Heartbreak High (1994–1999): Season 1, Episode 21 - Episode #1.21 - full transcript
-Hey, mate.
-G'day, mate.
Hey.
How's it going?
Okay.
Don't look now, it just got worse.
Yeah.
Have you seen Steve?
Yeah. Yeah. He'll get over it.
I feel better already.
So how's my happy couple today?
-Yeah. We're pretty good.
-Yeah. Pretty good.
That's good. It seems pretty clear to me.
Hey, Niko.
So how's my favorite couple today?
Con, why don't you try and get a bit of…
sensitivity into you?
Ooh. Sensitivity.
Watch out.
-Yeah.
Hey, hold up. Hold it right there.
Okay.
Stop. Hold it there.
Don't move.
Stop right there.
-Sorry, sir.
-I didn't hear you. Did you want us?
-Don't waste your breath, Rivers.
Now, get rid of them. They're dangerous.
I don't wanna see them
in the yard again, all right?
Well, they're quicker than a bus, sir.
-Less crowded too, sir.
-Yeah.
Hey, hey, hey. Read my lips.
They're banned. B-A-N-N-E-D.
Now just answer me one thing.
You blokes got school uniforms at home?
-Yes, sir.
-Well, why don't you wear them?
Well, it hasn't fitted me
since I was 12, sir.
-But I'll give it a good Aussie try.
-Just get them off.
Get out of my sight. Come on. Quick.
Hey, man.
I saw you guys out there. Fantastic.
You guys are cool as.
W-where did you learn
to do all that formation stuff?
We've devoted our lives to it.
We're in search
of Commonwealth gold, mate.
Have I got a deal for you guys.
Guys, just take your time about…
Look, I know professional management
is a big step, all right?
But by sheer fluke,
I am the key promoter
of this rollerblading competition.
You couldn't promote
a dog in flea heaven, buddy.
Look, I'm co-promoting it, right?
Look, I've got community sponsors.
I've got the local councillor.
-I got the police.
-Aw, the cops.
Why didn't you say so, man?
We're in, aren't we, guys?
-Yeah.
-It's a local youth thing, you know?
-It's what they call outreach.
-Upchuck.
Upchuck.
All right. Look,
there's a $1,000 prize thing in it, okay?
But see, the tricky thing is we got to get
Mr. Southgate on this one.
Woah, wait a minute here.
-Why Southgate, Con?
-Well, we need to represent someone.
-Well, I'm not representing Southgate.
-No, no, no. Not Southgate.
We got to represent a local school,
a community center, something like that.
Why?
Guys, don't get it the wrong way.
It's just…
That's where the money goes, you know?
-No. No.
-See you later.
-Bye-bye.
-It sucks, man.
Woah-ho! There's Backdoor Poulos.
I can't see the attraction myself, mate.
Maybe he's drugged her
and made her his sex slave or something.
Steve, you'll come out of this
a stronger man.
Trust me, all right?
Keep your mind off that, all right?
Concentrate on the rollerblading,
you'll be--
Con.
-All right?
If the school gets the money,
what's in it for us?
-You wanna be a hero?
-You wanna be a dork?
Hey, look, there are smaller prizes
for individual bladers, okay?
How small
are we talking here, Con?
Of which my management cut
is a modest, 20%.
-Get out of here.
-Yeah, we'll think on it, mate.
-See you.
-See you later.
-Bye-bye.
-See you.
-It's a good idea, guys.
-Yeah, I know you think it's a good idea.
-Think about it.
-And I trust you. Trust me.
-Trust me.
-I trust you.
See you later.
Hey, guys.
-Yeah.
-Hi.
Anyone sitting here?
Not anymore.
Hey, how are we?
I'm okay.
Frank, listen to me, all right?
They're like those tennis players
and racing car drivers.
You know what I mean?
Every square inch of their body
is for sale, capiche?
You know, some cost more, some cost less.
So what do you want? A bit of an arm?
A bit of a leg? Tell me.
Okay. Have a think about it
and let me know, okay?
Just call me back, all right?
Bye.
Did he say anything to you, like why?
Who do you mean?
Jodie, listen, we're blokes, okay?
Nick and I don't talk
about that sort of stuff, all right?
-Well, did I do anything?
-No, no, no.
It's his hormones, all right?
Look, they just go right out of control.
I've told him many of times,
they need to be stable.
So... So he's a dog
and I'm just another telegraph pole?
-Marking territory, right?
-No, no, no.
-Look, I wouldn't have put it that way.
-So how would you put it?
-I'm not trying to defend him. I…
-No.
Jodie, look, I'd love to talk, all right?
I got many things to do
just before class, okay?
Catch you. Bye.
Sir, it's obvious.
Blading, it's in, sir.
-It's cool.
-I can see it coming, Con.
Rollerblading is a sport, sir.
It's got fitness. It's got character.
It's got discipline, sir.
And it knocks people over in the street.
Have you seen this article?
None of our students, I hope.
No. Look, sir,
I appeal to you, sir, as a sportsman, sir.
A legitimate, organized rollerblading team
is a breakthrough.
No, no, no. I'm not convinced.
But then again
I'm not entirely unconvinced either.
Now, let me put it this way.
I would need reassurance
in the areas of discipline and safety.
No worries, sir.
I can get that easy.
Like that.
Leave it to me, Mr. Southgate.
Thank you very much.
Guys, it's in the bag, all right?
Now, what about my percentage?
You know, I-I'm pretty happy with 15.
Now, I'm pretty happy
with breaking your legs.
Okay. Ten's fine by me.
Okay.
-That's fine.
You know, I have to say
you guys are really heavy and hard.
You know what I'm saying?
-No.
The rollerblade modus operandi.
The clothing are familiar to the police
from previous robberies in the area.
Couldn't there be more than one gang.
They all dress the same these days.
From descriptions given,
we believe it's the one gang.
From this school?
We have no
direct evidence of that as yet.
But you're expecting some?
This is just a routine inquiry.
I'd appreciate any information
that can assist us.
Just give me a call at the station.
Thanks for your assistance.
-Thank you, detective.
-Afternoon.
Mr. Southgate.
-They didn't do it, okay?
-They didn't do it?
Whatever he was here for,
it wasn't them, okay?
The ban stays--
Sir, the woodwork class
is building a ramp. Sir, please.
There will be no school rollerblade team.
Now, if I find out
any of your lot were involved,
I'll have them down to that police station
so fast their blades'll melt.
Sir.
Well, you can stop worrying, Jack.
Um, Con said it was about some robbery.
Yes. Well, Con has a fervid imagination.
Now, I have just been informed
that on the basis of your academic record,
you have been invited to attend
Denby Selective School.
Congratulations.
Hartley High is proud of you.
Well, is there a problem with that?
No. I-- I don't know.
-It's a long way from here.
-Yes.
Well, it's a long way from here
in many ways.
I don't think I wanna go.
I like it here. I've just made friends.
Well, you'll make new friends.
No, not like here.
Now why don't you go home
and talk it over with your family?
My father will say the same as you, sir.
Yes. And he'll be right.
Break clear of the ruck, Jack.
Grab the chance with both hands.
What was all that about?
Nothing. Nothing.
-Are you sure?
-Yes, it's nothing.
It doesn't seem like nothing.
Yeah, it was like Con said,
about some robbery.
-What's that got to do with you?
-I don't know.
It must have been someone
who looked like me,
and we all look alike, don't we?
Not to me.
Hey, guys.
Hey, guys. Listen, about that mall thing.
Look, I know you didn't do it
but it screwed us with Mr. Southgate.
But there's a way around it, all right?
Look, what I wanted to know,
are any of you guys in the Scouts?
Con,
why do you insult us like this?
A church fellowship,
the St. John Ambulance,
any community group that'll sponsor us.
Juvenile Offenders Board?
-Guys, I'm taking this seriously.
We take you seriously, mate.
-Con, con, con.
Con, we're only in it
for the girls, mate, okay?
All right. Well,
take this seriously, okay?
I've organized a friendly match
with the local panel beaters
and the tow truckers, right?
And I used that expression
"friendly" loosely.
I want youse at practice and warm-up
in half an hour.
-Thank you.
-He better not be serious about…
-All right. No. This is good, man.
-No. It's not, man.
Shot! Great.
-Maybe I'll go.
-What?
-Home.
-No. Katerina.
Woo-hoo!
Katerina.
What did you do that for?
'Cause I live here, that's why.
So do I.
Do us a favor, will you?
What?
We'd like to be alone
if that's all right with you.
So would I.
-Look, I'm just gonna go, okay?
No.
Can't you go to your room, please?
-No, the TV's in here.
-Let's just go somewhere else.
I don't wanna go somewhere else.
Grabbed the rebound.
-Shot!
Fine. I'm out of here.
Excuse me for moving in!
-Sorry.
-I was going anyway!
What are we gonna do to them?
We're gonna get them, get them.
Go.
Come on. Let's see what you can do,
you little pussy.
Yeah!
-They're good.
-But we're better.
-We're better, buddy.
-Of course we're better, guys.
Come on. We can do this mob, can't we?
Yes. Come on.
-Yes.
-Yeah. Let's kill them.
-We're good.
-Okay.
-Okay.
-Hey, nerves.
Nerves is good, all right?
That's what makes a winner, okay?
Say it. Nerves is good.
I wanna hear it.
-Let's just do it? Let's go?
Hey, say it.
Mind over matter, boys.
Get up, Bolton.
Hey.
Come on, man. You can do it.
Let's go?
-You all right?
Come on. Get up.
What's the problem? Hey?
Mind over matter. Put it in your head.
Do it.
You all right, man?
Come on. You're getting you up. Come on.
Pull your finger out, would you--
Look, I can't do it, all right?
You can do it, man. You--
Look, just rack off.
Bolton, come on.
I knew it.
Maybe he just had a bad day.
He didn't just have a bad day, Jodie.
You saw what happened.
Look, I know him. He's a choker.
I just thought he could cut it.
Hey, so what do I have to sack him for?
-Hey, you wanted to be the manager.
-He's your buddy, mate.
That's another reason
why you have to do it.
Have you ever sacked anyone before?
Look, I'm not exactly
gonna sack him, right?
I'm just gonna tell him calm
that he tried his best
but he didn't make the selection.
That's all.
All right?
-You're sacking him.
All right, okay. I'm sacking him,
but I need an assistant, all right?
Don't look at me.
But I need someone to delegate
all the dirty work.
What about your pal Nick?
Who's Nick?
Con, wait up.
Wait up.
Where's Bolton, man?
I can't find him, mate.
-I think he's jigging.
-You can't dodge it, buddy.
Look, I need someone as my assistant.
Not a good idea, mate.
-Not a good idea.
-Okay. All right.
So who else is gonna replace him?
What about me?
Aw, yeah. Right.
Get real, Kat.
I can skate.
We're looking for a guy, man.
Why?
-Why?
Did you see that group yesterday?
They're pussycats. Just try me.
Come on.
Okay. Can you blade?
Can I blade?
-I'm great.
-Are you good on a ramp?
Yes.
Hi.
-Hey.
I didn't think anyone
was still talking to me, mate.
-Have you seen Danielle, man?
-No.
-What's wrong with you?
-How did you know?
Take a look in the mirror.
I got into a selective school.
-You're what?
-I got into a selective high school.
You got into a selective high school?
Man, that's fantastic. Are you serious?
I knew it all along, man.
You're a brain surgeon.
Hey, but I won't hold it
against you, mate.
Not much.
Will you? Hold it against me if I go?
Of course not, man. Why would I?
What do you mean, if you go?
I don't know.
I just don't wanna betray my friends.
Man, you're not betraying anybody.
What sort of friends do you think we are?
I don't know. I don't feel good about it.
What about Rose?
Well, what'd she say?
I haven't told her yet.
You have to go, man.
Don't worry about Rose.
She'll be all right.
Man, but I love her.
Well, you still have to go.
Would you go and leave Danielle?
No one's gonna ask me
to go to a selective school, right?
But, yeah. Yeah, I'd go.
Man, I would be out of this place quicker
than a GT 351 fully blown
and injected with stage-five nitrous.
Man, you have to go.
Yeah? Good on you, man.
-Congratulations.
-Thanks.
Beautiful thing.
-You miss me?
-Yes, mate.
Back up, trying to double. Now, woah,
woah, woah. This is nearly impossible.
Then bang, right.
Hit the bottom of the ramp.
-Bollocks.
-I believe you, man. Honest to God…
Hi, Steve.
Go to hell.
-Pardon?
-You heard me.
How's it going, Backdoor?
-Peter?
-Sorry, miss.
Just a bit of trouble at the ranch.
We got ourselves
a bit of filly wrestling going on.
Hey, I've got an audition
for the blade team.
What? With these guys?
Who else?
You're heading for trouble.
Um, and who are you to talk?
It's a bit much, really, isn't it, miss?
Just when you think
you live in a stable world, boom,
it all comes crashing around you.
-May I start the class now, Peter?
-Go for it, Chris.
Thank you.
Right. I have some terrific news
for you all.
Jack Tran has been chosen to go
to Denby Selective High School.
All right, man.
-You're too good for us, mate?
Congratulations, Jack.
-Denby's a long way away.
You better get that old boat
out of the garage.
Peter, can you try not to be
so predictable?
-Sorry, miss.
-I was gonna tell you.
Rose. Rose.
-Rose.
-So when were you gonna tell me?
Look, I haven't decided to go yet.
-They just asked me.
-Lucky you!
I'm not gonna see you at all
when you go to genius school?
-I'm not going if it's gonna hurt us.
-It already has.
Why didn't you tell me?
Look, it just happened so quickly.
I didn't know what to say. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Well, so when do you have to decide?
Look, I've decided. I'm not gonna go.
Not if it's gonna do this to us.
Maybe you should think
about it some more, Jack.
Ever since they've told me,
I've been thinking about what's important.
You are. I love you.
Get a room.
-Cut it out, Mr. Stud.
Hey, people.
Hey, let's get it together.
I wasn't expecting so much of a crowd.
Well, I told a few people.
-Okay. Let's impress us.
-What do you want me to do?
Well, basically anything
you're capable of doing.
Okay.
Hey.
Not bad.
Not bad.
Yes.
Oi...
Oi!
More wine waiter, please
Nice.
You're in. Fantastic.
All right!
-Legend.
-Good on you. Come on.
-Thank you.
Warning. Warning.
Here comes ol' Laughing Boy.
Sometimes I despair.
Don't do that, sir.
-It'll be all right.
Katerina, come here.
Now, what are those things on your feet?
Um… On my feet, sir?
Take them off. Give them to me.
-Look, I can explain.
-No, you can't, Bordino.
So keep out of it.
-My God.
All right, guys. Can you sit down, please.
Can you get back to your chairs, please?
Is always good to me
Don't anybody move.
So, more wine waiter, please...
Hey. Come here. Come here!
Hold it.
Oi!
Oi!
Oi!
Oi!
You still claim
you don't know who did this?
He wore a mask.
-Thanks, Bolton.
-Good one, mate.
You know, you're the genius around here.
You know it.
You wouldn't tell me
if you did know, would you?
-No.
-The whole school is in the dark, sir.
Me myself, I'm mystified.
Sir, I'm definitely mystified too.
Well, he'll be wearing more than a mask
when I catch up with him.
Sir, look, I know this is probably
not the right time--
You're right, Bordino, it's not.
But the rollerblading competition
is this weekend, sir.
-I'm just wondering if you'd reconsidered.
-No, I haven't.
Sir, don't you think
that the policy of inclusion
rather than exclusion
might remove the incentive
for antisocial behavior?
Is that a fingerprint?
-That's a fingerprint, isn't it?
-Yeah.
-It does look like--
-There. That there.
That's a fingerprint.
-You can't fingerprint the students.
-I have no such intention.
But the thought did cross your mind?
Not at all.
I'm leaving that up to the police.
Is this really a police problem?
Couldn't we just try and sort this thing
between ourselves, in-house?
Look, the police have already been here.
Now, I don't believe
there's a criminal in this school,
but if there is a gang
operating out of here,
I want it nipped in the bud.
-We can't afford the publicity.
-They're not all crims, you know?
-Hey, I didn't say they were.
-But you're reacting as if they are.
Rollerblading is a legitimate sport.
It is not just a way
of leaving the scene of a crime.
You two have been talking
to Con Bordino, haven't you?
No.
He's been talking to us.
-Stop.
Now, perhaps if we embraced a policy
of inclusion rather than exclusion,
this would never have happened
in the first place.
Please just stop, okay?
Oi!
More wine waiter, please
Sponsorship, that's my business.
-You don't know the connections.
-What do you mean--
-I know more connections than you.
-Hey, it's the boy genius.
I'm not going.
You're staying in loser school, are we?
Yes. I'm staying.
Isn't that sweet?
Would-be doctor gives up all for love.
Career means nothing to this boy.
And how do you feel about it, Rose?
-Get out of our face.
-Let's go.
Have you told Daddy yet, Jack?
-Get lost, will you?
-What are you such an idiot for?
-Don't hit me!
-Don't. Don't.
Shut up.
-Hey.
-Far out…
Hey, Kat. Aw, great.
Were you ever in the Brownies?
-What?
-Were you ever, like, in the Girl Guides?
What's he talking about?
I have no idea what he's talking about.
Alternative sponsors.
Yeah. Um,
are we going anywhere in particular?
Why?
Well, I thought we might have
the meeting at my place.
-At your place?
-Where Nick lives?
Yeah.
-Look, I don't think so, man.
-It's not a good idea.
-No. No.
I don't think that's a good idea.
-It's a bad idea.
-No.
-Yeah, it is a bad idea.
-I love it.
-Yeah, see?
Let's show Backdoor Poulos
we don't give a damn.
Excuse me. I give a damn, mate.
-No. No.
-You don't want him to know that, do you?
-Come on. Let's go.
-Please.
Come on. Come on.
Please. Kat?
-Guys!
-Get my bag, will you, Con?
Thanks, mate.
-Guys.
Guys.
That's not a good idea, guys. Rivers.
So what are you saying happened?
This guy was rollerblading
around the school
with a mask on, I'm telling you.
Don't you-- Did anyone do any work today?
Yeah. A little bit.
How does anybody learn anything there?
Well, I'll tell you what, Jack must have.
He got chosen to go
to Denby Selective School.
Not bad?
-Great.
Hey, guys.
Nick. I brought some friends home.
Hey, Nicky. How's it going, man?
Mom, Mr. Poulos, this is Peter and Steve.
-Call me Stella.
-Stella, how's it going?
-Mr. P, what's up?
-I don't know, Peter.
What is that?
-Me and Nick go way back.
-You know how it is.
-Well, I know Steve.
How's your beautiful friend, Danielle?
She's good
as far as I know, Mr. Poulos. Yeah.
Look, I don't wanna intrude
in your conversation, but can we go?
-You just got here.
-Yeah. What's the rush?
-What about the meeting?
-What meeting?
Just a venue confusion, Nick.
The meeting's at Ruby's.
I think I'm a bit dry, mate.
How about a glass of water?
I'll buy you a milkshake
at Ruby's, all right?
Mr. P, Stella, thanks for having us.
-Yeah.
I'll catch up.
Hey, what the hell
did you bring them here for?
-They're my friends.
-I don't want Rivers coming to my house.
Well, your cousin
doesn't seem to mind him.
Yeah, well, Con's an idiot,
if you haven't noticed yet.
So I'm an idiot too?
-You are if you trust Rivers, yeah.
So you can invite your friends home.
It's all right for you.
But it's not all right for me?
Is that how it is?
That doesn't seem very fair to me, Nick.
I don't care.
I don't want him coming around here.
I know, but, listen,
I think you have to be fair to Katerina.
Dad, I've told you about that guy.
You know who he is.
Just because you hate him
and just because
you stole Steve's girlfriend.
All right. Do what you like, okay?
See youse.
Right. So what was that all about?
I don't know.
-What do you think she's up to this time?
-I don't know.
But this is Katerina's home
and Nick does have to learn
to give in occasionally.
I couldn't sleep.
Yeah, me, neither.
I can't stop thinking.
Well, listen, we said we'd give them room.
How much room?
You know, Katerina is really starting
to get on my nerves, you know?
This is Katerina's home too.
-We agreed on it.
-Okay.
But I was here first, all right?
I'm the one that's been here longest.
Come on. Just be patient?
She knows that me and Rivers
are on different sides.
-That's why she's doing it.
-Don't be silly.
I'm telling you, all this stuff
that she's doing is just to get at me.
What was all that business
about Steve's girlfriend?
Don't ask.
-And what's happened with Jodie?
-Dad.
Okay. All right.
You know, I can see you're unhappy.
I'll talk to them again and see
if we can work something out, okay?
And what if that doesn't work?
What am I supposed to do?
Well, you're gonna do
what men have been doing for centuries.
-What's that?
-Suffer.
Now, I have done a detailed analysis
of our masked rollerblader's
patterns of movement through the school.
Aren't you a touch obsessive
about this, Bill?
No. Just thorough.
No. Obsessive.
And I have devised a little trap
for our masked intruder.
What are we talking about here?
Invisible wire at neck level,
landmines, TNT?
There is so much to choose from.
-Have you finished?
-Yep.
Now, because he's an exhibitionist,
he is not going to be able to resist
the opportunity
of disrupting the forthcoming
official exhibition of rollerblading
to be held out in the schoolyard.
The forthcoming what?
Exhibition of rollerblading.
You're having a rollerblading exhibition
after everything you said against it?
Yep. At lunchtime.
Con Bordino is organizing it for me.
That should be interesting.
Now, I must stress, Con,
that this is only a trial.
Sir, once you see these guys,
you'll be soft.
-You won't regret it.
-I hope I won't.
-Great crowd.
-Yeah. See?
Sir, we've even got the teachers around.
Supervision.
Okay. Let's see what they can do.
All right, guys. Rip it up.
Sir, they've been practicing
day and night for this.
That's what I meant by the fitness,
the discipline, the character, sir.
Not bad.
Now, sir, I'll show you what I meant
by peace of resistance, sir.
Pièce de résistance, actually.
Yeah. That's what I meant.
That's him! It's ours!
I got him!
Got him. Got him.
Now, let's see who we've got.
A-ha! It's Bolton.
Sir, I can assure you
he wasn't on the team, sir.
-No team anymore, Bordino.
-He's not on the team, sir.
Not in this school. Not after that.
He wasn't on the team.
You've been had.
Damn you, Bolton!
You defied my orders.
You rode those things
inside the school building.
You disrupted classes.
You knocked people over.
You vandalized school property.
And you are telling me
you don't have an explanation?
-No.
-All right, Bolton.
I'm gonna give you all afternoon
to come up with an explanation
before I suspend you.
But this thing with your teammates
is what interests me.
Yeah?
You seem like the best skater of the lot.
-What's the problem?
-I don't have a problem.
Now, you are not gonna get over this
by pretending it doesn't happen
or doesn't exist, or anything,
because when it catches up to you,
Bolton, you have had it.
Do you understand what I'm saying?
You are finished.
You are finished with rollerblading
and you are finished with this school.
Do you understand what I'm telling you?
I get nerves, all right?!
Nerves?
So when do you get these nerves?
Whenever.
Whenever what?
Whenever there's...
Look, just forget it.
Whenever there's pressure?
Yeah.
Just with sport or… What?
With everything. Look, who cares?
Forget it.
And, how long has it been
going on like this?
Always. I'm hopeless.
I don't think you're hopeless, Bolton.
I'm a choker.
That's what everyone's calling me.
-Who?
-Everyone. And they're right.
No one's hopeless, Bolton.
Not at your age.
Look, who cares?
All I know is I can't cut it
when the pressure's on
and everyone's watching me.
Well, you seem do
a pretty good job sailing
up and down the corridors
with the whole school watching.
Yeah. I was wearing a mask, wasn't I?
You have to go to that school.
I'm not. I made up my mind.
Ever since I've known you,
you've talked about how important
being a doctor is to you,
to your family.
You've worked so hard for it.
You said this is why
you came to this country.
Yeah, well, things have changed.
I found you.
I don't wanna be the one that stops you.
And things haven't changed, Jack.
Not deep inside.
I know you.
Yeah, but we're more important.
We're not.
And I'm not gonna be the one
that stops you.
Otherwise, this will just blow up
in my face later.
-So…
-I can't.
Yes, you can.
We can still see each
other on the weekend, maybe.
But we won't.
You'll meet someone else in school
and we'll just drift apart.
No, we won't if we don't want to.
But we will. Maybe it's for the best.
Why?
Maybe we just got together too early.
And I don't wanna be the one
that holds you back.
-So when do you start?
-Monday.
Good luck.
You too.
So what are the chances?
What's the point, sir?
There's no team, is there?
But there might be
if Bolton were in it.
What? An official school team?
We can't win with Bolton, sir.
Now don't you worry about that.
Sir, an official sanctioned, backed,
sponsored rollerblading team?
But sponsored in the amateur sense.
Man, I'm shocked. I'm shocked, sir.
Yes, well, you're not the only one.
-Now, there are conditions.
-Hey, I'm listening. I'm all ears.
They team can only operate
under the proviso that,
one, it's on a trial basis.
Two, that they are fit
and disciplined enough
to represent the school.
Three, they wear school sports uniforms.
Four, you do not personally siphon off
any of the prize money.
Sir.
You know, I've been thinking.
I guess Nick feels that
the house really isn't his anymore.
-How do you feel about that, George?
-Me?
I feel…
-If you want us to leave, just tell us.
-No, no, no. I want you here.
Nick wants you here.
Well, it's just that…
these friends of Katerina's…
Now, to her, they're new.
To him, they've got a history.
This Peter Rivers, he can't handle.
Yes. Katy shouldn't have brought
the infamous Rivers around here.
I guess she's just
staking out her territory.
You know, with kids,
that leads to a bit of push and pull.
Yeah. Exactly.
So she wins, he loses.
How do you feel about that?
I don't mind.
In fact, I think it's a good idea
that he learns to bend a bit.
Yeah. We should just let them
figure it out for themselves.
Yeah. Let them worry about it.
I don't know. Everywhere we go now,
I'm like a bad smell, you know?
If Danielle and me
knew it was gonna be like this,
I think we both would have ran a mile.
We just fell in love, man.
That's all it was.
-Do you love her?
-Yeah, I do.
And what is it about her you love?
I don't know.
She's different.
To Jodie?
Yeah. Yeah, she is.
She...
She doesn't want to try and change me.
You know, she's not pushy.
It's just easier with her.
All right. And it wasn't with Jodie?
Yeah, but who said
I have to be stuck with one girl
for the rest of my life?
I'm not married.
That's true. You're a young man.
You've still got a lot of experiences
ahead of you.
That's right.
I just wanna have
a good time now, you know?
I don't wanna have to deal
with anything too heavy.
No. Good. Great.
At least, you're on my side.
As long as you're being honest.
Why is Jodie angry?
Have you been upfront with her about this?
Bolton. Come in. Take a seat.
Now, have you come up with an explanation
for your behavior yet?
No.
All right. Then you're suspended.
Suit yourself.
But you're also back in.
What?
The school rollerblade team.
There isn't
a school rollerblade team, sir.
There is now, and you are in it.
No, I'm not.
Take it from me, you are in it.
How can I be in
a school rollerblading team
if I'm suspended?
Suspension is withheld
pending your performance.
…rollerblading competition.
Now, this event has been organized
by the local chamber of commerce...
Yeah, and who's gonna be number two?
-What about Rivers?
-Steve. He'd be good. He's good.
These kids are too young
to be on rollerblades.
Con Bordino. Nice to meet you.
Manager of the Hartley Blades.
Can I have an entry form please?
Thank you.
-We meet again.
-Officer.
Branched out from stolen car parts, son?
Don't know what you're talking about.
Haven't visited
any shopping malls lately, have you?
Okay. Excuse me. Just step aside. Okay.
-Now, is there a problem here?
-Just checking.
Are these two
legitimate school representatives?
Yes, they certainly are.
Then there's no problem.
Now, where's Bolton? Bolton!
Where is he?
-Yeah, he's coming, sir.
Bolton!
Come on. Quick. Move it.
You got to sign up. Come on.
What's that in aid of?
The guy is just a bit shy, Detective.
You can't wear that.
Not in the competition.
What?
Look, he's self-conscious
in front of people.
Now, you've caught
your shopping mall bandits,
so let's give him a go.
We're trying to run a good,
straight competition here, Mr. Southgate.
We wanna clean up the image of the sport
and its participants.
It comes off or he doesn't skate.
There is nothing in the rules
about facial apparel.
They wear elbow guards, knee guards.
-What's wrong with face guards?
-That's not a face guard. It's a mask.
It's a face guard.
It's a hockey face guard.
Hey, look, just forget it.
I'm out of here.
Hey, bring him back. Bring him back here.
Detective, the guy has a genuine problem.
The mask helps.
Where I come from, a mask means
you've got something to hide.
-Bolton.
-You go to the tracks, Detective?
-For the races?
-Yeah. Races.
Occasionally? So…
Are you familiar with the use of blinkers
on skittish horses?
Kick some butt, all right?
-Cool.
-Kick some butt.
Go, Bolton.
You see, not all masks
are associated with criminal activity.
No.
Okay.
Just sign here. Quickly.
So, mate, when are you going?
Tomorrow.
-Tomorrow?
-Yeah.
Hey, that's tomorrow.
Why didn't you say?
Didn't want to make big deal. That's all.
It is a big deal, man.
I think we should throw a party for you.
What do you reckon? Tonight, yeah?
No, no, I can't.
I've got a family thing going.
You don't get out of it that easy.
Look at that beautiful invert.
Aw, that's great, man.
Skinny shorts is still getting
right between the eyes of that one.
Good luck.
What a flip!
So, how do you feel?
-All right, I guess.
-Okay.
Get out there and kill them, all right?
Kill them.
And he's back.
And another combo. Very impressive.
Give him a big hand.
All right. Come on, Rivers.
Your turn, Rivers.
Go, Rivers.
-Rivers.
Come on.
Go, Rivers!
Guess what?
Jack's going tomorrow
so we're gonna throw a party.
Great, man. When are we having it?
Now, man. This is it.
-Hey, you better put on a good show.
-Hey, trust me.
Hey, you're having a good time?
-Yeah, man.
-Woo!
Come on.
Yeah!
-We're gonna miss you, Jack.
-Yeah. I'm gonna miss you too.
Look, I still don't wanna go.
Mate, just think of it as a challenge.
Go for it, okay? All right?
Very impressive stuff
from Peter Rivers.
-Very, very good.
-You're up, buddy.
-It's close. It's close. We can do it.
-Hey. Come on, Bolton.
-Now go. Give it to them. Go for it.
-Come on, mate.
Let's go.
-Go, Bolton.
Come on, Bolton. You can do it, mate.
Come on, Bolton.
-He's wearing a mask.
Come on.
This final contestant,
I think that's one of the biggest grabs
I've seen all day.
This guy is doing very well.
Let's give him a big hand...
Yeah. All right.
Well done.
-Well done, man.
Okay. All right.
Now, do it without the mask.
-No way, man. No way.
-Yep. Come on.
Bolton, you know you can do it.
-You just did it. Come on.
-[students Come on!
You can do it, man.
Now, get up there. Go on.
And do it without the mask.
You can do it. I know you can do it.
And here are the results.
In fourth place today,
with a total score of 36.8,
the team from Hartley High.
-They receive a 100 dollar…
-Fourth?
It's not too bad.
Yeah. Well, there's room for improvement.
Fourth? We've been robbed!
Come on, Bolton.
-The contest is rigged.
That was a winning performance.
What's going on here?
That is a different air.
Another flip with full extension!
That's a very intense bit of skating
from this young skater from Hartley High,
skating without the mask this time,
Bolton, ladies and gentlemen.
Bolton of Hartley High.
What a great piece of skating
you have seen this afternoon.
You're a winner, mate.
I can't sleep
The boys are bashing in my backdoor
A bunch of savage girls
I'm rotten to the core
Sweet, sweet sister
She's hanging on the cross
Striptease enamour
The bitch is really lost
Doing time in my mind
Is always good to me
But sometimes I get blind
And carried away
So, more wine waiter, please
I need a drink
That knocks me off my feet
Too many late nights
Not enough sleep
Come on, waiter
-G'day, mate.
Hey.
How's it going?
Okay.
Don't look now, it just got worse.
Yeah.
Have you seen Steve?
Yeah. Yeah. He'll get over it.
I feel better already.
So how's my happy couple today?
-Yeah. We're pretty good.
-Yeah. Pretty good.
That's good. It seems pretty clear to me.
Hey, Niko.
So how's my favorite couple today?
Con, why don't you try and get a bit of…
sensitivity into you?
Ooh. Sensitivity.
Watch out.
-Yeah.
Hey, hold up. Hold it right there.
Okay.
Stop. Hold it there.
Don't move.
Stop right there.
-Sorry, sir.
-I didn't hear you. Did you want us?
-Don't waste your breath, Rivers.
Now, get rid of them. They're dangerous.
I don't wanna see them
in the yard again, all right?
Well, they're quicker than a bus, sir.
-Less crowded too, sir.
-Yeah.
Hey, hey, hey. Read my lips.
They're banned. B-A-N-N-E-D.
Now just answer me one thing.
You blokes got school uniforms at home?
-Yes, sir.
-Well, why don't you wear them?
Well, it hasn't fitted me
since I was 12, sir.
-But I'll give it a good Aussie try.
-Just get them off.
Get out of my sight. Come on. Quick.
Hey, man.
I saw you guys out there. Fantastic.
You guys are cool as.
W-where did you learn
to do all that formation stuff?
We've devoted our lives to it.
We're in search
of Commonwealth gold, mate.
Have I got a deal for you guys.
Guys, just take your time about…
Look, I know professional management
is a big step, all right?
But by sheer fluke,
I am the key promoter
of this rollerblading competition.
You couldn't promote
a dog in flea heaven, buddy.
Look, I'm co-promoting it, right?
Look, I've got community sponsors.
I've got the local councillor.
-I got the police.
-Aw, the cops.
Why didn't you say so, man?
We're in, aren't we, guys?
-Yeah.
-It's a local youth thing, you know?
-It's what they call outreach.
-Upchuck.
Upchuck.
All right. Look,
there's a $1,000 prize thing in it, okay?
But see, the tricky thing is we got to get
Mr. Southgate on this one.
Woah, wait a minute here.
-Why Southgate, Con?
-Well, we need to represent someone.
-Well, I'm not representing Southgate.
-No, no, no. Not Southgate.
We got to represent a local school,
a community center, something like that.
Why?
Guys, don't get it the wrong way.
It's just…
That's where the money goes, you know?
-No. No.
-See you later.
-Bye-bye.
-It sucks, man.
Woah-ho! There's Backdoor Poulos.
I can't see the attraction myself, mate.
Maybe he's drugged her
and made her his sex slave or something.
Steve, you'll come out of this
a stronger man.
Trust me, all right?
Keep your mind off that, all right?
Concentrate on the rollerblading,
you'll be--
Con.
-All right?
If the school gets the money,
what's in it for us?
-You wanna be a hero?
-You wanna be a dork?
Hey, look, there are smaller prizes
for individual bladers, okay?
How small
are we talking here, Con?
Of which my management cut
is a modest, 20%.
-Get out of here.
-Yeah, we'll think on it, mate.
-See you.
-See you later.
-Bye-bye.
-See you.
-It's a good idea, guys.
-Yeah, I know you think it's a good idea.
-Think about it.
-And I trust you. Trust me.
-Trust me.
-I trust you.
See you later.
Hey, guys.
-Yeah.
-Hi.
Anyone sitting here?
Not anymore.
Hey, how are we?
I'm okay.
Frank, listen to me, all right?
They're like those tennis players
and racing car drivers.
You know what I mean?
Every square inch of their body
is for sale, capiche?
You know, some cost more, some cost less.
So what do you want? A bit of an arm?
A bit of a leg? Tell me.
Okay. Have a think about it
and let me know, okay?
Just call me back, all right?
Bye.
Did he say anything to you, like why?
Who do you mean?
Jodie, listen, we're blokes, okay?
Nick and I don't talk
about that sort of stuff, all right?
-Well, did I do anything?
-No, no, no.
It's his hormones, all right?
Look, they just go right out of control.
I've told him many of times,
they need to be stable.
So... So he's a dog
and I'm just another telegraph pole?
-Marking territory, right?
-No, no, no.
-Look, I wouldn't have put it that way.
-So how would you put it?
-I'm not trying to defend him. I…
-No.
Jodie, look, I'd love to talk, all right?
I got many things to do
just before class, okay?
Catch you. Bye.
Sir, it's obvious.
Blading, it's in, sir.
-It's cool.
-I can see it coming, Con.
Rollerblading is a sport, sir.
It's got fitness. It's got character.
It's got discipline, sir.
And it knocks people over in the street.
Have you seen this article?
None of our students, I hope.
No. Look, sir,
I appeal to you, sir, as a sportsman, sir.
A legitimate, organized rollerblading team
is a breakthrough.
No, no, no. I'm not convinced.
But then again
I'm not entirely unconvinced either.
Now, let me put it this way.
I would need reassurance
in the areas of discipline and safety.
No worries, sir.
I can get that easy.
Like that.
Leave it to me, Mr. Southgate.
Thank you very much.
Guys, it's in the bag, all right?
Now, what about my percentage?
You know, I-I'm pretty happy with 15.
Now, I'm pretty happy
with breaking your legs.
Okay. Ten's fine by me.
Okay.
-That's fine.
You know, I have to say
you guys are really heavy and hard.
You know what I'm saying?
-No.
The rollerblade modus operandi.
The clothing are familiar to the police
from previous robberies in the area.
Couldn't there be more than one gang.
They all dress the same these days.
From descriptions given,
we believe it's the one gang.
From this school?
We have no
direct evidence of that as yet.
But you're expecting some?
This is just a routine inquiry.
I'd appreciate any information
that can assist us.
Just give me a call at the station.
Thanks for your assistance.
-Thank you, detective.
-Afternoon.
Mr. Southgate.
-They didn't do it, okay?
-They didn't do it?
Whatever he was here for,
it wasn't them, okay?
The ban stays--
Sir, the woodwork class
is building a ramp. Sir, please.
There will be no school rollerblade team.
Now, if I find out
any of your lot were involved,
I'll have them down to that police station
so fast their blades'll melt.
Sir.
Well, you can stop worrying, Jack.
Um, Con said it was about some robbery.
Yes. Well, Con has a fervid imagination.
Now, I have just been informed
that on the basis of your academic record,
you have been invited to attend
Denby Selective School.
Congratulations.
Hartley High is proud of you.
Well, is there a problem with that?
No. I-- I don't know.
-It's a long way from here.
-Yes.
Well, it's a long way from here
in many ways.
I don't think I wanna go.
I like it here. I've just made friends.
Well, you'll make new friends.
No, not like here.
Now why don't you go home
and talk it over with your family?
My father will say the same as you, sir.
Yes. And he'll be right.
Break clear of the ruck, Jack.
Grab the chance with both hands.
What was all that about?
Nothing. Nothing.
-Are you sure?
-Yes, it's nothing.
It doesn't seem like nothing.
Yeah, it was like Con said,
about some robbery.
-What's that got to do with you?
-I don't know.
It must have been someone
who looked like me,
and we all look alike, don't we?
Not to me.
Hey, guys.
Hey, guys. Listen, about that mall thing.
Look, I know you didn't do it
but it screwed us with Mr. Southgate.
But there's a way around it, all right?
Look, what I wanted to know,
are any of you guys in the Scouts?
Con,
why do you insult us like this?
A church fellowship,
the St. John Ambulance,
any community group that'll sponsor us.
Juvenile Offenders Board?
-Guys, I'm taking this seriously.
We take you seriously, mate.
-Con, con, con.
Con, we're only in it
for the girls, mate, okay?
All right. Well,
take this seriously, okay?
I've organized a friendly match
with the local panel beaters
and the tow truckers, right?
And I used that expression
"friendly" loosely.
I want youse at practice and warm-up
in half an hour.
-Thank you.
-He better not be serious about…
-All right. No. This is good, man.
-No. It's not, man.
Shot! Great.
-Maybe I'll go.
-What?
-Home.
-No. Katerina.
Woo-hoo!
Katerina.
What did you do that for?
'Cause I live here, that's why.
So do I.
Do us a favor, will you?
What?
We'd like to be alone
if that's all right with you.
So would I.
-Look, I'm just gonna go, okay?
No.
Can't you go to your room, please?
-No, the TV's in here.
-Let's just go somewhere else.
I don't wanna go somewhere else.
Grabbed the rebound.
-Shot!
Fine. I'm out of here.
Excuse me for moving in!
-Sorry.
-I was going anyway!
What are we gonna do to them?
We're gonna get them, get them.
Go.
Come on. Let's see what you can do,
you little pussy.
Yeah!
-They're good.
-But we're better.
-We're better, buddy.
-Of course we're better, guys.
Come on. We can do this mob, can't we?
Yes. Come on.
-Yes.
-Yeah. Let's kill them.
-We're good.
-Okay.
-Okay.
-Hey, nerves.
Nerves is good, all right?
That's what makes a winner, okay?
Say it. Nerves is good.
I wanna hear it.
-Let's just do it? Let's go?
Hey, say it.
Mind over matter, boys.
Get up, Bolton.
Hey.
Come on, man. You can do it.
Let's go?
-You all right?
Come on. Get up.
What's the problem? Hey?
Mind over matter. Put it in your head.
Do it.
You all right, man?
Come on. You're getting you up. Come on.
Pull your finger out, would you--
Look, I can't do it, all right?
You can do it, man. You--
Look, just rack off.
Bolton, come on.
I knew it.
Maybe he just had a bad day.
He didn't just have a bad day, Jodie.
You saw what happened.
Look, I know him. He's a choker.
I just thought he could cut it.
Hey, so what do I have to sack him for?
-Hey, you wanted to be the manager.
-He's your buddy, mate.
That's another reason
why you have to do it.
Have you ever sacked anyone before?
Look, I'm not exactly
gonna sack him, right?
I'm just gonna tell him calm
that he tried his best
but he didn't make the selection.
That's all.
All right?
-You're sacking him.
All right, okay. I'm sacking him,
but I need an assistant, all right?
Don't look at me.
But I need someone to delegate
all the dirty work.
What about your pal Nick?
Who's Nick?
Con, wait up.
Wait up.
Where's Bolton, man?
I can't find him, mate.
-I think he's jigging.
-You can't dodge it, buddy.
Look, I need someone as my assistant.
Not a good idea, mate.
-Not a good idea.
-Okay. All right.
So who else is gonna replace him?
What about me?
Aw, yeah. Right.
Get real, Kat.
I can skate.
We're looking for a guy, man.
Why?
-Why?
Did you see that group yesterday?
They're pussycats. Just try me.
Come on.
Okay. Can you blade?
Can I blade?
-I'm great.
-Are you good on a ramp?
Yes.
Hi.
-Hey.
I didn't think anyone
was still talking to me, mate.
-Have you seen Danielle, man?
-No.
-What's wrong with you?
-How did you know?
Take a look in the mirror.
I got into a selective school.
-You're what?
-I got into a selective high school.
You got into a selective high school?
Man, that's fantastic. Are you serious?
I knew it all along, man.
You're a brain surgeon.
Hey, but I won't hold it
against you, mate.
Not much.
Will you? Hold it against me if I go?
Of course not, man. Why would I?
What do you mean, if you go?
I don't know.
I just don't wanna betray my friends.
Man, you're not betraying anybody.
What sort of friends do you think we are?
I don't know. I don't feel good about it.
What about Rose?
Well, what'd she say?
I haven't told her yet.
You have to go, man.
Don't worry about Rose.
She'll be all right.
Man, but I love her.
Well, you still have to go.
Would you go and leave Danielle?
No one's gonna ask me
to go to a selective school, right?
But, yeah. Yeah, I'd go.
Man, I would be out of this place quicker
than a GT 351 fully blown
and injected with stage-five nitrous.
Man, you have to go.
Yeah? Good on you, man.
-Congratulations.
-Thanks.
Beautiful thing.
-You miss me?
-Yes, mate.
Back up, trying to double. Now, woah,
woah, woah. This is nearly impossible.
Then bang, right.
Hit the bottom of the ramp.
-Bollocks.
-I believe you, man. Honest to God…
Hi, Steve.
Go to hell.
-Pardon?
-You heard me.
How's it going, Backdoor?
-Peter?
-Sorry, miss.
Just a bit of trouble at the ranch.
We got ourselves
a bit of filly wrestling going on.
Hey, I've got an audition
for the blade team.
What? With these guys?
Who else?
You're heading for trouble.
Um, and who are you to talk?
It's a bit much, really, isn't it, miss?
Just when you think
you live in a stable world, boom,
it all comes crashing around you.
-May I start the class now, Peter?
-Go for it, Chris.
Thank you.
Right. I have some terrific news
for you all.
Jack Tran has been chosen to go
to Denby Selective High School.
All right, man.
-You're too good for us, mate?
Congratulations, Jack.
-Denby's a long way away.
You better get that old boat
out of the garage.
Peter, can you try not to be
so predictable?
-Sorry, miss.
-I was gonna tell you.
Rose. Rose.
-Rose.
-So when were you gonna tell me?
Look, I haven't decided to go yet.
-They just asked me.
-Lucky you!
I'm not gonna see you at all
when you go to genius school?
-I'm not going if it's gonna hurt us.
-It already has.
Why didn't you tell me?
Look, it just happened so quickly.
I didn't know what to say. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Well, so when do you have to decide?
Look, I've decided. I'm not gonna go.
Not if it's gonna do this to us.
Maybe you should think
about it some more, Jack.
Ever since they've told me,
I've been thinking about what's important.
You are. I love you.
Get a room.
-Cut it out, Mr. Stud.
Hey, people.
Hey, let's get it together.
I wasn't expecting so much of a crowd.
Well, I told a few people.
-Okay. Let's impress us.
-What do you want me to do?
Well, basically anything
you're capable of doing.
Okay.
Hey.
Not bad.
Not bad.
Yes.
Oi...
Oi!
More wine waiter, please
Nice.
You're in. Fantastic.
All right!
-Legend.
-Good on you. Come on.
-Thank you.
Warning. Warning.
Here comes ol' Laughing Boy.
Sometimes I despair.
Don't do that, sir.
-It'll be all right.
Katerina, come here.
Now, what are those things on your feet?
Um… On my feet, sir?
Take them off. Give them to me.
-Look, I can explain.
-No, you can't, Bordino.
So keep out of it.
-My God.
All right, guys. Can you sit down, please.
Can you get back to your chairs, please?
Is always good to me
Don't anybody move.
So, more wine waiter, please...
Hey. Come here. Come here!
Hold it.
Oi!
Oi!
Oi!
Oi!
You still claim
you don't know who did this?
He wore a mask.
-Thanks, Bolton.
-Good one, mate.
You know, you're the genius around here.
You know it.
You wouldn't tell me
if you did know, would you?
-No.
-The whole school is in the dark, sir.
Me myself, I'm mystified.
Sir, I'm definitely mystified too.
Well, he'll be wearing more than a mask
when I catch up with him.
Sir, look, I know this is probably
not the right time--
You're right, Bordino, it's not.
But the rollerblading competition
is this weekend, sir.
-I'm just wondering if you'd reconsidered.
-No, I haven't.
Sir, don't you think
that the policy of inclusion
rather than exclusion
might remove the incentive
for antisocial behavior?
Is that a fingerprint?
-That's a fingerprint, isn't it?
-Yeah.
-It does look like--
-There. That there.
That's a fingerprint.
-You can't fingerprint the students.
-I have no such intention.
But the thought did cross your mind?
Not at all.
I'm leaving that up to the police.
Is this really a police problem?
Couldn't we just try and sort this thing
between ourselves, in-house?
Look, the police have already been here.
Now, I don't believe
there's a criminal in this school,
but if there is a gang
operating out of here,
I want it nipped in the bud.
-We can't afford the publicity.
-They're not all crims, you know?
-Hey, I didn't say they were.
-But you're reacting as if they are.
Rollerblading is a legitimate sport.
It is not just a way
of leaving the scene of a crime.
You two have been talking
to Con Bordino, haven't you?
No.
He's been talking to us.
-Stop.
Now, perhaps if we embraced a policy
of inclusion rather than exclusion,
this would never have happened
in the first place.
Please just stop, okay?
Oi!
More wine waiter, please
Sponsorship, that's my business.
-You don't know the connections.
-What do you mean--
-I know more connections than you.
-Hey, it's the boy genius.
I'm not going.
You're staying in loser school, are we?
Yes. I'm staying.
Isn't that sweet?
Would-be doctor gives up all for love.
Career means nothing to this boy.
And how do you feel about it, Rose?
-Get out of our face.
-Let's go.
Have you told Daddy yet, Jack?
-Get lost, will you?
-What are you such an idiot for?
-Don't hit me!
-Don't. Don't.
Shut up.
-Hey.
-Far out…
Hey, Kat. Aw, great.
Were you ever in the Brownies?
-What?
-Were you ever, like, in the Girl Guides?
What's he talking about?
I have no idea what he's talking about.
Alternative sponsors.
Yeah. Um,
are we going anywhere in particular?
Why?
Well, I thought we might have
the meeting at my place.
-At your place?
-Where Nick lives?
Yeah.
-Look, I don't think so, man.
-It's not a good idea.
-No. No.
I don't think that's a good idea.
-It's a bad idea.
-No.
-Yeah, it is a bad idea.
-I love it.
-Yeah, see?
Let's show Backdoor Poulos
we don't give a damn.
Excuse me. I give a damn, mate.
-No. No.
-You don't want him to know that, do you?
-Come on. Let's go.
-Please.
Come on. Come on.
Please. Kat?
-Guys!
-Get my bag, will you, Con?
Thanks, mate.
-Guys.
Guys.
That's not a good idea, guys. Rivers.
So what are you saying happened?
This guy was rollerblading
around the school
with a mask on, I'm telling you.
Don't you-- Did anyone do any work today?
Yeah. A little bit.
How does anybody learn anything there?
Well, I'll tell you what, Jack must have.
He got chosen to go
to Denby Selective School.
Not bad?
-Great.
Hey, guys.
Nick. I brought some friends home.
Hey, Nicky. How's it going, man?
Mom, Mr. Poulos, this is Peter and Steve.
-Call me Stella.
-Stella, how's it going?
-Mr. P, what's up?
-I don't know, Peter.
What is that?
-Me and Nick go way back.
-You know how it is.
-Well, I know Steve.
How's your beautiful friend, Danielle?
She's good
as far as I know, Mr. Poulos. Yeah.
Look, I don't wanna intrude
in your conversation, but can we go?
-You just got here.
-Yeah. What's the rush?
-What about the meeting?
-What meeting?
Just a venue confusion, Nick.
The meeting's at Ruby's.
I think I'm a bit dry, mate.
How about a glass of water?
I'll buy you a milkshake
at Ruby's, all right?
Mr. P, Stella, thanks for having us.
-Yeah.
I'll catch up.
Hey, what the hell
did you bring them here for?
-They're my friends.
-I don't want Rivers coming to my house.
Well, your cousin
doesn't seem to mind him.
Yeah, well, Con's an idiot,
if you haven't noticed yet.
So I'm an idiot too?
-You are if you trust Rivers, yeah.
So you can invite your friends home.
It's all right for you.
But it's not all right for me?
Is that how it is?
That doesn't seem very fair to me, Nick.
I don't care.
I don't want him coming around here.
I know, but, listen,
I think you have to be fair to Katerina.
Dad, I've told you about that guy.
You know who he is.
Just because you hate him
and just because
you stole Steve's girlfriend.
All right. Do what you like, okay?
See youse.
Right. So what was that all about?
I don't know.
-What do you think she's up to this time?
-I don't know.
But this is Katerina's home
and Nick does have to learn
to give in occasionally.
I couldn't sleep.
Yeah, me, neither.
I can't stop thinking.
Well, listen, we said we'd give them room.
How much room?
You know, Katerina is really starting
to get on my nerves, you know?
This is Katerina's home too.
-We agreed on it.
-Okay.
But I was here first, all right?
I'm the one that's been here longest.
Come on. Just be patient?
She knows that me and Rivers
are on different sides.
-That's why she's doing it.
-Don't be silly.
I'm telling you, all this stuff
that she's doing is just to get at me.
What was all that business
about Steve's girlfriend?
Don't ask.
-And what's happened with Jodie?
-Dad.
Okay. All right.
You know, I can see you're unhappy.
I'll talk to them again and see
if we can work something out, okay?
And what if that doesn't work?
What am I supposed to do?
Well, you're gonna do
what men have been doing for centuries.
-What's that?
-Suffer.
Now, I have done a detailed analysis
of our masked rollerblader's
patterns of movement through the school.
Aren't you a touch obsessive
about this, Bill?
No. Just thorough.
No. Obsessive.
And I have devised a little trap
for our masked intruder.
What are we talking about here?
Invisible wire at neck level,
landmines, TNT?
There is so much to choose from.
-Have you finished?
-Yep.
Now, because he's an exhibitionist,
he is not going to be able to resist
the opportunity
of disrupting the forthcoming
official exhibition of rollerblading
to be held out in the schoolyard.
The forthcoming what?
Exhibition of rollerblading.
You're having a rollerblading exhibition
after everything you said against it?
Yep. At lunchtime.
Con Bordino is organizing it for me.
That should be interesting.
Now, I must stress, Con,
that this is only a trial.
Sir, once you see these guys,
you'll be soft.
-You won't regret it.
-I hope I won't.
-Great crowd.
-Yeah. See?
Sir, we've even got the teachers around.
Supervision.
Okay. Let's see what they can do.
All right, guys. Rip it up.
Sir, they've been practicing
day and night for this.
That's what I meant by the fitness,
the discipline, the character, sir.
Not bad.
Now, sir, I'll show you what I meant
by peace of resistance, sir.
Pièce de résistance, actually.
Yeah. That's what I meant.
That's him! It's ours!
I got him!
Got him. Got him.
Now, let's see who we've got.
A-ha! It's Bolton.
Sir, I can assure you
he wasn't on the team, sir.
-No team anymore, Bordino.
-He's not on the team, sir.
Not in this school. Not after that.
He wasn't on the team.
You've been had.
Damn you, Bolton!
You defied my orders.
You rode those things
inside the school building.
You disrupted classes.
You knocked people over.
You vandalized school property.
And you are telling me
you don't have an explanation?
-No.
-All right, Bolton.
I'm gonna give you all afternoon
to come up with an explanation
before I suspend you.
But this thing with your teammates
is what interests me.
Yeah?
You seem like the best skater of the lot.
-What's the problem?
-I don't have a problem.
Now, you are not gonna get over this
by pretending it doesn't happen
or doesn't exist, or anything,
because when it catches up to you,
Bolton, you have had it.
Do you understand what I'm saying?
You are finished.
You are finished with rollerblading
and you are finished with this school.
Do you understand what I'm telling you?
I get nerves, all right?!
Nerves?
So when do you get these nerves?
Whenever.
Whenever what?
Whenever there's...
Look, just forget it.
Whenever there's pressure?
Yeah.
Just with sport or… What?
With everything. Look, who cares?
Forget it.
And, how long has it been
going on like this?
Always. I'm hopeless.
I don't think you're hopeless, Bolton.
I'm a choker.
That's what everyone's calling me.
-Who?
-Everyone. And they're right.
No one's hopeless, Bolton.
Not at your age.
Look, who cares?
All I know is I can't cut it
when the pressure's on
and everyone's watching me.
Well, you seem do
a pretty good job sailing
up and down the corridors
with the whole school watching.
Yeah. I was wearing a mask, wasn't I?
You have to go to that school.
I'm not. I made up my mind.
Ever since I've known you,
you've talked about how important
being a doctor is to you,
to your family.
You've worked so hard for it.
You said this is why
you came to this country.
Yeah, well, things have changed.
I found you.
I don't wanna be the one that stops you.
And things haven't changed, Jack.
Not deep inside.
I know you.
Yeah, but we're more important.
We're not.
And I'm not gonna be the one
that stops you.
Otherwise, this will just blow up
in my face later.
-So…
-I can't.
Yes, you can.
We can still see each
other on the weekend, maybe.
But we won't.
You'll meet someone else in school
and we'll just drift apart.
No, we won't if we don't want to.
But we will. Maybe it's for the best.
Why?
Maybe we just got together too early.
And I don't wanna be the one
that holds you back.
-So when do you start?
-Monday.
Good luck.
You too.
So what are the chances?
What's the point, sir?
There's no team, is there?
But there might be
if Bolton were in it.
What? An official school team?
We can't win with Bolton, sir.
Now don't you worry about that.
Sir, an official sanctioned, backed,
sponsored rollerblading team?
But sponsored in the amateur sense.
Man, I'm shocked. I'm shocked, sir.
Yes, well, you're not the only one.
-Now, there are conditions.
-Hey, I'm listening. I'm all ears.
They team can only operate
under the proviso that,
one, it's on a trial basis.
Two, that they are fit
and disciplined enough
to represent the school.
Three, they wear school sports uniforms.
Four, you do not personally siphon off
any of the prize money.
Sir.
You know, I've been thinking.
I guess Nick feels that
the house really isn't his anymore.
-How do you feel about that, George?
-Me?
I feel…
-If you want us to leave, just tell us.
-No, no, no. I want you here.
Nick wants you here.
Well, it's just that…
these friends of Katerina's…
Now, to her, they're new.
To him, they've got a history.
This Peter Rivers, he can't handle.
Yes. Katy shouldn't have brought
the infamous Rivers around here.
I guess she's just
staking out her territory.
You know, with kids,
that leads to a bit of push and pull.
Yeah. Exactly.
So she wins, he loses.
How do you feel about that?
I don't mind.
In fact, I think it's a good idea
that he learns to bend a bit.
Yeah. We should just let them
figure it out for themselves.
Yeah. Let them worry about it.
I don't know. Everywhere we go now,
I'm like a bad smell, you know?
If Danielle and me
knew it was gonna be like this,
I think we both would have ran a mile.
We just fell in love, man.
That's all it was.
-Do you love her?
-Yeah, I do.
And what is it about her you love?
I don't know.
She's different.
To Jodie?
Yeah. Yeah, she is.
She...
She doesn't want to try and change me.
You know, she's not pushy.
It's just easier with her.
All right. And it wasn't with Jodie?
Yeah, but who said
I have to be stuck with one girl
for the rest of my life?
I'm not married.
That's true. You're a young man.
You've still got a lot of experiences
ahead of you.
That's right.
I just wanna have
a good time now, you know?
I don't wanna have to deal
with anything too heavy.
No. Good. Great.
At least, you're on my side.
As long as you're being honest.
Why is Jodie angry?
Have you been upfront with her about this?
Bolton. Come in. Take a seat.
Now, have you come up with an explanation
for your behavior yet?
No.
All right. Then you're suspended.
Suit yourself.
But you're also back in.
What?
The school rollerblade team.
There isn't
a school rollerblade team, sir.
There is now, and you are in it.
No, I'm not.
Take it from me, you are in it.
How can I be in
a school rollerblading team
if I'm suspended?
Suspension is withheld
pending your performance.
…rollerblading competition.
Now, this event has been organized
by the local chamber of commerce...
Yeah, and who's gonna be number two?
-What about Rivers?
-Steve. He'd be good. He's good.
These kids are too young
to be on rollerblades.
Con Bordino. Nice to meet you.
Manager of the Hartley Blades.
Can I have an entry form please?
Thank you.
-We meet again.
-Officer.
Branched out from stolen car parts, son?
Don't know what you're talking about.
Haven't visited
any shopping malls lately, have you?
Okay. Excuse me. Just step aside. Okay.
-Now, is there a problem here?
-Just checking.
Are these two
legitimate school representatives?
Yes, they certainly are.
Then there's no problem.
Now, where's Bolton? Bolton!
Where is he?
-Yeah, he's coming, sir.
Bolton!
Come on. Quick. Move it.
You got to sign up. Come on.
What's that in aid of?
The guy is just a bit shy, Detective.
You can't wear that.
Not in the competition.
What?
Look, he's self-conscious
in front of people.
Now, you've caught
your shopping mall bandits,
so let's give him a go.
We're trying to run a good,
straight competition here, Mr. Southgate.
We wanna clean up the image of the sport
and its participants.
It comes off or he doesn't skate.
There is nothing in the rules
about facial apparel.
They wear elbow guards, knee guards.
-What's wrong with face guards?
-That's not a face guard. It's a mask.
It's a face guard.
It's a hockey face guard.
Hey, look, just forget it.
I'm out of here.
Hey, bring him back. Bring him back here.
Detective, the guy has a genuine problem.
The mask helps.
Where I come from, a mask means
you've got something to hide.
-Bolton.
-You go to the tracks, Detective?
-For the races?
-Yeah. Races.
Occasionally? So…
Are you familiar with the use of blinkers
on skittish horses?
Kick some butt, all right?
-Cool.
-Kick some butt.
Go, Bolton.
You see, not all masks
are associated with criminal activity.
No.
Okay.
Just sign here. Quickly.
So, mate, when are you going?
Tomorrow.
-Tomorrow?
-Yeah.
Hey, that's tomorrow.
Why didn't you say?
Didn't want to make big deal. That's all.
It is a big deal, man.
I think we should throw a party for you.
What do you reckon? Tonight, yeah?
No, no, I can't.
I've got a family thing going.
You don't get out of it that easy.
Look at that beautiful invert.
Aw, that's great, man.
Skinny shorts is still getting
right between the eyes of that one.
Good luck.
What a flip!
So, how do you feel?
-All right, I guess.
-Okay.
Get out there and kill them, all right?
Kill them.
And he's back.
And another combo. Very impressive.
Give him a big hand.
All right. Come on, Rivers.
Your turn, Rivers.
Go, Rivers.
-Rivers.
Come on.
Go, Rivers!
Guess what?
Jack's going tomorrow
so we're gonna throw a party.
Great, man. When are we having it?
Now, man. This is it.
-Hey, you better put on a good show.
-Hey, trust me.
Hey, you're having a good time?
-Yeah, man.
-Woo!
Come on.
Yeah!
-We're gonna miss you, Jack.
-Yeah. I'm gonna miss you too.
Look, I still don't wanna go.
Mate, just think of it as a challenge.
Go for it, okay? All right?
Very impressive stuff
from Peter Rivers.
-Very, very good.
-You're up, buddy.
-It's close. It's close. We can do it.
-Hey. Come on, Bolton.
-Now go. Give it to them. Go for it.
-Come on, mate.
Let's go.
-Go, Bolton.
Come on, Bolton. You can do it, mate.
Come on, Bolton.
-He's wearing a mask.
Come on.
This final contestant,
I think that's one of the biggest grabs
I've seen all day.
This guy is doing very well.
Let's give him a big hand...
Yeah. All right.
Well done.
-Well done, man.
Okay. All right.
Now, do it without the mask.
-No way, man. No way.
-Yep. Come on.
Bolton, you know you can do it.
-You just did it. Come on.
-[students Come on!
You can do it, man.
Now, get up there. Go on.
And do it without the mask.
You can do it. I know you can do it.
And here are the results.
In fourth place today,
with a total score of 36.8,
the team from Hartley High.
-They receive a 100 dollar…
-Fourth?
It's not too bad.
Yeah. Well, there's room for improvement.
Fourth? We've been robbed!
Come on, Bolton.
-The contest is rigged.
That was a winning performance.
What's going on here?
That is a different air.
Another flip with full extension!
That's a very intense bit of skating
from this young skater from Hartley High,
skating without the mask this time,
Bolton, ladies and gentlemen.
Bolton of Hartley High.
What a great piece of skating
you have seen this afternoon.
You're a winner, mate.
I can't sleep
The boys are bashing in my backdoor
A bunch of savage girls
I'm rotten to the core
Sweet, sweet sister
She's hanging on the cross
Striptease enamour
The bitch is really lost
Doing time in my mind
Is always good to me
But sometimes I get blind
And carried away
So, more wine waiter, please
I need a drink
That knocks me off my feet
Too many late nights
Not enough sleep
Come on, waiter