COLD OPEN. Darkness, muffled hum, a horn blares. Light bleeds in — we are on the ground, looking up. Will's face leans into frame (POV from Hannah lying on the street after a car crash). He strains to move something pinning her, can't budge it. "Just hold on for me." He reaches toward us — THE HUM builds, snaps to silence.
Hannah walks slowly up a narrow garden path to Josh's house, holding her grocery bag. Birdsong, the hum of a passing car. She reaches the front door, pulls out keys, hesitates, then pushes the door open.
Hannah bursts out of the house, nearly tripping over the threshold. She fumbles for her phone and calls Lily — goes to voicemail. She leaves a panicked, rambling message about Josh pretending not to know her. She speeds up. Someone grabs her shoulder from behind and spins her around — it's WILL, the man from the crash. "Hannah, hang up." She's terrified. He tells her he was at the crash. Her face freezes mid-sentence. THE HUM builds.
Will and Hannah walk with purpose through a narrow alley, walls covered in old tags and peeling posters. Hannah asks how precise the trip will be. Will explains he can narrow it to the day but they'll end up wherever their bodies were at that moment. "The earth moves through the galaxy at 200 kilometres a second." Hannah rehearses the plan: verify the date, meet Josh at the park café.
Hannah bursts out of the doctor's office and into the street. She takes off down the sidewalk, dodging slow walkers, slipping between couples. Her breath is quick but controlled.
Hannah moves fast through the city street, past storefronts and blurred faces. She rounds a turn — SMACK. She collides full-force with someone. A firm grip catches her shoulders: WILL. But this Will doesn't know her — he's startled. She calls him by name. An awkward exchange: he insists they've never met. She runs off. He calls after her: "Don't make me come find you!"
City park. Hannah storms away from the café terrace, hands clenched, breathing hard. Will calls her name (O.S.). She ignores him, quickens pace. He catches up, grabs her shoulder. She whirls around — "Don't touch me!" They argue: she says he lied about fixing things, he says they need to go further back. She's furious and desperate. "I WANT TO GO HOME!" THE HUM builds.
RESET. Close up on Hannah — distant, hollow. The same street as the opening, the same moment. She takes a step forward — a hand yanks her back. A car blurs past, air stirring her hair. She turns: it's Will. This time, she's saved.
Hannah exits the café, cuts into foot traffic, and thumbs a call. She tells Will (V.O.) that Julia is at the café. Will asks if it's a coincidence. Hannah realises this might be the first time Josh and Julia meet. Will tells her to wait and then change it.
Early light across the park. Hannah sits on a bench, still, letting the city move around her. In the distance, half-obscured by trees, Josh and Julia walk together — just two figures in motion. Hannah watches with acceptance.
Will exits Maya's building carrying the giant Hugzilla, which blocks his sightline. A cyclist — GRAHAM — slams into him. Will falls. Graham hits the pavement, blood at his hairline. Will tries to help; Graham coughs, bleeds.
Two years later. Will sits under a tree on a park hill, reading his notebook. IRIS walks up and sits beside him. They greet casually. A quiet, reflective beat.
Street. Will walks away from the café. GRAHAM intercepts him — says Will has changed something. Graham is furious, grabs Will's wrist. "This isn't a game."
Midday. Will suddenly appears on a street holding a coffee cup. No sign of where he is. He walks, then hears a car crash O.S. He rounds the corner and finds HANNAH lying on the street, dying. Blood, broken glass. Will panics — this is the consequence of his changes.
REPEAT of 1.07 — same garden path, same staging. Hannah bursts out of Josh's house. Will grabs her shoulder, spins her around. Now seen from Will's POV. He was at the crash. She's terrified. Must match 1.07 exactly — same wardrobe, same blocking.
City park. HANNAH at the spot where she first met Josh. WILL arrives. Josh is somewhere nearby. Three characters but the focus is Will and Hannah — their alliance is fracturing.
Outside Maya's building. WILL orchestrates GRAHAM's bike crash — causes it intentionally this time. Graham hits the ground. MAYA is visible from an upstairs window, looking down. Will is manipulating events.
Cemetery. Nathalie's funeral. JULIA stands graveside in black. SIMON beside her. A MINISTER speaks (V.O. or O.S.). Mourners clustered behind. Grey light, still air.