Trigonometry (2020) s01e07 Episode Script

1
(WIND BLOWING)
(SIGHS)
-(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING) -(DOOR OPENS)
Hey.
RAY: Why are you awake?
GEMMA: Mm.
I'm trying to find another option.
But I haven't found one yet. (SIGHS)
RAY: Hmm.
(SIGHS)
(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)
Ray.
-We can't. -What?
Why?
It's not a good idea.
I know, it's big,
-I know it's -Wait a second.
RAY: Can we talk about it before
It's a lot of pressure, on
on all of us if you're locked-in like that.
I'm trying to help you.
Why won't you let me?
That's your parents' money.
- Ray, that's your inheritance.
- And they're giving it to me.
-(SIGHS) -Why is it a problem?
I've put so much time, and so much love,
and so much of myself into this place.
I've fought so hard for it
and the thought of it
belonging to someone else
and living upstairs as it gets torn apart
and made into flats or some
crappy coffee franchise
(SIGHS)
This an amazing offer and I love you for it
but
I care more about you, about us,
than the cafe and I
I just don't want to
fuck up the balance of
RAY: What balance?
What does that mean?
Nothing.
It means we're married, Gem.
RAY: It's not
I love your marriage,
I just
(SIGHS)
You can hold hands when
you walk down the street,
and I'm still a "friend."
Your lodger.
We've been in love for a year.
Please just let me show you
that I'm a part of this.
That I
GEMMA: I'm sorry.
We should tell people.
- -About us -GEMMA: All right,
- one thing at a time.
- Ray's right. We should do something
- to make things more equal.
- -GEMMA: It's not as simple as that.
- -It'll be much simpler
if we stopped hiding or lying about
You've never come out before.
I've done it twice
and it's been a shit-show both times.
- -We're gonna have to do it eventually.
- -You're be gonna come out
as a man with a wife and a girlfriend.
Yeah, your friends will throw you a parade.
It's not the same for us. Ray
Would you do that?
Can we just slow down for a second?
-Who do you want to tell? -Everyone.
Everyone in the world.
Don't you?
(CHUCKLES)
(GEMMA CHUCKLES SOFTLY)
(WOMAN CHUCKLES)
GEMMA: Well, thanks so much,
for being so supportive.
-MAN: Of course! -CAROLINE: Yeah.
I I know it's a lot to take in
Well, we're just glad that
we're really happy for
you, it's really great!
(BOTH WOMEN CHUCKLES)
Good luck talking to Dad.
GEMMA: Aww.
Thanks, Nick.
-GEMMA: Bye, guys. -NICK: Goodbye, Gem.
CAROLINE: Bye.
(DOOR CLOSES)
(WOMAN SNICKERS, LAUGHS)
(NICK SHUSHING)
WOMAN (GIGGLING): What the fuck?
"I have got some very important news
"We are having sex with each other."
(LAUGHS) She was so serious!
I thought she was dying.
Why else would you summon
someone to your house?
- CAROLINE: Can I have a very strong coffee
- to take away, please?
- Yeah. Double or Triple?
- CAROLINE: Three shots.
It's so typical of her.
Why's it any of our business?
Oh, she's just wants to
share what's going on.
Ramming her sex-life down our throats.
I don't think that's what she's doing.
- You've got no idea what it's like
- to have an older sister
who always broadcasts
her sex life to everyone.
Coming-out and going back in again
every five minutes.
Well, I expect it was harder
for her than for you, darling.
VICTOR: (SIGHS) Oh, shit.
CAROLINE: You all right?
Yeah.
(CELL PHONE RINGING)
(WOMAN GROANS)
(CLICKS TONGUE)
(SIGHS)
Hey, Kier.
Yeah, course.
What do you wanna talk to me about?
There you go.
All I'm just saying is if
your bottom half is fish
then you'd have to reproduce
the way a fish does.
- -You're overthinking this.
- -Laying mermaid eggs
- -in the water for a merman to come along and
- -They're mythical.
I don't think people have thought
through the practicalities of this fantasy.
(MOBILE DINGS)
I like doing you
Everyone else just talks about the weather.
Celebrity diets.
Brexit.
Can you look this way?
Moira?
Can you look up?
-Moira? -Sorry.
You okay?
Is this because I mentioned Brexit?
I'm fine.
Lori, do you want to go out after this?
For a drink?
MALE ASSISTANT: Five minutes please.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
Sure.
-Cool. -(BOTH CHUCKLE)
( AVANT GARDENER PLAYING)
- RAY: You should just go to the meeting with her.
- And find out
- KIERAN: It's not fair to talk about this
- when she is not here.
RAY: If it was your money
you'd give it to her.
And she'd take it.
KIERAN: Yeah, okay, fair point.
RAY: Hmm.
WOMAN: Hi, you must be Gemma?
Hi, hi, hi, erm
This is
our, my, our, um
-Ray. Hi. -KIERAN: Ray.
Hi. Melanie.
(VEHICLE DOOR CLOSES)
KIERAN: So, I wasn't planning
on telling you, uh
like this,
or at all.
Um
I'm Ray's
Gemma's
- We're all
- You're in a polyamorous triad?
Yeah.
Open or closed?
Err, what?
I was involved with this married guy
for a couple of years.
He had this arrangement with his wife,
who was seeing at least one other person
and she and I weren't involved romantically
but we got along really well
and it ultimately didn't last long-term
but it totally changed my perspective
on love and life
and taught me so much
about my own expectations
- and boundaries and what I really
- want out of life
and I wasn't ever able to
talk about it to anyone.
- I've never known anyone who would
understand - what that was like for me
- and it was basically the most
important period - of my life.
Oh, God, it feels great
to talk about this stuff!
-(KIERAN CHUCKLES SOFTLY) -(MELANIE SIGHS)
I have a thousand questions.
Hmm. (CHUCKLES SOFTLY)
ESTHER: Gemma isn't picking up, Jase.
Have you spoken to her?
I can't really talk now, Est.
We've been best friends
since primary school.
She practically lived at
mine when her mum died.
And I was there through all the gay stuff
- -and all the bi stuff when she met Kieran.
- -The "gay" stuff?
- You were horrible when that happened,
- you're doing the same again.
I was concerned.
This is not what concern looks like.
- Kieran's cheating on her.
- Literally not what's happening.
Look. Gemma's going through something huge.
She doesn't need you storming
in with your opinions
and judgements
and making this all about you.
I
I just miss her.
You know, we used to talk all the time
and now I don't have anybody who
-will pick up -Oh, my God.
Andy's calling, err, I've got to go, Est.
( MY HOOD PLAYING)
(CHUCKLING)
(SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)
Service.
Hi.
(SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)
This is banging.
- Even if I do say so myself.
- VICTOR: I agree.
This is proper nice.
What's that? Basil?
-It cropped up. -VICTOR: Yeah?
- -Come on. -VICTOR: Look at you, to think
- you couldn't make toast!
(LAUGHTER)
Right, what's this guy doing?
NAIMA: He's a prospective buyer.
Well, he ain't even looking
at any of the cakes.
(ALL LAUGHING)
Not for the cake, for the cafe.
Yeah, man, flats developer probably?
-Or "Vape shop." -VICTOR: Fuck off.
- -Yeah, 'cause we need more of them apparently.
- -ASHER: Yeah.
What about chef school? Have you heard?
Bring yours out then.
Come on.
We said we were gonna
open them together innit.
NAIMA: Come on.
You're acting like it's a DNA test, bruv.
-(GEMMA CHUCKLES) -Y'know like that.
NAIMA: Yeah? Yeah?
(VICTOR CHUCKLES)
(GEMMA LAUGHS)
Oi, Ash. Ash.
CAROLINE: She was so serious!
I thought she was dying!
(CAROLINE CHUCKLES)
Can I have a very strong
coffee to take away, please?
- -VICTOR: Yeah. Double shot or Triple?
- -Three shots.
NICK: It's so typical of her.
Why is it any of our business?
- CAROLINE: She just wants to share
- what is going on.
- NICK: Coming-out and going back in again
- every five minutes.
-(HISSING) -(VICTOR GROANS)
(SIGHS) Oh, shit.
CAROLINE: You all right?
Yeah. Yeah.
(COFFEE POURING)
Are you worried about her?
Think she's making a mistake?
Not my problem.
Well, then why this reaction?
Because she's always making trouble.
She gets all the attention.
All the sympathy.
She's so angry at Dad for her childhood
but if she only knew
what it was like for me.
What are you doing?
- Look I know you want me to get on board
- with your rage train here,
but, honestly
I just think Gem's really brave.
You want to have sex with other people?
No.
Uh-uh. No! (CHUCKLES)
-I wanna have sex with you. -When?
- Our shitty sex life is not just my fault,
- you know.
I'm as blue-balled as you are.
- Really? Because honestly,
it feels like you just - don't like me.
No.
It's just
it's quite difficult to get horny
- when I'm constantly wondering
if you're ever - gonna cook a meal
or wipe a surface or do
a fucking grocery shop.
You know,
I still do every bedtime and get up
with him every morning
-and at night -I work.
-I have a full-time job. -Yes, so do I,
but I'm not the one who's completed
four computer games since Christmas.
Our lives aren't equal
- and you are not doing anything
- to change that
so I'm sick of being
blamed for it actually.
I'm ready.
- I'll literally go right now.
- No, not ooh.
I am just trying to tell you
that you don't notice
me until we're in bed.
And then every night I have to look over
at like this all pouty,
disappointed, entitled little face
and I just do not want to sit on it.
(LAUGHS)
(BOTH LAUGH)
Oh, damn.
I was not planning on saying any of that.
I don't want another baby.
I wasn't planning on saying that either.
But it's true.
Neither do I.
Really?
-Yeah. -(CAROLINE SCOFFS)
I feel like with Colby we,
I don't know,
we won the lottery.
Me too.
(EXHALES)
CAROLINE: Let's go home.
NICK: We're lucky.
It's hard enough with two people.
God knows what they've got ahead of 'em.
( WINDOW SEAT PLAYING)
-You -KIERAN: No, it's okay.
PASSENGER: It's okay. No problem.
KIERAN: Thanks. Thank you.
-Lunch menu. -Sure.
And your 11 o'clock is here.
-(DOOR OPENS) -RAY: Thank you.
GEMMA: Hello.
MAN: Err, Charlie,
can you grab an extra chair, thanks.
RAY: Oh.
BOTH WOMEN: Thank you.
-Hi. Martin. -Hiya, Gemma.
-Kieran. Pleasure. -Ray.
-(CLEARS THROAT) -(BLOWS TUNE)
MARTIN: Okay.
Well,
looking at these numbers
No, I'm sorry.
What if we included my salary?
Ray. No, we talked about this before
-and we agreed -And a deposit?
I didn't agree.
Oh.
Now this would change everything.
-See? -No.
This isn't
We can't. Kieran, can you please.
Actually
I think we should explore
the possibility of
Have you two been talking behind my back?
-RAY: Yes. -KIERAN: No.
-RAY: We had to. -KIERAN: No.
- -RAY: Because you wouldn't listen
- -GEMMA: I don't believe this.
- -KIERAN: Gem, we were trying to save your business.
- -RAY: You're the most
stubborn person I know.
Let me help you.
- GEMMA: Just because I don't think
- this is a good idea
it doesn't mean I'm rejecting you.
- RAY: It feels like you are.
- Wait, sorry, um
What's the situation exactly?
-(KIERAN CLEARS THROAT) -We're, um
These two are married
- -but -KIERAN: The three of us
- live together
-but we're also -GEMMA: We're married.
Uh
-Ray is -Our girlfriend.
Oh, uh
No, I meant,
with the deposit.
KIERAN: Um
(DOOR OPENS)
Tuna mayo on brown, right?
Yeah.
No, hang on.
Surprise me.
Who announces something like that by email?
I know we're not talking but
She was my best friend and
I don't even know her anymore.
After what happened between us,
I think I might even hate her.
Maybe you should talk to her,
if it's bothering you this much.
It's not bothering me.
She can do what she wants.
-What are you doing? -LORI: I'm gonna go.
Listening to you rant
about your ex-girlfriend
isn't my idea of a fun first date.
Friend. Not girlfriend.
-Wait, did you think this was -Oh.
-My mistake. -Oh, shit.
- -Lori, sorry. I just needed someone to talk to.
- -I get it.
-I get that a lot. -Lori, please, don't
-(GROANS) -Oh, shit.
- Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit.
Shit. -(MOIRA GROANS)
(GROANING)
- LORI: So much for your modelling career.
- (CHUCKLES)
-Sorry. -Not your fault.
You should get it checked out.
It's fine. I've broken it loads.
That's, disturbing. (CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY)
Thank you
for looking after me.
Shit.
I It's fine.
MOIRA: I'm sorry. I'm
(MOIRA SIGHS)
I'm in a weird place, erm
Wilson's email it
it really freaked me out.
I didn't mean to lead you on. I don't know,
maybe I did.
- I don't really know what I'm doing at the moment.
- I'm just
(TOILET FLUSHES)
Lonely.
(SIGHS)
(TAP RUNNING)
(TAP CLOSES)
(TISSUE PAPER RUSTLING)
(TOILET FLUSHING)
- -MOIRA: Oh, God. Lori, what did I say?
- -LORI: Nothing.
-Are you all right? -I'm fine.
(SNIFFLES, CLEARS THROAT)
Shall we get burgers?
We've been drinking since 4:00.
I'll try not to break
any more of your bones.
-Okay. -(LORI CHUCKLES)
MOIRA: I'll try not to talk about Wilson.
(CHUCKLING)
Come here.
-Oh, God. -(LORI LAUGHS)
-Oh -LORI: Yeah.
-Head up. -(MOIRA GROANS MILDLY)
-(MOIRA GROANS) -You okay?
MOIRA: Oh, yeah.
(ASHER SIGHS)
You knew. Didn't you?
About the three of 'em.
-Oh. -(ASHER CHUCKLES)
ASHER: Before anyone knows.
What are you,
some kind of mind reader or something?
No, they weren't very subtle.
Have you seen the way
they look at each other.
All three of them, it's like steel wires.
You gotta duck sometimes,
the way they make eyelines.
Yeah. I did not see it coming.
-No? -No.
- -I'm gonna miss this place, you know.
- -Mm-hmm.
I know myself here.
Chef was
the first person to take a risk on me.
Don't know when I'll get that again.
Yeah, man, she's a risk-taker.
(BOTH LAUGH)
-ASHER: Yeah. Yeah. -(SIGHS)
I mean, I could do with
a bit of that myself.
What? That?
-No, not that! -(ASHER CHUCKLES)
I mean, when this place closes, it's
Change can be good, Ash.
We all gotta move on, innit?
-I don't have to take it. -ASHER: What?
Yeah, I don't have to take it.
Yes, you do.
Let's just reapply
together next year, yeah?
What are you talking about?
Man, we're meant to go
together, me and him,
so let's just stick together,
stick to the plan, man.
- You've got a golden ticket right now,
you telling me - you're gonna rip it up?
Come on, man, don't be stupid.
- No, listen. I don't wanna go to
this place here - with them posh kids,
- thinking that I'm less than them,
- just 'cause how I speak.
Fam.
Reinvent yourself innit.
Be like them Shoreditch, man.
Just grow one beard.
-VICTOR: Wow. -You know what I mean?
I'll be there on the other side,
waiting for you, then we can just
finesse all the gentrifiers.
-See Yeah -(CHUCKLING)
It's all right to be scared, man.
-We've got you, yeah. -ASHER: Yes, man.
(TAPS VICTOR)
Oh, hey! You called me back!
After all those messages I
left I didn't think you'd
Oh, I'm so sorry.
I should have just said that "I love you
"and are you okay?
And do you need anything?"
I know it's hard to get
your head around, Est,
but it's good.
I'm happy.
- It's also really fucking hard and
I have no idea - what I'm doing.
-(ESTHER CHUCKLES) -Yeah, you do.
Just trust your instincts.
Love you, Gem.
KIERAN: The corner.
-The corner. -RAY: You're out of your mind.
- -Where's the -KIERAN: Get the corner
- you idiot.
( BETTER THINGS PLAYING)
(SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)
Why has everything shrunk?
(KIERAN SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY)
(KIERAN LAUGHS)
(LAUGHTER)
Perfect housewife.
MOIRA: Wilson was the one who grounded me.
Reminded me of who I am.
LORI: Forfeit.
(MOIRA SIGHS) Oh, bollocks.
(CHUCKLES) Shit.
Am I alive?
Yes.
Wait, are you? Oh, I hope you are.
- I'd be so sad if you'd
- You're bad at this game.
My whole life is this game!
Trying to figure out who or what I am.
I wish I could just cheat and go.
(LORI CHUCKLES)
RuPaul? That is hilarious! (LAUGHS)
Oh, shit, I ruined the game.
Margaret Atwood is alive.
Oh, good. To Margaret!
(BOTH CHUCKLE)
LORI: I'm glad I broke your nose
and didn't go home.
MOIRA: Mm. Me too.
I haven't done this in a while.
My girlfriend died a year ago
-and I haven't really -Oh, shit.
Lori.
- I should have said before.
- MOIRA: I'm sorry.
I've been banging on
about my stupid problems.
I'm such a wanker.
When you said you were in a weird place,
yeah,
I'm right there with you.
What was her name?
Anna.
(EXHALES)
Wow. (CHUCKLES)
I am clearly not ready to date.
Oh, but it's going so well.
(LORI LAUGHS)
You should talk to her.
Literally right now. Call her.
Go and see her.
Don't live with regrets.
-Yeah, no. This isn't a good idea.
-It's your idea.
- I know, but maybe you should wait
- until you're a bit more,
-or, or a bit less -MOIRA: It's fine.
I'll just walk in, very calmly,
and I'll say, "Hi, Wilson."
and then I'll start pulling her hair out.
Yeah, no, that's not a good
LORI: (SCREAMS): No, no, no!
Intervention. Intervention.
(FOOTSTEPS RUNNING, FADING)
(DOOR OPENS)
Hello?
WOMAN: I'll cut to the chase.
The upshot is
that we found it too late
and it's progressed too fast.
We could embark on more intensive treatment
but, I'm afraid the moment's passed.
MAN: Hmm. (SIGHS)
I appreciate this coming from you, Frances.
When the squadron was on active service
it was my job
to visit families to
(SIGHS) pass on bad news.
-It's not easy. -(FRANCES SIGHS)
What does one do now?
Put your affairs in order
and talk to your children.
(VACUUM CLEANER RUNNING)
(WOMAN SIGHS)
(INHALES)
(SIGHS)
(ZIP CLOSING)
(TRASH RATTLING)
(GEMMA CHUCKLES SOFTLY)
I'm glad you came down.
I thought it was important we
I thought we should talk.
Okay. (SIGHS NERVOUSLY)
And I wanted to come here one last time,
before it closed.
GEMMA (SIGHS): Just wish it
had shut down over night.
That I'd come down to find
the locks had changed.
You know, it's just the months
and months of waiting,
and knowing that sometime
soon it'll all just
Just be gone.
Feels cruel.
Do you remember Ray?
Hi, Walter.
Hello, Ray.
Hmm.
Did you talk to Nick?
No.
I felt I should speak with you first.
Okay.
As you know
I've always intended to leave
the proceeds of my estate,
such as it is,
to the Service Charities I've worked with.
Mental health support,
-PTSD. -Yeah. Yeah.
I've been speaking with my accountant
and it's (SIGHS)
considerably less than I'd anticipated.
My only real asset is the house and
And why are we talking about this?
You could use that money.
(SIGHS) Dad, no.
I should downsize anyway.
You don't have to worry about me.
-That old house is too -Ray has offered
to help us buy this place.
As a partner?
Something like that.
I don't think it's a good idea.
The outgoings would be similar I assume.
There'd be less uncertainty.
I must say I'd feel happier
knowing you were more established.
I don't know, it's
Making a commitment like that it's
(SIGHS)
So long as everyone knows
what they're getting into,
I can't see that it's a problem.
Seeing you and Nick settled down.
Watching Nick become a father.
(CHUCKLES)
Knowing that
those who most matter
most to you are happy.
That's all you can hope for as a parent.
Dad, are you all right?
(BANGING AT WINDOW)
(FOOTSTEPS RUNNING)
(DOOR OPENS)
RAY: Hello.
Dad, it's okay. Probably just kids.
(CHUCKLES)
(CHUCKLES) Wh What?
(SIGHS)
(CHUCKLES)
It's delicious.
Do you like it?
Mm. It's exceptional.
Thanks, Dad.
(CHUCKLES)
Oh.
-Saude! -Saude,
minha filha!
You can't run a business giving away food.
-The point was to treat you. -Fine.
Fine, then put it in the tip jar.
I feel like we didn't talk about
the things we needed to.
I think we did.
Get back safe, Dad.
Thanks.
( WHO CAN I RUN TO PLAYING)
MOIRA: It's like I still have a tail.
(BOTH LAUGH)
It's not fair.
Her having two people who love her
when we don't have anyone.
Do you think I'm gay?
I can't decide that for you.
We could kiss for a little bit and see?
No.
- We could have sex.
- I'm not going to do that.
Drink this. My Uber's waiting.
-But what if I'm in love with you?
-(LORI SIGHS) Oh, Moi
Because it really feels like I am.
That's because you're drunk and sad
and I'm being nice to you.
It's not the same thing.
You're just tryna process some big things.
I'm really scared.
Yeah.
It's scary.
But you're gonna be completely okay.
I promise.
- -Actually no, you're gonna feel really terrible tomorrow.
- -(MOIRA SIGHS)
But then you'll start to feel better.
Are you are you working Thursday?
Is that the aquarium one?
Flower show. I think the water lilies
or something.
I think so.
You should talk to your friend.
See you Thursday.
(SCHOOL BELL RINGS)
DEE: Everything I do, I do for my son.
-How was school? -It was okay.
-You had a good day? -Yes.
DEE: Every day I do what I can
to give him a childhood.
To make him feel loved and safe and happy.
It's hard.
- I'm doing everything on my own.
- And I'm slipping.
I'm the age mum was
when we were taken away.
And Danny's the age I was.
That's been a heavy thing to be aware of.
And every day I'm more like her.
And not the good bits.
Mum never got the help that she needed.
And I'm not gonna mess Danny up
- because I'm too stubborn and prideful
to admit - that I have a problem.
So I'm starting outpatient
treatment tomorrow.
It's worked for me before
and I need to get serious about it again.
I need to simplify my life
and go to meetings and
It might get a bit worse
before it gets better
and I don't want Danny to
be around to see that, so
GEMMA: Of course.
KIERAN: Whatever you need.
When Kieran told me what you're doing,
Kier would never do this
for the wrong reasons.
You'd think everything through
and listen to everyone.
(BOTH CHUCKLE)
- I've known for a long time that I've
needed to do this - for myself. I've just
not been brave enough.
He can stay as long as you need, Dee.
Danny?
You're going to stay with these guys.
-Just for a little while, okay?
-Mm-mm.
Like we talked about, right?
If you need anything,
you just call me, okay?
Okay.
(RAY AND DANNY PLAY CHANTING)
(KIERAN CHUCKLES)
(RAY AND DANNY PLAY CHANTING)
RAY: Faster, faster. (RAY CHUCKLES)
Yeah, okay. Okay, yeah.
Let's buy the cafe.
Together.
( IT RAINS LOVE PLAYING)