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Thank you.

So, what's the news?

Guess I'm about to find out.

So you've told me
your father had us evicted.

- Why did he do it?
- Because he could.

You're not exactly
his flavor of the month.

Anyway, you had breached the lease.

You illegally sublet
an office from Pete,

and you let Ray sleep there overnight.

I know that Meg gave
your father the information

that led to Ray's arrest.

- Really?
- Yeah.

And you have evidence to that effect?

- Why don't you find it?
-[ Chuckles ]

Look, Eric, you just don't want to know

what your father might have been up to.

Your tenacity, Tara,
even when entirely irrational,

is very impressive.

Look, we are gonna go to the ombudsman.

Those two guards neither had the skill

nor the motive to set Ray up.

Somebody told them to do it.

My money's on Daddy.

- Is that so?
- Mm.

And there's something else
involving your father,

way bigger than all the rest.

And what's that?

- I can't tell you.
- And why would that be?

I don't know if I can trust you.

Talk to you.

Hi.
Tara Rafferty?

- Hi. Sorry. David King.
- Hi.

I heard you moved into family law.

I need your help.

My daughter was due to go back
to her mother yesterday,

but I just can't bring myself
to bring her back.

Okay, well, come into my office.
We can talk about it.

I have Mia with me in the car.

I'll just go grab her, okay?

Hi. Hi, Mia.

You sit down over there.
Good girl.

Suzi, her mother, is upset,

and she's talking about
going to the guards,

so I need to know exactly where I stand

from a legal perspective.

Why haven't you taken her back?

Well, living with her mother
is just totally unsuitable.

In so many ways.

They live in a commune
called the Lifeboat Project

in the middle of the forest.

What does unsuitable mean?

No structure, kiddo.

No set bedtimes.

And during the weeks
that she stays with her mum,

she barely ever goes to school.

Mia, tell Miss Rafferty what you do

when you're supposed to be at a school.

Well, I help out...

It's probably best if I don't
communicate with Mia

at this point.

Sure.

But have you asked her
how she feels about all of this?

I'm going with the flow.

- You married to Suzi?
- No.

- Were you?
- No.

Any formal agreement
or court order in place?

Yeah, we have a joint guardianship

and an informal access agreement.

- Week on, week off.
- Okay.

Well, in that case,

holding on to Mia
could be regarded as abduction.

We need to get this in front of a judge

before Suzi gets in her own application

and you get a summons.

Okay.

Could we schedule a proper
meeting for later today?

Yeah.
This is my card.

Thanks.

.

Eric.
Been having a lie-in?

Had someone to see.

- Lucy?
- Hmm?

- Do us a favor, will you?
- Yeah.

High Court bail appeal.
Ray Lamont.

Anything you can find out, please.

- Okay.
- Thanks.

How's Tara?

How do you mean?

Like, how's she getting on?

Storming along.

Good.

I always liked Tara.

That's a great photo of Eric.

VINCENT: Took me ages to find
anything so flattering.

How's it going?

Disappearing up its own bumhole.

Anyway, you can't be in here.

It's a data-controlled
environment.

So come on. Out.
I'm serious. Go on.

- Tea?
- Yeah.

- What's it about?
- Tea?

It's about comfort,
stimulation, global brotherhood.

The inquiry.
Where are you at?

And if you're gonna stay here,

you're gonna have to learn
how to make proper tea.

Okay.
Warm the pot.

Once upon a time,

there was a minister for health
called Philip McGrath,

and he needed a hospital.

WOMAN:
And a serious face, Minister.

- This is a hospital.
- Oh, yeah, of course.

VINCENT: Add two teaspoons
of Darjeeling,

two of Assam, and two of Earl Grey.

Six building companies
put in tenders for the job,

under the watchful eye of Timothy York,

the Department of Health's
head of procurement.

Add the water
at the very minute it boils.

And then leave the tea to draw.

Thanks to York's recommendation,

Nigel Fitzjames' consortium
won the bid.

It was just after the financial crash,

sink-or-swim time
for developers.

Fitz got to swim.

Fitzjames was the lowest bid,

but in the end it cost more
than the highest bid...

...thanks to
an 80 million overspend.

And did Fitz and his consortium
foot the bill?

No.
The taxpayer did.

-[ Meows ]
- Go on, Ziggy.

It's a zero-sum game,

and I'm embarked
on a fact-finding mission

to discover whether this money was lost

by ineptitude, skulduggery,

or was just one of those things.

- Here.
- Thanks.

Ohh, the tannins.

The exotic perfume.

Are you getting it?

Defo.
So York took a backhander?

Maybe.
But he's dead.

And who killed him?
Fitzjames?

Cholesterol, I believe.

But he has a widow who I would
dearly like to talk to.

So why don't you?

I'm not allowed to make investigations.

I'm just allowed
to ask questions of those

who are kind enough
to come and talk to me.

I politely asked Deirdre
to come and talk,

and she politely declined.

Can't you subpoena her?

I can't harass her.
She's a grieving widow.

And the guards are
already talking to her

about the destruction
of a shed containing papers

that might have been useful
to my inquiry.

Now, tell me,

what do you know
about the burning of the shed?

Nothing.

Like hell.

GEORGE:
That your kidnapper?

Saw him drive away
in a very swanky Mercedes.

He's got money.

Play this right, you might be in for

a nice bit of return business.

- Do you know him?
- Of him. He's an accountant.

He's into property.

Bought at the bottom, sold at the top.

He made millions, apparently.

Nice change from legal aid.
Speaking of which.

Sorry.
Door was open.

Bring me your tired, your poor,
your huddled masses.

Are you sure this is
all right with you?

Tara tells me you're indispensable.

I believe her.
You are welcome.

Yes, hello?

I'll show you to your desk.

You can take it as easy
as you like for now.

There's not really much for you
to do at the moment.

You'll find your way through.

Vincent's in a rager.

He asked me what I knew
about the shed fire,

and I said nothing,
but he knew I was lying.

Meg called you from the allotment.

Minutes later, the shed burns down.

Did she do it?

I don't think so.

Well, then, she called someone
who did do it.

Someone with two people
in Vincent's inquiry

who would benefit
from records being burned.

Maybe.

You'll get him.

Not if he gets me first.

I need to fly.

I have to assist a kidnapper.

Destroy the mother.

It's the only way.

Ron's on his way.

I hope he caught something.
I'm starving.

- This one's yours.
- Thank you.

Ron is here.

- Here you go.
- Thank you.

What do the guards
have to say for themselves?

They were sympathetic
but not a lot of help.

You don't look too worried about it.

I'm not.

David's putting on a show
for some reason,

and I will get Mia back.

And Mia?

Mia will be grand.

- Milk and sugar?
- Just milk, thank you.

Look, David, the best thing would be

is if you and Suzi could sort
this out amicably, out of court.

I agree entirely.

David, what happened
to make you so angry?

- My mum, Ann.
- Hi.

Look, as it stands, Mia gets
the best of both worlds.

Say hello to Miss Rafferty, Mia.

We aren't allowed to communicate.

Now, will you get Gran
to help you with your homework?

Yeah? Good girl.

- Will you take her upstairs?
- Mm.

Okay. Go on.

Okay, this Lifeboat nonsense is
nothing but childish fantasy.

It's a big party.

And they can call me
conservative and old-fashioned,

but when it's your own child,

the last thing you want
is for her to be part of

some social experiment.

I don't know, I just feel like

if I could speak to him,
he'd see sense.

You tried speaking to him.
Did he see sense?

Yeah, well, it had just happened,

and I was angry, but...

I don't know, it's a bit melodramatic,

going to court, isn't it?

Suzi, you have to be firm,
businesslike.

All right, but if we're doing it,

we're representing ourselves.

Excellent.
Never in doubt.

We have to file
an emergency access application.

Now, that will make him sit up.

So, what exactly is it that you want?

I want total custody.

Right.

Look, she has had
several official warnings

about Mia's nonattendance at school,

and nothing has changed.

And look, check this out.
This is their website.

There's a party late at night.

There's a bong.

There's Mia playing by the fire
when she should be in bed.

And people are smoking weed.

Okay, well,
it's not gonna be easy to prove

what they're smoking.

But the nonattendance at school
is significant.

David, sorry to ask you this,

but you are Mia's
birth father, aren't you?

Yes.

Yeah, and I have a DNA
certificate to prove it.

Right.

But look, everything was fine

until Mia started going to school.

And that's when I noticed what a
wild existence she was part of.

Okay.

I'm gonna have to warn you, though,

the judge generally favors the mother.

Yeah.

So we're gonna have to provide
telling evidence

that Suzi's unfit.

He's gonna say you're unfit

and this place is a den of iniquity.

Yeah.

Let's go to war.

I'm a pacifist.

You see where that's got you,
haven't you?

You need to stand up to him,

or else he's just gonna
walk all over you.

No, if you're kind,
you get kindness back.

And if you're tough,
you'll get Mia back.

Hey.
How's it all going?

Where's Rosie?

Rosie has left us.

Didn't like the atmosphere.

Come with me.

The terms of the inquiry

do not allow my staff --
you --

to go on extraneous sleuthing missions,

nor to commission others to do so.

The guards were just here.

Fortunately, we're not sharing
information with each other,

so I wasn't forced
to reveal anything --

You don't know anything.
You can't --

You told me Meg was at the allotment

before the shed burned down!

If we don't maintain probity,

then this whole inquiry is meaningless.

The person I hired for this job,

who I knew as a student,

was calm, moral, methodical.

What's changed?

The minute I took you on,

I received an anonymous photo
of the shed and its location.

I'm not a fool, Tara.

And I can't have you
jeopardizing my inquiry.

I'd rather
you weren't around right now.

Are you sacking me?

I can't without drawing
unwanted attention.

Rosie gone, then you.

I understand.

Vincent, other people were crossing...

Leave.

- STEVE: Who is she?
- RAY: Her name is Deirdre York.

So why are we watching her?

I owe Vincent a favor.

Do you?

What's she done?

RAY:
Can't discuss it.

"You cannot have infinite growth
on a finite planet."

- What's that?
- Lifeboat Project.

- I know these guys.
- Really?

Yeah. They've got a...
Yeah, it's them.

They've got a kick-ass
farm shop. Great eggs.

Why is it Lifeboat?

TARA: "Because the world
is sinking under its own greed."

These aren't just a commune.

They're a serious political project.

Yeah.

"Consumerism has made
a slave of humanity.

Money is the new god.

We believe in ecologically
sustainable living."

In all fairness,
if they really believed that,

they should not have charged me
for the eggs.

TARA: "We provide
a supportive social structure

for families and individuals
of all constellations."

Oh, wow. Look.
Loads of great stuff here.

Look. Everything.
Everything gets a kicking.

- Oh, hey.
- Hello.

- Hi, Mia.
- DAVID: Hi.

It's just gonna be
signing forms and stuff, so...

Yep.

- Just here.
- Cool.

Hey.
I don't like children.

Nor do I.

TARA: So I'm gonna get these
into the district court office

and ask for the earliest return date.

They might hear at the same time
they hear Suzi's.

You got the summons back
from Suzi's side?

- Yes.
- She's representing herself?

DAVID: Yeah.
Now, does that give us an edge?

Not necessarily.

Might actually work against us

if the judge is amenable
to lay litigants.

Look, David, it's not too late
to try and sort this out.

DAVID: No.
My mind's made up.

I need this dealt with.

Hello.

First time.

You'll be fine, young one like you.

WOMAN: Hello.
Some new faces.

Welcome.

And find your breath.

Here he comes.
I'm just gonna go.

- How's Mia?
- She's fine.

She's with Mum around the corner.

You don't think
we can just talk about this?

No.

Better go in.

See you later.

And because of
Mr. King's refusal

to abide by the informal agreement,

you are bringing this
emergency access application

to have Mia returned.

- Yes, Your Honor.
-"Judge" will do fine.

Sorry.

And you would like

Mr. Ronald Harrison
to assist you?

Yes, please.

This is very unorthodox, but...

Do you have an objection?

- TARA: No, Judge.
- JUDGE ANDREWS: Very well.

And Mr. King has filed
an application for sole custody

on the grounds that Miss Carroll
is an unfit mother.

Mr. King believes that to
continue the present lifestyle

even for another day

could be detrimental
to the best interests of Mia.

There's nonattendance at school

and possible
cannabis smoking around her.

I will adjourn for one week

to allow for full reports
from Mia's school

and from the educational
welfare officer.

In the meantime, Mia will be
returned to her mother.

There is to be no question
of any drug-taking

in her home environment,
and she will attend school.

Failure to meet these terms
will fall very heavily upon you.

Thanks, Mum.

So...

- DAVID: Hi.
- Hi.

- Am I late?
- No.

The headmistress
said a quarter to 3:00.

Okay.
How are you doing?

Good. Yeah.

TARA: I'm sorry
about the hearing.

Well, you did warn me.

Yeah.

And we're just getting started, right?

Yeah.

So, what did you make of Suzi?

As in...?

Well -- No.

When I first saw her,

it was in this tiny little pub
in Stillorgan,

and she was doing
this awful poetry slam.

I was there celebrating
my accountancy exams.

It was like seeing the world
in color for the first time.

- Did you live together?
- Yeah.

Well, she came and went.
In theater tours.

But when she was in Dublin,
she lived with me.

Okay.

I thought we were a couple.

I even proposed to her when
she told me she was pregnant.

- So then...?
- So then we broke up.

- Then?
- Yeah.

But she did ask me
to be at the birth, you know?

Completely blew me away,
seeing this little creature,

the sense there was something

more important than me in the world.

Do you have kids?

Me? Um, no.

-[ School bell rings ]
- Not yet. I...

And, uh, well...

And then I supported Mia and Suzi.

When the commune was starting up
and Suzi was really busy,

she was the one that suggested
that we do

this week-on, week-off thing,
you know?

And then when Mia was of age,

I paid for the most
expensive school I could,

and that's when
the wheels started coming off.

I just want her to have
the opportunities

that a good education will bring.

I want her to have a normal life.

MAN:
Hey, how are you?

- Hi.
- Hi. How are you?

- Good to see you.
- Nice to see you again.

Tara Rafferty. Hello.

- Hello. Catherine Finnegan.
- Nice to meet you.

Go up this way?

Hi there.

Oh, hello.
Um...

Deirdre.

Ray.

Do you mind if I join you?

Sure.

How are you finding it?

Yeah.
It's a bit different.

In a nice way?

Yeah. It's, um...

...relaxing.

When your head's spinning,
fear, anxiety, grief --

you know the kind of thing --
it can really make it stop.

Is that what it does for you?

Does for everyone.

It's magic.

Bright doesn't come into you.

She has a wonderful brain
and wonderful potential.

And during the weeks
that Miss Carroll has her,

Mia seems to come to school
about one or two days a week?

During the weeks that Mia
is with Mr. King,

her attendance is 100%.

She's always clean and well turned out,

and she is always on time.

Yes.

When Mia is with Miss Carroll...

Well, the lack of continuity
doesn't help

with Mia's schoolwork
or with her socialization.

Has that been a problem?

Yes.

Mia is often apart -- of her own
making and of her peers'.

No. I go off.

When do I know how to come off?

- Hi.
- RAY: Can I come in?

Um, tea or coffee?

Tea, thanks.

So, what's this all about?

Just wanted to say thank you
for getting me out of the nick.

If it wasn't for what you found

on those guards that arrested me,

I'd still be banged up.

- Yeah, well...
- CHILD: I know you took it.

CHILD
I already told you!

Kids!

- CHILD: Yeah, well...
- CHILD

TO:
What are you doing?

CHILD
for taking the biscuit.

TO:
What is that?

For God's sake.

Put the cushions back.

CHILD
That's not fair.

She blames me for taking the choccy...

TARA: Okay.
Thank you so much, Meg.

- You know what to do.
- Yeah, yeah. I do.

TO:
Hi, this is Meg Riley.

I may have a bit of news for you.

[ Whispering ] 0860146942.

0860...

MEG: We're going out
when I'm finished with Ray.

What are you looking for?

Sugar.

Um, do you mind if I use
your bathroom, please?

Top of the stairs.

[ Whispering ] 086...

...0146...

6...

4...

69...

2...

08601469-something-something.

[ Imitating Meg ] Hi.
It's Meg.

MAN: Meg who?

Who -- Who is this?

Collin.
Do I know you?

[ Normal voice ] Sorry, wrong number.

MAN: Hello?
Quick Cabs.

- Eric.
- Hey.

Now, I owe you an explanation.

Your mother and I had high hopes
for you and Tara

running this company together.

Perhaps Tara supporting you in
some sort of political career.

Dad, with respect...

Tara's eviction,

the arrest of her
office manager, Ray Lamont --

Do you want to tell me
what you've been up to?

Hey, guys!

Sam! Welcome home!

Dad.

Heard you were back.

Yeah, I know, it took me like a week

to get here from the airport.

I'm very sorry, Mr. Dunbar.
He just came up...

Hey. I'm Sam.

I'm Eric's more interesting brother.

- LUCY: Lucy.
-[ Cellphone ringing ]

So I'm having birthday drinks
next week, Lucy.

Will you come? You can bring
your significant other.

- There is no significant other.
- Bingo.

-[ Chuckles ]
- You want to get that?

SAM:
You're coming too, right?

Yeah, of course.
Will there be party bags?

Oh, yeah.
Lots of party bags.

Nice tie.

Hello?

[ Imitating Meg ] Richard?

Hello?

It's Meg.

Can I call you back later?

Of course.

On the usual number.

- Drinks on me.
- SAM: Let's do it, Dad.

Come on, big bro.
Drinks! Let's go.

- Race you to the lake!
- Wait! Wait for me!

Hi, David.

DAVID: Hi.

Look, look.

No one looking after them, and
not even a lifebelt to be seen.

And it's all like this.

And people say it's only a bit of fun,

but it's absolute anarchy.

CHILD: Oh!
I'm warm now. It's nice.

- Hey, kid.
- Hi.

It's as if the '60s never ended.

Is that really such a bad thing?

Then you came along and paved paradise

to put up a parking lot.

Where's Mia?

She's helping in the shop.
She's fine.

She's helping in the shop.
Helping in the shop.

She's seven.

Hello.
What is it you want?

Yeah, why are you here?

I just want Miss Rafferty
to get a sense

of how this place functions.

David, I'm not sure
this is such a good idea.

No, it's fine.

This is a shop,
and I am a customer. Right?

What the hell is that, Ziggy?

Huh? What is that?

RAY: I've got it.

Oh! What's that?

It's a yoga mat.

Yeah, well, it lives there, does it?

It's a bloody fire hazard.

- STEVE: Excuse me.
- VINCENT: Oh, look...

- Hey.
- Hey.

- Look, we're going out.
- But I've made supper!

I know.
You're in such a mood.

- Look, Steve's here anyway --
- Wait, Steve's invited too!

Come on, Steve.
Do you like pheasant?

- Pheasant's good.
- See?

Well, let's go inside and eat
some pheasant then, will we?

- Come on. Come on!
-[ Laughs ]

- Okay.
- Pheasant!

- You called.
- No, I didn't.

Meg, it was a couple of hours ago.

We spoke.
I had to go.

- On that phone?
- Yes.

Don't be ridiculous.
It was you.

It wasn't me.

Don't come to the office.
Don't call me.

You have to wonder what's actually best

for the child and the mother, though.

GEORGE: Not your job.

Is Mia your client?
Is her mother?

David King is your client.

There's -- There's no room
for sentiment.

- Mm. No, you're right.
- Mm-hmm.

Hang on.

I think I might just have discovered

what this is really all about.

Where's Ray?

- Meg.
- I need to speak to Ray.

Why?

You know damn well why.
He got into my phone.

He didn't, did he?

And what did he find?

Evidence of how devious
and disloyal you are?

What has loyalty
got to do with anything?

Oh, you don't own me, missy.
I work for clients.

I have children to feed
and rent to pay.

So do a lot of people.

Most manage it without
stabbing others in the back.

Not everyone has Mummy and Daddy
to fall back on.

Do you know what you did to Ray?

At least he wasn't busted
in your office.

You'd look a lot less holy if he was.

You can go now, Meg.

You're selfish, arrogant,
and self-important.

Yeah, you're right.

I'll tell Ray you called.
Bye.

Sorry.

No, no.

Your friends are so much
more exciting than mine.

Thanks, everyone.
Thank you for the day.

You must have done
a lot of that in prison.

But it never felt like this.

Now, Ray, why don't you tell me
why you're stalking me?

[ Groans ] Okay.

So the absenteeism is what?

Is not enough.

Look, to a third party --
in this case, the judge --

the Lifeboat Project
might not seem like

the worst place to grow up.

Suzi is going to come across
as intelligent,

likable, and motherly.

My problem is that
you've given me nothing

to undermine the image of Suzi
as a good mother.

Why was there a DNA test?

Was there some doubt about
you being Mia's father?

I didn't know there was a DNA test.

David?

When Suzi told me
she was pregnant and I proposed,

she stalled,

and she said
that I might not be the father,

that there were at least
two other possibilities.

Oh, David.
You never said.

Why didn't you tell me?

Because she was gonna be
the mother of my child.

I didn't want her reputation ruined.

On their website,

it wasn't the picture of the
bong that got to you, was it?

It was the photo of her
with that guy, Ron,

who came to the court.

And the other guy, Kieron.

Is she polyamorous?

Would you be prepared
to let me ask her about this?

I don't know.

We could present to the judge

that Suzi's unconventional lifestyle

could be having a detrimental
effect on Mia's welfare.

I've seen how she looks at you,
how she looks at me.

She watches me like a hawk.

If she's doing that to us,

she's probably doing
exactly the same to Suzi.

She could be confused about the
nature of adult relationships.

I could present a case
that she is seriously undermined

by the uncertainty of who
her parents are dating.

Would you let me press her on this?

Rip open her sex life in court?

Yeah.

That's exactly what we need
to do if you want custody.

Mum? Dad?

So tell me, what did you find?

What do you mean?

On Meg's phone.

She came blazing into the office
wanting to rip your head off.

I found a number that she dialed

a few seconds after ringing you
in the allotment.

And I called it.

Actually took me fecking ages.

I forgot the last two numbers,

and there's like
a hundred permutations.

And?

And after 43 goes,
Richard Dunbar answered.

Ray.

I thought I shouldn't tell you.

With you and Vincent and the inquiry,

I don't know who's allowed
to know about what.

I know.

And with him suspending you
or whatever he did because...

Yeah.

I'm sorry, Tara.

I had to know.

Can we tell Vincent?

No, we can't tell him anything.

But if we can find the proof

and somehow put that proof
in the public domain,

then we have something.

Hello.

ERIC: Hey.

Come in.

- Hey.
- Eric.

- I'm off.
- Thanks, Ray.

What?

What? Nothing.

Well, actually, Ray...

Nothing.

So I found out that,

because of indecent haste on our part,

your eviction was unlawful.

No way.

Yeah.
You can sue us. Me.

I won't put up much of a fight.

That's very generous of you.

Why do I feel like you're trying
to buy me off or something?

You want me to stop
looking into Ray's arrest?

Is that it? It's getting
a bit too close to home?

No, don't think so.

I just want to help Pete out,
do the right thing.

Wish I could believe that.

And you and Pete can
move back into the cafe and...

Yeah, I think everyone
has moved on from that.

But I-I'll let him know.

I've got a tough case in the morning...

Yeah.

A lot to think about.

But listen, thank you
for the mildly masochistic offer

of suing you.

Declined.

Night.

I don't think I want to
bring up the DNA stuff.

S.C. versus D.K.

For Mia's sake, let's just
not bring it up, please.

TARA: Okay.

The report from the education officer

says that Mia is flourishing

and that her mind is
developing exceptionally well.

But the headmistress
said the exact opposite.

Mr. King,
you have had your turn.

I have to ask you not to interrupt.

The headmistress mentions
a letter from Ms. Carroll

where she dismisses the school
and its values.

Well, surely, it isn't illegal
not to like school.

Mia is flourishing

because she has a healthy
combination of school

and living with me.

And you have no objection
to her life with her father?

Not really.

I-I suspect there's too much TV
and video games.

Those activities were carefully chosen

for their educational bene--

JUDGE ANDREWS: Mr. King.

That wouldn't surprise me.

Everything with you
has to have a bottom line.

Every hour has to be shown
to turn a profit,

hothousing her to the best schools,

the best universities, the best job.

Mia will be a grown-up
for a long time.

For now, I just want her to be a child.

You realize that there
is a statutory responsibility

to provide Mia
with an adequate education.

I make up for what she misses
at school more than adequately.

Yet reports submitted to this court

find that your two attempts
at homeschooling Mia

were found to be
"wholly unsatisfactory."

It was a very stressed time
for me at work.

I know that you've
not provided this court

with any other proof of income
other than benefits.

We have a shop, and we work hard.

I claim benefits because,
at the moment,

we aren't making a profit
or paying ourselves.

Everything that the shop takes

goes back into developing the project.

Do you have anything else,
Ms. Rafferty?

Judge.

We're drowning here.

It's DNA, or we're gone.

[ Speaks indistinctly ]
Okay.

- Okay?
- Yeah.

Mia is very mature for her age,
is she not?

She is.

Yet there is some suggestion

that she is suspicious
of strangers, withdrawn.

- Would that be fair?
- She's her own person.

Possessed of an insecurity
that might come from

a lack of continuity in parenting.

I refer to the booklet.

Photographs from your website.

Photo A.

You appear to be very close
to the man in court

with you here today.

And photo B,
also appear close to this man.

They're not exactly engaging in
sexual activity, Miss Rafferty.

But you do have sexual relations

with these men and others, don't you?

Is she allowed to ask me that?

Yes.
And you must answer.

With both those men,

I have had a loving
and consensual relationship.

Consecutively or concurrently?

Consecutively.

TARA: Okay.

Well, I refer to your website,

a printout which is included
in the booklet, page seven,

where you write, "Monogamy is
traditionally accepted

because it suits the state."

Do you believe that?

I suppose I do.

Which is why you wrote it.

You wrote it because you're inclined

towards more nontraditional
types of relationships.

Well, I don't see how my relationships

or my views on relationships

are in any way relevant

to the type of mother that I am to Mia.

Then why did you have
that passage about monogamy

deleted from the website
in the run-up to the hearing?

Because you didn't want your choices

brought to the attention of a judge,

choices which may not
be expected of a mother

providing continuity
of parenting to a child.

I just...

Miss Rafferty, Miss Carroll has said

that her lovers have been consecutive

rather than concurrent.

I'm prepared to take her word for that.

Nothing you have shown us
has proved otherwise.

When you became pregnant with Mia,

you had to have a DNA test
to establish who the father was.

Is that right?

I never promised to be monogamous.

You had a DNA test
because you couldn't be sure

who Mia's father was.

Is that what this is about, David?

Using Mia to punish me for something

that you're still bitter about
seven years later?

Wounded pride.

Do you not think you should
grow up and get over yourself?

I will talk to Mia now.

Ask for her to be brought
to my chambers.

Thank you.

When I grow up, I'd like to be rich

and have a really nice house like Dad

and be vegetarian

and have lots of boyfriends like Mom

and do something important like you.

And what do I do?

You decide who I should live with.

And if you were me,
what would you decide?

Hello, Mr. Pike?

I'm Deirdre York.

Yes.

I've decided I'd like to
give evidence at your inquiry.

I see.

Well, you'll have to
get yourself a solicitor.

Then I will welcome you with open arms.

Right.

So, what are you hoping to get from me?

Much as I'd like to, Mrs. York.
I cannot speak to you like this.

I'm sorry.

But I look forward to our meeting again

in the proper manner.

- All right.
- Just one question, if I may.

What caused you to change your mind?

Some young fellow I met at yoga.

-[ Door opens ]
- WOMAN: All rise.

I have made my decision.

I grant joint custody

with primary care to Miss Carroll

with meaningful access to her father.

With conditions attached.

Mia will attend school.

There will be no further absences,

And because the point about
the destabilizing effect

on Mia's home life is well made,

she will live
in a stated dwelling house

not part of the Lifeboat commune

in which no lovers will be entertained.

- What?
- Please be quiet.

The child is not to be subjected
to any further uncertainty

about who her parents might be.

This is outrageous!

What right do you have to
tell me how to live my life?

I have every right,
and if you interrupt me again,

I will hold you in contempt of court.

I don't recognize this court
as a moral arbiter.

There's no way I'm gonna be told
what I can and cannot do

in the privacy of my own home.

Who are you to tell us
how we can live or even love?

Exactly. I'm a free woman,
and I will live as I choose.

There's no way I'm gonna be told
how I can live my life

by you or by anybody else.

- You will not be told?
- No!

Very well.

If you refuse to abide
by my reasonable conditions,

which are solely made
in Mia's best interests,

then you leave me no choice.

I grant joint custody with
primary care to Mr. King.

Mia will live with him.

Ms. Carroll, you will be allowed
two afternoons access per week,

for the time being
under the supervision

of an appropriate third party

unconnected with your community.

Thank you.

That is all.

Give Mia to her father.

WOMAN: All rise.

DAVID:
Come on, kiddo.

Brush away the tears and send the bill.

Sam!

Hi.

My brother is the biggest idiot
who ever lived.

And we are going dancing.

Why?

Well, it's my birthday.

- What?
- Yeah, it's my birthday.

Happy birthday!

Thank you, Shay.
You're a gentleman.

Here you are.

So how's the yoga?

I suppose all you did was
encourage her to talk to me.

You and Little Miss Perfect
are gonna get me disbarred.

I know, I know,

but you are perfectly capable
of doing that yourself.

What is a zero-sum game?

Ah.
Zero-sum game.

Okay, you play poker, yes?

Whatever someone wins,
the others will lose.

So in the hospital,

for every new yacht
that Fitzjames buys,

that means one less bed
in the children's ward.

That will be one less scanner.

Greedy bastard.

Oh, I'm terribly sorry.

Where have you been?

Paradise.

- What?
- I'm happy I'm here, though.

- Me too.
- Yeah?

Thanks.

I prefer you.

He's a bit obvious.

I'll get us a drink.

VINCENT: Seriously, I apologized
profusely, Shay.

- The man was a Neanderthal.
- Take him -- take him home.

VINCENT:
I did apologize.

Luckily, though, he only
punched like a macaque.

Well, you have
a lovely bottle of brandy.

I've got a fantastic bottle
of brandy! Oh, come on!