Run Away
Genre: Thriller
Based on: Run Away by Harlan Coben
Developed by: Danny Brocklehurst
Cast: James Nesbitt (Simon Greene), Ellie de Lange (Paige Greene), Ruth Jones (Elena Ravenscroft), Minnie Driver (Ingrid Greene), Alfred Enoch (DS Isaac Fagbenle), Amy Gledhill (DC Ruby Todd), Lucian Msamati (Cornelius Faber), Jon Pointing (Ash), Adrian Greensmith (Sam Greene), Ellie Henry (Anya Greene), Tracy-Ann Oberman (Jessica Kinberg), Annette Badland (Lou), Ingrid Oliver (Yvonne Previdi), Marcus Fraser (Rocco), Maeve Courtier-Lilley (Dee Dee), Finty Williams (Enid Corval), Joe McGann (Wiley Corval), Sam Swainsbury (Professor Van De Beek)
Original release date: January 1, 2026 (Netflix)
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Run Away – S01E03 – Breaking Point | Transcript
Episode plot: Elena makes an unwelcome late-night visit to Maria. Simon reluctantly attends a memorial service and learns some unsettling news about Paige.
[“The Only One I Know” by The Charlatans playing]
♪ The only one I know ♪
♪ Has come to take me away ♪
♪ The only one I know ♪
♪ Is mine when she stitches me… ♪
[Elena over radio] Stand by. Stand by.
♪ The only one I see ♪
♪ Has found an aching in me ♪
♪ The only one I see ♪
♪ Has turned her tongue into me ♪
[suspenseful music playing]
[“The Only One I Know” continues]
The police are here!
[man] Armed police! Put your guns down!
Take cover! Take cover!
[guns firing]
[man] Get down! Get down!
Come on! Come on!
[grunting]
[man 2] Go! Go! Go!
[explosion]
[indistinct shouting]
[dramatic music playing]
You okay?
That was a little too close.
[laughs] Whew!
Oh!
[grunts]
[grunts]
[man] Armed police! Put your guns down!
You’ve been hit in your–
Arse. Yeah, I know.
We have to get you out of here.
Let’s pull back.
[laughs]
[indistinct shouting]
Sergeant Joel Ravenscroft. I just wanted to thank her for saving my life.
Okay. Don’t be long. [chuckles] Hello, Joel. I’m Elena.
[Joel] Oh!
Well, I, uh…
I thought our meeting earlier was something, but this is, um…
What can I say?
I just like to make a really strong first impression.
[“The Only One I Know” resumes]
Ah! [winces]
♪ Everyone has been burned before ♪
♪ Everybody knows the pain ♪
♪ ‘Cause I am ♪
♪ I am ♪
♪ A little wicked ♪
♪ Hands red ♪
♪ Hands red ♪
♪ Just like you said ♪
♪ I am ♪
♪ A little wicked ♪
[song fades out]
Whatever happened here is none of my business.
I just need Paige.
I don’t know where she is. She’s missing.
Why are you looking for her?
I’m trying to find a friend of hers.
Henry Thorpe.
A young man also missing for the past eight days.
Name ring a bell?
No.
I’ll ask my kids, see if they’ve ever heard of him.
[Elena] Hmm.
So go on then. [sighs] What did happen here?
Paige’s, um…
Boyfriend, Aaron, was murdered a few days ago.
Paige hasn’t been seen since.
[Elena] The homeless man in the video?
The one you beat up?
Listen–
Look, you don’t have to explain.
But how was he killed?
Violently. Let’s just keep it at that.
[somber music playing]
Paige couldn’t have done what was done to Aaron.
No, but you could’ve.
No.
Yeah.
Maybe.
But I didn’t.
Who’s leading the case?
[Simon] Uh, Detective Isaac Fagbenle.
[dramatic musical sting]
He’s a first-class prick.
Listen, I… [sighs] We’ve answered your questions.
How did you get this address?
The last email Henry got after he disappeared was from Paige.
She’d given him this address and then changed her mind, telling him not to visit under any circumstances.
Does Maybridge University mean anything to you?
Why?
The IP address from Paige’s email traces back to that campus.
Any idea why she would have been there a week before she vanished?
Sam.
My son.
He’s a student there.
[Elena] This is a really difficult thing you’re going through with your wife.
I’m so sorry.
Any idea why Paige would be at your son’s uni?
I just need to find her.
[phone chimes]
[Simon] Oh, you got kids?
No.
No, it’s, uh… just a case I’m working on.
Though I appreciate you assuming kids and not grandkids.
[chuckles] Don’t have any of those either.
I did have a husband, though.
He could be quite childlike.
“Did”? You divorced?
No, he died.
Jesus, I’m sorry.
Oh, it’s all good.
Less laundry to fold.
[chuckles] How about you? Married long?
Twenty-three blissful years.
Oh, blissful, eh?
Yours weren’t blissful?
No, they were, um… ridiculously blissful.
[somber music playing]
Then?
I don’t think I really knew him.
Not fully.
Look who’s suddenly got somewhere to be.
And in a hurry.
This contradicts everything in Ingrid’s statement about that night.
Plus, Dr. Stanfield claimed she never left the ward.
He’s trying to protect her?
Or cover his own back.
Either way, she lied.
He’s definitely hiding something.
We need to speak to him in the morning.
Well, at least you’ll be ready to go first thing.
What?
Some of us like being prepared.
Order is the sanity of the mind, the health of–
Oops. I’ve made a mess.
Sorry.
As you were.
Did she have enough time to get to Aaron’s flat and kill him?
When did she get back?
They couldn’t find any footage of her returning to the hospital. But…
She came back to finish her shift?
Because, look…
[dramatic music playing]
[Fagbenle] This is definitely her leaving the next morning.
We need to find out what time she got back.
And where she was going in the first place.
Hmm.
But not right now.
Get back in here.
Up. Up, up.
[music becomes gentle]
What are you doing?
I’ve been sleeping over for eight months, Isaac.
I know you can’t perform unless everything is shipshape.
You missed a corner.
[giggles]
[both laughing]
[dramatic music playing]
Sam. Come here.
Oh, hey. You’re back.
[Yvonne grunts] Sorry, who are you?
This is Elena. She’s an investigator.
She’s gonna help us find Paige.
Sam, um…
Uh, could I have a word, please?
Alone?
Dad. What’s going on?
Nothing. Could you just go with your auntie?
Just for a bit, and then we’ll have a chat.
Come on. Let’s get you a hot chocolate.
[door opens]
So…
Anything you want to tell me?
What are you talking about?
Have you seen Paige?
Sam.
Yeah.
Yeah, I saw her.
She turned up, like, a week ago.
At my university halls.
Surprise!
[somber music playing]
After you saw her in the park.
What did she say?
Don’t tell Mum and Dad about this. Okay?
She just said she needed to get away from Aaron for a bit.
Why?
I don’t know.
Maybe it was like fallout from your fight in the park. I don’t know.
Did she mention any places she may have been?
Anywhere she could’ve gone to?
Um… Uh…
No, I don’t think so.
How long did she stay with you?
How long, Sam?
Four days.
Jesus Christ.
I thought she was doing okay.
I thought she was fine.
[Simon] Well, obviously she wasn’t.
So what happened?
I don’t know. She was really upset, and she didn’t wanna talk about it.
And I wanted to cheer her up.
And so then she broke a string on her guitar.
I went to go get it fixed.
And then when I got back, she was gone, and she had taken like half of my stuff.
Wallet and my laptop and Switch and…
She also cleared out a lot of the people in my corridor.
How could you not tell me?
Well, I told Aunt Yvonne.
Wha…?
Not about Paige.
I just said there had been a burglary, and it was my fault for leaving the door unlocked.
I tried to sort it myself, but I couldn’t.
And… And… And so she just helped me pay everyone back. That’s it.
She wouldn’t have had to have done that if you’d come to me.
I would’ve done if you weren’t so busy trying to break the fucking internet, punching some junkie.
That’s no excuse, Sam.
Look, she’s my sister.
I promised her I wouldn’t tell you.
Well, you know, promises like that go out the window when your sister is missing.
I was trying to protect her.
You didn’t. You should’ve come to me.
Paige came to me, not you.
Maybe you should think about why.
What the hell is that supposed to mean?
Hey?
So that explains why Paige was using Sam’s laptop.
[Simon] Hmm.
Has she ever stolen from you in the past?
She stole some jewelry a few months back.
Was that the only time it happened?
No.
Get out of the fucking way!
That was Ingrid’s breaking point, though.
Ingrid, here. Let me go after her.
No, we can’t. Simon, please.
Please. She’s breaking us!
No, I can’t just let her go.
You have to. You have to.
It was Ingrid’s way of doing what she felt she had to to protect our other kids.
But you didn’t agree.
Ingrid and I are a team.
No one’s saying you’re not.
I’m just trying to work this all out because you promised your kids I’d find their sister.
Oh, yeah. Sorry about that.
No, you’re not.
You’re right. I’m not.
It’s a good job you’re charming because you’re actually quite irritating.
Are we having a moment?
[Elena chuckles softly]
Do you think Paige went to Sam just to steal from him?
[inhales deeply] Maybe. Um…
But maybe she really, really did need to get away from that bastard Aaron.
Oh, talking of that bastard Aaron.
It’s his memorial tomorrow.
Lovely. I’ll send them a bucket of shite.
I think you should go.
It’s at the family’s petting zoo, open to the public. This is the website.
Are you serious?
You think I should go to the memorial of the man that the entire world and their mother knows I attacked?
Not to mention you’re the number one suspect in his murder.
Exactly.
Mm.
Paige might turn up.
[gentle music playing]
[phone chimes]
Sorry. Uh…
I have to get going now.
Wait. Um…
You think Paige could turn up at the memorial?
Yeah.
And if she doesn’t, just talk to the family.
See if you can suss out any connection between Henry and Aaron and Paige.
So you’re not coming?
No.
I am off to a tattoo parlor tomorrow.
Sexy.
[Elena chuckles] I found a flyer for the place in Henry’s stuff.
Well, he doesn’t have any tattoos, and the place is three hours away, so why would he have a flyer for it?
Especially in this day and age.
I think Henry was in contact with someone there.
You think there’s a connection to Paige?
No idea yet.
It’s funny, isn’t it?
We spend our lives telling our kids not to trust strangers and…
[inhales deeply]
…look at us.
Who said I trust you?
[chuckles]
[Elena chuckles softly]
[suspenseful music playing]
[doorbell ringing]
[Elena] Maria, are you there?
[doorbell ringing]
[spritzing]
[sniffs]
Bruno!
Bruno!
[suspenseful music continues]
[dramatic musical sting]
[vehicle approaching]
[brakes squeak]
[parking brake engages]
[Elena] Shit.
[Bruno whimpers softly]
There we go.
Mum, will I be able to do the show tomorrow night instead?
[indistinct] …for a while, love.
[chuckles]
[car lock beeps]
[car lock beeps] Come on, then.
[car lock beeps]
[Maria sighs]
[Daisy] Mum?
[Maria] Why won’t this thing lock?
[car lock beeps]
[Maria] Okay. Let’s go.
Come on, poppet.
[Bruno barks]
[Maria laughs] It’s nice and warm.
[door closes]
Put the TV on, and I’ll be in in a minute.
Been playing with the books, Daise?
[Daisy] No, Mummy, I haven’t.
[engine starts]
[suspenseful music fades out]
[ducks quacking]
We can’t keep stopping.
Sorry. I was desperate.
Why? Were you worried?
Yeah, I was actually.
All right? We need to keep moving.
[inhales sharply] Do you wish I hadn’t got in touch with you again?
Course not, but I know what you’re like.
Every foster home we were in together, you got me into trouble.
No wonder they split us.
Must’ve been a relief for you.
I didn’t think you were ever gonna come back into my life, Dee.
But now you’re here, I just…
[gentle music playing]
[splutters, sighs]
I just want to protect you.
We’ll protect each other.
Look, whatever trouble we get into, I’ll always choose you.
[Dee Dee] You ready to go now?
Yeah. Where are we going, though?
[adventurous music playing]
Somewhere important to us both.
Somewhere very special.
[sighs]
[siren wailing]
Hello, we’re piecing together Dr. Greene’s movements from Tuesday night.
I’ve been told you can pull the internal key card entry data.
[woman] Yeah. I’ll just check the system.
Have you got any other details?
[Todd] There you go.
[suspenseful music playing]
[indistinct chatter]
Oops. Sorry.
Dr. Stanfield.
Detective, uh… Fagbenle.
Mm.
Got a few more questions for you.
Going back to Tuesday night.
Are you certain Dr. Greene never left the hospital during her shift?
Not as far as I recall.
Hmm.
As I’ve already told you.
Why do you ask?
We have CCTV footage of her leaving the building at 8:03 that night.
I’ll ask you a third time.
Seems a bit redundant now, doesn’t it?
[scoffs softly]
Y-You’re absolutely right. Um…
Ingrid always, uh, nips out to treat the staff whenever she’s working late on a Tuesday.
There’s a great, uh, Mexican street food place just around the corner.
Because Tuesdays are, um… [tuts] …uh, “Nachos for Nurses” night, you see.
They go mad for that chili mayo.
You can ask any of the staff.
They’ll corroborate.
Mm.
Thanks.
For clearing up the confusion.
[suspenseful music playing]
[door closes]
[animals bleating]
[chickens clucking]
[indistinct chatter]
[sentimental music playing]
[suspenseful music playing]
Mr. Corval?
My name is Simon Greene.
I’m Paige’s father.
What do you want?
I’m looking for my daughter.
Did she do it?
No.
And you, the man who beat my son to a pulp, did you do it?
Who’s this?
Just one of our guests who walked down the wrong path.
This is a family memorial for my son.
The path back to the farm is over there.
[phone ringing]
Is she okay?
Simon, hi. Um, there’s no change, I’m afraid. Any luck?
Uh, no, not yet.
Uh, so I’m just gonna have to wait until after the memorial.
Uh, the father’s not exactly approachable, but the mother might be more willing to listen.
Let me guess.
Gonna use some of that Irish charm?
I’m doing the right thing, aren’t I?
She’d be telling me to stop moping by her bedside and go find Paige, wouldn’t she?
Yeah. She would.
We’re all here with her.
You should carry on.
And don’t worry about Sam and Anya.
I’ll look after them.
Sam told me what you did, by the way.
With the breakin and the money.
[inhales deeply] I was going to tell you when things weren’t–
What you don’t know is that Paige was there.
God.
What, she came to visit him at university?
Yeah. She was the one who cleaned him out.
Fuck.
I really thought I was…
I’m sorry, Simon.
Just don’t spare me in the future.
I need to know everything from now on, okay?
You’re right.
[woman] How much are we talking?
When?
Fine. Hold tight. I’ll be there.
I just thought I was helping Sam.
[Simon] I think the mother’s leaving.
I’ve gotta go.
[Fagbenle] There was definitely a window where Ingrid Greene was off-grid?
[Todd] Yeah. Every member of staff has to tap in and out, and she tapped out for 60 minutes.
But the other nurses I spoke to confirmed what Jay said.
Ingrid sorted the food that night as normal.
Still, let’s head to Busy Burrito, verify timings, check CCTV–
Do you know, all this talk of Mexican food has got me craving a chimichanga tonight.
And no, that’s not a euphemism.
All right.
I’ll book us somewhere.
Takeaway’s fine.
No one will see us.
And if they did, would it be so bad?
If they found out about us, we’d be done working together.
They’d put you back with Handsy Helen.
And I’d be back with Dementor Geoff.
And the gossip! Oh!
They’d think I was only sleeping with you to get ahead.
Because let’s face it, you’re not much to look at.
Why does it matter what they say?
[gentle music playing]
It just does.
[Fagbenle sighs]
[suspenseful music playing]
[phone chiming]
[Lou] Drug addicts are a bloody pain to track down.
Off-grid, no routine, no nothing. [chuckles] For all we know, Paige is with Henry.
Maybe they killed Aaron, and now they’re on the run together.
Let’s face it. She could be anywhere.
And I found out who owns that mobile number on the tattoo parlor flyer.
A guy called Damien Gorsch.
Oh, hello, by the way.
Hi.
Thanks for that.
I’m on my way to the tattoo parlor now.
See if I can find out what’s connecting these three.
And Paige could be the key to finding Henry, so keep at it.
Roger that.
Uh, but while I have you, what were you doing at 28 Marchand Street last night?
Been keeping tabs on me again?
Call it professional curiosity.
Who’s this mystery client, and why is it all cloak and dagger?
It’s nothing. Just doing someone a favor.
You? Doing favors?
[chuckles] You’ve gone soft.
Yeah, and you’ve got work to do.
So chop-chop.
[line disconnects]
[laughs incredulously]
[somber music playing]
Boss, boss, can you have a look at this?
All right, I’ll do that in five.
Get me some new boots.
[siren in distance]
I’m afraid you need to leave.
This is a crime scene.
Are you the DS in charge?
Sorry, I don’t talk to the press.
I’m not press.
I’m a PI.
Elena Ravenscroft.
And your robbery gone wrong theory is way off.
This is something much bigger.
How do you know we’re considering it a robbery gone wrong?
That hasn’t been released.
Because I’m very good at what I do.
[laughs] Well, that may be true, but this police force doesn’t work with private investigators.
We run our own cases.
Yeah, I thought you might say that.
Which is why I’ve already called your boss. [chuckles] Funny thing, Jenni and I trained together.
We go way back.
She’s on the line.
[dramatic music playing]
DS Talbot.
Yes, ma’am.
Damien Gorsch was shot just as he got to the car.
And you believe he was shot first, not the other guy?
I’m not ruling anything out at this stage.
And Damien’s partner?
Husband is abroad, flying back today.
And the second murder took place inside, yeah?
Security cameras?
None.
A neighbor called it in when they heard gunshots.
And I’m guessing whoever shot Damien took his wallet?
Correct. And his watch.
Which led you to assume it’s a robbery.
Why do I feel like I’m being marked out of ten for my efforts here?
The thing is, DS Talbot–
You can call me Alex.
The thing is, Alex, when something is staged to look a certain way, it’s… it’s like watching a bad play.
You spot the cracks.
The props are in the wrong place.
The actors overplay their part.
Like this.
This prop isn’t supposed to be here.
I guess he dropped it after seeing his boss get shot.
Second victim?
Robin Bailey.
Collateral.
He couldn’t risk leaving a witness.
Exactly.
[indistinct chatter]
Hi, there. Can I have a pint of what passes for a decent, love?
Yes, love.
You’re Paige’s dad.
Thank you. Here.
Thanks.
Keep the change.
Why are you here?
My daughter’s missing.
Since when?
Since the night Aaron was killed.
Well, the way I see it, there are two possibilities.
Either Paige killed Aaron and ran, or whoever killed Aaron took or killed your daughter.
I’m still not sure why you’re here.
Look, I know this is a difficult day.
[sighs] And the last thing I want to do is to bother you.
But?
But I need answers about Aaron and Paige.
I hadn’t seen Aaron for months.
Okay, but I’m trying to find a link between Paige and this man.
Did Aaron know him?
No idea. Why?
He’s missing too.
And he was in touch with Paige.
There is a chance that he was connected to what happened to Aaron.
Do you not want to know more?
Do you have any other kids?
Two.
Mind if I make a suggestion?
Mm.
Instead of chasing after a junkie ghost who’s either dead or doesn’t want to know you, why don’t you focus on the family you have left?
[ominous music playing]
Dr. Greene’s a regular.
Orders for the whole staff.
I always throw in free nachos.
Nurses, they work their arses off.
Was she here last Tuesday?
Same time as usual?
I mean, she’s like clockwork, but…
Hang on.
Ah, yeah.
Yeah, she was here, but she ordered in person but didn’t wait to pick it up.
Asked for delivery instead.
And she doesn’t normally do that?
Probably first time ever.
Was anything else different?
She asked to leave through the back door.
You could have led with that.
[suspenseful music playing]
Why’d she sneak out the back?
Maybe she didn’t wanna be seen.
By who?
It’s not just my daughter.
It’s my wife.
She was shot the other night.
She’s alive. Barely.
It happened when we went looking for Paige, when we went to where she and Aaron…
Where he got killed.
You might think you’ve got nothing to tell me, but anything please.
A name, a place.
[scoffs] You’re not gonna let this go, are you?
Never.
Look, I don’t know what to tell you about Aaron.
Anything. Everything.
Paige always kept him away from us.
All we know is they met at university.
He was older than her, and he changed her.
Sounds about right.
They had trouble with him from the minute he was born.
Wa… You said “they,” not “we.”
Wiley and I weren’t married back then.
You’re Aaron’s stepmom?
Since he was eight years old.
Truth be told, I’m not really the maternal type.
Shocking. I know.
Aaron and me, we were never close.
What about Aaron’s real mum? Where’s she?
Wiley said that they met while he was working on a vineyard in Italy.
Her name was Bruna.
So what happened?
Bruna died.
How?
Car accident, Wiley said.
You’re not convinced?
I don’t know why I’m telling you all this.
Because I have an honest face?
[scoffs] You look like my first husband.
Good-looking guy, was he?
Ha! Shit, no.
But man, he was great in bed.
So we have something in common.
Look, I like you, Mr. Greene.
And what I’m gonna tell you might help and might not.
Wiley and I went on honeymoon to Santorini for three weeks.
When I came to book the flights, I couldn’t find Wiley’s passport anywhere.
I assumed he lost it, so I called the passport office, only to find out Wiley had never even had a passport.
[dramatic musical sting] What?
He lied about Aaron’s mum.
He’s never been to Italy.
[dramatic music playing]
[music fades out]
That’s Damien Gorsch and husband Neil.
[door opens]
They look happy.
Mm.
Sarge?
[radio chirps]
[woman on radio] DS Talbot?
Go ahead.
[woman on radio] Mr. Gorsch’s husband has just arrived on site.
Copy that.
[radio chirps]
[somber music playing]
[Elena] Neil.
My name is Elena Ravenscroft.
I’m an investigator working with the police.
I’m not gonna stand here and pretend to know exactly how you feel, but I do know what it’s like to lose someone you love, and… it is a terrible, awful thing.
And it hurts beyond hell.
But we do need to move fast on this.
So can I ask you…
[exhales sharply]
…do you or Damien know a young man called Henry Thorpe?
No.
Or Paige Greene?
Damien never mentioned them. Who are they?
They’re both missing, and I’m trying to find them.
Henry’s dad found this amongst his things.
With a phone number written on it.
[Neil] That’s Damien’s handwriting.
And his phone number.
This Henry lad could’ve been a client.
You can search the database if you like.
That would be really helpful, Neil.
Does the name Aaron Corval ring any bells?
Maybe.
Vaguely.
I don’t know. [splutters] Why? Are these missing people connected to what happened to Damien?
Please will you find out what’s happened to my husband?
[vehicle approaching]
[suspenseful music playing]
[engine shuts off]
[pigs snorting]
And what do you want?
I need you to tell me about Aaron’s mother.
His real mother.
I see you’ve been talking to my delightful wife.
Was Aaron in contact with her?
Where is she?
Could Paige be there?
After what your son did to my daughter, you owe me some answers.
I owe you nothing.
So what’s the plan now? Hmm?
Kick my head in, like the proper family man you are?
I’d never have laid a finger on Aaron if he hadn’t wormed his way into my daughter’s life.
He sought her out at university, dragged her into his world, and now she’s stuck in hell, God only knows where, and it’s all because of him.
[chuckles] You think they met at her university?
Who told you that?
I hate to break it to you, but…
Aaron didn’t start any of this.
Paige did.
[dramatic musical sting]
She came here looking for him.
And she found him at that shithole of a caravan he called home.
You can spin your sob story any way you want.
But the truth?
Your daughter wouldn’t leave my son alone.
Not the other way around.
This is Elena Ravenscroft.
Leave me a message.
[Simon] Elena, I’ve had it wrong this whole time.
Aaron never targeted Paige.
She went after him after she started Lanford.
I don’t know why, but something at that university changed Paige. Call me.
[suspenseful music playing]
What are you thinking, Dee?
[knocking on door]
Why are we here?
[Dee Dee] Surprise, Mrs. O’Hara.
[Mrs. O’Hara] You. What on Earth?
He’s adopted. Henry.
Uniform have got back with the searches from Busy Burrito.
That’s Ingrid leaving.
[Fagbenle] Who’s that following her?
[suspenseful music intensifies]
[music fades]
[tense, eerie music playing]
Hello?
[dramatic musical sting]
[music intensifies]
Paige!
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[music fades out]
