Original subtitles

♪ I'm walking

♪ Like a lonely child

♪ Never knowing which way to turn

♪ Feeling lost I've wandered far

♪ Reach out and touch me

♪ Take my hand

♪ And walk me home

♪ Reach out and touch me

♪ Understand

♪ That you will never ever be alone

♪ Lost and lonely

♪ Lost and lonely

♪ Till you found me

♪ Till you found me

♪ Now you're giving me everything, yeah!

♪ Teach me to find love

♪ Take my hand

♪ Now I feel whole

♪ Reach out for my love

♪ Understand

♪ That you'll never be alone. ♪

(Phone rings)

(Phone continues ringing)

Lena.

Yeah, um... I won't be too much longer.

Just down at the bank.

Yeah, not far off.

No worries. Thanks.

See ya soon.

(Clapsticks)

(Didgeridoo)

- Oi, sis. - What do you want?

What do I want?

I want that $50 tip that German piece left for us.

What are you talking about?

That German. She gave you $50 to give to us.

No-one gave me nothin'.

She did. She told me.

Yeah. I got work to do.

Why don't you go on over there

and jump around like a happy little Aborigine

and give 'em some culture?

Whooop! Ay!

This one's 350.

Well, I'll...

I'll let you decide.

- Hey! - Hey.

- What are you doing? - What are you doing?

Look what landed in my mailbox yesterday.

And guess what - one more today.

That's three - three statements

from three different credit card companies.

- Three! - Shh! Grace!

No, don't shush me!

I told you you could send one to my place

while you sorted things out.

But three, Nic? Really?!

You gambling again, eh?

- No. - You lie.

Why would I lie to you, Grace?

I don't know.

But why don't I take these and show 'em to Eddie.

- See what he reckons. - Please don't do that, Grace.

I just got caught out.

Joel's big school excursion and the bills

and the house reno and Eddie's party on top of that.

Just give me a week and I'll sort this out.

I will.

I promise.

Alright, Nic.

I'll give you a week to sort this shit out.

One week.

- Hey, Auntie. - Robbie.

You winnin'?

Nah. I wish.

How about you?

Nah, nothing. I'm broke.

Reckon you got a spare 20?

Sorry, but this is all there is.

Saw your mum the other day.

She reckons you've been staying out of trouble.

Mmm.

Even got yourself some work.

Yeah.

Just labouring. You know what that's like, though.

Yeah.

C'mon, then. See how we go.

You might even bring me some luck.

Hey.

- Mmm. - Mmm!

- Hey! - Hey.

How was your day?

Yeah, alright.

There's something I need to talk to you about.

That girl,

she's here.

What girl?

What are you talking about?

Chloe. She's here with Joel in the room. They might be...

What you smiling at?

She's in his room.

They could be...

They could be what?

You know...

..this way, that way.

This way, that way?

I'm too young to be a grandad.

Joel?

- Joely? - Yeah.

What are you doing?

Nothing.

- Can I come in? - No.

Well, I am coming in.

- Hello, Chloe. - Hi.

What are you doing?

Nothing, just talking.

Talking?

- What sort of talking? - Nothing, Mum.

Just talking about the trip up north and stuff.

Can we help you with something?

Sorry, just came in to say hello.

Your parents know you're here, Chloe?

Yeah, yeah, they're fine.

JOEL: It's all good, Mum. Her parents are good.

And Chloe is gonna stay for dinner.

OK.

Well, dinner will be ready in an hour.

I'll leave you two in here, talking.

Mum!

You can put away your cigars.

Ah, hello.

- G'day. - You remember Clyde.

Yeah. How are you?

Good, thanks.

What are you doing, Eddie?

I'm looking for the chequebook.

It's right there.

No, not that one - the other one.

NIC: Which other one?

You know, the savings one,

for Clyde, for the landscaping.

Sorry, Clyde, it's here somewhere.

CLYDE: No worries, mate. It's all good.

Ah!

You giving him another cheque?

What?

Another cheque?

What for?

For the retaining wall.

What was the other money for?

It was a deposit to secure the job.

A down payment?

Don't you think he should start the job first?

I've got another job to get to, so...

- Sorry. - See youse in a few days.

Let me know when it's good to start.

EDDIE: OK.

(Eddie and Clyde continue chatting indistinctly)

What the hell was that about?

What?

That! That was shame job.

We've gotta keep an eye on the money.

You know how they can be rip-off merchants.

He's not a rip-off.

And how do you know?

I just know.

He's a good bloke.

And besides,

you hired him.

(Plays didgeridoo)

(Ceremony continues in background)

(German accent) Good morning!

Morning.

How are you?

I'm fine, thank you.

Can I help you with something?

I gave you $50 to give to Colin and the dancers.

Are you sure it was me?

'Cause there's a lot of other blackfellas

that work here too.

No, I-I'm sure it was you.

Look, if you wanna give Colin $50

for his services, that's fine with me.

But if you think I took his $50, then that's an insult.

Look, I handle thousands of dollars a day.

Thousands.

If you think I'd steal a $50... (Scoffs)

Um... what I am saying is

I-I gave you $50 to give to Colin,

and he didn't get it.

Look... if you're so caught up about this $50,

then I'll give him $50 out of my own pocket, OK?

I hope so.

JOEL: Mum? - Hey.

Joely!

Hi.

Jeez! Hurricane come through here or what?

I was meaning to clean it up.

So...

..what's going on between you and Chloe?

You like her, don't you?

Mum, she's so...

- Pretty. - ..funny.

I was gonna say funny, Mum.

And I've invited her to Dad's party.

Is that OK?

Yeah.

Yeah, it's... no worries.

It's fine.

(Sighs)

Hey, it's me, Nic.

Yeah, I-I'm just checking

to see that you're still coming to the 40th.

This Saturday.

(Exhales) OK.

See you then. Tell her...

Tell everyone, eh?

OK, bye.

(Sighs)

- Whatcha doin'? - Nothing.

Course you was doing something.

You got a man, eh?

Secret one. You're emailing him, aren't ya?

Yeah, I got another man, Eddie.

And he white one too.

Gettin' your birthday present, so back off, big fella.

- Yeah? - Yeah.

Trust me. You'll like it.

Why?

Ah, you know, a bit of something-something.

Mmm. Sounds good.

- Morning. - Hey.

- How's it going? - Yeah, it's great.

It's been a busy week.

Show sold out.

Even sold that piece by Nungurrayi Kelly.

- We sold that piece? Awesome. - Yeah.

The deposit slip for you to sign.

So, you coming to the party on Saturday?

- Yeah! - You bringing anyone?

Maybe.

You are, eh?

I said maybe.

You're not gonna tell me.

Hey! Hey! Don't!

Are you OK?

OFFICER: So, can you tell me what exactly happened?

Are you sure you're right?

I'm alright.

I'm OK. I'm just a little shaken up, that's all.

I'm really sorry about the money.

Ah, don't worry about it. It's only money.

Yeah, but I'm sorry.

Hey, no more apologising about money.

I just wanna go home.

Here they come.

How are you feeling?

Sore.

I realise you probably want to get some rest,

so just a couple more questions.

You say you didn't get a look at his face?

No.

I told you I didn't.

What about any noticeable features?

A scar? A tattoo? Some jewellery?

No, I mean...

..I don't know, I'm sorry.

He came up from behind. It all happened so fast.

Well, we'll be in touch,

but if you think of anything, anything at all,

please let us know, OK?

Alright. Thank you.

- You sure you'll be OK? - Yeah.

You want me to come in?

NIC: Nah, nah, nah. I'll be alright.

Well, look, hey, call me if you need anything, alright?

Thanks.

- Hey. - Hey.

No, no, no. No!

Sit down.

Relax.

Where's Joely?

He's on his way. I rang him.

Is he OK?

Nic, he's OK.

Don't you know the meaning of the word 'relax'?

Chill out, sit back.

Put your feet up.

Here, have some more wine.

(Door opens)

- I'm alright. - You alright?

Mmm.

You're not gonna leave that there, are you?

And she's back!

What are you doing?

Getting dressed.

- What for? - For work.

Nic, you've just been mugged.

Don't you think you should take a few days off?

I'm OK, Eddie. Really, I am.

I got a lot on, and if I sit around here thinking about it

it will drive me nuts.

Are you sure?

I'm fine.

If it makes you feel any better

I'll go in for half a day. OK?

OK.

Hey, thanks.

Sis!

What do you want?

Just checking on the welfare of my sister girl here.

- You right or what? - I'm fine, Colin.

I mean, what's the world coming to

when a person can't walk down the street in broad daylight

carrying thousands of dollars, without getting rolled?

- You can go and get fucked. - Morning.

- Morning. - What are you doing here?

Got work to do.

Gotta get ready for the show.

I'll grab that lazy $50 off you at lunch, hey, sis?

Now, look, don't take this the wrong way,

but this place can function perfectly well without you.

- I know, but... - You need to rest, Nic.

Go home. Put your feet up.

We'll see you tomorrow, OK?

Thanks.

(Phone rings)

Shit.

Eddie.

Hey, babe.

Yeah, I'll be heading home directly, after lunch.

The girls might shout me lunch.

Yeah, I'm good, no worries.

Yeah, I love you too.

See ya. Bye.

(Sighs)

(Pushes button)

C'mon.

Hey, cut it out.

MAN: So, that's about it.

Like I said, we're very impressed with Joel.

He's played a leading role

in planning our trip north to Arnhem Land,

from fundraising to liaising with the community.

And the other students look up to him. So well done, Joel.

Thanks, sir.

And Mum and Dad, even with the fundraising,

I know it's not gonna be cheap.

So, thanks.

We know how much work you're putting into it.

Yeah. You did good, bud.

Well, he's a good, honest kid. He's not afraid of hard work.

Mind you, I'm sure he gets that from you two.

You can give yourselves some credit there.

EDDIE: Oh, look, I'll take complete credit.

Complete credit for everything.

With a little help from his mother, of course.

Well done, Joel.

Thanks, sir.

(Up-tempo blues music plays)

Hey, babe!

- Hey! - How are ya?

I'm great!

Yeah, how are you?

- Good. - Come here, bub.

The cake looks good.

- Yeah, I know. - Mmm, it does.

So, where's Robbie? Is he coming?

Yeah, he's coming.

We're gonna go and grab a drink. See you soon.

There's some soft drinks there, bub.

Let's go.

- Hey! ALL: Hey!

MAN: Yeah, get into it.

- Hey, c'mon! - OK, alright.

- Speech! - OK, OK!

- Blow it out, big breath. - (Blows)

Yeah, speech now, speech now!

- Talk it up. - Speech, eh?

Um,

I don't know.

What do I say?

40! 40, hey, bub?

(Chuckles)

And do you know what? I love this woman.

I really do.

I know she just wanted me for my body,

but I can live with that.

Without Nic, my woman, I wouldn't have anything.

I wouldn't have a job,

a house.

- Sex! I wouldn't have sex. ALL: Oh!

Just mucking around.

Doesn't look like I'm getting any tonight, but...

No, no, sorry, sorry.

One thing we wouldn't have without each other

is our son, Joely.

Our private school boy, Joely.

MAN: Joely. WOMAN: Our pretty boy!

MAN: On ya, mate.

Yeah, so, I'd like to thank all youse mob for comin'

and drinkin' all the free beer

and eating all my food.

Youse are a mob of bludger blackfellas, hey?

Go home now! Go on, get!

Youse better be here in the morning to help clean up.

Thank you , darlin'.

Happy birthday, bud!

Happy birthday, man.

(Soft rock music plays)

- Good party. - Yeah.

How are you holding up, sis?

Fine.

I wish people would stop fussing.

About them credit cards - you told him yet?

Jesus, Gracie!

Not now!

Why you gotta be sheriff all the time?

I'm just worried about you, Nic, that's all.

Seriously, Nic, when are you gonna tell Eddie?

Don't you think he ought to know?

Look! Stop hassling me about it.

It's all sorted.

Just back off, Grace.

Let me enjoy my husband's birthday.

- You ordered strippers? - What?

- What's going on? - Sorry for interrupting.

But we'd like for you to come down the station.

There's been some developments

regarding the bag snatch at Redfern Park.

C'mon, you're not shutting us down! We're not even loud.

We're not here to shut you down.

We'd like to have a word with Mrs Shields.

Well, I'm her husband. What's it about?

It's about the robbery, Mr Shields.

It'll just be a quick word with your wife at the station.

- Nic? - I'm OK, Eddie.

I'll be back before you know it.

- I'll come with you. - No, no, no.

You stay and enjoy the party. Look after him, eh?

You might like to know that we caught him.

Who?

The person who robbed your wife.

Hey, bub, they caught him.

They caught the fucking prick!

Yeah. It's good.

And what about the money? Did youse get the money back?

Yes.

All the money has been recovered.

Hey! Babe!

It's OK!

They caught him.

They got him. They got the arsehole!

(Cheering) MAN: The caught the bludger!

Mrs Shields, you need to understand

that you're not under arrest,

that you've come in voluntarily

and you're free to go at any time.

But we are going to put some questions to you.

Good.

So, tell me again why you went through the park.

I don't know.

I always go through the park.

- Shortcut, maybe? - Yeah, it's a shortcut.

A shortcut to the bank?

Yeah.

It's not. It's actually longer.

Adds about five minutes.

I like the park. It's peaceful.

OFFICER: It is peaceful.

No security cameras, nothing.

Would have made our job a lot easier if there were.

But as luck would have it in this day of camera phones,

someone filmed it.

Do you wanna take a look?

Hey! Hey! Don't!

Does the phone video jog any memories?

You sure?

Mrs Shields,

our investigation has revealed that the man that robbed you

is actually your nephew, Robbie Shields.

Do you recognise him?

Um,

I-I haven't seen him in a while.

I don't really have much to do with him, really.

Really?

Because he was on his way over to your house

for the party when we picked him up.

What's even more curious, Nic,

is that he was carrying a very large sum of money.

I don't know.

I don't know why he'd do something like this to me.

Would you like to ask him yourself?

Yeah.

Please take a seat.

Mrs Shields, I'm Glen, Robbie's lawyer.

Robbie.

Robbie, please.

Look at me.

Mrs Shields, um...

..Robbie and I have had a long chat.

And he's told me everything.

Robbie.

Robbie, don't.

Robbie's only option to reduce his sentence,

and one that I think he should take,

is to tell the truth...

..that you're in on the robbery.

Robbie, your Uncle Eddie adores you, you know that.

Don't do this to us.

Don't... don't do this to him.

If Robbie takes my advice, and I hope that he does,

then he'll make a full confession.

I encourage you

to do what's right.

Please.

I can't.

LISA: Nic!

Hey!

Nic! What the fuck did you do to my son?

Lisa, please. Drive.

How could you? That's my baby!

- I said drive! - No! That is my son!

That's mine! How could you do that to me?!

How could you do it to him?! (Thumps car)

I'm coming for you, bitch!

I'm coming for you!

Morning.

It bounced.

What?

The cheque for Clyde. It bounced.

Where's that bank thing? How do you get on that bank site?

What are you talking about?

Get on that site. You know, the one with our accounts.

I can't.

Try again.

You promised me.

I know, I...

You promised me and you lied.

You're not even good at covering your tracks.

All the withdrawals are at Globes.

Fuck me!

You could've gone to the other ATMs and got away with it!

But nah! All right there. Globes.

- Eddie, please. - Don't!

You promised me that you wouldn't gamble.

I can't even look at you now, Nic. You're pathetic!

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

I didn't want to lie.

- I didn't want to gamble. - But you did!

I know.

There's a couple of credit cards.

How many?

Three.

Is that it? Or is there more?

- There's more. - (Sighs)

You know what?

I don't want to hear it.

I don't want to know.

I'm done.

Eddie...

Eddie, please... please.

- Joel! Joely! - Please, Eddie.

I'm taking you to the footy.

Now! (Opens door) Hurry up!

(Door slams)

Mum. What's happening?

Nothin'.

- Go, bub. - No, what's happening?

It's fine.

Go on. Go quick!

Are you sure?

I'm worried about you.

I'm sure.

Good luck today.

Alright.

See ya.

See ya, bub.

(Sobs)

(Wolf whistles)

Here.

That 50 bucks?

I took it.

There. You happy now?

Gammin big cultural man.

Big boss.

You're full of shit!

Them dancers aren't even from here.

You're jumping around for all them tourist.

All the girls. Shame job.

Spinning 'em a yarn so you can get into their pants -

so you can give them

a real proper cultural experience, eh?

So, you'll be with us for one night?

Do you have any luggage?

Please enjoy your stay with us.

Nic?

Nic?

Nic!

(Phone vibrates)

Please, babe, don't do this.

Come on, I love you.

W-we could work this out. I'm not angry with you.

Just...

..come on, can't we talk about this, please?

Give me a call as soon as you get this.

Dad, where's Mum?

- Joel, please... - Where is she?

Look, it's gonna be OK. We're gonna find her.

What's this?

- Joel... - Give it to me.

- No. - Let me fuckin' see it, Dad!

(Eddie dials phone)

Yeah, Grace. Look, can you... I need your help.

What's wrong?

It's Nic, she's left a letter.

Eddie, what's happening?

I think she's gonna do something stupid.

Can you get here soon as you can?

(Phone vibrates)

(Retches)

(Phone continues vibrating)

NIC, ON VOICEMAIL Hi, you've called Nic.

Please leave a message and I'll get back to you. Bye.

Oi, Nic. Eddie just called.

We can sort this out.

I'm heading around to your place now.

Don't do anything stupid.

You got a son to think about.

You gotta help me find her.

I don't know what to do.

She's never done anything like this before.

- Er, no. I've got the car. - Eddie.

Darl.

No, sometimes.

But mostly the train or the bus.

Look, are youse gonna help me find her?

Help me find her!

11... sorry, 17/11/75.

Can't you track her phone or something?

She's been there before. I think she had her son there.

Were you born at the RPA?

Joely, were you born at the RPA, bub?

Yeah. You'll have her on your files.

I've told you already - 15 Barry St, Redfern.

Just get here.

Can you please call me if you hear anything? Thank you.

I'm gonna call her.

(Phone vibrates)

(Weakly) Joely.

JOEL: Mum. It's me, Joely.

- Is she there? - Can you hear me?

Are you speaking to her, Joel?

- Please, Mum... - Did she pick up?

Shh! Shut up.

Mum, I know you can hear me.

I don't care if you go to jail.

I don't care if I go to that school.

I'll never be ashamed of you, Mum. Never.

People can talk shit, gossip, whatever they want.

I don't care.

I'm proud to be your son...

..and always will be.

I love you. Just please come home.

(Breathes raggedly)

(Monitors beep regularly)

Shit.