The Vanishing Triangle

Drink, drink, drink, drink, drink, drink!

Now, your turn. Go.

Last orders, please.

Oh, fuck! My bus!

- You can stay at my place! - I got to get home tonight.

Fuck!

Fuck!

Hi. Did you miss your bus?

Hi. Yeah. To Castle Moy.

I can take you half way. Hop in.

Thank you.

Cold out tonight, isn't it?

Sorry I can't take you any further.

That's all right. Take care of yourself.

Bye now.

I'm gonna be stuck here all night, Suze.

Why'd you leave so late?

I just lost track of time.

Hold on.

Fuck, fuck, fuck.

Fuck.

He didn't stop? No.

If you're late on your first day,

they'll sack you before you even start.

I think he's coming back.

Hey!

Oh, my God!

I have to go. I've got a lift.

Castle Moy?

Great. You're a star!

A-Amy?

Amy?

Amy?

Cathy? I got your message. What's wrong?

Lisa, he's outside.

God, okay.

But... but you'll be safe in the shelter.

He's gonna be waiting for me when they close.

I'm afraid he's gonna kill me. You've got to help us.

Alright, I'll do all I can, Cathy, I promise you.

Editorial in five.

Obviously, the lead is the divorce referendum,

but the women's refuge?

You did the story last month, Lisa.

The government made a decision.

Why the hell did you give her the go ahead?

She said she had a new angle.

I do have a new angle.

I don't see it.

What else we got? Excuse me.

Bill Clinton's statement on the Balkans,

Jacques Chirac on nuclear testing and...

Bill, we can't not publish this.

These women have nowhere else to go.

Look, maybe a small update, near the back.

No, it's the exact same story as last month.

I've interviewed some of the women there so it's...

Lisa, I've made my decision.

Next. Women might die.

- Oh, for fuck's sake. - Enough, Lisa.

That's my final word.

Now, what else have we got?

Riverdance is a big hit in New York.

Fuck. Any good news?

Oh, Christ.

Now is not the time, Lisa.

Bill, these women...

Are not our responsibility.

They areour responsibility.

If there's any possibility...

Fuck's sake, it's not personal, Lisa.

It is personal actually. My mother was murdered when...

When I was 10, so I know what will happen

to these women if this place closes.

And it is a news story.

We only criminalized marital rape last year.

The power of the press can force change.

Bill, you told us that.

Alright, Lisa, I'll tell you what.

Make it personal.

Tell your mother's story, how it affected you.

Make it a confessional, and I'll consider it.

Thank you, Bill.

You won't regret it.

I said "consider".

Jesus.

I'm so sorry, Lisa. No idea.

It's not the kind of thing you advertise.

You're about to, though.

Are you sure you're really okay with that?

You didn't say if he was ever caught.

It's not too late to change your mind.

Dad, you're late. I know, love. I'm sorry.

How'd today go? How'd you get on?

I don't think I did that well.

I bet you did better than you think.

You've always been good at science.

It was maths.

Right.

You were late enough getting in last night.

Yeah, well, Laura had this big party for her birthday.

So...

I told your mother you came home on time.

Don't let it happen again and not on a school night.

Thank you, dad. Man: Commander Delta One.

Suspected gangland shooting on Parnell Street.

One male victim, serious injuries.

We need you over there as soon as possible.

Forensics are on their way.

Are we still hanging out?

Sorry, love, I'm gonna have to go to that.

But I'll drop you home first, yeah?

Mm-hmm.

Put on your belt.

Hard to top the dead mother card?

Fuck you.

You wish.

Something must've happened to her.

Is she a pretty girl? Your sister?

Yes. What's that got to do...

She's probably off having a good time

with the fella that picked her up.

My sister's not like that.

She'd never go off with some stranger.

And she's got a new job, due to start this morning.

She wasn't gonna risk losing that.

If she's not home within 24 hours, come back.

That's all we can do.

Sweetheart.

Opening paragraph's whooly.

Your mother's murder should lead us in,

not the other way around.

Apart from that...

He is gonna run it, front page.

In the latest survey,

figures suggest that 57% of people

support the amending of the Constitution,

and removing the divorce ban in Ireland.

And abolishing the ban on divorce

would greatly increase the heartache and trauma

of those involved in the break-up of a marriage,

especially for the children.

In other news, customs...

Thanks for coming in, detective.

So, what am I looking at?

That's me, age 10.

It was taken by the man who murdered my mother.

Okay, Lisa.

Take your time.

What was her name?

Janice Wallace.

Can you tell me what happened?

What you remember?

I remember it was hot.

I couldn't sleep.

Finally, I did sleep and when I woke...

there were sounds...

and...

Ma, I'm awake.

I couldn't see his face.

'Cause he was...

He was masked, and...

my mom was on the bed, tied up.

Then, I remember a blinding light like...

I think it must have been a camera flash.

He was taking this.

Thank you.

Then he, um...

he locked me in...

in the wardrobe...

and...

he did what he did to my mom with me, there, in the room.

Jesus.

And when I woke, the door was open and...

and she...

I thought she was asleep.

I'm so sorry, Lisa.

When did this happen?

November 14, 1980.

And was there anyone else living in the house?

Your father? Siblings?

No one. My father wasn't there.

Where is he now?

He might remember something that could be helpful.

He wasn't there.

Even so. No.

Okay.

Is there any chance this could be your mother?

No.

Not with that nail polish.

Plus that photo was taken outside.

And it was taken recently.

That's Polaroid Type 779 film.

They only started making that this year.

I had my secretary call Polaroid in the Netherlands

while we were waiting.

It could still be staged.

We don't know he's taken anyone.

But that's obviously what he means,

fun past and present.