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What did we get?

Saag aloo.

Did she give us any of the chicken?

No.

Meat, potato.

Khalila is a nice name, isn't it?

Beautiful.

I hate it when they shave the girls, though.

Well, the boys have it too.

It grows back thicker. It's stronger for it.

I know.

I just don't like to see it.

It's no different to a baby getting its head dunked

into a bowl of water at a christening.

They don't actually do that, you know.

Farzanna was like a cat that got the cream.

I am pleased for her though.

I think she's gonna make a good gran.

It'll need to brew.

Love?

Ahmed, love?

You have one saved message.

Well, it's four o'clock,

which means you're probably on your spot

waving at me like a mad woman.

Don't get too close to that edge.

I don't want you getting blown off.

We're making our way back across now.

Just thought I'd call to see how you are.

Anyway, er, I should be home normal time.

See you later, love.

Are you there?

Fahima?

Hello?

You have one saved message.

Well, it's four o'clock,

which means you're probably on your spot

waving at me like a mad woman.

Don't get too close to that edge.

I don't want you getting blown off.

We're making our way back across now.

Just thought I'd call to see how you are.

Anyway, er, I should be home normal time.

See you later, love.

Hello.

My name is Mary.

Hello.

I'm Ahmed's wife.

Hello.

I'm Mary.

- Oh, er... Erm...

- I...

I'm sorry. I, erm...

I'm confused. You are here for the cleaning?

Just a sec.

You can do it now since you're here.

But I never confirmed.

So you are English?

When I saw you at the door,

I wasn't sure.

The last girl they sent left it, you can use it if you like.

I'm Geneviève.

Mary.

You don't speak any French?

Okay, I'm sure they told you...

I'm sure they told you, but, er,

I just need someone for a very short term to help me with the clear-up.

You know, before the movers come.

So maybe, for today, you can clean

the bathroom and do laundry.

Okay?

- Where are you moving to? - Oh, we're staying in Calais.

- When are you moving? - Saturday.

I know... I know I left this far too late, but...

Okay. Erm...

Sorry, can I just leave you down there to start here?

And if you have any questions, ask me.

The cleaning detergent's there.

Here. Okay?

Everything is okay?

Mmm-hmm. Yeah.

- - GENEVIÈVE: Mary?

I'm leaving.

I've got to go now.

So, I'll leave your wages on the counter under the snow globe.

These are for charity donations,

so they can go down.

And...

these can all go too.

- What's wrong with these? - Ahmed doesn't wear them.

Solomon's father.

Mary, don't worry about folding them.

They're just going in bags.

Okay?

She doesn't know what she's talking about.

He wears these all the time.

Solomon!

Oh, yeah, come on! Hello?

Yeah, that's good!

There we go again. There we go.

Pick that one.

Oh.

Er, I'm finished.

You have a light?

Thank you.

- Did you convert when you married? - Yes.

How do you feel about wearing it?

- How do I feel? - Mmm-hmm.

I don't.

I've worn it longer than I haven't.

It must have been hard to take all that on?

Back then I did something for my husband

that no one else could.

Mary.

The keys for you.

See you tomorrow.

What were you doing in my house?

I left... I left my bag.

And I just popped back to get it.

Why did you run?

Because... you scared me.

- What were you doing upstairs? - I...

Were you watching?

Of course not.

I left my bag.

And, erm...

I told your mum I was coming.

She gave me the keys.

You can ask her.

I didn't mean to intrude.

And I'm not gonna say anything.

You have one saved message.

Well, it's four o'clock,

which means you're probably on your spot

waving at me like a mad woman.

Don't get too close to that edge.

I don't want you getting blown off.

We're making our way back across now.

I just thought I'd call to see how you are.

Anyway, er, I should be home normal time.

See you later, love.

Ahmed, what's going on?

Why haven't you been in touch?

I have been doing this all by myself.

The least you could do is get back to me, okay?

You know, when I was young, we used to write letters.

My husband and I were a secret too.

For years.

Before his family found out.

Must have been a bit younger than you.

About 14 when we got together.

Every summer,

he'd go to his family's village in Pakistan.

Well, I couldn't write to him there.

So...

we agreed that we'd look at the moon at the same time every night.

He made these cassette tapes for me.

So I'd listen to those. That's how we saw each other.

And what if there were no moon?

Well, I guess we didn't see each other that night.

But I'd hear him.

Have you ever been to the UK?

Yeah, once.

With your dad?

Where'd you go?

Dover Castle.

Dover Castle.

Was that on a school trip?

Yes.

But I ran away from the group to find my dad.

Why?

I guess I wanted to see where he works.

Did you find him?

No.

I got lost.

The police found me.

When was that then?

A few years ago.

Dad was really angry.

Well, he was...

He was probably just worried that something might happen to you.

Parents are like that.

So much crap, I can't believe it.

Mary?

That's nice.

Thank you.

Sol?

Sol!

Sol?

Move!

Is Solomon okay?

He wants to go and live with his father.

He hates me.

I knew this would happen.

How do you mean?

Ahmed and I, we are not married. He...

He has a wife in the UK.

Oh, so you've... you've always known that...

he was married?

Ahmed doesn't have a glass ceiling above his bed,

so why should there be one above my own?

And does Solomon know about this?

No, he doesn't know anything.

This is a problem.

We're not married.

We're not divorced.

We are together but also not together.

He's hardly here and then just pops up.

No wonder the poor kid's screwed up.

Is he...

Is he gonna leave her?

For you?

Oh.

Husbands never leave the wife for the other woman.

If he was going to, he would have done this years ago.

But you're buying a new house together.

No, no, no.

I'm buying it alone.

I'm not sharing that too, so...

This place is all falling apart...

I can't stand this any more.

What does Ahmed say about... about her?

- Er, who? The wife? - Mmm.

Nothing.

I forbade him to talk about her.

- You're not curious? - Of course.

I'm human.

Pakistani.

No kids.

- That can all stay over there. - He said that?

I've never seen a picture. I don't care...

- He said that? - What?

I mean...

How... How can...

How can you share?

Knowingly?

We all break the rules we set for ourselves in the end.

You must know him very well.

Er... What I know is that...

being with me has made him a better husband for someone else.

This is sad for me.

But mostly for Solomon,

that he's a disappointment as a father.

Whoa! Strike!

That's it.

We're pretty much done now.

Hmm.

- What time are the movers coming tomorrow? - Er, in the morning.

Thank you, Mary, for everything, really.

You've been an amazing help. I couldn't have done this without you.

- Oh, no. - Oh...

We've got used to having you around,

so maybe you can come next week once we're settled?

Oh, I... Er... Erm...

I need to check.

Okay. Anyway, you have my number.

Okay? Just call me when you want to.

- See you soon. - Mmm.

Are you hungry?

I could cook something.

Well, it's all packed up.

Yeah.

I'm sure we could find something.

This is delicious.

- What's it called again? - Saag.

It's spinach.

A bit DIY, I'm afraid.

Though I am very impressed with the tortilla wraps.

Who knew they'd make such a good substitute for roti?

Mmm.

You eat like my dad.

Mmm, come on.

Take a little piece.

- All right. - Mmm-hmm, like that.

Just a little bit, then.

Now you use your thumb.

These two fingers. That's it.

And you just scoop it.

There, see now. Look, you can hold it!

Mmm.

You're doing very well. You just keep going.

Did your dad, erm,

ever teach you to speak Urdu?

- Mmm-hmm. - He did?

But I understand it more than I can speak.

Oh.

Erm, wait. Erm...

My husband.

I learnt because I wanted to know what his family was saying about me.

Hmm. Well...

I have been to Lahore and Karachi.

Hmm.

And then, when I first got married,

my husband, he took me to his home village just outside Islamabad.

I'd like to go one day.

Mary, you... You're still here.

Yes, erm...

He was hungry. And I had a free evening.

I didn't mind.

Did you cook this?

Yes.

Oh.

I should have stayed in, after all.

May I join you?

Oh, would you... Would you like some yourself?

No, no.

I've eaten. Thank you.

Did he say where he's been all this time?

He hasn't picked up my calls. And I'm worried.

Why are you criticising her food?

She's right in front of you.

Do you feel inferior?

- Because I said her cooking was good. - Don't be stupid.

She's done me a favour feeding you.

I can't wait for my father to arrive tomorrow.

Oh, we're gonna have a discussion, the three of us, for sure.

Nice.

Now I'm a little bastard.

I can hardly accuse her of being a liar on that.

Who do you think you are?

Don't you ever touch my son.

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I'm Ahmed's wife.

I'm his wife.

Fahima?

It's my Muslim name.

You're nothing like what I imagined.

Why did you come here?

I found out about you.

- And I... I wanted to... - All this time,

you were in my home, in my things.

- Everything! - Geneviève.

I need you to listen.

Where is Ahmed?

I... I wanna say that I had no idea about Solomon...

But where is Ahmed?

Huh?

So you're the reason he won't speak to me?

I've been humiliated.

You two-faced fucking bitch.

Who are you?

His wife.

I'm his wife.

I'm Ahmed's wife!

- Solomon, I... - Shut up! Shut up!

He has a son.

He has a responsibility.

And I don't fucking care of him, you, me or anything else,

but he has a responsibility to our son, and you can't take that away!

He's dead.

This is stupid.

Why do you have his phone?

- Solomon, I need... - Don't touch him!

You sick fucking woman.

- Get out of here. - I need...

- Get out! Get out! - Please. Please...

Listen to me...

Get out! Bitch!

- Listen... - Get out! Get out!

rain at times. Bit of sun around 2:00.

The best of the weather by far

is across Northern England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland...

Allahu Akbar.

- Are you ready? - Here we go.

There you go. MAN 2: Look at her, she's so good.

In the name of God.

She's so good.

Skinhead in the family now.

Why did Ahmed tell you that I was Pakistani?

I have no idea.

You know, in all the time I had with him,

I never wondered what he might look like as a young man.

I lied

when I said I didn't want to know about you. I did.

But if I knew who you were,

what you looked like...

I would have gone mad.

I was jealous of you.

That he wouldn't leave you for me.

I convinced myself

I was fine with sharing...

because I always thought that I had the better half of him.

Hi, Mary.

I'm not sure what day you'll get this,

but today is Monday the 29thof August, 1974.

It's 3:00 in the morning here,

so I think it must be 10 o'clock where you are?

Everyone's sleeping in the courtyard because it's so hot.

It smells amazing.

All of the lemons are coming out on the trees.

Can you hear that?

It's crickets.

Hey.

If there's a full moon here,

does that mean there's a full moon where you are too?

I wonder what you look like right now.

Oh, I think the tape's running out.

Keep looking up.

Where did you find that?

It was... It was in the drawer.