The Drowning of Arthur Braxton (2021) - full transcript
The girl of his dreams won't come out of the pool and he's forgotten his trunks.
[♪♪♪]
ARTHUR:
I'm running through the yard
with my pants around my arse
and it's raining on my co...
[Thunder rolling]
[♪♪♪]
Welcome to the
life of Arthur Braxton.
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
[Sniffles]
[Whimpering]
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
[Beeping]
[Bell ringing]
ARTHUR (VO): I just try to get
through my day
drawing as little attention
as possible.
Twatston!
ARTHUR (VO):
That's Tommy Clarke.
He's basically one theft
and a public wank away
from an ASBO.
[Indistinct chatter in distant]
[♪♪♪]
[Thuds]
[Cheering]
[Chuckles]
Finally we can be together.
Arthur...
...do you know?
Can you repeat the question?
Do you know who Apollo
and Daphne were?
He doesn't know.
Why is he even pretending look?
I don't know.
No.
ARTHUR (VO):
Tommy's whole thing,
his view on life or whatever,
is that he can only be happy if
everyone else is miserable.
TEACHER:
Right.
ARTHUR (VO):
So today...
...he's living the dream.
[Bell rings]
Arthur!
Arthur, wait!
You're so hot Arthur.
ARTHUR (VO):
This is Estelle Jarvis.
[Grunting]
When I was nine...
I want you Arthur Braxton.
ARTHUR (VO): I gave her a curly
wurly and my heart.
[Breathing heavily]
She just laughed at me.
Wooh!
And she kept the curly wurly.
[Laughter]
Whoever said school days were
the best days of your life,
well...
...they were talking
utter bollocks.
[Panting]
Sorry.
I...
Sorry.
[Door creaking]
[Music playing
in the television]
[Sighs]
[Sighs]
[Beeping]
[Ding]
ARTHUR (VO):
So, this is my Dad.
It's not much
like having a dad really...
Got the bugger.
I'm not hungry.
ARTHUR (VO): ...it's more like
having a house plant.
Come on.
Come on I made this for you, can
you just eat it?
Come on eat the soup Dad.
I said I'm not hungry.
Hey!
Gimme the bottle!
Get off of me!
[Grunting]
[Taking deep breaths]
My house.
My bloody rules.
I don't need you.
You and the bloody mess
you make.
Yeh that's right, run off.
Just like your mum.
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
ARTHUR (VO):
It's weird.
We always think life is safe,
yet the only thing standing
between me and my impending
death is a metal fence.
[♪♪♪]
[Taking deep breaths]
Investigations into the
disappearance of a boy
from Winsdale continue,
with overnight searches
throughout the town.
ESTELLE (VO):
You're so hot Arthur.
TV HOST 1: His parents are
desperately seeking information
and have set up a special number
which is on screen now.
TOMMY (VO):
Twatston!
ESTELLE (VO):
I want you, Arthur Braxton.
[♪♪♪]
ARTHUR (VO):
And that's when I heard music.
This is the music that
saved my life.
I swear
the music's talking to me.
[Taking deep breaths]
Like, it's proper talking to me.
Okay, okay.
ARTHUR (VO): Like it wants me
to be near it.
It's like the music gets me.
Like I need it and it needs me.
Like everything I am,
everything I'll be
is because of the music.
♪ Weak are the ones ♪
♪ Who can't see you as I ♪
Hello?
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
Hello?
[Indistinct speech in distance]
[♪♪♪]
MAN 1:
Who's there?
[Grunts]
[Taking deep breaths]
[Footsteps approaching]
Hello?
♪ Free from all trouble within ♪
♪ Peace at the bed of the sea ♪
♪ Weak are the ones ♪
♪ who can't see you as I ♪
[Taking deep breaths]
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
♪ Sink below, sink below ♪
♪ Be with me ♪
Is anybody here?
No.
This place is so weird.
Balls.
[Grunting]
[Woman laughing]
WOMAN 1:
Did you see him?
Where's he gone?
WOMAN 2: Outside I think,
I'm not sure.
WOMAN 1: I wish he'd stop
sending me away.
He used to be so kind
and teach me things.
He needs to keep you safe.
But I don't want to go
down there.
I like it here with you.
[Indiscernible speech]
ARTHUR (VO):
I feel alive for the first time
in my pathetic life,
like I was born years ago but
the cord was just cut
and now I'm free.
She's the most beautiful girl
I've ever seen.
[Beeping]
WOMAN 1:
What was that?
WOMAN 2: We know you're there
Arthur Braxton.
Come out.
[Taking deep breaths]
Come back soon Arthur Braxton.
[Panting]
[Indistinct Chatter in distant]
[Giggles]
[Indistinct Chatter in distant]
Are you finished already Arthur?
Let's see.
It's alright you don't...
"Nice n... nooze?"
Nudes.
I want all that finished
for next lesson.
Good morning?
The usual.
What did they do now?
[Scoffs]
Took a picture of my arse and
put it on the notice board.
[Cheering and laughter]
Cracking!
[Laughing]
Here he is!
The model himself,
Arsethur Braxton!
That's new.
Would you like me
to take it down?
No, no.
If you do then they'll know I've
told a teacher.
So you want me to leave them up?
I'll take it down.
They're your self-portraits from
last week.
You look really sad in yours.
What's Tommy Clark's like?
You know I can't show you that.
Miss.
He literally put my arse
on a noticeboard.
You are not to tell anyone.
No-one.
Who would I tell miss?
[Laughing]
Alright, that's enough.
- Miss.
- Mm hmm?
[Munching]
You know that big bath house
place in town
they're knocking down?
The Oracle?
Yeah, is that what it's called?
Mm hmm.
Do people still use it?
Why?
Well, I just saw it
the other day,
just never really
noticed it before.
Well no, it's empty.
I'm glad they're knocking it
down.
People used to say,
'It's a good place
to disappear'.
- WORKER 1: Night guys.
- Yeh goodnight, take care.
Bye.
WORKER 2:
Shorten the legs
and put it in so that
the tailgate shuts.
And put your hat
on the right way round.
What have they sent me here?
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
How do you know who I am?
I have something to show you.
[♪♪♪]
[Taking deep breaths]
[Giggles in distant]
[Gasps]
[♪♪♪]
[Screams]
[Muffled screaming]
[♪ Sink below, follow me ♪]
[♪ Free from all
trouble within♪]
[♪ Peace at the
bed of the sea ♪]
[Taking deep breaths]
Hello.
[Grunting]
[Taking deep breaths]
Hello, Arthur Braxton.
Why does everybody know my name?
I knew you'd come here soon.
Uh, you've not got
any clothes on.
Silver said you'd be here
eventually.
Why haven't you got any clothes
on?
What?
I knew this one boy
at my school called Greg
and he was caught spying on the
girls in the changing rooms
and one of the teachers caught
him and they expelled him
and then his parents found out
and they moved him away
and I've not even
seen him since.
Arthur.
Sorry! Sorry.
It's just a shell.
ARTHUR:
What?
That's what Silver says.
It's just a shell.
Who's Silver?
He's kind of like my dad,
I guess.
Why did that girl push me into
the water?
Okay.
[Chuckles]
Yeah, that's Laurel,
she does that.
Right.
Good.
Okay.
[Taking deep breaths]
I'm officially confused.
Arthur.
Come here.
Closer.
[♪♪♪]
You're Arthur Braxton.
I'm Delphina.
I've been waiting for you
to come for so long.
Would you like to come
and swim with me?
[Beeping]
Uhh, sorry, I have to go, it's
my dad.
No you can't!
Thanks a lot for, uh,
getting my tie and stuff
and... saving me.
Alright, have a nice rest of
your swim.
Okay, bye!
Please come back!
It gets quiet here.
I'm home Dad.
Dad?
What's the matter with you?
There's no TV!
Cause somebody didn't pay
the bills,
did they?
Arthur Braxton... Senior.
Uhm.
Arthur Braxton Senior.
[Clears throat]
Uhm, no, gimme one second.
Yeh, gimme one second.
Uhm.
No.
[♪♪♪]
[Indistinct chatter in distant]
He's coming, he's coming!
[Indistinct chatter in distant]
Right.
Shut up everyone.
Now, we have a lot to get
through today
because clearly, if the homework
was any indication,
none of you are passing.
And some of you...
...didn't even bother.
Right, we're gonna start you off
with a big one.
[Chuckles]
Shut up Cliff.
Sorry sir.
It's just such a big problem.
[Laughing]
Yes well, I'll give you five
minutes to try and work out
what we need to insert here.
Clifford!
Quiet!
Look, I know maths is boring
but can we please try
and keep our eyes here.
Exams are coming up
and we need to crack this.
[Laughter]
MR. WORRELL:
Qui... Quiet!
[Laughter]
Oh for God's sake.
[Laughter]
[Laughing]
Twatston, Twatston!
- Twatston, Twatston!
- Twatston, Twatston!
- Twatston, Twatston!
- Twatston, Twatston!
- Twatston, Twatston!
- Twatston, Twatston!
- Twatston, Twatston!
- Twatston, Twatston!
- Twatston, Twatston!
- Twatston, Twatston!
[Laughing]
Who did this?
WORRELL:
Is this yours?
- Well, technically...
- MR. WORRELL: Get out!
[Bell rings]
TOMMY:
You should come though.
- It'll be good.
- Maybe.
It'd be nice.
I think we'd make a good pair.
Me with my whisky and you with-
whatever you drink.
Cherry Bomb.
What's Cherry Bomb?
It's like that cherry vodka.
Oh right.
That's girly.
Well I am a girl, Tommy.
You're a woman.
In a good way.
Okay.
So you gonna come or?
I dunno.
Maybe.
That was really confusing.
- Is she coming?
- Yeah!
Yeh probably.
[Arthur chuckles]
- TOMMY: What?
- What?
- TOMMY: You laughing at me?
- No, I...
Cause no one laughs
at Tommy Clarke.
I... I wasn't laughing...
It looked like
you were laughing.
Didn't it look like he was
laughing, Cliff?
Cliff?
Huh?
Didn't it look like he was
laughing at me?
Oh, I dunno Tommy.
I was reading
about the auditions.
They're doing 'Cats'.
I always wanted to be in Cats.
I think you need to be taught a
lesson, Twatston.
I didn't laugh...
I didn't even know
what he's saying.
You should show him
who's boss, Tommy.
Yeh.
After school.
Today.
Okay yeh.
After school.
As soon as that bell rings,
I will see you outside.
[Taking deep breaths]
[Grunts]
Do you reckon I should do
Memories?
I don't care, Cliff.
Yeah.
Yeah, I'll do Memories.
Don't touch.
It's drying.
[♪♪♪]
Drying.
[♪♪♪]
Arthur.
Everything is wet.
Please sit down.
Miss?
Are you ever going to finish
your marking?
What's going on Arthur?
I have got to...
...take my...
I've got to take
my dad to the doctors.
This afternoon.
Right?
Well I've got... art with you
at the end of the day.
So...
...could I take it off?
How is he?
Yeah, just eh... fine,
it's just like...
doctors.
Okay.
You can skip my lesson.
But you'll make it up
over some lunches.
- Thanks Miss.
- What's it for?
It is for...
To get him some more pills.
Why doesn't he just have
a repeat prescription?
Hm?
Well that's just
what they've said to me
so I've just gotta do it
you know.
They working?
He's not drunk
when I wake up anymore, so.
And you're still getting help?
Yeah, yeah.
No it's um...
[Blows raspberry]
[Chuckles]
Not just the two of us.
That would be uh...
that'd be ridiculous.
ARTHUR (VO): Lying to Mrs.
New wood felt like lying
to your gran or something.
Felt dirty,
but it's better than getting
beaten u...
See you after lesson, Twatston.
ARTHUR (VO): I swear this place
is like a magnet.
And I'm a twatting paperclip.
Get a move on.
- WORKER 3: It's too heavy.
- WORKER 2: Too heavy?
WORKER 2: Well put your hands
on it then.
Well it's alright for you,
you're only carrying a cable.
You know why I'm carrying
a cable?
Why?
Because you do what I say and I
do what I like.
Use your brain would ya.
[♪♪♪]
Hey.
You're Laurel, right?
Wait.
Hold on.
[Panting]
Wait.
[♪♪♪]
[Panting]
Wait!
Stop!
Hello?
Look can you stop doing this.
It's creepy.
[♪♪♪]
We've been waiting for you,
Arthur Braxton.
Waiting for me to do what?
Whose is this?
Silver.
The girl in the pool said he's
her dad?
You have to help us, Arthur.
Help you do what?
[♪♪♪]
It's just names...
Great.
All right then.
Yup.
Very helpful.
Thank you very much.
SILVER: I told you not to speak
to him!
DELPHINA: I just want her
to grow up normal.
SILVER: And a fine start
you gave her!
He was here to soon!
But I've been here
forever Silver!
My whole world
has been The Oracle.
SILVER:
It still is.
DELPHINA:
I just want to talk to him.
I just want to see him-
SILVER: The folks who come here
don't leave, Delphina,
you know that.
He's here for me, for my work.
I loved him the moment
I saw him Silver.
SILVER:
What do you know about love?
Hm?
You've never even seen
a lad before.
DELPHINA:
I can feel it!
In here!
SILVER: If you want someone
to talk to,
I'll send you down there.
It's where you'll end up anyway.
ARTHUR: I don't think
he likes me much.
He's just protecting me.
It's weird,
he used to be so sweet
and teach me things
but now he's just angry.
Yeh, I know what that's like.
- What made you...
- Did you mean...
Sorry.
What made you come back?
Dunno.
Mrs New wood said it was
a good place to disappear.
Why would you want to disappear?
I don't think many people would
care.
I'd care!
You don't know
Tommy Clarke do you?
Who's that?
He's just a boy at my school.
Like a fish?
No.
Girls don't normally talk to me.
Not the way that you do.
Well...
Did you mean what you said to...
Okay.
What's it like to sleep
in a bed?
You're joking right?
Silver always says
he's going to bed,
but I don't know
what that's like.
So where do you sleep?
Just, down here.
You're mad.
It's warm.
Bed's warm.
That sounds amazing.
I'd love to sleep with you.
Do people do that?
Uhm.
Yeh I suppose,
if they're in love.
Did you mean
what you said to Silver?
Yeh, I meant it.
I don't reckon
I know much about love.
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
Where were you?
Yeah!
Too scared or something?
Big scaredy cat Braxton?
We got all the year
elevens waiting-
Scaredy Catston.
[Chuckles]
- What?
- Eh?
What are you doing?
Well it's like scaredy cat
but I sort of
mixed it with Braxton.
Catston.
Look, no one embarrasses Tommy
Clarke!
I wasn't embarrassed.
I was angry.
I was really, really angry.
No, I'm pretty sure
you were embarrassed.
Cause I even said to you
at the time,
I said, 'This is embarrassing'.
No, it was anger.
I think you just mistook it for
something different.
CLIFF: No, that's what I said.
It was embarrassing.
Just shut up, Cliff. Twatston.
I'm going to fight you at lunch.
And I'm gonna show everyone how
pathetic you are.
I need to go home, I think.
I'm, I'm ill.
You feel fine.
No, I mean it's pretty bad.
I was in the toilet
and I was being sick.
It was pretty major.
Just give that a second.
[Choking]
[Beeping]
Hmm.
Nothing out of the ordinary.
Maybe it's broken?
No.
I think we've just got
a case of the man flu.
Can I go home?
Well, how about this.
I'll ring home
and see what they think?
And if they think that's best,
then your dad can come
and get you.
[Beeping]
[Grunts]
[Bell rings]
- Fight, fight, fight!
- Fight, fight, fight!
- Fight, fight, fight!
- Fight, fight, fight!
- Fight, fight, fight!
- Fight, fight, fight!
- Fight, fight, fight!
- Fight, fight, fight!
- Fight, fight, fight!
- Fight, fight, fight!
Delphina, are you ever going to
get out the water?
You're scared of it aren't you?
Get in, Arthur.
Nah. I... I mean I never learned.
- To swim?
- Yeah.
Never really got the chance.
It's easy, I can teach you.
- Well why don't you come out?
- No Arthur, let go.
- Sorry.
- I can't.
ARTHUR: I wish the kids at
school could see you.
No one can know I'm here.
So many rules!
No one can know you're here.
Can't come out the water...
Promise.
Please.
Okay.
I promise.
Cross your heart.
Cross my heart.
Hope to die.
I'll come out a bit.
For you.
[Exhales]
There.
Happy?
The new Spa Pleasure do me.
Replacing The Oracle ruins...
...In the area after the
disappearance of another boy.
With an unconfirmed report
around a demolition site
in the town.
Hurry up.
MAN ON TV: Police commissioner
Carla Sabrosa said
their resources are now being
stretched to the limit,
with two missing child searches
happening simultaneously.
Funding cuts have hit the force
hard in recent months,
TOMMY: Quick, quick, quick. Come
on Cliff, he's coming.
Come on Cliff!
I said run!
Tell your friends to bugger off.
- They're gone, Dad.
- TOMMY: Twatston!
SILVER:
Go away for a bit.
DELPHINA: Silver,
she wouldn't want you to.
SILVER:
I need the water.
Come on.
No.
SILVER:
Come on!
KID:
Please! Please!
Please let me go!
Please let me go!
SILVER:
Water goddesses!
[Crying]
No no, I don't wanna... No!
[Crying]
SILVER:
One left lass.
Where were you yesterday?
I was ill so I went to see the
nurse.
She told me you said
you were fine
and you went back to class.
I didn't want
her calling my dad.
- So you ran away?
- I didn't run away.
I was ill.
Arthur.
This thing we do,
this is built on you
not lying to me. Okay?
- Okay?
- Sorry, Miss.
Tommy Clarke wants
to beat me up.
Why?
I dunno.
Well what should I do?
I'm gonna have a word with him.
No miss, please sit down, you're
gonna make it worse.
Arthur, what do you think he's
gonna do to you?
Miss please, you don't know what
you're talking about.
Just sit down.
Let me speak to him.
Miss please can you just
sit down alright?
You don't know him, I do, okay?
He... he doesn't leave things at
the school gate.
I'm going to talk to him.
Miss,
what's your grand plan okay?
What have you got to offer?
You're gonna go out there and
you're gonna say, 'oh look,
Twatston said that you're gonna
be bullying him.'
How do you think that's gonna
fly with him?
...He's gonna come over...
- I cannot ignore this Arthur.
The last time I ignored
something like this
a girl in my class...
Look okay I could die!
I have to come to this stupid
school every single day!
And there's nothing for me ok,
there's nothing.
I have to come here over
and over again.
Everyday.
And we just sit here, talking.
You're make...
You're making me sandwiches.
I...
Do something!
Do something.
[Taking deep breaths]
ARTHUR'S DAD:
Arthur!
- Arthur!
- [♪♪♪]
These are for me?
Get out and try some on.
I'll just take one.
No.
Come out.
Watch this.
I've never worn a dress before.
Where'd you get it?
Just... just at home.
I feel pretty.
You look really pretty.
Come in the water.
[Whimpering]
[Grunting]
[Taking deep breaths]
I've got you.
I've got you.
[Taking deep breaths]
Are you okay?
[Taking deep breaths]
Are you okay?
[Sniffles]
Yeah.
That's how I learned to swim.
I was just thrown in
at the deep end.
You'll get the hang of it.
♪ Sat in my room ♪
Alright?
My son, Arthur Braxton
is coughing up
something horrible and green.
No, no it does sound serious,
it does, yeah.
♪ The prettiest thing
I've ever seen ♪
♪ The colours of her wings
are like the sunlight ♪
MR. WORRELL:
Steve Slithering.
STEVE:
Here Sir.
Salma Baker.
SALMA:
Yes Sir.
♪ If she lets me ♪
♪ If she lets me ♪
[Sighs]
MR. WORRELL:
Dominique Demetz?
♪ Cause if you're the moth
then I'm the butterfly ♪
WORRELL:
Lynn Griffin.
♪ Flying all day
to bring you sunlight ♪
WORRELL:
Arthur Braxton
♪ I'll have the day
and you take the night ♪
Braxton!
Where's Braxton?
♪ Our hearts beat
in paralell flight ♪
Hello, yeh.
Yeh no it looks like
he's coughed up a kidney
...can you cough up a kidney?
Well there's gotta be a first
time for everything,
hasn't there?
Eh, not a first time for that.
[Beeping]
Twatston!
ARTHUR: Delphina, where are you
gonna go when they knock down
The Oracle?
DELPHINA: I don't want to think
about that now.
You could go out with me.
Arthur you know I can't get out
of the pool.
ARTHUR:
Get out, I mean.
We could go out.
Like, um, boyfriend
and girlfriend.
I've never had
a boyfriend before.
I've never had a girlfriend.
One day soon
you'll meet me outside.
And we'll dance like
twats in the rain.
[Chuckles]
I'd like that.
A lot.
Where will you go?
Somewhere else.
On.
[♪♪♪]
♪ Free are the waters
I swim ♪
♪ Sink below, follow me ♪
♪ Free from all trouble within ♪
♪ Peace at the bed of the sea ♪
Where is he?
How would I know?
Is that him?
- Where?
- There.
Well grab him!
Wait, there he is!
[Grunting]
[Sighs]
You're such a dick Twatston,
stop running!
No!
[Panting]
[Grunting and panting]
You stood me up,
in front of the whole school!
And now you've made me
come all the way here.
- You massive...
- ARTHUR'S DAD: Arthur.
[Taking deep breaths]
Arthur!
[Taking deep breaths]
Arthur!
[Sobbing]
[Music playing on television]
But if you don't stretch out
the canvas,
you'll end up
with a problem like this.
Arthur, God.
Umm...
...right okay, um, everyone
get on with some work.
If you're in trouble you need to
tell someone.
I told you that Tommy wanted to
beat me up.
I spoke to him.
Great.
Arthur, I spoke to him.
I can't tie him up.
There wasn't much I could do
until he did something.
Yeh well he's hurt me now hasn't
he?
So what are you going to do?
Is he expelled yet?
It's not that simple.
He attacked me in my own house!
How is it not that simple?
It wasn't on school property.
This is stupid.
Calm down.
Tell me what happened?
He chased me home, burst into my
house and attacked me,
and when he saw my dad he just
kind of went weird.
Weird?
Yeah he kind of just ran off.
Not surprising.
It's not surprising
because he's a twat.
You're better than that.
- It's okay, Arthur.
- No, get off of me.
You know, this is your fault.
You knew Tommy Clarke
wanted to beat me up-
Arthur, come on...
No I'm not gonna come on,
alright!
You left me to get beaten up,
and now you're just trying
to clean up your mess,
give me a cuddle
and send me on my way?
You're not my twatting mum.
[Indistinct speech in distant]
[Grunting]
[Grunts]
[Taking deep breaths]
What happened?
ARTHUR:
I got in a fight.
Oh and eh this one's from here.
Someone's fixed the hole
I use to get in.
DELPHINA:
Come here.
Why?
I can fix it.
If you want me to.
I don't think you can.
The water can fix it.
Right.
Magic water
and a disappearing girl.
Haven't you seen enough
in here yet to believe us?
- Laurel!
- [Shushing]
I'm too tired for this.
[♪♪♪]
Look at yourself.
LAUREL:
See?
It's like magic.
The water comes from the well up
the hill,
it feeds into the pool.
It's why Silver uses this place.
You're not an olympic swimmer,
are you?
No.
You're not... evil are you?
No!
I just didn't want
to scare you away.
You didn't.
How come you didn't fix this?
I like that.
It makes you look tough.
[Laughing]
[Grunting]
Not so much.
Alright.
Can... can this water
fix anything?
Like what?
Like, people?
If you let it.
If I bring someone here,
can the water cure them?
You can't bring anyone
here Arthur.
Take them to the well.
It's just up the hill.
Okay, I've got to go.
Um, I'll be back later.
Everything's going to be better.
[Door closes]
[Phone rings]
ARTHUR'S DAD (VOICEMAIL):
Arthur, Isobel and Arthur
Braxton aren't home right now.
Can you please leave your
message, after the burp.
[Burps]
ANDY WORRELL (On Phone):
Hello my name is Andy Worrell,
Arthur's head of year
and maths teacher.
- Dad!
- Hmm.
[Overlapping speech]
Dad.
Oi!
Could you just shut up a minute!
- I'm trying to listen...
- Oi!
I'm trying to listen
to the messages alright?
I can't hear a thing
over the TV.
It's not all about you.
A friend of Arthur's expressed
concern to me
the other day about his home
life saying he visited
the house and was worried that
Arthur wasn't safe.
We'll need to organise
for the school's support
officer to pay a visit to your
home to make sure
everything is okay as we're
becoming quite concerned
for Arthur's well being.
He can't stay here.
This place is a dump.
- This guy's a mess.
- No wonder.
Just look at this poor kid.
He'd be better off without him.
Yeh well can't be any worse...
- What a mess!
- Oi!
Take the kid.
Put him somewhere
better than this.
- Get off of me!
- MAN 3: You can't stay here.
Get off of me!
We're going to take you
somewhere safe.
ARTHUR'S DAD: Tuck yourself in,
you look a mess.
I need to sort you out.
Sort yourself out.
[Grunting]
ARTHUR: Ok, watch your step,
watch your step.
Alright.
[Grunting]
[Taking deep breaths]
[Grunting]
Okay.
Where'd you get this from?
I told you I found it.
- Found it?
- Yeh.
You, you bloody stole it.
I've not stolen from someone in
a wheelchair.
You're a thief as well
as a bloody kidnapper.
So what are you saying that I've
pulled someone
out of a wheelchair,
dragged them along the floor,
made them just sit there whilst
I wheel you somewhere?
Is that your theory?
Well... well, it's not just
appeared from nowhere has it?
I just found it in an alley.
Like this.
[♪♪♪]
Alright, dad, um...
...this is like a...
...it's like a magic well...
...and um...
...it's gonna make you better.
[Birds chirping]
Come on.
Come on, get up, come on.
Come on, come on.
Get up, get up.
Okay, okay.
[Grunts]
There you go.
Get off!
She ain't coming back.
"Make things better".
When are you gonna grow up?
Start acting like a man?
Can you feel it dad?
Is it... is it doing anything?
Dad!
Come here, come here.
Dad, come here,
give me your hand.
Dad, come here,
come here, come here.
Go on, say something,
say something.
Bloody hell son,
you look a mess.
[Laughing]
Dad.
[Laughing]
Ask me something daft.
Wh... what's your favourite
colour?
You.
[Laughing]
Missed you.
Let's go get some fish
and chips.
ARTHUR (VO): But that's not
how real life works.
Dad! Dad.
Dad, give me your hand!
Dad, dad, dad!
Come here, come here,
get on the side.
Come here, come on.
[Grunts]
You alright?
Say something.
Say something.
[Retching]
[Taking deep breaths]
Can I have a drink?
What?
Now I'd like a drink!
[Sighs]
ARTHUR (VO): Sometimes I can
almost see why people drink.
You don't seem to feel anything.
Arthur!
Tommy's after you.
ARTHUR: Why can't he just
leave me alone?
Emma Austin Leslie.
Here sir.
Oi Twatston.
MR. WORRELL:
Scott Cooper.
Twatston!
MR. WORRELL:
Scott Cooper.
Where have you been?
Hm?
Scott Cooper.
CLIFF:
Oi, Twatston
SCOTT:
Here Sir.
TOMMY:
We've been missing you.
Did you go crying
to your mummy and daddy
after Tommy taught you a lesson?
MR. WORRELL:
Violet a Lazareva.
VIOLETA:
Here Sir.
What? Just leave it, yeh?
-MR. WORRELL: Brendan Murray
-BRANDON: Here.
Oh right, we'll get him later.
Shut up Cliff.
- MR. WORRELL: Olivia Rudkin.
- OLIVIA: Here Sir.
Sometime's you can be
such a twat.
MR. WORRELL:
Kay Featherstone.
KAY:
Here.
MR. WORRELL: Right, we need to
find the value of the expression
when 'f' equals 8 and
't' equals 8.5.
Shut up Clifford.
[Coughs]
TOMMY'S MOM:
What are you doing home?
I'm just getting something then
I'm going back.
TOMMY'S MOM: You can't just
barge in here without warning.
What if I had a friend round?
Right, okay, sorry I'm going.
TOMMY'S MOM:
Bring me back some cigs,
and don't go smoking
any of them yourself.
- You'll get cancer.
- Yeh okay!
Bye mum!
I will!
TOMMY'S MOM:
Don't slam the door!
[Sighs]
Oi!
Tommy!
Tommy?
Come on.
Why are you being nice to me?
My dad used to work here
when I was proper little.
I remember, yeah.
They closed it down
when I was like 11 or something.
I used to come here
all the time after school.
When mum was at work as well.
Get to sit in the staff room
and pretend
I was one of the workers.
Dad even bought me a hat.
Had my name written across the
top of it.
They even let me hang it up in
the back room.
It was like I was one of them.
And when they closed down
the factory,
I asked my dad if he had my hat.
He said he'd left it here.
So I tried coming back
but it was gone.
I asked him
if he could get it back.
Ring them up and find out where
it went or something.
Did you get it back?
Nah.
Stupid really.
They must have sold it
or something.
The old bathhouse.
That's where I go.
What's in there?
A girl.
A girl?
Is this your
"In a Relationship" girl?
[Chuckles]
Yeah.
She's really cool as well.
Eh. Delphina.
What sort of name is Dolphina.
No honestly that is her name.
Delphina.
Is she fit?
Erm, yeh I mean I think that she
does a lot of swimming
and stuff so...
No. No, is she hot?
Oh, um, she's on um, fleek.
That's... that's not...
Yeh that's not,
you don't really use it
like that.
Right, well are we going in or?
If you just wait here
I'll go make sure she's around.
Please Silver.
- Don't.
- It's time pet.
He's brought someone here.
He's drunk and he's brought
another boy to see Delphina.
He's... he's scared!
Okay?
He's scared or confused or
stupid
but he loves her Silver,
you know he loves her!
Oh, he loves her, alright.
But why now?
He's been coming here for weeks
and weeks, every day!
You must have known, Silver?
You must?
You think I couldn't have
stopped him?
I let him come, you silly girl.
I asked the water goddesses to
sing to him.
I chased him inside.
Let him believe...
and fall in love.
You're evil!
I asked her to stop
and chased him away
because I knew that would draw
them together.
And they obeyed.
You lasses always end up
with the ones you shouldn't,
eh, Laurel?
You told her off!
You told her it was too soon.
Why couldn't you have just taken
him before...
The water goddesses want
sacrifice!
Not death.
Sacrifice.
What greater sacrifice than the
water nymph's first love?
Delphina!
It's me, Arthur Braxton!
I'm here!
DELPHINA:
What's wrong with you?
Nothing.
DELPHINA:
You seem weird.
I don't like you like this.
Why didn't you come back
the other day?
The water didn't heal my dad.
At all.
I didn't know if it would work
like that.
Well, it didn't.
He just nearly drowned.
I'm sorry Arthur.
The boy who bullies me
is outside.
He's been nice to me today.
I wanted to show him you
and prove that
I have a girlfriend.
No, Arthur. You promised.
And you promised me that
my dad would get better!
No! That's not fair!
Arthur, no one can know
I'm here.
I'm gonna go and get him now.
If you could just stay here
please.
Please don't do this Arthur,
please.
Please!
Arthur! Look out!
[Grunting]
Don't hurt him!
I need the water.
DELPHINA:
Silver no!
Water goddesses!
Don't hurt him Silver. Please,
you can't!
Get off of me! Go!
[Delphina screams]
- Where's she going?
- Away.
Down there.
For her own protection.
Now go!
[Delphina screams]
♪ Follow me ♪
♪ Peace at the bed
of the sea ♪
SILVER: I offer you this final
sacrifice.
Arthur!
This broken child,
to bring her back.
TOMMY:
Hello?
Twatston!
- Come back, come back!
- What are you doing?
Come on let's get you out of
here dude.
- Delphina!
- You've had a bit too much.
Get off of me!
Get off of me!
- What's wrong with you?
- Get off of me!
Delphina!
[Taking deep breaths]
She's gone.
[♪♪♪]
Silver!
Silver!
Silver!
Silver, Silv...
Just one left lass.
Silver, please.
I've spent years to bring
someone here for her.
Someone who could make her happy
like I never could...
You think your daughter's
happiness
is more important
than my daughter's life?
What I've done, that's love.
You think that
this is what I want?
You think I chose this?
They have my daughter.
You have no idea.
[♪♪♪]
What if the water goddesses are
wrong?
You're tearing families apart
and for what?
The goddesses only choose those
who are lost.
Those who won't be missed.
I brought him here for her!
You!
He's in my ledger!
My work,
the water is all that's kept
either of them alive.
I'm finishing it.
I'm bringing my daughter back.
You should be grateful
after what you did.
[♪♪♪]
I'm sorry Delphina.
I'm so sorry.
[Television playing]
Mr. Braxton?
[Television playing]
[Sighs]
Right, just erm, drink up and...
And I'll see you
at school tomorrow.
[Television playing]
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
Arthur?
Arthur darling I'm home,
I've missed you so much!
Come here.
Oh dear, you look really rough.
[Kisses]
Oh sweetie.
[Sighs]
Oh Arthur.
You're really going to have to
clean up this mess.
[Snoring]
[Beeping]
[Snoring]
♪ Gold ♪
♪ Let it unfold ♪
♪ Imagine
you're dressed in gold ♪
♪ Roaring crowds
in Manchester ♪
♪ Will manage to be told ♪
♪ Oh and your king ♪
♪ The boy you loved
in spring ♪
♪ The way she looks at him ♪
♪ The common goal ♪
♪ And waiting
for the kids to go ♪
♪ We've been, held back for
after school meetings ♪
♪ They've got it in for me ♪
♪ For all I'm worth ♪
♪ The key to life on earth ♪
♪ Jokers,
the happy go xenophobe locals ♪
♪ Have got it in for me ♪
The process is much more precise
when using a blending stump.
[Door opens]
ART TEACHER:
Here he is.
Nice of you to join us.
Miss I...
- Sorry I'm late Miss.
- Sit down.
[Sighs]
So, this can be used
to lose definition
and merge lines
with more precision.
MR. WORRELL:
Estelle Jarvis.
ESTELLE:
Here Sir.
MR. WORRELL:
Cara Naylor.
CARA:
Yup.
MR. WORRELL: Right,
it has come to my attention
that some of you have not been
reading the posters
of Mr. Worrell's WarRULES,
so I will do it for you.
Caught with chewing gum -
one planner comment
and a stern talking to.
Caught making fun of maths/
saying algebra
is a waste of time
- instant detention.
Found to be flirting during
class - a sex ed detention
taught by me.
GIRL:
Arthur.
Arthur!
Worrell wants to see you
in his office.
MR. WORRELL:
Brax-ton.
You've missed 9 school days in
the past few weeks alone.
Arthur?
Sorry sir, my dad did call in to
say that I was sick
Oh yes, yes, I got
your 'dads' messages.
ARTHUR (VOICEMAIL): Arthur
Braxton's got the splats.
[Beep]
My son, Arthur Braxton's
coughing up
something horrible and green.
[Beep]
It looks like he's coughed up a
kidney,
yeh... can you cough up
a kidney?
[Beep]
I'm just calling to let you know
that
Arthur Braxton's got a really
bad case...
He's broken one of his legs and
he can't come in anymore.
[Beep]
It's...
It's... there's a lot...
A lot that's been going on.
Yes, I spoke to your dad
just now.
Sorry, I don't quite follow?
He explained some
of what's been happening,
his erm, situation,
and his commitment
to working it out.
I still don't think
it's a good excuse
for missing school without him
notifying us,
but that's something
for another time.
I only wanted to help,
I just really needed to get
a fuller picture of...
Sir, you said that
you spoke to my dad?
Yes, Arthur, listen.
He's told me all about
what's been going on...
I need to go.
MR. WORRELL: Uh, where you need
to go, is back in that chair.
It's fine sir, alright.
Everything's... fine.
Sit down.
Arthur, wait!
[Exhales]
Bloody hell.
[Indistinct chatter in distant]
Sorry!
GIRL 1:
Hey!
[Indistinct chatter in distant]
[Panting]
Memory, all alone in the-
Twatston!
Shut up Cliff!
O-kay?
What just happened?
- Yeah run away Twatston!
- He's gone, Cliff.
Yeah I know, I was just...
[Laughs]
What?
Ah, Clifford.
My name's not Clifford.
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
[Door creaking]
[Beeping]
Dad?
ARTHUR'S DAD:
Sod it!
[Sizzling]
What... what's going on?
The plate.
You cooking?
I'm trying to.
[Sizzling]
Bloody shakes.
Arthur.
I'm sorry.
It's been a while dad.
Yeh.
[Takes a deep breath]
Bloody hell son,
you look a state.
You're not looking so pretty
yourself, you know.
Come here.
[Sniffles]
[Exhales]
Come here, look.
Here.
Yeh, nice.
It should be the other way
around shouldn't it?
I don't mind, I... I've been
doing it for years,
it's fine.
I've been crap to you.
I have.
I've not even been here.
Don't know anything that's going
on in your life.
Nothing interesting, I promise.
I don't know a single thing
about you.
Have you got a girlfriend?
I did have.
And then she had to go away, so.
Do you like her?
Yeah.
Well what are you doing
here then?
I'm looking after you.
Arthur.
I messed up when your mum left.
I didn't understand her,
not deep down,
not like a husband should.
I got comfy.
She felt like I let her down
because I didn't listen to her.
And when she left
I just gave up on her.
I didn't fight for her.
And us Arthur Braxton's
we're not known for fighting,
but...
Well you fought didn't you?
For me.
You got me through this
and that's a damn sight
more than I've been able to do.
Dad...
[Sobbing]
Where do you know her from?
This mystery lass.
Is it school?
No, there's this place
in town actually.
But they're gonna knock it down
anyway so...
Well then where are you gonna
see her next?
Let me give you
a hand with that.
Oh thanks mate.
Don't wanna drop it.
Many hands make light work.
[♪♪♪]
LAUREL:
Arthur!
Arthur run!
- Run for your life!
- I can't hear you!
You need to leave!
I need to see her.
Laurel!
What are you doing mate?
Eh, I just um...
I need to get inside.
WORKER 2:
Get him Adam!
You can't go in there,
what you doing?
[Taking deep breaths]
[Banging on the door]
WORKER 2:
Open up!
We're taking this building down.
Come on,
it's dangerous in there!
[Banging on the door]
Where is she?
She's gone Arthur.
They're knocking
this place down!
I need to see her!
Silver knows you're here.
You need to leave.
I'm not messing my life up
by letting her go.
I have to show you something.
Open it.
[Taking deep breaths]
You have to go.
I can't lose her.
Then you'll never leave.
Why do you stay here if...
If it's so bad?
I need to protect her.
LAUREL (VO):
I didn't always live here.
I came here years ago.
Just to have a job, to help mum
pay the bills and stuff.
YOUNG LAUREL:
I've come about the job?
MAN 3:
How old are you?
YOUNG LAUREL:
Fourteen.
MAN 3:
Come in.
LAUREL (VO): He used to make me
get in the pool
without any clothes on.
MAN 3:
Let the water heal you.
LAUREL (VO):
Then he touched me.
He called me names.
MAN 3:
You're a prick tease.
You know what that is?
YOUNG LAUREL:
No.
MAN 3:
Well that's what you are.
A prick tease.
[Young Laurel sobbing]
MAN 3:
You're mine.
[Young Laurel sobbing]
You're mine
and you're sacred to me.
[Young Laurel sobbing]
[Baby crying]
YOUNG LAUREL:
I'm sorry Delphina.
I'm so sorry.
[Whimpering]
Her mother?
You're her mother?
I did everything I could
to help you Arthur.
I thought...
I thought we could save her
but... we can't.
Run, Arthur Braxton.
Run for your life.
[Footsteps approaching]
You have something I need, lad.
I'm not giving you anything.
I wasn't asking.
These names,
they're all the people
you've killed.
Sacrifices, lad.
To the water goddesses.
They have...
something I want.
Bring Delphina back!
SILVER: Once I've used you,
it'll be done.
And I can finally get
to my daughter.
You're going to bring her back!
[Screaming]
Water goddesses!
[Grunting]
I offer you this final
sacrifice.
ARTHUR:
Get off of me!
This broken child.
To bring her back.
[Screaming]
[♪♪♪]
♪ Peace at the bed
of the sea ♪
[Grunts]
- He's mine.
- Delphina!
I'm so sorry, Arthur.
Sorry you were brought into all
of this.
Go!
[Crying]
Go, girl!
I need the water!
No!
I won't let you hurt him!
He's mine!
[Panting]
SILVER:
I need the water!
I don't care!
I love him more than anything.
SILVER:
But what about what I love?
It's beautiful down there
Silver.
You have no idea.
You've caused so much pain to
bring her back
but she's happy without you.
[Grunts]
[♪♪♪]
Water goddesses.
I offer you this final
sacrifice, this broken child.
I have to go Arthur.
No!
I have to take him away,
but without him...
Without his sacrifices.
His power kept me alive.
I can't survive here.
Will you come back?
- Arthur...
- Will you come back!
One day soon,
I'll meet you outside
and we'll dance like twats
in the rain.
[Both chuckle]
[Kisses]
[Sobbing]
I love you.
I... I love you.
[Delphina screaming]
DELPHINA:
Arthur!
[Muffled speech]
[♪♪♪]
[Kissing]
ARTHUR (VO): But that's not
how real life works.
[♪♪♪]
[Muffled speech]
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
WOMAN 3 (VO): Apollo was a
powerful God
and Daphne was the nymph...
You're Arthur Braxton.
MR. WORRELL (VO):
Arthur Braxton.
ESTELLE (VO):
Come back soon Arthur Braxton.
I'm Delphina.
- SILVER (VO): Delphina.
- ARTHUR (VO): Delphina!
ARTHUR (VO): No honestly that is
her name. Delphina.
Come back!
Would you like to come
and swim with me?
ARTHUR (VO):
No.
DELPHINA (VO): You can't bring
anyone here Arthur.
ARTHUR (VO):
She's gone.
ARTHUR'S DAD (VO): When are you
going to grow up?
Start acting like a man?
Oh Arthur.
You're really going to have to
clean up this mess
I'm sorry.
LAUREL (VO):
Run Arthur Braxton.
Run for your life.
In local news,
development contractors
'Tenacity' completed
the demolition
of an abandoned
building in Winsdale.
The old bath house,
known locally as The Oracle,
will be replaced with a new spa
resort
in the coming months.
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
[Grunts]
[Sighs]
[Television playing]
You alright dad?
ARTHUR (VO): He's getting better
now, my Dad.
Yeh.
I think.
Yeh I'm ok.
It's not perfect, yet, but...
Here, have some.
ARTHUR (VO):
I think he'll get there.
It's been nice.
Hey Arthur.
ARTHUR (VO):
Having him around again.
[Indistinct speech]
[♪♪♪]
Everything just seems
a bit easier.
Did you draw that?
Uh huh.
It's erm, not bad.
Did you draw that?
Well done Estelle.
Thanks Miss.
It's uh... it's good mate.
- Tah.
- Tah.
[Laughs]
Let's have it.
I mean I really liked it.
It's kinda abstract isn't it?
People pay a lot of money
for that.
They do.
See you later, Braxton.
Laters.
Just sorta... bye.
People just say bye.
What's laters?
[Chuckles]
ARTHUR:
I managed to keep this.
Found it next to my bed when I
woke up at the hospital.
I really...
...really miss you.
We got these back today.
Water goddesses, I offer you
this sacrifice,
this broken child,
to bring her back.
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
I'll see you tomorrow.
[Birds chirping]
[♪♪♪]
♪ I can hear music,
I can hear whistling ♪
♪ In my head
I hope it's not ♪
♪ Rain is pouring
I am soaking ♪
♪ In my head
I know it's not ♪
♪ Then I run, run,
run, run ♪
♪ I'm running faster ♪
♪ And I'm listening,
listening harder ♪
♪ Round the corner
I will go ♪
♪ The destination
I don't know ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
[♪♪♪]
♪ I come to see her
covered in water ♪
♪ A sight to see,
it is true ♪
♪ She is quiet,
she is sheltered ♪
♪ A sight to see,
it is true ♪
♪ And I run, run,
run, run ♪
♪ I'm running faster ♪
♪ And I'm listening,
listening harder ♪
♪ Round the corner
I will go ♪
♪ The destination
I don't know ♪
♪ It is beautiful, clever,
indescribably lovely ♪
♪ It is wonderful, funny ♪
♪ Indescribably enchanting, this
feeling ♪
♪ Run, run, run, run ♪
♪ I'm running faster ♪
♪ And I'm listening,
listening harder ♪
♪ Round the corner
I will go ♪
♪ The destination
I don't know ♪
♪ Then I run, run,
run, run ♪
♪ I'm running faster ♪
♪ And I'm listening,
listening harder ♪
♪ Round the corner
I will go ♪
♪ The destination
I don't know ♪
[♪♪♪]
♪ In my head
I hope it's not ♪
♪ In my head
I know it's... ♪
♪ I know it's not ♪
ARTHUR:
I'm running through the yard
with my pants around my arse
and it's raining on my co...
[Thunder rolling]
[♪♪♪]
Welcome to the
life of Arthur Braxton.
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
[Sniffles]
[Whimpering]
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
[Beeping]
[Bell ringing]
ARTHUR (VO): I just try to get
through my day
drawing as little attention
as possible.
Twatston!
ARTHUR (VO):
That's Tommy Clarke.
He's basically one theft
and a public wank away
from an ASBO.
[Indistinct chatter in distant]
[♪♪♪]
[Thuds]
[Cheering]
[Chuckles]
Finally we can be together.
Arthur...
...do you know?
Can you repeat the question?
Do you know who Apollo
and Daphne were?
He doesn't know.
Why is he even pretending look?
I don't know.
No.
ARTHUR (VO):
Tommy's whole thing,
his view on life or whatever,
is that he can only be happy if
everyone else is miserable.
TEACHER:
Right.
ARTHUR (VO):
So today...
...he's living the dream.
[Bell rings]
Arthur!
Arthur, wait!
You're so hot Arthur.
ARTHUR (VO):
This is Estelle Jarvis.
[Grunting]
When I was nine...
I want you Arthur Braxton.
ARTHUR (VO): I gave her a curly
wurly and my heart.
[Breathing heavily]
She just laughed at me.
Wooh!
And she kept the curly wurly.
[Laughter]
Whoever said school days were
the best days of your life,
well...
...they were talking
utter bollocks.
[Panting]
Sorry.
I...
Sorry.
[Door creaking]
[Music playing
in the television]
[Sighs]
[Sighs]
[Beeping]
[Ding]
ARTHUR (VO):
So, this is my Dad.
It's not much
like having a dad really...
Got the bugger.
I'm not hungry.
ARTHUR (VO): ...it's more like
having a house plant.
Come on.
Come on I made this for you, can
you just eat it?
Come on eat the soup Dad.
I said I'm not hungry.
Hey!
Gimme the bottle!
Get off of me!
[Grunting]
[Taking deep breaths]
My house.
My bloody rules.
I don't need you.
You and the bloody mess
you make.
Yeh that's right, run off.
Just like your mum.
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
ARTHUR (VO):
It's weird.
We always think life is safe,
yet the only thing standing
between me and my impending
death is a metal fence.
[♪♪♪]
[Taking deep breaths]
Investigations into the
disappearance of a boy
from Winsdale continue,
with overnight searches
throughout the town.
ESTELLE (VO):
You're so hot Arthur.
TV HOST 1: His parents are
desperately seeking information
and have set up a special number
which is on screen now.
TOMMY (VO):
Twatston!
ESTELLE (VO):
I want you, Arthur Braxton.
[♪♪♪]
ARTHUR (VO):
And that's when I heard music.
This is the music that
saved my life.
I swear
the music's talking to me.
[Taking deep breaths]
Like, it's proper talking to me.
Okay, okay.
ARTHUR (VO): Like it wants me
to be near it.
It's like the music gets me.
Like I need it and it needs me.
Like everything I am,
everything I'll be
is because of the music.
♪ Weak are the ones ♪
♪ Who can't see you as I ♪
Hello?
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
Hello?
[Indistinct speech in distance]
[♪♪♪]
MAN 1:
Who's there?
[Grunts]
[Taking deep breaths]
[Footsteps approaching]
Hello?
♪ Free from all trouble within ♪
♪ Peace at the bed of the sea ♪
♪ Weak are the ones ♪
♪ who can't see you as I ♪
[Taking deep breaths]
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
♪ Sink below, sink below ♪
♪ Be with me ♪
Is anybody here?
No.
This place is so weird.
Balls.
[Grunting]
[Woman laughing]
WOMAN 1:
Did you see him?
Where's he gone?
WOMAN 2: Outside I think,
I'm not sure.
WOMAN 1: I wish he'd stop
sending me away.
He used to be so kind
and teach me things.
He needs to keep you safe.
But I don't want to go
down there.
I like it here with you.
[Indiscernible speech]
ARTHUR (VO):
I feel alive for the first time
in my pathetic life,
like I was born years ago but
the cord was just cut
and now I'm free.
She's the most beautiful girl
I've ever seen.
[Beeping]
WOMAN 1:
What was that?
WOMAN 2: We know you're there
Arthur Braxton.
Come out.
[Taking deep breaths]
Come back soon Arthur Braxton.
[Panting]
[Indistinct Chatter in distant]
[Giggles]
[Indistinct Chatter in distant]
Are you finished already Arthur?
Let's see.
It's alright you don't...
"Nice n... nooze?"
Nudes.
I want all that finished
for next lesson.
Good morning?
The usual.
What did they do now?
[Scoffs]
Took a picture of my arse and
put it on the notice board.
[Cheering and laughter]
Cracking!
[Laughing]
Here he is!
The model himself,
Arsethur Braxton!
That's new.
Would you like me
to take it down?
No, no.
If you do then they'll know I've
told a teacher.
So you want me to leave them up?
I'll take it down.
They're your self-portraits from
last week.
You look really sad in yours.
What's Tommy Clark's like?
You know I can't show you that.
Miss.
He literally put my arse
on a noticeboard.
You are not to tell anyone.
No-one.
Who would I tell miss?
[Laughing]
Alright, that's enough.
- Miss.
- Mm hmm?
[Munching]
You know that big bath house
place in town
they're knocking down?
The Oracle?
Yeah, is that what it's called?
Mm hmm.
Do people still use it?
Why?
Well, I just saw it
the other day,
just never really
noticed it before.
Well no, it's empty.
I'm glad they're knocking it
down.
People used to say,
'It's a good place
to disappear'.
- WORKER 1: Night guys.
- Yeh goodnight, take care.
Bye.
WORKER 2:
Shorten the legs
and put it in so that
the tailgate shuts.
And put your hat
on the right way round.
What have they sent me here?
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
How do you know who I am?
I have something to show you.
[♪♪♪]
[Taking deep breaths]
[Giggles in distant]
[Gasps]
[♪♪♪]
[Screams]
[Muffled screaming]
[♪ Sink below, follow me ♪]
[♪ Free from all
trouble within♪]
[♪ Peace at the
bed of the sea ♪]
[Taking deep breaths]
Hello.
[Grunting]
[Taking deep breaths]
Hello, Arthur Braxton.
Why does everybody know my name?
I knew you'd come here soon.
Uh, you've not got
any clothes on.
Silver said you'd be here
eventually.
Why haven't you got any clothes
on?
What?
I knew this one boy
at my school called Greg
and he was caught spying on the
girls in the changing rooms
and one of the teachers caught
him and they expelled him
and then his parents found out
and they moved him away
and I've not even
seen him since.
Arthur.
Sorry! Sorry.
It's just a shell.
ARTHUR:
What?
That's what Silver says.
It's just a shell.
Who's Silver?
He's kind of like my dad,
I guess.
Why did that girl push me into
the water?
Okay.
[Chuckles]
Yeah, that's Laurel,
she does that.
Right.
Good.
Okay.
[Taking deep breaths]
I'm officially confused.
Arthur.
Come here.
Closer.
[♪♪♪]
You're Arthur Braxton.
I'm Delphina.
I've been waiting for you
to come for so long.
Would you like to come
and swim with me?
[Beeping]
Uhh, sorry, I have to go, it's
my dad.
No you can't!
Thanks a lot for, uh,
getting my tie and stuff
and... saving me.
Alright, have a nice rest of
your swim.
Okay, bye!
Please come back!
It gets quiet here.
I'm home Dad.
Dad?
What's the matter with you?
There's no TV!
Cause somebody didn't pay
the bills,
did they?
Arthur Braxton... Senior.
Uhm.
Arthur Braxton Senior.
[Clears throat]
Uhm, no, gimme one second.
Yeh, gimme one second.
Uhm.
No.
[♪♪♪]
[Indistinct chatter in distant]
He's coming, he's coming!
[Indistinct chatter in distant]
Right.
Shut up everyone.
Now, we have a lot to get
through today
because clearly, if the homework
was any indication,
none of you are passing.
And some of you...
...didn't even bother.
Right, we're gonna start you off
with a big one.
[Chuckles]
Shut up Cliff.
Sorry sir.
It's just such a big problem.
[Laughing]
Yes well, I'll give you five
minutes to try and work out
what we need to insert here.
Clifford!
Quiet!
Look, I know maths is boring
but can we please try
and keep our eyes here.
Exams are coming up
and we need to crack this.
[Laughter]
MR. WORRELL:
Qui... Quiet!
[Laughter]
Oh for God's sake.
[Laughter]
[Laughing]
Twatston, Twatston!
- Twatston, Twatston!
- Twatston, Twatston!
- Twatston, Twatston!
- Twatston, Twatston!
- Twatston, Twatston!
- Twatston, Twatston!
- Twatston, Twatston!
- Twatston, Twatston!
- Twatston, Twatston!
- Twatston, Twatston!
[Laughing]
Who did this?
WORRELL:
Is this yours?
- Well, technically...
- MR. WORRELL: Get out!
[Bell rings]
TOMMY:
You should come though.
- It'll be good.
- Maybe.
It'd be nice.
I think we'd make a good pair.
Me with my whisky and you with-
whatever you drink.
Cherry Bomb.
What's Cherry Bomb?
It's like that cherry vodka.
Oh right.
That's girly.
Well I am a girl, Tommy.
You're a woman.
In a good way.
Okay.
So you gonna come or?
I dunno.
Maybe.
That was really confusing.
- Is she coming?
- Yeah!
Yeh probably.
[Arthur chuckles]
- TOMMY: What?
- What?
- TOMMY: You laughing at me?
- No, I...
Cause no one laughs
at Tommy Clarke.
I... I wasn't laughing...
It looked like
you were laughing.
Didn't it look like he was
laughing, Cliff?
Cliff?
Huh?
Didn't it look like he was
laughing at me?
Oh, I dunno Tommy.
I was reading
about the auditions.
They're doing 'Cats'.
I always wanted to be in Cats.
I think you need to be taught a
lesson, Twatston.
I didn't laugh...
I didn't even know
what he's saying.
You should show him
who's boss, Tommy.
Yeh.
After school.
Today.
Okay yeh.
After school.
As soon as that bell rings,
I will see you outside.
[Taking deep breaths]
[Grunts]
Do you reckon I should do
Memories?
I don't care, Cliff.
Yeah.
Yeah, I'll do Memories.
Don't touch.
It's drying.
[♪♪♪]
Drying.
[♪♪♪]
Arthur.
Everything is wet.
Please sit down.
Miss?
Are you ever going to finish
your marking?
What's going on Arthur?
I have got to...
...take my...
I've got to take
my dad to the doctors.
This afternoon.
Right?
Well I've got... art with you
at the end of the day.
So...
...could I take it off?
How is he?
Yeah, just eh... fine,
it's just like...
doctors.
Okay.
You can skip my lesson.
But you'll make it up
over some lunches.
- Thanks Miss.
- What's it for?
It is for...
To get him some more pills.
Why doesn't he just have
a repeat prescription?
Hm?
Well that's just
what they've said to me
so I've just gotta do it
you know.
They working?
He's not drunk
when I wake up anymore, so.
And you're still getting help?
Yeah, yeah.
No it's um...
[Blows raspberry]
[Chuckles]
Not just the two of us.
That would be uh...
that'd be ridiculous.
ARTHUR (VO): Lying to Mrs.
New wood felt like lying
to your gran or something.
Felt dirty,
but it's better than getting
beaten u...
See you after lesson, Twatston.
ARTHUR (VO): I swear this place
is like a magnet.
And I'm a twatting paperclip.
Get a move on.
- WORKER 3: It's too heavy.
- WORKER 2: Too heavy?
WORKER 2: Well put your hands
on it then.
Well it's alright for you,
you're only carrying a cable.
You know why I'm carrying
a cable?
Why?
Because you do what I say and I
do what I like.
Use your brain would ya.
[♪♪♪]
Hey.
You're Laurel, right?
Wait.
Hold on.
[Panting]
Wait.
[♪♪♪]
[Panting]
Wait!
Stop!
Hello?
Look can you stop doing this.
It's creepy.
[♪♪♪]
We've been waiting for you,
Arthur Braxton.
Waiting for me to do what?
Whose is this?
Silver.
The girl in the pool said he's
her dad?
You have to help us, Arthur.
Help you do what?
[♪♪♪]
It's just names...
Great.
All right then.
Yup.
Very helpful.
Thank you very much.
SILVER: I told you not to speak
to him!
DELPHINA: I just want her
to grow up normal.
SILVER: And a fine start
you gave her!
He was here to soon!
But I've been here
forever Silver!
My whole world
has been The Oracle.
SILVER:
It still is.
DELPHINA:
I just want to talk to him.
I just want to see him-
SILVER: The folks who come here
don't leave, Delphina,
you know that.
He's here for me, for my work.
I loved him the moment
I saw him Silver.
SILVER:
What do you know about love?
Hm?
You've never even seen
a lad before.
DELPHINA:
I can feel it!
In here!
SILVER: If you want someone
to talk to,
I'll send you down there.
It's where you'll end up anyway.
ARTHUR: I don't think
he likes me much.
He's just protecting me.
It's weird,
he used to be so sweet
and teach me things
but now he's just angry.
Yeh, I know what that's like.
- What made you...
- Did you mean...
Sorry.
What made you come back?
Dunno.
Mrs New wood said it was
a good place to disappear.
Why would you want to disappear?
I don't think many people would
care.
I'd care!
You don't know
Tommy Clarke do you?
Who's that?
He's just a boy at my school.
Like a fish?
No.
Girls don't normally talk to me.
Not the way that you do.
Well...
Did you mean what you said to...
Okay.
What's it like to sleep
in a bed?
You're joking right?
Silver always says
he's going to bed,
but I don't know
what that's like.
So where do you sleep?
Just, down here.
You're mad.
It's warm.
Bed's warm.
That sounds amazing.
I'd love to sleep with you.
Do people do that?
Uhm.
Yeh I suppose,
if they're in love.
Did you mean
what you said to Silver?
Yeh, I meant it.
I don't reckon
I know much about love.
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
Where were you?
Yeah!
Too scared or something?
Big scaredy cat Braxton?
We got all the year
elevens waiting-
Scaredy Catston.
[Chuckles]
- What?
- Eh?
What are you doing?
Well it's like scaredy cat
but I sort of
mixed it with Braxton.
Catston.
Look, no one embarrasses Tommy
Clarke!
I wasn't embarrassed.
I was angry.
I was really, really angry.
No, I'm pretty sure
you were embarrassed.
Cause I even said to you
at the time,
I said, 'This is embarrassing'.
No, it was anger.
I think you just mistook it for
something different.
CLIFF: No, that's what I said.
It was embarrassing.
Just shut up, Cliff. Twatston.
I'm going to fight you at lunch.
And I'm gonna show everyone how
pathetic you are.
I need to go home, I think.
I'm, I'm ill.
You feel fine.
No, I mean it's pretty bad.
I was in the toilet
and I was being sick.
It was pretty major.
Just give that a second.
[Choking]
[Beeping]
Hmm.
Nothing out of the ordinary.
Maybe it's broken?
No.
I think we've just got
a case of the man flu.
Can I go home?
Well, how about this.
I'll ring home
and see what they think?
And if they think that's best,
then your dad can come
and get you.
[Beeping]
[Grunts]
[Bell rings]
- Fight, fight, fight!
- Fight, fight, fight!
- Fight, fight, fight!
- Fight, fight, fight!
- Fight, fight, fight!
- Fight, fight, fight!
- Fight, fight, fight!
- Fight, fight, fight!
- Fight, fight, fight!
- Fight, fight, fight!
Delphina, are you ever going to
get out the water?
You're scared of it aren't you?
Get in, Arthur.
Nah. I... I mean I never learned.
- To swim?
- Yeah.
Never really got the chance.
It's easy, I can teach you.
- Well why don't you come out?
- No Arthur, let go.
- Sorry.
- I can't.
ARTHUR: I wish the kids at
school could see you.
No one can know I'm here.
So many rules!
No one can know you're here.
Can't come out the water...
Promise.
Please.
Okay.
I promise.
Cross your heart.
Cross my heart.
Hope to die.
I'll come out a bit.
For you.
[Exhales]
There.
Happy?
The new Spa Pleasure do me.
Replacing The Oracle ruins...
...In the area after the
disappearance of another boy.
With an unconfirmed report
around a demolition site
in the town.
Hurry up.
MAN ON TV: Police commissioner
Carla Sabrosa said
their resources are now being
stretched to the limit,
with two missing child searches
happening simultaneously.
Funding cuts have hit the force
hard in recent months,
TOMMY: Quick, quick, quick. Come
on Cliff, he's coming.
Come on Cliff!
I said run!
Tell your friends to bugger off.
- They're gone, Dad.
- TOMMY: Twatston!
SILVER:
Go away for a bit.
DELPHINA: Silver,
she wouldn't want you to.
SILVER:
I need the water.
Come on.
No.
SILVER:
Come on!
KID:
Please! Please!
Please let me go!
Please let me go!
SILVER:
Water goddesses!
[Crying]
No no, I don't wanna... No!
[Crying]
SILVER:
One left lass.
Where were you yesterday?
I was ill so I went to see the
nurse.
She told me you said
you were fine
and you went back to class.
I didn't want
her calling my dad.
- So you ran away?
- I didn't run away.
I was ill.
Arthur.
This thing we do,
this is built on you
not lying to me. Okay?
- Okay?
- Sorry, Miss.
Tommy Clarke wants
to beat me up.
Why?
I dunno.
Well what should I do?
I'm gonna have a word with him.
No miss, please sit down, you're
gonna make it worse.
Arthur, what do you think he's
gonna do to you?
Miss please, you don't know what
you're talking about.
Just sit down.
Let me speak to him.
Miss please can you just
sit down alright?
You don't know him, I do, okay?
He... he doesn't leave things at
the school gate.
I'm going to talk to him.
Miss,
what's your grand plan okay?
What have you got to offer?
You're gonna go out there and
you're gonna say, 'oh look,
Twatston said that you're gonna
be bullying him.'
How do you think that's gonna
fly with him?
...He's gonna come over...
- I cannot ignore this Arthur.
The last time I ignored
something like this
a girl in my class...
Look okay I could die!
I have to come to this stupid
school every single day!
And there's nothing for me ok,
there's nothing.
I have to come here over
and over again.
Everyday.
And we just sit here, talking.
You're make...
You're making me sandwiches.
I...
Do something!
Do something.
[Taking deep breaths]
ARTHUR'S DAD:
Arthur!
- Arthur!
- [♪♪♪]
These are for me?
Get out and try some on.
I'll just take one.
No.
Come out.
Watch this.
I've never worn a dress before.
Where'd you get it?
Just... just at home.
I feel pretty.
You look really pretty.
Come in the water.
[Whimpering]
[Grunting]
[Taking deep breaths]
I've got you.
I've got you.
[Taking deep breaths]
Are you okay?
[Taking deep breaths]
Are you okay?
[Sniffles]
Yeah.
That's how I learned to swim.
I was just thrown in
at the deep end.
You'll get the hang of it.
♪ Sat in my room ♪
Alright?
My son, Arthur Braxton
is coughing up
something horrible and green.
No, no it does sound serious,
it does, yeah.
♪ The prettiest thing
I've ever seen ♪
♪ The colours of her wings
are like the sunlight ♪
MR. WORRELL:
Steve Slithering.
STEVE:
Here Sir.
Salma Baker.
SALMA:
Yes Sir.
♪ If she lets me ♪
♪ If she lets me ♪
[Sighs]
MR. WORRELL:
Dominique Demetz?
♪ Cause if you're the moth
then I'm the butterfly ♪
WORRELL:
Lynn Griffin.
♪ Flying all day
to bring you sunlight ♪
WORRELL:
Arthur Braxton
♪ I'll have the day
and you take the night ♪
Braxton!
Where's Braxton?
♪ Our hearts beat
in paralell flight ♪
Hello, yeh.
Yeh no it looks like
he's coughed up a kidney
...can you cough up a kidney?
Well there's gotta be a first
time for everything,
hasn't there?
Eh, not a first time for that.
[Beeping]
Twatston!
ARTHUR: Delphina, where are you
gonna go when they knock down
The Oracle?
DELPHINA: I don't want to think
about that now.
You could go out with me.
Arthur you know I can't get out
of the pool.
ARTHUR:
Get out, I mean.
We could go out.
Like, um, boyfriend
and girlfriend.
I've never had
a boyfriend before.
I've never had a girlfriend.
One day soon
you'll meet me outside.
And we'll dance like
twats in the rain.
[Chuckles]
I'd like that.
A lot.
Where will you go?
Somewhere else.
On.
[♪♪♪]
♪ Free are the waters
I swim ♪
♪ Sink below, follow me ♪
♪ Free from all trouble within ♪
♪ Peace at the bed of the sea ♪
Where is he?
How would I know?
Is that him?
- Where?
- There.
Well grab him!
Wait, there he is!
[Grunting]
[Sighs]
You're such a dick Twatston,
stop running!
No!
[Panting]
[Grunting and panting]
You stood me up,
in front of the whole school!
And now you've made me
come all the way here.
- You massive...
- ARTHUR'S DAD: Arthur.
[Taking deep breaths]
Arthur!
[Taking deep breaths]
Arthur!
[Sobbing]
[Music playing on television]
But if you don't stretch out
the canvas,
you'll end up
with a problem like this.
Arthur, God.
Umm...
...right okay, um, everyone
get on with some work.
If you're in trouble you need to
tell someone.
I told you that Tommy wanted to
beat me up.
I spoke to him.
Great.
Arthur, I spoke to him.
I can't tie him up.
There wasn't much I could do
until he did something.
Yeh well he's hurt me now hasn't
he?
So what are you going to do?
Is he expelled yet?
It's not that simple.
He attacked me in my own house!
How is it not that simple?
It wasn't on school property.
This is stupid.
Calm down.
Tell me what happened?
He chased me home, burst into my
house and attacked me,
and when he saw my dad he just
kind of went weird.
Weird?
Yeah he kind of just ran off.
Not surprising.
It's not surprising
because he's a twat.
You're better than that.
- It's okay, Arthur.
- No, get off of me.
You know, this is your fault.
You knew Tommy Clarke
wanted to beat me up-
Arthur, come on...
No I'm not gonna come on,
alright!
You left me to get beaten up,
and now you're just trying
to clean up your mess,
give me a cuddle
and send me on my way?
You're not my twatting mum.
[Indistinct speech in distant]
[Grunting]
[Grunts]
[Taking deep breaths]
What happened?
ARTHUR:
I got in a fight.
Oh and eh this one's from here.
Someone's fixed the hole
I use to get in.
DELPHINA:
Come here.
Why?
I can fix it.
If you want me to.
I don't think you can.
The water can fix it.
Right.
Magic water
and a disappearing girl.
Haven't you seen enough
in here yet to believe us?
- Laurel!
- [Shushing]
I'm too tired for this.
[♪♪♪]
Look at yourself.
LAUREL:
See?
It's like magic.
The water comes from the well up
the hill,
it feeds into the pool.
It's why Silver uses this place.
You're not an olympic swimmer,
are you?
No.
You're not... evil are you?
No!
I just didn't want
to scare you away.
You didn't.
How come you didn't fix this?
I like that.
It makes you look tough.
[Laughing]
[Grunting]
Not so much.
Alright.
Can... can this water
fix anything?
Like what?
Like, people?
If you let it.
If I bring someone here,
can the water cure them?
You can't bring anyone
here Arthur.
Take them to the well.
It's just up the hill.
Okay, I've got to go.
Um, I'll be back later.
Everything's going to be better.
[Door closes]
[Phone rings]
ARTHUR'S DAD (VOICEMAIL):
Arthur, Isobel and Arthur
Braxton aren't home right now.
Can you please leave your
message, after the burp.
[Burps]
ANDY WORRELL (On Phone):
Hello my name is Andy Worrell,
Arthur's head of year
and maths teacher.
- Dad!
- Hmm.
[Overlapping speech]
Dad.
Oi!
Could you just shut up a minute!
- I'm trying to listen...
- Oi!
I'm trying to listen
to the messages alright?
I can't hear a thing
over the TV.
It's not all about you.
A friend of Arthur's expressed
concern to me
the other day about his home
life saying he visited
the house and was worried that
Arthur wasn't safe.
We'll need to organise
for the school's support
officer to pay a visit to your
home to make sure
everything is okay as we're
becoming quite concerned
for Arthur's well being.
He can't stay here.
This place is a dump.
- This guy's a mess.
- No wonder.
Just look at this poor kid.
He'd be better off without him.
Yeh well can't be any worse...
- What a mess!
- Oi!
Take the kid.
Put him somewhere
better than this.
- Get off of me!
- MAN 3: You can't stay here.
Get off of me!
We're going to take you
somewhere safe.
ARTHUR'S DAD: Tuck yourself in,
you look a mess.
I need to sort you out.
Sort yourself out.
[Grunting]
ARTHUR: Ok, watch your step,
watch your step.
Alright.
[Grunting]
[Taking deep breaths]
[Grunting]
Okay.
Where'd you get this from?
I told you I found it.
- Found it?
- Yeh.
You, you bloody stole it.
I've not stolen from someone in
a wheelchair.
You're a thief as well
as a bloody kidnapper.
So what are you saying that I've
pulled someone
out of a wheelchair,
dragged them along the floor,
made them just sit there whilst
I wheel you somewhere?
Is that your theory?
Well... well, it's not just
appeared from nowhere has it?
I just found it in an alley.
Like this.
[♪♪♪]
Alright, dad, um...
...this is like a...
...it's like a magic well...
...and um...
...it's gonna make you better.
[Birds chirping]
Come on.
Come on, get up, come on.
Come on, come on.
Get up, get up.
Okay, okay.
[Grunts]
There you go.
Get off!
She ain't coming back.
"Make things better".
When are you gonna grow up?
Start acting like a man?
Can you feel it dad?
Is it... is it doing anything?
Dad!
Come here, come here.
Dad, come here,
give me your hand.
Dad, come here,
come here, come here.
Go on, say something,
say something.
Bloody hell son,
you look a mess.
[Laughing]
Dad.
[Laughing]
Ask me something daft.
Wh... what's your favourite
colour?
You.
[Laughing]
Missed you.
Let's go get some fish
and chips.
ARTHUR (VO): But that's not
how real life works.
Dad! Dad.
Dad, give me your hand!
Dad, dad, dad!
Come here, come here,
get on the side.
Come here, come on.
[Grunts]
You alright?
Say something.
Say something.
[Retching]
[Taking deep breaths]
Can I have a drink?
What?
Now I'd like a drink!
[Sighs]
ARTHUR (VO): Sometimes I can
almost see why people drink.
You don't seem to feel anything.
Arthur!
Tommy's after you.
ARTHUR: Why can't he just
leave me alone?
Emma Austin Leslie.
Here sir.
Oi Twatston.
MR. WORRELL:
Scott Cooper.
Twatston!
MR. WORRELL:
Scott Cooper.
Where have you been?
Hm?
Scott Cooper.
CLIFF:
Oi, Twatston
SCOTT:
Here Sir.
TOMMY:
We've been missing you.
Did you go crying
to your mummy and daddy
after Tommy taught you a lesson?
MR. WORRELL:
Violet a Lazareva.
VIOLETA:
Here Sir.
What? Just leave it, yeh?
-MR. WORRELL: Brendan Murray
-BRANDON: Here.
Oh right, we'll get him later.
Shut up Cliff.
- MR. WORRELL: Olivia Rudkin.
- OLIVIA: Here Sir.
Sometime's you can be
such a twat.
MR. WORRELL:
Kay Featherstone.
KAY:
Here.
MR. WORRELL: Right, we need to
find the value of the expression
when 'f' equals 8 and
't' equals 8.5.
Shut up Clifford.
[Coughs]
TOMMY'S MOM:
What are you doing home?
I'm just getting something then
I'm going back.
TOMMY'S MOM: You can't just
barge in here without warning.
What if I had a friend round?
Right, okay, sorry I'm going.
TOMMY'S MOM:
Bring me back some cigs,
and don't go smoking
any of them yourself.
- You'll get cancer.
- Yeh okay!
Bye mum!
I will!
TOMMY'S MOM:
Don't slam the door!
[Sighs]
Oi!
Tommy!
Tommy?
Come on.
Why are you being nice to me?
My dad used to work here
when I was proper little.
I remember, yeah.
They closed it down
when I was like 11 or something.
I used to come here
all the time after school.
When mum was at work as well.
Get to sit in the staff room
and pretend
I was one of the workers.
Dad even bought me a hat.
Had my name written across the
top of it.
They even let me hang it up in
the back room.
It was like I was one of them.
And when they closed down
the factory,
I asked my dad if he had my hat.
He said he'd left it here.
So I tried coming back
but it was gone.
I asked him
if he could get it back.
Ring them up and find out where
it went or something.
Did you get it back?
Nah.
Stupid really.
They must have sold it
or something.
The old bathhouse.
That's where I go.
What's in there?
A girl.
A girl?
Is this your
"In a Relationship" girl?
[Chuckles]
Yeah.
She's really cool as well.
Eh. Delphina.
What sort of name is Dolphina.
No honestly that is her name.
Delphina.
Is she fit?
Erm, yeh I mean I think that she
does a lot of swimming
and stuff so...
No. No, is she hot?
Oh, um, she's on um, fleek.
That's... that's not...
Yeh that's not,
you don't really use it
like that.
Right, well are we going in or?
If you just wait here
I'll go make sure she's around.
Please Silver.
- Don't.
- It's time pet.
He's brought someone here.
He's drunk and he's brought
another boy to see Delphina.
He's... he's scared!
Okay?
He's scared or confused or
stupid
but he loves her Silver,
you know he loves her!
Oh, he loves her, alright.
But why now?
He's been coming here for weeks
and weeks, every day!
You must have known, Silver?
You must?
You think I couldn't have
stopped him?
I let him come, you silly girl.
I asked the water goddesses to
sing to him.
I chased him inside.
Let him believe...
and fall in love.
You're evil!
I asked her to stop
and chased him away
because I knew that would draw
them together.
And they obeyed.
You lasses always end up
with the ones you shouldn't,
eh, Laurel?
You told her off!
You told her it was too soon.
Why couldn't you have just taken
him before...
The water goddesses want
sacrifice!
Not death.
Sacrifice.
What greater sacrifice than the
water nymph's first love?
Delphina!
It's me, Arthur Braxton!
I'm here!
DELPHINA:
What's wrong with you?
Nothing.
DELPHINA:
You seem weird.
I don't like you like this.
Why didn't you come back
the other day?
The water didn't heal my dad.
At all.
I didn't know if it would work
like that.
Well, it didn't.
He just nearly drowned.
I'm sorry Arthur.
The boy who bullies me
is outside.
He's been nice to me today.
I wanted to show him you
and prove that
I have a girlfriend.
No, Arthur. You promised.
And you promised me that
my dad would get better!
No! That's not fair!
Arthur, no one can know
I'm here.
I'm gonna go and get him now.
If you could just stay here
please.
Please don't do this Arthur,
please.
Please!
Arthur! Look out!
[Grunting]
Don't hurt him!
I need the water.
DELPHINA:
Silver no!
Water goddesses!
Don't hurt him Silver. Please,
you can't!
Get off of me! Go!
[Delphina screams]
- Where's she going?
- Away.
Down there.
For her own protection.
Now go!
[Delphina screams]
♪ Follow me ♪
♪ Peace at the bed
of the sea ♪
SILVER: I offer you this final
sacrifice.
Arthur!
This broken child,
to bring her back.
TOMMY:
Hello?
Twatston!
- Come back, come back!
- What are you doing?
Come on let's get you out of
here dude.
- Delphina!
- You've had a bit too much.
Get off of me!
Get off of me!
- What's wrong with you?
- Get off of me!
Delphina!
[Taking deep breaths]
She's gone.
[♪♪♪]
Silver!
Silver!
Silver!
Silver, Silv...
Just one left lass.
Silver, please.
I've spent years to bring
someone here for her.
Someone who could make her happy
like I never could...
You think your daughter's
happiness
is more important
than my daughter's life?
What I've done, that's love.
You think that
this is what I want?
You think I chose this?
They have my daughter.
You have no idea.
[♪♪♪]
What if the water goddesses are
wrong?
You're tearing families apart
and for what?
The goddesses only choose those
who are lost.
Those who won't be missed.
I brought him here for her!
You!
He's in my ledger!
My work,
the water is all that's kept
either of them alive.
I'm finishing it.
I'm bringing my daughter back.
You should be grateful
after what you did.
[♪♪♪]
I'm sorry Delphina.
I'm so sorry.
[Television playing]
Mr. Braxton?
[Television playing]
[Sighs]
Right, just erm, drink up and...
And I'll see you
at school tomorrow.
[Television playing]
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
Arthur?
Arthur darling I'm home,
I've missed you so much!
Come here.
Oh dear, you look really rough.
[Kisses]
Oh sweetie.
[Sighs]
Oh Arthur.
You're really going to have to
clean up this mess.
[Snoring]
[Beeping]
[Snoring]
♪ Gold ♪
♪ Let it unfold ♪
♪ Imagine
you're dressed in gold ♪
♪ Roaring crowds
in Manchester ♪
♪ Will manage to be told ♪
♪ Oh and your king ♪
♪ The boy you loved
in spring ♪
♪ The way she looks at him ♪
♪ The common goal ♪
♪ And waiting
for the kids to go ♪
♪ We've been, held back for
after school meetings ♪
♪ They've got it in for me ♪
♪ For all I'm worth ♪
♪ The key to life on earth ♪
♪ Jokers,
the happy go xenophobe locals ♪
♪ Have got it in for me ♪
The process is much more precise
when using a blending stump.
[Door opens]
ART TEACHER:
Here he is.
Nice of you to join us.
Miss I...
- Sorry I'm late Miss.
- Sit down.
[Sighs]
So, this can be used
to lose definition
and merge lines
with more precision.
MR. WORRELL:
Estelle Jarvis.
ESTELLE:
Here Sir.
MR. WORRELL:
Cara Naylor.
CARA:
Yup.
MR. WORRELL: Right,
it has come to my attention
that some of you have not been
reading the posters
of Mr. Worrell's WarRULES,
so I will do it for you.
Caught with chewing gum -
one planner comment
and a stern talking to.
Caught making fun of maths/
saying algebra
is a waste of time
- instant detention.
Found to be flirting during
class - a sex ed detention
taught by me.
GIRL:
Arthur.
Arthur!
Worrell wants to see you
in his office.
MR. WORRELL:
Brax-ton.
You've missed 9 school days in
the past few weeks alone.
Arthur?
Sorry sir, my dad did call in to
say that I was sick
Oh yes, yes, I got
your 'dads' messages.
ARTHUR (VOICEMAIL): Arthur
Braxton's got the splats.
[Beep]
My son, Arthur Braxton's
coughing up
something horrible and green.
[Beep]
It looks like he's coughed up a
kidney,
yeh... can you cough up
a kidney?
[Beep]
I'm just calling to let you know
that
Arthur Braxton's got a really
bad case...
He's broken one of his legs and
he can't come in anymore.
[Beep]
It's...
It's... there's a lot...
A lot that's been going on.
Yes, I spoke to your dad
just now.
Sorry, I don't quite follow?
He explained some
of what's been happening,
his erm, situation,
and his commitment
to working it out.
I still don't think
it's a good excuse
for missing school without him
notifying us,
but that's something
for another time.
I only wanted to help,
I just really needed to get
a fuller picture of...
Sir, you said that
you spoke to my dad?
Yes, Arthur, listen.
He's told me all about
what's been going on...
I need to go.
MR. WORRELL: Uh, where you need
to go, is back in that chair.
It's fine sir, alright.
Everything's... fine.
Sit down.
Arthur, wait!
[Exhales]
Bloody hell.
[Indistinct chatter in distant]
Sorry!
GIRL 1:
Hey!
[Indistinct chatter in distant]
[Panting]
Memory, all alone in the-
Twatston!
Shut up Cliff!
O-kay?
What just happened?
- Yeah run away Twatston!
- He's gone, Cliff.
Yeah I know, I was just...
[Laughs]
What?
Ah, Clifford.
My name's not Clifford.
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
[Door creaking]
[Beeping]
Dad?
ARTHUR'S DAD:
Sod it!
[Sizzling]
What... what's going on?
The plate.
You cooking?
I'm trying to.
[Sizzling]
Bloody shakes.
Arthur.
I'm sorry.
It's been a while dad.
Yeh.
[Takes a deep breath]
Bloody hell son,
you look a state.
You're not looking so pretty
yourself, you know.
Come here.
[Sniffles]
[Exhales]
Come here, look.
Here.
Yeh, nice.
It should be the other way
around shouldn't it?
I don't mind, I... I've been
doing it for years,
it's fine.
I've been crap to you.
I have.
I've not even been here.
Don't know anything that's going
on in your life.
Nothing interesting, I promise.
I don't know a single thing
about you.
Have you got a girlfriend?
I did have.
And then she had to go away, so.
Do you like her?
Yeah.
Well what are you doing
here then?
I'm looking after you.
Arthur.
I messed up when your mum left.
I didn't understand her,
not deep down,
not like a husband should.
I got comfy.
She felt like I let her down
because I didn't listen to her.
And when she left
I just gave up on her.
I didn't fight for her.
And us Arthur Braxton's
we're not known for fighting,
but...
Well you fought didn't you?
For me.
You got me through this
and that's a damn sight
more than I've been able to do.
Dad...
[Sobbing]
Where do you know her from?
This mystery lass.
Is it school?
No, there's this place
in town actually.
But they're gonna knock it down
anyway so...
Well then where are you gonna
see her next?
Let me give you
a hand with that.
Oh thanks mate.
Don't wanna drop it.
Many hands make light work.
[♪♪♪]
LAUREL:
Arthur!
Arthur run!
- Run for your life!
- I can't hear you!
You need to leave!
I need to see her.
Laurel!
What are you doing mate?
Eh, I just um...
I need to get inside.
WORKER 2:
Get him Adam!
You can't go in there,
what you doing?
[Taking deep breaths]
[Banging on the door]
WORKER 2:
Open up!
We're taking this building down.
Come on,
it's dangerous in there!
[Banging on the door]
Where is she?
She's gone Arthur.
They're knocking
this place down!
I need to see her!
Silver knows you're here.
You need to leave.
I'm not messing my life up
by letting her go.
I have to show you something.
Open it.
[Taking deep breaths]
You have to go.
I can't lose her.
Then you'll never leave.
Why do you stay here if...
If it's so bad?
I need to protect her.
LAUREL (VO):
I didn't always live here.
I came here years ago.
Just to have a job, to help mum
pay the bills and stuff.
YOUNG LAUREL:
I've come about the job?
MAN 3:
How old are you?
YOUNG LAUREL:
Fourteen.
MAN 3:
Come in.
LAUREL (VO): He used to make me
get in the pool
without any clothes on.
MAN 3:
Let the water heal you.
LAUREL (VO):
Then he touched me.
He called me names.
MAN 3:
You're a prick tease.
You know what that is?
YOUNG LAUREL:
No.
MAN 3:
Well that's what you are.
A prick tease.
[Young Laurel sobbing]
MAN 3:
You're mine.
[Young Laurel sobbing]
You're mine
and you're sacred to me.
[Young Laurel sobbing]
[Baby crying]
YOUNG LAUREL:
I'm sorry Delphina.
I'm so sorry.
[Whimpering]
Her mother?
You're her mother?
I did everything I could
to help you Arthur.
I thought...
I thought we could save her
but... we can't.
Run, Arthur Braxton.
Run for your life.
[Footsteps approaching]
You have something I need, lad.
I'm not giving you anything.
I wasn't asking.
These names,
they're all the people
you've killed.
Sacrifices, lad.
To the water goddesses.
They have...
something I want.
Bring Delphina back!
SILVER: Once I've used you,
it'll be done.
And I can finally get
to my daughter.
You're going to bring her back!
[Screaming]
Water goddesses!
[Grunting]
I offer you this final
sacrifice.
ARTHUR:
Get off of me!
This broken child.
To bring her back.
[Screaming]
[♪♪♪]
♪ Peace at the bed
of the sea ♪
[Grunts]
- He's mine.
- Delphina!
I'm so sorry, Arthur.
Sorry you were brought into all
of this.
Go!
[Crying]
Go, girl!
I need the water!
No!
I won't let you hurt him!
He's mine!
[Panting]
SILVER:
I need the water!
I don't care!
I love him more than anything.
SILVER:
But what about what I love?
It's beautiful down there
Silver.
You have no idea.
You've caused so much pain to
bring her back
but she's happy without you.
[Grunts]
[♪♪♪]
Water goddesses.
I offer you this final
sacrifice, this broken child.
I have to go Arthur.
No!
I have to take him away,
but without him...
Without his sacrifices.
His power kept me alive.
I can't survive here.
Will you come back?
- Arthur...
- Will you come back!
One day soon,
I'll meet you outside
and we'll dance like twats
in the rain.
[Both chuckle]
[Kisses]
[Sobbing]
I love you.
I... I love you.
[Delphina screaming]
DELPHINA:
Arthur!
[Muffled speech]
[♪♪♪]
[Kissing]
ARTHUR (VO): But that's not
how real life works.
[♪♪♪]
[Muffled speech]
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
WOMAN 3 (VO): Apollo was a
powerful God
and Daphne was the nymph...
You're Arthur Braxton.
MR. WORRELL (VO):
Arthur Braxton.
ESTELLE (VO):
Come back soon Arthur Braxton.
I'm Delphina.
- SILVER (VO): Delphina.
- ARTHUR (VO): Delphina!
ARTHUR (VO): No honestly that is
her name. Delphina.
Come back!
Would you like to come
and swim with me?
ARTHUR (VO):
No.
DELPHINA (VO): You can't bring
anyone here Arthur.
ARTHUR (VO):
She's gone.
ARTHUR'S DAD (VO): When are you
going to grow up?
Start acting like a man?
Oh Arthur.
You're really going to have to
clean up this mess
I'm sorry.
LAUREL (VO):
Run Arthur Braxton.
Run for your life.
In local news,
development contractors
'Tenacity' completed
the demolition
of an abandoned
building in Winsdale.
The old bath house,
known locally as The Oracle,
will be replaced with a new spa
resort
in the coming months.
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
[Grunts]
[Sighs]
[Television playing]
You alright dad?
ARTHUR (VO): He's getting better
now, my Dad.
Yeh.
I think.
Yeh I'm ok.
It's not perfect, yet, but...
Here, have some.
ARTHUR (VO):
I think he'll get there.
It's been nice.
Hey Arthur.
ARTHUR (VO):
Having him around again.
[Indistinct speech]
[♪♪♪]
Everything just seems
a bit easier.
Did you draw that?
Uh huh.
It's erm, not bad.
Did you draw that?
Well done Estelle.
Thanks Miss.
It's uh... it's good mate.
- Tah.
- Tah.
[Laughs]
Let's have it.
I mean I really liked it.
It's kinda abstract isn't it?
People pay a lot of money
for that.
They do.
See you later, Braxton.
Laters.
Just sorta... bye.
People just say bye.
What's laters?
[Chuckles]
ARTHUR:
I managed to keep this.
Found it next to my bed when I
woke up at the hospital.
I really...
...really miss you.
We got these back today.
Water goddesses, I offer you
this sacrifice,
this broken child,
to bring her back.
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
I'll see you tomorrow.
[Birds chirping]
[♪♪♪]
♪ I can hear music,
I can hear whistling ♪
♪ In my head
I hope it's not ♪
♪ Rain is pouring
I am soaking ♪
♪ In my head
I know it's not ♪
♪ Then I run, run,
run, run ♪
♪ I'm running faster ♪
♪ And I'm listening,
listening harder ♪
♪ Round the corner
I will go ♪
♪ The destination
I don't know ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
[♪♪♪]
♪ I come to see her
covered in water ♪
♪ A sight to see,
it is true ♪
♪ She is quiet,
she is sheltered ♪
♪ A sight to see,
it is true ♪
♪ And I run, run,
run, run ♪
♪ I'm running faster ♪
♪ And I'm listening,
listening harder ♪
♪ Round the corner
I will go ♪
♪ The destination
I don't know ♪
♪ It is beautiful, clever,
indescribably lovely ♪
♪ It is wonderful, funny ♪
♪ Indescribably enchanting, this
feeling ♪
♪ Run, run, run, run ♪
♪ I'm running faster ♪
♪ And I'm listening,
listening harder ♪
♪ Round the corner
I will go ♪
♪ The destination
I don't know ♪
♪ Then I run, run,
run, run ♪
♪ I'm running faster ♪
♪ And I'm listening,
listening harder ♪
♪ Round the corner
I will go ♪
♪ The destination
I don't know ♪
[♪♪♪]
♪ In my head
I hope it's not ♪
♪ In my head
I know it's... ♪
♪ I know it's not ♪