This Town

The man who sets the detonators is called Terry.

He's suspicious as hell.

Stay close to your dad,

and listen out for the mention of someone called Lemongrass.

If I'm caught, I'm dead.

You've taken part in an operation as part of an active service unit.

You have obligations to other members of that unit.

A day dawns when you know you can't go on like this.

Why don't we make that day today?

Dante, are you also a virgin?

I don't know. How can you not know?

Well, I'd have to take into consideration previous lives.

A deal? With the Ra?

They will use you for their own purposes

and then they will put you under a motorway.

You have an informant in Coventry.

I know who he is.

You're in this now. There's no getting out.

Get on the ground! Armed police! Get on the ground! Get in!

How difficult is it to learn the drums?

We need a drummer. Drummers are easy to find.

What we really need is someone who knows the record business.

Hello, Jeff, it's Fiona.

Somebody dropped off a tape I think you should listen to.

Heaven or hell.

Arrrgh!

I don't care.

Let it come.

BIRDS CHIRP

# I watch the birds taking off

# I think about you

# I watch the clouds open up

# I think about you

# I watch traffic in the rain

# People waiting for the train

# The lights above the shops And everything says your name

# You make me see

# Beautiful things

# And I can see them

# Everywhere. #

BIRDS CHIRP, INDISTINCT CHATTER

DOOR OPENS

You waiting for me?

Jeannie...

..apart from in previous lives, I am a virgin

and I've decided if I want to write songs about love and women,

I can't carry on being one.

So therefore... So therefore, what?

You know lots of girls.

And you yourself are a girl.

And I thought there are two possibilities.

Either me, or one of the lots of girls?

Yes.

Do you have a preference, Dante?

Yes, Fiona. But I don't think that's possible.

Bye, Dante.

Heart of Glass by Blondie

# Once I had a love and it was a gas

# Soon turned out had a heart of glass

# Seemed like the real thing, only to find

# Mucho mistrust, love's gone behind

MUSIC FADES AND DISTORTS # Once I had a love... #

DOOR OPENS

# Soon found out I was losing my mind... #

Hello, this is Dante.

Look, apart from in previous lives, I am a virgin

and I have decided if I want to write songs about love and women,

I can't carry on being one.

My first choice is impossible and my second choice said no.

You were my third choice.

# You make me see

# Beautiful things

# And I can see them everywhere

# You make me feel beautiful things... #

The songs are all written by the same person.

He's sort of like a genius.

SONG CONTINUES

KETTLE WHISTLES

THUMPING MUSIC AND INDISTINCT TALKING IN BACKGROUND

TAPPING

HE BREATHES DEEPLY

MUSIC DISTORTS AND GROWS LOUDER

Is the tea boy staying?

My son took a beating from the Branch and never uttered a word.

OK. I'll put it to a vote.

Can I see a show of hands?

Those in favour.

Those against.

Motion carried.

So, let's begin with the business of the day.

Come on.

We need to talk about London.

I've had some correspondence from our friends in Kilburn.

Before we get into that, we might have an issue.

Intelligence has come down to us from Birmingham

about an individual called Lemongrass.

# You make me see beautiful things

# And I can see them everywhere

# You make me feel

# Beautiful things... # BUZZES REPEATEDLY

# And I can feel them everywhere. #

What do you think?

Jeff?!

What do you think of the song?

Not bad.

But too nice.

They are in need of a genuinely bad person.

DOOR SLAMS

You're sure about this, Dante?

So, Dante.

You want to lose your virginity?

# Ba! # ECHOES

Dante, you said you required a particular service?

I remember my brother saying you know people

who will have sex for money.

HE SCOFFS

Does your brother know you've come here?

When does this place open?

One week.

# Money in my pocket but I just can't get no love. #

Actually, Dante, if you've got money in your pocket, you can!

HE CHUCKLES

It's a bit early in the day.

But there's a place you can go.

She does mornings and she does beginners.

OK.

We'll book this place for our band for opening night.

Opening night's taken.

Red carpet.

UB40 top of the bill.

OK, the night after. Dante, do you want to lose your virginity or not?

Yeah.

So I made the call.

She'll be ready in half an hour.

I have no idea how this is going to go.

Worst thing that can happen is nothing happens.

Want a drink?

I don't drink.

You can't do this alone, Dante.

You walk in there alone, you get nervous.

Nothing will happen.

My dad says it's like

you put a thief in your mouth to steal your brains away.

OK.

Even better idea. KEYS JANGLE

I've got something here that's really going to relax you.

Pop one of these and all your nerves will disappear.

It will help you perform at your best.

Put a thief in your mouth to steal your brains

Put your brain on a train on a track

Through your veins Off the rails, reason fails

Carriage burning, penis yearning

Trapped in the wrecks To the rescue comes...

..sex.

DISTORTED MUSIC

DISTORTED LAUGHTER

The virgin steps in to the original sin

She's the witch on your broom in the golden afternoon

And the pleasure spills and drowns your will

You have no choices Just to obey the voices

When you think you can't take it Too much will break it

To the rescue, comes sex.

You're so sweet.

Dragged by drugs across inner-city rugs

To the well of damnation My final station

Step off the train Out into the rain

Feel the pain and say...

I'd quite like to do that again.

So this is the big new everything.

DISTORTED ECHOING LAUGHTER

DISTORTED MUSIC

CHILDREN GIGGLE

Faster, faster!

Right, get lost, you two.

I smell rum.

You don't drink.

I also smell dope.

Jeannie, can I have some of your drink?

SLURPS AND GULPS

Nothing anybody said was an exaggeration.

Said about what?

About everything.

Except what they taught us at school made it all seem normal.

Which it isn't.

Sex is like me.

The whole thing is mad as fuck.

You've had sex?

Yes.

Have you got any more?

No. Who have you had sex with?

I have no idea. OK.

Where did you have sex?

I don't know.

Other than rum and dope, what did you take?

Some pills Wire gave me.

Oh, fuck. Seriously, Jeannie.

I've found something as ridiculous as me.

Did Wire arrange the arrangement?

What arrangement? Oh, the sex?

Yeah. He did.