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Would I just be bankrupt here in this country? Yes...

Oh...

Surprise! I'm back! I'm, like, open for bookings.

That's a joke, right? How come's you're not in Soho?

I just thought I could stay at yours.

Just hang out.

Cleo's at home, asleep.

Where are they putting you up?

I thought I'd come and stay with you.

Ha-ha-ha! That's a good one!

Who's that? Oh, that's Ella.

She lives here?! In your old room.

Old friend of mine called.

The money will be good and, er, under the table.

Yeah! Yeah? Yes!

Hello!

Not today, sis. Not today.

What about your pay?!

I'll get it off Mills!

OK, but... Bye!

INDISTINCT CHATTER

Get in five, all right.

She said £500 cash,

and now she wants to pay me in cushions?!

Are you for real?!

What? What's up with you?

These are... These are beautiful, these are.

Well, you have them, then.

Do you know what, I would put these in my house, but you haven't

seen me new gaff, it's all very carefully colour coordinated.

Right, it's sort of soy...

Listen, Mills, it's one thing to get paid in clothes after Fashion

Week, but I literally took pictures of dog shit.

Yeah? And now she wants to pay me in cushions?

Yeah. Cushions that retail at 300 quid a pop.

And somebody I know didn't stay till the end of the fucking job.

You know there was no end to the job, right?

This was basically an interview to be her life companion.

Well, you know, don't knock it till you've tried it.

Might be worth considering.

MOBILE VIBRATES

Oh, shit, this is Anthony Picone. Remember him?

Of course I do. What, snail jizz is the new youth serum. That Anthony!

I forgot about the snail jizz.

Now, he's into embryonic stem cells and all that malarky.

Oh, is he? What's he calling his taste in young girls -

research, then?

Actually thinking about it, he always loved you.

And they're looking for someone older and he wants ethnically

ambiguous, or African accented, or Latin-esque...

OK, so basically someone old who's not too black?

That's it. This industry is so fucking racist, man!

I know, innit it, just?

It is 10K. Is it?

Yeah. Hm! He's having a soft launch tomorrow night in Soho.

You're going to be there. Go over, be your usual fabulous self.

Plus the lighting in this place is, like, just ridiculously low,

so we could be in with a shout.

Oh, er...

These are actually really soft.

Yeah, you know why? That's Mulberry silk.

Yeah... Yeah, smell it.

SHE SNIFFS

Ooh!

Yeah? What is that? That...is luxury.

And, er, also your wages.

# I once had a life, or rather

# Life had me

# I was one among many

# Or at least I seemed to be

# Well, I read an old quotation in a book just yesterday

# Said, "Gonna reap just what you sow

# "The debts you make, you have to pay."

# Can you get to that?

# Can you get... I wanna know!

# I wanna know you can get to that... #

Hey, we're at Brixton!

You'll have to get off now, love.

Bus terminates here.

Thanks.

KNOCKS ON DOOR

Ohh!

Ella, it's me - Mia!

Yeah, I know who you are.

Is my mum in?

Nah, she's not, you know.

Right, well, open up the door then.

So you've got the house to yourself?! That's nice.

Urgh... Do you want a coffee?

Nah.

Nah?

OK.

Shouldn't you be at school?

Got a free period.

Yeah?

I had a free period for the whole of Year 10. I'm still on it!

Are you going somewhere?

Um, well...

Yeah. Well, I've just flown back from New York for a job.

And then, well, you know, when I'm done with the...

You know, then, I'll be going somewhere else.

But you're not staying in Brixton?

No. Why?

Cos Nan says you think you're too good for Brixton.

Is it? Well, Nan chats the bear shit, bruv.

How old are you?

I'm 38.

You talk like a kid,

but not like a kid from, like...today.

So, what are you trying to say? That I'm super cool?

I like your cushions. Yeah? All right.

£300 apiece!

I was only joking.

You're proper fresh.

Fresh?

Yes, fresh.

You know, like fresh, as...

Isn't this period over soon?

Yeah. Yeah?

Nan won't be home till, like, five.

OK.

So?

So...you better get cracking then really, eh?

All right.

Don't forget that when you go you need to...

BOTH: Slam the door hard.

Yeah, I will. Thank you, Ella.

All right.

Nice meeting you again.

MURMURS: You fucking bitch!

SHE SIGHS

MURMURS: God!

And nothing's ever happened between you two? No!

Not once, ever? No.

No.

No, you know, two hot, young, curious teenage girls,

sharing the same bed.

What?! You said she practically lived with you guys at one point.

Yeah. She's bi. She's pretty much straight.

Well, my best friend didn't buy me two stuffed love birds.

You're lucky they're stuffed, they used to be alive!

What?

I'm joking. Yeah?

Yeah, I can't wait to meet her. Honestly. Yeah?

Yeah. Good, you're going to love her. Mm...

MUFFLED VOICE: Open the door, you sla-a-ag!

Aw! Bobby and Whitney!

RIP, they came out all right, actually.

Do you know what, I was starting to think that she had

an invisible friend and all these stories she was going

on about, all this, with this international model,

were all made up. Wait, nah, they might be.

I don't know, Joey, what you been telling her?

It's nothing, she's just winding you up.

Oh, for real?! Wait. Do I need to watch my back?

Yeah, you do.

For real?

THEY LAUGH

I'm only joking!

Ah, that's the bants!

Ah, I see what you're talking about now.

You know what, it's a shame you can't come out tonight.

Cleo has to meet a friend. Yeah. What you meeting them for?

I actually have to go and help her with some paperwork.

Sorry, my jacket's just under your big one there.

Ah! You ARE a good friend.

Paperwork on a Friday night.

Be safe.

Listen, babe, who's going to miss me in this?

Come here, you.

Mmmmm!

I'll see you soon.

Mia, it's really nice meeting you.

Don't be a stranger, yeah? I won't be.

Wow!

She's not what I expected at all!

She's cool, right?

Very.

Yeah! All this is, like,

very grown-up, as well.

D'you know what I mean? Nice flat, nice street,

nice sofa... Yeah.

Innit? Nice sideboard for... the siding.

You got a mantlepiece for the...mantling.

What?!

Oh, my days, huh? Candles!

Candle sticks, what?!

Got a kitchen!

A spice rack!

I'm very proud of you, you know, Jo?

Are you taking the piss? No! Oi!

You've got a cheese grater?

It's for nutmeg. Cleo's vegan.

Ah, yeah. She looks it.

That's not a diss by the way, just...she looks it.

Wow... What's in here? Hey!

Hey, you!

You got a bathroom, you know.

Yeah. And you got toilet roll.

You got ample toilet roll.

Yes, I know! I have lots of toilet roll.

This is very, very nice.

Bedroom's nice.

Thanks.

Yeah. So, what's the rent like round here, then?

Oh, we got a mortgage, so I don't know.

What?! Yeah, we'll be paying it off forever,

but if we have some kids, then at least we have some property.

Hm.

So, what you wearing, then?

Can't have you shaming me up at work.

Is this a "Mia special", telling me it's a night out,

but really it's work? I'm not happy about it either.

I don't want to go out and work.

It's not for me, it's not my destiny.

I'm not made for the hustle, babes.

So, why do it then? You've got money to burn.

You could just buy somewhere, rent it out,

swan around having brunch, or whatever it is you do.

There's a flat up the road on the market, we could be neighbours!

Nah. Round here?

I wouldn't buy round here, babes.

It's not for me, it's for you.

Ouch! Piss off.

You piss off. Tell your mum to piss off!

I would SO tell my mum to piss off!

Huh? In a heartbeat.

She would take zero notice, I can tell you that much.

Have I told you about how she's, like, reinvented herself as south

London's very own Madonna and just started taking in random kids?

Kids?! Well, one kid.

Well, how old are they?

Er, she's 14, and she is...

..fresh! Yeah, Gen Z don't play. They got boundaries,

ambition and a clear understanding of mental health.

It's weird. It's outrageous, is what it is! They must be stopped.

Right? Oh, whose is this?

Give... Give me that.

Sorry. It's Cleo's. All right, well, whatever, let's get cracking! Woo!

Man-oh-man needs Champagne

and man-o-man needs Crostini's... Uh-huh?

Man-o-man needs to be doing air kisses.

Come on!

BOTH: Hi, Mr Roy!

Look at you two together.

It's been so long.

Ah, this is beautiful!

You happy? I'm really happy. That is great. That is great.

You hear from Daddy? Yes, I've seen him.

I'm not sure if he knew it was me, but I've seen him.

Of course he knew it was you. Him tell you what's happening?

No, what?

He's about to be evicted.

What? Why? well, I don't work for the council, you know,

but I hear he's in arrears.

Now, my guess is, is them flats,

cos they are falling apart.

You know how the outside looks new and inside is rotten?

So, any excuse for kick people out,

so they can pull it down and rebuild.

Mr Roy, what are you using on your face? You look good, you know!

Uh-uh, look at that skin! Flawless, you ain't aged a bit!

HE CHUCKLES

And I know I must owe

you a small fortune,

all the little bits you used to let me take from the shop.

I was happy to help, man, and that smile, hm,

is all the payment I needed.

Can I go and take another drink, then? Come out of me shop!

SUCKS TEETH

You haven't changed one bit. Bye! Bye! Fiercety.

Mr Roy just said your dad's getting evicted. Yeah?

So, do you need any help sorting things out?

Sorting things out like...?

Like...come up with a plan,

maybe contact the council?

Fam, sis, bredrin, bruv.

Do you want to know what my plan is? Mm-hm.

You know like when you watch those David Attenborough things, yeah,

and it's all like, "Oh, there's a lion and its leg is broken"?

Yeah? And he's all like, "It is very sad,

"but we are going to have to let nature takes its course"?

Yeah...

Yeah, that's what I'm going to do.

That's my plan, going to let nature take its course.

Oh.

Yeah, so, why don't we go to Soho, yeah? So, I can get my hands

on some goodie bags filled with a disgusting amount of free

skin care, we're going to get a bit pissed and then we can have a dance.

Hey? Hey?!

# Good time, good, good time... #

Well, if it isn't Mia fucking Sinclair...

Bash baby!

What's it like in there?

Full of fashion cunts, you're going to love it! Ooh! Perfect!

We are about to go deep into fashion's vagina.

MUSIC PLAYS

Ew! But I thought you said you wanted a goody bag.

Yeah, but we have to wait till the end, and then act like we forgot.

So, what's the plan?

I am going to try and find Anthony Picone, I'm going to laugh at all

his shit jokes until he thinks he came up with the idea to cast me as

his ethnically ambiguous, slightly older face of his new youth serum.

And what about me? Well you're going to, like, sit with some models,

brush up on your Portuguese, and get lashed.

Cool.

INDISTINCT CHATTER

You ready? Are you serious? I've got this.

Anthony. Tony.

Anthony. Look who's here.

Wow, wow, wow, WOW! Hey?

Wow! Look at YOU!

Mwah!

Wow, you look amazing! Look at YOU!

What is that? You are glowing!

It's the serum, huh!

THEY CHUCKLE

Come on, sit down, please. Guarda la bella, huh?

Ragazza, Mia.

Hi. Ah! Do you want something to drink??

I would love a drink. I'll pour the Champagne.

So, tell me, where have you been?

Oh, don't even know where to start!

I mean, well, summer was crazy! Yeah.

Went to Croatia... Really? ..cos I'm a basic bitch.

Stop! And then I went to Formentera...

Formentera, bella. And, um, Italy. Obviously.

Next time, you should come with me, like the old days.

Hm? Oh, God! I would...love that. Yes.

Mia!

Yeah, I'm just... One sec. OK?

You and me, we had fun, no?

Didn't we? Come on, we had crazy times.

Go on! Still playing, though. I know.

Mills, why not send Mia straightaway?

She is perfect, no?

Well, you know, I thought I'd save the best till last!

The best till last!

THEY LAUGH

SPEAKS ITALIAN

MIA LAUGHS

What?! Are you not having a good time?

Urgh, what is that? Yeah, that's his essence.

Yeah. Well, I dunno what in the Epstein Island is going on in here,

but I was chatting to those girls and they are really young.

Yeah. Yeah, they're models.

Well, maybe I need to brush up on my Portuguese,

but I swear one of those girls just told me that...

That girl is really, really young.

Probably.

What the fuck is she doing here?

She's letting her hair down, isn't she? After a long day of

child labour. That's what modelling is.

Also, will you piss off,

so I can continue schmoozing Harvey Weinstein?

Well, how old do you think she is?

I don't know.

20, 25, 30, 35. She might be using Anthony's youth serum.

MIA CHUCKLES

Do you think someone's put something in her drink?

Yeah, drink!

What do you want to do about it?

We've got to do something.

Oh, for fuck's sake, Jo! Do you know what I'm trying to do?

Book a job, yeah? Not start a revolt.

Oh!

Nah, where's he taking her?!

For fuck's sake, Jo! Mia, she's just a kid!

All right, let me find out. I'll go and ask Mills. Mm.

Oh, my Lord!

How much does he love you? Right?!

I think we can safely say that one's in the bag. Well done. Thank you.

Oh, you know that girl that was with Anthony earlier?

She's beautiful, innit? Where's she from?

Estonia.

Stunning, isn't she?

I signed her at 12.

Found her selling fruit in a market. HE LAUGHS

Finally got her over here a few months ago.

Mm. She's going to work, man. Yeah.

So, erm... So how old is she?

15.

Obviously, any older and New York would have got their hands on her

and we wouldn't have got a look in.

Nothing's changed. London still doesn't get the respect

it deserves. You're too bloody right, man! Do you know what? Yeah.

One sec, I'm just going to go and have a... All right.

Well?

Yeah, she's 15. Can you imagine being left with that

greasy knob cheese at 15? Imagine?

I was, and I'm fine.

Whoa...

GIRL GIGGLES

Bella...

SNIFFING

Sounds all right.

It's fine. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

No, stop that!

Rastafari! Oh! What the fuck is going on here, then?

Shovelling coke up a 15-year-old's nose! No!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

Are you all right? Si, si, I'm fine.

Ah, look! She's fine. She don't look fine. She's fine.

Look!

SHE RETCHES

Aah! Look what you've done!

You're fucking up my night!

What's happened?

Oh, my Lord! Anthony,

I'm so sorry. Look at my shoes! I'm sorry about your shoes.

We'll replace your shoes.

ANTHONY CONTINUES SHOUTING

We'll replace your shoes, don't worry,

for another older model. I spent so much money on this! I'm so sorry...

SHOUTING CONTINUES

Hey, it's all right, hon.

I'm going to take you home.

I'm not lesbian.

Oh, dear!

Thank God she's leaving with you two.

Thanks, babes.

Love the hat, by the way.

Oh, my God, thank you!

Goodnight, angels.

Get her home safe, yeah?

One minute. What?

One moment. Where are you going? One minute.

What?! Why?! Don't...

Don't you fucking leave me!

MIA!

# It takes sunshine and rain

# To keep a flower growing... #

MIA SIGHS

I can't believe you ran back for those things.

Listen, I'd, like, leave you in a burning fire if these bags

were right next to you!

MIA LAUGHS

Why?

Ah... Oh...

Oh, my God. 15, man.

Yeah, she should be at school, really.

She's probably bank-rolling her whole family.

What do you think she's doing in there?

In there? Mm-hm. She's throwing her guts up.

I can't believe this is a model's apartment.

It's atrocious.

Oi, this is Soho Farmhouse, compared to Paris. Huh?

Yeah. You're looking at it through adult eyes, though.

Aren't you?

Er...

..I haven't really thought about it.

Do you know what I mean?

If it's any consolation, I was off my nut too.

Yeah.

Shall I go check up on her?

Yeah.

All right.

SHE KNOCKS

Petra?

Petra, are you all right in there?

SHE KNOCKS

Petra...

Can you help me, er, zip up the back of my dress?

PHONE RINGS

Yeah, yeah, of course.

Erm....

WOMAN'S VOICE: Hi. Just to say your car's outside. OK.

If you could come down? Yes, I come down now.

She's not going back? Yeah. Yeah, she is.

DOOR SLAMS

CAR HORN BEEPS

Do we need to do go and... Do we need to, what? Bring her home?

We just brought her home. See, I told you!

We couldn't leave her there. Yeah, but at least she was

covered in sick before. That was like a deterrent.

Now, she's box-fresh!

MIA INHALES SHARPLY

Thank you.

Good.

That's... That was my point. Good, I'm glad you are saying that,

because... Yeah, I told ya. It's like the whole... Hey! Jesus! Ha-ha!

I thought you were going to be in bed.

Oh, no, I binged a show, felt a bit clammy.

Uh-huh. How was it?

Eventful. Really? Mm. Oh, my God, I can't wait to hear about it!

Do you want a hot chocolate? Yes, I do. Ha-ha!

Mia, would you like a hot chocolate, before you hit the road?

Oh, no, I'm just going to grab my bits, thank you. Yeah.

You be all right getting home, to the hotel?

Yeah, I should be all right. I've called an Uber.

It's going to be here in under a minute.

Aw, that's great! Well, thank you so much

for getting her back to me in one piece. You are a diamond. I try!

Ha-ha! All right, see ya later. Laters!

Bye.

DOOR SLAMS SHUT

All right, Dad?

Yeah!

Where's your dogs?

Where's your shoes?

My shoes are at home.

I don't need them out here.

I come out to get connected - to the ground. Grounded.

Hmm?

So I know where I stand.

Where do YOU stand?

What, in life?

Whadya tink Mia say?

"Maybe it's Maybelline"?

I say, maybe it's Babylon!

Huh! Instant gram.

In plain sight.

Fast drugs.

Tell them exactly what it is... HE CLICKS

..and they forget to ask the questions.

Dad, is everything all right with the flat?

# Every knee

# Is going to kneel

# Every truth

# Shall be revealed

# Every soul

# Will know its fate

# When they arrive at the Pearly Gates. #

You never have to worry about me. Hmm?

Never.

Come.

We are the true Israelites.

Huh?

Ha!

My queen.

ALL HAIL THE TRUE EMPRESS-A!

You, that.

MAN SHOUTS

Teddy!

You coming or what, mate?

Sh, sh! You hear that?

That is my calling.

# Every knee

# Is gonna kneel

# Every truth

# Will be revealed... #

THUNDER CRACKS

# Every soul

# Will know its fate

# When they are at

# At the Pearly Gates Ooh...

# Every voice Every voice

# Will sing His praise Sing His praise

# Heads will bow Heads will bow

# And hands will raise Hands will raise... #