01x03 - Chapter 3

[bunniefuu]

Hey. How are you doing?
Oh, hi, Joe. I'm, um...

Sorry, I'm, um... I'm a bit
late. Oh, that's all right.

I, um... I wasn't...

You didn't know I was, um...
He-he! SHE LAUGHS NERVOUSLY

Whoa, you're getting big!

Where are you growing to?

Oh, wow. Good memory.

OK, um, just one.

Because we're in a bit
of a rush. You ready?

HE INHALES LOUDLY

SHE CHUCKLES

Mwah! HE CHUCKLES

Look, I can show you a text.

Oh, my God, no. Sorry, no.

Come in, come in. Daddy!

How are you, darling?
Amazing! Amazing?

Oh, that's just, um... Amazing!

Have you got everything?

Yeah. Yep?

Ready to go? Yeah.

OK.

Adios, amiga.
Bye-bye, Mr Daniels.

Um...

See you, Eve.
Yeah. See you, Joe.

Bye, Imogen! Bye!

Why didn't Mummy pick me up?

Grandma said she had a...
an appointment last minute.

So, are we going to
your house, Daddy?

Sorry, darling.

I've got to take you
to Grandma Gabby's.

I need to do something
for Uncle Jude later.

Hey, hey, hey.

No pouting. Remember.

BOTH: We are a no-pouting
family. Exactly.

How about...

..I organise for YOU

to come and stay with ME
sometime soon? Sound good?

Yeah! Great.

Oh.

HE GASPS Ah.

Bet they didn't have those at
your swimming party, did they?

Cheers.

HE GROWLS

Look what I made,
Daddy. Mm-mm-mm-mm.

MUFFLED: Don't talk
with your mouth full.

Sorry. OK.

What have you got there for me?

Ooh.

This is beautiful, darling.

Well done, Imogen, um...

I love it.

Can I have this one?

Got you.

Imogen, come on.

Come on, Imogen. We've
got to go, darling.

You'll be safe over
here, little friend.

Well done, darling.

Ready?

SHE CHUCKLES

Oh!

Oh.

WHISPERS: Joe. Hi.

And how lucky am I that I
get to see you both today?

Darling, do you need to pee?

Oh. Wants to feed the fishes.

Off you go, sweets.

Sorry I couldn't
grab her today. Oh...

It's a bit of a... rough
one, and Molly's...

Yeah, no problem. No problem.

How's things?

Good.

TV PLAYS Ooh, not
too much, sweets.

Just a sprinkle.

This is a new development.

Hm. Molly's idea, of course,

well, since we
lost Matty and Ray.

Hm. Poor Paps.

TELEVISION: ..causing species
to evolve or fall behind.

In a world changing fast,
there's no standing...

SHE SWITCHES OFF TV

Easy now. Try pinching it a bit.

There you go.

SHE HYPERVENTILATES

Gabby.

Gabby. Gabby.

You're getting worse.

Oh.

Sweet sweets...

..this is pretty.

Can I have it?

Um, OK, Grandma.

SHE SIGHS

Um, where's your medication?

Do you want me to... Oh.

Bother. I left it at Molly's.

Oh. I really don't want
to be a pain. It's just...

No, it's OK. I can...

Really? Yeah.

It's probably better to
be on the safe side. Yeah.

You don't mind?

HE HESITATES Keys
are in the key safe.

SHE SIGHS Good lad.

What's the code?

Oh... same.

You're a doll. Yeah,
it's no problem.

Oh, they'll be in my travel bag.

I want to come too, Daddy.

Molly, who's going to
look after Grandma?

HE SIGHS

Darling, it's...

Yes, you stay here with
Grandma so I can be quick, OK?

Oh, no pouting. Remember?

I'll be back soon, I promise.

Look, I will be back
when this big hand

goes all the way to the top.

What time would that be?

Seven o'clock! Exactly.

Seven, and I will
put you to bed.

You've got Daddy's watch.

HE SIGHS Darling...

..what have I said about

drawing on your skin?

No, Daddy. She's
my friend Molina.

HE CHUCKLES

OK. Um, well, nice
to meet you, Molina,

but you're not allowed
to draw on yourself.

Mummy lets me.

Ah.

Then, I will see
you and Molina at...

Seven o'clock! Seven o'clock.

HE SHUTS DOOR

ECHOING LAUGHTER

MOLLY MOANS SOFTLY

MOLLY MOANS SOFTLY

HE CLOSES DRAWER

KEYS RATTLE

CLOCK TICKS

DOOR SHUTS

KEYS RATTLE

SHE TYPES

I'm Gordon Buchanan,

and in all my time documenting
the animal kingdom,

there's one phenomenon
that has fascinated me most

parthenogenesis,

a type of asexual reproduction

where females can produce
offspring without needing a mate.

Famous cases include
Komodo dragons

like Sungai in London Zoo,

and the surprise birth of
Yoko, a shark born in...

She's them.

We are the first ever.

Discoveries like these are
some of the most exciting

nature has to offer.

Bees, snakes, aphids, even
chickens are among the animals

confirmed to reproduce
by parthenogenesis.

The name derived from the Greek

parthenos, meaning virgin and
genesis, meaning creation or birth.

Without fertilisation
from a male,

the offspring inherit
only the female's genes,

sometimes making them exact
clones of their mother.

Scientists around the
globe are captivated

by these miraculous cases,

wondering if these events always
occurred but gone unnoticed,

or is something shifting
in our ever-changing world?

One question echoes...

Where will we next
find a virgin birth?

Oh.

Let's get you back
to bed, sweets.

GABBY HUMS

HE HUMS