Garden View: Season 1

Episode 2 Scene 5

INT: School Canteen 09:01 Wed

(Gary, Maryann, Henry)

Gary: Here, Mazza, Do you remember what I mentioned the other day, about our Harvey?

Maryann: Yeah? The Devil's lettuce?

Gary: Yeah, he's just messaged me, apparently school caught him having it delivered on site. What's all them suits gonna think of me as a parent? Letting my kid do stuff like that? God knows one of them'll be in here in a minute to judge me.

Maryann: It'll be alright, Gary, I'm sure it will.

Enter Henry.

Henry: Gary. A word?

Gary: I already know what you're gonna say. All I can say is I'm sorry. I'll make sure it does t happen again.

Henry: I'm not typically one to pass remarks, but you need to get your act together as a father. Before it's too late.

Maryann: Hey, you don't get to judge him like that.

Henry: You're lucky to still even have a job here, so pipe down. Anyway, I have a meeting to get to.

Exit Henry.

Maryann: God. The brass neck on him.

Gary: He's right though. I'm a crap dad. At least when Layla was alive we had each other to rely on with him. Now I'm just... useless.

Maryann: Don't say that. You're a good dad, you've just got a hard time of it.

Gary: You reckon?

Maryann: Yeah. Don't put yourself down, Gary, you're one of the goodens. If Donhall were ever in your position, My kids would be in care or something.

Gary: Thanks, Mazza. I needed that. Like, really. But how do you do it? I struggle with one, I don't know how I'd cope with five.

Maryann: You'd find a way to manage.

Gary: Yeah...