Redfern Now (2012) s01e05 Episode Script

1 I'm walking Like a lonely child Never knowing which way to turn Feeling lost I've wandered far Reach out and touch me Take my hand and walk me home Reach out and touch me Understand that you will never, ever be alone Lost and lonely Lost and lonely Till you found me Till you found me And now you're giving me everything, yeah Teach me to find love Take my hand and walk me home Reach out for my love Understand that you will never be alone.
They call it the sweet spot, just to the side of the chin.
If you catch someone there and their head spins enough .
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this nerve there just decides you've had enough and takes you out.
It's what you aim for.
It's what you plan for.
It's the punch you dream about landing.
And if you land it on the right fight, you can become champion of the world.
And if you land it on the wrong one I think about Chooky Kimble a lot.
All the time, really.
I tore a couple of families apart.
His.
Mine.
All because I wanted to teach a cocky kid not to be an arse.
Might've been the best punch I ever threw.
Oh, show me your pleasure like you did last Hey! Fuck, man! Hey.
Hey yourself.
I thought you were getting out this afternoon.
Union meeting or some shit.
So, what's going on downstairs? Sonny did it.
He really missed you, you know, babe.
We all did.
Yeah, I missed youse too.
Them kids still doing alright at school? Yeah, Selene's near the top of the state.
No shit, eh? Brainy kid, huh? Yep.
Don't know where she gets that from, though.
Shit, thanks.
Enough now, enough now! Ding, ding, round two, eh? Enough now, come on! No, babe, I'll get it.
No, it's alright.
You just stay up here and relax.
I'll get it.
Allie, I'm home now.
I can answer the door.
Hey, Jumpy.
I'm here to fix the window.
What window? The one in the laundry.
Bring your tools? Did I say come in? Oh, no.
Look, bud, the man of the house is home now, and he'll fix anything that needs fixing.
Thanks.
Who was that? Jehovah's witness.
You want a cuppa? Yeah.
So, you know Sissy's down here, eh? Yeah, why? What's she doing? She got a job down here.
One of her mates is running a nightclub, and they were looking for a new door bitch.
You know what Sissy's like.
She's a real little bitch.
It'll be good for her, though, coming down here, standing on her own two feet in the big smoke.
But she is good at what she does.
I reckon they picked the right person for the job, eh? What? I don't have sugar.
I know that.
Don't know what I was thinking.
So, you wanna pick the kids up after school? Yeah.
Might be a nice surprise for them.
Yeah.
Come on, this way.
Dad! See you, boys! I missed you, Dad! Missed you too, mate.
Where's your sister? There! Dad, do you know how to play football? Nah, mate.
I've got this move from the scrum, and I try to get the jump on the defence.
What do you reckon? Yeah, go for it.
You'll see if they're bludging, and you might just catch 'em out.
I'm gonna try it this Saturday.
So, how old are you now? Don't you know that already? Mum, can I go ahead? I wanna watch my show.
It's on at four.
Go on, then.
Hey, Dad, I'm gonna play for the Rabbitohs one day.
That's great.
I wanna be like Nathan Merritt.
And you know what, mate? I reckon you will.
Ah, great pass.
Lenie, have a run! What are you doing?! Time out now, bub.
Water break.
OK.
Five minutes! Sonny? Yeah? You wanna go to the shop? Got no money.
Oh! Take your brother down the shop.
Half of it's yours! Go away, little girl! Give you 'little girl'.
Hurry up or I'll spend it all! What? Oh, babe! Yeah.
Yeah.
What were you looking for up here? What? What were you looking for? Harpic.
- Harpic.
- Got any chocolate left? Nah, I finished! Shit, the kids.
I didn't eat my chocolate! Nah, you got your own.
What did you get, boy? Some chocolate and this footy book.
Yeah.
It tells you where everyone's going next year, and it's got the best chance of winning.
Oh, solid.
Go tell Mum, anyway.
You'll have to catch me up.
Well, what did you get, Lenie? I really wish you wouldn't call me that.
OK, Selene, so, what did you get? Credit.
What? For my phone.
I got credit for my phone.
I know what youse were doing.
Nah, I was helping Mum, looking for Harpic.
Thought you might need these.
You changed the locks.
Yeah.
Why? We had a break-in.
Why didn't you tell me? Why? I could've done something.
Like what? Like I don't know, but something.
Babe, it's alright.
We got home, the door was open, the TV was gone and the DVD.
No need to worry you.
Did they catch 'em? Didn't report it.
Why not? 'Cause the coppers love us so much.
Who fixed the locks? What? The locks, who fixed 'em? I got a guy in to do them.
They reckon they're the best.
What about the window, who broke that? Sonny kicked the ball into it.
Did you, boy? Why didn't you get a bloke in to fix that? 'Cause I didn't have the money.
Well, I'll fix it tomorrow, OK? Yeah, OK, babe.
What are you doing? Couldn't sleep.
Do it tomorrow, babe.
Ah, just wasn't thinking.
You're home now.
You got plenty of time to do it.
Hey, you kids wanna go to the shop before school? Got no money.
Go and grab my purse, take $20 out of it.
Yeah! What? No, nothing.
No, I was just thinking.
That's a new one.
What? The thing you did with your hands.
Just thought I'd try something new.
Thought you might like it.
What's wrong? Have you been with anyone? No.
Why would I? I told you I'd wait for you.
It's yours, you idiot, right? It's alright, babe.
Just wait out here for me.
You'll be OK.
Yeah.
I'll be fine.
I won't be long.
You got your anger management sessions lined up yet? Yeah.
Every Thursday with Doc Jenson.
Yeah, she's good.
You know that's part of your parole, eh? Yeah, no worries.
Bruz? Hey, brother? Brother! I seen a lot of fellas come out and go straight back in.
You know what the secret is? What's that? Family.
Fellas that stay out have got a good support network.
Right.
You got a good support network? Yeah, of course.
The train on platform How'd you go? Yeah, they sorted me out with an interview for a job.
Straight away? That's good! Construction.
It's a regular thing for the boys fresh out.
Is that Jumpy? Don't know.
Isn't that his walk? I'm sure that's him.
I don't know his walk.
Nah, that's him! That's his walk! I don't know his walk, Indigo! Isn't that him? Are you sure that's not him? 'Cause I think that's him! What's wrong with you, and what do you care about Jumpy for? It's just Jumpy! Do you know his clothes? What?! I saw you, Allie, out the front, and they were the clothes he had on ten seconds ago when he left here.
Why is he brushing your hair away from your face? 'Cause it was in my face.
So what? So, what happened to 'it's yours, it belongs to you and nobody else'? Still does! It hasn't changed! Well, if you still mean it, why is he brushing your hair away from your face and coming around to my house.
He just come around to fix the window.
Fix the window? Well, I can fix my own windows, thank you very much.
OK, well, now he knows that.
So, how did you know he come around yesterday? I saw him from the balcony.
Well, why didn't you tell me? Because I knew how it would look, or how you would think it would look, anyway.
Babe, I've always been honest with you.
Be honest with me.
Yeah, I am! He only come around to fix the window, honestly and truly.
Babe, no-one can replace you! What the fuck? Come on, you mutt.
You're gonna cop it, you dog! Come on! Come on! Indigo, don't go down there! Come down, come down! Step up! You know me, bro.
See this face? Remember this fucking face, dog? This face, dog.
You gonna remember this face.
It's Mookie Kimble.
Come on, dog! Put your hands up! It's a fight, sis.
Come on, dog.
Are you coming? Seen fights before.
Alright.
This is for my brother, you fucking dog! I'm not gonna fight you.
I'm not gonna fight.
Arggh! This is for my family! Arggh! Enough, bro.
You alright, brother? You right, babe? Yeah, I'm right.
Your eye! Sonny, come on.
Oi! It's alright, little cuz.
He let Mookie get them shots.
No-one couldn't hit your old man if he didn't want them to.
But, Davey boy, why? Why would he let someone hit him? I don't know, little fella.
But you know, I can beat anyone in a fight, eh? You know that, eh? Only one man I would never fight, 'cause I couldn't win.
You know who that is? Who? My dad.
That's right.
Your dad.
Now, go on, cuz.
Catch up to your mum and I'll see you later, eh? Indigo Jones! Still number one.
Come by the gym later, Uncle.
Let me clean you up, babe.
No, it's alright.
I'll just get in the shower.
Did he win? No.
Dad, why did you let him beat you? I didn't let him beat me.
That's what Davey Boy reckons.
Shush now, son.
Nah! Davey Boy said Dad could beat anyone.
Yeah, but just shush now.
So, why did you let him win, then, Dad? I didn't let him win, boy.
But Davey Boy reckons Davey Boy don't know everything, you know.
But if Dad could beat anyone, why did Mookie Kimble get shots on Shut up, idiot! Don't call your brother an idiot.
Well, he is one! He doesn't know when to shut up.
I was just asking how come Shut up, idiot! Stop calling your brother names.
I killed his brother.
Who was his brother? Chooky Kimble.
Twit.
Stop calling your brother names! Least I didn't call him an idiot, which is what he is anyway.
It'll be fine.
You gonna be trouble? I'm just here to work, boss.
Do my hours, then go home.
How'd you get that? I got jumped on my way home last night.
So, what can you do? Bricklaying, concreting, scaffolding, anything you tell me to do.
What - have you got tickets for all that? I just done a six-year stretch.
I did every course I possibly could while I was in that place.
I didn't want to come out with nothing.
I'll give you a three-month trial.
If all goes well, and you bring your tickets in, I'll get you a start with one of those subcontractors, OK? Any sign of trouble and you're gone, clear? Crystal.
That's my seat, you little prick.
Move! Said 'move'! And I thought I was gonna have to buckle some cheeky bastard on my first day.
Ah, stop.
Looks like somebody already buckled you.
Hey, how you doing? Nah, fair fight, bro.
Sit down, cuz.
Good to see you.
Boys, Dan, this is my cousin brother, Indigo.
We go back since we was little kids, eh? Did you see him back there? He shat himself, eh? His ring just gone Hey, I tell you this story.
When we was little, we liked this same girl.
What was her name? I don't know, brother.
You're telling the story.
You know her name! Kelly James.
Smelly Kelly James! Don't call her that.
So, there was this big boxing tournament, right? Between La Perouse and Redfern.
You know they don't like each other, eh? I convinced Kelly to go with me.
So, we go there, and we're sitting ringside, look, and seconds down, ding, ding, bell rings.
Out comes old Indigo for his fight.
He looks over in the front row and there's me just gone He's distracted.
Bam, right on the jaw! Bouncing on that canvas! Remember that.
Keshen! Hey, can I ask you a question? Yeah, course you can.
Anybody try it on my missus while I was gone? Why? Did you hear something? Jumpy? Nah, little Jumpy?! Nah, she'd never step out on you, bro.
She loves you to death.
You know that.
Yeah.
I was just thinking, well He was sniffing around.
You know what he's like.
He'd sniff a fire hydrant! Yeah, he was sniffing around, but he never got anywhere.
You gotta get it right up here, mate.
You're outside now.
It's different here.
Yeah, I'm right.
Indigo, whatever happens, mate, just stay calm, alright? Yeah, I'm calm.
Fucking calm, alright.
And she does this thing where she moves her hips and she thinks it's sexy, but really it's scary.
Hey.
Where's your phone? What? Why? Just let me look at it.
Give me your mother's numbers.
No.
Here, boy.
Give me your mum's numbers.
Indigo, what's going on? What's this? Underwear and roaches.
Who'd you buy 'em for and who'd you smoke 'em with? I bought these for you, you dummy, and I smoked these when the kids were at Mum's.
Yeah, who with? With the girls! We went out one night and we come back here.
What's with you? What's going on? What's with me? What's going on with you? You're lying to me.
No, I'm not.
Yes, you fucking are.
Don't come here and start on Mum! She hasn't done anything wrong.
What did you say to me? You don't even live here.
I got the numbers up, Dad.
Right! Who's Peter? I don't know who you're talking about.
Well, you see him every month.
That's 'Peter's', not 'Peter'! That's my hairdresser.
Who's Gary? When's this? A mechanic! We don't even have a fucking car! Yeah, well, we did at the start of the year.
Uncle Jang brought one down for me.
Well I don't want you smoking around my kids any more! Dad, can we go boxing tomorrow Sonny, go upstairs and change your uniform! Can we Now! Make those yourself, did you? Yeah, why? Just a guess.
There was no other blokes, was there? Wasn't anyone else what? Blokes.
Trying to cut my grass while I was gone, other than Jumpy.
Look, no-one was trying to cut your grass in the first place! Look, if I was in your position and you were in mine, I'd find out, brother.
Look, I'm just saying! If I was you and you were me, you know? Mate, I'm telling it to you straight, cuz.
There wasn't anyone else! She wouldn't do that.
She's a good woman.
She waited all this time for you, didn't she? Yeah, she did.
Gotta get it out of your head, mate, or you'll be back inside before you know it.
Yeah, no worries, brother.
You're right.
What time you kick off, boy? 2:30.
Might have to come along and watch, eh? Hey, miss, how about a new phone? I'll get you one on my next pay.
Answer your father.
No, thank you, Father.
Look, there's something I've been wanting to say to you fellas.
I just want to apologise, you know, for acting all fuckheadish and What? What? That's not a word.
What isn't? 'Fuckheadish'? I use it all the time.
Anyway, just wanted to say I'm sorry.
Let's eat.
Give me your plate, babe.
Oh, that's solid, that is.
Look at his moves! Oh, look at that one.
Look at your brother.
Oh, he's got it going on.
He's deadly.
Is that him there? Yeah! Oh! Oh, look at him! Oh, he's deadly.
Oh, he's going to get the try! Yay! Oh, look at that.
And here comes the man of the moment! Whoo! Yay! I thought they would catch me.
Nah, you're too fast, like your old man.
Ahem.
What - do you reckon you can run faster than your dad? Maybe? Come on, Lenie.
Go on! Come on, big woman! Yes! Come on, bub, I'll help you up.
Looks like you're faster than me.
Hey, sorry about the other day.
Nah, you're right, bro.
It's all good.
Buy you a couple of beers after work.
I don't know, man.
Jumpy works there.
I'm gonna apologise to him as well.
Yeah? Yeah.
Come on.
Grab that.
Alright, alright, alright.
I'll get the first round, eh? Yeah, righto.
Just gotta go for a slash.
Be with you in a sec, mate.
Hey, Jumpy.
How you going, brother? Yeah, good.
I think I got something to say to you.
Oh, yeah? You know the other day when you come around my place to fix the window? Yeah.
What? Two schooners.
Yeah, right.
Two and a half, eh? What's that? What are you talking about? I'm talking about tea, bro.
You like two and a half spoonfuls of sugar in your tea, is that right? Yeah, so? Well, imagine my surprise.
I don't know what you're talking Do you want these or not? Yeah.
Thanks, but not for the beer.
Look, I don't know what you're talking about, alright? Thanks, but not for these beers.
For something else.
Look, it's $7.
I've gotta serve these fellas.
Nah, they can wait.
You can wait, can't you, brother? Yeah, bruz, you're right.
No worries.
You got any idea what I might be thanking you about? Indigo, for the last time, I don't know.
I don't fucking know! For looking after my family while I was gone.
You kept all the cocks away from my henhouse, didn't you? There was blokes hanging around, wasn't there? You know what I'm saying? And you kept 'em away, didn't you? If I hurt you, I go back in.
If I kill you, I go back in.
It makes no difference to me, brother! I'll be back for my fucking change.
Because I'll be coming back for you.
Michael, it's me.
Yeah, get someone to cover me.
I'm going home.
No, five minutes, I'll give you.
He's fucking lost it, brother! What? No, five minutes, I said.
No more.
Always causing trouble.
Allie! Allie! What? What's wrong? I just came from the pub.
And? And I saw Jumpy.
And what? He said there were other blokes hanging around! Oh, my God, Indigo, are you serious? Are we really going over this again? Yes, we're going over this again.
You said there were no men hanging around.
No, I never.
I never said that.
Yes, you did.
You said there were no men hanging around! No, I said you were the only one that I cared about.
Well, he said there was.
Well, so what if he said that? So, you're not denying it? What? Are you cross-examining me? Did you pick up a degree in there or something that I don't know about? Don't be a fucking smartarse.
Just answer the question.
OK.
Do you think this is funny? What's the question? Were there other blokes hanging around? Do you want me to be honest? For fuck's sake, that's all I've been wanting.
Yes, there were other blokes hanging around.
That's what men do! And what's that supposed to mean? They try to get women into bed, and yes, some blokes tried it on with me! You wanted honesty? There it is, buddy boy! Who? Men, Indigo! I don't know! What - are you gonna beat up every bloke that comes my way? Names.
Jumpy was one of 'em, wasn't he? Yes, he fucking was, wasn't he? He was one of 'em No, he wasn't.
He only come here to help out sometimes, that's all.
'Help out'? Yeah, right! He was the one who changed the locks! Yeah.
That's what you wanna hear, then, yes, he changed the locks! Is that true? It's not about what's true any more.
It's about what you want to hear.
Nah.
It's true, and you wanna know how I know? How, Your Honour? Two and a half sugars.
What the fuck's that supposed to mean?! The other day when I first came home and you made me a cup of tea, you made it with two and a half sugars.
It doesn't matter that I don't have sugar at all, but you made it with two and a half sugars.
Not one, not two, but two and a half, so what do you got to say about that? I say 'so fucking what?' So fucking what? So fucking what, eh? Well, have a guess who has two and a half sugars in their precious little cups of tea! Who? Jumpy, that's who! Oh, right.
Well done! You cracked the fucking case! Jumpy has two and a half sugars in his tea, and I put two and a half sugars in your tea, so that must mean that, therefore, I'm cheating on you with him! But you just did a six-year stretch and I've had to look after the kids all by myself! But don't worry about that, eh? Well done, detective! Well, you explain it, then.
How many times has he been in my home for you to automatically make my tea the way you make his?! So what?! I've made him cup of teas when he's helped me out! Yeah, Jumpy had a thing for me! Big deal! It doesn't mean anything, Indigo! Doesn't mean anything? Yeah, right! It doesn't mean anything! It's all up in your head! Nothing ever happened! Well, if he changed the locks and fixed the windows and fixed anything else that needed fixing in six years Yeah, what? I'd like to know how you paid him.
Get out.
Yeah, so he can live in my house, watch my fucking TV, sleep in my fucking bed, and fuck my fucking wife! Get out! Yeah, I'll get out alright, and I won't be back either.
Good, then.
Fuck off! Allie.
No, it's OK, I'm there now.
Oi! I'll find him, don't worry.
You, you little prick! I'll rip your head off! I'll call you back.
Look out! Indy! Indy! Indy! Come on, stop! I'm gonna rip your head off, you little prick! Indy! Scumbag! Indy! Knock it off! Indy! Arggh! Brother, you're fucking losing it! He didn't do anything! Leave him alone! Neither did Allie! I'm sick of everybody telling me what to do! You're just taking it up for him! I'm taking it up for you, you fucking idiot! I think about Chooky Kimble a lot.
All the time, really.
I tore a couple of families apart.
His.
Mine.
All because I wanted to teach a cocky kid not to be an arse.
Sometimes No answer.
When you're in the ring Maybe she's not there.
She's there.
Keep trying.
And you're hurting, like, really hurting .
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you get caught with a good shot and the whole world just goes sideways.
Your senses start telling you all sorts of crazy shit and your equilibrium's fucked.
And every single instinct you've got tells you to lay down.
Let it go.
Stop.
It's at this time when you're most vulnerable, and you should be able to trust your instincts, but as a fighter, you can't.
Doc, my boxing name was Indigo 'No Sugars' Jones.
I was sweet enough.
I could dance, float, technique sweet as, sweet on the ladies, but it was all driven by ego.
Nothing sweet about taking a life.
I killed him.
I killed him.
Last time with Allie, I got in the ring with my wife.
I should've laid down.
Should've listened to my instincts.
I don't care if she slept with him.
She was never the problem anyway.
Neither was Jumpy.
Neither was Chooky.
It was me.
Looks like our time's up.
Don't take this the wrong way, Doc, I hope to God I never see you again.
Dad! Dad, over here! How you going, kiddo? Hey, Dad.
Hey, Dad, get in the front! No, you're right, little man.
Jump in the back.
People are talking.
People are always talking.
You haven't done anything wrong.
I'm a police officer! Just back off! We did everything wrong.
You ever go there again! Oh, I plan to, Unc, I plan to! Oooh! We didn't want any of this to happen.
- How do you sleep at night? - Fucking dog! Alan, they say you were there.
Yeah.
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