I'm just wondering if it makes sense, that's all.
I knew you were gonna be like this. What?
If you're going to college in Dublin
it's ridiculous to move out and pay rent to some landlord.
So if I get a part time job would that make you happy?
If I'm footing the bill, I thought I'd have a say.
What, it's a no?
It would have been nice if you'd discussed it with me first
before asking Neil for his advice. I didn't.
I told him like I'm telling you.
Did you get the attitude off Neil as well, yeah?
This has nothing to do with Neil. You better not take it out on him.
What's that supposed to mean?
Pete said you were gonna put in a good word for him about the job.
I didn't promise anything. Well, he thinks you did.
OK, you don't want to be late. Would you relax?
I'm off for my trial. I hope it goes well.
Give me a call afterwards. I will.
Good luck. Are you not gonna wish him luck?
See you back at the garage.
Huh? She wants to move out.
Well, it was bound to happen. And I suppose she's seen Callum go.
Well, that was different. He can look after himself.
Rachel's no pushover either.
But she's got everything she needs at home.
Look, no matter how cushy they have it,
they're always gonna want to get away from you.
Don't take it personally. I'm not.
You two looked so perfect last night. We were winding you up.
Say what you like, there was something between you.
It was a good night. I knew it.
Will you put us out of our misery and ask him out?
I can't. Why not?
What if he says no? He might be thinking the same thing.
I don't want to make things awkward between us.
OK, at least tell him how much you enjoyed the night.
That might move things along.
Thank you, Dean, for showing us around.
I just wanted to make sure
we had all the proper protective equipment in place and all that.
Oh, it takes me right back. The old one-two.
Won't be any of that today. Good.
Like I said, we're gonna be sticking to warm-ups.
Hi, Dean. Have you got your gum shield?
Careful! Show me. All of you have it?
Good. Go on, head off. Hey. They're lively.
Erm, is Juliet in this class and the rest of them?
I told you he'd know at least one. Juliet is 13.
Benjamin is only nine.
They only do the drills together,
after that they're in their own age groups.
But I wouldn't take them on, look at the size of them.
What chance would Benjamin have with them?
It's just an introduction. Ben's not gonna be taking anybody on.
Yeah, he'll be fine. Besides, if Zoe could do it.
Look, it's your call.
I mean, what else are we going to do with him?
I'm in meetings all day. You'll call us if there's a problem?
Straightaway. But there won't be. Sorry if I'm coming across so OTT.
You're grand. I'll take care of him, don't worry.
Thank you. See ya. Thanks, Dean.
Don't worry. He'll have a blast. (CHUCKLES)
Great though, isn't it? Yeah.
They said that developmentally the baby is very advanced.
Really? Yup.
Well, I think they always say that. Ah, I saw the measurements.
They're pretty impressive. Oh, really?
Yes, sir.
Junior was so big for one of his scans
that they had to cover him in two batches.
(LAUGHS) You know what? Don't tell Caoimhe,
but I took a good look at the monitor today
and I think it's definitely a boy. An heir to the throne?
(CHUCKLES) Don't mind him, it was a mark on the screen.
(LAUGHS) Erm, Orla sends her best.
Thanks. And, erm, sorry for the lunchtime entertainment yesterday.
No, we were worried about you, that's all.
Did you ring work? Yes. I have got the day off. Nag.
That's the way it's gonna be from here on in.
So what's the story with Orla? We had a row.
We're not talking. You don't think you should fix it?
I've done all the running, it's up to her this time.
Yeah, that's gonna work(!) I don't need a lecture, honestly.
When Caoimhe got pregnant,
you said to me that family was the most important thing.
Well, now I'm saying it to you.
Ah, do you have those lab results? Sure.
Cheers. Thanks.
Thanks again for last night. I had fun.
I've never seen anybody run so fast down a fire escape.
And in heels. Well, I have had some practice.
Ama! You're not the only one with a past.
We'll have to swap war stories sometime.
Sounds good. I'm not interrupting, am I?
Doesn't look like it to me. I have to pick up a prescription.
Just about to do that for you now. Oh, thank you.
So, did you two have fun last night? Very nice.
And you and Dermot? We're together donkey's years.
It's not like we're a new love.
It's nice that you're still making the time for each other.
I'm sure you'll manage to get the spark back.
Exactly. I'll get that prescription for you.
OK, folks. Break's over, so let's head back up.
We're gonna start back with some skipping, see how much you can do.
I thought this was boxing, not skipping.
It's for stamina.
That's the most important thing for any boxer.
And not getting your head bashed in. When do I get to fight?
It's called sparring. I didn't ask you.
It's not all about hitting people, you know.
You tell him.
It's practice jabs, Ben. It's for beginners.
It's good fun. Ask Juliet. She's already the best in the class.
No, she's not. You want to be careful there.
That's one girl you don't want to pick a fight with.
Now, go on. Let's get back to work.
Let's go.
Well, bare-knuckle boxer to king of the kids.
(LAUGHS) It's my first week, give me a break.
You've got a live one in Ben, huh?
I know, yeah. And a mother with a nervous disposition.
How long did it take you to unwrap the cotton wool?
She knows nothing about boxing, that's all.
You did get her to sign that 17-page disclaimer?
(LAUGHS SARCASTICALLY) Funny. Still, if anything goes wrong,
she's probably right outside the door.
Take a seat. Thank you.
How are you?
You were at the surgery yesterday looking for Ama.
And I still haven't found her.
I'd have told her but you didn't leave a name.
Lenka. I'm an old friend from home. Oh, right. Which part?
Near Lusaka.
I actually work there myself, in a mother and child clinic.
I was telling Ama about it. So you two have a bit in common?
I suppose we do.
It's nice for her to have that Zambian connection.
You Irish get everywhere, you always meet someone from home.
Us, not so much.
I'm heading over to the clinic now if you want to come along?
I'd love to, but I have a few things to do.
Well, later then. She'll be there all day.
Great. Maybe don't say I'm coming. I'd like it to be a surprise.
OK, see you then. See ya.
Hey, bud, alright? Alright, yeah.
Anyway, look, I better get going. Yeah. See ya, Damien.
See you after, yeah? See you later.
I really want us to move past all this.
So do I. Then why is it so hard?
Because we're trying to be a regular family and we're not.
And we never will be.
And until you can't accept that...
That kid means the world to me.
Then maybe I'm the one who's not good enough for you.
Yeah. OK.
Yeah, I'll be over there as soon as I can.
I'll bring the stuff with me, is that alright?
OK.
Erm, yeah. See you soon. Good luck, bye.
I know you're going to meet Simon.
What are you doing listening to my calls?
Neil's got nothing to do with me wanting to move out,
So don't take it out on him.
I'm meeting Simon to talk about
offering his hotel guests a valet service.
Neil never even came on my radar. Good.
What are you getting so upset about Neil for anyway?
Not as if you're best buddies. Well, Neil's alright.
He's had a lot to deal with. Such as?
Doesn't matter. It kind of does matter
if I'm recommending him for a job.
Like you don't know what it's like when stuff goes wrong.
Or me. Our family has a degree in it.
Alright, relax. I'm just asking you to help him out.
Can you do that much?
OK, when I see Simon I'll put in a word for him.
Thanks.
If you put the brakes on this moving out thing.
Are you serious?
Just until we can talk about it properly.
It's gonna happen whether you like it or not. Do we have a deal?
All you're doing is putting it off.
Heya. Hey.
I'm going for a lie down for a bit.
Maybe give your ma a buzz afterwards. I'll see.
Look... thanks for looking after her yesterday.
I didn't do much.
You were there when it counted, I appreciate it.
That little baby's gonna be my niece or nephew.
All this hassle can't be helping. No.
You know, I never meant for things to get so crazy.
Neither did I. Right then so let's just stop it.
You know? Then I can call off my solicitor if you call off yours.
(LAUGHS) I never even had one.
Doesn't mean I'm not gonna fight my corner tnhough.
I know, but can we not both agree to step back for a while?
I feel like there's always gonna be something getting in the way.
And it will be sorted. But just not now.
Why did we have to let this drag on so much though?
Because... Caoimhe's struggling. You can see that.
Please. I just... I just wanna... try and get the stress levels down.
That's all.
The baby's the most important thing.
Thank you.
You did well. Thank you.
And the rest of them in the kitchen enjoyed working with you.
They're a good bunch. I've got one more candidate waiting to be seen.
Just tell him to go home, will I? (BOTH CHUCKLE)
I'll give you a call in about a day or two.
Yeah, cheers. And thanks for giving me the opportunity.
No problem. See ya.
Oh, how are ya? So how'd it go? Good, yeah.
They've got a nice set-up. I hope I've done enough to get the job.
Great. And maybe I can give you a bit of a leg up.
You? I know you've had your problems.
Problems? You know, it's your business, I don't want to pry.
Who told you? It doesn't matter.
But anything I can do to help. How? Are you some kind of expert?
No, I mean with the job. I could put a word in with Simon.
By telling him about my problems? Of course not, no.
You keep your nose out of my business.
There's no need to lose the head, I'm only trying to help.
You've some ego.
No wonder Rachel can't wait to get away from you.
You keep away from her, you hear me? Or what?
You Fergusons, I'm telling you.
Paul. Simon, how are ya?
This guy sold me a car at our first pitch session.
He's tried every year since. Still going, though, isn't it?
A car salesman you can actually trust.
(CHUCKLES) Come on, we're over here. Yeah.
I was going to drop it over the dry cleaners.
No, I'll do that. Tell me, how did it go with Shane?
It's not that I don't appreciate your advice.
Which has been pretty good so far. Yes.
But if something's going to happen, it will happen.
I don't want to force it. Ooh, you really like him, don't you?
If It happens, it happens. Now, I have to get back to work.
OK. See you. See you.
Hi. Hiya. Do you have a second?
Sure. I just have a visitor for you.
Now? I have a patient waiting. No, he just wants to say hello.
Hello, Ama. It's been a long time.
Lenka?! I hear you two are old friends.
Yes. Actually, we were a bit more than that.
Ama and I were engaged to be married.
It was a long time ago. What are you doing here?
I just came to to say hello. Is that OK?
How did you even find me?
I did a little digging on the Internet.
It's not as hard as you think. I'll leave you two to catch up.
Tell that patient I won't be long. Take your time.
So, seven years.
You look great. Just how I remember you.
What do you want?
I'm in Ireland for a couple of weeks. I just thought we could catch up.
That sounds nice, but I'm very busy. Later then.
I've got lots of news from home.
There's a pub across the way. McCoy's. I've been in it.
I'll be finished here at 5:30. Great. I'll see you there then?
> (DAMIEN) Laura?
Sorry, I was just looking for Laura. She's gone upstairs.
I'm sorry if I spoke out of turn yesterday.
I find it hard to keep my mouth shut.
Well, you can relax because we both agreed
to put things on the backburner for now.
Right. Yeah. It's for Caoimhe's sake.
It's better if we let things cool off.
Well, if she's happy with that. Yeah, she is.
So you can relax, I don't want you to go steaming in there
and upset people all over again.
Laura's always telling me
how protective you were of her growing up.
Always looking out for her, even though it used to drive her mad.
Yeah, well, she didn't have a ma or a da.
So why are you not looking out for her now
when it comes to her entitlements? She will get her share.
I just need to find a way to fix it. Well, until then, I have her back.
Hey, ready to go? Yeah.
You know this house thing is only temporary?
I will sort you. Yeah.
Then you might explain that to Nina.
Go on, clean yourself up. > (JO) Dermot!
Yeah, yeah!
Keep your head down and pinch the end of your nose, that's it.
Hi, love. How did it all go?
Great. He's just going to freshen up. Sweaty work, isn't it, Ben?
Ah, no! Stop right there.
Show me.
(GASPS) Benjamin! It looks worse than it is.
Who did this to you? He wouldn't say.
I don't want to go back. Pet.
No-one's gonna be angry with you. You have to tell us what happened.
It was one of the bigger kids. I didn't duck fast enough.
Well, of course you didn't. You've only just started.
You go on and have a wash. We'll be up in a minute, alright?
What did Dean say? I don't think he saw it.
But he must have once you pointed it out.
Well, actually, I didn't notice it either.
All that blood and you didn't notice?
Oh, no, I did once we were on the way home.
We need to get to the bottom of this.
Yeah. You and your one-two.
I should have listened to my gut instincts.
Hey, how did Neil's trial go?
Oh, he won't know for a few days but he's got a good feeling.
How are ya? Hey, Paul.
Listen, I don't know what you said to Simon, but thanks for that.
See you later. Bye. Dad?
What exactly did you say?
I didn't recommend Neil. You're not serious?
The young fella hasn't got a clue.
I try to do him a favour and he threw it back in my face.
Was he not grateful enough? No, he's got some kind of problem.
Funny how it's never your fault.
And where are you going?
To tell Niamh I'm moving out as soon as I can.
I told you to slow down on that.
Pity you didn't keep to your part of the bargain.
Oh, er, some parents can't get rid of their kids at all.
They're still cluttering up the house in their thirties.
Well, I still have Ruth. I know.
And I'm a long way off an empty nest, Pete.
(KNOCK ON DOOR)
There you go. Thanks.
So, your fiance. It was seven years ago.
Certainly puts my whiskey story in the shade.
He shouldn't have come here.
So you don't much fancy catching up on old times?
We didn't get married, so what does that tell you?
I spent a bit of time in Zambia, I know about these things.
It was an arranged marriage, if that's what you mean.
I ran out of there before it could go ahead.
That was brave. My father didn't think so.
I see. I'm used to it now.
So if that's how it ended, why is Lenka coming here?
Well, I guess I'll find out. I'm meeting him after work at McCoy's.
Do you want some company? Thanks, but I can handle him myself.
OK. OK.
You were late picking Ben up. That's when it happened.
And you should have been there to hand him over.
I told you, I turned away for a split second to talk to a parent.
You cover my back and I'll cover yours.
No, he still won't say who it was. I'm really sorry about this, Jo.
You told me that he would be perfectly safe in your class.
Ah, kids will be kids. You can't watch them all the time.
Things happen in a split second. So let me get this straight.
You didn't see anything happen in the class?
No.
And you, you didn't see anything happen at collection time?
No. So when exactly was my son beaten to a pulp?
Er... I think the important thing here is that we find the culprit.
Absolutely. I'll talk to the kids and get to the bottom of it.
And we'll try Ben again, see if he'll point the finger.
The poor child is traumatised by all that blood.
Do you know that we could sue? No need for that kind of talk.
It was an accident. It won't happen again.
You have my word.
If you think that I am sending him back to that class
after what happened. Now, Jo,
we won't be making any rash decisions here, OK?
I want answers. And you'll get them.
But in meantime, we all need to keep our heads.
Right, then it's over to you. Right.
I'll ring in the morning, see how he is.
Yeah, well, I think that's the least you can do, isn't it?
It'd be good for you to get your foot in in Dublin.
A good, steady job.
I'm thinking of the 50 quid you owe me, you still haven't paid me.
Hey, Simon. How are ya? Afraid you caught us.
Neil is giving me a sneaky look around in case he gets the job.
You can't take him anywhere. I meant to give you a call later.
The position's been filled.
You said you wouldn't know for a couple of days.
We had an outstanding applicant.
That dozy bloke who pitched up after me?
I saw him in reception. Alright, Neil.
You did a good interview and trial, but that's the way it goes.
Sorry. I don't believe this.
Leave it. Thanks for letting us know.
I'm sorry, son. No, this can't be right.
Well, there'll be other interviews. It was mine before Paul interferred.
What do you mean? He said he'd talk to Simon.
He must have messed it up for me.
Uli bwanji. It's a while since I've heard that.
You only speak English now?
The last time I saw you, my father was trying to force me up the aisle.
It wasn't easy for me either,
you running out three days before our wedding.
But I'm still glad to see you.
Why? We have nothing to talk about.
If we had anything in the first place.
I just thought that as I was here, we could put all that behind us.
But if this is making you uncomfortable.
We barely know each other. We were going to get married.
That's worth a catch up drink, surely?
Fine.
Wayne. How are ya?
Keep an eye on Ama, would you? Is everything alright?
Yeah, just don't want to be in the way, you know?
Oh, alright, yeah. I'll keep an eye on the competition.
Thanks.
Dinner's in half an hour if you're hungry.
No, thanks. I'm staying at Nina's.
I hope she understands what we're trying to do here.
Yeah. Well, as long as we're OK.
We are. For now.
All I'm trying to do is keep a roof over our baby's head.
At any cost? I don't know what to do.
Well, not fall out with your brother and sister over a house.
It's my home.
Mmm, where some pretty bad things have happened.
You must have memories. Your mum. Suzanne.
So? What's that got to do with it?
There's a baby on the way.
Is it not a time for a fresh start, somewhere new?
But whatever you decide, I don't want our baby tearing your family apart.
Sorry.
Who's he? I don't know.
But they look pretty intense.
She said she'd wait and see if anything happened with Shane.
Looks like she's moved on.
A practice nurse. I'm impressed. And you live nearby?
A house share. Nice.
There wasn't much for me in Zambia. I won't take offence.
You had a lucky escape too. That's easy for you to say.
With your new life here. But you must have moved on as well?
You forget what it's like at home.
I was the one left to suffer the embarrassment.
It wasn't your fault. That doesn't matter now.
Even now, seven years on, I'm a bit of a joke.
You could have moved to the city. Nobody would care.
I tried.
Your father even got me a job, but it fell through.
I keep in touch with him from time to time.
Why are you here?
I'm just glad to touch base again.
And maybe if I could ask some advice on accommodation, jobs.
I had a look myself today,
but it's easier if you have someone in the know.
But I thought you were on holiday? Plans change.
I'm going to be sticking around.
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