Cassandra's Dream

Oh, she's a beauty.

I mean, look at her.

She's not new, but she looks new.

- He said the engine needed work.

- I could do the engine.

I can't believe he's asking so little.

It's practically a steal.

John Anderson said we could

keep it at his marina free of charge...

at least for a year

till his son comes back.

Oh, here he comes. Don't show you're

too eager or he won't budge on the price.

- All right?

- Right.

Ain't she a beauty? A little work

and she'll be in perfect condition.

Yeah, well, let's face it. It's more

than a little work she needs, isn't it?

What's the best price

you can do us?

- A boat like this is worth every bit of 6,000.

- Six grand? Are you joking?

Six is a bargain. The owner died

and his mum's got to get rid of it fast.

All right, but the engine's done

and the hull needs work as well.

She could be made seaworthy

in no time.

Take a look at the condition she's in.

Practically mint.

Look, we're just working lads.

We don't have this kind of money.

To get a SCOD like this for six

is a once-in-a-lifetime.

- Look, can you give us a minute?

Just give us a minute. Terry.

- What?

There's plenty of others

interested in her if you're not.

I could put in 800. Christ, you break

your back and it's hard to save a penny.

- Where you'd get 800 quid from?

- I won 400 at cards.

- Did you?

- Yeah.

Come on, you got

some savings, Ian.

But I'm trying to get my end

of a business deal up.

I could match your 800, but I promised Dad

I'd take a pay cut 'cause business is so bad.

Bet if Uncle Howard was here

he'd loan it to us.

- Yeah, I thought of that. But he's away.

- They must have phones in China.

- It's like Howard's boat, isn't it?

- Yeah.

I mean, it's smaller, but it's so much better

a nick than I thought we could afford.

Remember when we were kids?

- Uncle Howard bought us that boat in Ireland?

- Oh, yeah.

- What a summer.

- Yeah.

I've got to have this boat.

We could pay it off in installments.

I got four numbers in the lottery

last week. Can you believe four?

- Should we do it? Right.

- Yeah, let's do it.

What the hell do you need a boat for?

And how are you gonna pay for it?

- It's secondhand.

- So you're buying someone else's headaches.

No, we're doing an incredible job

fixing it up. You ought to see it.

It's cleaning up like new.

Pay more attention to the restaurant

and less to dreams of the open sea.

You're a bright boy if your head

wasn't always in the clouds.

I wasn't put on this earth

to run a restaurant.

Remember when Uncle Howard bought me

and Ian that boat when we were kids?

What a summer.

Your Uncle Howard's

opening a clinic in China.

He's studying

the Chinese language.

Can you imagine at his age

learning a hard language like that?

- He's brilliant.

- I'm unimpressed.

You can't afford to be

unimpressed...

because the man makes more money

in a week than you earn in a year.

He's got clinics in Switzerland

and Hollywood, and now China.

Hollywood's where he belongs. All those phonies

lining up like sheep for his plastic surgery.

Mom, can we have one Sunday lunch

where we don't have this conversation?

Well, puts on airs,

takes himself so seriously.

Could we have afforded this house

without my brother's generosity?

Could we have got by over the years

on his paltry earnings?

I mean, who paid

for the holidays?

Who lent us the money when we needed it,

when he wanted to start his restaurant?

If my bloody partner didn't steal from me-

That's what gave me the heart attack.

Howard started with nothing and he paid

his own way through his medical studies.

And now he's a millionaire

with top-class clients...

and yet he never

forgot his family.

Let that be a lesson to you.

In the end, all you have in this

life that you can count on is family.

And don't you forget it.

- I got us the rest of the money.

- What?

We can pay off the boat. Plus, some left over for

the barometer you wanted to buy for the cabin.

- How?

- Two of my little doggies came in.

- No.

- Yep. First and fifth race, I won both.

We can finish by the weekend. We can

take her out for a maiden voyage Saturday.

What are we going to call her? We have to

call her something if we're taking her out.

- Cassandra's Dream. That

was the 60-to-1 shot I hit.

- 60-to-1?

Terry.

Yeah. It's a lucky name.

Have a good weekend.

Do you want to come out for

a ride on Cassandra's Dream?

What's Cassandra's Dream?

My brother and I bought this

beat-up boat and fixed it up.

We're going out on it tomorrow. And he's taking

his girl and I wondered if you'd like to come?

- Yeah, I'd love to. Sounds good.

- The weather's meant to be great.

#Wherever I may roam #

- #Through land or sea or foam #

- Oh, nice harmony.

- #You will always hear me singing this song #

- # Ba da boo #

- # Show me the way to go home #

- # Ba ba ba #

# Show me the way to go home #

# I'm tired and I want to go to bed #

# I had a little drink about an hour ago

and it's gone right to my head #

- Ohh!

- #Wherever I may roam #

#Through land or sea or foam #

#You will always hear me

singing this song #

# Show me the way to go home ##

Nice one. I'll drink to that.

Gee, ain't life grand?

You know where that's from? What movie?

- Ain't Life Grand, no?

- Bonnie and Clyde.

Two Barrow brothers having a fine time

and Clyde says, "Ain't life grand?"

You know what happened to them?

Do you think life is grand, Kate?

- I think it's grand when I'm around you, yeah.

- Ahh. What an answer.

What an answer! What can I say?

The woman loves me.

Love you too, babes.

I'll tell you something. I never want

to go back to that stupid restaurant.

Oh, what do you want, Ian?

Do you remember when Mum

took us to visit Uncle Howard in California?

- How he lived his life?

- Oh, yeah.

I never let myself have dreams like that.

I mean, what's the point?

Well, I mean, it breaks my heart

to see Dad the way he is...

but as soon as he's back on his feet,

I've got to get out.

- I've got to make a life of my own.

- Out where?

Well, some friends of mine

invested in some hotels in California.

- California?

- So I might join them.

- It's a nice day as well.

- It's a long way from England, darling.

- Not too many clouds. Just right.

- Isn't it?

See, there's a pool with the cabanas here,

and there's a nine-hole golf course.

This is a great-looking property.

Nothing's going to happen until the end

of the year, but I'm telling you, mate...

- whoever invests in this is gonna make a fortune.

- Now I can see the potential.

There's one in the Caribbean,

the one in California has got a spa.

- So I'll keep you up to speed, yeah?

- Yeah.

Hey, where were you

when we were doing it?

- Why?

- Your mind was somewhere else.

It's this property development thing,

and it's gonna upset my dad.

But the years are passing.

You are so full of stress

all the time, even in bed.

The only time I've seen you relax

is on your boat.

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