Salvable (2025) Movie Script
1
- Certainly
Big Steve is right
about the 17-year-old
from Still.
Gostello's certainly boxing
well in the fifth round.
Been useful with the left hand.
- You'd have
thought he might've been
shellshocked after
the regional fight,
but he hasn't showed it, Jim.
- Well, when
I saw him against Prescott,
and heard he he was boxing
for the gold tonight...
There's gonna be trouble here.
There must be a mismatch.
As I said, I'm
pleasantly surprised.
It's a far better fight than...
Well, obviously,
you can't look good
being knocked out
in the first round,
but, well, he pulled
through and he...
Oh, good shot!
- That has to
be the turn-up of all time,
because The Bull has always
had the durable chin.
And he's really in trouble
in the sixth round.
Looks as though this big guy,
literally coming from nowhere,
and tagging Gostello.
- All the
heart in the world, Gostello,
but he's going to need it.
He's clobbered him
on the way down then.
Oh, the dream is
really slipping away.
John, if you look over at the
corner, they're struggling.
- He gets a
second standing eight-count
now.
Oh, and the right hand.
- And he's stopped it!
- Nice pull, nice!
- Jab. Hit my hand!
Lean in. Lean in and go left.
Nice.
Good boy. Good boy.
One-two.
One-two.
Come on, too late, too
late. Pay attention.
Jab.
Jab. One-two.
Try and fucking
hit the pads, eh?
Come.
- Nice.
- Come on!
On your toes!
Come on, jab! Jab!
- That's time.
That went well.
- Ah.
Oh fuck.
- Give him a minute.
- All right.
Come on. We're not finished.
Come on! Put your hands up!
What are you doing?
- I'm done.
Take that off, mate. I'm done.
- No, leave his gloves on.
We're not finished yet.
- We were fucking finished
10 years ago, Welly. Come on.
- Hey, you
better show up tonight.
- Sal.
- For fuck's sake.
What the fuck is going on, eh?
Take that off.
Fucking hell.
Oh, you...
Fuck.
Viktor, Viktor,
what's happening?
Come on, calm down.
- Do you see?
- What?
- That's it. He's done.
- Why?
- She's stole my king!
- I don't get
paid enough for this shit!
- Relax, relax, relax.
Come on, sit down.
Let's just have a
look around the room.
Maybe it fell on the
floor or something.
Let's have a quick peek.
Is it your pockets?
Check your jacket.
- No.
- No?
- She stole it.
- Let me get you a drink.
Want a drink or something?
Maybe some squash?
- Yeah.
- I'll come right back.
I'll be right back for you,
fella, okay? We'll find it.
I promise you we
will. We'll find it.
If I let go of you, Vik,
you'll make you down that hill
quick enough, wouldn't you?
- Oi!
- Oh, you found it,
Your king.
Your chess piece. The
king that you lost.
- That's the third time
this month he's kicked off.
- Doesn't know what he says.
- He's a danger
to the other residents.
- You just need to know
how to talk to him.
- Oh yeah, and you
do that, do ya?
- Look, you're
good with him, Sal,
but you need to speak to him.
Behavior like that just
isn't acceptable. Okay?
- What, that's it?
He's just gonna get
away with it then?
- Becky, you can go. I want
to talk to Sal a minute.
For someone who's been
here as long as you,
you should know better.
You're great with the
residents. We all know that.
But getting on with the
staff is just as important.
- Bandage up from the
off. Nice and relaxed.
You feeling all right?
Good luck.
Come on, you're
the boss in there.
- Make sure it looks
good tonight, yeah?
So no funny business.
Okay?
Okay?
- Come on.
- That's
it. Keep moving, mate.
That's good work.
Good work, good work.
Stay sharp.
Nice.
- What the fuck are you doing?
Let the boy work!
- Nice.
- Ah, fuck.
- That
looked good, man.
That was good. That's better.
- Water.
What the fuck are you doing, eh?
If you wanna get paid, stop
pissing around and do your job.
Okay?
Here.
Breathe. Come on.
Through your nose.
You all right, you're all right.
Just take it easy, yeah?
God, Sal, just let
him do his thing.
Okay, go on.
- Go on.
Good luck.
- Bloody hell.
Mate, that's twice.
You broke it twice.
You came here as well.
I'll have you sleep
in the streets
of Cork and fucking Blake.
Just come back, you.
Paid to be a punchbag now?
You used to break a
man down. Who's this?
- You used to be skinny.
- You want a wee
treat, you fat fuck?
- I don't. Ta.
It's fucking good to see ya.
- And you.
- When did you get out?
- A few months ago.
- I'm sorry I didn't
come to see you.
- It's not your fault.
I was getting moved
around all the time.
- Fucking
hell, that's lovely.
- You know me.
Always had me ways.
- The safe way out.
- Of course.
You'd rather I get a job
sweeping the floors, Sal?
Stocking the fucking
shelves, yeah?
No, I'm not going back.
You know as well as I
do, I'm damaged goods.
- Oi! I'm locking up!
- Welly.
He fucking, he fucking hates me.
Still can't shake
off the old boy.
- So come on then.
What are you here for?
- Well, a little birdie said
you're still throwing punches,
so I thought I'd come
see it to believe it.
- Well, it keeps me fit.
- Does it?
- Gives me pocket money.
- You deserve better, Sal.
Well, I got a few things
going. I can help you.
- I don't want charity.
- Still too proud?
Well, it's good
seeing you anyway.
Come.
Give us a hug.
- The big man.
- Hmm. Big man.
The big man.
Take care of yourself.
- Good, man. You too.
Ah, you bastard!
- Want one?
Dirty bastard.
Who's this?
- That's Molly, my daughter.
- You've got a daughter.
You didn't think
you could tell me?
Are you still married?
- I thought we discussed this.
- You've got a daughter. You're
wearing the fucking ring.
- Oh, Fay, why
make it complicated?
- This is the definition
of complicated, Sal.
- This is just...
- What is this?
- What do you want it to be?
- Well, for starters, I've
never even been to your place.
Where is it you live again?
- I live in a field.
- Oh, fuck.
Where do you live?
- In a field.
- You're a dickhead.
- What are you doing?
Fay, don't leave.
Fay, where are you going?
Don't. I'll give you a ride.
Well done, Sal.
Oh, fucking hell.
- Molly!
- Happy birthday.
You had a row?
- Walk into that door again?
- No. You should
see the other guy.
Not a mark on him.
She's all right. She
knows it's not a big deal.
- She's 14.
Everything's a big deal.
Um, I know we said
tomorrow evening,
but I need her back
in the morning.
- Why?
- Oliver's parents
are coming over.
- So?
- Just bring her back
in the morning, yeah?
- Hello, Sal.
- Hi, mate.
I like this car.
Very nice.
They do it in
beige. Did you know?
- Thank you.
- Lovely, lovely beige.
- Have a nice day.
- You too, mate.
- Bring her
back in the morning!
- In the morning.
- Don't forget.
- I've only got the afternoon.
Lose half my day. You got it.
Should we go to the beach?
Should go to the beach then?
- Whatever.
- I got you something.
You can open it now.
It's rare, that.
Very select few get those.
- Didn't you get knocked out?
Shit, I've got to
go. Call you later.
- Here you go.
Cheer up.
How's school?
- Fine.
- You know, you got to study
hard. Stay disciplined.
- You barely even went.
- Well, yeah.
I mean, you know, that's why
I know what you got to do.
How's Oliver? What's he like?
- Well, he hasn't molested me.
- What?
- Well, that's what
you're asking, isn't it?
- No, it's not! I'm asking
if he's decent to you.
Jesus, Molly!
Do you like it here in Still?
Seriously, would you
miss it if you left?
I'm just asking 'cause
I might,
I might leave, go to the
country or something.
- You really brought me
out here to tell me that?
You're a fucking stranger to me.
- Oh yeah.
- You following me?
- What's he say?
- Fuck knows.
You betting on the races?
- Races?
- It's the submarine races.
He beats me all the time.
- Who's who's there?
- Molly.
- Molly?
Well, fuck me!
I feel like an old bastard.
She was a few months
when I went away.
- She's 14 today.
- She's 14?
- Yeah.
- Oh, bless her heart.
- She's moody.
- Is she moody?
- Yeah.
- Well, she's 14.
Ah.
You know, you can be
smart and still be proud.
But you always
played hard to get.
Call me.
- Gotta go.
- It's like riding a bike.
- See you around.
- It's his daughter,
you fucking idiot.
- You're gonna
lock the door on me?
- Good
morning, Still.
You're listening
to Still Local FM.
- You want more
tropical juice, Mol?
- Hello?
Oh, it's not my shift, is it?
Why? What's happened now?
I told him I'd
take that chess...
What?
I'm coming straight down
then. I'll be right down.
Sweetie, can you get
all your things, please?
- What?
- Can you grab all
your stuff, please?
I need you to come with me.
- Why?
- Because I need
you to come with me.
- Yeah, but do I have to?
- Yes! Get your things and
come with me, please, duck!
Come on.
You go in there,
please, sweet pea.
Go on!
- How is he?
- Have some time with him.
- Oliver's pretty boring.
He works in IT, and
I hate computers.
- Barely even got a phone.
Well, he is boring,
isn't he? Ugh!
He winds me up.
Ugh!
Sorry.
Have you ever played chess?
I can move out of it, yeah.
- So it's-
- It's not checkmate, is it?
- But it's check.
- No way I'm gonna lose
straight out of pretending
I'm showing you how to play.
Bang. It's unreal.
Straight out check.
- Oh, my heart's in my mouth.
- Why?
- I know it shouldn't be.
But I feel like one
wrong move and then...
- Predator, like I'm going to-
- Yeah, like shark.
- absolutely kill you.
- Yeah.
- I won't do that to you.
Sorry about what I
said at the beach.
I didn't mean to, uh-
- No, it's fine.
- You know, if I did move away,
you could come live with me.
Been saving for a house.
I wanna take you to see it.
I know you're angry at me,
and you can be.
- I don't know.
- Don't cheat.
- Where is she? Molly?
- You look like the grim
reaper.
What's going on here?
- Molly?
- You totally embarrassed me
in front of Oliver's parents .
- I got caught up.
That's all it was.
- Yeah.
No, well, I know where you were,
'cause I called Golden Brook.
You took her to see
a dead resident?
- I did not at all.
We went there, and it's Vik-
- Mum, it wasn't like that.
- Okay, Molly, just
get in the car now, please.
- No, Mum, please don't.
- I'm in no mood.
Get in the car, thank you.
- See you later.
Come on, Elaine.
- If you're not gonna play by
the rules, then neither am I.
- The fuck does that mean?
- It means I'm
giving you your out.
I'm not gonna force you to
come and see her anymore.
You don't have to worry
about missing her birthday,
buying her school
stuff, just go.
Go and live your life.
Pretend- pretend you
don't have a daughter.
- When has that
ever been my wish?
- Has it not?
- Never.
- Oh, because
that's- that's the way
you've behaved all of her life.
- Uh-huh?
- Yeah.
And I'm not gonna let you
one undo all my hard work
because you fancied being
a dad for five minutes.
- You can't fucking take her
away from me, so get it done.
- I think you'll find I can.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
- Go on then.
How cruel is that?
- Don't test me.
- How am I testing
you? You are testing me.
What do I have if
you take that away?
When have I asked for that?
What- what's that?
- Get that...
You're gonna have to
sort some other address,
'cause I- I just
can't have your shit-
- Yeah, you can't look after-
- in my house.
- You can't give me any help?
- Fucking help yourself.
- You nasty fucker.
- Yeah,
we're going home.
- You fucking spiteful cow.
Fucking hell.
Oh, you fucking piece of shit.
- Just call when
you need anything?
- Go, go, go!
Done. Good.
Here, here, here, here.
- Ah!
- Here.
- And a double.
- Good night, fella.
- Hiya, mate? You all right?
- Yeah. I'm here to see Vince.
- Are we now, mate?
- Yeah.
- Who the fuck are you.
- My name's Sal.
- Your name's Sal, is it?
And what the fuck
do you want, Sal?
- To see Vince.
- Everybody wants to see Vince.
- Okay.
Eh...
Sal Gostello.
- Yeah?
You Sal 'The Bull'?
- Yeah, it's me.
- You really are?
- Yeah.
- You used to box with my dad.
- Who's your dad?
Big Dave Burdett.
- Oh, fucking hell, yeah.
Park Gym, that's it.
Tough fella, yeah.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- How's he doing?
- He's all right. He's
doing a turn up north.
- Oh, fuck, I'm sorry.
- It's all right. He
fucking loves it up there.
- I bet he
does. Sounds like him.
- All right, you crack on mate.
Just go there, yeah?
You'll know where to go.
- Okay.
- Any problems,
just ask for Little Marcus.
- All right. Good, yeah.
- See you, mate.
Look after yourself.
- Yeah, you too, man.
Send my love to you dad.
- All right, cheers, mate.
- All right, me old mate.
Let's see.
- Take this slow.
Slow, slow, slow, slow, slow.
What d'you think?
- Painful.
- Looks painful?
- Yeah.
- Well, the best shite
always is, isn't it.
James!
So I control the best,
supply the venue,
sort the security,
pick the fighters.
It's not that
white collar shite,
where even when you
win, you lose, Sal.
James.
You'd be surprised how much
people pay for a dust-up.
You don't know what half of
this shite's going to make.
Huge.
- Yeah.
If you can make it legal.
- We all want blood, whether
we want to admit it or not.
It's our most...
It's our most primitive need,
and We've been deprived of it.
It's a new era, Sal.
I'm leading the charge.
I've got 15 years
of making up to do.
I won't be, won't be held
back with fucking regulations.
Oh, I got a favor to ask you.
We just had a ref pull
out of the next fight.
We need a neutral
man. That's you.
- Fuck, it's not that simple.
- What isn't?
- Being a ref. It's
not that simple.
- You just gotta
fucking stand there
while they kick the
fuck out of each other.
What do you mean?
- Fucking hell, it's-
- Sal.
- It's not my thing, man.
- It's not your thing, but
getting punched in the face is?
After all these years,
you're gonna tell me no?
No.
- Hey, fuck.
- Are you saying no?
You can't.
It's me. Who knows
you better than me?
- Fuck.
- Take off your jacket.
Okay there now.
Good lad.
Come together, please.
- You hungry, big boy?
- Okay. I want a clean fight.
That means no gouging, no
biting, no fish hooking,
no rabbit punches to
the back of the head.
If a man goes down, I want
room, please, okay? Separate.
Come on. Fight.
- Fucking have him!
Fucking boy, hit him!
- Go and fucking do him!
- Left hook, then jab!
No! Stand there!
Ready?
Let's fight. Come on.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey,
hey! Give him space!
Give him space, give him
him space, give him space!
- Come on!
All done? Is he done?
- Hold on. Back up,
back up, back up.
You finished?
- Are we done?
- Are you good? You sure?
Come on, fight!
- Stay the fuck down!
- That's it, lad.
Hey, help me get him up.
- 80.
- He needs a doctor.
- Wait, wait, wait. Hey, whoa.
Hey, are you fucking
Mother Teresa?
- Well, he's- he's-
- Hey, don't be concerned
with these eejits.
If they get hurt, that's
on them. They know.
That's the rules, Sal.
That's the rules of
moderately-violent behavior.
Here, open it.
- What's that?
- Open it.
Now, do you want more of that,
or would you rather wipe
people's holes all fucking day?
You.
Come here.
You know who you are?
You know who you
are? Look at me.
Look at me.
You're the fucking Bull, Sal.
Hey, you're The Bull.
That's who you are. You're
the Burnsfield Bull, Sal.
It don't change.
No matter what you got going
on here, it don't change.
It don't never change.
We don't change.
People like us
don't change, Sal.
We used to run
this fucking town.
Remember the fucking stairwell?
Armani suits and a
little security guard,
and John with his
stupid fucking hair.
You remember?
Those times,
those times, Sal,
I want more of those times.
- Yeah.
- Don't you miss it?
- Yeah.
- Okay, okay.
So stop playing with your dick,
and have a fucking
drink with me.
- Molly here.
You know what to do.
Leave a message. Bye!
- Oh, fucking hell. Can
you get Elaine, please?
I'm here for Molly.
- Sal.
Elaine?
Sal's here.
- Hello. I'm here
to pick up Molly.
- I'm not doing this, Sal.
- No, n- nothing to do.
Just, um, pick up Molly,
and I'll take her out.
- No, I'm not- I'm not-
I'm not doing this.
So you need to go.
It's not your day.
- Well, I'm her father, and
I'm entitled to take her.
- Well, if you're her father,
you need to act like her f...
Look, Sal, I'm not doing this.
It's...
We have an arrangement.
It's not your day.
So you just, you
just need to go.
- Yeah, it's just a pop-by,
just to like, you know...
I- I get what happened,
and I just wanna be like,
"Oh, let's go out
and have a little
milkshake or something."
- No, no, no.
No, that's- that's
not how it works.
- Yeah, but-
- Okay, you just...
Please listen to me.
You really need to stop this
because we've had enough, okay?
- Who's we?
- We've had 14 years of it.
- What are you talking about?
- 14 years of you just fucking
flitting here and
flitting there.
Life doesn't work like this.
You're messing with
people's lives.
- I'm making fucking decisions.
- Okay, go-
- So I'm saying today,
I'll come get her.
- No, but today's not-
- I understand you're
all heartbroken,
'cause I left you, and now
your fucking life's a mess,
but what I'm telling you is-
- My life's a mess?
- I'm here to pick her up.
- Look at my life. My
life is not a mess.
- Oh, it's all about...
Oh, that's what it's about.
So, well, then call
you fucking win.
But what I'm saying is,
I'm just here to get her.
- No, you can't mess
her around like that.
- I'm not messing her around.
I'm here, standing right here.
All I wanna do.
- Okay, but it's not your day,
so you can't be here,
so you need to go.
- I'm not fucking going.
- And if you don't go,
I'll have to call the police.
- Call the police?
Yeah, do it.
- Yeah, I'll have to call
the police.
- Tell 'em,
"The dad's turned up to take
her out for a nice meal.
I don't know where she is
'cause I'm a terrible parent.
I don't know when
she's coming back,
so I've called you
to protect me."
Fucking call 'em. You call
'em now and I'll bang 'em out.
I swear to God, I will fucking
knock every copper out.
Get 'em down here.
Call 'em now. I'll wait.
I'm not going anywhere.
- Police, please.
- I'm not going anywhere.
Are you fucking calling the
police? Are you fucking joking?
She'll fucking hate you
for it. I'm not kidding.
Call the police?
Call the police?
For what? What did I do there?
What did I do?
Nothing!
- Go!
Get out of here! Go!
Go on, get out of here!
Out! Don't you dare!
- Give me a second,
Eileen. Sorry.
Yeah?
- Sal, so I got
another little thing for you.
There's a couple of travelers.
Real nasty bastards.
Sal?
- Yeah. When?
- Well, tomorrow
I'll send you the details.
- Okay.
- Sal.
No private calls at work.
- Yeah. Sorry.
Won't happen again.
- Sal.
Welly wants a word.
- Huh?
- The old man. Go
see the old man.
- About what?
- Fuck, he don't
tell nowt, does he?
- Have you figured that out yet?
- Yeah.
All different in my day.
No emails to confirm.
You said you were gonna be
there, and you're there.
- Didn't have electricity in
your day though, did they?
- Yeah, fuck off.
Anyway, I got
a good spar for you tomorrow.
New kid. Logan Burns.
- Tomorrow, is it?
- Yeah. Why?
- Fuck, I've got summat on.
- What?
- Nah, it's just something.
Nothing, really.
- Well, come in tomorrow.
- I can't.
- Oh.
Well, just remember it was
you who asked me
to get the fights.
- Yeah, well, is there
any other day they can do?
- You know, I hear things.
- What's that supposed to mean?
- I might be an old bastard,
but I'm not stupid.
Last time you got mixed
up with that prick,
you nearly lost everything.
Don't forget that!
- Well, I can do next week.
No, fuck off!
No!
Fucking hell.
- Big Shane is not
to be fucked with.
McQueen is also
not be fucked with.
How are you?
- Good to see
you as always, Vincent.
- You all right?
- Now, you listen here, Taz.
I want to do this proper.
After this fight ends today,
let that be the
fucking end of it.
No more cock and bull I want
to hear coming from you.
No more slagging the family.
- Great. You got my word on it.
After my boy here beats yours,
then the matter's squashed.
- In your
fucking dreams.
- Oh, then we shake
hands, and friends after?
- I don't think so.
Anyway, which one of you clowns
is, uh, taking the money?
That'd be me.
So we got our boys
for crowd control.
Sal here's our neutral man.
He'll be calling the fight.
If we're all in
agreement with that,
you both hand over
your 15K to me.
I'll hold onto it.
As soon as we got a winner,
you get your 25K winnings,
minus the 5K fee, which
we keep, of course.
If you both agree on the
terms, please say aye.
- Aye.
- Okay.
Teabag will take the money.
You bring your guys over.
- I know you.
I know you. I- I- I've seen you.
I recognize him.
- Doesn't
mean you know him.
- Where are you from, boy.
- He's from Still. He's good.
We used to box together.
- Hope you're not
fucking with us, Vince.
- Why are you looking
so nervous, man?
- He's not nervous.
It's his face, Paddy.
- So why the fuck's he,
uh, not speaking, eh?
Cat got your tongue?
- What do you
want me to fucking say?
- Don't you get
fucking mouthy with me.
- Is this what this is, Vince?
Are you fucking with us?
- I'm a fair play man. You
know that, you know me.
- Come on. Look, look,
look, I'll step away.
You have it. I won't say word.
- No, no, you go nowhere.
- What, are you
the fucking cops?
- What are you on about?
- What the fuck?
- Fall back,
you fucking prick!
- Boys!
- Boys!
- What are you doing?
- What the fuck?
- There's no need for this. No
need to get excited.
- Now, listen.
- We know what we're here for.
- Just rest your voice for a
second. I don't like his face.
I don't trust him.
- I don't like your face,
but we do business together.
Okay, okay, he
won't ref the fight.
Teabag will ref the
fight. Sal will fuck off.
We can crack on,
no problem. Done.
- I'll tell you
what's happening here.
You're gonna fight.
- No, no.
Who's he gonna fight?
- Leon!
- You can't just
spring it up like that.
- Well, that's exactly
what I'm fucking springing.
Now you listen to me-
- You could've told me
yesterday.
- for 30 seconds.
Shut your little
fucking cakehole.
It's hard to hear myself
think over that hairstyle.
If he is who he says he is,
well, then he'll go square
with my Leon here, okay?
No questions asked. We'll
just proceed with matters.
But if he is not,
well, then I hope that you've
made peace with the Almighty,
because you're about to enter
a whole world of trouble.
- Is that right?
- That's right.
- Can I have a minute?
- Take one minute, and
not a fucking second more.
- Okay. We get in the
car and we take off.
There's no need to do this.
You say no, no.
- How do we say no?
He's got a fucking shotgun.
- You can say no.
- He shoot us when
we're leaving.
And he's got a fucking
machete over there.
We're fucked. If I don't
fight him, they'll kill us.
- Good man.
- Ah, fucking, "Good man."
- We can make some money
off it too. It's good.
- Great. Call me Mo and fuck me.
Bastard!
Are you fucking kidding me?
- 10K on your boy.
- Let's make it 15.
- 15. Done.
- What the fuck is this?
I wanna fucking fight!
- Now, whoa. Just
fucking settle down, son.
Settle fucking down.
Come away, you fuck.
- Okay, no
need to yell at me.
And you as well.
I'm friends with you, brother.
You good?
- Bring it in, bring it in.
No rules.
It's over when a
man says no more.
Fight.
- Fucking have him!
- Why are you fucking kicking?
- He's fucking kicking our man!
He's kicking him in the
fucking knees, Paddy!
Not the fucking knees, Paddy.
- Come on! Come on!
- Ah, you fucking fuck!
Ah, fuck!
You bastard.
- You're in a real fight now.
- Paddy, he can't be fucking
biting him like this.
Motherfucker.
- Get him, get him, get him, get
him, get him!
There we go.
- All right.
Step back, step back, step
back, step back, step back.
- Come on, son!
- Suck it up.
Suck it up.
- Go again, go again.
- And we fight! Come on!
- Ah, he's finished.
- I seen what you done there!
I seen what you done there!
Come here, come here,
come here, come here.
- He's done.
- How's the hand? How's is it?
You're good, you're good,
you're good. You fight on.
Fight on, fight on.
- He's done, Paddy. Call it.
- It's not over!
We said it's not over
till a man says no more.
Fight! Hit him!
Hit him, son!
- That's it,
that's it! Have him for lunch!
Fight him again!
- Fight him, fight him!
- Have him, son!
- Finished?
He's finished.
- That's all right. Take him
- It's not over yet!
- Good job,
good job, good job.
- Get up. That's it.
- That's it.
- Paddy, Paddy, Paddy!
- Breathe it, breathe it.
We're still good to go.
- You're fucking joking!
- It's over yet it.
It's not over yet. Fight.
It's not over.
- You're standing him up!
- It's not over.
- You're fucking
standing him up!
- Finish what you
started now, or we will.
- Finish it, Sal.
- Stand him
up, stand him up.
You're not done yet, boy.
Stand him up, stand him up.
- Good job, good job.
- He's done,
Paddy. He's done.
- Stand him up. Hold him up.
He's not done yet.
He's not done till
a man says no more.
Okay, continue.
- Come on, Leo! Hit him
now, Leo, hit him!
- Now you fucking
just stay down.
- I can't.
- Hold him up, hold him up.
He's still up, he's still up.
He's still standing.
- He's called, Paddy!
Paddy, he called it! He's done!
- Suck it up, suck
it up. Hold it up.
- Are you
fucking kidding me?
- Nah, I fucking can't.
Anyway, he's fucked.
I'm done.
- Hey, he's forfeited!
- Sal, Sal, Sal, finish
your fucking fight.
We're on the hook for 15,000.
- I'm off.
Finish the fucking fight.
- I can't. I'm fucking done.
I'll pay you.
- Vince, he's forfeited!
- Sal!
Fuck!
- Vince, cash prevails.
- Come on, my boy!
- Your man called it.
- You forfeited.
Cash prevails. Come on.
- Okay. You keep the
five you gave me.
I'll give you 10 in a week.
I'll see you in a week.
- Grand a day for
every day you're late.
- Okay.
- Don't keep me waiting,
or you'll be seeing me.
- I got something for us.
- Oh yeah.
- Mm.
Not that small town few
grand shite. Some real shite.
- Wasn't real
enough for you now?
- Well, you proved
you can handle it.
- You fucked me, Vince.
- I did?
- Yeah.
- I'm not the one who put
us 15K in the hole, Sal.
That was you.
You had, you had the fight.
- I was fucking there
because you invited me.
- You had the money
in the palm of your hand, and
you fucking threw it away.
- You fucking told me to come.
- You could've fucking finished
it. You made a decision.
- I knew I should've
fucking come.
Decision not to kill him.
He's not bright enough to know
that he'd have fucking died.
I'd have fucking killed
him. I'd have killed him.
- They're making 'em smaller.
- What are you on about?
- The fucking egg.
They're making 'em smaller.
- You're not well.
The fuck you talking about?
- It's smaller, Sal.
- Vince, I've got more
things to think...
I've got Molly to think about.
- Well, that's exactly
why you need to do this.
You do.
- Yeah.
- You want it or not?
- No.
Fucking hell!
- It's fucking sad,
the way you're living!
- Use that
jab. Use that jab.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
- Come on!
- Hey, hey, hey, hey!
Behave yourself.
There you go.
Good boys, eh?
Enjoy that, okay?
That's the stuff. Good lad.
- 240,000 a home?
Babes, I've told
you 100,000 times.
- They don't live,
they don't live there.
Shh, shh. It's all right.
- Ah.
Hello?
- Were you planning
on coming in today?
- Yeah, I'm coming right now.
- It's not filling
me with confidence, Sal.
- Shit. I'm so sorry, Karen.
- Take the day.
You clearly need it.
- Oh, here he is.
Thanks for turning up.
You keep dropping your left.
You can't do that
against Monroe.
- Monroe?
- Aye.
Afraid the other
boy's dropped out.
They want you as a replacement.
Don't look so happy.
Hey, if you can't
come the distance,
he'll be putting you
in with everyone.
- I reckon I could have him.
- That's it.
He ain't got footwork like
you in his wildest dreams, Mo.
- Thank you, Cuz Tomato.
Have him?
Are you fucking thick?
Let me explain to you.
You are not the star here.
- Yeah, I know.
I'm fucking tired
of being a punchbag.
- You make me laugh.
You spend five minutes with
that wee gangster pal of yours,
and then you're too good for us.
- Hey, Welly.
- Here,
Einstein. Clean that up.
- Fucking hell. That was
a bit much, weren't it?
He only means well.
- Drop my left.
Ah!
- Oh.
- There you go.
Come on in.
- Thank you.
You were saying the
allergies are...
- Wheat and celery.
- Great, okay, so...
I mean, that'll be on
the paperwork anyway,
so that's something.
But this is the grand
hall, where we all eat.
- Oh lovely.
- I'm so sorry.
- Look, Mum.
- I'm so sorry.
I just have to take this
call. I'll be right with you.
Hello?
- Hi. Is that Mr. Gostello?
- Oh, could you look
after Mrs. Fownes, please?
- Hello?
- Yes, it is.
- There's been
an incident with Molly.
We need you to come down
to the school, if possible.
- Is everything okay?
Laura.
- This really goes beyond
the school's power, Sal.
How's things at home?
- What can I say? I'm
failing my daughter.
Look, if you call the police,
that's that then, innit?
That changes the course of
her next 20 years. She's 14.
She's just angry. That's
the first, that's not her.
I'm telling you, that's not her.
I don't know what's
happened here,
but that's very unlike her.
- That's in her bag.
And I can't just...
I can't just write it off.
- What if I take it?
Come on, Laura.
We used to smoke more than
that in the back of your car.
Didn't we, though?
That's a mistake.
I'll take responsibility
if necessary.
But don't blame her.
She's a good one.
- Well, it's nice
to see you, Sal.
- Thank you.
- Like father, like daughter.
- Last thing I wanted to be
when I grew up was like my dad.
He used to beat
the hell out of me.
He used to use a
belt.
I think he beat me more with
that belt than, uh, he wore it.
That's why I started boxing,
because I wanted
to crack his skull.
But not just a little bit.
I wanted to do it, you
know, with real precision.
And then, when you were born,
I was so scared
you'd end up like me.
And then I didn't
know how to deal with,
you know, true love from
you and your mum, so
I pushed you both away.
You'll make mistakes. You will.
Not 'cause you're like me.
That's just, you know,
part of growing up.
But it's not, uh,
it's not forever.
School, it's not
forever. And this town.
Whether you like me or not,
I'm not mad at you.
I just want the best for you.
And I'm proud of you.
What's happened?
I've had the school's-
- She's all right.
- What are you doing here?
- She's fine.
Well, they called me, because
they tried to call you.
But she's just not
well. Ain't right, Mol?
- You're not well?
- Yeah.
- You okay? Oh god,
I was worried sick.
Come on. We'll get you home.
Molly?
- You'll be all right, mate.
Eh?
- Hey, babes, come on. Molly.
Molly. Good girl.
Okay.
It's all right.
Okay?
- No. Um, I'm sorry about that.
I just had something come
up. I'm on my way back now.
- No, don't bother, Sal.
Save it, okay?
This is my mistake.
- Karen, please.
- You never take
this job seriously.
I'm not sure this is the right
place for you at the minute.
I've asked Becky to
step into the role.
- Becky? She's a fucking idiot!
She doesn't care
about the residents.
Karen, that's a mis-
- And you do?
- Karen.
- All right, Sal.
- Good to see you.
- Good to see you.
- Oh. Big man.
You play.
- No, I play chess.
- You play chess?
- Yeah.
- Oh, aren't you the
smart fellow these days?
- You all right, Sal?
- Yeah.
You still doing that job?
- Yeah.
- Good, then I'm in. I'll do it.
- What happened to Mr. I'm
Too Proud? Where'd he go?
- I need it.
- Do you?
No, Sal. It's not for you.
You're grown old now.
Hey, you got a life. You
got a real life, don't you?
You got a daughter and
all that, remember?
- I need to get her out of
this fucking town, Vince.
I need it.
- You'll be all right, Sal.
You want a treat?
- Lovely day, innit?
Piece of piss, lads.
Just a couple of fuckers
running the gaff. Easy.
Give us a chip.
- When?
- Friday.
End of week. Safe will be
full with the week's takings.
- I fight Friday.
- Right, we do the job,
we go to Boucher's,
you go straight to
the fight after.
It's the perfect alibi.
There's gotta be fucking
500K in that safe.
Change your whole life.
- Right, so good luck, mate.
- You all right, Sal?
- Hi, Barry.
- How are you doing mate?
- Good. Jacket off?
- Yeah, yeah.
I'm looking forward
to this, mate.
Wanna watch him, though.
He's lightning quick.
- Okay, let's get
him in the scales.
- Okay.
All right.
95 kilograms.
It's a bit heavy.
- What's the other boy?
- 88.
Well, you're the
replacement, yeah?
They can't argue it.
It's your lucky day.
- Well, we'll take
all we can get, huh?
- All right.
You're a free man now.
- Thanks for that.
See you later.
- See you later, mate. Have a
good one,
All right, here we go.
- All right, son?
I fought for a title here.
Nearly 40 years ago.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
It still
smells the same.
- How'd you get on?
- Awful.
I was shitting myself.
Fought this hard bastard.
I thought he had lead in these
gloves that night.
Beat the living shit out of me.
That's when I knew,
yeah, I didn't have it.
Gave up on myself that night.
Swore I'd never do it again.
But I did.
I gave up on you, Sal.
Wouldn't let you stop.
Maybe I was, uh,
living up my dreams through you.
That wasn't right.
You are one tough bastard, son.
Great fighter.
Best I've ever trained.
Now, let's face it.
You're too pretty to
be a journeyman, eh?
- I'd have been
lost without you.
- So what do you say?
One last dance, huh?
- Dale, please put that
in the changeroom for me.
I'll be right back. I've
just gotta go do summat.
- Oh, do ya?
- Okay?
- Yeah.
- Thanks. Don't tell Welly.
- No. You can count on me, mate.
- You all right?
- Yeah, you?
- Yeah.
- Look after yourself, eh?
Just, you know...
- For what it's worth, I
I understand why you
need to be here.
- You ready
to get rich, boys?
- Well go on.
Go cheer your dad
on. Sal "The Bull."
- I love you.
- Love you.
- Stay still, stay still.
Relax.
Stand up.
- Where are the
keys? Where are the keys?
The fucking keys!
The fucking keys!
- Be calm, mate.
- Move, move, move!
- There's no money.
- Open the fucking
safe. Open the fucking safe.
Open the fucking safe!
- Easy, easy.
- Where, where,
where's the fucking money?
Where's the fucking money?
- There's no money.
- Fuck.
Where's the fucking money,
man? The fucking money!
- Hey, hey, hey,
hey. Listen, relax.
He's an old man. Relax.
- He knows
where the fucking money-
- Shit, there's no
money. Let's just fucking go.
No, no, no, please!
- Where's
the fucking money?
- Sal!
It's bad, Sal.
It's all right.
It's bad, Sal.
Fuck! We've got to go!
Fuck, fuck, fuck!
Sorry, sorry, sorry!
- You got to go. You've
got to split Vinnie.
You have to go!
- Fuck!
Sorry, sorry, sorry!
- You have to go.
Just
go.
- Okay, okay, okay.
Okay, okay, okay.
- Just go.
- Okay, okay.
- Ah!
Ah!
- Fuck!
- Don't fret, Welly. He'll
be here, mate, he'll be here.
- Yeah.
- Need to start wrapping
his arms now, Welly.
- Yeah. He'll be ready.
He's just stuck in
the toilet, all right?
- Didn't pick you for
the nervous type, Sal!
- Yeah, he's not.
He'll be ready, okay?
- All right.
- Where the fuck is he?
- Ah, come on, son.
- I'm sorry, Welly.
He's a no-show.
- Yep.
- So?
Fuck me, man. This
ain't like Sal.
Where are you going?
- It's for the best.
- Go, go, go.
- We're gonna tell the
ref another 20 minutes.
- He's, uh,
he's not here tonight, sir.
- Where the fuck is he?
- We've
had a replacement.
He's had to drop out.
- So he's not coming?
- No, sir. Sorry.
- Here I am!
- Ah!
Molly!
- Certainly
Big Steve is right
about the 17-year-old
from Still.
Gostello's certainly boxing
well in the fifth round.
Been useful with the left hand.
- You'd have
thought he might've been
shellshocked after
the regional fight,
but he hasn't showed it, Jim.
- Well, when
I saw him against Prescott,
and heard he he was boxing
for the gold tonight...
There's gonna be trouble here.
There must be a mismatch.
As I said, I'm
pleasantly surprised.
It's a far better fight than...
Well, obviously,
you can't look good
being knocked out
in the first round,
but, well, he pulled
through and he...
Oh, good shot!
- That has to
be the turn-up of all time,
because The Bull has always
had the durable chin.
And he's really in trouble
in the sixth round.
Looks as though this big guy,
literally coming from nowhere,
and tagging Gostello.
- All the
heart in the world, Gostello,
but he's going to need it.
He's clobbered him
on the way down then.
Oh, the dream is
really slipping away.
John, if you look over at the
corner, they're struggling.
- He gets a
second standing eight-count
now.
Oh, and the right hand.
- And he's stopped it!
- Nice pull, nice!
- Jab. Hit my hand!
Lean in. Lean in and go left.
Nice.
Good boy. Good boy.
One-two.
One-two.
Come on, too late, too
late. Pay attention.
Jab.
Jab. One-two.
Try and fucking
hit the pads, eh?
Come.
- Nice.
- Come on!
On your toes!
Come on, jab! Jab!
- That's time.
That went well.
- Ah.
Oh fuck.
- Give him a minute.
- All right.
Come on. We're not finished.
Come on! Put your hands up!
What are you doing?
- I'm done.
Take that off, mate. I'm done.
- No, leave his gloves on.
We're not finished yet.
- We were fucking finished
10 years ago, Welly. Come on.
- Hey, you
better show up tonight.
- Sal.
- For fuck's sake.
What the fuck is going on, eh?
Take that off.
Fucking hell.
Oh, you...
Fuck.
Viktor, Viktor,
what's happening?
Come on, calm down.
- Do you see?
- What?
- That's it. He's done.
- Why?
- She's stole my king!
- I don't get
paid enough for this shit!
- Relax, relax, relax.
Come on, sit down.
Let's just have a
look around the room.
Maybe it fell on the
floor or something.
Let's have a quick peek.
Is it your pockets?
Check your jacket.
- No.
- No?
- She stole it.
- Let me get you a drink.
Want a drink or something?
Maybe some squash?
- Yeah.
- I'll come right back.
I'll be right back for you,
fella, okay? We'll find it.
I promise you we
will. We'll find it.
If I let go of you, Vik,
you'll make you down that hill
quick enough, wouldn't you?
- Oi!
- Oh, you found it,
Your king.
Your chess piece. The
king that you lost.
- That's the third time
this month he's kicked off.
- Doesn't know what he says.
- He's a danger
to the other residents.
- You just need to know
how to talk to him.
- Oh yeah, and you
do that, do ya?
- Look, you're
good with him, Sal,
but you need to speak to him.
Behavior like that just
isn't acceptable. Okay?
- What, that's it?
He's just gonna get
away with it then?
- Becky, you can go. I want
to talk to Sal a minute.
For someone who's been
here as long as you,
you should know better.
You're great with the
residents. We all know that.
But getting on with the
staff is just as important.
- Bandage up from the
off. Nice and relaxed.
You feeling all right?
Good luck.
Come on, you're
the boss in there.
- Make sure it looks
good tonight, yeah?
So no funny business.
Okay?
Okay?
- Come on.
- That's
it. Keep moving, mate.
That's good work.
Good work, good work.
Stay sharp.
Nice.
- What the fuck are you doing?
Let the boy work!
- Nice.
- Ah, fuck.
- That
looked good, man.
That was good. That's better.
- Water.
What the fuck are you doing, eh?
If you wanna get paid, stop
pissing around and do your job.
Okay?
Here.
Breathe. Come on.
Through your nose.
You all right, you're all right.
Just take it easy, yeah?
God, Sal, just let
him do his thing.
Okay, go on.
- Go on.
Good luck.
- Bloody hell.
Mate, that's twice.
You broke it twice.
You came here as well.
I'll have you sleep
in the streets
of Cork and fucking Blake.
Just come back, you.
Paid to be a punchbag now?
You used to break a
man down. Who's this?
- You used to be skinny.
- You want a wee
treat, you fat fuck?
- I don't. Ta.
It's fucking good to see ya.
- And you.
- When did you get out?
- A few months ago.
- I'm sorry I didn't
come to see you.
- It's not your fault.
I was getting moved
around all the time.
- Fucking
hell, that's lovely.
- You know me.
Always had me ways.
- The safe way out.
- Of course.
You'd rather I get a job
sweeping the floors, Sal?
Stocking the fucking
shelves, yeah?
No, I'm not going back.
You know as well as I
do, I'm damaged goods.
- Oi! I'm locking up!
- Welly.
He fucking, he fucking hates me.
Still can't shake
off the old boy.
- So come on then.
What are you here for?
- Well, a little birdie said
you're still throwing punches,
so I thought I'd come
see it to believe it.
- Well, it keeps me fit.
- Does it?
- Gives me pocket money.
- You deserve better, Sal.
Well, I got a few things
going. I can help you.
- I don't want charity.
- Still too proud?
Well, it's good
seeing you anyway.
Come.
Give us a hug.
- The big man.
- Hmm. Big man.
The big man.
Take care of yourself.
- Good, man. You too.
Ah, you bastard!
- Want one?
Dirty bastard.
Who's this?
- That's Molly, my daughter.
- You've got a daughter.
You didn't think
you could tell me?
Are you still married?
- I thought we discussed this.
- You've got a daughter. You're
wearing the fucking ring.
- Oh, Fay, why
make it complicated?
- This is the definition
of complicated, Sal.
- This is just...
- What is this?
- What do you want it to be?
- Well, for starters, I've
never even been to your place.
Where is it you live again?
- I live in a field.
- Oh, fuck.
Where do you live?
- In a field.
- You're a dickhead.
- What are you doing?
Fay, don't leave.
Fay, where are you going?
Don't. I'll give you a ride.
Well done, Sal.
Oh, fucking hell.
- Molly!
- Happy birthday.
You had a row?
- Walk into that door again?
- No. You should
see the other guy.
Not a mark on him.
She's all right. She
knows it's not a big deal.
- She's 14.
Everything's a big deal.
Um, I know we said
tomorrow evening,
but I need her back
in the morning.
- Why?
- Oliver's parents
are coming over.
- So?
- Just bring her back
in the morning, yeah?
- Hello, Sal.
- Hi, mate.
I like this car.
Very nice.
They do it in
beige. Did you know?
- Thank you.
- Lovely, lovely beige.
- Have a nice day.
- You too, mate.
- Bring her
back in the morning!
- In the morning.
- Don't forget.
- I've only got the afternoon.
Lose half my day. You got it.
Should we go to the beach?
Should go to the beach then?
- Whatever.
- I got you something.
You can open it now.
It's rare, that.
Very select few get those.
- Didn't you get knocked out?
Shit, I've got to
go. Call you later.
- Here you go.
Cheer up.
How's school?
- Fine.
- You know, you got to study
hard. Stay disciplined.
- You barely even went.
- Well, yeah.
I mean, you know, that's why
I know what you got to do.
How's Oliver? What's he like?
- Well, he hasn't molested me.
- What?
- Well, that's what
you're asking, isn't it?
- No, it's not! I'm asking
if he's decent to you.
Jesus, Molly!
Do you like it here in Still?
Seriously, would you
miss it if you left?
I'm just asking 'cause
I might,
I might leave, go to the
country or something.
- You really brought me
out here to tell me that?
You're a fucking stranger to me.
- Oh yeah.
- You following me?
- What's he say?
- Fuck knows.
You betting on the races?
- Races?
- It's the submarine races.
He beats me all the time.
- Who's who's there?
- Molly.
- Molly?
Well, fuck me!
I feel like an old bastard.
She was a few months
when I went away.
- She's 14 today.
- She's 14?
- Yeah.
- Oh, bless her heart.
- She's moody.
- Is she moody?
- Yeah.
- Well, she's 14.
Ah.
You know, you can be
smart and still be proud.
But you always
played hard to get.
Call me.
- Gotta go.
- It's like riding a bike.
- See you around.
- It's his daughter,
you fucking idiot.
- You're gonna
lock the door on me?
- Good
morning, Still.
You're listening
to Still Local FM.
- You want more
tropical juice, Mol?
- Hello?
Oh, it's not my shift, is it?
Why? What's happened now?
I told him I'd
take that chess...
What?
I'm coming straight down
then. I'll be right down.
Sweetie, can you get
all your things, please?
- What?
- Can you grab all
your stuff, please?
I need you to come with me.
- Why?
- Because I need
you to come with me.
- Yeah, but do I have to?
- Yes! Get your things and
come with me, please, duck!
Come on.
You go in there,
please, sweet pea.
Go on!
- How is he?
- Have some time with him.
- Oliver's pretty boring.
He works in IT, and
I hate computers.
- Barely even got a phone.
Well, he is boring,
isn't he? Ugh!
He winds me up.
Ugh!
Sorry.
Have you ever played chess?
I can move out of it, yeah.
- So it's-
- It's not checkmate, is it?
- But it's check.
- No way I'm gonna lose
straight out of pretending
I'm showing you how to play.
Bang. It's unreal.
Straight out check.
- Oh, my heart's in my mouth.
- Why?
- I know it shouldn't be.
But I feel like one
wrong move and then...
- Predator, like I'm going to-
- Yeah, like shark.
- absolutely kill you.
- Yeah.
- I won't do that to you.
Sorry about what I
said at the beach.
I didn't mean to, uh-
- No, it's fine.
- You know, if I did move away,
you could come live with me.
Been saving for a house.
I wanna take you to see it.
I know you're angry at me,
and you can be.
- I don't know.
- Don't cheat.
- Where is she? Molly?
- You look like the grim
reaper.
What's going on here?
- Molly?
- You totally embarrassed me
in front of Oliver's parents .
- I got caught up.
That's all it was.
- Yeah.
No, well, I know where you were,
'cause I called Golden Brook.
You took her to see
a dead resident?
- I did not at all.
We went there, and it's Vik-
- Mum, it wasn't like that.
- Okay, Molly, just
get in the car now, please.
- No, Mum, please don't.
- I'm in no mood.
Get in the car, thank you.
- See you later.
Come on, Elaine.
- If you're not gonna play by
the rules, then neither am I.
- The fuck does that mean?
- It means I'm
giving you your out.
I'm not gonna force you to
come and see her anymore.
You don't have to worry
about missing her birthday,
buying her school
stuff, just go.
Go and live your life.
Pretend- pretend you
don't have a daughter.
- When has that
ever been my wish?
- Has it not?
- Never.
- Oh, because
that's- that's the way
you've behaved all of her life.
- Uh-huh?
- Yeah.
And I'm not gonna let you
one undo all my hard work
because you fancied being
a dad for five minutes.
- You can't fucking take her
away from me, so get it done.
- I think you'll find I can.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
- Go on then.
How cruel is that?
- Don't test me.
- How am I testing
you? You are testing me.
What do I have if
you take that away?
When have I asked for that?
What- what's that?
- Get that...
You're gonna have to
sort some other address,
'cause I- I just
can't have your shit-
- Yeah, you can't look after-
- in my house.
- You can't give me any help?
- Fucking help yourself.
- You nasty fucker.
- Yeah,
we're going home.
- You fucking spiteful cow.
Fucking hell.
Oh, you fucking piece of shit.
- Just call when
you need anything?
- Go, go, go!
Done. Good.
Here, here, here, here.
- Ah!
- Here.
- And a double.
- Good night, fella.
- Hiya, mate? You all right?
- Yeah. I'm here to see Vince.
- Are we now, mate?
- Yeah.
- Who the fuck are you.
- My name's Sal.
- Your name's Sal, is it?
And what the fuck
do you want, Sal?
- To see Vince.
- Everybody wants to see Vince.
- Okay.
Eh...
Sal Gostello.
- Yeah?
You Sal 'The Bull'?
- Yeah, it's me.
- You really are?
- Yeah.
- You used to box with my dad.
- Who's your dad?
Big Dave Burdett.
- Oh, fucking hell, yeah.
Park Gym, that's it.
Tough fella, yeah.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- How's he doing?
- He's all right. He's
doing a turn up north.
- Oh, fuck, I'm sorry.
- It's all right. He
fucking loves it up there.
- I bet he
does. Sounds like him.
- All right, you crack on mate.
Just go there, yeah?
You'll know where to go.
- Okay.
- Any problems,
just ask for Little Marcus.
- All right. Good, yeah.
- See you, mate.
Look after yourself.
- Yeah, you too, man.
Send my love to you dad.
- All right, cheers, mate.
- All right, me old mate.
Let's see.
- Take this slow.
Slow, slow, slow, slow, slow.
What d'you think?
- Painful.
- Looks painful?
- Yeah.
- Well, the best shite
always is, isn't it.
James!
So I control the best,
supply the venue,
sort the security,
pick the fighters.
It's not that
white collar shite,
where even when you
win, you lose, Sal.
James.
You'd be surprised how much
people pay for a dust-up.
You don't know what half of
this shite's going to make.
Huge.
- Yeah.
If you can make it legal.
- We all want blood, whether
we want to admit it or not.
It's our most...
It's our most primitive need,
and We've been deprived of it.
It's a new era, Sal.
I'm leading the charge.
I've got 15 years
of making up to do.
I won't be, won't be held
back with fucking regulations.
Oh, I got a favor to ask you.
We just had a ref pull
out of the next fight.
We need a neutral
man. That's you.
- Fuck, it's not that simple.
- What isn't?
- Being a ref. It's
not that simple.
- You just gotta
fucking stand there
while they kick the
fuck out of each other.
What do you mean?
- Fucking hell, it's-
- Sal.
- It's not my thing, man.
- It's not your thing, but
getting punched in the face is?
After all these years,
you're gonna tell me no?
No.
- Hey, fuck.
- Are you saying no?
You can't.
It's me. Who knows
you better than me?
- Fuck.
- Take off your jacket.
Okay there now.
Good lad.
Come together, please.
- You hungry, big boy?
- Okay. I want a clean fight.
That means no gouging, no
biting, no fish hooking,
no rabbit punches to
the back of the head.
If a man goes down, I want
room, please, okay? Separate.
Come on. Fight.
- Fucking have him!
Fucking boy, hit him!
- Go and fucking do him!
- Left hook, then jab!
No! Stand there!
Ready?
Let's fight. Come on.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey,
hey! Give him space!
Give him space, give him
him space, give him space!
- Come on!
All done? Is he done?
- Hold on. Back up,
back up, back up.
You finished?
- Are we done?
- Are you good? You sure?
Come on, fight!
- Stay the fuck down!
- That's it, lad.
Hey, help me get him up.
- 80.
- He needs a doctor.
- Wait, wait, wait. Hey, whoa.
Hey, are you fucking
Mother Teresa?
- Well, he's- he's-
- Hey, don't be concerned
with these eejits.
If they get hurt, that's
on them. They know.
That's the rules, Sal.
That's the rules of
moderately-violent behavior.
Here, open it.
- What's that?
- Open it.
Now, do you want more of that,
or would you rather wipe
people's holes all fucking day?
You.
Come here.
You know who you are?
You know who you
are? Look at me.
Look at me.
You're the fucking Bull, Sal.
Hey, you're The Bull.
That's who you are. You're
the Burnsfield Bull, Sal.
It don't change.
No matter what you got going
on here, it don't change.
It don't never change.
We don't change.
People like us
don't change, Sal.
We used to run
this fucking town.
Remember the fucking stairwell?
Armani suits and a
little security guard,
and John with his
stupid fucking hair.
You remember?
Those times,
those times, Sal,
I want more of those times.
- Yeah.
- Don't you miss it?
- Yeah.
- Okay, okay.
So stop playing with your dick,
and have a fucking
drink with me.
- Molly here.
You know what to do.
Leave a message. Bye!
- Oh, fucking hell. Can
you get Elaine, please?
I'm here for Molly.
- Sal.
Elaine?
Sal's here.
- Hello. I'm here
to pick up Molly.
- I'm not doing this, Sal.
- No, n- nothing to do.
Just, um, pick up Molly,
and I'll take her out.
- No, I'm not- I'm not-
I'm not doing this.
So you need to go.
It's not your day.
- Well, I'm her father, and
I'm entitled to take her.
- Well, if you're her father,
you need to act like her f...
Look, Sal, I'm not doing this.
It's...
We have an arrangement.
It's not your day.
So you just, you
just need to go.
- Yeah, it's just a pop-by,
just to like, you know...
I- I get what happened,
and I just wanna be like,
"Oh, let's go out
and have a little
milkshake or something."
- No, no, no.
No, that's- that's
not how it works.
- Yeah, but-
- Okay, you just...
Please listen to me.
You really need to stop this
because we've had enough, okay?
- Who's we?
- We've had 14 years of it.
- What are you talking about?
- 14 years of you just fucking
flitting here and
flitting there.
Life doesn't work like this.
You're messing with
people's lives.
- I'm making fucking decisions.
- Okay, go-
- So I'm saying today,
I'll come get her.
- No, but today's not-
- I understand you're
all heartbroken,
'cause I left you, and now
your fucking life's a mess,
but what I'm telling you is-
- My life's a mess?
- I'm here to pick her up.
- Look at my life. My
life is not a mess.
- Oh, it's all about...
Oh, that's what it's about.
So, well, then call
you fucking win.
But what I'm saying is,
I'm just here to get her.
- No, you can't mess
her around like that.
- I'm not messing her around.
I'm here, standing right here.
All I wanna do.
- Okay, but it's not your day,
so you can't be here,
so you need to go.
- I'm not fucking going.
- And if you don't go,
I'll have to call the police.
- Call the police?
Yeah, do it.
- Yeah, I'll have to call
the police.
- Tell 'em,
"The dad's turned up to take
her out for a nice meal.
I don't know where she is
'cause I'm a terrible parent.
I don't know when
she's coming back,
so I've called you
to protect me."
Fucking call 'em. You call
'em now and I'll bang 'em out.
I swear to God, I will fucking
knock every copper out.
Get 'em down here.
Call 'em now. I'll wait.
I'm not going anywhere.
- Police, please.
- I'm not going anywhere.
Are you fucking calling the
police? Are you fucking joking?
She'll fucking hate you
for it. I'm not kidding.
Call the police?
Call the police?
For what? What did I do there?
What did I do?
Nothing!
- Go!
Get out of here! Go!
Go on, get out of here!
Out! Don't you dare!
- Give me a second,
Eileen. Sorry.
Yeah?
- Sal, so I got
another little thing for you.
There's a couple of travelers.
Real nasty bastards.
Sal?
- Yeah. When?
- Well, tomorrow
I'll send you the details.
- Okay.
- Sal.
No private calls at work.
- Yeah. Sorry.
Won't happen again.
- Sal.
Welly wants a word.
- Huh?
- The old man. Go
see the old man.
- About what?
- Fuck, he don't
tell nowt, does he?
- Have you figured that out yet?
- Yeah.
All different in my day.
No emails to confirm.
You said you were gonna be
there, and you're there.
- Didn't have electricity in
your day though, did they?
- Yeah, fuck off.
Anyway, I got
a good spar for you tomorrow.
New kid. Logan Burns.
- Tomorrow, is it?
- Yeah. Why?
- Fuck, I've got summat on.
- What?
- Nah, it's just something.
Nothing, really.
- Well, come in tomorrow.
- I can't.
- Oh.
Well, just remember it was
you who asked me
to get the fights.
- Yeah, well, is there
any other day they can do?
- You know, I hear things.
- What's that supposed to mean?
- I might be an old bastard,
but I'm not stupid.
Last time you got mixed
up with that prick,
you nearly lost everything.
Don't forget that!
- Well, I can do next week.
No, fuck off!
No!
Fucking hell.
- Big Shane is not
to be fucked with.
McQueen is also
not be fucked with.
How are you?
- Good to see
you as always, Vincent.
- You all right?
- Now, you listen here, Taz.
I want to do this proper.
After this fight ends today,
let that be the
fucking end of it.
No more cock and bull I want
to hear coming from you.
No more slagging the family.
- Great. You got my word on it.
After my boy here beats yours,
then the matter's squashed.
- In your
fucking dreams.
- Oh, then we shake
hands, and friends after?
- I don't think so.
Anyway, which one of you clowns
is, uh, taking the money?
That'd be me.
So we got our boys
for crowd control.
Sal here's our neutral man.
He'll be calling the fight.
If we're all in
agreement with that,
you both hand over
your 15K to me.
I'll hold onto it.
As soon as we got a winner,
you get your 25K winnings,
minus the 5K fee, which
we keep, of course.
If you both agree on the
terms, please say aye.
- Aye.
- Okay.
Teabag will take the money.
You bring your guys over.
- I know you.
I know you. I- I- I've seen you.
I recognize him.
- Doesn't
mean you know him.
- Where are you from, boy.
- He's from Still. He's good.
We used to box together.
- Hope you're not
fucking with us, Vince.
- Why are you looking
so nervous, man?
- He's not nervous.
It's his face, Paddy.
- So why the fuck's he,
uh, not speaking, eh?
Cat got your tongue?
- What do you
want me to fucking say?
- Don't you get
fucking mouthy with me.
- Is this what this is, Vince?
Are you fucking with us?
- I'm a fair play man. You
know that, you know me.
- Come on. Look, look,
look, I'll step away.
You have it. I won't say word.
- No, no, you go nowhere.
- What, are you
the fucking cops?
- What are you on about?
- What the fuck?
- Fall back,
you fucking prick!
- Boys!
- Boys!
- What are you doing?
- What the fuck?
- There's no need for this. No
need to get excited.
- Now, listen.
- We know what we're here for.
- Just rest your voice for a
second. I don't like his face.
I don't trust him.
- I don't like your face,
but we do business together.
Okay, okay, he
won't ref the fight.
Teabag will ref the
fight. Sal will fuck off.
We can crack on,
no problem. Done.
- I'll tell you
what's happening here.
You're gonna fight.
- No, no.
Who's he gonna fight?
- Leon!
- You can't just
spring it up like that.
- Well, that's exactly
what I'm fucking springing.
Now you listen to me-
- You could've told me
yesterday.
- for 30 seconds.
Shut your little
fucking cakehole.
It's hard to hear myself
think over that hairstyle.
If he is who he says he is,
well, then he'll go square
with my Leon here, okay?
No questions asked. We'll
just proceed with matters.
But if he is not,
well, then I hope that you've
made peace with the Almighty,
because you're about to enter
a whole world of trouble.
- Is that right?
- That's right.
- Can I have a minute?
- Take one minute, and
not a fucking second more.
- Okay. We get in the
car and we take off.
There's no need to do this.
You say no, no.
- How do we say no?
He's got a fucking shotgun.
- You can say no.
- He shoot us when
we're leaving.
And he's got a fucking
machete over there.
We're fucked. If I don't
fight him, they'll kill us.
- Good man.
- Ah, fucking, "Good man."
- We can make some money
off it too. It's good.
- Great. Call me Mo and fuck me.
Bastard!
Are you fucking kidding me?
- 10K on your boy.
- Let's make it 15.
- 15. Done.
- What the fuck is this?
I wanna fucking fight!
- Now, whoa. Just
fucking settle down, son.
Settle fucking down.
Come away, you fuck.
- Okay, no
need to yell at me.
And you as well.
I'm friends with you, brother.
You good?
- Bring it in, bring it in.
No rules.
It's over when a
man says no more.
Fight.
- Fucking have him!
- Why are you fucking kicking?
- He's fucking kicking our man!
He's kicking him in the
fucking knees, Paddy!
Not the fucking knees, Paddy.
- Come on! Come on!
- Ah, you fucking fuck!
Ah, fuck!
You bastard.
- You're in a real fight now.
- Paddy, he can't be fucking
biting him like this.
Motherfucker.
- Get him, get him, get him, get
him, get him!
There we go.
- All right.
Step back, step back, step
back, step back, step back.
- Come on, son!
- Suck it up.
Suck it up.
- Go again, go again.
- And we fight! Come on!
- Ah, he's finished.
- I seen what you done there!
I seen what you done there!
Come here, come here,
come here, come here.
- He's done.
- How's the hand? How's is it?
You're good, you're good,
you're good. You fight on.
Fight on, fight on.
- He's done, Paddy. Call it.
- It's not over!
We said it's not over
till a man says no more.
Fight! Hit him!
Hit him, son!
- That's it,
that's it! Have him for lunch!
Fight him again!
- Fight him, fight him!
- Have him, son!
- Finished?
He's finished.
- That's all right. Take him
- It's not over yet!
- Good job,
good job, good job.
- Get up. That's it.
- That's it.
- Paddy, Paddy, Paddy!
- Breathe it, breathe it.
We're still good to go.
- You're fucking joking!
- It's over yet it.
It's not over yet. Fight.
It's not over.
- You're standing him up!
- It's not over.
- You're fucking
standing him up!
- Finish what you
started now, or we will.
- Finish it, Sal.
- Stand him
up, stand him up.
You're not done yet, boy.
Stand him up, stand him up.
- Good job, good job.
- He's done,
Paddy. He's done.
- Stand him up. Hold him up.
He's not done yet.
He's not done till
a man says no more.
Okay, continue.
- Come on, Leo! Hit him
now, Leo, hit him!
- Now you fucking
just stay down.
- I can't.
- Hold him up, hold him up.
He's still up, he's still up.
He's still standing.
- He's called, Paddy!
Paddy, he called it! He's done!
- Suck it up, suck
it up. Hold it up.
- Are you
fucking kidding me?
- Nah, I fucking can't.
Anyway, he's fucked.
I'm done.
- Hey, he's forfeited!
- Sal, Sal, Sal, finish
your fucking fight.
We're on the hook for 15,000.
- I'm off.
Finish the fucking fight.
- I can't. I'm fucking done.
I'll pay you.
- Vince, he's forfeited!
- Sal!
Fuck!
- Vince, cash prevails.
- Come on, my boy!
- Your man called it.
- You forfeited.
Cash prevails. Come on.
- Okay. You keep the
five you gave me.
I'll give you 10 in a week.
I'll see you in a week.
- Grand a day for
every day you're late.
- Okay.
- Don't keep me waiting,
or you'll be seeing me.
- I got something for us.
- Oh yeah.
- Mm.
Not that small town few
grand shite. Some real shite.
- Wasn't real
enough for you now?
- Well, you proved
you can handle it.
- You fucked me, Vince.
- I did?
- Yeah.
- I'm not the one who put
us 15K in the hole, Sal.
That was you.
You had, you had the fight.
- I was fucking there
because you invited me.
- You had the money
in the palm of your hand, and
you fucking threw it away.
- You fucking told me to come.
- You could've fucking finished
it. You made a decision.
- I knew I should've
fucking come.
Decision not to kill him.
He's not bright enough to know
that he'd have fucking died.
I'd have fucking killed
him. I'd have killed him.
- They're making 'em smaller.
- What are you on about?
- The fucking egg.
They're making 'em smaller.
- You're not well.
The fuck you talking about?
- It's smaller, Sal.
- Vince, I've got more
things to think...
I've got Molly to think about.
- Well, that's exactly
why you need to do this.
You do.
- Yeah.
- You want it or not?
- No.
Fucking hell!
- It's fucking sad,
the way you're living!
- Use that
jab. Use that jab.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
- Come on!
- Hey, hey, hey, hey!
Behave yourself.
There you go.
Good boys, eh?
Enjoy that, okay?
That's the stuff. Good lad.
- 240,000 a home?
Babes, I've told
you 100,000 times.
- They don't live,
they don't live there.
Shh, shh. It's all right.
- Ah.
Hello?
- Were you planning
on coming in today?
- Yeah, I'm coming right now.
- It's not filling
me with confidence, Sal.
- Shit. I'm so sorry, Karen.
- Take the day.
You clearly need it.
- Oh, here he is.
Thanks for turning up.
You keep dropping your left.
You can't do that
against Monroe.
- Monroe?
- Aye.
Afraid the other
boy's dropped out.
They want you as a replacement.
Don't look so happy.
Hey, if you can't
come the distance,
he'll be putting you
in with everyone.
- I reckon I could have him.
- That's it.
He ain't got footwork like
you in his wildest dreams, Mo.
- Thank you, Cuz Tomato.
Have him?
Are you fucking thick?
Let me explain to you.
You are not the star here.
- Yeah, I know.
I'm fucking tired
of being a punchbag.
- You make me laugh.
You spend five minutes with
that wee gangster pal of yours,
and then you're too good for us.
- Hey, Welly.
- Here,
Einstein. Clean that up.
- Fucking hell. That was
a bit much, weren't it?
He only means well.
- Drop my left.
Ah!
- Oh.
- There you go.
Come on in.
- Thank you.
You were saying the
allergies are...
- Wheat and celery.
- Great, okay, so...
I mean, that'll be on
the paperwork anyway,
so that's something.
But this is the grand
hall, where we all eat.
- Oh lovely.
- I'm so sorry.
- Look, Mum.
- I'm so sorry.
I just have to take this
call. I'll be right with you.
Hello?
- Hi. Is that Mr. Gostello?
- Oh, could you look
after Mrs. Fownes, please?
- Hello?
- Yes, it is.
- There's been
an incident with Molly.
We need you to come down
to the school, if possible.
- Is everything okay?
Laura.
- This really goes beyond
the school's power, Sal.
How's things at home?
- What can I say? I'm
failing my daughter.
Look, if you call the police,
that's that then, innit?
That changes the course of
her next 20 years. She's 14.
She's just angry. That's
the first, that's not her.
I'm telling you, that's not her.
I don't know what's
happened here,
but that's very unlike her.
- That's in her bag.
And I can't just...
I can't just write it off.
- What if I take it?
Come on, Laura.
We used to smoke more than
that in the back of your car.
Didn't we, though?
That's a mistake.
I'll take responsibility
if necessary.
But don't blame her.
She's a good one.
- Well, it's nice
to see you, Sal.
- Thank you.
- Like father, like daughter.
- Last thing I wanted to be
when I grew up was like my dad.
He used to beat
the hell out of me.
He used to use a
belt.
I think he beat me more with
that belt than, uh, he wore it.
That's why I started boxing,
because I wanted
to crack his skull.
But not just a little bit.
I wanted to do it, you
know, with real precision.
And then, when you were born,
I was so scared
you'd end up like me.
And then I didn't
know how to deal with,
you know, true love from
you and your mum, so
I pushed you both away.
You'll make mistakes. You will.
Not 'cause you're like me.
That's just, you know,
part of growing up.
But it's not, uh,
it's not forever.
School, it's not
forever. And this town.
Whether you like me or not,
I'm not mad at you.
I just want the best for you.
And I'm proud of you.
What's happened?
I've had the school's-
- She's all right.
- What are you doing here?
- She's fine.
Well, they called me, because
they tried to call you.
But she's just not
well. Ain't right, Mol?
- You're not well?
- Yeah.
- You okay? Oh god,
I was worried sick.
Come on. We'll get you home.
Molly?
- You'll be all right, mate.
Eh?
- Hey, babes, come on. Molly.
Molly. Good girl.
Okay.
It's all right.
Okay?
- No. Um, I'm sorry about that.
I just had something come
up. I'm on my way back now.
- No, don't bother, Sal.
Save it, okay?
This is my mistake.
- Karen, please.
- You never take
this job seriously.
I'm not sure this is the right
place for you at the minute.
I've asked Becky to
step into the role.
- Becky? She's a fucking idiot!
She doesn't care
about the residents.
Karen, that's a mis-
- And you do?
- Karen.
- All right, Sal.
- Good to see you.
- Good to see you.
- Oh. Big man.
You play.
- No, I play chess.
- You play chess?
- Yeah.
- Oh, aren't you the
smart fellow these days?
- You all right, Sal?
- Yeah.
You still doing that job?
- Yeah.
- Good, then I'm in. I'll do it.
- What happened to Mr. I'm
Too Proud? Where'd he go?
- I need it.
- Do you?
No, Sal. It's not for you.
You're grown old now.
Hey, you got a life. You
got a real life, don't you?
You got a daughter and
all that, remember?
- I need to get her out of
this fucking town, Vince.
I need it.
- You'll be all right, Sal.
You want a treat?
- Lovely day, innit?
Piece of piss, lads.
Just a couple of fuckers
running the gaff. Easy.
Give us a chip.
- When?
- Friday.
End of week. Safe will be
full with the week's takings.
- I fight Friday.
- Right, we do the job,
we go to Boucher's,
you go straight to
the fight after.
It's the perfect alibi.
There's gotta be fucking
500K in that safe.
Change your whole life.
- Right, so good luck, mate.
- You all right, Sal?
- Hi, Barry.
- How are you doing mate?
- Good. Jacket off?
- Yeah, yeah.
I'm looking forward
to this, mate.
Wanna watch him, though.
He's lightning quick.
- Okay, let's get
him in the scales.
- Okay.
All right.
95 kilograms.
It's a bit heavy.
- What's the other boy?
- 88.
Well, you're the
replacement, yeah?
They can't argue it.
It's your lucky day.
- Well, we'll take
all we can get, huh?
- All right.
You're a free man now.
- Thanks for that.
See you later.
- See you later, mate. Have a
good one,
All right, here we go.
- All right, son?
I fought for a title here.
Nearly 40 years ago.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
It still
smells the same.
- How'd you get on?
- Awful.
I was shitting myself.
Fought this hard bastard.
I thought he had lead in these
gloves that night.
Beat the living shit out of me.
That's when I knew,
yeah, I didn't have it.
Gave up on myself that night.
Swore I'd never do it again.
But I did.
I gave up on you, Sal.
Wouldn't let you stop.
Maybe I was, uh,
living up my dreams through you.
That wasn't right.
You are one tough bastard, son.
Great fighter.
Best I've ever trained.
Now, let's face it.
You're too pretty to
be a journeyman, eh?
- I'd have been
lost without you.
- So what do you say?
One last dance, huh?
- Dale, please put that
in the changeroom for me.
I'll be right back. I've
just gotta go do summat.
- Oh, do ya?
- Okay?
- Yeah.
- Thanks. Don't tell Welly.
- No. You can count on me, mate.
- You all right?
- Yeah, you?
- Yeah.
- Look after yourself, eh?
Just, you know...
- For what it's worth, I
I understand why you
need to be here.
- You ready
to get rich, boys?
- Well go on.
Go cheer your dad
on. Sal "The Bull."
- I love you.
- Love you.
- Stay still, stay still.
Relax.
Stand up.
- Where are the
keys? Where are the keys?
The fucking keys!
The fucking keys!
- Be calm, mate.
- Move, move, move!
- There's no money.
- Open the fucking
safe. Open the fucking safe.
Open the fucking safe!
- Easy, easy.
- Where, where,
where's the fucking money?
Where's the fucking money?
- There's no money.
- Fuck.
Where's the fucking money,
man? The fucking money!
- Hey, hey, hey,
hey. Listen, relax.
He's an old man. Relax.
- He knows
where the fucking money-
- Shit, there's no
money. Let's just fucking go.
No, no, no, please!
- Where's
the fucking money?
- Sal!
It's bad, Sal.
It's all right.
It's bad, Sal.
Fuck! We've got to go!
Fuck, fuck, fuck!
Sorry, sorry, sorry!
- You got to go. You've
got to split Vinnie.
You have to go!
- Fuck!
Sorry, sorry, sorry!
- You have to go.
Just
go.
- Okay, okay, okay.
Okay, okay, okay.
- Just go.
- Okay, okay.
- Ah!
Ah!
- Fuck!
- Don't fret, Welly. He'll
be here, mate, he'll be here.
- Yeah.
- Need to start wrapping
his arms now, Welly.
- Yeah. He'll be ready.
He's just stuck in
the toilet, all right?
- Didn't pick you for
the nervous type, Sal!
- Yeah, he's not.
He'll be ready, okay?
- All right.
- Where the fuck is he?
- Ah, come on, son.
- I'm sorry, Welly.
He's a no-show.
- Yep.
- So?
Fuck me, man. This
ain't like Sal.
Where are you going?
- It's for the best.
- Go, go, go.
- We're gonna tell the
ref another 20 minutes.
- He's, uh,
he's not here tonight, sir.
- Where the fuck is he?
- We've
had a replacement.
He's had to drop out.
- So he's not coming?
- No, sir. Sorry.
- Here I am!
- Ah!
Molly!