"MUM  DAD" "Ugh!" "Dirty bastards!" "Here I'll do it" "Oh I've already started!" "It's alright, I'm used to it" "Thankyou" "Whats your name?" "I'm Birdie" "Birdy?" "Yeah like tweet tweet!" "... Cos I never shut up" "What about you?" "Lena" "Hmmm nice name" "Wanna pass me that bleach?" "Whats that accent Romanian?" "Polish" "See I was just going to say that." "I only said Romanian cos we've got a lot of them coming over for the building work." "You got family round here?" "Er.. no anyway I have family in London" "But I live in my own house now" "Right..." "Bit of a shithole innit?" "Yeah?" "Yeah haha it is a shithole" "I'm done." "Ready" "It's alright you've just got some dirt on you." "Is it gone?" "No you're spreading it around" "That's nice" "Yeah" "Can I have a look?" "It looks old?" "Where did you get it?" "My grandma.." "She got any more?" "She's dead" "Oh right.. sorry.." "Still, at least you've got something to remind you eh?" "Shall we get going?" "Here..." "Oi..." "This is our brother Elbie" "This is Lena, she's new.." "Hello" "He doesn't really talk much" "You guys are brother and sister?" "Adopted yeah, have you got a big family?" "Two brothers and a sister.." "Are you the eldest?" "Yeah..." "Thought so, I got that feeling about yer.." "How come you don't live with yer mum and dad?" "Ah we don't get on.." "my dad he's erm.." "We just want different things" "Like what?" "Ha ha.. he wanted me to stay at home, and work for the family business and I wanted to go to college but he wouldn't listen so I.." "I don't see any point in it meself, university.." "Maybe I haven't got the brains for it.. besides," "I like it at home.. mum and dad take care of us.." "We don't want for nothing.." "What do your Mum and Dad do?" "They're at the airport too.." "it's all you can do round here.." "Do you want a drink?" "Yeah.." "Coffee please" "Sandwich looks good" "Erm... no thanks..." "You don't like to talk?" "Ok.." "I mean I like being quiet too.. gives me time to think." "Marian, yeah, the big woman, with the purple eyeshadow, her husband right works in Customs," ".. so he's on shiftwork, all the time, but what she doesn't know is that half the time he says he's on nights, he's actually in one of the airport hotels shagging a prostitute." "Yeah?" "But not only that, he makes her dress up like a tourist and then fucking strip searches her.. no really.." "he makes her stand there yeah, gets his cock out and moves it up and down her leg and makes this bleeping noise" "BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP" "Yeah well..." "I made the last bit up, but the rest of it's true." "I swear on my life." "And I bet he's doing something like that." "I'm just borrowing it" "I'll slip it back next time I'm in" "You shouldn't leave things laid around if you don't want them nicked" "She won't even notice it's gone" "'Ere look.." "There you go!" "She'll think it's fallen down the back or something" "Looking at my war wounds?" "Sorry it's nothing to do with me" "Alright, it's old news, I'm over it now" "So, er what happened?" "I used to have behavioural problems, better now..." "All done?" "Yeah.." "Nice one" "Listen, me and Elbie wondered if you fancied a drink after work?" "We could stop by one of the airport hotels?" "I usually have a nightmare getting served.." "But you'll be alright" "Thanks but erm.." "I should really get back.." "If it's the money don't worry I'll sub ya till you get your wages" "No but its just that I have a few things I need to do... maybe another time?" "Alright.. suit yourself" "Maybe tomorrow?" "Yeah" "Sure" "Oi Elbie!" "Oh Shit!" "What's the matter?" "I think I forgot my comb, can you hold that?" "Sure" "I'll have to go back" "Birdie I have to get the bus" "Birdie?" "Hey listen, Birdies left her comb, she left me her things but I need to go.." "Wait!" "Arggh" "You miss it?" "Yeah.." "I missed it.." "Shit... sorry my fault.." "Where the fuck were you anyway?" "Do you have a cab number?" "You don't wanna get a cab, cost you a right bomb" "Fucking bandits taxi drivers, I used to go out with one once" "Give me a lift home and then tried to charge me cheeky bastard.." "Look I have to get home tonight" "Listen, it was our fault, we'll help you out won't we Elbie?" "Don't worry" "We only live over the way, just past the perimeter" "We're practically at the end of the runway" "And your dad?" "he wouldn't mind?" "Na he's used to going out all times of the night.." "Shiftworker, his sleep pattern's all fucked up anyway" "Ah the planes..." "Does your head in if you're not used to it..." "We hardly even notice it now..." "Not far now..." "In there?" "Yeah, it's a shortcut!" "We're going round the back.." "Two brothers and a sister?" "..." "What?" "You said you had two brothers and sister?" "Do you still keep in touch?" "No" "I mean I want to get back on my feet" "Lets just go" "This is it" "We're back!" "Just going to see if my dads in.." "Do you want a cup of tea?" "No I should be going," "He'll warm it up before he goes out anyway." "Won't be a minute.." "Birdie!" "Hello?" "Hello?" "I'm Mum... he's Dad" "You live with us now" "If you know what's good for you, you'll settle down" "The more you fight, the more excited he gets" "We need to calm him down" "OK?" "..." "OK?" "!" "Good girl." "Good girl." "See, we'll just have to keep our heads.." "Don't worry about him" "As long as you're with me he won't hurt you" "He knows better" "Aw love don't cry" "It's alright" "Trust me, Dad's just got his ways, thats all" "Always has had" "You'll get used to it" "Just like I have" "Don't try to talk, it was just that little jab that's all" "You don't want to be screaming the place down do you" "Hey let Mum have a look" "Oh that looks sore, let me get something make you feel better" "It's just something to make you sleep!" "That's all" "Mummy'll take care of ya" "You're my girl" "Wake up Angel" "Good girl..." "I said to Dad only the other day how I wanted another girl..." "So... there you are" "Funny how things work out innit?" "Are you my good girl?" "ARE you my girl?" "Good girl" "Good girl" "Tell me you'll stop!" "Finish it!" "You're my little Angel..." "That's what you are" "My precious gift from heaven..." "So pretty" "Who is it?" "It's me, I'm here.." "here's some tea.." "Alright..." "Be careful!" "Sorry Mum.." "I'll get you some chocolate digestives" "The ones you like?" "Leave it!" "But you said you'd show me?" "You know it's tonight!" "But... you promised!" "Are you arguing with me?" "No" "Get back to your chores." "Yeah..." "Take these.." "I'll go through the lot" "Are you mummy's little girl?" "What now?" "!" "Dad says he wants to see her" "When you're... in my house..." "You'll abide by my rules..." "DO YOU UNDERSTAND?" "In this household..." "family... is everything." "You can forget what's outside that wall..." "It doesn't exist.." "From now on..." "this is your world" "Your mum and your dad your brother and your sister... that's it." "You do your chores," "Keep your mouth shut and your mother happy, or you'll have me to answer to!" "You got that?" "Your dad's talking to ya!" "In return..." "You get a roof over your head" "You get your meals... you get all your clothes... anytime..." "If you work hard and you're a very very good girl," "You'll become part of the family.." "Just like your brother and sister" "But if you piss me about!" "I swear to God!" "..." "I'll make you wish that you'd never been born!" "Now get to bed..." "You've got work to do tomorrow" "I just wish you'd you do what you're told" "You and me are gonna get along fine" "Good girl" "Good girl" "Time to get up!" "This'll soon come off in a day or two..." "You've got the skin for it..." "I'd be the same..." "Must be a foreign thing.." "You should see his..." "Here... why don't you show her?" "Come on" "You hold it" "Here look!" "..." "See?" "I told ya..." "Mum reckons it's beautiful, like a spider's web" "I reckon it's more like crazy fucking paving... what do you think?" "Love you finished down there yet" "Nearly Mum!" "Come one..." "let get you washed and dressed" "Smells great!" "Dad brought 'em back last night" "I saw that cow Kel last night, she's been giving me dirty looks all week and talking to me mates behind my back there" "So I found out that she being saying about me nicking stuff, and that she's going to tell the agency.." "Birdie, we don't want any trouble.." "It's alright I sorted it." "I got her in one of those store cupboards last night.." "And I told her yeah, that I know about her daughter, and she can't keep her fucking mouth shut.." "I'm gonna tell everyone that that little girl's daddy aint whose she thinks it is.. that'll keep her quiet.." "You'd better eat that, you're not going to get anything else" "How about a cuddle for your old Dad?" "Elbie?" "Someone forgotten something?" "Is that it?" "That's all there was" "I swear Mum, I tried to get more of the loot but I was busy doing her work." "Well can't she do her own work?" "No she's a lazy fucking bitch.." "See what I got Dad..." "It's not the best you can get, you can't do any photos and that but it's pretty good, thought you could use it while you were working.." "No I gotta keep my ears about me, dangerous places cargo hangars..." "Probably get a good price for it though." "I know a couple of fellas at work that'd be interested in this for their kids.." "How's it work then?" "Choose a song" "I'll need my reading glasses for that" "Elbie?" "What a mess!" "Will you control your fucking children!" "Are you going to make me late for work?" "!" "It's your fault you STUPID STUPID BOY!" "Put it back on the chair!" "Clean this fucking mess up!" "You got hold of her?" "!" "OW!" "When you've had your breakfast you can show your sister some chores!" "OK..." "It's about time you learnt the rule of this house Angel, and pretty damned quick!" "And if you're thinking of going anywhere, don't!" "Save any clothes size 10 to 12 for Mum" "Dad takes XL" "I'm a size 6, but I fit a lot of kids clothes as well..." "Elbie takes anything that looks tall" "Electricals go in that box, and your hairdryers, razors that kind of thing, that's for car boot," "Jewellery you can give to me, and pictures, and tags and any papers you can put in that bag for burning.." "You got it?" "And if you don't do your chores, I'll get Dad on ya.." "That's better!" "I don't know why you're being so mardy about it?" "You got a cushy job" "At least you're in the warm..." "Elbie's gotta do all that digging in the yard" "Laying concrete and all that stuff" "Poor bastard" "You'd like that job, it's interesting, get to see stuff you know.." "Better than the cleaning.." "bleurrgh... fucking hate that.." "Still, it's gotta be done, can't have a dirty house... you've got to keep on top of it all or it'll get on top of you" "That's what me Mum says" "Some people... you'll see their cases and you'll know they're bloody filthy" "Shitty pads, bloody tampax, fucking used condoms,... you wouldn't believe it!" "Fucking animals" "What you think?" "I said.." "WHAT do you think?" "It looks nice" "Yeah" "Like you'd fucking know" "Stupid bitch" "I don't think he's interested you dirty bitch" "Nothing going on up there" "Or down there!" "You're wasting your time..." "You're doing a good job Angel" "Keep it up!" "I've tidied my bed" "Good girl" "Birdie?" "That's it" "Honestly Mum, I've told ya, it's getting hard to get anything out of it." "They watch you like a hawk." "They've got these new cameras yeah, and they're painted the same colour as the wall you can't even see em, you just hear them move, just zzz zzzz zzzzzzz" "Yeah alright.." "Like these insects, it's not just that they're all nosey cows at work.." "Your mother's said ENOUGH!" "I just wanna read my bloody paper in peace alright?" "!" "Sorry Dad..." "Pass me a bit of that Salami" "Stupid fucking little shit!" "What do I have to fucking say to you about peace and quiet?" "Dad... it's not... it's not what it looks like!" "SHUT UP!" "You been lying to us?" "!" "Well what's THAT then..." "Scotch Mist?" "!" "Saving to but a present for ya...!" "For both of yer...!" "I don't believe you," "It's true, I swear" "We don't have secrets in this family!" "Do you understand?" "There's nothing that comes in or goes out of this house that me and your Mum don't know about" "But..." "I..." "NO BUT!" "NO EXCUSES!" "Do you wanna stay a part of this family?" "What shall we do with her?" "Get to your room Birdie!" "And stay there til I say so" "Good girl" "Good girl Angel" "Stupid fucking bitch!" "What are you fucking looking at?" "!" "Uh?" "!" "You what?" "I can't hear yer?" "Cut your tongue?" "!" "Dunno what you're looking so fucking smug about!" "Do you think you're gonna last long with her around?" "Ain't you realised?" "They've got a new toy now... what do they need a fucking lump like you for eh?" "I've seen the way Mum looks at her..." "God's fucking gift!" "But you, you're old news... when was the last time she played with you eh?" "Maybe it's time they got a new little brother as well!" "Fucking retard!" "I know you're gay, you think you can put that fucking spastic act on, and they'll leave you alone like that thing upstairs?" "Well it ain't gonna happen.." "I'll tell you now, you gotta be a real part of this family" "That's the only way you'll get by..." "You've got to make them love you.." "...more than they love anything else..." "Elbie?" "I see you sent her off then?" "Do you wanna do the same for me?" "Aw that's it... ooh" "Ahh... that's special" "Yeah!" "Yes... fucking lovely" "Whoa!" "on that spot there..." "Careful girl!" "I gotta bad nail!" "Kiss it better..." "Go on..." "Make Daddy happy..." "Don't fuck, with my family girl" "Or I'll fuck with you!" "Do you understand me?" "Wake up Angel" "It's time to play" "Where's this come from?" "she's putting it on!" "Shut up Birdie!" "You're my good girl aren't you?" "My Angel!" "Yes Mum" "You got your voice back Angel... when did that happen?" "she was talking earlier, I heard her" "And you didn't tell me then?" "!" "It was only a couple of words!" "Not even proper speaking... just like.. croaking..." "I didn't think that you'd be..." "Well you should be thinking!" "Do you think me and you Dad get by without thinking?" "!" "What do you say?" "I'm sorry" "Fetch my bag!" "Just gonna give you a little top-up Angel..." "Please don't..." "Alright..." "Not really..." "I promise not to scream" "I'll be a good girl she's lying" "Shut up Birdie!" "Do you know what you're saying Angel?" "Yes..." "Cos you know what happens if you make a fuss" "Dad" "That's right" "And we don't want that do we?" "No..." "No..." "Alright, we'll give it a go" "If you think you can behave" "Right let's get started" "See how much nicer it is when you play along Angel?" "That'll make all the difference..." "Hey Birdie?" "There's this thing about this woman in Russia yeah, she gave birth to her own twin!" "One's all twisted, and on the outside" "On eye here, and the other there" "Imagine that inside ya" "Still... at least you don't have to look after it." "Just chuck it in the bin." "Here listen to this!" "..." "my car crash horror..." "Gary King looked out of the mess that held togther, the smashed bones of his face, and he saw three faces looking down at him from the end of the hospital bed." "Two children, and a woman, all with tears in their eyes, the voices were calling" "'Daddy Daddy', but Gary couldn't remember ever seeing them before in his life" "The crash had destroyed his face, and nearly ended his life and also robbed him of his memory.." "He forgot his own kids" "Can you believe that?" "Right, I'm going shopping" "Can I come too?" "You're grounded" "Alright Angel?" "Elbie keeping you busy?" "Yes Mum" "Good girl" "Where's this come from Angel?" "I..." "I dunno?" "I got two of you lying to me now have I?" "Dissapointed Angel..." "very dissapointed..." "I thought you were learning" "But now it turns out you're a little two faced cow!" "All that pretending?" "No Mum..." "Elbie..." "No..." "NO..." "Please, not..." "HUH!" "I'll teach you you mess?" "with me my girl" "PLEASE.. please" "Please..." "I didn't do it please..." "That's yours Angel.." "FUCKING ANIMAL!" "FUCK YOU!" "Fucking bitch..." "Fucking..." "Bit of a stronger dose this time I think Angel..." "I got a special job for you when you wake up" "Keep your eyes on here" "Birdie?" "Yeah?" "Get your coat..." "you can come with me" "Summin wrong?" "Something's just fallen off from that and bounced off the bonnet" "Took the paint off actually.." "Oh yeah, it's the poxy fucking roof innit" "I'll have to look up there and see if I've lost any roof tiles." "Shall we do this later?" "Na you're alright, I wanna sort it now" "Are you sure?" "Yeah yeah take your time mate..." "Cheers I was gonna say, have you seen the rust on that front wheel arch?" "What you on about rust?" "There's no rust on this" "You stu... fucking idiot!" "Elbie!" "Get her out of here!" "Hold her there!" "DON'T MOVE FROM THIS FUCKING SPOT ALRIGHT?" "!" "INSIDE!" "Put her INSIDE!" "Get me the mallet!" "Na not that one!" "The big one!" "Try to show me up in front of my friends would ya?" "Get her out!" "Serves you right" "SHUT IT Birdie!" "Look... what you made me do" "Did you know how long I've known that fella for?" "Fifteen years!" "Fifteen fucking years!" "And now, I have had to take him apart... all because of you!" "How do you think his wife and kids is gonna feel when he don't come home tonight?" "You said he didn't see his kids... you said Karen had got an injunction out on him.." "Don't interfere when I am disciplining the kids ALRIGHT?" "Didn't I tell you what would happen if you broke the rules?" "Didn't I fucking tell ya?" "Why did you do it eh?" "Did you think you'd get his attention?" "Think he might take you out or something?" "What your Dad not good enough no more for you eh?" "You have to flirt with some passing fucking stranger?" "I'll tell you what... as you fancy him so much.." "Why don't you give him a kiss?" "Come on!" "Don't be shy!" "There you go, are you satisfied!" "?" "You got your kicks!" "You got your jollies!" "Tell you what... you've had it easy up til now..." "Your mother?" "... she likes her boys and girls around so she can play with them" "Me...?" "Well, you've seen what happens when you're a Daddy's girl" "Dad?" "DAD!" "She's mine, remember?" "Get her out of my fucking sight!" "So I go in there and there's this mountain of boxes, I'm talking 30 or 40 foot high" "All full of brand new jeans.." "From the outside it all looks normal, until you look at the bottom of the pile and there's this loose box" "So Joey get's down on his hands and knees and pulls it out.." "and there's this tunnel going right through through the middle.." "What, like a secret way in?" "Yeah... only not so fucking secret.. cos when you crawl through there you see the back of the boxes and they've all been ripped open and there's hundreds of pairs of jeans just hanging out..." "The fellas in the warehouse have been going in there, putting them on two at a time, and walking them straight outta there!" "Can you get me a pair?" "Birdie, you've got a whole box of clothes downstairs?" "Yeah but they're all second hand" "Please Dad?" "I'll see.." "If you're a good girl" "Aren't I always?" "Put that lot in the sink" "Oh for fucks sake" "Birdie, go and give him a hand" "Some fucking trophy that eh?" "Dad!" "Oh you silly bugger!" "What you keeping all that for anyway?" "Never you mind" "It's a surprise..." "Oh I forgot to tell ya, there's a couple of new girls starting at work next week" "Oh yeah?" "Yeah." "Lisa reckons they're over on dodgy visas?" "I thought maybe you might..." "We'll see.." "Now I hope you've learnt your lesson Angel..." "Cos there's only so much disobedience me and you Dad can put up with.." "Now if you're a good girl tonight... we'll see if we can get you back in your own room?" "You'd like that wouldn't you?" "And if I do that for you Angel then you've got to behave." "Because the next time you plays up... you have to deal with Dad" "I'll wash my hands of you" "So.. why don't you lie down, and... you think about what you've done." "Elbie?" "Come here and give me a hand!" "Daddy?" "Mommy?" "I told you she'd get out of the window didn't I?" "you wouldn't bloody listen!" "IT'S CHRISTMAS!" "My dad's got a load of Christmas stuff from the airport, early delivery, what do you think?" "Oh no you don't!" "Have a little drink!" "Just... have a little drink!" "Who wants a present first?" "ME!" "Here you are darling, that one's for you" "Wow!" "You've been a naughty girl have't ya?" "Don't lie to me!" "You've been up to the top floor" "Do you think she wouldn't tell me?" "Well let me tell you something... she's my flesh and blood" "She was born right here on that carpet" "I had to pull her out meself..." "Purple she was... cord wrapped round her neck" "I had to bite through it" "It was the first taste I ever had of her!" "All the piss and shit and stink of her mother" "Just like a little doll she was" "Could've put her in a picture frame" "My little darling" "I thought she were gonna stay that way for ever" "Now look at her" "But she's still my flesh and blood" "Whereas you..." "You're nothing" "You're not even human" "You're just a pet!" "We've got a saying in this family a pet's not for life just for Christmas!" "Elbie... get a cloth or summin'..." "Gently boy!" "He's got to clean her.." "He doesn't have to be so rough!" "She shouldn't be down there in the first place" "She's family!" "It's Christmas!" "It's a family fucking time of year!" "Sorry love.." "You're right" "It's Christmas" "I'm sorry... it's my fault" "I shouldn't drink before lunch" "Just stick together..." "you know that" "Here look..." "Where d'ya get that?" "It was in his pocket" "He probably pinched it..." "I did think it was worth a few quid though" "I didn't get you anything I been so busy..." "Don't need anything" "I got you!" "Tell you what..." "You sure?" "Yeah" "Here you are... .. not that you deserve it" "Give it 'ere!" "Boring!" "Lemme have a look" "That's lovely that is!" "You're a very lucky girl, you know that?" "Birdie, Elbie, why don't you take Angel up stairs so she can try on here new dress?" "But we haven't finished doing the presents yet?" "!" "There's time for that later" "Do what your mother says!" "Come on!" "What do you fucking look like eh?" "You'd better make the most of today because I don't think you're going to be around much longer" "Mum and Dad get a bit funny when they've had a drink" "You know what it's like" "Merry Christmas Angel..." "Birdie?" "You finished yet?" "You can finish her off..." "I'm going to get some more presents!" "Look what I've got for you now now... if you're a good girl" "You just lie there..." "I'll be mother..." "I've been looking for to this Angel" "Dad!" "Stupid bitch!" "GET IT OPEN!" "It's locked!" "Help me..." "Help me, help me..." "I'm walking down this railway track, I've got tears in my eyes," "Trying to read a letter from my home." "If this train runs me right" "I'll be home tomorrow night." "I'm nine hundred miles from my home." "And this rain I ride on Is one hundred coaches long." "You can hear that whistle blow a hundred miles" "If this train runs me right I'll be home tomorrow night" "Cos I'm nine hundred miles from my home" "And I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow." "I'll pawn you my watch And I'll pawn you my chain;" "Pawn you my gold and diamond ring" "If this train run me right I'll be home by tomorrow night." "Cos I'm nine hundred miles from my home." "Walking down this railway track" "And I've got tears in my eyes, Trying to read a letter from my home" "If this train run me right I'll be home by tomorrow night." "Cos I'm 900 miles from my home..." "And I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow"