Somewhere Boy

He's waiting for you out on the balcony.

GIRL GASPS ON TV

MELODRAMATIC MUSIC ON TV

This programme contains very strong language,

offensive sexual references and scenes some viewers may find distressing

HE CHUCKLES

MUSIC CONTINUES

So you'll come in the morning, yeah?

Yeah, yeah. No, I-I'm all right.

Yeah, the boy's all right.

Yeah.

WOMAN'S VOICE OVER PHONE

Sue...

Sue, I can't...

Listen...

Come in carefully.

OK?

No, I've got to go now.

I've got to go.

SUE STILL TALKING

HE HANGS UP

DOOR CREAKS

DRAMATIC MUSIC ON TV

MUSIC CONTINUES

MUSIC STOPS

HE EXHALES

You've got some...

Here.

I missed the end.

Can we rewind it?

Come on. Bedtime.

Busy day tomorrow. OK.

Danny?

I love you, mate.

You too.

GUNSHOT

KNOCK ON DOOR

Steve?

KNOCK ON DOOR

Steve!

Danny?

Danny?

Danny, love, it's...

I'm Sue.

I'm your dad's sister.

Are you there?

Danny!

HE BREATHES SHAKILY

Er, police.

BANGING ON DOOR

Danny! Danny, love!

Open up, Danny! It's the police.

Please, just open the door!

Danny, can you hear me?

Danny, if you can hear me,

open the door.

BIG-BAND MUSIC

# Seven days, seven days... #

We're coming in, Danny!

# And there's not a word from you... #

No, please! Please! Don't take me out there!

Don't take me out there!

# Seven days without love... #

Don't take me out there, please! No!

# Tell me, what am I to do? # Steve?

# Seven days I have cried... #

DANNY SHOUTING

Steve!

# How I long to feel your touch

# Why d'you go, why d'you stray

# When I love you, oh, so much? #

MUSIC FADES OUT

DOOR OPENS

DOOR CLOSES

FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

Weetabix?

Weetabix.

No?

HE YELLS

We're here to help you, Daniel. This is a safe place.

Tell me again about the monsters.

They've always been here.

Out there.

But...

..if we can hide...

..if we're quiet and patient enough...

..then maybe one day they'll go...

..and we'll get our chance to start again.

I can wait.

Danny? Danny, come on.

Danny, you're all right. It's OK. Come on.

You're all right. You're all right. I've got you.

Take your time. Take a deep breath, all right?

I'm here. All right?

All right, I've got you.

You're all right. You're all right.

All right, Sue? Yeah. Yeah, thanks.

Fuck off, nose.

All right, just take a breath.

Here y'are. He's coming. It's all right.

HE SNARLS

All right, don't crowd him, you two. Go on, go and sit down.

You go in there, Danny. All right?

BOY SNARLS

Not seen that before.

So?

So...it's nice. It's very cool.

It's a fucking jacket.

All right. Jesus Christ, Aaron. Do you know what? I'm too tired.

Sorry, Danny.

All right, yeah.

That there, that's Aaron.

And, er, that's Tammy, and that's Joe.

'Ello.

Er, yeah. And, er, that's their dad, Paul.

Just their dad.

Beat yer.

Right, so, can I get you a cup of tea or anything?

I don't know.

All right. It's fine. Er, Aaron, do you want to

show Danny your room?

Aaron!

Here y'are, tell you what, mate, I'll show you up.

Come on. Thanks, Paul. All right. No problem.

Right, what's wrong?

Well, nowt. I just didn't know I'd have to share my room

with a complete mentalist. Christ, what do you expect?

His dad has just bloody killed himself!

He's going to need a bit of time, love.

But he'll settle in.

What, is he staying? Look...

..you two are going to be as thick as thieves.

I don't need a mate.

# I see a candlelight

# Down in the little green valley

# Where morning glory vines

# Are twining round my door

# Oh, how I wish

# I were there again Down in... #

MUSIC CONTINUES FAINTLY, ECHOING

MUSIC FADES

HE CRIES OUT AND BREATHES SHAKILY

No, please. Please, please. It's all right. Hey, hey.

You've just had a bad dream, all right? You're OK.

It's fine. OK? Fucking hell!

Come on, you two, now, please. Come on.

Don't be sitting there all day, all right?

And if Danny comes down, just be nice to him.

Keep an eye on him, make him a sandwich or something,

I don't know. Just call me if you need me.

All right... Right, out, now. Come on.

DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES Oh, yes, please!

Ohhh! I thought you were working. I am working.

I'm allowed a break, aren't I?

Here's the kick! Oh, he just stayed in the back!

Oh!

Hello. How you doing, mate? Come on, come and sit down, mate.

Come and watch a bit of telly. OK.

What is it?

You never seen Soapbox Race before? It's brilliant.

Oh, he just kept a hold of it!

It's very bright.

Er, yeah. Yeah, it is bright.

What did you...?

Erm, y'know, when you was back at home, what did you watch?

Films...?

All right, go on, then. Like what? Which ones?

Casablanca.

And...His Girl Friday.

And...Millions Like Us.

That was our favourite, with Patricia Roc and Gordon Jackson.

Did they ever drive round in a big block of cheese or...?

No. Ah, well, still good, though, yeah?

Yeah, I'm going to, erm...

I think I'd better just get on with it.

..a recipe for disaster...

He's nice.

Yeah.

Where's your dad?

Here we go again...

What?

Did...? Did he die?

No. Oh.

So where'd he go?

He just went, all right?