His insistence at Ryan<\/a> (Rhys Connah) coming to see him in court of all places should have rung serious alarm bells but it\u2019s only until Catherine mapped out her theory to Inspector Mike Taylor (Rick Warden), that we really started to listen. Of course Tommy would be staging an elaborate escape plan, why hadn\u2019t the thought crossed our minds sooner?<\/p>\n Catherine first learns of Tommy\u2019s upcoming trial in Leeds after confronting Neil<\/a> (Con O\u2019Neill) in his corner shop. He tells her that Tommy wanted Ryan there \u201cjust to see him\u201d but in the scene straight after, we see Tommy getting a haircut<\/a> by a fellow prison inmate.<\/p>\n He\u2019s got a subtle smile on his face throughout and even gives the makeshift barber an extra tin of tuna as payment. First hint that something\u2019s off? Tommy\u2019s in a grand mood for someone who could very well be adding on more years to his life sentence.<\/p>\n \u201cWhy would you want your kid to go into court to watch you being sentenced for god knows how long, on top of what you\u2019re already serving, for murder?\u201d Catherine asks Richard after she finds out. \u201cIt\u2019s the why \u2013 why would he ask him to go?\u201d<\/p> Catherine suggests Richard should go to the sentencing for Gary Gaggoski\u2019s murder in order to continue his own investigation into the Knezevics<\/a>. But the next day \u2013 the day of the trial \u2013 Catherine also learns of Tommy\u2019s hopes to take Ryan bungee jumping after finally speaking to Clare (Siobhan Finneran) again.<\/p>\n \u201cStart again \u2013 you think Tommy Lee Royce is planning to escape because he told Ryan that they\u2019re going bungee jumping?\u201d Mike asks Catherine later in his office. But she\u2019s serious, she explains \u2013 Tommy isn\u2019t supposed to be going anywhere for at least 500 years, so making plans like that would seem futile.<\/p>\n \u201cHe wants him there so that when he doesn\u2019t turn up, he\u2019s there to witness the fallout, the disarray, the big man sticking two fingers up at the crown,\u201d she explains. \u201cAnd what about me? I need protection, because if he gets out, he\u2019s coming for me. You need to find out what sort of escort he\u2019s got and whatever it is, they need to triple it.\u201d<\/p>\n Mark thinks Catherine could be \u201cmaking too much out of a few glib comments he\u2019s made\u201d, but Catherine says: \u201cYes, if it was anyone else, I might \u2013 but it\u2019s not.\u201d<\/p>\n And so, when we see that Darius Knezevic\u2019s heavies Ivan (Oliver Huntingdon) and Matja (Jack Bandeira) are also at the courthouse, we instantly smell trouble. After messing up with Darius (Alec Secareanu), the pair have been ordered to go to Leeds and it soon becomes clear what they\u2019ve been tasked with doing.<\/p>\n Ryan bunks school and indeed, makes it to court but not before seeing that his grandfather Richard (Derek Riddell) is in attendance too. He sits on the side, trying his best to hide from Richard but is almost immediately spotted by Tommy, who greets him with an all-too-intense stare and knowing smile. Again, far too cheery for court.<\/p>\n Tommy chooses not to stand up when the judge enters the room, providing Ryan a glimpse into his cocky attitude. But it\u2019s outside the room where the drama kicks off. As the clock strikes 12.55, Ivan picks a fight with a random stranger, and soon, Matja gets involved in the violent scuffle.<\/p>\n Security guards sound the alarm, trying to interfere, and Tommy\u2019s courtroom can hear the commotion outside. With the officer inside Tommy\u2019s secure dock temporarily distracted, he turns back and Tommy elbows him in the face. He assaults the other officer before clambering over the high wall and running out.<\/p>\n Although the building is being locked down, Tommy shouts out \u201cpolice\u201d in order to get people to move out of his way and easily out of the building. Of course, with the building on a temporary lockdown, the real officers are delayed in being able to exit and chase after Tommy, who finds a corner shop to hide in.<\/p>\n He dons the uniform and steals a bike, gleefully riding off into the distance with the police radio informing everyone of the current manhunt for Tommy Lee Royce.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s face it, it was an escape that was far too easy to pull off, but realistically would have likely been manufactured by the Knezevic brothers. But why? If you cast your mind back to the first episode<\/a> of season 3, officers thought that Tommy would likely confess to Gaggoski\u2019s murder out of fear for his own life.<\/p>\n Detective Superintendent Andy Shepherd (Vincent Franklin) had explained that\u00a0Darius had ordered Tommy\u2019s murder in prison, which is why his face was cut like it was in episode 1.<\/p>\n But if you also remember episode 1, Tommy can be seen practising Spanish in his cell six months after being initially questioned about Gaggoski\u2019s murder. He has a book and DVD that reads, \u201cSpeak Spanish in 7 days\u201d and although he\u2019s clearly struggling with it, he sighs and looks up to the picture he has of Ryan.<\/p>\n The rush to learn a new language now seems natural for someone planning to flee soon. But could he have struck a deal with the notorious Knezevics and does this plan actually involve escaping to Spain with son Ryan in tow?<\/p>\n We know one thing\u2019s for certain, with only two episodes to go, the reality of a \u201cbig showdown<\/a>\u201d is filling us with both excitement and dread for Catherine.<\/p> ![\"""\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Happy-Valley-ep4-Ryan-dd0baa9.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
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