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Frank Carver.

Eh? What time is it?

You're joking.

God bloody hell, the power's off.

Eh?

Yeah, now look, Max.

I told you the surveyors were coming, didn't I?

Eh? Yeah, yeah.

All right, I'm on me way.

Ten to nine.

The alarm didn't go off.

I'm late.

Come on, Jade, love.

Come on. You'll be late for work. It's ten to nine.

Well, get hold of Bernie, give him my staircase, and let him check the

electrics, will you?

Yeah. Thanks.

Yes, I know the surveillance are there. Okay.

I know the power's off.

Listen, I've got to go. There's a pan of water on the cooker for a cuppa. See

you later.

Frank, the dry cleaning.

Are you sure they're surveyors?

Look more like undertakers to me.

Well, they were going to be so gloomy about their charge enough.

There's a lot of head shaking and tooth sucking going on over there.

Your hotel may be getting a basement swimming pool thrown in cheap.

You must have had a busy weekend, Max.

Eh? What did you do?

Study architecture all day Saturday and Sunday morning and take the exams in the

afternoon? I'm just saying, maybe the recession ain't the only reason this

site's going cheap.

I mean, you're not just doing this to impress that bird of yours, are you?

got a name, Max.

No, I'm not trying to impress her. She doesn't care either way.

Maybe you should find a bird who does care.

Blimey, I can't win with you this morning, can I? It ain't me you've got

with. I mean, you know the sorts of interest rates the banks are sticking

with now.

Having our chips wrapped in the FT now, are we, Max?

Do you want my opinion or not?

You'll know when I want it, because I shall ask for it. OK?

Please yourself.

I always do.

Look, we could back the copy to Senegal.

What sort of print run are they talking about? Well, Bob usually deals with

that, doesn't he?

Jade, what's up? I wondered if you were free for lunch.

Won't you at work?

You're busy, I'm sorry.

No, that's okay. There's no problem. Okay, thanks. See you later.

Bye. Bye.

So what's it to be?

Sandwiches, Italian or greased spoons?

Something out of doors. I feel like I've spent all morning locked up in a

dungeon.

If that's your fortnight at Club Med, best way to forget your troubles, meet

friends.

Will you tell me whatever you want?

I don't know what I want. I wish I did.

Tessa and I have been talking.

Yeah? I know what you'll think, but it's not that stupid job.

It's not Mark. I can handle that.

You tell him, Tessa.

Jade's finding university a bit of a problem.

But I thought everything was going well at university.

What's the point? They're all phonies.

Nothing to do with real life.

What's this all about?

Well, we started talking about this course at Seed. What course?

An orientation course of overseas volunteers.

Overseas? Assisting technical experts in the field.

It's glorified donkey work, really.

You want to give up university and go and dig ditches in Africa?

Of course, she'd have to raise a thousand pounds if she was sent abroad.

Cheaper than two weeks at Club Med, I suppose.

I'll take it next door.

I was going to talk to you.

You two have been having a right old chat, haven't you? She dropped by at

lunchtime. No, no, no, no, it's all right.

It's good for her to have another woman to talk to.

But it's volunteer luck.

It's a year in the field.

A year?

Yes. Oh, well, a kiss is goodbye to university, isn't it? I'm afraid so.

I think she should finish her degree.

Actually, she's too young to be selected, but the course might do her

Well, what are we going to do then?

Dad, it's Mum.

For me? Yeah.

OK.

She wants to come down. She's missing me.

What did he say?

A bit shell -shocked, I think.

So what do you think I should do?

It's not really for me to say, Jade.

You can ask your mother now, can't you?

Come on, Tess, be reasonable.

There's no competition, is there? Competition?

Do you think I'm that insecure?

Well, I didn't, but... I just think it's pathetic the way you bundle me out of

the flat as soon as she decides to pay a royal visit. You didn't even give it a

second thought.

I did.

We didn't discuss it.

Well, I thought that... You assumed.

Why couldn't she stay in a hotel?

Look, she's come to see her daughter, not me.

She's used to having Jane home in the holidays.

Must be very tough for her.

Just thought they could use some space, that's all.

Not just you're afraid of her finding out I virtually moved in.

Of course not.

And why should it be?

Frank, are you frightened of my meeting Helen?

No.

No.

We'll have to be black.

Okay.

You can put the kettle on.

Oh, right.

How long do you think she'll stay?

All right.

Does it matter?

Mum and Dad are coming down this weekend.

Are they?

You know they are.

Dad's coming for some BMA deal.

I don't remember.

Fine.

Sorry, I've got a lot of important things on my mind.

So tell me about her. Who, Helen?

No, the Queen Mother.

Well, she's a game old bitty. She likes race racing.

Well, Helen.

Helen. Helen is... all right, I suppose.

Very strong world.

See where Jade gets it from.

We should never have got married, I don't think.

I mean, she never did like herself.

We bumbled along like people do, you know.

I think if Jade hadn't happened, we would have split up a lot earlier.

Mind you, she's doing all right by herself now, up in Yorkshire.

Got herself a couple of clothes shops.

Enormous maintenance I've paid her over the years probably helped a bit.

Funny to think of her in my bed again, after all this time.

This is nice.

Quite a view.

Should have brought your easel with you.

I don't want to spend time with you, girl.

I can daub as much as I like back home.

So, it was her idea you do on this course, then?

We talked about it.

You talk a lot, do you?

A bit.

Quite a bit.

And she thinks you should go on it?

It's my decision.

Well, I'll give you something to do on the holidays, since you're not coming

home.

Mum, it's not quite like that.

Have you seen Helen yet?

No, not yet.

I thought I'd let her settle in first.

You told her about Tessa?

No. I expect Jade has by now.

I wouldn't mind seeing Helen again.

Always had a soft spot for Helen.

Yeah, I know.

Does she know we tossed up for her?

Eh?

Don't you remember?

We spotted her and her mate bopping round their handbags in that dance hall

Catherick. You said...

Ed's the ginger bird, Tal's the blonde one with a funny eye.

Yeah, if fate had smiled on me, I'd have gone home with Helen and you would have

landed up with that farmer's daughter who could look both ways at once.

So? So, I think someone's got a double -headed penny on them somewhere.

Let's remind me in Harrogate.

It's the one thing I miss about home.

Countryside.

So, is this Tessa living with your dad then now?

Well, she's there a lot.

Do you mind?

No, she's great.

I can really talk to her.

She can give me advice without talking down to me, you know what I mean?

You mean like advising you to chuck in your degree for some obscure course?

You can always phone me, you know. I know.

Oh, you can talk to your dad, can't you?

Sometimes.

But he's so involved in this mega -building scheme of his.

I think it's his monument to the memory of Margaret Thatcher. Don't knock,

Maggie. Your mother's shops have done very well while she was in charge.

Mum, I wish you could talk to Tessa about this course.

She can explain it much better than me.

Do you think we should meet?

Me and Superwoman?

Hang on. Hang on, buddy.

Yeah, wait till you see the architect's drawing.

Prince Charles will love it.

Uh, no.

No, the surveyors haven't been down yet.

And when they do, it'll be a thought.

Yeah. See ya.

Bye.

If the surveyors haven't been down yet, who were those two worried suits

mooching about the other day?

Laurel and Hardy.

She's still got great name

Well,

come on then said you wanted a meter

Frank? Well, well, who's looking good then?

Matt.

You're looking pretty good yourself. Yeah, well, it's all the exercise I get

running round after his nibs.

Did I get you anything?

I'm fine, thanks.

I'll have half.

You know, I reckon you're showing more legs than when me and Frank met you up

that dance hall.

Well, it was a compliment.

Supposed to be. I know.

So, you're still putting up with him, aren't you?

Yeah, well, you always did have a bit more common sense than me.

He said you've taken up painting.

I'm not in the tape yet.

How's the shop going?

Shop? I've got two now.

One in Harrogate.

Oh, very nice.

Cheers.

Cheers.

Cheers.

Here's looking at you, kid.

Well, how do you think the lad's looking then?

Not bad, for his age.

I thought we might have lunch in the restaurant, don't we? Yeah, that'd be

Yeah.

Max, take those drawings back to Ronnie Whelan for me, will you? They'll meet me

back at the office after lunch.

Yeah.

I'll pick up the sandwich somewhere.

Great to see you, Helen.

You too, Matt.

That's the one. I'm not made of money. There you go.

I don't know why she feels so nervous.

Oh, because she's the mother and you're the stepmother.

Oh,

not at all.

But that's how you feel. I mean, you've got a relationship with Jade.

And I'm frightened she's going to steal her away from me.

That's the thing.

Jade says Helen wants to meet me.

Shall I pretend I've got a contagious disease?

Well, only if you don't want to meet her, and I suspect you do.

Oh, you're such a smart -ass, Diane Warburg.

Professor Warburg, Emily's therapy expert.

Oh, it's the lady.

Simon's recovering from being backed up by the National Front, and I'm busy

solving everyone's problems except my own.

Hey! Was that good?

Put your mat over there.

No, I want another doll! No, you can't. I said that.

Are you all right?

Oh, why not have two candy floss? Make all your teeth fall out.

Here you go, it's over there.

Don't worry, both teeth are very good.

Now, was it this particular chap who took your fancy?

Yes.

You were dead shitty to Max.

Eh? Sending him off like the hard help.

He is the hard help.

Besides, there were papers needed delivering.

He's your oldest friend.

Yeah, well, I'll make it up to him.

Look, it was your idea to have lunch. Thought you wanted to talk.

I do.

Right, then.

What will you have?

Veal's very good here. I don't eat veal.

Jade seems very fond of your tesser.

Yes.

Yes, they seem to get on very well.

I'm glad.

Yeah, it's good.

Tell me about this course, Frank.

Well, I don't know much about it, really.

It's for volunteers.

Tessa's charity wants to see kids like Jake and roll up their sleeves and muck

in. I don't want her to go, really.

As she keeps saying, she's an adult.

Well, she's old enough to vote.

Yeah, that's more or less what Tessa said.

She won't be on her own, though.

I mean, she'll be with a properly managed group out there.

Out where?

Africa, of course. That's where Steve does 90 % of his work. Africa?

I thought you knew.

Was it your Tessa put this idea into Jade's head?

No. No, I don't think so.

Jade asked Tessa's advice.

Tessa thought, what a great way to get rid of this silly little girl and have

Frank Carver to myself.

Cow!

Ready to order, sir?

Eh? No.

He's ashamed of himself, I expect.

Well, every time I talk about it, he changes the subject. It all goes final.

Is he still in the spare room?

No.

No, the boys have begun to ask questions.

They haven't made love, though.

He is a shame.

I don't know what to do.

I spend my life packing up other people and don't notice what's going on.

Have you thought of going off for a weekend together?

Well,

I hardly think a romantic romp in a country hotel would... No, but you could

talking in a country hotel.

I'm serious.

How does a rabbi have a weekend off?

You mean you never get a holiday?

Isn't there a locum or something?

Oh, yes.

I mean, what do I do with that load?

Frank and I could look after them.

You wouldn't.

Are you serious?

It'd be a terrible introduction.

No, it wouldn't.

In fact, you might be saving us some time.

I thought I'd find you here.

There's a bloke waiting to see you about something at the office.

Says he's got an appointment for three o 'clock.

He wants to do the interior for the hotel. He'll wait.

Well, lunch didn't go too well then.

I've had better times.

Probably should have asked you to stay on.

Could play pussy with Helen under the table. Take her mind off things.

Like what?

She's got it into her head that Tessa wants to get Jade out of the way to

so she can have the order herself.

Stupid bitch.

Which one?

Well, you've got to see Helen's point of view. I don't have to see Helen's point

of view.

I've been divorced 15 years. I don't have to see her point of anything if I

don't want to.

Now she wants to meet Tessa.

Oh, I'd like to be a fly on the wall when that happens.

Do you mind? This is my family we're talking about, not some bloody game

Hi, everyone. How am I?

Tessa, someone to see you. She says she's an old friend.

Oh.

Well, I do feel we know each other.

I'm Helen Ramsey, Jade's mother.

Hello.

Bartford. Hey.

What's up?

Helen came to see me at the office.

Oh.

Is that it? Oh.

Yeah, well, I was going to tell you tonight that she wanted to see you.

Got you some flowers? You should have brought a wreath.

My God, that woman's metavocating. She should join the circus.

Helen Ramsey, the human steamroller.

I didn't know she'd gone back to using her maiden name. What happened?

She came to the office and accused me of wanting to get Jade out of the way so I

could get my claws deeper into you.

I tried to get her out over the road to the wine bar, but no.

She was determined to have her say there and then in front of everyone.

I will not be used as a punch bag, Frank. Your family is not my problem.

I'm sorry.

You're sorry.

Well, I suppose you can see her point of view. No.

What's she saying to Jade?

I don't know.

It'll all blow over.

Hey, come on.

Come on.

Why don't we go away for the weekend, eh?

Find a nice country hotel somewhere.

Blow over.

We both need the rest and your mum and dad will be here.

She's cast me as some sort of Cruella de Vil.

Charged me with sabotaging Jade's university career by bundling her off to

Africa.

We can't.

Why can't we?

Diane and Simon are going away this weekend.

What's that got to do with us?

We're babysitting.

If you go out, well, I mean, you're about, this, um, this key is a bit

There, it needs a good start. Oh,

and, um, yeah, don't forget the top and bottom bolt.

Keys live here.

Now, what else?

Oh, yeah, the keys to the windows are under the condiment tray.

Huh? It's on top of the fridge.

Huh.

The central heating's off, but the thermostat's down in the basement.

Don't happen to know where the rising main is, I suppose.

Well, no, I don't, but I could find out.

Nice shirt, by the way.

Yeah, Diane got it at the Seed Bazaar. It's only been worn a couple of times.

Well, it didn't fit me.

I shoved it in the jumble box.

What, you mean it's your shirt?

Yeah.

I'm sorry.

Why?

Well, I don't know.

Oh, yeah, while I remember, there are a couple of other things.

Excuse me.

Ah, you're Jade Carver. Hello.

Frank's daughter.

Yeah, hello. Hi.

Looking forward to the course?

Very much.

Lucky Tessa was able to get you on at such short notice.

It'll be a pretty tough couple of days, you know. I know.

You'd better get going, they've just started. Up the stairs, first on the

And I want to welcome you to the most intensive three days of your life.

This course is designed to... This

course

is designed to introduce you to the concept of third world development.

And to help us assess your suitability for the job.

So if anybody has made any social arrangements for this weekend, I suggest

cancel them.

Hello, I'm home.

Hi, I've just come packing. Oh, well, all right.

I hope Rabbi Green does better this evening.

I just gave the shortest sermon in the history of the Jewish religion. I think

feel guilty.

Don't. Your clock is probably delighted.

Not that your sermons are boring or anything. Yes, they are. They have to

Union rules.

Everything okay?

Simon's giving Frank minute instructions about everything in the house. Great.

Yes, is something wrong?

I met Helen, Jade's mother.

And?

She accused me of wanting to get rid of Jade so I could have Frank to myself.

Oh.

I mean, do you think I do?

Unconsciously? Yes. The human race has got enough problems dealing with its

conscious actions, let alone its unconscious ones. Do you want Frank to

yourself? Right now?

Only so I could throttle him. Well, then.

Hello? Did you bring the bag down?

One minute.

Bye -bye. Bye, boys.

Bye -bye, darling.

Behave yourselves. Have a good time.

You too.

That's nine o 'clock and no messing about.

Yes, all right. Don't worry.

Hope you'll be all right.

Yes. Bye.

Have a good time.

Behave yourselves. Bye.

Right. What are we going to do this afternoon?

Any ideas?

McDonald's. The zoo.

The pub.

Sorry, Mum.

She does their casserole. It's brilliant.

Scruffy bunch, aren't they?

You don't have to be well -dressed to feed for starving.

What time do you finish this?

Ten, half past.

Oh.

I'm sorry, Mum.

Still, we've got all Sunday.

Oh, Jade, I didn't traipse all the way down to London to sit and stare at your

father's compact disc collection.

I thought we might actually spend some time together.

Sorry, Mum. Well, so am I.

Oh, Mum.

Go and eat your lamb's casserole.

I think I'm starving.

and quiet.

Yes, they are a bit noisy, aren't they? Oh, don't get any at home.

My daughter's got the sixth.

It's a madhouse.

Still, he's very good with them, isn't he?

Your husband.

Oh, well,

we're not married. I mean, they're not either. We're just looking after them

a friend. Oh, that's nice.

I thought this was supposed to tire them out.

The exercise is good for you.

Hey, talking about exercise.

Have you sorted out the sleeping arrangements for tonight?

Well, are we sharing a single bed?

Long time since I've done that.

It's all right, love. We're married.

I'd do this garden, wouldn't I?

Hmm.

Still, I suppose Capability Brown didn't have three screaming boys playing

football all over his flower bed.

No.

Terrible name, if you love it like that.

Hmm?

Capability.

Oh, yeah.

Would have rather suited you, though, wouldn't it?

Diamond.

Well, you're always equal to everything.

You're more than equal to me.

You always do anything you want.

Everyone wanted to be your friend.

Everyone wanted to go out with you. But I didn't go out with everyone. I went

out with you. I married you.

You didn't become Mrs. Diane Friedman, did you?

No, I'd already been published.

I always had this rather old -fashioned notion that my wife would take my name.

And become your possession?

No, you know what I mean.

Look.

We knew what you were getting.

We had an arrangement.

No, we didn't. We had an understanding.

It's not quite the same thing.

Then why did you marry me?

I might come in for a bit of reflecting glory.

Instead, I just feel as if I've been eclipsed.

I'm sorry, but... Sounds a bit like self -pity.

Misplaced, isn't it?

Considering you were the one who had the affair.

No way, said Roger.

I'm afraid of spiders.

Well, it's time you stopped being afraid, said Lucy.

Although she was secretly afraid, too.

I'm not afraid.

I feel sick.

You had too much ice cream.

But I'm not brave like you, said Roger, if I was brave like you.

I want Mummy.

Mummy and Daddy will be back on Monday.

If I was brave like you, I wouldn't be afraid of anything.

Will you go home then?

Yes. Will he go home?

Who, Frank?

Yes.

It's easy to be brave, said Lucy.

When's Monday?

I've eaten too much.

Me too.

Why are these rooms always so overheated?

Look, Simon, it's all right.

I don't really want to.

I mean, that's not what this weekend's about, is it? Sex isn't important.

No?

Well, good sex is a symptom of a good marriage.

Not a cure for a bad one.

Oh, that's very profound.

You should use that in your next thought for the day.

Look... Look, suppose we... We both tried to be at

home together at least three nights a week. No committee meeting for me, phone

off the hook, no extramural stuff for you. What do you say?

I say...

It's not you.

I'm willing to try.

You're Rabbi Warburg. They ring the doorbell.

Yeah, probably.

I know it sounds pathetic, but sometimes when the doorbell rings, I just wish it

was for me.

It's not your fault.

So

where do we

go from here?

Do you really think I want Jade out of the way?

Of course not.

Look, there are 18 people on this course, right?

Only eight places.

Like you said, Jade's by far the youngest.

Someone ought to talk to Helen.

Oh, will you stop worrying about Helen?

Look, Jade is not going to Africa.

I know her.

It'll all blow over and she'll go back to college.

I've seen it all before, like when she won the pony.

The way I heard it...

You bought that pony as a guilt offering.

Yeah, well, that's not how I remember it.

My parents didn't want me to go to Uganda.

Yeah, well, at least you finished your education first.

Frank? Have you ever thought of having another child?

Right now, I couldn't even raise a smile.

Why? Forget it.

I was just thinking out loud.

OK, I'm off.

I won't be long. OK, have a good time.

Thank you.

Don't be long.

Right.

Don't be long, long, long, long, long. Don't be long, long, long, long, long.

Don't be long, long, long, long, long, long.

What's Tessa going?

Back to her flat. Her mum and dad are staying. She wants to see them.

I want to see my mum and dad.

Well, you will soon.

Their sex is all hard inside.

So?

I don't like it.

So?

Back in 1948, my father was determined to have nothing to do with it. You'd let

me do that now.

Nonsense.

We've thrown you out of your home. Tea's the least I can do.

I was just telling Tess about the rows I had with my old man when the health

service started.

I mean, it was just before you were born, Tess, and I was newly qualified.

Yes, it was no time for heroics, really.

Thank you.

I was betting he wanted his only son in the practice, even more than he hated

Nye Betten's damned socialist health service.

I didn't know.

Of course not. Why should you?

People should know about their families, their parents.

They all take so much for granted.

Your father was quite a firebrand back then, I can tell you.

How did you both feel when I went off to Uganda?

Very proud of you, Tess.

Yes, but how did you feel?

Well, you'd been away at university for three years, so it was really just an

extension of that.

Mummy, I didn't sleep properly a single night until you got home.

Oh, money.

Women.

No, mothers.

Help!

What's going on there?

Oh, poor you.

Look, um...

I might be a bit late back. There's someone I have to see.

It always seems a bit disreputable, doesn't it?

Hanging about, waiting for a pub to open.

I wouldn't know.

Well, thanks for turning out, mate. What are you doing down here? Bit of market

research. Eh?

Well, we're going to want a lot of kids around here, aren't we? So I thought I'd

consult a few typical consumers.

And?

Well, so far, it's been wall -to -wall hamburgers.

Let's go for that!

Might do a bit better than another five -star hotel.

Sorry, start talking out of turn again.

Don't be.

We go back long enough.

You're entitled to your opinion.

Oh, thanks.

Even if you do talk a lot of rubbish.

Apology accepted.

Anything can happen to her.

And you ask me what the problem is. Helen, if she's accepted, she'll be

carefully supervised by people who know her country.

What about AIDS? It's right there, isn't it?

Why put yourself in such a risky situation?

I'm sorry, Tessa, but you're not going to make me see the good side of what

you've done.

I love her.

If anything happened to her, I couldn't live with myself.

I understand how you feel. No, you don't. How can you know what it feels

be a mother?

No, perhaps you do. You live with Frank. Sorry.

I did voluntary service overseas when I was 22.

How did your mother feel?

She hated it.

She didn't sleep for a year.

But she only told me that today.

She kept it to herself.

She let me grow up.

This might be a lot of worry about nothing.

And I'm sure the university will hold her place until next year.

And anyway, the chances of her getting on the course are extremely remote.

Don't underestimate Jade Carver.

She's like a father when she puts her mind to something.

Yeah, I know.

So, tell me all about the new Frank Carver.

How did an intelligent woman like you get involved with a charming man like

I was going to say irresponsible, selfish, unfaithful.

He's changed.

Ha!

You've got a nasty shot coming to you, Tucker.

Here, Frank.

Huh? Do you reckon we should have brung this nosh into the house?

Kids didn't complain, did they?

But shouldn't it be kosher? I mean, being a rabbi's house -like, you know.

Well, maybe Colonel Saunders is Jewish.

He looks a bit like a rabbi with that little white beard.

Oh, hi, kids.

Oh, I'm sorry I've interrupted your Sunday lunch.

Did you fear?

Yes.

Helen's a very reasonable woman.

You could say that again.

Being reasonable is one of Helen's many virtues.

Well, what was said?

Well, I told her about the time I went to Africa when I was 22.

No, not about Africa.

Then what about?

About me.

Oh, well, you did come up in conversation, yes.

And? We both appreciate your taste in braces.

Jade's the most important thing in her life, and now she might be going to

Africa. Well, I don't know. She feels bereft.

She's going home. She's catching the 4 .30.

Perhaps it would be a nice gesture if you took her to the station.

Yeah, I would.

She'd like that.

Max, run Helen to the station.

4 .30 cancelled, 5 .30 subject to delay due to engineering work.

Good old British Rail.

Fancy a coffee?

Yeah, of course.

You know, it's been really good seeing you again, Matt. Really?

Just because you work for Frank, you know, it doesn't mean you should stop

seeing yourself as a person in your own right.

Blimey, no.

Of course not.

There you go.

They're all lidded up.

Oh,

it's a funny

old life.

A lot of things have happened since.

She became a nun, you know.

Sorry?

You've lost me.

Vicki Marwick, the girl with the funny eyes.

You know, when you and Frank came to that dance in the top stop, Ruth.

You knew?

We saw you.

I thought at the time, Fluffy's covenants.

Really fancied themselves.

Still dance with Frank.

I fancied it.

I fancied you if it happened, so I didn't mind who won.

I wish I'd known.

Well, you know what they say, Mark.

It's never too late.

Eh?

Drink your coffee.

Now.

Would you rather sit here drinking this for another two hours, or would you

rather find a nice little hotel?

What, for coffee?

No.

Sorry.

I just don't want to make a fool of myself.

Are you suggesting what I think you're suggesting?

My last train is at half past ten.

Is it?

the drug says. That thing is ODing on smarts. There you go.

Back to the beginning.

Look, I've only got two orange and a red left.

Mum, I'm going to win this time, I bet you.

Put me in the middle.

I want a chance.

Go!

Did you have a good time?

Okay, kids.

Both in bed.

Said she felt you'd had your style cranked long enough.

Really? Is that what she said?

Yeah.

How'd she get on?

Oh, I don't know.

Pretty awful, I think.

Never mind, you did your best, eh?

Tell you what, we'll drop Tessa off at her

folks, then you and I go home and murder a piece, eh?

This is Bob Pierce for Jade.

We hoped to catch you in the pub with the others, but apparently you'd been

whisked home.

Just wanted you to know you've been accepted on this year's scheme.

Congratulations.

Could you call us on Monday to confirm?

Nice one.

Thanks. Wow.

So, we'll have to decide now.

I mean, think of it like this.

Things are going slowly for you at university.

So you want to jump up and do things, give your practical results, give your

satisfaction right off.

It's not as simple as that.

And you've got a good brain on you.

And a good heart.

Your mother's heart.

God knows what there is of me inside you, but I'd like the time to find out.

Sorry, Jane.

But I think your mother's right.

It's taken you long enough to agree with her about something.

Shh.

Look, it's not just about your career, you know.

What is it, then? Well, it is about your career. Of course it is.

I wish I'd had a chance to go to university.

But the thing is, I mean, we...

Got a lot of time to make up, haven't we?

They've had a chance to do whatever it is that fathers and daughters do.

Oh, look.

I just don't want you to go, that's all.

Dad.

Bit of an early start, eh?

Well, now that the surveyors have given us a clean bill of health. I take it

Jade wasn't accepted on her court.

You take it wrong, mate. Pass the client, Cullen.

Oh. Yeah.

But I think I've talked her out of it.

Helen will be tough.

Yeah.

You know, I'm really pleased the way Helen put things in, yeah?

Yeah. She really came good.

What?

What's up?

Nothing.

Nothing. What are you laughing at, you twit?

Don't cut.

What, you can't afford?

It's not a take -out, a second mortgage.

I thought something was cooking.

Who's responsible for this?

There's chicken to go in as well.

He'll have him baking his own bread next.

Congratulations, you did very well.

Yeah, she walked out. I knew she would.

What's wrong?

Sorry, Dad, an armful of injections today.

Why's that?

Why do you think?

But I thought you said you weren't going.

That's right, you thought I said I wasn't going.

Don't be silly.

You're a big girl, sure decision.

How's the chicken, would you?

Love hurts.

It can leave you crying.

Love hurts.

It can turn you upside down. Oh, how love hurts.

So if it's just a game that you're playing, you better

know that love hurts.

There's no doubt about it.

Love hurts.

But who can live without it? Oh, how love hurts.

So you better run and hide. But remember,

love hurts. You just heard it.

just the name.