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I wanted you to be the first to read this.

It's finished?

My grandmother was an emancipator.

After she died I emancipated her too

God, my face, ah!

I quit, everybody needs spit, Dr. Darling, everybody.

Why do you sleep at Suzy's when you have your own house?

Too many memories.

Can you see me?

You okay?

I...

Who am I to them, a strange, lonely woman.

What does spirited mean, nana?

You wouldn't believe me if I told you.

It's not working.

What's happened to me?

♪ Like a snake calling on the phone ♪

♪ I've got no time to be alone ♪

♪ There's someone coming at me all the time ♪

♪ Babe I think I'll lose my mind ♪

♪ Cause I'm stranded ♪

♪ On my own ♪

♪ Stranded far from home ♪

♪ All right ♪

♪ Stranded ♪

Golden Caliber, Lady Liberty, storm brewing,

promised land, box 3, 215.

In the fifth 200.

I taught her card games.

We chatted all day long.

It was wonderful.

What was she like?

A bright, young thing,

curious about the world.

Smart as a whip.

Is it weird?

You've known her her whole life.

Oh, not really.

I saw a child grow.

She left and returned a woman.

That sounds pretty, ow!

You can't walk through it, Suzy.

Suzy, what are you doing on the floor?

I didn't see the coffee table, in the dark.

Should be on soon.

Is Robby here?

Yes.

I'm right here by your side.

Where?

Oh sorry, just there.

I'm glad you've come home.

He's very glad you're home.

Thank you darling.

My girl.

What have we done?

♪ I knew all about you since then ♪

♪ Out for an evening ♪

♪ We were introduced ♪

♪ Both had some time we could spend ♪

♪ We talked into the night ♪

♪ We laughed until the light ♪

♪ You told me your story and then ♪

♪ We kissed and we fell ♪

♪ Into each other's arms ♪

♪ We were suddenly intimate friends ♪

♪ The word was out on you ♪

♪ And words get around to who ♪

What I'd give to kiss you one more time.

Verity Darling, heads down the home straight.

Nothing but a record on her mind.

Well has he at least seen other ghosts?

I don't know, I don't think so.

Was there a taxi waiting for him?

Um, I'm not sure.

Why can't Helen see him anymore?

Well, I'm working up to that sensitive subject.

Wow, oh 42!

Almost an idea.

I mean did it happen gradually?

Did she just wake up one day and she couldn't

see him anymore?

Okay mom?

Okay, I'm sure you can beat 42.

On your marks, get set, go!

Come on, go, come on, faster!

You should have seen them dancing, Henry.

It was magic, it was like she knew where he was.

Yeah, but she doesn't.

Cute party trick, sure.

But you're missing the point.

What if you just suddenly stopped

being able to see me?

I experienced that once,

but I don't wanna go there again.

Robby did say one thing.

He said he wanted to kiss mom one more time.

Maybe they met in a dream?

Maybe.

Come on, I can do better than this.

Wow, 41!

Oh, well done.

There's something that's been on my mind.

Are you here?

I'm always here.

Oh this is odd.

I'll get used to it.

Robby, I don't know if you stayed in here

all that time.

Of course I did.

Of course you would have.

I'm sorry that you saw me like that.

I'm sorry if it seemed I had no faith.

Good night.

Zach, Zach did you hear me?

I finished the invites for your lunch.

Just a minute.

Oh, you shouldn't have.

Oh, it's your book.

It's a first copy.

Look inside.

Wow, it's really long.

The dedication, silly.

Oh Zach, it's so beautiful.

Best thing about my book is it led me to you.

Come here.

Sorry, glue mouth.

Thank you, Melinda will take care it.

Melinda.

Hi doctor.

Linda?

Oh look at your hair,

oh that's a very modern style.

I converted to Buddhism in China.

I spent three months studying in a monastery.

Oh how about that.

So, you're back?

Yeah.

And you're not working anymore?

Of course, work's great for my practice.

It releases the ego.

Right, so you wear a wig to work?

No, how's Penelope?

She taking a day off?

I see you have a temp.

Yes, well things didn't quite work out with Penelope.

Huh, I see.

Even a watched pot boils eventually, as they say.

You know I don't think they do.

Linda, would you come back?

I'd like that.

Ah fantastic, I'll give you a pay raise.

I accept, I can't start for two weeks, though.

I have to give notice.

That's fine, that is great.

Um, so would you wear a...

No, no.

That's all right.

We're in here.

Um, smells good.

Hello kids.

Hi Nana.

Oh, toots, Elvis, hello.

Is that for lunch?

Do you want some?

Oh no thanks.

He's a vegetarian.

Suzy, this is what we always dreamed of.

A house full of family.

Look, could you tell her something for me?

Kids, why don't you give yourselves a tour of the house

while I have a chat with your mom.

I prefer the blue one.

The fellow she was talking about,

his name is Sam.

And just say mittens.

Um, he prefers a blue one,

the guy you were talking about, his name is Sam

and mittens.

Oh!

So it's all going well then?

Everything seems lovely.

- Yes. - Lovely's the word

Getting used to it.

Can I ask, Henry and I were wondering

why can't you see Robby anymore?

Oh, we don't know.

I don't know.

Well how did it happen?

Well I came home one day and he wasn't here.

I thought he'd left.

Did a taxi ever come for you?

A taxi?

From the other side.

No, have you ever seen any other ghosts?

I haven't.

Yes, but not in this house,

and not since Robby disappeared.

Robby, why don't you go check on the kids.

Sure.

Come on, tell me about Henry.

And one little step and one big step.

There we go, keep going.

Oh Steve, this is so elaborate.

And just there, stop there.

What's that smell?

You ready, take off your blindfold.

Now!

Oh!

That's a boy.

Oh no, Steve, you shouldn't have.

What are you talking about?

Of course I should've.

No, I don't drink during the day.

This is a very special champagne.

No thanks.

Jennifer?

What?

A glass?

Steve, did you just give me earrings

in a glass of champagne?

Uh huh, I did, you're welcome.

Does this ever work?

All the time.

Jewelry in food is never a good idea.

You're right,

why don't we take a dip before lunch?

No, I didn't bring my bathers.

Probably.

Kidding Jennifer, I'm kidding.

I am kidding, okay.

Now please, just sit down here and we'll eat.

That's it, there we go.

Bye Steve, it's been interesting.

What is that?

Oh it's just utterly astonishing.

It's just, oh, it melts.

Well that's the beauty of a seven hour slow cook.

It's not nutmeg, is it?

Yes.

Finished off with truffles.

Black perigold truffles.

Incredible.

Italian, no, no that's the oil.

The truffles are French.

Whoa.

Cool.

What's that?

That's a watch.

There.

What are all these?

Those are for betting for all the races today.

Isn't that granddad?

Nope, it's dated 1905 which means this guy

would be 150 years old.

153 actually.

Come on, let's get out of here.

This place gives me the creeps.

I kind of like it.

Technically we first met when,

when he was alive.

Really?

Remember how I told you a man gave this to me

on the ferry when I was a kid?

Yes.

That was Henry.

We met when he was alive.

Oh, that's lovely.

Look at that.

Now this is weird.

When we both hold onto it we go to this

strange dark place where we have to cling onto each other.

Otherwise we'll get sucked away to I don't know where.

Oh that sounds awful.

I wouldn't wanna go messing with that.

No, of course not.

Mom, I wanted to ask,

how did you manage the whole love thing?

Oh, you're handling it so much better than I ever did.

Didn't you ever wanna cuddle?

Every love has its limits.

Accept that now.

It will save you a lot of pain.

Yes, of course.

I just thought I...

This is the love you've chosen.

This is the way it has to be.

No one, and I mean no one

has ever understood my cooking like you do.

It's like you're inside my head.

I know exactly what you mean.

Steve, I have to tell you something about me.

Tell me anything.

Um, I'm old fashioned in some ways.

Yes I know, and I like that.

In fact, I love that.

Yeah, no, Steve.

I'm keeping myself for marriage.

Keeping yourself?

Yes.

That's great.

Yeah.

Really?

Yeah.

Ever?

No.

No?

No, not ever.

How about some dessert?

Yes.

Oh that's a great job.

Here, we'll just pat all that down.

I need a close up of the dirt.

What are these called?

Cherry tomatoes.

Cherry bombs, your auntie Jonquil used to call them

because they explode in your mouth.

Oh yeah, we've got them in our house.

How long until they ripen?

Um, what does the label say?

This one?

Allow two weeks for cherry tomatoes to ripen.

There you go, we'll just pop on some water.

Go, go, go, yes!

I've still got it, that's $500 today so far.

Oh wow, you're pretty good.

That's my talent.

Horses, I could always pick a winner.

In this life it's meant I can provide for your mother.

How useful.

Quite, oh I've got more bets for Helen to place

before you go.

Yeah, no problem.

Robby, the other evening I just overheard you

saying to mom that you wanted to kiss her

one more time.

Have you kissed?

Excuse me?

Have you spirited?

What's that, spirited?

It's wonderful.

What are you talking about, what is it?

Spiriting almost made me a man again.

How?

Robby?

No, and where were you then?

Hi mom.

What are you two talking about?

The good old days.

We were just having a chat.

Oh, good.

Suzy, ask her about it.

Oh, next time maybe 'cause we gotta go now.

Um, kids?

What did he say?

Oh Robby wants to lay a few more bets.

I'll just get a pen.

Where's the remote?

It's here.

Find it.

Dinner in an hour, no snacking.

I have the most amazing surprise for you.

I'll say no.

Come on.

Trust me.

I hope you know what you're doing.

Henry?

What were we doing?

Come on, we've gotta be quick.

Oh shit, it was up here because I was do...

I thought you were at work.

Oh there's no need to ignore me.

That's just rude.

Suzy?

Oh you're good.

Suzy?

I thought you said no snacks?

Fine, bom, bom, bom, bom, bom, da, da, da, da.

Impossible to ignore.

Notice me!

Fuck me.

Henry, no, you can't light that.

How'd you mean?

You'll kill us.

That's real Petrol.

I thought this was a dream.

No, it's all real.

Real?

Come here.

After you.

Okay mom.

Robby, Robby?

Robby?

Hello Suzy.

Who are we meeting mom?

Please Robby if you're here,

try to get a reaction out of her.

Well certainly, hello.

Mom, you told me Robby is dead.

I understand if it helps if you keep speaking to him

but I can't join in.

You don't remember a thing, do you?

Robby, ghosts, Henry?

Okay mom, if we don't leave now

we're gonna miss the kids.

How about I wait in the car, okay?

You told her didn't you?

I didn't know.

You did, and now look at her.

Oh I can't believe it.

Of all the stupid things to do why would you do that?

Why would you do that?

Who knows how long she is going to be like this.

Oh bloody hell.

As you say.

Hold me, Henry.

What happens now?

I don't know.

What do you mean you don't know?

Oh!

You all right, doctor?

Oh Linda, what are you doing here?

Did you hit your head?

No, no, I'm quite all right.

I just,

um you know it's nice to see your face.

Now, Annie.

Uh let's take a look at those wisdom teeth.

Do we have to?

Yes, I'm afraid.

Um, I think we'll be starting with the left hand side.

The extraction of the left side went very well, last week.

Today we'll be completing with the right.

Well let's take a look, shall we?

Honey you're working yourself up over nothing.

We've been dead so long, your heart's dead too.

Sadly, untrue.

Are those yet?

Number on the billboard for 17 weeks.

Speak of the devil, Henry.

Henry!

What's wrong with you?

Look like you've seen a ghost.

Where have you been?

Hedgemere.

We haven't seen you for two weeks.

We thought Jennifer killed you.

No, not fucking likely.

I've been trying to tell her that you'd be back.

Henry, Suzy can't see us.

She what?

Suzy can't see us anymore.

Suz, Suzy?

Suz.

Annie I don't think you're gonna need stitches

but we'll just wait a few minutes to be sure.

Linda, can you keep an eye on this?

Yes, doctor.

That's ridiculous, two weeks!

That's what she said.

I've got a patient in there, Henry.

I took out two of her wisdom teeth, last week.

How could I do dental work if I wasn't here?

I don't fucking know.

Henry, I didn't.

The October edition.

That's supposed to be September, not October.

Where are the kids?

Hello?

Yes, who's this?

Oh hi, Suzy.

Sorry?

Ha ha, well played.

Yes, it's me Jennifer.

I'm still here.

Jennifer is at Steve's house.

Oh, uh the kids, are they with you?

Of course.

Do you need to change the arrangements?

You don't want Steve to drop them at the book launch

like we arranged?

We arranged, uh yes of course, I knew that.

Okay bye bye.

I don't know what's going on.

Helen and Robby.

They told you about it.

Whatever it was, right?

Yes, well kind of.

Yeah, okay.

Suz, Suz.

Your patient.

Shit!

Just stop, stop.

Calm down, it's fine.

Nothing's broken, right?

Yes, no, no all my limbs are in tact.

No apparent damage.

Okay.

How are you?

Good.

I'm really good.

Hello?

Hello Suzy.

Robby, where's mom?

Oh you're back.

We need to talk.

See.

You're not from building.

What do I need to ask to come in for permission?

He's done it.

I can tell, he's different.

Done what?

Ah, spook story.

Bet he thinks it might be relevant to your situation.

What is this, another one of Dazzle's tool titles?

No mine.

You and I both know ghosts are full of shit.

Trying to convince themselves

theirs bodies are not lost forever.

Come on then, let's hear it.

Go on again, tell us.

Well, story goes

if a ghost and a mortal fall in love,

ghost can get his body back, at least for a time

in some mythical realm.

That's what they say, is it?

I told you.

You're kidding Henry.

Is that why?

Actually, I'm not.

And there is.

It's a pity it all comes at such a cost.

Not to you, though.

Hooray for Henry.

Poor city.

Darling, you and Henry have spirited.

That's what Robby and I call it.

Time goes differently when you're spiriting.

A moment there can be much longer here.

But how come no one noticed I was gone?

There was another you here in your place.

What?

Oh you were all right.

You were almost like you,

just a little duller.

There's no harm done.

Tell us all about it Suzy.

Where did you go?

But I don't understand.

Explain it to me mom.

How many times have you done them?

Lost count.

16 times.

16 times?

He does remember everything, doesn't he?

How long have you done this for?

About an hour.

We found you can never stay longer

than about an hour.

But if two weeks passed when we were gone,

then an hour would be about a year.

A year?

But what happens to your body?

What, to your life?

This is how I coped.

That's what theses were about.

You were trying to piece your life together.

Trying to work out what happened when you were gone.

That's why you said I was old

when you saw me at the casino.

You've missed years of your life.

Years and years of your real life.

It wasn't always a whole year.

Being with Robby was my real life.

When was the last time that you did it?

Over a year ago.

Oh no.

We came back and I couldn't see Robby anymore.

We seemed to have burnt it up or worn it out.

Why didn't you warn me?

Why didn't you, you just let me waltz on into...

Anything could have happened.

My children.

Suzy, it's a gift.

It's not Robby's fault.

I should have told you.

I thought not knowing would be best

then you wouldn't have to choose.

You chose, that's why you left.

That's why you disappeared.

You chose to live, to miss your life all together

and live a fantasy life with a dead man.

Suzy, you don't understand.

It's so hard to stop.

You're with the man you love.

And it goes so fast,

and now that you've been there

it is going to be impossible to resist.

You're going to want it more and more

and so will Henry.

There's no going back.

I'm going home.

To my family and my children who I would never leave.

I understand.

No mom, I don't think you do.

Suzy tell your mother that I love her.

Don't even talk to me.

I know you love me Robby.

I love you too.

No regrets.

After 10 years of dreaming and hoping

and many times failing, it's with great pleasure

that I'm here today with the publication.

And writing this, I never thought I'd see the day

that it'd actually be released to the public.

Mom.

Verity!

Oh mommy, I missed you.

Can we swim in the pool?

Jennifer, this is the guy I saw when I died,

the first time.

What?

I was at Suzy's changing a light bulb.

But this is him.

Really?

Yes, really, this is my guy.

Oh Steve, I think I understand why we met.

Sweetheart, you know why we met?

We're perfect together.

Yes, but Steve, there's a higher purpose.

We both have a connection to the unknown.

Steve's shagging a make up chick.

When did that happen?

Sometime in the last two weeks apparently.

Tonight we celebrate our brother Henry.

The ghost who shows us what the afterlife

really can be.

Step aside, coming through.

Sweet honey bee, that's dangerous.

Your guy's here, I can smell him.

Very strongly.

I knew it.

Whoo!

Wow, thank you all for coming.

It's quite a turn out.

Oh not really, but thanks anyway.

My book proves once and for all

what has long been suspected.

That is that Henry Mallet is dead.

I certainly is.

Mallet, Mallet.

And he will never again write a song.

He will never grace the stage with his swagger.

And we shall never know how age may have mellowed him,

and what he would make of all this.

I will never get to share a glass of whiskey with him

or even have a yarn.

If only you knew brother.

Henry's been my guide.

And he's been my friend.

And writing this book has been the greatest adventure

of my life.

So valet Henry Mallet.

May you rest in peace.

Not likely.

Thanks Zach, it's been real.

It's been real.

To ghost world, tonight we party to raise the dead.

Go on, guest of honor.

Thanks Dazzle.

I'll catch up with you.

Look at those lonely ladies.

I'm a book widow.

Couldn't even find a date to bring.

Gonna end up just like mom.

You okay?

Was that all right tonight?

Celebrating your own...

Death, yeah.

Getting used to it.

Think every time I feel like I'm getting somewhere

with this existence, good old universe

very fucking quick to point out

that I shall forever more remain a dead man.

We could do it again.

I want to.

Not just for you, but for me, for us.

Yeah, and then what?

I'd love to do it again too, Suz,

more than you can ever imagine.

But we never will.

I'm the one who loses something.

It should be my decision.

Suzy,

I may never be able to kiss you.

But I can love you.

Without fucking up your entire life, you know?

Okay.

Yeah.

♪ We were suddenly intimate friends ♪

♪ With passion our concern ♪

♪ We proceeded to burn ♪

♪ The candle at both of its ends ♪

♪ And when we went away ♪

♪ I had a new pain ♪

♪ Also I had a new friend ♪

♪ But the word was out on you ♪

♪ And word gets around to who ♪

♪ I knew all about since then ♪

Zach Hannigan?

I'm Henry Mallet.

I believe you think I'm dead.

♪ I wanna be your gentleman ♪

♪ I wanna hold your hand ♪

♪ Stand up you ♪

♪ When you need a seat on the bus ♪

♪ With the kind of guy ♪

♪ That you can trust ♪

♪ When it's cold outside ♪

♪ I'll lend you my coat ♪

♪ And when you're feeling hopeless ♪

♪ I'll provide you with hope ♪

♪ Open the door for you ♪

♪ When you walk through water ♪

♪ Make you a meal ♪

♪ When you're tired of porting ♪

♪ Oh I wanna be ♪

♪ All you need from be ♪

♪ All I wanna be ♪

♪ All you need from me ♪

♪ Is a gentleman ♪

♪ All I wanna be ♪

♪ All you need from me ♪

♪ All I wanna be ♪

♪ All you need from me ♪

♪ Is a gentleman ♪

♪ All I wanna be ♪

♪ All you need from me ♪

♪ All I wanna be ♪

♪ Is a gentleman ♪