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[theme music playing]

[Julie] There are people to whom some things

just come naturally.

People who act on instinct,

yet know just the right thing to do.

The right advice to give,

the right ingredients to add.

People who stopped using recipes years ago.

[singer] ♪ Well miss Magnolia, you just... ♪

[Julie] People like me.

Somehow I always got the mix right.

Always the right approach in times of change.

My strike rate is exceptional.

[alarm buzzing]

[Julie] Just like it is with baking.

[gasps]

No.

No, no, no, no, no, this isn't right.

Wha...no! Oh!

Something was very wrong.

[Ben] Oh, Brown's.

-I love their cakes. -[Julie] Huh!

You getting slack in your old age, mom?

What happened to the domestic goddess?

[Julie] You know what? Maybe she needs a holiday,

a well-deserved break. You ever thought about that?

-Okay. Hey mum... -What?

[Ben] Can you talk to Chrissy and while you're at it,

ask her not to marry Carbo?

-Oh Ben... -[Ben] No, come on.

You don't seriously think it's a good idea?

I mean, Chrissy's great and everything

but Carbo's not ready.

He's just mad with his parents.

Well why don't you talk to him?

-I mean he's your friend. -Yeah exactly.

That's why I can't say anything.

-[sighs] -[Ben] Oh come on, mom.

You're so good at these things and you always know

the right thing to say so talk to Chrissy, please.

And while you're at it,

-get him to call us. -Oh Rita--

[Rita] Oh, speak to your friend.

Tell her to send my boy home.

Well they're both adults.

I can't exactly hand out orders.

Nick is a puppy.

He doesn't know what he's doing.

But this woman... You're the only one

who can make her come to her senses.

Look, she's just got engaged, she's over the moon.

I don't want to go on and rain on her parade.

[Chrissy] Oh. What the hell was I thinking?

I cannot get married to Carbo.

I mean I love him but it's not right.

But how can I tell him that, Jules?

You know he is so excited about the wedding.

[Julie] Um, Chrissy what are you looking for?

My mobile phone. Carbo said he was going to ring

because he's out there right now

buying me a big surprise.

And we all know what that means.

Oh, but he wouldn't have the money

for a diamond ring, would he?

Taking us back to the topic at hand.

I mean this whole thing is just crazy.

[Julie] Oh, it must be hard.

I mean he's such a lovely boy.

[Chrissy] Yeah, who's prepared to sacrifice

his whole family for me.

You know I don't want that.

Oh, he hasn't called. Thank God.

Jules, I don't know what to do.

You've got to help me.

I mean there's no easy way out.

Either way, Carbo gets hurt.

[Julie] All right, well just, you know, calm down.

There's a solution here. There always is.

Just marry him now and then divorce him

-in a year or so. -What?

What kind of advice is that?

Well I'm just saying the stigma about divorce

isn't what it used to be.

I mean you could have the wedding now

and get lots of presents.

[Chrissy] Jules, I love a gift registry

as much as the next person but is that really

the best foundation for a happy marriage?

No. No, uh, you're right.

I have no idea what I'm saying. Sorry.

How'd it go? Wedding on or off?

Oh, no idea.

Chrissy's confused and I was no help.

Sometimes there's no easy answer.

Or maybe you're just losing your touch.

Oh.

Jules I was just, uh, just kidding.

No, no may, you know maybe you're right.

I gave Chrissy ridiculous advice.

No idea where it came from.

I mean everything just feels off today.

Did I tell you about my cake?

-Cake? What-- -Dead.

Tasteless, flat as a pancake.

I had to buy one from the shop.

You make it sound like a hanging offence.

Something's not right with me.

I can feel it.

We'll see if we can change that.

-[Sammy] Hello darlings! -[Julie] Oh.

I thought Nathan was picking her up?

[Dave] No, he got a flat tire on the way to the airport.

-Oh. Hi. -Hi. How are you?

-How was it? -Welcome back.

Oh, New York was amazing.

I don't even know where to start.

Well how about with some coffee?

Sounds great. Please tell me there's a piece of cake

with my name on it too.

Yeah, I think I can arrange that.

-Um-- -Oh, my bags!

Yeah it's all right.

I've got them covered.

Oh thanks. There's, um,

a few more than I left with.

[Ben] Oh, my God this is awesome!

I hope it's your size.

Oh, an iPod !

Well I heard yours got nicked.

[chuckles]

[Rachel] Oh my gosh, the art director's annual?

Oh this is meant to be brilliant.

Yeah, and the drawing kit goes with it.

Oh, 3D. I love it!

Thank you. Thank you Sam.

-Pajamas, great. -[laughs]

They're Calvin Klein.

-Yeah. -Yeah. Feel the fabric.

It's Israeli cotton.

And there's a pair for you too. Pinstripe.

Oh, you shouldn't have, Sammy but thank you.

[Sammy] That's all right.

Well aren't you going to open yours?

Sammy, you...you, you bought so much.

You should see how much I bought Nathan. [laughs]

Darling, you know husbands tend to get a little concerned

when we come home with too many shopping bags.

[Sammy] Oh, well no. It wasn't our money

I was spending. Mom, gave me an early birthday present

so not too naughty.

[Julie] But would Nathan see it that way?

I had to say something.

[gasps] Chanel?

[Sammy] Well I knew it was your favorite.

And look Donna Karan sunglasses.

Your other ones were falling apart and I thought...

[Julie] Oh, darling, thank you.

[laughs]

[Sammy] Now you don't think Nathan will be too mad?

Oh, no. Just maybe give him a couple

and hide the rest.

Yeah.

[Ben] G'day Derek.

Thought you had a crook back.

Yeah, I do. But thought I better give the old girl

a bit of a scrub.

She's going to be on TV.

-[Ben] On the telly? -Yeah.

Tomorrow morning. The Breakfast Show

are coming down. They're gonna be doing

the weather from over there

and I think there's some joker going to be swimming

between the bridges.

I'm going to do a sausage sizzle.

Why don't you come down?

Ah it's a bit early for me mate.

[Derek] No, come on. Be great.

Bring your girlfriend. What's her name?

Uh, Melissa?

Yeah we, we kind of broke up.

Oh, that's a shame.

-Quite liked her. -Yeah.

So did I mate.

So did I.

What's the big surprise?

Check this out.

-Wow. How much? -Five grand.

Seriously? Can you afford that?

Yeah. I sold the Torana

me and Chrissy were working on.

-Try it on. -What?

Well you've got skin like Chrissy.

I want to see what it looks like.

Uh, right now I'm not sure which one

of those two statements is scaring me more.

Come on, mate. Try it on.

Come on.

Try the pinky.

What do you think?

It's nice.

Especially when it catches the light.

Yeah. The gold looks good on you.

-Yeah. -[laughs]

Hey Ben,

didn't take you long to get back on the horse, mate.

You know you got him on the rebound, don't you?

-[chuckles] -[Derek] Hey don't forget,

6:00 am tomorrow morning if you want to get your mug

on the television, okay?

And, um, bring your fiance.

Shut up, Derek.

-[Derek laughs] -Funny man.

-[grunts] It's coming. -It better be.

Hey, do you think this is a sign?

Just get it off your finger, mate.

[romantic music playing]

I'm really sorry about the car, babe.

I wanted to be there to pick you up.

Lucky really.

I mean the kind of reception I was planning

we would've got arrested if it happened at the airport.

-Is that so? -[Sammy] Mmm-hmm.

-I need to take a shower. -Um, no you don't.

-No I don't. No I don't. -[chuckles]

[screams]

[Nathan] Whoa.

-[Sammy laughs] -You okay?

[Sammy] Yes. Nothing's broken.

-What's that? -What?

-[Nathan] That. -[Sammy] Oh, it's for you.

You can try it on later.

Oh, Nathan.

[Nathan] How much did it cost?

Well the thing is everything over there is so cheap.

And it was on sale, so technically

I was saving money, not spending it.

So what was the exact saving that we made?

Well the thing is that my mom gave me

-some money for my birthday. -Right.

Naughty, I know.

But I was in New York and she insisted.

Now come here.

All I could think about when I saw it in the shop

was how hot you'd look in it.

I wanted to get you something special.

Well, Sam in case you'd forgotten,

I don't wear suits anymore.

I mean dad wouldn't care if I wore pajamas to work.

[Sammy] Yeah, but you'll need one soon.

[Nathan] Look Sam, thank you.

Thank you so much but, I should probably take

the car down to the tire place.

-Right now? -Yeah.

I put the spare on so I should probably,

not be driving around without one.

Uh, welcome home.

Yeah. Thanks.

Tres stylish.

[Julie] Mmm.

Yes I think so. [laughs]

[sighs]

Oh, what's wrong?

Libby's asked me to get a place with her.

-[Julie] Oh. -I think maybe I should.

-Well good. -Good?

Uh, yeah well no, not good for me.

-Good for you. -[Rachel] Is it?

Well if I don't go now, when will I?

I mean, Libby would be great to live with.

But I don't know.

I feel safe here. What do you think?

Well sometimes being safe's being trapped.

I mean you're young. Go live your life.

Give your father and me some space around here.

So you want me to go?

Absolutely. Go.

In fact, why are you still here?

[laughs]

Yeah. I might just go

and get a glass of water. I'm feeling a bit strange.

What the hell am I talking about?

[Carbo] Getting engaged was the best thing I ever did.

[Ben] It's also the quickest decision you ever made.

-So? -Are you sure you know

-what you're doing? -When I proposed

something inside me went click.

You know, it was the first time

I felt like a man.

You don't know how that feels.

Thanks mate. No, I don't.

What about Melissa?

Yeah, what about her?

Propose to her. Ask her to marry you.

Uh, considering she's not even talking to me,

that could be a bit difficult.

Propose. She'll come back to you.

-Carbo-- -She will.

And then we can have a double wedding

and we can go on a honeymoon.

To the Indy on the Gold Coast.

Mate, if you're inviting friends

on your honeymoon, that's not a good sign.

Just ask. What've you got to lose?

I've got it. It's genius.

Melissa watches the Breakfast Show.

-So? -So they're coming

here tomorrow.

You just need to get yourself in front

of the camera with a dirty big sign.

-What? -You see idiots doing it

all the time.

Hold up a sign and ask Melissa

to marry you. She'll love it!

That's it. I'm taking you home.

No, no, no. Not yet.

Don't you want to go home so Chrissy can try on

-the Torana? -Hey we got the rest

of our lives for that.

Tonight, you and me, celebrate.

Tony, two tequila slammers.

[Julie] No, he's gonna be staying here tonight.

Yeah, no, he's fine. He's just tired.

Yeah I will.

Bye Chrissy.

Oh, missed one.

So, celebratory drinks?

He's just so pumped about getting married.

No second thoughts then?

It's like he's born again.

-Hey, mom? -[Julie] Mmm?

Do you remember that girl that I had a crush

on in year 11?

Uh, Janine Cooper?

Yeah, Janine.

Remember how I was always calling her

but she was always busy?

-And then you said-- -There's a fine line

between romance and a restraining order.'

Yeah, that.

Anyway the thing is I've been trying

to get in touch with Mel

but she's not calling me back.

The Breakfast Show

are coming to the Marina

and I was thinking of holding up a sign

for the cameras. You know, saying that I love you.

I want it to be romantic.

But like you said, I don't want to end up

with an AVO.

[Julie] It didn't seem like that hard a dilemma.

But once again, I was out of my depth.

-Oh, Benno-- -You right mate?

Tell me a story.

They lived happily ever after.

[Julie] Knowing my answer might determine

my son's future happiness,

I thought it safer to flip a coin.

[Ben] So, what do you think?

Oh, I think you should go for it.

-It's a great idea. -Really?

-Yep. Yeah. -Really?

-All right. -[Julie laughs]

Thanks mom. You're the best mom.

[Carbo snoring]

[Ben] Carbo. Carbo, come on.

Wakey wakey.

Man don't, don't do that man.

These things can kill.

-We've got to go. -[Carbo] Are you serious?

What, what time is it? It's 5:00 am.

-[Ben] Come on, we'll be late. -Oh, late for what?

Well I'm doing what you said. Sort of.

[Carbo] What...what did I say?

Well you told me to propose to Melissa

but I don't think that I'm going to do that.

Mate are you serious? She's not even returning

-your phone calls. -Yeah, thanks mate.

I know. Well proposing's totally over the top

but I am going to be on telly.

What do you think?

The lettering is shocking.

Well as long as she can read it.

Yeah, but you can read that

from a space shuttle.

Okay. Come on. We've got to go.

I'll drop you at Chrissy's.

-Hey Ben? -Yeah?

Um, where's the...

Where's the ring? If it's not here

-I'll kill myself. -Just relax.

It was in a box. If there's no box...

[Ben] Look, maybe it's some kind of sign.

-Or an omen even. -Of what?

It kind of looks like the ring doesn't want to end up

-on Chrissy's finger. -Shut up.

You don't know what you're talking about.

Oh, look!

How's that for a sign?

Oh, no. I'm dead.

-I'll call the cops. -I'm a dead man.

I'll call the cops.

Excuse me, have you seen an engagement ring?

I just found it.

I only wanted to try it on.

[Carbo] Lady, you're a life savor.

[woman] The thing is, I've tried everything

-and it's stuck. -It's okay, don't panic.

We'll get it off no matter what.

So what exactly is Ben doing?

[Julie] Something romantic. Just wait and see.

[Chrissy] Knock, knock.

-[Julie] Oh, hi. -Hey. Door was open.

Thought I'd come and take Carbo off your hands.

Oh, you missed him. He and Ben have gone off together.

Hey mom, they're filming at the Boat Club.

Oh, come and see. We might see them.

-See them do what? -Something romantic

-apparently. -[laughs]

Ooh.

-So we're goin' to start... -[Julie] Oh, here we go.

It's not too late to sponsor Kerry

and remember all the money goes

to The Poverty Awareness Foundation.

So call, or visit their website.

[Ben] Stop poking, let me through.

-There's Ben. -[Nathan] Oh, yeah.

[Ben] Come on, guys. Fair go.

-[man] Mate. Come on. -No.

-Hey, hey, hey. Just... -Come on, give me the sign.

-Leave me alone. -Give me the sign.

We seem to have a slight technical problem.

-[Ben] No. No. No. -Give me the sign.

No, no. Give me back my sign!

[man] What the hell's going on?

-[Ben] You ruined it! -Um...

[Ben] Idiot!

[man] Okay Kerry, quickly,

-tell us how do you prepare... -Excuse me.

[man] ...for a 50k swim?

Melissa, Melissa I love you.

-I love you! Call me. -[man] Oh, come on just get

-this idiot out of here! -Please, please--

[man] Well, that's the meaning of live TV, folks.

Well Melissa wasn't returning his calls.

Well tell him not to hold his breath.

-Oh, what was he thinking? -He just wanted

to show her how he felt about her, that's all.

By making a complete fool of himself?

[Nathan] Who told Ben that that was a good idea?

Hey.

Oh, why didn't you wake me?

[Nathan] I thought you said you wanted to sleep in.

[Sammy] No. I said I wanted to stay in.

I don't have to work till later today.

[Nathan] Yeah. Well I do.

-No you don't. -Sam.

Dave won't mind if you wag.

He will.

Okay, if I don't sort out his schedule,

it stuffs up his day.

-Sorry. -Your loss.

I might not be in the mood later.

What are you doing?

[Nathan] I'm looking for my sneakers.

Oh. No, no, no. They're over there.

[Nathan] What's this?

It's just stuff I haven't got round

to unpacking yet.

Kiss me.

No, Sam seriously.

I've got to go to work.

Okay.

Well, um, dad wants to see us today.

Yeah, I can't, I'm busy.

Well can't we see him after work?

Not today. Can we swing around there tomorrow maybe?

Well he said it's important.

So fob him off. Make up a story.

I'm sure you'll think of something.

You're good at that.

Chrissy.

[singer] ♪ That sings Everything's all right... ♪

Chrissy?

[singer] ♪ ...the fire Horses sleep ♪

♪ So gently Comes the night ♪

♪ Now close your eyes And stare ♪

♪ The ground They're on is bare ♪

♪ But once it was as deep ♪

♪ And wild As giants' dreams ♪

♪ It's no longer there ♪

♪ And all of our desires ♪

♪ Could mirror skies With flames ♪

♪ And smoke out Heaven's halls ♪

♪ Who was that you called? ♪

♪ They're no longer there ♪

Oh, sorry I'm late.

I couldn't start the car.

Michael sorted it out of me luckily.

Well the agent has left

but I had a look and it's really nice.

-[Libby] Oh. -And he says he can take us

through tomorrow so long as no one else

puts in an application first.

Oh, Lib this is the place where my mates used to live.

Oh, Michael used to go to drama school.

And apparently they had some really awesome parties.

Absolutely.

Oh, where we're standing right now,

I know I've woken up in a pool of my own vomit.

-Probably more than once. -[laughs]

-Good times. -Oh, yeah.

[Rachel] Do your mates still live here?

Should I buy a pair of earplugs?

[Libby] Oh, no. We'll leave that for the neighbors.

Not that we'll be going out of our way

-to disturb your peace. -At least not all the time.

Michael knows so many cool people.

We are going to have the best parties.

Let's just put in an application then.

Libby hasn't even seen the place yet.

[Michael] Oh, don't worry about it. You'll love it.

Anyway, someone else might get the place.

Oh, yeah, you're probably right.

I really think you should just have a look around,

especially if you're going to commit to a lease.

All right. All right fair enough.

This is going to be awesome!

[Libby chuckles]

[indistinct chatter]

It's all cued up. Just plug her in, Ben.

Great. Hope I didn't look like too much of an idiot.

[Derek] No.

Kerry, quickly, tell us

how do you prepare for a 50k swim?

Melissa, I love you. Call me.

[man] Oh, come on. Just get this idiot out of here.

-Please, please. -[laughter]

[man] Well, that's the meaning

of live TV, folks.

Boat came up a treat, eh?

[Rachel] Grandad, you know those aren't daywear, right?

Blame the Israeli cotton.

They're too comfortable to take off.

-[Julie] Hey. -[Rachel] Oh, hey.

-Give you a hand. -Oh, thanks darling.

[Julie] So how are you? Did you see the place?

-Yeah. -Oh, don't tell me.

It was a horrible cockroaches, leaking toilets--

No, it was actually quite nice

but I think I'm having second thoughts. I--

[Ben] Did you see it? Did you?

I look like a total dickhead!

Uh, we're in the middle of something here, Ben.

Hey, my life is over!

People recognize me on the street.

-I'm on YouTube! -Send me the link,

I'll have a look.

Mel's never gonna speak to me again.

Ben, you're not the only one with problems.

-Mom and I are having-- -I was humiliated

on national television. What have you got

-that's going to top that? -Mom, have you got a second?

-No, she hasn't! -Take a ticket.

I've got a real emergency here.

You are such a drama queen.

Oh, that's really rich coming from you.

Hey enough! You sound like a bunch

-of five year olds. -Mom, why didn't you try

-and stop me? -I'm so...

Proud of yourselves?

[sobs]

What's the matter?

I had a flush.

What?

A hot flush.

You don't looked flushed.

I'm clammy. See?

Whoa, yeah, you are.

Yeah, that is clammy.

-Thanks. -You're clammy, so--

It's the first sign.

Rita was right.

I'm menopausal.

-Julie, it was a warm day. -[Julie] No, I felt

like I was on fire, Dave.

Don't you think you might be--

[Julie] Oh, what? I'm overreacting?

-Uh... -[Julie] Look I'm...

I...I know what this is. Okay, I'm moody,

I'm hormonal, now I'm clammy.

And the kids... I can't...

I can't help them.

I can't even deal with them.

See?

-Come on. -[sobs]

[Julie] There's no doubt about it.

It's menopause.

What makes you think that?

[Julie] Oh. headaches, check.

Tiredness, check.

Irritability, check.

Depression, loss of sleep, check, check.

Look, you're just trying to talk yourself into it,

like the time you thought you had cholera.

Oh, will you still love me if I lose my figure?

Yeah. I'll even help you look for it.

Lack of self-esteem, check.

-Oh... -Night sweats, check!

-[Dave] Since when? -Well last night for starters.

It was humid. I was sweating.

Maybe I'm in menopause?

Look, crawling and itching sensations

under the skin, check.

Look, why don't you have a chat to Rita

and maybe she can give you a little bit more perspective.

Mom, sorry do you have a minute to talk now?

Oh, darling you know what? I don't.

Why don't you talk to your father.

Okay, sure. Okay.

-Hi. -Hi.

Um, so you know how I went house hunting today

-with Libby? -Mmm-hmm. How'd it go?

It went great.

But, uh...

her boyfriend is a bit of a package deal.

-Yeah. -[Rachel] You know, parties

ending in pools of vomit.

So, I'm a bit worried that it's all going

to end up a nightmare.

But I don't wanna tell her that because I'm afraid

she'll get massively offended.

Okay well just tell her the same way you told me.

It's not like you're having a go at her.

And, uh, get her to take out the lease in her name.

That'll make moving out easier if things go wrong.

Mmm-hmm. Very clever, old man.

Okay. Anything else?

I think I'm just beginning to hit my straps.

[Rita] You've got to eat well and exercise.

You'll feel better all round.

And that'll stop me bursting into tears, will it?

-Avoid stress. -Oh, easier said than done.

[Rita] I know.

Did you speak with your friend?

Not that we're talking about me or my problems

of course.

Oh, Chrissy loves Carbo.

She'd never want to do anything to hurt him.

But having said that, I think she's starting to wonder

if she's doing the right thing.

I am sure that she's a very nice person

but she is not right for my Nick.

Oh, all right when I see her at work

I'll talk to her, okay?

The best thing for everyone is to call it off.

Please, Julie, have some.

Didn't you just say something about eating right?

Yes. Or you could just do

what everyone else does. Concede defeat.

[laughs] Yum.

You won't be wearing a miniskirt ever again,

that's for sure.

[dramatic music playing]

I'm sorry.

-What for? -I wrecked dinner.

The pasta's soggy and the sauce is burnt.

There are worse things that could happen.

It was meant to be perfect.

Well, twenty five bucks a bottle, if that isn't,

it'd wanna be pretty close.

Carbo, um, I think we should have a glass of wine

and talk about the future.

I'm sorry, Chrissy. I just...

[Chrissy] Hey it's just pasta. Don't worry.

[Carbo] Yeah but it's not that.

I mean, you're hot, you're funny,

you speak car and you're fantastic.

And I wanted everything to be perfect for you but--

You know what? Sometimes that's the trouble.

You know, you get so caught up

in the romance of a situation

that you lose your head a bit

and sometimes, Carbo, you... you make decisions

that aren't necessarily the right ones.

But it's just that everything went wrong

and then I started to think.

You know, maybe it's a sign.

And it's not that I don't love you because...

Oh, my God. What?

You don't want to get married either?

[Julie] Nathan? What's wrong?

Hey? Oh, nothing.

-You not hungry? -No, no.

-I guess not. -Mmm. It's not like you.

Sammy's been going to her parents

for money behind my back.

Is this about the shopping spree?

Well and the fact that she lied to me

-about her plane ticket. -What?

[Nathan] She told me that Monique's dad... Oh, look.

It doesn't... It's... Doesn't matter.

-It's not... -Well no, no it does matter.

I mean have you talked to her about it?

I've let it go for so long now

it feels weird bringing it up.

Well you know I think it's pretty clear

what you need to do. You should...

Yeah. You have to ask her about the tickets.

You can't keep things to yourself.

I did with Melissa. Now look what happened to me.

Mom, what do you think?

[Ben] Just don't accuse Sammy of stuff

unless you know for sure.

Otherwise it'll blow up in your face.

Thank you.

Righto.

[dramatic music playing]

This is a much better meal.

I guess this is kind of like our dinner.

You know how some people have our song.

I was serious, Chrissy, about wanting to marry you.

I know. But neither of us are ready for that.

But I thought I was.

Then I got scared.

You know, you wanted exactly what I wanted,

for everything to stay as it was

but it couldn't.

Your parents just brought things to a head.

I'm sorry.

I'm not.

You made me happy.

-I sold the Torana. -[Chrissy] What? Why?

Oh, you shouldn't have spent so much money.

[Carbo] Told you.

I just wanted it to be perfect.

Well, how'd you get my ring size?

I was sneaky.

[laughs] Oh, it's gorgeous.

You want to keep it?

No, no... It's perfect.

That's enough for me.

Okay well, um, guess I should be heading off.

Well do you want me to give you a lift?

No, no. It's fine.

I'll crash at my cousin's place.

He lives near the station.

Go home, Carbo.

Go home to your mom and dad.

Wish me luck.

[dramatic music playing]

[crickets chirping]

[Theo] What happened?

[Carbo] Chrissy and I broke up.

Nick. Are you staying or...

I don't feel like talking about it.

Fine.

Fine just sit down darling.

-Have you eaten? -Yes, mom.

So, what are you gonna do now?

Don't know. Have an early night?

-He means generally. -Mom--

[Rita] Nick, we're worried about you.

We just want the best for you, yeah?

We want you to stand on your own feet.

Why don't you get it, mom? I'm not moving back to Lesbos

and I'm not working in a cafe.

Fine. No cafe.

Your uncle Saki has the biggest

furniture outlet in Mytilini.

I don't want to sell furniture either!

Oh, tell him, Theo.

You'd start on the ground floor,

-learn the business. -It's not the life I want,

dad. I'm not uncle Saki.

You're turning your nose up at us now.

You're too good to get your hands dirty

like the rest of the family.

You did it hard and you did good.

By yourselves. That's what I want to do

and I'll make my own decisions.

Because the ones you've made so far

have been fantastic, right?

[Carbo] You know what I loved about Chrissy the most?

I don't think that's anything your mother needs to hear.

She never treated me like a kid.

Look, I'm not moving to Greece.

I'm staying here and getting a job.

Look, I made mistakes before and I've learnt.

You just have to trust me.

Mom, I have to do this.

[sobbing]

I have missed you so much.

I only want the best for you, my baby.

-I love you. -Yeah. I love you too, mom.

Oh, my Nicko such a man.

Oh my little Nicko.

But there's gonna be rules.

I brought you these.

-Oh. -I can't stay.

Thank you. Oh, yum.

I just wanted to tell you that Nick came home.

-Oh? -Since when?

It happened tonight.

-Didn't your friend tell you? -Right.

-[Rita] The engagement's off. -Okay. No, no, no.

So, uh, so it's over?

Whatever you said to her worked.

How's Nick taking it?

He'll be fine.

And now that everything's sorted,

we've decided to go back to Greece just Theo and I.

-When are you going? -[Rita] Next week.

But don't worry, we'll get together

before we leave.

Thanks again, Julie. Thank you.

Oh, it's all right.

[Rita] Do you really like my baklava?

Yeah. I'll say.

[Rita] [laughs] I'll make you some more.

[Julie laughs]

-See you. -Bye.

-[Rita] Bye. -[Dave] See?

Everything's sorted with Chrissy, Rita's happy.

All is well in the world.

I didn't sort Chrissy out.

When I left her she was paralyzed

-with indecision. -[Dave] And it all worked out.

-That's the main thing. -She did it without my help.

-Hi. -Oh, hi.

-[Sammy] Baklava? Mmm. -Help yourself.

Thanks.

[Julie] Normally I would've had a quick word to Sammy

about what Nathan told me.

But saying nothing had seemed to work with Chrissy.

What's all this?

Stuff from New York.

Mostly for you.

I thought it was just the suit.

Well, I was going to surprise you.

Oh, you did. What else are you hiding?

Oh, a seven four seven can only hold so much.

Couldn't go too crazy.

[sighs] Why are you mad?

I told you mom gave me the spending money.

What else did she give you?

-Nothing. -What about the plane ticket?

You said Monique's dad got it for you.

You said that.

But it was your parents that bankrolled

the whole trip.

-Well so what if they did? -You lied to me, Sam.

Only because I knew you were gonna be upset.

I knocked back a job with your dad

out of respect for your principles, yeah?

Yeah we turned down an apartment--

I know that.

Well when you want to party in New York suddenly

it's okay to take handouts and lie about it?

Oh for God's sake,

I was just trying to have some fun!

When am I going to get the chance again?

God, look,

I know we're going to go together sometime.

-I just... -[Nathan] You just thought

you would turn your back against everything

we have ever agreed on.

Well I really hope shopping was worth it, Sam.

[Julie]It seems saying nothing

doesn't always work either...

[dramatic music playing]

[Ted] Didn't hear you get in last night.

-I slept in the park. -The park?

Well, I slept in the car.

Oh, that explains why Sammy caught

the train this morning.

-So she's gone? -Yeah.

She's not too happy with you, mate.

I'm not happy with her.

Are you using the bathroom or--

No, no go ahead. Feel free.

-What's going on? -[Ben] Mom's new regime.

-[Rachel] No junk food. -Why?

She weighed herself this morning.

Must've been all that baklava last night.

[Julie] Ah, I can hear you.

Well I think it's a great idea.

We all eat too much processed sugary crap.

Suck up.

[Julie] Anything that's bad for you,

we're giving away, all right?

Well if you're looking for a charity case--

No, Ben. Ben! Ben!

Mom! Ow.

Hey, muesli bars are healthy.

They're full of sugar.

Not the Brown's! Mom!

Jules, Jules, just go for it.

[Nathan] No, no, no mom this is insane.

[Dave] Your mother's having a hard time at the moment.

We're all just going to have to cope.

Thank you.

Rocky road. Hide it under the bed.

[Ben] I don't have a bed.

-Give it here. -Oh yeah, yeah.

All right. So, it's just a joke, is it?

I'm going through a major change

but to you it's just a big fat laugh.

Well nothing around here's going to be big or fat

if we keep going like this.

A major change, Ben!

A change of my whole life.

-Mom, what's wrong? -What's wrong?

I'll tell you what's wrong.

I am emotional, I am confused,

I am fat and I'm menopausal!

Menopausal! Menopausal!

Okay?

[dramatic music playing]

[indistinct chatter]

Sorry. Sorry I'm late.

Dramas at home.

We've seen the flat, we love it,

-we just need your signature. -What?

Well I filled it in already.

All right. I'll just look over it first.

Well it's a standard lease.

Another couple just left with an application

so we've got to get it in before them.

Why is the lease in my name only?

Well she had a little problem at her last place.

Well no chance of getting a reference there.

You never told me about that. What kind of problem?

Oh, it was stupid.

They just complained about the music.

Said it made their light fittings shake, right?

-It was such a lie, Rach. -[Michael] We're not gonna

have a problem at this place.

These walls are practically sound proof.

We can make as much noise as we like.

Rachel, come on.

[Nathan] It's the Palmers first up in Kareela.

And then, uh, the Chans just a few streets over.

Okay that'll take me up to lunch time.

-Have you got a minute? -Oh, we're working.

-[Sammy] It's important. -I'll just head off anyway.

Call me about those other jobs all right?

Yep.

You were right, okay?

I should never have lied to you

but I'm trying to fix this.

I spoke to dad this morning and he wants us

to reconsider the sub-penthouse.

What?

Well I said we'd consider it.

This is how you fix things?

You said you wanted honesty.

Here it is.

We need our own place.

He's organized a meeting with the lawyers

-this afternoon, okay? -[Ben] Oh my God, Sam.

You don't get it, do you?

Well I just... I don't want us to be fighting

like this anymore.

We'd have security, we wouldn't be worried

-about money-- -Security's the problem.

Your dad and his money. It's this huge cushion

just waiting to catch you if you fall.

I mean you have no idea how to live

in the real world.

-That is complete crap. -Really?

-Yeah. -The apartment,

the trip to New York, the shopping spree.

I mean you spent thousands of dollars

on a suit that I am never gonna wear.

Well when you get a real job, you will.

Excuse me for having faith in you.

What if I don't get a real job?

-What if this is it? -Don't be ridiculous.

[Nathan] What if your life is you, me,

kids the suburbs, forever?

No trips to New York, no shopping sprees, just us.

I mean who are you in love with, Sam?

Is it me or the person you want me to be?

I do not have to listen to this.

Oh, no. No, no. Sam, Sam, Sam

whatever I do it's not good enough

-for you, is it? -I have...

-I have never said that! -I got you a ticket

to New York but it wasn't good enough!

-It wasn't first class! -That is because my mom

had already bought me a ticket.

-You know that. -Yeah

you could've told her to cancel it.

And now you think you can make everything better

by forcing me to take Tony's handouts?

You have no idea who I am, Sam,

and I am starting to think that I don't like who you are.

[dramatic music playing]

-I guess you heard that. -Just a bit.

Sorry.

Look, I'm just going to go to my parents'

for a bit. Take some time out.

Right.

I should break off an engagement more often.

Well I missed you at work.

Oh.

Well, I just needed a day to myself.

Mmm.

-Hey, rocky road? -[chuckles] No not for me.

So are you okay?

-Is it all good? -Yeah. I'm a bit sad.

You know, I'm gonna miss him but it was definitely

the right thing to do.

At least we're still friends.

-Sorry, I wasn't much help. -What do you mean?

[Julie] Oh, the other day,

the whole 'marry now, divorce later,

-keep the presents' advice. -[laughs] That was weird.

-Yeah. -But you know what?

It was so weird it kind of clarified

-everything for me. -[Julie] Really?

Yeah. It was at that point that I realized

that I couldn't let it go any longer.

You were there for me.

As always.

Oh, are you sure you won't have some?

[laughs] Oh, oh.

What the hell.

-Cheers. -[both laughs]

Carbo's mom and dad said that I could move back in

-when they go back to Greece! -Great!

We can let out the couch. Woo hoo!

-I'm moving out! -Whoa.

I'm, um, I'm staying.

Didn't you get the flat?

-I didn't apply. -Oh, why not?

I just want to stay here a little bit longer,

-if that's okay? -Well I don't know about that.

-Oh, of course it is, darling. -Are you sure?

All that stuff about spreading my wings

and giving you two some space?

-Oh, It was crap. -Hey, hey.

Turn it back. Turn back the channel.

-What? -[Dave] Back, back, back,

back, back.

Isn't that Sammy's house?

[woman] ...have implicated Mr. Westaway

in massive investment fraud

with others expected to follow.

We are expecting a statement from Mr. Westaway's lawyers

shortly but it may be several days

before we know just how many investors

have been swindled out of their money

and for how much.

It's expected that figure will be in the millions.

There's also grave concern that many smaller investors

have been taken for a ride.

-Oh my God. -That's awful.

I wonder if he'll go to jail?

Oh, depends if they can pin it on him.

No wonder Tony was so keen to offload that apartment.

-[Julie] What do you mean? -Oh, the lawyers

were already drawing up the contract.

Me and Sammy had it all worked out.

Keep a bit of cash in the family.

-Oh, don't be ridiculous. -Mom, it's obvious.

[Julie] What? You really believe that

Sammy had something to do with this?

No.

You need to talk to her, Nathan.

Mom, she won't even pick up her phone.

Well then find a way.

She needs you.

As I watched my son go off to save his marriage,

I hoped to God that I had finally given him

the right advice.

[upbeat music playing]

Sam it's me. Please pick up.

I'm just... I'm outside the gate

and I just want to talk.

Okay?

You a friend of the Westaways?

Business associate?

Look, I notice you keep calling.

I figure you must know someone inside.

Yes.

Uh, and it's none of your business.

I am just doing my job.

[Julie]Suddenly, Nathan thought

that Ben's idea may not be completely stupid.

Hey, I've changed my mind.

I would like to make a comment.

You said you didn't know anything.

I'm Tony's son-in-law.

Right.

[Rita] Item three.

Kitchen.

It has to be tidied before you turn in.

Uh, item four, bathroom.

You'll take turns cleaning it.

-Twice a week. -Twice? Mom.

Item five.

Curfew.

Everyone home in bed by one a.m.

No excuses. Item six.

Girlfriends or house guests must have a full time job,

-references-- -You've got to be kidding,

-right? -Your last housemate

wasn't exactly a Saint.

Oh, why don't we give them to pee in a cup too, mom?

You know, drug tests before anyone sets foot

-on the property. -I think you'll find

-that's item twelve. -Oh.

Item seven.

We have decorators coming in.

And Nick you're gonna supervise their work.

That's it. So?

Give me the pen.

Good boy.

Sign here.

And here.

I think we understand each other.

-[Julie sighs] -[Dave] There you go.

Oh, thanks darling.

Last piece, and I'm removing the temptation for you.

It's all right.

I made an appointment with the doctor.

Who knows, maybe they've found a cure.

Oh, come on. It's not terminal.

We'll deal with it.

And I love you to death no matter what.

Even if I'm flushed and sweaty all the time?

You don't sweat.

-You glisten. -[laughs]

What's that?

Turn it up, turn it up.

[Nathan] We don't know the full story yet

and I hope it's all a mistake.

Tony's family have always treated me well.

But you're here, Mr. Rafter

instead of inside with the family.

Should we infer anything from that?

The only thing you should infer is that,

um, I love my wife and I stand by her

no matter what.

[Julie] I couldn't remember ever feeling

more proud of Nathan.

In fact, I felt pretty good myself.

I might even start baking again.

-Julie? -Mmm.

Yum.

I'm gonna have to retrieve that.

[chuckles]

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