01x17 - Perri Lies Low

[bunniefuu]

["Aiming For Your Head" by Betchadupa)

♪ There's too much choice and not enough time ♪

♪ To find what's mine ♪

♪ Aiming for your head, get down ♪

♪ You're the only one in town ♪

["Let's Get T-Shirts Made" by Underminers)

- [Perri] Some days it all comes together.

♪ Undermine you ♪

- [Perri] These are the times when you feel invincible.

And there's nothing standing between you

and being queen of the universe.

♪ Undermine you ♪

- [Alec] Oi!

[dog barking)

- [Perri] But it never lasts long, 'cause Mother Nature's

always there to cut you down to size.

Yep, she just loves to remind you

that you're not even queen of your own street.

Let alone the universe.

[dog barking)

- Are you all right?

Kinda fainted, I'll get help.

- No, no don't.

I'm just light headed, I missed lunch.

- [Alec] Give us your hand.

- No, no.

- Let me carry your board at least.

- Bit over dressed of the beach aren't you?

- Oh, no, I hate sand.

Hate the feel of it.

Should be grass, you know?

Huh, you really were hungry.

- You can just put the board down there.

[surfboard thuds)

- Are you sure you're gonna be okay?

- I feel much better already, thanks for your help.

- Oh, wouldn't know where I can find

the Solar Blue Surf Academy would ya?

[upbeat music)

- Matt, there's someone here to see you.

- Hey rat face, where's the party?

- Smarts! [laughs)

Ah, everybody meet my 'cause Smarts, I mean Alec.

This this Bec,

- Hey, good day. - Fly and Perri.

- Oh yeah, we met at the beach.

- Cute dog. - Ah, Who Knows.

- What? - That's his name, as in,

- Who knows

what kind of mut it is? - what kind of mut it is?

- [Jilly] Oh, what's that smell?

- Who Knows. [laughing) - Who Knows. [laughing)

- Ah, Alec this is Jilly, the keeper of the house.

- And what a tidy house it is Jilly.

- Oh, why thank you. [laughs)

- Alec's my cousin, he's from Tazzy.

- Oh look, let me help you with those.

There you go.

- [Jilly] Al, so what brings you here?

- Oh, I was heading up to Brisbane

and the ute started playing up.

So I had to jump off the highway for repairs

and I realized how close I was to old rat features.

Thought I better check him up and pay him a visit,

make sure he's behaving himself.

- What's in Brisbane?

- Oh, the national Marty cross titles.

- Smarts is a legend on the trial bike.

- Really?

- [Matt] So how long you here for?

- Ah, depends how long it takes to fix the ute.

- Well where are you staying tonight?

- Well I hadn't really thought about that yet,

I'll probably just sleep in the ute.

- Are you kidding, you should stay here.

- Yeah, that'd be cool.

- Come on Jilly, he's my cousin.

- All right, one night.

But that dog,

outside! - Oh yeah, no problemo!

["Thrills" by Daughterboy Jao)

Hey, hey, hey, get out of it! [Matt laughing)

♪ I guess I'm over the thrills ♪

- You ride?

- A surfboard, not a bike.

- Yeah, well, I won't hold that against ya.

- I've always wanted to try motocross,

my dad wouldn't let me though, it's to dangerous.

- Well na, not if you know what you're doin'.

Hey, there's a track near by, maybe if there's time

I'll take you for spin.

- Maybe I'd like that.

- Come on guys. - Hey,

about what happened at the beach?

No one here needs to know about it, okay?

- Hmm.

- Hey, we're heading out for a training session,

you wanna come?

Go for a body bash afterwards.

- Na, reckon I'll pass.

- One day I'm gonna get you in that surf

if I have to drag you.

- Has anybody seen the hamburger mince?

What are you doing?

That's for dinner tonight, I can't use that.

- Now, Jill, I don't want you to worry.

I'll sort dinner, [laughs) promise.

It's the least I can do.

- It's Jilly.

- One and two and three

and that's it come on!

- So your mate didn't wanna come down?

- Wanna be pro surfers? - Na, Smarts hates the surf.

- Yeah, yeah that'd be right. - One and two

- I think he hates soap too

- and three. - doesn't he?

- Look guys, I know he's a bit rough around the edges,

but he's got a heart of gold.

- [Dean] And a dog that stinks like a latrine.

- Do you wanna win heats?

This is where it starts!

Come on Perri pull your weight.

- I need a rest.

- Well you can have all the rests you like

when the training session is over.

Hey, where do you think you're

going? - I just don't

feel like it, okay?

- Since when did Perri have a problem

with doing stomach crunches?

[tense music)

- Don't despair kid, it's not that bad.

- Karen?

- The three C's kiddo,

courage, commitment and class.

You've got all three in spades.

- I don't think I have.

- I have a lot of faith in you Perri.

- Isn't talking to yourself

meant to be the first sign of madness?

- Your stuff is spilling on my side of the shelf again.

- Bull. - Your stereo, your videos

and they're your books.

- It's not your side, it's neutral.

See there's an imaginary zone

which separates the two sides of the shelf.

You know, like Switzerland, neutral.

- How come your gear is in that territory then?

- Well Swiss invited me?

Ah, come on Perri, lighten up!

- Leave me alone, okay?

[relaxed music)

- Alec? - Yeah Jill?

- I'd like you to wear these gloves when you cook.

- Yeah, no problemo.

- [Jilly] What you making?

- Pasta Blanco.

- Don't worry Jilly, he knows what he's doing.

- Hope so.

Okay, I'm going to uni, I'll see you in the morning.

- See ya. - See ya.

[Alec whistles)

Good boy.

♪ Sleeping with my nemesis ♪

My mates knew that I was hanging out

with a bunch of wax heads, I'd never live it down.

- Your mates being petrol heads.

- They just don't get the surf scene.

I mean, I can dig that there's

a little bit of skill involved.

- A little bit?

- [Alec] Well, compared to riding a bike.

- Which is more skillful?

- Exactly.

- Well if you can cook as well as you can ride,

you must be one hell of a trial bike rider.

- There's more there if you want it mate.

- Ah, thanks mate, but I think I've had

about as much as I can take.

- Oh yeah. [whistles)

Yeah, good buy.

- I'll go to bed.

- Yeah, me too.

- Same. - Ditto.

- Yeah, catch ya later.

- Oh, that'd be right, leave us with the washing up!

- Alec, you gotta learn to quit while you're behind.

- [Heath] We're sleeping on the lounge.

- What, just because of Smarts?

- His dog stinks!

- If he wasn't your cousin, I'd kick him outta the house.

- Right, where do you want me to bunk?

- Wherever you like.

- Thanks for making space for us fellas.

- [Matt] Look smarts, shouldn't he be sleeping outside?

- No, scared of the dark.

- Course he is.

[dog whimpers)

Alec we gotta talk.

- Great to see ya mate!

Your like a brother to me, you know that?

- Yeah, same.

- Remember that day I caught the

kilo jewfish on the beach?

- It was me that caught the jewfish.

- I bated the hook.

- I landed it.

- Yeah well, you wouldn't of landed it

if I hadn't of bated the hook first.

Stands to reason, it was monster.

- Wasn't it just.

Tasted pretty good too.

- Better than pasta blanco hey?

Best day of me life.

- Same.

- Hey, what you wanna talk to me about?

- Oh, look, don't worry about it.

["Enemies" by Motor Ace)

[bike engine revs)

♪ Said too much ♪

♪ I've run aground ♪

♪ My conscience says I'm not around ♪

♪ But I'm still looking for it ♪

♪ So what's it like ♪

♪ Does it make you pleased ♪

- Not bad huh?

State junior champion.

♪ I'm still looking for it again ♪

- [Alec] You ready?

- Yeah.

[motorbike engine hums)

- [Alec] Na, na, na, no, there we go,

[bike engine revs)

[upbeat music)

♪ I got ♪

♪ I got ♪

♪ What I want ♪

- [Matt] Watch it.

How was that?

- Great, really--

- Perri?

- Whoa. - Perri!

- Tired. - You're freakin' me out.

- I need to lie down.

- Perri, please don't do this.

Come on, please Perri, please be okay.

- [Craig] Matt!

- She's in there with the doctors.

- What happened?

- I dunno she got of the bike

and just collapsed into a heap.

Fell asleep right in the dirt.

- Hi, I'm Debb Callum and this is Craig Simmonds,

I'm Perri's legal guardian, how is she?

- She's unconscious but stable.

We ran some tests, her blood sugars

are at dangerously high levels.

- But she's gonna be okay?

- Well, we've got her on IV insulin.

Soon as that kicks in her blood sugars will come down

and she should regain consciousness.

But the diabetes will require ongoing medical attention.

- Diabetes?

[relaxed music)

♪ Pretty girl ♪

♪ Hides her eyes ♪

- According to Perri's mother

she was diagnosed with diabetes six months ago.

- Well, why weren't we told?

- She kept it from us,

she must of lied on here application form.

- [Nurse] She's awake.

- Hey kiddo.

Gave us a bit of a scare.

- [Deborah] How you feeling?

- [Perri] A bit spaced.

- You're gonna be okay.

- Perri do you understand what happened?

- I went hyperglycemic didn't I.

- Why didn't you tell us that you had diabetes?

- 'Cause I thought I was better.

I was on medication for a while but the symptoms went so,

I've been fine for the last six months.

- The doctors wanna put you back on insulin injections.

Perri, did you hear?

- Yeah, I'll be jabbing needles

into myself for the rest of my life.

- Why would she hide it?

- Well, it's quite common for young people

to think they're in some sort of remission.

But it's not that kind of disease.

It's a life time condition,

with varying degrees of seriousness.

And some can get by with diet alone,

others are insulin dependent.

- And what's the longterm prognosis?

- Well there's regular exercise, diet and insulin.

She can expect to lead a relatively normal life.

- What if she just ignores it like she has done

for the last six months?

- Then she'll become a vary sick girl, it could be fatal.

I'll be recommending constant adult medical supervision.

- [Announcer] Dr. Bedlam to ward nine please.

[pager beeps) - Ah, I'll have to

attend to that.

Excuse me. - Thanks doc.

- Poor kid.

- [Deborah] There's no way Perri can stay at the academy,

I mean, there's the issue of insurance for a start.

- [Fiona] Where are you going?

- [Matt] Visiting hours start at the hospital soon,

I'm gonna go and see Perri.

- [Bec] We'll come with you!

Guys, hospital!

- Fetch!

Good boy.

It's not sport, it's recipe for misery.

What do you reckon boy?

[dog barking)

- [Bec] Hey, how you doing?

They treating you well?

- The nurses are great

but I'd prefer to be back with you guys.

- Jilly made you some soup,

I'll go and find a microwave to heat it up.

- Got you some reading.

- Edge, you didn't have to buy me present.

- I didn't, look, they're just old ones, it's no big deal.

- All right, quiz time.

What to Halle Berry, Elvis,

Johnny Cash and Mikhail Gorbachev have in common?

They all have a diabetes.

- Is that a joke.

- I think what Matt is making a complete hash

of trying to say is that you'll be back

surfing with us in no time.

- Look, it doesn't matter anyway.

They're kicking me out.

- What? - What?

- [Bec] Who's kicking you out?

- It's question of insurance,

Solar Blue won't cover a diabetic

so they're getting rid of me.

[door creaking open)

- What's this?

- [Matt] Is it true about Perri?

- They can't do this it's not fair.

- How much money is needed to cover

the insurance so she can stay?

- Guys, it's not as simple as that.

- We're gonna raise the money.

- The school holidays are coming up,

we're going to offer surfing lessons.

- It's a nice gesture,

but I'm afraid it's not just about insurance, okay?

It's about our ability to provide the level of care

that Perri is going to need.

We can't do it, I'm sorry.

I don't want this anymore that you do.

[dog growls)

- Ah, Who Knows!

Stop it.

Who Knows let go!

Stop it!

Let go.

Ah, you stupid mongrel.

- Hey Rats, you gotta watch how you speak to him.

You'll scare him psychologically.

He's just destroyed my wet suit!

- [tuts) It's fixable.

Just need an needle and thread,

no problemo. [dog barks)

- That's it, I've had it up to here with you

and your no problemos.

Since you've got here

all you've done is cause being problemos.

You break things, you insult my friends,

you're a walking disaster.

[downbeat music)

- Guess I better get doing then eh?

[dog barking)

See ya.

Sorry, I'm always getting people offside.

Don't mean to do wrong, just how things turn out.

- Good luck in Brisbane. - Thanks.

[car engine choking)

Thanks mate, promise it's just one night.

I'll have it fixed tomorrow for sure.

- It's okay.

- I'm sorry if I've stuffed things up with your friends.

I mean, you should of told me

to pull my stupid ugly head in.

- Yeah, well, I tried.

And you're not stupid, you're just ugly.

- Well, you can talk.

- Well, anyway, I should be the one apologizing.

I was just stressed about Perri.

- You like her don't you.

- Yeah, she's a good surfer.

- Yeah, she's a good surfer.

Rats is in love.

- Shut up.

Hey, you're back.

- I've just come to get my stuff.

I'm leaving.

♪ Pretty girl ♪

♪ Hides her eyes. ♪

- Perri Lowe, one word.

Starts with C and ends with ommitment.

- It's got nothing to do with my commitment.

Decisions been made for me.

- Nobody said you had to give up without a fight.

I'm sorry Karen, I need to clean my room.

- Well, it's not fair, who am I gonna have

territory wars with now?

- Well, look at the bright side,

you get to have Switzerland and the whole western side

of the shelves to yourself now.

- Where's the fun in that?

♪ All she wants ♪

♪ All she needs ♪

♪ Is love ♪

- I'm keeping this as a memento.

Remind me what a beach smells like.

- [Matt] I thought you were going to Gold Coast,

be able to surf Kirra everyday of the week.

- Na-ah, I'm getting picked up at the Gold Coast,

I'm going to Roma.

- Roma?

Where the hell's that?

- About kilometers west from the ocean.

- Right.

- May as well sell my surfboards

for the all the use they'll be getting.

I'm gonna miss this place

♪ It's all I want ♪

♪ All I need ♪

- Yeah well, I still don't see why she has to go.

- I told you mate, she has to be

cared for by her mom and dad.

- Yeah and what are they gonna do that can't be done here?

- Now that's a good question.

[relaxed guitar music)

- Jilly, have you got a minute?

I need to ask you something.

- Anything to avoid this assignment.

- It's about Perri.

- Matt, I'm sorry, I really am.

I wish that the situation could be different,

but there's nothing I can do.

- Jilly's already agreed to help out,

with the medical stuff and diet.

- She'll get better care at home.

I'm sorry Matt, it's not gonna happen.

I need to get on with this.

- What kind of message would Solar Blue

be sending by dumping a talented young surfer

just because she's got diabetes?

- Matt, we're hardly dumping here.

- That's what it'll look like in the press.

This could be a win-win situation for Perri,

for the academy, for all the kids out there

who have got diabetes who'd get a kick

if Perri went on to win the world title.

The message would be don't give up.

I would of thought that'd be pretty good PR for Solar Blue.

We've gotta find Perri.

- [Alec] Can't mate, cars still stuffed.

["Drunk For You" by Magic Dirt)

[bike engine roars)

♪ Oh here I go again ♪

♪ Into oblivion ♪

♪ What's that you said just then ♪

♪ You know I can't just be your friend ♪

♪ Oh here we go again ♪

♪ Back to the start again ♪

♪ What's that you said just then ♪

♪ You know I can't just be your friend ♪

♪ You know it's not for you to mend ♪

♪ You know it's not for me to pretend ♪

- Oi, oi, it was under the bus, got somethin' under the bus!

It's gone under, I think it's gone round the back!

Under the bus!

Better have a look I'm not sure what it was.

- Matt?

- Solar Blue have agreed to let you stay.

Jilly's gonna help out with all the medical stuff,

I spoke to Deb and she sorted it with your parents.

They're cool!

Come on, let's get your bags, we'll go.

- What's the point, I'm still sick.

I'll never have a chance of winning Wildcard.

- Pete Nohen.

- What?

- Great surfer he got cancer in his knee.

- Don't.

- They had to amputate his leg,

he had an excuse to stop surfing but he didn't.

- Stop it.

- All the experts said he'd never surf again.

He ignored them and a few months later he was carving it up.

- Your holding up the bus.

- Diabetes can't stop you surfing Perri,

not if you really

want it. - I'm sure I saw something.

- Come on son, I dunno what's going on here.

I want you off my bus now.

♪ And I see what we've become ♪

- I guess I read it wrong then.

Good luck Perri.

- Well?

- She's not coming.

♪ All we have ♪

♪ All we won ♪

♪ Only me ♪

♪ All we want is harmony ♪

♪ All we won ♪

- How many can you fit on that bike of yours?

♪ All we want his harmony ♪

- Now where do you want it?

Tummy?

Thigh?

Butt?

- Bags not the butt.

- Tummy it is then.

There you go.

[insulin clicks)

How is it?

- I'll get used to it.

- Come one on Alec, time to show us

how easy this surfing thing is.

- Ah, it's cold.

- Didn't take you for a wuss.

- I've nothing to prove.

- Na, you're not getting away with it that easily.

Come on! [dog barking)

- Guys, guys, guys, guys - Yeah, come on.

- [Dean] Here we go

grumpy umpy. - No.

No, no, no, no.

No guys, not the water, hey!

- I just wanted to thank you, for looking out for me.

- That's what friends do isn't it?

- Just friends, hey?

- Well, yeah, I mean.

- Lets go get 'em. [dog barking)

[everybody screaming)

[dog barking)

[everybody whooping)

["Aiming For Your Head" by Betchadupa)

♪ There's too much choice and not enough time ♪

♪ To find what's mine ♪

♪ Aiming for your head, get down ♪

♪ You're the only one in town ♪