Gassed Up (2023)

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URBAN MUSIC PLAYS

NEWS: This year London has been met

with an alarming rise in thieves

committing crimes on scooters

and pedicycles.

Experts claim that many of these

young people have been co-opted

by serious organised crime gangs.

The Metropolitan Police commissioner

has yet to come up with

a successful strategy to tackle

this new form of crime.

REVVING

LAUGHING

HONKING

Whoa!

LAUGHING

MUFFLED YELLING

MUFFLED SPEECH

f*cking hell!

LAUGHING

Hey!

ROACH: Whoa, whoa, whoa...

Don't do dem things, man!

The f*ck you doing, man?

SCREAMS

Oi! m*therf*cker...

Bouquet?

Did you see that, bruv?

Bro, what's that like,

three in a row now?

Give it up, bro. Give it up, bro.

ASH LAUGHING

You see how shook

my man was getting?

-Yo, you're shook still.

-Dont do dem tings bruv.

Shut up, fam.

MOLE: 'Hey, don't do dem tings,

Mole, please'.

Shut your mouth mole boy!

Why you gotta bring my mole

into it?

You know Im bare self conscious

about my mole.

ROACH:

Your mole called me last night.

He said he wants his

f*cking face back, cuz.

You always got to say suttin

about my mole.

-You mole is bare big.

-See!

Im in foster care too,

why dont you make fun of that?

Why you gotta make it so deep though,

you know we love you and your mole.

And your foster mum, bro.

The dinners are banging.

The dinners are nice, though.

Trust me, you know what I'm saying?

Aight, come, come,

man's got to be somewhere.

Where you gotta be?

Dont matter where I gotta be,

just gotta be--

Oh you got to be yeah?

LAUGHING

Give me your stuff, bruv.

Hold on, hold on, hold on,

I've got a little something

for you since you've got 'be'.

LAUGHING

You're gonna need that

potassium later. You get me?

I'm gonna do some good work

with this later.

LAUGHING

I got a question for you though, fam.

Yeah, go on.

Why you always rollin'

with the hi-vis?

I work delivery, fam.

Man come off the bike

cos some idiot who can't see,

I cant make peas, fam.

Well, youre making money here?

Bro, you always say this.

iPhones and purses,

they dont pay for prams and cribs.

That sh*t cost money.

And the baby formula, the nappies,

you get me?

MOBILE PHONE VIBRATES

-Is it ringing?

-Nah...

Answer it, answer it.

SOFT VOICE: Hello, can I help you?

Ah, shut up! You ain't getting

no phone back.

LAUGHING

IRISH ACCENT: You think you wanna

box with me, do ya?

I'll take ya both on right now.

DUBZ: Yo!

We're about to get paid,

show some respect, yeah?

You're the man, Dubz.

Bruv.

Of course darling.

Spend some time with your friends.

No boys.

Be back for dinner, OK?

Love you.

Shaz.

So, whatd you bring me?

Erm, about 30 phones.

-Any issues?

-No, no problems.

Yeah, it was easy, fam.

We was like, bam, bam, bam,

you get me?

-Easy?

-Yeah.

Yeah, dem men are stupid, bruv.

Dem men are all like,

"Where's my sh*t, where's my sh*t?"

and they have no idea

what the f*ck we done,

because we're the f*cking best...

Shut up, bruv.

Thank you.

LAUGHING

Go get your money, fam.

So... everybody happy?

f*ck, yeah.

Good.

Let's go.

You know thats my cousin, right?

-Oh my life.

-Hold up!

You look like a weasel, fam.

All right, later.

Hey, were are you going?

About to be innit...

Oh it's like that, yeah?

KABZ: Ey, wear socks, you know.

Trust me, I know all about that.

It's a nice car though...

DUBZ: You good?

ROACH: Brudda? Brudda?

You are a part-time badman,

full time dickhead, cuz.

What?

Bro, that ting aint ever gonna be

on a guy like you, fam.

-Ah, we'll see.

-Yeah, we'll see.

What we on?

Probably just bad this guy

up on Fifa.

Whatever man, I'm just gonna grab

some food for my sister, innit.

All right, cool.

What you saying, bro?

Celebrate my fast

at Walid's house, still.

I'll walk with you, still.

I love you, man.

-See you in a bit.

-Tomorrow, innit.

p*ssy.

f*ck off.

LAUGHING

Aight, what you saying though,

so rob a man during the day,

fasting at night.

LAUGHING

Like, anytime I bump into

this girl yeah,

I can't get that first image

of her face out of my head.

ASH: Wagwan, wagwan,

what's good, what's good?

JASMINE: Ash, I'm starving!

I got you.

-Hi, Marcus.

-You all right, Jaz, yeah?

Got you a little something, man.

What, you can't give your big brother

a hug and say thank you?

Thank you.

Get me a plate as well, please.

Any sign of Mum?

Not since Wednesday.

Wagwan? She disappeared again?

Shes using again, bro.

f*ck, man.

She keeps going missing.

You done your homework?

You got a big plate of food,

you dunno how to talk no more?

I've done my homework.

I'm not a wasteman like you.

-Oh!

-Yeah, yeah.

I'm a wasteman? All right, cool.

Maybe this wasteman

wont get you food tomorrow, yeah?

Maybe youll be fasting

like Mole tomorrow, ya joker.

Let's go, man.

VIDEO GAME: Bullseye!

ROACH: Hey bro, don't get gas

because you're good at this one,

when we switch to Fifa,

you're done for.

In a bit, my bro.

All right, listen bro, yeah?

I know you know this...

..I just want to vocalise it, innit.

Bro, what are you about to say?

Bro, if you need anything, you know,

with ya mum or Jaz,

anything really... shout me, innit.

Bro, it's not even...

Nah, nah, nah, bro, listen...

You're my boy.

I introduced you to Dubz so you

could make some dough,

but that don't mean you can't

shout me if you're low on money.

I got your back, fam.

No matter what.

Appreciate it, bro.

My brudda.

Part-time badman, full-time dickhead.

LAUGHS

SOMBRE MUSIC PLAYS

LINE RINGING

MAN: Good evening, youre through

to Frank Drugs, how can I help?

Hi, erm...

I called last week asking

what I could do for my mum?

MAN: You are aware

this is a private clinic, sir,

are you registered with us?

Basically, I called and whoever

I spoke to referred me

to like, some programme?

I need some more details,

can I put you on hold, please, sir?

SMOOTH MUSIC PLAYS

Everybody trying to hate on me.

Tell my man, f*ck off!

Look man, I already went through

all of this sh*t last week.

I'm just trying to find out the cost.

MAN:

Sir, it's really quite expensive.

Like I said, I'm getting

the money together now.

MAN: Yes of course,

I'm putting it together for you now.

Sayin' I aint gonna get no peas.

f*ck off!

I'm the man of the hour.

Tell my man, f*ck off!

Man got paid. Yeah? Man got paid.

SMOOTH MUSIC PLAYS

Man got paid.

I make it rain cos man got paid.

Are you listening?

Are you listening, yeah?

Big money man Ash talking.

Yeah, get your money up, man.

Get your money up!

Yeah, I'm going to sleep, man.

LAUGHING

Thanks for holding,

I've put together some prices

based on the things you've told us

about your mother

and the basic drug rehabilitation

treatment starts at 25,000.

Hello, sir?

Sir, are you still there?

Sir, are you still there?

LOUD BANG

FOOTSTEPS

MUMBLING

Everybody's trynna hate on me.

Tell man to f*ck off.

g*nf*re

Yo, what you doing, man?

It's Friday.

So you're supposed to take

me to tennis.

GAME PAUSES

You know what...

Say please, give me a hug

and Ill think about it, innit.

Ash.

Jaz.

I'm not going nowhere

until you give man a hug, innit.

So this is up to you.

I don't hear a please, you know...

Please.

Huh?

-Please...

-What was that?

Please, please, please!

Oh, oh, please!

Oh, you see that weren't so hard,

was it?

DISTANT SIRENS

Ugh, hurry up Ash.

Chloe's booked the court for ten.

Ash, I really need a new

tennis racket.

This one's getting a bit past it

and Chloe's got this decent racket

and I had a go with it the other day

and it just glides so much better...

URBAN MUSIC PLAYS

Hey!

Hey, space cadet...

I'm talking to you.

Can you get me

the Wilson tennis racket,

the one like Chloe has?

-Yeah.

-Great.

Ey, like that tennis racket there.

Yeah, whatever man.

You always do this to me.

OK, OK, I'll get you the racket, man.

-Thank you. Laters, bighead.

-I'll get you your stupid racket.

ROY: Ash!

What, you was just gonna ride off

like I'm not there?

-Wussup, bro.

-You good, yeah?

Ah, you know me man,

just hanging on.

Hey listen, how's your mum man?

I ain't seen her from time.

ASH: Yeah... she came back

this morning.

You still into bikes and all that,

yeah?

Were looking for someone.

Moe wants me to ask around.

Apprentice.

-Good money, still.

-Yeah, I don't really need...

Eh, it's cash in hand.

Could help your mum?

Get in one of them good programmes,

you know?

Think about it, yeah?

Yours if you want it.

Im all right, you know?

Honestly bro, well thanks, though.

Appreciate it, man.

Aight.

Stay out of trouble, yeah?

Yes, man.

ENGINE STARTS

NEWS: Moped gangs

on London's streets,

brazenly stealing from pedestrians,

some going to any lengths

to take from their victim.

Now, new figures obtained

by BBC London

show that moped-assisted deaths

and robberies in shopping hotspots

have increased six-fold

over the last two years.

The situation is a huge concern

for the Met Police.

Certainly the crime of the moment

it appears in London,

young g*ng-affiliated boys

for example,

will actively rob these

mobile phones

because they can sell them

for high value.

UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS

CHEERING

ENGINE REVS, WHEELS SPIN

How you doing?

Oh what, you wanna race?

Going against me?

What me, yeah?

Aight, hold on, hold on...

MOLE: Hey, yo, yo, yo.

What man?

Hey you lot, make some noise,

I'm about to smoke my man, cuz.

CHEERING

KABZ: Aight, don't embarrass us,

you know?

REVVING

URBAN MUSIC PLAYS

CHEERING

You could do that, bro!

CHEERING

ROACH: That was too easy, cuz.

Never doubt the Roach!

TYRES SCREECHING

Yo, yo, yo, yo!

f*ck yeah!

Bro, that's what I'm talking about,

that's what I'm talking about.

ASH: You can do that, bro. Easy.

Man like Sparks, you know...

Yo, what's going on?

Yo, [indistinct] what you saying,

man?

Hey bro, you good?

Adam!

DUBZ: Yo, yeah man.

Yo, yo, yo, yo, boys,

let's go, let's go, the show's on!

CLUB MUSIC PLAYS

-HP, man!

-Hey Dubz! What's up, bro?

You good? [indistinct]

Hey, that's my boy Filly, still.

Hey! Nice to meet you bruv,

heard so much about you!

Ah!

Nice to meet you, bro.

Did you know she was playing tonight?

Yeah, that's my sister,

I come out to support her...

MS BANKS: You lot ready?

Step into the dance like a bad B

Gingerbread man couldn't catch me

Comin' from the East Side

Not Hackney

Up in every spot like acne

Step into the dance like a bad B

Gingerbread man couldn't catch me

Comin' from the East Side

Not Hackney

Up in every spot like acne

Mad how these hitters

Wanna trap me

b*tches can't match me

But they wanna at me

Don't test me don't mad me

Yeah I look good

But I'll do a girl badly

Doin' up nice and friendly

Can't back me

But she wanna be my bestie

Everytin' boasy flexy

Stay sexy

But these bruddas can't touch me

Touch me, touch me

Bag Givenchy, shoes LV

Breast and back look healthy

Lace melty

Finna take a young selfie

They be loving the kid

Talking like they're on beef

They ain't touching a chick

k*lling everything

You can tell the judge I did it

The ba*ls in your court

but you still can't hit it ooo

Let's go, uh, uh

Ladies and gentlemen,

who wants to hear some bars tonight?

CHEERING

I am your host with the most,

I go by the name of Yung Filly,

this is my right-hand man, HP,

like the sauce.

On the right-hand side we've got

Kabz and Roach, make some noise!

CHEERING

Please though, I need the same love

and energy for my man

on the left-hand side,

he goes by the name of, "Kier."

BOOING

OK, OK, seems like the crowd

have their favourites.

-Kabz and Roach, you're up first.

-Are you lot ready, yeah?

Aight, check this out,

check this out, look...

Growing up with ginger hair

This girl would never f*ck me

Now she in my room

She wanna spoon like I'm cutlery

She wouldn't share a cup with me

But if I leave this party now

Bet his girl comes running out

And wants to cup with me

Cuz I just want the real deal

I tell these girls shout me then

I hope she still will

Yo, yo, yo, boy making me

Wanna snore notes

And they got me up here battling

Paul Scholes

You don't know me

I move like shinobi, ninja

See my bars bang hard

But they'll probably burn your skin

Cos you're ginger

CROWD: Oh!

-Hold on.

Straight out the 'ends, fam

I grew up with the villains.

Runnin' to the bag

You know I'm trying to make a killin'

If I turn ghost

I'll have Kier's missus

Fly half way around the world

He'll be sitting there pissin'

Wishing

You could never be like me

You ain't certified

You could never be my G

Your girl thinks that I'm fly

Like UAE

And I don't give a f*ck who

You might be

CHEERING

What do you know about hip-hop?

Bars, dry lips with your sh*t locks

I can tell you're a lacker

You get knocked right back

Looking like a B-rate Wan-Bissaka

Lacker, lick-a-ting packer

My ting will give your girl

A great smile

Can tell this is gonna end

Just like 8 Mile

CROWD: Oh!

My man Kier!

HP: Hey Sparks, come on stage my bro.

Ay, it's your turn, bro.

ROACH: You got this, fam.

Yo I came in the game

Know nothing not a claim

Made to fame

Smooth criminal

When I switch lanes

I'mma too gassed up

Put your purses away

I'mma too gassed up

When we enter the place

It's Sparks

You don't wanna see flames

Just a brudda trying

To locate a wage

If it means grab that

Then I gotta get paid

I started just to get paid

But I can't let up

Because I'm enjoying the wave

I only started just to make a buck

But I can't lie fam

I kinda like this sh*t

They say I started

Just to copy Dubz

But truth see I only really

Like his tings...

Truth say I only like his tings

Cos

Gassed up wave

Truth saying I'm in a gassed up wave

[indistinct] don't get in my way

I'm sorry my friend

But I gotta get paid

CROWD: I gotta get paid,

I gotta get paid...

WHISPERING

MOPED ENGINE

HEAVY BREATHING

MOPED ENGINE

HEARTBEATYRE SCREECH

Yo, where are we even going though,

man?

Dont watch fam.

Its a little bike shop,

like 15 minutes away.

Bare peds outside

on display and that.

We're gonna help ourselves

to some new bikes, yeah?

Aight, copy, cool, sounds good.

ROAH: Aight, I'm f*cking ready, boys.

You ready?

DUBZ: Yo, you like that girl Kelly,

right?

ASH: She's not bad, you know.

DUBZ: I seen you looking at her, fam.

Want me to hook that up, yeah?

ASH: Yeah, if you could?

DUBZ: I got you, innit.

DUBZ: That place there, you ready?

You ready? Go, go, go, go, go!

-Wait...

-That place there, go!

URBAN MUSIC PLAYS

ASH: Yo man, I ain't gonna

rob this place, you know.

Ey! Get off the f*ck' ped!

ROY: Who the f*ck, little sh*t,

f*ck is wrong with you?

MOE: What the f*ck you on?

What? What now?

What? What? Get away, man!

KABZ: f*cking...

you broke my f*ck bike!

MOE: What? What?

ROY: Ey, Moe, you all right?

MOE: Yeah, I'm good, man.

ROY SCREAMS

ROACH: They p*ssy or what?

You ain't such a bit man now,

are you cuzzie?

Yeah, you ain't a big man now

are you and f*ck you.

Ease up, you. Easy up, you.

You want some more, cuz? I'll splash

you like I splashed your guy.

ASH: Come on, let's go!

REVVING ENGINE

ROAH: f*ck that, come on let's go!

Move, move, move, move!

Go, go, go, go!

f*ck was that, bruv?

Was what man? I f*cking handled it...

Are you f*cking mad, cuz?

Bro, you think I'm f*cking joking

out here?

What, you don't think

you should have told us

that you was just rolling around

with acid in your pocket, bro?

Oops.

Oh my God, well done.

Man said, "Oops," you know?

No joke, yeah, my hand is f*cking

k*lling me, bro.

Bro, I know that guy, you know.

Roy's like family bruv,

he was bare close to my dad

before he f*cked off to Nigeria, man.

Listen, bruv.

You ever do that sh*t again

and I will make you drink

what you f*ck' sprayed,

you get me?

We don't do dem tings.

Why?

Bro, cos... acid is for pussies.

Feds ain't gonna risk their lives

for peds and phones.

But we start throwing acid around,

burning people's skin off

like some Purge movie, then what?

People willing to risk

a lot more to take us down.

Thats right.

And I dont know about you mans,

but I aint willing to go prison

for some p*ssy-o swinging acid

like a dickhead.

The same goes for the blades,

the nunchucks, the mace, the tasers

or whatever the f*ck else you man's

got tucked away in your jacket.

SHAZ: Im confused. Tell me again.

We roll up to get some spares

and man come out

with wrenches and crowbars

and just start getting vexed, innit.

You tell me.

-What, me?

-Yes.

Yeah, we went to steal some peds...

but the the man from the shop,

he f*ck' elbows me like

Im just any guy!

So I thought, "Nah, nah, I'm not

gonna take it from this dickhead,"

so I pull out my bottle.

Even got myself a little bit too,

but...

He aint so brave no more.

SHAZ: Mm, come show me.

WINCES

He's a problem.

DUBZ: I know.

We must talk now. Alone

Get out.

Get out, fam!

Do you know how much more

attention you're going to get now?

I don't need this.

I have enough trouble already.

SPEAKING ALBANIAN

DUBZ: Yeah, no, no, no,

I'll take care of it.

Yo, what are they saying?

Dunno, but it don't sound good, bro.

Let's go.

TRAFFIC NOISE

Right.

Listen.

Roach...

Hey boss, let me get

three more wings,

two more burgers and some chips.

Listen, bruv, I know hes your boy

and that, OK...

..but hes gassed up, man.

KABZ: Bro, get off the table, man!

Boss, hurry up, man.

Don't get me wrong,

we all f*ck up sometimes innit,

but I've had a minute

to think about what he did...

-What? What are you talking about?

-Fam, acid.

I mean, seriously, [indistinct]

baggage.

What are you lot chatting about man,

bring me in?

Talkin' about your mum, man.

That's very rude, you know?

My mum made you dinner

bare times, cuz.

Are you f*ck' mad?

Nah, nah, nah, you f*ck' mad, cuz!

KABZ: Aight, stop all that man,

relax!

Dubz...

Dubz, bro...

I can't cut him off, bro, nah.

Nah, don't hear me, bro.

I've known him since we were kids,

it's always been.

Listen fam, I hear you,

but you need to talk to him.

It's not personal, bruv.

You think he's the first person

we've had to exile, like?

CHEF: No smoking.

No smoking, no smoking!

ROACH: Boss, where's these wings at,

man?

KABZ: Pay the guy.

You don't own it, you owe the shop.

-Pay the guy!

-Shut the f*ck up, man!

Bruv, how many times, should I slap

your egghead right now?

CHEF: I call the police.

Call the police, I don't give a f*ck.

Bruv...

-Bruv, get out.

-Dubz, f*ck this guy, man!

DUBZ: Get out, fam.

Hey, Stop swearing.

Sorry about that. Apologies, innit.

Come...

Yo?

What's wrong with you?

KNOCKING ON WINDOW

I see you later, yeah? Dickhead.

MOPED REVVING

ROACH: They p*ssy...

ROY SCREAMING

MAN: f*ck it, all in.

-Right... you're bluffing again.

MAN: Read 'em and weep.

Two pair, aces high.

CALLUM: Hey, big man!

-Bullshit...

It's the big man.

Come and give your father a hug?

Ey, ey, ey, you f*cking listen

when I'm f*cking talking to you!

Dad, just...

Shut the f*ck up

when I'm f*cking talking to you!

Not a big man anymore, are you?

Little f*cking p*ssy, mate.

Little f*cking p*ssy!

You're a disgrace.

I knew it the minute

I laid eyes on you...

f*cking disgrace.

Go on, get the f*ck outta my face!

f*ck off, you little f*cking p*ssy.

MELLOW MUSIC PLAYS

REGGAE MUSIC PLAYS

ROY LAUGHING

ROY: Hey, Ash!

Hey man, I heard about what happened,

I just thought I'd come and check in.

ROY: Bless you, bro.

Just a bunch of f*cking cowards,

you know?

Theyre lucky Moe never k*ll dem.

Aint that true?

God had mercy on their souls

that day!

ROY LAUGHS

Nah man, I'm all right,

yeah I'm all right.

f*ck man, acid is no joke...

Who told you?

What?

About the acid, who told you?

Oh, someone filmed it, innit.

It got bare views online.

Really?

Yeah.

Cos I never even told the police

about the acid...

-You didn't?

-No.

Oh.

I mean...

Robbery is one thing, yeah.

Frankly I wouldn't mind

if they served a few

just to stop them

from doing it again.

But I tell the police

about the acid...

..that's GBH with intent.

I don't want no f*ck' kid

going away for life.

They're just f*ck' kids, man,

what do they know?

Tell you something...

Back in the day, yeah?

I served a ten stretch,

that f*ck' sh*t almost k*lled me.

I wouldn't wish that on anybody.

Especially a kid.

Yeah man...

It's just crazy, innit.

Yeah, it is.

That's why I want you in there

working we me and not out there.

You understand?

Yeah.

Anyway, I should go man,

I gotta take my sister somewhere.

Cool, I'll come see you lot soon,

yeah? Check in.

Cool.

Aight.

What you doing?

Mum's been sleeping all day.

Ugh, what she been doing now, man?

Come on, let's go,

I'm taking you out.

Yo, this is dope man!

Yeah, it's all right, innit!

How you doing though my lovely,

you all right, yeah?

I'll take that as a yes.

Your rings are cool.

Aw, bless, thank you, man.

I got loads of 'em.

Come on, let's go outside, man.

There's YouTube on the TV.

Enjoy yourself, innit.

What?

For real.

Are you serious?

I came here on a boat, innit.

Shaz was already here in the UK,

she paid for it.

She did her best to try and get us

a good ride, but...

When it comes to smugglers,

you know...

And erm...

Anyway, at one point the boat that

we were on with the smugglers...

...at one point it just stops,

right?

Bare far from the shore,

bare f*ck' far.

The shore was all the way

the f*ck over there, right?

And the guy driving the boat...

He looks at us, right, and with a

straight face the guy goes, "Swim."

What?

The water was freezing, like.

I still have PTSD

from that f*ck' water, bruv.

And I was young, innit.

I was like five or six,

I was bare young.

But even then fam, I knew, innit.

I made my mind up

right then and there.

I'm gonna have money, bruv

and nobody's ever gonna make me

do something like that again.

That's why I do what we do,

it's a means to an end.

And I can tell it's a means

to an end for you, too.

But...

..this thing with Roach, man.

Bro, you know loyalty don't mean sh*t

when you're doing a ten stretch

in prison, right?

Ask Mole, he's been there.

You need to cut him, man.

You need to cut him,

it just needs to be done.

It's a job for those of us

who need to catch up

on some of the privileges

we didn't inherit, you get me?

They call it organised crime

on the news for a reason, fam.

Throwing acid at people

on the streets

cos you f*ck' felt like it

ain't organised.

And if you treat this like a job...

..with an expiration date,

you can have anything that you want.

What even is it, I haven't asked you.

What is it that you want?

You can say, fam, I won't laugh.

I promise...

Well, it's like...

I'll be real man, I'm just trying

to help my mum right now, you know?

In the future I always thought

like I could...

-I like fixing things, innit.

-Mm-hm.

You know... and one day maybe

I could have my own ting.

-Yeah.

-You know...

Not working for anyone else,

be my own boss.

Have people working for me

or something,

you know what I'm saying?

Ah listen, you can have that bro.

You can have that.

You just gotta listen to me, innit.

Yo, you're coming to Kelly's

party tomorrow, right?

I told her you were coming,

don't let me down now.

SOMBRE MUSIC PLAYING

Man like Sparks.

Ey, I am fully ready

for this party cuz,

you know I ain't beat in a while,

yeah?

So I am looking to enjoy at least

five girls tonight.

So you best be coming to back

the ting cuz, I swear down.

What you doing man, come on.

Why you do tings like that, bro?

What?

Just moving mad.

What you talking about?

Bro, what you did to Roy.

The f*ck' acid, you think dem tings

are normal, bro?

SCOFFS

And you're laughing, fam?

Bro, there's something seriously

wrong with you, you know?

Thats what my man's been saying

about me now, yeah?

Look, I got us out of a madness,

so what's the problem?

It's not what, bro, it's how.

It's how you f*ck' did it, bro.

You know what, yeah?

Tomorrow... ask Shaz about man

and she'll just tell you, cuz.

There aint no tomorrow, bruv.

What?

What do you mean there's no tomorrow?

They dont want you in this ting

no more, fam.

Bruv... are you breaking up with me?

I dont want you in this ting

anymore either.

Fam...

Are you really gonna do me

like that, yeah?

-Bro, it ain't even--

-What?

It ain't even a dat ting, G.

Say less, say less...

Nah, it's cool, innit.

Bro, it's not even...

I'm just gonna go yard, cuz.

Yeah, you enjoy your f*ck' party,

innit.

URBAN MUSIC PLAYS

CHEERING

Yo, you good?

Yeah, man.

You chat with Roach, innit?

Listen, forget dem tings there, yeah?

Fun time now, innit.

Relax, fam.

Enjoy yourself, you deserve it.

COUGHING

LAUGHING

DEALER: Yes sir, balloon's a fiver,

mandem 10, innit.

What's going on?

[indistinct]

We got this for you, man, yeah?

What you saying or what...

MOLE: You lot will ruin your lives

by doing that.

What you saying [indistinct]

MOLE: There you go, there you go.

Enjoy your night,

we'll be right back.

CLUB MUSIC PLAYS

CROWD CHEERING

Bruh...

KELLY: What?

You running like an online shop

or something?

KELLY: Yeah.

I sell things on Depop,

Its kind of how I make money.

So you're like a young...

..young entrepreneur then?

Erm... something like that.

So do you like,

make the clothes yourself?

No, I mean, some of the bracelets

but the clothes are just

things I find in charity shops,

stuff like that.

So I put outfits together and I sell

them for more than I bought them.

Hm.

Ah so you like, f*ck with sunglasses

and stuff as well, yeah?

Sometimes.

Why, can you get stuff like that?

Stuff like what?

Stuff like... sunglasses, jewellery,

stuff like that?

Maybe, you know.

You can sit down, you know?

LAUGHING

DISTANT MOANING

LAUGHING

Do I make you nervous?

No.

I mean, maybe.

But that might be

cos you're kinda peng, innit.

Oh... so you think I'm nice.

LAUGHS

I think you're nice.

MOBILE PHONE VIBRATES

Oh, hold on.

I think that might be my sister,

sorry.

HE SIGHS

Is it your sister?

Nah, it's just...

Nah.

Good.

Relax.

Argh.

"WE DON'T HAVE TO..."

BY JERMAINE STEWART PLAYS

We don't have

To take our clothes off

To have a good time, oh, no

We could dance and party all night

And drink some cherry wine, oh, oh

We don't have

To take our clothes off

To have a good time, oh, no

We could dance and party

All night

HE GIGGLES

And drink some cherry wine, oh, oh

Just slow down if you want me

A man wants to be approached

cool and romantically

I've got needs just like you

And if the conversation's good

Vibrations through and through

So come on baby,

won't you show some class

Why'd you wanna move so fast?

MUSIC FADES

KNOCKS

Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry,

my bad, my bad.

So, er...

Bro kept up all night, innit?

THEY ALL LAUGH

You're late. No excuses. Ever.

Bro, what? Buying our phones

in bulk now, or something?

Today, scouting. Jewellery place.

Where's Roach?

He no longer works for us. Or you.

Do you want this kind of money

in your hand?

-Uh-huh.

-I need that.

LOW LAUGHTER STARTS

-Yeah, I need that.

-OK, OK, aight.

-Need that.

-Not a dead guy, right?

OK, there's a container leaving

for Albania in a few days.

-Those jewels have to be on it.

-Aight, let's go.

Let's go.

BEEPS HORN

Yo, hurry up, man.

I wanna show you something.

What?

-Ash, where did you get these?

-Stole 'em, innit.

I cannot believe you.

I just thought maybe you could use it

to sell on your Depop or something,

-I don't know.

-Why, thank you.

Come here.

Where we going?

Just jump on, man.

Asking too much questions.

SHE SCREAMS AND LAUGHS

Oh, my God!

URBAN MUSIC PLAYING

ON TV: "Breaking news. The bodies

of two people m*rder*d

"in a gangland style sh**ting

have been discovered today.

"The murders may have been linked

to a recent spate of bike crime

"that has been engulfing

the capital."

URBAN MUSIC PLAYING

Aight, see you tomorrow, then.

My parents aren't home

until tomorrow.

PHONE BLEEPS

ENGINE REVS

SHE SNIFFS

Jaz, ready?

Hello? Am I talking to myself?

Oi, Jaz.

What's wrong?

I went to get food last night.

Someone, they grabbed my phone,

knocked my food on the floor,

I haven't eaten since yesterday.

Nah, listen it's all right now, yeah?

You're all right, yeah?

We can get you a new phone.

You know, let's even

forget the sport today, yeah?

We can go wherever you want,

eat what ever you want--

That's not the point.

So what is the point?

I'm 14, I shouldn't be hungry.

I shouldn't have to go to the kebab

shop at one in the morning

cos there's no food in the fridge.

-I'm sorry, Jaz. If I'd known--

-SHE SCOFFS

Let's just go get food.

See you later.

Jaz.

What's the matter with Jaz?

Nothing.

Looks like she's been crying.

She's good, man.

Has it got something to do with you?

What?

Hey, Ash. I'm talking to you.

Get off me, man!

What the f*ck is wrong with you?

Listen, don't think just cos

you used to f*cked my mum

you have any f*cking right

to give me lectures, you know.

f*ck off, man!

DISTANT CLOCK CHIMES

DISTANT SIREN

Aight, bare security on this one, so.

Forget what I said

about no weapons, yeah?

We're tooling up for this one.

No-one's f*cking with us today.

Aight.

Kabz, you're gonna

be out front, yeah?

-All right then.

-Ash, you better come with me,

we'll grab the tings, and Mole,

control the crowd and that, yeah?

All right.

All right, we're going in today,

we're the big boys now, fam.

URBAN MUSIC PLAYS

LAUGHING

-Go time.

-Come on!

That ain't too heavy, yeah? We still

gotta be able to get away quick.

You all right?

Never been f*cking better, cuz.

LAUGHS

Man likes Sparks, you know.

RAP MUSIC PLAYS

SHOUTS

SHOUTS

SHOUTS

ALL SHOUTING

f*ck! f*ck, let's go, bro!

Go time, brother!

Yeah!

SPEECH DROWNED BY ENGINE REVVING

Let's f*cking go, bruv!

Let's f*cking go!

INDISTINCT SHOUTS

WOMAN SCREAMS

-Don't f*cking--

-f*ck off, man.

Move!

SMASHING

Excuse me,

excuse me, is the shop closed?

-Yeah, we're closed.

-I have to get my watch.

-I said move along.

-But there's people in there.

-f*ck off.

-What sort of manners are those?

-Your mother would be ashamed.

-Get the f*ck out.

Let's go, let's go.

ALL SHOUTING

Step back,

or I'll crack your skull, man.

SIREN BLARES

What you seeing, you lost 'em?

Check it, we outrun them, yeah?

That was so right!

That's what I'm talking about!

ALL SHOUTING

Yo! Didn't think you could

pull that off.

BUS SOUNDS HORN

THEY WHOOP

HORN BLARES

THEY WHOOP

f*ck, yeah! Let's go.

Yeah!

METAL SQUEAKS

DISTORTED SOMBRE MUSIC PLAYS

HEAVY BREATHING

Yo.

Yo.

Yo, Dubz.

Yo, Dubz, you OK?

Yo, wake up, bruv.

Yo, Dubz, chat to me, man.

Wake up, bro.

-I didn't see him.

-Dubz, come on, man.

He came out of nowhere.

Bro, get the bag, man. Hurry up!

Sparks! The f*ck, bro.

The bag's not coming out.

THEY BOTH SHOUSIRENS DRAW CLOSER

Hurry up, man!

-f*ck, bruv!

-Let's go, let's go, let's go.

We gotta get off, man!

SIREN BLARES

DISTORTED SOMBRE MUSIC PLAYING

DISTANT ECHOEY GROANS

MUFFLED VOICES

What the f*ck happened, man?

Bro, what the f*ck

happened back there, man?

f*ck!

What happened, where is my cousin?

Erm, he was...

Police?

-He was--

-What?

We were about to...

Erm...

And then, er...

A car pulled out, and...

He never...

The ped was just going too fast.

He's dead.

He's f*cking dead.

HE SIGHS SHAKILY

Just...

It's my f*cking fault.

No.

No, no, no.

He's, erm...

He's hurt.

He's just hurt.

He's f*cking dead.

f*ck!

SHE SNIFFS

Where's the stuff

from the jewellery shop?

Tell me you have something.

You have nothing?

I really need the stuff.

You have to go again.

Dubz...

just died.

And you want us to go out and do it,

a next thing for you?

Are you nuts?

I don't care how you get it done,

but make sure you get it done,

understand?

-Right now?

-That's not a good idea.

I don't see why it's so difficult

to understand.

Now.

We don't have enough people.

I owe people money,

and now you owe me.

So what I want you to do

is go and fix this.

Shaz, I can't fix this.

You can do it.

And you have to.

Or my people are going to hurt

you and your families.

Your sister, Ash.

Your foster parents, Mole.

Your wife, Kabz.

You have a baby on the way, right?

You see, I don't care if every

single one of you dies,

I want my f*cking jewels!

Now.

PHONE RINGS OUBro,

not too long ago, you looked me

in my eyes, and you said...

..if there was anything...

..that I ever needed,

you'd have my back.

You said we were boys.

No matter what.

Yeah.

That was before you f*cked me over.

I'm sorry, man.

I f*cked up, I know that.

I don't wanna lie, bro.

I really need you right now.

HE SNIFFS

MOLE: Bro. Listen.

Bro, we...

We all have mad love for you.

If you...

If you seen the way that Dubz died...

..not gonna lie, bro,

we need you to help us

get out of this madness.

Don't let any of us end up

that same way, bro.

Aight, listen, Roach,

you come with me,

use your machete, get them shook

and strapped, then out of there, man.

I'm just gonna go in and grab

everything I can see.

Listen, no messing about, you know?

Yeah, I got you.

TENSE MUSIC PLAYING

-This is a f*cking robbery.

-WOMAN SCREAMS

Put everything, anything that's in

the counter, give it to man, bro,

and hurry the f*ck up.

What, what the f*ck you looking at,

do you wanna f*cking die?

Back the f*ck up, guys.

And hurry the f*ck up.

Who the f*ck are you staring at?

Back the f*ck up now!

ECHOEY BREATHING

MUFFLED VOICES

I said back the f*ck up!

f*cking mad...

I said back-- what the f*ck, guys?

ASH: Let's go.

MUFFLED SHOUTING

Bro, let's go.

Move, move, move!

-SIREN BLARES

-Police!

f*ck sake, bruv, man!

Why you letting two dickhead security

guards run us out--

I don't know why! I just f*cking

backed down, bruv.

TENSE MUSIC PLAYING

AGITATED BREATHING

TV ON IN BACKGROUND

HE TURNS OFF TV

SOMBRE MUSIC PLAYING

PHONE VIBRATES

'Sparks, they got Mole, bruv.

'Ash, did you hear what I said?

'They got Mole!'

-How?

-'The security guard

'from the first place clocked

his mole, bruv.

'They told the feds, and when

they went through their records

'they found his photo.

'There's all recordings of the feds

taking off this boy, innit.

'Riding him to the yard.

'Ash?

'Mole ain't no snitch, you know.

'So you ain't gotta worry

'bout none of that

'if that's what you're thinking

about, cos he's solid.'

This is not a problem you can solve

with shoebox money.

Tomorrow you go again

to another jewellery shop.

Shaz! It's over!

Like, do you not get that?

Dubz is dead,

Mole's going back to prison.

Look, it's not fair, man, we just...

What is not fair

is that my cousin is dead,

and you are fine.

What is not fair is me

and my daughter being in danger

because of something you have done.

-It was an accident.

-That you are responsible for.

Tomorrow you go again,

you do what I say.

Nah, f*ck that, man.

The f*ck are you doing, man?

Are you crazy, huh? Calm down!

You, f*ck off.

Sparks, Sparks, man!

Leave me alone, man!

Just leave him, fam.

His eyes...

They were like...

Like marbles or something.

Are you sure he was actually, like...

I heard a crack,

and then it was just...

Can't you go to the police?

-Are you dumb--

-Don't...

Don't call me dumb, Ash.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry, I'm sorry,

all right?

You're right, I'm sorry. It's just...

So, is this like, is it harbouring

a fugitive or something?

I ain't a fugitive.

Cos I couldn't have the police

coming in here,

kicking my door down.

My dad would go nuts.

What are you talking about?

No, man.

Can't you tell your mum?

You don't get it.

Well, you've gotta tell someone.

Look, I don't need to tell

no-one nothing. Yeah?

I can fix it, I just...

Look,

I can tell you're going through

something heavy right now,

and I wish I could help, I do, but...

To be honest,

I don't think I wanna be involved.

Look,

me and you,

we had a good time, but,

everything that's happening, like,

it's not me, Ash.

I just wanted to have fun.

Look,

my dad's gonna be home soon,

so,

I feel like you should leave.

Ash.

You're making me uncomfortable.

OK, you need to go

before my dad gets back.

PHONE DIALS OU-'Hello?'

-Yeah, Uncle Roy.

-'Ash.'

-Erm...

Can I-- Can I come

and see you tomorrow?

Or something. It's just...

I could use some help about now, man.

'Sure. I'll come over

and see you and Jaz.

-'But what's up?'

-All right.

It'll be easier to explain

in person, so...

'OK, you stay safe, yeah?'

Yeah.

What happened to you?

-Nothin'.

-Don't look like nothing.

Mum's out again.

Anyway, your friend's

been waiting for you.

Hello, Ash.

Your sister's been

keeping me company.

Such a sweet girl.

Everyone always says that.

Why're you being awkward?

-You OK, Jaz?

-Yeah.

She's just been telling me

about her mugging.

Such a horrible thing to happen.

Oh, my God, you're so awkward.

Jaz.

Fine.

Well, it's nice to meet you.

Sweet dreams.

-You f*ck--

-She's lovely.

Quick, smart, intelligent, funny.

And very young.

Listen, I told you people,

I'm done with that sh*t.

I don't want no part, yeah?

I'm done, I'm f*cking done.

Listen, please, listen to me.

It hurts.

I understand.

When I first came to this country,

I fled a w*r.

I saw things no child

should have to see.

I thought that my family

would be safe here.

So what happened with my cousin,

I have to live with that forever.

Listen, you ain't the only one

who has to live with that sh*t.

He really liked you, you know?

He said you were smart.

Not like the others.

It would be such a shame to lose you,

like I lost him.

I'm sorry about what happened.

I let my emotions control me.

Something like this?

It's not possible to just walk away.

I ain't coming back.

You can't go.

You have unfinished business.

There's so much more

we can do together.

Wouldn't you like that?

Hm?

You do like that.

Good.

So come back to me.

Yes?

Good.

DOOR SHUTS

Yo!

Listen! f*ck that, yeah?

I ain't your f*cking puppet.

I don't wanna f*cking do

what you f*cking ask--

[indistinct]

HE GRUNTS

The container leaves tomorrow.

So you have until then.

Your sister's too young,

and your mother's too weak.

Please don't let them

suffer for your mistakes.

TENSE MUSIC PLAYING

She, like...

touched up your d*ck and that, yeah?

That ain't the point, bro.

Nah, she's going mad, bro,

that's crazy.

Bro, I can't have her

threatening Jaz.

I can't.

At the end of the day,

what happens if one of you

do something she don't like?

Bro, she's actually

gonna come to your yard,

threaten your mum, your dad, brother.

She can have my dad, cuz,

he's a c**t, and you know this.

I'm serious, bro.

So...

What are you actually saying?

HE SIGHS

One last ting.

One last ting, but I'm talking

a f*cking big one, man.

I'm talking enough to pay Shaz off

and give it everything, brother.

Frankly, I don't give a f*ck

what you man do with the money,

me, once I pay Shaz back, I'm out.

How do we know

you're not just gonna f*ck us over?

You know, like you f*cked me over?

Me, your own brethren.

Roach, I'm not gonna lie,

I said I'm sorry to you.

You really wanna

bring this up now, bro?

Like you really wanna f*cking

bring this up now, bro?

f*ck you!

-f*ck me?

-Yes! f*ck you!

PUNCHING, GRUNTING

Yo. Aight.

Yo! Yo, man!

-f*cking...

-Bro, what you doing, man?

Shut the f*ck up,

you're always chatting sh*t.

-Mad, bro.

-ASH YELLS

m*therf*cker!

Bro, yo, yo, yo, relax. Relax!

Take a walk, bro.

Are you mad? Bro. Take a walk,

Roach, man. Take a f*cking walk.

Take a f*cking walk, Roach, man!

The f*ck you doing

on a brethren, bro?

Bruv, what you doin', man?

ROACH BLOWS OUT A BREATH

Right, cool.

Cool, I'll do the stupid f*cking

thing with you lot, yeah?

But I'm not doing it for you, cuz.

I am doing it for me.

I'm keeping my share

of the jewels, yeah?

Quarter of that sh*t goes straight

into my pocket.

You can give that b*tch

the rest if you want.

I don't care.

But, if this sh*t goes south...

..I swear to f*cking--

-Bro--

-Shut the f*ck up, Kabz!

If his sh*t does go south, Ash...

..I promise you...

..I will feed you

to the wolves myself.

HE SPITS

ECHOEY RUSHING

'You can have anything you want.

'What is it that you want?'

HE GASPS, PANTS

Now's not the time to be running out

of gas you know, bro.

HE SIGHS

All I wanted was to get my mum

into rehab, man.

Save some money, take care of Jaz.

Now's not the time, fam.

Like, I hear you, innit,

but now's not the time, bro.

You gotta be focused

on what we're doing, Ash.

It's all gonna be bliss, fam,

I promise you that.

You know I always

respected you, innit?

You got a big weight

on your shoulders,

you carry it f*cking well, bro.

Man could tell you weren't doing

all this because you loved it.

At least not to begin with.

You had a reason, fam.

Same as me.

And I promise you,

bro, I promise you, [indistinct]...

..it's all gonna be good.

Yeah?

I got you, man.

Aight. I got you, fam.

OI!

You mans conspiring against me again?

That didn't work out

too well last time, did it?

HE CHUCKLES

Are we gonna do this thing

just us three?

You're gonna come in with us

this time.

All right.

Let's go, man.

HE SIGHS

RAP MUSIC DROWNED OUT BY REVVING

That one there, that one there.

You see it?

That's the one.

Let's go, cuz.

Oi!

Get the f*ck inside!

BOTH SHOUAnd don't move! Stay the f*ck there!

Don't f*cking move!

-Yo, man doing it!

-I said don't!

PEOPLE SCREAM

ROACH: I told you!

BOTH SHOUBash it and go, man! f*ck.

Let's get the f*ck out of here!

Go, man, let's go, let's go!

-We're good, yeah?

-Yeah.

SHOUTING

Let's go, let's go,

let's go, let's go.

Everyone stay where you are!

Let's f*cking go, man! Let's go!

Come on, come on, come on.

Yo, let's go.

Hey, Sparks! Get that last ting,

get that last ting, cuz.

SHOUTS TURN ECHOEY

Bro, what the f*ck

are you doing, man?

Come on, man. Go!

Go! Go!

HE YELLS

f*ck, man! f*ck!

YELLS

BOTH GRUNASH GASPS

I can't f*cking...

HORN BEEPS

Stay down!

Keep still!

-I can't f*cking...

-Stay there.

ASH GASPS

Keep still!

HE GASPS FOR AIR

SIRENS APPROACH

ASH GASPS

Hey, get the f*ck off him!

Come on, bro, get the f*ck up, bro,

come on!

-ASH GASPS

-ROACH SHOUTS

Get the f*ck off me, man!

Gonna f*cking k*ll him!

Yo, we gotta go now!

Bro! Bro, come on, we gotta go, man!

SIRENS APPROACH

Bro, come on, man, we gotta go!

Let's go, let's go,

let's go, let's go.

Bro, come on, they're right behind!

f*ck the police! f*ck them!

Come on, bro!

SIRENS PURSUE

That's a super [indistinct]

Run them down! Run them down!

Move! Move, move!

Fit through!

HORNS BLARE

Oh, they're right behind us!

They're right behind us!

Go, go!

What're you doing? Move this thing!

Hey, dickhead! f*ck you!

Oi, dickheads, dickheads!

KABZ: f*ck, man.

ENGINE SPUTTERS

SIRENS IN DISTANCE

What the f*ck!

Come on, man!

Come on, man!

f*ck, bro! f*ck!

SIRENS NEARING

HE PANTS

THEY BREATHE HEAVILY

-Where's Shaz?

-She's no longer here.

Where is the other guy?

'The one with the wife

expecting the baby?'

Maybe he take jewels to wife

and baby, instead of me.

This is bad for him.

f*ck sake.

BANGING

BANGING

MAN: Bring it through.

Come on, move.

f*ck, man.

WHISPERING: [indistinct] got it.

KABZ: So, like,

we're-- we're all right now, yeah?

All good?

HE SIGHS

We gave you what we owed.

What Shaz owed. Right?

Your debt with her is cleared.

She'll leave you alone.

But you work for me now.

ASH: I can't.

I just can't, bro.

Nah, it's a nah.

You work for me now.

I can't, brother.

Please.

I did everything you guys asked.

I brought what I promised.

I can't do this anymore.

People are dead, bro.

f*cking doing this...

It might be my sister next.

Or even my mum.

If my only options...

..are to keep doing this sh*t...

..or to die...

..then you might as well

just k*ll me, bro.

Just f*cking k*ll me, bro.

ROACH: No, no, wait, wait,

wait, wait, wait, wait.

Wait.

I will work for you.

I will do whatever

the f*ck you need, man.

Whenever you need it.

Please.

We don't need him.

Kabz is game too, right?

Yeah, man.

I'm the one you need.

I'm the f*cking Roach, bruv.

He ain't built for this.

Just let him go.

Go.

ASH PANTS

Bruv! Do you not hear the guy?

Get the f*ck out of here,

you're done, man!

Bro, go! Man, go!

HE PANTS

Ash.

What's happened?

ASH GASPS

What's happened?

Ash--

What-- OK.

OK, OK.

OK.

You're all right.

You're all right, Ash.

OK?

You're good.

You're good, now. Yeah?

ASH SIGHS

OK.

Let it out.

You let it all out.

HE BREATHES SHAKILY

Just breathe.

'Breathe.'

ASH'S DEEP BREATHS ECHO