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HANNAH LAUGHS OK! OK! I've got one. Um...

Wedding or funeral?

Both can be a blast.

BOTH CHUCKLE

Uh, friends or family?

Family. Family. Every time.

Um...

Beach or mountain? Mountain.

Oh...! What?

Hmm... I like to climb.

BOTH CHUCKLE

Long arms or short legs?

Oh...

Are you making a mockery of this game now?!

Um...

Long arms.

Ah! High cabinets.

It's 20 years on,

I'm still cursing the kitchen guy.

Thank you.

Do you get the feeling that they want to call it a night?

Yeah. Didn't this happen last time?

And the time before that. BOTH LAUGH

OK...

Archie...

You get it next time.

All right.

Heartbreak or heartburn?

Huh.

Well, both are... both are pretty bad.

Heartbreak. Knew it.

Barrister or solicitor?

Solicitor.

Um...

..moved to New York.

Never came back.

Mm. How long ago?

Two years.

I'm told it's about time to give it another try.

Ah.

That's actually two questions, by my count.

And that's a flagrant, um, disregard of the rules.

So... Last one?

Yeah, last one.

Your place or mine?

I'll give you a moment to think about that.

Excuse me.

SIGHS

HANNAH: Christie...

..my life's here in London.

My family's here.

CHRISTIE: I can't do this. Goodbye, Hannah.

How do we do this? I don't know.

Sh...

DOOR CLOSES

PLANE PASSES

SEABIRDS CALL

HANNAH: With less than 24 hours to go

until my client's wedding,

this offer is nothing short of an insult,

and until this is rectified, my client will not sign.

I need to pee.

You know we look ridiculous, right?

Yeah. ..any luggage at all

because it had gone to a different island.

You're exaggerating, Mum. It was not two days...

I think it was Athens. It was Athens.

RONNIE: No, it was Rome.

We lost an entire suitcase and golf clubs en route to Nice.

My God, yeah, Nice was... Amazing!

KISSES WHISPERS: Don't!

And annoying.

You know the French! LAUGHS AWKWARDLY

Yeah. Let's go.

HANNAH: Wow.

You didn't sit next to them. He's got to go.

You know we're the only ones not in a couple this weekend.

Don't think that gives you free rein

to try it on with me tonight. Hilarious.

Kate might have something to say about that.

Anyone seen Rose?

BOTH: Loo.

So, keep it brief.

Please try not to waffle this time.

As we know, it's in her favour not to sign before

they walk down the aisle. Mm.

I mean, would it be so bad

if your laptop crashed on the flight?

Had crossed my mind.

Highly unprofessional.

Fundamentally incompetent.

I give it a year.

Oh! This from the man

who got divorced, remarried

and spawned a baby and a toddler

in just over, like, two years,

and also got an earring.

At least I'm not lonely,

rattling around an empty house now the kids have gone.

I blame Christie. Bloody Dane!

Dutch. He was Dutch.

And I am fine.

Oh, you are way behind.

Christie's old news.

It's the other guy, the guy she met on Hinge.

Hinge? Archie. Mysterious lawyer.

Have you been dating?

Oh, a couple of dates. A few months ago.

Six. Six dates. Magical, apparently.

Oh, I never used the word magical.

Till they weren't.

How come I didn't know you were dating?

Perhaps cos it's none of your business

and we're not married any more.

Ended abruptly. No-one knows why.

Don't even try -

dig any deeper, she gets very weird.

Someone could have told me.

It's like I'm not even here.

If they sit you at the kids' table this weekend,

you've only got yourself to blame.

HORN TOOTS Oh. Rally, troops.

I think this is us.

Come on, then. Let's be having you.

Er, we are going to talk about the earring, right?

Oh, yeah. Hey, glasses.

CHATTER

Buenos das, senoritas!

SQUEALING

Hey! Hey!

Aw! How good to see you.

I think you've forgotten who's actually getting married!

LAUGHTER SQUEALING

SQUEALING

OK. Sorry.

Keep it down, keep it down.

All right! She's getting married.

Buzzkill!

Hey, nice to see you.

NATHAN: I'm just loading your 462 bags.

We're in that car, you're in this car.

Look at that.

OK, everyone out.

GASPING Oh, wow.

Oh, may I...?

Oh! CHUCKLES

Um, gracias.

Oh, sorry.

Hi, I'm Julian. Lola.

That, that, that, that and that is Hannah's.

And that's mine.

Holy moley.

Wow.

Close your mouth.

GAEL: Welcome to my happy place.

The estate's been in my mother's family

for centuries.

We're famous for merlot and muscat.

It's crazy, right?

Yeah.

And this is the chapel where we'll be getting married.

GAEL: Like my parents, and theirs before them.

GIGGLES

Welcome!

Welcome to Finca Vilaflors.

Valentina, this is my mum.

Hannah! At last. Oh...

Senora Carrillo, thanks for having us.

Oh, Valentina, please.

And thank you for giving us Olivia.

FATHER: The daughter we never had.

And this is Alvaro. Hannah!

Oh, we're doing this. OK.

Don't crush her! I'm sorry, he's a ridiculous man.

My father begged me not to marry him.

But what can you do?

CHUCKLES And this is my dad.

Nathan.

Hello. Wonderful.

But... But where's your wife? Uh, Kate sends her apologies,

but with two under the age of two,

it's utter chaos, so...

That's why Gael is an only child.

Yeah, and why we must get that prenup signed.

Forgive my wife.

We wrote our prenup on a napkin.

Right. Yes. What can you say?

Love at first sight. Mm.

But let us show you around.

ALVARO: Please, come along. LIV: Guys.

NATHAN: I mean,

our contribution to this wedding will cover,

at best, the patatas bravas.

I don't want to put a dampener on the weekend,

but any idea when you might put your mind to selling our house?

Yeah. Sorry.

Life in the Notting Hill mews is cramping your style?

Too many yuccas?

Clearly as fecund as you are.

Until you release my share of the capital, I can't move.

I mean, you are literally the epitome of an empty nester.

Why do people insist on using that phrase?

It's insulting.

Not to mention the fact it infers I'm doing nothing

when I am working more than ever.

And I'm perfectly happy.

But if you're really so worried,

they're the boomerang generation.

They'll be back.

Yeah, you tell yourself that. The hours must whistle by.

It's making so much sense

why Kate didn't want to come now.

That earring is ridiculous.

I've put you in the guesthouse.

It's very bohemian, very romantic.

A retreat away from the main house.

I decorated it myself.

I get my artistic flair from my mother.

NATHAN: Impressive.

I got my mother's chin and a penchant for Scrabble!

BOTH CHUCKLE

It's my favourite place.

Gael spent so much of his childhood here.

My father wanted his grandson

to truly understand the business.

He dreamed Gael would take over one day.

Call it sentimental, but this place is...

Is more than just a house. Exactly.

But then, life is all about letting go

and moving on.

RUTH: Gorgeous, isn't it?

I hope you'll be comfortable.

Gael, show Ruth and Ronald their room, please.

Guys, follow me.

Nathan, you're straight ahead.

Hannah.

Knock if you feel lonely.

Oddly, I'm pretty sure I won't.

Wow. It's lovely.

The light is beautiful in the morning.

We do yoga on the grass at dawn.

Dawn?

Mm-hm.

Wow.

Is that the amended prenup?

That's a remarkably quick response.

Alvaro asked our lawyer to make the necessary adjustment.

I hope you'll find it a happy compromise.

Marriage is one of the biggest commitments in life,

and we all hope to do it just the one time.

But you know that more than anyone, Hannah.

Do please encourage Olivia to sign.

Drinks. Just a few close friends and family,

on the lawn in an hour. Enjoy.

DOOR CLOSES

CLEARS THROAT BOTTLE CLINKS

SIGHS

PHONE ALERT

PHONE ALERT

INHALES DEEPLY

SIGHS

EXHALES DEEPLY Oh...

CHUCKLES

KNOCK AT DOOR

Oh, my God, this is nuts. I know.

BOTH LAUGH It's crazy, honestly.

Ah, goodies!

Now, where to begin?

Can I have the olives?

Mm-hm.

You got chocolate! I didn't get chocolate in mine!

INSECTS BUZZ

PUFFS

What a shit-hole.

LAUGHS Right?

Where's Glen?

Gone to check out a chapel.

Oh. Yeah.

Chapels are like catnip to vicars.

He's obsessed with chapels.

Who cares? CHUCKLES

Ah... I've got three days.

No bake sales, no funerals.

God, I hate the funerals.

Liar. You're missing it already.

DOOR OPENS Girls.

Miss the girls already.

Um, wow!

Mm.

Julian's beside himself.

Apparently, there's a golf course

less than a mile from here.

He's a very nice man.

Oh, he's a very nice, boring man.

He's a very nice, rich, boring man.

He's brilliant with Cora.

And your obsession with money is highly insulting.

Er, you try living on a church stipend.

Don't look at me - I'm practically being evicted.

Christ, have you seen this itinerary?

You got a balcony. How come I didn't get a balcony?

Mother of the bride. Drinks.

And then the stag and the hens divide.

And as the stags dine,

the hens promenade through the picturesque town.

And then tomorrow, sunrise yoga.

We haven't even got to the... W-What?

Seriously, what possessed you?

If it's good enough for Springsteen...

Yeah, but he was born in the USA!

Oh, you're good. Very good.

Yeah. All right, screw you.

OK? I'm now going to go eat my body weight in mini chorizo.

And then - please don't disturb me -

I'm going to have an hour of uninterrupted bliss

without tiny, sweaty bodies

and multiple pots of face cream by the bed.

ALL LAUGH

JULIAN: Nina...?

DOOR CLOSES

Do you know where my goggles are?

NINA: Um, next to your nose clip.

ROSE: Trunks.

I hate you both.

Stop it! They're just so high!

DOOR OPENS

MAN: For God's sake, what were you thinking?

And you put me right next door!

I just really don't want to do this.

ALVARO: It's my son's wedding.

We've just got to get through the weekend.

Oh, hi.

Uh, this is Archie Moore.

He's my friend and lawyer.

HANNAH: Right, don't judge me,

but I'm breaking open the family Cava.

ARCHIE: Oh, hell.

Archie.

POP! Ooh!

Oh, shit. Shit!

Hi.

Sorry. Um, it's uh...

It's Cava.

Bye.

Wait...

Wait, wait. Um...

Is that... Is that...? Archie?

Mysterious lawyer Archie?

MOUTHS HANNAH: This is bad.

This is bad, bad, bad.

He's quite tall.

He's taller than I thought he'd be.

Got a nice voice.

Deep.

Amusing.

Wait, wait, wait.

Hold on.

Did you know he was coming?

No. No. Why...? N-No. Why...?

In what world would I think he'd know these people?

He'd be here? It's been three months.

I haven't seen him since...

Date six.

The date we shall not mention.

What actually happened?

Nothing.

Nothing.

Er, w-we ate, we talked,

we laughed.

Sounds t-terrible.

DOOR CLOSES

Seriously, Hannah, what is wrong with you?

HANNAH: Oh, I just couldn't do it again.

It's just opening myself up to a whole heap of pain.

I just wasn't ready.

What, for happiness and hot sex?

Yeah.

Exactly.

He... He was just, um,

too nice, he was too... funny.

He's too h-hot...

..and my life

is... f-fucking...

..f-fabulous.

Yeah, she fucked it.

Your top's on inside out.

Yep.

It is.

Oh!

Hannah banana.

Get those lucky pants on.

SMACK! Agh!

ALL LAUGH Fate just gave you a second chance.

BIRDS CHIRP

INSECTS CHIRRUP

LEAVES RUSTLE

SIGHS

SIGHS

KNOCK AT DOOR Ooh.

GASPS Oh!

Oh, wow. Don't!

It's Valentina's.

She wore it the night before her wedding.

Was that before or after she shagged Bond?

You haven't seen my wedding dress yet.

I'm the fifth generation to walk down the aisle in it.

It's a lot of lace.

I'm sure it's beautiful.

I can see why you've fallen in love with this place.

So, um...

..the guy in the, um...

..in the room next door?

He's, like, tallish, reddish hair.

Archie?

Yeah, he's the family lawyer.

He's doing the prenup. Ah, of course.

I honestly can't keep track.

Valentina and Alvaro have so many friends,

and then there's family and, suddenly,

it's a zillion people I barely know

and tables on the lawn... Sh...

Sh, sh, sh... It's going to be all right.

It's going to be great.

You hate them.

No... No.

Perhaps not such a fan of yoga at dawn, but...

Sorry.

I feel sick enough as it is.

It's all so important to Gael.

He loves his parents.

I mean, loves them.

And to not do it like Valentina and Alvaro did -

I mean, have you seen a couple more in love?

INHALES DEEPLY Gael idolises them.

And it's not that it's not beautiful,

but, uh, if it was up to me,

it would be just the people I love

and a bucket of beers on the beach,

and suddenly it's speeches and prenups and...

About that.

You can't keep ignoring it.

It's got to be signed. There's been some movement.

I will look at it later.

It's a piece of paper. It's irrelevant

unless we give it meaning, which we don't.

GROANS CHUCKLES: What?!

You and Dad never signed one.

Yeah, that's because we were idiots.

Everyone needs a plan B, Liv.

Stop being my lawyer and start being my mother.

Please. Just for tonight.

Gael's grandmother's just arrived,

and she scares the shit out of me.

LAUGHS I'll see you down there.

See you down there.

DOOR CLOSES

EXHALES

You've been weird since we got here.

No, I haven't. You're super scratchy.

And you're being super annoying.

Can we just have a good time? Hey!

Hey, hey, hey, hey! Break it up, kids.

Evening.

It's a beautiful place, isn't it?

Don't be jolly. Can't you see she's nervous?

It's a strong lip.

You only do a strong lip when you're...

I'm fine.

DOOR OPENS RUTH: Breathe in.

I am breathing in. It's just too tight.

GRUNTS ZIP CLOSES

Hang on.

And this is why STIs in the over-70s are on the rise.

Will you stop fiddling?

Sorry we're late.

My mum was on the phone.

Sorry.

Right...

Ah, yes. RUTH: There.

Well, this is exciting.

Isn't this exciting?

Nina... My bad.

I have a distant cousin called Archibald.

CHUCKLING Nice chap.

And again, thank you, Nina.

Mother, sisters, dear family,

I appreciate your excitement,

but can we please try and not go overboard on this?

You have been watching my love life

over the last couple of years

with, uh, military precision,

and so I can see that even the possibility

of some kind of romantic entanglement

on the horizon is exciting...

..for us all.

But can we please just try and enjoy tonight

like normal people,

and not forget why we are here -

to celebrate the beautiful union

of Liv and Gael?

Liv and Gael. Liv and Gael.

Yes, Liv and Gael. Liv and Gael.

Not Hannah getting some. Go!

LAUGHS Stop it!

She's really scared. Oh... Stop!

CHUCKLES

INAUDIBLE

BAND PLAYS

Yeah.

Wow.

Sorry, sorry, Kate. Yes.

I love you, too.

You look amazing!

Amazing. All of you.

Everything all right at home?

Yeah, I've just been checking on bedtime.

I've also been known to do the night feeds,

take out the rubbish, put down the loo seat.

Wow.

Interestingly, you're both sticklers for that one.

Mm.

People change.

Talking of which, their lawyer come back?

Yes. Revised paperwork in my room... when I arrived.

Moved a little.

30% share of all inherited wealth

on dissolution of marriage.

Well, that's something. So Liv signed?

No.

She counterargued that we didn't have one.

Well, because there was no other plan.

At least, not on my side.

HANNAH: I need wine. Yeah.

INDISTINCT CHATTER

Thank you.

EXHALES

Hi.

No, thanks.

EXHALES

Have you met the grandmother yet?

Uh-uh.

Takes no prisoners. She's like

a Salma Hayek/Gandalf love child.

Tell me this is the last wedding

I ever have to go to.

Nice try.

Julian, 12 o'clock.

Left trouser pocket. Small box.

Oh, hell!

Why?

I don't know.

I'm thinking... 12 carats.

No expense spared. Take out your eye.

Do I detect jealousy?

What?

Why else are you being such a...

Cow? ..cow?

HANNAH: Yes. Thank you.

Uh, no, gracias.

You're pregnant.

Don't... What?! Oh, my God!

Oh, my God! Oh, Rose...

Sh, sh, sh! Are you?

How many...? Sh! Five or six weeks.

SQUEALS No, no, no, no, no!

It's too early.

I'm not getting excited.

I got excited last time, and I lost it, so just...

I mean, it's barely a nugget.

Peanut, at best.

But you're OK?

I don't know. No. Yes. I feel sick.

Should I feel sick all the time?

I-I can't remember.

I mean, I think I feel all right.

That's good.

No, no, no. Not good.

Uh, but Glen must be...

No. OK. OK...

Glen cannot find out, right?

Or I will have the entire congregation

and his wife walking me down the aisle.

Babies just bust people's brains.

Like he's already saying we need to talk.

Oh, and that's a bad thing?

From the woman who turned down @ManAndBoy2000.

We may have looked at his socials.

Divorced, one son around Liv's age, I would say.

Older. 24, 25.

Doesn't post much. A lot of sunsets.

Has friends.

Climbs things.

There's a photo of him standing on the top of a mountain.

Mountain. Right.

Mainly, though, he just seems to work.

Perfect for a commitment-phobe like you.

Mild penchant for science fiction.

Might have been a Dune costume... way back.

LAUGHS

His house looks nice.

Seriously, Hannah, what's holding you back?

You are standing facing destiny.

Hello, darling.

Yeah.

And he's... brought a friend.

Oh.

Attractive.

I don't know what you're doing but, whatever it is,

this is not the time or the place.

You're so uptight.

She had to meet me eventually.

RUTH: Archie!

I was just saying to Hannah, I had no idea

you were THE Archie.

Archie Moore.

Subbed for Walters and Water on the Morrison case.

Mildly brilliant.

Next time, I want you on our side.

How come we've not met more often?

Well, I've been practising internationally

for the past 20 years.

Now my son's older, elderly parents,

thought I'd come back.

Archie's a friend of the family's.

Yes. Alvaro is an old friend. Mm.

Archie...

Apologies. Yes. This is, uh...

Wren.

Ah. How do you do?

RUTH: What a pretty name. Like the songbird.

Hi.

You're...? Engaged.

Yes.

Congratulations.

Ha!

Yeah, I used to come to Catalonia

all the time, as a child.

Our fathers were great friends.

RONNIE: I spent a summer in Barcelona in the '70s.

Heady days. CHUCKLES

Have you been together long?

Not long. He is such a liar!

I've been around forever.

Ha...

Delicious wine.

TAPPING ON WINE GLASS

If I could just gather everyone.

Thank you.

Uh, he's engaged.

Bastard!

Look, it's clearly a rebound.

He's not even that hot. No.

And again, it's fine. It was three months ago.

Yeah, exactly. Over it.

Acercaros todos, por favor. Go on.

I just need to, um...

My beautiful wife, Valentina, and I would like to welcome you

on this most happy of days,

for the wedding party of our son, Gael, and Olivia.

We hope for you to be as happy

as we are, after nearly 30 years of marriage.

Aw. Enhorabuena!

I have a little speech.

Today is not only a wedding.

Today is the merging of two families, two cultures,

two languages,

so forgive me if I now use my mother tongue.

You drew up Liv and Gael's prenup?

One of my assistants did, but I oversaw it.

I handle most of Alvaro's domestic affairs.

Sometimes that strays into the family business.

Right. And when I heard

that it was Liv, I wanted to assure that it was fair.

Fair? Mm.

Surprised you even remembered her name.

And Tilly and Vinnie.

How are their travels?

Still going.

It's Koh Samui.

Great.

Beautiful place.

It was a last-minute decision to come.

Really, it's all good. Glad you moved on.

I'm sensing animosity.

Engaged? Wow! Didn't see that coming.

Who walked out on who?

Or have you forgotten that night?

Can you get me something stronger, darling?

The girl at the bar insists there's only Cava,

or this damned wine.

May we never forget this most special of weekends.

To Olivia and Gael.

PARTYGOERS: Olivia and Gael.

Olivia and Gael.

Uh, I'd like to hand over now to Olivia's parents.

Nathan.

WHOOPING

Thank you. Thank you.

Gracias. Gracias.

Thank you, uh,

Alvaro, Valentina. Thank you so much.

I don't think I can do this without my better half -

my former half - Olivia's mother, Hannah.

Hannah?

Off you go. APPLAUSE

Who I know will want to join with me

in thanking Gael's wonderful family

for such generous hospitality.

So thank you so much.

Although we should probably apologise now.

Wha...? I mean,

what happens in Espana stays in Espana

because, well, you should also probably just go easy

on tomorrow's bottomless brunch.

It's not literally bottomless.

Bottoms will be required.

Uh, do you want to say something?

Yeah, I think I should. Shall I...?

Um...

Uh, what... what I think your father's trying to say,

um...

..Liv, Gael,

uh,

well, here are two young people who have

properly built, um, to this moment.

Yes, at first, you may have thought

of rushing into marriage,

but then, um, you stopped,

and you...

..truly listened to yourselves,

um, and... and us. Sometimes.

And you took the time to really get to know one another.

And what I see now

is a level of honesty and trust, um...

..that is so rare to find

in a world full of... cheats and liars,

um...

Um...

It's built on proper commitment,

um, and it gives me real... hope for mankind,

womankind, humankind -

you know, all... all the kinds.

Um, so I want to thank you both

for restoring my faith in love.

Because, honestly, is there anything more beautiful?

GUEST: Hear! Hear! Yeah.

Um, to, uh... BOTH: To Liv and Gael.

CHEERING

GUEST: Que se besen! Que se besen!

OTHERS JOIN IN CHANT

Bye.

Oh, thank you. That was beautiful.

Thanks very much. Very kind. Thank you.

Great speech. No, no, thank you.

OK, ladies, there are cars waiting.

Gentlemen, you may stay behind.

Thank you. I loved your speech. It was very moving.

Thanks.

What was that about? Well, that's the guy.

The mysterious six-date guy. He's engaged.

What?! Really?

Mm. What a shit.

It can't be serious, though -

he was just on bloody... Binge.

Hinge. OK.

Well, clearly he was running her at the same time.

I'll kill him.

Obviously, I won't kill him.

I'll simply toy with him until he breaks.

God, why does it irritate me so much?

Because you still love her.

Are you ready?

GLEN: Rose! Resistance is futile.

There's a whisper going around that Alvaro is cracking open

a case of the Merlot Gran Reserva 1982.

IMITATES EXPLOSION

Julian, that might be

the most interesting thing you've said all day.

Enjoy your night.

Where do you think you're going?

You heard - hens in the car, stags stay behind.

Who are you to tell me how I act tonight?

FLAMENCO GUITAR

CHATTER

WHOOPING

I love a good wedding.

Don't let Julian hear you say that.

Oh, my God, he's going to ask me, isn't he?

Is he?

Uh...

I mean, why not? Everyone seems to be doing it.

Getting engaged.

And he is... he's...

..you know, he's a very... nice man.

With 100 million grand.

Another toast to that.

No, I-I want that...

..feeling. You know?

When they only need to be in the same space

and every part of you is just like...

SIGHS

Like I said, 100 million grand.

Stop it!

Chupito?

Oh, um, thanks. No, I-I don't drink.

Oh, OK. Um...

Then, perhaps you dance?

Uh, yes, I could try that.

OK...

You dance?

Oh! Well...!

BOTH CHUCKLE

WHOOPING

WHOOPS

STAGS LAUGH

ALVARO: So we were a couple of bottles down...

More than a couple of bottles down.

More than a couple of bottles down,

and Valentina started dancing.

And I knew,

I just knew I wanted her to be my wife.

We told her father the following morning.

This wine we are now drinking

we drank on our wedding night.

Now, hijo...

Yeah. Yeah. Bravo!

Come on, Gael, come on.

Go, Gael. Liv...

She was in a bar...

..and she was very drunk.

NATHAN: Oh, and I'm going to want to hear this?

ALL LAUGH

And she made me laugh.

I went home thinking,

"How can I miss someone I've only just met?"

If I have half the happiness my parents have had, then...

RONNIE: Bravo, bravo!

ALVARO: Ronnie?

Oh, right. Right. Um...

Well, long story short, I was married to my wife, Ann,

and we lived next door to Ruth for a good part of our lives.

She was a neighbour, then a friend.

Then Ann died, and, uh, Ruth was there.

Oh, I don't know what you call it,

finding love a second time, but, um...

..I think I always loved Ruth,

for more than half of my life.

It took me far too long to tell her that.

Now you.

Oh!

Right... Glen. Woo!

I actually married Rose.

Yeah. Well, no, I didn't actually marry her,

but I took the service when she married James.

So that's kind of how we met.

And then, later,

we were... both grieving,

and I can only call it lucky... CHUCKLES WRYLY

Sorry!

Uh, that we found love a second time.

My girls love her.

Maybe even more than they love me.

But... enough. Nathan.

WHOOPS

Nate!

SNIGGERS No, no, none of that! Um...

Er, we went to law school together.

Wait, I thought Kate was a therapist, right?

Oh... GASPING

MURMURING Oh, yeah, right.

Foolish. Um...

Er, yeah. Right, the second time.

Well, I'm afraid it's not very exciting.

I met Kate through friends

after a couple of ropey encounters online.

The end.

GROANING LAUGHTER

OK, Archie, how did you meet the love of your life?

The love of my life?

The woman you came here with?

Glen's right.

Not everyone's lucky enough to find that a second time.

After my divorce, I raised my son alone.

I think I'm doing OK.

I tried to rebuild as best I could.

I guess...

..my son is the love of my life.

ALL: Aw!

But then, a few months ago,

yeah,

I met someone who I...

..thought was very special.

But that's for another time.

OK, enough of the stories.

Everyone outside. Oh!

CHATTER Follow me, gents.

Vamos.

Vamos, vamos.

GAEL: Come on, it's tradition.

Everyone in the pool.

We all swim.

I'm becoming increasingly uncomfortable

with this situation.

Calm down. It's a game. Wren does this.

Turning up uninvited to your son's wedding

is more than a game.

There are people here this weekend I care about.

Not least Valentina and Gael.

Then, keep playing your part.

My son is getting married.

Not this weekend - it will kill Valentina.

Let her have this time.

FOOTSTEPS APPROACH GAEL: Papa?

Voy!

SIGHS

CHATTER

We came here the night we got engaged.

The night we wrote our prenup on a napkin.

June '94.

Alvaro and me and Archie.

He'd just qualified.

Huh.

Did you know his first wife?

Yes.

He didn't get over her for a long time.

Archie's been single forever.

And then, a few months ago,

he starts to talk about this woman he met,

how funny and brilliant she is.

Somehow, I never picture her quite like...

..Wren.

And yet here she is,

uninvited.

Doesn't say a word to me all night.

We need another round. SNAPS FINGERS

DOOR BANGS

Another drink?

Thank you. RUTH: Salute.

Salute!

Oof.

CHUCKLES

Ugh. LAUGHS

I'm thinking... corporate?

Acquisitions, possibly.

What?

Really, Hannah?

Mm?

She's a businesswoman.

And charming.

There's something about her.

The diamond is real, but the rest...

Whoever she is, my darling, let's be honest...

..she's here for something,

and I'm not entirely sure she's Archie's style.

Let's go. Let's go.

Han, we're going to the beach. Are you coming?

Yes. LAUGHS

ROSE: Nina?

Um...

No.

I, uh, I-I think I'm going to call it a night.

Oh, right. Aw, OK.

See you in the morning. Bye.

Bye. Tired.

Oh...

HANNAH LAUGHS

ROSE: Oh, my God, is that tequila?

HANNAH: Yeah.

Tequila!

CHATTER

So I understand you know my wife.

Ex-wife.

I do.

Pretty shitty to have duped her like that.

I didn't... dupe her.

Other than if you call a handful of great dinners,

a memorable lunch and a walk on the heath

that went far too late into the night...

So the beautiful Wren was just the next swipe-right?

SCOFFS I mean,

it is beyond me how anyone could be so crass...

..as to turn up at a family wedding

with a fiancee

I can only assume you dumped Hannah for.

Would you believe it if I told you

that the beautiful Wren and I had only met twice?

Your concern is touching, but...

..let me correct your narrative, if I may.

I appreciate your concern for Hannah,

not least because,

as you quite rightly reminded me,

she is your ex-wife.

What, does that mean I shouldn't care?

You should absolutely care.

I'd say that, from what Hannah has told me,

I'd expect nothing less.

And believe me,

as an ex-husband myself, I share your predicament.

But I didn't dump Hannah.

She dumped me.

Ignored my calls.

Blanked my texts.

SCOFFS

CHATTER

SPLASH

CAR DOOR CLOSES

EXHALES

LAUGHS QUIETLY Senora, may I?

Nina's fine.

SPLASH

DISTANT CHATTER

BOTH CHUCKLE

There's a beautiful exercise my yogi taught me.

A way to let go of the past.

Past lovers, past losses.

You stand by the water's edge,

take a stone

and, when you're ready,

you release it into the water.

SPLASH!

RIP, Oscar.

Miss you, James.

I'll hold on to mine.

You hold on to it tight, my love.

I might need more pebbles. CHUCKLING

WOMEN TALK AND LAUGH

HANNAH CLEARS THROAT OK.

PEBBLES RATTLE Oh, OK.

HANNAH GRUNTS

Right.

SHE GRUNTS

SPLASH!

Hmm...

SHE GRUNTS

Shit.

Are you all right, Mum?

I'm great!

Thank God Nina didn't come, we'd be here all night.

Let's keep going. I want another drink.

Er, you've had enough!

We should get back.

RUTH LAUGHS

No! Where's Ronnie?

Ronnie!

Ronnie!

Hey, hey, hey! Nice to see you!

I hope you enjoyed your night.

I did.

You have a beautiful life, Valentina.

I do.

I don't know how you got here, but I vetted every guest.

How long have you known Archie, Miss Dinae?

I don't wish to spoil your night.

I've tolerated you this evening.

But who are you? Valentina...

..why don't I walk you up to the house?

We can talk about this tomorrow morning.

No, I want to talk about it now.

Your... friend is just leaving.

You might want to ask Alvaro about that.

You're not engaged to her, are you?

Valentina, I'm sorry.

Archie. Not tonight.

ARCHIE SIGHS No, I'm not.

Then who gave you that ring?

Valentina...

Valentina. Cabron!

CRASH! GAEL: Mama?

GASPS

Gael...

I'm sorry, Liv.

I'm sorry, but I can't.

Gael. Liv.

Where are you going? Gael!

RUTH: Everyone, I think the evening's over.

Liv...

DOOR OPENS

SHE BREATHES HEAVILY

SHE GASPS

SHE SIGHS

SHE SOBS

LIV SOBS He's gone, Mummy. Where's he gone?

LIV SOBS

Sh, sh... LIV SOBS

OK. LIV SNIFFLES

WHISPERS: Nina.

Nina.

Did you miss a night!

HE SNORES

NINA SIGHS

Let me hold the phone! No!

I told you, Marnie, get off!

Pass me the phone! Send us pictures and videos.

Have you asked Rose yet, Daddy?

What did she say? Did she say yes?

Did she say yes?

PHONE BEEPS

INDISTINCT CHATTER

BOTH SIGH

Don't ever let me have to go out there again.

Hmm...

INSECTS CHIRRUP, OWL HOOTS

SHE EXHALES DEEPLY

Is Liv OK?

No-one can find him. SHE SIGHS

I think he really might be gone.

At least you get one child back.

I'll never get you out of that house now.

SHE SNIFFLES

I don't know what's worse.

The idea of you being there with someone else

or the idea of you being alone.

Nathan... SHE SNIFFLES

It was my home, too.

With you.

And I miss it.

OWL HOOTS

I miss you, too.

DOOR OPENS

LIV: Dad?

Can you walk me back to the house?

Just in case Gael comes back.

It'll look better in the morning.

Your mum's right.

It'll all look better in the morning.

Goodnight.

How's Valentina?

She won't talk to me.

I was just, um, getting some water.

Great speech earlier.

It's always good raising a glass to mankind,

womankind, humankind.

All the kinds. BOTH LAUGH

ARCHIE SIGHS

What a mess, huh?

You think? Hmm.

Wren's been threatening to expose her relationship

with Alvaro for weeks.

I just thought, if I could stop her before she destroyed the wedding...

HE SIGHS

I was just trying to protect my friend.

Both of my friends.

No.

I don't understand you, Hannah.

You walked out on me...

..leaving me with no idea what I did wrong.

It's been a long day.

Let's talk tomorrow.

Night.

DOOR OPENS

DOOR CLOSES, SHE SIGHS

SHE EXHALES

♪ All the love you gave me

♪ I hold in my hands

♪ And the words, they turn to promises

♪ They draw me in like quicksand

♪ And I feel like before

♪ For the first time

♪ In a long time

♪ I feel like me

♪ The first time

♪ In a long time. ♪