Dark Vale

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[fire crackling]

[light, eerie piano music]

Not far from here, there's

a place called the Vale.

About 100 years ago, a

young lady called Lucy

was getting ready

for her wedding,

so full of joy and excitement

that her lover Phillip

had proposed to her.

She invited all her family

and guests to the wedding.

The day came and Lucy

waited at the church

and waited, nobody came.

Finally, in fury Lucy went

into the woods and took an ax

and made her way to Phillip's

home in the dead of the night.

Lucy could hear Phillip

upstairs with someone else.

She slowly pushed

the bedroom door open

to find her lover on the

bed and laughing about Lucy.

She stood there shocked, as

a tear rolled down her cheek.

She lifted the ax and

violently butchered

both of them on the bed.

The screams could be heard

throughout the woods that night.

Later, Lucy came out of the

house as though in a trance

with the bloody ax

and her wedding dress

now covered in blood.

She slowly made her way

to the bridge with a rope.

Heartbroken from what she

had done, she put the noose

around her neck and hung

herself from the bridge.

To this day, in

the dead of night,

people still see the

spirit of Lady Lucy.

She's crying black tears

in search of Phillip,

the man she loved.

[deep, solemn music]

[thunder rumbling]

[deep, solemn music]

[people chattering]

Hey!

Hey.

[children chattering]

Shall I go and

get some tokens?

[children chattering]

Did you want some more?

[Woman] Yes please.

That's five pounds please.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

[chattering]

[arcade music]

Ladies, gentlemen,

girls and boys

come one and all, ride the

ghost train, if you dare.

Do you wanna go on?

Yeah, can do.

[Ghost Man] Welcome.

Be careful.

Have fun.

[clicking]

[screaming and laughing]

Ah.

I don't wanna go in.

[engine rumbling]

[screaming]

["De Camptown Races"]

[children chattering]

[Child] I'm gonna

get this one all.

[Child] Oh, oh yeah!

Love it, don't ya.

They'll be good as soon

as they pass the pole.

[children laughing]

Lee.

Lee!

Fairground again?

I can't just

forget about it, Tom.

He's my brother.

How do you feel about

us getting our own place like,

in a, in a couple of months.

You wanna move in together?

Do I stutter?

Yes, I do.

Yeah, absolutely I think

as soon as your mum gets

everything sorted we

should definitely do that.

Tom, can we just not talk

about my family problems?

I just want to forget about

it this weekend, okay?

Things will be okay.

And how do you know that?

Well, because you've got me

and I'll not let anything

happen to hurt you.

Your dad's going

away for a long time

for what he did to your mum.

Babe, I'm really sorry.

I, I know that things are really

hard for you at the moment.

I can't even begin to imagine

what you must be going through.

But I love you.

Promise, I'm gonna spend

the rest of my life

trying to make you happy.

Hey, I've got a joke for you.

Go on.

How can you tell if a

blonde has her own vibrator?

Don't know.

She got the

chips on her tooth.

Oh my god.

Well, I didn't say it

was a good joke, did I?

But I'm a brunette.

Made you laugh, though,

didn't it, dumbass?

So yeah, in a few months,

we'll get our own place

together, then, yeah?

Yeah, I mean, we could

always rent somewhere, I just,

[sighing] we need to get

out of that town, Tom.

There is nothing there for us.

No, you're right, there isn't.

Do you know what?

In the morning, I want

you to make me breakfast.

Ah.

I want, eggs, bacon,

two sausages, beans,

I want the lot.

We'll see.

You are making me a

breakfast in the morning.

[laughing] Is that so?

I'll make you anything you want.

Good.

[rain splattering]

[sighing] Oh, it's freezing.

- Well this is lovely.

- Yeah.

Where'd you find this?

Uh, got it for the whole

weekend, I know some people.

Have we?

Yeah, at least the

weather held out for us.

Brilliant, yeah.

[laughing] Followed

the wrong crowd.

Yeah.

I can't believe this

is ours for the weekend.

Yeah.

Brill.

Hm.

Ahh.

Dead flowers, it's okay.

No seriously I, I just

bought them two hours ago,

how could they have

died so quickly?

[Leah] Oh don't

worry about it.

- No, no, seriously...

- You can get me some more.

They shouldn't be dead now.

It's okay.

No, no, no, no, seriously I,

I just bought them

like two hours ago,

- they shouldn't...

- Oh, don't worry about it.

You can get me some more.

Yeah but how can they be dead?

I think I just saw

something go past the window.

Well it's just your

imagination babe,

there's nothing there.

Cheap bloody flowers.

[birds chirping]

Hey babe, it stopped

raining, sun's even out.

Make us a coffee, would ya?

What, did your

last slave die off?

Yes you are, do as

you're told, lady.

[birds chirping]

Thank you.

Here we go.

[light, eerie piano music]

[wind whipping]

You know what, that

was so stupid, Tom.

Look, I said I

was sorry, okay?

It was so stupid, you

said we were gonna have fun.

Punching guys in pubs

isn't fun, not at all.

He chugged a drink

over you because you said

you wouldn't dance with him.

So, it's a dress,

it will wash.

Look, some guys just don't

take no for an answer, okay.

How'd you think it

made me feel to see him

stood there with his

hands all over you?

We're still talking

about this guy.

Oh my god, you brought

me here to forget about

all the crap that's

happening in my life.

Just forget about it, grow up.

Look, I'm trying, all right.

I am trying so hard to show

my girlfriend a good time.

Well why don't you

just leave it then?

Look at your eye, for god sake.

[sighing]

Hey.

Here.

Come here, let me clean you up.

[Tom] I am sorry.

I know you was only

sticking up for me and,

and them guys punched

you first but,

still fall out

with you a little.

Tom.

I do love you, you know.

Please don't ever leave me.

Never.

[groaning]

Babe?

Leah?

Leah?

My mom's in hospital.

We need to go.

[Tom] Your dad again.

I don't know.

I'm sorry Tom,

but we need to go.

[Tom] Yeah.

- Yeah of course, yeah.

- We need to go.

[light, somber music]

According to my GPS,

the quickest way back

is through this place

called the Vale.

I swear to f***ing god if

he tries to come near you

or your mama, I'm

gonna f***ing kill him.

Just stop Tom, I don't

want to talk about it, okay.

My mom's in a really bad way.

- Tom, look out!

- Oh!

[thudding]

[light, solemn piano music]

[whistling]

[breathing heavily]

Leah.

Oh sh*t, breathe, Leah.

Leah, it's okay, it's all

right, it's gonna be all right.

Just, just try

and breathe, okay.

Just keep calm, jeez,

where's your pump?

You inhaler, where is it?

Oh Jesus, I'm sorry.

I know I packed it, where is it?

Jesus, where is it?

It's all right baby,

just breathe, okay,

just breathe, I'm

gonna get it too.

Where'd I put it,

where'd I put I?

I know I packed

it, come on, Jesus!

Here, here, it's all right,

here we go, here we go.

Steady and slow, it's all

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