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Christ, you can be fucking patronising sometimes.

Yeah, well, at least I'm not shallow and immoral.

You want to get Kirsty back in her hutch. She's only an intern.

Ah, thanks for the tip.

I've been thinking about you. I've been thinking about you.

Think by-election. Think whether you're still interested.

We're signing up the A-list.

The party wants to be seen to be changing.

Are you standing in Longton South? They want me to.

And you said? I've said yes. And then there's us.

What it's going to do to us... I wonder?

And now drugs, why a Commons Select Committee

says we need to forget our ABCs.

We talk to Jo Porter about Government plans

to shake-up the classification system,

and James Northcott on why the Conservatives think

the Government's high on its own innovations.

For nine years now, this New Labour government

has flopped from policy

to policy on drugs, from zero tolerance to...

Sanctioning inner-city no-go zones.

Downgrading marijuana and clearly, plainly, it's-it's not working.

Against the best scientific advice. What we need is...

He's way off. What's he doing?

When an all-party committee tells us the way we categorise drugs

is outmoded and potentially dangerous,

It would be immoral for the Government

not to sit up and take notice. Go on, Jo.

I also think James probably feels the same way but on drugs,

as with so much else,

the opposition may think progressive thoughts

but can't sell them to their grassroots. Yes.

On the contrary, if Jo...

It's going to be another one of those areas where the Tories

declare what's blindingly obvious to everybody except other Tories.

I'm afraid that's all we've got time for.

Jo Porter, James Northcott, thank you both. Ouch.

A fucking disaster. No, it wasn't. I looked like a bloody zombie.

Everyone has off-nights. She was on-form because she was briefed.

Maybe whoever briefed Porter didn't have selection on their mind.

James! Hey, there was nothing wrong with that briefing document.

Don't let our relationship confuse you. I pay your wages.

While you work for me, you give me your full concentration.

Superb. Northcott never knew what hit him. It's only Newsnight.

We're going to need some more expert back-up. Get me that, erm...

charity guy, the one who gives out free heroin to Scousers.

Christ, look at the bags on that!

No, you looked good. Who wants to go for a drink?

You must be joking. Ian's already climbing the walls

about me being back late third night in a row.

Don't want to divorce. Too much on. Kirsty? Can't...

Date.

Date.

Why aren't you at the pub?

If you played your cards right, Kirsty might let you hold her hand.

She's on a date. A date? Yeah.

You OK? Yeah, not bothered.

Well said. You know those girls aren't real lesbians.

They're not even real cheerleaders.

I was downloading the Today programme.

There was an interview I missed this morning in the shower.

Jesus. A singles' website.

No, actually, this is good, this is a good first step.

I mean it's tragic and depressing obviously. But...

You've got to start somewhere, moving on.

I told you, I don't need to move on.

There was a momentary attraction. Unrequited.

Yeah, but moving on doesn't come into it.

His name's Paul Zaslavsky. He's had a bit of a run-in with Moscow.

They've issued an arrest warrant. Got a tip-off last night,

he called us as soon as his plane touched the ground.

Why? Because we're the best.

No. Why did Moscow issue an arrest warrant?

Tax fraud. This guy is kosher.

He's a mild-mannered entrepreneur. Russian Richard Branson?

Russian Richard Branson.

That's good. But because he happens to own oil fields

in a country where Moscow wants to control the energy industry...

They trump up some charges.

PHONE RINGS

INTERCOM: 'Mr Zaslavsky's here.' Thanks.

Choosing candidates is the only fun associations ever have.

Not big A-list fans then?

It's likely to work against you.

Sorry, as will the gender and ethnicity thing.

So what? Give up? The trick is the chairman.

Associations don't like being bossed about

but they fall in line with the chairman.

Get in with the chairman, or this case, chairwoman.

Really? Bad luck. How are you on asexual in diminutive?

For corporate clients we put their people face-to-face

with figures of influence.

We feel we can represent your position in much the same way.

Of course that's only part of our strategy.

The more important part is going to be raising your profile.

We'd like to make sure that by the time

any deportation issue arises you'll be a household name.

We're talking about making you unextraditable.

When do we start? I'll get the contracts ready.

I don't know how much you've heard about... allegations against me.

In Russia, I was involved with an opposition party

with freedom-of-speech campaigns.

It's one of the reasons why they wanted me behind bars.

While I'm here I'd like to learn as much as I can

about how your democracy works.

Why don't we start with Prime Minister's Questions?

You can rustle up some tickets for tomorrow. Not a problem.

Thanks for this, Harry. You saved my life.

This Russian client of mine is a bit of a democracy geek.

I thought the Russians were all gangsters these days.

Still, I can talk.

I'm late for a meeting with a bunch of crooks meself.

What's that about then?

Oh, board of Lanson Motors!

These jokers, they buy the company not two years ago,

asset-strip it like locusts

and then they want to sell it as a going concern.

I'm supposed to lean on the DTI to put together a rescue package.

So they can walk away from their liabilities. Nice (!)

Try sharing a room with him. Still, 800 jobs in my constituency.

I'm better off with my guy. I've to play holiday rep for a while

and then I'll get bored I hope.

Probably. Watch your back though.

Book launch for Derek Parry's Diaries.

Red Derek Parry? "Winter of discontent" Derek Parry?

Apparently. "Labour politics in its darkest post-war hour". Fascinating.

Mmm. I was being sarcastic.

So was I.

All right, Jo?

Birthday cards rolling in. Hi, Jo.

You kept Thursday night free like I told you? Yep...

Can't believe you're foregoing

the traditional Westminster piss up. Showing your age.

When's this heroin bloke coming in?

He, er, hasn't confirmed yet. Tell him we'll pay his train fare.

We have to do something to mark your 40th.

I am, having dinner with friends at a restaurant. Nice.

Glad you approve, you two are doing the invites.

There's the list. Oh, er... number 11 called.

Enjoyed your performance greatly. You were amazing.

Can we just get on with today?

Sure.

Back at two. Meeting.

James's Tuesday meeting.

Do you have anything on? Shut up, Matt.

What time do you expect to be back?

Around two-ish? Shut up!

I'm glad we could work past

our little crisis of communication. Me too.

I'd send flowers to your office but they give me hay fever.

I thought we were OK? Ignore me,

I'm probably just stressed about the selection.

Stressful business.

Maybe one of the nights you could come with me to the constituency?

I can't, I wish I could. Family commitments. It's just...

It would help a lot if you were seen as a backer.

I thought I'd answered that question

but seeing as you've broken our embargo on shoptalk,

I've seen the press release for safer streets. We can do better.

I'm asking for your help with the selection. Yes, I noticed that.

Disappointing when a woman asks for something after sex.

I remember when I was 17 thinking I'd got on well with this girl

I'd met at a bar in Marseilles.

Turned out she expected me to leave a 50 franc note on the table.

Suddenly came back to me.

You take your press release and your job...

You stick them up your arse!

SHE SNEEZES Echinacea. What?

Echinacea. Nip it in the bud.

Who else is going to Jo's dinner?

You can't invite six people, Danny.

It's not a party.

See if the restaurant has a function room. Did you hear what Jo said?

Let me tell you something about women, Danny.

You have to decode.

Jo is depressed about getting old.

When a woman feels vulnerable

she doesn't just come out and ask for what she wants.

Look how she's acting. Shut up.

Jo Paul's office.

Paul?

Your ticket.

I've got a call from a contact in Moscow.

They're drawing up extradition papers.

There's something you might be interested in on that.

I've been giving some thought.

How much do you know about car manufacturing?

'Hi, this is Matt. Leave a message.'

Hi, Matt, I'm on my way to the selection.

Call me back, I need to talk to you. OK.

Like I said in my e-mail,

most Saturdays I'll be in the pub with my mates.

Watching football, that sort of thing.

Me too.

Erm...

Not watching football, but probably... shopping.

Shoes mainly.

This isn't working, is it? It is, yeah, it's fine.

Do you know how many of these things I've been on?

Loads.

Every one a complete washout.

You know why?

Because as a woman, I feel obliged to come across as this...

bland, generic entity that will match up with this identikit

of attractiveness that men carry around with them.

You're not coming across as generic.

I only really have two main interests.

Politics and current affairs.

That's all the same thing.

I... I'll see you around. No, wait, wait, wait a minute.

Ever heard of Derek Parry? Red Derek Harry?

I'm not an employment lawyer but I think "stick your job up your arse"

counts as a resignation. Just apologise.

He called me a whore. I call you a whore all the time.

'I thought you'd want to help me. God, I'm so stupid.' Stupid whore,

just apologise, he'll take you back. Not only will he not take me back

he'll make my life a misery

for every minute of the two weeks' notice.

Oh, I'd better go. I'm here.

Thank you. Thank you very much. Cheers.

Ashika? Lovely to meet you. I'm Nigel.

Oh, hi. You're...? The competition! Among others. So, how was your trip?

You must be knackered. No, fine, thanks.

How about you? You come far?

Not really, just down there.

Oh right, so quite local them. A couple of doors from Camilla.

Camilla Martin? Our chairman.

Right.

Great (!)

As soon as Central Office said they were sending down a high flyer,

you could almost see the blood pressure rising.

Some bloody woman parachuted in from London.

So if you get a bit of flak, don't pay any attention.

Better go and say hello.

Excuse me.

Hello, all. This is Ashika Chandrimani

all the way from London.

Hi. Hello.

Is that really sad, going to a book launch? No way.

It's going to be a runaway publishing success.

Hello.

How's it going? Yeah, a lot better than expected.

Yeah? Yeah. Well, I'm glad I didn't storm out of the pub now.

Me too.

Do you want to show me your bedroom?

Normally I'm a lot more muscular.

Achoo! Are you allergic to handsome men?

This stupid cold.

Well, I told you to take the echinacea.

What?

Nothing.

You never told me to take echinacea.

You must be thinking of someone else.

How's that date going?

That was pretty painless.

Ah, Nigel, you waited for me.

So how was it for you?

Yeah, like you say. They give you a bit of a rough ride?

Yeah, well, thought so.

They've this local candidates business on the brain

and it'll gets a bit Royston Vasey.

I mean don't worry, you'll make last three.

It's a foregone conclusion.

No-one's going to declare open war on Central Office.

Might get a bit hairy after that. Madness, isn't it?

This day and age.

You told her the truth? Why did you tell her the truth?

Well, I had to. Out of respect.

Well, she didn't look like someone who for felt very respected to me.

In fact, I was picking up more of an angry, humiliated vibe.

Let me tell you something about women, Danny.

When a woman's in her knickers, it's polite to have sex with her.

I can't have sex with someone when I'm thinking about another person.

Yes, you can, how do you think ugly people manage? I was on the spot.

You could have had sex. I know, but I couldn't think of anything.

Wait a minute, wait a minute.

Oh, no, no, no, no, this is worse than I thought.

You didn't want to have sex with her because she was not Kirsty.

Oh, you are in so much trouble.

'Ashika, it's James, could you come back to the office please?

'I need to see you.'

Hi. Hi.

Sorry to call you in so late.

It's all right. It's pretty much what I expected. I'm ready.

Ashika, this isn't work.

I need to apologise to you and to explain.

What I said about family commitments,

it's the truth, it's Caroline.

Oh, is she OK? Yeah, it's nothing, she's got impacted wisdom teeth.

She has to have the surgery, I said I'd be there when she comes round.

There are things in a marriage that just by virtue of having

been together so long you don't back away from.

Well then why didn't you tell me?

Because I find it stupid and embarrassing.

Look, I hate this, I hate fighting with you.

I hate not being able to help you.

This is all just very bad timing.

Something occurred to me in the glare of that television light.

It put me off my game,

it stopped me remembering your excellent briefing document.

I need you.

We need someone with experience helping addicts - sorry, users.

We're expecting the usual knee-jerk responses from the tabloids.

We'd like something to counter that.

I mean, obviously we'd reimburse the train fare... Yes, I can hold.

It's got nothing to do with networking. Fine.

It'd be good for Jo.

Good for us.

What?

I don't know, doing something that wasn't just about work.

I reckon we'd be good at it.

Make a good team.

Right, well, when can he make it?

OK, I'll pencil you in for tomorrow. Can I make that a heavy pencil?

Harry.

Oh, hello, young man, how you doing? All good.

I wanted to talk to you about the future of the Lanson plant.

Talk to my DTI pals. Bail-out's strictly for election years.

I might have thought of a way. Kill a few birds with one stone.

Zaslavsky.

He wants to buy the thing out right, assume company debts

Nice of him. Why? Extradition papers in the post.

He reckons the government's going to have a hard time

kicking out the saviour of 800 jobs.

I'm not sure I like the sound

of this character setting up shop in my constituency.

We're talking a little bit of creative accounting

12,000 miles away.

This way, everyone wins.

I'll give the board a call.

If they don't know who you are, you can mention my name, but that's it.

You're the brains behind this one.

I don't want anyone in any doubt about that. All right?

OK.

Listen, this party.

Maybe you're right.

Maybe we could do something bigger.

Superb. Like you said.

Be good for Joe.

I'll tell them that we're not allowed

to fight elections during Ramadan. It's not Ramadan.

I'm not a Muslim. I'm trying to explain I'm not gonna get selected.

I can't even get to the bloody chairwoman.

Dropping out halfway through a nomination process is suicide.

I'm fine with it. No, you're not. You know what you're being now?

PHONE RINGS You're being a stupid whore.

James Northcott's office. Hi, Caroline.

He's just over at CCHQ.

Yeah, leaving straight from there, I believe.

How are you? How are your teeth?

Good.

You're welcome.

Mine are fine too, thank you.

How much am I going to lose?

Shouldn't be more than 12 million.

Think you'll find it's money well spent.

I enjoyed Prime Minister's Questions.

Would my Right Honourable Friend agree?

Glad you liked it.

I have a question I wish someone would ask.

If your government is so keen on free markets, how come they won't

put pressure on Putin to return oil stocks to people who own them first?

Good question. Someone should ask it? Well, get someone to ask it.

Yeah, well,

doesn't really work like that. I wish it did. I want it asked.

Right, well...

I wrote it down.

Sorry, Paul...

This is obviously my fault, because I'm not making myself clear.

Oh, no, no, no. I'm not making myself clear.

You get this question asked.

I'm not going to be able to do that.

You don't turn me down.

You do your research and you find out what happens

to people who turn me down.

And then you get this question asked.

How's Caroline?

Much improved, thanks. Obviously, still in pain

with the stitches in her gums. Oh.

She get the flowers? What flowers?

The flowers.

I sent her flowers.

Yeah, and a note...

saying good luck with your impacted wisdom tooth operation.

I sent them yesterday. They should have got there by now.

I'm going to ring the florist.

What did the card say?

Matt spoke to her, James.

Like I said, she's much improved, but with...

She had her wisdom teeth out when she was 19.

Why don't you tell me what it is you're afraid of? I want to know.

Why does this threaten you so much? You are not going to get selected.

You said so. You'll be seen as someone

who can't get a constituency party behind you.

We'll find out because my name's gone forward.

This'll damage your career. Leave it a couple of years.

This is about you keeping me low profile

until you get where you want to go.

Three years, tops. You really think we've got that long?

Richard Branson doesn't threaten people.

Richard Branson doesn't have associates disappeared.

"Chief investigator in mining concessions enquiry

"slain in Moscow traffic jam."

That's not mild mannered, Stephen.

Where you getting this from, Scott?

Little research tool called the internet. You look people up on it.

Interfax is behind this.

Moscow will throw anything at him to get that extradition.

We need this contract.

You're employed to exert influence on our clients behalf.

He wants you to exert influence.

I don't see the problem.

Can I get a number off you? TELEVISION IS ON

Whose number? Pete's.

Pete... From Newcastle.

Geordie Pete?

What do you want cocaine for?

Party. Jo's party, oh, we're back on Kirsty now, are we?

The trouble with giving coke to girls,

is you never really know who they're going to sleep with.

I'm hearing very good things about Rohypnol though.

Why you being such a tosser about this?

Because it's not going to work.

Do you know what I would try?

When you're looking at her...

closing your mouth, not drooling.

Fuck you, Scott. I'm your older brother.

It's my job to look after you.

Stop you making a dick of yourself on Class A drugs.

BLEEPS

What are you going to do?

Don't know what I'm gonna do. Stop asking me what I'm gonna do.

I'm never gonna get away from the guy. Thinks I'm his serf.

Trying to work out how I'm gonna get to the end of the week

without being found on waste ground with a bullet through my head.

If you want to help, just try and think of someone

I could get to ask this question in the House.

He wrote it down.

He wants it asked as it is on there.

There's the reading of the Fuel Prices Bill

coming up and I thought maybe...? You want me to ask this?

In the House? Like I say...

Is this your calling in a favour, is it?

No. What, because of your Russians being on Lanson?

What, is it my turn to scratch your back?

I don't play those games. I thought you knew that. I do.

You reckon you'll give it a go, eh?

No-one can say you didn't try. Harry, I'm in over my head here.

You don't owe me, I know you don't.

But I need help.

You expect me to

stand up and ask this?

To save your arse?

If Dad was here now...

This is your everybody wins, is it?

Look at you with your slick deals.

Killing a few birds with one stone.

This is people's jobs we're talking about. People's lives.

I never said what your dad would have made what you do for a living.

Didn't think it were my place.

He would have hung his head.

Great! You're absolutely sure we couldn't do this somewhere else?

I've always wanted to see in here, man. Corridors of power.

I've got some ideas of my own. Make this country a better place.

I can run them by, if you like.

I'm paintballing, right.

Make that a subject at school, cos these kids

are walking round with all this aggression.

Right, Pete.

Every street gets a communal dog.

Kirsty. This is Peter.

Peter's a concerned constituent.

Hi. All right?

Any sign of that drugs guy?

No. He cancelled.

We need to get a press release out,

explaining my motives for the Lanson bid, yeah?

You seem unhappy.

Don't be. It bothers me.

ON TV: Mr Speaker, in view of the European Community's

commitment to free market principles,

can the Right Honourable Gentleman tell us why the buy up of

Russian fuel companies by the Kremlin

has gone all but unchallenged by Her Majesty's Government? He said it.

Not like I said.

But still, it's a good start.

And now we build on this.

This is a country I can do business in.

Yeah, tell you what, Paul, I...

feel like I've done what I was hired to do,

maybe a bit more, so that's it for me.

Oh, no, no, no, no. You're good at your job.

You're what I'm looking for.

No, no, no, I'm done. I quit.

You're going to be working with me full-time. I'll talk to Stephen.

No, see Stephen can't actually force me.

You'll do what Stephen tells you to do and Stephen will do

what I tell him. That's how it'll work.

You'll probably need a few days to finish off your other work, yeah?

Hmm?

Take a week.

MOBILE RINGS

Hello, stranger.

Pete, I was wondering if you can help me out, mate?

No, no, no, no, no. I'm back on in a big way. Yeah.

The next train to Glasgow Central

is now standing at platform ten and will be calling at Watford...

It was such a rush job briefing them as well.

Kirsty, can I drag you away for a moment?

But I thrive under that kind of pressure.

Kirsty.

Excuse me.

What?

Look down. What? Down. Look down.

Is that cocaine?

You wanted to push the boat out?

Do you have any idea of the nature of the business

you've contributed to? Sorry.

Obviously, you didn't make it

to the talk by the Colombian women's group.

This stuff destroys communities.

Thank you very much. Thank you.

So, what did you think?

I thought you did remarkably well with questions from the floor.

Almost like you knew what was coming.

Yeah, well, the advantages of local knowledge.

Oh, come on, the executive were never going to let you have it.

I fought two general elections here as an agent.

I know this constituency better than anyone.

Not well enough to actually take the seat though.

Obviously, you're upset.

You don't think it's fair.

Which is exactly how I feel about the A-list.

Or positive discrimination.

Na zdravie.

Cheers.

Peanut?

Sorry.

I think I might have spilt a few in your briefcase.

I might be a bit pissed.

Just nipping to the loo.

Yeah, he was in one of the cubicles, praying.

In Arabic.

He's at the back of the bar now.

He's got a bag, it's like a briefcase.

Yeah. Something in his hands, like a fat pen.

Surprise!

You didn't?

We did.

No, you didn't. You didn't. Yeah. What?

SHE WHISPERS: You idiot.

Where's Ian?

Where is Ian?

Delayed?

Let me say a few words about local knowledge.

I'm for knowing which one of our supporters

hasn't been to the ballot station

by five o'clock on election day.

I'll go there. I'll drag them to the station in their curlers.

We need that.

But we don't need the kind of local knowledge that says,

"Ferry Estate - no Tory voters there."

When the other guy has an 8,000 majority,

you need to start talking to some people that DON'T vote Conservative.

The majority of people anywhere care about education,

public services and getting a fair deal.

We can tell them those are our priorities too.

But as long as we look the same and sound the same,

they're not going to believe us.

I want to bring the message of a new Conservative Party

to every voter in every part of this constituency.

I'm up to that challenge.

I hope you are too.

Thank you.

# Happy birthday to you

# Happy birthday to you

# Happy birthday, dear Jo

# Happy birthday to you. #

I'm having the weirdest night. I'm having a weird one myself.

I mean weird good.

Do you mean weird good?

No.

Wow, this is nice.

There's so many of you... Managed to get hold of some cocaine.

I thought coke was passe.

I'm predicting a comeback.

..this lovely surprise.

It's very special to have so many friends here.

So, please, have a wonderful night.

Here, I'm not in the mood.

Is Kirsty?

My intention is to get well and truly pissed.

Ian, Ian, Ian!

Excuse me.

Nice speech. I'd vote for you.

So what do you think?

Did I do it?

How long have we got?

Half an hour to the vote...

Give it a shot, shall we?

Good to see you, James. How's Fergus? How are the boys?

How are you getting on with Ashika? Marvellous, isn't she?

Must hear all about her.

Happy birthday, Jo. Thanks, Scott.

Busting for the toilet.

What are you drinking? Have you seen Ian?

Ah, yeah.

I think he left.

No.

Maybe if we call him? I bloody told you, didn't I?

A few friends, I said. Sorry.

Ian hates this sort of thing.

Whose idea was this?

We both thought that...

Drop the debt at the time. Hi, Jo, are you having a good night?

Sorry we went a bit overboard with the head count.

Thanks for the effort.

It's funny, though. I can't help thinking

that I'm at the launch party for Kirsty McKenzie's political career.

Jo, listen, I hope you haven't got the wrong idea.

I've been banging on a bit. I get like that when I've had a few.

Mmm, ginger ale!

Don't get cute with me.

40, remember?

I wasn't born yesterday.

What's it going to be like for you when you're 40, Kirsty?

20 years of your nose up people's arses to look back on.

You look like you could do with a pick-me-up.

You know the way people get addicted to eBay?

Well, he was like that, only with the British constitution.

Said he wanted to see the House of Commons.

I thought, "OK, that's genuine curiosity."

Didn't know he wanted to buy the bloody thing.

She wants to be in the Cabinet, no-one's having a go at her.

Who's she?

She's got her nose up someone's arse.

I don't get what all the fuss is about cocaine.

It's not having any effect.

Ashika, they want you.

Hey, I was looking for you.

Got you a ginger ale. Cheers.

Can I get a vodka in this? Please.

Listen, what you said the other day, I think you're right.

That we'd make a good team.

Yeah.

Not just as colleagues, more than colleagues, you know?

Listen, this is probably going to sound really cheesy but, um...

Are you sure that was proper cocaine?

Cos it's still not having any effect.

You know the way people get addicted to eBay?

he was like that only with the British constitution.

You already said that.

I don't get why you're so surprised anyway.

Undermining democracy's like your job.

It's like your job title, Democracy Underminer.

IN AMERICAN ACCENT: Scott Foster, Democracy Underminer.

Not much for a party, is it?

I know, I hate it when it's just people talking.

Do you want to get out of here?

What?

Did you see the old dear demanding her ballot paper back,

insisting she made a mistake.

Joanna's put the fear of God in them. Did like that speech though.

You'll have to train Matt to do one like that for me. Champagne moment?

No? What?

What?

You knew her.

You could have done it any time? Oh, come on,

you're all the better for it, forged in flame and all that.

I hadn't heard you speech, had I?

You'd never have given it if your back hadn't been against the wall.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. You're right. I was trying to hold you back.

I didn't want to lose you, hence my behaving like a total dick.

I've been thinking, though, perhaps we don't have to be side by side

to be together, perhaps we can approach from a different angle?

Hm? James, you may have to start adjusting

to not always getting precisely what you want.

All right, Jo.

Sorry, I was just looking for Kirsty.

Jo?

Jo, no.

Don't do that.

How many gin and tonics did you have?

You know gin induces depression.

And other things induce depression.

You'd expect him to come in the room.

I'm gonna talk to him and I'll explain to him that it was my idea.

Just come in the room, you know?

It's my birthday party, for God's sake.

Even if it is a rave,

a bleeding orgy.

Come in and say, "Hello".

I'll tell you the problem.

What he saw in there, what he...

Didn't like the look of.

That's that my life.

I would say that's the problem.

I thought you were depressed about being 40?

That's because you're an idiot.

Yeah, we kind of established that earlier.

We should get you home. I should probably say goodbye to people.

Oh, no, no, I'll see about getting a cab.

MOBILE RINGS

Where's good?

What's a good club? Should I get that?

No. Probably some Russian hit man looking set up a meeting.

We're out of ginger ale.

Fuck off!

Have you got a Time Out?

HORN HONKS

Hello, this is Ashika Chandrimani,

I've recently had some cause for celebration and your name came up

as someone I imagined might be available

for a drink at short notice.

But I imagined wrong.

You're not.

You're tucked up in your bed.

Which is nice.

For you.

So, another time.

I don't really like clubs. Do you like clubs?

Not really, they're shit.

Sweaty teenagers.

Loud music.

What'll we do instead?

This is a really good idea.

It's much better than going to a club.

RADIO: 'The fate of the Lanson car plant

'hangs in the balance with news that Paul Zaslavsky,

'tipped as a potential bidder for the company, has fled the country

'having apparently been detained last night

;on charges of possessing illegal drugs.'

KNOCKING Scott!

Scott. Don't come in, mate.

The Russian's done a runner.

What? The Russian, he's fled the country, you're in the clear, mate.

That's good. I can't really talk right now, mate. I'm hungover.

Lightweight. Right, I'm off.

I'll see you later.

Yeah, see you.

Good thing you're not gonna be found on a patch of waste ground

with a bullet through your head.

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