SOFT LAUGH
Jack Corcoran... still on the dry.
Ah, good to have a clear head for all this custody shit.
What's happening now?
Family courts, solicitors.
Not pretty...
...but I'm not having Stevie thinking I'm not putting up a fight.
You've really taken to this whole father thing.
Well, no, I didn't see it coming.
JACK LAUGHS
Me neither.
Oh, she just makes me laugh.
I could be having the shittiest day, reading the worst review,
and I hang out with Stevie, and it all just goes away.
She's like the best drug ever.
And I want my daughter to know that there are good men in the world.
Men who'll have her back and respect her.
I want to be that man for her.
I know I haven't always been...
...especially to you.
But I've changed.
Well, I hope it works out for you.
So, what about this guy of yours, then?
Is that working for you?
Yeah.
Yeah, I mean, you know, it's...
He has his shit, I have mine.
He wants me to go to Australia.
Australia? What about your work?
The bursary? I'm not getting that bursary, Jack.
Who says? Who's better?
Er, someone who hasn't pissed off your ex?
Yeah...
...sorry about that.
It's not you she hates.
She hates us both.
With good reason.
God, do you ever feel like you're being punished?
For the shitty person you really are?
I just wonder sometimes, if...
all the good things in my life were just put there
so they could be taken away.
You know?
Just to show me you can't have the things you really want...
...cos you don't deserve them, you're not good enough.
What do you really want?
I don't know.
INHALES AND EXHALES
BROOK BABBLES
MUSIC: 'Atmosphere' by James Blake
What are you...? Dance with me.
What? No. Why?
We've never danced, like...
Cos we were too fuckin' drunk.
Come on.
It'll be really fuckin' embarrassing...
Jack! Good for you.
No! Come on!
Wow, nice moves. You're really going for this (!)
Fuck off, Jack!
JACK CHUCKLES
Better.
That's nice.
Imagine if we could stay here forever...
Mmm.
♪ Walk in silence
♪ Don't turn away in silence... ♪
Do you love him?
♪ Your confusion... ♪
Do you?
♪ My illusion... ♪
You can't ask me that...
Why?
♪ Worn like a mask of self-hate
♪ Confronts and then dies
♪ Don't walk away
♪ People like you Find it easy... ♪
I can't, I can't.
♪ Naked to see... ♪
I'm sorry.
Look, I'm not the guy I used to be, Shiv.
My head's all over the place, Jack.
If you can just gimme a chance.
I don't wanna be the person I've always been.
I really don't wanna be the person
who fucks everything up all the time. I...
I'm trying so hard to be good.
Should it have to be that hard?
Please just be my friend, Jack.
OK? Please.
♪ Don't walk away in silence
♪ Don't walk away. ♪
ANT JOLTS, SIGHS
WHISPERING: Hey, hey.
PLAYFUL SLAP Hey!
Oh, me head.
Morning you... You've to go, you've to go.
What? You've to go now.
Why? People are, er, coming for viewings.
Well, can I have a coffee? No!
No, you can't. Go out the window. What?
I'm not going out the bleedin' window!
What's gotten into you? I have a boyfriend.
What?!
Fuck!
You were the first person I've been with since I got sober.
Really?! I wanted it to be special.
Well, we were on mushrooms, so...
I'm not supposed to be on mushrooms. I'm in recovery!
I only did mushrooms because I liked you.
It goes without saying,
this kind of place, a very rare bird.
Obviously, the area - sophisticated, desirable.
Eddie, hi.
Few visitors, is it? Oh, he's my cousin.
Your cousin is it, yeah? Come on in, come on in.
Do you know what suck me dick, Ant!
Oh, wait, you already have!
Floor plan?
PHONE RINGS
MESSAGE ALERT
Oh, shit!
You looking for something?
Mam!
Judas.
Why don't you go to Aunty Rita's?
Because this is my house.
KNOCKING
It's a wall! DOORBELL RINGS
Oh, are those for me?
You shouldn't have. ALEX FEIGNS LAUGH
Shiv here?
No, she didn't come back last night.
Just assumed she was with you.
Is the camper van still here?
What camper van?
Fuck.
He's not a happy camper, is he?
Should I still park in the drive, or...?
I'll go back to South Wall.
I can explain. Alex...
Alex, for fuck's sake!
Can we just talk about this like adults?
I know how it looks, but, erm, nothing happened.
Just we have a fight, we don't speak for one night,
and you're instantly back with your ex.
I told you I wasn't with him.
It's not about him.
But, if it wasn't him, would it be a drink?
What are you...? Cos it seems to me
that you can't go one night with an uncomfortable feeling
without needing to distract yourself.
That's not fair.
Look, I'll admit, it's been intense.
First that thing with your dad, then...
I find out mom's drinking again.
You're covering for her?
It's... It's delicate, you know. I have to be careful.
Is she careful of you?
Does she consider you
when she asks your non-committal arsehole of an ex
to camp out in your drive?
Who does that?
Why are you so hard on my family?
Because I've seen what they do.
You given any more thought to Australia?
I dunno, maybe if we get away for a while...
Oh, I don't know, Alex.
You only sprung it on me a few weeks ago,
you can't expect me to just drop everything and...
I don't expect you to drop anything, Shiv.
And I asked you to think about it. Yeah.
I love you, Shiv.
But you're behaving like an addict...
...and I'm starting not to trust you.
And frankly, I think you're starting not to trust yourself.
SHIV CLEARS THROAT I think if you carry on like this,
it's only a matter of time before you end up drinking again.
No, that is not... Look, I just need...
And I won't be a part of that.
So, you need to decide if that matters to you.
I don't mind you staying over at weekends,
but if we're not even gonna do it...
I need to tell you something.
And I wanna make it clear that you are under no obligation.
I am an independent woman, who has her own...
Yeah, OK. Um, so...
So, a few weeks ago, I had some stomach pain,
and I went to the hospital, and they found a cyst.
But they also found... Can I stop you there?
I think I know where this is going.
You do? You want someone to pick you up
from the hospital after they take out this cyst-y thing?
Not that guy. You're... What?
Listen, we've had fun.
You're hot and strict, and it's a sexy combo.
But hanging out at a hospital with a toothbrush and a nighty...
...it's not what I signed up for. Way too intense.
I'm not trying to be a dick but... OK.
Er, OK?
Totally, yeah.
No worries.
You're a sound bird.
DOOR OPENS, SHUTS Tom.
Hi. Hi.
Aine Harrington.
Oh, yeah, they, er, they didn't say you were so handsome.
SHE LAUGHS A divorce?
I'd tie you to the bed and lick whipped cream off you!
So, how can I help you?
Er, well, like I outlined in my email...
M-hm. You're looking for a straight 50/50 split
with an extra pay-out to you for what you've lost on the house.
Exactly, yeah. How much have you lost?
Well, she loaned him a hundred grand.
OK. We'll go for three.
What, 300,000? Mm-hm.
Er, where would Bernie get that?
Er, take a cut of her half of the house, maybe her pension.
I mean, you know, the way she's behaved, lying, cheating, forging...
I mean, any reasonable judge will be on your side.
Well, no, she didn't cheat.
You know, we had, erm, an open marriage.
HUSKILY: Of course you did. You have needs.
Yeah, I just want to, erm,
get through this as painlessly as possible.
Mm-hm. Mm-hm.
PEN CLICKS, TABLE BANGS
Look...
...Tom, don't get me wrong...
...I am a feminist just as much as the next gal,
but there are women out there - bitches, if you don't mind -
who see a man like you, decent, honourable, sexual.
And they exploit it.
And the system allows it.
So, if you want to come out of this with more than the coat
on your back, you are gonna have to get smart.
You still in the family home?
I'm staying in the annexe.
Well, get back in the house. Strengthens your tie.
Right. Any kids at home?
Yeah, all of them. Oh, God love them, how old?
Er, 25 to, er, 36.
Mm-hm. Kick them out.
WHISPERING: Give yourself some privacy
because you are gonna be snapped up in no time, mark my words.
Now, I am gonna need a list of all the assets -
separate, joint, accumulated.
Oh, and I should warn you, I do not come cheap.
Er, yeah, I know, I've looked up your prices.
SMUTTY LAUGH Course you have, you filthy bitch!
You know, it's not a crime to date your lawyer.
You know, all the celebs are doing it.
WOMAN: Taste is awful. Would have to completely gut the place.
Start from scratch.
Yeah.
PHONE DINGS
CRUNCHES
I like the window.
The decor...
WOMAN SIGHS
Almost as tasteless as that interview...
Oh, my God, did you see that?
I mean the poor woman was murdered, have some respect.
Where's that thing... Which thing?
Have it.
It's a great location...
Yeah. ...but I do think it's overpriced.
Oh, do you now?
Well, why don't you get the fuck out of it, then?
Stop! Out! Out!
Out! WOMAN SCREAMS
Mrs Sheridan, these are our buyers!
I don't care who they are, get them out of my house!
Mom! Get out!
Mom, give me, just give me it! Get out!
Mom, what the fuck?!
Get them out of my house.
I'm so sorry.
Right, are we ready to start?
MAN: Still waiting on a few, Mickey.
VOICEMAIL: 'Hiya, leave a message.' Karen, I really need to talk to you.
Hey, Mickey, do you know where Karen is?
No idea. She called this morning,
said she was giving up the chair.
What?!
She's not at work, and she's not answering my calls.
Do you know where she lives?
Do you not know where she lives?
What kind of friend are ya?
DOORBELL RINGS
Marion, hi. No!
No, no, no, no, no.
You are not setting foot in this house.
Hey! Come on in.
I couldn't sleep last night.
Me neither.
Do you think I should tell Marie-Luisa?
I mean, she did say if I ever cheated on her
that she'd kill me, but I don't think she would.
Would she?
I just don't feel right lying to her.
I'm pregnant.
What?
Really?
I mean, can you tell that quickly?
Oh, no, I...
I'm over four months pregnant.
Oh.
OK.
Erm...
...so when we were...
...you...?
Oh, right, OK.
Er...
Wow, that's really... Er...
I'm just gonna sit down.
I should have told you. Yeah.
But I-I was just so happy being with you.
And-And it all felt so normal and...
and good, and it all just happened so fast, and I just...
It's for the best.
Cos I was getting confused.
I was, er, I was thinking about you last night, erm, well, all night.
And, erm, then I was thinking about Marie-Luisa,
and I know she can have a temper and be a bit...
...well, fearsome.
Erm...
...but she really cares about me...
...and you really hurt me...
...more than I thought anyone could possibly hurt me.
So... CLEARS THROAT
So it's for the best and a good idea for us...
...not to ever see each other again, ever.
Yeah... ever.
I'm with Marie-Luisa now.
OK.
Oh, God, I really loved you.
So, are you gonna marry this banker guy, or...
Oh, God, no.
We-We broke up this morning.
What? It's fine.
He wasn't right.
What are you going to do?
Have a baby.
I really loved you, too, Rory.
You were the best thing that ever happened to me, and I was...
...just too stupid to realise it.
You deserve so much better.
Well, erm... HE SNIFFS
...congratulations.
Thank you.
You're the first person who's said that.
We came as soon as we could.
I brought a roast chicken. Girls! You're too good...
I haven't cooked it.
We're making your mother a roast - where is she?
Does he just wander in and out willy-nilly?
Dad, what are you doing?
It's on the recommendation of my lawyer.
Tom... call her up.
Tom, far be it for me to interfere, but this doesn't seem like...
DOORBELL CHIMES
You will not believe the shit that I have to...
We need to talk.
Er...
Something happened last night.
Something bad. Are you OK?
I slept with Mikail.
HE LAUGHS
DOOR SHUTS, KEYS CLATTER
Mom?
In the bedroom.
Your father's occupying the living room.
FINBAR SIGHS
We'll get there.
KNOCK AT DOOR
Dad's "occupying" the living room, apparently.
Hm. That man can go to hell.
He's handsome in that one, isn't he?
Photogenic prick. BERNIE CHUCKLES
Mom, are you drinking?
I'm not judging, I wanna help.
The first step to getting help is...
Why are you saying this?
Ant found a bottle of white wine in the toilet.
And I... Ran to Billy?
What? And blabbed to all my friends
about what a great big liar Bernie is?
Who's next? Finbar?
Mom... you're drinking. So fucking what?!
What the hell's it got to do with you?
Why do you have to open your big fucking mouth and ruin everything?
Can you not for once in your life
let me have a tiny little bit of happiness?
Why do you have to tear everything apart?
Oh, that's not...
Nothing I do pleases you, does it?
Oh!
You never acknowledge any of the changes I've made
or even notice any of my achievements.
Holding down a job for most people is not an achievement, Shiv!
What do you want? A medal for being normal!
What's happening here? Nothing.
Is it about this?
I found it in the hot press.
Whose is it?
I know it belongs to one of you.
Someone in this house is drinking, in violation of my trust,
and I need to know who it is.
Bernie, I will not stand here and be lied to, if you have... It's Shiv's.
It's Shiv's.
Shiv's been drinking.
Is this true, Siobhan?
You know it's one thing to put your own sobriety at risk.
But it's another to put your mother's at risk,
to put myself at risk, to totally disregard the commitment of others.
And I say this with compassion...
but how dare you be so selfish.
Is everything all right?
I'm afraid Siobhan has been drinking again.
Ah, Shiv, no.
Well, are we really surprised?
We know what she's like.
Under the circumstances, Bernie, I don't think Siobhan
can remain in the house.
What?
Oh, well...
You don't want to enable her, surely?
No. No, no.
It's fine. I'll go.
Yeah.
Shiv...
Wai... Shiv!
Oh, Shiv, you were doing so well...
So, what are you saying?
I'm saying, you made a mistake and slept with someone,
I made a mistake and slept with someone.
It doesn't have to be a big deal. We can move on.
Well, I don't want to be in a relationship
where people cheat on each other, Ant. So...
are we just gonna break up?
Max. Come on!
I'm doing this for you. I'm selling the house,
trying to make some cash. I'm doing it for you.
Cos I don't want to be some loser who can't afford...
I never thought you were a loser.
I just needed you to be you.
Shiv, er...
Did you mean what you said last night
about giving you a chance?
Er... If you did, I think we should. I...
I think maybe this is what I...
I was just leaving.
Shiv... Jesus Christ!
Shiv, wait.
Shiv!
We were talking. She came to talk.
We were fighting, I don't even, I don't even know how it happened.
Is anything that comes out of your mouth the actual truth?
You said you wanted to be friends.
You said you wanted to be a good man!
I feel sorry for your daughter.
You don't fucking deserve her.
♪ I get waves of compassion
♪ Who am I to say that it is...? ♪
Double whiskey.
♪ You think it might be helping
♪ It's just taking too long
♪ Why can't you just get over it?
♪ Be ready and settle in yourself
♪ Cos the landscape Will keep changing
♪ You can only rely on yourself... ♪
Shiv.
So, you were right about everything.
My family are toxic, and I need to get away.
I want to come to Australia.
I...
I need you.
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