[James] I promised myself I wouldn't be the first to say goodbye.
I can't say goodbye again.
Okay.
[James] In the end, it didn't matter.
["Broken Heart" playing]
♪ Sha la la la la ♪
♪ Take away the dark glass ♪
♪ And the sun will glow... ♪
[Alyssa] It's good...
having spent that time with James.
It's good to know that it doesn't work.
I thought it wouldn't.
♪ Ooh ooh But if you will take your love away ♪
♪ It simply will... ♪
[Alyssa] People say moments like this are like ripping off a plaster.
♪ But a broken heart... ♪
[Alyssa] The problem is that underneath the plaster,
there's still quite a lot of shit.
I made a mistake.
It's not me you should be apologizing to.
I'm not.
[Alyssa] I could tell her about James.
I could ask her about the letter.
But sometimes it's easier if you just leave the plaster on.
Go easy on her. She was embarrassed.
And it was a lot of money.
- I'm going to pay her back. - Good.
Are there any shifts?
- You can do tonight if you want. - [Alyssa] Thanks.
[birds chirping]
I should go and see Todd.
Do you want to change first?
Yeah, probably.
[slow song playing]
Here? Are you sure?
Thank you.
[door slams shut]
Go away.
♪ Let's go down to the sea ♪
♪ Let's take a walk down by the sea ♪
♪ See the blood-soaked sand... ♪
[engine starts]
[song stops]
["Where Is Love" playing on the radio]
[James] My dad always told me that musicals lift the spirits.
[exhales]
You'll love this.
They're cats, but it's good.
[tape player clicks]
♪ Something to... ♪
[James] Maybe Alyssa was right.
Maybe I had been carrying him around like a mascot.
[tape player clicks] [music stops]
Yeah?
You can't park here, James. What are you doing?
Which way is the, um...
[clicks tongue] ...the....
[Leigh] Where are you headed?
I have no idea.
[bright music playing]
[Alyssa] Todd lives with his sister.
[music stops]
Hey, Iggy.
Fuck off and die.
[Alyssa] She's quite protective of him.
Still carrying that around?
Yeah.
- Who is it? - My dad.
- How did he die? - Heart attack.
- [Leigh] Hmm. - Hmm.
That's good. Nice and quick.
It wasn't that nice.
Well, at least he didn't top himself or something.
No. My mum did that.
Christ.
Where are you gonna scatter him?
[James] I don't know.
[Leigh] What did he like?
Eating shit food.
Cars.
My mum.
Where did they meet?
[James] I couldn't believe I hadn't thought of that.
That's a good idea.
- Good luck. - Thank you.
Now fuck off.
[country song playing]
♪ Why are you crying If you see that they were lying? ♪
♪ All alone... ♪
[Alyssa] It's quite hard to put things right
when everyone hates you, and you can't find your husband.
♪ It's fine ♪
[song ends]
Do you take sugar?
Three.
[Alyssa] Silent Lisa is Iggy's girlfriend.
I've literally never heard her speak.
She can. She just doesn't.
Why'd you leave?
I got scared.
You should have told him.
I know.
[Iggy] I'd tell her.
And... she'd tell me.
[Alyssa] How? With a fucking mime?
Where is he? I have to talk to him.
He's doing something.
What?
Come on. I need to see him, please.
[exhales]
[gentle music playing]
[James] As I drove away, I started to feel calm
for the first time in ages.
Sad but calm.
I had a new plan,
a new purpose.
I had to move on.
♪ She hears your heartbeat ♪
♪ Feels you breathe... ♪
[car engine roars]
♪ She knows ♪
♪ She knows... ♪
[James] It was fine.
There was probably a perfectly good reason why Bonnie was now driving a car.
- [cars horns honking] - [James] And heading towards Alyssa.
["A Thousand Miles Away" playing]
♪ You're a thousand miles away... ♪
[Bonnie screaming]
♪ You're a thousand miles away ♪
♪ But I still have your love ♪
♪ To remember you by ♪
♪ You by ♪
Hey.
[song fades]
[birds calling]
How angry are you?
Pretty angry.
All right.
I've only got one chair.
That's okay.
So, you're back then?
Yeah.
What are you doing here?
Can I show you something?
What?
It's a surprise.
[Alyssa] He's probably gonna push me down a well or something.
In a way, fair enough.
[menacing music playing]
[James] This was all wrong.
Alyssa had never said where she lived.
Okay, you can open them.
I don't get it.
Front door.
Lounge.
Kitchen. [blows]
Conservatory.
Walking up the stairs.
[laughs]
Um... Landing.
Bedroom.
En suite.
Baby's room.
Not for a while.
And we can put a panic room in the basement.
I've looked into it. It actually doesn't cost that much.
[inhales]
I've saved up, and I'm going to build this for us.
For you.
Wow.
Do you like it?
- Yeah. - Do you want to come in?
I can't.
Why not?
[Alyssa] Sometimes, doing the right thing feels like committing a crime.
Because I want a divorce.
Todd, wait!
I wanna talk to you. Please, stop.
I'm sorry, Todd. I'm really sorry.
Why did you ask me to marry you?
Why?
I don't know.
You don't deserve to be with anyone
because you don't treat people well enough.
I know.
[sighs]
[menacing music playing]
Hello?
- Is Alyssa around? - No.
[inhales] Who are you?
I'm a friend.
I was at the wedding.
I was at the back.
Sorry. Um... Why are you here?
[James] It was at this point I realised that Bonnie probably didn't have a sister.
[Gwen] She's on her way to work.
[gasps]
Who was that?
I don't know.
[car departing]
["Fall" playing]
♪ Hide your horses, hold your tongue ♪
♪ Hang the rich and spare the young ♪
♪ Who drain the spirits from the jars... ♪
[Alyssa] Sometimes I get so tired that I can't feel my edges anymore.
It's like melting.
- [horn honks loudly] - [song ends abruptly]
[Alyssa] But not in a good way.
[panting]
[sighs]
[door creaks closed]
[exhales]
[James] It wasn't ideal.
Only two hours after deciding to move on, I was,
to all intents and purposes, stalking Alyssa again.
But I wasn't the only one.
And that was the problem.
[knife chopping]
[gasps]
[door opens]
[door slams shut]
- Are you okay? - What?
[chef] Do you mind if I go early? It's pretty dead.
Sure.
[chef] Cheers.
[crickets chirping]
[bell on door rings]
[gentle guitar music playing]
[car door opens] [car door beeps]
[car door slams shut]
[car engine starts]
[car departing]
[breathing heavily]
[groans]
[pants] [exhales deeply]
♪ Meaner than the sea ♪
♪ She is the only one I am afraid of ♪
♪ Wiser than the trees ♪
♪ She is the only one I ever dream of ♪
♪ Meaner ♪
♪ She is the one ♪
♪ Wiser ♪
♪ She is the one... ♪
- [door opens] - [bell on door rings]
♪ Meaner ♪
♪ Than the sea... ♪
Hi.
What are you doing here?
You forgot something.
♪ She is the only one I ever dream of ♪
♪ Meaner, you're the one ♪
♪ Wiser, you're the one ♪
[gasps]
[breathes heavily]
Oh, shit!
[western music playing]
[music ends]