Will You Be My Friend?

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0:00:33 > 0:00:35# You've been taking your time

0:00:35 > 0:00:38# And you've been living on solid air... #

0:00:38 > 0:00:42Oh, are they still here? Ay, ay, ay...

0:00:42 > 0:00:44# You've been walking the line

0:00:44 > 0:00:50# You've been living on solid air

0:00:50 > 0:00:54# Don't know what's going round inside

0:00:54 > 0:00:57# And I can tell you that it's hard to hide

0:00:57 > 0:01:04# When you're living on solid air

0:01:09 > 0:01:11# And you've been painting the blues

0:01:11 > 0:01:16# You've been looking through solid air

0:01:18 > 0:01:20# You've been seeing it through

0:01:20 > 0:01:25# And you've been looking through solid air

0:01:26 > 0:01:29# Don't know what's going on in your mind

0:01:29 > 0:01:33# And I can tell you don't like what you find

0:01:33 > 0:01:36When you're moving through solid air... #

0:01:36 > 0:01:38- KNOCK ON DOOR - Yep?- OK, I'm done.

0:01:38 > 0:01:41What time are you home?

0:01:41 > 0:01:45Oh... Last appointment at half five. Should be home about six?

0:01:45 > 0:01:47OK. If I'm not there, you can eat without me.

0:01:47 > 0:01:49- Why? Where are you going?- I'm going to the police station

0:01:49 > 0:01:51- to talk to Rob and Jimmi. - About what?

0:01:51 > 0:01:53About the Viper situation.

0:01:53 > 0:01:56So, it's a situation now, is it?

0:01:56 > 0:01:58Is this to do with Joel?

0:01:58 > 0:02:02Partly, but I want to get to grips with the problem.

0:02:02 > 0:02:03What?

0:02:03 > 0:02:06I don't know why you need to get to grips with anything.

0:02:06 > 0:02:09OK, Joel, he's smart, he's educated.

0:02:09 > 0:02:11He's got money.

0:02:11 > 0:02:13If he plays with fire, he's going to get burnt.

0:02:13 > 0:02:15Heston, it's not your responsibility.

0:02:15 > 0:02:18Oh, I see. Because Joel comes from a privileged background,

0:02:18 > 0:02:21he's not entitled to the same level of sympathy as a Besa or Tamanna?

0:02:21 > 0:02:23I'm saying it's a lot of effort

0:02:23 > 0:02:25for someone who should have known better.

0:02:25 > 0:02:28OK, he had choices.

0:02:28 > 0:02:30Besa didn't have choices.

0:02:30 > 0:02:32I'm going. I'll see you at home.

0:02:32 > 0:02:33Right.

0:02:33 > 0:02:35Yes, yes, you will.

0:02:48 > 0:02:52"Hello, Number 92. This is number 87.

0:02:52 > 0:02:56"My name is Jessie. You don't know me,

0:02:56 > 0:02:59"but I know you a little.

0:02:59 > 0:03:02"You're married to a policeman, and you work.

0:03:02 > 0:03:06"I don't know what you do, but I'd love to find out, though.

0:03:06 > 0:03:09"I'm in my seventies and suddenly find myself

0:03:09 > 0:03:14"short of friends as they have all moved on in one way or another.

0:03:14 > 0:03:16"Will you be my friend?"

0:03:20 > 0:03:23"I know this is an unusual request,

0:03:23 > 0:03:26"but be reassured - I'm not a crazy.

0:03:26 > 0:03:29"I'm just a neighbour who'd like to make friends before time

0:03:29 > 0:03:31"sneaks up and has its way.

0:03:31 > 0:03:34"It can be pesky like that.

0:03:34 > 0:03:36"Do you fancy coming for cake today?

0:03:36 > 0:03:40"It's short notice, but now is always better than tomorrow.

0:03:40 > 0:03:44"I'm a very good baker! How does 4:30pm sound?

0:03:44 > 0:03:50"Please RSVP on 0121 496 0875.

0:03:50 > 0:03:52"Jessie."

0:04:01 > 0:04:04Last week, the police dealt with nine Viper-related incidents

0:04:04 > 0:04:07- on Saturday alone.- When did it get so out of hand?

0:04:07 > 0:04:10It's no worse than any other drug. It's the public I feel sorry for.

0:04:10 > 0:04:13Last week, someone defecated outside a hairdresser's.

0:04:13 > 0:04:14Oh, that's disgusting.

0:04:14 > 0:04:16I hope you're not upsetting Heston?

0:04:16 > 0:04:18No, I was just telling him about the defecator.

0:04:18 > 0:04:22Ah, the defecator. On OAP day, as well.

0:04:22 > 0:04:25I'll tell you what, that spoilt plenty of purple rinses,

0:04:25 > 0:04:27- I can tell you.- Did you arrest him?

0:04:27 > 0:04:30No. Gave him a £40 fixed penalty and told him to move on.

0:04:30 > 0:04:32Is that it?

0:04:32 > 0:04:33Nothing more we could have done.

0:04:33 > 0:04:36Legally, we could have done more if it was his dog

0:04:36 > 0:04:38leaving piles of joy on the pavement.

0:04:38 > 0:04:40Oh, come on, Heston, we do our best, don't we?

0:04:40 > 0:04:42We're always picking up society's problems.

0:04:42 > 0:04:44Only in this case, it's literal.

0:04:44 > 0:04:47It comes down to the same old, same old, doesn't it? Economics.

0:04:47 > 0:04:49Yeah, but you can't just blame lack of funding.

0:04:49 > 0:04:53Of course you can! Same as your profession, the NHS -

0:04:53 > 0:04:55it's cutbacks. We don't have enough police.

0:04:55 > 0:04:59We have to prioritise. Plus the fact that the Manchester Viper market

0:04:59 > 0:05:01is saturated, so it's all come down to Birmingham,

0:05:01 > 0:05:04and then onto Letherbridge. The price has come down, so now

0:05:04 > 0:05:06every Tom, Dick or Harry can get it whenever they want.

0:05:06 > 0:05:08And we're left to deal with it.

0:05:08 > 0:05:10Yeah, but you can't ignore it. You have to do something.

0:05:10 > 0:05:12Tell you what,

0:05:12 > 0:05:15if you can come up with an answer, you let me know.

0:05:15 > 0:05:16But drugs are like rats.

0:05:16 > 0:05:20You can't get rid of them, you need to learn to live with them.

0:05:20 > 0:05:23I'm gasping for a cuppa. Anybody else?

0:05:31 > 0:05:35SHE SPEAKS SPANISH

0:05:45 > 0:05:46There you go.

0:05:46 > 0:05:49Thank you so much, Mrs Reid. You're most kind.

0:05:49 > 0:05:51You're welcome. It's just a bit heavier than I thought!

0:05:51 > 0:05:53That's Carlos. He always overpacks.

0:05:53 > 0:05:56Since his heart operation, he is not allowed to carry a thing.

0:05:56 > 0:05:58And now I have hurt my back.

0:05:58 > 0:06:01I am beginning to think our tour is cursed.

0:06:01 > 0:06:02Oh, no, no, no. Well, look,

0:06:02 > 0:06:05I'm just glad that you're both here safe and sound.

0:06:05 > 0:06:07So, what do you think of the room?

0:06:07 > 0:06:10Yeah, it's beautiful. Isn't it, Carlos?

0:06:10 > 0:06:13Si.

0:06:13 > 0:06:15And the flowers - most kind.

0:06:15 > 0:06:16Oh, you're welcome.

0:06:16 > 0:06:19You want to make a good impression, don't you? I mean, you never know.

0:06:19 > 0:06:23We have stayed in some home B&Bs you wouldn't let your dog stay in.

0:06:23 > 0:06:28No, this is exquisite by comparison.

0:06:28 > 0:06:32Thanks...I think. Right, well, I'll leave you both to unpack.

0:06:32 > 0:06:35And do help yourself to anything you need.

0:06:35 > 0:06:37Mi casa es su casa.

0:06:37 > 0:06:39Mi casa es tu casa! Most kind.

0:06:39 > 0:06:42OK, no problem. OK.

0:06:42 > 0:06:44HE SPEAKS SPANISH

0:06:47 > 0:06:49My husband wants me to ask you something.

0:06:49 > 0:06:50Yes, of course. Fire away.

0:06:50 > 0:06:55Are you happy to accommodate small idiosyncrasies?

0:06:56 > 0:06:57Idiosyncrasies...?

0:06:57 > 0:06:59Quirks.

0:06:59 > 0:07:01Little ones?

0:07:01 > 0:07:05Yes, I suppose. Yes, no problem.

0:07:05 > 0:07:09Great, well, as I said, mi casa es su casa.

0:07:09 > 0:07:11See you later.

0:07:13 > 0:07:17The letter was in the pile of junk mail?

0:07:17 > 0:07:19How do we not know her?

0:07:19 > 0:07:21She only lives across the way.

0:07:21 > 0:07:22It's a sign of the times.

0:07:22 > 0:07:26Who knows their neighbours any more? Life's too busy.

0:07:26 > 0:07:28Yeah, but it's shocking.

0:07:28 > 0:07:31I mean, how long have we lived here and we know two people?

0:07:31 > 0:07:33It doesn't matter how long we've lived there.

0:07:33 > 0:07:35It's the way we live our lives, isn't it?

0:07:35 > 0:07:38Everyone gets home, shuts the door, wants to stay safe.

0:07:39 > 0:07:41I don't know what to do.

0:07:41 > 0:07:43It's 4.15, I'm in my comfies,

0:07:43 > 0:07:46and I was going to make the most of my afternoon off,

0:07:46 > 0:07:48- curl up and watch some TV. - Sounds like a plan.

0:07:48 > 0:07:50Don't eat all my chocolates.

0:07:50 > 0:07:52You said they were for me!

0:07:52 > 0:07:53I lied.

0:07:53 > 0:07:56Blimey. Charming!

0:07:56 > 0:07:58So, what am I going to do?

0:07:58 > 0:07:59I don't know.

0:07:59 > 0:08:02Give her a bell in the morning and pop round with a pastry

0:08:02 > 0:08:05or a pot plant or something. That'll make her day.

0:08:05 > 0:08:07No. I'm going to go.

0:08:07 > 0:08:09Now's better than never, isn't it?

0:08:09 > 0:08:11If you say so. Listen love, I've got to go.

0:08:11 > 0:08:13- OK, bye.- Bye.

0:08:16 > 0:08:19Jimmi, we've had a shout. Possible Viper overdose.

0:08:19 > 0:08:20Can Heston come?

0:08:22 > 0:08:24Why not?

0:08:26 > 0:08:30Idiosyncrasies?! What did she mean by that?

0:08:30 > 0:08:32I've no idea.

0:08:32 > 0:08:34To be honest with you, I'm a bit scared.

0:08:34 > 0:08:37I mean, he was wearing his sunglasses the whole time.

0:08:37 > 0:08:38SHE LAUGHS

0:08:38 > 0:08:42Maybe he's Spanish mafia and there's a body in the case.

0:08:42 > 0:08:46- That's why it was so heavy. - You are not helping.

0:08:46 > 0:08:49There's probably nothing in that case but sex toys and handcuffs.

0:08:49 > 0:08:50THEY LAUGH

0:08:52 > 0:08:54Stop it!

0:08:58 > 0:09:01Oh, dear God. I have to go.

0:09:21 > 0:09:23Hi, Jessie.

0:09:23 > 0:09:26This is number 92.

0:09:26 > 0:09:29My name is Karen and I would love to come round for cake.

0:09:29 > 0:09:34Thank you so much for inviting me. I'm running a little late,

0:09:34 > 0:09:37but I'll be with you soon. I hope that's all OK.

0:09:37 > 0:09:38Erm... Bye.

0:09:54 > 0:09:56Oh, that looks delicious.

0:09:56 > 0:09:58Oh, do you have ice?

0:09:58 > 0:10:00Yes. By the peas.

0:10:03 > 0:10:04Oh...

0:10:04 > 0:10:07Ah, here it is.

0:10:07 > 0:10:10White port is a speciality

0:10:10 > 0:10:13- of La Mancha, and is one of our favourites.- Oh.

0:10:13 > 0:10:16It is best served with ice,

0:10:16 > 0:10:21as it releases the flavours of the dried fruit.

0:10:21 > 0:10:23And the nuts.

0:10:23 > 0:10:25And the nuts. Let's not forget the nuts.

0:10:25 > 0:10:27No, let's not.

0:10:27 > 0:10:29So, a toast.

0:10:29 > 0:10:33To strong, open-minded women.

0:10:38 > 0:10:41Mmmm. Oh, that's lovely.

0:10:41 > 0:10:43I'm glad you like it. Another?

0:10:43 > 0:10:45Oh, yes.

0:10:45 > 0:10:48So, how long have you two been into the whole...

0:10:48 > 0:10:50..naked thing?

0:10:50 > 0:10:53Ten or twelve years? Is that right, Carlos?

0:10:53 > 0:10:55- Si.- Oh, that long?

0:10:55 > 0:10:56Mmm. Yeah, we worked in Madrid

0:10:56 > 0:11:00and we wanted to shake off some of the stuffiness of the city...

0:11:00 > 0:11:03..and embrace our more natural selves.

0:11:03 > 0:11:05Well, you've certainly achieved that.

0:11:05 > 0:11:08Well, there's nothing more pleasing than a warm breeze on your...

0:11:08 > 0:11:12It's January, though. I mean, it's cold. Freezing!

0:11:12 > 0:11:15Surely that presents some challenges?

0:11:15 > 0:11:17Well, that is the beauty of visiting your country.

0:11:17 > 0:11:19- Central heating, double glazing.- Oh.

0:11:19 > 0:11:21We can indulge all year.

0:11:22 > 0:11:26- Have you ever tried it?- Hmm?- Taking your clothes off?

0:11:26 > 0:11:30No. No, no, no. Not for me.

0:11:30 > 0:11:32But, you know, I'm all for live and let live.

0:11:33 > 0:11:35Your outlook is refreshing.

0:11:35 > 0:11:37No so many hosts have been this accommodating.

0:11:37 > 0:11:40We have had to leave some very bad reviews.

0:11:40 > 0:11:43The world is full of such stuffy so-and-sos, isn't it?

0:11:45 > 0:11:48You're big.

0:11:48 > 0:11:50I beg your pardon?

0:11:50 > 0:11:54You...English. Big drinks.

0:11:55 > 0:11:57He means drinkers.

0:11:57 > 0:11:59Oh, right, I see.

0:11:59 > 0:12:02Yes, well I suppose that is what we're known for.

0:12:02 > 0:12:04Maybe we rely on it a little too much.

0:12:04 > 0:12:05No, I do not think so.

0:12:05 > 0:12:07- No?- No.

0:12:07 > 0:12:09I think you like to have a good time.

0:12:09 > 0:12:13- To party.- Party? Yes, perhaps.

0:12:13 > 0:12:14Well, sometimes.

0:12:16 > 0:12:18HE SPEAKS SPANISH

0:12:20 > 0:12:23He says you are a very interesting woman.

0:12:24 > 0:12:27Oh, thank you. Well, I try to be.

0:12:27 > 0:12:29We should get to know each other better.

0:12:29 > 0:12:32OK. Great.

0:12:41 > 0:12:44My life has been blessed.

0:12:44 > 0:12:46The dreams I had as a child were my waking days,

0:12:46 > 0:12:49and I've not lacked for love.

0:12:49 > 0:12:5415 years ago, my husband died and a hole opened up.

0:12:54 > 0:12:56I have taken singing lessons

0:12:56 > 0:13:00and tried to fill that hole with hope and joy.

0:13:00 > 0:13:05But even so, more often than not I find myself alone,

0:13:05 > 0:13:07surrounded by silence.

0:13:08 > 0:13:14# You've been living on solid air

0:13:19 > 0:13:21# And you've been painting the blues... #

0:13:21 > 0:13:24I realise that telling this story is an indulgence,

0:13:24 > 0:13:27an old lady's whimsy.

0:13:27 > 0:13:30But, please, I ask you to indulge me

0:13:30 > 0:13:32and listen to what I have to say,

0:13:32 > 0:13:34because it is important.

0:13:36 > 0:13:40# Don't know what's going round in your mind

0:13:40 > 0:13:43# And I can tell you don't like what you find... #

0:13:43 > 0:13:45DOORBELL RINGS

0:13:56 > 0:13:59Hello? Hello?

0:14:02 > 0:14:04- Can I help?- Oh, hello.

0:14:04 > 0:14:07It's Karen, isn't it, from across the road?

0:14:07 > 0:14:08Maureen, from 89.

0:14:08 > 0:14:11We met at that council meeting about the traffic.

0:14:11 > 0:14:13Oh, right, yes.

0:14:13 > 0:14:14Are you trying to get in?

0:14:14 > 0:14:17Erm... No, not exactly. I'm here to see Jessie,

0:14:17 > 0:14:19but it doesn't look like she's here.

0:14:19 > 0:14:22Oh. No, she's not.

0:14:22 > 0:14:26Well, I've been stood up, then, because she invited me for cake.

0:14:26 > 0:14:28No, you haven't been stood up.

0:14:28 > 0:14:31Jessie's not here because...she's dead.

0:14:34 > 0:14:37A slight purplish tinge to the lips.

0:14:37 > 0:14:40We've seen that before, haven't we, with Viper?

0:14:40 > 0:14:42Yeah, I'm just confirming death. You got a name?

0:14:42 > 0:14:45Yeah, Rory Lamb. And guess what? That's his wife.

0:14:45 > 0:14:47Alice Lamb.

0:14:48 > 0:14:51- Does she even know he's dead?- I wouldn't have thought so.

0:14:51 > 0:14:53I don't thinks she knows what planet she's on.

0:14:53 > 0:14:55We'll take her to the station and tell her later.

0:14:55 > 0:14:57I need to check her over first. I'll just finish up.

0:14:57 > 0:15:00- I can examine her.- Heston, you're only here to observe.

0:15:00 > 0:15:03- Well, I'm here. I may as well.- Yeah, go on. You might as well let him.

0:15:03 > 0:15:06- You get two doctors for the price of one.- Yeah, yeah, go on, then.

0:15:07 > 0:15:11Mrs Lamb? Alice? I'm Dr Carter.

0:15:11 > 0:15:14Can you hear me?

0:15:14 > 0:15:17I'd like to examine you, if that's all right?

0:15:17 > 0:15:18I'm just going to take your pulse.

0:15:18 > 0:15:22No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!

0:15:22 > 0:15:24SHE SCREAMS

0:15:24 > 0:15:26No, no, no!

0:15:26 > 0:15:28SHE SCREAMS

0:15:32 > 0:15:34When did she die?

0:15:34 > 0:15:38On Friday, in her sleep. She was very ill.

0:15:38 > 0:15:40I mean, I just found the invitation today.

0:15:40 > 0:15:43She wanted to be friends. I feel awful cos she reached out...

0:15:43 > 0:15:47It's all right. She reached out to a few of us on the street.

0:15:47 > 0:15:50- Look...- Did you know her?

0:15:50 > 0:15:52Not before last week.

0:15:52 > 0:15:55I nodded a hello a few times, but that was all.

0:15:55 > 0:15:57What was she like?

0:15:57 > 0:16:01What was she like? Special, I think.

0:16:01 > 0:16:05I mean, she was lonely and dying, but she was full of life.

0:16:05 > 0:16:08You'd never have known how ill she was.

0:16:08 > 0:16:10What was wrong with her?

0:16:10 > 0:16:12Cancer.

0:16:12 > 0:16:16She'd had her tongue removed a year or so ago to treat it.

0:16:16 > 0:16:19I know, I know, it's awful.

0:16:19 > 0:16:22And then the cancer came back.

0:16:22 > 0:16:24Poor woman.

0:16:32 > 0:16:37I won't say it wasn't odd, sitting around that table of cakes.

0:16:37 > 0:16:39Awkward, even.

0:16:39 > 0:16:42But then she started writing questions

0:16:42 > 0:16:46on this chalk board she'd got. "How long have you lived on the street?"

0:16:46 > 0:16:49"How old are your children now?"

0:16:49 > 0:16:52Would we prefer chocolate or carrot cake?

0:16:52 > 0:16:55THEY LAUGH AND CHATTER

0:16:55 > 0:16:58And the mood changed.

0:16:58 > 0:17:00People started talking and laughing.

0:17:00 > 0:17:02- Does anybody want some more tea topped up?- Oh, yes.

0:17:02 > 0:17:04I'll have a little.

0:17:07 > 0:17:11It was... It was a lovely afternoon.

0:17:11 > 0:17:13Well, I should have liked to have been there.

0:17:13 > 0:17:16I would have liked to have known her.

0:17:16 > 0:17:18Maybe you still can.

0:17:19 > 0:17:21So, you are a widow,

0:17:21 > 0:17:23and your son lives on the other side of the world?

0:17:23 > 0:17:25My heart goes out to you.

0:17:25 > 0:17:28It is what it is. I don't need sympathy, really.

0:17:28 > 0:17:30Oh, no. I'm not giving you any.

0:17:30 > 0:17:34I see before me a woman who is embracing life

0:17:34 > 0:17:36and inviting the world into her home.

0:17:36 > 0:17:38Well, perhaps.

0:17:38 > 0:17:41To be honest, being a host is new to me.

0:17:41 > 0:17:43It's more of a business, really.

0:17:43 > 0:17:46Oh, so you have no other income?

0:17:46 > 0:17:47No, I do.

0:17:47 > 0:17:50- What do you do?- I'm a doctor.

0:17:50 > 0:17:51A doctor!

0:17:51 > 0:17:53THEY SPEAK SPANISH

0:17:54 > 0:17:57So, money is not an issue for you?

0:17:58 > 0:18:01I think you are excited about the prospect

0:18:01 > 0:18:05of having new experiences, am I right?

0:18:05 > 0:18:07Maybe.

0:18:07 > 0:18:08You are like me.

0:18:08 > 0:18:11When Carlos collapsed on the golf course,

0:18:11 > 0:18:14I thought my life was over.

0:18:14 > 0:18:18But the doctors, they fixed his heart...

0:18:18 > 0:18:22..and in a way I also think they fixed mine, too.

0:18:22 > 0:18:24You know what I am saying?

0:18:24 > 0:18:26Yes. Yes, I think I do.

0:18:26 > 0:18:28So, we are on this crazy trip of Europe,

0:18:28 > 0:18:31staying in small hotels and people's houses.

0:18:31 > 0:18:33We're just having a massive adventure.

0:18:33 > 0:18:37And I think in a way you are also having your own adventure, too.

0:18:37 > 0:18:40We are part of each other's adventure, are we not?

0:18:40 > 0:18:45Yes. But in your adventure, you have nothing on!

0:18:45 > 0:18:47Except Carlos' sunglasses!

0:18:47 > 0:18:49- He never takes them off.- Why is that?

0:18:52 > 0:18:53HE SPEAKS SPANISH

0:18:55 > 0:18:58- I am a vampire! - THEY LAUGH

0:18:58 > 0:19:02No. No, no, no. His eyes...

0:19:02 > 0:19:04..the light hurts.

0:19:04 > 0:19:06Oh, he has photophobia?

0:19:06 > 0:19:08- Exactly!- I see.

0:19:10 > 0:19:13HE SPEAKS SPANISH

0:19:15 > 0:19:17- You know what he says?- Not a clue.

0:19:17 > 0:19:19It's a toast.

0:19:19 > 0:19:24Up, down, centre and down the hatch, yeah?

0:19:24 > 0:19:29THEY TOAST IN SPANISH

0:19:33 > 0:19:37And now, a British toast, please.

0:19:37 > 0:19:40Oh, OK, let me think. Erm...

0:19:40 > 0:19:43Well...bottoms up!

0:19:43 > 0:19:46- Bottoms up?- Bottoms up. - Bottoms up!

0:19:46 > 0:19:48- Yeah.- Bottoms up.

0:19:48 > 0:19:49THEY CHEER

0:19:52 > 0:19:55HE SPEAKS SPANISH

0:19:55 > 0:19:57Ah, yes.

0:19:57 > 0:19:59He asked me...

0:19:59 > 0:20:02- He wants to take advantage of your medical knowledge.- Oh, right.

0:20:02 > 0:20:05Because all this travelling, he has developed a little sore on his...

0:20:05 > 0:20:09Oh, you see, this is where our adventures part.

0:20:09 > 0:20:11Natalie, Carlos, it has been lovely,

0:20:11 > 0:20:14but this landlady has to go out.

0:20:14 > 0:20:16So, please, make yourself at home.

0:20:16 > 0:20:18I shall say - adios!

0:20:18 > 0:20:20Ah, adios!

0:20:26 > 0:20:30Here you are, Jessie played it for us last week.

0:20:30 > 0:20:32It's a recording she made 18 months ago.

0:20:34 > 0:20:36At the end of the night, she asked me to look after it for her.

0:20:36 > 0:20:39I think she knew she didn't have long.

0:20:42 > 0:20:45I realise that telling you this story is an indulgence,

0:20:45 > 0:20:47an old lady's whimsy.

0:20:47 > 0:20:50But I ask you to indulge me

0:20:50 > 0:20:53and listen to what I have to say

0:20:53 > 0:20:55because it is important.

0:20:57 > 0:20:59Tomorrow, I go into hospital.

0:21:01 > 0:21:03Hopefully, I'll return safe and sound...

0:21:05 > 0:21:08..but I have to be honest, I'm scared.

0:21:16 > 0:21:18These may be my last words.

0:21:20 > 0:21:22Imagine that?!

0:21:22 > 0:21:25And I don't even know who I'm recording them for...

0:21:28 > 0:21:30But I know this...

0:21:30 > 0:21:34Even on the darkest days, there is a light that shines.

0:21:34 > 0:21:37Oh, I'm not talking about gods, fairies,

0:21:37 > 0:21:40or other-world mumbo jumbo.

0:21:40 > 0:21:44I'm talking about being human.

0:21:45 > 0:21:50About being alive in this moment.

0:21:50 > 0:21:52Enjoy it.

0:21:52 > 0:21:54Please, don't hold back.

0:21:54 > 0:21:56Don't waste time.

0:21:56 > 0:21:59Open your arms to the people around you.

0:22:03 > 0:22:05Where is...the people?

0:22:07 > 0:22:11- Alice, would you like to sit down? - Rory? Where's Rory?

0:22:11 > 0:22:13- Rory's not here, Alice.- Rory!

0:22:14 > 0:22:17Who are the people?

0:22:17 > 0:22:20Just come with me? You go. Go on. I'll watch her, she'll be fine.

0:22:20 > 0:22:21Cheers, Jimmi.

0:22:21 > 0:22:25Sit yourself down there for me.

0:22:25 > 0:22:27So, what now?

0:22:27 > 0:22:29What do you mean?

0:22:29 > 0:22:31Well, somebody's dead because of this stuff, so what do we do now?

0:22:31 > 0:22:35What we do now, Heston, is we fill in the forms.

0:22:35 > 0:22:38The coroner picks up the body. We wait for Alice to come down.

0:22:38 > 0:22:42We inform her of what's happened and then we move on. That's it.

0:22:42 > 0:22:45You, however, can go home.

0:22:45 > 0:22:47So, why don't you go home?

0:22:53 > 0:22:57Oh, thank you. And thank you for playing the tape.

0:22:57 > 0:23:00And thank you for this evening. It's been...

0:23:00 > 0:23:02I don't know what it's been,

0:23:02 > 0:23:04but it's been lovely to meet you.

0:23:04 > 0:23:06It's been good to meet you, too.

0:23:06 > 0:23:09A few of us are heading to the pub tomorrow.

0:23:09 > 0:23:11A low-key wake for Jessie. Do you fancy it?

0:23:11 > 0:23:13I would like that, thank you.

0:23:13 > 0:23:15Oh, here - don't forget these.

0:23:15 > 0:23:17- You keep them.- Thanks.

0:23:17 > 0:23:19I'll see you tomorrow.

0:23:25 > 0:23:27This is my last song.

0:23:27 > 0:23:30It's by my favourite artist, John Martyn.

0:23:30 > 0:23:34I hope you like it, whoever you may be.

0:23:34 > 0:23:39# You've been living on solid air

0:23:39 > 0:23:41# You've been walking the line

0:23:41 > 0:23:43# And you've been living on solid air

0:23:47 > 0:23:51# Don't know what's going round inside

0:23:51 > 0:23:54# And I can tell you that it's hard to hide

0:23:54 > 0:23:59# When you're living on solid air

0:24:06 > 0:24:08# And you've been painting the blues

0:24:08 > 0:24:13# You've been looking through solid air

0:24:15 > 0:24:17# You've been seeing it through

0:24:17 > 0:24:23# And you've been looking through solid air

0:24:23 > 0:24:26# Don't know what's going on in your mind

0:24:27 > 0:24:30# But I can tell you don't like what you find

0:24:30 > 0:24:34# When you're moving through solid air... #

0:24:40 > 0:24:43- This is not good enough.- What's not good enough?

0:24:43 > 0:24:46This! Filling in bits of paper!

0:24:46 > 0:24:49Shuffling forms! Not good enough!

0:24:49 > 0:24:51- Why aren't you helping people? - I am helping people.

0:24:51 > 0:24:54Oh, like that man the other night in the pub? Smidge.

0:24:54 > 0:24:57People need to know how potent this stuff is.

0:24:57 > 0:24:59Why aren't you telling them?

0:24:59 > 0:25:02It's not my job to tell people how dangerous the drugs are.

0:25:02 > 0:25:03Well, do your job!

0:25:03 > 0:25:06Find the dealers, disrupt the distribution chain,

0:25:06 > 0:25:09but, Rob, please do something!

0:25:09 > 0:25:11Heston, you need to be very careful, because you haven't got a clue

0:25:11 > 0:25:13- what you're talking about.- OK. Well, tell me.

0:25:13 > 0:25:16All right, I will tell you, if you don't understand.

0:25:16 > 0:25:18That couple this afternoon?

0:25:18 > 0:25:20They only had enough Viper on them for personal use,

0:25:20 > 0:25:23which means they are users and not dealers.

0:25:23 > 0:25:27The drugs we found on them were probably manufactured in China

0:25:27 > 0:25:28and bought via the internet.

0:25:28 > 0:25:32So, as tragic as this case may be, it is not going to trigger a bust.

0:25:32 > 0:25:34It is not going to trigger a clamp-down.

0:25:34 > 0:25:35It's going to trigger nothing.

0:25:35 > 0:25:38Unfortunately, it is now just a stat!

0:25:38 > 0:25:40So, I do my job, I fill in the forms,

0:25:40 > 0:25:42and hopefully I do my job quite well.

0:25:42 > 0:25:45Viper is killing people and you are just shrugging it off.

0:25:45 > 0:25:49Heston, you should leave before you say something you regret.

0:25:49 > 0:25:50Look at you!

0:25:50 > 0:25:52Obsessed with admin.

0:25:53 > 0:25:56I used to be proud to call you my friend...

0:25:58 > 0:26:00- ..I'm now ashamed.- Get out!

0:26:09 > 0:26:12- I should probably skedaddle. - Don't be daft.

0:26:12 > 0:26:15Why don't you chill with Jimmi? He's not going anywhere.

0:26:15 > 0:26:18You're not going anywhere, are you?

0:26:18 > 0:26:20Into cougars, are you?

0:26:20 > 0:26:21Sorry?

0:26:21 > 0:26:24My mum. She's a bit old for you, isn't she?

0:26:24 > 0:26:26I'm not really sure how well you know me.

0:26:26 > 0:26:29Not as well as I'd like to know you.