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God, it's freezing here.
It's freezing at home as well, Lu.
Yeah, but we're here.
- I mean, why? - I told you, baby.
It's Ellie's birthday surprise.
It'll be great.
Do you know this place is full of archaeology?
I read there were Saxons there and Celts.
Even Vikings, Lu!
God, that sounds boring.
And the cottage I've got us to stay is lovely.
It's really lovely.
Archaeology's just dead things.
- Shut up, you. - You shut up.
Stop it! Let's not argue, okay?
This is our little holiday, just for us three,
so no fighting, all right?
Sorry, Mom.
You didn't even ask.
And I was getting ready for school.
Yeah, well, that's what a surprise is, Lu.
Yeah. That's the reason.
Not 'cause Ellie went all psycho in class.
Hey! You've made your point, Talulah.
You've made it for the last 50 miles, all right?
And can you put that away, please?
We're not spending our entire holiday looking at screens.
Jeez.
Anyway,
I thought we couldn't afford to go away.
No.
No, I mean...
Things have been tight, but we're not broke.
That's not what Gran said.
What did Gran say?
Lu?
What did Gran say?
She said you couldn't make the mortgage this month.
Well, don't listen to your Gran
'cause your Gran is bloody mental.
Your go, Lu. "L."
Easy. Lamb.
- Ah. - Lamb's not an animal.
Then what is it?
It's a baby sheep.
And that's an animal.
- She can't have "lamb." - Twenty points.
Let her have "lamb," Ellie.
- I couldn't have "kitten." - Come on!
You let her get away with everything.
Let her have "lamb."
Oh, my God!
Wow!
Well, here we are!
A-Are we driving on that?
Yeah! It's a causeway!
It was built by the Romans.
- It's gonna be great. - That was a long time ago.
It's perfectly safe.
We're going to that island over there. Can you see it?
It's called Osea.
Isn't it incredible?
We're gonna have so much fun, aren't we?
Yeah?
Huh?
Okay, here we go.
What happens when the tide comes in?
Well, then the road's closed.
What, you mean we're stuck?
God, it's like driving on the sea!
It's really bumpy, Mom.
No, it's fine, darling. It's very safe.
Ooh! Shit.
Hey! That's a swear. You've only got two left.
This is mad, driving on this.
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Mom?
It's great, isn't it?
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I mean, it's atmospheric.
- It's creepy. - Look, just...
- I don't like it, Mom. - Give it a chance, Lu.
What a dump.
Is that man crying?
It's not far now.
See?
I think we're in that cottage over there.
Isn't it beautiful?
Is there Wi-Fi?
Mom, what about Gran?
She said she wanted to take me to her Bible group tonight.
Yeah. She called.
It was canceled 'cause of the weather.
- Really? - No, Ellie, I'm lying to you.
But don't you like all this?
Oh, no. Yeah, I do.
- It's great, Mom. - Great.
You two stay here where it's warm,
and I'll go and sort it all out, all right?
"Oh, no. Yeah, it's great, Mom."
- Can I help you? - Jesus Christ!
Shit! Oh, my God!
Sorry! You really scared me.
Um, sorry. Are you Alan?
I'm Helen. I'm booked to stay here today.
- Today? - Yeah.
- This is the cottage, right? - No.
I mean yes, yes, it is. It's just...
Look, you can't. Not today.
What?
No, I-I, um...
I booked it online just this morning.
I've got the Airbnb thing here...
I'm afraid it's not possible.
What do you mean not possible?
I've driven from London. I've got my kids in the car.
I've paid to stay in this cottage.
Look, I-I don't want any trouble.
- I beg your pardon? - Just leave, please.
We'll refund you the money.
It's not about the fucking money!
I'm gonna report you.
If you don't let us in this cottage right now,
I'm reporting you, okay?
All right.
I really am very sorry.
Hey!
Oh, no, no. You can't come in.
Look, I-I booked to stay in this cottage.
No, that shouldn't have happened.
We don't do holiday lets no more.
We're done with that.
He should've taken it down off that thing.
Yeah, well, he didn't!
And I've driven all morning to get here,
and I've got two kids in that car
who are cold and hungry and tired!
Their dad was white then, was he?
Are you serious?
The causeway closes in two hours.
Go home.
Believe me, it's for the best.
Tell me something.
When did you decide your cottage wasn't available?
Was it when you saw me?
No! No!
It's nothing like that, I swear. It's just...
Look, there's lots of lovely places on the mainland...
Oh, fuck the mainland, and fuck you!
I'm reporting you, do you understand?
And believe me,
we are staying on this island tonight.
What was all that about?
It was just a mix-up with the booking,
- that's all. - They didn't look nice, Mom.
They were fine, hon. They were lovely.
Just a... Just a mix-up, that's all.
But look!
Let's find somewhere else, yeah?
What about, uh, the hotel back there?
It looked shut. And creepy.
And doesn't that sea road close soon?
No. We've still got two hours, yeah?
But, what if we don't find anywhere?
'Course we will. This is England.
How about this?
We are gonna have ourselves an adventure, right?
Just us three.
We're gonna find somewhere really, really brilliant
to stay on this island
- within the next two hours... - Mom?
Hold on. Within the next two hours,
and if we don't find anywhere,
then we'll go home.
What do you say?
I need a wee.
It's too cold! I can't wee!
I would've been okay today, Mom.
What I'm saying is...
you don't have to worry about me...
at school.
Els!
This is your birthday surprise!
I planned it ages ago.
It's got nothing to do with those stupid girls.
Look.
This year...
It's been really hard on all three of us.
This holiday is like a new start.
Just you, me, and Lu.
I want it to be special. Will you help me?
Well, I went for a wee,
but I think I might need a poo now.
But, it can wait.
What was that?
Sounded like a cow.
Do they kill cows here?
Well, they... they have farms.
And how do you think you get your burgers?
Get in the car.
Makes me wanna go vegetarian.
Makes me want a burger.
Okay! You both stay here.
And no screens, okay?
Thank you.
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Me? What are you talking about?
It's just in case.
I don't know if I think like that.
I thought you knew what you were doing.
Yeah, but not about things like that.
What if it goes wrong?
I'm scared.
I don't wanna hurt anyone.
It's not others getting hurt you should worry about.
There's no need for that.
There's no one fucking talking to you.
Sorry. I was just, um...
You are doing this. You are.
I-I was, um...
Sorry. I didn't mean to...
- Are you all right? - Just a...
misunderstanding.
The boy...
is a tad abrasive.
But he means well.
Um...
I'm Janny.
I own this place.
I'm afraid you've caught us at a moment of incapacity.
We're closed.
Right, okay,
and, um, when do you open?
No.
I mean, we're closed down.
It's just I-I need a room.
Is there anywhere else that has rooms?
No.
Not anymore.
What happened to your head?
A knock.
I was getting something from the kitchen cupboard and it fell out,
clumped me.
Silly really.
Lemme look at it for you.
Hey!
Mom said to stay in the car!
Hey! Hey!
Um, you dropped something.
What are you doing?
She... she dropped this, and I...
Not you.
You think this is a day for messing?
You're needed, fast.
Go on.
And who are you?
Um, I'm Ellie.
I'm here with my mom.
And why are you here, Ellie?
A birthday surprise.
For me. Um...
It's my birthday in two days.
Okay.
And how old will you be in two days, Ellie?
- 14. - 14...
That's a nice age.
You know what that is?
That's a Sheela-na-gig.
You'll find them on churches all over this country.
They're odd little things.
No one really knows who put them there.
What do you think? You like that?
Um, I should get back...
But, why this place for your birthday?
My mom thinks I like archaeology.
And do you?
You like archaeology?
No? Moms, eh?
Look.
You ever seen anything like this before?
What... what is that?
Oh, I thought you didn't like archaeology.
Well, I sort of like it a bit.
This is Saxon.
It's over 1,000 years old.
It's worth more than everything on this island.
It's from the Battle of Maldon, fought right here on Osea.
- Really? - Really.
The Saxon Lord Byrhtnoth invited 4,000 Vikings to come over
and slaughter him and all his men.
Invited them.
Total massacre.
Y-You know why he asked them
to come over and butcher him and all his men?
Because it was meant.
And what's meant to happen
always happens on Osea, no matter what.
Would you like to hold it?
This is quite a nasty knock.
Are you a doctor?
No.
But I used to be a vet.
Mammalian flesh is mammalian flesh, hm?
Such... very kind hands.
Makes me wish I were a Cockapoo.
And what brings you and your...
insanely tender hands to Osea?
My, um... my daughter.
- Ah. - She loves archaeology.
We had a place to stay.
It was a lovely place.
Airbnb, but, um, when we got here,
it suddenly became unavailable.
Almost like they didn't like the look of me or something.
Oh, no. No, dear.
No, the people here, they're guilty of many sins,
but that's not one of them.
It's just been a... tricky day.
Look.
I really need somewhere to stay.
My girls have been through a lot.
This has been, like, a really tough year.
And we're on this break and I can't afford it.
I really can't.
And I just need it to be special.
I'm sorry. I can't.
I just can't.
Why?
Why is it so important to you?
I want them to feel good.
Then leave.
Hey! Hey! You!
- What did you say to her?! - Excuse me?
- "What did I say to her?" - No, Mom, he was just...
Why are you talking to my daughter?!
Mom, he was just showing me something.
I have told you not to talk!
How many times have I told you not to talk...
Talk to what?
Get in the car, now.
She's 13, okay?
13!
Why are you telling me that?
Look, I-I'm not... I'm just saying...
Why the fuck are you telling me that? What do you think I am?
Look, I'm not... I'm not trying to offend...
Well, it's a bit late for that now, cunt.
I'll call the police.
Yeah?
How long do you think it'll take them to get here?
Larry!
She over-reacted, that's all.
She was scared for her daughter.
We don't need any nonsense. Not today.
Why the fuck are you here, anyway?
Hey?
You okay?
What did I say about screens?!
No screens! What did I say about screens?!
Mom, Mom, it was okay...
No, it wasn't!
You don't know who he was!
You never know who anyone is!
Everyone is a stranger!
I have told you hundreds of times!
It could be anyone! Any man!
Any man c...
- Mom. - What if I lost you?
- What if I lost you, too? - Mom.
- What if I lost you? - Mom. Mom!
We're here, okay?
Me and Talulah.
We're both here.
We're here. We're all here.
Do you think she's all right?
I think so.
She's just got this...
birthday thing in her head.
Like she has to make it special.
Do you really wanna stay here though?
I mean, it feels just...
sad.
It'll be fine once she finds us a place to stay.
It's Gran.
Hi, Gran.
What?
No. But it's canceled.
But Mom said...
I think I found something.
- And... - Let me see.
- Wow. - I wanna see! Let me see!
- Is that here on the island? - Yes.
It's a new development right here.
- Look at those huts, Lu! - Do you stay in those?
Yeah! They got a mini spa with a teensy tiny little pool.
Cute!
It looks really good, Mom.
I think we should try it.
Are the pools heated?
I don't know. We'll have to find out.
- Can I play on your phone, please? - No. No.
- Why? - Because I need it!
All right, let's get going.
Okay. It's just up this road.
Okay.
What road?
We must've come the wrong way.
No.
This is what it says on Maps.
Mom, what are you doing?
I can see it, Els!
It's not far at all!
We can just cross this bit,
and we'll be there in, like, five minutes.
Maybe we shouldn't.
- Maybe we should just go. - Oh, come on, Ellie.
We're only five minutes away.
The causeway doesn't close for half an hour.
There'll be plenty of time to come back and leave
if we don't like it.
- Can we go? - Come on! This is fun!
- This way! - Okay.
Hurry up!
Oh, lazy Ellie!
Please don't take me out!
Thank you, my darling.
Can we do this for the rest of the day, Mom?
Now we have to get there, all right?
Yeah. But if they have bunk beds, I'll sleep...
Absolutely.
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Mom, I need a poo.
Mom, I said I needed a poo!
All right, Lu.
Okay, um...
Okay, let's try over here.
Wait! Wait!
- Lu. - Oh, Mom!
Come on, Lu. I'll just be a sec, okay?
Come on.
Lu.
Ugh, the toilet seat's really cold.
All right, then just hover.
There's no toilet paper.
All right, there you go.
You need to wash your hands when you're finished.
- Okay. - I'll just be outside.
Ellie?
Ellie?!
Mom!
Ellie!
Come on.
Bring the love of Christ into this place.
Surround us in it, enter this world.
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Bring me your hate and your salt.
Bring me your love and your soil.
- Well? - Janny's drunk.
- Blind drunk. - Are you serious?
Oh, shit! Oh, no!
- Calm down! - Calm down?
We can't do this. We need another plan.
It's fine. This is all what is meant to be.
This is not fine. She might not survive.
We could go to prison...
Coward! Filthy coward!
Whose side are you on?
- You know whose side... - You chose your side.
You're with us.
Janny obviously chose them.
He'll be dealt with.
Now, you do what needs to be done.
- Who were those men? - We need to go. Come on.
- She wants to get out. - Stay in the car.
If she wants to, let her out.
She's staying in the fucking car!
Run!
Come on! Come on! Come on!
Come on!
Mom, that wasn't a cow!
I know, hon! We're leaving!
What's going on?
- I'm scared. - It's okay, Lu!
We're leaving this place, I promise!
Ah!
Come on, Lu, we just need to get to the car.
Come on.
- Is this the way we came? - Uh, yeah, I think so.
We've got 11 minutes. We still got time.
- Mom! - Shit.
Hold onto me. Hold onto me.
Ellie, gimme your hand. Gimme your hand.
My shoe!
Forget it. It's gone now. Come on.
- Come on. - Why?!
The car's just up here.
It's okay!
We're here. We made it.
Did...
Did they steal it?
Gimme your phone.
Um...
It's in the glove compartment.
And yours was charging.
Mom, I'm hungry!
Yeah, we'll get something soon, love.
Hey, this is where that man was crying.
Mom, what are you doing?
Don't worry. They were leaving.
What are you doing?
What are you doing, Mom?
Mom!
- Mom! - What are you doing?!
Wha... We're breaking in?!
- What if they come back? - They're not coming back.
We're burglaring. This is burglary!
No, it's not burglaring if we don't take anything.
Fuck. The power's off.
Hey, that's your last swear.
- Mom, what are we doing? - Uh...
Um, we're gonna find a phone and get help.
There's no phone in here.
Maybe they just use mobiles.
Okay, okay, uh...
We're just gonna wait here until the causeway opens.
Here? It's freezing!
Just stay down here.
Come here.
Ellie, why are we here?
Why didn't we leave?
Mom?
Hm?
Why did we come here?
I told you, baby. For your birthday.
I'm not into archaeology anymore.
I haven't been since year 7.
Well... I thought you liked it.
You know I don't.
I don't.
Gran called.
I spoke to her.
Okay, look...
I'm sorry I lied, all right? But...
You know I don't like all that religious stuff.
She pumped me full of it as a kid, and...
And yeah,
- I get that you're interested... - Stop it, Mom.
- Ellie, I'm just trying... - Just... stop, Mom.
Okay? Just stop lying.
Are you scared I'm a bad person?
What?
It was just... It was a stupid fight.
And I can go back to school, you know?
Nothing's gonna happen.
No.
God, no, Els.
I know you're not a bad person.
Listen to me. Jesus Christ...
Those girls, all right?
Those stupid fucking girls...
they've not been through what you've been through,
what we've been through.
They think I'm... weird.
- Who cares what they think? - Me.
I care.
Oh, Els, baby.
Come here.
Look at her.
Her hand's like ice.
Lu? Lu.
Lu, wake up. Wake up! Lulu?
Talulah, wake up. Wake up, baby.
Wake up. Sweetheart, wake up.
We cannot do this.
We're going somewhere warm.
Come on, baby. Walk for Mommy.
- Go over there by the fire. - Is it okay, Mom?
Yeah, it's fine, hon. Just go and get warm.
Sorry. We're not open...
- We need a room. - Oh.
- Well, we don't do rooms anymore. - We're not going.
We're not going anywhere. We're staying right here.
Right, well, it's not really...
Look, I don't care what's going on, all right?
Whatever's happening in this place,
I'm not interested in your arguments, or your fights,
or the stuff you do.
It doesn't matter to me at all.
But, I have been all over this fucking island,
and no one will give us a room.
My daughters are freezing.
Our car was stolen!
Oh, not stolen. Can't be stolen.
Yeah, it was stolen,
which means we don't even have that.
So we're staying by that fire all night.
And if you don't want that,
then you're gonna have to pick us up,
throw us out, and watch as we die against your front door.
You'll be wanting dinner.
Love?
Well, it's not the right time.
What, are you gonna chuck 'em out, idiot?
Think, for fuck's sake.
Your girls?
Yeah, we can give you a room.
You'll get something to eat and then sleep.
- You'll be warm. - Wait.
Are we safe?
What?
I was at that Shoreside place.
There were these medical things,
and we... we heard screaming.
Everyone here is acting like something bad's gonna happen.
What do you think's happening here?
It's just childbirth, that's all.
What do you mean childbirth?
We've got a woman in labor on Osea.
She wants to have it here.
We can do that. I've done it me-self, but...
what you saw was just medical equipment
in case of an emergency.
But now, our medic's gone and gotten himself arseholed.
Safest thing would be to take her to the mainland,
but she's refused that,
and now we're just praying that her stupidity doesn't kill her.
I saw something else in that place.
Well, we've had our customs for years.
They ain't pretty, but I'm not fucking apologizing for 'em.
Car wasn't stolen, it was towed.
They need clear access.
I'll call Danny and he'll be back here within the hour.
So we're safe here then?
Burgers all right?
Yeah.
Thank you.
You go get yourself all warmed up.
So good.
It's so chocolatey and nice.
You warm enough?
- Thank you! - I hope you're hungry.
Here we go.
- Is there anything else I can get you? - Thank you.
No, that's great. Thank you. Thanks so much.
- Is it good? - It's all over your face!
Yeah, sorry about that. It's just...
Come on, girls, get your stuff.
Come on.
Oh, this is the best!
Booga booga!
OMG!
- You happy? - No, I'm not!
- Obviously, I'm happy! - Oh, good.
Can I sleep in my clothes?
- No. - Why not?
'Cause you're just being lazy.
No. No, Lu.
- Brush longer. - I did. I brushed loads.
Well, did you floss?
Floss.
Go on!
Happy?
Delighted.
Are we going home in the morning, Mom?
- We'll see, baby. - We'll see?
Well, it's all fine now, isn't it?
And it's Els' birthday treat.
Okay, we'll see in the morning. I promise, okay?
But now, we... sleep!
Right!
I'm in the middle!
- Um, excuse me! - Pack it in.
No screens in bed! No!
No, Lu! Give it to me.
Give it.
All right, all right, God...
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This is a loving place.
If there's anything we can do for you, anything...
Well, actually there is.
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Do you know this man? He's my husband.
He hasn't been here. I'm sorry.
Sam is not well.
Start a new life.
Don't look back.
Do you know what's going on here?
Things are out of balance.
And you can heal it.
Sam, have you seen him?
No stupid questions.
Why are you lying?