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We've got some other

big problems right now.

Like what?

Money. We're barely skating by.

It's amazing how much friction it causes.

You two... used to be all over each other.

Yeah, maybe in school.

You'd never know to look at him,

but he was a striker in the football team.

Yeah?

All the girls were in love with him.

But we just clicked.

On our first date,

he took me rollerskating!

But that was back in the day

when rollerskates had

four evenly spaced wheels.

I remember she spent most of the time

on the ground!

He spent the whole time on the ground!

He couldn't skate to save his life.

But wow.

He was gorgeous.

We were so in love.

Lucky for you.

Sounds like you two used to

have a lot of fun together.

Yeah.

Yeah, we did.

We did.

Hey.

Hey.

What are you doing here?

I was just thinking.

Maybe Eli could come

and hang out with me for a bit.

I think he'd like that.

There. That should do it.

How did you do that?

It wasn't hard. It actually had

the capacity to fly in all directions.

But the switch on the circuit board

had been disabled.

It must be a European modification.

Right.

What are you doing?

Trying to find

a way out of this mess.

What's that?

Legoland.

You mean there's a whole land

made of LEGO?

Yep.

Never found time to go there.

But one day.

Hey...

...would you like to pick out

a toy from the warehouse?

Really?

Of course. Anything you want.

These are old-fashioned wooden toys.

They used to be very popular

at one time.

Now I'd have to pay someone

to take them off my hands.

The craftsmanship is beautiful.

I agree. Exactly.

Kids nowadays

want electronic sh*t.

I mean, "stuff".

Of course I can supply that,

but so can everyone.

I just can't buy in the quantities

from abroad that everyone else can.

Yeah, that rubbish breaks so quickly.

I agree! I know!

You know, we should go out some time.

That's what families do, right?

They go out together.

Look, I'm in sort of

a funny headspace at the moment.

I understand.

Whoa, that's beautiful!

The Russian dolls?

And there's five more inside.

All yours.

Really? Thanks!

Pleasure.

Hey. Where are you going?

Didn't Alec tell you? We have to go

and pick him up from work.

Morning.

Hi.

How long have you been there?

Just a couple of minutes.

You should wash up -

we have a very busy day ahead of us,

a very busy day indeed.

Do we? But I'm at work.

I can see that. You look very busy.

Very funny.

Um... clearly you know

nothing about this.

About what?

We should really get going

if we want to beat the traffic.

Eli, what's going on?

Go straight on.

Oh, keep going straight, guys.

I'm sorry, Alec.

Eli said you arranged this.

Hey, look, don't worry about it.

Think of it as inspiration.

For what?

For what?

For work.

It's like field research.

You're in the kid business.

You need to know about kids,

what we like.

Eli, my inspiration

dried up years ago.

I'm nothing but an empty well.

Nonsense.

Your well has just hit a drought.

Eventually it will rain again.

Hey, we're almost there.

Eli, where are we going?

Oh, you cannot be serious.

Oh, I am. Deadly.

What...

Eli!

We'll start off

with something gentle.

This is crazy.

Can't you go on it by yourself?

In case you hadn't noticed,

I'm seven.

It would behoove you

to accompany me.

I'm too big for this ride.

In your mind maybe, but not in here.

You're too big for this train.

Well, that's what I said,

but he wouldn't listen.

Alright, everyone.

I You don't look like

you're gonna move.

Put your arms in the air!

Come on, Alec,

where's your sense of fun?

Yeah, where's your sense of fun?

Ready, steady, go!

Wait! Hey, whoa, whoa,

whoa, whoa, whoa!

Hey! Come back!

I Don't you know

you'd better not stay.

Whoo-hoo! Victorious!

That's just not fair. You had

a much faster car than I did.

Alec, don't be such a sore loser.

What? It's true.

Oh, it's true?

Congratulations, young man.

Here's your driving license.

Whoa, thanks.

Oh, look, it's got your picture

on it and everything.

What about me?

Here you are, sir.

Thank you.

And my wife.

I mean, they're really

designed for toddlers.

Yeah, it's not necessary.

No, no, no. You passed your test too.

You deserve one as well.

Have a wonderful day.

En garde! Hah! Take that!

Take that!

Ah! You win!

Ahh!

Whoo-hoo!

She's really great.

Yeah, she is, isn't she?

I Don't you know

you'd better not stay.

More than that. Come on.

What, are you on a diet? Go crazy.

Alright, then. Here we go.

Alec, show this woman how it's done.

Give her some whipped cream.

Ready?

There you go.

What do you call that?

What?

You can never have

enough whipped cream.

Alright. You asked for it.

OK.

No. No. It's going everywhere

Whoa!

Ahhh!

Stop, stop.

This is fun.

This is fun.

You know, for a while there,

I forgot all about...

I know.

No more.

No more for him. No more.

Oh, please, no more.

Don't bring any more over.

If you're not too tired, there's

one more place I think we should go.

Oh?

You see, what I don't understand is

why they had to move the wheels.

I liked the wheels

when they were evenly spaced.

I mean, what's with

the straight line?

You sure you're up for this?

Hey, I was a brilliant skater

back then and you know it.

- I'm sure I haven't lost my touch.

- Oh, God.

How hard can it be, huh?

Oh. Ooh, Alec.

Come on, guys!

I hear this book

is particularly good.

Oh. Come on, then.

"He put his head back,

closed his eyes,"

"and shouted out loud

to the sky above."

"Hey, can you hear me?!"

"Can you see this?!"

"The kites are ying!

The kites are flying!"

That was a good book.

Yeah, it was.

I haven't read that for...

...well, for a couple of years.

You know, having fun's

not so hard, is it?

You're not a bad kid.

Not once you get to know me.

You're not such a bad father.

Yeah, well, look, about that...

You see... Zooey and I...

Are soul mates.

You've been together since school.

Yeah. That's right.

We met when we were 16.

Isn't that crazy?

Not many people I know

have been together that long.

We were so in love.

She still loves you very much.

What, she said that?

She didn't have to.

Have you seen that?

The moon.

It's beautiful.

Zooey, I'm sorry.

No.

No, not tonight.

It's Chopin. The preludes

are particularly melodic.

Where'd you learn to play that?

At the home.

It's beautiful.

Alec was teaching our son to play.

What son'?

This was our... son,

Samuel Christopher Morrison.

He would have been

about your age now.

This was his first football game.

He loved football.

Let's see.

And he loved chocolate ice-cream

with coloured sprinkles.

And sandpits.

He'd take his shoes off

the minute he saw sand.

He was my shining light.

My little angel.

He was my whole world.

What happened?

It was an accident.

It happened two years ago.

What do we do now?

It just happened.

And our lives have never

really been the same.

I go to bed at night

and try to wake up normal,

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