Prosperity - Georgie's Story

prosperity Written by Mark O'Halloran

georgie's story

SHOOTING SCRIPT

Directed by Lenny Abrahamson Produced by Element Pictures

© RTE 2007

GEORGIE'S STORY Shooting Script.

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INT. GEORGIE’S BEDROOM. GEORGIE’S FLAT - 1030

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The bedroom of a small corporation flat in Dublin. The room is darkened. We can make out a body sleeping in the bed. This is GEORGIE. Georgie is 42 and heavy set and neglected looking. He’s wearing a Celtic top. There is a small wide screen tv in the corner of the room. Eventually we hear a knock on the bedroom door. It is his mother. GEORGIE’S MA (O.S.) Georgie... Georgie She taps on the door again. GEORGIE’S MA (O.S.) (cont’d) Are you up Georgie? Georgie, are you getting up? Beat. The door opens. GEORGIE’S MA enters. She speaks softly to him. GEORGIE’S MA (cont’d) Georgie. Georgie. What?

GEORGIE

GEORGIE’S MA Are you getting up? I am up.

GEORGIE

GEORGIE’S MA You’re in bed. I’m awake.

GEORGIE

GEORGIE’S MA You’re not. GEORGIE How can I be talking and not fucken awake. Come on.

GEORGIE’S MA

She takes down a corner of the sheet that is acting as a curtain. Light streams in. GEORGIE’S MA (cont’d) Come on Georgie. GEORGIE Will you for fuck’s sake! GEORGIE’S MA I’m only doing what you asked me.

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GEORGIE I’m getting up. GEORGIE’S MA Talk to me like that. GEORGIE Would you get out. GEORGIE’S MA Wake yourself the next time. I will.

GEORGIE

GEORGIE’S MA And the smell in here. She leaves. Eventually Georgie sits up. He looks wrecked. He sits on the edge of the bed for a while. He rubs his eyes. He rises and looks at his watch. He exits. CUT TO: 2

INT. HALLWAY. GEORGIE’S FLAT - 1031

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Georgie is walking towards the bathroom wearing only his underwear. His mother stands at the door to kitchen. GEORGIE’S MA (O.S.) Will you have breakfast? Beat. Georgie goes into the bathroom. What?

GEORGIE’S MA (cont’d) CUT TO:

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INT. BATHROOM. GEORGIE’S FLAT - 1032

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Georgie sits down to have a piss. He closes his eyes and sways a little. He moves to sink. He turns on the taps. He stares at himself in the mirror. He looks a mess. He splashes water on his face and neck. He stands. He holds out his hand. It shakes a little. He exits the bathroom. CUT TO: 4

INT. HALLWAY. GEORGIE’S FLAT - 1033

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Georgie is passing up the hallway. His mother is there again. GEORGIE’S MA Will you have breakfast? GEORGIE I said yeah.

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GEORGIE’S MA Corn flakes or a fry? Both. Right.

GEORGIE GEORGIE’S MA

GEORGIE I always have both. He exits to the bedroom. Do you? Sake.

GEORGIE’S MA GEORGIE (O.S.) CUT TO:

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INT. SITTING ROOM. GEORGIE’S FLAT - 1045

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Georgie is sitting eating his breakfast. His mother is at the table drinking a cup of tea and smoking a fag. GEORGIE’S MA She’s in bits. Beat. GEORGIE’S MA (cont’d) Vera’s in bits. Yeah?

GEORGIE

GEORGIE’S MA But she’s not letting on. The place is destroyed. Yeah.

GEORGIE

GEORGIE’S MA Done in the back windows and all he did. Shouting and roaring. GEORGIE Well why does she let him stay there? GEORGIE’S MA He’s only 16. GEORGIE He’s a little prick.

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GEORGIE’S MA He is a little prick. I was just glad you weren’t home. Why?

GEORGIE

GEORGIE’S MA Cause she was screaming at me to send you out to him. So?

GEORGIE

GEORGIE’S MA He’d have battered you. Beat. She stands up and goes to the sink. GEORGIE’S MA (cont’d) What time did you get in at, anyways? GEORGIE I don’t know. GEORGIE’S MA It was late. GEORGIE No it wasn’t. GEORGIE’S MA Well it wasn’t early. Beat. GEORGIE’S MA (cont’d) I was sleeping. Asleep. Who were you out with? Myself. Right.

GEORGIE GEORGIE’S MA

Beat. She hovers. Wednesday.

GEORGIE’S MA (cont’d)

Beat. GEORGIE’S MA (cont’d) Today. Wednesday. I know.

GEORGIE

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GEORGIE’S MA Are you picking Georgie jnr up? GEORGIE I always pick him up on a Wednesday. Good.

GEORGIE’S MA

Beat. GEORGIE’S MA (cont’d) You bringing him back here for his tea? GEORGIE No. We’re booking into a fucken restaurant. GEORGIE’S MA Maybe buy fish fingers maybe. He likes fish fingers. Georgie finishes his breakfast. He stands to go. GEORGIE Have you some money til later? Why?

GEORGIE’S MA

GEORGIE Cause I want to borrow it. For what?

GEORGIE’S MA

GEORGIE For none of your business. Right.

GEORGIE’S MA

GEORGIE Getting me dole later anyways. You’ll be paid. How much?

GEORGIE’S MA

GEORGIE Give us 20 or 25. She gives him money. GEORGIE’S MA Only have a 20.

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Grand.

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GEORGIE

GEORGIE’S MA You going out? Yeah. Yeah.

GEORGIE GEORGIE’S MA

He puts on his jacket and leaves the kitchen. His Ma follows him. CUT TO: 6

INT. HALLWAY. GEORGIE’S FLAT - 1047

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Georgie is putting on his jacket in the hallway. His Ma is standing in the doorway to the sitting room. GEORGIE’S MA You might call in on Mr. Forbes later. Why?

GEORGIE

GEORGIE’S MA No harm. Say hello. Show some interest. Might have a bit of work handy. My hole.

GEORGIE

Georgie leaves. CUT TO: 7

EXT. CORPORATION FLATS - 1100

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Georgie has exited his Mother’s flat. He meets an older woman. This is VERA (she also appears in PALA’S story). VERA I was looking out for you last night. You were late. GEORGIE Not really. VERA Late enough anyways. You missed it. I heard.

GEORGIE

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VERA Has everything broken inside. Jesus.

GEORGIE

VERA Was hoping you’d put some manners on him. GEORGIE And what was wrong with him? VERA He’s just bad now. Crooked. GEORGIE Right. Is he on something? VERA On everything Georgie. On every blessed thing. GEORGIE You need to put him out maybe. Maybe.

VERA

Beat. GEORGIE I’ll head on. VERA Don’t know what to do. GEORGIE I’ll drop in later. Help fix up the place. Yeah. Bye.

VERA GEORGIE CUT TO:

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EXT. ROAD NEAR FLATS - 1105

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Georgie has exited lane beside flats. He looks around him. He rubs his face with his hands. He crosses the street. He passes a new development of gated, high-rise apartments. CUT TO:

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INT. LOCAL SHOP/ OFF LICENCE - 1115

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Georgie is looking at a massive stack of beers. He is looking for a certain brand. He can’t find it. There is a Chinese man in shop uniform working nearby. GEORGIE What’s your special offer today? CHINESE MAN Lyndon Village. GEORGIE That’s cider. Yes.

CHINESE MAN

GEORGIE Have you the Tuesborg left. All gone.

CHINESE MAN

GEORGIE All fucken gone. How much for the lagers? CHINESE MAN One ten for can. GEORGIE For all of them. Those.

CHINESE MAN

The Chinese man points to the stack of cheaper lagers that Georgie hadn’t noticed. GEORGIE Take the Bavaria so. Georgie takes 7 cans of Bavaria lager from the stand. He moves to the counter with his purchase. There is a woman ahead of him getting her Lotto receipts checked. This is LYNDSEY. LYNDSEY Will you check me lotto tickets there, Ling. Lyndsey.

GEORGIE

LYNDSEY I’d hate to think I’d won and never checked.

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I know.

GEORGIE

LYNDSEY You on a straightener Georgie? No way.

GEORGIE

LYNDSEY What has you buying cans then? GEORGIE These are for another thing Lyndsey. LYNDSEY I’m the same. I’m in bits. No. 35 euros. Fuck off. Yeah. Show us. 35 euros.

GEORGIE CHINESE MAN LYNDSEY CHINESE MAN LYNDSEY CHINESE MAN

LYNDSEY See Georgie. The Chinese man hands her the winnings and takes Georgie’s cans. GEORGIE Good alright. CHINESE MAN (To Georgie) Seven seventy please. Long pause as Georgie hovers a little hoping maybe Lyndsey might stand him his cans. Eventually he hands over the money. LYNDSEY I’ll tell you Georgie it pays to do the Lotto. Give us 6 quick picks and forty blues thanks. The Chinese man gives Georgie his change.

(CONTINUED)

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Thanks.

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GEORGIE

He places all the cans bar one into his small hold-all. He places the spare one in his inside pocket. GEORGIE (cont’d) See you Lyndsey. LYNDSEY Georgie. Say hello to your Ma for me. CUT TO: 10

EXT. CITY CENTRE PARK - 1130

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Georgie enters the park. He immediately takes the can from his inside pocket, opens it and takes a very long drink from it. He walks deeper into the park. He approaches a small group of people sat on a bench. They are TWO MEN and A WOMAN. They have the hard bitten faces of street drinkers. They are drunk. They greet Georgie and engage him in small talk. He eventually gets past them. CUT TO: 11

EXT. CITY CENTRE PARK - 1145

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Georgie sits on a bench in the park. He drinks a can. He finishes it and opens another. He watches PEOPLE. He sees a MAN holding a CHILD’s hand. CUT TO: 12

EXT. STREET. SHOP/ POST OFFICE - 1200

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Georgie is walking towards the small shop/post office to collect his dole. A man pulls up on a bike. He slaps Georgie hard on the back of the head. Then he gets off bike and places it at the entrance to post office. He doesn’t lock it. This is JEROME. He is a rough man in his mid thirties. JEROME Alright kid? GEORGIE Ah Jesus Jerome. Alright. JEROME Sound now. Sound. There is an OLD MAN sitting outside the shop. JEROME (cont’d) (to the Old Man) Will you keep an eye on me bike while I get me scratcher there Nelson?

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Go on.

OLD MAN

They enter the small shop/post office. CUT TO: 13

INT. SHOP/ POST OFFICE - 1201

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Jerome and Georgie enter the small post office. There is an OLD MAN behind the shop counter. GEORGIE I thought you were working in the big DIY place out beyond. Woodie’s? Yeah.

JEROME GEORGIE

JEROME That was ages ago. GEORGIE What happened? JEROME Got sick of looking at garden furniture. GEORGIE Right. When did that finish? Jerome gives Georgie a look. Georgie realises he is asking too many questions. Sorry.

GEORGIE (cont’d)

JEROME A few months ago Georgie. GEORGIE Right. And what are you up to now? JEROME Getting into flooring. Right.

GEORGIE

JEROME You not with Mr. Forbes any more? GEORGIE No. Things was slow.

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JEROME You were there a long time. GEORGIE Yeah. Years now. JEROME Never knew that. GEORGIE Yeah. Yeah. So I’m just seeing what’s around now. Right.

JEROME

Beat. GEORGIE So, flooring so. JEROME Going to work with a Croatian bloke I met. Big bastard. He’s making it hand over fist. Go way.

GEORGIE

JEROME Yeah. Name your price you can. GEORGIE And is it hard? Flooring? Yeah.

JEROME GEORGIE

JEROME Can be tricky enough. What’s holding up the fucken line? Flooring. Yeah.

GEORGIE JEROME

Beat. GEORGIE How’s your new little one getting on? Wah!

JEROME

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Nice.

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GEORGIE

JEROME Always bawling she is. GEORGIE Sure that’s babies. JEROME Bawling or shitting. Nice.

GEORGIE

JEROME Yeah. Rebecca. Beat. JEROME (cont’d) Have you seen Neville lately? No.

GEORGIE

JEROME He’s an increasingly fat fuck he is. Yeah.

GEORGIE

JEROME I’m going to plant him the next time I see him. Georgie has reached the top of the queue. He hands in his card to the woman, LORAINE, behind the screen. GEORGIE Alright Loraine? LORAINE Georgie. What’s it like outside? GEORGIE I don’t know. Loraine has swiped the card. She taps in something. She swipes the card again. LORAINE There’s nothing there Georgie. What?

GEORGIE

LORAINE There’s nothing there. (CONTINUED)

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JEROME Hurry up Georgie. Don’t be a bother. GEORGIE Will you check again please Loraine. LORAINE I’ll show you. Look there’s nothing paid in. You’ll have to go down to them. Jerome pushes in. Georgie steps aside and pockets his card. GEORGIE See ya Jerome. Yeah.

JEROME

GEORGIE I’ll have to go down to them there. What.

JEROME

GEORGIE To the fucken office. So what? Yeah.

JEROME GEORGIE

Georgie walks away. END OF PART ONE 14

EXT. RIVERSIDE - 1230

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Georgie is walking by the river. He is drinking his can. CUT TO: 15

EXT. SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICE - 1250

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Georgie approaches the social welfare office. There is a woman in pyjamas smoking a cigarette at the door to the welfare office. She is heavy set, in her thirties and is very tanned. This is SAMANTHA. Georgie stops and lights up a cigarette. GEORGIE Busy inside Samantha? SAMANTHA Load of poxy Bosnians.

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Right.

GEORGIE

SAMANTHA What are you here for? GEORGIE Me money didn’t go through. SAMANTHA I’m the same. Them bastards. Forgot to sign on. Right.

GEORGIE

SAMANTHA They tell me I have to sign on once every six months. I mean how am I supposed to remember that? I know.

GEORGIE

SAMANTHA You’d swear it was their own money they were giving away. Yeah.

GEORGIE

Beat. GEORGIE (cont’d) You keeping well? SAMANTHA Look at me. I’m like a balloon. GEORGIE You’re grand. SAMANTHA No. I put on about 3 stones since I gave up the gear. The size of me tits. Yeah.

GEORGIE

SAMANTHA I was never this size. Suits you.

GEORGIE

SAMANTHA But I’m starting up weight watchers again.

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Good.

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GEORGIE

SAMANTHA Go walking. GEORGIE You been away? Why?

SAMANTHA

GEORGIE You look tanned. SAMANTHA No. I got a sunbed for me birthday. Go way.

GEORGIE

SAMANTHA Yeah. Gerard and me Ma chipped in. Right.

GEORGIE

SAMANTHA I live on the thing. GEORGIE How’s Gerard doing? SAMANTHA Good. The lazy bastard. At home all day watching telly. Or else reading. Right.

GEORGIE

SAMANTHA Yeah. Loves reading. All books about war. The Nazis and that. Hitler. Or else funny books. Yeah.

GEORGIE

Beat. SAMANTHA I heard Victor moved in with Tina. GEORGIE Yeah. A while back. SAMANTHA Is that sore?

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GEORGIE No. Why would it be sore? SAMANTHA I’d be fucken sore. No.

GEORGIE

Beat. SAMANTHA The youngfella doing alright? GEORGIE Yeah good now. With me a lot of time now. Wednesdays and Saturdays mostly. Right.

SAMANTHA

GEORGIE Got him the FIFA game there for his playstation. Nice.

SAMANTHA

GEORGIE Cost me 85 euros. Now.

SAMANTHA

Beat. GEORGIE I’ll go inside Samantha. SAMANTHA Alright Georgie. I’ll have another fag here before I go in and reef your one.

GEORGIE Right. In and sort this out meself now. Georgie enters dole office. CUT TO: 16

INT. WAITING AREA. SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICE - 1300

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Georgie is at a hatch in the social welfare office. No one pays attention. Georgie can see the PEOPLE move around the open plan office. (CONTINUED)

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Eventually A WOMAN approaches and speaks to him. Afterwards Georgie goes and sits in waiting area. Time passes.

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INT. WAITING AREA. SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICE - 1320

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Georgie is sitting in the waiting area. Beside him are TWO EASTERN EUROPEAN MEN. They are having a big discussion in their language. Georgie stares straight ahead. YOUNG WOMAN (O.S.) George Pierce. Georgie gets up to go to his meeting. CUT TO: 18

INT. SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICE. SUPERVISOR’S OFFICE - 1322

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Georgie is sitting alone in the interview room. The room is bright. There is a table and some chairs. There are posters on the wall advertising ‘back to work’ schemes. One of he posters is in Polish. A YOUNG MAN enters. He is the supervisor. The supervisor is a young man in his late twenties. He places Georgie’s file on the table in front of him. He sits. SUPERVISOR Mr. Pierce? Yes.

GEORGIE

SUPERVISOR George Pierce. GEORGIE There a problem? SUPERVISOR Have you signed on with FAS yet George? GEORGIE I’m going to. SUPERVISOR But you haven’t yet? GEORGIE Not yet. This is what this is about? SUPERVISOR Why haven’t you? GEORGIE I have me trade. (CONTINUED)

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SUPERVISOR You worked repairing furniture? GEORGIE I’m an upholsterer. Yes. SUPERVISOR That’s not a trade Mr. Pierce. What?

GEORGIE

SUPERVISOR It’s semi-skilled labour. I trained.

GEORGIE

SUPERVISOR Have you been looking for work as an upholsterer? Yes. Where? Around.

GEORGIE SUPERVISOR GEORGIE

SUPERVISOR Well we have no evidence for that. What?

GEORGIE

SUPERVISOR You are required to provide evidence that you have applied... GEORGIE People know me. SUPERVISOR Written evidence. GEORGIE And you don’t apply to be an upholsterer and anyways. SUPERVISOR We need written evidence George. GEORGIE You want me to apply to upholster peoples couches?

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SUPERVISOR We need to see that you are actively looking for work. GEORGIE ‘Dear who ever the fuck you are, can I fix your couch?’. Is that it? George.

SUPERVISOR

GEORGIE ‘Dear Georgie, I am afraid you can not fix my fucken couch this time’. Ok.

SUPERVISOR

Beat. SUPERVISOR (cont’d) George you haven’t worked in 11 months. You made no discernible effort to gain employment and you’ve refused to sign on to FAS for retraining. GEORGIE I have me trade. SUPERVISOR This isn’t a charity. GEORGIE You cutting me off? Yes.

SUPERVISOR

GEORGIE Just like that. SUPERVISOR Nothing I can do. Beat. I’m 42.

GEORGIE

SUPERVISOR I know that. GEORGIE What age are you? Beat. What age?

GEORGIE

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SUPERVISOR

GEORGIE Exactly. Forty fucken two. Right. That’s it?

SUPERVISOR GEORGIE

SUPERVISOR Until you meet the requirements George there won’t be any more payments. That’s it.

GEORGIE

Georgie leaves. CUT TO: 19

INT. CASINO/GAMING ARCADE - 1350

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Georgie is in the arcade. He walks to the change booth. There is a man about Georgie’s age in the booth. This is NEVILLE. He is a very heavy man. GEORGIE Alright Neville? NEVILLE You in for the games Georgie? GEORGIE In for the games. Play the games. NEVILLE How much change? GEORGIE Give us a tenner there Neville. Georgie hands him a tenner. Neville is counting out the change. GEORGIE (cont’d) Met Jerome there. Saying he met you. That tart. Yeah.

NEVILLE GEORGIE

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NEVILLE He’s a danger to himself that fella. Here Georgie. Thanks.

GEORGIE

Georgie takes his change. CUT TO: 20

INT. CASINO/GAMING ARCADE - 1415

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Georgie is sitting at a poker machine. There are others around him. No one speaks. There is the noise of the games dealing. Georgie is transfixed by the game. He is in a slack jawed wonder. In the background, in another section of the place, we see CONOR and GAVIN (from GAVIN’S STORY) being ejected. Georgie pays no attention. 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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INT. CASINO/GAMING ARCADE - 1425

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It is later. Georgie has finished on his machine. He is leaving. He passes Neville in the booth. GEORGIE Thanks Neville. NEVILLE No winnings Georgie? GEORGIE Never any winnings.

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NEVILLE No. Good luck. Yeah.

GEORGIE

Georgie reaches the exit. He stops out the arcade. CUT TO: 22

EXT. CASINO/GAMING ARCADE - 1426

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Georgie is standing on the street outside the arcade. He looks empty. He turns one way, then the other. He moves off. CUT TO: 23

EXT. LANEWAY NEAR FLATS - 1440

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Georgie is walking down towards Mr. Forbes’ workshop. There is a sign above the door saying ‘Forbes Upholstery - Suites and settees reconstituted’. There is a van parked beside the entrance to the workshop. A young man gets out of the van and opens the back door. Georgie approaches. We see that the young man has some bruising around the eye. His name is DEAN. Georgie.

DEAN

GEORGIE What has you here Dean? DEAN What has you here Georgie? GEORGIE Calling in to say hello to Mr. Forbes. DEAN The man of leisure now Georgie? GEORGIE Bits yeah. You dropping off a couch? DEAN Looks like it doesn’t it. Yeah.

GEORGIE

Dean is wrestling with the couch. DEAN Take the end of that. Right.

GEORGIE

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They take out a three seater and two arm chairs. GEORGIE (cont’d) You get a hidin? DEAN See the state of him you’d want to. Who?

GEORGIE

DEAN Little small fella. Slapped the head off him. Who?

GEORGIE

DEAN No one. Mondie. Lippy fucker. Right.

GEORGIE

DEAN Won’t be so smart now. Mr. Forbes has arrived. He is a man in his late 60’s. MR. FORBES Where’d you pick Georgie up? DEAN He appeared. Appeared.

GEORGIE

DEAN Like a bad smell. Yeah. Right.

GEORGIE MR. FORBES

GEORGIE Just called anyways. Alright. Say hello. Hello.

MR. FORBES GEORGIE DEAN

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Yeah. Goodbye.

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GEORGIE DEAN

Dean goes to get into drivers seat of van. MR. FORBES Where are you going? Away.

DEAN

MR. FORBES And what about them? DEAN Let Georgie lift them in with you. No.

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE That’s fine Mr. Forbes. DEAN Go on. Stacey’s waitin’ for me. Go on.

MR. FORBES

They start moving the furniture inside. CUT TO: 24

INT. MR. FORBES’S WORKSHOP - 1445

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Georgie and Mr. Forbes are carrying in the three seater couch. GEORGIE Is Dean with you full time now? MR. FORBES No, no. He comes in alright. But not, no, not full time. Yeah.

GEORGIE

Beat GEORGIE (cont’d) I thought he was trouble. No.

MR. FORBES

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GEORGIE But getting into trouble. MR. FORBES None of us is perfect Georgie. No.

GEORGIE

MR. FORBES Just lively is all. Fighting and that. GEORGIE Right. But he’s not full time anyways. MR. FORBES There’s no one full time anymore since you Georgie. They put down the couch. GEORGIE That couch is fucked. MR. FORBES Are you drunk Georgie? No.

GEORGIE

MR. FORBES You smell drunk. GEORGIE No. I’m not. Had a few cans last night now alright. Right.

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE Just watching the telly. I see.

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE Don’t think I brushed my teeth this morning. Yeah.

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE Probably what it is now. Beat.

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GEORGIE (cont’d) I’ll bring in them armchairs. CUT TO: 25

INT. MR. FORBES’S WORKSHOP - 1448

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Georgie is carrying in the last armchair. Mr. Forbes is stripping back the couch. The cushions are scattered about and he is taking off the material to reveal the foam and springs. Georgie places the armchair down. There.

GEORGIE

He stands for a while watching the work. GEORGIE (cont’d) I did have a can there earlier. I’d forgot. That was the smell you smelled I’d say. Right.

MR. FORBES

Beat. GEORGIE Whose suite is it? MR. FORBES Mrs. Marron. GEORGIE Right. Don’t think I know her. MR. FORBES Doubt it. She’s old. Up in Fr. Scully House. Yeah. No.

GEORGIE

Georgie picks up the cushions and starts taking the covers off them. GEORGIE (cont’d) Have you the new covers handy. I can put them on. Start putting them on. MR. FORBES Leave it Georgie. I’m getting new foam cut for them anyways. Those ones don’t smell so fresh. Yeah.

GEORGIE

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Beat. Georgie watches. He wanders over to a table that has the material to re-cover the couch on it. It has a large flower pattern. He looks at it. GEORGIE (cont’d) This her pattern she wants? Yeah. Flowers. She’s old.

MR. FORBES GEORGIE MR. FORBES

GEORGIE Right. Auld ones are mad. MR. FORBES She likes it. GEORGIE Has she the cataracts? Probably.

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE Sickening that is. MR. FORBES Make yourself tea there Georgie. Yeah.

GEORGIE

MR. FORBES And there’s biscuits there too. Right.

GEORGIE

Georgie enters the kitchenette. He sets about making a cup of tea for Mr. Forbes. He can still see Mr. Forbes from here. MR. FORBES How’s Tina this weather? GEORGIE She’s good now. Yeah. Very good. MR. FORBES She keeping busy? GEORGIE She is yeah. Got herself a job there. A new job.

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Yeah?

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MR. FORBES

GEORGIE Yeah. She’s in a salon there on Parnell St. A new place. Run by a Chinese woman. Go way.

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE Yeah. Mrs. Woo. Isn’t that gas? Mrs. Woo. Yeah.

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE She loves it there now she does. Loves it. The woman is very nice apparently. Very respectful. MR. FORBES That’s the Orientals for you. GEORGIE Yeah. Always bowing. Yeah.

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE It’s great for her though. She’s in there 3 days a week and then one late one on a Wednesday. So then I collect Georgie jnr on a Wednesday and whatever. Give him his tea and whatever. Georgie has returned to Mr. Forbes with the tea and hands it to him. GEORGIE (cont’d) What button pattern are you using on that? MR. FORBES An eight button diamond. GEORGIE Nice. And on the cushions as well? MR. FORBES No. Leaving them plain. Just the backs. GEORGIE Just the backs. And the two armchairs too. (CONTINUED)

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Of course.

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MR. FORBES

GEORGIE Right. Do you want me to start on one of them? No.

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE I could start on one of them. MR. FORBES No Georgie. GEORGIE No bother now. Get it done while I’m chatting. No.

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE I’m not looking for pay or anything. Sit down. Yeah.

MR. FORBES GEORGIE

Beat. GEORGIE (cont’d) I wasn’t looking for to be paid Mr. Forbes. I know.

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE Just when I’m here I always think I should be working. Like when I was working. I know.

MR. FORBES

Beat. GEORGIE Yeah. Tina’s very good now. MR. FORBES And ye’re getting on better? GEORGIE Oh yeah. Much better now. (CONTINUED)

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Good.

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MR. FORBES

GEORGIE Yeah good. We talk and all and that. You know. Talking. MR. FORBES It’s important. GEORGIE It is yeah. Important for Georgie jnr anyway. MR. FORBES And is she still with Victor? GEORGIE She is yeah. They’re living together now. MR. FORBES I never heard that Georgie. GEORGIE Yeah. Only recent. He moved in. MR. FORBES Well that’s good, isn’t it? GEORGIE Oh yeah. I mean. Yeah. MR. FORBES He’s a good fella like. GEORGIE He is a good fella. Solid.

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE Yeah. And good to Tina. Good.

MR. FORBES

Beat. GEORGIE And good with Georgie he is too. Ah good.

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE He does the bits of football with him and that.

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MR. FORBES The kick around. GEORGIE Not as much as me mind. MR. FORBES Course not. GEORGIE But he’s good to him alright. Can’t fault him there. Beat. GEORGIE (cont’d) But he can be a bit of a prick like. Sometimes. MR. FORBES What do you mean? GEORGIE Nothing bad now. Just a prick. How?

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE I dunno. Bossy and all sometimes. Always telling me what I should be doing like. Right.

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE And the face on him. You know. I know.

MR. FORBES

Beat MR. FORBES (cont’d) I’ll just go to the toilet. Mr. Forbes goes to the toilet. Georgie looks at the couch that is being worked on. The couch looks thoroughly gutted. He stares. He walks around the couch. He puts his hands on it. Eventually he pulls a lump of foam off it and puts it in his pocket. Mr. Forbes returns. MR. FORBES (cont’d) You relaxed there Georgie? GEORGIE Yeah. Grand. Mr. Forbes picks up his tea. He looks at Georgie. (CONTINUED)

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MR. FORBES You have cans in your bag Georgie? GEORGIE I think so. MR. FORBES Well have a can if that’s what you want. I might.

GEORGIE

Georgie gets a can. MR. FORBES So you’re drinking? GEORGIE Not mostly. MR. FORBES So why is today different? GEORGIE Nothing. Only bad. What?

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE Was down with the labour. Right.

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE On about cutting me off. Why?

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE They want me to go down to fas. Training. As what?

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE Something stupid. I don’t know. MR. FORBES But you could get a job out of it. GEORGIE I don’t want a job. MR. FORBES You have to work Georgie. (CONTINUED)

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GEORGIE I know that. I mean I want to work. I love working. I just don’t want some poxy job is all. MR. FORBES I don’t know. GEORGIE Training me to make sandwiches with a bunch of Romanians probably. MR. FORBES Might get you something else though. GEORGIE Or in a fucken factory like me Da did. MR. FORBES You could do worse Georgie. GEORGIE To be honest I’d rather kill meself Mr. Forbes. MR. FORBES So how did it end? GEORGIE I just let on I was thick. Yeah?

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE Yeah. No. Like I told them I had me trade. That should do them. Yeah.

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE You’d want to have seen the little young prick saying all this to me now. MR. FORBES He sounds like a vexation Georgie. He was.

GEORGIE

Beat. GEORGIE (cont’d) I mean I’m hard working in my work. When I work.

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MR. FORBES I know you are. GEORGIE Might start doing flooring maybe. Jerome was asking me about it. MR. FORBES Stay away from Jerome Georgie. He’s a yahoo. Georgie goes towards the kitchen. He stops and turns. Mr. Forbes is almost finished the couch. He watches. Eventually: GEORGIE Mr. Forbes? Dean enters. He carrying new foam cushions and some newly sewn up cushion covers. MR. FORBES What Georgie? DEAN You still here Georgie? GEORGIE I am. Just going. DEAN There’s your cut foam. Good man.

MR. FORBES

DEAN Will I put the covers on? Do.

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE I’ll head on Mr. Forbes. MR. FORBES I’ll walk you out Georgie. Dean.

GEORGIE

DEAN Georgie Porgy. Georgie and Mr. Forbes leave. CUT TO:

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EXT. LANEWAY NEAR FLATS - 1515

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Mr. Forbes is in the doorway. Georgie is standing in the laneway. Beat. MR. FORBES Thanks for calling in Georgie. Yeah.

GEORGIE

MR. FORBES What have you on for the rest of the day? GEORGIE Go collect Georgie jnr now. MR. FORBES Yeah. Good. GEORGIE Yeah. Take him to the park then. Kick the ball around. I know.

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE Bring him round to me Ma’s like. Do the playstation with him. He loves that. Right.

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE We keep his playstation in my place because Tina thinks it’s bad for him. Stupid. Right.

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE Got him the FIFA world cup game. He was all excited. Got it cheap. Fifty euros. Good man.

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE I do my best by him Mr. Forbes. MR. FORBES I know you do. Is he doing well?

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GEORGIE He’s not doing too good at school now. Really?

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE He’s not stupid now. I mean I was just stupid like. MR. FORBES I’m sure he’s doing his best. Beat. GEORGIE It’s funny. MR. FORBES What’s funny? GEORGIE Nothing. Just sometimes.. I don’t know. I just feel odd around him. MR. FORBES What do you mean? GEORGIE I don’t mean anything. I don’t know how you say. Like he’s me kid and all. I just don’t know whether I like him or not. Like fucken... Georgie.

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE No. I know. I mean I love him. He’s my kid and I love. Course that. But. MR. FORBES Look Georgie. GEORGIE No but. I mean sometimes I feel like, embarrassed with him. No not fucken embarrass, I mean like. I feel bad like. I’m a fuck up like. Or fucken no. I don’t know. When I’m around him now. MR. FORBES Look Georgie, it’s the only thing you have to do right. The most important thing. You got to look after your kids. Your family.

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Yeah.

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GEORGIE

MR. FORBES The only thing. GEORGIE I know. I’m sorry. Stupid. Beat. GEORGIE (cont’d) Mr. Forbes? Yeah.

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE Do you think there’s chances of me working with you again? No.

MR. FORBES

GEORGIE I wouldn’t be drinking now. MR. FORBES It’s not that Georgie. There’s just no work there. Right.

GEORGIE

MR. FORBES People don’t reupholster any more. They buy new. They do.

GEORGIE

Beat. MR. FORBES Bye Georgie. Bye.

GEORGIE

Georgie begins to walk down the lane. MR. FORBES Georgie, are you alright for squids? GEORGIE Yeah, fine, totally fine thanks.

(CONTINUED)

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Georgie walks away. END OF PART TWO 27

EXT. BENCH. STREET. CITY CENTRE - 1530

27

Georgie is sitting alone on a bench. He drinks a can alone. Eventually his mobile phone rings. He looks at it. GEORGIE (into phone) - What? - Hello then. - I’m nowhere. - Doing nothing. Why? - I know it’s Wednesday. I know I pick Georgie jnr up on a Wednesday. Why does everyone here think that I’m a fucken edjit? - I’m not a fucken edjit Tina. - I never forget. Have I ever forgot? - Yeah. Yeah. - I was sick then. Jesus. - Yeah. Play football or something. - No. There’s nothing on the cinema. Nothing. He can play his play station at Ma’s. He loves that. His FIFA game I got him. World cup. - Nothing really. Met a few people. Jerome. Was asking me if I was interested in doing a bit a flooring or that. Yeah. - Course I fucken could. Not that tough, he says anyways. Could be good. - I will yeah. Only I’ll run it by Mr. Forbes first. In case like. - OK. I’ll drop him round at around 9. Alright. - I won’t be drinking in front of him.

(CONTINUED)

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Georgie hangs up. CUT TO: 28

EXT. CITY CENTRE SCHOOL - 1540

28

Georgie is waiting at the school gates for Georgie jnr to arrive out. There are a number of other parents waiting as well. Kids are streaming out. There is a woman standing near Georgie. This is DONNA (she also appears in STACEY’S STORY). DONNA You waiting on little Georgie? GEORGIE I am Donna. DONNA You’re great to him you are. GEORGIE I’m only collecting him. DONNA I know, great to collect him. GEORGIE Yeah. How’s Ryan? DONNA He’s good. He’s fucken mad. GEORGIE Yeah. They’re all mad. DONNA They are. There’s Georgie now. GEORGIE JNR arrives. He is 10 years of age. DONNA (cont’d) We were just talking about you. Say hello. Hi.

GEORGIE GEORGIE JNR

DONNA I’d say he loves his Da. GEORGIE He does and anyways. Don’t ya? RYAN arrives (he also appears in STACEY’S STORY). He is the same age as Georgie jnr. DONNA Do you love your Da? (CONTINUED)

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Ma? Yeah. I knew it. Ma?

RYAN GEORGIE JNR DONNA RYAN

DONNA Stop. How’s Tina doing Georgie? GEORGIE She’s good now Donna. DONNA Good. I haven’t been down to her in the new salon yet. RYAN (Referring to Georgie jnr) Do you know what we call him at school Ma? GEORGIE You could call in to her tonight if you want. She’s on until eight. DONNA I might you know. RYAN We call him Shrek. A tiny beat. GEORGIE Til eight like. DONNA I might try to get down to her now. Do.

GEORGIE

Ryan is hanging off Donna’s arm. DONNA Would you stop. I better go Georgie. Right.

GEORGIE

DONNA Come on Ryan.

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Donna turns to go. She turns back. She points at Ryan. DONNA (cont’d) Don’t mind him Georgie. He’s hyper. She leaves. GEORGIE You have your ball with you? No. Why not.

GEORGIE JNR GEORGIE

GEORGIE JNR I forgot it. Sake.

GEORGIE

Beat. GEORGIE (cont’d) Do you want to go to the park then? GEORGIE JNR I don’t know. GEORGIE Well I don’t fucken know either. Beat. Come on.

GEORGIE (cont’d)

They leave. CUT TO: 29

EXT. STREET. CITY CENTRE - 1550

29

Georgie and Georgie jnr are walking slowly to the park. A beat. GEORGIE JNR Da, what would happen if you didn’t have a name? GEORGIE What do you mean? GEORGIE JNR If you were born without a name? GEORGIE You are born without a name.

(CONTINUED)

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GEORGIE JNR But if you never got one. GEORGIE Your Ma and Da would give you one. GEORGIE JNR But what if they forgot? GEORGIE They wouldn’t forget. GEORGIE JNR But imagine. Stupid.

GEORGIE

GEORGIE JNR You’d be nobody. GEORGIE They wouldn’t forget. GEORGIE JNR No one would be able to say hello to you. GEORGIE Shut up Georgie. They arrive at a shop. GEORGIE (cont’d) Have you any money Georgie? GEORGIE JNR I have 6 euros I have. GEORGIE Can I borrow it? GEORGIE JNR For how long? GEORGIE I’ll give it back to you at Nana’s. OK? When?

GEORGIE JNR

GEORGIE Nana will give it back to you after tea. Okay.

GEORGIE JNR

(CONTINUED)

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They enter the shop. CUT TO: 30

INT. LOCAL SHOP/ OFF LICENCE - 1555

30

They are in the line at the check out. Georgie has cans. GEORGIE Do you want a bag of Taytos? No.

GEORGIE JNR

GEORGIE A juice or anything? GEORGIE JNR I had a juice. They wait. CUT TO: 31

EXT. CITY CENTRE PARK - 1620

31

Georgie and Georgie jnr are sitting on a bench. Georgie is drinking a can. Silence. GEORGIE Don’t be telling Tina, you, that I was drinking. Why?

GEORGIE JNR

GEORGIE She’d only be upset. Why?

GEORGIE JNR

GEORGIE Cause she’s a woman. Ok.

GEORGIE JNR

GEORGIE Only having a can. Yeah.

GEORGIE JNR

Beat. Georgie notices some BOYS in the distance kicking a ball about.

(CONTINUED)

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GEORGIE Go over and ask them can you play. No. Why not?

GEORGIE JNR GEORGIE

GEORGIE JNR I don’t want to. GEORGIE Well don’t be moping there. I’m not.

GEORGIE JNR

GEORGIE Go on and ask them Georgie. No.

GEORGIE JNR

Beat. Georgie jnr gets off the bench. He wanders slowly to where the game is going on. He never asks them to play. He stands at a distance and watches. Georgie watches Georgie jnr and drinks his can. CUT TO: 32

EXT. ROAD NEAR FLATS - 1700

32

Georgie and Georgie jnr are walking home. GEORGIE JNR Da how old is old? Old.

GEORGIE

GEORGIE JNR But what age? GEORGIE I dunno. 50. Yeah. 60. 65. Yeah.

GEORGIE JNR GEORGIE GEORGIE JNR GEORGIE

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GEORGIE JNR Nana is old isn’t she? GEORGIE She is. Old and fucken stupid. Yeah.

GEORGIE JNR

Beat. GEORGIE JNR (cont’d) Victor is 41. Beat. GEORGIE JNR (cont’d) What age are you Da? Beat. Da?

GEORGIE JNR (cont’d)

GEORGIE Be quiet Georgie. Yeah.

GEORGIE JNR

They arrive at Georgie’s building. GEORGIE We can play the FIFA inside. OK.

GEORGIE JNR

GEORGIE You love the FIFA. Yeah.

GEORGIE JNR CUT TO:

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INT. HALLWAY. GEORGIE’S FLAT - 1705

33

Georgie and Georgie jnr have arrived in. Georgie’s Ma is greeting them. She smells the drink on Georgie’s breath. You’re in? Nana.

GEORGIE’S MA GEORGIE JNR

GEORGIE’S MA Give me a hug.

(CONTINUED)

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No.

(shy)

Why not? Leave him.

GEORGIE JNR

GEORGIE’S MA GEORGIE

Georgie Jnr hugs her. GEORGIE’S MA What were ye at? GEORGIE We were in the park weren’t we? Yeah. Good.

GEORGIE JNR GEORGIE’S MA

GEORGIE Playing football he was. Were you?

GEORGIE’S MA

GEORGIE JNR Watching it. GEORGIE’S MA Nice. I take your jacket. She takes off Georgie jnr’s jacket. Georgie goes into his bedroom leaving them in the hallway. CUT TO: 34

INT. GEORGIE’S BEDROOM. GEORGIE’S FLAT - 1730

34

Georgie is watching the telly. His Ma knocks on the door and opens it. Georgie drops his can to the side. GEORGIE’S MA Vera was looking for you again. Right.

GEORGIE

GEORGIE’S MA Wants you to call to her. GEORGIE I’ll drop in after Georgie goes home. Is tea ready?

(CONTINUED)

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GEORGIE’S MA Nearly. He’s helping me grill the fish fingers inside. Right.

GEORGIE CUT TO:

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INT. SITTING ROOM. GEORGIE’S FLAT - 1750

35

Georgie, Georgie jnr and Georgie’s Ma are eating their tea. Georgie and Georgie jnr are sitting at the little table. Georgie’s Ma sits on the sofa with her tea on her lap. GEORGIE JNR Nana, you have to pay me six euros now. Why?

GEORGIE’S MA

GEORGIE JNR Da said you would. GEORGIE I had to borrow 6 euros off him. GEORGIE’S MA Didn’t your dole come through? GEORGIE Don’t be mentioning fucken dole in front of the child. Now.

GEORGIE’S MA

Beat. GEORGIE’S MA (cont’d) I wish you’d do something with this couch Georgie. I will.

GEORGIE

GEORGIE’S MA You’re always saying that. GEORGIE I said I will. Beat. GEORGIE’S MA Are you being good at school Georgie?

(CONTINUED)

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Sometimes.

GEORGIE JNR

GEORGIE’S MA That’s good. And is your Mam well? Yeah.

GEORGIE JNR

GEORGIE’S MA And Victor? GEORGIE JNR He’s taking me to see Shells in two weeks time. Is he? Yeah.

GEORGIE’S MA GEORGIE JNR

Beat. Georgie watches. GEORGIE You want to play your FIFA now? Nice.

GEORGIE’S MA

GEORGIE We play FIFA? No.

GEORGIE JNR

Small beat. Why?

GEORGIE

GEORGIE’S MA He can play it later Georgie if he doesn’t want to. GEORGIE Why doesn’t he want to? GEORGIE’S MA Do you want to? GEORGIE I don’t know why I spent 150 fucken euros on the thing if he doesn’t want to play. GEORGIE’S MA Will you play. He will play.

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Yeah. Now.

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INT. GEORGIE’S BEDROOM. GEORGIE’S FLAT - 1920

36

Georgie sits on the bed drinking a can. Georgie jnr sits on the floor leaning against the bed playing Playstation. CUT TO: 37

EXT. ROAD NEAR FLATS - 2045

37

Georgie and Georgie jnr are walking down the street. They are silent. There is a tension. Eventually: GEORGIE What time will I collect you on Saturday for your football? Beat. Hah?

GEORGIE (cont’d)

GEORGIE JNR I don’t want you to collect me. What?

GEORGIE

GEORGIE JNR I don’t want you to collect me for football. Victor can bring me. Beat. Yeah.

GEORGIE

They pass an attractive looking pub/ restaurant. Some well dressed people are going inside. They walk on in terrible silence. CUT TO: 38

EXT. TINA’S FLAT - 2055

38

Georgie and Georgie jnr have arrived at Tina’s front door. She lives in a nice, newly built apartment/ duplex. Georgie knocks. VICTOR opens. Victor is the same age group as Georgie but seems to be more together. VICTOR Alright lads. (CONTINUED)

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Georgie jnr enters. Georgie stays at the door. VICTOR (cont’d) Alright Georgie? Yeah.

GEORGIE

VICTOR Good. You coming in? Georgie stares at Victor for a moment. Then he suddenly punches Victor hard in the face. Victor falls backwards up the hallway. Georgie follows after. He descends on Victor and starts punching him again. They fight up the hallway. Victor starts getting a few hits on Georgie. Georgie jnr is standing watching it. TINA arrives out. TINA Jesus God. Stop it. Georgie punches Victor hard. There is blood. It is a huge ugly fight. Georgie jnr is crying and Tina is trying to pull the men apart. TINA (cont’d) Georgie stop it. Stop it. Georgie. Georgie gets up. Victor stays down. Tina bends down to Victor. Georgie has blood on his nose and mouth. He turns and starts to walk toward the door. We follow Georgie. He walks. He goes out the door, down the steps. He is pumped with adrenaline. He tries to wipe some blood from his mouth. He passes a young girl with a pram. This is STACEY (From STACEY’S STORY). Tina has followed him out. She shouts after him. TINA (O.S.) (cont’d) You’re a fucken pig Georgie. You pig. END OF GEORGIE’S STORY