Episode 6 6Degrees

Oh, Paul, from the letting agency...

There was no noise here last night.

Honestly, you don't have to send anybody round!

That isn't a head injury you just get up from.

Never mind throwing yourself about a football pitch.

Conor, I was only trying to help. Like you were helping when you convinced me to play in that match?

What happened between us was...

Yeah. We hadn't been that steaming in ages.

Get out.

Interfering little madam.

Tell me, Leech, what's it like to be a performing monkey?

'Ninja bags?'

Seriously? See you around.

You going to come to New Zealand with me?

And this is the bathroom...

Sandie!

Holy ...!

What's going on?

Ah, who are you? I'm from the estate agent's. What's happened?

Yous were sent eviction notices in the post. Weeks ago.

Eviction? Yeah, but what did we do?

Damage to the property, noise complaints from the neighbours...

What neighbours?

You defaulted on your tenancy agreement, all right?

Not my fault yous didn't respond in due time.

Sorry, when do we have to move out by? Tomorrow.

Oh... Hold on! Hold on.

You can't just...

What's this?

I think we're...homeless.

All right, Leechy!?

How's the head, son?

Big game today, lads!

Where's Sandie? TELEPHONE RINGS

I know, I thought she handled all this estate agent crap.

Hello? Da? You all right?

What did you say?

I'm in love with your shower! It's so clean!

You're a boy, but it's SO clean.

OK, look, I'm going to have to shoot here.

Aw, OK, two ticks.

Here, look, I'll just give you my key.

Excuse me?

Just lock up when you leave and give them back to me tonight.

But it's your graduation, do you not want to...? No.

I'll be gone after lunch, and before my mum can tell me

how much it cost them to put me through medical school.

Again.

So it's just...you and your parents?

Um...and Sarah.

No, yeah, no, that's... That's what I thought.

Look, Sandie...

..I'm going to tell her it's over.

I'm going to end things with Sarah. OK? Today.

I never asked you to. But I want to.

But after lunch.

OK?

Are you sure?

They can't kick us out. Legally, they already have.

Why is there a For Rent sign outside?

You tell us. These were under the stairs.

What? This says it's the final notice?

We thought you wanted to handle the estate agent stuff.

I'm not your mother! Or is this just another thing you want to blame me for?

It's OK, Sandie, we all know you've been a bit distracted lately. No, I haven't!

Really? Luke's been hanging out the back of you for weeks.

Like you're one to talk about late nights. Oh, aye? Did McCann tell you that

on one of your all-nighters at the library?

And where are you off to?!

I've got things to do. Oh, and I suppose I don't!

I just get to wash everyone's dishes and clean up after bin jenga

and sort out the estate agent stuff! You wanted to be in charge of...

And I suppose looking for a new house is going to be another 'Sandie job'?

What?

Oh...

Come on, Sandie.

We don't live together as it is.

I mean, when was the last time we were all together,

like this, in one room, not arguing?

Sheila, that old bitch...

What? Eva. Wait!

Eva, you don't even know if it was her!

"Noise complaints from the neighbours."

That old whore got us kicked out on our holes.

Sheila! Eva, it's not her fault.

Eva, what?

She left.

What do you mean she left?

Sheila's gone.

Yo!

So when you off?

Flight's tonight from Dublin

and...nothing but beer and sunshine for me, lad.

Did my dad mention anything to you about coming up to Belfast?

Ah, look, he's probably just up for the match. You know?

He knows.

He said he'd been hearing stories about what I'd been getting up to.

Said he was coming up to sort things out.

Well, I didn't tell him, Con.

Doesn't matter much now. Does it?

He probably thinks I'm... some kind of freak.

Con, just stop.

Just got to prove him wrong and show him what you're made of, you know?

Got your text.

Yeah, thanks...for coming.

Um...

Got you something.

It's second-hand, but the guy online had really good feedback.

But this is... What?

A goodbye present?

No, I just...

Yeah, I'm leaving.

Going travelling.

By yourself?

I was thinking of getting a job, saving some money,

then seeing how far I get.

You're going with McCann, aren't you?

What? This is just so you, Jess.

As soon as things get tough, you just run off.

When we had our problems, you didn't try to fix them or talk about them.

You just go after the first idiot that shows you a way out.

Wa...wait. This isn't what you talked about.

"Travelling, seeing the world."

You're just running away.

Danny, I'm not! But, yeah...

Have fun. OK?

HE CLEARS HIS THROAT

Where are you off to? Match.

You're back playing? Yeah.

You should be happy. Little payback for Meadows and all his shit.

He was the one who decked you the other night, wasn't he?

Look, I can take care of this myself, all right?

I don't need you swooping in at the last minute.

So what about when I dragged your arse off our doorstep

and cleaned you up the other night?

Don't know why I bothered now.

Here, have you seen this one?

Since when do you care so much about us all living together?

I don't!

Eva, I know you're pissed about how you and Sheila left things.

Just because she's gone doesn't mean you have to work this hard

to keep the rest of us together.

I'm glad she's gone. Good riddance to her.

And if she had wanted me to know,

she would have had the balls to come and say goodbye to my face.

Eva...

..I'm leaving. Have you not seen the sign outside? We're all leaving.

No, I mean, I'm moving home. Back to my mum's.

Is this because Jess is going?

No, this is about me.

I...I don't know what I'm doing here.

Not after the hash I made of my film course. It wasn't that bad.

And if I'm not staying for the course, or for my girlfriend, then...

what?

Racking up all this debt on tuition fees, sleeping on a sofa,

and for what?

I don't know...

Hey.

Oh, hiya! I didn't know if you got my text.

Yeah, what's going on?

I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't be here, but...

Basically, I'm homeless.

I just can't talk about this now. My parents are right inside, you know?

I know, I just thought... Hold on, wait inside the car.

I'll make an excuse and I'll be out as soon as I can, OK?

No, you don't have to. I'm going to sort this out.

DOORBELL RINGS

Is Conor here? Who's asking?

His father.

You forget something?

Sorry, I'm so sorry, I just couldn't get away. You OK?

I'm sorry, I...shouldn't have...

No, I was just thinking, if you needed somewhere to crash...

I think we shouldn't see each other any more.

I thought it was what you wanted.

What we both wanted.

You don't know what you want.

Medicine, girlfriends...

Sandie! But let me tell you what you want, OK?

You want to be with your girlfriend.

Just like you have for the last year and...

like you did, even after you met me.

Sandie, I'm ending things with Sarah.

No, you're not.

But it was fun pretending, wasn't it?

You, running about like you were single

and...me, acting like the other woman.

Whatever that is.

Here.

You should go.

What?

No! Please just...get out.

No! We have to talk about this!

I can't!

I can't.

Please just...

..go back to your girlfriend, who loves you.

And...

SHE SIGHS

..don't call me again.

MOBILE PHONE VIBRATES

No! I did not have yous evicted, you cheeky wee...

All right! All right!

I put up with you long enough,

why would I only complain once I'm out the door?

I don't know...

Dementia?

The new place looks all right?

"Sheltered accommodation."

It's nice enough.

And they have people to look in on you.

So Danny's leaving.

He's moving back home.

Oh. Oh, right.

And what did you say?

Nothing.

Makes a change.

Wasn't so long ago you were hunting down my exes,

asking for second chances.

And?

I missed the boat with Tommy,

32 years and four dogs ago.

It doesn't matter what I'd say to him now.

Only what I didn't say back then.

Look, I'm fine on me own!

Now, that sounds familiar.

REFEREE WHISTLES

MOBILE PHONE RINGS

Sand-job! Where are you at?

'Leech, have you seen Conor?'

He tried to phone me, but I can't get hold of him now.

Yeah, yeah, he's here at the match, he's back playing!

What? No! Leech, Conor can't play!

MUFFLED: 'It's too dangerous!'

What are you on about!?

LINE GOES DEAD

Leech?! Oh...Leech?

'OK... Think this is running.

'Right, well, I think this whole gift thing didn't really go

'so well the first time, did it?

'So take two...'

This camera's for you, Danny.

For all the films you've still got to make. And I know you will.

Even if I might not see them.

Look, I am leaving.

But not with Ronan.

Because you were wrong, smartarse.

Cos I'm not running away.

For the first time in forever, it's like I'm running TO something.

I want to go to Chile and Mongolia...

and stay in cheap hostels and all that crap.

And I don't want to keep blaming anyone else for...

for me being too scared to do this.

So take lots of pictures and make lots of movies,

because I'll want to see them all when I get back.

'Because for all your talk about giving up,

'or dropping out,

'you're right where you're supposed to be, Danny.

'Exactly where you need to be.'

'I'm just sorry I wasn't.'

THEY CHEER

You're not supposed to be here.

Could say the same about you.

Sandie told me.

I mean, what are you doing, huh?

I'm out there cheering you on with your da and I didn't even know

you weren't supposed to be playing football. I'm fine. Same as ever.

No, you're not.

And don't tell me this about

getting one over on that bellend across the street.

Get out of my way, Leech.

I'm not moving.

I'm not going to tell you again.

You're not going out there, Conor.

Move!

So what's this about, huh?

What's the plan here?

What, your da sees you out on the pitch, one of the lads, and what?!

Hmm? Everything's perfect? You're better, all of a sudden?

You can't play football any more

and you're never going to be straight.

I know that's what I wanted!

When I first found out about you.

I didn't want it to be true.

I just wanted for you to go back to being Conor again.

Be my mate again.

Cos a real mate wouldn't lie about something like that!

I couldn't tell you.

You don't have to prove anything to people like me.

Not to those wankers out there, not to Meadows, not even to your da!

All right?

Right, I was looking for you. Oh, yeah?

You all packed up then?

I was talking to Sheila,

about you moving back, and she...well, I...

thought that you shouldn't move back home.

I mean that...

I don't want you to go.

Or... Eva, It's OK.

I'm not going anywhere, I'm staying right here.

Good.

Cos...cos I like you, Danny.

Like, I really like you.

More than a friend.

I really like you too.

But Jess is gone.

And she left because of me.

Cos...

once we got together, we couldn't go back.

I've already lost one friend today.

And I don't want to lose another one.

Come here.

Your da must've left. I didn't see him when we were leaving.

Yeah, probably for the best.

All right, losers!

Ah, I'm only messing, Leechy. How's your wee mate over there?

Were you too scared to stick around for the second half?

Come on. Just keep the noise down.

I wouldn't want to have to complain to your landlord again!

What did he say? Conor.

So, um, you enjoy the match?

I didn't come up here for a football match.

These are my housemates.

You know Leech...I mean, Chris.

Would you like to come in for a cup of tea, Mr Martin? No.

But thank you, though.

I'll just be a minute.

Your mother sent me up here to collect you.

And you know why, don't you?

Well... You go get your things, I'll wait out here.

He's packing now and he won't even listen to us.

Sandie, maybe if you said something to him... Like what? Huh?

'That's his family out there and we're just his...

'I'm the last person to be telling him what to do.

'So what? We're just going to let him take off now, are we?'

What else can we do? You're talking like you want him to go!

Of course I don't want him to go!

I don't want any of us to go.

DOOR CLOSES

What stories have you heard about me?

I'm not talking about this, not here.

Because that's...that's not how I wanted you to find out...

Are you getting your bags or not? Dad, I'm gay.

It's nothing new or weird or...

It's just me.

And it's always been me.

And I'm not going anywhere.

Life's difficult enough, son.

I just don't want you making it any harder on yourself.

I'm not...

..but you are.

I'll call you.

THEY CHEER

Cheers.

We're still getting evicted, it's not like a magic sign or anything.

There! Yous happy now? Look, huh?

Recycling! Look at those flames.

Not very green, though. Yeah, I'm not taking it home with me,

that's for sure! Speaking of,

me and Danny have seen a few places online today.

Yep! And they weren't all complete skips. Lots of bedrooms!

Look what I found in the cupboard. Yes!

We should do a toast!

To...homelessness?

To Jess.

Yeah, to Jess!

May she be happy wherever she is,

and may we get lots of postcards,

wherever we are.

ALL: To Jess!

And whoever she's riding in Mongolia!

Leech!

What, was that too soon or something, was it?

Not at all!

CAR HORN HONKS

MEADOWS: 'Leech!'

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