06x09 - Follow Her Close

[bunniefuu]

You are hereby sentenced
to nine years imprisonment.

GAVEL THUDS
SOTTO VOCE: Nine years.

Gooch?
Three months.

Eric has three months.

Can we not talk about
Pascalle like this?

So it has to be full penetration?

Wham, bam and the thank you, ma'am.

What have you got?
One month. I know her cycle.

Oh, we'll see.
Tell me where Nicky Greegan is.

He's in jail for nine f*cking years.

He escaped this afternoon.

Take it. He'll call soon.
(WHISPERS) And don't let
them know that you've got it.

Hi, babe.
Where are you?

I'm a lot closer than anyone thinks.

I love you, Pascalle, and I will do
whatever it takes to have you in my
world.

(SIGHS BLISSFULLY)

Yeah.

That is it.

Now I really have to go.

Hey, I haven't
finished with you yet.

No, I have to tidy up
before Wayne gets back.

Let Wayne do it tomorrow.

Then he'll know that
I wasn't at work.

But you've been busy.

Flat-out.

You're so bad.

And you...

are very very good.

You know that I've really enjoyed
being here with you, eh — just us.

Mm-hm.

What happens next?

I'm taking care of all that.

How?

Don't worry about it now.

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. ♪

sh*t.

I thought you were meant
to be in Christchurch.

I came back early.

What was wrong with Christchurch?

Well, I could give you a list,
but, uh... How are things?

Great. I've been really busy.

The phone has just been going crazy.

Oh yeah. Like who?

Oh, you know, people.

You know, clients for my
Stop the Lifting programme.

Oh, so we're coining it?

Most of them turned out to
be not really that interested,

but they only told that after
I'd gone to see them in places
like Helensville and Greenhithe.

You actually been here at all?

Why would you say that?

Well, the milk's off and
the mail's from Monday.

Well, that's because...

I've been having a dairy-free week
and the letters got sent to the
wrong post-office box by mistake.

Oh, bummer.

Do you think I'm making all this up?
I didn't say that.

I have been here every
day and nowhere else. ]

You don't have to treat me like
a criminal when I've just been busy.

Right. Fine.

Cheryl sends her love
and a big kiss to Janie

and said if you've got any books,
can you send them down.

My mother wants a book?

She can read. (LAUGHS)

Crap romances and trashy crime.

Well, it's nice that some
people have the time.

She sends her regards to you too.

At least you're back. I was afraid
you might miss our very important
occasion.

Oh God, here we go.

Dear Ted is about to finish
his stint on home detention,

and I feel it is an occasion
we should celebrate.

She wants some sucker to pay for it.
I'll put in a round.

Oh, here is that sucker.

That's very kind of you, Wayne,
but Jethro's putting on a do.

Jethro?

Why is he doing that?

Well, I just happened to mention
in passing, and he kindly offered.

You never mention in passing,

and Jethro doesn't
know the word 'kind'.

Hi. Just me, home again.

So, who is he?

(SCOFFS) Who's who?

I dunno. Out every night — does this
mean you're getting a little action?

It's called work.
Only if you charge for it.

That's disgusting.
(CHUCKLES) I'm kidding.

No, you're revolting and sex
obsessed, just like the rest
of my sex-obsessed family,

so it's no wonder I don't want
to spend any time with any of you.

Leave the girl alone.

She is so on the shag.

You think she's got a new bloke?

Well, she's definitely doing
the stages of Pascalle.

After heartbreak comes grieving,
crying and being a cow.

That is followed by anger, which
is still being a cow, but with
more v*olence.

[ Then we have the 'screw him
out of your system' stage,

where she hooks up with friend
of ex, water polo team of ex,
nearest d*ck available

and generally shags
herself back to square one.

So she is with someone new?

Can't be. I refuse to believe it.

Certainly doesn't sound too good.

(SCOFFS) Certainly bad for me.

How?

We have a sweep on when she's gonna
start screwing again, and my money
is on next week.

You bet on your sister's love life?

I know the stages, and
usually she's quite reliable.

Right.

Wayne, there's bucks on it,
and if it's this week, then Hayden
collects, and that so can't happen.

You really are a special family.

Oh, thank you, Wayne.

But if you do get confirmation
next week, let me know.

I don't know if I can do this.

It's just... the way that
Wayne was looking at me...

OK, he has no way of knowing.

(SIGHS) He looks at me
with his detective eyes.
They're dark.

He sees the mail and the milk,
and they turn into evidence.

Don't worry. We're fine.

Hmm?

Someone will find out
and you will get arrested.

That is not gonna happen.

And what you are gonna do
tomorrow... (SIGHS) is get two
passport photos and bring them here.

I've already got a passport.

You know I can't stay here.

And I can't travel on my passport.

So we need new identities.

Well, I could visit
you on my passport.

Then you could be traced.

Well, where would we be going?

Thailand.

A little place on the coast.

I have always wanted to go there.

Well, if you wanna stay with me,
we need new identities.

Well, I don't wanna be
called Edna or something.

I'm a wanted man, Pascalle.
I can't have connections to
someone on a real passport —

someone who'll be missed.

We both know your family's not gonna
be too f*cking thrilled about this.

No.

I'll understand if
you don't wanna do it.

Well, I don't want
you to go without me.

Then come with me.

I love you so much.

DOOR CREAKS SOFTLY

THUD!

Hi.
(GASPS) Hi.

Just doing some accounts — you know,
end of the month. Where you been?

Um, well, I couldn't sleep,
so I went for a walk.

Cos you know how sometimes you
just say to yourself, 'I feel
like a walk,' so I went for one.

So, who's the lucky guy?

There is no guy.

If you say so.

No, sometimes I just feel like
I need to get out of the house.

Walking after midnight?

Like other people do
accounts after midnight.

Yeah, they do.

Night.
Yeah, night.

So, who is he?
You have to tell us sometime.

f*ck up.

(CLEARS THROAT) OK, I have something
that I want to tell you all about me
and my personal life.

You don't have to tell us.

She wants to tell us.

Now, if Pascalle's met someone,
that's got to be good. Doesn't it?

Not necessarily.

So who is he?

OK, well, he's somebody that we've
all known for quite a long time,
but who not everyone likes.

It's Aaron Spiller.

UPROARIOUS LAUGHTER

No, bullshit.

The carrot top.
Ginger ninja.

BOTH LAUGH
I think we have a winner here.

Not even Pascalle would
be that desperate.

Sorry, honey, it's time to cough up.

She's lying. She's got to be.
I'm not lying.

Yes, you are, but why are you lying?

Whoa, hey, hey, payola time.

Have you made a bet on me?
Oh, it was more of a sweep.

On me having sex?

It was more of a timing issue.

That is so cheap.

Mm, it's bloody not.

You are such a cow!

Will I see you at work?

Yeah, of course.

Aaron Spiller. OK.

I don't buy it. ]

This is for you.

Choice.

So, how are things?

Aaron, I kind of need a favour.

Name it.

Just, my family are being really
disgusting, so, um, if anyone asks,
could you... say that we did it?

We did it?

Yep.

You mean, we made
sweet passionate love?

Mm.
When?

Well, it doesn't really matter.
It's just if you said it, then
they'd leave me alone.

OK.

(SIGHS) Great, thanks.

I don't know if I can do this.

Why not?

Doing it with you?
That would be, like, huge.

And I-I don't know
if I can fake that.

Look, Aaron, my
family is on my case.

OK, they're going on about me having
sex and they're making sweeps about
me having sex.

sh*t, really?

Yeah. I just want them to
go away and leave me alone,

and if you would just do this
little tiny thing, I would be
so, so grateful.

Please, Aaron?

Please?

OK, OK, just...

Just a couple of things we
need to work through here.

Like what?
Like, how was I?

You were you.

The detail is what can mess up these
things. You need a story. Like, um,
uh,...

you came to me upset, maybe, and
I, um... I kissed away your tears,

and I held you close.

And then you got aroused.

No, OK, that'll be heaps, Aaron.

Was it your place or my place?

(SIGHS) Yours.

Was it long and slow, or hard and
urgent as our pent up feelings found
expression in a storm of emotion—?

Aaron, we went out — that's all you
need to say. If you can't do that,
forget it.

Hey, hey, do you—? Do you mean
you'd go out with me sometime?

Sure.

Then I can do this.

Thank you, Aaron.

I'll call you.
If you want.

Well, that's what boyfriends
do, eh? (CHUCKLES)

Yes, of course they will be
there — this evening at the very
latest. Thank you for your patience.

Van?
Yes?

Blocked drain in Ranui.

Go there or someone
gets hurt — like you.

That's how you're asking me?

No, that's how I'm telling you.

(SCOFFS)

Man, all you do is sit on your arse
all day, and all I do is work.

Yeah, well, that's life.
Get used to it.

What about the cream? Where's that?

The cream,...
Yeah.

...such as it is, is going to
Munter, remember? That's what
you all decided.

SULLENLY: Yeah.

What's wrong? I thought you
guys were best friends forever.

I haven't even seen him lately.

He's just too busy with Hemi
or he's too tired to go out.

Have you thought about advertising?

What?

'Lonely idiot seeks similar for
spliffing up and maybe more.'

You know what? f*ck you, man.
I'm sick of your sh*t. And you can
stick your f*cking drainpipe too.

Well, this might cheer you up:
party for Grandpa hosted by our
dear brother.

Jethro?

The very same.

Will Bailey be there?

Well, they are f*cking.

Just something to think about while
you're clearing drains in Ranui.

OK, well, I've got to go now. Stuff
to do in town — post office, all of
that.

Could you pick me up some lunch?

Well, then I've got to go see
this lady in this craft shop
in Titirangi.

Their stuff's huss. I don't know
why anyone would want to steal it.

OK.

I could get you
something before I go.

Nah, it's OK.

OK, bye.

See you.

You claim to have actually done
the business with Pascalle West.

Night of my life.

Come on, guys. Pay up.

Nah, I don't buy it, eh.

Come on.

No way would she have gone
there, unless he drugged her.

Yeah, that I would believe,

but then it would invalidate
the terms of our agreement.

Eh? There were no terms.

She's got to have done it willingly.

I did not drug her.

She came to me in her hour of need.

Yeah, give the man a break.

Yeah.

All right. How was it?

A gentleman doesn't
like to kiss and tell.

(SCOFFS)

He didn't even get past first base.

Never even copped a feel.

Sad little ginga.
You think that? Well, you are wrong.

How wrong?
Well, once we got started,
I couldn't stop her.

Eh?

Yeah, it was— it was, like, um, 'Oh,
Aaron.' You know, 'More, Aaron.'

And I was saying, 'Babe, slow down,'
you know. But she was hooked on the
juice of the Aaron love hot rod.

And I said,... (PANTS) 'No more,
babe. You know, I'm spent. I'm
spent, babe.'

And then she looked at me with her
beautiful eyes, and her beautiful
breasts were just grazing my body.

And I... I was just
helpless to resist.

Truly, this curdles my beer.

Mind you, if he had photos—

Oh, this is tight-arse
bullshit. Come on.

You have to admit it does stretch
the bounds of credibility.

Yeah, OK, it's out there.

But, hey, she's the one who said it,
right? Why would she say that if it
wasn't true?

All right, we'll pay.
Eh?

Yeah, on certain conditions,

which will be proof in the
form of photographic evidence.

I don't mind video.
Yeah, that's acceptable.

That is not a nice
thing to do to a lady.

But you've done it to her already.

And if you can't deliver...

Go to it, tiger.

OMINOUS MUSIC

You got them?
Yes.

Don't look at them, OK, cos they're
really horrible. They wouldn't let
me smile.

I don't want to look like
that if my new name is Edna.

Hey, just chill, OK?

Everyone is on my case, and it got
so bad I had to tell them all I was
on with Aaron Spiller.

LAUGHS: Aaron Spiller? (LAUGHS)

Don't.
Sorry.

I had to, because Wayne
is still watching,

and Loretta and Hayden made this
stupid bet on how soon I'd sleep
with someone else,

like I'd ever do that.
God, they're just all so mean.

Don't worry about them.

I'm not. Because they all deserve
never ever to see me ever again.

Everything's gonna be OK, all right?
All you have to do is pack a few
clothes and come over tonight.

Tonight?

Passports will be here
tomorrow, then we go.

You can't get a passport in a day.
It takes weeks.

My contacts work a little faster
than Internal Affairs. (CHUCKLES)

(SIGHS) Will I be Edna?

We'll be Simon and Helen — Mr and
Mrs Hopkins, going on business.

Are we going on business class?

Yep.

And we're already married?

We'll do it for real when
we get to Thailand, hmm?

I've got so much to do,
I've got no time to say goodbye.

No, you have to act like it's
just any old day. No goodbyes,
OK — nothing suspicious.

You can call them later.

The ones I don't hate.

Yeah.

All right.

OMINOUS MUSIC

Bye.
Bye.

MUSIC CRESCENDOES

Night-night, little Janie.

CHATTER, LAUGHTER

Where is Jane? She's not here.

Oh God, what happened?

Well, I just went into the room to
say goodnight, and she's not there.

sh*t, we should call the police.
(WHIMPERS)

She's gone to my
sister's for the night.

Really?
Yeah, so she can
learn her Hail Marys.

Uh, so we can enjoy the party.

Hey, everyone. Gidday, Mr West.

Oh, Christ.

For you, my lady.

Thanks.

BOTH GIGGLE
Ooh, how's about a photo?

Oh, you so owe me.
HORN TOOTS ]

Taxi's here. We should go.
What about Wayne?

Free piss on Jethro — it's a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Lovely to see you, my dear.

You too.

This smells so weird.

It's the Rusty Nail.
It's all piss and old ashtrays.

No, him. It's so cut-price Corleone.

Godfather II.

Oh, is that the one
with the horse's head?

I have the box set.
We can go through it later.

Excellent (!) A night alone.
Hmm, just what I had in mind.

THE DARCY PERRY BLUES BANDS'
'CLUB A GO GO' PLAYS

Van, bro, come and
hang out with our boy.

(TAPS GLASS)

FALANI: Quiet for the man!

Thanks, Falani.

Hey, everyone.

Uh,... I just want to say that
Bailey and I are really pleased
you could all make it.

Tonight is all about family

and being where we should be.

Oh, gidday, Wayne.
Glad you could make it.

Now, I know at the moment we're all
thinking about Mum, who's not where
she should be — not yet.

But I want you all to know that
we will get her back, all right?

CHEERING

With a little bit of help
from expert counsel here.

APPLAUSE, CHEERING

Tonight, though, we welcome back
another member of the family —

back to freedom, back
to what he does best.

To Theodore West.

CHEERING

Cheers.
To Grandpa.

Welcome back, Grandpa.

THE DARCY PERRY BLUES BANDS'
'CLUB A GO GO' PLAYS

CHEERING

CHANTS: Down trou, down trou,...

MEN CHANT: Down trou, down trou,
down trou, down trou, down trou.

CHEERING

Good times, eh?

If you say so, Ted.

What's happening, babe?

Oh, Um, well, I'm a wee bit
tired, so I might go home.

Well, let me escort you.

Aaron, you don't have to.

As your boyfriend, I want to.

Bet you'd like one of these.

Hmm, one day.

Hey.

SLURS: You need to know
something. Jethro is a prick.

Whatever, Van.

Nah, he is. He ruins sh*t.

Yeah, thanks, Van.
That's working for me (!)

Well, you're a stupid bitch if
you wanna be with an evil cock.

Come on.
Go home, Van.

f*ck you, you stupid little bitch.

Come on, Van.
Give me a hand, Pascalle?

You f*cking cocksucking whore.
Come on.

Look at you, you f*cking slag.

[ Come on, let's go.

She f*cking sucks cock.
You f*cking cocksucker.

Leave it. Let's go.

f*cking bitch.

Come on.

(GROANS)

Maybe you should stay here in case
he hurls in the bed, cos sometimes
he does that, and I'll catch a cab.

Oh yeah. Where to?
Home.

I guess you'll need your
car to get to Scenic Dr.

Pascalle, I know what you did today.

(LAUGHS NERVOUSLY)

I went to the craft shop.

You got passport photos and took
them to a place on Scenic Dr.

You followed me?

I followed you, and
I know he's there.

Well, have you called the cops?

No, not yet.

Only because of you.

(LAUGHS) I haven't done anything.

Aiding and abetting,
accessory after the fact —

Christ, Pascalle, what do you
think your mother would say?

No, you haven't told her.

No, because it would k*ll her. ]

You'd hear the expl*si*n all
the way from Christchurch.

What the hell were you thinking?!
Well, I'm not hurting anyone!

You made me promise that if anyone
stepped out of line, I would come
down on them like a ton of bricks.

I never thought it would be you.

It's not really wrong.

Skipping the country of false
passports with an escaped criminal,

living the rest of
your life on the run.

I love him.

And that's meant to make it better?

If you make one move to leave,
I will call the cops on him and you.
No.

Pascalle, if I have to get you
arrested to make you come to
your senses, I will do it.

Nicky Greegan can do what he likes,

but I will not let you do something
that you will regret the rest of
your life.

I'm not gonna do anything.

Give me your phone.

Can't I just call him,
tell him I'm not coming?

No. He'll try and talk you around.

Thanks.

Hey there.
What are you doing here?

Waiting for you.

Get the f*ck out!

Hey, what is it?
Get out!

Babe, do you want me to rub
anything or kiss it better?

Let it go, Aaron. Pascalle's not
feeling so good. Maybe call her
tomorrow.

Sure she's all right?
She'll be fine.

OK. See you Mr J.

MOURNFUL MUSIC

(SOBS)

It was a shame you had to leave
early, Wayne. It was a wonderful
occasion.

So many special moments.

My dear.

Are you all right?

Yeah.

We should go to work, eh?

But she looks so peaky.

Perhaps a day at home in bed.

I've got heaps to do.
Yeah, she does.

Yeah, you don't have to
be a sl*ve-driver, Wayne.

How about we get you a
little breakfast first?

We'll get food on the way. See you.

Poor, poor thing.

She has a job and someone to buy
her breakfast. What's so tragic
about that?

PHONE RINGS

Ted, what's happening?

I thought she was
meant to be with you.

Well, she's not, is she? And her
phone's off. What the hell's going
on?

I'll see what I can find out.

Soon, OK? I've got a plane to catch.

All right, keep your shorts on.

Bad news?

I dunno.

Maybe it was too hard saying goodbye
to her bubble-wrapped world.

Shut up.

(SCOFFS) She's not exactly noted
for her love of adventure.

Don't have to sound
so pleased about it.

I was just saying it's not—

She's coming.

She has to.

Well, let me know if I need
to go and hide again.

Just get the passports, OK?

Sure thing.

Would you stop looking
at me like that?

Like what?

Like I'm a big
f*cking disappointment.

You think I should cheer about
what you were gonna do? Where
were you going?

I'm not going to tell you, cos I'm
not going to do it, so can we just
stop talking about it?

PHONE RINGS

Judd Security.

Oh, hey, Mr J, what are you doing?

I'm working, Munter.

It's just me and Hemi. We've just
been around to see Van, and he's
having beer for breakfast.

Well, just tell Van not to
have beer for breakfast.

GROANS: No.

He's had four already. You
know how that can go bad places.

What exactly do you expect
me to do about this, Munter?

Well, someone's gotta do something.

I can't deal with this.

I'm fine.
Can't you deal with this?

I've gotta get home.
Hemi needs a bottle.

Morning, all.
Look, I'll see what I can do.

Appreciate it, Mr J.

You here for a bit, old fella?

I've brought lamingtons. You
can get us some fancy coffees.

Not right now.
Where are you off to?

Hospital pass. Can you
keep an eye on that one?

Lovely jubbly.

Why aren't you where you
should be — with your man?

Cos I can't.
Why the bloody hell not?

Cos I can't do it to Mum.

Slutty? Ha!

She did right with your father
back when she had standards.
Don't you love the man?

Yes.
Then what are you waiting for?

If I go, Wayne is gonna call the
cops on Nicky. He knows where he is.

How did Trotsky get his snout in?

He did detecting.

Christ Almighty,
you'd better move it.

No, I told you I can't go.

After all that Nicky did for you —
breaking out of jail, all this
palaver?

He did it for you, girlie.
Does that mean nothing?

Knock, knock.
Piss off, ginger balls.

No, he can stay.

Well, I was thinking maybe I could
take my girlfriend to lunch — if
you're feeling better.

That's a good idea.

You stay where you are, missy.
I haven't finished with you.

Grandpa, leave me alone.

Step aside, or I'll
have to defend the lady.

SMACK!
Ow!

Grandpa, get off!

Ooh!

Hey!
That's enough of that.

That's my piss, man.

(GROWLS)

Get something to eat instead.
There's no food.

Well, go buy some, you moron.

I haven't got any money.

Go get some food, have
a joint with Munter.

(SNORTS DERISIVELY)
What's Munter done now?

Nothing.

He's sweet with his
baby and his wife.

Do you want me to feel
sorry for you? Is that it?

Nah.

If you want a wife and
a baby, go get one.

f*ck you, Wayne.

Van, you're not years old.
If you don't like your life,
do something about it.

What, on my sucky wages?

If you don't like your
job, get another one!

No. Tool Guys is my company.

Well, bloody well act like it.
Me?

Yes, you, you egg.

Nah, cos Loretta wouldn't go for
that, man. You know what she's like.

Come on. Come on. Come on!

Hey! What the f*ck
crawled up your arse, man?

If you wanna moan, do it in the
car. I don't have time for this.

I don't have— Wayne!
sh*t.

It's a big pile of pork droppings,
all right, but you can still pull
it off.

Thanks, Ted. Keep in touch.

Will do.

What's going on?

Judd — he followed Pascalle.

Here?!

Jesus, she is an airhead!

It's not her fault
he used to be a cop.

What the f*ck are we gonna do now?

You check into a motel. You get on
the plane as planned and we meet in
Phuket.

What about you?
I'll be fine.

Not if he's called the cops.

If he'd called the cops, they'd
be here by now. But you should go.

What are you gonna do?

We've got a plan. We stick to it.

It'll be OK.

Don't worry.

It's real nice to go out
with you, even if...

Nicky G — that still hurts?

Yep.

I get that kind of pain.

Who broke your heart?

Well, I've never really settled
with one lady. I'm hard to pin
down, but,...

yeah, I was pretty attached once.

Then I lost her.

Well, what was her name?

Brandy. We were together at
a bad time. My parents were
getting divorced,

but I would hold Brandy and she
would look at me with her limpid
eyes

and I'd stroke her soft brown fur.

You had a girlfriend with fur?

Well, she wasn't an actual person.
She was a guinea pig,

but she had a lot going on until
they left her cage open and she
got eaten by the Rottie next door.

Aaron.

I know it's not the
same as losing a person.

No, I lost a guinea pig too.

You did?

Harry McBear.

(LAUGHS) Choice name.

You're so sweet.

Well... Well, I'm kinda
hard at the same time.

CAR APPROACHES, STOPS ]

Is that Nicky G?

TENSE MUSIC

sh*t.

It is Nicky G.

Get in the car.
What are you doing here? ]

Piss off, Aaron.
You shouldn't be here.

Get in the car.
Hey, man, the lady said—

THUMP! SMACK!

sh*t, Nicky!

Hey, I just wanna talk to
you, so get in the car.

DRAMATIC ROCK MUSIC

(PANTS) Pascalle.

You didn't come. You didn't call.
I've been going crazy.

I told you I couldn't.

You can't listen to Judd's bullshit.

I don't want you to go to jail.

Well, I can't leave
if you're not with me.

I love you, Pascalle. I love you
like I've never loved anyone.

Looking at the road.

You're the reason I went to jail
and the reason I got out. If you
leave me,

I might as well go back to jail, cos
I have no reason to go on living.

REFLECTIVE MUSIC

I don't have any
clothes or anything.

I got some stuff for you.

You did?

Yeah, you're married to a man who's
going on business. You need to look
the part.

And whatever else you need,
you buy it — whatever.

Loretta!

Yeah, yeah. Where's the fire?

Van has some things
he wants to say to you.

That is so not an emergency.

SHARPLY: Loretta, stay.

I beg your pardon?

Uh, yep. Mm.

Mm, uh,... yeah.

So, it's like this, I just—
Just what?

Well, I can't tell you if
you keep hassling me, can I?

Um, I'm pissed off—

Not as pissed off as the lady in
Swanson who's waited all morning
for you to assemble her kitset.

This is what she does. She cuts
me down with her cuttingness.

Don't let her.
Excuse me?

Van is feeling sidelined
and dissatisfied.

He wants involvement and
responsibility in the
company he started.

Yep.
OK, and what exactly has
this got to do with you?

Van needs to get his act together,
and you need to treat him with
respect.

Ooh, yeah. Respect. Oi!
Pascalle.

No, it's me — Aaron.
Loretta.

Where's Pascalle?

She went with Nicky G.

DRAMATIC ROCK MUSIC

Five minutes and we're done here.

SHEREE: Howdy, all.

What are you doing here?

I had to make sure you were OK.

What is she doing here?

Helping out. It's not that easy to
escape from prison all on your own.

I wasn't about to let my only
brother go down for nine years
for no good reason,

and certainly not for your f*cking
family. And, uh, I could afford it.

You bitch!

FAST-PACED ROCK MUSIC

BOTH GRUNT
Hey, hey, hey! ]

BOTH GRUNT, YELL

Hey.
Knock it off!

Get off me! f*ck this sh*t!

Ow!
Bitch!

It's hurting!

(SQUEALS)

Let go, you cocksucker!

You calm down right now!

Why should I, you lying prick?!

There is no way I could have done
this alone. I needed help on the
outside, and money.

That was my money — the money
she f*cking stole from me.

I said you would get it back,
and that it what I have done.

Yeah, right.
It's there, most of it, in
a safety-deposit box in Phuket.

You think I want to go with
you and your psycho sister?

Sheree's coming as far as Thailand,
and then she gets her cut and she
is gone.

This was a necessary
step, that's all.

I did this for us.

Hey, you and me.

Hey, that's all that
matters from now on.

There's the clothes.

Nice (!)

Get changed, eh?

What the f*ck are you playing at?

She needed to know.
Oh yeah?

She was gonna find out eventually,
and did you want her freaking out
in Thailand?

You don't want her along.

She won't go the distance, Nicky.

I don't give a sh*t what you think.

How's it going in there?

Pascalle?

Pascalle!

OMINOUS MUSIC

Pascalle.

[ Pascalle!

Pascalle!

DRAMATIC MUSIC

(SQUEALS)
No, you can't do this.

Let go, Nicky!
You're coming with me, OK?
I don't care what it takes.

(WHIMPERS)
TYRES SCREECH ]

sh*t.

Let her go.
Do it now, dickhead.

Yeah, I'm scared of you, mate (!)

Yeah, well, you should be.

Let her go and this is over.

Yeah, and you call the
cops on the way out.

There's no cops. Just let her go.

(GRUNTS)

SINISTER MUSIC

OK, everyone can stop right
where they are, right now.

Sheree.

Hi, Van.

You've got black hair.

That's right, Van.

And what's happening now is
we are leaving the country.

Where's my kids?
Shut up, Van.

Where are they?

We are leaving, and if you call
the cops or intervene in any way,
shape or form, Pascalle gets it.

Is that clear enough for you?

You can't sh**t her.

Actually, happy to.

You, walk to me now.

Where are my kids?
They're fine, Van.

Wayne, throw me your keys.

Now.

Tell me where they are — now.

Don't make me do anything stupid.

You tell me, or I'll
f*cking k*ll you, bitch.

(PUMPS SHOTGUN)

Pascalle, run!
(GASPS)

g*nsh*t

(GROWLS)
Aaron!

(MOANS IN PAIN)

(SQUEALS)

Where are my babies?
Tell me, you bitch.

(SQUEALS)

Hey, Nicky! ]

(PUMPS SHOTGUN)

This is over. You are going back
to jail, and she will be following
you. ]

No, I don't want any more cops or
any more court cases. I just want
this over.

And we've got to get
Aaron to hospital.

Pascalle, I didn't—
Shut up!

I do have one condition.

You want your money.

(SCOFFS) You can keep the stupid
money. I wanna know what happened
to the twins.

And if you tell us — no bullshit,
and you give us proof — then we'll
let you go.

That's all I want. ]

Deal.

REFLECTIVE MUSIC

Good.

You seriously let the Greegans skip
the country with all of Pascalle's
money?

It was her choice.
For my kids.

How do you know she wasn't lying?

It checked out.

So when do we go get them?

Not tonight, OK?

Then when?

Soon, OK? Soon.

OK, I'd like to clarify just one
thing. At no point did you do the
wild thing with my sister?

No.
(LAUGHS)

You poor fool.

Hey, give the man a break.
He took one in the arse for love.

That girl's a disgrace
to this family.

She's here. That's the main thing.

She should be with her man, not
whimpering in her room after all
he did for her.

What do you know about this?

A bit.

Both of you were in on this?

Helped out where we could.

Why the hell would you do that?

I owed the man.

Owed him how?

He took the fall. I was in his debt.

Jesus.

May be different in the bacon
battalion. Where I come from,
you pay your dues.

You would sell out your
granddaughter to a wanted
criminal and his psychotic sister?

You can't choose your family.
It's about what's right.

OK, fine. As of now, you're gone.

Piss off.

I warned you, any crap and you are
gone, and this is way over the odds.

Not your house, porky.

I don't care. I will throw
you out if I have to.

Don't you speak to him like that.

Well, you can f*ck off too.

This is my house,
and I'm going nowhere.

You tell him, missy.

Grandpa...

What have you got
to say for yourself?

Like that, is it?
Turncoats and weasels. Come on.

SOMBRE MUSIC

Hey.

You OK?

You know I've been
engaged three times, eh?

Every single time,
they've ended badly.

Dumped, dead, betrayed.

You didn't plan it that way.

I'm an idiot.

Well, maybe just
a little too trusting.

(SOBS)

Come on, now.

Come and have something to eat.

EMOTIONALLY: Oh, you've
been so good to me.

Just doing what I do.

Come on.

(SOBS)

After all I did for that lardboy,
he throws me out like some old sock,
and they just sat there.

Wouldn't say a dicky bird —
me own bloody family.

I just can't believe it.

It's terrible.

At least I've got one good one.

Cheers, boy.

To justice.
GLASSES CLINK

To vengeance and a pork-free home.

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