Puberty Blues (2012) s02e07 Episode Script

How come Mum sent us out to dinner so she can be with Graham? Gary! Now, you're gonna choose one and then you tell him where to go.
- My mum gave me that.
- Far out.
We've learnt our lessons.
We're sorry.
Nancy, your mother's on her way.
Scholarships aren't for delinquents.
I suggest you start packing.
- You fell in love with Annie.
- Darling, nothing happened.
You wish it happened.
He rooted someone else.
It was nothing.
You've gotta fix this.
You're the one who wrecked everything, waving your stupid dick around.
- You're me.
- I don't ever want to be like you.
But you are me.
You're exactly like me.
You can't keep stopping.
I know, I'm sorry.
You get going and I try to stay with it, but you're really good at it.
It's really distracting! You need to focus.
OK.
Let's try again.
Hello? I'll ring you later.
Gary! Von! Come and look at something so beautiful that you'll bloody cry.
Von! Hey, smart-arse, come have a look at my new car.
My old man'd love it if I pissed off.
So, why don't you? 'Cause he'd love it.
- Jesus.
- Whoa! Are they loaded? Uh, I don't know.
Pretty cool, huh? Bruce, put 'em down.
Bruce! Put 'em Bruce, put 'em down, you spastic! I'm waiting.
I haven't heard the words yet.
Yeah, and you're not going to.
You can't put someone in prison and think they're not going to escape - it's illogical.
Prison! Do you know how lucky you are to be there? No, I really don't.
You are fortunate that I can't see you right now because I can tell you have a smirk on your face and I would be tempted to slap it off! I just don't know who you are, Debbie! I'm a prisoner who no-one listens to.
- I'm listening.
- Alright, well, listen to this.
I don't want to be here.
I hate it here.
Well, you are there and you are staying there.
And in years to come, when you have a career and a degree, you will ring me up and you will thank me.
Thank you? Can't believe you still think I'm actually gonna talk to you once I finish school.
And you know what else I can't believe is that the only reason I'm here is because that slut Cheryl had an abortion, and now she's living in my room.
Don't you see how insane that is, Mum? I have to go.
Can I be punished now? I've been waiting a while and I need to get to football training.
What have you done now? Um, I was kept in for flicking goobers at Milly.
Right.
And then I lied about it, and then when Miss was gone, I took the screws out of her chair and she came back and sat down and it fell apart.
I don't have time for this, Dale.
I am sick of people lying.
Don't lie! Ow! You know Knothead McLean? - Nah.
- Nah.
He reckons there's this fish and chip shop out in Botany.
Saturday nights, they make hundreds, mate.
So all we gotta do is walk in, and walk out rich men.
You mean the fish and chip shop on the highway next to the burger joint that's always packed.
- Yeah.
- That's open till midnight.
200 yards from the cop shop.
Well, we'll be fast.
What if the wog's got a gun? We've got two guns.
Bruce, it's a stupid plan, mate! Hey, we get this done and we'll have all the smack we can shoot.
Mate, they'll be cleaning your brains off the highway, you fucking idiot.
Bruce.
Bruce.
- Hey, it'll work.
It'll work! - You have no idea.
- It'll work.
- Oi, don't point Bruce, I've told you, don't point it at me.
No, don't point that thing at me.
- Give us your money! - Bruce.
If I could wring those pillows for the screams and tears .
.
well, I'd have a lot.
In your mind, what story are you telling yourself? Not fair.
Why is that? Because I don't wanna be here.
Sometimes I see you enjoying yourself.
Lacrosse.
In the library, I see you positively beam as you devour it row by row.
Yeah, some things are good.
Your parents sent you here to get a good education.
I can get books anywhere.
Do you know what you need? The cane? No.
To understand something about yourself.
Firstly, that you're a liar.
- What? - You're a liar.
No, I'm not! There you go, right there.
You feel wronged and you instinctively lied to me.
You lie all the time, don't you? I'm really not enjoying this conversation.
To me, your parents, yourself.
Have you met my mother? What kind of choice do I have with her? The choice of living with your mother being disappointed with who you are or to lie.
Why don't you stop lying and casting yourself as a victim and start asking yourself what the truth is? And have the guts to be honest.
You're to do the talk at chapel after the reading.
'Honesty' is your topic.
I don't know what happened.
I obviously got my spatial awareness all wrong.
Space? I didn't realise I was so close to you.
Have a Mintie? Have all of them.
So this is a real opportunity for forgiveness, Dale.
'Cause we all make mistakes.
I mean, accidents.
So there's no need to tell anybody about what happened, is there? No, guess not.
I've got to get you a new shirt.
I'll get one out of lost and found.
So I'm gonna forgive you for taking apart Mrs Poninsky's chair and you're gonna forgive me for this, OK? So it'll be like this afternoon never happened.
Do you think I could eat all of these tonight without getting sick? No more than 20.
Oh, shit, shit, shit! Nice shot.
Um, did they find the murderer of that woman at your work? She just fell off the bridge, David.
Are they sure? Yes, they're sure.
It's intriguing.
It's just sad, OK? Oh.
Um I'm gonna join the Scouts.
You get badges.
Lots of them.
And you learn knots.
Jamie's big brother can do every knot in the world.
Well, people don't need knots.
Well, they just need one.
They go on camps too.
It starts on Tuesday and it's $18 for the whole year.
- No.
- I'll pay.
Scouts is ridiculous and archaic.
It's a stupid English invention.
You can play football.
I don't wanna play football.
I don't enjoy getting hurt.
Look, Scouts is out, David.
Come on, your serve.
- Dad.
- I've made a decision, David.
No Scouts.
And no backchat.
Serve.
Hi, darling.
Oh, what's wrong? Hey? Where's Sue? I can't talk about it.
Is she OK? Yeah.
Rog! I She She was She was what? I'll never get the image out of my head.
Tell me or I'm gonna punch you.
Oh, well, bloody write it, then.
Here.
Bloody hell! Hey.
It's fine.
Just come on in.
How's Dad? Oh, fine.
He's fine.
Really? These things happen.
I'd never heard of it, but first time for everything.
Hey, your dad's a mature man.
All he cares about is you're OK.
Sue's home.
You need to talk to her.
I need to drink a bottle of Scotch, see if I can kill the brain cells that have that memory in them.
That's what I'm gonna do.
Thanks for cooking dinner.
My pleasure.
You always overcook the steaks anyway.
I do? You never said.
Oh, didn't wanna be rude.
So, how was your day? Good.
I just I just went to the library and then I went shopping.
Didn't buy anything? Oh, I didn't see anything I liked.
Did you get a book out? Um, no, I didn't Didn't see anything you liked? You know, I was thinking about Graham today.
Jeez, you must feel bad.
Yes, I do.
Where's Gary? Gary has left the building.
I mean, he's obviously cracked the shits.
It's this whole thing with you and Graham.
I mean, no-one likes to think of their mother in that way.
Gary's left? Yeah.
He's a kid.
But I'm gonna go and bring him back home.
- Is that what you want? - Yes.
Well, what my Vonnie wants Grab the wine, will ya? This is the worst thing that's ever happened to me.
My dad saw me.
Saw you? Doing what? - With Woody.
- Rooting? Worse.
Worse than rooting? Six nine.
Sixty-niner?! Yeah.
- Oh, Sue! - I know! He can't even look at me.
I know he just hates me.
He thinks I'm a dirty slut.
I know it.
Why aren't you here? I know.
Hurry up, Vickers! Come on.
So, have you seen Gary? No.
Do you hate him? I can't think about him two-timing me without wanting to bite holes in my own arm.
I just don't understand how he could actually do that.
Boys.
- Time.
- Cow! Can't be a Moove Girl 'cause I'm up the duff.
Shit.
Sorry.
I want it, you dumb bitch.
I'm not a killer like Cheryl.
It's Candy's? Nine chances it is, one it isn't, so, yeah.
Does he know? Nah.
But he loves kids.
But does he love you? Or is he gonna punch you in the stomach when he finds out? I'm gonna marry him, moll.
Of course he loves me.
When you tell him, you gotta cry.
A lot.
I wanna get married fast too.
Before I show too much.
You molls wanna be bridesmaids? - Nuh.
- Nuh.
Hey, Boardie.
Oi, my brother out there? Nah, he's got some stupid plan.
He's hitting it pretty hard.
Well, he won't listen to me.
Yeah, sounds about right.
So, are you talking to me yet? Sorry I dobbed.
Not your fault.
Nah, it was a rank act.
I sent Debbie some flowers.
Really? Good.
For you.
Card says 'sorry' with an X.
What does that mean? They say you let these Cronulla boys gang-bang Nancy.
What? Well, I know you didn't, of course, but they're saying that you lured her to some shed and then guys paid you to have her.
Are you kidding me? That's why she left.
The shame.
And she's probably pregnant to some westie by now.
She'll probably have four westie babies.
Naomi, don't be dumb.
People have ideas about you.
People can't believe they didn't kick YOU out.
So this progressive dinner.
You'll come here after the first course at the Knights? Yes, and then the Bainbridges are doing dessert.
Do you ever think that in a nuclear attack, we might have to take to the bush, and then we'll need to know knots and how to cook damper? Yeah, I guess we would.
More flour on that.
Can I join the Scouts? Yeah, I suppose so.
If we're gonna need knots and damper, seems like the prudent thing to do.
David's gonna join Scouts.
Right.
Um, "Chop chop onions finely.
" Hello, sweetheart! This progressive dinner! Do you think cabanossi and Coon's OK for an entree? Lazy, but delicious.
So, darling, did you speak to Sue this morning? Yeah.
What'd you say to her? - I said hi.
- Hi? It was friendly.
No, darling, you need to talk to her about Hi.
Hi.
Hey, sweetheart, you wanna sit and have a Milo with us? - Listen, I've gotta - I'm just gonna go to my room.
That poor girl feels terrible, alright? You need to go and talk to her about this.
- I will.
- Now! This can't fester.
Now, what happened was normal.
- Normal? - Yes! Just a girl experimenting with sex, right? Big whoop.
Come in.
Dad I don't wanna I don't wanna say anything.
I just wanna sit here.
I got you some chocolate ginger.
Thanks.
She gave me some chocolate.
See? You keep communicating and everything's fine.
Hey, you wanna get some tea? Jesus, mate.
Do you ever do anything else? Gary.
Jesus, Danny.
Gary! Hey, mate.
You wanna get your stuff together? Piss off.
I know we have our differences.
Two bulls in a brick house.
Can't be helped.
I'm not coming back.
- I forgive you about the car.
- I don't apologise.
Even though I could have gone to the cops.
I bought a new one.
She's a beauty.
Come on, I'll show you.
Fuck you.
Go home, Dad.
Gary Fucking hell, Gary.
Oi.
These your mates? They're losers.
They're not losers.
Oh, yeah, they're on the fast track to success, these two.
Gary, this is not your life.
You've got a soft heart, from your mum.
You're sensitive and I'm a prick.
But please .
.
don't let that take you down with these dickheads.
Now, come on.
Grab your stuff and I'll meet you outside.
You're right.
I am like you.
What are you doing with that? Sometimes I don't give a fuck who I hurt.
I am NOT coming back, Dad.
I have been sad in that house my entire life.
You and Mum make me so bloody sad.
I'm gonna drag you to your car and then you fuck off, OK? And next time I'll dump you in the mangroves, and when the tide comes in, the bull sharks can rip you to bits.
You get me? Remember, sprog.
Smooth, even strokes.
They will be flawless.
They better be, or I'll tickle you till you piss yourself again.
I told you, I had a Sunnyboy in my pocket that burst.
David, can you come in here? You talked to your mum about Scouts.
Um You shouldn't go behind my back like that.
Sorry.
I really, really wanna go to Scouts.
I'll do anything.
I'll beg like a dog.
Please? You have to promise me some things.
Anything.
If someone wants to take you into a tent by yourself, refuse.
OK.
Don't think the leaders are great just because they're the leaders.
You don't have to do what they say if you think it's wrong.
OK.
And if someone tells you to take your shorts off, don't do it.
My shorts off? They might say to look for insect bites.
They might say anything.
Do you understand that? And you can defend yourself.
Just don't care that they're adults and what they say to you.
Even though you might feel paralysed or You understand? Uh, yeah.
I think so.
Just take care of yourself.
Ferris! Are you alright? I'm fine.
What happened? - C-car accident.
- Where? Von, can't you see that I'm in pain? Could you please just get me a bloody drink? - Did you go to the hospital? - Yes, yes, I'm fine.
Remember when Gary was a little kid, when he used to follow me around everywhere? "Dad, what are you doing? "What are you doing now?" Jeez, that used to give me the shits.
What a fuckin' day.
Ooh! S-sorry.
I spent all afternoon making beef Wellington.
Well, next time pick an entree, Jude.
That's my tip.
Cabanossi is not an entree.
- Is that a bat? - Maybe.
I walked in on Sue.
- Oh.
- With a kid.
Doing Oh, Christ.
I feel like my head's gonna explode.
You alright? You were right to lock up Debbie.
- She's not locked up.
- Yeah.
We should have locked up Sue.
You give her her freedom, and bloody great.
How am I ever gonna look her in the face again? With a guy.
A sixty-niner.
Was she being forced? - What? - Sometimes it's hard to tell.
Might look like someone wants to, but they don't.
No, she wasn't being forced.
Jesus.
If anything, she was very enthusiastic.
Oh I think I'm gonna throw up.
She's not home.
Third time.
Hello? You evil bloody scrag.
You stabbed my son in the chest! - What? - You're drunk.
Please leave.
What, do you like hurting children, do ya? Is that why you became a teacher? - Mister, I don't know - What's going on? Hi, Jamie.
Piss off, Martin.
Your wife's a psycho.
II I did nothing.
Now, if you'd like to take it up with me at school, we can do that then.
Please come on inside, everyone.
Dale, get out of the car! Sorry, Mrs Vickers.
It got pussy, I had to tell.
Oh, God.
I'm going to the cops.
Now, you listen to me.
You're drunk six nights a week.
Dale eats here three nights a week.
We wash his clothes half the time.
Bathe him.
You're at the bloody dogs every weekend.
We drive him to football games.
She stabbed him! Didn't hurt, really.
My wife is an amazing person.
You do anything to threaten her, I will take you apart.
Jesus.
Can I stay the night? OK.
Yeah, if if It's fine.
Uh, beef Wellington is served if everyone wants to come this way.
Wow, look who your husband turned out to be.
Yes.
So you really stabbed that kid? Accidentally.
It's really not funny.
It was recently pointed out to me that I am a lying and deceitful person.
And that made me angry, 'cause it was true.
I thought I had to be a liar because there's the life that I want and there's the life that everyone else wants me to have, and I thought that by lying, I could create a space where I could secretly have the life that I wanted.
I mean, even here, I pretend to be what I'm not.
I do.
The truth is I'm just a girl from Cronulla who, uh .
.
has sex with her boyfriend, and likes it, and who drinks, and who helps out friends in trouble.
'Trouble' meaning 'needing an abortion'.
Enough.
Well, I am all those things, and in pretending I'm not, I've caused pain and damage to the people that I care about.
To poor Nancy.
And, uh, to myself too.
I don't wanna be here.
It's not for me.
I just wanna be home with my best friend and my boyfriend and, weirdly enough, my family.
I mean, I do love the library and I am partial to lacrosse, even though it's really not a sport.
Anyway, from now on, I hope to tell the truth.
Also, my boyfriend used to use heroin.
And, uh, sometimes .
.
I have a joint to relax.
I always knew that Judy Vickers was dangerous.
Oh, she's a bloody killer! No.
Rog, no! Rog! Oh, what are you doing? - This is all your fault.
- Excuse me? What? It's not "Big whoop.
" It's not "Big whoop.
" She's my kid.
She's my little girl.
No, she's not a kid, alright? She's a young woman who's sexually active.
- Because of you.
- Yes, alright.
I'll take the credit for that.
I gave her 'The Joy of Sex' and told her to go for it.
You you gave - Oh, you are such a - What, a good mother? Is that the word you're looking for? A pain in the arse! I can't even speak to her.
I can't even look at her.
OK, then you need to grow up, right? Just understand that you're bloody sad that your little girl is growing up, right, into a sexually adventurous young woman.
Would you stop saying that? She's hurting, Rog! She needs your help.
And you're her father, and you need to be a bloody father and love her.
Now, get over it.
Fuck! Fuckin' bloody idiot.
What? I'm just surprised he's the first one you've stabbed.
Don't say 'stabbed'.
You're so beautiful.
You really took him on.
I know.
Ignore that.
Harder.
Yeah? Uh, they're in bed.
Hang on.
It's Debbie's school.
They wanna speak to you.
Hi.
Hi.
Sorry I used your bed.
It's OK.
Do you hate me? No, I hate your mother.
I'm pretty sure she's to blame for all this.
You're growing up.
You have to.
Yeah, I do.
Hey.
You're here because I need a lift and I didn't wanna carry my stuff to the station.
Right.
You really think I can just forgive you? I was messed up, Deb.
And there's nothing in my life I feel worse about.
Thought I'd punch you in your stupid two-timing face.
Turns out I've been turned into a lady.
You can.
What? Punch me.
You probably should.
You broke my heart.
I thought we were special.
We are.
So, did you tell Sue to tell me that you loved me just to try to make things better? No.
Meaning? Meaning .
.
I love you.
You do? Yes, I really do.
I love you, Debbie Vickers.
Let's go home.