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- Betrayal.

There's nothing quite like it.

Everything that felt solid suddenly shifts.

You look at people differently,

even the ones you love.

Especially the ones you love.

And this thing gnaws at you,

like a voice in your head saying over and over,

"Don't trust anyone."

I don't have long.

- Guests coming round?

Or a guest.

Is it the famous Benjamin?

There's so much I wanna know about him.

- You don't get to talk about Benjamin.

- No no, I guess I don't.

Thank you for the card.

- It's what people do.

How's Cali holding up?

- Not her favorite day.

- Yeah, she must miss her dad.

- But we'll do our thing.

I keep hoping one year we'll skip the graveyard part

and head straight for the boozy lunch,

but she remains staunchly religious.

I think it's to spite me.

You wouldn't come with us,

would you?

Absurd idea, ignore me.

- I assumed that Ted would be going with you.

- No he...

It's not a day for him,

he doesn't even remember it's been 10 years.

- And you haven't told him?

- We don't have that sort of relationship.

- What, a grown-up one?

- Ouch.

- Oh I thought I was rather restrained.

- Perhaps it's best if we steer clear

of all things Ted-related.

- I didn't bring him up.

- You did actually.

Either way, I don't want to fight.

Not today.

- Clayton was a good man.

- No he was not, he was a bastard,

but he was my bastard.

It's so absurd the way we eulogize the dead.

Everyone's fucking angelic the moment

they get into the ground.

Promise me right here right now

you will only tell the truth about me.

- I think I can manage that.

- What is true about Clayton though is he was a good father.

He was a better father than I am a mother.

- Don't be ridiculous.

- Whereas you,

you're like some cut-out template of the perfect mother.

You're kind and you listen.

- I think my own children would dispute that.

- You never could take a compliment.

Feels like forever ago doesn't it?

The pair of them playing Robin hood

with those crappy plastic bows and arrows.

- Do you remember Leo insisting that

I plaited his hair for it?

- He did make a lovely Maid Marian.

I've missed this.

- Oh you are something else, you really are.

- I didn't mean to--

- You can never take something for what it is.

It's a coffee, because it's a shitty day for you,

that's all.

- I know, I'm not expecting--

- Do you know that you've never actually

said sorry to me in a whole year?

As if what you did...

As if it doesn't actually merit an apology.

- Do I want to be forgiven?

Obviously.

Should I be?

Well that's up to you.

- He was my husband.

- And you were my best friend.

- Hi.

Sorry I thought I heard Julia.

- Yes, she's...

- I'm Benjamin.

- Yes I imagine you are.

I'm a friend of Julia's.

I've heard a lot about you.

- Should I be worried?

- Hardly.

- I like you already.

- You're early.

- Sorry, couldn't wait.

- Do I need to do introductions?

Benjamin this is Marsha.

- Marsha.

The Marsha?

- The one and only.

- Cali?

You weren't going without me were you?

- I didn't think you'd...

- What, remember?

- Of course you'd remember.

- So why aren't you waiting for me?

- You two are looking very conspiratorial.

What am I missing?

- Nothing.

- Okay, well me and you, lunch?

- She's in a sunny mood, as usual.

Where you been darling?

- Car needed a valet.

Look, gotta shoot, sorry.

Bye.

- Bye.

- I don't allow myself regrets,

what ifs.

That way danger lies.

A reckoning where you have to face yourself,

what you've done,

who you've become,

how much you've lost.

I am allowed to miss him too.

- Does this mean we're not gonna go outside all day?

Because I do have a few ideas of how to kill the time.

- This is a surprise.

A nice one.

Is everything okay?

- Yeah fine, yep.

- Hi Della, Patrick, you all right?

- We need to speak to you.

- Sounds ominous.

- In private.

- Do you mind?

- No course not, I'll just go for a walk or something,

just call me if you need anything.

- Yeah I'm sure everything's...

- It's Benjamin.

- Julia in?

- Her kids have demanded a private audience.

- Hop in, I'll give you a lift.

- No I'm all right walking thanks.

- I preferred it when you liked me.

- Yeah?

Well you conveniently forgot to mention

who you actually were.

- You're right, I should have led with hi,

I'm the one who betrayed your lover and stole her husband,

super to meet you, let's do brunch.

Get in.

- There is no easy way of saying this.

- Who died?

- Have you just woken up?

- Define just.

- Patrick can we...

- What's with the visit?

- We, well, Della and I, we were out and we happened to...

Believe me we did not want to see anything.

- Just show her already.

- I'm really sorry mum.

- Ooh, shit me I was right.

- This is about mum, not you dickhead.

- Right about what?

- About him.

About Benjamin.

That he's up to no good.

Sorry mum.

- You don't deserve this mum.

You know that right?

Some con artist going around targeting old women.

- She's not old.

What is wrong with you?

- And you say I have no tact.

- No, no look, I don't mean old-old, I just...

Look the point is, he's out dating other women

the same age as mum for some kind of nefarious ends,

which I can only imagine are financial seeing as...

He's due to be evicted.

We have proof.

If you don't believe us.

- Where to?

- The village I suppose.

- I have one rule in life, never in the Aston.

I imagine they aren't desperately pleased about your union.

- It's nobody's business but ours.

- Quite right too, in theory.

In reality relationships can only stay private

for so long before every fucker and his dog has an opinion.

And those dogs in particular, they're tenacious ones.

- Are you calling Julia's kids dogs?

- All I can say is watch your back.

They're exceptionally protective of their mother.

- With good reason in your case.

Go on then, tell me how that happens,

the whole stealing your best friend's husband thing.

- Sadly for you we're nearly there and it's a long story.

- It's all right York notes'll do me fine.

- I'm enjoying your hostility by the way.

It's very naked.

- Mum?

- Sorry, that was so inelegantly done,

and that's an understatement.

- You'd have done a better job would you?

Mum are you...

Are you okay?

- I am okay.

- What are you going to do?

- Break up with him, obviously.

Do it when he gets back mum.

- I think I should speak to him.

- Can't break up with someone on someone else's behalf,

unless you're 12.

And even then...

- I just don't want mum to feel she's on her own,

if that's okay with you.

- I can look after mum.

- Enough!

Thank you for telling me.

I think for now I just want to be by myself.

- Fine.

Headlines.

I was married, we moved here for his work, he died.

- How?

Sorry, it's none of my business.

- Long time ago, and I'm immune to emotion.

We'd rowed, a white wine row about nothing.

He went out into the garden with more wine, a cigar,

I stayed in, furious, started watching Poirot.

It got to the first ad break and then the next,

and I thought you stubborn bastard.

So I got up, walked outside, and...

He was on the grass, face down, heart attack.

Could never get them to tell me how long it it'd taken,

which is a giveaway.

- How do you mean?

- If I'd have gone out sooner he would have survived.

- Unhelpful.

To think that way.

- After that it was just Cali and me.

I never had anyone else.

Then she went to uni.

That first night, when it was just me,

I lost my shit.

- I thought you didn't do emotion.

- We'd been meant to have dinner, the three of us,

but I rang Julia, canceled, I couldn't face it.

Ted didn't get the message.

Came over, saw me, held me,

then kissed me.

- And that's that is it?

- Once you've crossed that line you've crossed it.

The really terrifying thing is how easy it is to do.

In my defense, their marriage was not a good one.

Whatever they might say about it now, it was cold.

Neither of them deserved that.

- They were together for 35 years.

- I've known them for 34 of those.

- What were they like then, as a couple?

- Good to see even the young aren't immune to jealousy.

- Jealous of who, Ted?

Come on.

- Look I get it believe me, especially with the timing.

- The timing?

- The divorce coming through right as

she introduces you onto the scene.

Which you didn't know.

- Course I did.

Don't think the two things are related that's all.

- Let's hope not for all of our sakes.

If I were you I'd go back bearing gifts.

- Why are you being helpful?

- She deserves to be happy.

- And if she's happy, you're off the hook.

- Lilies are her favorite.

- I was turfed out before I could get my wallet, so...

- Well...

Should do it.

- Thanks.

- Better not linger.

People will talk.

Hello.

- It's me, Julia.

- I know.

Thank you for yesterday.

- Would you sleep with him?

- With who?

- Benjamin.

- Why do you ask that?

- Would you or wouldn't you?

- No, no.

No I wouldn't actually, and not just because of you,

He's just not a type I go for.

- But you can see why I would, or why other women would.

- Yes, he's very charming, and...

- Coast clear?

Thought you might need flowers.

- Why's that?

- Well it's a five-hour drive from London.

They weren't exactly brimming with warmth

towards me when they arrived so taken together

I'm thinking bad news, hence the...

Just tell me what they said.

- Nothing about you, don't worry.

- Then why did I need to be banished?

- Banished is a little strong.

They're my favorite.

How did you know?

- Good guess.

- The kids just wanted to talk dates about the villa.

Patrick had worked himself up thinking that

we were gonna make a love nest out of it

and he wouldn't get a look-in.

- You have a villa?

- It's just outside of Orvieto.

- Lucky you.

How come you've never mentioned it?

- I've always found talking about money a bit garish.

The truth is I have lots of it,

and I've never wanted for it which in itself is,

well, garish.

- So I'm dating a millionaire?

- I hate that word.

But yeah.

You don't find that terribly disgusting?

- I'll take you however you come.

- For richer or poorer.

Preferably richer.

Tell me tales of London.

- It's dull without you.

That's all you need to know.

Work's full-on.

Zac's on some kind of power trip at the moment.

- Any nights out?

Dinners?

Debauchery?

- Nope.

Just pined for you.

- Do you find Della attractive?

- Your daughter Della?

- Yeah.

She's closer in age to you than me.

- Yes, she is.

- So you do find her attractive.

- No I didn't, I didn't say that.

Look I I think she's a very pretty girl,

she's just not the kind that I would go for.

- No, because you prefer the mothers to the daughters,

am I right?

- Okay I think somebody's had enough red wine.

- Sorry, not even mothers, grandmothers.

Tell me something Benjamin, am I your first?

- What is going on?

Is that my...

What are you doing?

- I know.

I know, I know!

- Whoa whoa, you know what?

What?

- About you.

About what you do!

Preying on women, sad old women.

- What are you talking about?

What are you...

- They saw you.

Patrick and Della, doing your thing

How many of us are there?

How do you even find the time

leeching off all of us at once?

It's almost admirable, if it wasn't so fucking contemptible,

so pathetic.

A young man like you about to be evicted

and you're pimping yourself out.

- That's what your kids drove all the way

down here to tell you was it and you didn't think

to just ask me about it?

- I'm asking you now.

- No, no, you're not, you're going postal.

That was a work dinner, she was a client,

I didn't realize that I needed your permission.

- I don't believe you.

- Benj take one for the team with lady Shenbrook will you?

The harridan keeps threatening to yank the account.

And as we all know you've got a way

with the blue rinse brigade.

Cheers, Zac.

- Zac.

- And yes, yes, I have missed a few bills

and I've been put on notice with my flat,

but none of that, none of that gives you the right

to burn my shit like some fucking crazy witch.

I'm gonna go.

- Please don't do this.

- What was that, Julia?

The apocalyptic reaction.

Where where is that coming from?

Who is that about?

Because the only thing that it's saying to me

is that you don't trust me.

- You're right.

But I don't trust anyone.

- I'm not Ted.

I haven't done what he did.

- And what she did.

- What either of them did.

You, your kids, you are all angry at the wrong person.

- You haven't been completely honest though have you?

- When was I supposed to tell you?

What, at the hotel?

In the museum maybe?

When?

When?

Is it really so bad that I just wanted to forget,

that first day I didn't have to be saddled

with my own worries and debts and all of my shit

and I could just be, I could just be me.

- How did you get so behind, Benjamin?

- Ally, she asked me to move in with her,

and I could not think of a time when that wouldn't be okay.

And then it wasn't.

So I ended up sleeping on my friends' sofas

until I got my crappy one-bed.

Just, couldn't seem to do much.

- What level of debt are we talking about?

- Oh, you know, imminent eviction, bailiffs,

my phone's been cut-off.

- And you don't have any family that you can ask for help?

But how much to get you out of it?

- No, no, no way, I'm not giving your kids

any more rope to hang me with.

- It's none of their business.

- Relying on somebody else is just...

It never ends well.

- If you get the wrong person.

- I won't hurt you like he did.

- I'm sorry.

- I love you.

- Mum?

Hats off to you ma, you know how to break up in style.

- You shouldn't be spending your money on me.

You're very sweet.

- Patrick showing me up again?

- No.

They're not from Patrick, they're from Benjamin.

- He's here isn't he?

- What's this in aid of?

- Checking you've got rid of me no doubt.

- You can't blame them for being protective.

- Protective is one thing, zealous is...

They spied on me Julia, they spied on me

so that they could fill your head with lies.

At some point we have to face it,

they don't want us to be together.

- Mum, I've been calling.

How are you?

I hope it wasn't too...

Well I'm sure it was but at least it's done with now

and you'll never have to see that con artist again.

Mum?

Are you okay?

- She is.

- Mum what's going on?

What's he doing there?

- I wish I wish that you'd spoken to me Patrick.

- I know that you had my best interests at heart,

so I just want to draw a line under this.

All right?

- Mum let me speak to you alone.

- Honestly, I think I underestimated how difficult

it was going to be for all of you to see me

with another man after your father.

- Believe me it is not that, I just--

- Let me finish.

- Fine.

Fine, fine.

- And then there's the age gap,

which clearly is impossible for any of you to fathom

without assuming that Benjamin has some ulterior motive.

He doesn't.

Please just...

Please just try and let me be happy.

- Mum, I want you to be happy

more than anything mum but he is not the...

- How long till dinner?

- About half an hour.

- You coming?

- You cannot be serious.

Oh no.

- Come on.

- Stay.

- I don't think I can wangle another day off.

- No, stay, stay, move in with me.

Why pay for a flat you can't afford

when I've got so much space?

I've got an embarrassing amount.

- No.

No I can't, not...

Not out of pity I can't.

- What about love?

Would love be an acceptable excuse?

- It's quick.

- In a way.

And in another way not at all.

Years I've wasted not doing what I wanted,

not snatching on to good things.

You're a good thing.

- Are you sure about that?

- Yeah.

I am.

- Well, work.

What would I do?

- What have you always wanted to do?

- You're gonna think I'm such a square.

I wanna go back to school.

Not school-school, obviously.

But a masters, history.

Go on, I know you want to laugh at me.

- I think if you want to do it Benjamin, you should do it.

- You do have a way of making everything sound easy.

- It can be.

So will you?

Will you move in with me?

- I should probably get back.

A lot of loose ends to tie up if I'm moving in.

- What are you having?

- Beer obviously.

- Coming right up.

- Stubbies, are you serious?

Just because you're sober doesn't mean you have to

inflict these on the rest of us.

- Hi.

- Hi.

To what do we owe the pleasure?

Hi darling.

- Hi.

- Are you hungry?

There's plenty.

- You know me, I can always eat.

- Cali would you?

- I'll lay another place.

- Hey.

- Leo.

- Does your mum know you're eating here?

- She is otherwise engaged.

- Is that man-child over?

- Can I stay here tonight?

- Yeah.

You shouldn't be made to feel uncomfortable

in your own home.

I've got a mind to call her.

- And say what exactly?

- That she should think about the company she keeps.

- Oh Benjamin's all right.

- How would you know?

- Because we met.

- You met?

- That's what I said.

- Where was this?

- Julia's.

- Enough with the Benjamin chat.

It's grim enough he's in my house with my mum.

- He's right.

We've got better things to discuss like--

- Do not say Brexit.

Dad I beg you, do not say that word.

Can I bum a light?

- You know your mum hates you smoking.

- Ooh wow.

- Yes?

- Just you and your hypocrisy.

Not that this hasn't been scintillating,

but I'm gonna go to the pub before closing.

Cali?

- Mum is it all right if I...

- Yeah go on, have fun.

- Don't you crazy cats wait up.

- I wonder if those two are a good influence on each other.

- You mean Leo, is Leo a good influence on Cali.

- I'm tired, I'm gonna do these in the morning.

- I'm fascinated to know how you ended up with my wife.

My ex-wife and her new lover back at our house.

- Her house.

It was just a coffee, it's hardly newsworthy.

- Yeah the fact that you concealed it says otherwise.

- I didn't conceal it.

- You just didn't say, right.

You are meant to rinse them first.

- Has it ever occurred to you why I might not have told you?

- Enlighten me.

- Ever since you found out about Benjamin you've been...

I wish I could find another word for it,

but I can't, you've been jealous.

- Don't be ridiculous.

- You can't stand the fact that she's met someone else.

- I'm the one who left her.

- I know, I was there.

- I'm just trying to stop her humiliating herself.

It's laughable, everyone thinks so.

- I don't.

- He is a child.

- Who gives a fuck what he is?

He makes her feel good which I for one

am thrilled about because it means

there's just a chance we might be friends again.

- This just gets better.

Now you want to be friends with my ex.

Do not walk out in the middle of a conversation.

Marsha I am talking to you.

- If I didn't know better I'd think...

I'd think you wanted her back.

- Hi.

- I've come to see Ted.

- I take it this isn't a social call.

- What happened to you?

- I fell.

- You fell onto your face?

- What's in the bag?

This is from May, May.

- It's a circular, I think you'll recover.

- Why now?

What's the occasion?

- Next time Leo stays the night I'd appreciate

a courtesy message just so as I don't worry.

- I did ask him to call you.

- No don't explain to her, she doesn't need an explanation.

He's my son and if he tells me that

he wants to get away from you.

- Get away from me?

- From you and your boy.

- Leo wouldn't say that.

I don't believe you.

- No of course not because you're the poor

injured party aren't you?

Making sure that Patrick and Della don't even

fucking pick up the telephone for me.

Well bad luck 'cause your poison hasn't worked on Leo.

- Okay I think we all need to calm down.

- These are our children we're talking about,

not some pawns.

- Leo is on my side.

If you think it's so laughable

then why didn't he tell you about me and Marsha?

Because he knew.

For a whole year, he knew, and he never said a word to you.

- Julia.

Don't be mad at Leo.

The whole shitstorm of this, it's on Ted and me,

not him, not anyone else.

You've got something really good with Benjamin,

something rare.

Please don't let this get in the way.

- When's the rest of your stuff coming?

- There is no rest.

- That's everything?

- What?

Hiya.

- Yes, Leo, Benjamin is moving in.

- And you didn't think to consult me?

- I didn't think I needed to.

- No of course not, it's not like I live here or anything,

it's not like this is my family fucking home or anything.

- Don't speak to your mum like that.

- Wow.

Wait till the others hear about this.

It's next-level betrayal.

- And you'd know all about that wouldn't you?

- You're quiet today.

- Am I?

Don't move.

- You and that camera.

- I wanna remember this moment.

- What is it?

Whoa.

You're scaring me.

Stop.

- Will you marry me?