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eyes and exhales, a tension leaving his body. A smile appears

on his face and he looks up into the sky.

41 INT. FARRELL HOUSE/HALL/KITCHEN - DAY 41

Billy comes in the front door, now clearly in great spirits.

He goes into the kitchen as Breda serves up Edel and James

t heir dinner and takes his place at the table.

BILLY:

(smiling)

How are we all doin'?

Breda gets up to get Billy his dinner.

Edel and James don't respond.

BILLY (CONT'D)

Breda, why didn't ye tell me that

our kids had lost their voices...

I'll just have to say the magic

words.... 'Playstation games and

loads of sweets!'

JAMES:

Yeah, I want the new Crash

Bandicoot game -

EDEL:

No way, I played it, it's borin'.

BILLY:

(with cod gospel choir

voice)

Did ye hear that... They can

talk... Thank the Lord God above!

My kids can talk again!

EDEL:

Da, you're real silly!

Breda places his dinner in front of him. He digs in.

BILLY:

Jaysus that's a grand bit of meat.

Did ye get it in Walsh's or-

BREDA:

Yeah, Walsh's.

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(CONTINUED)

Breda WATCHES her family.

Billy is beaming and eats hungrily. James and Edel are

contentedly picking away at their own dinners.

Billy LOOKS to Breda.

BILLY:

Eilish left Tony standin'.

BREDA:

- Oh I heard. I'd love to have seen

his face.

EDEL:

Who are ye talkin' about, Da?

BILLY:

None of your business, young one.

Billy CATCHES Breda's eye and gives her a wink.

Breda is pleased but puzzled at Billy's sudden good mood.

42 INT. SITTING ROOM - DAY 42

Breda stands at the window and WATCHES as...

Billy, at the wheel of the van, leans across Edel and James

to shut the door.

Breda raises her hand, ready to give them a wave goodbye, but

her family don't see her as the van pulls out onto the road.

43 INT. KITCHEN - DAY 43

Breda cleans up the DINNER PLATES.

She stops and STARES at the HALF-EATEN SUNDAY ROAST.

She is sorely tempted to take a piece but resists and puts it

away in the fridge.

44 INT. SITTING ROOM - DAY 44

Breda sits working on a SEWING MACHINE. She is stitching the

purple dress material. Other pieces of the material with

dress patterns pinned to them lie around. She stands and pins

one of the patterns around her shoulders to check the

fitting.

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(CONTINUED)

She pauses from her work and LOOKS out the window to the

b right sunny sky.

CUT TO:

45 EXT. CANAL BANK - DAY 45

We SEE James' reflection in the water. He holds the 'CRASH

BANDICOOT' GAME and is eating CHOCOLATE.

We SEE that he is standing in an OLD BARGE that is moored to

the bank. He stares down in to the water, deep in thought

w ith a little frown on his face.

BILLY (O.S.)

James, get away out of that!

James looks up to SEE Billy and Edel approaching him.

James steps off the barge and onto the bank.

Billy and Edel pass by a MAN who is untying a ROPE from a

BOLLARD.

BILLY (CONT'D)

(To Edel)

Jaysus, how often have I said it to

him!

The Man overhears Billy and looks up briefly before hopping

onto his boat. Further up, PEOPLE are fishing.

Billy and Edel are now standing alongside James. Behind them,

there is a GROUP OF DRY-DOCKED BOATS that have seen better

days.

Edel indicates a LIFE BUOY floating in the canal, where it

has obviously been tossed in by vandals.

BILLY (CONT'D)

Shockin'.

EDEL:

That's why ye had to jump in that

time.

Billy crouches down and points his finger at a spot in the

water.

BILLY:

Yeah... Just over there, lads...

Edel is beaming as she obviously loves to recall her father's

deed.

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(CONTINUED)

(MORE)

BILLY (CONT'D)

What age was I?

EDEL:

Fifteen and a hero!

BILLY:

(almost to himself)

Yeah, a hero I was... For the week

anyway's... All around this town.

Billy stares out into the water.

The Man in the boat pulls away from the bank and Billy

watches it as it moves away, gathering speed, until it turns

the first bend in the canal and is out of sight.

46 INT. FARRELL HOUSE/KITCHEN/SITTING ROOM - EVENING 46

Breda and Eilish sit drinking wine at the kitchen table.

EILISH:

I don't know why you're even

botherin' with this stupid weigh in-

BREDA:

Ah look it-

EILISH:

- You don't have to prove yourself

in front of Yvonne and her crowd,

ye look amazin'.

BREDA:

Yvonne's been real good.

EILISH:

Yeah right.

Eilish shoots her eyes to heaven.

BREDA:

Ah, look it, I just want to get

back to the way I was... Ye know,

before the kids and that.

Eilish moves to the back door to light up a CIGARETTE.

EILISH:

Christ, Cliff made a comment on my

weight one time... That was the

start of it... Listen I won't brown

ye all over again about that

jealous insecure...

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EILISH(CONT'D)

(CONTINUED)

Just to say, gettin' on that plane

away from him was the best thing

t hat I ever did...

BREDA:

Well it's great to have ye home.

Eilish is quiet for a moment and then looks to Breda.

EILISH:

At least Billy will never be like

that.

Breda gives her a look.

BREDA:

No.

EILISH:

I mean he's... Look it, next

Saturday, the two of ye's go out

for the anniversary, ye have to.

It's about f***in' time you

reentered the pubs of this town...

BREDA:

I know... It's just... I started to

dread goin' out... Thinkin' that he

just wanted to be with the boys or

that I was some sort of...

embarrassment...

EILISH:

Would ye stop....

BREDA:

Or maybe that was all in me head...

Oh I dunno.

EILISH:

Come on now, Breda... Ye were so

good together ... I mean... What

happened?

BREDA:

(shakes her head)

I don't know... things just seem

to...

They HEAR the BANG of the front door.

EILISH:

Look forward now girl, not back.

Two tired looking children arrive into the sitting room and

slump down onto the sofa. Billy follows in after them as

B reda and Eilish come out from the kitchen.

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(CONTINUED)

BILLY:

Howareye's... They'll sleep well

tonight. I'll get the tea started.

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