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Oh, no.

Oh,

no.

Change of plan, ladies.

The fresh global 340 has gone tech. We've got to pick up their packs.

Where to?

Bahrain.

Bahrain.

Be like old times, Dan.

That's where Dan and I first got together.

Look, I'm sorry to interrupt this trip down memory lane, but the first class

passengers are on their way.

Good afternoon, sir. Welcome to Fresh.

Where are the first class seats?

Ah, there is no first class on board this aircraft, sir.

You are joking.

Afraid not.

I'm in the middle of a business deal.

I've flown my clients out specially. I can't have them slumming it in some

economy cattle truck.

You could get off, take another airline.

But please, make a decision quickly.

You're holding up the queue.

Sir, I'm sorry for any inconvenience.

Let me bring your party some complimentary champagne after take -off.

take their minds off their surroundings.

Thank you. It's very thoughtful.

I'm sorry, sir.

There are no veggie meals.

You expect him to sit there for two hours with nothing to eat?

Well... Couldn't you just leave the meat and eat the rest?

Or we might have a Kit Kat somewhere?

She for real.

Let me check the galley.

There you go.

The caterer's forgot to transfer the veggie meals, but our captain's a

vegetarian. He's offered you his. You're sure?

But the crow food isn't... He insisted.

Let me guess.

He took two of the standard meals, lost the meat and combined the vegetables.

There was no V -sticker on the container.

But hey, he's full.

He's happy.

He's got no idea, so I'm not complaining.

Oh. I know all the tricks.

I'm in the business myself.

Oh, really?

I run a small private airline, Royal Luxair. We fly a lot of corporate

around the Gulf.

It's a world away from all this.

I used to work first class all the time, with Goldstar.

It shows.

We're always looking for good crew.

If you're overnighting, maybe we could grab a drink.

I don't think so, but thanks.

No, no, keep it.

My number's on there if you change your mind.

Oh, Dan, it's the same hotel. Can you believe it?

Oh,

my God.

Rachel, look.

It's still there. No one's wanted.

Imagine me turning up to the Fresh Awards dinner in that.

They have a fabulous health facility on the top floor here. Anyone fancy a swim

before dinner?

Sounds good to me.

Dan?

No, thanks.

Why don't we all freshen up and meet in the bar at seven?

Oh, hello again.

We can't keep our meeting like this.

Gentlemen, why don't you go ahead and check in?

Now you really can't refuse me that, can you? Say thanks for everything you did

back there.

Um, okay, thanks.

I'll see you in the bar at eight.

Fresh awards dinner.

Well, there's no way I'm going to that.

You haven't signed the redundancy letter. You still work for Fresh.

Anyway, I told you, we're going to sort this out.

That's impossible.

Will said... Nothing's impossible if you want it enough.

Right.

See this tray?

Mm -hm. If I wanted to, I could break this in half with a single blow.

Don't be so silly.

OK, here's the deal. If I do this, you're going to come with me to the

dinner.

You'll hurt yourself.

I'm not happy to do that.

This combination of brute strength, focus, and thinking of Will O 'Brien's

little face.

We'll be presenting it to you tomorrow night.

At the dinner.

Don't look so surprised.

After the amount of dead wood you've hacked out of this company in a short

couple of months, it's the least you deserve.

Thank you.

So I buy a decent suit and start working on your speech.

I was going to go review that new self -defense class.

Why don't you come with me?

I was thinking of putting you in charge of all cabin crew training.

Oh.

Okay, you all right?

All right, good job.

Okay, now for the final move, I'm going to show you what we do if a passenger

throws a punch. I'll need a volunteer.

Oh, Will.

You'll do?

You can play the passenger.

Me? No.

Oh, come on now.

Management aren't afraid of a fight, are they?

Hey, what do you want me to do? Just throw a punch at me.

Oh, come on, harder than that.

Oh, come on, Mr.

Passenger. You're angry, you're upset.

The crew is supposed to be kissing your ass, but they're ignoring you.

And that is how you feel, Mr.

Passenger, who's boss.

It's just bruising. There's nothing broken.

Not the smartest move, nearly crippling your line manager.

Sorry.

Oh, I almost forgot, Edward. I've had a foreman from the South Humberside

Police. They're taking up your references.

Really?

Hey, look, what happened about the accident?

Don't I have my own strength sometimes?

Don't worry, I've already sent off a glowing account of you.

We'll be sorry to see you go.

Next time, save the Kill Bill routine.

So you're leaving us then, eh?

Not too few things out for Poppy, no.

I've told you, there's nothing I can do.

Of course there is. You just tell him that the drink was spiked. It wasn't!

it was.

Look, she goes to the nearest police station. She files a complaint.

They'll give her a crime reference number. You give that to Stella, Poppy

her job back.

Look,

I was going easy on you in there.

Why not?

She said anybody can walk into a police station and make a statement about a

crime. I knew it was a waste of time.

She can't actually reverse the decision until Poppy can prove she was spiked.

What are you talking about proof?

Well, somebody actually making a confession.

All right, fine. We'll get a confession.

Oh, now you're being silly. Look, it's simple. A person walks into a police

station and makes a statement.

Thereby giving themselves a criminal record.

Police give the contents of that statement to the airline, right?

Because of the data protection act.

I can't get the name of the person who made it.

You did up the poppy?

Not me.

I'm sorry, I'm this close to getting into the police force.

Eighteen months I've been waiting and now they're picking up my references.

Criminal record's going to blow my chances.

And who exactly did you have in mind?

You.

Morning. Is that you?

Come on in.

The water's lovely.

Okay.

She just loves doing that.

I'm sorry.

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

I would go too far.

I don't know where to stop. I'm carried away.

I'm teary.

We should get out anyway, okay?

Come on.

The men's changing room is there.

Oh, and the ladies are there.

Right.

See you in the bar.

Maybe we could have dinner.

I'd love that.

Where's Leanne?

Calling home.

Her son rang.

She'll be down in a minute. I get the feeling you and her... In her what?

Nothing.

Can't we even have a civil drink together anymore?

Has it come to that?

I thought you had a date.

It's not a date.

He's a passenger who wants to say thanks.

And I'm not meeting him for an hour.

Leanne?

Laugh for champagne to the lovely lady.

Thanks. Thanks.

Oh, my God, it's Mata Hari.

What do you think?

Very colourful.

Always wanted to learn belly dancing. It looks so great when it's done properly.

I think it's really good exercise.

Oh, champagne.

Goody. I'd love a glass.

What can I get you?

No, no, no, it's my round, and it's, um, champagne.

Blow me down with a feather.

Nigel, buy a round.

The buy is strong.

Oh.

I need a word.

I'm not going anywhere until you talk to me.

Two minutes.

It better be good.

You don't want me to get Poppy her job back?

I can't do it without your help.

Come on.

I want you to go into the police station and confess to spiking her.

Tell me you're joking.

You practically did.

You gave her coke on more than one occasion.

I didn't force her. She didn't know what she was doing.

This won't come back on you.

The police can't tell the airline who confessed. Only that someone did.

And that's all that Stella will need.

What if it's such a breeze?

Why are you doing it?

Because you haven't got the guts.

We'll get you a promotion, more money, whatever you want.

You won't do it for me, you'll do it for Ed. He's your friend, right?

Yeah, fuck that up good and proper.

Yeah. Well, now's your chance to unfuck it.

He's in love with her.

You save Poppy, Ed will forgive you everything.

We shouldn't really stay until we hear from Will.

I don't want him going to the police on my account.

Well, look, you're not going to give any evidence against him, so they're not

going to charge him, right? And the airline's not going to know anything

it, so where's the harm?

But he will have a criminal record.

What happens if he wants a job somewhere else? Or he applies for a mortgage or

something? Don't they check these things?

Look, after what he's done to you, he deserves everything he's got coming.

Don't talk like that. It's not like you.

I keep telling you, I took those drugs.

Nobody forced me.

And Will never meant to hurt me. It was just bad luck.

I'm really touched that you're fighting so hard for me.

But you're going to the police in a few months anyway.

You and me.

Maybe it's meant to be.

It's pretty fucked up, eh?

I know some of it's my fault.

I'm sorry.

All right, you're sorry.

What more do you want from me?

You know perfectly well I didn't force that coke up her nose.

Nick, because of you, she's lost her job.

All right, sorry's not going to get that back.

How long have we been mates?

Ten years.

Are you going to chuck that way over a girl?

Girls are what we do.

Oh, yeah, that's right.

Yeah, we sleep with them. A week after their brother tragically dies, we feed

them drugs and then we stand by and watch them get sacked.

Is that what we do?

If I'd have known you cared this much about her, I never would have done it.

You're right, Nick, you're right. Yeah, women are what we do.

Women are what we do. So what the fuck is going on with me then?

Fuck.

I mean, there must have been hundreds, right?

Any one of them would have suited me better than Poppy Fields.

Which one of them's going to crack first, do you think?

What do you mean?

Well, look, Rachel and Leanne.

They're both hoping that the other one's going to give up and they'll be going

to bed with Dan.

I suppose you want to join in the contest.

From what I hear, half the women in the airline are mad for Dan Peterson.

Hmm.

I don't know what they see in him.

Well, time for that dinner, I promised. Um, Emily... What?

Well, the dining room in the hotel is probably quite conservative, and that

outfit... We can get room service.

It'll be much cosier. Don't you think?

What are we waiting for?

Night.

Night.

Night.

You know, Lee, I've never really thanked you properly for taking us

into your home.

What? Being there for Dan and me when Mike was being a psycho.

And for looking after me these past few weeks.

I was in pieces after you left.

I wouldn't have got through it without Leanne.

To the best friend a girl could hope for.

Rachel, so sorry I'm late. My business meeting ran over.

Why don't we just skip the drinks and go straight to dinner? The restaurant here

is excellent.

Alone at last.

I feel awful.

Yeah, I think that may have been the intention.

Mmm.

I'm such a greedy gut. Look, I've eaten all your pastries as well as my own.

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

It's nice to see a woman with a decent appetite for a change.

I've had a really lovely evening.

Thank you, Nigel.

Me too.

Nigel!

No!

No. No!

OK, um, I need a translation.

I mean, maybe I'm not up to speed with how you young girls play these things,

but is that no as in I need to pull up a decent struggle? Because I tell you,

I'm really beginning to lose my patience.

Oh, crap, sorry. Look, I like you, and I thought you liked me too.

Oh, I do, but... You kicked me.

And you invited yourself to my room.

Nigel.

Haven't you read Being Jordan?

Casey Price?

Jordan?

She's my hero, that girl. Anyway, she's got this one -month rule.

She says that if a guy won't wait a month for you, then he's not the right

She even made Ralph Schumacher wait, because she really liked him.

I really don't think I'm up for... whatever it is you're asking.

You don't fancy me.

Of course I do.

Then... Why don't you want to be with me?

I... I don't know.

Oh, Nigel.

We can take it slowly.

One date at a time.

Starting with a fresh awards dinner.

Thank you for a lovely evening.

I'm the one who should be thanking you. Dinner was delicious.

If I was impressed with you on that flight, I'm even more impressed after an

evening in your company.

You have tact, charm, intelligence, looks, all the qualities to make you a

asset to my airline.

It's a lovely offer.

Oh, and you've just spent the whole evening telling me how much you hate

personnel. Well, the job, yeah, but the people... Boyfriend?

To tell you the truth, I'm not even sure anymore.

But you don't want to leave while it's unfinished business?

Hmm.

Well, you've got my card.

If it ever finishes and you change your mind, call me.

I can always use a girl like you.

Good night.

Good night.

I'm very pleased to receive this award, and I am very grateful... Oh, great,

grateful.

Pretty many berries.

So fine a madness, that is.

What?

Talking to yourself.

Is this the speech I've got to do for the dinner tomorrow?

Look, I've just come to let you know the answer is yes.

I'll do it.

Thank you so much.

I'm not doing this for you.

Will? You're on.

Tomorrow, first thing.

You saw it with Poppy?

Yeah, I'll tell her. Hey, mate, you're doing the right thing.

Who's that?

Will.

He's going to make the confession.

But... No arguments, OK? He said he wants to.

We're staying.

Yeah. Rachel.

I'm a bit busy. Can't you call the concierge?

Okay, I'm on my way.

There's an insect in our room.

Right.

She's got a phobia. I will be five minutes.

I'm not staying here on my own.

I'll be in my room.

Rachel?

Okay, where's this thing?

What are you doing?

Celebrating old time.

What the fuck am I doing? You want it. I know you do.

Not...

Because of what happened?

I never meant to make you think the baby was yours. I never actually... You let

me think. I would have told you.

That's not the point.

I've got to go.

To her?

Are you sleeping with Leah?

No.

But you want to.

Rachel,

don't.

I miss you so much.

Leanne?

Leanne, it's me.

Oh, Mr Campbell.

Sorry it's so late.

About the job.

Can we talk some more?

Morning. I was wondering what we should do with these. With what?

Ideas of the crew we let go last week.

They have to go back to the CAA.

I guess I can take them.

Shouldn't we wait for Poppyfield's staff?

What are you doing here? Have you done it?

I'll be all thanks.

Look, there's been a change of plan.

Oh, you're wimping out.

Someone else has volunteered, as it happens.

Who?

Well, I figured it was as much his fault as it was mine.

You can let Nick take the rat for the sheep, bastard.

All right, call us a standby.

What for?

I just went sick.

You can't.

Well, fire me then. It's what you do, isn't it?

You haven't?

Oh, God, thank God.

Look, mate, I can't make you do this.

Why not? No -one's going to be ending the wires, but according to Will... All

right, look.

I'll explain to you a fact.

First of all, you realise that this gives you a criminal record?

You never mentioned anything about that. Yeah, I bet you didn't.

Now, it's not for life, it's five years. Five years?! Yeah.

Now, fresh, you aren't going to find out.

I mean, they've already done the only checks you're ever going to do when they

hire you, but if you want another job, mate, that's a different story.

No wonder he didn't want to do it himself.

He's already sacked 30 people trying to get rid of me. What if he comes after me

again, Ed?

Maybe that's his plan.

Sack me, and then make sure I can never work again.

Oh, mate,

I can't. I'm sorry.

It's all right. Go.

It's cool. Just go. Just go.

Didn't tell me I'd get a criminal record.

Didn't tell me I won't be able to get another job for five years.

And I suppose you're going to hit me too, eh?

Is that all you Neanderthals know how to do?

You just love that, won't you? Then you can sack me for assault.

You have to whistle for your confession or find another way of saving Poppy

because I am not putting my job on the line.

Mr O 'Brien, what can we do for you?

Thought I'd better hand these IDs in to you.

These are all people you've let go?

What the hell happened over there? More redundancies?

No.

How come you're getting rid of Walt?

30 people in one go?

Your medical team must have told you.

Last Thursday, when they came to our offices.

We haven't been to fresh for over a year.

What's all this about?

Um, look, there's probably some kind of mistake.

I'm very new to the job. I'm going to hang on to these for the time being, OK?

Tell me you didn't say anything.

I don't understand.

Sir... The doctors that I hired were not from the CAA.

They were a private firm.

Will, if the CAA knew that 30 crew had tested positive, there'd be a major

investigation. The airline would never survive the scandal.

And how could they not find out?

The people we let go aren't going to talk. Not if they want to fly again.

Anyway, they all signed letters saying they resigned to their own free will.

Poppy Fields?

What about her?

He said the CAA were the reason she had to leave.

If they don't even know, then... You know perfectly well the point of the

was to cut jobs.

The airline needs her gone. And I need her to stay.

Or... Or like you said, the scandal could finish this airline.

Are you threatening me?

Just asking a favor.

I've cut 80 jobs. Just throw me one.

As employee of the year, I think I deserve it.

I don't like blackmail.

Don't make it happen.

Right, sir. I need you to... It's all right. I know the drill. My dad's a

sergeant. Let's read each page.

Initially to show us my own words.

Sign the last page.

Rachel. I took the liberty of bringing our senior flight attendant, Tanya

Griffiths, Rachel Potter.

Hi. Lovely to meet you.

She can talk you through the basics of living here. The airline owns a number

apartments. Most of our girls live there.

You'd be sharing with me.

My roommate's just got married.

My husband owns half of Texas, so it's not like she needs the job.

The basic pay is 35 ,000 a year, plus flying allowances, of course.

The great thing about it, it's tax -free, provided you stay out here long

enough. Excuse me, Rachel.

The shuttle's here.

Well, we've got to be at the airport ourselves in an hour. Why don't we drop

you? We can talk on the way.

You go ahead. I'll see you there.

The basic contract is six months. The days can be long.

Oh, believe me, I'm used to that, my friend.

You'll need a work permit. We can sort that out for you.

Right, well, I'll settle up at the coffees and get you to your flight.

OK.

Come stand.

I love the apartment.

24 -hour security, health club, private cinema, and the girls.

I tend to get really close living out here, like one big family.

It's just such a big step. I felt the same.

I'd just come out of a long relationship, stupidly there with McGinn

might be the one. I really needed a change of scene, so when Campbell popped

on one of my flights, I jumped at the offer. I haven't regretted a moment.

You can't just strand her in Bahrain.

She can passenger on another airline.

Lovers' tiff, was it?

Gosh, Nigel, that would be none of your business.

I just need more time to think about it. Oh, Rachel!

Yoo -hoo!

But don't take too long.

At bloody

last. Oh, Nigel, I'm such an old grump.

Where were you last night?

Ah, she wanted to get back together. I told her I didn't. Well, you certainly

took your time. I know, I'm sorry, but I'll make it up to you.

Oh, come on, you know you love me, really.

Leanne! I need a word.

The ladies?

Sure.

Look, Rachel, if this is about me and Dan, then I... No.

I mean, maybe it gave me the push I needed, but it's time I made a fresh

If I don't do this now, I might regret it the rest of my life.

It's you he wants, Leanne.

Don't let me stand in your way.

Aren't you going to come outside and say goodbye to the others?

I'd rather not.

Listen, will you hand that one in for me?

Oh, and this.

Tell them where to stick it.

Take care, babes.

I'm really going to miss you.

Go. Nigel, go without you.

So, you here on your own?

Uh, I'm not sure.

What's that supposed to mean?

Yoo -hoo!

Nigel!

You really are scraping the barrel.

You look, um, beautiful.

Hi.

Hi, Janice.

Ah, that's Topshop, isn't it? My mum's got that dress.

Really?

Although, well, it looks so much better on you.

I mean, you've got an amazing figure for someone your age.

Why don't we get you a drink?

Thank goodness I caught you. This came just after you left.

Lucky Poppy.

Looks like she's off the hook.

Someone's confessed to spiking her.

If that doesn't do it then... Will!

That's the most amazing thing anyone's ever done for me. You shouldn't have.

But thank you so much.

Why don't you girls go and see if you can get a drink?

I'm going to re -chat with Ed.

Why didn't you tell me? Oh, what for, man?

It was the only way.

No, it wasn't.

What?

I'd already got Stella to agree to let her stay.

And it's you telling me. I've just binned off any chance of getting into

police for nothing.

You don't need to worry about clothes shopping here.

Campbell has a design alliance flowing over, especially every couple of months.

Is Campbell his first or his last name?

You don't have no idea.

Well, that's it.

Everybody decent?

Your new uniform.

Do you like it?

It's beautiful.

And you look beautiful in it.

Look, I'm sorry we've got to leave you alone for your first evening, but

corporate entertaining comes with the territory, I'm afraid. I'll be fine.

Oh, before I forget, I just need your passport. Get your visa sorted.

OK.

It'll be back in a fortnight.

A fortnight?

The wheels of bureaucracy grind slowly, I'm afraid.

You see, I never normally like to let it out of my sight. Really, it's nothing

to worry about.

Well, have a lovely evening.

Tanya?

Isn't it amazing how a buffalo can actually fly? What would you think?

What did I say?

Poppy, I must congratulate you on having the doctor to come this evening.

I bet that O 'Brien nearly had my job.

Sorry you weren't so lucky.

It's OK, Bill's got me my job back.

He did something amazing.

I mean, I'm pleased he did it, but maybe leaving wouldn't have been the worst

idea. I started thinking about uni.

I mean, being a host isn't something you do for years on end.

Sorry, yeah.

Excuse me.

The funnest story I've ever got.

Toilet.

Ed, wait. Oh, what do you want?

Do you see I'm sorry?

Sorry? Yeah, I just fucked my life up to get her a job back. She didn't even

want it. She didn't give a shit. Look, whatever she said, she probably didn't

mean it.

Ed!

What's wrong?

Just leave him be for a bit.

What's happened?

I didn't confess to spiking your drink.

I was too much of a coward.

Ed did.

Ed?

But he's due to go to Whitefield in a couple of months for his training

How could you let him?

I don't even know.

It's the only job he ever wanted to do.

He's thrown his whole life down the drain for me.

He's going to hate me.

He already does.

I didn't know you had company.

Rachel, wait!

God, I'm so sorry. No, I'm sorry. No, really, I am. I should have taken him to

my room. I thought you were asleep.

I can't sleep.

Poor you.

Look, I'll be done in a bit.

Done. He won't stay.

You can have a chat.

Hey!

You'd better get back to your boyfriend.

I'll have started, sir. I suppose you'd better finish.

I thought you'd at least be grateful.

I am.

But why didn't you ask?

Because I knew you would have stopped me.

Am I supposed to put my life on hold for five years because you did? I thought

we had a relationship.

We did.

A did?

All right, so you're breaking up with me?

No!

How can it work now?

You hate me for trapping you here.

I did it because I loved you.

I'm going to waste the time that way.

Toby, it doesn't mean what you said.

Just let him walk off, OK?

If I have to listen to that gormless girlfriend of yours going on for very

longer... I've told you a thousand times she's not my girlfriend.

She just asked me whether Edwina Curry was in Boxford.

Oh, and, um... Buffalo wings?

Yeah, we all know she's the thickest pigshed.

But she was on my sexist yesterday, moaning about the fact that no -one

her, so... I felt sorry for her.

Shit.

Lorna, wait!

Lorna, don't go.

It's thick as pig shit, you said.

I'm sorry, I'm the one that's thick.

Janice just has a way of winding me up, making me say things I don't mean.

I know what people think of me, and I just... I wanted you to be different.

I am.

Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention?

I will be.

We come to that part of the evening that I know you've all been waiting for. The

Kiss My House Award.

The Employee of the Year Award.

Can we please start again?

Come on, let me drive you home.

And no hanky -panky.

I promise.

Ladies and gentlemen, Fresh's Employee of the Year is Will O 'Brien!

I've been at Press now for nearly five years.

I love this airline.

Hell, half the people in this room are my family.

So when they asked me to become management, well, it was like all my

come at once.

But things didn't turn out how I expected.

A place that used to be fun has now become a place of fear. And I'm ashamed

say I hope it become that way.

Over the past few weeks, I've been paid to think up ways of sacking people.

See these?

IDs of 30 people who we sacked last week from jobs that they loved.

I helped train some of these people.

Others are my friends.

I can't do it anymore.

It's got so that I hate the person I've become.

I don't want to be someone that ruins people's life.

So I'm giving this back.

And I'm hoping that you'll give me something back too.

My old job, for starters. I miss it so much.

But better still, give us back our airline.

Give us fresh the way it used to be.

Thank you.

Now it's time for me to get on top of the

world. Just the world is mine.

And I feel it.