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The Teacher S03E04
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00:00Oh
00:30Let's go.
01:09Hi, sweetheart.
01:12Sam?
01:15Sam, are you there?
01:20Sweetheart, please talk to me.
01:22I just want to make things right.
01:49Yeah.
01:53Excuse me.
01:55Helen, how are you?
01:58Top of the world.
02:00You and Cressida came to blows.
02:02She attacked me.
02:04Let the Cheetham Hall jungle drums know, will you?
02:06People are going to gossip.
02:07They might as well get their facts straight.
02:09And yes, I said jungle drums.
02:12Good luck with a meeting.
02:14We both know you don't mean that, do you?
02:17It's not like you've ever made the wrong call about something.
02:20Made an error of judgment that could cost you everything if word got out.
02:25Helen.
02:25You worried I'm going to drag you down with me?
02:26You should be.
02:27I'm a menopausal woman full of bitterness and rage.
02:30Who knows what I might let slip.
02:42Right, I'll get straight to it.
02:45I'm afraid regardless of the outcome of your disciplinary hearing,
02:50the board have made the decision to terminate your employment here at Cheetham Hall.
02:55Your position here has become untenable.
02:57How much did the Bancroft family offer you for my scalp?
03:01This isn't about Cressida Bancroft.
03:04It's about the fact that you are woefully out of touch with the students of this school.
03:08You've lost their trust and you've lost their respect.
03:11Because I refuse to sanitize their education.
03:14A child died, Helen.
03:15You can't keep pointing fingers and deflecting blame.
03:20D. Rainford Thomas was failed by this school.
03:24We all need to own that.
03:28Yeah.
03:30I'm so sorry to interrupt, sir,
03:32but the police are here to speak to Cressida Bancroft about the alleged assault.
03:36But she's missing.
03:37Reception called looking for you, Helen.
03:40There's been an incident.
03:42Miss Terry.
03:59What are you doing?
04:02Just calling my dad.
04:09Voicemail.
04:10Why were you calling him?
04:12I just...
04:13I feel a bit bad about the way we left things.
04:19Well, he is still my dad.
04:22He attacked me, Sam.
04:24Well, have you forgotten that?
04:27No, of course not.
04:27I'm sorry.
04:30I need to feel safe with you.
04:37I thought you were on my side.
04:39I am.
04:41Yeah, of course I am.
04:42I'm just...
04:45I'm messed up.
04:47You know?
04:51I'm...
05:02I'm...
05:25The police called the school and said you were in here.
05:27What happened?
05:29Cressida.
05:31She did that?
05:33I told you she was dangerous.
05:35You should have picked her up last night after what she did to me.
05:37We had to establish the facts.
05:39I gave you the facts.
05:44You said Cressida turned up at your place of work with cuts on her face, claiming Miss Simpson had hit
05:51her.
05:51That is a lie.
05:53Yeah, Sammy fell for it. I knew Helen would never do something like that.
05:57She must have done it to herself.
05:58He didn't believe her.
06:01You tried to stop them leaving. Is that when she pushed you?
06:04Yeah.
06:05Did son witness this?
06:06No. No, no. He'd already left.
06:09So she's taken our son?
06:11This was posted this morning.
06:16That's Shakespeare.
06:17Sorry?
06:18Did my heart love till now? It's from Romeo and Juliet. She's taunting me.
06:24I'm telling you, she is manipulating him.
06:27Given the recent suicide at the school, we need to tread very carefully.
06:32Our priority right now is bringing both teenagers home safely before things escalate further.
06:37But I will keep you both informed as and when.
06:42Why didn't you call me?
06:44What would you have done?
06:47He's my son.
06:48When was the last time you had a proper conversation with him?
06:51He can talk to me about anything.
06:53That's not how he sees it.
06:55He was their help.
06:57He saw how you reacted when I was struggling.
07:00How could he possibly come to you for help?
07:03Well, I can't just sit around here and wait for the police to find them.
07:06I need to go.
07:48It's okay.
07:51You can look.
07:53When did you start cutting yourself?
07:56After my mum left.
07:58Dad could barely look at me.
08:02as if mum leaving was my fault
08:07she didn't love me enough to stay
08:08so
08:11maybe he has a point
08:16I couldn't bear anyone at school
08:17finding out
08:20feeling sorry for me
08:21or laughing at me
08:26what did it feel like?
08:30you scared? not at all
08:34it felt like release
08:39I can show you
08:42if you like
09:26it felt like you were
09:30Oh, my God.
10:00Where do you want to go next?
10:03We could drive around and see where we end up.
10:05Um, yeah, I don't know.
10:08You want to go back?
10:10No.
10:14I don't know.
10:15Not yet, but...
10:16Well, after everything that's happened.
10:18It's okay.
10:19Yeah, we'd figure it out.
10:24Promise?
10:30I know where we can go.
10:42I just need a few minutes in a room.
10:45No, it's against school policy.
10:47Not to mention an abuse of Cressida's rights.
10:51Your rights!
10:53I have a responsibility to these kids.
10:55It's my job to protect them.
10:57Two minutes.
10:58I won't tell anyone, I swear.
11:03I know I have no right to ask you to trust me.
11:06One of my students is dead because of you.
11:08You have no right.
11:09I fucked up.
11:10And I'm sorry.
11:13I'm not asking as a friend.
11:15I'm asking as a mother.
11:18She wants to punish me.
11:20And yes, I deserve it.
11:22Sam does it.
11:25I can't lose him.
11:27Please.
11:29Please.
11:47I'll fill the van up.
11:48Why don't you go in and see what food there is?
11:51Yeah, sure.
12:18Helen, we have to be quick.
12:26What do you think you're going to find?
12:28I don't know anything that might give me a clue as to where she'd go.
12:38She looks like a different girl.
12:40So happy.
12:42Yeah, you joined the school just after Mrs. Bancroft jumped ship.
12:47Walked out of a daughter's life and never looked back.
12:55I've often thought that it'd have been better for Cressida if her mother had died.
13:00Still awful, but just less rejection.
13:12Oh, God.
13:23You know, earlier, in the hotel, when you asked about my scars, have you ever thought about it?
13:36Things, um, things got pretty heavy at my old school.
13:41Is that what you transferred?
13:49Have you ever, um, gone too far?
13:54You mean, like, tried to end things?
13:56Yeah.
13:57Sometimes it just feels like it would be...
14:01Easier?
14:06The thought of having to go on just feels so...
14:11...heavy.
14:14I'm so sick of hearing people say that you've got your whole life ahead of you.
14:20Like it's exciting.
14:23The future's not even real.
14:26It's just a big black hole.
14:32Does that sound crazy?
14:34No.
14:36I get it.
14:40You know, my dad tried sending me to therapy.
14:45God forbid he actually talks to me himself.
14:50The psychologist tried to convince me things would get better.
14:57Do you think it will?
15:01No.
15:04We can try and ignore it, but...
15:07It will never stop hurting.
15:18Um, I'm going to just go to the bathroom before we head off.
15:23Mm-hmm.
15:37Mm-hmm.
15:41Thanks for turning into the bathroom and put into it already.
15:43—Greeting plays—
15:43—If it's good, it's bad.
15:43Mm-hmm.
15:50You look at my bathroom.
15:50Mm-hmm.
16:16Oh
16:46I don't know.
17:08I don't know.
17:44I don't know.
18:02You can hear me.
18:02Can I please?
18:03Please talk to Sam.
18:06I just need to know he's okay.
18:10I'm sorry.
18:11All right.
18:12I'm sorry about everything.
18:14Just breathe.
18:15Please don't hurt him.
18:17No.
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20:36No.
20:47We still go on holidays here?
20:49Dad would go hunting with his army mates.
20:53And, um, me and my mum would chill by the house and swim the lake.
20:59I feel being here would make me feel closer to her again.
21:04Does she ever get in touch?
21:07I guess the stepkids keep her busy.
21:44I guess it's better.
22:01What happened at your old school?
22:15I got accused of sexual assault.
22:22He was my best friend, but he wanted it to be more.
22:30We both did, but then at this party, somebody walked in on us and Jackson made out like
22:48I'd forced myself on him.
22:53From that point on, I was fully cancelled at school.
23:01His mates used to follow me home and they would beat me up a couple of times.
23:08And then one time after swim practice, somebody pissed all over my clothes.
23:16I mean, stuff on socials was...
23:22What did your mum say?
23:27She apologised to him and his family.
23:33Are you serious?
23:36We never even talked about it.
23:39And like, she's not great on feelings and that, but...
23:46It's just like how she was when Dad turned...
23:51What?
23:54He had a nervous breakdown and mum just checked out and walked away.
24:09Even if you could talk to her, she wouldn't get what you're going through.
24:16I guess no one can ever really fully understand what anyone else is going through.
24:24At the end of the day, we're all just...
24:28Alone.
24:31Dealing with our own shit.
24:34Until the lights go out for good.
24:45What if it gets too heavy?
24:58What if it gets too heavy?
25:17I don't want to be here anymore.
25:19Okay.
25:20Where do you want to go?
25:24I don't want to be anywhere anymore.
25:30Come with me.
25:34We'll do it together.
25:50Has anyone heard from Presider?
25:52Or my son, Sam Simpson?
25:56Helen, this really isn't appropriate.
25:59You're going to lecture me on what's appropriate.
26:02Does anyone know where they are?
26:04Do you know this place?
26:09Look at it, really look at it.
26:10No?
26:12No?
26:18No?
26:19No?
26:22Look, I know...
26:25I know you kids don't owe me anything.
26:28But this isn't about me.
26:30If you hear from either of them, will you please tell Tessa?
26:36Miss Stewart?
26:39Yes.
26:40Yes, yes.
26:41Yes, yes.
26:42Look, I'll show you out.
26:55You should go home, Helen.
26:57It won't do you any good to be seen here.
26:59Save your foe concern.
27:03We both know you.
27:04You're just looking out for number one because that's all you ever do.
27:08Yeah, I made mistakes but I am not the only one.
27:12You can let them dictate the syllabus, but that doesn't make you a good teacher.
27:18They need guidance, not someone who's going to let them sneak alcohol into the Easter Ball
27:22and then cover up a drugs overdose to save his own skin.
27:26Instead of helping Leo Dalton grieve his best friend, you made him keep your secret.
27:30Tormenting Leo to cover your tracks?
27:32You are a disgrace.
27:36Dee Rainford Thomas deserved better.
27:41For both of us.
27:45My office.
27:47Now!
27:56When Terry got sick, you were done in.
28:00That doesn't make you a bad person.
28:07I don't think Terry would agree.
28:15And you all wasn't being fair.
28:18Resenting him.
28:21It was cruel, but I couldn't stop myself.
28:28I should have seen what it was doing to Sam.
28:35My son wanted to kill himself.
28:38Then he couldn't talk to me.
28:40Oh, please, come here, come here.
28:42Come here.
29:01You know that picture he showed us?
29:02I think I know where it is.
29:06It's where Cressida had her 16th birthday, isn't it?
29:08It's one of her family's holiday homes near Buxton.
29:11Were you there?
29:12For her birthday?
29:14Yeah, yeah.
29:14I'll text you for your address.
29:15Come on.
29:33This way.
29:35This way.
29:46This way.
29:49This way I am not good.
29:49This way.
29:50This way.
29:50This way we are opening a family room.
29:50We are looking for granted.
29:50Still not.
29:55This way.
29:56This way.
29:57This way.
29:58This way.
29:59This way.
30:01This way.
30:02This way.
30:04This way.
30:05This way.
30:29There's no one used this place anymore.
30:32Not since mum left.
30:39She always loved it here.
30:43So obviously dad hates it.
30:48Too many memories.
30:53Come on.
31:06Come on.
31:08Come on.
31:18Come on.
31:20Come on.
31:27Let's go.
32:03My dad's... ready?
32:12No, wait.
32:15I can't watch you die.
32:18It's okay.
32:21You don't have to.
32:24You can go first.
32:30It's easy.
32:52Stop!
33:17I'm scared too.
33:18It's normal.
33:21Just think.
33:23We'll be free from all the pain.
33:35I won't let you suffer.
33:58Just let go, Sam.
34:04Sam!
34:06Do it, Sam.
34:07She doesn't deserve you.
34:11This is the only way we could be free.
34:13Like Dean.
34:32Sam!
34:33No!
34:42Sammy.
34:43Sammy.
34:44Sammy.
34:44Look at me.
34:46Put the gun down.
34:49Please, Sam.
34:50Whatever's going on, we can fix it.
34:53You can't fix anything.
34:54You're the problem.
34:55You did this to him.
34:57I found the letter.
34:59The one you wrote after me and your dad split up.
35:02I'm sorry I didn't realise how much pain you were in.
35:05That's because you can't see anyone but yourself.
35:07Sam.
35:07I need you to listen to me now.
35:09I don't know what she said to you to make you feel like this is the only way.
35:12But she's wrong.
35:14We'll find someone for you to talk to.
35:16A professional.
35:17Because you don't want to hear it.
35:18No.
35:19No, I'll be there every step of the way if you let me.
35:21She's lying.
35:22I let you down.
35:24I know that when I left your father but that was about me.
35:28You just walked away.
35:29Not from you.
35:31Dad needed help but you just left.
35:33It was selfish.
35:35And I'm so sorry if it made you feel you couldn't show me that you were hurting.
35:39I love you, Sam, more than anything.
35:42There is nothing you can do or say to me that will change that.
35:47Nothing.
35:49What about Jackson?
35:52How you blamed him?
35:56I didn't.
35:57You apologised to the other boy's family.
36:00As if Sam had done something wrong.
36:02You should have been on his side.
36:04Part of Herbert believes that you were sort of our boy.
36:07That you were capable of that.
36:08She was disgusted by you.
36:11Sam.
36:13Sam.
36:13I wasn't.
36:17I should never have apologised to Jackson's family.
36:20I was wrong to make you think I wasn't on your side.
36:23And I was wrong to walk away from our family.
36:27I should have fought for her.
36:28But I am here.
36:31Now.
36:34I'm here now.
36:36I'm not going anywhere.
36:42Please let me make this right.
36:46Sam.
36:52I love you.
36:59I'm sorry, baby, I'm so sorry.
37:04Alright.
37:05Alright.
37:09Alright.
37:10It's alright.
37:11It's going to be alright.
37:13It's alright.
37:15I'm sorry, baby, I'm so sorry.
37:24I told you I wasn't going to let you suffer, Christina.
37:26I'm not going to let you get dragged into a life of pain and misery with someone who lies and
37:31manipulates you into thinking.
37:33She cares.
37:35Playing happy families when it's all lies.
37:37Sam, go and wait in the car.
37:39This has never been about him.
37:42Let him go.
37:49Sam.
37:51Sam, go!
38:13So that was the plan.
38:16Get Sam to kill himself to punish me.
38:18I'm not going to let you hurt him anymore.
38:24It's over, Christina.
38:27Don't make things any worse for yourself without the come down.
38:30Let me help you.
38:32You don't want to help me.
38:35I know I made mistakes.
38:37I'm not denying that.
38:40I failed, Dee.
38:43Because I didn't see them.
38:45And I didn't see you.
38:50But I see you now.
38:53I see you.
38:56You need help.
38:58Cressida.
38:59Proper help.
39:00If you do this, you will spend the best years of your life behind bars.
39:07For what?
39:09Your parents have already taken so much from you.
39:13You don't know what you're talking about.
39:14I know your mom walked out on her family just like I did.
39:18But taking it out on me won't bring her back.
39:22I left my husband because I was scared of his vulnerability.
39:28It had nothing to do with Sam.
39:32None of it was his fault.
39:36So many people have let you down.
39:43Me included.
39:55I'm sorry.
39:59I'm sorry.
40:02Please let's stop.
40:09I'm sorry.
40:10Do you really think I'm going to fall for that?
40:13Sentimental bullshit.
40:15No.
40:19No.
40:27I'm sorry.
40:28You think you've won?
40:34That this is going to follow you forever.
40:42Sam!
40:44Sam!
40:46Sam!
40:47Come here!
40:48Sam, help!
40:52Sam!
40:54Sam!
41:02Come here!
41:04Come here!
41:04No!
41:08Stay here! Stay here!
41:10Come on!
41:11I'm calling an ambulance!
41:13It's okay.
41:19It's alright.
41:38Sammy just called.
41:39He's staying at Leo's tonight after the gig.
41:44I want you to get going.
41:47Sure you want me to come with you?
41:49I can cancel my shift.
41:50This is something I need to do on my own.
41:53No!
42:10I can't do it!
42:21No!
42:50How are you?
42:55Look around.
43:00Why did you invite me here, Cressida?
43:07Why did you come?
43:09Guilty conscience?
43:11My conscience is clear.
43:13I made a lot of mistakes, but I'm doing what I can to put things right.
43:19I guess time will tell.
43:22There are people here who can help you.
43:25I hope you let them.
43:30This is goodbye, Cressida.
43:32For good.
43:35Is it?
43:59I'll let you tell Sam.
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44:45Next.
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44:50Next.
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