North of North (2025) s01e04 Episode Script

1
("ave maria" sung by piqsiq)
♪
(helicopter whirring)
-(man) there they are!
-(all cheering)
(all) hooray!
(all cheering)
Oh! Oh!
(all exclaiming)
(all groaning)
(crowd shouting encouragement)
(man) whoa, whoa.
(woman) this is it!
Hey, don't beat yourself
up about it.
We all have bad days
at the office, right?
(all) whoa!
(crowd exclaiming worriedly)
(all) whoa!
(helen) we've been married
20 years.
You know how important
this is to me.
Oh! Right there.
Oh, yeah.
So, I scraped the gum
off 70 chairs,
I brewed coffee
for the whole office,
And this is your tea,
perfectly steeped.
Uh, not now,
I'm in a situation.
She just found out
her zoom wine club
Changed to Wednesday nights.
And that's a problem?
Wednesday night
is elders' night.
Do you know how hard it is
to get a quality malbec up here?
It's hard, really hard.
First simon had to apply
for a liquor permit,
Then he had to submit it,
I had to approve it,
Then he had to order the wine,
Find somebody in ottawa
To take the wine
to the airport,
Have it flown here,
And now, I have to drink it
all by myself.
This is bullshit.
What if I ran elders' night?
Oh! Like I could trust you
with that responsibility,
Given your track record?
Helen, I can do this, I swear.
-(sighs) I
-(siaja) come on, helen.
(helen) I, uh
(groaning)
Honey, you always said
that elders' night
Pretty much runs itself.
Yeah.
I did design it well.
Okay.
-Oh my god, really?
-Yes.
But I run a tight ship.
I love tight ships.
You have to open up,
man the coffee station,
Make sure no one
forgets their teeth.
-Easy peasy.
-Clean up, lock up, and, siaja?
No surprises,
and no open flames.
Mm-hmm.
(keys jingle)
(helen) put that thumb down.
She doesn't need encouragement.
I told you,
she needs tough love.
Yeah, get back in there.
(fast, upbeat music)
(dog barking distantly)
(traffic rumbling)
(alistair whistling)
(neevee sighs)
(low hum of chatter)
I maybe was a little mean
to you the other day.
And I might take
some of it back.
Wow.
You're really bad
at apologies.
Oh, I'm not apologizing.
Case in point.
Just stay away from me, and we
won't have any problems, okay?
Okay, but it's a pretty
small town.
Yeah, it's my small town.
Look, I know this
whole situation is
Pretty weird,
But we're gonna keep
running into each other,
So maybe we could just try
and be a little bit more civil.
What, like, pretend
we don't know each other?
If that's what you need
to be civil, sure.
Just a couple of strangers,
you and me, huh,
Who apparently happen to have
a 27-year-old kid together.
She's 26.
You're a terrible father.
Yeah, well, maybe because
I never got the chance.
(woman) next!
Hmm.
(jazzy music)
(sizzling)
Oh, hey, mom?
Can you watch bun tonight?
I have a work thing,
and I just--
Nope.
It's just, ting's
on an overnight,
So I'd really
appreciate it if I--
Welcome to being
a single mother.
Wait, why are you
mad at me?
I'm-- I'm mad at you.
-Nah.
-(bun) ulaakut.
-Good morning, love.
-Hi, sweet tuktu.
(bun laughs)
Is it because I hung out
with alistair?
I have every right
to get to know my father.
Oh, don't be such
a drama queen.
You're not the only
half-breed without a dad.
Can you not say that?
It's dehumanizing.
God, your generation
is so sensitive.
You're a half-breed eskimo.
Get over it.
(bun) you guys sound like fluffy
and charlie when you fight.
(mocking tone)
"you're a half-breed eskimo."
Blah, blah, blah.
"gosh, get over it."
(tablet beeping)
Hey, bun.
You want to be
my assistant tonight?
(gasps) yeah!
I'll go get my glasses.
Okay!
(bun) woo-hoo!
See? Expert-level parenting.
Bannock's burning.
(scoffs)
(gasps) oh, no, no, no, no!
(laughing)
(mellow guitar music)
(yawning)
Hi, bun.
(snoring softly)
(sighs)
Kuuk?
What are you doing here?
Well, I'm here
for elders' night.
My auntie crystal, right there,
she said it would, uh,
"help wash off my city boy
stink," you know?
Yeah.
Ah, I think that's your cologne.
Hmm, I'm not wearing any.
Hmm.
You want a--
you want a grand tour?
Yeah, I'm supposed to be
doing the coffee.
-Ah.
-So, yeah,
-I do want a tour, please.
-Okay.
(both laugh)
All right, well, um,
this is where we play cards.
This is martha, josefina.
What's up, ladies?
Careful, they're sharks,
all right?
-This is where we play chess.
-Oh, I love chess.
-Yeah?
-Yeah.
-We should play sometime.
-Yeah, if you like losing.
Oh, trash talk.
I like.
And this is my number one
homie, kuuk.
-Did you just say homie?
-(kuuk) mm-hmm.
This is o.G. Kuuk.
You call me your atikulu.
-Atikuluk.
-Atikulu.
Atikulu.
This is my, uh, my namesake.
-Mm-hmm.
-And this is my atikulu's, uh,
Best friend, lazarus.
He's, uh, elisapee's brother.
I know everyone in here.
-Oh.
-Yeah.
(speaking in inuktitut)
Oh, he doesn't know you.
Um, uh
(speaking inuktitut)
Hmm.
(speaking in inuktitut)
Uh, I can't speak
inuktitut very well.
(speaking in inuktitut)
I'm-- I'm sorry.
(elder kuuk) it's okay.
Your mother. Anaana.
It was hard at times
when you were a little girl.
But now she's sober,
Doing better,
Got a store going,
and helping everyone.
(speaking in inuktitut)
-Too much baking powder.
-Yuck!
And hard,
and a little bit burnt.
Yeah. (gasps)
-(gags)
-(siaja) sorry.
Next time, I know you
can make a better one.
(speaking in inuktitut)
-Keep trying.
-Yeah. Yeah.
(bell on door chiming)
(low hum of chatter)
(suspenseful music)
(alistair) whoa.
-(sighs)
-well, excuse me, miss.
My sincere apologies.
What the hell are you
talking about?
We're strangers, remember?
Well, watch where
you're going, stranger.
(cash register beeping)
(both sighing)
(whistles)
(siaja) so, is elders' night
always this
Depressing?
(kuuk) uh, yeah,
it kinda is.
("pump up the jam" by
technotronic playing on walkman)
Bun, you're going
to knock over an elder.
I can't hear you.
(bun singing along)
da-da-da-da.
-(clapping rhythmically)
-(speaking in inuktitut)
(bun) da-da-da-da-da-da.
She knows how to party.
This is good.
-She's getting the people going.
-(speaking in inuktitut)
(others joining in)
da-da-da-da-da-da.
-Can you braid my hair?
-(speaking in inuktitut)
Don't worry,
I don't got lice.
(speaking in inuktitut)
-Kuuk?
-Yeah?
I have an idea.
shake that body for me ♪
(colin over radio) aingai,
Welcome to the only
radio show in town.
(siaja over radio)
hey, good kids of ice cove,
The sun isn't the only thing
staying up late
This time of year.
Um, uh, yeah, you know
what else is cool?
Uh, elders' night
is on Wednesday.
Ba-ba-ba-bow!
Uh, do you feel me?
Be there, or be square.
(song playing over radio)
(laughs) what the heck
was that?
Why do you sound like
a white lady?
I don't know, I panicked.
I still don't fully get
what we're doing here.
I just, I want elders' night
to be less basic.
So you want it to be less helen,
without asking helen.
Helen is up to her
eyeballs right now in malbec,
And this is a perfect
opportunity to show
That I have initiative.
Do kids even listen
to the radio, though? I mean
Ouch.
-I'm sorry, I just--
-he makes a good point.
(kuuk) you know what?
We gotta hit the streets.
(energetic music)
(kids laughing and shouting)
(metal clanging)
♪
Whoa.
What's up, kids?
Nice throws.
What you kids
up to on Wednesday?
Are you a drug dealer?
(kids giggling)
No.
Do I-- do I look like one?
I don't know.
Um, well, me and this guy
over here,
Uh, we're trying to get some
youth out for elders' night,
And it's gonna be so much fun.
Are we getting paid?
You get the sweet gift of
spending time with your elders.
-20 bucks each.
-(siaja) what?
(boy) yeah, 20 bucks.
Well, what about, uh
Free slushies?
Kuuk, you can't just bribe her.
Okay, we'll do it.
See? All right.
But you gotta bring
your friends.
Maybe.
Two slushies?
(energetic music)
Home, please.
Ah! (sighs)
Oh, good evening, miss.
Evening, sir.
You're gonna have to take
the next cab,
Because this one's taken.
Uh, as we both know, miss,
This is the only
cab in town,
So I sure as hell
am not gettin' out.
Hotel, driver.
(intriguing music)
♪
(siaja) can I get anybody
some tea, some coffee,
Some bannock?
I made fresh stuff.
Um, cards?
I don't get it.
We brought them kids.
Why aren't they reacting
like they did with bun?
I don't know. Maybe I can
bust out the chessboard,
-And they could, like
-Oh, yeah, great,
Because that'll keep
two whole people busy.
I don't know, I'm just trying
to, you know, trying to get
Yo, this party sucks.
It's so dead. We are so out.
Wait, hold on.
(siaja)
new plan. Colin,
Tell nella to bring
her accordion.
And millie, just get
every speaker you can find.
Yes, your majesty.
Please. Thank you.
And kuuk, we need way more
sugar in those slushies.
-Oh, done.
-Okay.
Let's get this party started!
Well, I'm sorry, I didn't quite
catch what it is that you do.
I'm a forensic scientist.
I investigate mysterious
and unusual deaths
In the city of new york.
Wow, now, now, now,
that is very glamorous to me.
And you?
Me? Well, I'm a high-powered
defence lawyer, miss.
Just a cold-hearted
shark of a man.
-(chuckles)
-what?
You're too fuckin' soft
to be a shark.
I like your earrings.
(intense music building)
♪
(both breathing heavily)
So many layers.
♪
Seriously?
(cheering)
(accordion playing)
Everything. Everything.
All right, you're good?
Yep, good.
Lazarus!
Come on.
Never mind.
Who wants to play some
dice games? I got prizes!
(all cheering)
-(man 1) uh-oh.
-(man 2) here we go, here we go.
(man 1) oh, no!
(all cheering)
Take a slushie,
talk to an elder.
Take a slushie,
go talk to an elder.
Take a slushie,
go talk to an elder.
Everybody having fun?
♪
(woman speaking in inuktitut)
♪
This is gonna be
an elders' night to remember.
-(laughing)
-ahh.
-We make a good team.
-Yeah, we do.
♪
(laughter)
♪
(all) chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
(cheering)
What on earth is going on here?
Siaja, I can hear you
all the way from wine club.
Isn't it amazing, though?
This is so much better, right?
What are all these kids
doing here?
I brought them in
for the elders.
-Elder kuuk is having a blast.
-(thudding)
-(gasping)
-oh, my god!
(hushed murmuring)
I'm sure he's just kidding.
He's such a jokester.
He's dead!
-(scattered gasps)
-(woman) like, dead-dead?
(solemn music)
(helen) oh, siaja
♪
Oh!
Why is the casket being
brought over by helicopter?
Okay, so, 23 years ago,
Helen came here as
the new town planner
And picked this site as the
new graveyard her first winter.
Little did she know,
It's surrounded
by a frozen river.
And now she hates it every time
someone dies after ice melt.
Speaking of which,
how pissed is she at you?
She says she needs time
to process her emotions.
♪
Hey.
You threw one hell of a party.
♪
(helen) siaja
I don't know what to say.
In a matter of weeks,
you have managed to
Flip off the entire town,
Set the dump on fire,
And kill a beloved elder.
-I was just trying to
-All you had to do
Was set up the coffee
and clean up the chairs.
Which I technically did.
(helen) well
I don't know if you know
what comes next,
But some people call it
"the helen hammer."
Not me.
I didn't make up that name.
(knocking at door)
My brother's coming in.
He's probably gonna curse you.
(exhales)
(tense music)
Lazarus, I-- I'm so sorry.
I should've known siaja
wasn't ready to
(lazarus speaking in inuktitut)
(speaking in inuktitut)
"do you know how
we inuit survived for
Thousands of years
in the arctic?"
No, I'd probably freeze to death
In two hours
out there by myself.
(speaking in inuktitut)
(millie translating quietly)
He said, "every community
needs a special person like you
To bring
the generations together."
I'll see you next week.
(gentle music)
Yes, you will.
Maybe no more slushies, okay?
(siaja) okay, fair enough.
(millie) yeah,
I think he's right.
(neevee sighs) this
Was the last time.
Neevee
Oh, I'm serious.
(alistair) yeah,
you said that yesterday.
(sighs) I don't want
siaja to find out.
Find out what?
That adults have sex?
(sighs)
we're back to strangers.
Okay?
Yeah.
This
Has been a fun week.
Have a good life.
(inquisitive music)
Anyone up for a drink?
I wanna celebrate
still having a job.
Hey, I'm down. Yeah.
Sure. It's not like I have
anything better going on.
(colin) yeah, me neither.
Well, I got a bottle. I mean,
we could go back to my hotel.
-What about alistair?
-No, he's chill. Yeah.
But only if you're--
only if you're okay with that,
If you're chill with it too?
-Yeah, I'm chill.
-All right.
Perfect. Afterparty at kuuk's.
-All right.
-(siaja) okay.
(kuuk) wait until
you try this bourbon.
It's a small batch
with prevalent notes
Of vanilla and tobacco.
-"prevalent notes"?
-Shh! He's elevating us.
Here we are. Okay.
Welcome to the chill zone.
-Oh!
-(gasps)
(alistair stammering)
-Siaja?
-Hi, guys.
(intense music)
(singing in inuktitut)
♪