01x04 - Forever My Friend

[bunniefuu]

[faint office hubbub]

[snoring]

[phone ringing and buzzing]

Uh, hello?

Yep, yep. Yep.

Yep, yep. No, no. Yeah, I'll be there.

Roger.

What are you doing?

Come on, you can't escape.

You've got to get back in your cage.

Come on, mate.

Down you go.

That's it, that's it.

You right? Oh, you're a good boy.

["L-O-V-E"
by Nat King Cole playing]

♪ L ♪

♪ Is for the way you look ♪

♪ At me ♪

♪ O ♪

-♪ Is for the only one I see ♪
-[indistinct PA announcement]

♪ V is very, very… ♪

Hearts as ordered.

Finally. She'll be back soon.

Um, sorry.

-Vertical, low angle.
-Okay.

[Richie] Thank you.

-[sighs]
-[chiming over PA]

[Cath over PA] Richie would be honoured,
if you, Mandy, would agree to marry him.

[laughs] Oh, my God! Yes!

-Yes, of course.
-[Richie] Wait, wait, wait. sh*t!

The ring. Um…

-The ring's in my suitcase. Can we, um…
-[Mandy murmurs silently]

Is there a way that we can get it back?

Sorry, it's too late.

Don't worry, I'll go and get it.

-Have you got a boarding pass?
-Yeah. Thank you.

The combination is 4982.

4982. I'll be right back.

I f*ck' hate Valentine's Day.

-[feedback whines]
-[gasps] Oh!

[Del] Maybe because
you've never had a good one.

Oh, hi, Del.

-I didn't recognise you out of uniform.
-[chiming over PA]

-Um, and you are off to Singapore today.
-[indistinct PA announcement]

-Friend's wedding.
-Oh, nice.

[announcer] …Flight AT63 to Los Angeles.

What's it like flying
when you're not the pilot?

Is it, um, a bit nerv…

Like, makes you nervous not being

in the, um… in control?

Nah, I just kick back.

-Oh! Yeah.
-[chiming on PA]

-Oh! Here.
-[indistinct PA announcement]

-I forgot my bag tag.
-I'll put that on. Bye!

[announcer] …from Gate 8.

[upbeat music playing]

[jet engine roaring]

-[Ranjit] Where are you headed, sir?
-Ranjit! Told you, no touting.

[Ranjit] Ignore her, she's crazy.

If you get in his car,
you'll be up for significant penalties.

-Don't worry about her.
-Ranjit, can you please piss off?

[exhales]

[phone rings]

-Good morning.
-Oh, what a nice-looking man.

-What are you so angry about?
-I'll issue a suspension order.

-Who's that? Should I be jealous?
-[Ranjit] Taxi?

Yeah, definitely. [laughs]
Where are your clothes?

-I lost them.
-Oh, no.

And I miss you.

I just got to work.

Well, go to your office. I'll wait.

Um, I can't…today.

Fine. Well, let's rain check tonight.

Oh, I need you to send
that character reference today.

Right.

-I love you.
-I should go.

[announcer] Holders of Australian
or New Zealand passports,

please wait in the queue…

-Passport, please.
-EU citizens, take the middle queue.

-[Johnny] Hi. Thank you.
-Hello.

[Johnny] Um…

-You've got a three-month tourist visa.
-[Passenger] Yes.

Uh, what date is your return flight?

Oh, I haven't booked anything yet.

H-how long do you intend on staying
in the country?

Forever, my friend.

Um…

-[Bo] Got it.
-[Tobias] 498…

-[Lex] 4982. Yeah.
-It's right.

f*ck' Valentine's.
There's always something.

Thanks, Bo. Thank you, mate.

[Lex] Make it quick, Chaplain.
We've been haemorrhaging.

-You know that…
-498…

You do know that the TM said
we've gotta cut four handlers?

-Four?
-Yeah. I'm gonna call the union.

[Tobias] Hey, hey, whoa, whoa.

-Have you tried speaking with her?
-Yeah, I did.

Speaking with her
is what made her f*cking do it.

I'm sure there's a beating heart
in there somewhere.

Yeah?

Maybe you and I could
talk to her together.

No offence, mate.
I think I prefer to have the union.

Normally put them in… Ah, here we go.

-Happy Valentine's.
-Oh, Lex, I'd be so honoured.

-Thank you.
-[phone rings]

You know, I'm not much of a catch
without a job.

No! Cath?

Yep. Marriage saved. I'll be right up.

Um, look, leave it to me.
I'll set something up, okay?

-Yeah.
-All right? Thanks, mate.

-[machinery beeping]
-In safe hands, am I?

[Tobias] You are!

-[Lex] All of us?
-[Tobias] Yeah, mate!

[Lex] No running in here!

-How are we going?
-Sweet as, boss.

-Look alive. Boarding's ready to load.
-[Bo] Whoo!

-[tense music playing]
-[announcer] Welcome to Australia.

Please have your landing card
and passport ready to show officers.

[man] Come on, move it along.

-Uh, thank you. Yep.
-[woman] What's the hold-up?

Uh, Vijay.

Uh, the address you've provided
is for a retail business,

not a residence.

That's strange.

And you can't…
you can't get hold of Ms Giordano?

No, she's not picking up.
Maybe her phone is dead.

[Darren] What's the hold-up here?

Uh, we're all good, just…

No return flight and a false address.

We need to assess
your financial situation.

What?

What was your line of work
back home in Bangalore?

[Vijay] Sir, I'm a teacher.

[Darren] Do you plan on working
in Australia?

-Oh, no, no. No.
-And what's your intention for the visit?

I told your colleague,
my girlfriend, Pamela Giordano.

Have you done a search
on a Pamela Giordano?

What is this about?
Look, see, this is Pamela.

See? Lovely, no?

Um… [clears throat]

But you've… you've never actually met her?

Uh, no, as I said to you,
that's what this trip is about.

But we have spoken every day
for six months.

-On FaceTime or video call?
-No, she's very bad with technology.

Just, you know, old-fashioned way.

[Vijay chuckles]

[Darren] What are you gonna do, Flick?

Um, I'll… I'll get you to come through
this way, Vijay.

-Just for a few follow-up questions.
-[Darren] Grab your bags. Come through.

-I… I don't understand.
-Just through this way.

-I have a proper visa, no?
-Yes.

We'll continue the conversation.
Thank you.

[Vijay] What conversation?
I don't want to talk anymore.

[jet engine roaring]

[knock at door]

-Hey, you!
-[Tai] Hey!

-Oh, what is this place?
-[door closes]

It belongs to the Airport Chaplain.

He's, um… he's helping me out.

-You're meant to be gone, Ash.
-I know.

So you're hiding at an airport
'cause you have no visa?

No, I'm sorting that. I… just wanted
to call you and tell you the good news.

I'm staying.

But, um, you didn't pick up.

Does uni know you're still here?

No, and they can't know, Tai. No one can.

[scoffs] What the f*ck, Ash?

I… I just needed to… see you.

I missed you.

What?

[intriguing music playing]

[Tai] Oh!

[Tai gasps]

[wing snaps]

-[Tai] Whoa.
-[object shatters]

[Asha] sh*t.

[jet engine roaring]

Uh, we've got another
Valentine's Day special.

[Tobias] Uh, okay.

-Vijay, is it?
-Yes.

I'm Tobias, the Airport Chaplain.

Why am I here? Pam is waiting for me.

Do you think it's possible
that Pam isn't who she claims to be?

She could be pretending
or perhaps not even real?

No, no, no.
Pam is the most real person I know.

-I'll show you.
-She sounds wonderful.

But you do understand that Immigration
can't let you into the country

until you've booked a return flight?

Oh, but she is out there waiting for me.

Look, this is Pam. You will see.

She is out there, all dressed in red,
just for me.

[machinery whirring]

-[man] Bring it over here.
-[reversing signal beeping]

[baggage handlers call out indistinctly]

[Bo] Hey, boss.

Look what I found for you
to impress upstairs.

-What's that?
-Suit jacket. What do you think?

Go on, try it on.

I appreciate that, hey?
But I'm not a suit.

Thanks, Bo.

All the best.

-Break a leg.
-Thank you, Bo.

Hey.

[Asha sniffs]

-You leaving?
-Oh…

Yeah.

I thought maybe I could
stay with you while I get my visa sorted.

Well, I'm with my folks for the holidays,
so that's not really possible.

Sorry, Ash.

Uh…

Catch ya. I've got work.

[jet roaring in distance]

[door closes]

[building rattling]

[sober music playing]

[rattling stops]

Border Protection have thoroughly checked

in Arrivals, Vijay,

and… Pam is not there.

You know, people from all walks of life
get taken for a ride.

It's… it's… it's not your fault.

You seem like a very smart man.

You must know that not all stories
have a happy ending.

You found yours?

Oh, um, no, she… she's not with us
anymore and, um, my wife she, no…

Um…

Um…

She died.

Oh, I'm really sorry.

Um, no, it's all right. Um…

-You know…
-Uh…

You will see her again.

My people believe this.

Yeah, my people too, but, uh, I'm…

I'm… I'm not sure that she'd want to.

Oh.

[thumps table lightly]

Am I a complete idiot?

No, no, you've let… let someone in.

That's… that… that…
That's what it is all about.

I'm too old for these games.

There's nothing for me now.

[intriguing music playing]

[jet roaring]

-You good?
-Uh, yeah, yeah.

Like I said, just be honest.

Lots of detail.

-And, uh, keep the emotion out of it.
-Yeah, there'll be no emotion.

Good as gold.

Where would you like to start?

With the fact you don't give a sh*t about
our well-being is where I wanna start.

What Lex means is that

his team is already overworked…

[phone rings]

…and, uh, we believe this
to be a safety issue.

-I want to assure you that we will be…
-[phone ringing]

We will be working to update the…

-I'm so sorry.
-[Lex] It's an important meeting.

We also understand
that you're under a lot of pressure.

-This isn't about me.
-[Tobias] That's… that's true.

It's about Lex and his workers.

Why I aim to reduce
manual labour requirements.

-It's a win-win.
-You're gonna what?

A win-win?
What, for the people losing their jobs?

[Tobias] Uh, most of them have dependants

and then with cost-of-living pressures,
with job shortages…

They're gonna be f*cked.

[Mira] This isn't a decision
I came to lightly.

-But many airports are upgrading.
-Are they?

-Pivoting to meet reduced budgets.
-[phone beeps]

Technological solutions
are advancing rapidly.

-[Lex] Neck-and-neck sh*t. f*ck's sake.
-We need to adjust levels.

-Well done. Thanks very much.
-Mira, is this about technology or budget?

Well, both,
and it's not just your department, Lex.

We're being forced to make cuts
across the board.

-That's really kind. Thanks.
-There has to be another solution.

I have tried offering
more desirable solutions

to less operationally relevant
parts of the business,

but they've been rebuffed.

-Uh, desirable?
-Yes.

I would find a generous redundancy
is very desirable.

Sorry, an amount was never discussed,
so desirable to whom?

This is f*cked.

Lex…

Lex!

Lex, how about we go straight
to the Chief of Operations?

-Yeah, bypass middle management.
-How much did she offer you?

[scoffs] Mate…

You don't give a f*ck about anyone
but yourself.

[upbeat music playing]

[phone ringing]

[exhales]

-Hey.
-[Anthony] Mira.

Have you looked at
the character reference?

I'm getting to it.

I've written one for you to sign.
It's in your inbox.

-Right.
-Can you flick it right back?

-It's important. Thanks, babe.
-[line beeps]

-[sighs]
-[phone thuds]

[discordant music playing]

[gentle music playing]

[metallic thudding]

[Tobias] Can I help you there?

The… This stupid thing ate my ticket.

[footsteps approach]

It wouldn't be the first time.

[loud banging]

[button clicks repeatedly]

You picking someone up?

Yeah.

Well, n…

Uh, no. Er, not anymore.

Are you…

Are you Pam Giordano, by any chance?

Who are you?

I've been talking to Vijay.

[Pam exhales]

H-h-how is he?

Well, he's about to get on
a flight back to Bangalore.

You… you came all the way here.
W-what happened?

Why… why not meet him?

I just… I just couldn't.

He's mad about you.

Well, h-he's…

only ever seen photos of me
from 15 years ago…

when I didn't sag.

I don't think he'd care about that.

All men care about it.

No.

He told me he loves you
for your joie de vivre

and your singing with a band.

[breathes shakily]

I'm an account manager at Dodo.

Well, it would be such a shame
if he never got the chance to…

tell you in person

how you make him feel,

you think?

I just couldn't cope with seeing

the disappointment on his… on his face.

What if he isn't disappointed?

[kiosk clicks and beeps]

["By My Side" by INXS playing]

[jet engine roaring]

[Johnny] Oh, just through Security
this time, please.

[Tobias] Put your bags there.

♪ In the dark of night ♪

♪ Those small hours ♪

♪ Uncertain and anxious ♪

♪ I need to call you… ♪

[announcer] …Flight TL29 to Mumbai,
please board immediately

as the gate is now closing.

♪ Rooms full of strangers ♪

♪ Some call me friend ♪

♪ But I wish you were so close to me ♪

-[song stops]
-[breathes heavily] He… he's gone.

-[sobbing quietly]
-[Vijay] Pamela?

[laughs]

Pam!

It is you.

[sobbing quietly]

All my life, I have waited
for this auspicious day.

When they said you weren't real,
I said, no, I know you are real.

I knew you would be there for me.
I knew you would.

[song resumes]

♪ By my side ♪

♪ In the dark of night ♪

♪ By my side… ♪

I'm so happy.

♪ I wish you were ♪

♪ I wish you were ♪

♪ In the dark of night ♪

♪ By my side ♪

♪ In the dark of night ♪

-[song continues in car]
-♪ By my side ♪

♪ I wish you were ♪

♪ I wish you were ♪

♪ In the dark of night ♪

♪ Those faces, they haunt me… ♪

[laughter echoes]

-♪ And I wish you were so close… ♪
-[chuckles]

-♪ To me ♪
-[door opens]

-Asha! It's me.
-[clanking]

-[door closes]
-Hey.

Hey!

Just here to grab a change of clothes.

How's your visa application coming along?

Notice anything different?

[Tobias] Uh-huh.

Whenever my daughter tidied up,
it meant she wanted something.

I cooked too.

Right. [chuckles]

I said I cooked,
not that I am a Michelin-star chef.

Bon appétit!

Oh, I, uh…

I knocked it over. I tried to fix it.

I'm sorry.

Who's Leo?

[sighs heavily]

[Tobias grumbles]

He's my grandson.

Why haven't you given it to him?

We… we don't have much contact.

You should send it to him. It's cute.

So… the visa application,

it asks for, erm…

a guarantor.

Ah, the reason behind my Michelin-star
baked bean dinner is revealed.

[laughs sheepishly]

It's just that I…

don't really have anyone else.

[propeller rattles]

Do you want some salt?

-Yeah.
-Okay.

And the pepper. [laughs]

[grinder scrapes]

-Here.
-Thank you.

For what we are about to receive,
may the Lord make us truly grateful.

Amen.

I didn't really check the expiry date
on these, though, so I…

What?

-[both laugh]
-Hey!

[jet engine roaring]

[jet engine whining]

[tense music playing]

[tense music playing]

[baggage handlers call out]

[music intensifies]

Turn it off.

Bo, turn it off.

[machinery clanks]

Turn it all off.

[tense music playing]

[passengers murmuring]

[thudding]

-[passengers murmuring]
-[alarm blaring]

[line ringing]

-[line beeps]
-f*ck.

[tense music playing]