The Loss of Sexual Innocence

"I am.

Come into...

...my garden.

My sister.

My spouse.

I have...

...gathered...

...my myrrh...

...with...

...my...

...spice.

I have...

...eaten...

...my...

...honeycomb...

...with my...

...honey.

I sleep...

...but...

...my heart...

...weakens.

My beloved...

...put in...

...his hand...

...by the hole...

...of the...

...door.

My sister.

My love.

My dove.

My beloved.

My...

Though he were dead, yet shall he live...

...and whosoever liveth and believeth in Me...

...shall never die.

For as much as it has pleased Almighty God of His great mercy...

...to take unto Himself the soul of our dear brother here departed...

...we therefore commit his body to the ground.

Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

In certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life.

- Are you all right? - I'm fine.

You should take it easy. You're gonna be drunk.

I know. I wanna be drunk.

You're gonna get sick.

No, I won't.

Don't you think maybe you should help your mother?

Yeah.

I'm all right, Nicky.

Is there anything I can do?

If you'll take...

...some food through.

That lot should eat something before the drink gets the better of them.

- I will, ta. - Right.

He was a great bloke, your dad.

I know.

I didn't really know him, but everybody says that he was just...

...a nice guy.

- What are you drinking? - I'm drinking' wine.

Wine? You wanna move on to the hard stuff.

- Hard stuff? - Yeah. Whiskey.

This is the gear. I'm telling' ya.

- So what do you do, eh? - I'm at school.

Jesus. Really? I would have thought you were 22, 23.

Hey, have you ever been in Tropicoco?

- No. - Well, you know the Animals?

Chas Chandler. Have you heard of him? Me and him are like this. I'm telling' you.

- I can get us in anytime you want. - Wow.

- We can go tonight, if you want. - Ask me mum.

- Where'd you get the tie? - This is from Carnaby Street.

Nicky, love. Nic, come here.

Come in here. Come on.

Now, this is Bob's mum, Grace. This is Nic.

- Hello, Grace. - Our Susan's boyfriend, you know?

- And Arthur, his dad. - Hello, Bob. Nice to meet you.

He's a nice lad.

What do you do for a living, Bob?

- It's Nic, man. - Oh, I'm sorry.

- Nick with an "N." - With an "N"? Ah.

Bob, what do you do for a living?

Um, nothing.

- He plays the guitar. Bob Dylan's songs. - Badly.

- You gonna help us with the washing'? - I was looking for Susan.

No. Stay and help us. Oh, look at him. Look at him. Look at this!

Hey, June, come here. Feel this.

Look how smooth! Have you started shaving yet, son?

Aye.

Hey, I'm sorry, love.

- I'm gonna have some more. - Susan.

- What about her? - Where is she?

She's went to bed 'cause she was drinking far too much...

...on which, I need another sherry.

I said, "If you're sick..." cause she looked like she was gonna hoick...

...on that new carpet, "I'll rub your bloody nose in it."

So I've sent her to bed and she should be sleeping'. All right?

So if she is...

Grace, man, just lay off.

- So if she's sleeping, let her sleep. - I will. Thanks.

Good night.

He'd kill me. No. Look. Oh, look.

Have you noticed the way he walks? He must practice in the mirror.

Piss off, sunshine.

Jesus! Fuck!

Not on my fucking jacket!

Oh, Jesus. Jesus. Jesus.

Fuck! It's all over my best shirt.

So, how was the meeting?

It was fine, I think.

Meaning?

Meaning fine.

Meaning, I think they like the project. They'd like to work with me.

They're having a meeting on the budget. They'll call later with an answer.

Where are they gonna call you?

- Where are they gonna call you? - At the cottage.

I thought we agreed not to give out that number...

...unless it's an emergency.

- I think it was important. - Everything in your life is important.

I don't think it qualifies as an emergency.

Shut up.

I'm gonna pee. Does Michael want to come?

Mikey, do you wanna go? No?

When you grow up...

...would you like to be a policeman?

Yes, sir.

Have you actually...

...ever seen a dead body?

No, sir.

Would you like to see a dead body?

Yes, sir.

I thought so.

A body that has been in the River Tyne for three weeks...

...swells up to at least twice its size.

By the time the chemicals, the fish...

Those that survive the River Tyne...

Well, it makes our job of recognition...

...that little bit more difficult.

Now, boys...

...this woman...

...has been stabbed to death with a bread knife.

Ninety percent of crimes... murders...

Are committed by people who know each other...

...love each other...

...like your mums and your dads.

Now this chap here...

...went to the central station...

...went to the gentlemen's toilet...

...locked himself in a cubicle, took off his right shoe, his right sock...

...put the muzzle of the gun in his mouth...

...and with his big toe, he pulled the trigger.

Come on! Hurry up!

Come on, Nic. There's been an accident at the factory!

- Do you want some coffee? - Yeah. Okay.

Sorry.

You better go soon, or you'll miss your bus.

I'll get the next one.

- No. - Let me.

- They'll wake up. - No, they won't.

- I love you. - You're just saying that.

No, I'm not. I do.

Oh, shit.

Hello, Dad.

You all right?

Susan, get me some water, please.

Here.

- Jesus fuckin' Christ! - Shh.

Shh. You're all right.

Hello, Nic. How are you doing?

Fine, Mr. Brown. How are you?

Oh, you know.

Where's my swimsuit?

In that beach bag. I took it in.

It's not in the beach bag.

Which beach bag? I couldn't find it.

- Well, we only have one. - No, there wasn't. There were two.

He's crying whether he's happy or whether he's sad.

Why did you tell him?

- Hey, excuse me... - Fuck off!

Fuck off!

Listen, I've got a gun.

Sorry.

Sorry!

Come on Nic. There's been an accident at the factory!

Hey!

It is a mistake, a sin.

Of course, you are right...

...and I agree with you, but I sympathize with the mother.

Fifteen years old and no family and no father has come forward.

They say she sinned with everyone in the village...

...how could they tell who the father was?

They say it is Gio's.

She has no money, what else could she do?

Give them to the Lord. To split them in that way.

Twins should stay together. And to send one of them to England.

That place of heresy. It's a sin I tell you, a sin.

They're now treating as murder...

...the death of a suspected Loyalist terrorist inside the Maize prison.

The body of David Keyes was found in his cell early yesterday.

Initially, it was thought that he had hanged himself...

...and officials from the Northern Ireland office...

...said there was no evidence of foul play.

But following a postmortem examination, the R.U.C. announced...