Lies We Tell Page #4

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It's not one

of your legal textbooks.

If you knew Islam better,

you'd know that only kafirs

look for loopholes.

Did you just call me

a kafir?

- What does that mean to you?

- A non-Muslim.

No, a concealer of truth.

All I can say is have

the courage

to confront them

with the truth.

They don't care

about the truth, Faz.

All they care about

is their egos.

That's not what I meant.

If Miriam doesn't

want to marry KD,

all she has to do

is say no at the nikah.

Couldn't be written

any clearer.

Be real, Faz.

Do you really expect

Miriam to say no

in front of all them people?

Allah only helps those

who have the courage

to stand up and tell

the truth.

No.

No.

Okay, just try again, okay?

You've got... no.

No.

[ringing]

[cell phone beeps]

Hello.

My name's Nathan Lampross.

My father

passed away recently.

I'm sorry, but you've got

the wrong number.

I was just won...

[cell phone chimes]

[phone chimes, beeps]

A man lose his head,

see-line wo...

[cell phone beeps]

Amber.

Nice to meet you.

Please, sit down.

What do you want?

Well, that would depend

on what you did for my father.

- We were friends.

- [chuckles]

I think I knew what my father

looked for in a friend.

Just because

I don't smoke cigars

doesn't mean we had

nothing to talk about.

Look, please don't be offended

if I call a spade a spade.

Keep digging.

Well, you were his whore.

He paid you to f*** him.

F*** me.

- Dressed in green

- See-line

Wears silk stockings

with golden seams

See-line woman...

I wonder what your people

would say if they saw this.

I don't have people who care.

Make a man lose his head

- [beep]

- Okay. Well, off you go then.

Look, Amber, I'm a

traditionalist at heart, okay?

What belongs to the father

passes on to the son.

It's called inheritance.

It's a shame you didn't

inherit some of his grace.

- You knew my father well then?

- Yeah. Is that it?

- Are you finished?

- How remiss of me.

What was the going rate again?

I mean, whatever he paid,

I'll double it, it's fine.

You know what?

Take it all.

I've got a suite booked

upstairs.

All right?

Just one f***.

One f***...

and I'll forget

I ever saw you.

What makes you think once

will be enough?

It wasn't for your father.

Amber!

I strongly recommend

you reconsider.

Just give it to me.

Who the hell are you?

Do you mind?

- It's work stuff.

- That work, too?

I said do you mind?

Yeah. I mind.

What have you got

on this, bro?

KD, just give it to him, please.

You don't need to make a scene.

Excuse me.

- Excuse me?

- Just give it to me, okay?

Are you gonna give it back

or shall I call the police?

- Hello?

- Oh, my God.

Call who the f***

you want.

- Just give it to me, please.

- Agh!

You.

Your father always said

he raised a spineless prick.

[See-line Woman playing]

All right

- See-line woman

- See-line

- She drank coffee, she...

- See-line

What are you going to do?

What do you think

I should do?

I think you

should let me take this.

Forget what you've seen.

Forget me.

Forget Miriam.

And I think you should

let me pay you back

what it cost you

to bum my family.

Let's make a deal.

You're good at making deals.

If this got out,

you know what will happen.

And after your funeral,

I will still marry Miriam.

Let it happen.

I'm offering you a way out.

Take it.

Ow.

Promise not to interfere.

Okay, come on.

You have to give Lucy

back to Uncle Donald.

Sweetheart, we can't

take her with us.

Miriam.

I'll take care of her.

Don't worry.

Bye.

[cell phone ringing]

Is that Mum?

She's going to be mad,

isn't she?

It's better Mum being mad

than you being married.

What's so bad about

getting married?

- Everybody does it.

- Come sit here with me.

Miriam?

I promise, in a week,

all of this

will have calmed down.

- [cell phone ringing]

- Is that Mum?

- No.

- [cell phone ringing]

I thought I told you

to turn that off.

Who is it?

But when we gonna

see Mum again?

I just told you, when all

of this sh*t's died down.

Miriam, give me

the phone, please.

[man speaking indistinctly

on PA system]

Ammi? Manchester.

Amber's been shouting at me.

How long have you been

shagging prostitutes?

You were caught curb crawling

with a f***ing harlot.

You forgot to reduce your

license, you dirty bastard.

What are you talking about?

Is that why you moved out, using

our daughter as an excuse?

You should be

ashamed of yourself.

Don't you bring

our daughter into this.

Why not? You did. It's all

you've ever done since she di...

[clapping]

- She winning?

- Who the hell's this?

- Shut up.

- Don't talk to me li...

Shut the f*** up, b*tch.

Where's Amber?

I don't know.

No, no, put that down, mate.

Respect.

No need for that.

Put it down.

Tell me where Amber is

or shoot me.

You're a lucky boy.

Where's Amber?

I told you, mate,

I don't know.

Donald...

Hey!

Tell me, shoot me,

or my man Ginger

gonna take her for a walk.

Ten seconds.

Where's Amber?

[Ginger] Nine.

Eight.

Seven.

Where's Amber?

Six.

[cell phone ringing]

[Banu] Khalid?

Miriam's in Manchester.

[woman on PA system]

Please stand well away

from the edge of platform six.

The train is not

stopping at this station.

[gun c*cks, gunshot]

If I didn't sympathize

with your situation,

you'd be coming with me.

Excuse me, did you speak

to her when she was alone?

She told me

she's perfectly happy.

Good day!

How dare you bring police

to my dar?!

Go inside, beta. Go.

Hi.

I'm sorry

for shouting at you.

I promise

I won't do it again.

Miriam...

please don't be scared.

Donald's outside.

He's with the police.

And he's with little Lucy.

She misses you.

- What's that?

- It's nothing.

Miriam, let me see it.

What is it?

- Everyone says you're evil!

- Miriam...

And they all say

you're a prostitute!

- You're a b*tch! I hate you!

- Miriam...

You have to come with me.

Get the f*** out!

Get out!

Get out, come on! Get out!

It's all right,

it's all right, beta.

It's all right.

[spits]

Can't you get a High Court

injunction or something?

Against what?

A perfectly legal marriage?

She hates me.

She thinks I'm evil.

Well, I mean,

she's had the fear of God

put in her, hasn't she?

It's over, Donald.

So you're gonna do nothing?

No, I'm gonna do

exactly as I'd planned.

I'm going to go to London

and live happily ever after.

Cheers.

[chuckles]

What?

It's your face.

It reminds me of the first time

I met you.

I don't know

who was more frightened.

Well,

I wasn't the one shaking.

What would you have done if you

caught someone peeping on you?

I wasn't peeping.

You were.

- No, I wasn't.

- Oh, come on.

- I wasn't.

- You must've had a look.

No, I didn't.

Not even one

teeny-weeny glance?

Have you booked your ticket?

I've been told when someone

changes the subject,

it's usually 'cause

they're hiding something.

Is there a dark,

seedy side to you, Donald,

- something I should know about?

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