Bed of Roses (2008) s02e08 Episode Script
Raucous Angel
Holly has found something so bizarre it will make an incredible story.
If we're lucky, it could blow Chimaera Gold out of the water.
I'll write an editorial to go with the photos, OK? What if this lizard still exists, yeah? It could be a major scientific discovery.
You have first invitation to engagement party.
(Laughs) Your heart is sad.
It's not right.
Love will not grow from that.
What I am trying to say is I've lost my way, Min.
- Sandy has Alzheimer's.
- Oh, no.
I painted golden speckles on the normal lizard.
Holl, I've put the entire weight of the paper behind this.
That lizard will give us more time.
The lizard's a fake! Where is this alleged lizard? I wanna see it.
You and your mining friends will have to stop your drilling.
Gavin's not happy about this either.
Contrary, Wendy.
I'm withdrawing my support.
- I didn't want him to win.
- Are we talking about winning me? - You're over-reacting.
- No! I'm not.
But I am now.
(Cockatoo shrieks) (Laughs) Hello.
- Aw! COCKATOO: Quite right! So, he's adopting you now, is he? Well, he's had his eye on me for quite a while.
Hello! I had a cocky when I was a boy.
They can get to be 100, you know.
Really? Which is er a heck of a lot of flying hours.
(Shrieks) Bye-bye.
Oh, thank you! "We are shaped and fashioned by the things we love.
" Wolfgang von Goethe.
"Well, I certainly love a cuppa.
" Minna Franklin.
A woman after my own heart.
- You're a herpetologist, aren't you? - Yep.
I want to do environmental science next year at uni.
If I do well enough in my VCE.
Good for you.
- Found any golden speckled lizards yet? - Well, am I going to? How can you stand working for a mining company? Well, let's just say, I can probably limit the damage.
Big hole in the ground sounds pretty damaging to me.
What are you gonna do? Limit the size of it? Yeah.
Oh, well.
I'll be off, then.
Now.
You make sure you eat these while they're still fresh and you give me a ring this evening.
Yes.
Stop fussing, woman.
(Car horn) - Ah! My chauffeur.
Would you mind if an old man gave you er a little advice? No.
Don't let grief or guilt stop you from moving forward.
That's one of the things about getting old.
Your eyesight's failed but your hindsight hasn't.
Especially when it comes to others.
And time has a habit of er drifting away.
Ah! Home, Jeeves, thank you very much.
That's enough of that, sunshine, or you'll be walking.
Come on.
Loui.
Still angry at me? Oh, no, no, Nick.
Course not.
I lay down in a bed of roses I woke up lying on a bed of nails It's the oldest of tales Lose the wind From your sails I lay down in a bed of roses And I woke up lying on a bed of nails.
- You're up.
- I'm up.
- How did you sleep? - Like a baby.
I'm starving.
I need eggs, bacon, baked beans, toa- - What's that? - Brain food.
I looked it up on the net.
Certain types of food give you an instant boost to the brain.
These are especially good for memory and concentration.
- It's like a sugar hit for the body.
- Can I just have a hot chocolate? Holl, you'll peak way to soon.
OK? Now, there.
There's every type of vitamin you need to get through the day.
The exam only goes for three hours.
What are you doing with my stuff? Road-testing your pens.
And these ones have failed.
See this one? Leaky.
This one's scratchy.
This guy, yeah? It only writes on a certain angle.
That's helpful (!) Mum, I'm using my lucky pen.
The one Sean gave me.
Holl, please.
This isn't about luck.
Yeah? This is about planning.
It's about choosing the right pen for the examination.
A detail many people overlook and spend the rest of their lives wondering what went wrong.
You HAD a leaky pen! I'm panicking you, aren't I? You're panicking.
Don't panic.
Don't panic.
Come on.
Don't panic.
Yep.
- Sean, what are you doing here? - I'm gonna give you a lift.
- Why? - Because you've got your exams.
I thought it'd be nice for you to be nice and relaxed.
- Have you been talking to my mum? - No.
OK.
Anyway, buses are so unreliable.
They're always breaking down.
The bus has never broken down.
It could and if it hasn't broken down before, statistically, it's much more likely to break down today.
- And today, you'd be more nervous - Sean! - Yep? - You OK? - Yeah, I'm fine.
- Do you want me to pick you up? - I'll be fine.
- But thank you.
- Good luck.
(Gurgling) - That was my stomach.
- Have you had anything to eat? - Not really.
- You've gotta have breakfast before an exam! And what would you suggest one have? You've gotta have, like, all your carbs and your proteins.
- Like bacon and eggs and - - Of course.
Maybe I'll just have a doughnut.
- Bye.
- Good luck.
Glad you're all here.
Right.
We wanted you to know as soon as we did.
The Wentworth Regional News is looking at buying the Echo.
- You're not accepting it.
- Well, we're considering it.
Nothing's been finalised yet, Vivien.
Part of the restructuring would mean me going back to Melbourne in a managerial capacity.
But that's a separate issue.
- What happens to us? - Oh, no-one'd lose out.
It's a win-win-win situation.
So um all of our jobs are safe.
Yes.
Your jobs are guaranteed.
But you won't be here.
Indigo, probably.
But you'd be working from your desk a lot more.
Phone interviews, monitoring what's happening in regional news.
But your articles would have a far greater reach.
They'll be syndicated in all of Wentworth's papers.
Who covers the Roos' games.
Or does that happen over the phone? This is a huge opportunity, Marty.
This is a growth corridor and you'd grow with it.
We'll give every aspect serious consideration.
But we mostly want to assure you that no-one is going to be left in the lurch.
OK.
Cut the PR.
If we're being absorbed, where does that leave us? Sit down, please.
Right.
You keep your management team, minus me.
But with a lot more financial backing.
- So, no-one's being retrenched.
- Not if it's a condition of sale.
Which it will be.
And later? Or is that not any concern of yours? Of course it is.
And I'd be in a position to keep an eye on it.
Oh, please! It's not gonna be the same paper, though, is it? I mean, people in lndigo, they don't care what happens here.
It's a worldwide trend, Louisa.
You can't fight progress.
And you could come with me if you wanted to.
Come with you? What, to Melbourne? If you're serious about your career, you'll have to move forward.
You're wasted here.
Look.
You've got on-the-job experience.
You're passionate, you're energetic.
You're smart, you connect with people.
With my contacts you could work in any paper you wanted.
You just have to give yourself permission to.
It's typical.
You work so hard to build something up.
And the minute you do, it gets sold from under you.
And what happens if you do go to Indigo? Well.
It won't be the same Echo.
- Bet he said you had potential.
- She's got more than potential.
- But she doesn't wanna go! - Well, I might wanna go.
- I don't want you to go.
- Sometimes you've got to go.
Sometimes you've got to leap into the unknown.
OK.
Let's get started.
And into our hello, possum.
- Oh, no.
Do we have to do push-ups? - YOU don't have to do them.
And hello.
Come on.
Hello, possum.
Hello, possum.
OK.
Up.
Into the frilled-neck lizard.
Lower the shoulders.
Open up.
Oh, my God.
I forgot, didn't I? - (Mumbles) Yes, you did.
- Is it today? - This afternoon.
- You've graduated?! I had 5,000 of these printed.
Graduate diploma civil ceremonies.
Oh, congratulations.
- That looks fantastic! - Oh, that's wonderful! - When do you start? - Funerals, straightaway.
But I have to be registered for weddings.
It's the start of the rest of our lives.
We'll get it right eventually, eh? - Mm.
- OK.
Come on, girls.
Back to it.
Come on.
And Platypus! Come on.
Get those stomach muscles in.
- And clapping platypus.
- What?! Do you know where I parked the fire truck? I've lost it.
Oh, well.
It must be around here somewhere.
- Do you want me to help you look for it? - Well, I've got 20 kids waiting for me.
Young Nick Pickering wants his tool set.
And I think we've got Gavin a Wait a minute.
What were we getting Gavin? Sandy? Christmas isn't for a few weeks still.
Oh.
- Can you get Mum? - I have already called her.
Cash register! - His parents spoil him rotten.
- Oh, Gavin's always been spoilt.
Oh! Sandy! - Aren't you hot in that suit? - Come on, Santa.
I'll take you to Minna's.
Oh, God.
Mum, we have to do something.
No.
I know what we have to do, Louisa.
Louisa? We've been summoned.
Ah, crap! Thank you for responding so quickly.
You know time is of the essence.
We've wasted enough of it already.
Please have a seat.
Bill? This is Bill Snowdon.
He's been working on the alleged lizard sighting.
Needless to say, it's remained elusive.
I'm wondering if you'd care to add anything to that.
Well, can we hear what Bill has to say? We've monitored the area of the sighting extensively.
The animal's very cryptic.
Hard to find, hard to trap.
The likelihood that the species actually still exists, well, it's a bit like hen's teeth.
And the photos? They just prove the similarities to the common legless.
Apart from the gold markings.
- Thanks, Bill.
- No worries.
So, what I'd like to know is what you knew about those photos.
- Why? - Well Supposing they were not completely authentic.
Did you know that when you printed the story? Or did you make a genuine mistake? I hope you're not accusing the Echo of fraud.
I want the truth, so we can stick to our schedule.
- Sorry.
- Yes, Vivien.
Oh.
No, it completely slipped my mind.
Yes, I'll l'll deal with it straightaway.
All right? Yeah.
Would you excuse us? I need to talk to Louisa.
Newspaper business.
If you're involved in some way, Louisa, not only will you lose your job, you'll lose the roof over your head.
Whoa, whoa.
No threats.
OK? Tell me what happened.
Don't leave anything out.
We were on a deadline and we didn't know where you were.
We had this one chance still.
I wrote an editorial.
It wasn't a news story.
- And? - And a few days later, Holly Holly told me the lizard she photographed wasn't a real one.
Well, this has the potential to look pretty unprofessional, doesn't it? I'm not gonna let Holly take the blame for this.
I'll deal with it.
I just need to gauge what she's really after.
Shit.
Shit, shit, shit! Sorry about that.
One of us has to cover a pretty urgent job.
This is my territory anyway.
So, if we accept what Bill says is correct, we'll publish that.
- And a retraction.
- No-one made any allegations.
- It was on the front page.
- Where it should've been.
- Coffee? - No, thanks.
(Door opens) You're back.
- Yeah.
Didn't you call? - No.
But I did find out how much Wentworth is offering for the Echo.
and Tim are thinking about it.
It's a great deal more than they bought it for.
Are you all right? I think we're in trouble, Viv.
- You sure? - Mm.
Your editorial has cost Chimaera Gold a great deal of money.
Flying Bill and his team in, it's wasted our time.
And I've been told to wrap this up as soon as I can.
I'd appreciate some help with that.
Well, as I said, we'll publish what Bill has - Look, we both know there's another side to this story.
And I don't think your paper can afford to reimburse us for our losses, Tim.
I'd publish that retraction.
I heard Wentworth News have made you a job offer.
They must see a lot of potential in you.
Yeah.
They like the way I cleaned up the mess our last editor left.
You can't second guess what's gonna happen in the future.
Just as long as they leave Holly out of it.
Well, I don't think she got many cuddles as a kid.
It's OK.
We'll get a slap on the wrist, if that.
(Phone rings) You wrote nothing litigious.
You did your job, you presented an alternative scenario.
What if the lizard exists? They'd be stuffed if it did.
- Yeah.
- You haven't got anything to worry about.
And even if you did I love a challenge.
Louisa? It's Minna.
- Here we are.
- Why didn't you let me take you? Oh! I'm not gonna waste your entire day.
You wouldn't be wasting my time.
Are you all right? No.
I'm old.
Bordering on ancient.
High blood pressure, aorta's not good.
Alzheimer's more pronounced.
I'm not doing what he says.
No, I know you're not.
Nursing home.
Over my dead body! Eventually, perhaps.
But not yet.
- Oh, my God.
- And I won't be wrapped in cotton wool.
You're not going to be.
Cos you're moving in with me.
- I'm what?! - You heard me.
We've talked about this before.
Now, you're doing me a favour cos I need the company and you need looking after.
Good.
That's settled.
Come on.
Get going in the car.
- I'll move you in straightaway.
- Well I'll sit in the middle.
The rose between two thorns.
Oh, get in there, will you! - I have to look best ever.
- OK.
Keep still.
I've been wanting to do this ever since I met you.
Ta-da! Now I am a sexy symbol.
(Car horn honks) Ah! They're here, they're here! (Speaks in Chinese language) Come and meet my family! Nina Lee? I am Tsung Chi.
(Speaks in Chinese language) Frank! Hey! How are you? - You know each other? - Frank's been Dad's supplier for 20 years.
The best dim sum in the southern hemisphere! (Vehicle approaches and slows) Oh, hey.
Here it is.
Look.
Ah Lee.
He took his wife's name.
And Oh, there's Ah Chin's birthday.
And the town where he was born.
He had four sons and a daughter.
So many.
But he already have two sons in China.
Huh! What a goer! He was a bigamist.
You know - two wives.
But I only want one wife.
It's so different to what I think.
Ah Chin happy here.
I am a very lucky man.
I have a new family.
Two families.
Three families.
But not a wife.
I'm sorry.
It just wouldn't work out.
I'm not in love with you.
I wanna love the man I marry with all my heart.
I wanna know that I would go halfway around the world to be with him.
And he would for me.
Have you ever been in love? I I thought so.
Your great-grandfather must've given up so much to stay here.
And I will stay, too.
Australia has plenty of good-looking sheilas to go round.
- Ah! - There we go.
Home, sweet home.
This is very good of you, Min.
You practically live here anyway.
(Cockatoo shrieks) - You out! - Tea? - Er isn't it time for a small aperitif? A sherry, perhaps? Do you have any glasses around? Now, let's get one thing straight.
I'm not chief cook and bottle washer.
No.
Just a sergeant major.
- What are you doing? - I'm just looking.
Well, leave it alone.
OK.
Well, um - If you need anything else - No, we're fine.
Like a bodyguard.
Just let me know.
Good on you.
- Night.
- Goodnight, Emma.
No, no.
What are you doing? Keep out of the kitchen.
You stay there until I get back.
Go on.
All right.
- Will you be OK? - Oh, once I get rid of the feather duster.
I can look after him now, the way he's looked after me all these years.
Right.
Well, if you need anything tomorrow - Nick's coming around for a couple of hours.
- Nick? What are you gonna do about him, Louisa? Or do you need jumper leads? - Sorry? - Oh, for heaven's sake.
Here are the points.
- Nick, Tim - you don't need a list.
- Tim?! Now, Tim challenges you, but a man like that just needs firm handling.
But Nick adores you.
Now, I love Nick.
He's a wonderful human being, but on the other hand, being challenged isn't such a bad thing.
But then, I'm not you.
No, you're not.
Have you finished? Yeah.
Aren't you supposed to be home by now? Oh, my! - Holl? - Hey.
Thank you for the banners and the chocolates.
Oh, I'm sorry I'm late.
I wanted to have dinner for you and everything.
How did it go? - My pen ran out.
- Oh! Oh, my - Oh, Holly! - I'll pass.
- That's great! - I just can't believe it's over.
No more school.
I'm free! Oh, good girl! Oh hang on a minute.
Da-da-da! Oh It's lovely.
No, it's not.
It's hideous.
I actually made you something else, but it didn't work out, so I got this instead.
What? Show me.
- No.
- Come on.
Where is it? - Holly.
- Come on! Oh, my God! It was meant to say, "Spread your wings".
But I It didn't work out.
The wings look more like ears.
You you don't have to - You know.
- I love it.
Thank you.
What? Nothing.
Come on.
Make me one of your toasties.
Er This can come.
THAT stays where it is.
I think she's serious, mate.
- What about this? - Oh, hey! I was the last person to see one of these alive.
- I told the mining bloke that.
- Hang on.
The mining bloke? Are you saying that somebody from Chimaera Gold was here? Well, he wanted to know everything I knew.
I nearly didn't have anything to show him If Rita hadn't brought it back.
What did Rita want with it? Well, I think Holly used one of the old Goulds to get it right.
John Gould painted it, you know.
Are you talking about Holly's photo? Yeah.
She did a good job.
Very good likeness.
But she could've just asked me.
I was the last person to see one of these.
Which is what I told the mining bloke.
Oh, my God.
Did you know about this? No.
A public hearing's not that bad.
It's just the DPI and the DSE.
Chimaera Gold wants their mining permit reinstated.
And it looks like they want your account of things.
Yeah, but why in Indigo? Yeah? Why can't they hold the meeting here? Neutral territory.
The reception to the mine's been pretty hostile round here.
Yeah.
Well, it's a pity that they couldn't take the message.
Don't worry.
I'll be there.
- They'll have to deal with both of us.
- Huh! Six feet under.
- So, did they say when? - Oh, the next couple of days.
- They said they'd give us 24 hours' notice.
- Oh, God! Look, I gotta get going.
I've got a meeting with Wentworth CEO in Melbourne.
What am I gonna tell him? - Is my editor coming with me? - Sorry.
I Yeah.
I I haven't even Can can we wait till this is over? Sure.
Crap! Holl? I need to talk to you.
They just kept following me.
They they won't leave me alone.
This wouldn't be to do with that fake lizard of yours, would it? Mum didn't know.
Not till after.
It's not her fault.
You're a bit of a dickhead, aren't you? Nice try.
Bad move.
Come on, Holly.
You can't force people to do what you want them to.
Is that why you don't call Mum? Tim's asked her to go with him.
He's leaving! - Yeah, well, if that's what she wants - I don't want her to go! Well, life doesn't always go the way we the way we want it to.
That's not gonna help your problem, is it? Come on.
Put your bike in the back of the van.
We'll do your driving lesson now.
And I will drop you off home.
We'll sort this out.
Come on.
Chimaera Gold have just called.
That meeting is scheduled for now.
- What? - I know.
It's an ambush.
- I've tried getting onto Tim, but his phone's off.
- And Mum? - I'll call in the troops.
- We've got half an hour to get there.
- What happened to 24 hours' notice? Come on.
Slow down a little bit.
Indicate.
Fine.
That's it.
Good.
That that's the car.
Drive on.
G'day, sweetheart.
Feel like a chat? Sure thing, Darlin'.
Look.
We just wanted to scare her mum off a bit.
Why? No reason.
Who do you two work for? All right.
Now piss off! I didn't think intimidation was part of your job description.
We can discuss the semantics of my job another time, Nick.
- I have a meeting to get to.
- Five minutes'll be worth your while.
What is this about? Two of your employees scaring the bejesus out of Holly Atherton.
What the hell is that all about? Whatever they did, I did not authorise it.
- I'm not stupid.
- Oh, I know you're not.
But you're in charge.
So it's up to you to fix it.
Either you or the cops.
It doesn't matter to me.
Oh, and um Can I get a lift? Seeing we're both going to the same meeting.
Apologies for the hold-up.
We're waiting for a member of our team.
- Could we start with the preliminaries? - Certainly.
Erm As you know, Chimaera Gold are keen for the DSE to have the conditions placed on them by the environmental impact statement lifted, so that we can finally start what we came here to do.
Now, in order to do this, we need to establish the authenticity of a photograph placed in the Echo so that we can dispel this myth that this lizard still exists.
Excuse me? No-one said anything about legal representation.
Mrs Atherton? Do you feel you need legal representation? Uh, no.
That that's OK.
I'd like to keep going.
Yeah.
Well, we only have a a few minor clarifications.
As editor, Mrs Atherton You haven't given us much warning.
Er, public submissions have been forwarded to the DSE.
Yes, but have they listened to a word we've said? Please.
If you could just take a seat quietly.
Aw! Mrs Atherton, your daughter managed to photograph the lizard at close range, yet was unable to capture the specimen which has since disappeared without a trace.
Er do you have any views on this? Well, just because you can't find it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
Yes.
Mrs Atherton, what do you know about the circumstances surrounding the taking of this photograph? Were you at any stage told that this photograph was not real? This isn't a court of law, Loui.
They have no right to put you under a microscope.
(Move!) (Whispers) Er, Chimaera Gold accepts the fact that the Echo and the Echo's editor make a genuine mistake regarding the authenticity of the photograph.
And Chimaera Gold will pay all out-of-pocket expenses.
Will that change your application? No, no.
We still want the DSE to lift this ban on mining activities since there's no evidence that this lizard actually exists.
We want mining to go ahead.
Let's go through the details.
Bastards! I had no idea they'd do that.
So, what happened? Oh, we've got a week to get out.
- What? - Community gardens.
Echo's OK.
- Oh.
And you? - Uh, exonerated.
Phew! You know, the mine was always going to go ahead.
You can't tie yourself in knots about it.
Now, listen.
I've got some news.
I spoke to the managing director about the position for you.
They're happy to have you on board whenever you're ready.
You'd be part of a good team.
And you'll have your own photographer.
But I am a photographer.
Well it's what you're working towards.
But you didn't ask me.
Oh.
I'm not handling this very well, am I? No, you're not.
It's not just about the job, Louisa.
Yeah, but you know what? What I'm doing here, it's it's not just a job.
It's it's much, much more.
You've misunderstood what I was trying to say.
No, no, no, no, no.
I would be a hopeless mouthpiece for an organisation that doesn't care about where people live, what they want, how they feel.
I have to be connected with what I write about.
Otherwise I don't know.
It doesn't have any meaning.
I'm not sure who you think I am.
But I know who I am.
And I belong here.
I'm not coming with you.
But thanks.
(Wow!) Gavin? Are you there? We're closed! What do you want? I I wanna buy something.
You'd better make it quick.
What do you wanna buy? I wanna buy a newspaper.
And if you add the interest I've earned over the last 12 months to the principle sum - You still can't afford it.
But you're right.
The community needs its voice more than ever.
It's what I've been telling you.
And the contract does allow the owner first right of refusal.
Right.
If I wanted to buy the paper, I'd have first option.
- But I wanna buy it.
- But you can't afford it.
Yeah, but I I can.
That's why I'm here.
We could buy it together.
Mm.
You haven't seen the size of my overdraft.
You could if if I chipped in.
- What? - Er I have got some savings you know.
What a a three-way split? But erm Oh, my God.
- That'd make us partners.
- Yes.
It would, Louisa.
Right.
OK.
All right.
OK.
Partners it is.
All right? Yep.
DANCE BAND: Begin The Beguine May I dance with the most beautiful woman in the room? I think I'd better turn in.
You know, you look just like you did when you were 17.
You haven't changed a bit.
- You want a lift? - No, thanks.
I was going that way.
So was I, if you remember.
- I hear you're leaving.
- Oh.
Who needs a paper in town when news travels that fast? So? Are you leaving? If I am you'll be the first to know.
Is it that time already? Hm? There.
Ah! There you are, old fella.
Mum? Mum? - Mum.
- I'll be with you in a minute, Louisa.
Have I shown you Osama and Bin Laden? Sandy reared them.
Said they're a couple of little terrorists.
Ooh! There we are.
There you go.
(Rooster crows) Um, we need to know what clothes he'll wear.
Clothes? Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
- I'll get his suit.
- No, no.
Not a suit.
His his sports jacket and and his old fishing hat - that's what he would have wanted.
Right.
And we're gonna need shoes.
Shoes.
(Buzz of conversation) See you, Gramps.
Nan, he was gorgeous.
How could you pass him up? Who says I did? We were quite an item in our day.
Isn't that the terminology? I broke his heart.
- You never told me that.
- It was a long time ago.
Oi! You lot! Shut up! (Engines turned off) Thank you! We are here in a place that Sandy loved a great deal.
And we're here to celebrate all that Sandy achieved and what he helped us as a community to achieve.
So, let's do what he would have wanted us to do.
It was 115 in the shade and he was in a suit.
Then he went in one side of the dam and came out the other side covered in tadpoles - and one frog! - That was beautiful.
- Oh! I'm hopeless at funerals.
I got my first paddock bomb off Sandy.
He let me hoon all around his back paddocks.
No doors, no brakes, bald tyres.
- I was only 12 years old.
- Me, too! - Sandy was the eternal optimist.
- He was like everyone's grandfather.
Mm.
I wonder what's gonna happen to the museum.
- Hm? - Nothing.
I tell him - Rainbow is bridge between Heaven and Earth.
How does that work? Chinese warrior have to take coat off before he can cross.
And Sandy said, "Lily, there's your pot of gold.
" Uh-huh.
- You don't get it, do you? - Shut up, Rooster.
- It's about time.
- I knew they would.
What? What?! You know what? You remind me of him.
Is that a good thing or a bad thing? It's a really good thing.
A toast.
To Sandy.
ALL: To Sandy! VERDl: Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves Mum.
Are you coming? I don't like saying goodbye.
- Mum! Mum, what are you doing? - Loui, where are you going? The lizard.
I can see it! - What lizard? - The leaping legless! Oh, my God.
Where is it? - There it is! - Over here.
- Stop it! - Pallbearers.
Pallbearers, stop it! Ladies! - This is a funeral.
Stop this! - Sandy would love it.
A bit of decorum, ladies.
Stop! Oi, Frank.
Have a look.
I think you'll find this is a very important moment in the history of our planet! (All cheer) Hello, lizzie.
Welcome to Rainbow's End.
ARTIE SHAW AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Begin The Beguine Come on! Well, how much further? - You're gonna love it.
- Couldn't we have done this tomorrow? Come on! - What's wrong with you? - All right.
What is it, then? Oh, Gee.
This is a bloody hoot.
What? The Big Lizard! Lay down in a bed of roses Wake up lying on a bed of nails I lay down in a bed of roses And I woke up, lying on a bed of nails.
If we're lucky, it could blow Chimaera Gold out of the water.
I'll write an editorial to go with the photos, OK? What if this lizard still exists, yeah? It could be a major scientific discovery.
You have first invitation to engagement party.
(Laughs) Your heart is sad.
It's not right.
Love will not grow from that.
What I am trying to say is I've lost my way, Min.
- Sandy has Alzheimer's.
- Oh, no.
I painted golden speckles on the normal lizard.
Holl, I've put the entire weight of the paper behind this.
That lizard will give us more time.
The lizard's a fake! Where is this alleged lizard? I wanna see it.
You and your mining friends will have to stop your drilling.
Gavin's not happy about this either.
Contrary, Wendy.
I'm withdrawing my support.
- I didn't want him to win.
- Are we talking about winning me? - You're over-reacting.
- No! I'm not.
But I am now.
(Cockatoo shrieks) (Laughs) Hello.
- Aw! COCKATOO: Quite right! So, he's adopting you now, is he? Well, he's had his eye on me for quite a while.
Hello! I had a cocky when I was a boy.
They can get to be 100, you know.
Really? Which is er a heck of a lot of flying hours.
(Shrieks) Bye-bye.
Oh, thank you! "We are shaped and fashioned by the things we love.
" Wolfgang von Goethe.
"Well, I certainly love a cuppa.
" Minna Franklin.
A woman after my own heart.
- You're a herpetologist, aren't you? - Yep.
I want to do environmental science next year at uni.
If I do well enough in my VCE.
Good for you.
- Found any golden speckled lizards yet? - Well, am I going to? How can you stand working for a mining company? Well, let's just say, I can probably limit the damage.
Big hole in the ground sounds pretty damaging to me.
What are you gonna do? Limit the size of it? Yeah.
Oh, well.
I'll be off, then.
Now.
You make sure you eat these while they're still fresh and you give me a ring this evening.
Yes.
Stop fussing, woman.
(Car horn) - Ah! My chauffeur.
Would you mind if an old man gave you er a little advice? No.
Don't let grief or guilt stop you from moving forward.
That's one of the things about getting old.
Your eyesight's failed but your hindsight hasn't.
Especially when it comes to others.
And time has a habit of er drifting away.
Ah! Home, Jeeves, thank you very much.
That's enough of that, sunshine, or you'll be walking.
Come on.
Loui.
Still angry at me? Oh, no, no, Nick.
Course not.
I lay down in a bed of roses I woke up lying on a bed of nails It's the oldest of tales Lose the wind From your sails I lay down in a bed of roses And I woke up lying on a bed of nails.
- You're up.
- I'm up.
- How did you sleep? - Like a baby.
I'm starving.
I need eggs, bacon, baked beans, toa- - What's that? - Brain food.
I looked it up on the net.
Certain types of food give you an instant boost to the brain.
These are especially good for memory and concentration.
- It's like a sugar hit for the body.
- Can I just have a hot chocolate? Holl, you'll peak way to soon.
OK? Now, there.
There's every type of vitamin you need to get through the day.
The exam only goes for three hours.
What are you doing with my stuff? Road-testing your pens.
And these ones have failed.
See this one? Leaky.
This one's scratchy.
This guy, yeah? It only writes on a certain angle.
That's helpful (!) Mum, I'm using my lucky pen.
The one Sean gave me.
Holl, please.
This isn't about luck.
Yeah? This is about planning.
It's about choosing the right pen for the examination.
A detail many people overlook and spend the rest of their lives wondering what went wrong.
You HAD a leaky pen! I'm panicking you, aren't I? You're panicking.
Don't panic.
Don't panic.
Come on.
Don't panic.
Yep.
- Sean, what are you doing here? - I'm gonna give you a lift.
- Why? - Because you've got your exams.
I thought it'd be nice for you to be nice and relaxed.
- Have you been talking to my mum? - No.
OK.
Anyway, buses are so unreliable.
They're always breaking down.
The bus has never broken down.
It could and if it hasn't broken down before, statistically, it's much more likely to break down today.
- And today, you'd be more nervous - Sean! - Yep? - You OK? - Yeah, I'm fine.
- Do you want me to pick you up? - I'll be fine.
- But thank you.
- Good luck.
(Gurgling) - That was my stomach.
- Have you had anything to eat? - Not really.
- You've gotta have breakfast before an exam! And what would you suggest one have? You've gotta have, like, all your carbs and your proteins.
- Like bacon and eggs and - - Of course.
Maybe I'll just have a doughnut.
- Bye.
- Good luck.
Glad you're all here.
Right.
We wanted you to know as soon as we did.
The Wentworth Regional News is looking at buying the Echo.
- You're not accepting it.
- Well, we're considering it.
Nothing's been finalised yet, Vivien.
Part of the restructuring would mean me going back to Melbourne in a managerial capacity.
But that's a separate issue.
- What happens to us? - Oh, no-one'd lose out.
It's a win-win-win situation.
So um all of our jobs are safe.
Yes.
Your jobs are guaranteed.
But you won't be here.
Indigo, probably.
But you'd be working from your desk a lot more.
Phone interviews, monitoring what's happening in regional news.
But your articles would have a far greater reach.
They'll be syndicated in all of Wentworth's papers.
Who covers the Roos' games.
Or does that happen over the phone? This is a huge opportunity, Marty.
This is a growth corridor and you'd grow with it.
We'll give every aspect serious consideration.
But we mostly want to assure you that no-one is going to be left in the lurch.
OK.
Cut the PR.
If we're being absorbed, where does that leave us? Sit down, please.
Right.
You keep your management team, minus me.
But with a lot more financial backing.
- So, no-one's being retrenched.
- Not if it's a condition of sale.
Which it will be.
And later? Or is that not any concern of yours? Of course it is.
And I'd be in a position to keep an eye on it.
Oh, please! It's not gonna be the same paper, though, is it? I mean, people in lndigo, they don't care what happens here.
It's a worldwide trend, Louisa.
You can't fight progress.
And you could come with me if you wanted to.
Come with you? What, to Melbourne? If you're serious about your career, you'll have to move forward.
You're wasted here.
Look.
You've got on-the-job experience.
You're passionate, you're energetic.
You're smart, you connect with people.
With my contacts you could work in any paper you wanted.
You just have to give yourself permission to.
It's typical.
You work so hard to build something up.
And the minute you do, it gets sold from under you.
And what happens if you do go to Indigo? Well.
It won't be the same Echo.
- Bet he said you had potential.
- She's got more than potential.
- But she doesn't wanna go! - Well, I might wanna go.
- I don't want you to go.
- Sometimes you've got to go.
Sometimes you've got to leap into the unknown.
OK.
Let's get started.
And into our hello, possum.
- Oh, no.
Do we have to do push-ups? - YOU don't have to do them.
And hello.
Come on.
Hello, possum.
Hello, possum.
OK.
Up.
Into the frilled-neck lizard.
Lower the shoulders.
Open up.
Oh, my God.
I forgot, didn't I? - (Mumbles) Yes, you did.
- Is it today? - This afternoon.
- You've graduated?! I had 5,000 of these printed.
Graduate diploma civil ceremonies.
Oh, congratulations.
- That looks fantastic! - Oh, that's wonderful! - When do you start? - Funerals, straightaway.
But I have to be registered for weddings.
It's the start of the rest of our lives.
We'll get it right eventually, eh? - Mm.
- OK.
Come on, girls.
Back to it.
Come on.
And Platypus! Come on.
Get those stomach muscles in.
- And clapping platypus.
- What?! Do you know where I parked the fire truck? I've lost it.
Oh, well.
It must be around here somewhere.
- Do you want me to help you look for it? - Well, I've got 20 kids waiting for me.
Young Nick Pickering wants his tool set.
And I think we've got Gavin a Wait a minute.
What were we getting Gavin? Sandy? Christmas isn't for a few weeks still.
Oh.
- Can you get Mum? - I have already called her.
Cash register! - His parents spoil him rotten.
- Oh, Gavin's always been spoilt.
Oh! Sandy! - Aren't you hot in that suit? - Come on, Santa.
I'll take you to Minna's.
Oh, God.
Mum, we have to do something.
No.
I know what we have to do, Louisa.
Louisa? We've been summoned.
Ah, crap! Thank you for responding so quickly.
You know time is of the essence.
We've wasted enough of it already.
Please have a seat.
Bill? This is Bill Snowdon.
He's been working on the alleged lizard sighting.
Needless to say, it's remained elusive.
I'm wondering if you'd care to add anything to that.
Well, can we hear what Bill has to say? We've monitored the area of the sighting extensively.
The animal's very cryptic.
Hard to find, hard to trap.
The likelihood that the species actually still exists, well, it's a bit like hen's teeth.
And the photos? They just prove the similarities to the common legless.
Apart from the gold markings.
- Thanks, Bill.
- No worries.
So, what I'd like to know is what you knew about those photos.
- Why? - Well Supposing they were not completely authentic.
Did you know that when you printed the story? Or did you make a genuine mistake? I hope you're not accusing the Echo of fraud.
I want the truth, so we can stick to our schedule.
- Sorry.
- Yes, Vivien.
Oh.
No, it completely slipped my mind.
Yes, I'll l'll deal with it straightaway.
All right? Yeah.
Would you excuse us? I need to talk to Louisa.
Newspaper business.
If you're involved in some way, Louisa, not only will you lose your job, you'll lose the roof over your head.
Whoa, whoa.
No threats.
OK? Tell me what happened.
Don't leave anything out.
We were on a deadline and we didn't know where you were.
We had this one chance still.
I wrote an editorial.
It wasn't a news story.
- And? - And a few days later, Holly Holly told me the lizard she photographed wasn't a real one.
Well, this has the potential to look pretty unprofessional, doesn't it? I'm not gonna let Holly take the blame for this.
I'll deal with it.
I just need to gauge what she's really after.
Shit.
Shit, shit, shit! Sorry about that.
One of us has to cover a pretty urgent job.
This is my territory anyway.
So, if we accept what Bill says is correct, we'll publish that.
- And a retraction.
- No-one made any allegations.
- It was on the front page.
- Where it should've been.
- Coffee? - No, thanks.
(Door opens) You're back.
- Yeah.
Didn't you call? - No.
But I did find out how much Wentworth is offering for the Echo.
and Tim are thinking about it.
It's a great deal more than they bought it for.
Are you all right? I think we're in trouble, Viv.
- You sure? - Mm.
Your editorial has cost Chimaera Gold a great deal of money.
Flying Bill and his team in, it's wasted our time.
And I've been told to wrap this up as soon as I can.
I'd appreciate some help with that.
Well, as I said, we'll publish what Bill has - Look, we both know there's another side to this story.
And I don't think your paper can afford to reimburse us for our losses, Tim.
I'd publish that retraction.
I heard Wentworth News have made you a job offer.
They must see a lot of potential in you.
Yeah.
They like the way I cleaned up the mess our last editor left.
You can't second guess what's gonna happen in the future.
Just as long as they leave Holly out of it.
Well, I don't think she got many cuddles as a kid.
It's OK.
We'll get a slap on the wrist, if that.
(Phone rings) You wrote nothing litigious.
You did your job, you presented an alternative scenario.
What if the lizard exists? They'd be stuffed if it did.
- Yeah.
- You haven't got anything to worry about.
And even if you did I love a challenge.
Louisa? It's Minna.
- Here we are.
- Why didn't you let me take you? Oh! I'm not gonna waste your entire day.
You wouldn't be wasting my time.
Are you all right? No.
I'm old.
Bordering on ancient.
High blood pressure, aorta's not good.
Alzheimer's more pronounced.
I'm not doing what he says.
No, I know you're not.
Nursing home.
Over my dead body! Eventually, perhaps.
But not yet.
- Oh, my God.
- And I won't be wrapped in cotton wool.
You're not going to be.
Cos you're moving in with me.
- I'm what?! - You heard me.
We've talked about this before.
Now, you're doing me a favour cos I need the company and you need looking after.
Good.
That's settled.
Come on.
Get going in the car.
- I'll move you in straightaway.
- Well I'll sit in the middle.
The rose between two thorns.
Oh, get in there, will you! - I have to look best ever.
- OK.
Keep still.
I've been wanting to do this ever since I met you.
Ta-da! Now I am a sexy symbol.
(Car horn honks) Ah! They're here, they're here! (Speaks in Chinese language) Come and meet my family! Nina Lee? I am Tsung Chi.
(Speaks in Chinese language) Frank! Hey! How are you? - You know each other? - Frank's been Dad's supplier for 20 years.
The best dim sum in the southern hemisphere! (Vehicle approaches and slows) Oh, hey.
Here it is.
Look.
Ah Lee.
He took his wife's name.
And Oh, there's Ah Chin's birthday.
And the town where he was born.
He had four sons and a daughter.
So many.
But he already have two sons in China.
Huh! What a goer! He was a bigamist.
You know - two wives.
But I only want one wife.
It's so different to what I think.
Ah Chin happy here.
I am a very lucky man.
I have a new family.
Two families.
Three families.
But not a wife.
I'm sorry.
It just wouldn't work out.
I'm not in love with you.
I wanna love the man I marry with all my heart.
I wanna know that I would go halfway around the world to be with him.
And he would for me.
Have you ever been in love? I I thought so.
Your great-grandfather must've given up so much to stay here.
And I will stay, too.
Australia has plenty of good-looking sheilas to go round.
- Ah! - There we go.
Home, sweet home.
This is very good of you, Min.
You practically live here anyway.
(Cockatoo shrieks) - You out! - Tea? - Er isn't it time for a small aperitif? A sherry, perhaps? Do you have any glasses around? Now, let's get one thing straight.
I'm not chief cook and bottle washer.
No.
Just a sergeant major.
- What are you doing? - I'm just looking.
Well, leave it alone.
OK.
Well, um - If you need anything else - No, we're fine.
Like a bodyguard.
Just let me know.
Good on you.
- Night.
- Goodnight, Emma.
No, no.
What are you doing? Keep out of the kitchen.
You stay there until I get back.
Go on.
All right.
- Will you be OK? - Oh, once I get rid of the feather duster.
I can look after him now, the way he's looked after me all these years.
Right.
Well, if you need anything tomorrow - Nick's coming around for a couple of hours.
- Nick? What are you gonna do about him, Louisa? Or do you need jumper leads? - Sorry? - Oh, for heaven's sake.
Here are the points.
- Nick, Tim - you don't need a list.
- Tim?! Now, Tim challenges you, but a man like that just needs firm handling.
But Nick adores you.
Now, I love Nick.
He's a wonderful human being, but on the other hand, being challenged isn't such a bad thing.
But then, I'm not you.
No, you're not.
Have you finished? Yeah.
Aren't you supposed to be home by now? Oh, my! - Holl? - Hey.
Thank you for the banners and the chocolates.
Oh, I'm sorry I'm late.
I wanted to have dinner for you and everything.
How did it go? - My pen ran out.
- Oh! Oh, my - Oh, Holly! - I'll pass.
- That's great! - I just can't believe it's over.
No more school.
I'm free! Oh, good girl! Oh hang on a minute.
Da-da-da! Oh It's lovely.
No, it's not.
It's hideous.
I actually made you something else, but it didn't work out, so I got this instead.
What? Show me.
- No.
- Come on.
Where is it? - Holly.
- Come on! Oh, my God! It was meant to say, "Spread your wings".
But I It didn't work out.
The wings look more like ears.
You you don't have to - You know.
- I love it.
Thank you.
What? Nothing.
Come on.
Make me one of your toasties.
Er This can come.
THAT stays where it is.
I think she's serious, mate.
- What about this? - Oh, hey! I was the last person to see one of these alive.
- I told the mining bloke that.
- Hang on.
The mining bloke? Are you saying that somebody from Chimaera Gold was here? Well, he wanted to know everything I knew.
I nearly didn't have anything to show him If Rita hadn't brought it back.
What did Rita want with it? Well, I think Holly used one of the old Goulds to get it right.
John Gould painted it, you know.
Are you talking about Holly's photo? Yeah.
She did a good job.
Very good likeness.
But she could've just asked me.
I was the last person to see one of these.
Which is what I told the mining bloke.
Oh, my God.
Did you know about this? No.
A public hearing's not that bad.
It's just the DPI and the DSE.
Chimaera Gold wants their mining permit reinstated.
And it looks like they want your account of things.
Yeah, but why in Indigo? Yeah? Why can't they hold the meeting here? Neutral territory.
The reception to the mine's been pretty hostile round here.
Yeah.
Well, it's a pity that they couldn't take the message.
Don't worry.
I'll be there.
- They'll have to deal with both of us.
- Huh! Six feet under.
- So, did they say when? - Oh, the next couple of days.
- They said they'd give us 24 hours' notice.
- Oh, God! Look, I gotta get going.
I've got a meeting with Wentworth CEO in Melbourne.
What am I gonna tell him? - Is my editor coming with me? - Sorry.
I Yeah.
I I haven't even Can can we wait till this is over? Sure.
Crap! Holl? I need to talk to you.
They just kept following me.
They they won't leave me alone.
This wouldn't be to do with that fake lizard of yours, would it? Mum didn't know.
Not till after.
It's not her fault.
You're a bit of a dickhead, aren't you? Nice try.
Bad move.
Come on, Holly.
You can't force people to do what you want them to.
Is that why you don't call Mum? Tim's asked her to go with him.
He's leaving! - Yeah, well, if that's what she wants - I don't want her to go! Well, life doesn't always go the way we the way we want it to.
That's not gonna help your problem, is it? Come on.
Put your bike in the back of the van.
We'll do your driving lesson now.
And I will drop you off home.
We'll sort this out.
Come on.
Chimaera Gold have just called.
That meeting is scheduled for now.
- What? - I know.
It's an ambush.
- I've tried getting onto Tim, but his phone's off.
- And Mum? - I'll call in the troops.
- We've got half an hour to get there.
- What happened to 24 hours' notice? Come on.
Slow down a little bit.
Indicate.
Fine.
That's it.
Good.
That that's the car.
Drive on.
G'day, sweetheart.
Feel like a chat? Sure thing, Darlin'.
Look.
We just wanted to scare her mum off a bit.
Why? No reason.
Who do you two work for? All right.
Now piss off! I didn't think intimidation was part of your job description.
We can discuss the semantics of my job another time, Nick.
- I have a meeting to get to.
- Five minutes'll be worth your while.
What is this about? Two of your employees scaring the bejesus out of Holly Atherton.
What the hell is that all about? Whatever they did, I did not authorise it.
- I'm not stupid.
- Oh, I know you're not.
But you're in charge.
So it's up to you to fix it.
Either you or the cops.
It doesn't matter to me.
Oh, and um Can I get a lift? Seeing we're both going to the same meeting.
Apologies for the hold-up.
We're waiting for a member of our team.
- Could we start with the preliminaries? - Certainly.
Erm As you know, Chimaera Gold are keen for the DSE to have the conditions placed on them by the environmental impact statement lifted, so that we can finally start what we came here to do.
Now, in order to do this, we need to establish the authenticity of a photograph placed in the Echo so that we can dispel this myth that this lizard still exists.
Excuse me? No-one said anything about legal representation.
Mrs Atherton? Do you feel you need legal representation? Uh, no.
That that's OK.
I'd like to keep going.
Yeah.
Well, we only have a a few minor clarifications.
As editor, Mrs Atherton You haven't given us much warning.
Er, public submissions have been forwarded to the DSE.
Yes, but have they listened to a word we've said? Please.
If you could just take a seat quietly.
Aw! Mrs Atherton, your daughter managed to photograph the lizard at close range, yet was unable to capture the specimen which has since disappeared without a trace.
Er do you have any views on this? Well, just because you can't find it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
Yes.
Mrs Atherton, what do you know about the circumstances surrounding the taking of this photograph? Were you at any stage told that this photograph was not real? This isn't a court of law, Loui.
They have no right to put you under a microscope.
(Move!) (Whispers) Er, Chimaera Gold accepts the fact that the Echo and the Echo's editor make a genuine mistake regarding the authenticity of the photograph.
And Chimaera Gold will pay all out-of-pocket expenses.
Will that change your application? No, no.
We still want the DSE to lift this ban on mining activities since there's no evidence that this lizard actually exists.
We want mining to go ahead.
Let's go through the details.
Bastards! I had no idea they'd do that.
So, what happened? Oh, we've got a week to get out.
- What? - Community gardens.
Echo's OK.
- Oh.
And you? - Uh, exonerated.
Phew! You know, the mine was always going to go ahead.
You can't tie yourself in knots about it.
Now, listen.
I've got some news.
I spoke to the managing director about the position for you.
They're happy to have you on board whenever you're ready.
You'd be part of a good team.
And you'll have your own photographer.
But I am a photographer.
Well it's what you're working towards.
But you didn't ask me.
Oh.
I'm not handling this very well, am I? No, you're not.
It's not just about the job, Louisa.
Yeah, but you know what? What I'm doing here, it's it's not just a job.
It's it's much, much more.
You've misunderstood what I was trying to say.
No, no, no, no, no.
I would be a hopeless mouthpiece for an organisation that doesn't care about where people live, what they want, how they feel.
I have to be connected with what I write about.
Otherwise I don't know.
It doesn't have any meaning.
I'm not sure who you think I am.
But I know who I am.
And I belong here.
I'm not coming with you.
But thanks.
(Wow!) Gavin? Are you there? We're closed! What do you want? I I wanna buy something.
You'd better make it quick.
What do you wanna buy? I wanna buy a newspaper.
And if you add the interest I've earned over the last 12 months to the principle sum - You still can't afford it.
But you're right.
The community needs its voice more than ever.
It's what I've been telling you.
And the contract does allow the owner first right of refusal.
Right.
If I wanted to buy the paper, I'd have first option.
- But I wanna buy it.
- But you can't afford it.
Yeah, but I I can.
That's why I'm here.
We could buy it together.
Mm.
You haven't seen the size of my overdraft.
You could if if I chipped in.
- What? - Er I have got some savings you know.
What a a three-way split? But erm Oh, my God.
- That'd make us partners.
- Yes.
It would, Louisa.
Right.
OK.
All right.
OK.
Partners it is.
All right? Yep.
DANCE BAND: Begin The Beguine May I dance with the most beautiful woman in the room? I think I'd better turn in.
You know, you look just like you did when you were 17.
You haven't changed a bit.
- You want a lift? - No, thanks.
I was going that way.
So was I, if you remember.
- I hear you're leaving.
- Oh.
Who needs a paper in town when news travels that fast? So? Are you leaving? If I am you'll be the first to know.
Is it that time already? Hm? There.
Ah! There you are, old fella.
Mum? Mum? - Mum.
- I'll be with you in a minute, Louisa.
Have I shown you Osama and Bin Laden? Sandy reared them.
Said they're a couple of little terrorists.
Ooh! There we are.
There you go.
(Rooster crows) Um, we need to know what clothes he'll wear.
Clothes? Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
- I'll get his suit.
- No, no.
Not a suit.
His his sports jacket and and his old fishing hat - that's what he would have wanted.
Right.
And we're gonna need shoes.
Shoes.
(Buzz of conversation) See you, Gramps.
Nan, he was gorgeous.
How could you pass him up? Who says I did? We were quite an item in our day.
Isn't that the terminology? I broke his heart.
- You never told me that.
- It was a long time ago.
Oi! You lot! Shut up! (Engines turned off) Thank you! We are here in a place that Sandy loved a great deal.
And we're here to celebrate all that Sandy achieved and what he helped us as a community to achieve.
So, let's do what he would have wanted us to do.
It was 115 in the shade and he was in a suit.
Then he went in one side of the dam and came out the other side covered in tadpoles - and one frog! - That was beautiful.
- Oh! I'm hopeless at funerals.
I got my first paddock bomb off Sandy.
He let me hoon all around his back paddocks.
No doors, no brakes, bald tyres.
- I was only 12 years old.
- Me, too! - Sandy was the eternal optimist.
- He was like everyone's grandfather.
Mm.
I wonder what's gonna happen to the museum.
- Hm? - Nothing.
I tell him - Rainbow is bridge between Heaven and Earth.
How does that work? Chinese warrior have to take coat off before he can cross.
And Sandy said, "Lily, there's your pot of gold.
" Uh-huh.
- You don't get it, do you? - Shut up, Rooster.
- It's about time.
- I knew they would.
What? What?! You know what? You remind me of him.
Is that a good thing or a bad thing? It's a really good thing.
A toast.
To Sandy.
ALL: To Sandy! VERDl: Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves Mum.
Are you coming? I don't like saying goodbye.
- Mum! Mum, what are you doing? - Loui, where are you going? The lizard.
I can see it! - What lizard? - The leaping legless! Oh, my God.
Where is it? - There it is! - Over here.
- Stop it! - Pallbearers.
Pallbearers, stop it! Ladies! - This is a funeral.
Stop this! - Sandy would love it.
A bit of decorum, ladies.
Stop! Oi, Frank.
Have a look.
I think you'll find this is a very important moment in the history of our planet! (All cheer) Hello, lizzie.
Welcome to Rainbow's End.
ARTIE SHAW AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Begin The Beguine Come on! Well, how much further? - You're gonna love it.
- Couldn't we have done this tomorrow? Come on! - What's wrong with you? - All right.
What is it, then? Oh, Gee.
This is a bloody hoot.
What? The Big Lizard! Lay down in a bed of roses Wake up lying on a bed of nails I lay down in a bed of roses And I woke up, lying on a bed of nails.