03x09 - Episode 9

[bunniefuu]

[LAUGHS]

- You're moving into Big Mac's?
- He kind of wants us to stay.

Aren't kids of your generation

meant to be living at home
well into your twenties?

I really want to do this.

I thought it'd be great
having the place to myself,

doing what I want, when I want.

Cooking naked?

[LAUGHS]

I always thought I'd
be alone with someone.

I now pronounce you husband and wife.

[ALL CHEER]

You're breaking up with me?

Shouldn't have even got back
together in the first place.

But I realise, out of all
this, that I... I love you.

I can't be with you, OK?

You're not with Ike anymore, right?

I don't want a relationship.

Ow! Let go!

- [THUD]
- Open up. Somebody's in here.

- OK, I don't want a baby.
- What?

Even if I did have feelings
for Arlo, which I... I don't,

it would be social su1c1de for me
to nick someone else's boyfriend.

OK. This is me.

Is that weird?

Like, she just...

- [LAUGHS]
- You were flirting with her.

- You're being dumb.
- Dumb? You think I'm dumb?

No, I mean you're acting dumb...

Come home with me tonight.

There's something a bit controversial

that, um, I've been
thinking about asking you.

I'm intrigued.

I want to have a baby.

I was wondering if you'd help me.

Whatever happens now,
love goes on, George.

Wait.

You just... took me by surprise.

But the answer is yes.

George Turner.

Are you doing the walk of shame?

I'm not ashamed.

[LAUGHS] Oh, my god!

Who was it?

I will find out. You know it.

There you are, George.

You dirty stop-out.

Laura?

Well, where have you been?

Hey, where have you been?

Uh, morning.

- Afternoon.
- Hi.

- You're alive. Good.
- Uh, yeah, sorry I didn't call.

- I just got a little...
- Terrible parent.

I'm kidding, Dad.

Are you OK?

I haven't had any unwanted
texts or calls or visits.

So, yeah, I'm good.

Arlo, however, is still trying
to live down the humiliation.

Lindsay pushed him
into the wedding cake.

I honestly don't know what I did.

You'll work it out. People
get a bit crazy at weddings.

So, who did you get crazy with?

[LAUGHS]

Once upon a time, I met a woman,
fell in love, got married

and lived happily ever after.

Well, that's how it was meant to go.

But what happens if happily
ever after is interrupted,

if you never fall out of love?

Can there ever be a second chance?

Is there love after love?

I think I'm about to find out.

Sorry, what's the question again?

Who did George leave the
wedding with last night?

I don't know. Me and Tracey, we
left way before any of you guys.

But did you notice him getting
cosy with anyone or...?

Hannah...

Did you just want me to give George
a tinkle and ask him for you?

No, no. No. Enjoy your honeymoon.

- Hey.
- Heard from anyone?

- No-one.
- Excellent.

I've come to escort you
home, just in case.

Actually, I thought I'd hang
out with my brother today.

- Why?
- Because I love you, obviously.

And because I wanna make sure you
don't get back with Lindsay.

I thought it might be because he's
going to require a bodyguard.

Oh, yeah. Ha-ha.

Oh, I'm not jesting, Arlo.

This is mad cousin Lindsay
we're talking about.

And when I say mad, I do
mean angry mad and mad mad.

I'm gonna pop into work for a while.

Hey, uh, you weren't
just drinking whiskey

with Big Mac all night, were you?

Nope.

He only got home an hour ago.

Whoa. Go, George. But where was he?

He was hanging around with Katie a bit.

It could be Fiona.

Maybe.

Hey, did either of you guys see
who George left with last night?

- Hannah...
- Ngahuia, wasn't it?

- Eh?
- They were looking

pretty cosy at the reception.

Tom, um, we can't put this one up.

Why not? What's wrong with it?

BIG MAC: Gentlemen.

Are you OK, Big Mac?

Um... [CLEARS THROAT]

Last night, after the
wedding, I couldn't sleep.

Um, well, yeah, I'd
had a couple of rums.

So I... I went for a walk in the
moonlight around the property,

out and about, where I could
see the Harkness place.

All the lights were on.

When there's nobody home,

given that Ernie Harkness
is in Sweden at the moment.

So I went to take a look. And I
really wish I hadn't. [LAUGHS]

Oh...

Oh...

Oh. [LAUGHS] OK.

- That's where she got to.
- I'm sorry.

Like, this is your mother
we're talking about.

No, it's cool. She does
what she wants to.

- With Monty?
- Nice work by the best man.

No, George.

It's a mistake Ngahuia made once before

and swore she would never repeat.

Well, I don't see the problem.
I mean, they're both single.

They say that when a
marriage is ended by death,

women mourn, men replace...

which is harsh,

but, yes, we do make mistakes.

We're lonely, we're sad, we miss her.

But then a day arrives, a
moment when you're not lonely.

You're not drowning in loss,

you're not craving companionship
just to stop the pain.

You're just looking at a woman and
it takes you by surprise and...

Wait.

...you think, why not?

The answer is yes.

Yes, as in, I'd like to leave...
with you.

As you... mentioned... before.

Right.

Yes. That would be nice.

We can just have a cup of tea or...

[LAUGHS]

♪ I want to make you mine ♪

♪ Hold you when I sleep ♪

♪ Keep that morning sky ♪

♪ just out of your reach ♪

♪ I'm giving you my word ♪

♪ and it doesn't mean a thing ♪

♪ So I'll keep it my heart ♪

♪ till I'm ready to give in ♪

♪ Hold you back, ♪

♪ I don't want to let you leave ♪

♪ I'm alone again, ♪

♪ I want to pull you closer... ♪

- [MOBILE PHONE RINGS]
- ♪ We connect ♪

♪ And somehow you just seem to... ♪

Good morning. Afternoon.

Hi. It's me.

The guy who ran away from my
house while I was in the shower?

I... I had a... I had a fun night.

So did I.

Really.

A lot... of fun. I, um...

I was wondering if I could
come by tomorrow morning.

Sure.

To see Arlo about the
internship program.

Um, me too, I hope.

If you're home.

I'll make sure I am.

Great.

I'll see you then.

Look forward to it.

Really, George?

You ran out on her while
she was in the shower?

Classy.

[MOBILE PHONE RINGS]

- Fiona.
- Oh, hi.

I was wondering, uh,
if we could catch up.

Uh, yeah. Um, sure.

Well, uh, how about dinner tonight?

Um...

Yeah, OK.

Uh, I'll see you at the boat club?

Yeah. See you there.

[ENDS CALL]

Look, it's complicated enough as it is

without you putting your
five cents worth in.

I didn't say a word.

Yeah, I'm not gonna
mess it up this time.

I'm not gonna overthink this.

In fact, I'm not gonna
think about it at all.

If you say so, sweetie.

[SIGHS]

[MOBILE PHONE RINGS]

Oh, this could be Lindsay.

Ignore it.

Well?

Oh, it's nothing.

"You don't get this in the outback." Oh.

Cute. So Lindsay did
have reason to cake you.

No. Probably was just being friendly.

Hey, what are you doing?

Don't.

Don't. Seriously, don't send that.

- Why would you send that?
- You weren't going to yourself?

No. No, well, 'cause...

Lindsay is gonna k*ll me.

George, last night...

Yes?

I'm so sorry I lobbed that grenade
in your direction, then ran off.

The baby grenade.

Well, I didn't think there
was any other grenade.

[LAUGHS] You must think I'm insane.

No, I think you're you.

Which could be the same as insane.

You have your own way of doing things.

And I'm sorry I reacted the way I did,

but I don't think you should give up

getting what you want
the traditional way.

Yeah.

Well, anyway, um, I asked you here today

to say I'm sorry and I hope we're OK.

Yeah. Yeah, of course we are.

Hey, hey.

I've also got something
that I want to say.

Mmm? [CLEARS THROAT]

I'm sorry what happened
between you and me,

from me rushing into something that
I knew I couldn't see through.

Oh. [HALF-LAUGHS] OK.

Look, I'm sorry if I hurt you,

thinking I was ready to date
again when I... when I wasn't.

We're good, George.

The reason that I asked you
what I asked you last night,

it's not to do with any
residual feelings.

OK.

[ELECTRONIC BEEPING]

[PHONE BLEEPS]

[SIGHS]

Oh, no.

Lindsay's changed her
relationship status to single.

See, I'm glad Arlo isn't
with the type of girl

who posts her relationship status.

[KNOCK AT DOOR]

[TURNS TV OFF]

[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]

Hi. I won't hang around.

I just... wanted to deliver
the news in person.

I, uh... I went by the petrol
station and Ollie's dad told me

that Ollie has moved to
Stafford to live with mum.

- Has he just?
- Yeah, he left this morning.

Thanks for letting me know.

You're welcome.

Oh, you sure you don't want to stay?

We're watching something entirely crappy

but you're more than welcome
to watch it with us.

No. No, no. That's fine.
Thank you, though.

- I'll see you around.
- See you.

- See you, Shay.
- Bye.

- Oh. My goodness.
- Can I come in?

Sure.

Is everything OK?

No.

I think I might have gone insane.

The last time this happened with him,

I could've blamed the tequila.

But this time, I was relatively sober.

And it took a whole lot of willpower

to drag me away. [LAUGHS]

Oooh.

Ow. Ow.

OK.

I just needed to talk to someone

who could remind me
that he is not my type.

For starters, his name is Monty.
You're allowed to say his name.

- I don't want to.
- Second of all,

if it really was that good,
then maybe he is your type.

But it's Monty.

At the end of the day,

does it really matter
who it is if it works?

George came home with me last night.

That is great.

We didn't sleep together.
We just talked,

all night and laughed

and slept on my bed with our clothes on.

It was amazing.

Oh...

True love goes on.

Sorry?

Well, George and I, we were talking
last night after the speech.

Monty's speech?

Delivered beautifully,
but written by George.

About Laura. Oh.

- Oh, god.
- No. No, no, no, it's a good thing.

True love has no end. But
it can have new beginnings.

GEORGE: They say that when
you lose someone you love,

rather than fading,

your love for that person
actually increases over time.

You read that in one of those
dealing-with-grief books

you got after I left you.

You didn't leave me, Laura.

Neither of us wanted to
end our relationship.

- I know.
- [SIGHS]

Your love grows,

because when that person's
no longer around every day,

they're never gonna disappoint
you or irritate you.

And you know, you could
be quite irritating...

[LAUGHS] So could you.

You like Katie.

A lot.

I really do.

But it's not that simple because
there's this other woman in my life.

Yeah. Fiona. She's fine.
You've sorted things with her.

No, Laura. Not Fiona.

You.

[SIGHS]

Morning, Shay.

Help yourself.

You don't want your only
daughter starving, do you?

Shouldn't you be on the bus about now?

Um, I'm not really feeling that well.

What is it? Head? Stomach? Fever?

Yeah, kind of all of... that.

I think I'm probably gonna
have to stay home today.

Oh, I know what it is.
It's not your stomach.

It's slightly lower. Lack
of a couple of something.

Shut up, Shay.

- Knock, knock.
- Morning.

Hi.

Arlo, I've got some good news for you.

- I found you an internship.
- Oh, great. Where is it?

It's at the council.

- With Sean?
- Arlo's gonna be a parking warden?

Oh, I'm sorry. I can keep looking.

Actually, no, no, no,
no, that's perfect.

That's great. Um, when do I start?

- Today?
- Yeah. This afternoon.

Wow, I mean, I can probably

go over now, head over
early and catch up, right?

So you don't have to go near school?

- Handy, that...
- Bye, Shay.

Sean's expecting you after lunch.

Yeah, school for you,
as usual this morning.

I could give you a lift.

Billy's in the car.

Great. Thanks, Dad.

- Bye.
- Bye.

Uh, Katie, I was just wondering
if I could have a...

just a quick word.

I forgot to mention
something, um, inside.

What is it?

OK.

I mentioned what a good night
I had the other night.

Yeah, you did.

So when do we do it again?

You want to do it again?

Yes, I do.

Are you sure?

Well... why wouldn't I be?

- It was a good night, wasn't it?
- Yeah. It was.

And I've been thinking
about you non-stop.

I better get the boys to school.

We'll talk soon.

Is it just me or was she
a little weird just now?

Why is it the moment that
Katie leaves, you show up?

It's not my fault, George. It's you.
It's your head I'm in.

Just a little stand-offish,
don't you think?

I've got your back, not that
that's much use against Lindsay.

I've still got the scar from
when she stabbed me in the thigh

with a pencil in Year Two.

[BELL RINGS]

Hi.

Lindsay?

Lindsay? Lindsay...

I have an exciting announcement.

We, the 'News of the Weld
Wide Web', are making a film.

A short film called 'Welcome to Weld'.

- And what's it about?
- Coming to Weld.

- It's a tourist thing?
- You're onto it, George,

which is good, given that you'll be

- writing the script for our film...
- Oh, no, no.

- I'm no screenwriter.
- Sorry.

Sorry.

Hi, darling.

Did you start the meeting without me?

Big Mac's been telling
us all about his film,

Weld and its attractions.

Yes. Well,

you see some sights in Weld
you'd never see anywhere else.

[CLEARS THROAT, COUGHS]

Uh, George, um, go out,

uh, locate some locations, take a camera

and then come back and...

and pitch your film ideas to me.

But it's your film, so shouldn't you...

Yeah, no, sell Weld to me.
That's your task.

Uh... Something I need to attend to.

- [DOOR CLOSES]
- Is he alright?

Oh, just a bit under
the weather, I think.

Hello?

Lindsay?

- Shouldn't you hate me?
- No.

Why would I?

Because I shoved you in the cake.

OK, yeah, but...

Look, I kind of deserved that.

It wasn't your fault, Arlo.

It was always going to happen.

What... what was?

Nice guys don't go for me.

I'm too bitchy, I'm too jealous...

No, you're not.

Maybe I wasn't...

for a minute 'cause you made be better.

Because you're the nicest
guy I've ever been with.

But it turns out jealous bitch me

was still there all along,
so just walk away, Arlo.

I'm just gonna go for a walk.

Apparently there's a track
around the lake, an hour loop.

Uh, well, hey, why don't
we all go together?

Nah, I'm just gonna go, um, for an hour.

See youse. In an hour.

Why didn't she want to go with her?

Because I think she
wanted us to stay here.

Well, yeah, Trace, obviously.

Alone. Together.

Oh.

- George. Cooee.
- Hey, Monty.

Hey, um, is Ngahuia in there?

- Uh, yeah, yeah, she is.
- Hey, um, can you keep a secret?

I'd rather not, if I didn't have to.

Historically, there's
always been this frisson

between Ngahuia and myself.

At the wedding, that frisson
burst into flames, George.

George, I know I'm batting
too far up the order

but I can't let her go a second time.

Help me.

Well, I don't know. What
went wrong the last time?

Well, she sobered up, I think. [LAUGHS]

Did you talk to her about it?

No, no. I just, uh... I
just let her fly away.

As I knew she would.

OK. OK. Well, maybe you need
to learn from your mistakes.

Talk to her. Be honest.

Tell her how you feel.

Is that it?

- Is that all you got?
- Yeah. Good luck.

I've always been anti
internships, to be honest.

However, I have a feeling you'll
fit in very well here, Arlo.

- Thanks.
- Very well indeed.

Each team member here at Weld Council

has been handpicked by myself.

Welcome, comrade.

[CAMERA CLICKS]

It just feels so different.

You know, I don't want to
jump into bed with her

and stay there for three days.

I don't feel like I'm gonna die if I
don't see her right this instant.

Because you're not years old.

What, you're expecting to
fall madly in love overnight

like we did back then?

It's the only experience I have.

George, we were young. We had no kids.

No bills, no responsibilities.

Just the future to do
whatever we wanted with.

You're a grown-up now. You have baggage.

You have a dead wife.

And a bad back sometimes.

If you found someone willing to
take you on, despite all that,

it's called a second chance, George.

Like love after love?

George.

[LAUGHS] Sorry.

Were you just talking to yourself?

[HALF-LAUGHS] Sort of.

Um... [CLEARS THROAT] I was, uh...

I was uh... I was talking to Laura.

- Oh.
- Yeah,

not like she's a ghost or anything.

I was just talking to her in my head.

Of course.

About you, actually.

I might go.

Look, it's just something that I do

or have been doing lately.

- I get it. I do.
- No, I don't think you do.

After the other night, I
thought that you were ready...

I am. I am. I am.

- I just...
- OK. You are.

Maybe I'm not.

Come on, Katie. I enjoyed every
second of the other night...

I know. I know. And it's not you,

- it's me and how crap I am...
- And how crap you are with men.

- You've said that before...
- I will stress

and I'll work myself up

and I'll constantly wonder
if I'm measuring up.

Measuring up?

Because falling for a guy
who had the perfect wife

and never fell out of love with her,

- Katie...
- I... don't think...

I don't think that I can handle that.

It's not you. It's not even your wife.

It's me. It really is.

George. How did the
location scouting go?

Oh, I thought I'd start with history,

introduce the statue of Frederick Weld.

Oh, god, no, that sounds dull.

No, no, we need to attract people
to Weld, not send them to sleep.

- Oh, thanks for the feedback.
- You're welcome.

Look, I have a... a favour to ask.

This situation with Monty
cannot continue to exist.

It's a situation?

I have plans, George, and Ngahuia
is important to those plans

and I can't have Monty driving
her away like he last time.

So I want you to have a word with him.

Why?

Well, he respects you
more than he does me.

Just tell him he's had his fun

and it's time to come
back to the real world.

No, I'm not gonna do that.

In fact, I've already told him
that I think he should go for it,

tell her how he feels.

No. No. That would be a disaster.

Well, maybe. I mean, I hope it isn't.

I hope he gets the girl.

And you should too, because

Monty is a good guy who
deserves a sh*t at love.

He's had his sh*t, his first wife,

now living in Stafford with a
car salesman called Rodney.

A second sh*t, then. We
all deserve one of those.

And for you, Monty's own
father, to undermine that

just because it might
interfere with your plans,

whatever they may be,

that is wrong.

I just remembered another location
I need to get. Excuse me.

- Hey.
- Hi.

Ah, of those days, huh?

- Yeah.
- I can relate.

Really?

I did something a little
bit crazy at the wedding.

Not with Zac again?

No. I said crazy, not stupid.

No, I just...

I had this idea and I thought
that it was a good idea

but it involved asking a
really big favour from...

[SIREN WAILS]

Are you legally allowed
to drive that thing?

I need a word with you, Fiona.
In the car, please.

We're in the middle of
a conversation here.

- Don't argue. Just get in.
- Why?

- I said don't argue.
- She's not arguing.

- She's just asking you why.
- Stay out of it, please, ma'am.

- Ma'am? [LAUGHS]
- OK...

I will talk to you later.

Maybe you can drink this with me.

Yeah, I would love to.

In you hop.

- Dad? Hey.
- Hi.

- Not working?
- I am, actually.

Visiting all the beautiful
places of Weld, taking photos.

You look really happy about it.

So, where have you been?

Parada Bay, Hillary's Stairs.
The nudie beach.

Until I realised a guy by himself
with a camera at the nudie beach...

It's so wrong.

Yeah, anyway, one more location to go.

The waterfall.

Ah... Want some company?

- Madam.
- [LAUGHS]

Here are the facts.

One... you were seen dancing with
George Turner at the wedding.

- Hannah...
- Oh, my god.

Two, you and George
Turner have some history.

There is nothing going
on between me and...

Three, George Turner spent the night

with a mystery woman on Saturday night.

Four, you George Turner were seen
having dinner together last night.

What mystery woman? I'm getting to that.

All of these facts point
to you and George...

How do you know that he spent
the night with... with someone?

Hannah...

Because I caught him red-handed
doing the walk of shame

the next morning from your place.

No. Not me.

- Yes, it was.
- It wasn't.

Yes. [LAUGHS]

Oh, crap.

- But...
- I'm gonna go now.

No, but you had dinner with him...

Yeah, to say... Because...
Oh, honestly, Hannah.

I'm so sorry.

George can do what he likes.
I don't care.

OK, well, just let me give you
a ride back to the boat club.

No, no. I'll walk. It's fine.

But I mean it. Like, I
really, really don't care.

Oh, she % does care, doesn't she?

Nice detective work there, Hannah.

I just think that he can do
a lot better than Lindsay.

Just let him make his own decisions.

I can't help if I know what's best.

[LAUGHS]

Now you sound like your mum.

That's not a bad thing. Mum was smart.

I've been talking to her.

Is that why we're here? To talk to Mum?

I thought when we scattered
her ashes here that,

you know, this would be the
place that we would come

to think about her, to talk to her.

But I've been talking to her everywhere.
She won't leave me alone.

Is this about the other night?

- Katie...
- You were with Katie?

Well, that's really great, Dad.
I love Katie. You know that.

Yeah. Yeah, but...

Why are you thinking about
Mum so much at the moment?

- Do you feel disloyal?
- No.

Laura was the least
jealous person I know.

It used to worry me how relaxed she was.

- She trusted you.
- Yeah, that's...

what I want to get
Katie to do, trust me.

You see, Laura was the person I
used to speak to about this stuff.

You used to ask Mum advice for
how to score other women?

She knew me better than I know myself

and she always, always
had the right answer.

So if there was anyone I could talk
to about this stuff right now,

it would be her.

I know you quite well too, actually.

So, come on.

Talk to me.

No daughter wants to hear the
details of her dad's love life.

Details, no, but you're no ordinary dad.

And I'm no ordinary daughter.

Because...

the woman we both love...
isn't here anymore.

So, hit me. Tell me.

Saturday night was perfect. And
I can feel myself falling.

Katie, she's scared.

I finally feel like I
could love someone again.

But she's pulling away.

[SQUEAKING]

TRACEY: Yes! Yes!

Yes!

Snap.

I can't handle it anymore.
I can't. Loser.

He can't even b*at me at snap.

- None of you can b*at me.
- No.

- Alright, Poppy, you're up.
- Yeah, Pops, you're up.

Please, go in. Please.

- Just...
- Oh, nah.

Actually, I've had an idea.

I'm really enjoying hanging out
with you two on your honeymoon...

Yeah, well, we're really enjoying
hanging out with you, mate.

Except, it's not really
a honeymoon, is it?

And I've checked online, there's
a bus which goes from town.

Oh...

Thank you for coming.

Thanks for your weird text.

Peace cake awaits.

It's not really that weird, 'cause...

I made you... It's a cake of peace.

So I can shove your head in it?

If you want to.

Though that would be a waste
of an excellent cake.

Why are you doing this, Arlo?

Because I don't like seeing you sad.

Because I like to bake...

and because you're not that
bitch that you think you are.

And you need to stop thinking that.

And because I want to make
things right between us.

Well, that's gonna take more than cake.

Then what?

What's your deal with Poppy?

I like Poppy as a friend, yeah?

As a new person in town,
as a fellow Australian...

No. It's more than that.

She's a friend.

And what about me?

Well... I hope... you're my girlfriend.

[BOTH LAUGH]

Here's what you should do.
Face it front on.

How do you mean?

Well, Katie is worried about
Mum, so tell her everything.

Let her get to know Mum.

Women don't want to know
about their predecessors.

Well, ordinarily, no,

but like I keep saying, this
is no ordinary situation.

Maybe you do know best after all.

No maybe about it, Dad.

OK, then.

- And what about you?
- What about me?

I hear that Ike rode to your
rescue the other night.

I don't need a guy to rescue me, Dad.

No, you've got Siouxsie.

I think maybe when we got here I
was trying to distract myself

from the sadness with the boyfriend.

Yeah, I get that.

But I just need to be
by myself for a bit.

And when it's right, I'll know it.

I think that's what Mum would say.

Yeah, I think she would.

Love you, Dad.

I love you too.

- [SIGHS]
- Let's go.

[PANTS]

That's... That's great, Dad.

That's great.

Oh... Monty's here.

He's really good at holding the bag.

You can sit down.

Thank you.

What can I do you for, Dad?

[PANTS]

I have become aware

that you and Ngahuia formed
a relationship of sorts

after the wedding.

- So we're back there?
- Stop, bro.

Did George tell you?

- No, he did not tell me.
- Did Ngahuia tell you?

Look, it's not important
how I found out.

The point is...

If it makes you and her happy,

then I think you should...

- You know...
- Go for it.

There has to be a better
way of putting it.

Dad, is this some kind of
old-school parental blessing?

On one condition... Two conditions.

She is very important to me.
Do not scare her off.

Well, I scared her off once.
She came back for more.

- I hope that answers that.
- [LAUGHS]

And the second condition,
don't be a d*ck about it.

What, me? Never.

Katie, you're coming with me.

Oh, I've got wet washing and
kumara boiling inside...

- I don't care about your kumaras.
- Pardon?

Look, I'm trying to do a
big gesture here, alright?

- George...
- Please. Don't talk.

Just... Just come.

Can you give me five minutes
to hang my washing out?

I can do that, Mum. Really?

Yeah. You go. Let George be a caveman.

No, I'm not a caveman.

I'm not gonna throw you over
my shoulder or anything.

- It'll be cool if you did, though.
- Billy!

Come on.

I just need to get my stuff.

Thanks.

So, here we are.

This is where you
scattered Laura's ashes?

Yeah, this is as good a place
as any to introduce you.

- Introduce me?
- To Laura.

Oh, George, you don't have to do this...

Laura, this is... This is Katie.

Katie Bell.

She's an artist and a teacher.

Relief teacher.

- Katie's an excellent mum...
- George...

..and that's where
she's like you, Laura.

But in many other ways,
she's the polar opposite.

You were a pit bull in the court of law,

and Katie is sweet and kind.

She can't keep a secret.
She's a terrible liar.

That is true.

You were strong and
confident, had an ego.

And Katie doesn't know
how beautiful she is.

And she is. She's... She's so beautiful.

She's also sensitive and caring

and I'm pretty sure she
wants to be with me

the same way I want to
be with her, but...

she's worried.

About you. About me.

So I've brought her here
today to say to you, Laura,

that... I'm in like with Katie Bell

and I want to see where that
goes, where it takes us.

And I'm pretty sure, Laura, that...

I have your blessing.

I will always love my first wife.

I know.

But there is room enough in this
heart for more than one person.

So, please, don't be scared.

Please, trust me.

I'm in, George.

Whatever this is, wherever
it goes, I'm on board.

[MOBILE PHONE ALERT]

"CFD. Katie's place tonight."

What's CFD? A compulsory family dinner.

Sounds lame. Pass.

Katie's place? This is a good sign.

Can I come?

Compulsory family dinner.

I feel like you've adopted me
as your sassy older sister.

[LAUGHS]

I got your column.

GEORGE: Yes?

I've read it twice.

And?

Both times it made me cry, you bastard.

Sorry about that.

It's pretty personal, though, George.

Sure you want me to publish as is?

Never been surer.

Thought so.

It's taken me a while to get here.
I pulled all the classic moves.

My wife's best friend,
united in grief and history,

which we mistook for something else.

And then, rushing in with someone
new without stopping to think

that she might want a
different future than me.

For that, I'm sorry.

To the women I hurt because I wasn't
thinking straight, I'm so very sorry.

I was a textbook case, the
impetuous grief-crazed widower.

And so, I pulled back, because, really,

the thought of loving someone again,

of opening myself up to potential
loss again, was scary as hell,

until today, when I realised
that it wasn't as scary

as spending the rest
of my life grieving,

in love with someone I
can never have again.

Hi.

And so, here I go, into
a brave new world,

with a brave new woman...

because although when you
marry, you marry forever,

sometimes the universe has other ideas.

Arlo.

Hey.

Hi. I'm back.

Sorry, I'm... late for dinner.

We don't choose who we fall for.

The heart does what it will do.

♪ In my heart and in my home ♪

♪ I would like for you to roam ♪

♪ In my heart and in my home ♪

♪ I would like to let you roam ♪

♪ In my heart and in my home ♪

♪ I would like for you to roam ♪

♪ In my heart and in my home ♪

♪ I would like to let you roam... ♪

We have the capacity for
a genuine romantic love,

more than once.

♪ I would like to let you roam... ♪

There is such a thing
as love after death.

There is love after love.