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(dramatic music)

♪ I put a star to my words which afflicted me ♪

♪ And I shall sail nothing by sea ever again ♪

♪ Long as I live ♪

♪ Praise to the bride king of angels I regain my health ♪

♪ Hide from the storm (indistinct) ♪

♪ Without drowning safely return ♪

(slow dramatic music)

- Tony, it's my go. - You're not having it!

- [Evie] I'll tell Mom!

- Do you need anymore, Tony?

- No, I'm too busy trying to untangle my kite.

I told her not to touch it it's mine.

- Well, you need to share darling.

- I don't need to share.

She breaks things, it's mine.

- Evie, don't go in the water please!

You ready for off? - 10 more minutes.

- It's getting cold love. - Oh please.

- Okay, I'll go up and get the tea ready

and you two can follow me up in a bit.

Bring the towels with you.

- Mommy, what do you think is faster,

a dog or a giraffe? - Don't know really.

- Mommy, did you know that giraffes

are the only other animal

other than a cat which purrs when you stroke it?

- I didn't know that actually.

Okay, you know the rules, no going into the water

while I'm not here and listen to your brother

if he tells you something.

He's in charge - He's in charge

when I'm not here. when I'm not here.

I know.

Mommy, would you rather no ears or no mouth?

- I'm only there, so call or whistle if you need anything.

And don't talk to strangers. - To strangers, I know.

Mommy, if you could only eat one thing forever

would you rather have pizza or fish and chips?

- Well, guess what we're having tonight?

- Pizza! - 10 minutes.

Tony, it's starting to rain, 10 minutes!

- Okay! - Love you, Mommy!

(waves crashing)

- Here. - It's my turn!

(ominous music)

(disembodied whispering)

(eerie horror music)

(ominous music)

(disembodied whispering)

(ominous music)

(eerie horror music)

(ominous music)

- Where were you?

- Oh, you're freezing.

What's that?

- It's mine.

- Have you found something? - No one else can have it,

it's mine.

- Let me see.

Please? - I say it's mine!

(hand slapping) (woman grunting)

(ominous music)

(bell chiming)

- May the glory of God, the fellowship and the Holy Spirit

be with you all.

- [Congregation] And also with you.

- In the name of the Father and of the Son

and of the Holy Spirit, amen.

- [Congregation] Amen.

When I mentioned to Tony yesterday that the gospel passage

was about Jesus' words to Peter in response

to his question, how often should I forgive?

He pulled a fierce and said, "Not another sermon

on forgiveness."

I akle his sense of tiredness with the way

that the Church so often speaks of forgiveness

and so frequently feel to either offer it or find it.

That's not because I don't think forgiveness is important,

it is central not just to our life but faith also

and I'd argue our life together in this world.

- Evie. - Without forgiveness,

- I wanna go outside. how could we possibly stand

relationship with each other?

Forgiveness isn't something that only restores,

even frees the one forgiven.

Forgiveness also restores and frees the one who forgives.

- Jen, she's fine. - Forgiveness creates

possibilities, keeps the future open, offers paths forward

formerly not imaginable.

(ominous music)

To forgive is to live free.

To live free in the present and hope about the future

while not to forgive is to be dragged down

and kept captive by the past.

Forgiveness is life.

(ominous music)

(bell chiming)

- Evie!

(thunder rumbling)

(ominous music)

(ominous music)

(disembodied voices whispering)

(Tony hollering) (flashlight slamming)

(ominous music)

(TV statics)

(engine revving)

- Get in, come on.

Right, children, does everyone know who the Vikings were?

And does anybody know the legends of the Viking ship wrecks

at St. Brendon's Bay?

Right, well that's good and for those that don't,

Britain has always been vulnerable to attack

from various quarters throughout our history.

Our story and the artifacts around us

washed up on our very own beach

and it concerns the Danes, well the Vikings to be precise.

The local emblem which we find above the school

and church entrances is the Selkie.

Folklore dictates that it was during one

of these Viking raids that the brave men of the village

fought against their enemy with everything they had

and they were outnumbered and beaten back

by the sheer brutality and force of the invaders

looting every building the Vikings found

where the women and children were hiding

and took some for themselves to claim as wives,

killing anyone who resisted.

- Ow. - Debra!

And with that, they sailed back to Denmark

or sometimes to Scandinavia

and the boat set sail that night with their spoils

and rounding the rocks at the far end

of St. Brendon's Beach, the boat started

to get into trouble, even though the sea

was relatively calm,

there was a cry. - There was a cry

from the front of the boat of something in the water.

The boat lurched once and then was gone.

Only the women who swum ashore were saved.

One was taken as token sacrifice

to join the Selkie and her sisters in the ocean

as one of their own forever.

(girl huffing)

- Evie?

(ominous music)

(disembodied whispering)

(Evie coughing)

- Freak. - Go away.

- Freakie Evie. - Leave me alone.

- Make me. (girl slamming)

(ominous music)

- Get off her!

You are a disgrace!

(ominous music)

(people arguing)

- Freaky Evie.

(Evie knocking)

(ominous music)

(disembodied whispering)

(slow music)

(hand slapping)

(woman sobbing)

- Morning. - Morning.

(phone ringing)

- Hello, Ponta's Insurance, is it a claim on your policy

you're.

Yeah, hello Mrs. Stevens.

Yeah, I am late, yeah.

Yeah, no, you're absolutely right, yeah.

No, I'll make sure to. - Coffee?

- Oh yeah, please.

Hmm-mm, yeah.

- Bad night? - I can handle the nights,

it's the mornings that kill me.

- What was he like? - Thick not thick.

(woman laughing)

- And did you? - Oh yeah,

it'd be a shame to waste it.

That's an euphemism. - Oh, these are the deferments

from yesterday that came down from central office.

- Hmm-mm. - Morning Mr. Stevens.

- Thank you, Selma, I will make sure that these

are all up to date and correct.

(ominous music)

(water rushing)

(water bubbling)

- So, do you have family around here?

- Oh, straight with the deep questions shall we?

Here you are, same again. - Certainly madame.

- No, I don't have any family around here.

I don't have any family.

I was adopted if you must know.

- Hmm, how exotic. - Do you think?

- Yeah, what's the story?

(Evie chuckling)

- You need to keep your fucking nose out, Jeremy

and that's the story. - More wine, madame?

- Yeah. - Would you like me

to pour it? - No, it'll be fine, fine.

(wine pouring)

That was off.

(phone ringing)

- Hello, yes, this is Mr. Tony Halloran,

I'm ringing in regards to Mrs. Evie Halloran.

(woman and man moaning)

- [Man] Oh, oh, oh yeah.

- Oh.

Oh, I don't wanna go on top, I'll be sick.

(ominous music)

(boy moaning)

(eerie music)

(ominous music)

(Evie screaming)

- Jesus!

(Evie sighing)

(Evie retching)

(shower running)

(ominous music)

(ominous music)

- I just never thought I'd hear back,

I'd given up hope and accepted I was gonna be alone,

maybe he didn't want contact.

- Did he say? - Oh, it's just

a generic letter from the adoption agency

confirming that Tony had acknowledged receipt

of my letter and he was willing to make contact.

- Do you remember anything about him?

- I think so.

Some things clearly and others, oh god,

I'm really nervous now.

- Why did they split you up in the first place?

- Fuck knows, that's what they did back then.

He got chosen first, I remember that much.

- So he just let you there in the old orphanage,

like a little munchco wrapped in a woolen shaw,

love me, someone love me please.

(Evie laughing)

- Fuck off you.

- What are you gonna do?

- I'm gonna stop talking about myself all the time

and buy you a coffee.

(eerie music)

(door creaking)

(ominous music)

(sirens blaring)

Hi, could I speak to Mrs. Lively please, thank you.

Hi, my name's Evie Halloran, I've just received your letter.

Yeah, that's me.

Yeah, I did, thank you.

Yeah, I'd be very much interested in meeting Tony.

(ominous music)

- Evie? - Yeah?

- I'm Tony, can I sit? - Oh, oh my god, Tony.

Oh come here.

Oh wow.

No, no family, I work in an insurance firm, in an office.

Pays the bills but I hate it, you?

- I live on my own, I read a lot, play games,

I fish a bit, have my own boat, I walk a bit.

- Sorry, did you just try to slip in that you've got a boat?

- Yeah, just a small one, I'm by the sea.

I always wanted one.

- I know, I remember.

Well, I'm glad you got one, it's nice.

- Thank you.

- Do you work?

Oh, I'm so sorry.

I just keep asking all these personal questions,

it's none of my business.

- I'm your brother, you can ask me what you want.

You always used to ask me lots of questions

about what is the fastest or the oldest or the best.

(Evie chuckling)

- You know, I've imagined and idealized this moment

for so long and now it's here, I don't know what to say.

You're a man.

- Are you happy?

- That's a big question. - Are you?

- I don't. - Are you?

- I don't know, is anyone?

Well, where you living?

- Not many miles from where we were brought up actually.

- Do you work?

- No, struggled after.

I'm writing, novels actually.

- You're a writer, that's amazing.

Are you published? - Self published.

I've written five novels.

- Wow, wow, I'd love to read one one day.

- Ah, here I brought you one.

- Hmm, ooh, that is a very thick book.

(Evie laughing)

Wow.

(ominous music)

I know this story.

- You used to draw them all the time

and always said you'd seen one.

- I was a kid, we were kids.

- Do you remember, do you remember us?

- Of course I do.

- Do you remember what happened?

(man hollering) (dramatic music)

- I do.

- Evie, I have to tell you something, Dad is alive.

- Why did no one tell you this before?

- Don't know, Tony said apparently those doors were shut,

as soon as my dad signed the papers, done,

you're on your own literally.

- But someone would tell you.

- I didn't even know if Tony was alive did I?

- Where's your dad now?

- Schlarasbol always has been.

- What was your brother like?

- He was a bit strange, a bit full on.

- You fit.

(Evie chuckling)

- Oh god.

No, he's not what I expected at all.

I don't know what I expected but I like horror films,

do you like horror films?

I like sci-fi and Vikings and on and on, that was mean.

No, he seemed nice enough.

- Do you think he could be a friend

if he wasn't your brother? - Oh fuck no.

(women laughing)

- Do you like heavy metal, do you sew,

do you wanna have sex with me?

- Oh, god, stop it, that's terrible.

(women laughing)

(phone ringing)

- Hello?

- Hi Evie. - Hi, Tony.

- [Tony] It was good to see you the other day.

- Yeah, it was good to see you again.

Did you get back all right? - Yeah, thanks.

Did you read my book? - No, not yet.

What you think? - I was wondering.

- No. - Ah, sorry go on.

- No, no, I interrupted you.

Tony? - I wasn't entirely honest

with you last week I'm afraid.

Look, I'm at your house.

(ominous music)

- I'm sorry? - I'm at your house,

it's where I live, our house.

You there? - Yeah.

- You all right? - Yes, sorry.

- [Tony] Okay, it was left to me (indistinct)

I'm doing it up.

- Sorry, Tony, can I call you back later?

(ominous music)

(water running)

(ominous music)

(instant messaging dinging)

(Evie sighing)

(ominous music)

- You're not seriously thinking about it are you?

- I don't know, it might help.

Oh my god.

Look at me, Selma, I'm a fucking mess.

I barely sleep, can't keep a relationship

for more than a night and I drink like a fish.

(slow music)

(engine revving)

(Evie knocking)

(slow music)

(disembodied whispering)

(ominous music)

- Evie.

(ominous music)

(disembodied whispering) (eerie music)

- Hello?

- Evie, come in, come in.

Excuse the mess.

I'm about halfway through what needs to be done.

- Oh, it's fine.

- How was the drive? - Yeah, it was okay.

Had the music blasting.

- Yeah, what'd you listen to?

- Anything good really, Coldplay, The National,

Guns-N-Roses. - The great middle ground

is reached.

(Evie chuckling)

- So I meant to show you the place.

Why do I leave you to it,

take your bags upstairs and I'll mix a drink.

- Oh god, (indistinct) for that Tony.

(item crashing)

Boy, you never offend.

Sorry, what have you got?

- To drink? - Yeah.

- Well, I got tea but it's not Yorkshire.

- You've not got anything? - Orange juice, lemonade.

- Anything else? - Well, water.

- Is there a shop anywhere nearby or?

- I'm joking, I'm a massive pisshead.

Come on through when you're ready.

(ominous music)

(Evie sighing)

(ominous music)

(dramatic eerie music)

- Ripped out all last month. - Jesus Christ, Tony.

- I'm sorry.

I've made some food. - Thanks.

- Sour chicken Kiev. - Yeah?

- Right.

(ominous music)

(children hollering and laughing)

(man hollering)

(children laughing)

- So, what do you plan to do with the place?

- I've not decided yet.

- So, Dad signed it over to you.

- Yeah.

- Well, he wasn't gonna sign it over to me was he?

- Why? - Don't know,

you tell me.

- What do you remember?

- That's right, Tony, let's not fuck about.

- Huh, yeah, it's been said I have no filter.

So, what do you remember?

- I remember Mom tried to drown us and Dad killed himself.

I thought Dad killed himself.

- Do you remember the day at the beach?

- Yeah.

(dramatic music)

- Ow, you're hurting me.

(engine revving)

(ominous music)

(Evie screaming)

(waves crashing)

- Come on. - Mommy please, stop!

Mommy!

(ominous music)

(children hollering)

- Fuck. (climactic music)

- Jen!

(Evie screaming)

Jen, Jen!

(water bubbling)

(ominous music)

Just come on up, come on and stay there, stay and don't.

Jen, Jen, Jen!

(dramatic music)

Jen, Jen!

(slow dramatic music)

Jen, no Jen!

(waves crashing)

- I know Dad blamed me 'cause I was badly behaved

but who isn't at our age?

- You should go and see him?

- I knew you were going to say that at some point.

- Of course, he's our dad.

- Who gave us away.

Do you blame me, think I drove her to it?

(climactic eerie music)

What was that?

(ominous music)

Oh my god.

- It was a bird.

(waves crashing)

- Hear that sound.

When we were growing up I used to leave the window open

in the summer just to hear the waves crashing.

I would sleep and wake up with it.

- Do you miss having a family, having a brother?

- I think I accepted everything that happened after

as a normal continuation of my life.

I was too young to know it wasn't normal.

- Where did you go after I'd been adopted?

- Everywhere, I was shuffled from care home to foster family

then back into care all through secondary school.

Then at 16, I was dropped out of counsel's hand

into the exciting world of being an adult.

- It's a steep drop isn't it?

- And after a brief sectioning, which was fun,

I managed to sort my self out

with a combination of class A drugs, alcohol

and bad relationships.

Cheers. - Cheers.

- So, Tony Halloran, where were you between the ages of 10

and 33 years old?

- I'm afraid I don't have a story quite so

romantically outlandish.

I was fostered and adopted into a nice, middle-class family

of primary school teachers who left me alone

to play Dungeons and Dragons

and write fruity fantasy stories and share them with

a close group of fellow nerds.

Never stood a chance did I?

- Thank God one of us had love.

- Do you have anyone? - You're joking.

I think my work colleague's my best mate for fuck's sake.

(slow music) (waves crashing)

(dramatic music)

(Evie breathing heavy)

(climactic eerie music)

- I smell coffee.

- [Tony] Morning Evie.

Father Robert's here.

Do you remember him?

- Yeah, of course. - Hello Evie.

It's been such a long time but you still look like

the Evie I remember.

- [Tony] Please join us, we were just talking about you.

- Yes, it's a travesty you were ever apart.

- Coffee? - I'm just gonna

drive out and find a shop. - Please, join us for coffee.

I'm leaving in 10 minutes.

- Do you have any paracetamol?

- Tony's just been telling me what you've been up to

in the intervening years.

It's amazing that you've got through all that

the way you did.

You know there's no shame in asking for help

even in this stage.

- Help? - Yes.

Personal fortitude comes from within

but it's a shallow who live in,

we can get strength from the bottle or from the arms

of the stranger. - Yeah, I'll be sure

to come to church on Sunday, Father.

- I'm just saying I'm here if you need me.

I'm a good perverge for both of you.

- Well, you've certainly saved me from a life of sin so far.

- Found them. - Well, you know

where I am.

All okay? - Yeah, yeah,

I'm just so happy to see you both together again.

I never thought I'd see this day.

May God bless ya's both.

I'll see myself out, Tony, Evie.

- You've been a great help.

- Yeah, well, I'm really happy for you.

Sorry.

(ominous music)

- Been visiting Dad, says he's dying.

(slow music)

(Evie sighing)

(door creaking)

(ominous music)

(man gasping) (eerie music)

- Tony, where the fuck is a shop?

(engine revving)

(waves crashing)

- Hello Evie. - Father.

I'm so sorry of how rude I was earlier,

it's just been a lot to take in.

I'm sorry. - It's okay, Evie,

you don't have to apologize to me.

- It's exactly how I remember it.

- Yeah.

Your parents used to sit just there.

(Evie sighing)

- I'm sorry. - Sit down.

- It's just it's all so sad.

(slow dramatic music)

- Evie, I know your father loved you.

After what happened with your mother,

I think life became too hard, just too painful for him.

You don't know what went through his head that night

but he never recovered.

He's a very sick man but now he's dying.

- You've seen him. - I do mass and confessions

up at the hospital so yes I do see him.

He's not the man he was and he's certainly not a monster.

He was just incapable of looking after two children.

It's not because he wasn't thinking about you.

And it's not because he didn't love you and your brother,

because I know that he did very much.

(slow music)

(Evie sighing)

- Thank you, thank you, Father.

(slow music)

(door rumbling)

- Jesus Christ, you don't just waltz in normally Evie.

- I'll go if you go.

You all right? - I think so,

a bit nervous. - Yeah, same.

(man hollering)

- No!

I know it was you (indistinct)

I know!

(ominous music)

(man hollering) (climactic music)

(Evie gasping)

- Please remember he's very ill.

I'll leave you both to it okay.

I'll just be outside if you need me.

- Thanks.

- Son.

Oh. - Hi, Dad.

Good to see you.

- Thanks.

Evie's here too.

- Hello Dad.

(man moaning)

(man gasping)

Get out.

(ominous music)

- Dad.

- Get out, get out!

(climactic music)

- Mrs. Halloran.

(man gasping)

(climactic music)

- Do you remember, do you accept what you have done?

Do you remember in the name of the Father and to the Son,

onto the Holy Ghost!

(priest hollering)

(dramatic music)

- No, not at all, I understand.

Thank you for everything you've done.

Thank you.

Bye.

- Tony.

Tony.

- That was the hospital, Dad's dead.

(slow music)

(Evie sighing)

(ominous music)

(fists punching)

(boat revving)

- I'm sorry about this but it was necessary.

(slow music)

- What have you done?

- Well, bluntly I've knocked you out, tied your hands

and feet together, best not to jump out of the boat

just in case.

- Why are you doing this?

- 'Cause you need to know.

- Tony, I'm really scared, could you take me back

now please? - Poor Evie,

poor little gentle child, so innocent

to lose both parents at such a young age.

What did Father Robert call it, a travesty

and our love gone forever.

Love replaced with death, madness and addiction

through no fault of your own, what a load of shit.

- What do you want?

- I don't want anything.

- I don't know what you want me to say, I'm sorry.

- You're sorry. - Yes.

Tony we lost everything and I think about them everyday.

I missed you, your my brother and I loved you.

- Loved.

- You have no idea what I've been through.

- And you have no idea what I've been through.

- You had new parents who loved you,

you had a bedroom and toys.

I just had a communal box. - I had fuck all!

I had a life of abuse and pain!

I had to live through that no child should ever

have to live through.

I was shown love that had nothing to do with love.

- Why didn't you tell me?

- Poor Evie. - Oh, stop fucking

saying that!

(Evie sobbing)

What do you want?

- I want you to know what you did.

Everything that ever happened to you,

you brought on yourself. - Oh Tony please.

- You remember?

- Please, please.

- Tell me, you know what happened!

(Tony hollering)

(ominous music)

(slow music)

- Ow, you're hurting me!

- Stop pulling then Evie.

- Freaky Evie. - Tony, will you

stop teasing your sister.

(slow music) (engine revving)

(Evie laughing)

- Tony.

(Evie hollering)

Tony, it hurts get away!

Give it back!

Give it back!

(Evie laughing)

Give it back. - Come and get it.

- Freaky Evie.

- Give it back!

(ominous music)

- I'll throw it.

(Evie screaming)

(dramatic climactic music)

- No! - Fuck!

(dramatic climactic music)

- Jen!

- Evie!

- Get off me!

(Evie screaming)

(water bubbling)

(dramatic music)

- Get up, get up, come on, come on!

Stay there, stay there, don't, Jen!

Jen, Jen!

(dramatic music)

Jen, Jen!

(dramatic music)

Jen, no, Jen!

(dramatic music)

(boat engine revving)

(slow music)

(slow music)

(waves crashing)

(ominous music)

- I remember.

- You'll die alone.

(ominous music)

(dramatic music)

(Evie breathing heavy)

(knife slashing)

(man hollering)

- [Man] Jesus!

(man hollering) (knife slashing)

(man hollering) (knife slashing)

(man hollering) (knife slashing)

(ominous music)

(man gasping)

- I'll never be alone.

(dramatic horror music)

(Tony gasping)

(knife slashing)

(dramatic horror music)

(waves crashing)

- Eden! - It's mine

(ominous music)

(waves crashing)

(disembodied whispering)

(slow music)