Invisible Boys (2025) s01e05 Episode Script

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CHARLIE: Dad used to say there
are two kinds of people
Are you ready?
Just don't shit yourself.
people who are living and
people who are already dead.
And the people who are dead
usually don't even know.
(HEAVY ROCK MUSIC BLARES ON STEREO)
(TYRES SQUEAL, ENGINE REVS)
Whoo-hoo! (LAUGHS)
Whoo!
Argh!
(LAUGHS)
(TYRES SKID)
(BOTH GRUNT)
(LAUGHS)
That's the last memory I have of Dad.
(LAUGHS)
(PHONE RINGS)
NADINE: Hello?
(GASPS)
(SCREAMS) No!
I guess the gamble of truly living
is what got him in the end.
Because if there's one thing I know,
this town will hit you again
and again
and again.
(STRUMS GUITAR)
(SINGS INDISTINCTLY)
Um
Sh
- Fucking hell.
- (PHONE DINGS)
SONG: I'm gonna be a slut ♪
I'm gonna be a slut ♪
I'm gonna be a slut ♪
I'm gonna be a slut ♪
The older that I get the
less I wanna settle down ♪
Oh, for fuck's sake.
The more I want to get around ♪
I want a bit more pleasure ♪
I want a bit more fun ♪
So many lovely guys ♪
There's a bloody drought
and you're running up the water bill!
I'm gonna be a slut ♪
I'm gonna be a slut ♪
I'm gonna be a slut, yeah, yeah. ♪
How do I know he's not
some kind of serial killer?
Because neither of us
have ever been that lucky.
You're not having chemsex, are you?
No, Nadine.
I'm leaving that to you.
Charlie?
Charlie, I thought
we had plans tomorrow?
You can do that without me.
I'll be fine. So will you.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Here.
So, what are we doing?
Don't want to ruin the surprise.
ANNA: Zeke, are you awake?
Oh, looks like someone's
had quite the night.
Yeah, um, sorry if I woke you.
Is Dad still pissed at me?
Don't worry about him.
So?
How long have you
known the Moretti girl?
Not long. Why?
Oh, there's no need to be
cagey. She seems lovely.
- Yeah, she is.
- Yeah.
- So you like her?
- Mum!
What? Don't be bashful.
Look, not everyone gets to
meet someone of her calibre, OK?
We all know your brother didn't.
I'm just taking things slow. OK?
Uh-uh. If you like someone,
there's no point in waiting.
Yeah? When people play games,
it only leads to someone losing.
You, but I don't want to freak her out.
Oh, bello, you could never. Come on.
You know, I imagine that
after such a big party,
she's got quite a bit
of cleaning up to do.
I bet she could do with a hand.
Yeah, I got work, Mum.
Oh, I'm sure they won't
mind if you're a little late.
Your cousins send their love
and wish you all the best for today.
Mum, I told you not
to post it on Facebook.
What? It's a draft combine.
No, this is it.
This is your chance to show the clubs
exactly what you've got
before they make their picks.
Yeah, I'm nervous enough
without you reminding
me every 10 seconds.
But not nervous enough to
stop you partying all night
and drinking all day.
Coming home in all hours.
What's wrong with you?
Fine, Mum. I'll sleep on the trip down.
You've trained your whole life for this.
You don't want to mess it up now.
Are you sure you're going to be OK?
Maybe I should have
driven you or something?
It's one night, Mum.
- Come on. Let's take a pic.
- OK.
Make me look skinny, though.
(CAMERA CLICKS)
Eugh! Look at your lip.
Why you gotta do that lip thing for?
Can't you take a normal photo? Goodness.
Um, excuse me. Hello?
You gonna kiss your
mother goodbye, or what?
What, are you too ashamed?
Acting like some white
kid down the road.
Mmm!
No matter what happens,
you are still my little man.
- I'm proud of you.
- Mum!
No, no, you listen here.
You're always going to
be too black for some
and not black enough for others.
But at the end of the day,
you are still black. OK?
Yes, Mum.
So you get down there
and you be a motherfucking monster, OK?
Mwah!
(PHONE CHIMES)
(CHUCKLES)
Finally!
- I've been waiting for you.
- You have?
You're here to share the
teachings of Jehovah, right?
Boy, do I need to hear 'em.
I don't like Jehovah's chances with you.
Rude.
Here I was, about to invite you in, too.
Well, if you don't,
you'll have to clean this
whole house by yourself.
But if you do
I can park my arse in front of the TV
and get you to do everything.
Exactly.
You seriously came over
just to give me a hand?
Is that weird?
Yeah, 100%.
You can start with those bottles.
(DANCE MUSIC PLAYS IN EARPHONES)
Are you Hammer?
You Hammer?
Maybe.
I've been tracking you, bro.
You're the big fish in the mid-west.
Ian Orcher. From Northampton.
I'm, um I'm heading
to the combine too.
Oh, yeah. I've seen you play.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
Well, fuck, yeah. Are
you feeling psyched, man?
Pretty hungover, to be honest.
Wow. (LAUGHS)
Wow. You're a
You're a wild man.
I've been living like a
fucking monk this past week.
Damn!
Well, I mean, you know, I
guess you're a sure thing, but.
If I was a sure thing,
they would have flown me to Melbourne.
Mm, yeah, but, still,
you know how it goes.
AFL needs diversity for
optics and all that shit.
But also, you're a sick cunt. Right?
Any team would be
lucky to have you, man.
Look at these guns, man! Argh!
You're a tank.
Thanks.
We should sleep together.
What?
At the hostel. Be roomies.
You know, they're twin rooms.
Unless you're already
sharing with someone?
(LAUGHS)
No.
Sure.
What did you think I meant?
CHARLIE: Come on.
Are we going to your place?
Nope.
A B&B?
Better.
My favourite place in the world.
(FEIGNS ENTHUSIASM) We're camping.
MAN: If you could have any
superpower, what would it be?
HAMMER: Strength. I want my
body to have complete power.
MAN: Who is your most important
family member to you and why?
My mother.
She's always made sure that,
when she was struggling, that I wasn't.
And for that I'm eternally grateful.
WOMAN: What are your long-term goals?
Divide 707 by 3.
Spell 'quarantine' backwards.
Can you name our back six?
Um, there's
If you were driving,
and your mother was in the
back seat with a head injury,
and there was a red light,
would you drive straight through it?
Why shouldn't we draft you?
I hear you like a drink.
I wouldn't say that.
So you didn't go out
drinking last night?
(LAUGHS AWKWARDLY)
I thought you said you've
put tents up before.
I have.
Just not this brand.
Here. Let me.
Not what you were expecting, hey?
Surprises are good.
We can go home if you want.
What, you think I can't
spend a night camping?
(SCOFFS)
I'm not some Kylie
gay. I can be outdoorsy.
Yeah. I can see that.
(STOMACH RUMBLES)
Are you hungry?
I got roo steaks.
No, I'm good.
I usually don't even eat lunch. So
Well
you might want to put some
sunblock on before you burn up.
And keep up your fluids for the hike.
The hike?
(HEAVY ITALIAN ACCENT) Look, look, look.
All this bloody rubbish.
(ITALIAN ACCENT) Kids everywhere.
You know, when I was his age,
I build this whole bloody house.
He sit and do nothing.
You know our granddaughter Elena?
No, what did she do now?
She's seeing that Lombardi kid.
You know, I tell her to go
out drinking all the time,
you're going out looking for sluts,
slut attract a slut.
I also worry about Zeke.
No, Zeke is a good boy.
Yeah, I think he a-catching
the feels for that Moretti kid,
Sabrina.
She
She party too much. She's not good girl.
(LAUGHS)
He's just a-shy.
(LAUGHS)
Thanks. For helping me clean up, Zeke.
You're welcome.
I got to go to work,
though. If that's OK.
(GROANS THEATRICALLY) Fine.
Just so long as you come
back straight afterwards
and finish all my work for me.
Ahh!
It's a deal.
Ciao!
Nah, it was chill, Mum.
Just like intros and stuff.
How did you go in the time trial?
Aced it.
Knee not giving you any trouble?
Nah.
It's all fine, Mum.
Well, anyone giving you any trouble?
What do you mean?
You know what I mean.
Nah. Nothing like that.
OK. Good.
Alright, I'll let you go. Love you.
Love you too, Mum.
(KISSES)
Cute. Is she hot?
I'm kidding.
Did you tell them I went out last night?
Why would I do that, bro?
Alright, fellas, that's it for today.
See you both tomorrow. Bright and early.
That's why they broke
up in their 12th year,
to avoid being teenagers.
But everyone thinks they're
going to get back together
in 2019, once they become adults.
- Get it?
- Makes sense.
(EXHALES)
Here we are.
And I bet you didn't think
I could be romantic, hey?
OK.
So, I guess this isn't so bad.
No, I'm all good.
Whoa! Slow down, Slick.
What?
(CHUCKLES UNCOMFORTABLY)
What? What are you doing?
It's romantic.
Not really.
Come on. Let's get back to the campsite.
Excuse-moi.
I'll be with you in just a sec.
Do you know what you're after?
(FRENCH ACCENT) Well,
I came for the coffee
(NORMAL ACCENT) but
I'm staying for the cakes.
(LAUGHS)
Hang on. There.
Here you go.
It's an echidna.
It looks cute, right?
Yeah. Cute as a bug's ear.
(BOTH LAUGH)
(LAUGHS)
Mm! Mm.
(GIGGLES)
OK, so, gun to your head,
what do you want to do after school?
I don't know if I need a gun to my head.
- Uni in Perth.
- Uh-huh.
Exchange in the Netherlands.
Live and work in Europe.
Oh. So you're one of those.
You've got it all figured out, hey?
Yeah. (LAUGHS)
What about you?
I don't know. See
what life has in store.
What, so you have no plan?
- Did you apply to uni?
- Yeah, I applied.
And if I get in, I get in,
but I won't be too cut up if I don't.
I just want to be open to
whatever life has to throw at me.
Mm.
Take that cute echidna, for instance.
It would be a real shame if
something were to happen to it.
What the hell?! (LAUGHS)
See, now you have a
really interesting dilemma.
You were having a really good time,
and then something
very unexpected happens.
So you can either get pissed off
that your dessert was
savagely destroyed,
or you can just let it go,
continue to enjoy this moment.
So you think I over-plan things?
If you get too caught up on
how you want things to be,
you might not notice what's
actually being offered.
(LAUGHS)
Fine. I'll get you another soft-serve.
(BOTH LAUGH)
(GULL SQUAWKS)
Um
Not hungry.
You gotta eat something.
Kinda fasting.
Suit yourself.
I'm trying to eat, Charlie.
I'm going for a walk.
What? We've been walking all day.
Yeah. So why stop now?
Charlie. Charlie, wait.
What's going on with you?
So you put your dick in randoms,
you just don't want to do it with me?
Charlie! Come back.
Why?
You clearly don't want
to do anything with me.
I thought this weekend
was supposed to be special.
What?
I brought you out here, didn't I?
Yeah. But you don't want to fuck me.
Do I want a dry fuck on a sandy beach?
No. No, I don't, Charlie.
See?
Because I like you more than that.
What?
I've fucked guys before.
(SCOFFS) Yeah.
But it never meant anything.
At least, not to me.
I've never taken anyone here, though.
I want to do stuff with you, Charlie,
that I've never done with guys before.
Stuff that means something.
That's what makes it special, Charlie.
(MUTTERS INDISTINCTLY) I douched.
What?
I douched.
I thought we were going
to fuck, so I prepped.
(LAUGHS)
What?
It's not funny.
That's why you haven't been eating?
Yeah.
(LAUGHS)
I feel like I'm gonna pass out.
Come on.
Let's get some food into you.
(LAUGHS)
(MEN TALKING INDISTINCTLY ON VIDEO)
What you watching?
What?
What you watching?
Just YouTube.
You want to see what I'm watching?
(MAN PANTING, SLAPPING SOUND)
(MOANING)
Pretty hot, hey?
Yeah.
What are you doing?
(MOANING AND PANTING CONTINUES ON VIDEO)
MATT: Charlie, can I ask you something?
Yeah.
Why do you hate this town so much?
It fucked my dad up.
He wanted to be a rock star, too.
This week's the, uh
the anniversary of his
Oh.
Shit. I'm sorry.
He went out on his own terms, you know?
Fully stuck it to this place.
I can't imagine what that must be like.
My dad's my best mate.
The idea of losing him
You shouldn't have
had to go through that.
It's OK.
Thanks for showing me this place.
I never knew what was here.
You're welcome.
Thanks for douching.
(LAUGHS) Shut up.
POLITICIAN: (ON TV)
If this survey must be,
then we must win it.
This is an issue about human
rights and marriage equality.
It is just plain wrong
that two men or two women
who might love each other
are not treated as equals.
We must win for
How was work?
Better than usual.
Oh, that's nice.
And Sabrina?
(CHORTLES)
Mama knows best!
to write a joint
letter to all Australians,
recommending voting yes
- Thanks.
- to marriage equality.
The leader of the
opposition can make his case
and I'll make mine.
So this is just a friendly
game. No showboating.
You're playing in random positions
to see how you play as a team.
- Got it?
- Yeah.
(WHISTLE BLOWS)
Ohh!
What the f ?!
(BOYS YELLING INDISTINCTLY)
The fuck you doing?!
What the fuck, man?
Is that how you want to do it?
You're a fucking dog, cunt!
Playing the game, man.
Just playing the game.
- Get the fuck off me!
- Hey! Hammersmith!
You good, Orcher?
Let's get back to work.
(CLAPS)
(HAMMER BREATHES HEAVILY)
(ROMANTIC, OLD-TIME MUSIC PLAYS)
If I loved you ♪
Time and again ♪
I would try to say ♪
Hey, could you drop me somewhere?
All I'd want you to know ♪
If I loved you ♪
Words wouldn't come in an easy way ♪
Round in circles I'd go ♪
Longing to tell you ♪
But afraid and shy ♪
I'd let my golden chances pass me by ♪
Soon you'd leave me ♪
Off you would go in the mist of day ♪
Never, never to know ♪
How I love you ♪
If I loved you. ♪
- Yeah.
- (PHONE CHIMES)
Fuck.
(THEME MUSIC PLAYS)
The more you know ♪
The more ♪
The more you know ♪
You know! ♪