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You awake?

No.

Is it the last night we'll ever have like this?

I know.

Like what?

All of us together in this house.

Jenny through there in the next room.

Tomorrow it'll all be different.

Does that mean we can... No.

What I mean is, this is the end of a chapter in our life.

Oh.

This is it. The final part of bringing up our daughter.

Tomorrow's the beginning of a whole new era.

So we can.

That's all you can think about?

Well, yeah, mostly. Why?

Do you realise how important this moment is?

How?

Our little girl.

Grown up.

Nearly a woman about to leave home.

She's so vulnerable.

So fragile.

Will you stop talking? I'm trying to get some sleep before one of the most

terrifying days of my entire life.

Shut it down!

Can we have it now, then?

Good play.

Where do we go?

Hang on.

Excuse me.

Is this where the... where the students live?

Thank God you've come.

The showers in this place are an absolute disgrace.

How can't you do something about the water pressure?

Just because we're students doesn't mean we have to suffer terrible plumbing.

Oh, no, I'm not here on a job.

Middle -class prats.

This is obviously it.

Don't they teach you many manners at those Tony Blair Poncy schools?

I thought you looked quite nice.

I don't want my daughter mixing with people like that. People like what?

Middle -class wallies. You know what happens if you marry one of them, don't

you? You don't have to turn up to university in a van.

Yeah.

There's a man with a full desk in there. Yeah, that'll be the warder.

Warden? I'll go and ask him.

That's what they have in prison.

Yeah.

This is it. We've got you on a list. Let's get the rest of your stuff.

Got your room number yet? No.

Kirsty's on the second floor.

Perhaps you'll be near each other.

Perhaps.

Not sure about the area.

Rather unpleasant -looking types.

Let me out of here!

So long, Mummy.

Bye -bye. Bye -bye.

What do you think you're doing? Do you want me to start my college life as a

social outcast?

What is going on?

Your daughter is ashamed of us. Oh, yeah, like normal people arrive with

own toilet. There's nothing wrong with that. Does anyone help?

Hi.

How much further is it?

Hey, Burnett.

Oh, probably your friend, Kirsty.

What have you got in these bags?

Red loin knickers?

And a poke.

Well, it could be very... with a few things.

It's fine. Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's fine, it's fine. Well, go on, unpack again.

Plenty of space for your clothes.

Oh.

Oh, somebody must have left it behind at the end of last term.

Yes.

Ah, here's the basin.

Here's the new washer.

Daddy.

So where's the, uh... Well, perhaps you should bring one out from the van.

No big deal.

Oh, this looks like it could be it.

Oh, hi.

Hi. I'm Keith Burnett.

Ah, Jenny Porter.

Would you like to put on a dressing gown?

No, I lost it last term.

I'd been to the shower and I'm trying to get my hair back to normal.

Well, I've got a hairdryer if you want to borrow it.

Oh, yeah, well, that'd be... Great.

What are you doing in here?

That's my room through there.

What? Yeah, it's an old door.

I was supposed to lock it with your key.

Here's the hairdryer. Oh, right on.

Thanks.

Well, good boy.

Oh, yeah, yeah, totally, totally.

Well, I'll see you around.

Probably.

Give me that.

Oh, Dad.

I can push this up again. Why?

Why? There's a naked boy in the cupboard and you're... me why?

Ben, it'll be fine. She's not a child anyway. The door's locked. Jenny's got

key. The only one who can unlock it is her.

Right. What?

Don't worry. He's not that type.

Oh.

Well, I suppose you'll both be going now.

Oh.

Yes, I suppose we will, won't we? Well,

bye then, Mum.

Bye. Bye,

Dad. See you soon.

I'm emotional about it.

Well, you know, she's grown up.

Yeah. Don't need us anymore.

It's so fine.

It's nice round here.

I mean, they... Get out of here!

What do you think you're doing?

No, you don't.

Wait!

grow tapes.

Cheap rubbish anyway.

Hey! I'll pay ten quid for that and I can't boot.

This was stolen once already.

What do you think you're doing breaking into our van?

Nothing. Nothing?

We'll see if the police think it's nothing, shall we?

The police?

All they can do is caution me. I'm not old enough to do time.

Do you live round here? What if I do?

We're going to take a little trip to see your...

Not yet. Coming.

I'm just moving some stuff around upstairs.

Something I want to ask her.

Have you tried the mobile?

No.

Well, we'll see where they are.

Hello?

Who's that?

Why would I want to buy a date of the quoting?

No?

Nowhere. Next left.

I thought you said it was near.

I'm sorry for what I did.

It was wrong. I feel like I'm going to cough over here.

We're not angry with you. Yes, we are.

I just want to have a word with you.

Just get it.

Get

off!

Get off!

Let's go!

He's not going anywhere, Ben.

Yeah, I suppose so.

Let's go back and stop off and get something to eat on the way.

Oh, all right.

I've got my wallet.

Sorry, it's only fish paste. We were going to stop off and get something.

You must have taken it when I first grabbed him.

Have you tried ringing your mobile again?

It's probably de -chipped by now.

You know, I'm almost glad I was too old to adopt.

They might have grown up like that.

Not them, it's the parents.

I suppose that's Fatter's fault as well. Well, it is.

She made everybody selfish.

Never mind whether you can give your kids a decent upbringing, just have them

because you want one.

Who cares if you're some bubble -brained slapper who has a different man every

week?

I didn't mean you, obviously.

Oh, thanks.

I can't go on like this. Somebody should do something. What can you do with kids

like that?

Lock them up.

What would that do? Well, it'd keep them away from my car radio for a start.

What happens when you let them out again? I wouldn't let them out. What,

lock up ten -year -olds? What difference does it make? Ten -year -olds? Five

-year -olds? I don't like to look at some babies.

Thank you, King Herod. No.

No, what you want is one of those things, those... What are they called?

they have to come home at a certain time and spend the whole evening inside with

their families.

A marriage.

that goes flapping about the marshes.

That's a curlew.

No. Hang on, I know this one.

A curlew is one of those twiddly -widdly bits at the end of a signature, you

know, like Elizabeth R.

That's a curlicue.

A curlicue? Nothing's called a curlicue. Yes, it is. Steve Davis uses it for

trick shots round the corner.

Doesn't matter what it's called. How is a curlew going to stop kids thieving?

What, a little bird?

and rob people during the day like they did us. That's true.

Knock them out.

You don't really mean that. Well, what would you do?

Well, all most of them need is security.

Well, that's what I said.

What I mean is a proper home life.

What sort of proper home life? Well, a stable family like this.

This? Yes, somewhere where people respect and care about each other and

one another.

Where do you think you're going?

What rubbish? Bring it over here.

Nothing. Just stuff we don't need anymore. Let me see.

Mrs Jenny.

Say this.

She doesn't need them now.

It's all her stuff.

There isn't enough space in her room. Yes, there is.

And which room would that be?

The one in the back.

You just move all your things right back to where they came from. Oh, Mum. I

mean it.

Yeah, she's right. You've got a nerve.

Thank you.

I've got dibs on that for a games room.

I can't believe my ears. Jenny's only been gone an hour and a half and you're

fighting over her room.

So why is there a sewing machine on her table?

I just wanted to see what it looked like. You wanted it yourself.

I wasn't going to use it immediately.

Well, I may as well get going.

You see? Now all this selfish behaviour's embarrassed Rona.

I was hoping to persuade you to let me put some of my junk up there.

It's not the same. We're supposed to care about people here. Treat them like

human beings.

Now's your chance.

Is this him?

Yes.

I'll leave you to it, then.

Well, you'd better come in.

David. I know. Put it all back.

So.

I left a guess for lying about your van.

You ought to be more careful.

Well, you found us.

Ha! Not so sharp as you thought now, are you? Fell right into our trap.

Oh, yeah?

Good trap.

You wait at home till the purse hammers are coming in, jump up and lock the

door. What is that?

My wallet.

Oh, don't say thanks.

Well, why should I? You nicked it in the first place.

What point is that? So?

He didn't have to do this, Ben.

Oh, and I'm supposed to be grateful?

Well, I think it's showing some kind of conscience.

Is it?

Isn't it? No.

Well, maybe.

I think under the circumstances, you might apologise.

I agree.

Me? What have I got to apologise for?

Not appreciating what he's done for you. You what?

Well, he didn't have to bring it back. He could have just kept it.

Yeah, all right. I suppose you did the right thing.

Thank you.

Hang on, there was 40 quid in here.

I got a taxi.

You got a taxi from the East End?

Well, what do you want me to do, walk?

You could have taken public transport.

Have you seen the villains who travel on public transport?

I could get robbed.

I can't believe this. 40 quid on a cap.

It's going to make a seat out of 55.

Thank you.

Yeah, like you do clever thing around to the tax man.

Yeah, well, we're not talking about me. What about my phone and my tapes?

I didn't take them. What's on me to do about that?

Well, you could tell us your name.

Declan. Well, Declan, are you going to tell us why you decided to bring that

wallet back?

I don't know.

Did your parents find out?

Huh? What?

Parents. Do they know you've wandered halfway across London today?

No.

Well, I think I'd better ring your mum and let her know where you are, don't

you?

Oh, not quite so cocky now, are we?

Shut up!

Yeah, well, mention it to your mum and you're not such a big man, eh?

What does she do, give you a good telling off?

I don't know where she is.

What do you mean you don't know where she is?

I don't.

Why not?

When did you last talk to her?

When they took me away from her and put me into care.

When was that?

She's a stupid cow, right? She wouldn't give a toss where I was now any more

than she ever did. I don't know what bloke she's shacked up with any more

anyway. Probably still the one that knocks me about so much I'll forget it.

I have.

So, um, you were in care?

If you could call it that, that's why I split for London and I'm not going back.

So where are you living?

Here and there. But who's looking after you? We look after each other.

Oh, what, you mean the other lads, the ones who nicked my phone?

I don't have to answer all this. You got your wallet back, now I'm going.

Uh -uh -uh. Aren't we forgetting something, like what I've got in here?

Oh, no.

You mean this.

How did you get that?

Come here!

No, I'm not keeping it.

Declare. What?

I don't suppose you'd like a sandwich before you go, would you?

Sandwich? I just made them, see?

Fish paste, I can nick... Better than that from Mark. Is that the best you can

do? You should be grateful we're offering you anything.

Thanks, but you don't have anything you don't want.

What about a shower?

What? A real shower?

Dad's a plumber. We've got a power shower, right?

Practically knocks your head off.

I've never had a shower.

Never had a wash by the smell of you.

Well, you're not supposed to do that, then.

All right, all right. Is the water really hot?

Be our guest.

You don't mind?

Of course we don't. Do we?

Top of the range model.

Then I'll have a go.

All right. Come on. I'll show you where it is.

Thanks. Right.

What are you doing? Finding the police.

They can't do anything. He's underage. They can find his mother.

Oh, yes, and get him hit by her boyfriend again.

More social services, then. They'll be gone home for the weekend.

Well, who am I supposed to phone?

Philip Schofield at Talking Telephone Numbers?

There isn't anyone to phone that can possibly do any good right at this

Well, what are we supposed to do?

Has the mobile phone account cancelled?

Ben? No.

Haven't said anything yet. We can't keep him.

Apart from anything else, it's probably illegal.

So you were thinking the same thing, though? What if I was?

No, you're right. It's impossible.

It's going to be cold out tonight.

Is it?

Probably below freezing.

Yes.

And Jen's room is empty.

I know.

Have you ever read The Little Match Girl?

What? My mum used to read it to me. It's all about this poor little match girl

left outside. So she strikes all her matches one by one until, eventually,

dies. Well, I'm not surprised if you're an heavy smoker.

It must have kept her warm. It was very sad.

What about Oliver?

What about him?

Well, Nancy hadn't rescued him in time.

He'd end up like the artful Dodger, stealing for a living and being like

What, living with Hattie Jake?

He's trying to cheer him up.

You've left him on his own, have you? He's on my PC.

He can wipe the floor with me on Mortal Kombat.

Must spend half his life hanging around amusement arcades.

It's a pity we can't let him stay with us.

What's the matter?

Declan, will you come and sit down here with us for a minute? We want to have a

talk with you.

I haven't done anything.

I didn't say you had. We just want to talk to you.

We'd like to know what your plans are now that you've had your shower.

I don't know.

Only, we think it's time you stopped for a minute and thought about your future.

What future is that?

Well, I don't know where you're sleeping at the moment, but is it warm?

And is it safe?

It's all right.

And these people you hang about with, do they look after you? Yeah.

Oh, so that's why they ran off and left you in our van.

You see, we all think you deserve a better life than that. I'm not going

Arlo. You don't have to. On Monday, we can go to social services and see about

trying to find you a proper home.

Loads of people want to be foster parents.

I'm sure there's someone right now who wants another child in their house.

Someone to look after.

And for the rest of the weekend, you can stay here with us.

What? In this dump?

What? Well, look at the stirrups. At least three years old.

That was expensive.

It was only a joke. I didn't mean it.

Oh. Well, hilarious.

So you'll stay?

Mum, it's me.

Hello. I just wanted to say I'm all unpacked and thanks for bringing me.

all right.

And don't worry, nobody's going to be coming into my room in the middle of the

night. I know.

I've got to go.

Love to Dad.

Yeah, thanks for ringing. Bye.

Jenny sends her love. Come on, then.

I'll play you on some beanies.

You're a rubbish and mortal convert.

Oh, yeah.

I bet you're rubbish at that as well. Come on, then.

I'm definitely going to beat you. I'm going to beat you to the pieces.

I hope we're doing the right thing.

What time is it?

Oh, quarter to eight. I'd better get going.

Going to wake up Declan?

No.

I think I'll let him have a night in.

Ben!

Right, right.

What? We've been burgled.

I knew it. No, don't jump to any conclusions.

Declan!

Oh, no.

The stereo's gone.

The new TV.

He's gone.

They've even taken the hoover.

He's gone in my puffer jacket.

Oh, wow, we've been turned over.

Declan's gone as well.

Oh, God.

Well, we really fell for that one.

I know.

How could you be so stupid?

I know.

What do you mean, how could I be so stupid?

You were the one who wanted it to stay. So did you.

No, I didn't. I was against it all along.

No, my decimal's gone. I saved up for that. It was mine. You gave it to me.

Yeah, but I saved up for it. Doesn't matter who saved up for it. Oh, you're

right. It doesn't matter.

See, I thought, really, we should have known we couldn't have trusted him from

the start. That kind of low life is just the kind of life they deserve.

Because that's what they'll always be, you know.

Scum. And nothing will ever change that.

Declan. When did you get my thing?

Oh, my God, what's happened to this place? Oh, yeah, like you don't know.

been done.

It looks like a professional job.

What did you do?

Let your mates in when we dropped off? No, I haven't even seen them since

yesterday. I don't even know where they are. Yeah, but you told them you were

coming to this address, though, didn't you?

No. Ben?

All part of the plan, was it? Making out you're a decent kid after all. I think

I'd better... Hang on. I need him, Ben.

Yeah, after all, I was being scum.

The wind's getting up. Two inches of snow forecast tonight.

Homeless people die on that, don't they? Yes, all right. Make me feel good, why

don't you? I'm not blaming you.

Yes, we are. No, it's not his dad's fault. He just blurted out the first

that came into his head before he'd had a chance to find out what had really

happened.

The first stupid thing that came into his head. It's all right, all right.

Oh, don't feel too bad.

After all, in the long run, what can you do?

Well, we could foster a kid ourselves.

What?

Well, you said it yourself. What they really need is a place like this.

Would you really do that?

Start all over again? It's a great idea.

But you'll have to try a bit harder to keep him next time.

Sorry.

I haven't watched a fire like this in ages.

I think it's more interesting than the telly.

It's got more on it than Channel 5.

Remember those letters we used to write to Father Christmas?

We'd spend ages making lists of what we really, really wanted.

Then when we'd finished, we'd take it over to the fireplace and send it up the

chimney. Then before you knew where you were, it had happened.

What? Chimney fire.

Three fire engines, two ambulances and a Catholic priest out there.

Now what?

I look so surprised.

You invited me.

You must be completely frozen.

Are you all right?

I had to find out a few things.

You left these in your mobile phone cover.

Your business cards.

That's how they found the address.

Happy now?

Look, I'm... Yeah, I know. You didn't mean it.

So where have you been?

Sorting things.

What's this?

You've been fighting?

Not really. It just took a bit of persuasion.

What did?

You want your things back, don't you?

Yeah, so why?

One way or another, they'll be coming to you.

Well, do I get any food in this place or what?

Well, that depends.

On what?

Whether you wash your hands and face properly.

Wash my hands? I only just had a shower yesterday.

It's up to you. Do you want food or not?

This is the house of horror I've come to.

Come on, Tyson.

Let's have a look at that cup.

And I'll show you the basin.

And it's no good just dirtying the towel.

I remember that trick.