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Sid!

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Sid! How've you been? It's been ages.

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Johnny! Gosh, it has been...

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Yeah, sorry I've not, um...been...

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Laura. Hi.

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-You know each other?

-Dr Vere is my GP.

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Yeah. Um...how've you been?

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Good. That's why you've not seen me.

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-THEY CHUCKLE

-Small world.

-Yeah.

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You got time for a coffee?

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Sure, yeah. I've got five minutes.

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-It's good to see you, man!

-You, too.

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Me and Sid were in halls in our first year at uni.

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-Right.

-20 blokes on one corridor.

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I could tell you some stories!

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Um...I've got an early meeting.

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-It's nice to see you, Dr Vere.

-You, too.

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Johnny, that's for breakfast, and that's what I owe you.

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-Perfect.

-I'll call you about the weekend.

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-Bye, Doctor.

-Bye.

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So, er...you know Laura?

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Yeah, yeah. A few months now. She's great.

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-How did you meet?

-On the internet.

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Loads of people meet on the internet now. I was at a wedding...

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-We're not dating.

-Oh. Right.

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It's a professional relationship, that's all.

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Oh.

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Whoa! What's going on?

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I'm making lunch.

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Lunch? We haven't had breakfast yet.

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I have. I got up early.

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Promise me you've eaten breakfast.

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Yes, dear. Two slices of toast.

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That's the thing I dread most about getting older.

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You suddenly lose that magical ability to enjoy a lie-in.

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We all have to get old.

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This is too much. I need a coffee.

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How am I supposed to make breakfast when there is stuff everywhere?

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And what is that smell? Have you been frying garlic or something?

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-I thought it would be nice.

-Who's going to wash all this up?

-I will.

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-You're catching a train.

-I've got time.

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HE SIGHS

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Where'd this come from? It's huge!

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I bought it. You haven't got a lasagne dish.

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Who needs a lasagne dish? They come in handy little trays.

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That's not food.

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Who's the health-care professional around here?

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Also, I think you are seriously overestimating

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the amount of people left in this family.

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I'll soon be out of your hair.

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I thought we were going to have a sandwich.

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You could have asked.

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-You think I'm a hooker?

-No, I didn't say that!

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You think I would sell myself for money?!

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I'm...I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to offend.

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It's just that when you said...

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-JOHNNY LAUGHS

-I'm winding you up, man!

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-Right.

-Still can't believe you thought that.

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We used to live together.

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Yeah, with 18 other people, and you did get kicked out.

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Er...that wasn't my fault.

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-You set fire to the carpet.

-That WAS my fault.

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It wasn't my fault someone grassed on me.

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-And it was an accident.

-Of course it was,

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but they were talking about making the whole floor pay for it,

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so someone probably just...

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It's water under the bridge. I grudge no bears.

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So, you and Laura are just mates, then?

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No. She's one of my regular clients.

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There's a website.

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If you're a bit short of friendship for whatever reason,

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you can hire someone by the hour.

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-But it's not for sex?

-No!

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It's called MatesNotDates.co.uk.

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You want to go to a gig, but you have no-one to go with,

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so you hire someone.

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Then you don't have to go on your own and feel like a right nana.

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I see.

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You should try it. You'd make a ton of cash!

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I've already got a job, mate.

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Yeah, that's true, yeah. Huh!

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Isn't it kind of taking advantage of people?

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I mean, if they're willing to pay for friends,

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they're obviously in a bit of a vulnerable place.

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Or maybe they're just new to the area, or maybe they're just shy.

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You said yourself, lots of people meet on the internet.

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Yeah, but these people are actually paying you money.

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Are you even qualified for something like this?

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Course I am! I'm a great friend.

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Yeah. Well, um...I've got to go, mate.

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Aw, Sid. Sid, come on, sit down.

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No, I've got to go to work, but I'll send you a text or something.

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Right? See you.

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KNOCK AT DOOR

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-Mrs Tembe?

-Oh, er...Dr Carter.

-I did knock.

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Zara mentioned a CPD course. I wondered, do you have the brochure?

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Er...well, I did have,

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but Dr Carmichael has all the literature.

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-OK, I'll talk to her.

-Hm!

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Interesting book?

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Oh, well, I, er...I read most of it in one sitting.

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It is such a beautiful story.

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It is a mystery and a love story.

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The scene in the museum...

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Well, I do not want to give too much away.

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Sounds intriguing.

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Well, er...Mr Gupta and I

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are hoping to see the author at the Vale Literary Festival.

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I have a meeting at St Phil's

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and I'm hoping that he will read the book before we go.

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I'm glad that you two are getting on so well

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and pleased I had some part in getting you together.

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Well, thank you again. It was a wonderful evening.

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Everyone had a wonderful time.

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I don't think Ruhma got quite as much out of it as I'd hoped for.

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Well, perhaps she will improve when she sees the film.

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I think it will be a while before I can persuade her to do that.

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Well, that is a shame.

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Anyway, give my regards to Charles.

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Hm. I will.

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-KNOCK AT DOOR

-Come in.

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All right, mate?

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Johnny! What are you doing here?

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Bumping into you, it reminded me, I've been meaning to see a doctor.

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Right. Well, what about your usual GP?

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Ah. Never got around to registering.

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We're not supposed to treat people we know, so...

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-Dr Reid's really good, if...

-Oh, come on, I'm all signed up now!

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And it's not like we see each other all the time, is it?

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No, I guess not. OK.

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What seems to be the problem?

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Well, I've been getting pains.

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Pains...?

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Like, twinges.

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Sort of...here, sometimes over here, as well.

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OK. Is the pain related to exercise?

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Sometimes, sometimes not so much.

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-Right. Well, do you smoke?

-No.

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What about alcohol? How many units do you get through in a week now?

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Huh! A massive zero.

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-Really?

-Yeah.

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I stopped two years ago, totally cleaned up my act.

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Wow! OK, well, er...lift up your shirt.

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Oooh! Bit forward!

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I need to examine you.

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-Come on, on the bed.

-Sorry.

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So...how does patient confidentiality work, then?

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-Sorry?

-Well, once I'm your patient,

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you're not allowed to talk about me to anyone else, is that right?

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-There's nothing wrong with you, is there?

-Well, if you say so.

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This is about Laura, isn't it?

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Sid, I know it was you who grassed on me at uni.

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-What? No, no...

-Do you know, it's fine, it really is!

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That's who you are.

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And you're right, why should everyone else have to pay

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just because those indoor fireworks were faulty?

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They weren't indoor fireworks!

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It's water under the bridge!

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But...I don't want you talking to Laura.

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I don't want you telling her things that you think are true, but aren't.

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What things?

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You know.

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I'm different now.

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I stopped drinking.

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Yeah, well, it takes a lot more than that.

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And, anyway, I have a responsibility to my patients.

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To ALL your patients.

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I provide a service.

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And whether Laura wants to see me or not is her choice.

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And I don't need you muddying the waters, so...

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..leave it alone, mate, yeah?

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ZARA: A camping holiday? Are you out of your mind?!

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Why would you book something like that

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without running it by me first?!

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-Because I got a good price.

-Because it's winter!

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-Joe will get frostbite!

-It's unseasonably mild.

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Warm for March is still cold.

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It's going to be fine, OK?

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I just never really expected you to go.

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-Oh. Right.

-It's a boys' trip.

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OK? I've already explained to Joe

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that Mummy's going to be too worried about her nails

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and her heels to rough it for a weekend.

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-Hang on!

-Look, we're going to have an adventure, Joe and I.

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PHONE RINGS

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We're going to climb trees, cook sausages in the open-air.

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We're going to do all that, and you can have the house to yourself.

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Yes?!

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What now, Karen? I KNOW I have a gap for patients right now.

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So, what's the occasion?

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Er...no occasion, I just thought you might like lunch.

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You're one of my most regular clients and...

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Well, it's like a free gift.

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I've never been sure about free gifts. There's always a catch.

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Oh, well, there's no catch, just food.

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And I'm not going to try and sell you a time-share.

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Does that still exist?

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Well, I-I-I think so, yeah.

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I saw an ad for it somewhere. You get a free holiday.

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And then one day, they ambush you and try and take you hostage

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until you promise to buy into a chalet near Plymouth.

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Plymouth? That's very specific.

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Johnny, are you OK?

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Er...yeah. Yeah, I-I'm OK.

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I've never seen you like this before.

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If I didn't know better...

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You're not about to propose or something, are you?

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Ha-ha! You got me! Heh-heh!

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I want to make an honest woman of you!

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No! Er...that wouldn't be professional at all.

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What it is is, as I said, you're one of my most regular clients

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and we have a good time, don't we?

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-I wouldn't give you my money if we didn't.

-Well, exactly.

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Out of all the jobs I've had over the years, this is my favourite way of making a living

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because it doesn't feel like work at all.

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-That's nice.

-And I have had some terrible jobs!

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So...I was wondering,

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with that in mind,

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how would you feel about being friends for real,

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in real life, without any money involved?

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For free?

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How dare you reinforce gender stereotypes to our son?

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I wasn't aware that I had.

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"Mummy's too concerned with her nails and her high heels."

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I can rough it as well as any man!

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Hm. Sorry about this, Mrs Jenkins.

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Funny(!)

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I will have you know that I was in the Girl Guides.

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Yeah, until you got, um...kicked out, wasn't it?

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We don't talk about that.

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I still know how to climb trees and tie knots,

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and I can start a fire with a magnifying glass.

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-I'm impressed.

-You should be!

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Thing is, it's...it's all been a bit full-on recently

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and I was just hoping to have some time to bond with Joe.

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Man to man, you know?

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So, would you mind if this time, it was just us boys?

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You really should spend some time together. Joe would love that.

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OK.

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I'll see you at lunch.

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Oi! Dr Snuggles! Get out here!

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It's just ringing, ringing in my head.

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-Johnny?

-This is your fault!

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OK, OK, just...just calm down.

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Two years! Two years, I didn't have a drink!

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-How many have you had?

-Don't judge me, Doogie Howser!

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I'm not, I'm not! Just...just...just tell me what happened, OK?

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-You ruined everything!

-I-I didn't mean to.

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Why don't we just come in here and we can talk about it, yeah?

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-All right, all right, get off me!

-All right, all right, after you.

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All right, all right!

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(Sorry, sorry.)

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Maybe I should call the cab company.

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It's fine. There's time.

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What if there's traffic?

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Well, I'll catch the next train.

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And all the shops will be shut and you won't have any food.

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We've had a big lunch.

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Please promise me you're going to eat properly.

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SHE SIGHS

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What?

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Huh! Nothing.

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HE SIGHS

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What are you going to do for the rest of the day?

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Um...I don't know.

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I might crack open a box set and go to the pub.

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SHE SIGHS

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Tomorrow, a couple of ladies from the church will come around.

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They'll probably bring a pot of something.

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Good. That's good.

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I imagine they have a rota.

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Some of them have been through this themselves,

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so when it happens to someone, we band together.

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-It's nice that you...you have each other.

-Mm.

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And I'll come and see you...soon.

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That'd be nice.

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If you need anything, you'll call me?

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I will.

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HE SIGHS Where is that cab?

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This is your fault!

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Just calm down.

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I knew you were going to say something.

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That's why I tried to talk to her first!

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Laura?! No, I didn't say anything, I swear!

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Yeah, right(!)

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Why don't you just tell me what happened?

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I asked her if she wanted to be my friend, and she said no.

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That's what she said?

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That's what she meant!

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She doesn't have room in her life for that kind of relationship.

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Said she was happy with the way things were.

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And if I really wanted to be her friend,

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why did I keep taking her money?

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Right.

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I told her, we could just pretend I never said anything.

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But she said that wouldn't work, it would be too weird.

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And now she doesn't want to see me any more.

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I'm really sorry, Johnny.

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Is there anyone I can call?

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What? You want to get rid of me?

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No. No, no, not...not at all.

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It's just... Well, you're a member of AA,

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so maybe there's someone who you can talk to,

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someone who really understands what you're going through,

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-like a sponsor perhaps?

-I don't have a sponsor. We fell out.

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I see.

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Well, you can stay here, then.

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Maybe lie down and see if you can sleep it off for a bit?

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Yeah? OK.

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Apparently, the cab is just around the corner.

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I told you not to worry.

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Cabs are always "just around the corner".

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Then they either arrive or they disappear completely from existence.

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It's a Schrodinger's Cat kind of deal.

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Whose cat?

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Doesn't matter.

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What should I do with your father's telescope?

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-What kind is it?

-I don't know, just an ordinary telescope, I think.

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Refractor? Reflector? What's the aperture?

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If you don't want it, I can always take it to the charity shop.

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No, no! I...I do want it.

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It was Dad's. I want it...please.

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Thank you.

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HORN BEEPS

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Yay! A cab! The cat lives.

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RINGING TONE

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Johnny?

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-I'm calling Laura.

-Yeah, I don't think that's such a good...

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-Laura?

-Johnny?

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Laura? Are you there? Laura?!

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Johnny? Johnny? Why don't you just try and sleep it off, yeah?

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Heh! I'm going to sleep it off, yeah?

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You do that.

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Ohhhhh!

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-PHONE:

-Hello?

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Er...hi. Er...Laura, it's, um...Dr Vere.

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Is Johnny OK? Where are you?

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Yeah, yeah, he'll be fine.

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Um...we're at the Campus Surgery.

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I'll see if I can get away.

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OK. Um...thanks, Laura. See you soon.

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Are you sure this is what you want?

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I don't mind the train.

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-I could always drive you.

-I don't want to put you out.

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Thank you.

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Take care, Alasdair.

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You, too.

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-Alasdair?

-Yes?

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I just wanted to say...

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..I don't always understand you, but I am proud of you.

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OK, well, take care.

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Oh.

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Oh! Mmmm!

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Are you all right, love?

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Oh, Mr Kenwright.

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Yes, yes, I am fine, thank you.

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Look, come on, why don't you have a seat?

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We don't want you popping a stitch now, do we?

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Popping a stitch!

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So, er...how've you been now that you're off the antidepressants?

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How...how long has it been now?

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About eight weeks.

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Of course, yeah.

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I feel better. I'm starting to feel like my old self.

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Not that I ever will completely.

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And, actually, I think Johnny had a lot to do with that, you know.

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It was nice to have a friend without any baggage

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who didn't know me before.

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-Really?

-He's fun.

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He's very charming, he's a good listener.

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He's good at what he does.

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Right. Um...

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He's not my first friend,

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but he's been my favourite, I think.

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Being with him helped me to get my confidence back.

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And helped me get used to just being in the world.

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I don't think I could have come off the antidepressants

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-if it wasn't for him.

-It's just...

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Well, er...Johnny can be a bit...chaotic, I guess.

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And, er...I was just worried about you.

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I'm actually not as fragile as people think.

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That's good to know.

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But don't you...don't you already have friends?

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They were my husband's friends, too.

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Right.

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He died so suddenly...

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..and violently.

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And every time I saw them,

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there was that hanging between us.

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Yeah. Sure.

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And there's something else.

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Everyone thought we were this perfect couple, saving the world.

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But...after he died,

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I found out he was having an affair.

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I'm...I'm so sorry.

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I told no-one. What was the point? It wouldn't change anything.

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But it was hard keeping his secret.

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And for a while, I found it hard to trust anyone.

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It suited me to keep people at arm's length.

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To make friendship a transaction.

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And that's where Johnny came in?

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It's just...I'm not sure that Johnny

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is as good at it as you think he is.

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-What do you mean?

-Well, I don't think he's thick-skinned enough

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to sell himself by the hour.

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But he has other clients.

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Well, you have to ask him that, I...

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Right.

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But I do think that he really needs a friend at the moment.

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I don't know. I'm just starting to get my life back together.

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Was he drunk when he rang me?

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I don't think it happens very often.

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He never drank with me, but I guess I don't drink, so...

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Look, um...the thing that you need to ask yourself is,

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was it just a financial transaction,

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or was it more than that?

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Come on, Mrs Tembe, what are you doing up and about already?

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You're clearly rubbish at it.

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Actually, I'm nearly recovered and back at work part-time.

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Yeah, you're not fooling anyone.

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What brings you back to this place, anyway?

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A meeting.

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Oh, er...my book.

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Oh! I couldn't put this one down.

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-You have read it?

-Oh, yeah. I loved it.

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Especially all the parts...

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Sorry, spoilers. I don't want to ruin it for you.

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Oh, no, no, no. Actually, I finished reading it this morning.

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Well, what about the bits in the museum

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and all the cheeky nods to the Greek myths?

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I did not notice!

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Adrienne, the main character,

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she's obviously Ariadne, Mistress of the Labyrinth.

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I see!

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The whole thing is structured like a maze.

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-And Ariadne is a weaver, of course.

-Of course.

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You know, everyone reckons that Theseus is this big hero

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because he beats the Minotaur,

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but it's Ariadne who tells him how to do it.

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And what thanks does she get?

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He gets her up the duff and does a runner.

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It does not seem very fair.

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And then, when she dies in childbirth, he feels so bad,

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he pays these chaps to worship her as a goddess.

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So once a month, this young lad goes to her shrine

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and pretends to be giving birth.

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Nah, that's not worshipping, that's rubbing it in.

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What?

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I was a big fan of Jason and the Argonauts as a kid.

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That bit with the skeletons.

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Oh! I was very scared.

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It proper freaked me out, too.

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-I love all that stuff, though.

-So, you read a lot?

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Well, the library here's pretty good

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-and there's always time for a few pages between patients.

-Ah.

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Well, I, er...I'd better get back to my meeting.

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Come on, I'm walking you to your meeting.

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I don't want anyone else barging into you.

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Thank you.

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"Ghost stories." Tut!

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DANIEL HUMS A TUNE

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I've been thinking.

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I know you want to spend some time to bond with Joe,

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but I think we should all be together.

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You've been through a lot lately and...

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well, perhaps my boys would like me with them.

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Well...of course!

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Even if it is a camping trip,

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I think we should be together as a family.

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Come here.

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Oh!

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Oh, mate!

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-I'm so sorry!

-Don't worry about it.

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I'm the one who stuck my nose in, so...

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-Did I call you Dr Snuggles?

-Yep, you did.

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I'm not really sure who that is, but...

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A kids' TV flashback. Take it as a compliment.

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I was thinking, maybe we could go out later,

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see a film, grab a bag of chips on the way home.

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Yeah. Sounds good.

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And, then, maybe tomorrow, help you find another meeting to go to.

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It's really great that you stopped drinking, you know.

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Thanks, mate.

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I'm sorry I haven't been around much.

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Yeah.

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You've got stuff to do.

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And I'm really sorry for snitching on you.

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When did you know?

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Come on. You're a terrible liar.

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So I got kicked out, I'm not going to let

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something daft like that get in the way of being mates.

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-PHONE RINGS

-Oooh. Hang on.

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Yours, I believe.

0:25:190:25:21

Laura.

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Tonight? I, er...

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-Yeah, mate, go for it. We can see a movie any time.

-Great.

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So, what time do you want to meet?

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So I said to him, kick off all you like,

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but you should know there is no back to your gown,

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and it won't look pretty when they show the CCTV footage in court.

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-SHE CHUCKLES

-And what did he do?

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He sat down very carefully and kept his trap shut.

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Yes, well, I think that's what I would do.

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-THEY LAUGH

-So this is you.

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Oh. Well, er...well, thank you very much.

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Unless you want to play hooky?

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I'll create a distraction, you make a break for it.

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-Perhaps another time.

-It's a date.

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SHE CHUCKLES

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How lovely to see you, Mrs Tembe!

0:26:050:26:06

Mr Gupta, how lovely to see you!

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Take care of this one, Doc, she's only just back on her feet.

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Right. Thank you. I think we can probably take it from here.

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Well, thank you very much.

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-Is that the book?

-Ah, yes.

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Now, I thought you might like to read it before the weekend.

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I'd love to try. How thoughtful of you, Mrs Tembe.

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I have been dying to get stuck in.

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I read an article, apparently, he's very influenced by the Classics.

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Yes. Yes, that is what I have heard.

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I am looking so forward to this festival.

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It's lovely when you can be with someone

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who shares the same interests.

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Hm. Yes, indeed.

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Oh!

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And what about you? Are you actually a lesbian now, would you say,

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or do you think you'll go back to men?

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I just think they'd make a rather good couple.

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Charles is quite smitten by her, isn't he?

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I said I don't want any! Leave me alone!

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Hey! I told you to wait outside!

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Believe me, it's only when you share your pain

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that you start to realise it's all part of the circle of life.

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