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4:15

Rajal Ahm?

4:24

Ahm, please? Ahm,

4:30

sorry go ahead. Ahm,

4:34

sorry, I didn't see

4:36

you there, what can I just see? I'm

4:41

so glad you're still here. I

4:44

was wondering if you had perhaps dropped

4:46

something? Don't think so. You're sure? Perhaps.

4:50

These incredibly exclusive, hardly

4:52

discounted, barely obstructed theatre

4:54

tickets. No. You're

4:57

sure? Because they

4:59

look like they'd be perfect for someone to

5:01

use maybe for a second date?

5:03

Yeah, nothing to do with me.

5:08

So, is that a lot of... I'm

5:10

just saying, what's the show? Oh,

5:14

uh, the Illuminati. Oh! Very

5:16

romantic choice. That's it. I

5:19

don't really know much about it, I just

5:22

thought when it's called. Well,

5:24

count me in, if I

5:26

want you to see your face. Cool, so to

5:29

them. For that no

5:31

fact now, I'm

5:33

sure you could both go and continue

5:36

the Mississippi on. Yes, I do. But

5:38

what if you could use the group

5:40

of the New York Foundation that's currently

5:43

taking the London scene both stormy? Yes.

5:46

Judge Murray, don't be damned. They're taking a break before they're torn. No, it's penny

5:48

for the well, actually. But it is still the look on the base, right? How

5:50

many times is that for you? No,

6:44

Yeah, no, I've I've got.

6:47

So. Like a dog sitter

6:49

a long as a. Human.

6:53

right? To.

7:00

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7:05

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7:10

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7:24

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7:29

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7:31

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8:22

recording, simply hang up. Ah,

8:25

I need to report something. I

8:27

can't get him, please. You're

8:31

supposed to be independent and... Oh, well,

8:34

I've got to risk it. People

8:37

need to know. But

8:39

you need to know what's happening, what they're doing,

8:41

and I don't know how much time I've got

8:43

left. Ha!

8:47

I work as a caterer. I

8:50

own private, funded, silver

8:52

service, that kind of

8:54

thing. It's

8:56

my own company, and I have managed to

8:58

fill up a decent reputation in the

9:01

right circles. We get called in for

9:03

the really

9:05

high end stuff. The

9:08

kind of event where the

9:10

guest list is so rich that you've never even

9:12

heard of them. There's a

9:15

big difference between extravagance and elegance,

9:18

and we sell the latter. We're

9:21

not a big operation, though. There

9:23

were only six permanent staff, including

9:25

myself. We do hire

9:28

in fixed-term waiting staff and other

9:31

contractors, but even so, I knew

9:34

these people. I worked

9:36

with them for years, and

9:38

they didn't deserve what happened to them. We

9:42

got a call a couple of months ago

9:44

for a fairly small event at which we'd

9:46

haul in a Cotswolds. Apparently,

9:49

they had a family shoot and wanted us

9:51

to prepare the game. Normally,

9:53

that would be a thousand little parts, which is

9:55

one of the stuff we prepared off site. Not

9:58

going to tell the difference. They

10:00

were really explicit about it being

10:02

large a game and wanting to

10:05

know whose kill they were eating.

10:08

That meant a lot more prep time and

10:10

equipment but they insisted and at this level

10:12

you don't get to tell the client no,

10:15

just now much extra it will

10:17

cost. We set

10:19

up the cooking gazebos during the early afternoon

10:21

in the rear of the

10:23

gardens. On the butler's instructions, the

10:26

house itself was a massive sprawling

10:28

Elizabethan thing with pristine flower beds

10:30

and prim lawns that ran right

10:32

up the surrounding wood. It

10:35

wasn't usual to be given center

10:37

stakes like that but I figured the

10:39

client fancied themselves a foodie and just

10:41

wanted to see the crack. Thankfully

10:44

we brought the flashy gear just in

10:46

case. Normally

10:48

you'd expect the shoot to have already been

10:50

well underway by the time we arrived but

10:53

people were only just arriving in their tinted

10:55

Range row with some rolls. I

10:58

didn't say anything but I'm sure everyone would have

11:00

had style on the veg and the sauces because

11:03

at this rate it would be a miracle that

11:05

they would be eating before 9. Another

11:08

hour passed with a couple more cars

11:11

trickling in but still no one had

11:13

even set out. Instead

11:15

I could see them through the leaded

11:17

windows just watching us work. Finally

11:20

after another half hour I had the

11:22

house staff fetch the butler. He

11:24

eventually came out dour as before and I

11:27

told him that unless he knew something I

11:29

didn't there was going to be a distinct

11:31

lack of venison for tonight's venison medallion. He

11:35

just gave me this look told

11:37

me to prepare and

11:39

then headed back inside. Obviously

11:41

that piss me right off but what can you

11:43

do they'd pay you for the

11:45

day so we just hunkered down and looked busy.

11:49

Finally As the sun was

11:51

starting to set a bloody red behind

11:53

the woodland, the guns came out with

11:55

their entourage, all tweed, windchesters and dogs

11:58

and in the front of them. Large.

12:00

This. Matriarch.

12:03

I took my wells to describe

12:05

this big imposing like some Romans

12:08

stuff she bought a voice and

12:10

given a gulf or kept thinking

12:12

of my all we don't fit

12:14

into the top brass chef the

12:16

same eyes like they didn't see

12:19

people a small just ah said

12:21

the some assistance. To start wasn't

12:23

enough to have this huge custom

12:25

roy floor sober I didn't fancy

12:27

go symptom of something. Who. Was

12:29

no way was you take legal

12:31

for things like it could take

12:34

out and see the never going

12:36

to start I was excluded or

12:38

innocence. It was dull place despite

12:40

massive size. Was just knew

12:42

that this was the gum for killing with. Not

12:46

showing off. he

12:48

was out of a that she risked

12:50

of power and have forced to save

12:52

with sense of the worth the when

12:55

she spoke state for listen. She

12:58

has gone so light up. facing us

13:00

with the dogs are few and they

13:02

they all just stood there watching some

13:04

sachs is this stuff and security will

13:06

headed back into the house leaving us

13:08

alone with of. Stuff

13:11

was when I knew something was

13:13

wrong. The

13:15

women stepped forward with a dogs

13:17

by her side and space be

13:19

with his rise of white smiles

13:21

letting our Facebook or electric blue

13:23

eyes and governmental greater. Than.

13:25

She just locked eyes with a

13:28

gun to carefully lived right without

13:30

booties on Sweetie Each word with

13:32

another country. Are

13:34

you prepared? She cast quite.

13:38

As we can't be. A reply

13:40

was when she raised her hand

13:42

size insists on it was as

13:44

though she has suffered dog in

13:46

my mouth. I could even think

13:48

of dissipating have the words just?

13:50

I did My first. She

13:53

returned to the groups, had dogs plunging

13:55

of the hallways and a silhouette our

13:58

mind of a full load right. dusklight.

14:02

I couldn't make out any of the other

14:04

faces dazzle as I was by the light.

14:08

Then she stood tall and proud

14:10

and said with just the tiniest

14:12

hint of anticipation, Let's

14:15

begin then shall we? As

14:17

one the hunters raised their rifles and

14:20

as one had leveled them at us

14:22

as we stood traps fixed under our

14:24

gazebo. There's

14:26

a very specific feeling you get

14:28

when you're staring down the barrel at

14:30

clutch range. First the

14:32

world gets very sharp and bright and

14:35

then the horizon sort of shrinks around

14:38

you till it's no wider than the

14:40

dark hole aiming straight at you. It'd

14:44

have been a long time since I'd felt like

14:46

that but it was still so familiar. Too

14:49

familiar. The woman

14:51

hadn't raised her own weapon. Instead

14:53

she called as though directing the

14:55

firing squad. HUH?

15:00

None of us replied. None

15:02

of us either breathed. We stood

15:04

completely still inside. The

15:07

only noise being the gentle breeze through

15:09

the trees and the slight hits of

15:11

the red wine reduction boiling over the

15:13

sight. There wasn't even

15:15

any birdsong. Then

15:18

I realized she wasn't talking to

15:20

the other guns. She was

15:22

talking to us. After

15:25

seconds that felt like hours the woman

15:27

seemed to grow impatient. Finally

15:30

she sighed and repeated. I

15:33

jumped before shouldering her

15:35

rifle sighting and then pulling the

15:37

trigger without hesitation. There

15:40

was a deafening gunshot that stabbed at

15:42

my eardrums leaving them ringing and then

15:44

a sudden clatter of someone falling to

15:47

the ground behind me dragging

15:49

utensils down with them. I

15:52

could turn to see who was hit but

15:55

I think it was Stephen. He

15:57

was only 23. Although

16:00

it was a head shop of. Forgive

16:02

us. Without.

16:05

Lowering the rifle she's place but another

16:07

route and precise had this time of

16:10

me. She smiles

16:12

greedily. Events pumped her

16:15

eyebrows just once. Texas

16:17

has. On

16:20

this time I understood. About

16:24

eighty my eyes from her I

16:26

reached out to close my and

16:28

around for have to bring some.

16:32

It shop for steam and

16:34

on blemished, ready for its

16:36

beloved work. Slowly

16:39

so. I

16:42

raised his overhead. Brace myself

16:44

for what follows. The

16:47

woman green Do I see her

16:49

fingers caressing the truth. I

16:53

brought my hand down sharply smashing

16:55

the cleaver to the face of

16:57

Marcus associate. He couldn't even cry

16:59

out as a quest deep into

17:02

the basic math is arterial blood

17:04

gushing out and down into the

17:06

overly have have reducing of flew

17:08

with fact fruit I'm smelling speed.

17:12

I looked down at his conscious of what

17:14

the blood for my brow and young to

17:16

the blade for you with a conference before

17:19

turning to the rest of my stuff. They

17:22

run. The

17:26

ball cia well been nice foothold

17:28

said it didn't take long. may

17:31

be a half hours of of

17:33

months. None of them

17:35

go for. A

17:37

court every she tried to hide of

17:39

the the trees. fair play to with

17:42

almost made it up but despite being

17:44

in the sixties. Myra

17:47

tripped over rabbit hole in the darkness.

17:50

Of think she tried to bags. Of

17:52

could make out the words. the

17:55

only one who gave met in real trouble

17:57

with forests he was a big guy nearly

18:00

six-five, and that's a hell

18:03

of a size difference, even with my training. But

18:06

it wasn't enough. I

18:08

had kibbled before, and he, um...

18:12

He hesitated, and that was

18:14

that. As

18:16

I was packing up, the woman shook

18:19

my hand and complimented me. Then,

18:22

the bubbler handed me a thick brown emblem.

18:25

It was full of cash, and a

18:27

note written in elegant cursive with just

18:30

one word. Run.

18:34

I did. Can't

18:36

stay anywhere too long. Can't

18:39

stop moving. I keep

18:41

hearing dogs barking, and

18:43

I don't know if it's just some pet or... I

18:48

thought about handing myself into the police, but

18:51

that just feels like crapping myself in a

18:53

dead end. So I'm getting

18:56

out of the country. First, the channel

18:58

tunnel, and then keep going until I've gone

19:00

far enough that she can't. Well

19:18

run, dearie. Well

19:20

run. Well,

19:28

that was fascinating. Sit.

19:32

Excuse me. I was talking

19:34

to the boys. Can

19:38

I... Can

19:40

I help you? I rather

19:42

think you might. What

19:51

did you say your name was, dear? I didn't.

19:56

My. We are... There

20:00

are two on twitter. And

20:07

spray you fools as we

20:09

look for not allowed to

20:11

be a monsieur. I was

20:13

things I served as. A

20:17

sign Service members strong

20:19

hands, Difference.

20:27

Thought he is sexy. Lady

20:29

Mowbray. Arrest

20:32

me Years, I

20:34

presume. you're. Going to

20:36

resemble shop at? Yes! Thank you

20:39

for coming in as you'd like

20:41

to follow any. Lady

20:45

Mowbray. Of of

20:47

course cast to next

20:49

time. Easier a dose.

20:53

Of of. Of

20:56

that I get feel any refreshments

20:58

Lady Mowbray and inside to D

21:00

S I recently. Seen, ah,

21:04

Of Cook. Who

21:06

saw. You wouldn't see

21:09

one of the Cheshire Saul who

21:11

do. Oh. Well

21:13

actually. Oh

21:52

my goal is to die from

21:55

the bonds. dos on

21:57

dd no surprise there were

21:59

you flailing about. How dare

22:01

you? I am pushing

22:03

the boundaries of what it means to dance.

22:06

I won't argue with that. Point of

22:08

water please mate, with ice. Thanks

22:11

for coming Alice, you didn't have to. Clearly?

22:13

I thought this was meant to

22:15

be a little chill side gig thing. So

22:18

did I. Turns out that things

22:20

are really picking up. Hello?

22:23

Yes? It's our Glastonbury.

22:26

Why yes we do have a minute.

22:28

You joke, but the manager's already added

22:30

seven more cities to the Dredgeman tour.

22:32

Oh wow! Fair play.

22:35

Cheers mate. That's

22:43

sound by the way. It's been years since I saw

22:45

that weedy kit. Same as ever? Shame

22:48

you couldn't make it tonight. Yeah still sometimes it's nice

22:50

to hang out and have a drink, just the two

22:52

of us. Oh I've flattered.

22:55

You should be. And

22:57

since the show's over... Two

23:00

points to Deanbauch's. There

23:02

we go. A

23:12

second time. I tried to grab

23:15

the air and fill my room. I

23:17

can't. So

23:22

much air. But then

23:24

inside the cycle there. Again the

23:27

cold surrounds and drags me.

23:29

And the pools. The

23:32

flat. You think? All the

23:34

sun stays the way through below the

23:36

light. The sea and the

23:39

sky. I keep my

23:42

life trifling towards the

23:44

bright and blue. And break the

23:46

third and final time. I

23:49

know it's very warm

23:51

in the sea. So

23:53

fun to get down the road. Uh,

23:58

hi. Hello. I

24:00

don't have any space. I

24:02

don't have any space. I don't have any space.

24:06

I don't have any space. Jesus!

24:10

Are you alright? I know.

24:14

Oh shit! Get off! Get off me! Let

24:16

go! Oh

24:21

shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! Shit! Shit! Shit!

24:28

Can you hear me? I'm calling for

24:30

help, okay? Just hold on,

24:32

yeah? Ambulance.

24:45

Just rounded back up the glass of an arm's near Land

24:47

Street. Yeah, there's

24:51

someone, I don't know if they're both dead, but

24:53

they're going into a fit or something. Alice! Yeah?

24:59

Wait, hang on. Oh

25:02

shit! Shit! She's

25:04

not breathing! Just hold me! Oh

25:09

shit! Oh

25:11

shit! Shit!

25:15

Oh shit! Oh

25:17

shit! Oh

25:27

shit! Shit! Oh

25:31

shit! Shit!

25:41

Shit! What?

25:44

What? Oh

25:48

shit! You!

25:57

Ow! I'm sorry! Sinks,

26:01

sinks, sinks down

26:04

to the bottom. If

26:07

he's not there, no

26:09

sandy grave below the swell,

26:11

no rest among the quarrel

26:13

and the depths I feared

26:17

so much. I'd

26:21

reached up an overland to

26:25

claim me still. Sink,

26:30

sinks, sinks down to the top. The

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26:50

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26:52

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26:54

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26:56

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27:00

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27:02

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27:04

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27:07

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27:10

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27:12

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27:14

featured Billy Hindle as Alice Dyer, Shahan Hamza

27:17

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27:19

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27:27

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wild world of reality television, from Bravo

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to all the trash TV you could

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want. We break down

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the drama, dissect the latest scandals, and

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share our thoughts on everything from the

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jaw-dropping moments to the embarrassing antics. But

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That's not all. We're not here to just gossip.

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We're here to connect with you, the jurors, and

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share our love of all things publicly. Culture. Whether

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we're getting on the latest celebrity break

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ups, discussing our favorite guilty pleasure movies,

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are sharing embarrassing stories from our own

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lives, we promise to keep it real,

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keep it fun and. Keep. You coming back

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for more? Hum judge that

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the Us. A

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cast helps creators launch grow am

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while of has to. Be

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with a cast.