Eden Page #4

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bar man, looking up from his PAPER. Quenchers immediately

goes to pour a PINT for him.

Billy exchanges nods with Tony and the very rotund, FEGGY

FENNELLY (49), and takes his place on the third bar stool

beside them.

Billy then HEARS GIRLS' LAUGHTER from the far corner of the

bar and when he looks around he spots BREFFNI GREHAN (35),

w ho wears a LEATHER JACKET and sports a pony tail.

Breffni catches Billy's eye and breaks into a huge grin.

Billy suddenly recognises him. Breffni waves him to come

over. Billy takes his pint from Quenchers and turns to Feggy

and Tony.

BILLY:

Back in a sec'.

As Billy leaves, the two men shake their heads and do not

look happy.

Billy arrives over and his face changes colour when he sees

that Breffni is sitting with Imelda and Naomi. Breffni holds

out his hand.

BREFFNI:

Well by Christ, as I live and

breath....

BILLY:

Jaysus, Breffni....

Although he is clearly pleased to see Breffni, it takes him a

second to compose himself in order to shake his hand.

Billy nods hesitantly at the two girls, now feeling painfully

self-conscious at being so close to Imelda.

BREFFNI:

So how's it hangin', man?

BILLY:

(just about managing to

speak)

Are... Are ye... Ye back for long?

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BREFFNI:

Well I hear there's more

construction goin' on in this town

then anywhere on the planet so...

BREFFNI looks to the two girls.

BREFFNI (CONT'D)

Do ye know this man?

IMELDA:

Ah yeah like...

Billy nods and tries desperately to act cool.

BILLY:

Yeah... I mean...

IMELDA:

Not really... Billy isn't it-

BILLY:

- Imelda... Yeah Billy... that's

me...

(to Breffni)

Seen her around the... both of them

... around the town...

B illy laughs nervously.

IMELDA:

(indicates Breffni)

He was tellin' us about the...

BREFFNI:

Oh yeah. I'll just finish the

story...

Breffni turns back to the girls.

BREFFNI(CONT'D)

So right there we are in Frisco...

the U.S. marine, wreckin' my gaff

right... Takin' his rage out ye

know... Full metal jacket... So's

we ended up smokin' a bong... Peace

pipe... All cool...

IMELDA:

F***in' mad!

Billy nods enthusiastically and drinks a good third of the

way down his glass.

BREFFNI:

So, anyway, you still with Breda?

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BILLY:

(laughs)

Yeah. Two kids.

BREFFNI:

Good man. Ages?

BILLY:

James is eight and Edel is nine.

Sure ye'd be strangled with them.

BREFFNI:

That's something Bill. To have

built the nest, settled into it.

Billy gives BREFFNI a look, surprised that this 'Man of the

World' has any interest in family.

BREFFNI leans into him.

BREFFNI (CONT'D)

And how is Breda?

Billy shrugs, again very aware of Imelda's proximity.

BILLY:

She's grand....

IMELDA:

She's in me Ma's club to lose

weight, isn't she?

BILLY:

Yeah... She is... She's... Lookin'

real well.

The girls look to each other and are about to leave.

Billy senses this and turns to them. He opens and closes his

mouth.

Imelda drains her GLASS.

IMELDA:

Right so.

Billy decides he must speak.

BILLY:

So... Did ye enjoy the golf club

l ast night?

IMELDA:

Naw, sure I was only out there cos'

a Ma.

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(CONTINUED)

BILLY:

I'm not bein' funny now but they

have a language all their own out

there, birdies, eagles, f***in'

albatrosses. It's like listenin'

to a wildlife programme.

Imelda nods and her face breaks into a BIG LAUGH of

recognition. Naomi and BREFFNI smile as well.

Billy is thrilled at making Imelda laugh.

BREFFNI signals Quenchers to get another round.

BREFINE:

Same again, Quenchers.

Billy turns to see Tony and Feggy giving him dirty looks but

he very definitely is going to ignore their disapproval. He

is in a proper conversation with Imelda. He isn't going

anywhere.

39 INT. FARRELL HOUSE/SITTING ROOM - DAY 39

In the background, through the window, Edel has joined James

in the yard. They're kicking the ball to each other.

Breda goes to the sideboard and carefully takes out a PAPER

PARCEL. She unwraps it to reveal PURPLE DRESS MATERIAL. ONE

PIECE is clearly taking shape as a dress. She unfolds the

OTHER LENGTH OF MATERIAL and lays it out on the table and

with a MEASURING TAPE begins to make some calculations.

40 INT. MAC'S FRONT BAR - DAY 40

Quenchers leans onto the counter with Billy, Imelda and Naomi

as they listen to Breffni who is in the middle of another

s tory.

BREFFNI:

So's anyway's his name was

Blacksod, after the lake in Mayo

that he came from and no matter how

I tried to protect the guy he was

always gettin' bullied on the site.

Real bad. So one day he left

London, returned home and drowned

himself in the very lake he was

named after.

Everyone reacts to the story.

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IMELDA:

Jeeeez, that's shockin'. Poor

bastard.

Billy leans forward.

BILLY:

I'm tellin' ye's I would have saved

him.

BREFFNI:

What are ye sayin', man?

BILLY:

Remember Bref'. Like I saved the

child out of the canal that time.

He has the girls' attention now.

BILLY (CONT'D)

Walkin' along and I saw this young

kid just slippin' down the bank and

into the water. The screams of her,

splashin' around, So I jumped in

and pulled her out.

QUENCHERS:

I remember that. You were on the

front of the local paper.

Imelda raises her GLASS.

IMELDA:

That's cool.

Billy is beaming but eyeing the CLOCK, he drains his GLASS.

BILLY:

Well, I better... The dinner,

'Home, James!'

As Billy prepares to leave, Imelda turns to him and Breffni.

IMELDA:

We're havin' a party next Saturday

above in the house so... Come

along.

Billy nods and smiles as if Imelda's invitation was just for

him alone.

BILLY:

I'll see ye's.

He walks on down the bar and salutes Feggy and Tony who don't

respond, still annoyed that he spurned their company.

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(CONTINUED)

40A EXT. MAC'S BAR - DAY 40A

Billy pauses for a second outside the door. He closes his

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