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Remember the man who used

to fix things around here?

Hmm?

The red rocks of the universe

come down to earth.

Do you want to see what Bob's doing,

and maybe we can fix it next time?

It's early morning at the zoo --

Hola!

- Gorgeous.

- Ol!

Ol!

Do you need any help?

No, I'm fine.

Now sit yourself down

and tuck in.

Hey, Ted's not wearing

a costume.

All right, give him a mustache,

then, baby Schnitzel.

Oh, I don't need a mustache.

I'm -- I have one.

All right, come on,

everybody eat.

I'm not sitting beside Penny.

His name's not Penny.

Conor.

I just want a word with you

for a minute.

It has probably been a banner

for yourself.

Good lad.

Ted, can you pass the guacamole,

please?

I think she used permanent pen.

Did you?

So -- oh, did I tell you this woman

walked into the hospital yesterday?

She had no trousers on.

Girl like, "good Mary!"

She had a bum bag on.

You know what a bum bag is?

We were spared some of the

detail in the front, anyway.

She's, um, throwing her curses

around, as usual.

She threatened --

no, she didn't threaten.

She cursed my firstborn child,

when I have him.

Then she...

What? Like a what?

It's a Mexican wafer.

I've got no idea what that is.

She goes -- she tells -- she

says to Dr. Muldoon -- she goes,

um, "I'm a virgin."

- Fajita. - Fa-heet-as.

- Fajitas.

And I'll tell you something.

It was the best she ever made.

You know that? What a word?

"Best." No. She always is good.

- S, seor.

- And you'll remember what I told you, won't you?

- S.

- Are you sure?

- Stand for no nonsense, you know?

- Oh.

And be true to yourself, lad.

- Okay?

- Okay.

Oh, Paddy, do you think I was

a flighty, lankish lass?

I never said you were flighty.

I said you were mental.

But I also knew you were mental

about each other.

Jesus Christ, Paddy.

Come on, you cheeky thing.

Come on.

- Good night.

- See you, love. - Bye-bye.

- What are you doing up late?

- I can't sleep.

Yeah?

Come downstairs and have a

dance with me.

Dancing?

At this hour?

Are you mad?

- Come on.

- No.

Come on, Ted.

You must know this one.

No. Sorry.

Conor looked like he was

fighting off 10 men when he danced.

He said:

"An empty dance floor is

a wound that needs healing.

It's not about us.

It's about letting our bodies do

their thing."

Come on.

Just a bit of hip movement.

Come on, Ted! You must be able

to move something.

No, I... really can't.

You're lost, my friend.

All right, I-I-I can do this.

That's very good, Ted.

Come on. Dance.

Please.

I'm not dancing.

- Come on.

- You don't want to see me dance.

- Please, I do.

- No, no, no. No.

But you know, you know

It's a little trick you do

Why...

I'm a little tricky, too

So we should work it on out

Work it on out

Should we not give in?

Should we not give in?

You know, you know,

There's somebody waiting for you

You know, you know,

Waiting for a wonder like you

Dr. Fielding.

Hey. Tara.

- How are you?

- Uh, fine, thank you.

Good.

- Do you want to grab a coffee now?

- Oh. No, sorry.

They don't know I'm gone.

You're not a hostage, Ted.

Oh. I don't mean that.

- We're going to the zoo.

- Right.

Conor's fixating on animals.

And it's Vanetia's birthday.

Yes. It is.

- So, I'll see you soon.

- Bye.

I can sit in the backseat,

Ted.

- What's that?

- Oh. You'll see.

Noni, come on.

Alley-oop.

Happy Birthday.

Give it to me there.

Presents after food.

It's a family policy.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

What is it?

A new adapter for the car stereo.

Look.

It's a spand.

Spoon hand!

It's for petting the animals.

Put that in your notebook

and smoke it.

Lenny.

Voices in the street

Footsteps on the concrete

Guess I hear just every sound

On the ground

From my window view

I know a color blue

- No, no, no.

That can bite so very hard

The day apart

So soft!

Hello, fella.

Hello, little fella.

Picture fresh as water clear

Days have passed without you here

Street lights dancing in the dark

Across the park

Brother sparrow

To my window

Brother sparrow

Come tomorrow

To my window

What happened was I was.

- Hold it. - Let me get the door.

- Oh, yeah. - But, no.

Here's your purse.

- So... - Mine.

- ...Saturday night I move in and out.

- Yeah?

- Conor was with me.

Anyway, I said to Conor...

So you established the back

of the car.

The back of the car, in the boot

of the car fast asleep.

He absolutely...

- Really?

- But then...

Okay. Great.

So, it was chasing him 'round.

Where's my table?

Surprise!

I'll take her.

Come here, please.

- They're your friends, too.

- I have stuff to do.

You need to step up, Conor.

You know, you can't keep retreating.

Conor.

You're the father.

You're the husband.

If you don't, somebody else

will step in and play those roles.

Paddy, this is not the time or the

place. Let's get back to the party.

A stroke doesn't give you an

opportunity just to act...

to ignore the needs of your family.

How much time have you spent

on them stupid round jobs?

- Paddy, leave it!

- Lenny is a disgrace.

- If Lenny is gay...

- Penny!

I'm not Penny!

Thank you.

Well, at least it wasn't the python.

Come on.

Throw it on the roof.

- Yeah, come on.

- Throw it up.

There's a spot right there.

Hey. Come on.

Sh*t. Come on.

- Hey.

- Hey.

It broke. I-I threw it away.

Netia.

You scared the living

sh*t out of me.

Has something started

between you and Dr. Fielding?

No.

Look...

What happens when he leaves, Netia?

Conor will still be here.

So will I.

And so will the kids.

And we'll all be fine.

Lenny doesn't seem fine.

Lenny's fine with Ted.

In fact, Lenny is closer to Ted

than he is to Conor.

And that doesn't strike you

as a problem?

Of course it's a f***ing problem.

Don't pretend you're thinking

about Lenny, Tara.

Light.

Love.

Start... again.

Start again? Sure.

We can start again if you want.

Conor, the phone's off the hook.

Did someone call?

Mom.

Well, I'll call her back.

What did she say?

Dad's dead, heart attack.

Lenny?

- Lenny?

- I said I'm not going.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Can I have the red, please?

Thank you.

Nobody ever drinks that.

Nora, you do know you can come and stay

with us anytime you want, don't you?

I think your house is

a bit crowded as is.

- Vanetia.

- Right. Right, Vanetia.

Your old paddy was mad about you.

He was mad with me

the last time I saw him.

No, no, no.

He was mad with the world.

Con's as near to his old self

as I've seen him for a while.

You wouldn't believe it.

Maybe you would.

It's the final thing, right?

Earliest memories.

I know I'm getting good with this.

He is not a case study.

He's not a Guinea pig.

He's your husband,

and he's alive.

I'm sorry, Netia. I know

you're grieving a husband, too.

Ted!

Ted, I need a lift to the race.

Come on.

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