Somewhere Boy (2022) s01e08 Episode Script

Episode 8

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BIG BAND-STYLE MUSIC PLAYS
You'll never know just how much ♪
I miss you ♪
You'll never know just how much ♪
I care ♪
And if I tried ♪
MUSIC BECOMES WASHED OU
DOOR OPENS
DOOR CREAKS
WOMAN ON RECORDING SINGS:
So very much in love
You're very much a part of me
So very much in love
I'm living in an ecstasy
Now at last
I've walked through the doorway
Out of the darkness ♪
MUSIC FADES
WOMAN LAUGHS
Where's the drinks?
Erm, just through
there, on the left.
- I were on me way back.
- Did you save her?
Yeah, listen.
She's been through a lot, OK?
So, don't question her,
just let her be.
Give her time.
OK.
Is she staying?
SHE CHUCKLES
Right, then.
Now, who's gonna put some music on?
DANCE MUSIC PLAYS
Where'd you learn to dance?
Me dad taught me.
Oh, my God, don't. He's too cute.
Get me a knife and fork,
I'm actually gonna have to eat
the pair of you up.
THEY BOTH LAUGH
Are you staying?
Well
..that was my plan but
it's your house.
Would you mind?
I don't mind.
- THEY CHUCKLE
- Easy!
Hiya, love.
Sleep all right?
I was thinking, er
maybe we should,
should do something.
Maybe go into town or something,
I
I shouldn't have said it.
What?
That I didn't want Danny here.
I just
I were angry with him.
Why?
There's this girl.
A girl?
Jesus, what, so, what, this
is just all over some girl?
No.
And it's not just some girl.
It's something else,
you won't get it.
Aaron.
I just felt like you
were pushing me away a bit.
From what?
It were just me and you,
weren't it? Like
And then
Paul came and then the kids came.
I just feel like I'm just
getting further
and further away from you,
and then Danny comes here and
Jesus Christ, Aaron.
Come here, love.
SHE SIGHS
Listen
you're my son and I love you.
Nothing is ever gonna change that.
Agh!
1920S-STYLE MUSIC PLAYS
BROKEN CONVERSATION
Is this all it is?
Get off. I'm going.
Fine!
Don't say anything!
Danny.
There's a whole world out there.
- Don't
- A whole world.
What?
What have you done?
DOOR SLAMS
You can't let her go.
They'll they'll take her.
Dad?
Course I'm not gonna let her go.
GUN FIRES, BIRDS' WINGS FLAP
DOOR SLAMS, BAG DROPS TO FLOOR
Close, was it?
One of them, er
came out of nowhere.
I made sure he went for me
so she could
I think she got away.
I think.
Should be grateful, you know.
I do it all for you.
Just trying to keep you safe.
From what?
I've been thinking.
You're ready.
We're ready.
What for?
To go out.
Can't sit around in here all our
lives, can we?
No.
We're gonna have to be brave.
I can be brave, I promise.
So
last night.
What'd you wanna do?
Can we
watch a film together?
What more do I need?
They can take away the chairs
The carpet from the stairs
And all that they can see ♪
I didn't lie to you, Danny.
The world out there
really is full of horrors.
I know.
We'll be together, though,
won't we?
' Course we will.
Always.
And we'll be fine.
Yeah.
SONG FROM FILM CONTINUES
Listen, Sue
go in carefully, OK?
No, gotta go now.
Right, I gotta go.
You've got some Here.
I missed the end.
Can we rewind it?
Come on, bed time.
Busy day tomorrow.
OK.
Danny.
I love you, mate.
You, too.
DOOR CREAKS
FOOTSTEPS
Dad?
Don't turn round.
You just stay there.
- You know I love ya.
- What are you doing?
Don't turn round, Danny,
please don't turn round.
Please d
Danny We stay in.
You know that.
There really is nothing out there.
Not for us.
Aagh!
Danny.
- DANNY BREATHES HEAVILY
- Danny.
Come on now. I can hear ya.
Don't do this, mate.
Danny.
Come on, Danny.
- Danny?
- WATER TRICKLES
Danny, where are ya?
SLOW, HEAVY FOOTSTEPS ON BRIDGE
- Close your eyes.
- No.
I want to see.
Look at it.
It's wonderful.
There aren't any.
Are there?
Any monsters?
There's one.
I think.
I've been very happy
here with you.
I hope you've been happy.
I have.
That's good.
Put the gun on my chest afterwards
so they don't blame you.
- I don't.
- Dad.
- Come on.
- Stop.
- You can do it.
- Stop walking!
It's over now.
It needs to be over.
You need to end it.
And you know what to do
with monsters.
Don't ya?
HE BREATHES DEEPLY
- Yaaagh!
- GUN FIRES
All right?
I thought you'd locked yourself
away again.
I thought I wanted to.
But you don't?
No.
I can do it out here.
I think.
Yeah, course you can.
I mean
you're better at it than I am.
I know.
PHONE VIBRATES
You all right, mum?
Yeah, I've got him.
All right, calm down.
Yeah, he's fine.
Yeah, we're coming home.
HE CHUCKLES
Fuck's sake!
I almost felt you touching me ♪
Just now ♪
ENGINE STARTS
Wish I new which way to turn ♪
Feel so good ♪
And I feel so bad ♪
I wonder what I ought to do ♪
If I could only fly ♪
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