Scene 1:2/1 Ext. News Booth. Day.
We see Pop behind Al's News Booth. Geoff Tipps is coming to the booth.
Pop What can I do for you?
Geoff I want the daily newspaper, please.
Pop gives Geoff the newspaper.
Geoff Thank you. Pop, where is Al today?
Pop He left me. He didn't want to work for me anymore.
Geoff Oh, I'm sorry.
Pop It's OK. So, now I'm all on my own.
Geoff Just like me. Everybody hates me.
Pop We could open a club.
Geoff Yes.
Geoff looks at his watch.
Geoff Oh, it's so late. I have to go to work now. See ya.
Pop See ya.
Geoff is leaving the News Booth. Then we see Al and Rich are going to the News Booth.
Pop What do you want here?
Al Pop, we are here to look after you.
Pop There is no reason. I'm fine. I don't need any of you. Looks like I don't have any son now.
Al Come on, Pop. That's not true.
Rich Yes, we will be your sons, forever.
Pop No, and you (points to Rich), don't talk to me anymore. I don't know you anymore.
Al Pop, don't be like that.
Pop You betrayed me, too, Al.
Al Why?
Pop Al, you were the best son I've had, but then you left me.
Al I just think, that you're wrong about the whole thing which happened with Rich. And I want my own business.
Pop You had your own business.
Al I had my own News Booth, that's all. It was always your business.
Pop And that's bad?
Al I think so.
Rich Pop, we have news for you.
Pop What news?
Rich Me and Al, we both have an own news booth together.
Al Yes, we want to try it together, all on our own.
Pop You both betray me again.
Rich Why?
Pop You run your own news booth in my town. Remember, all news booths in Royston Vasey are mine.
Rich Except from ours.
Al Yes.
Pop Do you know that you are in business competition with me?
Al Yes, Pop. We know that.
Rich But we try it anyway.
Pop You can, but you will loose. You guys know that, too.
Al No, we don't know that.
Rich We won't loose, Pop. We will run a great news booth.
Pop I'm sure, you will. But I will always be better than you because I'm your Pop.
Al You still think, we are your sons.
Pop No.
Rich Yes, you said that you are our Pop.
Pop I meant that I'm Pop. And no one can beat Pop.
Al You didn't mean that.
Rich Definitely. And because we are your sons, we can beat you, Pop. And we will do that.
Al Pop, we just want to let you know that. We have to go, now.
Pop Are you afraid of your Pop?
Rich Not anymore, Pop. We are stronger now, just because of you.
Pop I thought you have to go.
Al We will. Thanks for everything Pop.
Rich Yeah, thanks, Pop.
Rich and Al are leaving Pop's News Booth.
Scene 1:2/2 Int. Charlie & Stella's Home. Day.
We see Charlie and Stella sitting at the table.
Charlie What are you thinking about, Stella?
Stella Nothing, Charlie.
Charlie It is Tony, isn't it?
Stella No, if it was Tony, it wouldn't regard you.
Charlie Of yourse, it would. I'm your husband.
Stella Yes, but just on the paper for a long time now.
Charlie It's not my fault. You don't want to do more.
Stella I want, but you're not good enough, Charlie.
Charlie And Tony is?
Stella What do you want to say with that?
Charlie Stella, I know that you still have an affair with Tony.
Stella Just because you're not respond to me.
Charlie How can I respond to you, if you're always in The Greedy Slits.
Stella I'm not.
Charlie Yes, you are. I followed you.
Stella You did what?
Charlie I followed you because I wanted to know if you still have an affair with Tony. And I saw you going into The Greedy Slits and I saw that you are still meeting Tony, too.
Stella I just met Tony because he works there.
Charlie So, now you admit that you were in The Greedy Slits.
Stella Yeah, alright. But just because I was bored.
Charlie Why don't you do a little housework? You wouldn't be bored with that.
Stella I do housework, but that is not enough, Charlie.
Charlie What do you mean?
Stella I need more than that, Charlie.
Charlie And what exactly do you need?
Stella I don't know exactly. But what I do know is that I need something funny and exciting.
Charlie And Tony gives you that.
Stella Yes.
Charlie Then I will try. Tell me what you and Tony are doing, and I will do the same with you.
Stella You are serious about that?
Charlie Yes, I love you Stella.
Stella I love you, too, Charlie.
Scene 1:2/3 Int. Garage Shop. Day.
It's Rich and Al's own shop. They are stocking the shelves of their new shop.
Al Rich, do you think Pop will understand it someday?
Rich Yes, I think, he will. I just will take time.
Al I'm a little worried.
Rich Why?
Al Because our shop won't work and we have to go back to Pop.
Rich It will work, Al. Why are you so afraid of Pop?
Al Aren't you afraid of him?
Rich Well, yes. I think I still am. But I won't ever go back to Pop.
Al Rich, you did this before. And you were successful. But I was always on Pop's side. And now I'm not. This is the first time that I'm on my own.
Rich Al, you can do this, too.
Al Why do you think that?
Rich Because you're better than me in this.
Al Am I?
Rich Yes, you are. You never did something wrong in your life. Not like me.
Al It just was a little mistake and you didn't deserve what Pop did to you.
Rich You really think so?
Al Of course. I tried to change Pop's mind, but you know him.
Rich Yes, I know him very well. No one could change his mind.
Al That's true.
Rich This will be great, Al. I'm sure we will be very successful.
Al Yeah, I think you're right. And this will be fun, right?
Rich Oh, yes. We both together.
Al And without Pop.
Rich Right.
Al It's a great location for a shop.
Rich Do you think so?
Al Yes, absolutely.
Rich Pop would hate it, woudn't he?
Al Yes, definitely. He just would like it, if this was a News Booth and he was the owner.
Rich Right. But he isn't, we are. He can't command us anymore.
Al Right. We don't work for Pop anymore. We are independent now. Do you know something, Rich. I begin to enjoy it.
Rich Yes, me too. I really love it to work with you.
Al Maybe we will be partners forever.
Rich That sounds great, partners forever.
Scene 1:2/4 Int. Video Vault. Day.
Henry and Ally are standing in front of a shelf.
Ally Seen. Seen. Seen. Seen. Seen. Seen.
Henry Hey, Ally.
Ally Hey, Henry.
Henry Have you seen this?
Ally The Cottage? Never heard of it.
Henry It is really good.
Ally How many killings?
Henry Seven.
Ally Oh, that's not very much.
Henry I know. But it is very bestial.
Ally Who plays in it?
Henry Gollum.
Ally Gollum? I thought Gollum was made at the computer.
Henry He is. I mean the voice of Gollum.
Ally Great. I love this voice.
Henry Well, it's not actually Gollum's voice. It's the real voice of the actor.
Ally Oh.
Henry But there is Jennifer Ellison, the sexy woman of "The Phantom Of The Opera". The One with the big boobs.
Ally Alright. We see it then.
Henry Yeah.
Henry and Ally are leaving the shelf.
Scene 1:2/5 Int. Garage Shop. Day.
Rich and Al are working. There are a lot of people in their Garage Shop.
Al It works really well. I never thought it would.
Rich Well, actually, I never thought that either.
Al We haven't seen Pop in days.
Rich Yes, that's what is worrying me.
Al Why?
Rich He wouldn't let us do that so easily, would he?
Al Well, I think so too.
Mike Harris is coming to Rich and Al.
Al Hello, Mike.
Mike Hello, Al. Since when do you work here?
Al This is the garage shop of Rich and myself.
Mike Really? What about Pop's News Booth by the War Memorial.
Al Pop has to work there at his own now.
Mike Do you have problems with Pop?
Al Yes. Rich and I have. But everything is alright.
Mike Alright. It was time that you tell Pop your opinion of everything.
Al Yes, and I did. I needed just my brother to tell Pop that.
Mike Why?
Rich My problems with Pop have begun before that.
Mike What happened?
Rich It's not important anymore. Not for us. I did a mistake. It was not a big mistake, but big enough for Pop. So, he threw me out.
Al Yeah, and I had contact with Rich all the time and that was for Pop a reason to throw me out too.
Mike How could he do that?
Rich You know Pop is not as good as we are, I think.
Mike No, not really. But you are his sons and he did that.
Rich That is not important for him. Whoever does something that is a mistake for him, won't deal with him again.
Mike That's a shame. But you are alright?
Rich Yes, we're fine. And we are independent now.
Al Yes, for the first time in my life, I am.
Mike I wish you good luck.
Al / Rich Thanks.
Mike is leaving Rich and Al. We see Pauline Campbell-Jones/Michaels and Mickey M. Michaels.
Pauline Mickey, do we really need this?
Mickey Please, Pauline.
Pauline Alright.
Mickey Thanks, Pauline. Look, there is Ross.
We see Ross coming.
Mickey Hey, Ross.
Ross Hey, Mickey. Hey, Pauline.
Pauline Hey, Ross.
Ross How are you?
Pauline Very well. How are you?
Ross Fine. It was nice to see you both.
Pauline Yes.
Ross Bye.
Pauline Bye.
Mickey Bye, Ross.
Ross is leaving Pauline and Mickey.
Scene 1:2/6 Ext. News Booth. Day.
We see Pop at the News Booth by the War Memorial. Then there is Geoff Tipps coming to him.
Geoff Hello, Pop.
Pop Hello, Geoff. How are you?
Geoff Fine. What about you?
Pop Not so good, Geoff. The business is not very good at the moment.
Geoff Is it because of the new garage shop?
Pop What garage shop?
Geoff The garage shop down the High Street.
Pop I didn't hear about it.
Geoff But your sons are the owners.
Pop They have a shop?
Geoff You didn't know about that?
Pop No. We don't have contact.
Geoff Oh, I'm sorry.
Pop It's alright. But what can I do for you Geoff?
Geoff I just need the Daily News.
Pop hands over him a newpaper. Geoff hands him over the money for the newspaper.
Geoff Bye, Pop.
Pop Bye.
Geoff is leaving the News Booth.
Scene 1:2/7 Int. Judee's House. Day.
Judee Levinson rests on the sofa and Iris Krell is cleaning the coffee table.
Judee Oh, Iris. What a day, isn't it?
Iris Yes, Mrs. Levinson.
Judee Iris, have you heard about this new garage shop?
Iris Down the High Street? Yes.
Judee But it is nothing for you, love. It's too expensive for you, isn't it?
Iris Well, a bit. Did you buy something there?
Judee Not yet, but I think, I should go there.
Iris Yes, Mrs. Levinson.
Judee The whole town buys there. It must be a great shop. I think, I will buy there the next time.
Iris Yes, Mrs. Levinson.
Scene 1:2/8 Ext. High Street. Day.
Mike Harris is going up the High Street. On his way, he meets Brian Morgan.
Mike Brian, how are you?
Brian Hello, Mike. Better, thanks.
Mike I haven't seen you for months.
Brian You know, my wife, Katie, is missing.
Mike Of course.
Brian I am very upset and confused about it. Mike, I'm really sorry about what happened, you know that I didn't come to work and that.
Mike It's alright, Brian. I understand that you feel like that. It must be hard for you without Katie.
Brian It was very hard at first, but now it is a bit better.
Mike If you need anything, come to me.
Brian Thanks, Mike. Maybe I take it up.
Mike So, where are you going?
Brian I want to go to the new garage shop.
Mike I am coming from there. It is really good. Al and Rich do a great job.
Brian Pop's sons?
Mike Yes, it is their garage shop.
Brian It is their shop, not Pop's?
Mike No, Pop doesn't have anything to do with it. They made it all up.
Brian Wow. They deserve it.
Mike Yes, they do. Well, I have to go before the ice cream is melting.
Brian Yes, I have to go, too.
Mike Bye, Brian.
Brian Bye, Mike.
Scene 1:2/9 Int. Garage Shop. Day.
The garage shop is closed. We see Rich and Al in there.
Al Rich, we made good profit today.
Rich Really?
Then Pop is entering the garage shop.
Pop Look, who I see here.
Al Sorry, we're closed now. (He and Rich don't raise their heads.)
Pop Don't you say 'hello' to your Pop?
Al and Rich are raising their heads now.
Al Pop? What are you doing here?
Pop I just want to see how you both are doing.
Rich We're fine, Pop. Would you please leaving our shop now?
Pop No, I want to buy something.
Rich How can we help you?
Pop By coming back to your Pop and work for him.
Rich Why should we do that?
Pop You know, you have no chance to stay in business here.
Al Why not?
Pop You are good, but you both know that I'm better.
Rich Oh, do we?
Al I didn't know that before.
Rich Me neither.
Pop If you don't come back...
Rich What happens if we don't come back?
Pop If you don't come back, you will compete against me.
Al I think we accept the challenge.
Rich Yeah. May the best man or the best men win.
Pop Oh, that is your opinion of it?
Al Yes, it is.
Pop If you want a war, you get it.
Rich Alright. So, now you should leave.
Pop But you will see me again. You will lose and then come back to your Pop. But maybe I won't let you come back.
Rich We don't need to come back to you, Pop. We will win. We have a lot of customers. What about you?
Pop I have enough customers.
Rich Yet. But they will come to us.
Pop I don't think so.
Rich We will see, won't we?
Pop Yes, we will.
Pop is going to the door.
Pop See you again.
Rich / Al Bye, Pop.
Pop is leaving the garage shop.
Scene 1:2/10 Int. Shebabs Restaurant. Day.
Geoff Tipps and Mike Harris are sitting at their table.
Mike Geoff, I have seen Brian.
Geoff How is he?
Mike I think, he is better now. He was very upset and confused because Katie is missing.
Geoff Oh. You mean my ex-wife Katie.
Mike Yes, don't embark upon it again, Geoff.
Geoff Alright. I won't.
Then Brian Morgan is entering the Sheababs (Restaurant).
Brian Hello, Mike. Hello, Geoff.
Mike Hello, Brian.
Geoff Hello, Brian.
Mike What are you doing here?
Brian I thought I have to move on and that's why I am here.
Geoff Are you alright?
Brian Yes, I'm fine, Geoff.
Geoff Do you want the same than ever, Brian?
Brian Yes. Thanks, Geoff.
Geoff (to waiter) Three Bluebirds!
Brian So, how is work?
Geoff As always. You know what I mean.
Brian Yeah, I think so.
Mike Do you want your old job back?
Brian I don't know if I'm ready yet.
Mike When you are ready, come to me.
Brian I will. Thanks.
Geoff You can come to me, too.
Brian Alright. Thanks, Geoff.
Scene 1:2/11 Int. Garage Shop. Day.
Rich and Al are working. The garage shop is full of customers. Then Pop is entering.
Pop I have good news for you all! At my News Booth by the War Memorial, I will allow you a 20 per cent discount!
Al What are you doing here, Pop?
Pop I just advertise for my News Booth.
The customers are leaving the garage shop. Then the garage shop is empty accept of Rich, Al and Pop.
Al Why are you doing this, Pop?
Pop You wanted this war, my sons.
Rich Oh, we are now your sons again.
Pop No, that's just a phrase.
Al How can you do this?
Pop I am a businessman, Al. If you want to stay in business, you have to do such things.
Rich Believe me, Pop. We can stay in business without doing something bad like that.
Pop I don't think so. No one can do that. You should believe me, Rich. I am longer in this business than you both.
Al We won't have to do that.
Pop We will see about that, won't we?
Rich Yes, we will see about that.
Pop is leaving the garage shop.
Al Rich, do you think, we should do something like that against Pop.
Rich I think, we have to because Pop won't give up, Al.
Al Yeah, you're right. What we can do? Do you have any idea?
Rich Not yet.
Scene 1:2/12 Int. Shebabs Restaurant. Day.
Mike, Geoff and Brian are sitting at their table.
Brian Is everything alright with you guys?
Mike Yes, everything's alright.
Geoff Yes. Well, my comedy plan didn't work out and that's why I'm working at the plant again.
Brian I'm sorry, Geoff.
Geoff It's alright. Maybe it wasn't the right thing for me.
Mike Yes. Or did you tell them Mau-Mau?
Geoff pulls his gun and focuses it on Mike.
Mike Geoff, put the gun away.
Geoff I didn't tell them Mau-Mau, Mike. It was Stand-Up Comedy, remember?
Mike Yes, I remember. I'm sorry that I said that, Geoff.
Geoff Alright. What about another drink?
Mike Yeah.
Brian Yes.
Geoff (to waiter) Hey, three Bluebirds!
Geoff puts his gun back in his jacket.
Scene 1:2/13 Ext. War Memorial. Night.
We see two men in dark clothes at Pop's News Booth. They are breaking into the News Booth.
Scene 1:2/14 Ext. War Memorial. Day.
Pop is coming to his News Booth.
Pop What happened here?
Then Rich and Al are coming to Pop at the News Booth.
Al Pop, what happened with the News Booth?
Pop I could ask you the same question, couldn't I?
Al What do you mean?
Pop I am sure that you both did it.
Rich Why should we do that?
Pop Revenge. And you want to stay in business.
Rich Pop, we told you, we don't need to do what you would do to stay in business.
Pop You are my sons, and that's why I know, you could do that.
Al But we wouldn't, Pop.
Rich Right. And we don't want to be your sons anymore.
Pop Are you sure, Richie?
Rich You treat us like dependent and stupid children. And that's not what we are, Pop.
Pop You both didn't show me that you aren't.
Al We did, Pop.
Pop How?
Rich We have our own shop now, Pop.
Al Yeah, Pop. We do a great job, and you should be proud of us.
Pop Why should I be proud of you? You compete with me. You turn me out of business.
Al We don't want to compete with you like this. And we don't want to turn you out of business.
Pop But that's what you doing
Al But just because you want us to do that.
Pop No, I don't want you to do that. So, you did this, didn't you?
Rich You never know.
Pop Of course, you did it. No one else in town would do that to me.
Rich Just because everyone in town is afraid of you.
Al Right.
Pop And you're not afraid of me. You both were before.
Rich You're right, Pop. We were before, but we aren't anymore.
Pop So, you want this war, don't you?
Al No, Pop. We don't want this war, but you want it.
Pop Oh, you don't want it. But just because you are still shitting in your pants like before.
Rich We don't, Pop.
Pop You were shitting in your pants because you were robbed by some boys. You remember that, don't you, Richie?
Rich Yes, Pop. I remember very well. That's why you disowned me.
Al Pop, why did you disown him just because of this mistake?
Pop He deserved it, Al. He was a stupid, little child.
Rich No, I wasn't. I was afraid of you, Pop. That's the reason why I didn't want to tell you that.
Pop See, you were a stupid, little child. And you still are.
Rich No. You know what, Pop?
Pop What?
Rich We didn't need you, but you need us. You know, if we go you have no one else. You thought, Al would stay forever, because he is you favorite son.
Al Is that true?
Pop Yes, it is.
Al Well, Pop. I learned. I learned from you how to have an own business and I learned from Rich how to be independent of you.
Pop You both can't leave me.
Rich Well, I left you years ago.
Al And I did it weeks ago.
Pop But you are my sons.
Rich So, I'm not disowned anymore?
Pop No, you never were. I was just peeved at you.
Rich Many fathers are peeved at their sons, but they don't disown them for a stupid, small mistake like you did.
Pop So, Richie. You can't forget about that.
Rich No, I never will forget that. But I tell you something, it was the best thing that you could do to me. Now I know exactly who and what I am.
Al And I am on the way to find that out too.
Scene 1:2/15 Ext. High Street. Day.
Charlie Hull is going down the High Street and Tony Bell is going up the High Street. Accidentally they are meeting.
Tony Hey, Charlie.
Charlie Hey, Tony.
Tony How are you?
Charlie Fine.
Tony What about Stella?
Charlie You should know that, shouldn't you?
Tony No, why?
Charlie I know that you have an affair with her.
Tony No, Charlie. We don't have an affair.
Charlie I'm not stupid, Tony.
Tony Really, Charlie. OK, we had an affair, but we don't have one now.
Charlie Alright. She's fine, too, if you really have to know.
Tony Where are you going, Charlie?
Charlie I am going to the garage shop. It is really good, don't you think?
Tony Yes, it is. I have to go to work. See you later.
Charlie Bye.
They are moving on their way.
Scene 1:2/16 Ext. War Memorial. Day.
Rich, Al and Pop are still standing at the News Booth.
Pop You want to find out who you are, Al?
Al Yes.
Pop I tell you who you are. You are my son. And you are the best one to have is your old News Booth back. I will give it to you. And I give one to you too, Richie.
Al No, Pop. I don't want your News Booth. I want my own business.
Pop But it will be like your own business.
Al You don't understand, Pop. It will always be your business, not mine.
Pop What about you, Richie.
Rich No, Pop. My opinion is the same as Al's. And I know we can make it. By the way, it is really nice that you are fighting so much to get Al back, but you don't do the same to get me back.
Pop That's not true, Richie. I fight for you as much as I fight for Al.
Rich No, you don't. I always knew Al is your favorite son, but I always thought I am your son too. But I was wrong.
Pop You are my son, Richie.
Rich A real father wouldn't disown his son, if he loved him.
Pop You know exactly why I did that.
Rich No, why did you do that?
Pop It was the best for you, that's why I did it. I always knew, you would make your way in life.
Al That means, you don't think, I could make my way in life?
Pop No, what I mean is that I need you.
Al You need me? But I don't need you anymore.
Rich You need Al, but you don't need me. Why?
Pop I need you, too. You both are my sons.
Rich Maybe, but sometimes I don't want to be your son.
Al Me neither.
Pop Why?
Rich I don't want to be like you.
Al Me neither.
Pop Why don't you want that?
Rich You are obnoxious, dominant and you never were a good father.
Pop You never were a good son, Richie. You know exactly what I mean, don't you?
Rich Of course, I know. But it doesn't matter anymore.
Pop Are you thinking the same, Al?
Al Yes, I do.
Rich I think, we should go now.
Pop That's right. ...Al. Rich.
Al / Rich Yes?
Pop It's not over yet.
Rich and Al are leaving the News Booth and they are going to the Garage Shop.