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Get a wriggle on, Pop.

Cool uniform.

What are you doing?

I'm just doing this.

Remember I told you how some women get morning sickness when they've got a baby

inside? Yeah.

Mama's really special because she gets morning sickness, lunchtime sickness,

dinner sickness.

Feeling the joy of life inside you, darling?

Oh, so much joy.

Oh, food trolley, 12 o 'clock.

Keep moving.

The smell moves faster than the trolley.

When's your parent teacher?

Tomorrow. When's yours?

This afternoon.

I'm a bit nervous.

Why? Well, Poppy spends about as much time with her teacher as she does with

Don't you worry about what you're going to find out?

Well, we're going to find out that she's a bit lazy and pay more attention in

class. Which is true.

What's the book?

Oh, it's a novel.

It's a rustic complication.

Yeah, it's a love story.

Any good?

It's all right.

Were they grandparents?

Look, I don't need a break.

It would be good if the kids spent time with us.

We don't want to lose touch with them because of what happened to Nicola.

Well, that's not going to happen, is it?

Zach was looking thin last time I saw him.

He misses his mum so much.

Zach is eating fine, okay?

I've got to go.

Thanks for coming in so early.

It's great to see both parents.

Melody's truly a pleasure to have in the class.

Justin, can I just grab a quick sec?

Yeah, sure. Thanks. Bye.

G'day, Justin.

Simon.

Yeah, I remember.

And my wife, Dimity.

Hello. Hi.

Listen, sorry about that whole business with the water heater and...

I was out of line there. No worries.

Well, you'd better go.

Yeah.

I'll see you around.

Justin, take a seat.

Hey, so, Zach and Jacob.

Zach can be a little unfocused, but I'm sure you've noticed that. So he's

mucking up?

Well, it's more of a concentration thing. When he gets distracted, his

can be disruptive.

What kind of behaviour?

Well, last week he, uh, hit another kid with a ruler. Hit?

It's not a major incident, but, look, he's a good boy who's still processing a

traumatic event. Who was the other kid?

Well, you don't need to know that, and she's completely fine. He hit a girl.

He hit Stella with the ruler. He should have told me. You had so much more going

on. Well, I'm his father. I need to know this stuff. Take it easy. He was trying

to do you a favour.

Well, I don't want any bloody favours.

Yeah, well, could someone do me a favour? My knees are bloody killing me

Come on, mate.

Just relax. Hop on the tools.

This is the last room.

The whole place will be done.

Hello?

Yep. I got an order of floorboards here, mate. Oh, yeah, great.

Get a paper first. Okay.

Hey, these aren't the prices I was quoted.

All right.

You take credit, right?

No, no, no.

Cash or check only.

I can make you a check tomorrow.

That's when you'll get your floorboards in.

Sorry, mate.

Payment on delivery.

They brought the wrong boards.

Well, can you bring the right ones?

Not today.

Is there anything else we need to do today? You know what? Let's just...

Deal with this shit tomorrow.

It was one tap with a ruler. She's fine.

So how's Bella going with her sight words?

You can't make that connection.

She's been having trouble with her sight words for 18 months.

But what if she's worrying about Zach? She's not.

You got a name yet?

Well, I've got you for six months.

I had Matilda ready to go six months out.

What if she was a boy?

Lewis.

What? No, it's good, mate.

Do you have any names lined up for the boys if they were girls?

Nicola chose no names.

Hey, guys.

How are we?

Hey.

So, I'm one of you lot now.

work aside for a while so Timothy can work and I can see more of the kids.

It's great.

Yeah.

So it'd be good if us dads could all stick together.

Sure. Daddy!

Time for daddy hoodies.

Hey, I'll see you around.

Okay. Great.

Do you have to be so friendly?

What was I supposed to do?

Hey, he doesn't know about Dimity and I, okay? Can you keep that to yourself?

That'd be good.

Poppy, what a pleasure to have in the class. She's a credit to both of you.

Her language is very good. She's reading independently.

Well, we've always read to her ever since she was a baby, haven't we? Yeah,

read a book to her every night, whether she wants it or not.

No, seriously.

Her room is full of books. Full.

Great. And she loves the reading groups you've set up.

She's in the kingfishers group. Yeah, that's right. We have kingfishers, blue

whales, meerkats and wombats.

And they're streamed according to ability or...? Yes, but we don't

that with the kids.

Completely understandable.

So the kingfishers are...? The kingfishers are the

most proficient of readers.

Poppy's a very intelligent kid.

Well... As long as she's healthy and happy, that's all we care about, isn't

Yeah.

We've talked about this. Hitting, biting, smacking.

We don't do those things.

Jake likes it. No, he doesn't like it, okay?

Neither does Stella.

Have you told her you were sorry?

Hello?

In here.

Hey, look at me.

Door's open.

I got you a present.

Math textbook, all my study notes, and a practice exam. Cool, just dump them

there. Hey.

Go get your pyjamas on and tell Jacob to do the same. Come on.

You didn't show up to tape again today.

Yeah, I had a meeting at the boys' school and had to go to the bank.

Exam starts tomorrow.

Yeah, I've just been juggling a lot of stuff.

Okay, well, that's at midday.

You'll be there, right?

Yeah.

Justin, look at me and promise me you'll be there. I'll be there.

Promise? I promise.

Okay, so the boys' dinner's in the fridge and she's gone down and she'll

probably be asleep.

You didn't get my message?

What? I can't babysit tonight. I have to study.

Well, you can do that here.

Justin, I have to concentrate. I can't do that with the boys here.

I'm sorry.

Something is coming.

Can you see?

It snuffles and shuffles.

What can it be?

It's a gobbledygook.

It's ripping up pages.

And eating a book.

Did you just read that?

Show me where it says eating.

Well, that's a picture of the gobbledygook eating.

Where's the word?

It's very close.

I've got an interview with William Garrett Barker. Oh, yeah? Who's he?

A law firm, a mega law firm. Everybody wants to get an internship there. Oh,

wow.

Good luck.

I guess you won't be working here anymore.

I'm going to get the job first.

Oh, you'll get it.

You're you.

Who's running this place?

Hey. Hey, girl.

Got a drink?

No, I have to prepare for tomorrow.

Do you have my key?

Yes, I do.

Yeah, I know, mate. Just go back upstairs. I'll be there in a second.

What are the kids doing? There's a spare room upstairs.

Justin, they can't be up there alone. If you need to take them home, I can do

your share.

Hey, don't you have work to do?

I'm just trying to help. I don't need your help. I can pull a beer. So can I.

Justin, take them home.

I'll manage.

Let's go.

We shouldn't gloat, should we?

Gloating is really unattractive.

We've got a smart kid. What are we going to do?

Hey, I think Gemma is studying medicine.

Why?

She's the best nurse in the ward. Why wouldn't she?

Plus. I caught her with a medical textbook.

Caught her?

She tried to hide it, like a guilty secret.

I just don't know why she wouldn't tell me.

Yeah, can't possibly think why not.

You think I wouldn't be encouraging?

No, no, I... What?

I can be encouraging, nurturing.

I'll nurture her so hard I'll break her.

Break her?

Well, get her to confess.

In the nicest possible way.

Gemma? Yes? Can you come and have a look at a patient with me?

Yes, of course.

Hi again.

Feeling okay?

This is Dylan. He woke up this morning with pains in his chest, his pulse is up

and he's short of breath.

Okay. Does he need a bit on the ward?

Probably, but what do you think?

Sounds uncomfortable.

Is there a diagnosis?

Yep.

Have a listen.

Okay.

What is it?

You tell me.

I don't know. It sounds like a collapsed lung.

Well done. Also known as... Spontaneous pneumothorax.

Great. You'd be really good at this.

Thank you.

Thanks, Dylan.

So, there are probably a few more questions you need to ask before you

final diagnosis, but I think that just comes with experience.

I've got experience.

Oh, yeah, yeah, I know. I'm just encouraging.

Nurturing.

Were you this mental when you were pregnant with Poppy?

Okay,

what about red?

Is red a power colour? I just don't want the interviewers falling asleep.

Yeah, I'm thinking blue.

Okay, I have... I have the biggest interview of my entire life today.

your excuse?

There's six parent -teacher interviews, and the first one's with your dad.

Read this one.

Not that one.

Righto, off you go, darling. Have fun.

Bye. Bye, Daddy.

Down in the lowdown this morning from your new son -in -law?

Not yet, he isn't.

Do you think Mr. Tuck's getting the best out of the kids?

Yeah, sure.

Would you say Poppy's a pleasure to have in class?

Yes.

See, it's like an ad for real estate.

Pleasure to have in class is like close to shops and transport.

Billy's got potential.

Look at the house.

Keep knocking down and start again.

See you, boys.

Morning, lads.

Morning. Hey.

Jack!

Three days of this.

Tell you what, I've got a new respect for you lot.

I'm trying to make a school lunch you'll eat.

I've been thinking. They've always got this mum stuff organised down at the

school, doing coffee and drinks on a Friday.

What about us dads?

We hang out.

Yeah, good point. We never do anything.

I'm about to change that.

I've wrangled a poker tournament tonight at that pub you work at, Justin.

I've got to shift.

I'm sure you can get out of it.

It's been a pee in South Dad.

It's a bit of bonding. You guys play, right?

Yeah, a little.

for a play?

Well, that's up to Melody's dad.

Her mum liked it at our house.

She just flipped the note.

Remember?

Dimity?

Ah, we were all pretending to have a sleepover in the tent in the backyard.

Hey, Melody, could you do me a favour and find Tilda? We've got to give her

lunch. Yeah. Boys, you too?

A tent?

Yeah, we sometimes have sleepovers at our place.

Tom and I are having a sleepover next week if you want to join in.

I'll see you guys tonight.

Think he bought it?

It was going well until you invited him for a threesome.

You can't take me to the wrong end of that conversation.

Let's get this over with.

Okay, so Tilda, she's having a great year.

Pleasure to have you in class.

Yeah.

Loads of potential.

Well, yeah, she has.

And she's a meerkat.

Yes, she's a bang on average in her literacy, and I'm very happy with how

progressing there. It's her numeracy that I actually want to talk to you

But she's fine with maths, isn't she?

Well, no, I knew she was good, but just this week she's showing a whole new

level of ability.

She's coming up to me and asking me about fractions.

She can multiply her digit numbers. Did you know that?

It hasn't come up.

Well, she's functioning way above the rest of the class.

How far above?

I've got to do some more testing, but it might be worth putting her through some

accelerated programs.

Are you saying she's gifted?

Well, I don't like to pigeonhole kids with words like... Yeah, but if you did

have to pigeonhole, is gifted a word you would use?

Well, yes.

I suppose it would.

I don't want her to move. She's in class with all her friends. Of course, and

she's a very happy kid, but, I mean, maybe a home shooter.

Yeah, I never heard anything like that.

Well, no, I mean, you're more practical rather than academically minded.

Could you use a smaller word?

Anything more than two syllables.

I get a bit lost.

Ah, right.

He didn't mean anything by it. Yes, he did.

My future son -in -law thinks I'm an idiot.

I'm not paying for the wedding.

Last one.

Cheers. Cheers, mate.

I thought you were going to let me know when this stuff arrived.

That bloke told me you paid for it.

Yeah, I did. It was just a loan.

Paid me back when you got it.

Yeah, well, I've got it now for you.

Justin, you can't afford this.

Extended the mortgage.

You can't afford that either.

Is that your business?

Well, I'm a mate.

Mates help each other out. Why don't we give the boats a call? We'll get into

it.

There you go. No, cool.

I'll have a crack at it myself.

You'll be a lot quicker with all of it. Nope, it's a good challenge.

Besides, I'm almost a chippy, remember?

Place this.

And all the work you've done on it must have jacked up the value a bit.

How'd you get in here?

Down the side.

Just checking on the water heater. Call it after -sale service.

You mind leaving? I've got stuff to do.

Or what?

You going to throw me out?

I have to.

Sorry, mate.

If I'd known you didn't want me poking around in your territory, I would have

asked nicely.

A bit late for apologies.

Yes, sir. Yeah.

Is that where you put the tent up?

What tent?

You know, when you had the cozy sleepover.

With my wife.

Yeah.

Just out there.

Not much of a spot for a tent.

Did you get much sleep?

No.

Not much.

Got a comfy bed in there.

Hmm. Nice firm mattress.

And waiting you there.

Could everyone take their seat, please? The exam will commence in three minutes.

All mobile phones will be switched off.

Thank you.

What did he say?

He just made it pretty clear that he knows.

You guys were separated.

I'm doing anything wrong.

He won't see it that way.

You gonna be okay?

He's never been violent to me.

It's you that I'm worried about.

Don't worry about me.

I can look after myself.

Such a long time to find me.

You're so gone.

Don't need you to remind me.

I was all alone.

We'd surround.

Put that thing down now. Put it down now.

What are you doing, mate? Hey?

Put that thing away.

I'm sorry, Daddy.

No, I am.

And you've always been interested in the law?

Actually, no. When?

I was five, I wanted to be a vet. When I was ten, I wanted to be a builder. And

then when I was 13, I wanted to be a Spice Girl.

For a month.

Not really sure what that says.

Which Spice Girl?

Um, Ginger, I think.

Can you name four uses for a paper cup that don't involve liquid?

A paper cup.

How big?

Um, a piggy bank?

A party hat?

A herb garden?

A two -herb?

You're interested in family law?

Yeah.

Can you unpack that a little?

I have a friend, a really good friend, actually, that went through a custody

battle.

He's got his kids back now, but at the time, it was really hard for him.

You guys be good for Nero and Pop, okay?

Dad will come and get you soon.

Give me a hug.

His kids mean

everything to him.

So, you and Zach are still friends.

He's funny.

Does he ever get in trouble for Mr. Tuck?

Sometimes, when he forgets to listen.

So he should.

He should always listen to the teacher when he's talking.

Now, do you listen to Mr. Tuck when he's talking?

Sometimes, but he's not as funny as Zach.

Hey.

We're not doing the floor today. I thought Lewis was going to tell you.

no, he called.

Okay. I just thought I could come over for a second and have a chat. I was

actually heading out. I've got a shift at the pub. Oh, right.

What do you want to talk about?

Zach.

I think he's having an effect on Stella at school, distracting her.

Justin, if I could just come in for a minute, just for a quick chat.

I bought lasagna for you and the boys. It saves you cooking.

The kids aren't here.

I sent them to their grandparents for a holiday.

You sure that's a good idea?

They need to be with their father right now, and you need to be with them

whether you think so or not.

If I didn't think it was a good idea, I wouldn't have done it.

I'll take the lasagna.

Thanks, Kane.

So, Stella's a wombat.

Yes, and she's getting there with her words. She tries very hard.

So not short on determination?

No, and truly a beautiful nature. She's a pleasure to have in the class.

But she's not reading.

At this age, kids' cognitive development is really variable.

But if she doesn't get her sight words by the end of the year, does that mean

she'll have to repeat again?

No, but it is something we'll have to look at more closely.

Maybe some targeted intervention. There's a reading recovery program as

Sorry, is there something in the classroom that you think might be

her or any other kids?

Guys, I know you want to find a reason for Stella's delayed progress, but some

kids just... ...aren't very smart.

They have different capacities.

You told Cain his child was stupid?

No.

Well, maybe a little, but what was I meant to do?

Lie. Okay, I know that comes easy to lawyers, but in the teaching profession,

try to avoid that.

How did it go with my dad?

I probably should have tried lying more with him.

What did you say?

I told him that he was practical rather than academically minded.

That is not good. I know, but it's true. I mean, he's hardly bookish, and Tilda

is seriously smart.

Okay.

Don't panic.

This is fixable.

We just have to sort it out before it becomes a thing.

What kind of thing?

A Lewis Crabb thing.

Here's what you're going to do.

You're going to call him.

He's going to come over and fix something.

And then you're going to give him beer, but not imported beer. Just beer, beer.

What am I going to get him to fix? There's nothing broken.

Wait, what was that?

Well, now there is.

How the hell did this happen?

Oh, um, the other day I, um, sat on it.

Looks like someone picked it up and smashed it on the floor.

You want a beer?

Great. Okay, wait there. I'll, uh, grab a couple beers.

Yeah, old -fashioned beers.

You. Thanks for coming over. I'm not too good at this kind of thing.

Probably more academic.

Right, so how do you think you'll fix it?

Can't. It's rooted.

That's a shame.

You're going to break something so as I can come over and fix it.

Make sure it's fixable.

Okay.

Like poker?

Not really. Excellent.

You can sit at my table.

Phoebe.

I was literally on my way out the door when this guy showed up.

Oh.

Hey.

I really look forward to it.

You know, thank you so much for this opportunity.

Okay. Okay, bye.

Hey, about the other night. Hey, forget it. Don't worry about it.

It was a bad idea bringing the kids in here.

Hey, how'd you go with the big job interview?

I got it.

I just found out.

Oh, wow. Good for you.

Thanks.

How long were the kids away for?

I don't know. They haven't really seen their grandparents much.

You just don't know what's good for you, do you?

Look, I know I was a bit intense today, but I just wanted you to know that I

think studying to be a doctor is a great idea, but it's really... What are you

talking about?

I'm not studying to be a doctor.

Really? No.

I couldn't think of anything worse.

Oh, sorry, you've got guests.

Come in.

Come in.

Everyone, this is my friend Abby.

Abby, this is Ray's Jenny.

It's Maggie and Louise.

Hi. It's my book club.

It really is a novel. Yeah. It's not very good.

Bad title.

You have a secret book club?

Thanks, mate.

Good on you.

Hey, Justin, when are the boys going to be back in class?

I'll let you know.

But when they are, you should put Zach in a different seat. He's a bad

on Stella.

Hey, Justin, I'm sorry.

I tell you right now, I've got no idea what I'm doing.

I'll see you.

All right, okay.

I mean, it beats three nines.

Does it beat four?

Beer.

Our prep teacher just got lucky.

Yeah, he's on a roll.

I prefer higher stakes.

How high?

No limit.

$1 ,000 a big wine, $500 more.

I'm in.

Cheers.

I've never played before.

And I won the whole thing. That is great.

But you have work in the morning, right? Yeah.

Daddy's taking home.

Come on, Mr. Tuck, you big card shop.

He's Justin, right?

I'll make sure he is. Because I can hang around. Dad, just take Harry, please.

Oh, watch this.

And give him water.

Lois!

What's going on? Oh, I'm just clocking off.

Going to play some poker.

Private game.

You can't have a private game. The pub will lose its licence.

No one's going to know. I'll know.

Deal.

I really wanted to tell you. I just couldn't.

Why not?

Well, I love you, right? But there are just some situations where I prefer the

company of normal people.

I'm normal.

No, you're really not. You're really smart.

And you shouldn't have to pretend that you're not. But if you were in our book

club, no one else would get a word in.

So what is this big secret book about, anyway?

It's about a country doctor who sends his brother off into the city to collect

his fiancée. And when the brother picks up the fiancée on their way back, they

fall in love. And the fiancée and the brother end up marrying the wrong

Yeah. Tristan and Isolde.

What? It's Tristan and Isolde. Same story. It's a Celtic legend, very

but the structure's kind of flawed.

The ending's a little too neat.

This isn't my place at all. Come on, you fella.

Lunk yourself down here for a while. Here we go.

Here we go.

Pig night?

For some of us.

Lost his key.

You got your son -in -law, who is also your daughter's teacher, drunk?

Aren't there rules about that?

Lewis, quickly, I want to tell you something.

Tilda's gifted.

Yeah, you already told me that. Yeah, but you need to know, you're gifted too.

Yeah, that's very good of you, mate. Yeah, and I can't wait for you to be my

father -in -law.

That's great. Put your head down there.

That's the way.

Tilda's gifted.

So he says.

Wow.

That's great.

Yeah, and that face is why I didn't tell you.

You're all places to be in my classroom.

10's over, Jax.

That's it. We're closing.

Hey, what are you doing?

Pack up and go home, both of you.

You're into me for 11 grand.

Yeah, keep your shirt on. I'll write you a cheque. No, this game is null and

void. Are you crazy? You don't have that kind of money.

Unless, of course, you want to keep going.

What? I know where we can buy into a high -stakes game. Not far from here.

Yeah.

When you round that cheque up to 15, I'll give you four grand in cash.

I mean, you're good for it, right?

You want your own home.

Where's this game?

Mates.

Where does your mate live?

Do we want to get a bottle of takeaway bourbon? We don't do takeaway. We only

sell by the glass.

Well, make it a bottle and two glasses.

And you just look the other way.

Forget it. He's an employee. I can't let him leave with the duty of care.

Sounds good.

Justin.

Can I speak to you alone, Justin? Night, Lucy.

Justin, get out of the car. Go home.

Get out of the car. Go home, Lucy. Get out of the car. I said go home. Please,

just get out of the car. You don't know what you're doing. He is in no state to

make decisions, and you are in no state to drive. Can you please do the right

thing?

That's exactly what I am doing.

All right, let's go.

Bottle shop. I can't turn up empty -handed.

Bottle shops are closed.

All right, then.

There's bourbon behind the bar. It's yours for $100.

Well, what about your duty of care?

I've got bills to pay. You can help yourself.

I didn't get in trouble if I don't see you get it.

Everyone's got a price.

Here. No, I said I don't want to get in trouble. I'm not going to take your

money. You can put it on the bar.

Come with me.

I can take you home, Justin.

Lucy, what are you doing?

You have no idea what you're doing. What are you... Get out of the car, Lucy.

Get out of the car. I don't want you here, okay?

Just go.

Live happily ever after. Get out of the car.

Hey, get out of my car.

Get out of my car. Get the hell out of the car.

Get out of my car.