♪ Bright light city gonna set my soul gonna set my soul on fire
♪ got a whole lot of money that's ready to burn
♪ so get those stakes up higher
♪ there's a thousand pretty women waitin' out there
♪ and they're all livin' devil may care
♪ and I'm just a devil with love to spare
♪ so viva Las Vegas
♪ viva Las Vegas
♪ how I wish that there were more than twenty four hours in the day
♪ but even if there were forty more I wouldn't sleep a minute away
♪ oh, there's black Jack and poker and the roulette wheel
♪ a fortune won and lost on every deal
♪ all you need's a strong heart and a nerve of steel
♪ so viva Las Vegas
♪ viva Las Vegas with your neon flashin'
♪ and your one arm bandits crashin' all those hopes down the drain
♪ viva Las Vegas turnin' day into night time turnin' night into daytime
♪ if you see it once you'll never be the same again
♪ I'm gonna keep on the run I'm gonna' have me some fun
♪ if it costs me my very last dime
♪ if I wind up broke well, I'll always remember that I had a swingin' time
♪ I'm gonna give it everything I've got
♪ lady luck, please let the dice stay hot
♪ let me shoot a seven with ev'ry shot
♪ viva Las Vegas
♪ viva Las Vegas! ♪
Wey-hoo!
The gaming industry
creates gambling addicts, misery and family break up.
That's what they say -
the do-gooders,
the lentil jockeys outside.
Oh, yes! They look like they really know how to have a good time(!)
They look like an advert for cancer research! What do they want you to do with your money? Put it in a bank?
A pension plan?
That's just gambling without the fun!
An amusement arcade is the people's stock exchange
except we give you the chance to win your money back!
The big boys better start looking over their shoulders because Ripley Holden is where he belongs -
on the promenade! Yeah!
But, ladies and gentleman and fellow investors, it doesn't stop here. Oh, no.
It's gold rush time and guess who's shitting gold nuggets!
This time next year, you'll all be back for the opening of the Ripley Holden casino hotel!
All: Yeah!
I declare this arcade open! Let's live the dream!
All right, lads, glad you could make it. Congratulations. Nice one.
Get playing! I've put £500 behind the counter. Joker poker, beaver Las Vegas, two in the bush!
I had no idea the opening would be so beckhamesque. Praise venture capital!
The investment plan's not as simple as you're making out. Come here. Stop messing about.
I wanted to see if it looked like failure to you!
I love what you're doing, but the inland revenue own a chunk of this.
I never got my bins emptied last week. Did I ask for a refund?
Barry! Set the one-arms to 90%. I want to hear cash falling faster than your wife's pants.
Hello, love. Just a bit of banter. Barry's a bit deaf anyway.
And he's not married, so no real offence.
I've reserved a dance stage for you. I'm not showing myself up.
Too good for a college girl? How about weakest link? Millionaire? Dad, I've got to go.
What? I'm meeting someone. Someone I might approve of this time?
I doubt it. You can't walk out - this is our big night! Danny!
Your sister's too bright be here. She's a student... Here,
go and have a good time. I will.
Not bad for a thick kid, eh? Not bad at all. You know anything about this new boyfriend?
I didn't know she had one. Got to be an improvement on that biker.
Special needs meets special brew. She's got to make her own mistakes. She hasn't finished making them yet?
Oh, thank you so much for coming. We really appreciate it.
Oh, hey, space invader. Me and this baby go way back.
Refill key. What? Those lads there, they're using a refill key.
Come here.
I hope this is all tax deductible. I love this man - he never relaxes.
I took him to a lap dancing club - he asked the girls for receipts!
Receipts!
♪ You can get it if you really want
♪ you can get it if you really want
♪ but you must try
♪ try and try try and try
♪ you'll succeed at last! ♪
Yeah!
♪ Persecution, you must bear
♪ win or lose you've got to get your share
♪ got your mind set on a dream
♪ you can get it though harder they seem now
♪ you can get it if you really want
♪ but you must try
♪ try and try try and try
♪ you'll succeed at last
♪ I know it! ♪
Listen.
♪ Rome was not built in a day
♪ opposition will come your way
♪ but the harder the battle, you see
♪ it's the sweeter, the victory
♪ you can get it if you really want
♪ but you must try
♪ try and try try and try
♪ you'll succeed at last
♪ you can get it if you really want... ♪
Bloody hell! Come on, chantelle, party's over.
When I lock the door, we're shut. Now, sling your hook!
Are you sure you've the space for a casino hotel? I have once I've taken out the back wall.
And planning permission? My mate on the enterprise committee left ten minutes ago.
Hey, hallworth! You missed a great time!
I can have a good time without pumping money into a machine.
I'm sure you can - every night when you're pumping your right hand!
"How hard it will be for the rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven." It's all in the Bible.
"To all those that have, more will be given, and they shall have an abundance"
read the small print, hallworth.
Hey, you didn't think I could speak Bible, did you?
Where did you learn that stuff? I used to know a man who thought he was god.
Busy shift? That caller Dave was on again, asking if we'd help with the decorating.
Really? When I talked to him, he hadn't settled on a wallpaper. He's going with anaglypta.
A teenager with a drug problem, a lady looking after her sick dad, and, oh,
this widow, Joan, in her fifties, her husband died a few months back in a car crash,
she said the one thing that kept her going was that he told her he loved her every day.
Every day! Can you imagine that? Was she very distraught?
No. She was fine. I was in floods of tears.
Hello, samaritans, can I help you?
Pop music plays
Didn't you give me a blowjob out back last week? In your dreams.
Coming through. Maybe it was your mother... Hey, manners, gay boy!
You really are dead set on ruining my evening, aren't you, blondie?
Piss off and spend your winnings!
The last money you get out of my arcade, sunshine. Piss off!
Skip away like a good little girl!
Any time!
Fuck off!
We'd have pulled if you'd settled for the ugly one. Why is it always me who has to jump on the grenade?
Wipe your feet. Listen to trusthouse forte here!
You've done a great job, Terry. No more cleaning up stag night puke.
I'm going for the classier markets, high-rollers and gays. Sensible.
It'll take more than a fancy bathroom to turn this place into Caesar's palace!
He's maximising his space. You could learn from this man. All looks a bit pricey to me.
What people want is a full English breakfast and a bathroom experience they'll never forget.
They'll keep coming back for years.
Dual-headed taps with a built-in water softener, and the real joy -
the toilet is concealed by a mock-Japanese sliding screen.
Fully functional.
Classy.
Ok, Terry, I don't want to shag it. Doorbell rings
that'll be the takeaway. Great! Did you order Chinese or Italian?
A bit of everything.
All right, girls, which one of you is going to be the lucky one tonight?
Hey, mate,
drop me here. Just here.
£10, mate.
Yes!
So what are you doing at college today, love?
You know, stuff. No, I don't know. Would you care to tell me? Why don't you go first?
Let me guess, hairdressers in the morning, then a shift at oxfam,
or is it Italian for beginners? Don't exaggerate. I can't remember which hobby it is.
I'm working at samaritans. It's not a hobby... You look like shit.
I've been up all night. What's your excuse? Sarcasm before eight. That a record?
It was a lovely do, dad. Sorry I couldn't stay longer. That's ok, sweetheart.
I hope he was worth it. I know that look. What's he like? What's that supposed to mean?
Is he like your other boyfriends or is he human?
You wonder why I never bring anyone home.
Is he one of the other students
against global capitalism right up until he gets his first tax demand?
No. He's not another student.
Good. Bring him home. I'd like to meet him. Do you mean that?
Yeah. I mean it. He's important to you so he's important to me
and your mum. We'd like to meet him.
And you won't scowl at him? Don't go asking for miracles.
Everyone else thinks I'm a friendly guy.
Only because you're making them their fortunes.
That a black eye or are you wearing eye-liner? Ripley...
I'm just knackered.
There you are. He doesn't bend over, he's just hungover. I've got to go...
Nice one, Ripley. What?
Dad can't help being prehistoric.
It's part of his charm. Thank you.
See the bloke with the pencil moustache?
That's your "Pythagoras".
He has a science to his play.
I'd do her, wouldn't you?
If I'd had a drink maybe... Look at him!
Memorizes the reels...
Listens to the drop of the coin to see if the machine is 'backing'.
If the machine's dropping coins down the back, it's full and is likely to pay out.
Is that true? No. Not really. But that's the market economy, isn't it?
If we admitted it was luck we'd pay bankers the same as binmen.
And, like if she had the questions,
but if you got the answer right then you got to say what she did next...
You've really thought this through, haven't you?
The inland revenue will claim against the resale value of your machines and then...
That skinny guy behind Pythagoras is "the ghost". Every arcade has one.
They hover on the mug's shoulder, see how much money he has put in
then step in for the kill when he wanders off...
See him? The priest.
He bases his game on prayer and lucky coins.
The lard-addict on the multi-play, your "nervous wreck".
He can't keep still for noticing every other machine seems to be paying out...
He never commits. So he never wins.
Fascinating as this is...
I know my business. You know yours. That's how we make each other rich.
You'll have to use some of your investment capital.
Isn't that our money?
Leave the financial stuff to those who know, Terry.
Your investment's safe with him. He's tight as a witches' chuff.
As long as you're paying tax bills with our investment, how is the expansion ever going to get started?
All right, dickless, phase one starts here. Since when? Since now.
I had all this lined up for tomorrow.
You lot have to open your presents early, don't you?
Not exactly up to your standards, Terry, I know.
Couldn't you run to a couple of air fresheners?
Why bother when I'm going to pull it down?
If it doesn't fall down first. What does this prove?
You're forgetting a little word called trust.
Make yourself useful while you're here.
Are we the bloody repo men? I can't involve myself in this.
I'm a pillar of the community.
Let's get started!
I just think it's a bit off you paying your private tax bill with company money.
I've led you to a pot of gold and all you can do is piss in it!
We should have some say in how it's spent.
You want the whole scheme to go tits up because I've got a pain in the cash flow? Fine!
Well, no. Obviously. No. We don't want that.
Well, come on, then.
I'll, er, go and arrange the transfer of funds to your personal account.
You won't moaning when the "no vacancies" signs are up.
Oh, no, then it will be "thank you, Ripley Holden for dragging Blackpool out of the dark ages."
I'm driving the economic recovery here so cut me some slack, would you?
What's going on?
You've been evicted. What for?
Drug taking, noise, being ugly without a licence. Who knows?
The law's supposed to be a mystery. That's why judges wear wigs.
Vegas gets 30 million visitors a year, the punters piss in paper cups
by the machines, terrified of missing the jackpot.
That's the kind of customer commitment I'm after...
Could you put some beer in the freezer. He might be a beer man.
Who might be? Shyanne's new boyfriend's coming round tonight.
Since when? You said you wanted to meet him.
She took you at your word.
When are you going to bring a girl home, give me something to look at?
Going anywhere nice, love?
Answer your mother's question.
I dunno. Maybe Romeo's...
I thought you were there last night. Why does it always have to be clubs?
I was in Romeo's last night. I didn't see you. It's a big club.
You and the boys were in Romeo's? Isn't there an age limit?
I've got to go. Said I'd be somewhere.
What makes that boy tick?
He's just going through a sensitive stage.
Oh, right, and there was me thinking he was a mardy-arse.
What?
Your face.
If this one's got tattoos then he can just keep walking.
He won't have tattoos. She said he was more mature than the others.
Yeah, well...
I live in hope.
Mum. Dad.
This is Steve.
Hi.
So what do you do for a living, Steve?
I work in the theatre.
Would we have seen you in anything?
I doubt it. I'm the manager. Which theatre's that then?
The theatre royal. Never been there.
If you'd said, "legends", there's a bloke there who's the image of shakin' Stevens.
Really?
And who's he supposed to be?
The royal. That must be a big responsibility.
Didn't the krankies do panto there?
I've not been there all that long. I'm planning big changes. He's put in for lottery funding.
Better get in line behind all the lesbian refugees... dad!
I believe in people paying their way.
I organise charity events but I make sure the money goes to the bona fide handicapped.
Let's face it, these days you have a nosebleed and you get a disabled parking space.
So how did you get into something like that, Steve?
I always loved the theatre.
Could never act so thought this was the next best thing.
My tip to you - give people what they want and they'll come.
That rules out my play about lesbian refugees, then.
That's funny, Steve.
Maybe you should be on the stage after all.
We've got to go, actually...
Oh, already?
We've got that thing, haven't we?
Yes, yes.
Nice meeting you. And you.
Bye. Bye.
Is she doing it to punish us? Is that what she's up to?
Maybe she likes him. Has that occurred to you?
That's what all child molesters say.
I don't like it any more than you do but shyanne's nearly 20.
Exactly. And he's my age! I can't believe you're taking this so calmly.
If it wasn't your daughter you'd be patting him on the back.
So I'm a hypocrite.
You start ranting and raving and you'll make it seem rebellious and sexy. So we just do nothing?
Well, I don't want a repeat of the motorbike incident.
Yeah, ok.
Ok. You're probably right.
I usually am.
What?
Nothing.
What is it?
I think I drank too much last night.
Do you want to talk about it?
Do I look like Richard madeley?
Come on... come on.
♪ Her hair is soft and her eyes are oh, so blue
♪ she's all the things a girl should be
♪ but she's not you
♪ she knows just how to make me laugh
♪ when I feel blue
♪ she's everything a man could want but she's not you
♪ and when we're dancing it almost feels the same
♪ I've got to stop myself from whispering your name
♪ she even kisses me like you used to do
♪ and it's just breaking my heart cos she's not you. ♪
Ripley! What are you doing here?
I didn't hear you come in.
You never will.
The old kung fu shuffle.
I see you've got Tony vialli,
the world's greatest accordion player coming next month.
We do golden variety for the pensioners mid-week
but like I say, it's my intention to shake things up a bit. Listen to Andrew Lloyd Webber, here.
I realise it might sound funny to you...
If you weren't going out with my daughter it might sound funny.
There's something about the thought of you near her that makes me lose my sense of humour.
Shyanne's a wonderful woman. She's turned my life around.
Don't use my daughter to make you feel better.
That's not how shyanne sees it.
Steve...
I'm a man of the world.
I know it's nice to feel some flesh with a bit of spring in it.
But society has taboos for a reason.
That's so that saggy arsed old burn-outs like you
don't get their hands on my daughter.
I know it must be hard to accept.
What I find hard to accept is that you pretend you don't know who I am... I don't know you.
South shore secondary modern 1970-77, right?
Yeah.
You were there too? We were at the same school?
And now you're poking my daughter.
I'm trying not to break a rib laughing at the coincidence.
I don't remember you. I've changed.
I think I'd remember a Ripley Holden.
I wasn't Ripley Holden then.
Who were you?
Someone else.
Have you got a pen?
Yeah.
That's the name that you might remember.
What you should know
is that Ripley Holden is a ton more messed up than this boy!
Where've you been? I've been standing here since 9.30
with a burning ulcer...
All right, all right. Give me some room would you, chantelle.
Ruth, you need a man.
A good seeing to'll do you more good than liver salts.
I thought I set this last night.
You can't buy a bastard thing in this country.
Mr Holden?
That's right. Detective inspector Peter Carlisle,
north lakes constabulary.
That boyish-looking creature is DC blythe.
I just can't get my head round this.
Why has this happened to me? Why now?
It's a full-blown mystery, sir. That's why I'm here.
Do I know you at all?
You one of allbright's lot?
No. I'm not local. They called me in cos they're overstretched.
Like an emergency plumber but less well paid.
You found the body? I open the door,
I start putting in the alarm code,
then I notice it's not on and then there he is in all his glory.
Do you recognise him? Never seen him in my life.
Do you want to take another look?
Has anybody got a rennie on them?
I have a very nervous tummy and this has set it off.
Funnily enough... somewhere.
I never leave home without antacids.
Keep them. I'm taking kaoline and morphine on a trial basis.
No, I definitely don't know him.
Why would anyone do this? I just...
I locked up last night and I opened up this morning.
So how did he get in here?
We're filing it as a suspicious death for now, just to keep the paperwork in order.
Suspicious? It's miraculous!
He got through a locked door then killed himself.
What makes you think he killed himself?
I don't. I was making a joke.
Freud'd say that your jokes revealed a truth buried in your subconscious.
Oh, what do you know... A copper who's read a book.
If I'd read two books maybe I'd run an amusement arcade.
I wouldn't know about that.
I run a family entertainment centre.
And I'm a crime-citizen interface consultant.
Political correctness strikes again.
We have chinky lads down here all the time and they tell me kung fu jokes.
We'll always find new insults.
Prejudice is very inventive like that.
That's right.
You know what he's done.
He's hid when I'm locking up,
tried to Rob the slots and got himself electrocuted.
Thanks for sorting that out for us. He looked the type, didn't he?
Hair like that...
I'll do everything I can to get you open again as soon as possible.
You're closing me down?
Just till forensics are happy.
I know it's a tragic loss but I've got the biggest deal of my life riding on this arcade.
You can read all about it in here.
Thanks.
I think I know where you're coming from.
Scruffing bastard.
So what's the arcade chap like?
A prick. A guilty prick?
A prick has no conscience. Didn't your father tell you anything?
His story seems a little unlikely.
Acquire an ID on the body, go through the cctv from the clubs and pubs,
talk to witnesses...
The slog that makes our police force the envy of the world.
What are you going to do?
I'll start with Ripley's wife.
I'm good with wives.
A dead man? Just there on the floor?
Dead as southport. Six feet from the kiddie rides.
How sick is that? That's awful. Who was he?
I don't know, neither do the police. Some deadbeat or other.
Be a deadbeat. That's right. I've had to close the arcade.
How long for?
What did the coppers think? Any ideas?
Have they heck. They'll just tit around for a few days and file it away.
Got to make it look like they're earning the tax payers' shilling.
Shyanne?
Love?
He finished with me by text.
How cheap is that?
So...
No explanation or anything?
Just said it wasn't working for him. He was sorry.
That was it. Cheap bastard! I don't know what you're getting angry about.
I could tell you didn't like him.
I'll be straight. I had a few problems with the age difference.
But only cos I want what's best for you.
Well, he is.
I love him, dad.
And don't start telling me I'll get over it.
Look at me!
Hey! Look at me.
When I was your age I was the loneliest bastard on this bastard planet.
And the worst thing was people telling me it was going to get better so, you know...
But, for what it's worth...
You're a beautiful, intelligent young woman
and the man you are going to spend the rest of your life with
is out there, now, somewhere, and you've not even met him yet.
Isn't that something to get excited about?
I suppose. Steve's a bigger prick than I thought to finish with you.
You were doing really well right up to the last bit.
Come here.
You don't think mum warned him off or anything, do you?
No.
No, your mum'd never do anything like that.
So that's the last we'll see of Steve, I suppose?
Broke the poor girl's heart.
Quite a coincidence, though. What's that?
You meet him, you don't like him
and the next day he finishes with shyanne.
Yes. But that's why it's called coincidence, I suppose.
I didn't know you believed in coincidence.
I run an amusement arcade.
Of course I believe in coincidence.
How else could I look the punters in the eye?
Well, maybe we'll leave that one for another day.
Are you feeling horny at all?
I love it when you whisper sweet nothings...
Is that a yes or a no?
A little more effort might be nice.
Something a bit romantic...
Do you want to talk about it?
Piss off, Ripley.
Now who's being romantic?
'A whole lot of shakin' going on.'
'Oh, boy!'
Ripley Holden used to own three arcades off promenade.
He sold them all six months ago to bid for this promenade site when it came up.
So he's got a lot riding on it?
He's a great salesman.
Says who? It's what I'm getting from everybody I talk to.
He believes in family, money and Blackpool. And not necessarily in that order.
What did you get on the family?
Danny, the son, goes to a private school but the local police think he might be dabbling in soft drugs.
Who didn't at his age?
The daughter, shyanne, goes to college locally.
And Natalie Holden is the perfect trophy wife...
Combines public appearances with dedicated housewife and charity work.
Scrubs up nicely by all accounts.
I wouldn't know. I'll report back to you when I've met her.
The question is, what's she doing with Ripley Holden?
Oh, blythe,
one day you'll fall in love and you'll find out that the heart is a complicated and capricious organ.
Right. Back to the arcade then, is it?
For me, I'm going to get a list of key holders off Ripley Holden.
On your own?
Ripley Holden and I already have a breathless repartee.
I wouldn't want you coming between us.
There's your problem.
Great.
Romanian. I went on holiday there once.
Cigarettes and coffee is the only currency they believe in.
It's some sort of foreign coin.
Thank you, Hugh Scully.
Oh, inspector Carlisle.
Have you come to give me my arcade back?
Not quite. I was hoping you could give me a list of anybody who has access to keys to this place.
Hang on a minute,
you don't think my staff had anything to do with this?
Have you checked if he was electrocuted?
We did. And he wasn't. The early signs are that he'd been dead for a day or so before you found him.
So he were dumped here?
I attract a lot of jealousy.
Cos we don't like success in this country, do we?
I'd start with the anti-gambling mob then other arcade owners.
But not my staff. No way.
They love working here.
They're like family.
In a good way or a Fred west way?
Hey...
The bar x - a design classic.
Graphics, fun themes, hi-lo rollers can come and go but this beauty...
Nothing hidden. That's right.
And a simpleton could enjoy it. Clearly.
Do you want a go?
I'm busy. Go on. Have a go.
On me. And if I was you I'd try that machine two along.
Who knows? You might have a bit of beginners luck.
The list? The key holders?
No point. You won't be working on this for much longer.
Are you ready to confess?
Does the name Jim allbright mean anything to you?
No... why? Should it?
What you're not getting is...
I'm somebody round here.
Which makes me, what? Nobody?
Don't flatter yourself, cock, you're not even that. Ruth!
We'll be open tomorrow. So get Maureen to set the cafe up and you have a bath tonight!
I'll see you later.
It's not as easy as you think, Ripley. It's complicated.
What's complicated? Give him the red card.
He's from outside the town.
He's been sent across from Kendal.
It's his case so he's not under my jurisdiction.
Which leaves you as what? Deputy chief inspector of donkey shit?
What has he done to upset you exactly?
He thinks me or my staff had something to do with the lad's death.
You might not care about that but you should care that he's shut the arcade. He's keeping it shut.
So nobody makes any money. Not me. Not you. Not anybody.
Look, this Carlisle bloke will just be a shit copper with an ego problem.
It's the same for anybody we bring in for the overflow cases.
He'll have only ever done small town crime so he'll be a bit excited for a few days.
You won't have to put up with him for too long.
That's the best you can do?
All right. I'll have a word.
Mark his card. I'm very touched that our friendship means so much to you.
Don't be like that.
And I want that sun bed back!
Door buzzes
Hi.
Can I help you?
I think I'm beyond help.
Sorry. I thought you rang the bell.
I did, I did...
But I have to say I don't quite know why.
I just saw the door and the sign.
And you just had to ring the bell.
Exactly.
I played a lot of knock and run as a child. Sometimes I regress.
I see. Ok. Well, I have phones to answer, so...
So... you work here, then?
I'm a volunteer, yeah.
You'll just talk to anyone who comes in off the street?
Yes. That's the general idea.
Even me?
Even you, yeah.
Do you want to come in and we can talk about what's troubling you?
What makes you think anything's troubling me?
You don't seem to be able to walk away.
So if you did want to talk, you might at least want to come inside.
Are you depressed?
Not yet... But then I've only been here for a couple of days.
I have a question.
I can't work out why anybody would do... This.
Why do you say that?
So you're not going to answer me, then?
We're not here to talk about me.
But I'd like to. Why?
There you go again. Evasive. You're very good at that.
Why are you trying to trick me into talking about myself all the time?
Come on, just tell me why you do this and I'll open up.
I'm nosy.
Not everyone can turn their vices into charitable works.
I hadn't seen it like that before.
Would you like to go for a drink with me?
It's not possible. It's not what I'm here for.
But if I was to bump into you in the street and ask you out.
What would you say then?
I'd say...
..Thank you very much but I'm married.
But not happily, because you're not happy, are you?
That's none of your business.
And that's why you do this. Because if you listen to people who are unhappier than you,
it makes the pain seem that bit easier, doesn't it?
Doesn't it occur to you
that there might be someone who wants to talk to me who really needs my time?
And how do you know that isn't me?
I hope you got what you came for.
What?
You're just not what I imagined.
Phone rings
Can I help you?
Peter Carlisle?
Deputy chief inspector Jim allbright.
What's this doing up?
He's our main suspect.
You're coming at this a bit sideways, aren't you? I thought he found the body.
He did. And it turns out the victim died on the night the arcade had its opening party.
So that rules him in, not out.
You should have come to me first.
I was at the party.
Ripley was with me all night.
Of course.
You're Ripley Holden's friend.
I thought the name rang a bell. That's right.
So what were you doing on the night in question,
as the cliche goes?
We were just out and about, you know?
I'm going to need more than that.
It was a lad's night out.
Am I to understand you were pursuing romantic liaisons with members of the opposite sex, sir?
Nothing hardcore.
Just a bit of fun.
You wouldn't find a more devoted father than Ripley Holden.
Devoted to what... Exactly?
I hope you're not trying to make a name for yourself, son.
Thanks for the alibi... Jim.
Holden seems to have borrowed money from every businessman in town to do the arcade up.
He doesn't strike me as the trustworthy type.
Come on, let's go and play the slots.
What for?
I trust you aren't questioning my methodology, blythe?
I wasn't aware you had a methodology, sir.
You stay there then.
Would you look at that? Nudge? Hi-lo?
Take feature? Am I supposed to be this confused?
If you save your nudges you can get up one of the trails.
Then you get into the feature tower.
It's like a foreign language.
You're that copper, aren't you?
That's right. You're Danny Holden, aren't you?
There. Nudge now.
Middle reel.
That's it. That's great!
I don't have a clue how I did it but that's great.
Mate of mine grew up in Blackpool.
This was years ago. He said he hated being a local.
You know why? Why?
Because if it wasn't pissed up geordie week it was pissed up Glasgow week.
If it wasn't mancs it was scousers.
And they all wanted to do one thing -
beat up the locals.
Nothing changes. I'll bet.
So did you see this man in any fights the other night? Danny?
Hey? No. Are you sure?
Because we've got you and him on cctv going into Romeo's within ten minutes of each other.
I didn't see him there.
I never saw him after he left this place.
He was here? At the arcade opening night?
Are you sure?
Course I'm sure.
You could hardly miss hair like that, could you?
Ok, ok, braveheart. What do you think you're doing?
I'm just trying to ascertain where science ends and luck begins.
You're talking to my son. He's a minor.
You don't talk to my son without me present.
Ok. I'll just collect my winnings.
Oh, and mr Holden, one question and I'm gone.
What do you want to know?
What's an awp?
Amusement with prizes. Like the machine you've just been playing.
I see. Amusement with prizes.
Sounds a bit like life itself.
And you are absolutely sure you didn't see him here at your opening night party?
Absolutely. And you know why? Cos he was never in here that night.
Now are you sure of the way out?
♪ You keep lyin' when you oughta be truthin'
♪ and you keep losin' when you oughta not bet
♪ you keep samein' when you oughta be a-changin'
♪ now what's right is right but you ain't been right yet
♪ these boots are made for walkin'
♪ and that's just what they'll do
♪ one of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you
♪ you keep playin' where you shouldn't be playin'
♪ and you keep thinkin' that you'll never get burned. Ha!
♪ I just found me a brand new box of matches, yeah
♪ and what he knows you ain't had time to learn
♪ these boots are made for walkin'
♪ and that's just what they'll do
♪ one of these days these boots are gonna' walk all over you. ♪
Are you ready boots?
Start walkin'!
Oh, look,
the prick left two features on hold.
He's supposed to be the smart one.
Come on.
Subtitles by BBC broadcast - 2004