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[theme music playing]

[Dave] We walk through a lot of doors in life,

usually we know where we're headed.

Other times, we don't have a clue.

A door opens and before you know it life takes

a whole new direction.

[singer] ♪ Everyone's waiting ♪

♪ I stand at the station 'Cos everything goes ♪

♪ I know, I know ♪

Early start for you?

Lots of appointments to get through.

Can't have a nine month waiting list, can you?

[laughs]

And there's your baby again.

[Dave] Ah, two left feet. Really is a Rafter.

You must do a lot of these?

I mean, everyone gets it done, right?

Yeah, almost everyone.

[Dave] Yeah, best to be safe.

We're not taking any chances.

We're actually off to a mother's wellness group

on Saturday.

"Nine Moons" or something.

Very ooga booga. Mung beans, meditation.

And incorrect.

Technically, it's ten lunar months, not nine.

Um, does it look okay?

Your baby's growth is right on track.

You can see the nasal bone really well.

The heartbeat's strong.

Does it show anything else?

You know this is just a screening test?

It's not definitive.

Yeah, but so far it's--

Doctor Marsh will go through it with you.

An ultrasound before breakfast.

That is not right.

I don't know you can eat.

[Nathan] Well, I mean, how's worrying

about it going to help?

Well, they're testing for Down Syndrome.

At Mum's age, there's a higher risk of that.

Yeah, but the chances are still slim, right?

[Ben] Rolled oats or muesli?

Never let Carbo shop for cereal.

What, what, what happened to your hair?

Um, so Rachel, ah, what time are Mum and Dad getting home?

Yeah, should we wait for them to get back?

[Nathan] What? No, no a big welcoming committee,

that's way too much pressure.

[Rachel] Yeah, look, I think that they'll tell us

in their own time.

We should just get on with our day.

[Nathan] Yeah. I vote for that.

It's my first day at Front Music.

I want to, uh...

Well, I don't want to be late.

Okay, alright.

Tell me you got dressed in the dark.

No, Ben, I work in the music industry now.

I've got to look the part.

And I know which part.

Don't listen to them. You look hot.

Now, go get them.

For couples your age, one baby in twenty

is born with Down Syndrome.

So it's twenty to one.

That's not bad.

I wouldn't back a horse with those odds.

[Sandra] The test we're doing today will refine those odds.

Up or down.

[dramatic music playing]

So what's the verdict?

The reading is in the upper range.

What are the chances now?

I can't tell that yet.

Well, just a ball park figure.

Maybe as high as one in four.

But bear in mind that the increments

in these tests are so small,

that there is margin for error.

Um, they--

they took a blood sample, will that confirm it?

[Sandra] Mmm-hmm.

The blood test results will be read in conjunction

with the ultrasound measurements

to give a final answer.

If we find certain Down's markers in both results,

it considerably increases the likelihood, yes.

[Dave] So if the tests come back good,

we're off the hook?

Your horse is back to being a long shot.

[Dave] So basically no need to worry

until the results come back?

But you should be prepared.

We'll know in a few days.

[upbeat music playing]

Can I help you?

Yep, hi. Um, I'm Nathan Rafter.

I'm--

Starting work today. Yeah, Layla said.

But it's-- it's like seriously early.

Is it?

Hm, Layla was on a hook up with New York until, like,

2:00 A.M. Didn't she say?

It's a conference call.

Oh, yeah. Yeah, of course.

Um, no, she will be in?

Later.

There are some magazines to read.

-Mmm-hmm. -[Amber] Oh, I'm Amber.

-Amber. -And do you want a coffee?

Thanks, that'd be great.

Okay, 'cause the cafe's just around the corner.

They make a great chai latte.

Oh, and if you're going,

could you grab me one?

I'll fix you up later.

Sure.

Thanks.

Hello.

Gone to work.

Yeah. Well, you should go too.

Aren't you meant to be meeting Jake?

Oh, maybe I'll just stay here with you.

Well, I'm fine.

I might just go into the office, keep busy.

[Dave] Yeah, we haven't got the blood test results yet.

No need to panic.

Oh, who's panicking?

No one.

It's only one chance in four.

That's 75% it'll be okay.

-Yeah, I know. -Yeah.

But if the testing does point to Down's then--

-What? -Well, it doesn't--

it doesn't affect anything, does it?

Well, it would. Of course, it would.

Yeah, but we'd be okay. We'd cope.

Yeah. Yeah.

Good.

Well, we probably should do some research,

find out what we're dealing with.

No. Let's just wait 'till we get the test results.

Until we know the odds, I'm not even going

to think about it.

[dramatic music playing]

[Ted] Have there been any messages for me from home?

Julie was having some tests.

Everything alright?

Ah, yeah, just routine stuff.

Is my phone number on the Rafter's fridge?

There's a list of all my girlfriends.

[laughs]

You know, this is probably the last time you can stay over.

Hmm?

My daughter arrives tomorrow.

Suzanna?

Remember, I told you.

Right. Right she's coming down from Queensland

with her partner.

Hmm, and there's a baby on the way.

This place is going to be pretty crowded.

What, they're staying here with you?

No, not exactly.

I thought I'd rent them the place.

You know, mates rates until they get settled

and I'd move into something smaller.

-Oh. -Hmm.

Somewhere local.

You know, a garden flat and make it more affordable,

I thought I might be able to find some handsome man

who knew how to cook my eggs.

Can you think of anyone?

You're a hussy, Marjorie.

I'm shocked.

Oh, you and me. Just think about it.

I will. I'll give it a good think.

But now I better finish this off and--

and run. I mean, head off.

Hey, Amber.

[Nathan] Layla. Hey.

Oh my God. Have you been here long?

-Three coffees. -And four Brags but it--

-It's cool. -I'm sorry,

I should have warned you.

But that American producer was pushing me

on every territory and royalty in that contract.

Oh, of course.

You know, some days we work ten to four.

Other days, it's dawn to midnight.

And it gets crazy.

It's fine. Really. I just thought

first day and all, I should, uh--

-You suck up. -[Nathan] Yep.

Come on then. I owe you a grand tour.

-So you've meet Amber. -[Nathan] Yes.

Uh, this is Steve's office when he's in the country.

-Right. -When accounts gets in,

-she sits here. -Yep.

Oh, the, uh, recording studios and the little boys room

are back down the corridor.

Uh, this is where the musos sleep

when they've pulled an all-nighter.

Which it looks like they have.

-[Nathan] Ooh! -Yep. Relatively fresh.

Hey, Amber, is Levi still here?

Yeah, I think that was his breakfast.

[Layla] I thought I told him to go home.

[Amber] Yeah, well, he said that you wanted

the concept for the game show guys

on his desk by lunchtime.

That's right. I did, didn't I.

God, they are feral when you interrupt them.

-Right. -And we're here.

So welcome to the music industry.

I love it already.

Not overwhelmed?

Overwhelmed? No.

No, please, not at all.

-You liar. -[Nathan] Yes.

But, hey, it's new territory for me too.

That's why I hired you, remember?

Mmm-hmm.

Sorry, you're here.

So we can do the whole synergy thing.

Right. And we can share paper-clips.

Don't worry, I will get stuck in.

Good. You've got an hour.

An hour?

Well, my brain's a bit fried.

So I thought we'd do your welcome lunch.

Oh. You know, get to know each other a bit better.

Maybe muddle out some kind of strategy.

But basically we'll just drink. [laughs]

Well, now I really love this industry.

But do not speak too soon, because some days

you won't get lunch at all.

Oh, the company's back catalogue

is on your hard drive.

Might be a good place to start.

-Cool. -[Layla] Enjoy.

Will do.

[Layla] Hey.

[rock music playing]

Sorry.

How do I turn it off?

Hi.

Did you leave these on my porch?

Should I have put them around the back?

No.

You should have shoved your banksias up your bum.

Or better still, shoved it up my husband's bum

together with the spiky end of the proteas.

Oh, you know your flowers.

Well, who gives bloody natives anyway?

Bloody cheapskate.

Would a bunch of roses be too much?

Well, your husband wanted something different.

You know, he spent a ton of cash.

Well, now it can be a ton of compost.

Well, if you didn't want them,

you could have just said, "no thanks".

You're not working today?

Oh, maybe for a couple of hours.

I told Don I had a doctor's appointment.

Which I did.

And?

Nothing to report, really.

Just waiting on some more results.

[Chrissy] More results?

It's okay if you don't want to talk about it.

Listen, when you and Greg were trying for a baby.

What, in those agonizing three years

before he shacked up with Sally?

If you'd fallen pregnant and found out

that something wasn't right with the baby...

Julie, if I'd fallen pregnant,

the kid could have grown two heads

and I still would have had it.

Probably by caesarean, but, yes.

Yeah and I'm-- I'm keeping this baby.

Whatever happens.

Is Dave okay with all this?

Yeah.

Well, I don't know.

God, I hope so.

I thought you'd talked all this through.

Yeah, we had. It's...

it's just he's saying that we shouldn't think

about it until we know.

Well, that's probably fair enough.

[Julie] Yeah, I know.

So why do I feel like he's backing away?

You really should read some of this.

[Dave] Congenital heart problems, bone malformation.

-[Julie] Yeah, yeah. -Leukemia.

Yeah, alright, that too.

But there are scientific breakthroughs every day,

there's support systems in place--

[Dave] Jules, it's too soon.

We don't know where we stand here.

Yeah, alright, but we need to be ready

for these things.

Look, if... if we are having a Down's baby--

If, Jules. If.

If, then we've got to inform ourselves.

Look, just turn off the computer.

Let's get something to eat and have an early night.

No, you can't just bury your head in the sand.

I'm sorry, Jules, I just don't see the point in--

[Julie] Look, I know you're scared.

Alright. I'm frightened too.

But together we can do this.

I mean, we're a team, aren't we?

Yeah. Yep.

[dramatic music playing]

[Dave] And she was right.

I was scared. But that was only part of it.

[Carbo] Yeah, no worries. I'll lock up.

Toula, of course I know the alarm code.

I got in, didn't I?

Yeah, look, I've got to go.

Get better, okay?

Oh, please don't call triple-0.

I'm here to apologize.

No need. I see it all the time.

You know, flowers rev people up.

That's so true.

But I could have hurt you with that arrangement.

I'm very strong.

No, no, it's sweet.

You look very strong too, Mr...

Um, Mr. Carbo. My friends call me Carbo.

Yeah, well, lifting flowers all day

must give you quite a work-out, Mr. Carbo.

Yeah, sure, you know I do a lot of,

uh, lifting around here.

I bet you do.

Hey, I saved some of your bunch.

Did you want to take them now?

Oh, no. Sorry, I can't take them now.

On my way out.

But, uh, anytime you'd like to deliver them,

I'll definitely open my door for you.

Strictly speaking, it's a balance board--

[Carbo] Mate, it was freaky.

Like totally ready to take my head off one minute.

Making goo-goo smoochy eyes at me the next.

Did you call the cops?

Why would I?

Well, she attacked you.

Yeah, but she was kind of hot.

So now what are you telling me,

you're into this woman?

No, no, I'm way too professional for that.

You hear stories about the pool boy

and the plumber all the time.

Maybe it's true.

Desperate housewives, ding dong at the door.

So, uh, what is she blonde?

Twenty-three, twenty-four?

Toni? I'd say she'd be closer to forty.

What?

What?

You have got a type. Hot older women.

Mate, you're full of it.

No. First Chrissy, now this chick.

Hey, Carbo the Cougarnator.

She got a daughter?

Hey, look, two out of two does not make

-a type, right? -Oh, yeah.

How many women under 35 have you been on a date

-with lately? -Hey, I don't exactly see

you going out with any young hotties either.

And you and Mel have been split for ages.

Three weeks is not "ages".

Look, time enough to get back on your horse.

That's all I'm saying.

All right, look, either make it up with Mel or move on.

Stick to dating older women, mate, because you've got

no idea what you're talking about.

[Layla laughs]

Now that has got to be the first time

I've ever drank Sambucca at lunch.

The first time you ever drank Sambucca,

-I reckon. -Correct.

[laughs]

Hey, look, why don't you just dump

some of the catalogue on your iPod

and waddle off home for a listen?

-Are you kidding? -No.

[Amber] Layla, Mitch Langdon rang.

He said he's good for tomorrow.

Great, thank you.

Okay, but standby because tomorrow is a big day.

Okay? We've got lunch with Mitch from Moby Sound.

Oh, more food.

Well, more booze actually.

Mitch hates a drink.

But, hey, do you know Cuddlepot and Snugglepie?

I think you mean Snugglepot and Cuddlepie.

Okay, whatever.

Mitch is turning the whole, um, series into a hundred

and one minute episodes for download

to little kids mobiles.

Hmm. Do little kids have mobiles?

Well, I guess they will when he's made

a hundred episodes.

He's just trying to do something different.

Or he wants to shake things up

for a new generation of techno savvy sprogs,

-is that it? -Correct.

So you have to schmooze Mitch. Okay?

'Cause we're pitching for both the underscore

and the associated sound track.

Ah, the verb 'to schmooze'.

At last that's a term that I understand.

Good. Now go home.

-I'll see you tomorrow. -Yes.

-Okay. -Bye.

See you.

Started late then had a ridiculously long lunch.

It was awesome.

Sounds great, mate.

Did you get to do any actual work?

Yes, I listened to, uh, some stuff.

Oh, the agony of it all.

Mmm. But the heavy duty action kicks off tomorrow.

We have got lunch with a producer.

-Ooh! -[Sammy] Somewhere nice?

Well, you don't schmooze clients at Pizza Hut.

We're going to some fancy two hat joint in town.

God, is it a job or a vacation?

I think it sounds fantastic, Nathan.

-Mmm, it is. -Oh. [laughs]

Hey, was everything okay this morning?

Hmm? Oh, yeah, yeah,

it was fine. Well, we're waiting on

-a blood test result. -[phone ringing]

Hey, Mum, how about you put your feet up?

-I can finish dinner. -Everything was fine, Rachel.

Hi. Dave Rafter.

Oh, Marjorie. Hi.

No, no, sorry, no, Ted's not here.

No, he's, uh, gone for a walk.

Yeah. Yep, I'll let him know.

Alright, bye.

Are you sure everything's okay?

Any developments we'll let you know.

[knocks on door]

Hello.

Oh, yeah.

You okay?

I was about to ask you the same question.

I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be?

Well, it's not like you to pass up on a call

from Marjorie.

Look, uh, keep it out of the gossip columns,

but she wants us to move in together.

Oh. What do you want?

To head for the hills.

[laughs]

Commitment phobia.

Oh, there might be a few other factors niggling

around the edges.

Such as?

Oh, who pays for what? Who does what?

Well, you better slow things down

a bit and do what's right for you.

Yeah.

And what about you?

What about me?

Who are you hiding from?

No one.

Hey.

[mellow music playing]

[Dave] Jules was right.

We're a team. We always find a compromise,

some middle ground.

But here, there wasn't a middle ground.

There was no compromise.

[singer] ♪ If I'm the one who Lets you be your own self ♪

♪ If I'm the one whose Love lies where you lay ♪

♪ For all you know Time had us blessed ♪

♪ [indistinct] best the way Your love relay ♪

♪ So hold on ♪

♪ Hold on and on and on ♪

I take it you're not playing solitaire?

You're right.

We need to know what we're dealing with.

So I know it's a challenge.

But lots of Down's kids grow up

to lead full and happy lives.

Well, they get jobs, drive cars, get married.

Yeah, I know what.

And that's what I'm trying to focus on,

the positives.

Well, that's good.

It doesn't always work out that way, does it?

I mean, what if the child needs 24-hour care?

Well, we'll give it.

You're a great dad.

You'll... You'll be a great Dad.

Yeah, well, maybe but Jules we're not getting any younger.

What if something happens to us and suddenly it falls

in Rachel's lap or Nathan's, or Ben's.

It doesn't just affect us.

Don't--don't drag the kids into this.

Now you're looking at it from the worst

possible perspective. That won't happen.

-Well, what if it does? -Well, it's not their choice.

Isn't it?

No!

I thought we'd decided.

Well, decisions can be revisited, can't they?

Not this one. No!

[Dave] Jules, I'm just trying to be honest here.

I don't know if I can deal with this.

I don't know if I want this.

And if you can't hear what I'm saying,

well, where does that leave us?

Don't do this to me.

-You finished? -Yep. Hey, Mum, look,

I'm really sorry about last night.

-I shouldn't have pushed it. -Oh, darling, don't--

don't apologize, it's fine.

You should get to work, shouldn't you?

You'll be late.

[Ted] I'm off for a poker lesson.

Texas Hold Em.

It's all the rage apparently.

You picking Marjorie up?

No, she's got an appointment, I think.

Yeah, yeah, a pole dancing class,

she can't get enough of them.

Oh, that'll be good.

Julie.

I'll see you tonight.

Jules, we can't not talk about this.

This is the rest of our lives.

I'm sick to death of this good result,

bad result thing.

We are talking about a child.

Stop judging the kid before it's even born.

Oh, you want to be an adult,

-let's make a list. -[Julie] Oh.

Pros and cons. You know, the good points

on one side and bad on the other--

You cannot tick off a list of problems...

...and we'll weigh them up.

...against the life of a child, you just can't.

Well, it's your body, you win.

You're always going to win, aren't you?

Five card draw poker.

Only game worth learning, or so I'm told.

Yeah. Just don't play strip poker on the beach

'cause you've only got your cossie to lose.

[laughs] How are you, Frank?

We haven't seen you for a while.

Yeah. Well, been in Europe, haven't I.

Meeting up with some of my internet hook-ups.

Any luck?

Yes. Yeah, a girl in Dusseldorf I quite liked.

Bettina.

Broadened my horizons, let me tell you.

Married, of course.

Yeah, she wanted her husband to join in.

Well, I might be many things, Ted,

-that isn't one of them. -Hmm.

-G'day, Granddad. -G'day, mate.

Where's Marjorie?

Oh, I'm just here for the poker class, mate.

You've got to have a bit of time to yourself,

haven't you?

Yeah. Yeah, I've--

I've really been enjoying my "me time" without Melissa

on the scene.

Hey, uh, you should come and have a beer with me

and Carbo, hey.

Three amigos together, what do you reckon?

Sure.

[Marjory] Good morning.

Looks like you're on, mate.

Ladies and gentleman, I'm here to introduce you

to the challenging complex

and infinitely fascinating game

of Texas Hold Em.

My name is Marjory.

Everyone has their cards.

Now there's a coincidence.

[Marjory] Prepare to become addicted.

Hey there.

Oh, hi. Well, small world.

These are for you. Don't chuck them at me butt.

[laughs] Very nice.

Are they from my dropkick husband again?

Yeah, he's not giving up.

He's got my mobile number now.

Purple hyacinth.

For forgiveness.

Every second bloody flower is for forgiveness, isn't it?

Yeah, spot on.

I did a flower appreciation course.

Every Tuesday night for three months.

That was before karate classes,

but after furniture restoration.

Geez, you're keeping yourself busy, eh?

Oh, well, dropkick never got home

before 9:00 and never took the slightest bit

of interest in what I was doing, so.

Sorry, did you want some flowers?

I've got some beautiful gerberas,

-just in this morning. -Oh, I'll take those.

Actually, uh, oh, could you hold those

two buckets up for me please?

Sure.

Higher.

Ah, lovely.

Really lovely.

On second thoughts, I'll take the gerberas.

I do like a long stalk.

Oh, yeah, but it's the colors

that make them, hey? I mean, just look

at the way the, um...

I seem to be your only customer.

What's in there?

Storeroom. Very small.

Very flexible.

That was a good group today.

I had fun.

[Ted] You're a good teacher.

And it was nice meeting you, Ted.

Same here. How come the--

the interest in poker?

Oh, my husband was poker mad.

We used to play every Friday night with friends.

None as keen as Graham and me though.

[Ted] Well, no wonder you're an expert.

Graham had his weaknesses.

He could never resist going for an inside straight.

Mmm, if I only knew what that meant.

He passed away five years ago next month.

Oh, it sounds stupid but every time I play poker--

[Ted] No, everyone has their way of remembering.

If you really are interested in demystifying poker,

I'd be happy to offer you some private lessons.

Maybe we could even have dinner after.

Well, that's a lovely idea.

And thanks but, uh, but no, I'm...

I'm actually seeing someone at the moment.

Quite a coincidence, she's a Marjorie too.

Well, sounds like you've drawn a good hand then.

I'm happy for you.

Well, I'll see you at the next workshop?

Oh, you will.

Bye, Ted.

Bye, Marjory.

Mate, I'm not one to brag but you know

that customer I told you about?

Oh my God, she just left.

So much for professionalism.

Mate, look, the storeroom's a bit of a mess.

But there's something about these experienced women,

you know the way they hold you.

And the way they...

the way they match the bloom with the foliage

is as much of an art as the choice of flowers.

Have you got a customer?

Yes, and a rose that's magnificent in the morning

can be just as fresh in the afternoon.

It's her, isn't it?

Sorry, sold out.

What?

I thought you had to go?

Do you need a hand with your...

delivery run?

I've got to tell you I am so ready for Mitch Langdon.

Although Gumnut Babies aren't exactly the first gig

that I thought I'd be pitching for.

Yeah, well, it wasn't quite what I expected either,

but hey, a gig's a gig, right?

So let's nail this.

Absolutely.

Now I've been doing my homework

and I have skimmed through every single Snugglepot book

ever published.

I see, good work.

Hey, and Cuddlepie, don't forget her.

It's him actually. They're foster-brothers.

-No way. -Yep.

Don't worry, I'm ready.

But if Mitch wants to talk stories,

I can talk stories, names, I can talk names.

Definitely the King of Schmooze.

That is why I hired this guy.

Oh, um, Layla, can I, um, just make a call,

-can I just? -Yeah, sure.

[Nathan] Alright.

[Amber] So I booked the restaurant for one

and the taxi is on its way.

[woman] Come on, come on, come on.

-[phone ringing] -[Sammy] Oh, hold on, hold on.

Sorry.

-Hey you. -Hello. How's your, uh,

how's your lazy day off going?

It's not that lazy.

[Nathan] Sam, look, um, I'm not sure

how long this, uh, lunch is going to go for,

but apparently this guy's a little bit of a party animal.

So don't wait up, okay?

Okay, um, well, break a leg.

Okay. Thank you. I love you.

-Yeah, I love you too. -Bye.

We are good to go.

Alright, bye. Let's do this.

-Let's. -Bye.

The Norton job's finished. They paid cash.

Oh, excellent. Plus good timing.

We've got another call come in.

You're needed down at Freeman Park.

There's, um, exposed wires near the slippery dip.

Exposed wires in a playground?

Okay.

[singer] ♪ Everyone's waiting ♪

♪ I stand up the station 'Cos everything goes ♪

♪ I know, I know ♪

♪ Pick up your feet, boy ♪

♪ It's time To compete because... ♪

Which one's yours?

Oh, the little girl with the white hat, Sarah.

She's coming down the slipper slide.

[laughs] Come on, Sarah.

Come on. Good girl.

[singer] ♪ You chop and change ♪

♪ With the seasons ♪

Dodgy wires?

I didn't know how else to get you here.

Sneaky seemed best.

Yeah, well, I don't do sneaky, Jules.

Yeah, okay.

Not with something this serious.

Okay.

Just watch them.

-I don't like being ambushed. -I know.

I'm sorry.

Talk to the parents.

They're gorgeous kids.

-See how they fit in? -The kid's not the problem.

So what is?

This isn't the place, alright?

Okay, just... just... just leave me alone.

-[Julie] Dave, I-- -[Dave] Just leave it!

[singer] ♪ And change With the seasons ♪

♪ How do you sleep Through the doubt? ♪

[boy] Hi, ma.

Hi [indistinct]

[Dave] How could I explain that I remembered exactly

what it was like not to fit in?

That was the problem.

Hey.

Oh, hey.

Well, I had a pretty constructive day.

Hmm.

How was yours?

[Julie] Well, your Dad and I, um,

spent some time in the park together.

Oh. That must have been nice.

Yeah, it was, wasn't it?

Just leave it, Jules.

[Julie] Did you come to any conclusions?

Oh, about what?

Please, just leave it.

Hey, Sam, there was that thing you wanted to show me.

[Sammy] Well no privacy when you live like sardines.

If this is about the baby, I'm worried.

You think it might be?

Yeah, well, they've both been pretty tense.

Let's hope not.

Hey, who's going to Tafe?

Me. Maybe.

There's this journalism course I want to try.

It's features writing. I was thinking maybe, um,

women's mags, maybe travel stuff.

What brought this on?

Oh, I don't... I don't know. I've just been feeling

restless at work. My... My job's just so same,

same all the time.

Is it okay to be jealous of your husband?

Oh, that depends what you're jealous of.

If it's Nathan's dress sense, then I'd say no. [laughs]

[laughs] No. His new job just sounds so amazing.

And he's so fired up about it. And I... I envy that.

I need a new focus too.

[Nathan] Oh, yes. Thank you, I will take that as a win.

You are one classy schmooze-artist.

You had Mitch Langdon laughing. I mean,

you even had him crying at one point.

Chalk one up for team.

Now it is over to the creative musical types

to write some magic, things.

Right, I'm just calling Steve in LA. Look in that, uh,

fridge, there's some champagne.

[Nathan] Layla, I've actually got to go.

[Layla] One second.

Steve.

Hello,

who's this?

Right, Natasha.

Um, is... is Steve awake too?

Hey, hey, sorry to interrupt.

Um, I just thought you might want to know

that we aced it.

Yeah, Mitch is coming in next week.

No, I can't push him back Steve.

You should see his schedule.

Yes, but you were scheduled to be back.

I mean, the... the meetings all set up.

Fine, we'll handle it.

You say hi to Natasha.

Selfish! So bloody selfish.

Sorry about that. It's, um,

long distance relationship with an egomaniac.

Mmm-hmm.

Am I drinking alone?

I'll have one glass, but

we're not finishing the bottle.

But it's...

it's the good stuff.

It's against the law to let it go flat.

Fill it up.

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[Ben] Hello. Who called me at work

to drool down the phone line?

That was a courtesy call.

What happened in the storeroom?

Are we talking horizontal, vertical, or both?

-Let's just say... -[phone ringing]

Say what?

-Hello. -Carbo, say what?

-Toni. Hi. -Is that her?

No. No, not too sore, thanks.

Sorry?

Um, loved to but I can't, yeah,

I've got to meet my Mum and Dad tonight.

Hey, Toni, how did you get this number?

Sure. Yeah, soon, bye.

She went through the paperwork in the shop

while I was catching my breath.

[laughs]

-Stalker. -Stalker.

[laughs]

Hey, baby.

Sam. Sam, I just had the best day of my life.

I nailed a big client to the wall.

I got to eat something with real truffles in it.

I got a cab charge and did I say that I brought

-in a big client. -Nathan, it's midnight.

-It's what? -It's midnight.

Oh. Sorry. Sorry.

It's just that Steve and Layla had some kind of fight

and I couldn't leave her alone, Sam.

She was so miserable.

You should have seen her. She was plastered.

Right, 'cause that's exactly what a wife needs to hear.

Now could you please shut up.

One of us has to work early in the morning.

Sorry.

Shutting up. Yep.

Sorry.

[singer] ♪ If I'm the one who Lets you be your own self ♪

♪ If I'm the one whose Love lies where you lay ♪

♪ For all you know Time had us blessed ♪

♪ [indistinct] best the way Your love relay ♪

♪ So hold on... ♪

Oh, great. Toni.

Mr. Albrecht?

Yeah, it's Nick from Vatalidis Flowers.

Yeah, look, uh, we had a bit of a problem delivering

those arrangements to your wife.

I probably shouldn't be saying this but, uh,

I think maybe flowers aren't what Toni needs right now.

Don't tell me you've forgotten an invoice?

No, um, we're just having a girls morning.

Oh, what about Nine Moons?

Uh, Chrissy offered to come, so

I'm letting you off the hook.

Fine.

I think I'm double parked.

I'll see you later.

Yep.

[Summer] Ah, this

is my friend from Nimbin.

You put some on your tummy and just a drop behind

the ears twice a day.

It's totally natural ingredients.

I started using it with my first and, ah,

nausea just dissolves away like ice cubes on

a summer road.

And that's my name. Summer.

Ah, welcome to Nine Moon.

Hi, um, I'm Julie. This is Chrissy.

It is lovely to have another same sex couple join us.

Why don't you take a seat next to Abby and Susannah?

Oh, no, no, we're not same sex.

No, well... well, we are but, no, it's just...

We're... Oh, we're just... We're good friends.

I could tell. Don't hyperventilate.

[Abby] Well, not until the second stage labor.

[Julie] No.

[Summer] We are all on the road to motherhood.

This group is just to help support over any bumps

and potholes, yeah?

At the end of this journey, we want the happiest,

healthiest baby the universe can give us.

Now see what else we've got here.

Have a smell of that one.

Jules, this is ridiculous. Dave should be here.

Yeah, but...

[Summer] Divine.

Good morning, Marjorie.

I thought I'd frightened you off well and truly.

I don't know where you get these ideas.

Well, you haven't been returning my calls.

Well, there's been a lot going on. I've been busy.

You don't have to explain.

Look, I've been carrying on like a 22-year-old

whose girlfriend's just asked him to set a date.

Look, it's alright, really.

I mean, moving in was just wishful thinking.

Well, don't burn the house down just yet.

Here.

Ah, I've been doing a bit of thinking

about us and what you mean to me.

And I want to be with you as often as I can.

But as for setting up house together,

that's... that's a big step.

And if we do move in together,

it'll be for one reason.

I have to wait for you to pop the question?

Well, let's just see how we go.

I'll help you find a place, get settled in,

and then maybe in time...

Hmm.

Oh!

Looks like your daughter's turned up.

Yesterday.

So when do I get to meet her?

Soon enough.

Is she at home at the moment?

Toni, I can't, okay? I'm really busy.

Orders up to the eyeballs.

I need a really huge favor, Carbo. Really huge.

Can we pretend none of this ever happened?

Look, it was all fantastic and exactly what I needed.

But can we just forget?

I guess.

My husband turned up.

-Did he? -[Toni] Saying the most

wonderful things. He's changed so much.

It was like he was reading my mind.

And it was all really exciting and...

Yeah, no need for details. I... I get it.

I'm sorry. But he's my husband.

Here, on the house.

I just want you to be happy.

You're really sweet.

Hey, Toni, look, I won't say anything about yesterday

to anyone.

But I won't forget it.

Mate, who's the man?

I'm telling you the Love God is on fire.

Dead set, any problem you've got, I can fix it.

What are you talking about?

Toni and her husband. All sorted.

And now I'm going to sort you.

Hey, I do not need sorting, okay?

Oh, that's what you think.

Yeah, moping around the house like a wet towel.

I'm telling you, by this time next week,

if you're not back in the saddle,

I'm losing my touch. Let's get a drink.

Hey.

[Dave] Hey.

I was sitting in the park yesterday, I kept thinking

to myself what am I really afraid of.

And I thought about the time before the Wilson's and

how I was passed from family to family.

You know, always the outsider, always different.

I was the kid who couldn't fill in the names

of his family tree at school.

And I hated it.

How does that affect this baby?

Kids are cruel, Jules.

Yeah, they can be.

You know, and what... what I went through is nothing

in comparison to what this kid might have to.

And I don't want that. I don't want my child

not to fit in. I don't ever want them to feel unloved

or looked down upon or rejected.

And they won't.

We'll protect them from that.

We can't protect them from everything.

Look, I know things were awful for you.

But you can't go mixing up your past

with this child's future.

We've got to have faith in ourselves as parents

and stop second guessing the future.

Yeah.

Well, the future's here. I got a call from the doctor's

while you were out.

They want to see us first thing Monday morning.

Whatever comes, okay?

Yeah.

Oh, safe to put my head above the trenches, is it?

We're fine. Always have been.

Oh. Glad to hear it.

'Cause I may not be moving out just yet.

Oh, you were moving out?

Oh, well, Marjorie thought we should get a flat.

Oh, well, that'd be good.

Yeah, it will be.

When we're ready. But not just yet.

So is Marjorie a broken woman?

We're fine. Always have been.

Celebratory beers all around then.

-Mmm. -[Dave] Herbal tea for you.

So how was the group?

Oh, it was good.

Lots of mums and dads to swap notes with.

Even a lesbian couple.

Oh.

Oh, Dad, they were lovely.

And they'll make great parents.

Two mums.

How's that fair to the kid?

[Susannah] Do you reckon?

-She kind of looked like... -No, she didn't.

[Susannah] She did.

Hello, darlings! How was the group?

Oh, it was beautiful. Thank you, the essential oils,

the perineal massages, yoga stretches.

A little too herbal for me.

You loved it. And so did he.

Come inside, tell me all about it.

I've made something to eat and I've cleaned out

yet another wardrobe.

[Susannah] Fantastic. Thanks, Mum.

[Dave] Lives change in a heartbeat sometimes.

A trace of a chemical in the blood.

A simple yes or no.

[Sandra] Well, the results are very clear.

Your blood tests are normal,

which means in conjunction

with the nuchal translucency test,

your chances of having a Down Syndrome child are back

in the very low range.

As I said, the tests aren't foolproof.

There's still a chance. We can do more testing.

Amniocentesis at fifteen weeks.

Ah, no. No more tests.

[Dave] We'd definitely been tested enough.

And thankfully we made it through.

That's a major salad.

Yeah.

Are we eating with a giant rabbit?

Salad for everyone tonight. We've all got to stay

as healthy as possible for this baby. No complaints.

Beer is the antidote to all these vitamins. Anyone else?

Yeah, cheers.

[singer] ♪ I've been alone I've been... ♪

[Julie] Oh, no, no, no, no. Sorry. Sorry, you just...

Well, you've got to put...

[Sammy] Why, it's not a salad dressing?

[Dave] And by realizing I was ready to face the future,

I was ready to face the past.

And ready to start filling in the names

of my family tree.

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