01x02 - Stray Dogs

[bunniefuu]

[HORN BLARES]

- [SIREN WAILS]
- [EXHALES]

Mm. Drive safe.

I'm here to do the UFO tour.

Hugo is my dad.

HUGO: I'm pretty sure
I know who's got me.

They are called
the Azyarn species.

[SCREAMS]

Tell me you found him

more importantly, the money.

Somebody has to know
something. It's a tiny town.

- [SNAKE HISSES]
- Aah!

[TOWNSFOLK LAUGH]

Eat the pie and I'll
tell you where Hugo is.

Wait! Hugo!

sh*t!

[TYRES SCREECH]

- [OMINOUS MUSIC]
- [WIND WHISTLES SOFTLY]

[BREATHES SHARPLY]

[CROW CAWS]

- [BIRDS SCREECH]
- [GULPS]

[GROANS]

[SPITS]

[GROANS, INHALES SHARPLY]

[INTRIGUING MUSIC]

SONG: ♪ Whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa

♪ Every hand that you shake

♪ And all the
deals that you make

♪ Every smile that you fake

♪ And your polite conversation

♪ Every friend that you treated
like a stepping stone... ♪

[PHONE RINGS]

[RINGING CONTINUES]

[RINGING STOPS]

♪ Yes, they come
and they go... ♪

[ANDY SHOUTS] Hey!

Hi! Hi! Hi! Hi! Hi!

Hey! [COUGHS]

Hey. Hi. Uh, sorry.
Thank you for stopping.

Uh, could... could I trouble
you for... for some water?

- Just I'm parched.
- Oh, yeah.

Jesus.

Are you... OK?

ANDY: Mm!

Uh, yeah. Oh, th... Mm.

Somebody, uh, hit me in
the head with a shovel.

Oh, my God, OK. You
need a hospital.

- Oh, no. No hospitals, no.
- You might have a concussion.

No, I... I'm fine.

Honestly, I'm... I'm fine. I am.

I-I-I just need a... a... a
ride into town, if that's OK,

uh, kind stranger?

- Cassie.
- Cassie! Great to meet you.

Are you gonna tell me your name

or are you some sort
of serial k*ller?

Uh, no. Sorry. Andy.

Not a serial k*ller,

even though that's what a serial
k*ller would... would say.

[CHUCKLES] OK, Andy.

[ANDY CHUCKLES]

So, this is nice.
Do you... Do you...

Do you live in your car?

Hah! I wish.

It'd be much better than
what I'm actually doing,

which is moving home
to live with my mother.

Oh! Fun.

I also sell beauty products.

Quite a catch, aren't I?

[CHUCKLES]

Do you wanna buy some?
Looks like you could use it.

Yeah, you know what? My
skin does feel a little dry.

[CHUCKLES]

Hop in.

Oh, thank you, really.

That's all you needed to know
I'm not a serial k*ller, huh?

Oh, it's fine.

I wouldn't have let you in

if I didn't think
I could take you.

- It's kind of my policy.
- Ah.

So, what town are
we talking, Andy?

Uh, Bidgeegud.

Bidgee. Not that little
sh*thole off the highway?

You've... you've been there?

It used to be on the highway

until they moved the highway,

and now it's just a
dying little sh*thole

that no-one ever visits,
except you, apparently.

It's where my father lives.

Oh.

So, what did you do to
get hit with a shovel?

- Is it drugs?
- UFOs.

UFOs. OK. That's different.

No. Up there.

This must be it.

What?

ANDY: Do you mind? I just
want to check it out.

CASSIE: Mm-hm.

[UNSETTLING MUSIC]

I've heard about this place.

Some weirdo brings
tourists up here

and makes up crazy
stories about UFOs.

ANDY: Yeah, that weirdo
would be my father.

Oh. Sorry.

Don't be.

[CURIOUS MUSIC]

This is cool.

[INHALES SHARPLY] Ow! Argh!

- [GRUNTS]
- Yeah, watch out for termites.

How are you this accident-prone?

How is it that
everything here bites?!

- [CASSIE SIGHS]
- Argh!

[ANDY GRUNTS]

- [HANDBRAKE CLICKS]
- Well, thank you for the ride.

Oh, it's all good. Is there
anything else I can do?

No, no, no. You've done
plenty. I appreciate it.

Oh, uh, actually,

could... could... could you
maybe not mention to anybody

that you saw me?

Why not?

I'm just... a private person.

Good luck with, uh...
uh, this situation.

[CURIOUS MUSIC]

WOMAN OVER PHONE: Honey,
I called three times.

Why didn't you pick
up? Is everything OK?

I thought something
had happened.

- Mum, I was driving. I'm fine.
- OK.

- Yeah, something's come up.
- What's come up?

- I'll be home in a day or so.
- Why? What's going on?

- Just work stuff.
- With the beauty range?

Nah, not that. Something else.

[MUM SIGHS] Are you in trouble
again? Because remember last...

Mum, remember what we talked
about? Boundaries. Yeah.

Yes, I remember that, but,
Cassie, I've got boundaries too.

- Mum, look, I've gotta go.
- Call me back.

Yeah, I'll call you later.

[PUFFS AIR]

[FLYER RUSTLES]

Morning!

[SIGHS SOFTLY]

Uh, morning.

Sorry, are... are
you filming me?

No.

Sudoku.

Uh-huh.

Jeez, you're pale, aren't ya?

[LIGHT ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYS]

[WHISPERS] sh*t.

Not again.

I could take all day to decide.

Ah, sh*t. [GIGGLES]

[SIGHS]

Uh... [CHUCKLES]

If you were me,
what would you get?

I don't know. Roo?

Yeah.

Yeah. OK, uh, which
one's the, uh, plain?

There.

Yeah, OK, I'll grab
one of those, yeah.

So, same as always, then?

[LAUGHS] Yeah.

There you go.

Audrey, do you, um,
like, f*ck'...

Would you ever wanna, if I...

You know, if I just
hit you up, wanna...

'Cause, you know, obviously

we've been f*ck' hanging
around with mates...

- I've got a customer waiting.
- Yeah, see you later.

Sorry about that.
What can I get ya?

Uh, I was just
wondering, actually,

if you can still buy
fuel around here or...

Oh, yeah, nobody's sold
fuel here for years.

Nearest servo is
back at Coolawah

about 100 kays away.

OK, no worries. Thanks.

How about a pie?

Oh. Is this a bakery or
a Chinese restaurant?

It's both, yeah. Fusion.

Yeah, so, if you're
feeling adventurous,

I've got a Mongolian
roo, beef and black bean,

sweet-and-sour
camel, all homemade.

Oh, I'm vegetarian.

Yeah, no problem. Got a
chicken and Chinese broccoli.

Perfect. [CLEARS THROAT]

- How much is that?
- Six bucks.

[CASSIE MUTTERS] Six bucks. OK.

- Too easy.
- Yes.

[CURIOUS MUSIC]

[AUDREY CLEARS THROAT]

Everything alright?

Oh, yeah, just in a
bit of a daze today.

Thought you might
want some sauce.

Thank you.

[UNSETTLING SYNTH MUSIC]

[CROW CAWS]

ANDY: I don't know whose
severed foot it was, Dom.

DOM OVER PHONE: I don't
mean to be insensitive,

but if your dad's
dead, we need to know.

I'm really exposed here.

What if a placement
comes through?

You're not around.

That's not gonna happen!

The next placement isn't due

for at least a week.

Or maybe we could

just tell the client?

What?! No, we're not
telling the client.

Look, it could buy us some time.

[ANDY SIGHS] Dom...

[KNOCK AT DOOR]

sh*t. Hold on a second.

- Uh, who is it?
- CASSIE: It's me, Cassie.

- DOM: Who's Cassie?
- Nobody.

Why didn't you tell me
your dad was missing?

- Dom, I'm gonna call you back.
- No! No, no! Don't g...

[LINE BEEPS]

You'll never guess what I found.

What are you still doing here?

Well, I was at the Chinese
restaurant fusion pie place...

Run by a white lady. Yeah,
it feels problematic.

She sells me a
pie, I go to my car

and there it is in her ute.

- What?
- A shovel.

A shovel?

The shovel. Probably.

Right? I mean, maybe.

The one that hit
you in the face!

[GASPS] Oh, right!
Yes, of course.

I mean, how many
people own shovels?

You know, the chances that you
stumbled across the exact one

that hit me in the face
must be, what, uh...

This one had blood on it.

What?!

Why didn't you lead with that?

"I found a shovel
with blood on it,"

is a lot more specific than.

[AUSTRALIAN ACCENT]
"I found a shovel."

I was excited and I
wanted to tell you

that I found a clue.

Sorry for missing
out a minor detail.

A huge detail! The
most important detail.

- What is your problem?
- Me?

You're the one busting into
my room with crazy theories

when I told you I'm
a private person.

Crazy? I'm doing you a favour.

How do you even know there
was blood on the shovel?

- Did you get a good look at it?
- Sorta.

But it's worth looking
into, isn't it?

Yeah, yeah, thank you so much.

I appreciate it and I will
be sure to check it out.

You know what? You
don't deserve help.

Or this pie that I got ya.

Who puts meat in pies?!
They're for dessert.

[INTRIGUING MUSIC]

[ENGINE STARTS]

[PANS CLATTER]

[EQUIPMENT CLATTERS LOUDLY]

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

[UNSETTLING MUSIC]

[LIGHT ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYS]

- [CLATTERING IN DISTANCE]
- [GASPS]

[CLATTERING CONTINUES]

[GRUNTS]

- CASSIE: Oh!
- ANDY: Oh!

CASSIE: f*ck!

- Cassie?
- What'd you do that for?!

Sorry. I-I thought you
were... Are you, uh...

Let me... Let me
get you some ice.

- There's a freezer in here.
- It's fine. I don't need ice.

Oh, good.

You didn't hit me
that hard, actually.

Well, I pulled back when
I saw... Doesn't matter.

- What are you doing here?
- Same thing as you, I guess.

- Looking for the shovel.
- Well, I haven't found a shovel.

Yeah, well, she's
obviously hidden it.

But I think that's my dad's hat.

- Crazy theories, huh?
- [VEHICLE APPROACHES]

[VEHICLE DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]

[METAL UTENSILS CLATTER]

[KEYS JANGLE]

[DOOR OPENS]

[SCREEN DOOR SLAMS]

[FLUORESCENT LIGHTS BUZZ]

[AUDREY EXHALES HEAVILY]

[TAP RUNS]

[GAS HOB IGNITER CLICKS]

[CASSIE WHISPERS] Oh, my God.

Do you think her hitting
you with a shovel

and your dad's
disappearance are related?

ANDY: Shh, quiet.

[DOOR OPENS]

- [HEAVY OBJECT SLIDES]
- [AUDREY GROANS]

[GRUNTS]

[OMINOUS MUSIC]

[CHUCKLES]

[TUNES RADIO]

['HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN
LOVE' BY LEO SAYER PLAYS]

AUDREY: Oh, yep.

♪ Have you ever felt... ♪

- [AUDREY GRUNTS]
- ♪ How far a heart can fall?

♪ Have you ever
stayed up waiting... ♪

[CASSIE WHISPERS] Oh, my God.

She's gonna get rid of the body
by baking him into her pies.

It's so evil, yet genius.

Like that woman,
Katherine Knight.

She chopped up her husband
and fed him to her kids.

Sorry.

Sorry, I know that's your dad.

- It's just...
- Please stop... talking.

OK.

♪ Times to laugh

[AUDREY SINGS ALONG] ♪ And
times you really wanna cry

♪ Finding reasons to believe her

♪ 'Cause you'd die
a little if she lied

♪ And when in times of doubt

♪ Have you ever
tried to work it out?

♪ Leaves you wondering

♪ What it's all about

♪ And when she's far away... ♪

AUDREY: Alright.

What do we do?

We can't get to the door
without her seeing us, so...

Maybe we could hit her in the
face with a pan or something?

I could do it.

I wasn't hitting
you with my full...

[PAN CLATTERS]

[AUDREY HUMS]

♪ Have you ever been in love? ♪

[OMINOUS MUSIC]

♪ Times to laugh

♪ And times you
really want to cry

♪ Finding reasons to believe her

♪ 'Cause you'd die a little... ♪

Great.

We are now officially locked in
the psycho pie lady's freezer.

[CASSIE SIGHS]

[ANDY SIGHS]

♪ And when in
times of doubt... ♪

[AUDREY CHUCKLES]

♪ Have you ever
tried to work it out?

♪ But still she
leaves you wondering

♪ What it's all about

♪ And when the night comes down

♪ Can you call
this house a home?

♪ Do you dream you're
still together... ♪

[GRUNTS]

[TIMER CLICKS]

[TICKS]

[UNSETTLING SYNTH MUSIC]

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

[ENGINE STARTS]

ANDY ON VOICEMAIL:
Hey, this is Andy.

I can't come to the
phone right now,

so leave a message
and have a great day.

Andy, look, you need to
give me a call back, man.

You need to pick up
the phone, alright?

We need to figure out a plan B

or sooner or later,
they're gonna notice.

- [CAT MEOWS]
- Call me back.

Mr Biggles!

[SINGSONGS] Mr Biggles!

[TIMER TICKS]

[ANDY SIGHS] OK.

[CLEARS THROAT] She's gone.

[INHALES]

- [GRUNTS]
- You're gonna hurt yourself.

Doing this is keeping me warm.

If only I could just.

[DOOR BANGS] force the latch.

[GRUNTS] Argh.

Fine. You don't wanna listen
to me, don't listen to me.

Listening to you is what
got us trapped in here

in the first place.

- Excuse me?
- Look, I'm not blaming you.

I did the listening, so I
guess that makes me the idiot.

- Yeah, you are.
- I mean, I don't even know you.

You don't know anyone,
but as far as I can tell,

I'm the only one helping you.

Yeah, why is that?

What?

You just pick up stray
dogs for no reason?

Would you prefer it if I'd
left you by the roadside?

No, but now you're
breaking and entering

to help somebody you just met.

It seems... calculated.

Is everyone this paranoid
where you come from?

I'm just trying to figure
out what your angle is.

- [SCOFFS] I don't have an angle.
- Oh, yeah?

So, you're just
an amazing person?

I am an amazing person, unlike
everybody else in this town

who are only in
it for the reward.

Ah! So, you do know
about the reward!

Everybody knows
about the reward.

You plastered it all
over town, you boofhead.

Why does everybody
take the whole thing?

You're supposed to pull the


money to some people.

It's enough for a
few months' rent

so I don't have to
move in with my mum.

I thought if I could
help you find the shovel

that led to finding
your dad, then maybe...

So, why didn't
you just say that?

Because without evidence,
it's all talk, right?

Is that in US
dollars, by the way?

OK, first of all,
there seems to be

a major misconception in this
country about how rewards work.

But, seriously, if I
help you find your dad,

you'll pay me the 5,000, right?

Fine.



or whatever you people
call your silly play money.

OK, deal.

That's if we even
get out of here.

Oh. I've got that
covered, actually.

Our ticket to freedom.

[UNSETTLING MUSIC]

[GROANS] And the noise
she makes when she eats,

it's like dining with a camel.

It's, like... [GURGLES]

Oh, my God!

Anyway, um, what about your mum?

She passed away a year ago.

Oh, I'm sorry.

So, how long has it been since
you've seen your dad, then?

I was, uh, nine
when he left home.

Holy sh*t! Then he went
missing and now this.

That's really sad.

He's been missing my whole life.

The only difference now is I
actually need him for once.

What do you need him for?

- You ask a lot of questions.
- I'm just making conversation.

Come on, come on, come on.

[SIGHS] Freedom.

[ROD CLANGS]

Oh, my God.

- What?
- I'm sorry.

Did you wanna say a
few words about...?

What? No, no. I am doing my
best not to think about this.

- Can we please just go?
- Yes.

- Jesus.
- [WHISPERS] Sorry.

[FIREARM CLICKS]

Looks like you uncovered
my little secret.

[TIMER RINGS]

SONG: ♪ I've been carried away

♪ Into the breach, into the fire

♪ I've been carried away

♪ Into the breach, into the fire

♪ Into the chrysalis

♪ Into the chrysalis

♪ Into the breach, into the fire

♪ Into the chrysalis... ♪