Leaving (2012–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - Episode #1.3 - full transcript

What do you take me for?

Someone who'd
miss the next bus for me.

- How can I leave now?
- Because you have to.

It was over.

We'd already
said goodbye to each other.

All right.

Well,
this wasn't on my radar at all.

Why would it be?
She's 20 years older than you.

I need to take a statement from you
in which you say

that you were coming
to the aid of your supervisor.

If the manager's satisfied,
you'll stay on the management programme.



- Right.
- Well, if you ask me,

The sooner you
get your arse to London the better.

Why?

Why do you think?

We'll do some damage limitation.
All you have to do is sign.

- I don't think I want to.
- You have to.

- No, I'm...
- What, Aaron?

I'm withdrawing.

I want to stay here.
I want to be with her.

Well, I'll tell you what.

If you want to
show your love for her, great.

Not here.

- I'm so sorry.
- You have brought this hotel into disrepute.

Guests running for cover
while your husband and your...



fight it out in front of them!

You certainly can't be on weddings
for the foreseeable future.

- I can't do weddings any more?
- We're not sure you can do anything any more.

I know the staff
are going to have a field day.

It's not just the gossip.

The thing about you
that made you good

is that you utterly believed

in your job
and everything that went with it.

Now look at you.

A broken marriage
and a toy boy in tow.

How can you
sell the "happy ever after" now?

I don't know.

You're going to feel like a hypocrite,
aren't you?

Are you asking me to go?

It's up to you.

If you think you can stay here after
what you've done, what you're doing.

The shame, you mean?

I don't know I can.

Fine.

- What did Aaron say?
- Oh, he's right behind you, Julie.

He's going to give it all up for you.

Are you mad?

You can't just give the job up.
If they haven't sacked you, why go?

- How am I going to do my job now?
- For the money.

If I don't go home now
we're going to lose a lot more than money.

- Julie.
- She's going home.

- Leave him.
- I'm going home.

I'm going home, Aaron.

Michael.

Who's this?
Looks like your mother.

Looks like my wife.

No, but have a good look
and you'll see that she's neither.

- Why? Why would you?
- You mean how could she?

- I had already stopped seeing him.
- I'm not listening.

No, I had.
Cos I knew it was wrong.

I am so sorry for hurting you, Mike,
I don't know why I did it cos I love you.

And...

if you could just forgive me
we could go back to how it was before.

- I am begging you. I am begging you, please.
- It's just crying.

It's just someone
who got caught out.

- Maxine.
- Don't.

Will you just piss off
back to pretty boy?

Don't you think you can
apologise your way back in here

because I don't want you any more.

None of us do.

I'm still your mum, Maxine.

What does that mean?

- Go back to the hotel. Tell them you didn't mean it.
- I do mean it.

- Just say you were upset.
- I'm not going back. I know what I want.

Are you going to
go off into the sunset together?

That's not what happens
in the real world.

- You mean your world.
- The one that the rest of us live in.

- Look how happy it made Mum.
- Aaron.

- We're happy.
- Yeah? Then why don't I want to be like you?

Why do I want so much more?

- Are you just going to stand here and listen?
- Are you?

I'm going anyway, Mum.

- Crash on my floor, yeah?
- Thanks, just for the time being till...

- Till what?
- Till I get myself sorted out.

You can stay at mine if you like.

Be company for me.

I can't.

If I'm not at home,
Michael will think I'm with Aaron.

Yeah, but the cat's out of the bag
now anyway.

It's over.

I chose my family,
going to keep on choosing them.

That's why I've got to be at home.

Otherwise I've just failed.

What about Aaron?

I've got used to losing him.

Happy to lose him twice now,
are you?

Because if ever there was a time,
Julie, this is it.

I'm going to do the right thing.

I'm going to make it work
with Michael and the kids.

Er... this is Aaron.

- Aaron, this is...
- Oh, actually, I'm just going.

What?

There's my mum over there.
Look, I'll see you later, all right?

- Not him again.
- Mum.

Maxine, he used you
then he dumped you.

I know.
I like him though.

- Well, there's only one way it can go.
- You'd know, wouldn't you?

- Don't talk to me like that.
- You're 44.

You're supposed to have
known better.

Well, I didn't know.

You're telling me
where I'm going wrong.

How wrong did it feel to you, eh?

How did you know I worked here?

Julie told me.

Told you everything, has she?

- So what do you want?
- Julie.

You think it's as simple as that, do you?

- It is if you don't want her.
- Yeah?

22 years of marriage.

You've no idea what that's like.

What that means.

My mum and dad are
unhappily married as well.

- We were happy until you...
- Till I what?

Until you made her think
she could tum the clock back.

She doesn't want to be young again.
She just wants to be wanted.

All night long, eh?

That's all you've got to offer her,
son.

I love her.

I should kill you.

Come on then.

I don't have to hurt you.
She will.

She's at home,
cleaning the house.

She's at home
clinging on to her family.

She's nowhere near you now,
is she?

I don't think
there's a place for me here.

Well, not right now, is there?

I'm going to make a go of it,
all right?

I'm going to make a go of it.

You're like a couple of newlyweds.

Where's our top table
and our seafood cocktail then?

No more hiding anyway.

What are they saying about us
at the hotel?

Oh, they're having a field day.

What are they actually saying?

Do you care?

Does it look like it?

Angela, can we go up to bed?

What are you asking me for?

Don't want to treat your place as a hotel,
that's all.

Isn't that what you're
going upstairs to do?

- Race you.
- Oi, that's cheating.

Aaron's living with her now.

Oh, shit.

They're staying at
her friend's house.

The woman's
actually left her home for him?

This just gets worse.

Quite brave of her, I thought.

Maybe we should go away
for the weekend.

Harrogate?

Somewhere like that?

Take our mind off all this nonsense
and things might..

you know...

Don't book anything yet.

I'm looking forward to
waking up with you.

I'll get to that bathroom first thing
and put make-up on.

I'll get back to bed while you're asleep
and you'll think I always look like that.

- Why?
- Wouldn't you if it were me?

- I don't get it.
- Hm, no, you wouldn't.

- I'll catch you out in the morning then.
- Never. You sleep like a baby.

- Have you got make-up on now?
- Glad you can't tell.

- I'll tum the light on then, shall I?
- No.

Excuse me.

We'll be closing the car park shortly.

Please don't talk about me.

You shouldn't have given me cause to,
should you?

No-one is going to fucking
laugh at me any more.

Thanks.

Is that Aaron?

Car wash today?

Dear boy. Ohh!

It's not so bad, Mum.
At least it's not snowing.

Is this romance, is it?

- Is this what you do for love?
- Yes, Dad, this is what you do.

Please, take this, son.
I'll come back with more in a minute.

You won't have to do this.

Thanks, Dad.

He loves you.

But he still doesn't know how hard
you have to try, does he?

Maybe he never will.

So where does that leave you?

I'm smiling, Mum.
I'm smiling all the time.

- I told you they'd let him out.
- So does it mean he's in the clear now?

Let me go and have a word with him,
eh?

He'll be glad you've come,
won't he?

What are you doing here?

I'm still your wife, aren't I?

I've been charged with threatening behaviour.
Released on bail.

- You should never have gone near her again.
- She provoked me.

Didn't take much though.

- I'm going to plead.
- Will you keep your job?

A conviction for threatening behaviour?
I don't think so.

What you said about still being my wife...
It might have to stay that way, like it or not.

I need you to come home, Julie.

You need me to or you want me to?

Money.

It's money, isn't it?

Used to be we could sell the house
and divvy up the proceeds.

But the house is in negative equity.

We've got debts we can't pay.
Neither of us can afford to buy the other one out.

You can't afford to rent.

- You'll have to pay half the mortgage on the house.
- I know.

And how long's Angela going to
let you stay there?

I don't know.

Can he afford to rent a flat?

There's a chance the bank will give us
a month or two's holiday.

Not if they think we've split up.

I'll do whatever I can to help you,
you know that.

So you come back.

You come back... or we lose the house
and the kids will lose their home.

Bloody hell.
Can you do this every night?

My mum and dad gave me some money
so I splashed out.

So is this a restaurant tonight
or a tete-a-tete?

- The table's set for three, Angela.
- Mm.

I like being Cupid but
I'm not sure I want to play gooseberry.

- Oh, come on, it's your house.
- No.

It's about time you two were,
you know, properly alone.

Enjoy yourself.

- Good night.
- 'Night.

One of these days
it'll be like this all the time.

Mm. I didn't know you could cook.

Before I went to uni my mum decided
to teach me so I wouldn't eat crap.

Primitivo.

How do you know that?

You're underestimating me.
I used to do beverages at the hotel.

Made it my business to know about
everything we were selling.

You put so much into there,
didn't you?

Heart and soul.

Well, don't look back now, eh?

Well,
you can't turn your head away completely.

- Especially not from your family.
- No.

No, I'm sure.

Look,

let's just have a great night tonight,
eh?

Hiya.

You're late.
You can't just turn up here, Julie.

- I just need to see you, Hugh.
- What about?

Is there any chance of
me coming back?

- Perhaps I should make an appointment, should I?
- You do that.

- How come you've been up so early?
- Job hunting.

Mm, ta.

- What time are you in?
- Not till ten today.

I didn't sleep too well.
The pair of you kept me awake.

Oh, I'm sorry about that...

- I bought you a coffee.
- I'm late. Sorry, I've got cars to wash, me.

I've been putting off some
decorating that needs doing.

Now I've arranged for
someone to come in,

what with all the upheaval
it's going to bring...

Oh, you can't have us here.

I need the room cleared.

When?

As soon as possible really.

We'll go today.

- I didn't mean you had to go...
- No, it's all right.

- It's not all right.
- Thanks for having us anyway.

- What are we meant to do?
- But you didn't need to lie about the decorating.

I know you just want us to go.

I'm sorry.
Thanks for that.

Oh.

We'll let ourselves out, eh?

- Where are you going to go though?
- It's all right, I know.

- Do you?
- Let me know.

- Can you let me know as well?
- You'll have to go home.

Why?

Cos I am.

Michael's lost his job.

I haven't got one and we have to
keep a roof over the kids' heads.

It's a financial thing,
a practical thing.

- How practical is it going to get?
- I won't be sleeping with him.

You'll be sleeping
in the same bed though.

But I'm doing something
because I have to.

It's not cos I want to.

What I want is you.

- Make a good team, don't we?
- These weeds don't stand a chance.

- Hello.
- Hello.

- Have you just come to collect something?
- No.

Do you want to come back?

- Can I?
- What do you mean "can you"?

Of course you bloody can.

- Is it over then?
- She's had to go back home.

But it doesn't mean...
It doesn't mean anything

other than
she's had to go back home.

So, who's been cooking the tea then?

- I've done some.
- It's not like we've been helpless.

Still, I expect it's my turn tonight,
eh?

- You should start doing everything.
- The main thing is she's home.

What about lover boy?

That's er... It's over.

If there's any way you can take me back...
have me back.

Cos I know you haven't replaced me.

Why would you in September?

I made a terrible mistake.

I know that and... and if you can only offer me
a few shifts I'll come back like that, Hugh.

I'll come back any way you want.

I'm better cos of what I learnt.

What have you learnt?

What marriage means.

What a silly cow you were?

You and him camping out at Angela's,
apparently.

I've moved back home now.

- And what's happened to Aaron?
- He went home too.

Can't have your dramas anywhere near here,
not any more.

No dramas.

Michael's given me a second chance.

And now you want one from me.

Hey.

- I've got a job at my brother's office.
- Oh, fantastic!

Guess what?
Got my old job back.

- I could go on the sofa.
- And how do you think the kids would be?

- Well, they'd know this was a lie.
- Exactly.

I don't like this
any more than you do.

I'm just grateful
you got your job back.

- God knows where we'd be if they'd said no.
- Well, they didn't.

Don't take that tone with me. It began with you.
You're just tidying up your own mess.

- Is this how it's going to be?
- I've got this court thing hanging over me.

Oh... I know.

What do you think's going to happen?

The brief said
a community sentence and a fine.

- How much will the fine be?
- £100 maybe?

Will you be getting
all your Saturdays back?

- Well, according to Hugh.
- Keep you busy, eh?

- You know I am still going to see him.
- You won't have time.

The hours
you're going to have to put in.

Marriage should not have to be like this.

They haven't had a chance to put it
on their website but who cares?

- I've got first dibs.
- One bedroom?

We'll only need one, Mum.

- Well, she's got kids.
- So?

Is she going to move in with you?

- Eventually.
- Really?

Why not?

Yeah, why shouldn't you?

You need to see a future,
don't you?

You get me, Mum.

You might not have liked
being back from uni and stuck here

but I've loved it.
It stopped me feeling lonely.

When I leave,
what will you do?

Will you go too?

Well, I'll have a grandson soon.
I'll be busy.

'Night, Mum.

Paulina, there's an order for table two,
love, all right?

- What?
- Is your husband joining us for breakfast again?

No, he's fine.

You haven't got
a replacement for Aaron.

Here, I mean.

Look,

I have to make this work.

Will you let me?

Please.

Can I take your order?

Hello, boy.

What about me?

Hello, girl.

Back to secrets and lies.

- There's a bit less.
- But enough to have to meet somewhere like this.

It'll be different
when you have your own place.

Will it?

- Have you slept with him since you've been back?
- No.

Because I miss you.

I really miss you, Julie.

Criminal record now.

- And look at the bloody way she's looking at me.
- Can you blame her?

Do you still blame me?

I messed up ages before...
he turned up.

What, with me?

I didn't pay you enough attention.

I never saw it coming.

Me neither.

- All I was thinking was how I'd like to shag her in her car.
- Let's not do this now.

You did what was going on in my head.
And it wasn't good enough for you.

- So what happens now?
- I'm going back to work.

- You know what I mean.
- Look, it's... It's about the kids now.

It's not about us anymore.

- Stop seeing him.
- I don't want to.

- I'll be better.
- See you at home.

- I can't go on like this.
- What else am I supposed to do, eh?

What's going on?

It's nothing.

What happened in there?

- Community service.
- I thought it was worse than that,

the way you two were
shouting at each other.

I'd better go in and report about this
sentencing thing. Do my punishment.

I thought...
I thought things had changed.

The last time I saw you
was at the hospital.

Had it started then?

No.

How did you find me?

She thinks she deletes everything.

Maxine, what do you want?

She said
she wasn't seeing you any more.

Lying, wasn't she?

Well, had to.

So she's at home
cos she has to as well.

Not cos she wants to.

And that's all about you.

We need her more than you.

Leave her alone.

Leave us alone.

Please.

There's not much
to write home about.

Bedroom, bathroom.

Living room.

Kitchen.

- Kitchenette, you mean.
- Look, I've swung a cat in here and it worked.

So no snide remarks.

The furnishing's not great but...

- At least I don't have to fork out.
- It's privacy. It's your own.

- Not to feel lonely in though, eh?
- Yeah, why would you?

I thought you might not come at all.

Why did you think that?

I thought Maxine might have
given you second thoughts.

Maxine?

- What are you talking about?
- She came to see me.

When? Why?

- What, she didn't tell you?
- No. You tell me.

She said they needed you
more than me.

My Maxine came to you...

and...

came to you, asked you,
begged you...

Was she crying?

Was she crying, Aaron?

Take your clothes off.

There's the bed.
Let's go to bed.

I want to.

Wasn't that the idea?

I don't know.

My Maxine.

My poor Maxine.

And what she's done for all of us.

I have to leave.

Getting this flat
I thought things would be different.

I thought maybe
we'd be more permanent.

So did I.

But what?

But what?

You can leave your husband.

You can't leave your children.

You can't fall out of love with them.

That's fine.
I understand, OK?

But you could still see me,

spend time with me,
couldn't you?

Not if it means betraying her
every time I do.

So it's over, is it?

I'm sorry.
I am so sorry, Aaron.

Just go, will you?

You make the place look untidy.

I, Sadie Jane Morrow...

Take thee, Paul William Silver...

Take thee, Paul William Silver...

To my lawful wedded husband.

To my lawful wedded husband.

To have and to hold
from this day forward.

To have and to hold...

Good they got you
back on weddings, eh?

Apart from the money
it's a sign that they...

Well, you know.

Trust me again.

Back to where you started
sort of thing.

I am.

Aaron, it's me.

Aaron, open the door.

I'm outside.

Aaron?

Aaron. Aaron.

I want to be with you.
I don't care what happens.

Aaron?

Aaron?

Aaron?

Let me in.

I can hear you, Aaron.

Aaron.

Aaron.

Please answer the door.

Please.

Please.

Please.

The step
which you are about to take

is the most important
into which human beings can come.

It is a union of two people

founded upon mutual respect
and affection.

Small corrections: Peterlin