Victor And what is this home? Nothing is fixed anymore. You cannot say ‘this is home’.

Helen enters.

Victor You have to keep moving. Yes. This is what I will do. This is what you should do.

Helen Nick. God you look terrible. What happened to you? (To Victor.) What happened to him?

Victor Socialist. Drinker.

Victor exits.

Nick Meaningless, yeah? Well, this is meaningless alright? Drinking and begging and sleeping in piss in doorways. This is what I am now. And I don’t want to be saved.

Helen I’m not here to save you.

Nick Well, good.

Helen You’ve got to talk to him Nick. He’s had you followed. He’s threatening to go to the press. He’s asked / me to talk to you.

Nick I don’t want to see you. I’m looking for Nadia.

Helen Nadia?

Nick Yeah, Nadia.

Helen Nadia is …

Nick Someone I’ve got attached to …

Helen I see. And who is this Nadia? I thought you were attached to me.

Nick Well yeah…

Helen But – what? – now you’ve moved on.

Nick I suppose that’s right. Yes.

Helen And you expect me to deal with him on my own? This is an important time for me. This is your crap and you’re going to have to deal with it.

Nick I can’t.

Helen If you hadn’t done this to him in the first place …

Nick I’ve got to forget that now. I’ve got to let it go.

Helen Let it go?

Nick Yeah. If I’m going to change and … change and grow as a person then I’ve got to let all that go.

Helen When did you start talking like that? Is this Nadia? Does Nadia talk like this?

Enter Nadia.

Nadia Hello Nick.

Nick Sweetheart.

Nadia I’m looking for Victor.

Nick You’ve been crying.

Nadia Yes. Tim died this morning.

Nick I’m sorry. Victor didn’t say.

Nadia He’s here?

Helen You must be / Nadia.

Nick Nadia this is Helen.

Nadia Right. I’ve heard about you.

Helen Well good.

Nadia I didn’t realise you were still around.

Helen I pop up from time to time.

Nadia cries.

Nick (to Helen) I think you ought to go now.

Helen I’m not going.

Nick Nadia’s lost a friend.

Helen And I’m sorry about that. But you’re not leaving me / to deal with this.

Nick moves to hold Nadia.

Nick Go on. Nadia needs me. Don’t you sweetheart?

Nadia I think you should go to her.

Helen I don’t want that.

Nadia Helen wants you, don’t you Helen?

Helen I want… what I want is for Nick to stop running away.

Nadia Go to her. Go to Helen.

Exit Nadia.

Helen I think Nadia’s letting you go.

Nick She’s upset.

Helen I think she’s changing and growing and letting you go.

Nick Fuck off out of here.