Eden Page #17

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tonight but he's not here, is he?

Breda lets go of the CARD. Eoghan turns to her.

BREDA (CONT'D)

You think ye know someone but do

you ever really get to know them at

all?

EOGHAN:

He should have gone home with you.

They both HEAR a GIRL SINGING some kind of popular love

ballad on the road. Although clearly drunk she has a good

voice.

Breda LOOKS to him and lets out a NERVOUS LAUGH.

Eoghan leans towards her and slowly their lips meet in a

kiss.

They withdraw from each other but then kiss again, deeper

this time.

EOGHAN (CONT'D)

(whispers)

Breda.

They kiss with unabashed drunken passion.

Breda holds his face in her hands.

EOGHAN (CONT'D)

Breda.

He kisses her again and she responds hungrily.

She pushes him down onto the floor of the BOAT. His hands

move down to pull up her DRESS.

She starts to undo his TROUSERS.

They frantically negotiate the awkward space and their

UNDERWEAR.

He clings hard to the bottom of the PURPLE DRESS, and enters

h er.

Breda clasps onto him as they make love.

She CATCHES SIGHT of the door of the boat behind her. She

keeps focused on this for a moment.

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She grabs hold of his hair as she starts to feel some real

pleasure.

BREDA:

You chose me.

Eoghan GROANS, exhaling in LONG DEEP BREATHS.

EOGHAN:

Yes...

BREDA:

Me... Breda.

They continue to make love as Breda climbs astride him.

She looks up into the night sky. She lets out a SMALL CRY.

Eoghan lets out one FINAL DEEP GROAN.

They are now very still except for their HEAVY BREATH.

Breda wipes a tear from her eye.

BREDA (CONT'D)

Would ye mind just holdin' me. Just

for a while.

Eoghan smiles and takes her in his arms and cuddles her.

B reda buries her head into his shoulder and closes her eyes.

145 INT. EGAN HOUSE/KITCHEN - NIGHT 145

Billy still lies slumped in the chair as the SING-SONG

CONTINUES in the other room. A LOUD BLAST of 'House of the

Rising Sun' comes from the crowd in the other room and wakes

him up.

BILLY:

(slurring)

There is a house in New Orleans.

They call the Rising Sun.

Through his drunken haze he does his best to TAKE IN his

surroundings.

BILLY (CONT'D)

What the f*** am I... Have to...

He struggles to his feet and takes a step back to steady

himself.

BILLY (CONT'D)

Have to finish the dance.... Home,

James.

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He WALKS towards the back door.

He is distracted by someone entering the kitchen behind him.

It is Imelda.

He freezes as she passes him by.

IMELDA:

Are ye off Bill.... Take care of

yourself.

Imelda continues on until she reaches the door of the back

toilet.

Billy nods and takes the two steps to the back door and puts

his hand on it. He pauses and looks back just as the toilet

door is closing.

BILLY:

Good night Imelda.

Imelda's face and blonde curls suddenly reappear from behind

the toilet door.

IMELDA:

Good night.

Billy's face changes expression.

The sight of her like this instantly sparks off the image

from his fantasy. Her face appearing from behind the tree.

Imelda disappears again and the toilet door closes.

Billy is still transfixed.

He slowly turns from the back door and moves towards the

toilet.

BILLY:

Imelda, I have to tell you

something.

He reaches the toilet door and tries to push it open but she

has put the lock on.

BILLY (CONT'D)

I have to tell ye about the

painting.

B illy leans his head against the door.

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BILLY (CONT'D)

Ye see me and you, we're in the

painting, behind the big tree

and... and... we're kissin' and I'm

as hard as a rock.

(to himself)

I must be, surely to Jaysus, I must

be.

(to Imelda)

And all the men in the field

workin' are lookin' over at us,

because they all know now that I'm

havin' Imelda Egan and they're not.

Imelda... Can ye hear me.

He KNOCKS on the door. The toilet FLUSHES and then the door

UNLOCKS.

Billy pushes the door open and steps in front of Imelda.

Imelda smiles nervously.

IMELDA:

Jeeez, you're stone mad.

BILLY:

I'm mad about you. The most

beautiful thing that I've ever

seen.

Billy takes her arm. Imelda resists but Billy holds her

tightly.

BILLY (CONT'D)

Come here Imelda, I just want to

tell you about the painting.

Imelda tries to leave but Billy puts his other hand around

her waist.

IMELDA:

Would ye f*** off!

Billy is now squeezing Imelda tightly with his eyes closed

like he's lost in a dream.

IMELDA (CONT'D)

(screaming)

Let f***in' go of me!!!

Imelda makes another effort to get free. Billy pulls her back

but loses his balance. They stumble and then fall onto the

toilet floor.

Billy HITS his head against the side of the TOILET BOWL.

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I melda is SCREAMING.

The WHOLE PARTY is suddenly crowded around the doorway.

Feggy, Tony, Breffni, Eilish, Yvonne and Naomi all LOOK ON in

horror.

For a terrible moment noone moves or says a word.

Suddenly Imelda springs up away from Billy and goes to her

mother.

Eilish steps in front of Billy.

EILISH:

You're a f***in' disgrace! The big

hard man... Well we all know that

there's nothing ever hard about

you!!!

Billy looks up at the faces and he starts to LAUGH. A

desperate kind of LAUGH.

Breffni holds out his hand to help Billy up.

BREFFNI:

Come on, Bill.

Billy SLAPS it away.

BILLY:

I'm all f***in' right.

Billy struggles to his feet by holding onto the toilet. He

accidently causes it to FLUSH.

YVONNE:

GET OUT!!!!

Billy LOOKS to Imelda for a moment.

She RETURNS his look with an expression of absolute disgust.

Billy stumbles through the crowd.

146 EXT. EGAN'S HOUSE/STREET - DAWN 146

Billy walks as best he can towards the front gate but falls

into the door of Imelda's MINI.

He squints his eyes against the early morning sun.

He wipes blood from the cut on his head.

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(CONTINUED)

He manages to stand up from the CAR and shamble on to the

gate. He gets it open, then struggles on down the road.

147 EXT. BOAT/CANAL BANK - DAWN 147

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