0:00:04 > 0:00:12This film contains very strong language.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27MUSIC: Ye Lai Xiang By Xiang Lan Li
0:00:39 > 0:00:41SINGING IN MANDARIN:
0:02:19 > 0:02:21IN MANDARIN:
0:02:34 > 0:02:35MUSIC STOPS
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Hydrangeas.
0:05:00 > 0:05:01HE SIGHS
0:05:07 > 0:05:08SHE SIGHS
0:05:52 > 0:05:54THEY LAUGH
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Oh, my God!
0:07:17 > 0:07:18Qinqin qinqin qinqin!
0:07:18 > 0:07:19THEY LAUGH
0:07:35 > 0:07:36KNOCK ON DOOR
0:07:36 > 0:07:38DOOR OPENS
0:07:38 > 0:07:39Hey, Junn.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41- You OK?- Mm.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43I'm just going to change the light bulb for you.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53There we are. See you.
0:07:58 > 0:07:59DOOR CLOSES
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Are you all right? Can I help?
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Yeah, I'm looking for a Ms Junn Tan.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52- Do you know how I can find her? - Yeah, she's probably in her room.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56Oh, no, she isn't. I saw her outside earlier with Alan.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58Every day around this time they meet out there,
0:08:58 > 0:09:03spend some time holding hands and snogging.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05- Kills me.- That's sweet.- Yeah.
0:09:05 > 0:09:06How do you know Junn?
0:09:06 > 0:09:08I'm a friend of her son's. Kai.
0:09:10 > 0:09:11I'm sorry.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15- I'll take you outside to see her. - OK.- OK.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23THEY CHAT QUIETLY
0:09:23 > 0:09:24Alan!
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Junn, I've got someone to see you.
0:09:31 > 0:09:32Hello, Junn.
0:09:34 > 0:09:35Hello.
0:09:39 > 0:09:40How are you?
0:09:44 > 0:09:46I'm...OK.
0:09:46 > 0:09:47I'm, um...
0:09:49 > 0:09:50..plodding along.
0:09:55 > 0:09:56LOUDLY: Is this your friend?
0:09:56 > 0:09:58She's not deaf.
0:09:58 > 0:09:59Sorry.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04It's a nice place.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- How's she been? - She spends her time in her room.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18We take them on trips every few months,
0:10:18 > 0:10:20but she doesn't really participate.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24There's Casanova here.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26They snuggle up pretty much every day.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29- My name's Alan.- I'm Richard.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- How do you know her, then? - I'm a friend.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Does she have any other family?
0:10:51 > 0:10:53FOOTSTEPS
0:11:03 > 0:11:06MUSIC: Don't Blame Me by Timi Yuro
0:11:10 > 0:11:13# Don't
0:11:13 > 0:11:17# Blame me
0:11:17 > 0:11:21# For falling in love with you... #
0:11:21 > 0:11:24I used to pull the birds with this song.
0:11:24 > 0:11:25HE CHUCKLES
0:11:26 > 0:11:28It never failed to turn their legs to jelly.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Oh, ho! You see what I mean?
0:11:32 > 0:11:34# I cannot help it
0:11:34 > 0:11:37# Don't... #
0:11:50 > 0:11:52IN MANDARIN:
0:13:34 > 0:13:36HE INHALES
0:14:56 > 0:14:58DOOR OPENS
0:15:05 > 0:15:07PHONE RINGS
0:15:09 > 0:15:11- Are you...- Richard?
0:15:11 > 0:15:13- Yes. Are you Vann? - Hi. Yeah.- Hello.- Hi.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17- How you doing?- I'm good, thank you. How are you?- Yeah, good, thanks.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20- Do you want anything to drink? - Yeah, I'd love a coffee, actually.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25- Hi. Can I get an Americano, please?- Sure.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27- I'll have the same, please. - Of course.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30Thank you so much for coming at such short notice.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32That's OK. I hope I can help.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35I can't remember whether I told you on the phone.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38Um... She's the mother of a very dear friend of mine
0:15:38 > 0:15:41who died recently, and I felt that...
0:15:42 > 0:15:43Well, anyway,
0:15:43 > 0:15:45she has met a man,
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Alan,
0:15:47 > 0:15:49and the problem is,
0:15:49 > 0:15:51they don't have any common language,
0:15:51 > 0:15:53so I wanted you to translate for them.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57- I'm sorry.- No, don't be. I think, er...
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- It'll be lovely, and... - No, I meant...- I know.
0:16:02 > 0:16:03I know what you meant.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06She speaks the four main dialects.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09She speaks Mandarin, Cantonese,
0:16:09 > 0:16:11- Hokkien?- Mm-hm.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14And...something else that I can't remember.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17And a bit of Cambodian and Vietnamese.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19- They're Cambodian Chinese.- Right.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24Yeah, she speaks six languages altogether.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- Apart from English.- Lazy bitch.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29HE LAUGHS
0:16:30 > 0:16:31So selfish.
0:16:31 > 0:16:32Sounds like my mum.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35You know, I'm not a professional translator.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37- I can speak the languages. - Fine. I'm just...
0:16:37 > 0:16:39I'm grateful that you can help.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41I'll try my best.
0:17:16 > 0:17:17KAI INHALES
0:17:17 > 0:17:19I wish there was a Shazam for smell.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22Have you been sniffing other people?
0:17:22 > 0:17:23KAI LAUGHS
0:17:23 > 0:17:24No.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Sometimes I come across a certain scent, I'd like to know what it is.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36We should have your mum over for dim sum.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40I can impress her with my Chinese cooking.
0:17:44 > 0:17:45She won't like your cooking.
0:17:48 > 0:17:49Come on, I'm good.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51I know, but she won't admit it.
0:17:53 > 0:17:54Mm.
0:17:56 > 0:17:57She hates me.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00She doesn't.
0:18:00 > 0:18:01She's jealous.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06I'm her only child. No-one's good enough for me in her eyes.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14You're NOT good enough for me.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15You have to try harder.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21Why? Why am I not good enough?
0:18:32 > 0:18:34You'll have to stay in the spare room.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39We'll have to pretend we're friends.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45I know.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52I think I've put her in there too soon.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59I don't think sheltered accommodation is good for her.
0:19:03 > 0:19:04You should come out to her.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09So she can come here and live with us instead.
0:19:11 > 0:19:12Stop doing that.
0:19:35 > 0:19:36TEASPOON CLINKS
0:19:45 > 0:19:47It's like walking back in time.
0:19:47 > 0:19:48That's the idea.
0:19:50 > 0:19:51Junn.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Um, Junn, this is Vann.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:20:11 > 0:20:13I was just explaining who I was.
0:20:13 > 0:20:14I told her I was your friend.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:20:18 > 0:20:20She asked, how are you?
0:20:20 > 0:20:21I'm...
0:20:21 > 0:20:23I'm good. Well, I'm OK.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26How's she? How's her health?
0:20:26 > 0:20:28SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:20:32 > 0:20:34She's fine.
0:20:34 > 0:20:35She's, um...
0:20:37 > 0:20:38..so-so.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48- Shall we sit down and I can explain to her?- Mm.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:21:06 > 0:21:07Um...
0:21:07 > 0:21:09So this is Vann.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11Um...
0:21:11 > 0:21:14Sorry, you've already met. Erm...
0:21:14 > 0:21:17And she is here to translate
0:21:17 > 0:21:19for you and Alan
0:21:19 > 0:21:22so that you can get to know each other better.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:21:29 > 0:21:31She's surprised you want to help her.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34How does she feel about it?
0:21:34 > 0:21:36SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:21:37 > 0:21:38She doesn't mind.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43Can you say to her that I'm sorry
0:21:43 > 0:21:45that I didn't come and visit her sooner,
0:21:45 > 0:21:48but that there was a lot to do after Kai's death,
0:21:48 > 0:21:50a lot of reorganising and so forth,
0:21:50 > 0:21:53- and obviously I don't speak Mandarin and she doesn't speak English.- Er...
0:21:53 > 0:21:57- Shall I say that again? - Um... No, I've got it.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:22:06 > 0:22:11Um, there's still a lot to organise,
0:22:11 > 0:22:14but if she would like to come round
0:22:14 > 0:22:16one day when she's free,
0:22:16 > 0:22:19she could look through his stuff
0:22:19 > 0:22:21and take away what she likes.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Are you giving her the belongings you no longer want to keep?
0:22:39 > 0:22:40No.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42No, they're not his rejects.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44They're his things. I'm only keeping what...
0:22:46 > 0:22:47You know, they're...
0:22:47 > 0:22:49They're Kai's belongings.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:22:58 > 0:23:00She's always free.
0:23:00 > 0:23:01- You just have to make a date.- OK.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:23:06 > 0:23:08She asked, why have you come here?
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Well...
0:23:12 > 0:23:14Well, I wanted to see how you are.
0:23:16 > 0:23:17I think Kai...
0:23:18 > 0:23:20I was concerned and I...
0:23:21 > 0:23:24I wanted to make sure that you're OK living here without Kai.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:23:35 > 0:23:37She wants to know where Kai's ashes are.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39They're at home.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:23:41 > 0:23:43- She wants to have his ashes.- No.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:23:51 > 0:23:52Why not?
0:23:52 > 0:23:53Um, it's just...
0:23:53 > 0:23:57SHE SPEAKS ANGRILY IN MANDARIN
0:23:57 > 0:23:59You have a house filled with his things.
0:23:59 > 0:24:00Why won't you let me have...
0:24:00 > 0:24:03her have her son's ashes?
0:24:03 > 0:24:07Um, I want to scatter them somewhere,
0:24:07 > 0:24:10and I think Kai would like that.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:24:15 > 0:24:18- He was my only child. - He was my life. He was my hap...
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Don't... Don't translate that. She doesn't know.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25She doesn't know that we were together.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37FOOTSTEPS
0:24:38 > 0:24:40Bad timing?
0:24:40 > 0:24:42No, no, no. Come and join us.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47Alan, this is Vann.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51And Vann speaks Mandarin and Cantonese
0:24:51 > 0:24:54and she's going to translate for you and Junn.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57You brought someone to translate for us?
0:24:57 > 0:24:58Yeah.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03That's, er... That's very good of you.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09- What shall we chat about?- Er...
0:25:09 > 0:25:10anything you want.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12Um... What's her name?
0:25:12 > 0:25:15Oh, no. I know that already.
0:25:15 > 0:25:16Um, actually, I don't,
0:25:16 > 0:25:20because we haven't been formally introduced.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Um...how old is she?
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Oh, no, that's no good. Er...
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Tell her
0:25:28 > 0:25:31that she looks lovely.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:25:35 > 0:25:36She said thank you.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Did you enjoy Kew Gardens?
0:25:41 > 0:25:42SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:25:45 > 0:25:47No. No, it was a bit boring.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49I'm going to go outside.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58JUNN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:26:02 > 0:26:05She said it's really sweet that you give her flowers every day.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07She appreciates that.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Oh, it's my pleasure.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:26:17 > 0:26:19- Do you like gambling?- Gambling?
0:26:19 > 0:26:21No. No, I never gamble.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23It's a waste of money.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25I'd sooner spend it on wild sex instead.
0:26:25 > 0:26:26HE CHUCKLES
0:26:26 > 0:26:28No... No, I'm joking. Don't say that.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:26:31 > 0:26:33You didn't say that, did you?
0:26:33 > 0:26:36- No, I didn't.- No. No, it's just...
0:26:36 > 0:26:38I'm... I'm a bit nervous.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41I feel as though I'm on my first date. You know what I mean?
0:26:42 > 0:26:45I understand. Just take your time.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52- DISTANT:- What do you do in your spare time?
0:27:01 > 0:27:04So you don't mind continuing with this, then?
0:27:04 > 0:27:06Of course not.
0:27:06 > 0:27:07It's beautiful.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09Very romantic.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13What will you do?
0:27:13 > 0:27:15- What do you mean? - Will you leave her in the home?
0:27:15 > 0:27:19I'm thinking of asking her to stay at mine for a trial period.
0:27:19 > 0:27:20I mean...
0:27:23 > 0:27:25Actually, I don't know what I mean.
0:27:28 > 0:27:29Do you think it's a bad idea?
0:27:31 > 0:27:32I don't know.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Would you come over and translate for us one weekend?
0:27:36 > 0:27:38- Obviously I'd pay you. - Of course I can.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42You're really thinking of living with her?
0:27:42 > 0:27:43Do you think I'm mad?
0:27:45 > 0:27:46It would drive me mad,
0:27:46 > 0:27:48living with my mum.
0:27:49 > 0:27:50Fucking suicidal, even.
0:27:52 > 0:27:53Sui-fucking-cidal.
0:28:01 > 0:28:02What can I do?
0:28:05 > 0:28:06Leave her in the home.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10It's not so bad for her to be in there.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12I could learn Mandarin.
0:28:14 > 0:28:15She could learn English.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18That's not going to happen.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21SOUNDTRACK DROWNS SPEECH
0:28:41 > 0:28:43INAUDIBLE
0:28:54 > 0:28:56- Sorry.- It's all right.
0:28:58 > 0:28:59Thank you.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05TEASPOON CLINKS
0:29:05 > 0:29:08I've been thinking about putting my mum in a sheltered home.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12Been reading about this place. It's really interesting.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16The decor is made to look like the '50s and '60s
0:29:16 > 0:29:18so the elderly can feel younger.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21It takes them back to, like, a younger, happier time.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25I doubt they'll have mid-century furniture from Cambodia.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29Stop being so clever. Always have to have the last say.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31- That's not true. - It's not just the decor.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36They actively encourage them to help themselves.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39I thought it was because she needed looking after.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41See? You're doing it again.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49Slight memory loss is not serious.
0:29:51 > 0:29:52Her memory loss is not slight.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57It's not just the memory loss. It's not even about her memory.
0:29:58 > 0:29:59You know this.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04- Are you gunning for a fight? - No, of course I'm not!
0:30:11 > 0:30:12You look so conflicted.
0:30:16 > 0:30:17Relax your forehead.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20HE EXHALES
0:30:22 > 0:30:23Here.
0:30:26 > 0:30:27Relax it there.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38Bring her over to stay with us, then.
0:30:38 > 0:30:39Are you mad?
0:30:39 > 0:30:41That would be sui-fucking-cidal.
0:30:43 > 0:30:44What choice do you have?
0:30:49 > 0:30:50How long can you keep this up?
0:30:52 > 0:30:55- She has to know. You can't lock her up forever.- I'm not locking her up!
0:30:55 > 0:30:58- For fuck's sake, Richard! - Sorry, I didn't...
0:30:59 > 0:31:00I didn't mean that.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08I just... I don't know what to say to you about this any more.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14You have my absolute support.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17And you know you have to tell her.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26If you think about it, we're constantly coming out to people,
0:31:26 > 0:31:28so really you should be good at it.
0:31:31 > 0:31:32If only she liked you.
0:31:34 > 0:31:35Make this a lot easier.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39But for some reason, she thinks you're a dick.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43You love this dick.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03I can't stay too long today, Alan.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06OK, well, we'll just do the best we can.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08You have a few hours with me.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11Then it's back to flirting and kissing, I'm afraid.
0:32:11 > 0:32:12Oh. Goody, goody!
0:32:15 > 0:32:17SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:32:21 > 0:32:23She'd like you to leave.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26She feels awkward with so many people watching her.
0:32:29 > 0:32:30OK.
0:32:34 > 0:32:35Have fun.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43Oh, this is just in case I forget.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46Er, you know, they're not that important,
0:32:46 > 0:32:47but when you leave,
0:32:47 > 0:32:50I start wondering whether I'd asked them,
0:32:50 > 0:32:53and then I forget to ask them.
0:32:53 > 0:32:54Um...
0:32:54 > 0:32:56Can I... Can I ask them?
0:32:57 > 0:33:00SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:33:00 > 0:33:02Ask away.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05What's her favourite ice cream flavour?
0:33:05 > 0:33:07SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:33:07 > 0:33:09Hm. Qiaokeli.
0:33:09 > 0:33:10Chocolate!
0:33:10 > 0:33:12That's my favourite too.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15We've loads in common.
0:33:15 > 0:33:16HE CHUCKLES
0:33:16 > 0:33:20What does she prefer - cats or dogs?
0:33:20 > 0:33:22VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:33:22 > 0:33:25- DISTANT:- Cats. - Oh, me too. I love cats.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29- SPEECH FADING TO QUIET:- How long has she been over in this country?
0:33:36 > 0:33:38Tell her that she's lovely
0:33:38 > 0:33:40and she looks really beautiful
0:33:40 > 0:33:44and that she smells really nice today.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:33:51 > 0:33:52Xiexie.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:34:01 > 0:34:02What was that grin there?
0:34:02 > 0:34:04She said thank you,
0:34:04 > 0:34:06and that you have a nice dimple.
0:34:06 > 0:34:07HE LAUGHS
0:34:07 > 0:34:10I thought so. She can't keep her hands off it.
0:34:12 > 0:34:13SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:34:13 > 0:34:15Do you have any children?
0:34:15 > 0:34:17Two boys, Brian and John.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:34:21 > 0:34:23JUNN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:34:23 > 0:34:25When was the last time they visited you?
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Er, not for a while. A long time.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30Er... We were never that close.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32They were closer to their mother.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:34:37 > 0:34:39Why were you not close to them?
0:34:39 > 0:34:41- Did you not love them? - Of course I loved them!
0:34:41 > 0:34:43I wasn't a very good father.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46They couldn't wait to put me in here.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- Do your children not love you? - I didn't say that. They...
0:35:02 > 0:35:03They...well...
0:35:05 > 0:35:08I'm old and clumsy. It seemed to be the best solution for everyone.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10Less guilt for them to deal with.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12Everybody's happy.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14I'm happy, they're happy.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Don't you want to see your grandchildren?
0:35:29 > 0:35:30No.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34Oh, this isn't going so smoothly.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37It's fine. It's...
0:35:37 > 0:35:39- part of the process.- Ha!
0:35:39 > 0:35:40Thank you, Mum.
0:35:42 > 0:35:43Tell her
0:35:43 > 0:35:47I'd like to take her to dinner a week on Saturday.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:35:50 > 0:35:53I'm a good cook.
0:35:53 > 0:35:54It'll be lasagne.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:36:03 > 0:36:05What are you smiling about now?
0:36:05 > 0:36:08Nothing. I told her you'd be cooking Chinese food for her
0:36:08 > 0:36:09and that you're a really good cook.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12I said lasagne! I only do lasagne.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14She hasn't had Chinese food in a long time.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16It'll make her feel at home.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18She cooks Chinese food every day.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23- FADING TO QUIET:- I'm trying to help you. Junn doesn't like lasagne.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25But I... I don't do Chinese.
0:36:25 > 0:36:26You can order from a takeaway.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29- She's thinking of coming, then? - Yeah.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Well, what do I order?
0:36:32 > 0:36:35Er, sweet and sour thingamabobs,
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Shanghai duck, springtime rolls?
0:36:37 > 0:36:39No, don't... Don't order those.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41I'll get the food for you.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43You can have the dinner at mine.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51IN MANDARIN:
0:37:20 > 0:37:22Hydrangeas.
0:38:41 > 0:38:42DOOR OPENS
0:38:48 > 0:38:52I just...bought you some fruit.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:38:58 > 0:38:59Xiexie.
0:39:00 > 0:39:01She said, "Thank you".
0:39:22 > 0:39:24SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:39:24 > 0:39:26She asked what you're thinking.
0:39:29 > 0:39:30I was just looking at her room.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37Kai described the room to me. I was just remembering what he said.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:39:46 > 0:39:47Is that Kai?
0:39:47 > 0:39:48SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:39:50 > 0:39:51Shi.
0:39:53 > 0:39:54SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:39:59 > 0:40:00He was four or five years old.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04She thinks he looks really sweet.
0:40:17 > 0:40:18This is for you.
0:40:22 > 0:40:23It's Kai's ashes.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:40:30 > 0:40:32You should have his ashes.
0:40:32 > 0:40:33I'm sorry that I...
0:40:33 > 0:40:35fought over them with you.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:40:43 > 0:40:46He was my best friend.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:40:52 > 0:40:55- She knows. He talked about you. - Really?
0:40:55 > 0:40:56Did he tell you about me?
0:40:56 > 0:40:58Don't say that.
0:41:03 > 0:41:04He loved you very much.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09He was always trying to find ways to make your life better.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:41:21 > 0:41:22Why did he put me in here?
0:41:22 > 0:41:24It was only meant to be temporary.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Um...
0:41:28 > 0:41:31Really, he wanted you to live with him.
0:41:33 > 0:41:34SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:41:40 > 0:41:41I know.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44And you got in the way.
0:41:45 > 0:41:46What does she mean?
0:41:48 > 0:41:49Is that what Kai told her?
0:41:49 > 0:41:51SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:41:58 > 0:42:00He wanted us to live together,
0:42:00 > 0:42:03but there was no space in your flat.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05One of the options, actually, was to...
0:42:06 > 0:42:08..to move to another flat...
0:42:09 > 0:42:11..and have you live with us.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16HE CRIES QUIETLY
0:42:16 > 0:42:17Don't say that.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20Do you like...
0:42:20 > 0:42:21living here?
0:42:21 > 0:42:24VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:42:27 > 0:42:28That's a silly question.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:42:40 > 0:42:42THEIR CONVERSATION BECOMES HEATED
0:42:59 > 0:43:03SHE SPEAKS ANGRILY IN MANDARIN
0:43:06 > 0:43:07VANN REPLIES ANGRILY
0:43:07 > 0:43:09What's happening?
0:43:09 > 0:43:10What did you... What did you say?
0:43:12 > 0:43:14I suggested you could look after her,
0:43:14 > 0:43:15that you're practically family
0:43:15 > 0:43:17and that you care a great deal for her wellbeing.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19- She got angry because... - SHE COUGHS
0:43:19 > 0:43:22I said that you were a good man and she didn't know what that meant,
0:43:22 > 0:43:25and she said she doesn't think you two living together is the answer.
0:43:25 > 0:43:26What the fuck?
0:43:28 > 0:43:30Why did you do that? It was going very well.
0:43:30 > 0:43:32I'm sorry.
0:43:33 > 0:43:35- I was trying to help. - Oh, good work!
0:43:35 > 0:43:38You said you wanted to give it a trial.
0:43:38 > 0:43:41Don't you think I should be part of the conversation?
0:43:41 > 0:43:42Of course.
0:43:42 > 0:43:44It just happened.
0:43:44 > 0:43:45Got out of control.
0:43:47 > 0:43:48I'm sorry.
0:43:54 > 0:43:55Junn?
0:43:57 > 0:43:59Is that your husband?
0:44:00 > 0:44:01Ask her.
0:44:04 > 0:44:05VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:44:05 > 0:44:06Shi.
0:44:08 > 0:44:09Yeah.
0:44:09 > 0:44:11Is her husband white?
0:44:11 > 0:44:13He's half French. Cambodian-Chinese French.
0:44:15 > 0:44:16When was it taken?
0:44:18 > 0:44:20VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:44:22 > 0:44:24In Phnom Penh, in 1962.
0:44:26 > 0:44:27Have you never been back?
0:44:27 > 0:44:28VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:44:28 > 0:44:30Meiyou.
0:44:30 > 0:44:31No.
0:44:36 > 0:44:38We should go. This isn't going to work.
0:44:38 > 0:44:41Will you please say to her that I'm sorry?
0:44:41 > 0:44:42I didn't mean to upset her.
0:44:43 > 0:44:45VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:44:55 > 0:44:57JUNN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:44:57 > 0:44:59You're... You're doing it...
0:44:59 > 0:45:00SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:45:00 > 0:45:02What are you doing? You're doing it again.
0:45:02 > 0:45:04Stop hounding me. She thinks we're together.
0:45:04 > 0:45:06Vann, did you tell her that we're not?
0:45:06 > 0:45:08- I told her you're gay.- Vann!
0:45:09 > 0:45:10I'm kidding.
0:45:12 > 0:45:13I'm kidding!
0:45:21 > 0:45:22DOOR CLOSES
0:45:39 > 0:45:42Oh, this is what I brought.
0:45:43 > 0:45:46- I have those. - Well, I didn't know, did I?
0:45:47 > 0:45:49It's actually really hard to,
0:45:49 > 0:45:51you know, cook in someone else's kitchen.
0:45:51 > 0:45:53Check you out.
0:45:53 > 0:45:56Listen, when you learn to cook as good as me, then you'll understand.
0:45:56 > 0:45:58So, what's for dinner tonight?
0:45:58 > 0:46:00I thought we could start off
0:46:00 > 0:46:02with coriander king prawns
0:46:02 > 0:46:04- scented with Longjing tea. - Fancy.- Yeah.
0:46:04 > 0:46:05Followed by?
0:46:05 > 0:46:08Ginger pork stir-fry with a sesame dressing,
0:46:08 > 0:46:11- Richard-style.- Nice. And dessert?
0:46:11 > 0:46:12Creme brulee.
0:46:12 > 0:46:14From a tub?
0:46:14 > 0:46:16Organic, fair trade, free-range.
0:46:16 > 0:46:18Wow. Can't wait.
0:46:20 > 0:46:22They had their first row yesterday.
0:46:22 > 0:46:24- What happened?- Oh, the usual.
0:46:24 > 0:46:26Stubbornness.
0:46:26 > 0:46:27Men.
0:46:27 > 0:46:29HE LAUGHS
0:46:30 > 0:46:32What did Junn do?
0:46:32 > 0:46:36Alan pointed out a contradiction in something Junn had said
0:46:36 > 0:46:39and then she got all defensive and started to criticise him,
0:46:39 > 0:46:40finding inconsistencies in him.
0:46:40 > 0:46:42So petty.
0:46:42 > 0:46:44I would never do something like that.
0:46:44 > 0:46:45SHE LAUGHS
0:46:45 > 0:46:47I'm not sure how it escalated so quickly.
0:46:47 > 0:46:49She said he touches her too much.
0:46:50 > 0:46:52HE CHUCKLES
0:46:52 > 0:46:53It's not funny.
0:46:53 > 0:46:55Alan was really embarrassed.
0:46:55 > 0:46:57And my presence just made it worse for him.
0:46:57 > 0:46:59HE LAUGHS Come on!
0:46:59 > 0:47:00You're doing such a great job.
0:47:05 > 0:47:06Mm.
0:47:09 > 0:47:11That was really tasty.
0:47:15 > 0:47:17- To us.- Ganbei.
0:47:20 > 0:47:22SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:47:22 > 0:47:24What are we having for mains?
0:47:24 > 0:47:27Pork. Stir-fried pork.
0:47:27 > 0:47:28VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:47:43 > 0:47:44Thank you.
0:47:48 > 0:47:49ALAN CLEARS HIS THROAT
0:47:51 > 0:47:52It's so romantic.
0:47:52 > 0:47:54- Nice food.- Thank you.
0:47:54 > 0:47:57It don't feel very romantic at the moment.
0:47:58 > 0:48:00I feel watched.
0:48:00 > 0:48:01Do you mind leaving us?
0:48:01 > 0:48:05- But you need me to translate. - No, we can do without.
0:48:05 > 0:48:06IN MANDARIN:
0:48:18 > 0:48:20How are they going to understand each other now?
0:48:22 > 0:48:23They need me.
0:48:24 > 0:48:25What are they saying?
0:48:28 > 0:48:30I think Alan's saying,
0:48:30 > 0:48:32"Petal,
0:48:32 > 0:48:34"I've got a raging hard-on
0:48:34 > 0:48:37"and only you, pumpkin, can sort it out." SHE LAUGHS
0:48:38 > 0:48:40"Oh, Alan, can I see it?"
0:48:41 > 0:48:44"If you behave yourself, darlin', you can have it for dessert."
0:48:44 > 0:48:45HE LAUGHS
0:48:48 > 0:48:49IN MANDARIN:
0:48:56 > 0:48:57You know...
0:49:00 > 0:49:02..if I were younger,
0:49:02 > 0:49:04I'd have ripped your clothes off
0:49:04 > 0:49:07and taken you here, right on this table.
0:49:08 > 0:49:09HE LAUGHS
0:49:13 > 0:49:16God knows how many slipped discs I'm going to get.
0:49:17 > 0:49:19Shall I clear the table?
0:49:19 > 0:49:21Did... Did you hear all of that?
0:49:22 > 0:49:24You shouldn't creep up on people. It's rude.
0:49:25 > 0:49:27- I didn't hear anything, Alan.- Hm.
0:49:27 > 0:49:30Yes, you may clear the table.
0:49:30 > 0:49:32- Did you have a nice meal? - Yeah, until you arrived.
0:49:32 > 0:49:34- Easy, now.- Have you got it?
0:49:34 > 0:49:36- Got what?- You know.
0:49:36 > 0:49:37What?
0:49:41 > 0:49:43I can't pass it to you. She'll see.
0:49:45 > 0:49:46Oh, look.
0:49:49 > 0:49:52My mistake. I thought I saw a bat.
0:49:52 > 0:49:54SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:49:56 > 0:49:58- Did you just translate that?- Yes.
0:49:58 > 0:50:01Well, clearly there isn't a bat.
0:50:03 > 0:50:06- You shouldn't take that, you know. - Shush.
0:50:06 > 0:50:08Stop whispering. She can't understand us.
0:50:10 > 0:50:12Here, there's only half a tablet in here.
0:50:12 > 0:50:14You shouldn't be taking any of it, frankly.
0:50:14 > 0:50:17- Could kill you at your age.- Well, it's only in case, you know, I...
0:50:17 > 0:50:19In case what? You can't get a Mount Fuji?
0:50:19 > 0:50:21HE CHUCKLES
0:50:23 > 0:50:25She's Cambodian-Chinese. Now go and get us some coffee.
0:50:25 > 0:50:28I'm dead serious, Alan. Maybe you should only take a quarter of it.
0:50:42 > 0:50:44OK, time to go.
0:50:45 > 0:50:47I need to sleep. I'm shattered.
0:50:47 > 0:50:49Junn said your cooking was fantastic.
0:50:49 > 0:50:51I'm glad she enjoyed it.
0:50:51 > 0:50:54Maybe she'd like to come over to mine for supper one night.
0:50:54 > 0:50:56VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:51:18 > 0:51:21Your date's here! Hi, Junn.
0:51:21 > 0:51:23- Hi!- Hello.
0:51:27 > 0:51:28Xiexie.
0:51:29 > 0:51:31SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:51:33 > 0:51:35She said dinner the other night was really lovely.
0:51:35 > 0:51:38You helped, too. And, er, Richard.
0:51:44 > 0:51:47SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:51:50 > 0:51:53She thinks you both should get to know each other's bad habits.
0:51:53 > 0:51:54Really?
0:51:55 > 0:51:57OK.
0:51:57 > 0:51:58SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:52:02 > 0:52:04She'd like you to stop pinching her bum.
0:52:04 > 0:52:05What?
0:52:06 > 0:52:08I-I don't pinch her bum.
0:52:09 > 0:52:10VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:52:15 > 0:52:18- She says you do it all the time. - Only gentle squeezes.
0:52:18 > 0:52:20Anyway, she started it.
0:52:20 > 0:52:22I only do it because I... I thought she liked it.
0:52:22 > 0:52:25VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:52:29 > 0:52:31She doesn't like it any more.
0:52:31 > 0:52:34Her bum isn't some fruit you can squeeze whenever you want.
0:52:39 > 0:52:41SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:52:41 > 0:52:43- Now it's your turn.- What?
0:52:43 > 0:52:45SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:52:46 > 0:52:49Are there any habits you don't like about Junn?
0:52:49 > 0:52:51Yes, her breath smells.
0:52:51 > 0:52:53It stinks of garlic.
0:52:53 > 0:52:55VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:52:58 > 0:53:01- How come it never bothered you before?- It did, but I...
0:53:01 > 0:53:03I had no way of telling her.
0:53:03 > 0:53:05SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:53:09 > 0:53:10It's good for the heart.
0:53:10 > 0:53:12- HE LAUGHS - Well, it may be good for the heart,
0:53:12 > 0:53:15but it definitely ain't good for kissing.
0:53:15 > 0:53:17It tastes of rotten cheese.
0:53:17 > 0:53:19Actually, it's worse than rotten cheese.
0:53:19 > 0:53:21SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:53:25 > 0:53:26Hmph!
0:53:26 > 0:53:28SHE SPEAKS ANGRILY IN MANDARIN
0:53:30 > 0:53:32Your whole body smells of urine.
0:53:34 > 0:53:37What? Why didn't she mention it before?
0:53:37 > 0:53:38VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:53:41 > 0:53:44She tells you every day. You just don't listen.
0:53:46 > 0:53:48SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:53:52 > 0:53:54What's going on now?
0:53:56 > 0:53:58She doesn't want to do this any more.
0:53:58 > 0:54:01She's going to go wash her mouth, and you should go take a bath.
0:54:19 > 0:54:20Ah!
0:54:22 > 0:54:25Aw, that was supposed to encourage more hair to grow.
0:54:25 > 0:54:27You'd have one hairy nipple.
0:54:27 > 0:54:28That'd look very weird.
0:54:31 > 0:54:33I want to take my mum out the home.
0:54:36 > 0:54:37How did it go yesterday?
0:54:40 > 0:54:41I tried telling her.
0:54:44 > 0:54:46But I couldn't.
0:54:46 > 0:54:47I bottled out.
0:54:47 > 0:54:50My heart was pounding so fast.
0:54:51 > 0:54:53But you were going to tell her.
0:54:53 > 0:54:56She blamed you for making me take the bus.
0:54:56 > 0:54:59Well, it's not like she needs another excuse, is it?
0:55:01 > 0:55:03I want to...
0:55:03 > 0:55:05I'm going to bring her back here and tell her.
0:55:08 > 0:55:10If she gets mad, she can't storm off.
0:55:11 > 0:55:13She'll be stuck with me.
0:55:15 > 0:55:18It'll force us to deal with it.
0:55:18 > 0:55:19Really?
0:55:21 > 0:55:23You're really going to do that?
0:55:24 > 0:55:26I've done it already.
0:55:29 > 0:55:31She's coming round tomorrow tonight.
0:55:36 > 0:55:37Can...
0:55:37 > 0:55:39Can you go out for a walk?
0:55:40 > 0:55:43I'll give you a call when it's finished.
0:55:44 > 0:55:46You want me to walk laps round the block
0:55:46 > 0:55:48while you come out to your mum?
0:55:48 > 0:55:49KAI LAUGHS
0:55:49 > 0:55:52- Is that what you're saying?- Yeah.
0:55:52 > 0:55:54It'll be romantic.
0:55:54 > 0:55:56I am fucking romantic.
0:56:03 > 0:56:04What if she's not OK?
0:56:06 > 0:56:09Then you stay in a hotel.
0:56:09 > 0:56:11- Fucking hell. - She has nowhere else to stay.
0:56:14 > 0:56:15It'll be OK, won't it?
0:56:19 > 0:56:20Of course.
0:56:21 > 0:56:23You two are so alike.
0:56:29 > 0:56:30Feel this.
0:56:33 > 0:56:35I'm shaking.
0:56:38 > 0:56:39I might self-combust.
0:56:42 > 0:56:43Just do it.
0:56:44 > 0:56:47- Don't think any more about it.- Yeah.
0:56:47 > 0:56:49Yeah, I know. Absolutely.
0:56:59 > 0:57:01Smell my armpit again.
0:57:04 > 0:57:05I miss it when you do that.
0:57:06 > 0:57:08HE CRIES
0:57:08 > 0:57:09DOORBELL RINGS
0:57:32 > 0:57:33Sorry. Hello.
0:57:33 > 0:57:34Come in, come in.
0:57:36 > 0:57:37Hi, Junn.
0:57:40 > 0:57:41Come through.
0:57:43 > 0:57:45I'd completely forgotten about today.
0:57:48 > 0:57:49Right, who wants tea?
0:57:50 > 0:57:52SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:57:52 > 0:57:55- Yeah, she'd love a tea.- Can you come through to the kitchen with me?
0:57:55 > 0:57:58- Sure.- Tell her to make herself comfortable.
0:57:58 > 0:57:59We'll be back in a moment.
0:57:59 > 0:58:02SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:58:08 > 0:58:10- There's some stuff I need to clear up upstairs.- OK.
0:58:10 > 0:58:13I'm going to go and do that now. Can you tidy the kitchen?
0:58:13 > 0:58:16- You want me to clean your kitchen for you?- Yeah. Can you?
0:58:17 > 0:58:20- Are you serious? - I'm deadly serious. I'm sorry.
0:58:20 > 0:58:21I'll make it up to you. Please, help me?
0:58:21 > 0:58:23SHE SIGHS
0:58:23 > 0:58:24- You owe me so much.- Thank you.
0:59:21 > 0:59:23THEY CHAT IN MANDARIN
0:59:31 > 0:59:33Ah, you have tea.
0:59:33 > 0:59:35- Would you like some?- I'd love some.
0:59:38 > 0:59:40What do you think of the place?
0:59:40 > 0:59:41SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:59:46 > 0:59:48It's nice. She's been here before.
0:59:50 > 0:59:51Of course you have.
0:59:52 > 0:59:53I forgot.
0:59:53 > 0:59:55SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
0:59:57 > 1:00:00- She'd like to see Kai's room.- Sure.
1:00:08 > 1:00:09This is Kai's room.
1:00:31 > 1:00:33I just moved in here recently.
1:00:34 > 1:00:35Um...
1:00:35 > 1:00:38This room's bigger and I needed a bit more space.
1:00:40 > 1:00:41SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
1:00:50 > 1:00:52She said you moved in here quick.
1:00:56 > 1:00:58SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
1:01:01 > 1:01:02She'd like some time alone.
1:01:04 > 1:01:05Absolutely.
1:01:09 > 1:01:10DOOR CLOSES
1:02:00 > 1:02:01WINDOW OPENS
1:02:22 > 1:02:23WINDOW CLOSES
1:02:30 > 1:02:32WHISPERING: There's this song
1:02:32 > 1:02:34that Junn really adores.
1:02:34 > 1:02:37Kai said she never gets tired of listening to it.
1:02:37 > 1:02:39He was, er...
1:02:39 > 1:02:41He was supposed to take it to her,
1:02:41 > 1:02:43but he kept forgetting.
1:02:44 > 1:02:48Actually, he had it on him when...
1:02:48 > 1:02:50when he went to see her.
1:02:52 > 1:02:53Anyway, I want to...
1:02:56 > 1:02:57I want to find that CD.
1:02:57 > 1:02:59What's the song called?
1:02:59 > 1:03:01And who's the singer?
1:03:01 > 1:03:03And why are you whispering?
1:03:03 > 1:03:05HE LAUGHS
1:03:05 > 1:03:07WHISPERING: I have no idea why I'm whispering.
1:03:07 > 1:03:08THEY LAUGH Um...
1:03:10 > 1:03:12It's a really famous song. It's a cover.
1:03:12 > 1:03:15OK, well, hum it. I might recognise it.
1:03:15 > 1:03:17I don't hum.
1:03:17 > 1:03:19- Well, there's no-one listening.- No.
1:03:20 > 1:03:22- I'll ask Junn about it, then. - Don't ask Junn about it!
1:03:23 > 1:03:25I want it to be a surprise.
1:03:51 > 1:03:54We'll go to one of the music shops in Chinatown.
1:03:54 > 1:03:55I'll recognise it when I see the cover.
1:03:55 > 1:03:58OK. We can ask for one of her greatest hits albums.
1:03:58 > 1:04:00- I'm sure the song'll be on there. - I can't remember her name.
1:04:00 > 1:04:02Whistle it, then.
1:04:06 > 1:04:07HE ATTEMPTS TO WHISTLE
1:04:07 > 1:04:08HE LAUGHS
1:04:10 > 1:04:13- I told you. - Oh, my God, can't even whistle!
1:04:13 > 1:04:15SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
1:04:16 > 1:04:17Hey, Junn.
1:04:21 > 1:04:22PAN SIZZLES
1:04:22 > 1:04:25Just making a bacon sandwich. Would you like one?
1:04:25 > 1:04:27SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
1:04:30 > 1:04:31No, thanks.
1:04:32 > 1:04:33SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
1:04:36 > 1:04:38She noticed you're frying the bacon with chopsticks.
1:04:38 > 1:04:40She thinks it's lovely.
1:04:40 > 1:04:42Yeah.
1:04:42 > 1:04:44How else do you fry bacon? I mean...
1:04:44 > 1:04:46Impossible without chopsticks.
1:04:46 > 1:04:49SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
1:04:53 > 1:04:55How'd you do it before?
1:04:56 > 1:04:57I can't remember.
1:04:59 > 1:05:01These, um...
1:05:01 > 1:05:04These seem perfect for it.
1:05:04 > 1:05:06SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
1:05:14 > 1:05:15SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
1:05:18 > 1:05:19She said you have a nice home.
1:05:22 > 1:05:23Thank you.
1:05:25 > 1:05:28Half - well, most of it was Kai...
1:05:30 > 1:05:31Most of it was Kai's idea.
1:05:32 > 1:05:34SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
1:05:38 > 1:05:39SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
1:05:45 > 1:05:46She said, um...
1:05:48 > 1:05:51She said she can still smell Kai in your room.
1:06:02 > 1:06:03Me too.
1:06:05 > 1:06:06I smell him too.
1:06:45 > 1:06:47MUSIC PLAYS: Sway (Yao Yao Bai Bai) By Yi Min
1:06:58 > 1:07:02LYRICS IN MANDARIN TO THE MELODY OF Sway By Dean Martin
1:07:04 > 1:07:07I think this is the song that you asked Kai to bring you.
1:07:22 > 1:07:24SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
1:07:29 > 1:07:31She's been waiting for this CD for so long.
1:07:33 > 1:07:35Kai kept promising that he'd bring it
1:07:35 > 1:07:37and he kept on forgetting.
1:07:37 > 1:07:38Xiexie.
1:07:38 > 1:07:40Thank you.
1:07:42 > 1:07:44MUSIC STOPS
1:07:45 > 1:07:47SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
1:07:51 > 1:07:53She's decided she no longer wants to see Alan.
1:07:53 > 1:07:54You're joking?
1:07:56 > 1:07:59I thought you were getting along fine.
1:07:59 > 1:08:00SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
1:08:11 > 1:08:13She said they're very different people.
1:08:13 > 1:08:15Well, that's no surprise.
1:08:15 > 1:08:17SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
1:08:17 > 1:08:21The differences they've encountered are too rooted.
1:08:22 > 1:08:24Root... What? Rooted in what?
1:08:24 > 1:08:25I...
1:08:25 > 1:08:29Ask her, please, to speak to Alan again
1:08:29 > 1:08:31and give him a second chance.
1:08:31 > 1:08:32SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
1:08:37 > 1:08:39He is simply who he is.
1:08:39 > 1:08:41I am who I am.
1:08:41 > 1:08:42What does that mean?
1:08:42 > 1:08:43SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
1:08:45 > 1:08:48She can't see herself spending the rest of her life with him.
1:08:48 > 1:08:50She's doing this to...
1:08:50 > 1:08:53- punish me. That's what this is, isn't it?- Richard.
1:08:53 > 1:08:55Say it.
1:08:55 > 1:08:57VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
1:09:01 > 1:09:03Why are you doing this?
1:09:03 > 1:09:04I'm here to help you.
1:09:04 > 1:09:07Do you want to live the rest of your life here?
1:09:07 > 1:09:09VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
1:09:15 > 1:09:18You don't need to feel sorry for me. For her.
1:09:19 > 1:09:22- She doesn't need your help. - You are so damn stubborn.
1:09:22 > 1:09:24I'm trying to help you.
1:09:24 > 1:09:26You're making me feel like it's my fault!
1:09:26 > 1:09:28VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
1:09:31 > 1:09:32What are your true intentions?
1:09:32 > 1:09:33To help you!
1:09:33 > 1:09:35VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
1:09:36 > 1:09:39- Why are you doing this?- Stop asking that dumb question! Doing what?
1:09:39 > 1:09:41SHE SPEAKS ANGRILY IN MANDARIN
1:09:43 > 1:09:45You've taken away my only... Her only...
1:09:45 > 1:09:47Me, her, my - which is it? Come on, Vann!
1:09:47 > 1:09:49You can't even separate between you and her now.
1:09:49 > 1:09:51Whose side are you on?
1:09:51 > 1:09:53You've taken away HER only family
1:09:53 > 1:09:56and now she's stuck in this awful place.
1:09:58 > 1:10:01If you hadn't been so dependent on Kai,
1:10:01 > 1:10:04he would never have had to put you in here.
1:10:04 > 1:10:05What were you doing? You were...
1:10:05 > 1:10:07You were piling on pressure.
1:10:07 > 1:10:10What fucking differences can't you work out with Alan?
1:10:11 > 1:10:13SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
1:10:31 > 1:10:34This is your guilt. She doesn't want to be your therapist.
1:10:34 > 1:10:36I...
1:10:39 > 1:10:41I'm trying to help you.
1:10:41 > 1:10:43I'm trying to help you get out of this awful place.
1:10:43 > 1:10:46VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
1:10:47 > 1:10:51Alan is an old man. You will break his heart.
1:10:51 > 1:10:52VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
1:10:56 > 1:10:58If you had adapted to this culture,
1:10:58 > 1:11:02then Kai wouldn't have had to look after every facet of your life.
1:11:02 > 1:11:04Honestly, your medication,
1:11:04 > 1:11:07your bank details, everything! You...
1:11:07 > 1:11:09You choked him with guilt!
1:11:09 > 1:11:13And who's looking after you now? Kai? No, it's me.
1:11:13 > 1:11:14I wonder why that is?
1:11:14 > 1:11:16VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
1:11:32 > 1:11:35That's it, run away. That's the solution, isn't it?
1:11:40 > 1:11:41I'm sorry.
1:11:43 > 1:11:44I just fucked it up.
1:11:44 > 1:11:47Her one chance of happiness and I fucking screwed that up.
1:11:48 > 1:11:49Fuck!
1:11:50 > 1:11:52Just fucking screwed everything up again.
1:12:23 > 1:12:25These are all of Kai's things.
1:12:26 > 1:12:28Er...
1:12:28 > 1:12:30I've probably forgotten something, but...
1:12:32 > 1:12:34..if I come across anything, I'll send it on to you.
1:12:34 > 1:12:35SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
1:12:43 > 1:12:45How are things between her and Alan?
1:12:45 > 1:12:47VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
1:12:50 > 1:12:51She hasn't seen him.
1:13:04 > 1:13:05It never bothered me...
1:13:07 > 1:13:10..that she couldn't assimilate into this culture.
1:13:11 > 1:13:13SHE SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
1:13:16 > 1:13:17It bothered Kai.
1:13:19 > 1:13:20VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
1:13:34 > 1:13:35Kai was gay.
1:13:38 > 1:13:39I'm his boyfriend.
1:13:43 > 1:13:45We'd been together for over four years.
1:13:47 > 1:13:49VANN SPEAKS IN MANDARIN
1:13:59 > 1:14:02And he was going to tell you the last time that you saw him.
1:14:04 > 1:14:06But he got so panicked, he couldn't do it.
1:14:08 > 1:14:11He was afraid that you'd love him less.
1:14:12 > 1:14:13Stupid.
1:14:15 > 1:14:19So he invited you over for dinner the next day,
1:14:19 > 1:14:21and he told me
1:14:21 > 1:14:24to walk round the block while he came out to you.
1:14:26 > 1:14:28And on his way to get the bus...
1:14:30 > 1:14:33..he got hit by that fucking cunt of a driver.
1:14:46 > 1:14:47IN MANDARIN:
1:15:02 > 1:15:04I can't help but wonder...
1:15:06 > 1:15:08..what would have happened if I had driven him.
1:15:10 > 1:15:11Cos he...
1:15:11 > 1:15:13I offered but he liked to take the bus.
1:15:20 > 1:15:21I know you miss him.
1:15:23 > 1:15:24I don't know what to do.
1:15:29 > 1:15:30I miss him tremendously.
1:15:37 > 1:15:38IN MANDARIN:
1:18:41 > 1:18:42Kai.