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[theme music playing]

[mellow music]

[Nathan] Don't ask me why but we crazy humans

really like marking milestones in our lives.

Getting married is a big one

and so is being welcomed into the world.

It's tradition to celebrate these rites of passage

with family and friends,

the people who love you.

Or used to.

[Nathan] I thought I was on track to help Chel

see many more of these milestones,

but that was a week ago

when I thought I had all the answers.

Well, physically you've passed all the tests.

-Tripled checked. -That's great.

[Michael] It is but for the transplant to proceed,

we're gonna need to go over your reasons for doing this.

Why? We've done this. It's simple.

Just remember,

you've been through some pretty tough times

-yourself recently. -Not this again.

Well, I'm just reminding you.

You know, marriage breakup is a big deal.

Most people feel lost for a while.

And as I've said, Michael, helping Chel

has nothing to do with that.

[Michael] Nathan, I'm on your side here,

but I've just got to make sure that you're not going

into this with misplaced motivations.

What sort of misplaced?

[Michael] Well, if you're trying to win back your wife--

-No. -Feel better about yourself--

-No. -Validate yourself--

No, no.

Because this isn't something you can undo, Nathan.

This is radical surgery.

Well, you're asking me this now? [chuckles]

[Michael] No, you're listening to me now.

And if you don't hear what you wanna hear?

[Michael] Well then,

I can't let the transplant go ahead.

[light music playing]

-Hello. -[Nathan] Hey.

Hey, Mom wants everyone to bring their diaries

-for dinner. -Okay.

-Yeah, can you tell Ben and Mel? -Yeah, sure.

How did it go with the counselor?

Oh, I thought Mom put a ban on you

hassling me about this stuff.

I'm being supportive big sister.

Yeah, well, the coordinator's a nice guy

but it was pretty full on.

Are you okay?

Yeah, course.

It's just confronting. I've got to convince him

that I'm doing this for the right reasons.

What do you mean?

Well, I'm not doing it for the glory

or to fill some emptiness in my life.

-And are you? -Well, don't you start.

No, I won't.

I mean, it's obvious why you're doing it, right?

Apparently not.

-It is going to be okay? -Yeah.

Yeah, I'm not about to leave Chel in the lurch, am I?

You still on for the pictures tomorrow?

Great. Okay. I'll see you then.

Uh, Chel says sorry she can't make it

but her schedule's clear

and she'll just fit in with the rest of us.

[woman] Great.

-How was the hospital? -Dad.

It's not pressure. I'm just interested.

There's nothing to talk about.

Um, I'm passing the test.

It's going good, it's going great.

[Ted] Okay. Let's get this over with.

Oh, a little enthusiasm for Ruby's naming day, please.

-Naming day? -[chuckles]

Well, you did your first three the hippie way.

Can't you give me this one?

[Julie] Oh, we've had this argument with every baby.

A naming ceremony must've been pretty out there

when Rachel was a baby?

It just felt right for us, that's all.

Yeah, just as meaningful.

And it leaves them free to make their own choices.

Well, that's the trouble with the world today, isn't it?

-Too many choices. -Oh, don't worry, Granddad.

We turned out all right.

-Early days yet. -[women chucking]

All right. Okay. Are we ready? Here you go.

How about the last Saturday of next month?

-[Nathan] Free. -Free.

Friend Finders.

-I'm working. -Working.

Oh, what about the Saturday before?

-Uh, yes, free. -Free.

-Yeah, I'm free. -Yeah, no worries.

[Jake] It's my mom's birthday

-but you guys go ahead. I-- -No, no, no,

we want you and, um, Alex and Grace there

so, uh...

the Sunday the month later?

-Yes, I'm free again. -I'm free

-'cause I'm always free. -Yep, we're good.

-Yeah, yeah, yep. -Great. Going once,

-going twice-- -Oh, wait, no, no, no.

I've got three events on at the Boat Club.

-[all sighing] -[Ruby crying]

-There she blows. -Uh, all right.

We'll get back to this after I've fed madam.

Ben, can you, uh, set the table, please?

How do you think he seems?

-Nathan? -Yes.

Something's not quite right.

Well, he had a psych assessment today.

What do you reckon? He'd tell us, wouldn't he,

if he was having second thoughts?

Well, yeah. That's what we agreed.

I hope we haven't put too much pressure on him.

-Oh... -I know, it's just that

the father in me wishes that he never even started

-but the son in me-- -Yeah, well maybe we should,

you know, hold off on the naming day ceremony

until we know the state of play.

And Chel won't get any better in the meantime.

-[sighs] -No, I've got a better idea.

What, next Saturday?

-Yes. -[Rachel] As in one week?

-Yeah, it's non-negotiable. -But, Mom,

that's not enough time for me to get it

-all organized. -Yeah, I've got functions

on at the Boat Club. I can't just leave them

-in the lurch. -I'll say this one last time,

I'm sure the church could make room--

-Ted! -Rachel,

it's enough time to get family and close friends together.

Ben, you're the boss, work it out.

Dad, we all believe in the same thing.

It's just a different name, okay?

-But-- -And it fits in with Chel's

dialysis, which is the main thing.

[Julie] Do you have anything else to add

to the naming day controversy?

Um, just that I'd like to invite Sammy.

Yeah, of course.

Yeah, okay, I'll ask her tomorrow. Thanks.

So there's no godparents or anything?

-We call them guardians. -[Melissa] Right.

And do you know who they are?

-Yes. -Or how many?

-Mm-hmm. -Have you asked any of them?

-Well, do we need to? -[Rachel] Yeah.

Well Rita's going to have to book her flight

-back from Greece. -Or Warney might have

something on that weekend.

Yeah, that's hilarious.

Oh, all right would you three

please be Ruby's guardians?

We would be honored.

But hold it. Do these guardians

get swords or shields

-or magical powers? -No.

General dragon slaying equipment?

-No. -Cash?

Could you eat your dinner, please?

Dad, can we start?

[Carbo] Another Rafter bites the dust.

So I'm guessing you won't be at the naming day?

I'm the most important guest there.

The presence of a good baptized boy--

-Here we go. -...it might score Rube

some points with the big guy.

So even if you're a good person,

that doesn't cut it in your world, Carbo?

Oh, no, yeah, sure you can still get in

but if you haven't been dunked,

there's no guarantees.

What? Goodnight.

-Night. -Night.

-Night, devil-spawn. -Oh, Carbo!

No, you should've heard him when we were kids

saying that I'd go to hell

and that I should be burned at the stake.

-What? -It's not funny, Mel.

-He's put curses on me. -Yeah.

Yeah, they used to work when I was five.

[imitating zombie groaning]

Get away you freak!

See? Still running scared.

You know, as guardian, you might have to teach Ruby

some of your amazing defense techniques.

-What about our kids? -Our kids?

[Ben] Yeah, you're christened, I'm not.

What are our kids gonna be?

Uh, let's save that argument

for the very distant future.

How distant?

Ooh, no, can't see anything just yet.

[both chuckle softly]

[Jake] What about this one?

-Traicee Green? -[Rachel] What, Traicee

-with an "I" and a double "E"? -[Julie] Oh.

It sounds free spirited.

Oh, a naming day officiated

by someone who can't even spell,

I don't think so.

Oh, why do we even need a celebrant anyway?

-We've never had one before. -[Rachel] Mom, honestly

a celebrant will just ensure that the whole day

runs nice and smoothly.

Won't it make it too formal?

No, not if you don't want it to

and you've got to roll with the times.

[Julie] Okay, rolling, I'm rolling.

Speaking of, are those sausage rolls for the party?

Yeah, I'm going to freeze them.

Oh, and I want you to do those horse raddishy things.

Yeah, okay. Are they the fancy ones or the other ones?

-They're the fancy ones. -Good. Continue.

[Julie] Um, Jake, did you actually hear me

put Rachel in charge?

No, when you made her guardian,

you created a monster.

I'm a caring monster. [roars]

Dad, Dad what do you think?

-Binti Bloom? -[Jake chuckles]

What parent would name a child that?

The parents of a future celebrant, apparently.

Celebrant?

We're rolling with the times.

Look she's non-denominational,

she's "Your day, your way",

-and she's free. -Now we're talking.

[Rachel] No, I meant as in available.

What, so Traicee Green's out

but Binti Bloom's fine?

Yeah. Binti Bloom,

Rachel Rafter, Ruby Rafter.

See? You can't resist alliteration.

How's Chel?

Oh, you know what Chel's like.

Cracked a lot of jokes but she seemed exhausted.

She really needs this operation.

Yeah.

[slow music playing]

[Sammy] Sorry, I'm late.

-Again. -That's cool.

Do you want a coffee?

[Sammy] Oh, no I can't. I've got to run.

Oh, okay.

Uh, Mom and Dad are having a naming ceremony

on Saturday and I'd like you to come.

-What? -Um, yeah, I'm not sure.

Are you busy?

No, I just don't want it to be awkward.

It won't.

Well it doesn't have to be.

Nathan, why do you want me to be there?

Well, it's not just me. It would mean a lot to everyone.

Yeah, but I don't have a role in your family anymore.

What, so we all just stop caring about you is that it?

No, it's just... it can't be like it was.

Are you all right?

Yeah, of course.

Are you sure?

Yes. Why?

Uh, Ben said you've got something going on.

Something medical.

-What is it? Nathan-- -What... No, it's nothing.

He shouldn't have said anything.

What?

You know how Chel needs a new kidney?

Yeah.

You're gonna be the donor?

Mm, well, that's the plan.

Really?

What?

Nathan, that is...

really amazing.

I am so proud of you.

I should get going.

So, Saturday?

Yeah, uh, you'll come?

Yeah, I'd love to.

Just let me know what time.

Yeah, great, I will.

Honestly, I think what you're doing for Chel is,

incredible.

Thanks.

-Bye. -Bye.

And then I realized my coordinator was right.

I still wanted Sammy's approval.

I was doing this for me.

[Rachel] Okay. So there's paper, paint,

glue, glitter and you're gonna want to

make the letters big, okay? Like, huge

'cause it's the center point of the entire ceremony.

Um, why are you telling us if we're doing this together?

Oh, no, we are but I have to pick Jake up

from a job first so if you guys

could just make a start, that would be great.

[Melissa] Yep, sure.

[Rachel] Ooh, Nathan, you know those

horse raddishy things I do?

Yep, can you please make them for the naming day?

Yep, I guess.

So what exactly are you doing?

Excuse me?

I'm finding a celebrant, I'm writing a speech--

[scoffs] We all have to write a speech, Rachel.

I sourced all this material, Ben.

From the cupboard next door.

I am masterminding the entire event, Ben.

Uh, so in other words, nothing.

So, if it's all right with you,

before we get started,

I'm gonna eat my breakfast.

[Rachel exhales]

The coordinator was right.

What?

Well, I told Sammy

and I felt like a hero.

Yeah, but well that's just a nice side effect, yeah?

Yeah, but what if it's the underlying reason?

I mean, how selfish does that make me?

No, Nathan, you've got to stop saying that.

You're not selfish.

Well, she wasn't even coming to the naming day

and, oh, bloody hell,

oh, maybe that's why I told her,

to try and win her over.

I mean, how pathetic is that?

-[Rachel] Nathan-- -No, it was. It was.

It was to try and make myself feel better

and to validate myself and--

Nathan, you have to stop.

What you're doing is a good thing, okay?

Sorry. I shouldn't be dumping all this on you.

-I'll figure it out. -See?

Now a selfish person wouldn't say that, would they?

If you really want to do this, you'll find a way.

I know you will.

I don't know about this movie.

I thought you wanted to see it?

Uh, you know the plot just doesn't grab me.

What's it about?

Well, two friends, you see,

one doesn't want the other to know

she's feeling a bit under the weather

because she doesn't want to let him down.

What a martyr.

Yeah, well, the twist is

that when he discovers she's just dragging herself out

for his sake, he feels even more let down.

Oh, well, maybe she was just hoping

that she'd come good again.

[Ted] And he appreciates that.

But it's not gonna happen, is it?

Oh, I can't, Ted.

Not today.

Come on, back inside.

Put your feet up

-and watch the midday movie-- -[Chel] Oh, God.

...till it's time for your appointment.

[light music playing]

I thought you were going to the movies?

A change of plans, mate.

Chel's bunkered down on the couch.

Well, is she sick?

Oh, no she's just resting up before her treatment.

-Right. -I think

she's bunging it on myself mate.

She always did hate action movies.

[chuckles]

Hey, Granddad, do you reckon

I could take her to the hospital?

Are you sure? It's a long few hours.

Yeah, I just thought it might help

if I can get a feel for what she's going through,

-you know? -Help what?

Nothing. Um, bad choice of words.

-Yeah, sure. -Yeah?

-Sure, no worries. -Okay, great. Thanks.

[Ben] This is gonna look so cute.

-[Melissa] Yeah. -I'm excited.

I wasn't there for Rachel's

and I was too young to remember Nathan's.

Yeah, it's funny. All this effort

and Ruby's not going to remember hers either.

Ha, kind of like me and our wedding.

-[clicks tongue] -Jokes. Jokes.

-[giggles] -Hey, hey, hey, one day,

we'll be doing this for our kids.

-Mm... -[Ben] Hey?

Hey?

So when's it gonna be?

In a year's time?

Oh, [chuckles] freezing.

Two years?

Uh, still cold.

Five years?

[imitates shivering]

Oh, come on, we can't wait more than five years.

Oh, don't you just want to enjoy

being married for a while?

Yeah, but I don't want to leave it too long

to start a family either.

[Carbo] Who's starting a family?

-No one. -Me.

No, it's good you guys are talking about it.

You know, you're not getting any younger.

-Oh, you can talk. -What?

At least I'm not going grey.

-Neither am I. -Oh, yeah?

-[screams] Geez! -What's this?

[gasps] Is there anymore? Get them off,

-get them off, come on. -[Melissa] No, you do know

if you pluck a grey hair,

six more will come to its funeral.

Well, it's too late now, you've already plucked it.

[gasps] I forgot. It must be my age.

[Ben] Don't worry about grey hairs, Carbo.

-Everybody gets them. -Yeah. A rite of passage.

But not at my age. Why me?

Ten years?

Warmer.

This can't be happening.

[upbeat amusing music playing]

Aha!

[gasps]

-Hey. -Hey, Al.

-What's up with you? -[Grace] Hey.

-Hey. -Ooh, look at you.

Where are you off to?

-Lunch. -[Rachel] Ooh, lunch, eh?

Who might that be with? Doug?

Mom is allowed to have some fun.

I'm not stopping her.

Yes, you are, mate. You're sulking.

-Cut it out. -No, Jake, don't.

You'll just make it worse.

Um, hey, Mom wants to invite you

and Alex and Doug to the naming day

next Saturday for Ruby.

Oh, that's lovely, thanks.

Alex, can you make it?

-Al? -Depends.

Alex, I've told you,

I'm just going out to lunch and I won't be late.

Do you want me to pick up a DVD on the way home?

Don't worry.

I'm going out.

Where to?

[Alex] Just out.

-[door opens] -[sighs]

Maybe I should take it slower with Doug.

Just give your brother a chance to get used to it.

You go out once a week if that.

Yeah. No, you go and, you know what,

we were going to hang here anyway so

that way he won't come home to an empty house.

Thanks, Rachel.

Bye, love.

-[Jake] Bye. -See you.

[doorbell rings]

[Binti] You must be Dave?

Yes I am.

-[excitedly] Binti Bloom! -Hi.

Um, come in.

-[Julie] Hi, I'm Julie. -Oh, Binti.

It's a pleasure. [chuckles]

I, uh, just put Ruby down for a nap.

Oh, what a shame

I won't get to meet the little darling.

Take a seat.

Would you like a tea or a coffee?

Oh, lovely.

Which one?

Oh, juice. [chuckles]

Well, we've never used a celebrant before

so we're not quite sure what to expect.

Oh, first timers, eh?

Look, nothing to worry about.

You're in very, very, very experienced hands.

Oh, so you've done a lot of naming days?

[Binti] Mm. Now where would you like me?

Somewhere, somewhere over here?

[Binti breathing rapidly]

[Binti exhales sharply]

[squeaks]

[exerts]

[pops]

I'm here!

I feel it's important to vocalize that line

-for the audience. -The audience?

Old habits die hard.

I used to perform on the stage.

-Really? -[Binti] Mm.

Now the mime segues into the dance.

The dance?

Hi-ya-ya. Hi-ya-ya-ya.

-Ha! Ha! -[scoffs] Oh.

It's based on a Hopi Indian ritual.

Ha! Ha! Ha... [exhales]

[Binti vocalizes]

-[chuckles nervously] -Actually, Binti...

Binti we really have to be somewhere so...

Yes, yes, so, um, so what we'll do is,

uh, we'll call you, um,

after we've made our decision.

Why does everyone always say that?

Uh, you know, for the price of a celebrant,

you get a one woman show.

Well, we don't really want a show.

We just want a nice day for Ruby.

Who?

Thanks for coming.

-Drive carefully. -[Julie] Yep.

-Bye. -[Julie chuckles]

I'm going to kill Rachel.

Stand in line.

Do you want to come in for a cuppa?

Or are you going to hit the strip clubs up the Cross?

[chuckles] No, I think I better keep going

but, uh, say hello to Tiffany for me

if you see her.

How'd you go with Michael?

-Not a lot gets past him. -No.

No, he's put me through the wringer.

Mm. Me too.

Been prodded and poked for quite a while now,

-me and you. -Yeah.

I guess we have.

Don't do it.

-What? -This whole thing.

No, Chel. I--

No, I can see it's weighing on you.

It's weighing on me.

It's not that I don't wanna do it,

it's just that I'm...

I don't know I guess I'm scared of failing.

Yeah, but that's the thing.

You're scared of failing, scared of success.

It's not fair that you're scared at all.

There's no shame in walking away.

I'm doing this, Chel.

Okay? End of story.

Now get out of here. [chuckles]

See you soon, yeah?

-Yeah. -Bye.

[Nathan] I sounded so confident,

but inside, I wasn't fooling anyone.

[starts engine]

[Jake] All right. Thanks, mate.

He was at the local but he left a couple of hours ago.

-And what state was he in? -Oh...

-Jake? -He'd had a few.

Great. And what if he went somewhere they don't know him?

You know what a target he is.

No, but he makes friends wherever he goes.

Not in this mood he doesn't.

I should've known he'd react like this.

-Mom-- -[Grace] Well, you couldn't

handle it, why should he?

[Jake] Yeah, but I got over it.

This has been weeks.

All your lives you've had me to yourselves

and then I suddenly go and change the ground rules

and just expect everyone else to adapt.

[Jake] No, no, he shook things up by heading to NZ.

-I might get out of your hair. -No, you don't have to, baby.

-No this is family stuff. -I'm sorry, Rachel.

It's fine and let me know

if there's anything I can do, okay?

Well, I'll walk you to the door.

No, no, no, that's cool. You stay with your mom, okay?

He'll come home safe and sound.

-I know he will. -Yeah.

Then I'll kill him.

[light music playing]

[Alex sniffles and coughs]

Alex?

I'm not going inside and you can't make me.

You're drunk.

How can you tell?

Come on. Let me take you inside.

Your mom is really worried about you.

She doesn't care about me.

If she did, she'd drop that bloke.

Hey, you have to listen to me, okay?

You cannot ask that of her and you know you can't.

Everybody's got someone except for me.

No.

That's not true. Don't.

I'm just in the way.

You are not in the way.

-You are so loved by-- -[Alex coughing]

[Alex retching]

There you go.

He's asleep.

So, how are we gonna deal with this in the morning?

Cooling things with Doug isn't going to help anybody.

Well, I'm not going to ignore Alex's feelings.

But you're allowed to be happy, Mum.

Yeah, so is Alex.

[Rachel] Yeah, but he can't be unless

you are. Not really. Sorry.

I think he does want you to be happy.

You know, he's just... He's lonely.

It's been just the three of us for,

well for always.

And now that's changing.

It just... He needs time to adjust, that's all.

[crickets chirping]

[door closes]

-[Rachel] Hey. -[Julie] Hey.

I thought you were staying at Jake's tonight?

Yeah, I was. I left them to their family stuff though.

Oh, everything okay?

[Rachel] It will be.

I've got no idea how many of them

are gonna come to the naming day though.

Oh, that's all right, there'll be enough.

I've over-catered as usual.

Hey, how was Binti?

[television turns off]

You set us up, didn't you?

I'm sorry?

There's no way you could've looked

at that website and not known what was in store.

I didn't click on any of the links. Why?

We've got one word for you, Rachel.

Mime.

-[snickers] No. -[Julie chuckles]

Yeah, then interpretive dance.

Yeah, the journey through the birth canal

-and into the world. [pops] -I'm here!

Oh, my gosh. Are you kidding?

-Sadly, no. -Oh, I wish I'd seen it.

Well, unfortunately I can't get it out of my mind.

Gosh, Jake was really off with her.

Oh, so now it was Jake's idea, was it?

No, this is actually a disaster.

We... How are we gonna find a celebrant in time?

No, no, it doesn't matter.

We're gonna do it ourselves just like we always have.

Yeah, who better to introduce Ruby to the world

than her parents?

The guardian doesn't approve?

Well, I just think a celebrant would write

something for Ruby that's poignant and moving,

and not, um, not--

What?

Embarrassing.

What... You don't think I can do moving?

-No I-- -[Dave] You know, I wrote

some pretty decent songs in my life, you know?

[laughter]

-Okay. -Suburban Boy?

[Dave] Oh.

Are you going to break it to him or should I?

Yeah, right, you just laugh it up,

laugh it up but come the naming ceremony,

there will not be a dry eye in the house.

You mark my words.

Oh, no, we'll be crying, Dad,

-don't worry about that. -[Julie laughs]

[Julie sighs] That was funny. [snickers]

You! Plucker!

This is your fault!

-[Melissa] What? -You said they'd come

to the funeral and they did.

Six of them. Look.

I can only see two.

That's the worst part of it.

There's four more albinos downstairs.

-Look-- -Oh, Carbo! Come on!

No, right, it'll give us nightmares.

Nightmares? Hey, I'm living a nightmare.

You're just aging like the rest of us.

No, no, not Carbo. Carbo Karandonis does not age.

[door closes]

[Ben] Hey. How's Chel?

Yeah, she's okay.

Hey, Nathan, you can see it, right?

Carbo! What the hell is wrong with you?

That is the last image I need before I go to bed.

-I'll leave you guys to it. -Help me.

Just pluck them.

Yeah, I'll have hundreds by the morning.

-Then dye them. -No way.

I'll look like a tragic uncle at an Italian wedding

with dye running down his face.

Then just shave it.

-No way. -Then leave it.

What, these are my options?

I'm bald, grey or tragic.

Oh, it's not true, Carbo.

No matter what you do, you'll always be tragic.

[laughs]

"R" is for rascally, rampant, robotic.

There's not a whole lot of poetic words

-starting with "R". -Oh, rubbish.

That's not poetic.

No, no I mean what about radiant,

resplendent, raunchy, risque--

Oi, stop distracting.

I've still got three letters to go.

Yeah, lucky her name's not Clementine-Hermione.

"U" is for--

Don't you think you should be writing

a bit more from the heart?

Jules, finding words to match the letters

-in her name is fun. -Yeah, all right,

but you've never done it like this with the other kids.

That's because I didn't think of it, did I?

Yeah, but Rachel wants poignant, emotional.

Well, this is. Listen,

"'U' is for unstoppable, untamed.

U little ripper".

What?

I'm trying to figure out if you're joking or not.

It's a work in progress.

I promise you, the finished product will make you blubber.

Oh, blubber.

"B" is for blubber because that's what I do

every time I look at you.

Yeah, now I know you're joking.

Jules, of course it'll be from the heart.

It's far too important to be anything else.

But the, uh, the eldest daughter

doesn't need to know that does she?

[gasps] Ooh, sneaky. "D" is for Dave.

Devious, deceptive--

And damn sexy, [imitating James Bond] Ms. Moneypenny.

[Julie giggling]

All right. I've got to get back.

[Julie] No, you don't. [laughs]

[slow music playing]

Have you got any dark hair dye?

I ran out this morning.

I knew it was a long shot but Carbo's desperate.

-Are you okay? -Hmm?

Is it Chel?

Did something happen at dialysis?

No.

Well, soon she won't have to go anymore.

-You're doing a great thing. -Shut up, Ben.

Sure.

Well, at this stage it doesn't look like

it's going to happen at all.

What?

And I can't tell Chel and I can't tell Dad.

Have you changed your mind?

No. Well, of course not.

What you think I'm gonna back out?

No, I'm failing the psych test.

The coordinator doesn't trust my reasons and I'm not sure

I do anymore.

What other reason is there?

'Cause it makes me feel better.

It makes me feel good about myself.

[Ben] And it saves Chel's life.

Well, apparently that's not good enough.

Well, I don't know what to say.

That makes two of us, Ben.

It's not over yet.

You've got other sessions with this guy, right?

-Mm. -Just turn it around

and pull something out. Dig deep.

Whatever else our footy coach used to say.

Sure, Ben. No worries.

Just don't give up yet is what I mean.

What?

It must be great being you. Everything's so simple.

Simple is there's got to be another solution.

Now don't take this as patronizing or anything

but as the older brother in the room...

Here it comes.

You're growing up.

Right.

No, I'm serious. You are.

[mellow music playing]

[sighs]

[Nathan] A week later and definite progress

had been made.

Mom had project managed the naming ceremony,

allowing Rachel to believe she had.

Oh, and Carbo's grey hair problem had been dealt with.

Plucked on top and dyed down below.

-[Dave] Hey, Nick? -Yeah?

[Dave] Can you see if you can settle her please?

-Allow me. -[Dave] Thank you.

-Hello. -[Dave] Just a bit grizzly.

-[Ruby crying] -Come on, Rubes.

You can't grizzle all through your big day.

-[shushes] -[Dave] "R". "R" is for wriggly.

-Wriggly. -[Rachel] Wriggly?

[Dave] Yes.

Dad, that's W. Mom, you have to stop him.

Please stop him.

Oh, what and stifle creativity?

-No. -Mom--

[Carbo] Well, that was a V8.

The six cylinder is more

of a hollow sound like this. [imitates engine sound popping]

You hear the difference? Yeah?

That is the first time she's stopped grizzling all day.

[Carbo] Oh, that's because she can sense

that I'm a good baptized boy and wants to join the club.

-Yes. -Well, thanks, Nick.

Right now she's going to join the Rafter club.

[Carbo] Okay, okay.

[Julie] Oh. It's all right, sweetie.

Oh. All right. Yes.

Oh, okay, yes, you can go back to Nick

-when we get to the park. -[Ruby crying]

-Hey, Nathan. -[Nathan] Yep.

Can I grab a lift with you?

Yeah, of course. Come on.

It'll give you a chance to explain

those premature worry lines.

Oh, blame Dad. It's bad genes.

Oh, his genes are all right.

-[both chuckles] -[Nathan] Yeah.

What I said last week, I meant.

Yeah, I know and I meant what I said.

But I still could get knocked back, you know,

and it'd have nothing to do with bad genes.

[Chel] I know.

And if that's what happens, well, then it was

never meant to be.

-You all right? -Yeah.

Okay.

[Nathan] But for some of us, some things were unchanged.

-[Julie] Oh, hello! -Hi.

Hey.

-Thanks for having me. -Thanks for coming.

-[Sammy] And this is for Ruby. -[Julie] Thank you.

-[Dave] Cheers. -Hello.

Hey, thanks for coming. It means a lot.

I wouldn't have missed it.

Oh, and I heard about you and Nathan.

I think it's really wonderful.

Oh, please don't. Do you wanna grab a drink?

Sure.

So, what's this?

This is Chel's gift to Ruby.

-Oh. -[Ted] A Josephine lily.

-You didn't have to. -[chuckles]

[Ted] Mate, you have no idea how many garden shops

she rang to find one of these.

Sorry, what is it?

[Chel] Well, it's nothing yet.

It won't even flower for 15 years.

Oh.

But even if she doesn't remember me,

she will be reminded of how blessed I felt

to have been in her life.

Oh, well, hopefully you'll be here

to remind her yourself.

Thank you. It's a beautiful thought.

-Jake's here! -[both women grunt]

Happy naming day!

Hi!

-Hey. -[Grace] Hi.

Thanks for inviting us.

[Julie] Oh, thanks for coming.

Hey, where's Doug?

Oh, um...

-Hey, Jake. -Hey, how are you?

-[Julie] So, um-- -Hey.

[Julie] ...come through. Hi, Alex. Come through.

-You look beautiful. -[Grace] Oh, you look superb.

Thanks for coming.

[imitates engine accelerating]

Gonna have to wean her off you I'm afraid.

We're about to get started.

-Okay, here we go. -Hey, sweetie.

Yeah, she likes the V8 the best.

Oh.

[Carbo] You don't want to overdo it.

You don't want to flood the engine.

Okay. Oh.

Oh, it looks so wonderful.

-Oh, yeah. -It's great.

Thanks. Yeah, everyone did their bit.

Yeah, yeah, it was a real team effort.

What did you do again?

Oh, I'm not after any credit, Ben.

Got to go mingle.

Fantail?

[Melissa] That's a really good look.

I can't help it.

I got a rash from the hair dye.

Carbo, just embrace it. Think George Clooney.

Look, well up here's one thing but down there,

no snow below.

[Jake] Hey.

Hey. Hey, so what's the story?

Is Doug off the scene for good or--

Oh, not officially but that's how it'll end up.

It makes baby so unhappy.

-Get stuffed. -Oh.

Your mom's allowed a life of her own, isn't she?

Yeah.

When?

Come on. When?

You can't be like Ruby all your life, mate.

Oh, right. Yeah, and you--

-Jake-- -[Jake] He's got to stand

-on his own two feet sometime. -You can talk, can you?

You're still living at home with Mommy too, yeah?

[Rachel] Hey, hey. Well, maybe that means

you're both gonna have to give her

a bit of space sometime.

Okay, everyone, let's gather around.

We might just have a small window of opportunity

while the guest of honor is still in the mood.

Hey, um, do you have a second to meet up tomorrow?

Any good reason in particular?

Well, yeah, I just...

I just thought we should talk but it's kind of hard here.

Okay. Well, you just text me where and when.

[Julie] Okay, can we have the guardians

to the front, please?

Oh, it looks like I'm on.

[Ben] Little Ruby,

I promise

I will always protect you.

And I'll teach you to value things in life

that money can't buy.

I'll teach you you get out of life what you put into it

and I promise that as long as I live,

you'll never be lonely.

[Nathan] Ruby, I'll always be there

to catch you if you fall.

I'll always stand by you and try

and never to let you down.

[Julie] Oh, we're very thankful that Ruby has you all

in her life and, uh, Nick,

if she ever needs spiritual guidance of the orthodox kind,

you're the man. [chuckles]

And Dad, we know that you'll continue

to always make sure that we stay on

the straight and narrow. [chuckles]

So, uh, Dave's now written something very special.

[Dave] Yeah, um, Rachel, could you prompt me if I...

If I forget it?

Thanks.

Ruby, I, ah, I certainly can't say

that you're not full of surprises.

When we discovered that we were having you,

that was a surprise.

Didn't see that one coming, believe me.

And your name, well, it was a surprise too

but it just seemed to fit.

Since then I've done a little bit of research

and Ruby means a precious gem that brings light

into everyone's lives and looking around here

at all the loved ones who will be looking out for you,

it's no wonder that that's the meaning of the word.

No surprises there.

I, uh, I guess on a basic level, our gift to you is life.

But you give us something just as amazing in return.

Just simply by the act of loving you,

we receive so much.

That's what love's all about.

-Giving and receiving. -[chuckles]

So, to Ruby.

[all] To Ruby.

[applause]

[Nathan] Little did Dad know it but his words

made everything suddenly clear.

You were right, Michael.

Part of the reason I'm doing this is for me.

I admit, it makes me feel good about myself.

But what's wrong with that?

Love's a two way street.

And when you love, you get just as much back

as you give out.

And there is a selfish component

of love that everyone feels, not just me.

I'm no different to anyone else.

And I'm not gonna apologize for that.

Or myself anymore.

[light music playing]

I reckon this would go really nice with those,

uh, nice spotty leggings.

I think you've missed your true calling

as a baby stylist, Dave.

And as a celebrant.

Okay, I am sorry that I may--

-Oh, yes. -I may have doubted--

Oh, here we go.

[Rachel] What you said. It was... It was wonderful.

In fact, I'd go further than that.

I'd say it was genius.

-Oh. -[Rachel] Yeah.

A true poet of the people, you know.

Yes.

You touched the heart of humanity.

-It was wise and profound and-- All right, that's enough.

You did good, okay, old man.

Hey, enough with the old man.

[chuckles] Sorry.

[Julie] Hey, hey, how'd you go?

-They said yes. -[gasps]

[Nathan] All approved.

Good to go. It's happening.

-Darling. -Thanks.

[pleasant music playing]

He is so brave.

That's fantastic. It really is.

I mean, he is saving Chel's life.

Mm.

I'm so glad it wasn't up to me to make that decision.

-Me too. -Oh, I mean, you know,

I'd like to think I would if I had to, but--

Yeah, I know, baby, I know.

Do you want to hear my family news?

-Uh-huh. -Alex is moving out of home.

-What? -Yeah.

-For good? -Well, for now anyway.

[scoffs] How is your mom?

-A bit fragile. -Yeah, I'll bet she is.

It's not every day you lose both your sons.

Are you moving out with him?

Oh, just until he finds his feet.

You okay with that?

Yeah. Yeah, I am. I...

No, I think it's a great idea.

But it doesn't... It doesn't mean

that you and I won't get our own place together someday.

About a year I reckon, tops.

Hmm. And in a year, you might have the suburbs

-out of your system. -Never.

Inner city living here we come.

Look, Rachel, whatever gets you through the day.

[Nathan] Ruby was welcomed into the world by the people

who'll protect her

and who she'll protect in the future.

Her rite of passage was complete.

I still had a couple more to go.

Okay, stalker, this has got to stop.

No one answered the door.

Do you want to come in?

I'm not happy, Nathan.

What, did you miss your midday movie?

I wanted you to try.

I wanted you to have a clear conscience,

but you were supposed to be rejected.

Well, it was obviously meant to be.

Don't give me that namby-pamby hippie stuff.

You invented that hippie stuff, Chel.

Nathan, this is serious.

I know.

The real gift is from you to me, Chel.

I can't thank you enough.

["Deep Blue Sea" playing]

[Nathan] It's funny when you know someone so well.

Every smile, every gesture.

I wanted you to like me and I thought

that if I showed you the place where I really live

then there would be a zero chance of that.

She still looked the same. And everything had changed.

I've got to go.

-Hello. -[Sammy] Hey.

[Sammy chuckles]

Thanks for coming yesterday.

It was beautiful. I'm really glad I did.

[Nathan] Yeah.

So what is it that you have to tell me?

I'm moving to London.

-Right. -Yeah, for real this time.

I, uh, I got in touch with that company

-who offered me a job before. -Oh, Nick Leigh.

And it turns out they've got another opening.

And now you're free.

You can head over there and live the life

you were always meant to lead.

♪ Dig his grave, darling ♪

♪ With a silver spade ♪

♪ And it was brother... ♪

Well, I guess now's probably the right time

to give you these.

♪ Out in that deep blue sea ♪

Will you marry me?

Yes! Yes of course!

We were so young.

We still are.

Not so young. Older.

Maybe a little wiser. [chuckles]

♪ Drop him down, darling ♪

I still love you, Sam. I always will.

You too. As friends.

♪ And it was daddy That got drowned in ♪

I think that what you're doing

for Chel is really wonderful.

Thanks.

♪ Oh ♪

["Deep Blue Sea" continues]

[sighs]

♪ And it was mama That got drowned in... ♪

Well, I'll see you around.

-Okay. Bye. -Bye.

[Nathan] Out of all the rites of passage in life,

the hardest one is to accept yourself.

♪ Out in that deep blue sea ♪

[Nathan] Even harder than saying goodbye.

♪ Oh ♪

["Deep Blue Sea" ends]

[slow rock music playing]

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