“Sex, Death and Bridges” quotes from SeaChange

Laura Gibson

What about you? Where's your stuff?

Daniel Della Bosca

I'm the teacher, I don't have to look stupid.

Daniel Della Bosca

[after Laura and Dan spend a passionate moment] Oh, well, I'm glad we got that out of the way.

Daniel Della Bosca

Monday school crossing began with the usual bad jokes and neurotic asides but that's all behind us now. Tuesday school crossing will be filled with anticipation for Wednesday's crossing where we expect blissful weather and an absolutely perfect journey...

Angus?

Mm.

I know these last fifteen days have been a bit difficult for the both of us with, uh, finally breaking up and everything. But I feel that we've both learned a lot about how we both...feel.

Hm. Yeah?

I know that I am a very different person than I was two weeks ago. That's for sure. I was wondering how you would feel about getting back together again?

So...you wanna have a relationship?

No. I just thought we'd, ah, go back to the way it was - the "having a cooling off" period - before we go back officially.

Yeah...I don't know. I mean, you kinda hurt me a bit.

I know. It was just something I had to do.

[long pause] Yeah. I guess.

In all my time as a doctor I still can't get used to the idea of having to tell a mother that the child she carries has died.

Laura Gibson

[picking up the phone] It's me. Life is swings and round-a-bouts, isn't it? It's hard to make sense of some things. But, um, all I do know is that I am alive and you're alive and, ah, I do not want to look back when I am ninety and think that I let something important slip by. I've got two hours now. Can you meet me?

Daniel Della Bosca

Yeah. I'll see you there.

Laura Gibson

What was that? (Said while her and Dan are in bed together)

I think it was a knock at the door?

Laura

Oh! (Laura starts to move)

You're not seriously considering getting that.

It helps if you walk backwards (in flippers).

Laura Gibson

Yeah sure! (Laura continues to walk forward)