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Tiana!

I can't.

You can't what?

What is it?

Don't do this.

This ain't real, Jamie!

JAMIE SCOFFS I mean, it's like a fairy tale,

like a dream, and I've got to wake up.

No. This IS real.

You can feel it!

It don't matter if I feel it.

Jamie, my "real" is emptying rubbish bins

and missed opportunities.

All this, it don't matter how long it's for.

It don't matter how good it is

cos it's so fucking good, but I've got to give it back.

Says who?

Just let it go!

Whatever it is that's holding you back, just let it go.

What? Is it an ex?

Yeah, I wish!

Tiana, just tell me.

I can't.

Cos you can't solve this with beautiful words and music, Jamie.

No matter how much I want you to.

MUSIC: Shameful Game by Pale Jay

It's a shame It's a shame, it's a shame

It's a shame It's a shameful game

It's a shame, it's a shame It's a shame

It's a shame It's a shameful game

You're so tired of Being the fool...

KNOCKS ON DOOR

Tanika?

You better get up. You're going to be late.

Tanika?

Tanika?

My name? Oh, right.

My name is Tanika Ofunim Jenkins.

I'm adopted.

I know it sounds sad, but it ain't.

So, you're taking her to school with you?

Riding in side-by-side?

No, cos I said I'd speak to the family first, remember?

Although I... I don't know how, or what I'm going to say.

I've got to tell the school first.

Shit.

How did it come to this?

If that little girl's mother is dead, Elodie,

then she came here expecting you to be her mother.

How did things get to that?!

I don't know.

I think you got distracted.

Look, I... I didn't know that her mother was dead.

What I'm saying, Elodie, is upstairs, sleeping,

there's a little black girl who thinks

you're going to be her mother,

and you have to tell her that she's got it all wrong!

DOOR OPENS

DOOR SLAMS

- Hey, when did you last see her? Did you see her last night? - No.

I don't think so.

Shit. I don't know, Paul. I don't know.

Listen, these kids are a mess, man.

- You ain't her dad. - Well, I'm the only dad she's got!

Well, maybe she's at school!

Although... Yeah, nah, nah.

That'd be a bit weird, innit?

Us showing up, asking for her, she's not there.

She wouldn't have gone to school without her costume. Not today.

It's her dance competition today. She wouldn't miss it.

- Go on. - Argh!

- Get your leg in there. - Argh!

Oh.

So, I don't get it.

You said you was giving it all up.

Why did you fight back?

The kid was in the car, Paul.

What example would I have set her?

No-one takes advantage.

Yeah, those two really did a number on you, eh?

Yeah, well...

It was you.

What?

I never told you how many men jumped me.

Yeah, yeah, you did.

Yeah.

HE SCOFFS

Why? You're my best mate.

Cos I'm sorry,

but you said you was giving it up.

So, you stabbed me in the back?

- You should've said something! - Oi! Oi! - We could've talked!

- You never listen! - Not smash me head in like a fucking mortal enemy!

I wanted a bit of respect!

Fuck! Hey! You treat me like shit, bruv!

Oh, my God.

We're meant to be a partnership.

Get the fuck out.

It's my fucking van. You get out.

Fucking Judas!

Argh!

Ah!

Oh, God.

It's me.

Can you call me? It's Tanika. I think she's gone.

I, I, I don't know where.

Argh!

DOG BARKS

Oh, fuck.

What the fuck? Wait! Hey! Stop!

Argh!

PHONE BUZZES

Where have you been? Why ain't you answering my calls?

Tionne?

- Tionne? - He's been like that since last night.

- Yeah, cos you killed his chicken! - I didn't kill it!

- Where have you looked? - Everywhere.

Where did she stay last night?!

- This ain't my fault. - No, why didn't you look out for her?!

Why didn't you?! She's your sister!

Oh!

Oh, where the fuck is she?

Tom said he thought it was wrong if we came in together

so that I should probably call the police,

but then I went to go and look for her and she...she was gone.

She'd already left the house.

What I don't understand is why you had her stay the night.

She wanted me to take her on.

As her mother.

I couldn't call the police.

This can be construed as misconduct.

Negligence.

I... I wasn't sure how it would look.

What it looks like for us, is that we're royally fucked.

Tiana, think. Where did you last see her?

You guys were literary the last to be with her.

What we need to do is search the streets.

We've combed the streets. Anywhere that she'd go.

OK, then we have to comb them again.

- Did you check the park? - Yes, yes. - Well, what about your dad?

She wouldn't go there. She doesn't know him, OK?

Look, we need to try the school.

If we try the school and she's not there, we're going to be fucked!

- Well, maybe we can do it in a way without them finding out. - How?

I don't know! Maybe we use Fake Jackie somehow!

- Hasn't she got us into enough shit? - Look, I'm going to go speak to her.

She's at the real house.

If she left last night, I don't know where she could've slept but...

..there's nowhere else she would go.

OK, let's go.

I'm coming!

This is my fault.

I should've been looking out for her.

Just give us a few minutes on our own.

- There she is! - Tanika! - Tanika!

T, are you OK? What happened?

I made a mistake.

They're going to split us up

and it's all my fault.

I told Ms Jenkins.

I thought she loved me.

I thought she wanted to be my mum.

She didn't.

- No-one loves me. - T, that's not true.

It's true.

It is.

Mum never talked to me like you and T.

I was just there.

Like I was with dad.

Invisible.

Ms Jenkins noticed me.

Mum noticed you, T.

But she was ill.

She couldn't help what she did sometimes.

Sometimes...

..I think she took those drugs because she didn't love us enough.

Didn't love me enough.

She didn't love me enough, either.

Ms Jenkins is going to call the police.

Yeah, maybe it's for the best.

I can't do this no more.

I can't be both Mum and me.

It's killing me.

And this situation with Feelgood ain't working.

We're not his problem.

I don't want us to be split up.

No.

You're going to win your dance competition.

Then we go to the police.

I don't want to do the stupid dance competition!

Listen, I might've messed up my interview

but I'm not going to let you do it.

You worked too hard for it, T.

Don't let that idiot, Ms Jenkins, break you.

You're worth more than that.

You are, T.

Why did Tanika run away, T?

I know Jackie's gone but it feels different this time.

Mum's dead, Shanice.

I'm so sorry, T.

I think it was an overdose.

You OK?

I need to do something.

We need to be there for T.

What time's the competition?

In, like, two hours.

I'll be there.

INAUDIBLE

INAUDIBLE

Dad!

See you in a bit, mate.

This better be urgent.

Mum's dead.

What?

Accidental overdose.

She died 24 days ago...

..and we buried her.

She's dead?

You didn't love her,

so spare with the reaction and the fake grief.

She's worth more than that.

And there ain't no time.

Tanika's school's calling the social and they're going to split us up.

So we're wondering if we stay here?

You're the only one that can help us.

You can't just come here

and land something like that on me

and expect me to think straight, all right?

I expect you to say that it's all going to work out.

That you're going to take care of things.

That it's going to be OK.

You know, I've never asked you for anything.

Neither has Tanika

and neither did Mum.

Well, she should've.

Cos she needed help.

Mum.

Real help.

Why didn't you do nothing?

You just let her get on with it.

Left it down to us to clean up her mess.

Die a slow death.

I WAS there!

I am here!

You think I didn't want to be your dad?

Huh?

You think I didn't want to visit more?

But every time, EVERY time, I tried to be

the man that she wanted me to be, I'd get that look.

That look that would say, "You're a failure, Leo."

"Yeah, you failed me, you failed the kids."

Every morning.

Who wants to wake up to that...

..and be told they're a failure?

THAT'S a slow death.

Trust me.

So, yeah.

Maybe I hid.

You're still hiding.

I am here!

Just not in the way you want me to be.

You're the only person that can help us.

I can't.

Look me in the eyes.

Look me in the eyes and say that.

Go on.

Say it!

Oh...

HE CLEARS THROAT

Erm...

..I never said congratulations.

Oh, Tanika! You're fine.

I...I was so worried.

Have you called the police?

They're aware of the situation.

They're looking for you.

They've got questions.

OK.

I think it's best that Tanika carries on

with her day at school, don't you?

Until they come.

- Well... - She's nine years old.

And you...

You keep the fuck away from her.

Let's go.

Is Feelgood coming?

Yeah.

I told him you were safe.

Good.

Cos I know he's going to be worried.

CHUCKLES

I'm nervous.

I am good enough.

- BOTH: - I am good enough.

Black is good.

Black is beautiful.

I am a queen.

I am a queen. I am a queen.

You're going to be great, T.

You know you're amazing.

Just think how proud Mum would be.

I wanna let you know

That you don't have to go...

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

..Don't wonder no more

What I think about you

If it's loving that you want

Then you should make me your girl Your girl

If it's loving that you need

- Baby, come and share my world - Share my world

If it's loving that you want

- Come and take a walk with me - Walk with me

Cos everything that you need I got it right here, baby, baby

Now it's obvious you need a friend To come hold you down

Be that one you share Your everything...

We know.

Everyone knows what you did

and you are in serious trouble.

There ain't no crime in pretending to be someone unless it's fraud.

Yeah, and I ain't got nobody's credit card.

Well, let's just see what the police have to say about that.

Yeah, let's.

So just call me Whenever you're lonely

Di, di, di, di, di, di, di, di Di, da, di, dey...

Where'd you go?

To see Dad.

I told him.

I... I don't know if he's going to tell anyone.

I just don't know.

Share my world

If it's loving that you want

- Come and take a walk with me - Walk with me

Cos everything that you need I got it right here, baby, baby.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Next is Tanika Sutton.

West Side Story, ballet mashup.

Be prepared to be in for a treat.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

MUSIC STARTS

Keep going.

GIGGLING

CHATTER

Come off.

Left a good job in the city

Working for the man Every night and day

And I never lost One minute of sleep

Wondering 'bout the way That things might have been

- Big wheels keep on turning... - Whoo!

Proud Mary keeps on burning

And we're rolling

We're rolling

We're rolling on the river.

- Urgh! - Get down from the stage! - Shut up!

We're rolling...

ELECTRICAL DRONE, MUSIC STARTS

We're rolling We're rolling on the river...

MUSIC CONTINUES

- Cleaned a lot of plates in... - ..Memphis!

And I pumped a lot of 'Tane down in New Orleans

But I never saw The good side of the city

Until I hitched a ride On the riverboat queen

That big wheel keep on turnin'

Ooh, Proud Mary Keep on burnin'...

T, we're rolling!

And we're rollin'!

Go on, T!

- Rollin' on the river - Rollin' on the river

- Said we're rollin' - Rollin'

- Rollin' - Rollin'

Rollin' on the river...

- Hey, hey, hey, T. - What's wrong?

T, come on. You just show them.

- Show them. - Let's go. - OK? Yeah?

CHEERING

Come on, T!

Yes!

Oh, I left a good job in the city

Workin' for the man Every night and day

And I never lost One minute of sleep

Worryin' about the way things Might have been

Big wheel keep on turnin'... CHEERING

Turnin'

- Proud Mary keep on burnin' - Burnin'

Rollin'

Rollin' on the river

Said we're rollin'

Rollin'

Rollin' on the river

River-do-do-do

Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do

Rollin', yeah!

Ooh, yeah, yeah...

CHEERING, MUSIC STOPS

Settle down! Settle down!

Although rabblerousing,

family members are not permitted to participate in the talent show.

- ALL: Aww! - No exceptions.

BOOING

I'm afraid you're disqualified.

ALL: Boo!

Oh, my God, T! You were amazing!

I can't believe you all joined!

- Yeah, cos you were shood up there like... - I was not!

- You was. We was like, "We've got to rescue that kid!" - Yeah.

A word, please?

Your sister has made a concerning disclosure to her teacher.

She claims that your mother's dead.

We'd like to know on what grounds she believes that.

Hello.

I just want to ask a few questions. Is that OK?

You told your teacher that your mother's dead.

Is this true?

No.

Do you know where she is?

No.

Why didn't you tell anyone that your mother's missing?

Because our mum's black and a junkie.

We didn't think you'd look for her if we did anything about it.

We didn't see the point.

What happened the morning she disappeared?

We woke up and she was gone.

She's going to be filed as a missing person.

What's going to happen to us?

You'll have to go into temporary foster care.

Unless you have any other relatives?

Yeah, yeah. I'm...

Yeah.

They do.

I'm their father.

And this is my fiance.

And you're willing to act as their legal guardian?

That's right.

Social services will be in touch.

Do whatever you need to do, innit?

You lot...

You don't need to worry any more.

Tionne told me everything.

You'll be safe with me.

You'll need to come down to the station to make the report.

Come we go get your tings then them, uh?

You lot don't need to worry any more.

Tanika?

I'm sorry.

I...I didn't know about your mother.

You could've told me. I would have understood.

I'm OK.

Imagine we took everything.

Imagine Candy's face.

Maybe we could take one thing each.

I'll take this for Tiana.

HE LAUGHS

Well...bye.

HE SOBS

I'm sorry I left like that.

I didn't think I were that bad.

You weren't.

It was great.

You were great.

I want to take you out.

On a date, if you'll let me.

I don't know, Tiana.

All this up and down, it's not me.

A lot's been going on and it's been spoiling us, but I don't want it to.

I was just in a place where...

Family...

it can bring you down, you know?

Anyway, I'm not there now.

And I just wanted to say that.

OK.

So?

Don't leave a girl hanging.

All right.

OK, that sounds like you think I won't take you out, but I will.

Just watch this space.

Who did this?

Hmm?

Which one?

What's wrong?

300 quid that cost me.

300 quid.

- And one of them... - Now, who would do it?

Huh?

- Huh? - I can't do this, Leo. I've tried.

Candy!

- Listen. - What?

Those kids have had it tough.

Look, I wanted more from my dad and I never got it.

I never had anyone helping me learn how to be.

Do you even know what that's like?

Hmm?

Not knowing what to say, what to do.

I can't be like him.

DOORBELL RINGS

You know what? I refuse to be a victim.

Mm-mm.

Could've picked you up.

I'm fine.

How'd it go?

It was OK.

Good.

Great.

Good.

You know, it's going to be fun you kids staying here.

Fun.

We ain't there...yet.

Understood.

What happened?

Nothing.

They just filed a missing person's report.

So...we're good?

No-one's going to hear from me.

- WHISPERS: - Not even Candy.

KNOCK AT DOOR

Hey.

Sorry to disturb.

I...just wanted to apologise for earlier.

See, I find change a little bit challenging.

Anyway, I won't keep you long.

Just to say, there's a charity that I've registered your mum with.

They help find missing people through online searches.

Look, don't worry.

I know that this is tough for you all to deal with right now.

So I've started it for you

and I'm going to be all over it like a rash.

Nobody can just disappear into thin air, can they?

What if they find Mum?

Should be fine.

It's not a crime to bury your mum, is it?

Don't think so.

Why did you bring that?

To get on Candy's nerves.

She's so weird.

We've got to keep her sweet.

She hates us.

He's weird, too.

He's trying to make it up to us.

Yeah, well...

..we'll see.

I'm sorry...

..for not being there.

You know, for...for time.

Me, too.

It's OK.

I wonder where she is now the chicken's gone.

I don't know.

Maybe she's just floating around, waiting to go into another animal.

Maybe she's a shapeshifter.

She ain't.

She ain't a shapeshifter.

She could be.

Wherever she is...

whatever Mum is...

..she's fine.

She's happy and she loves us...

..and she's looking over us.

MUSIC: Sitting and Watching by Dennis Brown

Whoa Yeah

Whoa Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

All right

Sitting here watching Fools like themselves when

They should all be thinking of Getting to know themselves

While life goes on

Everyone's got to stand strong

You can't surrender No, no, no

Giving your heart And soul to vanity...

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