Tower Block

Shit!

Oh, fuck!

Oh, come on! Come on!

Fuck's sake!

Help! Help, someone! Let me in, please!

Someone, please, help me! Let me in! Please!

Shit. No, please, let me go. Please. Please! Please!

Fucking... Oh! Fuck off!

Please, please... Please don't hurt me.

'This is the police. Please wait to be connected.'

Now what? Get up! Get up!

Right, get up! Get up!

Fucker!

Fucking get off him!

You don't know... No! No!

Fuck you!

No!

You bitch!

Wait, wait...

- Please help me! Please! - Shut the fuck up!

- Please! - Shut up!

Help! Please! Help me!

Please! Help me!

Help! Help me! Please!

Look, I told you, I was mugged. I never saw anybody attack that boy.

The paramedics found you outside your door.

- It must have been the same people. - I never saw them.

- Was your partner in? - He doesn't live here anymore.

Look, I've spoken to everyone

and we've got nothing to help us identify the attackers.

- Nothing at all. - It's not my fault.

Please. I know you're scared, but we can protect you.

We want to put away whoever did this.

The boy's father has given us names of several people his son hung around with.

We can do a line up, but without a witness, we have nothing!

- Why won't any of you talk to us? - I told you, I never saw anything!

Fine.

If you think of anything else, please call me.

Take it from me, a hint of paperwork, boredom'll get ya.

Nah, Daniel's not gonna let that happen.

Officer on deck.

- See ya later, Guv. - See ya later.

- Anything? - Complete waste of time.

Half of them didn't even want to be seen talking to me.

- Forensics? - Nothing useful.

It's a public area. Everyone and their grandma's left traces.

Shit!

15 years old, beaten to death and nobody saw a fucking thing!

No, they never do.

Come on. They don't want us here.

I'll show you the top floor and the roof.

The rest is all boarded up.

I mean, if it was me, I wouldn't wait for rehousing.

I'd kip on a mate's sofa till they found me somewhere. But no, not this lot.

They're sticking it out. God help them.

Can't you... convince them?

First thing I thought of. Council said it's illegal, technically a bribe.

I said, "Call it a goodwill gift." They wouldn't have any of it.

No, I mean... persuade them. Make them want to leave.

Yeah, well, I might have to if this drags on any longer.

- It's down here. - OK.

Bloody kids keep trying to pick the lock.

If one of them gets in and falls off the roof, whose fault is it?

Eh? Yeah. Muggins here. Come on.

I said leave me alone!

- Let's just talk about it. - It won't change anything.

Please?

I'll go first thing in the morning, stay at my mum's.

We can sort this out.

I'm so sorry.

- Vic, are you on, mate? - 'Yeah.'

I'm on the bridge. Can you give me a bit of cover in a minute

cos I think Little Nunn's been...

He's in all kinds of trouble over here. Can you cover me?

I need to... There's loads of them. Honestly, it's fucking carnage.

Not again!

- Are you still on that bloody computer? - Mum, you have to knock!

- What's all the shouting? - The internet's freezing.

It's ruining my scores. Are they working on the roof?

I don't know. It might be an excuse to get some fresh air.

- Come on, it'll do you good. - OK! After this game.

Well, I tried!

Tell him the building's on fire. Come on, you scrawny bastard.

I wish. We might get rehoused quicker.

Are you deaf? What the fuck did I say to you?

Get inside your room now! Let's go!

You never do what you're told! All the time talking the piss!

- Excuse the residents. - I've seen worse.

- Don't fucking think I don't know! - Get away!

What you playing at?

Mr Rawlins. Checking on your investment?

Yeah, all the good it's done me. Had any word from the council?

Not yet, no.

No, didn't bloody think so.

You taking the fucking piss! Don't smile at me!

Are you smiling at me? Don't you smile at me! Or I'm gonna hit you!

What? It's my fucking kids, innit?

You're not knocking it down now, are you?

Just a preliminary check.

Good! You better fucking not be,

cos we'll go when the council says and not before! Do you hear me?

- They can hear you in Australia, love. - Good!

Should be a piece of cake. We just wait for everyone to leave.

Do we have to?

Come on!

- Hi, Liz. - 'Hi!'

- 'Are you coming to thingy's leaving do?' - I don't know.

'Oh! Everyone's going. It'll be a laugh!'

Er... No. I've hardly known him the whole time he's worked there.

I don't even know his name. Anyway, you know I hate work dos.

'I'll keep calling until you say yes! You know I will!'

Hello there, blondie!

You look fucking lovely, don't ya?

- Time to pay me. - Piss off.

Eh? What did I just fucking say to you?

Do you need me to come in there, do ya?

That's it. It's fucking easy.

Oh, it's going up next week, as well.

- What? - 3O instead of 20.

- Why? No, I can't afford... - I know. Inflation and shit.

Still, there are other methods in which you can pay me.

- Oh, fuck you! - I'd love to smell your morning breath.

Shame, that. Right up my fucking street and all.

Hello, Nanna! Did you miss me?

All right, Vi. I got this.

- Let's have it, then. - Good manners cost nothing.

You're not paying me for fucking good manners.

No. I'm paying you not to smash up our flat.

Don't expect me to be scared of you, though.

Bye then, son!

Brave old soldier, you, eh?

Bet your Mrs isn't so brave, though. Bless her.

Be a right shame if something should happen to her, wouldn't it?

Give her the fright of her life, might have a heart attack.

- You lay one finger on her... - Whatever, mate.

That's the one. Good man!

See you again, yeah?

Fucking arsehole.

What you saying, Kurtis, man? Let us know if you need any help, innit.

What's that, lad?

Saying, like, if you needed any help, innit.

Help?

You keep an eye on your sister or I'll break your fucking neck, right?

- What? - I didn't say anything.

I can't afford a fucking babysitter, can I?

You could if you didn't go out drinking every night.

Don't you tell me how to raise my kids. Don't you fucking dare!

Cos I will kick your fucking teeth in! Yeah?

That's what I thought... pussy.

Oh, I'm sorry, this was all I could find.

It suits ya!

Er, do you want a coffee?

Well, that's what started all the trouble last night.

No, this time I mean actual coffee.

- Yeah, I'd love one. - OK, erm...

Bollocks! There's so many of them, dude, I don't know what I'm doing here.

No.

You're joking! Come on!

I preferred the dressing gown.

It looked good. Ladylike.

Yeah? I wasn't feeling it.

- Here you go. - Thanks.

- So... - So...

- It was a great party last night. - Mm.

Yeah, it was good. It was really good fun.

Look, I don't do this all the time.

- What, drink coffee? - No, you know what I mean.

Erm, I... I just came out of a long-term relationship a while ago

and... well, I haven't really been out much.

I'm not used to it.

I had a great time last night.

- And I'm having a great time now. - Me, too.

- So don't worry about it. - Thanks.

We don't have to get married right now. We can always wait till next week

or next month if you like. I mean, there's no hurry!

So not funny! My mum warned me about blokes like you.

I should hope she did! I'll tell you what though...

- Danny, for goodness sake. - Internet's gone again.

Mum! Mum! Come on, please!

Mark! Get down, man! Get down! Fuck, get down!

Fuck! Shit!

Down!

It's all in your head, darling.

What the fuck's that?

OK. All right. OK. Stay down.

Stay down. Towards the door.

He's shooting at you, too?

- Is anybody hurt? - We're not hit. My dad...

Oh, Jesus Christ!

- We need a mobile phone! - I've got one. It's not working.

- Same here, there's no signal. - The internet's down.

- Is it some sort of terrorist thing. - Why us? Why here?

- The police will sort it out. - But no-one's called them.

- I didn't hear any shots. - He must be using a sound suppressor.

- So nobody heard it. - The other block's empty.

It's a quarter of a mile to any other buildings.

So no-one's coming for us.

Oh, my God! Oh, my God, we've got to get out of here.

- No, don't, Mum. He's at the front. - We'll go out the back, then!

It's not coming on. It's not working. Why is it not working?