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Z "Sorting shifts no good for you. Why don't you get to bed?" M "Just needs a new zip"
Z "Can you take that outside please? The fumes are no good for Kamil"
T "Yeah alright well the next time you decide to burn your sons clothes, use unleaded"
M "She's still your mum Tamwar and I won't have you disrespecting her"
T "Yeah, why don't you just tell her Syed's got to come home?" M "because right now we need patience, not ganging up"
"Where can you buy a new zip these days?" M "Dad, you haven't even been to see him"
T "Yes because your mums not ready and I'm not going to go behind her back. There's been too much of that already"
M: Tamwar, do you think I'm just going to sit back and watch us all fall apart?
I will get this family back together again. I promise you.
Just let the dust settle Tam...
H "Home mending" M "Huh?" H "The zip?"
M "I'm saying no to our throw away culture". H "Mummy hated waste too. I'm sorry about Syed. Moving somewhere nice is he?"
M "Sorry?" H "It's just Mrs Patel was in. She needs new tenants"
Z "I'll cook us dinner tonight. Something nice. You'll be here?" M "Yeah of course.
Right, not quite good as new but I'd better take it round"
"I think he's leaving Zee"
"I'm going to go round. I'll see you later"
M "I can't believe you were going to let him leave" T "I promised I wouldn't tell"
M "I'm your father" T "He didn't want to cause problems with you and mum.
He has this crazy idea that you may try and stop him"
M "He looks terrible" T "He won't go out"
"Don't. He hasn't been sleeping"
M "Why don't you go check in at the unit? I'll wait here with him"
M "Where are you going?
S "Some mates" M "Mates? What mates? When?
S "Look, I'll be fine.
You know me, eternal wonderer" M "Don't you think I want to run away sometimes?"
"Erm, I couldn't afford a new one but I managed to selvedge your favourite. The zip might need a tug"
"Come home Syed"
S "I don't have one"
M "You do. I want you back there" S "Does mum?"
M "Listen, promise me you won't go without seeing us first. We'll talk"
S "No"
M "I'm trying my best here Syed"
"Promise me"
M "Syed's packing already. He's got nowhere to go"
Z "See I tried the flour that Bushra recommended and look: It's curdling" M "I told him to stay"
Z "Can you reach the fish paste for me please? I don't know who put it up there when I'm the only person who uses it?"
M "Did you just hear what I said?" [doorbell]
"Look he just wants to talk ok"
Z "I've said everything that want to say to him alright, and I meant it. You cannot bully me into this" M "Bully you!?
I've been patient you stupid woman! Do you know what it's taken not to let you sit here and rot in your own misery?
R "Look, I really really am sorry but could you possibly spare some time to look for my little cousin? M "Yeah"
Z "Don't go" R "Oh look, please. I am a dead woman walking. Please"
M "Look, I need some fresh air anyway" R "Oh thank you, thank you, thank you. I'm sorry"
Z "Be back for dinner"
M "Syed..?
Syed!?
R "Hi. Hey listen. They found Louise" M "Alright"
R "So what's up?" M "I don't suppose Syed's been in here?"
R "No" M "Alright. Well would you mind telling me if he does?"
R "Look I've got no problem with you ok? He knows he's not welcome here"
M "Right so no one around here has ever made a mistake have they? Thanks for your kindness"
Z "Don't let it go to waste" T "I'm not hungry"
Z "It's a sin to waste food. Luckily, this will keep" M "I see you didn't set the table for four?"
Z "Wow and they say Tamwar's the mathematician"
M "Look, Syed's.... problem... we can work it out. I mean he was happy with Amira" Z "I'm not dirtying myself with his filth"
M "You're going to ask Syed to come home" Z "I used to think there was nothing he wouldn't do for me"
M "I said, you are going to ask our son to come home!"
Z "Hello Syed, it's me. Please don't put the phone down" S "I've got nothing to say to you"
Z "I know. I... Can, can you just listen?
Please may I come see you?" S "Why?"
Z "Because I... I want to, apologise.
Please can, can we just talk? I really would like to come down and see you"
"Please son. Can I come and see you?"
Z "Thank you Syed,
for agreeing to see me"
"You've done your packing"
S "Well the agent wants me out at the end of the week, so.."
Z "Where are you going?"
S "I don't know"
Z "Do you have somewhere to go? S "Yep"