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This is like watching paint dry.

Yeah.

Well, I say yeah, but I've never actually done it.

Oh.Are you sure they're gonna come?No.

Well, yes and no. You can never be sure.

But that's the joy of it.

You can hope. You can expect. But you never know for sure.

Anticipation. When something's really good,

it's even better if you've done anticipation before.

You know...what's good.

So that's what we're doing? Anticipation?

Yeah.

I thought we was just doing boring.

It's a fine line.Not that fine.

Here we go, look at that!

Wow!

Wicked!Yeah.

Where are they going?South.

Why?Cos they have to.

They stop here for a while and then they move on.

How do they know when to go?

I don't know.

They just know they have to go. It's part of who they are.

They accept it. And they make the journey.

They're on their way.

And they always come home.

Supper!

No salmon?Not ready yet. Next week.

I'll take two lobster. I fancied salmon.

I had a look at one this morning. Threw it back.

Seems to be a habit with you.

Marjorie! Mackerel, if you've got any.I do.

..There you are. Plenty of fish in the sea.

Mum, look! Over there! A seal!

Where?

It's sweet!It's a pest. A menace. It's NOT sweet.

Oh, dear. He's got to put his anger somewhere.

It looks sweet.They're after the salmon. It's not sweet!

Do you still have my boat? Your boat?

Yeah.

Kept in the cave at Collie Point. Remember?You had a boat?

When I was a boy.

Spent many a Sunday in it, lying in the water, dreaming.

Maybe it's still there. After all these years?Things don't change much here.No bad thing.

Not saying it is...Got a spare rod for you, Alfie.Cheers.

..Dad, you gonna come?I think he is. ..Ain't ya?Yeah. OK.

Cool.Where shall we go? I'll take them, Dad.

See you back here later. OK, troops, let's go.

Cheers.

Are they going fishin'?Aye.

Off the rocks?Aye. Chance would be a fine thing.

Never seen so many seals. No chance of catching anything off the rocks. Need a boat.

Do you fancy going to see if things have changed much?

Where are you going?Requires effort. You won't be interested. Probably not. So why are YOU going?

I'm short on fun.

Och! So am I!

I had an extra one. I thought you might want it.Cheers, Alistair. I'll go and get some money.

It's a present.That's really nice of you.It's not that nice. It's more an excuse than a present.

Oh, I think a present's better.Aye.

Anyway you don't need an excuse. So let's just call it that, eh?

I don't know what to do.

I can't understand Carolyn.

I came back. I try to do what's right, and she's pushing me away.

She won't behave like a normal person to me, no matter what I do.

So what do you want ME to say?

Never mind. I thought maybe you'd have some advice.

Do you want advice or an accomplice?

I hope you like the present.Look, you came back. Is that enough? I thought that's what she wanted.

But she remembers what it was like when you left. And maybe she doesn't want to feel that way again.

She said she was in love with someone else.

I thought we were doing well.

And it wasn't true.

Maybe it is true. But he hasn't come back yet.

Not all of him. What am I to make of that?

Whatever you want.

I thought...I thought Charley might want to come out and fish with us.

Oh.

You said this'd be fun. This is not fun. It's unlikely it ever will be fun. I mean, why are we doing this?

We can't help ourselves.I think I can.We're searchers, Gordon. What are we searching for?

That's the riddle. We could have done riddles at home. ..Douglas, how much further?

That's another riddle.

Well, I've got one for you.

What's got two sore feet and the good sense to know it's as far back as it is forward?

It's symbolic, innit? I mean, we're on a journey, whether you like it or not.Well, I don't like it.

Oh, well, you're just being propelled forward by your will to life.

My "will to life" is whispering to me, "Had enough. Need a beer. Better head home."Here's the cave!

Up here.Oh, now, tell me we haven't come all this way to look at a cave.I won't, then.

Cave? Now, THAT is symbolic. Aye. Of millions of years of rough seas.

..Douglas, if the tide comes in, we'll be trapped!What's this place called?Dead Man's Cave.

Is it?Aye! Named after the three imbeciles who died there when they got trapped by the tide.

Boat.Still here.

A boat!? We've walked all this way to find an old boat?

Well, it's symbolic, innit?

Aye, I think it is. Symbolic!? Have you both gone mad?

Look at the state it's in! Calling it a boat is being polite.

He thinks it's just a boat. Well, what is it, then?

I don't know why I keep them. Planning ahead, maybe?

Oh, don't intend to have any more.

You've had four. I wouldn't call you careful.

Hamish would kill himself if I fell pregnant again.

What with him not working. Oh!

Shall we try this one on her? Why not?

Not much chance of it with the way he's been.

If this goes on, we'll have to sell the house.I'm sorry.

It's OK. We've always lived a bit beyond our means.

You never think it's going to catch up with you.No.This has been good for Hamish, though.

It's the most relaxed I've seen him in months.

Maybe you should keep the baby clothes?Oh!

Shall we try on the green dress?

She's not a doll. Sorry. Angie brought some clothes. We didn't mean to upset you.

Oh, Carolyn, I know how you feel. I was a witch after Sam was born.

I'm sure Hamish thought I was possessed.

You found an old boat?

You think it's a boat?Aye.

..She thinks it's a boat.

Well, what is it, then? Do you not know anything?

It's mythic, so it is. Of long voyages to new worlds, and such like.

It's a rowing boat.Aye. And that's why they were long.

It's brave men setting out to test themselves

against adversity and their own frailty.

A symbol of the past and the future rolled together.

What have you done to him?

Didn't catch anything.

Not very lucky today. We'll do better next time.Yeah.

Dad? That's MY boat. Aye. It was still there, waiting for you.

Can we go out in it? Once it's sound.

Looks like a bit of a project. Yeah.

Can you fix it?

And you thought it was just a boat.

Hope you're hungry.Abs, can I borrow 200 quid, please?Why?

See the geese today? On their way south.

I will pay you back.No. You didn't see 'em?

I don't have 200 quid, Kenny.

100 would be enough. I don't have it.

50?No, sorry.

10p?Things are tight at the moment.

Yeah, I know.

I'll, um, tell the others supper's ready, then.

OK.

Don't worry about me. I'm not hungry.

Ta.

He's away! He's off in the wrong direction!

Suits him.Aye. Nice to see a man that knows his place.

Douglas, watch your back! Oh, my back's fine!

You never gave me a horsey ride. There's still time.

Come on!

Are you all right?

Yeah, yeah.

It's good to see.

You let Ida and Peter alone or you'll be answering to me.

That was good.Was it?Aye.

I'll look Peter's father straight in the eye. Just like that.Aye.

That was good.I'll wear my best suit of clothes when I meet him.

That'll make you fierce.

You're fierce already, but that will make you MORE fierce.Aye.

You'll make him unhappy. Yes, you will.Aye.

Take away his boy, and make him unhappy, so you will.

Birdshot.

You work all your life making nothing.

How many people actually make anything any more?

What is it you do for a living?

Commercial sales and marketing for a beverage company.

Strategy and planning. Oh, that sounds interesting.

Always waiting for a knife in the back.Could've done more of that.

Gordon!

Aye, he's right. I should have. Never made anything but money.

I know that feeling.And when you lose that, what have you got? Us.

Och, Douglas, you'll make him depressed.

Hamish?

I think we should sell the house.

You love that house. More lust than love.

And then what? We'll live here.Here?

Only someone who hasn't actually lived here could say that.

No offence.

Kenny? The...kids want you to say good night.Oh.

See ya.Night, Kenny.

If you're gonna do this, make sure they're OK.

They're strong.I know.

Don't take that with you.

I ain't got enough room in my bag.

You guys asleep?Yeah.

Good.But you don't have to go.

OK. I'll stay a bit.

That was cool of you, you know.

What's that?Bringing him back. He's different than I thought.

Good.

What are you looking at?You.

I'm here.I know. Just don't go while I'm looking.

I won't. Now, go on, put your head down.

Can you talk so I know you're still there?

OK.I still love you the same.

Me, too. Me, three.

You're not talking.

We said we'd walk together

Come what may

That come the twilight

Should we lose our way...

If, as we're walking

A hand should slip free...

I'll wait for you

Should I fall behind...

Wait for me.

Just hold that end down, would you, Alf?This end?Yeah.

Oh, that's looking good.Can we take it out?Not until it's fixed. Got to soak it to seal it up tight.

Do we? Oh, Alistair can show you how when he gets back from the salmon farm.

I mean, what would I do here?

Don't get bogged down with details. How is that a detail?

Found the engine! Should work fine.

She's fighting it.

She woke up at four o'clock this morning when Alistair left.

He was sleeping on the couch. Did the two o'clock feed.

That's a lovely dress. Thanks.

Are you sure she's warm enough? Will you just...?Push off?

Aye!I would have said the same to her myself. ..What about you? I would have shot her.

Mary, what were you thinking about interfering like that?OK. ..Sorry.

No, I'm sorry, Carolyn.Does she always do this martyr impression?

Oh, yeah, she's very good at it!

Oh, how's baby?

Do you mind if I...?No.

She looks so sweet in that dress. Aye.

Can I give you something for it? What do I owe you?Hmmm. A better smile than the one you're wearing.

CRASH

Alistair? Alistair, what is it? This is what happens when you bottle things up.

Alistair? What's wrong?

Not the best person to ask.

I'm ruined. Just about on my feet and I'm ruined!

What's happened?The seals!

They've eaten through the nets of the salmon farm. Most of the fish are gone.Oh, that's terrible!

Sorry to hear that, Alistair. All the money. All the work. Gone!

Just like that. I'm finished with it! I want nothing more to do with those bloody fish!

Oh, you can't really mean that. Aye.Not really!Of course I mean it! Stop asking if I mean it!

When did it happen?I don't know.

Last night. This morning. I went to feed them...

It's all gone.

What am I going to do?

Start again.

We'll start again.

Mary! Leave them.

That's so unlucky, innit? Aye, it's horrible.

Dreadful.Poor bloke.Aye.

Gordon, better get organised.

No time to spare.Aye. Have you got a net?

I've got an old one. But it'll do fine.

If it needs mending, give it to me. Best to drag it tonight.

What you gonna do?There's a lot of salmon swimming around out there. I'm gonna catch them.

That is so good of you. Alistair'll be chuffed.

Why would he be chuffed?Well, helping him get his fish back.

You're a good friend.

That'll really cheer him up when you give them to him.

Give them to him?

He's not gonna give them to him.

Isn't he?No, I'm going to sell them.Three quid a salmon.

Catch a hundred - adds up. But they're his fish!

Tell that to the fish.

If Alistair had any sense, he'd be out there doing it himself.

If I saw you doing that, I would be furious.

Aye.That's why he's doing it at night.

Oh, aye, no need to rub his face in it.

Mind you, sometimes you can see them better in the moonlight -

a little shimmer on the water.

So, you're just going to profit from his misfortune?I hope so.

If Gordon didn't do it, somebody else would. You can be sure of that.

Poor bloke.Aye.

It's horrible. Oh, it's dreadful.Aye.

300 quid's a tidy sum.

Aye. Better go.

Come on, there's no time to lose.

But how are we going to earn enough money to survive?We sell the house

and we'll have enough cash to start up a business here.What kind of business? What, a tea room?

And what about the kids' school? There's a good school here. She's right.

I've been thinking about starting a business here. You have?

Well, I'll have to do something, if I stay.

You're gonna stay?

It was just kind of a... crazy thought. Yeah.

You could start one together!

That's not gonna get you to London, is it?

Right...let's move on.

# Life on the ocean waves Da, da, da, da, da, da-da... #

Do you want me to stay?

I don't know.

Are you serious?

Cos I don't want to think about this if it's tonight's good idea.

The way I look at it, I'm either a tourist or a part of your life.

I've been a tourist before.

I'm ready to try something new.

What's Gordon doing?

Looks like he's going out. You trying to change the subject?

Yes.

It's down to you.

Maybe I'm dreaming...but I don't think you want me to leave.

You're not dreaming.

Do you want to come in?

To yours? Yeah.

You sure? No.

But it's worth the risk.

Hey, hey, hey!

I AM A HUNTER!

FEAR ME!

Go on, you swim in there for a little bit, mate.

I'm going looking for your dad.

..Oi, Daddy Kipper, I've got your son here.

I'm going to cut off his gills one by one, on the hour, every hour.

For two hours.

..I ain't really gonna hurt you, mate.

I mean, what sort of boat's this, man?! It's a joke boat. No fish here.

Why am I listening to Gordon?

I mean...

Oh, no!

My little mate.

My little mate.

You see, this is what happens when you get greedy.

How many times in your life do you need to learn this lesson?

How many times?

Come on, come on!

Bugger!

Bollocks.

Bugger.

HE MUMBLES

HE WHISTLES "I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside"

Ah, your laundry, sir. Ah, thank you very much.

Yee-hoo!

If I find ya, I'm gonna eat ya.

Now, there's a bit of luck.

You got me into this, mate. And now you're gonna pay - big time.

A little bit of seasoning, I think.

Yeah.

FAINT HUM OF ENGINE

BLADES WHIRR

Hey! Hey!

HEY!

Over here! HEY!

HEY!

HEY! Over here!

HEY!

Come on, where are ya?

Hey!

Hey! Hey!

Hey! I'm here!

Woo-hoo!

I'M HERE!

Hey! I'M HERE.

Yeah! Come on!

Ya-hoo!

Wait!

Wait!

I'M here!

Beauty!

Hey!

This is better than Michael Thomas scoring at Anfield in 1989.

That was the best day of my life.

Yeah!

Cheers, mate. Thank you.

Kenny!

Dad?

Kenny! I got here as quick as I could. Thank God you're safe.

I've just been thanking the Royal Navy. But God IS on my list.

What are you doing here?I was worried about you.What's new?

You've always been worried about me, haven't you?

I'll never stop worrying. Oh, that's quite a burden.

That's not true, and you know it.

There's very little I know for sure.

I wish I could give you some peace.

I don't accept presents from strangers.

Don't presume the worst in people.

Dad, this is great, this whole reunion thing

and this advice-type chat, but I'm dying of thirst and I could eat the arse off a cow.Don't be scared.

There's nothing to be scared about. Yeah. All right. Whatever!

This is the way home. Come on.

We're all scared of being alone. You're no different to anyone else.

Do you get some comfort out of thinking that everyone's the same?

You get past all your own fears and your own failures because you're no different from everyone else.

It's bollocks. You walk your own road.Yes, but we all end up in the same place.Well, I'm still walking.

Try and forgive yourself along the way. The way you've forgiven me.

Have I forgiven you?

Yeah...

I suppose I have.

I thought, y'know, there'd be more of a moment.

Would you believe me if I told you that I've always been proud of you?

No.Could you try and believe that?

You're expecting a lot, Dad.I know.

Kenny!Gordon.

Did you catch any?

What happened to "Thank God you're alive"?Oh, yeah.

Eh... Oh, Kenny.

All of that you just said.

Oh, very kind of you to worry. I'm fine, thanks.

Och! It's..."Good to see you.

"lad you're feeling all right.

"We've all been dreadfully worried about you."

Aye! All of that, too.

Can I ask you now? We missed anything?

Well, I don't know. You're in charge of this conversation.Oh.

Well, let me think...You did.

Did I?Well, of course. Do you not know?

Well, I thought we'd covered everything.

You're a selfish bastard, going off as you did, thinking you are more important than we are,

wanting to leave us behind for your own little mythic journey.

No, I HAVE to leave.

I've been here too long. It's better for Abby and the kids, for everyone.That's a load of tosh.

What did you think you were doing? Sorry. It was a good plan.

Bad execution.He shouldn't be left by himself near water.

There's no excuse for that.

You've no regard for anyone else.

Oh, that is a bit harsh. It's true.He's a tosser.

Once you start getting laid again, the anger will go.He's right. Well, HE should know.

I agree with Alistair. Leaving's the easy way out.

It's the struggle, Kenny, that makes us who we are. I thought you knew that.I do know that, Douglas.

Well, if you did, you wouldn't be going, would you?I have to.

KENNY!

KENNY!

Kenny. Oh, God!

I'm OK.

I'm here. I'm all right.

I love you.

RUSH OF WATER DROWNS HER WORDS

If you can get a good price, there's 400 quid here.

Don't take less than 200.Aye.

And don't let them know where they came from.Do you think I'm stupid?

That doesn't require an answer.

Get on with it!

With any luck, you can slip away before Alistair knows any better.

You going out?I'll try and catch as many as I can.

Hamish and I thought we might help. Take Hamish's boat. Drag a net.

That's kind of you, Douglas.

Well, it's worth a try. We need to seal it where it's been patched.

There's gear in the boathouse. Thanks, Ally.

Charley? What time is it? I saw a deer last night.

A what?It was standing outside our house. It was white. ..Hi, Dad.

I don't think there's any deer on the island, Charley.Yes, there is.

Maybe it was a dream.

Maybe.

It's gone. The boat's gone!

Gordon! Gordon!

Gordon!

Gordon, Hamish's boat's gone.

Has it? Ah, well, got to go. Can't keep the ferry waiting.

Did you see anything?

No. Tide might have taken it out. Wasn't high enough to reach it.

Bit of a mystery, then. Got to go.

Didn't notice anything when you took the ferry out last night?

I didn't take the ferry out.

I saw you.Did you?

Well, then, I must have. Got a memory like a sieve.

No, didn't notice a thing. Got to go.Gordon...

what's that on the back of your bike?Nothing.Gordon!

Och, those! That's me being a sieve again.

Och, Ally, I was bringing them over to you.

Salmon I caught last night. Well, I just wanted to help.

That's really kind of you, Gordon. Aye.

TO HIMSELF:Be sure and tell Marjorie how you feel.

Kenny?

Breakfast.

Kenny?

What is it? He's gone.

You knew he was going.

Yeah.

He wouldn't leave his guitar.

FAINT ECHOES OF MUSIC BY T REX

Don't go while I'm looking.

KENNY AS A BOY: Don't go while I'm looking.

Dad!

I love you, son.

I love you, too.

I told him I was going to try and catch the salmon, make a little money.

He took the boat!

It wasn't sealed. It would have filled with water. Hamish, tell Alistair.

I'll call the police and the lifeboats.I'll start looking. I'm coming with you.

You hungry?

Want a kebab?Yeah! Nice one, man.

Here you are.Ta.

Abbey Road was their best album.

Yeah.

Yeah, I'll go with that.

John was the best Beatle.It was Paul.Nah, he was too sentimental.

Yeah, but he wasn't cynical. John was cynical.

That's why people who try too hard to be cool like John.

"And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make."

That's not sentimental?

What you meant to do with that?

You believe it.

Anyway, you don't even know who the Beatles were.

What's that got to do with anything?

Oi, you're too young to be a cynic.

I reckon we'd have only a couple more years of liking each other.

Yeah.

That sounds about right.

I remember when you used to walk me to school.

You used to hold my hand.

I remember how rough your skin was on mine.

I didn't want you running off.

You told me I was looking after you.You were.

You kept me on the straight and narrow.

You just used to talk and talk and talk,

and I hardly ever understood a word. Neither did I, mate.

It was the sound of your voice.

That's always in my head.

And the skin of your hands.

And the kiss on my forehead every night when you thought I was asleep.

You forget that stuff.

Why?

Will YOU?

You've got to walk like a man...

..and make your own steps now.

Yeah.

Kenny!

Heather?

How you doing?Yeah. I'm cool.

I'm going to have your baby.

Right. No need to panic, cos it's just a dream.Did you hear me?

Yeah. Yeah, that's great. You gonna come out of the water?No.

This dream's rubbish.Sorry.

Are you not happy about the baby?

Yeah.

Yeah. Bit shocked, y'know, but...

Are you?

Of course I am!

Just don't name it after me.

It'll be screwed up.

MUSIC PLAYS

ABBY SINGS: # We said we'd walk together Baby, come what may

# That come the twilight Should we lose our way

# If as we're walking A hand should slip free

# I'll wait for you

# And should I fall behind Wait for me... #

Didn't know you played the piano. I don't.

It's just, you know, imagination.

I imagine lots of things. So do I. It's healthy.

Even things that can never be. You don't want to become obsessive.

Obsessive would be bad.Yeah.

So, where does "committed" end and "obsessive" begin?

Did you get what you want? No.

Just about there.

But what if I imagined I did?

There's medication you can take. Oh, I don't need a cure.

Is there nothing I can do to make you stay?

No.

Our time's past.

Are you sure?

You're not running away?We're all running away from something.

You have to stop thinking what might have been, Kenny.Yeah. Well, that's what everyone says.

"Got to move forward.

"Can't turn back."

I mean, that's all true, but you can't forget, can you?

Where are you going to?

Somewhere good, I hope. Somewhere where I don't have to hide.

You weren't hiding on the island.

We both were. I mean, we ran away, didn't we? We escaped.

We hid from the clever dicks who tell us that if you try to be good,

you must either be daft or quaint.

You sound like Douglas.

Well, cool. He may be the last good man.

Tell me you don't believe that. I can't.

The world is mean and man is bad

And that's the truth I know it's sad.

That is a complete load of bollocks, Kenny. Utter tosh!

And how would you know?

Because I don't live in that world.

You've done it, Abby.

You've changed.

You got away from here and you reinvented yourself.

You helped me do that, Kenny. No, you did it yourself.

You gave me a life I never thought I'd have again.

And I never gave you anything back.Yes, you did.

I loved you more than life.I wish I could have given that back to you.

So do I.

But it doesn't matter...

..cos you taught me that that was enough.

That's all I needed.

I have to go now.

# We swore we'd travel

# Darling, side by side

# We'd help each other

# Stay in stride

# But each lover's step falls

# So differently

# But I'll wait for you

# If I fall behind, wait for me

# Now everyone dreams of

# A love lasting and true

# But you and I know

# What this world can do

# So let's make our steps clear

# That the other may see

# I'll wait for you

# If I should fall behind

# Wait for me... #

# Lose each other

# In the shadow of the trees

# I'll wait for you

# And should I fall behind

# Wait for me

# Darling, I'll wait for you

# Should I fall behind

# Wait for me. #

WHIR OF HELICOPTER

MUFFLED VOICE ON RADIO

'..Two and a half miles off Collie Point, abandoned. Visual with casualty on the beach...'

They've found him!What?

They've found him! I don't believe it.

THEY'VE FOUND HIM!

ABBY SOBS

NO! No!

NO!

Why?

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