Why?
16:51Go back, go back, put him in the boat, go.
17:20I swear you're setting the world to rights now.
17:22Now?
17:23Been a few years.
17:24How's that going for you?
17:25Same shit, different job title.
17:26Oh, mate.
17:27All you want.
17:28So who is this guy to you, anyway?
17:29You never asked for a favour like this before?
17:30No.
17:31It's complicated.
17:32Try me.
17:33Someone's a bit too keen to see him back in prison.
17:34Cleaving messages.
17:35Come by the office.
17:36He's got a gun.
17:37He's got a gun.
17:38He's got a gun.
17:39He's got a gun.
17:40He's got a gun.
17:41He's got a gun.
17:42He's got a gun.
17:43He's got a gun.
17:44He's got a gun.
17:45He's got a gun.
17:46He's got a gun.
17:47He's got a gun.
17:49Cleaving messages.
17:50Come by the office.
17:51Right.
17:52I don't know.
17:53Just want to set my mind at rest.
17:56Still a detective through and through, eh?
17:59Look, some time's passed now, you know.
18:02I could...
18:03I could speak to some people if you wanted to come back to the police.
18:06I'm sure they'd welcome you.
18:12Right.
18:13See myself out.
18:14Nice one.
18:19Right.
18:22Let's get this done, shall we?
18:28Put a bit of oil.
18:38Look, my dad, it's got nothing to do with me.
18:41Please just let me out.
18:42I can't do that.
18:43Why not?
18:45Is there anywhere else where your dad might have gone?
18:50Like where?
18:51Like a safe house, a meeting place.
18:53A safe house?
18:54What, you think he's some sort of mobster or something?
18:56He's a murderer, I know that much.
18:59My dad's not like that.
19:00He wouldn't hurt Christine.
19:02You don't know that.
19:03Well, I don't know you.
19:04I only met you half an hour ago and now you've locked me in your car
19:07and you're threatening me.
19:10Fuck, just let me out now!
19:15There you go.
19:18What?
19:19You're free to go.
19:45PHONE VIBRATES
19:57Let's just take a breath.
19:59OK?
20:02I'm not looking for your dad.
20:03I just want to find Christine and she's where your dad is.
20:08You take me to where Christine is
20:10and then we can part ways and that's the end of it.
20:15You promise?
20:17I have no interest in your dad.
20:19OK?
20:23That makes two of us, Sam.
20:33That's where he is.
20:45I'm not your dad.
20:47I don't know.
20:50I don't know anything.
20:51Wait!
20:55I don't know anything.
20:56Fuck!
21:14THUNDER RUMBLES
21:20HE GROANS
21:25HE STAMMERS
21:30HE STAMMERS
21:34HE STAMMERS
21:38HE STAMMERS
21:44HE STAMMERS
21:47HE STAMMERS
21:50THUNDER RUMBLES
22:01HE STAMMERS
22:07HE STAMMERS
22:10THUNDER RUMBLES
22:15HE STAMMERS
22:39HE STAMMERS
22:44Oh you're just gonna…
22:51You're just gonna walk away like that?
23:06I don't know why I'm doing this to myself, I don't know why I'm doing this to myself.
23:31Stop!
23:32Hey!
23:33Hey!
23:34Stop!
23:35Hey!
23:36I didn't mean to...
23:38I don't want to do this anymore
23:44I'm going to do this forever
23:46Stop!
23:48You don't understand.
23:50What?
23:52Stop!
23:54Hey!
23:58I don't want to do this anymore
24:00This is not what I wanted
24:02Stop, stop it!
24:04Shut up!
24:06Shut up!
24:07Hey!
24:08Dude!
24:20Boop.
24:27Hey.
24:34Hey.
24:39Hey.
24:41I'm here.
24:45I'm alone.
24:55Dude.
24:56What are you doing here?
24:59I found the boop.
25:02I have a ticket.
25:04You don't have to be like...
25:14I could do with her.
25:22But I can't.
25:30Don't!
25:34Don't!
26:04Don't!
26:12You had a haunting knife.
26:17Were you planning to kill someone?
26:22If you planned to kill someone,
26:25that is premeditated.
26:28You murdered him.
26:31So you accept full responsibility for his death?
26:44It's all my fault.
27:01You do that one more time.
27:03I'm sorry.
27:05Your job is to interpret what is said between me and the suspect.
27:08Nothing more.
27:10Have you got that?
27:19What are they saying to each other?
27:23You're asking me?
27:25I don't know.
27:27I don't know.
27:29I wonder where he does.
27:31You do that one more time.
27:33I'm sorry.
27:57I'm sorry.
28:27I'm sorry.
28:58I'm sorry.
29:00I...
29:28Fuck.
29:47What the...
29:51God.
29:57God.
30:06God.
30:10God.
30:22God.
30:27God.
30:57God.
31:28God.
31:49God.
31:51God.
31:57Mother of God.
32:10God.
32:12God.
32:18God.
32:25God.
32:33God.
32:42God.
33:12God.
33:21Wait.
33:42Wait.
34:13Thanks for coming down such a long way.
34:15No worries. Where do you want me?
34:17Here you go.
34:21So, the first bit we're interested in is here, right at the start.
34:35What is it? What are they saying to each other?
34:37Would you mind playing it again? I might need a couple of minutes.
34:40Would you mind playing it again? I might need a couple of goes to get it all.
34:43OK.
34:47Are you sure you don't want a lawyer?
34:51I just want to get this over with.
34:54So he refuses legal counsel?
34:56Yeah, looks like it.
34:59Do you understand what you're confessing to?
35:02He's dead because of me, that's it.
35:06But you didn't mean to kill him, right?
35:08So he didn't know what he was confessing to?
35:12He sent Brendan down for premeditated murder.
35:14That's coercion.
35:20I'm sorry.
35:24I'm sorry.
35:28I'm sorry.
35:37You really don't want anything to do with your dad, then?
35:41No.
35:42Why's that?
35:44It's all secrets.
35:47He won't tell me anything.
35:49He wants to shield me from everything.
35:54I don't even know who he is anymore.
35:57What do you mean?
36:03I still remember what it's like to have a dad.
36:05Just about.
36:09Someone who looked out for me, brought me to school, made me feel safe.
36:14Taught me how to fix cars.
36:20When he first came out of prison, I thought, maybe...
36:24..maybe I'll get my dad back.
36:27Maybe he's still a good person.
36:29Even after everything that happened.
36:35But now he's just some angry deaf man going round getting into fights.
36:41Had you told him that?
36:44What difference would it make?
36:48Maybe he's trying to change his ways. I don't know.
36:50No, it's too late for us now.
36:53You don't care about me.
36:57Not really.
37:09You're doing that one more time.
37:11I'm sorry.
37:13Your job is to interpret what is said between me and the suspect.
37:16Nothing more.
37:18Have you got that?
37:20He said it's about school. Something happened to him.
37:25Now, you listen to me. I'm not interested in his life story.
37:28He's murdered someone and he's going to sign this.
37:31Whether you like it or not.
37:38Understood?
37:40Yes, sir.
37:44Just like we talked about.
37:46You sign this and that's the end of it.
37:50And we don't have to bring in your family and interview them.
37:54We don't have to ask your friends about you.
37:58You sign here and it's all over.
38:10It'll all be over.
38:13It'll all be over.
38:16They'll go easy on you in court, too.
38:42It's them, isn't it?
38:46Yeah.
38:48Right, tell Christine I'm here.
38:50What? No.
38:52Tell her yourself. I told you I'm done with all of this.
38:55Look, it's like I said. I've no interest in going anywhere near your dad.
38:58I don't want to get involved. I don't want to interfere.
39:01I just want to make sure she's safe, OK?
39:05Please. Fine.
39:13Hey!
39:15Your boyfriend's here.
39:19He wants to make sure you're all right.
39:23Carly?
39:25Look at you.
39:31Hey, love.
39:34I was in a lot of pain, but...
39:37I'm sorry. It should have been there for you.
39:40I'm sorry, it should have been there for you and your mum.
39:43I'm sorry.
39:50Um...
39:52When you see Mary, just tell her I didn't mean what I said, yeah?
40:00Bye, love.
40:02Bye.
40:08Mary!
40:32Bye.
41:02Bye.
41:04Bye.
41:30Bye.
41:33Bye.
41:37Bye.
41:39Bye.
41:45Bye.
41:47Bye.
41:49Bye.
41:57Bye.
41:59Bye.
42:02Bye.
42:06Bye.
42:08Bye.
42:14Bye.
42:16Bye.
42:18Bye.
42:29He didn't hurt you?
42:41No.
42:42Did he tell you what he said?
42:45Did you get the answers that you wanted?
42:47It's complicated.
42:48I just need to sort it all through in my head.
42:51Oh, I've been so worried about you.
42:53You've been drowning around all day, calling and texting.
42:56I'm sorry, love.
42:58Oh, thank God you're safe.
42:59Oh, God, Mary.
43:01She must be worried sick.
43:03No, she's at home.
43:04I'll take you there now.
43:09Be good to track Brennan down.
43:11Talk to him.
43:14You've changed your tune.
43:15What's going on?
43:17I joined the police because I wanted to help people,
43:20do good, change stuff for the better, the usual.
43:26Then I ended up working with people like him.
43:29Got sick of people being pushed, coerced,
43:35deciding who we like, this and that,
43:37and just making the pieces fit, and over case closed.
43:40Any time I tried to do something,
43:43to say something about it, there was another secret black mark
43:46against me.
43:49In the end, I got too much.
43:52Do you think Daniel Brennan's innocent, then?
43:56I don't think anyone's going to care about any of that.
43:59He's done his time in prison.
44:01Maybe more than he should have.
44:05I'm sorry.
44:07Because you were right.
44:11He deserves a chance.
44:21I'm going to keep trying as well.
45:21I love you.
45:51I love you.
46:21I love you.
46:30Mum!
46:44Auntie.
46:49Christine.
46:50Yeah?
46:52I know you both had a long day, but, uh...
46:59What is it, love?
47:04I'm just...
47:05I'm just glad you're both safe.
47:12I'll let myself out.
47:21I'll let myself out.
47:51I'll let myself out.
48:22So much for second chances, eh?
48:25I almost believed you.
48:28What the fuck is this, then?
48:30Eh?
48:31Do you have any idea, any idea how much I wanted to believe you?
48:37To believe that you and me, well, we could start over together.
48:41Yeah.
48:42Yeah.
48:43Yeah.
48:44Yeah.
48:45Yeah.
48:46Yeah.
48:47Yeah.
48:48Yeah.
48:49Yeah.
48:50Yeah.
48:51Whatever.
48:52You were always planning on going back to prison, weren't you?
48:55Leaving me on my own.
48:56More lies, more broken promises, the same old fucking shit!
49:04I hate you.
49:07I FUCKING HATE YOU!
49:21Details of organisations offering information and support with hearing loss or sexual abuse
49:29are available on the Action Line pages of the BBC website.
49:52Even though I don't know what I've done
49:56Some say there's no use in trying to be free under the sun
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