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-[theme music playing] -[cat meowing]

[baby crying]

[dramatic music playing]

[Ted] It was only when I saw the body

being wheeled out that it hit me.

The full impact of it all.

And I wasn't too proud of myself.

Who'd have thought so much could change

in just a few short days?

[Chel] Weren't you reading the subtitles?

I didn't need subtitles.

I could see what they were doing.

[Chel] Yeah, well, that's French films for you.

Yeah, but seriously,

does it always have to be about sex?

Well, sex, death, food.

Yeah. Mind you the countryside was very nice.

Yeah, when they weren't having sex all over it.

I didn't know you were such a prude.

Ah, a time and a place, Chel.

That's all I'm saying.

Time and a place.

-Hey, get back here! -[Hayley] There she is!

Where do you think you're going?

[Hayley] Grab her!

Oi!

[Hayley] I bet you like it so much.

You girls! What are you doing?

-[Jude] Stop! -Go near Tommo again,

you're dead! Get it!

He's my boyfriend, you slut!

I don't want anything to do with him!

[Hayley] Get your own boyfriend!

That's it! Leave her alone!

I said, leave her alone!

-Piss off, Granddad! -What did you say?

Oh, Ted, no leave, no leave it.

-Tragic emo! -That's it.

-No, no, Ted, leave it. -That's it.

I'm calling the cops.

-Leave it, leave it. -Give me that.

No, don't! Don't!

[Chel] Ow!

[Jude] Get away from me!

[Hayley] Hey! Get back here!

Where do you think you're going?

Are you hurt?

The mirror got me.

-Oh, come on, love. Come on. -[grunts]

You big Sir Galahad.

No, it was just the way I was brought up.

You are hurt.

No, honestly, Ted, I'll be okay.

We're going to the hospital.

No argument.

[dramatic music playing]

[sighs]

Mmm. Where have you been?

Checking up what time I come in, eh?

Yes, and you're late.

Might have to ground you for a month. [chuckles]

I've just come from the hospital.

Chel and I got roughed up by some young people.

What?

Look, she's...

She's got dialysis on tomorrow

and they just kept her in overnight

-for observation. -Dave?

Look, it's under control.

They got her into renal.

Are you all right? Dave!

Um, Dad and Chel got attacked by a gang.

Chel's in hospital.

In hospital? How serious?

Well, she got pushed against the car

and, ah, with her kidneys,

I just thought it better to have her checked over.

Well, you should've called me. I...

-Well, I would've come over. -What... What's going on?

[Ted] She didn't want any fuss.

She said she'd see us all in the morning.

-What's up? -I don't know.

I think it's something to do with Chel.

Did you call the police, Dad?

Yeah, they came to the hospital.

For all the good it will do us.

Is Chel okay?

Well, as far as I know.

And what about the blokes that attacked you?

They weren't blokes, they were girls.

[sighs] I'm going to bed.

[knocks]

Yeah?

Hey.

Are you okay?

-Mmm. -Oh, Dad.

I'm so sorry.

It's a horrible thing.

I'm fine.

It's what the world's come to that I worry about.

They were attacking this young girl

and they just...

turned on us like a pack of dogs.

Well, I suppose there are always girls like that.

Well, if there was, I never met them.

Hey...

They broke the glass of the watch

you and your mom gave me.

I guess...

watches can be replaced.

Unlike people.

To those girls, I was a stupid old man.

Invisible.

Irrelevant.

Meanwhile next door, Melissa was feeling sidelined

in a different way.

Oh... Oh, come on.

[sighs]

Have you been using my toothbrush?

-No. -Well, someone has.

It's wet.

Maybe somebody used it accidentally.

Eww.

Is that so gross?

If it's Carbo, yes!

[upbeat music playing]

Neat freak Nathan.

-Yes. -What if it was me?

-Was it? -No.

Look, whoever used it probably washed it afterwards.

What's the big deal?

I might not be the tidiest person in the world,

but the last thing I feel like coming home to

is stepping in a carton of half-eaten takeaway--

Oh, sorry. We meant to clean it up.

And then my husband doesn't even seem to care

if someone's been spreading germs

all over my toothbrush.

All right, all right, all right, okay.

Let's say it was me who used it.

My germs are your germs.

See?

-Was it you? -Absolutely.

-You're lying. -Yes, I am.

Look, it's just a toothbrush. This is a share house.

These things are bound to happen.

Exactly!

We already have to share everything else in this place.

That toothbrush is mine.

Oh, and by the way, someone on the ward tonight

had mad cow disease.

Are you happy to share those germs, too?

[door slams]

[Rachel] There were girl gangs at school

you steered clear of. You know, they'd turn

the toilet blocks into their own

private club room, but it wasn't so much them,

it was more the mean girls like Tarsha McNeil

-that really got to me. -Mmm.

God, I remember the trauma of mufti day.

The whole

"Those shoes are so last week."

It didn't matter what I wore,

I always got the look up and down of disgust.

Well, you should've just formed a gang

-and bashed her up. -Yeah...

'cause I look like the violent type, don't I?

Well, you and Tanya

got pretty into it at the footy that time--

No, we did not. She wanted to.

Yeah, my girlfriend the scrapper.

Yeah, bring it on. I'll go another 15 rounds with her.

Chel ended up in the hospital because of those girls.

It's no joking matter.

Granddad, I didn't know you were there.

We were talking about something else.

-We were just joking. -Yeah, we weren't laughing

about what happened to Chel, mate.

Well, it sure sounded like it.

No, honestly, it wasn't like that.

How do you think I feel?

When I was your age, I could... I could handle myself.

Now that a bloke's getting on a bit,

where's the respect?

Ted, I'm off to the hospital.

-Are you coming? -Absolutely.

The least I can do is visit her.

Granddad, I...

-[Ted] Morning, Chel. -Hello, boys.

We've got all the essentials, mate.

Plus...

-a murder mystery. -Thank you.

Shall we get you anything else from the shop?

No. The volunteers, they're very sweet.

So, how are you?

Oh, I'm fine.

Gave us a bit of a scare last night.

Yeah. I'm fine, Dave.

Good.

So, when can we get you home?

Well, they ran some kidney function tests.

They're upping me to three sessions

of dialysis a week, so...

-Three? -Because of last night?

Oh, well, falling against a mirror

could've had something to do with it.

Oh, that's it. I'm going to the coppers.

I'm going to put a rocket under them.

They've got to do something about this!

No, Ted, Ted, it's sort of speeding up

something that would've happened anyway.

Is that what the doctor said?

But they're going to put a permanent shunt in,

-so that's a good thing. -What's that?

Well, it's a little... like a plastic vein,

just goes under the skin so there's no more bruising.

I can tattoo it "X marks the spot."

Can I get you anything else? Some, ah, more tea?

Hot chocolate? More toast?

Cold Singapore noodles.

I said I was sorry about the mess.

Did you drink all the...

I'll get some more from next door.

Are you sure you don't want anything else?

All I want is to eat and sleep.

[phone ringing]

-Do you want me to get that? -Yeah.

It's, ah... It's Sammy.

Ah, I'll have to call her back when Nathan's not here.

[Nathan] Nathan is here. Anything I can do?

Ah, just the man I want to speak to.

-Sounds ominous. -Someone's been using

my toothbrush, is it you?

Are you kidding? No. That's... that's gross.

I only share airspace with people

because it's antisocial not to.

So unless you're lying...

And we all know I'm not.

That only leaves one suspect.

Ooh.

Carbo, have you been using my...

[dramatic music playing]

Oh, my...

You like it?

My secret admirer sent it.

Cute, eh? But hot at the same time.

And these women...

They're my secret admirers.

-Jennifer Hawkins? -Ah, could be.

Why not?

-Let me see that toothbrush. -Why?

Show me that toothbrush now.

Ew! Okay, here's the reason

why Hawko won't be queuing up to be your secret admirer.

That's my toothbrush in your mouth.

Yeah, but it's a toothbrush.

It's meant to go in people's mouths.

In the owners' mouths!

[Nathan] What's going on?

Well, don't worry, I rinse them.

Always.

Always?

What, you've done this before?

Oh, well, I don't get the problem.

Then you have a problem.

[Nathan] That's really bad form, Carbo.

Well, do you want it? Here.

-Oh. -[Nathan] Oh, no, no, look.

Carbo will get you a new one. Won't you?

-Do I have to? -Yes.

Look, that's problem solved, Mel.

Why don't you go and get some sleep?

It sounds like you had a tough shift.

Yeah, it was. Thanks.

Don't touch my things again.

[groans]

Nah, he's all right.

It's just they broke the glass on the watch

that Nan gave him.

God, poor guy.

He should've just steered clear.

What, you really think Dad'd stand by

while a young girl was being attacked?

Well, that's what the police say, stay out of it.

What, what about victims of bullying?

Mom, you don't know what girls are like these days.

They can be feral.

We get them at the Club all the time.

They get messy, throw punches, glasses

-and we've got security. -[Julie] Yeah.

Oh, hey. Just heard.

-How's Chel? -Bloody awful.

[Dave] Yeah, there's some kidney damage

and they've upped her dialysis sessions

to three times a week.

And I just let it happen.

Dad, no one's thinking that.

Well, I am.

Granddad. Granddad, wait.

Look, I know where you're coming from on this.

Just leave it, Ben.

After I was attacked at the Boat Club,

I felt like it was my fault.

That if I'd been a real man, it wouldn't have happened.

You see the world differently

and everyone's a potential danger,

but it's not true.

Well, maybe not for you, Ben.

But when you walk down the street, odds are

no one will touch you.

When I walk down the street,

I'm an easy target.

[slams]

[Ted] I was living in a world

I no longer had much faith in.

The problem was,

how to get that faith back.

At home, I was safe.

But at my age it's too easy

to reduce your life to four walls.

[Julie] Hey, um, do you want to go to the shops?

-Ah, sure, sounds good. -Great.

Oh, Dad?

Um, you sure you're okay?

-I'm going for a walk. -Oh.

And being broad daylight, there's a fair chance

I might make it back alive.

I'm, ah... I'm worried about Dad.

He'll be all right.

Says the man stripping the bed I changed yesterday.

Look, I've been telling myself that Chel's gonna be okay,

but they're upping the number of sessions,

they're putting a shunt in her arm...

She's not okay.

Look, people can survive for years like that.

Well, I've read the statistics.

With HIV, she'll be at the bottom of the list for a kidney.

She needs a volunteer donor.

Dave, you've got a three-month-old daughter.

And a mother I don't want to lose.

Not after I've just found her.

Remember the last time you offered?

Yeah, well, things have changed since then.

We've got to know each other, trust each other, talk,

I mean, we can at least talk about it.

Yeah, well, you know, she made you promise

not to test.

Jules, she's my mother

and she's going to die without a new kidney.

You know, what sort of son am I if I don't even try?

Just be careful how you bring it up, that's all.

Yep.

[Jake] Okay, so here is Pyrmont.

Yep, where I work, where all the action is.

Right. And here is Carss Park, my work.

[Rachel] Where the action isn't.

So where we should probably start our search

is somewhere around here in between the two.

Yeah, yeah, that...

-That's all right, for a start. -Oh, that's fair.

Yeah, and then when we figure out that

that's miles away from anywhere

we actually want to be, we can focus it

more around here. Yeah?

Ah, so, ready to go to the shops, Rach?

Yeah, I'll just grab my jacket.

Righto.

Sorry to interrupt the flat hunting.

Oh, no, no, no, that's fine.

I promised Dave I'd watch the AFL with him.

He reckons he's going to try and convert me.

Right. Hey, listen, no pressure,

but it'd be great to finally meet your mom

before you and Rach do move out.

That'd be great.

Okay, well, we could do it here.

-Nothing huge. -Okay.

I was going to save the meet and greet barbecue

for, ah, when we moved into our new place, but--

-Oh. -I don't see it happening

-any time soon so-- -Well, um,

what about next weekend?

[Rachel] What's happening next weekend?

Drinks with Jake's mom. About time, don't you think?

Yeah, that's good.

That's a great, great idea.

It's not even remotely terrifying.

I'll tell you what? I'll even wear a bra

and do my hair. A special occasion. [laughs]

Remind me never to leave you alone with my mom again.

It'll be fine.

Just let us know when so we can start planning.

Planning what?

The nearly empty nest celebrations.

Oh, cracking out the champagne.

-Yeah. -Ripping your clothes off...

-Yeah. -...running around the house.

She's a funny mommy, isn't she, Ruby?

-Hilarious. -Isn't your mommy funny?

[woman] Oh, that's lovely to see.

Gorgeous baby.

A girl, I take it?

-Yeah, Ruby. -She looks so much like you.

-Oh. -Ah, well, she--

-You'll love it. -Sorry?

Being a nana.

All the joy and none of the tears

and when there are, you just give them back.

Congratulations, she's beautiful.

Thank you.

Yeah, no. I'm not...

I... Oh, no, really don't mind me,

I'm just the proud nana!

-Sorry, Mom. -Yeah, yeah. Suddenly...

-Do you want to push her? -I know how Dad feels.

-Avoid any further confusion. -Very funny.

Ha-ha. Nana...

Carbo, you've got mail.

What? It can't be. It's a weekend.

It must be important, then.

[Rachel] Nana...

Hand delivered.

Check this out!

Brave choice.

I wouldn't recommend it, mate. Not without waxing.

It was in the mailbox addressed to me.

Coincidence or what?

Is it even going to fit you?

-They're not meant to, freak. -That's a relief.

Hey, ah, I think it's a message.

Some chick wants my body.

Oh, no, now you're just delusional.

Nobody wants your body, Carbo.

Benno, you've heard of Greek gods, right?

Now face the facts, Anglo losers,

we Greeks invented sex.

Yeah, but we're the ones who invented doing it with women.

[laughter]

That is a good one.

-Touche. -[Melissa] What am I?

-Invisible? Keep it down! -Oh...

I've just come off night shift. I'm trying to sleep.

Hey, Mel, check it out.

My secret admirer sent me a message.

Well, here's one from me,

it's bad enough you've been using my toothbrush,

now I have to listen to this sexist rubbish.

Can we please just start respecting

a few boundaries here?

So it is you who's been using her toothbrush.

So? It's like cups and plates.

No, it... How is it like cups and plates?

Everyone uses them and then you wash them.

What's the problem?

So you just grab whatever one's there?

-Well, doesn't everybody? -Oh, my...

What's the quickest way to sterilize your mouth?

Alcohol. Lots and lots of alcohol.

Hey.

Look, I'm really sorry about that just now, Mel.

It's okay.

Is something bothering you?

Other than toothbrushes

and Carbo's caveman tendencies?

I'm just tired.

Are you sure?

Is it having me here?

What? Nathan, no.

No, no, wait, it's a... It's a group dynamic thing.

I mean, first it was just you, Carbo and Ben,

and that's three connections.

Add a fourth person, that's six connections

and then things are suddenly twice as complex.

Where do you get this stuff?

I don't know.

Sometimes I worry myself.

But I'm right, aren't I?

It's a pretty male-dominated house.

No, I don't want you to move out.

Really?

Oh, good 'cause I like it here.

-Oh. -A lot.

-Good. -Um, okay, well, how about

I make things easier for you?

I could sedate Ben and get Carbo to move out?

Um, how about you all just

pick up your takeaway containers

when you're done with them?

And keep the noise down.

You're on.

-Hey, Nathan. -Yeah?

[Melissa] Thanks.

It's fine. Have a good sleep.

[sighs]

♪ You see the Sunday bird Swinging low ♪

♪ The fever in your brain Only grows ♪

♪ And the Murder Boys Are running down the street ♪

♪ You can see 'em through The window from your seat ♪

[doorbell dinging]

♪ Hear the sound Of the mightiest of guns ♪

Mrs. Luscombe?

♪ Tomorrow I'll be out of my mind ♪

Mrs. Luscombe, it's Ted Taylor.

♪ And I'm laughing 'cause I know there ain't no sin ♪

♪ All the world On the head of a pin ♪

♪ Turning fast beneath The mightiest of guns ♪

♪ Turning fast beneath The mightiest of guns ♪

Oh, no, there he is, Goodesy. Goodesy.

Goodesy. Number 37--

Has Mrs. Luscombe gone away for a while?

Oh, I wouldn't know.

You know this is a pooncy game, right?

But if she... if she has,

she hasn't been picking up the paper.

[Jake] Do you see if he'd had tackled him,

he'd have the ball by now.

-Yeah, but it's not the point. -Am I invisible here?

Oh, sorry, Ted.

I might as well be talking to the fridge.

Now, Mom, are you sure you're gonna be able

to handle all that on your own?

Because as a woman moves into the autumn of her life--

She loses her sense of humor and for that you can unpack.

-[Jake] Oh, there we go. -Thank you. Hey, Dad.

No, a break out here.

Mrs. Luscombe hasn't been picking up her papers.

Do you think she's gone away?

No, she never goes away.

-Dave? -So no one gets it.

This is the basketball element.

The scrimmages. You know, up, up they go. Handballs.

Hello? Hello?

When was the last time Mrs. Luscombe went away?

Never. Now excuse us, please?

We're... Hello? We're just going to pop next door okay?

All right. Okay, come on, boys.

Now's your chance.

[dramatic music playing]

[knocks on door]

Mrs. Luscombe?

It's Julie Rafter from next door.

[doorbell ringing]

[Ted] Do you think she finally went on a holiday?

No. We've barely seen her leave the house in ten years.

[Ted] Mrs. Luscombe?

[doorbell dings]

[gasps] Dad!

Oh, no.

She died the way we all fear most...

alone.

Excuse me.

We'd like to confirm the householder's name, please?

-[Julie] Um... -Luscombe.

First name?

Mrs. Luscombe.

Well, do you know her next of kin? Someone we can contact?

No, sorry.

Thanks for your help.

Hey, mate.

How long's she been laying there?

I can't confirm until the coroner's done an autopsy,

but it looks like a few days.

A few days?

She's lived here all this time

and we hardly even know her name.

How could we let this happen?

She'd lain there for three days

and no one even knew.

Now, I was really angry.

I feel terrible

because I made a connection with the woman

and never bothered to keep it up.

Yeah, what could you have done?

Gone over every day

and said, "Hello, Mrs. Luscombe, are you still with us?"

You know what I mean.

I don't know that I do.

Well, a simple "G'day. I'm going down the shops,

can I get anything for you?"

She was a neighbor who never said boo.

You could've checked her every now and then,

but she wasn't your responsibility.

Wasn't she?

I was probably the last person she ever spoke to.

She had no family, no friends.

She died and no one even noticed.

Now, isn't that everyone's worst nightmare?

I always assumed I'd die like that,

before I met everybody. [laughs]

She...

She's only had her first death.

You mean there's more?

I heard somewhere... I read somewhere

that we all have three deaths.

The first one is when you breathe your last,

the second one is when your body turns to dust

and the third...

third one is when you...

your name is spoken for the last time.

And how's that supposed to help Mrs. Luscombe?

Well, I'm offering the advice, not the solution.

[Dave] Sorry that took a while.

There was a queue.

Did I miss anything?

Just a short course in philosophy.

She's a wise woman, your mom.

[indistinct chatter on TV]

Do you two really want to watch that?

-Yes. -No, you choose.

-Benno. -Shut up.

You watch whatever you wanna watch.

Thank you.

[Nathan] Ah, great! You're all here.

I would like to call a house meeting, please.

-House meeting? -Yes.

First order of business,

-new toothbrushes. -Whoo-hoo!

-Yay! -A purple one for you, Mel.

A blue one for you, Ben.

And I've got an orange one.

Also I got this from Dad's office.

[gasps] Check it out! We can make labels. Awesome.

-Ah, Natho? -[Nathan] Yes, Carb?

Don't I get one?

You get the four old ones out of the bathroom.

Yeah, but you guys have used them.

Well, that's never worried you before.

Look, it's printing "Benno."

Um, guys, also I don't know if you heard about

Mrs. Luscombe or not?

What the old witch that never gave our balls back?

Yeah, what happened? She finally cark it?

Melt leaving nothing but her shoes?

[Melissa] No.

Actually, yeah, the dead part.

Ah, Mom and Granddad found her.

-Dead? -[Nathan] Yeah.

-Seriously? -Yeah.

Oh, God, that's terrible.

Apparently, she'd been there for a few days.

Oh, God, that poor woman.

I know. It makes you think about what's important, right?

Yes.

Poor Mrs. Luscombe.

I mean, when we were kids, she was so scary.

Yeah, but no one should have to die alone like that.

I never saw anyone visit her.

Not for years.

Maybe she liked it that way.

She was "Mrs." Luscombe, right?

There must've been a Mr.

There must've.

-But either he left or-- -He died, too.

And then nothing, no one.

I wouldn't want to live without you, Mel.

So I reckon...

if we have to die, I should die first.

What? How's that fair, and then I'm left alone?

Well, yeah, right.

Okay, so we die together,

but, like, in 80 years' time,

or in 80 years' time and two days,

like, I go first and then you can't live without me,

so then two days later, you die.

Actually, can we not have this conversation?

Sorry.

I love you.

Forever.

[dramatic music playing]

-Hey. You. -Leave me alone.

I need to talk to you about what happened

the other night with those girls.

I don't need to talk to you.

Hey, hey, just drop the attitude.

My friend ended up in hospital

-because of what happened. -How's that my fault?

Well, you can explain that to the police.

-They're looking for you. -I didn't touch

your girlfriend, that was them.

-Like, I'm the one they hate. -Why?

Because I'm an emo and because Hayley said

I was cracking onto her boyfriend.

Hayley's the ringleader. Now what's her last name?

-No, forget it. -Hey.

Hey, you're helping me with this.

-No. -Whether you like it or not.

-No, leave me alone. -We're going to the police!

-No way! Let me-- -You're going to the cops.

Whether I have to drag you there myself!

Let me go!

Oh, I lost it, Julie.

I really scared that poor kid.

-Oh. -I scared myself.

Oh, Dad.

It wasn't her fault Chel got hurt.

It was those other bloody girls.

What's the world coming to?

She said that that gang was after her

because she was an emu.

An e... Oh, no.

No, ah, Dad, I think you...

You'll find that she said she was a... an emo.

-Emo? -Mmm.

What's an emo when it's at home?

Well, according to Rachel, it's short for "emotional."

They wear black and like sad music.

I thought they were goths.

Yeah, I wouldn't worry about it, Dad.

By the time we've caught up, they would've moved on.

I just get so angry about it all.

Chel, Mrs. Luscombe and God knows what I'd do

if I ever saw that gang again.

[Julie] Yeah, well, then stop bottling it up.

Go and do something positive with it.

-Like what? -You're a smart man.

I'm sure you'll think of something.

[sirens wailing]

Does it hurt?

Well, I can feel it.

It's better than the alternative.

-[chuckles] -Yeah, well,

what if there was an alternative?

I know I promised I'd never bring this up again--

-Then don't, Dave-- -But please,

just hear me out, please.

Look, we both know that dialysis

three times a week's not a good sign.

And you're not going to be at the top of a donor's list.

Well, you can see the point. A transplant isn't going

-to help the HIV. -Yeah, but it might

buy you more time.

You know you'll be able to see Ruby grow up.

I think that's manipulative.

Look, you're my mother.

And I love you.

We all love you.

No one's going to think badly if you say yes.

Saying no would be the bad thing.

You know, we all want you in our lives, just...

just let me see if I'm compatible,

just to see if it's an option.

I can't think about this now.

Can we go?

Ah, yeah, but, um, only if you promise

not to run away again?

I promise.

Ted.

Are you getting any?

Not as much as you are, Frank, I'd reckon.

I keep telling you you've got to be in it to win it.

I mean, you might get a lot of knockbacks, but--

Yeah, yeah, thanks for the advice.

Anytime.

So, you got a lady in mind?

Ah, a lady on my mind.

A neighbor of ours, Mrs. Luscombe.

Yeah? A good sort, is she?

She died, Frank.

-Oh. -[Ted] And I don't want her

disappearing just like her... her whole life never existed.

I want her to be remembered.

There must be a lot of people like that in Friend Finders.

-Living on their own-- -Yeah, well, me included.

Footloose, fancy free.

But what if we had a system

where everyone who lived alone had a mate

who'd ring them every day

just to check that they're okay?

Oh, hey, I can see definite possibilities there.

Now, I'll look after the ladies--

-Frank-- -Ah, fair go.

I mean, you know young girls these days

won't give a bloke the time of day,

but, ooh, there's many a good tune

to be played on an old fiddle.

[chuckles]

No, I'm serious, Ted.

Yeah, it is a good idea.

It does you credit.

[Ted] The Mrs. Luscombe Memorial Phone Tree.

Now, now say I call Frank

who calls Lillian, who calls John,

and so on, so everyone makes one call

-and everyone gets one. -Ah, that's a great idea.

So you call every day?

Yes, for a bit of a chat to make sure

everything's hunky dory.

And do you reckon Friend Finders

will go along with this?

When Ted Taylor's got his dandy up,

resistance is futile.

I mean, we could even sign up

every senior who comes in here.

Yeah, yeah, we could.

Strewth, he's as fit as a Mallee bull.

[Ben] Oh, that's Mick, security.

Bouncer?

Ah, we call them door security.

Could've used him the other night.

It looks like he can handle himself.

[Ben] Yeah, he's got a black belt in something.

Oh, I might just have a word with him.

I'd made sure that Mrs. Luscombe

would never suffer her third death.

And for me, it was time to take back

my place in the world.

Make a difference.

[phone ringing]

Mel, your phone.

Mel?

[Melissa] Coming!

Ah, bugger.

[sighs]

That was Sammy.

Yes, it was.

What, you've been keeping in touch?

Sort of.

Off and on.

I'm sorry. I wanted to tell you.

Well, I can't believe she called you.

Um, no offense, Mel, but why?

I mean, she cut off all contact with everyone else.

-Nathan-- -Yeah, and also

she's in London and it must be pretty

early in London. She would only call

if it was important.

Look, if you speak to her, can you just tell her that...

the family miss her and that I'd like

to talk to her if she's ready?

Um, okay, I will.

Cool.

Do you mind taking over from this?

Sure, sure.

Hey, Nathan, I'm really sorry.

She made me promise not to tell you.

[dramatic music playing]

Look. It says "Benno." "Benno."

And yours says?

-"Mel." -Mel.

Definitely one of Nathan's finer moments.

I know.

I feel terrible.

Yeah?

Nathan's been so lovely and I'm lying to him.

Yeah, but with good reason.

Timing was bad and he's moving on from her.

No, you didn't see his face.

I don't think he's moving on at all.

I let him believe that she was still in London.

What if he bumps into her somewhere in Sydney?

Well, then it's up to Sammy to explain why she left.

Yeah, well, we should explain to him now.

Nathan's been through hell.

Whatever he did, I think he deserves a chance to talk.

[sighs] You're right. This is too messy.

If Sammy won't give him closure, we will.

-So, we'll tell him. -Yeah.

-Tomorrow? -Tomorrow.

Poor Nathan. What are you doing?

[gargling]

What? Straight out of the bottle?

-Uh-huh. -Have you learnt nothing

from the toothbrush experience?

Germs, Ben!

It's mouthwash. It kills germs.

I'm buying my own from now on.

Soon is better than later, Eleanor.

So tomorrow at the Boat Club?

But if we don't start looking after ourselves, who will?

Can I put you on the list?

Ted seems to have got a spark back.

-Mmm. -[knock on door]

A good response, Dad?

Couldn't be better.

[phone beeps]

Hey.

I tried to call your place a few times.

I needed some time to think.

Want to come in?

Dave, what you have to understand

is that I've always looked after myself.

Yeah, I've picked up on that.

But if you're saying what I think you're saying,

my saying no is... It's getting in the way

of something that you really want to do.

Well, what do you want to do, Mom?

I didn't come back into your life for this.

I know that. I know that.

I'm in a corner.

It's because I'd love to see Ruby grow up,

take her first steps, go to school...

-University. -[chuckles]

That would be pushing it.

And it mightn't work. Might not work.

So...

is that a yes?

But just a testing. There's no... no pressure.

If we're not compatible, we're not.

[soft music playing]

-[Dave] So you're not angry? -[Julie] I'm proud.

With a side of anger?

No, with a side of concern.

But what you're doing, it's... it's a gift.

It's just... It's an extraordinary gift.

-Oh, I'm just doing what-- -What other people

might do in the same situation?

-Yeah. -No, they wouldn't,

no matter how much they might love their mom.

-So, you're okay with this? -Mmm.

You've got my full support.

I'll even go on a health kick with you.

-Health kick? -Yeah.

Well, you're gonna have to be in top shape to donate.

Eating well, exercise, giving up the booze.

Is it too late to change my mind?

Come here.

What are you doing?

I'm appreciating the owner of a fine set of kidneys

while I've got the chance.

[Carbo] Nothing. No teddies, no sexy lingerie.

It's like she's given up.

How could she give up on you? Look at you.

I know! I mean, look at this.

-Boom! -Boom!

Well, maybe there's something in the mailbox

waiting for you, something special.

-I'll be right back. -[Nathan] Go for it.

Morning.

[Nathan] We should put something really random

in our mailbox just to flip him out.

Yes, we should totally do that,

like some mega super-sized undies or something.

Yes.

Oh, that will be funny.

Right after we have a chat with you.

Okay.

-About Sammy. -Oh, no, Mel, don't worry.

I'm not angry.

If you're in contact with Sammy,

that's your own business.

Yeah, it's kind of about that.

It doesn't have to be a secret.

If Sammy feels comfortable talking to you,

then that's great.

[Carbo] Nothing for me.

-[Nathan] Oh. -She's given up.

Here. It's not lingerie, I've checked.

-You can feel the lace. -Sorry to hear that.

Nathan?

Um, it's a letter from Sammy's lawyers.

That's very sensible.

I probably should've thought of this myself.

What is it?

Ah, they're asking me to confirm the date

that Sammy and I separated so that in 12 months, um, time

the divorce can go through.

Oh, Nathan, I'm so sorry.

No, don't be. We all knew this was coming.

Anyway, I've got to go to work.

What did you guys wanna talk to me about?

Uh... doesn't matter.

Well, are you sure?

Okay. See you.

I guess Sammy's given him closure.

Yeah. Did you see his face? We can't tell him now.

So, we just leave it?

Well, I don't want to hurt him.

Okay.

-I should get to work, too. -Okay.

[Ben] A good turnout, Granddad.

Isn't it? It's good to see everyone getting involved.

Yeah, well, as long as none of them come away

thinking they can take on a gang single-handed.

Oh, subtle, mate. It's not about that.

it's about getting a bit of self-confidence back,

-protecting yourself. -Yeah, well,

if he teaches you the crane, I'm in.

-Karate Kid? Wax on, wax off. -Wax on, wax off.

I can't believe you talked me into this.

-Me neither. -Yeah, when he gets an idea

in his head, he's unstoppable.

All right, everyone, uh, gather around the mats.

Give yourselves plenty of elbow room.

-Better get to it. -Hey, uh, Granddad,

do you wanna give me your watch in case

it takes a little more damage?

Yeah, good idea. Thanks, mate.

[Mick] Okay. So today, I'm gonna teach you

some basic self-defense moves.

[upbeat music playing]

Yes! Ha-ha!

Woo!

Yes.

J-Hawk, I know it's you.

Walla, walla, wincha!

Woo!

Carbo, you're back.

Great class.

Thank you, Mick.

Now, before you go, I'd like to speak to you all

about Mrs. Luscombe's Phone Tree.

So if you don't mind hanging around,

I'll grab a glass of water and I'll be right back to you.

-Good session? -Oh, as Rachel would say,

-"Empowering!" -I've created a monster.

-See you next week, Ted. -I'll call you.

-One watch. -Oh, thanks, mate.

-The glass has been replaced. -Has it?

Well, that's weird.

I am blessed with my grandchildren.

We're the lucky ones.

Now that'll be $22.50.

-[grunts mockingly] -Whoa!

It's on the house, it's on the house.

Thanks, mate.

Look, I've got one more favor to ask of you.

And the rest of the mob.

Isn't it funny what can restore your faith

in human nature?

Something as small as the glass in a watch.

Or something much, much bigger.

Thanks for this.

I couldn't stand the thought of there

being no one there at Gwen's funeral.

-Gwen? Was that her name? -Mmm-hmm. Gwen Luscombe.

Make sure you say it aloud a few times.

Okay, where's Carbo?

Uh, he said he'd probably be late.

Typical.

-[car engine revving] -Here he is.

[car horn honking]

Sorry. It took a while to find the perfect bunch.

Bunches, you mean.

[Carbo] Yeah, the least I could do

for all the windows I broke.

Can I, uh, squeeze in the front with you?

Yeah, sure. Look, I'll take it easy on the pedal.

-Carbo? -Yeah, mate?

Can I drive?

No more hiding away.

Life is for living.

♪ I was strong In the moment ♪

[upbeat music playing]

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