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'I've never understood the fuss about New Year's Eve.

'All that stuff about feeling hope for the future.

'I mean, take the countdown.

'Ten, nine,

'eight,

'seven,

'jumping up and down like you'd welcome another year.

'Six.

'Five.

'Four.

'Like it all meant something.

'And all because...

'Three,

'two,

'one.

'We managed to get to nothing.

'Again.'

'There are pills if you feel too low.

'And there are pills if you feel too high.

'But there's absolutely nothing,

'if you feel absolutely nothing.

'And I wanted to feel peace.

'Not nothing.

'Don't do it, they say.

'Think of all your loved ones.

'My ma?

'Overdose.

'Slipped away beside me watching some soppy Christmas movie.

'I ate all the chocolates.

'My da?'

- No, I don't want it. - Take it, take it, not a word out of you.

I know what you're like. New Year's Eve. You're looking for a good time.

- PHONE RINGS - Hold on.

Frank Feeney.

'He was the one who gave my ma that special Christmas Eve feeling.

'With a dozen roses and two black eyes.

'My friend Marie.'

How about you, love? Nice costume.

'With any luck, you'll be far, far away, girl.

SHE MOANS ORGASMICALLY

'Dara?'

Hey there!

'She'll still be trying to find her pants.'

Lucy?!

'And Pearse.

'I hadn't even met him yet.'

'Nothing's real.

'It's like a film.

'Rewind.

'Fast forward.

'It doesn't matter how you look at it.

'I just want the show to be over.

'Let me sit there in the dark.

'Forever.'

SHE GASPS

MAN GRUNTS IN PAIN

PUNCHING

Oh, for fuck's sake, man! You don't need to do this.

You were sticking your nose in where it's not wanted,

- and that's not very clever, now, is it? - I'm just looking for my brother.

For fuck's sake, he's my brother! What have you fucking done with him?

- You need to learn to do what you're told, Pearse. - Aaargh!

"Sleigh Ride" by Leroy Anderson

MUSIC PLAYS FROM TINNY SPEAKERS

SHE DIALS PHONE

'Hi, this is Greta. Leave a message.

'Or don't.'

I did leave a message.

I left two.

Come on, Greta, where are you? It's New Year's Eve.

OK, give me a shout back, right?

Fuck, I knew it.

No way, Harry. I've made arrangements.

I need somebody to work tonight. Pick.

This is shit, I never win anything!

Life's shit. Pick.

Oh, fuck it.

- I can't believe it! - Neither can I. - Happy New Year, boys and girls.

- Happy New Year to you, Harry. - Yeah, happy New Year, Harry.

Dickhead.

Right!

Thought you were on a diet?

Supplies.

See you next year, Mac!

What the f...?

Fuckin'...!

Richie!

Richie, where the fuck are you? Richie!

You've some balls, Richie.

Who's that in the security video?

- Come on. Spit it out. - What do you mean?

I can't... I'm nothing to do with this.

I swear.

I went to the shop for smokes.

Then I came back here...

I'm sorry.

HE BREATHES SHAKILY

Get back behind the bar.

DOOR OPENS

Nah, I don't fucking trust him.

Aaargh! Fuck!

I don't trust YOU, Ross.

I'm going to find out what's going on here. This was too easy.

It's nothing to do with me.

I swear to God, it's nothing to do with me. Argh! Jesus!

- Fuck! - Prove it.

OK, I will, I will.

HE MOANS IN PAIN

Where's Johnny Moyes got to?

I don't know, boss.

- He said he needed some time off. - Time off?

What is this, the fucking civil service?

Get him back in here, Ross.

Or you'll be the one taking some time off. Permanently.

BUZZER

Greta?

Greta, open up.

I know you're there.

I got you your costume.

Hang it on the door, yeah?

God's sake, Greta. What is it I'm supposed to have done?

I don't understand, it can't be that bad.

See you later?

'Sorry I stood you up, Marie.

'And I'm sorry we can't go away together.

'I know how much it means to you.

'You always thought I was so sad about my ma.

'But what I never told you is I wasn't.

'No matter how hard I tried to be.

'And I couldn't figure out why, and...

'..and that's what made me so sad.

'Inside.

'Until I realised...

'I'm my da - from the soles of my two feet

'to the top of my hateful, fucked-up, psycho head.

'And I'll never get away from that.

'So don't ever think there was anything you could have done.

'Love you.

'Always.'

LOUD EXPLOSIONS

There you are, Johnny. That's £3.50, please.

£3.50, Johnny.

Forget about it. Happy New Year, eh(?)

TILL BEEPS

DOOR OPENS

Johnny Wise been in?

- Not interested. - Feeney wants you.

- I told you, I'm finished with all that. - Really?

- Do you remember this? - 'You hear me? Huh? Huh?

'Fucking prick.

'Turn that fucking thing off!

'Come on, get up.

'Get up! Wake up.

'Hey! Wake up!

'Fuck. This is serious.

'Hey!'

Uh, uh, uh.

Wouldn't take a jury long to convict you with that wee bit of evidence,

would it, Johnny?

- Now, you'll get that back when you're done. - Done what?

# We are the cheeky girls... #

MUSIC STOPS

Hi, Marie. You ready?

- Is Greta on her way? - No, haven't seen her.

I'm sure she'll catch up with us later.

I dropped her costume off earlier. She wouldn't answer the door.

- I just can't figure out what her problem is. - What do you mean?

She was probably in the shower or something.

Look, Marie. I don't know what's going on with you two,

but leave it at home tonight. I really want to have fun.

And I don't want you two huffing and spoiling it for me, OK?

I'm not huffing, Dara.

What are you supposed to be anyway?

Michael Jackson?

- Mary Poppins. - Oh. OK.

Let's go, then, Mary.

Glad to see you went for something more mature this year, Dara.

Tonight's not the night for being mature, Miss Poppins.

It's New Year's Eve. Who knows what could happen?

Where have you been?

What's the matter with you?

You look shite.

Sure you don't want a wee something?

You got something to tell me?

What do you mean?

- I've been robbed. - Yeah? - Yeah.

I'd call the cops if I were you, Frank.

Ha-ha, very funny, Johnny.

Whoever it was knew there was a lot of money.

- They even knew the combination. - What do you want me to do about it?

I want you to find out who it was!

Get my money back. What the fuck's the matter with you?

I don't trust those two clowns.

Ross might be in on it for all I know.

Cup of tea?

SHE YELPS

Hey! Hey!

What do you think you're doing?

Get to fuck! This is none of your business!