Prosperity - Gavins Story

prosperity Written by Mark O'Halloran

gavin's story

SHOOTING SCRIPT

Directed by Lenny Abrahamson Produced by Element Pictures

© RTE 2007

GAVIN'S STORY Shooting Script.

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INT. KITCHEN/DINING ROOM. GAVIN’S HOUSE - 0805

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The front room of a council house in the north side of Dublin city. The room is shabby and untidy. There is a fourteen year old boy in the kitchen. He is wearing most of his school uniform. This is GAVIN. He is preparing his own breakfast. He is trying to explain something to his MOTHER. He has a debilitating stutter. His mother is sitting at the dining room table. She is in her night clothes. She is smoking a cigarette. Gavin’s younger sister, NADINE, is also here. Nadine is 12. She too is preparing her own breakfast. There is the incessant sound of a dog barking from the neighbours’ back yard. GAVIN’S MOTHER I’ll kill their dog. NADINE It’s barking at Hamilton’s rabbits. Mam.

GAVIN

GAVIN’S MOTHER Can’t fucken sleep with it. Mam!!

GAVIN

NADINE It smells the rabbits. GAVIN’S MOTHER I’m not listening to you Gavin. NADINE The Hamiltons have nine rabbits now. GAVIN All I need Mam... GAVIN’S MOTHER Nine rabbits. NADINE I like rabbits. GAVIN’S MOTHER I think they are disgusting. GAVIN Mam please. All I need is five euros ninety five. GAVIN’S MOTHER You have loads of them already Gavin. GAVIN It’s a set. (CONTINUED) © RTE 2007

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GAVIN’S MOTHER Well I haven’t got it now. GAVIN I have sixteen euros saved. I only need five ninety five more. Please. GAVIN’S MOTHER Gavin I haven’t got it. You do.

GAVIN

GAVIN’S MOTHER Why didn’t you ask Jerome when you seen him the other time? GAVIN I can’t ask me Da for things like that. GAVIN’S MOTHER But you can ask me. I want it.

GAVIN

Beat. Gavin’s mother finishes her cigarette. GAVIN’S MOTHER Those things is for babies anyway Gavin. GAVIN No they’re not. They are.

NADINE

GAVIN Shut up you. Beat. Please. No.

GAVIN (cont’d) GAVIN’S MOTHER

Gavin sits to eat his breakfast. He has tears in his eyes. The dog is still barking next door. GAVIN’S MOTHER (cont’d) That fucken dog. CUT TO:

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INT. GAVIN’S BEDROOM. GAVIN’S HOUSE - 0815

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Gavin is in his bedroom. He is sitting on the edge of his bed. With great concentration he is arranging the models he has. He has seven lined up on the shelf. He leaves the shelf and starts to pack his bag. He takes out some of the books. He pushes the books under his bed. In their place he puts a track suit. He takes another smaller, empty ruck sack and puts it in the bag. He opens a box on his shelf. He takes out the sixteen euros inside and puts it in his pocket. CUT TO: 3

EXT. FRONT OF GAVIN’S HOUSE - 0825

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Gavin is outside his house. Gavin’s Mother is at the door. She is seeing him off. He is about to leave. GAVIN’S MOTHER Gavin wait for Nadine. Sake.

GAVIN

GAVIN’S MOTHER I’m working til eight tonight. Nadine arrives out. GAVIN’S MOTHER (cont’d) So don’t be killing each other. NADINE Say it to him. GAVIN’S MOTHER And don’t be bringing anyone in after school. No.

NADINE

GAVIN’S MOTHER The place in a tip. Come on.

GAVIN

GAVIN’S MOTHER There’s waffles and things in the freezer. Bye. Bye.

NADINE GAVIN’S MOTHER

There is someone entering the house next door. He is 17. His name is MARCUS. (CONTINUED) © RTE 2007

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GAVIN Alright Marcus. Gavin.

MARCUS

GAVIN’S MOTHER Can you do something about that dog Marcus? MARCUS She’s only a pup. So.

GAVIN’S MOTHER

MARCUS So I’m taking her for a walk. Sake.

GAVIN’S MOTHER

MARCUS Relax for yourself. CUT TO: 4

EXT. STREET - 0835

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Gavin and Nadine are walking down the street together. They walk for ages. Eventually. GAVIN Where do the Hamiltons keep their rabbits? NADINE They builded a thing out in the garden for them. A thing?

GAVIN

NADINE A shed thing. Their Da builded it. Pause. They continue to walk. Eventually Gavin sees CONOR and LEONARD up ahead. Conor is Gavin’s best friend. Conor and Leonard are stood beside a grassy area. Leonard is holding onto Conor’s arm which is in a cast. Conor has a bad bleach job on his hair. Gavin looks at them. He is not happy to have Nadine here. GAVIN Cross over the road you. Why?

NADINE

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GAVIN I don’t want you hanging around me. NADINE I’m not hanging around you. GAVIN You are. Fuck off. Gavin pushes her hard. She crosses over. He watches her. He stops and picks up a stone. He throws it over her head. NADINE Get lost Gavin. GAVIN You get lost. He laughs. Cry baby.

NADINE

Nadine runs off. Gavin looks at Conor and Leonard. They haven’t noticed him. Gavin is not happy to see Conor and Leonard together. He moves towards Leonard and Conor. As he gets close he takes his bag from his back and swings it at Conor. It knocks into Conor hard. Fuck off. What? Nothing.

CONOR GAVIN CONOR

GAVIN Who you saying fuck off to? Gavin gets Conor in a head lock and pulls him to the ground. CONOR Gavin me fucken arm. Conor’s arm is in a cast. Two of his fingers are held straight by a piece of metal. LEONARD Leave him alone Gavin. Why?

GAVIN

LEONARD Cause I said so. GAVIN You’re not his friend. (CONTINUED) © RTE 2007

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LEONARD N-n-no Gav gav Gavin. Gavin lets Conor get up. Shut up.

GAVIN

LEONARD Ga-ga-Gavin. CONOR It hurts it does. The three boys walk on in silence. CONOR (cont’d) Did you see Mythbusters last night? No. Stupid. Yeah.

LEONARD GAVIN CONOR

The boys walk along. Gavin is not happy. Eventually. LEONARD I’m going to kick Nickey Sexton’s fuck in. CONOR He’s a huge bastard Leonard. LEONARD Are you saying I wouldn’t take him? No.

CONOR

LEONARD Kill him I will. They walk. Gavin is silent. They reach a turn. Gavin leaves the road and sets off across the no man’s land. He turns around and calls after Conor. GAVIN Come on Conor. CONOR I’m coming. LEONARD Where are youse going?

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GAVIN None of your business. LEONARD Stutter fuck. Asshole.

GAVIN

Gavin strides ahead. Conor follows after. GAVIN (cont’d) I don’t like him. CONOR (explaining himself) I was waiting for you. GAVIN We don’t hang around with him. I know.

CONOR

They continue to walk. CUT TO: 5

EXT. WASTELAND/ DERELICT CLUBHOUSE - 0840

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The boys are standing behind a small building near a sportsfield. Gavin has taken off his school uniform and is putting on his track suit. He takes the small rucksack from the bag and puts it on also. He puts his discarded uniform inside his school bag and then stashes this bag inside the old derelict building. CONOR I wish I’d known we weren’t going to school. I could have brought me other clothes with me. Beat. He watches Gavin preparing. CONOR (cont’d) I’m kinda hot. GAVIN Well take off your coat so. CONOR I can’t take off me coat. Why?

GAVIN

CONOR Cause people will see.

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See what?

GAVIN

Conor takes off his coat. He shows Gavin his cast. Written across it in big letters is the word ‘POOF’. GAVIN (cont’d) Who done that? Leonard.

CONOR

GAVIN You should have slapped him one. CONOR I couldn’t. This is me good arm. GAVIN Serves you right for hanging around with him so. CONOR I wasn’t hanging around with him. Beat. CONOR (cont’d) I’ll be sweating all day now. GAVIN Take your coat off. No one will notice. CONOR They fucken will. GAVIN And empty out your bag. We’ll take it with us. Conor takes off his coat and ties it around his waist. He empties his school books near where Gavin has left his things. CUT TO: 6

EXT. WASTELAND/ SPORTSFIELD - 0850

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The boys are walking across the wasteland. CUT TO: 7

EXT. LANEWAY BEHIND HAMILTONS’ HOUSE - 0900

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Gavin is on top of the back wall of Hamilton’s house. Conor is still in the laneway. CONOR I can’t pull meself up with me arm. (CONTINUED) © RTE 2007

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GAVIN Get something to stand on. What?

CONOR

GAVIN The box there. Conor goes to get the box. Gavin drops down. CUT TO: 8

EXT. HAMILTONS’ BACK GARDEN - 0904

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Gavin is standing in front of a large home made rabbit hutch. He has his face close to the wire. He is staring in at the rabbits. The hutch is in two sections. The smaller section holds one adult rabbit. The large section holds one adult rabbit and seven baby rabbits. Gavin hears the sound of Conor landing heavily off the wall. CONOR Me fucking arm. Shut up.

GAVIN

Conor joins Gavin. They look at the rabbits. GAVIN (cont’d) Rabbits, rabbits, rabbits. CONOR Rabbits, rabbits, rabbits. Conor notices the adult rabbit on his own. CONOR (cont’d) Why’s that one like that on his own? GAVIN Must be the Da rabbit. In case he eats the babies. CONOR Do rabbits do that? GAVIN Cats do it. I suppose.

CONOR

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CONOR What are you doing? GAVIN I want to look at them. CONOR Leonard would kill us. GAVIN (quietly) Fuck Leonard. Gavin starts to open the hutch. They speak quietly. CONOR The rabbits. Yeah.

GAVIN

CONOR They’re like little things aren’t they? GAVIN Little rabbits. Yeah.

CONOR

Gavin gently crouches down. He holds out his hand as if offering food. Here.

GAVIN

CONOR What’s the baby for rabbits? What?

GAVIN

CONOR What you call them? Baby rabbits. GAVIN (ridiculing Conor) What’s the baby for rabbits? You know. You fool.

CONOR GAVIN

CONOR Yeah. The baby for rabbits. I’m thick. (CONTINUED) © RTE 2007

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Gavin takes one up in his arms. He cradles it. He is very gentle with it. Rabbit.

GAVIN

CONOR Bunnies is it? Gavin puts the baby rabbit down. He takes off his ruck sack. He opens it. CONOR (cont’d) What are you doing? GAVIN I want one. CONOR You can’t take one. Says who?

GAVIN

He places a rabbit inside. CONOR What about Leonard? Leonard.

GAVIN

Gavin closes the opening to the hutch. Alongside there is a large bag of rabbit pellets. He dips his hands in and fills his pockets. CUT TO: 9

EXT. STREET - 0925

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The boys are sitting on a wall. Gavin is looking in the bag. CONOR What’s it doing? Nothing. Moving?

GAVIN CONOR

GAVIN Yeah. Shitting on the bottom of the bag. Show us.

CONOR

Gavin show’s him. Conor laughs. (CONTINUED) © RTE 2007

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CONOR (cont’d) The little shits. Yeah.

GAVIN

They look at the rabbit still. CONOR Are we still getting the thing, the toy? Yeah.

GAVIN

CONOR How we get the money? Shut up.

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EXT. STREET - 0940

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Gavin and Conor are walking towards the large neighbourhood Spar shop. CONOR I’m like a sitting duck in this uniform. GAVIN No you’re not. CONOR If the cops come but. GAVIN Tell them you were at the dentist. CONOR Right. I hate the dentist. GAVIN Here, take the rabbit and give me your bag. Gavin swaps his ruck sack with the rabbit for Conor’s empty bag. Right.

CONOR

GAVIN Keep Farook busy when we’re in here. Yeah.

CONOR (CONTINUED)

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They reach the shop. CUT TO: 11

INT. SPAR SHOP - 0941

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Gavin and Conor are in the shop. FAROOK the security man/ shop worker is inside the door. He is of Pakistani origin. CONOR Alright Farook. FAROOK Are you still barred? CONOR No. I’m unbarred now because I said sorry to Ronnie. You sure?

FAROOK

CONOR Yeah. Ronnie, amin’t I not barred no more? RONNIE is at a check out a little way off. Yeah. Good.

RONNIE FAROOK

Gavin is silent. Farook looks at Conor’s cast. FAROOK (cont’d) That looks sore. CONOR Yeah, no, it’s just. Nothing. It’s just fucked is all. FAROOK What happened it? CONOR We was just playing basketball and Gavin kicked it. GAVIN I didn’t kick it. CONOR I know. No. He didn’t mean it. He fell.

GAVIN

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CONOR Yeah I fell. Right.

FAROOK

CONOR Yeah I fell on his foot. FAROOK Why aren’t you at school? CONOR We have the day off Farook. FAROOK And you decided to wear your uniform anyway? CONOR Yeah. No. I forgot. Right.

FAROOK

Gavin begins to drift off a little. Conor tries to keep Farook busy. CONOR Are you a Muslim Farook? Yeah.

FAROOK

CONOR What do you have to do to be a Muslim? FAROOK Why? You thinking of becoming one? CONOR No. Me Ma would kill me. Gavin goes further away. CONOR (cont’d) Do you have to marry a Muslim? Yes.

FAROOK

CONOR My Ma says ye’re awful to women. Farook laughs. CUT TO:

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INT. SPAR SHOP - 0944

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Gavin looks to see that Farook is still talking to Conor. He looks around. There is SOMEONE being served at the till. He goes to the large stack of beer cans. He keeps looking around and then quickly sticks six cans of ‘Zalany’ polish beer into his ruck sack. He then goes and looks in the big fridge. He gets a Magnum and goes to the counter. GAVIN A Magnum, Ronnie. RONNIE Show me til I scan it. Ronnie scans it. GAVIN Have you any lettuce, Ronnie? Lettuce? Yeah.

RONNIE GAVIN

RONNIE Over there by the door. Gavin wanders over and gets some lettuce and two carrots. He goes back to the counter. GAVIN And them too. Ronnie looks at him strangely. CUT TO: 13

INT. SPAR SHOP - 0943

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Gavin has finished at the till and is approaching Conor who is talking to Farook still. CONOR How do you know she’s not really ugly if she’s wearing a veil? Farook is enjoying Conor hugely. GAVIN Conor. Come on. CONOR See you Farook. Bye.

FAROOK

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They exit. CUT TO: 14

EXT. STREET - 0934

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The boys are walking along a street near the shop. Gavin is eating his Magnum. Conor is watching him. CONOR Can I have some of the Magnum? No.

GAVIN

Beat. They continue walking. Conor stares at Gavin eating the ice cream. Eventually Gavin hands Conor his Magnum. Here. Thanks.

GAVIN (cont’d) CONOR

Gavin opens his rucksack to show Conor what’s inside. GAVIN I have the beer CONOR Great. We’re in business. END OF PART ONE 15

EXT. STREET - 0950

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The boys are walking on a street. There is a 17-year-old girl sitting on a wall. She is wearing pyjamas. Her name is NATASHA. There is a pram there with A SMALL BABY inside. CONOR Alright Natasha? NATASHA Yeah. Alright Gavin? GAVIN Yeah. Good, yeah. Good.

NATASHA

GAVIN Any fags Natasha? NATASHA Fuck off. And the size of you. CONOR Go on Natasha. (CONTINUED) © RTE 2007

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No way.

NATASHA

CONOR Tight arse. NATASHA Buy your own. Beat. Natasha lights a cigarette. NATASHA (cont’d) You should be at fucken school anyways. CONOR Couldn’t be bothered. Right.

NATASHA

Beat. The boys sit on the wall. Gavin watches the baby and Natasha intently. NATASHA (cont’d) It’s boring round here isn’t it? CONOR Boring yeah. Beat. GAVIN How’s Billy, Natasha? NATASHA He’s doing his college. Yeah?

GAVIN

NATASHA City and Guilds and that. Good.

GAVIN

NATASHA Busy all the time he is with it. GAVIN I haven’t seen him in a while anyways. Billy. NATASHA Yeah. Loves it he does. Always studying or going out with the lads.

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GAVIN I might do City and Guilds. NATASHA Learning what? GAVIN I don’t know. Making things. Beat. NATASHA What happened your arm? CONOR I broke a metacarpal and two fingers. NATASHA Ah don’t be saying it like that. You make it sound disgusting. CONOR No. It’s only a bit broke is all. Natasha’s phone rings. She answers. NATASHA (into phone) - What? - No. - What’s the story with Mary? The baby cries a little. NATASHA (cont’d) (into phone) -She’s being induced today? (to Gavin) Pick the baby up a minute, Gavin. Gavin slowly and carefully picks up the baby. He holds it close. It stops crying. Gavin is fascinated by the infant. NATASHA (cont’d) (into phone) -Who, Sabrina? I know. She’s hiring a limousine for the christening. Cheeky bitch. -Yeah. Well tell her to shut her mouth and lose her baby fat. Natasha hangs up. Beat. NATASHA (cont’d) Look at you with the baby.

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GAVIN Lovely it is. Is it? Yeah.

NATASHA GAVIN

Natasha takes the baby and settles it. The baby.

GAVIN (cont’d)

They continue to sit on the wall. GAVIN (cont’d) Do you want to buy some beer Natasha. We have some beer. Show me. Here.

NATASHA GAVIN

Gavin shows her the bag with the beer. NATASHA Where did ye get that? GAVIN Just got it. NATASHA I’m broke anyways. Shit.

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EXT. STREET - 10.00

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Natasha is pushing the pram. The boys are ambling along with her. They stop at the entrance to waste ground/ playing fields. GAVIN We’re going in here Natasha. Right.

NATASHA

Beat. NATASHA (cont’d) I’ll give you two cigarettes for a can. (CONTINUED) © RTE 2007

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GAVIN No way. Worth more than that. Five. For a can?

NATASHA

GAVIN Three then. Beat. Go on.

NATASHA

They swap. NATASHA (cont’d) Expensive cigarettes is. GAVIN Thanks, Natasha. The boys walk away across the waste land. When they are far enough out of earshot. GAVIN (cont’d) I like Natasha. Yeah.

CONOR

GAVIN It’s a pity she had that baby for Billy. I’d like to go with her I would. CONOR She’s too old for you. I know.

GAVIN

Beat. GAVIN (cont’d) She’s nice. Her tits are nice. Yeah.

CONOR

They continue walking. CUT TO: 17

EXT. WASTELAND/ DERELICT CLUBHOUSE - 1015

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The boys are at the derelict club house. Gavin is looking at the rabbit in his bag.

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CONOR Is he alright? Yeah.

GAVIN

CONOR Is he hungry? GAVIN I’m giving him some pellets. CONOR Try him on the carrot. Shut up.

GAVIN

CONOR Is he thirsty? GAVIN I don’t know. Gavin puts the bag down. GAVIN (cont’d) Do you want a fag? CONOR Fucken yeah. They light their cigarettes. Conor obviously doesn’t like smoking. Beat. CONOR (cont’d) I sometimes don’t like cigarettes. Why?

GAVIN

CONOR No. I do like. But just sometimes. What?

GAVIN

CONOR Nothing. Just, I don’t know. Faggot.

GAVIN

CONOR No, I like them like. Beat.

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CONOR (cont’d) I have to take me tablets for me arm anyway. Beat. GAVIN Is it still sore? CONOR No. Only if I don’t take me tablets. Yeah.

GAVIN

Beat. Conor rummages in his bag. Conor finds the card of tablets. He looks at it carefully. CONOR Five, six. Aspirin. Ass.

GAVIN

They both laugh. He takes his tablet, finishing his water. Yeah Ass.

CONOR

Conor sees A GANG OF YOUNG MEN across the waste ground. CONOR (cont’d) There’s Marcus. Gavin picks up the bag with the beer in it. Stands up. GAVIN Come on so. CONOR What about the rabbit? GAVIN We leave the rabbit here. We’ll be back in a minute. Be alright here. He places the bag carefully. He opens the zip a tiny piece. GAVIN (cont’d) So it can breathe. Yeah.

CONOR

They set off across the waste ground. CUT TO:

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EXT. WASTELAND/ SPORTSFIELD - 1046

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The boys are walking across the wasteland towards the group of young men. They are Marcus, MONDIE and TWO OF THEIR MATES. Marcus has his dog with him. It is a young staffie bull terrier called Queenie. Mondie’s face is extensively bruised. MONDIE I stamped on him Marcus. MARCUS You did in your bollocks. MONDIE I did. Broke his mouth and all. MARCUS So what happened your face then? MONDIE He jumped me first. Fuck off.

MARCUS

MONDIE I’m telling you. The boys are nearly at the gang. CONOR Alright Marcus. MARCUS Look at these two fruits. No way.

CONOR

MAN 1 You a faggot are you? No.

CONOR

MAN 1 It’s written on your arm. CONOR That’s only that. MAN 2 You a poof? CONOR Leonard Hamilton wrote that. MARCUS He’s a faggot as well. (CONTINUED) © RTE 2007

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GAVIN He’s a fucken asshole. MONDIE A fu fu fucken asshole. The older boys laugh. MAN 2 Ga ga Gavin. MAN 1 Hello Ga Ga Gavin. MARCUS Alright Gavin. Man 1 turns his attention to Conor. MAN 1 So how’d you break it? Did your girlfriend cross her legs. CONOR No. I fell off your Ma. MAN 1 You cheeky bastard. Man 1 gets Conor in a headlock. CONOR Fuck off. Don’t ruin me hair. MONDIE You little faggot. Gavin is over near to Marcus. He is looking at the dog. MARCUS Your Ma giving me an earful this morning. GAVIN I know. She hates the dog. Beat GAVIN (cont'd) What’s the dog called Marcus? Queenie.

MARCUS

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Why?

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GAVIN

MARCUS Cause I’m training her. For what?

CONOR

MARCUS To bite the bollocks off people. Right.

CONOR

MARCUS She’s going to be a little beast she is. Beat. GAVIN Are you going to have her for to get pups Marcus? Yeah.

MARCUS

GAVIN I want one. MARCUS I’ll sell you one Gavin. Yeah.

GAVIN

Beat. GAVIN (cont'd) Do you want to buy some cans Marcus? What cans?

MARCUS

GAVIN We have five cans. Show us.

MARCUS

Gavin opens his bag. GAVIN That’s them there. Marcus laughs at them.

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How much?

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MARCUS

GAVIN Eight euros. MARCUS For five cans of Polish piss. Are you joking me? Seven.

GAVIN

MARCUS Forget it Gavin. GAVIN Are you sure? Yeah.

MARCUS

MONDIE I’m going. Come on Marcus. Alright. Where?

MARCUS MAN 1

MONDIE Getting the DVD’s you prick. Gavin is still petting the dog. MARCUS I have to go Gavin. GAVIN I could take her for walks sometimes Marcus. Yeah.

MARCUS

MONDIE Ga ga Gavin. MARCUS Would you leave him alone you fool. MONDIE I’m only messing. MARCUS Well don’t.

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The gang goes. CUT TO: 19

EXT. WASTELAND/ DERELICT CLUBHOUSE - 1055

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The boys are nearly back at the derelict clubhouse. Gavin sees there is a small dog sniffing at the place where they left the rabbit. He runs to the place and swings at the dog. GAVIN Fuck off the bag. You little bastard. Gavin opens the bag. He tenderly looks inside. Beat. CONOR Did it eat the stuff? GAVIN We’ll leave the beer here. CONOR He’s done loads of shits. Gavin puts the rabbit bag on his back. They set off across the waste ground. CUT TO: 20

EXT. BUS SHELTER - 1115

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The boys are waiting at a bus shelter. Gavin is kicking trying to break the perspex. Conor starts to shake his arm about. CONOR Ahhh. Me arm. What?

GAVIN

CONOR I have an itch down me cast. GAVIN Stick something down it. CONOR I’ve nothing. GAVIN Blow down it then. Conor attempts to blow down his cast. CONOR It smells like puke down there. CUT TO: © RTE 2007

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EXT. STREET. CITY CENTRE - 1135

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The boys walk through a crowded street. They are laughing at something. CUT TO: 22

INT. MODERN SHOPPING CENTRE. CITY CENTRE - 1154

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The boys mooch about. CUT TO: 23

INT. MODERN SHOPPING CENTRE. CITY CENTRE - 1155

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The boys are wandering about in the shopping centre. They are looking in window of a toy shop. There is a security guard nearby. He is a kindly man in his late fifties. He is KENNY. (He appears in Stacey’s story). He approaches the boys. KENNY I have me eye on yiz, lads alright? Yeah?

GAVIN

CONOR Just looking at things is all. KENNY Well don’t start making a nuisance of yourselves. No.

CONOR

KENNY Cause I’d hate to have to break your other arm. No way.

CONOR

Conor laughs. They enter the toyshop. CUT TO: 24

INT. TOYSHOP - 1205

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The boys are in a large toyshop. They are looking for the toy. Gavin spots it. That’s it.

GAVIN

They are looking at the toy. I want it.

GAVIN (cont’d)

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They look around. There is no chance of taking it. There is AN ASSISTANT nearby. Kenny is also still waiting outside. Kenny is smiling in at them. SHOP ASSISTANT Can I help you? No.

GAVIN

The boys exit. CUT TO: 25

EXT. CITY CENTRE PARK - 1207

25

Gavin and Conor are sitting on a bench in a park near the shopping centre. Conor has his shoe off and is looking into it. Gavin notices him. GAVIN What are you doing? CONOR There’s something in me shoe. Sticking in me. What?

GAVIN

CONOR I don’t know. Nothing. Stupid. Yeah.

GAVIN CONOR

Conor has finished with his shoe and puts it back on. CONOR (cont’d) So what are we going to do so? Beat. CONOR (cont’d) We going to try and lift it? GAVIN I don’t know yet. Right.

CONOR

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Where?

GAVIN

CONOR Over there. Alright Nickey! GAVIN What are you calling him over for? I’m not.

CONOR

GAVIN You fucken are. Sorry.

CONOR

GAVIN He’s an asshole. I forgot.

CONOR

Nickey Sexton arrives over. He is a ‘big bastard’. NICKEY Alright Conor? CONOR Yeah. No bother. NICKEY Alright Ga-Ga-Gavin. Fuck off. Make me.

GAVIN NICKEY

CONOR What are you doing in town Nickey? NICKEY Just in and around. CONOR Laying low is it? No. Why?

NICKEY

CONOR Cause of Leonard Hamilton and that. NICKEY What about Leonard Hamilton?

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CONOR Nothing. Only he said he was going to kick your fuck in. NICKEY When’d he say that. CONOR Said it this morning Nickey. Did he? Yeah.

NICKEY CONOR

NICKEY The little prick. CONOR He is a little prick. NICKEY Tell you, I’ll sort his cough for him now. CONOR He done that on me arm did Leonard Hamilton. NICKEY Be a sorry bastard now he will. Burst him. Yeah.

CONOR

Beat. NICKEY What are youse boys doing in town? Nothing.

GAVIN

NICKEY N-nothing is it? CONOR We’re in looking at things Nickey. NICKEY What things? Nothing.

GAVIN

Beat.

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CONOR Yeah. The transformers yokes. NICKEY Why you looking at them? No reason.

GAVIN

CONOR Yeah, no reason. Only Gavin collects them. GAVIN Don’t be telling him all my business. I’m not.

CONOR

NICKEY Them is for babies anyways. GAVIN No they’re not. They are.

NICKEY

CONOR No way Nickey. They’re very cool. Stupid.

NICKEY

CONOR He nearly has the full set. Sake.

GAVIN

CONOR We were in looking at the last one inside. NICKEY Show us it. CONOR We haven’t got it yet. Why?

NICKEY

GAVIN Cause none of your business. CONOR He hasn’t got the money. (CONTINUED) © RTE 2007

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GAVIN Will you stop telling him things. Sorry.

CONOR

NICKEY Are ye going to nick it? CONOR We don’t know yet. Gavin glares at Conor. NICKEY You’d never get away with it anyways. GAVIN Who asked you? NICKEY I’m just telling you. GAVIN Well don’t. NICKEY Who’s on inside? What?

CONOR

NICKEY Is it what’s his name? Who?

CONOR

NICKEY Doing security. Kenny is it? CONOR I don’t know. NICKEY Cause you’ll never get it past him. No?

CONOR

NICKEY Always watching he is. Yeah?

CONOR

NICKEY I’d say your best bet would be to borrow the money. (CONTINUED) © RTE 2007

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GAVIN Will you stop butting into our business. NICKEY Free country. Say what I like. GAVIN Sake. I’m not staying listening to this prick. Gavin rises and moves away a little. Beat. CONOR Better head. NICKEY Where are ye going? CONOR I don’t know Nickey. NICKEY Right. Good luck Conor. Thanks for that Leonard Hamilton thing. CONOR No problem. Conor moves over to where Gavin is. Prick.

GAVIN

CONOR What are we going to do now? Shut up.

GAVIN

CONOR Wish we could borrow off someone. Beat. Gavin thinks and eventually rises. Come on. Wait.

GAVIN CONOR

Gavin leaves and Conor follows. CUT TO: 26

EXT. COURTYARD OF A FLATS COMPLEX - 1300

26

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CONOR Me auntie used to live here. Gavin is not listening. CUT TO: 27

EXT. FRONT DOOR. JEROME’S FLAT - 1302

27

The boys are at JEROME’s front door. Gavin knocks. GAVIN Don’t say nothing you. No way.

CONOR

GAVIN I’ll just ask him and then we go. Right.

CONOR

Gavin knocks on the door. The door is not locked. He pushes it open with his hand. They go inside. CUT TO: 28

INT. JEROME’S FLAT - 1303

28

The boys walk tentatively in. The flat is untidy. Everything has been boxed up. Jerome is obviously moving. Hello? Hello?

GAVIN CONOR

GAVIN Shut up. Da? No one in.

CONOR

Gavin is looking around. CONOR (cont’d) The state of the place. Shut up.

GAVIN

CONOR He’s not here. I know.

GAVIN

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Beat. We go?

CONOR

Jerome arrives in. He is surprised to see Gavin. JEROME What are you doing here Gavin? GAVIN Nothing. Just calling to you. JEROME How did yous get in? GAVIN The door was open. CONOR Was left open. JEROME Did your Ma send you? No.

GAVIN

JEROME Ye weren’t into everything I hope. No.

GAVIN

Jerome looks around. He sees Conor. JEROME Alright Conor? CONOR Yeah, good Jerome. JEROME I haven’t got much time now Gavin. GAVIN I just called. JEROME Yeah. Fine. Sit down. Thanks.

CONOR

Conor sits on the edge of the sofa piled with boxes. JEROME This place.

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Yeah.

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CONOR

Gavin looks around. JEROME Was just down getting keys off Gerry. Right.

CONOR

JEROME (to Gavin) Sit down. Beat. GAVIN What’s all the boxes? JEROME Them? I’m moving.

When?

GAVIN

JEROME What? I got a bigger place over on Temple St. GAVIN I never knew that. No? No.

JEROME GAVIN

JEROME Yeah. That’s all the boxes. Beat. JEROME (cont’d) Shift that gear off of the couch there Conor. Sit down. CONOR No problem Jerome. JEROME Just fuck it on the floor. Yeah.

CONOR

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Now.

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JEROME

Gavin is standing by the door. Beat. JEROME (cont’d) You should’ve at least have rang me Gavin before knocking. GAVIN We didn’t know we were coming. JEROME Can’t just be calling up to me like this. I’m not. Sit down.

GAVIN JEROME

Beat. Gavin sits beside Conor. CONOR It’s boiling out. Is it? Yeah.

JEROME CONOR

JEROME Good. Wait til I get me fags. Jerome exits. Gavin looks around the room. CUT TO: 29

INT. JEROME’S FLAT - 1314

29

Jerome is sitting at the table. He is rolling a joint. The two boys are still on the couch. JEROME Throw us over me lighter Gavin. GAVIN Where is it? JEROME By the side of the couch. Where?

GAVIN

JEROME There, down there, you dope. (CONTINUED) © RTE 2007

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CONOR There. There. GAVIN I can fucken see it now. I know.

CONOR

Gavin throws over the lighter. JEROME Who wrote that to your arm Conor? CONOR Leonard Hamilton. JEROME Why don’t you just scribble it off? CONOR He took me marker as well Jerome. JEROME Right. You’re fucked so. CONOR I am. Yeah. Jerome laughs at Conor. Gavin watches this. Beat. GAVIN Leonard’s an arsehole. JEROME His father’s a prick too. Baldy Bastard. Yeah.

GAVIN

JEROME Always a baldy bastard. Conor and Gavin laugh. Jerome lights his joint. Beat. JEROME (cont’d) So why aren’t ye’s at school? No reason.

GAVIN

CONOR He doesn’t hardly go anymore. GAVIN Shut up you. Why?

JEROME (CONTINUED)

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I hate it.

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GAVIN

JEROME Well I’m warning you, I don’t want them knocking at my fucking door. Understand? Yeah.

GAVIN

JEROME And the same for you head the ball. CONOR I’m stupid at school anyways Jerome. Jerome laughs. Beat. Jerome smokes his joint. JEROME You can help me load the van then. Yeah.

GAVIN

Jerome stands and takes a swig of Fanta from a bottle on the table. JEROME Do you want a sup of that? Yeah. No.

CONOR GAVIN

Jerome’s phone rings. JEROME (into phone) -Hello. -Yeah. -No. -Not now. -Not now until later I’m telling you. -Wait til later. Yeah. Fine. Sleeping. -Will you listen to me. I said don’t. Gavin is here at the moment. -No.

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JEROME (cont'd)

-Yeah. Jerome goes outside the door to continue the rest of the conversation. GAVIN What are you asking me Da for things for? I didn’t. You did.

CONOR GAVIN

CONOR I got confused. Sake.

GAVIN

Jerome has left his joint behind. Gavin picks up the joint and takes three sharp inhales. CONOR Give us some. Fuck off.

GAVIN CUT TO:

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INT. STAIRWELL. JEROME’S FLAT - 1340

30

Gavin and Jerome are carrying boxes down the stairs. Conor is following after, empty handed, because he can not carry with his broken hand. JEROME How’s your ma? GAVIN I don’t know. Good. JEROME Still bawling all the time? GAVIN Sometimes. She’s working. Right. Yeah.

JEROME GAVIN CUT TO:

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EXT. COURTYARD. JEROME’S FLAT - 1342

31

Gavin, Jerome and Conor are standing by the van. Jerome is opening the door. JEROME Get in the back of that van and start fixing them boxes Conor. CONOR I can’t lift them Jerome. JEROME I know. Fix them with your foot. CUT TO: 32

INT. STAIRWELL. JEROME’S FLAT - 1347

32

Gavin is climbing back up to Jerome’s flat. He passes Jerome who is on the way down with a box. CUT TO: 33

INT. JEROME’S FLAT - 1348

33

There are only a few more boxes. Gavin picks one up. The bottom comes out of the box. Things crash loudly to the ground. There is the sound of a baby crying in the bedroom. Gavin follows the sound. CUT TO: 34

INT. BEDROOM. JEROME’S FLAT - 1349

34

Gavin is standing in Jerome’s bedroom. There is a baby in a cot. He stares at it. CUT TO: 35

INT. JEROME’S FLAT - 1350

35

Jerome is in the sitting room when Gavin re-enters. Jerome looks at him. GAVIN Whose is the baby Da? Jerome continues picking up a box. JEROME Fuck it Gavin. What?

GAVIN

JEROME Use your head.

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GAVIN Why use me head? JEROME It’s fucken just. What do you think like? I had a baby with this girl. I had a baby girl like. A new girl. When?

GAVIN

JEROME Six weeks I think. Six or eight weeks or that. Yeah?

GAVIN

JEROME Rebecca. Baby Rebecca. Gavin is deeply shocked. Beat. GAVIN Who’s the Ma? JEROME Louise. You met her at Funderland. GAVIN I never been to Funderland. JEROME Well Nadine did. I didn’t.

GAVIN

JEROME Well I thought you did. Beat. JEROME (cont’d) Don’t say anything to your Ma yet. Why?

GAVIN

JEROME I’ll tell her meself when I sees her. Pause. JEROME (cont’d) We carry the last of this down. CUT TO:

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EXT. COURTYARD. JEROME’S FLAT - 1405

36

Jerome closes the doors of the van. Right.

JEROME

GAVIN Right. Can I have twenty euros? Jerome gives him twenty euros. JEROME There. And don’t be buying smokes with that. No.

GAVIN

Jerome goes. Beat. CONOR Are we going to get the toy now? GAVIN I don’t want it now. END OF PART TWO 37

INT. CASINO/ GAMING ARCADE - 1410

37

Gavin is in the gaming arcade. He is standing in front of a large screened game. It is a shooting game. He is concentrating hugely. He is shooting figures in the game. He is lost to it. Conor comes and stands beside him. They stare at the game. CONOR Can I have some more fifties? Gavin gives him more money. CUT TO: 38

INT. CASINO/ GAMING ARCADE - 1415

38

Gavin and Conor are at a platform coin drop game. You put the coin in and see if it can succeed in pushing any other coins off the platform. The coins look as if they are hanging off. Gavin is putting in coins. CONOR Put it over on that side. GAVIN They’re not hanging off that side. CONOR They are. Look. That bunch. (CONTINUED) © RTE 2007

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Gavin puts in his last coin. Nothing drops. Shit.

GAVIN

Gavin looks at the machine. He pushes it to see if anything drops. Kick it.

CONOR

Gavin kicks the machine. NEVILLE (from GEORGIE’S STORY) comes along. NEVILLE Hey. Quit kicking the machines lads. Fuck off.

GAVIN

NEVILLE Out. The pair of yous. Why? Go on.

CONOR NEVILLE

CONOR Did nothing you prick. Out.

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EXT. CASINO/ GAMING ARCADE - 1416

39

Gavin and Conor are on the street outside the arcade. They look around and then walk away. CUT TO: 40

EXT. BOARDWALK BY THE RIVER - 1446

40

The boys sit by the boardwalk. They each have a box of potato wedges. They are eating. Gavin gets up. He walks to the edge. He looks at the river and the birds that are around. He throws some wedges into the river and watches the birds swoop for them. GAVIN We’ll have to walk back. Yeah.

CONOR CUT TO:

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41

The boys are ambling along. CONOR My arm is sore. So?

GAVIN

Conor takes out his tablets. CONOR I’ve no water. No response from Gavin. CONOR (cont’d) I’ll wait til I have enough spit then. He is waiting until he has enough spit. CONOR (cont’d) Enough now. Conor takes his tablet. A black woman is walking down the street towards them. She seems nervous. This is PALA (from PALA’S STORY). Gavin watches her. CONOR (cont’d) Kind of a bit stuck in my throat. As Pala passes Gavin runs up to her and makes a loud noise in her face. The boys laugh and run off as she hurries past. CUT TO: 42

EXT. WASTELAND/ SPORTSFIELD - 1615

42

The boys are nearer home. They are sitting on a wall. Gavin is looking in his bag. CONOR I’d nearly forgot. Gavin takes out the rabbit. CONOR (cont’d) It’s not moving. It is.

GAVIN

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CONOR Is it still alive? Shut up. Show us.

GAVIN CONOR

GAVIN It needs water. Gavin crouches down near a pool of dirty water. He tries to make the rabbit drink. He then finds an empty plastic bottle. He fills it with some water. He tries to feed this to the rabbit. CONOR Are we going home now? No.

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EXT. WASTELAND/ SPORTSFIELD - 1645

43

The boys are walking across the wasteland. A youth approaches then on bicycle. He cycles close by. He looks at them closely. It is Mondie with the bruised face. CONOR Alright Mondie. Mondie has passed. He circles back. MONDIE What are you saying alright for? CONOR Just said it. MONDIE Are you getting smart? No way.

CONOR

MONDIE Better not. No.

CONOR

MONDIE Or I’ll fucken kill you. I know.

CONOR

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Beat MONDIE Where are ye going? CONOR Nowhere. Just over to the building. MONDIE Is that it Ga-Ga-Gavin? Over the b b building? Gavin doesn’t reply. MONDIE (cont’d) Is he not talking no more? CONOR I don’t know. Beat. CONOR (cont’d) Going drinking our beer. Yeah? Yeah.

MONDIE CONOR

MONDIE How many ye got? Five.

CONOR

Beat. Mondie gets off his bike. MONDIE I’ll come with ye so. Yeah?

CONOR

MONDIE I’ll roll ye a joint for two beers. Skunk and all. Cool.

CONOR

The boys continue to walk. CUT TO: 44

INT. DERELICT CLUBHOUSE - 1700

44

Gavin, Conor and Mondie are in the derelict building. Mondie and the boys are drinking their beers. (CONTINUED) © RTE 2007

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Mondie is sitting down finishing rolling a joint. Gavin has his bag placed very carefully beside him. Mondie throws the completed joint over to Gavin. MONDIE Light that up. Gavin lights up the joint and inhales deeply a few times. Conor is watching him. CONOR Give us a go. Shut up.

GAVIN

MONDIE Sh-sh-shut up. Conor and Mondie laugh. CUT TO: 45

INT. DERELICT CLUBHOUSE - 1815

45

It is later. Gavin, Conor and Mondie are more intoxicated. They are smoking another joint. MONDIE Do you see Dean much? CONOR Not much no. Not never since Stacey left home. MONDIE I’m going to fucken kill him for doing this to me. Beat. MONDIE (cont’d) Where were yous today? CONOR We went in and visited Gavin’s Da. Jerome?

MONDIE

CONOR Yeah Jerome. MONDIE He’s a prick too. GAVIN He’s not a prick.

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CONOR He had a baby and Gavin didn’t know. Another baby. GAVIN What you saying that for. CONOR I’m only saying. Sake. Yeah.

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INT. DERELICT CLUBHOUSE - 1930

46

The boys are drunk. MONDIE He’s giving me the creeps not talking. Yeah.

CONOR

MONDIE You not talking? He’s not. No.

CONOR MONDIE

CONOR Do you know what he has in his bag? Shut up. What? Show him. No.

GAVIN MONDIE CONOR GAVIN

CONOR It’s an animal. What?

MONDIE

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CONOR See the bag is moving. Fuck off.

GAVIN

MONDIE Is it a little pussy? Conor laughs. MONDIE (cont’d) He has his pussy in a bag. Do you kiss your pussy? CONOR Kiss your pussy. MONDIE Do you touch your pussy? Conor is breaking his shite laughing. MONDIE (cont’d) Do you lick your pussy. CONOR It’s a rabbit. Fuck off. Show him.

MONDIE CONOR

MONDIE Show me Mr. Stutterer. No.

GAVIN

MONDIE Show me the bag! No.

GAVIN

CONOR Show him Gavin. MONDIE Give me the fucken bag. Conor gets close during this and takes the bag. CONOR It’s one of Leonard Hamilton’s rabbits.

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GAVIN No it’s not. Conor throws the bag to Mondie. Mondie looks in the bag. MONDIE Watch this. It’s like ‘Hey Presto’. Gavin tries to get the bag off Mondie. Mondie pushes Gavin back. MONDIE (cont’d) You little fucker. I only want to see it. No.

GAVIN

Mondie takes the rabbit out. MONDIE Hey Presto. CONOR Hey Presto. MONDIE Now. You want it back stutter boy? Here. He holds out the wriggling rabbit. Here.

MONDIE (cont’d)

Gavin goes for it. Mondie throws it to Conor. MONDIE (cont’d) You missed. Conor and Mondie throw it one to the other. Gavin is getting very frustrated. He pushes into Mondie and throws a few punches. MONDIE (cont’d) You little prick. Mondie catches the rabbit. MONDIE (cont’d) You want your rabbit now you little prick. Mondie throws the rabbit viciously against the wall. The rabbit is dead. There.

MONDIE (cont’d)

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Mondie laughes. Mondie leaves. Gavin is on his knees where the rabbit is dead. He looks at it’s limp body. Conor stands there. He doesn’t know what to say. CONOR Sorry Gavin. Beat. Sorry.

CONOR (cont’d)

Gavin stands. He’s raging. Conor backs out of the building. CUT TO: 47

EXT. WASTELAND/ SPORTSFIELD - 1931

47

Gavin is chasing Conor across the waste ground. He catches him. They fall to the ground. Gavin punches Conor hard. He keeps punching him. CONOR Gavin. Please. My arm. GAVIN Fucken bastard. No.

CONOR

GAVIN Why did you take his part? I didn’t.

CONOR

GAVIN Why did you take his part? Gavin.

CONOR

Gavin is shaking him violently. Eventually he stops. Conor is dead. CUT TO: 48

EXT. WASTELAND/ SPORTSFIELD - 21.00

48

It is some time later. Gavin is sitting by the body of Conor. He is rocking a little. He is crying hard. END OF GAVIN’S STORY

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