"I don't understand." " Why would she..." " 'Cause she knows you killed Conrad." "And I gave you a bloody alibi." "Shit!" "What are you doing here?" "We're meeting at Gillespie's." "Yeah, I said we'd go there, but I would come and pick you up." "Whatever." "So, what's all this about?" " Something you thought I should know?" " Yeah." "Oh, come here, sweetheart." "That's a good boy." "Angelica obviously wants to see her daddy." "But she keeps getting really upset." "She feels Phoenix is taking her place." "Well, I do my best to make her feel included, Lucy." "But she's not my child." "It's Bruno you need to speak to." "Yeah, well." "I'd get more sense out of a fruit fly at the moment." "And this is one of his good days." "I mean, sometimes he can't even speak or move." "The depression just swallows him up." "He's even..." "He's even been talking about killing himself." "Bruno?" "He loves himself far too much." "And if you're asking me to take him back, you can forget it." "He's your problem now." "Come on, Webbsie." "Where were you in the '60s?" "At school." "Look, all I'm saying is that Jackie felt you was coming on a bit strong." "I was just trying to be friendly, mate." "You got your wanger out in front of my old lady, Garry." "I mean, you know there's being friendly and then there's... out of order." "Out of order?" "Well, I thought..." "Jackie says you didn't mean nothing by it." "But you know, you can't blame me for wondering what you think you were playing at." "Good old-fashioned high jinks, Roger." "And I can assure you that I was not making a pass at your lovely wife." "She's quite safe." "Of course." "I mean, I never said you was." "It's just..." "I don't know, maybe we're not used to those kind of parties." "It's fine." "I can see now that you're quite a conventional couple." "I apologise." "Unreservedly." "We're not that conventional." "I mean, we do know how to have a laugh." "Yeah." "I can imagine." "Let's call the matter closed, shall we?" "You can't lounge around all day, sweetheart." "Everything's gone to hell, Amber." "I feel like you're all out to get me." "You really are hopeless, aren't you?" "You don't know which way is up anymore." "Still..." "I got you something while I was out." "A prezzie to cheer you up." "A razor." "Mm-hm." "Antique." " It's sharp." " Why, it's supposed to be, isn't it?" "Give you a nice clean shave." "Hello?" "Oh, Lucy." "Poor little thing." "Well, I'm afraid he's not up to coming over." "Tell Angelica he'll visit tomorrow." "Well, maybe you should call a hospital, then." "What's happened?" "Right." "Well, call the doctor." "I'll be right over." "Wow, looks like someone up there has got it in for you." "Just one thing after another." "This way, ladies." "Oh, hey, Liberty." "Hello." " You know Callum, don't you?" " What's up?" "Moody or what?" "Honestly, Shan." "All afternoon." ""Where are you going?" "When will you be back?"" "You were right." "I'll get her a nurse if she needs it and a nice flat." "But I'm out of there." "It is the best thing for both of you." "Yeah." "She'll just have to deal with it." "When?" "Soon as I can find somewhere." "Course, you could always stay at mine while you look." "There's plenty of room." "Move in with you?" "It's too soon." "I know." "I wasn't being pushy." "I was just..." " Sweetheart?" " Daddy." "Let me see you." "She doesn't look ill." "I just needed to get you round here without Amber suspecting." "You go up now, sweetheart." "Daddy will come and tuck you in." "I can't take much more of this." "What the hell is going on?" "Okay." "So..." "Amber found out you killed Conrad." "But she didn't lob you into the police." "Instead, she wiggles her hips at you and hey, presto, you're in love." "You make me sound like a right wanker." "Pretty slick, really." "She's in the house." "Got you like a sitting duck." "So she starts messing about with your head." "Making you think you're hearing things and whatever." "But why?" "What's the point?" "I think... she's out for revenge." "I've been going out of my shitting mind." "It's been her all along." "She wants me to kill myself." "I'll kill her first." "Don't be an idiot!" "She's in my house, right now, planning her next move." " I'm not just gonna sit by." " Oh, right." "So, you're gonna shoot Amber as well as Conrad, then?" "Of course not." "So, think for a second before storming off to confront her." "It'd force her to take what evidence she has to the police." "And until we work out what to do," " I think you should play along." " She's a psycho, Lucy." " I'm in danger or don't you give a shit?" " No, I don't." "But I don't fancy being banged up, either." "Look, you've got to get rid of all those photos and stuff." "But until we work out how..." "Until we work out how, I've got to share my house with a black widow who's out to get me!" "Great plan, Lucy." "I feel so much better now." "Listen to me." "All you have to do at the moment is not kill yourself." "Think you can manage that?" "I understand there's a problem." " What is this?" " The starter you ordered was..." "I know what I ordered." "This chicken is burnt." "Chargrilled." "Is it me?" "No, I'd say it's burnt." "Well, maybe I could recommend the terrine of duck instead." "I don't want something else." "I want this cooked properly." "She's just used to people running round after her." "Glad you're not like that." "Get a room." "Come to think of it, that's not a bad idea." "So, just to be sure, you say you won't be staying the night?" "Are you deaf or something?" "Miss Baker just wants to freshen up before her next appointment." "Hello." "It's Pierre at the Mont Drake Hotel." "Mm-hm." "Liberty Baker and her PA." "It's got to be drugs." "How is she?" "Angelica." "She's... she's got a fever." "But it's Lucy who's off her nut." "Turned Angelica against me." "My own little girl don't even want to see me." "She's going to ruin you." "She told me as much." "She wants every penny you ever made and then to show you up as an unfit dad so you lose access to Angelica." "Yeah." "I think you're right." "I don't know how I'd cope." "I think I need a bit of space, to sort out my head." "Why don't you go and have a nice hot bath?" "See if you can wash everything away." "Right." "I'll try." "Bruno." "You forgot this." "Thanks." "I'll give you a call tomorrow, yeah?" "Look, chin up, Mum." "New beginnings." "This is all down to you, ain't it?" "Put ideas in his head." "Take his money and his family." "Well, you better watch your back, 'cause I'll slit you from muff to tit." "You just blew it for good, Mum." "I don't even want to know you anymore!" "Do you have any idea what time it is?" "Do you want me to run you a bath?" "That's fine." "I need you to do something for me." "I need you to buy me some sleeping pills." "You've got a repeat prescription, right?" "But I gave you mine to look after, remember?" "All gone." "Bruno, you should be careful." "I'm not going to be able to sleep tonight." "And I want to sleep for a good long time." "Well... you do look terribly tired." "There's a late-night chemist on the high street." "I'll try not to be long." "Take your time." "Looks like I didn't even bring nothing now it's in your room." "Hey, it's our room." "Congratulations." " Cheers." " And don't worry." "I'll get a rental soon as." " Oh, no." "I don't want you to think it's..." " No, I'm not bothered." "No, seriously, me and Angelica have stayed too long as it is." "Now my settlement's come through, I can get a place for us." "Well, take your time, love, I mean..." "It'll be fun, won't it?" "You, me and Callum hanging out together?" "Like in Friends." "Except we'll need another couple of people." "You know, we should have a housewarming." "I am great at parties." "You're great at couple of other things and all." "Your mum?" " Why don't you just check and..." " Can we change the subject, please?" "It's putting me off my stride." "Could have fooled me." "Do something!" "Do something!" "No!" "No!" "I thought you'd be asleep." "Where you been?" "Have you thought any more about what I asked you?" "Tre, it's late." "Do we have to do this now?" "Why is it I get the feeling that you're just jacking me around?" "You know what it's like." "Modelling is a tough business." "In three years" "I'm gonna be 30." "If I get married and start popping babies, it will all be over." "Some fresh, young face on the cover of Vogue instead of me." "You got years yet." "You know what?" "It's time things moved on, Liberty." "Either we're together or we ain't." "You choose." "Why didn't you stop 'em?" "I looked out the window." "It was all ablaze." "They were running off." " It was too late." " But I thought you had all this security shit." " There was none." " Well, how many were there?" "I don't know." "Three, maybe four." "It's not the end of the world, is it?" "I mean..." " We can make another meditation room." " But I can't replace what was in it!" "My camera." "All my pictures." "Oh, God!" "I've never seen you take any photos." "You know, of... of Conrad." "All my memories." "There, bitch." "Let's see how you like it." "Hey." "Thanks for picking these up for me, babes." "But last night was a wake-up call I needed." "I flushed the pills." "I don't want to be some sad weakling." "I'm gonna pull myself together, get back in the starting squad." "But... but you're depressed." "I'm going to fight it." "From now on, everything is going to be different." "Hey, that reminds me." "Newspaper's been on the phone." "Reckon they got a nice shot of you and Urszula." " Tre." " Mm-hm?" "I've been doing some thinking about us." " You saying you've made up your mind?" " Yes." "You're right." "We've just been treading water at the moment, and I don't want to lose you." "So my answer is yes." "Oh, my God!" "You have just made me the happiest..." "What the hell is this?" "Let me see." "What the..." "How..." "You've got her tit in your mouth." "Is this some kind of a joke?" "You saying this isn't real?" "Are you serious?" "Shit, what do you take me for?" "I don't know, Liberty." "You tell me." "It's a setup, obviously." "All the digital stuff nowadays, they can do anything." "Jesus, Tre, I just said I want to be your wife and you're giving me shit because of some asshole trick photography?" "You should be defending me." "Unless of course you really believe I'm some sort of roaring dyke." "It's libel." "I can't have no prick tabloid spreading shit like that around." "What's this supposed to say about me?" "About you?" " I've got to stand up..." " Stand up for me!" "Right?" "Your wife-to-be." "If you take this bait they're just going to drag up all the shit they've slung my way in the past." "All over again." "I ever meet that photographer again," "I'm going to kick the shit out of him." " Here." " Ta." "Hey, I can't get through to Liberty." "Will you ask Tre at training for me?" "Got her mobile switched off, has she?" "Wonder why." " So?" " Worked a dream." "Whole thing went up like a pile of dry sticks." "And all Amber's shitting evidence with it." "I'm glad you're finally acting sensibly." "It's taken you long enough." "Oh, I'm feeling a lot better." "Gidigbi might have got my job, but his woman's a stamp-licker." " Things are looking up." " You're a gent and a half, you know that?" "Oh, pardon me if I'm a bit off at the moment, Lucy." "But I've had the Blair Witch swinging off my nuts for the past God knows." "Well, I got rid of her shit." "Now I'm going to get rid of her and all." "Come and sit down." " You never told him you was coming?" " No, of course not." "You said you wanted to get on." "Well, why all this secrecy?" "No, thanks." "Callum would be pleased to think that you were making an effort." "I don't know." "He was pretty angry." "Look, Trisha." "It's not normal for a lad like Callum to be hanging on to the apron strings." "You must see that." "We've always been so close, though." "Me and him against the world." "I suppose me being ill makes it all the more painful to think about I lost him." "But you've got the diabetes under control, though, haven't you?" "And Callum said he'd get you a nurse if there was a problem." "It ain't the diabetes I'm talking about." "It's the cancer." "They told me a while back." "Only got a year to live." "Max." " Well, does Callum know?" " No." "I don't want him to." "Oh, he's worked so hard to be a Premiership name and there ain't no point now." "Well, if he knew..." "Listen to me, Shannon." "I've kept it from him all this time." "This is between you and me." "I just thought it might help you understand why I need him so much." "God, Trisha, if there's anything that I can do." "So just to be absolutely clear, because this is what everyone's asking, and what I know you want to address, and then we can move on." "You are denying that you are lesbian, Liberty?" "Look there's nothing for her to deny." "I mean, ever since I went to prison, these morons have been looking for an excuse." "This is what they came up with." "'Cause no matter how untrue it is, mud sticks, and they know it." "It's extraordinary, really, isn't it?" "It's so violating because people do just remember scandal, not the truth." "Now, hold on." "I really don't mean to labour the point but, I mean, look at this." "It really does look as if that other woman's nipple, you know, the very end of her nipple, I suppose, is right inside your..." " Oh, Richard..." " Well, I'm sorry, it does." "It's laughable, really." "I mean if I was running around like that, don't you think I'd do it in the privacy of my own home?" "I mean, Urszula lives with us, for God's sake." "We'd have plenty of opportunity, and sorry, but I think I'd draw the curtains first." "Well, okay, all right, fair point, fair point." "But even if the accusations are not true, this has still been a very stressful time for you." "I refuse to be a victim." "Black women have been victims long enough." "Tre and I know the truth." "And so do our family and friends." "I am not going to get stressed out about it." "Well said." "Yeah, good for you." "Well-done." "And I understand there's some happy news on the horizon." "Yes, me and this lovely lady here are going to be tying the knot." "And we set a date." " Oh." " Great." "And you're both invited." " Thank you very much." " Thank you." "Thank you." "Hey." "Listen," "I went to see your mum today." "She asked me to." "Hey?" "I told you not to listen to her shit, Shan." " She's just trying to..." " No." "She wants to bury the hatchet." "And I do, too." "She really loves you." "And if she's big enough to say sorry, then..." " What are you doing here?" " I invited her to the party." "I thought I'd come early." "Give you a hand." "Brought some sausage rolls." "Right." "Where's the bar?" "Amber?" " I'm back." " Sorry, babe." "I didn't hear you." "What are you doing?" "I'm doing you a chicken jalfrezi." "Your favourite." "Do something with that knife, will you?" "You're making me nervous." "I thought you'd need some cheering up after facing Roger for the first time." "Actually, he can't wait to have me back." " Couldn't be going better." " Good." "You know, I fancy a beer." "I might take this up." "Maybe have a shower before dinner." "Well, take your time, darling." "This will need at least another hour." "And no snacking." "I don't want you to spoil your appetite." "Hey." "Don't worry about it, love." "We've all had our run-ins with the press." "They're just jealous, you know." "As soon as you become successful, they just want to run you down." "It's as simple as that." " Yeah, tell me about it." " Thanks." "It's a relief to know I'm with people who understand how it all works." "Hey, there's that lezzer from the papers." "Trisha, behave." "Don't." "She'll hear ya." "All right, love." "She ain't a dyke," "Beckham's never shagged Rebecca Loos, and I've got a size 8 ass." "I'm just glad I'm here." "Yeah." "So are me and Callum." " Here, you never told him, did you?" " No." "You got to swear." " Are you all right, love?" " Yeah." "Just grateful to spend what little time I've got left with my boy." "Even if he ain't living with me no more." "Tuck in." "What are you waiting for?" "Cheers." "Cheers." "Aren't you having any?" "Oh, I'm gonna wait for it to cool down." "Well, it's fine." "Come on, don't want it going to waste, do you?" "One bite." "Just for luck, eh?" "What?" "Is it poisoned or something?" "Don't be so ridiculous." "Well, have some, then." "Bruno, you're being paranoid." "I want you to have some." "Give me one good reason why I would want to poison you." "Well, how about... you think I killed Conrad?" "How's that for a good reason?" "I don't think you killed him." "I know you did." "If that's what you think, why don't you call the police?" "What?" "So you can hire some expensive brief to get you off, end up doing some community service shit?" " No way!" " You can't lay this on me, Amber." "I made a genuine mistake." "I didn't deliberately set out to murder someone." " Not like you, you sick bitch." " You killed him!" " And you deserve to die, you bastard." " You're crazy, you know that?" "You know, I could scoop this shit up" " and give it to the police to examine." " And ask 'em why." "'Cause I'll tell them what happened." "I'll tell them." "I'll tell them that you're a bloody murderer." "You got no evidence now, you loon." "Jesus!" "Give it up!" "You got one hour." "I'm going to go and see my real family." "I want you out of here by the time I get back." "Oh, for Christ's sake." "I'm just saying, maybe it is a bit soon." "You know, she's got the diabetes and she's not used to being alone." " Are you saying you've changed your mind?" " No, of course not." "I just feel sorry for her and I want to do what's best." "Oh, she's fine, Shan." "Trust me, she'll outlive us all." "I'm not going back." "If you don't want me here, I'll find somewhere else." "I'm going to be moving in." "I don't remember sending you an invite." " Where's Lucy?" " Go home, Bruno." " I need to talk to you." " I told him he's not welcome." "It's okay." "I said he could come by." "We're trying to get on, you know, for Angelica's sake." "What the hell is going on?" "Kali!" "Kali!" "If she's got any sense, she'll piss off like I told her." "Sense?" "She's a bloody crackpot, Bruno." "You are joking." "Lucy's moving out and there'll be plenty of room." "Look, I know you're trying to be sweet, but she's on her best behaviour right now." "What happens when..." "So she's moody." "She's got reasons." "And it'll only be until... until we get her a nice place of her own." "It's what I want, Callum." "Oh, my God." "What in the hell are you doing?" "On your knees, you piece of shit." "My darling Conrad," "I can feel your spirit inside me." "Pull the trigger, my love, and blast him to perdition." "Then you can rest in peace." "Amber, Amber, please don't do this." "This is a just execution." "Don't you understand?" "Please, you don't want to do this." "Yeah, well, now you know how he felt." "Oh, Roger, Roger." "Quick, someone call the ambulance." "And for God's sake, somebody help me, please!" "Open your eyes." "Jackie." "Jackie?" "I can't see anything." "I can't see a thing." "Are you travelling alone, Mrs Frederico?" "Correcto." "One widow, one dead husband." "Window seat?" "Don't care where I'm sat as long as the champagne's on ice." "The flight departs just under an hour." " Departing from Gate 3." " Thank you." "Excuse me, madam, excuse me." "Haven't you forgotten something?" "Tell you what, darling." "You keep it." "I won't be needing that where I'm heading."