Broadchurch Missing Scenes
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“As a father and a husband, I did what I thought would be best for my family in the long run. Because I love you, and I would do anything if it meant giving you a chance at a better life, whether or not I’m in it.”
Daisy discovering the truth about Sandbrook derails Alec's plan of attempting to put his family back together after leaving Broadchurch. He and his daughter have a heart to heart and look towards the future.
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- Part 1 of Broadchurch Missing Scenes
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How Do I Say What's On My Heart Without Leaving Scars? by MoonlitTeaByTrainTracks
Fandoms: Broadchurch
25 Nov 2025
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But would Ellie really want to hear from him after so much silence? She had asked for him to keep her up to date on how things went, but… He wasn’t good at relationships of any sort. What did he even say? “Hi. How are you? I think I’ve only managed to make things even worse by being here. To no one’s surprise. Would you please tell me how to not fuck up reconnecting with my daughter, whose life I only ever seem to unnecessarily complicate whether I’m in it or not?” Ridiculous.
Plagued by the fear that he will fail to be a good parent to Daisy after coming back to Sandbrook, Alec speaks to Ellie again for the first time since leaving Broadchurch. Afterwards, he and Daisy take another step towards healing the rift that the last few years have created between them.
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- Part 2 of Broadchurch Missing Scenes
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He hated that something so small and ordinary to most people could cause them both so much anguish.
Alec's call going to Daisy's voicemail brings back bad memories for both father and daughter. A look at how their relationship has developed since moving to Broadchurch, featuring supportive, good friend Ellie.
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- Part 3 of Broadchurch Missing Scenes
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Daisy saw the shift in his demeanor, and she couldn’t keep a soul-rending ache from blooming within her at the thought that her dad was so unused to receiving compliments or praise that a few quietly uttered words could bring him so close to crying.
After the Trish Winterman case, Daisy does her best to help her dad begin to think better of himself, a few kind words at a time. Ellie gladly points out the positive changes to him.
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- Part 4 of Broadchurch Missing Scenes
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What a Privilege It Is To Love (A Great Honor To Hold You Up) by MoonlitTeaByTrainTracks
Fandoms: Broadchurch
01 Jan 2025
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Her mind then went to the late nights spent at each other’s houses: the amount of bodily contact as they hunched over a coffee table covered in files, the tired cuddles that happened when they could barely keep their eyes open or had had one too many glasses, the playful shoves and her light, annoyed smacks to his shoulder when he was being a bit of a nuisance that he took with a fond smile. Why she hadn’t clocked until now that he was a physically affectionate person with the people he cared about was beyond her. She felt like a bit of an idiot for taking so long to notice.
Ellie reflects on how her and Alec's friendship has changed over the years after she begins noticing how comfortable they've both grown with physical touch between them.
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- Part 5 of Broadchurch Missing Scenes
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Daisy Hardy knew that there were only two possible reasons for her dad to take time off from his job: his bosses were forcing him to stay home because he had been overworking himself, or there was something catastrophically wrong with his health. Given that one typically led to the other, she had come to a very simple conclusion.
Her dad must be dying. Again.
Hearing about an upcoming pacemaker checkup sends Daisy into a deep spiral of worry over her dad and what little she knows about his current health status, while Alec contemplates just how much his daughter has improved his outlook on and quality of life as the checkup proceeds without issue. While fretting over conversations they've always avoided, intentionally or otherwise, both of them realize that a lot of things have been left unsaid that need saying.
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- Part 6 of Broadchurch Missing Scenes