How do you feel?
Oh, I don't know. Just like I'm having a dream.
Well, you're not, kiddo.
They... They said I could choose me own name.
That's right.
- Any name. - You got one?
I can't...
I can't make up me mind.
Why don't you ask me what's in the bag?
What's in the bag?
It's funny you should ask.
Terry.
- Have a look at what they're called. - Terry.
Kind of appropriate, don't you think?
I don't...
You don't know what to say?
Say thank you.
- Thank you. - My pleasure.
Thank you.
- All right. - All right.
Now...
As you know,
There are certain conditions that have gotten your release.
I do.
There's quite a few, in fact, so we've...
Jack.
What?
That's the name... That's the name I want.
Okay.
Jack.
Well, that's the first thing taken care of.
So what are you thinking?
Don't worry.
The longer you spend here,
the smaller it's going to seem, I promise.
Yeah, lots of students, plenty of new faces,
which will work out pretty well in your favor.
Mmm.
McDonald's.
Mm?
Oh, well,
at least we know what we're having for dinner.
Hi.
Hi, Miss Woolly.
This is my nephew Jack. Jack, Miss Woolly.
Come in, come in.
Sorry about the mess.
- And it's Kelly, by the way. - Kelly.
It's just that I'm on nights this week, so I'm actually not long out of bed.
- Tea? - No, thank you.
Coffee?
Tomorrow morning, I'll show you where everything is...
the washing machine, the dryer, whatever.
You like your room, right?
- Absolutely, yeah. - Good, I'm glad.
It's small, but it's clean.
- Am I wrong? - Uh-uh.
Functional,
and you've got the portable telly in there,
although don't try getting ITV.
It just won't pick up for some reason or other.
Anyway...
Sorry. Did you say you wanted a coffee or not?
- Uh. - Mmm.
So, tomorrow we go to the bank
and we open up an account for you, okay?
Because the more forms you fill in,
the more real your name is going to become.
Okay.
What else do you want to do?
Uh,
well, what else can we do?
Whatever we want.
In two weeks time, you start work proper,
so you need to experience as much as you can before then.
Of course, your history has to become second nature,
so I'm going to be going over it and over it
- and getting it. - Yeah.
I was wondering if m-maybe at some stage
we could take a trip.
To where?
See Philip's grave.
Think we could do that?
Let me...
Terry, no, if we can't, it's fine. Seriously, it's fine.
Just let me think about it, okay?
I'm not saying we can't go.
Right. Yeah, right.
Newton.
What's that?
It's where I'm from.
What's your name?
My name's Jack Burridge.
And why are you here, Jack?
Now, you got two numbers in your address book...
mine and P.S.
That's for Protection Squad.
Okay? That's a special number.
You call them, and they'll come running.
- Oh. - All right?
Now, just for tonight, there's two policemen.
Just go there. Can you see them?
Yeah?
- Yeah. - Okay.
How do you feel?
This is as bad as it's going to get.
All right?
Okay. Come here.
You're going to be fine.
Yeah?
"Putting it into his pocket, he turned back the way he'd come
"and went searching for home.
But It was evening now, and growing dark."
Then what did he find when he got to the...
A butterfly.
I don't see any hands.
A butterfly.
Butterfly pendant, good.
Okay, so who's going to continue?
Mr. Wilson?
Where's your book?
How difficult can it be to remember...
I'm sorry.
I take it your homework's done?
I forgot my copy.
Sara, you continue.
"He wanted to prove to his newfound friend
"that by obtaining the pendant,
he could be trusted with whatever task was put before him."
Hey, spastic!
Hey, spastic, why is your face always dirty?
And his clothes.
Yeah, and your clothes, mate.
It's because you're a spastic.
I'm joking.
Hey, stop, now. Come here for a minute.
Why?
I said we're joking. Come on, I'm teasing.
Secret, we want to tell you a secret.
Who's that?
Is that you, Eric?
Yeah.
Come down here.
Just a minute.
Now.
Your mother's sick, so don't go near her.
- Sick? - That's right.
Where is she?
Didn't you hear what I said?
Mum.
Mum, are you okay?
Would you like a cup of tea?
Leave me alone.
I had a fight, Mum.
Leave me alone. Get out.
Some boys, they...
What did I say to you?
Eric!
Hey.
How do you get 500 cars in a shed?
Put up a bingo sign.
What's your name?
Eric.
Want to see something cool?
Bloody hell.
What are you doing? You came straight at me!
Something hit me!
What's yours?
Huh?
What's your name?
Was it guilt, do you think?
Who knows?
Or...
a way of saying sorry?
Was he sick of the world?
We should go.
This was a bad idea.
Why?
Because Philip...
How many times have we talked about this?
Sorry.
Don't be sorry.
I made a decision to take you.
But we have to keep looking forward, not back. Okay?
The you from then is dead as well.
Or am I wrong?
Jack.
No, no. I'm all right.
Okay.
Right, come on.
I want to go home before dark.
All right.
Drop that off.
Come back, pick up something else.
Take that thing wherever it needs to go,
and so on.
- Simple, yeah? - Yeah, yeah.
Absolutely.
Now, you'll be partnered up
with Chris Kelly, who should be here but...
Ah, Mr. Kelly. Glad you could join us.
Sorry.
This is Jack.
By the way, I'm told you been to prison a couple of times.
Yeah, but, I mean...
Listen.
I only bring it up to reassure you that your secret's safe.
All right?
I believe a man deserves a second chance.
I also believe in his right to privacy.
So, uh,
mum's the word.
Idiot, eh?
You can say it.
"Mum's the word."
He's like David Brent or someone.
Who?
Yeah, very funny.
So what were you in for?
Unless you don't want to...
No, no.
Uh, stealing cars, you know, joyriding.
Right.
How many stints you do?
Three.
Jesus.
Yeah, after me last,
me Uncle Terry suggested I make a new start somewhere else.
Get away from bad influences?
Yeah.
Well, I can't guarantee that that's what you've done.
- Sophie McGee. - Present.
Angela Milton.
Present.
Stuart Thompson.
Present.
Emily Upton.
Present.
Eric Wilson.
Eric Wilson?
Swing.
Swing and shoot webs.
Turn green is what I'd like.
Green?
Yeah.
Rip some bastard who was making me angry to bits.
Hello, mate.
What's up?
You both get off school?
Answer me, man.
Yeah.
What's your name?
Are you dumb?
You a spastic?
Your mate is spastic, mate.
Oh.
All right, now. Fuck off.
We're gonna have a little word with Eric here.
What, are you deaf as well as dumb?
Ah! Fuck, my nose!
- Oh, fuck! - Come on, lads!
So...
So, yeah, now, it's... it's, um...
it's really good.
And this guy I work with, he's...
Are you ready to order?
Yep, sure.
I'll have your tuna and cheese, thank you.
Jack.
Um...
I can come back.
No, no, hang on. It's all right.
Take your time.
Actually, could you come back?
Thank you.
Shit.
It's okay, it is.
What is that? What's a panini?
It's a bread roll, toasted, flattened.
It's nice.
What's Mexican chicken?
Spicy.
So you were saying?
So, now, yeah, it's been going really good.
And the guy that you're working with...
He's really nice.
I feel like I'm getting the hang of things.
- Cool. - Yeah.
Um, we do a lot of loading, we do a lot of unloading.
We do a lot of driving,
so you know, it's not all hard work all the time, so...
- Yeah, that's a bonus. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
By the way, um, I want to pay for this.
- No. No way. - Come on.
I don't know what to do with me wages.
Trust me, that'll change.
- Terry. - Believe me.
Terry.
Please, now, let me. Please.
Well, okay.
- Have you decided? - Yes.
I will have...
What was it? What was it again?
Don't fucking laugh at me.
Hello, Michelle?
Chris.
How you settling in, Jack?
Strong and silent, yeah?
Is that right?
Does that mean you're never gonna offer
to take me out for a drink?
A drink?
My God, it speaks, yeah?
A drink.
Uh...
If you don't want to, that's fine.
I just thought...
Hey, why don't we all go out?
Tomorrow night, pay day. Get the whole crew.
You could do the inviting, Michelle.
Give you something to do besides sitting around on your ass.
Fuck you.
Saved you there, mate.
She loves you best, that girl.
Here.
But what do I know?
Maybe you're a Don Juan underneath that mild-mannered exterior.
What you looking?
Jack.
Kick it on, bloke.
Jack.
Andalu.
The White Whale, mate, Michelle?
What?
Hey.
Hi, Dad.
So how's things?
Okay.
Your mother?
I haven't seen her.
Long time, huh?
Listen, Dad.
I'm kind of homeless at the moment.
- Yeah? - And I was...
Yeah, stay here.
Is that what you were going to ask?
- Mmm-hmm. - Yeah?
Stay with me.
There's plenty of room.
Hello.
Hang on. Sorry, mate.
There's more beers in the fridge. Help yourself.
Just, uh, try not to get too drunk, okay?
Right, and listen. You keep your wits about you.
Don't try and keep up with those guys.
You sound worried.
- Well, listen. - Oh, yeah?
No. No, I'm not.
I mean, you've got to start living, yeah?
You know, the past doesn't equal the future.
What does that mean?
It means that you're entitled to some happiness, Jack.
So you go out. You have a good time.
Anything you're not sure about,
any problems, you just call me, okay?
And don't pay any attention to all that Forefront nonsense
because that's all it is.
Okay.
All right. Thanks, Terry.
All right, man. I'll see you Wednesday, son.
All right.
All right. Bye.
So where was this?
In Birmingham.
Only lasted six or seven months.
What finished it?
She went bananas.
Did she? Or did it take you that long to work out she always was?
So why you up here anyway?
Work. And whales.
Calica's going to release them, counselor.
Looking after a whale.
I cannot get over how old you look.
Give me a break.
No, no. I don't mean old.
I mean...
grown up.
I'm not trying to embarrass you.
I mean, I'm the one that looks old, right?
I will take that smirk for acquiescence.
I really despised you.
No, no.
No, no, no. Let me explain, me.
Let me...
All the shit that happened,
I know it wasn't your fault.
It was just shit that happens, right?
But as a kid, the point of view you take
- is the one that's given to you... - Your mum?
Yeah, my mum.
And I just want to tell you that I'd like to...
now that I'm here and you're here
and too many fucking years have gone by to...
Fuck, it's so corny, to...
To what? Make up for lost time?
I suppose, yeah.
What do you think?
I think it does sound fucking corny.
It does, don't it? Fucking hell.
No, but seriously, nothing would make me happier, son.
I really mean that.
Daddy, no!
No! Daddy, don't let him take me!
Very nice.
Let me see.
Oh, very nice.
Whoever needs knocking dead, Jack,
that's what you're going to do to him.
- See you later. - See ya.
Look at that.
Yeah.
What you think, Jack?
What?
He's got his mind on someone else.
Who's that?
The White Whale, mate.
You are kidding.
She's got her mind on him, if I'm not mistaken.
You sure about that?
Okay.
Probably for the best, eh?
She's looking for you.
Fucking hell..."Where's Jack?"
- Don't bother, mate. She's gone. - What, home?
Out to the club.
With who?
I don't know. Claire, Lucy.
Don't worry, mate. Night's not over yet.
# Maybe we can make it all right #
Jack. Jack, come over.
# We can make it better sometime #
Come on, Jack.
# Maybe we can make it happen, baby #
# We could keep trying #
# But things will never change #
# So I don't look back #
# Still I'm begging with every step I take #
# But I don't look back #
# Just a little, little bit better #
# Gonna live to waste some time #
# Tell me would it make you happy, baby #
Where's Chris?
Getting the drinks in.
You all right?
Yeah.
You're a little bit drunk.
And?
Girls who dance like they're good in bed never are.
Hey, listen, mate.
She a good girl is the White Whale.
Why do you call her that?
'Cause she's white and she's big, why else?
No offense to her, mate, I'd give her a tumble or three.
Seriously, she's funny, and she's brainy, too.
I say, you want to go for it, mate, you go for it, yeah?
Right, open your mouths.
What was that?
- An Elephant. - What?
An "E."
An "E"?
Ah, fuck.
Oh, relax.
Oh, mate, I'm sorry. I should've... Oh, shit.
What's his problem?
I don't know. His parole.
He's a sensitive guy, mate. What the fuck can I say?
Fucking heaven tonight, isn't it? Huh?
Be lucky, mate.
Who's she?
Some bird he's been coddling for hours.
Oh, yeah? What's her name?
Hi.
You avoiding me?
No.
You sure?
I mean, I thought this was our night, first of all.
Yeah, it is. It is, but I'm...
I'm kidding.
I'm kidding, relax.
You see Newton playing home tomorrow?
You like the football, Jack?
No, not really.
Well, I'm glad you don't.
In fact, I'd go so far as to say that I find it a turn-on.
- You okay, Jack? - Yeah.
- You sure? - I love you.
What?
Jesus. Jack, you're drunk.
No, no, I'm not, I'm not. I'm never...
Never felt like this before.
You're off your fucking head.
- Aren't you? - What? No.
Um, do you want to go for a dance?
No, I don't want to dance.
Look, Jack, I like you. I do.
And I'd love to spend some time with you, but not like this.
Jesus.
I'll see you on Monday, yeah?
What happened?
Uh, I don't know.
What the fuck?
You decide not to trundle it?
What? No, I thought I did...
Oh, yeah. Shit, shit.
Hey, relax.
You can talk to her later.
How you feeling?
# So I say #
# Of course right now #
# Round about now #
# Since they say #
# I am the sexiest man in Jamaica #
# Round about now #
# Since they say #
# I am the sexiest man in Jamaica #
# Round about now #
# Since they say #
# I am the sexiest man in Jamaica #
# Round about now #
# Since they say #
# I am the sexiest man in Jamaica #
# Round about now #
# I am the sexiest man in Jamaica #
# Round about now #
# I am the sexiest man in Jamaica #
#...maica, maica, maica... #
# I am the sexiest man in Jamaica #
#...maica, maica... #
# And the girls love me, and I shall... #
Charming bastard.
He's got a way about him.
Yeah.
You want another of these?
Yeah, mate.
- Hey, listen, mate. - No, listen, mate.
This is between me and my girlfriend,
so you would do better to stay out of...
Get out of the way.
Come on, you old pervert.
Come on. Get out of here.
Hey!
Aah!
Hey, hey, hey!
Leave it.
Leave it, hey? Leave it.
Come on, Bruiser.
You looked Steven fucking Seagal, mate.
Yeah.
It's just the come-down you're feeling.
We'll drop you off first.
Get some kip. You'll be all right in the morning.
Van Damage, hey? Ungh!
What a night.
What a fucking night!
Excuse me.
What are you doing?
Give me that.
There's nothing in there for you.
Does your father know you're hanging 'round shops
- looking at... - Fuck you.
Excuse me?
Fuck you.
My father's dead.
Oh. I'm sorry.
Oh.
I'm sorry, sweetheart.
Oh, dear.
You poor love.
It's all right.
Dear.
My mum's dying.
Yeah?
Of cancer.
Well, not now.
She will be.
Right.
She has it.
In her tit?
How did you know?
Well, that's where they get it, women.
Should've got Coke.
Mmm, shit. I forgot.
My mouth's all dry.
Wanker.
Pass me that ketchup, Jack, do you mind?
And the situation is still under review.
Oh, nothing like a bit of ketchup.
A man has been hospitalized and his house set on fire
in a vigilante attack
believed to be a case of mistaken identity.
The 23-year-old man who had recently moved to Nottingham
was reported to resemble an artificially aged photograph
published in a leading tabloid newspaper
of Eric Wilson.
Wilson, the surviving murderer of ten-year-old Angela Milton
who was known at his trial as Boy A,
was recently released from prison.
The Press Complaints Commission is still considering
whether the release of the image contravened guidelines.
It's not known whether this attack will affect their decision.
And finally,
there were celebrations tonight in Didsbury...
Got to sign it, mate. You good?
- No, I'll wait. - No, you won't.
You're going in there,
you're going to talk to her, Bruiser.
- No, maybe next time. - Maybe never.
You're going in, and that's that.
You're going to invite her out, and she's going to accept.
I'm getting tired of this ridiculousness.
Hi.
Thanks.
See you.
So, uh...
So...
do you want to do something tomorrow night?
Just like that, eh?
Yeah, that simple.
Who'd have thought?
I know.
Thought what?
That'd she'd ever want to see you again.
Did you think that?
Give me a break, Bruiser, will you?
Would you like a lager?
Well, all the shows start at 8:30, so...
Oh.
God, no, I, um...
When I said a movie, I meant a DVD.
A what?
I've rented a couple.
I meant for us to watch them here.
Oh. Okay.
Is that okay? I mean...
Oh, yeah. That's fine.
So you'll have fun, yeah?
So...
why you been avoiding me?
I don't know.
The "I love you" thing, was it?
- Oh, l... - It was sweet, Jack,
but I know you didn't mean it.
No, l-l...
It's just the way you came after me...
Aren't I allowed?
No, hey, you are.
Of course you are. Just, uh...
Ah...
Why you?
Yeah.
Yeah, as opposed to...
Because I like you. Isn't that reason enough?
No, it is.
But...
What?
But...
but nothing.
Nothing.
Just a bit surprised, that's just all.
But in a nice way.
Yeah.
I should hope so.
Would you like another?
Another what?
Surprise.
What do you think I think?
That you're less than a man or some shit like that?
Give me some credit, Jack.
I just... I just wanted...
What?
I just wanted it to be right.
And it will be.
Let's go watch the other film.
We'll have a drink. We'll cuddle.
We'll treat this as a date
where the woman didn't put out, all right?
All right, Jack.
What's this?
Oh, fuck.
Oh, Jesus.
Hey.
What are you looking at?
You.
Why?
Do you love me?
Hey.
Hey, come here.
Come here.
No, no.
It's okay.
It's okay, come here.
Jack, it's okay.
Oh, God.
Hey.
It's okay.
Oh, God.
Hey.
So... how'd it go?
Good.
Any action?
I don't want to talk about it.
Jesus.
That's a yes.
Shut the fuck up.
Why not?
Transcendent, was it?
Fuck you. Eh? Sacrosanct?
Yeah. I understand.
Just tell me one thing.
What?
Did you get a go on her tits?
- What the hell was that? - What?
Jesus, Chris, stop the van.
Aw, fuck.
Hello?
Ah, fuck!
Oh, God.
Let's, uh, let's see if there's something in the boot.
Yeah. With this. Help me with this?
If I can.
Come on.
Come on!
Oh, sh...
She's alive!
Come on. Don't stop looking at me.
All right?
You okay?
You're fine.
Okay.
Give us your knife, Chris. Give us your knife.
You're all right, darling.
- Here you are. - You're okay.
Yeah, an ambulance, please.
There's been a car accident.
Okay, now hold on to me. Hold really tight.
Yeah, there's the driver and a little girl.
The driver.
- Hold on tight. - Thank God.
Hold really tight.
I'm going to set you down on here.
I can't see in.
Just don't go, one minute.
Okay. You're all right.
Oh. shit.
Aw, shit.
Yeah, Chris. He has it, the knife.
The leather man.
For work?
Yeah, yeah. Cut... Cutting, you know.
Box-ties, wires, whatever.
And that's what you used to cut it.
Yeah.
The driver didn't make it.
Right.
Radio Carol.
Get her over to the mother's.
I knew he wouldn't.
Bruiser!
Weird.
Huh?
This morning, he was alive.
That guy?
Now he's dead.
Just hard to make sense of it.
We should be part of it.
Jacko.
Mmm.
We're so fucking delicate people.
Die so easy.
She didn't.
No. The girl?
- Yeah. - No.
We did some serious saving today.
You're a good guy, you, Jack.
A good mate.
That thing that you did for me at the party...
What? Oh. Right.
Jumping in there...
shit.
I just wanted to say if there's... if...
if there's ever anything that you need or...
or you want to talk about, mate...
I mean it, yeah.
Cool.
Yeah, just wanted to, uh,
just wanted to say that.
Mate?
Yeah?
I think you're the best friend I ever fucking had.
Me, too.
The only friend, you mean.
You ever get fucked by a guy?
What?
No.
I did.
Oh.
Yeah?
You remember my brother?
Did... Did he put it right in?
Mm-hmm, a lot of times.
Did it hurt?
What do you think?
Just closed my eyes.
Hmm?
When he does it.
Just close 'em.