"what are you?" "I am a PDS sufferer." "268)}What I did in my untreated state is not my fault." "You're going home." "268)}The government is putting these dangerous fiends 268)}back into our community. they are properly medicated." "drugs or not." "we'll deal with them." "268)}They are vicious killers." "268)}Roarton's sacrifice will never be forgotten 268)}as long as I draw breath." "when I heard about Rick." "268)}They've found Rick." "MOD found him in Afghanistan." "268)}He's alive?" "They've found him alive?" "Partially." "268)}Have you finished in the bathroom?" "268)}I've only just got in." "268)}Are you going to be long?" "how long are you going to be in there?" "and then I'll be done." "I've got to get to work." "too!" "What do you want?" "I just wanted to say thank you." "For warning me last night about Bill and..." "I didn't do it for you." "I did it for Mum and Dad." "They're stupid enough." "They'd have defended you if he had burst in without warning." "I just wanted to say thanks." "Not accepted." "What are you doing?" "Piss off." "Where'd he go?" "Take the side out." "So you and Bill Macy are best friends now?" "You know he's always hated me." "Get out of my room!" "Get out!" "I'm all right." "– I'm trying to cut down." "– Know what you mean." "More than three cups and I'm in and out of the loo all day." "And the colour!" "I don't know if I'd contact Dr Garrison because the colour... please?" "Crazy night." "Yes it was." "gale force winds reached speeds of up to 60 mph." "Lots of trees down." "Train station's completely flooded." "– Flooded?" "– The underpass." "We told them last year. but they wouldn't listen." "and they're absolutely buggered." "– Are you going to be all right to..." "– I'm on call." "I've told Clive not to contact me unless it's an emergency." "Your dad's staying with you today." "Precautions." "It'll be fun." "– You're not coming to the ceremony?" "– I'm going." "– What's the ceremony?" "– I'm not allowed to say." "that's not what we said." "Don't tell him about the ceremony." "– That's what you said." "– Come on." "So you want me to tell him?" "Fine." "It's a ceremony honouring the victims of the Rising." "basically." "just shut up!" "This family is fucked." "you know." "I don't..." "I tend not to look at that page cos it's... – It's really disturbing." "– Yeah it is." "So he'll be coming back today." "Around lunchtime." "Now centre said you can have access to a therapist." "A therapist!" "Are you taking the piss?" "Bill." "Rick is going to be different from when you last saw him..." "Janet!" "if you want it." "Dear Ren." "Know this guy is your fave." "telling dumb jokes and embarrassing you." "This shite with me dad." "I'll sort it." "Swear I will." "Rick." "Come in." "you up here on your tod." "Fancy watching something?" "just come in the post." "I've seen this one loads of times." "though." "I like watching films over and over." "you know what you're going to get." "son?" "– You sure you know what you're doing?" "– I've read them instructions." "Just like taking off a plaster." "the less painful it is." "I don't think that's actually right..." "Here we go!" "son." "eh?" "up." "Good lad." "In we go." "in the cupboard." "– I don't like confined spaces..." "You'll only be there for five minutes." "I promise." "There's a torch there." "Mr Walker?" "The 11 o'clock viewing." "come on in." "Come on through." "Kitchen's just there on your left." "cooking stuff." "they've gone." "How you feeling?" "Better." "Get those flashbacks a lot?" "And it's usually when I'm stressed." "Sorry I stuffed you in the cupboard." "I panicked." "Dad?" "Why did you bury me?" "Why bury me?" "Clive." "Did you tell them to clear-up?" "Why would they need me?" "all right." "Flood at the station's still not getting sorted." "My presence is required and desired." "Clive'll be fine." "They can do without me." "I'm staying here with you." "I'll be fine." "Sure you'll be OK if I pop out?" "call me." "won't you?" "back door's open." "– Have you got enough of the leaflets?" "Got Lisa's flyers." "Did you take the ones of the table?" "I hope we've got enough." "love." "but we must be strong." "don't worry." "On this... we honour the fighters who risked their lives and the fearless souls to protect this precious community." "Perfect timing." "Here he is. who led that noble fight." "Bill?" "Great news." "Rick... is coming home." "We expect your full support." "He must be one of them." "Nan." "isn't it?" "Nan." "More than it usually is." "I know you!" "Get back." "Stay back!" "Your face." "dumb-dumb." "I'm Amy Dyer." "What's your name?" "I like your epitaph." "– Did you choose it yourself?" "– I was dead." "you know. rage against the dying of the light." "Love that poem." "Did you leave a will?" "I had a will." "It was very thorough." "I specifically said I wanted to be buried here." "– Where did you want to be buried?" "– I wanted to be cremated." "obviously." "No shit." "Your parents buried you instead?" "That's so sweet of them." "Where you going?" "I've got to get back." "Have a nice... second life. reliving the past in minute detail." "I'm psychic." "It's what you've been doing since you got back from the centre?" "How did you stop doing that?" "I went on day trips." "– You sure where we're going is safe?" "– It'll be fine." "Swear?" "Cross my heart and hope to die." "Tenner says Bill will put a bullet in his nog minute he steps off the truck." "not Grand Central Station." "You call this Grand Central Station?" "I call it being out in public." "So?" "We've got our contacts in and our cover-up on." "– You wear too much of that stuff." "– You don't wear enough." "actually." "if I was you." "– We have to go on that!" "eh?" "What's it for?" "I noticed your medal." "Valour." "Looks good." "Where's your mum got to?" "Thank you for calling the Department of Partially Deceased Affairs Helpline for PDS Primary Care Givers." "All our advisers are busy at the moment." "Our website is 24 hours and can be accessed..." "I don't get it." "Bill's all right with rotters now then?" "Don't use that word." "So he's all right with the partially deceased then?" "I don't know about that." "You saw Bill's face today." "He hasn't come to terms with Rick being what he is." "isn't it?" "love." "They make their eyes see what they want to believe." "are we?" "– What do you mean?" "aren't we?" "Mum?" "What is every living person afraid of?" "Us?" "Death." "The Big Sleep." "fearing the reaper is the reason why everyone's so messed up in the head." "but there's nothing they can do. and they live their lives with one eye on the clock." "We don't have to do that." "We can smash the clock to pieces." "That is an incredible blessing." "God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; they are as the angels which are in heaven." "You're a fan of that guy with the website?" "Watched some of his videos." "Reckon he might be on to something." "He's dangerous." "He just wants us to be treated with respect." "We killed people." "We ate them." "didn't we?" "Don't you have any remorse? out of our minds." "Wasn't like we could pop down the shops." "packet of fags shopkeep." "Past is past." "I was wondering where you'd got to." "Mum?" "Just been sorting your room out." "your grot mags are still intact." "What?" "I knew that'd be on his mind." "Saw Jem Walker out there today." "She's a good lass." "Great fighter." "Considering the family she's from." "are they?" "– Who?" "Walkers." "they're all right." "This piece of crap keeps doing this!" "They did go through that bad patch before the Rising." "Selfish of him." "Bill." "you keep going." "What happened?" "I shouldn't have brung it up." "Come on." "Tell us." "He didn't get kicked out of college did he?" "Killed himself." "Weak ending for a weakling." "Bill." "I went to his funeral." "You're a rotter." "He's a rotter!" "He's a rotter!" "you dirty rotter!" "He's a rotter!" "You want wages?" "For patrolling the woods?" "that's right." "What about your sense of community spirit?" "We've got loads of that!" "Gaz?" "And God forbid protecting the village rabid monsters gentlemen!" "we're not saying we're not going to do it." "me and Daz are going to have to take on Bill's shifts." "We reckon we should be compensated." "What makes you believe Bill won't be doing his shifts?" "He's got his family back." "He won't have time to faff around." "The patrols are not faffing around." "Vicar." "show us some appreciation." "Vicar." "but it's feasible." "You'll get your money." "Go on." "Vicar." "Sir." "There'll be a patrol tonight." "What!" "Why do I always lose?" "you soft tart." "mate." "where is he?" "Clive called." "It took longer than I thought..." "Never mind that." "Rick's back." "Rick's back like Kieren's back." "– Like Kieren...?" "– Dead man walking?" "we've not been in yet." "We can't tell him." "He's going to find out sooner or later." "later." "that's not what I meant." "Will you keep your voice down?" "But surely it should come from us?" "love." "Sorry to leave you on your own all day." "I'll put your tea on." "Dicks." "love." "Hello there." "it's just been a long day." "You cold?" "You've got my hoodie on." "it's chilly in here." "It is a bit." "I'll put the heating on." "Warm us up." "– Come on." "– What?" "Not doing well." "United." "Fourth in the bloody league!" "I hear City's scorching." "Might have to switch teams." "or I'll kill you!" "You not wearing your medal out?" "does it?" "You should." "eh?" "Look at that." "son." "Cheers." "Get that down you and we'll be off." "you know how she is." "that's one of my fave pictures of myself." "Could cause of fence." "– Could I ask you..." "– Right!" "Who's buying drinks for Desert Eagle?" "Is it a sponsored silence in here tonight?" "Show some respect!" "– Don't they realise that Rick's a...?" "– Shut up." "love." "– Going to get you leathered tonight." "– Grand." "does he?" "I think they wear make up." "– Does he have to do that?" "– Do what?" "Look so bizarre." "you may comment table manners." "Until then you don't get to say zip." "Probably be Shirley." "You've still got the Colt in your room." "I've got it on me." "no handguns in the house." "– I'm not putting it in the shed." "– The Colt goes in the shed." "You all right?" "it's... it's for you." "What?" "Who is it?" "What have you done to your face?" "I'm going au naturale." "You like?" "you were gone." "– I was recognised by someone." "– Shit!" "– How do you know where I live?" "– I knocked on every door." "Freaked a few grannies out." "you can't..." "Was that your ma who just opened the door?" "fam!" "I'm Amy." "Looks good!" "Mind if I join you?" "I love your hair." "Is it naturally that colour?" "I tried dying my hair like that once." "It came out green! so at lunch time I shaved it all off." "Why didn't you just dye it back?" "Cos that would have been giving in." "She's at a difficult age." "would you like some tea?" "We've got some leftovers..." "Mrs Walker." "My insides are pretty decrepit." "Eat solids and it goes straight through. had to throw away my knickers and my skirt." "Shall we...?" "I'll show you my room." "Where the magic happens." "– You can't talk to my folks like that." "– Why?" "they don't like admitting..." "What?" "The undead?" "Shouldn't they start getting used to it?" "Shouldn't you start getting used to it?" "Can we not fight?" "It's the honeymoon period." "it's Jem." "Are you there?" "Over." "Going on patrol?" "– What you doing?" "– I'm coming with you." "I'm packing." "You can't come on patrol with me." "What are you talking about?" "He doesn't want you doing stuff with us no more." "You harboured a rotter without disclosing it." "I didn't..." "– Your brother!" "He was seen at the funfair today." "No point fibbing about it." "Bill sees it as a betrayal of trust." "– He's got a rotter for a son!" "– That's different." "– How is it different?" "– Just is!" "Bunch of bullshit!" "What sort of fire power were you packing over there?" "L85A2 assault rifle." "I were also trained up on the 81mm mortars." "Sweet as." "tooled up for World War Three. body armour up the arse..." "Were your wearing body armour the day you die?" "On the day of the explosion?" "A metal plate on your chest doesn't do shite when an IED detonates right next to you." "Mad." "Do you regret it?" "Joining up?" "Happiest I've ever been was in the army." "innit?" "no matter what." "the fam." "I'd like to gobble them up!" "Not literally." "Did you... get a chance to say goodbye?" "When?" "When you croaked." "anyway?" "What are you doing?" "Leukaemia." "Last thought I remember thinking was just that it was so... unfair." "I'd been benched before I'd even got to play the game." "– What was your last thought?" "– I don't know." "I just remember feeling... relief." "Relief?" "Kieren Walker?" "Why?" "we saw gales of up to 60 mph." "And some of you actually reported trees coming down where you live." "Where you going?" "Rick's back." "How could you not tell me that!" "please!" "And what were basic training like?" "Were it tough?" "but don't know why I didn't do it in the first place." "you horny git?" "This one here was making the moves while your were serving Queen and country." "He's welcome to her." "kill the heartache." "What am I doing?" "I'm barred for life." "ban's void." "– It's the Legion." "– It's just a pub." "– It's not just a pub." "– It is!" "the people in there..." "They hated me before I was like this." "Why?" "Cos I wasn't like them." "this Rick..." "You want to see him?" "So let's go." "Why isn't he here?" "He's offending me." "he's offending me." "This'll be him now." "lasts longer." "Is he here?" "What'll you have?" "so..." "Order something if you want to stay in here." "What's the cheapest drink?" "– Lemonade." "– Two of those." "now?" "or am I?" "you weirdo?" "I'm going to have to ask you two to accompany me." "Where?" "– Just over there." "– Who says we have to?" "– I'm an official of the Parish Council." "– Big wows." "Phil." "I remember you saying politics was something you wanted to get into." "a lot of work." "You have these ideas about what it'll to be like..." "You're asking people to stand in a segregated area?" "It's not up to me." "It's the VIP lounge." "Enjoy your night." "mate?" "Ren." "– I'm just sitting out there." "– Right." "Well I can't go out there." "Why not?" "Rules." "Who says?" "Philip." "Lippy!" "you tart!" "– But he's..." "– He's a what?" "My friend..." "Sure." "If she must." "you rotter!" "do you?" "You don't what's go..." "Bugger." "– The Trolley of Certain Death." "– I'd forgotten about that!" "You made it." "I rode it." "From the den to the bottom of the crag." "We made Lippy ride it." "He came straight off the path and into that bramble patch." "You remember that?" "What?" "either." "– Which school did you got to?" "– Girls' Grammar." "Aren't they're all lezzers there?" "every single one of us." "Kieren?" "You should have done." "You'd fit right in." "You know drinking makes you sick?" "You a doctor?" "just got common sense." "Solids and liquids are toxic to people like us." "I'm not like you." "When's your stitching coming out?" "That depends." "On what?" "Rotter!" "I've seen a rotter!" "we know!" "– Mate!" "Not him!" "A rabid one!" "In the woods!" "– Where?" "– Up by the caves." "you're with me." "can Ren tag along?" "don't you?" "Your sort." "Still want to tag?" "Move it." "Just a sec." "we'll catch you up." "You should have done that on the way." "move it." "What happened?" "Why..." "Why are you the way you are?" "When you died... everything turned to shit." "Life didn't mean anything any more." "So you... you offed yourself?" "Ren." "How could you do that?" "– Had the whole world at your feet!" "– Did I?" "You'd got into Art School!" "mate." "Flying high!" "It didn't matter much without you." "You can't put this on me." "Can't I?" "We'd already said goodbye." "– That wasn't a goodbye." "– It was! messed around and... see you tomorrow"." "you'd gone to Preston." "nothing!" "you mean?" "I wrote thousands of letters." "Why didn't you reply to me?" "Didn't get any letters." "I didn't!" "– I thought you'd forgotten about me." "– How could I forget about you?" "You were going away." "New place." "New people." "Rick." "That's exactly what you did." "Not me." "I kept us going." "I kept us alive." "What the hell are you playing at?" "Where are you?" "Ren's having trouble with his torch." "right?" "Better get to it." "You don't have to do everything he tells you." "Not any more." "Ren." "Shine that light to there." "I think we're lost." "I think..." "Over here." "No way!" "It's the old den." "two rotters by the den." "What you doing?" "What's wrong with you?" "on way." "What do you think we're here for?" "Two rotters on the move." "Received!" "On way." "That way." "Keep your eyes peeled." "Got you!" "A set!" "You know how much the government pays for a set!" "We're going to be wadded." "I've been bit!" "I've been bit!" "Bastard!" "I'm infected!" "I'm going to turn!" "Tell Vicky I've always loved her." "My Vicky?" "– You're not infected." "– I am!" "That rotter bit me good." "– You can't get infected." "– It's common knowledge!" "you turn into one of 'em in 20 seconds flat." "hasn't it?" "are you?" "I think she's a right dog!" "That's enough!" "son?" "Should we hand 'em over to the Civvies?" "They're disgusting." "And they're evil." "You do the honours." "You're a better shot than me." "Shift out the way." "What are you doing?" "mate." "– At the moment." "– When we get them to the hospital..." "– They're not going to the hospital." "Why?" "They're rabid." "– They pay big for sets." "– Shut up!" "Do what you think is right." "They can be treated." "understand?" "They're like us." "Come on!" "Do it." "lad!" "They're like me." "as well?" "– Do it!" "What are you waiting for?" "You want something doing..." "Piece of crap!" "Give me your pistol." "How much are they worth alive?" "for the pair." "500 bonus if I bring 'em in intact." "That's a lot of money." "Could do with money like that." "Too right I could?" "aye." "Let's take it to a vote." "All those in favour of handing them in unharmed raise your hand." "these things." "Get the net on 'em." "Ready?" "come on." "mate." "I need help." "This is far from over." "and you want out." "and you've got to do it." "I blame Kieren. 268)}especially your only son." "of my own flesh and blood." "268)}They are not your neighbours!" "Not your friends!" "They are imposters!" "268)}Changelings of the highest order!" "268)}– That's how it is on the films." "– We've seen it." "you come back." "In all the films." "but this isn't a film."