Chloe (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 2 - Episode #1.2 - full transcript
Hello, you've reached
Chloe Fairbourne.
Please leave me a message
after the beep.
I'll get back to you
as soon as I can. Bye.
DIAL TONE RINGS
WOMAN: Hello? Becky. Chloe?
Chloe. What did...
What did you want to say?
CHLOE: I'm just going to experience
life out there for a few years.
Then I spent six months up there,
got to know people,
got to know the city.
The most exciting place to live
is Daikanyama.
MAN: Daikanyama? Yeah. Yeah, so,
it's a bit more residential,
but it's got some really lovely
shops. If you get a chance to visit,
there's an amazing unagi place
called Nodina.
I really recommend it.
I absolutely love unagi. Yes!
At Nodina in Daikanyama, the best
unagi I have ever had.
Wow, I mean, you're coming through
with some great recommendations...
BECKY: It's such an amazing
area, Daikanyama.
Ooh, this is the flat I lived in
with Alex and Natalia.
Oh, my God, Liv, there was this
place around the corner
that just did the best unagi.
I still think about it twice a day.
Oh, God, I'm salivating.
It was so good.
Shall we order some food?
I think we should.
LAUGHING: We should do!
Right... Oh, erm...
By the way, I've been feeling
really bad about that, erm,
that dinner at yours. You don't have
to feel bad, you didn't do anything.
No, I definitely think it was made
worse by me being there.
How is everyone? How's Elliot?
You know. Oh, speak of the devil.
MOBILE PHONE RINGS
Sorry, just a sec.
Hey, El. How you doing?
The news? No.
One second, please.
No. Why, what's happening?
Oh, my God.
MAN: Bristol North MP
Graham Brannigan
has resigned after a series
of allegations
that he sent sexually explicit
messages to a female colleague.
The messages were said to include
images of bestiality
which the married father of two
reportedly sent
in order to brag about the size
of his genitalia.
I've just...I've just seen.
Oh, my God, this is excellent.
Can we please call this "Horsegate"?
I can't believe that.
Is Elliot going for it?
I mean, you know, obviously,
it's not a done deal,
but he met all the Westminster guys
at Conference
and they're all behind him.
Wow, that's great.
Yeah.
Maybe I should put together, like,
a little evening, or something.
Make sure he's got all their
support. Yes, definitely.
Mm, just... OK, let me...
Can I help at all? Oh, you're sweet.
No, really. It would be great to
get a feel for the job.
I'm actually OK with all the Elliot
stuff. But I do have a photoshoot
with another client coming up
I could use your help with. Sure.
Yeah? OK, great. Cool.
You know, this is my time,
and I am done apologising
for being ambitious.
Yes, yes.
Cheers to that. Cheers to that!
Oh, hang on.
This is a good picture op.
Oh, sorry, erm...
No, do you mind...
Sorry, do you mind not?
Oh, sure, sorry. What's...
Erm, it's... Er, it's a crazy story,
really. Erm...
I...I have a stalker.
Oh, my God. That's so exciting. No.
Er, it's just a guy I went on
a couple of dates with.
Oh. Erm, yeah, when I had a profile,
he would just show up at things
I was at
pretending it was a coincidence.
Yeah.
What the hell is wrong with people?
I don't know, it's bizarre.
Thanks, mate.
For what?
You know, for staying with me.
Oh, my God. I was literally in it
for your mum's fry up.
Can't sleep? Nah.
BABY CRIES IN THE DISTANCE
Where's your sister?
Mum.
Mum. Where's your sister?
It's the neighbour's baby.
Mum. Sas...
Mum! Sasha!
CRYING CONTINUES
Mum, are you all right?
Don't...don't touch me.
How long can you stay? Whenever.
My mum doesn't give a shit.
WOMAN: Well, we're lucky
to have you.
WOMAN: Breathe in...
..and breathe out.
Feel your breaths as a wave.
Now, open your eyes.
No, it's yesterday. What?
Hey. Hey, nice to see you. Mm.
She's a two-faced bitch.
You look great, by the way.
Thank you, I feel better.
Less groggy. What did I say?
Have you got your membership yet?
No, not yet.
OK, let's get it, come on.
No, Liv...
Hi, Daph. Can I recommend this
amazing lady for membership, please?
Er, Liv, I don't have my ID.
It's OK, just put your name down
and secure the spot.
I'll vouch for her.
I'd recommend that.
We get a flurry of applications
around this time.
OK, erm, Sasha Miles.
I need to take a deposit.
The annual membership is £950.
So it'll be 250 deposit. Great.
Oh, Sash. Oh. Woo!
Erm, Liv, would you mind filling
up my water bottle while I do this?
Oh, yeah, sure. Thank you.
Erm, I've been having some issues
with my bank.
But if it doesn't go through, we can
just do it later. Yeah, no worries.
BEEPING
CHIME AND BEEPING
All good. Great.
Sorry, can I get my card back?
We're in a bit of a rush.
Of course, no problem. Thank you.
Thank you so much.
All good? Sorted. Great.
Awesome, see you soon. Thanks, Daph.
Thank you, bye-bye.
Fuck! What?
You know the graphic designer
that I was really excited about,
who was going to do the invites for
Elliot's thing then redo my website?
Yeah. She's just pulled out,
the little ringworm.
I'm so sorry. What am I meant
to do? Elliot's coming over.
She was going to send me
the designs today.
Well, don't panic.
What is it you need done right now?
The invite design? Yeah.
But I can do that.
I did all the graphic design
for the gallery in Tokyo.
Really? Yeah, of course.
I mean, w-w-we could...we could try,
if you don't...
It's fine. I can come to yours
if you like.
Something like this, just simple.
Yeah. Yeah? Yeah.
Let me send you the info that needs
to be in the design. OK.
DOORBELL RINGS
Oh, gosh. El's here already. Er...
Back in one.
DOOR OPENS
INDISTINCT CHATTER AND DOOR CLOSES
Have you had to do a speech?
ELLIOT: I know I can't.
You remember Sasha. Hi. Hi.
She's helping me with the invites.
Great, thank you.
No...no worries. Shall we...?
Er, it's fine.
I can leave you to it.
No, we'll go to the stu...
We'll go to the study.
Erm, I'll just grab my things.
Sorry, let's go.
INDISTINCT CONVERSATION
OK, yeah, I'll give it another
whirl. OK. Yeah.
I'll be OK.
Yeah, I can imagine. I'm finding
the house hard to be in.
It's full of her stuff.
I know I should just
sort through it all.
But I don't know. I can't face it.
I keep avoiding it.
Maybe it's comforting, or something.
Like she's still there.
Like she could come home any moment.
DOOR CLOSES
Hey, how you getting on? Hey, good.
Do you want to see? Mm, please.
Yeah, this is great.
You are a life-saver.
Oh, good. Yeah, because you just
saved me £2,000.
CHILDREN CALL OUT
Oh, hey, my loves.
Hey! Hey, guys. Sorry to interrupt.
No.
Come on, back inside.
Mummy, can we play football?
Mummy's just working right now.
Erm...
Daddy, come play football.
I don't think so, mate. Shall we go
and play upstairs instead? No!
I just need 20 minutes to get these
invites out, then I'll do bath time.
I can't have a work life.
OK, I'll do them tonight.
I'm sorry. It's fine. Noah, shall we
do football later...?
Guys, erm, I can...I can hang out
with them for a bit,
just to give you guys a breather.
Oh, my God, that would be amazing.
Do you mind?
No, it's fine. Noah, do you want to
hang out? Yeah!
Someone likes you! OK, great.
Well, I'm going to play football.
You are! I'll go and get dinner on,
or something. Thank you.
Oh, he's started.
But just...just 20 minutes.
That's fine. And, erm, should I add
you to the guest list?
Could be fun. Oh, yeah.
Sure, why not? It's a week on
Friday? That's right. Sure.
OK, great. Cool, I'll do it now. OK.
Right, come on, then, Noah!
Good luck!
CHILDREN SHOUT AND LAUGH
I'm exhausted. I bet you are.
I... Keeping my eyes open.
Listen, erm...
Thanks so much for your help.
No, it was a pleasure, honestly.
Just one thing.
Josh is on the guest list.
SASHA CHUCKLES
Still haven't heard from him? No.
But it's fine. There's no bad blood
or anything.
You back off.
OK, good. I thought you'd be cool
with it, but I just wanted to check.
Well, thanks for doing that.
No probs.
I'll see you Friday. You will.
OK. Bye.
Where are you going? Party.
TV PLAYS
Are you going to be OK on your own,
Mum?
Fancy dress, this party, then?
Thank you so much.
LIV: Oh, hi. Hi, there you are.
Hey. Hey. Look at you. Look at you.
THEY CHUCKLE
Hi, nice to see you again.
Nice to see you.
Oh, you must meet Tiggy. Come.
Sorry to interrupt. Darling,
beautiful as ever. Thank you.
Tiggy, this is Sasha. Sasha, this is
Tiggy, Elliot's wonderful mother.
Oh, nice to meet you. Wow.
That's an interesting dress.
Thank you. Erm, I got it on eBay.
As I was saying, awful people.
He is relentlessly dull.
And she has no sense of humour,
and it is just hell to be...
I am sure you need a drink.
Yes.
INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS
INAUDIBLE
INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS
GLASSES CLINK
You OK? That was so close.
Becky Green? Hmm. Hi. Hey.
Look, please don't use that name,
OK? It's very important to me.
And you said you didn't judge.
We have so much fun, don't we?
Look, it's a work thing.
You just get better opportunities
if you're their kind of person.
You like the thrill of it,
don't you?
Maybe you should try it. Hmm.
Hello, Josh. Hey. I forgot to
tell you that Georgia's stopping by.
Georgia? Georgia Cohen? Mm.
You know Georgia Cohen, don't you?
Yeah, a little.
Wait, you know Georgia?
Wow, you are so well connected.
I think someone connected you while
you were working in Tokyo,
didn't they? Yeah. Yeah, exactly.
Oh, Tokyo.
Where did you work at in Tokyo?
A gallery. Mm.
MAN: Hey! Oh, hello!
Sasha, good to see you again.
Hi! Hi! Good to see you again.
Good to see you.
Sasha, what was the place called
that you were working at in Tokyo?
Because I've travelled there
a few times.
Er, it was called Takamori.
Takamori?
Ah, I've actually been there.
I'd love to go to Japan.
It sounds so...foreign.
Oh, my God. I want to take you
there at some point. The sushi...
..it's out of this world.
I'm pretty sure you're an expert.
Right, Sasha?
Yeah.
Guys, Josh was actually just telling
me about college.
In his senior year, he was in
a musical.
Oh, I love musicals. Wow! Yes.
What an image.
Yeah, what musical was it?
Erm... Thanks for, er...thanks
for asking.
The m-musical was...
..Cats. Oh, lovely, lovely.
LAUGHTER
What part did you play?
I played one of the cats.
Wait, wait, wait...
Wait, what is it? Sing it. Erm...
# The Rum Tum Tugger is... #
No. No, come on...
Sing it, sing it! I'm not singing.
No.
Yeah, stop being so weird.
I'm not singing.
Let's go and get you a drink. Yeah.
For goodness' sake.
WOMAN: Why was everyone
making fun of Cats?
MAN: I don't know,
don't worry about it.
Look, I-I'm really sorry about the
other day.
You were right, I shouldn't have
been there.
That's all right.
Sorry I kicked off.
Yeah.
HE CLEARS HIS THROAT
I-It's fine.
How are you feeling?
Erm, you know...
Better when I'm drunk.
THEY CHUCKLE
I am sorry about your friend.
Thanks.
It's shit. Yeah, I bet.
I guess it's, like, when a friend
decides it's not worth living...
E-Erm, sorry, I will be right...
Sorry, sorry. I will be...
Georgia! Well, fuck you, then.
Hi! Erm, I am Sasha. Sasha Miles.
We met at those drinks at
the Academy a few weeks ago.
I'm friends with Mark Peel. Erm...
Mark's friend. Yes, yes.
Mm-hm. Are you in art?
Er, I'm in marketing, but I work...
Hi. Hello.
Sorry to interrupt. No, not at all.
Liv, this is Georgia.
Georgia, this is Liv.
Liv organised all of this.
So nice to meet you.
Thank you so much for coming.
Liv's husband is actually a very
talented artist. Oh, really?
He is brilliant. And I have to
listen to him snore every evening,
so if anything,
I'm biased against him!
I'll send you his stuff.
Yes, please.
Did you ever manage to make it to
the David Cedric exhibition?
Which one? You know, I organised
the opening last month.
Sasha suggested you might be...
Yes, yes...
Hi. Hi, hi.
Georgia, hey, how are you? Great.
Good, it's good to see you.
I'm so sorry to interrupt,
but my friend Pete Furman really
wants to say hi.
Do you mind? Oh, God. This is why I
never enjoy my own events.
So nice to meet you at last.
I'd love to see your husband's work.
Oh, great. I'll sort it, no worries.
See you later. Bye.
Have you, erm, tried the canapes?
Such fun meeting you. You too.
Have a lovely evening. Thanks, bye.
Oh, sorry, thank you.
Thank you for earlier.
You are a maniac.
It's been said. Mm.
You two, I am keeping my eye on you.
If you hurt my girl, I will strangle
you. Oh, I am terrified of you.
Good, good. Now, go on, fuck off.
I do think he likes you.
I don't know.
Well, the vibe is excellent.
You have done an amazing job.
Mm, thank you.
Listen, so...
..I've been thinking.
Are you serious about a
career change?
Yeah, I think so. I'm looking for
some help, basically.
I mean, obviously, hold on to
your job for now,
but if you enjoy it, I am looking to
expand my company.
Erm... Well, it was just an idea.
There's no rush. No, Liv, I-I...
I would...I would love that.
OK, great. Well, let's talk
about it.
OK.
THEY CHUCKLE
It's...It's been really nice
to have a friend
since I got back,
so thank you for taking me in.
Oh, Sasha, Sasha, Sasha, Sasha.
I hate most people.
Really? I do, but, erm...
..it's nice to find someone good.
I mean it.
LIV CHUCKLES LIGHTLY
You know, erm, with Alex... Mm.
In the last few months, it's just
felt like we weren't...
..as close.
I just feel really bad about it
because she should've been able to
talk to me. Uh-uh.
No, you can't blame yourself.
You didn't know.
I saw Chloe all the time
but I don't think
that we'd been proper friends
for several years.
It was like she was always
out of reach.
But you seemed so close.
What do you mean?
Just... Just from what you've said.
We were. And it was amazing.
Erm...
LIV CLEARS HER THROAT
But then she retreated from us all.
And I think she resented me.
Then she tried to be a journalist
and that never worked out,
then the kids. It was...
LIV SIGHS
The kids?
It just makes me really sad.
No, me too.
GLASS CLINKS
I should, er...
I'm sorry for interrupting you all,
but it's time for me to let
the proverbial cat out of the bag.
The horse, you mean.
LAUGHTER
Some of you may already have heard
that, er, I'm not running in
the upcoming election.
It's time for some young blood.
And in the next three weeks, we will
all be voting for a new candidate.
Now, I have known him for...
Well, many years.
And I can honestly say I have never
met anyone
more inspiring and more
hard-working
and with greater integrity
than Elliot Fairbourne.
I'll be endorsing him and I hope you
will all join me in doing so.
So please raise your glass
to Elliot.
ALL: To Elliot.
APPLAUSE
INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS
You're going to have to wade through
all those vultures to get to him.
What the hell are you talking about?
You do know his wife killed herself,
right?
Yeah. Oh.
Did you know her?
I met her a few times.
And? Well, I liked her.
I was surprised when I heard.
Why?
I don't know.
It's awful.
Be careful.
What do you mean? Well...
WHISPERING: ..it's always
the husband, isn't it?
WHISPERING: I'm going to get
a drink.
Hi.
No, of course. Thanks very much.
Pleasure, cheers. Be in touch.
I'm not going to bother you,
I just think you need that.
Very thoughtful of you.
How's your evening?
Not too boring, I hope.
No, not at all. Your friends are
the best.
I don't know about that.
Listen, sorry about
the other evening.
It must've been a bit intense. No.
It's fine. Honestly, I-I get it.
We need to keep talking or someone's
going to jump in.
Oh, right. Erm, er...
Well, that's ideal,
because I was hoping to get a moment
to discuss my bid for sanitation.
Oh, were you now? Yes.
That's very interesting.
Tell me more.
I'm very serious about sanitation.
Erm, congratulations.
Thank you.
Yeah, I-I bet it's...
..complicated.
It is that. Fairbourne.
Good to see you. Told you.
Yes. I'd like you to meet someone.
Hi, hello. Pleased to meet you.
So, has the unstoppable force
finally met the immovable object?
Shut up.
Look, I'm bored, I'm going to split.
But want to sneak out the back
and go play some foosball?
I know a really good place.
No, sorry.
Look, I'm going to tell you again.
It's not going to happen.
Dinner's on you if you're wrong.
Win-win.
INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS
You, erm... You don't happen to have
a spare one, do you?
I'm trying to give up,
but not tonight.
Don't waste too much energy
doing that.
I mean, I don't really.
God, I loathe the fact that smoking
has become so uncool. Mm.
It's your generation's fault,
you know.
"No, it's wrong.
Don't do that, it's bad for you."
THEY LAUGH
Most fun things are.
Exactly.
It's why they're so delicious.
Your son did a wonderful
job tonight.
It must've been hard.
Poor boy has been hounded all night.
And I promised that I'd help him
make a French exit.
Do you mind? No.
Hello, hi. Erm, can I have a taxi,
please, for Elliot Fairbourne.
The Berkeley's Club. 20 minutes?
Great, thank you, bye.
I must go and find him.
Erm, could I steal
another cigarette?
I'll leave you to your fun.
No, no, really, take it.
Oh, thanks so much.
Sasha, hi. Hey.
I abandoned you in there, didn't I?
Don't worry, you have much more
important people to talk to.
You read my mind.
God, they taste good, don't they?
How are you?
I'm fine.
How are you, really?
Well, I've spent all of this evening
listening to what people want
from me if I win the seat.
And I already feel like I'm
fighting not to compromise.
Well, make sure you do.
Fight.
Where is this bloody taxi?
There was one here just now.
Er, it was waiting for quite a while
but just left.
Oh, shit.
Erm, I'm just about to drive home.
Where do you live?
I had a long relationship in Tokyo,
but, erm, it didn't work out.
Why not?
Erm...
..I don't know. They ghosted me.
I'm sorry.
Not getting any answers to your
questions is a really hard thing.
Yeah. You start filling in
the blanks yourself. Mm.
I should've seen it coming.
I think I'm just very trusting.
Very stupid.
Or you're just a better person
than most. Oh, no.
THEY CHUCKLE
Oh, it's just here on the left.
BRAKES SQUEAL
Fuck!
Shit. What happened? Sorry, yeah...
There was a badger.
God, are you OK? Did you see it?
Are you sure you're OK?
Yeah, sorry.
I hate country lanes at night.
I actually think I might have had
one too many.
Do you want to come in for
a glass of water?
Oh, I don't... It's fine.
Come in.
Er, just through here.
You have a lovely home. Thank you.
Here you are. Thank you.
Do you, erm... Do you fancy
a coffee?
Oh, God, yes, please.
When was your mum diagnosed?
Three years ago.
Yeah, it's, erm...
It's been a bad time.
Just kind of dark.
Yeah.
The last few months have been
pretty dark for me, too.
Very grateful for friends
at the moment.
Olivia tells me you lost a friend.
Yeah. Were you close?
I was the last person she called.
Strange, I hate talking about this
stuff with most people.
No, me too.
How are you feeling?
Yeah, I... Sorry.
Oh, don't be. Will you be all right
getting home?
Erm...
Erm, I might have another,
just to be safe.
But you...you go to bed.
No, look, it's fine. It's late.
Maybe you shouldn't drive home.
If you want to stay, the spare
room's made up.
It's just through there.
I don't want to get in the way.
Honestly, it's fine.
And she was, like...
THEY LAUGH
It's all right, Mum.
Fuck him, Ange.
You're better off without him.
I know, I know.
How long can you stay?
CREAKING
CLATTERING
Fuck!
Sasha?
Sorry, I-I was looking
for the bathroom.
What are you doing?
I-I...I got lost.
Sorry. God...
..it's really bad. I'm so sorry.
What a mess.
Here, here.
Leave it.
We'll worry about it tomorrow.
# I will let you watch
# And pretend I don't see
# I'm a good actress
# Who shall I be?
# I'm the girl you want
# I'm the girl that you want
# From me. #
Are you OK?
Yeah, sorry.
It is OK, you can talk to me.
It's just been so lonely.
She was so depressed.
I just...I just keep thinking...
..I-I should have stopped it.
You did everything.
I-I should have...
..I don't know, insisted on more
therapy, or...
..or something.
I had thought the antidepressants
were working.
How long had she been depressed for?
A long time.
We'd been trying for...
We'd been trying to get pregnant...
..for about a year.
She really wanted it.
It was hard.
You know, seeing all our friends
starting families.
We were about to start IVF.
I thought she was managing, but...
..I-I completely just fucked up.
You didn't know.
That's the thing, though. I-I did.
She'd been behaving weirdly
for ages.
On the night...
On the night it happened...
..I knew something was really wrong.
I just... I didn't think she...
W-Where were you?
Er, I was giving a speech at some
charity thing.
She was there and she just got up
and left.
Just walked out, didn't say
anything.
And then she put this post
up online.
I sort of panicked. It was tagged
Brandon Hill.
So we all started running around
looking for her.
Did you find her?
No.
She'd gone to her parents' house.
They called me up and told me to
come straight over.
I did.
I remember thinking...
"Everything's going to be fine."
What happened?
In the middle of the night,
I realised she was gone.
So...so her mum and I got in the car
and drove around for ages
looking for her.
We got there just as she
was about...
..in her pyjamas.
SOBBING: She wasn't wearing a coat.
HE SOBS
I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
SHOWER RUNS
CAR HORN TOOTS
I love you. I love you.
Hey, Mum.
I'm home, OK?
TELEPHONE RINGS
RINGING CONTINUES
Hello? MAN: Hello, is this
Chloe Fairbourne?
Hello, Chloe Fairbourne?
Er, yeah, speaking.
Hi, Chloe. I'm calling from
the CHC clinic in Bristol.
We tried you on your mobile
a few times.
Oh, sorry, erm, it's broken.
You missed your appointment
this morning, 11am.
Oh, was that today? Would you like
to reschedule?
We have a slot in an hour.
Hello?
ELLIOT WHISTLES
Morning. Morning.
How did you sleep?
Good, good. Good.
Thanks for listening to me
last night.
I feel like a bit of an
idiot this morning.
Please don't.
The thing is, I...
HE SIGHS
I haven't felt like this for months.
Like what?
Like everything isn't shit.
But I'm a mess.
This is too soon.
I know she's gone, but...
Still, I feel like I'm cheating.
Yeah.
I totally get it.
I, erm...
I should go.
SHUTTER SNAPS
MOBILE PHONE VIBRATES
Chloe Fairbourne. Hi.
This way, Mrs Fairbourne.
Any changes since last time?
Er, no, everything's the same.
Actually, erm, I-I was trying to
remember how long
I've been having it for.
Do you have that on file?
Er, yeah.
You came here for the first time
just over 12 months ago.
And...and it was a different
procedure then?
No, it's always been the
contraceptive injection.
You'll feel a small pinch.
DOORBELL RINGS
DOOR BUZZES
What? I thought you were cute.
That's it.
No more playing.
OK, OK. It's not funny.
And I don't like it. OK.
And stop asking questions.
OK.
WOMAN: You'll feel a small pinch.
All right, here you go.
Dinner.
So, how was he?
SHE MUMBLES
You've got that look, your brain
is spinning.
Do you know if his wife
slept around?
I don't think so. Why?
I don't know.
No-one knew what was going on
with her.
Poor Chloe.
Poor Chloe.
# Love is like a sin, my love
# For the one that feels it the most
# Look at her with her smile like
a flame
# She will love you like a fly will
never love you again. #
MOBILE PHONE VIBRATES
Hello? Becky, it's Chloe. Yeah?
Can you keep a secret?
What is it?
Chloe Fairbourne.
Please leave me a message
after the beep.
I'll get back to you
as soon as I can. Bye.
DIAL TONE RINGS
WOMAN: Hello? Becky. Chloe?
Chloe. What did...
What did you want to say?
CHLOE: I'm just going to experience
life out there for a few years.
Then I spent six months up there,
got to know people,
got to know the city.
The most exciting place to live
is Daikanyama.
MAN: Daikanyama? Yeah. Yeah, so,
it's a bit more residential,
but it's got some really lovely
shops. If you get a chance to visit,
there's an amazing unagi place
called Nodina.
I really recommend it.
I absolutely love unagi. Yes!
At Nodina in Daikanyama, the best
unagi I have ever had.
Wow, I mean, you're coming through
with some great recommendations...
BECKY: It's such an amazing
area, Daikanyama.
Ooh, this is the flat I lived in
with Alex and Natalia.
Oh, my God, Liv, there was this
place around the corner
that just did the best unagi.
I still think about it twice a day.
Oh, God, I'm salivating.
It was so good.
Shall we order some food?
I think we should.
LAUGHING: We should do!
Right... Oh, erm...
By the way, I've been feeling
really bad about that, erm,
that dinner at yours. You don't have
to feel bad, you didn't do anything.
No, I definitely think it was made
worse by me being there.
How is everyone? How's Elliot?
You know. Oh, speak of the devil.
MOBILE PHONE RINGS
Sorry, just a sec.
Hey, El. How you doing?
The news? No.
One second, please.
No. Why, what's happening?
Oh, my God.
MAN: Bristol North MP
Graham Brannigan
has resigned after a series
of allegations
that he sent sexually explicit
messages to a female colleague.
The messages were said to include
images of bestiality
which the married father of two
reportedly sent
in order to brag about the size
of his genitalia.
I've just...I've just seen.
Oh, my God, this is excellent.
Can we please call this "Horsegate"?
I can't believe that.
Is Elliot going for it?
I mean, you know, obviously,
it's not a done deal,
but he met all the Westminster guys
at Conference
and they're all behind him.
Wow, that's great.
Yeah.
Maybe I should put together, like,
a little evening, or something.
Make sure he's got all their
support. Yes, definitely.
Mm, just... OK, let me...
Can I help at all? Oh, you're sweet.
No, really. It would be great to
get a feel for the job.
I'm actually OK with all the Elliot
stuff. But I do have a photoshoot
with another client coming up
I could use your help with. Sure.
Yeah? OK, great. Cool.
You know, this is my time,
and I am done apologising
for being ambitious.
Yes, yes.
Cheers to that. Cheers to that!
Oh, hang on.
This is a good picture op.
Oh, sorry, erm...
No, do you mind...
Sorry, do you mind not?
Oh, sure, sorry. What's...
Erm, it's... Er, it's a crazy story,
really. Erm...
I...I have a stalker.
Oh, my God. That's so exciting. No.
Er, it's just a guy I went on
a couple of dates with.
Oh. Erm, yeah, when I had a profile,
he would just show up at things
I was at
pretending it was a coincidence.
Yeah.
What the hell is wrong with people?
I don't know, it's bizarre.
Thanks, mate.
For what?
You know, for staying with me.
Oh, my God. I was literally in it
for your mum's fry up.
Can't sleep? Nah.
BABY CRIES IN THE DISTANCE
Where's your sister?
Mum.
Mum. Where's your sister?
It's the neighbour's baby.
Mum. Sas...
Mum! Sasha!
CRYING CONTINUES
Mum, are you all right?
Don't...don't touch me.
How long can you stay? Whenever.
My mum doesn't give a shit.
WOMAN: Well, we're lucky
to have you.
WOMAN: Breathe in...
..and breathe out.
Feel your breaths as a wave.
Now, open your eyes.
No, it's yesterday. What?
Hey. Hey, nice to see you. Mm.
She's a two-faced bitch.
You look great, by the way.
Thank you, I feel better.
Less groggy. What did I say?
Have you got your membership yet?
No, not yet.
OK, let's get it, come on.
No, Liv...
Hi, Daph. Can I recommend this
amazing lady for membership, please?
Er, Liv, I don't have my ID.
It's OK, just put your name down
and secure the spot.
I'll vouch for her.
I'd recommend that.
We get a flurry of applications
around this time.
OK, erm, Sasha Miles.
I need to take a deposit.
The annual membership is £950.
So it'll be 250 deposit. Great.
Oh, Sash. Oh. Woo!
Erm, Liv, would you mind filling
up my water bottle while I do this?
Oh, yeah, sure. Thank you.
Erm, I've been having some issues
with my bank.
But if it doesn't go through, we can
just do it later. Yeah, no worries.
BEEPING
CHIME AND BEEPING
All good. Great.
Sorry, can I get my card back?
We're in a bit of a rush.
Of course, no problem. Thank you.
Thank you so much.
All good? Sorted. Great.
Awesome, see you soon. Thanks, Daph.
Thank you, bye-bye.
Fuck! What?
You know the graphic designer
that I was really excited about,
who was going to do the invites for
Elliot's thing then redo my website?
Yeah. She's just pulled out,
the little ringworm.
I'm so sorry. What am I meant
to do? Elliot's coming over.
She was going to send me
the designs today.
Well, don't panic.
What is it you need done right now?
The invite design? Yeah.
But I can do that.
I did all the graphic design
for the gallery in Tokyo.
Really? Yeah, of course.
I mean, w-w-we could...we could try,
if you don't...
It's fine. I can come to yours
if you like.
Something like this, just simple.
Yeah. Yeah? Yeah.
Let me send you the info that needs
to be in the design. OK.
DOORBELL RINGS
Oh, gosh. El's here already. Er...
Back in one.
DOOR OPENS
INDISTINCT CHATTER AND DOOR CLOSES
Have you had to do a speech?
ELLIOT: I know I can't.
You remember Sasha. Hi. Hi.
She's helping me with the invites.
Great, thank you.
No...no worries. Shall we...?
Er, it's fine.
I can leave you to it.
No, we'll go to the stu...
We'll go to the study.
Erm, I'll just grab my things.
Sorry, let's go.
INDISTINCT CONVERSATION
OK, yeah, I'll give it another
whirl. OK. Yeah.
I'll be OK.
Yeah, I can imagine. I'm finding
the house hard to be in.
It's full of her stuff.
I know I should just
sort through it all.
But I don't know. I can't face it.
I keep avoiding it.
Maybe it's comforting, or something.
Like she's still there.
Like she could come home any moment.
DOOR CLOSES
Hey, how you getting on? Hey, good.
Do you want to see? Mm, please.
Yeah, this is great.
You are a life-saver.
Oh, good. Yeah, because you just
saved me £2,000.
CHILDREN CALL OUT
Oh, hey, my loves.
Hey! Hey, guys. Sorry to interrupt.
No.
Come on, back inside.
Mummy, can we play football?
Mummy's just working right now.
Erm...
Daddy, come play football.
I don't think so, mate. Shall we go
and play upstairs instead? No!
I just need 20 minutes to get these
invites out, then I'll do bath time.
I can't have a work life.
OK, I'll do them tonight.
I'm sorry. It's fine. Noah, shall we
do football later...?
Guys, erm, I can...I can hang out
with them for a bit,
just to give you guys a breather.
Oh, my God, that would be amazing.
Do you mind?
No, it's fine. Noah, do you want to
hang out? Yeah!
Someone likes you! OK, great.
Well, I'm going to play football.
You are! I'll go and get dinner on,
or something. Thank you.
Oh, he's started.
But just...just 20 minutes.
That's fine. And, erm, should I add
you to the guest list?
Could be fun. Oh, yeah.
Sure, why not? It's a week on
Friday? That's right. Sure.
OK, great. Cool, I'll do it now. OK.
Right, come on, then, Noah!
Good luck!
CHILDREN SHOUT AND LAUGH
I'm exhausted. I bet you are.
I... Keeping my eyes open.
Listen, erm...
Thanks so much for your help.
No, it was a pleasure, honestly.
Just one thing.
Josh is on the guest list.
SASHA CHUCKLES
Still haven't heard from him? No.
But it's fine. There's no bad blood
or anything.
You back off.
OK, good. I thought you'd be cool
with it, but I just wanted to check.
Well, thanks for doing that.
No probs.
I'll see you Friday. You will.
OK. Bye.
Where are you going? Party.
TV PLAYS
Are you going to be OK on your own,
Mum?
Fancy dress, this party, then?
Thank you so much.
LIV: Oh, hi. Hi, there you are.
Hey. Hey. Look at you. Look at you.
THEY CHUCKLE
Hi, nice to see you again.
Nice to see you.
Oh, you must meet Tiggy. Come.
Sorry to interrupt. Darling,
beautiful as ever. Thank you.
Tiggy, this is Sasha. Sasha, this is
Tiggy, Elliot's wonderful mother.
Oh, nice to meet you. Wow.
That's an interesting dress.
Thank you. Erm, I got it on eBay.
As I was saying, awful people.
He is relentlessly dull.
And she has no sense of humour,
and it is just hell to be...
I am sure you need a drink.
Yes.
INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS
INAUDIBLE
INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS
GLASSES CLINK
You OK? That was so close.
Becky Green? Hmm. Hi. Hey.
Look, please don't use that name,
OK? It's very important to me.
And you said you didn't judge.
We have so much fun, don't we?
Look, it's a work thing.
You just get better opportunities
if you're their kind of person.
You like the thrill of it,
don't you?
Maybe you should try it. Hmm.
Hello, Josh. Hey. I forgot to
tell you that Georgia's stopping by.
Georgia? Georgia Cohen? Mm.
You know Georgia Cohen, don't you?
Yeah, a little.
Wait, you know Georgia?
Wow, you are so well connected.
I think someone connected you while
you were working in Tokyo,
didn't they? Yeah. Yeah, exactly.
Oh, Tokyo.
Where did you work at in Tokyo?
A gallery. Mm.
MAN: Hey! Oh, hello!
Sasha, good to see you again.
Hi! Hi! Good to see you again.
Good to see you.
Sasha, what was the place called
that you were working at in Tokyo?
Because I've travelled there
a few times.
Er, it was called Takamori.
Takamori?
Ah, I've actually been there.
I'd love to go to Japan.
It sounds so...foreign.
Oh, my God. I want to take you
there at some point. The sushi...
..it's out of this world.
I'm pretty sure you're an expert.
Right, Sasha?
Yeah.
Guys, Josh was actually just telling
me about college.
In his senior year, he was in
a musical.
Oh, I love musicals. Wow! Yes.
What an image.
Yeah, what musical was it?
Erm... Thanks for, er...thanks
for asking.
The m-musical was...
..Cats. Oh, lovely, lovely.
LAUGHTER
What part did you play?
I played one of the cats.
Wait, wait, wait...
Wait, what is it? Sing it. Erm...
# The Rum Tum Tugger is... #
No. No, come on...
Sing it, sing it! I'm not singing.
No.
Yeah, stop being so weird.
I'm not singing.
Let's go and get you a drink. Yeah.
For goodness' sake.
WOMAN: Why was everyone
making fun of Cats?
MAN: I don't know,
don't worry about it.
Look, I-I'm really sorry about the
other day.
You were right, I shouldn't have
been there.
That's all right.
Sorry I kicked off.
Yeah.
HE CLEARS HIS THROAT
I-It's fine.
How are you feeling?
Erm, you know...
Better when I'm drunk.
THEY CHUCKLE
I am sorry about your friend.
Thanks.
It's shit. Yeah, I bet.
I guess it's, like, when a friend
decides it's not worth living...
E-Erm, sorry, I will be right...
Sorry, sorry. I will be...
Georgia! Well, fuck you, then.
Hi! Erm, I am Sasha. Sasha Miles.
We met at those drinks at
the Academy a few weeks ago.
I'm friends with Mark Peel. Erm...
Mark's friend. Yes, yes.
Mm-hm. Are you in art?
Er, I'm in marketing, but I work...
Hi. Hello.
Sorry to interrupt. No, not at all.
Liv, this is Georgia.
Georgia, this is Liv.
Liv organised all of this.
So nice to meet you.
Thank you so much for coming.
Liv's husband is actually a very
talented artist. Oh, really?
He is brilliant. And I have to
listen to him snore every evening,
so if anything,
I'm biased against him!
I'll send you his stuff.
Yes, please.
Did you ever manage to make it to
the David Cedric exhibition?
Which one? You know, I organised
the opening last month.
Sasha suggested you might be...
Yes, yes...
Hi. Hi, hi.
Georgia, hey, how are you? Great.
Good, it's good to see you.
I'm so sorry to interrupt,
but my friend Pete Furman really
wants to say hi.
Do you mind? Oh, God. This is why I
never enjoy my own events.
So nice to meet you at last.
I'd love to see your husband's work.
Oh, great. I'll sort it, no worries.
See you later. Bye.
Have you, erm, tried the canapes?
Such fun meeting you. You too.
Have a lovely evening. Thanks, bye.
Oh, sorry, thank you.
Thank you for earlier.
You are a maniac.
It's been said. Mm.
You two, I am keeping my eye on you.
If you hurt my girl, I will strangle
you. Oh, I am terrified of you.
Good, good. Now, go on, fuck off.
I do think he likes you.
I don't know.
Well, the vibe is excellent.
You have done an amazing job.
Mm, thank you.
Listen, so...
..I've been thinking.
Are you serious about a
career change?
Yeah, I think so. I'm looking for
some help, basically.
I mean, obviously, hold on to
your job for now,
but if you enjoy it, I am looking to
expand my company.
Erm... Well, it was just an idea.
There's no rush. No, Liv, I-I...
I would...I would love that.
OK, great. Well, let's talk
about it.
OK.
THEY CHUCKLE
It's...It's been really nice
to have a friend
since I got back,
so thank you for taking me in.
Oh, Sasha, Sasha, Sasha, Sasha.
I hate most people.
Really? I do, but, erm...
..it's nice to find someone good.
I mean it.
LIV CHUCKLES LIGHTLY
You know, erm, with Alex... Mm.
In the last few months, it's just
felt like we weren't...
..as close.
I just feel really bad about it
because she should've been able to
talk to me. Uh-uh.
No, you can't blame yourself.
You didn't know.
I saw Chloe all the time
but I don't think
that we'd been proper friends
for several years.
It was like she was always
out of reach.
But you seemed so close.
What do you mean?
Just... Just from what you've said.
We were. And it was amazing.
Erm...
LIV CLEARS HER THROAT
But then she retreated from us all.
And I think she resented me.
Then she tried to be a journalist
and that never worked out,
then the kids. It was...
LIV SIGHS
The kids?
It just makes me really sad.
No, me too.
GLASS CLINKS
I should, er...
I'm sorry for interrupting you all,
but it's time for me to let
the proverbial cat out of the bag.
The horse, you mean.
LAUGHTER
Some of you may already have heard
that, er, I'm not running in
the upcoming election.
It's time for some young blood.
And in the next three weeks, we will
all be voting for a new candidate.
Now, I have known him for...
Well, many years.
And I can honestly say I have never
met anyone
more inspiring and more
hard-working
and with greater integrity
than Elliot Fairbourne.
I'll be endorsing him and I hope you
will all join me in doing so.
So please raise your glass
to Elliot.
ALL: To Elliot.
APPLAUSE
INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS
You're going to have to wade through
all those vultures to get to him.
What the hell are you talking about?
You do know his wife killed herself,
right?
Yeah. Oh.
Did you know her?
I met her a few times.
And? Well, I liked her.
I was surprised when I heard.
Why?
I don't know.
It's awful.
Be careful.
What do you mean? Well...
WHISPERING: ..it's always
the husband, isn't it?
WHISPERING: I'm going to get
a drink.
Hi.
No, of course. Thanks very much.
Pleasure, cheers. Be in touch.
I'm not going to bother you,
I just think you need that.
Very thoughtful of you.
How's your evening?
Not too boring, I hope.
No, not at all. Your friends are
the best.
I don't know about that.
Listen, sorry about
the other evening.
It must've been a bit intense. No.
It's fine. Honestly, I-I get it.
We need to keep talking or someone's
going to jump in.
Oh, right. Erm, er...
Well, that's ideal,
because I was hoping to get a moment
to discuss my bid for sanitation.
Oh, were you now? Yes.
That's very interesting.
Tell me more.
I'm very serious about sanitation.
Erm, congratulations.
Thank you.
Yeah, I-I bet it's...
..complicated.
It is that. Fairbourne.
Good to see you. Told you.
Yes. I'd like you to meet someone.
Hi, hello. Pleased to meet you.
So, has the unstoppable force
finally met the immovable object?
Shut up.
Look, I'm bored, I'm going to split.
But want to sneak out the back
and go play some foosball?
I know a really good place.
No, sorry.
Look, I'm going to tell you again.
It's not going to happen.
Dinner's on you if you're wrong.
Win-win.
INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS
You, erm... You don't happen to have
a spare one, do you?
I'm trying to give up,
but not tonight.
Don't waste too much energy
doing that.
I mean, I don't really.
God, I loathe the fact that smoking
has become so uncool. Mm.
It's your generation's fault,
you know.
"No, it's wrong.
Don't do that, it's bad for you."
THEY LAUGH
Most fun things are.
Exactly.
It's why they're so delicious.
Your son did a wonderful
job tonight.
It must've been hard.
Poor boy has been hounded all night.
And I promised that I'd help him
make a French exit.
Do you mind? No.
Hello, hi. Erm, can I have a taxi,
please, for Elliot Fairbourne.
The Berkeley's Club. 20 minutes?
Great, thank you, bye.
I must go and find him.
Erm, could I steal
another cigarette?
I'll leave you to your fun.
No, no, really, take it.
Oh, thanks so much.
Sasha, hi. Hey.
I abandoned you in there, didn't I?
Don't worry, you have much more
important people to talk to.
You read my mind.
God, they taste good, don't they?
How are you?
I'm fine.
How are you, really?
Well, I've spent all of this evening
listening to what people want
from me if I win the seat.
And I already feel like I'm
fighting not to compromise.
Well, make sure you do.
Fight.
Where is this bloody taxi?
There was one here just now.
Er, it was waiting for quite a while
but just left.
Oh, shit.
Erm, I'm just about to drive home.
Where do you live?
I had a long relationship in Tokyo,
but, erm, it didn't work out.
Why not?
Erm...
..I don't know. They ghosted me.
I'm sorry.
Not getting any answers to your
questions is a really hard thing.
Yeah. You start filling in
the blanks yourself. Mm.
I should've seen it coming.
I think I'm just very trusting.
Very stupid.
Or you're just a better person
than most. Oh, no.
THEY CHUCKLE
Oh, it's just here on the left.
BRAKES SQUEAL
Fuck!
Shit. What happened? Sorry, yeah...
There was a badger.
God, are you OK? Did you see it?
Are you sure you're OK?
Yeah, sorry.
I hate country lanes at night.
I actually think I might have had
one too many.
Do you want to come in for
a glass of water?
Oh, I don't... It's fine.
Come in.
Er, just through here.
You have a lovely home. Thank you.
Here you are. Thank you.
Do you, erm... Do you fancy
a coffee?
Oh, God, yes, please.
When was your mum diagnosed?
Three years ago.
Yeah, it's, erm...
It's been a bad time.
Just kind of dark.
Yeah.
The last few months have been
pretty dark for me, too.
Very grateful for friends
at the moment.
Olivia tells me you lost a friend.
Yeah. Were you close?
I was the last person she called.
Strange, I hate talking about this
stuff with most people.
No, me too.
How are you feeling?
Yeah, I... Sorry.
Oh, don't be. Will you be all right
getting home?
Erm...
Erm, I might have another,
just to be safe.
But you...you go to bed.
No, look, it's fine. It's late.
Maybe you shouldn't drive home.
If you want to stay, the spare
room's made up.
It's just through there.
I don't want to get in the way.
Honestly, it's fine.
And she was, like...
THEY LAUGH
It's all right, Mum.
Fuck him, Ange.
You're better off without him.
I know, I know.
How long can you stay?
CREAKING
CLATTERING
Fuck!
Sasha?
Sorry, I-I was looking
for the bathroom.
What are you doing?
I-I...I got lost.
Sorry. God...
..it's really bad. I'm so sorry.
What a mess.
Here, here.
Leave it.
We'll worry about it tomorrow.
# I will let you watch
# And pretend I don't see
# I'm a good actress
# Who shall I be?
# I'm the girl you want
# I'm the girl that you want
# From me. #
Are you OK?
Yeah, sorry.
It is OK, you can talk to me.
It's just been so lonely.
She was so depressed.
I just...I just keep thinking...
..I-I should have stopped it.
You did everything.
I-I should have...
..I don't know, insisted on more
therapy, or...
..or something.
I had thought the antidepressants
were working.
How long had she been depressed for?
A long time.
We'd been trying for...
We'd been trying to get pregnant...
..for about a year.
She really wanted it.
It was hard.
You know, seeing all our friends
starting families.
We were about to start IVF.
I thought she was managing, but...
..I-I completely just fucked up.
You didn't know.
That's the thing, though. I-I did.
She'd been behaving weirdly
for ages.
On the night...
On the night it happened...
..I knew something was really wrong.
I just... I didn't think she...
W-Where were you?
Er, I was giving a speech at some
charity thing.
She was there and she just got up
and left.
Just walked out, didn't say
anything.
And then she put this post
up online.
I sort of panicked. It was tagged
Brandon Hill.
So we all started running around
looking for her.
Did you find her?
No.
She'd gone to her parents' house.
They called me up and told me to
come straight over.
I did.
I remember thinking...
"Everything's going to be fine."
What happened?
In the middle of the night,
I realised she was gone.
So...so her mum and I got in the car
and drove around for ages
looking for her.
We got there just as she
was about...
..in her pyjamas.
SOBBING: She wasn't wearing a coat.
HE SOBS
I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
SHOWER RUNS
CAR HORN TOOTS
I love you. I love you.
Hey, Mum.
I'm home, OK?
TELEPHONE RINGS
RINGING CONTINUES
Hello? MAN: Hello, is this
Chloe Fairbourne?
Hello, Chloe Fairbourne?
Er, yeah, speaking.
Hi, Chloe. I'm calling from
the CHC clinic in Bristol.
We tried you on your mobile
a few times.
Oh, sorry, erm, it's broken.
You missed your appointment
this morning, 11am.
Oh, was that today? Would you like
to reschedule?
We have a slot in an hour.
Hello?
ELLIOT WHISTLES
Morning. Morning.
How did you sleep?
Good, good. Good.
Thanks for listening to me
last night.
I feel like a bit of an
idiot this morning.
Please don't.
The thing is, I...
HE SIGHS
I haven't felt like this for months.
Like what?
Like everything isn't shit.
But I'm a mess.
This is too soon.
I know she's gone, but...
Still, I feel like I'm cheating.
Yeah.
I totally get it.
I, erm...
I should go.
SHUTTER SNAPS
MOBILE PHONE VIBRATES
Chloe Fairbourne. Hi.
This way, Mrs Fairbourne.
Any changes since last time?
Er, no, everything's the same.
Actually, erm, I-I was trying to
remember how long
I've been having it for.
Do you have that on file?
Er, yeah.
You came here for the first time
just over 12 months ago.
And...and it was a different
procedure then?
No, it's always been the
contraceptive injection.
You'll feel a small pinch.
DOORBELL RINGS
DOOR BUZZES
What? I thought you were cute.
That's it.
No more playing.
OK, OK. It's not funny.
And I don't like it. OK.
And stop asking questions.
OK.
WOMAN: You'll feel a small pinch.
All right, here you go.
Dinner.
So, how was he?
SHE MUMBLES
You've got that look, your brain
is spinning.
Do you know if his wife
slept around?
I don't think so. Why?
I don't know.
No-one knew what was going on
with her.
Poor Chloe.
Poor Chloe.
# Love is like a sin, my love
# For the one that feels it the most
# Look at her with her smile like
a flame
# She will love you like a fly will
never love you again. #
MOBILE PHONE VIBRATES
Hello? Becky, it's Chloe. Yeah?
Can you keep a secret?
What is it?