Packed to the Rafters (2008–2013): Season 5, Episode 17 - Keeping Step - full transcript

When everything in life

seems to be chugging
along fine,

it's easy to keep in step.

♪ Hey, Mambo ♪

♪ Mambo Italiano! ♪

♪ Hey, Mambo
Mambo Italiano! ♪

♪ Go, go, Joe
You mixed up Sigiliano ♪

Ow!

-At least it should be.
-Was that me or you?

Are you seriously needing
to be asking the question?

-Yeah, yeah.
-Oh, Dad, come on,



show him how it's done.

Ah, might pass on that.

Oh, come on, you love dancing.

-That was a long time ago.
-I might just leave it there.

I don't wanna overdo things
before the class tonight.

Oh.

-Hey.
-Thanks.

Have you got someone to look
after Ruby while you go?

But you said
you were gonna be in tonight.

I also said I don't wanna be
left in charge.

It's when things
aren't running

quite so smoothly,
that you have to tread

that little bit
more carefully.

We need
to let him decide



what he's capable of
at the moment.

The longer I leave it, the more
set in his ways he'll get.

You know how stubborn
Dad can be.

Whereas you're just
persistent, right?

If Dad just got on
with his life,

he'd realize
that he was overreacting.

You've backtracked
since the other day.

I thought you were starting
to see things his way.

Well, I just got emotional
and let things get to me.

Jules,
we've been through this.

We can't ignore what happened
with the fire.

I mean, what if something
did happen

to Ruby while Ted
was looking after her?

Oh, you know,
I can't believe

I'm the only one that thinks
Dad's capable of

-some sort of responsibility.
-Don't you think we need

to make some changes?
Just when it comes to Ruby,

that's all.
Just give Ted some more time.

-It's just one dance class.

It's not the end
of the world if we miss it.

Rafter Electrical.

Yeah, sure,
if it's an emergency,

I'm sure we can
organize something.

-I've got it.

Jennings/Barton residence,
master of the house speaking.

Hey, Dave.

Okay, we're on our way now.

What are you still doing here?

Well, you took half an hour
in the bathroom.

Yeah. Well, maybe
if you got up a bit earlier

-you could get in first.
-All right.

Well I'll swing by
and pick her up.

While we're on it,
do you think

you could open the window
while you're in there?

-Oh, yeah, sorry about that.
-Right.

Yep, no worries.

I've got it.

All right.
See you later.

Um, oi, there's been
a change of plans

there's some maintenance guys,

they fried the main board.

-All right, we're coming.
-No, no, not you.

-Me.
-What?

What about the other jobs?

Well, you and Dave can do it.

-I trust you.
- Smartarse.

It's on the way
to Frankie's place.

I'm gonna grab
the van and pick her up.

Hey, does that mean someone's
gonna finally see her lair?

Well, it is a bit weird
that she's always here

and we never cop
an invite to hers.

-She's a private person.
-Ah, like someone else

-we know, Cobes?
-Yeah.

You check it out,
report back to us, Coby.

Don't tell me
you're not curious.

-Is this your place?
-Yeah, it is

and you need to get back in
and then we take the first--

Oh, no, no,
we've got a bit of time.

How about you give me
the grand tour?

Dave said the job was urgent.

Well, I can duck in
and fill me water bottle?

You do know what urgent means,
don't you?

I will die
if I don't have water.

I'll buy you
a bottle on the way.

Me and the boys reckon
it's weird that none of us

-have seen your place.
-Why is that weird?

'Cause you've seen ours heaps.

You do, like, have a house,
don't you?

You're not like homeless
or anything?

Yeah. All right.
You got me.

I am homeless.
I live in a dumpster

-behind a petrol station.
-That's amateur.

I lived
in a soggy cardboard box

for years, dreaming
of living in a dumpster.

All right,
boring truth.

I had to get out of there
'cause my place stinks

from being fumigated.
You satisfied?

That's cool.

I will invite you guys
around sometime

if that's what you would like.

You see,
was that so hard?

-Can we go now?
-Yes.

We'll get these unpacked
in ten minutes,

then we should do something
to celebrate.

-Great. Like what?
-Maybe lunch.

- Oh, hey, Emma.
- Hey.

-Moving day?
-Yep.

-Welcome to the neighborhood.
- Oh, thanks.

Hello there, gorgeous. What
have you been up to today?

We've been to the park,
haven't we?

Oh, she's too cute.

And I have to tell you,
I'm a brilliant babysitter

-if you ever need someone.
-Oh, right, um--

Yeah, we might take you up
on that.

I usually work for chocolate,

but for this one,
I'll do it for free.

Well, don't get your hopes up,
we don't get out much.

Yeah, no,
but what she's saying is--

-Anyway, how's your mum?
-Great. Yeah, she kept it

surprisingly together
when I drove away.

Oh, good for her.
Oh, well, won't hold you up.

-See you around.
-Yeah, see you.

-See you, Ruby. Bye.
-See you.

Was that a bit weird?

Oh, parents,
they're overprotective.

So, Carbo's got
the day off too.

What do you wanna do?

There's a fantastic
sushi place near the station.

-Oh, Sushi Guy?
-Yeah.

Oh, but Carbo hates
raw fish.

Maybe that pub
that plays country music

-and we can have burgers.
-Or both?

Brilliant.
Sounds like a plan.

Something for everyone.

Oh, poop!

So what are we talking?
White ants?

-What?
-Cockroaches?

Are you on drugs?

Look, your house
is getting fumigated.

-Oh, that.
-Yeah, that.

'Cause if it's white ants,

once you get rid of them,

they can march
straight on back in again.

-It's not white ants.
-Cockies then?

Yeah.

That's it.
Big, freaky, annoying ones.

Kind of remind me of you.

-Are you okay?
-Yeah.

You're not a bit tense
or something?

No. Cool as, Cobes.

It's just sometimes it's hard
to tell if you're joking

or if you're actually annoyed.

I'm not annoyed.
I promise.

Cool.

So, serious,

how come nobody
ever sees where you live?

All right.
Now I'm actually annoyed.

No. No, I'm just saying.

What is it, like,
a pit bull fighting ring?

Or Indian orphans running
a sweat shop in your backyard?

Look, Toula, it's okay.

You do what you've got to do
and I'll take care of it.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Uh, I can do it.

Just take it easy.
It's done. Okay, see you.

-So you're not coming now?
-Oh, Toula's freaking out.

She's got two kids
who are sick

and has to pick another one
up from school.

Yeah, but it's supposed
to be your day off.

Ah, not anymore.

Well, let's do it
some other time.

No, you don't get
another first day.

I chucked a sickie for this.

It should be all three of us.

It's gonna be harder
than we think.

You know, you work nights,
and we're gone during the day.

Yeah. Our gang has serious
scheduling issues.

Well, why don't we come
with you to the florist?

-Why?
-Because it'd be fun.

No, no.
Working at Toula's is not fun.

I'd almost rather eat sushi.

Oh. Oh, it's a, um...

What is that?

It started off as a vase,

then it was a coffee mug
for a while.

Now it's a spoon rest.

I didn't know spoons
needed a rest.

Um, yeah.

Look, I don't know
if you're getting better

-at this or worse.
-Thanks.

Yeah. Um, it's not
even fired, is it?

No.

Now that I'm persona non grata
with Barry,

I'm stuck for a kiln.

-Oh.
-And a man, for that matter.

Oh.

Well, I wonder
which will be harder to find.

Actually, there's a booking at
the Boat Club tomorrow night

that could cure me
of my terminal singledom.

-Really?
-Mmm-hmm.

What, handsome stranger?
Old acquaintance?

Bring a single mingle.

Ah, sorry?

It's kind of drinks
and nibbles, but for singles.

No marrieds or partners.

Just singles.

And every single
has to bring a single friend.

Oh, that sounds promising.
Who you gonna take?

What do you reckon, Ted?

Care to check out the range
of available local ladies?

No.

Go on, Dad. It'll be fun.

It's okay
if he's not in the mood.

No, you have not been
anywhere for ages.

You might enjoy yourself.

I said I'm not interested.

Sorry, Donna.

I'll be back in a sec.

Look, if you've come here
to talk me

into going
to this singles night,

you're wasting your time.

Well, you should go
with Donna,

but there's more
going on here than that.

Oh, is there?

Dad, lately
all you've been doing

-is shutting yourself off.
-Yeah.

And you know why.

Right. So this is it?

One hiccup,
and you're just gonna

put your life on hold.

I don't think you realize
what I'm facing here.

Dad, I know you got spooked.

But you're still the same man
you were before the fire.

No, I'm not!

I'm not up to meeting
new people.

I'm not even capable
of doing the things

-that I used to do.
-Don't say that.

It's true.

I can't drive on my own.

I can't be left alone
with Ruby anymore.

Yeah, of course you can.

Would you stop
disagreeing with me

and listen to what
I'm trying to tell you?

Dad, I have watched
and listened to you for weeks

since the fire,
and I've seen nothing

that makes me think your mind
is slipping in any way.

It's just a matter
of confidence.

Oh, that it were that simple.

Well, it could be,
if you'd let it.

No, love.

Donna's gone then?

Yeah, just left.

Did she tell you
she asked me

to be her friend
at the singles night?

You're not single.

Apparently
I could pretend,

-and you wouldn't mind.

No, I wouldn't.
Not for her.

Mind you,
I might have another go

at convincing Dad.

He's not a feeble old man.

It's not even certain
he's got dementia.

Yeah. Well, I know
you turned down Emma's offer,

but, I seriously think
we might need to find

other people
to look after Ruby.

Well, you might
have given up on Dad,

-but I haven't.
-Steady on,

I haven't given up
on anyone.

You don't trust him to look
after Ruby though, do you?

To be honest,
no, I don't.

Do you?

Dad's not an invalid.

He just needs our support.

Hi, I need a bunch of flowers,
something that says sorry

and doesn't make
too big a deal of it.

I'll get Carbo.

Um, for a...
for a woman?

Ah, yeah, just a friend,
but one whose birthday

-I should remember.
-Oh, okay.

-So not red roses then.
-Ah, no.

No, might be too big
of a statement.

You might as well just throw
that ring in and propose.

A small statement,
definitely small statement.

Yeah. Another color of rose

-might be good though.
-Okay, sounds perfect.

Oh, aren't these beautiful?

Now, if I got a dozen
of these for my birthday,

I wouldn't mind at all
if they arrived

-a couple of days late.
-Oh, ah, weeks.

Oh!

In that case,
let's make it two dozen.

You could throw in
a few lilies to be sure.

Hey, that's a great idea.

Okay, sold.

I'll make an arrangement.

How did we go?

Yeah, that poor guy
didn't stand a chance.

So back to yours for a beer?

Not today,
I've got things to do.

All right.
Come on, spill.

You've got a secret shrine
to Justin Bieber

or a hydroponic setup?

You'll feel better
once you tell a friend.

How much longer are we gonna
play this game for?

Just invite us
back to your place

and it's game over.

I'm not gonna let you
pressure me into anything.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Oi, hang on.

I'm sorry
if I'm getting on your case.

No, it's okay.

I just need to go.
I've got a bus to catch.

Okay.
Well, I'll give you a lift.

And I promise
I'll drive away

before you open the door
so I can't peek in.

You want your own privacy,
I get that.

Thanks.

But if you ever wanna talk
or company,

we're mates, right?

So I'm home alone tonight

and if you get sick of
dying cockroaches, you just...

You or dying cockroaches?

I'll give that some thought.

No, you, me, strip Jenga.

It doesn't get much better
than that.

Sometimes, two people
are more in step

with each other
than one of them

at least
is prepared to admit.

Well,
you know what they say,

purple and green
should never been seen

without a bit
of baby's breath in between.

I have so much to learn.

Look, I have to admit,
this has been about the best day

I've had at work since, ever.

-And you said it wasn't fun.
- Yeah, but it is.

How come Toula's
so stressed about it?

Ah, she's always stressed.

You know, the kids
are a handful,

and you've seen her hair,
right?

Yeah. Well, hair on that scale

does require
a lot of maintenance.

Ooh, yeah.

Still, being your own boss
must be nice.

-Oh, but you love your work.
-No. I do, I do.

It's just
such a small company,

the owners
do most of the work.

I don't know
if that's ever gonna change.

They'd be crazy
not to use you more.

Yeah.
But, you know,

we're always looking for someone
for the 4:00 a.m. market run

-if you're that interested.

Hey, Mum, what's up?

Ah, I've actually got plans.

There's no one else?

No, I'll do it.

I'll see you in a bit.

-Got to work tonight?
-Yeah.

-Someone's called in sick.
-What's with our luck today?

We were supposed
to be going out tonight.

Yeah.
Boot scooting and bourbon.

-I know.
-Emma.

You're late enough as it is.

Well,
if you didn't insist

on everyone wearing
these boring shoes.

No wonder I left them here.

Safety comes first.

Anyhow, I guess
we're all adjusting,

bound to be a few wobbles.

How are you going settling
in at, um, Carbo and Retta's?

Yeah, no problems.

How are you doing?

Me?

I'm fine. Yeah.

I think it's great that
you're spreading your wings.

Expecting a call?

Maybe.

Now get.

Those customers
aren't gonna serve themselves.

I hope.

-Oh!

-Hello.
-Donna, hi.

Oh, Julie, hello.

-Have I got you at a bad time? -No, no, no.

I was just expecting
a call from a man

I've been chatting to online.

Oh, that was quick.

Well, he sounds perfect.

Don't want some other cougar
to snap him up.

Well, I won't keep you
from the hunt too long.

Listen, um, could you do me
a favor tonight?

Well, look who just turned up.

- Surprise.
-Oh, hello there.

I just finished work,
thought I'd pass by.

Interrupting anything?

No, no not at all.

Oh, hang on.

It's your salsa night,
isn't it?

You're probably
on your way out.

No, we're gonna give it
a miss tonight.

- Oh, really?
-Hmm.

Lost your groove?

Oh, I'm not feeling
my old self.

I'm not sure
I'm completely reliable

-as a babysitter.
-Oh, Ted, I'm sure you are.

Oh, it doesn't matter.
Just one class.

Why don't you leave me here
and go?

Oh, I couldn't do that.

Of course you could.

We could manage between us,
couldn't we, Ted?

Oh, I suppose.

No.
We wouldn't wanna impose.

Don't be silly. I'm offering.

Yeah. Well,
there, you wouldn't offer

if you didn't want to,
would you?

Yeah, go on, be free.
Dance, have fun.

Ted and I'll have a fine time

looking after little Ruby
while you're gone.

-But I--
-No, no, no.

No, no getting out of it.
Bad luck.

Let's get
our dancing shoes on.

Looks like you've run out
of excuses, mate.

Enjoy.

Mm, Coby one,
cockroaches nil.

Well, I was thinking about
what you said,

about us being mates
and being able to talk.

-Cool, I'm glad.
-Yeah.

No, that's why
I thought I'd come over.

Well, take a seat.

Do you want a beer
or something?

No, no,
I'm good, thanks.

Actually, yeah,
that'd be good.

I should have
brought something.

That's no dramas.

G'day, g'day.

Matt.
You're here.

Correct.
I am.

Are you working later?

Oh, sadly, no.

My shift got swapped
till tomorrow night.

Hey, Frank.

Didn't get enough of us
at work, eh?

Jake, you having
a quiet night in?

Yeah.

I was gonna go out
but then I thought,

"Who could be arsed?"

So, the four of us, eh?

Yes, great, awesome.

It's not hard.

-It's one, two, three, four--
-Yeah, I can count.

Yeah. You just can't move
your feet at the same time.

I don't know
why I'm getting the blame.

I'm the one who nearly
lost a toe under these heels.

-A good class then, was it?
- Yeah, great.

Yeah, it'll be great
once my wife learns

how to dance,
it'll be even better.

-Oh, me? Me?
-Yeah.

Excuse me, he has got
the grace of a drunk rhino

with two left feet.

Rhinos do have two left feet.

Don't they?

Yeah.
Yeah, good point.

Anyway, thanks
for looking after Ruby.

I take it
there were no problems?

-All good.
-Oh, we had a fun night.

And I should head off.

I've got to get back
to the club to lock up.

Thanks, Donna.

Sorry we didn't get
to spend more time.

Next time.

-Bye, Ted.
-Bye, love.

Bye, Dave.

Yeah,
thanks for popping over.

Anytime.

I'll, um, see myself out.

-Bye.
- Bye.

Okay.
You can admit it now.

You set all of that up,
didn't you?

Yeah. All right.
Maybe I did.

-I'm sorry, Dad, I--
-It's all right, love.

-I'm glad.
-Really?

At least we're all
on the same page now.

Are we?

Well, we both agree
that things have changed.

That I can't be left
on my own with Ruby.

No, Dad.
That's not why I did it.

-I just--
-You sure about that?

No, I just think you need
to get your confidence back

and then things
can get back to normal.

You just don't get it,
do you?

This is normal...

and I think deep down,
you know it is too.

-Good night.
-Night, Ted.

Dad...

Hey.

I thought I was gonna
find you out on the street.

No, not that organized
this morning. Are we good to go?

Hey, I'm busting,
so can I use your can?

I've had three coffees
this morning

and they're going
right through me.

-Yeah, shouldn't we get going?
-No.

Well, there's no big hurry.

If you wanna see inside,
you could just ask.

-I really need to go.
-Seriously?

Because I thought
we were always straight

with each other and...

We are, and I need to pee.

Yeah. All right.
Fine.

-In you go.
-Cheers.

Bathroom's that way.

Oi, it's a cool place.

What is that?

Bathroom's that way.

-No, give me a look.
-No.

We don't...
We don't have time.

Yes, we do.
I'm early, remember?

So this is, um...

this is your dad's place?

Yeah.

And that's his boat?

Yeah, it was.

Just never
quite got it finished.

Sorry,
it's none of my business.

-Um, my picture.
-Yeah.

That's the first new thing
I've put in here

since he died.

I like the way
you haven't hung it.

Yeah,
I'm sorry about that.

No, I'm serious.

I reckon it looks good
just sitting there.

People who hang pictures
have no imagination,

-I reckon.
-Yeah, I like it.

It's my attempt
at moving forward.

I thought you were busting.

Hey?
Oh, no, I am.

I am.

Busting.

Hello, you two.

You didn't tell me
you were coming in today.

-Oh.
-Last minute thing.

Yeah.
Ruby's at a birthday party

so I had some free time.

Well,
I've got some news.

-Oh!
-Oh, good.

I've met the most
wonderful new man.

Oh, that's great.

Magster 14.

Not his real name obviously.

So far
we've just chatted online.

Well, is he gonna be your date
for the singles night?

-I've already asked him.
-Oh.

He said first he wants
to speak with me

to establish contact.

And I'm expecting
his call any second.

-Oh!
-Here you go, guys.

Thank you.

I was actually
coming around to the idea

of being your single friend
for the night.

-It might have been fun.
-Too late.

And I'm glad.

I have a feeling
that this man and I

might have a lot in common.

-Which man?

Oh, the man
who's calling me right now.

-Magster 13.
-14.

Hello, Donna speaking.

Oh, Magnus, is it?

I might have guessed.

So you all set for tonight?

Oh, well, um, I'm just
in my work clothes, why?

Have you been jogging, Magnus?

You sound all out of breath.

Underwear?

Well, I don't know,
just a normal plain old bra.

-Black--
-Mum, he's a pervert!

Oh, oh!

-Oh, do you think?
-Oh, yes.

Oh, but he seemed
so normal online.

-They always do.
-Oh, says the expert.

I should have known.

Well, Dave, it looks like
you'll get to be

my date after all.

You said you wanted to come,
didn't he?

He did. You did.

But, Jules.

I did.

You could have
helped me out.

Why?
You got yourself into it.

I was just trying to be nice.

Well,
now you get the chance

to actually be nice.

Well, what if I get someone
to take my place?

-Oh, like who?
-I don't know.

-Matt.
- Yeah, nice try.

Right, darling,
Donna actually needs

her friends at the moment.

She's going through
a tough time.

-Emma's just moved out.
-Okay,

I'll take one for the team.

Well, if you want to look
at it that way.

Look, I was gonna
talk to you over lunch

until we got hijacked.

Talk about what?

I probably came over
a bit hard line about Ted.

I don't want it
to sound like I don't care.

Oh, darling,
I know you care.

I just want what's best
for the family, that's all.

Yeah, I know,
and I want that too.

And part of me...

-Anyway.
-What?

Well, part of me wonders
if Dad's mind is slipping.

Well, he thinks so,

and he's probably
the best judge of that.

Yeah, but then I think,
you know, if you're innocent

until proven guilty,
surely you should be capable

until proven otherwise.

Actually, it's a risk,
that's all I'm saying.

Yeah, well, I don't know
what the answer is,

but right now I need
to get Ruby ready for a nap

and you need
to get back to work,

so I'll see you tonight.

Oi, so this boat.

-Again with the boat.
-I'm just asking.

Once it's finished,
you gonna go, like,

fishing and stuff?

Yeah, that was the plan.

All right, well,
I wouldn't mind tagging along.

I don't mind a bit of fishing.

Well, if I ever
get it finished, you can.

Hey, you don't mind me talking

about any of this stuff,
do you?

Actually, no, I don't.

It's good for me to talk
and get closer to someone.

Cool, and you know
you can trust me

a hundred percent.
It's all in the vault.

Yeah, I know.

I wouldn't have invited you in
if I didn't.

You know, months ago,
when you were sort of

making the moves on me
and you opened up

and took a real risk
and showed me the real you.

You had to bring that up.

Why not?

It was my lame attempt
to impress you.

It's sort of embarrassing now.

No, it's not.
I mean, I've just been

a completely open book
with you today,

the way you were
when you had feelings for me.

Well, fair's fair, I suppose.

I'm just glad
you shut it down or, you know,

we'd never be hanging out
like this.

-Wouldn't we?
-Well, no,

if you'd have been
stupid enough to say yes,

you'd totally
be sick of me by now

and, you know, lucky

I don't think of you
that way anymore.

Yeah.
That's a relief.

You know, yeah,
you're sort of like a bloke.

One of the boys.

Yeah.

Um, you right with this?

Where are you going?

Home.
I'll see you tomorrow.

All right,
well, I'll just pack

all this stuff up
me self then?

All right.

There we go,
it's locked up and parked.

Okay. Well, you could always

just leave the keys
in the shed

where you normally hang them.

Right, right.

Ah, do you guys know if
everything's okay with Frankie?

Yeah, as far as I know,
why?

Ah, she's acting weird.

-How do you mean?
-Um, hot and cold.

Like, one minute, she's easy as
and the next she's, um,

clammed up, or just gone.

-Really?
-Mm.

Right, and, ah,
how long have you been

noticing this weirdness?

Ah, for a fair while now.

But I reckon
it's getting worse.

Does it seem
to happen more often

when you two
are alone together?

What?

What, you reckon it's me?

I'm doing something
to freak her out.

Oh, you're probably right.

What though?
I mean, no, it's not me.

I'm not...
I'm the same as I always am.

Aren't I?

Well, ah, maybe
she'd feel more relaxed

if you gave her some
sort of sign that you like her.

I do like her.
She's cool.

We're really good mates.

Okay, subtlety obviously
isn't working,

I'm gonna give it
to you straight.

Oh, no, Matt!

I reckon Frankie's
totally into you.

-Oh.
-No, not true.

I asked her, and she said no.

Just it wasn't gonna happen.

Well, what can I say,
chicks are fickle.

Hey!

Right.
Well, I'm gonna...

I'm going to sort this out.

♪ I long for a spark
For a light ♪

Okay, what am I doing?
I don't...

Yep, okay.
Sweet.

I'm...

♪ And you keep them high ♪

♪ On me tonight ♪

That's classic.

She's not even home, so...

Hey, what are you doing here?

Hey, Frankie.
That's a good question.

Okay, I was over talking to Matt
and Julie earlier, before,

and your name
kind of got mentioned

and I said how I thought
something might be up.

Matt said something
that didn't make sense

and Julie was like, "Matt!"

but, like, in the kind
of warning way

and so I thought
I'd come over here

and ask you myself.

What?

I thought
I might be doing something,

was maybe getting
on your nerves, and then maybe,

and this was Matt's theory
that I could be wrong

and it's, like,
the total opposite to that.

Do you...

-Maybe we should go inside.
-Yeah.

If I'm gonna make an idiot
of me self

I'd rather do it without
the whole world watching.

You're not making
an idiot out of yourself.

But just... Hang on,
just before you say anything,

you know, how before I said
you were one of the blokes.

I don't really think that.

I think that's a stupid thing
to say. I actually think...

♪ Oh, won't you come
Won't you... ♪

...you're really pretty and yep.

♪ So long ♪

♪ And we'll all be so strong ♪

Oh, you look lovely.

-Thanks.

Not too late
to change places, Ted.

-Oh, come on, it'll be fun.
-Yeah?

Those single ladies won't know
their luck when you show up.

An A-grade specimen with all
your own teeth and hair.

Ta-da. Surprise.

The door was open, so I thought

I'd just swing by
and grab my date.

Oh. You didn't trust
he'd show up on his own?

Just checking.

I was just about to leave.

Okay, then, let's go.

Hey, what if
one of these singles

puts the hard word on me?

One of them?
I'm betting most of them will.

Look, I'm feeling really
uncomfortable about this,

why aren't you?

Because you're doing
a good thing

for a good friend.

Yeah.

Well, you better
make it up to me.

Oh, you bet I will.

Now, go get them, tiger.

Rawr!

Oh, I'd kill to be a fly
on the wall at that.

So pop by later
and do a little spying.

Ah-ah,
no solo singles allowed,

I'd need a partner.

They wouldn't turn you away.

No, really, I'm happy
to be here

with my daughter and my dad.

I agree.

It's much better
that you're here.

-Wait, wait.
-Yep.

What if one of us needs
to leave in a hurry?

Well, I'm happy to not even
go in in the first place.

No, I want to go in.
It's just, um...

-What?
-Well, what if some

desperate single
throws himself at me

and won't take no
for an answer?

Isn't that what you want?

I suppose so.

But still,
shouldn't we have a signal

or a safety sign to say,
"I wanna get out of here."

Oh, okay, okay,
what's the signal?

Well, that's one way to
scare off unwanted attention.

Right, well, you come up
with a signal then.

Okay, this means
let's get out of here, okay?

Okay.

Stay close, at least at first.

-Okay.
-Okay.

-Stop!
-What?

Your wedding ring,
aren't you gonna take it off?

Look I've agreed to come,

I'm here
and I'm ready to go in,

but I'm not going to take
my wedding ring off.

All right,
don't get in a tizz about it.

I'll just say
that I'm separated, okay,

-is that all right with you?
-Yes. That's good.

Okay, well,
let's just get it over with.

♪ Wanna be up ♪

♪ Don't wanna be down ♪

♪ Don't wanna see life
Go round this way... ♪

-Drink?
-I'd love one.

Ladies.

Hello there, stranger.

Hi.

I'm Beverley.

And I'm Sue.

It's a pleasure to meet you.

Yeah, pleasure
to meet you too.

And your name is?

Dave Raf...

Rafferty. Dave Rafferty.

Lovely to have you here, Dave.

The more the merrier.

Lovely to have you too.
I mean, meet you too,

Beverley and you and...

Oh, hello, and all of you,
um...

I'm sorry,
I didn't quite catch that.

You said your name was?

Well, this may be

one of me top five
greatest days ever.

-What are the other four?
-I don't know.

Actually,
I can't think of any other day

that comes even close
to this one.

When I woke up this morning,
I had...

I had no idea
it was gonna end up like this.

I mean, like no idea.

Me neither.

But I'd been
kind of hoping for a while.

I'd given up hoping.

I was beyond hope.
I was hopeless.

You're not worried about us
working together?

No, not at all. Are you?

I suppose if I am,
it hasn't stopped me.

I'm glad to hear it.

No, it'll be cool.
We'll be cool.

This is awesome.
I could die now.

-I could die.
-Don't do that.

-Don't do that.
-I think I need you

for another half hour
at least.

Oh, I can give you
another half hour.

You know, if you're luck...

-There you go.
-Oh.

Do you think it'd be wrong
to send Dave a text

and get a report?

Oh, you could try.

Nah. Nah, nah,
I'll wait till he gets home.

Why don't you get dressed up
and go mingle?

Oh, no, don't be silly.

It's too late now.

Nah, it's only just started.

Ruby's asleep.

Why wouldn't you go out
if that's what you wanna do?

Dad, it's fine.

No, tell me. Why wouldn't you?

Please don't make me say it.

It'll do you good.

I can't be responsible
for Ruby.

I can't trust myself.

And you can't trust me either.

And that, I'm afraid,
is the sad truth, isn't it?

Chances are it...

it's not gonna get any better.

We don't know that for sure.

Love, you being in denial
doesn't help me.

You do understand that,
don't you?

I'm sorry.

But you giving up on life
doesn't help either.

Just don't hide yourself away
from the world, okay?

Yep.

Just don't give up.

So, where were we?

Hi, Beverley.
You having a good night?

Maybe we should
get out of here.

Find some quiet place
where we can talk.

I'm fine, thanks, for now.

Um, I'm really enjoying
the Swiss.

-Hello, I'm Donna.
-Gunter.

Ooh,
that's an interesting name.

Look, sorry to be abrupt

but you're not my type.

Well, that's, um, honest.

Look, don't get me wrong,

you're slim, which I like.

But, ah, you're not blonde.

And you're really single?

Hmm.

Excuse me.

Certainly.

Hi.

You're a bit late.

Sorry?

Look, cards on the table,

I like what I see.

-Okay.
-And if you feel the same way,

maybe we could
make this thing happen.

What thing is that?

-Jules.
-Hmm?

-Oh, surprise.
-You two know each other?

A little.

What are you doing here?

- Um...
-Am I wasting my time?

-Yes.
-Yes.

Oh.

Well, I was dying of curiosity,
so I thought I'd pop by.

Well, don't get me wrong,
I'm relieved to see you.

-But, um, Ruby?
-Ah, no, no,

we're trying out
a new babysitter.

Emma, lives next door.
Very keen.

Oh, right. Great.

Well, Dad and I cleared
the air, and you were right.

Things have changed, so.

Well, it's a big step.

I'm glad you've taken it.

Yeah.

It's just a bit
of a shock really.

Yeah, I'll think about it.
Thanks for telling me.

Yeah, see you later, Toula.
Bye.

What's up? What's happened?

Toula's selling the shop.

She said the flower business
is too demanding for her,

so she's looking
for something else.

Right. Wow.

Yeah.

She's given me first chance
of buying it.

Said she'd give me
a good deal.

So you're gonna
think about it?

I don't think
I'm ready for that step yet.

Well, the new owners
might give you a job.

Yeah, they might
but probably not.

I'm so sorry, honey.

Hmm, well, at least one of us
is still working.

Yeah.

-Yeah!
-Yes!

Hey, what are you doing here?

Well, I live here, don't I?

Oh.

So what happened?

Did she turn you away?

No.

Details, mate, we want 'em.

Don't be stupid.

So?

So...

-I didn't go, I chickened out.
-Yeah, right.

Look, if you're not
gonna give us any details,

I'm just gonna
have to call Frankie.

Yeah, no, okay,
all right, all right.

I saw her and she said yes.

-Yes, Cobes is in!
-Oh.

The drought is finally broken.

Oi, take it easy.

I told you
she had the hots for you.

So we'll ask again,
what are you doing here?

Well, I left, she was asleep.

Nice.

Yeah, class act.

What?

What is she gonna think
when she wakes up

and you've just bolted.

I don't know. I just...

I couldn't sleep.

I was just looking at her

and she's so freaking beautiful
I just lost it.

I don't... I mean what am I
gonna say to her now?

How about, "Thanks for that,
can we go again?"

-Oi, watch it.

I just...

Why me?

You know?

I don't know
I just don't believe it.

She's gonna wake up
in the morning

and she's gonna regret it.
I just... I know.

You don't know.

And maybe now you never will.

Coby?

Coby?

She's still
sleeping beautifully.

I might pop the kettle on,
do you want one?

Ted?

Hmm?

Cuppa?

No, no, I'm just gonna
duck out for a bit.

You'll be okay here with Ruby?

Yeah, of course.

♪ Shake it, shake it ♪

♪ Groovin' loose
Or heart-to-heart ♪

♪ We put in motion
Every single part ♪

♪ Funky sounds
Wall to wall... ♪

I'd begun to think
that nobody ever found love

at these things.

But looking at those two,
I feel I might be wrong.

They do have
a certain chemistry.

They do.

I'm Duncan.

Donna.

Mind if I cut in?

Away you go.

Nothing more than a waltz,
okay?

♪ Well, I won't
Give up on us ♪

♪ Even if the skies
Get rough ♪

♪ We've got a lot to learn ♪

♪ God knows we're worth it ♪

♪ And we're worth it ♪

♪ I won't give up on us ♪

♪ Even if the skies
Get rough ♪

♪ I'm giving you all my love ♪

♪ I'm still looking up ♪

I had a chance there
with Frankie for a while.

But I stepped aside
so my young nephew

-could have a crack.
-You never had a hope, Boots.

Mattie, you might have
another chance

seeing as Coby's
already blown it.

No, of course he hasn't.

Well, it's not like her
to be late.

Yeah, man, what if he's right?

What if she's quit
to avoid me?

Morning, Frankie.

Hey, sorry, Dave, I slept in.

Did you have a big night,
did you?

Hey, guys can we get
this stuff in the van?

- Yeah.
-Hi.

Um, can we...

Hey?

They were already onto us.

Yeah, we'll talk
about that later.

Um, what I want to know
is why you weren't there

when I woke up.

Yeah. Um, I'm sorry about that.

I couldn't sleep
and I didn't want to wake you.

Thanks for the drawing.
It's beautiful.

Yeah, don't, yeah.
It's nothing.

Um, if you wanna pretend
like none of this happened

I can do that.

Is that what you want?

Isn't that what you want?

No.

-Cool.
-Okay.

Me neither.

Aww!

Hey, guys, any chance

of us getting
some work done today?

Yeah,
we're onto it, boss.

Maybe being unemployed
won't be so bad.

I mean, if Retta's happy
to earn, then I guess

I get to spend all day
in my PJ's, living the dream.

How long do you think Retta
would give you with that?

Oh, she loves me.

As long as I'm happy
she's happy.

Forget something?

Not exactly.

I've been thinking
about this for a while,

and you know how they say
that every crisis

is really an opportunity.

-Who says that?
-People say that.

Yeah, well, I've been working
at Mostly Interiors

for long enough now to know

that I'm never
gonna be anything

more than their receptionist.

Yeah, what's your point?

I called them, and I resigned.

Honey, you do
remember I'm out of a job.

Yeah, that's why
now's the perfect time.

It's the worst time ever!

Look, I was unhappy at work,
you were unhappy at work,

let's take control
of our lives.

And do what, exactly?

Buy a flower shop.

Exactly.

Run our own business.

How? We'd have to borrow
a ton of cash.

So? People do.

Yeah, I'd be into it.

You've got a job.

As a waitress, with my mum.

Yeah, and we were so great
at the shop working as a team.

Yeah, and I've always
had this dream

of running one of those
funky urban garden shops.

They are so cool. See, I would
love to run one of those.

You've totally
got the design eye for it.

And you've studied plants.

And you're the expert
on flowers, and we really

couldn't do this without you.

Yeah, I wouldn't say expert.

How much does Toula
want for the business?

-I don't know exactly.
-So call her. Find out.

Sometimes, it takes
a bit of persuasion

to move in the same direction
as our friends and family.

And other times,
we're so in sync,

it's hard to imagine
ever being out of step.

♪ I won't give up
On us even if... ♪

Falling back into step

is not always
a dance for joy.

Sometimes, accepting
a sad truth

is the only way forward.

♪ I'm still looking up ♪