Heartbreak High (1994–1999): Season 1, Episode 38 - Episode #1.38 - full transcript
When you walked into the room
I saw you standing there
You care about money ¥
You can't even buy me love
Didn't anyone tell you
You've got no second chance
Didn't anyone tell you
About love and romance
We danced together
Me and you with empty eyes
You never wept no, no
You never cried
Didn't anyone tell you
You've got no second chance
Didn't anyone tell you
About love and romance
You never wept, no, no
You never cried
Didn't anyone tell you
You've got no second chance
Didn't anyone tell you
About love and ro--
Sorry. Sorry.
Hey. What happened, guys?
It was my fault.
It's cool. It's cool. Just take a break.
Sorry.
Hey, don't worry.
I mean, you had the numbers down
perfectly yesterday.
Yeah. I'll… I'll concentrate.
Hey, it's cool. It's cool.
There's no pressure, all right?
Thanks to your advice,
Rocco is not talking to me.
Nick hates my guts.
Worst of all, he thinks
that I'm responsible.
You and Nick are behaving
like a couple of kids.
Yeah, well, we're not kids, okay?
You know, the guy's heart is broken.
And when Nick suffers, we all suffer.
Gee. Don't let me interrupt.
Nick's not talking to Rocco.
Rocco is not talking to Nick.
Nick's not talking to Con.
You two must be next, right?
I think Effie and I
will just quietly move out.
Look, Mom. I knew that Rocco and Jodie
had something going.
But I didn't wanna say anything
'cause I wanted to protect him.
And if you had said something,
would that have made it better?
Look. I don't think you understand.
It's all about friendship and trust.
Nick needs a friend now.
More than he needed one then.
Yeah. Okay. Look.
I've got things to do, okay?
I don't wanna hear this.
It's not worth it.
Rose, she's beautiful.
-You wanna hold?
-Yeah.
Here.
Look at her eyes.
Boy. You're gonna break a few hearts
in about 16 years, aren't you?
Hey.
Congratulations, Jack.
-I think she belongs to you.
-See you, kids.
-We better go.
Bye.
I called her Tess.
Tess.
She said something.
Look, Jack.
I know you wanted to be there, but--
Is it true Delo delivered the baby?
And Peter Rivers.
What kind of start is that for a kid?
I don't wanna be cut off from Tess.
Look, I know, Jack.
I got to be honest with you.
It's not gonna be easy.
I wanna be part of her life.
As far as Dad's concerned,
you don't even exist.
I'm not gonna let any stupid racist father
stop me from being with my kid.
Look. I'll talk to Dad, okay?
-How long is that gonna take?
-I don't know, Jack.
Look, Dad's been so good to me.
He's supported me.
He's helped organize for my Aunt Jenna
to look after Tess while I finish school.
-I don't wanna let him down.
-Forget your dad.
-I need Dad's help, Jack.
-You think you do.
There's another way.
A better way.
If we were together.
Hey, listen.
Let me get one thing straight, okay?
I didn't know that Jodie
was getting along with Rocco.
-All I saw was a kiss and a kiss only.
-Yeah.
But you kept your mouth shut about it.
-We're here to straighten--
-That's what gets me.
Hey, we're here
to straighten things out, okay?
You want me to feel guilty? I feel guilty.
What do you want me to do, man?
-You want me to get her back for you?
-Who says I want her back anyway?
Man, I know you want her back, mate.
It's in the eyes.
The eyes don't lie, remember?
-Just forget about it. It's over.
-Okay. I'll fix it.
-She's gone.
-I'll fix it.
-Sure.
-Nick, trust me, all right?
-What's this?
-What's this?
Mate, this is what we call Plan A.
Jealousy?
How do you think Jodie'll feel when
she sees them all over you like a rash?
Nick, Nick. This is Leanne.
Nick.
Hi.
-And this one here...
This is the fantastic Mary Margarita.
Hi, girls. Um…
I don't know what this guy
said to you already, but…
Ladies. Ladies.
What have I got to lose?
What have we got to lose?
Con, what's going on here?
Mate, I'm just giving you
some business, bro.
Give me some change for the pool table.
I don't wanna Nick
to start anything, okay?
Well, it's just a friendly game
of pool, Mate.
Yeah.
Well, just make sure it stays friendly.
-Where's my receipt?
-Get out of here.
Get out of here.
Jodie, is this a problem for you?
No. It's fine.
-You sure?
-Yeah.
Okay.
It's working, mate. It's working.
You're fantastic.
Hey.
So, Mary Margarita
took the long way home?
What, is that a rumor that
you're gonna start spreading now?
Trust me.
It won't pass these walls. Trust me.
That's right, because nothing happened.
You know why?
Because you got potatoes in your head.
That's why.
The only one
with potatoes in the head is you.
Okay?
You know, I'm in love with Jodie, man.
What are you doing?
Mate, you were there tonight, mate.
Didn't you see Jodie?
There was jealousy in her eyes.
Jealousy?
Mate, she was irritated, all right?
Jealousy and irritation
is a big difference.
I'm out of ideas.
I'm out of ideas. I'm telling you now.
All right. Look at Rocco, okay?
He's got all the right moves,
the right setup.
He's making me look like a loser.
You know, I got to do something
that's gonna show her how I really feel.
Yeah, something big?
Something romantic.
Sorry, Jack. But she would not wait in.
It's cool. That's what mothers are for.
Yeah, it's me, walking tack shop.
Dad?
Jack's gonna come
and visit Tess on weekends…
whenever he wants.
Give me my granddaughter.
Rose…
I want you to tell Jack that
you never wanna see him again.
It's not true, is it, Rose?
No.
I forbid you to come to my house.
He has no claims on this child, none.
-I'm Tess's father.
-Yeah? Try and prove it.
-I have rights.
-Yeah?
You won't have when I'm finished.
-Believe me, I'm a lawyer.
-You'll never stop me seeing my kid.
Rose, if he has anything more
to do with you,
you can forget about coming home.
Dad, please. Just stop.
It is not your child!
Just get out, both of you! Get out!
Look. She'll be fine.
It was a bad rehearsal.
But she'll be fine.
I don't know.
She's just got some things on her mind.
Never you mind that. Just be at Triple J
at 2:00 for the interview.
Good.
What are you bringing me
when you come back?
-Gimme, gimme, gimme.
-Well…
There's a bit too much
of that in this house.
I only said I wanted a few presents.
Effie, get in the car.
I'll take you to school.
Okay, Pa. Get it off your chest.
You think you can read me
and your mother like a book, don't you?
Yeah, sometimes.
Look. If this is gonna be
a traditional father-and-son routine
then I got to be somewhere.
All right.
You and Jodie…
Pa, since when do I have to tell you
what's going on in my love life?
You know what this is doing to Nick,
don't you?
Yeah. I know. And I like Nick,
and I feel bad that he's hurting.
But what am I supposed to do?
Tell Jodie to stop feeling
the way she's feeling?
I see, you're just a victim
of circumstance.
Is that it?
-I never planned this.
-Yeah, Rocco.
You've had lots of girlfriends.
The only problem is they come and go.
So, is this just another score
on the board for Rocco Bordino?
Look. I could get angry about this.
I'd be entitled to.
Okay. I can see where you're coming from.
I know this has made life tough
for you and Mom.
This house is like no-man's land.
I feel like a UN Peacekeeper.
Okay. Well, just let me explain.
First of all, Jodie is not a kid.
You know, I didn't go after her.
It happened, that's all.
And maybe if Nick had bothered
to take care of his relationship,
it wouldn't have happened. I don't know.
It just happened?
What about the singing job?
The job's kosher.
The band hired her, not me.
She's talented.
I just gave her a shot at it, that's all.
So, what are you saying?
This is true love?
Is that what you're saying?
Look. I don't wanna interfere, okay?
But this is no ordinary situation.
It could split the family,
if it hasn't done it already.
Look.
I have never felt for any girl
what I feel for Jodie.
And I would never do anything to hurt her.
And I don't know
if this is the real thing or not.
But I do know that I'm gonna
fight like hell for her.
So, this is not something
you should buy into, Pa.
You're not playing fair, Nick.
Maybe I've got too much to lose
by playing fair.
So, how do you feel about it?
I mean…
it's pretty flattering, isn't it?
Are you testing me?
I just wanna be sure.
You know, I wanna know that you're sure.
You're giving me a hard time
because Nick won't leave me alone?
And you still haven't told me
how you feel about it.
Why are you putting me through this?
Jodie, 'cause I'm hooked, okay?
You know, I'm not just some kind
of observer here.
And I know what you had
with Nick is special.
And… if that's not over
then I'm in trouble, you know?
Big trouble.
You've got to stop feeling like this.
How am I supposed to do that?
Accept that it's over.
You made this happen.
You're the one that made all this happen.
It was unfair. Look. It wasn't--
And you said, "Choose," okay?
You told me, either you or boxing.
It was unfair of me to do that.
I admit that.
If I thought I had another chance,
you think I'd throw another punch?
Rocco loves me.
I love you, Jodie.
It's too late, Nick.
I'm sorry.
You got two choices, Nick.
You can let go or you can fight back.
What's the use?
She doesn't even love me anymore.
Jodie has always had
a passion for you, Nick.
That just doesn't go overnight.
I just don't wanna feel this way.
You know what I mean?
I'm angry that I have to feel so bad.
Use your brains, Nick.
I mean, impress Jodie with your love.
Don't let Con do the work.
Love's got to be earned, Nick.
What do you think, little kiddie?
Hey, you think your mom's
qualified enough to fix up my life?
Hardly.
I can't even fix my own.
Whatever happens between me and Jack,
though, the baby will always come first.
That's right.
You take it from me.
No one's born a loser, okay?
We're all gonna go out
like winners one day.
There's no way
he can be talked out of this?
Well, I can't talk to him.
I can't get through to my nephew.
I can't even get any sense out of my sons.
What kind of a parent does that make me?
One that's drowning in self-pity.
Well, thanks for the encouragement.
Look. This isn't about whether
you make father of the year.
This is about whether Nick gets hurt.
Look, it's the whole thing.
The girl walking out on him, everything.
He's treating this like
the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
A man's got to do what a man's got to do.
Men think that every problem
has a solution.
We know better.
That's why we spend most of our time
picking up the pieces.
Well, Nick thinks
it's a question of pride.
Maybe I should swallow some of my own.
There's one other person
he might listen to.
This time,
you're not gonna let me down, are you?
This time?
Yeah, that's right.
This time, I've got something
big planned, mate.
Except I need all of you guys
to help me out if I want it to work.
Listen, but I wanna know
what sort of stunt you're gonna pull
before you do it okay?
This isn't a stunt.
It is a work of art.
I've been looking for you.
Hey.
I wasn't gonna go without saying goodbye.
Got a little going-away present for you.
Danni, I don't want you
to make a big deal of this.
It is a big deal, Jode.
You're going away.
And you bought me a present?
-A present outside.
-Really?
It's special.
Come on. Get me down. This isn't funny.
Come on, guys. This isn't funny.
Look, I'm scared of heights, okay?
Thanks a lot.
The one memory I'm gonna take away
from Hartley is that on my last day
I was totally humiliated
by someone I once cared about.
And it wasn't even original.
What, man?
Mr. Bordino.
I wanna talk to you about Nick.
About the fight.
Yeah, what about it?
-What chance has the boy got?
-Not much.
And we can't be any more
concise than that.
-I can't stop him.
-No, neither can I.
We've had this conversation before.
Yes, we have.
You and Nick have got
a love-hate relationship, haven't you?
I like his fighting qualities,
Mr. Bordino.
He looks up to you, Mr. Southgate,
more than you know.
He hides it well.
I know you don't agree
with professional boxing.
You think Nick sold out.
But he's just a boy, he's made a mistake.
If the other bloke is as good as you say,
he could get hurt and hurt badly.
Now, go back to him please.
Coach him.
-He doesn't want my help.
-He does.
It's just… pride getting in the way.
Your dad rang,
he'll be here in a few minutes.
It's okay. It's okay.
What do you want?
Dr. Ince, you're wanted in maternity.
All right, Steve.
Get in there, take the shots you want.
And that's it. Quick and lovely.
In and out, okay?
-I'll see you after, all right?
-All right. Good luck.
What am I going to do?
-Hey, be good!
Um, excuse me. Hello?
-We're here to do the photo shoot today.
-Does the boss know?
Yes, he does.
Good. Good job.
Yeah. Put your chin up a bit.
Okay. Which one is Kovsky?
-How the hell should I know?
Right. Fantastic.
Kovsky, you've gotta be tough.
-Lead first, lead first.
-You stay here.
Come on, lead first.
That's it, work him underneath.
Work him underneath.
Work him under quickly. Now let him off.
Work him hard.
-Hello?
-Hi.
Do you realize in pointing
the camera the wrong way?
No, I didn't realize that.
Thank you very much.
Lucy, run. Quick.
Forty-eight hours from now
and we will be on the other side
of the planet.
It's long way from home.
Yeah, well, it's not gonna be
that glamorous to start with.
I mean, tomorrow night, we'll have to
sweat it out in economy class.
But give it time, and, um…
they'll be wheeling out the Learjet
and icing the champagne.
Maybe you'll send me a postcard
and let me know what it's like.
What are you saying,
that you're not gonna be there in person?
I'd be crazy to think that far ahead.
Jodie.
You and I, we're gonna be great together.
I'm not expecting that sort
of commitment, that's all.
Jodie, what can I say to make you
believe that I'm serious about all this?
Don't say something you might regret.
Okay.
You and me and a chapel in Vegas.
You're asking me to marry you?
Yeah.
I know it's crazy.
Hell, I was gonna save the proposal
for LA in the right time and…
I mean, whatever the hell that is.
What am I supposed to say?
Um…
Nothing. Nothing.
Don't say a thing.
Well, you weren't certain about
how I was feeling, and now you know.
Maybe by the time we get to Vegas,
you might be able to make a decision?
I hope it's yes.
Jack, did you mean what you said?
Well, listen,
I split from the hospital with Tess.
Can you meet me at the warehouse?
I need to talk.
What, you're having
second thoughts, Poulos?
Your uncle is worried about you.
So am I.
Your reflexes had gone to hell,
haven't they?
What did you do that for?
Just proving a point.
You can't even think straight
past one punch.
Look, I'm training alone, all right?
And I don't want any of your advice.
I'm not offering any.
I'm gonna show you
something about yourself.
I'd keep your guard up if I were you.
You might get hit.
You wanna hit me so bad,
don't you, Poulos?
Well, come on! Come on! Here I am.
Hit me. Come on.
Come on!
I'm not a professional fighter.
I'm not the gorilla waiting for you
in the ring neither.
I'm just a tired teaching hack.
And I'm hitting you
whenever I want to, Poulos.
Now, come on!
If I can do this to you, Poulos,
what's he gonna do?
Hey.
You're just a technician, Poulos.
You haven't got the tools,
and your brain's on holiday.
Come on. Come on.
Now, stay down.
That's peanuts compared
to what you're gonna get.
Go to hell.
You try teaching at Hartley
for five years.
Hell seems attractive.
Come on.
You don't know when you're beaten, do you?
-Come on.
-Give up the fight, Nick. Give up.
No way. I'm not giving up, come on.
You know how much this means to me.
You know I'm gonna do this. Come on.
What if I beg you?
No.
No chance.
Come on.
All right.
All right.
We got 24 hours to get you ready.
-Hey, Nick. Nick.
-We got it.
Hey, hey.
We got it.
You ashamed of Rose and the baby?
Deep down, are you?
Look, in the Lebanese community,
it's a disgrace.
A real joke.
Well, I'm Lebanese and I don't think
it's a disgrace, or funny.
Thank you.
Bigots. Now, I find them a disgrace.
Are you saying I'm a bigot?
What's their problem? That Jack's Asian?
Partly.
-Yes.
-Frank, it's Australia.
It's the 1990s. Come on.
They're both 17.
They're not married.
Okay. Look, let's just backtrack a bit.
Forget about
what the Lebanese community thinks.
How do you feel
about your new granddaughter?
Come on, Frank.
Open up that big, warm heart of yours.
Please. It matters.
This kind of aggro is pointless.
It always ends up in some huge argument.
And I was wondering
if maybe you could talk to Nick.
When you switch boyfriends
from one cousin to another,
some kind of aggro
is a little hard to avoid.
Nick just has to accept it.
I mean… do you blame me?
What's more important to you right now?
Your boyfriend or your career?
Are you saying that I'm with Rocco
because he can help me?
No. I'm just asking you to think about
why you made the decision that you did.
You chose.
The girl always does.
You're going away with Rocco.
And while you're away,
Nick will get over it.
So, what have you got to worry about?
So, why am I worried about it?
You know,
Nick forced this over the boxing.
It was more important to him
than what we had.
Look, I'm with you.
I hate it.
But Nick's not going
to let go of this.
He's not a fighter, Jodie.
He's just trying
to prove something to himself.
That's all.
And when he finds an answer,
he'll put the gloves away.
All right.
See how he comes in punching there?
Like a machine gun.
Why are you wasting your time
with that guy?
It's not Kovsky. He's just
a sparring partner, man. That's him.
That's Kovsky, Nick.
Leo pointed that guy out to me
as Kovsky, right?
Him, he's just a sparring partner,
I'm telling you.
If Leo told you that, Nick,
you're being set-up.
No way, man. That's not Kovsky. Him.
That is Kovsky.
-That's him.
Yes, right, man.
-Now, you have been set-up.
You get it?
All right,
so what am I supposed to do now?
What, do I pull out? I can't pull out.
-Okay. Okay.
-It's too late.
-I'm gonna have to fight him.
-All right.
So, what we got to do now
is identify Kovsky's weak points.
Easy?
-Yeah, real easy.
Okay. Look.
He comes in swinging on the first bell.
You try and match that with him
and he'll kill you.
His last four fights
didn't get past round one.
Three knockouts, one TKO.
Which means he didn't put too many miles
in the ring either.
And that, Nick, is your one chance.
And what's that?
Lucy, go and get me
a piece of rope, will you?
Yeah, sure.
Come on, Nick. Concentrate.
Don't make it easy for him, Steve.
That's right,
because Kovsky certainly won't.
Keep your feet moving, Nick.
Hit the mood. That's it.
Good.
Concentrate, Nick.
Now, he's got to make Kovsky miss
and he's got to keep Kovsky moving.
I don't want Nick throwing one punch
for the first two rounds. Then we'll see.
What did you do that for?
-Sorry.
Hey. You all right?
Rock a bye baby on the tree top
When the wind blows
The cradle will rock
She likes me.
At least someone does.
Boo.
Hey, thanks for lending us your room.
It's cool.
Jack, come and sit down.
Look, Dad was wrong.
I had to run.
-Now I don't know what to do.
-I'm here now, it's okay.
You're gonna leave school, Jack.
You're gonna get a job and then hate me
for putting you in some sort of prison.
Look, I'm happy, believe me.
And I'm gonna stay that way.
Now, sure, we've got stuff to work out.
It's not that easy.
Look, I don't even know
if I love you anymore.
Your dad and Yola are here.
- Do you want me to tell them to--
-No.
Just let them in.
Okay.
-Hi, Rose. Jack.
-Hi.
Rose…
I love you…
and Tess.
And I want you both to come home.
Is that all you have to say?
No.
Jack…
you're welcome at our house
any time you want.
Hey, Effie.
Getting ready for your big fight?
Yup.
Are you gonna wish me luck or what?
You know I hate the whole thing.
I'm just doing what I got to do, Effie.
Okay? I want you to be on my side.
Of course I'm on your side.
You're all I've got.
Come here.
Hey.
Can I come and watch?
You got to stay here
and keep Auntie Helen company.
I love you.
Hey, hey, did you see them
setting up the cameras?
You're a star. You're a star, mate.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
-You're a star.
Yeah, mate.
Southgate hasn't got a hope.
What do you mean?
Well, you know, Dad
and Mr. Southgate went to Leo's house
to call the fight off.
I knew they'd do something like that.
Man, if Leo's already made a deal
with the cable network,
there's nothing that anyone can do
to stop this fight.
-Do you understand that?
-I…
Listen, man, look,
we got about two hours before the fight.
What do you wanna do?
Hey?
Listen, I got something
that I wanna take care of, all right?
So you wait here. I wanna go for a walk.
-Well--
-Okay?
Can I come in?
I've got a taxi on its way.
This won't take long.
I just came to say goodbye.
Shouldn't you be at the club
or did I get it wrong?
No, the fight's later.
I hope it all works out for you, Nick.
Yeah, thanks.
So, um, are we gonna be polite
with each other or what?
It's better than fighting, isn't it?
Yeah, honest is best, I reckon.
Just to be honest with you
and honest with myself…
I know all this week
I've been giving you a hard time, Jodie.
Just leave it, Nick.
Just let me say
what I got to say, all right?
You know, the more I saw us
splitting up…
the more I realized
how much you meant to me.
The more desperate I got.
That's why I behaved the way I did.
-It's all my fault, not yours.
-Nick, look, I don't--
It's all my fault…
Jodie, let me finish what I'm saying.
I realized something today, you know.
If I care about you the way I say I do,
I should be happy for you.
Okay, you…
you found someone that you can love,
someone that loves you…
and you got a way to be a success.
-You should be happy.
-Thanks, Nick.
That's how I should feel anyway.
I can't feel like that yet.
But I'm working on it.
Do you want me
to take your stuff out or what?
Sure.
See you, Jodie.
Bye, Nick.
But what about this, um...
Talk about this-- "Tragedy". Well...
Because that's something
we could do, I reckon.
Is it… Hang on a second.
-Maybe start the show with that.
Jodie.
God, for a while there,
I thought you weren't gonna make it.
Come on.
Hi, lads.
Hey, what's up.
Yeah.
Yeah. So, I don't know
if that's all right…
…to our coverage
of the Poulos-Kovsky bout.
And what a fight it promises to be.
Two young boxers, raw but talented,
ready to push each other
to their limits in the ring.
Ladies and gentlemen…
in the blue corner,
weighing in at 79 kilos,
Mr. Kevin Kovsky.
And in the red corner,
weighing in at 77 kilos,
Nick "Chase 'em Down" Poulos.
Your referee, Mr. Terry Duvag.
All right, boys, center of the ring.
Okay. Boys, I want a clean fight.
Obey my instructions at all times.
And in the event of a knockdown,
return to the corner
and wait for the bell.
Now, shake hands.
…Poulos is getting under his punches.
Kovsky's looking to connect,
but Poulos is holding his own.
Poulos is trying to avoid
any close-hitting,
but Kovsky is getting through some
serious scoring punches to the head.
Stop.
Box.
Are you all right, kid?
-Yeah.
Box.
Poulos is ready to let his guard down,
leaving himself wide open.
He's obviously getting tired…
probably feeling like
he's got lead weights in his gloves.
And right now I bet he wishes he did.
This just isn't his round.
We're not seeing any of the offence
we saw earlier.
That hook got through.
There's another one.
Probably close that it was.
Poulos got a bit shaken.
He won't be able
to take many more of those.
Poulos keeps going for the clinch.
The referee is trying
to keep the fighters apart...
-Hey, you okay?
-I'm sorry, Rocco.
What? What's going on?
I've got to stop the fight.
Jodie.
Jodie, wait!
Jodie, don't do this.
Jodie, what are you doing?
Listen, Jodie, I don't want you to go.
Listen, listen… Listen to me.
I love you.
I'm sorry.
Break. Break.
It's okay. Okay,
you've proved your point, Nick.
We got to call it off. Come on. Come on.
Come on.
Go, go.
Come on.
Come on.
I love you!
Yes. Yes!
Yes. Yes.
Get up, Nick. Get up.
Somebody call a doctor.
Nick.
Nick.
Nick.
Nick.
Take a look at your ship
As your shadow starts fading
You never noticed before, but now
You were out to impress
you forget me again
Little wooden box in the waste bin
What a shame
Latch won't work
But it's always been that way
It's just you see your attitude now
Has changed
Overnight star,
gone too far, better now
Breathe in
Breathe in
Breathe in
Breathe in
Watch what you've said
Toy with the thoughts
When your mind starts to wander
I saw you standing there
You care about money ¥
You can't even buy me love
Didn't anyone tell you
You've got no second chance
Didn't anyone tell you
About love and romance
We danced together
Me and you with empty eyes
You never wept no, no
You never cried
Didn't anyone tell you
You've got no second chance
Didn't anyone tell you
About love and romance
You never wept, no, no
You never cried
Didn't anyone tell you
You've got no second chance
Didn't anyone tell you
About love and ro--
Sorry. Sorry.
Hey. What happened, guys?
It was my fault.
It's cool. It's cool. Just take a break.
Sorry.
Hey, don't worry.
I mean, you had the numbers down
perfectly yesterday.
Yeah. I'll… I'll concentrate.
Hey, it's cool. It's cool.
There's no pressure, all right?
Thanks to your advice,
Rocco is not talking to me.
Nick hates my guts.
Worst of all, he thinks
that I'm responsible.
You and Nick are behaving
like a couple of kids.
Yeah, well, we're not kids, okay?
You know, the guy's heart is broken.
And when Nick suffers, we all suffer.
Gee. Don't let me interrupt.
Nick's not talking to Rocco.
Rocco is not talking to Nick.
Nick's not talking to Con.
You two must be next, right?
I think Effie and I
will just quietly move out.
Look, Mom. I knew that Rocco and Jodie
had something going.
But I didn't wanna say anything
'cause I wanted to protect him.
And if you had said something,
would that have made it better?
Look. I don't think you understand.
It's all about friendship and trust.
Nick needs a friend now.
More than he needed one then.
Yeah. Okay. Look.
I've got things to do, okay?
I don't wanna hear this.
It's not worth it.
Rose, she's beautiful.
-You wanna hold?
-Yeah.
Here.
Look at her eyes.
Boy. You're gonna break a few hearts
in about 16 years, aren't you?
Hey.
Congratulations, Jack.
-I think she belongs to you.
-See you, kids.
-We better go.
Bye.
I called her Tess.
Tess.
She said something.
Look, Jack.
I know you wanted to be there, but--
Is it true Delo delivered the baby?
And Peter Rivers.
What kind of start is that for a kid?
I don't wanna be cut off from Tess.
Look, I know, Jack.
I got to be honest with you.
It's not gonna be easy.
I wanna be part of her life.
As far as Dad's concerned,
you don't even exist.
I'm not gonna let any stupid racist father
stop me from being with my kid.
Look. I'll talk to Dad, okay?
-How long is that gonna take?
-I don't know, Jack.
Look, Dad's been so good to me.
He's supported me.
He's helped organize for my Aunt Jenna
to look after Tess while I finish school.
-I don't wanna let him down.
-Forget your dad.
-I need Dad's help, Jack.
-You think you do.
There's another way.
A better way.
If we were together.
Hey, listen.
Let me get one thing straight, okay?
I didn't know that Jodie
was getting along with Rocco.
-All I saw was a kiss and a kiss only.
-Yeah.
But you kept your mouth shut about it.
-We're here to straighten--
-That's what gets me.
Hey, we're here
to straighten things out, okay?
You want me to feel guilty? I feel guilty.
What do you want me to do, man?
-You want me to get her back for you?
-Who says I want her back anyway?
Man, I know you want her back, mate.
It's in the eyes.
The eyes don't lie, remember?
-Just forget about it. It's over.
-Okay. I'll fix it.
-She's gone.
-I'll fix it.
-Sure.
-Nick, trust me, all right?
-What's this?
-What's this?
Mate, this is what we call Plan A.
Jealousy?
How do you think Jodie'll feel when
she sees them all over you like a rash?
Nick, Nick. This is Leanne.
Nick.
Hi.
-And this one here...
This is the fantastic Mary Margarita.
Hi, girls. Um…
I don't know what this guy
said to you already, but…
Ladies. Ladies.
What have I got to lose?
What have we got to lose?
Con, what's going on here?
Mate, I'm just giving you
some business, bro.
Give me some change for the pool table.
I don't wanna Nick
to start anything, okay?
Well, it's just a friendly game
of pool, Mate.
Yeah.
Well, just make sure it stays friendly.
-Where's my receipt?
-Get out of here.
Get out of here.
Jodie, is this a problem for you?
No. It's fine.
-You sure?
-Yeah.
Okay.
It's working, mate. It's working.
You're fantastic.
Hey.
So, Mary Margarita
took the long way home?
What, is that a rumor that
you're gonna start spreading now?
Trust me.
It won't pass these walls. Trust me.
That's right, because nothing happened.
You know why?
Because you got potatoes in your head.
That's why.
The only one
with potatoes in the head is you.
Okay?
You know, I'm in love with Jodie, man.
What are you doing?
Mate, you were there tonight, mate.
Didn't you see Jodie?
There was jealousy in her eyes.
Jealousy?
Mate, she was irritated, all right?
Jealousy and irritation
is a big difference.
I'm out of ideas.
I'm out of ideas. I'm telling you now.
All right. Look at Rocco, okay?
He's got all the right moves,
the right setup.
He's making me look like a loser.
You know, I got to do something
that's gonna show her how I really feel.
Yeah, something big?
Something romantic.
Sorry, Jack. But she would not wait in.
It's cool. That's what mothers are for.
Yeah, it's me, walking tack shop.
Dad?
Jack's gonna come
and visit Tess on weekends…
whenever he wants.
Give me my granddaughter.
Rose…
I want you to tell Jack that
you never wanna see him again.
It's not true, is it, Rose?
No.
I forbid you to come to my house.
He has no claims on this child, none.
-I'm Tess's father.
-Yeah? Try and prove it.
-I have rights.
-Yeah?
You won't have when I'm finished.
-Believe me, I'm a lawyer.
-You'll never stop me seeing my kid.
Rose, if he has anything more
to do with you,
you can forget about coming home.
Dad, please. Just stop.
It is not your child!
Just get out, both of you! Get out!
Look. She'll be fine.
It was a bad rehearsal.
But she'll be fine.
I don't know.
She's just got some things on her mind.
Never you mind that. Just be at Triple J
at 2:00 for the interview.
Good.
What are you bringing me
when you come back?
-Gimme, gimme, gimme.
-Well…
There's a bit too much
of that in this house.
I only said I wanted a few presents.
Effie, get in the car.
I'll take you to school.
Okay, Pa. Get it off your chest.
You think you can read me
and your mother like a book, don't you?
Yeah, sometimes.
Look. If this is gonna be
a traditional father-and-son routine
then I got to be somewhere.
All right.
You and Jodie…
Pa, since when do I have to tell you
what's going on in my love life?
You know what this is doing to Nick,
don't you?
Yeah. I know. And I like Nick,
and I feel bad that he's hurting.
But what am I supposed to do?
Tell Jodie to stop feeling
the way she's feeling?
I see, you're just a victim
of circumstance.
Is that it?
-I never planned this.
-Yeah, Rocco.
You've had lots of girlfriends.
The only problem is they come and go.
So, is this just another score
on the board for Rocco Bordino?
Look. I could get angry about this.
I'd be entitled to.
Okay. I can see where you're coming from.
I know this has made life tough
for you and Mom.
This house is like no-man's land.
I feel like a UN Peacekeeper.
Okay. Well, just let me explain.
First of all, Jodie is not a kid.
You know, I didn't go after her.
It happened, that's all.
And maybe if Nick had bothered
to take care of his relationship,
it wouldn't have happened. I don't know.
It just happened?
What about the singing job?
The job's kosher.
The band hired her, not me.
She's talented.
I just gave her a shot at it, that's all.
So, what are you saying?
This is true love?
Is that what you're saying?
Look. I don't wanna interfere, okay?
But this is no ordinary situation.
It could split the family,
if it hasn't done it already.
Look.
I have never felt for any girl
what I feel for Jodie.
And I would never do anything to hurt her.
And I don't know
if this is the real thing or not.
But I do know that I'm gonna
fight like hell for her.
So, this is not something
you should buy into, Pa.
You're not playing fair, Nick.
Maybe I've got too much to lose
by playing fair.
So, how do you feel about it?
I mean…
it's pretty flattering, isn't it?
Are you testing me?
I just wanna be sure.
You know, I wanna know that you're sure.
You're giving me a hard time
because Nick won't leave me alone?
And you still haven't told me
how you feel about it.
Why are you putting me through this?
Jodie, 'cause I'm hooked, okay?
You know, I'm not just some kind
of observer here.
And I know what you had
with Nick is special.
And… if that's not over
then I'm in trouble, you know?
Big trouble.
You've got to stop feeling like this.
How am I supposed to do that?
Accept that it's over.
You made this happen.
You're the one that made all this happen.
It was unfair. Look. It wasn't--
And you said, "Choose," okay?
You told me, either you or boxing.
It was unfair of me to do that.
I admit that.
If I thought I had another chance,
you think I'd throw another punch?
Rocco loves me.
I love you, Jodie.
It's too late, Nick.
I'm sorry.
You got two choices, Nick.
You can let go or you can fight back.
What's the use?
She doesn't even love me anymore.
Jodie has always had
a passion for you, Nick.
That just doesn't go overnight.
I just don't wanna feel this way.
You know what I mean?
I'm angry that I have to feel so bad.
Use your brains, Nick.
I mean, impress Jodie with your love.
Don't let Con do the work.
Love's got to be earned, Nick.
What do you think, little kiddie?
Hey, you think your mom's
qualified enough to fix up my life?
Hardly.
I can't even fix my own.
Whatever happens between me and Jack,
though, the baby will always come first.
That's right.
You take it from me.
No one's born a loser, okay?
We're all gonna go out
like winners one day.
There's no way
he can be talked out of this?
Well, I can't talk to him.
I can't get through to my nephew.
I can't even get any sense out of my sons.
What kind of a parent does that make me?
One that's drowning in self-pity.
Well, thanks for the encouragement.
Look. This isn't about whether
you make father of the year.
This is about whether Nick gets hurt.
Look, it's the whole thing.
The girl walking out on him, everything.
He's treating this like
the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
A man's got to do what a man's got to do.
Men think that every problem
has a solution.
We know better.
That's why we spend most of our time
picking up the pieces.
Well, Nick thinks
it's a question of pride.
Maybe I should swallow some of my own.
There's one other person
he might listen to.
This time,
you're not gonna let me down, are you?
This time?
Yeah, that's right.
This time, I've got something
big planned, mate.
Except I need all of you guys
to help me out if I want it to work.
Listen, but I wanna know
what sort of stunt you're gonna pull
before you do it okay?
This isn't a stunt.
It is a work of art.
I've been looking for you.
Hey.
I wasn't gonna go without saying goodbye.
Got a little going-away present for you.
Danni, I don't want you
to make a big deal of this.
It is a big deal, Jode.
You're going away.
And you bought me a present?
-A present outside.
-Really?
It's special.
Come on. Get me down. This isn't funny.
Come on, guys. This isn't funny.
Look, I'm scared of heights, okay?
Thanks a lot.
The one memory I'm gonna take away
from Hartley is that on my last day
I was totally humiliated
by someone I once cared about.
And it wasn't even original.
What, man?
Mr. Bordino.
I wanna talk to you about Nick.
About the fight.
Yeah, what about it?
-What chance has the boy got?
-Not much.
And we can't be any more
concise than that.
-I can't stop him.
-No, neither can I.
We've had this conversation before.
Yes, we have.
You and Nick have got
a love-hate relationship, haven't you?
I like his fighting qualities,
Mr. Bordino.
He looks up to you, Mr. Southgate,
more than you know.
He hides it well.
I know you don't agree
with professional boxing.
You think Nick sold out.
But he's just a boy, he's made a mistake.
If the other bloke is as good as you say,
he could get hurt and hurt badly.
Now, go back to him please.
Coach him.
-He doesn't want my help.
-He does.
It's just… pride getting in the way.
Your dad rang,
he'll be here in a few minutes.
It's okay. It's okay.
What do you want?
Dr. Ince, you're wanted in maternity.
All right, Steve.
Get in there, take the shots you want.
And that's it. Quick and lovely.
In and out, okay?
-I'll see you after, all right?
-All right. Good luck.
What am I going to do?
-Hey, be good!
Um, excuse me. Hello?
-We're here to do the photo shoot today.
-Does the boss know?
Yes, he does.
Good. Good job.
Yeah. Put your chin up a bit.
Okay. Which one is Kovsky?
-How the hell should I know?
Right. Fantastic.
Kovsky, you've gotta be tough.
-Lead first, lead first.
-You stay here.
Come on, lead first.
That's it, work him underneath.
Work him underneath.
Work him under quickly. Now let him off.
Work him hard.
-Hello?
-Hi.
Do you realize in pointing
the camera the wrong way?
No, I didn't realize that.
Thank you very much.
Lucy, run. Quick.
Forty-eight hours from now
and we will be on the other side
of the planet.
It's long way from home.
Yeah, well, it's not gonna be
that glamorous to start with.
I mean, tomorrow night, we'll have to
sweat it out in economy class.
But give it time, and, um…
they'll be wheeling out the Learjet
and icing the champagne.
Maybe you'll send me a postcard
and let me know what it's like.
What are you saying,
that you're not gonna be there in person?
I'd be crazy to think that far ahead.
Jodie.
You and I, we're gonna be great together.
I'm not expecting that sort
of commitment, that's all.
Jodie, what can I say to make you
believe that I'm serious about all this?
Don't say something you might regret.
Okay.
You and me and a chapel in Vegas.
You're asking me to marry you?
Yeah.
I know it's crazy.
Hell, I was gonna save the proposal
for LA in the right time and…
I mean, whatever the hell that is.
What am I supposed to say?
Um…
Nothing. Nothing.
Don't say a thing.
Well, you weren't certain about
how I was feeling, and now you know.
Maybe by the time we get to Vegas,
you might be able to make a decision?
I hope it's yes.
Jack, did you mean what you said?
Well, listen,
I split from the hospital with Tess.
Can you meet me at the warehouse?
I need to talk.
What, you're having
second thoughts, Poulos?
Your uncle is worried about you.
So am I.
Your reflexes had gone to hell,
haven't they?
What did you do that for?
Just proving a point.
You can't even think straight
past one punch.
Look, I'm training alone, all right?
And I don't want any of your advice.
I'm not offering any.
I'm gonna show you
something about yourself.
I'd keep your guard up if I were you.
You might get hit.
You wanna hit me so bad,
don't you, Poulos?
Well, come on! Come on! Here I am.
Hit me. Come on.
Come on!
I'm not a professional fighter.
I'm not the gorilla waiting for you
in the ring neither.
I'm just a tired teaching hack.
And I'm hitting you
whenever I want to, Poulos.
Now, come on!
If I can do this to you, Poulos,
what's he gonna do?
Hey.
You're just a technician, Poulos.
You haven't got the tools,
and your brain's on holiday.
Come on. Come on.
Now, stay down.
That's peanuts compared
to what you're gonna get.
Go to hell.
You try teaching at Hartley
for five years.
Hell seems attractive.
Come on.
You don't know when you're beaten, do you?
-Come on.
-Give up the fight, Nick. Give up.
No way. I'm not giving up, come on.
You know how much this means to me.
You know I'm gonna do this. Come on.
What if I beg you?
No.
No chance.
Come on.
All right.
All right.
We got 24 hours to get you ready.
-Hey, Nick. Nick.
-We got it.
Hey, hey.
We got it.
You ashamed of Rose and the baby?
Deep down, are you?
Look, in the Lebanese community,
it's a disgrace.
A real joke.
Well, I'm Lebanese and I don't think
it's a disgrace, or funny.
Thank you.
Bigots. Now, I find them a disgrace.
Are you saying I'm a bigot?
What's their problem? That Jack's Asian?
Partly.
-Yes.
-Frank, it's Australia.
It's the 1990s. Come on.
They're both 17.
They're not married.
Okay. Look, let's just backtrack a bit.
Forget about
what the Lebanese community thinks.
How do you feel
about your new granddaughter?
Come on, Frank.
Open up that big, warm heart of yours.
Please. It matters.
This kind of aggro is pointless.
It always ends up in some huge argument.
And I was wondering
if maybe you could talk to Nick.
When you switch boyfriends
from one cousin to another,
some kind of aggro
is a little hard to avoid.
Nick just has to accept it.
I mean… do you blame me?
What's more important to you right now?
Your boyfriend or your career?
Are you saying that I'm with Rocco
because he can help me?
No. I'm just asking you to think about
why you made the decision that you did.
You chose.
The girl always does.
You're going away with Rocco.
And while you're away,
Nick will get over it.
So, what have you got to worry about?
So, why am I worried about it?
You know,
Nick forced this over the boxing.
It was more important to him
than what we had.
Look, I'm with you.
I hate it.
But Nick's not going
to let go of this.
He's not a fighter, Jodie.
He's just trying
to prove something to himself.
That's all.
And when he finds an answer,
he'll put the gloves away.
All right.
See how he comes in punching there?
Like a machine gun.
Why are you wasting your time
with that guy?
It's not Kovsky. He's just
a sparring partner, man. That's him.
That's Kovsky, Nick.
Leo pointed that guy out to me
as Kovsky, right?
Him, he's just a sparring partner,
I'm telling you.
If Leo told you that, Nick,
you're being set-up.
No way, man. That's not Kovsky. Him.
That is Kovsky.
-That's him.
Yes, right, man.
-Now, you have been set-up.
You get it?
All right,
so what am I supposed to do now?
What, do I pull out? I can't pull out.
-Okay. Okay.
-It's too late.
-I'm gonna have to fight him.
-All right.
So, what we got to do now
is identify Kovsky's weak points.
Easy?
-Yeah, real easy.
Okay. Look.
He comes in swinging on the first bell.
You try and match that with him
and he'll kill you.
His last four fights
didn't get past round one.
Three knockouts, one TKO.
Which means he didn't put too many miles
in the ring either.
And that, Nick, is your one chance.
And what's that?
Lucy, go and get me
a piece of rope, will you?
Yeah, sure.
Come on, Nick. Concentrate.
Don't make it easy for him, Steve.
That's right,
because Kovsky certainly won't.
Keep your feet moving, Nick.
Hit the mood. That's it.
Good.
Concentrate, Nick.
Now, he's got to make Kovsky miss
and he's got to keep Kovsky moving.
I don't want Nick throwing one punch
for the first two rounds. Then we'll see.
What did you do that for?
-Sorry.
Hey. You all right?
Rock a bye baby on the tree top
When the wind blows
The cradle will rock
She likes me.
At least someone does.
Boo.
Hey, thanks for lending us your room.
It's cool.
Jack, come and sit down.
Look, Dad was wrong.
I had to run.
-Now I don't know what to do.
-I'm here now, it's okay.
You're gonna leave school, Jack.
You're gonna get a job and then hate me
for putting you in some sort of prison.
Look, I'm happy, believe me.
And I'm gonna stay that way.
Now, sure, we've got stuff to work out.
It's not that easy.
Look, I don't even know
if I love you anymore.
Your dad and Yola are here.
- Do you want me to tell them to--
-No.
Just let them in.
Okay.
-Hi, Rose. Jack.
-Hi.
Rose…
I love you…
and Tess.
And I want you both to come home.
Is that all you have to say?
No.
Jack…
you're welcome at our house
any time you want.
Hey, Effie.
Getting ready for your big fight?
Yup.
Are you gonna wish me luck or what?
You know I hate the whole thing.
I'm just doing what I got to do, Effie.
Okay? I want you to be on my side.
Of course I'm on your side.
You're all I've got.
Come here.
Hey.
Can I come and watch?
You got to stay here
and keep Auntie Helen company.
I love you.
Hey, hey, did you see them
setting up the cameras?
You're a star. You're a star, mate.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
-You're a star.
Yeah, mate.
Southgate hasn't got a hope.
What do you mean?
Well, you know, Dad
and Mr. Southgate went to Leo's house
to call the fight off.
I knew they'd do something like that.
Man, if Leo's already made a deal
with the cable network,
there's nothing that anyone can do
to stop this fight.
-Do you understand that?
-I…
Listen, man, look,
we got about two hours before the fight.
What do you wanna do?
Hey?
Listen, I got something
that I wanna take care of, all right?
So you wait here. I wanna go for a walk.
-Well--
-Okay?
Can I come in?
I've got a taxi on its way.
This won't take long.
I just came to say goodbye.
Shouldn't you be at the club
or did I get it wrong?
No, the fight's later.
I hope it all works out for you, Nick.
Yeah, thanks.
So, um, are we gonna be polite
with each other or what?
It's better than fighting, isn't it?
Yeah, honest is best, I reckon.
Just to be honest with you
and honest with myself…
I know all this week
I've been giving you a hard time, Jodie.
Just leave it, Nick.
Just let me say
what I got to say, all right?
You know, the more I saw us
splitting up…
the more I realized
how much you meant to me.
The more desperate I got.
That's why I behaved the way I did.
-It's all my fault, not yours.
-Nick, look, I don't--
It's all my fault…
Jodie, let me finish what I'm saying.
I realized something today, you know.
If I care about you the way I say I do,
I should be happy for you.
Okay, you…
you found someone that you can love,
someone that loves you…
and you got a way to be a success.
-You should be happy.
-Thanks, Nick.
That's how I should feel anyway.
I can't feel like that yet.
But I'm working on it.
Do you want me
to take your stuff out or what?
Sure.
See you, Jodie.
Bye, Nick.
But what about this, um...
Talk about this-- "Tragedy". Well...
Because that's something
we could do, I reckon.
Is it… Hang on a second.
-Maybe start the show with that.
Jodie.
God, for a while there,
I thought you weren't gonna make it.
Come on.
Hi, lads.
Hey, what's up.
Yeah.
Yeah. So, I don't know
if that's all right…
…to our coverage
of the Poulos-Kovsky bout.
And what a fight it promises to be.
Two young boxers, raw but talented,
ready to push each other
to their limits in the ring.
Ladies and gentlemen…
in the blue corner,
weighing in at 79 kilos,
Mr. Kevin Kovsky.
And in the red corner,
weighing in at 77 kilos,
Nick "Chase 'em Down" Poulos.
Your referee, Mr. Terry Duvag.
All right, boys, center of the ring.
Okay. Boys, I want a clean fight.
Obey my instructions at all times.
And in the event of a knockdown,
return to the corner
and wait for the bell.
Now, shake hands.
…Poulos is getting under his punches.
Kovsky's looking to connect,
but Poulos is holding his own.
Poulos is trying to avoid
any close-hitting,
but Kovsky is getting through some
serious scoring punches to the head.
Stop.
Box.
Are you all right, kid?
-Yeah.
Box.
Poulos is ready to let his guard down,
leaving himself wide open.
He's obviously getting tired…
probably feeling like
he's got lead weights in his gloves.
And right now I bet he wishes he did.
This just isn't his round.
We're not seeing any of the offence
we saw earlier.
That hook got through.
There's another one.
Probably close that it was.
Poulos got a bit shaken.
He won't be able
to take many more of those.
Poulos keeps going for the clinch.
The referee is trying
to keep the fighters apart...
-Hey, you okay?
-I'm sorry, Rocco.
What? What's going on?
I've got to stop the fight.
Jodie.
Jodie, wait!
Jodie, don't do this.
Jodie, what are you doing?
Listen, Jodie, I don't want you to go.
Listen, listen… Listen to me.
I love you.
I'm sorry.
Break. Break.
It's okay. Okay,
you've proved your point, Nick.
We got to call it off. Come on. Come on.
Come on.
Go, go.
Come on.
Come on.
I love you!
Yes. Yes!
Yes. Yes.
Get up, Nick. Get up.
Somebody call a doctor.
Nick.
Nick.
Nick.
Nick.
Take a look at your ship
As your shadow starts fading
You never noticed before, but now
You were out to impress
you forget me again
Little wooden box in the waste bin
What a shame
Latch won't work
But it's always been that way
It's just you see your attitude now
Has changed
Overnight star,
gone too far, better now
Breathe in
Breathe in
Breathe in
Breathe in
Watch what you've said
Toy with the thoughts
When your mind starts to wander