Frauds

Any bright ideas how we can make some money?

You are here to meet Celine?

10 million's a lot of money. Stealing a painting's a lot of work.

I took you in when no-one else wanted to.

What happened?

I was about to offer her the opportunity

of a lifetime - she never changes.

I'm leaving, Craig.

You can't leave me, Jackie.

You'll never guess who's legged it to Spain.

Bilal, that gambler who owes us 100 grand.

Lost him.

It's not 100 grand, but I'll get you the rest tomorrow.

Good. Cos if you don't, I'll break your bastard fingers.

I wanna go out with a bang. BERT WHISTLES

Drive! Shit, I said drive!

Oh, my God! A gun, Bert! A gun!

We've discussed this. You just need to hold your nerve.

'Easier said than done when she's living under my roof.

'I found the letters to my daughter.'

'If you kill me, she'll hate you.'

You take me to her now. Ah!

Look, if you just let me...

I was making sure she wasn't a loony.

I didn't want her to hurt you.

Oh, yeah, you did it for me.

Course you did, you fucking basket-case!

Sam. Shut up!

Here?

What are you playing at?

That's her?

She served us the other day.

Stay there!

You move out of this car,

and I will not be responsible for my actions.

OK.

SIGHS

Caitlin. I know you don't know me, but can we talk?

Yeah. You were here with Bert the other day.

Have you got the jewellery?

What? No.

Has she got you working for her? Yes, we're working together.

You mustn't do anything she asks.

When we were here, if I'd known, I would have said.

Said?

Look, there's something you need to know.

I'm your mum.

I'm sorry.

It's just... not what I was expecting.

I've thought about this moment a million times.

I can't believe I just blurted it out.

But I needed you to know.

I wanted to find you.

But if... if this isn't what you want, I totally understand.

I thought about finding you.

But I didn't know if you wanted me.

Who were they? The... family that...

Religious nuts.

I hate them, and as soon as I could get out, I did.

I'm so sorry.

When? 16.

I...

..feel like I need to explain.

I was really young.

I didn't have any family support.

I thought you were going to a better life.

Well...

how could you have known what life I was going to?

Yeah.

How long have you been in contact with Bert?

We wrote a few letters, and I visited her a couple of times.

A year, maybe.

A year?

PHONE VIBRATES

Fuck off, Bilal.

PHONE VIBRATES Jesus.

Yes, Bilal?

Just checking everything's all right?

'You two were proper battering each other.'

Everything's fine, it was just... banter.

I need my advance.

I haven't signed you to my record label, Bilal.

You're helping me rob a painting.

Sorry.

'Look, you told me it would take a month to paint.'

And right now, we've just shy of that, so I need you painting.

And like I said, sorry, but I need my money.

SHE SIGHS 'Your birthmark.'

Yeah. I don't like it.

It makes you you.

I kissed it the first time I held you.

I'm sorry, I don't mean to be...

I don't WANNA be too much. Venga!

Si. I'm sorry. I need... I need to...

Of course.

SIGHS

The jewellery.

The jewellery? No.

I can't let you do this.

If it's money you need, I can help. You think you can buy me off?

No, no. That's not what I meant. It's just...

the people we're dealing with are dangerous.

The people I deal with every day are dangerous.

I live in a bedsit

with a pimp on one side and a drug dealer on the other.

I've already got a buyer lined up for your jewellery,

this is nothing.

I've had to do so much worse.

I can help you. Let me.

I don't want your money.

I wanna make my own, OK? I always have and I always will.

Not with us.

If anything happened to you, I would never forgive myself.

Then this is not gonna work for me.

I needed you when I was a kid... not now.

Shit.

Look, Sam, I know this...

DOOR CLOSES, ENGINE STARTS

Caitlin, the jewellery.

She is my mother? Why the fuck didn't you tell me it was her?

I was just making sure that you were both ready.

Woman: Come on!

I feel I've got to run away

Into the heart of me

Argh!

A girl could give you

And that's not nearly all.

PHONE BUZZES AND BEEPS

'Roberta, it's Mother.

'I'm sorry I reacted badly. Can I see you tomorrow, maybe?'

I told you, you can't just turn up at this house.

We're out in the wild now.

You never know where you might find me.

Maria says you still haven't paid her.

Nurse Maria? She can wait.

She's the reason you're here and not in prison.

No, I'm the reason I'm here and not in prison.

Now, now. That's a shitty attitude for a good girl.

Oh, what you gonna do? Spank me?

SHE CHUCKLES

I thought we were playing.

I'm worried you have a short memory.

You promised to cut me in on something big.

Hope I wasn't being used.

No, I meant every word of it.

You might think you can fuck with Maria,

but you can't fuck with me.

Oh, but I like fucking with you.

SHE CHUCKLES

SHE SIGHS Here.

I was gonna keep it, but give it to Maria.

She can sell it. It's worth more than I owe her.

SIGHS

Hello?

You can't ignore me forever.

I fucking can.

I just wanted her to be the fantasy that was in your head,

and then she rocked up and she was a bit... rough.

Rough?

Nothing can just be mine, can it? Not even finding my daughter.

So why didn't you find her, then, hm? I'll tell you why.

Because real people are grey and messy and complicated,

and that scares you. No, it doesn't.

And I did try and find her, and you know that.

Great (!) And now you've met her.

And she isn't rough. She's kind.

Right-o.

But you didn't give me a chance to find out for myself

before you got your claws into her.

You do not involve her in this!

She wants to be involved. No, no, no, no, no.

She wants to belong - that is very different.

That is projection! Did you tell her what the job is?

No, because she needs to prove herself first.

She has nothing to prove to you.

You stop this, and let her get on with her life.

What is her life? Slopping out microwave paella?

Do you not want more for her than that?

What, so she ends up like us? What's wrong with us?

This life! That is what is wrong with us!

This is why I put her up for adoption in the first place.

And now she's right in the middle of it all.

She won't end up like us, she IS like us.

She's just like us!

Do not compare my daughter to you. I was comparing her to you.

You stay the fuck away from her.

She would be set for life with a one-and-done,

and we need somebody that we can trust.

And all you have to do is guide her. I know what you're doing.

What, giving you the opportunity to be a mother?

No, being a conniving fucker.

I'm done.

And you're done with Caitlin.

Yeah? What about Celine? What about her?

What's she gonna do, shoot me? Yeah, probably.

Cancer buys you one more night.

And then you can fuck off and die somewhere else.

DOOR CLOSES

Fuck.

Roberta.