Malaise Moving On

# Who could love you more than me?

Hey babe. Hey darling!

How are you doing?

# Tell me who has loved you More than me

# Ring those bells For now I'm coming home

# My search is done You know I'm growing old

# The race is run The day is getting cold

# The train has come...#

-Wooo!

-Happy birthday, angel.

Is that what I think it is?

It's just a "Weeee" something.

A WII?!

You are spoiled rotten, you are!

Adam, thank you!

PHONE RINGS

Yeah?

Yeah.

I'm sorry...?

Well, when?

Right, babe?

Who was that?

Election people.

The front door's locked at 10.30, but you need to be back by then for your curfew anyway.

Bring any bedding down by 9am.

No smoking. The alarms are going off all the time.

-I don't smoke.

-Mike, you do know the terms of your release?

-Oh yeah.

-Yeah.

Well, you get one chance.

Right, well, I'll see you soon.

-Dad!

-What?

Thank you.

You're welcome, darling.

Have a good night.

Oh. What is it my birthday as well?

See you later!

Under the terms of his licence, yes, he can be denied access to certain nominated persons.

That means us.

Right, so would you consider Mr Spellman a threat? Or a danger?

He's in for armed robbery.

Towards you personally.

I have a child to think about!

-Well, she is his child too, to be fair.

-I don't care about "fair". I want my child to be safe.

And I understand that, Tina. But as his offender manager I can give you my assurance that...

You're letting nutters out all the time now.

That's not true.

You weren't there the last time I saw him!

-And this was?

-About ten months after he was banged up.

Seven years ago, then?

Christy, I could hardly recognise him. He was off his head!

He will want to see Jess.

Adam is Jess's father now!

But he does have rights!

My daughter has rights!

And I don't want her life wrecked again because of him.

So you tick your boxes, but you keep him away from us!

Jess? Do you remember me talking about your Dad?

-Adam?

-Your real dad. Jess.

It's important.

You go first!

I could've picked her up.

We're fine, thanks.

I can't make this work. How do you do it?

There's no use hiding.

Jessie, I know you don't want to talk about this,

but your dad

is going to be living round here again soon.

There's nothing to be frightened of.

But if you see anyone and you think it might be him, I want you to tell me.

Why?

Because he's not supposed to talk to you. That's why.

Good!

But, Jessie, he is your dad.

Do you remember this photograph?

He's not my dad!

-No, Jessie, love, he is.

-It's Adam!

-Jessie...

-Adam!

-Jessie! Come here. Where are you going?

-It's Adam!

-Stop it!

-Adam!

-Stop it! Jess!

-Adam!

-Oww!

-Jessie, I'm sorry...

It's all right.

It's all right.

PHONE RINGS

Come on.

PHONE CONTINUES TO RING

KNOCKING

KNOCKING

KNOCKING CONTINUES

-All right love, can I ask if you will you be voting in the election?

-What?

Do you have a family at all?

None of your business.

Are you concerned about their future, given the threat of climate change?

Do one! Just do one, all right?

What's the matter?

My arm hurts.

Mum grabbed me.

Darling.

-What happened?

-That was an accident.

She was just being silly, little madam.

I'm not!

Are you going to be all right?

Darling.

Come on, let's see your big brave face. Eh?

It's not going to hurt forever.

Big strong fella like you.

-Who loves you more than anybody else in the world, huh?

-You.

Well, it's your mum isn't it?

She loves you... All right?

Be strong, good girl - have a good day.

I'll see you later. See you after.

DOOR CLOSES

Hey. He's out!

-Why didn't you tell me he was out?

-Because I wanted to tell Jess first.

Is that what she's been so upset about?

-We're out of here.

-What?

-Love, we cannot stay here with that maniac on our doorstep.

-His doorstep. His house.

Look, he can't come anywhere near us. I've made sure of that.

He doesn't seem to be taking a whole lot of notice, I just saw him at the school!

Good.

I'll tell the parole woman.

How long have you known?

They have to inform me, don't they? He's Jess's father.

So what have I been for the last four years? The lodger?

What I did I say about your licence?

-Sorry?

-Two days you've been out.

Oh, the sneaky get! I only wanted to see Jess.

So you thought you'd hang round the school? Good choice! People love that with offenders!

Have you got kids?

What's the longest you've been away from them, eh?

A day? A weekend?

No, I don't have any children, OK?

Then you don't know anything. About anything.

You're this far from going back inside, Mike. Already!

And everyone calls me Moose!

Aren't you going to finish your tea?

-What did they say?

-He's on a warning.

-That's it?!

Love, you can't even prove he was there.

Well, what about London?

Or Newcastle, with my brother?

-Somewhere he doesn't know!

-Neither do we.

Why should we run away?

We've done nothing wrong.

I just want to get on with my life.

Our life. As a family.

-Ice lollies, ice cream... all the rest!

-I think that's everything. Ah, you're joking.

How many times did I say brown sauce?

-I'll bring some home.

-I don't know what's wrong with me lately.

-Jess, get in the car.

-What?

-Just get in, darling.

Tina! Tina, Tina! Tina! Come here!

Mum! Adam!

How are you, love?

Are you stalking us, or what?

I just saw you coming out. I did!

Moose, I don't want to see you,

I don't want to talk to you, and I don't want you ringing the house.

Why?

It's over! Finished.

-Years ago!

-What about her?

-She doesn't want to know.

-Who says?

She does! I do!

Leave us alone.

She's amazing, you know.

She's...she's so beautiful.

This isn't right, Tina.

And you know it.

How can you do this to me?

CAR HORN

Just hear me out, will you? For five minutes.

No!

It isn't right, Tina!

What were you thinking? Anything could've happened. Jessie is scared stiff.

Jessie, it's all right.

Oh, and you're helping!

I just wanted to... tell him, straight.

Why don't you invite him round for dinner, eh?

I could go out and just leave you to it!

-What?

-No wonder you don't want to move.

-What are you on about?

-You were all over him!

We've got it all on CCTV now. So it's up to you.

What is?

Is he going back to jail? Or is he back in your life?

It's your call.

Christy, please.

I remember when this used to be a betting shop.

I've only got a couple of minutes.

How come?

OK.

How's Jessie, then?

Bit of a madam at times.

For her birthday.

It's not made of matches, is it?

Thanks.

Mad, really. Having a chaperone with your own wife.

Well, that was a long time ago.

Don't I know it!

Why did you stop coming?

After what you called me?

And the things you accused me of?

-Yeah, I sunk a little bit low there for a while.

-Tell me about it.

Well, can you blame me?

Stuck in that place. I hadn't even done anything.

No, Mike! You chose all that.

You put your thieving mates before us.

-Well, that's it now. I'm...moving on.

-Yeah?

I've got a...share of a club.

In Crete. Erm...

dead nice apartment. Own pool, everything.

I have. I'll send you a picture if you like!

Or come and take one yourself.

Send it back to soft lad.

He's called Adam.

Bring Jessie. Why don't you?

It's all there waiting for us to start a new life.

Who do you think you are?

-All you have to do is jump on a plane.

-I'm not jumping on anything!

At least think about it.

There's no hurry.

I'm made up for you. Honest.

-Where are you going?

-It's brilliant.

Perfect for everyone.

I still need to see Jessie, though.

-What for? You said you weren't staying.

-I want to talk to her.

-She's upset enough as it is.

Well, so am I! Just wait, hang on.

Just wait a minute, will you? All I want is for us to get back together. That's all I ever think about!

Look! That's enough.

I did eight years for this!

Eight years!

Hiya.

The school rang.

-What about?

-Don't know. She wouldn't talk to me. I see her every morning, the cheeky cow.

So, have you done anything about Moose?

I thought that was up to me.

You still love him, don't you?

I'm just trying to get through this. For the three of us.

Does that include me?

-It's going to take a bit of time, OK?

-For what?

Is he going to brush up his parenting skills? Grow wings, buy a harp?

-Grow up!

-No, Tina, you grow up!

-My daughter, my problem!

-I thought we were supposed to be a family here? Huh?

Well, this'll cheer you up. Your Dad's moving to a foreign country,

so you don't have to worry.

Good.

You know when we met, I was ever so young, but he was just a kid himself,

that's why he did stupid things.

He tried hard for us,

but all we had was this house, you.

So maybe you shouldn't hate him so much, eh?

KNOCKING

Mike, have you gone mad?!

You forgot this.

I didn't want it.

It's not yours!

-Do you know what Adam would do if he saw you here? He'd have you banged up again.

-Nice fella.

I'm not joking, Mike, honest.

There's something in the post for you, so keep an eye out.

Don't come back here, ever.

What, to my house?

-Right.

-Bye, Mum.

-Hang on.

-No, I'll take you.

-How come?

-I've got to go and see that teacher anyway.

-All right. Bye, darling.

-Bye.

-Thanks.

-Bye.

-See you.

-Bye.

-See ya!

-Mind yourself on that pavement.

-Hiya.

-Good morning.

-Thanks.

-Mum?

-Mm.

-Who was that man last night?

-Stop it.

-It was him, wasn't it? I'm telling Adam. I am!

That's enough!

Oy... Do you want a brolly?

-Adam?

-Hiya.

Post.

The teacher saw those bruises.

What? That was just an accident, you couldn't help that.

They think she's been quiet lately.

Withdrawn. They heard her say she was upset, frightened of her dad.

-Poor wee thing.

-But you're the only dad they've seen.

They're sending round a social worker.

-They think I'm battering her?

-Adam, I did try to explain.

-Abusing her?

-We can talk to them.

-Oh, great!

-It's just a mistake.

-I've got to justify myself now because of him?

Do you see what's happening here, Tina? This guy creeps in, infecting our lives.

He's dragging us down into the gutter!

KNOCK ON DOOR

-What?

-Recorded delivery.

This isn't going to go away, you know. I'm going to be on some child offender register or something!

-What is that?

-That doesn't matter.

What doesn't matter? What is it?

-One way ticket. Greece. Me and Jess.

-You're leaving?

-I didn't buy them.

-He's going back inside.

-No, Adam...

-Give me the number.

-There!

-Give me the woman's number.

-OK, you do it. Do it.

-I won't.

-Do it!

-Let go!

Is there a problem, officer?

What are you doing here?

-There's other shops, you know.

-There are other women, you know.

-What's Tina drinking these days?

-It's absolutely none of your business. Can I get some assistance

in aisle seven, please.

Thought I might take her round something later.

How about this? This always used to do the trick.

You scum!

Don't you ever go near Tina again! Do you understand me?

I don't want to see you round here.

Get that through your head. You're a dead man! I'll kill you!

You want to watch him, mate.

-He's a maniac.

-I'll kill you!

-A disgrace to the uniform!

-Outrageous behaviour!

-Get off!

DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES

I've been suspended. Moose turned up.

-And?

-He stitched me right up.

-I had a go at him on camera.

-You could lose your job.

It's you that I'm frightened of losing!

He could've killed you.

He'd be doing me a favour.

Why don't you just let me turn him in? Eh?

Do you know where he was the night of the robbery?

He was upstairs with me, painting Jess's bedroom.

He didn't do it?

No, they arrested him halfway through painting the ceiling.

-You can still see the line.

-You're saying he never put a foot wrong?

No, he just never set foot in that warehouse.

-Why did he do the time?

-Wouldn't shop his mates.

I begged him.

And she was six months old?

I told him he'd never see her again.

I saw this thing last night about Devon and Cornwall, places like that.

Babe, I think the holiday's off.

No, we could move there. Jess'd love it by the seaside.

-What is that going to cost? We can barely afford to live here.

-What do you suggest?

-I can't put him back inside.

-Where's he staying?

FOOTSTEPS

I thought you'd turn up sooner or later.

Don't start knocking me about now, will you!

-Look, man, this is nothing personal, OK?

-What, stealing my wife and child?

I'm not the thief. I've worked hard putting food

on that table, paying that mortgage. Four years. Nights, twelve hour shifts.

Seven-day weeks when I can - for them, not me.

What do you want? A medal? You get a tea break, don't you?

Have a pint on your way home, got Tina waiting for you in bed.

-Get over it.

-Eight years.

Eight years of misery! 24 hours a day.

Still I've got something to show for it now, haven't I?

I've got a nice place, nice business.

But what have you got, eh?

My place and no business being there!

There's a lot more to life than money, Moose.

Like honesty, trust, decency.

What about love, eh?

Because she has not changed one bit

since I put that ring on her finger.

She asked me to give you these.

I won't be needing this then, will I?

Have you got any idea what this carry on is doing to Jess?

No because every time I try and see her, you've got your

greasy hands all over her!

Look, I know you've looked after them.

And I know you love them.

But that doesn't make them yours, does it?

Jess is young, she'll forget about you.

But I'm there every day, in the mirror.

I'm in her blood, mate.

Anyway, where would you rather see was in ten years' time? On a beach in Greece

or working the till at your place doing 12-hour shifts?

You think you can just waltz back into their lives as if nothing's happened?

-I never said it was going to be easy.

-After leaving them to rot all this time?

-Tina walked away, not me.

-All this time, they have been suffering.

They've been struggling for every penny because you want to cover up

for a bunch of thieving scum! What is wrong with you?

You just threw that little girl away!

HE SIGHS

It was a big storage place they were doing in Telford.

And we'd just bought the house.

Anyway, I nicked the van for them and they found my prints.

And they wanted names.

And I was going to dob the lot of 'em in, believe me.

But then they sent me a present.

A smoke alarm.

Why didn't you tell Tina?

It was for the baby's room, they said.

Housewarming.

Why didn't you ring to say you were all right?

I'm not sure that I am.

You and Moose have got a lot to talk about.

Decisions to make. I think that you should think of a place to meet.

The three of you.

You're quite happy for us to play happy families?

Of course I'm not. I am gutted.

I've never been so devastated in my life.

And Jess?

You trust him with Jess?

Yeah.

And what about us?

If I'm supposed to love him so much, how do you know I'm going to come back?

I don't.

You'd bloody better.

-And there's your change.

-You have it.

No. It's your money.

Sorry.

-How's your place?

-Erm, it's all right.

It's just very much like the cell, without the screaming.

You know they moan about people in the nick watching telly all day,

but have you seen the rubbish on there? How would you like it?

-Mum, can I go on the telescope?

-Finish your tea first.

Here you are, Jess.

Yeah, go on.

I did want to keep coming back, but I just couldn't hack it.

It took me a couple of years.

But then I suppose you've just got to get on with it, haven't you?

Yeah, you do.

I can still book those flights you know.

I don't want anything of theirs!

-It's mine.

-It's their money.

It's their nightclub, their rotten pool.

Tina, I'm owed.

Yeah, and so is Jess.

She's owed a proper life with a proper father

who goes out and works for a living like everyone else.

Oh, so that's it, is it? You're going to stay with soft lad for the next 50 years?

She loves the bones of him.

I'm asking you.

We come as a pair.

Do you think she'll thank you one day for being miserable for the rest of your life?

-We've been fine.

-And what about now?

-Well that's because of you, isn't it?

You knew this was coming, Tina. And so did he.

Yeah, and I've been dreading it for years.

All right, I'll stay here then. I'll get a job.

Yeah, right(!)

What, I will! Security guard.

What?

-They wouldn't have you!

-Why not? Am I not stupid enough?

You wouldn't last five minutes.

I lasted in there, didn't I?

I'll get a job.

I'll be a proper dad. I'll never step out of line again.

I will.

Because I love you.

Both of you.

I do.

It's not just about me though, is it?

I'm sorry. I can't.

Hey. Finish your dinner.

VIDEO GAME SOUND EFFECTS

HE GRUNTS

Hey.

Bit of a headache.

I told him we were staying.

With you.

Darling. Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

THEY SOB

Hey, come on.

How about we open that champagne, eh? Eh?

SHE SOBS

# Drop a pebble to the tide

# Watch the ripples sail to sea

# With no way of ever knowing where they land

# The love I have for you is something stolen and abused

# Its shape and colour you don't understand... #

Hey. Who do you love most in the whole world?

-You.

-Don't talk silly.

-Mum.

-Yeah.

She's not going to be happy until she's back with your real daddy.

Because they want to be together again, with you.

Do you understand?

I won't be too far away, I promise.

# The need I have for you

# It will remain as true But the messenger... #

You look after her for me, eh?

# Who could love you more than me?

# Tell me who

# Has loved you more than me?

# Ring those bells for now I'm coming home

# My search is done You know I'm growing old

# The race is run the day is getting cold

# The train has come to the end of the line. #

..Different world.

Look. There she is!

Mind her clothes, will you?

-What's she like?

-That reminds me.

Her room needs another coat.

-I'll nick a tin from work.

-You won't!

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