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CHARLIE Hello, Dom.
DOM Oh, hi, Charlie. Are you enjoying
yourself?
C Yes, thanks. But I don't know anyone
here apart from you, Jake and Diana.
D Well, who do you want to know about?
C Who's the woman in the red dress?
D Ah. That's Naomi. She's Diana's best
friend from university.
C She's gorgeous.
D Yes, she is. And she's the happiest person
I know.
C Really?
D And she's married.
C Oh.
D That's her husband next to her - the one
in the blue suit. His name's Eric. He's a
colleague of Jake's.
C What's he like?
D Actually, he's the most boring person I've
ever met in my life. All he talks about is
work, work, work.
C And he's got the worst haircut ever.
D Yes, you're right. I don't know why she
married him.
C Who's he talking to?
D Oh, that's Aunt Harriet. She's our richest
relative. It's quite sad really - she never
got married because she thought men
only wanted her for her money. No one
knows how much she has, but she's got
the biggest house you've ever seen and she
lives there on her own. She's a bit strange.
C Yes, she looks it.
D And the guy talking to my brother is
Rupert. He's Jake's best friend. Do you
know a place called The Bug Bar in
Market Street?
C Yes, I've been there once or twice.
D Well, he owns it. Apparently it's the most
popular bar in town at the moment. You
have to queue to get in.
C Look, someone's waving at you.
D Oh no. He's my least favourite relative.
Hello, Uncle Patrick! How are you?
That's my great-uncle Patrick. He's 90
next birthday.
C Wow! He doesn't look that old.
D Yes, well, he's married to a much younger
woman. She's only 76! Anyway, come
with me and I'll introduce you to Naomi's
sister. I don't think she's married ...
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CLIVE Hello, Lydia. What happened at the
bank this afternoon?
LYDIA Bank managers. They're all idiots.
C Oh, dear. We can't borrow any more
money, is that what you're saying?
L Of course that's what I'm saying. And if
we don't start paying them back soon,
they're going to close this restaurant.
C Oh, no. They can't do that!
L Yes, they can. And they will. In two
weeks.
DARREN Hi, Mum.
L Hello, Darren.
D How did it go at the bank?
L Oh, don't ask.
D Don't worry, things'll get better. And
soon.
L I hope so. How many customers have we
got in today?
C Er ... six.
L Six? Is that all? I bet The Angel has more
than six customers.
D Yes, it's full. I walked past a few minutes
ago. There were people waiting outside.
L Oh, dear. If we don't get our customers
back, we're going to have to close the
restaurant.
D That won't happen, Mum, I promise you.
C Darren, these are for table two. And they
want a bottle of house red. Come on,
hurry up, we still have some people to
look after ...
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D OK, I'm going.
TRUDY Hi, Dad.
C Hello, Trudy. How are you?
T Yeah, not bad. Hey, guess what? I've got
a job!
L For how long, we wonder ... ?
C Well done, darling! What kind of job is it?
T I'm a waitress ... at that new restaurant
down the street.
L What?! You mean The Angel?
T Yeah, that's right. I'm starting on
Monday.
C But if you want to be a waitress, why
don't you work here?
T Because you haven't got any customers,
that's why. And anyway, I live with you
people. I don't want to work with you as
well. Oh, I have to go. Bye!
L I don't believe it ... that woman!
C Oh, calm down. At least she's got a job.
L Not her. Eve King, the woman at The
Angel. How could she take my daughter
away from me?
C Yes, I know, but what can you do?
L I'll show you what I can do ...
C Lydia ... Lydia ... where are you going?
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KATHY Hello, darling. [Are] You OK?
DARREN Hi, Kathy. Yeah, [I'm] fine.
K Darren, I'm worried. Elizabeth's not very
well.
D Oh, dear.
K Shouldn't you be at work?
D [I'm] Having a break.
K [Are] You going out?
D Yeah. [Have you] Seen my cigarettes?
K [They're] Over there, on the table. Where
are you going, anyway?
D [I'm going] Out. And where's my lighter?
K [It's] On the table. Darren, what's
going on?
D [I've] Got some things to do, that's all.
K You never spend time with us any more.
D See you later, Kathy. Bye.
K Bye. Oh, Elizabeth, I'm so sorry your
dad's not here with us. But I am ... I'll
always be here for you. Now do you want
to play with your toys ... do you?
CLIVE And here's your receipt. (Thanks)
Thanks very much. Come again. (Thank
you. Good night.) Right, that's the last
customer. How much have we made
tonight? ... £174 ... oh, dear ... Sorry,
we're closed ... oh, it's you, Darren.
Where did you go?
DARREN [I went] Out. [I] Had things to do.
C But we had customers.
D [I] Thought you could look after them.
There were only six. Where's Mum?
C She's ... er ... I don't know ... There you
are, Lydia. Where have you been?
LYDIA [I] Went for a walk. [I] Needed some
time to think. Is Trudy home?
C Yes, [she's] in her room.
L Oh, good. Now I think we all need to
talk about things. Darren, can you go and
get ...
C Sorry, we're ... Oh, my ...
L Nick!
NICK Hi, everyone! How's business?
L Nick, darling, I can't believe it's you. Where
have you been? Why didn't you call?
D And why have you come back?
N There's only one reason I'm back.
C What's that, son?
N To see my daughter.
C Your daughter?
N Yes, Elizabeth. She's my daughter, not
Darren's. Ask Kathy. She'll tell you. I'm
Elizabeth's father.
L What?!
C What's happening outside?
N There's a fire down the street. A
restaurant, I think. It looked quite bad
too. So, how is everyone?
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1 BEN Hello, KLR Recording Studio. Can I
help you?
DAVID Yes, can I speak to Matt Robertson,
please?
B Ah, I'm afraid he isn't in this afternoon.
Can I take a message?
D Yes, please. Could you ask him to phone
me tomorrow? My name's David Baxter.
He can ring me at the office.