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- We're just clearing the baby's airways, OK?

Pain coming up? Pain coming up? No?

There, it's out.

It's a little girl. A little girl.

- You've got a girl.

- Oh!

You... bastard. I wanted a boy.

What's this,

the Eurovision Song Contest?

And where were you yesterday?

At the hospital.

I've got a beautiful daughter.

Congratulations,

you just lost two days' pay.

But it only was one day out.

You seriously inconvenienced me, George.

Seriously.

- Estcaliente el hombre.

- Qu le pasa?

- Hello!

- Who is it?

It's the health visitor, Mrs Modegwa.

- Hi. Mrs Modegwa?

- No.

Oh, I'm sorry. Erm...

I thought... I'm looking for

Maggie Modegwa.

No, you're out of date there, about seven

years ago, love - he's gone back to Kenya.

You've got some old files there,

haven't you?

Can I see the baby?

I just came to see the baby!

You'll have her as mad as yourself.

You like that song?

Listen, I'm singing to you, eh?

I'm singing to you.

Look.

Look at the birds over there.

Look, do you want to look?

Don't you want to look?

- The birds, the sky.

- She can't hear you, soft thing.

Yes, yes, yes, yes.

- Who is it?

- It's Moira Denning, your health visitor.

Yeah, what do you want?

I just came to see how you were coping

with the new baby.

- Coping fine, why?

- Would it be all right for me to come in?

- What for?

- To see the baby.

She's all right.

There's nothing wrong with the baby.

It's just routine. We wanna make sure

that you're coping OK.

Is there any reason

you don't you want me to come in?

I never said that, did I?

I never said I didn't want you to come in.

You better come in then.

I'm going out soon.

The baby's over there on the couch.

Hello. Hello.

Oh, she's gorgeous.

Hello, darling.

Could you pick her up for me?

I've just fed her and put her down.

- Is she feeding all right?

- Yeah.

- Sleeping?

- Yeah.

And how about you, Mrs Conlan?

What do you want to know

how I am for?

I thought you came round

to see the baby.

Could you just sit down

so we can have a chat?

I'm on my way out.

This is your... fifth child,

is that correct, Maggie?

- That's right.

- And how are the other four?

All right.

My sister's got them, Mairead.

She's looking

after them for a couple of weeks.

Maggie, I know

your other kids are in care.

I know about the circumstances,

the fire and everything that happened.

You know that much, couldn't get

my f***ing name right last week, could ya?

I'm sorry, but if there's some uncertainty

about the father's name...

There's no bloody uncertainty

about her father's name.

- How are you, Maggie?

- I'm all right, why?

Be a lot more better if you stopped

snooping round every f***in' five minutes.

Can I ask what that mark on your face is?

Oh, God! You've got such

f***in' x-ray eyes today, haven't you?

If you must know, it's off this.

That's what that done.

OK.

I think you best get off now, anyway,

cos I'm waiting to go out.

Well, I'm happy with the baby.

Have Social Services been round

to see you?

No, they haven't

and I don't want them here neither.

Can you at least bring the baby

down to the clinic on Tuesday?

I brought her last week,

so why should I bring her this week?

- Is that your bedroom?

- You can't go in, I haven't made the bed.

OK.

- So I'll see you in the clinic on Tuesday.

- OK.

- Make sure you bring her with you.

- I will.

- Thanks.

- Ta-ra.

Sh*t.

- George! What are you doing?

- Is she gone?

She's gone, she heard you though.

What are you doing?

Why did you put that there?

If my mother was here she would...

Cheeky git! It's all your junk!

Where do you want me to stick it?

Well, shove it up your arse then.

- You cheeky bastard!

- Oh!

Stick it up your own arse!

And I'm not your f***ing mother anyway.

- Come on, let me out!

- I won't. Till you apologise!

Let me out of here!

Shh... He's gone now, he's gone now.

Oh, no...

Oh...

Oh, the nosey old bag.

Do you remember the kids' names?

- Yes.

- Go on...

- Sean, Nick...

- Mickey.

Nicky.

- Serena and Mary.

- That's it.

But his name's Mickey,

with an M, not Nicky.

- Where are they now?

- They've had to go away.

- Why?

- Why?

- Cos they did.

- When?

- Katy...

- A while ago now.

Youse want some Coke?

- Do you want some Coke?

- Yeah.

Right, who's for tea?

You want some tea?

Do you want Coke, kids?

Come on, I'll get you some Coke.

I'll get it!

- No, leave it.

- No, I'll get it.

- No, don't.

- Shut up, will ya?

- Hello.

- Is there a Maggie Conlan here?

Er, no, she's away. Why?

- I need to have a word with her.

- No, she's away.

- Are you Maggie Conlan?

- No.

- Can I come in?

- Don't you understand English?

- What's going on?

- Can you tell me whose baby this is?

It's my baby.

I see. Can you tell me

which hospital it was born at?

The Royal.

- Is this your baby?

- I'm Maggie Conlan. What's wrong?

We have a place of safety order

to remove this baby.

- What?

- You understand?

- No. What have I done wrong?

- I have to take the baby with me.

It's a temporary order.

You can challenge it after 72 hours.

- But I have to take the baby with me now.

- Nothing's happened!

You can attend the case conference.

No, I don't...

I don't even know who you are!

You've made a mistake,

you can't do this to me again.

- I have to take the baby with me.

- Please, you can't do this, you can't...

- You'll be able to see it. It's only temporary.

- You can't take it. It's all different!

I have to take the baby with me now.

- Maggie, calm down.

- Please, you've made a mistake! Please!

We'll have a case conference,

you'll be able to talk about it.

Please, you made a mistake.

I'm not Maggie Conlan.

- Maggie, come on. Please, Maggie...

- No, please.

- Maggie, I have to take the baby.

- Please just wait till her dad comes in.

- No, you can't.

- Calm down, I've got to take the baby.

- You can't do this again to me! Please!

- Come on, Maggie, please.

I have to take the baby.

You can come and...

Go and get George!

Go and get George! Go!

All right! All right!

She's just had a baby!

What the f*** are you doing?

She's just had a f***ing baby!

- Calm down. Calm down!

- You're gonna kill her!

Please, give the baby to me.

Calm down.

Do you know

what you've f***ing done to her?

Don't! You'll make it worse.

Maggie, listen!

- Listen to me...

- No!

- Get away!

- No!

Calm down, calm down.

Get off her! Get off her!

- Get off her. Get off her!

- Stop it.

- F*** off!

- Calm down!

Get off of her. Get off of her.

Oh, go and get George!

I'll get him, I'll get him.

- I'll get him, I'll get him.

- No! No!

Bob...

- Where's George?

- In the back.

- George!

- What's happened?

- They took the baby. Come on.

- What?

They took Zoe.

The Social took the baby! Come on!

- Oh, Christ.

- Oi!

Oi! Come back here!

Oi!

How can they do this to us?

How can they do this to us?

They have.

You can't go near them

and tell them nothing, George.

- Yes, we'll tell them.

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