Tangle (2009) s01e09 Episode Script

Want to live together? Spoke to my dad.
He said you can come and stay for a while.
He said yes? Guilt's a wonderful thing.
ALLY: Spring in Melbourne has four seasons in one day.
It can all seem so random and chaotic.
What is it about her that you like so much? I like her 'cause she's fun.
What are you doing? Smoking a joint.
Yeah, I can see that.
I'm just no fun.
Ally's being weird.
Yeah? Weird how? What you said about Gabriel and Em.
Did you mean your dad? Yeah.
But, then, chaos theory is really about finding the underlying order in apparently random events.
Have you been sleeping with my husband? Yes.
I'm not now, but, yeah, I did.
She texted him, "Meet me at the Windsor at 4:00.
" So when it's sunny, prepare yourself for rain.
(PHONE RINGS) What? And you can't handle that? Just tell 'em four metres.
No, tell them that Ochre is not apricot.
Four metres of apricot's not gonna make anyone happy.
Well, tell them so they understand it! (SIGHS) Just think of how I'd tell 'em and then do that, will ya? No, I told you, I'll be there when I'm there, alright? Don't fuckin' bother me.
(SIGHS) (HORN HONKS) Hey.
I thought I'd surprise you.
Right.
Hi.
Hi.
I'll speak to you later.
How how's my daughter? Entertaining.
(BOTH LAUGH) Yeah, I think we should get this situation sorted out with the kids.
I thought maybe you, me, Christine get together and I just think we should work out the best possible solution for everybody.
Yeah, you're sick of her already? Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
She can stay as long as you need her to.
OK, um, the rumour that you want to sell St Margaret's Hospital? Yeah? Um You may want to talk to your brother-in-law before you make the announcement.
'Cause he's about to screw you.
Vince? He's buying the land around the site.
There's no way he can get access to that kind of money.
If there's an opportunity, he'll find a way.
Bullshit.
When your heart starts pumping again, realise I'm telling you this so that you can fuck him with this, not the other way round.
OK? Thanks.
You OK? Yeah.
Yeah.
Could you get me all the real estate reports for the area around the old hospital site and crosscheck them with any recent activity? Uh, this is confidential, mate.
I need to know that I can trust you.
I'm giving this job to you only, OK? What am I looking for? I just need to know who's buying up all the property around the old St Margaret's site.
And why's that? I'm interested in the information.
Well, who do you think it is? That'll help me know what to look for.
Just bring what you can find.
Right.
'Cause I thought you could trust me with this.
Well, it might be nothing, mate.
And, I mean, as your advisor and friend (LAUGHS) don't you think you should actually trust me? Might be better that you don't know anything.
That sounds very, very bad.
Like I should be getting my CV ready or talking to my lawyer bad.
You find anything, you bring it to me.
If I need to tell anybody anything, you'll be the first to know.
No companies.
I want names.
Directors.
OK.
What's with the silence? Is there something you want to say to me, Gigi? No.
I'm sorry, Gige.
I know I probably seemed a little bit crazy yesterday, and I didn't come home last night because I was really upset.
And it's probably not something you can understand yet.
So, what happens now? What do you mean? Like, where are you staying tonight, Mum? I thought that you'd moved out.
OK, Gigi, that's enough.
(RUNNING FOOTSTEPS) (SLAMS DOOR) (PHONE RINGS) Hey.
Don't come near me.
I'm glad I'm glad you're home.
Doesn't mean anything.
(SIGHS) Look, Ally, I'm really I just I I've There's so much been on my mind.
I just I can't stop thinking about you, you know, and I'll do anything.
Anything it takes.
I'll go to a counsellor.
I don't care.
I'm not ready to talk.
I just want us to be alright.
I'm not ready to talk.
But I just want us to be alright! (PHONE RINGS) Answer it.
Could be your girlfriend.
Ally.
Alright.
I'm not ready to talk.
Is that why you had a vasectomy? So you could sleep around? I I OK.
(DOOR OPENS) What do you want? Can I hang out in here with you? Sure.
Can you not touch my shit, Gigi? You coming to my show? Has it got older chicks in it? Charlotte.
Mm.
That's heaps weird, right? You and Charlotte, and Dad and VINCE: What are you doing? Ally! Come on! Oh.
Romeo, look.
GIGl: That is so gross.
Stay out of it, Gigi.
Do you think they'll make us choose? What? You may like this shit, Gigi, but I don't.
(APPLIES HANDBRAKE) Hey.
What are you doing here? Just thought I'd drop in.
Where are you going? Walk.
Well, you want some company? I don't know! Vince made you do it, say those things about you and Em.
Ally, I'm a big boy.
Sorry.
No.
I don't I don't want to talk about him.
(SIGHS) Maybe we should go for a walk.
No.
I don't know.
I can never make decisions when I'm like this.
God.
Gabriel.
We've known each other for so long.
I guess you're used to seeing me as I can't get used to anything about you.
Do you want to kiss me? (UNDOES SEATBELT) Wait.
Um It's, um Um Oh Um I think I'm (UNZIPS) Oh, sorry.
No, no, no, no, sorry.
That was (CLEARS THROAT, ZIPS) I think I'm just doing this because of Vince and I screwed up.
Yeah.
not because of you.
(SIGHS) That was, uh That was bad.
That was bad.
(EXHALES) I shouldn't have started this.
No.
Looks like you're trapped.
Here.
It's alright.
Ally.
Ally! Please, let me go.
I don't want to leave you out here.
I'm gonna be a bit crazy for a while.
Ally.
Hey.
Where is she? Well, if you're talking about Ally, she didn't say.
You're loving this, aren't ya? Watching Ally in agony? No.
Watching you in pain, to be honest, yeah, it does light up my day a little.
Your fault, Nat.
Every time you walk into our lives.
Did you cheat on your wife, Vince? (GROANS) You think it's that simple? I'm the bad guy, she's the good guy.
I slept with someone else - what, it wipes out 20 years of marriage? Justify it any way you want.
Like you'd have any idea at all.
Your idea of a good relationship is when someone drops a cab fare on your arse after they've banged you.
Oh, and your idea of a good relationship is only just you bang whoever you want while your wife stays at home doing the washing.
You're happy her life's falling apart.
This is laughable.
No, admit it.
You're jealous.
You got what you wanted.
You're a fucking vacuum.
You're a fuckin' vampire and a vacuum.
Everything you touch in your life, you've screwed up.
You know that, don't ya? You've got the fuck-up touch, haven't you? Don't take your shit out on me, alright? Do you think there's anyone in the world who really gives a fuck about you? Do you want to come out to a party with me? Leave him alone.
Yeah, whatever.
I'll check you guys later.
(PHONE RINGS) (SCOFFS) MAX: Hey, Mum.
Charlotte's practising for her show.
I'm, um, just going for a jog.
You alright? Yeah.
Uh Why don't you two go down and watch a bit of telly? Where's Dad? Oh, he's, um still at work.
There's some sort of a crisis, apparently.
Is he taking me tomorrow? Yeah, yeah.
Mum.
(DOOR CLOSES) That's a bit random.
Mmm.
Do you think it's 'cause I told her about Romeo and Leah having sex on YouTube? I don't know.
Probably.
I mean, she doesn't cope that well with that kind of shit.
She's heaps Catholic.
Yeah.
Yes.
So, what happens next? Um Found a proprietary limited company that's matched four of the properties.
I did a bit of detective work and came up with Simpson and Barnham.
They're venture capitalists with an interest in internet start-ups.
But they set up a property fund last year.
Nicky Barnham, as in Barnham's, the department store.
She formed a company a couple of years ago with this James Simpson guy and he's been in property development over the years, which is how he found the investors for their property fund.
Ah, OK.
Well, you can go home now, mate.
So, ah, you want to tell me anything? No.
I must have been wrong about something, that's all.
Thanks.
(DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES) Third message, Vince.
You gotta talk to me.
I want to know how you're connected to Nicky Barnham.
(PHONE RINGS) Tim Williams.
NAT: You answer your own phone.
(LAUGHS) Nat? Yes, Nat.
Why Are you OK? As always.
What are you doing? Working.
You sound annoyed.
I am, very annoyed.
Well, fuck them.
Fuck it.
Let's just go and have a drink.
Come on, you must want to have a drink.
It's almost 8:00.
Where are you? And I keep going to these parties hoping I'll get to see a different face, but Melbourne's so small.
No, middle-class Melbourne is small.
Reality-TV celebrities are not middle-class.
Do you know a Nicky Barnham? Speaking of middle-class.
Is she a friend? No.
She's too horsy for me.
Why? How would she know Vince? He probably fucked her.
She was a total sex addict, and then She ended up getting a sperm donor to have a kid.
Can I ask you a question now? Do you care about me? Oh Why did you say yes to having a drink with me? (SIGHS) Shall we start with the fact that we're still attracted to each other? We have a child together.
No, it's not about Max this time.
Part of who I am is 'cause of you.
You know, what happened between us.
And I was young enough for it to help shape me into what I am.
I just want you to admit that you're still attracted to me, that there is something there, and it's not just about having a child together.
Admit it.
(SIGHS) (LAUGHS) Yes.
Yes, I'm still attracted to you.
But what's it worth? I'll always make the same choice.
I'll always go back to Christine.
So does this mean that you're gonna go home to your wife and say that we had a drink? And when you kiss her, you're not gonna be thinking about how my lips just felt? Shame on you! (SIGHS) (LAUGHTER) (ALARM BEEPS) (ALARM STOPS) (KNOCKS) Charlotte? You awake? CHARLOTTE: Yeah, yeah, I'm up.
It's time for school.
Yeah, I'm up.
OK.
Max? You awake? (INDISTINCT CONVERSATION) I think they're fighting.
Christine looks really cut.
Yeah? What's Dad doing? I can't see him.
(HANDBRAKE CLICKS) So, is it us or is it you? What's with the silence? Uh, actually, guys, we do have something to say.
Um Look, Charlotte, it's been really terrific having you stay, but I think it's time that you go home.
I'm sure your mum's keen to have you go back there.
MAX: What?! No way.
Mum! You don't have a choice, Max.
Decision's final.
But I don't want to hear it.
Well, whatever happened to freedom of speech? Sorry, honey.
Sorry.
Thanks for having me.
Was that worth it? I've got no idea how Vince having an affair with Charlotte's mum's gonna link you to the hospital site.
I can't have anything to do with Em Barker.
She's erratic, unstable.
I mean, God knows what she'd do with that information.
Well, don't you think that's a reason to protect Charlotte? No, I'm protecting us.
I've got Treasury breathing down my neck.
If I don't announce the sale of the hospital by the 23rd, they'll want to know why.
If I do and this comes out, whether it's true or not, I look corrupt.
Yeah, sounds tough.
(SIGHS) I don't know how I'm gonna get out of this one.
I think I'm gonna walk home.
(SIGHS) I'm I'm sorry.
What about? Well, my dad.
I don't know why he's being such an arsehole.
It's fine.
We can run away together.
I can go stay with my dad.
But you hate it there.
It's fine.
But, you know, you said your dad was unbearable.
He's just emotional.
But It's fine.
But, you know, you told me that Max! It's fine.
Sorry.
STAN: Vince Kovac.
Does that name ring a bell? Max's uncle.
So now you know.
Good.
Not good.
That deal goes through with his name on the papers, we are gonna be ashes scattered on Parliament steps.
I didn't give him the information about that site.
Just guessed, did he? Look, it doesn't matter whether you gave it to him or not, it's how it looks, which is corrupt as hell, in case you were wondering.
(HORN HONKS) Gabe! Gabriel! Hey.
Hey, mate.
Hey, listen.
I was just gutting this place.
Thought you might need this.
Yeah.
Thanks.
You ready? Alright.
VINCE: Baby, give him a hand.
Go and grab the other end.
GABRIEL: Nice.
What have you been up to? Oh, nothing much.
Just reading.
Yourself? Alright.
Going shopping.
Oh.
You love shopping.
Yep.
I do.
How about you, Gigi? You gonna buy something? A rabbit.
Oh.
Right.
Well, thanks for the rug.
You're welcome.
What are friends for, right? Appreciate it.
So, you owe me one.
(LAUGHS) I don't know about that, mate.
It's just a rug.
Well, just as long as you know that I I think about you.
Well, I'm touched.
Good.
You should be.
Can we go shopping now, Dad? Yes, we can go shopping.
She wants her rabbit.
She's gotta have her rabbit.
Enjoy it.
Have fun.
ALLY: So do you want a cup of tea or coffee or something? Sure.
The house is quiet.
Romeo's rowing.
And, um, Nat didn't come home last night.
I think I've got some herbal here somewhere.
Someone gave it to me once.
Vanilla camomile.
Oh, great.
Thanks.
Charlotte's been staying with us.
Why? Her mum's a bitch, apparently.
Do you, um, know if she's, um, telling people? Her mother, I mean.
Actually, don't answer that.
(WATER BUBBLES) Do you want me to make the tea? Just sit down.
I'll just put some water in.
It was Gigi that told me.
About Em.
She hates me at the moment.
Are you worried about them? Romeo's I I don't know.
I just hope he doesn't turn out like Vince.
That's a terrible thing to say, isn't it? Ally I'm gonna tell you this because I would rather know something like this about Max than not.
Romeo was on YouTube.
Mmm.
Having sex with a girl.
What? It was only on for a couple of hours.
I just I just thought that you would want to know something like that.
Oh, my God! Oh! I'm just sick of all the sex! (SLAMS DOOR) Ally? I don't know why you want it.
(MAKES KISSING NOISES) Dad! Hold on.
We had a deal.
We had a deal.
Remember that? Remember the deal? I just wanted to fuck.
What'd you tell my wife for? She already knew.
Bullshit.
Bullshit! You did this.
You you screwed my life up.
Hey.
You're a fucking whore.
You know that? You're a slut.
You're embarrassing your daughter.
You're a fucking whore, you know that? You're a You're embarrassing your daughter.
I told her.
What? What? I told Mum about Gabriel and Em, that it was a lie.
I said she was stupid because she couldn't figure it out.
I'm sorry, Dad.
Does that mean I have to give my rabbit back? Yeah, yeah.
It means you have to give your rabbit back.
Damn right, you have to give your rabbit back.
(BO YS ARGUE) ROMEO: Douche bag! MAX: You don't want a video of me, mate.
Just piss off.
Don't tell me to piss off.
Fuck you.
You're a loser.
Loser? Now who's the loser, hmm? MAX: I'm fine.
Max? Are you sure you're OK? Max! I'm just Could you just stop? Can you just leave me alone? He started it.
Yeah, let's go.
What was that about? He's a deadshit.
Piss off, Romeo.
Whatever.
So you want to grab something to eat? Are you still living with him? I don't know.
No, I'm not.
Do you need somewhere to stay? Hm? That might be a bit weird.
Yeah, there's some weird shit going down at the moment.
They won't mind you staying.
Gets too weird, we can always run away together.
I'm fine.
Please.
Just Just don't say anything.
Ohh.
Or hug me, please.
I'm I'm fine.
That eye's gonna go black.
Yeah, well, I look forward to that.
Oh, chicks love it.
Oh, do they? Who'd you fight? Can you not be so pleased I was in a fight? I lost.
So humiliating.
Where's Charlotte? You guys kicked her out, remember? Well, she had to go home, mate.
She has parents.
Whatever.
Can we just go home? Ally? Why can't my family just be normal? Well, you don't want to be normal.
Yes.
I do.
How does Romeo go from a kid who's obsessed with 'Teletubbies' to a kid who's having sex on the internet? Oh.
Bad.
Yeah.
Did you see it? No! That's disgusting.
Well, it's just sex, Ally.
Everyone does it all the time.
Even you.
You do have sex? Yeah, well, of course I have sex.
I've got two children.
Yeah, well, hopefully more than twice.
Ally? What? So how many times a week? Week? So like, once a month? Oh, this is important.
No, it's not.
Not right now.
Do you even like having sex with him? That's none of your business.
This could mean that you're not in love with Vince.
But who could you compare him to? I mean, have you ever slept with anyone else? CHARLOTTE: Dougherty! ROMEO: Dougherty! This is real life for me, Nat.
Hey, let's go hang out in my room.
Are you gonna say something? Will you get out of my head? Max, it's me.
Can you call me back? (KNOCK AT DOOR) Just a sec! OLIVIA: It's me! Yeah, yeah, hang on.
Hey.
Hi.
What are you doing in there? Oh, nothing.
Just hanging out.
I know what you did to that girl.
What girl? You know what I'm talking about.
The internet.
Did you even think about her? Was it a plan? Please don't make this a big deal, Mum.
You don't know who's gonna see it.
You don't know what kind of people are out there.
I didn't know someone was filming it.
It wasn't like that, alright? They took it off after 20 minutes anyway.
I'm ashamed of you.
(DOOR OPENS) Hey.
Hey.
(SNIGGERS) Hey! OK, OK.
OK, OK, OK, I'm sorry.
You disgust me.
You can't keep walking away every time I come into this place.
You know? I live here.
Do you get that? I don't want to talk to you.
GIGl: Can I go to Esme's? Yeah.
Esme? Do we even know who this girl is? Esme Dougherty.
Well, I'll have to talk to her mother.
Her mum's name's Rachel.
We want to practise for our performance.
Oh, hi, Rachel.
Yep.
Oh, that No, no, no.
That'd be fine, I think.
Are you going Thank you.
Where are you going? Um, Genjoss is having a few people round.
ALLY: Well, we'll meet you there Maybe Alright, take care.
Yep.
Cool.
OK.
Thanks again.
See ya.
Yes? Yes! Yes! So Ally, you can't You know Well, they're the bomb, man.
Aren't you coming with us? Yeah, I'm driving.
Check this shit out! You stole your dad's car? Yeah, and? You are cool.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
Oh, come on.
Can we go by Max's on the way? ROMEO: Max, Max, Max, Max.
Why do you always talk about Max? What's with you two? Nothing.
Don't ask boys shit like that.
Whatever.
Leah? Yeah, cool! Ooh! (STARTS ENGINE) Oh, this is so hectic! I just want to drive everywhere.
(REVS ENGINE) Whoo! He's not here.
Cool.
Alright, let's go.
What? We tried.
Maximus! Good timing.
We're all gonna go to Genjoss's.
Have fun.
Would you just stop this? Fuck, you're a girl.
Girls fight dirtier than boys.
Come on, just get in the car.
Come on.
Getting in? Who's driving? The hot chick.
What'd you tell my wife? When you arranged that little Hotel Windsor stunt.
What'd you say to her? Hey You fuckin' hang up.
Don't hang up on me.
Don't hang Fuck.
Oh, you fucking coward.
You coward.
I just need to know what you said.
Yeah, I was good to you, wasn't I? I was good to you.
I did the right thing by you.
I gave you good sex.
I made you come.
Gave you the best fuckin' sex of your life.
And you betrayed me.
What the fuck is wrong with you? You know what else? Even your daughter doesn't want to live with you 'cause you're that fuckin' crazy.
And I'll tell you one other thing - wipe your arse.
YURI ON RADIO: Nyet.
There is a furnace on board which is used to study how metals behave as liquids and gases or how alloys behave as liquids and solids.
(TEARFULLY) That must keep you really busy.
Da.
There is plenty to keep us busy.
(PANTS) There's been an accident.
You alright? Yeah.
Where's Max? He was I don't know.
It was just Charlotte, Charlotte.
Where is he? Glenview Street.
Do you do this kind of thing often, do you? Tell me this.
What kind of a moron gets into a car driven by a 15-year-old, huh? Oh, and by the way, where is she? Where's Leah now? Leave her alone.
The police took her.
You're a fuckin' moron.
Ha! That's rich.
Shut up.
You can't hide from me forever, mate.
Do I look like I'm hiding? Let's not do this here.
I'm standing right here, aren't I? Guys, let's not do this here.
Don't worry about this.
ALLY: What does he mean? Bug up his arse! Max is back from X-ray.
Would you like to come through? Great! Is he alright? So far, it looks like just a big bang on the head.
Oh, honey.
Honey.
We're just so glad you're alright.
I didn't even want to go.
For a smart kid, you do some pretty stupid things.
(LAUGHS) Well, I don't know what the guy is talking about, alright? Come through.
How is he? They've finished the plaster.
Thank you.
Oh, Romeo.
You ever hear about God paying you back? Mum, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry I made you upset.
It really wasn't like that.
I didn't do it because there was people there.
No, Romeo.
It's OK.
What are you two talking about? I did some stupid shit.
Yeah, you're damn right you did some stupid shit.
You're grounded.
You're grounded.
You're grounded for life.