Episode 2 Season 1 Episode Summary: Kevin Weatherill confesses to his wife of his involvement in Ann Gallagher’s kidnapping, becomes entangled when Ashley Cowgill explicitly asks for him to make the drop of the deposit, and secures his undeniable involvement after receiving a portion of the ransom. Meanwhile, Catherine Cawood’s dogged determination to uncover Tommy Lee Royce’s whereabouts leads her to the kidnapper’s hideout.
Happy Valley Recap of Episode 2 Season 1: Sgt. Catherine Cawood initiates Operation Greensleeves and pursues drug dealers selling drugs in an ice cream van playing Greensleeves alone and on foot. The drug dealers see her and escape easily insolent of the helpless police officer. She returns to the police station and calls Clare revealing having seen Tommy in their district worrying her sister after sensing Catherine’s resumed obsession in proving Tommy is a rapist. Later, she receives information about the drug dealing ice cream van while in the police station affording her a team to conduct Operation Greensleeves properly leading to the arrest of the drug dealers.
Catherine arrives home with the black eye she received from the foot of one of the drug dealers she arrested, and recounts the day’s events to her sister including her annoyance with the drug squad’s reluctance to share information with her team. Clare is relieved to hear the incident has preoccupied her sister only to learn that Catherine had brought a mugshot of Tommy to the curry house where she last saw him. In fact, Catherine had asked the proprietor to call her when he sees Tommy, but cautions him not to alarm the criminal. Catherine suddenly remembers to call Richard to ask him about Kevin Weatherill having noticed him residing on the same street as her husband. Richard knows him as a pleasant, quiet, ordinary father of two girls, a caring husband to a wife in the early stages of multiple sclerosis working as an accountant for Nevison Gallagher.
Kevin arrives home and confides to his wife, Jenny, the disturbing news of Ann’s kidnapping and Helen’s terminal illness. He is surprised to hear Ashley had called him after the man had dismissed and explicitly instructed him not to contact him, but Ashley wants verification that Nev had not gone to the police and more importantly has started to raise the million pound ransom. Kevin has regained his confidence, scolds Ashley for doubling the ransom, instructs him to accept a smaller ransom, and insists they not hurt Ann, but Ashley could not guarantee Ann’s safety. Kevin is overcome with guilt once again, and divulges his involvement with the kidnapping to Jenny who comforts her fearful husband with the rationalization that Ann will be unscathed, and Kevin’s involvement can be denied as long as they don’t take the money.
Lewis Whippey checks on Ann to offer her food and a chance to relieve herself, and is startled to find her underwear on the ground. He calls Ashley to inform him of his discovery, and to establish if Ashley had ordered the rape only to learn Tommy had done it on his own initiative. Lewis makes it clear of his refusal to perform sexual assault on their abductee, and becomes protective of Ann when Tommy returns to the hideout insisting he forego raping Ann again reasoning with him of the consequences, but Tommy is unafraid certain Ann will not be returned to her parents alive. Tommy goes down to the garage to take Ann’s photo as per Ashley’s instructions, a proof of life and Ann’s distress to be sent to her father, and is about to violate Ann again until Lewis intervenes forcing him to beat Lewis instead.
Sgt. Cawood arrives at a traffic collision after PC Kirsten McAskill calls for her help following Councilman Marcus Gascoigne’s vehement refusal to take a breathalyzer, which he continues to refuse despite Sgt. Cawood’s insistence. Sgt. Cawood confiscates Marcus’ car keys as per protocol ensuring the man suspected under the influence does not drive away, and finds a packet of illegal substance in his vehicle causing her to arrest the furious councilman for suspicion of drunk driving and possession of an illegal substance despite his threats against her. Sgt. Cawood returns to the police station and chastises mortified PC McAskill for allowing the councilman to intimidate her causing the constable to seek Sgt. Cawood’s assistance, but the constable’s remorse is unappreciated.
Catherine and Clare with Ryan arrive at Daniel’s house for dinner where the child is clearly unwelcome setting the tone for an awkward dinner made even more uncomfortable by Richard and his new wife, Ros’ bickering over the woman’s desire to purchase a more expensive house despite Richard’s job loss. To alleviate the tension, Daniel delivers the news that brought them all together, and announces his wife, Lucy, is pregnant, but Ros unwittingly curtails the felicity with her comment of Catherine and Richard becoming grandparents causing Catherine to remind everyone they already are. Later that evening, Ryan begins to wonder and asks his relationship with Richard who he learns is his grandfather, and expresses his wish to spend time with him.
Anguished Nevison unburdens to Helen their daughter’s kidnapping, but he remains determined not to involve the police until they have retrieved their daughter. He receives another call from Ashley wanting to receive a deposit of the ransom, explicitly instructing Nev to have Kevin make the drop at McDonald’s. Kevin acquiesces, drives to the farm after receiving a call from Ashley reminding him the superfluity of going to the drop off point, and receives his portion of the deposit.
Catherine visits Richard at his house and is brought to tears in relaying Ryan’s request to spend time with him, but Richard is unmoved and is loathed to admit Ryan’s kinship blaming the child for their daughter’s suicide. Catherine comes across Kevin as he arrives home, and checks on him but their conversation is interrupted by a call from the proprietor of the curry house informing her of having served Tommy and seeing the house where he’s staying. Catherine knocks on the door of the house, alarming Tommy and causing him to call Ashley who sets in motion an inchoate plan of moving Ann involving the reluctant Lewis Whippey. Unable to hear Ann’s muffled screams, Sgt. Cawood walks away, but it is enough to unnerve the perpetrators causing them to speculate the police have been alerted.
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