Will

I had to squint twice.

I thought I was looking at a ghost.

How are ya?

Must be me North Sea tan.

I'm good.

Yeah.

You're soaked.

Nancy, look who's here.

- You're a sight for sore eyes, Gareth Brennan.

Hey, Nance.

Good to see ya.

You too, love.

How are ya?

Middling to brave.

Is that it?

Yeah, I travel light.

- We'll clear it out for you tomorrow.

Yeah, move stuff around, if you like.

It's yours now.

Thanks, mate.

Actually, I been savin' for a flat.

Our own place.

- Oh, member of the land owning classes.

Next thing you know, you'll be

fox hunting and blowing a trumpet out your arse.

Ain't that the dream?

How's the boy?

Don't know yet.

You stayed in touch?

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Sent him presents for his birthday and Christmas.

Got him some posters and football magazines.

Yeah.

Well, you're here now.

That's what matters.

Welcome back, mate.

Thanks, Davey.

- Be a pint on the bar when you're ready.

Did you see the new images

from the Hubble Telescope?

No.

They're getting some

brilliant photos of supernovas.

Super what?

A supernova.

Never heard of it.

- When a star explodes in an incredible burst

of light and energy.

Get out of it.

Do you ever think me and you

and the rest of the lot here are recyclable?

What do you mean?

I don't know.

Like, with Coke bottles.

To be melted down and turned

into shopping bags or key rings.

Key rings?

Yeah, you know.

Something cheap and rubbish.

- Matter can neither be created nor destroyed.

That was Einstein's big idea.

- What's he got to do with rubbish?

Well, Einstein taught us that

even things that are rubbish

someday turn into stars

and that eventually those stars will explode,

sending streaks of light across the night sky.

And maybe, on a faraway planet,

someone will see our light

shining down from the heavens.

We'll be supernovas.

- Steven Gerrard's a supernova, isn't he?

He moves like a tornado on fire,

twisting in all directions at

once, and always has his eye on the goal.

The ball is the moon and he is the Earth,

and whatever he wishes, his legs make so.

He's a football supernova.

- A child is better off with his parents.

If they fulfill all their

responsibilities, Mr. Brennan.

I just want a chance.

- And I just want to protect Will.

So do I.

We are the only family that

he has known for the last three years.

If you leave again, it will devastate him.

- When I leave, me son is coming with me.

Where?

To an oil rig in the North Sea?

Home.

- And where's that now, Mr. Brennan?

Liverpool.

And if you tire of your

parental duties and return

him to us in a week, a month, a year?

That won't happen.

- You left him with us for three years.

Now, I understand that it was

a difficult time for you... - "Difficult time"?

When Tracy died, it ripped me heart out.

Look... I know there's no excuse

for what I did to Will,

but the good Lord carried me through it, Sister.

I just wanna be with me son.

"The Eye of God" is probably

the most famous image the Hubble

Telescope has ever taken.

Of course, it's not actually God's eye.

Leading astronomers describe it

as a trillion-mile-long tunnel of glowing gasses.

Fart and give us a clue.

- But my personal favorite is Eta Carinae,

one of the biggest stars in the

Milky Way and five million times

more powerful than our sun.

In Chinese, it's called

Tseen She, "Heaven's Altar."

Hello, Will.

What are you doing here?

Is there a law says a man

can't visit his one and only son?

Will, your father has

traveled a long way to see you.

- Yeah, yeah, it's been quite a journey.

Me legs need a little stretching.

Do you think you could sneak

out of class for an hour

and give your old man a tour?

All right.

Great.

Let's go.

- About the other matter, Mr. Brennan?

Oh, right.

Um... What's all this I hear about you

having a go at one of your mates?

He stole my football.

- Well, then learn to protect it.

Mr. Brennan, Will cannot go

about assaulting others.

- No, I completely agree, Sister.

It's offensive and unacceptable.

What did your mother always tell ya?

Well, what did she say?

- "An eye for an eye and we'd all be blind."

We're not hooligans.

All right?

Now, what do you say to Sister Carmel?

I'm sorry.

It won't happen again.

I believe this belongs to you.

- A bit of a Liverpool supporter, eh?

Yeah.

- Well, we reds have to stick together.

Where's the rest of it?

That's everything.

Is that your desk?

Your mother used to make

the best Christmas pudding.

Do you remember?

Yeah.

Hey, what's this?

I can draw you a new one.

- You're a real artist, just like your mother.

Hey, King Kenny.

Pure class.

You know, the bigger the game,

the better he played.

172 goals for Liverpool.

Is that right?

- Three European Cups, 6 League Championships,

2 FA Cups, 4 League Cups,

one Double, and one Treble.

When was the Double?

1986.

Do you know I was at Stamford

Bridge the year we beat Chelsea

to win the League Championship?

I know.

I was about your age.

Oh, the docks were dying.

Dad was scrambling for work.

We got hold of a couple of

tickets and borrowed money for the train.

And for two hours, we stood side

by side at the Scouse end,

and we watched the match!

And Dad was laughing like he

used to, and he was singing, and I was stood there

right next to him.

I was like this, you know, looking up at him.