Broken Page #5

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It took me, I don't know,

stepping away...

(KASIA) To get a perspective.

Yes, and to realise

that the things that you want, Kasia,

the things that you want are,

are the things that I want.

Mike, I'm with Archie now.

I'm sorry.

(MIKE) You're with f***ing Ar... Archie?

(KASIA) Yes.

(MIKE) As lovers?

Well, what? Are you in love?

Yes.

Well, I'm s... I'm so f***ing...

I'm happy for you.

I'm so f***ing happy for you!

(SKUNK) Mike. Mike?

# When I'm really old, one day

# One day, when I'm really old

# And when my hair falls out

# I'll stick it back with a spoon

# Of the marmalade that you made

Mike!

(PANTING)

(SIGHS)

What the f***?

# When I'm really old, one day

# One day, when I'm really old

# We won't care who's winning

# Our wrinkles will stretch to the moon

# When I'm really old, one day... #

(MOANING)

- What the f***?

- (JED) Skunk.

(SKUNK) What were you doing?

(JED) You know what.

(SKUNK) Why?

- I don't know.

- Why her?

I don't know!

Just promise you won't tell anyone.

All right. I just really...

- You haven't promised.

- I promise.

I just don't understand

why people would do that.

- It's what you do when you're in love.

- You're in love?

Well, I am. I don't know about her.

- What if she's pregnant?

- She's not...

- Well, what if?

- Skunk!

(SUNRISE) Whose could it be?

- Simon Malloy's.

- (SUNRISE) Okay.

Jed Cunningham. Dennis Woods.

Jed Cunningham?

- Yeah.

- Ugh.

Who else?

(SUSAN) A couple of guys,

I can't remember their names.

- Who's that one with the dreadlocks?

- Brian Williams.

- He's gonna f***ing kill me, Sunrise!

- Shut up!

Just let me think.

(DOOR CLOSES)

(SIGHS)

(DC CARSON) And when's the last time

you saw Miss Oswald?

Uh... Last Tuesday.

Where?

Outside the school.

Uh, she was attacking another child,

so I had to...

Sorry, did you say Sunrise?

- Sorry?

- Um, Sunrise Oswald?

Susan.

- What did we say?

- Susan.

Oh, right, sorry,

'cause I don't know Susan.

It was Sunrise who I reprimanded.

- (DC CARSON) You don't know her?

- No.

Well, I mean, I know her,

she's in the school,

but I've never had any contact with her.

(SWALLOWS)

(DC CARSON) I see.

Well, she claims

you've been having an affair.

(LAUGHS) What?

Well, that's insane. She's a child.

(DC JENKS)

She's 14 years old, Mr Kiernan.

She's also pregnant.

- Mr Kiernan?

- (TEACHER) Can I help you?

- Mr Kiernan?

- Yes.

(CHILD SCREAMS)

(GRUNTS)

- It's all right, don't worry.

- Everybody, get out!

(STUDENTS SCREAMING)

(MIKE GRUNTS)

Kids, out!

(PANTING)

(SKUNK) Mike.

(GROANS)

- (SUNRISE) They're coming, Dad!

- (GASPS)

(BOB) All right, all right, all right.

Now, you know I'll be back, yeah?

You know I'll make sure

everything's all right, yeah?

- I love you so f***ing much.

- Dad.

Oh, thanks, love.

And I love you so much, yeah?

Give us a kiss.

Come here, come here. Come here.

Oh, come on. Let's do a big

family f***ing hug, yeah?

- (SUNRISE) I love you, Dad.

- I love you so much.

- I love you, Dad. I love you.

- I love you, I love you, I love you.

I love you, I love you, I love you.

I love you, I love you, I love you.

I love you, I love you.

(SUNRISE) I love you, Dad.

Can you not cause a scene, all right?

Saskia, no boys, all right? No parties.

- Oh, f*** off.

- (GIRLS SHOUTING)

F*** off, you c*nt!

(SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY)

- Girls, get back inside.

- Get the f*** out of here!

I've a right to call a solicitor,

don't I?

- (DC JENKS) Yes.

- I'd like to do that now.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

Sorry.

Uh... Mr Kiernan's solicitor's here.

- So this is alleged?

- (DC CARSON) Yes.

You haven't arrested my client?

(DC CARSON) For the moment,

he's helping us with our inquiries.

- Get your jacket on.

- Wait a minute.

(ARCHIE) No. She's a liar.

(DC JENKS) What?

(ARCHIE)

She's done this type of thing before.

Another man,

another accusation, essentially of rape.

Another lie.

Look it up, Detective.

So you have a decision to make.

Either you release my client or...

you arrest him.

And then we'll take this matter further

as her story falls apart.

(MIKE) Thank you.

You can thank Kasia.

She's the one that asked me to...

(CLEARS THROAT) Right.

- ...come in for you.

- Yeah. How are you two doing?

Well, I don't really

want to talk about that.

- Oh. Don't you?

- No.

(LAUGHS) Why is that, Archie?

Is that because what you have

is so f***ing special

it can't be articulated, huh?

No, it's because

it's none of your business.

F*** you.

You know what? F*** you.

The last thing I need

beyond losing the woman that I love

is to be obliged to the man

who f***ing stole her.

- Well, I didn't steal her...

- Yeah, well, you f***...

And there's no obligation.

Oh, f*** off, Archie!

Man, you couldn't be

more f***ing patronising if you tried.

(SKUNK) Then what?

(ARCHIE) I don't know, love.

They'll probably give him

some kind of DNA test.

- Right.

- Right.

- You know what that is, do you?

- Yes.

- No.

- It's a test

- that'll show he isn't the father.

- But he isn't the father!

- We know that, love.

- She's a liar.

Everyone knows she's done it with...

lots of boys.

- It doesn't matter, Skunk.

- Why not?

Because they're boys.

Mike is an adult. You understand?

A teacher. In this kind of situation,

they have to be absolutely sure

of his innocence.

(DOORBELL RINGING)

And until they are, they just can't

allow him to work with children.

- So he's not coming back?

- (ARCHIE) Not at the moment, no.

Sorry, love.

Skunk, it's your boyfriend.

Birmingham?

But I thought... I thought you and me

were gonna go to Florida

- and see... see the lizards and stuff.

- Yeah, I know, but...

That was when we were older.

Why not now, though?

Because my aunt says

I have to go to Birmingham, Skunk.

What am I gonna do without you?

- Here.

- (SIGHS)

- Will you take this?

- Why should I?

To remember me by.

When do you go?

Tomorrow.

Early. So I'm not

gonna get to see you again.

How long did you know that?

How long did you know, Dillon?!

- Skunk.

- You're only telling me now!

- Why haven't you told me?!

- Skunk, stop.

You're an arsehole, Dillon.

I wanted to tell you,

but I was afraid to.

Please don't hate me.

You're leaving me, Dillon.

'Course I hate you.

I'll always hate you!

(MRS BUCKLEY) Oh, it's lopsided.

(MR BUCKLEY) It's okay.

(MRS BUCKLEY) No, it's not.

(MR BUCKLEY) It's fine.

Fine?

Well, I wanted it to be perfect.

Is it edible?

Well, of course it is.

- Dave!

- Well, the message is...

is clear enough.

That's all you want really, isn't it?

Yeah, well... I suppose.

Well, I'd better go.

Hmm.

He'll love it, Janet.

Hmm.

- (# DRUM AND BASS)

- (OVERLAPPING CHATTER)

- F*** off.

- Oi!

- (DOORBELL RINGING)

- F*** off.

Is anyone gonna get that?

Saskia.

(SASKIA) You get it.

(RINGING CONTINUES)

(GIRL) Saskia. Saskia!

- Yeah?

- All right?

Can I ask you something?

- What is it?

- Um...

I just wanted you to know that,

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