Sisters (2017) s01e03 Episode Script
Episode 3
1 I'm never going to be someone who can make an affair work.
I'm married to Tim.
And I want my marriage to work.
[MOANS.]
Oh! God.
Farmyard Frank has got hay fever.
MAN: Roxy?! What about your treatment, Roxy? What's happening with that? [STAMMERS.]
No.
Just I don't need all this negativity! I want you to go! I'm ready to come back to work.
- I'm not - If you've studied and trained your whole life, dreaming of the moment that destiny would present you with that one time only career-defining case, well, this is it.
I'm coming for you.
And to the extent that I am able, I intend to make you accountable.
This is not an attack on you, it's a matter of law.
- I don't want to - Yeah! He's my father.
But you're going to pretend that it's nothing personal.
I can't let it go.
We need help.
Can I help with the patient files? I can sort Dad's children from the rest.
There's someone else here too.
Who? She says she's our sister.
[KNOCK AT DOOR.]
[DOOR CREAKS.]
[SOFTLY.]
Julia.
- Julia.
- I'm awake.
She's still here.
Sorry.
Honestly, I just I just wanted to get her away from Dad but then she asked to stay and I was like, "What would Julia do?" So, I gave her some barbecue Shapes and I let her sleep on the couch.
Was that wrong? Um you might need to come out soon, because I am getting this really weird vibe off her.
What do we know about her? Her name's Kasey, she said she came to town on a bus.
- From where? - Uh, she didn't say.
Hi.
Julia, this is Kasey.
- Hi.
- Hi.
[GIGGLES.]
I was just saying to her that maybe we should get her to do a DNA test, and it's not like singling you out, we've all done one.
- Is it like a blood test? - No, it's not! It's just a swab of your cheek! Yeah.
We all got them at the sibling party.
Oh, yeah.
I heard you had a big party.
Yeah.
I missed that.
Um the instructions are easy.
You just use the mouth swab, add the blue stuff, seal and send.
OK.
So, um, what makes you think you're one of Dad's kids? Mum and Dad.
OK.
I'm going to have a shower.
[CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY.]
OK.
I'm just going to point it out.
There are literally no beds or couches left.
Yeah, and I'm going back to work again tomorrow.
I would really like a structured environment.
Do you really want this? [LAUGHS.]
No.
No.
No.
Nothing.
None of this is what I want.
Could you isolate what you do what? I just I need I just need to check on my dad and tell him oh No! I'm not doing that, so [MOBILE PHONE RINGS.]
Sorry.
[MOBILE PHONE RINGS.]
Hello.
Hi, Edie, it's Roxy! Um, I'm calling a meeting.
We're in a little bit of a situation here.
Julia, I think, might be having a bit of a moment.
Look, I think it's perfectly fine to say, "Sorry, Kasey", "but we really need DNA results before we move forward.
" I'm sure you think that's perfectly fine.
Julia.
I know that we've taken different approaches to this but There is no approach.
I have no approach.
It's just me in a car with no brakes driving into a tidal wave of shit.
I feel like this is one of those situations where we should ask ourselves, "What would sisters do?" - Sue each other, apparently.
- OK Sisters would step in for other sisters.
So So, Julia, you're obviously feeling a little overwhelmed right now.
So, maybe you should just take a day just for you.
So, perhaps Edie could take care of the Kasey situation? And I will look after Julius.
I can't just leave work.
I would if I could, but I have a very busy day, I can't just Big case.
Oscar.
Oscar can deal with Kasey.
And I will go and spend the day with Dad, which I actually think will be really nourishing for me.
And, Julia, you take a day for yourself to just feel whatever you need to feel.
I know we're all a bit out at sea right now, but I really think that once things settle down, the three of us we're actually going to be amazing.
We're going to be the people we never knew we were supposed to be.
[GIGGLES.]
[SIGHS.]
Julia.
Hello? At this point it's just about getting in first.
I've already drawn up the claim.
It's blah, blah, versus The Bechly Institute.
We just need that first name to replace blah blah.
And if we can't beat everyone else, given our obvious advantage, we'll look like idiots.
What's turned up on the Facebook page? At this point, people are just getting results back.
Posting if they're positive or negative.
Yeah, I've started direct messaging some of them, but I wouldn't really say that there's an ideal claimant yet.
OK.
We need to forget an ideal.
What's our current best option? I'm not sure we have a current best option.
There is one couple.
Clients from the clinic.
One of them's a better candidate than the other, but there is a clear grievance and I think they'd be receptive to a meeting.
Get onto it then.
Today.
And, Edie, I realise this won't be easy.
People will call us opportunists.
The thing to remember is Julius Bechly broke the law.
Julius Bechly can pay.
Yeah.
Also take Amanda with you.
Why's that? She'll make it look more important.
I realise that we'll run into a hurdle with the limitation period.
12 years, yes.
But you can apply to have the period extended.
Is there some air that needs clearing here? I think if we're going to get through this process, we need to focus on the job at hand.
Hi, Ron, Diane, good to see you again.
May we come in? Every single one of these could potentially be my sibling.
Some of them.
There's no clues though.
Mm.
Barb? Do you remember my mother? I mean, before she and my dad knew each other? When she was a client? Not anything else? Well At first, to be honest What do you mean you can't tell us now? - Sorry.
- This is this is ridiculous! I'm very, very sorry, Mr? - Browning! - Yeah, please.
Please.
Mr Browning, Professor Bechly didn't keep any record of who was and wasn't his.
We will need to get a DNA sample of your son, just like everyone else.
Well, that isn't exactly easy when he's dead, is it? Cup of tea.
I'll make a pot.
Please.
Mr Browning.
I I know that you must be upset.
Oh.
You think? MRS BROWNING: The doctors will have blood samples and things from all the treatments.
What if Kip what if Kip isn't our boy? Hi.
Sorry, hi.
I'm Julia.
Your son Kip I'm sorry for your loss.
If you can write down his doctor's details, we can easily take it from there.
Thanks.
Mr Browning, I'm not a parent, but it seems to me that whatever happens, you'll always be Kip's parents.
You were the ones that raised him.
And you wanted him so bad that you went through fertility treatment for him.
He was your son.
Nothing changes that.
Let's be honest, you've lost your daughter.
Because of this mess that Julius Bechly has made there's a wedge between you and Roxy.
Have you seen her? Roxy? Yes, I had breakfast with her this morning.
Can you get a message to her from us? We've been calling her.
Yeah, I can try.
But see, this just highlights how your whole sense of family has been irrevocably changed.
And Julius Bechly hasn't even apologised.
I would like to invite you to become the first claimant in this class action.
That that's big, isn't it? The words are scary.
But it's just about getting people in the same situation to fight alongside each other.
You don't have to pay any costs up front.
You've literally got nothing to lose.
Except our time.
And our sanity.
All of us have been lied to.
We're all struggling with this.
So, I guess in a way I'm asking for your help.
[MOBILE PHONE CHIMES.]
JULIUS: Hello? Dad, it's me! Julia? [MOBILE PHONE CHIMES.]
VOICEMAIL: You've reached Roxy Karibas.
Please leave me a message or contact me on Facebook or EDIE: Thanks for going through your records, Diane.
So, whose idea was it to go to The Bechly Institute? DIANE: Mine.
It's my fault really.
Stupid.
You're not stupid.
I knew I just knew that I could never really be happy without a baby.
I nearly had to re-mortgage the house.
So expensive.
Endless rounds.
Don't remind me.
Then along came Roxy.
And she was, oh look at her.
Our miracle girl.
Ron! If we were to become claimants or, you know, what have you, well, there's just been so much strife with Roxy already.
I wouldn't want to make things worse.
Sorry.
Nothing there.
Ron, you have to go to work.
You're incredible.
You just found this calm.
JULIA: It's not calm, it's, seriously Roxy actually sent me away on a mental health break today.
Really? You're starting to feel a little angry.
More like shaking, spitting fury.
- At your dad.
- Mostly at Edie.
Oh, a lot at Dad.
Weirdly I think I'm actually more angry at him for telling than even doing it in the first place.
- It's really bad.
- No.
I don't know.
Look, sometimes I get angry at everyone except Julius.
I just kind of want to scream at them, "What? You don't think this happens all the time?!" "OK, he broke the rules.
He's a pioneer.
" "How do you think breakthroughs happen?!" It's possible that we both need some time off.
[CHUCKLES.]
I can't do anything! I would love to just go get trashed but the last time I did that I ended up on the news and I can't even have a shag! Because anyone in my age bracket could be related or God, I I can probably only sleep with people that are under 19 or over 50 from now on.
You could just date guys whose DNA tested negative.
- Hm.
- Easy.
Are you ready for another? No, no, too hot.
Oh, OK.
Sorry.
Sorry.
I'm going back to work again tomorrow.
What do you do? Uh, I'm a I'm a performer.
Oh.
It's actually a very stressful life, it's not for everybody.
In a lot of ways I see myself as a storyteller.
Ah.
Julius do you remember my parents? Oh, I we met so many, many people at the clinic.
You know, I would never remember all of the people.
Um, why did you do it? I oh.
[STAMMERS.]
I've got a pain.
Help me.
What do you need? Pills.
My pills.
Which pills? Where are they? [STAMMERS.]
They're in a green is it green or? Yeah, green bottle above the sink.
- Okay.
- Orange! Shit.
[SIGHS.]
Hurry up! [DOORBELL RINGS.]
- Oh Hi.
- Hi.
Hello.
- I was just, I - It's Yeah, hi.
Julia.
I organised The Bechly Institute Are You A Sibling party.
- I remember.
- Yeah.
I'm just checking in to see how everyone's feeling after the results came in.
That's a kind thing to do.
Yeah.
And you were someone that I, um, just you know, just the people you make a connection with on the day.
- Yeah.
Yeah.
- Yeah.
Just want to make sure you're feeling OK.
Come in.
Thanks.
So, in the end you turned out to be negative, huh? Yeah.
Yeah.
It was a huge relief actually.
- No offence.
- None taken.
[CHUCKLES.]
To be honest, I just didn't want to be a part of all that drama.
Yeah.
Well, there's plenty of that.
[LAUGHS.]
So, coffee? Tea? Oh, I shouldn't hold you up.
No, no, it's great that you came.
- Coffee.
- [DOOR OPENS.]
- WOMAN: We're back.
- Oh, hey.
- Hi, hi! - My monsters are back.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Hi.
Guys, shoes off, please.
- Hi.
- Hey.
Sorry, I didn't know we had guests.
Sorry, this is Julia.
[LAUGHS.]
Julia's from The Bechly From The Bechly Institute just checking in on everyone to see how they're going after their test results.
Completely standard.
Doing it with everyone.
Yeah.
[LAUGHS NERVOUSLY.]
Oh, well, that's very kind of you.
Yeah, thanks.
I've got some cake to go with that coffee.
Oh What is it? More pain? Do you need water? Ow.
Toilet! - Quick! Quick! - OK.
- Yep.
Get up.
- Ah.
- OK.
- [DOORBELL RINGS.]
Um, sorry.
I'll be two ticks.
- Hm? - Just a minute.
I'll be back.
- Very, very quickly.
- Oh! I'll be back.
Oh - Oh, hey.
- Hi.
This is the house? Yeah.
And, like, a lot of it is crap but there's also some totally amazing things.
Um, you were supposed to be getting her out of our house.
Mission accomplished.
- You can't bring her here.
- What? [LAUGHS.]
Hey, I'm really sorry, Kasey.
But it's just not a good time to be here.
Oh, it's cool.
He hasn't even seen the house yet.
Dad isn't well, he's, um, he's in pain and I'm dealing with it.
Yeah.
We'll just be down here.
Like I said, it's just not a good time.
Are you the door bitch? It's OK.
It's not a good time so it's not a good time.
Thank you, Oscar.
- I'm really sorry but - Roxy! Oh, shit.
Hurry! Do you guys mind? We're just going to have a look around.
Where are you? Another time.
Yeah, yeah, it's fine.
We'll go.
Top dog.
Sure thing.
Thank you.
Sorry.
It was so nice to see you though.
I look forward to seeing you on another day.
Hurry up, Roxy! Girl! Where are you?! Roxy! Roxy! Ah.
Too late.
Oh.
Might need new pyjama bottoms.
Ah.
Um, yeah, it's been, yeah, quite an adjustment definitely.
Yeah.
I can imagine.
But there's been other parts that are wonderful also.
- Yeah.
- Ahw Alright.
- I think it's about time.
- [GASPS.]
Who's going to come and help me take Mr Crocodile for a walk? [GROWLS.]
It's going to be dark soon.
I should probably get going as well.
When when the news hit, the scandal, I thought it was going to be really challenging for Colin.
But, um, it actually really opened him up.
Colin's always had, um, like emotional barriers.
Ah.
His whole family is like that.
I think there's a lot of undiagnosed Asperger's there.
Oh, OK.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
But, um, suddenly when his DNA was in question it was like he was a new person.
But then, you know, the results came back and the doors closed - and we're - Yeah.
Back at square one again.
But with you here, I mean, he's starting to talk again about it.
- So.
- That's good.
Towels, towels.
Julia, why don't you join us for dinner tonight? Oh, no.
No, no, no.
It's nothing fancy, I'm just going to throw something together.
You're a huge hit with the kids.
Oh, yeah.
OK.
Um, as long as, you know, you let me make the salad dressing.
- Sure.
- Sure.
[LAUGHS.]
Oh, it's a mess.
Oh, yeah.
I'll help you clean up.
That's fine.
Thank you.
Sorry about all this.
Well, after boxing Tim's almost recovered enough for another session.
Quite looking forward to punching him in the face.
[KISSES.]
- I'll see you at home.
- I'll probably be a while, - so take your time.
- OK.
I've organised this by colour.
Green are the ones I've identified as most likely to be interested, we contact them ASAP.
Red ones are more sensitive, so we start with a letter.
And here's a template.
That is great.
Thank you.
Uh.
Look, I'm I know I'm not supposed to bring it up.
But I want to make things right.
[SIGHS.]
Could I just buy you some dinner? So, by way of explanation I have felt very dislocated in my life for a long time now.
And it's clearly made me act in ways that I barely recognise.
And I don't I don't just mean the store room.
But everything.
So, what, are you suggesting our whole affair was because you're confused about your life? No.
But I think it possibly was a contributing factor.
Ah.
Here I was thinking you liked me.
Sorry, no.
This is, um coming out all wrong.
Yeah, it really is.
Amanda what we had was lovely.
And I wanted it to stay lovely.
I never meant to negate it.
It's hard to kill something without negating it though, isn't it? [ON VOICEMAIL.]
Hi, this is Edie Flanagan.
Please leave me a message and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
- Thank you.
- [BEEP!.]
Hi.
Edie, it's Julia.
I just did something really dumb and I'm ridiculous.
And I don't know why I'm calling you.
[LINE TRILLS.]
- TIM: Hello? - Hi, Tim.
- Hey, it's Julia.
- Oh, hey.
You're not anywhere right now, are you? I can be.
It was domestic hell with strangers.
I even offered to babysit their kids.
I hate this version of myself.
But I kind of I can't say no, I can't back out of things, I can't assert myself.
I Have I always been this pathetic? Pathetic's not a word I associate with you.
I've always been looking after someone.
All my twenties I was nursing my mum, then Dad.
And now this.
Any sane person would be like, "It's not my responsibility," and just leave the country or something.
You always have been better at seeing other people's needs more clearly than your own.
Well, some people's.
Not everyone would've noticed, but there was, like, a little bit of a tone in there.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
Yeah, well, you're very busy looking after this person you forget about this person.
Oh, right.
So, while I was nursing my mother I wasn't looking after you? Is that - Well - Is that? - You didn't have to push me away.
- That was She was kind of my mother and she was kind of dying.
Are you that doesn't mean you have to cut yourself off from everything.
I didn't know how to do what I needed to do and be your girlfriend.
Now, that's a cop-out and you know it.
You didn't have to cut yourself off from me, that was a choice.
That was an accident.
I only you know, I only had room for what I had room for.
- So - I wanted to be there.
- I wanted it to work.
- Yeah, but then Edie came along and grabbed you up and you got married.
So, it doesn't matter who did what to whom.
And if it's any consolation, you have your marriage now.
And I'm just this lady who is really great at avoiding her own life.
Where's Edie tonight? Working.
[LAUGHS.]
This is a bad idea.
We can't even have a drink, can we? No.
It's my fault.
I'll go.
You finish your martini.
Look after yourself.
Do you think on some level you intuited a deceit about your identity? Left you craving intimacy? And so what happened with us was somehow bound up with the situation with your father? That would never stand up in court.
Probably not, no.
[LAUGHS.]
No.
This had nothing to do with my father.
OK, then.
- Goodnight.
- Goodnight.
[CRASHES.]
Shit, shit, shit.
Shit, shit.
[GASPS.]
Shit.
Julia! Who's that? That's my sister.
ROXY: Oh, my God.
Julius! Julius! Look at me! [LAUGHS.]
Hello! [LAUGHS.]
Yes! Your second toe is longer than your big toe! - It is! - Yes! Oh.
Yes.
[LAUGHS.]
- [LAUGHS.]
- Ah, stop it! - I'm not - [LAUGHS.]
What are we talking about? That cluster there.
They're the Pleiades.
The Ancient Greeks said that they were the daughters of Atlas.
The dryad that held the world on his shoulders.
They're sisters.
Yeah.
Wow.
My love My darling I hunger for your touch A long Lonely time And time Goes by So slowly And time Can do so much Are you Still mine? I need your love I need your love God speed your love To-o-o-o-o Me-e-e.
Jesus! - [LAUGHS.]
Sorry.
- Oh, God! Sorry, it's just me.
It's me.
It's me.
I'm sorry, Edie.
Sorry.
- Tim.
- [CHUCKLES.]
- Oh.
- Sorry.
Jesus, Tim, why would you do that to me? Sorry.
You just looked so cute.
- Hot, actually.
- Oh.
Really? [SIGHS.]
I think I may have, uh, thought of my reciprocal fantasy.
Your what? Nothing.
Wh um, no, no, no.
Tell me.
In the shower? No, forget it.
No.
We we did one of mine.
So tell me what it is.
You'll hate it.
I won't hate it.
OK.
I want you to Tim, just just say it.
It's obviously something you really want to do.
clean in your undies.
Cle clean? Clean what? Just just the spray and the cloth.
Sorry.
Forget it.
No.
No, no.
It's I'm sorry.
I want to do this for you.
If I can.
So, it's like, um like a maid fantasy.
Like a role play thing? No, no, it's just like you got up and you're in your undies.
Or whatever you went to bed in.
And you got the thing and you're just cleaning.
It's like it's a Saturday and there's music playing, and you don't have anything to do today, so you're just Cleaning.
Yeah.
It's not about being a maid or a servant.
And you're you're you're watching me clean? But you're not aware of anyone watching.
And and you're a peeping Tom.
No.
It's just it's just you and me.
And we're here in the house and it's just meant to be easy, just easy.
And you're cleaning and I'm watching you.
[SIGHS.]
Maybe we'll just stick to your fantasies from now on.
- I love you.
- I love you too.
Hey, who is it? It's Julia.
This is my room.
Do you want to hop in? I don't mind sharing.
Uh, it's OK.
Um you stay there, I'll find somewhere else.
Hey, um did you take that DNA test? The swab thing? You don't really know what happens with DNA.
It goes into this database and the government compiles profiles and everything is being catalogued.
I'm just not really into it.
So, that's a no? Yeah.
Do you mind shutting the door on your way out? Sure.
Yeah.
Sleep well.
[SIGHS.]
[KNOCKS SOFTLY.]
Roxy? Shit.
Oh, shit.
Oh.
Good morning.
- Oh.
- Hello.
Hi.
We got to go upstairs.
- Good morning.
- Good morning.
- Oh.
- Ah.
Oh, there we go.
- Ah.
- Figure that out later.
- Ah.
- Morning.
- Come on.
- [LAUGHS.]
- Let's get you into the bath.
- Ah.
Come back to me, come back to me Give me all your lovin' and you'll set me free Won't you come back to me? Come back to me - It's you.
- Give me all your lovin'.
The girl who cleans in her undies.
What? Nothing.
Um, I'm just here because of last night.
When I saw you.
It's just quite a complicated situation and I think it's possible you may have misread it.
- Ah.
- Yeah.
See, that woman, she's a colleague.
And she has feelings for me but she's a really lovely person and actually a really good friend of mine.
I didn't tell Tim.
I'd just rather not tell him, you know, because we all work together and it'll affect work relationships when it really just doesn't have to.
So Yeah.
There it is.
[CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY.]
I don't want things to be shitty between us.
Neither do I.
But I don't know how to make it better.
- Yeah.
- KASEY: Morning.
Walls are pretty thin, eh? Kasey, this is Edie.
Edie.
Hello.
You're the bitch lawyer.
[LAUGHS.]
I guess that's one way of describing me.
Have you confirmed your DNA yet? [GROANS.]
No, I've got to get on to that.
[STRETCHES.]
You slept in my room last night.
And, look, that's not sustainable.
So, the last space left is the shed.
I haven't been out there in ages, it'll take some setting up, but that's that's what I'm offering.
Sweet.
She seems really nice.
Hello? - Hey.
- Hey.
What time is it? Jesus.
Sorry.
Oh, I'm foul.
You're not foul, you're working hard.
Look, it's time to stop avoiding Dad.
We need to see him.
Oh, hi, guys.
Come on in.
Oh, my God.
Julia, you look really rejuvenated.
How was your day off? What are you doing in my mother's dress? Um, sorry.
It's just Sorry, I haven't, um I haven't seen it in a long time.
Dad.
Dad, it's Julia.
[COUGHS.]
We slept outside under the stars.
[SIGHS.]
Is that the medication talking? Yeah, we did we did do that.
You you could have a bit of a temperature.
Oh, no.
- I should get the thermometer.
- Where is it? I'll get it.
No! It's it's fine, Roxy.
He's my dad.
[LAUGHS.]
Hello, lad.
Hello, Julius.
Um, I've got to go.
I've got I've got work.
- Hey.
- Hey.
I'm running a bit late.
It's my first day back so - Wait.
- I'll just get an Uber.
Good luck.
Call me if you need anything.
[GIGGLES.]
I am super ready! And I'm great.
Don't worry.
Isn't she fun? [LAUGHS.]
Roxy, love! What are you doing here? Well, I just came to make sure you were alright on your first day.
I am! I'm totally, totally fine.
Edie came to see us.
What? Yeah, to talk about the class action.
Wh where? - Where was this? - At home.
She came yesterday.
No.
She has no right to to And what? Now you're all talking about me when I'm not there? Have you taken something? No, of course not.
I've I've been with Julius Bechly.
- Are you on drugs right now? - No.
No! Roxy, you can't perform like this.
I am great.
I am going back to work.
And I don't need you to be part of it.
I never did.
Please go.
[ON VOICEMAIL.]
Hi, this is Edie Flanagan.
Please leave me a message and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
Stay away from my parents! Do not ever go to my house without permission! Just stay out of my life! Hi.
I'm sorry I'm late.
You're lucky you don't have a fever.
Hm? You've got to take care of yourself.
You can't get yourself in situations that compromise your health.
[BLOWS RASPBERRY.]
- What was that? - [GIGGLES.]
Look, Julia.
I'm a fox.
Oh - OK? - Mm, yeah.
I'm great.
I'm fantastic actually.
You are looking a little poorly, no offence.
Oh, no.
None taken.
None taken.
- Just a bit nervous.
First day jitters.
- Yeah, of course.
- Yeah.
How are you though? - I'm good.
Can I ask you a question? What do you think of this outfit? Honestly? Yeah.
Yeah.
It's great, isn't it? It's great, I love it.
It's it's I love it too.
- MAN: We're on in two.
- Thank you.
OK.
Yes.
And playback.
[ON VOICEMAIL.]
Stay away from my parents.
Do not ever go to my house without permission.
Just stay out of my life! Not going to lie.
If this case has any legs to stand on we - [MOBILE PHONE RINGS.]
- Uh I have to take this.
Hello, Ron.
Y you're right.
Julius Bechly ripped me off and I've lost my daughter.
He has to be held accountable.
Let's do it.
We have our first claimant.
We can start.
FEMALE VOICE-OVER: These siblings were brought together in the most public way imaginable Sister! You're my sister! FEMALE VOICE-OVER: and next Wednesday [ON PHONE.]
I'm calling from the current affairs program Sunday Spotlight.
We are not interested in talking to Sunday Spotlight.
- I already gave my interview.
- What?! Even more secrets will come out on national TV.
- [STAMMERING.]
- Wow, Julia.
FEMALE VOICE-OVER: and the most embarassing secret of all - [MOUTHED.]
- will get the whole country talking.
They are loving her on Twitter.
FEMALE VOICE-OVER: New Sisters, next Wednesday.
I'm married to Tim.
And I want my marriage to work.
[MOANS.]
Oh! God.
Farmyard Frank has got hay fever.
MAN: Roxy?! What about your treatment, Roxy? What's happening with that? [STAMMERS.]
No.
Just I don't need all this negativity! I want you to go! I'm ready to come back to work.
- I'm not - If you've studied and trained your whole life, dreaming of the moment that destiny would present you with that one time only career-defining case, well, this is it.
I'm coming for you.
And to the extent that I am able, I intend to make you accountable.
This is not an attack on you, it's a matter of law.
- I don't want to - Yeah! He's my father.
But you're going to pretend that it's nothing personal.
I can't let it go.
We need help.
Can I help with the patient files? I can sort Dad's children from the rest.
There's someone else here too.
Who? She says she's our sister.
[KNOCK AT DOOR.]
[DOOR CREAKS.]
[SOFTLY.]
Julia.
- Julia.
- I'm awake.
She's still here.
Sorry.
Honestly, I just I just wanted to get her away from Dad but then she asked to stay and I was like, "What would Julia do?" So, I gave her some barbecue Shapes and I let her sleep on the couch.
Was that wrong? Um you might need to come out soon, because I am getting this really weird vibe off her.
What do we know about her? Her name's Kasey, she said she came to town on a bus.
- From where? - Uh, she didn't say.
Hi.
Julia, this is Kasey.
- Hi.
- Hi.
[GIGGLES.]
I was just saying to her that maybe we should get her to do a DNA test, and it's not like singling you out, we've all done one.
- Is it like a blood test? - No, it's not! It's just a swab of your cheek! Yeah.
We all got them at the sibling party.
Oh, yeah.
I heard you had a big party.
Yeah.
I missed that.
Um the instructions are easy.
You just use the mouth swab, add the blue stuff, seal and send.
OK.
So, um, what makes you think you're one of Dad's kids? Mum and Dad.
OK.
I'm going to have a shower.
[CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY.]
OK.
I'm just going to point it out.
There are literally no beds or couches left.
Yeah, and I'm going back to work again tomorrow.
I would really like a structured environment.
Do you really want this? [LAUGHS.]
No.
No.
No.
Nothing.
None of this is what I want.
Could you isolate what you do what? I just I need I just need to check on my dad and tell him oh No! I'm not doing that, so [MOBILE PHONE RINGS.]
Sorry.
[MOBILE PHONE RINGS.]
Hello.
Hi, Edie, it's Roxy! Um, I'm calling a meeting.
We're in a little bit of a situation here.
Julia, I think, might be having a bit of a moment.
Look, I think it's perfectly fine to say, "Sorry, Kasey", "but we really need DNA results before we move forward.
" I'm sure you think that's perfectly fine.
Julia.
I know that we've taken different approaches to this but There is no approach.
I have no approach.
It's just me in a car with no brakes driving into a tidal wave of shit.
I feel like this is one of those situations where we should ask ourselves, "What would sisters do?" - Sue each other, apparently.
- OK Sisters would step in for other sisters.
So So, Julia, you're obviously feeling a little overwhelmed right now.
So, maybe you should just take a day just for you.
So, perhaps Edie could take care of the Kasey situation? And I will look after Julius.
I can't just leave work.
I would if I could, but I have a very busy day, I can't just Big case.
Oscar.
Oscar can deal with Kasey.
And I will go and spend the day with Dad, which I actually think will be really nourishing for me.
And, Julia, you take a day for yourself to just feel whatever you need to feel.
I know we're all a bit out at sea right now, but I really think that once things settle down, the three of us we're actually going to be amazing.
We're going to be the people we never knew we were supposed to be.
[GIGGLES.]
[SIGHS.]
Julia.
Hello? At this point it's just about getting in first.
I've already drawn up the claim.
It's blah, blah, versus The Bechly Institute.
We just need that first name to replace blah blah.
And if we can't beat everyone else, given our obvious advantage, we'll look like idiots.
What's turned up on the Facebook page? At this point, people are just getting results back.
Posting if they're positive or negative.
Yeah, I've started direct messaging some of them, but I wouldn't really say that there's an ideal claimant yet.
OK.
We need to forget an ideal.
What's our current best option? I'm not sure we have a current best option.
There is one couple.
Clients from the clinic.
One of them's a better candidate than the other, but there is a clear grievance and I think they'd be receptive to a meeting.
Get onto it then.
Today.
And, Edie, I realise this won't be easy.
People will call us opportunists.
The thing to remember is Julius Bechly broke the law.
Julius Bechly can pay.
Yeah.
Also take Amanda with you.
Why's that? She'll make it look more important.
I realise that we'll run into a hurdle with the limitation period.
12 years, yes.
But you can apply to have the period extended.
Is there some air that needs clearing here? I think if we're going to get through this process, we need to focus on the job at hand.
Hi, Ron, Diane, good to see you again.
May we come in? Every single one of these could potentially be my sibling.
Some of them.
There's no clues though.
Mm.
Barb? Do you remember my mother? I mean, before she and my dad knew each other? When she was a client? Not anything else? Well At first, to be honest What do you mean you can't tell us now? - Sorry.
- This is this is ridiculous! I'm very, very sorry, Mr? - Browning! - Yeah, please.
Please.
Mr Browning, Professor Bechly didn't keep any record of who was and wasn't his.
We will need to get a DNA sample of your son, just like everyone else.
Well, that isn't exactly easy when he's dead, is it? Cup of tea.
I'll make a pot.
Please.
Mr Browning.
I I know that you must be upset.
Oh.
You think? MRS BROWNING: The doctors will have blood samples and things from all the treatments.
What if Kip what if Kip isn't our boy? Hi.
Sorry, hi.
I'm Julia.
Your son Kip I'm sorry for your loss.
If you can write down his doctor's details, we can easily take it from there.
Thanks.
Mr Browning, I'm not a parent, but it seems to me that whatever happens, you'll always be Kip's parents.
You were the ones that raised him.
And you wanted him so bad that you went through fertility treatment for him.
He was your son.
Nothing changes that.
Let's be honest, you've lost your daughter.
Because of this mess that Julius Bechly has made there's a wedge between you and Roxy.
Have you seen her? Roxy? Yes, I had breakfast with her this morning.
Can you get a message to her from us? We've been calling her.
Yeah, I can try.
But see, this just highlights how your whole sense of family has been irrevocably changed.
And Julius Bechly hasn't even apologised.
I would like to invite you to become the first claimant in this class action.
That that's big, isn't it? The words are scary.
But it's just about getting people in the same situation to fight alongside each other.
You don't have to pay any costs up front.
You've literally got nothing to lose.
Except our time.
And our sanity.
All of us have been lied to.
We're all struggling with this.
So, I guess in a way I'm asking for your help.
[MOBILE PHONE CHIMES.]
JULIUS: Hello? Dad, it's me! Julia? [MOBILE PHONE CHIMES.]
VOICEMAIL: You've reached Roxy Karibas.
Please leave me a message or contact me on Facebook or EDIE: Thanks for going through your records, Diane.
So, whose idea was it to go to The Bechly Institute? DIANE: Mine.
It's my fault really.
Stupid.
You're not stupid.
I knew I just knew that I could never really be happy without a baby.
I nearly had to re-mortgage the house.
So expensive.
Endless rounds.
Don't remind me.
Then along came Roxy.
And she was, oh look at her.
Our miracle girl.
Ron! If we were to become claimants or, you know, what have you, well, there's just been so much strife with Roxy already.
I wouldn't want to make things worse.
Sorry.
Nothing there.
Ron, you have to go to work.
You're incredible.
You just found this calm.
JULIA: It's not calm, it's, seriously Roxy actually sent me away on a mental health break today.
Really? You're starting to feel a little angry.
More like shaking, spitting fury.
- At your dad.
- Mostly at Edie.
Oh, a lot at Dad.
Weirdly I think I'm actually more angry at him for telling than even doing it in the first place.
- It's really bad.
- No.
I don't know.
Look, sometimes I get angry at everyone except Julius.
I just kind of want to scream at them, "What? You don't think this happens all the time?!" "OK, he broke the rules.
He's a pioneer.
" "How do you think breakthroughs happen?!" It's possible that we both need some time off.
[CHUCKLES.]
I can't do anything! I would love to just go get trashed but the last time I did that I ended up on the news and I can't even have a shag! Because anyone in my age bracket could be related or God, I I can probably only sleep with people that are under 19 or over 50 from now on.
You could just date guys whose DNA tested negative.
- Hm.
- Easy.
Are you ready for another? No, no, too hot.
Oh, OK.
Sorry.
Sorry.
I'm going back to work again tomorrow.
What do you do? Uh, I'm a I'm a performer.
Oh.
It's actually a very stressful life, it's not for everybody.
In a lot of ways I see myself as a storyteller.
Ah.
Julius do you remember my parents? Oh, I we met so many, many people at the clinic.
You know, I would never remember all of the people.
Um, why did you do it? I oh.
[STAMMERS.]
I've got a pain.
Help me.
What do you need? Pills.
My pills.
Which pills? Where are they? [STAMMERS.]
They're in a green is it green or? Yeah, green bottle above the sink.
- Okay.
- Orange! Shit.
[SIGHS.]
Hurry up! [DOORBELL RINGS.]
- Oh Hi.
- Hi.
Hello.
- I was just, I - It's Yeah, hi.
Julia.
I organised The Bechly Institute Are You A Sibling party.
- I remember.
- Yeah.
I'm just checking in to see how everyone's feeling after the results came in.
That's a kind thing to do.
Yeah.
And you were someone that I, um, just you know, just the people you make a connection with on the day.
- Yeah.
Yeah.
- Yeah.
Just want to make sure you're feeling OK.
Come in.
Thanks.
So, in the end you turned out to be negative, huh? Yeah.
Yeah.
It was a huge relief actually.
- No offence.
- None taken.
[CHUCKLES.]
To be honest, I just didn't want to be a part of all that drama.
Yeah.
Well, there's plenty of that.
[LAUGHS.]
So, coffee? Tea? Oh, I shouldn't hold you up.
No, no, it's great that you came.
- Coffee.
- [DOOR OPENS.]
- WOMAN: We're back.
- Oh, hey.
- Hi, hi! - My monsters are back.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Hi.
Guys, shoes off, please.
- Hi.
- Hey.
Sorry, I didn't know we had guests.
Sorry, this is Julia.
[LAUGHS.]
Julia's from The Bechly From The Bechly Institute just checking in on everyone to see how they're going after their test results.
Completely standard.
Doing it with everyone.
Yeah.
[LAUGHS NERVOUSLY.]
Oh, well, that's very kind of you.
Yeah, thanks.
I've got some cake to go with that coffee.
Oh What is it? More pain? Do you need water? Ow.
Toilet! - Quick! Quick! - OK.
- Yep.
Get up.
- Ah.
- OK.
- [DOORBELL RINGS.]
Um, sorry.
I'll be two ticks.
- Hm? - Just a minute.
I'll be back.
- Very, very quickly.
- Oh! I'll be back.
Oh - Oh, hey.
- Hi.
This is the house? Yeah.
And, like, a lot of it is crap but there's also some totally amazing things.
Um, you were supposed to be getting her out of our house.
Mission accomplished.
- You can't bring her here.
- What? [LAUGHS.]
Hey, I'm really sorry, Kasey.
But it's just not a good time to be here.
Oh, it's cool.
He hasn't even seen the house yet.
Dad isn't well, he's, um, he's in pain and I'm dealing with it.
Yeah.
We'll just be down here.
Like I said, it's just not a good time.
Are you the door bitch? It's OK.
It's not a good time so it's not a good time.
Thank you, Oscar.
- I'm really sorry but - Roxy! Oh, shit.
Hurry! Do you guys mind? We're just going to have a look around.
Where are you? Another time.
Yeah, yeah, it's fine.
We'll go.
Top dog.
Sure thing.
Thank you.
Sorry.
It was so nice to see you though.
I look forward to seeing you on another day.
Hurry up, Roxy! Girl! Where are you?! Roxy! Roxy! Ah.
Too late.
Oh.
Might need new pyjama bottoms.
Ah.
Um, yeah, it's been, yeah, quite an adjustment definitely.
Yeah.
I can imagine.
But there's been other parts that are wonderful also.
- Yeah.
- Ahw Alright.
- I think it's about time.
- [GASPS.]
Who's going to come and help me take Mr Crocodile for a walk? [GROWLS.]
It's going to be dark soon.
I should probably get going as well.
When when the news hit, the scandal, I thought it was going to be really challenging for Colin.
But, um, it actually really opened him up.
Colin's always had, um, like emotional barriers.
Ah.
His whole family is like that.
I think there's a lot of undiagnosed Asperger's there.
Oh, OK.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
But, um, suddenly when his DNA was in question it was like he was a new person.
But then, you know, the results came back and the doors closed - and we're - Yeah.
Back at square one again.
But with you here, I mean, he's starting to talk again about it.
- So.
- That's good.
Towels, towels.
Julia, why don't you join us for dinner tonight? Oh, no.
No, no, no.
It's nothing fancy, I'm just going to throw something together.
You're a huge hit with the kids.
Oh, yeah.
OK.
Um, as long as, you know, you let me make the salad dressing.
- Sure.
- Sure.
[LAUGHS.]
Oh, it's a mess.
Oh, yeah.
I'll help you clean up.
That's fine.
Thank you.
Sorry about all this.
Well, after boxing Tim's almost recovered enough for another session.
Quite looking forward to punching him in the face.
[KISSES.]
- I'll see you at home.
- I'll probably be a while, - so take your time.
- OK.
I've organised this by colour.
Green are the ones I've identified as most likely to be interested, we contact them ASAP.
Red ones are more sensitive, so we start with a letter.
And here's a template.
That is great.
Thank you.
Uh.
Look, I'm I know I'm not supposed to bring it up.
But I want to make things right.
[SIGHS.]
Could I just buy you some dinner? So, by way of explanation I have felt very dislocated in my life for a long time now.
And it's clearly made me act in ways that I barely recognise.
And I don't I don't just mean the store room.
But everything.
So, what, are you suggesting our whole affair was because you're confused about your life? No.
But I think it possibly was a contributing factor.
Ah.
Here I was thinking you liked me.
Sorry, no.
This is, um coming out all wrong.
Yeah, it really is.
Amanda what we had was lovely.
And I wanted it to stay lovely.
I never meant to negate it.
It's hard to kill something without negating it though, isn't it? [ON VOICEMAIL.]
Hi, this is Edie Flanagan.
Please leave me a message and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
- Thank you.
- [BEEP!.]
Hi.
Edie, it's Julia.
I just did something really dumb and I'm ridiculous.
And I don't know why I'm calling you.
[LINE TRILLS.]
- TIM: Hello? - Hi, Tim.
- Hey, it's Julia.
- Oh, hey.
You're not anywhere right now, are you? I can be.
It was domestic hell with strangers.
I even offered to babysit their kids.
I hate this version of myself.
But I kind of I can't say no, I can't back out of things, I can't assert myself.
I Have I always been this pathetic? Pathetic's not a word I associate with you.
I've always been looking after someone.
All my twenties I was nursing my mum, then Dad.
And now this.
Any sane person would be like, "It's not my responsibility," and just leave the country or something.
You always have been better at seeing other people's needs more clearly than your own.
Well, some people's.
Not everyone would've noticed, but there was, like, a little bit of a tone in there.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
Yeah, well, you're very busy looking after this person you forget about this person.
Oh, right.
So, while I was nursing my mother I wasn't looking after you? Is that - Well - Is that? - You didn't have to push me away.
- That was She was kind of my mother and she was kind of dying.
Are you that doesn't mean you have to cut yourself off from everything.
I didn't know how to do what I needed to do and be your girlfriend.
Now, that's a cop-out and you know it.
You didn't have to cut yourself off from me, that was a choice.
That was an accident.
I only you know, I only had room for what I had room for.
- So - I wanted to be there.
- I wanted it to work.
- Yeah, but then Edie came along and grabbed you up and you got married.
So, it doesn't matter who did what to whom.
And if it's any consolation, you have your marriage now.
And I'm just this lady who is really great at avoiding her own life.
Where's Edie tonight? Working.
[LAUGHS.]
This is a bad idea.
We can't even have a drink, can we? No.
It's my fault.
I'll go.
You finish your martini.
Look after yourself.
Do you think on some level you intuited a deceit about your identity? Left you craving intimacy? And so what happened with us was somehow bound up with the situation with your father? That would never stand up in court.
Probably not, no.
[LAUGHS.]
No.
This had nothing to do with my father.
OK, then.
- Goodnight.
- Goodnight.
[CRASHES.]
Shit, shit, shit.
Shit, shit.
[GASPS.]
Shit.
Julia! Who's that? That's my sister.
ROXY: Oh, my God.
Julius! Julius! Look at me! [LAUGHS.]
Hello! [LAUGHS.]
Yes! Your second toe is longer than your big toe! - It is! - Yes! Oh.
Yes.
[LAUGHS.]
- [LAUGHS.]
- Ah, stop it! - I'm not - [LAUGHS.]
What are we talking about? That cluster there.
They're the Pleiades.
The Ancient Greeks said that they were the daughters of Atlas.
The dryad that held the world on his shoulders.
They're sisters.
Yeah.
Wow.
My love My darling I hunger for your touch A long Lonely time And time Goes by So slowly And time Can do so much Are you Still mine? I need your love I need your love God speed your love To-o-o-o-o Me-e-e.
Jesus! - [LAUGHS.]
Sorry.
- Oh, God! Sorry, it's just me.
It's me.
It's me.
I'm sorry, Edie.
Sorry.
- Tim.
- [CHUCKLES.]
- Oh.
- Sorry.
Jesus, Tim, why would you do that to me? Sorry.
You just looked so cute.
- Hot, actually.
- Oh.
Really? [SIGHS.]
I think I may have, uh, thought of my reciprocal fantasy.
Your what? Nothing.
Wh um, no, no, no.
Tell me.
In the shower? No, forget it.
No.
We we did one of mine.
So tell me what it is.
You'll hate it.
I won't hate it.
OK.
I want you to Tim, just just say it.
It's obviously something you really want to do.
clean in your undies.
Cle clean? Clean what? Just just the spray and the cloth.
Sorry.
Forget it.
No.
No, no.
It's I'm sorry.
I want to do this for you.
If I can.
So, it's like, um like a maid fantasy.
Like a role play thing? No, no, it's just like you got up and you're in your undies.
Or whatever you went to bed in.
And you got the thing and you're just cleaning.
It's like it's a Saturday and there's music playing, and you don't have anything to do today, so you're just Cleaning.
Yeah.
It's not about being a maid or a servant.
And you're you're you're watching me clean? But you're not aware of anyone watching.
And and you're a peeping Tom.
No.
It's just it's just you and me.
And we're here in the house and it's just meant to be easy, just easy.
And you're cleaning and I'm watching you.
[SIGHS.]
Maybe we'll just stick to your fantasies from now on.
- I love you.
- I love you too.
Hey, who is it? It's Julia.
This is my room.
Do you want to hop in? I don't mind sharing.
Uh, it's OK.
Um you stay there, I'll find somewhere else.
Hey, um did you take that DNA test? The swab thing? You don't really know what happens with DNA.
It goes into this database and the government compiles profiles and everything is being catalogued.
I'm just not really into it.
So, that's a no? Yeah.
Do you mind shutting the door on your way out? Sure.
Yeah.
Sleep well.
[SIGHS.]
[KNOCKS SOFTLY.]
Roxy? Shit.
Oh, shit.
Oh.
Good morning.
- Oh.
- Hello.
Hi.
We got to go upstairs.
- Good morning.
- Good morning.
- Oh.
- Ah.
Oh, there we go.
- Ah.
- Figure that out later.
- Ah.
- Morning.
- Come on.
- [LAUGHS.]
- Let's get you into the bath.
- Ah.
Come back to me, come back to me Give me all your lovin' and you'll set me free Won't you come back to me? Come back to me - It's you.
- Give me all your lovin'.
The girl who cleans in her undies.
What? Nothing.
Um, I'm just here because of last night.
When I saw you.
It's just quite a complicated situation and I think it's possible you may have misread it.
- Ah.
- Yeah.
See, that woman, she's a colleague.
And she has feelings for me but she's a really lovely person and actually a really good friend of mine.
I didn't tell Tim.
I'd just rather not tell him, you know, because we all work together and it'll affect work relationships when it really just doesn't have to.
So Yeah.
There it is.
[CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY.]
I don't want things to be shitty between us.
Neither do I.
But I don't know how to make it better.
- Yeah.
- KASEY: Morning.
Walls are pretty thin, eh? Kasey, this is Edie.
Edie.
Hello.
You're the bitch lawyer.
[LAUGHS.]
I guess that's one way of describing me.
Have you confirmed your DNA yet? [GROANS.]
No, I've got to get on to that.
[STRETCHES.]
You slept in my room last night.
And, look, that's not sustainable.
So, the last space left is the shed.
I haven't been out there in ages, it'll take some setting up, but that's that's what I'm offering.
Sweet.
She seems really nice.
Hello? - Hey.
- Hey.
What time is it? Jesus.
Sorry.
Oh, I'm foul.
You're not foul, you're working hard.
Look, it's time to stop avoiding Dad.
We need to see him.
Oh, hi, guys.
Come on in.
Oh, my God.
Julia, you look really rejuvenated.
How was your day off? What are you doing in my mother's dress? Um, sorry.
It's just Sorry, I haven't, um I haven't seen it in a long time.
Dad.
Dad, it's Julia.
[COUGHS.]
We slept outside under the stars.
[SIGHS.]
Is that the medication talking? Yeah, we did we did do that.
You you could have a bit of a temperature.
Oh, no.
- I should get the thermometer.
- Where is it? I'll get it.
No! It's it's fine, Roxy.
He's my dad.
[LAUGHS.]
Hello, lad.
Hello, Julius.
Um, I've got to go.
I've got I've got work.
- Hey.
- Hey.
I'm running a bit late.
It's my first day back so - Wait.
- I'll just get an Uber.
Good luck.
Call me if you need anything.
[GIGGLES.]
I am super ready! And I'm great.
Don't worry.
Isn't she fun? [LAUGHS.]
Roxy, love! What are you doing here? Well, I just came to make sure you were alright on your first day.
I am! I'm totally, totally fine.
Edie came to see us.
What? Yeah, to talk about the class action.
Wh where? - Where was this? - At home.
She came yesterday.
No.
She has no right to to And what? Now you're all talking about me when I'm not there? Have you taken something? No, of course not.
I've I've been with Julius Bechly.
- Are you on drugs right now? - No.
No! Roxy, you can't perform like this.
I am great.
I am going back to work.
And I don't need you to be part of it.
I never did.
Please go.
[ON VOICEMAIL.]
Hi, this is Edie Flanagan.
Please leave me a message and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
Stay away from my parents! Do not ever go to my house without permission! Just stay out of my life! Hi.
I'm sorry I'm late.
You're lucky you don't have a fever.
Hm? You've got to take care of yourself.
You can't get yourself in situations that compromise your health.
[BLOWS RASPBERRY.]
- What was that? - [GIGGLES.]
Look, Julia.
I'm a fox.
Oh - OK? - Mm, yeah.
I'm great.
I'm fantastic actually.
You are looking a little poorly, no offence.
Oh, no.
None taken.
None taken.
- Just a bit nervous.
First day jitters.
- Yeah, of course.
- Yeah.
How are you though? - I'm good.
Can I ask you a question? What do you think of this outfit? Honestly? Yeah.
Yeah.
It's great, isn't it? It's great, I love it.
It's it's I love it too.
- MAN: We're on in two.
- Thank you.
OK.
Yes.
And playback.
[ON VOICEMAIL.]
Stay away from my parents.
Do not ever go to my house without permission.
Just stay out of my life! Not going to lie.
If this case has any legs to stand on we - [MOBILE PHONE RINGS.]
- Uh I have to take this.
Hello, Ron.
Y you're right.
Julius Bechly ripped me off and I've lost my daughter.
He has to be held accountable.
Let's do it.
We have our first claimant.
We can start.
FEMALE VOICE-OVER: These siblings were brought together in the most public way imaginable Sister! You're my sister! FEMALE VOICE-OVER: and next Wednesday [ON PHONE.]
I'm calling from the current affairs program Sunday Spotlight.
We are not interested in talking to Sunday Spotlight.
- I already gave my interview.
- What?! Even more secrets will come out on national TV.
- [STAMMERING.]
- Wow, Julia.
FEMALE VOICE-OVER: and the most embarassing secret of all - [MOUTHED.]
- will get the whole country talking.
They are loving her on Twitter.
FEMALE VOICE-OVER: New Sisters, next Wednesday.