01x06 - Tapeworm

[bunniefuu]

[Chanelle] I am here tonight to ask you…

do you have brain cancer?

[Julie] The written medical records…

-Got them?
-[Belle] Absolutely.

Some of them were at my mum's place,
so it might take a minute to unearth.

[Clive] That little boy was terrified.
He was shaking in my arms.

I'm sorry that I collapsed.

Don't ever f*cking do that
in front of him again.

That money, is it in your account?

No.

[Chanelle] Make sure you cancel the book.
Tell Apple you're off the watch.

I don't know if that's possible.

Once you take away all your sh*t,
what's left?

I've heard your arm is just riddled.
That's what the internet says.

[Joe] You're the boss.

Is there experimental trials,
the immunotherapies…

-It's too far progressed.
-f*cking do something!

I'm just here to watch you lie
to a whole room of people.

Miss Gibson, please find below
a list of 21 questions.

We will need your response
by 2:00 p.m. tomorrow.

-We look forward to hearing from you.
-Boom.

f*ck!

[Hek] I'm Hek.

I'm an addict, an alcoholic.

Fifteen days sober…

this time.

I've been watching this train wreck
of an interview all day.

It's a former client.

And I started watching it because
she's someone who's easy to hate.

I mean, she deserves to be hated.

Belle, are you prepared
to tell the truth today?

-Yeah.
-The whole truth?

Absolutely.

No half-truths, no gobbledygook?

No, I've been really transparent.

[Hek] I put it on to distract myself.

Because I woke up this morning feeling…

pretty sick.

My skin hurts and…
[chuckles] my blood is scratchy.

And I know I need to live in that, I know.

But I'm watching this interview instead.

Belle,

you claimed in your book you underwent

chemotherapy and radiation for two months.

True or false?

-At the time--
-True or false?

True.

This same client,

she told me how
she looked in the mirror one night

and she was covered in ringworm.

She said someone on the internet
recommended some apple cider vinegar.

I don't think it was a medical doctor.

And she wants these ringworms gone,

so she's chugging it back,
chugging it real fast.

And then she starts to choke.

There's something inside her.

She's got to get it out.

And then…

Tapeworm.

She swore to me, two feet long at least.

She said the tapeworm
was attracted to the vinegar

and that it flushed it out,
which makes no physical sense at all.

Ringworm isn't caused by tapeworm.

Ringworm is a fungus.

Tapeworm comes out of your a*s,
not your mouth.

-[all laugh]
-But still… is that not magic?

Drink a little bit of this stuff

and you're all cleansed.

Pure again.

I mean, how hopeful is that?

I mean, I'd pay anything…

anything to feel just a little bit better.

You know,
a balm that'll take the edge off.

A way to soothe this f*cking… [chuckles]

tragedy of being human.

I swear, I'd go out there

and buy us all bottles
of apple cider vinegar…

right now.

[line ringing]

[cell phone vibrating]

[Clive] I'm gonna make it all better.

Can you tell me when to put this on?

Sure, you can put it on now.

[cell phone vibrating]

-Now can I do this?
-Okay.

[voicemail]
Hey, you've called Clive at TWP.

Please leave a message

and I'll look forward
to responding in due course.

f*ck.

[Arlo] Thank you all so much
for coming today.

Um, you know, uh,

there's research that says
the act of smiling releases endorphins

and serotonin…

which are these really hectic
natural pain relievers.

[whispering] Excuse me. Sorry.

[Arlo] Researchers think
smiling helps the body's stress response.

I don't need research to tell me that.

-Can I sit there, please? Thank you.
-Milla had the best smile…

I have ever seen.

Felt like holidays
and smelled like sunscreen.

Tasted like mangoes.

[voice shaking] This was where
we were supposed to get married.

Anyway.

Sorry, let's not make it a sad day, yeah?

So this is, uh, for Milla. [clears throat]

This is for Milla.
My beautiful smiling girl.

♪ Love of mine, someday you will die ♪

♪ I'll be close behind ♪

♪ I'll follow you into the dark ♪

♪ No blinding lights or tunnels
To gates of white ♪

♪ Just our hands clasped so tight ♪

♪ Waiting for the hint of a spark ♪

♪ If Heaven and Hell decide… ♪

[phone dings]

[line ringing]

[voicemail]
Hey, you've called Clive at TWP.

Please leave a message

and I'll look forward
to responding in due course.

Hi, honey,
I got an email from some journalists.

I need you to call me back.

[Belle] Thanks so much for reaching out.

I'm at a funeral today
for a dear friend and mentor,

so apologies if I'm brief in my response.

The financial priority is
to still give this monetary support

to those organizations we're invested in.

Hi, I have a donation that'll be
in your account by close of business.

I'm so sorry for the admin delay.

To touch on your email,
a previous employee was responsible

for communicating
with some of the charities you listed.

And it is unfortunately,
not to our surprise,

that this did not happen.

Hi, is this the Bumi Sehat Foundation?

I'm screenshotting a donation
I placed today for $1,000.

Yep, happy to hold.

[car beeps and unlocks]

Oh, f*ck.

I ordered a hatchback.

Is this diesel?
You know what it does to the planet?

Any of these are fine.

I'm going to a funeral, okay?

With the benefit of hindsight,
we now understand there is a difference

in the perceived financial success
of the app

and the actual net proceeds received.

[line ringing]

[voicemail]
Hey, you've called Clive at TWP.

Please leave a message

and I'll look forward
to responding in due course.

Honey, I need you to call me back!

Okay? Call me the f*ck back!

[breathing heavily]

[Arlo] ♪ Heaven and Hell decide
That they both are satisfied ♪

-♪ Illuminate the "no's" ♪
-[sobbing]

♪ On the vacancy sign ♪

[bawling]

♪ If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks ♪

♪ Then I'll follow you into the dark ♪

[Belle continues sobbing]

I would've thought she'd be cremated.

Oh, I think they're gonna
put her next to her mum.

-So, yeah.
-Ah. How did you know Milla?

We actually met at a wellness retreat
when she was first diagnosed.

But, um, truth be told,
we didn't even get along very well.

But she reached out later.

Oh, did she?

Yeah. Um, online friends, I guess.

Are you going to the wake?

I can drive you, if you don't mind
the hideous car I seem to have hired.

Really? I was gonna get a taxi.

Oh, no, of course, of course, please.

Okay.

Do you have the address?

I've been there like 100 times,

but I'm geographically useless.

It's part of the brain thing.

It's International Women's Day on Sunday.

#MakeItHappenAlready.

I've got a profile
on a woman with cerebral palsy.

Her gym trainer bet her
she couldn't walk 500k's on her crutches.

And she proved him wrong

and raised $15,000
for a village in Botswana.

[scoffs]

And where are you two
with your Mel Gibson?

I need it for the weekend.

Well, we sent off


-and she's already written back.
-Has she?

Yeah, panicking.
All over the place with the financials.

Hasn't touched
any of the health questions, yet.

He's not smiling.

On the inside.

I'm still trying
to find her partner, Clive Rothwell.

I can get him to speak to the health angle
if he would answer his phone.

[Emily] We should be careful.

It's International Women's Day

and you're tearing down
a young woman in business.

You don't think young women
should be held accountable?

Just think the smug is showing.

Right.

You know his wife has cancer.

-She does?
-[Sean] Yeah, breast cancer.

[cell phone ringing]

Hello, this is Linda.

Linda, hey, how are you today?

Fine.

This is Justin Guthrie,
I'm a journalist with The Age.

Is your son Clive Rothwell?

Why, what's happened to Clive?

Nothing, I'm sure he's fine.

I'm writing an article
on your daughter-in-law, Belle Gibson,

CEO and founder of The Whole Pantry.

She is not my daughter-in-law.
They're not married.

I'm investigating claims Belle has been
faking her brain cancer diagnosis

and she's been instructing people
who really are sick,

who really do have cancer, how to…

[Linda] How to what?

Are you there?

It's Justin from The Age?

I heard your husband's unwell.

Can I ask how you'd feel
if he started taking his advice

from someone like Belle?

Of course you can ask.

I believe you mean may ask.

You are a journalist after all.

May I ask how you'd feel?

No comment.

[indistinct chatter]

[woman] Are there any more wine glasses?

Uh, yeah. Tamara keeps them…

Uh… Huh…

Oh, found 'em.

Oh, great. Let's go stemless.

-Yeah.
-Less breakage.

There's a lot of fried food out there.

What do you think about
a vegan charcuterie board?

I've got pickles,
olives and I think this is escabeche.

[woman] Yeah, sounds good.

Hey, can you finish this for me?
Thank you.

Hey, babe, have you seen Arlo?

We're out of ice.

I have to approve
the watch promo stuff at 3:00

-if you wanna be a part of it.
-She hated you.

She didn't hate anyone.

But she hated you.

-Okay.
-Why are you here?

I've got to report back.

Text me if you need anything
other than ice. Okay?

[cell phone ringing]

[cell phone ringing]

Um, Fi?

I… I'm actually at a funeral right now.

[Fiona] Oh, Belle, I'm so sorry.
Is it someone close?

Very, I might have to call you back.

I… I don't wanna keep you.

I just, um… I wanted to let you know
that we saw Teddy Mac in Sydney

and he agreed to take Hunter as a patient.

Oh, wow. That's so good.

I did email you a couple of times.
Did you…

Oh, yeah, it's just been super crazy.

[Fiona] Sure, sure. Just, um…

Look, he just needs the…
the 60K now as a deposit.

Oh. [sighs] That's ludicrous.

Are they surgeons or vultures?

I know, and…

It wouldn't be remotely possible
without your incredible generosity

raising all that money for Hunter.

We're so grateful.

Yeah.

Ah!

Ah, when do you need it?

There's a cash flow.

Sorry?

[breathing heavily]

What do you mean, "cash flow"?

That money was raised for Hunter,
Belle, for his surgery.

It should just be in your account.

Have you been speaking to journalists?

Um, no, sorry, what journalists?

It's okay, if you have, you just
need to tell me what you've told them.

Please don't lie to me.

I haven't spoken to anyone.
We've been in Sydney.

[breathing heavily]

Hey, Dr. Mac, I've heard some things.

He's a real cowboy.

No, he just gets that
because he takes on the tough cases.

You know what, Fi,
I'm… Let me get into it.

I've got a few people I can call.

I wanna get their take on it.

Belle, please, we're really happy
with our decision, okay?

We've done our research, spoken to people.

I'm gonna call you back with more intel.

-Love to the boys, yeah? Okay? Bye.
-Belle, just--

[grunts]

Oh, f*ck.

Oh. [grunts] f*ck. [mumbling]

Oh, Mum,
we're still running pretty hot here.

I think we're
probably gonna have to go in.

You okay?

Okay, guys, we're gonna go
and see Vic and Mandy.

This is Clive Rothwell speaking.

My parents are in their late 70s

and infirm
and more than a little upset right now.

If you continue to harass them,
I'll be taking legal action.

I'm so sorry about that.

I'm really glad
that you called back, Clive.

I've been trying to reach you.
I wasn't sure if I had the right number.

[Clive] Yeah.

Well, I believe you sent Belle
some questions this morning.

She's travelling.

I'm sure she'll, uh,
respond to those in due course, yeah?

Clive, I actually wanted to ask you
a few questions.

Oh, no, I have no comment.

You know, right?

Did you always know,
or did she lie to you too at first?

Look, mate, if she's not well,
mentally, you're standing by her.

I don't wanna sh*t on that.

These aren't just a few lies.

She's hurting people, mate,
but you already know that.

Maybe we meet up.

Off the record.

I'm busy today.

Tomorrow, 10:00 a.m.,
I'll be at the Organic Cafe in Elwood.

It's on the corner.

Ah. You know where we live, huh?

Not to be an as*h*le, but we know a lot.

Like, we know The Whole Pantry ABN
is registered to your old address.

We know all payments made to
the app developer, the photographer,

all outlays,
all expenses were paid by you,

using your credit card.

You think she's done that
to mitigate her culpability?

Don't call my parents again.

We're publishing the fraud story today,
so if you wanna…

Don't call my parents again. Good.

[cat meows]

Oh.

Just be careful with her, love.
She's had a bit of ringworm.

Ah…

She's been missing her mum.

["My Kind of Scene" playing on stereo]

[all] ♪ All right now ♪

♪ All right now ♪

♪ All right now ♪

♪ But it's not my kind of scene ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ Footprints on the other side ♪

♪ Remind me where I've been ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

[door opens]

I was just looking for somewhere quiet
as a place to…

[Arlo exhales]

[sobs softly]

Are you okay?

[sobs]

Ah, it's a stupid question. Um…

You know you can die of grief.

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.

[Arlo crying]

You should take care of yourself
right now.

[sniffles]

[exhales] I remember
when you gave her this.

[sniffles]

Her face when she told me about you.

And she was falling in love and…
and so excited.

I don't know how to…

Now that she's gone…

[inhales deeply]

If she couldn't beat this…

what hope do the rest of us have?

I'm worried about

how this is gonna affect the community.

[Arlo sniffles]

Have you had any time
to think about Milla's followers?

If you need any help with that…

She didn't tell you
about the stone. [sniffles]

You read it in her blog. [sniffles]

It's the name of the blog.

No, uh, she told me. Um…

Or maybe she wrote about it,
I… [sniffles] I can't remember.

It's Belle, isn't it?

-Yeah.
-Yeah.

She talked a lot about you.

She did?

Yeah.

You gave her the creeps.

No.

Yeah.

[cries]

Did Chanelle tell you that?
Because it's not accurate,

I mean, we were…

We were competitive at times,
but in the end, you know…

What are you doing in her room?

Um, I…

I needed a quiet, um…

I have a… I have a call with Apple.

Um… Oh, gosh, I'm…

I'm so sorry, Arlo.

-Get out of her room.
-I'm so sorry.

-Get out!
-Your grief is immense.

-What were you doing in her room?
-Stop it!

Don't touch me! Stop!

-f*cking get out!
-[cries] Stop it!

[Joe] You all right?

Hey…

Are you all right?

Are you all right to drive, love?

[crying]

I just… [sniffles]

I just wanted to… I just wanted to say…

She was so lucky to be so loved.

You did a good job, okay?

[Belle continues crying]

[engine starts]

Oi, Belle! Babe!

Hey. I lied!

I actually hate you too!

[laughs]

Heaps!

[dings]

Can I get the Wi-Fi code?

[line ringing]

[sighs]

[door beeps]

[line ringing]

[cell phone ringing]

Chanelle, hey.

[Chanelle] Hello, hi. Um, quick question.

What the f*ck is this?

It's a couple paragraphs.
It doesn't say anything about cancer.

She looks dodgy as f*ck.

It's accounting. Blah, blah, blah.
They are going to defend her.

[woman 1] Disappointed.
Not surprised by this media outlet.

This morning,
journalists from The Age contacted Belle,

our previous managing director,

who has stepped back
to concentrate on her health journey.

Belle took the time
to address their incorrect claims.

However, the two journalists
decided to run with the story

without correcting
multiple hurtful factual errors.

…factual errors.

Call them male journalists.

Two male journalists.

How's your head?

I think it's a migraine.

Oh, you poor thing.

Can I?

The Whole Pantry's
new business management team

are working through the task
of bringing the accounts up to date.

All charities are aware of our intentions
to uphold this financial support

when the necessary keepings
of the business are finalized.

Corporate media have, in this instance,
chosen to omit critical information.

We appreciate your support
and continue to put our community first

as we find our footing again.

With love…

You're so good at this.

We're good together.

[chuckles softly]

f*ck.

What is she talking about?
It's nonsensical.

[Chanelle] Doesn't matter.

She's love bombing them.

-[Belle] Thank you!
-[Milla] You mean the world to me.

-You make my heart smile.
-[Milla] I'm grateful for this community.

[Belle and Milla] Love you.
Kiss, kiss, kiss.

[Chanelle] Oh, my God.

[Jordan] Such negativity.

You are a goddess… and you will transcend.

This is nothing but mean-spirited
clickbait from the mainstream media.

I've met this woman.

And she's kind and she's brave.

And she has really been through a lot.

Go forth, Belle.
We should have a play date soon.

-Fake news.
-Keep doing what you're doing, Belle!

-Don't listen to the noise.
-Keep shining.

-Ignore the haters.
-Stay true to your inner light.

-Don't believe the MSM.
-#StopCyberBullying.

#Belle.

Ouch.

That looks like ringworm.

["Can't Get You Out of My Head" playing]

♪ La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la ♪

♪ La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la… ♪

[Justin] "Appalling."

"And I mean your organization,
not the media."

"Money for charity
does not go into cash flow."

"That is beyond unethical."

[Belle] "This is beyond unethical."

-What the f*ck does that mean?
-[Milla] It's okay. It's okay.

Hug your haters.

A customer you ignore
is a customer you lose.

Yeah? Hug your haters.

[Belle] Thank you so much
for your interest.

We acknowledge our execution
has been flawed at times.

We are still a young business
and still learning.

[Milla] Yes. Open hearts, open minds.

Another negative comment.

[Chanelle] "This is nothing short
of common thievery

and I look forward to seeing justice
in due course." [laughs]

[Lenny] Enriching yourself by
falsely pretending to help others in need?

Stay classy, Belle.

[Belle] As outlined in our post above…

We've simply become overwhelmed
and under-resourced.

Our intentions…

We intend to honor.

-Our intention, perhaps naive…
-Yes.

…but always enthusiastic,
is to give back as best we can.

[breathing heavily]

[gasps, groans]

Shame on you for preying
on peoples' goodwill.

-Pay it back, Belle.
-f*ck off!

-f*ck off! f*ck off!
-Pocketed the money and tried to get away.

Karma will bite you in the a*s.

-Shame on you…
-Ugh, f*ck off!

You used those charities
to market your product

and now you're gonna steal from them?

-[overlapping voices]
-Stop it! Stop it!

Stop!

[Belle breathing heavily]

-Milla? Mills?
-[thunder rumbling]

[sobs] What do I do? What do I do?

I love Queensland storms.

[woman] You used those charities
to market your product…

I paid $3 for your app.
I want my money back.

-f*ck Belle Gibson.
-It's not the charity's fault…

-What an absolute disgrace.
-Give me back my money, Belle Gibson.

Did you tell Chanelle that I was a liar?

Stop it.

Were you two talking about me
behind my back?

You don't need that negativity.
Just get rid of it.

[Belle sniffles]

She's deleting the comments.

Oh, bad Belle.

[chuckles softly]

-[man] Hey, my comment's been deleted.
-[woman 1] Same.

[woman 2] I'm screenshotting
my deleted comment.

So many comments being deleted.

[woman 3] Keep screenshotting.
She's deleting us.

[woman 4] Not a good look, Belle.

Scammer.

[woman 5] Okay,
I'm sorry if this is out of line,

but is it just me or is anyone wondering
if she lied about the money,

what else has she lied about?

There it is.

[Jordan] Come on, people.

She's got cancer.

Where is your compassion?

I want you to delete the app.

I've met her.

She is sick.

I love you.

[Lucy] Does she even have cancer?
Has that ever been officially verified?

[woman] Belle, if you do have cancer,
now is the time to prove it.

I bet she doesn't have it.

Belle, please provide
medical records ASAP.

I went to high school with Belle,
she would make up sh*t all the time.

-[knock on door]
-Hey, little one.

Hi.

You okay?

Yeah, actually. [chuckles and cries]

[sobs]

[exhales] Yeah, I'm good.

[sighs in relief, chuckles]

[commenters' voices]
Can you cure brain cancer?

My sister has brain cancer
and the doctors say there is no way.

I'm an oncologist

and a spontaneous regression
is extremely unlikely.

I'm a neurosurgeon of 30 years.
This woman is wasting your time.

I believe Belle stated
she has glioblastoma.

The average life expectancy
is four months if left untreated.

My husband was diagnosed
with brain cancer. I bought the app.

I have a terminal brain cancer diagnosis

and this woman is lying, I swear to God.

[machine beeping]

[waves splashing]

"She needs to go to a psych ward."

"Repulsive, pathological liar."

"Her face makes me sick. I want to vomit."

"She's mentally ill
but I don't feel sorry for her."

"I hope she dies from cancer."

[sighs]

[Belle on video] I don't know how
I'll talk about this

because I haven't
spoken about it publicly.

Uh, okay.

So I'm following

a Russian-German medicine protocol.

Every single medical practitioner

who knows about it or doesn't
is seeing results.

[Julie] How do you take medicine?

It's a machine, an electronic pulse

and it pushes medicine into my cells

when that machine
is operating on a program.

And where there is DNA damage in my cells…

I'm gonna need to do more reading on this.

[Julie] Just one line. That'll be fine.

[Belle] Right, right. And it could be…

I still do regular check-ins
with my oncologist

and all of the other modalities
that I've respected throughout my journey.

And have, you know,

taken on
a European cancer protocol as well.

[Julie] What you could say is
"I've taken on a non-conventional…"

Okay, can we turn that off, Poh?

[Julie] You could certainly say that.

Knowing this,

you still went ahead and published.

Her story is like…
it's an extract at the front.

-It's a book of recipes.
-Julie!

Look, look. We just put out a response.

"We're concerned about the issues raised

and are seeking explanation
from Miss Gibson."

And then, "Pending a satisfactory response
to our questions,

we are considering our options regarding
our commercial interest with Miss Gibson."

And then…

"Penguin Books wishes to advise
that it has withdrawn The Whole Pantry

from sales indefinitely."

"This is a regrettable decision,
but necessary."

We just distance. We just play it out.

You are not going to use this
to gut my label!

You are not!

Hi, honey.

Good news.

I've got a flight to San Francisco
via Sydney, via Hawaii.

Yay me!

Everyone at Apple is in my corner.

Had a few emails overnight.

All very supportive.

It'll be nice to see some decent humans
who give a sh*t about me.

I'll be FaceTiming my son when I land.

Please put him on the phone.

Uh, fever.

[Justin] I hope he comes good soon.

[Fiona] Yeah, thanks.

Um, I think she's blocked our number.

We're not, um… I can't get through.
She's not returning any calls.

I know it's not your responsibility.

But, um, if you do happen to find
any of that money, um…

[Justin] Yeah, yeah, of course.

I'm going to stay on it.

There's gonna be
a criminal investigation at some stage.

We didn't want handouts, that wasn't…

I don't wanna tell you how to live,

but have you considered maybe
a bank loan or mortgage?

Uh, we're renting.

I need to know
if I have to cancel the surgery.

I have to cancel it, don't I?

That money's not coming back.

[typing]

Mate, you've got to go see Clive.

Yep.

First, can I get an opinion?

I've been tinkering with this and…

How's that for a headline?

"Friends and doctors raise doubts
over 'Healing Belle' cancer claims."

Good story.

Wasn't that a bit of fun?

[Sean sighs]

[Justin] I've been thinking about Clive.

What does he get out of this?

-Is it 30 something?
-Yeah.

Hey, come on, hey.

Come on, we're late. Put it on.

[Clive] Kids go between households
all the time. They adjust.

[Belle] Like shared custody?

You, me, Nathan?

You're not on his birth certificate.

You don't have any rights.

[Clive] Okay. You have to hold my hand.

[Belle's son] Dad!

Ah! What's up, little man?

[Nathan grunting]

What's up, bro? How are you?

-[Belle's son] Good.
-Ready?

-Scooter!
-Scooter!

Yeah, we're watching.

[Clive] You know, man,
I reckon there's a chance.

There's a world where
with everything that's happening,

you could go full custody.

I contacted a family law firm
who thinks there's a strong case.

We could prove she's an unfit mother.

Jesus, that's dark.

She'd lose her sh*t. [laughs]

But I'm working nights.

-And I don't know if full time--
-I could help with that.

I could help financially
with school pick-ups, soccer, sick days.

Honestly, no problem.

What, we'd be co-parents?

-Huh?
-Co-parents? [chuckles] Uh…

Yeah. [chuckles]

-Not ideal, but like… but if it's…
-[Nathan claps]

-…best for him.
-Hey! Nice one, little man.

Yeah.

[Nathan] Yeah, well… [sighs]

I… I don't know how Sara…
Have you met her?

Yeah.

I don't know how she'd feel
about full-on step-mummy.

-Like, you know.
-Right.

She loves him.

And just like, I know this is…

But just to paint the picture,
we just got tickets to Coachella.

Do you know what I mean?

She wants to spend time there.

Her sister's in Nevada, so…

And I don't know, is it better for him?

Belle's a good mum, man.

You know, like, she loves him.

-[Belle's son] Ow!
-Hey, mate, you're all right.

That was a big stack.

You okay?

Yeah, you're okay.

You want to say bye?
We're gonna return it next time, ey?

-[Belle's son] Bye.
-[Nathan] All right. See you.

-Dad?
-Yeah.

Dad, can you try and touch the hoop?

-[crowd cheering]
-[host] The Whole Pantry.

[crowd cheering]

Excuse me, miss. Do you have a pass?

Uh, I work here.

I have my pass.

I'm on the watch.

I'm the only Australian on it.

I just flew about 16 hours,
so if you could please call…

[Belle] This is a true story…

This is a true story.

This is a true story…

This is a true story, based on a lie.

Based on truth, that wasn't true.

This is not…

This is a true story.

[sighs]

I'm sitting there.

[sighs]

It's not contagious.

[sighs]

[cell phone vibrating]

Jules.

Jules, I'm so glad you called.

[Poh] It's Poh actually.

I've got Julie's work phone now.

Hey, I'm just calling to let you know

that your books will be
in a warehouse in Artarmon

before they go off to be pulped.

I can text you the address
if you wanna pick up a few copies?

I think… I think that's a big mistake.

The optics of pulping in
a landfill context,

we need to address that.

Hello?

-[laughing]
-Watch out, you're so high!

Watch out, you're so…

Okay, putting all my toys away.

Hey, there we go.

Okay, off we go…

Oh, Mum's home.

Mum!

[Belle] Sorry, baby. Sorry.

I need to wee. I need to wee.

[groans]

-[knock on door]
-[sighs]

Door's closed, baby.

[sniffles]

[inhales deeply] Yeah.

-What is it?
-I need a band-aid.

Okay.

Where does it hurt?

Here.

I can't see anything.

Here.

What happened here?

I broke it in my sleep.

[sobs softly]

[sniffles, exhales]

Mummy kiss them all better?

[kisses]

[sniffles]

I'm going to kiss them, every one.

[sobs] Every one.

[kisses]

[sniffles]

You don't need this, baby.

Okay? Look at me.

You don't need this.

Okay?

[groans softly]

You don't need it.

I'm going to fix them. Come here.

[breathing heavily]

Mummy fix them.

But it sounds like that's something
you're saying that's to do with…

No, I know, Mum.
Yes, I know! I know, I know.

No, it's just… It's just not helping me.

Okay. Well, she's up there with him now.

I don't know.

Um…

I know.

Anyway, I'll give you a call later.

Okay, yeah, love you. Bye.

Did you eat anything on the plane?
There's some cold pasta in the fridge.

Yeah?

So what?

Are you going?

[sighs] Um…

Where?

You've liked it.

You've been here the whole time.

f*ck this judgement, it's so convenient.

Um, okay, I'm staying.

[scoffs]

Why?

Because you love him?

I love both of you.

You don't love me.

You're lying.

I wouldn't lie about something like that.

Is this gluten free?

[TV plays indistinctly]

No.

Yeah?

I was thinking this might take
a while to shake out.

And Melbourne winter…

you get so depressed.

What do you think about a reset?

It doesn't have to be forever,
but you know,

Jordan was a failed vegan
and now she has a private jet.

I mean, why not go somewhere
where there's an actual start-up culture?

That's not gross about
where you went to high school.

Where they want to build you up,

not tear you down.

♪ We've been on the run
Driving in the sun ♪

♪ Looking out for number one ♪

♪ California here we come ♪

♪ Right back where we started from… ♪

I made some ginger tea if anyone…

Uh, sorry,
can you be super careful on the boards?

It's French oak.
This is my friend's house.

Is Tara here yet?

On her way.

I've just transferred the deposit.
If you wanna check it's in your account.

Uh, no, I need the whole 75k now.

This is how we always do it.

Yeah, but I've been burnt before.

I lost weeks to a crisis manager
who wasn't the guy you call in a crisis.

He was the crisis.

I'm a little low on the trust right now.


or we call off the interview.

[piano music playing]

[Pete] Belle got us tarred
with the same brush.

[camera shutter clicks]

People cross the street just to avoid us.

[Tara] You claimed in your book

you underwent chemotherapy
and radiation for two months.

True or false?

-At the time…
-True or false?

True.

Because at the time
I believed I was having radiation.

Nobody wants to live with the fear
of a terminal illness or dying.

No, and nobody knows that better
than people who actually live with that.

[Pete] The other day
an angry mob shows up on the doorstep

wanting their donations back.

My son has brain cancer.

So I asked them, what proof do you want?

One of them said a funeral would be nice.

[Tara] But you didn't live with that.
That's not what you had.

No, it's not.

But I lived for years
with the fear that I was dying.

And that is horrible.

And I'm still coming to terms with that.

That I can take that off my shoulders now.

Did you live in fear of being found out?

No. Because…

I wasn't living in a space…

where I didn't know
that this wasn't my reality.

And the reality now is
that you do not have cancer.

Belle, it's a simple question.

-Do you have cancer?
-[sighs]

I really, really hope not.

["Vampire" playing]

I'm sorry.
It's just been a really rough week.

[Fiona crying]

[Fiona] Hunter's stopping treatment.

I don't know how you face that.

[Justin] My wife has breast cancer.

I didn't realize that.

How's she doing?

[Justin] We haven't
been speaking for a while.

[Fiona] When I was pregnant,

we had a bleed

and we could have lost him.

And then when he was diagnosed,
I wondered…

I thought really hard about whether
I would rather have lost him then

before I knew him…

or now and…

I decided I'd rather know him.

It's love, isn't it?

It's how you face it.

You don't get a choice. You just do it.

[Lucy] Sorry, we're closed.

Really?

'Cause I've been craving
a vegan decaf soy latte

with almond milk for the longest time now.

♪ I've made some real big mistakes ♪

♪ But you make the worst one look fine ♪

♪ I should've known it was strange ♪

♪ You only come out at night ♪

♪ I used to think I was smart ♪

♪ But you made me look so naive ♪

♪ The way you sold me for parts ♪

♪ As you sunk your teeth into me… ♪

This is Lucy's lymph node.
You can see the shadow there.

So we do this and we hope like hell.

♪ You said it was true love
But wouldn't that be hard? ♪

♪ You can't love anyone
'Cause that would mean you had a heart ♪

♪ I tried you help you out
Now I know that I can't ♪

♪ 'Cause how you think's
The kind of thing I'll never understand ♪

♪ I've made some real big mistakes ♪

♪ But you make the worst one look fine ♪

♪ I should've known it was strange ♪

♪ You only come out at night ♪

♪ I used to think I was smart ♪

♪ But you made me look so naive ♪

♪ The way you sold me for parts ♪

♪ As you sunk your teeth into me, oh ♪

♪ Bloodsucker, famefucker ♪

♪ Bleedin' me dry
Like a g*dd*mn vampire ♪

You know what?

You can google it.