MARILYN
Don’t stay shut away
With all those "might have beens"
Open doors to "what may be" instead
That’s the light that guides us
Through the change of scenes
Those "in betweens" we dread
Let him go

NARRATOR (spoken)
The 14.18 train to Margate will be departing from platform five, calling at Orpington, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Paddock Wood, Marden...

ROBBIE
Wishing for the normal kind of dream
Trouble is they're harder than they seem
Am I too ambitious?
Am I out of touch?
Am I wishing for too much?

NARRATOR (spoken)
...Minster, Ramsgate, Dumpton Park, Broadstairs, and Margate

JAMES
Doesn't it seem strange
Meeting in this way
Gypsies of the Ether
Wandеrers in space
ROBBIE (spoken)
Arе you sure about this? Are you sure it’s what you really want?

JAMES
You are my intimate stranger
You are my far away friend

ROBBIE (spoken)
But because of me you had give it all up

JAMES (spoken)
No, Robbie, it was because of me. Look, what I want is normal
Going to a nightclub
Cinemas and such
Eating in a restaurant
Happy to go dutch

JAMES
Am I too ambitious?
Am I out of touch?

ROBBIE (spoken)
I don't think so

VELCRO (spoken)
Robbie! Robbie! Wait!
ROBBIE (spoken)
Cro! What are you doing here?

VELCRO (spoken)
I’ve just had Marilyn on the phone

JAMES (spoken)
Marilyn?

VELCRO (spoken)
Yeah, you know . . . well of course you know

ROBBIE (spoken)
Velcro!

VELCRO (spoken)
Sorry! Awkward. It's about the Will. She asked someone in the office about it who said it's a clear precedent. You mum had Alzheimers, so she couldn't have changed the Will, not at that late notice. There's your proof it was Les

ROBBIE (spoken)
Unreal!

VELCRO (spoken)
Here. Take this. Call that number

JAMES (spoken)
I don’t believe it . .
VELCRO (spoken)
No, it’s true

JAMES (spoken)
I mean that. Look . .

NARRATOR (spoken)
James points to the live news screen on the station platform which is flashing up a breaking news story: William George forced to stand down after assistant Sasha Singh alleges racial harassment in the workplace.”

JAMES (spoken)
Good on you, Sasha. About time too

ROBBIE (spoken)
Well, we’re off for a couple of days, until this all blows over

VELCRO (spoken)
But you’re all over the papers

ROBBIE (spoken)
And? We’ll eat fish and chips over in Margate

JAMES
The great thing about 24-hour news is it’s just that: only last 24 hours

JAMES, ROBBIE, AND VELCRO
Wishing, wishing
Hoping for the hum-drum
Is that aiming high?
Others seem to find it, tell me why, why, why can’t I

VELCRO AND STRANGER (spoken)
Oh, I’m sorry. No it was me

STRANGER (spoken)
Stupid question. Do you know anything about goldish? I just won this at the funfair. Throwing ping pong balls into jam jars

VELCRO (spoken)
No . . . no, I . .

VELCRO
Just imagine keeping a goldfish

VELCRO (spoken)
Wait...