SeaChange (1998) s04e08 Episode Script
Paradise Reclaimed (8)
1 Yeah, I thought about the contract, Bob.
The answer's no.
Kevin, you need to sign this one too.
- It's a groom thing.
- Oh, it's a groom thing! - Alright, then.
- Smile, everyone.
This is your bloody Pearl, isn't it? And Kevin would never agree to this anyway.
I don't think Kevin'll care now he's sold the caravan park.
I don't believe you.
Your Marine Centre would be a fantastic addition to the Pearl.
You don't think it all sounds a bit too good to be true? Jules isn't necessarily her dad.
I was wanting to speak to your operations manager.
Tell her I've got a proposition for her.
Can we just think about this? I've I've been thinking about this for a long time.
OK.
'And it's Radio Riley all the way round the Bay asking what could go wrong on this glorious day? The answer is love, people.
We fall into it, go crazy for it, fall out of it again and then we swear off it for good.
It's what makes the world go round and round and round like a record.
Jules.
What's happening? Jelly Enterprises back in business, that's what's happening.
I leapfrogged this crazy council and I got us rezoned.
You mean protection zoning for the Marine Centre? Wake up, snowflake.
Your little Marine Centre was just a sweetener to keep this town happy.
I'm going to destroy Pearl Bay.
'Well, folks, if you thought sand mining was bad and Bob Jelly's Pearl was a nightmare, get on down to the pub and hear Jules Jelly's latest plans for paradise.
This woman just doesn't know when to give up.
I think you might be missing something.
Thank you.
Your shirt's on inside out.
The same one you wore yesterday.
- Can you not touch that, Dad? - What's this all about, princess? You always told me to get back on the pony, Dad.
I just went and found a real horse.
Excuse me.
Can I just get a bit of a hush? Bit of shush, please.
Hi, everyone.
As Striplands' newly appointed head of property and construction I'd like to announce our exciting new corporate direction.
Launching our state-of-the-art mineral sand mining, processing and export plant, Striplands Bay.
This is an industrial nightmare! Haven't you heard of community conservation? - This is a joke! - Wait, what happened to the beaches? - That's not my Pearl! - This will destroy the town! This plan has no rehabilitation strategy or address environmental concerns, for that matter.
Striplands felt that those concerns were overstated.
This is a seaside village.
You won't get these plans through the council.
But I'll get them through the state government.
OK, go on.
Say it.
"I told you so.
" I wasn't going to say that.
But I trusted Jules instead of you.
Well, it was a tough decision, wasn't it? Between the woman who destroyed your Year 12 formal gown and the woman who destroyed your family.
Listen, I know this looks terrifying on paper, right? But there are a few more hurdles for them to jump through before this is real.
You just have to find out what they are.
I gotta go to work.
Miranda! Miranda, wait! I had no idea that was gonna happen.
My Marine Centre what was that? Was it just corporate strategy? We're still playing this game, are we? What game? How could you even ask me that after last night? - I mean, you jumped me.
- What? No, I mean That came out wrong.
I wanted to be jumped.
It was nice being jumped.
It was more than nice.
It was amazing.
And that means nothing to you.
- I'm still the bad guy.
- Findlay.
You're under contract to me for the next three months.
What? Wait.
You really still want my advice? Oh, come on, the long-term benefits for this place are phenomenal.
I thought we understood each other.
You're a realist like me.
I'm nothing like you.
And you can stick your job.
I quit.
This is all my fault! Oh, yours? Yes.
I gave birth to an innocent angel and she's just turned into a monster.
Here you go, darl, here you go.
We should have said no to jazz ballet.
I wanted her to do classical.
This is not your fault, Heather.
I can't drink that, Robert.
- Sorry, Laura.
- It's alright.
I hope you're suffering as much as it looks like you're suffering.
Couldn't possibly get any worse.
- Bob! - Oh! Kevin! Hello, Laura.
Welcome back.
How was your honeymoon? Oh, it was great.
We only did half.
We're gonna knock the other half over between Christmas and New Year.
Sit down, sit down, please.
But now we are bamboozled because the caravan park seems to be completely wrapped in cyclone wire with a locked gate.
Oh, that's a that's a public safety issue.
Some running repairs.
It's nothing, it's nothing.
Look, I'd better check on Heather.
We'll talk later, but welcome home, welcome.
Thanks for holding the fort, Bob.
Tremendous.
So, what are your plans now that you've sold the caravan park? What?! We would never sell the caravan park.
No, never.
I mean, I talked to Bob about it but Well, Bob claims you sold it to Jelly Enterprises before the honeymoon.
- He has a contract.
- With Jelly Enterprises? Kevin, please tell me it isn't true.
No! He gave me some advice.
He said it was the deal of a lifetime.
And did you agree? No, definitely not.
I don't think so.
Maybe there's a simple explanation.
- I'll just call Bob.
- No, Kevin! For your own protection do not telephone Robert Jelly or speak to him before we sort this out.
OK, there we go.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
- Thanks for coming in.
- You're welcome.
So .
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did you sign any kind of contract of sale? Definitely not.
There was definitely no contract.
It was a standard contract for sale.
I saw Kevin sign it myself.
So how come he swears he didn't sign anything? Maybe he doesn't want Phrani to know, or maybe he had too much lolly water at the wedding, or maybe his head's gone to mush now he's a grey nomad.
How would I know?! Or maybe he doesn't remember because he didn't sign anything! You've pulled some kind of swifty, Bob.
I know.
We all know.
So why don't you just cough up and save everyone the trauma of a trial, hey? I'm here to speak to my father.
Yeah, well, I've got a few more questions.
Well, then, as his lawyer I need to be present.
His lawyer? Mainly property law, but I'm willing to have a go at whatever charges you want to bring against him.
Obtaining property by deception.
I can work with that.
Fine.
I'll give you a moment.
- You right? - Yeah.
Did you forge Kevin's signature on this contract of sale? - No, I bloody did not.
- Did you intimidate him? Never! - Did you explain the deal fully? - Over and over.
- But - But nothing.
That's all I need to know.
If you are found guilty this contract of sale will be void and all of the deals I have clinched, all of our negotiations, will be blown out of the water.
So keep your mouth shut and let me handle everything.
Bob Jelly's a one-man crime wave.
- That's all my fault, Sarge.
- Hey? If I had just pinned him for all the cash that washed up then he'd be back in the slammer by now.
- No.
- I've let you down.
You never let me down, Lil.
How will I ever make detective? There's got to be a story behind all that cash, and we need to know it before we go giving it out to half the town.
- Well, short of torturing Bob - Yes! No, we can't, we can't.
I don't know what our options are.
We're running out of time because I promised everyone that we'd tell them what we're gonna do with the cash by Friday at the bonfire.
- Oh, g'day, Zac.
- Hey.
See you at the station.
Have fun.
Lamington.
You know this has no nutritional value.
I know they're your favourite.
I've really gotta pull my socks up on the investigation front.
I need to think laterally.
Yeah, well, a good lie-down helps me to think too.
Does your nan still do that weird thing with the tea leaves? You know how she saw that we would get married and have twins and move to Albury all in the bottom of her teacup? Yeah, well, Nan's not really doing much now since the cremation.
Oh, golly.
Sorry for your loss, Zac.
No, thank you.
She loved me in spirit, you know, and I'm just glad she passed on her gift to me.
Really? You, psychic? Come on.
Well, that's what she told me anyway, on her deathbed.
OK.
What colour undies am I wearing? Blue.
Are these pants see-through? No, that was a lucky guess.
Maybe, maybe not.
I knew you needed a lamington.
I've gotta go.
Bye! Oh, Max.
Thought I might find you down here.
Bad news? No, just family business I could do without right now.
It's OK, we don't have to talk about it.
Although you know far too much about my creative angst, my financial mess and my criminal history.
It's from my husband.
Your ex-husband? My almost ex-husband.
I thought you said that was done and dusted.
'Exploded' was the exact word that you used.
It's complicated.
Just don't know how to tell Stella.
And what's this? That is a very well-travelled seashell.
I thought I'd lost it.
Max had it all along.
I'll leave you to reminisce.
Ben No, no, no it's none of my business.
Just me.
Oh, right, so what, you're not running off to have cocktails with Jules Jelly? OK, um I am very sorry that I stood you up.
The scales have fallen from my eyes and I was a total idiot to you.
Is that enough? No.
Um I I will join your book club! I'll try out for the netball team.
I will learn to play mah-jong.
Probably, actually, no, probably not.
Probably won't learn to play mah-jong.
Stop! OK.
So you gonna cough up? I think I've done it again.
What? Oh, yeah, the crazy, drunken, reckless wrong-man sex thing.
Yep, except this time I wasn't drunk.
And he wasn't the wrong man.
But it was still reckless and crazy.
- But in a good way? - Yeah, in a really good way.
But I absolutely regret it.
Why? Because he will leave.
His last job was whale-watching in the Sea of Cortez.
I mean, what possible reason would he have to stay in Pearl Bay? The calamari.
- Yeah, the calamari is pretty good.
- Yes, it is very, very good.
- The pelicans.
- No, well, I don't know.
- What about the pub? The pub's good.
- Why is it you love pelicans? It's my job to love the pelicans.
When was the last time you came to the pub with me? When you love someone just 'cause you do When you say someday, it don't make it true I'm lost for words but I won't lose you You know time is cruel, yeah, I've been there too So I'll be around When your heart is strong but your mind is weak I'll be around When you're falling down and you can't find your feet I'll be around When you've got nobody, you're losing sleep I'll be around I'll be around When it's all too much and you fade away Asking how you make it through the day Well, it's a long road but I don't mind the rain So promise it won't stay this way.
Heather! Darl! Do I pass? Yes, the green tie looks much better with the blue stripes.
Just remember, Robert, you're very lucky Jules is trying to prove your innocence.
Let's hope you are, because if you're not, Robert, you won't be able to hold your head up in this town for as long as you live.
Just so the court is clear, Officer Liano, the contract of sale was signed on the same day with the same pen used to sign the marriage certificate and none of the signatures were forgeries, correct? Yes, Your Honour.
But the prosecution believes that the deceived party was unaware of what he was signing because of his distracted state on his wedding day.
Your best friend has betrayed you, Kevin, don't even look at him! I put it to you, Your Honour, that the alleged victim of this crime does in fact remember signing the contract of sale but now regrets that decision for very personal marital reasons and is claiming loss of memory.
So I'd like to call him to the stand as my next witness.
She'll annihilate him! Excuse me, Your Honour, but my husband is not feeling well.
Thank you, Ms Gupta.
We are running over time.
I'll adjourn this hearing until tomorrow afternoon.
All stand.
Maybe this is proof of my allegiance to you.
I'm now officially unemployed again, and being evicted, so Good news is, though, I think I've managed to work out my problem.
It's trust issues.
I seem to trust people that end up screwing me over.
Maybe Antarctica will work for you.
It's a smaller population.
How's the court case going? Kevin can't remember anything, which doesn't make any sense because his signature is on the contract.
If he was tricked into signing something at the wedding then surely somebody would have seen that.
Everybody was busy with their phones.
- So let's gather the phones - Get all the phones and the pictures.
Yeah, and you get the videos and the pictures.
Yes, yes, good idea, good idea.
That was my idea.
Was it? - Maybe not.
- Great minds.
- Radio Riley.
- That's a good idea.
- Yes.
- And that was yours.
That was definitely yours.
- Is it too early for a wine? - Never.
Oh, what a debacle.
Why? What happened? I can't discuss it.
- There you go.
- Thank you.
I'm sorry I pushed you away yesterday.
I'm sorry I intruded.
Mum, we need to talk.
Silly me, I thought you were here to do some work.
I actually wasn't talking to you.
So I found this stuffed in a drawer.
Divorce papers.
When were you planning on telling me? Oh, sweetheart, I am so sorry.
I was waiting for the right time.
How could you do this to Dad? You left him all alone in London and you'd just gone off and abandoned him.
No, Stella, that is not how it was.
This is all Ben's fault! Ben's? Yeah, I see the way you look at each other, and it makes me sick.
And now you're dumping Dad so you can carry on with him.
That is ridiculous.
Stella.
You can tell your boyfriend that he won't be seeing me here for a while because I quit.
Hey, I got your text.
You need a hand with something? Come in, come in.
Zac, are you aware the Los Angeles Police Department carried out a number of studies into the use of psychics in police investigations? Uh, no, but I believe you.
What can you tell me? Should you put your hands on it? Uh, yeah, OK.
OK.
Where's the money been and where should it end up? Oh, um feeling Mm-hm.
.
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deep water and fish, just a lot of fish and stingrays and turtles and stuff.
Is that where it's been or that's where it's headed? Where it's been.
Underwater? Even I could have told you that.
Headed, headed definitely where it's headed.
So you mean we're gonna throw it back into the water? I couldn't tell you to be honest.
Look, I've lost the connection.
I'm sorry.
Yeah, thanks, Zac.
Maybe you should stick to the tea leaves.
And it's Radio Riley here all the way around the Bay asking anyone with pics from Phrani and Kev's wedding a few weeks back to get on down to the Parks and Fauna office for a bit of old-time reminiscing.
Cake.
There's more cake.
That's another cut of the cake.
Alright, who's the foot pervert here? Me.
I didn't know I had to show everyone! Alright, moving on.
Anyone else? Mum.
No, I haven't seen Stella since I left home this morning.
Oh, Mum, don't come down here unless you want to pervert the course of justice.
OK.
You could get locked up for that.
It's practically stalking.
Anything on here other than photos of Lillian, by chance? Um I don't think so.
Hang on.
What's that? Kev's already signed the wedding certificate, right? So he signed something else? That's it.
That's the money shot.
Do you remember, Kevin? Is that when Robert Jelly tricked you? I don't know.
All I could think of that day was you.
I don't know, I think we're gonna need something a little more concrete than this.
Bob Jelly with the contract of sale, you know? I think I might have been filming something.
Yep.
Hey, what happened, mate? You have a few too many? No, I was trying some experimental cinema techniques.
Hang on! Is that Heather over near the table where they're signing the wedding certificate? Yes, I remember she was taking my photograph.
Heather was filming.
She's not going to give up the video.
Why would she betray her husband and her daughter? Because it's the right thing to do.
I'll go talk to her.
Stone, can you? - Yeah.
- I'll be back soon, guys.
We just all want to know what happened.
Yeah, of course.
I understand.
- There's my phone.
- Thanks.
Sit.
It's funny, I haven't been able to look at the footage of the wedding since No, I do understand.
I'm not actually a big fan of weddings myself.
- Can you do the? - Yeah.
Thank you.
'Kevin, I need you to put your moniker on this too.
It's an addendum to the marriage certificate.
It's a groom thing.
'A groom thing! There it is.
There you go, Bob! Robert, you tricked Kevin into signing over his caravan park? I was going to tell you, darl.
I was going to tell you, especially when the Pearl went south.
I'd definitely tell Kevin.
I'd tell Kev.
And what about Phrani? I'd never tell her.
She'd shoot me dead.
That makes two of us, Robert.
You can just you can send me the footage.
That's Thank you.
Sorry.
Thanks.
I'll just have a wash in the pool shower.
Can't we just take the footage to court? Nah, it's not that simple when you're in the middle of a hearing.
I mean, we could probably ask for a new trial based on new evidence, but that could take forever.
Great, so the Jellies finally take Pearl Bay.
No, no, no, I wouldn't be so sure.
This is total ammunition.
We must be able to use this somewhere.
Mum.
I've done my best to keep a professional distance but I really need to know about this wedding footage.
This should probably be a private discussion.
- Thank you.
- Boys, let's go for a walk.
In a criminal trial when the evidence is absolutely completely irrefutable it is possible Excusez-moi, ladies.
Just taking Joe for a walk.
- Sorry.
- Let me know if you - Yep, yep.
- It's possible Sorry, sorry.
Stone! It's possible for the prosecution to present the evidence Sorry, sorry, not listening.
La, la, la, la.
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to present the evidence to the defence outside of court.
Right, all in the interest of justice, of course.
Yes, of course.
Listen, have you thought about having a heart-to-heart with Jules? Does she even have one? Sometimes it's good to play your cards close to your chest and other times it's better to just lay them out and see what happens.
Are you still talking about Jules? Just take it as a broad generalisation.
Right.
Good.
Your father is about to admit that he deceived Kevin into signing that contract.
And why would he do that? Because it's the right thing to do.
It's unlikely.
Though he might want to see my dream evaporate like his did.
Dad's a known perjurer.
If he tries to change his story I'll accuse him of a false confession motivated by revenge because he was side-lined from the project.
Jelly Enterprises acquired this land legally.
What if there was irrefutable video evidence that they didn't.
You're bluffing.
'Ah.
'Kevin, I need you to put your moniker on this too.
'What's that? 'It's an addendum to the marriage certificate.
- Right, so Phrani should sign it too.
- Just you.
'It's a groom thing.
- It's a groom thing! - Yeah.
'There you go, Bob.
'Good man, good man.
'My husband! 'That's right! My wife! You didn't know? So .
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what's the deal? Your dad changes his plea to guilty and you quietly withdraw from the court case and leave town.
Run back to Hong Kong before everything unravels with Striplands? I thought that was home.
This is my home.
I miss Pearl Bay.
God knows why.
Everyone hated me for being a rich Jelly brat so I made sure I hated them back.
How's that working out for you? Never really helped me much.
I called Dad.
Was the breakup really as bad as he said? I don't know what he's told you.
I loved your father very much, sweetheart .
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but in the end it wasn't good.
He said he drank too much on the plane.
He drank so much that he tried to get off mid-flight.
He abused the entire crew.
He was You know, he was taken into custody in Frankfurt.
Well, we didn't talk to each other after that.
And you went to Africa to hide.
Partly.
Did he hurt you? Like, physically? No, no, no.
He was angry with himself.
He thought he'd let the whole world down with one stupid, sloppy piece of journalism.
I couldn't fix that.
He locked me out of his life.
But couldn't he try? He's sorry, I know he's sorry.
He signed the divorce papers, Stel.
That's the kindest thing he's done for me in a long, long time.
So there's no chance? I've asked myself that question over and over.
I wish it could be different.
For you.
It just makes me so sad, Mama.
Me too, Stel.
Me too.
Yeah, well, we've got to clear up this development mess.
You know, make sure everyone sees it.
- Thank you very much.
- Just doing my bit.
Sorry about Stella.
That's alright.
She's a big girl.
She can apologise all by herself.
She found my divorce papers.
She's blaming you.
- How does that work? - I don't know.
She seems to think there's something going on between us.
I can't imagine what would give her that idea.
You OK? The marriage is over.
Stella's in denial.
I guess I'd like my parents to get back together.
Mind you, now with my dad's dementia that's a distinct possibility.
My relationship disasters have caused so much pain to so many people.
First husband Come on.
It's the full catastrophe.
I just think I need to deal with one catastrophe at a time.
Ah, hey.
I was just about to send out a search party.
Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.
He's been so much trouble! Really? Yeah, screaming at everyone in the pub.
Drank till he passed out.
Then he had to get carried out of the place.
- By the bouncers? - Yeah.
It's only fair.
He didn't have his ID on him, though, you know? Last time I'm going out with him.
Hey, I wanted to tell you I got offered that research position in Antarctica at Davis Station.
Wow.
Congratulations.
Thank you.
I haven't officially accepted it yet, though.
But you're going to.
I mean, I know how competitive those positions are.
You think I should take it? Of course.
You really wanted that, and it's an amazing opportunity.
I guess I wanted to see what my other options were.
OK.
Ah Well, yeah, I have to let them know by tomorrow.
OK.
Thank you so much for looking after him today.
Come here.
Yeah, no no problem.
Alright, cheerio.
OK, thanks.
It's OK.
It's gonna be OK.
Kevin! Shh! What the hell are you doing here? Look, I know we're not supposed to be talking to each other.
Listen, mate, it doesn't matter, doesn't matter.
Jules wants me to change my plea to guilty.
But it's not all your fault.
And that's what I told the cops.
I said I might not have listened properly.
I might've got confused.
Oh, mate, I don't think it matters anymore.
No! They said that could be the thing that saves you from going back to jail.
- Really? - Yeah, bit of blame on both sides.
Oh, Kevin, oh, mate.
You are my best mate.
Shh! See you in court.
Ms Jelly, I believe you have something to say to the court.
Given my client has changed his plea to guilty I hereby withdraw from the case.
Thank you, Ms Jelly.
In sentencing I have taken into account the fact that the defendant is not of a violent nature, and also a written submission from the victim, Kevin Findlay.
But this is still a very serious crime.
Stand, please, Mr Jelly.
I'm sentencing you to a 12-month community corrections order as opposed to a custodial sentence.
Oh, thank goodness.
Thank goodness.
And I would like it noted that your confession voids the relevant contract of sale and all following agreements with Striplands Sand Mining.
Therefore the Come On Inn caravan park reverts to its original owner.
Yes! I'm still good for some things.
Jules, darling, promise you'll call from Hong Kong.
We still love you, princess.
You've got a funny way of showing it.
- Come here.
- Love you, darl.
Bye-bye, sweetheart.
Travel safe! Oh! She forgot the sandwich I made her.
I'll eat it for you, darl.
Well, people, according to this morning's newspaper the plug from Striplands Sand Mining has well and truly been pulled.
To quote their boss man, "Some towns are just too hard to civilise".
That's us, folks.
Let's do our best to keep it that way.
That's great.
OK.
Here's to Kevin and Phrani! To Kevin and Phrani! - Sorry, sorry, sorry, Kev.
Sorry.
- Oh, yes.
Look, despite our investigations we still can't quite determine where this money's come from.
It could be drugs or worse.
I mean, whatever, we know it's really dodgy, don't we? After a really long discussion with all the people who found these packages the consensus is that we should just burn it.
You OK, Bob? There is a slight issue that Laura actually reminded me of.
As your local magistrate I feel it's my duty to remind you that it is in fact illegal to deface or destroy our currency.
Yeah, so it's a bit of a dilemma.
Alternatively if we were to place the money in the Pearl Bay community chest we would avoid individual charges and at least mitigate against the possibility of punishment over the origins of the money.
I've got no idea what any of that means.
You should speak English, Your Honour.
If we spend the money together we should be OK.
Wow.
I mean, especially if we put it towards, I don't know, a project that would benefit our town.
A swimming pool.
There's a river right there to swim in, mate.
- Luxury accommodation! - Bob! Dinosaur! - How about a Marine Centre, guys? - Oooh! - Miranda's Marine Centre.
- That's a great idea.
Even better! Even better than a dinosaur.
I knew they'd get there.
You knew, didn't you? - What? - The Marine Centre.
The whole fishes thing.
The stingrays.
You could see it the future.
Yeah.
Well, kind of.
I think we'd make the best team.
- Yeah! - Yes! OK, understand.
Yep.
Hey, this is your last chance.
It's not the calamari, it's you.
Go! No, thank you.
I'm looking forward to it.
Yep, all the best.
- Hey.
- I don't want you to go.
Say it again.
I don't want you to go to Antarctica.
I want you to stay.
That would have been great information before I accepted the job.
Yeah, I know.
You're a madwoman, you know that? Come with me.
You can apply.
I can't.
I can't.
I've got Joe, and I've got a Marine Centre now.
You do have a Marine Centre now.
Now I know what I'm stayin' for Well .
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you're just gonna have to wait for me, aren't ya? Now I know what I'm prayin' for Not to waste any time Like I wasted before Now I know what I'm stayin' for No more.
So I was thinking about a sorry jar.
A sorry jar? Yeah, we just pop a whole lot of sorries in there and you can grab them when you need them.
Chances are you'll need them.
That's a cop-out.
OK.
A sorry jar.
I reckon I probably owe you a couple.
And Joe's definitely going to need some eventually.
- Yeah.
- He certainly will.
Thanks, Mum.
He said 'Nana'! No, I don't think he said 'Nana', I think he said 'Mum'.
You said 'Nana'.
You spoke! Oh, my god, he's speaking! Can you not encourage her, please? Clever little boy.
So how do you do the psychic thing with the underpants? I don't know.
I just guessed.
Nah, come on.
How? Well, Lil likes everything to match, right? So if she's wearing pink, it's all pink, and if she's wearing blue, everything's blue.
Yeah, that's all very logical, but here's what I reckon You've always had this gift .
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but you've only just now learned how to tap into it.
What, like a superpower? A secret psychic superpower.
So what colour are my undies? Uh .
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leopard print.
Oh, my! How the? Ohhh! See, there's no explaining that.
Except Phrani said that she got grilled by Customs for bringing back 20 pairs of leopard print boxers from Delhi.
Still Don't wanna live in the city My friends tell me I'm changing The smell of salty air Is what I'm chasing Chasing, chasing You probably think I'm mad But it feels good to me 'Cause from now on I'll live as close as I can to the sea.
The answer's no.
Kevin, you need to sign this one too.
- It's a groom thing.
- Oh, it's a groom thing! - Alright, then.
- Smile, everyone.
This is your bloody Pearl, isn't it? And Kevin would never agree to this anyway.
I don't think Kevin'll care now he's sold the caravan park.
I don't believe you.
Your Marine Centre would be a fantastic addition to the Pearl.
You don't think it all sounds a bit too good to be true? Jules isn't necessarily her dad.
I was wanting to speak to your operations manager.
Tell her I've got a proposition for her.
Can we just think about this? I've I've been thinking about this for a long time.
OK.
'And it's Radio Riley all the way round the Bay asking what could go wrong on this glorious day? The answer is love, people.
We fall into it, go crazy for it, fall out of it again and then we swear off it for good.
It's what makes the world go round and round and round like a record.
Jules.
What's happening? Jelly Enterprises back in business, that's what's happening.
I leapfrogged this crazy council and I got us rezoned.
You mean protection zoning for the Marine Centre? Wake up, snowflake.
Your little Marine Centre was just a sweetener to keep this town happy.
I'm going to destroy Pearl Bay.
'Well, folks, if you thought sand mining was bad and Bob Jelly's Pearl was a nightmare, get on down to the pub and hear Jules Jelly's latest plans for paradise.
This woman just doesn't know when to give up.
I think you might be missing something.
Thank you.
Your shirt's on inside out.
The same one you wore yesterday.
- Can you not touch that, Dad? - What's this all about, princess? You always told me to get back on the pony, Dad.
I just went and found a real horse.
Excuse me.
Can I just get a bit of a hush? Bit of shush, please.
Hi, everyone.
As Striplands' newly appointed head of property and construction I'd like to announce our exciting new corporate direction.
Launching our state-of-the-art mineral sand mining, processing and export plant, Striplands Bay.
This is an industrial nightmare! Haven't you heard of community conservation? - This is a joke! - Wait, what happened to the beaches? - That's not my Pearl! - This will destroy the town! This plan has no rehabilitation strategy or address environmental concerns, for that matter.
Striplands felt that those concerns were overstated.
This is a seaside village.
You won't get these plans through the council.
But I'll get them through the state government.
OK, go on.
Say it.
"I told you so.
" I wasn't going to say that.
But I trusted Jules instead of you.
Well, it was a tough decision, wasn't it? Between the woman who destroyed your Year 12 formal gown and the woman who destroyed your family.
Listen, I know this looks terrifying on paper, right? But there are a few more hurdles for them to jump through before this is real.
You just have to find out what they are.
I gotta go to work.
Miranda! Miranda, wait! I had no idea that was gonna happen.
My Marine Centre what was that? Was it just corporate strategy? We're still playing this game, are we? What game? How could you even ask me that after last night? - I mean, you jumped me.
- What? No, I mean That came out wrong.
I wanted to be jumped.
It was nice being jumped.
It was more than nice.
It was amazing.
And that means nothing to you.
- I'm still the bad guy.
- Findlay.
You're under contract to me for the next three months.
What? Wait.
You really still want my advice? Oh, come on, the long-term benefits for this place are phenomenal.
I thought we understood each other.
You're a realist like me.
I'm nothing like you.
And you can stick your job.
I quit.
This is all my fault! Oh, yours? Yes.
I gave birth to an innocent angel and she's just turned into a monster.
Here you go, darl, here you go.
We should have said no to jazz ballet.
I wanted her to do classical.
This is not your fault, Heather.
I can't drink that, Robert.
- Sorry, Laura.
- It's alright.
I hope you're suffering as much as it looks like you're suffering.
Couldn't possibly get any worse.
- Bob! - Oh! Kevin! Hello, Laura.
Welcome back.
How was your honeymoon? Oh, it was great.
We only did half.
We're gonna knock the other half over between Christmas and New Year.
Sit down, sit down, please.
But now we are bamboozled because the caravan park seems to be completely wrapped in cyclone wire with a locked gate.
Oh, that's a that's a public safety issue.
Some running repairs.
It's nothing, it's nothing.
Look, I'd better check on Heather.
We'll talk later, but welcome home, welcome.
Thanks for holding the fort, Bob.
Tremendous.
So, what are your plans now that you've sold the caravan park? What?! We would never sell the caravan park.
No, never.
I mean, I talked to Bob about it but Well, Bob claims you sold it to Jelly Enterprises before the honeymoon.
- He has a contract.
- With Jelly Enterprises? Kevin, please tell me it isn't true.
No! He gave me some advice.
He said it was the deal of a lifetime.
And did you agree? No, definitely not.
I don't think so.
Maybe there's a simple explanation.
- I'll just call Bob.
- No, Kevin! For your own protection do not telephone Robert Jelly or speak to him before we sort this out.
OK, there we go.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
- Thanks for coming in.
- You're welcome.
So .
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did you sign any kind of contract of sale? Definitely not.
There was definitely no contract.
It was a standard contract for sale.
I saw Kevin sign it myself.
So how come he swears he didn't sign anything? Maybe he doesn't want Phrani to know, or maybe he had too much lolly water at the wedding, or maybe his head's gone to mush now he's a grey nomad.
How would I know?! Or maybe he doesn't remember because he didn't sign anything! You've pulled some kind of swifty, Bob.
I know.
We all know.
So why don't you just cough up and save everyone the trauma of a trial, hey? I'm here to speak to my father.
Yeah, well, I've got a few more questions.
Well, then, as his lawyer I need to be present.
His lawyer? Mainly property law, but I'm willing to have a go at whatever charges you want to bring against him.
Obtaining property by deception.
I can work with that.
Fine.
I'll give you a moment.
- You right? - Yeah.
Did you forge Kevin's signature on this contract of sale? - No, I bloody did not.
- Did you intimidate him? Never! - Did you explain the deal fully? - Over and over.
- But - But nothing.
That's all I need to know.
If you are found guilty this contract of sale will be void and all of the deals I have clinched, all of our negotiations, will be blown out of the water.
So keep your mouth shut and let me handle everything.
Bob Jelly's a one-man crime wave.
- That's all my fault, Sarge.
- Hey? If I had just pinned him for all the cash that washed up then he'd be back in the slammer by now.
- No.
- I've let you down.
You never let me down, Lil.
How will I ever make detective? There's got to be a story behind all that cash, and we need to know it before we go giving it out to half the town.
- Well, short of torturing Bob - Yes! No, we can't, we can't.
I don't know what our options are.
We're running out of time because I promised everyone that we'd tell them what we're gonna do with the cash by Friday at the bonfire.
- Oh, g'day, Zac.
- Hey.
See you at the station.
Have fun.
Lamington.
You know this has no nutritional value.
I know they're your favourite.
I've really gotta pull my socks up on the investigation front.
I need to think laterally.
Yeah, well, a good lie-down helps me to think too.
Does your nan still do that weird thing with the tea leaves? You know how she saw that we would get married and have twins and move to Albury all in the bottom of her teacup? Yeah, well, Nan's not really doing much now since the cremation.
Oh, golly.
Sorry for your loss, Zac.
No, thank you.
She loved me in spirit, you know, and I'm just glad she passed on her gift to me.
Really? You, psychic? Come on.
Well, that's what she told me anyway, on her deathbed.
OK.
What colour undies am I wearing? Blue.
Are these pants see-through? No, that was a lucky guess.
Maybe, maybe not.
I knew you needed a lamington.
I've gotta go.
Bye! Oh, Max.
Thought I might find you down here.
Bad news? No, just family business I could do without right now.
It's OK, we don't have to talk about it.
Although you know far too much about my creative angst, my financial mess and my criminal history.
It's from my husband.
Your ex-husband? My almost ex-husband.
I thought you said that was done and dusted.
'Exploded' was the exact word that you used.
It's complicated.
Just don't know how to tell Stella.
And what's this? That is a very well-travelled seashell.
I thought I'd lost it.
Max had it all along.
I'll leave you to reminisce.
Ben No, no, no it's none of my business.
Just me.
Oh, right, so what, you're not running off to have cocktails with Jules Jelly? OK, um I am very sorry that I stood you up.
The scales have fallen from my eyes and I was a total idiot to you.
Is that enough? No.
Um I I will join your book club! I'll try out for the netball team.
I will learn to play mah-jong.
Probably, actually, no, probably not.
Probably won't learn to play mah-jong.
Stop! OK.
So you gonna cough up? I think I've done it again.
What? Oh, yeah, the crazy, drunken, reckless wrong-man sex thing.
Yep, except this time I wasn't drunk.
And he wasn't the wrong man.
But it was still reckless and crazy.
- But in a good way? - Yeah, in a really good way.
But I absolutely regret it.
Why? Because he will leave.
His last job was whale-watching in the Sea of Cortez.
I mean, what possible reason would he have to stay in Pearl Bay? The calamari.
- Yeah, the calamari is pretty good.
- Yes, it is very, very good.
- The pelicans.
- No, well, I don't know.
- What about the pub? The pub's good.
- Why is it you love pelicans? It's my job to love the pelicans.
When was the last time you came to the pub with me? When you love someone just 'cause you do When you say someday, it don't make it true I'm lost for words but I won't lose you You know time is cruel, yeah, I've been there too So I'll be around When your heart is strong but your mind is weak I'll be around When you're falling down and you can't find your feet I'll be around When you've got nobody, you're losing sleep I'll be around I'll be around When it's all too much and you fade away Asking how you make it through the day Well, it's a long road but I don't mind the rain So promise it won't stay this way.
Heather! Darl! Do I pass? Yes, the green tie looks much better with the blue stripes.
Just remember, Robert, you're very lucky Jules is trying to prove your innocence.
Let's hope you are, because if you're not, Robert, you won't be able to hold your head up in this town for as long as you live.
Just so the court is clear, Officer Liano, the contract of sale was signed on the same day with the same pen used to sign the marriage certificate and none of the signatures were forgeries, correct? Yes, Your Honour.
But the prosecution believes that the deceived party was unaware of what he was signing because of his distracted state on his wedding day.
Your best friend has betrayed you, Kevin, don't even look at him! I put it to you, Your Honour, that the alleged victim of this crime does in fact remember signing the contract of sale but now regrets that decision for very personal marital reasons and is claiming loss of memory.
So I'd like to call him to the stand as my next witness.
She'll annihilate him! Excuse me, Your Honour, but my husband is not feeling well.
Thank you, Ms Gupta.
We are running over time.
I'll adjourn this hearing until tomorrow afternoon.
All stand.
Maybe this is proof of my allegiance to you.
I'm now officially unemployed again, and being evicted, so Good news is, though, I think I've managed to work out my problem.
It's trust issues.
I seem to trust people that end up screwing me over.
Maybe Antarctica will work for you.
It's a smaller population.
How's the court case going? Kevin can't remember anything, which doesn't make any sense because his signature is on the contract.
If he was tricked into signing something at the wedding then surely somebody would have seen that.
Everybody was busy with their phones.
- So let's gather the phones - Get all the phones and the pictures.
Yeah, and you get the videos and the pictures.
Yes, yes, good idea, good idea.
That was my idea.
Was it? - Maybe not.
- Great minds.
- Radio Riley.
- That's a good idea.
- Yes.
- And that was yours.
That was definitely yours.
- Is it too early for a wine? - Never.
Oh, what a debacle.
Why? What happened? I can't discuss it.
- There you go.
- Thank you.
I'm sorry I pushed you away yesterday.
I'm sorry I intruded.
Mum, we need to talk.
Silly me, I thought you were here to do some work.
I actually wasn't talking to you.
So I found this stuffed in a drawer.
Divorce papers.
When were you planning on telling me? Oh, sweetheart, I am so sorry.
I was waiting for the right time.
How could you do this to Dad? You left him all alone in London and you'd just gone off and abandoned him.
No, Stella, that is not how it was.
This is all Ben's fault! Ben's? Yeah, I see the way you look at each other, and it makes me sick.
And now you're dumping Dad so you can carry on with him.
That is ridiculous.
Stella.
You can tell your boyfriend that he won't be seeing me here for a while because I quit.
Hey, I got your text.
You need a hand with something? Come in, come in.
Zac, are you aware the Los Angeles Police Department carried out a number of studies into the use of psychics in police investigations? Uh, no, but I believe you.
What can you tell me? Should you put your hands on it? Uh, yeah, OK.
OK.
Where's the money been and where should it end up? Oh, um feeling Mm-hm.
.
.
deep water and fish, just a lot of fish and stingrays and turtles and stuff.
Is that where it's been or that's where it's headed? Where it's been.
Underwater? Even I could have told you that.
Headed, headed definitely where it's headed.
So you mean we're gonna throw it back into the water? I couldn't tell you to be honest.
Look, I've lost the connection.
I'm sorry.
Yeah, thanks, Zac.
Maybe you should stick to the tea leaves.
And it's Radio Riley here all the way around the Bay asking anyone with pics from Phrani and Kev's wedding a few weeks back to get on down to the Parks and Fauna office for a bit of old-time reminiscing.
Cake.
There's more cake.
That's another cut of the cake.
Alright, who's the foot pervert here? Me.
I didn't know I had to show everyone! Alright, moving on.
Anyone else? Mum.
No, I haven't seen Stella since I left home this morning.
Oh, Mum, don't come down here unless you want to pervert the course of justice.
OK.
You could get locked up for that.
It's practically stalking.
Anything on here other than photos of Lillian, by chance? Um I don't think so.
Hang on.
What's that? Kev's already signed the wedding certificate, right? So he signed something else? That's it.
That's the money shot.
Do you remember, Kevin? Is that when Robert Jelly tricked you? I don't know.
All I could think of that day was you.
I don't know, I think we're gonna need something a little more concrete than this.
Bob Jelly with the contract of sale, you know? I think I might have been filming something.
Yep.
Hey, what happened, mate? You have a few too many? No, I was trying some experimental cinema techniques.
Hang on! Is that Heather over near the table where they're signing the wedding certificate? Yes, I remember she was taking my photograph.
Heather was filming.
She's not going to give up the video.
Why would she betray her husband and her daughter? Because it's the right thing to do.
I'll go talk to her.
Stone, can you? - Yeah.
- I'll be back soon, guys.
We just all want to know what happened.
Yeah, of course.
I understand.
- There's my phone.
- Thanks.
Sit.
It's funny, I haven't been able to look at the footage of the wedding since No, I do understand.
I'm not actually a big fan of weddings myself.
- Can you do the? - Yeah.
Thank you.
'Kevin, I need you to put your moniker on this too.
It's an addendum to the marriage certificate.
It's a groom thing.
'A groom thing! There it is.
There you go, Bob! Robert, you tricked Kevin into signing over his caravan park? I was going to tell you, darl.
I was going to tell you, especially when the Pearl went south.
I'd definitely tell Kevin.
I'd tell Kev.
And what about Phrani? I'd never tell her.
She'd shoot me dead.
That makes two of us, Robert.
You can just you can send me the footage.
That's Thank you.
Sorry.
Thanks.
I'll just have a wash in the pool shower.
Can't we just take the footage to court? Nah, it's not that simple when you're in the middle of a hearing.
I mean, we could probably ask for a new trial based on new evidence, but that could take forever.
Great, so the Jellies finally take Pearl Bay.
No, no, no, I wouldn't be so sure.
This is total ammunition.
We must be able to use this somewhere.
Mum.
I've done my best to keep a professional distance but I really need to know about this wedding footage.
This should probably be a private discussion.
- Thank you.
- Boys, let's go for a walk.
In a criminal trial when the evidence is absolutely completely irrefutable it is possible Excusez-moi, ladies.
Just taking Joe for a walk.
- Sorry.
- Let me know if you - Yep, yep.
- It's possible Sorry, sorry.
Stone! It's possible for the prosecution to present the evidence Sorry, sorry, not listening.
La, la, la, la.
.
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to present the evidence to the defence outside of court.
Right, all in the interest of justice, of course.
Yes, of course.
Listen, have you thought about having a heart-to-heart with Jules? Does she even have one? Sometimes it's good to play your cards close to your chest and other times it's better to just lay them out and see what happens.
Are you still talking about Jules? Just take it as a broad generalisation.
Right.
Good.
Your father is about to admit that he deceived Kevin into signing that contract.
And why would he do that? Because it's the right thing to do.
It's unlikely.
Though he might want to see my dream evaporate like his did.
Dad's a known perjurer.
If he tries to change his story I'll accuse him of a false confession motivated by revenge because he was side-lined from the project.
Jelly Enterprises acquired this land legally.
What if there was irrefutable video evidence that they didn't.
You're bluffing.
'Ah.
'Kevin, I need you to put your moniker on this too.
'What's that? 'It's an addendum to the marriage certificate.
- Right, so Phrani should sign it too.
- Just you.
'It's a groom thing.
- It's a groom thing! - Yeah.
'There you go, Bob.
'Good man, good man.
'My husband! 'That's right! My wife! You didn't know? So .
.
what's the deal? Your dad changes his plea to guilty and you quietly withdraw from the court case and leave town.
Run back to Hong Kong before everything unravels with Striplands? I thought that was home.
This is my home.
I miss Pearl Bay.
God knows why.
Everyone hated me for being a rich Jelly brat so I made sure I hated them back.
How's that working out for you? Never really helped me much.
I called Dad.
Was the breakup really as bad as he said? I don't know what he's told you.
I loved your father very much, sweetheart .
.
but in the end it wasn't good.
He said he drank too much on the plane.
He drank so much that he tried to get off mid-flight.
He abused the entire crew.
He was You know, he was taken into custody in Frankfurt.
Well, we didn't talk to each other after that.
And you went to Africa to hide.
Partly.
Did he hurt you? Like, physically? No, no, no.
He was angry with himself.
He thought he'd let the whole world down with one stupid, sloppy piece of journalism.
I couldn't fix that.
He locked me out of his life.
But couldn't he try? He's sorry, I know he's sorry.
He signed the divorce papers, Stel.
That's the kindest thing he's done for me in a long, long time.
So there's no chance? I've asked myself that question over and over.
I wish it could be different.
For you.
It just makes me so sad, Mama.
Me too, Stel.
Me too.
Yeah, well, we've got to clear up this development mess.
You know, make sure everyone sees it.
- Thank you very much.
- Just doing my bit.
Sorry about Stella.
That's alright.
She's a big girl.
She can apologise all by herself.
She found my divorce papers.
She's blaming you.
- How does that work? - I don't know.
She seems to think there's something going on between us.
I can't imagine what would give her that idea.
You OK? The marriage is over.
Stella's in denial.
I guess I'd like my parents to get back together.
Mind you, now with my dad's dementia that's a distinct possibility.
My relationship disasters have caused so much pain to so many people.
First husband Come on.
It's the full catastrophe.
I just think I need to deal with one catastrophe at a time.
Ah, hey.
I was just about to send out a search party.
Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.
He's been so much trouble! Really? Yeah, screaming at everyone in the pub.
Drank till he passed out.
Then he had to get carried out of the place.
- By the bouncers? - Yeah.
It's only fair.
He didn't have his ID on him, though, you know? Last time I'm going out with him.
Hey, I wanted to tell you I got offered that research position in Antarctica at Davis Station.
Wow.
Congratulations.
Thank you.
I haven't officially accepted it yet, though.
But you're going to.
I mean, I know how competitive those positions are.
You think I should take it? Of course.
You really wanted that, and it's an amazing opportunity.
I guess I wanted to see what my other options were.
OK.
Ah Well, yeah, I have to let them know by tomorrow.
OK.
Thank you so much for looking after him today.
Come here.
Yeah, no no problem.
Alright, cheerio.
OK, thanks.
It's OK.
It's gonna be OK.
Kevin! Shh! What the hell are you doing here? Look, I know we're not supposed to be talking to each other.
Listen, mate, it doesn't matter, doesn't matter.
Jules wants me to change my plea to guilty.
But it's not all your fault.
And that's what I told the cops.
I said I might not have listened properly.
I might've got confused.
Oh, mate, I don't think it matters anymore.
No! They said that could be the thing that saves you from going back to jail.
- Really? - Yeah, bit of blame on both sides.
Oh, Kevin, oh, mate.
You are my best mate.
Shh! See you in court.
Ms Jelly, I believe you have something to say to the court.
Given my client has changed his plea to guilty I hereby withdraw from the case.
Thank you, Ms Jelly.
In sentencing I have taken into account the fact that the defendant is not of a violent nature, and also a written submission from the victim, Kevin Findlay.
But this is still a very serious crime.
Stand, please, Mr Jelly.
I'm sentencing you to a 12-month community corrections order as opposed to a custodial sentence.
Oh, thank goodness.
Thank goodness.
And I would like it noted that your confession voids the relevant contract of sale and all following agreements with Striplands Sand Mining.
Therefore the Come On Inn caravan park reverts to its original owner.
Yes! I'm still good for some things.
Jules, darling, promise you'll call from Hong Kong.
We still love you, princess.
You've got a funny way of showing it.
- Come here.
- Love you, darl.
Bye-bye, sweetheart.
Travel safe! Oh! She forgot the sandwich I made her.
I'll eat it for you, darl.
Well, people, according to this morning's newspaper the plug from Striplands Sand Mining has well and truly been pulled.
To quote their boss man, "Some towns are just too hard to civilise".
That's us, folks.
Let's do our best to keep it that way.
That's great.
OK.
Here's to Kevin and Phrani! To Kevin and Phrani! - Sorry, sorry, sorry, Kev.
Sorry.
- Oh, yes.
Look, despite our investigations we still can't quite determine where this money's come from.
It could be drugs or worse.
I mean, whatever, we know it's really dodgy, don't we? After a really long discussion with all the people who found these packages the consensus is that we should just burn it.
You OK, Bob? There is a slight issue that Laura actually reminded me of.
As your local magistrate I feel it's my duty to remind you that it is in fact illegal to deface or destroy our currency.
Yeah, so it's a bit of a dilemma.
Alternatively if we were to place the money in the Pearl Bay community chest we would avoid individual charges and at least mitigate against the possibility of punishment over the origins of the money.
I've got no idea what any of that means.
You should speak English, Your Honour.
If we spend the money together we should be OK.
Wow.
I mean, especially if we put it towards, I don't know, a project that would benefit our town.
A swimming pool.
There's a river right there to swim in, mate.
- Luxury accommodation! - Bob! Dinosaur! - How about a Marine Centre, guys? - Oooh! - Miranda's Marine Centre.
- That's a great idea.
Even better! Even better than a dinosaur.
I knew they'd get there.
You knew, didn't you? - What? - The Marine Centre.
The whole fishes thing.
The stingrays.
You could see it the future.
Yeah.
Well, kind of.
I think we'd make the best team.
- Yeah! - Yes! OK, understand.
Yep.
Hey, this is your last chance.
It's not the calamari, it's you.
Go! No, thank you.
I'm looking forward to it.
Yep, all the best.
- Hey.
- I don't want you to go.
Say it again.
I don't want you to go to Antarctica.
I want you to stay.
That would have been great information before I accepted the job.
Yeah, I know.
You're a madwoman, you know that? Come with me.
You can apply.
I can't.
I can't.
I've got Joe, and I've got a Marine Centre now.
You do have a Marine Centre now.
Now I know what I'm stayin' for Well .
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you're just gonna have to wait for me, aren't ya? Now I know what I'm prayin' for Not to waste any time Like I wasted before Now I know what I'm stayin' for No more.
So I was thinking about a sorry jar.
A sorry jar? Yeah, we just pop a whole lot of sorries in there and you can grab them when you need them.
Chances are you'll need them.
That's a cop-out.
OK.
A sorry jar.
I reckon I probably owe you a couple.
And Joe's definitely going to need some eventually.
- Yeah.
- He certainly will.
Thanks, Mum.
He said 'Nana'! No, I don't think he said 'Nana', I think he said 'Mum'.
You said 'Nana'.
You spoke! Oh, my god, he's speaking! Can you not encourage her, please? Clever little boy.
So how do you do the psychic thing with the underpants? I don't know.
I just guessed.
Nah, come on.
How? Well, Lil likes everything to match, right? So if she's wearing pink, it's all pink, and if she's wearing blue, everything's blue.
Yeah, that's all very logical, but here's what I reckon You've always had this gift .
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but you've only just now learned how to tap into it.
What, like a superpower? A secret psychic superpower.
So what colour are my undies? Uh .
.
leopard print.
Oh, my! How the? Ohhh! See, there's no explaining that.
Except Phrani said that she got grilled by Customs for bringing back 20 pairs of leopard print boxers from Delhi.
Still Don't wanna live in the city My friends tell me I'm changing The smell of salty air Is what I'm chasing Chasing, chasing You probably think I'm mad But it feels good to me 'Cause from now on I'll live as close as I can to the sea.