Original subtitles

I marry a lie, and there is nothing in the Scripture

for what I do about that.

GLADYS: De dutty boy come round. Him finally the husband you deserve!

That's how I find heaven, my babies.

They'll be here soon.

'How am I supposed to afford the children's fares?'

Anybody here want to join a new pardner scheme?

Mr Brahms, you're behind on your payments.

We have to go over new terms.

You can clear a huge debt just by handing me over those keys.

HOSANNA: You don't owe anything now? ASTON: 'It's not that simple.'

THEME MUSIC PLAYS

MUSIC: 'The Magic Touch' by The Platters

# The magic touch

# Ooh

# It makes me glow so much

# It casts a spell

# It rings a bell

# The magic touch

# Oh, when I feel your charm... #

LEAH: Mm.

Mm.

# I'm gettin' married Inna de mornin'

# Ding-dong The bells are going to chime... #

WOMAN: Tomorrow's the big day. - Morning.

- Morning. MAN: All right, Aston?

# Pull out the stoppers I'm gonna have a whopper

# And get me to the church on time

# I'm getting married Inna de morning. #

All right, Aston? Your mates are inside.

How you mean, "mates"?

They said I should stop asking 'em stuff

cos they've got work to do. - Er, wha...?

BANGING, HOSANNA SCREAMS

Hosanna?! YELLING

HOSANNA: Please! Please! MRS BISWAS: What are you doing?!

Will you take...? GRUNTING

Hosanna!

HOSANNA: Put dem tings back!

Aston Brahms, as I live and breathe. Come in. Sit.

If you don't take your hand off of her... kill you!

Yeah? Well, then I'll put this through your earhole

till it comes through the other side. Sit.

HOSANNA GROANS

CRUNCHING Argh! Bloody woman! Get in there!

Come on. Come on.

Come on, that's not right. Come on, no!

DUKE: Listen to me, Prince Charmin'...

BANGING ON DOOR HOSANNA: Let me out!

DUKE: ..you owe me.

You'm overdue... big time.

You 'ent come to me, I've come 'ere. An' now...

..I'm takin' anything I want, and then...

well, maybe then, we'll be all square.

You took me car. Surely that was enough.

Your debt will be cleared... when I say so.

Understand? - Mr Duke...

..that's not mine. That's Leah's, my sister.

It's her pardner money, and she need it.

I will pay you back, me just need more time.

I know. I know. I know. I know. HE GRUNTS

All done?

Hold 'im.

No!

HOSANNA PANTING Aston?!

No! No! No! GRUNTING

Ooh, that's nice.

Erm, very... NICE!

BONE SNAPS, HE SCREAMS IN AGONY

HOSANNA GASPS

BANGING Let me out!

ASTON GROANING

DUKE: Let's go, lads. HOSANNA: Aston!

ASTON: Hosanna, them hurt you?

THUD, HOSANNA GRUNTS

SHE GASPS

- What happened? - They nearly bruk off me finger.

- We are lucky not to be dead. - Argh. Yes.

- OK. Breathe, Aston. - Argh.

OK. HE INHALES SHARPLY

ASTON GROANS OK, OK.

HE SCREAMS IN AGONY OK, I'm sorry.

OK. - You nurse good.

I delivered a 10lb baby in a potato field back home,

this is nothing. Oh.

What we gonna do?

Aston, I've tried to forgive the baby...

I thought I could deal wid dat.

TAKES DEEP BREATH

But this could have been avoided, Aston,

if you had just... if you had just been honest with me.

- Hosanna? - Don't touch me.

You've had visitors. They've made a bloody big mess upstairs.

I thought they were Aston's friends!

They weren't friends, they were bastards!

They took your money... everything!

Aston! Aston! Aston.

Why you let them man thief my pardner money?

That was for the children's boat fares. You turn simple?!

Oh, Aston...

FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING

LEAH: Are you all right?

Hosanna?

Aston loves you... whatever he's done.

Aston has a child!

Aston has a CHILD!

SCREAMS: Aston has a child! That's what he has done!

I swear to God above, Hosanna, I never know.

Oh! SOBBING

All this time...

..all this time, Aston has been running up and down.

Up and down the street, side by side wid Satan!

Come on, now, Hosanna.

HOSANNA INHALES

Aston is a good man...

..and you know that in your heart.

SHE INHALES SHARPLY

HOSANNA SOBBING

MAN: All right, me love?

Chantrelle, slow down! I'm not on roller-skates, you know.

Jimmy, we don't have time for no foolishness today.

Leah says she want us to find perfect wedding gifts!

You all right? Anything you want, Chantrelle, I'll sort out for ya.

Mm.

I love ya.

Is that so? And what is it about me you love so much?

That we like the same music...

that you like fast cars... - Mm.

So do I. You like movies and books.

So do I! I mean, come on, we're made for each other.

We should get married!

MARKET TRADER SHOUTING NEARBY

Jimmy...

..you and I are just friends.

I value that friendship, but that's as far as it goes.

It's not exactly a definite "no", though, is it?

CHUCKLING Oh, come now.

So...

..you're a daddy?

Lord God.

What a mess! What a mess!

Where is this baby of yours?

KNOCKING

FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING

TAKES A DEEP BREATH

Mrs Boyce? My name is Leah.

This is my brother. He tells me he hasn't met his daughter.

Let's put that right today.

Now, you listen to me. You can't just come here...

LEAH: Mrs... MR BOYCE: Who is it?

Mrs Boyce, you know what it's like to lose a child.

Well, so do I. The ones I still have are in Jamaica,

and every day I don't see them...

..it kills me.

I bet if you could hold your daughter right now,

you'd do anything to make that happen.

Mrs Boyce... let me hold her.

ASTON: Please.

MRS BOYCE: They've come about Gwyneth.

I don't want him anywhere near her.

Mr Boyce, I'm her father.

I don't know what's got into you, bringing coons into my house.

My house!

Piss off out of it!

That's enough! Get out!

You can't treat people like this.

They're not people!

You killed my Myfanwy!

She might forget...

..but I won't.

I'll just go and get her.

DOOR SLAMS

HE EXHALES DEEPLY

MRS BOYCE: This one. Yeah. Here she is.

Hello. Hello.

Gwyneth, this is your daddy.

ASTON: Hello. Nice to meet you.

I have to say, it's been a bit rough,

wheeling a brown baby up and down this street.

GWYNETH CHUCKLES

She look just like you.

Why Myfanwy didn't tell me she was pregnant?

She could'a send me a message. She know where I was.

She wanted to. Father wouldn't let her.

Shall we see? One, two, three.

TOY SQUEAKS, LAUGHING

Aston, whenever you want to visit Gwyneth...

I'll make it work, OK?

GWYNETH CHUCKLING SOFTLY: Thank you.

SHE SOBS SOFTLY Sorry, Aston... I can't marry you.

DOOR CREAKS

FRONT DOOR OPENS, CLOSES

MRS BOYCE: Clever girl.

Hosanna...

You promised me. You said to me, you said,

"Hosanna, if the time comes and tings don't work out,

"I will tek you back to Jamaica." Well, time come.

BABY SOBBING You have to fix this, Aston!

DOG BARKING But I don't know what to do.

Tell her every last ting that's in your heart.

Me and Chantrelle will tek care of everything else.

SHE SIGHS This wedding will happen. Trust me.

And what do we tell everybody?

We'll tell them we're desperate... we need everyone's help.

What about me and Hosanna?

If this wedding doesn't happen now, it never will.

She's the best thing that's ever happened to you!

As far as everybody concern, you an' she still getting married.

You just have to convince the bride to change her mind.

I'll do everything I can.

You have to do more than that.

Leah! I hear say you're in trouble.

All my pardner money gone!

How will I get the children over here now?

I have some savings put away.

I could organise them to come over here.

And how would that work?

My children, and me and you, all under the same roof?

We'd be a family. All I'm tryin' to do is...

Shelton, stop. I don't need you to come to my rescue.

If you want to do something, help us get this wedding back on track.

Leah, wait!

I love you. DOOR CLOSES

HE EXHALES DEEPLY

I'd been here a while...

and the loneliness... unbearable.

Did you love her?

I was younger then...

..a lickle foolish.

I try to be the knight in shining armour.

But after her brother beat me one too many time...

I wondered if the bruises was worth it.

If that was love...

..they certainly mek me pay for it.

SUCKS HIS TEETH What a mess.

Hosanna...

..forgive me this once.

I hear what you're sayin', Aston...

and I do understand, but this isn't easy for me.

I just need more time.

# I don't know I don't know, I don't know

# I don't know... #

MRS BISWAS: 10, 15, 20 years ago. How many of them were there then?

Three big, big men, they were, running up the stairs,

they were after Aston.

I don't understand, why did Aston have to...?

Everybody, hush up!

Thank you.

Now, we have to re-organise Aston an' Hosanna weddin' tomorrow,

because them have all kinds of trial and tribulation.

We need your help.

What happen to all the money Aston borrow from we?

And the pardner? - Mm.

It was my turn to draw down the pardner, and that gone now.

Let me worry 'bout that. - Well, what is the issue, then?

They thief everyting else, as well.

So we need new outfits, transport to and from the wedding,

we have fi pay for food an' drink,

an' we can't finish paying for the reception hall.

SHE SUCKS HER TEETH Anybody have any ideas?

- Mm-mm. - Anybody have any spare change?

MAN: Me have no money, man.

I lose count of the amount of money I lend to Aston.

MURMURS OF AGREEMENT

This is not some little someting you is askin' for.

Mr Claude, everybody make mistakes.

We'll make sure he pays everybody back.

Help us. Please.

How we know any of dis is true? Hm?

Aston Brahms' in debt to everybody!

An' his sister... she's a liar!

I send telegram to me mother,

'bout how Leah Whittaker, in England,

cheatin' on her husban', while her picknies starvin' back-a Jamaica!

Bitch, why you chattin' 'bout me in front a people?

Who you calling "bitch"? Slut!

THUD, ALL GASP

- Eh, eh, eh! LEAH: Mind your business!

Eh! Yo, yo!

Somebody stop it, man! GRUNTING

Someone stop this. Hey, stop!

SHE SCREAMS

- Oh! - Stop the fight!

Shelton, grab your woman now!

That's not right!

CLAMOURING

MAN: No, no! - Wait!

MAN 2: Ya go too far, ya know!

She never lay a finger 'pon me.

Best if you steer clear of the looking glass for a while.

DOOR OPENS

BERNADETTE: How dare she? How dare she try an' come for me?

I'm sorry for that...

..that's not who I am.

Ephesians say, "Let all bitterness be put away from you,

"with all malice!"

Although... Bernadette had it coming.

MAN: Mm. HE SUCKS HIS TEETH

She too damn nosy.

Mm! True, man! Bernadette always chattin' everybody business.

She was outta order!

All right.

SHE SCOFFS Settle down, now.

Listen, now.

We all know Aston and Hosanna, they're good people.

And I believe that Leah is an honest and decent woman.

With a left hook like Sugar Ray Robinson!

SHELTON: All right! LAUGHTER

The point is...

..they're our friend. Are we going to help them or what?

WOMAN: Yes. MAN: Yeah, man.

- Yeah, man. - Yeah.

We can't just sit around chattin' foolishness like we on vacation!

The weddin' is tomorrow!

So whatever suggestions or any money you have, give now,

so we can fix tings for de bride an' groom.

Dem finally give me the keys for me church.

We can do everyting there. - That's progress.

I can cook food in time for the reception tomorrow!

You better have curry goat an' rice,

otherwise me no goin' nowhere! LAUGHTER

SPEAKS OWN LANGUAGE

And... and I have some material that you can use

for the wedding dress, as well.

I'll donate a few crates of wine. Got both types... red and white.

I think Jimmy can find 'em a motor to tek them to the church.

And my head is not too big,

so it shouldn't be too hard to fill this up wi' some money. Mm?

I can run up a bridal outfit overnight,

and they will look like movie stars, but from back-a-yard!

LAUGHTER

So, what we sayin? We doin' this or what?!

SHOUTS OF AGREEMENT

You can't sit there for ever. Huh?

FOOTSTEPS

Well?

She says she need more time.

SHE EXHALES DEEPLY

CHANTRELLE: Mm. She'll come round.

SEQUINS JANGLE

Ooh, now this is interesting.

MRS BISWAS: Ooh, you know what this colour signifies?

- Mm? - Purity, peace and simplicity.

Although, by looking at Aston's face just now,

we'd be better off with sack cloth and ashes.

Shakespeare say the course of true love never did run smooth.

How am I supposed to work wid this? I mean, Hosanna wants Cinderella!

This is the curtain monster from the black lagoon.

MRS BISWAS LAUGHS

For thou art with me. Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort...

Hosanna, I will be your rod and staff!

Our father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name...

All right, Hosanna, all right!

Sorry!

Bloody hell, Claude! What de...? I thought you said you got a church!

I had to take this one, or wait another year.

The bishop say, "It just need a lickle elbow grease."

Looks to me like it want elbow, knee, spine,

and back-foot grease, as well. LAUGHTER

SHELTON SUCKS HIS TEETH

Come.

INDISTINCT CHATTER CLAUDE: Thank you, Shelton.

CLATTERING, KEYS JINGLE

DOOR OPENS

MAN: Cheer up. MAN 2: Ah! What is this?

- Aston, what you doin' here? - She said she don't trust me.

Said she want fi go back home. Can you help?

LEAH: So it's up to me again?

I can't do everything! It's bad enough you lost my money!

SHE SIGHS

SOBBING

BREATHES HEAVILY

No, no, no, no. Come back! I'm tryin' my best!

I'm trying my best.

DISTANT BARKING

DOOR CREAKS

DOOR CLOSES

Everybody cleanin' up Mr Claude's church for the weddin' tomorrow.

Aston is no better than Daddy...

..keepin' secrets an' runnin away when things get bad.

You still have his address. Maybe you should find out if that's true.

HOSANNA: I jus' wanna go home.

Hosanna...

..look at me.

You trust me?

Yes.

You all right, Skinny?

SKINNY: Miss Chantrelle.

MAN: Someone help me with this, it's bloody heavy!

Thank you, everybody, for your hard work.

This will be better than the Queen's Coronation!

You're doin' yourself proud. Keep goin', you're doin' good.

- Yeah? - All right!

HAMMERING, INDISTINCT

SKINNY: Argh! CHANTRELLE SCREAMS

MAN 2: Skinny! SKINNY GROANS

Bloody hell! This place is tryin' to kill us!

- Him all right. - He might have broken a leg.

- Skinny, what happened? - Come, sit him down!

MAN 3: Are you all right?

- Come, sit him down! - Me all right, man, me all right.

We live through 400 years of slavery! Dis a-nuttin'!

- He's right, you know. - Aston will deal with dis.

I'm runnin' back home to finish the wedding dress.

You have any rum?

- Me no have no rum. - Watch the roof.

MAN 4: We have fi fix the roof!

BRAKES SQUEAK

BUS BELL DINGS

CHANTRELLE: Hoo? Hosanna? Leah?

DOOR CREAKS

SHARP EXHALE

EXHALES DEEPLY

LIGHT CLANKING

Daddy?

LANTERN SQUEAKS

DOOR OPENS

DOOR CREAKS

I thought you were...

I didn't know where you were, or if you...

I didn't know. I thought you'd come and gone...

Pastor Drake... Hosanna wants to go back to Jamaica.

I was thinking that you could tek her.

She is your responsibility, after all.

HE SNIFFS I can't go back to Jamaica!

Them will string me upside down an' set fire to me head top.

I can't go back, and neither can she.

You wan' dem kill we?

Daddy, you left me to deal with everyting!

You took every last piece of the church donation funds,

and you never said nuttin' to anybody about what you were doing.

You let me down!

DISTANT BARKING

I thought you were the best man in the world!

But I'm not that.

I am not Jesus Christ...

I'm just a man.

Don't you think you owe her an apology?

Look at her!

Lady, I don't know you...

so stop tellin' me what to do in my own house!

Please do not talk like that to Leah, Daddy.

I was supposed to marry her brother tomorrow...

..but he lied to me and kept secrets, just like you.

After your mother died...

..I do my best to take care of you...

give you everyting.

I know it's a old-time sayin', but...

I needed to feel wanted.

When I used to tell you, "I'm goin' to convention,"

I wasn't doing that...

..I was seein' somebody.

I had this stupid idea that we could all be a family...

you, me and her.

So I come over here, buy this place...

ask her to join me...

..she refuse.

She didn't love me.

Daddy, why you never tell me where you was?

I am not a child!

You took the people's money and ran away!

That's how church works. You tek a collection.

That pay for your upkeep.

Anyting left, you give the parishioners.

But I always put you first. This church pay for everyting!

How am I supposed to trust any man after what you did?

I am so disappointed in you, Daddy.

HOSANNA SOBS Hosanna... Hold on. Hosanna!

This was a mistake. Let's go.

I think I will take the later bus home.

You sure?

DOOR CREAKS, CLOSES

GRUNTING

- Ah, nice one, lads. MAN: No problem.

LOW CHATTER

CLAUDE: Shelton, come.

I need to practise the wedding ceremony.

Come and stand wid Kare.

I don't think Leah would be happy with that one.

Happy with what?

I need your help. It nah take long.

Come. - What?

HE CHUCKLES

MUSIC: 'I Only Have Eyes For You' by The Skyliners

# My love must be a kind Of blind love

# I can't see anyone but you... #

I will welcome the guests, then I will greet the happy couple.

We will exchange the vows, take her by the hand,

and we'll exchange the rings.

I'll pronounce you husband and wife,

and then you will seal the marriage with a kiss.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

MAN: All right. All right.

SEWING MACHINE CLACKING

KNOCKING ON DOOR

SEWING MACHINE STOPS, KNOCKING CONTINUES

SUCKS HER TEETH

Is who that now? Leah?!

KNOCKING CONTINUES, SHE TUTS

BANGING All right!

I don't have time for this kind of...

Siobhan!

I don't suppose now's the right time to give you this?

Oh...

I wouldn't want you to give up on everythin'.

Lord Jesus Christ. You came! SHE CHUCKLES

SOFT GROAN

You've got a dream. I wanna be part of that.

Siobhan, I am so happy that you're here...

..but I have to make a wedding dress overnight.

Show me what we're doin',

and we'll plough through it like a knife through butter.

Are we good?

We good.

CHUCKLING

INSECTS CHIRPING

LIGHT SWITCH CLICKS

DOOR CLOSES

Well, it's better than it was there before.

LEAH: Mm.

Good night, everybody. I'll see you tomorrow.

MAN: Tomorrow.

- Tomorrow. - Good night.

So, what happen with Hosanna?

She's deciding where to call home.

DISTANT BARKING

LEAH: Aston, she's back.

Hosanna! Hosanna! Thank God you come back!

Listen. I love you...

..so whatever you want to do, we are going to do.

Forget about the past, Aston.

- So you forgive me? - God has...

and wid the help of my sisters, I'm sure I will.

In the meantime...

..I think we should get married. SHE GASPS

Yes! CHUCKLING

BIRDS CAW

PIANO PLAYS Right.

# I saw three ships come sailing in On Christmas Day in the morning

# I saw three ships come sailing in Come sailing in, come sailing in

# I saw three ships come sailing in On Christmas Day... #

Looking good, gentlemen. ASTON GROANS

You ready?

- It's 20 past. - Nuh bother yourself.

It's tradition for the bride to be a lickle late, man.

Mm.

INDISTINCT

Beryl don't know anyting else? LAUGHTER

STRAINING WOMAN: Come on!

GRUNTING

PANTING

When you're pushin a car this big, you need all the help you can get.

RUTH: Come on, ladies, we're late. I want to show off me dress.

You want to show off your dress? LAUGHTER

- You all look gorgeous. WOMAN 2: Thank you!

Let's get you straightened out, all right?

Let me see. You ready?

You don't think this is all a bit too much?

Hosanna, if there's one time to look like a trollop,

it's your wedding day.

Hosanna, come now, we have to start the procession.

REMUEL: Hosanna?

HOSANNA: Daddy?

Hosanna, you look beautiful...

just like your mother.

I want to cry, but I don't want to spoil my makeup.

- Tell Beryl to play the tune now. - All right.

PIANO PLAYS

- Tell Beryl for me, please. WHISPERS: Tell Beryl.

- Tell Beryl. - Mm?

- Tell Beryl. - Beryl!

WOMAN: Oh, finally! BERYL STOPS PLAYING

SHE PLAYS BRIDAL CHORUS

I'm glad you're here.

CHUCKLING

You look amazing.

MUSIC CONTINUES

I'm sorry I never get the Cinderella church you wanted.

This will do just fine, Aston.

In its own way... it's perfection.

MUSIC STOPS

Who give this woman to be with this man?

That's me. I'm the father of the bride. It's me.

Thank you, Pastor Drake.

You can take your seat now.

I know. I've done weddings before.

QUIET MUTTERING, SOFT CHUCKLING

Today we are here to witness the marriage of Aston Brahms

and Hosanna Drake. They are to be joined together in holy matrimony

for the rest of their days.

Hosanna and Aston, could you face each other, please?

Who have the ring?

ASTON: Duke take every-ting. I forget all about the ring.

What do you mean, you don't have the ring?

HOSANNA: Aston?

Aston, there has to be a ring.

WHISPERS: This is embarrassing! What are we gonna do?

Just take care of this. It was your mother's.

Thank you.

OK.

UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS Aston Bustamente Brahms,

do you take Hosanna Louise Drake

to be your lawful wedded wife?

I do.

WOMAN: That was crazy!

# If I call her On the telephone... #

- See? - Right there.

# By the time I count From one to four

# I hear her on my door... #

You're going to pay everybody back home what you owe them?

I'll do my best, Hosanna, but it might take a while.

ASTON CLEARS HIS THROAT

Pastor Drake, I just want fi say,

I will look after your daughter just as well as you did. Cheers.

Cheers. GLASSES CLINK

PIANO PLAYS

INAUDIBLE

Shelton, look...

..when I said that I don't need anyone's help earlier...

that's not true.

Look, if you really meant it... I would like to take you up on...

I mean...

..I accept your help... gratefully.

LOW CHATTER, CUTLERY CLINKING

What make you change your mind?

You, of course.

There's too much for me here now.

The only thing that kept me going yesterday was when I hear you say...

you love me... in the street.

In the middle of a crisis,

you just dash that out there like a hand grenade or something.

CHUCKLING

Hm.

# But I know, yes, I know

# Hallelujah... #

Mm?

SOFT GROAN

HUBBUB

WOMAN: Anybody called Aston Brahms here?

I'm Aston Brahms. This is my wedding day,

we no want no trouble. MUTTERING

Aston, if this is another fancy woman,

I do not care if we are married,

I will take this cake and jam it in your...

Hosanna, settle.

This is Winifred Atwell. Winifred Atwell!

CROWD GASP How she jump out the jukebox?

Your sister Chantrelle is a very persuasive young woman,

Mr Brahms. She said I had to come and play for some Jamaicans

as a change from my usual audience. APPLAUSE

Yes!

Somebody mek up a plate for Miss Atwell, and get her a lemonade.

I'd prefer a rum. CHEERING

All right, people,

this number's called "Boogie Woogie Stomp"!

CHEERING, CHANTRELLE SQUEALS

PIANO PLAYS

MAN: Stamp your foot.

STOMPING, FLOORBOARD SNAPS

- Whoa! - Aston! Aston! You all right?

All right! It's all right. Party!

WHOOPING

CHEERING

ASTON: Hey, be careful with my sister!

LAUGHING

Them look good together, don't they?

Oh, yeah.

MUSIC FADES

AEROPLANE WHIRRING

I love you, Shelton Powell.

HE CHUCKLES

SHE LAUGHS SOFTLY

SALEH: Mama!

LEAH SOBS

TEARFULLY: Oh, my baby! My little girl.

SELAH: It's OK, Mama.

CALEB: Don't cry, Mama.

LEAH CHUCKLES

SOBBING CONTINUES

LEAH EXHALES DEEPLY

LEAH SNIFFLES

Where's Gideon?

He tell Mama Gladys he don't want to come.

OK. OK.

LEAH: It's all right.

LEAH CHUCKLES

Children...

..I want you meet Mama's friend.

I hope you don't mind...

but I tek Gideon ticket and come instead.

Ephraim?

Who's dis?

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