Black Pond Page #5

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I'm going outside.

I'm sorry for your loss.

Yes.

He seemed... quite nice.

Just a bit--

I don't know, just a bit

disconnected maybe.

It just didn't

really make sense.

Yeah, I mean,

why was he there, yeah.

They hadn't mentioned that

he was...

that there was going

to be someone else there.

And we'd obviously gone

back home to bury Boy

and then Mum just said that he

was the one that found him.

What a shame.

Such a little fighter.

Tom ?

What ?

Is that the best place ?

All right.

First of all, well done,

everybody,

and thank you very much.

And I'm so sorry, it's a hell of

a time for your back to go.

Sophie, do you want

to say some words ?

Why do I have to say

some words ?

Or Jess, maybe you could play

something on the fiddle ?

Can't we just put him to rest

without making a big song

and dance about it ?

All right, fine.

And you're completely happy with

the situation of the hole now ?

It's not too late.

Yes, it's fine.

Right, pass him over.

Just-- All right.

All right, I got him.

Okay, I've gotcha,

I've gotcha.

I've-- I've gotcha.

We're gathered here

in remembrance of Boy.

Do we want to put

the dirt on first ?

Should we all do the dirt ?

Shall I--

Shall I start ?

Or Tim ?

You're the guest,

would you like--

No ?

Well look, I'll go.

Shall I just--

Just do it.

Just do it, yes.

Anybody want a go ?

It's not darts, Tom,

it's a f***ing funeral.

All right, okay.

This isn't right.

We should go to the woods.

That's where he'd

be freest.

He was always

happiest in the woods.

We should take him

to the woods.

I think that's

a lovely idea.

Should we--

Oh, yes.

Shall I take him ?

Yes.

Oh, watch out.

Shall I fill the hole up ?

Oh...

Yeah.

Yeah.

( Tom )

So, here we are again,

ladies and gentlemen.

( Katie )

Dad.

What ?

Just...

What ?

What are we doing ?

Why don't we just have

a minute's silence

and we can all pay

our respects like that.

All right, good idea.

I'll time, shall I ?

Thank you.

No, don't worry,

I'll do it.

Well, I can time.

Yes, Jess time, yes.

Okay ?

No, actually, don't worry.

No, I can do it.

Who's got the best watch ?

I can manage timing

a minute.

I'm halfway there now,

you ready ?

( Tim )

Yes.

From now.

No, not yet.

Don't do silence yet.

Tom...

You won't feel the benefit.

Will you stop being such

a phenomenal twat

and do it

properly, please ?

All right, there's no need

to take that tone.

From now.

I shouldn't have stayed.

I should have just gone.

I shouldn't have stayed.

Blake ?

I suppose that now we're

looking at that

as maybe more of a possibility

after everything that happened,

but at the time

it certainly, you know,

was just really sad and he

genuinely seemed like he wanted

to be at Boy's funeral.

I think if he had killed him,

he would have said.

If he'd killed my dog, I suppose

I'd have a motive to kill him,

although it seems like a bit of

an overreaction, I have to say.

No, I didn't think it was

suspicious.

He was...

He was upset.

He was--

Blake was upset.

Blake was more upset almost

than we were.

( Tom )

The trouble with

bigging your daughters up

is everyone thinks you're

trying to marry them off

or pimp them out

or something.

But I'm partial, you know,

I'm a dad, it's natural.

Katie, for instance,

she's so pretty,

everyone thinks

she's a bit...

But actually,

she's very caring.

Did you know when

she was little,

she wanted to be a doctor ?

Or a vet.

( Jess )

Who was he ?

Where has he gone ?

Why was he here ?

Why is everyone being

so weird about it ?

Why is no one

talking about it ?

And why is Tim being

so weird ?

What's Dad doing now ?

I'm going to place the Thompson

family now on this chair.

I'd like you, Graham,

to talk to them,

to tell them how you feel,

how you felt about them

in the past.

So sorry, am I talking to them

one at a time

or are they small ?

We've only got four cups.

Are you coming out ?

I'd imagine the sisters there,

just sort of perched,

and then the--

and then the husband and wife.

If you can, I mean try.

Let's not put up a wall

between you and this

small version of

the Thompson family.

The one with the blueberries

on it is blueberry.

And the other one--

two are cheesecake

and I don't know what this is,

a sort of flanny...

I would start off

obviously by saying--

Don't start.

Hi.

Not by saying, say it.

Hi.

They say hi back.

In unison.

What do you say ?

How is it going ?

Everything's going fine.

What would you like

to say to us ?

What are you up to ?

Well, they're all

up to various--

I'm sorry that--

I'm sorry that--

Because they're

divorced now.

I don't know why your

mum's not coming out.

She's doing the

washing up, I think.

Did you offer to help

with the washing up ?

Um, I did, but she said--

No, no, sorry, not you,

I didn't mean you, Tim.

I feel no guilt or shame

that I don't know you...

What are you doing ?

... anymore.

What are you doing ?

I'm talking to the tiny

Thompsons

like you f***ing

asked me to.

Yeah, and it's insane,

isn't it ?

Yes, it is insane

and I'm doing it

because you f***ing

put them there.

What an idiot you are.

Look at you,

you're talking to a chair.

I am talking to a chair because

you put the chair there

and lined up the f***ing--

Who am I ?

Who am I ?

You're supposed to be

f***ing helping me !

I'm just a person !

You f***ing bring a chair

in here,

shrink the

Thompsons down, put--

I'm just a person !

You have to sort of

balance it.

So, woof.

Get today...

Big...

I thought it was lovely,

actually.

I thought it

was really lovely.

( Tom )

What's your news ?

( Jess )

What sort of news ?

Well, I don't know,

what's-- what's--

You wake up and life

happens, doesn't it ?

Yeah.

It's fine.

You know, I think probably

most parents spend their time

worrying about,

you know, their children

coming home and telling them

something really,

that they weren't

expecting, and oh my God,

how're we going to cope with

this, but frankly if either of

them came home

and said something that

surprised me, I'd just

be grateful,

because it seems like a long

process, this process of

not getting on

with your life.

Yeah well, Mum didn't know

what she wanted to do

when she was my age.

Well actually, she did, but it

just didn't happen for her.

( Tim )

What was that ?

Poet.

She was a poet.

She was bloody good.

Actually,

I'll tell you what.

Come with me, Tim, a sec.

Can you just--

Just see if Mum's

all right ?

Where are you going ?

I only found these the other

day, boxfuls of them.

So here.

Bring them in--

Bring them in here.

When we were in love

back in the Stone Age,

she used to write me

things all the time

and I always

felt a bit inadequate

because I didn't know

how to reply,

so I just used

to buy her stuff,

you know, like a flower or a

piece of cake or a bicycle...

Do you write poetry ?

No, I don't write--

Because some of these...

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