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[somber music]

[cars rush by smoothly]

[somber music continues]

[approaching footsteps stride]

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[footsteps striding]

[power switches flick off]

[footsteps striding]

[knocking on door]

[Maya] Erm, it's 9.30.

My god, I'm so sorry. Go.

Are you sure?

[Alice] Absolutely.

Because I'm, I'm more than happy to stay.

There's no need.

Anything I can do?

Yes, you can stop talking.

Right.

Sorry.

Good night.

[somber music continues]

[mouse button clicking]

[computer bleeps]

[Alice sighs deeply]

[phone haptics click]

[somber music continues]

[phone haptics clicking]

[phone haptics clicking]

[somber music continues]

[Alice chuckles softly]

[test tubes clink]

[Paul] Why do they make us do this?

Due diligence.

[Paul] There are three billion DNA base pairs.

It's like a needle in a haystack

which is itself a needle in another haystack.

[Jack] All we need is one that turns red.

Uh huh.

You use that app yet?

I've got an ethical problem with it.

What?

I don't think it's right

to judge people based on a picture.

What?

Hmm. It's fascism.

It's the future.

It's also, probably the least

romantic thing I've ever heard of.

Is that really what you want to be

telling your future children?

You exist because your mother and I both swiped right?

I think you're getting ahead of yourself, there.

Can't possibly be a healthy way to start a relationship.

No, you're right.

Much healthier to be rejected in person.

[somber music]

[test tubes clinking]

[Jack chuckles softly]

[somber music continues]

[patrons chatting quietly]

[clears throat] Alice?

Jack?

[chuckles] Yes.

Hi.

Well, your picture didn't lie.

Yours was an understatement.

Well, that's on purpose.

Do you live near here?

I work round the corner.

[somber music continues]

[birds chirping]

So, what do you think?

It's not too far away.

[Celia] The train was really fast.

[Jack] Hmm, it's like another world?

In a few weeks,

the leaves will be twenty different colors.

She's never gonna see them, is she dad?

No.

But I'll see them.

You'll see them if you visit.

Yeah I am gonna visit.

Good.

And I can tell her about it.

I think she'll like the idea.

Can we pick a spot?

Yeah, but erm,

she said she doesn't want to be next to anyone dull.

[they laugh]

How do you find out something like that?

I, I don't know.

I mean we'll have to figure out a way.

I guess we find out who they were, Google them,

interrogate their friends and family, you know.

[Celia laughs]

If she ends up bored for the rest of eternity,

she'll never forgive me.

I think the most important thing is that she's not alone.

Yeah. Come here...

[poignant piano music]

[birds chirping]

[Alice] Hi, it's me.

Erm, looking forward to our daily tryst.

Just calling to remind you of the new hospital rules:

no flowers and no croissants.

I love you.

Bye.

[poignant music continues]

[Dr. Pell] Jack?

Jack Caine?

Three and a half centimeters.

So, bigger.

Only slightly.

What do we do?

Keep watching it.

Keep watching it get bigger?

Well if it ever gets to five centimeters,

we'll put on a Kevlar sleeve.

Any chance it explodes in the meantime?

Keep your heart rate below 160,

avoid excessive stress and thoracic trauma

and you'll outlive us all.

That's true of anybody.

Hmm, yeah.

[door clicks open]

[bouquet rustles]

No more flowers.

It's a standing order I'm afraid.

Yeah just save your money and buy a small island.

Are you hungry?

No but thank you.

You look good.

Well drink this in, baby.

'Cause I'm gonna lose my hair on Tuesday.

They know that?

Weird, eyebrows and eyelashes too.

Not a dead cert, could go either way.

There's gonna be like massive tension around here.

Ahem, how's your disease?

I don't have a disease; I have a syndrome.

And it's absolutely fine.

Are you doing what she said?

Yeah, doing everything she said.

'Cause you know, I'm the one to die,

I'm the one who put the work in.

Don't steal my fucking thunder.

I wouldn't, I wouldn't dare.

Good!

Can you come closer?

Yeah.

[chair shuffling]

Can you scratch my back?

Yeah. [rubs hands together]

[Alice chuckles]

Okey dokey.

- You alright? - Mm-hm.

- Ready? - Mm-hm!

[tender music]

[Alice moans in pleasure]

I think this is the thing I'm gonna miss the most.

[Jack sniffs back tears]

[poignant music]

[Jack] Better get the right one.

[switch flicks]

[Alice chuckles]

Don't turn off my life machine.

[Jack laughs]

Do you wanna get on the bed?

I can give it a shot.

[Jack's shoes clatter softly]

It's not very big.

[Jack sighs]

Can we stay like this?

Yeah.

You won't leave me?

You know when I'm dead you'll be able

to get back in the game.

[Jack tuts]

I have been thinking that.

[Alice laughs]

Don't be stupid.

[Alice continues to laugh]

I know, in all honesty,

it is true that I don't want you to...

ever have any contact with any woman, ever again.

No.

Okay.

Yeah you'll only live like, what 50, 60 years max,

provided your aorta doesn't disintegrate or whatever?

- Jesus. - That's not that long.

No. No, no it's fine.

Just keep your head down, do your work,

think of me.

And have no contact with any other woman!

Or I swear I will find a way to come back to earth

and kill the both of you.

[Jack laughs]

I don't care who she is.

Okay.

I was thinking about giving up work, actually.

You can't do that, you'd just, you'd die.

I think I'll be fine.

But you have a calling.

I used to believe that.

I used to believe in callings and causes.

You're my calling.

You're what I believe in.

The rest of it just doesn't matter.

[Alice laughs tearfully]

[poignant music]

[poignant music continues]

[she chuckles tearfully]

[poignant music continues]

[poignant music continues]

[sound of waves crashing]

[repetitive pinging sound]

[monitor pinging repeatedly]

Alice? Alice?

[alarm continues to ping]

Oh fuck, Alice, Alice.

Fuck, here.

Alice...

No, no, no. No, no, no.

No, no, not yet.

Hel... Er, hello?!

Hey. Sorry, erm, er, the, the thing's not...

[Nurse 1] Er, check pulses!

Hey Alice, you're okay.

You're okay Alice, you're alright.

Hey...

[Nurse 2] There's no pulse detected.

[alarm continues pinging] - What...

[Nurse 1] Will you just get the Doctor in.

[Nurse 2] Okay.

Erm, they said she's gonna be okay for a few weeks,

she's got...

Just take your time.

What, what, what's...

is she...

Well, has she passed?!

[Nurse 1] I'm so sorry, my love.

[Jack gasps]

Alice?

Alice...

Don't go Alice just...

She's gone? Isn't...

[poignant music]

[Jack gasps]

Are you alright?

I'm fine.

Is this the last time I'll see her?

There's a viewing room downstairs.

You're more than welcome.

[poignant music]

What's that for?

It's important, if we go past other patients,

that they don't know.

[sheet ruffling]

[poignant music continues]

I should stop crying or I'll give the game away.

You do whatever you need to, sir.

It's all right.

[trolley wheels trundling]

[poignant music continues]

[lift button clicks]

[bell pings] [lift doors clunk]

Pasta just lays there in the middle of the day.

Tires me out.

[Visitor 2] You don't have to have pasta

just because it's an Italian restaurant.

I can never resist it

and then I'm mad at myself for having it.

[poignant music] [lift rattling gently]

[trolley wheels trundling] [poignant music continues]

[door squeaks open]

[poignant music continues]

[trolley wheels trundling]

[poignant music continues]

[door clunks shut]

[sheet ruffling]

[poignant music continues]

Can I er, stay until the morning?

Yes, it's just a couple of hours.

[door latch clicks open]

Thanks. Thank you very much.

Of course.

[door closes softly]

Hey Alice...

[blanket ruffles]

[Jack sniffs]

[soft ethereal music]

[Alice] Do you live near here?

[Jack] I work around the corner.

Are you suggesting we go to your office?

Oh no, no, no sorry, I... No.

[Alice] We'll go to my apartment.

[Jack] Already?

Or...

we part as friendly acquaintances.

Either's fine by me.

That's not a choice.

You're great.

You're kind and your handsome and...

you're a good lover.

You're wonderful.

I can see why you want me to go.

[Alice chuckles softly]

I'll call you.

[Alice] Thank you, but if it's okay with you,

I'd rather you didn't.

[Jack] Have you ever been with the same person twice?

Tonight will be the first time.

Be careful.

If I were careful with anything in this world,

I would be careful with you.

I'm so sorry about everything.

[Jack] It's not your fault.

[Alice] It's like completely and thoroughly my fault.

Jack...

If we were gonna try again,

I'd want to take it really slow.

Be really sure. Start on really firm footing.

[kite fluttering]

If I could be with anyone in the world

it would be with you,

but it will end in ruins.

[Jack] Shouldn't it be my choice too.

Knowing the risks.

[Alice] No!

'Cause you know them, but you don't know them.

[poignant music continues]

[Jack sniffles]

[Jack] For those of you who have not spent

a lot of time with Alice but are about to.

Be ready for nothing to make sense

and yet for everything to make sense.

Do not be alarmed, my friends,

this is all perfectly normal.

It's not normal.

It's, it is wildly better than normal,

it's wonderful.

[Alice] Can I tell you what I think happened?

I did fall in love with Danny...

but you weren't there,

to provide context, you know...

[Jack] It's exhausting isn't it, being in love?

It's fuckin' brutal. [chuckles]

Not exactly how I expected the day going.

No.

[Alice] I think I'm getting good at it.

[Jack] Getting good at what?

Like real life.

If that's something that you're interested in?

Or anything that you want to take a risk over?

Oh?

Can we think about it?

When have we ever not thought about it?

Never.

Whatever happens,

I think we're gonna see each other again.

- You think so? - [Alice] Uh-hm.

Do you think I'm absolutely crackers for believing that?

[Jack] No.

Do you remember that first night that we met?

I do remember the first time we met, yeah.

[Alice] Do you remember what I asked you?

Yeah, you asked me fucking everything.

You asked me everything.

All in a row. Like this.

[Alice laughs]

Do you remember when I asked you if you were religious?

Uh-hum. I asked you back

and you never answered.

So, are you you religious now?

No!

Well, I mean...

Maybe, I don't know.

I mean, it's hard to find proof, isn't it?

But I think there are hints.

You're saying you've had a hint?

I am saying that yeah.

And what was the hint?

I'm looking at him.

[poignant music]

[poignant music continues]

[poignant music continues]

[poignant music continues]

[music fades away]

[Jack sings to himself]

[door clicks open]

Sorry.

It's alright. I'm just erm...

[Porter] I er, Robby told me.

Yeah, I didn't catch his name. Sorry.

I've sorta got to get to work.

Okay.

I can help if you want or?

I've gotta do it.

It's just... legal reasons.

Can I have just one, one moment with her?

[Porter] Of course.

Thanks.

[door clunks shut]

Okay Alice...

I'm getting kicked out.

So, I'm gonna give you one more kiss

'cause two would be deviant

and then I'm gonna go, okay?

And I'll see you soon, darling.

To be continued...

[he sighs]

[he sniffles and clears his throat]

[melancholic music]

[footsteps padding softly]

[melancholic music continues]

[bag rustling]

[Jack sighs]

[Alice's belongings clunking]

[poignant music]

[objects clunk on tray]

[Jack inhales]

[poignant music]

[poignant music continues]

[Jack's footsteps recede]

[birds chirping]

[breeze whispers gently]

[dial tone ringing]

[Celia Voicemail] Hey, it's Celia.

Sorry I missed your call.

Phone back later.

Hey Celia, it's dad.

Er, I'm sorry to say this in a message,

but you can probably hear it in my voice anyway,

er, Alice passed away last night.

Ahead of schedule,

as always.

Erm, I'm very sorry.

Maybe you could ask your mam if

I could have dinner with you tonight if, if you're free;

I would be very grateful.

Erm, I love you darling.

Alice did, too.

[Jack sighs]

[Jack breathes with difficulty]

[waves crashing]

[busy bustling street]

[Jack breathing unevenly]

[poignant music]

[Jack winces]

[Jack struggles for breath]

[waves crashing]

[Jack breathing heavily]

[waves crashing]

[local's voices chatting indistinctly]

[waves crashing softly]

[gulls crying]

Jack...

[Jack's breathing slows] [waves crashing]

[Jack breathing heavily]

[he gasps in happiness]

[waves crash]

[Alice giggles with delight]

Did you know I was here?

No!

So that's not why you came, then?

No.

[waves crashing on shore]

[locals converse in foreign language]

[they laugh]

See, I wondered how this would all happen.

How what would?

How we'd meet up.

I mean, it's not like this is ever gonna end, is it?

I hadn't realized that.

When we're not in touch, it's just,

the time in between.

[gentle ukulele music] [camera booth clicks]

[gentle whistling music]

[shutter snap echoes]

[soothing whistling music continues]

[curtain flutters in breeze]

[wind whistling]

[lilting vocal singing in foreign language]

[lilting foreign singing continues]

[lilting foreign singing continues]

[photos flutter in booth]

[lilting foreign singing continues]

[lilting foreign singing continues]

[lilting foreign singing flourishes]

[vocals fade away] [breeze blusters]

[Jack] Do you think it's been different this time?

[Alice] Yeah, I think it has been different...

but it's not like, [beer glasses clink]

you know, real life. It's like fantasy.

You look very beautiful in this light.

Well, a bowl of shit would look beautiful in this light.

Oh for f... No!

No it wouldn't!

[Alice] Yeah.

You know the way some people say

that they peaked in school?

Or they peaked in their twenties or they peaked whenever?

Yeah, I was never really worried about peaking.

I was all just, always just like, you know,

trying to stay away from the valleys.

Hold that thought, can you scratch my back?

Yeah.

Do you remember how to do it?

Yeah. [Alice giggles]

Are you ready?

I am so ready! [they chuckle]

Okay. [rubs hands together]

[Alice laughs]

Okay, so when did you peak?

I peaked...

just now.

[poignant piano music]

[poignant music continues]

[poignant music continues] [birds chirping]

[wheelbarrow rattling]

[poignant music continues]

[shutter rattling]

[Celia sighs]

[switch flicks]

[lights plunk to life]

[soft electrical hum of lights]

[paper tears and crumples]

[refuse sack rustles]

[paper shredder whirring]

[poignant music continues]

[box thudding]

[lid clunks]

[poignant music continues]

[poignant music continues]

[paper rustles]

[envelope rustling]

[poignant music continues]

[poignant music swells]

[shutter rattling]

[lock clunking]

[poignant music]

[poignant music continues]