Fireflies (2004): Season 1, Episode 6 - Training Daze - full transcript
Backa and Svettie each have a vision for their financial future. Unfortunately, they are vastly different. And they are both about to make a deal with the devil. Svettie wants to invest in a marijuana crop with Sharpie but for now, she's keeping it a secret from her husband. Sharpie is less than thrilled with the prospect of going into business with an inexperienced mother of two.
- But it's gonna be
different this time.
I've worked it all out,
no more Jeff's rent.
- Look we're going to sell
the seedlings to svettie
at half price. - You're joking.
- And I'm gonna get your
share of the proceeds.
- What are you talking about?
- Lill, get outta there, now!
(Wires sparking)
Are you okay?
- Hey svettie, I reckon
it was $664 well spent.
I mean it, you work so
bloody hard darling,
you deserved the break.
- That'll be Jeff.
This is such a waste of time.
- No, he'll get sick
of it sooner or later,
I promise you, svettie.
Are you gonna be all right?
- Yeah, no problem.
You go and play with your new toy.
- Thank-you.
(Light music)
♪ I have to pinch myself to feel ♪
♪ if what is going on is real ♪
♪ from the gods themselves
we steal night and day ♪
♪ night and day ♪
♪ a jug of wine, a loaf
of bread and then ♪
♪ lying on a blanket underneath
that big old spreading tree ♪
♪ it's such a beautiful feeling ♪
♪ it's such a beautiful feeling ♪
- Hey kids.
- Hey, Jeff, have you got
any lollies? - Yeah, got any?
- Hey mum, you got...
- Which hands?
- That one.
- That one.
- Oh, hey!
- Ah.
(Laughing)
- [Child] Come on dad, we're
gonna be late for school.
- Okay, okay.
- Come on dad.
- Thanks mum.
- Fun.
- [Child] Come on!
- Bye Jeff.
- Bye kids.
- Come on lets go.
- Yeah school!
- Well, you got it half right.
You went away.
- No, I got it half right,
I came back.
Shall I get you a seat?
- Let's not pretend.
I don't like you.
I don't like you begging me for money
and then spending it on
your own little holiday.
- You wanted me to go away so I did.
Maybe your intentions
should be clearer.
- All right, how's this.
You and Tim owe me and you need more.
You won't so much as
breathe unless I say so
or you won't see a cent,
that's fairly clear isn't it.
Right, let me see what sort
of a mess these books are in.
(Light music)
♪ In my time I have been ♪
♪ a rich girl given favors ♪
♪ all the world at my feet ♪
♪ in its many different flavors ♪
♪ I suck in your lies ♪
♪ now I'm your lies ♪
♪ I'm a beggar on the street above ♪
♪ I'm a beggar on the street above ♪
(Ominous music)
- You got the money?
One thing you'll remember
today, what I say goes right?
- Right.
- You'll do as I say.
- Yes sharpie.
- What you got in there?
- [Svettie] I made us something to eat.
- You reckon we're going on a picnic?
(Birds twittering)
- [Perry] Hey, you been up for awhile?
- Got a lot to do.
- How's it going?
- Kc doesn't like the cover drawing.
She's handed me three new pages of text
to illustrate out of the blue,
and the publisher thinks these
is too similar to this.
What are you doing today?
- I'm building you a house.
What time are you leaving?
- Five minutes ago.
- Hey, don't you think you're trying
to do just a bit too much.
I mean now is not the time
to do a basic firefighting course.
- I want to know what
to do in a bush fire.
Knowledge is power, right.
- Not if you don't make the
deadline for that job.
And you were late last time.
- I will make it.
I just wanna give this a go, okay.
I'll see you around six. - Okay.
(Car rumbling)
(Saw whizzing)
Morning. - Late start, boss.
- Boss starts when he wants.
What you been up to?
- Well, I've cut the
uprights and I've started
on the top and bottom pieces,
but I don't think you've
got enough timber.
(Wood clattering)
- [Perry] Why did you
cut the uprights first?
- Well, you start with the long,
you get the shorter lengths
from the off-cuts.
- Er, no I worked out the
exact amount of timber.
You have to make a different
sized cut from each length.
- Well, that's not how you do it.
- Well, that's how I do it.
Look er, we'll just have to
do three frames for now.
Next time, ask, all right.
(Tense music)
(Saw whizzing)
- Stop me if I've told you this before
but the thing that leads kids
to hard drugs is banning soft drugs.
Back in the late '70s
you couldn't get gundra
if your life depended on it.
Heroin you could get cheap as chips
and everyone did, so you had
more addicts on the street
than you had dope smokers.
If you supply dope, you
keep kids off smack.
Simple.
You know how long cannabis
has been in Australia?
- No.
- Since the first fleet.
- Is that right dad?
- Haven't I told you
about that? - Well, can you just
drop me off at noodles.
- Nah, you can come with us.
You might learn something.
- You haven't said anything new so far.
Pigs dad, pigs pigs pigs.
- All right, calm down,
just stay cool all right.
(Light music)
- [Sharpie] What did
you look at him for?
- What's wrong with looking?
- You look at them,
they wanna know you.
You ignore them they go away.
- Er, dad, he's doing a u-ey.
- Righto.
- What are you doing.
- What does it look like?
Right, this time we look at
him and smile all right?
- We'll look now?
- Well, not looking didn't work did it?
(Police radio crackling)
Is he turning?
- Nah, doesn't look like it.
- Right, neither am I.
- No, no no, sharpie, you,
you promised we'd do this.
You can't break your promise.
- Keep your hair on, we'll
come back tomorrow.
I don't want Mike
sniffing around after us.
- I told backa we'll do it today.
- You told backa we were doing this?
- Not this, I told him we were shooting
so that he'd mind the shop,
I can't do it tomorrow.
- You told backa about it,
you can forget about it.
- I didn't tell him, I didn't.
- We do it tomorrow or not at all.
- Okay sharpie.
(Speaking in a foreign language)
- Pardon?
- Oh, it's Russian
for you know best.
- What is it?
(Speaking in a foreign language)
(Light music)
- Well, I tell you what,
then you're doing it
because you need the practice.
Thank-you.
No, Joey's doing equipment
and hose rolling today.
Okay, you're doing it,
hold on a second.
Thanks very much, cheers.
- Harder!
- Amy...
- hey hey, hey hey no
kids, not now, not now,
not in the shop, please.
Come on. - Yeah, but mum let's us.
- No she doesn't.
You still there, Fifi?
Yes, sorry darling, I gotta, yeah,
god just show some respect
for your captain please,
see ya, okay, bye.
- Ta, see ya.
- See ya.
You back already? - Sharpie mixed up
the days, we're going tomorrow.
- [Backa] Oh, but I
can't be here tomorrow.
I said that I'd help
with the basics course.
- Why am I not surprised.
- Well, how can I organize anything
if you just change your
mind at the last minute!
- So, go and help today
and stay here tomorrow.
Did you let them use
the bathroom again?
- I can't let them piss against a tree.
- They go to the pub.
- If I'm gonna go, I've got to go now.
- Okay, go.
(Light music)
- And the pub's closed!
- Don't care, not here.
- All right fire star, now
that you've got your gear
I'd like to welcome you to
the rural fire service.
The rural fire service
started with people working
together, helping each other
to fight the bushfire danger.
And so the community
spirit is very much
at the heart of the rfs.
- Pretty dysfunctional if
you mean this community.
- You're er, lost river
brigade are you?
- He's Noel McKinley's son.
- Ah, you're David.
- Ziggy.
- Hey boss, wouldn't all that hardware
on his face melt in a bushfire?
(Chuckling)
- Well, I think you'll find
like in the larger community
you get out of the rfs
what you put into it.
So you want to hope it
is not dysfunctional
like in the community.
And also being a professional
is a state of mind.
- Have you seen Joey around?
- No, haven't seen him.
- What's going on with him.
- I don't know.
- [Brice] We're a volunteer service
so we're all volunteers in that...
- What's going on with you?
- Well, I'm here aren't I?
- When this beeper goes off at
two o'clock in the morning,
you have a choice you can
say, "no, go back to sleep."
Or you can say, "yes,
motor vehicle accident,
"yes I'll do that."
From that moment you lose
your volunteer status.
From the moment you say
"yes" to that incident,
there is a structure,
a terms of rank...
- good doing your work, I see.
- There is a system...
- I still can't quite believe
I'm doing this.
- Knowledge is power right.
- And the reason for that,
is that it's a very dangerous job.
I'm gonna expect you to
go out to your brigades
and practice those skills.
Make no bones about it folks,
this is a very dangerous job.
One more thing, this is
a very dangerous job.
You understand. (Jolly music)
Okay, equipment and all kept one trucks
is pretty much the same.
In the left side, lockers,
we keep all the things
that we use regularly.
Now why on the left side, anyone?
- So, if you have to park on the road,
you're unloading from the curbside.
- That's right. (Kissing sounds)
(Laughing)
- Okay, bring it over here please.
- You wanna listen up, Shirley,
and show some respect.
- Oooh.
- You might learn something.
- Okay, in this locker,
you keep your hoses.
The smallest one is a 25 mil diameter,
then 38 and 65. - Just relax.
- In here, you've got your branches.
- Oh chill out.
I heard you... - but
we'll get onto those,
hey kids!
Do you wanna sit in the corner?
- Sorry backa.
- Okay, the biggest hose
to be used for fighting
fires is 38 mil.
(Water gushing)
- If one hand is on the
handle, his left hand sits
on top here because the
power of the spray
will force the hose up and back.
Okay, shut it off, eris.
- Shutting down.
- Okay, who wants a go?
Lill, how about you?
- Yep.
- Eris, back her up.
- Righto.
- Now, why the backup?
- Here you go?
- Because you might be able
to handle the power of
the spray for a while
if you're strong enough,
but you couldn't do it for three hours.
And if something blows up and
knocks the operator out,
then the backup has to step in.
Okay, eris, all yours.
- Okay, right hand there, yeah.
- Yeah.
- Relax your knees a bit.
- I know.
- She's not an idiot.
- Yeah, just making sure
you've all got the basics.
(Water gushing) - Argh!
- Hey, slow.
- Eris, don't expect...
- Slowly, slowly.
- Are you all right?
- Mate, it's all right.
- You didn't tell us slowly!
- Okay, calm down.
- I didn't get a bloody chance
did I? - Just calm down.
- Are you all right?
- Yeah, I'm okay.
- Okay, okay listen er, everyone
we'll just take a tea break
for five minutes, just relax in there
and when we come back
you can all have a go.
All right.
- What do you think about this lot?
- Well what do you mean?
- I don't know,
Ziggy and Stewart sniping at
each other all afternoon.
Luisa and eris together are gonna...
- they'll be okay once
they settle down.
I'll get eris to stay home tomorrow.
- How's lill going?
- Ah, she's got a good head on her.
Just needs a bit of practice.
- What about you, backa?
- Sorry.
Cameron just told me
he's moving to Sydney
so I'll be on the lookout for a
training officer, inspector.
You ever thought about going full time?
- Woo, I never saw myself
in a desk job but,
you know I always saw
myself in the land
but that's not happening at the moment.
- Well, there's a group leaders
course coming up soon.
You get through that, you're my choice.
You think about it.
- Okay, good no thanks, I will.
(Birds twittering)
- So why did you want to build
this play for her anyway?
- Ah, a bit of a dream.
When I was young I always
thought about being a builder.
My parents had other ideas.
- I think they were right
if it takes you that long
to cut a bit of wood.
- Nothing else to do?
- I'm waiting for that
length you're cutting.
- Oh, why don't you start
moving the soil for the bricks.
- Where to, there's no
mixing tray for the mud.
(Saw whizzing)
- Nothing else?
- Well, look, I don't want
to have to move things twice
when I can do it the once.
- I understand that, I
just don't want you
to have to wait for me.
- I suppose I can start
on the mixing tray.
- Good, that'll give me
time to finish this.
(Saw clanking) (Saw whizzing)
(Boards clanking)
- Hey, you wanna cuppa?
- Yeah, that'd be good.
(Saw whizzing)
- Patto, hold it, hold it patto!
Hey!
Patto, what are you doing?
- I'm cutting some supports
for the mixing tray.
- I told you, I only ordered
enough timber for the frames.
- [Patto] What did you think
I was gonna make it out of?
- The old ply sheets.
- Yeah, that's fine for the base.
I've still got to build a
frame and supports for it.
- (Sighing) Right, well
you've cut it now.
We'll just have to make
two frames for the moment
until I can get some more timber.
You want your tea?
- [Patto] Yeah, just put it down there.
(Hammer banging) (Tape rustling)
- It's too bloody short.
- [Patto] You cut it, and
I only put it together.
- I cut them exactly, I checked.
- Did you allow for the in-cuts?
- What in-cuts?
- Well, the out brace joining
the top and bottom plate.
- What did you do that for?
- That's how you do it, it's stronger.
- Look, it's all right, it doesn't
matter, it's only 30 mil.
- It doesn't matter?
- No, no look,
we'll live with it.
- Nah, it does matter.
It matters to me 'cause that's
how you're supposed to do it.
(Ominous music)
It matters to me that you
think I'm a bludger.
Hey, it matters to me that
you think I'm incompetent.
You treat me like an idiot.
I'm not a bludger, I'm not an idiot,
I'm doing the job that
you asked me to do!
(Truck rumbling)
(People chattering)
- And where have you been?
You're supposed to teach
equipment and hoses.
- That's the first time
I've heard about it.
I've been doing a fencing job.
- [Backa] Huh, why didn't you
tell me you were working.
- [Joey] I didn't know I had to.
- Last week I asked you!
- You never did, backa.
- Well, lucky I was here.
- So, what's the problem?
- Well, what if I wasn't here?
- Well, then eris would've done it.
- You were supposed to do it.
Joey... - well then ask me
next time. - I did,
I asked you to help with the course.
- Which day?
- Day one,
you always do hoses.
- Man, I did it once,
I'm not a mind reader.
- [Fifi] Guys, come on let's go in.
Start her up again, hey.
- Righto, we're coming.
- You got a second?
- Yeah, of course, what's up.
- To be honest, Tim, I don't
know whether this is for me.
- Oh, Brice and I were
just saying the opposite.
That you'll do well.
- I don't know, kind
of feels like a erm,
cross between school and the army.
(Laughing)
- Well, we don't normally get shot at.
No one's gonna give you detention.
I thought you wanted to
find out about bush fires?
- Yeah, I just don't want
to take all this gear
and then not be here.
You're probably better off
giving it to someone else.
- I thought you wanted it?
- Wasn't sure.
- What happened to being
part of the community?
- Ah hey, don't put that on me.
Don't have to be a firey to do that.
- Okay, look erm, why don't
you finish the course.
If you don't stick with
it in the long run
at least you would've
learned what you needed to.
Anyway, it's your decision.
(Birds chirping) (Slow music)
- Simple rule with down
power lines, stay clear.
You have to assume that
the wires are live.
And for the moment you'll
have someone with rank
who'll know how to deal with it.
Never, ever aim water
directly at the live area.
We're a volunteer service,
so we're all volunteers
in that when this beeper
goes off at two o'clock
in the morning, you have a choice,
you can say, "no," go back to sleep.
Or you can say, "yes," not
everyone gets to do that.
From that moment, you lose
your volunteer status.
The moment you take that instant,
there is structure in terms of
ranking and different paths.
If there's a fire, let it burn,
and there should be someone
there with backa's experience
to make the call.
- Yeah, we saw this up on
mattoosa road, the other day.
You just have to assume
that the area is live
until country energy have told
you that they've cut it off.
- That'll take a while won't it?
- No, they were pretty
good the other day.
- Were they?
- Yeah, they cut it off
before I got to you at traffic control.
- What were you doing there?
- Lill just came out as an observer.
She stayed well clear.
(Hand slapping) (Laughing)
(Birds chirping)
(Wood creaking)
- Ah ah, Jesus, ah Christ. (Sighing)
Shit! (Light music)
(Insects chirping)
- Want a beer?
- [Joey] Do you want something to eat?
- Nah, I'd better wait in case
svettie's cooked something.
(Bottles rattling)
Have you been decorating?
Hey what you doing tomorrow? - Dunno.
- I've got to work in the shop.
Had to do a deal with svettie.
One day on the course,
one day in the shop.
- For Christ sake, backa, why don't you
just come out and ask me.
- What?
- Joey, can you help
out tomorrow. - I don't want you
to feel obliged.
- I won't feel obliged.
I just want you to ask me for a change
instead of expecting
me just to be there.
- Okay, Joey, can you
help out tomorrow?
- Yes, backa, I'll be glad to.
- Great, there you go.
- That wasn't so hard was it?
- Is there a problem between us?
- Not with me.
- The deal with Jeff's
land, it still stands?
Whoever he leaves it
to, we split it 50-50.
- I don't give a damn about the land.
You wanna split it, I wanna
split it, it's fine.
- You don't give a damn about the land?
- I don't wanna sit
around waiting for it.
You spend all your time
thinking about it backa,
I can't live like that.
- Yeah, I don't wanna live
in a bloody shop, you know.
- Well so do something about it.
Waiting for him to
drop is just bullshit.
- Suppose we could shoot him now.
(Laughing)
- Even then he probably wouldn't die.
- Oh no no, he'd be telling
us how to do it properly.
You see see, your
trouble is, you missed.
One bullet right between the eyes,
now that's how I would've done it.
- You know what, I don't
even like the bastard.
If he wasn't my uncle
I would so smack him
in the head for what he
says to me sometimes.
- Yeah.
(Somber music)
Well, he's been through a lot.
- Well, it doesn't give him the right
to treat people like he does.
I won't give him the satisfaction
of waiting for his land.
(Gravel crunching)
- (Whistling) Nice pants.
- [Lill] Sorry I'm late.
Went a bit longer.
- You hungry?
- [Lill] I grabbed
something on the way.
- 'Cause I made dinner.
- You didn't?
- Yeah.
Thought we might make
a bit of night of it.
It's all right, there's a
drink in there for you.
- I really have to do some work.
How'd you go today?
- Patto walked off the job.
- Why?
- I don't know.
He just got angry and walked off.
Do you really have to work tonight?
- It's a deadline
Perry, can't ignore it.
- You can spend all day doing
a bloody firefighting course.
- [Lill] Two days and four
nights is not all my time.
- Yeah, but what about after that?
12 hours every time there's a fire
or a car accident.
- It's volunteer, I don't
have to go every time.
- Yeah, but I know you
better than that, don't I.
I just wanted you here.
- Well, I wanted you here
when the house burned down.
No abandonment issues, no phobia,
I just wanted you here.
(Somber music)
(Water splashing) (Light music)
(Insects chirping)
(Dog barking)
- Svettie?
Chinese.
(Paper crinkling)
(Liquid spraying)
(Heels clicking) (Gloves squeaking)
- I love to see a man on
his knees in the bathroom.
- Just the bathroom?
- Got you sweet and sour.
Good job. - Hmm.
Can we afford this?
- Now you cook.
If you do it as well as the
bathroom you never know
what reward you'll get.
- Really?
How about vacuuming?
- Maybe you should find out.
- Hah, what if I do?
Hey. - Hey.
- Brice spoke to me today.
- Hmm hmm.
- Asked me if I wanted
to move up to inspector.
- What did you say?
- Well, I haven't said anything yet.
I'd have to finish training but...
- This is a paid job, backa.
- Yeah, I know
but it's a desk job, svettie.
I don't know, I don't
know if I could do that.
Well, I wouldn't be fighting fires.
- You won't take a paid job
because you want to fight fires.
I'm here every day in the shop.
I look after the kids.
You work part-time so
you can fight fires
and be the local hero.
We need a steady wage to get by.
We need the money.
- What, so you can go and
spend 600 bucks on yourself?
- Go to hell.
I knew you'd do this.
- I haven't done anything.
- No you never do.
(Light music)
(Birds chirping)
(Branches rustling)
(Nail gun firing)
- He was out there before I got up.
- What's all this?
- I had a mate with
some timber left over
from a job at fox cove.
Half price if you want
it, no delivery charge.
- How much did you pay?
- Can take it or leave it,
it doesn't bother me.
(Paper rustling)
I wrote you an invoice.
(Upbeat music)
(Truck jiggling)
Ah, take it easy, you don't
have to do it all at once.
- You worry about yourself. (Gasping)
- Why don't you get your
misses to put the kettle on?
- Hey lill, put the
kettle on will you love?
- Piss off, what'd your
last slave die of?
- Home for dinner?
- Yes.
Or else I'll call.
(Car rumbling)
- So how's that cuppa coming along?
(Sighing)
(Door squeaking)
- There are three good sites
down here near deep creek.
- I'm not digging.
- I don't want you to dig.
- So why am I here?
- You sit in the car,
any sign of company you
hit the horn, understand?
- Well, can't I come now?
- I thought you didn't want to dig?
- Well, I changed my mind.
- Why not let him come?
- He sits in the car.
- Well, can I have the keys?
- Ah ah, how stupid do you think I am?
- [Kieran] Nah, I wanna
listen to the radio.
- You don't need the keys mate.
(Keys rattling)
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
- Let's get a wriggle on.
(Clattering)
- [Svettie] Don't you
think it'll be faster
if Kieran helped? - He is helping.
- If you think that somebody will come,
this isn't a good spot.
Who owns this land?
- This side of the creek is crown land.
- Are you sure.
- Course I'm sure.
Look, you said you'd d as I say.
That means, you don't question
me every time I say it.
Understand?
This thing isn't soundproof.
A bush Walker could wonder through.
Nowhere is perfectly safe.
Kieran is watching our backs.
- Sorry, sharpie.
(Speaking in a foreign language)
- Here, through here. ♪ Take my hand ♪
♪ lead me to your
loving milk and honey ♪
♪ lay me down ♪
- Can't see it from any path.
♪ Keep me warm ♪
- Can't see it from
the creek down there.
We'll start here with the first plot.
The rest we'll do further down.
Remember how to work that thing?
- Yes.
- Good.
I'll go get the seedlings.
♪ I'm a beggar on the street of love ♪
♪ I'm a beggar on the street of love ♪
♪ I'm a beggar on the street of love ♪
- All right guys, this time I'm
gonna put you on the clock.
All right, I want one line,
two lengths of 38 mil hose
from the rear of the truck
with an awg branch.
All right, lill, I want
you first line and pump.
Ziggy, second line and assist luisa
on the end of the hose okay?
All right, get to work.
(Metal jangling)
Oh, that's a nice bowl.
(Engine rumbling)
- Water on!
- Water on!
- Water off!
- Water off!
- Water off.
- Okay, come here.
Wa hey! - Nice.
- Come on, show me, - nice moves.
- Get those moves up.
- Hah!
- Nice work, guys, we got
one minute, 23 seconds.
- Woo hoo hoo!
- How'd it feel?
- Felt great.
- Yeah.
- Good, good stuff, good stuff.
All right, well, we'll do it again,
see if we can do better, all right.
Okay, so make up, let's
get back to work.
(Laughing)
Hey lill. - Hey.
Have you got a second.
- Yeah, lill, come in.
- Listen, I just wanted
to say that erm,
it wasn't backa's fault
that I was at that fire.
I asked him to take me.
- He sould've said "no."
- I know but I put him in an
awkward position, you know.
- It was a dangerous situation.
He should've known better.
- I don't think it's fair
not to have him here.
He's organized this whole thing.
- Well er, it's not my decision.
The order came from a higher authority.
- Who do I have to talk to then?
- [Brice] Don't like your chances.
- I don't care, I want to have my say.
- All right then it's svettie
you have to speak to.
She's got him minding the shop today.
- Right then. (Laughing)
(Nail gun banging)
- We've already got a mold.
- Er, that's your one.
You think you can keep up?
(Lively music)
- Hey. (Gloves slapping)
- Huh hey.
Good one mate.
(Slow rock music)
- Thought you were gone.
- Said I'd do the job so I'm doing it.
I'm not a bludger.
- I never said you were.
- First they say nothing.
- I appreciate the help.
I appreciate you working for less.
Didn't expect to see you
here on a Sunday anyway.
- His name's jem, not the girl
in to kill a mockingbird.
Only I think it's a boy's name.
(Somber music)
Haven't seen him in two years.
- They won't let me, I have
to show them that I can...
I just feel like anytime I get angry
I'm gonna be judged for it.
Erm, I appreciate the steady work.
Even though the pay's crap.
(Light music)
- I'm looking forward to when
the kids are Kieran's age.
When I don't have to pick
them up from school,
take them to sport,
when they're old enough
to get around on their own, you know.
I think it would be load off.
- Yeah well, there's
always something else.
- Yeah, maybe.
I think it would be easier though.
(Bird squawking)
- You really haven't thought
this through have you?
- What?
- This.
- Yes I have.
- What did you tell backa?
- That we went shooting.
- And he believed that?
- Why wouldn't he?
- Like he called me
an asshole in Russian
and think I believe it
means something else.
- You were being an asshole.
- Yeah well, this asshole
knows how to survive.
And he doesn't think he
can survive with you.
- I won't be careless.
- [Sharpie] You won't be if
I decide to do this myself.
- No, no, sharpie!
I'm sorry, we made a deal.
- Who's gonna look after the plants?
- You and I.
That was our deal.
- Yeah, but I don't have
a shop to look after.
Who's gonna pick up the
kids, take them to sport.
- [Svettie] I'll find time.
- What if backa comes home,
sees mud all over the car.
Where have you been?
- Out.
- Out.
Where out? - Well, I don't know i...
- Who was in the shop?
- I'll tell him something.
- And he'll believe it.
I don't know what I was thinking.
You're not up to this darling.
- No I am, I am.
- Look, I'll give you
your money back. - No, no.
- And a bit extra for your day's work.
More than fair. - No please.
- Look look look, you don't
want to be doing this.
- I do, I do.
- I'm doing you a favor.
You're no good to your kids in jail.
This is a huge risk for 50
grand, if you're lucky.
30 more like.
(Horn blowing) (Ominous music)
What is it, what's wrong?
- I just got a text
message from noodle.
She wants to know when I can come over.
(Upbeat music)
Well, can we go now?
(Trailer rattling)
Well, I've had the best time.
Hope you guys can take me out again.
It's been sweet.
- Put a shock in it son.
♪ You love it when we're funny ♪
(Police siren wailing)
- Right, we've got nothing on us.
Just stay calm all right.
(Brake cranking)
Afternoon, Mike.
- Sharpie.
Hey svettie.
(Snorting)
- Hello.
- Shut up.
(Laughing)
- Mind stepping out the car a sec.
(Door cranking)
Doing a bit of gardening have we, hey?
- We've just been showing
svettie some shooting spots.
Mate of mine needed some roos culled.
- Oh, svettie's been shooting?
- Yeah.
- What, did you shoot
with the rotary huh?
- No no, er my mate borrowed it.
I'm just bringing it back.
- Which mate's this?
- Oh you wouldn't know
him, he lives out of town.
- Does he have a name?
- Yeah.
Jack.
- (Laughing) Jack.
- Yeah.
- Do you have a license
for those rifles?
- At home.
You know I've got a license Mike.
- Sharpie, (Speak in
a foreign language)
You haven't been shooting have you?
- Yeah.
- I doubt svettie's ever
held a gun in her life.
What are you trying to get her into?
- We went shooting Mike.
(Gun firing)
- Okay, svettie just put the gun down.
Okay, put it down.
- Okay. (Gun thumping)
- Jesus, svettie, look, what
do you think you're up to?
- Hey Mike, if I was you
I'd show some gratitude.
Either that or you could arrest her
for killing a protected species.
(Laughing)
- That was sick.
- Where did you learn
to shoot like that?
- You don't want to know.
- The deal's back on,
I'm keeping your money.
- Yeah?
- Did you see the look
on his face? - Did you see the look
on your face?
- Well. (Speak in a foreign language)
Touche darling, touche.
- Remember the codes, yellow general,
blue any incident, red life-threatening
and emergency which is top priority.
Okay, I'm gonna be fire-com,
Joey can you start,
make it a long call and break it up.
- Righto, erm, fire-com,
lost river one, blue.
- Lost river one, fire-com go ahead.
- Fire-com we have three spot fires
on the er callonguller -
drive up the eastern Ridge.
- Er, two of them threatening
property, copy so far.
- Okay, so that's a long call.
Er he leaves a break of a few seconds
in case there's a higher
emergency to come through.
So, go ahead, lill.
- Erm, fire-com lost river two, red.
- Lost river one,
standby, lost river two,
fire-com go ahead.
- We have a problem at
the cwa, er fruitcake
with way too much Brandy in it.
And if it goes up there will
be multiple fatalities.
(Laughing) Request for
assistance, over.
(Paper crinkling)
- Okay, let's try something different.
I'm gonna put through a series of calls
and you respond, okay.
Er, lost river two, fire-com blue.
- Lost river to fire-come to
lost river two, go ahead.
- We have a motor vehicle
accident on weo road,
can you respond?
- [Lill] Lost river two on our way.
- Okay, so you're half way there
and another call comes through.
Lost river two, we have
a make of a vehicle,
it's a dark blue camry station wagon.
Report of one deceased, a white male,
aged approximately 50, does
that remind you of anyone?
(Light music)
Okay, a town this size lill,
any incident you guys go to
pretty much you're gonna be
seeing family and friends.
Now you treat this like a big joke.
- No, take it easy, Fifi.
- No, Joey, I'm all right.
Okay, they're not gonna be.
♪ Take your time ♪
♪ take your time ♪
♪ mama gets sore with the child who ♪
♪ just wants to in time their run ♪
♪ she says baby, "what's your hurry" ♪
- [Patto] Hey, do you
want me to grab this?
- Yeah, go for it.
Hi. - Hi.
- Patto's staying for dinner.
You got work to do?
- Not tonight.
- Good.
- How was it?
- Good, yeah.
- Yeah, it's great fun.
They're good people. - White?
- I can keep going on the
bricks tomorrow if you want.
(Wine trickling) -
Yeah, that'll be good.
Maybe you could not start
laying them until I get here.
- I know how to lay the bricks.
- Yeah, no that's not what I'm saying.
The thing is, this whole thing was
about me building the house and
I just want something to do.
- [Patto] Well, we've got a lot
more bricks to make anyway.
I can get you some cheap
cement mix if you want.
I'm working on potts cove on Tuesday.
- [Perry] Yeah, that'll be good.
- Hey, I missed you.
♪ Sneaking into my room ♪
♪ take your time ♪
♪ take your time ♪
♪ take your time ♪
♪ show me you love me ♪
(Heavy breathing)
- [Backa] I wanna know
what you're doing.
- About what? (Sighing)
- You know, I work up at your place.
You know, Joey works up
at your place, sometimes.
You pay us what you can but
the reason we're there,
the reason we're doing it...
- if you're not interested
I'll get somebody else.
- No, that's not what I said.
- Then what do you want to say?
- I want to manage the property
with a share of the trust.
- After I'm gone, you mean.
- Then I'm not waiting around for it.
- Do you want another drink?
- No.
- Come on,
have another drink. - No.
- Hey, two of these.
Have you thought about
what you're gonna do?
The shops not a going concern.
You're in debt up to your eyeballs,
your wife is hemorrhaging money faster
than they can print it.
I do need someone to
manage the property,
but you've hardly put me at my ease
thinking the land's gonna
be safe in your hands,
particularly with that wife of yours.
- You don't cut her any slack, Jeff.
- I don't need to when
she's spending my money.
- Thanks for the drink.
- You come and work for me.
Together we'll keep her under control.
I'll pay you a wage,
and in six months time
if things work out then
I'll sign over 25 percent
of the trust to you.
You can sell the shop after the day,
when the books are good.
You might even pay off your debt.
You come and live with
me, in the house.
- This isn't about controlling svettie.
You know that, won't you understand
that she is... - one beer, one scotch.
Put it on the tab. - Thanks mate.
- And what about Joey?
You know I can't just cut him out.
- Then why did you come on your own?
Seems you've already
cut Joey out of it.
Joey made his choice to get
that sharp girl pregnant,
and no sharp is gonna
share in our land.
If I find out you're giving in to him,
then the deal's off.
(Ice clinking)
- So why did Mike pull sharpie over?
- 'Cause he's sharpie.
Didn't think we'd been shooting.
- Yeah, what did he
think you'd been doing?
- I don't know.
Thought I couldn't shoot.
(Laughing)
- He doesn't know you too well.
- Why were you so late?
- I had to do some stuff at the rfs.
- Should've known.
So what are they like, the new people?
- Ah, well they did pretty
well, the new recruits.
But apparently Fifi had to
chew 'em out a little bit
for mucking around. (Laughing)
What are you gonna do with your snake?
- Make a pair of boots.
♪ We just can't push it through ♪
♪ a little my love ♪
- well Jeff's coming
in again tomorrow.
♪ Take your time ♪
♪ take your time ♪
♪ we're chasing a beautiful rainbow ♪
♪ our story hasn't been told ♪
♪ it takes rain to make a rainbow ♪
♪ takes a sun dying to
turn the world gold ♪
♪ the days run outside my window ♪
♪ like wild horses across the plains ♪
♪ fireflies dance in the shadows ♪
♪ love don't shine steady ♪
♪ it waxes and wains ♪
different this time.
I've worked it all out,
no more Jeff's rent.
- Look we're going to sell
the seedlings to svettie
at half price. - You're joking.
- And I'm gonna get your
share of the proceeds.
- What are you talking about?
- Lill, get outta there, now!
(Wires sparking)
Are you okay?
- Hey svettie, I reckon
it was $664 well spent.
I mean it, you work so
bloody hard darling,
you deserved the break.
- That'll be Jeff.
This is such a waste of time.
- No, he'll get sick
of it sooner or later,
I promise you, svettie.
Are you gonna be all right?
- Yeah, no problem.
You go and play with your new toy.
- Thank-you.
(Light music)
♪ I have to pinch myself to feel ♪
♪ if what is going on is real ♪
♪ from the gods themselves
we steal night and day ♪
♪ night and day ♪
♪ a jug of wine, a loaf
of bread and then ♪
♪ lying on a blanket underneath
that big old spreading tree ♪
♪ it's such a beautiful feeling ♪
♪ it's such a beautiful feeling ♪
- Hey kids.
- Hey, Jeff, have you got
any lollies? - Yeah, got any?
- Hey mum, you got...
- Which hands?
- That one.
- That one.
- Oh, hey!
- Ah.
(Laughing)
- [Child] Come on dad, we're
gonna be late for school.
- Okay, okay.
- Come on dad.
- Thanks mum.
- Fun.
- [Child] Come on!
- Bye Jeff.
- Bye kids.
- Come on lets go.
- Yeah school!
- Well, you got it half right.
You went away.
- No, I got it half right,
I came back.
Shall I get you a seat?
- Let's not pretend.
I don't like you.
I don't like you begging me for money
and then spending it on
your own little holiday.
- You wanted me to go away so I did.
Maybe your intentions
should be clearer.
- All right, how's this.
You and Tim owe me and you need more.
You won't so much as
breathe unless I say so
or you won't see a cent,
that's fairly clear isn't it.
Right, let me see what sort
of a mess these books are in.
(Light music)
♪ In my time I have been ♪
♪ a rich girl given favors ♪
♪ all the world at my feet ♪
♪ in its many different flavors ♪
♪ I suck in your lies ♪
♪ now I'm your lies ♪
♪ I'm a beggar on the street above ♪
♪ I'm a beggar on the street above ♪
(Ominous music)
- You got the money?
One thing you'll remember
today, what I say goes right?
- Right.
- You'll do as I say.
- Yes sharpie.
- What you got in there?
- [Svettie] I made us something to eat.
- You reckon we're going on a picnic?
(Birds twittering)
- [Perry] Hey, you been up for awhile?
- Got a lot to do.
- How's it going?
- Kc doesn't like the cover drawing.
She's handed me three new pages of text
to illustrate out of the blue,
and the publisher thinks these
is too similar to this.
What are you doing today?
- I'm building you a house.
What time are you leaving?
- Five minutes ago.
- Hey, don't you think you're trying
to do just a bit too much.
I mean now is not the time
to do a basic firefighting course.
- I want to know what
to do in a bush fire.
Knowledge is power, right.
- Not if you don't make the
deadline for that job.
And you were late last time.
- I will make it.
I just wanna give this a go, okay.
I'll see you around six. - Okay.
(Car rumbling)
(Saw whizzing)
Morning. - Late start, boss.
- Boss starts when he wants.
What you been up to?
- Well, I've cut the
uprights and I've started
on the top and bottom pieces,
but I don't think you've
got enough timber.
(Wood clattering)
- [Perry] Why did you
cut the uprights first?
- Well, you start with the long,
you get the shorter lengths
from the off-cuts.
- Er, no I worked out the
exact amount of timber.
You have to make a different
sized cut from each length.
- Well, that's not how you do it.
- Well, that's how I do it.
Look er, we'll just have to
do three frames for now.
Next time, ask, all right.
(Tense music)
(Saw whizzing)
- Stop me if I've told you this before
but the thing that leads kids
to hard drugs is banning soft drugs.
Back in the late '70s
you couldn't get gundra
if your life depended on it.
Heroin you could get cheap as chips
and everyone did, so you had
more addicts on the street
than you had dope smokers.
If you supply dope, you
keep kids off smack.
Simple.
You know how long cannabis
has been in Australia?
- No.
- Since the first fleet.
- Is that right dad?
- Haven't I told you
about that? - Well, can you just
drop me off at noodles.
- Nah, you can come with us.
You might learn something.
- You haven't said anything new so far.
Pigs dad, pigs pigs pigs.
- All right, calm down,
just stay cool all right.
(Light music)
- [Sharpie] What did
you look at him for?
- What's wrong with looking?
- You look at them,
they wanna know you.
You ignore them they go away.
- Er, dad, he's doing a u-ey.
- Righto.
- What are you doing.
- What does it look like?
Right, this time we look at
him and smile all right?
- We'll look now?
- Well, not looking didn't work did it?
(Police radio crackling)
Is he turning?
- Nah, doesn't look like it.
- Right, neither am I.
- No, no no, sharpie, you,
you promised we'd do this.
You can't break your promise.
- Keep your hair on, we'll
come back tomorrow.
I don't want Mike
sniffing around after us.
- I told backa we'll do it today.
- You told backa we were doing this?
- Not this, I told him we were shooting
so that he'd mind the shop,
I can't do it tomorrow.
- You told backa about it,
you can forget about it.
- I didn't tell him, I didn't.
- We do it tomorrow or not at all.
- Okay sharpie.
(Speaking in a foreign language)
- Pardon?
- Oh, it's Russian
for you know best.
- What is it?
(Speaking in a foreign language)
(Light music)
- Well, I tell you what,
then you're doing it
because you need the practice.
Thank-you.
No, Joey's doing equipment
and hose rolling today.
Okay, you're doing it,
hold on a second.
Thanks very much, cheers.
- Harder!
- Amy...
- hey hey, hey hey no
kids, not now, not now,
not in the shop, please.
Come on. - Yeah, but mum let's us.
- No she doesn't.
You still there, Fifi?
Yes, sorry darling, I gotta, yeah,
god just show some respect
for your captain please,
see ya, okay, bye.
- Ta, see ya.
- See ya.
You back already? - Sharpie mixed up
the days, we're going tomorrow.
- [Backa] Oh, but I
can't be here tomorrow.
I said that I'd help
with the basics course.
- Why am I not surprised.
- Well, how can I organize anything
if you just change your
mind at the last minute!
- So, go and help today
and stay here tomorrow.
Did you let them use
the bathroom again?
- I can't let them piss against a tree.
- They go to the pub.
- If I'm gonna go, I've got to go now.
- Okay, go.
(Light music)
- And the pub's closed!
- Don't care, not here.
- All right fire star, now
that you've got your gear
I'd like to welcome you to
the rural fire service.
The rural fire service
started with people working
together, helping each other
to fight the bushfire danger.
And so the community
spirit is very much
at the heart of the rfs.
- Pretty dysfunctional if
you mean this community.
- You're er, lost river
brigade are you?
- He's Noel McKinley's son.
- Ah, you're David.
- Ziggy.
- Hey boss, wouldn't all that hardware
on his face melt in a bushfire?
(Chuckling)
- Well, I think you'll find
like in the larger community
you get out of the rfs
what you put into it.
So you want to hope it
is not dysfunctional
like in the community.
And also being a professional
is a state of mind.
- Have you seen Joey around?
- No, haven't seen him.
- What's going on with him.
- I don't know.
- [Brice] We're a volunteer service
so we're all volunteers in that...
- What's going on with you?
- Well, I'm here aren't I?
- When this beeper goes off at
two o'clock in the morning,
you have a choice you can
say, "no, go back to sleep."
Or you can say, "yes,
motor vehicle accident,
"yes I'll do that."
From that moment you lose
your volunteer status.
From the moment you say
"yes" to that incident,
there is a structure,
a terms of rank...
- good doing your work, I see.
- There is a system...
- I still can't quite believe
I'm doing this.
- Knowledge is power right.
- And the reason for that,
is that it's a very dangerous job.
I'm gonna expect you to
go out to your brigades
and practice those skills.
Make no bones about it folks,
this is a very dangerous job.
One more thing, this is
a very dangerous job.
You understand. (Jolly music)
Okay, equipment and all kept one trucks
is pretty much the same.
In the left side, lockers,
we keep all the things
that we use regularly.
Now why on the left side, anyone?
- So, if you have to park on the road,
you're unloading from the curbside.
- That's right. (Kissing sounds)
(Laughing)
- Okay, bring it over here please.
- You wanna listen up, Shirley,
and show some respect.
- Oooh.
- You might learn something.
- Okay, in this locker,
you keep your hoses.
The smallest one is a 25 mil diameter,
then 38 and 65. - Just relax.
- In here, you've got your branches.
- Oh chill out.
I heard you... - but
we'll get onto those,
hey kids!
Do you wanna sit in the corner?
- Sorry backa.
- Okay, the biggest hose
to be used for fighting
fires is 38 mil.
(Water gushing)
- If one hand is on the
handle, his left hand sits
on top here because the
power of the spray
will force the hose up and back.
Okay, shut it off, eris.
- Shutting down.
- Okay, who wants a go?
Lill, how about you?
- Yep.
- Eris, back her up.
- Righto.
- Now, why the backup?
- Here you go?
- Because you might be able
to handle the power of
the spray for a while
if you're strong enough,
but you couldn't do it for three hours.
And if something blows up and
knocks the operator out,
then the backup has to step in.
Okay, eris, all yours.
- Okay, right hand there, yeah.
- Yeah.
- Relax your knees a bit.
- I know.
- She's not an idiot.
- Yeah, just making sure
you've all got the basics.
(Water gushing) - Argh!
- Hey, slow.
- Eris, don't expect...
- Slowly, slowly.
- Are you all right?
- Mate, it's all right.
- You didn't tell us slowly!
- Okay, calm down.
- I didn't get a bloody chance
did I? - Just calm down.
- Are you all right?
- Yeah, I'm okay.
- Okay, okay listen er, everyone
we'll just take a tea break
for five minutes, just relax in there
and when we come back
you can all have a go.
All right.
- What do you think about this lot?
- Well what do you mean?
- I don't know,
Ziggy and Stewart sniping at
each other all afternoon.
Luisa and eris together are gonna...
- they'll be okay once
they settle down.
I'll get eris to stay home tomorrow.
- How's lill going?
- Ah, she's got a good head on her.
Just needs a bit of practice.
- What about you, backa?
- Sorry.
Cameron just told me
he's moving to Sydney
so I'll be on the lookout for a
training officer, inspector.
You ever thought about going full time?
- Woo, I never saw myself
in a desk job but,
you know I always saw
myself in the land
but that's not happening at the moment.
- Well, there's a group leaders
course coming up soon.
You get through that, you're my choice.
You think about it.
- Okay, good no thanks, I will.
(Birds twittering)
- So why did you want to build
this play for her anyway?
- Ah, a bit of a dream.
When I was young I always
thought about being a builder.
My parents had other ideas.
- I think they were right
if it takes you that long
to cut a bit of wood.
- Nothing else to do?
- I'm waiting for that
length you're cutting.
- Oh, why don't you start
moving the soil for the bricks.
- Where to, there's no
mixing tray for the mud.
(Saw whizzing)
- Nothing else?
- Well, look, I don't want
to have to move things twice
when I can do it the once.
- I understand that, I
just don't want you
to have to wait for me.
- I suppose I can start
on the mixing tray.
- Good, that'll give me
time to finish this.
(Saw clanking) (Saw whizzing)
(Boards clanking)
- Hey, you wanna cuppa?
- Yeah, that'd be good.
(Saw whizzing)
- Patto, hold it, hold it patto!
Hey!
Patto, what are you doing?
- I'm cutting some supports
for the mixing tray.
- I told you, I only ordered
enough timber for the frames.
- [Patto] What did you think
I was gonna make it out of?
- The old ply sheets.
- Yeah, that's fine for the base.
I've still got to build a
frame and supports for it.
- (Sighing) Right, well
you've cut it now.
We'll just have to make
two frames for the moment
until I can get some more timber.
You want your tea?
- [Patto] Yeah, just put it down there.
(Hammer banging) (Tape rustling)
- It's too bloody short.
- [Patto] You cut it, and
I only put it together.
- I cut them exactly, I checked.
- Did you allow for the in-cuts?
- What in-cuts?
- Well, the out brace joining
the top and bottom plate.
- What did you do that for?
- That's how you do it, it's stronger.
- Look, it's all right, it doesn't
matter, it's only 30 mil.
- It doesn't matter?
- No, no look,
we'll live with it.
- Nah, it does matter.
It matters to me 'cause that's
how you're supposed to do it.
(Ominous music)
It matters to me that you
think I'm a bludger.
Hey, it matters to me that
you think I'm incompetent.
You treat me like an idiot.
I'm not a bludger, I'm not an idiot,
I'm doing the job that
you asked me to do!
(Truck rumbling)
(People chattering)
- And where have you been?
You're supposed to teach
equipment and hoses.
- That's the first time
I've heard about it.
I've been doing a fencing job.
- [Backa] Huh, why didn't you
tell me you were working.
- [Joey] I didn't know I had to.
- Last week I asked you!
- You never did, backa.
- Well, lucky I was here.
- So, what's the problem?
- Well, what if I wasn't here?
- Well, then eris would've done it.
- You were supposed to do it.
Joey... - well then ask me
next time. - I did,
I asked you to help with the course.
- Which day?
- Day one,
you always do hoses.
- Man, I did it once,
I'm not a mind reader.
- [Fifi] Guys, come on let's go in.
Start her up again, hey.
- Righto, we're coming.
- You got a second?
- Yeah, of course, what's up.
- To be honest, Tim, I don't
know whether this is for me.
- Oh, Brice and I were
just saying the opposite.
That you'll do well.
- I don't know, kind
of feels like a erm,
cross between school and the army.
(Laughing)
- Well, we don't normally get shot at.
No one's gonna give you detention.
I thought you wanted to
find out about bush fires?
- Yeah, I just don't want
to take all this gear
and then not be here.
You're probably better off
giving it to someone else.
- I thought you wanted it?
- Wasn't sure.
- What happened to being
part of the community?
- Ah hey, don't put that on me.
Don't have to be a firey to do that.
- Okay, look erm, why don't
you finish the course.
If you don't stick with
it in the long run
at least you would've
learned what you needed to.
Anyway, it's your decision.
(Birds chirping) (Slow music)
- Simple rule with down
power lines, stay clear.
You have to assume that
the wires are live.
And for the moment you'll
have someone with rank
who'll know how to deal with it.
Never, ever aim water
directly at the live area.
We're a volunteer service,
so we're all volunteers
in that when this beeper
goes off at two o'clock
in the morning, you have a choice,
you can say, "no," go back to sleep.
Or you can say, "yes," not
everyone gets to do that.
From that moment, you lose
your volunteer status.
The moment you take that instant,
there is structure in terms of
ranking and different paths.
If there's a fire, let it burn,
and there should be someone
there with backa's experience
to make the call.
- Yeah, we saw this up on
mattoosa road, the other day.
You just have to assume
that the area is live
until country energy have told
you that they've cut it off.
- That'll take a while won't it?
- No, they were pretty
good the other day.
- Were they?
- Yeah, they cut it off
before I got to you at traffic control.
- What were you doing there?
- Lill just came out as an observer.
She stayed well clear.
(Hand slapping) (Laughing)
(Birds chirping)
(Wood creaking)
- Ah ah, Jesus, ah Christ. (Sighing)
Shit! (Light music)
(Insects chirping)
- Want a beer?
- [Joey] Do you want something to eat?
- Nah, I'd better wait in case
svettie's cooked something.
(Bottles rattling)
Have you been decorating?
Hey what you doing tomorrow? - Dunno.
- I've got to work in the shop.
Had to do a deal with svettie.
One day on the course,
one day in the shop.
- For Christ sake, backa, why don't you
just come out and ask me.
- What?
- Joey, can you help
out tomorrow. - I don't want you
to feel obliged.
- I won't feel obliged.
I just want you to ask me for a change
instead of expecting
me just to be there.
- Okay, Joey, can you
help out tomorrow?
- Yes, backa, I'll be glad to.
- Great, there you go.
- That wasn't so hard was it?
- Is there a problem between us?
- Not with me.
- The deal with Jeff's
land, it still stands?
Whoever he leaves it
to, we split it 50-50.
- I don't give a damn about the land.
You wanna split it, I wanna
split it, it's fine.
- You don't give a damn about the land?
- I don't wanna sit
around waiting for it.
You spend all your time
thinking about it backa,
I can't live like that.
- Yeah, I don't wanna live
in a bloody shop, you know.
- Well so do something about it.
Waiting for him to
drop is just bullshit.
- Suppose we could shoot him now.
(Laughing)
- Even then he probably wouldn't die.
- Oh no no, he'd be telling
us how to do it properly.
You see see, your
trouble is, you missed.
One bullet right between the eyes,
now that's how I would've done it.
- You know what, I don't
even like the bastard.
If he wasn't my uncle
I would so smack him
in the head for what he
says to me sometimes.
- Yeah.
(Somber music)
Well, he's been through a lot.
- Well, it doesn't give him the right
to treat people like he does.
I won't give him the satisfaction
of waiting for his land.
(Gravel crunching)
- (Whistling) Nice pants.
- [Lill] Sorry I'm late.
Went a bit longer.
- You hungry?
- [Lill] I grabbed
something on the way.
- 'Cause I made dinner.
- You didn't?
- Yeah.
Thought we might make
a bit of night of it.
It's all right, there's a
drink in there for you.
- I really have to do some work.
How'd you go today?
- Patto walked off the job.
- Why?
- I don't know.
He just got angry and walked off.
Do you really have to work tonight?
- It's a deadline
Perry, can't ignore it.
- You can spend all day doing
a bloody firefighting course.
- [Lill] Two days and four
nights is not all my time.
- Yeah, but what about after that?
12 hours every time there's a fire
or a car accident.
- It's volunteer, I don't
have to go every time.
- Yeah, but I know you
better than that, don't I.
I just wanted you here.
- Well, I wanted you here
when the house burned down.
No abandonment issues, no phobia,
I just wanted you here.
(Somber music)
(Water splashing) (Light music)
(Insects chirping)
(Dog barking)
- Svettie?
Chinese.
(Paper crinkling)
(Liquid spraying)
(Heels clicking) (Gloves squeaking)
- I love to see a man on
his knees in the bathroom.
- Just the bathroom?
- Got you sweet and sour.
Good job. - Hmm.
Can we afford this?
- Now you cook.
If you do it as well as the
bathroom you never know
what reward you'll get.
- Really?
How about vacuuming?
- Maybe you should find out.
- Hah, what if I do?
Hey. - Hey.
- Brice spoke to me today.
- Hmm hmm.
- Asked me if I wanted
to move up to inspector.
- What did you say?
- Well, I haven't said anything yet.
I'd have to finish training but...
- This is a paid job, backa.
- Yeah, I know
but it's a desk job, svettie.
I don't know, I don't
know if I could do that.
Well, I wouldn't be fighting fires.
- You won't take a paid job
because you want to fight fires.
I'm here every day in the shop.
I look after the kids.
You work part-time so
you can fight fires
and be the local hero.
We need a steady wage to get by.
We need the money.
- What, so you can go and
spend 600 bucks on yourself?
- Go to hell.
I knew you'd do this.
- I haven't done anything.
- No you never do.
(Light music)
(Birds chirping)
(Branches rustling)
(Nail gun firing)
- He was out there before I got up.
- What's all this?
- I had a mate with
some timber left over
from a job at fox cove.
Half price if you want
it, no delivery charge.
- How much did you pay?
- Can take it or leave it,
it doesn't bother me.
(Paper rustling)
I wrote you an invoice.
(Upbeat music)
(Truck jiggling)
Ah, take it easy, you don't
have to do it all at once.
- You worry about yourself. (Gasping)
- Why don't you get your
misses to put the kettle on?
- Hey lill, put the
kettle on will you love?
- Piss off, what'd your
last slave die of?
- Home for dinner?
- Yes.
Or else I'll call.
(Car rumbling)
- So how's that cuppa coming along?
(Sighing)
(Door squeaking)
- There are three good sites
down here near deep creek.
- I'm not digging.
- I don't want you to dig.
- So why am I here?
- You sit in the car,
any sign of company you
hit the horn, understand?
- Well, can't I come now?
- I thought you didn't want to dig?
- Well, I changed my mind.
- Why not let him come?
- He sits in the car.
- Well, can I have the keys?
- Ah ah, how stupid do you think I am?
- [Kieran] Nah, I wanna
listen to the radio.
- You don't need the keys mate.
(Keys rattling)
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
- Let's get a wriggle on.
(Clattering)
- [Svettie] Don't you
think it'll be faster
if Kieran helped? - He is helping.
- If you think that somebody will come,
this isn't a good spot.
Who owns this land?
- This side of the creek is crown land.
- Are you sure.
- Course I'm sure.
Look, you said you'd d as I say.
That means, you don't question
me every time I say it.
Understand?
This thing isn't soundproof.
A bush Walker could wonder through.
Nowhere is perfectly safe.
Kieran is watching our backs.
- Sorry, sharpie.
(Speaking in a foreign language)
- Here, through here. ♪ Take my hand ♪
♪ lead me to your
loving milk and honey ♪
♪ lay me down ♪
- Can't see it from any path.
♪ Keep me warm ♪
- Can't see it from
the creek down there.
We'll start here with the first plot.
The rest we'll do further down.
Remember how to work that thing?
- Yes.
- Good.
I'll go get the seedlings.
♪ I'm a beggar on the street of love ♪
♪ I'm a beggar on the street of love ♪
♪ I'm a beggar on the street of love ♪
- All right guys, this time I'm
gonna put you on the clock.
All right, I want one line,
two lengths of 38 mil hose
from the rear of the truck
with an awg branch.
All right, lill, I want
you first line and pump.
Ziggy, second line and assist luisa
on the end of the hose okay?
All right, get to work.
(Metal jangling)
Oh, that's a nice bowl.
(Engine rumbling)
- Water on!
- Water on!
- Water off!
- Water off!
- Water off.
- Okay, come here.
Wa hey! - Nice.
- Come on, show me, - nice moves.
- Get those moves up.
- Hah!
- Nice work, guys, we got
one minute, 23 seconds.
- Woo hoo hoo!
- How'd it feel?
- Felt great.
- Yeah.
- Good, good stuff, good stuff.
All right, well, we'll do it again,
see if we can do better, all right.
Okay, so make up, let's
get back to work.
(Laughing)
Hey lill. - Hey.
Have you got a second.
- Yeah, lill, come in.
- Listen, I just wanted
to say that erm,
it wasn't backa's fault
that I was at that fire.
I asked him to take me.
- He sould've said "no."
- I know but I put him in an
awkward position, you know.
- It was a dangerous situation.
He should've known better.
- I don't think it's fair
not to have him here.
He's organized this whole thing.
- Well er, it's not my decision.
The order came from a higher authority.
- Who do I have to talk to then?
- [Brice] Don't like your chances.
- I don't care, I want to have my say.
- All right then it's svettie
you have to speak to.
She's got him minding the shop today.
- Right then. (Laughing)
(Nail gun banging)
- We've already got a mold.
- Er, that's your one.
You think you can keep up?
(Lively music)
- Hey. (Gloves slapping)
- Huh hey.
Good one mate.
(Slow rock music)
- Thought you were gone.
- Said I'd do the job so I'm doing it.
I'm not a bludger.
- I never said you were.
- First they say nothing.
- I appreciate the help.
I appreciate you working for less.
Didn't expect to see you
here on a Sunday anyway.
- His name's jem, not the girl
in to kill a mockingbird.
Only I think it's a boy's name.
(Somber music)
Haven't seen him in two years.
- They won't let me, I have
to show them that I can...
I just feel like anytime I get angry
I'm gonna be judged for it.
Erm, I appreciate the steady work.
Even though the pay's crap.
(Light music)
- I'm looking forward to when
the kids are Kieran's age.
When I don't have to pick
them up from school,
take them to sport,
when they're old enough
to get around on their own, you know.
I think it would be load off.
- Yeah well, there's
always something else.
- Yeah, maybe.
I think it would be easier though.
(Bird squawking)
- You really haven't thought
this through have you?
- What?
- This.
- Yes I have.
- What did you tell backa?
- That we went shooting.
- And he believed that?
- Why wouldn't he?
- Like he called me
an asshole in Russian
and think I believe it
means something else.
- You were being an asshole.
- Yeah well, this asshole
knows how to survive.
And he doesn't think he
can survive with you.
- I won't be careless.
- [Sharpie] You won't be if
I decide to do this myself.
- No, no, sharpie!
I'm sorry, we made a deal.
- Who's gonna look after the plants?
- You and I.
That was our deal.
- Yeah, but I don't have
a shop to look after.
Who's gonna pick up the
kids, take them to sport.
- [Svettie] I'll find time.
- What if backa comes home,
sees mud all over the car.
Where have you been?
- Out.
- Out.
Where out? - Well, I don't know i...
- Who was in the shop?
- I'll tell him something.
- And he'll believe it.
I don't know what I was thinking.
You're not up to this darling.
- No I am, I am.
- Look, I'll give you
your money back. - No, no.
- And a bit extra for your day's work.
More than fair. - No please.
- Look look look, you don't
want to be doing this.
- I do, I do.
- I'm doing you a favor.
You're no good to your kids in jail.
This is a huge risk for 50
grand, if you're lucky.
30 more like.
(Horn blowing) (Ominous music)
What is it, what's wrong?
- I just got a text
message from noodle.
She wants to know when I can come over.
(Upbeat music)
Well, can we go now?
(Trailer rattling)
Well, I've had the best time.
Hope you guys can take me out again.
It's been sweet.
- Put a shock in it son.
♪ You love it when we're funny ♪
(Police siren wailing)
- Right, we've got nothing on us.
Just stay calm all right.
(Brake cranking)
Afternoon, Mike.
- Sharpie.
Hey svettie.
(Snorting)
- Hello.
- Shut up.
(Laughing)
- Mind stepping out the car a sec.
(Door cranking)
Doing a bit of gardening have we, hey?
- We've just been showing
svettie some shooting spots.
Mate of mine needed some roos culled.
- Oh, svettie's been shooting?
- Yeah.
- What, did you shoot
with the rotary huh?
- No no, er my mate borrowed it.
I'm just bringing it back.
- Which mate's this?
- Oh you wouldn't know
him, he lives out of town.
- Does he have a name?
- Yeah.
Jack.
- (Laughing) Jack.
- Yeah.
- Do you have a license
for those rifles?
- At home.
You know I've got a license Mike.
- Sharpie, (Speak in
a foreign language)
You haven't been shooting have you?
- Yeah.
- I doubt svettie's ever
held a gun in her life.
What are you trying to get her into?
- We went shooting Mike.
(Gun firing)
- Okay, svettie just put the gun down.
Okay, put it down.
- Okay. (Gun thumping)
- Jesus, svettie, look, what
do you think you're up to?
- Hey Mike, if I was you
I'd show some gratitude.
Either that or you could arrest her
for killing a protected species.
(Laughing)
- That was sick.
- Where did you learn
to shoot like that?
- You don't want to know.
- The deal's back on,
I'm keeping your money.
- Yeah?
- Did you see the look
on his face? - Did you see the look
on your face?
- Well. (Speak in a foreign language)
Touche darling, touche.
- Remember the codes, yellow general,
blue any incident, red life-threatening
and emergency which is top priority.
Okay, I'm gonna be fire-com,
Joey can you start,
make it a long call and break it up.
- Righto, erm, fire-com,
lost river one, blue.
- Lost river one, fire-com go ahead.
- Fire-com we have three spot fires
on the er callonguller -
drive up the eastern Ridge.
- Er, two of them threatening
property, copy so far.
- Okay, so that's a long call.
Er he leaves a break of a few seconds
in case there's a higher
emergency to come through.
So, go ahead, lill.
- Erm, fire-com lost river two, red.
- Lost river one,
standby, lost river two,
fire-com go ahead.
- We have a problem at
the cwa, er fruitcake
with way too much Brandy in it.
And if it goes up there will
be multiple fatalities.
(Laughing) Request for
assistance, over.
(Paper crinkling)
- Okay, let's try something different.
I'm gonna put through a series of calls
and you respond, okay.
Er, lost river two, fire-com blue.
- Lost river to fire-come to
lost river two, go ahead.
- We have a motor vehicle
accident on weo road,
can you respond?
- [Lill] Lost river two on our way.
- Okay, so you're half way there
and another call comes through.
Lost river two, we have
a make of a vehicle,
it's a dark blue camry station wagon.
Report of one deceased, a white male,
aged approximately 50, does
that remind you of anyone?
(Light music)
Okay, a town this size lill,
any incident you guys go to
pretty much you're gonna be
seeing family and friends.
Now you treat this like a big joke.
- No, take it easy, Fifi.
- No, Joey, I'm all right.
Okay, they're not gonna be.
♪ Take your time ♪
♪ take your time ♪
♪ mama gets sore with the child who ♪
♪ just wants to in time their run ♪
♪ she says baby, "what's your hurry" ♪
- [Patto] Hey, do you
want me to grab this?
- Yeah, go for it.
Hi. - Hi.
- Patto's staying for dinner.
You got work to do?
- Not tonight.
- Good.
- How was it?
- Good, yeah.
- Yeah, it's great fun.
They're good people. - White?
- I can keep going on the
bricks tomorrow if you want.
(Wine trickling) -
Yeah, that'll be good.
Maybe you could not start
laying them until I get here.
- I know how to lay the bricks.
- Yeah, no that's not what I'm saying.
The thing is, this whole thing was
about me building the house and
I just want something to do.
- [Patto] Well, we've got a lot
more bricks to make anyway.
I can get you some cheap
cement mix if you want.
I'm working on potts cove on Tuesday.
- [Perry] Yeah, that'll be good.
- Hey, I missed you.
♪ Sneaking into my room ♪
♪ take your time ♪
♪ take your time ♪
♪ take your time ♪
♪ show me you love me ♪
(Heavy breathing)
- [Backa] I wanna know
what you're doing.
- About what? (Sighing)
- You know, I work up at your place.
You know, Joey works up
at your place, sometimes.
You pay us what you can but
the reason we're there,
the reason we're doing it...
- if you're not interested
I'll get somebody else.
- No, that's not what I said.
- Then what do you want to say?
- I want to manage the property
with a share of the trust.
- After I'm gone, you mean.
- Then I'm not waiting around for it.
- Do you want another drink?
- No.
- Come on,
have another drink. - No.
- Hey, two of these.
Have you thought about
what you're gonna do?
The shops not a going concern.
You're in debt up to your eyeballs,
your wife is hemorrhaging money faster
than they can print it.
I do need someone to
manage the property,
but you've hardly put me at my ease
thinking the land's gonna
be safe in your hands,
particularly with that wife of yours.
- You don't cut her any slack, Jeff.
- I don't need to when
she's spending my money.
- Thanks for the drink.
- You come and work for me.
Together we'll keep her under control.
I'll pay you a wage,
and in six months time
if things work out then
I'll sign over 25 percent
of the trust to you.
You can sell the shop after the day,
when the books are good.
You might even pay off your debt.
You come and live with
me, in the house.
- This isn't about controlling svettie.
You know that, won't you understand
that she is... - one beer, one scotch.
Put it on the tab. - Thanks mate.
- And what about Joey?
You know I can't just cut him out.
- Then why did you come on your own?
Seems you've already
cut Joey out of it.
Joey made his choice to get
that sharp girl pregnant,
and no sharp is gonna
share in our land.
If I find out you're giving in to him,
then the deal's off.
(Ice clinking)
- So why did Mike pull sharpie over?
- 'Cause he's sharpie.
Didn't think we'd been shooting.
- Yeah, what did he
think you'd been doing?
- I don't know.
Thought I couldn't shoot.
(Laughing)
- He doesn't know you too well.
- Why were you so late?
- I had to do some stuff at the rfs.
- Should've known.
So what are they like, the new people?
- Ah, well they did pretty
well, the new recruits.
But apparently Fifi had to
chew 'em out a little bit
for mucking around. (Laughing)
What are you gonna do with your snake?
- Make a pair of boots.
♪ We just can't push it through ♪
♪ a little my love ♪
- well Jeff's coming
in again tomorrow.
♪ Take your time ♪
♪ take your time ♪
♪ we're chasing a beautiful rainbow ♪
♪ our story hasn't been told ♪
♪ it takes rain to make a rainbow ♪
♪ takes a sun dying to
turn the world gold ♪
♪ the days run outside my window ♪
♪ like wild horses across the plains ♪
♪ fireflies dance in the shadows ♪
♪ love don't shine steady ♪
♪ it waxes and wains ♪