(poignant music playing)
(Dr Feldshue) So, we did the standard ten-week work-up.
I need to tell you that it showed some genetic abnormalities
that could be indicative of cancer.
(Jack) Conventional therapy is already underway
at the point of attack, but there are so many points of attack
that I believe the only way to save this patient's life
is to harness her own immune system.
Luckily, we have some experience in that area,
But it's not gonna work.
And you're taking people and machines away from Dengue Fever
and half a dozen other projects we're this close on.
What are you telling me to do? Are you telling me to let her go?
You wanna go somewhere?
Cuba?
Our roof.
(breathes heavily)
(Dr Pell) You have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome...
That looks bad.
(Dr Pell) Because it's an aortic aneurysm.
Which, had it gone undetected, might have led to dissection,
which would have led to death.
But now that we know about it, we can keep it from killing you.
Honestly, I don't feel anxious about anything right now.
Really?
-(tyres screech) -(both gasp)
-(indistinct chatter) -Jesus Christ! This is not good.
Jack, if we miss the flight, we'll just get the next flight.
There's... No. There's, like... The next one's in two days.
I just want to be with you.
(Alice) Do you know what I thought
when they first gave me my diagnosis?
-(chuckles) -(Jack) No.
(Alice) I thought, these people are thieves.
They're thieves of time.
I don't want to spend the days that I've got left...
just being angry about the ones that I'm not gonna have.
Can I tell you a secret, though?
Whatever happens...
I think we're gonna see each other again.
(indistinct chatter)
(chuckles)
(Jack) She wouldn't want this, Paul.
-What? -Stop it.
Go back to the other projects.
Stand down.
(music concludes)
(sombre music playing)
(switches clicking)
(Maya) Erm, it's 9:30.
My God, I'm so sorry. Go.
-Are you sure? -(Alice) Absolutely.
Because I'm... I'm more than happy to stay.
There's no need.
-Anything I can do? -(Alice) Yes, you can stop talking.
Right.
Sorry.
-Good night. -(Alice) Good night.
(mouse clicking)
(sighs)
(mobile phone clicking)
(chuckles)
(music concludes)
(Paul) Why do they make us do this?
Due diligence.
(Paul) There are three billion DNA base pairs.
It's like a needle in a haystack,
which is itself a needle in another haystack.
All we need is one that turns red.
(Paul) Mm-hmm.
You use that app yet?
I've got an ethical problem with it.
What?
I don't think it's right to judge people based on a picture.
-What? -Hmm. It's fascism.
It's the future.
It's also, probably the least romantic thing I've ever heard of.
Is that really what you want to be telling your future children?
You exist because your mother and I both swiped right?
I think you're getting ahead of yourself there.
Can't possibly be a healthy way to start a relationship.
(Paul) No, you're right.
Much healthier to be rejected in person.
(soft music playing)
(chuckles)
(indistinct chatter)
(Jack clears throat) Alice?
-Jack? -(Jack chuckles) Yes.
-Hi. -(chuckles)
-Well, your picture didn't lie. -Yours was an understatement.
(Alice) Well, that's on purpose.
Do you live near here?
I work round the corner.
(birds chirping)
(music concludes)
(Jack) So, what do you think?
-It's not too far away. -The train was really fast.
Hmm. It's like another world.
In a few weeks,
the leaves will be 20 different colours.
She's never gonna see them, is she dad?
No.
But I'll see them.
-You'll see them if you visit. -Yeah, I am gonna visit.
Good.
And I can tell her about it. I think she'll like the idea.
Can we pick a spot?
Yeah, but, erm,
she said she doesn't want to be next to anyone dull.
-(laughs) -(laughs)
How do you find out something like that?
(Jack) I... I don't know.
I mean, we'll have to figure out a way.
I guess we find out who they were, Google them,
interrogate their friends and family, you know?
-(chuckles) -(chuckles)
If she ends up bored for the rest of eternity,
she'll never forgive me.
I think the most important thing is that she's not alone.
-Yeah. Come here. -(soft music playing)
(Alice) Hi, it's me.
Erm, looking forward to our daily tryst.
Just calling to remind you of the new hospital rules,
no flowers and no croissants.
I love you.
Bye.
-(Dr Pell) Jack? -(footsteps approaching)
(Dr Pell) Jack Caine?
Three and a half centimetres.
-So, bigger. -Only slightly.
-What do we do? -Keep watching it.
-Keep watching it get bigger? -(clicks tongue)
Well, if it ever gets to five centimetres,
we'll put on a Kevlar sleeve.
Any chance it explodes in the meantime?
Keep your heart rate below 160,
avoid excessive stress and thoracic trauma
and you'll outlive us all.
(clicks tongue) That's true of anybody.
(chuckles) Yeah. (chuckles)
(door opening)
-No more flowers. -It's a standing order, I'm afraid.
Yeah, just save your money and buy a small island.
-Are you hungry? -No, but thank you.
You look good.
-Well, drink this in, baby. -(Jack chuckles)
'Cause I'm gonna lose my hair on Tuesday.
They know that?
(Alice) Weird, eyebrows and eyelashes too.
Not a dead cert, could go either way.
There's gonna be, like, massive tension around here.
(clears throat) How's your disease?
I don't have a disease, I have a syndrome.
And it's absolutely fine.
-Are you doing what she said? -Yeah, doing everything she said.
'Cause you know, I'm the one to die,
I'm the one who put the work in.
-Don't steal my fucking thunder. -I wouldn't... I wouldn't dare.
Good.
Can you come closer?
Yeah.
(sighs)
(Alice sighs)
Can you scratch my back?
Yeah.
(chuckles) Okey-doke.
-You all right? -(Alice) Mm-hmm.
-Ready? -(Alice) Mm-hmm!
(chuckles)
(soft music playing)
(breathes deeply)
I think this is the thing I'm gonna miss the most.
(sniffles)
Better get the right one.
(laughs)
-Don't turn off my life machine. -(Jack laughs)
Do you wanna get on the bed?
I can give it a shot.
-(music concludes) -(groans)
(chuckles)
-It's not very big. -(sighs)
Can we stay like this?
Yeah.
You won't leave me?
You know, when I'm dead, you'll be able
to get back in the game.
-(sighs) I have been thinking that. -(laughs)
-Don't be stupid. -(laughs, sniffles)
I know, in all honesty,
it is true that I don't want you to...
ever have any contact with any woman, ever again.
No?
Okay.
Yeah, you'll only live, like, what, 50, 60 years, max,
provided your aorta doesn't disintegrate or whatever?
-Jesus. -That's not that long.
No. No, no it's fine.
Hmm. Just keep your head down, do your work.
-(chuckles) -Think of me.
And have no contact with any other woman.
Or I swear, I will find a way to come back to earth
-and kill the both of you. -(laughs)
I don't care who she is.
Okay.
I was thinking about giving up work, actually.
You can't do that. You'd just... You'd die.
I think I'll be fine.
But you have a calling.
I used to believe that.
I used to believe in callings and causes.
You're my calling.
You're what I believe in.
The rest of it just doesn't matter.
-(laughs) -(chuckles)
(soft music playing)
-(chuckles) -(Jack smooches)
(waves crashing)
(music concludes)
(heart monitor chiming)
Alice?
Alice. Alice.
Oh, fuck. Alice. Alice?
Fuck. Here.
Alice. No, no, no. No, no. No, no, not yet.
Er, hello?
Hey. Sorry, erm, er, the... the... the thing's not...
-Er, check pulses! -(Jack) Hey, Alice, you're okay.
You're okay, Alice, you're all right.
-Hey. -There's no pulse detected.
-(heart monitor chiming) -What...
(nurse 1) Will you just get
-the doctor in. -(nurse 2) Okay.
Erm, they said she's gonna be okay for a few weeks,
-she's got... -Just take your time.
What... what... What's...
Is she...
Well, has she passed?
(nurse 1) I'm so sorry, my love.
(gasps)
Alice?
(whimpers)
Alice.
Don't go, Alice, just...
She's gone, isn't...
-(sighs) -(sombre music playing)
(breathes deeply)
Are you all right?
(Jack) I'm fine.
Is this the last time I'll see her?
There's a viewing room downstairs. You're more than welcome.
What's that for?
It's important, if we go past other patients,
that they don't know.
I should stop crying or I'll give the game away.
You do whatever you need to, sir. It's all right.
(lift button clicks)
(lift bell chimes)
(bystander) Pasta just lays there in the middle of the day.
-Tires me out. -You don't have to have pasta
just because it's an Italian restaurant.
I can never resist it
and then I'm mad at myself for having it.
(music concludes)
Can I, er, stay until the morning?
Yes, it's just a couple of hours.
-(door opening) -Thanks. Thank you very much.
Of course.
(door shutting)
Hey, Alice.
-(soft music playing) -(Alice) Do you live near here?
(Jack) I work round the corner.
Are you suggesting we go to your office?
Oh, no, no, no, sorry, I... No.
-(Alice) We'll go to my apartment. -(Jack) Already?
(Alice) Or we part as friendly acquaintances.
Either's fine by me.
That's not a choice.
(Alice) You're great.
You're kind and your handsome and...
you're a good lover.
You're wonderful.
-I can see why you want me to go. -(chuckles)
(Jack) I'll call you.
(Alice) Thank you, but if it's okay with you,
I'd rather you didn't.
(Jack) Have you ever been with the same person twice?
Tonight will be the first time.
Be careful.
If I were careful with anything in this world,
I would be careful with you.
I'm so sorry about everything.
(Jack) It's not your fault.
(Alice) It's like completely and thoroughly my fault.
Jack...
if we were gonna try again...
I'd want to take it really slow.
Be really sure. Start on really firm footing.
(indistinct chatter)
(Alice) If I could be with anyone in the world...
it would be with you...
but it will end in ruins.
(Jack) Shouldn't it be my choice too.
-Knowing the risks. -(Alice) No.
'Cause you know them, but you don't know them.
(sobs)
(sniffles)
For those of you who have not spent a lot of time with Alice,
er, but are about to,
be ready for nothing to make sense
and yet, for everything to make sense.
Do not be alarmed, my friends, this is all perfectly normal.
It's not normal. It's... It is wildly better than normal,
it's... it's wonderful.
(Alice) Can I tell you what I think happened?
I did fall in love with Danny...
but you weren't there...
to provide context, you know?
(Jack) It's exhausting, isn't it? Being in love.
It's fucking brutal. (chuckles)
(Jack sighs)
Not exactly how I expected the day going. (chuckles)
(Jack) No.
(Alice) I think I'm getting good at it.
-(Jack) You're good at what? -Like, real life.
If that's something that you're interested in
or anything that you want to take a risk over.
Oh.
Can we think about it?
When have we ever not thought about it?
Never.
Whatever happens...
-(Jack chuckles) -(Alice laughs)
...I think we're gonna see each other again.
-(Jack) You think so? -(Alice) Mm-hmm.
Do you think I'm absolutely crackers for believing that?
(Jack) No.
Do you remember that first night that we met?
I do remember the first time we met, yeah. (chuckles)
(Alice) Do you remember what I asked you?
Yeah, you asked me fucking everything.
You asked me everything. All in a row. Like this.
(Alice laughs)
Do you remember when I asked you if you were religious?
Mm-hmm. I asked you back and you never answered.
-So, are you religious now? -(Alice) No!
Well, I mean...
Maybe, I don't know.
I mean, it's hard to find proof, isn't it? (chuckles)
(sighs)
But I think there are hints.
You're saying you've had a hint?
I am saying that, yeah.
And what was the hint?
I'm looking at him.
(chuckles)
(music concludes)
(hums)
(door opening)
Sorry.
It's all right. I'm just, erm...
(porter) I, er... Robby told me.
Yeah, I didn't catch his name. Sorry.
I... I've sort of got to get to work.
Okay.
I can help if you want or...
I've gotta do it. It's just legal reasons.
Can I have just one... one moment with her?
(porter) Of course.
Thanks.
(door shutting)
Okay, Alice... (sniffles) ...I'm getting kicked out.
So, I'm gonna give you one more kiss
'cause two would be deviant...
and then I'm gonna go, okay?
And I'll see you soon, darling.
To be continued.
-(melancholic music playing) -(breathes deeply)
(sniffles, clears throat)
(breathes deeply)
(sniffs)
(sighs, sniffles)
(sniffles)
(birds chirping)
(dial tone ringing)
(Celia) Hey, it's Celia. Sorry I missed your call.
Phone back later.
-(music concludes) -Hey, Celia, it's dad.
Er, I'm sorry to say this in a message,
but you can probably hear it in my voice anyway,
er, Alice passed away last night.
Ahead of schedule,
as always. Erm, I'm very sorry.
Maybe you could ask your mam
if I could have dinner with you tonight if...
if you're free, I would be very grateful.
Erm, I love you, darling.
Alice did, too.
(sighs)
(breathes deeply)
(indistinct chatter)
-(emotional music playing) -(Jack breathes heavily)
(breathes heavily)
(waves crashing)
(seagulls squawking)
(Alice) Jack.
(breathes heavily)
(chuckles)
(waves crashing)
(laughs)
-(chuckles) -(music concludes)
-(chuckles) -(Alice chuckles)
Did you know I was here?
No.
-So, that's not why you came, then? -No.
(indistinct chatter)
-(laughs) -(laughs)
See, I wondered how this would all happen.
How what would?
How we'd meet up.
I mean, it's not like this is ever gonna end, is it?
I hadn't realized that.
When we're not in touch, it's just...
the time in between.
(camera booth clicks)
MUSIC: "Tonada De Luna Llena" by Simón Diaz.
(camera booth clicks)
# Yo vi de una garza mora Dándole combate a un río
# Así es cómo se enamora Tu corazón con el mío
# Yo vi de una garza mora
# Dándole combate a un río
# Así es cómo se enamora
# Así es como se enamora Tu corazón #
(photos flutter in booth)
# Con el mío
# Tu corazón con el mío
# Luna, luna, luna llena
# Menguante
# Luna, luna, luna llena
# Menguante
# Luna, luna, luna llena
# Menguante, oh #
(Jack) Do you think it's been different this time?
(Alice) Yeah, I think it has been different...
but it's not like...
you know, real life. It's like fantasy.
You look very beautiful in this light.
Well, a bowl of shit would look beautiful in this light.
Oh, for f... No! No, it wouldn't!
(Alice) Yeah.
You know the way some people say that they peaked in school?
Or they peaked in their twenties or they peaked whenever?
Yeah, I was never really worried about peaking.
I was all just, always just like, you know,
trying to stay away from the valleys.
Hold that thought, can you scratch my back?
Yeah.
-Do you remember how to do it? -Yeah.
-(Alice chuckles) -(Jack clears throat)
Are you ready?
-I am so ready! -(chuckles)
Okay.
(laughs)
Okay, so when did you peak?
I peaked...
just now.
(soft music playing)
(birds chirping)
(wheelbarrow rattling)
(Celia sighs)
(switch clicks)
(paper shredder whirring)
(music concludes)