Keeping Rosy

BIRDS CHIRP:

BABY GURGLES:

VOICES CHATTER:

Charlotte? Come and see Jen's baby.

Hello. Hi.

How are you?

I'm good.

We're having a little nap.

So, how are you finding it?

Great. She is a little joy,

honestly.

Do you want a hold?

Oh, no, I couldn't.

Yeah, go on. Come on.

There we go.

There.

There, that's it.

Yeah.

Really? She's not normally this good

with strangers, honestly.

Oh, she can be

a right madam sometimes.

I bet you're looking forward

to getting back to work.

Yeah, yeah.

I'm back in June.

Erm...

But you know what, I think

I might just stay at home,

do the whole mum thing instead,

you know?

What about your career?

Of course. Yeah, I know,

but, erm...

Well, now Tom's been made partner,

I can kind of relax a bit.

Tom's been made a partner?

Has it... Has it not

been announced yet?

Oh, sorry.

Hmm.

Oh, bigmouth strikes again, eh?

OK.

Oh.

Oh, sweetie.

Come back to Mummy.

Oh!

I'm so, so sorry, Charlotte.

Please, send me

the dry-cleaning bill.

It's fine.

Charlotte, do you have a minute?

Sure.

Bye, Charlotte, nice to see you.

You too.

Yes. Yeah, that's better.

Has she got any teeth yet?

Yeah, she's got two.

Come on, baby. Yes.

Show us your little teeth.

Oh, lovely little smile. Yeah.

She's a happy

little girl, isn't she?

This is sh*t!

Of course I can market

over Mina, I just did.

Well, then stop trying

to feed me such utter bullshit.

Well, what's the procedure?

We went through a procedure.

It's constructive dismissal,

that's what it is, Simon.

I was promised equity in the merger

and now you're trying

to get rid of me.

I've been here three years

longer than Tom.

Look, he wouldn't even be in

a position to sell the agency

if it wasn't for my input.

Why are you doing this to me?

This is my world.

Plea...

Right.

F***.

VACUUM STOPS:

I don't expect you.

I can see that.

What have I told you

about smoking in my home?

I'm sorry.

I said smoking was unacceptable.

Do you remember me saying that?

Yes.

OK.

Well, as I've warned you before,

I don't want you

to clean for me any more.

OK, I not charge you this week.

It's not about the money,

Maya, it's about trust.

I really need this job.

You should've thought about that

before you polluted my apartment.

I want you to leave, now, please.

SHE SPEAKS OWN LANGUAGE

Maya.

Maya, hold on.

Look...

You do a good job.

Just...

please use the terrace

if you want to smoke.

What's that?

Is mine.

Well, it's not, is it?

It's mine...

and you're going to

give it back to me. No!

I knew it was a mistake

not going through an agency!

SHE SPEAKS OWN LANGUAGE

LIFT:
Doors opening.

OK, Miss, I'll see you next week.

Maya, Maya, Maya,

hold on, hold on, hold on...

I have a headache, that's all.

OK, well, well... Let's go inside

and sit down for a while.

You've had an accident.

It was not accident.

You give me pills

and then I need to go.

You, uh... You can keep

the champagne.

Is very kind.

SHE LAUGHS:

Are you all right?

You...

are so unhappy.

I have to go now.

I think you should sit

and rest a while longer.

I not stay here so you feel better.

SHE SPEAKS OWN LANGUAGE

I think you...

Maya. Maya!

Maya! Maya.

Maya.

May...

Oh, bloody sh*t.

Maya! Maya, come on, Maya!

Oh, no.

Oh, God.

SHE SOBS:

LIFT:
Going down.

Doors closing.

CENTRAL LOCKING BEEPS

Sh*t.

LIFT ACTIVATES:

(F***.)

SHE GRUNTS:

CENTRAL LOCKING BEEPS

NURSERY RHYME ON RADIO

SOFT CRY:

# Row, row, row your boat

gently down the stream

# Merrily, merrily, merrily

merrily, life is but a dream. #

BABY CRIES:

That's it...

Come on.

Have some more?

Have some more.

Have some more.

Yeah...

DOORBELL BUZZES:

BUZZ:

BUZZ:

WHISPERS:
OK, OK, OK.

Shh.

DOORBELL BUZZES:

Yes?

There you are.

I've been calling you from the cab.

'Well, then, let me in.'

Look, Tom...

..now's not a good time, OK?

'Come on.

'We can talk about it.' I'm sorry.

I'll call you.

'Charlotte...'

BUZZER:

Please, can you stop doing that?

'Not until you let me in.'

Look... I can't.

'Why not? It's freezing out here.'

BUZZER:

KNOCK ON DOOR:

Hey.

I told you. Now isn't a good time.

I feel terrible.

I've been at a client lunch

all afternoon,

and all I could think about was

getting over here.

I'm on your side.

I swear, I thought they were going

to make you partner as well.

It was only when...

..David asked me to take over your

accounts that...

Look, you know, I did as much as I

could do, but...

But I want you to know...

..that I am with you with this, all

the way.

I'll do anything. I don't care

what it is, I'll do it.

Really? Mm-hmm.

First thing tomorrow morning, I'm

going to hook you up with Sally,

my head-hunter. She's brilliant.

There's nothing you can do, Tom.

Yes, I can. I really can.

Look, Sally will get you

a brilliant job, she's...

I couldn't care less.

It's about the baby.

What?

I know how horrible it must have

been for you, and...

You know, especially on top of everything

else that happened yesterday, but...

I'm sorry. I'm really sorry,

but I swear to you on little Grace's

life that I had no idea Jen was

going to bring her into the office

yesterday.

She did it on the spur of the moment.

I need you to leave, now, Tom.

No.

No...

We need to work through this.

The last thing I want is for all of

this to get in the way of us.

And...

I've got a free pass for

the whole night.

Come on.

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