03x18 - Episode 18

[bunniefuu]

(waves crashing)

(rock music playing)

♪ 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 ♪

- When you live on top of each other, like we do,

you've really gotta trust your friends.

I mean, there's the basics, like trusting them,

say, not to nick your stuff,

and to do their share around the house.

But it goes beyond that.

If you wanna stay friends, you have to trust them

to do the right thing by you

and by everybody else in the house too.

But what happens if they break that trust?

Is that the end of the friendship?

I'm all set, so where do you want to go?

- I was thinking maybe we could check out

that nature park up in the hills?

- Hey guys, have you seen Charley?

- No, sorry Loren.

- Oh, well you can come with us if you like.

- Yeah, just grab another bike.

- Thanks, but I've lined up Bridget and Guy for a surf.

I'll see you both later.

- Okay. - Ciao.

- Are you all set?

- Yeah, let's roll. - Yew!

♪ Creeps are not through all the years ♪

♪ It this is you, you weren't at all pretending ♪

♪ At all pretending ♪

- Race you to the gates!

- Hey, I wasn't ready!

Cheater!

♪ Got a call the other day ♪

♪ Lines were dead but I answered anyway ♪

♪ It's so not okay ♪

Woo-hoo!

And the winner is moi.

Thank you.

- Fair go, you cheated!

- Oh, that's funny, I didn't actually hear

any rules when you sped up.

- Well, I'm still registering an official protest.

- Go ahead, sore loser.

(drums)

- See, you're like this guy here.

Totally untrustworthy.

- Really?

Well, you're more like that guy over there.

- What, a koala?

So you mean I'm cute and cuddly?

- No, slow and dopey.

All you do is eat and sleep.

(light music)

- [Cassie] Hello.

- [Adam] Nice to meet you, Skippy.

- [Cassie] Hello. (laughing)

- [Adam] Hey, there's Charley.

- Oh, what's he doing here?

- I don't know, the same as us, I guess.

- No wonder Loren couldn't find him.

Come, let's go over and surprise him.

- Wait, hang on.

He's already got company.

- Who is that?

- I don't know, they look pretty close though.

It's about time we got back for training anyway.

Come on.

Cassie!

(light guitar music)

I know what's going through your head.

But there could be a perfectly innocent explanation.

- Then why is he being so secretive about it?

- He wasn't being secretive.

- Okay, up in the hills, away from everyone else.

- Well, maybe it's an old friend or a family member.

- Charley comes from Western Australia.

All his friends and family members

are thousands of kilometers away.

- Okay, but he's our friend,

so we have to give him the benefit of the doubt.

- And Loren is our friend too.

- Exactly, that's why we have to be careful

we don't upset her for no reason.

- No reason?

He's making out with another girl behind her back!

- We don't know that!

- Come on, Adam.

It is obvious.

- Cassie, we can't say anything about this

until we are completely certain.

(sighing) Okay?

- Okay.

- Hi guys, how was the bike ride?

- Yeah, it was okay.

- What's up with you two?

- Did somebody die?

- No, just a bit tired after the ride, that's all.

- Hey Loren, this is addressed to you.

- Yes, it's from my parents.

- Looks like a care package.

- Oh, yum!

Homemade jam.

- Chocolate coated macadamia nuts.

How good is that?

- Check out the size of this letter.

My parents send me five-word emails,

but put a pen in their hand and they go crazy.

- Hey, Loren?

Are you gonna open these?

- Yeah, after dinner.

- Come on g*ng, we're doing something

a little bit different for training this week.

Meet me out the front ASAP.

(light music)

- Oh, at last, the wanderer returns.

- Sorry I'm late.

- Just in time, we were about to leave without you.

- Where have you been?

I thought we're meant to go surfing.

- Oh, sorry, I got a bit sidetracked.

- [Loren] Sidetracked, how?

- Plenty of time to chat later.

Jump in, Charley.

We've got to get moving.

- [Charley] So where are we going?

- [Bridget] They're keeping it a mystery.

- [Bec] We'll tell you this much, we're going to the lake.

- [Loren] The lake?

- All right, everyone, grab a paddle and a life-jacket.

- Canoes, why canoes?

- Because it's tricky going canoeing without them.

- And does anyone want to ask why we're canoeing?

- Okay, why are we canoeing?

- There's a charity canoe race next week

and Solar Blue is one of the sponsors,

so we've entered three mixed teams.

- Sounds like fun.

- The better you do in this race,

the more publicity for Solar Blue.

So we need you to do well.

- As an incentive, we're going to give you two points

for competing, but if you finish in the top three positions,

we'll double it. - Top three?

- Hang on, some of us have never been

in a canoe race before.

- Some of us have never been in a canoe.

- I've always fancied myself as a bit of a canoeist.

I reckon this could be my new calling in life.

(rock music)

(Bridget screaming)

(shouting)

- Paddle faster!

We are paddling.

- That's it guys, keep it up.

(screams and shouts)

Harder, faster.

(Bridget screaming)

(laughing)

- I can stand!

I can stand up!

(screaming)

(splashing)

(screaming and shouting)

(splashing)

(laughing)

- Well, I don't think I'd be surprising anyone

if I said that none of you are likely

to make it to the next Olympics.

(laughing) - I really thought

we were doing brilliantly.

- Yeah.

- A little practice, that's all we need.

- How about a lot more practice?

- That's the idea.

- But the problem is Garry and I have to go

to a Solar Blue management conference

for the next couple of days.

So we won't be around to help you.

- So how's that going to work?

- Well, we'll just have to trust you to turn up

and do the training by yourselves.

- Think you can handle it?

- Yeah! - Of course!

- And I'd just like to say that, in Garry's absence,

I'm quite happy to take over as head coach.

(groans and laughs)

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

- Hey Charley, could you pass the sauce please?

- Sorry, what?

- Earth to Charley, pass the sauce.

- Oh, sorry I was somewhere else.

(phone ringing)

Excuse me a second.

Hey.

No it's fine, what's up?

- The call must've been from that girl,

otherwise why would he have taken it outside?

- You're jumping to conclusions again.

- No, I'm not.

What are we gonna do about this, Adam?

- We aren't going to do anything,

because it's not up to us.

It's not like we're Charley's parents.

- You know me, Adam.

Sooner or later, I'm going to burst out and say something.

- Okay, tell you what.

How about I have a word with Charley

without letting on what we saw?

See if I can suss out what's really going on.

(light music)

(sighing)

Hey, Charley.

How's it going?

- Okay.

- Big day, huh?

What with all the canoeing and everything.

- Yeah, I guess.

- So, how's everything with Loren?

- Loren?

- Yeah, you guys getting on okay?

- Yeah, fine.

- That's good, 'cause she's a really great girl.

- She is.

- She's one of a kind, really.

Definitely.

And she's so cute too, like, wow.

Any guy would just be so lucky to have her

as his girlfriend.

- Are you telling me you have the hots for her?

- For Loren?

Me?

Not at all!

- Are you sure, because that's what it sounds like.

- No way, man!

I didn't mean it to sound like that.

- What do you mean?

- I was just trying to make conversation, that's all.

Anyways, I've got to go brush my teeth.

- So, how did the bloke-to-bloke talk go?

- Not as well as I'd hoped.

- All right, everyone, who wants to go to the lake

after breakfast for some more canoe practice?

- Yep, I'll be in that.

- Sure. - Me too.

- Could we do it at lunch instead?

I've got something on this morning.

- Something on, like what?

- It's a doctor's appointment.

- t's funny, you don't look sick to me.

- Cassie.

- I'm having some tests, okay?

To make sure I'm over glandular fever.

If that's okay with everyone.

- Yeah, sure mate, of course.

- Yeah, no problem, we can do training at lunch.

- Yeah, don't worry about it.

- Okay.

See you later then.

- What was that about?

- Nothing, just got out of bed the wrong side this morning.

Sorry.

- [Adam] Once you start doubting someone,

it eats away at you little by little.

Charley was supposed to be our friend,

but now we were having trouble believing him about anything.

- Doctor's appointment, yeah right.

Look at him, it's so obvious he's thinking about her.

- He's probably just figuring out his strategy for the race.

- Ready, set, go!

(rock music)

(splashing)

- [Bridget] Come on Charley, paddle!

(shouts and yells)

Yes!

- Right.

- [Adam] Go! - [Cassie] Go!

- Yeah, we're winners!

- Woo-hoo!

- It's going to be a different story on race day.

- Whatever.

- What happened to you two?

- I don't know.

- Sorry, I guess canoeing's not my thing.

- Charley, are you okay?

- Yeah, sure.

- It's just you seem distracted.

Were the test results bad or something?

- Tests?

Oh, no, no, the doctor said I'm in perfect health.

- What is it then?

You seem like you're on another planet.

What's wrong?

- You mean apart from my awful canoeing?

- Apart from that.

- This isn't a good time to talk.

- Hey guys, we're going to go back to the house

for a bite to eat, you coming?

- Okay.

- I can't.

- Why not?

- Well, I... I have to go to the post office

to mail some things to my folks.

I'll see you back there.

(light rock music) (sighing)

- Hey, the beach pool looks perfect.

Anyone up for a swim?

- [Bridget] Yeah, sure. Just let me get changed.

- Yeah, we'll meet you down there, okay?

- Okay.

- Look, I can't keep pretending much longer.

- Pretending what?

- Cassie.

- It's time we told them anyway.

- Told us what?

- Listen, I just don't think it's a good idea.

- Come on, Adam.

Maybe they can help us work out what to do.

(Adam sighing)

- Yeah, okay.

- We think Charley is seeing another girl.

- Another girl, as in a girlfriend girl?

- What, that's nuts!

Charley's mad about Loren.

- Well, that's what we thought,

but remember when we went on that bike ride the other day?

Well, that was the beginning.

(light music)

- [Adam] So we took them through it,

like a pair of lawyers for the prosecution.

Exhibit A, the first sighting at the nature park.

Exhibit B. (phone ringing)

- Excuse me a second.

- [Adam] That suspicious phone call.

- Hey.

No it's fine, what's up?

- [Adam] Exhibits C and D,

those flimsy excuses Charley kept giving.

- Could we do it at lunch instead?

I've got something on this morning.

I have to go to the post office

to mail some things to my folks.

- [Adam] And exhibits E and F,

his complete lack of interest in training.

Then we rested our case and asked for the verdict.

- I don't believe it. (sighing)

- Neither do I, even if Charley was seeing someone,

he'd tell Loren about it.

He's not the kind of guy to sneak behind someone's back.

- Well then why is he covering something up?

If there's nothing to hide, why is he hiding?

- Have you said anything to Loren yet?

- No, Adam thinks we should wait

until we're completely sure.

- Yeah, I'm with him.

- Me too.

Besides, I don't think we should interfere.

This is something that those two should handle.

- But Loren is our friend.

- Yeah, so is Charley.

- Speaking of Loren, did she open these or did we?

- Oh, I did.

(Adam groaning)

- They were from her family.

- Yeah I know, but I just wanted one and then I--

- And then we finished off the whole tin.

- Oh it's okay, I'll just buy her a new tin.

She won't even know.

- Good idea, I'll come with you.

- Hey Cassie, weren't we meant to meet Loren

down at the pool?

- Oh, yeah.

(light music)

- Who would've thought it could possibly be

so difficult to find a tin of chocolate macadamias?

- Well isn't there anywhere else we can try?

- Not around here.

- Wait Adam, check out that cafe.

- What?

Oh, man.

I wish I hadn't seen that.

- Is that her?

(sighing) - Yeah, that's her all right.

- Okay, now I'm almost convinced.

- Hey, listen.

Whatever you do, don't mention this to Cassie.

- Why not?

- She'll go ballistic.

And I don't particularly feel

like being an accessory to m*rder.

- When you stop trusting someone, everything changes.

Even dinner.

It's amazing how difficult it is

to have a conversation when the one thing on your mind

is the one thing you can't talk about.

- Anyone feel like a chocolate?

I haven't opened that tin yet.

- I'm actually really full.

- Yeah, me too.

- Yeah, I'm not really in a chocolate mood.

- No, me neither.

- Okay, I guess there's always tomorrow.

- So, who's up for a game of pool?

- Yeah, okay.

- Yeah, I am.

- Count me out, I'm going to turn in.

- Now?

- Yeah, I'm pretty tired.

I'll see you guys tomorrow.

- See you.

- Night. - Night.

- [Adam] Whether we liked it or not though,

one thing was becoming more and more obvious.

We couldn't sit on this for much longer.

Something was going to have to give, and soon.

(light music)

- Charley, where are you?

We're all waiting.

Call me when you get this.

Look, you guys start training without us.

- You sure?

- Yeah, go ahead.

- Okay, well, let's go get your canoe so you're ready to go.

- Thanks, that'd be great.

- Okay, guys, we have got to do something

because this is just getting ridiculous.

- You think Charley's having another secret rendezvous

like yesterday?

- Like yesterday?

- Adam and Guy saw them at the cafe, didn't they tell you?

- No, thanks a lot, Adam.

- Don't look now, here he comes.

- Sorry I'm so late, something important came up

and I just couldn't get away.

- Something important, right.

What was it this time?

- Just family stuff.

- Family.

Don't your family live in Western Australia?

- Yeah, they do.

Do we really need to go into it though?

- No, I just wish you'd stop lying.

- What?

- Cassie, please.

- No, I can't keep quiet about this any longer.

- Keep quiet about what?

- We all know what's going on, Charley.

Well, all of us, except for Loren.

- What are you talking about?

- We've seen you with her.

- Her?

- Yeah, your new best friend.

- Sorry mate, the game's up.

We saw you with her at the nature park,

and then again yesterday at the cafe.

- How could you do this to Loren?

- Loren?

This has got nothing to do with Loren.

- You're sneaking around with some other girl

and it's got nothing to do with Loren.

- Whoa, what?

That's ridic...

You know what, I really don't need this right now.

Especially not from people I thought were my friends.

- Charley?

Where's he going?

- Loren, I wish I didn't have to tell you this,

but you have to find out sooner or later.

- I made us some hot chocolates.

- Thank you. - You don't have to fuss.

I'm okay, really.

- You do seem to be taking this really well.

- A lot better than I would, that's for sure.

- Now that I've had time to think about it,

I've decided it's just not true.

- Loren, come on.

We know you don't want to believe it but...

- I know Charley.

He'd never do anything like this.

He just wouldn't.

Anyway, I need to clear my head.

Who wants to come for a surf?

- Uh-oh.

Do you wannna go to another beach?

- Don't be silly.

Just let me talk to him alone.

- You sure?

- Yep.

- Hi. - Hi.

- Cassie's told me heaps of stuff.

- You don't believe any of it, do you?

- Not really, but...

- But?

- I thought there weren't any secrets between us.

I thought we could trust each other.

What happened, Charley?

- Look, give me half an hour, okay?

I'll meet you back at the house and I'll explain everything.

I promise.

- Okay.

(light music)

(door opening)

- He's brought her here?

- Hi.

- Loren, there's someone I'd like you to meet.

This is my sister, Ellie.

- Hi.

- [Loren] Pleased to meet you, Ellie.

- Feels like I know you already.

Charley's spent half of the last two days talking about you.

- [Adam] You ever had a moment

when you wished a rogue meteor would crash through the roof

and take you out?

Well, this was one of those moments.

- And these are the others I was telling you about.

- Hello.

- Hi. - Hi.

- [Loren] I thought you were at boarding school

in Melbourne?

- I'm supposed to be.

I've been taking a holiday so I could talk to Charley.

- Right.

- Sorry if I've been monopolizing him or anything.

I just... I really needed his help.

- I would've told you earlier,

but Ellie wanted me to keep it private, until now.

So how about the three of us go get a coffee or something?

- Sure, I'd love to.

- Cool.

All right, see you guys later.

- See you later.

- [Cassie] Bye. - [Bridget] Bye.

- His sister.

- Boy, did you get it wrong.

- Could someone please sh**t me now?

- No, me first.

- How am I ever going to make up for this?

- I was thinking some groveling.

Bit more groveling from you.

Some serious groveling from you.

Yeah, just a bit of groveling.

- So I've been at this school for six months

and I totally hate it.

- I mean, plus, she misses all her friends back in Perth.

- But Mom and Dad are set on me going there,

so I didn't know what to do.

- Have you told them how you feel?

- No way, they'd freak.

They think it's like the best school on the planet.

- I told her I'd talk to them about it,

but she doesn't think that's a very good idea.

- She's right.

Just tell them the truth, straight out.

- The truth?

My life won't be worth living.

- I bet they don't react anywhere near

as badly as you think they will.

- You also don't know mom and dad.

- Hi, Charley. - Hi.

- We just wanted to wish you guys luck.

- And to apologize again.

- And again and again and again and again.

- It's okay, I can see how it must've looked.

Next time, though, just trust me, really.

I mean, at least talk to me about it.

- We feel so awful about it.

If there's anything we can do.

- Yeah, like waxing your board for a month.

- Or giving you a foot massage day and night.

- All right, yeah, okay, I can work with that.

- Could all competitors please assemble

at the starting line?

- Come on, Charley, that's us.

- All right, I'll see you out there.

- Good luck, mate.

- Good luck. - [Loren] Good luck.

- Ready. Set.

(starter p*stol fires)

(crowd cheers and claps)

(rock music)

(splashing)

- [Bec] Come on, Solar Blue!

- That's it, team!

Come on, let's go!

Paddle harder now, come on!

♪ They got the looks and the dirty jeans ♪

♪ Out on the harbor with the smug and restless ♪

♪ This city's dug like a shallow grave ♪

Come on, guys!

Nice and hard now, put some sweat into it!

(crowd cheers and yells)

♪ The city is humming, so come on ♪

♪ Down on the corner of a street to nowhere ♪

♪ There's a man in a UFO ♪

♪ He just blew in and he's kind of restless ♪

♪ He'll take you on to sell your soul ♪

♪ The city is humming, so come on ♪

♪ The city is humming, so come on ♪

(crowd cheering)

♪ Over ♪

♪ It's over ♪

♪ It's over ♪

(crowd cheering)

♪ It's over ♪

♪ It's over ♪

(shouting and cheering)

(splashing)

♪ Up in the tower, in the room of mirrors ♪

- [Announcer] Well done, the Acale Bay team.

Followed by the Solar Blue team

in second and third position.

(cheers and applause)

(camera beeping)

- Congratulations, mate.

- Hey, thanks man.

Oi, hey, you and Cassie didn't slacken off, did you?

So you could take our third?

- Of course not.

- You sure?

- Guess you'll just have to trust us, won't you?

(laughing) (light rock music)

- Okay, see ya.

Hey, that was Ellie.

She spoke to mom and dad like you said.

- And?

- A compromise.

She's giving the school one more term,

but if she still hates it, she can go back to Perth.

- That's fantastic!

Let's celebrate.

I'll open those chocolates.

- Uh-oh, Adam?

- It's okay, we (hands slapping) found an identical tin

in a boutique chocolate shop.

- Like one?

- I would love one.

Thanks, mate. - Don't mind if I do.

- Aren't you going to have one?

- I hate macadamias.

I thought my parents would know that by now.

Rach, do you want one? (laughing)

- [Bridget] I'll take two, thanks.

- [Adam] So how far should trust go between friends?

If you ask me, as far as you can possibly stretch it.

Even when all the evidence is stacked up against them,

a friend is a friend.

And, in the end, that's pretty much all that matters.

(group chatting)

(upbeat music)