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I've a brain tumour, I'm dying Val, I'm dying.

I guess he's scared but I'm just so angry with him.

Does Cathy know about what happened, Joe?

No.

I'll not be coming to your dinner.

There's a missing sum that can't be accounted for.

Is it much? A hundred grand.

Would the father not help out at all?

I don't think that's how sperm donation works, Frank.

You still don't think this was an accident, do you?

I hope they lock you up and throw away the key.

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Mr. and Mrs. Foley?

We're ready for you. Okay.

This is it.

We don't know if it'll stick around.

If it's as stubborn as you, it's not going anywhere.

Are you okay? Yeah.

Jenny!

Tell me you still have it.

Have what? Just stop!

We're being audited for Christ's sake.

What the hell were you thinking.

Look I lent it to my stepfather, all right, he was desperate.

So?

That doesn't make stealing 100,000 from your partners okay.

He was supposed to give it back before anyone noticed it was gone.

But then he died.

Jesus Jenny.

This is serious.

It's a crime.

You could lose your licence and bankrupt the clinic.

Please.

Please, just give me a few days.

I mean...

It's not like I'm going to do a runner is it?

Look at me, I'm the size of a small planet.

Please Kev.

Look, you know me, I'm...

I made a mistake, but I'll make it right.

You're involving me.

That's not fair.

I know.

I'm sorry.

You've got three days to fix it.

After that, you're on your own.

Let me help you.

No.

No.

No don't!

It's fine.

It's not fine.

Fine suggests everything's going to be okay.

It's not, is it?

Where do we even start?

What are the words to tell your kids you're dying?

Talk about angels, clouds and cotton wool.

They're way too smart for that, and besides they know you're an atheist.

I'm thinking for the post funeral menu, bruschetta, topped with

avocado, anchovies, scallops.

But your dad hated all of those, made him wretch.

Exactly.

It's my way of sticking my two fingers up to him for trying to sell

my cafe from underneath me.

Fine, no scallops, spoilsport.

What are you looking for?

Well there was just this lovely family photo, taken at Jenny's

wedding, I just wanted to give you all a copy.

No thanks.

Just because we looked happy, doesn't mean we were.

Have you seen the boys?

Yeah, Jacob's about, but I haven't seen Calum yet.

By the way, I have booked The Humming Bird for your birthday lunch.

All right, listen, about that.

No, no, no, no.

We are doing it, come on, this is my third attempt at trying to organise a

family meal, and nothing is going to stop it from going ahead.

Look at this.

Dennis and Frank, summer of '68.

Hm...

DOORBELL

I'll get it.

There's a really cute one of Calum.

Val, sorry to call so early.

No, no, it's fine.

Actually, I was hoping to run into you.

I owe you an apology.

I was very, very short with you the last time we spoke.

Not to worry.

I'm well used to being the last person people want to see.

Speaking of which, do you have a minute to talk now?

Yeah, yeah, em...

My grandsons are still sleeping, can we talk around the corner?

I'll just get my coat.

Grand, yeah.

Actually, I'm trying to arrange a funeral.

I was just wondering did you know when the body is going to be released?

We can't release the body until we've concluded our investigation,

and we're not there yet.

Yeah but you said the autopsy would make things clearer.

The results were inconclusive.

Inconclusive, how exactly?

Well they don't suggest foul play, but they don't rule it out either.

So what, that's it then?

Normally when we try to rule out foul play we'll look for one or two

people who might have disliked the victim, but in the case of your

husband, I'm already in double figures.

Well yeah, that was Dennis, you know?

I think he actually liked getting under people's skin.

Look, someone went behind his back, told the bank and the investors

about inadequate fireproofing at the Seaview Estate.

That's why the build was shut down.

I was hoping you could tell me who might have had that kind of a

grudge against him.

I just, I wasn't involved with Dennis's business affairs Paudie,

I wish I could help.

Right.

That's a shame.

I just want to reassure you, that I'm not going anywhere until I find

out the truth about what happened to your husband.

Paudie what if it was just, you know, an accident?

Then I suppose that's the truth we'll find.

Pat, I'm telling you I paid that invoice myself, yeah, February.

I have it here in front of me, it's nearly 22 grand.

Sure what were you doing talking to Dennis?

I do the ordering, you know that.

How much are we talking?

On credit?

Jesus!

Look, I'm, I'm sorry Pat, I really, I had no idea.

Yeah look just leave it with me till the end of the week, will you?

Right, good man, thanks. Thanks.

KNOCK ON DOOR

Calum!

Come on, it's time to get up, and don't forget our family meeting.

Mum?

That fight you had with Elaine?

I'm so sorry things got out of hand.

She said that you and dad were having an affair for years.

I'm not proud of it, but we were together, yes.

Why didn't he just leave her?

Why did he have to cheat on her?

Well he was thinking of you and Jacob, what was best for you.

Are you angry with us?

No, it's just funny.

Grown-ups always tell kids never to cheat and lie, but then they do it

themselves all the time.

Come in when you're ready.

So, the fireproofing still needs to be properly inserted into the walls,

but like that's a relatively straightforward procedure.

Now I think that with Ned's investment, we can probably sell

these on within the year.

Frank, stop.

Of course I would have told him that myself if he'd only answer his

bloody phone now and again.

He's not interested.

What do you mean?

He said you must be up the creek without a paddle to go crawling to

him for money, considering how Dennis felt about him.

Yeah, well Dennis isn't here.

I'm here now.

And we both know that Ned would have gone under years ago if it hadn't

been for your money.

Why would I want to save Dennis Ahern's company?

Because I'm asking you.

What about Val?

Yeah, I'm asking for her as well.

Why didn't Ned call me? Why didn't he tell me himself?

Maybe I just wanted to see what was on offer for myself.

Are you ready?

Yeah.

Seriously, if anyone should be sweating, it's Michael.

Everyone knows he's punching well above his weight.

You don't really think that?

He's a lovely guy.

And lots of women earn more than their husbands these days,

it's nothing to be ashamed of.

PHONE BUZZES

Two secs, I've got to take this.

Is he ever not working?

Let's have a look at you.

You look beautiful.

Thanks uncle Frank.

Right, let's get you into the car.

(In the background) I have buyers already.

(In the background) I know that and I don't care, just get them finished Tom!

Has Kevin told the rest of the practice?

No, he won't be able to keep it to himself for long.

I could be sent to prison for this.

Well I just, I don't understand why Dennis would put you at risk like this?

I asked him that, do you know what he said to me?

Progress always involves risks, love.

Bastard!

He must have left me something in his will, right?

I've no idea.

What do you mean?

Well he never let me near any of that.

What were you, some kind of 1940s housewife?

No, I was an independent woman with my own income, Jenny.

Has Megan not been in touch about it?

She said she would go through all of that after the funeral.

I can't wait that long.

Jenny?

LOUD THUD

Right.

You know I can't discuss the will with you Jenny?

I'm the executor Megan, all the rest can wait, it would just be very

helpful to the girls to have an idea now.

I'm about to pop, and I've made some bad investments.

Please?

Okay.

Thank you.

Although there are no liquid assets, Dennis did make a life assurance

allowance for Anna and Grace, for the sum of E100,000 each.

Oh thank God.

Wait, what is it, what's the matter?

It's considerably less in your case Jenny.

A total sum of E10,000.

Of course.

I should have known.

Known what?

He never did love me as much as them.

Sometimes things just happen, and you don't know why.

What kind of things?

Just things, all kinds of things.

But it's not, it's not what they are that matters so much as how you deal with them.

Em, Calum, could you, could you put your phone down for a sec?

I'm trying to...

It's like...

I love you both, very much.

I'll always be with you, even when I'm not here.

We love you too dad.

Dad is sick.

How sick?

I have cancer.

Can they make you better?

How long?

Two, maybe three months.

Why didn't you have any treatment?

There wasn't any point.

You could have still tried.

Yeah.

Yeah, but I...

I wanted to spend time with you all here and not in a hospital,

you know, hooked up to machines.

I have to go. Okay.

It's written there in black and white.

He loved them literally ten times more than me.

That's not true.

Do you really think he would have done this to them?

Let them risk everything?

Look, I think I can scrape together about 30k I think.

It's not enough.

No, I know, I know.

I'll talk to Frank.

There's nothing in the business accounts, he told me already.

Did Dennis say what had gone wrong with the estate?

No.

Just that someone had landed him in the shit.

Did he say who?

No.

Whoever it was landed me in there with him.

Two coffees, one tea.

Iris still staring?

Mm-hmm.

In fairness, the Ahern family misfortunes are the gossip gift that

just keeps giving.

Oh, heads up!

Grace, I was just checking that you're still coming this evening?

Oh my God I...

Completely forgot.

I've a lot of work on here actually, so it might be a bit tricky.

Please come.

This place is too small for us to avoid each other, please.

Fine.

Sorry.

I'll see you this evening.

Oh to be a fly on that wall.

I'll behave myself.

Yep.

Jenny?

Hey, I wasn't sure if it was you or not.

Michael?

What are you doing here?

I saw the obituary in the paper, so, I thought I'd come to pay my respects.

You're pregnant!

Just a bit.

Congratulations. Oh!

Thanks.

So how have you been? Have you been sick or?

No, it's good.

Blood pressure a bit high, but, you know, when wasn't it?

And the father, do I know him or...

No, it's not -- emm, we're not together.

Sorry.

No, no, I wanted to do it that way.

Do it on my own.

Not -- obviously -- it would -- if it was us...

It's fine.

So, how about you, how's the music venue?

Good, well great actually.

We're hoping to open up a new one in Cork in the summer.

That's brilliant.

Happy days. Yeah, I'm so happy for you.

Well look, I'd like to get you something, for the baby, is there

anything you need?

Em actually, I am in a bit of trouble.

What kind of trouble?

Do you really think that I would let him put Jenny in jeopardy like that?

She's like a daughter to me, you know that.

I know that but you didn't try to stop her from investing.

That's when I thought everything was all right with the place.

And then he asked her for more?

Knowing that the ship was sinking? Knowing what she was risking?

What a prick!

What was going on up there?

The usual Dennis malarkey.

Cutting corners, trying to save money.

Anyone lit a match anywhere near those houses, and they would have

gone up like a fireball.

I tried to tell him, but you know what he was like.

Do you know who shopped him in?

He'd enemies up and down the coast.

Could have been anyone.

Hmm...

Listen, I know you had your differences, but I thought you might

like to have this.

I cannot believe he'd do this to you.

Knowing you've got a baby on the way like it's just...

It was my choice.

Oh I'm sure he was being his usual manipulative self.

You were never his biggest fan.

Yeah, our disregard was mutual I suppose.

Okay, do you know that when I told him I was going to propose to you,

he tried to convince me to walk away?

He called me a glorified busker, he even offered me money.

What?

He tried to pay you to leave me?

Yeah, I suppose he thought he knew what was best for you obviously.

I mean I knew he didn't approve, but I didn't care.

We were really good together, that's all that mattered.

Do you think if we didn't try so hard for so long, to have a baby,

that I don't know, we'd still be together?

It's what we wanted.

You were what I wanted.

Anyway...

That's water under the bridge.

Yeah.

Look, to be honest, I have invested every cent I have into this venue,

I just, I don't have that kind of cash.

It's fine.

Is there anything else I can do?

No, I, I'll sort it.

My family's mess is not yours to clean up anymore.

Look I'm really happy for you.

Thanks.

It's been eight weeks, that's good right?

That's a good sign?

Just let her do her job.

I better go. Yeah.

I am so sorry.

It's a missed miscarriage, where the foetus has stopped growing but the

body hasn't realised it yet.

(cries) It's okay.

Do you think there's anything after?

Well I hope so.

I reckon it's just like being asleep.

Well that's not so bad.

I know it's a lot to take in, but I'll be there, and Calum, and we can

all face it together, okay?

And Elaine?

Will she be there too?

If you want her to be.

Do you want her to be?

I don't know.

Will it make you sad if I say yes?

No my love.

Nothing you could ever say could make me sad.

You made it, hey, thanks for coming.

Happy birthday. Thank you.

After you.

So this is Lily, this is Max, this is Grace.

I'm really glad you made it.

Oh, congratulations.

Thank you.

Great, let's sit, let's sit. Let's eat.

What are we thinking?

Some wine? Oh yeah please.

So do you feel different?

Bit nauseous.

But you know you have another person inside of you, another heart beating.

It's just amazing.

Isn't it amazing?

Mm-hmm.

You have to see the scan.

Oh really. Can he see it?

Do you mind if I? Sure.

It's very cute.

See?

Oh look.

Oh look, it looks very like Joe doesn't it.

(laughs) Yeah, he does all right.

Oh, emm...

So when's your next scan?

Another eight weeks.

It's a funny thing really.

How do you mean?

I was once having a baby with Joe too.

Grace don't.

The baby would be seven now.

Joe?

Cathy.

Cathy!

What the fuck are you looking at?

Thanks for this.

Not at all, thank you.

I'll only be a few hours.

Well, it's no problem.

Hey happy birthday by the way.

Jacob told me.

Thank you.

You know, I was married to Rory, I can tell when he's not well.

He has cancer.

Is it treatable?

Oh God Anna, I'm so sorry.

Do the boys know?

We only told them this morning, so they're still processing.

Jacob is very upset.

And Calum?

You know, hard to tell, it's all teenage macho man.

It's usually the ones who bottle it up that I worry about.

You don't need to worry at all, I'll make sure he's okay.

All set?

Can you do me a favour? Sure.

Just don't make any promises you can't keep, for his sake.

She should have just told Dennis where to go.

Easier said than done.

He could be very persuasive when he wanted something.

Jesus though, to allow her to risk everything like that, and she

expecting a child on her own.

PHONE BUZZES

Honestly, trying to keep this family afloat is impossible.

Everywhere I turn there's just more water needs to be bailed.

Maybe you should take a step back then.

You know what they say about there are no living martyrs, so if this is

too much for you then...

I didn't say it was too much.

No, but it is affecting your life, it is affecting your relationships.

Everything. So when is it going to be enough?

I can't just turn my back, can I?

Especially on Jenny, not now.

Do you really want me to be visiting my grandchild behind bars?

Maybe I can help.

Not unless you have 70k to spare.

What if I do?

Why would you do that?

Em... not everyone has an ulterior motive Val, you know, sometimes an

act of kindness is just that.

So there was something you wanted to talk to me about?

Science camp, the board have decided the numbers aren't enough.

The numbers are exactly the same as last year.

No, it's done.

No point fighting.

What is, what is worth fighting for around here Val?

Do you even know?

You're angry with him.

He just lies, cheats all the time, covering his tracks.

Do you think not telling somebody something is the same as lying to them?

Yeah, I do.

Because it changes how you see them.

What if when he's dead, all I can remember are the bad things?

I was wondering when you were going to apologise.

I'm here for Grace actually.

Look can we just get past this, please?

I mean right now I have the world on my back and I don't need you in the saddle too.

Apology accepted.

SOUND OF BREAKING PLATES

We're not having the best of days.

Was the dinner that bad?

Worse.

I made a complete eejit of myself.

I want to be happy for them, like I really do, but I just can't.

Did you take your meds?

Yes mam!

Jesus, it's not all about taking the meds.

Isn't it normal to be a bit upset when your ex-boyfriend has a baby

with your best friend?

Yes of course it is, it is completely normal.

Off you go, or you'll be late.

Do I have to? Yes, you do.

She is your sister.

Right.

(Laughter)

So you really can't swim at all?

No, I can't.

It's kind of funny being here as well not being able to swim.

Yeah, hilarious actually.

So if I just like, I mean I'm not like forcing you to or anything,

but if I were to just push you into the water.

No actually I don't think so, I think we should go back so.

Are you sure, I think we should go directly into the water, no...

(Laughter)

PHONE RINGS

I don't want to lie to you.

Okay.

Those guys I beat up at the beach, that wasn't the first time.

What do you mean?

Back in my old school, there were these two guys that would beat up me

and this other boy, just day in day out, for months.

And one day I just snapped and they ended up in hospital.

My dad got the parents to drop the charges on the condition that I left the school.

Will we head back?

Yeah.

I don't know, it's just weird, I've never seen Frank like that before.

Like what?

Angry, I didn't know he had it in him.

Well maybe it's guilt, there was definitely something going on with

them at the party.

Himself and dad were really going at each other, about the business I think.

Maybe he said some things he regrets now.

I don't know.

Listen, I'm so sorry, I have completely forgot, I've got to be

somewhere, I'll swing back for you, okay?

Mam?

So Megan were there any recent changes to Dennis' will?

Yeah Dennis asked me last month to amend his will, he didn't want Frank

receiving anything.

Do you have any idea why?

I learned a long time ago to just do as I was told where Dennis was concerned.

You know that.

Thanks Megan, I owe you one.

DOORBELL RINGS

Val. What did you do?

What do you mean?

Dennis didn't always treat you well, I know that.

So whatever went down between you this time must have been pretty bad.

You shopped him in, didn't you?

Yeah.

There were families about to move into those houses, okay, people with

kids depending on them.

They would have lost everything if I hadn't pulled the plug.

No, no Frank, it was more than that.

Yeah, yeah, of course it was.

I wanted Dennis to realise that he couldn't keep messing people around.

Okay I thought he'd take a financial hit, God knows he deserved it.

You didn't give a shit about those families and their new homes.

He cut you out of the loop and it hurt your pride.

You're unbelievable.

Oh and for what it's worth.

I wiped all his hard drives, I burned any paper trail I could find,

anything that would incriminate Dennis.

So what, you want me to thank you now, do you?

Yes I do actually.

Just once.

A thank you would be nice for everything I've done for this family.

Just once.

Oh, yes!

Here.

Are you okay?

Dad's going to die.

Yeah, I know.

I'll have two mums I guess?

That's true.

That is, if you still want to be our mum?

Of course I do.

Why wouldn't I?

Hey, you can say it, whatever it is, it's okay.

It's just, you didn't want us before, and I was wondering why you want us now?

I never not wanted you, not for one second.

That's not what mum said.

What did she say?

That you weren't ready for it.

I heard her tell Dennis that we were better off without you.

Sorry.

You have nothing to be sorry about, do you hear me?

Don't you worry about anything now, I'm going to be around for as long as

you want me to be, okay?

Yeah?

Do you think I could have a hug?

You haven't said anything in a while.

I've just been thinking.

That was really brave.

Yeah?

Yeah.

We've all done things that we're not proud of.

You, me, your dad...

It's what you do next that counts though Calum.

You should try make some good memories while you still can.

I've got to go to work.

Yeah.

Bye.

DOOR SLAMS

Why the hell would you give him more money without checking with me first?

Hello to you too.

No I mean it Jen, what were you thinking?

You should have asked me first.

He told me not to.

He said it would be back in my account before anyone would need to know.

Yeah because he knew I wouldn't let it happen.

Just stop, will you?

It's bad enough without you having a go at me.

Do you know the saddest thing?

I actually felt, flattered.

Like that out of all of us he came to me for help.

God how could I be so stupid?

Come here.

We'll find a way out, I promise.

I'm sorry. No, no, no.

Don't be sorry.

He just used you.

Same way he used all of us.

Dad?

Dad?

Dad?

Dad!

Dad!

Dad?

Wake up, wake up dad!

Look at me.

I'm stuck in the bath like a tool just waiting for someone to help me get out.

Here.

I'm sorry.

Me too.

I'm so sorry.

It's okay.

(Crying)

I'm here, I'm here.

Let's have a birthday lunch they said, it'll be fun they said,

then they don't turn up.

Happy birthday. Thanks.

Are you all right, you look like hell.

Oh gee thanks.

Hey, happy birthday.

Thanks.

Where's Grace? Oh she's in the ladies.

So what are we drinking?

I'm way ahead of you, on my second glass of wine.

Yeah actually, can we order, just I've to be back at the hospital at

3 o'clock for a check-up.

I'm sorry, am I delaying you?

You've been here all of 30 seconds.

What is up with you?

I've other things I could be doing besides sitting here like a total inconvenience.

No one thinks that.

Maybe we should just cancel altogether, it's weird with dad anyway.

No, no, no, no that's exactly why we're not cancelling.

Look, with everything that's going on right now I just wanted us to

have a nice time together.

Says the woman looking through her rose coloured glasses!

Excuse me?

You do have a habit of only seeing what you want to see mam.

Happy birthday, what did I miss?

Did you really not know he was leaving me less than the girls in his will?

What?

Of course I didn't know.

Well you should have.

You shouldn't have enabled him.

You should have protected us.

Protected you?

Are you kidding me?

You were more than happy to be involved in his money making schemes

so long as you profited from it.

Mum! And you?

You, you ran to him every time you needed something done and didn't

want to get your hands dirty. Go easy mum.

No, no, he let you use the cafe for over a year rent free.

You said it yourself, if you didn't have that place you don't know what

you would have done.

So don't sit there accusing me.

None of you minded his dodgy dealings so long as you benefited from them.

Can we just eat?

I'm not really hungry any more.

Jesus just forget it.

I've other things I could be doing.

Lads.

Would you just stop acting like a child and sit down.

You're acting like everything's fine when clearly it's anything but.

I think my waters just broke.

What?

Don't just sit there! Okay.

Come on, come on just breathe.

Is it another one?

How far apart was that?

Would someone bloody time them?

You know what, you need to calm down.

You know, you know I bet all the stress about the money has put you

into labour in the first place.

For all the good it did me.

But I think I might have the solution.

Karl has offered to lend us the money.

Really? Yeah really.

Now we have to pay him back of course.

Oh thank you. Oh thank him, thank God.

Fucking dad!

I'm bleeding. Oh Jesus.

No, no, no, no. No, come on now.

Come on. Grace, put your foot down.

Come on, we've got this.

Jesus Christ.

Come on, come on.

KNOCK ON DOOR

Rory?

Val isn't here.

She's not here at the moment.

It's actually your eldest I was looking for.

I need you to come down to the station Calum, just to answer a

couple of questions.

Okay, I'm coming with you. No.

It's grand.

You need a rest.

No. No, it's okay, seriously.

It's fine, yeah.

Yeah, there's nothing to worry about.

I'll have him back in time for his tea.

It's fine, seriously, you rest, yeah?

Calum...

I'll phone your mum and she'll come down to the station, yeah?

PHONE RINGING

Oh God can you just turn off your mobile phone please.

It's Rory, I'll call him back.

The blood most likely means that the placenta is detaching, which means

that the baby could be deprived of oxygen.

No, no, no you're just going to breathe, come on now, come on.

I ignored all the signs.

There was the headaches, there was my blood pressure.

It's not, come on.

None of it matters does it?

If anything happens to this baby... Just breathe.

If anything, if anything happens to me.

You have to tell Michael.

Michael? Why?

He deserves to know.

I used one of our embryos, Michael had already left.

I felt I had nothing to hold on to.

You stole the embryo?

No I didn't steal it.

Why didn't you discuss it with anyone?

I did.

Dennis!

I knew, I knew that you would try to talk me out of it, that embryo was half mine.

Ahhh...

It's coming, it's coming, the baby's coming.

Please hurry!

Enjoying the party?

Nah, you know yourself, getting older.

Makes you realise certain things.

How so?

Who's got your back?

Who's waiting to stick a knife in it?

Did you really think it wouldn't get back to me?

Your noble betrayal.

Dennis look... We'll speak, but not now.

What was it mam used to say?

No good deed goes unpunished.