This time is different.
I ready for the showdown. Soon as Carm is back.
But you're not gonna mess me around again.
'Cause if you do
you're gonna lose me for good.
Listen to me, Maxine...
I need more time on this.
You can't seriously be considering investing in her business?
Not only is her concept nonsensical!
The numbers are too!
It was you that encouraged her
with all of this one life nonsense.
- Me?! - Yes, you.
Unless you forget Barry,
I was a man of means too.
I had it all.
If anybody know about a wasted life?
I do.
The freedom you want...
...comes at a cost.
Okay, let we sit down, put our great minds
together, one for business, one for creativity,
and we shall work out some logistics.
Yes! Oh...
Great, thank you, Daddy.
He which hath no stomach for this fight,
let him depart.
That's William Shakespeare. Henry five.
Somebody get me a taxi.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait...
Oh, you get that! Oh, you get that one!
Hey!
Where you going?
It's late.
No, tis' not late.
Come now.
Just, just, half a drink more, eh?
What is it you want, Barry?!
You know what I want!
What am?
What mi tell yuh.
Things are different now.
- Make we talk about this in the morning. - Oh, no...
Goodnight.
Mr Loverman.
Don't call me that.
Call me that...
What in God's mmmm...
Hey, Morris.
Pierre. What can I do for you?
Um, I think I'll have a Beet Punch Kick, please.
- Right. - No, no, no, no, no. Make it a Bowl Blaster.
Coming right up.
What it this?
Darius finally...?
Last night.
What'd you think?
It's, um...
- It's beautiful. - Thank you, Morris.
Congratulations.
Thank you.
Well, well. So you are still alive?
Perceptive as ever.
Well, after your Blacula-like departure last night...
...me did wonder is all.
No, Boss.
Mi very much alive and appreciative of this fine-fine morning.
And you?
Alive? Just about.
And that's no thanks to you...
...or my so-called daughter.
Well, don't act like you didn't have fun.
Um-hm.
Right up until I see the bar receipt.
Tell me, whatever happened to the idea of payback for parents?
Fatherhood was supposed to be an investment,
but my daughters defaulting on their dividends.
Kids eh?
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Kids...
I've told you need,
what you need is somebody to look after you.
On that my friend we agree.
I mean, properly Barry.
Oh I know exactly what you mean Morris.
It's precisely what I was tryna to say last night.
What, wait.
We are thinking the same thing, aren't we?
Yes, my man.
Let's talk face to face.
Usual spot.
Okay.
Laters.
Since when do me and he arrange to have a chinwag?
What do you want Maxine?
Why are you in my house?
What, can't say hi to my big sis?
Oh...
Okay fine,
I'm gonna need some help drawing up a business plan.
It's for Dad.
Err, no, you know what,
I've got a lot on my mind at the moment with work and Daniel.
Relax, Daniel is fine. You always worry too much.
Excuse me if I don't take parenting tips
from a childless 36-year-old.
I'm sorry, okay?
For being born and for ruining your life.
Now are you going to help me or not?
Alright, what did you say you want?
- So, I was thinking... - Right...
...that if we opened...
Oh, woah, woah... Let me see...
- No, no... I said no, get off it! - Let me see. Ahh...
- Give it me, give it me, give it me back! - Ahhh...
No, stop, Maxine. Honestly...
I think this is great. This is great,
because personally I don't know
how you've lasted so long without, you know...
Being seen to... This is good.
If I need help finding the local STI clinic,
I know who to call.
Oh, really, slut shaming?
Well, if the shoe fits.
Even Cinderella should've sampled a few more balls before settling.
Come on, D. Let me help you.
Okay, okay great...
Oh Jesus,
- wow... - What?
You don't ask for much, do you?
- Criteria: A Caribbean man, or of Caribbean descent. - Mm-hmm...
With no children from previous relationships.
- Oh come on. - Yes, of course.
Must be very intelligent and educated to at least degree level.
Yeah, mm-hmm.
Tall, ideally 6ft plus,
- of muscular build and without a pot belly. - Right.
- Did you need to put that in? - Yes.
- Because he needs to go gym at least... - Handsome
but not so handsome other women will chase.
D, come on, do you not think you're being a tad excessive maybe?
Anyway, d'you know what, let's just forget it.
No, no, look, look, it's alright.
Not every man is going to be Frankie.
You've gotta put yourself out there.
Let's carpe these DM's.
Doesn't look like he's got a degree.
- Oh... No! - Ha, ha!
- You did not just put that. - Oh come on!
- No! - Oh live a little, it's fine there.
See how you feel, you might change your mind.
You are distinguished, Barry.
Not desperate.
An oldie but a goldie.
Morning Barrington.
How you doing man? Good to see you.
Looking sharp Barrington.
- You think so? - Love it.
- You like this one? - Love it.
Okay. It's good to see you Dawn.
And you.
Morning Barry, how you doing? What can I get you today?
Today? Green banana.
- I'll come back... - I'll keep that till later.
Yeah, I want some hard food today.
Take care.
Someone call an ambulance.
Is nobody....
It's alright.
Oh God, Delroy...?
- You know him? - Yeah.
Delroy Simmons.
You know...
The word on the street,
him get catch.
Cheating on...
Thank you darlin'...
He was cheating on his woman with some
"batty man" so they say
and her hoodlum brother pop him
for shaming the family.
That's the fourth attack this month.
Mm-hmm...
The second in Hackney!
First this close to home...
You should-a seen him, Morris.
You should-a seen what they did to him...
Well, we're just gonna have to be more careful from now on.
Delroy.
Somebody coming for you?
Yes, fine.
This is what happens
when seventy five percent of your life is in the past.
But shake off them ghosts Barry.
Shake them off and get on the quiet backstreets.
To where your great property empire started.
Number 18 Queen Elizabeth's walk.
Yes sir.
Ha...
Hello, hello, hello, hello...
Ah...
- And guess what? - Ssshhh!
You'll wake your sister.
She wanted to stay up for you.
Well, don't wake her.
Otherwise you might have to share this!
Thank you Daddy!
Plates please.
You nah cook, have you?
Yes. But it'll keep.
- You're in a good mood! - Am I?
And what I got tell you now is only gonna lift you up more so...
I'm adding another property to the portfolio.
A house down on Queen Elizabeth's Walk!
It needs some of work but it's erm....
Barrington... what about the loan my daddy did lend you
to start this all off in the first place.
Please, not this again.
Maybe it'd be better to settle it fully before we-
Already would've been settled had the old fart
not slapped a 20% interest charge on top.
Barry please.
That's 20%!
- I don't whan be beholden to him. - On him own Son-in-Law!
Him own daughter!
He-a businessman, Barry.
Yes? Well, so am I!
But I'm also your husband, yuh, yuh see me.
Carmel...
I am a man who would never do anything
to jeopardise the security of his family.
You know that. You know it!
It's why you trusted me before.
Not so?
You're right.
For marriage is, is nothing without trust.
Thank you.
Each step forwards triggering a step backwards.
All of these memories haunting me.
But they are also the making of me.
I go do you the way I've always done you,
the way you love, love, love for me to do you,
and when I finished doing you...
...spinning up to the sky, yeah?
Barry?
Morris, what..?
No...
Shhh...
- No... - Shhh...
Nooo!
Ah, noooo! No! No! No! No!
No! No!
No!
Come on.
But Morris, Morris.
- Come on now you. Look, look, look, look... - Why?!
Okay, okay, I understand that you're upset.
I understand, mi understand you're upset, please.
But let me just...
But Morris!
- Barry... - Otherwise, shh,
otherwise the neighbours are gonna call the police!
Please, please... keep the noise down.
- You must keep... - Don't touch me!
Okay, okay...
Don't you ever touch me.
You're disgusting,
you disgust me.
Please...
please keep quiet.
How long?
How long this duttyness goin' on?
Answer me!
We have a family,
does that not mean anything to you?
You have destroyed everything - for me
for the boys -
I still their father.
You are not touching my sons!
You can't keep me away from my children.
You can't.
- What if you infected wit that gay disease? - No...
What if, what if you infected me?!
No, no, no, no...
Please, me don't have it. I beg you Odette.
I'm their father...
Let me talk about it.
You can ask me anything you want.
Anything...
No...
The world deserve to know what you done.
What you are.
I beg you,
please, Odette! Please! I beg you, please Odette! Please!
Please don't take my boys. Please...
Oh no...
You serious...?
No! I don't believe you!
He's back! I got to go. I got to go.
You're back early!
I am.
Who was that?
No one.
No one?
Just Merty.
You want a drink?
Please.
Paulette denied it of course.
What else you want to go on the table?
That is it?
Called it a salacious rumour.
Yeah, she would.
I'm telling you, it doesn't matter.
You can't stop it.
Only delay it.
The truth will out!
- Every time. - Amen!
Yeah.
Candaisy, would you get me a water?
What happened to your foot?
Well, I hurt it.
You alright boss?
Aye...
Uh-huh...
Err...
What we are doing Barry?
It's wrong,
we're hurting people.
Yuh should-a seen her.
I did see her.
She try to ruin me
she try to ruin us.
I managed to convince her not to.
How?
Oh!
I'm not gonna care about no...
I'm not gonna care about no money,
I'm not gonna care about no house...
But me care about my boys, Barry.
Okay.
She's gonna take away my boys.
Morris, I so sorry.
Morris...
Man I so, so sorry.
We err...
we can't see each other no more, you know.
At least until everyt'ing is finalised.
It's-a one promise we have to keep for Odette.
You better go.
Me too.
Greetings and blessings from the Most High my friend...
Blessings, gentlemen...
Yes, greetings...
- Everybody good. - Yes...
- Family good... - Yes, yes, always...
- Blessings... - Thanks...
Oh, they all think they know me.
Husband of Carmel.
Father of Donna and Maxine. Grandfather to Daniel.
Man of property, man of style...
Huh, and buggerer of men.
Hit him. Batty! *** batty!
Argh!
- *** kick him. *** kick him. - Harder!
Argh!
***!
*** kick him!
***!
Argh!
Argh! Oh... Oh...
Oh...
You get a look at them?
It all happened too fast.
- We should call the police. - No...
You seriously think they care
'bout some foolish " ol' nig-nog" get himself mugged?
Instead of arresting them lickle ***, probably give them a medal.
Then let this be a lesson to you Barrington.
No more late nights, walking home, pissed!
Okay?
Come...
I sorry, I sorry, come, come...
Are you sure you won't join us?
The girls would like it if you did.
It's been weeks Barry.
Suit yourself.
But you can't stay in bed forever.
Barry, you're too, too used to this
prison of your own making.
Judge, Jailor and jailbird.
Maybe it's safer staying in there.
Y'all right, Boss.
There you go gents.
- You order already? - Mm-hmm...
Thank you Miss B.
Y'all right?
Yeah, everything's cool.
Hm,
you know what I was thinking on my lickle walk over here?
It wasn't to walk faster that's for certain.
I was thinking,
all the men of different colours and creeds
and religions I did pass,
I can't help but wonder...
How many of dem are also living a double life, you know?
Are Secret Agents K and Y?
Is everything a joke to you?
There are people out there
people like the gay liberationists
who are trying to make life better for us lot and here you are-
Why you bringing them up?
You know we never business with that stuff.
I believe in discretion.
You're full of noise Barry.
You know full well that I believe in discretion too.
But society don't become equal
until brave folks fight back.
Take George Michael -
Oh, that pooftah could sing!
You see, that is your problem.
What?
You is a pooftah too! Mm-hmm...
You ever seen me bare chested in suspenders,
prancing and squealing like some constipated castrato.
I don't understand you.
You hate it when Merty and them lot chat
that homophobic nonsense.
Morris, I am an individual,
specific, non generic.
I am no more a pooftah than I am a homo, or a buller or an anti-man.
You is a homosexual, Barry.
I ain't no homosexual,
I am a... Barrysexual!
Whatever.
My point is,
what I did admire about Mr Michael
was the way that he stood up for himself
when them out him in the newspaper.
Them tried to shame him,
make out that it was disgusting.
But it never break him, no sir.
Him took control of the story, celebrated with a...
Celebrated with a video and a,
and a, and a song, remember?
Uh-huh.
Him doin' that meant that nobody could hurt him, no more.
So what you want me fuh do?
Climb up the highest mountain and tell the world
that I am a certain way inclined?
I will be by your side,
climbing that mountain too.
But Morris...
You've always been by my side.
But my knees are not what they once were.
We have lived our whole entire life terrified.
I don't want that no more.
I want to be like George Michael,
like,
like Justin Fashanu!
You know that boy did kill himself right?!
Justin had a courage
that neither of us ever had.
Well, he which hath no stomach for this fight...
Let him depart.
A courage to know who and what they is, is not a sickness.
It's not a sin.
It not wrong.
It is a natural way of being.
You know they've got gay rappers these days?!
What you sayin' man?
And am, if we so choose,
even gay marriages...
Yes...
So erm,
seeing as you're saying you're going to divorce Carmel,
why don't we go the whole hog?
Me have a friend,
Pierre.
Him just get engaged to him partner Darius. Mm-hmm...
Why don't we?
Why don't we think about marriage Barry?
Huh?
Say something...
Say something my man!
Oh, I thought this is what you wanted?
In what world did you think that?
Earlier. On the phone.
Both thinking the same thing!
Of you coming over to stay for a few days
or even until Carmel get back!
But I assure you,
I was not thinking about marriage!
What're you doing?
Morris...
What're you doing?
Something I should've done a long time ago.
Man, sit down before you embarrass yourself.
Goodbye Barry.
He really wanted to close that door, didn't he, eh?
Okay...
Carmel!
Must feel good to be home.
Doctor say him nuh have much time left at all.
Hubert?
Look at you.
Sometimes I think you need to go back in order to move forward.
Them were some of the happiest days of my life.
Where I felt...
...most wanted...
Needed.
Loved.