The Holding Page #3

- (Scoffs)

- Scared?

Of you?

- Maybe you should be.

- (Snorts)

- You're such a...

- Go on.

Prick!

Agh!

(Sighs)

(Whispers) I'll tell her.

You run to your mummy.

I know why you're here.

Do you?

A freak like you could never have

a family of his own.

That's it.

I'll tell her everything.

Then we'll see what a big man you are.

Everything?

Does that include the truth about Dean...

- ..and you?

- (Whimpers)

You're so f***ed up.

You can't even begin to imagine.

But that's what they'd

think about you, isn't it?

Wouldn't say it.

Outwardly they'd be understanding.

Call you a victim.

But inside...

you know what they'd be thinking.

That you asked for it.

And from your own daddy.

That you're dirty.

Filthy.

- (Whimpers)

- You see...

I've spent a lot of time with them.

The "all I want to do is help you" brigade.

What they really want is

to feed off your pain.

Even your mum will be thinking that.

(Wind howling)

That you wanted it.

Especially her.

And you too.

I know it all, Hannah.

Every...little...

thing.

(She gasps)

Look. Where are you going?

- To Gemma's. Let go!

- I know why you're doing this.

What?

(Scoffs)

You don't see anything.

Even

You never did.

(Cassie) Listen.

You know what's so good

about your parents?

They're never here.

I'm being serious.

They're so f***ing normal.

You know he tried to kiss me.

- Aden, she's a teenager.

- It's dark, she belongs here.

- Let her stay a couple of...

- Put Hannah on.

(Man) Who is this?

Andy. Cassie.

We had a bit of a row.

- A nasty word or two.

- She's not here.

- She said that...

- Hang on. Gemma!

She doesn't know.

Between you and me,

last time she was over here

she couldn't stop talking about Frazer

Frazer Goss? Thanks, An...

- Aden!

- Andy.

Aden. Cass no doubt has mentioned me.

You don't have the Gosses' address, do you?

Aden! Aden!

He's old enough to be your f***ing dad.

- Jesus!

- What?

- He's here.

- (Doorbell)

(Doorbell)

(Doorbell, banging continues)

- Where's Hannah?

- I don't know.

Where's my daughter?

She's gone. And she's not your daughter,

you sick old f***.

I bet you think you're in love.

Eh? You wee scumbag

Here's a tip for you.

Man to man,

(Panting)

Real love...

Oh!

..hurts like hell.

(Whimpers)

- This is Hannah. Leave a message.

- Hannah. Call me.

Please.

(Vehicle approaches)

(Faint, echoing) Open up.

(Faint, echoing) Open the f***ing door.

Open the f***ing door!

What happened?

What have you done?

Where's Hannah?

What the f*** have you done to my daughter?

Listen to me.

Oh.

(Sighs)

Get up.

(Groans)

Leave it.

(He sighs)

Cass.

I was out of order.

Go.

- I shouldn't have done what I done.

- No, you shouldn't.

Don't even think about coming back here.

Or anywhere near me or my girls.

(Laughs)

Come on, Cass.

(Sighs)

(Cassie) Are you OK?

Where are you?

I'm at Gemma's.

- He hurt Frazer.

- I'm so sorry

He's gone.

It's over

Come home, Hannah.

Please.

Han?

I'm here.

I'll come in the morning.

Mum.

Yes?

Are you OK?

I love you.

I better go.

(Sniffs)

(Sobs)

(Disconnected tone)

(Sobbing)

(Door slams)

(Panting)

(Gasping)

(Branch snaps)

(Panting)

Oh God.

(Gasping)

God sent him.

Who?

Aden.

God has nothing to do with this.

- Give me that.

- It's mine.

What happened to Daddy?

He left.

I told you.

(Door slams)

(Ringing tone)

(Phone ringing)

Coop.

(Cassie) There's no body.

There's nothing.

Coop, he's alive.

Get some sleep.

I'm not going anywhere.

In t'morning, we'll go up the tor,

take a proper look.

(Sighs)

I should have sold.

Moved away with the girls.

This is your home.

Coop.

Coop.

(Flies buzzing)

Won't fetch owt now.

Best call Jed Culligan.

No.

I'm done with this.

This place.

Karsten can have it.

We can't move on.

Not while we're here.

It's not a place keeps people apart, Cass.

It's people.

It's what's hidden.

Not said.

(Thunder rumbling)

(Dog barking)

(Barking continues)

Wait here.

(Flies buzzing)

Karsten?

Karsten.

(Flies buzzing)

(Footsteps and creaking overhead)

(Laughs)

Cass, what you doing?

God.

(Engine stutters)

Cass.

We need to talk.

(Cassie) Amy, get down now!

(Aden) Karsten left me with no choice.

You saw what he did to the calf.

- I couldn't risk him hurting you or the girls.

- (Amy screams)

Don't make me be like this!

(Screams)

(Dog barks)

Stop your sniffling

We love your mummy but she's done

some very bad things, you know that.

Get the first-aid kit.

I said, get the first-aid kit.

Amy, duck, best go up to your room, eh?

Your mum'll be fine. I'm phoning...

I'm gonna send t'police.

Let's see what they make of this.

(Aden) Don't do that.

Maybe you're right.

First things first, eh?

Oh!

- (Groans)

- This has nothing to do with you.

Go to your room!

Where's Amy?

She's in her room.

She's fine.

You murdered Karsten.

Noah.

- For you.

- Bullshit!

For our family.

Stop it!

Who the f*** are you?

Sit down.

What do you want with us?

Why are you here?

Sit.

Like I said, I'm a friend of Dean's.

- Not from before.

- No.

I met him a few months back.

On the rigs.

He went back?

I don't think he felt too welcome here.

And he felt bad about what he'd done.

He needed to clear his head,

and the rigs was all he knew.

Apart from this place, of course.

We bunked together.

Not much else for a man to do out there

except talk.

And listen.

Dean was a talker

A lot on his mind,

weighing him down.

You could say I was his last Confessor,

Last?

We've something in common.

You want something in this life,

you take it for yourself.

You want to hold on to it, you do

whatever it takes, whatever it takes.

Do you understand?

Thing is,

after he got it all off his chest...

He was coming back?

He got so worked up,

he wasn't thinking straight.

He thought if he came back here and said

how sorry he was, it would all be all right

The thing is,

if a leopard gets a knock on the head

and thinks it's an antelope,

it's still a leopard, isn't it, Cass?

I'm not gonna lie to you.

I did it for myself.

It's true.

I never had anything.

He had everything.

And he pissed it away.

It's not right, is it?

I did it for you too.

For the girls.

You're ill.

- The things that your father did to you...

- What he did to me?

You should have seen what he did to my mum.

You'd never credit...

there'd be so much blood in a human being,

not till you've seen it all.

He cut her open with a broken vodka bottle.

And as they dragged him away,

all he kept on shouting

was how he loved her.

Aden,

listen to me.

I can get you help.

It's the only way.

You can't get away with this.

With what you've done.

The bodies. They'll find them.

We've time enough.

For what?

To be together.

Be a family.

(Key turns in lock)

Hannah! Run!

(Aden) Hannah.

Don't make me hurt your mother.

Hannah, no!

No!

You know I'll do it.

- (Hannah) Get your hands off her!

- Shut the f*** up!

(Key turns in lock)

He's going to kill us, isn't he?

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