The Broken Circle Breakdown Page #4

scrub so hard with your toothbrush?

Rucksack.

- Right.

Let her go now.

- Alright.

Didier?

- Yes?

Just one.

I'll open the door in a minute.

- Yeah, yeah.

She's got more bruises on her arms.

- I know, I saw them.

Hi.

Hi.

Here.

Thanks.

Shall I light the stove?

No. No, it's OK.

Sweetheart...

Can we go and see my mum Sunday?

Yes... I think so.

It's... It's Mother's Day on Sunday.

She'll be pleased to see you.

F***! F***! You're going to

pull through, sweetheart. Goddammit!

Her heart has stopped.

Stop the ambulance.

What the f*** is happening now?

Adrenalin, OK?

- What's happening?

What's happening?

- We're losing her.

You're not losing her.

D'you hear me? You're not!

Don't let her go! D'you hear me?

Don't let her go.

- Move back and calm down, please.

We're going to shock her.

OK, shocking. Watch out.

Everyone stand clear.

Three, two, one.

Let's check. The monitor, please.

Thank you.

Take it easy, take it easy. Calm down.

Calm down, OK?

We'll just check.

She's back.

- OK, let's go.

Go go go.

Elise...

You need to do something, sweetheart.

Things can't go on like this.

Things... Things need to change.

You'd like things to be

like they used to be, eh?

Yes, of course.

Before we had Maybelle.

You never wanted the child, did you?

Elise, that...

That's not fair, sweetheart.

I should've listened to you.

You didn't want kids.

I did. You being pregnant just

took me by surprise, sweetheart.

I'd never given kids a thought.

But once she was there

I was the happiest man in the world.

So happy that you started drinking.

You just want to pick a fight.

- You were drunk when she was born.

And once she was there you had to head

for a bar with your pals to celebrate.

You were gone for ten days.

- You're exaggerating.

You only came home when you developed

jaundice from drinking.

That wasn't from drinking...

- It was from drinking.

And because of that

I had to stop breastfeeding.

I could only breastfeed her

for two weeks because you had jaundice

and it's full of antibodies that are

important for a little mite like that.

You can talk. For the first three months

you were pregnant...

Go on, say it. Say it.

It's true. It's true.

I smoked and drank

during the first three months

but I didn't know I was pregnant.

- It's not your fault, sweetheart.

A baby is formed

during the first three months.

The brain is already fully formed

after 6 weeks.

Stop it, Elise! Stop it!

- I didn't know.

Stop!

People die for the stupidest of reasons.

Maybe this place was too dirty for her.

Maybe she ate something

she shouldn't have done

or we should've changed her sheets more.

- What are you saying?

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