Original subtitles

I saw you in the hospital.

If you need another lassie to carry a baby for you, that can be me.

Are you joking? Using an 18-year- old fresh out of a children's home?

Jesus, Emily, come on!

This is something I want to do.

Darling, this lassie has keyed in to you,

and you're not thinking straight.

That's us drawing a line.

I take this and you get to prove to Emily that I'm no good.

CAMERA CLICKS What's your name?

Kian. Kian Dodds.

I said no, Emily. Well, I'm doing it. No, you're not. I'm doing it.

Emily, you're not listening! With or without you!

I could phone the papers on that guy any day.

On you go, then. Let's see what happens when you do.

This programme contains some strong language.

I've ordered, but... get whatever you want.

I'm OK.

I've had, like, everything on that side and most of that side,

as well. It's all good.

Er, can you get him a coffee?

No, thanks.

I'll come back.

You're still raging, man. LAUGHS

I cannae believe you're still raging!

Ah-ah-ah-ah! Stay. Stay.

First, I couldnae stop boaking. Now I cannae stop eating.

And what have you been doing with yourself?

What do you think I've been doing with myself?

Healing this family.

Well, get a rug!

Can you just...? Can you not tidy up after her?

Oh, Dan! She's a teenager.

Where is she, anyway?

What have you told them?

We need to know!

You're still in shite for all this, aren't you?

It's my job. I just want to know what they know.

You so badly wanted for this to fail.

But nae luck.

This is the best thing that's ever happened to me.

Kaya's loving it, living the high life.

New money, new clothes.

Well, what's she told them? Squat.

Well, surely we owe them a duty of care, the couple.

You're joking? We owe them nothing. Daddy Warbucks is on his own.

Two bacon rolls and two coffees.

Hiya, Rosie. Hello.

Thanks, Dan.

What about the lassie?

All good in the 'hood.

No sign of a birth certificate?

What can I tell you? She's been in care. I don't know the half of it.

Aye, but it might just suggest she's got a criminal history

and she's got somebody to scrub her clean.

Are you mad? She doesnae have those kinds of connections.

She's a teenage idiot.

Look, we flew into this with unseemly haste, I'll gie you that,

but babies get made in more unusual circumstances.

Anyway,

she's three month gone. Cannae unring a bell.

200 luxury flats, social housing, retail, leisure,

building a city within a city.

No' bad for a couple of local boys, eh?

Look, I know you've got reservations, but this is it, man.

This is the big one.

You ready for tomorrow?

Tomorrow? What?

The public consultation!

I'm messing with you! Of course I am. Bastard!

EMILY: Kaya!

Superfoods. Kale, lentils, lean beef.

We need to build you up again now that you're not being sick any more.

Do you know what? I'm actually knackered. I might just go to bed.

DOOR CLOSES

Coming in?

DANCE MUSIC PLAYS INSIDE CLUB

CHATTER

You're amazing, man. You don't give a damn.

KAYA LAUGHS

What can I get you? Two Jack and cokes and one just coke.

How come you're not drinking?

I had a massive one last night. I cannae smell it or I'll boak.

Och, I'll get them. No, no, it's cool.

Whoo!

THEY LAUGH

SHE COUGHS AND RETCHES

Ohhh...

Oh, my God!

THEY LAUGH

Manky bitch. Sorry.

THEY LAUGH

We should swap numbers.

Except next time, you're not paying and I'm not boaking.

That's my wee boy. Cyrus, he's called.

Havnae been out since he was born. Can you tell?

THEY CHUCKLE

Cheers.

I've actually got one on the go, an' all.

You do not! Mm-hm! Is that why you're no' drinking?

I cannae believe I've met another mum! That's meant to be.

You know what? I didnae expect it this young.

But it's brilliant. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

And I'm still going to college, I'm working part time at McDonald's.

It's mad, but...

So, do you know what you're having?

Naw, naw.

It's...not actually mine.

How do you mean?

I'm...carrying it for this pure minted couple who can't have

any of their own, so...

It's not my genes. It's, like, nothing to do with me.

Serious?

Aye.

It's a piece of piss. Six more months and done.

That's me set up for life.

Y'know, fuck McDonald's. You should do it!

Naw.

I couldnae do that.

Gie my baby away?

Right. I better go.

What, are you...not coming back in?

Nah. I'm up early in the morning. Thanks for all the drinks, though.

ECHOING: Can I get another?

And another. And another.

Another!

DOOR CLOSES

BANGING AND CLATTERING

Are you pished?

I need some bread.

Emily made you a whole fucking meal you didnae touch!

How much have you had to drink?

Look at me when I'm speaking to you!

How much have you drunk?

You don't give a fuck, do you?

Don't you touch me! Don't you ever dare touch me!

You don't know nothing about me or my life.

You come near me again, I will fucking kill you.

What's going on?

What have you done? What have I done? What have I done?!

Look at the state of her! Have you taken something?

Kaya, if you've taken drugs or anything like that,

you need to tell me. She's drunk. It's no' drugs, Emily.

Let her go!

Let her fucking go. Kaya!

Kaya, be careful. Kaya, slow down.

SHE YELLS

SHE SOBS AND SCREAMS

SHE SPEAKS IN CANTONESE

OK. Love you. Bye-bye.

That's impressive. I didnae know you spoke Klingon.

Cantonese. Just to my grandparents.

I know. I was just making a wee joke. Is it Eriskay you're from?

Further north. Lewis. Born and bred on the island.

Well, hats off to you. You've come a long way fae there to get here.

Can I get a cheese and egg roll and a coffee?

Get your own bloody roll!

Y'see what I have to put up with in here?

A body was recovered from the Clyde yesterday.

Well, it's looking like another drugs theft,

which would be the 100th this year. Uh-huh.

So I thought we could do something bigger,

maybe do a profile on the guy so he's not just a number.

It's nae news that there's a drugs problem, sadly.

I think what people need right now is a bit of good news.

So I tell you what you can dae.

Can you get yourself down to the City Chambers, ten o'clock?

Public meeting.

Dan Docherty, setting out his vision for turning the arse end of Glasgow

into the jewel on the Clyde.

Kaya McDermott?

Are you Mum and Dad?

No. It's a surrogacy.

OK. How can I help you?

We were booked in for the first scan, the three-month, next week,

but something's gone on in the meantime. We just need to know.

TEARFULLY: We need to check...

Sorry.

..what effect alcohol might have had on the foetus.

That depends on how much and how often.

Once.

Is there any kind of test you can do to check if the baby's OK?

We can pay privately for an extra ultrasound or whatever it is.

What I would say is that stress is at least as great a risk factor.

HE SCOFFS

If you wouldn't mind, I'd like to talk to Kaya alone.

How did you get yourself into this?

There seems to be tension with the husband.

He's a cock. And what about the wife?

I was really sick in the beginning,

so she jacked in her work to look after me.

But now I'm fine and she's still hovering about me, phoning me,

like, 50 times a day. I cannae stand it!

It's more like the jail than the jail.

And have you changed your mind about carrying the baby?

Well, what if I have?

What am I going to do about it?

Yes, I'd like to talk to Safeguarding about a patient.

She's 18, and it's a surrogacy.

I'm going to be late. I've got to go.

Who's that?

Cavan. Works at the club.

One of the bouncers.

I'm no' leaving you alone with a lassie who just pulled a knife.

Fuck's sake!

PHONE RINGS

Hang on a wee minute, pal.

Hello. Hi.

All OK with you? LOUD RAP MUSIC

Can you shut that off, please?

MUSIC VOLUME DOWN

Kaya? All OK?

Yeah.

That boy who lived next door to me...

..he...

..he died.

Were you pals?

Not really, but...

He wanted to be a chef, and stuff, so...

It's a shame.

See you Thursday.

All OK?

Yeah.

Can you turn that off, please?

Where the hell is he?

SHE SIGHS

You don't speak to me for three months

and then you turn up at my work.

I need you to get her social services files.

Presumably you can get hold of this stuff through work.

It's my fault.

I didn't do nearly enough due diligence.

It's all about damage limitation now.

I just need to know what I'm dealing with.

What are you doing? Hilary!

I told you what I thought about this. Don't make a scene.

SCOFFS I've got nothing to be ashamed of!

You know, people say to me, "Oh, you're Dan Docherty's sister.

"Hasn't he done so well?" Jesus! And I always say the same.

"Well, he hasn't changed. He loves Celtic, he loves his family.

"He likes what he likes. He won't change."

I didn't know you already had. Completely.

I'm not having this conversation! Close the door.

"Due diligence", Dan?

She is a human being. She doesn't come with a warranty.

Excuse me.

Excuse me!

It's exploitation, pure and simple,

and I'm having nothing to do with it.

Where the hell have you been?

I'm here. It's fine.

What's the problem?!

Let's go.

CHATTER

Apologies.

DAN CLEARS HIS THROAT

What does anyone want?

More than what their parents had.

SHE SIGHS More choices, more opportunities.

A safe and secure future for their family.

Aye, for those who can afford it.

MURMURING

Y'know,

I'm no' some chancer up here from London.

I'm an East End boy myself.

Probably spent as much time down the Barras as you have.

But if I've learned anything

it's that you cannae stop progress.

You cannae be nostalgic. You cannae hang on to the old ways

if they're not fit for purpose.

It's supply and demand, at the end of the day.

What...motivates me...

..is creating opportunities for young people.

We're already the biggest employer

of under-25s in the west of Scotland,

and this development will create 2,000 more jobs.

What kind of "opportunities" for young people?

MURMURING

I'll take questions at the end. See, your "man of the people" chat,

it cannae disguise what you're really up to.

Folk on zero-hour contracts have made you a multimillionaire.

That's no' opportunity.

It's exploitation.

CAMERAS CLICK

And what do you do? Eh?

How do you improve the lives of the people of this city?

I'm a social worker.

LAUGHTER

Well, if you're sucking at the public teat,

no wonder you know nothing about business.

SHOCKED GASPS Jesus Christ!

The Docherty Group...

..we want to be right at the forefront of ushering in a new

era for Glasgow. We want to build a new East End.

What was that?! It was fine. I pulled it back.

No, you never! It was a PR disaster.

Now I'm gonnae have to trail round after ye with a dustpan and brush.

Son, what the hell's up with you the day?

What you doing out here? You're supposed to be in there!

I'm really sorry, Mr Docherty. I don't think it's going to work.

Mrs Docherty, she doesn't want me in the house.

Emily?

Emily! I'm here!

I need to eat.

Of course. You don't have to ask. She wasn't.

Here, look, I can make you something.

You go and sit down. You need to rest. I'll get you something.

Something healthy...

Emily! Stop, Emily!

Stop flapping about her!

Look, we've got six months left to run on this thing, OK?

So what's going to make it better for you? Eh?

What's going to stop you from pulling any of that shite again?

Well... No! Let her speak.

I need out.

Not out of the pregnancy, out of the house.

It's perfect. She'll work nine to five, nothing strenuous.

I'll take her in and back every day.

She just got drunk while pregnant with our child

and you want to give her a job in a bar!

He's not an alky, Emily. She's a teenager and she's bored.

She said as much!

Look, you sold this to me that this lassie was entrepreneurial.

Well, let's see it! Maybe she is.

What's the issue?

We're out the danger zone. We're past 12 weeks.

She could still change her mind.

Till 25 weeks.

She could just...

..end it at any moment, and then...

..that's it, Dan. No more embryos. No more chances.

What's going to stop her, hey?

Not you standing over her breathing down her neck. I know, but...

..being around other young people and working in a bar,

she's not going to want this, is she?

Maybe.

Maybe not. But she's got all the cards here, darling.

She's got all the power.

That's what we've given her with this arrangement.

We've no choice but to trust her.

SHE SIGHS

John Joe!

How you doing, pal?

This is Kaya. Friend of the family.

I want you to put her in the team.

Nothing too strenuous.

Not a problem. I'll... have a wee look at the rota now.

You know what? Let's put her front of house, nine to five.

Just move that lassie into another section.

Are you raging? I screwed up your rota?

No... Not at all. It's...no problem.

I'll have a wee look at it now. Good man.

Did I no' ask you to write up that meeting I sent you to yesterday?

You did.

Then how come you're still snuffling about this guy?

Because there's a connection.

Look.

Well, what am I looking at?

Dan Docherty on Kian Dodd's Instagram,

visiting his flats.

The guy was obviously a disaffected employee.

Nope. That's not the connection.

I called Docherty Developments to check.

They say they've never employed him.

Er, have you booked?

Er, no. That's why we came at 12.

Well, I don't know what you want me to tell you.

It's red, red, red, red, red.

Hello!

Come on through.

Thank you.

Fuckin' hell.

Oh, my God! You're back!

Awww!

Come to save me from marking!

And the diddly-dees.

And the what? The diddly-dees!

The traditional Scottish music people.

My only mates since you quit the scene.

SHE LAUGHS

So, what's the story?

I thought you weren't coming back till after the baby.

SIGHS I wasn't.

It's Kaya.

What's she done now?

Oh, no. It's me, actually.

I think I'm doing her head in.

SHE LAUGHS

What?!

I don't doubt it.

EMILY LAUGHS

Kaya?

John Joe says put these in the lane.

Hi. Hey!

BOTTLE SMASHES

Hey. Hi! Hi. How was it?

Couldn't get a word out of her in the car, so I haven't got a clue.

Well... Well, was it OK? Are you going to go back?

SHE SIGHS

Of course.

Oh.

DOOR CLOSES

Don't take me to the door. Just let me out here.

Hey!

Hey, I know who you are.

I saw you getting in Dan's car, so you must be...

I'm Jack. I'm Dan and Emily's nephew.

Look, I hear you had a shocker yesterday. Gina told me.

She's my girlfriend. She's first-year uni.

Look, I think it's cool, what you're doing, and so does she.

But we're not going to tell anyone.

Well, people should do whatever they want, but

I'm a feminist. I think what you're doing is awesome.

This red section up here is booked, which you should...

Oh. Morning, guys. You all right?

..er, which you should... You know that already. Yeah.

And then this section here is, like, referencing back,

and then this blue section is the unreserved section.

Morning, mate. Morning!

Do you understand? Yeah. Great. Now you have a go.

OK. Erm...

So...

Erm, control-C.

And move that up here...

Control-A.

Yeah. Great job.

Gina's not here today.

She's got lectures, cos she's first-year uni, so...

You already told me that.

You're quite impressed with that, aye?

Well, I'm still at school, so...

Well, why are you here, then? Oh, it's half-term.

But I'm usually working on Thursday nights and Saturdays.

You know, she's really nice, Gina. She told me that you two

were sparking off each other the other day.

But, I mean, I suppose that's how girls always become friends.

Like, they love telling you that "we hated each other when we first met"!

Are you straight?

Yeah.

You don't seem it. No offence.

None taken. I'll see you later.

So, it's dinner at eight with a bunch of journalists.

And I've been trying to spray away the stink you left at that meeting.

Christ, you come in in a state, you answered in a state.

You were emotional, you were defensive. I'll sort it. Aye.

What else? SOUTER SIGHS

I got a call from the Courier.

Gregor? No. Somebody else.

They're asking if a Kian Dodds ever worked for us,

and if he hasn't, how you might know him.

I don't. Who is he?

He's nobody now. He's been fished out the Clyde.

The thing is, Dan...

..he lived next door to Kaya.

Speak, son!

Before there's nae time left to dae anything about this.

Never met him.

PIANO PLAYS

There's a night out tonight. Are you coming?

No.

We're not going to tell anyone who you are.

My uncle likes to keep his life private.

Come out. You don't have to drink. I don't. Gina doesn't.

Look, I'll call Dan. No. Don't.

I'll do it myself. Thanks.

KARAOKE MUSIC PLAYS

# I won't let you turn around

# And tell me now I'm much too proud

# All you do is fill me up with doubt

# This time, baby, I'll be

# Bulletproof

# This time, baby, I'll be Bulletproof... #

I have to leave because of my ears. I'm sorry. What? I have to go.

# This time, baby, I'll be

# Bulletproof... #

Wait.

Oh, I just forgot me earplugs. Earplugs? Yeah.

I play piano and violin, so I need to be careful with my hearing.

I'm going to Cambridge to study music. Hopefully!

Am I shouting? No.

Are you thinking about studying?

Aye. Oxford won't take no for an answer.

Shit! Really?

Fuck's sake, man!

So, what are you into? How do you mean?

Like, I've got my music and I swim every day. Look, smell me.

What? Smell me! Chlorine.

No, you're all right! Ach, no!

SHE LAUGHS

..robbing the sweet bins! LAUGHTER

Shite sweeties, at that! We all did that! Well, I know YOU did!

Gregor, there's a woman who works for you who seems to have got

it in for our boy over there.

Don't tell me. That wee Chinese lassie?

Cannae tell. It was on the phone.

I told her no' to bother with it!

Anyway, shite sweeties and the Celtic!

LAUGHTER ALL: Cheers.

Not a problem.

Leave it with me. Whatever it is, I'll spike it.

Take your coat off! You're making me nervous!

Look, if this mad thing hasn't gone tits up by this point,

then it's probably going to be OK.

SHE SIGHS

God, it is really nice to be out.

How do you think SHE feels?

EMILY LAUGHS

I don't know how she feels. I think that's been the problem.

Every day, I've been giving it the whole, "It's the size of an almond."

"Now it's the size of a passion fruit."

"Now it's the size of a...lemon."

I think the more I've been trying to bond with the baby,

the more annoying I've become to her.

God, I've been so annoying!

But look at you now. Super-chilled!

EMILY LAUGHS

It's just the first three months, you know?

Anything could have happened.

But it didn't.

No.

It didn't.

Right, let's have another. Come on.

Drink up. EMILY LAUGHS

DOOR CLOSES

Sorry.

Sorry, I didn't mean to give you a fright.

You didn't.

You know, I...I...

..I think I had this...fantasy...

..that we were going to help each other. But...

..I haven't helped you at all.

I've treated you like a...

..battery hen, and...

..I'm so sorry.

This, erm...

..this thing happened.

I lost someone.

And I think I struggle sometimes to

believe that good things can happen...

..things can be OK.

But...

..the past is not the present.

How come you can't have your own kids?

What's actually wrong? I never asked you that.

It just doesn't happen.

I don't have

good-quality eggs.

I don't know why.

And even the ones they could harvest,

I could never carry to term, so...

"Unexplained infertility."

But, erm...

..how are you? Are you...OK?

Well, my shites are like cement, but apart from that, aye.

EMILY CHUCKLES

I've missed you. Christ almighty, I saw you this morning!

Not today. I just mean, like, while I've been...y'know...

KAYA LAUGHS

State of you. You've probably had one Pinot Grigio and a fizzy water.

EMILY LAUGHS

New start?

Yeah.

Fist bump?

THEY LAUGH

Pow!

MUSIC PLAYS # They say time waits for no man

# And neither does this woman

# I've been trying hard to understand... #

How was it?

Good.

Really good.

Well, Souter's happy.

Is she back?

Mm.

You were right. About trust.

Everything's going to be OK.

Let's go. Come on. DOG BARKS

Morning! Morning.

Emily's away to work, so I just need to take him out.

DOG BARKS Then we can go.

Oh, my shift doesn't start till 12 today, so...

Oh, well, coming out?

Come on. HE CLICKS HIS TONGUE

DOG BARKS Let's go.

Rex, move your arse.

What about that for a name?

Rex? That's a dug's name.

How do you know it's a boy, anyway?

I don't. You'd know better than me.

What about Kathy?

Rank.

That was my mum's name.

Where is she, your mum?

Ah, she's long gone.

Died when I was 13.

Who looked after you?

Hilary,

my sister.

She was 16 at the time, so we kind of looked after each other.

I went a bit mental for a couple of years,

then I got stuck into work, you know?

Is there a wee lesson in there?

Hey, what about Neve?

What? If it's a girl. It's Irish. Neve.

No' bad.

But no use, since it's going to be a boy.

Right, it's Baltic out here. Want to go get a roll?

Oh, no, I'm meeting Jack before work.

Is that OK?

Aye. Course it is.

Sammy, will you go and finish your breakfast, please?

OK. Mum, have you seen my school shirt?

It's ironed and in your cupboard. It's not.

PHONE PINGS

PING

PING

PING

Why are you looking through my phone?

Why is she texting you?

We're friends. Since when? Since she started working at Dan's bar.

I-I don't want you involved with her.

You're such a hypocrite!

Well, why don't you carry on letting Dan pay our school fees

while otherwise shitting on everything else that he does?

Don't speak to your mum like that.

What's so wrong with this girl that we've let it fuck up our family?

That's enough! You don't know anything about her. You've judged

someone you've never even met!

You fancy her. Get lost. What are you talking about? You do!

This isnae Nancy Drew. We're a respected national newspaper.

You cannae just pick up the phone and poke about willy-nilly.

It wasn't willy-nilly. I was trying to speak to Dan Docherty.

No, you cannae. You need to build relationships,

not just sources. That's how it works.

Okey dokey?

Right on.

Excuse me?

Excuse me?

Excuse me, is Dan Docherty in?

If you want to get a hold of Mr Docherty,

you'll need to make an appointment.

Does he come down here? Well, yes, but he's not here at the moment.

But do you know where else I might be able to find him, or...?

I'm sorry, I'm really busy.

PRINTER WHIRS

Innis & Gunn. Pint.

I'm new to Glasgow, actually.

I'm from Lewis.

Where's that? The arse end of nowhere.

Couldn't wait to leave.

One sec.

Er, there's a table of six up there.

Could you go and grab those glasses for me? Yeah, no problem. Thanks.

CAMERA CLICKS

That'll be 5.80.

Shit!

Shit. Someone's nicked my bag.

Someone's nicked my bag!

SHE BREATHES HEAVILY

DOORBELL

Jack! Oh!

Oh, I've missed you!

What's wrong?

Can I stay?

DOOR OPENS

Here's the lassie's bag.

Give us a minute, Cavan, will you? No problem.

SHE BREATHES HEAVILY

RINGING TONE

Don't drop Piggy.

Is Mum ever coming back to live with us?

If she gets better, then yeah!

Do you think she'll get better?

I don't know, darling. That's up to her.

The mobile number you have called is currently unavailable.

Please try again later.

RINGING TONE

If she doesn't get better, will I stay with you or Granny and Grandpa?

Definitely, definitely with me.

All right? Mwah!

Have a good sleep. Goodnight.

PHONE VIBRATES

Come on!

The mobile number you have called...

SHE SOBS

PHONE RINGS

Kaya. SOBBING: Someone's recognised me.

Look, it's OK. It's OK!

We talked about this. It's something we've prepped for.

Just go back.

Go back.

No-one knows anything.

WOMAN: She was always a difficult child.

Secretive.

Yeah. Manipulative.

What's it you call it? Er...

A hair-trigger fuse.

Yeah. I don't remember a time I didn't struggle with her.

My mum couldn't look after me.

Obviously, she couldn't be named during the trial, and, er,

she'll have a new identity when...when she's released.

But for those of us still living on Lewis, it's hard.

SOBBING: Yeah.

It's very hard.

Death. Sorry...

Violent death when I was 11.

What about Neve?

You come near me again, I will fucking kill you!

DOOR OPENS

What's the issue?

What's she after, the journalist?

Ah, just some rubbish about pay and conditions in the club.

It's nothing.

See you tomorrow.

See ya.

I need to talk to her.

PIANO PLAYS

HE STOPS PLAYING Oh, hey.

Er, Emily's just downstairs. She says I can stay.

I can't take one more minute of my mum.

Hey, what's wrong? Are you OK?

Aye. I'm brand-new.

She killed someone.

Knifed them.

Watched them bleed.

Lassie was pregnant.

Killed her unborn child.

Oh...

Oh!

What am I going to do, Hilary?

She's 14 weeks. We're past the point of no return.

No, you're not.

There's plenty of time before it gets to that.

How long?

A good ten weeks.

What am I going to do?

It's going to be OK.

Shit. I'm so sorry. I didn't even ask if that was OK.

Oh! I'm so pleased you two know each other.

Right! What are we watching?

Listen to me. You have got choices and you've got time.

It's going to be OK.

EMILY LAUGHS