Tangle (2009) s01e06 Episode Script
Episode 6
ALLY: My favourite science experiment was the egg in a bottle.
What are you doing? Light a piece of paper inside a bottle This.
and rest a boiled egg on top.
What have these boys been up to, right? Kids on the rampage.
Dead man.
Cops.
I mean, maybe we should think about doing counselling with them.
She's not really your girlfriend, is she? After the fire goes out, the air cools back down and the pressure inside drops.
Oww! Fuck! It's over.
The higher pressure outside pushes the egg through the neck into the bottle.
You got a condom? Oh, this is a big shot for you.
I mean, when will you get the chance again? You just don't get to be the good guy.
The impossibility happens before our very eyes.
Just one year.
Please.
He wants you gone.
You're gone.
(THEME MUSIC) Hey, I fucked her.
(PANTS) Couples counselling? Yeah.
I'd rather stick a chair up my arse.
Is there any particular reason she suggested it? It represents everything I hate in the world.
And that's why she suggested it? What, that's a bit of sarcasm from you, is it? (LAUGHS) No, I think I'm going to enjoy watching you progress.
Rich.
Bored.
Fucking idiots.
They have to invent problems and issues just so they feel like they've got an edge.
They? I'm not one of 'em.
No.
No, you're just a rich, bored idiot who screws around.
Maybe you should go to counselling with Ally.
Maybe I should be her husband.
Yeah.
Well, pity that.
Now you've found your wonderful girlfriend.
Well, I think that relationship might be on the rocks.
Oh, no, don't let her go.
She's special.
Where are you going? I'm off to counsel the fuck out of someone.
(DIALS NUMBER) Hey, you, want to roll around a hotel room and get hot and dirty? Call me.
YURI ON RADIO: The Biorisk containers have spores of bacteria and mushrooms, seeds of plants, and crustaceans, I think you say.
Sorry, my English is not so good.
No, no, no, it's great.
Really.
So, how long have they been kept outside the station? Since June last year.
And that's basically to find out whether or not the micro-organisms can survive the conditions of open space? The temperatures stand between 100 degrees below zero, up to 100 degrees above zero Celsius.
I'll be so interested to find out what's happened to them.
We are hoping to complete a six-hour space walk early tomorrow morning.
OK, I'll try and make sure I'm around Ally! later on tomorrow.
Ally, Ally, I'm so late.
Get a taxi.
Please, please, it'll take you two secs.
Nat, this may seem remarkable to you, but I do have a life.
I can see that, which is really annoying, 'cause I've got a party tonight, and I was going to suggest you come with me.
Heaps of really cool, famous people are going.
Do you seriously think that if I drive you somewhere, you can reward me by taking me to some party? No, that'd be really pathetic.
Please! Go away.
No, you need to get out.
It'll be fun.
Plus, it'll give you a reason to go to the hairdresser.
Oh, you just go from bad to worse.
I will make you an appointment with David.
He's so fabulous.
Come on, let's go.
No.
Please, please, please, please, I love you so much.
Please, please, please, please, please.
Love you.
God.
I really am this pathetic.
Come on.
Hey, Gigi.
Hey.
Hey, can I use your phone for a sec? Yeah, I know, but I need to check something out.
It won't take long.
I'll give you some cash.
How much? (COINS JINGLE) Can you believe that guy That's Nat.
now has to be the skeleton vomit to beat all skeleton vomits ROMEO: Hey, Gigi, give us your phone.
Come on, you Fat Derek, I need to use your phone.
Come on, I need I need to call someone.
(SWITCHES OFF PHONE) What was that? Alright.
Hey! Give it.
There's a phone box.
That's heaps chat, Gigi.
Give us the phone.
Get your own phone.
The phones have been confiscated, dick.
I want money.
(MOCKINGLY) I want money! You're dead.
Come on.
That's kind of gay, your mum doing a segment on a phone, not a TV.
That's because you don't know shit, Romeo.
I don't need to know shit, Max.
Hey.
Hey.
Can I see you? Yeah.
Got a light? Yeah.
We should go smoke over there.
You know I really liked it with you.
Yeah.
I don't want to do it again, though.
Hey.
Hey.
You mad at me? Nuh.
Still got the pigeon? Nuh.
I chucked it.
See ya.
See ya.
Don't dog me, baritootes.
(MAN READS NEWS IN BACKGROUND) I look like a cross between Larry Emdur and my dad.
(DOOR OPENS) NAT: Tim.
I heard you were down here.
Nat, what are you doing? This is where they shoot my show.
Right.
How's it going? Fabulous.
They love me.
Great.
You? I'm doing 'Newsbreak'.
Yeah, I'm happy for you that you made minister.
Right.
Thanks.
Still so polite.
We're ready for him.
Alright.
Well, I'd better get to the, ah It's funny, us both doing TV.
Yeah.
Bit of a coincidence, I guess.
Maybe it's a sign we need to see each other more.
Maybe have dinner.
Yeah.
I'm going to be leaving straight after the interview, but, ah Oh, yeah.
Of course.
Your your country's calling you.
Something like that.
You look great.
Strong.
(PHONE RINGS) Hello? Christine who? Oh, sorry.
Christine.
Yeah? Yeah, sure.
What time? (CROCKERY CLATTERS) (RADIO INTERVIEW PLAYS IN BACKGROUND) Shit.
(SIGHS) (RINGING TONE) VINCE: Hey, babe.
Hi.
I just phoned to remind you about the counselling session.
Oh, what? When? For Romeo, at 4:00.
Uh-huh, OK.
Hey, babe? How are ya? You OK? Yep.
What are you doing? I don't know.
Nothing.
Do you want to meet up before we go in? Sure.
How about Piccolina's at 3:00? Sure.
So long.
Look, what's the big deal? You just call her, Em Barker, and she's going to tell you to let me in.
I'm going to have to ask you to leave, sir.
(DIALS NUMBER) MAN: Particularly ACSA, on issues of safety and security for both baggage and passengers, particularly in context of reported criminal activities at both ports, airports TIM: I told you I wouldn't be doing you any favours.
Oh, no, no.
No, you got it wrong.
I just happened to be passing by.
Of course you were.
Well, you know, very cynical for a politician.
I guess you just got lucky, didn't you, becoming a minister.
What do you want? Mate, I just want answers to a few questions that have been bugging me.
It's no biggie.
(SIGHS) Like, ah if there was a local environment plan, development application plan, you know, you'd have access to which areas, that kind of thing.
Why? It's just of interest to me.
I find it fascinating where this city builds up, where it doesn't, et cetera, et cetera.
It's like fly fishing to me.
You don't fish, mate.
So what? It's a bad example.
And if I did fish, it would be like that.
Sure.
So got any hunches on where might be next? What, fly fishing? Well, no, like a hospital development site or a Something that Mahady wouldn't have done while he was minister.
Bugger off, Vince.
(LAUGHS) You know what, we're in the same ball game now, Tim.
I think it would be nice if you and I helped each other.
Helped each other to grow strong.
You know what I think? You're the property developer, you work it out.
I've gotta get back.
I don't We haven't finished yet, because Let me cut to the chase.
The thing that kind of fascinates me is the St Margaret's hospital site.
(LAUGHS) Yeah, you should play poker, mate, because it's all in the timing.
Now, my guess is that you wouldn't see public land come up on the market sometime before.
Now, I would think it would be six months Oi.
or a year away.
Yeah.
Yeah.
(SIGHS) So what do you want from me? Well, let's get this straight.
I'm not prying.
(LAUGHS) I'm just fascinated, OK? Just fascinated.
Now, can you get me in there? In What, in here? Yeah, in parliament.
Take a tour.
What's that? Take a tour.
(MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PLAYS) (FOOTSTEPS APPROACH) (KNOCKS ON WALL) Hi.
Come to gloat? No, I thought we might I haven't got time.
I'm busy packing.
(CHUCKLES) I remember the first day I walked into this office.
I wanted to get in here, shake things up, be a player, get on the news, speak in the fish bowl and be heard.
But I knew all the time I knew that the moment I stepped in here, my life would never be the same again.
And if I could take that moment back I don't know, Tim.
Don't know which way I'd go.
Ah, Pat That's not advice.
I don't know I don't know how to make this better, mate.
Step aside.
Give me back my fucking job.
How about some fucking lunch instead? Send me a case of wine.
Actually, don't.
I'm off the booze.
Really? Would you piss off and let me finish packing? Tim, this is your new mobile number as minister, and I need you to sign for it straightaway.
Right.
I'll charge this up for you if you don't mind me opening it.
I've got a couple of people that have been waiting, but I guess you're heading straight for chambers? What? Are you going to chambers? (PHONE RINGS) How's that? It's OK.
OK? Think I've heard it before.
Well, it's only the Stones, I suppose.
Yeah, Dad plays them a lot too.
I prefer Blondie.
I had the biggest crush on Debbie Harry when we were kids.
Then he plays Belinda Carlisle, which I just think is really weird.
That is really weird.
Do you hang out at the mall? We used to do that.
Wow, you must've been cool.
(CHUCKLES) Have you started hanging out with boys yet, eh? You need any advice? I'm pretty much considered a freak.
Oh.
Well, you might grow out of that.
There are plenty of boy freaks too, you know.
Angora.
Are you excited? What about? Seeing my mum.
Ah We're gonna miss the lights.
That's yours.
Thank you.
Thanks.
See ya.
See ya.
Ah.
Hey.
What have you done to your hair? Oh.
I just had it cut.
Thanks for picking her up.
No worries.
I had no idea it would take so long.
Well, we've hardly got any time left now.
Shops close in half an hour.
Does it look really bad? No.
No, no, looks good.
Can we go now, Mum? Yep.
Let's go.
Do do you want to come with us? No, I think I'm all shopped out.
Done my godfatherly duties.
He's going out.
Where? For a drink.
Who with? Friend.
Oh, a friend.
I didn't think you had friends outside me and Vince.
Well, I branched out.
Is it a girl? It's a friend.
Don't think he wants to talk about it, Mum.
Just observing.
Thanks for picking her up.
No worries.
See ya.
Who's he going out with? Em.
Mum? Not a chance in hell! But It's too short, Gigi.
Everybody at school wears them.
If everyone at school jumped nude into the Yarra, would you do it? Well, it depends on the temperature of the water.
Take it off.
Oh, please? (SIGHS) (SCOFFS) MAN ON TV: I just don't know, the form of the Minnesota rats has just not been consistent.
MAN ON TV: I disagree, John, I think Very soft spine GIGl: Don't change the channel.
What do you want to watch rats playing basketball for? God, you're a freak, Gigi.
Hey.
Hi, Dad.
Where's Mum? Is she still here? Stop.
Why do you want to watch rats with (FOOTSTEPS APPROACH) Ohh! You're looking like that to go out with your sister? Where are you going? Some drinks thing.
(EXHALES DEEPLY) Wow.
Baby, why are you going with her? Well, because she asked me.
Can you guys take this somewhere else? Trying to watch.
Come here.
It's no big deal, Vince.
I'll probably be back in an hour.
What have you done to your hair? Oh, Nat organised an appointment with her hairdresser.
Took about five hours.
Don't you like it? Should I be suspicious? What? No.
She'll leave me to fend for myself, I'll get upset and then I'll leave.
So don't go.
Oh, it's almost cute.
Where's the party? What, are you scared she'll find someone better? No.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
I trust my wife.
I don't trust you.
Oh, good thing I'm not your wife.
Ah, that's Yeah.
Good look.
Great.
Yeah.
So what's the big deal? She needs to get out more.
You ready? I'll just do my lips.
What time will it finish? Oh, it's hard to say.
(KNOCK AT DOOR) What do you want? I can't just drop by anymore? OK, look, I'm not willing to lose a friendship.
Should have thought about that before.
This is the second shittiest thing I've ever done.
Only the second? Well, I screwed up when I had that affair, but at least I got Max out of it.
And now you got the health ministry.
Jesus, Pat, don't make this easy.
What do you want? Forgiveness? (MICROWAVE PINGS) I forgive you.
Only got enough for one and I'm hungry.
I mean, she's 12, and she's at that funny age where You said you had a boy, didn't you? I'm gay.
Girls are harder, I think.
What a nightmare! Secret things they don't want to tell you, but, you know I still remember the births.
He came out with this cone head Then I ended up having a caesarean.
Gigi was a nightmare too, actually.
I hated the birth.
I'm just saying hello to a friend.
Back in a second.
I should come with you.
No, darling, you stay.
I'll be back in a minute.
I love her, you know that? I can't let her know that, 'cause then she'll take everything from me.
And I know people think she's a nightmare, but she's not, really, when you get to know her.
But you know that, right? Right.
It's because she's pretty.
I don't I don't look like her.
I look more like my mother.
(BOTH LAUGH) So would you go Nat? Fuck off! My aunt? Yeah.
No.
No.
Oh, you must have thought about it.
It would make me closer to Max than I'd wanna be, mate.
(LAUGHS) So, did you root Charlotte? Was she good? Fuck off.
I don't want to talk about this shit.
I gotta go, man.
See ya later.
Going out? No.
(GROOVY MUSIC PLAYS) (SOFT CHATTER) Have you seen my sister? Oh, my sister Nat Manning.
She does those What are they called? Mobisodes.
For that show about gifted people.
She's my sister.
GABRIEL: So it's official.
EM: You thought I was too interested in my job.
And you felt I was emotionally unavailable.
Cheers.
Cheers.
I hate breaking up with people.
Yeah.
Even pretend ones.
I know, I know.
It's terrible.
Has Vince done this to you before? This? No.
No, this is a first.
And you've already forgiven him.
Well, that's Vince.
He's an emotional terrorist.
Maybe you should take that to your Tell him to stop calling me.
Oh, Vincenzo.
That's harassment.
I wouldn't take it seriously.
He's like a five-year-old in a lolly shop.
You know, he has a tantrum if someone says no.
Hmm.
(PHONE RINGS) That's OK.
Hello? ALLY: Gabe? Ally.
Where are you? I'm at the Cellar Bar.
Can I come? Where are you? Are you OK? Who are you with? Um, I'm just with Em.
Oh.
Still.
Yeah, we're just having a drink.
Oh.
Are you alright? Oh, having the best time.
(HANGS UP) That was sweet.
Ally's an old friend.
Mmm.
Anothery? Sure.
Excuse me? Can we get two more? NAT: Not yet.
(BOTH LAUGH) You can tell me.
I'm going home.
(GASPS) Wait! No, we were going to get some dinner.
No.
Thank you.
Why'd you even invite me to this stupid party? Oh, Ally, don't go all silly.
Come and have some dinner with us.
Oh, tell her she should come and have dinner.
Do you think this portfolio is a poisoned chalice? This is a difficult portfolio, but I have every confidence that we will overcome these difficulties and I look forward to a health system that works for everybody.
OK, Minister.
Thanks so much forjoining us.
Thank you.
That's all we have time for this evening.
We'll see you next time.
Wow.
Lucky you look so honest.
Yeah.
So, Health Minister, interview on 'Newsbreak'.
No turning back now.
Yeah.
Saw Pat today.
He was having a drink with Ken Casser.
Who's Ken Casser? Should I know him? Ken Casser's a backbencher who's been there since I was a kid.
He's the one who said that politics is like the exaltation of your ego and the ruination of your soul.
So how was it when you were there? Well, I never talked to him.
No, I mean at the studio.
What, the interview? Oh, it's just that Nat said she saw you there.
Nat? Yeah, yeah, briefly.
Well, she said you had quite a good chat.
She? What, she told you? Yeah.
Well, it wasn't much more than a conversation.
When did Why were you talking to her? Oh, I invited her to the counselling session.
You what? Well, you can't come.
Were you gonna mention it to me at all? Oh, it was just, you know, a thought that I acted on just in the moment.
An obsessive thought.
No, not an obsessive thought, Tim.
If it was an obsessive thought, I would have rung you.
(LAUGHS DRYLY) Know your enemies, eh? Know where to keep 'em so you'll shine.
Ohh.
I don't think anyone shines in a counselling session.
Come on.
Well, so what? Well, have a great time.
So, what happened when you saw her? We had a brief encounter before the interview, that's all.
(KNOCK AT DOOR) MAX: Mum? Mum! Mum, I need my rowing gear.
(TIM GROANS) Come on, Max.
Yeah, I know but I can't find my shorts.
And I've checked everywhere.
CHRISTINE: Where did you look? Well, everywhere.
Did you look in the laundry basket? Yes, I said everywhere.
I thought you had rowing yesterday.
Yeah, but we've got ergometers before school.
I can't find them.
No, no, no.
I need you.
Really? Forget it.
The minute he does it for himself Yes, is the minute he's going to want to move out.
And above heads.
Douche bag! ROMEO: Hey.
Hey.
I'll see you later.
(MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PLAYS) (WATER STREAMS) (SPLASH) (PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYS) ALLY: I just This is really hard, Vince.
VINCE: Well, I don't see why it's going to be any easier in front of a counsellor.
I just feel Sometimes I just feel Ionely.
Lonely? Sometimes when you're at home, you're not.
You're you're always on the phone Hey, look Just get some friends.
What's the big deal? What's the big deal? It is a big deal.
You went out with your sister last night.
I don't get it.
What do you want? I kissed a guy I met in a bar because I'm Ionely.
I don't want to do that.
What? I said I kissed a guy.
What guy? What bar? What? It was a while back.
I was drunk and I kissed a guy in the street.
How long did you kiss him for? I don't know.
It was a few minutes.
A few minutes? You don't kiss me for a few minutes, you pull away.
I was drunk.
Who's the guy? Who's the guy? It's no-one.
That's what I'm trying to tell you.
I'm going to fucking smash his head in.
Can you please sit down? Oh, will you suck me off? You fuckin' pashed someone.
EM: Do you know anyone else who's already done this? Is that a yes? I don't know.
You don't speak to your friends.
We don't talk about this.
Hey, Charlotte.
Hey.
How are ya? WOMAN: Hi.
Hi.
Em and Charlotte.
Charlotte.
Yes, hi.
Robert.
I'm Agatha.
How about we go inside my office? How's the injury? From the ski trip.
Oh, it's OK.
With two men.
That must have been fun.
Oh! Thank you.
I don't know.
You don't know who cut off the finger? Charlotte? It wasn't me.
Did you know someone had done it? Did you think to tell someone? EM: Leave her alone, Robert.
Do you have any proof of this, that it was Charlotte? AGATHA: I'm not saying it was Charlotte.
Well, what exactly are you saying? Because at the moment, it feels like you're suggesting she did it.
That's not what she's suggesting at all.
Prior to the incident at the house, has there been any key changes that have affected your life at all, Charlotte? There have been dramatic changes in the last few months.
Yes, that would be when my wife started sleeping with other men.
Strangely, Robert, this has nothing to do with us right now.
AGATHA: Is there anything you'd like to say at this point? Charlotte? I I lost my virginity.
EM: You I had sex with a guy.
And how was that for you? I dunno.
It's not like I didn't He just came over.
Whatever.
EM: Who was it? Charlotte? I'm sorry, I actually don't think this is the right place to be talking about something like this.
AGATHA: Charlotte did choose to bring it up in this context.
And do you think that having sex There's nothing more to say.
It's not a big deal.
AGATHA: Robert? ROBERT: I'm sorry, I just feel a bit Pretty upset.
I just don't understand how I had a daughter just a few months ago who was a dedicated student It's because of you.
You're fucking her up.
Dad! Vince, can we have a reasonable conversation about this, please? Sure.
ALLY: I'm sorry that I I did that.
It's cool.
I get it.
What what do you get? Well, you were drunk, you made a mistake, right? Right? No, it's cool, babe.
We all make mistakes.
Look, I'm alright about it.
That's all I'm saying, but I'm not going to counselling, not for you and not today for Romeo.
(HANGS UP) Oh, hi, Em.
Hi, Charlotte.
Hey.
Hi, I'm Christine.
I'm Max's Mum.
Robert Foster.
Was it you? Did you fuck my daughter? Mum, shut up! Did you? (SCOFFS) Did you? No! I don't think we should go in there.
Stressing you out? Stressing? Me? Nuh.
You're not really OK about us both being in the session, are you? Too late now.
Oh, honey.
You had 24 hours to think about this.
Sorry I'm late.
Am I late? No.
Cool.
It's almost a party now.
Hi.
Hello.
Hi.
Come in.
I'm I'm Agatha.
Hi, I'm Christine.
Hi.
I'm Nat.
And this is Max.
Hi, Max.
Just down the end.
(SOFT, INDISTINCT CHATTER) EM: It's not helpful.
Good to see everyone's fighting today.
ROB: She sees everything! EM: Are you telling me that this one Don't! You're unbelievable.
Romeo.
Hey.
What's up? Was it alright? How was it? Hi, Em.
EM: Hi, Ally.
How was it? Oh, a walk in the park.
I just found out that CHARLOTTE: Mum, shut up! God, Dad was right.
Get in the car.
You're full of shit.
EM: Get in the car.
See ya, Ally.
She's grounded.
That means no more phone calls.
Sorry.
(STARTS ENGINE) You know what? I can't do this today.
(MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PLAYS) Look, it's very hard for Max because He's under a lot of pressure because, well, he's Tim Williams' son.
And I know that, his dad knows that, but he's also under a lot of peer pressure, especially from his cousin, Romeo No, I'm not, alright? He's a douche bag.
CHRISTINE: You know, we want him to know that it's OK to make mistakes.
But this is a really big deal, and I really think that they all should That there should be some sort of repercussions for what they did.
I mean, not that I'm saying I know what those repercussions should be, but, I mean, what they did is really disturbing, and, in my personal opinion, I think they should be doing some sort of, you know, community service or Nat, how do you feel about what Christine's been saying? Is there anything you disagree with or agree with? No.
Um I think Christine's doing an amazing job.
Really, I believe that.
Um, I'm grateful to her and I could not for a second pretend to do half the things she does.
Ten out of ten.
AGATHA: Christine, you were suggesting some sort of community service? Um, in fact, I do know a community service in Sunshine where they give kids lunches on a Sunday, so maybe the kids should, you know, be all doing something like that.
(PHONE RINGS) Oh, God.
Oh, I'm Oh, I'm so sorry.
I I thought I turned it off and I Look, it's Tim.
Do you mind if I take that because maybe he can come.
Hi.
Oh, God.
CHRISTINE: Do you want to go inside and just sit? You mean, ask for forgiveness? No.
No, I just thought it might be somewhere I stole his job.
I stole the end of his career No, Tim.
Honey He was dying.
That makes it OK? Thanks for everything.
Goodbye and goodnight.
You can't blame yourself for this.
You make me feel like you don't understand anything.
Oh, I'm sorry, Tim.
I was just trying
What are you doing? Light a piece of paper inside a bottle This.
and rest a boiled egg on top.
What have these boys been up to, right? Kids on the rampage.
Dead man.
Cops.
I mean, maybe we should think about doing counselling with them.
She's not really your girlfriend, is she? After the fire goes out, the air cools back down and the pressure inside drops.
Oww! Fuck! It's over.
The higher pressure outside pushes the egg through the neck into the bottle.
You got a condom? Oh, this is a big shot for you.
I mean, when will you get the chance again? You just don't get to be the good guy.
The impossibility happens before our very eyes.
Just one year.
Please.
He wants you gone.
You're gone.
(THEME MUSIC) Hey, I fucked her.
(PANTS) Couples counselling? Yeah.
I'd rather stick a chair up my arse.
Is there any particular reason she suggested it? It represents everything I hate in the world.
And that's why she suggested it? What, that's a bit of sarcasm from you, is it? (LAUGHS) No, I think I'm going to enjoy watching you progress.
Rich.
Bored.
Fucking idiots.
They have to invent problems and issues just so they feel like they've got an edge.
They? I'm not one of 'em.
No.
No, you're just a rich, bored idiot who screws around.
Maybe you should go to counselling with Ally.
Maybe I should be her husband.
Yeah.
Well, pity that.
Now you've found your wonderful girlfriend.
Well, I think that relationship might be on the rocks.
Oh, no, don't let her go.
She's special.
Where are you going? I'm off to counsel the fuck out of someone.
(DIALS NUMBER) Hey, you, want to roll around a hotel room and get hot and dirty? Call me.
YURI ON RADIO: The Biorisk containers have spores of bacteria and mushrooms, seeds of plants, and crustaceans, I think you say.
Sorry, my English is not so good.
No, no, no, it's great.
Really.
So, how long have they been kept outside the station? Since June last year.
And that's basically to find out whether or not the micro-organisms can survive the conditions of open space? The temperatures stand between 100 degrees below zero, up to 100 degrees above zero Celsius.
I'll be so interested to find out what's happened to them.
We are hoping to complete a six-hour space walk early tomorrow morning.
OK, I'll try and make sure I'm around Ally! later on tomorrow.
Ally, Ally, I'm so late.
Get a taxi.
Please, please, it'll take you two secs.
Nat, this may seem remarkable to you, but I do have a life.
I can see that, which is really annoying, 'cause I've got a party tonight, and I was going to suggest you come with me.
Heaps of really cool, famous people are going.
Do you seriously think that if I drive you somewhere, you can reward me by taking me to some party? No, that'd be really pathetic.
Please! Go away.
No, you need to get out.
It'll be fun.
Plus, it'll give you a reason to go to the hairdresser.
Oh, you just go from bad to worse.
I will make you an appointment with David.
He's so fabulous.
Come on, let's go.
No.
Please, please, please, please, I love you so much.
Please, please, please, please, please.
Love you.
God.
I really am this pathetic.
Come on.
Hey, Gigi.
Hey.
Hey, can I use your phone for a sec? Yeah, I know, but I need to check something out.
It won't take long.
I'll give you some cash.
How much? (COINS JINGLE) Can you believe that guy That's Nat.
now has to be the skeleton vomit to beat all skeleton vomits ROMEO: Hey, Gigi, give us your phone.
Come on, you Fat Derek, I need to use your phone.
Come on, I need I need to call someone.
(SWITCHES OFF PHONE) What was that? Alright.
Hey! Give it.
There's a phone box.
That's heaps chat, Gigi.
Give us the phone.
Get your own phone.
The phones have been confiscated, dick.
I want money.
(MOCKINGLY) I want money! You're dead.
Come on.
That's kind of gay, your mum doing a segment on a phone, not a TV.
That's because you don't know shit, Romeo.
I don't need to know shit, Max.
Hey.
Hey.
Can I see you? Yeah.
Got a light? Yeah.
We should go smoke over there.
You know I really liked it with you.
Yeah.
I don't want to do it again, though.
Hey.
Hey.
You mad at me? Nuh.
Still got the pigeon? Nuh.
I chucked it.
See ya.
See ya.
Don't dog me, baritootes.
(MAN READS NEWS IN BACKGROUND) I look like a cross between Larry Emdur and my dad.
(DOOR OPENS) NAT: Tim.
I heard you were down here.
Nat, what are you doing? This is where they shoot my show.
Right.
How's it going? Fabulous.
They love me.
Great.
You? I'm doing 'Newsbreak'.
Yeah, I'm happy for you that you made minister.
Right.
Thanks.
Still so polite.
We're ready for him.
Alright.
Well, I'd better get to the, ah It's funny, us both doing TV.
Yeah.
Bit of a coincidence, I guess.
Maybe it's a sign we need to see each other more.
Maybe have dinner.
Yeah.
I'm going to be leaving straight after the interview, but, ah Oh, yeah.
Of course.
Your your country's calling you.
Something like that.
You look great.
Strong.
(PHONE RINGS) Hello? Christine who? Oh, sorry.
Christine.
Yeah? Yeah, sure.
What time? (CROCKERY CLATTERS) (RADIO INTERVIEW PLAYS IN BACKGROUND) Shit.
(SIGHS) (RINGING TONE) VINCE: Hey, babe.
Hi.
I just phoned to remind you about the counselling session.
Oh, what? When? For Romeo, at 4:00.
Uh-huh, OK.
Hey, babe? How are ya? You OK? Yep.
What are you doing? I don't know.
Nothing.
Do you want to meet up before we go in? Sure.
How about Piccolina's at 3:00? Sure.
So long.
Look, what's the big deal? You just call her, Em Barker, and she's going to tell you to let me in.
I'm going to have to ask you to leave, sir.
(DIALS NUMBER) MAN: Particularly ACSA, on issues of safety and security for both baggage and passengers, particularly in context of reported criminal activities at both ports, airports TIM: I told you I wouldn't be doing you any favours.
Oh, no, no.
No, you got it wrong.
I just happened to be passing by.
Of course you were.
Well, you know, very cynical for a politician.
I guess you just got lucky, didn't you, becoming a minister.
What do you want? Mate, I just want answers to a few questions that have been bugging me.
It's no biggie.
(SIGHS) Like, ah if there was a local environment plan, development application plan, you know, you'd have access to which areas, that kind of thing.
Why? It's just of interest to me.
I find it fascinating where this city builds up, where it doesn't, et cetera, et cetera.
It's like fly fishing to me.
You don't fish, mate.
So what? It's a bad example.
And if I did fish, it would be like that.
Sure.
So got any hunches on where might be next? What, fly fishing? Well, no, like a hospital development site or a Something that Mahady wouldn't have done while he was minister.
Bugger off, Vince.
(LAUGHS) You know what, we're in the same ball game now, Tim.
I think it would be nice if you and I helped each other.
Helped each other to grow strong.
You know what I think? You're the property developer, you work it out.
I've gotta get back.
I don't We haven't finished yet, because Let me cut to the chase.
The thing that kind of fascinates me is the St Margaret's hospital site.
(LAUGHS) Yeah, you should play poker, mate, because it's all in the timing.
Now, my guess is that you wouldn't see public land come up on the market sometime before.
Now, I would think it would be six months Oi.
or a year away.
Yeah.
Yeah.
(SIGHS) So what do you want from me? Well, let's get this straight.
I'm not prying.
(LAUGHS) I'm just fascinated, OK? Just fascinated.
Now, can you get me in there? In What, in here? Yeah, in parliament.
Take a tour.
What's that? Take a tour.
(MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PLAYS) (FOOTSTEPS APPROACH) (KNOCKS ON WALL) Hi.
Come to gloat? No, I thought we might I haven't got time.
I'm busy packing.
(CHUCKLES) I remember the first day I walked into this office.
I wanted to get in here, shake things up, be a player, get on the news, speak in the fish bowl and be heard.
But I knew all the time I knew that the moment I stepped in here, my life would never be the same again.
And if I could take that moment back I don't know, Tim.
Don't know which way I'd go.
Ah, Pat That's not advice.
I don't know I don't know how to make this better, mate.
Step aside.
Give me back my fucking job.
How about some fucking lunch instead? Send me a case of wine.
Actually, don't.
I'm off the booze.
Really? Would you piss off and let me finish packing? Tim, this is your new mobile number as minister, and I need you to sign for it straightaway.
Right.
I'll charge this up for you if you don't mind me opening it.
I've got a couple of people that have been waiting, but I guess you're heading straight for chambers? What? Are you going to chambers? (PHONE RINGS) How's that? It's OK.
OK? Think I've heard it before.
Well, it's only the Stones, I suppose.
Yeah, Dad plays them a lot too.
I prefer Blondie.
I had the biggest crush on Debbie Harry when we were kids.
Then he plays Belinda Carlisle, which I just think is really weird.
That is really weird.
Do you hang out at the mall? We used to do that.
Wow, you must've been cool.
(CHUCKLES) Have you started hanging out with boys yet, eh? You need any advice? I'm pretty much considered a freak.
Oh.
Well, you might grow out of that.
There are plenty of boy freaks too, you know.
Angora.
Are you excited? What about? Seeing my mum.
Ah We're gonna miss the lights.
That's yours.
Thank you.
Thanks.
See ya.
See ya.
Ah.
Hey.
What have you done to your hair? Oh.
I just had it cut.
Thanks for picking her up.
No worries.
I had no idea it would take so long.
Well, we've hardly got any time left now.
Shops close in half an hour.
Does it look really bad? No.
No, no, looks good.
Can we go now, Mum? Yep.
Let's go.
Do do you want to come with us? No, I think I'm all shopped out.
Done my godfatherly duties.
He's going out.
Where? For a drink.
Who with? Friend.
Oh, a friend.
I didn't think you had friends outside me and Vince.
Well, I branched out.
Is it a girl? It's a friend.
Don't think he wants to talk about it, Mum.
Just observing.
Thanks for picking her up.
No worries.
See ya.
Who's he going out with? Em.
Mum? Not a chance in hell! But It's too short, Gigi.
Everybody at school wears them.
If everyone at school jumped nude into the Yarra, would you do it? Well, it depends on the temperature of the water.
Take it off.
Oh, please? (SIGHS) (SCOFFS) MAN ON TV: I just don't know, the form of the Minnesota rats has just not been consistent.
MAN ON TV: I disagree, John, I think Very soft spine GIGl: Don't change the channel.
What do you want to watch rats playing basketball for? God, you're a freak, Gigi.
Hey.
Hi, Dad.
Where's Mum? Is she still here? Stop.
Why do you want to watch rats with (FOOTSTEPS APPROACH) Ohh! You're looking like that to go out with your sister? Where are you going? Some drinks thing.
(EXHALES DEEPLY) Wow.
Baby, why are you going with her? Well, because she asked me.
Can you guys take this somewhere else? Trying to watch.
Come here.
It's no big deal, Vince.
I'll probably be back in an hour.
What have you done to your hair? Oh, Nat organised an appointment with her hairdresser.
Took about five hours.
Don't you like it? Should I be suspicious? What? No.
She'll leave me to fend for myself, I'll get upset and then I'll leave.
So don't go.
Oh, it's almost cute.
Where's the party? What, are you scared she'll find someone better? No.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
I trust my wife.
I don't trust you.
Oh, good thing I'm not your wife.
Ah, that's Yeah.
Good look.
Great.
Yeah.
So what's the big deal? She needs to get out more.
You ready? I'll just do my lips.
What time will it finish? Oh, it's hard to say.
(KNOCK AT DOOR) What do you want? I can't just drop by anymore? OK, look, I'm not willing to lose a friendship.
Should have thought about that before.
This is the second shittiest thing I've ever done.
Only the second? Well, I screwed up when I had that affair, but at least I got Max out of it.
And now you got the health ministry.
Jesus, Pat, don't make this easy.
What do you want? Forgiveness? (MICROWAVE PINGS) I forgive you.
Only got enough for one and I'm hungry.
I mean, she's 12, and she's at that funny age where You said you had a boy, didn't you? I'm gay.
Girls are harder, I think.
What a nightmare! Secret things they don't want to tell you, but, you know I still remember the births.
He came out with this cone head Then I ended up having a caesarean.
Gigi was a nightmare too, actually.
I hated the birth.
I'm just saying hello to a friend.
Back in a second.
I should come with you.
No, darling, you stay.
I'll be back in a minute.
I love her, you know that? I can't let her know that, 'cause then she'll take everything from me.
And I know people think she's a nightmare, but she's not, really, when you get to know her.
But you know that, right? Right.
It's because she's pretty.
I don't I don't look like her.
I look more like my mother.
(BOTH LAUGH) So would you go Nat? Fuck off! My aunt? Yeah.
No.
No.
Oh, you must have thought about it.
It would make me closer to Max than I'd wanna be, mate.
(LAUGHS) So, did you root Charlotte? Was she good? Fuck off.
I don't want to talk about this shit.
I gotta go, man.
See ya later.
Going out? No.
(GROOVY MUSIC PLAYS) (SOFT CHATTER) Have you seen my sister? Oh, my sister Nat Manning.
She does those What are they called? Mobisodes.
For that show about gifted people.
She's my sister.
GABRIEL: So it's official.
EM: You thought I was too interested in my job.
And you felt I was emotionally unavailable.
Cheers.
Cheers.
I hate breaking up with people.
Yeah.
Even pretend ones.
I know, I know.
It's terrible.
Has Vince done this to you before? This? No.
No, this is a first.
And you've already forgiven him.
Well, that's Vince.
He's an emotional terrorist.
Maybe you should take that to your Tell him to stop calling me.
Oh, Vincenzo.
That's harassment.
I wouldn't take it seriously.
He's like a five-year-old in a lolly shop.
You know, he has a tantrum if someone says no.
Hmm.
(PHONE RINGS) That's OK.
Hello? ALLY: Gabe? Ally.
Where are you? I'm at the Cellar Bar.
Can I come? Where are you? Are you OK? Who are you with? Um, I'm just with Em.
Oh.
Still.
Yeah, we're just having a drink.
Oh.
Are you alright? Oh, having the best time.
(HANGS UP) That was sweet.
Ally's an old friend.
Mmm.
Anothery? Sure.
Excuse me? Can we get two more? NAT: Not yet.
(BOTH LAUGH) You can tell me.
I'm going home.
(GASPS) Wait! No, we were going to get some dinner.
No.
Thank you.
Why'd you even invite me to this stupid party? Oh, Ally, don't go all silly.
Come and have some dinner with us.
Oh, tell her she should come and have dinner.
Do you think this portfolio is a poisoned chalice? This is a difficult portfolio, but I have every confidence that we will overcome these difficulties and I look forward to a health system that works for everybody.
OK, Minister.
Thanks so much forjoining us.
Thank you.
That's all we have time for this evening.
We'll see you next time.
Wow.
Lucky you look so honest.
Yeah.
So, Health Minister, interview on 'Newsbreak'.
No turning back now.
Yeah.
Saw Pat today.
He was having a drink with Ken Casser.
Who's Ken Casser? Should I know him? Ken Casser's a backbencher who's been there since I was a kid.
He's the one who said that politics is like the exaltation of your ego and the ruination of your soul.
So how was it when you were there? Well, I never talked to him.
No, I mean at the studio.
What, the interview? Oh, it's just that Nat said she saw you there.
Nat? Yeah, yeah, briefly.
Well, she said you had quite a good chat.
She? What, she told you? Yeah.
Well, it wasn't much more than a conversation.
When did Why were you talking to her? Oh, I invited her to the counselling session.
You what? Well, you can't come.
Were you gonna mention it to me at all? Oh, it was just, you know, a thought that I acted on just in the moment.
An obsessive thought.
No, not an obsessive thought, Tim.
If it was an obsessive thought, I would have rung you.
(LAUGHS DRYLY) Know your enemies, eh? Know where to keep 'em so you'll shine.
Ohh.
I don't think anyone shines in a counselling session.
Come on.
Well, so what? Well, have a great time.
So, what happened when you saw her? We had a brief encounter before the interview, that's all.
(KNOCK AT DOOR) MAX: Mum? Mum! Mum, I need my rowing gear.
(TIM GROANS) Come on, Max.
Yeah, I know but I can't find my shorts.
And I've checked everywhere.
CHRISTINE: Where did you look? Well, everywhere.
Did you look in the laundry basket? Yes, I said everywhere.
I thought you had rowing yesterday.
Yeah, but we've got ergometers before school.
I can't find them.
No, no, no.
I need you.
Really? Forget it.
The minute he does it for himself Yes, is the minute he's going to want to move out.
And above heads.
Douche bag! ROMEO: Hey.
Hey.
I'll see you later.
(MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PLAYS) (WATER STREAMS) (SPLASH) (PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYS) ALLY: I just This is really hard, Vince.
VINCE: Well, I don't see why it's going to be any easier in front of a counsellor.
I just feel Sometimes I just feel Ionely.
Lonely? Sometimes when you're at home, you're not.
You're you're always on the phone Hey, look Just get some friends.
What's the big deal? What's the big deal? It is a big deal.
You went out with your sister last night.
I don't get it.
What do you want? I kissed a guy I met in a bar because I'm Ionely.
I don't want to do that.
What? I said I kissed a guy.
What guy? What bar? What? It was a while back.
I was drunk and I kissed a guy in the street.
How long did you kiss him for? I don't know.
It was a few minutes.
A few minutes? You don't kiss me for a few minutes, you pull away.
I was drunk.
Who's the guy? Who's the guy? It's no-one.
That's what I'm trying to tell you.
I'm going to fucking smash his head in.
Can you please sit down? Oh, will you suck me off? You fuckin' pashed someone.
EM: Do you know anyone else who's already done this? Is that a yes? I don't know.
You don't speak to your friends.
We don't talk about this.
Hey, Charlotte.
Hey.
How are ya? WOMAN: Hi.
Hi.
Em and Charlotte.
Charlotte.
Yes, hi.
Robert.
I'm Agatha.
How about we go inside my office? How's the injury? From the ski trip.
Oh, it's OK.
With two men.
That must have been fun.
Oh! Thank you.
I don't know.
You don't know who cut off the finger? Charlotte? It wasn't me.
Did you know someone had done it? Did you think to tell someone? EM: Leave her alone, Robert.
Do you have any proof of this, that it was Charlotte? AGATHA: I'm not saying it was Charlotte.
Well, what exactly are you saying? Because at the moment, it feels like you're suggesting she did it.
That's not what she's suggesting at all.
Prior to the incident at the house, has there been any key changes that have affected your life at all, Charlotte? There have been dramatic changes in the last few months.
Yes, that would be when my wife started sleeping with other men.
Strangely, Robert, this has nothing to do with us right now.
AGATHA: Is there anything you'd like to say at this point? Charlotte? I I lost my virginity.
EM: You I had sex with a guy.
And how was that for you? I dunno.
It's not like I didn't He just came over.
Whatever.
EM: Who was it? Charlotte? I'm sorry, I actually don't think this is the right place to be talking about something like this.
AGATHA: Charlotte did choose to bring it up in this context.
And do you think that having sex There's nothing more to say.
It's not a big deal.
AGATHA: Robert? ROBERT: I'm sorry, I just feel a bit Pretty upset.
I just don't understand how I had a daughter just a few months ago who was a dedicated student It's because of you.
You're fucking her up.
Dad! Vince, can we have a reasonable conversation about this, please? Sure.
ALLY: I'm sorry that I I did that.
It's cool.
I get it.
What what do you get? Well, you were drunk, you made a mistake, right? Right? No, it's cool, babe.
We all make mistakes.
Look, I'm alright about it.
That's all I'm saying, but I'm not going to counselling, not for you and not today for Romeo.
(HANGS UP) Oh, hi, Em.
Hi, Charlotte.
Hey.
Hi, I'm Christine.
I'm Max's Mum.
Robert Foster.
Was it you? Did you fuck my daughter? Mum, shut up! Did you? (SCOFFS) Did you? No! I don't think we should go in there.
Stressing you out? Stressing? Me? Nuh.
You're not really OK about us both being in the session, are you? Too late now.
Oh, honey.
You had 24 hours to think about this.
Sorry I'm late.
Am I late? No.
Cool.
It's almost a party now.
Hi.
Hello.
Hi.
Come in.
I'm I'm Agatha.
Hi, I'm Christine.
Hi.
I'm Nat.
And this is Max.
Hi, Max.
Just down the end.
(SOFT, INDISTINCT CHATTER) EM: It's not helpful.
Good to see everyone's fighting today.
ROB: She sees everything! EM: Are you telling me that this one Don't! You're unbelievable.
Romeo.
Hey.
What's up? Was it alright? How was it? Hi, Em.
EM: Hi, Ally.
How was it? Oh, a walk in the park.
I just found out that CHARLOTTE: Mum, shut up! God, Dad was right.
Get in the car.
You're full of shit.
EM: Get in the car.
See ya, Ally.
She's grounded.
That means no more phone calls.
Sorry.
(STARTS ENGINE) You know what? I can't do this today.
(MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PLAYS) Look, it's very hard for Max because He's under a lot of pressure because, well, he's Tim Williams' son.
And I know that, his dad knows that, but he's also under a lot of peer pressure, especially from his cousin, Romeo No, I'm not, alright? He's a douche bag.
CHRISTINE: You know, we want him to know that it's OK to make mistakes.
But this is a really big deal, and I really think that they all should That there should be some sort of repercussions for what they did.
I mean, not that I'm saying I know what those repercussions should be, but, I mean, what they did is really disturbing, and, in my personal opinion, I think they should be doing some sort of, you know, community service or Nat, how do you feel about what Christine's been saying? Is there anything you disagree with or agree with? No.
Um I think Christine's doing an amazing job.
Really, I believe that.
Um, I'm grateful to her and I could not for a second pretend to do half the things she does.
Ten out of ten.
AGATHA: Christine, you were suggesting some sort of community service? Um, in fact, I do know a community service in Sunshine where they give kids lunches on a Sunday, so maybe the kids should, you know, be all doing something like that.
(PHONE RINGS) Oh, God.
Oh, I'm Oh, I'm so sorry.
I I thought I turned it off and I Look, it's Tim.
Do you mind if I take that because maybe he can come.
Hi.
Oh, God.
CHRISTINE: Do you want to go inside and just sit? You mean, ask for forgiveness? No.
No, I just thought it might be somewhere I stole his job.
I stole the end of his career No, Tim.
Honey He was dying.
That makes it OK? Thanks for everything.
Goodbye and goodnight.
You can't blame yourself for this.
You make me feel like you don't understand anything.
Oh, I'm sorry, Tim.
I was just trying