Another Me

You've always

had bad dreams...

...ever since you were tiny.

You'd wake up screaming

in your cot...

...as if the world

had ended.

But your world hadn't

even started to end

until last summer.

Up until then, you'd had

a perfect childhood.

Not a worry in the world.

Not a care in your heart,

not a stain in sight.

Do you remember?

Do you remember

what it felt like?

Mom and Dad

still so in love.

You, their beloved daughter.

Oh, ! ime gusta, me gusta!

I'm 15! I don't want to see that.

Oh, grow up!

Until that moment...

on the balcony,

when everything changed.

When Dad's hands

started to tremble.

And he said

in full daylight,

how strange it's dark.

That was the end

of your perfect childhood.

It's multiple sclerosis.

It's funny.

The grief

is making me strong.

But it's making you weak.

I've waited so long.

But the time is close now.

The time for me to come.

With no one there

to stop me.

You will disappear.

And no one will know it.

Hey, baby.

Thank you.

Excuse me.

Okay. Good afternoon.

Good afternoon.

Let's try that again.

Good afternoon, John.

Good afternoon.

Lovely to see y'all.

I'm delighted to see

so many of you turned up

after last week's

insalubrious auditions.

But, hey, you'd do anything

to get out of maths class,

wouldn't you?

Ah, you would, wouldn't you?

Right.

Without further ado.

Macbeth...

Drew Fraser.

Your new neighbor.

Thank you.

Dan Jones,

his understudy.

Well done, Dan.

Gus Philips...

you will play Duncan.

Peter Lane will play Banquo.

Now...

the most important character

in the Scottish tragedy.

Who's going to be

that cruel, insidious,

beautiful queen?

Fay Delussey...

why don't you

come join us?

Now, Fay, come on.

Her understudy

will be Monica Meldrum.

It's okay,

you can smile, Monica.

It's allowed.

Sara Simpson...

Lady Macduff.

You're gonna have to rehearse

with Drew, like, every day.

Don't even get me started.

Don't look

so smug, Delussey.

You do know why you got

that part, don't you?

Uh, raw talent?

Talent, my ass.

He just feels sorry for you.

That's all.

You got a pity part.

Everybody here

feels sorry for you

because your father's dying.

Don't listen

to a word

of what that

loser says.

Yeah, totally.

She's just jealous.

Are you sure you're

all right, babes?

Yeah, yeah. I'm fine.

You swear?

Honest.

Anyway, I'll see you guys later.

Okay, bye.

Bye!

Bye.

Bye.

Bye, chicken.

Nice!

Hey!

Drew, what the hell?

You look like you've

seen a ghost.

Don't do that.

Sorry.

Nice pictures.

Thanks.

I got to run.

I'm later already.

Okay. Bye.

A man has been

arrested in connection

with the abduction and suspected

murder of a teenage girl...

Fay.

I didn't hear you come in.

How are you?

The fog's awful.

Yeah, it's bad, isn't it?

Probably why Mom's late.

Yeah, probably.

How was your day?

I got the main part

in the school play, so...

Oh, well done.

That's wonderful.

Your mum will be thrilled.

...on the night

the victim went missing.

The victim has been staying

with her aunt...

Ah.

...and had left the residence...

It's terrible, isn't it?

Not much older

than you.

Promise me you'll

be careful, darling...

Oh, Dad, don't be such a nutter.

I just want you

to be safe.

Okay?

Hey.

Fay.

What is it?

Oh, it's nothing.

It's nothing, honest.

You can always talk to me, love.

- I couldn't get a bus.

- Okay?

I'm not going anywhere soon.

I had to walk back.

Almost got lost.

How are you, darlings?

Fine, yeah.

Good.

Yeah?

Fay?

Yeah, all right.

Well, um...

how was school?

Tell Mum your news.

You tell her.

Faces

In the fog

Howl at the moon

Like a dog

And you

You haunt me

Oh, you

Haunt me

You can't hide

from your fears,

however hard you try.

I've waited so long.

And you

Haunt me

So long.

You haunt me.

Good morning,

Mrs. Brennan.

Morning, Mrs. Delussey.

Fay.

Hi.

Everything all right?

Oh, yes.

Yes.

Such a wonderful head of hair.

Oh.

You'd never think I had

hair as lovely as that.

Oh, no!

Not again!

This lift is always

the one to break down,

ever the even one.

Can you explain me that?

They were both put

in at the same time.

Strange.

Kill someone someday.

It's a hazard.

I'll have to get in touch

with that lazy landlord.

Ah!

Mustn't be late for school.

Oh, I'm sure she'll be fine.

Yes, but she was quite

right yesterday

to take the stairs.

She's got young legs.

She should use them.

I took the lift

yesterday, Mrs. Brennan.

Don't be daft.

Yesterday, I saw you

going down the stairs.

Plain as day.

Seriously, I haven't used

the stairs since we moved in.

Bye, Mrs. Brennan.

Bye, now.

Bye, love.

'Tis safer to be

that which we destroy

than by destruction dwell...

Um...

Dwell in doubtful...

Okay.

Okay, stop.

It's okay.

Fay...

I need you to relax.

Okay?

Just take a breath.

'Tis safer to be

that which we destroy

than by

destruction

dwell in

doubtful joy.

Okay?

Try again.

'Tis safer to be that

which we destroy

than by destruction dwell...

In doubtful joy.

Dwell in doubtful joy.

I'm sorry. I can't

concentrate.

I've learned

it, but, um...

Monica.

Look, today's the first day

of rehearsal.

I want everybody to note that.

This is the first day

of rehearsals.

No one's going to criticize you.

I'm certainly not

going to judge you.

And no one's paying for this.

Okay.

In the staff room, there's a DVD

of Roman Polanski's

version of Macbeth.

Francesca Annis gives a

brilliant performance in it.

I want you to go

take a look at it, okay?

I'll go get it

now, shall I?

Great.

And, Fay, relax.

Meanwhile...

Um, let me see.

Andrew. Center

stage, please.

Hello?

Is someone in here?

Help, someone, help!

Help! Somebody help me!

Help! Somebody help me!

What's wrong?

Why are you screaming?

Someone was coming after me.

Well, who was it?

I don't know.

What the hell?

Who's been tampering

with my lights?

I didn't touch your lights.

Someone was coming after me.

Why was someone following you?

I don't know. They were coming.

Are you sure this wasn't just, like, your

imagination or... It was not my imagination.

Someone was

running after me.

You causing a scene, Fay?

What, the main part

not enough limelight for you?

Yeah, look, come on,

enough fun and games, now, yeah?

Go home, now. Go home.

All right, guys,

let's get

out of here.

When did Monica

leave the rehearsal?

She left

after you did.

You think

it was her?

Well, Lady Macbeth,

I never thought you'd

take method acting

so seriously.

Piss off, Drew,

it's not funny.

Monica Meldrum is totally

trying to screw with my head.

Yeah, and succeeding,

by the look of things.

Jesus, relax.

Sorry.

Want me to walk you home?

Mum's coming

to pick me up.

All right, well, I'll, uh...

I'll see you tomorrow, then.

Bye.

Bye.

How was school?

How did the

rehearsal go?

Oh, great.

Yeah, it was brilliant.

I totally nailed it.

In fact, everything's brilliant.

Almost too good

to be true.

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