Hope Springs s01e08 Episode Script

We just have to put up with her until she hands over our wages, and then we're home free.
It's positive.
I conclude that you're all sacked, as of now! Get her in.
You'll be fine.
I want out, first thing.
You know we can't stay here.
Not with Marius's body in the loch.
Well, I started out looking for a body, ended up finding an arm.
You never did.
Severed right there and stuffed in the boot of a car, would you believe? What's it to be? We get out of here now, or prison? You're not going anywhere! Right, that's time, everybody out! I mean it.
You've got to leave immediately.
Sorry.
BANGING AND MUFFLED SHOUTING So, we have an arm that has been forensically identified as belonging to one Marius Gruber, a London-based criminal not, shall we say, unknown to Scotland Yard, and not exactly unknown to me either.
In fact, I'm sure we exchanged pleasantries at my own wedding! Your ex I believe.
I'm assuming you had a row A row, my backside! I'm not going to be locked inside! One at a time! Ellie.
How did your ex-husband's right arm end up in his car at the bottom of the loch? It's kind of a long story.
Marius isn't my husband.
Wasn't your husband, unless you're telling me he's strolling around with a bleeding stump? Marius was muscle for my real husband, Roy.
Roy is in prison.
Trouble? No, I don't reckon she'll give me any trouble.
And I'll want a flight to Glasgow about ten o'clockish.
All right, mate.
And what's your real husband doing in prison? He's on a charge.
One we fitted him up with.
I'm sorry? Fitted him up? For handling stolen goods.
Let me get this straight, you're confessing to a serious crime? Will you damn well tell me the truth about yourselves, for once?! OK.
We'll do it your way.
We're four ex-convicts.
We nicked money off my old man.
We've been on the run ever since.
Well, let's start from the beginning, shall we? My parents sent me to a Christian retreat, you know? To, "get the devil out.
" But I still fancied girls.
They tried to beat it out of me.
So, erm I kinda set fire to their church.
I was a bit mental at the time.
Three years for, er, knobbing and robbing.
You're a prostitute? I was, every now and then.
I had to get by somehow.
I let my husband walk all over me.
I even did time for him.
Fraud.
When I was inside, I found out he'd shacked up with someone else, even had a kid with her.
So I reckoned he owed me .
.
three million quid, to be precise.
Three million? And if you're wondering what happened to the money, it got burnt in the fire.
Please tell me you forgot to pay a parking fine? GBH, spontaneous wounding.
My husband terrorised me on a daily basis, and one day, I just snapped.
Shoo, are you in there? Dean! I need to talk to you.
What's going on? It's a police matter, so you just go home.
I'm not leaving without Shoo.
You don't know who Shoo is, right? And until I do, I'm keeping her in custody.
So go home.
Look, he's right, babes.
I'll explain later.
Go! Sit down.
MUFFLED SHRIEKS AND BANGING So, stealing a motor vehicle, stealing passports, falsifying legal documents.
Oh, and then, of course, there's the small matter of the arm in the loch.
Does anyone want to own up to that? Um, that'll be me.
It was self defence.
And that sword would take your hand off.
He was going to kill Ellie.
After that, he was going to kill the rest of them.
I was their only chance.
I never lied to you.
We were in danger.
Roy sent Marius to kill us.
He done my ex-boyfriend.
And he was gonna whack you at the wedding, an' all.
Gil, you've got to believe us.
We were only trying to make a fresh start.
There's nothing you don't know now.
Let me out! Apart from the, erm, Ann Marie thing.
They're madwomen.
I want them charged.
Her, as well.
I'm sorry, Ann Marie, but pregnant or not, you've been a thief and a bully.
We said we'd call Euan as soon as we were away, and you know it.
We only forgot cos of you.
Yes, exactly.
So if anyone's to blame, it's you! Right, that is it.
Down the station, the lot of you.
And you can be sure that Euan won't buy your excuses! Move! You're lucky that the shock didn't damage my baby.
You don't know the half of it.
Throw the book at them! Please, Gil.
Just don't! You've made a mug out of me all this time, this is where it stops.
I'll send for the rest of my things.
Make it soon, unless you want them burnt.
I've drawn up a simple divorce settlement, "irreconcilable differences.
" What, I can't reconcile you being a cheating, violent bully? You keep the shop, I keep the practice, and we halve the equity on the house.
We can get this done nice and quick.
So you can move in with your floozy? Where d'you think I'm going now? Lucky her.
The sooner the better.
Even Ronan said so.
Oh, I went to see him last night.
I thought he should know that his parents were splitting up.
And d'you know what? He was glad for me, Euan.
Was he now? Then he said something interesting.
"Maybe now, I can tell the truth.
" The truth? He didn't say what he meant.
Just said to watch your face when I told you.
And do you know? You look like you've had a shock.
Anyway, we'll find out soon enough.
Because I insisted that he tell the police every single thing he knows.
Just let me know if you've any queries.
Ann Marie.
Euan.
Oh, darling, what's the matter? You wouldn't believe what's happened to me, the night I've had! Well, whatever it is, I'm here now, all right? Did you check us out? Are you gonna trust us now we're telling the truth? I've just had a call, the rest of Marius Gruber's body has been fished from the loch.
And two Scotland Yard detectives are on their way here to take over the investigation.
You what? They were already on your case since your husband's arrest.
And now, they suspect a link here.
So soon, you will be in their charge.
No way.
Does this mean I end my days in jail? Well, don't blame me for the bloody mess you're in! You'd have a damn sight better chance of pleading self-defence if you hadn't tried to hide the body and go on the run! You should have come to me first! Then maybe I could have helped you.
Well, excuse us if we learnt the hard way not to trust the law! Did you really think you could just go on lying through your teeth to everybody? D'you think we wanted to lie? D'you think we wanted Marius's murdering blood on our hands? All we wanted was a new life for ourselves.
You do know that we're not really bad people, don't you? Or do you just not care what happens to any of us now? Of course I bloody care.
But what the hell do you think I can do? I can't pretend you don't exist, can I? Well, could you at least forget what we said about Sadie, at least give her a break? Yeah, yeah, at least let us take the rap for Sadie.
She only did it to help us out.
That's it then, we're stuffed.
There, you get nice and comfy, you'll be fine.
And just forget about your mum and those English nutjobs, right? You've yourself and our baba to think about now, eh? I didn't sleep all night.
Well, exactly, so get your head down, right? And I don't want to see you back down the stairs until you've had a good few hours at least! There you go.
Hi.
Hi, Ina.
Dean, look, I don't want to be nosy, but say if you've got a problem that I could help you with.
Because I don't really believe that pregnancy-testing kit Shoo asked for yesterday was for your mum.
That's not the problem.
It's Shoo and the others, they're in some sort of trouble.
KNOCKING Read the sign, we're closed.
I've come to see Hannah.
She's been taken into custody down the police station.
Custody? What are you talking about? For assaulting a pregnant woman.
What?! Ask Cameron about it.
He's got the whole gang of them down there.
Including Sadie.
Anyway, I'm busy .
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looking after Ann Marie.
Hello? Gil? Gil? What are you all doing here? Come to ask what you're doing, arresting the lassies and old Sadie! As if any of them are criminals! Look, suffice it to say there is a WHOLE lot you don't know about these women and their past lives.
Come on, we've all got skeletons, man.
I know they were there for me when I needed help.
Yes, well, I will soon be handing them over to Scotland Yard.
What?! You'll have to leave, sorry.
I'll see you later.
Shoo! Shoo! Where are you? I love you, Dean! Shoo! Oi, Dean! Out, now! Please, you've got to help us! You're making another mistake, just like with Billie.
Sorry to disappoint you.
You mark my words, Gil Cameron, I'll be suing! The issue is, you were wrong about my brother and wrong about me.
Now, you trust these women, so do I.
So does everyone else.
Why don't you listen to your heart, instead of your head? You should be ashamed of yourself.
God, spare me, Ina, I know the script! Well, do you? You know what those women have done for me? No, no.
But I expect I'm about to find out.
There was a crime being committed in my home twice, maybe three times a week.
Not any more, though.
Because Hannah gave me the courage to stand up to him.
Hannah did? Yes, Hannah.
Sir.
Oh, give me one minute, will you? Oh, look, just let me deal with this first, OK? CRIES GASPS IN PAIN DS Neame and DC Nottage.
You got word that we're looking for these four - Ellie Lagden, Hannah Temple, Josephine Porritt, Shanice Coggan? Ring any bells for you? Er Chances are, they're using different names, if you could just check these.
Farmer bloke up the hill said he had a run in with that one.
Up the hill? You don't mean old Fergus? Gilmore? Did you get a whiff of his breath? He has a run-in with himself most days.
You're saying you haven't seen any of these women in this village? Yet you've got Roy Lagden's gundog dead in your lake? Oh, in the loch? Yeah.
Lake, loch, it doesn't matter.
Just take a look at their faces.
You must have seen them around here somewhere.
I'm sorry, lads.
I can't help you.
Let's ask around.
Sorry.
Thanks, Gil.
Leave us to do the rest.
I'll be back for you later.
Out you come.
What's happening? Wait by the desk.
Right, that's me resigning my job.
In a moment of madness, during which I erased all memory of my ever having met four English women in Hope Springs.
Oh, and a man named Marius.
A total blank.
So, just please disappear.
Right.
What're we waiting for? Let's get out of here.
Ellie, I want to stay and thank him, and explain a few things.
Yeah.
Oh! It's the yard.
Let's go the back way.
We're not safe at the hotel.
Yeah, well, safer than standing here, isn't it? Let us know if these ladies ring any bells for you.
Please take a very good look, it's very important.
OK, right, I'll see to Ann Marie, you get down to the cellar.
I'll bring you the provisions.
Cheers, Sade.
Cheers, Sade.
Hey! What are you doing back here? This is trespass.
I've come to see my daughter.
Aye.
I thought you and those she-devils were being held under arrest for assaulting her? Or did Cameron fudge that one as well? I'm sorry, Euan, I don't know what you're on about.
Where's Ann Marie? You think she wants to see you? She's not left her bed for the shock.
And I'm going right now to find out what Cameron thinks he's playing at.
PHONE RINGS This is almost worth going back to prison for.
BANGING ON DOOR That's your career finished, I'm gonna make damned sure of it.
You're a wee bit late.
I've resigned.
Oh, and next time you fancy hitting a woman remember that.
Wild goose chase.
ANN MARIE SHOUTS IN PAIN You've not started? Um you just wait there, I'll get help.
Mum! Mum! Ellie! Ann Marie's gone into labour! You what? There's no way she's due yet.
Her waters have broken.
Waters? Broken? I'll call an ambulance.
You know how long it takes an ambulance to get here.
We're supposed to be lying low Oh, for God's sake! Euan Euan! Towels.
It's going to be fine.
No Argh! No, it's a dead body! I've got to tell Gil.
No, no, darling.
You've got to tell that baby to hang on for a wee minute.
Stop talking and listen to your mum.
Just concentrate on your breathing.
Breathing.
Ambulance is on its way.
Cup of sweet tea, always makes me feel better.
Euan.
Euan! Go and fetch him.
No! NO! Oh, God.
What're we going to do?! Floorboards, floorboards! KNOCKING ON DOOR Well, you go, I'll look after her.
NO! No! Euan Euan, body! That's it, just do your breathing thing.
Get away from me! You've just interrupted an old age pensioner having a nap! I'm sorry about that, ma'am, if you could just Hasn't anybody told you? We don't get tourists round here any more.
If we did, I could afford to pay staff and then that sign would say open, right? Right.
Right.
Now away you go, and don't disturb me again.
No.
.
! I think she's having it right now.
You can see the head? Oh God! It's OK, darling.
You are not delivering my baby! You haven't got much choice, sweetheart.
No sign of the ambulance yet.
Oh, for pity's sake! Ina! She was a dental nurse before she met Euan! I don't think her teeth are the problem.
I'll fetch her.
I've got to tell Gil.
We've sent for EUAN, dear.
God, she's forgotten who she's with! No.
No! Hey.
You should be locked up, you're a criminal.
You should be with Ann Marie, yeah? She's gone into labour, if you're interested.
Push! Now breathe.
I hate you oo oo I'm not your biggest fan either, Ann Marie.
Now push! Stop! Stop! The cord's tied round its neck.
Oh, where's Ina? OK, babes, short breaths, I need you not to push for a moment while I try and get the baby's neck free, yeah? It's going to die, isn't it? Sadie, get a grip.
Get me some sharp scissors and some string.
String? Yeah, string! So I can tie off the cord.
Go on, in the office.
Fetch! PANTING If four English women had turned up here, there's no way they wouldn't have been noticed.
That's 4.
95, please.
They might not be in Scotland any more.
And even if they were, I can't imagine what they'd be doing in a dump like this.
Yeah, we're heading back to base.
Bye.
Ann Marie's gone into labour! SHE PANTS Steady.
Got it.
OK, we've got to hurry up.
Bear down, Ann Marie, you go for it! You push with everything you've got! Hey! What the hell are you doing here? I'm here to help.
What, you help with mine and Ann Marie's baby? Mind your own business.
SCREAMING Ina!? Get over yourself, Euan.
Thank God! Push.
NEWBORN BABY CRIES It's a girl! It's a girl.
It's a boy! Boy, boy.
Is it OK? Please tell me, please tell me He's fine.
He's fine! Oh, darling, oh, darling, he's fine.
I don't think I've seen so much blood and that.
And the size of a whole baby Shoo.
I don't think I can do it, Dean, no, I can't Just listen.
No, I didn't think that it would be so horrible.
Shoo, you read the test wrong.
Eh? You said there was a blue line, yeah? There was, eh, flipping blue as you like.
Yeah, Shoo, it's meant to be two blue lines if it's positive.
Oh, Dean, I am so sorry.
Doesn't mean we can't try again if we want to.
Maybe wait till we're a bit older though, eh? He might be premature, Sadie, but he's a fighter.
He'll be all right, won't he? You should've sent a helicopter here if you can't get to an emergency any quicker than this.
Thank God you shut her up, she's been talking in tongues for the last hour.
Is she gonna be all right? It's OK, it's OK.
Take it easy.
OK, darling, you'll be all right, just relax, take it easy.
SHE TRIES TO SPEAK Last time I tell you, don't be here when I come back.
Give me my son.
You'll be fine now, sweetheart.
I'll be following the ambulance in the car, OK? Right? Well, I don't know about you lot, but I could do with a wee dram.
Aye, me too.
The copper was standing at the till, she nearly walked right into him! Aye, it'll be Ann Marie Cairncross.
Maternity, yeah.
Well, if you could just tell her I was following the ambulance, but I've got a flat tyre on my car, so I Yes, of course.
What the hell is this? I thought you were at the hospital.
Aye, and I thought I told you to get out of my hotel! All right.
We're going.
OK, everyone back to mine.
I'm having a divorce party.
Better call Hannah and Gil, they're still at the station.
Look, just, everybody out! Right now! Yeah, well, I'm off to the hospital if you're here.
It's Billy McKenzie.
That's what Ann Marie was trying to tell us.
Soon to be dumped in the loch, where Ronan said he put him.
You really should have left when I told you to.
No wonder you were so desperate to get us out of the hotel.
You've no idea how desperate I've been.
'Specially since Cameron started to put two and two together about me and my niece.
And our assignations in the caravan.
The only trouble was, the sly wee cow was trying to blackmail me.
SHOUTING 'I tried to talk her round.
' I'm sure McKenzie put the idea into her head.
Bitch! 'The only problem I hadn't reckoned on my daft son being so smitten 'with her that he followed her everywhere like a lovesick puppy.
' There's no way you're threatening me! No! Dad? Dad, is that you? Katie, Katie, no, please.
It was him.
McKenzie, I saw him do it.
After him, Ronan, go! 'I knew that when Ronan caught up with McKenzie he'd batter him.
' Dad? Dad! 'He really thought he'd killed him.
' 'As ever, I had to tidy up.
'Stop the truth about Katie coming out.
' GROANING CHOKING 'I let Ronan carry on thinking he'd killed Billy.
'And then he helped me hide McKenzie's body.
' So .
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now you'll have to leave Hope Springs for good.
Looks like I found you in the nick of time, Els.
Lovers' tiff, was it? Anyway, no worries now.
Here I just saved you from the big, bad man.
Knocked him on the head and tied him up.
Ain't you gonna say, "Thanks?" I thought the big, bad man was supposed to be you? Correct.
That's your starter for ten.
Next, for five points, where's my three million quid? Come on.
I'm not going to beg, but I'm asking you listen to why I did what I did.
Well, I kinda worked that bit out when you sent me a photo of Sonia and me with, "Rot in hell," written on the back.
You, Sonia and the kid.
I was floored, Roy.
I loved you, always.
We were a team.
I did time for you.
The only thing that means more to me than money, doll, is not getting the piss taken out of me.
MUSIC PLAYS ON STEREO You OK? Yeah, it's just Ellie, she's not answering.
I wanted to tell her that we were here.
I'm going to nip back.
I'll come with you.
No, no, no, I'll only be two minutes.
Why don't you get me a glass of champagne? The money's gone, Roy.
We had a fire.
It got burnt.
Come again.
I'm not playing games.
We're broke, that's why everything went to cock with Marius.
We didn't have anything to give him.
I was expecting you to have spent it, but burnt it! Trust me, it wasn't deliberate.
Well, you owe me, Els.
Like that much.
I know I do.
So you are one lucky lady I've got a little job I need you for.
Remember that high security account we set up in The Caymans? Yeah, but we used that, to pay off the Paolinis, didn't we? Well, I'll let you into a little secret.
I had a mate on the inside diverting a bit of creme brulee from an acquisitions and mergers company.
Investments for the future.
Well the future's now, babycakes.
I'm sat on 15 mill.
So that's all you want? My signature? I need your fingerprint.
Remember? Electronic scanner.
Click, click.
Eh voila, the door of the vault opens.
And in we go .
.
and we're up to here in moolah.
And, of course, I'll give you the three mill back that I owe you.
So that's ten and a half for your print and four and a half for mine.
This is beginning to sound like a plan, babes.
Did I mention Sonia and me's finished? She turned out to be a right pain in the backside.
Why, Roy? I was lonely while you were inside.
Simple as.
Oh, my God, I can't believe it.
You must be well chuffed, finding out your girlfriend's an ex-con who's too thick to read a pregnancy test.
Easy mistake to make.
What, the thinking I was pregnant or, er .
.
or being in prison? Put it this way, there's only one of them I'd be up for trying again.
My family has had its fair share of problems, so I'm the last one to judge.
I got the shock of my life an' all, but everything's gonna be OK, Hans.
What do you mean? Me and Roy, we're going to try it again.
Straight up.
He's forgiven me and we kinda need each other.
In oh, so many ways.
Please, Ellie, is this for real? Yes, yes, darling, it is.
Come on.
You know I never got over Roy.
So go back to the party and tell the girls, "goodbye" from me.
Say nothing to Gil cos we want to leave as soon as.
Without me having to get nasty again.
Fix yourself a drink.
I'll throw some things into a bag.
Mum? Hello, darling.
You've got a beautiful, beautiful, wee boy with Euan Harries' chin.
Oh, my God, mum.
What? Where is he? Who? Euan Harries.
I don't want him anywhere near me.
No, no, no, no, he's back at the hotel.
Yes, burying the body under the floorboards.
It was lying there beside him.
All leathery and curled up on a blanket.
Nurse?! With a bag on its head.
Yes, that's right, with a bag on it's head.
Call Gil.
Gil's more or less resigned, darling.
And anyway, it's a nurse we want, not a policeman.
I think she's hallucinating.
Have you got a wee jab you could give her? There's nothing wrong with me.
Go and fetch a doctor.
You'll see it for yourself.
You're not in a fit state to go anywhere.
There is something I've got to do.
I'll be back for you very soon, my darling, OK.
Wait.
Oh, hell's teeth! I can't believe it.
After everything we've been through? Don't we even matter? I think the only thing that matters to Ellie is money.
And this time it's Roy that can get it for her.
Well, she's got a bloody cheek is what she's got.
Eh? Dumping us all, soon as her husband does that.
No, hang on.
Did he have a gun on him? Of course he did, he's a gangster.
And you say that Ellie shoved you out the door like she couldn't see the back of you fast enough? Yes, she did.
Yeah, cos she was hoping you'd run back here and get help.
Do you think? Well, don't you? Well, I was just so appalled But how come she told Hannah that she loved him, then? What else was she gonna say when he's right there? She'd never have thought we'd believe her.
She said, Tell the girls goodbye from me.
" So she reckons he's gonna do for her.
Oh, God.
"Coz I love you" by Slade Well, I was gonna say, "You took your time.
" but now I'm glad you did.
Make me a gin and tonic, will you? One for the road? A quick one, then.
As you asked so nicely.
One G&T.
Er I need some ice to cool me down.
Here's to us and 15 million quid.
Ellie! Go to the back door.
Ellie! Ellie! Hold on, Ellie! We're coming! Ellie! Go on, push it.
FRANTIC SHOUTING Get out of the way! GUNSHO DOOR SHUTS SADIE'S VOICE FROM OUTSIDE What're you doing here? Where's the baby? He's in the hospital.
She's only discharged herself.
I think she's flipped.
There was a dead body here.
You see, you wanna move these floorboards and you'll see what I mean.
You lift those floorboards, you'll find an empty space.
Because the body that was there, is now out there.
You believe me! Oh, yes, I saw it with my own eyes.
What body? Billy McKenzie.
Euan killed him and Katie.
He killed her too? Euan?! Yeah, he's tied up next to the body in the outhouse.
He's got a big bump on his head.
So, Ann Marie, I want you to tell Gil, where to find Billy, yeah? I'll come with you, darling.
Sadie.
I need a quick word with you.
We've got to get out of here, now.
Well, you can't just leave him here! We'll dump him in the loch.
The loch? They've already found Marius, they'll call off the search when they find Billy's body.
Oh, my God! You're murderers, the lot of you! No, darling, it was an accident.
Straight up.
You gotta believe us.
She needs to get to hospital.
To your baby! I need to find out the truth first cos I've just discovered I've been shacking up with a double murderer, and now I find out that my own mother has joined the Hole In The Wall gang.
All right.
You want the truth, Ann Marie, so be it.
But just remember this, if it weren't for Ellie and the girls you and your baby could have died today.
Where have the girls gone? I know, I was promised a dance.
Is it just me or have things got a bit boring round here? Ann Marie? You're supposed to be in hospital.
You've got to come to the hotel.
Now.
There's been a murder.
I hope I never see your evil face again.
Me neither.
Oh, come on, you don't actually think Cameron's going to pin this thing on me, do you? On the deluded evidence of a woman in labour? Just take him down the station and charge him.
Watch this space.
He's bluffing Gil, isn't he? Don't worry.
We'll find all the evidence we need.
No, no, no.
I'll kill him.
You bastard! Where's Hannah and the others? Where's your mum? They've gone, Gil.
I don't know where.
Ellie said that they couldn't risk staying on here any longer, and that she hoped you'd all understand? Shoo didn't want to leave you, Dean.
Especially knowing that you had to face all this.
She had to.
I am so sorry, Dean.
I told you Billy didn't kill Katie.
You were right.
I never thought I'd see you show a care for Ellie.
Well, credit where credit's due.
You and I have a lot to thank those women for.
He's yours, Gil.
You're the father.
Do you think so? Am I a dad? I just want to put the past behind me, and for us to work out our differences.
Maybe you could start with a personality transplant? They can do it soon as I get you back to the hospital.
Come on.
I am so sorry, Dean.
I don't think Roy's gonna be missing that where he's gone.
He's got some dirt under the fingernail.
Oh, for pity's sake, give the bugger here.
Well, it's all right for you, you're being chauffeured around from now on, aren't you? Yes.
Right, we need to act the part now if we don't want them looking too closely.
Exactly.
We're just a medical team escorting an old lady with a serious hand injury to the best practicing neurosurgeon around, who's going to put her finger back on.
Yeah, and he just happens to be living in the Cayman Islands.
Right girls, wave goodbye to the Land of the Brave.
Boy, this heat's unbearable.
You'd rather be stuck in a force ten gale? This is it, girls.
The rest of our lives starts here.
In one hour's time, we're hitting the jackpot.
What I don't understand is why you have to make an appointment to get your hands on your own money.
It's not just a bank, Sadie.
It's a high security vault, and we are talking a considerable amount of money.
Yes, erm, how much was it again? Mmm, let me see.
Wasn't it, erm FAST BLEEPING OK? Three, two, one.
BLEEPING Nothing.
Try again? Yeah.
Three, two, one.
Oh, I knew this would happen! No you didn't.
You're just having your normal Hannah panic.
Chill, for God's sake.
What's keeping them? High security, Sadie.
Leave it to the pros, Sade.
We been here before, we know what we're doing.
OK? Three, two, one.
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