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Morning, Jo.

Morning, Steph.

How are you today?

Oh, you know me.

Half DM and all that. Are you okay?

Yeah. Yeah, absolutely. I just wanted to check in on my troops, you know.

Well, this is one little soldier you don't have to worry about.

New leaf turned over, nose to the grindstone.

I'm really glad to hear that.

See you later.

See you later.

That's outblown.

It's a cup of banana.

Cup of banana?

You know what I mean.

Mum's bail hearing's in the paper today, so whatever anyone says, just ignore

it, OK?

What? Mum's going to be home by the end of the day.

All that matters.

Yeah? Yeah, by tea time, she'll be back where she belongs.

So will we, no more Aunt Julie.

See, it's more like it.

Hello. Morning.

Morning. How are we?

Jim? Senior management's in ten?

Mm -hmm. Yeah.

Uh, Lindsay James.

We've had her anthem this morning.

Apparently she hasn't exactly been a delight at home, so I said we'd keep an

on her.

Okay. Let's check with the subject teachers.

Make sure we're not missing anything.

Faith.

Morning.

You can't go on like this, Tom.

It just doesn't make any sense.

I mean, why would you make up something like that?

Maybe he's not.

But he has to be.

It was only the once. We were really careful.

What do you mean if he's got no reason to lie, have we?

Just going on what he's been told and everything he knows about you he's got

from his mum.

If anyone's lying.

Anyhow, we'll find out soon enough.

I'm going to go and see her today.

Yeah?

Yeah, I'm free all afternoon. I'll nip off then. Well, if you're really

it, I could come with you.

Well, because that wouldn't be awkward at all, would it?

The students, they don't get up till lunchtime.

And just because you give your number to a boy doesn't mean he's going to mind

you. I don't.

You mean she's not been home?

Well, Bob, my parents think I was at her house, and her parents think she was at

mine. Are you still drunk?

I don't know. It's only about a week's put away.

I'm fine, but I'm a queen over there.

Hey, shut up!

Scramble? Who is it, Tyler?

Max? What is school?

This isn't school. This is my office.

Your office?

It's one of the perks of the job.

Come. Morning.

Hey, Chris. How's it going? Yeah, great.

Hi, Kim. Hiya.

Ah, Rachel.

Right.

Well, we'll get straight to it. If we're serious about exam results and

improving our league table positions, we need every single teacher at the top of

their game.

A single standard of excellence across the school.

Which has always been our aim.

What we really need is a one -off, across -the -board assessment by all

departments starting today.

Can we do that?

Absolutely. No time like the present.

Shall we?

Don't you think it might backfire?

Some of the staff may feel it shows a lack of trust.

I've been talking to Jo Lipset. She's ready to start today.

What, you've already set this up?

The results in her department are certainly below what we're after,

her exemplary record.

Right, and the staff are being assessed. Do they know about it? We want to see

how they really teach from day to day, and if they're good enough, then why

wouldn't they be?

No problem, is there?

Morning, everyone.

As you all know, years seven and nine are out on field trips today.

So this gives us the perfect opportunity to start our new staff -wide teacher

assessment. You are all going to be monitored in class by your head of

department starting today.

Well, just install CCTV and be done with it, George, or we'll eat your heart

out.

Think of it as a clean slate.

New school, new standards, new start.

We'll let you know more as and when. In the meantime, if you have any questions,

Rachel will be happy to answer them.

Departmental head, I'd like an update at the end of play.

Today?

Yes, Tom, if that's not too much trouble.

That's all I need.

Oh, don't worry about it. Just window dressing.

Executive head flexing his muscles. Look, I'd be fine if they didn't expect

to do any actual teaching.

Are you ready for the off stuff?

What do you mean?

Well, the assessment Mr. Palowich was talking about.

Yours starts this morning, first period.

But... Oh, don't worry. Just act like I'm not there.

Anyway, I'm very keen to see this new leaf you've turned over.

And you're like, oh my God, I'm fine. I'm no woman.

Unlike you, I swear you're eyeballing a fire extinguisher.

Careful.

What's going on?

Nothing. Nothing?

You stink of alcohol. Where have you been?

Nowhere. We're just tired from studying.

Yeah, right. And I'm Beyonce.

Look, you two better sort yourselves out.

I am not having you coming into my lesson letting me down in front of the

of modern languages.

Okay? Go on.

Too good at that, innit?

Anyway, I'm going to get off now, so I'll talk to her, shouldn't I?

See you in a bit.

All right, mate.

How do you do it?

Get them to notice you like that.

All right.

Have you got someone in mind?

Nah. Nah, not at all, to be honest, mate. Just wondering, you know, for

reference. All right, yeah. Course.

Future. So, come on, then. What's the secret?

Well, obviously good luck's help.

To be honest, mate, yours won't.

Thank you.

Don't worry about it.

But the next thing a girl wants is a guy who makes them laugh. Works every time

I'm telling you.

Look at Johnny Vegas.

See you then, mate.

Very good, Denzel.

But what do the others think?

Anyone?

What was the passage about?

Denzel.

First it was about a dog.

Then it was about a boy who falls in love with his mother.

Not quite, but a good try. Anyone else?

It's about a man describing how he loves the sea.

Thank you.

Le maire, the sea, la mère, the mother.

Anything else?

OK, read your worksheets and answer the questions carefully and take your time.

They're very slow this morning.

What an uncountable creature is that brother of mine to send them to the

of an inn?

Ha -ha, don't... wonder at this impudence.

Oh, come on. Who's reading the maid?

What?

Danielle, it's not like you.

Look, if you can't be bothered to read aloud, at least do us the courtesy of

trying to stay on the right page.

We wouldn't want to waste our head of department's time, would we?

Right, someone else read it, Trill.

But what is more, madam?

Just get a grip.

Stop being such a lightweight, yeah?

Ask me if you were barmaid. He mistook you for the barmaid.

You're coasting there, Steph.

It's like you dug out some old worksheet that you've been using since you

qualified.

In subsequent lessons, I want to see... Subsequent lessons?

What I want to see is a sharper focus, a clear command of the syllabus and a

little bit of classroom control.

If an exercise isn't working, then you make it work.

Or you just try something else. You don't blame the kids.

You're there to teach them stuff. You have to give them what they need to

Okay. Got it.

Look, I'm here to help you.

All right? I am not here to try and catch you out.

Why don't you give me your lesson plans beforehand and I can help you get them

into shape?

Lesson plans?

Won't that ruin the surprise?

Jo?

How's it going?

OK. I'm just getting started, really.

Don't be afraid to come down on her heart. She's exactly the kind of teacher

who's been holding this place back.

Hang on a minute. I mean, aren't either one doing the assessment?

Yes, yes, of course. But you said yourself, Steph's a poor performer,

questionable attitude.

This would be the perfect opportunity.

Look, Max, I would feel much happier having this conversation after I've

actually assessed her, yeah?

You're right.

All I'm saying is if we send out a clear message to the others, it should be the

perfect place to start.

Yeah, you know what we need about the group?

Girls today, eh, Bolton?

Shocking.

I don't know why he's baffled with them clubs, man. They're a rip -off.

Maybe we like them, because guys like you don't go there.

Yeah, you're right.

I don't go to them because they're full of girls like you getting sleeved up by

greasy older guys.

He has got a point, though.

I mean, why do you go to those places when you've got talent?

Right here.

Leave it out, will you? I'm close enough to perceive who that is.

Having a dog's what you need.

It works every time.

We're in school if you have a noise.

Right,

three or four times and see if the results vary.

Yeah, that's enough.

Problem four.

Erm... Yes, the retard stand that keeps... Yeah, cupboard down there, box

left.

Right.

I don't know how you can be so calm.

I've got all this and I don't even know when I'm being assessed yet.

Oh, Helen, when you've been doing this job as long as I have, it takes more

some assessment to get the wind up you.

I'm prepared.

At all?

We have to have a lesson plan for every class at John Foster's.

Normally you see I do my work up here, but if Mr Tyler wants us to write it

down, then... I know we can be a bit severe, but...

He is a pretty inspirational leader.

Really.

So is Mussolini.

I'm not sure I've ever seen you plan a lesson before.

And you still haven't, Tom.

I went on the computer and found some old B .Ed. student coursework.

Right, you lot, get on with your work. I just need a word with Miss May.

What are you doing? You wanted hair of the dog?

Ethanol. The chemical name for alcohol.

Your cocktail awaits, madam.

I'm not drinking chemicals.

Dear, everything is a chemical.

And this is alcohol.

No?

Go.

Yeah, it's not bad man, not bad at all.

No way I'm not drinking that.

Now he's lightweight.

I don't know if you noticed, right, you see these kids on TV, these teenagers,

and they look fantastic.

You know, they've got brilliant hair, lovely clothes, very glamorous, but in

reality, they just look like me.

Are you doing stand -up?

Um, no. No, that's not what I'm doing.

Oh, so it must be rap.

Did you want something?

It's nothing to be ashamed of. I love stand -up. Come on, let's see it.

Nah, no way. Come on, I can give you feedback.

No. Go on, just one tiny little joke.

One teensy weensy little... Just get out.

Okay. I don't need to be like that.

Ros.

Stupid. Oh, hi, hi.

Shut up.

Have some of this.

No. I want that, what's it?

Hairy dog.

Just drink some of this so we don't get busted.

Is everything okay?

There's only one miss, Ada.

What's going on? She's in a worse state than she was before.

I don't understand.

Well, she can't go walking around like this. She'll be excluded in a heartbeat.

We're in your class next.

No, you're not. There is no way she can come into my class. I'm being inspected.

I cannot believe that you picked today of all days.

I was hoping that you two were going to dazzle Miss Lipset with your brilliance.

Now there's more chance of her knocking her out with her breath.

Quick, get her in there. Get her a glass of water and she can sleep it off.

And listen, if anybody finds her, we never had this conversation, all right?

you, young lady, I want you on top form for period four. Get her in.

What?

Keep it between me and you.

Is

that

the stuff you gave Danielle?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. You left us some of that.

You're selling it?

Gosh,

you can't.

Danielle's hammered out of her mind.

Duh. That's what alcohol does to people.

It's good stuff, though.

It's not like normal alcohol.

Danielle only swigged it a few times. It's just mashed.

Yeah.

If it does that to her, what do you think it's going to do to these?

They know what they're buying.

What they do with it, that's up to them, innit?

Until they get busted and they find out that you've nicked it.

You're going to get a goal at three digits.

You said it was alcohol, man.

It is.

It's just, er... Just a bit stronger or something.

What, you don't know?

Why is this down to me? You do science too.

Don't sell any more, okay?

Don't want that Tyler on my back again.

Can I have a red one, please?

Something for me.

Sorry.

Hiya. Hey, Bolton.

I got that bottle I sold you earlier.

Look, I told you I'd get the money. Do you not believe me? I just need it back.

I can have your quid. Do you not think I can handle it?

It's something like that. Just give it here.

What are you going to do if I do it?

Oh, look, Sam, I ain't got time for this, man. What are you doing?

What shit? What are you... What's that?

Give me...

Bien.

Maintenant, nous allons examiner l 'explanation de la piste.

Why are we doing this, Miss?

You might not find this challenging, Carla, but just because you don't

mean... It's not challenging.

That's the problem.

The grammar's basic, the vocab is a GCSE standard, and the piece itself feels

like it's come from a really old textbook.

Really? Well, maybe you should swap places with me, Carla.

Why, miss? You're the teacher.

It's just that this isn't teaching us anything.

Well, Beth, let me be the judge of that, eh?

Alicia.

Alicia. What?

I think you'll find the word you're looking for is pardon.

Or, more appropriately, pardon.

Is something distracting you, Alicia?

Something that perhaps you'd like to share with us?

No, sorry.

Then I'd like you to read section B, please.

I don't quite believe this.

Bootlegging in a school.

It's the first for me, too.

Two of Waterloo Road's finest, isn't it? Paul Langley and my old friend Bolton's

mine. I told you not to sell any more of it with you.

Look, we're raking it in. What's your problem? You two, here, now.

Ethanol.

Selling legitimate alcohol would be bad enough.

But ethanol... Okay, who have you sold this to?

I don't know.

Not good enough.

I don't know everyone in the school, you know.

Do you have any idea how dangerous this is?

Right, I think that we need to go from cloud to cloud before someone drinks

stuff. I think we need a more direct approach.

Joyce, you phone the fire service, tell them it's a false alarm.

So, by the belly, I don't know what was worse, the outdated plan or the lifeless

way you delivered it.

Anyone would think you hadn't written it yourself, Steph.

Would they indeed?

The liquids being peddled by these two is poisonous.

Drinking even a small amount could make you seriously ill.

Anyone who bought some should come forward now.

We need to collect every last drop of this stuff, guys, so no one gets hurt.

Okay.

You leave us no choice.

Members of staff will search your pocket.

They'll then go inside and search each and every school bag, every locker.

There's no hiding place.

Well, Duncan, you're doing the right thing there.

Mr. Budgen, I'll leave you in charge to take down the names and collect all the

contrabass.

Seth? How's the assessment going?

It's me walking apart for a seasoned pro like you.

Yeah.

Yeah, it is. Can you just...

Seth?

Danielle?

Danielle?

Danielle?

See what you should know.

I'm going to go and see your mum.

Today.

Finally decided to accept the truth, then?

Josh, I don't know why your mum's told you what she did.

But it just isn't true.

But it can be.

Oh, so mum's a liar now.

Is that what you're saying?

No.

Mistaken, maybe.

So not only did you just walk away and leave us, you then have the nerve to

blame us just to cover your own arse.

Josh. So leave me alone.

Josh.

What is going on?

Danielle, I think she's drunk some of that stuff.

Why do you say that?

Oh, my God, Danielle.

Epinol? Where did she get hold of that?

She stole it from school.

What concentration was it? I don't... And how much did she have? I can't

it was a lot.

It doesn't have to be with ethanol.

If you could find out how much she'd have, that'd be great.

Can't you just pump her stomach?

No point.

By now, she'll have absorbed it all into her fist, and all we can do is keep an

eye on her, monitor the damage and not the best.

I've never heard anything like it in my life. An illicit alcohol rave here in

school. I can think of worse things.

Like what?

Knives, guns, drugs.

Should be this place's motto.

Alcohol is a drug.

But this was ethanol, which they stole. Well, which I let them steal from my

classroom. Don't know why they bothered.

Tastes like shoe polish and gives you a splitting headache.

But they were selling it as alcohol, weren't they? Because that's what the

wanted. I can't believe you're defending them.

Well, I'm not.

But the kids will be drinking, whether they're buying it from Paul Langley or

from a supermarket or nicking it from home. And you think that's all right, do

you? No.

But us just saying they shouldn't, well, that doesn't achieve anything.

Well, it doesn't teach him the dangers or how to drink safely.

It just makes us feel like we've done our bit.

Well, all we're really doing is washing our hands of it.

Tooth.

Hey. Danielle, can you hear me? Danielle?

Danielle?

Can you hear me, Danielle? I don't know.

They're saying she might have hypoglycemia or another horrible thing.

No.

Anyway, I need the information of the ethanol bottle.

Yeah. Well, just let us know as soon as you hear anything.

Thank you, Steph.

Well?

It's not good.

Being monitored, but I'm just going to have to sit and wait.

Steph clearly knew something.

Why else charge into the building like a demented bison?

Well, under the circumstances, it's a good job she did.

Oh, my God. Danielle!

Not now.

They're not letting her out.

What?

I'm sorry. I was sure they'd release her, but she's got to go back to jail.

What about us?

Maybe if we tell them how much we miss her.

You said she'd get out, Lindsay.

This isn't right.

I want to see Mum. You can't.

Not till after the trial.

What?

She's not allowed to speak to us because we're witnesses to some crap like that.

What if they find her guilty? Em, that's not going to happen.

How do you know?

He said she'd be home tonight, cooking us dinner by the time we got back from

school. Em, Em, you've got to stop this, please.

Be brave, yeah?

Mum would hate to see you like this.

That's it, good girl.

Look, you've got to trust me.

Everything's going to be okay.

It's just some stupid judge.

You've got to stay strong, yeah?

Do you have any idea what you've done?

You've risked the well -being of other people's lives for your own personal

gain, flouted several school rules, lowered the tone of school life, and to

it all, broken the law.

You think this is funny?

Danielle Harker's in hospital because of you.

Look, she didn't have to drink what we offered her.

We didn't force people to buy our stuff.

They were queuing up for it.

Supply and demand, innit?

Maybe some expect.

Max. Just because there's a demand doesn't make it okay for you to supply.

you two did was wholly acceptable, yes?

Yes, sir.

Now, obviously, we don't know the full extent of the damage you've done to

Danielle, but rest assured, gentlemen, I intend to make an example of you both.

You got a problem with that?

No, sir.

This sort of dumb incident drives me mad.

My

mum

says that your mum must have been really frightened to do what she did.

Thanks.

It's mad, isn't it?

Any time I try to talk about it... Lindsay just tells me, don't worry.

Mum will definitely be let out at the trial.

She can't know that. There's always a risk.

That's what I keep saying.

It's always, shut up, Em. Be brave, Em.

My mum says you should never bottle things up.

Because the longer you do, the more upset it will cause. And that'll just

the problem even worse.

It's all right for you.

But who can I talk to?

There are people that understand them.

I think she's perked up a bit.

That's just a rehydration.

Doesn't mean she's out of the woods yet.

If you're big enough to get yourself in this state, you're big enough to take a

pinprick. She's been poisoned.

Of course she has. Never their fault, is it?

I'm sorry, it's just the amount of time we have to allocate to the likes of her.

Juby Teenage is all messed up.

Looks like she's one of the lucky ones.

Whatever she drank today, on top of last night's binge, it could have caused

some real damage.

I'll check on her again in a little while.

Philip.

Look, I'm sorry about earlier, OK? I shouldn't have kicked off your letter.

OK, well, I'm sorry for whatever it was I did that made you so worked up.

No, it wasn't you.

I was just... It's just, you're the last person I thought would be doing stand

-up.

Thanks. Because you're quiet.

Shy.

Well, that's just it, isn't it?

You know, if I've got to be really awkward and figure out what I'm going to

before I say it to one person, then it's not much of a bigger step to being in

front of a crowd. I mean, it's no more difficult, in theory.

You'd better get a practice in, then.

If you lose it like you did today in front of an audience... I won't.

At least I hope not.

Well, don't, because normal Philip's pretty funny, but mad, shouty Philip,

so much.

All right, so that's normal Philip, funny, mad, shouty Philip, not so funny.

Yeah, that's pretty much it.

Well, I'll have to bear that in mind.

I've just proved your point, haven't I?

Mm.

Yeah, because... See you.

That's good.

I don't... I don't remember.

I don't remember much of anything.

Bits of last night, bits of school, but... The main thing is, you're going

okay.

Yeah, right.

My dad...

School? Well, you'll have to deal with that as and when.

For a while it was looking really serious, Danielle.

Why did you do it?

Because it's fun.

I've had fun, Danielle, and believe me, it doesn't end up like this.

You're a bright girl. You don't need me to tell you that this is not right.

You have got off very lightly this time, but you've got to be more careful.

Being that drunk, anything could have happened to you.

And I'm not saying don't have fun. God knows I'd be the last person to say that

to you.

Anyway, I'm going to get back to the school and let them know you're through

worst.

Can I tell you, Doc? Mm -hmm.

Thanks.

For, you know...

So they're going to keep her in overnight just to make sure, but they

think there's any permanent damage.

Well, that's something, I suppose, isn't it? And I've told her that that's no

way to behave.

Staying out all night, coming into school half -cut, you don't need to

about that. No, but what we are worried about, Stephanie, you saw her in that

state, and then again after she drank the ethanol, and you did nothing about

Alicia told us everything.

That amounts to professional misconduct.

Danielle is a good kid.

I didn't want her getting into trouble for letting her hair down once in a

while. Yes, but that delay could have resulted in her getting seriously ill or

worse. I know. And if I could turn back the clock and do things differently,

then I would. But the main thing is that she's OK.

I can't believe you're getting your knickers in a twist because I didn't

to the bloody rules.

The rules are there to protect the children.

And so are the staff.

I was trying to help her. But you're her teacher.

You're not a mate.

Exactly.

Her mates were making it worse. You could have nipped it in the bud.

Couldn't you?

If you'd reported Danielle when you first saw her, there is no way she would

have ended up in hospital.

What she needed from you was protection, Steph.

You know, a mature response.

If you'd have acted like a teacher in the first place, none of this would have

happened, would it?

It's my fault.

Anyone else, this wouldn't have happened.

But it was me.

Oh, Steph.

Steph, don't.

There she is.

No.

Her.

What?

No one makes my little sister cry.

We can keep that and all.

You OK?

Does it matter?

It does.

No, seriously.

You two were right.

There's me being all pally with the kids, thinking that that's what it's all

about. And then look what happens when I try to help them.

Look at Danielle.

Maxine.

From where I'm sitting, everything I touch just turns to crap.

I'm sorry, Steph.

I know you've had a difficult day.

And I wish that deep down I could say that I can see a really good teacher,

it's not true.

I like you.

I do. I really like you. But at the moment, I don't think you're up to

in my department.

What, are you going to sack me?

No.

But if you want to stay, I want to see some real commitment.

Proper hard work.

Yeah?

Yeah?

There you go, then.

What's this?

Well, at today's events, we all think that you'd benefit from some retraining.

What, you're sending me back to college?

Mm -hm.

You're part -time.

Think of it as a refresher course.

Do I have to?

Yeah.

Avoid definite exclusion.

Temporary exclusion.

Alicia and Danielle?

Should be dealt with through pastoral care.

Look, whatever happened today, Max, you can't just punish alcohol out of these

kids' lives.

Can you?

Let's use Danielle as an example. You saw how shaken up Alicia was.

This is a perfect opportunity to make an issue of the problem.

Fine. Kim's a safe pair of hands.

Steph Haydock, on the other hand, I'd happily sack in a heartbeat.

Heaven knows we've got enough cause to.

And I would rather we didn't.

Jo Lipset's already been bending my ear.

She's happy to take on responsibility for Steph, but on a last -chance basis.

Quite a roll call, that.

Waterloo Ray's very own Dirty Dozen.

What was it you were saying this morning, Max? Your brave speech in the

room. Clean slate?

New school, new standards. Did you actually mean any of that?

Of course I did.

Then maybe you ought to implement it, starting with yourself.

Because while you insist on seeing the old Waterloo Road as the source of every

problem that we have here, this place does not stand a chance.

Sorry, but you really need to see this.

Here she is.

Who did this?

She won't say.

I don't believe this is happening.

It seems like we're not alone in seeing it abide between the skulls.

Carla, whoever did this to you will be very, very sorry.

Shall we go and get you cleaned up?

Yes.

I will be glad to get out of this place this evening.

Yeah, um, I'm not going to be able to make it tonight.

Oh. But it's just something's come up.

A friend in need, that kind of thing.

Well, it's a shame.

But maybe another time?

Yes, sure.

Sure.

The answer I was looking for.

Anyway, back to where we were.

The character of Teresa actually changes the rest of the play. It is such an

important point.

Just excuse me a minute.

Oh, my God.

Tom Clarkson.

Just seems that he's incapable of accepting anything that he doesn't fully

with. I don't know if that's fair.

Look, he's so divisive.

Everything's us and them with him. It's my way, it's my school, it's my

teachers, you know.

And he humiliated me in front of the staff for that assessment thing.

He cuts me out of the loop at every single chance he gets.

But... Do you not think that you would have always found it difficult anyone

come in as the executive head?

Sure, yeah, yeah.

Yeah, I might be an element of that.

But, you know, this feels like a coup.

It feels... It feels like he's trying to take the school from me.

Anyway, where would we be without these things to try us?

All this stuff he's coming out with, I mean, it's like he's obsessed.

I don't know where he's getting it from.

He said you told him, but why would you... I did.

But why?

Because it's true, Tom.

You're his father.

What?

Biologically.

But I can't be.

We took precautions.

How can you be sure?

You can't have had tests done. There was nobody else it could have been.

I make a habit of it, you know.

Can you not see it?

His eyes.

I don't believe you. Why didn't you tell me?

You were a student.

With a one -night stand.

Look, I know, I know I should have said something. I can see that now, but...

We were never going to have a life together.

Be realistic.

Oh, why did you lie to Josh then?

I didn't. You told him that I abandoned him.

That I walked away.

I told him that you were too young and you couldn't handle it. I was going to

tell him the truth when he was old enough, but he just seemed to accept it.

What? That I'm some heartless git that left him in the lurch?

You should have told us both the truth when he came to the school. How did I

know you weren't there? You lied to him and you lied to me.

I didn't mean any harm.

It was just an accident.

What? That you let Carrie on for 14 years?

What, all this time I've had a son and not known about it?

I can't handle this.

Drive safer.

Take care. See you later.

Campbell. Mr.

Tyler.

Often lurk about in subcar parks, do you? Oh, I just happened to be passing.

That was Rachel. I didn't tell her about it. No, of course not.

Anyway, what am I going to say?

It's all so furtive. Even I don't know what's going on.

I'm just being careful.

Maintain that balance between personal and professional. Ah, right. Is that

it is, is it?

Of course I'm surprised a woman with your obvious talents is struggling with

something as simple as that. My obvious talents?

Yeah, I can explain them to you if required.

Every bottle of wine.

I thought you'd have seen enough booze for one day.

School.

Does this look like school to you?

No, Mr Tyler, it does not.

Well then.

Tom, look, I just wanted to say sorry for the way this has happened.

Oh, that makes everything okay then, doesn't it?

Tom, I know this is horrible for you.

But you've got to believe I never meant to hurt you.

In any way.

But please don't hurt Josh.

You know, whatever happened, however badly I've got this wrong, it doesn't

change the fact that he's your son.

You can't just walk away.

Well, that's rich.

First I don't deserve to know, and now you're telling me I can't walk away.

Make up your mind.

Josh came looking for you.

He obviously feels he needs something that I can't give him.

Until ten minutes ago, Josh was just another kid that I taught. One among

hundreds.

He means nothing to me. You can't rewrite the last 14 years.

Don't say that.

Look, I've nothing against the kid, but there's nothing there.

Because of you.

You chose to deny my father.

Not him. Not me. You.

Tom.

Josh is completely blameless in this.

Look, I know you're angry.

You've got every right to be, but please, I am begging you.

He's your son.

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