Foreign Exchange (2004) s01e11 Episode Script

1
(upbeat music)
- Hello? Hello?
Hello, can you hear me?
Hello? Hello?
Hello, can you hear me?
- Shut up Brett.
I'm trying to concentrate.
- Hello? Hello? Can you hear me now?
- No, no it's not working.
- Stupid thing.
- Maybe it's the batteries.
- No, I put new ones in.
- I'll ask Cormac to fix it then.
- Who's Cormac?
- Just a guy that we know.
- Weird name.
- So's Meredith.
- No it's not.
Meredith is 43rd on the
list of most popular names
for girl children in
Anglo-Saxon countries.
- Shut up, all of you!
- Since when did you become
king of the land room?
- How am I supposed to make a record
with you guys yabbering all the time?
- (claps) All right
everyone, family meeting.
- I'm on the final lap.
- Come on, come on,
come on, gather 'round.
- Oh well, I'd better get going then.
- Oh no, Hannah that's okay,
we've just got an announcement to make.
- What's happening?
- Tomorrow is family togetherness day.
- Great, where are we going?
- Nowhere, we're all staying home
and spring cleaning together.
(Brett laughs)
- No way!
- You're kidding, right?
- No excuses, no exemptions,
and no long faces.
- Everyone gets a list of jobs to do.
- This is huge.
- Everyone has the same amount of work.
We're all pitching in to get it done.
- And, with the right attitude,
it could be a lot of fun.
- Get real Dad, since when
has cleaning ever been fun?
- Since never.
- Never, ever.
- See? You're agreeing already.
And that is what
togetherness is all about.
(kiss smacks)
(laughs)
- What a disaster.
I've got to help Seamus
clean the school up all night
and now I'm loaded with
this stuff during the day.
When am I gonna sleep?
- Just think about how fit you'll be.
- Yeah, very funny.
- [Hannah] I don't think
these are a good idea.
- That's only because
you didn't think of it.
- No, because walkie
talkies can't transmit
across 1200 miles.
- I keep telling you, the
signals go via the portal.
- And I keep telling you, no they can't.
- Just wait 'til Cormac gets them working.
Then you'll see.
- Good luck.
See you.
(upbeat music)
- [Teacher] Weren't paying attention,
there will be two written assignments.
Now, another example
of an invasive plant is
Potamogeton crispus, better
known as curly-leaf pondweed.
Please open your textbooks
to the section on page 41.
- I thought we studied
pondweed last term.
- Huh?
- Do you have a comment, Hannah?
- I was just saying, didn't
we study pondweed last term?
- Very good, Hannah, at
least you remember that much.
You'll also remember that
the class test results
were so poor, they gave me no alternative
but to teach it again this term.
Yes Cormac?
- Would you mind if I opened a window?
- Good idea.
A bit of oxygen might help
keep some of you awake.
- Hey Cormac.
- What's up?
- Any chance you could fix these for me?
- What's wrong with them?
- They've both got new batteries,
but the red light
doesn't work on this one.
- I'll see what I can do.
- Thanks Cormac.
- Wait, take this one with you.
I'll try communicating
after I fix this one.
- Thanks mate.
Hi Seamus.
- Ah, the very man.
I've got just the job for you.
- Yeah?
Wow a mower!
- The very latest in state of the art,
high tech, grass cutting wizardry.
- Fantastic! I'll get straight into it.
Where's the ignition key?
- Hold your horses now.
This isn't for you.
- But I thought.
- It's a major financial
investment for the school.
It has to be handled responsibly.
- You mean you're gonna ride it?
- Precisely.
Besides, I got your
morning fully mapped out.
Get your ladder, laddie.
(upbeat music)
- Thanks, Seamus.
(tractor horn honks)
(upbeat music)
- Brett, do you read me?
(upbeat music)
Can you hear me, Brett?
Hello?
Brett it's Cormac, do you read me?
- How is that, ay?
- Great.
- I bet you can tell I
used to ride motorbikes
when I was a lad.
They called me Seamus
the wild one.
- Yeah, sure.
- Better get to it then.
Mind you make those windows sparkle.
(tractor engine revs)
- Brett, do you read me?
It's Cormac, can you hear me Brett?
Hello? Brett, do you hear me?
- You ripper, Cormac.
(yells)
- Brett, can you hear me?
Excuse me, Miss, may I be excused?
- Oh yes, Cormac, but don't be long.
(dramatic music)
- Brett, you can have
a go now if you like.
I left a small patch in the back for you.
Come on, old Brett, there's
no point in sulking.
- I was gonna ask, I
didn't think you'd mind.
- Brett?
- What happened?
- [Teacher] And remember, I
want the noxious weed projects
by the end of the week.
- Where's Cormac?
He's supposed to be my partner on this.
- Sometimes I don't think even
Cormac knows where Cormac is.
- What's an ambulance doing here?
It's Brett.
(students chatter)
- I'm sorry, please I
have to see if he's okay.
- Of course, Hannah.
(siren wails)
- What happened?
- He was just lying there unconscious.
He fell off the ladder.
- [Announcer] Dr. Conner,
Dr. Conner, please report.
- Okay, you're in hospital
and you've had an accident.
- Better take him for a
CAT scan straight away.
- Right, Doctor.
- And where you get one growing,
you have the antidote beside it.
- [Girl] I like that, that's pretty.
- [Jenny] Oh, over here, Miss.
- Oh, oh anyone who's interested.
Jenny's just found some Cerasus vulgaris.
We take that back to the lab.
(dramatic music)
- Hannah?
- Miss Murphy.
But it's not fair.
I've tried ringing and they
wouldn't tell me anything.
- I know you're upset Hannah,
but it doesn't mean you can
just take off like that.
It's enough worrying about Brett,
without worrying about where you are too.
- Miss Murphy, this is an emergency.
- Hannah, go on back to class.
I'll get Seamus to go
and find out how he is
and I'll let you know straight away.
Okay?
- Yes Miss.
- [Announcer] Paging Dr. O'Reilly.
- Brett.
- Telephone call
at main reception for Dr. O'Reilly.
- Brett, how are you feeling?
Can you hear me there, Brett?
Is everything okay?
- I'm sorry sir, you
shouldn't speak so loudly.
Are you his father?
- Oh lord, no.
- We need to notify his family.
- Oh, I'm sure they'll have the address
in the school office,
I'll find it out for you.
- Good.
- Sister Anderson
to the nurse's station.
- You sure he's going
to be all right, Doctor?
- The CAT scan came back negative,
but we'll keep him in
overnight to be safe.
If he doesn't show any
symptoms of concussion,
he can go home tomorrow.
- Oh, oh that's great news.
Did you hear that, Brett?
Everything's going to be fine.
(dramatic music)
- Does this mean we don't
have to spring clean?
- Meredith.
- I was just asking.
- I'm not doing his share.
If Brett's nicked off, I'm on strike.
- Me too.
- No you're not.
- Hi, just came through the restaurant.
- Honey, you haven't seen Brett have you?
- He shot through, the stinker.
- Well, if it's about the
spring cleaning then--
- Yeah, it's totally
about the spring cleaning
and why he isn't here to do his job.
- All right, Wayne, we
all know your feelings.
- Well, actually, I've agreed
to do Brett's share for him.
- [Meredith] You have?
- That's not fair.
- Why Hannah?
- Well, it's just because
I owe him so many favors
and this is my chance to pay him back.
- But, why didn't Brett
tell us about this?
- He's a mongrel.
- Wayne.
- And where is he?
- Oh, you know Brett, he's
off relaxing somewhere,
putting his feet up for the day.
- That's pathetic.
- Are you absolutely
sure about this, Hannah?
- Yeah, yeah, the whole thing was my idea.
I love spring cleaning.
It's just so much fun.
- You're a total wacko.
- [Craig] Wayne.
- All right then, gloves to the ready.
I wish I had a friend like you.
- What's going on?
- You're in the hospital.
You had an accident and
you were knocked out.
- Oh.
- How are you feeling?
- Okay. I guess.
- I need to ask you a couple of questions.
Any blurred vision?
- No.
- Excellent.
Do you have a headache or any nausea?
- No.
- You know your name?
- Yep, I'm Brett Miller.
- Great. Now Brett, we need
to contact your parents.
What's your telephone number?
- Um.
- How about your address?
- Belleclaire Restaurant.
- Don't think I know it.
- You should try it.
We've got the best
crayfish in all of Perth.
- Sound's splendid.
- Yeah, maybe even the whole of Australia.
- I thought I heard an Australian accent.
All right, you keep resting here
and I'll be back to see you later.
He's concussed all right.
And he's a bit confused he
thinks he's home in Australia.
- Want me to get the consultant
to have a look at him.
- Yeah, see if he can
come in this evening.
- What if he tries to leave?
- Lock the door just
to be on the safe side.
- Okay.
(door lock clicks)
(upbeat music)
- Take it.
- No way, absolutely no way.
I don't do toilets.
- If you don't go, your video games will.
- You wouldn't.
- I would.
- Did you know there's a disagreement
over who actually
invented the flush toilet?
- What?
- Don't you find history amazing?
- Sorry, Meredith.
It's just, I have to be somewhere else
and I'm trying to get all this
done as quickly as possible.
What's next?
- My room.
Why are you helping Brett anyway?
- I told you, I owe him a favor.
- Must be a big favor.
- Big enough.
- I hope love isn't blinding you, Hannah.
And you're not becoming
Brett's domestic slave.
- Meredith, I can assure you,
that'll never happen, ever.
- [Announcer] Sister Anderson
to the nurses station please.
- Hello?
(knocks on the glass)
Hello, the door's locked.
Let me out, I've got to get home.
- I'm so disappointed in Brett.
The whole idea was to
make this a family day.
I mean he didn't even tell us.
- He's a teenage boy, just didn't think.
- [Meredith] He's emotionally needy.
- What's that stuff for?
- There's a nasty stain in my rug,
but my homemade cleaning
formula should shift it.
- Brett's not needy.
- He must be feeling ignored
or unloved or something.
- Why do you say that?
- Why else would he stay away today?
- Laziness, pure and simple.
- Or insecurity, like he
doesn't feel part of his family.
- Brett's not insecure.
- Perfect.
That stain should be
gone in 20 minutes flat.
- He's not insecure, is he?
- Of course not, he knows
we all care about him.
- There, the stain's gone.
My list is complete.
- Well, that's some
cleaning formula, Meredith.
- How's it going?
- Oh, the chores are done,
so if it's okay with you,
I'll head off.
- Yeah thanks, you've
been terrific Hannah.
I hope Brett appreciates it.
- Hannah, when you bumped
into Brett this morning,
did he seem strange at all?
- Well, he didn't say anything unusual,
if that's what you mean.
- The worry is that Brett feels like he's
on outer limits family
wise that he missed today
so we'd appreciate him more.
- Well, I am 100% certain
that Brett isn't worried
about being appreciated.
(static crackles)
- Testing one, two, three, testing.
- [Announcer] Orderly
required in ward two,
orderly to ward two, please.
- [Cormac] Two, three, testing.
Brett, testing, hello Brett.
Can you hear me?
- Cormac?
Cormac do you read me?
Over.
- [Cormac] Brett, is that you?
- Hallelujah.
Cormac, they're all mad in this place.
You have to get me out of here.
(dramatic music)
- I've got some breakfast
here for your patient.
- It's about early isn't it?
Now, I'm all for you students coming here
for work experience, but I think
they could give you better training.
- So, can I take it in then.
- In you go.
(upbeat music)
- Not hungry.
- [Brett] Faster Cormac.
- If I go any faster it
will look suspicious.
(upbeat music)
- That trolley should be in ward 17.
- Oh, sorry, wrong turn.
We'll never get past her.
- [Brett] Well we can't
go back the way we came.
- Let's try this way.
(upbeat music)
- Excuse me, I want to visit
a friend, Brett Miller.
- You're far to early, 11 o'clock
is the start of visiting hours.
- Psst.
- Oh but I just--
- 11 o'clock.
- Psst.
- Please, if I don't see
him before school starts,
I won't see him at all.
- Are you family.
- Kind of.
We're really close.
Like, I don't have a brother,
but if I did, Brett would be him.
- You can have five minutes
before doctors' rounds, come on.
That trolley, ward 17, now.
- As soon as I fix this wheel.
- He's got a visitor,
his sister who isn't.
- Who?
- This girl here.
- [Brett] Woo hoo!
Woo hoo!
- Woo!
Woo hoo!
- Woo!
- Cormac, where's Brett?
- He's gone home.
- What? But I need to
speak to him, urgently.
- Oh Hannah, this stuff is
his, could you give it to him?
- A family day means just
that, Brett, all the family.
- Yeah, no shirkers.
- Wayne.
- And getting Hannah to do
your share was a bit rich.
- She's not your domestic slave, Brett.
- Hannah?
- You shouldn't abuse your friends,
even if you do feel that we
ignore you, which we don't.
- Ignore me.
- We're all one big happy family, mate.
We don't want you to feel out of it.
- I don't.
- You know you're just as important
as everybody else in this
family, we all think that.
- I don't.
- Wayne.
- And I love you very much.
You must never forget that.
Oh, Hannah, I thought you'd gone.
- Sorry, just had a few
loose ends to tidy up.
But, I see they've all be taken care of.
- No more cleaning Hannah,
you've done more than your fair share.
- And Brett has something to say to you.
Don't you, Brett?
- Yeah, thanks for
filling in for me today.
It was really nice of you.
- No problem.
- And in no way are you
Brett's domestic slave.
Is she Brett?
- No, no way, no way. (laughs)
- Well, I'm glad we're
all agreed on that then.
- Now that was a close one.
Families are weird sometimes, aren't they?
- So are some Australian boys I know.
- [Brett] Watch it.
- Excuse me, you owe me big time, Mister.
All the cleaning I did to cover for you.
- [Brett] What's this?
- Oh, it's from Cormac.
Your walkie talkies or
what's left of them.
- What happened to them?
Well apparently, when you're
putting your riding mower away,
they fell and you backed over them.
- Of all the luck.
- I wouldn't complain, you've had
your fair share of good luck lately.
See you.
- Yeah, see you later Hannah.
(upbeat music)