BERNIE SIGHS
SOMEONE SNIFFS
Who the hell ordered the wicker fucking coffin?
UP TEMPO MUSIC
Obviously, this is a very sad day for you all.
But it is also an opportunity...
to celebrate Tom's... KNOCK ON DOOR
Oh, Jesus!
Excuse me, Father.
They own the house.
DOOR OPENS Yes?
We thought you might need some supplies.
There's biscuits, tea, tissues...
Thanks, we're already doing a shop.
We are so sorry for your loss.
And we're sorry that we can't give you the house
for the night. The builders are coming tomorrow
for the renovation. They're removing him at five,
so we've plenty of time.
Do you mind if I just pop in... Bye.
DOOR SLAMS
Sorry Father, would you like anything?
Tea, coffee, something stronger?
I'm fine.
I would just like to get to know Tom...
BIRDS TWITTERING
...for the sermon. Yes.
He was a family man, clearly.
Absolutely.
Though we got divorced last year.
Oh, I hadn't realised.
But is anyone ever really divorced?
Well... We had a long
and happy marriage.
And an open one.
'Cause obviously there was Mina.
Who's Mina? No one.
She's not important.
Ah.
Siobhán, you're the eldest, yes?
Yes.
Well, no, there was Carl before me, but he...
died. Oh, God, I am so sorry.
And actually, there was Daryl before Carl.
Mum's firstborn, but not with Dad.
Oh. We had a situation
with an impostor. Let's not get into that now.
If I hadn't been such a gullible fool,
Tom might still be alive now.
Right.
Well, we might just say you are the eldest, just for now.
And the eldest children,
they're often the more responsible ones.
God, no. I'm a total fuck up.
Oh. This is all my fault.
Ask anyone.
She's the responsible one.
Uh, Caroline. Yes, of course.
You made Tom a grandfather,
that must have brought him... great happiness.
Maybe, uh, I.. .I don't know.
Uh, your... your fiancé is Rory? Yes.
The baby's father. No, the baby's father's Shane.
But the baby's name is Peter?
Eh, not any more. What is it now?
Pass.
Uh, you young man, you must be Anthony.
What do you do with yourself?
I got fired three days ago, and put dog shit
in my boss's handbag.
Oh.
You know, I... I think I will take something stronger.
Just for the day that's in it.
DOOR BELL RINGS
Okay. It's starting.
DRAMATIC MUSIC
Now? But we haven't...
Come on, come on, up, up, up.
People will be coming.
Did you get the crisps? Uh, I got everything.
Uh, bread, booze, water biscuits.
Great. DOOR SLAMS
Where's the baby? Napping in my room.
Uh, old room.
Monitor's there. Right.
Hey. Hey! Hey.
Do you want to see him, love?
Oh...
Uh... uh, well...
There's no rush. He's gonna be dead all day.
Let's just get these to the kitchen. Yeah?
Okay, I've done a roster. A roster?
I'm on drinks, Shiv's on sandwiches,
Ant's gonna do greetings.
I can't do this.
But just open the door and smile.
DOOR OPENS I don't want to do this.
Ant. DOOR SLAMS
Ah, fuck's sake. Maybe we sh...
Oh, don't you dare flake out on me today, Shiv. Okay?
I need the manpower. Right, I'm reassigning roles.
I'll do sandwiches.
Shiv do drinks.
Mum can do greetings.
Greetings? Drinks? I really...
Stop arguing and just get it done.
We only have a few hours.
I'll be in the kitchen making sandwiches.
FOOTSTEPS RECEDING
Mum... I'm, I'm so...
DOOR BELL RINGS That's me.
SIGHS Here we go.
DOOR OPENS Oh!
I'm so, so sorry.
SOMBRE MUSIC BERNIE: Thank you.
GUEST: How are you doing?
QUIET BACKGROUND CHATTER
BOTTLES CLINKING
GASPS
BOTTLES CLINKING, CLANKING
BACKGROUND CHATTER
CORK POPS
GLUGGING
Your sister sent me up with more drink.
Great.
Drink?
You knew I was a whiskey man.
DOOR BELL RINGS
Are they gonna be out there all day?
It's up to them.
They could, like, go to the cinema or something.
We're alright, aren't we? Yeah. Of course.
Oh, em... a letter came for you.
I wasn't sure if it was... Oh, thanks.
...important.
It's just desperate.
To lose your ex-husband and son in the same day.
Beggars belief.
I wouldn't describe Tom as my ex-husband.
Well, I had my doubts about Daryl from the start.
Could smell a bad egg the moment I laid eyes on him.
Shame other people weren't quite so perceptive.
Can I get anyone a drink?
I'm not drinking. Far too upset.
I'll just have a sherry.
PAPER RUSTLING
DOOR OPENS
Hey, listen,
I know there's a lot going on with Tom
being dead and everything,
and this might not be a good...
I just wanted to say it in case I forget,
that I think you're right...
about moving out of Mum's
and renting somewhere of our own.
And I'm open to it now...
DRAMATIC MUSIC
...if you still are.
Are you?
SHIV: Would you like a top up?
WINE POURING
BERNIE: Jack... you're here. DOOR CLOSES
Well, I wanted to support...
you. You're so good.
When you watch a man die in front of you,
it changes you, Bernie.
I don't think I'll ever be the same again.
I don't think my work will be the same again.
You poor love.
If there's anything I can do.
Actually, you couldn't hand these out, could you?
Yeah, sure. Uh... CLEARS THROAT
where should I...? There's people in here.
Sorry for your loss.
Thanks.
SOMBRE MUSIC
JACK: Sandwich? WOMAN: Please.
He's a famous artist.
♪ In the night we sang to storms ♪
♪ Before the peace that breaks at dawn ♪
♪ How did we doubt the evening sun? ♪
♪ We didn't know we were ready ♪
SOBS
♪ With the answers at our feet ♪
WRENCHING SOBS
♪ Will we break the grounds beneath? ♪
♪ What if the dreams were ours to keep? ♪
♪ What if the silence said it? ♪
EXHALES HEAVILY KNOCKS ON DOOR
CLATTERING
Is Tom here today? No.
Are you open?
Sorry. Shite.
Dying for a coffee.
It's the best in Dublin.
SEAGULLS CRYING
I could make you a coffee.
What'd you fancy?
Latte? Cappuccino? Cortado? Cortado?
Yeah. Cool.
COFFEE GRINDER WHIRRING
It's okay, it's on Tom.
SOMBRE MUSIC CONTINUES
DOOR OPENS Jesus.
Shiv. What?
We need to talk.
Okay, look, Caroline,
I really don't want to be a flake today,
but... I don't know how much longer I can be here.
The DNA test results came back.
He's our brother.
Oh, God. What have we done?
RORY: Hey. What?
Hey, sorry.
Em, the new owners are wondering
if they could use the toilet. The one in the shed.
No.
But they need to. I said no.
Okay.
Caroline, we have to tell her.
We're not telling her today.
He's her son. That she basically disowned.
This will kill her.
And I'm not organising two funerals
by myself this week.
I organised the coffin. Exactly.
Caroline, if we don't tell her now, it's just more lies.
So? So, that is the problem
with this fucking family.
You know when dad was in hospital he...
Do not bring dad up now.
It is not the time.
I just want to be honest.
I think that ship has sailed.
CHEEKY MUSIC Shiv...
Mum?
Shiv!
Stop it! Mum?
Well, I suppose there is some consolation
to the fact that Daryl or David,
or whatever he was called, was a liar.
I mean, I've lost my house,
my husband,
but if he was never my son,
well, that's one thing I haven't lost, I suppose, isn't it?
What?
Is everyone okay for drinks?
PEOPLE CHATTERING QUIETLY
GASPS
GROANS
Mm, he looks sensational.
I still would.
I'm sorry? And you are?
Oh, Áine Harrington. Tom and I were lovers.
It's such a loss.
He was such a sensual man.
SIGHS Sandwich?
I don't mind if I do.
DISCONNECTED LINE TONE
DIGITAL VOICE: We cannot connect your call.
PHONE BUZZES
EMOTIONAL MUSIC
TOM: Hi, love. Eh, sorry about earlier.
Eh, strange old day.
Eh, just calling to make sure you're okay.
I know, uh...
sometimes life can be overwhelming, you know,
being a parent's certainly overwhelming at times.
But you can do this.
You're a strong person,
and you're gonna be an amazing mother.
And that little baby's lucky to have you.
Remember that.
And yous are both welcome here any time.
So, remember that too.
Eh, call me back.
SOBBING
EMOTIONAL MUSIC CONTINUES
BACKGROUND CHATTER
Heya. Hey.
You're here.
How's it going?
Well...
the one loving person in my life is dead.
But other than that...
Yeah. Pisser.
Listen, love, I know you're in shock and everything, but...
you've been acting a bit off lately.
There's nothing going on is there?
Other than, you know, the obvious,
that I should know about?
No, not really.
Although, eh, there is... there is one...
thing I... I probably should have told you.
SIGHS, CLEARS THROAT Okay.
I went clubbing...
with Daryl last week and...
I thought about taking a pill.
I just thought maybe it wouldn't have been a big...
'cause, like, it's not.
It's just a social, you know,
it's not like I'm gonna get addicted to pills.
Yeah. But it's a slippery slope.
One day it's a pill and next it's a vodka.
Next you're doing the striptease on a mini bus to Arklow.
And anyway, once you're off your tits on that,
then you're not sober, are you, so?
No. Lucky I didn't then.
UP TEMPO MUSIC
BIRDS CHIRPING
Mina.
Do you want to come in?
I don't think I'm welcome.
Of course you're welcome.
QUIET CHATTER DOOR CLOSES
What's she doing here?
I don't want that woman in my house.
Well, firstly, it's not your house.
Don't get smart. She's dad's fiancée, Mum.
She's not his fiancée.
She threw his ring back in his face.
He was waiting for your blessing.
Mum...
she's lost him too.
WHISPERS: What would Dad have wanted?
CLEARS THROAT
Sorry, everyone.
Can I ask you to clear the room for a minute?
I'd like a moment with Tom.
QUIET CHATTER
Not you.
MINA SOBS QUIETLY
SOFT MUSIC
You would've made him very happy.
I'll give you a moment alone.
DOOR CLOSES
SOFT MUSIC CONTINUES
Hey.
Uh, these are for you.
Thanks.
I'm sorry for your loss.
And...
I'm sorry for being a massive fucking dickhead too.
UP TEMPO MUSIC
WINE POURING
MAN CLEARS HIS THROAT
BOTTLES CLINKING
TREES RUSTLING
CORK POPS
JACK: You sure you wanna do that?
Listen, I get it.
You have to be a complete psychopath
not to want to drink right now.
SIGHS
We've done too many funerals in this house.
Do you remember Carl's?
We did a load of drugs and had sex in the bathroom.
Don't remember that.
Wanna do it again?
Sorry. Bad joke.
He had a near death experience, you know.
Dad, before he actually...
died... he...
he saw the light.
Right.
And heard a voice.
My voice.
Telling him to be honest.
He said it was the thing he admired most about me.
My honesty.
And do you know what the really fucked up thing is?
Ever since he said that,
I've done nothing but lie to everyone.
Didn't even know I was doing it.
That's how truly fucked I really am.
Mm.
Honesty can be a bit overrated.
I've been honest with a couple of women in my time.
It did not pay off.
You really hurt me.
I know.
'Cause you really fucking hurt me too.
Yeah.
But this time I really thought
we had a shot.
That night we spent together was so connected.
I was on pills, Jack.
Okay, well, there's no need to knock my experience.
You only ever want me when you can't have me.
Like, if you're with someone else
or I'm with someone else, or...
I'm on pills.
That's not true.
There's a thing called love, Shiv.
Yeah.
I just don't think this is it.
We almost work. SCOFFS
So does the drink.
That's why I keep going back.
UP TEMPO MUSIC
So, are we going to your studio or what?
She's a collector.
Right.
CAR DOORS OPEN
You know...
your dad saw you for who you are.
Not everybody gets that.
See you around.
See ya.
CAR DOOR CLOSES
CAR ENGINE STARTS
GLASS CLINKS, SHATTERS
WOMAN SINGING
Where've you been? I'm telling Mum about Daryl.
What? What?
What about Daryl?
Shiv! SINGING CONTINUES
Mum...
there's something I need to... sorry, Rita.
Shiv, please don't do this.
We're almost at the end of the day.
What's going on? Mum, there's something
I need to tell you. And it's not easy and it's,
it's not the right time,
but I have to say it because I have to be honest.
Because this family have told so many lies,
and I don't want to be a part of that any more.
So, I'm just gonna come out and say it.
I'm just gonna say it whatever the consequences, okay?
BREATHING HEAVILY
You were a terrible mother.
Shiv! Oh, dear God.
And it's not because you didn't feed me,
and it's not because you didn't clothe me,
and it's not because you didn't love me,
because I know you love me.
But I have never felt that you liked me.
And I know... you think I killed Dad.
What? And I'm not saying that you...
I don't think you killed Tom.
I think I probably killed him.
Actually, I've... been wondering if maybe
we all... kind of killed him.
Oh, Jesus Christ. Ventricular fibrillation killed him, okay?
It's a medical condition.
There's nothing any of us could have done.
Okay. Well, even if you think I, I didn't actually kill him,
I... I know you think I...
made his life more difficult, all our lives, don't you?
Oh, for God's sake, Shiv.
You really pick your moments.
I've tried so hard to make it up to you,
and it's never good enough.
I'm so tired of trying and... and trying
and never being able to take my eyes off myself,
or trust myself, or just let go.
'Cause if I do, God knows
how I'm gonna fuck things up.
And I know you're standing there
looking at me and you think the same,
and it makes me so fucking angry, Bernie,
Bernie, the way you judge me. The way...
What do you want from me here, Shiv?
To say that you're right?
That you did make our lives more difficult?
That I do find it hard to like you?
That every time I look at you, I see myself,
and the 18-year-old girl who got herself pregnant and...
fucked up all her chances?
Fine. You're right.
Happy?
SIGHS
I see you standing there with that drink in your hand.
And it's everything I never wanna be.
Well, maybe I didn't want to be it either.
Maybe if life had gone the way I wanted,
I wouldn't have lost two sons.
Maybe I wouldn't have gotten married.
Maybe I wouldn't have bought this house.
And maybe I would've travelled the fucking world.
And maybe I wouldn't have had any bloody kids at all.
Bit harsh.
The only person who ever accepted me is... is gone.
The only person who ever accepted me is gone too.
The only person who was ever there for me is gone.
So...
we're all on our own,
and we all have to live with it.
That's just the way it is.
So, grow up.
Eh, I'm so sorry to interrupt.
This is all...
very intense.
But the undertakers are here.
Let's give the family some privacy.
Is that wise?
They might kill each other.
MOURNFUL MUSIC
STIFLING SOBS
No, no.
Please don't take him, I'm...
Shiv. I'm not ready.
Shiv. I can't do this.
I can't. Shiv.
I'm not ready, I'm not ready to say goodbye.
WAILING
Shiv.
Shiv...
No, no. Let go.
SHIV WAILING You can let go.
I got you.
I'm sorry you got left with the shit parent.
ANT: Mum...
Oh, let's not kid ourselves.
You did.
But I'm here, and I'm your mother.
SNIFFS LOUDLY
And you're not on your own.
We have to be Tom for each other now.
SHIV SNIFFS
So... SOMBRE MUSIC
we have to let him go.
♪ In the night we sang to storms ♪
♪ Before the peace that breaks the dawn ♪
♪ How did we doubt the evening sun? ♪
♪ We didn't know e were ready ♪
SOBBING
♪ With the answers at our feet ♪
♪ Will we break the grounds beneath? ♪
♪ What if the dreams were ours to keep? ♪
♪ What if the silence said it? ♪
♪ We didn't know we were ready ♪
♪ What if the silence said it? ♪
♪ We didn't know we were ready ♪
I'm sorry.
We're going to take back the house now,
if that's okay.
My husband absolutely is dying to use the loo.
Irritable bowel.
Thank you for letting us have this.
It means a lot.
You're welcome.
Eh, they will be needing their keys back.
Oh. KEYS JANGLE
Everyone's keys.
Yeah.
We will be changing the locks, but.. . just in case.
BABY FUSSES
I'll see you tomorrow. Yeah.
DOOR LOCKS
BABY FUSSING
Doesn't even feel like our house any more anyway.
No.
What's that?
Oh.
It's addressed to us.
It's...
it's from Australia.
What?
Vine Creek.
Wasn't that the name of Daryl's vineyard?
Oh, my God, you forgot to tell her.
You made that big fucking speech and you never told her.
Told me what?
Is it about Daryl?
The... the DNA test results came back.
Daryl is your son.
GASPS
Oh, my God.
So, everything he said was true?
No, not at all, the...
Although that does seem to be his vineyard, which is...
Cool. I always knew he was a fucking legend.
Well, where is he now?
We don't know.
Well, can we phone him?
He's blocked us.
Blocked us?
He's probably back in Australia.
Well, then we have to go to Australia.
UPLIFTING MUSIC We have a funeral.
Why would he block us?
Because he hates us.
He doesn't hate us.
We're his family.
He just hasn't learnt to love us yet.
"Daughter" by Loudon Wainwright III