Eden Page #16

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Billy's gone up... You didn't fancy

it?

Breda shakes her head.

139 EXT. EGAN'S HOUSE - NIGHT 139

Billy, Feggy and Tony open the front gate and walk up to the

front door past the MERCEDES, the LEXUS and Imelda's MINI.

Billy's eyes are glazed and happy, delighted with the MUSIC

and the NOISE of people coming from the house which to him

s eems lit up by a golden light in every window.

140 EXT. CANAL BANK - NIGHT 140

Breda and Eoghan sit in silence until Eoghan turns to her.

EOGHAN:

Ye's had a row?

BREDA:

No we f***in' didn't, that's the

whole thing, we never row, we

never.... He's up there now. Off

his head, in his own little

world...

EOGHAN:

Strikes me as a bit of a dreamer

all right...

BREDA:

Yeah... Dreamin' of... I dunno.

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CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

EOGHAN:

It's like... Remember I was tellin'

you about my Father.... Just

disappearin' the way he did and you

wonder... No idea why people do

what they do. I mean I keep

thinkin' that somehow I'll arrive

into some town, walk into some bar

and I'll find him and then I'll be

able to ask him why he left.

Breda looks to him and smiles.

BREDA:

I hope ye find him.

They listen to the cars on the street. People on their way

home as the night winds down.

141 INT. EGAN'S HOUSE/SITTING ROOM - NIGHT 141

At the crowded party, Billy stands in the middle of Feggy,

Tony, Naomi and, most importantly, Imelda. He is now very

drunk but doing his level best to be the centre of attention.

BILLY:

So the guard stops Tex in his Hiace

which he has cut into an Lshaped

pick up and says that the

van is in an illegal condition and

and the Tex says 'I didn't rightly

know that partner' and that he's no

tax or insurance, 'I didn't rightly

know that Officer' and he's got not

one but four bald tyres... 'Excuse

me Officer', says Tex, 'Better make

that five, the one in the boot is

the same'!

The company all LAUGH and a delighted Billy takes a large

slug of his CAN and finishes it.

Imelda leans across and hands him ANOTHER ONE.

IMELDA:

That's for helpin' us earlier.

BILLY:

(indicates Naomi)

Glad to see ye's made up.

IMELDA:

Ah yeah.

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Billy tries to look into Imelda's eyes but she turns to Naomi

to move away.

Billy is desperate to keep them there.

BILLY:

I do listen in on the phone calls

sometimes and I heard Tex on one of

them sex lines and...

The girls give him a look.

NAOMI:

Ye listen in on people?

BILLY:

Yeah... The things ye hear... Gas

like....

There is an extremely embarrassing silence from everyone.

Billy is trying to dig himself out of this when Eilish

arrives in with Breffni and storms up to him.

EILISH:

You're as drunk as f***. Cop on and

go home!

Eilish walks on. Breffni follows her, giving Billy a

disdainful look.

Imelda and Naomi take the opportunity to make their escape.

Billy is left with Tony who sighs and shakes his head.

BILLY:

All right for you... a young one on

the go in Dublin.

Tony shrugs and moves off. Billy grabs hold of his arm.

Tony tries to free his arm but Billy keeps hold of it.

TONY:

Jaysus, Billy, don't believe

everything that I tell ye.

Billy is a little stunned and lets go the arm. He watches as

Tony heads straight over to chat up Yvonne.

A YOUNG FELLA on guitar launches into 'July' by Mundy.

EVERYONE joins in.

Billy finds himself on his own beside the kitchen door.

EDEN - Shooting Script - 18 JUNE 2007 79.

142 EXT. CANAL BANK - NIGHT 142

Breda takes another CIGARETTE from Eoghan and he lights it

for her.

BREDA:

'I know this much is true'... That

was the song... The two of us

dancin' real close. And that's all

I really wanted tonight... To

finish our dance and maybe go up to

bed and be... be together again

and... Look it I'm sorry, I'm...

EOGHAN:

I'm listening, Breda.

BREDA:

I... still... think that... Deep

down... We have... We could.... ye

know be.... The two of us agin the

world... Loud and proud with the

kids. And we could have tonight

but...

B reda is getting upset but trying not to show it.

BREDA (CONT'D)

Could have... But he decided to...

I'm sorry...

EOGHAN:

You're grand.

They sit in silence and LISTEN to the SHOUTS from the street.

Breda looks out at the OLD BARGE moored to the dock.

She gets up and walks to the edge of the bank and looks in

the windows of the BARGE. There is no one at home. She steps

onto the craft.

143 INT. EGAN'S HOUSE/KITCHEN - NIGHT 143

Billy steps unsteadily into the kitchen and grabs up a BOTTLE

OF SOUTHERN COMFORT and takes a large swig of it.

He stumbles into a CHAIR against the wall and he sits down on

it. He is glad to be off his feet. He takes another slug from

the BOTTLE. Gradually his eyes are getting heavier and

eventually he slumps into the chair and dozes off.

EDEN - Shooting Script - 18 JUNE 2007 80.

(CONTINUED)

144 EXT. BARGE/CANAL BANK - NIGHT 144

Breda and Eoghan sit huddled together on the barge. Breda

looks to him and grins at the sound of a DRUNK BAWLING out

'The Fields of Athenry' from the street below.

BREDA:

You must think that I'm stone mad.

EOGHAN:

Why?

BREDA:

Climbin' into boats belongin' to

strangers.

EOGHAN:

Well that has nothing on

approaching security guards out in

the bog.

BREDA:

Oh Jaysus, I can't believe that I

told ye that... Still locked I

was....

EOGHAN:

I really enjoyed it... The chat

that night. You were real funny...

And I... Well... For the first time

in ages I had a proper chat with

someone... You were very easy to

talk to.

BREDA:

With Billy snoring in the corner.

EOGHAN:

In the disco I told Billy that I

thought you looked great... I

actually thought that you looked

really beautiful...

BREDA:

Would ye go way from me.

Breda can't help grinning to herself.

She becomes serious and looks at the water and then at

Billy's JACKET which lies beside her. She spots the

ANNIVERSARY CARD in one of the pockets and takes it out and

looks at it.

EDEN - Shooting Script - 18 JUNE 2007 81.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

BREDA (CONT'D)

We were married ten years ago

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