Bay of Fires (2023) s02e06 Episode Script

1
I was thinking maybe we should
try living together for a while.
Yeah. What am I missing?
Frankie chainedsawed
a tree onto my house.
Guilty as charged.
And there is something about
this place, it just seems doomed.
And yet you stayed.
How was your day?
Well, today I saw the people I spent
the night partying with murdered.
How was yours?
Frankie has taken Tallulah.
Let go of her!
(GASPS)
You know her?
He's sending a talisman out after her.
Only six in the world and
no one knows who they are.
They just come in, they research
the target, and they kill them.
I need to warn her.
Some mountain men stole
two of my Manuka hives.
I need an arsonist. Tarquin,
tell him to burn the hives.
Luther here, he'll be with
you 24 hours for support.
How dangerous is this guy?
- (YELLS)
- God.
Let you see that, you know ♪
It's ugly. It looks like a morgue.
I want to go back.
You go back, they find you.
I lose everything, and I'm supposed
to start again in this place?
Yeah, well, we all
lose things, you know?
What am I gonna do in there?
Oh, there we are. That
should be better than nothing.
(READS) "Windmills of the World."
Why would anyone make a book
about windmills? Stupid people.
I'll be in the room next to yours.
You want anything, rap on the wall.
They don't have phones here?
It's safer.
Two days!
(POIGNANT MUSIC)
(KNOCK ON WALL)
Yes, Bong Cha.
What do you do for me is right.
Thank you.
For what?
Don't ask stupid questions.
Good night, Bong Cha.
Good night, Graham.
Maybe a cup of tea is all I need, eh?
(THEME MUSIC)
You think it'd be a bigger pile
of dirt once it's all put back,
wouldn't you?
No. Turns out a body doesn't
take up that much space.
Well, you would know.
I suppose we should say something.
No, I didn't know him that well.
He only said about six words.
He was Scottish. I noticed that much.
I picked up a thing or two on
eulogies in my time in Melbourne.
- So
- Go ahead.
OK, well, Luther wasn't an
easy person to get to know.
Prefer to keep his thoughts to himself
than go in for gossip or any
sort of talking at all, really.
- He had good posture.
- (BUZZING SOUND)
Shh. What is that?
- What's what?
- That noise. Can you hear that?
It's coming from the ground.
(BAGPIPE RINGTONE PLAYS)
It's his phone.
Shit.
What if it's Neil?
We have to answer it.
- Come on, get digging.
- Listen.
It's enough I've buried a body for
you, I'm not digging it up again.
- The soil is soft now. It's easy.
- I'm not talking about the soil.
Fine, I will do it, then.
(GRUNTS)
Uh!
Careful! You're
chucking dirt everywhere.
Stop, stop! I will do it.
- Quick! Try and answer it.
- Stay over your side.
(HAUNTING MUSIC)
(THREE BLIND MICE PLAYS)
It has facial recognition.
Why isn't it working?
I think there's too
much dirt on his face.
I've got a hanky here.
Might have been used once or twice.
Oh, Luther won't mind.
There we go. That should do it.
OK.
It was Neil who called.
He sent a text.
He wants to know what's going on.
What do I say?
Having a lie down for
the rest of eternity.
- (BAGPIPE RINGTONE).
- Shit.
He's calling again.
Connor. You need Here, you answer it.
Scottish accent ain't my strong
suit, Stell. I can do Welsh.
Oh. Hello, Neil. What's happening?
Bloody how am I? How are the bairns?
No, Jeremiah, you answer it.
You're joking. Do I in
any way sound like a Scot?
Yes. Sometimes. Occasionally.
- Please!
- Don't push me.
Sorry I was on the can.
It's good.
Oh, good here.
What did he say?
He's waiting for today's photo.
- Now?
- Mm-hm.
- Really?
- Yep.
Alright, well, let's do it.
You look like you're the
one that's just been dug up.
Oh, OK.
You're making it worse.
And no smiling. You're
supposed to be unhappy.
There.
That's quite
Alright, I've sent it.
- Hi, Mum.
- Where are you guys off to?
Auntie Heather's house, of course.
You arranged it.
Why? Why have you got that skateboard?
Well, I'm going to ride it. I'm
not allowed to drive a car so
- That skateboard is dangerous.
- Not for me.
Please, I I need you to be careful.
Bye, Mum.
Cooee!
- Stella, you have a slight problem.
- Sorry, can this wait?
Tarquin didn't quite
manage to burn the bees.
- The mountain men caught him.
- Sorry?
Oh, you know those hillbilly types?
Ugly. Not to be reasoned with.
Well, what are we going to do about it?
We? Nothing.
We can't just leave
Tarquin with mountain men.
Not my problem.
He was on loan to you.
He's your employee.
Not any more. You
break him, you buy him.
- Someone has to do something.
- Up to you.
You always loved
getting your hands dirty.
- Sorry I'm late, mate.
- Hey. You're alright.
Gave me a chance to have a
look around the old place again.
Yeah. Any thoughts?
- It's still got good bones, I think.
- Yeah.
I didn't realise I've been
cut in half by a tree, though.
Yeah.
Recent alteration I've
got Frankie to thank for.
She knows how to handle a chainsaw.
I'm guessing it's probably
devalued it a little.
I could probably knock a bit off the
price, if you're still interested.
We're still interested. Yeah, I
know Ronnie would love this place.
And we could finally all live
together like a real family.
I was asking 55 grand, but, uh, I
suppose I could knock it down to,
uh, $248.78.
$248.78. Are you serious?
That's what I owed Connor for
the new water pump in the truck.
I'll take it.
This could be the best day of my life.
- I can't wait to tell Ronnie.
- Yeah.
This looks dangerous.
I want more money.
Double. Or I'm going back.
Double? Don't you care about him at all?
- Yeah, not that much.
- OK, alright, double.
Do you think he's still alive?
Yeah.
They would've fed him to
the dogs by now if he wasn't.
OK.
Tarquin?
Tarquin, can you hear me?
He's still breathing.
Alright, let's get him out of here.
I'll cut the chains off.
With that? Are you sure
that thing's gonna work?
It cut through bone easy enough.
No reason why it won't
cut through a chain.
OK, this is going to be real loud,
so you need to go and distract them.
Me? Why me?
I operate the angle grinder.
Yeah. OK, fine.
What else have you got in here?
Know how to operate that thing?
No idea.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
Oh.
Hi.
What a relief someone's home.
Uh, I hope I'm not
disturbing you in any way.
Um, I have a
I have a bit of a problem.
I was driving over the hill back there
and a tree branch had
fallen over the road.
Anyway, I got out of
my car to to clear it,
and I dropped my keys
into the undergrowth.
And, uh, the only way I'll be
able to find those little suckers
is with this, um, with
my the leaf blower here.
But what do you know it?
Darn thing won't start.
So, um, happily, I saw your house,
and I was hoping you could, um
Give it here.
With Thank you, thank you.
You gotta prime it first.
- Right.
- (MOTOR ROARS)
Oh, that's it. That's That's
noisy, isn't it? Good noise.
Make sure you squeeze the trigger.
Thank you. I'll go find those keys now
and leave you gentlemen to, um, uh
See, there can't be any
branches down on the Hill Road
because we've trimmed those already.
So why'd you make up that story?
Oh, um You see, it's, uh
Right. Just stay back. Yeah.
You let me leave, and no one gets hurt.
Oh, God.
Kerry, start the truck! Oh!
(DOG BARKS)
Anika Van Cleef, formerly of Prosperous.
I heard about your troubles.
Who? What? Do I know you?
Lionel. Lionel Jeffries,
CEO, MGA Holdings.
I was two above you on
the BRW Rich list 2015.
I remember. You were charged
for defrauding your company.
Yeah. All water under the
bridge. Oh, let me just, uh
Here you go. Get out the dirt. Ah, yeah.
So
Are you here on witness
protection as well?
No, no, I didn't get offered that.
Um, but, you know, I
don't hold any grudges.
Oh.
Oh, you remember Malcolm here?
Malcolm Sharp from
acquisitions at Bolton's.
Yeah, he got in a bit of trouble
as well, but, um, you know,
it's actually worked out for the best.
We've got businesses and income
flows coming from every direction.
Right. You're really
making a go of it, then?
Yeah, yeah. Vegetables,
that's the easiest.
We pick 'em up on special at the chains,
sell them as organic
at Salamanca markets.
I mean, nobody knows anything.
Olive oil the same.
You put any old shit in a jar
and label it Virgin, 150% mark-up.
Wow. I must remember that
next time I'm at the market.
Oh, honey, that's my next
foray. Yeah, Manuka honey.
I mean, it's like liquid gold.
You just get a trace of the real thing
and bulk it up with corn
syrup, bit of colouring,
fake the accreditation labels,
and just watch the money roll in.
Right. That's the reason
you're stealing Neil's hives?
Well, relocating.
- Impressive.
- Yeah.
So how about it? I mean,
you've always been pretty savvy.
You can buy in now, you
know, ground-floor moment.
Come in as an investor.
Yeah, look, it sounds
like a great opportunity,
but I'm gonna need some
time to think about it.
Yeah, yeah. Oh, hey, why don't
you give her a sample, Malcolm?
Yeah, give that a try. Yeah.
I'm betting you can't
tell the difference
between that and the real thing.
Yes, no, I'm I'm going to try this.
But right now,
we should probably get our
friend back home before he dies.
Then I will get back
to you on all of this.
- Yeah, we can do that. Sure.
- Thanks.
Oh, um, just just a little
matter about a fee owing,
you know, just looking after your
mate there for the last two days.
Oh, what sort of fee?
500 should cover it.
I don't have any money.
Do you have any money?
- Kidding me?
- I'm not kidding.
And I will pay you back. Sorry.
- Give me all of it.
- That's it.
Yeah. Alright. One, two. Got 100, $123.
That's everything we have, so
I'll take it.
Thanks. Yeah. Oh, and
don't forget my proposal.
I promise you, I won't.
Hey, we should do brunch sometime.
Yes.
See ya.
Thanks. See you soon.
You can stay here tonight.
(GRUNTS)
I couldn't do it.
I couldn't burn the bees.
That's why they caught me.
I had the fuel and the matches,
and then I thought it was wrong.
It's OK. You're OK. You're home now.
Hey, maybe Graham was right.
I think maybe I am a good
person underneath it all.
- Do you think?
- Yeah, you are you're a good person.
Mm-hm.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
I have a wee gift for you.
I thought you might want your man back.
Well, at least part of him.
He was a bit too big to
bring all of him back.
Where did you find him?
In a hole.
It was Poodle, of course. She killed
him and then she tried to hide it.
How did she do it?
Broke his neck.
Oh. I gave Luther this
ring. It was expensive.
He'll have no further use for it.
You'd better kill her before
she does any more damage.
Still in good condition, huh?
He looked after his things.
Are you still actually
having fun with her?
Because I'm getting tired of waiting.
And I really want my town back.
It's advantageous that she stays
alive until you deliver the drugs.
The town is still on side with her.
Righto.
You're forgetting something.
What do I want with it?
Whatever you like. It's your
rubbish. Take it with you.
What are you doing?
Cleaning the serv off the truck.
On my kitchen table?
Yeah, it's good lighting here.
Almost done.
Great.
(CAT MEOWS)
Right.
Whoa, whoa, what are you doing?
I just wanna get rid of
this cat once and for all.
It's just hungry.
No.
Watch this.
Right.
As if that's gonna
(CAT MEOWS)
Iris taught him. She's also
given him a name, Mr. Josey.
I know, and now you're
feeding the damn thing,
you're just encouraging him.
Something worrying you?
I saw my future yesterday.
I'm never going to get out.
I'm going to end up selling
fake virgin olive oil
and living in a house full of cats.
It's just one cat.
That cat is not staying.
It hunts vermin. It's unhygienic.
Just like my entire kitchen.
- I'll clean up later.
- No, you won't. You never do.
I have never seen you
wash a single plate.
Hold it right there. If this
is going to be a lecture
- It's not a lecture, it's feedback.
- I'll tell you about feedback.
If there is one word
to describe what's wrong
with everything about the
world today, it's feedback.
It's the rot that erodes every marriage.
Oh, I didn't realise we were married.
No, come to think of it, we're
not. Nor do I have any plan to.
Well, good. That suits me just fine.
(BAGPIPE RINGTONE PLAYS)
Great. It's Neil.
Don't answer it.
Oh, it's easy for you to say. You
can just walk away from everything.
Answer it.
Can I help you?
Lover drone, can you put
Stella on the phone, please?
Thank you.
You're impossible. I'm out of here.
Hello.
I wanted to ask if
you'd seen Luther lately?
Because I have. Well, a
part of him, freshly dug up.
I can explain. It was an accident.
This isn't just about Luther.
Your arsonist failed
in the task I requested.
You've embarrassed me
in front of my rivals.
You don't need to feel embarrassed.
Everyone makes mistakes.
Careless people make mistakes.
And I'm not a careless person.
This going to take long?
Nah, not long.
I don't see his truck.
Oh, we might as well wait
inside. Be more comfortable.
You've got the keys to his house?
Of course. I'm a police officer.
Oh.
Coming?
Come on, mate. Hey. Yeah.
Come on. Here you go.
Whee!
OK, here we go.
Alright.
Yep, watch your head
when you come through.
Off you go. Careful.
Jeremiah should really do something
about that before the rain gets in.
Yeah.
Jeremiah's not going
to do anything, Bron.
He's never coming back.
Why not?
Because I bought the house from him.
This is our house now, Bron.
It belongs to us.
I love it.
We can put it back together again.
It's perfect.
Buzz? Where'd he go?
He's in there.
Buzz, come on, mate.
Hey!
(GROANS)
Alright.
Here you go. A little
bit of tuna, seafood pate.
Want some of that, hey? Come on.
Here we go. Puss, Puss, Puss. Mangy cat.
Come on. Dinner time. Here you go.
(PURRS).
OK.
Here we go.
Gotcha, I gotcha!
I found a way for you to redeem
yourself for stealing my car.
Technically speaking, I
didn't steal it, did I?
I was test driving it when it was
appropriated by a higher species.
It's in the box, your
new forever friend.
(MEOWS)
It's Iris' cat?
Well, it's not really her
cat. She's making that up.
And the truth is, it
doesn't really belong to us.
I think it would be much happier here.
- Can't take a cat, Stell.
- You owe me Connor.
- Lumps.
- What?
Allergies, innit?
I break out in lumps.
Well, they're boils,
really, more than lumps,
with all the pus and everything.
And the coughing
starts and the wheezing,
starts sprouting hairs in places
I've never had hairs before.
- It's horrible.
- Well, you can keep it out the back.
My uncle, he was a real prize-winner
when it came to allergies.
Cats, dogs, mice, guinea
pigs. He had the lot.
He had it all. Food allergies and all.
Fruitcake killed him in
the end. Didn't eat it.
Fell on his head from a
from a windowsill, don't it?
(MEOWS)
This doesn't mean we're
going to be friends.
You're going to need to learn
there are rules and boundaries.
You are not permitted in
the kitchen or the bedrooms,
or the dining room, or the
living room, or on the couch.
And you are not going to
eat until after we have.
What are you doing? I told you,
we don't want you around here.
Look, I'm sorry if I
upset Magda and yourself.
There's not a skerrick
of sincerity in your tone.
Nothing about you is
convincing. Please leave.
Just Stella sent me. I'm
here to pick up Otis and Iris.
Well, I was under the
impression we had them all day.
No, there's been a change of plans.
Stella never mentioned
you were picking them up.
Yeah, that's why it's
called a change of plans.
I'm trying to get more clarity
on why the change of plans.
Tallulah's gonna teach me to drive.
Mum must have forgot to tell you.
Come on.
- Bye.
- Bye.
Give my best to Magda.
Oh.
Hey, Iris, why don't
you tell us five things
about your mum that
makes her so special?
Well, she can trick people in Russia
into sending her money
over the internet.
Oh, yeah, that sounds illegal. Go on.
She can make people listen
to her, even if they hate her.
Some skill.
Good job driving, Otis.
Very good. Bravo! Handbrake!
Nice. Thank you for getting the keys.
Yeah. All good. Mum doesn't notice.
Come. There's something
I want to show you.
Come on.
OK.
Come on.
- Where are we going?
- It's a surprise.
- Frankie.
- Got a job for you.
A bit of a headache.
You can walk it off.
Time for a roast dinner at my place.
I need you to send out the invites.
You're back working with me now.
What if they don't want to come?
Promise them money. Usually works.
$100 each for their attendance.
It should be more than
enough to buy them off.
Shouldn't we be heading back to the car?
- It's getting late.
- I'm sorry. I thought we'd be there by now.
I'm cold.
Oh.
Sun's setting. It's gonna get dark soon.
(TASSIE DEVILS SCREAM)
I have an idea. Why don't
we light a fire and camp out?
Because we would freeze and starve.
No, no, no. I've got blankets and
food. And the fire will keep us warm.
But Mum doesn't know where
we are. She'll be worried.
No, I mentioned to your
mom that we might camp out,
and she was completely OK with it.
MALE CAMPER: Move round, Bazza.
My favourite kind of game. I
think the lonely days are over.
Woo!
Yes!
Come on! Come on! Ooh!
Oh, man. Fuck!
Must be pretty lonely by yourself.
We've decided to come
over and keep you company.
We've brought you over a beer.
Come on, drink up.
You can have some fun.
You look like you need some fun.
Here dead we lie because
we did not choose to live.
And shame the land from which we sprung.
Life, to be sure, is
nothing much to lose.
But young men think it is.
And we were young.
- Oh!
- What the fuck?
I don't like beer.
And I don't want to have fun.
Yeah, OK, cool.
- Yeah, that's cool.
- Leave now if you want to live.
Yeah, OK.
Are you right? Are you OK?
(ENGINE STARTS)
So what are we reading tonight?
Queensland Holiday Attractions.
Mmm. An oldie, but a goodie.
So what do you see?
Some girls water skiing.
Yes. What else?
Um, there are four of them.
Oh, come on, describe it for me.
Why don't you learn Braille?
Well, I can hardly read a
picture with Braille, can I?
I remember the photo anyway.
It's under a bright blue sky
and they all wore
multicoloured swimsuits,
holding the rope in one hand and
skiing along in a perfect line.
Surfers Paradise Ski Gardens.
My mum and dad took me,
1968, and it was marvellous.
I hope you get to leave one
day and see things like that.
Why do I want to see some girls
water-skiing in multicoloured tutus?
Anyway, I could have
left a long time ago.
What do you mean?
I checked online.
The man who wanted me dead died
five years ago in a car crash.
You knew you could leave,
and you didn't tell me?
Why didn't you go?
Why didn't you go?
This is the only place I
won't trip over something.
But I want to know why you stayed.
If I go, who makes you sandwiches?
No.
No, no.
To care for me?
Is that why you're still here?
Don't ask stupid questions.
Next page.
Koala bear.
Hey. When did you ask
Mum about camping out?
A white lie, but I thought
it was best not to upset Iris.
You said we were just
gonna have driving lessons.
We should try and go back anyway.
What? And get lost.
That could be disastrous
and very dangerous.
Besides, we're going
to have fun together.
Mum will be going ape-shit.
Well, it's not all about her.
And it might actually
do you both a little good
to get away from her for a bit.
Come on.
(DOOR OPENS)
Kids, it's way too late for
you to be getting back now.
Don't you ever knock?
What would be the point?
(OMINOUS MUSIC)
Bong Cha.
Oh, it's not you.
Oh, you're a backpacker.
Are you looking for a room?
I'm looking for information.
I'll help if I can.
Anika Van Cleef. Have you seen her?
She's an old friend I
need to catch up with.
Unfortunately, I don't
get to see anyone.
Being blind does have its limitations.
What's it like being blind?
Well, first it's like, um,
driving a car in a wet and
windy night with no headlights.
It fills you with terror.
Ah, but then your other senses step up.
The wind on your face tells
you what direction you're going.
The weight of the rain
tells you how much longer
it'll take to leave the storm.
That sounds good. Tell me more.
Flowers in springtime, I
never noticed them before.
Now it's like being
showered with perfume.
You make it sound like it's a gift.
Well, it's a curse with
unexpected benefits.
I'm blind too. I have aphantasia.
Can't visualise images in my mind's eye.
How odd. My mind's full of images.
How do you remember?
Photographs.
My sympathies.
It's OK. Means less noise in my head.
Huh? I imagine so.
What can you tell about me?
Uh.
I can, uh, I can hear the
faint wheeze of an asthmatic.
That's very accurate.
I could smell grass and animal
fur, cooking grease, and something.
Mmm.
Were you in an accident?
It was not an accident.
From the tone of your voice and
the way you move around the room,
light as a feather, I
know that you are young.
Continue.
And I can tell that you are not a friend
here to catch up with Anika.
I want to remember this conversation.
Why?
Where is Anika?
I had such high hopes for you.
With all your business acumen,
your ravenous need to succeed,
your lack of any great morality.
It seemed like a recipe for success.
What went wrong?
Well, if you untape me, I'll tell you.
I've given you more than enough
chances to redeem yourself.
I'm sorry about Luther.
I haven't even gotten to Luther yet.
This is about your
previous shortcomings.
You need to get me out of this chair.
There are people coming. You
know, people with guns, so
Keep an eye on the door.
If anyone comes, shoot them.
I'll list them in order of occurrence.
First you disappointed
me, then you failed me,
embarrassed me and finally lied to me.
I am sorry for embarrassing you.
I still have no heroin.
And you killed one of my people.
That was an accident. It was
It was the craziest thing.
He walked out onto the balcony,
stepped on a skateboard.
It was like some
You seem to be missing the
point of this conversation.
You're no longer functioning.
I can do better.
From time to time, a hive
begins to perform poorly
until finally it ceases
to produce at all.
It's usually the fault of the queen.
I'm not a fucking insect.
No, you are not. But you are a
queen. One of two in this town.
And I need the strongest to survive.
And Frankie's ready to kill you.
- And I no longer want to stop her.
- No.
No! Please! Please don't leave
me here. You need to undo me.
No! Don't! Don't leave me here.
So good to have the old gang back again.
Did you miss me?
Well, it wasn't the same
without you, Frankie.
That is so sweet of you to say.
Get ready to relive the good old days.
Because I'm getting back in business.
(BELL RINGS)
Oh, that'll be the roast. I
hope you brought your appetites.
(MUSIC PLAYS)
Oh, I like the roast lamb.
Me too.
So what's the plan, Frankie?
Well, everything's going
to go back to the way it was
before the Poodle got into town.
When are we going to get
our $100 for coming tonight?
You'll get that and more.
I am going to give you all
..a 5% increase in wages.
I don't think 5% is enough.
10%.
10% it is.
Good on you for speaking up. Now dig
in. I wouldn't want it to get cold.
You're not eating?
No, no, no. I had something before.
You pass me the bread, please?
Connor.
I need somebody to stay for
a while. Maybe a long while.
Space over by the compressor,
if you don't want a
bit of noise and grease.
That'll do me just fine.
Who are you?
Anika Van Cleef.
Who? Who are you?
- Anika Van Cleef.
- How did you get in here?
Hang on. Where are my
kids? Have you hurt them?
There are no kids.
Yes, Anika Van Cleef.
What are you doing?
Often ending a life has
to be bloody and violent.
But since you're in no
position to struggle,
I can terminate you more
humanely and relatively swiftly.
Although there may be some pain
involved, it should be short lived.
You don't need to do that.
Don't do this because I can give you
I can give you a lot of money.
But more than they're,
they're paying you so
The subcutaneous site in the
abdomen has a fast absorption rate.
It will be quicker for you.
(GRUNTS)
(GROANS)
You cannot win.
I just did.
There will always be
someone coming for you.
They won't stop until you're dead.
Who? Who wants me dead?
Cinnabon.
What?
What? What?
So how about we play a game?
Unless you're too afraid
and you don't want to play.
The Poodle needs to be put down.
The woman deserves an interesting end.
Get on with it.
Marina sent me this the
night she disappeared.
If you don't tell me
now, you're gonna have
a full town mutiny on your hands.
Woo wee!
She's here.
Close this up.