01x08 - Episode 8

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(HUMMING)

(MYSTICAL HINDI MUSIC)

(CHILD SPEAKS INAUDIBLY)

Shh!

(GENTLE HINDI MUSIC PLAYS)

(MAN SPEAKS HINDI)

(CONTINUES SPEAKING HINDI)

Doesn't she look wonderful?

Yes.

(APPLAUSE)

(MAN RESUMES SPEAKING HINDI)

(INDISTINCT MURMURING)

(APPLAUSE)

(CHEERING)

(BOOM BOOM BY PHOTRONIQUE PLAYS)

(SINGING IN HINDI)

Boom boom

Skipping to the party

Boom boom

Calling everybody

Boom boom

Come and move your body

Boom boom

Yeah, come and do the boom boom

Boom boom

Skipping to the party

Boom boom

Calling everybody

Boom boom

Come and move your body

Boom boom

Yeah, come and do the boom boom

Boom boom! ♪

(CHEERING)

Excellent! Excellent!

Oh, God, I can't face Reni.

I totally messed that middle bit up.

Yeah, you and me both.

You didn't get a step wrong.

Yeah, well, I think I did.

Not from where I was standing.

Knew you'd be a hot dancer.

Underselling yourself, as usual.

Don't you start.

Sorry.

You've been hanging

around my family too long.

I feel a bit like

a naughty schoolgirl in here.

(CHUCKLES)

You smashed it, guys!

Thank you. Mwah!

Thank you.

I think we got it right.

Yeah. Yeah, I think we did.

You wanna do it again?

Sure.

Yeah.

Renuka?

Oh, not too much of that, OK?

Mmm. Mm-hm-hm.

I mean it!

Come on.

(ELECTRO DANCE MUSIC PLAYS)

Bring it in, Dad.

Ah, my son!

(INDI-POP MUSIC PLAYS)

Why do you feel

you have to sell this to me?

Because, Rajah,

you don't know Jesus.

Look, I have

my own relationship with God.

If I want to talk to Jesus,

I just pick up the phone.

Please, please, don't talk nonsense.

Let's go. (LAUGHS)

Men do it too.

It's fun and it keeps you super fit.

Alright, well, uh,

I'll take your word for it.

Oh, come on,

where's your sense of adventure?

It doesn't extend to pole dancing.

Unless I find a mankini

in the right colour.

Now that I'd pay to see.

This food is really good.

Here, have some naan.

No, good, good.

You know this chef is moonlighting

here from his job in Bilco.

Bilco?

That's like the Badlands.

There's nothing bad about him,

I tell you.

Do you know how hard it is

to find a decent vegetarian chef

in this country?

In fact, uh

..Pallavi tracked him down.

Now there's a woman

who really knows her food.

You know, Renuka told me

that her husband passed away

year before last.

Sadly.

Your turn to babysit Mum.

Oh! Leave her, Sanchi. Leave her.

We can't, Dad. She's

I agree. Let Jeshna be Jeshna.

People have to manage themselves.

OK.

Yeah, we promised Reni

that we'd keep an eye on her.

What do you think?

Of what?

My chances?

I'm not getting involved.

Nik, you must. You are my wing man.

Oh, God.

You don't need one.

He's right. You don't.

Just give the girl a clear signal.

How long is it

since you've been to India?

There are so many Gods

and all of them have

No, no.

That's where you are mistaken, Gita.

There is only one God.

One Jesus Christ.

Mum?

Gita was admiring my cross

and I was just telling her about

Um, excuse us?

Yeah, sure.

We talked about this.

What have you done?

(SCREAMS) What have you done?!

Gita was admiring my cross

and I was telling her

Uh, excuse us?

We talked about this.

Come on, let's get you some food.

Cheese!

OK, OK, one more, one more.

Cheese!

Ooh!

Think you've had enough.

Mm?

No, no. No more for me, thanks.

One more won't hurt.

Yeah, but my sister will

if I stuff up my speech.

(LAUGHS)

Doesn't make sense.

What?

You.

Why you're on your own.

I'm OK with it.

Well, you shouldn't be.

You deserve to be happy.

The pursuit of happiness is a trap.

What? Says who?

My dad.

Well, I bet he won't say that

if he gets into Pallavi's pants.

(LAUGHS)

I mean it, Nik.

You deserve to be happy.

You're a good person.

I'm just a person.

No, you're a good person.

Look at what you do.

How close you are to your family.

I want you to repeat after me.

"I am a good person."

Come on.

"I am a good person."

(DISTANTLY) Come on.

"I am a good person."

"I am a good person."

You know what?

No. I'm not gonna do that.

Yes, you are.

Come on, let's hear it.

(LOUDLY) I said no.

OK.

Fine.

Just leave it.

Sounds pretty weird.

Come on!

This was straight

from the astrologist.

As of today, the 19th,

it's risk adverse.

Ayaan refuses to dance.

I wish he'd loosen up.

Do you think he was trying

to follow you and Reni?

Who?

Dilshan.

Uh, follow us where?

To school.

Nik, I don't understand.

What are you

What are you talking about?

He used to put his little feet

in my oversized school shoes, right?

Yep.

And Reni told me he used to cry

when we left for school each day.

(CRIES)

Yes.

But why are you

bringing this up now?

What are you doing?

I'm trying to get things straight.

Now? Today?

Maybe he was trying to follow

you to school that day

and that's how he fell in.

Fell in? Fell in where?

The river.

I don't

Dilshan drowned in the bath.

Nik, you knew this.

No.

I didn't.

But how would you

Why would why would you think

I don't know.

I-I don't I don't know.

So

Nik.

What happened?

Please.

Where was Mum?

Where was Mum?

Please, just don't do this now

Don't do what?

Dance with me, my beautiful wife.

Come on, babe. It's our day.

Come and dance.

(CRIES)

(SIREN WAILS)

(COME ON EILEEN BY DEXYS

MIDNIGHT RUNNERS PLAYS)

(MUSIC STOPS)

You playing hard to get?

Uh, n-no.

Then what was all that about?

Look, uh, nothing. Look

Reni said you were single.

What?

What do you actually want, Nik?

Where's all this going?

Georgi, uh, I'm sorry, I can't

Just let it go.

Whatever it is that's stopping you

from getting what you want.

What is it you think I want?

You want to pole dance.

Nik?

Bro, can you lighten up?

You're upsetting Reni.

She'll be fine

I don't want that for her today.

OK?

Yeah.

Thanks, bro.

(CHUCKLES) Ah, here is my wing man.

Such a happy day.

Oh, Nikhil, such a happy day.

Now, listen, why don't you

call Georgi a taxi

and make sure she gets home safely?

Because she's not my responsibility.

No, but you've spent the best part

of the day with her.

It's a nice thing to do, no?

Listen, come and meet Pallavi.

I want you to

No.

What?

Dad, um

..I need to ask you something.

I've always thought that I was

at school the day Dilshan died

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Where are you going with this?

But Reni told me I was at home.

That I was sick.

You were sick. You had asthma.

But, Nikhil, this is not the time

to talk about it.

Why did you lie?

Lie?

You let me believe

that I was at school,

that he drowned in a river.

Nikhil, I have never lied to you.

We didn't know what you thought

or didn't think

No, no, no

..what you knew

You knew what I thought.

Why didn't you set me straight?

What difference does this make now?

Please.

Well, the difference is

I was at home when Dilshan died.

Why are you doing this?

Because something doesn't feel right.

It's your sister's wedding day.

What did you say to Georgi?

Nothing.

Look at her.

GEORGI: I'm really trying here.

No, don't do

Reni, I

She's my best friend.

Nikhil

She's had too much to drink.

Nikhil will put her in a taxi

and send her home, OK?

No, Dad, it's not my responsibility.

Georgi's not going anywhere.

Stop it!

Both of you.

Enough.

Sorry, Pallavi.

(CHUCKLES) Ah, kids.

What can you do? What can you do?

(COME ON EILEEN RESUMES PLAYING)

Wear beat down eyes sunk in smoke

dried face

So resigned to what their fate is

But not us

No, never

No not us

No, never

We are far too young and ♪

(INDI-POP MUSIC PLAYS)

Hey!

One, it's inappropriate,

and two, it's getting repetitive.

Change it, or turn it down!

Nik. Nik! What are you doing?

You know, I always thought

that he fell in the river.

Oh, God.

Why didn't they tell me?

Maybe they thought you knew.

Reni and I knew.

No, I just asked him,

and he shut me down.

Nik, please.

How can I

not come to the conclusion

that something bad happened,

and I saw it?

Something bad did happen.

Mum left our little brother

in the bath and he drowned.

She was so f*cked up

by what she did,

she didn't want to live anymore.

You're a psychiatric nurse.

What don't you understand

about that?

WOMAN: Ah!

(LAUGHTER)

Please, Nik.

Let me go.

Stop.

I want to talk to her.

Nikhil, no. Stop.

Let me talk to Mum.

Nikhil, no, you will not

spoil your sister's wedding.

What did you do to Dilshan?

Mum! Mum, let's go.

Nikhil, come!

No, no, you will not spoil this

What'd you do to Dilshan?

Hey, hey, you said you'd stop.

Just because

your wedding didn't happen,

doesn't mean you have the licence

to f*ck up everyone else's.

Nikhil, come.

What did I see?

What did I see?

OK, come on. Let's go. Out!

(YELLS) What did I see?

Not today.

Nikhil, come on.

Come on, get out.

What did I see?

Nik!

Come on, let's go. Let's go.

Mum, let's go.

(ALL SCREAM)

Whoa, whoa!

(HUBBUB)

RENI: Oh, my wedding!

Oh, hey, Nik.

Ivy. Hey.

I almost didn't recognise you.

Uh, it's, uh,

my sister's wedding, so

Oh, wow.

How are ya?

I'm good. I'm good.

I'm great, actually.

Oh, you want this, don't you? Hey?

How's Ward C?

Yeah, yeah, all good.

I'm still seeing Doctor Wells,

but at her private rooms.

Except for yesterday.

She stood me up.

Yeah, yeah, she does that.

(QUIETLY) Are you OK?

Yeah.

Yeah, I I think so.

Just

I've just got family sh*t

going on, you know?

Do you wanna

do you wanna sit down?

No.

Grab a coffee or something?

No.

Oh, Nik, you're really worrying me.

No need. No need.

I'm Nursing Unit Manager now, so

..I've gotta get back.

OK. Well, take care, yeah?

Yeah.

You too.

(JUST ABOUT TO BREAK

BY PAUL KELLY PLAYS)

Handle me with care

I'm the answer to your prayer

I come from the great nowhere

(DISTANT TAPPING)

Step back, give me some air

I'm just about to break

I'm just about to break

I'm just about to break

They're gonna wanna analyse me

Canonise and demonise me

Buy the rights and serialise me

Cut me down to size

and moralise about me

Just about to break

I'm just about to break

I'm just about to break

Oh! ♪

He's back. Back on track.

Prozac. Sign of the zodiac.

Oh, Nik.

What are you doing?

Come on, Eileen.

Come on

Yeah, come on

But he can't kick you out

of your sister's wedding.

Well, you know,

apparently he can, so

Well, is that what Reni wanted?

Like

What did you do

that was so offensive?

Asked too many questions.

About what?

Collette, don't worry about it.

I went to the ceremony.

But it's ridiculous!

Like, you're her brother.

Like, you're the best man.

You know, I reckon

Omar's getting better.

He's, um, he's making eye contact.

Have you noticed?

No. No, I can't say I have.

Well, I reckon I can see

signs of improvement.

Is she here?

She's taken leave.

Oi. Nik!

Check this out.

It's for Nadia.

What do you reckon?

Hang on, Trev. How long for?

Until Friday.

What do you reckon?

It's like a butterfly.

Nice work, yeah.

Yeah.

Hey, can you do something for me?

Can can you give it to her?

Just come and see me later.

And I'll I'll

What?

And you'll f*ck' what?

Aren't you on close obs?

I swapped with Pete.

Why?

Because he

Leave him.

I'll do it.

(PANTS)

(PHONE RINGS)

(PHONE VIBRATES)

Do you see what I mean about Omar?

Not really, no.

Nothing huge. Just, you know,

a little bit more movement.

Tiniest bit of light in his eyes.

You know,

maybe she actually enjoys it.

What?

Omar's state of dependency.

Who?

Oh, Linda?

That way, she can control him.

Shh, shh.

You're sure you don't want to go

back to the wedding?

Just try and sort things out?

Yeah, very.

Very sure.

Well, their loss.

There's five different kinds

of superhero locked up in this box.

I don't think she likes

people touching it.

(WHISPERS) I don't think

she likes it at all.

Hey, give us my phone?

What for?

A text message. Just one.

Well, you've already texted her

approximately 10 times this week.

Yeah, well, what's it to you?

One. One message, promise.

I I think you might have trouble

accepting that

she just might not be

Just what's it to you?

To my mind,

it's tantamount to stalking.

Are you for f*ck' real?

Trevor.

She hasn't replied

to any of your messages.

Well, you following people around

with a stupid notebook

Which might indicate

that she's just not

Can you just f*ck off?

Hey!

..interested.

Thanks, Cath.

No-one gives a sh*t what you think.

Thanks, Cath, I'll take it from here.

Dumb b*tch!

Hey, hey, hey, calm down. Calm down.

I mean it, yeah?

Just, I just need to

get it to her, man.

Right, just get outside. Go. Go. Go!

17, 18, 19, 20.

(GRUNTS)

Stay there.

Chill out.

It's f*ck' bullshit, man!

What's bullshit?

All I wanted to do

was send a message to a friend.

Is this the girl

you've been texting all week?

Yeah.

'Cause I wanted to send her this.

Do you think she's into you?

Yeah.

Yeah, I think, you know.

Or do you just

..you want her to be into you?

Because if she's not

responding to your messages,

she probably isn't.

Yeah, nah, she just

needs to give me a chance.

You know? And then

Yeah, I I get it.

I just don't think that

you're seeing things as they are.

You don't want to make

the same mistakes I did.

Hey, you want this?

Sure.

Hey, uh, you're not

still up for it, are ya?

That'd be a no.

(CRIES) All I'm trying to do

is help people.

Why don't you start

focussing on yourself?

Because I can see things they can't.

But how can I get through to them

if they won't listen?

Oi! Think you'll be done

in there by Christmas or what?

(CRIES)

Cath, yeah, just hang on. Hang on.

Pete? Pete, listen.

Trevor lost it with Cath.

She's really upset and I'm

Uh can you sort her out?

Please?

I'm on close obs. Can't.

Where the f*ck's Linda?

I'm really hesitant to say anything,

as you can imagine,

but in all good conscience,

I don't think I have a choice.

Who does that?

All that work.

Someone just jumps in and

And does the best bit.

Tessa, Tessa, Tessa, Tessa.

It's OK.

Let's just finish it.

I'm working it through.

I'm working it through.

I've been doing, um, Trevor's pain

from A to Z, and I've got E.

E.

E is for excruciating,

but I can't get F.

F is for F is for

Fragile! That's it.

Fragile.

You see, Nik, you see here,

I have this whole section

is for patients and I have another

section here is for ward systems.

That's very impressive.

Thank you.

This one is for ward systems,

the comings and goings.

So I have to

Linda.

Can I have a look?

Oh, uh, no.

This book has very

confidential information

Please, I need to check something.

OK.

Here.

Well, there's, um

There's an index at the front and

I also numbered the pages, so

What's this?

Ah, that's Omar's ECT.

Mm.

What about it?

Well, these are the times he went,

and this is the time he returned

and that's the orderly who took him.

Does that say Linda?

Yes, yes. L. L.

L is for Linda because, um,

she was the one who took him.

How long has she been taking him?

Well, there's an index at the front.

Let me just show you

No, no, no, no, no.

Just how long has she been

taking him to ECT herself?

What's in it for you?

Sorry?

What's in it for you

to keep Omar in a helpless state?

What?

Why have you been taking him to ECT?

Why not an orderly?

Maybe because I care?

Or maybe because you haven't been

taking him to ECT at all.

Which would explain

why he's not getting better.

That is ridiculous.

Is it?

I'm a nurse.

How dare you accuse me

of such a thing?

How could you think I would do that?

Because I know how twisted you are.

CHILD: Nik! Nik!

I shouldn't have left

you with her, mate.

Nik!

I'm sorry.

Nik! Nik!

Nik, where are you?

Nik!

(TAP!)

Come on

(ECHOES)

Come on

(ECHOES)

Come on

I said

Toora-loora

Loo rye ay

Come on, Eileen

Oh, I swear

What he means

At this moment

You mean everything ♪

(MUSIC STOPS)

(MYSTICAL INDIAN MUSIC)

(UPBEAT ORCHESTRAL MUSIC)

(MUSIC CONTINUES JOYOUSLY)

(MUSIC STOPS)

I won't leave you, mate.

I won't let you down.

Why would he think

I'd want to do that to Omar?

Or to any patient?

Nik's under

a lot of pressure right now.

I do know how hard it is.

And I'm not trying

to make it any harder.

He might not mean

everything he's saying.

No, I!

I suppose not. It's just I

I care for Omar like he's my own.

Yeah, I know.

(SIGHS) Linda?

You know that Omar

isn't your son, don't you?

CATH: Oh, there you are.

Um, I just I thought

I should tell you

that a piece of puzzle's

gone missing,

and, um, Tessa is about to

Well, she's very upset and

Puzzle.

Mm.

Yeah.

Oh, there you are! Nik

Ah, will you keep

an eye on Omar for me?

Oh, I would, I'm just in the middle

of something at the moment.

Just f*cking do it, yeah? Please?

Hey, what's up?

Some f*ck-wad decided

to have a go, didn't they?

It's the very last piece.

Have the cleaners been through, Nik?

Oh, uh

Oh, it's gotta be here somewhere.

Well, it's not.

Has be here somewhere.

Yeah, well, it's not.

Nik.

Nik!

Oh, here's trouble, zigzag puzzle,

soft-shoe struggle.

Nik.

Nik?

Nik, stop it!

Nik, Nik, just leave it.

Leave it. Just let it go, mate.

What are you doing?

A puddle of trouble,

seeing double

Shut up!

Ah!

Alright.

Is that light in your eyes I see,

Omar?

(SIGHS)

What is it?

(MUMBLES)

Go on, I'm listening.

Thirsty.

Thirsty?

Well, I'd better get you a drink,

then.

Oh, my God, you should see

What what are you

What are you looking for?

The last piece.

TESSA: Yeah, well, it's not there.

Hustle, hustle, hustle.

Shut the f*ck up!

No! Hey!

Now, now, now, Tessa, Tessa.

Everyone just calm down. Yep?

Nik?

Boy in a bubble.

Boy in a bubble.

It's OK. Come on, come on. Come on.

Boy in a bubble.

Yep, let's go.

Hey, Nik, Nik?

Nik, come on, mate.

Nik?

Nik, what are you doing?

Nik? Nik?

Don't do this.

Nik, what's wrong?

What's wrong?

Nik.

Oh, um check the CCTV footage.

We we

There's no camera in here.

Check the other ones. Go on.

Nik?

Dr Achebe!

Dr Achebe. Dr Achebe.

Dr Achebe.

I know you're in here.

Nik.

Nik, why?

You just you just don't

seem yourself, that's all.

Nik, come on, mate.

Nik, can you stop for a minute,

so we can talk?

Nik?

Nik, why don't you come to my office

and we can talk in there?

I have to find it.

What exactly?

Ah! The puzzle piece.

I think you know

who has the last piece, Nik.

You were doing the puzzle earlier.

What the f*ck are you on about?

Don't you speak

that way to a patient!

No!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Nik, stop it!

Nik! Stop it!

Nik, man, what's going on?

Hey? You wanna you wanna talk?

Nik. Nik, stop!

Just stop.

(GRUNTS)

(YELLS) Let me out!

(PANTS)

(PANTS)

(RADIO CRACKLES)

Open up! Open up!

We will if you calm down.

f*ck' mental, man.

Let me OUT.

Did you hear that? That's him.

(RADIO CRACKLES

WITH DISJOINTED MUSIC)

(WATER RUNS)

(RADIO CRACKLES)

I don't want to live in this place

(GIGGLES)

Heaven, must be there

(TOY SQUEAKS)

Well, it's just got to be there

I never ♪

(COME ON EILEEN PLAYS ON RADIO)

Let me out!

(COME ON EILEEN CONTINUES PLAYING)

Let me OUT!

Come on, Eileen

Poor old Johnnie Ray

(GIGGLES)

Sounded sad upon the radio

Moved a million hearts in mono

Our mothers cried ♪

(SQUEALS, GIGGLES)

Sang along, who'd blame them?

You've grown

You're grown up

So grown

So grown up

Now I must say more than ever

(GASPS)

(MUFFLED MUSIC CONTINUES)

And we can sing just like our

(SHRIEKS WITH LAUGHTER)

(MUSIC STOPS)

(PANTS)

(SCREAMS)

What have you done?!

(SCREAMS)

Help!

(SCREAMS)

CHILD: (YELLS) Nik! Nik!

Nik! Nik!

Nik!

Nik!

Nik!

Nik?

It's not safe!

Get out of my way.

Nik?

(CRIES)

Look at me. Look at me.

I'm here. I'm here. Nik.

Nik? You're OK. You're OK.

You're OK. You're OK.

(CRIES)

(MELANCHOLY MUSIC)

Wake up

To sun

'Cause morning

Does come

If all you can rely on is

The feel of your feet

on the wood floor

And all you can depend on is

All movement

gives you some direction then

Begin again

You're no calendar

You're no concrete plan

Begin again

Don't waste your time waiting

For someone to tell you when

Wake up

To sun

'Cause morning

Still comes

So move around your furniture

Or put it all out on the kerb

And drive away to something new

Yeah, watch the skyline

sink behind you

Begin again

You're no calendar

You're no concrete plan

Begin again

'Cause walking out doors

Only works if you shut them

Begin again

And quit looking backwards

You know where you have been

Begin again

Don't waste your time

'Cause no-one's gonna

tell you when

Wake up. ♪

(CHORAL SINGING)