Cassandra's Dream Page #3

Take care.

- Oh, it's lovely.

- Good. I'm glad you like it.

- Yeah, it's gorgeous.

- I do think that, uh, 295 is a pretty good price.

- Well, it's pretty expensive, though, isn't it?

- A lot of money.

It's a rising market.

This is your chance to jump in.

You're first-time buyers.

There's no chain involved.

Right.

- You know, you should consider that.

- Right. We will.

- We'll think about it.

- Good. I'll be in the car, yeah?

- All right. Thanks.

- I really like it though. I think it's gorgeous.

- I'm just figuring the cost.

- I can do it.

What I earn at the pub

and your wages, easily, yeah.

I need somewhere to practice me trumpet

without the neighbors complaining.

You can practice anywhere. You don't play

anymore anyway. You and your trumpet.

- You really like it?

- I do. It's got a little garden.

- We'll figure out a way to do it.

- Really? Oh, really?

- Yeah.

- I love it.

Fifteen thousand.

Fifteen thousand.

No. I'm out.

Yeah, me too.

It's 15,000 to you,

Terry.

Uh...

All right, I'll see ya.

Yeah.

Played.

Lend us 5,000.

Want 10?

Lend us 5,000.

Thanks.

Oh, you all right?

Good to see you.

- Angela.

- Hi.

- Hey, gorgeous. You off?

- Oh, hey, babe. Listen, I left my phone at yours.

- Um, pick it up tomorrow?

- Okay. That's fine.

- You were great tonight.

- Thank you.

Look, uh, well, I was just in the area

and I wondered if you were free tonight?

- Um, no. No, I'm not, actually.

- Oh.

Um, I'd much rather go for a drink

with you than this date...

but, um, can't really get out of it.

Well, I-I-I understand.

I thought I would give it a try.

Well, if you are free tomorrow,

I'm doing a photo shoot in Brighton.

- A photo shoot?

- Yeah. I'm just modeling a few things.

You could, um, come if you like.

Spend the afternoon together?

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

All right.

Terry? Terry. Thank God you're here.

Look, I know it's early-

- Ian, I won 30,000 last night.

- What? What?

- 30,000 playing poker.

- 30 grand?

Well, you need to put it in

a bank and never play again.

I can't tell you the feeling.

My head was swimming. It was like I stepped

out of my body. Every bet, every card.

You lucky bast-You lucky bastard.

- Can I tell you something?

- What?

The real thrill? Almost losing. Knowing I was

a card away from being wiped out and hanging in.

Yeah. What about Kate?

She must be over the moon.

Oh, she doesn't know.

- No?

- No. She'd never understand. Not these stakes.

- Plus, I need the cash to play again.

- Terry.

If I lose it back,

then I lose it back, all right?

My goal is to make enough money

to buy this house we saw. Then I'll tell her.

Right. I suppose now is as good a time as any

to ask if I could borrow a few hundred quid.

- Of course. What's mine is yours.

- Thanks.

Thirty grand.

That is a lot of cash, Terry.

- Why is you here this hour?

- I need to borrow the X.K. again.

- Uh, it's not here, Brother.

- What?

- Got a heavy date?

- Yeah. How did you know?

- Well, loan us some money, borrow the flash car.

- Oh, yeah.

What am I gonna do?

I do need that car.

- There is a nice E-type here.

- Is there?

I promised it back today...

- but I guess I can manipulate things for tomorrow.

- Let's have a look.

Oh, that's nice.

Yeah, that will do.

Playin' the big shot

since we were this high.

All right, don't rub my nose in it. You should

see her. She's so beautiful, this woman.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

Don't smash it up.

We'd have a lot of explaining to do.

- Where the bloody hell were you yesterday?

- I couldn't make it in.

You're supposed to be here. No one knew

what the bloody hell they were doing.

You weren't here.

You weren't answering your mobile.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

You waltz in here at 10

past 3:
00 in the afternoon.

We were inspected yesterday.

Now they're gonna turn us over.

Look, I'm sorry.

Sometimes I have a life of my own.

What? Doing what? Some crackpot

financial scheme, eh? Or is it a woman?

- Yes, Terry told me you had a date.

- Yes, I was with a girl.

I've never been with a girl

like this before, Dad.

She was beautiful and classy

and smart. Just leave it. Leave it.

When they arrived, they found

these two literary geniuses...

floating around in the middle of the ocean

in their life jackets sipping martinis.

That's just what I was saying.

Sailing can be dangerous.

- Well, Ian has a boat.

- Oh, really?

Oh, just a little

sailboat, yeah.

I've always wanted to sail

around the Greek islands.

- Oh, God, that'd be fun, wouldn't it?

- Yeah.

Do you actually sleep

on the boat?

You can. It's very small,

but, yes, you can.

- So what do you do, Ian?

- I'm in business.

- Hotels in California. Come. Shall we dance?

- Yes.

Do you know what? Those two

make such a beautiful couple.

I think it's their duty to reproduce.

Take me sailing.

I will.

I love it. You're so charmingly

awkward with my friends.

It's so sweet.

Take me to the Greek islands.

Take me all around the world.

I want us to go to California together.

Terry, I need to talk to you

about money again. I'm sorry.

I wondered if I could borrow

the X.K. or the "E"?

What's the matter with you?

You look like death warmed up.

Ian, I lost a lot of money

in a card game last night.

- Well, how much?

- A lot. Come here.

Well, what is a lot?

How much?

- I lost back the 30.

- Yeah.

Plus another 90,000.

Terry, what is wrong with you?

It was like I was in a trance.

- I knew what was happening, but I still kept going.

- Well, that makes me sick.

How are you going to

pay back 90,000?

I have to. I borrowed it

with heavy interest.

What, from loan sharks?

Terry, they're gonna break your legs.

I kept borrowing and borrowing. I figured me

luck had to change, but it only got worse.

Well, I would like to be sympathetic,

but you make me so angry. 90,000?

Ah, Ian, what am I gonna do?

I don't know what you're gonna do.

You don't help yourself

with the whiskey and these pills.

I get migraines, Ian.

Don't get on me. I need help.

Well, how am I gonna help you?

Terry. Terry, I'm just a two-bit player myself

who plays a big shot in borrowed cars.

- I haven't got any money.

- You got some money put away. You told me.

I have a little saved for this business

proposition, this investment, the hotel thing...

but I haven't even got

enough for that.

- How am I meant to help you?

- Well, I have to borrow some of it.

Just to make a couple of payments.

- To stall them till I figure out what to do.

- What are you gonna do?

- I don't know.

- To do what?

Terry, I came down to see you. And now

you're asking for my savings? Jesus Christ!

- I'm in real trouble, Ian.

- Yes, you're in real trouble.

- Happy birthday, Mum.

- Cheers.

Well, I'm having a fine time...

and you two look like you got

the weight of the world on your shoulders.

No, no, it's not- No, it's not-

We're all right. I'm fine.

- Yeah, me too.

- No, don't say you are.

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