06x13 - Look Here, Upon This Picture

[bunniefuu]

Hayden and I are
starting this brothel...

I'm not working in some gay brothel!

Van, I'm giving you a job!
As what?

Managing the Tool Guys.
I'd train you up.

No.
Do you wanna go out tonight?

Sorry?

Wow. You look amazing.

I shouldn't be near any guys,
cos I get so f*cked about it.

CRASH!
You know that you're
actually a little bit cute?

(CHUCKLES)

Couldn't sleep?
Nup.

ROCK MUSIC

DANCE MUSIC PUMPS, PEOPLE CHATTER

It's funny — I don't
remember inviting you two.

We invited ourselves.

Assumed it must be an oversight.

Not really.

DANCE MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING

It would be an honour for me if
you christened a room I worked on.

I'm a happily married man.

I don't pay for it, Gooch.

Uh, maybe Loretta will give you
a freebie cos you're her brother.

The answer is a resounding 'no'.
Thank you.

If you do get laid tonight, it'll
be you and your five best friends.

(CHUCKLES)

You guys OK for drinks?

Why? Do we have to pay for them?

Just checking you're
having a good time.

Why?

Does there have to be a reason?

Usually.

OK, there is a reason.
I've got some really good news.

With the opening of the club and
everything, I've been reassessing
my business priorities.

I need to focus on my core business,

which means that you guys can
finally take control of what is
yours.

I'm not gonna manage
the Tool Guys any more.

Who is?
The trainee manager, of course.

Oh, and don't forget — GST is due
at the end of the month. (CHUCKLES)

OK, I'm not sure how that
qualified as good news.

HELLO SAILOR'S 'GUTTER BLACK'

♪ Lying in the gutter,

♪ I cut the cord from my mother.

♪ She pat me on the head and said,

♪ 'Go to sea, boy.
Get to sea, man.'

♪ My luck in the gutter black.

♪ I guess I'm running back...

♪ ...to you.

♪ You in my brain.
You in my heart. ♪

No, actually, I don't work
here. But thanks for asking.

No worries.

Hey, Pascalle.

Hi, Aaron.

Haven't seen you for a
few days or heard from you.

Yeah, I've been a bit busy, eh.

Yeah. Um...
Spiller! Get a move on.

I've got a work meeting to go to.

OK, I'll text you.
OK.

Bye.

You guys heading out?

Yeah, down the Rusty.

Need some company?

Normally, Mr J, but
tonight's all about business.

Tool Guy business. ]

♪ Now it's time
to raise the game.

♪ Spinning those
tunes over yesterday. ♪

So Van will be managing us?

Yeah, he's been training.
Haven't you?

Sure. I'm all over it.

PHONE RINGS

RINGING CONTINUES

Loretta teach you about GST?

Yes.

And that, in a nutshell,
is how GST works. OK?

OK.

That's good, cos those
GST people can be scary as.

(SCOFFS)
Gotta go. Want a ride home?

Sure.

Go the Tools!
(CHEERS HALF-HEARTEDLY)

You don't know sh*t
about GST, do you?

Well, it's pretty f*cking
complicated working out what
% of everything is.

. .
What?

It's . %, not .

f*ck, that's even worse. No one in
the world could work that sh*t out.

It's fair to say we've
got management issues.

If only there was a place where I
could go to learn this stuff that
Loretta was so sh*t at teaching me.

You mean like a 'how to run your own
business' course at, like, the tech
down the road?

They do stuff like that?

They have one-week courses — me and
Rochelle were going to do one now
that we're management.

But we couldn't be arsed and
it cost, like, three hundie.

We have three hundie.
Where?

Yeah, in the petty cash.
Sure?

Oh yeah. There's cash in petty cash.

Yeah, if there's any left.

Not that I wanna bag your sister,
Van, but if Loretta doesn't need
you any more,

by tomorrow there won't be any
company, let alone petty cash.

LOUD BANGING

Hurry up, man!

Shut up! I'm out of practice.
(GROANS) f*cking thing.

Here, here. Give me a go.
No! You're a torch guy,
I'm a crowbar guy.

Just get the light up there
so I can see what I'm—

What are you morons doing?

Well, it's what you're doing
that's more of the point.

I was trying to sleep until I
heard the noise from down here.

They're our books and petty-cash
box, and you can't rip us off,
Loretta. It's wrong!

Yeah, and don't bother lying
to us, because we'll know.

You mean the Tool Guys books.
Bet your arse we do.

The ones in the boxes
marked 'Tool Guys books'?

Oh.
Yes, those ones.

Take them. I don't want them.

And the petty-cash box?
Also in there.

I'll bill you for the damage
to my filing cabinet.

FOOTSTEPS RETREAT ]

Van and Munter — to say they have
sh*t for brains is an insult to
manure.

DOOR OPENS

You left early.

Work, you know.

Everyone else still there?

Hayden and Loretta have gone to bed.

Look, I know you're avoiding me,
and that's fine. (SIGHS) But I just
wanna say one thing,

and that's that I'm sorry.

What for?

What happened.

It was all my fault.

Leave it.

It wasn't you; it was me.

You don't have to
say sorry. I'm sorry.

No. No, I'm sorry.

So where does that leave us now?
Apart from the bit where we're
avoiding each other.

Well, what about the bit
where what we did was so wrong?

I suppose.

In so many ways, Pascalle.

Well, it didn't feel
wrong at the time.

No.

It was still wrong.

Her Majesty requires a glass of
water, and she can't be bothered
going and getting it herself, so...

TAP RUNS

Women, eh? They'll
be the death of us.

(CHUCKLES)

Night.

[ Night, Pascalle.

Night, Wayne.

Night, mate.

SOTTO VOCE: f*ck.

OK, that gets us to $ . .

But we need for the course.

We've got the IOUs.
Yes, all from Van.

Yeah.

Got any money?

Any genius ideas how we're gonna
come up with another two hundie?
Anyone?

(GASPS) Yes.

Oi! Rent money. Hand it over.

Eh?
Rent money. Now.

But I gave you rent last month!

Yeah, well, you can give it to me
this month as well. Two hundie. Now.

I'm just this great big fat
money cock to you, aren't I?

You think all you have to do is
stroke me and I'll spoof out dosh.

Nope, I don't think that, Eric.
Here we go — three hundie and lunch
money!

Go. Learn. Make us proud.

Yeah!

ROCK MUSIC

MUSIC CONTINUES

MUSIC CONTINUES

Excuse me. Sorry, um, do you know if
the small-business course is around
here somewhere?

You do? Oh, cool, are
you going that way? Cos I—

sh*t. Hold on.

Oi!

Hold up.

ROCK MUSIC

OK, well, I think we'd better get
started, jump into— Oh, very good.
Uh, welcome.

We're just about to start. ]

Oh...

OK.

Have you... lost something?

Um...

Uh, no. No. Sweet as.

S-Sweet.

Good. Well, what I want today is
just to throw you in at the deep end

and see how you get on with
the concept of form and figure.

Uh, I think we're
ready when you are.

I don't want you to think about
it. I just want you to interpret the
human form as it stands before you

in all its glory.

SLOW ROCK MUSIC

OK, begin.

SLOW ROCK MUSIC

Uh, is there a problem?

WHISPERS: Nah.

No, no.

No, no. It's all good.

MUSIC CONTINUES

MUSIC CONTINUES

Great. No, I can meet
you down there. OK.

Cool. Great.

Just popping out to see a guy
about the car-yard quote.

Cool.

This isn't me avoiding you.

I know.

I'm glad we had that talk.

Yeah.

I've been thinking
about it for a while.

Me too. Most of the night.

Yeah.

I think we should, uh,
shut the door on it.

As far as you and me are concerned,
or anyone else, it never happened.

Um,...

I don't think I understand.

It's like, you know, when you're a
cop and you write stuff — details —
down in your notebook.

But later, if you don't want to use
it or don't want to let it come out,

you tear the page out of the book
and it's gone. It never happened.

So that whole page in
someone's life is just gone?

I just think it's the best way —
before a whole bunch of people get
hurt.

Fine! While we're ripping pages out
of books and deciding what never
happened,

let's pretend this isn't happening
and that you're not actually pissing
me off, OK?

OK.

I didn't actually mean it was OK.

KNOCK AT DOOR

On my way out of here, Aaron.

Well, it's the lady I wanted to see.

She's all yours.

I'm a bit busy, Aaron.

Oh. OK, fine. I'll, um,
I'll cut to the chase.

The other night — you, me, the most
beautiful kiss in the world, and
then... nothing.

D-Do you wanna tell
me what's going on?

Nothing.

It never happened, OK?

Well, I beg to differ.

So you need to forget about me,
Aaron, because I'm not worth it.

Again, I beg to differ.

Listen to me, OK? You don't
want anything to do with me.

No, it's not true.

I'm trouble, and if you get involved
with me, then it gets f*cked up,

which is right, cos it's the story
of my f*cking life. (SIGHS) Go away,
Aaron.

It never happened,
and I'm not worth it.

Go away! ]

Mr J.
Aaron.

We need to talk.

About Pascalle.

What about her? Well, there's
a problem, and, um, I think we
both know what the problem is.

Wh-Why don't you tell me?

(SIGHS) Well, she's angry and
lashing out against herself,
and I know why.

The way she's been used —
you know, taken advantage of.

If I had him here, I'd do him.

I'd k*ll that bastard
and I wouldn't even blink.

Who?

Nicky G. The way he treated her.
You know, no wonder she has issues.

Yeah, well, nothing anybody
can do about Nicky G now.

I can.
(CHUCKLES) How?

By healing the hurt.

Yeah, good luck there.

I love her, Mr J.
Why are you telling me this?

Well, cos I don't think
she gets it, eh.

I think she thinks I'm one of those
guys who just wants to root her then
forget her

because they've scored the goddess.
Well, that's not me. My feelings are
real, and—

Wh-Why're you frickin'
telling me this?

Because... you know her, and you're,
like, her stepdad. And you can help
me.

You want my help?

Man up and show her how you feel
instead of whining to me about it.

And if you're too gutless to take
the risk, then maybe you don't
deserve her.

Respect, Mr J.

Yeah, um,...

maybe this afternoon you can just
focus a little bit more on capturing
the basics of the human form,

you know, with less embellishments
and maybe focusing a little bit less
on certain parts of the female—

We're doing more of
this this afternoon?

Yes.

So when— when do we do,
like, figures and stuff?

Well, it's all about figure and
form. It is a life-drawing class.

Yeah, yeah. Of course it is. Yeah.

All right.

Hey.

Hey! Hey.

How are you doing?

Hey, um, I just wanted to say
that I thought you were choice...

with the whole, uh,
standing... thing. It was...

Oh, you've gotta be somewhere?
OK, but you're coming back this
afternoon, right?

Choice.

So wasn't too hard with the
maths and everything, bro?

Nah, nah. It was pretty good.

Yeah, cos maths used to suck.

(LAUGHS) Yeah.
I love maths.

Good for you, but
we sucked at maths.
Mm-hm.

Actually, all school
sucked — except lunchtime.

Yeah. I'm just doing my best, eh.

Which spreadsheet are you using?

Well, we haven't, uh...
We haven't spread the sheets
as yet,... (SNIFFS) the Gooch,

but-but we'll do that
this afternoon, probably, eh.

Yeah. Cos you're in charge
of our destiny, eh, bro.
Yeah.

You gotta remember stuff —
all the details.

Yeah. Well, I remember everything
from this morning, that's for sure.

That's what we need to hear.

Yeah. Hey, I'd better
get back to it, eh.

Doing the hard yards?
Yeah. Real hard, bro.

But you're up for it, eh?
Yep. Yeah. Yeah!

That man is doing us proud.

SLOW ROCK MUSIC

MUSIC CONTINUES

Hey... again.

Uh..

Hey, um, I just— Sorry, I just
wanted to say, uh, I think you're
awesome at what you do.

Yeah. And I don't just mean standing
in the nuddy in front of everyone,

even though some of them
are seriously pervy, eh.

But I'm not. I'm not. I don't— I
don't— I don't mean I perve at you.
I don't.

And I... You don't say much, do you?

Um...

My name's Van.

And, um, do you wanna go
get a drink or something?

Pascalle says she's not hungry.

Fine. You two in for dinner?

Can I take it to the club with me?

Do what you like.

Is there enough for the girls too?

I'm not running a f*cking
soup kitchen here, Loretta.

A simple 'no' would suffice, Wayne.

Hey, guys.
Hey, Aaron.

Hope you're not expecting dinner,
Aaron. We're not a soup kitchen.

Pascalle here?

She doesn't wanna be disturbed,
but for you, she's in her room.

Ta.

KNOCK AT DOOR

I said I wasn't hungry.

(GROANS) Not now, Aaron.

I've got something to say
to you, and I'm gonna say it.

I wanna be that guy, Pascalle.

I wanna be that guy who's got
your back whenever you need.

And I wanna be the guy
who takes care of you...

and doesn't trash you
like all other guys have.

I wanna be the guy who looks
after you and keeps you safe.

Aaron...

For all those reasons and about,
oh, a million others,... (CHUCKLES)

DRAMATIC MUSIC

...will you marry me?

(STAMMERS)

OK, I realise this has come
as something of a surprise—
Aaron...

...but if you need some time
to think about it, that's OK.

Why? Why are you doing this?

Because I love you. And because Mr J
said I should go for it. And— And he
was right.

What did he say?

That I should man up and tell you
how I feel. And this is what I'm
doing. (CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY)

Did you put him up to this?
Who up to what?

Aaron.

What's he done?

Did you talk to him?

Yeah, I talked to him. I told him to
talk to you about how he feels. So?

f*cking unbelievable.

Aaron, what have you done?

Oh my God.

Oh my God, you asked
her to marry you?!

(LAUGHS INCREDULOUSLY) Jesus,
what the f*ck were you thinking?

Loretta.

It's a valid question.
Not for now, OK?

Oh, come on. I know this is
tragic, but it's also too good.

I might go home now.

Oh, priceless. (CHUCKLES)

LORETTA LAUGHS, DOOR SLAMS ]

So, um, how's class this afternoon?

Oh, it was good.

You done GST yet?

Uh, no. Not yet.

But it's all useful stuff, right?

Mm. Oh, it's... (STAMMERS)
Pretty much.

Cos I'd hate to think we wasted
our last on a course that wasn't
turning out to be very useful.

Hey, bro, you know how I know
there's something you're not
telling me?

(CHUCKLES) Yeah, you're
really good at that, eh.

There's something
you're not telling me.

RADIO PLAYS

OK, there's this chick, right?

Bro, you're meant to be
studying, not chasing p*ssy.

No, I-I am studying. I promise.

Cos if you're not cos you're mooning
over some chick in your class—

No, I'm not.
...I swear...

I'm not, OK? A-And she's
not actually in the class, see?

You've fallen for the teacher?
Bro, it's year seven again, when
you humped Ms Norris' leg.

No, it's not. And
she's not the teacher.

What is she, then?
Well, she's, kind of, the... model.

What model?

The nude model that
we're drawing pictures of.

Why the f*ck are you drawing
pictures of a nude model in
a small-business class?

You went to the wrong class.
(SIGHS)

Van, you egg!

It was an easy mistake to make.

Not really!

I'm there, and there's this naked
chick in front of me. What was I
to do?

Uh, get up and find the right class?

She won't talk to me,
though. I don't know why.
(SIGHS)

Van, listen to me. We're relying
on you to come through for us, bro.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
But why won't she talk to me?

I don't know. Maybe she's deaf.

What? Ah! Of course!

Bro, like you are now when I tell
you how much we're counting on you.

(LAUGHS) Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

OK, so tomorrow, you find the
right class, then you catch up on
everything you missed out on,

especially GST. Are
you listening to me?

ROCK MUSIC

MUSIC CONTINUES

MUSIC CONTINUES

DOOR CLOSES ]

Ah. It's only you.

Yeah. Sorry, I got lost.

You didn't happen to come across
any male models while you were lost?

Nah.
Oh.

Why, should I have?
Well, uh, he's not here.

Uh, you might as well go home.

Whoa.

Sorry. What, uh, why?

Well, uh, we did the female form
yesterday, and today we were going
to do female and male.

But, uh, without a male, we might as
well move on to something else — the
human hand.

You may go.

Go. Yeah.

Oi.

I'll do it.

Sorry?

I'll be the male... model.

Well, uh, you paid
to study, not to model.

Yeah, I know, but I've got sore
hands. Both of them are sore.

Your hands are sore?
Mm-hm.

OK. Um... Well, um, if
the young lady doesn't mind.

Um,... (SLOWLY) Uh, he would
like to model... with you up here.

He models with you
together. Is this OK?

I—

Yes. ]

Fine. ]

We have our model, then.

SLOW MUSIC

If you'd be so kind.

MUSIC CONTINUES

Today we explore the differences
between the male and female form.

Different lines; the points of
confrontation and confluence between
he and she;

the essence of what
makes us man and woman.

ROCK MUSIC

MUSIC CONTINUES

I-If we could manage something a
little more natural,... that would
be good.

MUSIC CONTINUES

MUSIC CONTINUES

(GASPS)

So,...
...where is it?

What?
Oh, you know.

Where is it?
Where's the ring?

Oh, that.

Oh, you'd better not have said no.

How do you know about it?

Oh, we were here when he bought it.

The princess cut... for a princess.
Oh...

Exquisite choice.

Also the most expensive choice.

Oh God.

Did you say no to that lovely boy?

Aaron Spiller is not a lovely boy.
He's Aaron Spiller, and I didn't
actually say no.

So you said yes?

No, I didn't say anything. I, kind
of— Other stuff kind of got in the
way.

What is more important than
a man asking you to marry him?

After he bought that gorgeous,
expensive ring for you.

It was from a dodgy Samoan
in a shitty bar!

He gave up so much for you.

MUFFLED GASPS

Luckily, we accept tow trucks here.

He swapped Muffy for
an engagement ring?

Mm-hm.

Poor thing. He was almost crying.

(SIGHS) Oh crap.

SLOW ROCK MUSIC

MUSIC CONTINUES

(GASPS)

WHISPERS: Oh, sorry.

Uh, yes, well, I think that's,
um, more than enough, uh—

Yeah.
[ ....excitement for, uh, one day.

Hey!

(PANTS) Hey! Hey!

(PANTS, CHUCKLES)
(GIGGLES)

Phew. You're really fast, eh.

Uh, hey, uh, oh...

I just wanna say I'm sorry,

OK? For the stiffy.

You know, uh, stiffy.
Oh.

Sorry for the— Yeah.
I know. I'm sorry.

I couldn't help it, because
you're so hot. You're just really—
Uh, you're— (MUTTERS) f*ck it.

Uh, you — choice.

You're choice.

Choice.

You can speak.

SLOWLY: English not so good.

Y-You— You're not— You're not deaf?

No.
You.

(CHUCKLES) No deaf.

Not—

No. (LAUGHS)

Oh, that is so good.

Van?

Yeah. Van.

You remember my name.

f*ck. Oh my God, that-that is so
amazing, because,... no contest —

you are the most amazing woman I've
met in such a long time. Not that
I've met heaps,

and when I do, it doesn't
always go very well.

Slowly.

I not understand.

OK.

Yeah, I can do slowly.

VAN RUMBLES ]

I must go.

What?

Well, wait. Wait.
Well— What's your name?

[ CAR DOOR SHUTS

MELANCHOLY MUSIC

She didn't actually say no.

(SIGHS) Read between
the f*cking lines, Aaron.

You gave it your best sh*t.
It didn't work. Now move on.

What if I don't wanna move on? What
if I wanna stay where I am but with
Pascalle?

It ain't never gonna happen.
It might.

Aaron, in life, sh*t happens.

It just happened to
you. Now deal with it.

Is that the best you've got?
'sh*t happens'?

I— (SIGHS) I can't give up on her
now. Not when I-I am this close to
the goddess.

She is no f*cking goddess. Jesus.
When're you gonna get that through
your thick skull?

She's beautiful and
big-hearted and unique—

You don't have to tell me that.

But she is no goddess.

She makes dumb decisions, doesn't
think through the consequences, and
she's used you, mate.

Even if she didn't mean to.
She's led you round by the balls—

Nah.
Yeah.

Nah.
Yeah. Screwed with your head.

Aaron, Pascalle could have any guy
she wanted. Why would she choose
you?

BEER CRACKS OPEN

Sorry, mate.

It's time to... (SIGHS)
face up to it and move on.

So, did you find your way
all right to, uh, class today?

Yep. Yep. Yeah, yeah. It's good.
It was good.

Mm.

Oh, uh, we learnt about...
the invisible man.

He supplies stuff.

You know, and-and— but we, uh,
have to— we've gotta demand it.

You didn't go, did you?

Yeah! Yeah. No, I did.

Yeah.

For a bit.

f*ckin' outrageous.

Oh, bro, you just—
You've gotta see this girl, man.

Hey, she's not deaf.

She's foreign.

What's that?
Hmm?

Oh, what did you say, little Van?

Hey, you— The Van-a-tron's
not little.

You don't care about us getting done
over by the IRD as long as you get
your end away.

No, it's not that, man.
It's— She's different.

Yeah?
Yeah, man, she's just—

Where have I heard that before?
Aurora, anyone? Sheree?

Yeah, OK. OK, I've had
some sh*t with women.
Tell me about it.

But that doesn't mean I
have to be crap all my life.

Jesus, bro, we're f*ckin' screwed.

Yeah, well, there's more
in life in f*cking GST, man!

KEYS JANGLE ]

TV PLAYS QUIETLY

DOOR SLAMS LOUDLY

(SIGHS)

TV PLAYS

TV TURNS OFF

(TURNS TV ON)

So, we've been looking
at bodies in space.

Today we'll be looking
at bodies in time.

We're ready for you.

ROCK MUSIC

MUSIC CONTINUES

DOOR SLAMS

(KNOCKS)

Yep.

Oh. How can we help, Miss West?

Uh, I want to talk to Aaron.

Yeah? What if he doesn't
wanna talk to you?

Can you just piss off?

It's OK, guys.

I've gotta give Hemi a bottle.

Yeah, and I need to... watch.

Couldn't you say 'help'?
'Watch' sounds creepy.

Sorry.

[ DOOR CLOSES

I'm not gonna marry you, Aaron.

Yeah, well, that was a waste
of a f*cking good truck.

Well, maybe Falani
will swap it back.

I don't need any advice from you.

I don't need anything from you.
I'm seeing you through new eyes,
and Mr J was right —

you're no goddess.

Hang on. He said that
about me? Wayne Judd?

Yeah, so what? It's true, isn't it?
What else did he say?

He said plenty.
Plenty that made sense.

Can you just f*cking
tell me what he said?!

Um, about how you don't think
stuff through and you kinda make
dumb decisions.

sh*t, Pascalle. I got really pissed.

I can't remember exactly what he
said. I mean, God, what does it
matter?

It matters when someone you thought
you knew starts saying sh*t like
that about you!

I mean, like, he thinks he's so
f*cking cool and Mr Perfect — well,
he is not! He's so far from perfect!

He walks around like nothing can
get through that Mr Oh-So-Cool
bullshit wall that he's got up.

He's not perfect.
(SCOFFS) So not perfect.

f*ck.

Hey!

Hey.

Hey, you're here.

You are here. I mean, you weren't
there, but— but you're— you're here!
(LAUGHS)

Choice.

Choice.
(LAUGHS)

Yeah. Choice!
Choice!

BOTH CHUCKLE

Um, hey, I wanted to,
um, show you these.

These are, um... These are
some drawings that I did of you.

Me?

Yeah. Yeah, that's you.

And this is you.

There.

That's you. Mm? (CHUCKLES)

Oh.
Mm. You?

You are— You are hot.

And me — biggest woody for you ever.

What's your name? Your name?

Me — my name is Van.

Your name—?
Oh! Elena.

Elene— What?
Uh, what?

Uh, here.

You write it there. Pretty.

Thank you.

Elena.

[ CAR HORN BEEPS

I must go.

What?

No. No, no, no. Wait, wait. Please
don't run away again. Please. No.

The thought of not seeing you again
makes me wanna puke. I swear, oh my
God, swear on my life —

I've not wanted to be with anyone
as much as I want to be with you,
at least not in a long time, and—

Too fast? I can—

Whoa. Wait.

No, wait. Wait! Wait!

Hey!

Mr J.
Spiller.

We've a problem.

What?

I don't know how to put this, but,
um, there's something seriously sick
going on,

and it's so twisted and perverse it
makes me wanna flush my potty brain
for even thinking it.

What are you talking about?

Pascalle.

And you.

I don't know how to put this, but,
um, do you reckon, with the two of
you in the house and her mum away,

she may have developed, like,
um, well, feelings for you?

You know, like, bad feelings,
I mean, cos— cos you're, like,
this father figure to her, right?

And now, with all this sh*t in her
life, she's, like, um— she's, like,
projecting it on to you,

having evil, dirty thoughts, and she
hates you because she wants you and
she can't have you.

(SCOFFS) And that's why
she can't love anyone else.

Because of this— oh, this
sick crush she's got on you.

Spiller, where do you
get this sh*t from?

Well, Pascalle.

And this, um, this programme
I saw on incest. Yeah.

Don't worry, I'm leaving.

What are you doing?

I'm sorting this sh*t out.

By keeping me prisoner?

Yeah, if necessary.

By 'sh*t', do you mean what
that you told Aaron about me?

I told him the truth, up to a point.

That I'm this stupid
bitch who uses people?

What the hell was I meant to tell
him — that I'm in love with you?

MUTTERS: f*ck.

(SIGHS)

Cos, yeah, that would have gone down
real well — made things even more
screwed up than they already are.

I thought we'd ripped
that page out of the book.

Easier said than done.

I don't know how you did it,
Pascalle, but you are up here.
And I can't get rid of it.

Do you wanna get rid of it?

No.

So unless you got a plan...

No. (CHUCKLES)

WHISPERS: I don't have a plan.

SOTTO VOCE: Great (!)
Yeah.

Just great.

ROCK MUSIC

MUSIC CONTINUES

Oh, dude, what happened?
Nothing.

Serious-looking nothing?

Yeah.
Want a beer?

Uh, yeah.

We're celebrating.
What?

Well, Aaron's had a bit of a tough
time, but he's emerged a stronger,
bigger Tool.

Amen to that.

And the Gooch — talk about
still rivers running deep.

Gooch, leave that sh*t alone.

I reckon the IRD owes us money.

Well, how'd you work that out, then?

Well, Loretta was paying us in sex,
so we weren't actually earning much.

But we're still
spending on materials.

Gooch, do you know about GST?

I used to do the GST for my mum's
flower shop when I was a kid, eh.

Oh sh*t. Why didn't you say?

I'm not management.

Go the Gooch.

How was your day at school?

Uh,... all right.

You talk to the hot
foreign chicky babe?
You told them?

Well, we're all Tools, bro — all
in this together. It's like my new
thing around here —

we can all be management.

OK.

So, how did it go?

(SIGHS)

Wait. Wait. Elena!

Can I call you?
No!

Hey, hey, hey!

Hey, look, I just need to talk to—

♪ Why not?
♪ Why not?

♪ Why not?
♪ Why not?

♪ Yeah, I got no mind
to tell you no lies.

♪ Girl, I think you've
got me hypnotised. ♪

Phew.
Yeah, foreigners are real
protective of their daughters, eh.

Especially hot daughters.

At least I've still got this.

This is her.

This is my Elena.

ROCK MUSIC

GUITAR RIFF

DOOR OPENS ]
Thanks, mate.

Hey.
Hi.

Hello, little cutie. Hello. Hello.

Come on. Let's go.

You in for dinner?

Yep, I think I am.

So, basically, we're gonna
have to lie our arses off.

(SIGHS) Pretty much.

I can do that.

Even if it's wrong?

It does not feel wrong.

PHONE RINGS

(GASPS)

PHONE RINGS

Someone gonna get that?

PHONE CONTINUES RINGING

Hi.

Hi, love.

Hi, Mum.

Hey, doll. Guess where
I'm calling from?

Christchurch?
Nah. Back up here!

Here?

Yeah. Bailey argued with the trial
coming up I needed to be back in
Auckland

so she could be closer
to her client. So...

Wow. That is great.

Everyone, Mum's back in Auckland.

Yep. So you can all come and visit
now. No excuses. Is Wayne there?

Yep.

Hey, Cher, how's it going?

HELLO SAILOR'S
'GUTTER BLACK' PLAYS

♪ Lying in the gutter,

♪ I cut the cord from my mother.

♪ She pat me on the head and said,

♪ 'Go to sea, boy.
Get to sea, man.' ♪

MUSIC CONTINUES