The Messenger (2023–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - Episode #1.3 - full transcript
A new card appears, leading Ed down a more complicated, and nostalgic, route to figuring out who he is supposed to be helping. Audrey is aghast after a family revelation. Marv and Ritchie's friendship goes to the next level, chaotically.
I'm getting messages from someone,
written on the ace of diamonds.
Why do you get the messages?
What, because someone
thinks you're a hero?
Keep the change.
If you'd like to discuss your
drug regime in more detail,
we could schedule a meeting
with your family to talk...
No. No, no, no. Let's not.
You always were a
funny one, Jimmy.
Jimmy?
What the hell are
you following me for?
Maybe I'm supposed to
help you or something.
I know what I have to do.
Hey, Sophie!
Soph.
What's all this?
Open it.
Open it.
You're welcome.
What the hell, Ed?
I don't need you messing with
my head right before a race.
I can do it just fine on my own.
No. No, wait! It's a message!
Hang on! Sophie.
What...? Clear
the track, please.
Oh.
On your marks.
Set.
Sophie!
Take off your shoes!
Wait. Take your shoes off!
Sophie!
Be free!
Do it! Be free!
Be free!
Be free!
Be free, Sophie! Be free!
Yes, yes, yes! Do it!
Yes!
Yes, Sophie!
Whoo!
Go, Soph! Go, Soph! Go, Soph!
Go, Sophie! Go, Soph! Keep
your head up!
Whoo!
Yes!
That was in...!
The... the shoe
thing, it was...!
Well done! Great race!
Hey?
Psh!
All done now.
Thanks, Dad.
Thanks.
Sorry, um, I'm
actually off duty.
Never mind. Where to?
Alright, you take that
one, Lou, and Jett.
Mummy! We're back! Mummy!
Come here. I missed
you guys so much!
- We went camping!
- You did?
Dad showed us a big
moon. I got a blister.
Aw, poor bubby. Yeah.
It looks like a big...
Were they OK?
Yeah, they were great.
Jesus. What happened here?
Oh, yeah. Auds had
a bit of a prang.
Wait, was she pissed?
No, she wasn't pissed.
I'll put it through the
insurance. It'll be fine.
No, bugger that. Don't give
those crooks your money.
I can fix it.
Joe... It's fine.
Thanks.
Alright, I gotta go.
Ooh! I love you guys.
Be good for your mum. We will.
You
were so well behaved.
Look after your
mum for me. OK!
Love you guys. Love you
up to here.
Bye!
You think you're
second best. Not loved.
Somehow unlovable.
Ed, you there?
Oh, hello.
Hello, mister. Hello,
mister. Hello.
Good boy.
You are the first in my
life and in my heart.
Always have been.
Where'd he put it, Doorman?
Where is it?
Argh!
Hey, buddy.
Oh!
How are ya? Mm.
What?
"Stones of home".
Huh.
Ed! Ed! Ed?
Ed!
I got another one!
A card. You called for that?
That was the friggin' emergency?
It was in my dad's pocket.
I think that maybe...
..they're from my dad.
The cards.
Look, I don't mean to sound harsh,
boss, but your dad's dead, so...
How would he even... do that?
I dunno. I dunno. I know... I
know it sounds weird, but...
..it was in his
room in the house.
People come in and out of
this house all the time.
I mean, we all got a key.
I made a copy for everyone.
Well, did you do it, then?
As if I can be
arsed. I oughta...
Stones... of...
No, I already checked,
there's nothing there.
So... Ah, wait, wait!
There's a band called Stones
with a song called Home.
Christian post-grunge.
You guys wanna listen?
No. No.
It does sound like
lyrics, though.
But those sad as
shit Irish ones.
Yeah.
Like Dad'd sing.
You know, maybe it's
more what it means.
I mean... stones of home.
What's home for you?
I mean, I know it
was your dad, but...
Maybe it's at your mum's.
I'm sorry, but
someone had to say it.
Hey, Mum.
Good day? Yeah.
There you are.
Sorry I'm late.
Yeah, well... a
text would be nice.
I've already eaten.
Ed's going through some stuff,
so... I'm helping him. Um...
I know how important help is.
Yeah.
Oh! Um, did you get the
email from Centrelink?
Yeah. Yeah, I did.
I'm gonna... Yeah.
Oh! Um... don't...
don't forget your...
Yeah.
I'm really sorry.
For all that shit I said about
you and your dad's funeral.
I'm sorry I didn't tell
you about the card.
It all just kinda
got away from me.
Seemed like a lot. Mm.
We all thought you'd...
Sounds like things got a
bit dark there for a minute.
With Edgar Street man.
Yeah. Uh...
Yeah, they did.
Wasn't sure how things
were gonna go. Um...
If I had it in me
to do what I had to.
But... it seems I do.
Look at you.
Yeah, that's me about
to face my mum, so...
Ah! Look who it is.
Wouldn't talk to me in court,
wouldn't come and have stew,
but here he is.
What an honour.
You hung over?
No, I'm not hung over.
I'm just tired. I've
got a lot on my mind.
Right.
I'll pop the kettle on.
No, no, thanks. I can't stay.
But you've only just got here.
Yeah, I know. I just, um...
"Stones of home"?
What? Does that mean
anything to you?
What it means is my son's up to
his usual nonsensical bullshit.
Honestly, Ed, is this
how you spend your time?
You know...
..you don't need an excuse to
come here. It's still your home.
I think this is
something from our past.
Did Dad ever used to
say "stones of home"?
Who knows what the hell
he used to crap on about?
He was pissed 24/7.
I stopped listening.
Anyway, you'd know
better than anyone
what he used to crap on about.
Since you've got all this
time for "stones" bullshit,
why don't you just
do something useful
and go and pick up that coffee
table I just bought online?
Oh, shit!
I didn't see you there.
Sorry, do we... do
we know each other?
Dunno.
Do we?
So... where are we
off to this time?
Home.
How much further?
Keep going.
Until?
Until I tell ya.
Pull in over here.
Hey!
Hey! Give me back my keys!
Stop! Stop running!
Give me my fucking keys!
I found it, Dad.
I found you.
Ah! There he is!
The boy himself.
Come on. Get in here.
They've benched
young Marvin. Yeah.
I got in a few good sledges.
A few good touches too, but.
I mean, that boofhead over there,
he just kept body-shaming me, man.
So what if my ankles are
the same size as my wrists?
Oh, the brute!
How long are you off for?
Two minutes for
minor tears, right?
Didn't get the whole 10
minutes for a proper sob, so...
..I think that's a win, right?
Yeah, 'tis indeed, 'tis indeed.
You wanna do some work
on your payback sledge?
Yeah. You gotta
start off gentle.
You know, reel him
in. Something like,
"Hey, mate!
"Your village called.
"They want their idiot
back. Huh?"
Hey, then, what do you say, Ed?
Quick jab of words, like,
"Hey!
"What doesn't kill ya...
"disappoints me."
Back yourself. Trust yourself.
You know? You wanna be
in the moment with them.
What are you doing?
Um... uh, nothing.
Just fixing the tap.
Yeah, it's on your dad's list.
The... silicone is just drying
and you can't use the
bathroom sink until tomorrow.
What's with the coffee table?
You shouldn't buy pine.
It's toxic.
I didn't buy it.
Mum made me pick it up.
Oh!
I, um...
I solved the riddle.
This creepy lady tried
to jump me in the cab.
Shit! Were your cameras on?
Mm?
On the list.
I dunno how you drive
around without cameras.
I chased her, then
I lost her... Yeah.
..but then it led me to this...
..riverbank with all
these stones and...
..it was the stones of home.
I dunno. I'm...
..getting the feeling that
this is like a sign or... or...
I dunno. Maybe... maybe she's got
something to do with the cards.
Or maybe... I dunno,
maybe she knew my dad.
The only people who believe in signs
are people who can't face reality.
Uh...
Talking crazy, man.
Gavin Rose?
As in Gavin Gavin?
Got some coins, bro?
Ta, ta.
How the hell am I
supposed to fix a gambler?
Just because you play the odd
game doesn't make you a gambler.
Come on, baby. Come on, baby.
Shh!
Just go have a chat with him, bro.
I'm not going to talk to Gavin.
Do you remember at
the Moledale Show?
Marcus Petrov said, "Excuse me,"
to him? Do you remember that?
Yeahhh. Yeah.
Snapped his arm
like a rice cracker.
You know, people change.
People grow. Like us.
You right, mate?
Back off. There's a code,
limp dick. Respect it.
Dickhead.
Shit.
Well, maybe I should just
start with Angie Caruso.
She seems less...
..hazardous. Gee!
Look.
It's Gav's car.
Oh, my gosh, man.
He's literally just sitting
there all by himself.
Gav does not deserve
that kid, man.
I mean, he's a sitting duck!
Anything could
happen to him, man.
I mean, he could asphyxiate
or even get kidnapped.
Yeah.
Yeah, he could.
You've lost the plot.
No, no, no. Hell, no! It
wouldn't be like kidnapping.
It'd be more like kid-borrowing.
No! I'm not gonna... Just
for a minute. Just... just...
Just to give Gav
a bit of a fright.
You know, remind him
of what's precious.
Yeah, I think that's
what this is all about.
Marv, if something happened to
that kid and we did nothing,
I mean, could you
live with yourself?
You...
Mate, didn't your dad
teach you about strangers?
About not trusting them?
You said there would
be fluffy toys.
There are fluffy toys.
Yeah, true, true. But...
Look, strangers are bad. OK?
Are you bad?
Have this. And that.
What now?
OK. Right. Um, yeah, OK. Uh...
So, yeah, I'll wait here, um,
and see if Gav gets the message,
while you... you
know, ride share.
What?!
Why do you get to wait?
No, no, no, I'll wait.
It's your fucking card!
It's your fucking car!
It's your fucking car.
Fine. Don't swear.
Stop! This is mine!
I bought it with my
pocket money!
Those guys would
fight about air.
Yeah, Joe doesn't
make 'em sleep.
This makes no bloody sense!
OK. Let me look.
Topped mathematics, remember?
Alright, so... I put all of
these in that column there...
What's this?
Why do you have
invoices from Don King?
God, Mum.
How long has this been going on?
As long as you've been
doing your revenge therapy.
You knew.
And you've just been paying
him off this whole time?
Why didn't you say something?
Stop me?
Well, I'm stopping you now, cos
I... can't do it any more, Auds.
I just...
The new van, the crash,
Christmas coming up.
I'm so sorry.
You have nothing
to apologise for.
You did not choose to have
a dickhead for a father.
One who chose to ignore the
fact that we had a child.
That is on him.
But you...
..you're better than this.
You're smarter, Auds.
You gotta let it go.
No amount of
smashing his shit up
is ever gonna change that
sorry excuse for a human.
But it will damage you.
And my bank account.
Hey, um... sorry there's no
booster seats, little buddy.
Um, wasn't expecting an
underage passenger.
If you don't turn
that stupid thing off,
you'll fry your
eyeballs, you know?
So, you wait for your dad in
the car like that much, or...?
Yeah.
That is entirely shithouse,
man. You should protest.
Chuck a massive fit.
You and your dad should be
together doing dad stuff,
you know, like fishing.
You know, not that
I like fishing,
because fishing's, uh,
well, it's boring, but...
You know, like...
like footy, or...
..card games.
You know any card games?
No.
Alrighty.
Would the owner of licence
plate GAV please move their car?
Blocking deliveries.
What kinda name is Axel?
Your dad into cars?
Yeah. Oh, yeah?
Well, I like cars.
You, uh... you like my car? Huh?
No.
Why not? It rattles.
A lot.
Yeah, well... ..that's
because it's a classic.
So... mm.
That's licence plate GAV.
Oh, come on!
GAV, please move their car.
It's blocking deliveries.
Don't touch it.
Yeah, yeah, we're on.
Give it a couple of minutes,
then return the parcel.
I got him outside.
He's looking at the car now.
Come on. Come on.
Axel!
Axel!
Where is he? Did
anyone see my boy?
Did you see him? He
was right there...
Yeah, might wanna make
that an express delivery.
Hurry!
Axel!
Oh, shit.
Oh, Jesus Christ!
Oh!
My boy!
Oh! My boy!
Just go through there,
you'll see your dad, alright?
My boy!
Oh, fuck!
Oh, Axel! Axel!
Oh! Oh! Oh, my boy.
Thank God you're here.
You're here, thank God.
You OK?
You're alright?
I'm never... I'm never
gonna leave you alone again.
Ever.
Ever. Do you hear me?
Daddy's got you.
Daddy's got you now.
There were these two men.
Strangers, but not
bad ones. Good ones.
What men?
Go!
Go, go, go, go, go!
Ready? Go, go, go,
go, go, go, go!
No more eggings, no
more spray painting.
Just like that.
I can't keep letting Mum cop it.
You're the one who
has to keep me to it.
Make sure I do the
right thing. Me?
Ritchie, that dickhead's
never gonna do what I want.
He's never going
to acknowledge me.
So is this why you've been off?
I haven't been off.
So you didn't do the cards?
What?
No. Why... why would I?
Attention. Wow!
Payback. Wow! OK. Harsh.
I kind of like you think
I'm that creative, though.
This one's for you.
What's this? Card stuff.
Oh, yeah.
Alright.
Better go do the girlfriend
thing. I just bought you a drink!
What, you think
beer grows on trees?
Alright.
Nice. Nice!
Nice! Oh!
Cheers. I gotta go.
Man, Suzanne used
to get that booty-call look.
What?
Darts?
Alright, have a
great night, mate.
You too.
We should have sex.
What?
Nah, I know what you're doing.
I know what you're doing.
I know those tricks,
those manoeuvres.
You're not gonna put me off.
All these...
Isn't it?
What... what's up with you?
Where's this come from?
Just occurred to me.
Yeah, but...
..we're friends, Ritch. You
know, like... like mates?
And there's a fine line in the sand
that keeps everything neat and...
..and separate and... and right.
And having sex with
friends, it's...
..well, it's not right, Ritch.
Which is actually kind of
weird when you think about it.
And hear me out.
Like, we have sex with
people we don't know
and sometimes people
we don't even like,
but not people we
actually, like, care about.
You know?
Sex doesn't have
to mean anything.
Like, we can do it without
all the emotional baggage
and all that shit.
It can be... just
like... like a...
Like darts.
You know what?
Yes.
We should totally have sex.
Oh, my gosh!
Yeah, that's a...
..that's another good
thing about this car.
The back seats are
nice and roomy, so...
Yeah, it was, um...
..it was really helpful.
Thanks.
Not quite what I was
expecting, but... interesting!
That wasn't... your
first time, was it?
Yeah.
Oh, shit!
If I had known, I would have
pulled out all the stops, Ritch!
Don't worry. It's
fine. Don't stress.
No, no, no, no. It's not fine.
Like, forevermore, I'm gonna
be your first-time anecdote,
and I don't wanna be a shit
first-time anecdote, Ritch!
Ritch, you gotta let
me do a redo, please.
Please. Please, Ritch.
What stops would you pull out?
Well... you'll just have to
let me do a redo and see.
Now?
No. No... not now.
Oh. Jeez, um...
Are you gonna tell Audrey?
Do you want me to tell Aud?
No. No, I don't want you
to tell Aud or anyone.
Like, cos it'll get
weird and awkward and...
..yeah, you know,
you know.
Well, you don't tell everyone when
you play darts with someone, so...
..all good.
Yeah. Yeah, good.
Oh, pants.
Yeah. Do you need help?
You've called Tony O'Reilly
from Home Works Hardware.
Leave a message and I'll
get right back to you.
Um... hi, uh, Tony.
Uh, I came to see you at your
work, but you weren't there,
so, they, um, they
gave me your card.
You don't know me, but
I think we need to meet.
Oh! Sorry. That sounded, um...
Oh! Um, I'm
not a crazy person!
Ha!
Um, my name... my name's
Ed, and I have a card, um...
Not... not just your
card.
I have another card, uh...
a special kind of card...
Sorry. Bye.
I don't need that now.
What?! The table.
Tommy bought me one. Arranged for
same-day delivery and everything.
Apparently pine's toxic.
Oh, Tommy's toxic.
What am I supposed to
do with this, then?
Take it back.
Take... I can't take it back!
Yes, you can! Ohhh!
So, did you figure it out?
"Stones of home" crap?
Do you remember when we used to go
to the picnic spot by the river?
When we were kids? All of us?
I do, yeah.
I mean, we were happy.
We were, yeah.
Till you and your
brother nearly drowned
cos your dad was
passed out drunk.
No.
Yeah.
You boys were playing down by the
river, got caught in the flow,
were being dragged away, and...
I had to wade in and save you
both. Your dad didn't even wake up.
No, I don't remember
that.
Course you don't.
Why do you always do this? Huh?
Why do you always...? You take
something good and you just ruin it.
It's so much easier when it's
all my fault, isn't it, Ed?
I do love our daily
catch-ups, Jimmy.
You're quiet today.
Do you think memories are right?
Like, do you think they're true?
What a question! Who
knows? Who cares?
They're yours, so I'm guessing
there really isn't a right or wrong.
What's happened, Jimmy?
Nothing.
Everything's fine.
I'll always believe in you.
Yeah, and I in you, Milla.
Sometimes you just have to
play the cards you're dealt.
Ed!
Hey!
Uh, hi, yeah. What
are you doing here?
Nice to see you too.
I was on the way to
work and saw you and...
..came to say hi, so... OK.
Are you gonna introduce
me to your friend?
Hello. I'm Audrey.
Why did you bring her here?!
She's not meant to be here!
OK. Just... go.
Just go.
You broke the
rules, Jimmy! No.
You broke the rules!
I'm sorry. I forgot.
Who is it? Is it her?
No, no, that's
just a spam caller.
Why don't we sit,
alright? Let's sit.
Yeah.
I'll make us some tea, yeah?
And then I'll read to you.
Everything's fine.
Yeah, so, I'm sorry I
missed your call earlier.
No, no problems, mate.
Yeah, I wasn't exactly
sure what it was all about.
What can I do you for?
Um, OK, so...
I'm actually trying to
find Terence O'Reilly,
and I was wondering if you
knew him. He's my brother.
OK. Um...
Well, do you know
where I could find him?
St Edith's.
He's still the priest there.
As far as I know.
Priest?
Whatcha gonna do with a priest?
Stop him from being
a kiddie fiddler?
Just cos he's a priest,
that doesn't mean he's a...
Yeah, but you came across a
rapist and then a gambler.
He's a paedo for
sure. Hundred.
What is with you and
the paedophile thing?
You say
it all the time.
True.
Good question. I blame
Scandi noir, or regular noir.
Like, think about it.
They're all bad-touched.
Aud, what do you reckon?
No idea.
Well, I'm not going wingman
for this, that's for sure.
Well, you never can tell what hidden
secrets someone's got going on.
Hey. Hey.
You want to... Wait, you don't
want to watch a movie or something?
Do you want me to?
Yeah, course. Why wouldn't I?
Pissed your nan friend off?
Three's a crowd? Don't seem to fit?
Aud.
You fit.
What's it like...
..with Milla?
Um... what do you mean?
Between you two?
Well, it's not really me.
It's Jimmy.
She and Jimmy were...
..great loves. The one.
You know, true love, never die.
I can never be like Milla.
You know, all that love...
..for just one person,
never wavering.
I mean, how can you be so sure?
Yeah. Yeah, totally.
I mean, it's much
easier to just...
..be with someone while
it works, and then...
..move on. Yeah.
It's better to keep things,
um... you know, neat...
And the way they are. Mm.
Not blur things.
Aud, are you...
..are we OK?
Airport '79?
Well, Airport '77's
better, so why don't...
Piss off!
Nothing beats a Concorde!
Watching the Concorde again? OK.
Ta-da!
Hi. Hi.
One sec, I'm just gonna...
Hmm. Yeah.
Just... Uh-uh. Just...
Just no. No! What? Ritch!
Oi! Oi! No.
I got a special deal on the
rose! It was full price! Ritch!
Ritch, wait, wait, wait!
Can you just stop? Ritch. Ritch.
Wait! Wait! Wait, look.
You have to give me
another go. Please.
I can't be your shit
first-time story.
You asking me to pander
to your fragile masculinity
right now, Marvin?
No. No.
OK, maybe. Just...
Who said it was
a shit story, OK?
We're mates.
It was a perfect first
time because of that.
Really?
Mm-hm. Yeah.
Hey, you want a lift?
Nah. No, thanks.
That's... that's my car!
Oh... Oh,
so sorry. No, no.
This is not for you.
This is... this is for...
What in God's name is going on?
Oh!
Shame on you!
Josie, open the car.
Huh? No, no...
Get in. Sorry, can
you let me explain?
In!
Lock it.
Come on. Hey!
Huh! Oh!
Yeah, Ritch! Yeah, you
messed with the cards! OK?
The whole point is to wait for
the cards to reveal themselves,
for me to work out the message!
Oh, Ritch, but no,
you had to jump in
with your spray cans and your
suspicions, and you just...
Priest doesn't equal paedo,
Ritch! That's your shit!
Why do you always have to go to
the weird and dark, straight there?
We don't all think
like you, Ritch, OK?
From now on, can you just... just
leave me alone and butt out of it?
Jeez.
So.
Ed Kennedy.
What the hell do you want?
You stay away from my kid.
Oh, I've been training
for this my whole life.
Go, go, go, go!
We have to find them. So I
can stuff things up even more?
No, so you don't feel like
shit after a really good day.
Here it is.
It's Gregor Kennedy.
Oh, seriously?!
OK, OK. OK.
Captions by Red Bee Media
Copyright Australian
Broadcasting Corporation
written on the ace of diamonds.
Why do you get the messages?
What, because someone
thinks you're a hero?
Keep the change.
If you'd like to discuss your
drug regime in more detail,
we could schedule a meeting
with your family to talk...
No. No, no, no. Let's not.
You always were a
funny one, Jimmy.
Jimmy?
What the hell are
you following me for?
Maybe I'm supposed to
help you or something.
I know what I have to do.
Hey, Sophie!
Soph.
What's all this?
Open it.
Open it.
You're welcome.
What the hell, Ed?
I don't need you messing with
my head right before a race.
I can do it just fine on my own.
No. No, wait! It's a message!
Hang on! Sophie.
What...? Clear
the track, please.
Oh.
On your marks.
Set.
Sophie!
Take off your shoes!
Wait. Take your shoes off!
Sophie!
Be free!
Do it! Be free!
Be free!
Be free!
Be free, Sophie! Be free!
Yes, yes, yes! Do it!
Yes!
Yes, Sophie!
Whoo!
Go, Soph! Go, Soph! Go, Soph!
Go, Sophie! Go, Soph! Keep
your head up!
Whoo!
Yes!
That was in...!
The... the shoe
thing, it was...!
Well done! Great race!
Hey?
Psh!
All done now.
Thanks, Dad.
Thanks.
Sorry, um, I'm
actually off duty.
Never mind. Where to?
Alright, you take that
one, Lou, and Jett.
Mummy! We're back! Mummy!
Come here. I missed
you guys so much!
- We went camping!
- You did?
Dad showed us a big
moon. I got a blister.
Aw, poor bubby. Yeah.
It looks like a big...
Were they OK?
Yeah, they were great.
Jesus. What happened here?
Oh, yeah. Auds had
a bit of a prang.
Wait, was she pissed?
No, she wasn't pissed.
I'll put it through the
insurance. It'll be fine.
No, bugger that. Don't give
those crooks your money.
I can fix it.
Joe... It's fine.
Thanks.
Alright, I gotta go.
Ooh! I love you guys.
Be good for your mum. We will.
You
were so well behaved.
Look after your
mum for me. OK!
Love you guys. Love you
up to here.
Bye!
You think you're
second best. Not loved.
Somehow unlovable.
Ed, you there?
Oh, hello.
Hello, mister. Hello,
mister. Hello.
Good boy.
You are the first in my
life and in my heart.
Always have been.
Where'd he put it, Doorman?
Where is it?
Argh!
Hey, buddy.
Oh!
How are ya? Mm.
What?
"Stones of home".
Huh.
Ed! Ed! Ed?
Ed!
I got another one!
A card. You called for that?
That was the friggin' emergency?
It was in my dad's pocket.
I think that maybe...
..they're from my dad.
The cards.
Look, I don't mean to sound harsh,
boss, but your dad's dead, so...
How would he even... do that?
I dunno. I dunno. I know... I
know it sounds weird, but...
..it was in his
room in the house.
People come in and out of
this house all the time.
I mean, we all got a key.
I made a copy for everyone.
Well, did you do it, then?
As if I can be
arsed. I oughta...
Stones... of...
No, I already checked,
there's nothing there.
So... Ah, wait, wait!
There's a band called Stones
with a song called Home.
Christian post-grunge.
You guys wanna listen?
No. No.
It does sound like
lyrics, though.
But those sad as
shit Irish ones.
Yeah.
Like Dad'd sing.
You know, maybe it's
more what it means.
I mean... stones of home.
What's home for you?
I mean, I know it
was your dad, but...
Maybe it's at your mum's.
I'm sorry, but
someone had to say it.
Hey, Mum.
Good day? Yeah.
There you are.
Sorry I'm late.
Yeah, well... a
text would be nice.
I've already eaten.
Ed's going through some stuff,
so... I'm helping him. Um...
I know how important help is.
Yeah.
Oh! Um, did you get the
email from Centrelink?
Yeah. Yeah, I did.
I'm gonna... Yeah.
Oh! Um... don't...
don't forget your...
Yeah.
I'm really sorry.
For all that shit I said about
you and your dad's funeral.
I'm sorry I didn't tell
you about the card.
It all just kinda
got away from me.
Seemed like a lot. Mm.
We all thought you'd...
Sounds like things got a
bit dark there for a minute.
With Edgar Street man.
Yeah. Uh...
Yeah, they did.
Wasn't sure how things
were gonna go. Um...
If I had it in me
to do what I had to.
But... it seems I do.
Look at you.
Yeah, that's me about
to face my mum, so...
Ah! Look who it is.
Wouldn't talk to me in court,
wouldn't come and have stew,
but here he is.
What an honour.
You hung over?
No, I'm not hung over.
I'm just tired. I've
got a lot on my mind.
Right.
I'll pop the kettle on.
No, no, thanks. I can't stay.
But you've only just got here.
Yeah, I know. I just, um...
"Stones of home"?
What? Does that mean
anything to you?
What it means is my son's up to
his usual nonsensical bullshit.
Honestly, Ed, is this
how you spend your time?
You know...
..you don't need an excuse to
come here. It's still your home.
I think this is
something from our past.
Did Dad ever used to
say "stones of home"?
Who knows what the hell
he used to crap on about?
He was pissed 24/7.
I stopped listening.
Anyway, you'd know
better than anyone
what he used to crap on about.
Since you've got all this
time for "stones" bullshit,
why don't you just
do something useful
and go and pick up that coffee
table I just bought online?
Oh, shit!
I didn't see you there.
Sorry, do we... do
we know each other?
Dunno.
Do we?
So... where are we
off to this time?
Home.
How much further?
Keep going.
Until?
Until I tell ya.
Pull in over here.
Hey!
Hey! Give me back my keys!
Stop! Stop running!
Give me my fucking keys!
I found it, Dad.
I found you.
Ah! There he is!
The boy himself.
Come on. Get in here.
They've benched
young Marvin. Yeah.
I got in a few good sledges.
A few good touches too, but.
I mean, that boofhead over there,
he just kept body-shaming me, man.
So what if my ankles are
the same size as my wrists?
Oh, the brute!
How long are you off for?
Two minutes for
minor tears, right?
Didn't get the whole 10
minutes for a proper sob, so...
..I think that's a win, right?
Yeah, 'tis indeed, 'tis indeed.
You wanna do some work
on your payback sledge?
Yeah. You gotta
start off gentle.
You know, reel him
in. Something like,
"Hey, mate!
"Your village called.
"They want their idiot
back. Huh?"
Hey, then, what do you say, Ed?
Quick jab of words, like,
"Hey!
"What doesn't kill ya...
"disappoints me."
Back yourself. Trust yourself.
You know? You wanna be
in the moment with them.
What are you doing?
Um... uh, nothing.
Just fixing the tap.
Yeah, it's on your dad's list.
The... silicone is just drying
and you can't use the
bathroom sink until tomorrow.
What's with the coffee table?
You shouldn't buy pine.
It's toxic.
I didn't buy it.
Mum made me pick it up.
Oh!
I, um...
I solved the riddle.
This creepy lady tried
to jump me in the cab.
Shit! Were your cameras on?
Mm?
On the list.
I dunno how you drive
around without cameras.
I chased her, then
I lost her... Yeah.
..but then it led me to this...
..riverbank with all
these stones and...
..it was the stones of home.
I dunno. I'm...
..getting the feeling that
this is like a sign or... or...
I dunno. Maybe... maybe she's got
something to do with the cards.
Or maybe... I dunno,
maybe she knew my dad.
The only people who believe in signs
are people who can't face reality.
Uh...
Talking crazy, man.
Gavin Rose?
As in Gavin Gavin?
Got some coins, bro?
Ta, ta.
How the hell am I
supposed to fix a gambler?
Just because you play the odd
game doesn't make you a gambler.
Come on, baby. Come on, baby.
Shh!
Just go have a chat with him, bro.
I'm not going to talk to Gavin.
Do you remember at
the Moledale Show?
Marcus Petrov said, "Excuse me,"
to him? Do you remember that?
Yeahhh. Yeah.
Snapped his arm
like a rice cracker.
You know, people change.
People grow. Like us.
You right, mate?
Back off. There's a code,
limp dick. Respect it.
Dickhead.
Shit.
Well, maybe I should just
start with Angie Caruso.
She seems less...
..hazardous. Gee!
Look.
It's Gav's car.
Oh, my gosh, man.
He's literally just sitting
there all by himself.
Gav does not deserve
that kid, man.
I mean, he's a sitting duck!
Anything could
happen to him, man.
I mean, he could asphyxiate
or even get kidnapped.
Yeah.
Yeah, he could.
You've lost the plot.
No, no, no. Hell, no! It
wouldn't be like kidnapping.
It'd be more like kid-borrowing.
No! I'm not gonna... Just
for a minute. Just... just...
Just to give Gav
a bit of a fright.
You know, remind him
of what's precious.
Yeah, I think that's
what this is all about.
Marv, if something happened to
that kid and we did nothing,
I mean, could you
live with yourself?
You...
Mate, didn't your dad
teach you about strangers?
About not trusting them?
You said there would
be fluffy toys.
There are fluffy toys.
Yeah, true, true. But...
Look, strangers are bad. OK?
Are you bad?
Have this. And that.
What now?
OK. Right. Um, yeah, OK. Uh...
So, yeah, I'll wait here, um,
and see if Gav gets the message,
while you... you
know, ride share.
What?!
Why do you get to wait?
No, no, no, I'll wait.
It's your fucking card!
It's your fucking car!
It's your fucking car.
Fine. Don't swear.
Stop! This is mine!
I bought it with my
pocket money!
Those guys would
fight about air.
Yeah, Joe doesn't
make 'em sleep.
This makes no bloody sense!
OK. Let me look.
Topped mathematics, remember?
Alright, so... I put all of
these in that column there...
What's this?
Why do you have
invoices from Don King?
God, Mum.
How long has this been going on?
As long as you've been
doing your revenge therapy.
You knew.
And you've just been paying
him off this whole time?
Why didn't you say something?
Stop me?
Well, I'm stopping you now, cos
I... can't do it any more, Auds.
I just...
The new van, the crash,
Christmas coming up.
I'm so sorry.
You have nothing
to apologise for.
You did not choose to have
a dickhead for a father.
One who chose to ignore the
fact that we had a child.
That is on him.
But you...
..you're better than this.
You're smarter, Auds.
You gotta let it go.
No amount of
smashing his shit up
is ever gonna change that
sorry excuse for a human.
But it will damage you.
And my bank account.
Hey, um... sorry there's no
booster seats, little buddy.
Um, wasn't expecting an
underage passenger.
If you don't turn
that stupid thing off,
you'll fry your
eyeballs, you know?
So, you wait for your dad in
the car like that much, or...?
Yeah.
That is entirely shithouse,
man. You should protest.
Chuck a massive fit.
You and your dad should be
together doing dad stuff,
you know, like fishing.
You know, not that
I like fishing,
because fishing's, uh,
well, it's boring, but...
You know, like...
like footy, or...
..card games.
You know any card games?
No.
Alrighty.
Would the owner of licence
plate GAV please move their car?
Blocking deliveries.
What kinda name is Axel?
Your dad into cars?
Yeah. Oh, yeah?
Well, I like cars.
You, uh... you like my car? Huh?
No.
Why not? It rattles.
A lot.
Yeah, well... ..that's
because it's a classic.
So... mm.
That's licence plate GAV.
Oh, come on!
GAV, please move their car.
It's blocking deliveries.
Don't touch it.
Yeah, yeah, we're on.
Give it a couple of minutes,
then return the parcel.
I got him outside.
He's looking at the car now.
Come on. Come on.
Axel!
Axel!
Where is he? Did
anyone see my boy?
Did you see him? He
was right there...
Yeah, might wanna make
that an express delivery.
Hurry!
Axel!
Oh, shit.
Oh, Jesus Christ!
Oh!
My boy!
Oh! My boy!
Just go through there,
you'll see your dad, alright?
My boy!
Oh, fuck!
Oh, Axel! Axel!
Oh! Oh! Oh, my boy.
Thank God you're here.
You're here, thank God.
You OK?
You're alright?
I'm never... I'm never
gonna leave you alone again.
Ever.
Ever. Do you hear me?
Daddy's got you.
Daddy's got you now.
There were these two men.
Strangers, but not
bad ones. Good ones.
What men?
Go!
Go, go, go, go, go!
Ready? Go, go, go,
go, go, go, go!
No more eggings, no
more spray painting.
Just like that.
I can't keep letting Mum cop it.
You're the one who
has to keep me to it.
Make sure I do the
right thing. Me?
Ritchie, that dickhead's
never gonna do what I want.
He's never going
to acknowledge me.
So is this why you've been off?
I haven't been off.
So you didn't do the cards?
What?
No. Why... why would I?
Attention. Wow!
Payback. Wow! OK. Harsh.
I kind of like you think
I'm that creative, though.
This one's for you.
What's this? Card stuff.
Oh, yeah.
Alright.
Better go do the girlfriend
thing. I just bought you a drink!
What, you think
beer grows on trees?
Alright.
Nice. Nice!
Nice! Oh!
Cheers. I gotta go.
Man, Suzanne used
to get that booty-call look.
What?
Darts?
Alright, have a
great night, mate.
You too.
We should have sex.
What?
Nah, I know what you're doing.
I know what you're doing.
I know those tricks,
those manoeuvres.
You're not gonna put me off.
All these...
Isn't it?
What... what's up with you?
Where's this come from?
Just occurred to me.
Yeah, but...
..we're friends, Ritch. You
know, like... like mates?
And there's a fine line in the sand
that keeps everything neat and...
..and separate and... and right.
And having sex with
friends, it's...
..well, it's not right, Ritch.
Which is actually kind of
weird when you think about it.
And hear me out.
Like, we have sex with
people we don't know
and sometimes people
we don't even like,
but not people we
actually, like, care about.
You know?
Sex doesn't have
to mean anything.
Like, we can do it without
all the emotional baggage
and all that shit.
It can be... just
like... like a...
Like darts.
You know what?
Yes.
We should totally have sex.
Oh, my gosh!
Yeah, that's a...
..that's another good
thing about this car.
The back seats are
nice and roomy, so...
Yeah, it was, um...
..it was really helpful.
Thanks.
Not quite what I was
expecting, but... interesting!
That wasn't... your
first time, was it?
Yeah.
Oh, shit!
If I had known, I would have
pulled out all the stops, Ritch!
Don't worry. It's
fine. Don't stress.
No, no, no, no. It's not fine.
Like, forevermore, I'm gonna
be your first-time anecdote,
and I don't wanna be a shit
first-time anecdote, Ritch!
Ritch, you gotta let
me do a redo, please.
Please. Please, Ritch.
What stops would you pull out?
Well... you'll just have to
let me do a redo and see.
Now?
No. No... not now.
Oh. Jeez, um...
Are you gonna tell Audrey?
Do you want me to tell Aud?
No. No, I don't want you
to tell Aud or anyone.
Like, cos it'll get
weird and awkward and...
..yeah, you know,
you know.
Well, you don't tell everyone when
you play darts with someone, so...
..all good.
Yeah. Yeah, good.
Oh, pants.
Yeah. Do you need help?
You've called Tony O'Reilly
from Home Works Hardware.
Leave a message and I'll
get right back to you.
Um... hi, uh, Tony.
Uh, I came to see you at your
work, but you weren't there,
so, they, um, they
gave me your card.
You don't know me, but
I think we need to meet.
Oh! Sorry. That sounded, um...
Oh! Um, I'm
not a crazy person!
Ha!
Um, my name... my name's
Ed, and I have a card, um...
Not... not just your
card.
I have another card, uh...
a special kind of card...
Sorry. Bye.
I don't need that now.
What?! The table.
Tommy bought me one. Arranged for
same-day delivery and everything.
Apparently pine's toxic.
Oh, Tommy's toxic.
What am I supposed to
do with this, then?
Take it back.
Take... I can't take it back!
Yes, you can! Ohhh!
So, did you figure it out?
"Stones of home" crap?
Do you remember when we used to go
to the picnic spot by the river?
When we were kids? All of us?
I do, yeah.
I mean, we were happy.
We were, yeah.
Till you and your
brother nearly drowned
cos your dad was
passed out drunk.
No.
Yeah.
You boys were playing down by the
river, got caught in the flow,
were being dragged away, and...
I had to wade in and save you
both. Your dad didn't even wake up.
No, I don't remember
that.
Course you don't.
Why do you always do this? Huh?
Why do you always...? You take
something good and you just ruin it.
It's so much easier when it's
all my fault, isn't it, Ed?
I do love our daily
catch-ups, Jimmy.
You're quiet today.
Do you think memories are right?
Like, do you think they're true?
What a question! Who
knows? Who cares?
They're yours, so I'm guessing
there really isn't a right or wrong.
What's happened, Jimmy?
Nothing.
Everything's fine.
I'll always believe in you.
Yeah, and I in you, Milla.
Sometimes you just have to
play the cards you're dealt.
Ed!
Hey!
Uh, hi, yeah. What
are you doing here?
Nice to see you too.
I was on the way to
work and saw you and...
..came to say hi, so... OK.
Are you gonna introduce
me to your friend?
Hello. I'm Audrey.
Why did you bring her here?!
She's not meant to be here!
OK. Just... go.
Just go.
You broke the
rules, Jimmy! No.
You broke the rules!
I'm sorry. I forgot.
Who is it? Is it her?
No, no, that's
just a spam caller.
Why don't we sit,
alright? Let's sit.
Yeah.
I'll make us some tea, yeah?
And then I'll read to you.
Everything's fine.
Yeah, so, I'm sorry I
missed your call earlier.
No, no problems, mate.
Yeah, I wasn't exactly
sure what it was all about.
What can I do you for?
Um, OK, so...
I'm actually trying to
find Terence O'Reilly,
and I was wondering if you
knew him. He's my brother.
OK. Um...
Well, do you know
where I could find him?
St Edith's.
He's still the priest there.
As far as I know.
Priest?
Whatcha gonna do with a priest?
Stop him from being
a kiddie fiddler?
Just cos he's a priest,
that doesn't mean he's a...
Yeah, but you came across a
rapist and then a gambler.
He's a paedo for
sure. Hundred.
What is with you and
the paedophile thing?
You say
it all the time.
True.
Good question. I blame
Scandi noir, or regular noir.
Like, think about it.
They're all bad-touched.
Aud, what do you reckon?
No idea.
Well, I'm not going wingman
for this, that's for sure.
Well, you never can tell what hidden
secrets someone's got going on.
Hey. Hey.
You want to... Wait, you don't
want to watch a movie or something?
Do you want me to?
Yeah, course. Why wouldn't I?
Pissed your nan friend off?
Three's a crowd? Don't seem to fit?
Aud.
You fit.
What's it like...
..with Milla?
Um... what do you mean?
Between you two?
Well, it's not really me.
It's Jimmy.
She and Jimmy were...
..great loves. The one.
You know, true love, never die.
I can never be like Milla.
You know, all that love...
..for just one person,
never wavering.
I mean, how can you be so sure?
Yeah. Yeah, totally.
I mean, it's much
easier to just...
..be with someone while
it works, and then...
..move on. Yeah.
It's better to keep things,
um... you know, neat...
And the way they are. Mm.
Not blur things.
Aud, are you...
..are we OK?
Airport '79?
Well, Airport '77's
better, so why don't...
Piss off!
Nothing beats a Concorde!
Watching the Concorde again? OK.
Ta-da!
Hi. Hi.
One sec, I'm just gonna...
Hmm. Yeah.
Just... Uh-uh. Just...
Just no. No! What? Ritch!
Oi! Oi! No.
I got a special deal on the
rose! It was full price! Ritch!
Ritch, wait, wait, wait!
Can you just stop? Ritch. Ritch.
Wait! Wait! Wait, look.
You have to give me
another go. Please.
I can't be your shit
first-time story.
You asking me to pander
to your fragile masculinity
right now, Marvin?
No. No.
OK, maybe. Just...
Who said it was
a shit story, OK?
We're mates.
It was a perfect first
time because of that.
Really?
Mm-hm. Yeah.
Hey, you want a lift?
Nah. No, thanks.
That's... that's my car!
Oh... Oh,
so sorry. No, no.
This is not for you.
This is... this is for...
What in God's name is going on?
Oh!
Shame on you!
Josie, open the car.
Huh? No, no...
Get in. Sorry, can
you let me explain?
In!
Lock it.
Come on. Hey!
Huh! Oh!
Yeah, Ritch! Yeah, you
messed with the cards! OK?
The whole point is to wait for
the cards to reveal themselves,
for me to work out the message!
Oh, Ritch, but no,
you had to jump in
with your spray cans and your
suspicions, and you just...
Priest doesn't equal paedo,
Ritch! That's your shit!
Why do you always have to go to
the weird and dark, straight there?
We don't all think
like you, Ritch, OK?
From now on, can you just... just
leave me alone and butt out of it?
Jeez.
So.
Ed Kennedy.
What the hell do you want?
You stay away from my kid.
Oh, I've been training
for this my whole life.
Go, go, go, go!
We have to find them. So I
can stuff things up even more?
No, so you don't feel like
shit after a really good day.
Here it is.
It's Gregor Kennedy.
Oh, seriously?!
OK, OK. OK.
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