All language subtitles for Tricky Business s01e13 Equilibrium

Why are we different to other agencies?
Well, I think it's persistence that sets

us apart, you know?

When we take on a job, we do everything
we can to complete it.

I'm a big believer in the power of
positive thinking.

And patience.

You've got to have patience.

Hi, Rick.

You?

I know.

What do you know?

Everything. You owned that land. You got
Trevor Ogilvie to convince me to find a

group of investors, but you already knew
that fast train wasn't happening. Hey,

you invested.

Things happened, it didn't work out.

It's the business.

The business of the lies and deceit. You
stepped me up, you dragged my name

through the mud, you left me in debt
with the corruption commission on my

You're hitting on me for another loan.

If I was you, I'd find a nicer way to go
about it.

I don't want a line. I want my money.

Or what?

You are me.

I owe you nothing.

You gotta keep your head up, oh, and you
can let your head down, eh.

I don't think, oh,

no, no, no, no, no, no.

Hey. Hey.

Hand over time.

My three favorite words. Oh, actually,
your two favorite words.

It's a compound noun. It's not
hyphenated.

What? I was a regional spelling bee
champ.

Really? Yep.

1989. What region was that?

You don't need to know that. Don't I?
No, you just need to know that you're in

the company of greatness.

Right. Mm -hmm. You know, it wouldn't
actually hurt for you to tell me

about yourself just once. Kate, I tell
you stuff all the time. Do you? Yeah,

just don't notice. I'm sure you don't.

Why am I always on the night shift?
Because I need my beauty sleep.

I don't think so.

Like Mrs Anna Larsen here. Wow, has she
really had two kids?

She's not lacking genetically.

Yeah, but is she a fit mother?

Her husband, our client, thinks she's
negligent. Says the kids have to fend

themselves. Really? Well, the house is
immaculate. The kids look happy.

He wouldn't know what the house looks
like. He doesn't even know where they

live. They do the custody handover with
the kids at school.

Huh.

He looks like he'd fight bears for her.

I just want to jump in there and warn
them.

There's going to be strangers someday.

What would that achieve?

Seriously, no one goes into a
relationship thinking, oh, this isn't

last, do they?

Yeah, I suppose.

How do you go from happy families to
this?

Well, you stop trying and start blaming.

What's that?

I'm starting a column.

Have you ever pinched my... What is
that?

It's Lily's.

That man has completely shattered her
confidence.

What, the professor?

Surely one bad mark's not that serious,
is it?

I'm afraid there's a little more to it
than that.

Can I get a flat white, please?

Yeah, sure. Thank you.

Wow, I feel underdressed.

They come in here all the time.

I think they run an events agency.

Oh, that's nice.

No paperwork.

Matt, it's me.

Anna's at Cafe Conquest and our $25 ,000
man just walked in, Jackson Green.

Now Green is leaving with Anna and he
just touched her in a more than friends

way. Things are getting weird. Give me a
call.

Bye.

Sorry, I gotta go.

Not good boyfriend material, Anna.

Morning, dearest daughter. Could you
walk this way for a moment?

Why?

Quick word.

Uh -oh.

Now, you know that I would never presume
to involve myself in your romantic

activities. However, I seriously think
you should forget about this, Professor.

Did Mum tell you?

She did.

It's just one bad mark in one course.
You need to get back on the horse and

drowning innocent textbooks in our pool.

Okay.

So what, are you going to put your head
down again?

I am. I'm job hunting.

You have a job here, darling.

Yes, a full -time job, as I have dropped
out of uni.

What? I can't apply for any of the
company internships that I wanted to do,

alone the Brindley Scholarship, so
there's no point. I'm better off out

working, not spending another few years
playing catch -up. Oh, for God's sake.

Don't panic.

Change is good.

Brooke Goodman.

Anna leaves Jason Green's house after
what was clearly some kind of sexual

dalliance and then Brooke picks up Anna
and drives her to another man's house

and she does it all again.

She's a high -end escort.

Uh -huh. And Brooke is her peer. Madam.

Brooke's married to Hugh Goodman. If she
knows Jason Green, Hugh must know him

too. And if Brooke is in the escort
business, Hugh is too.

Here are those credit checks you were
after and here are the notices.

No can do. You're left away.

Why? I've got a meeting.

New client.

Which client, Rick?

What is it now?

I'm in a meeting.

I have evidence Jason Green is your
associate.

And your wife is running a prostitution
ring.

If Brooke was doing that, which she's
not, helping lonely gentlemen meet

women isn't illegal?

Maybe not.

But I'm sure you wouldn't want it out
there.

Apart from the fact that you're
consorting with a wanted criminal.

I want my money back.

I'm going straight to the feds and the
media. Your poor financial decisions

aren't my concern. And I don't take
kindly to being blackmailed.

Okay.

Well, I gave you an out.

What's this evidence?

Photos. You've been surveilling me.

That's not polite.

And Brooke.

You're tenacious, aren't you? If you
spent as much time on your investments

you do harassing me, you'd make a
killing.

None of this has to come out.

You really think you've got me, don't
you?

Well, you don't.

I've done nothing wrong, not in the eyes
of the law.

But I like you.

You're smart.

You've got skills.

I'm going to make a suggestion.

I want the full hundred grand here.

Absolutely. But you're going to have to
work for it.

It's all about board.

I doubt it.

What's your offer?

Right, Marcus.

Reveal myself.

There we go, boys.

Marlon, Jason, this is Rick. He'll be
with us for a few days.

Hi, Rick.

Haven't seen you at Kemba before?

Well, I'm not much of a punter,
normally.

No worries.

We'll have the bookies on the back foot
in no time.

Marlon, you want to do the honours? All
right, Rick. This is how it works.

200k split between the lot of us.

We pick small needs, look at the odds,
and bet.

Small on long, big on short.

Between us, we back each horse in the
race. Anywhere between two and 20 grand.

Always for a win, never for a play.

But if you do that, you're only going to
break even.

Exactly.

I see you're not trying to make a big
profit.

Your money, Audrey.

What we're doing is entirely within the
system.

Don't look so worried, mate.

It's just a day at the races.

An ice track's none the wiser.

So how's our recalcitrant mother?

I think she left her kids unsupervised
this afternoon.

I'm not sure. I can't work her out.

And I have to report back to her ex
-husband.

And then there's our good old friend,
Jason Green.

He's involved somehow.

You mean my good old friend? No. Jason
Green. Yeah, well, I saw it first.

Maybe we can finally collect that
spotter's fee.

Maybe.

But who says I'm sharing?

I says.

Yeah, it might be worth keeping an eye
on, Green.

When we can.

Keep me in the loop.

You're the boss.

He's got quite a kick.

Yeah, he's a natural athlete.

That's yours?

Yeah, that's Hayden and that one's
Millie.

They're gorgeous.

I'm planning for my nanny to drop mine
off.

very much when I'm working all day.

Yeah, I hear you.

No one ever tells you how guilty you're
going to feel when you leave them every

morning, do they?

Especially when you're doing a job you'd
rather not be doing.

I know what you mean.

What do you do for work?

I'm in event management.

Cool. Yeah, it's tough sometimes, you
know, long days.

Thank God for nannies, huh?

Yeah, well, thank God for mothers too.

My mum. My mum lives with us.

Hey, Millie, share the slide, please.

Is that your hubby?

Nearly.

What happened?

He tried to fix a relationship that
wasn't broken.

Well, I tried to fix one that was broken
and he made it worse.

My ex is going for custody.

We've exhausted mediation, so we'll be
going to the family court soon.

That's awful.

Yeah, well, Bryce has got money.

I have debt.

He can get the best lawyers in town, and
he wants to get back at me for leaving

him, so... I'm sorry.

No. I shouldn't be rabbiting on. No, no,
don't worry about it. No, I'd better

get these maniacs home.

Um, goodbye.

Oh, Kate.

Anna.

Well, maybe I'll, um...

See you around sometime.

Come on, Millie, Hayden. Let's go.

What the hell?

What's all that?

Nothing. Oh, yeah?

Nothing?

What do you want?

Hmm? You remember me? I'm the guy that
found Jason Green first.

And I'm not 100 % comfortable with you
cutting in on my 25K. I'm not interested

in any fee, especially one half earned
by Kate.

Really?

So she knows all about this?

I better know.

I'm in private negotiations with Hugh.
Oh, big boy.

Shouldn't you be working or something?
Yeah, I have got a job to do and this is

it. So don't cut my grass.

Hey, you can talk. You've been cutting
mine ever since you walked in the door.

Oh, is this about Kate?

No, this is about you, me and Kate.

Mate, you want to dig your own grave? Go
for it.

Good afternoon. Can I help you?

Yes, I hope you can.

I'm here to talk about Lily Christie.

I'm her mother, Claire Christie.

This course, Professor, means a great
deal to her.

She's worked very hard this year.

Yes, enough.

Dropping out is the very worst thing she
could have done.

Dropped out?

You didn't know?

I had no idea.

That's terrible.

We'll put her entire career at stake.

You have to do something.

I'd like to, but I don't see what I can
do if she's made up her mind.

You're smart.

You can think of something.

Yeah, that's my girl.

I can't regrade the essay. I was more
than generous.

Lily knew that it was going to form the
largest part of her assessment. If she

lost concentration, then I'm afraid
that... No, she did.

She did lose concentration, perhaps
because there were certain difficulties

going on in her personal life.

She's an adult woman. She's responsible
for her own choices.

Why should Lily be punished when the
only mistake she made was falling for

someone as weak and opportunistic as
you?

Going my way. What are you doing here?

We are bound by a common enemy.

Jump in.

You sounded good in there.

What? I'm recording everything, he says.
It's pointless.

No, it is not. It was just something
incriminating. I confront him with it.

Well, that sounds like blackmail to me.

Well, I'd merely be offering the
professor an alternative perspective,

all. Yeah, but I'm on that recording
too.

Consider yourself deleted, darling.

Trust me, I'll be fine.

You should get that thing out of there.

Yes, the Water Resources Policy Project
will be going ahead. Just hold on, could

you? No need to do this office tonight,
thank you.

Thanks.

Yes, and thank you very much for the
award, Great Honour.

Hey, keep going, I'll just be a sec, OK?

Hey!

Hi.

Aren't you supposed to, um... Yeah,
uh... I just... What's going on? Have

actually dropped out?

Oh, not you two. My mum's been on my...
Did she put you up to this?

Hey, Mum. Hello, beautiful.

I have trees.

Who are they for?

Emma. Hmm, someone's feeling neglectful.
What have you done with my mother?

It's going to be really boring without
you.

Excuse me, one at a time, please.

No,

you're smothering me.

Hello,

girls. Hi. Hey, Dad.

You can hold this easy.

So, we can assume that you're enrolling
tomorrow, can we?

No, not going to happen.

I see.

So, you're going to give up and
Professor Sleazebag wins.

Is that it?

Wins what?

He can have it. I am done.

Sweetheart, wake up. He is not worth
chucking your life away for.

Dad, you don't know anything, so can you
just... I'm paying your fees, darling.

That's one thing I know.

I said that I would pay you back when I
got a job, and that is what I'm doing.

Could everybody please just stop trying
to fix me and just back off?

Was that outburst entirely necessary?

His world is two shades, black or white.
It's getting tired.

Your father stuck his neck out for you
today.

You have no idea, Lil, everyone in this
family has supported you because we

believe you are a talent and have a
chance at a real future.

Why you are doing everything you can to
prove us wrong is beyond me.

And speaking of throwing good things
away, if you let that lovely young man

there walk away, then you're sillier
than I thought.

That's your report?

Yeah, nearly finished.

Anna would lay down her life for those
kids, no question.

So no custody for the husband?

Oh, you're alive.

Good.

Here, I need you to deliver these
summons. They're banking up.

Not today.

Why not?

Yeah, Rick, why not?

Yesterday's new case has got some
complications.

Why don't you share them with us, mate?

We might be able to help.

I've got a guy I'm doing surveillance
on.

Oh, the problem gambler, right?

Yeah, that's the one.

So I guess I'll just do this myself,
huh?

I'll make it up to you, okay?

What's going on, Matt?

Hello, that's Rick.

Can you please tell me?

Matt!

What?

She sees men, mostly during the day. She
never brings them home. The kids don't

know.

Anna.

Anna does that?

Yeah.

I knew there was something.

This is good, right? I mean, I can use
this.

No, it's not relevant.

What do you mean?

Well, you'd have to prove to the court
that the children are being directly

damaged and they're not. What part of
prostitute did you miss?

You'd have to show the court that the
children are being impacted.

Otherwise, the parenting arrangements
remain as they are.

Okay, well, I call you as a witness and
you tell them. No, Bryce, I'm sorry, but

I don't feel comfortable with that.

Look, I'm really sorry.

Here's our invoice.

I'm not paying for this!

That wasn't necessary. I'm so sorry.

Have you got any kids?

Yes, I have a daughter. So how would you
feel if you only got to see her every

second weekend?

I needed some proof before the custody
hearing and you were my last chance.

We're not done yet.

I think we need to employ more staff
because I don't have time to be driving

around delivering summons when you're
just sitting here relaxing.

What's this? Are you working?

Well, it's certainly not a pleasure.

Matt.

Okay. Mystery man.

Well, it's a woman, obviously.

Someone who knows you or she wouldn't
have left her things.

Let's have a little look.

Hmm. Financially comfortable.

Right -handed fuchsia lipstick for lips.

Brown muffin, she looks after herself,
but she's barely touched it, meaning

you've been negotiating intensely or
she's got some kind of body issue.

How am I doing?

How am I doing?

Disturbingly well, actually. Your
fieldwork's come a long way.

Hi.

Hey.

I'm Sonia.

Take Christy, Stefan Mercantile.

Sorry, Sonia... Who? Sloane. Sonia
Sloane.

Your wife, Matt.

Caden, hang on. Just leave me alone.

Wait a second. I don't want to look at
you. Look, just let me talk. Just let me

go. Let me talk. Nothing you can say
right now is going to make this okay.

been separated for over a year, okay? I
haven't seen her or talked to her that

whole time. So what? I was meeting her
here today because we were going to be

signing divorce papers.

Tell her about us?

Is there an us?

Kate, look.

It's in the past. It is in the past. It
is no big deal. What world do you live

in? You can't get a divorce for 12
months, okay? I had to wait. I don't

wait anymore. End of story.

So what? End.

She cheated on me.

I hate lies, Matt. Yeah, well, I didn't
lie to you. I just hate them. I didn't

lie to you. Well, why didn't you tell
me? Because I didn't think you'd want to

know. Why would you?

Where are you going? Back to work.

Everything okay?

No.

Not exactly.

I spoke to my solicitor, and she said
that you haven't filed the divorce

application yet.

No.

You said you would. I know.

Mm -hmm.

Can you do it?

Please.

Call me when it's done.

Matt.

Hear me out, please.

I made a mistake.

A huge, horrible mistake, and I have
paid for that so many times over.

Are you really going to shut the door?

What if we're meant to try again?

It's because of her, Kate.

You know, the... I want this anyway.

He married me.

It's supposed to mean something.

Okay. But you could have fought for us
when it counted.

So could you.

I hope

next time you do fight, you'll think.

What's wrong?

Nothing. I just... Have you got time for
a coffee? I can really use a friend

right now.

I really wish I could. I can't talk
right now. I'll call you back, okay?

Hey, Marlon.

Rick.

What are you doing here?

Well, Hugh gave me a tip for a race
today.

You coming for a bet, mate?

No. We got other pieces of pride today,
mate.

Yeah, of course you do.

What are you guys working on there?

Hey.

Hey.

What are you doing here?

Can I just... Okay,

um, there is one thing you can never,
ever say to me.

What's that?

I told you so.

You can never say I told you so.

All right.

I re -enrolled in uni. I'm going to
finish my course.

You... You... I'm completely impartial
to that statement. I promise.

So, yeah.

Thanks.

And all that.

And there was just one more thing.

I don't know.

Felt like it.

Spontaneity is good.

I can't promise anything, though.

Not even a little bit more spontaneity,
maybe?

Maybe. A little bit.

I'm sorry you're so upset about this.

Okay?

You're sorry I'm upset.

But you're not sorry that you kept a
really huge part of your life from me?

Well, yeah, I'm sorry about that too,
all right? Yeah.

I'm just scared.

Why? Because one day it'll be me you'll
be pretending doesn't exist. No, no, I'd

never do that.

I'm sure Sonia thought that too.

What'd she say to you?

That the truth would be good this time?

She wants to give another shot.

Oh, she did.

And you're amazing.

No, I don't.

Okay.

I've got to go do a repo.

Maybe I'll just keep driving.

Keep running, you mean?

So how do you get around the anti
-rebirthing technology?

Microdots on the chassis and all that.

Purchase front ends from wrecked cars.

Swap the stolen plate with a wrecked
one.

And how do you get around the written
-off vehicle register?

That's why we ship offshore.

Saudi, Qatar.

Why, do you want one?

No, thanks.

You and Jason Green, eh?

They don't muck about, huh?

No, they don't.

Remember what you just saw you didn't.

Bit late for that now.

You shouldn't have seen any of this,
Rick.

I think we should do lunch.

I know a good Japanese nearby.

I should probably get back to work.

The thing is, Rick...

I don't think it's going to be easy for
you to go back now.

I think you should consider working for
me.

I don't think so.

How do I say this?

You really only have two choices here.

Either you come to lunch with me or get
into that van with my boys.

I'm out of here.

Are you?

What, now that you've benefited from the
proceeds of crime?

It's not illegal to bet.

I don't think you're okay to see it that
way.

So, what's it to be?

Fine. Lunch. I thought you'd say that.

Just testing your mettle.

Guess what?

You failed.

I can't hear you, mate.

Move your car.

Yeah, hang on, hang on, hang on.

Just looking for a mechanic around here.
Is there a mechanic around here? I've

been looking up around here.

You're under arrest.

You are not obliged to say or do
anything. If anything you say or do may

given as evidence.

Do you understand?

Keep your mouth shut.

Say nothing.

What have you done?

Look, will you just calm down, please?

You're not a maverick, okay? You're a
partner in Sapphire. We're supposed to

working together. Miss Christie. I'm
sorry.

How could you not tell me you were doing
something that would get you arrested?

He's been working for us.

What? He's our operative.

He's been working undercover and he's
done very well.

What's he talking about?

We nailed Jason Green and Hugh Goodman.

You were wired?

How? When?

The feds moved quickly when Jason
Green's involved.

Hugh's office and the warehouse were
bugged as well. They were laundering

through the TAB in bookies to finance an
international car rebirthing. That is

so dangerous, Rick. What have they found
out?

Well, I had to do something.

I'm sorry I couldn't tell you, but, hey,
I'm off the hook with the Corruption

Commission. Great. And I won nearly $100
,000 at the race.

I gave it back. You and Sloan will still
get your spot as fed.

Kate, I want you to try again.

Bryce, the case is closed.

We can do this, okay? Now I'll pay you
double. You go back, you follow Anna,

it all on tape. Dates, times and
photographs.

No.

All right, just... Okay, give me her
address. I want to go get my kids.

I can't do that. I don't want to start
again with another mercantile agency,

okay? I haven't got time.

All right.

She can't help you.

Sleeve.

What's the danger if you ask me?

You okay?

Someone call an ambulance!

You alright? I'm fine. Just stop the
bus. Just lie still.

It's not, Mum.

I'm going to think about that today, OK?

Come here.

I love you.

Good girl.

This is just not going to work for me.

I mean, I can see what you're doing here
and I appreciate the grand gesture, but

it's just going to mess with the balance
of things.

Because now every time I ask you to do
something or we argue, you'll be all

like, yeah, but I saved your life.

And I won't be able to come up with a
response because how could I?

It's not fair.

And the longer it is that you're resting
there with the whole eyes shut, as if

it's a breathing thing, then the worse
it's going to get.

Because Emma needs you around.

would say no.

So tell me how the heart begins.

And tell me why it slows.

Tell your mom I've gone looking for
bears to fight.

She'll understand.

When the light hits the water like it's
reaching for my hand.

And I feel the shivers.