Heartbreak High (1994–1999): Season 1, Episode 8 - Episode #1.8 - full transcript
Sleep.
Sleep.
You have to, to get better.
I love you, Irini.
I love you.
I haven't told you very much lately.
Every day I'm gonna say I love you.
I love you. I love you, Irini.
I'm gonna go get a coffee,
I'll be back later.
I'm serious.
You guys done your homework?
-No.
-Let us look at it?
What, you want to borrow
my brains as well?
This is serious, Rose,
just give us a look.
-No.
-What's the big deal?
What's it worth to you?
Guys, wait.
-Look who stepped in.
Have any of you seen Nick yet?
Looks like him and Con
are having a holiday.
What, both of them?
-That's really bad.
-Why?
Mrs. Poulos
was in a car accident yesterday.
Were Nick and Con with her?
No, she was by herself.
One of my old man's tow trucks
was called out to attend the accident.
The driver reckons it was pretty bad
and she was rushed off to hospital.
Gee. I hope she's all right.
Yeah, well,
it doesn't look too good, does it?
With both of them being away from school.
Hey, ladies, me and the guys are
organizing this ugly night
-down at the Rugby Club.
-Shut up, Rivers.
And I thought maybe--
So is that a yes?
No.
Dr. Clark,
I've been looking for you.
They need you down in Radiology.
Nick, I was just coming to find you.
It's your mum.
She's gone.
Irini's gone.
God.
God will take care of her.
Mum.
Can I have you
sitting down please, Peter?
Right.
Now, have you all read those
two chapters I told you to read?
I couldn't find my glasses, miss.
-He can't read anyway, miss.
-All right. All right.
Danielle, can I have you facing the front,
please, and Chaka?
You got a minute, Miss Milano?
All of you
who haven't read those chapters,
can you read them now, please?
Going out for bit of nookie, miss?
Agnes.
-Come on.
-What's so good about it?
Now she's gonna tell us about it.
It was a bit of a quickie, was it, miss?
Have a seat now, please.
Quiet, please.
Sit down, guys.
Look. Could I have a bit of quiet, please?
Um, I have a bit of bad news for you.
Is it about Nick's mum, miss?
Yeah.
Mrs. Poulos was involved in a car accident
and she died this morning,
so Nick won't be with us
for a little while.
Danielle, where are you going?
Round to his place. He'll need his mates.
He won't want to see any of us right now.
-We've got to do something.
-Look, Danielle, I think she's right.
Just leave it for now. Okay?
-Come on, why don't you sit down?
We can talk about it if you like.
Do you think he might want
to see us after school, miss?
Look, I really don't know.
You know?
Nick's gonna have a lot on his mind.
So, why don't you give him 24 hours?
Give him more than that.
George, Nick.
My beautiful sister.
How can she be dead?
Have you got brandy, Nick?
Where's Mum?
She needs you to tell her, George.
I know she's really sick
but she will get better, won't she?
Effie, Dad's not feeling too well.
Do you want me to look after her?
No, it's cool.
Go on.
Come on. Leave Dad alone.
I want Mum.
Leave Dad alone.
Come on, Effie. Come here.
Come on.
Come inside, I wanna talk to you.
I want Mum.
I want Mum, too.
So, what happens at a Greek funeral?
Well, you know, people start crying
and do all that sort of stuff.
My mum was telling me
there was… There was this old lady
and she kept trying to wanna
throw herself in after her old man.
Wow.
I can't see Mr. Poulos doing that though.
Of course he won't.
I wouldn't blame him though.
She was the best.
It's hard to understand, isn't it?
She's more like Nick's sister
than his mum.
I've got to go, are you coming?
Yes.
-See you.
-See you.
So, what's the big rush?
Look, I've got to tell him.
No way, Steve. Just leave it.
Danielle, don't you reckon
he's got a right to know?
He doesn't need to know anything.
He's got enough on his mind.
And seriously,
it's none of your business.
If it was me, I would wanna know.
Please, Steve?
Just forget about it?
Come on, please?
Yeah. All right.
Okay.
Let's get out of here.
I had all these things to tell her
when I came to the hospital.
Why is she gone?
I don't know.
Nobody knows why.
Grandma says God wants her
to sit next to him.
Yeah, maybe.
She's pretty smart.
But why would God take her away now?
He should know we need her.
Why couldn't he let us have her
till she's really old like Grandma?
I don't know.
I just don't know.
It happened, that's all.
Mr. Mandolono.
Mr. Poulos.
Thanks for coming.
Hey, thanks for coming, guys.
We weren't sure whether
we should come back here or not.
No, it's all right.
Just come in and wash your hands
before you go through.
Are you sure?
I mean, it just looks like your family.
I haven't even seen half
of these people before in my life.
Hey, Steve,
watch out you don't get wiped out
on Greek brandy, mate.
Aussie boys can't handle it.
Really sorry, man, all right?
Yeah.
Just make yourself at home.
Nick's being so… I don't know,
together about it all.
Yeah, well, if it was me,
I'd want to kick someone's head in…
There's no use getting mad about it.
I mean, it's not gonna bring her back.
Excuse me, Roberto.
Do you want to keep an eye on Dad for me?
-Nice talking to you, Miss Milano.
-Lovely to talk to you, too.
Thanks.
Nick, Mum wants to know whether or not
we should start putting the food
and stuff away
and maybe they'll get the hint?
Yeah, I reckon Dad's had
a long enough day.
-All right.
-Do it.
-Look, I better go, too, Nick.
-Yeah, okay.
Thanks for coming.
Nick, look,
if there's anything I can do…
No, I want to go and check to see
if Dad's all right, okay?
Okay. Bye.
Take care of yourself.
-You too, mate.
-I'm glad you could come.
-Thank you.
See you later.
Come on. Go to bed.
Effie.
Come on, Effie, go to bed.
Mum?
Nick was so amazing.
I mean, talk about a tower of strength.
Yeah, I know. Yeah, it was like
he was more worried
how everyone else was feeling.
It's probably easier for him
to think about other people right now.
-Easier?
-Yeah.
Easier than thinking about himself?
Yeah.
-I should have listened to him
about that booze.
-Talk about blowing your mind.
-Feeling a bit fragile, there, Steve?
You should've heard him
trying to convince his old man
that he's really been to a funeral.
Yeah, thanks a lot, tart.
Really?
Wow, I don't believe it.
What's the matter, Steve?
You're looking bit rough, mate.
I warned you
about that Greek brandy, yeah?
-You shouldn't be here.
-Why?
You reckon I got enough brains already?
We kind of thought
you'd be away till next week.
Why?
-Best hangover cure, Steve.
-Okay.
Okay, you lot, you know the rules.
Not in the yard.
You're a rugby player, Steve,
you start mucking around
with a ball this shape,
you'll end up with a ding
in your head
like the rest of the soccer yahoos.
What the hell is that supposed to mean?
What?
What, are you saying,
we're bunch of dumb wogs or something?
Is that what you're saying?
Forget it, Poulos. I made a mistake.
That's right. Wanker.
I'd say the first one is kind of
personal, thoughtful.
And the second one is more,
-sort of, general.
-Yeah, that's good.
And they're both really stupid.
And why do you say that, Nick?
Don't you like the poem?
Miss, this stuff is stupid.
What's the point of poetry?
Hey, why can't these people just say
what they mean? Instead they use
all this language that no one understands
and write about all this crap, miss?
Why are you wasting our time?
Nick, could you pick that book up, please?
You want me to pick the book up?
Yes, I would.
"The Metaphysical Poets."
Nick.
Nick, would you come back here, please?
Leaving us, are you, Poulos?
-Nick!
You know, I'm really,
really worried about Nick.
Do you remember what you were saying
about how people cry at funerals?
-Well, he didn't.
-Really?
No. He just stormed out of my classroom.
He feels like this volcano
ready to explode.
Yeah, he practically
shaped up to me outside.
What about?
Nothing.
Right, you said nothing to provoke him.
Nick just walked up to you
looking for a fight.
I find that hard to believe.
Well, hopefully he'll let off a bit
of steam at soccer practice tomorrow.
Pity it's not a real contact sport.
Fast and furious game of rugby league,
that's what he needs.
Yeah, nothing more therapeutic
than a good punch-up, Bill?
Look, I don't understand what he's doing
back at school in the first place.
-I don't know.
-Well, what do you think?
Do you think he needs counseling?
Christina, I don't think there's a point,
not unless he comes looking for it.
Well, then I don't know
what to do about it.
But I will talk to him.
Don't waste your breath,
a few rounds in the ring,
that'll fix him up.
Of course, a bit of brain swelling,
get your mind off things.
-Hi, Miss Milano.
-Hi, Effie.
-How are you?
-I'm okay.
Nick's not here.
I wanted to see your dad, actually,
is he in?
Yeah, sure.
-Dad?
-Yeah.
Hello, Mr. Poulos.
Can we talk?
Yes. Of course.
Please, sit.
I just wanted to talk to you about Nick.
Well, I was just…
I was just wondering
if he's taking care of himself.
Sure, I think. You mean eating?
No, I didn't mean that.
What do you mean?
Well, look, I realize
this is a really terrible time
for you all, I just…
I just don't know that Nick's coping.
How about I make us a cup of coffee?
-I'll make a cup of coffee.
-No.
No, it's all right, you sit there.
-Effie, do you wanna help me?
-Yeah.
Would Paul Rotunda and
Rafael Arena please report to the--
Well, how do you know?
Paul Rotunda and Rafael Arena,
please report to the office ASAP.
So Nick, how you doing?
What, is this about walking out
of Milano's class?
No, it's the first I've heard of it.
Yeah, well, if it is
I'm not in the mood, okay?
-Listen, if you need to talk to anyone--
-No, I don't.
-Well, you know where my office is, so--
-Look, I don't need to talk to you, okay?
I don't need to talk anyone.
Just do me a favor
and just stay out of my face.
Guys asked if you wanted to come out.
I said you wouldn't.
Well, they're your friends though,
you know that?
Just take your shot, man.
I don't know,
I just feel like you're pushing
everyone away from you, you know?
And every time I come around your place,
it's like you and your dad
act like strangers.
It's not good for you
and it's not good for him.
Mate, there's no use in talking to him,
all right? He's in another world.
What about your friends though?
They care about you.
Just shut up about it, okay?
We're supposed to be playing pool.
And you're about to lose five bucks, cuz.
-Hey.
-Are you trying wreck my game
-or something?
-Hey, hey.
-I'm not.
-Hey, what do you think
-you're doing?
-Hey, hey.
It was an accident, all right?
Why are you trying to wreck my game for?
Just play the game, man,
it was an accident.
Don't worry about it.
Did you know Mum
was only 15 when she met Dad?
That's very young.
He was real famous and she fell in love
with him on the news and stuff.
Really?
Mum's family moved to live in Athens.
They got a house next door to Dad's.
-Is that how they met?
-Yeah,
she was really, really beautiful.
Do you wanna see some pictures?
Yeah. Okay.
Dad?
Is it all right if I show Miss Milano
some photos when you and Mum first met?
Honey, I don't think Miss Milano
wants to see those now, okay?
Effie, how about I see them
some other time, okay?
Why don't you just go outside in the sun
for a while, honey, and play, okay?
Go on, please.
Effie, thanks for helping.
She was just telling me
how you met Mrs. Poulos.
Nineteen years ago.
Look, I didn't
really know her that well,
but I thought she was a really,
really wonderful person.
Beautiful, she was. She was beautiful.
Beautiful.
We argued just before.
And now she's gone.
I can't understand it.
You shouldn't blame yourself, Mr. Poulos.
It just makes things harder to cope.
How could it be harder to cope?
I guess that's it? I'm broke.
Come on, mate, I'm feeling generous.
I'll give you a free game.
Nah, I would if I could,
but I got to help the old man
around the house.
-See you later.
-Okay.
This guy'd rather plant flowers
than play pool.
-I'm on for a game.
-All right.
I thought you were gonna help me
with my maths?
I'll be around after, all right?
I'll be busy after,
I've got get tea… Come on, Steve.
-I'll be around after.
-Steve!
-Go.
-Steve, what's it gonna be, mate,
-maths, or are you gonna play?
-I'll be around after tea, okay?
Don't bother.
-You wanna break?
-No. Yeah.
-You can break.
-Make up your mind, will you?
Look, Nick, there's something
I've got to tell you.
It's about your mum's accident.
What about it?
One of the towie's from me old man's shop
was called out to the scene,
was called out to attend…
And?
And the driver, Ray, reckons the other guy
must have been doing at least 140 k's.
-The cops said there were no witnesses.
-I know,
but the towies, they see
a lot of accidents, okay?
And they can read the wrecks.
All right.
So where do I find this tow truck guy?
Nick, I'm not saying this for sure, okay?
It's just what he reckoned.
That's why I wanna talk to him.
Okay. Fair enough.
Okay. You're gonna take me
to this tow truck guy,
and I'm going to find that bastard
that killed my mother, man.
And I'm gonna kill him.
Hang on, all right?
-How's it going, young Steve?
-Jake, how are you? Are you all right?
-This is a mate of mine, Nick Poulos.
-G'day.
Mate, Steve told me that you were
at the accident last week at Short Street?
-Nick's mum was driving the other car.
-Struth.
-Mate, look, sorry about that, real sorry.
-I wanna know about the other driver.
He was a lucky guy.
Hardly a scratch on him.
What kind of speed was he doing?
-I don't know, I wasn't there.
-Hundred and forty, 150?
-What?
-You've got a big mouth, Steve.
What I said was, I've seen guys
traveling down that street
doing those sorts of speeds,
but I don't know nothing about this mess.
You'd have to ask the cops.
Look, Nick,
I must have got it wrong, all right?
-My oath, you got it wrong.
-Look. Just give me the guy's name
and address, mate,
I'll sort it out from this side.
Mate, even if I knew, I couldn't.
And even if you do find him,
he's hardly likely to admit it
if the cops haven't pinned him.
Look, I'd forget about it if I were you.
Well, you're not me, man.
I'm not forgetting about nothing.
-Nick, just wait, I'll--
-Hey, Steve.
-I ought to knock your block off.
-Just hang on, man.
-I'll give you a lift home, all right?
-Go to hell.
-Tony.
-G'day, Nick.
What's up?
I wanna know what you're doing
about the guy that killed my mother.
-What are you talking about?
-The word is,
he was doing 140, 150 k's when he hit her.
That's murder, man.
I wanna know what you guys
are doing about it.
We looked into it.
There's no evidence
that either party was speeding.
Well, you didn't look into it well, mate,
it sounds like I know more about it
than you do.
The accident investigation team
went out there, right?
Measured the skid marks on the road
and checked the other cars thoroughly,
there was no sign.
That's crap, that's crap, man.
You're hiding something from me!
No. I'm serious, mate.
I missed soccer training so I could
go out there with these scientific blokes.
I don't care about these scientific guys
or whatever, they're all wrong,
I'm telling you, they're wrong!
I reckon you should go home,
calm down a bit.
And I reckon you should be out there
doing your stinking job.
Come on, I've got
all these reports to type up.
Are you staying for a while, Helen?
I've got to get home, George.
Where's Nick?
He should be home by now.
He's a big boy now, Con.
Yeah, but he usually phones
when he's going to be late.
Don't worry about Nick.
Why should we worry?
He's your son.
You're the one, you should be worried.
Do you think you're
the only person who's lost anything?
-Mum, just--
-Listen to me, is that what you think?
I've lost my only sister,
Mama has lost her baby daughter.
And your children have lost their mother.
Their mother, George, they need you.
Con, call Effie.
Hey, Effie, dinner.
I can only help.
Come and eat.
I cannot be their parent.
I'm not hungry, Theia.
Effie?
Come here, honey.
Well, can I?
A little kitten?
-I'll take care of it.
-Will you?
You'll look after it. Yeah?
-Answer it.
-All right. Sure.
-Yes?
-Yeah.
What are you gonna call it?
I don't know yet.
Hello?
Tony.
Crystal.
-Crystal?
-Yeah, that's nice.
-Yeah. He's here.
Uncle George.
-Who is it?
-Tony Palazzi.
Yeah. Hang on, just wait a minute.
He won't be too long.
Yes, Tony.
Nick? What?
I'll be there. Ten minutes, thank you.
Can you give me a lift
to the police station, Con?
-Is he all right?
-Yes. No, he hit a policeman.
-What?
-He hit a policeman.
I'll meet you in the car.
-Okay.
Okay.
I didn't charge him, Mr. Poulos.
Just thought he'd better cool down
for a little while.
Thanks, Tony.
He's got some bee in his bonnet about
how the other driver
had to be in the wrong.
Best we could tell,
it wasn't anyone's fault.
He's all yours.
Son, what's it all about?
I just wanna make that guy
pay for what he did to Mum.
Tony says no.
I say Tony's wrong.
How about we both just stop
getting angry?
I'll stop blaming myself.
You stop blaming this other guy.
What are we supposed to do?
Just let him get away with it?
You know for sure
he caused the accident?
Even if he did, it's not our business,
it's police business.
Then what is our business then?
Getting through this as a family.
I wasn't there when you needed me,
but I'm here now.
Nick, I know you're missing her
as much as I am and Effie.
We can get through this.
It's all right for you.
You're not the one that walked out on her.
What are you talking about?
In the hospital.
When I went to get the coffee.
It's because I couldn't stand there
and watch her suffer.
No.
She knew that, didn't she?
-No, man.
-Didn't she? She knew.
No. She was sleeping when she went.
-That's not true, you're just saying that.
-Nick.
-You're just saying that.
-Listen to me.
She knew you loved her.
Nick.
And she knew that you were there,
you were there all night for her.
She was proud of you, always.
Always.
I can't wear this to school.
Hey, dare to be different.
Look, I promise I'll do
some washing today. All right?
It's Con.
It's me.
Come on in.
What are you doing?
-I'm making your lunch.
But I hate peanut butter.
Hi, gorgeous.
Dad, why don't you just give
her money for lunch?
What about the sandwich?
Look, here.
Don't spend it on rubbish, all right?
Con, you spoil her.
Hey, look, everyone has to get spoiled
once in a while in their life, all right?
Listen, Effie, you want us
to take you to school?
No. No, I'll take her.
Sure?
Now, look, honey.
You don't have to go yet
unless you're ready.
Mum wouldn't want me
to get too far behind.
Are you sure?
Okay. I'll take her, I'll take her.
-What about you?
-I'll be okay.
I'll be busy, trying to make
that washing machine work.
All right. Then we'll see you later.
Okay.
Here, don't worry about this
washing machine of yours, mate.
I'll fix it up, I'll fix it up, all right?
No worries.
Okay. Bye.
Now, you sure you don't want
this peanut butter sandwich?
No.
He could have dropped
the washing over to Mum.
What for?
She's doing enough already.
Hey, you heard from Tony Palazzi?
Yeah. He rang me up last night
to see if I'm all right.
You must have scared him.
Hey, I'm lucky it was him
behind that desk?
Otherwise, I would have got charged.
"Poulos biffs copper."
Wait till the guys hear about this.
Now, look, I don't want you
to tell no one, all right?
Just keep it to yourself.
Are you kidding?
Something like this can turn someone
like you into a legend.
Yeah, well, it's not something that Mum
would want me to brag about, is it?
Okay, all right, I'm sorry.
It's all right, man.
You're an idiot, Steve,
I told you not to tell him.
Look, do you have
to keep on rubbing it in?
And then you just let him go off
and be on his own?
I mean, he's probably round there
beating the guy up.
Look, he didn't even know
the address, all right?
What guy's this?
Einstein here decides to tell Nick
that the other guy in the accident
was speeding.
You're amazing, Steve.
-Hey, I'd wanna know.
-If it was true.
Hey, Steve.
Buddy.
Know something?
Sometimes you can be a real idiot, mate.
I'm sorry, Nick.
It's all right.
"Nick, how are you? Good?"
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"How was your weekend, good?"
"Yeah, it was all right."
What kind of a greeting is this?
Well, we thought you might yell at us
if we were nice to you.
You sound a bit like your old self.
Who did you want me to sound like,
Snoop Doggy Dogg?
-Hey, Fatoush.
-Hey, Poulos.
See you later, Con.
So, how's life?
-Could be better.
-Yeah?
Listen, I wasn't very nice to you
the other day.
You guys are never very nice to me.
So, what do you wanna talk to me about?
I just thought I might be able to help you
get through this, that's all.
Well, listen, if I decide
I need a shrink, you're it, okay?
I'm honored.
But I got a few things to sort out
for myself first.
Okay. I'll check you later.
-All right.
-Hiya.
-See you guys later?
-All right.
-Christina.
-Miss Milano.
Sorry, Miss Milano.
Look, I just wanted to say
I'm sorry about, you know.
It's fine, really. I understand.
So, did your dad tell you
that I dropped in the other day?
Wait, you weren't gonna lag on me,
were you?
No.
So how is he? Is he all right?
Yeah. He's doing all right.
He's got his act together,
I think I have, too.
I'm glad to hear it.
Nice to be back?
-Yeah.
-Okay. I'll see you in class.
-Okay.
-Bye.
-Bye.
Mum?
I've been acting like a real idiot lately.
I don't know why, really.
Losing you, Mum…
I thought you'd always be there for us.
I never thought anything
could hurt like this.
It was really hard at school today.
I couldn't concentrate.
Well, maybe you should wait
until next week.
No, I've got to go.
-Kafe?
-Yes, parakalo.
I just felt kind of different
to everyone else.
Yeah, like all of a sudden everyone's got
two heads and you've only got one.
Yeah. Like that.
Aunty Helen made enough moussaka.
Listen, Eff, I think it's gonna be
pretty hard for a long time now.
But we'll make it through.
We just have to be strong.
But sometimes I don't feel very strong.
Me neither, but you don't have
to be strong all the time.
Hi. We thought maybe you might
wanna come for some pizza.
Thanks, but I think
I might give it a miss.
Then just a quite quiet one, Nick,
you know, nothing outrageous.
Sure you don't wanna go out?
-Nah, I think I'm just gonna stay home.
-No, be good,
a bit of company would be great.
He wants us to come in,
he wants us to come in.
All right, come in.
Helen sent over some moussaka,
enough to feed a whole school, come on in.
Moussaka.
Come on, mate, it'll be a totally
new experience for you.
Are you sure this is all right?
We wouldn't wanna intrude, Mr. Poulos.
Intrude, intrude, come on.
She liked it when you had friends here,
you know, she said
it brought life to the house,
and I think that's just what we need.
Yeah, yeah, I reckon.
Hey, listen, you know about
that washing machine of yours?
I've been talking to a few
contacts of mine,
and they've been saying it's possible.
It's possible.
Sleep.
You have to, to get better.
I love you, Irini.
I love you.
I haven't told you very much lately.
Every day I'm gonna say I love you.
I love you. I love you, Irini.
I'm gonna go get a coffee,
I'll be back later.
I'm serious.
You guys done your homework?
-No.
-Let us look at it?
What, you want to borrow
my brains as well?
This is serious, Rose,
just give us a look.
-No.
-What's the big deal?
What's it worth to you?
Guys, wait.
-Look who stepped in.
Have any of you seen Nick yet?
Looks like him and Con
are having a holiday.
What, both of them?
-That's really bad.
-Why?
Mrs. Poulos
was in a car accident yesterday.
Were Nick and Con with her?
No, she was by herself.
One of my old man's tow trucks
was called out to attend the accident.
The driver reckons it was pretty bad
and she was rushed off to hospital.
Gee. I hope she's all right.
Yeah, well,
it doesn't look too good, does it?
With both of them being away from school.
Hey, ladies, me and the guys are
organizing this ugly night
-down at the Rugby Club.
-Shut up, Rivers.
And I thought maybe--
So is that a yes?
No.
Dr. Clark,
I've been looking for you.
They need you down in Radiology.
Nick, I was just coming to find you.
It's your mum.
She's gone.
Irini's gone.
God.
God will take care of her.
Mum.
Can I have you
sitting down please, Peter?
Right.
Now, have you all read those
two chapters I told you to read?
I couldn't find my glasses, miss.
-He can't read anyway, miss.
-All right. All right.
Danielle, can I have you facing the front,
please, and Chaka?
You got a minute, Miss Milano?
All of you
who haven't read those chapters,
can you read them now, please?
Going out for bit of nookie, miss?
Agnes.
-Come on.
-What's so good about it?
Now she's gonna tell us about it.
It was a bit of a quickie, was it, miss?
Have a seat now, please.
Quiet, please.
Sit down, guys.
Look. Could I have a bit of quiet, please?
Um, I have a bit of bad news for you.
Is it about Nick's mum, miss?
Yeah.
Mrs. Poulos was involved in a car accident
and she died this morning,
so Nick won't be with us
for a little while.
Danielle, where are you going?
Round to his place. He'll need his mates.
He won't want to see any of us right now.
-We've got to do something.
-Look, Danielle, I think she's right.
Just leave it for now. Okay?
-Come on, why don't you sit down?
We can talk about it if you like.
Do you think he might want
to see us after school, miss?
Look, I really don't know.
You know?
Nick's gonna have a lot on his mind.
So, why don't you give him 24 hours?
Give him more than that.
George, Nick.
My beautiful sister.
How can she be dead?
Have you got brandy, Nick?
Where's Mum?
She needs you to tell her, George.
I know she's really sick
but she will get better, won't she?
Effie, Dad's not feeling too well.
Do you want me to look after her?
No, it's cool.
Go on.
Come on. Leave Dad alone.
I want Mum.
Leave Dad alone.
Come on, Effie. Come here.
Come on.
Come inside, I wanna talk to you.
I want Mum.
I want Mum, too.
So, what happens at a Greek funeral?
Well, you know, people start crying
and do all that sort of stuff.
My mum was telling me
there was… There was this old lady
and she kept trying to wanna
throw herself in after her old man.
Wow.
I can't see Mr. Poulos doing that though.
Of course he won't.
I wouldn't blame him though.
She was the best.
It's hard to understand, isn't it?
She's more like Nick's sister
than his mum.
I've got to go, are you coming?
Yes.
-See you.
-See you.
So, what's the big rush?
Look, I've got to tell him.
No way, Steve. Just leave it.
Danielle, don't you reckon
he's got a right to know?
He doesn't need to know anything.
He's got enough on his mind.
And seriously,
it's none of your business.
If it was me, I would wanna know.
Please, Steve?
Just forget about it?
Come on, please?
Yeah. All right.
Okay.
Let's get out of here.
I had all these things to tell her
when I came to the hospital.
Why is she gone?
I don't know.
Nobody knows why.
Grandma says God wants her
to sit next to him.
Yeah, maybe.
She's pretty smart.
But why would God take her away now?
He should know we need her.
Why couldn't he let us have her
till she's really old like Grandma?
I don't know.
I just don't know.
It happened, that's all.
Mr. Mandolono.
Mr. Poulos.
Thanks for coming.
Hey, thanks for coming, guys.
We weren't sure whether
we should come back here or not.
No, it's all right.
Just come in and wash your hands
before you go through.
Are you sure?
I mean, it just looks like your family.
I haven't even seen half
of these people before in my life.
Hey, Steve,
watch out you don't get wiped out
on Greek brandy, mate.
Aussie boys can't handle it.
Really sorry, man, all right?
Yeah.
Just make yourself at home.
Nick's being so… I don't know,
together about it all.
Yeah, well, if it was me,
I'd want to kick someone's head in…
There's no use getting mad about it.
I mean, it's not gonna bring her back.
Excuse me, Roberto.
Do you want to keep an eye on Dad for me?
-Nice talking to you, Miss Milano.
-Lovely to talk to you, too.
Thanks.
Nick, Mum wants to know whether or not
we should start putting the food
and stuff away
and maybe they'll get the hint?
Yeah, I reckon Dad's had
a long enough day.
-All right.
-Do it.
-Look, I better go, too, Nick.
-Yeah, okay.
Thanks for coming.
Nick, look,
if there's anything I can do…
No, I want to go and check to see
if Dad's all right, okay?
Okay. Bye.
Take care of yourself.
-You too, mate.
-I'm glad you could come.
-Thank you.
See you later.
Come on. Go to bed.
Effie.
Come on, Effie, go to bed.
Mum?
Nick was so amazing.
I mean, talk about a tower of strength.
Yeah, I know. Yeah, it was like
he was more worried
how everyone else was feeling.
It's probably easier for him
to think about other people right now.
-Easier?
-Yeah.
Easier than thinking about himself?
Yeah.
-I should have listened to him
about that booze.
-Talk about blowing your mind.
-Feeling a bit fragile, there, Steve?
You should've heard him
trying to convince his old man
that he's really been to a funeral.
Yeah, thanks a lot, tart.
Really?
Wow, I don't believe it.
What's the matter, Steve?
You're looking bit rough, mate.
I warned you
about that Greek brandy, yeah?
-You shouldn't be here.
-Why?
You reckon I got enough brains already?
We kind of thought
you'd be away till next week.
Why?
-Best hangover cure, Steve.
-Okay.
Okay, you lot, you know the rules.
Not in the yard.
You're a rugby player, Steve,
you start mucking around
with a ball this shape,
you'll end up with a ding
in your head
like the rest of the soccer yahoos.
What the hell is that supposed to mean?
What?
What, are you saying,
we're bunch of dumb wogs or something?
Is that what you're saying?
Forget it, Poulos. I made a mistake.
That's right. Wanker.
I'd say the first one is kind of
personal, thoughtful.
And the second one is more,
-sort of, general.
-Yeah, that's good.
And they're both really stupid.
And why do you say that, Nick?
Don't you like the poem?
Miss, this stuff is stupid.
What's the point of poetry?
Hey, why can't these people just say
what they mean? Instead they use
all this language that no one understands
and write about all this crap, miss?
Why are you wasting our time?
Nick, could you pick that book up, please?
You want me to pick the book up?
Yes, I would.
"The Metaphysical Poets."
Nick.
Nick, would you come back here, please?
Leaving us, are you, Poulos?
-Nick!
You know, I'm really,
really worried about Nick.
Do you remember what you were saying
about how people cry at funerals?
-Well, he didn't.
-Really?
No. He just stormed out of my classroom.
He feels like this volcano
ready to explode.
Yeah, he practically
shaped up to me outside.
What about?
Nothing.
Right, you said nothing to provoke him.
Nick just walked up to you
looking for a fight.
I find that hard to believe.
Well, hopefully he'll let off a bit
of steam at soccer practice tomorrow.
Pity it's not a real contact sport.
Fast and furious game of rugby league,
that's what he needs.
Yeah, nothing more therapeutic
than a good punch-up, Bill?
Look, I don't understand what he's doing
back at school in the first place.
-I don't know.
-Well, what do you think?
Do you think he needs counseling?
Christina, I don't think there's a point,
not unless he comes looking for it.
Well, then I don't know
what to do about it.
But I will talk to him.
Don't waste your breath,
a few rounds in the ring,
that'll fix him up.
Of course, a bit of brain swelling,
get your mind off things.
-Hi, Miss Milano.
-Hi, Effie.
-How are you?
-I'm okay.
Nick's not here.
I wanted to see your dad, actually,
is he in?
Yeah, sure.
-Dad?
-Yeah.
Hello, Mr. Poulos.
Can we talk?
Yes. Of course.
Please, sit.
I just wanted to talk to you about Nick.
Well, I was just…
I was just wondering
if he's taking care of himself.
Sure, I think. You mean eating?
No, I didn't mean that.
What do you mean?
Well, look, I realize
this is a really terrible time
for you all, I just…
I just don't know that Nick's coping.
How about I make us a cup of coffee?
-I'll make a cup of coffee.
-No.
No, it's all right, you sit there.
-Effie, do you wanna help me?
-Yeah.
Would Paul Rotunda and
Rafael Arena please report to the--
Well, how do you know?
Paul Rotunda and Rafael Arena,
please report to the office ASAP.
So Nick, how you doing?
What, is this about walking out
of Milano's class?
No, it's the first I've heard of it.
Yeah, well, if it is
I'm not in the mood, okay?
-Listen, if you need to talk to anyone--
-No, I don't.
-Well, you know where my office is, so--
-Look, I don't need to talk to you, okay?
I don't need to talk anyone.
Just do me a favor
and just stay out of my face.
Guys asked if you wanted to come out.
I said you wouldn't.
Well, they're your friends though,
you know that?
Just take your shot, man.
I don't know,
I just feel like you're pushing
everyone away from you, you know?
And every time I come around your place,
it's like you and your dad
act like strangers.
It's not good for you
and it's not good for him.
Mate, there's no use in talking to him,
all right? He's in another world.
What about your friends though?
They care about you.
Just shut up about it, okay?
We're supposed to be playing pool.
And you're about to lose five bucks, cuz.
-Hey.
-Are you trying wreck my game
-or something?
-Hey, hey.
-I'm not.
-Hey, what do you think
-you're doing?
-Hey, hey.
It was an accident, all right?
Why are you trying to wreck my game for?
Just play the game, man,
it was an accident.
Don't worry about it.
Did you know Mum
was only 15 when she met Dad?
That's very young.
He was real famous and she fell in love
with him on the news and stuff.
Really?
Mum's family moved to live in Athens.
They got a house next door to Dad's.
-Is that how they met?
-Yeah,
she was really, really beautiful.
Do you wanna see some pictures?
Yeah. Okay.
Dad?
Is it all right if I show Miss Milano
some photos when you and Mum first met?
Honey, I don't think Miss Milano
wants to see those now, okay?
Effie, how about I see them
some other time, okay?
Why don't you just go outside in the sun
for a while, honey, and play, okay?
Go on, please.
Effie, thanks for helping.
She was just telling me
how you met Mrs. Poulos.
Nineteen years ago.
Look, I didn't
really know her that well,
but I thought she was a really,
really wonderful person.
Beautiful, she was. She was beautiful.
Beautiful.
We argued just before.
And now she's gone.
I can't understand it.
You shouldn't blame yourself, Mr. Poulos.
It just makes things harder to cope.
How could it be harder to cope?
I guess that's it? I'm broke.
Come on, mate, I'm feeling generous.
I'll give you a free game.
Nah, I would if I could,
but I got to help the old man
around the house.
-See you later.
-Okay.
This guy'd rather plant flowers
than play pool.
-I'm on for a game.
-All right.
I thought you were gonna help me
with my maths?
I'll be around after, all right?
I'll be busy after,
I've got get tea… Come on, Steve.
-I'll be around after.
-Steve!
-Go.
-Steve, what's it gonna be, mate,
-maths, or are you gonna play?
-I'll be around after tea, okay?
Don't bother.
-You wanna break?
-No. Yeah.
-You can break.
-Make up your mind, will you?
Look, Nick, there's something
I've got to tell you.
It's about your mum's accident.
What about it?
One of the towie's from me old man's shop
was called out to the scene,
was called out to attend…
And?
And the driver, Ray, reckons the other guy
must have been doing at least 140 k's.
-The cops said there were no witnesses.
-I know,
but the towies, they see
a lot of accidents, okay?
And they can read the wrecks.
All right.
So where do I find this tow truck guy?
Nick, I'm not saying this for sure, okay?
It's just what he reckoned.
That's why I wanna talk to him.
Okay. Fair enough.
Okay. You're gonna take me
to this tow truck guy,
and I'm going to find that bastard
that killed my mother, man.
And I'm gonna kill him.
Hang on, all right?
-How's it going, young Steve?
-Jake, how are you? Are you all right?
-This is a mate of mine, Nick Poulos.
-G'day.
Mate, Steve told me that you were
at the accident last week at Short Street?
-Nick's mum was driving the other car.
-Struth.
-Mate, look, sorry about that, real sorry.
-I wanna know about the other driver.
He was a lucky guy.
Hardly a scratch on him.
What kind of speed was he doing?
-I don't know, I wasn't there.
-Hundred and forty, 150?
-What?
-You've got a big mouth, Steve.
What I said was, I've seen guys
traveling down that street
doing those sorts of speeds,
but I don't know nothing about this mess.
You'd have to ask the cops.
Look, Nick,
I must have got it wrong, all right?
-My oath, you got it wrong.
-Look. Just give me the guy's name
and address, mate,
I'll sort it out from this side.
Mate, even if I knew, I couldn't.
And even if you do find him,
he's hardly likely to admit it
if the cops haven't pinned him.
Look, I'd forget about it if I were you.
Well, you're not me, man.
I'm not forgetting about nothing.
-Nick, just wait, I'll--
-Hey, Steve.
-I ought to knock your block off.
-Just hang on, man.
-I'll give you a lift home, all right?
-Go to hell.
-Tony.
-G'day, Nick.
What's up?
I wanna know what you're doing
about the guy that killed my mother.
-What are you talking about?
-The word is,
he was doing 140, 150 k's when he hit her.
That's murder, man.
I wanna know what you guys
are doing about it.
We looked into it.
There's no evidence
that either party was speeding.
Well, you didn't look into it well, mate,
it sounds like I know more about it
than you do.
The accident investigation team
went out there, right?
Measured the skid marks on the road
and checked the other cars thoroughly,
there was no sign.
That's crap, that's crap, man.
You're hiding something from me!
No. I'm serious, mate.
I missed soccer training so I could
go out there with these scientific blokes.
I don't care about these scientific guys
or whatever, they're all wrong,
I'm telling you, they're wrong!
I reckon you should go home,
calm down a bit.
And I reckon you should be out there
doing your stinking job.
Come on, I've got
all these reports to type up.
Are you staying for a while, Helen?
I've got to get home, George.
Where's Nick?
He should be home by now.
He's a big boy now, Con.
Yeah, but he usually phones
when he's going to be late.
Don't worry about Nick.
Why should we worry?
He's your son.
You're the one, you should be worried.
Do you think you're
the only person who's lost anything?
-Mum, just--
-Listen to me, is that what you think?
I've lost my only sister,
Mama has lost her baby daughter.
And your children have lost their mother.
Their mother, George, they need you.
Con, call Effie.
Hey, Effie, dinner.
I can only help.
Come and eat.
I cannot be their parent.
I'm not hungry, Theia.
Effie?
Come here, honey.
Well, can I?
A little kitten?
-I'll take care of it.
-Will you?
You'll look after it. Yeah?
-Answer it.
-All right. Sure.
-Yes?
-Yeah.
What are you gonna call it?
I don't know yet.
Hello?
Tony.
Crystal.
-Crystal?
-Yeah, that's nice.
-Yeah. He's here.
Uncle George.
-Who is it?
-Tony Palazzi.
Yeah. Hang on, just wait a minute.
He won't be too long.
Yes, Tony.
Nick? What?
I'll be there. Ten minutes, thank you.
Can you give me a lift
to the police station, Con?
-Is he all right?
-Yes. No, he hit a policeman.
-What?
-He hit a policeman.
I'll meet you in the car.
-Okay.
Okay.
I didn't charge him, Mr. Poulos.
Just thought he'd better cool down
for a little while.
Thanks, Tony.
He's got some bee in his bonnet about
how the other driver
had to be in the wrong.
Best we could tell,
it wasn't anyone's fault.
He's all yours.
Son, what's it all about?
I just wanna make that guy
pay for what he did to Mum.
Tony says no.
I say Tony's wrong.
How about we both just stop
getting angry?
I'll stop blaming myself.
You stop blaming this other guy.
What are we supposed to do?
Just let him get away with it?
You know for sure
he caused the accident?
Even if he did, it's not our business,
it's police business.
Then what is our business then?
Getting through this as a family.
I wasn't there when you needed me,
but I'm here now.
Nick, I know you're missing her
as much as I am and Effie.
We can get through this.
It's all right for you.
You're not the one that walked out on her.
What are you talking about?
In the hospital.
When I went to get the coffee.
It's because I couldn't stand there
and watch her suffer.
No.
She knew that, didn't she?
-No, man.
-Didn't she? She knew.
No. She was sleeping when she went.
-That's not true, you're just saying that.
-Nick.
-You're just saying that.
-Listen to me.
She knew you loved her.
Nick.
And she knew that you were there,
you were there all night for her.
She was proud of you, always.
Always.
I can't wear this to school.
Hey, dare to be different.
Look, I promise I'll do
some washing today. All right?
It's Con.
It's me.
Come on in.
What are you doing?
-I'm making your lunch.
But I hate peanut butter.
Hi, gorgeous.
Dad, why don't you just give
her money for lunch?
What about the sandwich?
Look, here.
Don't spend it on rubbish, all right?
Con, you spoil her.
Hey, look, everyone has to get spoiled
once in a while in their life, all right?
Listen, Effie, you want us
to take you to school?
No. No, I'll take her.
Sure?
Now, look, honey.
You don't have to go yet
unless you're ready.
Mum wouldn't want me
to get too far behind.
Are you sure?
Okay. I'll take her, I'll take her.
-What about you?
-I'll be okay.
I'll be busy, trying to make
that washing machine work.
All right. Then we'll see you later.
Okay.
Here, don't worry about this
washing machine of yours, mate.
I'll fix it up, I'll fix it up, all right?
No worries.
Okay. Bye.
Now, you sure you don't want
this peanut butter sandwich?
No.
He could have dropped
the washing over to Mum.
What for?
She's doing enough already.
Hey, you heard from Tony Palazzi?
Yeah. He rang me up last night
to see if I'm all right.
You must have scared him.
Hey, I'm lucky it was him
behind that desk?
Otherwise, I would have got charged.
"Poulos biffs copper."
Wait till the guys hear about this.
Now, look, I don't want you
to tell no one, all right?
Just keep it to yourself.
Are you kidding?
Something like this can turn someone
like you into a legend.
Yeah, well, it's not something that Mum
would want me to brag about, is it?
Okay, all right, I'm sorry.
It's all right, man.
You're an idiot, Steve,
I told you not to tell him.
Look, do you have
to keep on rubbing it in?
And then you just let him go off
and be on his own?
I mean, he's probably round there
beating the guy up.
Look, he didn't even know
the address, all right?
What guy's this?
Einstein here decides to tell Nick
that the other guy in the accident
was speeding.
You're amazing, Steve.
-Hey, I'd wanna know.
-If it was true.
Hey, Steve.
Buddy.
Know something?
Sometimes you can be a real idiot, mate.
I'm sorry, Nick.
It's all right.
"Nick, how are you? Good?"
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"How was your weekend, good?"
"Yeah, it was all right."
What kind of a greeting is this?
Well, we thought you might yell at us
if we were nice to you.
You sound a bit like your old self.
Who did you want me to sound like,
Snoop Doggy Dogg?
-Hey, Fatoush.
-Hey, Poulos.
See you later, Con.
So, how's life?
-Could be better.
-Yeah?
Listen, I wasn't very nice to you
the other day.
You guys are never very nice to me.
So, what do you wanna talk to me about?
I just thought I might be able to help you
get through this, that's all.
Well, listen, if I decide
I need a shrink, you're it, okay?
I'm honored.
But I got a few things to sort out
for myself first.
Okay. I'll check you later.
-All right.
-Hiya.
-See you guys later?
-All right.
-Christina.
-Miss Milano.
Sorry, Miss Milano.
Look, I just wanted to say
I'm sorry about, you know.
It's fine, really. I understand.
So, did your dad tell you
that I dropped in the other day?
Wait, you weren't gonna lag on me,
were you?
No.
So how is he? Is he all right?
Yeah. He's doing all right.
He's got his act together,
I think I have, too.
I'm glad to hear it.
Nice to be back?
-Yeah.
-Okay. I'll see you in class.
-Okay.
-Bye.
-Bye.
Mum?
I've been acting like a real idiot lately.
I don't know why, really.
Losing you, Mum…
I thought you'd always be there for us.
I never thought anything
could hurt like this.
It was really hard at school today.
I couldn't concentrate.
Well, maybe you should wait
until next week.
No, I've got to go.
-Kafe?
-Yes, parakalo.
I just felt kind of different
to everyone else.
Yeah, like all of a sudden everyone's got
two heads and you've only got one.
Yeah. Like that.
Aunty Helen made enough moussaka.
Listen, Eff, I think it's gonna be
pretty hard for a long time now.
But we'll make it through.
We just have to be strong.
But sometimes I don't feel very strong.
Me neither, but you don't have
to be strong all the time.
Hi. We thought maybe you might
wanna come for some pizza.
Thanks, but I think
I might give it a miss.
Then just a quite quiet one, Nick,
you know, nothing outrageous.
Sure you don't wanna go out?
-Nah, I think I'm just gonna stay home.
-No, be good,
a bit of company would be great.
He wants us to come in,
he wants us to come in.
All right, come in.
Helen sent over some moussaka,
enough to feed a whole school, come on in.
Moussaka.
Come on, mate, it'll be a totally
new experience for you.
Are you sure this is all right?
We wouldn't wanna intrude, Mr. Poulos.
Intrude, intrude, come on.
She liked it when you had friends here,
you know, she said
it brought life to the house,
and I think that's just what we need.
Yeah, yeah, I reckon.
Hey, listen, you know about
that washing machine of yours?
I've been talking to a few
contacts of mine,
and they've been saying it's possible.
It's possible.