Signs of Life (2025) Movie Script
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(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY
OVER PA)
Would you like to try
something new?
Hiya!
(WATER RUNNING)
(TAPPING)
Okay. A sandwich
and a black Americano.
That is 8.75 pounds, please.
Oh, oops. Yeah. Okay.
-(CLEARS THROAT, SIGHS)
-(TAPPING)
4.65, please.
It's card only.
It's card only.
What's the problem?
For God's sake.
Sorry.
I was just gonna say,
don't worry. I'll get this.
Honestly, it's fine.
(BREATHES DEEPLY)
BOOKSHOP ASSISTANT:
You okay?
You okay, madam?
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(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
Iced tea?
(SPEAKING IN SPANISH)
Salad Asadillo Manchego?
(PEN SCRIBBLES)
No. No.
It's bean salad. No fish.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(TIDAL WAVES CRASHING)
(COUGHS)
(SOBS SOFTLY)
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Whoo!
(LAUGHS SOFTLY)
Whoo!
(BILL BABBLES, CHUCKLES SOFTLY)
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(MAN CHUCKLING, EXCLAIMING)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
Oh, she was gagging for it.
(MAN CACKLING)
Foaming at the gash.
JAKE:
Oi! Oi! Speaking of gash...
(KNOCKING ON THE DOOR)
JAKE:
Hello?
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-(LOUD THUD ON WINDOW)
-(GASPS)
Which room?
No. Which room
is the noise coming from?
(PEN SCRIBBLES)
Please return to your room.
We will ask them to be quiet.
Please return to your room.
We will fix. Thank you.
Thank you.
Okay, it's fixed.
Hello, neighbour.
Sorry about the noise.
You here alone?
Well, we're here for the week,
you see, me and my mates.
We just wanna have a little
bit of fun, you know?
That's all.
So, you know,
instead of complaining
about a little bit of noise,
why don't you join us?
No?
You think you're too good
for us, is it?
(SCOFFS)
Well, how's this?
Next time that you complain
about us,
we'll bring the party to you.
I think I'd like that.
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(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
-Hello!
-Hello.
May I join you?
(SPEAKING IN SPANISH)
Vino Blanco! Gracias.
(SIGHS LOUDLY)
Are you a fellow solo traveler?
Are you traveling alone?
I'm Joyce. And you are?
Oh, quiet. Okay.
Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't...
I didn't-- I see, I see.
I'm so sorry.
I'm Joyce. And you are?
Oh, I see. Was I shouting?
(SPEAKING IN SPANISH)
Oh, gracias, senor.
Are you a lesbian?
Are you...
a lesbian?
I mean,
it's just that you have that air
about you.
Not that there's anything wrong
with it.
I mean, lesbian air.
It's... it's good air.
At least I'd imagine it is.
I wouldn't know. (CHUCKLES)
Never done it myself.
Though I did let a woman suck
my boobs once at a party.
Yeah, I was breastfeeding
at the time.
I think she was curious.
Oh! (CHUCKLES)
Do I? Well, that's good. Yes.
I suppose I am, really.
(JOYCE CHUCKLES)
JOYCE:
I love it here.
Come every year if I can.
I swim in the sea
in the mornings. Paint a bit.
And I just wander about.
Actually,
to be honest with you,
I probably do look happy.
Because I had fantastic sex
last night
with a total stranger.
(CHUCKLES)
JOYCE:
I'm hoping I'll catch him again
actually, today.
What's your name?
Here's to you, Anne.
Mm.
Mm.
(LAUGHS)
That's my new friend.
He's suggesting we meet up
early today
before it gets too warm.
Dirty bastard.
(SCOFFS)
Lovely to meet you.
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(CHILD BABBLING, LAUGHING)
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(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
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(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
No.
BILL:
We must stop meeting like this.
(PANTS)
We were on the same flight,
weren't we?
I'm-- (GROANS)
BILL:
Ah, Jesus!
Oh, shit! Fucking hell!
Oh! Oh, Jesus Christ! Fuck me!
Sorry, sorry.
(GROANS)
Cramp fitz.
(GROANS)
BILL:
Oh, God.
(GROANS)
Fuck!
(GROANS)
It's nasty. It's so nasty.
(GROANS)
Oh, thank God. Oh!
Electrolytes, you see.
It's my own fault.
Rookie mistake.
I didn't adjust for the heat.
(GROANS, SIGHS)
I'm training for an iron-man.
I told the kids, I said,
"Just because we're on holiday,
doesn't mean I have to stop
my training."
Mm.
Sorry.
You were having a nice,
quiet...
Sorry.
I'll leave you be.
Ah, I've got to get back
to the kids anyway.
Just me and them.
Joys of divorce.
And the kids club closes
at 4:00, so, you know...
Hmm.
Right.
I'm sure I'll see you around.
Okay.
(GROANS)
Oh, Jesus.
Have a lovely holiday.
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Sorry. Me again.
Sorry.
Sorry to interrupt again.
Uh, I'm not a stalker.
Oh, right.
Sorry.
Sorry.
Um...
Look, I... I just wanted
to apologize,
and I wondered
if I might be able to help.
Can I? I won't keep you long.
Thanks.
Um...
Right.
Uh, look, I lied to you earlier.
And I thought it was a really
weird thing to do.
So, I wanted to apologize
and set the record straight.
I told you that I was here
with my kids,
and that's not true.
I'm supposed to be.
I rented a gorgeous villa,
one of the ones up there.
Cost me fortune.
Couldn't afford it.
But it was the first holiday
with the little noodles
since the divorce.
So, I was working an extra job
and maxed out the credit cards
you know,
to give them a terrific time
because it was really tough
on them, you know? Really tough.
So, this was supposed
to be the holiday-of-a-lifetime
type thing, but, uh, she...
(CLICKS TONGUE)
Ah!
We'd agreed everything.
It was all agreed.
And she was being a bit weird
about handing over
the passports.
I had done everything properly.
Advance written notice to her,
to her solicitor.
But when I went to pick up
the kids the night before,
they weren't there.
She wasn't there.
And I tried calling.
I tried sending loads
of messages,
but she just ghosted me.
And eventually,
she sent me an email.
She sent me an email
saying I couldn't have them.
(CHUCKLES)
That I... I had displeased her
again somehow.
And I suppose
this is my punishment.
But it's not me
she's punishing, is it?
Sorry, sorry, sorry.
You don't talk,
and I don't stop talking.
Anyway, look.
I've noticed you wandering
around with your luggage,
and I wanted to ask you,
are you...
Do you not have somewhere
to stay?
I don't want to--
I'm not after anything.
I promise. I'm really not.
Do you need somewhere to stay?
Okay.
Good.
I mean, not good obviously.
That's terrible. What happened?
Sorry.
Sorry, I don't need to know.
I just wanted to say
that I came out here
even without the kids,
because it was all paid for,
and it was too late to cancel,
and I'd worked fucking hard,
and I wasn't gonna let her
take the whole fucking thing
away, you know?
But everywhere I look...
all I can see
is where those kids
should be standing, or swimming,
or laughing.
And, uh...
I can't handle it.
So, I'm gonna head home.
And there's a beautiful villa
with a pool...
going spare so...
I don't want any money.
I don't want anything.
I just want to do something
good for someone.
I'm tired of all the waste.
I'm leaving tomorrow
by the way.
So, you know, you...
It could be yours from...
I guess, tomorrow morning
or whenever...
Oscar and Phoebe.
He's six. She's nine.
Anyway, look.
Uh, you head along the, um...
the promenade,
and you turn right at the gates
by the yellow pillars.
And the code for the gate
is 0-4-2-8,
and it's, um, Villa 2-B.
Here, let me... let me...
Like I said,
I'm leaving tomorrow.
So, you could, um, call around
in the morning for the keys.
Up to you.
Uh, or I can hide them somewhere
that's not too difficult
to find.
Or...
I'll leave it with you.
Thanks for listening.
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(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(MACHINE BEEPING)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(CRICKETS CHIRPING)
(POLICEMAN SPEAKING SPANISH)
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(JAKE SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)
He was walking along,
he fucking tripped
down the fucking stairs.
It was fucking hectic.
Oh, babe, I'm gonna have to go.
Hello, neighbour.
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Oh, God! Fucking shit! Fuck!
(GROANS)
JAKE:
Bitch!
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(SOBS SOFTLY)
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(DOORBELL RINGS)
(DOORBELL RINGS)
(BILL GRUNTS SOFTLY)
BILL:
Coming!
(BILL GRUNTS SOFTLY)
I'm coming!
(DOOR CREAKS, OPENS)
(DOOR UNLOCKS, OPENS)
No, it's fine.
Please.
It's fine. Come in. Please.
(DOOR OPENS)
Can I get you anything?
Okay.
Sleep well.
(DOOR CLOSES)
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(WATER RUNNING)
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(DOOR OPENS)
Hi.
Sorry.
I didn't mean to startle you.
I left some food out for you,
and you saw, yeah. Okay.
Well, I'm gonna eat.
So, do you maybe want to eat
with me?
Just out there, you know?
Tea or coffee?
(SIGHS)
Hi.
Please get stuck in.
And obviously, anything
that's left in the fridge
is yours.
(EXHALES SHARPLY)
(WHISPERING)
What the fuck?
(CLICKS TONGUE, SIGHS)
You don't need to thank me,
honestly.
I'm just glad that you came.
All this isn't going to waste,
please.
What?
(SIGHS SOFTLY)
It is.
Yeah.
It is.
I think I'm gonna have to sort
all this out at the airport.
They won't let me change
my flight. Too short notice.
Now, they want
my insurance details.
Ah!
I'm gonna have to do this
in person when I get there.
Sorry.
There is a dishwasher.
(THUDS)
BILL:
Right.
The big one
is for the front door.
The other one is the side gate.
And the little one...
I don't know
what the little one's for.
My taxi's coming at about 3:00.
So, I'm afraid
you'll have to put up
with me till then.
Or I can go out.
You know, I can go for a walk.
Or-- I don't have to be here.
No, I'll go out.
No, I'll go out.
You don't have to go out.
Okay.
Okay.
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Come on!
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Sorry.
Quick game?
No?
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(GROANS SOFTLY)
Shit!
What time is it?
I can't believe
I let myself fall asleep.
And I still haven't sorted
the fucking flight.
And the taxi's gonna be here
any minute.
Huh?
Really?
You sure?
Okay.
Fuck.
I'm going for a run.
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-(GASPS, BREATHES HEAVILY)
-(WATER SPLASHING)
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(BREATHES SHAKILY)
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-Hey.
-(TAPS)
(SCOFFS)
(DOOR CLOSES)
(WATER RUNNING)
(DOORBELL RINGS)
(DOOR OPENS)
-Mr. Turner?
-BILL: Yes?
I'm Sharon from SOL4U.
How are you all settling in?
-Um--
-Don't worry.
It's not
the Spanish Inquisition.
I've just dropped by
to give your activity passes
and things.
Is that all right
if I pop inside?
(DOOR CLOSES)
It's a lovely villa, this one,
isn't it?
Lovely and quiet.
Are the children in the garden?
Uh...
Oh, no.
There they are in the bathroom.
Well, best to keep them
out of the sun
in the middle of the day.
Quite right.
Now, then here
are all your bits and bobs.
Oh, is this Mummy?
I didn't have you
on my itinerary. Hello, Mummy!
No.
Uh, this is, um...
this is, um...
Sorry. We haven't actually...
we haven't actually--
What's your name?
Oh!
-Oh.
-No, no. It's not, um--
Well, I'll just leave these
here and let you carry on.
I mean, leave you to...
So, we've got the vouchers
for the volcano tours today,
and the water park passes,
and the discount vouchers
for the restaurants,
and all the rest
is just in that folder there.
Yeah, this isn't--
Um, and I presume you've found
the kids club if they're, um...
if they're not with you
at this precise moment.
Right, then I'll leave
these here.
Any problems, my number's just
on a card in there.
And it was lovely to meet you.
Yeah, you, too.
(LAUGHS)
Nice to meet you, Anne.
I'm Bill.
Tea?
It'll cost you.
One game of table tennis.
Only joking. It's fine.
(GRUNTS SOFTLY)
(BALL THUMPING)
Oi, oi, oi!
(BALL THUMPING)
Oh! (CHUCKLES)
(BALL THUMPING)
Ah.
(BALL THUMPING)
(CHUCKLES)
Oh!
(GRUNTS, LAUGHS)
(WATER RUNNING)
They'd have bloody loved
all this, you know?
They were dying to see
a real live volcano.
Yeah, Oscar's a lunatic
for anything scary.
Sorry.
TOUR GUIDE (OVER TANNOY):
The island before you,
which extends over an area
of 807 square kilometers,
is of volcanic origin.
This island rose from the ocean
some 25 million years ago
as a result of the accumulation
of material
from repeated eruptions.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(VEHICLE WHOOSHING)
(TOUR GUIDE SPEAKING SPANISH)
(STONES RATTLES)
(FIRE CRACKLING)
(WATER SPLASHING)
-(GEYSER ERUPTS)
-(TOURISTS GASPS, LAUGH)
TOUR GUIDE (OVER TANNOY):
The landscape before you
has often been compared
to the surface of Mars.
(CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)
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Shall we go for dinner?
Sorry. Did I-- Was that--
Sorry. I didn't mean, um...
(CLICKS TONGUE)
I just thought...
Ah, okay.
Uh, well, I'm gonna go
somewhere,
and get something to eat,
and I'll see you, uh, later
or tomorrow.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
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-(BILL GRUNTING, CHUCKLING)
-(GLASS SHATTERING)
-(BILL GROANS)
-(GLASS SHARDS DRAGING)
(GRUNTS, BREATHES HEAVILY)
I leaned back too far
in the chair.
(GRUNTS SOFTLY, SIGHS)
(GROANS)
Oh. Where'd you find that?
(BRUSHES)
Hey, I'll do it.
(BRUSHES GLASS SHARDS)
I'll do it.
(INHALES SHARPLY, GROANS)
(BRUSHES GLASS SHARDS)
(THUDS)
BILL:
Sorry, Anne.
Sorry.
(BOTTLE RATTLES, THUDS)
(GROANS SOFTLY)
(BREATHES DEEPLY)
Sit with me?
Fair enough.
(SNIFFLES, CLICKS TONGUE)
Ah! I've messed everything up.
(SIGHS, SNIFFLES)
(SOBS)
You're still here.
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(BILL SNORES)
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(SQUEAKS)
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(MOUTHING INDISTINCTLY)
Hi.
Shit.
(SLURPS)
Sorry about last night.
Was I a nightmare?
I was, wasn't I?
I'm just so fucking angry,
you know?
I'm reading this book,
"Calm Your Anger Now."
And it's good.
But I just can't seem
to get a handle on it.
Nobody gives a shit
about the fathers.
Because she has all the power,
all of the... the status,
all of the time with the kids,
which is what I want.
And I'm grieving.
I'm fucking grieving.
Because as far as my heart
is concerned,
it feels like they've died.
Seriously, if they died
in a fucking car crash
or something,
this is how I would feel.
(SLAPS)
(GASPS)
-(SLAPS)
-(GROANS)
(CLICKS TONGUE)
Ugh!
(GRUNTS)
(SCREAMS)
I went down to see the body
I went down last night
in my dream
I went down to say I'm sorry
There was no body there
to be seen
So, I went out looking
for signs and signals
I went up and down
those waterfront streets
I went down
to the muddy river
There was no body
in that dark stream
There was never a way
to get hold of you
You are the flickering
of a flame
I think I paint
a pretty good picture
You always sign
out of the frame
I go out looking to try
and learn
My memories of you
and where you are
I go down the only way
I know to
You are nobody anymore
I go down the only way
I know to
You are nobody anymore
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(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(SPEAKING IN SPANISH)
Gracias.
Oi!
-(CHAIR DRAGS)
-My phone!
(LAUGHS)
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(PANTING)
Give it back.
Give the fucking wallet back.
Give it back!
Give it back!
Give it back!
Give him back!
Give him back!
Give him back!
(BREATHES HEAVILY, SOBS)
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Are you okay?
I'm sorry.
I didn't know what to do.
I should have...
Did they hurt you?
(CHUCKLES)
Holy shit!
(LAUGHS)
Did you get my phone?
Ah, it doesn't matter.
Just glad you're okay.
Come on.
(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)
Drink?
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
What are you having, wine?
Shots.
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(CROWD CHEERING)
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(TIDAL WAVES CRASHING)
(FOOTFALLS SPLASHING)
(TIDAL WAVES CRASHING)
(FOOTFALLS SPLASHING)
Summer in September
Buzzards overhead
We were looking
into the water
Watching for signs
We were looking for signs
We were looking for signs
Lying in the cornfield
Just me and the boy
And on down to the ocean
Where the water
is always clear
We were looking for signs
We were looking for signs
We were looking for signs
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Then we're walking
blindfold in the dark
On the surface of things
walking forwards in time
Remembering
we were looking for signs
We were looking for signs
We were looking for signs
We were looking for signs
Summer in September
Buzzards overhead
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY
OVER PA)
Would you like to try
something new?
Hiya!
(WATER RUNNING)
(TAPPING)
Okay. A sandwich
and a black Americano.
That is 8.75 pounds, please.
Oh, oops. Yeah. Okay.
-(CLEARS THROAT, SIGHS)
-(TAPPING)
4.65, please.
It's card only.
It's card only.
What's the problem?
For God's sake.
Sorry.
I was just gonna say,
don't worry. I'll get this.
Honestly, it's fine.
(BREATHES DEEPLY)
BOOKSHOP ASSISTANT:
You okay?
You okay, madam?
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(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
Iced tea?
(SPEAKING IN SPANISH)
Salad Asadillo Manchego?
(PEN SCRIBBLES)
No. No.
It's bean salad. No fish.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(TIDAL WAVES CRASHING)
(COUGHS)
(SOBS SOFTLY)
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Whoo!
(LAUGHS SOFTLY)
Whoo!
(BILL BABBLES, CHUCKLES SOFTLY)
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(MAN CHUCKLING, EXCLAIMING)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
Oh, she was gagging for it.
(MAN CACKLING)
Foaming at the gash.
JAKE:
Oi! Oi! Speaking of gash...
(KNOCKING ON THE DOOR)
JAKE:
Hello?
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-(LOUD THUD ON WINDOW)
-(GASPS)
Which room?
No. Which room
is the noise coming from?
(PEN SCRIBBLES)
Please return to your room.
We will ask them to be quiet.
Please return to your room.
We will fix. Thank you.
Thank you.
Okay, it's fixed.
Hello, neighbour.
Sorry about the noise.
You here alone?
Well, we're here for the week,
you see, me and my mates.
We just wanna have a little
bit of fun, you know?
That's all.
So, you know,
instead of complaining
about a little bit of noise,
why don't you join us?
No?
You think you're too good
for us, is it?
(SCOFFS)
Well, how's this?
Next time that you complain
about us,
we'll bring the party to you.
I think I'd like that.
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(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
-Hello!
-Hello.
May I join you?
(SPEAKING IN SPANISH)
Vino Blanco! Gracias.
(SIGHS LOUDLY)
Are you a fellow solo traveler?
Are you traveling alone?
I'm Joyce. And you are?
Oh, quiet. Okay.
Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't...
I didn't-- I see, I see.
I'm so sorry.
I'm Joyce. And you are?
Oh, I see. Was I shouting?
(SPEAKING IN SPANISH)
Oh, gracias, senor.
Are you a lesbian?
Are you...
a lesbian?
I mean,
it's just that you have that air
about you.
Not that there's anything wrong
with it.
I mean, lesbian air.
It's... it's good air.
At least I'd imagine it is.
I wouldn't know. (CHUCKLES)
Never done it myself.
Though I did let a woman suck
my boobs once at a party.
Yeah, I was breastfeeding
at the time.
I think she was curious.
Oh! (CHUCKLES)
Do I? Well, that's good. Yes.
I suppose I am, really.
(JOYCE CHUCKLES)
JOYCE:
I love it here.
Come every year if I can.
I swim in the sea
in the mornings. Paint a bit.
And I just wander about.
Actually,
to be honest with you,
I probably do look happy.
Because I had fantastic sex
last night
with a total stranger.
(CHUCKLES)
JOYCE:
I'm hoping I'll catch him again
actually, today.
What's your name?
Here's to you, Anne.
Mm.
Mm.
(LAUGHS)
That's my new friend.
He's suggesting we meet up
early today
before it gets too warm.
Dirty bastard.
(SCOFFS)
Lovely to meet you.
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(CHILD BABBLING, LAUGHING)
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(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
No.
BILL:
We must stop meeting like this.
(PANTS)
We were on the same flight,
weren't we?
I'm-- (GROANS)
BILL:
Ah, Jesus!
Oh, shit! Fucking hell!
Oh! Oh, Jesus Christ! Fuck me!
Sorry, sorry.
(GROANS)
Cramp fitz.
(GROANS)
BILL:
Oh, God.
(GROANS)
Fuck!
(GROANS)
It's nasty. It's so nasty.
(GROANS)
Oh, thank God. Oh!
Electrolytes, you see.
It's my own fault.
Rookie mistake.
I didn't adjust for the heat.
(GROANS, SIGHS)
I'm training for an iron-man.
I told the kids, I said,
"Just because we're on holiday,
doesn't mean I have to stop
my training."
Mm.
Sorry.
You were having a nice,
quiet...
Sorry.
I'll leave you be.
Ah, I've got to get back
to the kids anyway.
Just me and them.
Joys of divorce.
And the kids club closes
at 4:00, so, you know...
Hmm.
Right.
I'm sure I'll see you around.
Okay.
(GROANS)
Oh, Jesus.
Have a lovely holiday.
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Sorry. Me again.
Sorry.
Sorry to interrupt again.
Uh, I'm not a stalker.
Oh, right.
Sorry.
Sorry.
Um...
Look, I... I just wanted
to apologize,
and I wondered
if I might be able to help.
Can I? I won't keep you long.
Thanks.
Um...
Right.
Uh, look, I lied to you earlier.
And I thought it was a really
weird thing to do.
So, I wanted to apologize
and set the record straight.
I told you that I was here
with my kids,
and that's not true.
I'm supposed to be.
I rented a gorgeous villa,
one of the ones up there.
Cost me fortune.
Couldn't afford it.
But it was the first holiday
with the little noodles
since the divorce.
So, I was working an extra job
and maxed out the credit cards
you know,
to give them a terrific time
because it was really tough
on them, you know? Really tough.
So, this was supposed
to be the holiday-of-a-lifetime
type thing, but, uh, she...
(CLICKS TONGUE)
Ah!
We'd agreed everything.
It was all agreed.
And she was being a bit weird
about handing over
the passports.
I had done everything properly.
Advance written notice to her,
to her solicitor.
But when I went to pick up
the kids the night before,
they weren't there.
She wasn't there.
And I tried calling.
I tried sending loads
of messages,
but she just ghosted me.
And eventually,
she sent me an email.
She sent me an email
saying I couldn't have them.
(CHUCKLES)
That I... I had displeased her
again somehow.
And I suppose
this is my punishment.
But it's not me
she's punishing, is it?
Sorry, sorry, sorry.
You don't talk,
and I don't stop talking.
Anyway, look.
I've noticed you wandering
around with your luggage,
and I wanted to ask you,
are you...
Do you not have somewhere
to stay?
I don't want to--
I'm not after anything.
I promise. I'm really not.
Do you need somewhere to stay?
Okay.
Good.
I mean, not good obviously.
That's terrible. What happened?
Sorry.
Sorry, I don't need to know.
I just wanted to say
that I came out here
even without the kids,
because it was all paid for,
and it was too late to cancel,
and I'd worked fucking hard,
and I wasn't gonna let her
take the whole fucking thing
away, you know?
But everywhere I look...
all I can see
is where those kids
should be standing, or swimming,
or laughing.
And, uh...
I can't handle it.
So, I'm gonna head home.
And there's a beautiful villa
with a pool...
going spare so...
I don't want any money.
I don't want anything.
I just want to do something
good for someone.
I'm tired of all the waste.
I'm leaving tomorrow
by the way.
So, you know, you...
It could be yours from...
I guess, tomorrow morning
or whenever...
Oscar and Phoebe.
He's six. She's nine.
Anyway, look.
Uh, you head along the, um...
the promenade,
and you turn right at the gates
by the yellow pillars.
And the code for the gate
is 0-4-2-8,
and it's, um, Villa 2-B.
Here, let me... let me...
Like I said,
I'm leaving tomorrow.
So, you could, um, call around
in the morning for the keys.
Up to you.
Uh, or I can hide them somewhere
that's not too difficult
to find.
Or...
I'll leave it with you.
Thanks for listening.
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(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(MACHINE BEEPING)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(CRICKETS CHIRPING)
(POLICEMAN SPEAKING SPANISH)
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(JAKE SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)
He was walking along,
he fucking tripped
down the fucking stairs.
It was fucking hectic.
Oh, babe, I'm gonna have to go.
Hello, neighbour.
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Oh, God! Fucking shit! Fuck!
(GROANS)
JAKE:
Bitch!
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(SOBS SOFTLY)
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(DOORBELL RINGS)
(DOORBELL RINGS)
(BILL GRUNTS SOFTLY)
BILL:
Coming!
(BILL GRUNTS SOFTLY)
I'm coming!
(DOOR CREAKS, OPENS)
(DOOR UNLOCKS, OPENS)
No, it's fine.
Please.
It's fine. Come in. Please.
(DOOR OPENS)
Can I get you anything?
Okay.
Sleep well.
(DOOR CLOSES)
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(WATER RUNNING)
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(DOOR OPENS)
Hi.
Sorry.
I didn't mean to startle you.
I left some food out for you,
and you saw, yeah. Okay.
Well, I'm gonna eat.
So, do you maybe want to eat
with me?
Just out there, you know?
Tea or coffee?
(SIGHS)
Hi.
Please get stuck in.
And obviously, anything
that's left in the fridge
is yours.
(EXHALES SHARPLY)
(WHISPERING)
What the fuck?
(CLICKS TONGUE, SIGHS)
You don't need to thank me,
honestly.
I'm just glad that you came.
All this isn't going to waste,
please.
What?
(SIGHS SOFTLY)
It is.
Yeah.
It is.
I think I'm gonna have to sort
all this out at the airport.
They won't let me change
my flight. Too short notice.
Now, they want
my insurance details.
Ah!
I'm gonna have to do this
in person when I get there.
Sorry.
There is a dishwasher.
(THUDS)
BILL:
Right.
The big one
is for the front door.
The other one is the side gate.
And the little one...
I don't know
what the little one's for.
My taxi's coming at about 3:00.
So, I'm afraid
you'll have to put up
with me till then.
Or I can go out.
You know, I can go for a walk.
Or-- I don't have to be here.
No, I'll go out.
No, I'll go out.
You don't have to go out.
Okay.
Okay.
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Come on!
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Sorry.
Quick game?
No?
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(GROANS SOFTLY)
Shit!
What time is it?
I can't believe
I let myself fall asleep.
And I still haven't sorted
the fucking flight.
And the taxi's gonna be here
any minute.
Huh?
Really?
You sure?
Okay.
Fuck.
I'm going for a run.
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-(WATER SPLASHING)
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(BREATHES SHAKILY)
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-Hey.
-(TAPS)
(SCOFFS)
(DOOR CLOSES)
(WATER RUNNING)
(DOORBELL RINGS)
(DOOR OPENS)
-Mr. Turner?
-BILL: Yes?
I'm Sharon from SOL4U.
How are you all settling in?
-Um--
-Don't worry.
It's not
the Spanish Inquisition.
I've just dropped by
to give your activity passes
and things.
Is that all right
if I pop inside?
(DOOR CLOSES)
It's a lovely villa, this one,
isn't it?
Lovely and quiet.
Are the children in the garden?
Uh...
Oh, no.
There they are in the bathroom.
Well, best to keep them
out of the sun
in the middle of the day.
Quite right.
Now, then here
are all your bits and bobs.
Oh, is this Mummy?
I didn't have you
on my itinerary. Hello, Mummy!
No.
Uh, this is, um...
this is, um...
Sorry. We haven't actually...
we haven't actually--
What's your name?
Oh!
-Oh.
-No, no. It's not, um--
Well, I'll just leave these
here and let you carry on.
I mean, leave you to...
So, we've got the vouchers
for the volcano tours today,
and the water park passes,
and the discount vouchers
for the restaurants,
and all the rest
is just in that folder there.
Yeah, this isn't--
Um, and I presume you've found
the kids club if they're, um...
if they're not with you
at this precise moment.
Right, then I'll leave
these here.
Any problems, my number's just
on a card in there.
And it was lovely to meet you.
Yeah, you, too.
(LAUGHS)
Nice to meet you, Anne.
I'm Bill.
Tea?
It'll cost you.
One game of table tennis.
Only joking. It's fine.
(GRUNTS SOFTLY)
(BALL THUMPING)
Oi, oi, oi!
(BALL THUMPING)
Oh! (CHUCKLES)
(BALL THUMPING)
Ah.
(BALL THUMPING)
(CHUCKLES)
Oh!
(GRUNTS, LAUGHS)
(WATER RUNNING)
They'd have bloody loved
all this, you know?
They were dying to see
a real live volcano.
Yeah, Oscar's a lunatic
for anything scary.
Sorry.
TOUR GUIDE (OVER TANNOY):
The island before you,
which extends over an area
of 807 square kilometers,
is of volcanic origin.
This island rose from the ocean
some 25 million years ago
as a result of the accumulation
of material
from repeated eruptions.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(VEHICLE WHOOSHING)
(TOUR GUIDE SPEAKING SPANISH)
(STONES RATTLES)
(FIRE CRACKLING)
(WATER SPLASHING)
-(GEYSER ERUPTS)
-(TOURISTS GASPS, LAUGH)
TOUR GUIDE (OVER TANNOY):
The landscape before you
has often been compared
to the surface of Mars.
(CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)
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Shall we go for dinner?
Sorry. Did I-- Was that--
Sorry. I didn't mean, um...
(CLICKS TONGUE)
I just thought...
Ah, okay.
Uh, well, I'm gonna go
somewhere,
and get something to eat,
and I'll see you, uh, later
or tomorrow.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
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-(BILL GRUNTING, CHUCKLING)
-(GLASS SHATTERING)
-(BILL GROANS)
-(GLASS SHARDS DRAGING)
(GRUNTS, BREATHES HEAVILY)
I leaned back too far
in the chair.
(GRUNTS SOFTLY, SIGHS)
(GROANS)
Oh. Where'd you find that?
(BRUSHES)
Hey, I'll do it.
(BRUSHES GLASS SHARDS)
I'll do it.
(INHALES SHARPLY, GROANS)
(BRUSHES GLASS SHARDS)
(THUDS)
BILL:
Sorry, Anne.
Sorry.
(BOTTLE RATTLES, THUDS)
(GROANS SOFTLY)
(BREATHES DEEPLY)
Sit with me?
Fair enough.
(SNIFFLES, CLICKS TONGUE)
Ah! I've messed everything up.
(SIGHS, SNIFFLES)
(SOBS)
You're still here.
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(SQUEAKS)
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(MOUTHING INDISTINCTLY)
Hi.
Shit.
(SLURPS)
Sorry about last night.
Was I a nightmare?
I was, wasn't I?
I'm just so fucking angry,
you know?
I'm reading this book,
"Calm Your Anger Now."
And it's good.
But I just can't seem
to get a handle on it.
Nobody gives a shit
about the fathers.
Because she has all the power,
all of the... the status,
all of the time with the kids,
which is what I want.
And I'm grieving.
I'm fucking grieving.
Because as far as my heart
is concerned,
it feels like they've died.
Seriously, if they died
in a fucking car crash
or something,
this is how I would feel.
(SLAPS)
(GASPS)
-(SLAPS)
-(GROANS)
(CLICKS TONGUE)
Ugh!
(GRUNTS)
(SCREAMS)
I went down to see the body
I went down last night
in my dream
I went down to say I'm sorry
There was no body there
to be seen
So, I went out looking
for signs and signals
I went up and down
those waterfront streets
I went down
to the muddy river
There was no body
in that dark stream
There was never a way
to get hold of you
You are the flickering
of a flame
I think I paint
a pretty good picture
You always sign
out of the frame
I go out looking to try
and learn
My memories of you
and where you are
I go down the only way
I know to
You are nobody anymore
I go down the only way
I know to
You are nobody anymore
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(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(SPEAKING IN SPANISH)
Gracias.
Oi!
-(CHAIR DRAGS)
-My phone!
(LAUGHS)
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(PANTING)
Give it back.
Give the fucking wallet back.
Give it back!
Give it back!
Give it back!
Give him back!
Give him back!
Give him back!
(BREATHES HEAVILY, SOBS)
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Are you okay?
I'm sorry.
I didn't know what to do.
I should have...
Did they hurt you?
(CHUCKLES)
Holy shit!
(LAUGHS)
Did you get my phone?
Ah, it doesn't matter.
Just glad you're okay.
Come on.
(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)
Drink?
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
What are you having, wine?
Shots.
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(CROWD CHEERING)
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(TIDAL WAVES CRASHING)
(FOOTFALLS SPLASHING)
(TIDAL WAVES CRASHING)
(FOOTFALLS SPLASHING)
Summer in September
Buzzards overhead
We were looking
into the water
Watching for signs
We were looking for signs
We were looking for signs
Lying in the cornfield
Just me and the boy
And on down to the ocean
Where the water
is always clear
We were looking for signs
We were looking for signs
We were looking for signs
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Then we're walking
blindfold in the dark
On the surface of things
walking forwards in time
Remembering
we were looking for signs
We were looking for signs
We were looking for signs
We were looking for signs
Summer in September
Buzzards overhead