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Do you think Nathan should join the
choir?

Do you think he'd enjoy that?

What sort of voice has he got? He'd be a
bit old and querulous, wouldn't he?

No. Your old workplace is still there,
huh?

Gaffey was telling me that my old boss
had left.

And they're glad it was moving.

Off duty and tauntering, isn't it?

When did we last taunt her?

I'd have to check my diary.

You never saunter. You're always on the
gallows.

Leaky rules. Wait for no man.

Now, there's someone who knows how to
saunter.

Bet she saunters all the time.

She looks locked.

But she doesn't care.

Shall I help her, do you think?

There's no power on Earth that'll stop
you, Jess.

Once a Samaritan.

May I help?

Thank you.

Now I know this is a good time.

This didn't happen in Manchester or
Berlin.

Oh, don't be fooled. We've got drugs and
vandals and burger bars and we're

stacking teachers.

I don't believe it's that bad. Maybe
not.

You have to forgive me for going on. I
don't have many conversations with

grown -ups.

What are you looking for?

I'm looking for Charles Darwin.

Oh, the trouble's started.

You don't need the map.

We go down here.

Today's special offer. Oh, thank you.

They're lovely.

That was absolutely lovely.

We must do this more often.

We'll try.

Okay.

Drink?

Hello!

Hello!

Yeah, well, look what the wind's
blowing.

Fancy you two condescending to come
home. If we had died, you wouldn't have

known till you read about it in the
papers.

May, when you've been gone a couple of
hours, you're perfectly safe. She has

children to look after. You do not. We
are your sole responsibility.

And she can't protect us from him.

Lovely. Thank you, Jesus.

Blessed are the poor in spirit, may, for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven. That's

right.

We're going to adopt a copse. What is it
worth saving against?

Oak, beech and ancient hornbeam.

You have five trees planted for you
every year, and when you die, they'll

be there. Oh, that's lovely.

Are you going to use some brighter
colours in that? Not in this one.

I think I'll lift the toddle. Okay,
lass.

See?

See? He's no sooner in the door than he
wants out again.

He always goes for a drink on a Sunday.

Somebody's driving him to drink. It
isn't me.

Oh, here come the Methodists to take you
to church, Nathan. Get your coats on.

Oh, thank you.

Honestly, I think I love my life.

Hello, hello.

Hello, Peter.

Oh, this is Cathy, Peter Fox.

Spinster of this parish. Hi, Peter.

Thanks, Cathy.

Taxi for Nathan, is he ready? Oh, he's
been ready since Thursday.

How's he settling in?

Oh, he's putting him to the test, of
course. Never mind.

We'll keep on turning the other cheek
until we run out of cheeks. Hello,

Thank you very much.

Thanks. You'd better mind this step.
Yep. There we go.

Careful of your head. That's it. Right.
You're in. Good.

Evening. Evening.

This is the mobile of Jacob Copperstone
Joinery.

Sorry, I can't pick up the phone at the
moment.

Can you leave your number, and I'll get
back to you as soon as I can.

Jacob, it's just me again, love. Wonder
where on earth you got to.

Please call me.

Hello? Kathy, I hope I haven't woken
you.

No, of course not.

Um, you haven't seen Jacob, have you?

No, why?

Well, he went to the pub this afternoon.

Have you tried phoning him? His mobile's
switched off.

Maybe he's met a friend or something.

No, he would have phoned me.

I'm a bit worried.

Well, if you're worried, maybe you
should call the police.

The police?

No.

Do you think?

I don't know.

Oh, I'm just being silly.

I'll wait and see what happens and...
I'll check in the morning.

All right.

Good night, love.

Hasn't Jacob come home yet? I don't
know.

Late. I'm sure there's a really
perfectly reasonable explanation. My

swollen today.

Thank you.

Oh, Jessie, you spoil us. I am toasty.

Oh, lovely.

Warm feet.

Do you want the light on?

No, I think I'm going to read a little.

Night -night. Night -night, darling.
Don't you wait up for that little boy.

Any sign of him?

No.

Have you taken your pills?

Yes. He's probably been murdered.

Lord, he's got a floozy.

Everybody's got a floozy these days.
Even pastors and priests.

Especially pastors and priests.

Or he's fallen in the river and drowned.

Good night, May. But that happens all
the time.

Forgive me.

I was expecting you on Monday, and it's
now Friday.

Please telephone and let me know when
you intend to do the work.

Oh,

my God, my little man, God.

I am not going to go.

Someone else will have to go. Good
morning, Mrs.

Copleston. P .T. Cowley.

Do you think she'll come to take her to
prison?

No, of course I don't.

Take me for a fool, but don't ask me to
come down to your precious morgue and

identify my son's corpse, that's all. No
one's going to take you anywhere,

madam. I'm Mrs. Copperstone. I know you
coppers, kicking down doors in the

middle of the night. Hey, please.

Come through, officer.

If you want my advice and if you're
looking for criminals, go down to the

hall and arrest the council.

Lock them up and throw the key in the
river.

Or better still, keep the key and throw
the council in the river.

I'm afraid there's still no news.

She's quite a character, your mother.

My mother -in -law.

And the other lady?

Her sister, my husband's aunt.

They both live here?

Yeah.

And my husband's cousin, Nathan, is
upstairs.

Do you have any children?

No, that's...

That's Nella, our foster daughter.

She died.

I'm sorry.

Everything's clear.

Except for what he was wearing, of
course.

Is that a good sign?

It suggests his disappearance wasn't
premeditated.

O merciful Saviour, I beseech thee, hear
my prayers.

If it be thy holy will, send our dear
Jacob back to us and restore thine own

lamb to the sheepfold.

For poor Jess is at her wit's end and
knows not where he is.

Nathan. But if it be not thy will, would
you... God forbid, and I'm sure dear

Lord, it's not planning.

Are you all religious?

More or less, yes.

Nathan's a Methodist, I'm a Baptist.

Brenda's a Quaker, come Buddhist.

And May's a Presbyterian. We used to be
one.

No, no reason.

I'll let you know if there's any news.
But please, Mr. Cobblestone, don't

Okay? Bye.

Come on, we hurry!

Poor steam ahead.

Not too deep.

You splashed me!

Yeah. The trick is, you've got to
remember to do the opposite of what you

normally do.

So if you want to go right, pull left,
yeah?

Got it?

Always remember that.

Can Mum have a go now?

Mum can't, Ro. She's useless.

I'm not.

I don't like it. Right, go on. You have
a go. On your own, then. Go for it.

Now we're in trouble.

Jesse, I need a word.

Luke, tell Jesse who he saw in Ludlow
this morning.

Jacob. You see?

He's alive. You saw him? Where?

Are you sure it was him? Yeah.

I was in the butchers in the square
getting some organic venison for Mum.

And I came out and there he was. So I
was like, hi, Jacob.

Well, what did he say? Was he all right?

Well, he...

Sort of smiled and...

And the rest played Luke.

And then this person came up carrying,
like, supermarket shopping bags.

And then they sort of, like, went off.

What person?

Yeah, like, a woman.

With, like, sort of fair hair.

Good, he's alive.

More alive than we thought.

I just don't understand how I didn't see
it coming.

I know.

We had such a lovely day on Sunday.

You couldn't say anything to the oldest.

Oh, how can I not?

Trouble is, I convinced myself he was
dead.

Oh, this is better than, isn't it?

Is it better?

Jess, forgive my being a nuisance.

I think the girls need you. I think, if
you'll pardon my being so outspoken,

it's a toilet problem.

I'll be here if you need me.

It's all right. I've been in there for
hours, and I need to go.

I can't handle it much longer. Daddy,
will you be long?

I can't do.

Oh, well, run the tap, dear. That always
helps. I have run the tap.

Well, run it again.

Give it time to work.

I wet my knickers.

Perhaps I can help.

Thank you, Nathan. I told you you
didn't. I've an idea. I'm going to wet

chair.

Oh, Brenny, could you come out just for
a minute? I'll put you on a chair with a

pad. Oh, I couldn't possibly. Don't
worry.

Hang on, then.

Nathan. Hang on.

I'm coming.

Did you take your medicine today?

You have in the yellow packet.

Hang on, May.

Too late.

Too late.

I've gone in the chair.

And it's not my fault. It's her fault.

Brandy, don't move.

Don't move, May.

If only I were fitter and stronger.

If you were fitter and stronger, you
silly old fart.

You wouldn't be here at all, and my
Jacob would be here. It's you that's

him away.

Father forgives them, for they know not
what they do.

I know what I'm doing, you sanctimonious
old fool.

I'm pissing on the furniture.

It's all right, I'm going.

All right, dear.

Jason, I'll be there in a minute. Going
properly?

I sit over.

What about me, Brenda?

We've only got one mother between us,
and I was much right to her as you have.

I'm not your mother, either way.

I'm not anybody's mother.

No, no.

You're half on its way. My half? What do
you mean?

Jacob? What can he be saying to her?

He's changing.

How I should give him such a talking to.
Young Luke saw us this morning.

Yes, I know. I know. He told me.

So, um... She got a name?

Yeah, of course she's got a name. She's
called Hazel.

Blonde called Hazel.

I did try. I honestly did try, but I
couldn't stop thinking about her.

She's had a hell of a life. She got
knocked about by her husband, so she's

divorced him, but then she was left with
a couple of young children and a dog.

But she's picked herself up. She's just
finished her hospitality skills course

at the local further education college.

Kids are six and eight. Oh, yeah, I
suppose we are, really.

But I know how awful this must be for
you, love, especially being lumbered

the oldies.

But just as I think of myself as a
joiner, I think of you as a

carer doing, I don't know, your duty as
a Christian, your duty as a woman.

You're so strong, Jay.

I suppose it goes with the Christianity
and such.

So where did I go wrong, Jacob?

With my duty as a woman?

Or my Christianity?

Poor Jess.

Come away.

I need to know what is happening.

Is he right?

I'm sorry, no.

On a basis for comparison.

He does. He's having orgasms in Ludlow.

A blonde called Hazel with a diploma in
hospitality skills.

What else did he say?

I'm a very strong woman.

Makes you sound like a bloody Hungarian
weightlifter.

Where did you leave it?

I said he'd call me again in a couple of
days' time.

Hopes I'm not too unhappy.

He won't let me down.

He promises.

He still cares for me.

He

wanted me

to know that.

It's rather I didn't try to get in touch
with him.

Things are a bit tricky.

He'd rather you didn't get in touch.

Things are a bit tricky.

Bollocks to that.

You've got his number. Ring him. No, he
said not.

Oh, Jess, could you give me a hand? My
knees seem to have stuck.

You don't have to kneel to pray, Nathan.

God sees you kneeling in spirit. What if
I hadn't been here and you'd fallen?

That would have been very selfish of me
and put you to even more trouble.

But it won't be for much longer.

I'm going to move out. Oh, don't be
silly.

It was a mistake coming here, Jess. I
tipped the scales. I upset the balance.

Where would you go?

Oh, yes. Well, the place I have in mind
is called the Brambles.

Don't worry. Mrs Evans, the matron, is a
Methodist lay preacher with an ample

bosom.

I'm writing to her to inquire about
accommodation.

Why do you want to leave me all of a
sudden?

To give you your life back.

I just want Jacob back.

Oh, I want him to come home.

I want everything to be as it was.

Is this a private party or may anyone
attend?

Nathan's threatening to leave us.

Don't listen to him, the old hypocrite.

It's attention -seeking behaviour.

He thinks he's Jesus making the supreme
sacrifice.

I'm not contemplating the supreme
sacrifice. I'm contemplating the

rest home.

This could be your lucky day.

One down and two to go.

But I don't want any of you to go.

Why would I be without you?

Free!

You smoke?

Yeah, now and again.

At work.

There was no need to come rushing over,
you know?

There was a need. I had a need.

Yeah, of course you did.

But there are other people involved, you
know.

And I'm really anxious to keep the
temperature down for everybody.

Thank you.

Certainly, sir.

I really need time to organise things at
this end and it doesn't help if you

come running after me.

It's not good for Hazel to get upset.

I worry about her nerves.

Her nerves?

She's not like you, Jess.

You're so strong and capable.

And she's weak and incapable.

She's had a rotten life.

I won't...

Nella

used to like coming here, do you
remember?

Pink ice cream.

Most of it in her hair.

Were there other women, Jacob, before
Hazel?

Not really.

Are you... Sorry, I was waiting.

Waiting for me to be mother.

That's always been the problem, hasn't
it, Jacob?

Waiting for me to be mother.

Here, come on. Have a sweetie.

Which ones are they?

God knows.

Heart, blood pressure.

Tell him to keep my bones and brain.

It's all a conspiracy.

The doctors pretend we're immortal, the
drug companies get fatter, and we all

die.

Could that be Jacob?

Oh, don't be silly.

He's having a dalliance in Ludlow. It's
the vicar's wife.

The minister's wife.

Yes, my babysitter. Oh, silly, of
course.

Thanks for coming in. Jack, how are you?

As well as can be expected.

Well, taking Brenda for a walk must be
the last thing you need. Well, that's

what I'm going to get.

Jane.

Off we go, then.

Hello, Jane.

Hello, Brenda. Nice to see you.

Hello, May.

Guess what I've got in here?

I can't imagine.

A jigsaw. Of?

The Taj Mahal in the moonlight.

The west front of Chartres Cathedral.

The 1966 World Cup final.

The Houses of Parliament.

Goodie, goodie.

Why don't you go in the kitchen and make
yourself a cup of tea while I sort out

the edges?

Excellent.

See you later, you two. Yes, off you go.

Cuddle. I'll let you into a secret.

May hides the pieces down the side of
the chair.

And she accuses Jane of only buying
cheap jigsaws from the charity shops.

Yes, well, I'll let you into a secret.
Jane knows.

When Jacob was a little boy,

May used to slap him.

Always slapping him around the legs for
some minor misdemeanor.

This was in her strict Presbyterian
days, before she took against God.

Used to upset me.

Was such a docile little chap.

And he grew up into a quiet man, a
family man.

We don't usually come here.

Jacob disappeared once before, when Ella
died.

This is where I found him, just looking
into the water.

Jeff, you must promise me not to do
anything silly.

Will you promise?

We shall, Monsieur.

You must take great care of yourself.

We'll come and see you very soon. Yes,
thank you very much. I don't want me to

go.

I will be one less thing to worry about.

I don't worry about you.

May I come visit?

Oh, yes, of course.

You must keep me up to date with the
news.

Don't worry about me, Jess.

I mean, where I live is irrelevant.

I live in my own inner space, and I've
done since Bethan passed on.

I am my own house, crawling snail -like
to God.

Always forgiving me.

Always telling me I didn't mean any
harm.

Blatant provocation.

It's good riddance.

It's a double celebration.

We've got rid of the men.

I had a man friend once.

A fellow geography teacher.

We were both life members of the
Shropshire Wildlife Trust.

He went off and married an historian.

Very nice woman.

Chubby.

I believe they lived very happily at
Market Graton.

A place I do not much care for.

I only mention this to show I have had
some small experience.

How a man can just discard a person.

Very odd.

Look tight.

So do you really never want to see
Nathan again?

I don't see how it would improve my life
in any way.

Well, we're visiting him on Friday.

Do I take it the alternative is to sit
at home doing another bloody jigsaw with

a reluctant babysitter?

Then deal me in.

I'm told you're a sort of a Christian.

Yes, I am a Methodist. Well, then
consider this as a Methodist. Did Christ

suffer from constipation?

I can't say that I've ever really
thought about that.

Well, on the one hand, we have the
probable high -fiber diet, deriving

from the desert. And you know the desert
is consisting mainly of grit.

And on the other hand, the most common
fruit is generally considered to be the

pig. Now, pigs have a very similar
effect.

They can be seismic in their
consequences. Would you like some

Oh,

well, chocolate binds me dreadfully.

But when I get home, I shall take seven
prunes, and that will establish the

balance of my effort system.

Is your room all right? Well, it's
better than that.

I've got a little bungalow.

It hasn't happened either about it.

I hear the beating of the Holy Spirit
outside my window.

And I've made a new friend, Dorothy.

Dorothy?

Yes.

She's a Quaker.

She looks very nice.

She's a tranquil person like myself.

Does that feel better?

No, of course not.

I'll never be better.

Well?

What? I heard you on the telephone
earlier, talking to my good -for

son.

I could tell that an arrangement was
being made.

Now, what is the arrangement?

And what am I expected to do about it?

They're going to pass a visit.

They? Jacob and his friend.

And they're going to bring the two
children and the dog. Oh, I hate dogs.

I'll keep the dog well away from you,
then.

A wise precaution.

Am I to assume these children are not of
Jacob's begetting?

Of course not.

Just behave yourself.

The hair.

Not very good. Not right.

Here we go.

This is my Hazel.

Hi.

The children, Lara, Fergus.

The dog, Leda.

You are welcome.

I gather you are joining the family.

Yeah. I'm sorry we haven't come to see
you before.

I've got a lot to sort out.

Sorry if you're worried.

You were always a difficult boy.

We heard the police, you know.

They released a constable from his
duties in the male boys' choir.

It's best for me to look for him.

I'm really sorry, Mrs. Copperstone.

Oh, I'm bad.

What are you wearing?

What have you got on? What has she come
as?

Puss in boots?

They're all the rage.

Well, I suppose we'd all like a nice cup
of tea, wouldn't we?

Why are you doing this exactly?

Doing what?

Well, being nice to me and so on.

Is it, um... Is it being sort of
Christian or something?

I suppose now that the initial shock is
over, I want to make a new life for

myself and all of us. And if that can be
done on the basis of respect and

friendship and family love, then much
the better for myself and everyone.

Crikey.

I'll just take this to Brenda.

Oh, yeah. There's another one, isn't
there?

We keep her upstairs.

I hear your company has arrived.

Yes. Would you like to come downstairs
and meet them? Thank you, dear.

That won't be necessary.

Oh,

that cake looks delicious.

Two, three.

Good luck.

Why don't you just say it, Jake, and
then we can go home.

Hazel's pregnant.

I thought you told her that.

We're worried about the baby. We don't
want him or her to be born outside of

marriage.

So we were wondering if you would
consider giving us, well, I think it's

a quickie divorce.

Then if we move sharpish, Hazel and I
could be married before the baby's born.

What do you think?

Don't really know what I think.

It's just that Hazel thinks it would be
better for the other. Yes, I do. I do

know what I think.

I think that the marriage vows I made
were real and binding for life.

Yes.

Yes, that's what I think.

But as soon as Jacob makes it ship
-ship, we'll all go out on the river. Do

like that?

I thought I told you two to stay away
from the water.

Didn't I?

Didn't I?

But we really liked it and it's a good
job as well because we found the boat.

Yeah. And we want to ride on it.

Who'd like some cake?

Me, please.

All right.

You go and play and I'll bring it out
for you.

Yeah.

big enough already.

Oh, poor you.

My sister was sick all day long with
her, too.

Then all of a sudden she felt, well,
euphoric.

We'd like the baby to have a name.

My name.

Why don't we talk about it one to one
the next time you visit your mother?

Just sit down.

Come on, down the other end.

Come on.

What if you give them hugs?

That's what's making her drowsy. We just
had a little ball and we're going to

the hospital.

We're here, May. We're at the hospital.

It's going to be all right, darling.

We're here now.

I'm going to stay with you.

It's all right.

I was only half watching, but I think
she was going to give me a hug.

She'll be fine. She just needs to get
some rest now.

OK.

Yes, she came towards me and fell.

She'd broken her thigh. She's going to
be in here at least a month.

Excellent. Give you a rest.

What are you going to do with your
freedom?

Go clubbing?

Put yourself a toy boy?

At least have your belly button pierced.
I think I might start going to church

again.

Well, have a word with the Lord thy God,
the bastard Ogle.

I'm so sorry to hear about May. How is
she? Oh, they say she'll be in there

for... At least I'm sorry.

Right, well, I'm ordering you, my dear,
just to go home straight to bed with hot

whiskey and lemon and stay there until
further notice.

I think I've overslept.

How are you this morning?

Much the same, thank you.

You know, I've been thinking.

My friend Apple's calling in later.

Oh. You don't complain.

She might be able to help you.

What? Well, she's basically a
geographer, but she's been looking into

Buddhism and alternative therapies and
yoga.

I'm sure she could find something for
you.

Oh, Jacob, now what?

Sorry, I have to talk to you, Jess.
Well, it won't take long.

Oh, look, 20 new jackets.

Have you made up your mind?

About what?

The divorce.

Of course I haven't. Well, you'll have
to make your mind up soon.

It sounds like it ends in or else, does
it?

I'll have to divorce you.

On what possible grounds?

Well, it's a legalistic thing, but...

The solicitor said unreasonable
behaviour is the usual choice.

Unreasonable behaviour?

And obviously, we're going to have to
divide our property. Look, written a

That's your copy.

Oh.

Even her.

That's nice.

Like bathroom towels.

Anyway, look, if you like, you check it
over and I'll come round with the van

later in the week.

Can't manage without my nice old
armchair.

Oh, but you can manage without your nice
old wife.

Oh, Jess.

I know it's awful.

Just go.

Did Blondie write this?

Well, it's not Jacob's handwriting.

You can see her, can't you?

A griefing, round teacher.

winning the full prize for handwriting
and neatness.

I've got a handwriting expert in the
kitchen and a Zen Buddhist in the

room.

Sorry to butt in, but Brenda tells me
Jeff needs a consultation.

Does she? Do I?

Yes, you do.

What you feel is legitimate rage.

You must let your anger out. You need a
surrogate. What?

A surrogate for the person who's injured
you.

Now, which is the person's chair?

Oh, that's the person's chair.

More cushions.

In the conservatory.

What's she doing?

Poor Avril's little sense of humour.

But she's only 52.

And still liable to enthusiasms.

Now, you lamber at him. You scream at
him. You shout at him. You kick him. You

hit him.

You tear him limb from limb.

How can you do that?

Thanks, Avril. I'll try.

Too many people don't know what to do.

Now then, I can do this.

You can do it.

If you want to go left, turn

right.

If you want to go...

I didn't know she was a lover.

She looks very nice.

Nice? Oh.

That woman is a saint.

Yes.

No, no need to bring her anything. She's
not really up to that yet.

Hello, May. How are you?

You're very late.

Well, I'm here now. What is it for you?
I don't like fruit.

You don't have to like it, May. Just eat
it.

You had your scan? Yes.

And they said it's a hairline fracture.

with a Latin name.

And yesterday I had a total body scan
and I had to be inserted into a huge

magnet. They said I was very brave.

They said they'd never met anyone like
me.

I'm not surprised.

You've got your clean nightie.

There's a whole pile of washing in there
for you to take home.

Oh, good.

You've brought some bags this time.

And don't forget the pink bed jacket.

And, uh, my new friend, Mrs. Jenkins,
she needs some laundry doing, too.

What?

This is very kind of you, dear.

Oh, don't worry about it. Dee Dee loves
keeping people clean.

Anything else, madam?

Oh, there's no need to be sarcastic.

We're all gravely ill in here, you know.

Even in our agony, we are a noble
example to the human race.

Mrs Jenkins is from Wales and my other
neighbour is from Bengal. She is a

We are citizens of the world.

My daughter -in -law isn't really
interested in the larger picture. She's

homely type. She likes to stay home and
bake.

Her ambition was a higher form of
chiropody.

But she never achieved it.

Poor thing.

Her problem is she's a Puritan.

He won't even let me read my favourite
magazine in the house. Now, you should

read this article I was telling you
about, The Female Orgasm.

It's on page 23.

Those nurses certainly earn their money.

You said there was something you wanted
to discuss.

It's not so much a matter of discussion,
but rather of information.

Dorothy and I are going to be married.

Married?

I realise it's all rather sudden, but...

Our age, well, there's no time to be
lost.

We both prayed, singly and apart, to
assess whether this was a

divine leading.

And it was.

We're getting married three weeks on
Wednesday.

We have the first slot at the registry.

May I hope, Geoffrey dear, that you will
be a witness?

Yes, of course.

I'm very happy for you.

We saw you rowing on the river.

Oh, God, how embarrassing.

I told Dorothy all about you. What on
earth did he say?

He said you were the most precious, most
loving, most tender being on earth.

I'm so glad he's had someone like you in
his life.

Crikey.

So, this is exciting.

And are you going to invite May? That's
my next question.

Oh, no.

Oh. Oh,

May.

Where's your charitable spirit?

Hello, Jess.

Hi, Jessie.

Everything all right?

Look. What are they?

Tulips.

Oak, beech, and ancient hornbeam.

You have five trees planted for you
every year, and when you die, they'll

be there. Oh, that's lovely.

They're going to put them right in
colour, then, then?

No, they're made of tulips. They're not
quite... No, they're a bit shaped.

Like a harlequin.

Too bright.

The car's toddled.

See? He's no sooner in the door up than
he's out again.

He always goes for quiet fights.

I know.

He's driving him great.

Good afternoon. Can we help you, please?

I'd just like to browse, if I may. Yes,
of course.

Thank you.

Right. Do you have it in any other
colour?

Good afternoon. Do you have an
appointment?

And could I possibly have my hair done
now?

I can tell you're impressed.

It's a bit of a shock, that's all.

I'm sure I shall get used to it.

Yes, I like it.

It's, uh, well, assertive, isn't it?

Liberating. Look what else I've got.

Oh, we used to call those sirens.

People wore them to the air raid
shelters during the war.

That's a tracksuit. I'm going to start
jogging, get fit as part of my makeover.

What you need is a trampette.

It's a miniature trampoline.

Peter Fox has one. He swears by it. He
does a hundred bounces at the start of a

day, and apparently it releases tension
and leaves you spry and uplifted.

Perhaps we should both have an exercise
routine.

Oh, Jessie, do I have to? Well, you know
what the doctor says.

Yes, I know exactly what she says.

But the truth is, the pain is less since
I accepted that my active life is

basically over.

Over? Nonsense.

Look at Nathan.

He's getting married again.

No, I don't mean it like that.

I've simply reached that time of day.

Twilight. It's neither good nor bad. It
simply is a kind of zen thing.

No, don't make fun of me.

He's pretty.

Very pretty.

I look silly.

Not at all. Lovely.

Yes, young girl.

You're too far ahead, Douglas.

No, I'm not afraid.

I don't want to get everything now.

It still doesn't make sense. I don't
want to be there when we get it.

I never want to be there when we get it.

Why have the pram cluttering up the
floor? It's not going to clutter up the

floor. Yes, it is.

It's barely room for us in the places it
is. Come on, Lara.

Come on, darling, don't dawdle. Keep
moving, will you? We're all tripping

your feet.

Gotcha. Oh, hello, Peter.

I was just... Heidi.

I saw her.

It's so humiliating.

You've done something with your hair,
haven't you?

Well, at least you didn't scream.

Scream? Why should I? It's lovely.

But it's you.

More you than you used to be.

Well, good.

That's nice, thank you.

Brenda tells me you've got a trumpet.

I hear you're a secret bouncer.

No longer a secret, is it?

Can you wait for us? I know, but
actually it's quite difficult walking.

Thanks for being so considerate.

I know.

No, it's... Once you get into... Don't.

But once you get into the rhythm of the
bounce, of the bounce, that's right,

yeah.

I made the scones yesterday, and I do
recommend the damson jam. It's another

of my triumphs. I'm sure.

Well, I can't tell you, Jessie, how
happy it makes me to have you here.

I've always been rather in awe of you.

Me?

Awe? That's ridiculous.

Yes, I've always thought of you as
rather an intellectual.

Well, that's just because I used to work
at the library. You remember me with a

background of books.

I haven't actually read one for ages.

Well, certainly not since, um... Since
Jacob left?

Ah, sorry, shall I, um, not talk about
him?

No, no, no, it's all right. Talk about
him.

Well, uh, in my...

ham -fisted way, I thought that him just
being a joiner and you being

intellectual and so deeper than him,
maybe that was the difference that...

So I'm speaking out of turn.

I think it's more basic than that.

He simply found a younger, fitter, more
fertile animal.

Sexual selection according to the gospel
of Joseph.

I think there is much more to sexual
selection than is dreamt of in Charles

Darwin's philosophy.

You do?

Yes.

Yes, I certainly do, Jessie.

Last night I was thinking, Jacob has got
Hazel.

Nathan has got Dorothy.

May has an entire hospital.

Brenda has Zen Buddhism.

Does nobody need me anymore?

The world will always have needed people
like you.

Do you know, Jacob never so much as made
me a cup of tea.

You've made me two in one afternoon.

Well, it's a great honor to make Jesse
Coppiston a cup of tea. No, two cups of

tea.

Oh, it's good to hear you laugh.

We never tried the trumpet.

No. Well, um...

Next time you come, we will definitely
make a point of it.

Thanks

very

much, Peter. Lovely.

Don't forget to put a date in the diary.

In here.

Bye -bye.

Jess, did you have a nice jog?

Brilliant.

And you'll never guess who I saw. Peter.
And I went to his house for tea.

Oh, did you have a bounce?

What? A bounce.

Oh, no, no, no, no, I didn't. Maybe next
time.

Ladies and gentlemen, would you all
raise your glasses and toast the happy

couple, Nathan and Dorothy.

Nathan and Dorothy.

Well, I like them. Oh, it won't do you
any harm.

Bethan, my first wife.

Yes, I know who Bethan is.

Oh, yes.

Thank you. Thank you for all you've
done. Thank you.

No, Bethan came for a very strict work.

Thank you.

It came from a very strict Welsh
tabernacle tradition. For

example, not even knitting was allowed
on the Sabbath. And she was a consummate

knitter. So you see, there was a real
sacrifice involved

there. I'm not a knitter.

Do you mind?

Not in the slightest.

But it's delicious.

No wonder they turned it into a sin.

Oh, love that will not let me go.

I rest my weary soul on thee.

I give thee back the life I owe.

oceans, depths, its flow may richer
flow.

Jess.

What's wrong, love?

Well, it's just that they're so happy.
And at the moment, I can't stand the

sight of happiness.

I have to run away from it.

So let's run away.

Come on.

Okay?

I know where we can go.

This is where I'd like you to scatter my
ashes.

I will, but not for at least 40 years.

Don't think I can wait that long.

I can't manage without you. Of course
you can.

Do you want me to go bald again?

What are you on about?

When I was 13, my hair fell out.

Nobody knew why.

The doctor mumbled something about
alopecia.

It's always been a bit of a mystery.

And I wouldn't wear a wig.

And all the kids at school giggled and
looked the other way.

Except one.

I'm sorry, I remember.

My hair needs you.

You've got lovely hair.

Do you remember when Sheila Delaney got
chased by a goat?

Just over there.

She got her comeuppance.

Oh, that's so sweet. I suspect they're
having an early night with a couple of

funny women.

Jacob's here.

He hasn't got for a long time.

That's all I need.

I hope you haven't got a van load of my
furniture.

It's not funny.

Why are you here?

I needed to see you.

And I've still got my key, so... I just
thought you'd let yourself in, did you?

Brenny? Yes?

I'll be up in a minute, tell you all
about the wedding. All right, dear.

You're not supposed to be here at all.

I thought we were only supposed to
communicate by way of our lawyers.

Apparently you've been ignoring the
letters from the lawyers. I've been very

busy.

Do you want to hear what the letters
say?

I don't know if I can stop you.

Well, it all revolves around me.

She's almost fully recovered now. Yes, I
know. I visit her regularly.

So the question is, where does she go
when she leaves hospital?

Yes, I agree. That is the question.

What is the answer?

Well, she can either go into some home
or she could come back here.

Here?

If you have a bath, we'll allow you to
keep this house under the divorce

settlement.

But if you won't have it back, then this
place will have to be sold and we'll

divide the money equally between us. It
was all laid out fully and explained in

the letters that you've chosen not to
read.

So May comes here or Elle? I realise it
sounds like an ultimatum, but... She's

your mother. Why can't she come in with
you? Oh, do you know my mother?

Hazel couldn't possibly cope.

Yeah, she's got two children, a dog and
my husband to take care of. And all that

nice blonde hair might fall out, poor
thing.

Please. I need you to help me.

This is me talking, Jacob.

This is my house. I was born here. So
leave the key and let yourself out.

What time is it?

It's early, Rennie.

How would you feel about May coming back
to live here?

Well, I won't pretend.

It's been totally delightful without
her.

Is she likely to be part of the divorce
settlement?

You get custody of May?

I get custody of May.

On Friday.

Oh no.

Soup's too hot.

Mum, perfect.

In the hospital, the soup was always
served peppered, so that the elderly

wouldn't burn their tongues.

I put it aside to cool.

Do you have any cheddar?

At the hospital, they always gave me
cheddar cheese cut up in little squares.

So big.

Not squares.

They would be cubes.

I haven't got any cheddar. I've got some
nice caffili.

Do you really imagine I'd want anything
Welsh?

After spending seven weeks in the next
bed to that dreadful Mrs. Jenkins.

Why don't you just blow on it, May?

Thank you.

Oi.

I'm watching that.

No, you're not. You're coming to bed.
Come on. I'm not.

Of course you are. We all are. Come on,
mate. Go on, then. Bugger off. Don't

mind me.

In the hospital, the nurses would sit up
talking to me all night in my walk.

Yes, well, the nurses work in shifts.
They take it in turns. I do this 24

a day. Now, come on. Poor old you.

Oh, God, you're such a sanctimonious,
self -pitying cow.

No wonder my son found a little bit on
the side.

You can stay down here all night if you
want to.

Do what you like. It doesn't matter to
me. But you know what I'll do? I'll shit

and piss.

I'll shit and piss all over the floor.

And your precious house will be like a
sewer.

Please, don't be silly. Just come to
bed.

Come on.

There's a good girl. Come on. You're
treating me like a baby.

like a baby. Come on. Shit and piss.
Shit and piss.

Shit and piss. Shit and piss. Shit and
piss. Shit and piss. Come on.

Oh, shit and piss. Shit and piss.

Come on. Shit and piss. Shit and piss.

Oh,

get up.

What's happened?

What's going on?

How does that concern you?

She's my mother. She fell. I think I
pushed her.

And then I hit her.

Oh, shut up, Jess. Of course you didn't
hit her. Don't tell my wife to shut up.

Your wife?

Look, if she did hit me, I'd have blamed
her. I'd have killed the old bat years

ago. I mean, all your fault, you
bastard. Please, be quiet.

It's the hospital.

Which of you is Mr.

Cocklesmith?

May I have a word? I'll come with you. I
don't need any of you.

There is some bruising to the arm.

The lady's insistent that you attacked
her.

That's because I grabbed her because she
wouldn't go to bed.

We were both screaming and shouting and
she fell and she didn't get up and I

thought she was dead.

So I called the hospital.

I was hoping she was dead. I wanted her
to be dead. I've been wanting her dead

for months.

Excuse me.

Thank you.

So what happens now?

It's felt that further investigations
are called for. We'll be in touch.

But I did hit her, Peter. Well, even if
you did, it couldn't have been very

hard. I just popped in to see her and
she was perfectly all right.

I know why she does it. She knows I love
her, but she's just breaking out. She's

trying to be herself and she's forgotten
how to do it.

We're taking her home.

Two minutes.

Wait for me in the car.

I just wanted to say Kathy's right.

My fault.

Honestly, Jeff.

If it wasn't for the baby, I'd come home
tomorrow.

Well, if you want to make yourself
useful, you can find somewhere else for

to live. She's obviously not safe with
me.

I'll make inquiry.

I've got a lot on work at the moment,
but I'll... I'll try.

Give me a hug, Jane.

Oh, you smell so nice.

You can let me go now.

Thank you.

Go on, you can go now.

Thank you.

Raymond Chandler. Dorothy

is seeking to broaden my perception of
the world.

I've also managed to persuade him that
reading in bed need not be restricted to

the Bible.

Adored.

We visited May yesterday.

How was she?

All the life and soul of the nursing
home.

She also said that she'd like to see
you.

Did she mean it?

Oh, well.

With May, who can tell?

Anyway, bye -bye. Bye -bye, Justin.

Yes.

Hello,

May.

Oh, no, don't hit me, don't hit me.

Oh, I'm just a...

Poor old woman, and she's welcome to
steal my purse and my post office book.

I'm sure this lovely lady isn't going to
hit you, May.

Oh, but promise you won't tie me up and
do ghastly things. I just came to see

how you are, May. I don't want to upset
you.

If you'd rather I left, I will. Of
course not. You don't need to come.

They're full of security bullshit here,
you know, for fear of abuse of the

elderly.

Not that they'd give a toss about us,
but they're terrified of being sued for

damages. which, believe me, is a
temptation, Jessie.

I don't remember you ever calling me
Jessie.

You always called me Dee Dee. I never
did know why.

And you, a so -called career woman in
trousers.

Dee is for daughter.

I never had one.

I had to manage with you.

And look at me now.

Is it true that you've dumped Brenda as
well?

Mm -hmm. She's at the Brambles.

Nathan and Dorothy are keeping an eye on
her. She's very happy.

Well, thank God she isn't here.

She wanted to kill me too.

She used to put things in the muesli,
you know.

But I kept some as evidence for the
forensic expert. You've got two more

visitors, mate.

I've brought your crotch under for you.

There we are.

Now then.

Let me look at him.

How are you, little fellow?

Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realise.

It's all right.

And this is?

His name is Sebastian Edward
Copperstone.

He's beautiful.

I think he's got Jake's eyes.

I see.

Jolly well hopes, though, young lady.

And my son's name is Jacob, if you don't
mind. No.

I want to ask you something. Are you
breastfeeding him?

And how long do you intend to go on?

It is very important, you know, for
their well -being.

I hope you've been reading all about it.

I breastfed Jacob for six months, or was
it a year? I think it was a year.

You see how he turned out.

Oh, maybe you meet someone in the
library.

Oh, not according to my friend Charles
Darwin.

I was talking to him, and in the other
day... He's still using it, doesn't he?

Charles, I said, you closed the
churches.

You predicted I'd be superseded by a
fitter, more fertile specimen, and you

right, I said.

I've been discarded.

May have been discarded, but we're both
fighting back.

Oh, no, they haven't done the floor.

What do you think?

Yeah.

You're right when it's finished.

You're going to be all right living on
your own.

I've been on my own for years.

Now you can enjoy your freedom.

Let me tell you something, Cathy.

Freedom is terrifying.

I don't know yet if I can live with
freedom.

It's amazing, isn't it? How much can
change in a year?

I'm not as nice as I was.

No, you're not.

Well, thank you very much, Baldi.

Do you want to see my ensuite?

Oh, yes.

Ho ho ho!