Spirited (2010) s02e09 Episode Script

1 It's a biopic based on my book.
And I'm a consultant.
Yeah, they're filming it at my building.
Oh, truly, what sort of life is this, pretending? Oh, Mum, I don't think you should say that in front of Robbie.
He doesn't mind.
He feels it more than me.
Don't you, darling? Aaron Morgan.
Try.
Try? And make me want you.
You're a nice guy.
Apparently there aren't many.
I've never possessed a body.
How do you do it? The King, here, killed you all.
You killed us.
Do you know someone called Darren Bonney? Murderer, mass murderer from Adelaide.
Like a snake calling on the phone I've got no time to be alone There's someone coming at me all the time Yeah, babe, I think I'll lose my mind 'Cause I'm stranded on my own Stranded far from home Alright Stranded.
Oh, yeah.
All this work's making me hungry.
What's your favourite meal, love? Mmm I dunno.
You know what mine is? Beef Wellington.
My mum always made it on birthdays.
And the trick is in the sauce, you have to use topnotch port.
In fact, you know what? Pass us the phone, Red.
And hit engine, engine number nine.
Hello, mate.
Can we get some beef Wellington up to, uh, the penthouse, please? You're kidding? You call yourself a bloody member of the Commonwealth.
Yeah.
I would.
I'd do that.
And, yeah, tell him I like my beef extra juicy.
Cut.
Good.
Great.
Good stuff.
I wasn't there, Andrew.
Scene complete.
Not bad, eh? It's like he's back from the dead.
Again.
Very exciting, Zac.
Doesn't he look great? You're not serious? So this is supposed to be what my penthouse used to look like? Oh, it does.
Very clever.
Look at him.
He looks like he doesn't know how to tie his own shoelaces.
Onlookers, can we get some quiet, please? That's right, love.
My heart is hard.
It's hardened by the oppression of the poor, hardened by watching the establishment crush a nation under capitalism's furious fist.
Brilliant.
At least they got the beef Wellie bit right.
What I wouldn't do now for a mouthful of red meat and duxelle.
Hello.
Hi.
Who are you? You can call me Skates.
Where are we? This is where we live.
It's beautiful.
Hey, Coach.
Welcome.
I've missed you.
This feels different.
It is different.
I know I'm dreaming, but I'm not waking up.
How does that happen? Being alive is more than just being awake.
Just like existence is much more than this body.
I'm right here in front of you, Jonquil open your eyes.
Darren.
Hey.
How are you? I think he's trying to communicate with me.
Who? Darren Bonney.
Babe, this is, uh You're obsessed.
You can devote your entire life to a dead man.
Why can't I? Well, Henry Mallet wasn't a serial killer.
Mass murderer, Zac.
There's a difference.
Well, my, uh my deep apologies to Darren, then.
Look, um, I thought maybe you might want to come up to set today? We're filming at the pool.
Maybe you could come and have your lunchbreak.
Uh, yeah.
Maybe.
OK.
Well, I might see you later, then.
OK.
Bye.
In my dream, she said her name was Skates.
Emily? You'll need a coat, Elvis.
Has he got a decent coat? Does he know how cold it gets over there? Elvis, don't forget to pack your warmest coat.
Yep.
Ow, Mum.
Um, Mum, maybe Jenny could have Elvis's room.
Maybe.
Jenny says I should get a fringe to frame my face.
Oh, does she? Yeah.
Well, pop your shoes on.
Elvis, are you ready? We're due at Nanna's.
Yeah.
Hang on.
Maybe we should get him something for self-defence.
You know, like a flick-knife, or something.
It's not 1982.
London is a very safe city.
Yeah.
Still, does he know how to fight? I think he did some karate lessons.
Oh, karate? Karate's not fighting, Suze.
I'm talking, you know Henry, I will bring him back so he can say goodbye.
OK? I promise.
OK.
Thanks.
Skate, my angel, we are so close.
I thought Suzy was the special one.
I was wrong.
It does happen occasionally.
Sometimes the people you notice the least can be the most amazing of all.
I noticed it in all of you, every one of you.
I could see what you were capable of, what you deserve, and what you're finally about to receive the promised land.
Come in.
Oh.
I can't believe I've only just met you and already you're leaving me.
Hmm.
Yeah.
I made raspberry scrolls.
- Really, Nanna? - OK, fine, I bought them.
Suzy, I have to talk to you.
Yum.
I need you to check Helen's phone.
Why? Please.
Just have a look at it.
Robbie, I cannot go through my mother's phone.
She's having an affair.
What? Oh, they're huge.
Why? What happened? It beeps.
She doesn't answer it until she goes out.
I don't know where, she doesn't say anymore.
And the same car drives past just before she leaves.
Every time.
And when she comes back, I can smell the cologne.
It makes me sick to my stomach.
Robbie, Mum is not the type that would have an affair.
She loves you.
And she's happy.
I know that.
I've been dead for nine decades, young lady.
I've watched and I've waited.
I know what I know.
I was stabbed once, a 7-inch chisel through the abdominal wall and into the spleen.
This is much worse.
I just need to know.
Please just check the phone.
Please.
OK.
It's just a friend wanting to have lunch.
Who? Brian.
Brianna.
Show me.
Oh, where's it gone? Oh.
Battery.
Battery just died.
Sorry, it's dead.
Maybe we should talk to her.
I don't know.
I mean, not now.
I'll think about it.
Come on, quickly.
I didn't think we were on the plane that long.
It's a long, long flight.
Suzy? A-a Oh, hi.
Aaron.
Hi.
How are you? Yeah, I'm good.
You? Great.
Great.
My son's gonna go to London today for six months.
Oh, wow! That's exciting.
You closed up your account, the, uh the dating site.
I hope it all worked out for you.
Oh, yes.
No, that site really wasn't for me.
I'm sorry I haven't called you.
I just I lost my phone, your number.
Oh, really.
That's, uh Well, I can give it to you again, if you want.
Oh, great.
It's, uh, 0-4-5-7 5-6-7 5.
.
6 5-5-3.
5-3.
So many fives.
Yeah.
Oh, this is Elvis, my son.
And Verity.
Well, have a great time in London.
Don't forget to check out the Premier League.
It's so much better live.
Yeah, thanks.
I will.
Well, I'll leave you to it.
Great to bump into you, Suzy.
Mmm.
Really really great.
Yeah.
You, too.
"Really, really great.
" Come on.
Hello, Mrs Wiseman? It's Jonquil Payne.
You responded to my email.
Yes.
Well, um, tomorrow night, on the 12th, at 9pm, I'll be conducting a healing ceremony.
I've contacted some of the other parents.
Oh, yes.
You said that in your email.
I was just thinking maybe you'd like to mark the moment in some small way.
Maybe light a candle or look over some old photos.
And maybe sing one of her favourite songs.
Yes.
My husband wants a word with you.
Of course.
I understand.
There's something I need to ask you.
How did you know Emily was called Skates? That was a nickname we gave her.
No-one knew about it.
Well, I had a dream.
I dreamt about her.
Look, I don't know what you're doing, but she was a wonderful girl.
And thank you.
Well, goodbye.
Hooroo.
Bye.
Have you got your passport? Uh, yep.
And two photocopies in separate places.
Good boy.
Tell him to hold his bag on the tube.
Hold on tight to your bags on the trains.
Uh, I will.
And not to go to Catford.
Not ever.
And don't go to Catford.
What's in Catford? I don't know.
Just don't go there.
OK? Yep I'm gonna miss you.
Oh, and here.
It's a documentary about us.
Oh.
It's OK.
Jenny.
Hello, my little squirrel.
They're filming a movie here.
And I got to watch a scene.
Really? That's exciting.
OK.
Let's just, um OK.
Let's just do it like the Russians, hey? No big goodbyes.
Just show your love with how big your next hello is.
So, paka.
Dasvidaniya.
Let's go.
Bye, mate.
Oh, Elvis.
Yeah.
Say goodbye to the building.
What? It's fine, Suze.
Say, "Thank you, building.
"Thank you for looking after me and keeping me safe and sheltered.
" Bye building.
Lovely.
Ready to go? Dad's waiting.
Let's go.
Let's go.
Skates, your dad was right.
Your nickname isn't mentioned anywhere.
You told me in my dream.
I'm a medium.
Yes, you are.
You can see me.
You know I'm here.
Darren? Yes, Jonquil, it's me.
Darren Bonney? Can you hear me? I'll give you a sign.
Move, book.
Move.
Oh, shithouse.
D-B.
Darren Bonney.
Darling, I've left my bag in the car.
I'm sorry.
Can you wait a few moments? Of course we can.
We can amuse ourselves for a few moments.
Cigarette smoke.
Mmm perfume.
Sausages.
Mmm and the harbour.
Nice work.
Mm-hm.
Cocoa and cranberry? How's your spitting going? Strong.
See if you can get a bigger spit.
Verity.
Ladies don't spit.
Sorry.
Don't stare at me.
Look somewhere else.
How about a round of drinks for all my friends here? - Great.
- OK.
That's how it's gonna look.
Let's get a take.
Nice party.
Oh.
It's make-believe.
Creative license, I think they call it.
I mean, I was taking a lot of illicit substances at the time but I'm pretty sure I never did this.
A pool party, not really my thing.
No.
I'm sorry, man.
I thought you were, like, the runner.
And you wrote the book.
Yes.
Respect, man.
Oh.
Um, are these rewrites, are they? Yeah.
You like them? I rewrote this scene.
What, you did? I know Henry Mallet better than he knew himself.
I love this fool.
Because, I mean, this never this never happened.
God bless you, Zac, defending my honour.
I mean, he wrote about the uh, excess, these type of things.
But there's a whole diatribe declaiming the excess.
You know, Henry was furious.
Wait, though.
That's all he wrote is furious diatribe.
And it's really boring.
I mean, it's just political blah, blah, blah.
Who's gonna sit through that? Who the fuck is this guy? Well, then, why make a film about him at all? Sorry? I mean, this doesn't make sense.
I mean Henry Henry Henry hated this this scene.
Alright, alright.
Thanks.
We've got some art to make now.
Just grab a seat.
Get Bruiser to get you a coffee, whatever you want.
Sort him out.
Just sit over there.
I'll see you at lunch.
It was really good to meet you.
Are you OK, Zac? I can't watch this.
Poor bugger.
I almost feel sorry for him, all this misguided devotion.
He loves you.
Does it bother you that they're just making it all up? Well, the deader I get, the less people's opinions actually seem to matter, Suze.
You're missing him already, aren't you - Elvis? I didn't want to let go of him at the Customs gate.
He seemed so happy and excited.
On the bright side, Verity wanted to spend the weekend with Steve and Jennifer.
Oh, my God.
What is that smell? That's beef Wellington.
Probably not as good as your mum used to make.
But it looks pretty good.
Mmm.
The pastry sticks to your mouth really lightly.
It's buttery.
And it crunches.
And then the mushroom layer is so Unexpected, right? Mmm.
And what about the spuds? Did you fry them off first? Yeah.
Nice.
They grapple on your tongue.
I didn't know Elvis was making this for us.
Oh, scary.
Get set go.
Vietnamese rolls? I don't remember doing that.
Mmm.
Must have been while we were spiriting.
I look like I'm talking to myself.
I look insane.
Well, you're not.
So Do you think I'm driving my children away? Suze, they're getting older.
They'll do the driving for themselves.
What's gonna happen when they leave for good? I don't know.
Every day will be like this.
Just you and me till they visit at Christmas.
Maybe then we could go spiriting.
I guess one day I'm gonna come home and I'm gonna be an old prune and you're gonna be still young.
Yeah.
I like prunes.
Do you like wrinkles? Can't get enough of them.
It's actually a bit of a problem.
I, um I'm only here with you 'cause Rita won't have me.
It's good to see you.
It's good to see you, too, honey.
How are you? Um, I'm actually I feel like a bit of a dickhead, to be honest.
First, like the idiot that I am, I just blindly give away my most prized possession, and Henry's legacy, to some old fraud to run off with with no evidence whatsoever.
Then, when I try and make up for it, they just butcher his legacy even more.
I mean, I'm not even This place is beautiful.
What? Nothing.
You'd just fallen asleep.
Oh, let me sleep.
Certainly.
Great session, girls.
See you tomorrow.
You want a ride? Why did you kill those girls? Jonquil, they acted of their own free will.
No-one was killed.
We were released.
We were liberated.
Do you want to be released? Yes.
I feel so close to you, like I'm part of you.
Of course.
Meet me tomorrow night at my apartment.
9pm.
Say my name, I'll be there.
Goodnight, my sweet.
Oh, Henry.
I can't get the idea of being with you out of my mind.
Mum's right, it's unbearable.
These bastard dreams are nothing to write home about.
They're so unpredictable.
I think the racetrack was going alright until you I'm not wearing a top hat and tails.
It was a dream.
If you'd put them on, you could've met me in the members' stand.
Oh, great.
Dream come true.
They had private rooms, French champagne.
It was in Dubai, I think.
Stupid dreams.
Mmm.
Still, better than a broomstick up the jacksy.
Next time we share a dream, we have to be smart and we take control.
We say, "This is a dream," and we take charge.
Mmm.
OK? Yeah.
Take charge.
I like that.
Take charge.
And I am in your hands.
In my hands.
We're all down in the bullpen now But we ain't got nothing to say We're living in the USA In Wandsworth, USA.
Goodnight, Newcastle.
I hope you enjoyed your night of bread and circus.
Now go back to your lives of shit and misery.
Henry! Henry! Henry! There you are.
We did it! You look fucking incredible.
It's numb.
I can't feel anything.
Me either.
Suze Henry, take control.
We're all down in the bullpen now But we ain't got nothing to say We're living in the USA In Wandsworth, USA.
Goodnight, Newcastle.
I hope you enjoyed your night of bread and circus.
Now you go back to your lives of shit and misery.
Henry, Henry? - Did you enjoy that? - Yeah.
Henry, it's me.
Henry? Henry! Henry! You OK? Oh! Yeah, I'm brilliant, Henry.
Just fantastic.
Right.
I sense sarcasm.
Why didn't you let me in? Where? Oh, God.
You like wrinkles, do you? Is that why you went off with those other girls and not me.
I have got no idea what you're talking about.
At the nightclub place.
The night It's not me you're talking about.
I saw you.
That was your brain.
That was your imagination of me.
That's convenient.
Suze the last thing I dreamt was that you were backstage at the gig in Newcastle and you looked fantastic.
And we tried to touch and it was numb.
And then, fuck, I woke up.
OK? I've gotta go.
Where are you going now? I said I'd go and see Robbie and Mum.
I thought we had the whole weekend together.
He thinks she's seeing another man.
Living or dead? Real.
I mean, living.
Shit.
We're all down In the bullpen now But we ain't got nothing to say There's two of you.
Well, three, 'cause you're here.
Yeah.
I think it's meant to be a comment.
On what? On how big a dick the director is.
I can't I can't do this.
This is unbearable.
In Wandsworth, USA.
Hello? Mum? She's not here.
Oh.
It's amazing.
The telephone beeps and she's gone, like magic.
I need you to do something for me.
Sure you don't want to come for a drink? Um, no, thanks.
Well, you've been inside all day, Jonks.
I just don't feel like it.
Oh, well, I'll stay, then.
No.
You just go and have fun.
I need to concentrate.
Mmm.
For a seance for Darren Bonney.
It's not a seance.
I might see you later, then.
Yes, I met Brian at the casino.
He was at a nephew's bucks' night, absolutely hating it.
He sat at my table but he didn't play.
He stayed at my table till we closed.
Oh, Henry, I'm sorry if you don't want to hear any of this.
Course I do.
You don't even get the chance to tell me to shut up.
I just needed to talk to someone.
Oh, please, feel free to leave.
Oh, Henry, I just feel so guilty.
Who better to confess to than someone whose judgment I can't see or feel? No-one is better at avoiding the truth than yours truly.
Mum.
Oh, darling.
Please tell me he's here, I haven't been rabbiting on to myself.
He's here.
Yeah.
And he's not judging you.
Just quietly freaking out that one day he might be Robbie.
Oh.
You're so lovely and warm.
You don't know what you're missing, Henry.
Oh.
Darren.
Darren Bonney.
If you are near, come and join me now.
All over the country, the families are joining us.
It's time to remember.
Darren.
We're here, Jonquil.
It's time for you all to be free.
That's right.
On behalf of the people those girls will never love, the children they will never have, the lives they will never experience, the pain of all the mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers move through me, Darren Bonney, and let these girls go.
Come to me, Darren.
Come to me, Darren Bonney.
Let me release you, Darren Bonney.
Sh-she did it.
He's gone.
Go on, then.
Give it a little shake.
Oh.
This one.
Something's wrong.
Potter just took OK.
What the fuck was that? This can't be good.
Thank you.
Come on.
There's room.
Mum? Mum? What's the matter? What's happened? I can't feel him.
I can't feel him at all.
Oh, I didn't think he'd leave.
Oh, Mum.
Oh, Mum, I'm sorry.
He asked me to write this down for you.
I can't.
Would you read it to me, please? "My dearest Helen, "What strange things we're delivered in this existence.
"I once met a man from Portugal "who swore he'd been both an antelope and an Afghani rugmaker "in previous lives.
"I was somewhat sceptical at the time.
"But these days, I don't doubt its truth at all.
"I often wished for a better husband for you.
"I couldn't stroke your hair when you were sick, "I couldn't protect you if there was any threat.
"I couldn't even call for help.
"But I was selfish and I couldn't give you up.
"Besides, you've never needed much help, my darling.
"I wish you all of the happiness in this life and beyond, "whatever may come.
"Do not think sadly of me.
"I will not miss you because my time is complete.
"It is not over.
It is just finished.
"Your eternal love, Robbie.
" He's gone.
He's gone.
Hello? Hello? Hello.
Suzy? Hello.
Hello? Oh.
Hi, Aaron.
Sorry, I was just on my phone.
I must have pocket-called you.
Oh.
Oh, Fm very sorry.
No, no.
It happens all the time.
Curse of having a ridiculous name that begins with two A's.
I can't pretend I'm not disappointed.
Really? Took me a month to stop thinking about you when we first met.
And when I bumped into you again, I I haven't been able to get any work done.
Oh, that's crazy.
Yeah.
It's odd because I'm usually quite terrified of dentists.
Um, well, sorry I interrupted you.
No, no.
Interrupt me anytime.
OK.
Thanks.
Bye, Aaron.
Bye, Suzy Darling.
Hello? Henry? Long live the King.