Heartbreak High (1994–1999): Season 1, Episode 30 - Episode #1.30 - full transcript

Tony.

Yeah, how's the kids? Good?

You know, I'm not too bad.

The alternator?

Yeah, yeah, I'm still looking for
that alternator, mate.

Yeah, yeah.
Look, I'm telling you, mate, I warned you,

it wasn't gonna be cheap.

Mate, a Valiant that old, mate--

Mate, I might as well
hold a seance.

Yeah, look, I'll catch you later,
all right, buddy?

Okay then. See you, bye.



Mate, where's your clipboard?
-Hey?

You know, your little pen, shirt and tie.

That's what a supervisor's
supposed to look like, isn't he?

Hey, man, you better watch
your mouth, you know.

-Supervisor.
-Hey, I'm your new landlord, mate.

And I wanna see a bit of respect,
thank you very much.

Respect is something you earn, understand?

Come on, guys. At this rate
we're still gonna be moving out of here

when the new people are moving in.

Where are you going?
-Sister with attitude.

How much do you reckon
we'll get for the joint anyway?

This place? Well, I don't know.

About two grand?

-Get out, man. $200,000 easy.
-All right. Okay. All right.



It's a nice house
but there's one problem, mate.

You're 10 suburbs in the wrong direction.

Hey, you're supposed to
walk straight, you idiot, all right?

You're doing fishtails all over the place.

You need a hand there, boys?

-Aw, don't strain yourself, Dad.
-Yeah, you just sit where you at.

-Yeah, we got it.
-You just relax.

Preferably next to the stairs.

Effie, you let the boys do that.

Breakfast. Con,
when are you gonna clear the garage?

Uncle George wants to organize the truck
to bring the furniture over.

Don't worry. Look, I've organized
a few guys to come after school.

Yeah. We told him how good
Auntie Helen's cooking is

and they jumped to the occasion.

Flattery will get you somewhere, Nick,
but not everywhere.

I've got a dinner party
to cater for tonight

and you can dial for pizza.

Pizza is all right with me.

Yeah.

All right.

Whoa, Rivers,
what's with the threads?

Brushed your hair too?

-Going to court or something?
-Drop off, Mom.

Okay.

I want 40 minutes of stimulating,

challenging, exciting activity.

Any time.

Rivers, was that you?

-I thought we'd dealt with this.
-I'm very sorry, miss.

Must have been just thinking out loud,
you know how it is.

It's the same way he reads, you know.

I wouldn't worry about it, Rivers.
It's probably just hormones.

Our bodies go through
some strange changes at your age.

Watch out. Your voice will break next.

It's good.

Hi.

How was the class? Any trouble?

None.

Were you expecting any?
-No, no.

Any comments on the clothes?

No.

Why would there be?

Don't take that the wrong way.

What's wrong with the way I dress?

Nothing.

I just thought that, um…

You thought what?
Do you have a problem with my clothes?

No, no, no.

Well, you know, I thought some people
might find it provocative.

You find it provocative, do you, Jim?

-Sorry?
-Look, the way I dress is who I am.

They don't like fakes,
and neither do I.

It doesn't bother you that
your male students might be adding you

to their, um, fantasy collection?

If they're concentrating on my clothes
then there's a problem with my teaching.

That's right.

You don't want the students
in school uniforms, Jim.

I think it's a bit late
to be telling the staff what to wear.

I'm not telling anybody anything.

I was merely interested
to find out whether, um...

...Sam had ever thought of
toning it down a bit.

What? Compromise?

I didn't say that.
-Good. Because I don't

Well, good.

Good.

Ooh, I can smell it.

Yeah, Mom.

Can't wait to get my hands on that.
-So what do you think?

Beautiful.
That smells good. You're a professional.

-Of course I am.
-What can I say?

He started bringing his friends home
so I had to learn how to cook.

No, you're the best, Mrs. Bordino.
It looks really good.

Honestly, I told her she's wasting
her time doing these catering jobs.

I offered to manage, but…

I don't need any wheelers and dealers.

-Especially relatives.
-See? No trust, no trust.

Seriously, you should make
something out of this.

-Like, can I cut it or what?
-No.

Steve, I've got some dessert left over
from last night.

Can you fit it in your fridge?

Thanks.

Feeding up the kids again. Good.

How was your day?

You know.
I've got to make some phone calls.

-Hi, boys.
-Hello, Pops.

-How's it going?
-How you doing, Steve?

I'm good, Mr. Bordino.
I'm in food heaven actually.

Well, be careful, Steve.

-That's how she trapped me.
-Ha.

Hey, look, he's eating all our food.

Kick him out.

- Steve, can you get the--
-Can you get that?

Get the door, Steve.

Might as well do something.
You're eating.

Yes, can I help you?

Is this Bordino Catering?

Yes. Yes, it is.

It says Bordino Constructions
on the truck outside.

Right, no, um…

They do that as well.

Sorry, yes, you're…
Yes, you're in the right place.

-Please come in.
-Thank you.

You were recommended.
-Right.

Well, no, I'm Steve.

I'm not a Bordino.
I'm just a friend of the family.

-Steve?
-Yup. Um…

Mrs. Bordino?

-There's someone here to see you.
-Hello.

Mrs. Bordino?

-Lucy Weston.
-Hello.

How can I help you, Ms. Weston?

A friend of a friend of mine
was at the dinner party you catered for.

She said it was wonderful.
-Thank you very much.

I know it's rude
to drop in on you like this.

I need a dinner party catered for,
Mrs. Bordino.

And I'll be honest with you,
it's very short notice.

Well, how short?

Tomorrow night.
-Tomorrow night?

-Well, Ms. Weston--
-That's not a problem, honestly.

Because, Bordino Catering
will cater to your needs.

Ten guests, four courses.

Well…
-Cook threw a tantrum this morning.

Mother's been left in the lurch.

Yeah. We know what it's like.
You know, the staff shortages.

-Yeah, that's a terrible--
-Maybe, I suppose I can. Yes.

I really appreciate this.

Would you like me to organize wines
for you, Ms. Weston?

That won't be necessary,
but you will provide staff.

- Well--
-Not a problem.

-I volunteer.
-No, no, yes, of course.

Dinner's at 8:00.
How early will you need to be?

Well, 6:00 is fine.
-Right.

-Um, don't you want a quote?
-Will 2,000 cover the evening?

Um, yes, that's okay.

Here's the address.

-Nice to meet you, Steve.
-Yeah, you too.

-I'll show you out.
-Well, you want me to show you too?

-Yeah, we'll--
-Boys!

All right. See you.

That's classy, mate. Classy woman.
-Wow.

-Did you see her?
-Yeah.

She's different?
-Hey, what do you mean you got a chance?

Man, you got no chance, git.

You hang on.
I don't wanna hear this from you.

I wanna hear it from him personally.

And if it's true…

I'm gonna sue you both.

Roberto, we've hit the jackpot!
$2,000 for one dinner party.

Close the door.

That was my ex-partner's lawyer
on the phone.

Ex-partner?

He's broke.

Wiped out.

-But all your projects?
-Yeah.

I committed to the machinery,
to the materials, the men, everything.

I'm gonna lose the lot.

It's all bound up in the contract.

Hey, mate, she's beautiful?
What do you reckon?

Yeah, she's beautiful, mate.
-Yeah.

Sexy, stylish.

Hey man, stay away, all right.
She's not for you, okay?

Why, I can look, can't I?

Yeah, look but don't touch, okay?
She's mine.

Mate, in your dreams.

I reckon Lucy's got eyes
for Steve and Steve only.

Yeah. Well, that's a small detail
I've chosen to overlook, okay?

What small detail?

You know, a Bordino never ever gives up.

You know what's wrong
with you guys?

You know nothing about women.

You know what women
find most attractive in men?

What?
-Success.

-Ooh.
-Think about it.

Success.

I shouldn't be
saying this with the auction so close

but out of all the properties
I've shown you, Mr. Dunn,

I think this is the absolute plum.

I don't know.
It's a pokey little place.

What did he say?
-The joint is like a rabbit warren.

Don't worry about it.
Like she said, it's a plum.

What can I do with it?

Probably have to bulldoze and start again.

I beg your pardon?

Hello, Nick. Just moving out?

Excuse me, sunshine,

but I'll have you know that I grew up
in this place, all right?

It's a historical landmark.

If you think you can just come down
and bulldoze the joint, you're mad.

-Mr. Dunn, you'll be at the auction?
-Look, you're insane.

I might.

Excuse me.

-Thanks, Nick.
-You're welcome.

Ta-ta.

Great tactics, mate.
I think you just lost yourself a buyer.

Rivers, break. Break, break.

Man.

We're only getting twenty meters
every five minutes.

Look, buddy, we should've
got a truck for this, all right.

Can you afford it?

I've got this thing for nicks, didn't I?

Look, I don't know how I let you
talk me into this in the first place.

This is gonna make the warehouse
the coolest place in town, isn't it?

So come on.

Come on, man.
-Come on.

All right. Up.
-Up.

Break! Put it down, put it down.

What now?
-I think I've done my groin.

I should've put you down, mate.

Hey! Buddy, don't look now,

but I think they've moved
the arcade, buddy.

Get nicked, Bordino, all right?

You look like you're stuck there, boys.

I think I've hurt my groin.

Your groin.
-Your groin.

Don't worry, Steve.
Hey, listen, Rivers.

Seriously, mate, for the right price,

I reckon I could hook you up
a long extension cord, mate.

Ha.

I can't believe it.

Australasian representative
for Pankos Sporting Equipment.

Where's the passport?

Hey, come on.

Robert, am I doing the right thing?

The kids will be fine?

If I had to leave them with anybody
but you and Helen, I wouldn't be going.

George, it's a trip you deserve.

Take off, come back a big shot.
-Yeah.

And catch up with Stella over there?

Yeah. Hope to, yes.

Okay. I've got to meet some distributors
this afternoon, so I'll be back for tea.

Okay. I'm cooking tonight,

so I'll leave something for you
and Roberto.

See you later.
-Bye.

You didn't tell him, did you?

I couldn't.

He'd only stay and try to help,
blow his own chances.

-No, Helen just leave it, okay?
-But he's family.

We've got to be honest with him.

But things aren't that bad yet.
I can manage.

But what if things
get worse?

Look, it affects all of us.

You can't carry the load by yourself.

I couldn't help overhearing.

Is there some sort of problem
I should know about?

No. It's just a few minor hassles
with my business.

-Well, that's not what it sounded like.
-George, it's fine.

Really.
Helen worries too much, really. It's okay.

-It's okay.
-Now, come on, listen, I'm family.

If there's a problem, tell me about it.

One of my--

I lost one of my investors, okay?

It happens.

It's happened to me a few times,
you know that.

I just got to find another one.

As soon as I've done that,
it will be plain sailing.

How long it's gonna take?
-Well, couple days.

I just got to do some fancy talking.

What do you think Con gets
his mouth from?

Now, don't worry. If we were
really in trouble, I'd be asking.

-We can handle it.
-Yeah, of course.

Come on.
-Hey, man.

Where did you get this thing from?
-It was a gift.

Right. Man, don't forget
I've got a criminal record.

Wimps.

I know where this thing's from, man.
This is from Ruby's?

Yeah. Well, she said I can have it
until she opens up a new joint.

Wait a minute. Don't squash Con.
-Get out of there, you goose.

Quick.
-Move it back, move it back. Beautiful.

-Turn it on, Steve.
-What is this?

-Surprise.
-Rivers, you are a goose.

-I know.
-Did you do this?

There you go.
-Who, me?

-Get off.
-Man, I wanna play game.

Well, you put your money in the slot.

-You're joking. I've gotta pay?
-No pay, no play, buddy.

Mate, don't forget
who brought this in here.

-So?
-All right. Okay.

You owe me one then, all right?
You too. Hey, we're going, all right?

-Come on, let's go.
-Yeah, all right. You want a lift, Steve?

Thanks, man. Have a good time.

What about your groin injury?

Comes and goes, mate.

This is like as if,
you know, you get busted

and then you get sent to court, right?

You've got to swear on the Bible.
That's an oath.

It's like if you went and make a deal
and you shake on it.

That's also an oath, you know.
You've gotta stick to it, capiche?

We can invite anyone over there.
-Hey!

Would you shut up?

We're trying to have, you know,
a bit of a talk here.

Sour grapes, Bordino,
just because you're not invited.

Organizing your social life, Rivers?

No, no, miss.
Just hanging out at the flat.

You go on with whatever it was
you were going on about.

No, please.

Don't keep it a secret.

Who's invited?

Well, you, maybe, if you qualify, that is.

And how do I qualify?

-You answer the question.
-Which is?

Do you do it on the first date?

I think your friends are gonna have
to hang out without you, Rivers.

What friends?

You've got detention.

It's good to see you lying down the law
with those troublemakers.

What did Rivers actually do?

It was just a discipline problem.

I hope you didn't mind me
butting in yesterday,

you know, about your clothes.

No. Not at all.

You can always rely
on my support for that.

Thanks.

No problem.

Well, I suppose
I better be getting back to it?

Guess who's got the hots for you?

Please.

Listen, do you wanna swap?

You can have him.
-No, not him. Um…

You gave Peter Rivers detention
and you're down to supervise it,

-I don't think that's such a good move.
-Um…

Thanks, but no thanks.

I've already had a chat to him
and thought I got through.

But if I don't put a stop to this now,
he's gonna keep on disrupting my classes.

Okay. It's your call.

No, I opened up the door
and, she's standing there.

It was like… It was like a bolt
of lightning had hit me.

No, it was. It was incredible.

-Sure.
-You can laugh, you can laugh.

I don't care. It's just that--

I'm not laughing, Steve.

Are you saying you've never met
a girl like her before?

God, no, Dan, I'm not saying that.

-I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.
-Come off it, salty-pants.

You're the one that dumped him.
-Yeah. I know, I know.

That's right, you dumped me.
What, are you trying to drive me nuts?

-Love hurts.
-True.

No, I don't know why
I'm carrying on like this.

It's stupid. I...
I can't even understand why she likes me.

I mean, she's rich, um,
she's beautiful, she's intelligent.

Hey, guys, guys,
I know this is short notice

but I got to ask you a favor, okay? Um,
my mom is gotta do a catering job tonight

and, you know, she needs somebody
to do the drinks and the stuff.

There's money involved.
I was wondering if you could help.

Sorry, I can't make it.

-Jodie, come on.
-Yeah. I'll do it. I need the money.

Yeah, that's my lady.

Con, I'll do it man,
I'm available. I'll do it.

Come on, Steve. Man, what do you
wanna waste your time with that chick for?

Con, please, come on, man. Look,
what do you want me to do, pay you?

Okay. Tan...
...Rain, you're sprung. Beat it.

You stay.

You just love keeping me on detention,
don't you?

I wanna talk.
-Yeah?

Why are you giving me such a hard time?

Why are you wasting your time
giving me a hard time?

I didn't start this, okay?
-Will you just cut the macho stuff?

You're smart.

With one ounce of concentration
you could coast through school.

What's so great about making
yourself a punching bag for the system?

Well, why don't you drop
the teacher image?

And why don't you stop playing games?
Sit down. I said I wanted to talk.

You wanted me here alone, you've got me.
Why don't you try a bit of honesty?

You're reading this wrong, Rivers.
-I don't think so.

I think something's been happening
ever since the day you walked in.

What are you scared of, teach?

Scared you might actually enjoy it?

That's enough.

It's okay. It's all right.

My office, now.

Look, it's not what you think, really.

Be in my office in 15 minutes.

This isn't necessary.

Peter, I'm fed up.

I'm fed up with seeing you standing
on the other side of my desk

giving me moronic answers to my questions.

I'm fed up with playing detective
trying to work out

who to give the benefit of doubt to.

But this time I don't have to ask
any questions.

You have sexually harassed
a female member of my staff.

What?

No, it's too late
for your outraged denial.

I saw what you did.

In the grown up world you'd find yourself
in court or in front of a tribunal.

However, I'll be satisfied if I don't have
to see your face around here anymore.

You're suspended, indefinitely.

It's important your dad doesn't know
about this, Nick.

Yeah. But why?

Because he's got a proper deal
with a partner who puts his money upfront

and a real future for all of you.

He's just crazy enough to toss it all in
if he knows we're in trouble.

- What, you mean jail, or--
-No, no, no,

there's nothing wrong with the project.

My partner dropped out,
so I've got to find another backer.

We've been through tough times before,
we'll get through, somehow.

Roberto,
we've got to be honest with the boys.

If the bank doesn't get the money
I borrowed...

...they take the machines,

the materials, everything.

And that's as bad as it gets,

and if that happens,
the family sticks together.

-Am I right?
-Yeah. Well, don't worry about me, okay?

-I can get a job.
-It might not have to come to that.

The family sticks together.
That's how you can help.

Something smells good.
-Hello.

That's my fancy dinner party.
I've saved you some.

Hey. Hey, Uncle George.
-Very nice.

Dressed to impress. Look at you boys too.

Well, you know.
-Nice new suit.

How was your meeting, George?

Good, good.
-Yeah. Yeah?

Come on, tell us what happened.

Well, I met a distributor
and he was straight with me.

Anyway, he reckons
he could make money out of the stuff.

So, hey, I'm in business.

-Good, that's good.
-Good, good to hear.

-Yeah, it's good.
-Show me the ball, show me the ball.

It's good quality
and it's cheap to import.

I think we're looking at
a very rosy future here.

That's great.

Come on, you guys,
help me get all this food into the ute.

How dare you suspend him
without even hearing my side of the story?

I didn't need your side.
I witnessed what was said.

You realize that sexual harassment
means you can take this further.

Please!
-I'm just laying out your options.

He was not harassing me.

He was confused.
He was looking for answers.

-I know what I saw.
-I was in control!

I think we can talk about this
in the morning, don't you?

I want you to cancel his suspension.

-You could lose that student.
-You want me to trust your judgment?

-Yes.
-Well, I can't.

I don't think you were even aware
that you were at risk this afternoon.

The suspension stands.

I'm not sure I want Rivers back at all.

-Hey, wide load coming through.
-Look out.

Put them down over there.

Hurry up, Nick.

-Where do you want these, Mrs. Bordino?
-Um, over here, no, here.

Jodie, I'm so nervous.
-Don't worry about it.

These people aren't so special.
-Hi.

There's a servery
on the other side of that door.

You can set up in there
before you bring the food through.

-Right.
-Do you do this for a living?

When I'm not mud wrestling.

Hi.
-G'day! How are you?

Fine.
-How's things?

Black tie suits you.
-Thank you.

Ta.

What are you looking at?

Darling, love last week's cover.

What was it?
"Fergie Tattoo Shock."

That must have cost you.

Nothing we couldn't afford, sweetie.

What was yours, sex again?

Relationships, thank you.
How are you, darling?

Noel, darling.

Jacqui, you look radiant. Darling!
-Ooh!

Come on.
-Bibi!

Mwah.

Sonia. Tell me, how is the family?
-Darling?

Could you see if these people
have heard of hors d'oeuvres?

They're overseas, darling.

We're going Greek tonight.
-Yum!

Darling you haven't had
another boob job have you, heart?

She's had more lifts

than a prima ballerina,
didn't you know that?

Better get some booze into them
or they'll get vicious.

Sure.

Wait until you cop a load
of these freaks. Ooh!

She can get vicious with me any day.

Let's go.
-Any day.

Lucy had to find someone at short notice.

We're taking potluck, I'm afraid.

Little ethnic nibbles.

Yummy.

Darling, never mind.

-Well, I'll leave it for the help.
-Tells me everything I need to know.

Wrong side of the Acropolis
and up the Aegean.

That's the trouble
with Greek cuisine.

They had to invent Ouzo
to kill the taste.

Remember that night in the Plaka.

Funny.

Yeah, with all of that retsina.

Did you hear what he said?

Did you hear what he said?
I'm going to kill that bloke.

I'm gonna stick your head
under that fountain outside.

He hasn't even tasted my mom's cooking.

I know. We haven't seen the check yet,
so just shut up and cool down, all right?

We're here to do a job, do it.

I just thought you'd understand.

Sure. Look, I do.

I don't think suspension's gonna do
Peter any good.

In fact he's just pig-headed
enough to leave school.

Exactly.

Sam, I can't take your side
against Deloraine because you were wrong.

You know this didn't have to happen.

Because I took detention?

Because you let the situation develop
to a point where Peter couldn't win.

Was this the first time
you had trouble with him in class?

No.

He's got a smart mouth.

There's one in every class.

I've got a technique
where I give is as good as I get

and then usually we create some
kind of understanding.

What you don't know about Peter
is that he loves to win.

Okay.

I made a mistake,
but I'm not the one who got thrown out.

-How's it going in there?
-Fine, beautiful.

Everything's going well.
-But did they like it?

Yes.

I'm telling you one guy,
you know what he said to me?

He's never tasted anything
like it before in his life.

Delizioso.

-Okay?
-Yeah.

Let's get back to work.
-Okay.

God, I hope I get some more
business out of this.

Mate, can you finish this, and I'll go
and get the rest of those plates, okay?

Yeah. All right. Look, just keep Con away
from the guests, okay?

Because he's about to knock someone out.

-Okay. Okay.
-Seriously.

That dude with the bow tie
is such an old lech.

-Yeah. They're all pretty twisted.
-Don't worry.

Hey, as long as we all get paid.
Just keep working.

You haven't been goosed.
-That's yet.

They call it a nature clinic,
but believe me...

It was a fat farm!

God, how tacky.
-Absolutely.

Anyway, there I was in this dump,
wondering why all these rattled old cows

were paying through the nose
to starve themselves.

That was before I found
the Swedish masseurs in the sauna.

Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man.

God, yes.

Which one? What's the address?

Nice bum.

I believe that we have a virgin
in our midst.

Why don't we auction him?

I'll give you a hand, Steve.

A hundred dollars.
-Yeah.

-I'll give you 150.
-Behave yourself tonight.

Be gentle with him, sweetie.

Thanks for that. It was getting
a bit rough in there.

Just put it here.

Time you had a break.

Shouldn't I keep on working
on the other side?

Well, I need a break.

Um… Okay.

We could go somewhere quiet and peaceful.

-All right.
-Come on.

Look, I've got a few things to say to you.

-How... How dare you?
-Well, I wanna say a few things to you.

Get back to the kitchen.

Okay. I know this is your house, this is
your party and you're paying for it.

But I don't think it gives you
or the people in that room

the right to insult my mother
and her cooking.

Okay? Whatever happened to
good old-fashioned manners?

-Can't you afford it?
-My, my, my, my, my...

You're very Mediterranean, aren't you?

What? What's that supposed to mean?

You know, you're right.

I am paying and I don't sign checks

until I'm completely satisfied.

Hey!

I'm sorry about Mom's friends.
-No, that's fine. Really, it's okay.

So, what do you do when
you're not playing waiter at parties?

Um, well, I usually just hang out
with Nick and Con.

We, go to the same school together,
so, yeah.

You don't spend time
with anyone in particular then?

Yeah, I don't have a girlfriend,
if that's what you mean.

We, um, we broke up a while ago.

-Yeah?
-Yeah.

I broke up with a guy a while ago too.

Really?

Would you like to go out sometime,
see a film?

Yeah, yeah. That would be great.

-Really?
-Yeah.

You know, it's a good thing you
picked Bordino Catering,

'cause I probably would never
have met you otherwise.

Hey, it's fate.

Have you ever
had your fortune told, Steve?

Um, no.

Good. Give me your hand.

Yeah? All right. Okay.

You'll meet this girl and then
she'll let you fall in love with her,

then she'll let you sleep with her,
then she'll let you marry her,

then she'll spend the rest of her life
making you miserable.

That's not my fortune.

Worked for a few people I know.

Well, that's really sad if it's true.

Guess.

You know,
it doesn't have to be like that for you.

Do you know
what my parents used to call me?

Princess.

How did you know that?
-Let's just say it was a wild guess.

You're not as tough
as you make out, aren't you?

-Where the hell are Steve and Con?
-I don't know. I can't find them.

I've been insulted, I've been groped,
and we're covering for those two dorks.

I'm sorry,
but what do you want me to do?

Kiss me.

Come on.
Let's get it over with.

Come on.

I don't care what you say, Noel.

The food's pretty bloody fantastic.

You know,
you lost your palate years ago.

We held a wake for it.

Excuse me, anybody for dessert now?

Hostess and daughter are already out
getting a slice of their own.

My favorite wench.

Get your hands off me.
-Bloody hell, a feminist!

Excuse me, sir. Maybe you need
some cooling down, you know?

Yeah. Exquisite!

A sorbet for the senses.

Same for everybody, ballboy.

Ooh!

Would you like some too?

Are you sure?

Yeah. There you go. Hey.

Come on. Let's get out of here.
-Yeah, I better go?

Hey. No, no, no. Forget it.

Let's go for a moonlight swim in the pool.

I can't. I gotta get back.
I really do gotta get back.

No, no, no, no. They'll be fine.
They'll be fine.

The guests will be off their faces by now.

I've got to get back to my mates.
I can't let them down.

Okay. But wait.
-What?

No way. Come on.

I'm gonna send you
the bloody bill for this dress, Noel.

Why don't you tirami-sue me?

Truce!

Hey, where have you been?

We've been going through hell
while you're somewhere bludging.

Excuse me. I wasn't bludging, all right?

-I wasn't like--
-Hey. Wipe the smirk off your face.

Mate, I haven't got a smirk on my face.

Is that right? Where's Lucy?
-Look, I don't know, man.

Look. Don't change the subject.
That's not the issue.

No. I don't have the issue, all right.

Can I get some help here?
-Hey, excuse me.

Come here.

Mom, here's your check.

-What wrong with you?
-Don't ask, mate. Don't ask.

I might just go see
how they're enjoying my tiramisu.

No.
-No, no, no, no, hey.

Mom, please, you don't wanna go.
You don't wanna see. Mom, please.

-Mom, please.
-I just want to see.

You're not gonna be impressed.

Barbarians.

Hey.

You're up early.

Yeah. No, I couldn't sleep.

So, how was the big dinner?

It was ridiculous.

Had to be there.

Listen, um,

I wanna talk to you about Uncle Roberto.

-He's in big trouble, right?
-Yeah. How do you know?

I sort of guessed.

So, what are we gonna do?

I don't know.

How was last night, mate?
-Fantastic, mate.

Fantastic? It was grotesque.

See you later.
-What's your hurry?

Hi. How are you?

See you at school.
-Yeah.

Hi.

I just dropped in
to see Rivers. Is he here?

Come in.

-Thanks.
-Jodie!

You're a real piece of work,
do you know that, miss?

What's your problem, Rivers?

-Mornings?
-What's gonna happen now?

The cops gonna bust down the door

and arrest me for molesting you,
is that it?

Look, I don't have to waste my time
getting you in trouble, okay?

You do that just fine by yourself.

And I'm not a student now,
and you're in my house.

So I don't have to listen
to a word you have to say.

Do you wanna go back to school or not?
-No.

I think we can get the suspension
limited to a week.

It's still gonna set you back,
but I can drop assignments by.

You can work here.

What is it with you?
One minute, you're dumping on me.

The next you're giving me
the come on again.

Listen, Rivers.

You think you've been getting signals
from me but you're wrong, all right.

Just wipe the slate.

Do you want this deal or not?

Okay. Okay.

I'll do the assignments,
but I'm not going back to school.

Why?

You'll only be further behind.

I don't wanna be there, okay?

I'm sick and tired of people
waiting for me to stuff up.

I don't need that, okay?

It's not that hard, Peter.

You just got to behave like a human being.

Yeah. Well, I'm not a human being, am I?

I'm a freak and I don't play
by your stupid rules.

Peter.

Look, I'm not going back
until Mr. Deloraine asks me to come back.

That's ridiculous.

Goodbye.

Hi.
-Hi.

-Did you meet Lucy?
-Yeah.

-And?
-She's very stylish.

God I hate her. Is she pretty?

Yeah.
-Yuck.

-What was she wearing?
-Well, heaps of different stuff.

She's really loaded.

-Yo.
-Hi.

How are you doing?
-Hi.

-Hi, Jodie.
-Hi, how are you doing?

I'm Danielle.

Steve said you're about
the best friend he's got.

That's right.

Why don't you hop in?

Yeah. Come on. Hop in.
-Yeah, sure.

-Hop in.
-Yeah, all right. I like the car.

Nice.

You all right?

Yeah.
-Let's go.

-Thanks for the lift.
-Yeah.

Maybe we'll catch up with you someday.

Maybe you will.

Maybe you'll catch up with me someday.

You better believe it.

She's got to go.

Um…

-I gotta go.
-Yeah.

Okay. I'll see you, all right?

Don't say I didn't warn you, mate.

All she wants is a toy boy, okay?

She's gonna use you, mate.

She's gonna throw you away
like an old CC's wrapper.

What a way to go though, mate.

Hey, mate.
You don't wanna be used like that.

Ladies and gentlemen,
that's the contract.

Here's the property.

Three bedrooms, study, walk, schools,

transport, shops just around the corner.

Ladies and gentlemen,
I have my reserve. What am I bid?

I'm looking for an opening bid.
Somebody to start. 200 perhaps,

Two hundred? $200,000.

Let's hear it $200,000,

I'm bid at $200,000,
looking for an advance at 210 now.

I have $210,000, 15 if you wish.

I have $210,000, it's there.

I have $210,000, 215 now.

I have $215,000, 20 if you want.

I have $215-- 220 now.

I'm at 220 and 230 going.

It's $230,000, it's here.

I have $240,000, 50 if you want.

I have 240-- 245 will do.

I have $245,000, 50 if you want,

$245,000, looking for an advance.

I have 250. I have $250,000, it's here.

I have 250, $255,000, looking for advance.

I have $255,000,
I have a $255,000, it's here.

$255,000, looking for an advance,
$255,000, 60 if you want.

I have 250-- 260 now.

I have $260,000.

I'm selling at $260,000, first call.

I have $260,000, second call,

$260,0000, third and final call.
Are you all done?

All silent. Sold to you, sir.

Congratulations and thank you,
ladies and gentlemen, for your bids.

Have a pleasant day.

Hey. Come on.

Come on. Go get it. Come on.

Let me get it.
-Get it, get it away.

Hey, foul. You!

Hey! Ooh, I'm gonna miss you.

-Me too.
-All right. Don't worry.

You'll be back in no time.

You know about Uncle Robert
and his business troubles.

What about it?

Well, look, I've got a check
from the sale of a house

and it's supposed to go into the bank
and then it's there

when we wanna buy a new house.

But if I give it to Uncle Robert,

it'll give him a chance
to save his business.

Are you with me?

Yeah, I'm with you. Keep talking.

Now there's one catch,
it could all go wrong, you know.

It could disappear like the rest.

It's a question of whether you have faith
in Uncle Robert.

I do.

But there's no way I can give him a check
unless you feel the same way.

Do it.
-Yeah. What the heck?

Go for it.

Hi.

-Hey.
-How did the auction go?

Good. I got what I wanted.

Hey, good for you.

What about you, Robert?
Did. you find another backer?

Not yet. I'm working on it.

Well, what's the project?

Is it commercial, domestic,
industrial, what?

I'll show you.

It's good.

It could be very good.

I might have an investor for you.

Yeah? Who?

I just sold a house.

See? I told Helen. We can't be fair dinkum
with the dumb bastard

because he'll just try to help.

I'm not trying to help anybody.

I wanna make an investment
and I want a good return.

Now, the way I figure it,

I can get what, five percent
from the bank.

From you, I want five and a half.

A bank is a bank, George.

If I screw up, you could lose the lot.

Then don't screw up.

Now, how long have I known you?

You know, you've been in scrapes
like this before.

Not as tough as this one.

And you've always come out on top.

I trust you, Robert.

I'm not a fool.

I'm not gonna invest my money
with somebody I don't trust.

This is business.

You just bought yourself
a piece of the action.

Okay.

What do you want?

Just keeping my end of the bargain.

Two assignments.

I'm not going back to school.

Okay.

Miss.

Thanks?

And miss…

Yes?

Don't worry. It'll keep.

Strictly business, Robert.

Strictly business.

I can't believe you're going.

We'll be back together soon?

Don't sell my children
unless you get a good price.

Okay, Robert?
-Okay.