The Courier Episode 1
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What shocking discovery does Mo make during a delivery?
This is Drama of the Week. I've seen dead bodies before.
This isn't my first funeral, but I never spoke in front of people. People I don't know. People I never met before. About a woman I only met two weeks ago.
How does Mo react to finding the dead body?
Take your time.
Her name's Rosa. Rosa Brennan. The woman who... The woman in the casket. And in the big photo in front of it, with flowers all around. And on the paper they gave me at the door. In loving memory of Rosa. A loving wife, mother, daughter, friend, teacher. She was a lot of things. But now, she's just the woman in the casket.
Just start with how you knew her. How I knew her?
Um, okay.
Uh...
I don't usually remember names or faces.
Only the outside. Doors. Windows. Gate or no gate. Big or small. It's like my first impression of you. Green door.
Almost green. Looks unfinished.
What details emerge about Rosa's life and death?
Like they ran out of paint and thought no one's going to notice. But I notice. Windows cracked.
Home sweet home where you wipe your feet.
Plants hanging on the wall.
Too green.
Plastic. This is her robe. I still need to see ID. I haven't got it. That's what I'm trying to tell you. You ain't listening.
He's right. I wasn't.
It could be anything. Driving licence.
Passport.
It's a joke. Asking for my passport? Where's yours? You don't have one, do you?
He's right. I don't.
It's just vapes, man.
His face goes all red and veiny, but it doesn't matter. I won't remember it, and he will forget mine too.
Come on, I look older than you. Sorry, but I still need to see... You ain't sorry, you're loving it. Just piss off!
He's not wrong, and he's not right either.
How does Mo's past influence his current situation?
I'm not sorry, but I don't love it. I don't care if Ben gets his vapes or not. I just can't risk it. He could be a mystery shopper. Trust no one, Omar says. He's on his last strike.
Failed delivery.
One more delivery. Then I'm back home to Mama's Burma soup. Amna and Call of Duty.
Remedy Grill, grilled chicken wrap, sweet potato fries, 2.1 miles, £5.47. Too far. Decline. Pizza Express, two pizzas, one American hot, one pineapple and ham, garlic dough balls, 1 mile, £7.90. £7.90.
Accept. But I shouldn't have. I should have taken the one that was further out. As far away as possible. That was my first mistake. Earphones in. Well done.
House on the end. Big-ish. Lights on. Gray fence, white stones, white door. The kind of place that tips. The door's open. Hello? Delivery.
What challenges does Mo face as a delivery rider?
Hello? No answer.
No!
Come. Back inside. Come back. Come, come. Hey, listen. You have to stop. Hey! Come, come back. Hello? Pizza! Hello? Hello, your door is open. And your cat... First thing I see is an arm. On the floor. Behind an island. Not moving. I go closer. Hello? Miss? Miss, can you hear me? Miss? Miss? Hello?
Oh no. Oh no. Oh my God. Oh no.
How do Mo's friends respond to the news of Rosa?
Oh no.
The first time I saw a dead body, I was 10. We went to my auntie's for tea. Mama made a cake. Baba and all the uncles ate it in the living room, watching football, rubbing their bellies. I copied them. Driving home through Umdurman in the dark, the car's radio was on. Not the news. Mama hates the news. It was a song. I can't remember what. Something like... She's singing. Baba's driving. Tired. He won't say it, but I can see his head nod. Mama must have noticed too, because she sings louder.
Like to keep him awake. I wasn't born yet.
No one to annoy. I watch the buildings and trees blur together. When? The man, he was already dead in the road, Baba says. I look out back, his face down in the dust. Another car passes over him. He says we cannot stop. Can you hear me? Miss? Please. Miss, please wake up.
What clues suggest Rosa's death may not be a suicide?
Okay, okay, okay, okay. No pulse.
No nothing.
Emergency, which service do you require?
Your order has arrived. Your courier, Mohammed Osman, is waiting. Stop! Stop! Stop! Sorry, I didn't catch that. Did you mean stop the music? Hello, do you need police, fire or ambulance? I can't be here.
I can't.
I can't. Stop the music! Stopping music. Your food order has arrived. Your courier, Mohammed Osman, is waiting.
Where... Where is your phone, miss? Where is it?
Face not recognized. Try again.
Oh, shit. I... I'm so sorry. Miss, I need to... I need to just... Open your eyes. Please... She had blue eyes. Same as her dress. Okay.
What unresolved questions linger about the events surrounding Rosa's death?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What shocking discovery does Mo make during a delivery?
0:00–0:41
2
How does Mo react to finding the dead body?
0:41–2:08
3
What details emerge about Rosa's life and death?
2:08–3:15
4
How does Mo's past influence his current situation?
3:15–4:58
5
What challenges does Mo face as a delivery rider?
4:58–6:12
6
How do Mo's friends respond to the news of Rosa?
6:12–8:03
7
What clues suggest Rosa's death may not be a suicide?
8:03–9:15
8
What unresolved questions linger about the events surrounding Rosa's death?
9:15–28:31