Offspring (2010) s07e08 Episode Script
Season 7, Episode 8
1 How did you go with Will telling him you know what last night? It is coming out today no matter what.
- Oh, my God, you all knew? - No.
This is not your fault.
Oh, I know that.
Jeez.
I have a plan to obsess this guy out of my life.
DAN: I bet you went to a lot of effort.
Champagne, cake, balloons.
I did.
I will never forget you.
I was certain when I decided to do this.
I knew I was going to do it on my own.
And now I'm just - Pretty overwhelmed? - Yes.
ZOE: Surprise! Cupcakes.
I think she liked them.
Explain to me the face.
(SIGHS) Where do I even begin? Last night Zoe asked for a yoghurt.
Mummy, can I have some yoghurt? NINA: I said no.
No, darling, it's nearly dinner time.
So then Zoe asks Harry.
Harry, can I have some yoghurt? NINA: Harry says yes.
Yeah, we can get you some yoghurt.
Come on.
NINA: So, I got annoyed with Harry.
Oh, I just said no to her, because it's nearly dinner.
Oh sorry, I didn't know.
Hey, you didn't tell me you had already asked Mummy.
I think you had better give that back.
Then, she Oh! But he.
Okay, Zoe.
You need to stay here and think about what you did.
Wow! And then what happened? Well, cue argument.
Don't be angry with me.
Be angry with her.
I can't be angry with her.
She's too little.
So, you think I reacted badly.
I would have handled it differently.
How would you have handled it? I said, well I don't know because I've never been the mother of a child who's thrown yoghurt at people before.
And where was Zoe? She was there.
Oh, why, oh, why, oh, why won't you sing? Bring your hips to me, oh, bring your hips Oh, oh, bring your hips to me To me Oh, bring your hips to me, oh, bring your hips Oh, oh, bring your hips to me To me To me Oh, why, oh, why Oh, why won't you sing? Offspring 7x08 Aug 16, 2017 Zoe needs boundaries, and you need to give them to her.
I know.
It's me.
I just can't seem to focus.
Not getting the job feels like I've been punched.
St.
Francis hurt you, Neens.
Zoe is acting out because she is your daughter and she can see that.
She is throwing yoghurt at Harry, when actually she should be throwing yoghurt at the hospital.
I've never been so humiliated.
Big mistake on their part.
They're underestimating the power of rejection and what it can do to an employee's ambitions.
It's killed mine.
Wrong.
Stirred them up.
I don't know if I'm stirred up.
I'm just Pretending that you're all right when actually you're bitterly angry underneath? Yes! Let's just say, I happen to know someone in the recruiting business You? who is going to keep their ear to the ground for any positions, medical or otherwise, and when the right thing comes up, this person You.
is going to keep this other person Me.
very abreast of any opportunities, even if it's just to make you feel better about not getting this one.
I don't want to do any more interviews.
- Bye.
- Bye.
CHERIE: Thank goodness you're here.
Why? What's happening? We found wings in the locker room.
Wings? It is our belief that a man we all know has been moonlighting as a fairy in this very hospital.
Huh, really? It's Elvis.
Ach! Of course, it is.
I've been online.
It's a thing.
There is a whole fairy subculture.
Good morning.
Glitter.
It's all the proof we need.
I don't have time for this, actually.
And nor should you.
Sorry.
I'm a bit busy.
(PHONE SOUNDS) (SIGHS) Billie.
I need you to send me through your CV.
Whoa! No! I'm not ready for that.
Ready for what? Ready to be aware of your options? Ready to be future front footed? What if someone here found out? Looking is not a step, Neens.
Technically, looking can be done without moving your feet, and that is all we are doing, looking.
Out the window, to see what's out there.
If we see something, we'll drop your CV on it.
Let me have a think about it.
(SNIFFS) (THINKS) What is that smell? (SNIFFS) Smells like Martin Clegg.
Martin? Oh, Cherie! You okay? Mm-hmm mm-hm.
I'm annoyed with Martin.
And somehow you have managed to conjure up his exact smell.
I am wearing his cologne, because in the face of my anger I still can't help but love him.
Oh pff He sent our sexy time letters to a publisher as a manuscript.
Oh, I see.
The publisher loved them.
That's good, isn't it? It's embarrassing.
They offered us a three book deal.
Amazing.
It's intimidating.
One In The Bush, Two In The Heart.
Written by Cherie Butterfield and Martina Schlegg.
What do I do, Neens? Uh Neen, those stories, they were private.
And, yes, our sex makes for great reading.
But am I really ready to call myself a writer? And now Martin.
Martina.
He's convinced that he has to stay in the country because that is how we write, by using our insatiable sexual yearning.
But that's not how I saw my life.
I never thought I was going to be a writer of erotic fiction who has a long distance lady muse in the middle of the outback.
No, no one saw that coming.
JIMMY: So Work's good? Yep.
Good.
Greg? Yep.
Good.
Health? Yep.
Good.
Home? Yeah, good.
Anything else? Uh, Kerry? How's Kerry? Yeah, we are working things out.
- Thanks for asking.
- That's cool.
Is it? From where I am sitting, it seems kind of not cool.
Will, you're my brother and I don't want to see you get hurt again.
Are you sure that Kerry is right for you? Yes.
Because I'm not sure she's got your best interest at heart.
And you do? I do, I just didn't for a very short moment, but I do feel like Kerry has been very quick to extract herself from the situation and make me out to be the bad guy.
Pull over.
No.
Yeah, let's not talk about Kerry.
Let me out here, please, driver.
(PHONE SOUNDS) Billie, hi.
BILLIE: Something big just happened.
Are you okay? I just opened up a part of my life I never thought I wanted to see again and I'm not sure I can undo what I did.
Hughie was here.
Hughie? Significant ex-boyfriend.
Travelled to Greece with him.
Head like a block.
I don't even remember you going to Greece, with anyone.
Tattoo of a ceiling fan with a face on it.
Blocker.
Blocker? No, not helpful, actually.
I feel like I am getting further away from where you are.
The one I got pregnant to.
Oh, Billie, I remember that.
Tell me what happened.
The first thing I did was try and hide.
HUGHIE: Is that Billie? WOMAN: It is.
(KNOCKS) Unattended office.
And then I peeked out and Ah! .
.
there he was.
Billie, you haven't changed a bit! I have, actually.
It takes a lot of effort to change this much.
Hughie in a suit.
Billie in an office.
And then Then we talked like two people who knew each other.
A three-bedroom house in Balwyn and you're married? Yeah, second time lucky.
Motorbike? No, I sold that.
Tattoos? Got rid of the bad ones.
Kept the good ones.
You turned out so boring.
So did you.
How about we catch up properly? Tomorrow night? Want to have dinner? Before I could tailor a sensible response I heard myself saying Yeah, I'd like that.
What do I do? Have dinner with him.
Do you want me to come? No, no.
I think I just needed to work out how I felt by talking it through with you.
- Okay, goodbye.
- Oh NINA: Shanti? Hi.
I'm sorry.
I didn't have an appointment, and no one knows I'm here, I just knew that if I got to you, - that you would know what to do.
- What's happening? I can't feel her.
I can't Okay.
Well, babies can sometimes have periods of quiet.
No, it's not that.
When did you last feel her move? She didn't wake up yesterday, and I just waited all day for her to kick me and she hasn't.
Right.
We're going to have a look.
Straightaway.
I will take you downstairs for an ultrasound.
Thank you.
- Take a deep breath.
- Oh! Let's call your sister on the way, okay? Okay.
Sometimes baby's facing the other way.
It's a bit hard to see.
Hang on a minute, Shanti.
I'm just going to change her position.
I know this is hard to hear I can see on the scan that your baby's heart is no longer beating.
I'm so sorry.
Why? Sometimes these things happen for no reason at all.
We'll know more when your baby is born.
When she's born? A vaginal birth is definitely the best thing for your body and emotionally too.
No.
When? If your body doesn't go into labour naturally in the next 24 hours, I need to induce you.
There is no good side to this.
But some mums say that seeing their babies can be a healing thing.
(SOBS) I'm not a mum.
I'm something else.
You'll always be her mum.
Shanti? What's happened? Be with your sister tonight.
Rest.
We'll be ready for you when you get back tomorrow.
(EXHALES DEEPLY) (KNOCKS ON DOOR) Hi.
Hey.
Thanks for inviting me over.
I'm glad I got the chance to say sorry for what I said this morning.
Yeah, well, good.
My advice is to try harder to get over what happened, because that is what I'm trying to do.
In the meantime, this isn't about that.
This is business.
Whoa! Money came in.
That's your half.
Well, I know this is a strange time for both of us but I just want to say thanks.
Sincerely, thanks, Zara and I have been living with a knife to our necks financially and our lives are going to change because of you.
I'm a man of my word.
And I'm going to be one too.
From now on, I promise you, no Kerry talk.
Well, see you around.
HARRY: Hello.
Oh great, you're home.
Hey.
Hi.
- Hey.
- Hi.
Good day.
Sensible wine.
Bad day.
Big wine.
Um, good day.
Sensible wine sounds unappealing.
I'm going to go big wine.
I am having big wine too.
Don't ask.
Tell me about your day.
I had a meeting about a job.
Oh, you didn't mention that this morning.
No, it was a surprise for me too.
How did she go? It went really well, I think.
Actually, I was chuffed that they asked me to come in.
I've worked with them before in Banda Aceh.
- You like them.
- I do.
They do good stuff.
- That's great, Harry.
- Yeah.
This one involves some time on the ground in Myanmar.
- Wow.
- Yeah.
How long? She couldn't say.
So, yeah.
Look, I know things have been a little bit tense here between us, but it doesn't mean you need to go and take jobs in other countries.
(THINKS) Oh, shut up, Nina.
Okay, this has nothing to do with you and Zoe.
It's just a position came up in a field I am interested in.
An opportunity to Be far away.
(THINKS) Stop it.
Okay, I haven't taken the job.
I just said I would be interested.
And you said you are? (THINKS) I said stop it! Yeah.
I don't have to move to Myanmar.
I just have to do some trips.
It's just that if you tell me about it after the interview, it does seem a little bit like you are running your own race.
Whoa, okay, wait, I'm running my own race? We should be sharing our lives.
Apart from when it comes to Zoe? That's not the same.
Yes, it is the same.
It is exactly the same thing.
I don't think we should be doing this in front of her.
Look.
If you want me to take my hat out of the ring I can.
That is not what I'm saying.
What are you saying? I am saying (THINK) Why can't you read my mind right? It's a lot to take on.
That's all.
Right, right.
And I'm finding it hard to be adult about it, because it just feels like everything is out of balance.
(LOCK CLICKS) Zoe? Zoe, open the door.
I'll handle it, thanks.
Oh great.
This is a really united front.
Harry, stop talking like we are going to war with her.
Darling, open the door.
No.
Mummy is saying please.
Please open the door.
I don't care.
Well done.
Darling, do you want another nibble? That's a good idea.
Is it yummy? Bank opens in 10 minutes.
I want to get there before the old people who can't use online banking start queuing up.
Go, go, go.
We will just be here pouring champagne on our breakfast.
Bank first, daycare drop-off second, sex third.
Mm, deal.
Done with your pancakes? ALFIE: No.
I think you've had a lot of syrup and no pancake.
Everything does change Never do we know Where the wind might blow Come another day Don't be afraid.
ZARA: Hey, what happened? I walked into the bank.
I presented the cheque.
I was smiling all over my face.
This was the day my life was about to change.
- Our lives.
- The cheque bounced.
They led me to a tiny room out the back and asked me all these questions about who I was and where did I get the cheque, and how do I know Will Bowen and his company? They treated me like a criminal and then they spat me out.
Do you think he cancelled it? I think he is laughing right now at the thought of me looking like an idiot with no money at the bank.
It's payback.
He's playing me where it hurts.
And it hurt.
You know what you need to do.
You need to go and find him, and you go and get our money.
Run! Hey! Will! I need to talk to you! It's not about Kerry by the way! Leave it alone, Jimmy.
We're done.
Please.
Please.
Look before you leap.
Think before you speak.
Did you think it was funny sending me to the bank with a dud cheque? Were you having a good laugh about it? I have got a family, Will.
Do not play games with me.
Jimmy, the money's there.
It is my business account.
I checked the balance last night.
Yeah? Well, the cheque bounced.
No.
No, it didn't.
That's not right.
I wouldn't do that to you.
You wouldn't? No, I wouldn't.
It's empty.
What? The account is totally empty.
Look.
Does anyone else have access to it? It could have happened to anyone.
No, Mum.
It couldn't.
Look, my supplier went broke, and I had a shipment that I had to pay for and And? A few bribes.
Bribes?! I am doing something important but misunderstood.
That is a very cheap justification.
That's why I paniquated the money from your business account.
What does 'paniquated' mean? It's a made-up word.
It's when you borrow something without asking and you don't have a specific plan to return it.
That is theft.
So now you are saying the money is never coming back? And you thought I was a problem.
She has stolen his money.
- My money! - Paniquated.
Don't overreact.
You are out of control, Mum.
Who are you texting? Nina and Billie.
I can't handle you on my own.
- No! Don't do that.
- Your turn, Geraldine.
Take a seat, Mum.
This court is back in session.
I love an intervention that's not mine.
So, how long will it take? You should start to feel something soon.
Everybody's different.
When you feel your contractions building up and getting stronger we can up the dose and bring them along a little further.
I'm scared of the pain.
We have plenty of options for relief when you think you need it.
We're going to do everything we can to make it a gentle entrance into the world for you and your baby girl.
I promised myself that I would knit until I couldn't knit anymore.
Kim is going to stay with you, and when you are on your way, I'm going to be right by your side the whole time until it's over.
(PHONE BUZZES) Can't talk.
We've been calling.
Phone's on silent.
Okay, we're all here.
I know you're busy, it's just we're having a family event.
Can't.
Okay, understood.
Don't worry, I'll take charge of the situation.
No Neens.
I never wanted Marjorie to do her drug business out of here, but I felt it was my chance to do something good.
Good? My mother's death was drawn out and cruel.
She was in agony.
She begged me to help her find a way to die and I couldn't.
No one should have to die like that.
Mum? Have you been taking any mind altering substances other than the usual? Maybe.
Marjorie, have you been supplying our mother with these substances? Maybe.
I have been a little confused lately.
Well, I've got something for that, Gerry, if you want.
Mum! Stop dealing.
You used my business for illegal activity, Mum.
I'm a lawyer.
Those things don't go together.
Well, that's why I didn't want you to know about it.
Now that you do know, you've gone and wrecked it.
I'm going to have to declare what happened at work.
I'll probably have to resign.
Oh, nonsense.
Stop being so dramatic.
Whoa, up there, Marjorie.
Now, you have got a great son here, and you are taking him for granted.
- Oh, sit down, Jimmy.
- No, no.
I won't.
Not until you acknowledge what you've done.
Now, you've gone and put Will here in a position where he, through no fault of his own, is going to be chased from his car by some dodgy current affairs TV show, tripping over cameramen with a jacket on his head, while he escorts you into court with a scarf covering your face.
It is humiliating and about the worst thing you can do to someone, so the least you can do is say sorry! I'm sorry Will.
Thanks, Jimmy.
I'm sorry too, mate.
We're good.
We're cool.
See, that is a really nice side effect of this.
ZARA: What about a payment plan? Hi, yeah.
Still here.
Not happy about being broke, but yeah, as I said, a payment plan, and Will don't quit your job.
You need that.
(SHANTI GROANS) NINA: You're doing really well, Shanti, really well.
I can give you an epidural anytime you want.
No, no, no, no.
This is the only time I'm going to do this.
I need to feel it.
BILLIE: How old? Wow.
She's beautiful, Hughie.
The attitude.
Oh, my God.
She looks at me like she wants to kill me.
She probably does.
Yeah, maybe.
Oh, and I can't do anything right.
Everything I do is wrong.
Wrong.
Wrong.
Hey, Billie, look, I just wanted to, um I wanted to apologise about the way I handled things back then .
.
when you were pregnant.
Oh We were both young.
I was a mess back then.
It's sort of an episode in a long line of being messy.
It's been preying on me for so long Has it? Yeah.
Well, you know, my daughter's the same age you were back then and I couldn't think of anything worse than her having to go through something like that on her own.
I was going through all my own shit back then.
It was all about me and I'm really sorry that I wasn't .
.
better.
That I didn't You know? I appreciate you saying it.
It was the right decision.
We would have been nightmare parents.
Could you imagine? Oh, my God.
God, it was all about anger and getting wasted all the time.
I mean, we could've tried to make it work.
Maybe.
We would've realised that we couldn't.
You would be my ex-wife.
You'd be in jail.
Yeah, probably.
So would you.
Oh, God.
We grew up.
Yeah.
Shanti, you're doing so well.
So well.
I know you're tired.
But you can do it.
Take the time to rest now.
Breathe.
(BREATHES DEEPLY) Thank you.
Mick was the love of my life, but we realised that we couldn't make it work in two different cities.
We separated not long ago.
Yeah, it's always hard, you know, moving on from an ex.
That is a funny word, ex.
It just occurred to me that I guess we have been separated for a few months now, but I've never thought of him in that way.
As an ex? Exactly.
Ex.
It's weird to think of him calling me that.
There's no chance of you two getting back together? I mean, you never say never.
So you seeing anyone now? I was seeing someone, but it didn't work out.
You wanted it too? It kind of ended before it began.
Billie, can I ask you something? Mm.
If you could have anyone call you when you get home tonight, anyone who would that be? (SHANTI GROANS) NINA: That's it.
You're nearly there, Shanti.
You're nearly there.
Keep pushing for me.
Push, push.
You've done it.
Well done.
(THINKS) There are no airways to clear, no checks to be done.
Just quiet.
Here she is.
I heard about a mother who put her on her skin and she woke up.
She's she's perfect.
She is.
I don't want to let her go.
I don't want to let her go.
I know.
You can stay as long as you like.
(NINA SOBS) How was it? It was the saddest yet somehow, the most beautiful birth.
Sleep now.
Time for sleep.
Hey.
Mm Hey.
What time is it? It's midday.
Mm.
I thought I'd better wake you up.
Guess you have to be back at the hospital soon.
Wow.
Oh, thank you.
How was Zoe last night? Fine.
I thought a lot about crisis management.
What I'd do if someone threw yoghurt at me and locked me out of the workplace? Oh what did you come up with? Well, first things first.
I'd take them out one-on-one for coffee and hear their side.
Is that what you did? (CHUCKLES) What did she say? She said lots of things.
Together we came up with a plan that today we would decide what we do together, and I'd let her decide what activities we do.
Mm, how's that going for you? It's good.
So far, we've laid on the rug and looked at the light.
We saw what happens when you push a chair over.
We said hello to all the dogs in the street.
We just made apple slinkies.
I think next she wants to spray me with the hose.
So, I'm starting to question my own judgement on that one.
(BOTH LAUGH) Thank you for crisis managing my daughter.
I might not survive the day.
Barricade, barricade Pushing all the people away One night under a Cheshire cat moon - Conversation with a woman who said - I promise to take care of her.
I hear your quiet frustration I hear your cries She burnt up all my disconnection With a sympathetic smile, Suzanne - Held me without even holding my hand - Thank you.
Oh, I've uncovered All of the traps, Suzanne Suzanne Showed me the map of the master plan I found my faith It was lost in the couch Suzanne.
BILLIE: Hello? Oh, um Hi, it's just me in here.
Hey.
Harry told me all about your shitty day.
I'm sorry.
You tell me about your date with Hughie.
Okay, um Well, I revisited a part of my life where I really hated myself.
But it was useful.
He, um He actually apologised for not being there when I had the termination.
Wow.
Yeah.
And after all these years, it was like we were old friends.
It's like the people that we used to be don't even exist anymore.
He asked me if I could have anyone call me when I got home, who would it be? Mick.
Well, I was thinking about it on the way home and I was thinking about, God, time passing and love, Mick.
I want to laugh.
I want to be at the beginning of something.
Mm.
So, if I could have had anyone call me when I got home it would have been Dan.
Dan? I think I really, really liked him.
And I accidentally scared him away.
Oh, Billie.
Oh Did you take a vitamin pill this morning? I had a vitamin B this morning.
That's, um It's really strong.
The smell.
The combination with your hand cream.
It's (GAGS) (GASPS) Ow.
You, me, chemist.
Now.
I can't be pregnant.
It's impossible.
The timing would have to be Two? Three.
I'm running out of wee.
Thank you.
Your core muscles are to be envied.
Thank you.
Now we wait.
Distract me.
Tell me what you are going to do about Dan.
Well, the whole Hughie thing has made me realise that he's still on my mind.
You did go to a lot of trouble to scare him off.
The whole welcome Dan to the family party was quite a statement, even for you.
Yeah, but if only he'd seen that, then he'd know that I won.
But instead, he won, because he was a no-show and left me hanging.
He didn't believe me, that my whole family would turn up.
But he didn't know me, and the lengths that I would go to He He said afterwards, "I bet you had cake and champagne and balloons.
" Which you did.
Could be a lucky guess, unless He was there.
Was he? What if he was at Mum's and he wanted me to figure that out, and that's why he dropped that clue? (GASPS) Oh, he's good.
But he keeps on winning.
And as of this moment, I declare that the game is still on.
What does that mean? It means I have to concoct another elaborate plan to make sure that I win.
- Oh, my God.
- I know.
How? I don't know.
What do the sticks say? She's all tucked in? Only got halfway through the story.
(BOTH CHUCKLE) It was a big day.
She is a little bit in love with you.
Do you think that means no more yoghurt throwing? No, I don't think I can promise that.
(LAUGHS) Hey.
I got approved by the board.
Oh.
To go to Myanmar.
I'm really happy for you.
Mm I am.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
I am.
'Cause I think it's really important that we both keep doing what makes us happy as a couple.
Yeah.
May we always read each other's minds right.
Think you can read my mind right now? Um (CHUCKLES) Um Wait, what is it? Really? Really? Oh, wow.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
Oh, wow! Wow or whoa? Or whoa.
Whoa.
(BOTH LAUGH) (THINKS) A baby.
You're gonna be a dad.
FEMALE VOICE-OVER: Nina and Harry's dream has finally come true.
Oh, my God.
FEMALE VOICE-OVER: But not everyone shares their happiness.
When they said that you were going to make an announcement I thought the very worst thing would be that you're engaged, but a baby? (CHUCKLES INCREDULOUSLY) The usual response is, "Congratulations".
FEMALE VOICE-OVER: New Offspring, next Wednesday after The Bachelor, on Ten.
Oh, why, oh, why Oh, why won't you sing?
- Oh, my God, you all knew? - No.
This is not your fault.
Oh, I know that.
Jeez.
I have a plan to obsess this guy out of my life.
DAN: I bet you went to a lot of effort.
Champagne, cake, balloons.
I did.
I will never forget you.
I was certain when I decided to do this.
I knew I was going to do it on my own.
And now I'm just - Pretty overwhelmed? - Yes.
ZOE: Surprise! Cupcakes.
I think she liked them.
Explain to me the face.
(SIGHS) Where do I even begin? Last night Zoe asked for a yoghurt.
Mummy, can I have some yoghurt? NINA: I said no.
No, darling, it's nearly dinner time.
So then Zoe asks Harry.
Harry, can I have some yoghurt? NINA: Harry says yes.
Yeah, we can get you some yoghurt.
Come on.
NINA: So, I got annoyed with Harry.
Oh, I just said no to her, because it's nearly dinner.
Oh sorry, I didn't know.
Hey, you didn't tell me you had already asked Mummy.
I think you had better give that back.
Then, she Oh! But he.
Okay, Zoe.
You need to stay here and think about what you did.
Wow! And then what happened? Well, cue argument.
Don't be angry with me.
Be angry with her.
I can't be angry with her.
She's too little.
So, you think I reacted badly.
I would have handled it differently.
How would you have handled it? I said, well I don't know because I've never been the mother of a child who's thrown yoghurt at people before.
And where was Zoe? She was there.
Oh, why, oh, why, oh, why won't you sing? Bring your hips to me, oh, bring your hips Oh, oh, bring your hips to me To me Oh, bring your hips to me, oh, bring your hips Oh, oh, bring your hips to me To me To me Oh, why, oh, why Oh, why won't you sing? Offspring 7x08 Aug 16, 2017 Zoe needs boundaries, and you need to give them to her.
I know.
It's me.
I just can't seem to focus.
Not getting the job feels like I've been punched.
St.
Francis hurt you, Neens.
Zoe is acting out because she is your daughter and she can see that.
She is throwing yoghurt at Harry, when actually she should be throwing yoghurt at the hospital.
I've never been so humiliated.
Big mistake on their part.
They're underestimating the power of rejection and what it can do to an employee's ambitions.
It's killed mine.
Wrong.
Stirred them up.
I don't know if I'm stirred up.
I'm just Pretending that you're all right when actually you're bitterly angry underneath? Yes! Let's just say, I happen to know someone in the recruiting business You? who is going to keep their ear to the ground for any positions, medical or otherwise, and when the right thing comes up, this person You.
is going to keep this other person Me.
very abreast of any opportunities, even if it's just to make you feel better about not getting this one.
I don't want to do any more interviews.
- Bye.
- Bye.
CHERIE: Thank goodness you're here.
Why? What's happening? We found wings in the locker room.
Wings? It is our belief that a man we all know has been moonlighting as a fairy in this very hospital.
Huh, really? It's Elvis.
Ach! Of course, it is.
I've been online.
It's a thing.
There is a whole fairy subculture.
Good morning.
Glitter.
It's all the proof we need.
I don't have time for this, actually.
And nor should you.
Sorry.
I'm a bit busy.
(PHONE SOUNDS) (SIGHS) Billie.
I need you to send me through your CV.
Whoa! No! I'm not ready for that.
Ready for what? Ready to be aware of your options? Ready to be future front footed? What if someone here found out? Looking is not a step, Neens.
Technically, looking can be done without moving your feet, and that is all we are doing, looking.
Out the window, to see what's out there.
If we see something, we'll drop your CV on it.
Let me have a think about it.
(SNIFFS) (THINKS) What is that smell? (SNIFFS) Smells like Martin Clegg.
Martin? Oh, Cherie! You okay? Mm-hmm mm-hm.
I'm annoyed with Martin.
And somehow you have managed to conjure up his exact smell.
I am wearing his cologne, because in the face of my anger I still can't help but love him.
Oh pff He sent our sexy time letters to a publisher as a manuscript.
Oh, I see.
The publisher loved them.
That's good, isn't it? It's embarrassing.
They offered us a three book deal.
Amazing.
It's intimidating.
One In The Bush, Two In The Heart.
Written by Cherie Butterfield and Martina Schlegg.
What do I do, Neens? Uh Neen, those stories, they were private.
And, yes, our sex makes for great reading.
But am I really ready to call myself a writer? And now Martin.
Martina.
He's convinced that he has to stay in the country because that is how we write, by using our insatiable sexual yearning.
But that's not how I saw my life.
I never thought I was going to be a writer of erotic fiction who has a long distance lady muse in the middle of the outback.
No, no one saw that coming.
JIMMY: So Work's good? Yep.
Good.
Greg? Yep.
Good.
Health? Yep.
Good.
Home? Yeah, good.
Anything else? Uh, Kerry? How's Kerry? Yeah, we are working things out.
- Thanks for asking.
- That's cool.
Is it? From where I am sitting, it seems kind of not cool.
Will, you're my brother and I don't want to see you get hurt again.
Are you sure that Kerry is right for you? Yes.
Because I'm not sure she's got your best interest at heart.
And you do? I do, I just didn't for a very short moment, but I do feel like Kerry has been very quick to extract herself from the situation and make me out to be the bad guy.
Pull over.
No.
Yeah, let's not talk about Kerry.
Let me out here, please, driver.
(PHONE SOUNDS) Billie, hi.
BILLIE: Something big just happened.
Are you okay? I just opened up a part of my life I never thought I wanted to see again and I'm not sure I can undo what I did.
Hughie was here.
Hughie? Significant ex-boyfriend.
Travelled to Greece with him.
Head like a block.
I don't even remember you going to Greece, with anyone.
Tattoo of a ceiling fan with a face on it.
Blocker.
Blocker? No, not helpful, actually.
I feel like I am getting further away from where you are.
The one I got pregnant to.
Oh, Billie, I remember that.
Tell me what happened.
The first thing I did was try and hide.
HUGHIE: Is that Billie? WOMAN: It is.
(KNOCKS) Unattended office.
And then I peeked out and Ah! .
.
there he was.
Billie, you haven't changed a bit! I have, actually.
It takes a lot of effort to change this much.
Hughie in a suit.
Billie in an office.
And then Then we talked like two people who knew each other.
A three-bedroom house in Balwyn and you're married? Yeah, second time lucky.
Motorbike? No, I sold that.
Tattoos? Got rid of the bad ones.
Kept the good ones.
You turned out so boring.
So did you.
How about we catch up properly? Tomorrow night? Want to have dinner? Before I could tailor a sensible response I heard myself saying Yeah, I'd like that.
What do I do? Have dinner with him.
Do you want me to come? No, no.
I think I just needed to work out how I felt by talking it through with you.
- Okay, goodbye.
- Oh NINA: Shanti? Hi.
I'm sorry.
I didn't have an appointment, and no one knows I'm here, I just knew that if I got to you, - that you would know what to do.
- What's happening? I can't feel her.
I can't Okay.
Well, babies can sometimes have periods of quiet.
No, it's not that.
When did you last feel her move? She didn't wake up yesterday, and I just waited all day for her to kick me and she hasn't.
Right.
We're going to have a look.
Straightaway.
I will take you downstairs for an ultrasound.
Thank you.
- Take a deep breath.
- Oh! Let's call your sister on the way, okay? Okay.
Sometimes baby's facing the other way.
It's a bit hard to see.
Hang on a minute, Shanti.
I'm just going to change her position.
I know this is hard to hear I can see on the scan that your baby's heart is no longer beating.
I'm so sorry.
Why? Sometimes these things happen for no reason at all.
We'll know more when your baby is born.
When she's born? A vaginal birth is definitely the best thing for your body and emotionally too.
No.
When? If your body doesn't go into labour naturally in the next 24 hours, I need to induce you.
There is no good side to this.
But some mums say that seeing their babies can be a healing thing.
(SOBS) I'm not a mum.
I'm something else.
You'll always be her mum.
Shanti? What's happened? Be with your sister tonight.
Rest.
We'll be ready for you when you get back tomorrow.
(EXHALES DEEPLY) (KNOCKS ON DOOR) Hi.
Hey.
Thanks for inviting me over.
I'm glad I got the chance to say sorry for what I said this morning.
Yeah, well, good.
My advice is to try harder to get over what happened, because that is what I'm trying to do.
In the meantime, this isn't about that.
This is business.
Whoa! Money came in.
That's your half.
Well, I know this is a strange time for both of us but I just want to say thanks.
Sincerely, thanks, Zara and I have been living with a knife to our necks financially and our lives are going to change because of you.
I'm a man of my word.
And I'm going to be one too.
From now on, I promise you, no Kerry talk.
Well, see you around.
HARRY: Hello.
Oh great, you're home.
Hey.
Hi.
- Hey.
- Hi.
Good day.
Sensible wine.
Bad day.
Big wine.
Um, good day.
Sensible wine sounds unappealing.
I'm going to go big wine.
I am having big wine too.
Don't ask.
Tell me about your day.
I had a meeting about a job.
Oh, you didn't mention that this morning.
No, it was a surprise for me too.
How did she go? It went really well, I think.
Actually, I was chuffed that they asked me to come in.
I've worked with them before in Banda Aceh.
- You like them.
- I do.
They do good stuff.
- That's great, Harry.
- Yeah.
This one involves some time on the ground in Myanmar.
- Wow.
- Yeah.
How long? She couldn't say.
So, yeah.
Look, I know things have been a little bit tense here between us, but it doesn't mean you need to go and take jobs in other countries.
(THINKS) Oh, shut up, Nina.
Okay, this has nothing to do with you and Zoe.
It's just a position came up in a field I am interested in.
An opportunity to Be far away.
(THINKS) Stop it.
Okay, I haven't taken the job.
I just said I would be interested.
And you said you are? (THINKS) I said stop it! Yeah.
I don't have to move to Myanmar.
I just have to do some trips.
It's just that if you tell me about it after the interview, it does seem a little bit like you are running your own race.
Whoa, okay, wait, I'm running my own race? We should be sharing our lives.
Apart from when it comes to Zoe? That's not the same.
Yes, it is the same.
It is exactly the same thing.
I don't think we should be doing this in front of her.
Look.
If you want me to take my hat out of the ring I can.
That is not what I'm saying.
What are you saying? I am saying (THINK) Why can't you read my mind right? It's a lot to take on.
That's all.
Right, right.
And I'm finding it hard to be adult about it, because it just feels like everything is out of balance.
(LOCK CLICKS) Zoe? Zoe, open the door.
I'll handle it, thanks.
Oh great.
This is a really united front.
Harry, stop talking like we are going to war with her.
Darling, open the door.
No.
Mummy is saying please.
Please open the door.
I don't care.
Well done.
Darling, do you want another nibble? That's a good idea.
Is it yummy? Bank opens in 10 minutes.
I want to get there before the old people who can't use online banking start queuing up.
Go, go, go.
We will just be here pouring champagne on our breakfast.
Bank first, daycare drop-off second, sex third.
Mm, deal.
Done with your pancakes? ALFIE: No.
I think you've had a lot of syrup and no pancake.
Everything does change Never do we know Where the wind might blow Come another day Don't be afraid.
ZARA: Hey, what happened? I walked into the bank.
I presented the cheque.
I was smiling all over my face.
This was the day my life was about to change.
- Our lives.
- The cheque bounced.
They led me to a tiny room out the back and asked me all these questions about who I was and where did I get the cheque, and how do I know Will Bowen and his company? They treated me like a criminal and then they spat me out.
Do you think he cancelled it? I think he is laughing right now at the thought of me looking like an idiot with no money at the bank.
It's payback.
He's playing me where it hurts.
And it hurt.
You know what you need to do.
You need to go and find him, and you go and get our money.
Run! Hey! Will! I need to talk to you! It's not about Kerry by the way! Leave it alone, Jimmy.
We're done.
Please.
Please.
Look before you leap.
Think before you speak.
Did you think it was funny sending me to the bank with a dud cheque? Were you having a good laugh about it? I have got a family, Will.
Do not play games with me.
Jimmy, the money's there.
It is my business account.
I checked the balance last night.
Yeah? Well, the cheque bounced.
No.
No, it didn't.
That's not right.
I wouldn't do that to you.
You wouldn't? No, I wouldn't.
It's empty.
What? The account is totally empty.
Look.
Does anyone else have access to it? It could have happened to anyone.
No, Mum.
It couldn't.
Look, my supplier went broke, and I had a shipment that I had to pay for and And? A few bribes.
Bribes?! I am doing something important but misunderstood.
That is a very cheap justification.
That's why I paniquated the money from your business account.
What does 'paniquated' mean? It's a made-up word.
It's when you borrow something without asking and you don't have a specific plan to return it.
That is theft.
So now you are saying the money is never coming back? And you thought I was a problem.
She has stolen his money.
- My money! - Paniquated.
Don't overreact.
You are out of control, Mum.
Who are you texting? Nina and Billie.
I can't handle you on my own.
- No! Don't do that.
- Your turn, Geraldine.
Take a seat, Mum.
This court is back in session.
I love an intervention that's not mine.
So, how long will it take? You should start to feel something soon.
Everybody's different.
When you feel your contractions building up and getting stronger we can up the dose and bring them along a little further.
I'm scared of the pain.
We have plenty of options for relief when you think you need it.
We're going to do everything we can to make it a gentle entrance into the world for you and your baby girl.
I promised myself that I would knit until I couldn't knit anymore.
Kim is going to stay with you, and when you are on your way, I'm going to be right by your side the whole time until it's over.
(PHONE BUZZES) Can't talk.
We've been calling.
Phone's on silent.
Okay, we're all here.
I know you're busy, it's just we're having a family event.
Can't.
Okay, understood.
Don't worry, I'll take charge of the situation.
No Neens.
I never wanted Marjorie to do her drug business out of here, but I felt it was my chance to do something good.
Good? My mother's death was drawn out and cruel.
She was in agony.
She begged me to help her find a way to die and I couldn't.
No one should have to die like that.
Mum? Have you been taking any mind altering substances other than the usual? Maybe.
Marjorie, have you been supplying our mother with these substances? Maybe.
I have been a little confused lately.
Well, I've got something for that, Gerry, if you want.
Mum! Stop dealing.
You used my business for illegal activity, Mum.
I'm a lawyer.
Those things don't go together.
Well, that's why I didn't want you to know about it.
Now that you do know, you've gone and wrecked it.
I'm going to have to declare what happened at work.
I'll probably have to resign.
Oh, nonsense.
Stop being so dramatic.
Whoa, up there, Marjorie.
Now, you have got a great son here, and you are taking him for granted.
- Oh, sit down, Jimmy.
- No, no.
I won't.
Not until you acknowledge what you've done.
Now, you've gone and put Will here in a position where he, through no fault of his own, is going to be chased from his car by some dodgy current affairs TV show, tripping over cameramen with a jacket on his head, while he escorts you into court with a scarf covering your face.
It is humiliating and about the worst thing you can do to someone, so the least you can do is say sorry! I'm sorry Will.
Thanks, Jimmy.
I'm sorry too, mate.
We're good.
We're cool.
See, that is a really nice side effect of this.
ZARA: What about a payment plan? Hi, yeah.
Still here.
Not happy about being broke, but yeah, as I said, a payment plan, and Will don't quit your job.
You need that.
(SHANTI GROANS) NINA: You're doing really well, Shanti, really well.
I can give you an epidural anytime you want.
No, no, no, no.
This is the only time I'm going to do this.
I need to feel it.
BILLIE: How old? Wow.
She's beautiful, Hughie.
The attitude.
Oh, my God.
She looks at me like she wants to kill me.
She probably does.
Yeah, maybe.
Oh, and I can't do anything right.
Everything I do is wrong.
Wrong.
Wrong.
Hey, Billie, look, I just wanted to, um I wanted to apologise about the way I handled things back then .
.
when you were pregnant.
Oh We were both young.
I was a mess back then.
It's sort of an episode in a long line of being messy.
It's been preying on me for so long Has it? Yeah.
Well, you know, my daughter's the same age you were back then and I couldn't think of anything worse than her having to go through something like that on her own.
I was going through all my own shit back then.
It was all about me and I'm really sorry that I wasn't .
.
better.
That I didn't You know? I appreciate you saying it.
It was the right decision.
We would have been nightmare parents.
Could you imagine? Oh, my God.
God, it was all about anger and getting wasted all the time.
I mean, we could've tried to make it work.
Maybe.
We would've realised that we couldn't.
You would be my ex-wife.
You'd be in jail.
Yeah, probably.
So would you.
Oh, God.
We grew up.
Yeah.
Shanti, you're doing so well.
So well.
I know you're tired.
But you can do it.
Take the time to rest now.
Breathe.
(BREATHES DEEPLY) Thank you.
Mick was the love of my life, but we realised that we couldn't make it work in two different cities.
We separated not long ago.
Yeah, it's always hard, you know, moving on from an ex.
That is a funny word, ex.
It just occurred to me that I guess we have been separated for a few months now, but I've never thought of him in that way.
As an ex? Exactly.
Ex.
It's weird to think of him calling me that.
There's no chance of you two getting back together? I mean, you never say never.
So you seeing anyone now? I was seeing someone, but it didn't work out.
You wanted it too? It kind of ended before it began.
Billie, can I ask you something? Mm.
If you could have anyone call you when you get home tonight, anyone who would that be? (SHANTI GROANS) NINA: That's it.
You're nearly there, Shanti.
You're nearly there.
Keep pushing for me.
Push, push.
You've done it.
Well done.
(THINKS) There are no airways to clear, no checks to be done.
Just quiet.
Here she is.
I heard about a mother who put her on her skin and she woke up.
She's she's perfect.
She is.
I don't want to let her go.
I don't want to let her go.
I know.
You can stay as long as you like.
(NINA SOBS) How was it? It was the saddest yet somehow, the most beautiful birth.
Sleep now.
Time for sleep.
Hey.
Mm Hey.
What time is it? It's midday.
Mm.
I thought I'd better wake you up.
Guess you have to be back at the hospital soon.
Wow.
Oh, thank you.
How was Zoe last night? Fine.
I thought a lot about crisis management.
What I'd do if someone threw yoghurt at me and locked me out of the workplace? Oh what did you come up with? Well, first things first.
I'd take them out one-on-one for coffee and hear their side.
Is that what you did? (CHUCKLES) What did she say? She said lots of things.
Together we came up with a plan that today we would decide what we do together, and I'd let her decide what activities we do.
Mm, how's that going for you? It's good.
So far, we've laid on the rug and looked at the light.
We saw what happens when you push a chair over.
We said hello to all the dogs in the street.
We just made apple slinkies.
I think next she wants to spray me with the hose.
So, I'm starting to question my own judgement on that one.
(BOTH LAUGH) Thank you for crisis managing my daughter.
I might not survive the day.
Barricade, barricade Pushing all the people away One night under a Cheshire cat moon - Conversation with a woman who said - I promise to take care of her.
I hear your quiet frustration I hear your cries She burnt up all my disconnection With a sympathetic smile, Suzanne - Held me without even holding my hand - Thank you.
Oh, I've uncovered All of the traps, Suzanne Suzanne Showed me the map of the master plan I found my faith It was lost in the couch Suzanne.
BILLIE: Hello? Oh, um Hi, it's just me in here.
Hey.
Harry told me all about your shitty day.
I'm sorry.
You tell me about your date with Hughie.
Okay, um Well, I revisited a part of my life where I really hated myself.
But it was useful.
He, um He actually apologised for not being there when I had the termination.
Wow.
Yeah.
And after all these years, it was like we were old friends.
It's like the people that we used to be don't even exist anymore.
He asked me if I could have anyone call me when I got home, who would it be? Mick.
Well, I was thinking about it on the way home and I was thinking about, God, time passing and love, Mick.
I want to laugh.
I want to be at the beginning of something.
Mm.
So, if I could have had anyone call me when I got home it would have been Dan.
Dan? I think I really, really liked him.
And I accidentally scared him away.
Oh, Billie.
Oh Did you take a vitamin pill this morning? I had a vitamin B this morning.
That's, um It's really strong.
The smell.
The combination with your hand cream.
It's (GAGS) (GASPS) Ow.
You, me, chemist.
Now.
I can't be pregnant.
It's impossible.
The timing would have to be Two? Three.
I'm running out of wee.
Thank you.
Your core muscles are to be envied.
Thank you.
Now we wait.
Distract me.
Tell me what you are going to do about Dan.
Well, the whole Hughie thing has made me realise that he's still on my mind.
You did go to a lot of trouble to scare him off.
The whole welcome Dan to the family party was quite a statement, even for you.
Yeah, but if only he'd seen that, then he'd know that I won.
But instead, he won, because he was a no-show and left me hanging.
He didn't believe me, that my whole family would turn up.
But he didn't know me, and the lengths that I would go to He He said afterwards, "I bet you had cake and champagne and balloons.
" Which you did.
Could be a lucky guess, unless He was there.
Was he? What if he was at Mum's and he wanted me to figure that out, and that's why he dropped that clue? (GASPS) Oh, he's good.
But he keeps on winning.
And as of this moment, I declare that the game is still on.
What does that mean? It means I have to concoct another elaborate plan to make sure that I win.
- Oh, my God.
- I know.
How? I don't know.
What do the sticks say? She's all tucked in? Only got halfway through the story.
(BOTH CHUCKLE) It was a big day.
She is a little bit in love with you.
Do you think that means no more yoghurt throwing? No, I don't think I can promise that.
(LAUGHS) Hey.
I got approved by the board.
Oh.
To go to Myanmar.
I'm really happy for you.
Mm I am.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
I am.
'Cause I think it's really important that we both keep doing what makes us happy as a couple.
Yeah.
May we always read each other's minds right.
Think you can read my mind right now? Um (CHUCKLES) Um Wait, what is it? Really? Really? Oh, wow.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
Oh, wow! Wow or whoa? Or whoa.
Whoa.
(BOTH LAUGH) (THINKS) A baby.
You're gonna be a dad.
FEMALE VOICE-OVER: Nina and Harry's dream has finally come true.
Oh, my God.
FEMALE VOICE-OVER: But not everyone shares their happiness.
When they said that you were going to make an announcement I thought the very worst thing would be that you're engaged, but a baby? (CHUCKLES INCREDULOUSLY) The usual response is, "Congratulations".
FEMALE VOICE-OVER: New Offspring, next Wednesday after The Bachelor, on Ten.
Oh, why, oh, why Oh, why won't you sing?