"(Children shouting)" "(Laughter)" "Oh, they're pulling us off!" "Don't pull me!" "BOY IN BACKGROUND." "You silly twit" "Who's a fruit, then?" "Eh?" "It's Al Capone isn't it?" "Hey, your name is Al Capone, isn't it?" "Al Capone." "(Whistle blast)" "(Whistle blast)" "You snitch!" "We'll get you tonight." "(Whispering)" "(Sniggering)" "(Mocking laughter)" "(Sniggering)" "Mr Universe." "MAN Benson" "(Boy coughs)" "MAN Tucker" "Mr Universe." "Breathe in." "Out." "And again." "Out." "Cough." "(Cough echoes)" "Well, go on, you can get dressed now." "Thank you, doctor." "Woods." "You two boys, stop that." "Who started this?" "Hmm?" "I suppose you're very proud of yourselves" "I'm very surprised at you, Tucker." "Very surprised." "What have you to say for yourselves?" "Nothing, sir." "Both of you, come with me." "We'll get you." "(March-like footsteps echo)" "TEACHER." "Benson" "Come on." "Just wait 'til tonight." "TEACHER." "Tucker" "Tucker." "Yes, sir." "Aren't you forgetting something?" "Sir?" "Your shoe, boy." "Put your shoe on." "Not here, boy." "Outside." "Yes, sir." "'Yes, sir. '" "Thank you, sir." "(Door creaks open)" "All right." "All right!" "You've seen Tucker before" "Study the predicate." "Thank you, sir." "Page 56, boy, page 56." "Thank you sir" "That's not the predicate." "Neither is that." "I won't forget to tell you when it's time to stop, lad." "Thank you, sir." "(Mimicking) 'Thank you, sir. '" "All right, that's it." "Quietly." "Put you books away." "Quietly!" "Collect the exercise books." "Right." "In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, amen." "Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name." "Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven." "Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us" "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." "Amen." "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee." "Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus." "Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for our sins now and at the hour of our death." "Amen." "In the name of the Father, and the Son and the Holy Ghost." "Amen." "Get into line" "Turn" "Eyes front there boy" "Or would you like to lead them out?" "Well, come on, boy." "What would you say?" "(Mimicking teacher) Let's go into the school yard." "Any more of that and you'll get a kick up the backside." "Or should I say 'arse'?" " Good night, boys." "ALL." "Good night, sir." "Off you go." "(Coughing)" "MAN ON INTERCOM Robert Tucker" " Hello, Robbie." " Hello, doctor." "How are we today?" "Fine, doctor." "Back at work, do you think?" "Oh, yes." "I'm feeling much better." "And I'd rather be at work anyway." "Good boy, Robbie." "Mother keeping well, son?" "What?" "Your mother?" "Is she keeping well?" "Oh, yes." "You know my mother." "Never ails." "Strong as a horse" "Well, just stay off for the rest of the week then go back on Monday." "I've, er... given you some more tablets." "For the depression." "Thanks, doctor." "(Doctor sighs)" "Still no interest in girls, Robbie?" "Well, that may come, son." "That may come." "Don't worry, son." "Goodbye, doctor." "And thanks." "Goodbye, son." "Can we go inside, Mum?" "If you like, son." "(Bell)" "(Cor anglais solo)" "(Whimpers)" "(Crying)" "(Man howling in pain)" "MAN Argh!" "(Howls in agony )" "Argh!" "You hurt me!" "You bleeding hurt me!" "Argh!" "How long has he been there?" "Get out!" "NURSE He'll see worse." "Die!" "You bastard!" "Die!" "(Fire crackling and clock ticking)" "(Mouths)" "(Coughs)" "Time for bed." "You'd better get back upstairs." "Where is he, eh?" "Your fancy man." "Did you have it off with him while I was in the army?" "How many times eh Nell?" "How many bleeding times?" "Somebody at the church?" "While I was out with the cart?" "Does Peter get some, too?" "Has that bastard been here?" "Has he?" "(Slaps and screams)" "Argh!" "You bleeding' cow!" "(Howls)" "(Sobs)" "Shut up." "Shut up!" "(Whimpers)" "Bleedin' shut up now." "Come on." "Oh, Jesus." "(Whistling and cheering)" "(Piano note)" "(Children hum note)" "(Piano note)" "(Children hum note)" "WOMAN." "The Old Folks at Home" "Children." "# Way down upon the Suwannee River" "# Far, far away" "# There's where my heart is turning ever" "# There's where the old folks stay" "# All up and down the whole creation, # sadly I roam" "# Still longing for the old plantation" "# And for the old folks at home" "# All the world is sad and dreary # everywhere I roam" "# Oh darkies, how my heart grows weary" "# Far from the old folks at home" "Children." "I believe in one God the almighty Father maker of Heaven and Earth maker of all things visible and invisible" "I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ the only begotten son of God born of the Father before time began" "God from God" "Light from light" "True God from true God" "MAN." "We humbly beseech the for the soul of thy servant which thou hast this day commanded to pass up this world" "That they would not deliver into the hands of the enemy nor forget unto the end but wouldst commend it to be received by the holy angels" "and be conducted to paradise its true country" "That as this has happened, and believed it may not suffer the pains of hell," "it may take possession of eternal joys, through Christ our Lord." "Amen." "God rest his soul." "(Weeps)" "(Robbie tries to suppress moans)" "(Robbie's moaning escalates)" "Bang bang." "You're dead." "Is your Mam in, lad?" "Yeah, Mrs May." "Can you tell her?" "We've come to see your dad." "Go on, lad, go on." "I'm scared, Mrs May." "I'm scared." "What of, lad?" "I'm scared to go past the parlor, Mrs May." "Well, your dad can't hurt you now, son." "The dead can't bite." "I'm scared, Mrs May, I'm scared!" "You run in and tell your Mam." "We're here." "We'll watch you." "Well, he can't feel any more pain now, Nelly." "Thanks for the wreath." "It's lovely." "We wanted to." "It's the least we could do." "(Sighing)" "(Whispers) Mam." "(Clock ticking)" "(Sniffs)" "(Car outside)" "GIRL. # A witch boy from the mountain came" "# A-pining to be human" "# For he had seen the fairest girl" "# A girl named Barbara Allen" "# 'Oh, Conjur Man, oh, Conjur Man" "# Please do this thing I'm wanting" "# Please change me to a human man" "# For Barbara I be courting'" "Dad." "Oh, Dad." "GIRL. # 'Oh, you can be a man, a man" "# If Barbara will not grieve you" "# If she be faithful for a year" "# Your ego he will leave you'" "# 'Oh, Barbara, will you marry me?" "# And will you leave me never?" "'" "# Oh, yes, my love, I'll marry you" "# And live with you forever" "Children." "# Hail, Queen of Heav'n, the ocean Star" "# Guide of the wanderer here below" "# Thrown on life's surge, we claim thy care" "# Save us from peril and from woe" "# Mother of Christ" "# Star of the sea" "# Pray for the wanderer" "# Pray for me" "(Horn)" "(Gulls crying)" "I'll lock up." "OK, Mam." "Would you like some cocoa later on?" " Yeah." "Good night, son." " Good night, Mam" "God bless." "(Door closing)" "Mam..." "Mam..." "Here's your cocoa, Mam." "Thanks, lad." "You're a good boy." "Choir." "# BRUCKNER." "Mass in E minor" "(Coughing)" "Did you do anything at the weekend?" "No." "(Floorboards creaking)" "(Clock ticking)" "(Woman coughing)" "(Tapping of typewriter keys)" "(Phone rings)" "(Ringing continues)" "(Jazz in distance)" "MAN Yeah?" "Are you open yet, pal?" "This club's for members only" "Yes." "I know" "Have you got a card then?" "I haven't seen you here before" "I came here about two years ago." "With who?" "A mate." "Huh." "So what?" "(Roar of passing car)" "(Cough)" "(Whistle sounds)" " Lunch, girls." " Shall we go up?" "(Murmur of conversations)" "MAN." "Nearly." "Choir." "# BRUCKNER." "Mass in E minor" "(Dialing phone number)" "(Coin drops into payphone)" "MAN Jack's" " Is that the tattooist?" " Yeah" "I..." "I want my bollocks tattooed." "I won't touch a prick for less than 20 notes" " Will you do it?" " It takes a hell of a fucking time" "I've got a tattoo on my own chopper and it took me three days to get it on" "Besides it hurts like fuck" "Will you do it?" "Apart from the time it takes It's got to be as hard as a biscuit" "You'll be wanking off by the minutes" "Will you do it?" "What do you want on it anyway?" "Please say you'll do it." "Please." "Well.." "I mean.." "You might have a dose I do it for you then three weeks later I'm scratching my bollocks off" " You won't get a dose off me." " That's what they all say when they come in" "And a lot want their bollocks tattooed" " Will you do it for me?" " It's no skin off my fucking nose" "But it'll cost you If I hold a prick in my hand I want paying 30 notes - no messing" "When can I come round?" "No" "No I won't touch a prick for less than 50" "(Hangs up)" "Do you think you could bring those figures in on United Steel's progress with the ships?" "Thanks ever so munch." "Bye." "Bye." "Yeah, there is a problem, but hopefully we will be able to get over it in the next few months and, with any luck, resolve it to everybody's, you know, satisfaction." "But I don't know at the moment, so I have to kind of hedge and say put the decision off because we'll not get this back" "And unless there is some kind of long-term commitment about this then it isn't feasible to invest so much money" "May the Lord be in your heart and on your lips, that you may with truth and humility confess all your sins, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost." "Amen." "I confess to Almighty God, to blessed Mary, ever Virgin, to blessed Michael the Archangel, to blessed John the Baptist, to the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and to all the Saints, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word and deed through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault." "Pray, Father, give me your blessing." "It is three weeks since my last confession, and I accuse myself of missing Mass on Sundays through my own fault." "Three times." "Taking God's holy name in vain." "Many times." "Being disobedient." "Four times." "Being proud." "Twice." "Coveting my neighbor's goods." "Three times." "Dishonoring my parents" "Many times" "Despairing" "Many times" "Borne hatred." "Three times" "That is all I can remember, Father" "PRIEST." "Is there anything else you wish to confess my son?" "No, Father." "For these and all other sins that have escaped my memory.." "I am heartily sorry" "I humbly beg pardon of God.." "and penance and absolution from you Father" "PRIEST God, the father of mercies, through the death and resurrection of His son has reconciled the world to Himself and sent the Holy Spirit amongst us for the forgiveness of sins" "Through the ministry of the Church, may God give you pardon and peace" "And I absolve you from your sins" "(Sobbing)" "(Footsteps echoing)" "(Phone ringing)" "(Tapping of typewriter keys)" "(Children shouting in background)" "(Passengers talking)" "MAN Come on." "Keep the gangway clear." "(Creaking)" "(Children's chatter in distance)" "(Silence)" "Hun." "I'm fair licked." "Oh, Mam." "(Sniffs)" "( Hissing) Bariole" "(Choir)" "But know thou that for all these things" "God will bring the into judgment for God shall bring every work into judgment with every secret thing Whether it be good or whether it be evil" "And further by these my son be admonished" "Put away evil from thy flesh for the souls of the righteous are in the hands of God" "and there shall be no torment to touch them" "And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from the" "The time is at hand" "Thy judgment is come" "The judgment and the mercy of God" "(Screams)" "(He gasps for breath)" "MOTHER Are you all right, lad?" "Yes, Mam." "Yes." "Children. # O gentle, chaste and spotless Maid" "# We sinners make our prayers through the" "# Remind thy Son that He has paid" "# The price of our iniquity" "# Virgin most pure, star of the sea" "# Pray for the sinner, pray for me" "# Doris DAY." "It All Depends On You" "# I can be happy" "# I can be sad" "# I can be good" "# Or I can be bad" "# It all depends" "# On you" "# I can be lonely" "# Out in a crowd" "# I can be humble" "# Or I can be proud" "# It all depends" "# On you" "# I can save money" "# Or spend it" "# Go right on living" "# Or end it" "# You're to blame, honey" "# For what I do-o" "# I can be beggar" "# I can be king" "# I can be almost..." "# Any old thing" "# It all depends" "# On you" "Mam..." "Oh, Mam!" "(Sobs)" "(Breathes heavily )" "( Breathing continues)" "Children." "Jesus, Mary and Joseph" "I give you my heart and my soul" "Jesus, Mary and Joseph assist me in my last agony" "WOMAN." "Robert!" "Children." "May I say when I am dying" "Jesus mercy" "There's no need to run inside the school." "No, Sister." "Children." "In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" "Amen" "(Children sit down)" "Good morning Sister" "Good morning, boys!" "There." "OK?" "All right, take your time." "(Breathes heavily )" "TEACHER." "Who made you?" "Children." "God made me" "TEACHER." "Why did God make you?" "Children." "God made me to know him Love him and serve him" "In this world and to be happy with him forever in the next" "TEACHER Who is God?" "Children." "God is love" "There you go, Pop." " Spick and span." " Spruce." "NURSE." "Hey" "What's pink wrinkled and hangs out your underpants?" "SECOND NURSE." "I don't know" " Your mother" "(Both giggle)" "(Man laughs)" "(Laughter continues)" "Oh, Mam, don't laugh, otherwise we'll never get it done." "Oh, you're a bloody case." "How's it been today, Mam?" "It was aching a bit this morning." "It's a lot better now." "You shouldn't stand on it, you know" "You're supposed to rest with a leg ulcer" "I do rest it." "Honest, lad." "Oh, you'd say that." "Read our stars." "Go on, lad." "Capricorn." "'You crave solitude, as if you wish to hide from the world to recharge your batteries for the New Year which is just around the corner. '" "And what's yours?" "Scorpio" "'Your hopes and wishes receive an extra boost, which means you're in for a brighter and bubblier future." "Although you have been in the wilderness, your oasis is just around the corner. '" "Hm." "Chance would be a fine thing." "Well, you never know your luck in the big city." "Hey, do you fancy a cuppa?" "Aye, I wouldn't say no." "Oh, Mam." "What would I do without you?" "MAN Pull the zip down" "Use your teeth" "Use your fucking teeth." "Now!" "Pray, Father, give me your blessing." "This is my first confession and I accuse myself..." "I'm over here." "Christ, what a day!" "Roll on Christmas." "Children. # We three kings of Orient are" "# Bearing gifts, we travel so far" "# Field and fountain, moor and mountain" "# Following yonder star" "# O star of wonder" "# Star of night" "# Star of royal beauty bright" "# Westward leading, still proceeding" "# Guide us to thy perfect light" "WOMAN." "Come in" "I'm just going for your X-rays, Mr Tucker." "So I'll leave you here for just a minute." "OK?" "(Rain falls outside)" "DOCTOR Cerebral thrombosis" "Stroke" "Stroke syndrome" "A condition with sudden onset caused by acute vascular lesions of the brain" "such as hemorrhage, embolism or rupturing aneurysm, which may be marked by haemoplegia or haemoparysis, vertigo numbness aphasia and dysarthria" "It is often followed by permanent neurological damage" "And Wor death" "(Door slams)" "MOTHER You mustn't grieve, lad" "When die, say you won't grieve." "How are you, Mam?" "How do you feel?" "(Sobbing) Mam!" "Oh, Mam!" "(Sobs)" "(Men laughing)" "(Woman laughs raucously)" "(Lively chatter inside)" "(Man starts singing) # One day in June # it's never too late" "# It's never too soon" "(Drunken singing)" " What do you think?" " Yes!" "# How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm" "# After they see Paree?" "# How ya gonna keep 'em" "# Away from Broadway?" "# Jazzin' around" " Whoo!" "# Painting the town" "# How ya gonna keep 'em" "# Away from harm?" "# That's a mystery" "# Before the war" "# They used to wear a clog or a boot (They stamp feet)" "# Now they wear a trilby and a navy blue suit" "# Well, how ya gonna keep 'em" "# Down on the farm" "# After they've seen Paree?" "FEMALE SINGER." "# There's somebody I'm longing to see" " Order!" "Order, please!" "# I hope that he..." "# Turns out to be" "# Someone who'll watch..." " Happy Christmas, love." " Happy Christmas, Mam." "#... over me # although he may not be" "# The man some girls think of" "# As handsome" "# To my heart" "# He carries the key" "# Won't you tell him please" "# To put on some speed" "# Follow my lead" "# Oh, how I need" "# Someone who'll watch" "# Over me - (Snores heavily )" "(Gurgling breaths)" "(Swallows deeply)" "(Rain falls outside)" "(Pitter-patter of rain)" "Children. # Away in a manger" "# No crib for a bed" "# The little Lord Jesus" "# Lay down his sweet head" "# The stars in the bright sky" "# Looked down where he lay" "# The little Lord Jesus" "# Asleep on the hay" "I could do with a bit of tinsel." "# Silent night" " I'll put it about there." "# Holy night" " Great." "Lovely." " Any more of these?" "# All is calm" "# All is bright" " I really love Christmas Eve." " Don't you, Staff?" " Yes I do" "#.. yon virgin" "# Mother and child (Old man's heavy breathing)" "# Holy infant" "# So tender and mild" "# Sleep in heavenly peace" "# Sleep in heavenly peace" "(Gurgling breathing)" "Do you love God, Robert?" "Yes, Sister." "Good night, lads." "All the best!" "(Door closes)" "(Nurse opens drawer)" "(Gentle snoring)" "(Gurgling breathing)" "(Rasping breaths)" "ROBERT O sacred heart of Jesus," "I give you my body and my blood" "(Gurgles and rasps)" "ROBERT." "When the light goes out" "God is dead" "(Breathes heavily )" "(Breathing accelerates)" "# You're still" "# The only boy in the world" "# The one and only boy for me" "# As time goes by" "# I'm happy to say" "# I still adore you" "# In the same old way" "# My love" "# For you" "# Will always be true" "# And not just a memory" "# You're still..." "# The only boy in the world" "# The one and only boy" "# For me" "(Rasping breaths)" "(Breathing stops abruptly )"