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GENTLE MUSIC

TELEVISION PLAYS SOFTLY

BRAKES SQUEAK

GENERAL CONVERSATION, COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYS

(Fires gun repeatedly)

What are you doing here? Thought I'd surprise you.

It's a school night. Yeah, I know.

Where's Adam? He's in the car.

Great. You know he'll come and have a drink.

Sorry.

Alright, who's for another one? Who's this, then?

Heidi.

You nevertold me you had a sister, Nicole.

Very funny, Brian.

Go wait in the car. I'll get my bag.

DOOR CLOSES

MUSIC PLAYS SOFTLY ON RADIO

DOOR OPENS

ENGINE STARTS

Did you let Misty out? No.

Did you feed him last night? Yeah, but he didn't eat breakfast.

He'll be alright.

God, I'm so late.

You'll have to get the bus, darling.

Mmm! Your hair smells good.

DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES

CAR ENGINE STARTS

GENTLE POP MUSIC PLAYS SOFTLY

Hey.

I made you a coffee.

Oh, ta.

It's perfect.

How come you aren't working today?

Raining.

Oh, yeah.

Did that hurt?

Yeah, hurt pretty bad.

Ones across bone hurt the worst, but.

You know, metal against bone - da-da-da digging away at you.

Can I feel it?

Oh, you weirdo. It feels like skin.

Can I?

INDISTINCT VOICES ON TV

VOICES ON TV CONTINUE

DISTANT BEEPING

VOICES CONTINUE

(Shocked whisper) What?!

(Gasps) Fuck, Heidi! Get off.

(Sobs quietly)

Mum!

Get away from me!

What were you doing?

Mum... (Shouts) Get away from me!

We were doing fucking nothing. You fucking bastard!

We weren't doing anything.

Listen to me. I fucking saw you!

We weren't... I fucking saw you!

I fucking saw you! Listen to me!

I saw you! She was mucking around.

I saw you! (Sobs)

She wasn't fucking doing anything.

(Nicole sobs)

DOOR SLAMS

I can't believe this.

Mum... Don't... say anything to me.

(Sobs)

SOMBRE MUSIC

ANSWERING MACHINE: Hi. You've rung Heidi and Nicole.

If you want to leave a message, then please do so after the beep.

Beep! (Laughs) BEEP!

How much is it to Jindabyne? $78.

I've got a student pass. $39.

It doesn't leave for two hours. Thank you.

MELANCHOLY PIANO MELODY

TRAFFIC HUBBUB

(Men laugh and chat)

DISTANT SIREN

Hi. Um, can I speak to Eddie, please? WOMAN: Yeah, hang on.

Eddie!

Hello. Eddie speaking. Hi. It's Heidi.

Who? Heidi.

You said to call if I, um... if I ever came to the snow.

No, sorry, I don't remember. We met in Canberra.

Please don't call here again. (Hangs up)

I thought that... DIAL TONE BEEPS

(Replaces receiver)

BO Y: Hey, babe. How are ya?

DISTANT ROCK MUSIC POUNDS, GENERAL CHATTER

INTENSE ROCK MUSIC

(Spiderbait sing) # Hey, you

# You never should've ran

# You wanna make something that can take you down again

# This time you say you're just fine

# You need a little something that can make you smile again

# Come on #Yeah

# It won't take long # Hey

#You're never gonna need it when you hear that sound again

# It's a sin You're looking kind of thin

#You need a little bit so you can impress everybody

# You're still in a daze... #

(Converses inaudibly)

# Hey, you

# I know you like to prance

# So get up for a dance so I can spin you round again

# Take your time You're looking just fine

# Let's do a little shuffle that can make you smile again

# Come on #Yeah

# It won't take long # Hey

#You'll sing your little song until the sun don't shine again

# But every time you say you're just fine... #

MUTED CHATTER

WIND WHISTLES

DOOR SLIDES OPEN

It's cold in here.

Take your top off.

Fuck, it's freezing!

Oi! Come on, get up. (Groans)

Hey, girl, better get up. We're leaving.

Shut up, Sean.

Where are you going? Um, back to Sydney.

Do you reckon I might be able to come with you?

Um...

I've kind of got a... He's got a fuckin' girlfriend.

BELL TINKLES

CLICKING

MAN: Hi.

Can I help you with something?

I was wondering if there were any jobs available.

No, not at the moment, sorry.

Are you sure there's nothing?

Yep, I'm pretty sure.

What are you doing?

The tag was sticking out of yourjumper.

Sometimes it might get really busy.

Yeah, sometimes it does get... pretty flat out.

BELL TINKLES

But I don't have anything, so best of luck, hey?

BELL TINKLES, DOOR SHUTS

BIRDS SQUAWK

UNEASY MUSIC

DOOR OPENS

(Starts engine)

MUSIC INTENSIFIES

BILLIARD BALLS CLINK

HORSERACING COMMENTARY ON RADIO, GENERAL CHATTER

SOFT ACOUSTIC GUITAR MUSIC

(Groans)

See you tomorrow.

You've got something on your cheek.

Look.

It's glitter.

I'm Joe.

Heidi.

Would you like a drink, Heidi?

Where are you from?

All different places.

What, different to this?

It's nice here.

Nah, it's alright. It's just full of fucking tourists.

Like me?

No, not like you.

I saw you here dancing last night.

I saw you too.

Where was I sitting?

I saw you at the bar buying a beer.

No, you're lying.

Maybe I had a dream about you.

'THE LOVED ONE' BY THE LOVED ONES PLAYS

LAUGHTER

MUSIC CONTINUES

SONG: #Yonder she's walking

# She comes my way

# Red dress on Her long black hair... #

Did you find it? Yeah.

They're nice. They're bluebirds.

Did your boyfriend give them to you?

I don't have a boyfriend.

What about last night?

I wouldn't go out with someone like him.

He looked alright.

You can't tell what people are like by looking at them.

Yeah, I know. You can't.

Underneath, people are... are different.

Like, bad different.

How can you tell?

'Cause I look at you and you don't look too bad.

Well, I've done bad things.

Yeah? Like what?

You say a bad thing you've done first.

I ran over a dog the other day.

Did you mean to? No.

Yourturn.

I kissed my friend's boyfriend.

Is that it?

Yeah.

I don't think that's too bad. I think running over a dog is worse.

I got to go.

Do you want me to drop you somewhere?

No.

See you.

# Red dress on Her long black hair... #

CAR APPROACHES

What are you doing?

I want to come with you.

(Stops engine, pulls handbrake)

Don't worry.

I'm not fucking worried, but you can't come with me.

Why not?

I live outside town, Heidi.

I don't mind.

You don't mind.

(Starts engine)

BELL TINKLES

(Speaks inaudibly)

Yes.

BELL TINKLES

You want a drink?

OK.

(Pours drink)

I can see your breath.

Yeah?

(Switches on TV)

This is a nice place.

(Sarcastically) Yeah, it's a palace.

I like it.

MAN ON TV: Progress was made despite the difficulties.

This man here enjoyed the ground position

to wave happily to old friends.

NOSTALGIC MUSIC PLAYS ON TV

I don't think this is a coincidence.

No?

What is it?

I don't know. It's like fate or something.

Aren't you tired?

Go to sleep, then.

I can't sleep.

Why not?

Don't know.

Just can't.

I can feel your pulse.

I can feel it there.

THUNDER RUMBLES

SHOWER RUNS

Hello.

I'm so bloody late. The old man's gonna kill me.

Oh!

Heidi, it's just that... I'm pretty busy, you know?

Yeah, me too.

Why are you putting hot water in there?

To melt the ice.

See you. See you.

DOOR CLOSES

WISPY MUSIC

DARK, ATMOSPHERIC MUSIC

WOMAN ON RADIO: Snow FM. Who's this?

MAN: It's Josh here. How you going, Josh?

MAN: Where you calling from, man? Jindabyne.

Is it chilly down there? Yeah.

DOGS BARK

Hey, Dad.

Morning.

I stayed at Stuart's.

Yeah, I thought you must've.

Yeah. See you down at Riley's.

See you there.

(Starts engine)

You didn't order breakfast.

No. You can get something in town.

You want a cup of tea or something?

Yeah.

So you're a friend of Joe Cameron's? Sort of.

A sort-of friend?

He's nice. (Laughs)

I think a lot of girls think he's nice.

That's 'cause he is.

You want more toast? No, I'm OK.

What's your name?

Heidi. That's an old-fashioned name.

I'm Irene.

That's an old-fashioned name too. Hmm.

Do you work here on your own, Irene? Yeah. I do now.

Do you need someone to help you? Nah, thanks.

I don't need anyone to help me.

Irene, is anyone staying in my room tonight?

Your room? Mmm.

Why? You want to reserve it?

Yes.

OK. That's fine.

Do you reckon I might be able to pay you in a couple of days?

There's no jobs left up the mountain now.

OK.

Just tonight. You pay tomorrow.

Thank you.

PHONE RINGS

Hello. Um, can I speak to Joe, please?

OK. Thanks.

PHONE RINGS

Hello. Um, can I speak with Joe, please?

Yes. I'm a friend of his.

Heidi.

Uh, yes. Can you tell him to call me at the Siesta Inn Motel?

DARK, ATMOSPHERIC MUSIC

DULL THUDDING

DOG BARKS DISTANTLY

Mum?

CLOCK TINGS

MAN: One of those old trees.

See where the irises are?

See all the sparrows? Mmm.

Joe, you know Richard.

Yeah.

Sorry to hear about your dad. Thanks.

Mum says you're selling up.

Yeah, the whole lot.

Just showing Richard the garden.

You couldn't help Richard with his tractor, could you?

Yeah. It's, uh, completely bogged.

How'd you manage that?

I'm out of practice, I think.

Will you stay till lunch? No, I've got to get back.

I've got an auctioneer coming round.

Must be awful, people picking over everything.

Oh, it's not too bad.

So I'll come around tomorrow. Yeah. Great.

See you, then.

Oh, Joe, a girl rang for you.

Heidi.

OK. Thanks.

She said it was important.

(Laughs politely)

Whoa! It's hot.

Yeah.

$2, thanks.

Um, is there a job going here? Yeah.

Is it a job working behind the counter with you?

Yeah, just serving people and packing shelves and that.

Oh, right.

Look, you should just ring Pete and speak to him.

On that number?

Yeah.

Hey, could I borrow that pen?

(Keys entry into machine)

How much are the red ones? They're all five bucks.

I'll take the red ones.

Just take them.

(Giggles)

Can you cut them?

(Sings) # Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack All dressed in black, black, black

#With silver buttons, buttons, buttons

#All down her back, back, back

# Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack All dressed in black, black, black

#With silver buttons, buttons, buttons

#All down her back, back, back

# She lost her mother, mother, mother... #

DARK MUSIC

(Rehearses) "Hello. Um, could I speak to Peter, please?

"Um, I can work a till and I'm very good at serving people.

"Yes, I've worked in a service station before."

Hi.

(Deeply) "Hi.

"I just couldn't stop thinking about you.

"I had to come over."

Yeah, I was thinking about you too.

"Your eyes are intense."

So are yours.

"Fuck, I love your mouth."

I love your mouth too.

"I want to kiss you."

Yeah, I want you to kiss me.

"I love... you so much."

PHONE RINGS

DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS ON TV

Did you hearthe phone? Yeah.

Well, can you ask that girl not to call here at this hour?

Yep.

Goodnight, then. 'Night.

(Sighs)

It's alright, Mum.

You're not mixed up with anything, with the police or anything?

No. Hmm.

I was thinking, for a few weeks until you find something,

'cause you have to pay rent, you know.

(Knocks on door) That's your bathroom in there.

My son used to stay here.

DOOR CREAKS

Phew! It's musty.

Ah. That's better.

Where are your mum and dad?

My mum... she passed away.

Oh.

Do I have to water this plant?

(Laughs) It's hardly alive, love.

My husband died. Last year.

He was Croatian.

Worked on the Snowy Mountains Scheme.

Do you miss your mum?

Sometimes.

There are some... jumpers and things.

Is there a phone?

Yeah. Payphone in reception.

And if someone calls... They can leave a message.

So I'll leave the key here, then.

Thank you.

GENTLE MUSIC

DOG BARKS

RICHARD: Hang on.

Hang on. Slow down.

Is is right? Yeah.

(Revs tractor)

Fuck, you've got a lot of stuff.

Are you selling everything?

No, just some of it. Well, most of it, actually.

My sister Lucy's taking all the big furniture

and the rest we'll either auction or give away.

Mum said you lived in France.

I did, yeah. For 10 years.

Did you miss it? What, France?

No. Being here when you were over there.

Yeah. I... I did.

Yeah. I missed the smell, I suppose.

What, the smell of sheep shit? (Laughs)

(Laughs) Fuck, you're an idiot.

(Sarcastically) Oh, shit. Sorry.

You been overseas?

Yep. Yeah, after school, I went to Europe.

In France, I got the worst fucking food poisoning.

What did you eat? Dirty rabbit.

Yeah. Never touching it again. It's fucking peasant food.

(Laughs)

Why did you come back?

Lucy's wedding.

She married a Jew, didn't she?

Yeah, she did.

Yeah, well, good on her. Fucking shook everyone up a bit.

Yeah, it did.

Are you married?

No. I'm gay.

I thought you knew that.

I don't know.

Yeah, maybe I did.

What about you?

(Laughs) No, I'm not.

(Laughs) No, I... I just mean, do you have a girlfriend?

PHONE RINGS No.

Hello?

Yeah, I had a bit of a tractor problem...

No, it was kind of bogged.

With spray-paint?

Oh, no, I told the guys about that... (Voice trails off)

(Groans)

(Laughs)

So, besides serving people,

we ring through orders, like the pies and sausage rolls and that.

Do you have family in Jindabyne? No.

Why did you come here, then?

Um, I met this guy in Canberra.

He has this store thing selling parkas and stuff

and he told me to call him about a job.

You know my parka? Yeah.

Well, he gave it to me.

Just gave it to you? Yeah.

Sort of.

You know, I was thinking I'd work up the snow

but... then he didn't remember me.

You didn't want me to get the job, did you?

I don't care.

Hi. How you going? WOMAN: Good, thanks.

It's a bit cold out there tonight. A little chilly.

Just these ones? Yes, thanks.

Can you bag these? SCANNER BEEPS

Heidi?

$15, thanks.

There you go. Thanks. See you next time.

Hi. Just the petrol today? WOMAN: Yes, thanks.

'Bye. See you later.

Hey.

Just the petrol? Yeah. Thanks.

That's 28.

What time do you close up?

10:30. Oh, right.

Well, don't work too hard.

(Joe whistles)

Is this your dog? Yep.

What's his name? Rex.

Hey, Rex.

He must get cold sitting in the back.

He's alright.

GENTLE MUSIC

CAR ENGINE STARTS

PEOPLE CHATTER

Smells like honey.

(Laughs) Fuck.

What?

Nothing.

Well, here we are.

Yeah.

Do you want another one?

GENTLE ACOUSTIC POP MUSIC

(Giggles)

What about the dog?

No, he's alright.

He's cold.

Seriously, he's alright.

I feel bad for him.

(Sighs)

'MY COO CA CHOO' BYALVIN STARDUST PLAYS ON STEREO

SONG: # Coo! Coo! I just want you

# I really love the things that you do

# Come on, and love a-me too

# Oh, won't you be my coo ca choo?

# Sweetness, I like your dress

# I love the way you know you're the best

# I'm in love and I'm in a mess

# I really want you, coo ca choo

# I love you Yes, I love you

# Yes, I love you, coo ca

# I want you Yes, I want you

#Yes, I really do

# Tomcat, you know where it's at... #

SILENCE

HEIDl: Walking through the jungle, 'X' marks the spot.

Stab. Blood running up, blood running down.

Blood running up... (Laughs)

...blood running down.

Cool breeze.

Tight squeeze.

Egg on top...

...will make you pop.

(Joe starts car engine, drives off)

BO Y: Oh, nice shot. Nearly got it.