Children Of Men Page #4

You know what it is, Theo?

I just don't think about it.

THEO:
Where's Julian?

LUKE:
She couldn't make it. Sends her best.

Here's a photo of the girl and her name.

Hang on. We got a problem.

All I could get were joint transit papers,

which means I would have to escort the girl.

Will you?

For a couple more grand.

Julian thinks very highly of you.

Does she?

Yeah.

Thanks again.

(MAN CHATTERING ON TV)

Go on, stay with her.

Stay with her. Stay with her. Yes!

Have you seen this dog?

I'll be one minute.

Billy! I'm in a rush, mate.

MAN:
Okay, Theo. He'll see to you.

He'll see to you.

I'm in a rush. Come on. Come on.

That's 70 quid.

Sh*t.

WOMAN ON TV 1:
She's my house cleaner.

MAN ON TV 1:
He's the plumber.

Jesus.

MAN ON TV 2:
He's my dentist.

WOMAN ON TV 2:
He's the waiter.

WOMAN ON TV 3:
She's my cousin.

ANNOUNCER ON TV:

They are illegal immigrants.

To hire, feed

or shelter illegal immigrants is a crime.

Protect Britain.

Report all illegal immigrants.

Did you get the papers?

Lovely to see you, too.

Thank you. I really appreciate this.

Just like the old days, back of the bus.

Yeah, except we're the old farts now.

-You're looking good.

-Right.

Seriously. Look at me.

It's hard for me to look at you.

He had your eyes.

You know, I never understood

how you got over it so quickly.

You think I got over it?

No one could get over it.

I live with it. I think about him every day.

Come on, I mean the way you just...

You don't have a monopoly on suffering,

you know.

You always carried his memory

like a ball and chain...

What do you f***ing know

about my memories?

-You don't know what I feel or what...

-Move!

Yeah, there you go.

That's what you always do.

When it gets tough, you walk away.

This is our stop.

JULIAN:
Thelonius!

(SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

So why did you come to me?

You could have found other ways

to get transit papers.

Probably.

-So why me?

-I trust you.

-And what happens after?

-You take a train back. It'll be safer.

No, I mean what happens to us?

I don't know.

Theo, come on. You came for the money.

Did I?

LUKE:
Theo?

-You got my money?

-See?

We'll take you down to the first checkpoint

on the Canterbury Road,

then you and Kee are on your own.

Well, this is obviously the elite unit.

-This is Miriam.

-Hi.

-Is this the girl?

-JULIAN:
Kee, this is Theo.

What the f*** you staring at?

Apparently the pleasure's all mine.

Are we planning a sing-along?

Good. I'm gonna take a nap.

MAN ON RADIO:
The afternoon

is looking good here on Radio Avalon.

And now one for all the nostalgics

out there,

a blast from the past

all the way back from 2003.

That beautiful time

when people refused to accept

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