The Secrets She Keeps (2020) s01e02 Episode Script
Episode 2
MEGHAN: We didn't plan
to have another child.
This is our oops baby.
AGGIE: When are you due?
MEGHAN: Early June.
AGGIE: Same.
Do you know
what you're having?
Boy or girl?
-Boy.
-Me too.
JACK: Did you hear next-door's
dog going off again
last night?
MEGHAN: Yeah.
JACK: I don't know
what's setting it off.
It's doing it more and more.
Simon. No, I'm stoked
you're coming back.
-When are you due?
-Terrifyingly soon.
This is as much your baby
as it is mine.
I don't want a baby.
RENEE: Hayden's still got
a bit of growing up to do.
He'll do the
right thing by you.
You told your sister that
I don't want a third child.
That's because
you don't, Jack.
Do you realise how fucked we
are, financially, right now?
Friends of ours live
next door that way.
Do you mean Jack and Meghan?
Well, I sold them
the house last year.
JACK: I've come home early
to have sex with my wife.
Don't worry about minding Leo.
AGGIE: He's fine.
He's no problem.
-You're bleeding.
-Hmm?
[DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS]
[SOBS]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[BREATHES HEAVILY]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS]
[DOG WHINES]
Jill!
[STIRRING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
Lovely view, isn't it?
My name's Geoff.
Can you tell me your name?
That's alright.
That's alright.
[STIRRING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
WOMAN: How many weeks?
Your pregnancy.
I don't know.
You still haven't
told us your name.
Can you spell it for me?
I can't have kids.
It looks like
you're pregnant, though.
I I wasn't gonna jump.
Pop the gown on.
I'm going to get another
doctor to come and see you.
[OMINOUS MUSIC BUILDS]
You're not changed?
I need the loo, really bad.
It's urgent.
It's down the corridor.
Um, she's just
going to the toilet.
[STIRRING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[AMBULANCE WAILS]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
I just can't get you
out of my head
Oh, your loving
is all I think about
I just can't get you
out of my head
Oh, it's more
than I dare to think about
Set me free
Oh, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
[SIGHS]
[SNIFFS]
[MOANS]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[MOANS]
LEO: I've got a baby sister!
I can see that.
Isn't she gorgeous?
Oh, well done!
[KISSES]
Thanks.
I told Kev to knock on your
door when we got home,
but you weren't in.
Have you decided on a name?
JULES: Thinking of Violet.
-Oh, that's so pretty!
-Mmm.
So, tell me all about it.
I want all the gory details.
Well, it was easier
than the first time.
There's some pics
if you wanna see.
Oh!
Six hours,
which is pretty quick.
I was already in full labour
when we got to the hospital.
Then, as the baby
was crowning,
I realised I still had
my shoes on.
-Ahh.
-And I was like,
"No way am I giving birth
with my shoes on."
I'm sending myself
a couple of these.
Oh, yeah, go for it.
So, I had Kev on one foot
and some midwife on the other,
undoing my shoes.
Midwife said I was
a good pusher.
Kevin was great.
You'll be glad
when Hayden gets here.
Are you still bleeding?
No!
-Are you bleeding?
-No!
I spilled something
on my clothes
and Leo thought it was blood.
Oh.
Now, Mummy needs to rest,
so I'm gonna put her to bed,
and we'll watch some TV, OK?
LEO: OK.
[MOBILE PHONE VIBRATES]
Hello?
SIMON: [PHONE] Hey.
It's Simon.
Yeah, hi.
Bad time?
Kind of. I'm just
I'm going into an appointment.
OK, I'll make it quick.
I'm, uhI'm sorry if I was
inappropes around the kids.
I'll try and behave.
Yeah, uh,
don't worry about it.
Um, sorry, I can't talk
in the waiting room.
OK, but you're cool if I
drop round and see Jack?
Yeah. Yeah.
You're being paranoid.
OK.
Mrs Shaughnessy?
Dr Phillips will see you now.
Um, they're calling me.
I've gotta go. Sorry. Bye.
Bye.
-[KNOCKING ON WINDOW]
-Hey!
Hey. [LAUGHS]
-JACK: Pitched it.
-Eh?
Smashed it!
-You had a great coach.
-Ahh!
-Congrats, Muscles.
-Thanks, mate.
What do you reckon
the contract's worth on that,
if they commission it,
half a million?
Well, you could ask.
Should we workshop that later?
Lunch? My shout.
-Your shout?
-Yes.
I'll celebrate that.
Screw the pitch.
[CAMERA CLICKS]
[CAMERA CLICKS]
-[TV SILENCES]
-Oh!
I wasn't bleeding.
Listen to me.
I spilled something,
and it's wrong to lie!
[TV PLAYS CARTOONS]
Now, stay here.
Don't move until I say.
OK.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
Hello, everyone.
This is Rory.
He's sleepy right now,
but I'll send pics soon.
I'm exhausted,
but so, so happy.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[CAMERA CLICKS]
JULES: Aggie?
Aggie?
Where's Aggie?
[DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS]
-What are you doing?
-Oh She's with me.
I was putting the flowers
in some water
and she started crying,
so I brought her in here
so she wouldn't disturb you.
OK. Well, I'm awake now
and your dress is undone.
Oh! I'd forget my head.
Are you OK?
Yeah, I'm fine,
but I've got to get to work.
I've got a shift.
Can I go see the ducks, Mummy?
No, baby, we're just going
to the shops.
[MOBILE PHONE VIBRATES]
Hey.
Hey, hon.
How was the appointment?
-Are you sitting down?
-Mmm.
My caesar's
been brought forward.
We're having a baby
next Thursday.
Wow.
Is that necessary,
or Dr Phillips
is just playing
a round of golf?
Well, my blood pressure
is off the charts, apparently.
Hi, Meg!
-Are you with Simon?
-Yeah, yeah.
Do you want me to come home?
No. It's fine.
We're just celebrating
a good pitch.
Ahh. That's nice.
I'm at the supermarket.
Look, have a good lunch.
I'm glad the pitch went well.
Thanks, hon. Love you.
She said to say hi.
Thank you.
OK, stay close.
I'm only gonna be a minute.
-AGGIE: Hi, Meghan.
-Oh, hi.
[OMINOUS MUSIC BUILDS]
[MOBILE PHONE CHIMES]
LACHIE: Vroom!
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[DOOR SLAMS]
Lachie? Come on, we're going.
Lachie?
It's not funny.
Lachie?
Lachie? Sorry!
Lachie! Lachie!
Lachie?
Uh, little boy?
He's he's four!
-Stay calm.
-Lachie?
Lachie?
Lachie!
Excuse me.
Have you seen my son?
He's in a stripy jumper!
-No, I haven't seen him.
-Lachie?
[SCREAMS] Lachie?
Meghan? He's here.
I've got him.
MEGHAN: Oh! There you are!
Where were you?
I was calling for you.
He was in the storeroom.
Why were you in the storeroom?
My car.
AGGIE: He must have
wandered in.
Were you hiding from me?
-I couldn't get out.
-OK, OK.
The door must have
closed behind him.
He's fine, aren't you?
Oh, God! Thank you!
Oh, God. [BREATHES HEAVILY]
I hope this one will be
a little easier
to keep track of.
We're both
giving birth to Geminis.
It is a wandering sign.
[LAUGHS]
-Don't forget your shopping.
-Oh, thank you.
Need any other help?
No, I'm being helped,
-thank you.
-Mmm.
We should go for
a coffee sometime,
since we're both giving birth
to Geminis.
Yeah, I'd love that.
-Thank you.
-OK.
OK, come on.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
MEGHAN: Thank you.
[MOBILE PHONE VIBRATES]
Hello?
SIMON: Hello.
Is everything OK?
Yeah. Why?
Well, I was there
when Jack called you.
He said you're having
the baby early.
Yeah, well, I didn't know
you were having lunch.
I would have spared you
the update on my uterus.
Fair enough.
Is that why you're calling?
Oh, you couldn't talk before.
So, I thought I'd call back
and make sure
the air is clear.
Yeah. It's clear.
Doesn't really feel like it.
OK, maybe I don't
love the idea
of Jack regressing right now.
When you're around, he starts
thinking he's single again.
It was better
when you were gone
to be totally honest.
Is that all it's about?
'Cause I can fix that.
-GRACE: Hello?
-[DOOR OPENS]
MEGHAN: I've gotta go.
My sister's here.
What's a uterus?
I'm not sure. Maybe Mum knows.
No idea.
I think I just need
to face facts.
Before drinking, I swipe left,
swipe left, swipe left.
You know, my standards
are high, is what I'm saying.
You know, I don't just sleep
with anyone,
but if I'm honest,
when the animal comes out,
the horny sex animal,
I swipe right,
because when the middle-class
bullshit goes away
[GASPING AND MOANING]
Thank you for
the judgy silence!
If you really want my opinion,
you can improve
your website with
Will you shut up, Grace?
I slept with Simon.
[STIRRING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
Jack and I had this
massive fight.
We'd been arguing nonstop.
This night, he said some
things that were just
He said he wanted out
of the marriage.
Then he just walked out.
So, I went over
to Simon's house
to find out if Jack had said
anything to him about us.
I just wanted to understand.
I was so devastated.
So, we talked.
Had some wine.
And you had an affair.
I didn't have an affair.
It was one time.
Afterwards, we agreed that
it never happened.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
So, could this be
Simon's baby?
-I don't know.
-But he's calling you.
So, he's obviously wondering
the same thing. Do you want me
-to talk to him?
-No.
I'm really good at getting men
to back off
No. No, no, Grace, please, no.
You've been carrying this
around this whole time.
Yeah.
Megs, what are you gonna do?
Are you gonna tell Jack?
[CAR DOOR SLAMS]
[DOOR SLAMS, KEYS JANGLE]
Jack?
Hey.
Hey.
What's going on?
Well, they loved my pitch.
They wanna combine it with
this other thing
they've been developing.
Um Vadhika Chopra's
gonna host it.
She's on the
Lifestyle Channel.
She's got boobs.
Vadhika Chopra.
Hashtag diversity.
Hashtag thanks for
the great pitch, Jack.
Now fuck off.
OK, OK.
And I'm not that guy that gets
jealous of a woman succeeding.
She's real smart, but she
knows zero about sport,
but it just
it just would have made
such a difference to us
right now, you know?
Yeah, I know. I'm sorry.
Ahh.
That's what I get
for buying into the idea
they'd ever let me
be an anchor.
I'll always be a roving mic.
Hey, hey, hey, hey,
hey, hey. Hey.
Your turn will come.
How's everything
with your blood pressure?
Dr Phillips says I'm stressed.
What's there to be
stressed about?
Mmm.
Are we ready
for number three next week?
Yeah. Course we are.
-I love your optimism.
-Mmm.
Or is it denial?
I gotta go to bed.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[DOG BARKING]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
Deep breath.
Hands coming together.
And coming down
over your heart.
Thank yourself today
for your practice,
and namaste.
WOMEN: Namaste.
MEGHAN: Thank you.
Great class.
-WOMAN: My pleasure.
-God, I really needed it.
You're doing well.
Hey!
I haven't seen you
here before.
I usually
can't make this class,
but I've done my last shift
at the supermarket.
Ahh, congratulations!
My God! We could be twins.
Yeah, except I do yoga
like a hippo.
That makes two of us.
Do you wanna get that coffee?
My house is just
around the corner.
Sure.
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
MEGHAN: Katoomba
via London, huh?
Yeah, but that's the only
travelling I've done,
other than running away to
the city when I was 16.
-Really?
-Yeah.
I just got on a train
and that was that.
Why did you leave home?
Stuff.
The whole blended family thing
didn't work out for me.
Same. My mum
remarried as well.
I just never wanna do that
to my kids.
No. I hated my stepdad.
He was just very religious.
Jehovah's Witness.
Oh.
But I loved my brother,
my ste my half-brother.
Is it just the two of you?
Yeah. He died.
-Oh!
-Yeah.
What happened to him?
Car accident.
Oh! I'm so sorry.
That's OK.
Got my own family now.
Yeah. You deserve it, Aggie.
Is Hayden gonna be home
for the birth?
I hope so.
Still waiting to hear
from the navy
whether they give him
the time off.
God, you must be frantic.
It's just the way that it is.
Gotta get used to it
when you're a sailor's wife.
Yep.
-Oh!
-Oh, shit!
-Uh, we should probably run.
-Yeah!
-Arggh! Are you OK?
-Yeah.
Don't slip, don't slip.
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
Let's get out of these
wet clothes.
It's alright.
I can change when I get home.
-Here.
-Thanks.
Here, take this.
You can keep it.
I get so many freebies
through the website.
Do you have a bathroom or
Oh! Yeah, sorry.
Oh! Thanks.
Two kids,
you forget what privacy is.
There's a hairdryer
if you need it.
Thanks.
Does Lucy like going to school
at St Osmond's?
How did you know
she goes there?
I've seen her in her uniform.
You've seen Lucy?
At the supermarket.
Oh! Of course. Sorry.
This is lovely. Thank you.
What was that you were saying
earlier about a website?
Oh, Mucky Kids.
I'm just a glorified
mummy blogger,
but I get lots of free stuff.
I'll give you a bag
before you go.
Really?
Yeah, yeah.
We should keep in touch too.
I wanna know how you get on.
-Here, put your number in.
-Sure.
My caesarean's
been moved forward.
What? Why?
Uh, complications.
I'm not too posh to push.
So, you're booked in?
Yeah, Thursday
at St Adeline's.
But that's less than
a week away.
I know.
How am I gonna get everything
ready before Thursday?
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[CENTRAL LOCKING BEEPS]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[LAUGHTER]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
Sorry, um
Just one more time.
I can't, I can't.
I got a baby on the way.
[SIGHS]
I'm gonna miss
our games of tennis.
Me too.
Maybe we should try
a real game sometime.
You would whoop my arse.
You've been good for my ego.
-Really?
-Yeah.
I didn't train all those years
just to end up selling houses.
At least you really were
a champion.
You'll always have that.
I'm a shit.
If this is it, I do have
one last favour to ask.
I need a testimonial for
some flyers and my website.
A quote from Jack Shaughnessy
would be appealing.
Sure.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
AGGIE: Dear Jack, I know
you're having an affair.
I have photographs
of you and her together.
I also know
your wife is pregnant.
End the affair now or I'll tell Meghan, arsehole.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
I got your text. What's up?
Well, you're in trouble now.
-Hi.
-Hi!
RENEE: I know
I should have called,
but I well, I really wanted
to surprise you.
Thank goodness for Jules.
She found me on your doorstep
and let me practice
my grandma skills on Violet.
She's a real pro.
So, how did you find me?
Well, Hayden told me.
Right. So,
why am I in trouble?
Oh, you're not!
I was just razzing on you.
-Oh!
-[LAUGHTER]
Now, I came to give you
the big news.
Well, Hayden spoke
to Family Liaison,
and they're letting him
come home.
-Isn't it great?
-What?
And Hayden is going to be
with you at the birth.
-Oh, whoa! Oopsie!
-Just sit down. [LAUGHS]
She's a bit overwhelmed.
It's the shock
and the joy combined.
-When will he be home?
-Wednesday.
Oh, my God!
JULES: Isn't it amazing?
He's gonna
be home on Wednesday.
I'm so happy for you.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
SIMON: Not your best effort,
mate. Are you right? Eh?
Oh!
I haven't been
looking after Meg.
Why not?
I just can't see a way
through this, you know?
-Can't support all of us.
-You'll be right.
Me and Meg, we're
we're either fighting or we're
being nice to each other.
It's like this loop
we can't get out of.
And I've been messed up
about her getting pregnant.
Yeah.
You know, we only had
unprotected sex once.
Fucking crazy. Once!
Maybe it's not your baby.
[LAUGHS] That's funny.
No, I'm pretty sure
it is, mate.
Yeah, no, I gotta sort
my shit out. Step up.
You certainly gotta, uh
you gotta step up your
tennis game, that's for sure.
-More humour.
-[LAUGHTER]
Whatever.
MEGHAN: Can you feel bubba?
[LACHIE WHISPERS]
Are you telling the baby
a secret? I see.
[MOBILE PHONE VIBRATES]
OK, time to hop off.
MEGHAN: [PHONE] It's Meghan.
Leave me a message.
[BEEP]
Hey, it's, um it's Simon.
Hey, um
I'm sorry for chasing you,
but I've
I've got this feeling
in my gut.
And I don't wanna
hurt you or Jack.
But I need to know
if the baby's mine.
Please call me back.
Are you crying, Mummy?
No, I'm not.
Your eye.
Oh. It's just
leaking a little bit.
Stop making Mummy cry, OK?
MEGHAN: Oh, thank you.
[KISSES]
[OMINOUS MUSIC BUILDS]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[OMINOUS MUSIC SWELLS]
Hurry up, Aggie!
Elijah!
Come on, Aggie!
-Stop, Elijah!
-Hurry up!
Stop!
[GASPS]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[HOSE HISSES]
[BIRDSONG]
[KEYS JANGLE]
[OMINOUS MUSIC SWELLS]
MAN: You weren't
holding his hand.
I couldn't.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[KNOCKING AT DOOR]
-Jack's back at the studio.
-SIMON: I know.
The kids are asleep.
Well, you're not
returning my calls.
I've asked you to respect
my boundaries.
The more you try and avoid
this conversation,
the more worried I am
You do not you don't get to
barge in here, into my house!
You barged into mine.
No.
You need to stop.
You need to stop calling me.
You need to stop texting me.
[TAP RUNS]
-No.
-[TAP SILENCES]
I am not trying
to hurt anyone
but when the baby is born,
I want a paternity test.
This is Jack's baby.
Oh, come on, Meg.
We know the dates.
-They add up.
-No.
No, and I had my period
after being with you.
-I don't believe that!
-Then that's your problem!
I only have the vaguest
memories of my father.
He is a man banging at a door,
begging my mother to
let him inside, and shouting.
I told myself, I don't care
if I don't have a dad.
There are lots of kids that
grow up in broken families.
Simon
But after my mother died,
I found a suitcase full of
letters he had written to me.
Birthday cards.
Christmas cards.
So, this is about your father.
It's about you, Meghan.
It always has been.
You know I'm in love with you.
[GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS]
Can a court demand that
a woman have a paternity test
on a newborn baby?
Depends. Is it the husband
demanding the test?
No. Third party.
Far out, hon.
What have you done?
No, no! It's not
it's not me.
I find it hard
to imagine a court
ordering a paternity test
if both the husband
and wife agree
that they're the parents.
OK. Great.
The fact that someone is
questioning paternity means,
one way or another,
it's a horror show
for everyone involved.
Darling, are you
being blackmailed?
What would you suggest?
Your friend has to
tell her husband.
Husbands can surprise you.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
to have another child.
This is our oops baby.
AGGIE: When are you due?
MEGHAN: Early June.
AGGIE: Same.
Do you know
what you're having?
Boy or girl?
-Boy.
-Me too.
JACK: Did you hear next-door's
dog going off again
last night?
MEGHAN: Yeah.
JACK: I don't know
what's setting it off.
It's doing it more and more.
Simon. No, I'm stoked
you're coming back.
-When are you due?
-Terrifyingly soon.
This is as much your baby
as it is mine.
I don't want a baby.
RENEE: Hayden's still got
a bit of growing up to do.
He'll do the
right thing by you.
You told your sister that
I don't want a third child.
That's because
you don't, Jack.
Do you realise how fucked we
are, financially, right now?
Friends of ours live
next door that way.
Do you mean Jack and Meghan?
Well, I sold them
the house last year.
JACK: I've come home early
to have sex with my wife.
Don't worry about minding Leo.
AGGIE: He's fine.
He's no problem.
-You're bleeding.
-Hmm?
[DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS]
[SOBS]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[BREATHES HEAVILY]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS]
[DOG WHINES]
Jill!
[STIRRING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
Lovely view, isn't it?
My name's Geoff.
Can you tell me your name?
That's alright.
That's alright.
[STIRRING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
WOMAN: How many weeks?
Your pregnancy.
I don't know.
You still haven't
told us your name.
Can you spell it for me?
I can't have kids.
It looks like
you're pregnant, though.
I I wasn't gonna jump.
Pop the gown on.
I'm going to get another
doctor to come and see you.
[OMINOUS MUSIC BUILDS]
You're not changed?
I need the loo, really bad.
It's urgent.
It's down the corridor.
Um, she's just
going to the toilet.
[STIRRING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[AMBULANCE WAILS]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
I just can't get you
out of my head
Oh, your loving
is all I think about
I just can't get you
out of my head
Oh, it's more
than I dare to think about
Set me free
Oh, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
[SIGHS]
[SNIFFS]
[MOANS]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[MOANS]
LEO: I've got a baby sister!
I can see that.
Isn't she gorgeous?
Oh, well done!
[KISSES]
Thanks.
I told Kev to knock on your
door when we got home,
but you weren't in.
Have you decided on a name?
JULES: Thinking of Violet.
-Oh, that's so pretty!
-Mmm.
So, tell me all about it.
I want all the gory details.
Well, it was easier
than the first time.
There's some pics
if you wanna see.
Oh!
Six hours,
which is pretty quick.
I was already in full labour
when we got to the hospital.
Then, as the baby
was crowning,
I realised I still had
my shoes on.
-Ahh.
-And I was like,
"No way am I giving birth
with my shoes on."
I'm sending myself
a couple of these.
Oh, yeah, go for it.
So, I had Kev on one foot
and some midwife on the other,
undoing my shoes.
Midwife said I was
a good pusher.
Kevin was great.
You'll be glad
when Hayden gets here.
Are you still bleeding?
No!
-Are you bleeding?
-No!
I spilled something
on my clothes
and Leo thought it was blood.
Oh.
Now, Mummy needs to rest,
so I'm gonna put her to bed,
and we'll watch some TV, OK?
LEO: OK.
[MOBILE PHONE VIBRATES]
Hello?
SIMON: [PHONE] Hey.
It's Simon.
Yeah, hi.
Bad time?
Kind of. I'm just
I'm going into an appointment.
OK, I'll make it quick.
I'm, uhI'm sorry if I was
inappropes around the kids.
I'll try and behave.
Yeah, uh,
don't worry about it.
Um, sorry, I can't talk
in the waiting room.
OK, but you're cool if I
drop round and see Jack?
Yeah. Yeah.
You're being paranoid.
OK.
Mrs Shaughnessy?
Dr Phillips will see you now.
Um, they're calling me.
I've gotta go. Sorry. Bye.
Bye.
-[KNOCKING ON WINDOW]
-Hey!
Hey. [LAUGHS]
-JACK: Pitched it.
-Eh?
Smashed it!
-You had a great coach.
-Ahh!
-Congrats, Muscles.
-Thanks, mate.
What do you reckon
the contract's worth on that,
if they commission it,
half a million?
Well, you could ask.
Should we workshop that later?
Lunch? My shout.
-Your shout?
-Yes.
I'll celebrate that.
Screw the pitch.
[CAMERA CLICKS]
[CAMERA CLICKS]
-[TV SILENCES]
-Oh!
I wasn't bleeding.
Listen to me.
I spilled something,
and it's wrong to lie!
[TV PLAYS CARTOONS]
Now, stay here.
Don't move until I say.
OK.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
Hello, everyone.
This is Rory.
He's sleepy right now,
but I'll send pics soon.
I'm exhausted,
but so, so happy.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[CAMERA CLICKS]
JULES: Aggie?
Aggie?
Where's Aggie?
[DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS]
-What are you doing?
-Oh She's with me.
I was putting the flowers
in some water
and she started crying,
so I brought her in here
so she wouldn't disturb you.
OK. Well, I'm awake now
and your dress is undone.
Oh! I'd forget my head.
Are you OK?
Yeah, I'm fine,
but I've got to get to work.
I've got a shift.
Can I go see the ducks, Mummy?
No, baby, we're just going
to the shops.
[MOBILE PHONE VIBRATES]
Hey.
Hey, hon.
How was the appointment?
-Are you sitting down?
-Mmm.
My caesar's
been brought forward.
We're having a baby
next Thursday.
Wow.
Is that necessary,
or Dr Phillips
is just playing
a round of golf?
Well, my blood pressure
is off the charts, apparently.
Hi, Meg!
-Are you with Simon?
-Yeah, yeah.
Do you want me to come home?
No. It's fine.
We're just celebrating
a good pitch.
Ahh. That's nice.
I'm at the supermarket.
Look, have a good lunch.
I'm glad the pitch went well.
Thanks, hon. Love you.
She said to say hi.
Thank you.
OK, stay close.
I'm only gonna be a minute.
-AGGIE: Hi, Meghan.
-Oh, hi.
[OMINOUS MUSIC BUILDS]
[MOBILE PHONE CHIMES]
LACHIE: Vroom!
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[DOOR SLAMS]
Lachie? Come on, we're going.
Lachie?
It's not funny.
Lachie?
Lachie? Sorry!
Lachie! Lachie!
Lachie?
Uh, little boy?
He's he's four!
-Stay calm.
-Lachie?
Lachie?
Lachie!
Excuse me.
Have you seen my son?
He's in a stripy jumper!
-No, I haven't seen him.
-Lachie?
[SCREAMS] Lachie?
Meghan? He's here.
I've got him.
MEGHAN: Oh! There you are!
Where were you?
I was calling for you.
He was in the storeroom.
Why were you in the storeroom?
My car.
AGGIE: He must have
wandered in.
Were you hiding from me?
-I couldn't get out.
-OK, OK.
The door must have
closed behind him.
He's fine, aren't you?
Oh, God! Thank you!
Oh, God. [BREATHES HEAVILY]
I hope this one will be
a little easier
to keep track of.
We're both
giving birth to Geminis.
It is a wandering sign.
[LAUGHS]
-Don't forget your shopping.
-Oh, thank you.
Need any other help?
No, I'm being helped,
-thank you.
-Mmm.
We should go for
a coffee sometime,
since we're both giving birth
to Geminis.
Yeah, I'd love that.
-Thank you.
-OK.
OK, come on.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
MEGHAN: Thank you.
[MOBILE PHONE VIBRATES]
Hello?
SIMON: Hello.
Is everything OK?
Yeah. Why?
Well, I was there
when Jack called you.
He said you're having
the baby early.
Yeah, well, I didn't know
you were having lunch.
I would have spared you
the update on my uterus.
Fair enough.
Is that why you're calling?
Oh, you couldn't talk before.
So, I thought I'd call back
and make sure
the air is clear.
Yeah. It's clear.
Doesn't really feel like it.
OK, maybe I don't
love the idea
of Jack regressing right now.
When you're around, he starts
thinking he's single again.
It was better
when you were gone
to be totally honest.
Is that all it's about?
'Cause I can fix that.
-GRACE: Hello?
-[DOOR OPENS]
MEGHAN: I've gotta go.
My sister's here.
What's a uterus?
I'm not sure. Maybe Mum knows.
No idea.
I think I just need
to face facts.
Before drinking, I swipe left,
swipe left, swipe left.
You know, my standards
are high, is what I'm saying.
You know, I don't just sleep
with anyone,
but if I'm honest,
when the animal comes out,
the horny sex animal,
I swipe right,
because when the middle-class
bullshit goes away
[GASPING AND MOANING]
Thank you for
the judgy silence!
If you really want my opinion,
you can improve
your website with
Will you shut up, Grace?
I slept with Simon.
[STIRRING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
Jack and I had this
massive fight.
We'd been arguing nonstop.
This night, he said some
things that were just
He said he wanted out
of the marriage.
Then he just walked out.
So, I went over
to Simon's house
to find out if Jack had said
anything to him about us.
I just wanted to understand.
I was so devastated.
So, we talked.
Had some wine.
And you had an affair.
I didn't have an affair.
It was one time.
Afterwards, we agreed that
it never happened.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
So, could this be
Simon's baby?
-I don't know.
-But he's calling you.
So, he's obviously wondering
the same thing. Do you want me
-to talk to him?
-No.
I'm really good at getting men
to back off
No. No, no, Grace, please, no.
You've been carrying this
around this whole time.
Yeah.
Megs, what are you gonna do?
Are you gonna tell Jack?
[CAR DOOR SLAMS]
[DOOR SLAMS, KEYS JANGLE]
Jack?
Hey.
Hey.
What's going on?
Well, they loved my pitch.
They wanna combine it with
this other thing
they've been developing.
Um Vadhika Chopra's
gonna host it.
She's on the
Lifestyle Channel.
She's got boobs.
Vadhika Chopra.
Hashtag diversity.
Hashtag thanks for
the great pitch, Jack.
Now fuck off.
OK, OK.
And I'm not that guy that gets
jealous of a woman succeeding.
She's real smart, but she
knows zero about sport,
but it just
it just would have made
such a difference to us
right now, you know?
Yeah, I know. I'm sorry.
Ahh.
That's what I get
for buying into the idea
they'd ever let me
be an anchor.
I'll always be a roving mic.
Hey, hey, hey, hey,
hey, hey. Hey.
Your turn will come.
How's everything
with your blood pressure?
Dr Phillips says I'm stressed.
What's there to be
stressed about?
Mmm.
Are we ready
for number three next week?
Yeah. Course we are.
-I love your optimism.
-Mmm.
Or is it denial?
I gotta go to bed.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[DOG BARKING]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
Deep breath.
Hands coming together.
And coming down
over your heart.
Thank yourself today
for your practice,
and namaste.
WOMEN: Namaste.
MEGHAN: Thank you.
Great class.
-WOMAN: My pleasure.
-God, I really needed it.
You're doing well.
Hey!
I haven't seen you
here before.
I usually
can't make this class,
but I've done my last shift
at the supermarket.
Ahh, congratulations!
My God! We could be twins.
Yeah, except I do yoga
like a hippo.
That makes two of us.
Do you wanna get that coffee?
My house is just
around the corner.
Sure.
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
MEGHAN: Katoomba
via London, huh?
Yeah, but that's the only
travelling I've done,
other than running away to
the city when I was 16.
-Really?
-Yeah.
I just got on a train
and that was that.
Why did you leave home?
Stuff.
The whole blended family thing
didn't work out for me.
Same. My mum
remarried as well.
I just never wanna do that
to my kids.
No. I hated my stepdad.
He was just very religious.
Jehovah's Witness.
Oh.
But I loved my brother,
my ste my half-brother.
Is it just the two of you?
Yeah. He died.
-Oh!
-Yeah.
What happened to him?
Car accident.
Oh! I'm so sorry.
That's OK.
Got my own family now.
Yeah. You deserve it, Aggie.
Is Hayden gonna be home
for the birth?
I hope so.
Still waiting to hear
from the navy
whether they give him
the time off.
God, you must be frantic.
It's just the way that it is.
Gotta get used to it
when you're a sailor's wife.
Yep.
-Oh!
-Oh, shit!
-Uh, we should probably run.
-Yeah!
-Arggh! Are you OK?
-Yeah.
Don't slip, don't slip.
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
Let's get out of these
wet clothes.
It's alright.
I can change when I get home.
-Here.
-Thanks.
Here, take this.
You can keep it.
I get so many freebies
through the website.
Do you have a bathroom or
Oh! Yeah, sorry.
Oh! Thanks.
Two kids,
you forget what privacy is.
There's a hairdryer
if you need it.
Thanks.
Does Lucy like going to school
at St Osmond's?
How did you know
she goes there?
I've seen her in her uniform.
You've seen Lucy?
At the supermarket.
Oh! Of course. Sorry.
This is lovely. Thank you.
What was that you were saying
earlier about a website?
Oh, Mucky Kids.
I'm just a glorified
mummy blogger,
but I get lots of free stuff.
I'll give you a bag
before you go.
Really?
Yeah, yeah.
We should keep in touch too.
I wanna know how you get on.
-Here, put your number in.
-Sure.
My caesarean's
been moved forward.
What? Why?
Uh, complications.
I'm not too posh to push.
So, you're booked in?
Yeah, Thursday
at St Adeline's.
But that's less than
a week away.
I know.
How am I gonna get everything
ready before Thursday?
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[CENTRAL LOCKING BEEPS]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[LAUGHTER]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
Sorry, um
Just one more time.
I can't, I can't.
I got a baby on the way.
[SIGHS]
I'm gonna miss
our games of tennis.
Me too.
Maybe we should try
a real game sometime.
You would whoop my arse.
You've been good for my ego.
-Really?
-Yeah.
I didn't train all those years
just to end up selling houses.
At least you really were
a champion.
You'll always have that.
I'm a shit.
If this is it, I do have
one last favour to ask.
I need a testimonial for
some flyers and my website.
A quote from Jack Shaughnessy
would be appealing.
Sure.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
AGGIE: Dear Jack, I know
you're having an affair.
I have photographs
of you and her together.
I also know
your wife is pregnant.
End the affair now or I'll tell Meghan, arsehole.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
I got your text. What's up?
Well, you're in trouble now.
-Hi.
-Hi!
RENEE: I know
I should have called,
but I well, I really wanted
to surprise you.
Thank goodness for Jules.
She found me on your doorstep
and let me practice
my grandma skills on Violet.
She's a real pro.
So, how did you find me?
Well, Hayden told me.
Right. So,
why am I in trouble?
Oh, you're not!
I was just razzing on you.
-Oh!
-[LAUGHTER]
Now, I came to give you
the big news.
Well, Hayden spoke
to Family Liaison,
and they're letting him
come home.
-Isn't it great?
-What?
And Hayden is going to be
with you at the birth.
-Oh, whoa! Oopsie!
-Just sit down. [LAUGHS]
She's a bit overwhelmed.
It's the shock
and the joy combined.
-When will he be home?
-Wednesday.
Oh, my God!
JULES: Isn't it amazing?
He's gonna
be home on Wednesday.
I'm so happy for you.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
SIMON: Not your best effort,
mate. Are you right? Eh?
Oh!
I haven't been
looking after Meg.
Why not?
I just can't see a way
through this, you know?
-Can't support all of us.
-You'll be right.
Me and Meg, we're
we're either fighting or we're
being nice to each other.
It's like this loop
we can't get out of.
And I've been messed up
about her getting pregnant.
Yeah.
You know, we only had
unprotected sex once.
Fucking crazy. Once!
Maybe it's not your baby.
[LAUGHS] That's funny.
No, I'm pretty sure
it is, mate.
Yeah, no, I gotta sort
my shit out. Step up.
You certainly gotta, uh
you gotta step up your
tennis game, that's for sure.
-More humour.
-[LAUGHTER]
Whatever.
MEGHAN: Can you feel bubba?
[LACHIE WHISPERS]
Are you telling the baby
a secret? I see.
[MOBILE PHONE VIBRATES]
OK, time to hop off.
MEGHAN: [PHONE] It's Meghan.
Leave me a message.
[BEEP]
Hey, it's, um it's Simon.
Hey, um
I'm sorry for chasing you,
but I've
I've got this feeling
in my gut.
And I don't wanna
hurt you or Jack.
But I need to know
if the baby's mine.
Please call me back.
Are you crying, Mummy?
No, I'm not.
Your eye.
Oh. It's just
leaking a little bit.
Stop making Mummy cry, OK?
MEGHAN: Oh, thank you.
[KISSES]
[OMINOUS MUSIC BUILDS]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[OMINOUS MUSIC SWELLS]
Hurry up, Aggie!
Elijah!
Come on, Aggie!
-Stop, Elijah!
-Hurry up!
Stop!
[GASPS]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[HOSE HISSES]
[BIRDSONG]
[KEYS JANGLE]
[OMINOUS MUSIC SWELLS]
MAN: You weren't
holding his hand.
I couldn't.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[KNOCKING AT DOOR]
-Jack's back at the studio.
-SIMON: I know.
The kids are asleep.
Well, you're not
returning my calls.
I've asked you to respect
my boundaries.
The more you try and avoid
this conversation,
the more worried I am
You do not you don't get to
barge in here, into my house!
You barged into mine.
No.
You need to stop.
You need to stop calling me.
You need to stop texting me.
[TAP RUNS]
-No.
-[TAP SILENCES]
I am not trying
to hurt anyone
but when the baby is born,
I want a paternity test.
This is Jack's baby.
Oh, come on, Meg.
We know the dates.
-They add up.
-No.
No, and I had my period
after being with you.
-I don't believe that!
-Then that's your problem!
I only have the vaguest
memories of my father.
He is a man banging at a door,
begging my mother to
let him inside, and shouting.
I told myself, I don't care
if I don't have a dad.
There are lots of kids that
grow up in broken families.
Simon
But after my mother died,
I found a suitcase full of
letters he had written to me.
Birthday cards.
Christmas cards.
So, this is about your father.
It's about you, Meghan.
It always has been.
You know I'm in love with you.
[GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS]
Can a court demand that
a woman have a paternity test
on a newborn baby?
Depends. Is it the husband
demanding the test?
No. Third party.
Far out, hon.
What have you done?
No, no! It's not
it's not me.
I find it hard
to imagine a court
ordering a paternity test
if both the husband
and wife agree
that they're the parents.
OK. Great.
The fact that someone is
questioning paternity means,
one way or another,
it's a horror show
for everyone involved.
Darling, are you
being blackmailed?
What would you suggest?
Your friend has to
tell her husband.
Husbands can surprise you.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]