Life (2020) s01e03 Episode Script

1
This programme contains
some strong language
How long? Six months. At most.
Probably.
And where is Maya?
I told ya I was seeing Kat tonight.
Well, you can't be here. I'm busy.
Handyman?
I wanted sex.
It's just not worth all the
Sorry.
I've been driven out of my flat,
and I know that if I stay here,
I am going to drink some of that
wine.
20 years ago,
I had an affair with Helen,
and I thought,
"What good would it do to tell you?"
You haven't noticed the ring, have
you? Just step back completely,
and when you do, I'll persuade
Hannah it's for the best,
get her to make
no more demands on you ever.
I'm her dad.
Mate, she's got a dad.
This is Gaby.
I'm his girlfriend.
Right!
Don't fall off the wagon,
because Maya needs you.
I can't imagine what problem your
wife has with me, but
She's dead. I beg your pardon?
Someone told me about your wife.
I'm sorry.
Everyone makes mistakes. Right?
We should go out.
Give it a go,
like exposure therapy.
HE LAUGHS You're my student.
Yeah, I know. I mean as a mate.
HENRY: I deserve some love,
some kindness.
We love each other!
Don't we?
I don't know if I do any more.
I don't know if I do.
You don't love me?
Because of Helen? No.
It was a long time ago,
and I didn't tell you
because it meant nothing!
I was trying to protect you
Stop it.
I've never done anything like that
before or since
Henry, please listen to me.
..and despite all that,
all our time together,
you've just now decided
you don't love me any more?!
Look, I'm just trying to
Interesting!
Really interesting.
Yes, it's hard for both of us,
but we do love each other,
and whatever happens,
we are going to do it together,
all right?!
That's exactly what I want,
that we work through this together.
I don't want to hear it.
DOOR SLAMS
GAIL: You can understand my
difficulty.
That's why I came to you.
It's a moral question. Indeed.
I told him
maybe I didn't love him any more,
but he just stopped me talking.
Said he didn't want to hear it.
Just walked away.
And given what's going on,
maybe he's right.
Maybe it's selfish.
Six months?
Apparently.
DOOR CLOSES
Maybe I should keep my feelings to
myself, but I hoped,
if we talked,
that he'd understand,
that we could work it out somehow
and things could change.
I conduct a lot of weddings here.
I talk to the couples about the
commitment
they're making to each other.
We discuss the qualities
that might be important.
Support, honesty, respect.
We talk about the flexibility
a lifetime together requires.
As we seek to live authentic lives,
we must allow the space
for authenticity in others.
But it won't be perfect.
Our lives are a process.
LAPTOP BEEPS
Please don't.
You try.
Fail.
Fail again.
LAPTOP BEEPS Fail better.
People change.
And grow.
A good marriage will allow for that.
Maybe you could talk to him.
No.
I think that's something
you have to do yourself.
All he has to do is listen.
Yes.
Well
Thank you.
Of course. CLEARS HIS THROA
Storm tonight.
What?
On the weather forecast.
They said there'll be a storm.
I'll stand outside his window
Till I'm furniture for birds
Just tell me what you heard
Life
The sun will rise again for us
Each day as if the first
If I can only find the words
Life
My angel. ♪
I want to talk about
Personal Independence Payment. PIP?
Yes, PIP. I tried calling, but
PIP isn't anything to do with me.
Yeah, I know, but I thought
I agreed to meet about your
benefits
Look, they said I needed an
assessment, so I go all the way
there
to this room, in front of this man,
who seems friendly, but
There's nothing I can do.
Listen,
I've put together all my medical
notes,
and I don't think
he's even looked at them.
Right? And I'm telling him about all
the things that I can and can't do,
and he makes me feel like I'm lying,
but I'm not. I'm telling the truth
about needing help with food
and personal care and
And by the end of it,
I've lost my money.
The money that I've had for years
Criteria have changed.
I haven't changed!
The criteria
Actually, I have.
Right? It's got worse.
I get loads of bad days recently.
And I've got arthritis in my hand
from using it too much,
which gets worse and worse.
So, yeah, the criteria have changed,
and I want to know why.
That's not my
It's those without any voice
that have been hit
by the brunt of austerity!
Poor people, disabled people
Hannah, I think maybe that's
enough It hurts!
It's not just my arm.
Right? It affects
the whole side of my body.
It affects the way I walk
and the way I sleep.
I just need to speak to
a human being.
I'm not begging.
That is my money
that I'm entitled to,
to allow me to live my life
like anyone else
If you don't leave,
I'll have to call someone.
Uh, what are you doing?
Why didn't you back me up?
I didn't have a problem
with the pencils.
I'm being serious!
You were on her side.
A hand on my lap,
trying to silence me!
I just didn't think it would help.
"Hannah, maybe that's enough."
It's not nearly enough!
This isn't activism, this is my
life!
We're getting married,
and I need you to understand this,
and more than that,
I need you to share it with me.
Right, you're not.
I want passion and outrage,
not embarrassment!
It's not my fault.
Come on, let's just
Don't come home.
What?
Stay at your parents'.
We haven't had any time apart
since the baby arrived,
and I used to get it, but now you're
always around, for some reason.
Paternity leave?
Are we OK?
You still want to? What?
God, yes, Liam!
I still want to get married.
I just need some space, OK?
Just say yes!
Two pillars. What?
It's what they say
a good relationship is -
two pillars holding up a roof,
and if they're too far apart,
the roof falls down
but it's the same
if they're too close together.
Bang.
Just say yes.
Yes.
Get what you needed?
Just extra clothes.
So, it's my birthday tomorrow.
I know. I'll be 16.
I'm aware of that.
I thought I might have a party?
Here?
Yeah.
CLEARS HER THROAT Right.
Well, firstly, well done for asking.
That's considerate. Patronising.
But I'm afraid, since you arrived,
I'm forever tidying this flat
and I don't want a bunch
Wouldn't be a bunch.
Maybe you wouldn't invite a bunch,
but you put it on Insta-thing
Instagram. It's called Instagram.
That's not a thing you can't know.
You put it on there,
anyone could turn up.
My Instagram's private.
We'll do something else.
Like what?
I don't know.
Uh A cake!
OK, I'll go out instead, then.
Tonight.
Kat offered, so Out?
Yeah, you know
what going out is, right?
You've at least seen other people
do it.
You're not old enough.
That's my problem.
If I really can't have a party,
I've got no choice.
Fine.
Go out.
Have fun.
HENRY: Private medicine's
a different world, isn't it?
Yes, well, let's not get into all
that.
I have to pay the bills,
and I'm not charging you.
It's none of your business.
You know,
when I told this man the bad news,
his first thought was of you.
He said, "What about Gail?
"We won't tell Gail
until we have all the facts.
"Not fair otherwise."
But you have the facts now?
Gail, take it from me,
I've never seen anyone
handle it so well
Robert, stop being so damn
sentimental and tell her what she
needs to know.
His spirit's not dimmed, then?
Thought that might be a silver
lining.
Well, we'll need to gather
how far it's spread.
That will give us a sense
of what treatment we should use
going forward, and the prognosis
Henry said six months.
Yes, it's not resectable, which
means certain options are no longer
possible.
So, we'll be looking
at a course of chemotherapy.
But it won't go into remission?
Unlikely.
Chemotherapy can be hard, of course,
but, with luck,
there will be a longer survival.
A year maybe.
And when it takes over,
what happens then?
Well, it depends
Vomiting, pain, weight loss,
fatigue, depression.
I'll become very weak indeed.
We'll get someone in to help.
I'm sure the children will do a bit.
It doesn't need to all be
down to you.
But most of it will be.
Well, yes, probably.
But I mean Well
I mean, that's what we signed up
for, isn't it?
When we got married.
Sickness and health.
Yes?
You don't know how lucky you are
to have each other.
Going through something like this,
it it's everything.
I suppose, essentially,
it's about duplicity.
Everybody is duplicitous for
Shakespeare.
Er, God or kings. Peasants.
Men. Women.
As the witches say in Macbeth,
"Fair is foul,
"and foul is fair."
And that idea drives them
Stop to commit the
Sorry?
We're going to finish there
for today.
Thank you.
11. 12.
13. 14.
15. 16.
17. 18.
19. 20.
LAUGHTER AND CHATTER
booked for half seven,
but we'll start with cocktails.
So, as soon as the kids
are vaguely asleep
and you're sure your man's not going
to have a breakdown being on
his own, get over there.
Good session today.
Yeah, you work us hard.
That's why we're here!
You, um You going out tonight?
Er, yeah.
Dinner, drinks Cos I've got a
spare night tonight.
Perhaps Could I come along?
Of course! MURMURS OF AGREEMEN
We'd love that!
It's Gallini's at seven.
All right, then.
See you there.
See you there!
Bye. See you later!
LAUGHTER AND GIGGLING
PHONE BEEPS
So, come, come.
Thanks.
Erm
Time.
It's all we've got.
It heals eventually.
I'm sure it doesn't feel like that
at the moment, but
Anyway
Oh, sit, sit, sit, please.
Things are ticking over nicely here.
The upshot of attention to Kelly
after her death, you know, it's
really, uh Er
I mean the fact it meant more
readers are discovering her work.
I'm I'm not here
about any of that.
Look, it's her laptop.
Her
Her work laptop.
Oh, right.
See, after she died, you took it
to make sure you had everything
that she'd done,
that it was complete.
Er, yes.
Um and I I wanted to have a look
myself, but I couldn't get in.
LAUGHS NERVOUSLY
There's a There's a password.
So, presumably you must have it,
if you took the work off.
In terms of anything unfinished,
I'm really happy to send it over.
I mean, there's nothing
Do you? Do you have the password?
We-we, erm Yes.
What is it?
David
this is awkward. What?
Kelly worked very closely with us.
We, erm
We picked up her first submission.
There there was a lot of trust
there.
As with many writers, she left
instructions as to what should
happen in the event of her death,
and that included that we remove
all the work off her laptop,
but, er, not give anyone the
password.
Even me?
I'm afraid we can't go
against her wishes.
What didn't she want me to see?
We got the relevant files.
Anything else wasn't
Wait, wait. What else?
She was loved by everyone here
and her readers.
David
she adored you, I promise.
Maybe just
..trust her.
David
DOOR ENTRY BUZZES
Hello. It's Kat.
Hi. You don't have to take your
shoes off.
Oh, right, thanks.
Just stay there, on the mat.
It's Kat!
You want to know where we're
going? No.
Vanilla. Maya's never been there
before.
Is, er Is Vanilla a club?
It's for girls, you know?
Not really.
Are you going out, too?
No. You're dressed up.
No, I'm not.
Why are you dressed up?
Oh, very funny.
Wait there, please.
Do you want me to open that now?
Up to you.
Right, then.
But it would be polite.
Mum?
Has she even texted, or anything?
Open the present.
Oh, wow! Oh, my God, mate.
That's really expensive.
It was my mother's.
Your grandmother's.
LAUGHS Thanks, yeah?
Look
You'll lose it.
Give it to me and you can have it
to look at when you like.
Bye.
DOOR CLOSES
Happy birthday to you ♪
Yeah, thanks.
MUFFLED SPEECH FADES
DOOR CLOSES
KEYBOARD TAPS
DOOR ENTRY BUZZES
How was it?
Yeah, good. We went to the park.
We looked at some squirrels,
and I told her how cars work.
You all right?
Yeah! Just a weird email
from the guy upstairs.
His His wife died.
Liam not back?
He's at work.
Actually, no. He's, erm
He's at his parents'.
I needed some space, if I'm honest.
Hmm. Doghouse. What happened?
No, no, nothing.
I'm just not used to him being
around all the time, so it's
Yeah, my mum and dad argue a lot.
They love each other,
but it's Vietnam half the time.
Me and my sister are like,
"Duck for cover! Napalm! Pfft!"
GIGGLES
Napalm?
She's been hitting herself
in the face.
Is that normal?
She can't believe
her dad does napalm jokes.
Well, she better get used to it.
Do you want to stay
for a cup of tea or whatever?
Oh, I don't drink tea.
Whatever, then.
It's not Mastermind, Andy.
You don't have to.
I was just being polite.
Yeah. Er, Coke?
Sure.
That's it.
HANNAH LAUGHS
Coke. Thanks.
You're lucky.
I hate fizzy drinks, but
..Liam says
they're his guilty pleasure.
VEHICLE PULLS UP OUTSIDE
I like your flat.
Landlady keeps the rent low,
for some reason.
Yeah, she's all right, your
landlady. You met her?
Yeah, we got talking one time.
She's nice, but, I don't know,
something's not right, is it?
WOMAN: Thank you.
Hi! Oh, shit! What are you?
You're wearing your best shirt!
Very nice. Just one question.
What are you hoping will happen
tonight?
That this girl will jump into bed
with you and do things?
Cos, look, I love you, but you are
not experienced, to put it mildly,
and we both know that you are
missing me and using her.
Not good at all.
What's on the laptop?
Good evening.
Yeah, I'm meeting a friend.
Oh, he's right there.
Yes, right over there.
Hey! Hi.
Um
Please CLEARS HIS THROA
This Is this, er, too formal?
No, no, it's great.
I'm paying anyway, so I didn't want
you to have to worry about
I wasn't.
Right, good.
Look, I might not have much money,
but it's a point of principle for
me. Pay my way.
Yes. Quite right.
Anything to drink? Ah, yes, yes.
Would you like to?
GLASS SHATTERS Oh! Oh!
Sorry! Um
Don't worry about it. It's fine.
All right.
Um
I'm very clumsy.
Erm, yes, please.
Yes, we would definitely
like some drinks.
Yes? Yeah.
RUSTLING
FOOTSTEPS
What are you doing?
Moving my stuff into the spare room.
Where?
Why?
You're not sleeping in here
any more?
That's right.
HE SIGHS OK.
Throwing a few things away, too.
I gave you this.
I know.
No, no, no, I'm not playing games!
Neither am I.
I tried to talk to you,
you didn't want to hear it.
Well, all right, let's talk now.
All right.
I'll tell you everything,
on one condition.
So complicated!
That when I'm talking,
you don't. You listen
Listening was my job, really.
The right answer is just to say,
"Of course.
"Of course I'll listen."
If you can't give me that
reassurance
Of course I'll listen.
Right.
You know I crashed into Dawn
and we went for lunch.
Dawn, yes. Well, she'd last seen me
so long ago,
and she was surprised.
And eventually she told me
that I seemed like a shadow
of the person she knew at school.
I see. That at school I'd been very
extrovert,
and now, well
She also watched us together
and noticed how much you
talked over me.
How you didn't listen.
How you mocked me. Mocked you?
Made fun of me all the time - yes,
in a way that's funny,
but that undermines me. Not sure
what gave her the right
I know, and I'm not
I'm not saying she's right
about everything
Good! ..but the problem was that
once she'd said it
..I realised it was true.
You do do those things all
the time.
I see.
And it went further.
She reminded me
of the ambition I had.
The things I wanted to do.
No-one's stopped you.
She said, at school,
everyone looked up to me
because I was funny.
She said extrovert.
Outrageous.
You'd hardly call me that now.
Well, you were young.
Yes, but what I've realised is
I met you at that time and
We got on fantastically.
Henry Love at first sight.
..I don't want to be cruel
in any of this
Right, because it's feeling cruel.
..but I have to be honest with you.
Yes, we got on, we fell in love or
whatever you want to call it
..but I was 22, and now I'm
wondering whether I made a mistake.
Whether you weren't supposed to be
"the one"
..you were supposed to be
"the first".
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I-I
I'm going to die, Gail.
I'm dying. I know. Of course.
Then stop talking.
Stop saying all of this.
Yes, I was going to do that,
to not say anything,
but then you told me you slept
with another woman for two years
and kept it from me, and told our
children and did what you liked,
and I realised, Henry,
you've always done what you liked
our whole lives, and I haven't!
I haven't, Henry,
and you never noticed!
So maybe now I'm allowed to say it
and maybe it's up to you
to find a way to handle it!
Be sure.
What? Be sure of what you're doing,
saying.
Because already you've said things
you can't undo.
I have a feeling there's no going
back from some of this.
I know.
There's a whole part of me
you've never seen.
SAIRA: So, what's on the laptop?
You're thinking she was seeing
someone else?
Well, we were PHONE VIBRATES
Sorry.
Can you imagine her
doing something like that?
Er, let's not
Let's not talk about her.
Well, look, you can if you want.
We can't pretend it's not what
you're thinking about all the time.
It's OK.
Go on.
You met at school.
You
You're kind.
Yes, we met at school.
No, you know, we
just stayed together.
In her 20s, she taught
and wrote a novel,
and then two more.
And they weren't bestsellers,
but, you know, they were good.
And then sometimes, recently,
she taught creative writing
at the university.
And, I don't know, we were just
..we were just happy, you know?
Sob story leading to physical
contact. Good!
You said
I got the impression
that you'd lost someone.
My mum, when I was a kid.
And then my dad,
three years ago now.
I'm really sorry.
Yeah.
Good thing is,
now I can do what I want.
No disapproval.
I'm free.
Why are you interested in me?
LAUGHS What?
Well, I'm in mourning for my wife.
I can't imagine I'm the ideal
partner
Who said I was interested?
Well, you are here.
PHONE VIBRATES
Right, what is going on with these
emails?
Are you organising something?
No. Since I couldn't
get into her laptop,
I emailed everyone
and asked them about it.
Everyone?
I told them
that Kelly had another phone,
that she'd had been hiding
something from me,
and I want to know what it is.
And and what are they saying?
Nothing.
Just that they're sorry, you know?
PHONE VIBRATES
It's all pity.
Always pity.
And I don't
What?
ANIMATED CHATTER
No
Just in case.
Enjoy!
CHATTER CONTINUES
CHATTER FADES
Anna!
Belle, actually.
Yes, so I gather.
What's that about, then?
It's my name. Yeah, but not for
years. Not since
Not since you - exactly!
Think of it as my maiden name.
Well, this is an unwelcome
coincidence.
HE CHUCKLES Not for me.
So, you're out, then, with
With friends.
Having fun.
Well, speaking of which,
Kayleigh, can I get another one of
those, please, and, erm,
what do you want?
I don't know why I'm asking!
And a large glass of Pinot, please.
Yes, of course.
Thank you.
So
we need to talk.
What about?
Well, it's a proper conversation.
Won't bite.
Cheers.
You look better than ever.
I've missed you.
PHONE VIBRATES
Sorry.
Oh
Maya?
Hey, I need picking up!
It's just What?
I need you to come and get me
from
CALL BREAKS UP
Maya?
I need to go.
Sure, but what about our chat?
Fine.
We'll meet Friday. Here.
Ten o'clock.
Good.
I have two questions
to ask you about all of this.
Oh, well, thank you
for structuring this conversation
in advance.
Do you want to talk or not?
Firstly, even if
everything you're saying is true,
do you think that would have been
my intention?
To do whatever you're saying,
to limit you, to not listen?
That would never have been
what I wanted. Yes?
Perhaps you weren't
consciously aware of it, no.
All right. Good. That's a start.
Which brings us
on to the second question.
You could have raised this
at any point in the last 50 years.
Instead, you're doing it
when I've got six months to live.
You're saying it's my fault,
but if you never told me,
how can I know?!
I often ask if you're happy,
and you've always,
until yesterday, said yes.
So, to put this entirely on me,
out of the blue, is unfair.
Do you accept even a little bit
of that?
I understand what you're saying.
It's true, I didn't know until now.
You're right.
When I first met you,
you were out there!
Protesting, outspoken.
Those hippy dresses.
When I came in
through the French windows
and saw you for the first time,
I was speechless!
And since then, I have never asked
you to be anyone other than
yourself.
Have I?
I used to see this a lot with my
patients, when there was a couple
and they were facing something -
cancer, disease -
the one who was going to do the
caring would often look,
subconsciously,
for an escape route
No! It's got nothing
to do with that!
I
You've said it wasn't your
intention,
that I should have told you.
But you still did it, Henry!
You laughed at me, lessened me.
All the time!
What do you want, then?
Me to be completely different?
To stop making jokes?
To stop being the person I am?
Yes, exactly!
You have to change.
Can't you speak on the phone? He
said he'd rather talk in person.
Do you want me to come in with you?
No.
Can you wait?
Yeah. Yeah, course.
Yeah, eventually,
I want to start my own business,
doing events, weddings, birthday
parties.
What would it be called,
your business?
Oh, I don't It doesn't matter.
No, it does, I mean
Taylor Made. Taylor Made?
Yes, because Taylor's my surname.
But, obviously, you'll be taking his
name after you get married?
No way! His surname's Banner!
So? Hannah Banner?
Hannah Banner!
BOTH LAUGH
What about you?
Yeah, I mean, you can marry me
if you want.
Hannah Danso - much better.
I mean, what do you want to do?
Oh! Right!
Oh, I don't know.
I just don't want to feel like
I'm stuck with anything.
Be free.
You're stuck to one thing.
Gaby?
Oh, no, me and Gaby, we're
Not serious? No, we
We've known each other since
college,
and when I got back,
we started seeing each other.
Why did she come to the pub?
Honestly?
She was jealous, I think.
She says I talk about you too
much. Do you?
No. Why would I? Why would you?
Gaby's moving away, actually.
Far away, or? Leeds.
She's got a job there.
She wants me to come, too.
I'm thinking about it.
Right.
It's not far.
I'll still visit Evie, no problem.
Yeah. No. Completely.
Can I ask you a question?
What did you see in me that night?
I just wondered.
WHISPERS: Really good hair.
What else?
You were wearing these killer boots.
They're really good boots.
And when I first spoke to you,
you laughed
and put your hand on me.
Not on my arm or shoulder.
You reached over and touched me
on my side, like this.
It was really close.
And you made me laugh.
You still do.
I'm very funny.
What about me?
You were hot.
Is that it?
Well, yeah.
I mean, I didn't know you then.
You know me now.
I'm just going to go and
check on Evie.
MUSIC POUNDS
I want to come in.
10:50.
I'm I'm not gay.
I'm not gay.
Does it matter? Not to me.
Right. Good.
Hi.
Oh. Hi.
Well, you don't in any way
look like you should be here.
Where's Maya?
Yeah. She's, erm Look, I don't
know! She got all pissy.
Thought I was dancing
with someone else,
but it's like, "Calm down, yeah?
I really wasn't."
Right, so where is she now?
She went.
Look, I tried to stop her,
but you know what she's like
when she gets an idea in her head.
She told me not to follow,
so I'm like, "Fine!"
I can't believe
you're going to throw this away.
It's our honeymoon.
You said she looked like me.
What?
We were sitting drinking hot
chocolate,
and you went and found it on the
counter and you bought it.
And you said that woman standing
there, she looked like me.
Well, she did. Exactly.
Even then, when I think about it
..when you said she looked like me,
you were laughing.
You said she looked like me
because she had a red face.
And you were laughing at me
because I had a red face then.
You did. It was funny.
Yes, but, Henry, don't you see
that's the difference?
This thing that you think is
romantic,
that signifies our marriage,
is in fact a token,
a perfect illustration of a moment
when you were laughing at me,
making me ridiculous!
Well, you're not throwing it away.
So, given complete freedom,
what would you do?
I don't know!
Oh, come on, imagine I'm not here,
which will be a reality very soon,
what then?
What do you want to do
that you feel you can't?
I've just told you!
But surely that's the point.
We can't change the past,
so unless this is an exercise
in making me feel guilty,
what we are surely talking about
is what we do now. Yes?
Sometimes you don't seem to have
any love for me at all.
What?! Even the way you just phrased
that question sounded
more like an accusation.
Well, I'm sorry the way I speak
doesn't match your standard.
Don't get defensive.
Well, how do you expect me to
behave?
HE SIGHS
Actually, I think I've done
rather well tonight.
I haven't walked out,
I haven't got angry,
even though you've destroyed our
past,
our marriage, my personality
I'm just telling you the truth.
What do you want me to do
when I'm feeling this?
I want you to think, Gail.
I want you to put our whole lives
in perspective,
and then, if you're not happy now,
all I'm asking is that you decide
what you do want instead.
How can I, when I don't know who I
am? Stop making excuses!
Be practical about it.
We've already established
it would never be my intention
to do what you're saying.
Yes, but I think subconsciously
Subconsciously!
it absolutely was.
Well, that's very hard to prove
either way and very hard to blame me
for, I'd say.
Yes, using me to prop you up,
serving you your whole life -
a servant, a pet,
a slave to your ego -
rather than, for a second, thinking
about how you might find out
what I want!
I don't mean this to sound
as critical as it undoubtedly will,
but this whole conversation reminds
me of talking to Jon or Rachel
when they were 15 years old and
going round in circles and
I think you did know, Henry.
On some level, I think you did.
And when you had the affair
with Helen,
you did it because she was exciting
and I was not, and you knew that.
And instead of talking to me
about it,
you just found it elsewhere,
because you wanted me to stay small
and predictable and Mum
and good old, funny old Gail!
Henry
..you knew exactly what
you were doing.
I don't believe a word of it.
Where are you going now?
All the information you need
is in the files.
Bills, contact numbers.
What are you talking about?
I'll take my phone, I'll be fine,
but I won't tell you where I am.
You're leaving?
What does it look like?
You're making yourself look
completely ridiculous.
FOOTSTEPS APPROACH
Oh, thank God!
I thought you might have gone home
to bed!
I've been searching Manchester
all night.
What are you doing here?
You called me.
Yeah, I wanted a lift.
You hung up!
My phone ran out of credit.
I don't have any money
or savings left.
How did you find me?
With effort.
And asking people.
I went to your club.
Met your friends.
They said you got angry with them.
They didn't know why.
When I went home today,
it wasn't for clothes.
I thought there might be
some change in the sofa.
But I'd forgotten.
I hadn't thought that it'd still be
there, on the carpet.
What? You mean the
About ten minutes before it
happened, she called me.
She was like, "Maya?"
Then she called me again
and she was angry.
I'd always ignore it cos it just
meant that she was drunk
and wanted someone to shout at.
She blamed me for everything.
I know.
Then, about ten minutes later,
there was this screaming.
But I still didn't go out.
Just stayed in my room,
put my headphones on.
Then the screaming stopped.
Like, suddenly.
That's when I went to go see.
Maya
She was sat there on the floor,
staring at me,
blood everywhere.
This smashed glass.
She'd cut her arm, maybe twice.
Then she saw me
..and she cut her arm again.
Just looking at me.
I got my phone
and called the ambulance.
They were amazed by how calm I was.
She's ill.
She's feeling what she's feeling,
and she hates me.
Yeah, she's ill.
You don't have an excuse.
What do you? I don't hate you!
Then why have you been
so fucking horrible?
You could've asked me for money.
You could've offered.
I just I didn't think that
you'd
I don't mean to be
BELLE SIGHS
I've got problems of my own,
but I know
..I know I'm the grown-up.
You have to promise me.
What?
Whatever happens, whatever I do,
you'll be there to look after me,
to fucking love me,
because I don't have anyone else.
Literally no-one.
MAYA SNIFFS
I might be 16,
but that's still a child,
so you have to promise me,
from now on, I come first.
Jesus, what are you staring at?
It's a simple
I promise.
OK.
Where are you going? Home.
Home?
It's late.
I know.
But it's your birthday.
It, er It wasn't him.
He was just someone she contacted
for research. Uh
As someone who'd been cheating on
their partner,
for a book she was writing.
While they were talking,
Kelly admitted that she'd done it.
Been unfaithful.
And that's all he knew.
I'm sorry.
So it, erm
Our marriage was just
She was in Liverpool, right?
And there was this man,
he rushed past her
and he knocked her
and she fell to the ground
and she hit her head.
And then, within five minutes,
she died.
And I I couldn't understand why
she was there in the first place.
And now I know.
HE SIGHS
I know that this might sound,
er, strange,
but I really don't care any more.
I remember this wonderful production
of Doll's House at the Exchange.
Stop it. The big exit of the
persecuted woman.
It wasn't bad apart from the
costumes,
but I think this is more dramatic.
Amazing performance, Gail!
A grand gesture!
I get it.
You're really going to go?
It feels like I've been
in the dark so long.
I've no idea what that means.
Go on, then.
I'm not chasing after you.
Good.
DOOR SLAMS HE SCOFFS
Hope everything's OK with Gaby in
Leeds. Yeah, thanks.
You really think you'll go?
Yeah, yeah I don't know.
It's good you stayed tonight.
Yeah. Yeah, it's been fun.
Yeah. Yeah.
Look, I was I was wondering,
erm
Oh! Hi.
Going on holiday?
GAIL: Well, not exactly, but away.
I told him I needed space.
He can't know you're here!
DOOR SLAMS
HENRY: Gail!
Hi?
I just put the bins out.
I know you said you wanted to be
alone, but Here.
Sorry, I
I can be passionate.
That's sweet.
HENRY: Gail?
THUNDER RUMBLES
It's not fair, Gail!
Please.
THUNDER ROLLS
Night-night. Night-night.
Please.
I'll stand outside this window
Till I'm furniture for birds
Just tell me what you heard
Life
If I can only find the words
Life
My angel. ♪
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