04x01 - Work

[bunniefuu]

ANNOUNCER OVER P.A.: Departure
to Venice, flight number...

[AIRPLANE ROARS]

['VOTRE CÔTÉ YÉYÉ
M'EMMERDE' BY THE LIMIÑANAS]

[MAN SINGS IN FRENCH]

[WHOOSH!]

[ANIMAL ROARS]

[WOMAN SINGS IN FRENCH]

WOMAN: Oly!

f*ck me, it's hot.

You awake? Yeah.
Yeah, sorry, Shauna.

I said briefing
notes on the trip,

need 'em ready by
Monday's council meeting.

OLY: OK.

And would you like
the case studies

presented to you as a
summary or more of a list?

I literally couldn't
give a f*ck.

[PHONE CHIMES AND BUZZES]

Come on.

Right, looks like
sh*t's gonna go down

with this affordable
housing plan.

Gonna need you in
the office this arvo.

- It's Saturday.
- Yes. Yes, it is.

You got something better on?

Nuh. It's all good.

Alright, then.

f*ck off. Take a couple of
hours. I'll see you soon.

Also, good job at
the conference.

Really?

You don't need a lift?

No, no, no. Santi's
gonna... pick me up.

[ENGINE STARTS]

[GAME JINGLES AND CHIMES]

[PHONE BUZZES]

[GAME JINGLES AND CHIMES]

[PHONE BUZZES]

[SANTI SNORES SOFTLY]

[GENTLE MUSIC]

[BIRDS CHIRP]

- Morning, Jules.
- Morning.

[SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE]

RADIO ANNOUNCER: With
temperatures tipped

to reach 42 degrees today,

the state's
hardworking fire crews

are bracing for a nightmare day.

They're warning hundreds...

DRIVER: Idiots!

Sorry?

Kids starting fires.

To the north...

Oh, yeah.

Firefighters are...

[CROW CAWS]

- Hey!
- Hey!

How was the trip, mate?

It was awesome. I got to hear
Xiye Bastida give a keynote.

- Wow.
- Yeah.

I mean, from the live feed in
an overflow room, but still.

Night shift?

Yeah, sailed through.
Happy babies.

Winning.

Where are they?

They're upstairs.

[GENTLE MUSIC]

[WHISPERS] Good morning,
mi amor. [GASPS]

Ow!

What are you doing here?

What do you mean?

I called you, like, 10 times.

J must have turned off my
alarm and screened your calls.

When did she learn to do that?

I don't know. Touch screens
can be... very intuitive.

I missed you.

SANTI: I missed you too.

All I could think about...

JACINDA: Hi, Mama.

Was getting back
to my beautiful JJ!

Hey, my awesome
kid. How are you?

Papi, can you play
YouTube with me?

Oh, I could play.

Don't worry, Mama.
You have to work.

OK, so Speckles has
the most followers,

but he's helping boost
Sashimi's profile.

They're going to be doing
a joint unboxing today.

- It's a collab.
- [GASPS]

She's not getting this from me.

- Papi, you're Speckles.
- OK.

- Mum, you're Sashimi.
- OK.

[SILLY VOICE] Ooh! What could
be in this mysterious box?

Hmm, let's see.

No, I've got to say, "Three,
two, one," then, "Action."

We're not ready.

Mummy, put your phone away.

- [LAUGHS] Sorry, J.
- Sorry, J.

SANTI: OK.

- Hey! Hey.
- Hello!

Hey, Reems.

Hey, J.

- Hey, Reema.
- REEMA: How was Oslo?

Did you go to the
shops I told you about?

Oh, this was this urban
place making workshop

right after the conference with
top Scandinavian planners, so...

Wow. Live.

- Hey...
- Mmm?

Are you busy right now?

SANTI: So what are we doing?

Wow!

OK, let me think.

Could I really use my
half-an-hour crossover right now

with my shiftworking boyfriend

to look after your
kid this weekend

so that you guys can...

- Mmm.
- Bye-bye!

- 'Bye, Reema.
- Alright, Reems.

I'll call Mum.

There you are!

VINCE: Howdy.

Ohh! Ooh. What'd you get?

Seagan chickpea pasta.

Seagan chickpea pasta.

Rightio.

You can't eat in
bed. What are you?

Look, if we go out there,

my housemates will rope
us into babysitting.

Mmm, enough kids in
our life already.

Speaking of.

Talia's officiating their
friend's dog wedding

and their babysitter
fell through,

so they're wondering
maybe if we could

take Malik out for a couple
of hours before my shift.

OK, and then what happens
when you go to work?

Maybe, perhaps, if you could...

[LAUGHS] Fine.

[SIGHS]

You're the best.

- Oh, I am.
- Mmm.

[GATE OPENS]

[c*ck SQUAWK]

JACINDA: Grangie!

ANGIE: Hello!

Hi!

Hey, darling. How
was the conference?

Yeah, it was great! Thanks for
looking after J. Be right back.

Oh, nice to see you too, Oly.

What are these, Grangie?

They're nests for
red-rumped parrots.

There's a shortage
of tree hollows

and they really need
them in this heat.

So we're gonna put
them up in our garden.

I made them in woodwork class.

Can we put a webcam in there?

Indy's cat has 25 followers.

Ah, yeah, I suppose so.

Hmm.

You know that thing
that we talked about?

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

OLY: You mean the thing with...

Yeah? [LAUGHS]

And I got something
that you might like.

ANGIE: sh*t!

- SANTI: f*ck!
- ANGIE: Sorry, guys!

Just pretend I'm not here.

- [DRILL WHIRRS]
- Mum, what the f*ck?

It's for the parrots. Carry on!

- I've gotta get these up.
- Mum!

They need to be three metres
high or they're no use.

OK, and do you have
to do that right now?

Oly, get the blind!

Ol!

Your mum is so annoying.

- [CRASH!]
- [SHRIEKS]

[ANGIE GROANS]

BOTH: Oh, f*ck.

[ANGIE GROANS]

JACINDA: Mama, Grangie
fell off the ladder.

Mum! What the f*ck,
Mum? Are you OK?

[ANGIE GROANS]

OLY: Oh, maybe don't
stand up straightaway.

Oh, Mum. Is your arm OK?

Oh, it's alright.
It's just... um...

- VINCE: Oh! On the ground.
- Oh, my God.

- Oh, my God.
- Jesus!

Hey, um, Angie, I think you've
dislocated your shoulder.

Ohh.

Sorry!

- Probably another few hours.
- Thank you.

I'll get you some water, Mum.

- Do you wanna come?
- Nope.

Oh.

I can get it.

I'll come with you, Papi!

Aww.

What?

Mmm, she's probably
just a bit put out

'cause you've been away.

A week is a long time
for a 7-year-old.

You were the one telling me to
go to New York for four months.

[LAUGHS] Yeah, I
knew you wouldn't go.

What?

Don't worry. She'll get over it.

Eventually.

Daughters love
torturing their mothers.

OLY: Thought it was
the other way round.

- Here.
- [WOMAN WHEEZES]

NURSE: Try not to worry.
Just take your time.

It's gonna be OK.

I'm not especially comfy

drilling a hole
in a living tree.

Who's to say they don't
feel more pain than we do?

I don't know. Maybe we
could strap it to the tree.

And how are the homeless birdies

gonna find out about
their new residence?

Are you gonna put
an ad on Gumtree?

The same way they find
nests in hollow trees.

Or they could nest in your mouth

if you're not gonna
fix that tooth.

I don't see any red-rumped
parrots around here, Angela.

That's because there's
not enough tree hollows!

They've cut them all down!

- Why is Bowie here?
- I don't know.

I thought it was
gonna be just us.

Yeah, well, J wants to
Zoom Dad in Vancouver,

so you can have all
four of us if you like.

No. I'm so hungry.

- 'Cause we didn't eat lunch.
- This heat sucks.

Let us just feed everyone...

and then kick 'em out.

And then we can put J in front
of 'Moana' and go upstairs?

ANGIE: Oh, it's
worse every year.

BOWIE: There's
fires every summer.

ANGIE: And that's supposed
to make it alright?

Oh, thanks, Santi.

SANTI: That's alright.

So is your protest
camp winding up or...

ANGIE: Absolutely not.

We're there until the government

rips out those
magnificent old trees.

We have to bear witness.

It's insanity!

I'm taking my English
class there this week

so they can see
with their own eyes.

And are you planning on
staying there tonight or...

No, I'm gonna have a
shower and charge my phone.

You know they're
over 170 years old?

Yeah. No, you mentioned.

ANGIE: For
apartments, of course.

BOWIE: There is a
housing crisis, Angela.

Oh, you can't have both,
trees and apartments?

What about you, Boz? What
are your plans for the night?

Yeah, my house is an
oven. What's for tea?

ANGIE: Jesus Christ.

Look at this.

[WONDROUS MUSIC]

It's ash.

From the fires.

Oh! All those trees.

All those animals.

Well, we've passed the
point of no return.

It's time to say goodbye to
the things that we've loved.

Bowie! You can't mean that.

I do, actually.

Yeah, ever since I realised that

soft-plastics recycling
is not a real thing...

ANGIE: Bowie!

Mama, I think Grangie
needs her glimmers.

You want me to do the
three things for Grangie?

JACINDA: And maybe Bowie too.

OLY: Yeah, OK.

Alright, everyone up. Mum.

[SIREN ECHOES IN DISTANCE]

We're gonna take a deep breath.

[ANGIE WHIMPERS]

While acknowledging the
size of the problem,

we're also remaining hopeful.

Here's one.

They found an endangered
seahorse colony

living under the Opera House.

- Mmm.
- Mum?

[ANGIE WHIMPERS]

Boz?

OK.

Uruguay runs on 98%
renewable energy,

a transformation it achieved
in less than a decade.

And cargo ships are bringing
back sails to reduce emissions.

- [ANGIE CHUCKLES]
- Yeah, that should fix it.

[CHUCKLES] Thanks, darling.

Aww, thank you, sweetheart.

Oh!

Hey!

Do you wanna watch a movie
with Bowie and Grangie?

- 'Moana'?
- Heck, yeah!

JACINDA: Yay, 'Moana'!

[SANTI MURMURS] Finally.

- You ready?
- Come on, let's go.

BOWIE: Turn it on.

SANTI: I missed you.

[PHONE RINGS]

Sorry. I'm really sorry.

Can... No... [GROANS]

Hey, Shauna.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yep.

Um, I'm gonna come now.

Uh, maybe, like... an hour?

Uh...

I can be there in half
an hour. Yep. OK, 'bye.

I just don't understand
what could be so important

that she has to call you
in on a Saturday afternoon.

I mean, come on, Oly.

You've just spent the
entire week with her.

I know, it's just... It's
for Monday's meeting.

They're trying to roll over
the affordable housing plan,

and we've worked
so hard on this.

It's literally the centrepiece
of Shauna's entire... agenda.

I made it pretty for you.

My laptop. Thank you!

Are you going to work?

- Not for long.
- Not long?

Not long.

Give me a kiss.

OK. 'Bye, Mum.

[POIGNANT MUSIC]

[WHEEZES]

The smoke... [WHEEZES]

And the breathing out
as well. [WHEEZES]

- [WHEEZES]
- Exactly like that.

- And then...
- [BOTH WHEEZE]

[JACINDA WHEEZES] The smoke...

[WHEEZES] ..has triggered...

[WHEEZES] ..my asthma.

[JACINDA CONTINUES WHEEZING]

Like that, Grangie?

[WHISPERS] That's
great. The animals.

The animals...
[WHEEZES] are dying.

It's so hard...
[WHEEZES] to breathe.

That's really good.

- But don't smile.
- What the hell is this?

[BEEP!]

What's going on?

Uh, J wanted to make

an awareness-raising
video for YouTube

on the, uh... the secondary
effects of the bushfires.

SANTI: Oh. Jacinda wanted to
make an awareness-raising video

on the secondary
effects of the fire.

- Mm-hm.
- Yeah, Papi.

OK. Um, JJ,

can you go downstairs and
set the table, please?

You're coaching J to
fake an asthma attack

and then you're filming it.

Uh, yeah. It was her idea.

I think it was a good one.

'Cause if it goes
viral... She's a child.

No, no, no. We don't even
post photos of J online.

'Cause Oly's really
worried about

that whole facial
data theft thing.

And J doesn't even have asthma,

so you're involving your
granddaughter in a fraud.

Oh, fraud!

Sounds pretty bad when
you put it like that.

Yeah. Do you think?

Look...

Um... [SIGHS]

I am on a lot of painkillers,

but I don't think it's
that crazy an idea.

It could have a
lot of cut-through.

- Give me your phone.
- It's not a crazy idea.

- Give me... your phone.
- Santi.

- Give me your phone.
- [SIGHS]

[ANGIE SCOFFS]

[SANTI MUTTERS] I can't wait
till we get our own place.

[SCOFFS]

I'm sorry.

What... what do you
mean by... that?

Nothing.

It's just... not like you
can afford your own place.

No.

Not while I'm studying, no.

Yeah. And, well, art's
not a high-paying career.

I mean, for most people.

Mmm.

Why are you looking
at me like that?

I think it's great that

you haven't given
up on your drawing.

It's not drawing.
It's game design.

And...

I was highly commended in
a competition, actually.

And that is lovely.

[CHUCKLES]

And Oly will do well.

But, um, remember -

a woman is not a financial plan.

[PLAYFUL MUSIC]

Oh! Nice of you to join us, Oly.

You just called me.

Anticipate.

Sure.

SHAUNA: Alright, those
f*ck are gonna f*ck us.

They're putting that
WestConnex bike ramp

right on top of our
affordable housing site.

It's gonna k*ll it.

But they were gonna help
fund it. What's changed?

Those bloody ferals

that are camping around
that tree on our site

gained some traction.

MAN: Yeah, and with
the by-election coming

in the mountains,

plus the bushfires
going on out there,

that seat turns
Green, they're f*cked.

SHAUNA: Yeah, so everyone all
of a sudden wants to pretend

to give a sh*t about
the environment.

I'm usually all for
ramps, but f*ck this one.

- [LAUGHS] He is the ramps guy!
- [PHONE BUZZES]

But we've got planning approval.

Not anymore.

Jesus, Oly. [MIMICS
PHONE BUZZING]

It's all good. Done.

- So what we really need to be...
- [PHONE BUZZES]

OLY: I'm really sorry. Sorry.

Hey. What's wrong?

JACINDA: Mummy, where's my
new soccer ball? The blue one.

Uh, I don't know.
Did you ask Papi?

They've got to him,
the stupid prick.

Do you want me to do
something about it?

Oh, it's OK. I found it.

OK, great! Alright, I gotta go.

'Bye, sweetie. 'Bye.

Nothing. Absolutely
nothing, Beth.

Hey. So sorry about that.

Welcome back.

OLY: Thank you. Sorry.

- [SHAUNA SIGHS] You right?
- Mm-hm.

Good. You're gonna take the lead
on this, so what's the plan?

Me? Yeah, OK.

Um, I actually have
prepared a few ideas.

Oh, that's a lot of stickers.

Does everyone here get one?
Share it with the group?

I was babysitting for my niece.

Um...

we could take them to the
Land and Environment Court.

What, with the 50 bucks we've
got in the legals budget?

Well, we could propose
them an alternative site.

Surely they don't need
as much land as we do.

Papi, I can't
sleep. It's too hot.

I know, puchita.
It's OK. Come here.

[GROANS]

It's 8pm. How is it
still this bloody hot?

ANGIE: Oh, would you
like me to go over

the science again
for you, darling?

- Oh, Mum, enough!
- What?

Your psychic footprint
is emotionally toxic.

Ever since Edith
left for Canada...

It has got nothing
to do with her.

I am talking about the betrayal
our species has wrought

on the naive, trusting
heart of the planet.

- Oh, my God.
- SANTI: Is that it?

[WIND WHISTLES]

Is that the southerly?

Oh!

[SPARSE MUSIC]

Oh, finally!

[BOWIE AND SANTI CHUCKLE]

[WIND WHISTLES]

BOWIE: Alright.
Well, I'm going home.

Yeah, me too.

[BOWIE SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY]

ANGIE: 'Bye, darling.

SANTI: You guys
are going already?

ANGIE: Mwah!

That sucks.

How good is this, huh?

[JACINDA CHUCKLES]

SANTI: Come on. Bedtime.

[PHONE BUZZES]

[PLAYFUL MUSIC]

[SHAUNA COUGHS]

Uh, your... your...

your... your button's undone.

Oh!

Hey, Shauna. Hey.

Hey, is Beth OK?

You're gonna take the
lead on this one, so...

I just thought that's
usually her job.

Yeah, but that's
life in the big city.

You know, I don't think
she's really cut out for it.

Is that because she's pregnant?

Look, I'm gonna be
real with you, OK?

Um, it's worse than that.

She's getting married.

And nothing sucks the smarts
out of a straight girl

like planning a wedding.

She may as well be
brain dead, you know?

'Cause as far as I'm concerned,

here's the question
you've gotta ask.

Are we here to make a difference

or are we here to figure out

what flowers go with
which wedding dress?

Well, which one?

- A difference.
- Exactly.

And I need people on my team

whose minds are 100% in the job.

OK.

Now, we'll reconvene on Monday.

Get those, um...
trip notes to me, OK?

Oh, so I can...
leave? I can go home?

[DOOR CLOSES]

Hi, Mama. I woke up.

['TAIL LIGHT' BY SWEET WHIRL]

Hey, baby girl.

Want me to read you a story?

SONG: ♪ Doesn't take that
long to know someone... ♪

- SANTI: Ahh!
- [YELPS]

[BOTH LAUGH]

OLY: I thought you
were too tired.

SANTI: Not a chance.

♪ And I could say I
know what's going on

♪ But I couldn't tell
you if it's doing us

♪ Any good

♪ But if I said I couldn't wait

♪ For you

♪ That'd be one good way

♪ To deceive myself

♪ And another one would be

♪ To say

♪ I'll change

♪ And it's not like
you're alone... ♪