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Hi. Hm.

Hi. Hello.

Hello, I'm Miri.

R&B MUSIC PLAYS

Hi, I'm Miri.

Um... shit.

Shil.

Oh, no.

Hi, I'm...

My—rie or Miri?

It's Miri.

Good. Ha-ha...

I once went bivouacking with a Myrie and she was a lemon.

Oh, so sorry.

No, it's not your fault. - Thank you.

Supen

Have you ever bivouacked?

Is that an interview question?

So, your CV, it‘s quite gappy

as in, there's a gap in it.

It's mostly gap. In fact, it's all gap.

I think that‘s a matter of perspective.

It says you worked at FatFace in 2000.

Critical role.

And then nothing. - Yes.

l, um, I went... Oh, me? I went...

Travelling.

Travelling? Oh!

SHE OHUCKLES Yeah.

NATHAN (v0): In 2000? - MIRI (v0): Yes.

NATHAN (v0): Until now? - MlFll (v0): Mm-hm.

Where did you go?

Burma, which is now also called Myanmar.

Was that before or after they opened the borders there?

Yeah.

Which? — Yes.

Yes. Yes, it was, yes.

What did you wear that for? - I like it, leave it.

You look like Guy Richie.

Fuok's sake, Caroline. — Oh.

Miri.

Hi.

Sweetheart.

Hello. - Hello.

Hi.

Hello, darling. — Dad.

Let me take your bags. - Get you home, hm?

How about a selfie?

Your head‘s not in.

SHUTTER CLICKS

SHUTTER CLICKS

SHUTTER CLICKS - Not now, Dad.

Er, no, no, right.

No. Ahem.

We repainted the hall.

The same colour.

Yes.

Oh.

Er, those came for you this morning.

They're from Mandy. She's very keen to reconnect.

It's garden waste.

Right, I'm gonna go and put this in my room.

Last man standing.

Thank God he's still with us.

Make yourself at home.

Well, I mean, of course, it is your home.

SHE SIGHS

Rest in peace.

OSCAR (V0): People won‘t think she's still a rlsk?

People believe what they want.

We need to give her space, as she readjusts to life in our home

and the wider community.

Are you gonna keep on quoting from the bloody pamphlet?

Actually, it was on WikiHow.

PHONE CHIMES

Mirii

Oh, yeah, the phone. Yeah.

DOOR CLOSES

Hey, fhls ls Dom, you know what to do.

PHONE BEEPS - Hello, hi. It's me.

I'm just calling, er... you, because I have got your, um...

Hi. - Shit!

Shit. Not your shit, your Discman.

So, er, anyway, I'm back.

Um, bye. It's Miri.

Oh, God, oh, I'm sorry. I didn't see the-- - No, it's fine.

Hi, I'm... I'm Billy.

Oh, hi. Er, I'm Miri.

You... are you visiting?

No, no, I'm... I'm staying.

Oh, Airbnb?

What? - Are you Airbnb—ing?

I don't know, are you?

No, I, I... I live here.

Well, I'm a carer. I care for a... a woman.

Oh, that's a... that's a really nice job.

HE LAUGHS Yeah.

Your swing's broken, I could try and fix it if you like——

No! No, no, no, no, no, noI

Oh, shit. No, she's, she's... she's not been well, but she's, um...

No, it's fine. It's fine.

Get away from her! Really nice to...

I'd love to, but I've—— Get away from her!

Oh, God. 0K, nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you. SHE LAUGHS

Hi.

You little fucker.

Sorry?

Your neighbours are friendly.

We haven't really met yet.

I've got a job interview, so I'm gonna go into town tomorrow.

What job?

You won't recognise the place. Bloody gentrification.

It's only one shop.

Manze's was the centre of this community.

And now some arsehole's turning it into a trendy fish and chips.

We don't know he's an arsehole.

We presume.

Everyone's terrified we're gonna be the next Margate.

What happened to Margate? - Don't get him started.

Hipsters.

Oh.

What's the job interview?

Um, it's office cleaning firm.

And they know about you and... and your situation?

I dunno about that. They just said I should go in.

And they pay, wait for it...

£6.50 an hour, so... Milky Bars are on me.

That's not even minimum wage.

Oh, OK. Well, anyway, it's a start, isn't it?

And then after that, I might go and see, er...

Dom. Just, you know, catch up, say hi.

Have you spoken?

Er, well, no, I just left him a message, so when he calls me back.

Just... just, it's been a long time and you... well, you don't know how he's gonna feel

now that you're back, or how you're gonna feel.

Yeah, no, that's why I'm gonna wear full wedding attire.

I'm not gonna wear a wedding dress.

Come on, guys. I'm not gonna...

not gonna do that. SHE SCOFFS

But we were close and, you know, he wrote to me occasionally

and you said he always asks after me, so.

Well, yes. - Yeah.

So I'm gonna go and say hi, if that is something that people still do.

OK?

This is amazing. Thank you.

Welcome to Home Safe. Your call is important.

I won't hold forever.

Someone's going to have to give me a straight answer.

Please continue to hold.

Bastards! - What's up?

Bloody home insurance.

Apparently, it's compromised because you—— - Oh, I see, because I'm so dangerous.

Does that mean I can't set fire to the house or do something terrible?

Where are the knives?

Er, I think your mother must have done something with them.

Oh right, cos I'm gonna stab you both in your sleep?

HE SIGHS

She's probably... polishing them.

PHONE RINGS — Oh.

Dom? Miri Matteson?

Yes?

This is regarding your interview for the cleaner vacancy

Oh! Yes, uh, three... 3:15 today, yeah?

No, my colleague was mistaken.

This is a family firm,

You can clean offices in hell, you sick bitch.

PHONE BEEPS - Amazing. Um...

excellent, well, I will, um...

I'll see you... see you there.

S... I can't wait.

Bye!

Right, I'm just gonna... just gonna pop out.

Maybe you should check with your mother.

Yeah, or maybe it's OK cos I'm not a kid anymore.

HE LAUGHS You're absolutely right.

You're an adult now.

Yeah.

SHE SIGHS

PHONE CHIMES

PHONE CHIMES

DOORBELL RINGS

Dom? - Oh, shit.

Sorry, I... I got a bit of a shock there.

Hi. It's... it's me.

It's, um, Miri. - Yeah, yeah.

Er, why, why... why are you here?

Well, to see you.

You look... you look so amazing.

SHE LAUGHS

HE LAUGHS AWKWARDLY

Yes.

Of course. Like, sorry, it's just, it's been such a long...

Wow!

THEY LAUGH

Miri.

My Miri Bee, like...

all... you're all grown up.

Oh, um, er, sorry, I... brought you this.

Oh, shit. HE LAUGHS