Tangle (2009) s01e08 Episode Script
Episode 8
ALLY: There just isn't enough visible matter to explain the strength of gravity that holds the universe together.
That means that 90% of matter in the universe is dark.
Could be the start of a beautiful relationship.
Did you give Romeo a handy? Nope.
I rooted him.
I'm gonna put this on the internet.
Don't do that, you douche bag.
Why not? It's funny.
Did you even know that Gabriel and Charlotte's mum were never, like, together? It doesn't give off light, and it doesn't interact with anything else.
Were you really seeing Em? Look, I've had a thing for you for, like, 20 years.
Mum came in and went off at me.
She can't handle dealing with me anymore.
Where are you? She told me to get out.
OK, well, meet me at the boatshed in 10.
Bizarre.
I had Max looking after me this afternoon.
Now I'm looking after you.
I've just got one question.
I want to know if you've been with her.
(SPEAKS INAUDIBLY) like to meet up again to discuss those things.
Yeah, definitely.
Well, I'm glad you came down.
Thank you.
Really glad you could make it.
That was so lovely.
Yeah? They sing so beautifully! Christine's a bit of a songbird.
Yeah, really? Well, you'll have to sing a song for us next time, then.
You're teasing me.
You're both teasing me.
No, I'm not.
Her version of 'Life on Mars' chills people.
Chills? Oh, in a good way.
(BOTH LAUGH) Alright, um Lovely meeting both of you.
Thank you again so much for coming down.
Thank you, and lovely meeting you.
It was such a pleasure.
I'm glad you enjoyed yourselves.
And come down to Parliament.
We'll give you a tour, and we'll go and have a meal at the Supper Inn.
OK, done.
Nice to see you.
Alright, cheers.
Thanks.
Bye-bye.
See ya.
Thanks.
(PHONE RINGS) Tim Williams.
Hi, Tim.
It's Gabriel Lucas.
Gabriel.
Hi.
Um Where are you? I'm in the car heading home.
Right.
You haven't passed an ambulance carrying a 72-year-old woman with stroke symptoms named Vera Fraser, have you? Um Gabriel, what are you talking about? She's not heading anywhere.
She's just cruising through the city, probably for the last time.
I mean, she should be in hospital, but apparently in this state, we only have nine-to-five hospitals.
Calm down.
Oh, yeah, let's have a reasoned discussion, shall we, because that really works, doesn't it? That allows people like you to steamroll everyone else because you're so bloody reasonable.
Well, no! Not this time.
They've closed the emergency rooms tonight.
Four of 'em for four hours.
What?! Why? Why? Well, you're the Health Minister, mate.
I thought you'd bloody know! (PHONE SMASHES) H-hello? Jesus Christ.
(GUNFIRE) (KNOCKS) Hey.
(SIGHS) How was your night? So, what's the story with this again? You have an avatar in a virtual city.
You do stuff.
So, what are you doing now? Burning down Parliament House.
(PHONE RINGS) Mmm.
Tim Williams.
Oh, yeah, I want to talk to you.
Yes, that's right, that Health Minister.
Now, I want you to spit out or swallow whatever it is you're chewing and get ready to say the words, "Yes, Minister.
" Her name's Vera Fraser, she's 76, and you have a spare bed for her, and for the seven other ambulances waiting.
Open the emergency room.
No, no, no, no, no.
I didn't say "Can you?" I said, "Now!" Thank you.
(GROWLS) Frickin' administrators.
(SIGHS) Vera Fraser will soon be safe in hospital.
That's good.
You still brush your hair 100 times a night? (SNORES) Jesus! What is it? What? I'm lying here.
You're just snoring, I'm laying here going, "What is it about her that you like so much?" I don't I don't.
Oh, Tim! You had an affair with her.
You were out drinking with her.
You can't keep away from her.
There is something.
Just be man enough and mature enough to tell me what is it? There's no point to it.
Yeah, the point is I need to know.
Oh, you don't.
Oh, I'm just (GROANS) (SIGHS) You're upset.
I mean, why make it worse? Do you think you owe me the truth? Do you think that you might owe me that? (SIGHS) I like her because she's fun.
And I'm No.
It's not about what you're not.
Don't do that with it.
It's You asked me, and I'm telling you.
It's just some people have things you like about them.
Makes you want to screw them.
Oh, God.
Thank you for telling me.
Oh, Christine.
You can't just shut it down like that.
(BUZZER GOES OFF) Is someone coming? Oh, I knew I married you for a reason.
(SPITS) It's banana.
Yes, it is.
I hate banana.
You do too.
I forgot.
Sorry.
Your face, Dad.
Did you come to bed last night? No.
I wasn't tired.
You were up all night? Yep.
I have thoughts that keep me up some nights.
GIGl: Like dreams, Mum? Because I have them.
I dreamt this man sold me a kelpie.
It had no eyes.
You running? Yeah, I am.
Mmm.
Can I take some of these to sell? (RAPID FOOTSTEPS) Hey, pyro.
You destroy that city last night? Hey, St Kilda are playing Carlton at the G on Friday.
I reckon we should go.
Maybe get a steak at France-Soir afterwards? No, thank you.
Oh, come on, mate.
You'll love it.
Red meat, football.
No, thank you.
Just saying that we should go to the football on Friday.
You know, pick up some steaks.
Remember when we went to see Carlton at the G that time? No.
Yeah, you do.
No, I don't.
Well, I already said I'm not going.
Have a good day at school, love.
Thanks.
(DOOR CLOSES) You reap what you sow.
Ally's being weird.
Yeah? Weird how? Oh, you know, weird, not sleeping.
Making me the wrong muffins.
Wrong muffins? It sounds serious.
Yeah, it's a married thing, mate.
You wouldn't get it.
Some stuff's just like furniture, you know.
It's well known.
My hatred of bananas is one of them.
It's like a joke between us, you know? She once put banana all over herself, right, and then she dared me to go down on her.
And I wouldn't, right? Just keep the superfluous information coming.
It's nice.
Listen, let me ask you something.
What'd you say to her? When? When I walked in.
You looked like you had your hands down a 12-year-old's pants.
What'd you say to her? We were just talking.
What about? You know, just, uh stuff.
Ah! Wait.
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Calf's tight.
What? My calf's tight.
Don't want to pop it.
No, we wouldn't want that, would we? So? So, what? Oh, the Ally thing.
Yeah, the Ally thing.
Well I just told her you were a prick and she should leave you for me.
Funny.
Why don't you ask her? Well, what's she gonna tell me? Well, that's the problem with asking questions.
You might not like the answer.
Come on.
(SHOWER RUNS) I'm going.
Can you believe that guy? That has to be That has to be your favourite show ever.
Text me and tell me how much you love it.
I know.
They're beautiful, but it's sad and weird at the same time.
Who are they? The Smiths.
I think they're American.
They made me think of you.
Life's so shit sometimes.
My dad won't leave me alone.
Keeps trying to be nice to me.
My mum's such a psycho.
I can't handle it.
I just just walk into the house and I wait for her to hate me.
I'm thinking of leaving.
Leaving? Running away.
Don't.
TIM: The policy exists why? Well, according to the Ministry, "to maintain the integrity of emergency room services "at best practice standards "in our quest to deliver the best possible" Better not say 'outcomes' or I'll kick ya.
I said why? Well, about four years ago, emergency room services were stretched to breaking.
People overflowing into the street some nights.
There were some embarrassing articles.
Tell me this isn't PR or I'll lose my shit.
It isn't PR.
Well, of course it's PR.
But you do keep threatening to kick me and lose your shit, so it's a bit hard to give you independent advice.
But basically it looked bad for the government, hospital administrators were using it to try and scratch more money for the budgets, so closing them to too much traffic Makes us look competent.
Yeah.
So how is people dying in ambulances preferable? Well, that's the weird thing.
Ambulances are bloody good.
They know how to keep people alive.
Hospitals are a bit more problematic.
We're overturning this today.
I agree entirely.
But you're gonna have to recalibrate emergency room budgets.
How much? 6.
2 million.
Right.
You do know the Treasurer hates you, right? Yeah, I am aware of that.
What's up? Why won't you come in? Does this gloss look slutty? I think Vince is cheating on me.
What, you think? What? Look I'm sorry.
I'm kidding.
Sorry.
What happened? Why did you say "You think?" Like that? Oh, Jesus, Ally.
What? He's that guy he always was.
You can't seriously pretend you don't know that.
I mean, I know you act all doe-eyed and blinkered, but that's just your way, right? Unless I misjudged that.
What do you know? I don't know anything.
Then why did you say all that? 'Cause I'm a thoughtless bitch.
You know that.
It's part of my charm.
Everything's fine.
I'm sure everything's fine.
Nothing's happening.
Slutty or not? Fuck you.
Oh, about time too.
How can you just This is my family.
My husband, my children, my whole life.
How can you be so cavalier about it? I don't know anything, Ally.
You do.
I don't.
If you want to know if your husband's sleeping with someone, go home and ask him.
I can't.
Why not? Because He'll lie to me and I'll believe him.
Why? Because I'll want to.
You look slutty.
I'm looking for you.
Everybody is.
What do you need? I went into my department this morning breathing fire and hurling bloody brimstone around.
Fun, isn't it? Oh, it's a trip.
I'd like to rescind a policy so asinine, it makes me feel like the New South Wales Cabinet have broken into my ministry with their crayons and butcher's paper and let rip.
A frightening thought.
(SIGHS) Ambulances driving round the city with dying patients in the back of them because we're closing emergency rooms because we feel they're full and don't want to look bad is both stupid and dangerous, and I'd like to rescind it.
Good for you.
I can't afford to.
(SIGHS) Unless the Treasury opens its coffers a little.
Oh.
You'd like me to go and visit Treasurer Al for you? I don't need to owe him a favour.
Oh, and since he hates your guts, he's not gonna do you one either.
That did occur to me, but he might do you one.
And you're happy to owe me a favour? Well, 'happy' is not quite the word, but this is what's gonna happen if we don't change this.
A 12-year-old girl having a seizure is gonna die in an ambulance, having circled the city 500 times.
The furious ambo will deliver the body and the story to the 'Herald Sun'.
I'll pay a visit.
Christine.
Can we talk? I don't know.
Do we want to? Of course we do.
Do you want some ice-cream? It's 11:00 in the morning.
Look, I think it's about time that we all grew up and just embraced this situation and each other with it.
Jesus, did you fuck the Dalai Lama this morning or something? No, my husband, actually.
Yeah? Yeah, he's good, isn't he? Better than you think to look at him.
Absolutely.
Tim, like many powerful men who get a lot of attention, likes a lot of attention.
And even though he thinks that you're vacuous and your arse is a little weird My what? Look, Tim tells me everything.
Max tells me everything.
You think you can come here and shake us up? Well, you can't.
Does he want to screw you? He's a man.
He wants to screw anything under 50 in a skirt with a smile.
It doesn't make you special.
He just knows that you're easy.
And at the moment, he is very upset about Pat, and you will not take advantage of that and hurt a good man.
You're really tense.
Maybe you should start smoking dope.
(PHONE RINGS) (SINGS) # So we're treated badly and we live so sadly # Charlotte, Charlotte.
Sad.
You're sad.
You said bright.
Sad but bright, that's right.
Look, it's just hard to sing well with this pig nose on.
I can't breathe.
It's important.
How else do we know you're a pig? I'll be wearing a pink fat suit, miss, and it's called 'Animal Farm'.
Can I help you? I need my daughter.
I'm Miss O'Halloran.
Gigi.
Come on.
Fill in a note at the office.
Shut up.
Gigi.
I beg your pardon? It's an emergency.
I don't have time for a note or any bullshit like that.
Right, girls.
Well, off we go again.
One more time, Charlotte.
Bright but sad.
At least let me get changed.
It's embarrassing enough, Mum.
Did you see the fish? They get all the good songs.
And I don't think there are fish in 'Animal Farm'.
But Summer and Cinnamon are fish, and they're Miss O'Halloran's pets, so they get all the good songs.
ALLY: Hurry up! I don't want to crush my feathers.
What is your problem? Just get in the car.
Are you OK, Mum? You seem kind of freaky.
What you said about Gabriel and Em, about who was with Em.
What did you mean? Nothing.
Did you mean your dad? Yeah.
Now, what I'm thinking for this site is a residential complex.
40 to 50 apartments plus some You know, some retail, some boutiques, cafes, that kind of thing.
The prices for the apartments, between 700 to 1.
5.
Mmm.
It's all predicated on the hospital site being redeveloped.
Which I have the inside word on.
We'd love you to explain how.
Well Trust is gonna be a very important part of our relationship, Nicky.
I know.
But I think it's important that I don't blurt out how I know.
After all, you don't want a dummy for a partner, do you? No-one would mistake you for that, Vince.
They're gonna announce it fairly soon, and when they do, they won't be begging for buyers for this strip.
We'll be lining up, like it's yum cha on a Sunday morning, having to bring more money than we can carry.
So the site is 17 million and the project build is what? 7 to 10.
And we sell out for around 46 million.
Plus we'll hold the key to seven residential properties, 40-60, and we'll have a lot of fun too.
Let's not forget that.
(KNOCKS) Fat man says no.
Bullshit.
Well, you did call him a pasty-faced coward in caucus the other day, and he's a sensitive kind of guy, you know.
He used to be in boarding school.
He's one of those guys who still misses his mother.
I can't believe you couldn't twist his arm.
I did.
I even gave him a Chinese burn.
I was going to flush his head down the dunny, but at some point I thought we should all just grow up.
It's $7 million.
I know.
I know people with boats worth more.
Well, maybe we could ask the Premier.
Uh I wouldn't.
He's, uh He's still upset with you for killing Mahady.
(SIGHS) I didn't kill Pat.
I know you didn't kill Pat.
It's just the Premier.
He's very interested to see whether your Catholic guilt is gonna eat you alive.
Well, what about the fallout from this? Is he interested in that? Well, he smiled, with his yellow teeth and anchovy breath, and he said, "This is not going to look too good "for the Minister for Health, is it?" Shit! Well said.
Articulate.
Brief.
That's what makes you good, Timmy.
You grasp the situation quickly.
Oh, and then he did some jokes about you being the Minister for Death and being the dead body in the ambulance.
So he's gonna screw over sick people just to get at me? They hear you coming, Timmy.
On the rise, footsteps coming towards them.
He's number two, you see a number three, you see a chance to slit his throat, you do it.
And I just showed him my neck.
(APPLIES HANDBRAKE) You alright? Feed the meter.
I'll be back.
Mum, my feathers! (DOOR OPENS) Did you Have you been sleeping with my husband? Yes.
I'm not now.
But, yeah, I did.
Oh, Jesus Christ.
Don't cry, Ally, OK? How? How? What, do you want details? No.
Yes.
Go home, Ally.
You're not the type to rage around and make him pay.
Go home and ignore it and keep your happy little doll's-house life together.
Because you want to break up? You want to fuck you and your kids up to the point where you look at your life and you shake your head and you wonder how it could possibly look the way it does? I don't believe you.
He didn't.
Oh, fuck it.
(PHONE BEEPS) Think you might have hit a six.
Mmm.
See, I knew from the moment I saw you, there was something I needed.
It's all about the money now.
That was just a oncer.
Oh, you tell yourself whatever you need to.
(PHONE BEEPS) Unbelievable.
And that's totally all I sing.
And then that's it.
But if you're a fish, you get everything Gigi, I said feed the meter! I did.
It's fine.
I'm just talking to him about the play.
Get in the car.
Mum, stop being such a psycho! Get in the car! Shut up! Get in the car! (SOBS) There's an old story going around about LBJ, when he first ran for office in Texas.
The guy running opposite him was a well-known pig farmer.
Now, the story goes that he was a little too close to his pigs.
So LBJ says, "Put it out there.
" And his advisors were like, "Well, no, it's not true.
"You can't just call him a pig fucker.
" LBJ says, "Make him deny it.
" Good story.
Treasurer says no.
Well, it's no surprise there.
Pasty-face coward thing apparently really got to him.
(BOTH LAUGH) So I hear.
I want to draft a press release.
What about? Goes something like, uh, "The other night, "the Minister of Health was startled to realise "that a policy of his Ministry "is the shutting of emergency rooms to ambulances.
"The Minister is adamantly opposed to this "and will overturn this policy immediately "as soon as the Treasurer releases funds enabling him to do it.
"He is sure that the Treasurer will see the ludicrousness of this policy "and the risk of unwarranted deaths due to it.
"Heartlessness is not part of this government's brief.
" You really want to set him up like that? He says no, it's on him.
Oh, as long as you know you're declaring war here.
Put it out.
(PHONE RINGS) Max.
Hey, mate.
What's up? Yeah, sure.
I'll see you there.
Cancel the AMA.
I have to go.
TIM: This is a pleasant surprise.
How's school? Yeah, Charlotte's been having a lot of problems with her mum.
Oh.
Parents and teenagers.
It isn't always smooth, as we both know.
I'm really sorry about the other night, mate.
Yeah, you said that.
Thank you.
So, you two are all on together, then? No, it's It's bigger than that.
Oh.
You're not gonna tell me you're getting married or that you're pregnant or anything like that? 'Cause if you are, I'll need alcohol.
I would really like it if Charlotte came and lived with us for a while.
Lived? Yeah.
Stayed.
In our house? At At nights? Yes, at nights.
Dad, things are really bad between them, and she's just so unhappy, and her mum is so unhinged.
I wouldn't say she was unhinged.
Mothers and daughters are a completely different country, Max.
Don't even try and get your head round it.
So, yes or no? Dad, it's really important to me.
OK.
Really? Sure.
Thank you.
I better go tell her.
Oh, don't worry.
I'll get it.
Oh, cool.
Thanks.
Sorry.
Hey.
Want to live together? That mean you want to run away with me? Well, I spoke to my dad.
He said you can come and stay for a while.
What? Well, you know, I told him you were having a shit time with your mum What did you tell him? Well, just that.
Thought you guys weren't talking.
Well, I made an exception.
For you.
Thanks, but I can go live with my dad.
But do you want to? No.
Well, it's not pity.
Come on, it'll be cool.
What, he said yes? Yep.
Guilt's a wonderful thing.
You shouldn't worry, Mum.
Loads of people do it.
Eloise's dad had an affair with this woman at the tennis club because her mum had just got so fat since her operation that he couldn't stand her anymore.
And she is really gross.
Are you OK? Gigi, sweetie, could you give us a minute? What happened? I went and I spoke to Em, and she said he he did, and then (HYPERVENTILATES) Just breathe, babe.
Just breathe.
She texted him, "Meet me at the Windsor at 4:00.
" Did he text back? I don't know.
I left.
It's 3:45 now.
I know.
You need to get over there, see if it's true.
I don't want to know if it's true.
Yes, you do.
Don't tell me what I want.
Ally, can you really go home and pretend? Well! You play a dangerous game, my friend, don't you? No other sort round here.
True enough.
But publicly? What'd you hear? Well, I heard he threw a glass globe given to him by the Ambassador from Ghana at the wall and then stormed around, purple with rage, emitting strange sounds and making up new profanities.
I won, didn't I? You fucked him royally.
You got your money.
Cheers.
Cheers.
And now he's gonna come out and try and destroy you now.
Oh, let him try.
Oh I love it when you go all Russell Crowe on me.
How's things? Are we friends? What's up? Charlotte.
(SIGHS) What has she done? Oh, no, nothing.
Look Max just said that you two weren't getting on too well, that's all.
I look at her and I lose my shit.
Her room's squalid, her hair's greasy.
Just everything about her makes me mad.
And I can't stop.
Every night I go home, and I go to be nice and I prioritise my comments and be positive.
10 minutes later, I'm screaming at her.
Max wants her to live with us.
Young love.
Hand me a bucket.
I said she could.
Did you? Without asking me first? I'd rather she didn't.
I know exactly how you feel.
Could you talk to her? (SIGHS) If I could do that, she wouldn't be trying to move out, would she? Em, look, I know how shit it is.
Max isn't talking to me either.
Really? Why's that? Well, I got pissed and screamed at him after Mahady's funeral.
(LAUGHS) I was a bit of a Yeah, yeah.
That was shit.
People are too nice to their kids these days.
They're spoilt little shits.
The transition between unbridled love and barely contained contempt is what kills us, eh? Yep.
I fucked Vince.
(PHONE RINGS) G'day.
A friend of mine, Em Barker's, already checked in.
Vince Kovac.
Just her room number.
Sure.
(CLEARS THROAT) There's no room under that name.
Oh.
Alright.
Hey, you.
Hey.
How are ya? Hey, I'm supposed to meet some people here, some of those venture capitalist guys for the hospital site.
I must be early.
How are you? You want a drink or something? What are you doing here? You here with Nat? I missed you today.
Vince, stop it.
So, what? Want to do you want to stay in town tonight for dinner? If I walk over to the desk and ask that woman whose room you asked for, what will she say? Fuckin' bitch.
Ah, whisky and ice.
Whisky and ice, mate.
Just Oh, get the fuckin' whisky and ice, alright? Alright.
Hey! Shh.
Stop it.
Stop it.
Stop it.
It's gonna be fine, alright? It's gonna be fine.
Look.
Shit happens, alright? You pashed some guy.
We've been married for 20 years, alright? People get bored.
People do things.
It doesn't mean anything.
It doesn't fuckin' mean anything, alright? Alright, I fucked up.
I fucked up.
I know it, alright? Am I sorry? Yeah, I am.
You were about to do it again.
You were about to do it again! Would you shut up? How many times have you been with her? Couple.
You're lying.
You can't even tell me the truth.
Is that how much you hate me? I don't hate you, Ally.
I fucked someone else, alright? It was never about you.
I have to go.
I think I'm gonna be sick.
Oh, come on.
Come on.
Look, I'll get the car, alright? I'll drive No.
No, can we just talk about this? I don't want to talk to you.
We really have to sort this out.
Hey, it's not an argument.
It's not something we can sort out.
You slept with someone else.
You had sex with someone else.
Hi.
Hey, Mum.
There's lamb in the fridge, and Charlotte's not eating red meat.
Right.
Good.
So I suppose she's staying for tea then, yeah? She's staying for a while.
Didn't Dad tell you? No, but my phone's been off, so there's probably a message.
Yeah, so we'll both have vegetables for dinner.
Is he home, your dad? Nah.
Hi.
It's me.
Meet me at Sanderson Park.
'Cause I want to talk to you, and apparently we've got a house guest, and there might be a bit of yelling.
So you just said yes? I know I should have called.
Well, you don't really do that anymore, do you, Tim? Call when you should.
Hm? Nothing happened.
You were out drinking with a woman you had an affair with, who you have a child with.
Obviously, we've got very different definitions of 'nothing', 'cause to me, Tim, it's a really big something.
Yeah, it is.
And I really I am.
I'm trying to put it in context of Pat's death and understand it, I really am, and sometimes I nearly get there, and then just this wave of fury and betrayal and disappointment washes through me.
Yeah, I got drunk because I was feeling bad, alright? Like I was bad.
Right, so you feel bad, so why not be bad? That is so unbearably Catholic.
Yeah, it's no excuse, I know.
That's the first right thing you've said in two days.
Well, you've got a lot to answer for, Mr Local Member.
I'm sorry? Banchory Lane.
The roundabout they're putting in.
It's a bloody eyesore.
It's a disgrace.
You stopped caring about your constituency once you became a big shot.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Am I ruining your stroll by reminding you of your job? Sorry, Mrs Oh, no, you go right ahead.
Let's start from the beginning.
You obviously know who I am.
And who are you? Uh, Barry, O'Hale.
Barry.
Tim Williams.
Yes, the Banchory Lane Traffic Flow Project.
Flow, my arse.
Yes, I'm gonna pop down there tomorrow and have a look first thing myself, and then I'm gonna get you in for a chat, into the office, alright? I want you to call this number and tell them to get you an appointment first thing Thursday morning and to cancel everything that I have.
We're gonna deal with this, and I think it's very important for the community.
So I just ring this number and they'll just Yeah.
You bet they will.
And I look forward to seeing you then, Barry.
Thank you for the heads-up.
You have a great day.
Thank you.
Come on.
Come on, Wes.
So smooth.
If only you could play your family as well as you play your constituents.
Yeah, I often think that.
Yeah.
Um, about Charlotte.
I, uh, said yes to Max hoping that I could talk to Em and have her say no, it's not gonna happen, but at least I'd look good in the eyes of Max - you know, be the good dad.
I'm I'm sorry.
She only eats vegetables.
Yeah, I've heard.
I set the table.
Oh, thanks, darling.
Romeo! (KNOCKS) Come on.
Did you want wine? Uh sure.
(DOOR OPENS) No phones.
Turn the phone off.
Gotta go.
Alright.
(SIGHS) Where's Mum? Well, she found out Dad was having an affair with Charlotte's mum, and we don't know where she is.
Pizza? Jesus, you're a shit.
Dad? Alright, it's gonna be fine.
She'll be back.
Let's just let's just eat.
I'm gonna eat in my room.
ALLY: The weirdest thing.
I feel like I should be at home, making everyone dinner.
Not tonight.
Tonight your prick of a husband buys you dinner.
Oh, I can't eat.
That's hardly the point.
Hello.
Um, well, thank Well, no, we're sad, so we need champagne.
Dom Pérignon.
Yes, hell vintage.
Um, and two cheeseburgers with fries and Ally, anything else? A brownie.
A brownie.
And someone cute to bring it up.
Thank you.
Now, I'm going to run you a bath, and you're going to get into one of those beautiful robes, which we're also buying, and we're gonna eat burgers and watch bad cable about fat English people doing up B&Bs in Corsica.
You're good at this.
Well, hedonism in the face of destruction.
It's a gift.
And a testament to how often I've been fucked up in my life.
Um, so, bergamot bubbles or vanilla and gardenia? (PHONE RINGS) No.
(DOOR OPENS) (DOOR CLOSES) GABRIEL: Knock, knock.
Who let you in? I've got a key, remember.
Oh, yeah, that's right.
That was a mistake, wasn't it? What are you so grumpy about? Have you spoken to Ally today? No.
A slight hiccup.
Oh, yeah? What? Well, don't dance a jig or anything, but, uh, Ally found out about Em.
Whoa.
Yeah, I think Em told her.
Fuckin' women.
You can't trust 'em.
They got no morals when it comes to They just I need to resist pointing out the irony to you.
Where's she now? I don't know.
Not here.
Nat either.
Probably gone to a hotel or something.
You gonna open that bottle of wine or are you waiting for a better offer? You OK? Yeah, I'm fine.
She's grumpy.
She'll get over it.
So don't get your hopes up.
(SINGS) # We are all equal, some more equal than others We are all brothers, some more brothers than others.
Honestly, Miss O'Halloran can't write for shit.
Oh, tell me about it.
Well, some of them are alright, but that one wins the lame award.
Thanks for letting me stay.
It's my pleasure.
(TIM CLEARS THROAT) Charlotte, I've made the bed up in the spare room.
You stay there, OK? No probs, Tim.
Mmm.
Bet you dream about me.
Bet I do.
(SIGHS) Guess what.
What are you doing? Smoking a joint.
Yeah, I can see that.
The kids are next door.
They can probably smell it.
Well, you're Health Minister.
You can give them the lecture.
Oh, Jesus, Christine.
I know.
I'm just no fun.
That means that 90% of matter in the universe is dark.
Could be the start of a beautiful relationship.
Did you give Romeo a handy? Nope.
I rooted him.
I'm gonna put this on the internet.
Don't do that, you douche bag.
Why not? It's funny.
Did you even know that Gabriel and Charlotte's mum were never, like, together? It doesn't give off light, and it doesn't interact with anything else.
Were you really seeing Em? Look, I've had a thing for you for, like, 20 years.
Mum came in and went off at me.
She can't handle dealing with me anymore.
Where are you? She told me to get out.
OK, well, meet me at the boatshed in 10.
Bizarre.
I had Max looking after me this afternoon.
Now I'm looking after you.
I've just got one question.
I want to know if you've been with her.
(SPEAKS INAUDIBLY) like to meet up again to discuss those things.
Yeah, definitely.
Well, I'm glad you came down.
Thank you.
Really glad you could make it.
That was so lovely.
Yeah? They sing so beautifully! Christine's a bit of a songbird.
Yeah, really? Well, you'll have to sing a song for us next time, then.
You're teasing me.
You're both teasing me.
No, I'm not.
Her version of 'Life on Mars' chills people.
Chills? Oh, in a good way.
(BOTH LAUGH) Alright, um Lovely meeting both of you.
Thank you again so much for coming down.
Thank you, and lovely meeting you.
It was such a pleasure.
I'm glad you enjoyed yourselves.
And come down to Parliament.
We'll give you a tour, and we'll go and have a meal at the Supper Inn.
OK, done.
Nice to see you.
Alright, cheers.
Thanks.
Bye-bye.
See ya.
Thanks.
(PHONE RINGS) Tim Williams.
Hi, Tim.
It's Gabriel Lucas.
Gabriel.
Hi.
Um Where are you? I'm in the car heading home.
Right.
You haven't passed an ambulance carrying a 72-year-old woman with stroke symptoms named Vera Fraser, have you? Um Gabriel, what are you talking about? She's not heading anywhere.
She's just cruising through the city, probably for the last time.
I mean, she should be in hospital, but apparently in this state, we only have nine-to-five hospitals.
Calm down.
Oh, yeah, let's have a reasoned discussion, shall we, because that really works, doesn't it? That allows people like you to steamroll everyone else because you're so bloody reasonable.
Well, no! Not this time.
They've closed the emergency rooms tonight.
Four of 'em for four hours.
What?! Why? Why? Well, you're the Health Minister, mate.
I thought you'd bloody know! (PHONE SMASHES) H-hello? Jesus Christ.
(GUNFIRE) (KNOCKS) Hey.
(SIGHS) How was your night? So, what's the story with this again? You have an avatar in a virtual city.
You do stuff.
So, what are you doing now? Burning down Parliament House.
(PHONE RINGS) Mmm.
Tim Williams.
Oh, yeah, I want to talk to you.
Yes, that's right, that Health Minister.
Now, I want you to spit out or swallow whatever it is you're chewing and get ready to say the words, "Yes, Minister.
" Her name's Vera Fraser, she's 76, and you have a spare bed for her, and for the seven other ambulances waiting.
Open the emergency room.
No, no, no, no, no.
I didn't say "Can you?" I said, "Now!" Thank you.
(GROWLS) Frickin' administrators.
(SIGHS) Vera Fraser will soon be safe in hospital.
That's good.
You still brush your hair 100 times a night? (SNORES) Jesus! What is it? What? I'm lying here.
You're just snoring, I'm laying here going, "What is it about her that you like so much?" I don't I don't.
Oh, Tim! You had an affair with her.
You were out drinking with her.
You can't keep away from her.
There is something.
Just be man enough and mature enough to tell me what is it? There's no point to it.
Yeah, the point is I need to know.
Oh, you don't.
Oh, I'm just (GROANS) (SIGHS) You're upset.
I mean, why make it worse? Do you think you owe me the truth? Do you think that you might owe me that? (SIGHS) I like her because she's fun.
And I'm No.
It's not about what you're not.
Don't do that with it.
It's You asked me, and I'm telling you.
It's just some people have things you like about them.
Makes you want to screw them.
Oh, God.
Thank you for telling me.
Oh, Christine.
You can't just shut it down like that.
(BUZZER GOES OFF) Is someone coming? Oh, I knew I married you for a reason.
(SPITS) It's banana.
Yes, it is.
I hate banana.
You do too.
I forgot.
Sorry.
Your face, Dad.
Did you come to bed last night? No.
I wasn't tired.
You were up all night? Yep.
I have thoughts that keep me up some nights.
GIGl: Like dreams, Mum? Because I have them.
I dreamt this man sold me a kelpie.
It had no eyes.
You running? Yeah, I am.
Mmm.
Can I take some of these to sell? (RAPID FOOTSTEPS) Hey, pyro.
You destroy that city last night? Hey, St Kilda are playing Carlton at the G on Friday.
I reckon we should go.
Maybe get a steak at France-Soir afterwards? No, thank you.
Oh, come on, mate.
You'll love it.
Red meat, football.
No, thank you.
Just saying that we should go to the football on Friday.
You know, pick up some steaks.
Remember when we went to see Carlton at the G that time? No.
Yeah, you do.
No, I don't.
Well, I already said I'm not going.
Have a good day at school, love.
Thanks.
(DOOR CLOSES) You reap what you sow.
Ally's being weird.
Yeah? Weird how? Oh, you know, weird, not sleeping.
Making me the wrong muffins.
Wrong muffins? It sounds serious.
Yeah, it's a married thing, mate.
You wouldn't get it.
Some stuff's just like furniture, you know.
It's well known.
My hatred of bananas is one of them.
It's like a joke between us, you know? She once put banana all over herself, right, and then she dared me to go down on her.
And I wouldn't, right? Just keep the superfluous information coming.
It's nice.
Listen, let me ask you something.
What'd you say to her? When? When I walked in.
You looked like you had your hands down a 12-year-old's pants.
What'd you say to her? We were just talking.
What about? You know, just, uh stuff.
Ah! Wait.
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Calf's tight.
What? My calf's tight.
Don't want to pop it.
No, we wouldn't want that, would we? So? So, what? Oh, the Ally thing.
Yeah, the Ally thing.
Well I just told her you were a prick and she should leave you for me.
Funny.
Why don't you ask her? Well, what's she gonna tell me? Well, that's the problem with asking questions.
You might not like the answer.
Come on.
(SHOWER RUNS) I'm going.
Can you believe that guy? That has to be That has to be your favourite show ever.
Text me and tell me how much you love it.
I know.
They're beautiful, but it's sad and weird at the same time.
Who are they? The Smiths.
I think they're American.
They made me think of you.
Life's so shit sometimes.
My dad won't leave me alone.
Keeps trying to be nice to me.
My mum's such a psycho.
I can't handle it.
I just just walk into the house and I wait for her to hate me.
I'm thinking of leaving.
Leaving? Running away.
Don't.
TIM: The policy exists why? Well, according to the Ministry, "to maintain the integrity of emergency room services "at best practice standards "in our quest to deliver the best possible" Better not say 'outcomes' or I'll kick ya.
I said why? Well, about four years ago, emergency room services were stretched to breaking.
People overflowing into the street some nights.
There were some embarrassing articles.
Tell me this isn't PR or I'll lose my shit.
It isn't PR.
Well, of course it's PR.
But you do keep threatening to kick me and lose your shit, so it's a bit hard to give you independent advice.
But basically it looked bad for the government, hospital administrators were using it to try and scratch more money for the budgets, so closing them to too much traffic Makes us look competent.
Yeah.
So how is people dying in ambulances preferable? Well, that's the weird thing.
Ambulances are bloody good.
They know how to keep people alive.
Hospitals are a bit more problematic.
We're overturning this today.
I agree entirely.
But you're gonna have to recalibrate emergency room budgets.
How much? 6.
2 million.
Right.
You do know the Treasurer hates you, right? Yeah, I am aware of that.
What's up? Why won't you come in? Does this gloss look slutty? I think Vince is cheating on me.
What, you think? What? Look I'm sorry.
I'm kidding.
Sorry.
What happened? Why did you say "You think?" Like that? Oh, Jesus, Ally.
What? He's that guy he always was.
You can't seriously pretend you don't know that.
I mean, I know you act all doe-eyed and blinkered, but that's just your way, right? Unless I misjudged that.
What do you know? I don't know anything.
Then why did you say all that? 'Cause I'm a thoughtless bitch.
You know that.
It's part of my charm.
Everything's fine.
I'm sure everything's fine.
Nothing's happening.
Slutty or not? Fuck you.
Oh, about time too.
How can you just This is my family.
My husband, my children, my whole life.
How can you be so cavalier about it? I don't know anything, Ally.
You do.
I don't.
If you want to know if your husband's sleeping with someone, go home and ask him.
I can't.
Why not? Because He'll lie to me and I'll believe him.
Why? Because I'll want to.
You look slutty.
I'm looking for you.
Everybody is.
What do you need? I went into my department this morning breathing fire and hurling bloody brimstone around.
Fun, isn't it? Oh, it's a trip.
I'd like to rescind a policy so asinine, it makes me feel like the New South Wales Cabinet have broken into my ministry with their crayons and butcher's paper and let rip.
A frightening thought.
(SIGHS) Ambulances driving round the city with dying patients in the back of them because we're closing emergency rooms because we feel they're full and don't want to look bad is both stupid and dangerous, and I'd like to rescind it.
Good for you.
I can't afford to.
(SIGHS) Unless the Treasury opens its coffers a little.
Oh.
You'd like me to go and visit Treasurer Al for you? I don't need to owe him a favour.
Oh, and since he hates your guts, he's not gonna do you one either.
That did occur to me, but he might do you one.
And you're happy to owe me a favour? Well, 'happy' is not quite the word, but this is what's gonna happen if we don't change this.
A 12-year-old girl having a seizure is gonna die in an ambulance, having circled the city 500 times.
The furious ambo will deliver the body and the story to the 'Herald Sun'.
I'll pay a visit.
Christine.
Can we talk? I don't know.
Do we want to? Of course we do.
Do you want some ice-cream? It's 11:00 in the morning.
Look, I think it's about time that we all grew up and just embraced this situation and each other with it.
Jesus, did you fuck the Dalai Lama this morning or something? No, my husband, actually.
Yeah? Yeah, he's good, isn't he? Better than you think to look at him.
Absolutely.
Tim, like many powerful men who get a lot of attention, likes a lot of attention.
And even though he thinks that you're vacuous and your arse is a little weird My what? Look, Tim tells me everything.
Max tells me everything.
You think you can come here and shake us up? Well, you can't.
Does he want to screw you? He's a man.
He wants to screw anything under 50 in a skirt with a smile.
It doesn't make you special.
He just knows that you're easy.
And at the moment, he is very upset about Pat, and you will not take advantage of that and hurt a good man.
You're really tense.
Maybe you should start smoking dope.
(PHONE RINGS) (SINGS) # So we're treated badly and we live so sadly # Charlotte, Charlotte.
Sad.
You're sad.
You said bright.
Sad but bright, that's right.
Look, it's just hard to sing well with this pig nose on.
I can't breathe.
It's important.
How else do we know you're a pig? I'll be wearing a pink fat suit, miss, and it's called 'Animal Farm'.
Can I help you? I need my daughter.
I'm Miss O'Halloran.
Gigi.
Come on.
Fill in a note at the office.
Shut up.
Gigi.
I beg your pardon? It's an emergency.
I don't have time for a note or any bullshit like that.
Right, girls.
Well, off we go again.
One more time, Charlotte.
Bright but sad.
At least let me get changed.
It's embarrassing enough, Mum.
Did you see the fish? They get all the good songs.
And I don't think there are fish in 'Animal Farm'.
But Summer and Cinnamon are fish, and they're Miss O'Halloran's pets, so they get all the good songs.
ALLY: Hurry up! I don't want to crush my feathers.
What is your problem? Just get in the car.
Are you OK, Mum? You seem kind of freaky.
What you said about Gabriel and Em, about who was with Em.
What did you mean? Nothing.
Did you mean your dad? Yeah.
Now, what I'm thinking for this site is a residential complex.
40 to 50 apartments plus some You know, some retail, some boutiques, cafes, that kind of thing.
The prices for the apartments, between 700 to 1.
5.
Mmm.
It's all predicated on the hospital site being redeveloped.
Which I have the inside word on.
We'd love you to explain how.
Well Trust is gonna be a very important part of our relationship, Nicky.
I know.
But I think it's important that I don't blurt out how I know.
After all, you don't want a dummy for a partner, do you? No-one would mistake you for that, Vince.
They're gonna announce it fairly soon, and when they do, they won't be begging for buyers for this strip.
We'll be lining up, like it's yum cha on a Sunday morning, having to bring more money than we can carry.
So the site is 17 million and the project build is what? 7 to 10.
And we sell out for around 46 million.
Plus we'll hold the key to seven residential properties, 40-60, and we'll have a lot of fun too.
Let's not forget that.
(KNOCKS) Fat man says no.
Bullshit.
Well, you did call him a pasty-faced coward in caucus the other day, and he's a sensitive kind of guy, you know.
He used to be in boarding school.
He's one of those guys who still misses his mother.
I can't believe you couldn't twist his arm.
I did.
I even gave him a Chinese burn.
I was going to flush his head down the dunny, but at some point I thought we should all just grow up.
It's $7 million.
I know.
I know people with boats worth more.
Well, maybe we could ask the Premier.
Uh I wouldn't.
He's, uh He's still upset with you for killing Mahady.
(SIGHS) I didn't kill Pat.
I know you didn't kill Pat.
It's just the Premier.
He's very interested to see whether your Catholic guilt is gonna eat you alive.
Well, what about the fallout from this? Is he interested in that? Well, he smiled, with his yellow teeth and anchovy breath, and he said, "This is not going to look too good "for the Minister for Health, is it?" Shit! Well said.
Articulate.
Brief.
That's what makes you good, Timmy.
You grasp the situation quickly.
Oh, and then he did some jokes about you being the Minister for Death and being the dead body in the ambulance.
So he's gonna screw over sick people just to get at me? They hear you coming, Timmy.
On the rise, footsteps coming towards them.
He's number two, you see a number three, you see a chance to slit his throat, you do it.
And I just showed him my neck.
(APPLIES HANDBRAKE) You alright? Feed the meter.
I'll be back.
Mum, my feathers! (DOOR OPENS) Did you Have you been sleeping with my husband? Yes.
I'm not now.
But, yeah, I did.
Oh, Jesus Christ.
Don't cry, Ally, OK? How? How? What, do you want details? No.
Yes.
Go home, Ally.
You're not the type to rage around and make him pay.
Go home and ignore it and keep your happy little doll's-house life together.
Because you want to break up? You want to fuck you and your kids up to the point where you look at your life and you shake your head and you wonder how it could possibly look the way it does? I don't believe you.
He didn't.
Oh, fuck it.
(PHONE BEEPS) Think you might have hit a six.
Mmm.
See, I knew from the moment I saw you, there was something I needed.
It's all about the money now.
That was just a oncer.
Oh, you tell yourself whatever you need to.
(PHONE BEEPS) Unbelievable.
And that's totally all I sing.
And then that's it.
But if you're a fish, you get everything Gigi, I said feed the meter! I did.
It's fine.
I'm just talking to him about the play.
Get in the car.
Mum, stop being such a psycho! Get in the car! Shut up! Get in the car! (SOBS) There's an old story going around about LBJ, when he first ran for office in Texas.
The guy running opposite him was a well-known pig farmer.
Now, the story goes that he was a little too close to his pigs.
So LBJ says, "Put it out there.
" And his advisors were like, "Well, no, it's not true.
"You can't just call him a pig fucker.
" LBJ says, "Make him deny it.
" Good story.
Treasurer says no.
Well, it's no surprise there.
Pasty-face coward thing apparently really got to him.
(BOTH LAUGH) So I hear.
I want to draft a press release.
What about? Goes something like, uh, "The other night, "the Minister of Health was startled to realise "that a policy of his Ministry "is the shutting of emergency rooms to ambulances.
"The Minister is adamantly opposed to this "and will overturn this policy immediately "as soon as the Treasurer releases funds enabling him to do it.
"He is sure that the Treasurer will see the ludicrousness of this policy "and the risk of unwarranted deaths due to it.
"Heartlessness is not part of this government's brief.
" You really want to set him up like that? He says no, it's on him.
Oh, as long as you know you're declaring war here.
Put it out.
(PHONE RINGS) Max.
Hey, mate.
What's up? Yeah, sure.
I'll see you there.
Cancel the AMA.
I have to go.
TIM: This is a pleasant surprise.
How's school? Yeah, Charlotte's been having a lot of problems with her mum.
Oh.
Parents and teenagers.
It isn't always smooth, as we both know.
I'm really sorry about the other night, mate.
Yeah, you said that.
Thank you.
So, you two are all on together, then? No, it's It's bigger than that.
Oh.
You're not gonna tell me you're getting married or that you're pregnant or anything like that? 'Cause if you are, I'll need alcohol.
I would really like it if Charlotte came and lived with us for a while.
Lived? Yeah.
Stayed.
In our house? At At nights? Yes, at nights.
Dad, things are really bad between them, and she's just so unhappy, and her mum is so unhinged.
I wouldn't say she was unhinged.
Mothers and daughters are a completely different country, Max.
Don't even try and get your head round it.
So, yes or no? Dad, it's really important to me.
OK.
Really? Sure.
Thank you.
I better go tell her.
Oh, don't worry.
I'll get it.
Oh, cool.
Thanks.
Sorry.
Hey.
Want to live together? That mean you want to run away with me? Well, I spoke to my dad.
He said you can come and stay for a while.
What? Well, you know, I told him you were having a shit time with your mum What did you tell him? Well, just that.
Thought you guys weren't talking.
Well, I made an exception.
For you.
Thanks, but I can go live with my dad.
But do you want to? No.
Well, it's not pity.
Come on, it'll be cool.
What, he said yes? Yep.
Guilt's a wonderful thing.
You shouldn't worry, Mum.
Loads of people do it.
Eloise's dad had an affair with this woman at the tennis club because her mum had just got so fat since her operation that he couldn't stand her anymore.
And she is really gross.
Are you OK? Gigi, sweetie, could you give us a minute? What happened? I went and I spoke to Em, and she said he he did, and then (HYPERVENTILATES) Just breathe, babe.
Just breathe.
She texted him, "Meet me at the Windsor at 4:00.
" Did he text back? I don't know.
I left.
It's 3:45 now.
I know.
You need to get over there, see if it's true.
I don't want to know if it's true.
Yes, you do.
Don't tell me what I want.
Ally, can you really go home and pretend? Well! You play a dangerous game, my friend, don't you? No other sort round here.
True enough.
But publicly? What'd you hear? Well, I heard he threw a glass globe given to him by the Ambassador from Ghana at the wall and then stormed around, purple with rage, emitting strange sounds and making up new profanities.
I won, didn't I? You fucked him royally.
You got your money.
Cheers.
Cheers.
And now he's gonna come out and try and destroy you now.
Oh, let him try.
Oh I love it when you go all Russell Crowe on me.
How's things? Are we friends? What's up? Charlotte.
(SIGHS) What has she done? Oh, no, nothing.
Look Max just said that you two weren't getting on too well, that's all.
I look at her and I lose my shit.
Her room's squalid, her hair's greasy.
Just everything about her makes me mad.
And I can't stop.
Every night I go home, and I go to be nice and I prioritise my comments and be positive.
10 minutes later, I'm screaming at her.
Max wants her to live with us.
Young love.
Hand me a bucket.
I said she could.
Did you? Without asking me first? I'd rather she didn't.
I know exactly how you feel.
Could you talk to her? (SIGHS) If I could do that, she wouldn't be trying to move out, would she? Em, look, I know how shit it is.
Max isn't talking to me either.
Really? Why's that? Well, I got pissed and screamed at him after Mahady's funeral.
(LAUGHS) I was a bit of a Yeah, yeah.
That was shit.
People are too nice to their kids these days.
They're spoilt little shits.
The transition between unbridled love and barely contained contempt is what kills us, eh? Yep.
I fucked Vince.
(PHONE RINGS) G'day.
A friend of mine, Em Barker's, already checked in.
Vince Kovac.
Just her room number.
Sure.
(CLEARS THROAT) There's no room under that name.
Oh.
Alright.
Hey, you.
Hey.
How are ya? Hey, I'm supposed to meet some people here, some of those venture capitalist guys for the hospital site.
I must be early.
How are you? You want a drink or something? What are you doing here? You here with Nat? I missed you today.
Vince, stop it.
So, what? Want to do you want to stay in town tonight for dinner? If I walk over to the desk and ask that woman whose room you asked for, what will she say? Fuckin' bitch.
Ah, whisky and ice.
Whisky and ice, mate.
Just Oh, get the fuckin' whisky and ice, alright? Alright.
Hey! Shh.
Stop it.
Stop it.
Stop it.
It's gonna be fine, alright? It's gonna be fine.
Look.
Shit happens, alright? You pashed some guy.
We've been married for 20 years, alright? People get bored.
People do things.
It doesn't mean anything.
It doesn't fuckin' mean anything, alright? Alright, I fucked up.
I fucked up.
I know it, alright? Am I sorry? Yeah, I am.
You were about to do it again.
You were about to do it again! Would you shut up? How many times have you been with her? Couple.
You're lying.
You can't even tell me the truth.
Is that how much you hate me? I don't hate you, Ally.
I fucked someone else, alright? It was never about you.
I have to go.
I think I'm gonna be sick.
Oh, come on.
Come on.
Look, I'll get the car, alright? I'll drive No.
No, can we just talk about this? I don't want to talk to you.
We really have to sort this out.
Hey, it's not an argument.
It's not something we can sort out.
You slept with someone else.
You had sex with someone else.
Hi.
Hey, Mum.
There's lamb in the fridge, and Charlotte's not eating red meat.
Right.
Good.
So I suppose she's staying for tea then, yeah? She's staying for a while.
Didn't Dad tell you? No, but my phone's been off, so there's probably a message.
Yeah, so we'll both have vegetables for dinner.
Is he home, your dad? Nah.
Hi.
It's me.
Meet me at Sanderson Park.
'Cause I want to talk to you, and apparently we've got a house guest, and there might be a bit of yelling.
So you just said yes? I know I should have called.
Well, you don't really do that anymore, do you, Tim? Call when you should.
Hm? Nothing happened.
You were out drinking with a woman you had an affair with, who you have a child with.
Obviously, we've got very different definitions of 'nothing', 'cause to me, Tim, it's a really big something.
Yeah, it is.
And I really I am.
I'm trying to put it in context of Pat's death and understand it, I really am, and sometimes I nearly get there, and then just this wave of fury and betrayal and disappointment washes through me.
Yeah, I got drunk because I was feeling bad, alright? Like I was bad.
Right, so you feel bad, so why not be bad? That is so unbearably Catholic.
Yeah, it's no excuse, I know.
That's the first right thing you've said in two days.
Well, you've got a lot to answer for, Mr Local Member.
I'm sorry? Banchory Lane.
The roundabout they're putting in.
It's a bloody eyesore.
It's a disgrace.
You stopped caring about your constituency once you became a big shot.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Am I ruining your stroll by reminding you of your job? Sorry, Mrs Oh, no, you go right ahead.
Let's start from the beginning.
You obviously know who I am.
And who are you? Uh, Barry, O'Hale.
Barry.
Tim Williams.
Yes, the Banchory Lane Traffic Flow Project.
Flow, my arse.
Yes, I'm gonna pop down there tomorrow and have a look first thing myself, and then I'm gonna get you in for a chat, into the office, alright? I want you to call this number and tell them to get you an appointment first thing Thursday morning and to cancel everything that I have.
We're gonna deal with this, and I think it's very important for the community.
So I just ring this number and they'll just Yeah.
You bet they will.
And I look forward to seeing you then, Barry.
Thank you for the heads-up.
You have a great day.
Thank you.
Come on.
Come on, Wes.
So smooth.
If only you could play your family as well as you play your constituents.
Yeah, I often think that.
Yeah.
Um, about Charlotte.
I, uh, said yes to Max hoping that I could talk to Em and have her say no, it's not gonna happen, but at least I'd look good in the eyes of Max - you know, be the good dad.
I'm I'm sorry.
She only eats vegetables.
Yeah, I've heard.
I set the table.
Oh, thanks, darling.
Romeo! (KNOCKS) Come on.
Did you want wine? Uh sure.
(DOOR OPENS) No phones.
Turn the phone off.
Gotta go.
Alright.
(SIGHS) Where's Mum? Well, she found out Dad was having an affair with Charlotte's mum, and we don't know where she is.
Pizza? Jesus, you're a shit.
Dad? Alright, it's gonna be fine.
She'll be back.
Let's just let's just eat.
I'm gonna eat in my room.
ALLY: The weirdest thing.
I feel like I should be at home, making everyone dinner.
Not tonight.
Tonight your prick of a husband buys you dinner.
Oh, I can't eat.
That's hardly the point.
Hello.
Um, well, thank Well, no, we're sad, so we need champagne.
Dom Pérignon.
Yes, hell vintage.
Um, and two cheeseburgers with fries and Ally, anything else? A brownie.
A brownie.
And someone cute to bring it up.
Thank you.
Now, I'm going to run you a bath, and you're going to get into one of those beautiful robes, which we're also buying, and we're gonna eat burgers and watch bad cable about fat English people doing up B&Bs in Corsica.
You're good at this.
Well, hedonism in the face of destruction.
It's a gift.
And a testament to how often I've been fucked up in my life.
Um, so, bergamot bubbles or vanilla and gardenia? (PHONE RINGS) No.
(DOOR OPENS) (DOOR CLOSES) GABRIEL: Knock, knock.
Who let you in? I've got a key, remember.
Oh, yeah, that's right.
That was a mistake, wasn't it? What are you so grumpy about? Have you spoken to Ally today? No.
A slight hiccup.
Oh, yeah? What? Well, don't dance a jig or anything, but, uh, Ally found out about Em.
Whoa.
Yeah, I think Em told her.
Fuckin' women.
You can't trust 'em.
They got no morals when it comes to They just I need to resist pointing out the irony to you.
Where's she now? I don't know.
Not here.
Nat either.
Probably gone to a hotel or something.
You gonna open that bottle of wine or are you waiting for a better offer? You OK? Yeah, I'm fine.
She's grumpy.
She'll get over it.
So don't get your hopes up.
(SINGS) # We are all equal, some more equal than others We are all brothers, some more brothers than others.
Honestly, Miss O'Halloran can't write for shit.
Oh, tell me about it.
Well, some of them are alright, but that one wins the lame award.
Thanks for letting me stay.
It's my pleasure.
(TIM CLEARS THROAT) Charlotte, I've made the bed up in the spare room.
You stay there, OK? No probs, Tim.
Mmm.
Bet you dream about me.
Bet I do.
(SIGHS) Guess what.
What are you doing? Smoking a joint.
Yeah, I can see that.
The kids are next door.
They can probably smell it.
Well, you're Health Minister.
You can give them the lecture.
Oh, Jesus, Christine.
I know.
I'm just no fun.