19/08/2014 River City

D'you know what we should dae? Go into business together.

-Aye, right!

-No, I'm serious,

I can pick up cheap cars and you can dae them up.

Who are you?

I think I'm your brother.

-Get out.

-What?

-YELLS:

-I said, get out!

-ALARM BLARES

-Wait a minute. What's goin' on?

What does it look like?

What, are you serious?! Are you aff yer heid?

I knew yous were up tae something dodgy.

But stealing to order? No' exactly a "Brain of Britain" moment, was it?

MUSIC: "Careering" by Public Image Ltd

# Aah!

# A face is raining Across the border

# The pride of history The same as murder

# Is this living?

# He's been careering

# The steady hand as planned Behind the reasoning

# No claim for property

# Both sides of the river

# There is bacteria

# Is this living...? #

A'right, pal?

Hello?

Were you no' wearing a seat belt?!

HE PANTS

Hi...

ambulance, please.

DRUM 'N' BASS ON RADIO

Answer the phone, man.

Aah!

'Hi, you've reached Bob Adams at Montego Motors,

'I can't get to the phone right now, but leave your name and number

-'and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.'

-ANSWERING MACHINE BLEEPS

Look, don't come...

Just don't come, OK?

SIREN WAILS

'You paid cash for it, right?'

Mm-hm.

-D'you think it would insure for 6K?

-Aye.

Right, OK.

Right, so you dae some basic work to it.

I think I'm gonnae need tae dae a bit mare than that, mate.

No' for what I've got in mind for it, you don't.

LOUD MUSIC ON RADIO

HE TURNS OFF RADIO

PHONE BLEEPS

VOICE MAIL: 'Don't come, just...'

'Just don't come, OK?' HE SIGHS

So, he was tailgating you and the next thing you know,

he's shunted your back end?

Aye, after I'd stopped because of the cat.

-The one that ran across the road in front of you?

-Aye.

-Could you step back, please, mate?

-It's all right, I know him.

-What, the guy that got in the ambulance?

-Naw, him.

Were you in the area?

Aye...I was.

I saw the ambulance, then the polis motor, then I saw your motor.

Are you a'right?

Aye, took a bit of a thump on the steering wheel and ma neck's a wee bit sore.

He just rear-ended me.

Must have come through the windscreen on impact, eh?

D'you think?

-Look, is he gonnae be all right?

-I hope so.

-You a'right?

-What do you think?

AMBULANCE SIREN WAILS

-Is your garage nearby?

-Er... Aye, Shieldinch.

We'll move the cars to the side so we can reopen the road.

Once we've done that, maybe you could take the damaged vehicles to your garage.

-We'll pick up the victim's car later, take it to the police pound.

-Why d'you need his car?

Well, the guy's badly hurt, this could be a criminal investigation.

As soon as I've finished here, I'll drive you home, OK?

-Oh, I can go back with Bob.

-No, I'll take you.

If you've got anything inside your car, go and get it now.

Did you no' get ma message?

No' until I was already here. What the hell went wrang?

He hit me harder than I thought.

The good news is they've asked you to take my car back to the garage.

That's good?

You're writing it off, remember?

We're no' carrying on wi' this?

I mean, what if he dies? It'll be our fault.

Keep your mouth shut about that, a'right?

Keep focused on what we discussed.

I don't want to have went through all this for nothing.

Hello?

I told you nobody would be here.

I'm a bit loathe to leave you on your own.

-Why?

-You could have a delayed reaction to the accident.

-I'm fine.

-See, shock's a strange thing.

I've seen some of the biggest bruisers you've ever met

reduced to a bawlin' heap.

If I need tae, I can go tae the neighbours.

Thought you said you hadnae lived here that long?

Long enough to know the neighbours.

D'you wanna call your dad? Let him know what happened, tell him you're here?

I can speak to him later.

D'you mind if I use your toilet?

Aye, sure. It's upstairs, first on the left.

MUSIC: "Deadweight On Velveteen" by Jose Gonzalez

# Deadweight on velveteen

# Its retained emptiness

# It's not what it seems

# Uncover the mystery

# Tell everyone what you see

# It's not what it seems... #

Everything OK?

I wouldnae mind a quick glass myself, I'm parched.

I'm no' thirsty.

You must have slammed on your brakes pretty sharpish.

The boy behind you obviously never had a chance of stopping.

Och, I just saw that cat and instinct kicked in.

-You an animal lover, aye?

-Sorry?

Tell me about yer mate.

-Who, Bob?

-Bob Adams, aye.

He's just a friend.

Strange that he turned up with a tow truck, though,

just soon after the crash.

Aye, well, he told you, he was out on a job

and he saw the ambulance and the police car, and...

So he did.

Must be useful having a mate who runs a garage.

I mean, it costs an arm and a leg to get anything done these days, eh?

-Do mate's rates, does he?

-Never asked.

It'd be the first thing I'd ask if it was my pal.

If anything else occurs to you about the accident, you've got my number.

Aye, I have.

Good.

And I've got yours.

-Morning.

-Morning.

You want toast?

Nah.

Look, I know it's tough being back in a routine, mate,

but you just got to bite the bullet.

Morning, Finn.

Morning.

-What time do you finish today?

-Why?

We thought it might be a good idea for us to have a chat...

together...later.

Usual time?

It's just that we havenae really talked about

what's happened with Catriona.

Just give us a chance to talk all together.

I thought that was all cool.

No, we never said that.

It's just flagged up a couple of things that need to be ironed out.

-Such as?

-Well, that's what we want to chat about later.

Why can't we chat about it now?

Because you've got to go to school and we've got to go to work.

So, it's a bit more than a chat, then?

It'll just give us a chance to touch base properly

and see how you're feeling about things.

-Me?

-All of us.

-That's what families do.

Oh, is that right?

Yeah, good ones, anyway. So, shall we say after five?

-What about your breakfast?

-I need to get my stuff together.

Is it just me or are we not connecting?

He's a teenager, who connects with a teenager?

I just don't know how to pitch things.

Am I being too pushy or no' pushy enough?

Up to now, his life's been about broken promises and lack of trust.

If he feels like we're responding to his concerns,

then that's a big step in the right direction.

But he's no' even voicing his concerns.

Well, that's why we're having this chat this evening.

-He didnae even say that he'd be here.

-He'll be here.

Hey!

-Mind if I walk to the bus stop with you?

-It's a free country.

Did someone get out of the wrong side of the bed this morning?

Look, if you're going to ask lots of stupid questions,

I'll walk on my own.

-Because you prefer that, right?

-Prefer what?

Being on your own.

Well, it beats listening to loads of crap, don't it?

-I've heard better chat-up lines.

-Who says I'm chatting anyone up?

Got you to look at me at least.

So is that why you've been avoiding me,

because you don't want to be answering a lot of questions?

I haven't been avoiding you.

I haven't seen you outside of school all week.

I was grounded.

For going looking for your ex?

Only hope she was worth it.

So...did you tell Will and Robbie that it was a half-day today?

Like they'd be interested?

-What are you doing later then?

-Avoiding home.

We could go into town?

Nah.

How about coming back to mine then?

-D'you think we should get a pizza or something?

-For what?

For the night.

-Well, if you think it'll help.

-I just want to make it less formal.

Look, the mare laid-back it is, the better.

-Get a pizza if you like. I'll see you later.

-(OK.)

Hmm.

PHONE RINGS

-OK, we'll see you again in three weeks, then.

-Thank you.

Bye-bye.

Hey, where you going?

Ah, Katy called, she wants me to pick Ollie up.

-Pick him up? When?

-20 minutes.

She forgot the school was shut today and she's got an appointment.

-Will you get there in 20 minutes?

-Erm... If I put my foot down.

Do you think she's... trying to test me?

You know, see how committed I am?

-Why would she do that?

-Well, because she's Katy.

Maybe... you're reading too much into it.

No matter what she throws up, it'll not stop me seeing my son.

Good.

Why did I think it'd be easier between us if I moved back here?

It is easier.

She couldn't have asked you to help out

-if you were still overseas, could she?

-I suppose not.

Drive safely.

He'd rather have you ten minutes late than not coming at all.

And so would I.

Are you a'right? Any blurred vision?

Just got the cut on my head and ma neck's a wee bit sore.

How come I need to hear about this fae somebody at the Oyster?

It's nae big deal.

A big enough deal for you to be drapped aff in a polis motor.

Was it your fault?

The guy drove into me.

Did the polis take a statement?

I had tae give a witness statement at the scene.

So why were they at the hoose, if you'd given a statement?

He wanted to make sure I got back all right.

-He was worried about delayed shock.

-No' that worried, if he'd left again.

I told him I was fine, same as I'm tellin' you.

And you're no' to blame, at all?

-Why d'you always think the worst of me?

-Bitter experience.

The last thing I need right now is tae pay out compensation

cos you're away playing at being Lewis Hamilton.

Well, I wasnae tae blame, a'right?

You should go tae the hospital.

They've got better things tae dae than look at a wee scratch

on somebody's heid.

I'm no' worried about the wee scratch.

You don't take chances when it comes to the neck.

I'm no' goin' tae hospital.

I'll take you in tae the health centre.

I don't need to see a doctor.

You've been in a car accident, you need to get checked oot,

end of story.

Get yer jacket on.

-Mr Adams?

-You came tae pick the motor up?

Aye, the boys fae the pound'll fetch it when they're ready.

I'm still collecting witness statements.

-You've spoken to Angus?

-Among others.

-Others?

-Well, the people who were in the area at the time.

Had he been having trouble with his car prior to today?

I don't think so.

You don't know?

Should I?

According to the record, his car was serviced

and MOT'd by you two weeks ago.

Oh, aye.

So?

It passed the MOT.

According to the paperwork.

So, there couldn't have been anything wrong with it, then.

It's just another motorist saw him

parked up in a lay-by not long before the accident.

Maybe he was using his phone.

Aye, maybe he was.

Amazing how much damage even a little shunt can do, eh?

Aye.

I bet you're going to tell me your pal's motor's a write-off, right?

Too early to say.

Do you think he's wanting to claim on the insurance?

I don't know.

Has he not mentioned anything?

I haven't really spoken to him.

Still odd, you turning up at the scene in your truck like that.

Quite a coincidence.

You may have to come down to the station, make

a proper statement later, especially if the guy doesn't pull through.

The insurance people will want to have a look at the cars,

just in case there is a claim.

See you later, Bob.

MOBILE PHONE RINGS

PHONE CONTINUES TO RING

PHONE CONTINUES TO RING

Hello?

-WOMAN'S VOICE:

-'Who's this?'

My name's Bob.

'Bob Adams.'

What are you doing with my dad's phone?

I picked up his motor.

'What?!'

To tow it to my garage in Shieldinch.

Why?

Eh...

'Has something happened?'

Look, your dad's been in an accident.

Is he OK?

'They've took him to St Mungo's.'

But is he OK?

Phone the hospital.

'But...'

Look, just phone them.

HE SIGHS

SHE PRESSES KEYS ON PHONE

MOBILE PHONE RINGS

BEEPING

This is a waste of time.

Not to mention embarrassing.

I've only got a cut and a slight pain in my neck.

A pain in the neck is right.

If you're not going to get checked

out for yourself, do it for me, OK?

If he tells me to go and buy painkillers

-and stop wasting his time, I'm blaming you.

-What are dads for?

Do you want me to answer that?

-How was it? How's Ollie?

-He's fine.

-And Katy?

-Yeah...

Give me five minutes and send them through, OK?

In your own time.

Nobody's on the critical list here.

Well, see you're getting the work in.

I could start making my money back quicker than I thought, eh?

It was an accident in Moss Green, I'm doing a favour for the police.

A favour? You're running a business here, not a charity, pal.

Is that what the polis was doing here earlier?

Aye, he came to check the motors.

I've got nothing to worry about?

Keeping your head down and your nose clean, as agreed?

Aye.

Who got hurt?

The driver. He went through the windscreen.

Nasty.

Angus was driving the other motor.

Oh, aye?

He got a cut on his face and a bit of a sore neck.

You look a wee bit on edge, Bob.

It's just not nice when your pal's in a car crash, you know?

Please tell me it was an accident, not something you

and your "pal" cooked up together.

It was an accident.

You cause any trouble, it comes in my door.

We don't want that, do we?

-No.

-No. Let's keep it that way.

Now, if there is anything that can be misconstrued

by some inquisitive copper, I suggest you sort it while you can.

-Does that hurt?

-No.

-That does.

-OK.

What's the verdict?

I'm going to recommend he goes to hospital and gets an X-ray,

-just as a precaution.

-See, what did I tell you?

There could be some damage, but it's hard to say how much

-without further examination.

-Thanks, Doctor.

-Right. You want me to take you down there now?

-Are you not busy?

I've got a delivery coming in but it can wait.

-I can get there. I'm not an invalid.

-Yet.

He likes to exaggerate.

Let me grab you some painkillers, just in case.

You've been hurt in an accident that

-wasn't your fault, your motor's been wrecked...

-So?

So, get a claim in on the insurance, you could be in for some money here.

Really? How much?

-Could be thousands.

-Whoa.

So, get yourself down the hospital, have somebody log the injuries.

-Painkillers?

-There's enough there for today.

If you need any more, you can get them over the counter.

Thanks for seeing us. Come on.

-Thanks very much.

-See you later.

-Bye.

-Is that us done for now?

-Uh-huh.

So, what happened with Katy?

I was five minutes late and she had a go.

I tried to stay calm,

explain that I got there as quick as I could, that it

was short notice, she went on about my priorities, work...

you.

She's just using your guilt to get at you.

We both know there's plenty of that to go around.

He said something to me today.

What?

He asked me if I hated Katy.

-What did you say?

-"No, of course not."

I'm just worried that she's saying things to him about me.

Parents make decisions for their children,

and they're not always the best ones.

We make mistakes.

You only hope the bad ones don't come back to haunt you later on.

I'll wait here with you until the bus gets here, OK?

I'll be fine, Dad. Just go back to work, all right?

All right, Bob.

Did you hear Angus was in an accident?

Aye, I heard.

My dad took me to the Health Centre to get my neck checked out.

Dr Hunter wants him to go up the hospital for an X-ray.

That's where he's going the now. Aren't you?

I told you I was going.

In fact, Bob, could you do us a favour?

I need to get back to work. Make sure he gets on the bus, will you?

-You, phone me and let me know how you get on.

-Right, I will.

What?

Look, I know we talked about getting money for the motor,

but after what happened to the guy...

My neck's sore and the motor's a wreck.

See that copper, McCormack? He was at the garage.

-What did he want?

-He asked about your motor,

whether it had any mechanical problems prior to the accident.

-Why did he ask that?

-Because somebody saw you parked up in the lay-by

just before the accident, waiting.

Plus, he knew that I'd serviced and MOT'd it last.

I told him maybe you'd pulled over to answer your phone.

Aye, good thinking.

He also said he knows that I'm going to pronounce your car a write-off.

-So?

-So, he's like bloody Columbo, always one more question!

Who's Columbo?

He's waiting for one of us to make a mistake.

They're all like that.

You can't make a claim for whiplash as well.

This could be a criminal investigation,

which means they'll go over both motors with a fine tooth comb,

and I've just managed to change the dud brake light for a new one.

You've covered your tracks, so what's the problem?

The problem is, I'm wondering why I even got involved

-with this in the first place!

-Bob, they're not after us.

If they were, we'd both have been hauled down to the station by now.

Then we get out while we can.

No whiplash.

Agreed?

Agreed?

Aye.

There's something else.

Come on.

Do you fancy a beer?

Why not?

Cheers.

-Can I have a little smoke up there, too?

-We can do whatever we want.

So, are you going to tell me what this mood is all about?

Did something happen with Will and Robbie?

Is that why you're so sulky?

-Who's sulky?

-You are.

They keep going on about being "a family"

and wanting to talk about stuff.

-So?

-So, we're not a family, are we?

We're just three people who happen to live in a house together.

I'm just a lodger.

In a few months,

I'll be out on the streets and they'll have someone new.

Is that what they told you?

Not in as many words.

After what happened last week...

-Did they ban you from going to see your ex?

-No.

Are you going to see her again?

Catriona's not my ex.

She's my sister.

Whoa.

How much do you reckon's here?

Must be close to a couple of grand in each bundle.

Four grand for doing nothing.

Hardly for doing nothing, is it?

Oh.

You're...back again?

So are you, it seems.

I, er...

Just came to see how my car was.

I'm no expert, but I wouldn't count on driving it away any time soon.

Am I right, Bob?

Aye. But it's probably fixable.

-Is it?

-Probably.

Well, that's good news, Angus.

So, what brings you back so soon?

Questions. Always questions.

Can we go inside?

I thought I'd answered all your questions.

That's the nature of the beast, I'm afraid.

The more I ask, the more crop up.

Must be pretty frustrating, eh?

Aye, especially when you can't get things to fit together.

Oh, aye?

Your car was spotted parked up in a lay-by close

to where the accident happened, about half an hour before.

Was it?

According to a passing motorist.

Oh, aye, I pulled in to answer my phone.

Good guess.

See, that's what your pal here said had probably happened.

Very conscientious.

It's dangerous to drive while on your phone, isn't it?

That's what we keep telling folk.

See, it's my duty to tell you that if none of this evidence

is verified, you could be looking at a charge of careless driving.

Hold on, I wasn't being careless! He was!

Hey, I'm just giving you the worst-case scenario.

What's the charge for that?

It carries a £5,000 fine and you lose your licence for a year.

ANGUS SIGHS

I wanted to give you the chance to have a good

think about what happened,

because any tiny detail that you can remember while it's still

fresh in your mind could have significant consequences later on.

Thanks.

You're welcome.

We think he wasn't wearing his seat belt, but we won't know for sure

until the investigator's had a good luck inside the car.

We're also following up a witness report that

says that she saw the victim on his phone prior to the shunt.

-So, it was his fault!

-The phone's in his motor!

I thought I'd be able to just leave everything where it is, you know?

-Have you found anything else?

-Just the phone.

-Wasn't it, Bob?

-Aye.

So, if it is proved he was on his phone,

-then he'd be to blame, right?

-He would, aye.

But like I was saying earlier,

questions always throw up other questions.

Nobody should be counting their chickens yet.

-Here.

-Thanks.

You haven't been contacted by the insurance company?

-No, not yet.

-They will.

If you've sustained any injuries as a result of this accident,

you should get it checked out, let the insurance people know.

Aye, but you don't want to cause the guy any more problems, though,

-do you?

-It's up to you.

But if it turns out he was on his phone, I'd say

you've got a cast-iron case. Thanks for this.

The car's fixable? Really?

I said, probably.

We should have told him about that briefcase.

And hand the money over to the police? Are you mad?!

Everything he says seems like a trick to catch us out.

He's just doing his job.

The best thing is that I'm out of the woods.

Maybe that's what he wants you to think.

Do you know what? I need to get away from here.

-Where are you going?

-Anywhere!

I'm glad you came back here.

And I'm glad you told me about your sister.

When she saw me, I thought she'd be happy.

She didn't even know I existed.

And even when I tried to explain, she was scared.

Why would you be scared? I'm her brother.

Yeah, but if she didn't know that...

Maybe it'll be easier next time.

Maybe you should leave it a while.

And if Will and Robbie want to talk about it,

that could be a good thing.

I hate talking.

You're talking now.

Yeah, well, it's easy with you, isn't it?

What's that?

It's a pebble. My mum gave it to me.

She picked it up on Brighton beach.

She promised she'd take me there one day but she never did.

Why do you still keep it, then?

I suppose it represents a time when we were a family.

Before we became just "three people who lived in the same house".

Keep it.

I always think not going to school's going to be cool,

but I always end up bored.

Thanks a lot(!)

No, it's not you. Just hanging around.

Nothing to do.

Are you ever happy?

What do you mean?

I mean, are you ever where you want to be?

Not really.

-Me neither.

-Where do you want to be?

A million places. None of them here.

I'd better go.

You can stay a bit longer.

I need some head-space before I go home. But thanks.

-For what?

-For this. Us talking.

And for this.

Any time.

-Bye.

-Bye.

Feeling any better?

Not really.

Look, see, if we play this right, we could come out with a lot of money.

We agreed we're not doing any whiplash.

You heard the police guy, he as good as told me to make a claim.

What's he going to think if I don't?

He only wants you to make a claim so he can nail you.

How? He's got nothing.

Aye, so far.

Maybe we should just walk away with the four grand.

Maybe we should just hand it in.

Hey, have you learnt nothing by being with me?

Only how to make every situation

more complicated than it needs to be.

More complicated and a lot more lucrative.

Anyway, you should be happy that briefcase turned up.

How do you work that one out?

Either way, we're robbing the guy.

And we don't know where the money's came from or where it's going.

Right, so we take it out the car, hide it in the garage

and we sit on it until we find out.

Who knows what'll happen to it if the police get their hands on it?

If it's dodgy, the guy'll thank us

for keeping it oot the police's hands.

If it's kosher, we can give him it back, and probably get a reward.

I spoke to his daughter.

-Whose daughter?

-The other driver's. She phoned him on his mobile.

-And you answered it?

-I wasn't thinking.

Right, well, you need to start thinking now, all right?

-She was really worried.

-Bob, don't get involved.

-She seemed nice enough.

-Forget her. Nobody's on to us.

We just stick to what we've said and we'll be fine, OK?

-I'll see you later.

-Where are you going?

Home, to get a lie down. I suggest you do the same.

DOOR CLOSES

On your own?

Finn was here. He left.

Is he your boyfriend now?

Drop dead.

Is he, though?

You wouldn't understand.

Agh!

What happened?

I was in an accident.

-Yeah, right(!)

-Some guy rear-ended me.

-Mm-hm.

How did you get on at the hospital?

All good.

-You didnae go, did you?

-Da, my neck's fine.

He was just wincing then.

If you don't and get the injury verified,

you cannae claim on the insurance.

What if I don't want to make a claim?

Sorry, are you made of money?

No, but the guy's on his back in hospital.

That's why we have insurance! You're no' claiming off the guy,

-you're claiming off his insurance company. It's no' personal.

-No?

Of course no'!

Well, when you put it like that...

Get your jacket!

Mr Adams?

You from the insurance company?

Look, I don't know how long this is going to take,

but I could do with it getting sorted, ASAP.

I'm not from any insurance people.

I think we spoke on the phone?

I'm Ailsa. Ailsa Harkins.

I've just come from the hospital.

Oh, aye?

How's your da? Is he going to be all right?

He's still unconscious.

So, is anybody with him the now?

Mum's there.

Must be hard for her, too.

They haven't been getting on that well lately. None of us have.

Last thing Dad and I did this morning was have an argument.

We're taking it in turns to sit with him.

They said he can probably hear us, so we keep talking.

Do you have his phone?

No, I gave it to the police.

-Oh!

-Sorry, should I no' have done that?

Of course you should have. It's just...

SHE SIGHS

I don't suppose you found a watch, did you?

Eh, no.

He would have been wearing it,

but it wasn't on him by the time he got to the hospital.

The doctor asked the emergency services. Nobody's seen it.

It has sentimental value.

If I find it, I'll hand it in.

MUSIC: "All You Deliver" by Jose Gonzalez

# On the verge of ruin

# You'll see it all clear

# How steep the fall is

# On the verge of success

# It's all white and fluffy

# Horizons are blurred

# Horizons are blurred

# By the time you reach it

# Tongues will be twisted

# To the point where you'll lose track of your soul

# Distorted pictures

# Is all you deliver

# Distorted pictures

# Is all you deliver

# Distorted pictures is all you deliver

# Distorted pictures is all you deliver

# Distorted pictures is all you deliver. #

I don't understand why he wouldn't have told us that either.

I will, thank you.

-That was the school secretary.

-And?

I phoned to make sure Finn was behaving himself,

that things had settled down after last week.

He didn't miss school again, did he?

He was there, but it was a half-day today.

-So?

-This morning, he said he'd finish at the usual time.

Was that before or after you mentioned a family chat?

After.

Do you think he's got any intention of showing up?

# Distorted pictures

# Is all you deliver

# Distorted pictures

# Is all you deliver

# Distorted pictures is all you deliver

# Distorted pictures is all you deliver

# Distorted pictures is all you deliver. #

"The mobile phone you've called is switched off."

I thought we'd got past this.

What?

Worrying whether he's run off or not.

You all right?

-What's going on?

-Come and sit.

Why didn't you tell us you had a half-day today?

I forgot.

Really?

Didn't remember till I got there.

Where have you been until now?

Just chilling with Kirsty.

Getting ready for this "chat".

"Getting ready"?

Do you think I want any of this?

Maybe we do.

Then why don't you say so and stop making out it's for my benefit?

You don't think it'd beneficial for you, too?

I think a lot of our problems stem from a lack of communication.

What's so funny?

-Nothing.

-No, come on, spit it out. That's why we're here.

-No, it's not!

We're here because you're not happy with how things are

-and you think I'm messing up your life.

-That's not true!

You want to control me, put me in a little box and close the lid.

You're not being fair.

Why do we need to talk then, if nothing's wrong?

Maybe I'm not making myself clear.

You want to make changes.

First change? Get rid of me.

-No!

-Don't beat yourself up about it.

It's not the first time this has happened to me, and

-it's probably not going to be the last time, either.

-That's not it!

The only people that need to talk is you two.

You need to make a decision what happens next.

Once you've decided, let me know, yeah?

Finn!

I've been thinking about what you said earlier.

What did I say?

About parenting, about making good and bad decisions.

And?

I want to increase the time I spend with Ollie.

Give us a chance to repair our relationship properly.

What?

Katy's the person in control at the moment, right?

I suppose.

And she makes the decisions for Ollie and, indirectly, for you.

So maybe you should ask yourself what she wants.

She'd want to make Ollie happy.

Of course. And make herself happy, too.

Present this as a chance for her to have more time to herself

while not having to worry about Ollie

because he's with the person who loves and cares for him.

His father.

You think?

When you're a single parent,

it's easy to make the child the centre of your universe.

Sometimes at a cost to yourself.

So it could benefit all of us.

Tell her she needs to look after herself as well,

to rebuild her own life, otherwise, when the child goes...

SHE SIGHS

Hey.

When they go, they...

They leave you feeling lost.

Christina was the centre of my world

and I pushed her away.

Come on.

You didn't push her away.

MUSIC: "Sunday Sun" by Beck

# Haven't got a lot to learn

# And my eyes

# They stray again

# Looking for a satellite

# In the rays of heaven again

# There's no other ending

# Sunday sun

# Yesterdays are ending

# Sunday sun

# Ooh

# Ooh

# Ah-ooh

# Ah... #

MOBILE RINGS

Hello?

'It's PC McCormack, Mr Adams.'

'Just a courtesy call to let you know the guys will be around

'to pick up the damaged vehicle some time this evening.'

Aye, eh, they've already been.

'Great. Well, I'll be in touch again should I need you.'

# Jealous minds walk in a line

# And their faces jade the strain

# Stranded in infinity rooms

# And they're safe from any harm

# There's no other ending

# Sunday sun

# Yesterdays are ending

# Sunday sun

# Ah-ooh

# Ah-ooh

# Ah-ooh

# Ah-ooh... #

What the hell are you doing here?

What are you?!

I found something that belonged to the guy, so I brought it in.

We said we weren't going through with this. You promised.

My dad insisted. What was I supposed to do?

Tell him your neck's all right!

I did, but he's got a bee in his bonnet about making a claim.

He even took a photo of me in this.

Where is he now?

Away to talk to somebody.

You seen a doctor yet?

Just the nurse. She put the neck thing on.

I don't believe this!

Look, leave it to me.

I'll talk him out of it.

Still got the money in the garage, at least.

Haven't we?

All right, Bob? What are you doing here?

Just checking that Angus is all right.

That's good of him, eh?

Aye. I spoke to the insurance company.

They're sending some claim forms out.

Once the doctor confirms it's whiplash,

we'll get him to sign them.

You want a wee cup of tea or anything?

There's a wee cafe down the corridor.

Aye, actually. That'd be great. Thanks, Da.

-Bob?

-Aye, cheers, mate.

Right, I won't be too long. Don't want to miss your slot.

What's going on?

Has something happened to that cash?

-The polis took the motor away.

-So?!

The money was still in it.

I told you to hide that in the garage!

Taking that briefcase full of money oot of that motor makes it stealing!

-We WERE stealing it!

-No! You were!

And what, you couldn't have stopped them taking the guy's car, no?

I wasn't there when they took it.

Where were you?

At the scene of the accident, looking for a watch.

A watch?

The daughter came in to the garage asking about a watch that was lost,

so I went to look for it.

What is it with you and this daughter?!

-I feel sorry for her, all right?!

-Well, don't! All right?

Feel sorry for us. We could lose out on a lot of cash cos of you.

< Angus?

That's the doctor ready for you, come on.

What's up with him?

Hospitals put him on edge.

Hi.

All right?

Look, I'm really sorry about what happened.

But I found this.

His watch!

It wasn't in the car, so I went to the scene of the accident

and I found it.

I gave it to him.

I know. I saw the inscription.

So, is your mum still here wi' you?

She's popped home to get some things.

I feel terrible.

It's nobody's fault that you parted on bad terms earlier.

It's not that.

I was calling him on his mobile when he...

When the accident happened.

The phone went dead, I thought he'd hung up on me.

I tried to ring him again after

and then on and off during the morning until, finally,

you answered.

I don't know what to do.

What if he dies?

Is that my fault?

You...

You shouldn't think like that.

What if the police find out that he was on the phone?

He'll be blamed, won't he?

They know.

Somebody saw him.

They're tracing the calls through his provider the now.

I'll have to tell Mum.

You don't have to do anything!

Just wait and see how things turn oot, then decide.

Chances are he'll be all right.

Thank you.

For finding the watch, for being here.

You're a good person.

SHE SPEAKS UKRAINIAN

SHE SPEAKS UKRAINIAN

SHE SPEAKS UKRAINIAN

Is everything OK?

No.

No, it's not OK!

Come here. Come on.

Well, despite the circumstances, I'm glad I'll get to meet Dimitri.

Sounds an amazing man.

Yes, he is.

What was she protesting about?

Her son.

He disappeared, but she finds comfort

in blaming me and my colleagues.

He's sick, dying, and you interrogate him about the past!

I'm sorry, madam, I'm going to have to ask you to come with me.

Right, Mrs O'Hara, let's start again.

And this time, take into account we're not stupid.