01x01 - Chapter 1

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HEART BEATS LOUDLY

INDISTINCT: Oh, oh!

LOUD HEARTBEAT CONTINUES

Joe!

INDISTINCT

INDISTINCT

HEARTBEAT STOPS

DISTANT: Are you
going to get ready?

Joe?

Oh!

DOCTOR: Yeah...

I really wish this
had been the one.

Look, I know you have the
resources, but the multiple rounds,

the multiple miscarriages - over
the years, they take a toll.

And that's the real
cost, isn't it?

Yeah, we understand.
Mm-hmm, right, yeah.

Look, I'm obligated to give
you some official information

to guide you on the next
stage of your journey, but...

..I also have my
own recommendation.

Hear me out.

Lots of sex.

And I'm talking HONEYMOON
lots. MOLLY CHUCKLES

At this stage, couples need
to stay in sync, reconnect.

Molly, intercourse
plays a huge part

in rebalancing your hormones.

And Joe, I'm sure you don't need
any encouragement on that front.

You may even find that a
natural conception occurs.

Doctor, is that really...?

A man's sperm count can
change from month to month.

So, yes. I should add that the
chances of conception are low.

How low? The wider issues
have had an impact.

But we're talking around 6%.

Oh, wow.

But a 6% chance
is still a chance.

Once you remove the stress and
the strain, miracles can happen.

That's the irony with IVF.

I'm just saying, no
pressure, and stay in sync.

Let me get you that
info. Oh, God. Sorry.

You got me... God, I'm so
sorry. Sorry... It's fine...

Hey, Mols, you good?
Let me take a look.

No, I'm OK. Guys, it was
more the shock. I'm fine.

I'm fine, really.

Oh, God, I'm so clumsy.

Handing out bad
news and a beating.

I'm sorry. I'm fine, Doctor. This
is the ideal place to get injured.

Let me get you that
pamphlet. Slowly.

I'm OK.

Here you go.

Doctor, where did
you get that clock?

In that colour?

Germany. Oh.

It's "sehr gut", isn't
it? Had it for ages.

Do you remember where, exactly?

It would be perfect
for a client of mine.

Absolutely. I'll track down the
store and sh**t you an email.

Maybe you can get
me a replacement.

I think that one might be
broken, a bit like your toe.

MOLLY LAUGHS

Look, keep me in the loop.

Any help, any support, I'm
here. Still on the team, yeah?

Doctor, you've been too kind.

Apart from breaking my foot.

Well, reach out if you need me
to recommend a good surgeon.

Go on, say it. No.

Mols...

..you're thinking very loudly.

Just say it.

You can't judge me.

Oh, it's one of those.

I want the kid to look like us.

Like, to look like both of us.

Otherwise, the f*cking
staring... f*ck 'em.

No, I'm not being superficial.

You know how people are.

Why don't we at least try to avoid
inviting them into our business?

The questions will get
exhausting. I hear you.

I hear you. I mean...

JOE SIGHS

..who knows what goes on with
all the options and whatever.

But to be fair,
it's a preference.

But also...

..f*ck 'em. f*ck 'em. f*ck 'em.

Do you think we should
try and foster it first?

sh*t. Kids needs to
know... Joe, no, I'm sorry.

I wasn't... What
are we going to do?

Try them out and then
abandon them when we don't...

Yeah, no. Joe, Joe,
Joe, I wasn't thinking.

Baby, please.
Honestly, I was just...

All right, it's OK. It's OK.

JOE SIGHS It's just...
I could never...

Yeah, of course.

What's going on?

I don't know, Joe.

What if it's got crazy DNA?

Like an hereditary
illness or... No.

Like, literally, genes
that make them awful.

They're just an awful
person... It's not funny!

I don't think there's
a gene for awfulness.

But then, you know, then
that's just our kid.

Our awful kid. You want a
sh*t kid? It's family, yeah.

It's family, no
matter what. OK...

Listen, we're
rolling these dice.

No way to improve the odds.

Well, we could a little,
actually. Hm? With a donor.

Well...

..that means you have to
go through all the... Joe!

Oh, baby. What's wrong
with you? I'm joking.

Come on. Oh, not funny. Wow.

Your kindness is almost a little
scary... You are actually the worst.

It was f*cking hilarious.
Why did I even marry you?

Your cruel DNA... You went all
tense... That hit me in my kidney.

Yeah. Your whole body
just went, like, hard.

Not my whole body.
Oh-h*-h*. Oh-h*-h*.

Seven. Seven, well done.

Ah. OK, so.

Where's the big hand pointing?

Which number?

Two, three... five...

Count around the circle.

Good. OK.

Put it into chunks.


the big question...

What time is it?





Come on, time to go to bed.

She said it's bedtime.

MOLLY, DISTANTLY: It's time.

It's time.

OK, give me a second. I just
want to finish this section.

Ow, Mols.

Whoa, wait a second.
Did you see her?

Joe.

Aren't you supposed to
check that in the morning?

Yeah, I forgot.

But it's up now. And I'm hot.

Mm, you ARE hot.


We need to stay in sync.

Can we keep that handsome doctor
out of the bedroom, please?

Oh, so you're not down for a
little naughty nurse roleplay?

Wait, what? Huh?

JOE CHUCKLES

I know what my naughty
nurse needs - patience.

Oh.

Changed your password, have
we? "Oh, Molly, you can't have

"the same password for every
one of your accounts..."

How is that my voice?

COMEDY ACCENT: My
enemies will never

get their hands on my
interior design secrets.

Never.

Oh, I love you too, my
unhackable design guru.

Completely
impenetrable. Oh, yeah?

MUSIC: The Big Unknown by Sade

♪ Here in the deep below

♪ That only darkness
really knows

♪ I'm hoping for... ♪
Oh, come on.

Got you. ♪ A
humble seed to grow

Ugh.

♪ No, I won't surrender
to this hard-hearted night

♪ Though I know the sun's
gonna bring the palest of light

♪ And all that remains

♪ Is everything that's gone

♪ This life is mine,
so I'll carry on

♪ I'm just trying to hold on

♪ I'm falling in the dark below

♪ I feel I'm falling
in the big unknown

♪ Here in the deep below... ♪
Joe, Joe...

♪ I will rise

♪ I will rise again

♪ A humble seed will grow

♪ I have to go back, to
pull me from the wreck... ♪

JOE WHISTLES: Mol!

♪ I know it's not over yet

♪ There's no fire and no
flame on this cold, cold plain

♪ No way to measure my pain

♪ I'm just trying to hold on

♪ I'm falling in the dark below

♪ I feel I'm falling
in the big unknown

♪ I will rise

♪ I will rise... ♪