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This programme contains some strong language.

MUSIC: Did It To Myself by Orla Gartland

♪ I woke up to an empty bed

♪ I took a walk to clear my head

♪ I wished you were there instead

♪ But then I shook it off

♪ What the hell did I used to do?

♪ I'm even starting to speak like you

♪ And now you're living in my memory

♪ Living in my mouth

♪ Living in the four fucking walls of my house

♪ I feel like a let-down

♪ To not be your friend... ♪

DOORBELL RINGS

Hiya, come on in.

Can I, er, get you a drink?

Mm, yeah. Yeah? THEY CHUCKLE

Er, I'll have a cup of tea. Tea? Just through there.

This way? Yeah. Grand.

You have a lot of posters. You don't?

Oh, too cool.

I don't think cool is the first word most people would associate with me.

What would that be, then? I don't know.

Annoying. Obnoxious.

Argumentative - definitely.

Self-righteous is probably one. Arrogant. Frigid. No, stop it.

No-one says that about you. People do say I'm annoying. So what?

People probably say that about me too. No, they don't.

No-one finds you annoying.

Shy people aren't annoying. You think I'm shy?

Just because I don't give my opinion on everything all the time?

You never give an opinion about anything.

Ever.

You just always know what you think. I'm not like that.

You must know what you feel, though. No.

I struggle with that, actually.

I might look back on something and think how I felt at the time,

but when it's happening,

I never have any idea.

Then how do you know what you want?

I don't. Most of the time, I don't have a clue.

What about now?

WHISPERS: Now can we take our clothes off? Yeah. Yeah.

SHE LAUGHS

You too.

Right, yeah.

SHE CHUCKLES

This is a bit tight. I didn't think it through!

HE GROANS

Sorry.

God!

SHE LAUGHS

THEY MOAN SOFTLY

Can I ask you something? Yeah. It's not really my business.

OK.

Do you do this a lot?

What do you mean, "this"?

Coming over to girls' houses after school

and sort of seducing them or whatever.

Is that what you think this is?

Me coming round to your house with some grand plan of seducing you?

You told me you liked me. But so do lots of girls.

Yeah, well, I have no idea about that.

I wasn't coming to your house with any ulterior motive. I just, er...

I just like talking to you.

Couldn't I say it was you that was seducing me?

I was trying to! I just didn't think it would work. Ah, well, it did.

There are much prettier girls in school who like you.

THEY LAUGH

SHE GASPS

Is that OK?

Yeah. Yeah, that feels nice.

SHE MOANS

SHE MOANS

HE GASPS

Is that good?

Yeah. Yeah? Yeah.

THEY MOAN

SHE MOANS

Do you have condom? Yeah. Is that what you want?

Yeah. OK.

Is this your first time? Yeah. Is that OK? Well, yeah, it's fine.

It's just that...

..if you want to stop or anything, we can obviously stop.

I doubt I'll want that.

I know, but if it hurts or anything, we can stop. It won't be awkward.

You just... You just say. Thanks.

I think you're very pretty, by the way.

SHE GIGGLES

Don't...

SHE GIGGLES

You all right? Mm.

Does it hurt?

A bit.

It's nice. All right.

THEY PANT AND MOAN

What the fuck are you playing at, Waldron?

What? Heard your mum was away on Saturday, didn't tell anyone.

What the fuck was going on with that?

I just wasn't thinking.

You weren't thinking about the potential to get

wrecked in your free house? That is literally unimaginable to me.

What did you get up to instead? Er, nothing - studying.

Ah, Jesus Christ, Waldron! I despair.

Yeah. I'm the worst. You are the literal worst.

Connell? Hand those out for me, please. Yeah.

THEY PANT AND MOAN

Was that a good one? Yeah. Yeah, it was class.

Do you remember that football match? Yeah?

I was watching you play and, honestly, you looked so beautiful.

I just kept thinking how much I wanted to watch you have sex.

I mean, not even with me - with anybody.

How good it would feel.

Is that really weird?

Yeah.

Yeah, that's really weird, Marianne.

But I think I understand it.

MUSIC: Hide And Seek by Imogen Heap

♪ Where are we?

♪ What the hell

♪ Is going on?

♪ The dust has only just

♪ Begun to form

♪ Crop circles in the carpet

♪ Sinking

♪ Feeling

♪ Spin me round again

♪ And rub my eyes

♪ This can't be happening

♪ When busy streets

♪ A mess with people

♪ Would stop to hold

♪ Their heads

♪ Heavy... ♪

Sure you don't mind me being there? Why would I mind?

Might be a bit weird for you -

me and all your friends in a nightclub together.

Just trying to imagine you selling raffle tickets

at a school event, is all. Karen asked me.

It would have been a bit churlish to refuse a rare gesture of friendship.

HE CHUCKLES

Fair enough.

Sure the whole Debs thing's a joke, anyway.

Don't know why they still do it.

Point at any patriarchal structure in the world and say that.

I hope you don't find it too hard trying to resist me.

Don't I always?

Do you?

HE SIGHS

WIND WHISTLES

FAINT CHILDREN'S CHATTER

ANIMATED CHATTER

ANIMATED CHATTER

You're looking well, Rachel!

And, Karen... you have a nice personality!

BOYS SCOFF

Very ladylike!

She probably thinks Waldron's pure sensitive and emotional

just cos he never fucking says anything.

Do you ever think of trying that technique yourself Rob, no?

Right, boys, nice and quick, yeah? Yeah.

Starving!

Don't be long in there, all right? I have to get home.

Still going to O'Brien's later, yeah?

You'd better be. Yeah, I'll be there.

Spring rolls, yeah? Yeah.

Here, I didn't know your mam worked in the Sheridans' house.

Oh, yeah. No, er... she's been there about a year now, I'd say.

Where'd you hear that? Alan was telling me. You know, her brother.

Yeah. Have you ever been in there yourself - into the mansion?

Ah, I've been in there a few times all right, yeah.

What's it like inside? Ah, well, it's... big, obviously.

What's Marianne like in her natural habitat?

I don't know. I don't see much of her, so...

So, she thinks of you as her butler, does she?

I doubt that. But your mam is her housemaid, isn't she?

She's a cleaner. She's there, what, two, three times a week.

I don't think they interact much, so...

Marianne not have a little bell she could ring to get her attention, no?

They didn't have spring rolls. I got you chilli chips. Sound. Thanks.

Jump in there, boys.

SHE BREATHES DEEPLY

THEY MOAN

HE GASPS

THEY CHUCKLE

Is there anyone you have a crush on in school?

HE CHUCKLES

What? I'm literally still inside you.

Hm! Huh!

What about Rachel?

Why do you say that?

She's pretty.

She clearly likes you. Mm.

I wouldn't have strong feelings either way on it.

Hm, but she has a nice... face.

So do you.

Hm!

HE MOANS

What are you thinking about?

College.

I don't know why I put down law.

Can't remember why I thought it was a good idea. Jobs.

Yeah.

But, you know, I can't visualise it, you know?

I can't see myself, like, in a tie,

convicting people of crimes. I just...

..didn't know what to put down.

You should change to English.

Do you actually mean that, or are you joking?

No, I... I actually think you should.

It's... It's the only subject you really enjoy,

and you spend all your spare time reading.

Where would I study English in Galway? You could come to Trinity.

Hm!

You're pretty confident you're going to get in, are you?

Well, then we'd be in college together.

I bet you'd pretend not to know me if we bumped into each other.

Sorry. I would never pretend to not know you, Connell.

Would you not?

No.

All right.

I'll put down English in Trinity, so.

Really? Yeah.

Who gives a fuck about a job anyways?

THEY CHUCKLE

WATER RUNS

Is the application finished? Yeah. Nearly done.

I'll submit it tonight. Mm-hm. Do you want tea?

No, thanks. Alan, tea?

Yeah, go on.

I thought I might take a look at Wellington Road next weekend. Right.

Bathroom needs retiling.

You could pick a colour,

since you're going to be the one looking at it.

Yeah?

Thanks. I'd like that.

I don't want to tempt fate, though. I might not get in.

That's not the attitude, Marianne.

Yeah. Last push.

Yeah.

It's the loveliest walk along the canal, just nearby.

We used to cycle along it on our way into class.

You cycled? I did.

Like, an actual bike?

MARIANNE CHUCKLES

Alan?

I'm going down to the pub.

DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES

RAUCOUS CHATTER

ERIC SINGS INCOHERENTLY Shut the fuck up. Sing it out!

Sing it out, you big horn!

Look at him!

He's shy now, he's shy.

SHE CHUCKLES

LOW CHATTER

Just a few pints tonight, then...

Oh, you're so boring! I'm not fucking boring!

You are fucking boring. I'm very busy.

Busy? Yeah, yeah, yeah. PHONE BUZZES

INDISTINCT CHATTER

LAUGHTER

Her face, like... Oh, yeah, it's wild...

THEY CHUCKLE

Here, what about Karen? No-one's asked her yet.

Sure, take her to the Debs. No, thanks. I'm holding out for Rachel.

In your dreams, mate!

She's after Waldron taking her, isn't that right?

I reckon I can swoop in there. You wouldn't mind, would you, Waldron?

Good luck to you.

Unless, of course,

I can persuade the lovely Marianne Sheridan to go with me.

How about it, Marianne? Do you fancy coming to the Debs with me?

Er... nope.

Oh! Oh, you think you're too good for me, do you?

Yeah, pretty much.

BOYS SCOFF

Are you serious?

I am. I am too good for you.

A man would want to be fairly desperate before he'd go near you.

Oh, really? Yeah. OK.

Ugly, flat-chested bitch.

ERIC LAUGHS

Fuck's sake, man!

That's not how you do it.

Are you all right?

How was your weekend?

Er... it was good, yeah. Went to the pub.

A couple of them ended up at the Ghost,

but I was home early enough.

Ended up at the what?

Er... the Ghost. The Ghost House.

What is that?

Behind the school, you know, er... the abandoned house there.

Oh.

Never been there?

Oh. I used to hang out there all the time.

I thought everybody knew about it.

Not me.

HE SLURPS DRINK

I want to see it.

Can you take me?

Mm. Sure.

OK. OK.

Up here.

You all right? Yeah.

CROWS CAW

BIRDSONG

I would lie down here...

..and you could do anything you wanted to me.

Do you know that?

Do you enjoy making me feel uncomfortable?

I'm not making you feel anything.

Maybe I should just leave you alone.

No. Marianne, if you did that, I...

If I did that, what?

What, do you mean if you didn't want to see me any more?

To be honest, I'd be a bit surprised because it seems like you enjoy it.

Look, I'm sorry, I'm just...

I don't know how to...

You're just making me feel insecure, like,

talking about not wanting to hang out with each other.

Cos I thought that you liked me.

I do like you.

If you didn't want this any more, I'd be upset.

Now that you ask about it, I wouldn't be happy, all right?

You don't mind that I'm... ugly...

..and flat-chested, then?

I'm sorry they said that to you.

Is that what you think of me?

But they don't even think that themselves, like...

If Eric thought he had the slightest chance with you,

he'd be talking very differently. He just...

He thinks you look down on him.

Er...

I would miss you...

..if you didn't want to see me any more.

Would you miss sleeping with me? Yeah.

A lot.

Can we go back to my house now? Yeah.

MUSIC: Angeles by Elliott Smith

♪ Someone's always coming around here

♪ Trailing some new kill

♪ Says "I've seen your picture on a hundred-dollar bill"

♪ What's a game of chance to you

♪ To him is one

♪ Of real skill

♪ So glad to meet you, Angeles

♪ Picking up the ticket shows there's money to be made... ♪