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Maybe, er...

..maybe we could wait a day or two?

The dignified thing would be to let her go.

Dad...

Dad, I don't want them to do it.

Lauren, it's the dignified thing.

Yes.

How does it happen?

Well, very gently we will withdraw the support of the machine...

and because we'll no longer be breathing for her,

Abi's heart will slowly stop...

..and she will pass.

How long does it take?

Minutes.

Will it hurt?

Abi will not be aware of what's happening.

Do we get to choose, er,

in terms of the time?

As I said, the dignified thing...

No, no, I know all that.

It's just that Abi was born at 8.32 in the evening.

I remember looking at the clock.

Is that OK? Can we do it then?

8.32.

Yes, of course.

I'll talk to the team but it...

..it shouldn't be a problem.

Thank you.

Start calling round.

Lauren...

-Anything?

-No!

No-one's seen her and I've checked the allotments too.

Mobile's still ringing out.

Well, why ain't she answering it? She's on that stupid thing 24/7.

Hang on. Hang on. Today, when we were shopping,

-she was messaging some guy.

-What?

-Yeah, she kept banging on about it.

But I didn't say nothing, cos I thought she was making it up.

-Well, she probably was.

-Bex...who has Tiff been messaging?

POUNDING MUSIC PLAYS

No, they didn't say any more than that.

Yeah, it's the same bloke as before,

you know, Doctor Harding.

No, it's just me and Lauren here.

Well, she's devastated.

She's been playing a grown-up last few weeks,

I think it's finally hit her.

Yeah, soon as you can, yeah.

Oh, Jack, will you tell Dot for me, please?

All right, mate. I'll see you in a bit.

MONITOR BEEPS STEADILY

Got you a coffee.

I can't get hold of your mum.

What if they've made a mistake?

Lauren.

I just keep thinking, like...

..I would give anything...

..anything to have just... one last fight.

One last stupid argument about her nicking one of my tops or something.

Well, no-one could bicker like you two.

Life's cruel, Lauren...

..but we gotta carry on for the ones that are left behind.

She should be at home.

She should be at home, in her own bed, with her own things.

Well, we've still got time.

-You in college or...

-Work in fashion, like, a designer,

like, T-shirts and that.

I've actually been offered my own outlet

up in this massive shopping centre in Wakefield.

-Leaving London then, yeah?

-Dunno yet. Might do.

And I've got, like, 10,000 followers, so...

So why move to Wakefield? Just advertise on your profile.

Exactly.

Come with me.

Yes, Raf.

What you after?

Ounce and two sixties.

Who's this?

Tiff.

Problem?

Not yet.

All right, love?

Fine, thanks.

-How's, erm...

-Good.

-Yeah. Have a good night, yeah.

Oh, I've got tomato sauce all over my coat!

Well, it's a good job you got that back, otherwise it would have been

-all over that lovely fur I found you.

-Mum, that coat was gross.

It were classy.

Should have left that in the lost and found.

-See I don't understand.

-What we're trying to do is log into her account

-so we can see all the messages.

-Well, do you know her password?

No, just the username.

TJ, do you know Tiff's password?

Can you turn that off, please?

Right, say you've forgotten the password, they'll e-mail, right?

Don't you still need her, like, e-mail password

-to get the e-mail, yeah?

-Yeah, um...

Unless... unless she's still logged in?

I brought most of her stuff down but there's some more in her room,

so just go and get it.

Erm...me and Donna were thinking of going in tomorrow if...

Yeah.

Why don't you start down here? I'll have a look upstairs, yeah?

-Cheers, Jay.

-It's all right, mate.

I can see it in your face.

Can you read this text for me?

Just...tell me if it's all right to send.

Er, "I'm so sorry to let you know that my beautiful sister Abi...

"..died...

"..this evening at 8.32."

I was thinking of sending it later tonight, after we've...

..you know, after, erm...

Will that be OK, do you think?

HE EXHALES DEEPLY

"I'm so sorry to let you know that my beautiful sister Abi died

"this evening at 8.32.

"Abi finally passed away surrounded by her family.

"Thank you for all of your prayers and wishes over the past few weeks.

"We couldn't have got through this time without you.

"With thanks and love, Lauren."

Who's this to?

I dunno.

I was just gonna do, like, a group text.

I mean, is that what people do? I don't know.

It's a good text.

-Look, I'm meant to be meeting Donna at the pub now.

-Yeah, you should go.

Look, is there anything else you need me to do?

Well, the door locks itself,

-so just pull it behind you, all right?

-Yeah.

DOOR SHUTS

MUSIC PLAYS

# Sometimes I feel like throwing my hands up in the air

# I know I can count on you

# Sometimes I feel like saying

# Lord, I just don't care

# But you've got the love I need

# To see me through

# Sometimes it seems the going is just too rough

# And things go wrong no matter what I do

# Now and then it seems like life is just too much

# But you've got the love I need to see me through

# When food is gone, you are my daily meal

# Oh

# When friends are gone, I know my saviour's love is real

# Your love is real

# Cos you got the love

# You got the love, you got the love... #

CHEERING AND SCREAMING

-Just wish they'd keep quiet.

-Leave 'em be.

They're just having fun.

SCREAMING CONTINUES

Patrick, Patrick, I know that you're worried about Dot,

but they don't know any different, do they?

Don't bear thinking about, does it?

I tell you, if anything ever happened to any of my kids...

..I don't know what I'd do.

You're gonna set me off now, aren't you?

-Hiya.

-You're late and your beer's warm.

If it's wet, I'll drink it.

-I thought Jay was meant to be here?

-Yeah, so did I.

Chelsea?

It's Mum.

No, no, no, nothing's wrong, darlin'.

I just wanted to hear your voice, that's all.

You all right?

There. Type in the new password.

What is it?

It doesn't matter. It can be anything.

Mr Robot over here.

There!

Now click on the message.

There!

All right, well, what do they say?

Do you remember this? You know, when she was labelling everything,

-so that Ben and Jay didn't Nick her things.

-Yeah.

Yeah, I bought it for her.

A house warming.

You haven't seen a pink bunny, have you?

Do you remember that one I bought her when she was little?

Yeah, she couldn't sleep without it.

No, I, um... I don't think it's in here.

MUSIC: Run by Leona Lewis

Don't.

Why not? It stinks in here.

Mouth on her, ain't she?

Well, have you...got a mouth on you?

Yeah, boyfriend thinks so.

She's had the baby!

-Are you serious?

-Didn't know who the father was until it came out brown.

-Was it not Jimmy's?

-Nah, man.

Hey, that's rough.

You know whose it is, though, yeah?

Oi!

Come out, little girl.

Come out, come out, wherever you are.

MONITOR BEEPS STEADILY

Grandma!

Oh, you poor girl.

I was just gonna lay this on her pillow.

She always took it to bed with her when she was living with me.

Lauren.

Nana.

Look, we're here for Abi, all right?

Let's just remember that.

Max, I'm so sorry about...

Where's Tanya?

She's on her way.

We just went to get some stuff from the flat.

Yeah, some pyjamas and some photos.

That's lovely, sweetheart.

She'll like that.

I brought something and all.

It's a healing crystal.

Maybe we could have a look at that later, eh?

Yeah.

Course.

Where did you say Tanya was?

Cora, if you've got something to say, then just say it.

Tanya wants you to say your goodbyes and leave.

Tiff?

Dude, she's gone.

Oh, Tiff...

Hey!

TIFF WHIMPERS

-Why are you running?

-Someone help me! Someone help me!

-There's no-one to help you.

-Oi, Raf, just let her go.

Please don't hurt me, please.

Why would I hurt you?

-Get off her!

-Whit!

Leave...her...alone!

Oi!

Oi! Come here! Get out the car!

Go on! Get out of it!

Tiff, are you all right?

Did they hurt you? Tiffany, did they touch you?

Tiff?

TIFF RETCHES

Nan, this ain't fair.

That's his daughter.

I'm just passing on my daughter's wishes.

This is horrible.

Then go down to the canteen, and see how Dot is.

One each...

..for when the time comes.

8.32, you said?

It's the time she was born.

Tiff, if you don't start talking...

No, don't look at him, look at me.

Mum went on this stupid cruise and I told her I weren't going.

Then she got all mad and started saying I weren't grateful

and that she just needed to get away,

cos she ain't been on holiday in years

and I could only stay if TJ looked after me.

Tiff, shut up.

But he ain't even been home.

He's just been out with his mates the whole time.

-Oh, that's rubbish.

-Oi, just let her talk.

And...the night before I left, he came back

with two random girls and started having sex in the lounge.

-She's such a liar!

-Yeah, well, if I'm lying,

how come it took you three days to realise I weren't even there?!

If all this is true...

..why did you lie about B?

-Cos she's a little psycho!

-Enough! All right!

It just came out, Whit.

I wanted to tell you but he said if I told you, then social services

will get involved, and Mum would get done and they'll take Morgan away...

..like they did before... when they took all of us.

I just... I just didn't want that to happen again.

She's 14. She's 14!

Yeah, well, you try living with her!

Yeah, I will, cos that's where she's staying, with me.

You're welcome to her.

Yeah, and you're welcome to this.

Right!

Now get out!

I've been thinking about when we brought her home from hospital.

Lauren wouldn't stop crying, would she,

cos she was furious she had a little sister?

Jack bought her that camera, do you remember?

Try and cheer her up.

Let's not do this.

Pretend we had the perfect life...

..the perfect family.

Maybe we did at one point?

What were you doing up there on that roof?

The coward's way out.

And now your own daughter has to...

..has to die...

..because of you.

You did this.

You killed her.

Have you said goodbye?

Yeah.

Are you still mad at me?

You've got a lot of growing up to do.

Are you gonna tell Mum?

Yeah, I am.

-You used to love these.

-Still do.

What are we gonna do about Wakefield?

Wakefield can wait.

You're my sister and family comes first

and it looks like I've got my hands full here, don't it?

Hey, you two playing or what?

Um...

Mum?

Somebody get him.

Somebody get him, please.

Go and get him.

Somebody get Max!

I'll get him. I'll get him. I'll get him.

I'm a wizard and I've got a scar.

-Harry Potter!

-Yes!

40 seconds left.

Listen, listen - I'm a tennis player. I'm Scottish.

-Um...what's his name?

-Come on, you know this.

-Nadal.

-Nadal?! I'm Scottish.

-Scottish!

-Well, I don't know, do I?!

-I've won Wimbledon. Didn't I?

-A couple of times. Come on.

-I don't know.

-Right, next one.

-Andy Murray.

-Course it is.

BELL RINGS

MONITOR BEEPS STEADILY

MONITOR BEEPS RAPIDLY, THEN STOPS

MONITOR BEEPS GENTLY

CONTINUOUS TONE