Close to Me (2021) s01e02 Episode Script

1
Oh, my God!
Bobbin! Come here! Yes!
I'm I'm Wendy.
I live in the cottage
at the end of
I don't understand.
They said he'd died.
Baby, they said you'd died.
I know,
and I didn't think that was right.
- I'm sorry.
- Yeah, why would they do that?
I probably shouldn't have come,
but he was so unhappy.
I missed you too.
Oh, baby, I missed you so much.
Jo, come away from the door.
Wendy, you know
you're not supposed to be here.
That's not Bobbin.
Of course it's Bobbin.
I know my dog.
Come away from the door.
Oh, no!
No!
- Oh, my God!
- His insides are coming out!
Oh, my God!
Push them back in! Push them in!
Help me!
Jo?
Jo?
Are you okay?
Bobbin is dead
isn't he?
Yeah.
He is.
Did you kill him?
What?
No!
Why would you say
something like that?
I'm so sorry.
Sorry.
Thank you.
- I really am sorry.
- That's okay.
I've been having
these awful nightmares
and it's hard
to make sense of things.
Well just drink your tea
and take your time
and we'll start the day again.
I wanna go to that support group
the doctor talked about.
Really? Is it not too soon?
Amnesia,
the gift that keeps on giving.
It's been a week.
I've been locked up in here
and I'm slowly going demented.
Okay. You normally hate
that kind of thing.
What kind of thing?
Groups, strangers,
having to wait for the sharing stick
before you speak.
Well, I need to talk
to someone who's trained.
Nothing's coming back to me.
Okay, well, we'll do
whatever you need to do.
Great. It's at 11:00. I'll get ready.
Oh, you mean today?
Nick.
I love you! I miss you already!
Fuck!
Ready to rumble?
Yeah.
Why are we going this way?
We've never been this way.
There's road works. It's quicker.
It's a weird road.
Listen, I, uh, might have
to pop out tomorrow.
Won't be for long. Is that all right?
Jo? Is that okay?
What?
It's just some work stuff.
I won't be long.
Okay.
Mum.
I really wanna see Finn.
What?
He's got a little bit trickier
this last 12 months.
- I don't think it's drugs
- Drugs?
It's probably just puberty
finally kicking in.
He's 18, Rob.
He's, uh, 19 actually.
God, I'm such a shit show.
Hey, Jo.
I can't remember
what's gone in the last 12 months.
It doesn't really matter.
We need to live in the now.
What are you, a man or a meme?
Jo?
Jo?
- Rob, do you see that woman?
- Jo?
- What?
- Who's that woman?
- She knows me.
- What woman?
What woman, Jo?
No, nothing.
Well, at least let me carry you in.
It's literally right there, Rob.
I need to build my confidence.
I'll wait here in case you hate it.
If you fall over, I'll pick you up.
Fuck off.
Nice stick, missus.
Oh, miss, you got the time?
- Give me your phone.
- What?
Give me your phone and money.
Give me your phone and purse now!
Fuck off! You give me
your money and your phone!
Please,
don't fucking piss me off, man!
Shit! Go get a job, you arsehole!
You know what really pisses me off?
You just made me
sound like my mother!
I hope
somebody's chalked you up one.
Crazy bitch!
Shit!
Maybe you were safer in the alley.
- Hiya.
- Hi.
You're new.
I'm Sharon. Pleased to meet ya.
Hi, Sharon.
I used to be
the manager of a coffee shop,
but, uh, I can't even tie
my own shoelaces these days.
Still, I was getting fed up
with the daily grind anyway.
Daily grind yeah?
I'm Jo.
Who in the name of Jesus
chooses these biscuits?
And squash?
What next, stickers for being brave?
- Hi.
- Hi.
I'm Helen. Welcome to the madhouse.
Jo.
Are you okay?
I caught your altercation outside
and I was gonna come out,
but I wouldn't be surprised
if we saw him here next week.
It's an unusual
but interesting form of recruitment.
I don't know what I
I should probably go
and check on him.
Why?
Okay, shall we start?
Come on, let's go and talk
about our thoughts and feelings.
Yay!
Thanks, Olivia.
You're coping brilliantly
with a really complex
mother-daughter relationship.
Just keep going.
I don't feel
like sharing today, Michelle,
before you ask.
I've had a terrible week.
That's fine, Jerry.
We're here for you whenever you want.
Uh, I'd like to.
Please? If that's okay.
Of course.
Um, I'm Jo.
I
wrote it down.
I need reminding.
I fell down the stairs and I'm
I landed on my head as you can see.
So I have
amnesia
disinhibition
So they tell me.
So you fell down the stairs?
Yes.
And I have
paranoia and hallucinations.
Basically, it's like I'm
I'm a stranger
in inside my own head.
A stranger inside your own head.
Is there an echo in here?
It's quite, uh, a common feeling.
Well, I feel like I'm being left
to piece together
whatever the hell is wrong with me
on my own.
That's really shitty, Jo.
They don't care, but you know that.
That's not true, Jerry.
Four years since my accident.
Four years.
I can't even get them
on the phone these days.
They say I'm better, but look at me!
I mean, is this it?
Is this it?
- Come on.
- Is this really me now?
- Is this me now?
- No, it's fine.
Don't get your hopes up,
Jo, just don't,
because in this room
we are all fucked.
Jerry!
What?
What? Motherfucker Michelle!
You are a fuckface!
Fucknut!
Fuck off!
Get out the fucking way!
Get Bitch, fucking twat, fuck
- Oh, hi.
- Hey.
You know, recovery
is different for everyone.
God, I hate it
when my husband's right.
It's like trying to piece together
a broken vase, isn't it?
In the dark.
On a roller coaster.
Call me
if you need to talk.
Thank you
Helen.
I'm
I don't know what happened to me.
I was at the top of the stairs
and then I was at the bottom.
Okay.
I think
I might have
uh
I have a history of
I've done some quite dark stuff.
And, um I worry
I could have done this to myself.
Hello?
Oh, hiya.
Uh, I've got a husband here.
Hi, Jo.
Everybody came out and no you.
I'm fine.
Okay, and I've just bumped into
Sharon. Hello.
I used to be
the manager of a coffee shop
but, uh, can't even tie
me own shoelaces these days.
Still, I was getting fed up
of the daily grind anyway.
The daily grind.
Get it?
It's cause it's a coffee shop.
Jo. Pleased to meet you, Sharon.
What is it?
Was it that bad?
No. It's just
those poor people.
And that coffee shop woman
Imagine being stuck
inside that shit joke
for the rest of your life.
That's not you.
But what if I'm not who I was?
What if I'm dangerous?
You're not dangerous.
Can we go home
the normal way, please?
The one I know.
- Yeah.
- Thank you.
Look.
Finn has come down to see me!
Listen, he's gonna have a few things
to talk to you about, okay?
Darling!
Oh. Here!
Mum.
What the hell is that?
I have no idea.
It just came to me when I sat down.
Watch me go.
Come on.
Look, there's
something I want to
I left university.
I quit.
I actually only did one term.
You quit?
I told Dad not to
I wanted to tell you myself.
But then why aren't you here,
at home?
I don't live here anymore.
I moved out.
I'm just gonna check on lunch.
I love you.
What if the?
What if the old Mum
never comes back?
Hi, Finn. Yeah.
Welcome to the situation.
What if that happens?
Any ideas?
What are we having?
Lasagne.
Great. What about Mum?
What's she having?
Lasagne.
She's started eating meat again?
Oh, come on, it was a fad.
She was wavering.
That's so shady.
It's familiar. It'll help.
And let's keep things civil, eh?
Are we going to talk
about you dropping out of uni?
No.
But we probably should talk about
What?
Mum, you've spent your whole life
fussing over me, pushing me.
I didn't even want
to go to university,
but you didn't listen.
You just pushed me and pushed me.
You think you're helping,
but you've done it
in the most passive aggressive way.
- That's a bit harsh, Finn.
- Well, it's true.
No one tells you,
when you're pregnant,
that you're going
to pour your heart and soul
into helping your little babies
grow into happy, articulate,
educated people in their own right.
But then one day
all that love and hard work
is gonna
be thrown right back in your face.
You know,
I have wondered
what kind of life I'd have if
if you'd all died in a car crash.
I've thought
about like what kind of life
I would have carved out
for myself if
I mean,
once the initial grief had passed.
That's a terrible thing to say.
This is all part
of the disinhibition.
Jo.
You know, on the surface,
this family looks so perfect.
- But underneath it's
- I have no idea where that came from.
That's so dysfunctional.
There's been
a lot of dysfunction lately, Mum.
By the way,
I told you I'm gay last year.
That should probably be on your wall.
Oh, Finn.
Oh, baby.
I'd really appreciate that
if you would put that
up on the wall.
- You don't remember what you?
- Finn.
Oh, God.
Finn.
What are you doing?
You should know this stuff.
What stuff?
Finn?
What did I do?
What did I do?
You've got to tell me.
Please, tell me.
What did I do?
- Tell me, please. Tell me.
- Tell you what, Jo?
Love, you were sleepwalking.
Okay? You should go to bed.
You make tea just like my mum.
Is that good?
Bad?
Is your mother
pushy, demanding,
awful, arsehole like me?
Actually, she's dead.
My mum died.
Oh, my God, I'm so sorry.
Fuck.
How'd she die?
Do you remember those early sunbeds,
the one you lift the lid up on?
- Yeah.
- Well, she was laying in one and
she sneezed.
Being a woman
who had four children,
it was only
a very little pelvic floor action,
a small amount of urine escaped
and that was that.
Lights out,
literally, she fused
the entire building.
When we buried her,
it looked like she'd done
six months on a Caribbean cruise.
Jesus!
Oh, that's terrible!
She actually had cancer.
But she made me promise
that if anyone asked
I'd make up a different ridiculous
story every single time, so
She had a funny sense of humour.
She wanted me
to remember that part of her.
Not the chemo.
Not the last few months.
My mother died of cancer too.
My dad has dementia
and
I'm scared of going to see him.
I'm scared he won't recognise me
even if I'm standing right there.
- I'm gonna
- Yeah, see you later.
Thanks for the tea.
Totally would.
Given half the chance.
He could trim my bush any day.
Yep.
He could put his seed
in my flower bed.
And then fuck me
in a threesome with his twin.
Please! Just stop.
What?
Jesus!
Jo, I'm just having a bit of fun.
Please, just
stop pretending
it's business as usual.
It isn't, is it?
We didn't talk for months last year.
Why was that?
- Did I go bonkers again?
- No.
No!
Right, you did
something that I actually
thought was quite cruel.
Well, tell me.
Finn got into a relationship
with someone and you didn't like it.
He told me he's gay yesterday, but
- I don't have a problem with that.
- Yeah.
But the person
he was involved with was Josh.
Your Josh?
Yeah.
But he's almost 30
and he's such a player.
He's actually 26, and that wasn't
Wait.
Did Finn leave uni to be with Josh?
Yeah.
You tried to split them up.
That's why we weren't talking.
It was really a big deal.
You wanted me to tell Josh
to put the brakes
on his relationship.
Finn he's gonna break your heart.
But I love him!
And then Josh stopped speaking to me,
and then Finn found out
and I don't think
he's spoken to you for six months.
Sorry, Cathy. I'm gonna have
to steal Jo from you now.
Steal away.
I was just leaving.
Okay. Exhibit D.
A receipt
for two very expensive meals
in a swanky French restaurant.
- Really?
- And before dinner,
your amazing
husband took you to exhibit E,
a very pretentious art exhibition.
- Did we, uh?
- No.
We, uh
I wanted to take you, but, uh
Right. And what's next?
Uh theatre stubs.
Eastbourne playhouse.
I'm so glad
we just painted this wall.
The Importance of Being Earnest.
We left early
for the importance of our sanity.
Last year wasn't all dead dogs
and uni dropouts, you know.
We did have some laughs.
Thank you.
to split up
Finn and Josh.
- I'm a terrible mum.
- No.
You were just thinking of his future.
There's something else.
You agreed to lend me,
the company
some money last year.
Just to tide us over.
I, uh
I need some more.
So if you could just
Okay.
What am I signing?
It's just a small loan.
Okay.
I am sorry,
my head really hurts.
Is it okay to look at this
a little bit later?
Yeah.
Drink some water.
Anyway, the husband
that was having the party announced,
sometimes we get asked
how come you've stayed together
for such a long time, right?
He said something I'll never forget.
Go on Jim. We're all ears.
He said the secret is
The secret is never fall out of love
at the same time.
Very good.
Whoa.
Rob?
Did we have dinner
with Cathy and Jim somewhere nice?
Yeah, we
For their anniversary.
Well, then I just had
my first proper memory.
At least
the first I can make any sense of.
- Are you gonna tell me what it is?
- Yeah.
It was, um, Jim
telling some shit story.
We were all sitting around
with ridiculous grins
while he was going on
about how people stay together.
I can't believe
that of all things you could remember
you've remembered
one of Jim's boring anecdotes.
I know.
You can't tell him
the other things you've remembered,
can you?
Have you taken your pills?
I'm just about to.
Fuck.
Right. Are you sure
you're gonna be okay on your own?
You're going to the post office.
I'll call you if I need you.
What you up to?
I thought you left.
No, I'm just about to.
Listen, nobody wants you to remember
the last year more than I do.
I know that.
But it's a lot of pressure
to put on yourself.
Maybe take it easy.
Don't forget your tablets.
All right.
- I just don't want you to
- To what?
- You don't want me to what, Rob?
- Nothing.
They're pain killers, you know.
- They're not antidepressants.
- I know.
- This is completely different.
- Yes, it's completely different.
I'm not depressed.
Sorry.
Oh, my God, this is not 15 years ago.
This is not
that which cannot be mentioned.
Okay.
I will take them. Here. No, look.
Happy?
Yeah. Thank you.
I'll see you later.
Definitely the right thing to do.
Way too many side effects.
Better to be in pain
than confused, right?
Jo!
Shit, Jo. Are you okay?
- Yeah.
- Sorry. I should've called first.
Well actually, I've been calling
your mobile constantly.
What's happened?
I lost my phone.
Big mystery.
Look.
New one.
I'm sorry, I
I have no idea who you are.
What?
Who are you?
It's Rose, Jo.
It's Rose. Hello.
You don't remember?
I fell down the stairs.
Right.
I'm sorry, how do I know you again?
We work together, Jo.
Well, we're, um
I'm a translator.
I work from home on my own.
No, we've been colleagues
for months, Jo.
In town.
We're also friends.
Well, I guess I'd better let you in
so you can tell me
what it is that I do.
I love your place.
Please, come on through.
All right, why don't you tell me
about where I work and what I do
and, uh, when I started?
Yeah, it's a charity.
It's for Syrian refugees.
Oh, right.
Yeah, it's really tiny.
It's basically just you,
me, Nick, a few others.
And Nick is?
He's the founder.
The boss.
There.
Thank you.
You've been amazing.
Everyone thought it.
You turned the whole place around.
Organised
that amazing fundraising do.
What?
Yeah, that's why
I couldn't figure out
why you stopped coming in.
But Nick said that you just decided
that it wasn't for you anymore.
Hasn't anyone mentioned
that you had a new job?
Don't you think that's a bit?
And you really
don't remember anything?
Anything?
I
I think you should leave now.
I feel really tired.
You need to get another dog.
It must be lonely rattling around
here on your own.
Please, can you leave now?
And that's when you dyed your hair
You've, uh
- Please?
- Got to put that in.
Please, just get out
of my fucking house.
Get out of my fucking house!
I, uh
Get out of my fucking house!
Whoa.
That is not
how you speak to friends.
Out! Go!
Get out!
You weren't on our own that night
were you?