Hi. Hey.
What are you listening to? "Still Into You".
Paramore. It's so romantic. Yeah, my sister likes them.
Yeah? Yeah.
We used to slag her something rotten about it.
Aww. Decco, wait till you're in love.
You're not in love, are you?
No, but I've another date with Frank.
Have you?
What about you? That girl in the Station was nice.
Oh, Hayley? I'm actually meeting her later.
Yeah? Oh, she's really into you, I could tell.
OK, well, have fun. Yeah. See ya.
Bye.
Sorry I'm late. Oh, don't worry about it.
Morning, Renee. Max.
We've something we want to tell you.
You don't mind, do you?
What do you want to tell me? We're going to try for a baby.
Really? Good news, eh?
Wow. That's a big commitment.
It's time we brought some joy back into our lives.
I'll remind you of that when it's screaming in the night.
Don't worry, I'll be there.
Why don't you call on Damien, let him know you're available?
I'm sure he'll talk to Pete. Babies are expensive.
It'll have two loving parents, that's the most important thing.
Go on. I'll see you later.
He'll make a great dad.
Would you mind unpacking that washing powder when you're ready?
Oh, yeah, sure. I have to get started on accounts.
But we'll go for a coffee later. Lovely.
Ah, Doug. I thought I heard the buzzer.
Jackie rang him, she's on her way back.
How's Neil?
He's grand, yeah. He likes the job anyway, so he's going to stay.
So he's alright? Well, he must be.
Oh, yeah, I have to meet Jackie later as well, when she gets back.
I'll go with you. Would you make Dolores a cup of tea?
Yeah, yeah. Do you take sugar? Just milk, thanks.
Just milk.
That's a relief about Neil.
Yeah. Well, he's taking off like that.
Jackie worries too much.
How are you feeling? I'm fine.
You didn't sleep very well.
Well, I've been thinking about what you said.
We don't know what way this treatment is going to go,
but I can't pretend I've got the flu any more, can I?
Probably not.
So I've decided, I think it's time I started telling people.
Max? Max?
I can't do it. I can't lie to her like this.
She wants a family.
If you tell her, you'll ruin everything for her.
You can't fix this with a baby.
We discussed this. There was nothing I could do for Christy.
All you'll do is send her to a really dark place.
What's that going to achieve? I'm sorry, but she has to know.
She's too fragile for this, Renee, you know she is.
She's not.
A lie this huge is not a proper foundation for a marriage.
I shouldn't have left him, but I swear to you,
I will spend the rest of my life making it up to her.
Please. She's finally happy. Just let it be.
That was lovely, thanks. You're welcome.
Something wrong with the bread? No.
Just don't want to spoil my appetite for later.
Oh. You going on a date?
I thought you might be.
It's early days, but I like him.
Well, he really likes you, too. Do you think?
Course. I've seen the way he looks at you.
You know, there's nothing wrong with a man who owns his own business.
What business? Chariot.
I was talking about Frank.
Yeah. Yes, of course you were talking about Frank.
You know, Junior, he's started teething and, as a result,
I'm hallucinating.
Yeah, she calls me Yvonne all the time.
I do, yeah.
Ginkgo biloba. Sorry?
It's a Chinese herb for memory loss.
They give it to Alzheimer's patients.
Right. well, thank you for that. No problem. Bye.
Bye, Kerri-Ann.
Don't be confusing her. Decco hasn't a hope, has he?
She's better off with the uniform.
At least she'll never get a speeding ticket. (LAUGHS)
Paula, I forgot, did Leo manage to get hold of you?
My phone's acting up.
Yeah, I know, he's been trying. Give him a call.
I will, love. Thanks. Bye.
What's wrong with your phone? Nothing.
Well?
I'm not sure. About Leo?
He's a lovely man. But?
I wouldn't be ready for any kind of commitment.
Oh. You're getting fed up with him, are you?
No. I just don't want to get too close to anyone.
Why? How close are you?
I don't mean like that. That's grand.
So?
(SIGHS) I don't want him knowing all my business.
I told him something, and now I wish I hadn't.
Well, if you told him, it must mean you must trust him.
I do. I mean, I like him. A lot, I think.
Yeah. You're just not in it for life?
I just want to have a laugh.
And what does he want? I don't know.
Maybe you should ask him.
How you doing? Hi, Pete.
Where's Doug? He's going to join us.
Could you bring me a cup of coffee, please? Yeah, coming up.
So, er, how is he? Better than I thought.
Where's he staying? On somebody's couch.
It's not great, but at least he's earning.
And, er, how is he otherwise? Up and down.
That's Neil for you. As long as he sticks with the job, he'll be fine.
Yeah, well, I gave him a list of GPs, and he promised he'd register.
Course, I'm sure he won't.
You worry too much. I just want him to be well.
Honestly, Jackie, you're overreacting.
I know Neil, this is how he is.
You thought you knew me, too.
And that's not meant to be a dig, so please don't take it as one.
He's not like that. He's creative. Sure, all chefs are a bit mad.
So long as we stay in touch with him.
We will. He's only down the road this time.
Yeah.
How are you, anyway? You look tired.
Don't worry about me. How's Dolores? Is she alright?
She's fine at the moment.
Pete, there we go. Oh. Thanks.
Glad to hear that Neil's feeling a little bit settled.
Well, we appreciate your concern,
but it's a family matter. We look after ourselves. Thanks, Bob.
Hi.
That was rude. It's nothing to do with him.
He's actually very understanding.
Did you know he was homeless once?
Oh, yeah. Everyone knows that. He's been wearing it like a badge.
It's called empathy, don't knock it.
(KNOCK AT THE DOOR) I'll get it.
Hiya. Come in. Hiya, love.
Is Leo home? Yeah, he's upstairs.
Leo, Paula's here!
He had a desperate row with Shannon on the phone,
so he could do with some cheering up.
Maybe I'll leave it. No, he'll be glad to see you.
I have to go into work. I was going to have a long soak and do my hair.
OK, I'll see ya. See ya, love.
Bye. See ya.
Paula. Is this a bad time?
No, no, no. But I'm just heading out.
Kerri-Ann said your phone was on the blink.
Yeah.
Well, I did try and call you.
I didn't know whether you were still mad at me,
or whether you thought I was interfering.
No. Good.
Ah, listen, I'm sorry I've got to rush out.
Why don't we meet up later this evening? I mean, if you want to.
Oh, absolutely. Yeah, why not?
OK, then. Oh, well, terrific.
I'll tell you what, why don't you come with me?
We'll make an old-fashioned arrangement, forget the phones.
Now, I know it's not a given.
I had friends in New Zealand who couldn't have kids.
I'm sure you'll be fine.
It's a pity Da can't be here to bounce it on his knee.
Yeah... it is.
Here, I'm getting this. Ah, thank you.
Farrah. How are you doing? Great, thank you.
Take your time, no rush.
Oh. She's in great form. Yeah.
And you're not.
Am I that transparent?
She's talking about having a baby.
Oh. Well, forgive me if I'm wrong,
but surely that's one of the few things in life we get to celebrate.
I found something out, Bob.
Something that I think might break her heart if she knew.
And this would affect her decision to have a baby?
It's nothing to do with her health,
but yes, I think it might change everything.
It's serious? It's something Max did.
Is Farrah alright? Oh, yeah.
She might not be if she knows.
You have to remember that you've spent a lot of time recently
trying to gain her trust.
I stood with her over Christy's grave
and swore I would never let her down again.
If she found out you knew this thing and didn't tell her,
would she forgive you? No.
That's what you're going to have to bear in mind.
Will you be alright by yourself here on Tuesday?
Tuesday's my day off. I told you before Christmas. January 27th.
Is there any chance you could change it?
No, I've a fashion show, I promised a friend of mine.
Oh, hi. Hello.
How are you, Ma? I met Charlie outside, he was asking for you?
Aww.
What are you doing in here on a Sunday, anyway?
Just checking everything's set up for next week.
How are you, Charlie?
Oh, fine. I'm glad to see you're feeling better.
But you know, if you were having dizzy spells,
you should have that checked out.
Actually, Charlie, will you sit down?
There's something you should know. You too, Kerri-Ann.
Will it take long? I'm going out and I have to get ready.
No. No, it won't take long.
Are you sure about this, Ma? Yeah.
Charlie, you're right, there is a reason.
I've got an appointment at the hospital on Tuesday,
which is why I can't be here.
Erm... I'm having treatment for breast cancer.
Dolores, you should have said. I'm very sorry to hear that.
Don't be. They found it and I'm having chemotherapy.
But the treatment...
Yeah, well, I don't want it in my body
and that's how you get rid of it. Exactly.
Your lovely hair. That's why it was falling out.
It'll grow back. Thousands of women go through this.
And they get through it.
Dolores, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry for getting upset.
It's OK, it's OK. I'll be back in a second.
That's why I didn't want to tell her.
What is she like, huh?
Are you alright, Charlie?
I'm very angry.
Why does it always hit the good people?
I curse it, so I do.
Esther. My ma's cancer is different.
There was nothing I could do for her.
But if there's anything I can do to help you, please let me.
Thanks, I will.
Can we talk?
I'm going to start eating loads of fresh fruit and veg from now on.
And no alcohol.
The most important thing about having a baby
is that you can trust each other, 100%.
Yeah, well, obviously we do.
There's something that you don't know about Max.
It's to do with Christy. Yeah?
When he died, he wasn't alone. Max was with him.
No, he wasn't. I'm afraid he was.
No, Sean found him. Max was with me in the pub.
Max told me this himself.
Well, you must have got it wrong. Max was with me when Sean called us.
No. He was with you when you got the call,
but Max was with Christy when he died.
So Da died and Max just went to the pub?
You must have been hearing things.
I don't know what she's on about.
Tell her you were with me when Da died.
Farrah. I had to tell her.
Tell me what? What's going on? Let's go upstairs and talk.
Why are you doing this? Please, let me talk to you.
No, you were with me in the pub with me. Sean called us.
He was already dead by then. Shut up, Renee!
Farrah, I can explain this. Why are you doing this?
Tell her. No, just stop it. Just stop this!
Ask him, then. Get out and leave us alone.
You weren't with him. Just say it. Just say you weren't with him.
I was with him. No, you weren't.
I'm sorry. No, it doesn't make any sense.
Cos why would you lie? I don't understand.
Farrah.
What, so you saw my da die? Yes.
Please... Please, just listen.
What I'd really like is for
myself and the boys to spend more time together. Jackie again.
Hey. I was going to call you. Yeah?
Yeah, I want to talk to you about something.
Well, can we do this in private? Yeah. I'll leave you to it.
Goodnight. Bye.
Yeah.
Have you got a problem with Bob?
Well, you know, he has a bit of a reputation with women.
I've been offered a job in Edinburgh.
The hotel I worked for. It's a good opportunity.
But you're, er, settled here now. Doug loves having you around.
Well, it's a promotion and I'm going to take it.
You just got back here.
Meanwhile, I was thinking I might go to Cork, spend more time with Neil.
It's all a bit sudden.
No, it's not really. I just wanted to be sure.
I came back for the boys, Pete. That's all.
Well, Doug'll be devastated. No, he's fine with it. I told him.
He's probably just saying that.
No. No, and Neil's OK, too.
Anyway, what I hoped was that maybe you could give Doug
some time off next weekend. It think it would be really good
for the pair of them to spend more time together.
Will you think about it? Yeah. Yeah.
OK. Thanks.
How could you do that to me? How could you lie to me like that?
Why? I just didn't know how to say it.
Are you actually telling me that you saw my da die?
You walked out, and you left him on the floor?
It was so quick. I didn't have time to do anything.
Then, how did you know he was dead? Farrah, he was gone.
So, you sat in the pub and you lied to me.
When I gave Sean the keys, you knew he'd find him.
How could I tell you? It was too late to take it back then.
Why didn't you call an ambulance if he was on the floor?
Why didn't you get help? I panicked. I'm sorry.
If an ambulance came, they might have revived him, Max.
It was too late. How the hell would you know that?
They were working on him when we got there.
They have to do that. You wanted him gone.
You were fed up looking after him! That's not true.
I'll never forgive you for this. Ever.
I don't want you anywhere near me.
Kerri-ann, hi. Hi.
Are you alright?
Someone close to me told me they were very ill,
and I think I said all the wrong things.
You could never say the wrong things. This time, I did.
Well, how sick is she? She's getting chemo. I just blubbed.
You were probably just in shock, that's all.
I feel awful.
If she's getting chemo, then that's a good thing.
Yeah, I suppose.
I mean, my sister had cancer and she's flying now.
I still feel terrible.
That just shows that you care.
She's lucky to have somebody like you looking out for her.
Do you think? Yeah.
And I could do nice things to cheer her up.
Like cook her a meal maybe, and shopping.
Exactly.
Are my eyes OK? I don't want to look a mess in front of Frank.
You look gorgeous.
Thanks.
You're all dressed up. Yeah, I'm meeting Hayley.
Here? Yeah.
Hiya, babe. Oh, hiya.
Kerri-Ann. Hi.
This looks cosy. Oh, I'm meeting Frank.
Yeah, here he is now. Hi. I'm not late again, am I?
No, I'm early. You know Hayley and Decco.
Hi, folks.
For you. Oh. Thank you.
We'll put two tables together?
No. We'll have our own table.
Follow me, then.
Do you reckon he robbed the chocolates?
Sorry, I didn't get you anything.
Good. I didn't get you anything either.
Tapas. Decco Bishop's come up in the world.
So, are we right?
Listen, er, before we go... Oh?
All that stuff about my mother, I mean, I never told anyone before.
But sure, I won't breath a word of it.
I don't want you thinking badly of me.
I'd never judge you.
I just wanted to send her off in style.
Then I was going to collect for a bench,
to put one up by the river in Athy. That's where she's from.
That's a really nice idea.
Except I never got round to it. Oh, right, yeah.
I still miss her. I was thinking of going to a psychic.
I mean, you never know. Well, if you think it'll help.
I don't know. She'd probably give out to me for robbing her money.
(LAUGHS)
You're far too good a listener, do you know that?
Not to everyone, though.
Will we head over? Yeah, let's go. Yeah?
Did you ever see Naked Gun? Yeah, it's a hoot.
I used to watch it with my dad.
Sit on the couch with popcorn and we laughed every time.
Sounds fun.
I don't like violent cop movies though, do you?
When I leave work, that's it. I don't bring it home with me.
Yeah, you're right. I never watch hairdressing movies either.
(LAUGHS)
What do you keep looking at her for? I'm not.
You must have a twitch in your eye, then?
No, I'm trying to get the waitress's attention. Louise?
Everything alright, Decco? Could we get the bill, please?
I haven't had dessert yet and we'll split the bill.
What's the hurry? Don't let him rush you.
I'll have the chocolate ice cream. That is Decco's favourite.
I'm grand. You used to love it.
What was that all about? We used to go out.
It was ages ago, wasn't even for that long.
She's your ex and you can't stop looking over at Barbie.
What am I even doing here?
Look, I'm having a great time here with you.
Yeah? Yeah.
I'll have it in writing, then.
I think I've done the wrong thing.
Is this to do with what we were talking about before?
I should have thought about it more. Hiya, Bob. There you go.
Thanks very much. You're welcome.
She won't answer my calls. She must be in an awful state.
Well, all you can do really is to wait until she's ready and be there.
Alright, here's an idea.
You're not doing anything next Thursday, right?
I suppose not.
OK, you'll probably hit me with your handbag, but I'll say it anyway.
Instead of going to Berlin, why don't we take a day trip to Athy
and scatter your mother's ashes? Are you actually serious?
Sorry. Bad idea, OK, just forget it.
That's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me.
Really?
Great. OK, let's make a day of it. Then you can say a proper goodbye.
Leo, thanks. You're welcome.
Hey.
Oh, I love the way he babbles himself to sleep.
You didn't get him to sleep, did you?
Oh, out like a light. Granny's magic touch.
(LAUGHS) Better hope it lasts the night, right?
Wayne was saying that you've started to tell people.
Yeah. I'm relieved, it's out there now.
You have to keep taking it easy, right? Until the treatment's over.
Yeah, and you know that we're here for you, don't you? I do.
OK. Alright.
Come on, we'll get this lady home. Yeah. See you later.
See you later, Ma. See you later, guys. Thanks again.
How you doing? Alright?
Dolores, how are you? Yeah, much better, thanks.
I'm glad that Neil is alright.
Yeah. Well, he's getting there. I'm going to go back down tomorrow.
She was hoping that Pete might give Doug a long weekend off
to go to Clonakilty. I'm sure he will. Won't you, Pete?
Yeah, well, we'll see what Doug wants to do. Goodnight.
Night. Bye.
See ya. Mind yourself.
She will be OK, won't she?
(DOOR OPENS)
I'm not staying.
I just need to make sure you're OK.
I'm worried about you.
I didn't tell you. That's what I did wrong.
It was a terrible thing to do, but I couldn't have helped Christy.
I'd only gotten him back. Nothing could have saved him.
I love you.
You stay away from me.
(SIGHS)
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