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Billy and Tony shake their heads and grin.

TONY:

Fair play to her... Ye see Bill,

it's the like of that keeps ye

young.

Billy nods but keeps his eyes towards the window.

Tony, with a smug look on his face, is talking away and looks

to Billy and the Driver for a reaction every now and again.

TONY (CONT'D)

Like my young one, she's only

twenty five, secretary in the

Dublin branch. So one evenin', she

asks me to take it out and show

her. Goes down like... Straight in,

no kissin'... Unbelievable.

Billy smiles but STARES out the window and doesn't seem that

connected to the world.

29 EXT. FARRELL HOUSE - NIGHT 29

Billy WATCHES as the TAXI disappears around the corner.

Outside the bungalow, he takes out his DOOR KEY but pauses

for a moment. He STARES up into the night sky.

30 INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT 30

Breda lies in bed with the lights off. Her eyes open. She

HEARS the FOOTSTEPS coming along the corridor.

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(CONTINUED)

Billy enters the room.

He undresses carefully.

Breda keeps her back to him and doesn't stir as he slowly

gets in under the covers and lies down.

Billy stares up at the ceiling. He closes his eyes. He starts

to SNORE.

Breda's eyes remain open.

31 INT. CHURCH - MORNING 31

Breda with her two children, EDEL (9), tall for her age with

a bright open face, and JAMES (8), who seems a far more

serious child, stand at the side of the church in front of

the PENNY CANDLES.

The LAST OF THE MASS-GOERS files out.

Breda and Edel put COINS in the slot and pick up TWO CANDLES

and go to light them. James ignores this, buried in his

GAMEBOY. Breda gestures to him to light a candle but James

shakes his head and makes a face. Breda raises her eyes to

heaven and looks to Edel who gives her a warm smile.

EDEL:

Ma... I'll light one for him.

BREDA:

Thanks love.

Breda lovingly places her hand on James shoulder. He glances

up at her and Breda smiles and sticks out her tongue. A

slight smirk comes over James face but he is determined to

r emain in sullen mood and refocuses on his game.

Breda's attention DRIFTS to the ALTAR and she keeps her eyes

on it, as if momentarily lost in memory.

She is jolted into the here and now by FATHER LAWLOR (54),

who suddenly arrives behind her.

FATHER LAWLOR:

How's Breda?

Breda nods and smiles.

FATHER LAWLOR (CONT'D)

(to the children)

How's the lads?

Edel acknowledges the priest and moves over to Breda.

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James is completely disinterested in him.

FATHER LAWLOR (CONT'D)

How's Billy this weather?

EDEL:

They're married ten years next

Saturday!

FATHER LAWLOR:

Jeeez, it doesn't seem that long

since I stood in front of the two

of ye.... A great day it was.

Breda smiles but this subject seems to make her

uncomfortable. Edel realises this and clasps her mother's

hand.

EDEL:

Come on, Ma.

Breda, grateful for the excuse to leave, allows herself to be

l ed away.

BREDA:

Good bye, Father.

James follows after them as Father Lawlor heads back towards

the altar.

32 INT. FARRELL HOUSE/KITCHEN - MORNING 32

Breda is in the kitchen preparing the Sunday LAMB ROAST.

Behind her, through the sitting room door, James and Edel

watch cartoons on the TELEVISION.

33 INT. BED ROOM - MORNING 33

A hung-over Billy lies in bed, his eyes fixed on the

PAINTING.

The PAINTING fills the frame.

Breda enters the room and passes through the frame.

After a beat she passes back through in the opposite

direction and glances down at Billy.

Billy's eyes don't move, fixated on the painting.

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34 I NT. CORRIDOR - MORNING 34

Outside the room, Breda hesitates and turns as if to go back

in, but then decides against it and carries on back to the

kitchen.

35 INT. KITCHEN - DAY 35

Breda has the LAMB ROAST in the OVEN.

Billy sits at the table buried in the PAPER with a HALF-EATEN

BOWL OF CEREAL in front of him.

He GLANCES UP and SEES Breda with her back to him, busy

preparing a SEPARATE DIET MEAL for herself.

He REFOCUSES on the paper.

BREDA:

So did ye see Eilish out there last

night.

BILLY:

Hmmm.

BREDA:

Were ye talkin' to her?

BILLY:

Naw.

He puts the paper down to SEE Breda looking at him.

Breda opens her mouth but no words come out.

She goes back to her meal preparation.

Billy goes back to the paper but we can tell he's not reading

a word.

A very agitated James BURSTS in from the sitting room. Edel

bustles in behind him.

JAMES:

(very irate)

I'm not goin' to football

anymore, I hate it!!!

EDEL:

(to her parents)

I told him not to be annoyin'

ye's...

(to James)

Course ye are...

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JAMES:

No... I hate it!!!

EDEL:

Sure you're a brilliant

player!

Billy throws down his paper.

BILLY (CONT'D)

(very angry)

For Jaysus sake lads, I'm warnin'

ye... if ye's don't shut up!

JAMES:

But Da!

BILLY:

Da nothin', now stay Jaysus quiet!

Edel slinks off back into the sitting room.

James waits for a moment as his frustration explodes.

JAMES:

I hate the whole lotta ye!

He runs out the door.

Breda turns to Billy who holds up his hands.

They HEAR a door SLAMMING at the back of the house.

BREDA:

Don't know what's wrong with that

boy at the moment.

Billy stands up and carries the CEREAL BOWL to the sink.

BILLY:

Ah, he'll be okay.

He moves towards the door.

BILLY (CONT'D)

Right.. I'll just be... Be back

within the hour.

They give each other a nod and Billy leaves the room.

Breda stands still for a moment, she HEARS the BANG of the

front door. She returns to the preparation of her diet meal.

36 EXT. FARRELL HOUSE - DAY 36

Billy walks quickly out the front gate and on down the road.

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(CONTINUED)

37 INT. KITCHEN - DAY 37

Breda LOOKS through the window to the back yard to see...

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(CONTINUED)

James, in a sulk, kicking his FOOTBALL violently against the

wall.

Breda shakes her head and goes back to preparing her meal.

38 INT. MAC'S FRONT BAR - DAY 38

Billy walks in and SEES QUENCHERS QUINN (50s), the sour faced

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