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Die so easy.

She didn't.

No. The girl?

- Yeah.

- No.

We did some serious saving today.

You're a good guy, you, Jack.

A good mate.

That thing that you did

for me at the party...

What? Oh. Right.

Jumping in there...

sh*t.

I just wanted to say if there's... if...

if there's ever anything

that you need or...

or you want to talk about, mate...

I mean it, yeah.

Cool.

Yeah, just wanted to, uh,

just wanted to say that.

Mate?

Yeah?

I think you're the best friend

I ever f***ing had.

Me, too.

The only friend, you mean.

[chuckling]

You ever get f***ed by a guy?

What?

No.

I did.

Oh.

Yeah?

You remember my brother?

Did... Did he put it right in?

Mm-hmm, a lot of times.

Did it hurt?

What do you think?

Just closed my eyes.

Hmm?

When he does it.

Just close 'em.

And I think of a room

with hundreds of doors.

Hundreds of doors, and they're closing.

The one's furthest away first,

and then getting closer,

just closing, just banging shut.

And I think,

if I can keep from crying

until the last one shuts...

then I won't cry at all.

And I don't.

[TV chatter]

You want some beers?

Yeah.

I took a 20 from your pocket, you mind?

Blew it on the show.

Save a couple for me, will you?

Where you going?

See one of my kids.

Who is it?

None of your business.

Somebody trying to get back

into the swing of things.

What did he do?

It's none of your business, either.

It's what he's doing now

that's important, yeah?

His present.

His past is moot.

Mm-hmm.

He just doesn't go out.

He doesn't seem to have any friends.

He's making no attempt to get a job.

And...

I'm just a bit worried

he's depressed, you know?

But then I look at you,

who's doing so well.

[chuckling]

Come on, Terry.

No, come on, you.

You're out there saving lives,

working, got yourself a girlfriend.

How's that going?

It's going good.

Had sex yet?

No, I'm sorry. I apologize.

Yes, we have.

Good.

C-Can l... Can I say something

about that, though?

Of course.

It's just... It's just starting

to feel a little bit, um...

dishonest, you know?

Jesus, you really do like her, don't you?

Listen, Jack.

The distance that you have

traveled since I first met you

is nothing short of astonishing.

It's an achievement.

I mean, you've overcome obstacles

that many if not most people

would have fallen...

Why Philip?

[sigh]

Why don't you say what you want to say?

Say it.

He didn't kill himself.

Who killed him?

Hmm?

I tell you, this suspicion of yours is...

Promise me.

- What, that it was suicide?

- Yeah.

I promise. I promise you.

Philip had to come to terms

with what he did.

Now, he took his own life

because he was never able to do that.

You did.

You grew. You changed.

You earned the right...

You earned the right to be Jack Burridge.

Because that's what this is,

it's a f***ing right.

And Jack Burridge has

not lied to that girl

because Jack Burridge has

done nothing to lie about.

Do you understand me, Jack?

Do you understand me, son?

[TV chatter]

[sigh]

There's somebody here

wants to see you, mate.

- Who?

- Don't know.

Uh, by the loading bay

with Dave and Chris.

All right.

Hey, Jack. Get over here, will ya?

- This is Felix.

- Hi.

From the evening news.

Wants to do a little piece, am I right?

- On us?

- Our daring rescue.

Actually I'm only here

to take the photo.

Listen, I'm not really sure...

What?

Well, that I want my

photo taken, all right?

Why?

Jesus, Jack, it's just a photo.

Where do you want him, Felix?

Beside the van will be good, yeah?

Get the old logo in. Whatnot.

[Felix]

If you like.

What about the hats, Dave?

What?

Get them in, too.

That's a good idea.

Carol, have we got any hats in there?

What kind?

- What do you mean "what kind"?

- Our hats.

DV?

Well, that's the name

of the company, isn't it?

I'll have a look.

Uh, a little to the left.

- To the left!

- They're fine.

Fine. They're fine where they are.

Okay, then.

Got it.

That's all right, isn't it? Yeah.

Can you cut that down a bit?

Just the sides.

Just don't want my old mates

to know where I am.

Your mates from back home?

- Yeah.

- Jack, it's the evening news.

- So?

- The Manchester evening news.

All right.

God, you're paranoid. You know that?

So listen, Steve's asked if you want

to go for a game of pool tonight.

- You up for it?

- Oh, sorry, mate.

- I'm seeing Michelle.

- All right.

How's it going with

the White Whale anyway?

- Ah, good.

- And?

Prefer if you didn't call her

that anymore though.

Ah, Jackie Boy, you've got it bad.

I just don't see why

everyone has to have a name.

- Like Bruiser?

- Yeah.

Just the way the world works, mate.

- We've all got to have one.

- Yeah, well...

But if Michelle's

your preference, then...

Michelle it shall be.

Just don't forget

my invite to the wedding.

- Hey, hero.

- [groans]

Look what I got.

Yeah. It's horrible. It's horrible.

What are you doing?

Why'd you lower your cap like that?

Didn't realize I had.

I love it.

"Disregard for..." No wait.

"Quick thinking and selfless disregard

for their own safety." La, la, la.

"Heroic actions."

You know how proud of you I am?

No.

Very proud.

Oh. I've got something for you.

Oh, yeah?

Happy Birthday.

It ain't me...

Yeah, I know.

It's for the ones we missed.

Oh, my...

Could we have the bill, please?

[sighs]

Michelle...

I don't know what to say.

You like it, then?

[laughs]

Yeah, I love it.

And that's only the first half.

Well, what's the second?

[laughter]

All right, all right.

- How about that?

- Very good.

It's very good.

Nah, let's get serious about this.

Give me a pout.

A pout? All right.

A f***ing Page 3 pout.

What?

[laughs]

You're f***ing nuts.

Carry on, keep going,

keep going, keep going.

Yeah.

Oh, sultry.

Very nice.

[laughs]

I don't even know

what that word means.

But I know I like it.

- That's it?

- Yeah, I think so.

Show me.

Oh, sh*t.

Yeah.

Yeah, that's it.

And just when I was about

to start my porn routine.

[laughs]

[moaning]

Where are we going?

What?

Is this the way?

This is our way, right?

We've done it loads of times, Jack.

And this way we're going to

save, like, an hour.

That's right.

We're just taking a short cut.

We're not doing anyone any harm.

Done this before?

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

Like loads of times.

F*** it. Come on, then.

- Oh, sh*t.

- What?

That wasn't there the last time.

Come on, Jack.

Jack, come on.

[screaming]

Don't like it!

Oh-ho-ho-ho!

What's next?

Do you want to grab some food?

I'm starving.

Jesus Christ, look at Bruiser.

Man, you are f***ing green!

[laughter]

Man, you are.

You're f***ing green!

Don't f***ing touch me.

The Bruiser! [laughs]

[people screaming]

Jack, Kelly must know by now.

Nah, she don't, she don't.

She gets in ready for work,

- so she wouldn't know.

- Right.

Although maybe she does,

I don't know.

That's three times

this week. You know that?

What?

You've stayed over.

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