The Ones Below

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Sonographer:
Is that too cold?

Kate:
No it's fine.

Sonographer:

Tell me if I press too hard.

- Kate:
Is that...?

- Sonographer:
Yes.

- Justin:
Is that the head?

- Sonographer:
Mm-hmm.

Sonographer:

Come on sweetie, turn around.

Kate:
Stubborn like its mother.

Justin:
How's the heartbeat?

- Sonographer:
It's 160.

- Justin:
Is that okay?

Sonographer:
Anything between

150 and 170 is fine.

Kate:
Can we see the face?

Sonographer:
We could

if the baby would be

a little more cooperative.

Sonographer:
Come on, baby.

Come on, baby.

There.

Are the new owners here?

Mover:
We were given keys.

Justin:
Thank god

there's someone at last.

Are you happy?

About downstairs?

No. Not about downstairs.

What do you say?

Hmm?

Woman:

This is Tessa muir,

I'm afraid I'm not available

to speak to you at the moment.

Do leave a message.

Hi, mom, it's me.

We had the scan yesterday,

and everything's fine.

So need to worry.

Um...

Okay, I'll speak to you soon.

Bye.

Try the spring rolls,

they're delicious.

- Abi:
Are they good?

- We have new neighbors,

by the way.

Abi:
Oh my god!

In the dead man's flat?

The dead man had a name, abi.

- Abi:
Sorry.

- He was lovely.

I used to water

his plants for him.

Mark:
You still got his key?

Indhu:
Have you met

the new ones?

They haven't arrived yet.

He's English, and she's...

I don't know, something else.

Abi:
What do you mean,

she's "something else"?

She's foreign.

The man who did the garden

thought she sounded Swedish.

Abi:

Have they cleared the jungle?

Yeah, it's great.

I mean, it's...

- Kate:
It's a bit...

- A bit what?

She's being all v and a

about it.

Kate:
It's not that it's ugly.

It's just...

...really determined to be

a garden.

Mark:
Oh, you snob!

I'm just saying!

Justin:
I'm giving up next week.

Kate:
You don't need to give up.

Justin:
Well, I am.

Kate:
I'm not like abi. I don't

enjoy ordering you around.

- Justin:
I know.

- Maybe you'd rather I did.

Maybe you need

a little instruction.

Justin:

Why do you think I left her?

Kate:
She does slightly treat me

like a patient.

Theresa:

Yes, it should have arrived.

Yes. Yellow.

Yes, please do.

Hi.

Hi. I saw you in the garden.

I'm from upstairs.

Oh my god!

I know.

How many weeks?

- Eighteen.

- Twenty-one.

You must have just arrived.

Yeah. Last night.

- I'm Theresa.

- Kate.

Would you like an herbal tea?

- Um, I was just going out.

- Oh. Me too.

Swimming.

You want to come?

It's a private club,

but I can take a guest.

I really should do some chores.

Please come.

I'm so happy you came.

Swimming's so bloody boring

on one's own.

- Don't you like it?

- Not really to be honest.

But it's very good

for pregnancy.

We read it in a magazine.

Is yours kicking?

I don't think so.

I can always feel him

after swimming.

Him?

He's going to be called Peter.

After Jon's father.

But you mustn't say I said.

I'm not supposed to tell anyone.

What are you looking at?

I'm sorry.

I'm always watching people.

I suppose it's my job.

You're happier on the outside,

looking in.

Probably.

Do you work?

Me?

I never want to work again.

Oh, sh*t! I have to go.

I'm meeting Jon for lunch.

Sure.

Thanks for knocking.

I didn't.

No, that's right.

You didn't, did you?

Let's do this again, huh?

Phil:
We found this killer image

for the cover.

What do you think?

Sorry. Hold on.

- Hey, is everything okay?

- Yeah, it's fine.

- Justin:
Okay.

- I just wanted to call you.

Good.

Good.

Sorry, just hold on one second.

Is she definitely ugandan?

Justin:
Well, she either is

or she isn't, Phil.

Listen, I don't have that much

to do here today, so...

I thought I'll get

a lazy lunch with you,

maybe... find a hotel.

Um...

It's not that easy.

- Okay.

- Sorry.

It's fine, it was just an idea.

Um... see you at home?

Yeah, okay.

I love you.

I love you too.

Theresa:
Hi.

Yes, I'm here.

I missed you too, honey,

so much.

I'm in the baby section.

I got this red sweater for him,

it's so beautiful,

you have to see it.

No, I'm ready.

I'm always ready for you, baby.

We're out of saffron.

Are you sure

you've looked properly?

Uh... yes, I'm sure.

Kate:
Shall I go and get some?

It doesn't matter.

We need another candle.

Just, the bulb's gone

in the hall.

- Okay. I can't come now.

- Please change it.

I don't feel safe on the ladder.

I can't now.

Okay, I'll do it.

No, just... ugh...

Leave it.

Kate:
It's dark in here.

Justin:
Well, we're not eating

in the hall, are we?

- Kate:
What's wrong?

- Justin:
Nothing.

- Don't lie to me.

I don't know why

you invited them.

She said they don't know anyone.

Well, maybe that's

how they want it.

- Maybe that's how you want it.

- What's that supposed to mean?

They're our neighbors.

And she's nice.

She's... kooky.

- What do you mean "kooky"?

- I don't know.

It's like she's got this

little... secret all the time.

Have you got a crush on her?

Kate:
I'll go.

- Hi.

- Hi.

Jon's just setting the alarm.

These are for you.

Thank you. They're beautiful.

You have such lovely soft skin.

What do you use?

Something I can't

afford. Come in.

Sorry for the penumbra,

the bulb just went.

It was so kind of you

to invite us.

- No need for that.

- Oh, we always do.

Theresa:
Hi, I'm Theresa.

Hi, I'm Justin.

You must be Kate.

Come through. Justin's cooking.

- Theresa:
This is delicious.

- Justin:
Thank you.

Jon cooks Chinese once a month.

Mandarin. It's fantastic.

Justin:

You know Chinese cooking?

I lived there for ten years.

Worked for swires.

It's so nice you invited us.

Jon says, in London, you never

know your own neighbors.

- Wine, Theresa?

- No, thank you.

I don't drink any more.

They say you can have

one glass with meals.

When we were in Germany,

it was very different.

There was such a sense of

community in every street.

Justin:
Kate said you've been

living in Frankfurt?

- Mm.

- We met there.

My mother was this kind of

Finnish hippy I guess you'd say.

She met this English guy

in London

and they had this crazy

passionate affair

and she had me.

And then he disappeared

with some American woman.

Mom and I traveled

everywhere together.

She called me her backpack.

We ended up in Germany

when I was 16.

And then six years later,

i met Jon.

So what were you doing

in Frankfurt?

Working for a bank.

I served him in a restaurant.

He asked me to marry him

on our third date!

It's great what you've done.

Do you mind if I smoke?

It's your house.

Kate:
Jon's handsome.

Very.

He's a bit older than you?

Hm.

He was previously married

to a Chinese woman in Shanghai.

- That explains the shoes.

- She was very, very beautiful.

But she couldn't have children,

so that was no good.

You have such a kind face.

Maybe it's pregnancy.

It softens you.

It really does.

And it makes you so horny!

Until I was pregnant,

i didn't know why I was alive.

So how did you two get together?

We were at university.

These raspberries are so good.

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