Shouldn't you be at the surgery? I was on my way over.
I thought I'd check out your new digs.
I don't think much of the decor.
I might ask Charlie if I can give it a lick of paint.
You're really here for the long haul, are you?
Anyway, I thought you might need this.
That test you were so desperate for. You did it?
That's what you wanted, isn't it? Thanks.
It required a little effort from me.
Shouldn't you get back to the surgery? Ama'll be there already.
Were you talking to her? No. Why?
She caught me doing the test.
I don't think my explanation convinced her.
I'd rather she knew nothing. She won't.
Right.
You really want to settle in this place?
Dad? Hmm?
Go to the surgery. (CHUCKLES)
What do you think? It's great, love.
You weren't even watching.
You're the best cup person ever, Zoe.
I have to get this place ready now.
How are you? Hi, Damien.
You're opening? Yes. We have to.
I was going to replace a bit of wiring.
I suppose I can do it while you're here.
What? No, you can't.
You can't work while we're open. It's unprofessional.
Right, yeah, and a laundrette with no working machines isn't?
Nobody has to know that, Damien.
They'll find out when their clothes aren't clean.
I'll take them home and do them in my own machine.
Are you serious? What about the self service?
I don't know. I'll come up with something.
A one-day special. Everything free. I'll do it. We will cope.
I'll think of something, even if I have to stay up all night.
Hey. Best of luck for today.
Thank you.
I have to say, lads, the place looks stunning. Well done.
Cheers, Niamh. See you later.
See you.
How soon can you fix it?
If you let me work, I can have you running by tomorrow.
You can't wait till then? No!
Today is the official launch day.
I don't want to look like a flake in front of Niamh.
Come on, Damien. I'm desperate. Please.
Zoe, would you stop that, please? Go outside!
Here, Da. Yeah?
Er... come here. I'm a bit worried about Jackie.
When I walk into the room
she'll be sitting there, staring at the wall or something.
Yeah? What does she say? That's she's grand.
She knows herself. But did something happen to her?
It's been going on for a week now. I don't know.
Maybe you can talk to her. About what?
Whatever's going on. She might open up to you.
Probably worried about her promotion. Please, Da.
Alright. Leave it with me. I'll sort it.
Don't you worry about it. Thanks. Talk to you later.
Yeah.
Shouldn't you be heading to school?
I used all of Caoimhe's conditioner.
I used a tiny bit. She went mental.
Don't you have any of your own?
Don't be winding her up.
You need to be able to concentrate on your exams.
Hey.
I feel a bit sick after eating all those cakes yesterday.
What are you on about? Those little almond cakes.
I'm only joking. I kept a few for you.
Good. I need a sugar buzz for studying.
Did you watch that documentary? I didn't get a chance.
Caoimhe wanted to watch something.
Damien goes along with her like a love zombie.
Don't let her boss you around.
You've as much right to be in that house as her.
She has powerful friends. Is she even paying rent?
Katy's a paying tenant. She has rights.
She needs to not be starting trouble.
She needs to concentrate on her exams.
I know that.
But she can't let herself be pushed around, not by Caoimhe.
Thanks for the advice, you two. I'd be lost without you.
See you.
Why do you have to turn everything into a battle?
If you let people take advantage of you just once,
they'll think they can walk all over you.
Zoe, you'd better get a move on. Don't want to be late again.
We're going to miss all the fun. Fun?
I'm going to be dealing with dirty laundry all day.
Right. I'm now ready to open for business.
We should take a picture. Good idea. Stand in beside Jo.
You too, Ben. Come on.
OK. Now. Say cheese!
(ALL) Cheese!
Gotcha! Now, go on to school, quick!
See you later. Have fun! Bye!
Molly Ban, huh?
Remember your dad used to belt that out at parties?
He'd be proud of you now.
You don't think it's a little gruesome?
I don't know if it's the right image for the laundrette.
A man murdering his fiance. It was an accident.
Yeah, you're right. It's better than Scrubbers.
Yeah, sorry about that.
Jo, you are going to do great today. I don't know what I was thinking.
Nothing is working. We will get through this together.
These samples should keep you going for a couple of days.
If it clears up, you won't even need a prescription.
Thanks a lot.
I've updated Mrs McGrath's file.
If I need you, I'll call you.
I have to say it. Should you be dealing with patients?
I know what you think you saw, but you're mistaken.
You were taking medication for yourself.
I was getting something for Shane. What was it?
None of your business.
I'm worried the morphine might affect your judgement.
That's quite a leap you're making.
Shane needs to know about this. About what, exactly?
You're wrong, and if you go around spreading lies, that's slander,
so I'd be careful about your next step.
Shane, everything sorted out already?
I left the lease here yesterday. Maybe Ama knows where it is.
She seems to know everything that goes on around here.
Sorry. I don't.
Alright? What are you doing here?
I called work and told them I wasn't going in.
You only just got promoted. What if you get the sack?
It's just one day. We're entitled to sick days.
Are you sick, though? Or is it...
You know. Depression.
I've started on new meds. It takes a bit of time to get used to them.
I don't want you to worry.
I was going to make some food. Do you want anything?
No. No, I couldn't face it.
Look, I asked Da to come over.
I hope you don't mind, but I thought he could talk to you.
I know it's weird talking to me.
No. If Dolores finds out, it'll just... It'll make it worse.
What do you mean? Sorry. Forget it.
No, hang on. Did something happen between you and her?
Is this why you're on a downer? No. It was nothing.
It doesn't look like nothing. Jackie, just tell me, will you?
Your father and me had a kiss. You did what?
It was a split second. I don't know what I was doing.
Are you having a laugh?
And Dolores knows? Yeah.
How did it happen?
What, are you and my da back together now?
No. No, it's nothing like that.
This is why you're like this, isn't it?
No. No, I promise you.
What was Da thinking?
Are you settled in? Almost.
I don't have that much stuff, actually.
The benefits of travelling around.
Are you putting down roots here?
We'll see how it goes. I'm sick of living out of a rucksack.
It'd be nice to have family around. Yeah.
Hello. Hi.
Coffee? Please.
Is everything OK? Of course.
Come on. You should be used to him by now.
It's nothing.
He's just helping out for today. I'll be back in tomorrow.
You can't make it back later?
Is something up? You're worrying me now.
I didn't want to say anything, but I think he's acting erratically.
I'm worried he has a problem. What are you talking about?
Last night I caught him taking something from the medicine cabinet.
It was morphine. Yeah. Did you not know?
He heads off to the youth club
and sells laxatives to teenagers at the weekends.
(CHUCKLES) Sorry. This isn't a joke.
You don't need to worry. I asked him to get a few bits for me.
It's confidential. I can't tell you what. You understand that.
This wasn't the first time I saw him taking medicine from there.
I'm sure he had his reasons. Dad knows what he's doing.
Seriously. Here you go.
Heya.
Hey. It's just a couple of things,
shampoo and what have you, so she doesn't run out again.
She says she can look after herself.
I don't want her stressing about the little things.
She doesn't do stress. She's too laid back about the Leaving.
She's 18. She needs a hand.
I hate to break it to you, but she doesn't need us any more.
It was going to happen eventually. She's still my child.
I'll bring this over to her. I was going to do that.
I want to have a word with her about Caoimhe.
I had a solicitor in the cab earlier.
Don't start that again.
(DOUG) I've been trying to call you.
My phone was turned off. I was on a job. Why? What's up?
Jackie didn't go to work.
She probably was tired.
No, this is two days now, and it's your fault.
What? She told me what happened, Da.
About the kiss. Quiet, will you?
It wasn't supposed to happen. It all got out of hand, OK?
Fair enough, but you have to help me snap her out of it.
How am I supposed to do that? I don't know.
Talk to her. Tell her you're sorry. Sorry?
Do you know where I've been sleeping for the last few days?
In a B&B, Doug.
Dolores kicked you out?
Look, I'm sorry, Da, but I don't know what else to do.
I don't want Jackie to lose her job.
I shouldn't have told you. It's not your concern.
Maybe I can bring her out and we could meet up later.
Yeah. Let me know and I'll talk to her, OK?
We'll sort this out, son.
Is he in? Yes, he's on his own.
I finished up earlier than I thought, so you can head off.
No need to be here. I can handle it.
What's that in your hand?
Dad, what is it?
So you are taking morphine.
So Ama was right. What's she been saying?
That you were taking drugs from the cabinet.
It's a one-off. My shoulder is acting up.
So you admit you're taking morphine? For chronic pain, yes.
Morphine, Dad? How long has this been going on?
I can't believe you let that nurse inside your head.
She was concerned. Now I'm concerned. Don't give me that.
You want me out of your life. That's not true, or fair.
(KNOCKING)
Mr Sheedy's here to see you.
I'll see him now.
I appreciate you filling in, but I can take it from here.
It's your practice. Where's Mr Sheedy's file?
It should be on the desk. Nice working with you, Ama.
Is everything OK? I told you there's nothing to worry about.
Send Mr Sheedy in, please.
I don't think that floor can get any cleaner.
I don't know what else to do with myself.
You should sit down. You look tired. I didn't sleep a wink last night.
Take a break. Go and get some air, grab a coffee.
And what if somebody comes in?
I think you can afford to take that risk.
Sorry. That came out wrong.
Tell you what. I'll nip out and grab us something, yeah?
We are about to enter our busiest period.
People dropping things off on their way home. I need to be here.
Ah! Hello, Charlie. Hi, Charlie.
Well, I see the accident with the fuse didn't stop you.
Oh, nothing is going to stop Jo. No. We are fully operational.
That's great, because I have a few things that need washing.
That's what we're here for.
Now, I'll have them ready for you tomorrow morning.
How does that sound? That's perfect.
That's great. Just keep this docket. Thank you.
Thank you, Charlie. See you later!
Hey! We're in business. That's great, love.
Get these home and in the washing machine. Separate the dark colours.
That'll take ages. Then you'd better get going.
Don't forget about the party later. And the softener.
Did you get things sorted out? I believe you had a problem with Jim.
Sorry, but I overheard you and Shane earlier.
There was no problem. When is he finishing?
He's just filling in. It's Shane's surgery now.
I hear you're moving on. Shame. Just a coffee, if you don't mind.
You can drop the sarcasm. It doesn't suit you.
So, you thought you'd share your thoughts with Shane, did you?
My concern is for the patients.
Yeah. You went behind my back, telling your tales.
My word wasn't good enough for you?
Last night wasn't the first time I've seen you help yourself.
What do you think I am? An old, useless junkie?
Have you seen me make a mistake with a patient?
I didn't say... Have you seen me make a mistake?
No. Sorry?
No, I've never seen you make a mistake.
No.
You're getting ideas above your vocation.
Shane and I are doctors, so leave the diagnosis to us.
Coffee. I changed my mind.
I hope you didn't take your Da's advice.
Of course I did. I told Caoimhe I'd see her in court.
The remote control's exhibit A. Yeah. I'm serious.
You need to be able to concentrate on the Leaving.
Relax. I'm all over the studying. OK.
If it gets a bit too mad, you could come home.
What, Da hasn't turned my room into a den or something?
Of course not.
To be honest, I've spent the last few nights sleeping in there myself.
Because of the snoring.
Are you going to get separate rooms on your holiday? Expensive.
What holiday? Is he not taking you away?
He's all talk and no trousers, that one.
I'll be lucky if I get a night in a B&B in Bray.
Where would you like to go? Oh...
I'd love to go to Italy.
I nearly went to Rome with Sister Carmel back in school,
but in the end we couldn't afford it.
Do you want to go out later? Just the two of us.
Nothing major. We can catch a movie, if you like.
I'm sorry. I shouldn't have gone behind Jim's back.
No, you shouldn't.
I'm sure I'm right about this. You can't mention it again.
What he's doing is endangering the patients.
What is he doing? Taking morphine.
Yeah, see, that's exactly the kind of thing
you can't just go throwing around. Just let it drop.
What if the Medical Council find out about this?
He could get struck off the register.
Ama, I'm not saying I don't believe you,
but please, leave this to me.
(CHARLIE) Hello? Did I miss it?
I thought I'd lend my support.
That is very nice of you, Charlie. You seem to be the only one.
I don't know why I bothered. It's right to mark the occasion.
Maybe you could give us a verse of Molly Ban.
I don't think people need to hear me sing.
We're trying to get people in, not out.
Here, have a drink, love. Thank you.
Hello. Hi, Niamh. Hi, Damien, Laura.
I thought the machines would be going by now.
You know what? It was a quiet day.
Come on. Let's wet the shop's head. Absolutely. Drinks.
Speeches first. Oh, yes.
Did you see Dermot on the way over? No, I'm sorry, I didn't.
OK. Erm... Right, everybody.
I would like to thank you all for coming here today.
I would like to thank Niamh for the opportunity to open the Molly Ban.
And especially Damien for all his hard work in getting us ready.
Cheers. Cheers.
Ah, Dermot!
You missed the speech. We didn't, did we?
Sorry, love. There was so much washing to do.
Erm... Erm... Kids' clothes and stuff.
Why didn't you bring them over here? No, that would be taking advantage.
Listen, seeing as we're all here, I would like to raise a toast
to my amazing wife and her new adventure.
Jo, we are very proud of you. Aren't we, kids?
Yeah. To Jo!
(ALL) To Jo.
Thank you.
Did you get all the washing done? Everything's under control.
How did the rush go? Not one person came in.
It's just as well, isn't it?
I was busy with Charlie's stuff all afternoon.
If we'd had more customers,
we'd have been ruined before we even started.
Ah, Dermot.
Your text said to call over. Why did you do it?
It seems nowadays every time I open my mouth
I seem to be apologising for something.
Why is that, do you think?
What happened with Jackie was a mistake.
It was over before I even knew what was going on.
I don't care about Jackie. This is about us.
You know I don't have feelings for her.
You knew what I was facing into.
If I can't rely on you when I'm vulnerable, when can I?
I was there for you all along.
Is it too much for you? All this sickness?
Look, I'm not giving up on us. But how can I trust you?
Cos I love you.
Thinking about our future was what got me through the operation.
Then I had that taken away from me. Do you know what that's like?
Yeah. I know. I'm still angry with you.
Look, I'll do whatever has to be done.
(SIGHS) Give me space. I need to think about it.
Hey. I'm glad that day's over.
There was a crash on the M50. I was stuck there for an hour.
Total waste. The truck that crashed was delivering toilets.
There was about 50 of them lined up on the hard shoulder. It was weird.
What are you doing?
Collecting vouchers for a half-price flight to Milan.
I wouldn't bother. What's wrong with Milan?
Nothing to see.
How would you know? Except maybe the San Siro.
Although the way Inter and AC are playing,
you'd be better off going to see Bohs.
Maybe I want to go. I never know what the big deal is about Italy.
People bang on about the food, but I prefer French.
Why are you always putting my ideas down?
It's just that Milan... It's a kip, is it?
No. It's...
Look, I have something lined up.
Guy I know has a caravan in Courtown.
Yeah, cos that's miles better than Milan.
It's nice... if it's sunny.
What's wrong with holidaying at home? It's good for the economy.
Look, I'll take you somewhere nice.
No. Forget about it. I don't want to go anywhere with you.
Hey. We'd better hurry or we'll be late for the film.
Yeah. We would have invited you, but you wouldn't enjoy it.
I'm sure I would.
It's just two hours of women talking about their feelings.
Hardly any explosions.
Yeah, you're grand. I'm wrecked. Long day.
Yeah. Your dinner's in the freezer.
See you. See you.
Yeah, sure.
Jim. Ama.
I think you need to get professional help.
Not this again.
You can't force Shane to protect you. This affects him too.
I'm concerned about you. Despite what you might think of me.
Can you give us a second here, Ama?
If you have a problem, you need to tell me.
My problem is you lot poking around in my business.
Why can't you be honest? I never lied to you.
You kept Bob from me. You're better off not knowing him.
Don't I get to make that decision?
Look, you don't become a father by donating your genetics.
You earn it by putting plasters on knees,
buying football boots
and comforting a small kid when his mother passes away.
Is that what you want?
That small-minded, two-faced burger salesman? Him over me?
All I want is the truth.
I'll tell you the truth.
Yes, I take morphine. Because I'm in pain more or less constantly.
We can get you help for that. I don't need your help.
You know what opiates can do to a person. You can't live like that.
What do you know? You have the whole world out there, but here you are,
putting roots down in this cold little backwater.
I'll stay wherever there's an opportunity.
These people deserve you. Robert, too.
You must be his.
No son of mine would give up on his true calling like this.
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