Prosperity

prosperity
Written by
Mark O'Halloran
gavin's story
SHOOTING SCRIPT
Directed by Lenny Abrahamson

Produced by Element Pictures
© RTE 2007
GAVIN'S STORY Shooting Script. 1.
1 INT. KITCHEN/DINING ROOM. GAVIN’S HOUSE - 0805 1

The front room of a council house in the north side of Dublin
city. The room is shabby and untidy. There is a fourteen year
old boy in the kitchen. He is wearing most of his school
uniform. This is GAVIN. He is preparing his own breakfast. He
is trying to explain something to his MOTHER. He has a
debilitating stutter. His mother is sitting at the dining
room table. She is in her night clothes. She is smoking a
cigarette. Gavin’s younger sister, NADINE, is also here.
Nadine is 12. She too is preparing her own breakfast. There
is the incessant sound of a dog barking from the neighbours’
back yard.
GAVIN’S MOTHER
I’ll kill their dog.
NADINE
It’s barking at Hamilton’s rabbits.
GAVIN
Mam.
GAVIN’S MOTHER
Can’t fucken sleep with it.
GAVIN
Mam!!
NADINE
It smells the rabbits.
GAVIN’S MOTHER
I’m not listening to you Gavin.
NADINE
The Hamiltons have nine rabbits
now.
GAVIN
All I need Mam...
GAVIN’S MOTHER
Nine rabbits.
NADINE
I like rabbits.
GAVIN’S MOTHER
I think they are disgusting.
GAVIN
Mam please. All I need is five
euros ninety five.
GAVIN’S MOTHER
You have loads of them already
Gavin.
GAVIN
It’s a set.
(CONTINUED)
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1 CONTINUED: 1
GAVIN’S MOTHER
Well I haven’t got it now.
GAVIN
I have sixteen euros saved. I only
need five ninety five more. Please.
GAVIN’S MOTHER
Gavin I haven’t got it.
GAVIN
You do.
GAVIN’S MOTHER
Why didn’t you ask Jerome when you
seen him the other time?
GAVIN
I can’t ask me Da for things like
that.
GAVIN’S MOTHER
But you can ask me.
GAVIN
I want it.
Beat. Gavin’s mother finishes her cigarette.
GAVIN’S MOTHER
Those things is for babies anyway
Gavin.
GAVIN
No they’re not.
NADINE
They are.
GAVIN
Shut up you.
Beat.
GAVIN (cont’d)
Please.
GAVIN’S MOTHER
No.
Gavin sits to eat his breakfast. He has tears in his eyes.
The dog is still barking next door.
GAVIN’S MOTHER (cont’d)
That fucken dog.
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2 INT. GAVIN’S BEDROOM. GAVIN’S HOUSE - 0815 2

Gavin is in his bedroom. He is sitting on the edge of his
bed. With great concentration he is arranging the models he
has. He has seven lined up on the shelf. He leaves the shelf
and starts to pack his bag. He takes out some of the books.
He pushes the books under his bed. In their place he puts a
track suit. He takes another smaller, empty ruck sack and
puts it in the bag. He opens a box on his shelf. He takes out
the sixteen euros inside and puts it in his pocket.
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3 EXT. FRONT OF GAVIN’S HOUSE - 0825 3
Gavin is outside his house. Gavin’s Mother is at the door.
She is seeing him off. He is about to leave.
GAVIN’S MOTHER
Gavin wait for Nadine.
GAVIN
Sake.
GAVIN’S MOTHER
I’m working til eight tonight.
Nadine arrives out.
GAVIN’S MOTHER (cont’d)
So don’t be killing each other.
NADINE
Say it to him.
GAVIN’S MOTHER
And don’t be bringing anyone in
after school.
NADINE
No.
GAVIN’S MOTHER
The place in a tip.
GAVIN
Come on.
GAVIN’S MOTHER
There’s waffles and things in the
freezer.
NADINE
Bye.
GAVIN’S MOTHER
Bye.
There is someone entering the house next door. He is 17. His
name is MARCUS.
(CONTINUED)
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3 CONTINUED: 3
GAVIN
Alright Marcus.
MARCUS
Gavin.
GAVIN’S MOTHER
Can you do something about that dog
Marcus?
MARCUS
She’s only a pup.
GAVIN’S MOTHER
So.
MARCUS
So I’m taking her for a walk.
GAVIN’S MOTHER
Sake.
MARCUS
Relax for yourself.
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4 EXT. STREET - 0835 4
Gavin and Nadine are walking down the street together. They
walk for ages. Eventually.
GAVIN
Where do the Hamiltons keep their
rabbits?
NADINE
They builded a thing out in the
garden for them.
GAVIN
A thing?
NADINE
A shed thing. Their Da builded it.
Pause. They continue to walk. Eventually Gavin sees CONOR and
LEONARD up ahead. Conor is Gavin’s best friend. Conor and
Leonard are stood beside a grassy area. Leonard is holding
onto Conor’s arm which is in a cast. Conor has a bad bleach
job on his hair. Gavin looks at them. He is not happy to have
Nadine here.
GAVIN
Cross over the road you.
NADINE
Why?
(CONTINUED)
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4 CONTINUED: 4
GAVIN
I don’t want you hanging around me.
NADINE
I’m not hanging around you.
GAVIN
You are. Fuck off.
Gavin pushes her hard. She crosses over. He watches her. He
stops and picks up a stone. He throws it over her head.
NADINE
Get lost Gavin.
GAVIN
You get lost.
He laughs.
NADINE
Cry baby.
Nadine runs off. Gavin looks at Conor and Leonard. They
haven’t noticed him. Gavin is not happy to see Conor and
Leonard together. He moves towards Leonard and Conor. As he
gets close he takes his bag from his back and swings it at
Conor. It knocks into Conor hard.
CONOR
Fuck off.
GAVIN
What?
CONOR
Nothing.
GAVIN
Who you saying fuck off to?
Gavin gets Conor in a head lock and pulls him to the ground.
CONOR
Gavin me fucken arm.
Conor’s arm is in a cast. Two of his fingers are held
straight by a piece of metal.
LEONARD
Leave him alone Gavin.
GAVIN
Why?
LEONARD
Cause I said so.
GAVIN
You’re not his friend.
(CONTINUED)
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4 CONTINUED: (2) 4
LEONARD
N-n-no Gav gav Gavin.
Gavin lets Conor get up.
GAVIN
Shut up.
LEONARD
Ga-ga-Gavin.
CONOR
It hurts it does.
The three boys walk on in silence.
CONOR (cont’d)
Did you see Mythbusters last night?
LEONARD
No.
GAVIN
Stupid.
CONOR
Yeah.
The boys walk along. Gavin is not happy. Eventually.
LEONARD
I’m going to kick Nickey Sexton’s
fuck in.
CONOR
He’s a huge bastard Leonard.
LEONARD
Are you saying I wouldn’t take him?
CONOR
No.
LEONARD
Kill him I will.
They walk. Gavin is silent. They reach a turn. Gavin leaves
the road and sets off across the no man’s land. He turns
around and calls after Conor.
GAVIN
Come on Conor.
CONOR
I’m coming.
LEONARD
Where are youse going?
(CONTINUED)
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4 CONTINUED: (3) 4
GAVIN
None of your business.
LEONARD
Stutter fuck.
GAVIN
Asshole.
Gavin strides ahead. Conor follows after.
GAVIN (cont’d)
I don’t like him.
CONOR
(explaining himself)
I was waiting for you.
GAVIN
We don’t hang around with him.
CONOR
I know.
They continue to walk.
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5 EXT. WASTELAND/ DERELICT CLUBHOUSE - 0840 5
The boys are standing behind a small building near a
sportsfield. Gavin has taken off his school uniform and is
putting on his track suit. He takes the small rucksack from
the bag and puts it on also. He puts his discarded uniform
inside his school bag and then stashes this bag inside the
old derelict building.
CONOR
I wish I’d known we weren’t going
to school. I could have brought me
other clothes with me.
Beat. He watches Gavin preparing.
CONOR (cont’d)
I’m kinda hot.
GAVIN
Well take off your coat so.
CONOR
I can’t take off me coat.
GAVIN
Why?
CONOR
Cause people will see.
(CONTINUED)
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5 CONTINUED: 5
GAVIN
See what?
Conor takes off his coat. He shows Gavin his cast. Written
across it in big letters is the word ‘POOF’.
GAVIN (cont’d)
Who done that?
CONOR
Leonard.
GAVIN
You should have slapped him one.
CONOR
I couldn’t. This is me good arm.
GAVIN
Serves you right for hanging around
with him so.
CONOR
I wasn’t hanging around with him.
Beat.
CONOR (cont’d)
I’ll be sweating all day now.
GAVIN
Take your coat off. No one will
notice.
CONOR
They fucken will.
GAVIN
And empty out your bag. We’ll take
it with us.
Conor takes off his coat and ties it around his waist. He
empties his school books near where Gavin has left his
things.
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6 EXT. WASTELAND/ SPORTSFIELD - 0850 6
The boys are walking across the wasteland.
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7 EXT. LANEWAY BEHIND HAMILTONS’ HOUSE - 0900 7
Gavin is on top of the back wall of Hamilton’s house. Conor
is still in the laneway.
CONOR
I can’t pull meself up with me arm.
(CONTINUED)
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7 CONTINUED: 7
GAVIN
Get something to stand on.
CONOR
What?
GAVIN
The box there.
Conor goes to get the box. Gavin drops down.
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8 EXT. HAMILTONS’ BACK GARDEN - 0904 8
Gavin is standing in front of a large home made rabbit hutch.
He has his face close to the wire. He is staring in at the
rabbits. The hutch is in two sections. The smaller section
holds one adult rabbit. The large section holds one adult
rabbit and seven baby rabbits. Gavin hears the sound of Conor
landing heavily off the wall.
CONOR
Me fucking arm.
GAVIN
Shut up.
Conor joins Gavin. They look at the rabbits.
GAVIN (cont’d)
Rabbits, rabbits, rabbits.
CONOR
Rabbits, rabbits, rabbits.
Conor notices the adult rabbit on his own.
CONOR (cont’d)
Why’s that one like that on his
own?
GAVIN
Must be the Da rabbit. In case he
eats the babies.
CONOR
Do rabbits do that?
GAVIN
Cats do it.
CONOR
I suppose.
GAVIN
The little things.
Gavin goes to the door of the hutch. He starts to open it.
(CONTINUED)
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8 CONTINUED: 8
CONOR
What are you doing?
GAVIN
I want to look at them.
CONOR
Leonard would kill us.
GAVIN
(quietly)
Fuck Leonard.
Gavin starts to open the hutch. They speak quietly.
CONOR
The rabbits.
GAVIN
Yeah.
CONOR
They’re like little things aren’t
they?
GAVIN
Little rabbits.
CONOR
Yeah.
Gavin gently crouches down. He holds out his hand as if
offering food.
GAVIN
Here.
CONOR
What’s the baby for rabbits?
GAVIN
What?
CONOR
What you call them? Baby rabbits.
GAVIN
(ridiculing Conor)
What’s the baby for rabbits?
CONOR
You know.
GAVIN
You fool.
CONOR
Yeah. The baby for rabbits. I’m
thick.
(CONTINUED)
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8 CONTINUED: (2) 8
Gavin takes one up in his arms. He cradles it. He is very

gentle with it.
GAVIN
Rabbit.
CONOR
Bunnies is it?
Gavin puts the baby rabbit down. He takes off his ruck sack.
He opens it.
CONOR (cont’d)
What are you doing?
GAVIN
I want one.
CONOR
You can’t take one.
GAVIN
Says who?
He places a rabbit inside.
CONOR
What about Leonard?
GAVIN
Leonard.
Gavin closes the opening to the hutch. Alongside there is a
large bag of rabbit pellets. He dips his hands in and fills
his pockets.
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9 EXT. STREET - 0925 9
The boys are sitting on a wall. Gavin is looking in the bag.
CONOR
What’s it doing?
GAVIN
Nothing.
CONOR
Moving?
GAVIN
Yeah. Shitting on the bottom of the
bag.
CONOR
Show us.
Gavin show’s him. Conor laughs.
(CONTINUED)
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9 CONTINUED: 9
CONOR (cont’d)
The little shits.
GAVIN
Yeah.
They look at the rabbit still.
CONOR
Are we still getting the thing, the
toy?
GAVIN
Yeah.
CONOR
How we get the money?
GAVIN
Shut up.
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10 EXT. STREET - 0940 10
Gavin and Conor are walking towards the large neighbourhood
Spar shop.
CONOR
I’m like a sitting duck in this
uniform.
GAVIN
No you’re not.
CONOR
If the cops come but.
GAVIN
Tell them you were at the dentist.
CONOR
Right. I hate the dentist.
GAVIN
Here, take the rabbit and give me
your bag.
Gavin swaps his ruck sack with the rabbit for Conor’s empty
bag.
CONOR
Right.
GAVIN
Keep Farook busy when we’re in
here.
CONOR
Yeah.
(CONTINUED)
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10 CONTINUED: 10
They reach the shop.

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11 INT. SPAR SHOP - 0941 11
Gavin and Conor are in the shop. FAROOK the security man/
shop worker is inside the door. He is of Pakistani origin.
CONOR
Alright Farook.
FAROOK
Are you still barred?
CONOR
No. I’m unbarred now because I said
sorry to Ronnie.
FAROOK
You sure?
CONOR
Yeah. Ronnie, amin’t I not barred
no more?
RONNIE is at a check out a little way off.
RONNIE
Yeah.
FAROOK
Good.
Gavin is silent. Farook looks at Conor’s cast.
FAROOK (cont’d)
That looks sore.
CONOR
Yeah, no, it’s just. Nothing. It’s
just fucked is all.
FAROOK
What happened it?
CONOR
We was just playing basketball and
Gavin kicked it.
GAVIN
I didn’t kick it.
CONOR
I know. No. He didn’t mean it.
GAVIN
He fell.
(CONTINUED)
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11 CONTINUED: 11
CONOR
Yeah I fell.
FAROOK
Right.
CONOR
Yeah I fell on his foot.
FAROOK
Why aren’t you at school?
CONOR
We have the day off Farook.
FAROOK
And you decided to wear your
uniform anyway?
CONOR
Yeah. No. I forgot.
FAROOK
Right.
Gavin begins to drift off a little. Conor tries to keep
Farook busy.
CONOR
Are you a Muslim Farook?
FAROOK
Yeah.
CONOR
What do you have to do to be a
Muslim?
FAROOK
Why? You thinking of becoming one?
CONOR
No. Me Ma would kill me.
Gavin goes further away.
CONOR (cont’d)
Do you have to marry a Muslim?
FAROOK
Yes.
CONOR
My Ma says ye’re awful to women.
Farook laughs.
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Gavin looks to see that Farook is still talking to Conor. He
looks around. There is SOMEONE being served at the till. He
goes to the large stack of beer cans. He keeps looking around
and then quickly sticks six cans of ‘Zalany’ polish beer into
his ruck sack. He then goes and looks in the big fridge. He
gets a Magnum and goes to the counter.
GAVIN
A Magnum, Ronnie.
RONNIE
Show me til I scan it.
Ronnie scans it.
GAVIN
Have you any lettuce, Ronnie?
RONNIE
Lettuce?
GAVIN
Yeah.
RONNIE
Over there by the door.
Gavin wanders over and gets some lettuce and two carrots. He
goes back to the counter.
GAVIN
And them too.
Ronnie looks at him strangely.
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Gavin has finished at the till and is approaching Conor who
is talking to Farook still.
CONOR
How do you know she’s not really
ugly if she’s wearing a veil?
Farook is enjoying Conor hugely.
GAVIN
Conor. Come on.
CONOR
See you Farook.
FAROOK
Bye.
(CONTINUED)
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13 CONTINUED: 13
They exit.
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14 EXT. STREET - 0934 14
The boys are walking along a street near the shop. Gavin is
eating his Magnum. Conor is watching him.
CONOR
Can I have some of the Magnum?
GAVIN
No.
Beat. They continue walking. Conor stares at Gavin eating the
ice cream. Eventually Gavin hands Conor his Magnum.
GAVIN (cont’d)
Here.
CONOR
Thanks.
Gavin opens his rucksack to show Conor what’s inside.
GAVIN
I have the beer
CONOR
Great. We’re in business.
END OF PART ONE
15 EXT. STREET - 0950 15
The boys are walking on a street. There is a 17-year-old girl
sitting on a wall. She is wearing pyjamas. Her name is
NATASHA. There is a pram there with A SMALL BABY inside.
CONOR
Alright Natasha?
NATASHA
Yeah. Alright Gavin?
GAVIN
Yeah. Good, yeah.
NATASHA
Good.
GAVIN
Any fags Natasha?
NATASHA
Fuck off. And the size of you.
CONOR
Go on Natasha.
(CONTINUED)
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15 CONTINUED: 15
NATASHA
No way.
CONOR
Tight arse.
NATASHA
Buy your own.
Beat. Natasha lights a cigarette.
NATASHA (cont’d)
You should be at fucken school
anyways.
CONOR
Couldn’t be bothered.
NATASHA
Right.
Beat. The boys sit on the wall. Gavin watches the baby and
Natasha intently.
NATASHA (cont’d)
It’s boring round here isn’t it?
CONOR
Boring yeah.
Beat.
GAVIN
How’s Billy, Natasha?
NATASHA
He’s doing his college.
GAVIN
Yeah?
NATASHA
City and Guilds and that.
GAVIN
Good.
NATASHA
Busy all the time he is with it.
GAVIN
I haven’t seen him in a while
anyways. Billy.
NATASHA
Yeah. Loves it he does. Always
studying or going out with the
lads.
(CONTINUED)
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15 CONTINUED: (2) 15
GAVIN
I might do City and Guilds.
NATASHA
Learning what?
GAVIN
I don’t know. Making things.
Beat.
NATASHA
What happened your arm?
CONOR
I broke a metacarpal and two
fingers.
NATASHA
Ah don’t be saying it like that.
You make it sound disgusting.
CONOR
No. It’s only a bit broke is all.
Natasha’s phone rings. She answers.
NATASHA
(into phone)
- What?
- No.
- What’s the story with Mary?
The baby cries a little.
NATASHA (cont’d)
(into phone)
-She’s being induced today?
(to Gavin)
Pick the baby up a minute, Gavin.
Gavin slowly and carefully picks up the baby. He holds it
close. It stops crying. Gavin is fascinated by the infant.
NATASHA (cont’d)
(into phone)
-Who, Sabrina? I know. She’s hiring
a limousine for the christening.
Cheeky bitch.
-Yeah. Well tell her to shut her
mouth and lose her baby fat.
Natasha hangs up. Beat.
NATASHA (cont’d)
Look at you with the baby.
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GAVIN
Lovely it is.
NATASHA
Is it?
GAVIN
Yeah.
Natasha takes the baby and settles it.
GAVIN (cont’d)
The baby.
They continue to sit on the wall.
GAVIN (cont’d)
Do you want to buy some beer
Natasha. We have some beer.
NATASHA
Show me.
GAVIN
Here.
Gavin shows her the bag with the beer.
NATASHA
Where did ye get that?
GAVIN
Just got it.
NATASHA
I’m broke anyways.
CONOR
Shit.
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16 EXT. STREET - 10.00 16
Natasha is pushing the pram. The boys are ambling along with
her. They stop at the entrance to waste ground/ playing
fields.
GAVIN
We’re going in here Natasha.
NATASHA
Right.
Beat.
NATASHA (cont’d)
I’ll give you two cigarettes for a
can.
(CONTINUED)
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GAVIN
No way. Worth more than that. Five.
NATASHA
For a can?
GAVIN
Three then.
Beat.
NATASHA
Go on.
They swap.
NATASHA (cont’d)
Expensive cigarettes is.
GAVIN
Thanks, Natasha.
The boys walk away across the waste land. When they are far
enough out of earshot.
GAVIN (cont’d)
I like Natasha.
CONOR
Yeah.
GAVIN
It’s a pity she had that baby for
Billy. I’d like to go with her I
would.
CONOR
She’s too old for you.
GAVIN
I know.
Beat.
GAVIN (cont’d)
She’s nice. Her tits are nice.
CONOR
Yeah.
They continue walking.
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The boys are at the derelict club house. Gavin is looking at
the rabbit in his bag.
(CONTINUED)
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CONOR
Is he alright?
GAVIN
Yeah.
CONOR
Is he hungry?
GAVIN
I’m giving him some pellets.
CONOR
Try him on the carrot.
GAVIN
Shut up.
CONOR
Is he thirsty?
GAVIN
I don’t know.
Gavin puts the bag down.
GAVIN (cont’d)
Do you want a fag?
CONOR
Fucken yeah.
They light their cigarettes. Conor obviously doesn’t like
smoking. Beat.
CONOR (cont’d)
I sometimes don’t like cigarettes.
GAVIN
Why?
CONOR
No. I do like. But just sometimes.
GAVIN
What?
CONOR
Nothing. Just, I don’t know.
GAVIN
Faggot.
CONOR
No, I like them like.
Beat.
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CONOR (cont’d)
I have to take me tablets for me
arm anyway.
Beat.
GAVIN
Is it still sore?
CONOR
No. Only if I don’t take me
tablets.
GAVIN
Yeah.
Beat. Conor rummages in his bag. Conor finds the card of
tablets. He looks at it carefully.
CONOR
Five, six. Aspirin.
GAVIN
Ass.
They both laugh. He takes his tablet, finishing his water.
CONOR
Yeah Ass.
Conor sees A GANG OF YOUNG MEN across the waste ground.
CONOR (cont’d)
There’s Marcus.
Gavin picks up the bag with the beer in it. Stands up.
GAVIN
Come on so.
CONOR
What about the rabbit?
GAVIN
We leave the rabbit here. We’ll be
back in a minute. Be alright here.
He places the bag carefully. He opens the zip a tiny piece.
GAVIN (cont’d)
So it can breathe.
CONOR
Yeah.
They set off across the waste ground.
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The boys are walking across the wasteland towards the group
of young men. They are Marcus, MONDIE and TWO OF THEIR MATES.
Marcus has his dog with him. It is a young staffie bull
terrier called Queenie. Mondie’s face is extensively bruised.
MONDIE
I stamped on him Marcus.
MARCUS
You did in your bollocks.
MONDIE
I did. Broke his mouth and all.
MARCUS
So what happened your face then?
MONDIE
He jumped me first.
MARCUS
Fuck off.
MONDIE
I’m telling you.
The boys are nearly at the gang.
CONOR
Alright Marcus.
MARCUS
Look at these two fruits.
CONOR
No way.
MAN 1
You a faggot are you?
CONOR
No.
MAN 1
It’s written on your arm.
CONOR
That’s only that.
MAN 2
You a poof?
CONOR
Leonard Hamilton wrote that.
MARCUS
He’s a faggot as well.
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GAVIN
He’s a fucken asshole.
MONDIE
A fu fu fucken asshole.
The older boys laugh.
MAN 2
Ga ga Gavin.
MAN 1
Hello Ga Ga Gavin.
MARCUS
Alright Gavin.
Man 1 turns his attention to Conor.
MAN 1
So how’d you break it? Did your
girlfriend cross her legs.
CONOR
No. I fell off your Ma.
MAN 1
You cheeky bastard.
Man 1 gets Conor in a headlock.
CONOR
Fuck off. Don’t ruin me hair.
MONDIE
You little faggot.
Gavin is over near to Marcus. He is looking at the dog.
MARCUS
Your Ma giving me an earful this
morning.
GAVIN
I know. She hates the dog.
Beat
GAVIN (cont'd)
What’s the dog called Marcus?
MARCUS
Queenie.
Gavin has bent down. He is petting Queenie. He is loving and
gentle with her.
MARCUS (cont’d)
Don’t be petting her too much
Gavin.
(CONTINUED)
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GAVIN
Why?
MARCUS
Cause I’m training her.
CONOR
For what?
MARCUS
To bite the bollocks off people.
CONOR
Right.
MARCUS
She’s going to be a little beast
she is.
Beat.
GAVIN
Are you going to have her for to
get pups Marcus?
MARCUS
Yeah.
GAVIN
I want one.
MARCUS
I’ll sell you one Gavin.
GAVIN
Yeah.
Beat.
GAVIN (cont'd)
Do you want to buy some cans
Marcus?
MARCUS
What cans?
GAVIN
We have five cans.
MARCUS
Show us.
Gavin opens his bag.
GAVIN
That’s them there.
Marcus laughs at them.
(CONTINUED)
© RTE 2007
MARCUS
How much?
GAVIN
Eight euros.
MARCUS
For five cans of Polish piss. Are
you joking me?
GAVIN
Seven.
MARCUS
Forget it Gavin.
GAVIN
Are you sure?
MARCUS
Yeah.
MONDIE
I’m going. Come on Marcus.
MARCUS
Alright.
MAN 1
Where?
MONDIE
Getting the DVD’s you prick.
Gavin is still petting the dog.
MARCUS
I have to go Gavin.
GAVIN
I could take her for walks
sometimes Marcus.
MARCUS
Yeah.
MONDIE
Ga ga Gavin.
MARCUS
Would you leave him alone you fool.
MONDIE
I’m only messing.
MARCUS
Well don’t.
(CONTINUED)
© RTE 2007
The gang goes.

CUT TO:
The boys are nearly back at the derelict clubhouse. Gavin
sees there is a small dog sniffing at the place where they
left the rabbit. He runs to the place and swings at the dog.
GAVIN
Fuck off the bag. You little
bastard.
Gavin opens the bag. He tenderly looks inside. Beat.
CONOR
Did it eat the stuff?
GAVIN
We’ll leave the beer here.
CONOR
He’s done loads of shits.
Gavin puts the rabbit bag on his back. They set off across
the waste ground.
CUT TO:
20 EXT. BUS SHELTER - 1115 20
The boys are waiting at a bus shelter. Gavin is kicking
trying to break the perspex. Conor starts to shake his arm
about.
CONOR
Ahhh. Me arm.
GAVIN
What?
CONOR
I have an itch down me cast.
GAVIN
Stick something down it.
CONOR
I’ve nothing.
GAVIN
Blow down it then.
Conor attempts to blow down his cast.
CONOR
It smells like puke down there.
CUT TO:
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21 EXT. STREET. CITY CENTRE - 1135 21

The boys walk through a crowded street. They are laughing at
something.
CUT TO:
22 INT. MODERN SHOPPING CENTRE. CITY CENTRE - 1154 22
The boys mooch about.
CUT TO:
23 INT. MODERN SHOPPING CENTRE. CITY CENTRE - 1155 23
The boys are wandering about in the shopping centre. They are
looking in window of a toy shop. There is a security guard
nearby. He is a kindly man in his late fifties. He is KENNY.
(He appears in Stacey’s story). He approaches the boys.
KENNY
I have me eye on yiz, lads alright?
GAVIN
Yeah?
CONOR
Just looking at things is all.
KENNY
Well don’t start making a nuisance
of yourselves.
CONOR
No.
KENNY
Cause I’d hate to have to break
your other arm.
CONOR
No way.
Conor laughs. They enter the toyshop.
CUT TO:
24 INT. TOYSHOP - 1205 24
The boys are in a large toyshop. They are looking for the
toy. Gavin spots it.
GAVIN
That’s it.
They are looking at the toy.
GAVIN (cont’d)
I want it.
(CONTINUED)
© RTE 2007
24 CONTINUED: 24
They look around. There is no chance of taking it. There is

AN ASSISTANT nearby. Kenny is also still waiting outside.
Kenny is smiling in at them.
SHOP ASSISTANT
Can I help you?
GAVIN
No.
The boys exit.
CUT TO:
25 EXT. CITY CENTRE PARK - 1207 25
Gavin and Conor are sitting on a bench in a park near the
shopping centre. Conor has his shoe off and is looking into
it. Gavin notices him.
GAVIN
What are you doing?
CONOR
There’s something in me shoe.
Sticking in me.
GAVIN
What?
CONOR
I don’t know. Nothing.
GAVIN
Stupid.
CONOR
Yeah.
Conor has finished with his shoe and puts it back on.
CONOR (cont’d)
So what are we going to do so?
Beat.
CONOR (cont’d)
We going to try and lift it?
GAVIN
I don’t know yet.
CONOR
Right.
Conor looks around. He spots someone he knows.
CONOR
There’s Nickey Sexton there.
(CONTINUED)
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25 CONTINUED: 25
GAVIN
Where?
CONOR
Over there. Alright Nickey!
GAVIN
What are you calling him over for?
CONOR
I’m not.
GAVIN
You fucken are.
CONOR
Sorry.
GAVIN
He’s an asshole.
CONOR
I forgot.
Nickey Sexton arrives over. He is a ‘big bastard’.
NICKEY
Alright Conor?
CONOR
Yeah. No bother.
NICKEY
Alright Ga-Ga-Gavin.
GAVIN
Fuck off.
NICKEY
Make me.
CONOR
What are you doing in town Nickey?
NICKEY
Just in and around.
CONOR
Laying low is it?
NICKEY
No. Why?
CONOR
Cause of Leonard Hamilton and that.
NICKEY
What about Leonard Hamilton?
(CONTINUED)
© RTE 2007
CONOR
Nothing. Only he said he was going
to kick your fuck in.
NICKEY
When’d he say that.
CONOR
Said it this morning Nickey.
NICKEY
Did he?
CONOR
Yeah.
NICKEY
The little prick.
CONOR
He is a little prick.
NICKEY
Tell you, I’ll sort his cough for
him now.
CONOR
He done that on me arm did Leonard
Hamilton.
NICKEY
Be a sorry bastard now he will.
Burst him.
CONOR
Yeah.
Beat.
NICKEY
What are youse boys doing in town?
GAVIN
Nothing.
NICKEY
N-nothing is it?
CONOR
We’re in looking at things Nickey.
NICKEY
What things?
GAVIN
Nothing.
Beat.
(CONTINUED)
© RTE 2007
CONOR
Yeah. The transformers yokes.
NICKEY
Why you looking at them?
GAVIN
No reason.
CONOR
Yeah, no reason. Only Gavin
collects them.
GAVIN
Don’t be telling him all my
business.
CONOR
I’m not.
NICKEY
Them is for babies anyways.
GAVIN
No they’re not.
NICKEY
They are.
CONOR
No way Nickey. They’re very cool.
NICKEY
Stupid.
CONOR
He nearly has the full set.
GAVIN
Sake.
CONOR
We were in looking at the last one
inside.
NICKEY
Show us it.
CONOR
We haven’t got it yet.
NICKEY
Why?
GAVIN
Cause none of your business.
CONOR
He hasn’t got the money.
(CONTINUED)
© RTE 2007
GAVIN
Will you stop telling him things.
CONOR
Sorry.
NICKEY
Are ye going to nick it?
CONOR
We don’t know yet.
Gavin glares at Conor.
NICKEY
You’d never get away with it
anyways.
GAVIN
Who asked you?
NICKEY
I’m just telling you.
GAVIN
Well don’t.
NICKEY
Who’s on inside?
CONOR
What?
NICKEY
Is it what’s his name?
CONOR
Who?
NICKEY
Doing security. Kenny is it?
CONOR
I don’t know.
NICKEY
Cause you’ll never get it past him.
CONOR
No?
NICKEY
Always watching he is.
CONOR
Yeah?
NICKEY
I’d say your best bet would be to
borrow the money.
(CONTINUED)
© RTE 2007
GAVIN
Will you stop butting into our
business.
NICKEY
Free country. Say what I like.
GAVIN
Sake. I’m not staying listening to
this prick.
Gavin rises and moves away a little. Beat.
CONOR
Better head.
NICKEY
Where are ye going?
CONOR
I don’t know Nickey.
NICKEY
Right. Good luck Conor. Thanks for
that Leonard Hamilton thing.
CONOR
No problem.
Conor moves over to where Gavin is.
GAVIN
Prick.
CONOR
What are we going to do now?
GAVIN
Shut up.
CONOR
Wish we could borrow off someone.
Beat. Gavin thinks and eventually rises.
GAVIN
Come on.
CONOR
Wait.
Gavin leaves and Conor follows.
CUT TO:
26 EXT. COURTYARD OF A FLATS COMPLEX - 1300 26
The boys are walking through the courtyard of a flats
complex.
(CONTINUED)
© RTE 2007
26 CONTINUED: 26
CONOR
Me auntie used to live here.
Gavin is not listening.
CUT TO:
27 EXT. FRONT DOOR. JEROME’S FLAT - 1302 27
The boys are at JEROME’s front door. Gavin knocks.
GAVIN
Don’t say nothing you.
CONOR
No way.
GAVIN
I’ll just ask him and then we go.
CONOR
Right.
Gavin knocks on the door. The door is not locked. He pushes
it open with his hand. They go inside.
CUT TO:
28 INT. JEROME’S FLAT - 1303 28
The boys walk tentatively in. The flat is untidy. Everything
has been boxed up. Jerome is obviously moving.
GAVIN
Hello?
CONOR
Hello?
GAVIN
Shut up. Da?
CONOR
No one in.
Gavin is looking around.

CONOR (cont’d)
The state of the place.
GAVIN
Shut up.
CONOR
He’s not here.
GAVIN
I know.
(CONTINUED)
© RTE 2007
28 CONTINUED: 28
Beat.
CONOR
We go?
Jerome arrives in. He is surprised to see Gavin.
JEROME
What are you doing here Gavin?
GAVIN
Nothing. Just calling to you.
JEROME
How did yous get in?
GAVIN
The door was open.
CONOR
Was left open.
JEROME
Did your Ma send you?
GAVIN
No.
JEROME
Ye weren’t into everything I hope.
GAVIN
No.
Jerome looks around. He sees Conor.
JEROME
Alright Conor?
CONOR
Yeah, good Jerome.
JEROME
I haven’t got much time now Gavin.
GAVIN
I just called.
JEROME
Yeah. Fine. Sit down.
CONOR
Thanks.
Conor sits on the edge of the sofa piled with boxes.
JEROME
This place.
(CONTINUED)
© RTE 2007
CONOR
Yeah.
Gavin looks around.
JEROME
Was just down getting keys off
Gerry.
CONOR
Right.
JEROME
(to Gavin)
Sit down.
Beat.
GAVIN
What’s all the boxes?
JEROME
Them? I’m moving.
GAVIN
When?
JEROME
What? I got a bigger place over on
Temple St.
GAVIN
I never knew that.
JEROME
No?
GAVIN
No.
JEROME
Yeah. That’s all the boxes.
Beat.
JEROME (cont’d)
Shift that gear off of the couch
there Conor. Sit down.
CONOR
No problem Jerome.
JEROME
Just fuck it on the floor.
CONOR
Yeah.
(CONTINUED)
© RTE 2007
JEROME
Now.
Gavin is standing by the door. Beat.
JEROME (cont’d)
You should’ve at least have rang me
Gavin before knocking.
GAVIN
We didn’t know we were coming.
JEROME
Can’t just be calling up to me like
this.
GAVIN
I’m not.
JEROME
Sit down.
Beat. Gavin sits beside Conor.
CONOR
It’s boiling out.
JEROME
Is it?
CONOR
Yeah.
JEROME
Good. Wait til I get me fags.
Jerome exits. Gavin looks around the room.
CUT TO:
Jerome is sitting at the table. He is rolling a joint. The
two boys are still on the couch.
JEROME
Throw us over me lighter Gavin.
GAVIN
Where is it?
JEROME
By the side of the couch.
GAVIN
Where?
JEROME
There, down there, you dope.
(CONTINUED)
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29 CONTINUED: 29
CONOR
There. There.
GAVIN
I can fucken see it now.
CONOR
I know.
Gavin throws over the lighter.
JEROME
Who wrote that to your arm Conor?
CONOR
Leonard Hamilton.
JEROME
Why don’t you just scribble it off?
CONOR
He took me marker as well Jerome.
JEROME
Right. You’re fucked so.
CONOR
I am. Yeah.
Jerome laughs at Conor. Gavin watches this. Beat.
GAVIN
Leonard’s an arsehole.
JEROME
His father’s a prick too. Baldy
Bastard.
GAVIN
Yeah.
JEROME
Always a baldy bastard.
Conor and Gavin laugh. Jerome lights his joint. Beat.
JEROME (cont’d)
So why aren’t ye’s at school?
GAVIN
No reason.
CONOR
He doesn’t hardly go anymore.
GAVIN
Shut up you.
JEROME
Why?
(CONTINUED)
© RTE 2007
GAVIN
I hate it.
JEROME
Well I’m warning you, I don’t want
them knocking at my fucking door.
Understand?
GAVIN
Yeah.
JEROME
And the same for you head the ball.
CONOR
I’m stupid at school anyways
Jerome.
Jerome laughs. Beat. Jerome smokes his joint.
JEROME
You can help me load the van then.
GAVIN
Yeah.
Jerome stands and takes a swig of Fanta from a bottle on the
table.
JEROME
Do you want a sup of that?
CONOR
Yeah.
GAVIN
No.
Jerome’s phone rings.
JEROME
(into phone)
-Hello.
-Yeah.
-No.
-Not now.
-Not now until later I’m telling
you.
-Wait til later. Yeah. Fine.
Sleeping.
-Will you listen to me. I said
don’t. Gavin is here at the moment.
-No.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
© RTE 2007
JEROME (cont'd)
-Yeah.
Jerome goes outside the door to continue the rest of the
conversation.
GAVIN
What are you asking me Da for
things for?
CONOR
I didn’t.
GAVIN
You did.
CONOR
I got confused.
GAVIN
Sake.
Jerome has left his joint behind. Gavin picks up the joint
and takes three sharp inhales.
CONOR
Give us some.
GAVIN
Fuck off.
CUT TO:
30 INT. STAIRWELL. JEROME’S FLAT - 1340 30
Gavin and Jerome are carrying boxes down the stairs. Conor is
following after, empty handed, because he can not carry with
his broken hand.
JEROME
How’s your ma?
GAVIN
I don’t know. Good.
JEROME
Still bawling all the time?
GAVIN
Sometimes. She’s working.
JEROME
Right.
GAVIN
Yeah.
CUT TO:
© RTE 2007
31 EXT. COURTYARD. JEROME’S FLAT - 1342 31

Gavin, Jerome and Conor are standing by the van. Jerome is
opening the door.
JEROME
Get in the back of that van and
start fixing them boxes Conor.
CONOR
I can’t lift them Jerome.
JEROME
I know. Fix them with your foot.
CUT TO:
32 INT. STAIRWELL. JEROME’S FLAT - 1347 32
Gavin is climbing back up to Jerome’s flat. He passes Jerome
who is on the way down with a box.
CUT TO:
There are only a few more boxes. Gavin picks one up. The
bottom comes out of the box. Things crash loudly to the
ground. There is the sound of a baby crying in the bedroom.
Gavin follows the sound.
CUT TO:
34 INT. BEDROOM. JEROME’S FLAT - 1349 34
Gavin is standing in Jerome’s bedroom. There is a baby in a
cot. He stares at it.
CUT TO:
Jerome is in the sitting room when Gavin re-enters. Jerome
looks at him.
GAVIN
Whose is the baby Da?
Jerome continues picking up a box.
JEROME
Fuck it Gavin.
GAVIN
What?
JEROME
Use your head.
(CONTINUED)
© RTE 2007
35 CONTINUED: 35
GAVIN
Why use me head?
JEROME
It’s fucken just. What do you think
like? I had a baby with this girl.
I had a baby girl like. A new girl.
GAVIN
When?
JEROME
Six weeks I think. Six or eight
weeks or that.
GAVIN
Yeah?
JEROME
Rebecca. Baby Rebecca.
Gavin is deeply shocked. Beat.
GAVIN
Who’s the Ma?
JEROME
Louise. You met her at Funderland.
GAVIN
I never been to Funderland.
JEROME
Well Nadine did.
GAVIN
I didn’t.
JEROME
Well I thought you did.
Beat.
JEROME (cont’d)
Don’t say anything to your Ma yet.
GAVIN
Why?
JEROME
I’ll tell her meself when I sees
her.
Pause.
JEROME (cont’d)
We carry the last of this down.
CUT TO:
© RTE 2007
36 EXT. COURTYARD. JEROME’S FLAT - 1405 36

Jerome closes the doors of the van.
JEROME
Right.
GAVIN
Right. Can I have twenty euros?
Jerome gives him twenty euros.
JEROME
There. And don’t be buying smokes
with that.
GAVIN
No.
Jerome goes. Beat.
CONOR
Are we going to get the toy now?
GAVIN
I don’t want it now.
END OF PART TWO
37 INT. CASINO/ GAMING ARCADE - 1410 37
Gavin is in the gaming arcade. He is standing in front of a
large screened game. It is a shooting game. He is
concentrating hugely. He is shooting figures in the game. He
is lost to it. Conor comes and stands beside him. They stare
at the game.
CONOR
Can I have some more fifties?
Gavin gives him more money.
CUT TO:
38 INT. CASINO/ GAMING ARCADE - 1415 38
Gavin and Conor are at a platform coin drop game. You put the
coin in and see if it can succeed in pushing any other coins
off the platform. The coins look as if they are hanging off.
Gavin is putting in coins.
CONOR
Put it over on that side.
GAVIN
They’re not hanging off that side.
CONOR
They are. Look. That bunch.
(CONTINUED)
© RTE 2007
38 CONTINUED: 38
Gavin puts in his last coin. Nothing drops.

GAVIN
Shit.
Gavin looks at the machine. He pushes it to see if anything
drops.
CONOR
Kick it.
Gavin kicks the machine. NEVILLE (from GEORGIE’S STORY) comes
along.
NEVILLE
Hey. Quit kicking the machines
lads.
GAVIN
Fuck off.
NEVILLE
Out. The pair of yous.
CONOR
Why?
NEVILLE
Go on.
CONOR
Did nothing you prick.
NEVILLE
Out.
CUT TO:
39 EXT. CASINO/ GAMING ARCADE - 1416 39
Gavin and Conor are on the street outside the arcade. They
look around and then walk away.
CUT TO:
40 EXT. BOARDWALK BY THE RIVER - 1446 40
The boys sit by the boardwalk. They each have a box of potato
wedges. They are eating. Gavin gets up. He walks to the edge.
He looks at the river and the birds that are around. He
throws some wedges into the river and watches the birds swoop
for them.
GAVIN
We’ll have to walk back.
CONOR
Yeah.
CUT TO:
© RTE 2007
41 EXT. STREET NEARER HOME - 1530 41

The boys are ambling along.
CONOR
My arm is sore.
GAVIN
So?
Conor takes out his tablets.
CONOR
I’ve no water.
No response from Gavin.
CONOR (cont’d)
I’ll wait til I have enough spit
then.
He is waiting until he has enough spit.
CONOR (cont’d)
Enough now.
Conor takes his tablet.
A black woman is walking down the street towards them. She
seems nervous. This is PALA (from PALA’S STORY). Gavin
watches her.
CONOR (cont’d)
Kind of a bit stuck in my throat.
As Pala passes Gavin runs up to her and makes a loud noise in

her face.
The boys laugh and run off as she hurries past.
CUT TO:
The boys are nearer home. They are sitting on a wall. Gavin
is looking in his bag.
CONOR
I’d nearly forgot.
Gavin takes out the rabbit.
CONOR (cont’d)
It’s not moving.
GAVIN
It is.
(CONTINUED)
© RTE 2007
42 CONTINUED: 42
CONOR
Is it still alive?
GAVIN
Shut up.
CONOR
Show us.
GAVIN
It needs water.
Gavin crouches down near a pool of dirty water. He tries to
make the rabbit drink. He then finds an empty plastic bottle.
He fills it with some water. He tries to feed this to the
rabbit.
CONOR
Are we going home now?
GAVIN
No.
CUT TO:
The boys are walking across the wasteland. A youth approaches
then on bicycle. He cycles close by. He looks at them
closely. It is Mondie with the bruised face.
CONOR
Alright Mondie.
Mondie has passed. He circles back.
MONDIE
What are you saying alright for?
CONOR
Just said it.
MONDIE
Are you getting smart?
CONOR
No way.
MONDIE
Better not.
CONOR
No.
MONDIE
Or I’ll fucken kill you.
CONOR
I know.
(CONTINUED)
© RTE 2007
43 CONTINUED: 43
Beat
MONDIE
Where are ye going?
CONOR
Nowhere. Just over to the building.
MONDIE
Is that it Ga-Ga-Gavin? Over the b
b building?
Gavin doesn’t reply.
MONDIE (cont’d)
Is he not talking no more?
CONOR
I don’t know.
Beat.
CONOR (cont’d)
Going drinking our beer.
MONDIE
Yeah?
CONOR
Yeah.
MONDIE
How many ye got?
CONOR
Five.
Beat. Mondie gets off his bike.
MONDIE
I’ll come with ye so.
CONOR
Yeah?
MONDIE
I’ll roll ye a joint for two beers.
Skunk and all.
CONOR
Cool.
The boys continue to walk.
CUT TO:
44 INT. DERELICT CLUBHOUSE - 1700 44
Gavin, Conor and Mondie are in the derelict building. Mondie
and the boys are drinking their beers.
(CONTINUED)
© RTE 2007
44 CONTINUED: 44
Mondie is sitting down finishing rolling a joint. Gavin has

his bag placed very carefully beside him. Mondie throws the
completed joint over to Gavin.
MONDIE
Light that up.
Gavin lights up the joint and inhales deeply a few times.
Conor is watching him.
CONOR
Give us a go.
GAVIN
Shut up.
MONDIE
Sh-sh-shut up.
Conor and Mondie laugh.
CUT TO:
It is later. Gavin, Conor and Mondie are more intoxicated.
They are smoking another joint.
MONDIE
Do you see Dean much?
CONOR
Not much no. Not never since Stacey
left home.
MONDIE
I’m going to fucken kill him for
doing this to me.
Beat.
MONDIE (cont’d)
Where were yous today?
CONOR
We went in and visited Gavin’s Da.
MONDIE
Jerome?
CONOR
Yeah Jerome.
MONDIE
He’s a prick too.
GAVIN
He’s not a prick.
(CONTINUED)
© RTE 2007
45 CONTINUED: 45
CONOR
He had a baby and Gavin didn’t
know. Another baby.
GAVIN
What you saying that for.
CONOR
I’m only saying.
MONDIE
Sake.
CONOR
Yeah.
CUT TO:
The boys are drunk.
MONDIE
He’s giving me the creeps not
talking.
CONOR
Yeah.
MONDIE
You not talking?
CONOR
He’s not.
MONDIE
No.
CONOR
Do you know what he has in his bag?
GAVIN
Shut up.
MONDIE
What?
CONOR
Show him.
GAVIN
No.
CONOR
It’s an animal.
MONDIE
What?
(CONTINUED)
© RTE 2007
46 CONTINUED: 46
CONOR
See the bag is moving.
GAVIN
Fuck off.
MONDIE
Is it a little pussy?
Conor laughs.
MONDIE (cont’d)
He has his pussy in a bag. Do you
kiss your pussy?
CONOR
Kiss your pussy.
MONDIE
Do you touch your pussy?
Conor is breaking his shite laughing.
MONDIE (cont’d)
Do you lick your pussy.
CONOR
It’s a rabbit.
MONDIE
Fuck off.
CONOR
Show him.
MONDIE
Show me Mr. Stutterer.
GAVIN
No.
MONDIE
Show me the bag!
GAVIN
No.
CONOR
Show him Gavin.
MONDIE
Give me the fucken bag.
Conor gets close during this and takes the bag.
CONOR
It’s one of Leonard Hamilton’s
rabbits.
(CONTINUED)
© RTE 2007
GAVIN
No it’s not.
Conor throws the bag to Mondie. Mondie looks in the bag.
MONDIE
Watch this. It’s like ‘Hey Presto’.
Gavin tries to get the bag off Mondie. Mondie pushes Gavin
back.
MONDIE (cont’d)
You little fucker. I only want to
see it.
GAVIN
No.
Mondie takes the rabbit out.
MONDIE
Hey Presto.
CONOR
Hey Presto.
MONDIE
Now. You want it back stutter boy?
Here.
He holds out the wriggling rabbit.
MONDIE (cont’d)
Here.
Gavin goes for it. Mondie throws it to Conor.
MONDIE (cont’d)
You missed.
Conor and Mondie throw it one to the other. Gavin is getting
very frustrated. He pushes into Mondie and throws a few
punches.
MONDIE (cont’d)
You little prick.
Mondie catches the rabbit.
MONDIE (cont’d)
You want your rabbit now you little
prick.
Mondie throws the rabbit viciously against the wall. The
rabbit is dead.
MONDIE (cont’d)
There.
(CONTINUED)
© RTE 2007
Mondie laughes. Mondie leaves. Gavin is on his knees where

the rabbit is dead. He looks at it’s limp body. Conor stands
there. He doesn’t know what to say.
CONOR
Sorry Gavin.
Beat.
CONOR (cont’d)
Sorry.
Gavin stands. He’s raging. Conor backs out of the building.
CUT TO:
Gavin is chasing Conor across the waste ground. He catches
him. They fall to the ground. Gavin punches Conor hard. He
keeps punching him.
CONOR
Gavin. Please. My arm.
GAVIN
Fucken bastard.
CONOR
No.
GAVIN
Why did you take his part?
CONOR
I didn’t.
GAVIN
Why did you take his part?
CONOR
Gavin.
Gavin is shaking him violently. Eventually he stops.
Conor is dead.
CUT TO:
48 EXT. WASTELAND/ SPORTSFIELD - 21.00 48
It is some time later. Gavin is sitting by the body of Conor.
He is rocking a little. He is crying hard.
END OF GAVIN’S STORY
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1 INT. KITCHEN/DINING ROOM. GAVIN’S HOUSE - 0805 1

2 INT. GAVIN’S BEDROOM. GAVIN’S HOUSE - 0815 2

Gavin takes one up in his arms. He cradles it. He is very

They reach the shop.

12 INT. SPAR SHOP - 0944 12

18 EXT. WASTELAND/ SPORTSFIELD - 1046 18

The gang goes.

21 EXT. STREET. CITY CENTRE - 1135 21

They look around. There is no chance of taking it. There is

Gavin is looking around.

31 EXT. COURTYARD. JEROME’S FLAT - 1342 31

36 EXT. COURTYARD. JEROME’S FLAT - 1405 36

Gavin puts in his last coin. Nothing drops.

41 EXT. STREET NEARER HOME - 1530 41

As Pala passes Gavin runs up to her and makes a loud noise in

Mondie is sitting down finishing rolling a joint. Gavin has

Mondie laughes. Mondie leaves. Gavin is on his knees where

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