[telephone ringing]
[ringing continues]
[Lexington] It's me.
Yes.
I've had the photo checked.
It hasn't been edited.
This must be treated with absolute confidentiality.
The student is about to graduate.
Graham Sutton…
My approval just got him promoted.
I can't even think about that.
If we don't resolve the matter immediately…
It's over for me.
MAXTON HALL - THE WORLD BETWEEN US
BASED ON THE NOVEL "SAVE YOU" BY MONA KASTEN
[crowd chanting] Maxton Hall! Maxton Hall!
-[crowd cheering] -Whoo!
[in English] Come on, boys.
[in German] Crazy that your dad's let you play.
Isn't today that super important investor meeting?
-You have told him, haven't you? -It's irrelevant.
I'm here for Cyril.
[crowd chanting] Maxton Hall! Maxton Hall!
[indistinct conversation]
[coach] The time has come.
One last game for this team to play.
And this is it.
It's about the championship, boys.
And remember why we've come here.
-To return the trophy to our house again. -[players] Yes!
[in English] Go, boys!
[in German] And for some of you, it's about your entry ticket to college.
The absence of Beaufort could have meant that we fell apart.
But thanks to our captain Vega here, this team's ready to win it!
[players] Yes!
Yep, yep, yep!
Cyril, my young man,
you've always fought like a lion for this team.
You should be proud of yourself.
Thanks, Coach.
Hey, are those the talent scouts?
[coach] You're in the best form you've ever been in, boys!
And so I want to see everyone trusting that, endless energy, and a team on…
[players cheering]
-Let's get 'em! -[players exclaiming]
[scoffs]
-Maxton! -Hall!
[announcer in German] Welcome, everyone, to the grand final
of the national college championships.
-And we have Eastview… -[crowd cheering]
…versus Maxton Hall.
Who will leave the field as champion?
[whistle blows]
[in English] Go, go, go, go, go!
-[cheering] -[announcer] Eastview!
[cheering]
[in German] Maxton Hall comes straight back with an equalizer.
Shoot, shoot, shoot!
Hey! Over here!
-Go! Follow! -Just run!
James!
[announcer, indistinct] …on the ball!
[in English] James! Clear!
[all cheering]
-[cheering] -[in German] Yeah!
[crowd chanting] Maxton Hall! Maxton Hall!
[whispering] You have to do it now. Everyone's waiting.
Okay.
I'm very grateful that you could come, thank you, ladies, gentlemen.
I'm aware that the recent fluctuations in the share price
and the private revelations have caused a great deal of unrest at this time.
I would therefore like to present to you today
a few decisions we have made to realign our corporate strategy
in order to regroup and recapture our market leadership.
I presume we're talking about Young Beaufort?
You presume correctly.
In that case, where is James?
[announcer] What an exchange of blows.
The score is 11-10 in favor of Eastview.
Everything is open.
-[groans] -[crowd exclaim]
[crowd jeering]
-Both players are on the ground… -Hey, Cyril.
-Hey. You okay? -Yeah.
Are you okay? [in English] Come on.
[in German] You're good. Okay?
[announcer] Vega is already back on his feet.
Borgmann, though, needs further treatment on the field.
The other players are starting to take up their positions,
-as play will continue in a minute. -Um…
Maybe we don't put this picture of the game in the yearbook?
-No. -Okay.
I reckon a picture of Graham Sutton
in action should feature in it, though. [laughs]
-What picture? -Haven't you heard?
Word is that Sutton has been seeing a student.
And someone sent Lexington a photo of him.
-What? -What?
I think that's so crazy.
But not Mr. Sutton.
-Which student? -How did you hear about this?
It's what everyone's saying out there.
[Kieran] That can't be.
I'm just going to the toilet.
-Should I come? -No, it's okay.
Mortimer, more than 70% of the strategy adjustments
in this paper violate the production ethics adhered to
by Beaufort during Cordelia's time in charge.
Not to mention the fact that your new junior CEO
doesn't show up here at all to such an important board meeting as this.
Harold, I'd like to make something very clear.
There's no need.
I'm cashing out.
-What? -[board members talking indistinctly]
But Harold, you've always been our main investor.
Is that a joke?
-Harold-- -Does it sound like a joke, does it?
A man who doesn't have any control over his own son
doesn't deserve another single penny of mine.
Harold!
Mortimer, I'm aware that your family
is dealing with an enormous weight of emotion,
and you have my deepest sympathy.
However, given the mess Beaufort has found himself in
and the repercussion of James's disrespectful public behavior,
sadly, I am forced to withdraw my investment at this time.
-[board members talk indistinctly] -Harold. Harold, wait!
When you see him, you tell James that it was a serious failure of judgment
to choose that moment to announce his new little friend
and humiliate my daughter in the process.
After everything my family has done, do we deserve that?
Harold, please.
If you withdraw now, then our final time has come.
I know that.
-Good day, Mortimer. -Harold!
[grunts]
-[groans] -[cheering]
[announcer] The score is still level here in the fourth quarter.
The countdown to the final whistle is on.
The next goal decides the championship.
[in English] I'm open!
[cheering]
[grunts]
-[in German] Pass it, man! -Pass!
James is free!
Pass it!
[cheering]
[coach] Cyril!
[grunts]
[groans]
[gasps, exhales]
Cyril!
[groaning]
Back, back!
[in English] Fast break! Back, back!
Cyril, back!
Fast break!
[cheering]
[in German] Go down and shoot!
[buzzer buzzes]
[crowd exclaiming in disappointment]
[cheering]
-[man chanting] Eastview! Eastview! -[panting]
[slow music playing]
[deep breaths]
[cheering]
[players chanting] Eastview! Eastview!
Eastview! Eastview!
Eastview!
Damn.
[man] A total catastrophe.
I've never experienced anything like this in all my life.
A black day, Mortimer.
Good that Cordelia didn't have to experience this.
Today is the reading of the will, isn't it?
And I hope that James will at least show up to that.
Keep us updated on any future developments.
Mortimer!
We will of course inform you.
I always knew it.
From the beginning I always knew it.
That girl is the only one to blame.
And which girl is that?
Ruby Bell.
It's all her fault, you know.
Everything was better till she arrived.
It was you who brought her in, man.
You think Ruby's responsible for the game we just messed up?
The match.
Our friendship. All of it.
Are you serious?
-[Mortimer] Julia? -Yeah?
[Mortimer] I need a phone number.
In Gormsey.
Right away.
Ruby didn't do this.
But you're right.
I've been neglecting our friendship lately.
I'm sorry, Cyril. I…
I've been looking after myself,
my worries, and forgot about everything else around me.
I want everything to be fine again. Okay?
Enough cuddling. You stink like a weasel.
I was afraid you wouldn't come, you know.
I'm so sorry.
Me too.
But you know, somehow
I'm also relieved.
It had to happen at some point.
What happens next?
As far as I know, there's photographic evidence
will be presented at the parents' board.
So they'll decide what happens tomorrow.
My father's on that board.
-He'll kill me if they show it to him. -We should tell him beforehand then.
Terrible timing.
The reading of the will is in an hour. James is coming here to pick me up.
I can imagine how nervous you are.
Mom always wanted to get me into management.
And I'm pretty confident that she'll have arranged for that.
What are you saying?
That by tomorrow, James and I will be majority shareholders in the firm.
But, Lyd, that's… that's so fantastic.
Mortimer can get as upset as he wants.
You can take over Beaufort, as you've always wanted to.
But the question remains, what happens to the babies?
Well, I'd say it looks like I might be available for a while.
[light chuckle]
I'm serious, Lyd.
I'll always be happiest long as I'm with you.
And anything else we come up against.
We'll handle together.
[James clears throat] So…
God, James.
I didn't want to interrupt.
But Aunt Ophelia's meeting us in 20 minutes at the notary's.
[bell tolling]
Mr. Sutton.
I think maybe it's time to move to first-name terms?
[slow music playing]
I'll wait by the car.
[James] It's one thing to lose control of one's own life.
It's another to let a person you love
make decisions that will turn their life upside down.
To not intervene,
to trust that every experience helps us to sharpen our own inner compass,
is an important realization.
But if perfection has always been the only objective,
the slightest deviation feels like a defeat.
[cell phone chimes]
JAMES Met Lydia and Sutton.
Going to the notary now. J.
RUBY Everything will be fine now! R.
[Helen sobbing]
Mom?
[Angus] Ruby.
What happened?
I lost my job, sweetheart.
I mean, I've been fired.
What? Why, though?
[Helen] Mr. Smith called me into his office today
and he gave me a letter of instant severance
instead of a new list of things to do.
What made him do it?
[Helen continues sobbing]
He sold the bakery after everything.
Our bakery.
What about your arrangement, about you buying it back then?
No chance. We had nothing in writing.
And he says he had an offer come up that he couldn't refuse.
An offer was made?
From whom?
[Ophelia] Nice to see you.
Although a different occasion to this would've been preferable, I know,
at least we can remember this turning point as a moment
when good things are ahead.
Let's hope so.
Your mother always said you embodied Beaufort's passion.
And had extraordinary vision as well.
And now you can always count on me for constant backing, Lydia.
That's a promise.
Thank you.
-Now come in. -[cell phone vibrates]
We're going in.
Hey, Ruby, we're just heading in.
Ruby?
What's happened?
[James] When a person's outlook on life
is in harmony with their feelings and behavior,
one speaks of cognitive consistency.
A state that I've always wanted to achieve.
A principle that I would love to live by.
And I know I will succeed.
But in moments like these, when one feeling overrides all others,
when it brings everything to silence,
I realize that I'm not there yet.
The thought of how much suffering a person can cause in the lives of others,
just to demonstrate their own grandiosity can make one sick.
But if there's one thing I've learned, that is that nothing is lost
as long as there is hope.
In accordance with the last will of Mrs. Cordelia Imogen Beaufort,
her estate will be disposed of as follows.
Mrs. Beaufort leaves
all of her assets, her real estate
and without exception all stock interests in the Beaufort companies…
to her husband Mortimer Beaufort.
[Mortimer smirks]
[Ophelia] I'm sorry?
[man] Yes, all her assets, properties and shares.
And what about the children?
Don't receive any specific assets. Nothing else has been decreed here.
[Ophelia] That is absolutely unacceptable.
[man] If necessary, you can obtain information about provisions of care.
Provisions of care? How dare you?
Please make a special appointment for this another time.
Our mom wouldn't have left us without anything.
Your mother was probably a more intelligent woman than you thought, James.
-We will fight you for this. -Who's "we"?
You? My wonderfully spoiled children?
Do you really believe that you'll be able to get away with this?
Mom would never have left you everything.
[James] Did you force her?
Like you forced Alice Campbell to withdraw Ruby's scholarship?
Or Mr. Smith to destroy Ruby's parents' dream?
You have been warned, my boy.
You didn't want to listen.
And so you'll live with the consequences to come.
Alone.
Fuck you.
We are not alone.
[door opens]
[door slams shut]
[microwave beeping]
-[Helen humming] -[Ruby sighs]
[whistling in tune]
[in English] ♪ Don't worry ♪
[whistling in tune]
♪ Be happy ♪
[whistling in tune]
-♪ Don't worry, be happy ♪ -♪ Don't worry, be happy ♪
[all humming in unison]
♪ Don't worry ♪
[humming in tune]
♪ Be happy ♪
[humming in tune]
♪ Don't worry, be happy ♪
[humming in tune]
[laughing]
♪ Don't worry ♪
[humming in tune]
♪ Be happy ♪
[humming in tune]
♪ Don't worry, be happy ♪
[in German] So, who is up for a Jenga playoff?
I'm sorry, I have to go.
Scholarship exams are tomorrow.
And if I don't do well, then that's blown it for Oxford.
As if that would ever happen to you.
Don't worry. Tomorrow is a new day.
You warned me.
To prepare that being with James
would mean that I had to be ready to face his world.
But I had no idea it would mean dragging you into it.
Oh, sweetheart. You love this young lad. That's the only thing that counts.
Your father and I, we've been through worse things together.
Mortimer Beaufort can take away our bakery this time,
but he won't take our dream.
Thank you, Mom.
-Did you send the email to Dr. Fiber? -Exactly.
Mrs. Campbell?
Hey, didn't you check you email? I replied to your inquiry.
It said that now's not a good time for Mrs. Campbell.
James, I'm afraid I have to leave. Can we do this later?
My dad forced you to withdraw Ruby's scholarship offer, didn't he?
He's trying to destroy her life inch by inch, and you're helping him with that.
Going against everything you proclaim, everything you personally stand for.
[Alice sighs]
My mom held you in the highest regard.
She always said she didn't know anyone
who fought as vehemently against social injustice battles as you.
It's not as easy as you think, James.
Your father is a very influential man who knows how to use his power.
Whatever Ruby has done has actually turned your father into an enemy.
And that's why she needs you.
You have had to fight just as hard to get where you are.
You have the best contacts, friends in the press, politics--
You're the only one who has the power to show my father resistance.
Surely you see it.
Your father endorses me.
Mortimer finances all of my projects, my important programs.
This enables hundreds of children who need my help
to attend educational programs that are unaffordable for them.
So I had to choose between the fate of one young girl
and that of countless families on the other side.
What would you have done with that choice, then?
[Alice sighs]
I've known your father for so long.
He's very social, very popular and has a large network.
And if someone challenges him…
their life's demolished.
Ruby's done nothing at all.
She's also the most fearless person I know.
She won't ever give up.
She could still teach you a great deal.
What next?
No idea.
I was so sure that Alice would help us.
Any will update?
Ophelia thinks we should contest it and demand proof it's authentic.
-She believes your dad forged it? -She's not the only one.
I think he'd stop at anything.
Want to stay with me for a bit?
I already know what my parents will say.
After everything my dad's done to your family already?
But that has nothing to do with you or Lydia.
We'll stay at Cyril's tonight.
Then you can concentrate on your exam tomorrow.
That's the priority right now.
And when you get the scholarship, we'll celebrate your place at Oxford. Okay?
Just the two of us.
[dance music playing]
[music stops]
I'm so sorry, guys.
Hey, yo, get me two sex on the beach, please.
[clears throat]
Virgin. Virgin sex on the beach.
Sorry to rock up and ruin the mood. Are we good for a couple of days, mate?
My house is your house. Come.
What's actually going on, then?
Mortimer turning off the money tap for you now or what?
My aunt has the best lawyers. It won't be easy for him.
I guess, for once, first prize for the shittiest family goes to you.
I'll share the prize with you.
[all chuckling]
Well, then, to our new shared apartment, yeah?
To us.
-Cheers. -Cheers.
Okay, I'm dying of hunger. Who's up for pizza Mai Tai?
-Come on, man! -That was a good throw!
Get him! What's wrong with you, dude?
Enough… Ah!
[James] From a young age, we were taught that we were special.
Born into a bloodline that has shaped
an entire sector of industry over generations.
Preserving the image and traditions of our family was our only job.
But I only recently understood
that family can have a different meaning for everyone.
Thanks for having us stay with you.
I'm sorry, Lyd.
Me too.
I…
♪ The Maxton Hall pizza ♪
♪ Is the pizza ♪
-♪ For all bitches ♪ -[both laughing]
♪ Is the pizza… ♪
I think there's pizza.
[in English] Hot and spicy.
-[laughing] -[in German] What are you doing?
-I'm taking this… -I need more…
[dance music playing]
[sentimental music playing]
[bell tolling]
[tolling continues]
[cell phone vibrates]
JAMES Sleep well, Ruby Bell.
We'll meet in our dreams.
[bell tolling]
[Ruby] The future belongs to those who believe in their dreams.
Just a few weeks ago, I thought I'd have to give up on my dreams.
That I couldn't have everything.
I was ready to accept it,
even though everything in me resisted this mindset.
Now I realize that this feeling of resistance is a sign.
The inner voice that whispers, "You're wrong."
Keep dreaming.
Believe in yourself.
And I know if I follow this voice, everything will work out.
[Lexington] Would you explain what relationship you have with the student?
I'm happy to do so, sir.
I've been thinking about how I can explain the…
the situation in a way I can.
Of course, I'm completely aware of how this looks,
so I want to be entirely open with you all.
It's true that we first came into contact outside of school
and we fell in love with each other.
Love, Graham?
Naturally.
I'm incredibly sorry if the circumstances might've led you all to think differently.
So you don't deny having an intimate relationship with the student in question?
[Mortimer] I'm eager to hear from her parents
and what they'll think of the situation.
Uh… Her parents, sir?
Once we verified the authenticity of the photo,
we obviously informed them immediately.
Her mother is making her way.
I'm sorry… I don't understand.
Do you have it? Do you have the photo? May I see it?
You've got everything? Pen? Phones on silent?
Good. Then all of you taking part in the scholarship exam, follow me please.
You can do it.
Thank you.
[woman on PA] Ruby Bell, please report to the principal's office immediately.
Ruby Bell, to the principal's office.
But what about my exam?
Just come as soon as you're done.
I'll try and add the time at the end if I can, okay?
Thank you.
Mom?
What's happened?
Well, Miss Bell, we're hoping you'll be the one to tell us.
Ruby, sweetheart, sit down.
[Lexington] Are you aware of this photograph?
It was taken on the evening of the welcome party.
There's a witness who saw you and Mr. Sutton
spending time together that evening.
They confirmed this photo is real.
What? Sir, it was a completely innocent situation.
The witness statement says otherwise.
-But it was a conversation. -Ruby…
In 20 years, I've never experienced anything like this.
I will not risk the reputation of our school for your dirty affair…
I'm not having an affair!
Sir, please, for 11 years, I've worked towards this moment,
and now I'm just about to graduate with an acceptance from Oxford University,
and I'm currently missing out on my last chance for a scholarship.
You don't seem to be grasping the situation, Miss Bell.
Mr. Sutton and you
should consider your journey with Maxton Hall suspended.
No graduation. No exams.
And Oxford, you can forget it.
[imperceptible]
[slow music playing]