Reef Doctors (2013) s01e10 Episode Script
Episode 10
1 SONG: When the sun did rise this morning I got a change upon my mind I could hear my soul a-calling In my heart I know it's time 'Cause I'm a medicine woman I know the sparks are gonna fly Whoa, woman For a cure of heart and mind Ah, ah, ah 'Cause I'm a medicine woman I'm gonna look life in the eye Yes, I'm a medicine woman I know the sparks are gonna fly! Reef Doctors 01x10 Episode 10 Tidied my room this morning, as ordered.
They're only gonna be here for the day.
Yeah, and it's a day too long.
Mum, I don't know why the Stinger has to come.
Oh, Jack, will you please not call her that? Whatever you think of her, she and Phoebe, they're your dad's new family.
And you and I, we need to get used to that.
And today is what your grandad wanted, so we just have to suck it up.
I will settle for you being polite.
Polite? Alright.
Let's see who's more polite by the end of the day, you or me.
It is going to be fine.
Keep telling yourself that.
SONG: Can't you see That we are falling Into each other? Like the sun into the sea You became a part of me And I know You can't deny That when we first Is it an emergency? Uh, not really.
Come back later.
We're closed.
There's only one way we can go When it feels this right, you know We need to share this love together And we can make this last forever Everybody's got to know And you're the one I need to show So won't you give me half a chance? I'll catch you if I can.
Hi, Andrew.
Sam.
Jack.
Dad.
Gillian, Phoebe, welcome.
Sam, it's lovely to meet you face to face, finally.
I I only wish it was under happier circumstances.
(HELICOPTER WHIRRS) Uh What's with the reception here? There isn't any.
You are kidding? Andrew, are we here all day? I'm expecting a text.
Well, I'm sure Jack has so much to show you, you won't miss your phone.
Which just shows how well you know me.
Which is not at all.
Phoebe.
Please.
We had a TB case at the clinic yesterday, so we're just doing a scrub-down and a general clean-up.
- Really? - Yeah.
I heard the chopper.
Do we have a patient? No.
It's Sam's visitors.
Ah! So that's the Stinger? Don't look at me like that.
Jack calls her that.
Yeah, I can see why.
She's scary.
And there's the daughter.
She's so up herself.
Raccoon eyes.
Can spot 'em a kilometre away.
No wonder Jack hates her.
- Nell! RICK: - Alright.
Come on, guys.
We open in 15 minutes.
If you want to dump your stuff, or freshen up, you can use Jack's room.
Don't, uh, touch any of my stuff.
Not interested in your stupid stuff.
Andrew has mentioned you're doing some cutting-edge venom research? 'Cutting-edge' might be a slight exaggeration.
ANDREW: Sam's lab work's first-class, when she's not hanging upside down from a tree.
And your expertise is in gene mapping? Yes, yes.
We're cataloging the human genome.
Lots of ethical, legal and social issues.
It's it's really quite interesting.
Oh, yes, very interesting.
There are 20,000 genes in the human being, the same as in the roundworm.
SAM: - Wow! - Yep.
Nothing we don't know about those pesky genomes.
Phoebe.
For you.
Oh, thanks.
I, um I couldn't bring myself to collect these.
ANDREW: Apparently, a lot of people feel the same way.
You OK? Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Hamish was already pretty sick when I came to the island.
I never really got to know him.
He was a stubborn old fool.
Liked to do things his own way.
And I'll miss him.
Sam asked me to come down to the beach today.
Unless you don't think it's my place at a family gathering? Yeah, no, no, no.
Sam wants you to be there.
So do I.
Can I see you two a minute, please? No-one tipped any buckets down my sinks, did they? No, of course not.
Why? Check out Daisy May.
Daisy May? It's a snake.
What's up with it? It's not an it.
She's a she.
She's just acting really distant.
She should be more inquisitive.
Maybe she's bored.
Maybe she just needs a mate.
Wouldn't hurt to put a male in there See what happens.
Hm.
Could it be the fumes from the cleaner we used? No, it shouldn't be.
Look, she's just really stressed.
She should be more feisty.
Hibernating.
Don't do that.
Maybe she's peckish.
Just toss a frozen mouse in there or something.
I fed her a few days ago.
She's asleep.
It's daytime, isn't it? Eastern Browns are diurnal.
Huh? Active during the day.
Spend enough time with Sam, you pick things up.
I reckon they're sneaky little bastards.
My dad reckons many of 'em aren't even native.
OK.
Thanks Nell.
I'm gonna change her tank, weigh her and then do another water test.
ANDREW: Thanks for inviting us.
SAM: There's not really any need to thank me.
Dad was pretty specific with his instructions.
The whole family.
Yep.
ANDREW: Well, we're all gonna get along.
For his sake.
So, what's the running order? Oh, nothing too formal.
I thought we'd have some lunch here and then head down to the beach and .
.
you know.
Scatter Dad's ashes.
Sonny's going to speak, of course, and Toby.
I've invited him along too.
Toby? (KETTLE WHISTLES) Yeah.
He's got a share in Sonny's place, and he runs the local dive charter business.
Oh.
Thanks, Jack.
Maybe I should catch up with Sonny before the ceremony.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Jack can drive you down.
Here.
Sonny will be there this afternoon.
I think I'll head over anyway.
Just, uh, see you back here for lunch.
And don't be late.
You'll be right? Of course, darling.
I'll help Sam with the preparations.
ANDREW: Great.
Oh, man, I totally forgot.
What? I promised I'd help Nell and the guys with the clean-up.
Do you mind if I, um? Well, I would like to spend some time together today.
Yeah, yeah.
Totally.
Uh It's just they could really use an extra hand.
Right.
Do you want to borrow Mum's car? No, actually, I think I'll walk.
We'll catch up later.
Sure.
Sonny.
(LAUGHS) How are you, mate? Andrew! I'm good.
Still making your daily blend? Yep.
Do you want a shot? Why not? Think I need one.
There you go.
Oh! Andrew, Toby.
Heard a lot about you, mate.
Knowing my ex-wife, I'm sure you have.
(SONNY CHUCKLES) Cheers.
(GLASSES CLINK) It's good you've come.
I'm touched Hamish wanted me to be here.
Well, Hamish was very specific about his last wishes.
For you, from Hamish.
He was equally specific about his final bequests.
'A Scottish History of Surgery'.
Published in the 19th century.
I remember this book.
It belonged to Sam's grandfather.
"Never forget what you're good at.
" Good advice.
He thought you were a wasted talent at Uni Administration.
And I think it's the only way to change the system, so we agreed to disagree on that point.
Yeah.
- To Hamish.
- To Hamish.
Fill this out.
We'll get to you soon.
- It's pretty urgent, really.
- Yeah, it always is.
We've finished.
We don't need your help.
You cannot leave your mum with how do you call her? The Stinger.
Look, I'll clean the toilets.
We've done them.
Get back there.
Go and help your mother.
She really needs you.
This way.
Mr Nicondal? (MUSIC PLAYS) Your mum says you've got to show me the island.
There's nothing you'd really want to see.
That's what I said.
She said do it anyway.
Wow.
You can't turn around without seeing some adorable bird twitting around looking for some fruit to eat.
Pineapple.
He's an Ecy.
A what? Eclectus parrot.
He's green.
Females are red.
I tried to get out of this for three weeks.
I don't want to be here either.
They're getting married, you know.
They've started making arrangements.
Oh, gosh.
You brought so much extra food.
I'm gluten-intolerant.
It's a bore, but I always bring extra just to minimise inconvenience.
I thought that I'd griddle some marinated fish on the hotplate for lunch.
No gluten involved.
I think.
So, what can I do to help? Shall I wash the lettuce leaves? Sure.
OK.
Um Do you have a colander? Colander? The rinsey thing.
Yes.
Uh Now, where is it? I'm sure that I wouldn't have put it away.
(CLATTERING) Just, um Here it is.
Sorry.
Ah! Here it is.
Sam, I want you to know that Jack is welcome in our home any time he likes.
I want him to be treated like he's one of our own, that he's very much a part of our family too.
Oh.
Oh! Oh, it's just a little gecko.
I'll just, uh, take him outside.
Put him back where he came from.
I'll get some more leaves.
There we go.
LIVVY: Sam! Uh, what should I marinate the fish in, again? Freya! LIVVY: Sam's cooking.
Oh.
Don't let her make the food.
She'll handle it.
No, she doesn't need to.
No, if you're gonna cook, you definitely need her help.
What on earth possessed you to tackle your ex-husband's girlfriend and a big lunch? I have no idea.
Hey, bro! Don't.
Don't call me bro.
How long since we saw each other? 18 months.
You got taller.
No, I didn't.
You got shorter.
If I take your photo, I could line you up with one of my girlfriends.
I don't want to go out with one of your friends.
Why? Are you gay? No! I'm not gay.
And that's none of your business anyway.
I was told there'd be a guided tour.
(LAUGHS) This is the beach.
It's where people who like the beach do beach things.
You're not very good at your job.
My job is to put up with you, shut up and stay out of trouble.
Especially today.
Seriously, apart from nature, what do you do here? What's so good about living on the mainland? I used to live there.
It sucks.
There's places to go out at least.
We have the backpackers'.
With your mum and the whole island sitting there watching you? Well We have this waterfall where people go skinny-dipping.
- As if.
- Yeah.
I'll show you.
Oh, great! I love couscous.
It's not low in GI, but it is high in protein, and it rather quickly attracts insects.
Oh, that is delicious.
It's Freya's recipe.
Coconut milk, lime juice and chilli.
Try some.
Mmm.
Smells wonderful.
It should go straight in the fridge.
Should we make a start on the fruit salad? Ooh.
ANDREW: Can't believe it's been a year.
Did you always plan on having the ceremony on the anniversary of your father's death? I think it was more like I couldn't face it until now.
Andrew.
We're not going to cook the fish on that, - are we? - Yes.
It's been seasoned.
No, it's fine, Freya.
Just heat it up, throw some oil on it, give it a good scrape.
Be right.
Where are the children? What children? Our children.
Oh! (WATERFALL FLOWS) Wow.
People come here specially to skinny-dip? Yep.
Classic Hope Island first date.
I'll take off mine if you take off yours.
What? No, it's not compulsory! Skinny-dipping alone is .
.
no fun.
I do that every day in the bath.
Oh, no! If you're gonna be my stepbrother, you'd better lighten up.
Jack! As if I was gonna get buck-naked in front of my brother.
Come on! Get your gear off or I'll tell everyone you're a pervert.
You wouldn't dare.
I would.
Jack's a pervert! Jack's a pervert! Jack's a pervert! Jack's a Attaboy.
Don't be shy.
The water's great.
(LAUGHS) JACK: Hey.
Nell, Phoebe.
Phoebe, Nell.
G'day.
Hi.
Let's eat.
I'm starving.
Where have you two been? - Just had a swim at the waterfall.
- What? Why? I thought you said she was up herself.
No, she's just feral.
Well, good luck explaining to the Stinger that you took her daughter off to the waterfall.
FREYA: We handle everything from coral ulcers to dengue fever.
We may be remote, but the clinic practice in tropical medicine is world-class.
I just love what I'm learning.
FREYA: I can show you around the clinic if you like.
Weren't you doing a scrub-down after the TB case? It's done.
It's safe now.
GILLIAN: No, thanks.
I think I'd prefer to stay here.
Hey.
What on earth have you been up to? Oh, we just went for a swim at the lagoon.
Oh, you went for a swim.
That's great.
But you didn't bring any bathers.
Just chill, Mum.
SAM: Who's hungry? Where'd you say you went swimming, again? Under a waterfall! PHOEBE: It was so cool.
Plate? How wrong can fresh water go? GUS: What do you see? Um Nothing.
OK.
So it's not the water.
Maybe it's a bacterial thing.
Or contamination.
Or? Or maybe .
.
Daisy May's contracted some sort of lurgy.
Exactly what sort of lurgy do snakes get? Oh, well I checked her for any skin lesions and she didn't have any, so it can't be fungal dermatitis.
Daisy depends on me for everything.
NELL: Gus! I've put six new prescriptions in your tray.
Find out why she's crook? SONNY: We've all come together to say farewell .
.
to Hamish Stewart .
.
father grandfather, doctor, researcher, conservationist .
.
philosopher and occasional curmudgeon.
But most of all, friend.
1964 - my lucky year.
Survived a shark attack.
The Beatles and the Beach Boys came to Australia.
And I met the doc.
I reckon that I knew him better than most.
I'd like to say, Sam, that in a long life with some pretty amazing achievements, nothing was the source of more joy, the source of more pride .
.
than you.
You and Jack.
Thanks, Sonny.
Well .
.
here we all are in his favourite place, according to his wishes.
But I still can't say goodbye.
So instead, I will say Hamish Matheson Stewart we honour you and we remember you.
You live on so vividly in our hearts.
I love you, Dad.
(COUGHS) Typical Hamish, has to have the last word.
Wait up, Jack.
Well that was awkward.
Do you want to hang? Maybe later.
ANDREW: Are you OK? Would you like to have a shower? No, I'm fine, thank you.
Why don't you go and have a lie-down? How long has she had OCD? How'd it go, mate? Some ash blew on the Stinger, so not all bad.
His snake's crook.
Did you test the drinking water? Yeah, it was all good, mate.
JACK: Gus.
Gus.
Gus! I think she's gone.
I knew she was sick, but I didn't think she was gonna die.
(FOOTSTEPS APPROACH) - I'll get you a cup of tea.
- Thanks.
How you going? I was so scared to come here.
I did it for Andrew.
I'm sorry.
I I can normally hold it together a little bit better than this.
Well, you've been put to the test today.
- You OK, Gus? - No.
(SIGHS) I had her a long time.
She was like family.
(LAUGHS) How is he? Oh, he's upset.
Sometimes he talked more to that snake than he talked to us.
Are you doing, like, an autopsy? It's called a necropsy when it's done on animals.
Uh, I got to make sure there was nothing contagious in her that could threaten or harm the others.
JACK: Mate, do you, um - Do you have to do it now? - Yep.
Once the body starts to decompose, it makes it harder to determine the cause of death.
Can't you just freeze her, for later? Freezing just causes the cells to crystallise.
Hope I wasn't out of line about these guys being sneaky bastards.
GUS: Nah.
Oh! Your snake just bit me! That's kind of unusual, isn't it? Ah yep.
Um Uh, Jack Yeah? Go go get Rick.
And, uh, tell your mother.
Livvy! Shit! Shit, shit! Alright.
Just keep your hand still.
If I die, my dad is gonna kill you! Yeah.
Most people think she's a control freak with some weird habits.
Until she has a major meltdown.
Cut her some slack.
She's not well.
Tell me about it.
The house is run by her rules.
I live with it every day.
You just spend weekends with us.
How many times a day do you check your texts? Where's Mum? Nell's been bitten.
Zombie snakebite.
I'll come.
Am I gonna die? I'm not gonna die, am I? It's OK, Nell.
You're gonna be fine.
Toxicity was high, but the venom yield was low it was a fairly dry bite.
Gus tells me it's often the second or third strikes that envenomate.
So we're giving one ampoule diluted 1 to 10 in a saline solution over 30 minutes.
And we've got adrenaline ready to be drawn up in case she gets anaphylaxis.
Seems like you've picked up a lot at the coalface.
Good having you here too, Professor, in case Nell decides to shut down and we have to crack open her ribs and do heart surgery.
Aren't you meant to be doing something? I think Rick's got it under control.
Did I kill her? She's gonna be fine, Gus.
Can I have a look at the perpetrator? Yeah.
Hey, Jack.
Show your dad.
Keep your distance! How much heart surgery do you do? None these days.
It's all staffing and budgets.
Zombie snakebite? Yeah, it's a reflex.
They can strike after they're dead.
I thought that was an urban myth.
It's pretty rare.
This is what real venom researchers are doing.
Dad, if you could see Mum and Gus in action, it's like they've got this synergy.
Jack, mate.
I know how brilliant your mother is.
You don't have to convince me.
I know what sort of a difference she'll make.
If you do know that, why are you trying to get her to give her ulcer cream data to Malcolm Reid? Breakthroughs come from creative people, not operators like Malcolm.
I mostly use cognitive behavioural therapy.
Well, that doesn't always work, though, does it? As if this as if all of this wasn't tough enough for you already today.
If it makes you feel any better, it was kind of a distraction.
I miss my dad so much.
I've been putting off today for quite some time.
I've been dreading coming face to face with you.
Well, I didn't want to meet you either.
And yet here we are.
On a day where you should be looking after your family, you're having to deal with a psychological basket case.
This diazepam, it might take a while to kick in.
So if you'd like, I'll get Dr D'Alessandro to take a look at you, and he might be able to give you something stronger.
I'll be right.
I just I haven't taken my meds because of the awful side effects.
The headaches and nausea are just I didn't I didn't want to spoil your day.
I know.
- Livvy? Where's my girl? - Oh, Laurie.
She's through here.
Come on, I'll show you.
Hello, princess.
Hey? I was a bit worried.
Hey? Oh, you were lucky, eh? You were lucky.
I am so sorry, mate.
You know, snakes aren't pets, Gus.
The Eastern Brown is the second most venomous land snake in the world.
Yes.
And my little girl got bitten while you were doing a necropsy? Yes, I was just trying to find - Rick tells me it was Daisy May.
- Yes.
Well, didn't you consider her age as the cause of death? Daisy May was a bloody geriatric.
Hamish raised her from an egg.
She would have been well over 15, Gus.
You'll be OK.
Alright? Pseudonaja textilis.
Common Eastern Brown.
Ah, Daisy.
You were far from common.
Dad.
It wasn't Gus's fault.
I feel really bad.
I know that you think that snakes are all sneaky and I told Gus what you usually say about them, being bastards.
But she really meant a lot to him.
She really did.
Eleanor, I've been handling snakes like Daisy May since I was six years old.
Now, they have a place in the world.
They're just not my favourite animal.
Grumpy snake would have you for breakfast.
If anything ever happened to you, darling, I don't know what I'd do.
With your mum gone you're all I've got.
It's OK, Dad.
I'll be careful next time.
Yeah, well, it's not really a matter of next time, love.
It's more a matter of whether you should be here.
You know, I get a good wage from Parks and Wildlife, and you've got your job at Sonny's.
You don't need to work at the clinic.
I'm pretty happy here, Dad.
Yeah.
Alright, but let me give you a piece of advice.
Now, this comes from a father whose job it is to manage these animals.
If you're gonna work near Gus and his lab, you respect them.
You give them their space.
You know, even dead, they can take a whack out of you.
Now, you promise me you'll remember that.
Yep.
OK? I miss Mum.
Me too, darling.
It's alright, sweetheart.
You're up with Hamish now.
(BIRDS SQUAWK) (CRUNCHES) They're pretty noisy.
Yeah, they're native birds.
They're always like that.
I'm, um going to Sonny's.
Do you want to come? She was formally diagnosed last Christmas, but I reckon she may have suffered from it most of her life.
Is she seeing a therapist? Off and on.
And a psychologist, on a specialised OCD program through the Uni.
She has her good days and her bad.
She's never usually this extreme.
Well, it sounds like she goes through hell.
Thanks for looking after her.
Thanks for looking after Nell.
Rick really didn't need my help.
So Jack showed me the lab.
Offered some advice as well.
So you actually had a conversation? He's a good kid.
I probably don't give him enough credit.
And you're a good mum.
He's very lucky to have you.
I, uh, think we should be going now.
I'll organise a chopper.
Where's Phoebe? FREYA: Your turn.
Aww.
Unbelievable.
My turn.
Mmm We're counting down, Freya.
[Indistinct conversations.]
How are you doing? I haven't really stopped to process the day.
Do you want a drink? No, I can't.
Andrew and Gillian have to get back to the mainland.
I wondered how long she'd last.
She's pretty highly strung.
Can't be much fun for the kid.
There's a lot going on there.
- Alright.
Here we go.
RICK: - OK.
If it's OK, Phoebe's asked if she can stay overnight.
Jack's good with it.
He can show her around a bit more.
And then Toby can drop her back when he does tomorrow's clinic runs.
Well, if she's happy she's all yours.
Thanks, Sam.
Thanks for today.
You ready to see the island? What? In this? No way.
Why walk when you can drive? Just, um Don't call me bro, OK? OK.
Where's your phone? You said it didn't work out here.
Give it to me.
(ROCK MUSIC BLARES) Awesome.
(GENTLE MUSIC) Goodnight, Dad.
(THEME SONG PLAYS)
They're only gonna be here for the day.
Yeah, and it's a day too long.
Mum, I don't know why the Stinger has to come.
Oh, Jack, will you please not call her that? Whatever you think of her, she and Phoebe, they're your dad's new family.
And you and I, we need to get used to that.
And today is what your grandad wanted, so we just have to suck it up.
I will settle for you being polite.
Polite? Alright.
Let's see who's more polite by the end of the day, you or me.
It is going to be fine.
Keep telling yourself that.
SONG: Can't you see That we are falling Into each other? Like the sun into the sea You became a part of me And I know You can't deny That when we first Is it an emergency? Uh, not really.
Come back later.
We're closed.
There's only one way we can go When it feels this right, you know We need to share this love together And we can make this last forever Everybody's got to know And you're the one I need to show So won't you give me half a chance? I'll catch you if I can.
Hi, Andrew.
Sam.
Jack.
Dad.
Gillian, Phoebe, welcome.
Sam, it's lovely to meet you face to face, finally.
I I only wish it was under happier circumstances.
(HELICOPTER WHIRRS) Uh What's with the reception here? There isn't any.
You are kidding? Andrew, are we here all day? I'm expecting a text.
Well, I'm sure Jack has so much to show you, you won't miss your phone.
Which just shows how well you know me.
Which is not at all.
Phoebe.
Please.
We had a TB case at the clinic yesterday, so we're just doing a scrub-down and a general clean-up.
- Really? - Yeah.
I heard the chopper.
Do we have a patient? No.
It's Sam's visitors.
Ah! So that's the Stinger? Don't look at me like that.
Jack calls her that.
Yeah, I can see why.
She's scary.
And there's the daughter.
She's so up herself.
Raccoon eyes.
Can spot 'em a kilometre away.
No wonder Jack hates her.
- Nell! RICK: - Alright.
Come on, guys.
We open in 15 minutes.
If you want to dump your stuff, or freshen up, you can use Jack's room.
Don't, uh, touch any of my stuff.
Not interested in your stupid stuff.
Andrew has mentioned you're doing some cutting-edge venom research? 'Cutting-edge' might be a slight exaggeration.
ANDREW: Sam's lab work's first-class, when she's not hanging upside down from a tree.
And your expertise is in gene mapping? Yes, yes.
We're cataloging the human genome.
Lots of ethical, legal and social issues.
It's it's really quite interesting.
Oh, yes, very interesting.
There are 20,000 genes in the human being, the same as in the roundworm.
SAM: - Wow! - Yep.
Nothing we don't know about those pesky genomes.
Phoebe.
For you.
Oh, thanks.
I, um I couldn't bring myself to collect these.
ANDREW: Apparently, a lot of people feel the same way.
You OK? Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Hamish was already pretty sick when I came to the island.
I never really got to know him.
He was a stubborn old fool.
Liked to do things his own way.
And I'll miss him.
Sam asked me to come down to the beach today.
Unless you don't think it's my place at a family gathering? Yeah, no, no, no.
Sam wants you to be there.
So do I.
Can I see you two a minute, please? No-one tipped any buckets down my sinks, did they? No, of course not.
Why? Check out Daisy May.
Daisy May? It's a snake.
What's up with it? It's not an it.
She's a she.
She's just acting really distant.
She should be more inquisitive.
Maybe she's bored.
Maybe she just needs a mate.
Wouldn't hurt to put a male in there See what happens.
Hm.
Could it be the fumes from the cleaner we used? No, it shouldn't be.
Look, she's just really stressed.
She should be more feisty.
Hibernating.
Don't do that.
Maybe she's peckish.
Just toss a frozen mouse in there or something.
I fed her a few days ago.
She's asleep.
It's daytime, isn't it? Eastern Browns are diurnal.
Huh? Active during the day.
Spend enough time with Sam, you pick things up.
I reckon they're sneaky little bastards.
My dad reckons many of 'em aren't even native.
OK.
Thanks Nell.
I'm gonna change her tank, weigh her and then do another water test.
ANDREW: Thanks for inviting us.
SAM: There's not really any need to thank me.
Dad was pretty specific with his instructions.
The whole family.
Yep.
ANDREW: Well, we're all gonna get along.
For his sake.
So, what's the running order? Oh, nothing too formal.
I thought we'd have some lunch here and then head down to the beach and .
.
you know.
Scatter Dad's ashes.
Sonny's going to speak, of course, and Toby.
I've invited him along too.
Toby? (KETTLE WHISTLES) Yeah.
He's got a share in Sonny's place, and he runs the local dive charter business.
Oh.
Thanks, Jack.
Maybe I should catch up with Sonny before the ceremony.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Jack can drive you down.
Here.
Sonny will be there this afternoon.
I think I'll head over anyway.
Just, uh, see you back here for lunch.
And don't be late.
You'll be right? Of course, darling.
I'll help Sam with the preparations.
ANDREW: Great.
Oh, man, I totally forgot.
What? I promised I'd help Nell and the guys with the clean-up.
Do you mind if I, um? Well, I would like to spend some time together today.
Yeah, yeah.
Totally.
Uh It's just they could really use an extra hand.
Right.
Do you want to borrow Mum's car? No, actually, I think I'll walk.
We'll catch up later.
Sure.
Sonny.
(LAUGHS) How are you, mate? Andrew! I'm good.
Still making your daily blend? Yep.
Do you want a shot? Why not? Think I need one.
There you go.
Oh! Andrew, Toby.
Heard a lot about you, mate.
Knowing my ex-wife, I'm sure you have.
(SONNY CHUCKLES) Cheers.
(GLASSES CLINK) It's good you've come.
I'm touched Hamish wanted me to be here.
Well, Hamish was very specific about his last wishes.
For you, from Hamish.
He was equally specific about his final bequests.
'A Scottish History of Surgery'.
Published in the 19th century.
I remember this book.
It belonged to Sam's grandfather.
"Never forget what you're good at.
" Good advice.
He thought you were a wasted talent at Uni Administration.
And I think it's the only way to change the system, so we agreed to disagree on that point.
Yeah.
- To Hamish.
- To Hamish.
Fill this out.
We'll get to you soon.
- It's pretty urgent, really.
- Yeah, it always is.
We've finished.
We don't need your help.
You cannot leave your mum with how do you call her? The Stinger.
Look, I'll clean the toilets.
We've done them.
Get back there.
Go and help your mother.
She really needs you.
This way.
Mr Nicondal? (MUSIC PLAYS) Your mum says you've got to show me the island.
There's nothing you'd really want to see.
That's what I said.
She said do it anyway.
Wow.
You can't turn around without seeing some adorable bird twitting around looking for some fruit to eat.
Pineapple.
He's an Ecy.
A what? Eclectus parrot.
He's green.
Females are red.
I tried to get out of this for three weeks.
I don't want to be here either.
They're getting married, you know.
They've started making arrangements.
Oh, gosh.
You brought so much extra food.
I'm gluten-intolerant.
It's a bore, but I always bring extra just to minimise inconvenience.
I thought that I'd griddle some marinated fish on the hotplate for lunch.
No gluten involved.
I think.
So, what can I do to help? Shall I wash the lettuce leaves? Sure.
OK.
Um Do you have a colander? Colander? The rinsey thing.
Yes.
Uh Now, where is it? I'm sure that I wouldn't have put it away.
(CLATTERING) Just, um Here it is.
Sorry.
Ah! Here it is.
Sam, I want you to know that Jack is welcome in our home any time he likes.
I want him to be treated like he's one of our own, that he's very much a part of our family too.
Oh.
Oh! Oh, it's just a little gecko.
I'll just, uh, take him outside.
Put him back where he came from.
I'll get some more leaves.
There we go.
LIVVY: Sam! Uh, what should I marinate the fish in, again? Freya! LIVVY: Sam's cooking.
Oh.
Don't let her make the food.
She'll handle it.
No, she doesn't need to.
No, if you're gonna cook, you definitely need her help.
What on earth possessed you to tackle your ex-husband's girlfriend and a big lunch? I have no idea.
Hey, bro! Don't.
Don't call me bro.
How long since we saw each other? 18 months.
You got taller.
No, I didn't.
You got shorter.
If I take your photo, I could line you up with one of my girlfriends.
I don't want to go out with one of your friends.
Why? Are you gay? No! I'm not gay.
And that's none of your business anyway.
I was told there'd be a guided tour.
(LAUGHS) This is the beach.
It's where people who like the beach do beach things.
You're not very good at your job.
My job is to put up with you, shut up and stay out of trouble.
Especially today.
Seriously, apart from nature, what do you do here? What's so good about living on the mainland? I used to live there.
It sucks.
There's places to go out at least.
We have the backpackers'.
With your mum and the whole island sitting there watching you? Well We have this waterfall where people go skinny-dipping.
- As if.
- Yeah.
I'll show you.
Oh, great! I love couscous.
It's not low in GI, but it is high in protein, and it rather quickly attracts insects.
Oh, that is delicious.
It's Freya's recipe.
Coconut milk, lime juice and chilli.
Try some.
Mmm.
Smells wonderful.
It should go straight in the fridge.
Should we make a start on the fruit salad? Ooh.
ANDREW: Can't believe it's been a year.
Did you always plan on having the ceremony on the anniversary of your father's death? I think it was more like I couldn't face it until now.
Andrew.
We're not going to cook the fish on that, - are we? - Yes.
It's been seasoned.
No, it's fine, Freya.
Just heat it up, throw some oil on it, give it a good scrape.
Be right.
Where are the children? What children? Our children.
Oh! (WATERFALL FLOWS) Wow.
People come here specially to skinny-dip? Yep.
Classic Hope Island first date.
I'll take off mine if you take off yours.
What? No, it's not compulsory! Skinny-dipping alone is .
.
no fun.
I do that every day in the bath.
Oh, no! If you're gonna be my stepbrother, you'd better lighten up.
Jack! As if I was gonna get buck-naked in front of my brother.
Come on! Get your gear off or I'll tell everyone you're a pervert.
You wouldn't dare.
I would.
Jack's a pervert! Jack's a pervert! Jack's a pervert! Jack's a Attaboy.
Don't be shy.
The water's great.
(LAUGHS) JACK: Hey.
Nell, Phoebe.
Phoebe, Nell.
G'day.
Hi.
Let's eat.
I'm starving.
Where have you two been? - Just had a swim at the waterfall.
- What? Why? I thought you said she was up herself.
No, she's just feral.
Well, good luck explaining to the Stinger that you took her daughter off to the waterfall.
FREYA: We handle everything from coral ulcers to dengue fever.
We may be remote, but the clinic practice in tropical medicine is world-class.
I just love what I'm learning.
FREYA: I can show you around the clinic if you like.
Weren't you doing a scrub-down after the TB case? It's done.
It's safe now.
GILLIAN: No, thanks.
I think I'd prefer to stay here.
Hey.
What on earth have you been up to? Oh, we just went for a swim at the lagoon.
Oh, you went for a swim.
That's great.
But you didn't bring any bathers.
Just chill, Mum.
SAM: Who's hungry? Where'd you say you went swimming, again? Under a waterfall! PHOEBE: It was so cool.
Plate? How wrong can fresh water go? GUS: What do you see? Um Nothing.
OK.
So it's not the water.
Maybe it's a bacterial thing.
Or contamination.
Or? Or maybe .
.
Daisy May's contracted some sort of lurgy.
Exactly what sort of lurgy do snakes get? Oh, well I checked her for any skin lesions and she didn't have any, so it can't be fungal dermatitis.
Daisy depends on me for everything.
NELL: Gus! I've put six new prescriptions in your tray.
Find out why she's crook? SONNY: We've all come together to say farewell .
.
to Hamish Stewart .
.
father grandfather, doctor, researcher, conservationist .
.
philosopher and occasional curmudgeon.
But most of all, friend.
1964 - my lucky year.
Survived a shark attack.
The Beatles and the Beach Boys came to Australia.
And I met the doc.
I reckon that I knew him better than most.
I'd like to say, Sam, that in a long life with some pretty amazing achievements, nothing was the source of more joy, the source of more pride .
.
than you.
You and Jack.
Thanks, Sonny.
Well .
.
here we all are in his favourite place, according to his wishes.
But I still can't say goodbye.
So instead, I will say Hamish Matheson Stewart we honour you and we remember you.
You live on so vividly in our hearts.
I love you, Dad.
(COUGHS) Typical Hamish, has to have the last word.
Wait up, Jack.
Well that was awkward.
Do you want to hang? Maybe later.
ANDREW: Are you OK? Would you like to have a shower? No, I'm fine, thank you.
Why don't you go and have a lie-down? How long has she had OCD? How'd it go, mate? Some ash blew on the Stinger, so not all bad.
His snake's crook.
Did you test the drinking water? Yeah, it was all good, mate.
JACK: Gus.
Gus.
Gus! I think she's gone.
I knew she was sick, but I didn't think she was gonna die.
(FOOTSTEPS APPROACH) - I'll get you a cup of tea.
- Thanks.
How you going? I was so scared to come here.
I did it for Andrew.
I'm sorry.
I I can normally hold it together a little bit better than this.
Well, you've been put to the test today.
- You OK, Gus? - No.
(SIGHS) I had her a long time.
She was like family.
(LAUGHS) How is he? Oh, he's upset.
Sometimes he talked more to that snake than he talked to us.
Are you doing, like, an autopsy? It's called a necropsy when it's done on animals.
Uh, I got to make sure there was nothing contagious in her that could threaten or harm the others.
JACK: Mate, do you, um - Do you have to do it now? - Yep.
Once the body starts to decompose, it makes it harder to determine the cause of death.
Can't you just freeze her, for later? Freezing just causes the cells to crystallise.
Hope I wasn't out of line about these guys being sneaky bastards.
GUS: Nah.
Oh! Your snake just bit me! That's kind of unusual, isn't it? Ah yep.
Um Uh, Jack Yeah? Go go get Rick.
And, uh, tell your mother.
Livvy! Shit! Shit, shit! Alright.
Just keep your hand still.
If I die, my dad is gonna kill you! Yeah.
Most people think she's a control freak with some weird habits.
Until she has a major meltdown.
Cut her some slack.
She's not well.
Tell me about it.
The house is run by her rules.
I live with it every day.
You just spend weekends with us.
How many times a day do you check your texts? Where's Mum? Nell's been bitten.
Zombie snakebite.
I'll come.
Am I gonna die? I'm not gonna die, am I? It's OK, Nell.
You're gonna be fine.
Toxicity was high, but the venom yield was low it was a fairly dry bite.
Gus tells me it's often the second or third strikes that envenomate.
So we're giving one ampoule diluted 1 to 10 in a saline solution over 30 minutes.
And we've got adrenaline ready to be drawn up in case she gets anaphylaxis.
Seems like you've picked up a lot at the coalface.
Good having you here too, Professor, in case Nell decides to shut down and we have to crack open her ribs and do heart surgery.
Aren't you meant to be doing something? I think Rick's got it under control.
Did I kill her? She's gonna be fine, Gus.
Can I have a look at the perpetrator? Yeah.
Hey, Jack.
Show your dad.
Keep your distance! How much heart surgery do you do? None these days.
It's all staffing and budgets.
Zombie snakebite? Yeah, it's a reflex.
They can strike after they're dead.
I thought that was an urban myth.
It's pretty rare.
This is what real venom researchers are doing.
Dad, if you could see Mum and Gus in action, it's like they've got this synergy.
Jack, mate.
I know how brilliant your mother is.
You don't have to convince me.
I know what sort of a difference she'll make.
If you do know that, why are you trying to get her to give her ulcer cream data to Malcolm Reid? Breakthroughs come from creative people, not operators like Malcolm.
I mostly use cognitive behavioural therapy.
Well, that doesn't always work, though, does it? As if this as if all of this wasn't tough enough for you already today.
If it makes you feel any better, it was kind of a distraction.
I miss my dad so much.
I've been putting off today for quite some time.
I've been dreading coming face to face with you.
Well, I didn't want to meet you either.
And yet here we are.
On a day where you should be looking after your family, you're having to deal with a psychological basket case.
This diazepam, it might take a while to kick in.
So if you'd like, I'll get Dr D'Alessandro to take a look at you, and he might be able to give you something stronger.
I'll be right.
I just I haven't taken my meds because of the awful side effects.
The headaches and nausea are just I didn't I didn't want to spoil your day.
I know.
- Livvy? Where's my girl? - Oh, Laurie.
She's through here.
Come on, I'll show you.
Hello, princess.
Hey? I was a bit worried.
Hey? Oh, you were lucky, eh? You were lucky.
I am so sorry, mate.
You know, snakes aren't pets, Gus.
The Eastern Brown is the second most venomous land snake in the world.
Yes.
And my little girl got bitten while you were doing a necropsy? Yes, I was just trying to find - Rick tells me it was Daisy May.
- Yes.
Well, didn't you consider her age as the cause of death? Daisy May was a bloody geriatric.
Hamish raised her from an egg.
She would have been well over 15, Gus.
You'll be OK.
Alright? Pseudonaja textilis.
Common Eastern Brown.
Ah, Daisy.
You were far from common.
Dad.
It wasn't Gus's fault.
I feel really bad.
I know that you think that snakes are all sneaky and I told Gus what you usually say about them, being bastards.
But she really meant a lot to him.
She really did.
Eleanor, I've been handling snakes like Daisy May since I was six years old.
Now, they have a place in the world.
They're just not my favourite animal.
Grumpy snake would have you for breakfast.
If anything ever happened to you, darling, I don't know what I'd do.
With your mum gone you're all I've got.
It's OK, Dad.
I'll be careful next time.
Yeah, well, it's not really a matter of next time, love.
It's more a matter of whether you should be here.
You know, I get a good wage from Parks and Wildlife, and you've got your job at Sonny's.
You don't need to work at the clinic.
I'm pretty happy here, Dad.
Yeah.
Alright, but let me give you a piece of advice.
Now, this comes from a father whose job it is to manage these animals.
If you're gonna work near Gus and his lab, you respect them.
You give them their space.
You know, even dead, they can take a whack out of you.
Now, you promise me you'll remember that.
Yep.
OK? I miss Mum.
Me too, darling.
It's alright, sweetheart.
You're up with Hamish now.
(BIRDS SQUAWK) (CRUNCHES) They're pretty noisy.
Yeah, they're native birds.
They're always like that.
I'm, um going to Sonny's.
Do you want to come? She was formally diagnosed last Christmas, but I reckon she may have suffered from it most of her life.
Is she seeing a therapist? Off and on.
And a psychologist, on a specialised OCD program through the Uni.
She has her good days and her bad.
She's never usually this extreme.
Well, it sounds like she goes through hell.
Thanks for looking after her.
Thanks for looking after Nell.
Rick really didn't need my help.
So Jack showed me the lab.
Offered some advice as well.
So you actually had a conversation? He's a good kid.
I probably don't give him enough credit.
And you're a good mum.
He's very lucky to have you.
I, uh, think we should be going now.
I'll organise a chopper.
Where's Phoebe? FREYA: Your turn.
Aww.
Unbelievable.
My turn.
Mmm We're counting down, Freya.
[Indistinct conversations.]
How are you doing? I haven't really stopped to process the day.
Do you want a drink? No, I can't.
Andrew and Gillian have to get back to the mainland.
I wondered how long she'd last.
She's pretty highly strung.
Can't be much fun for the kid.
There's a lot going on there.
- Alright.
Here we go.
RICK: - OK.
If it's OK, Phoebe's asked if she can stay overnight.
Jack's good with it.
He can show her around a bit more.
And then Toby can drop her back when he does tomorrow's clinic runs.
Well, if she's happy she's all yours.
Thanks, Sam.
Thanks for today.
You ready to see the island? What? In this? No way.
Why walk when you can drive? Just, um Don't call me bro, OK? OK.
Where's your phone? You said it didn't work out here.
Give it to me.
(ROCK MUSIC BLARES) Awesome.
(GENTLE MUSIC) Goodnight, Dad.
(THEME SONG PLAYS)