Heartbreak High (1994–1999): Season 1, Episode 34 - Episode #1.34 - full transcript

Sorry.

Excuse me, ma'am.

You can't park there.

I don't believe it.
You cops are everywhere.

-A policeman is never off duty, ma'am.
-Yeah. That's about right.

-So when do you get off night shift?
-I just have.

-Lunch?
-Lunch?

Yeah. Maybe dinner later?

Dinner? Wouldn't that be
sailing dangerously close

into having a normal relationship?

No. I'm a cop.
You're a counselor, remember?



I don't think anything
particularly normal is gonna happen.

Is that a promise?
-That's a threat.

Get off.

Hey. Hey.

I've got this really weird feeling
someone's following me.

-Yeah?
-Yeah.

-I keep on seeing the same car.
-Well, what sort of car is it?

Some red old-looking thing.

You're talking about every second car
on the road, Steve.

-Good description.
-It's the same one. I see it all the time.

-Are you sure, man?
-Yes. I'm positive.

Steve, looks like you've been watching
too many late-night cop movies.

Yeah. T.J. Hooker.
Have you seen that one?

Hey, scumbags.
We've got class, all right?



Didn't you guys hear the bell?
Come on.

Better get out of here.
-What happened to him?

Aliens.

Aliens?

Okay, everyone.

We're on. Time to start learning.

Sit down and take out your papers
I asked you to do on The Delinquents.

-I trust you've all done them.
-Yep.

Finished it two nights ago, miss.
I reckon it's worth at least a B-plus.

I really dig all this '70s stuff,
you know?

'50s, Peter. Not '70s.

-Did you actually read the book?
-Yeah!

I read it twice.
It was like I was there, you know?

-Hot stuff.
-I can manage.

-Sit down.
-Okay. Anything you say, miss.

Aliens for sure.

So, Steve, mate, tell us a bit more
about this car you're talking about.

Yeah, man.
What sort of car was it again?

What-- That's right.
It was some black mafia car

with tinted windows? Ferrari.

Look, all I'm saying is this car
has been parked

at the front of the school
for the last couple of days.

What makes you think
it's following you, Steve?

I mean, for all you know,
it's probably some girl's

poor, pathetic, jealous boyfriend.

Rose, look, every time it sees me,
it drives off, all right?

Now, it's like they don't want me to know
who they are or something.

Maybe you got a mystery admirer, Steve.

Maybe, Steve.
-Come on.

Steve.

He gets away.

G'day, miss.

You got any plans this afternoon?

-I'm working on my bike.
-Yeah?

Teaching myself how to
de-carbonize the head.

Yeah?
-And, no, thank you.

-I don't need any help.
-Fair enough.

She tries to take it off him
but, no, he passes the ball off.

Hey!

You dropped my lunch, idiot.

What are you trying to do?
Are you trying to start something?

It was an accident, man. Sorry.

-Punk.
-Fool.

Fool.

Come on. Will you look at this?

It's beautiful.
-Isn't it gorgeous?

Now I know why the kids go missing
on sunny afternoons.

So why don't you jig school.

-Spend the day with me?
-Hang on a minute.

You're supposed to be
a responsible person.

No.
I'm off-duty today so I'm human.

Plus, I never get to see you.

That's 'cause
you're always working nights.

That's 'cause
you're always working days.

All right. That's the way it is, is it?

That's the way it is.

How about it?

You know, I might never come back.

That's the risk they'll have to take.

-Hot dog?
-Yeah. All right.

-And lots of mustard.
-Two dogs.

One with lots of mustard.

Who's this?

That's a friend of mine.

She's cute.

-Thanks, man.
-So she's just a friend, is she?

Yes. She's just a friend,
so let's just drop it, shall we?

Yeah. Right.

Thanks, man.

Yeah. That's the thing, Paolo.

I got you the parts
at the price you wanted, right?

Look, there's no point in thanking me.
I just want the cash.

Am I making myself clear?

Don't jerk me around, Paolo, okay?

All right. I'll talk to you soon.

Bye.

-You got a problem customer?
-Every customer is a problem.

-You're too soft on them.
-I mean, what am I supposed to do?

Run around and go and break their legs?

Man, you know how hard it is
to make an honest buck now?

You know, I'm a partner here, right?

-Yeah.
-So why aren't I making some money?

Con, I already told you…

Sorry. Yeah.
It's pretty hard on the first year.

Maybe I can give you a job.

A job? What sort of job?

I'm thinking I could do with a hand
in running this place.

-I mean, if you're interested.
-Of course I'm interested.

All right. Five nights,

maybe weekends,
if you can fit it in with your schoolwork.

School? Man, you're crazy.
Don't worry about school.

Look, I don't…
I don't want the olds coming down on me.

-If you can fit it in, it's yours.
-Hey, is it cash in the hand?

-Strictly cash.
-Hey, I'll do it. That's it. No problem.

-Okay.
-Perfect.

They're always on at me to be polite

to their so-called friends
and I can't stand them.

They're jerks. They're parasites.

I mean, I've got my own friends.
Why do I have to bother about theirs?

But they just don't give a stuff.

I mean, I tried to tell them that.
It was like World War III had broken out.

Now, if this was the States,
solution would be so simple.

All I'd have to do is divorce them.

Have you heard of kids doing that?

I don't think you should joke
about something like that.

Who's joking?

Lucy, you had an argument
with your parents, all right?

You know, big deal. So what?

At least they care about you.

At least they'll be there for you
if you happen to get into any trouble.

Do you understand?

I'm sorry. I… I wasn't thinking.

You're still hurting about your mom.

-I just--
-No. I couldn't give a stuff about her.

Look, we can make contact again.

I mean, it was probably
just a huge shock for her.

I'm not particularly fussed
about getting chucked out

of that house again.

-She is your mother, Steve.
-No. She gave birth to me, all right?

That doesn't mean
she's someone I have to care about.

But you don't know each other.

She's not knocking down my door
to get to know me, is she?

-We could write to her. Sometimes--
-Could we drop it, please?

I'd rather just drop it.

G'day.

I thought I said
I could manage on my own.

Yeah, well, I brought you a present,

just in case you're thinking of doing
something stupid like using sandpaper.

It's grinding paste.

You only need a little bit,
but you do need it.

But what's the problem with sandpaper?

Pretty much everything.

Scratches the surface,
drop bits of grit in the barrel.

Something most people
stuff up on their first time.

Thanks.

Mind if I hang around and watch?

Ever feel like
when you're working on an engine,

you're sort of doing a hell of a lot more
than just putting nuts and bolts together?

Like saving myself a few bucks.

No. It's more than that.

It's like you're breaking out.

You got your wheels and…

no one can tell you
how to make them go around.

You break down
in the middle of nowhere, that's cool,

'cause you can fix it.

Suppose it sort of makes you like
some sort of god.

You know, in charge.

Have you been reading
Zen and the Art of?

Excuse me?
-It's a book.

Zen and the Art
of Motorcycle Maintenance.

-Is it sort of a manual or something?
-It's a bit more than that.

I'll lend it to you.

Listen, isn't there somewhere else
you should be?

I've got nowhere to go, miss.

See, I lost my bus money.
I've got no way of getting home.

I was wondering, you know,
when you're finished,

if you could possibly take me inside

and give me a bowl of Pal or something?

You see, there's a problem
with that, Peter.

When you start feeding stray animals,
you can't get rid of them.

All right. I'll give you a lift home
when I'm finished.

Nice hit.
-Yeah. We're all snookered.

-What do you want?
-Sharp! Sharp!

Hey, Rocco.
-Hey, Nick.

What's going on, mate?
It's a bit quiet in here.

Yeah. Well, you just wait
until the big grudge match

against Tony "The Loser" Monroe.

-It'll be standing-room only.
-Hey, Rocco, man.

You should have seen Rivers cream himself
when he saw Nick shape up to him.

Hey, hey. I didn't even have
to shape up to him, okay?

One look in the eyes, man.

-He knew. He was running.
-One look.

-He was running.
-Completely up yourself.

Hey, come on, Jodie.

There's nothing wrong
with believing in number one.

That's right, man.
Especially when number one

is gonna be making
all the big bucks?

Big bucks.
-Hey, you want a new car?

I'll buy you a new car.

I'd settle for a $500
clapped-out rust bucket.

Hey, Jodie, if you need some cash,

I could offer you
some part-time work here,

if you're interested.
Five nights a week, weekends?

Rocco, what… Rocco?
-Yeah. Sure.

-Great. Let's chat about your wages.
-What are you talking about?

-Rocco? Hey.
-Hey, relax, man.

-It's only a game.
-I can't believe what he's doing.

I'll play with you.

I just think you should have asked Con
how he felt first, Rocco.

I know, and I'm sorry.
it was a spur of the moment thing, okay?

Jodie was stuck
and she needed cash, right?

Well, yeah.
I got to admit, she had some expenses.

-So do I, mate.
-Yeah. I know.

And I was trying to help you out.

I mean, I still can.
I'll find you another job.

Yeah? What job, mate?
I had a job for about three seconds.

Okay. So I made a mistake. I'm sorry.

I suppose I just realized

that a good-looking chick
was gonna be better for my business.

You see, Pa?
You see? Now the truth comes out.

-See?
-Rocco's got a point, Con.

With things the way they are,
we all have to put business first.

You can't afford to be sentimental.

What's so sentimental about
looking after your family, Roberto?

I'm not saying it was right for Rocco
to do what he did

without telling Con first, Helen.

Okay. Listen, Con, I promise you
I'll make it up to you, okay?

No, no, no, no. It's all right.
See, I know why you didn't hire me.

I know exactly why you didn't hire me.

Yeah. Well, you ought to by now

because I've been trying
to explain it to you for the last hour!

Why don't they just both work
for Rocco?

Don't ask questions.

Hey, miss. Miss.

Sam, wait up.

-Yes?
-I got you a present.

-Look, you don't--
-It's okay. It's secondhand.

It doesn't look secondhand.

Yeah. I know.
It was a real bargain.

I can't accept this, Peter.
-Just take it.

If you want, once you know everything
you need to know, you can give it back.

-That could take years.
-It's fine by me.

All right.

Thanks.

It's only a loan though, all right?

-Okay.
-I've got something for you too.

Also, only a loan.

It's that book I mentioned.

All right. Thanks.

Sam.

-You going to the Speedway this weekend?
-Nope.

-Gonna be working on my bike.
-Well, do you want a hand?

I appreciate the offer, Peter,

but I'd rather you didn't.

Come on, Sam.

People pay good money to have
these hands working on their engines.

I'm offering them to you for free.

No, all right?

No. No.

Thank you, but no.

Making myself clear?

Well, not real clear.

Guys, come here. Come here.

It's the car
I was telling you about. Come on!

It was there 30 seconds ago.
I swear it was there.

-It was there. Honest.
-Where?

-You sure it wasn't a green man from Mars?
-It was there.

Where?
-Cuckoo.

It was…

You're going nuts, boy.

Hey, just tell me, what sort of car?
The same car?

Just forget about it.
-The same car?

Yes.
-This guy is insane.

Hey, hey.
-Hey.

-The champ has got his wheels back.
-Just a misunderstanding.

Hey, I come to give
my new employee a lift to work.

This job is sounding better and better.
I better go home and get changed first.

No, no, no, no. Don't worry about that.
I got you a uniform.

Rocco, I'm not wearing
some dorky uniform.

Hey, I wouldn't want you
to look like a dork.

I got you a very cool uniform.
Now get in.

Come on, get in. It's all right.

See you.

-Hey.
-See you.

-You look after her, okay?
-Bye.

All right. Let's go.

Hey, if I was you,
I'd start to feel a bit jealous, mate.

-Jealous? What for?
-Man…

Mate, she's got the job
and you can't handle it.

Can't you see?
It's right in front of your eyes, mate.

You think he'd give her a job if he didn't
think he'd get something out of her?

What? You reckon Rocco's after something
or he's after Jodie?

That's exactly what I'm saying, mate.

-I know.
-You don't know anything.

That's my brother.
He's gonna snake you, mate.

-Trust me.
-Hey, you know what?

I reckon you and Steve should get together

and form a little organization
for people like yourselves, mate.

-Paranoids Anonymous.
-Right.

He said they were just friends,

but I've got a feeling
it's more than that.

And he made it very clear
he didn't wanna talk about it.

Well, didn't you wanna talk about it?

Yeah.
-Well?

I can't stand interrogating him. I mean,
it's not as if we're lovers or anything.

-Sorry. I just thought you guys--
-No. We're just friends so far.

Maybe it's just as well.

I just thought I had something
going with him. I just feel really stupid.

Yeah, well, look, I still reckon
you should find out exactly

what his relationship is
with this woman--

Great. Great.

Perfect ending
to a perfect couple of days.

And how do I explain this
to the body corporate?

Rivers?

I guess.

What, is this his idea of romance, is it?

It's just an
attention-seeking device, Yola.

He's desperate to work on my bike.

I think he's desperate
for a bit more than that.

Listen, you tell him for me
to get his butt down here

and clean it up.

Okay. Here we go.

Sorry, I would have got a brass band in
to welcome you,

but I was a bit pressed for time.

Anyway, just make yourself at home.
Get a feel of the place.

You'll get to know the customers.
They're okay, mostly.

Um, so what do you want me to do
work-wise?

Now that's easy.
I just want you to serve

behind the counter,
hand out some change,

make sure we don't run out of chalk,
score cards, that sort of thing.

-Yeah. I think I can handle that.
-Okay.

So where's this uniform
you want me to wear?

Now, baby, this is classy gear.
-Baby?

Now, it cost me a fortune,

but, you know,
I believe in looking after my employees.

-You are kidding?
-Well, I had to take a guess on the size,

but I'm pretty good at these things.

Rocco, you're off in Fantasyland.
It's hideous. I'm not wearing it.

It's not hideous.

Come on.

It's sophisticated and it's elegant.

So is this a condition of the job?
I mean, no frock, no gig?

No, no, no, no. Absolutely not.

But, um, I would appreciate it
if you could help me out here.

I mean, just go along with it,
just for a little while.

Well, I'm gonna feel like a complete geek.

You will look gorgeous.
And… and just think of the extra tips.

All right, I'll wear it.

But if anybody laughs at me,
and I mean anyone--

Nobody will laugh at you. Trust me.

You'll look absolutely gorgeous.

Now, you can change
in my office over there.

Did you read Rivers the riot act?

Yeah.

I'll follow it up by having a quick chat
to him tomorrow.

Maybe you should let him know

that relationships between staff
and students are not on.

Look…
I don't think it's anything like that.

Sam, I've seen this kind of thing before,

and I've seen the way he looks at you.

And as Southgate would say,
"I'd nip it in the bud."

Sam,

you're not thinking of doing
anything about this, are you?

Don't be ridiculous, Yola.

I like the kid.

I think there's something special
about him.

Well, you are the first staff member
to ever say that.

I know how Peter grew up, Yola.

I think I understand
what's going on in there.

Underneath all that tough-guy image,
there's sensitivity and vulnerability.

Not that he'd ever admit it.

And creative talent.

That boy can write.

I just think there's a chance of drawing
that potential out of him.

But he needs the extra attention.

Well, that's good. I mean, it is.

It's admirable.

Just so long as you know where you stand
and he knows where he stands.

I know.

And I'll make sure he understands too.

Good.

Hello, my friend

Will you dance with me?...

Steve Wiley, your taste in music

leaves a lot to be desired, mate.

So change it.

You really should clean
this place up, mate.

What's the point?

For starters, you can't find anything.

Where have you been?

Just working on a paint job, man.

Wait!

Wait! I just wanna talk!

So I'm…
I'm standing there staring at this woman,

and she… and she just drives off.

She doesn't say a word.
And it's like… I don't know.

It's like she just happens to be there
because it's an accident, you know?

-She must have wanted to talk to you.
-Then why didn't she?

I mean, I'm standing right there
in front of her.

I mean… I mean, how did she even know
where to find me?

This is what I'm confused about.
How did this woman know where to find me?

I don't suppose it'd be that difficult.
I mean, we found her.

And so what she's done,

she's gone to the adoption people
like we did,

gotten my name,
and she's got my address,

and she's gone from there.

Steve, not exactly.

What do you mean by that?

I told her where to find you, Steve.

What did you do?

I knew you hadn't put it out of your mind,

and I knew you were sort of
wondering and half-hoping,

so I decided to give her a call during
the day when her husband wasn't there.

Give her another chance.

And you didn't even think to tell me?

I just thought
once she had time to think about it

that she would want to.

Right.

And it didn't… it didn't even
occur to you to even ask me.

I'm sorry, Steve. I thought--

If you'd been thinking, you'd have kept
your nose out of my business, okay?

So you go back,
you ring this woman up,

and you tell her
to get the hell out of my life, okay?

We got a wide. We got a wide.

Cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut.

Out of the way. Out of the way.

What the hell was that for?

-Hey.
-Touch me like that one more time.

-Hey. Enough. All right. Hey.
-Yeah? Yeah?

-Here we go. Here we go.
-All right.

Break it up. Break it up.

All right.

Get out of bed the wrong side
this morning, Steve, did you?

No, this yob just ripped my shirt.

All we were doing is having
a nice game of basketball.

-All right. Get your bag.
-Good ol' Steve out here--

Shut up, Bolton.

Pick up your bag, Steve.

-You're number one.
-Miss Fatoush.

-Maybe you can deal with this?
-Steve, come with me now.

Enough, Bolton. Shut up.

Steve, just get in here.
-That guy was just getting up my nose.

That's all, okay? I haven't got a problem.

But you don't normally let things
get to you like that.

You'll pretty even-tempered
most of the time.

So I'm wondering what's putting you
in such a chirpy mood this morning.

Sit down, please.
You're making me nervous.

Come on.

So have you done anything more
about contacting your natural mother?

No, I haven't.

She started showing up…

following me.

And I didn't realize it was her
until yesterday.

I went up to talk to her,
and she took off.

She drove away.

So what does she want?

What does that mean?
Does she wanna talk to me?

-Do you still wanna get to know her?
-Yes, I do.

I… I'm curious.

-I'm curious about her.
-Well, it sounds like she's curious too.

So why don't you try reaching out
to her again?

No. I don't wanna do that.
I'll get chucked out of that house again,

and I don't want that to happen.

What about arranging a meeting,
just the two of you

so she doesn't feel threatened?

Look, it's obvious this thing
with your mother is eating you up,

so do something about it.

Yeah. Things are booming, man.
-Yeah?

And, I'm getting into staging
the odd boxing match now.

Right. Right.
-Yeah. Yeah.

Just sort of fostering new talents and…

- What are you--
-It's Rocco's idea, okay?

I said I'd give it a go,
so let's not make an issue of it.

My God.
-And wipe that grin off your face.

It's our own special blend.

Yeah.

-Hey. How you doing, champ?
-Rocco.

Cool, man. Nice uniforms.

Yeah. Yeah.

-Where's Con?
-I don't know.

He's been acting really strange lately,
like he's annoyed at me or something.

Have I done anything to upset him?

Well, it's not your fault.

Con and I have had a bit
of a disagreement.

-But it's nothing I can't fix up.
-Yeah.

-Just family stuff. Don't worry about it.
-Okay.

So I think Jodie looks really good
in that dress, don't you?

-Yeah.
-Better than Con would.

You reckon?

Who is it?
-Police. Open up.

Not funny, Joe.

No, I guess not.
I'm not trained to be funny.

Um, sorry I was so evasive the other day.

Can you spare a minute?

Let me guess.

You're married, right?

No. It's nothing like that.

She's a friend.

She's my best friend and a cop.

But the relationship part really is over.

And what about the little boy?

Not mine. He was born a couple of years
before Annie and I met.

Then why didn't you just tell me
all this the other day?

I don't know. I just…

didn't wanna go into it all,
I guess.

I don't have a lot of close friends.

You know, it's funny.
I told her all about you,

and I just didn't get around
to telling you about her.

I mean, this relationship of ours
is so bloody disjointed, you know?

We got a date here
or a quick lunch there.

We never seem to have any time
to really get to know each other.

Well, then let's make time.

Yeah. I'd like that.

You wanna risk
a weekend away together?

Before your beeper goes off,

let's, um, pick a weekend and stick to it.

We're talking diaries here.

Modern romance.

What's this new outfit?

You're looking very nice.

It sucks, but I need the money.

So how come you've been a stranger
all of a sudden?

You know, just things happen.
It's not 'cause of you. Trust me.

-It's not because of you.
-So what's he done, Con?

Well, look, he offered me a job,
and he sacked me after an hour.

-Big deal.
-What? This job?

Yeah.

Jodie, don't worry about it.

I'm quitting.
You can stick your lousy job.

Hey, hey, hey. Slow down.

It's okay. Forget about the uniform.
I mean, you can wear anything you like.

Why didn't you tell me
he was giving me Con's job?

Jodie, look, I made
an executive decision about that, okay?

You were better-suited to the position.

Anyway,
Con didn't need the cash, you did.

He's got a point, Jodie.
You need the money.

It's all right.
I'm trying to find something else for Con.

-And have you?
-Yeah, well, not yet but--

Well, it's not right, Rocco!

Look, I know, okay?

-I should have told you about it.
-Yeah. And I'm not happy about it at all.

-All right.
-All right? No. You make a compromise.

-Otherwise, I'm out of here.
-Absolutely. Absolutely.

Look, I don't want you to quit.

You're fantastic for business.
The customers love you. Come on.

You just name your conditions.

Anything you like.

I'm all ears.

I couldn't believe it.
I thought Rocco was a bit of a hard case,

but he's actually a big pussycat like Con.

He's like Con.
Must run in the family, right?

I thought we were gonna sleep in today.

Well, something's different
about this place.

Yeah.
I wonder what that could be, Jodie?

Are you guys ready or what?

-You've got a big day today, Steve.
-Yes.

I'd really appreciate it if I could
have the place for a couple of hours,

-if that's all right.
-What, now?

-Yes.
-Yup. No problems, buddy.

-Let's go, guys. Come on.
-Thanks.

-I appreciate it.
-All right.

-Good luck, pal.
-Thanks, man.

-Good luck, sweetie. Take care.
-Thank you.

So you guys wanna go and get
some breakfast or what? You hungry?

Sounds good to me, mate.
-I'm starving.

My God. I can't believe it.

Steve, you've actually
cleaned this place up.

-Well, actually, Jodie, we cleaned it up.
-You?

-Let's go.
-You're a lazy slob.

It's got nothing to do with it.
I was sick of losing my tools and stuff.

Thanks, guys.

Are you and your brother
speaking to each other yet?

I don't wanna talk about it, all right?

Ma, it's for you. Sophia.

Thanks.

Con…

Do you mind?

Just listen to me, okay?
I can sort this problem out.

I can make things work, all right?

Don't you have anything else to do?

No, no, no. Just listen to my idea.

I've been thinking about
this job-sharing thing, okay?

Two people sharing the same job.

You and Jodie.
That way there's no losers.

Everybody wins.
What do you reckon?

That sounds like
a pretty lousy idea to me, mate.

Besides,
Jodie wouldn't be too happy?

You're gonna cut on her wages,
aren't you?

No, no, no.
Maybe I can afford to up the ante a bit.

Anyway, with Jodie
wanting some time off for gigs,

I'm gonna need both of you.

What, now she's threatened to quit
if you don't put me on?

So now it's worth
the extra 100 bucks,

to keep her there on the side for you.

-Come on. Have we got a deal or what?
-Maybe. I don't know.

-See what happens.
-What do you mean, "maybe"?

-It's a good deal.
-Rocco, man.

Mate, I'm not stupid.
I can see what's gonna happen, mate.

Nick may not be able to see it, but I can.
I'm not stupid. I'm not blind.

I don't know what you're talking about.
There's nothing going on.

-You're dreaming, all right?
-Yeah. Well, there better not be.

That's all I can say.

Will you dance with me, baby?

Hello, my friend

Remember me?

You used to know me well

Lorraine. Hi.

I was beginning to think
you weren't gonna turn up.

It's… Look, this is very difficult for me.

I don't think it's a good idea.

Well, I think it's a bit soon to tell yet.
We haven't even talked.

We've left it too late.

I'm sorry.
I should have never agreed to come.

Okay. Fine. Go, run away.

Seems to be all you're good at, Lorraine.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean that.

I'm sorry.

But you're here. I'm here.
I figure you're as curious as I am.

Are you just doing this
to stuff me around?

-Tell me if you are.
-No.

Please don't think that.

I am curious.

I've been wondering who you were
for almost 18 years.

Come inside. Let's have a coffee,
a cup of tea and talk.

-Well, could we maybe go for walk first?
-Yes. That'd be great. Okay.

It's extraordinary.

You're so like my father,
your grandfather.

You're the image of him.

It's a lot nicer
than I thought.

Yeah, Lucy and I come here quite a lot.

Lucy, is that your girlfriend?

-The one who phoned me up?
-Yeah.

That's her.

This is an obvious question
but why did you--

Why did I give you up?

Yeah.

I was young, Steve.

Your father was a lot older than me.

I worked for him up until
the time I told him I was pregnant.

Well, he was terrified
that his wife would find out.

I had no job, no qualifications.

I couldn't bring myself
to have an abortion.

Thanks.

My parents insisted on adoption.

There weren't the choices then
for women that there are now.

I was in a terrible state...

...about giving you up.

A breakdown, I suppose.

But in time, I got on with my life.

I married David.

I convinced myself
that I'd left you in the past.

If you were wondering all those years,
why did you put on the veto?

I hadn't told David about you.

I figured that.

I knew kids were looking
for their natural parents.

I was afraid of how he'd react
if you suddenly turned up.

I'm sorry.
I shouldn't have done that.

I would have done the same thing
in your position.

But things have been
rather strained between us

since then, of course.

He can't understand how I could have kept
something like that from him.

He's terribly hurt.

He hasn't been able to give me
any more children, you see.

If you had had more children,

do you think
you still would have been here today?

I didn't want children, Steve.

None of them would have replaced you.

I should have never let them talk me
into giving you up.

It's okay.

I don't blame you.

All right?

No thanks, Sam.
We're going out to dinner.

We've heard
about my cooking then, have we?

No. It's… Look,
he's off-duty, all right?

-He's mine.
-All right. All right.

I hate cooking anyway.

My bike.

It's… it's gone.

Some creep has nicked my bike.
-When did you last see it?

Joe, don't just stand there.
Do something. You're a cop!

-I'll call and report. Are you insured?
-Of course I'm not insured.

Looks like your thief left a calling card.

"Rivers Bike Repairs.

Have it back by 2:00. No sweat."

I'll kill him.

You stole my bike, Peter.

I'm really, really angry.

And unless you can come up
with a bloody good excuse

in the next five seconds,
I'm gonna beat the hell out of you.

I just redid your carbine, put in some
oversized jets, give it that extra grunt.

I don't want you
to work on my bike, all right?

How many times do I have to tell you?
When I need help, I ask for it!

Are you deaf, or dumb, or stupid, or what?

I used to think so
till some teacher told me that I wasn't.

This bike is my baby, Peter.

I thought it was gone for good.

How could you do that to me?

That's why I left you a note,
so you wouldn't freak out.

-Well, I did.
-Well, I'll leave a bigger note next time.

No!

There won't be a next time.

Yeah.
Well, there shouldn't have to be.

Do you wanna see how she goes?

Feed me I got my head interstate

Got my head interstate when I'm alone

Give me a break
I've got to work up to hate

Only get out of bed when I'm alone

Give me a call, chest feeling small

It don't mean shit 'till I see it all

Got my head interstate

Head interstate

Head interstate

Got my head

Didn't your parents mind you
moving out?

They sort of really
always encouraged me to do my own thing.

Good. I'm glad you have that.

Supporting what you want to do.

It's important. Wish I'd had more.

Um, I don't know if you're hungry or not,
but I bought some cakes.

You're a very nice young man, Steve.

I knew you would be.
And I knew you'd find good parents.

You were such a beautiful baby.

Steve, sweetie.

I'm really sorry.

I got you some hot beef rolls.

-Horseradish and mushroom.
-Sweet.

How are you? All right?

Um…

Lorraine, this is Lucy.

-Lucy, you remember Lorraine.
-Hi.

You came. That's wonderful.

So how's it going?
-Really good.

Yeah. Well…

Thanks for helping us
get in touch, Lucy.

So I guess you guys
will be staying in contact now.

You must have heaps to catch up on.

-I'd like to.
-I'd love that. Yeah.

It's your birthday in a few weeks,
the 18th?

Yes, it is.

It sounds silly, I suppose,
but I celebrate your birthday every year,

just quietly on my own.

I pack a picnic.

I drive to somewhere nice.

Somewhere I imagine you might like.

I think of you.

I think of who you might be.

Listen, we're gonna need
a lot of extra stuff

on the night of Nick's big fight,
so I might leave the hiring up to you.

Sure. No problem.

I mean, we're partners, right,
so Jodie works for both of us, yeah?

Ha-ha. Very, very funny, mate.

Look, mate, Jodie won't see it that way.

Besides, Jodie is probably smarter
than both of us put together.

-And Nick, he's not a dummy himself.
-What? How'd you work that out?

-Really?
-Who are you calling a dummy?

-Speaking of dummies.
-See?

-I see you got yourself a deal.
-Yeah. Thanks.

That's okay. I got you a present.

What's this, man?
You didn't have to buy me a present.

It's your uniform.
-What?

What's this, man?

No way in the world am I wearing this…
You got to be crazy.

No, no, no.
For once, my brother and I

are in total
and complete agreement here.

-No.
-How could you let her buy me that, man?

Hey. I chose this myself, all right?

-Now, fair is fair.
-Yeah.

If I've got to wear a uniform you do too.

Get it... Take it back to the shop.

Get your money back.
You'll be happy.

I'm not gonna wear that.

Try it on. Once you try it on,
it's a totally different story.

No. Nick, no!
-It looks really good on.

Yes, baby!

You guys happy now?

Are you happy I look like a total idiot?

No, actually, Con,
I think it's gonna work. It looks good.

Look, if you think I'm wearing this, mate,
you got another thing coming.

I'm quitting now, mate.

Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Forget it.
We'll ditch the uniforms, all right?

Thank you very much, Rocco.
I figured you'd see it my way.

Hey, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Hey, hold up there.

Let me grab a camera
and we'll take some shots.

It's a pity, Nick,
'cause Jodie's uniform

looks, very good on her, you know?

Very elegant.

Hey, what are you looking at me
like that for, coz? Come on.

Come on. She's your girlfriend, man.

As far as I'm concerned
that means off-limits.

So, did you like her?

Um, yeah. She was all right.

Well, what did you talk about?

Did you find you had stuff in common?

Well, she said, um…

she said I look like my grandfather
and that I was a dead ringer for him.

But she felt like your mother?
There was a bond?

No. It was weird.
It was like I knew her, but I didn't.

It was more like déjà vu
sort of thing, you know?

Will you, like, be speaking to her
before your birthday?

I don't know, Lucy.
To be quite honest, I really don't.

I mean…

I mean, I don't think
you can get to know a stranger

like family in one day.

I mean, it may happen,

but then again it might never happen.

I don't wanna rush things with her.

But you are glad you met her, right?

Yeah.

Yes. Yes, I am.

I am glad I met her.

Come in.

-So, am I a mechanic or what?
-No.

You're an artist.

Well, I knew it was in there somewhere.
I just--

You've just got to know where to look.

Listen, you touch that bike again
without asking,

I'll break both your legs, all right?

Drink?

Yeah.

So where's Yola?

Um…

Squash.

When is she getting back?

She's going out to dinner with a man.

So, I guess late.

So it's, um…

just you and me then?

Feed me I got my head interstate

Got my head interstate when I'm alone

Give me a break
I've got to work up to hate

Only get out of bed when I'm alone

Give me a call, chest feeling small

It don't mean shit 'til I see it all

Got my head interstate

Head interstate

Head interstate
Got my head

Look I'm into staying in 'till

I get the gall
To tell me that it's safe outside

A happy ending