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[theme music playing]

[Julie] Okay, what do we want?

[Donna] Um, a salad.

[Julie] Is coincidence just chance?

-Ah. Prawn salad. -Prawn salad.

[laughs]

[Julie] Or is it part of some grand plan?

No worries.

[Donna] We can't both have the same thing.

-Oh, why not? -Well, no reason I suppose.

Okay. Two prawn salads it is.

-Oh! And chips. -And chips.

[laughs]

[Julie] Yes, coincidences can be tiny

or life changing.

A chance meeting with someone who could end up playing

an important part in your future.

Oh. [whistles]

Whoo. Impressive.

Mm. Yeah, a little something I learned

when Ben and Nathan were going through their wrestling phase.

No, you just stick your fingers like that.

-Yeah. Whoa! -[tires screeching]

That's a hell of a whistle you've got there.

I could hear you over the radio.

So, uh, now you've got my attention,

where can I take you?

-Home. -Home.

-First mine, then hers. -Yeah. Yeah.

I'm good with directions, but you might need to give me

a little more than that.

[laughs] Okay.

Oh.

Don't tell me. You're in a band.

Oh, what gave it away?

I think I know the signs.

Yes, sorry about the gear.

I had it in the boot but I had to make some room

for my mate's drum kit.

You caught me dropping it off.

Are you allowed to do that?

Oh, what the owner doesn't know won't hurt him.

So what sort of music do you play?

Urban and country folk rock.

How can you be urban and country at the same time?

Well, come to a gig some time and find out.

-And he knows how to spruik. -I'm a cabbie.

I know everything about everything.

So did your, uh, husband or boyfriend

teach you to whistle like that?

Uh, it was my dad, actually.

Oh, right, right.

So can your husband whistle, too?

[chuckles]

-Yes, she's married. -Happily.

Ah geez, some guys get all the luck.

I'm not. Married, that is.

Unhappily or otherwise.

[laughs]

-Work together? -No.

-Is she your big sister? -[laughs]

-No, only child. -Yeah, yeah, I got that vibe.

-What does that mean? -[laughs]

Well, you can't have gone to school together

unless you were several of years below.

Oh, oh, very kind, but no.

[upbeat song playing on radio]

-Oh! Now, I like this song. -Yeah, no kidding?

I love it, too.

[both] ♪ In the middle, In the middle ♪

♪ In the middle of a dream ♪

♪ I lost my shirt I pawned my rings ♪

♪ I've done All those dumb things ♪

[both laugh]

Ooh, um, our house is, uh, just on the left.

It's the yellow-colored one.

I like it around here.

A good spot for families.

Yeah. It's been good for ours.

-[Matt] There you are. -[Julie] Okay.

There you go. Keep the change.

Oh, beautifuland a generous tipper.

-Thank you. -You're welcome.

-Good luck with the band. -Hey, uh,

we play every Wednesday at The Legacy.

You should come along.

You could even bring your husband if you like.

-Oh. -Or leave him at home.

Hey, next time you need a cab, call me.

Your own personal driver.

Just like a limo only half the price.

Oh, thanks, Matt.

I might just do that. I'm Julie.

Yeah, great to meet you, Julie.

-You too. Bye. -Catch you.

[van honks]

[Julie] Yes, the world can be a very small place.

The coincidence of meeting Matt

was just the start.

Hey. Come here.

Oh, oh, oh!

Uh, Mrs. Chapfield just rang.

She needs her porch light fixed again.

Is it in the job book?

Uh, yes, with all the other jobs.

-And you could stop now. -Yeah, I will soon.

-You smell nice. -Liar.

Mm, you feel nice.

-A good lunch, was it? -Yeah.

It's nice to just drop everything

-and enjoy yourself. -Mm.

You should do it whenever you can.

Yeah, I should but right now, I can't.

Oh. You know what they say about all work and no play.

Yeah, today you got to play, I got to work.

-I wasn't gone that long. -Sorry I'm...

I'm glad you had a nice time.

-We need more space, Jules. -Well, okay.

-Well, we'll get some. -What, new premises?

I'll need to fix a lot of porch lights

-before that can happen. -Well, darling,

something will come along.

-[sighs] -It will.

I better log these.

Okay.

Well, I'll do the mail.

Yep.

Great.

Love you.

[Julie] Oh, I need to get Dave out of the house,

put a smile on his face.

[laughs] He ought to read this magazine.

It'd have him in stitches.

"Ohm Sweet Ohm.

Linear resistors in domestic circuitry."

I guess bad puns is how they try

-to make it interesting. -Mm, there's heaps of them.

"Re-volt-ing Kitchens. Your guide to rewiring."

-[Julie laughs] -"Oh, Watt A Night.

The annual award night creates a real buzz."

Hang on, an electrician's awards night?

Oh, I doubt this lass complies with health and safety

the way she's holding that fluoro tube.

Actually, there is an industry awards night every year,

isn't there?

Well it's... it's not the Oscars, love.

Well, no, but it's still a night out.

Yeah, well, I'd like to thank my apprentice Coby

for only stuffing up half the time.

And my beautiful wife for taking extra-long lunches

while I slave away.

Yeah, well, you've been both working hard,

you might be right. This awards night

might be just the spark you need.

[Julie] Dad may have stumbled across the very thing

I was looking for.

Was that more than just coincidence?

-[Coby] Yay. -Hey, taste that.

Hey. No, what? How?

Just bite into it.

I'm not eating this by itself.

-That is horrible. -No, it's not.

It's beautiful. Look at it.

It's a tomato.

Seriously, growing your own vegetables,

you guys should get into it.

Although technically, a tomato is a fruit.

Mm, I know something else that technically is a fruit.

-[laughs] -Ah, yeah, I love you, too.

I tell you what, we are so in sync.

-What? -Yeah. I went to call Retta

and she was already calling me.

It happens all the time.

[Nathan] You guys call each other 200 times a day.

Sooner or later, it's going to sync up.

Don't you believe in small everyday miracles?

[Ben] What are you doing here? Weren't you just on the phone?

Yeah, I just wanted to make sure he was home.

See? You really are connected.

-I think it's magic. -Yeah, she's right.

There's stuff that happens between us

that nobody could explain.

[Coby] Oh. Ah!

I can tell if it's Carbo calling

by the sound my phone makes.

Mm-hmm. Yeah, my phone does that, too.

-It rings. -[laughs]

Yep, but with Carbo, I can tell.

Of course you can tell. You guys only call each other.

Well, my phone doesn't stop, mate.

-He means social calls. -[Ben] Admit it.

You guys have no social life.

Um, I chat to people all day.

What people?

-Tina. -[laughs] Tina?

Tina who you work with?

Yeah, and some of the customers

-are very nice. -[laughs]

That doesn't count.

You guys live in your own world.

This little Carbo-Retta bubble.

So? We've got each other.

That's all we need. Right, babe?

-Hey. -What they're saying is

I don't have any friends.

You've got friends. Tina.

Well, okay, Tina is great,

but it's true that we never do anything outside of work.

Well, let's all go out for dinner.

[sighs] Why don't I have more friends? What is wrong with me?

There's nothing wrong with you.

You're perfect.

Look you're still kind of new in town.

It's hard meeting new people.

Yeah, well, it's easy when you're little.

If you're the same age, you're friends.

It's automatic.

Yeah, and when you're 27 people think

you're kind of weird if you walk up to them

and say, "Hey, you want to play?"

-I should invite her over. -You should.

In fact, I should have a dinner party.

That way, Ben and Nathan can meet Tina

and see that I do have friends.

-Yep. -Well, a friend,

-who's fantastic. -Great idea.

And then they can invite people.

I mean, that's what grownups do, isn't it?

-That's right. -Hm. [clears throat]

Hi, I'm Retta.

Would you like to come to my dinner party?

-Who could say no to that? -[laughs]

Jakey, come on, mate.

I'm busting.

Oh, Jakey!

[Bree] Hello? Hello?

Oh. Coming.

-Come in, come in. -[Bree] Thank you.

-Yep. -I'm not stopping long.

Uh, yeah, I haven't seen you in awhile.

I know.

Look, I just came to tell you

that you're never going to guess

who I met up with today.

[Jake] What, his name's Boots?

Hey, yeah, well, it might as well be.

He played seven seasons for the Snappers,

never once owned a pair of footy boots.

Ha. Well, how does that work?

Oh, you know, bare feet,

sneakers, sometimes he'd borrow a pair.

Oh, he played this one semi-final

-in nothing but thongs. -[laughs]

Well, and you know him how?

Oh, it's a long story.

Can of open worms everywhere.

I'm just going for one drink and then I'm out of there.

A school night and all that.

-Are you okay? -Hey?

That's a chick question. Next.

[mockingly] One drink, it's a school night.

Yeah, well, I guess I'm getting used

-to living with me nana. -[laughs]

And what's brought this on?

Oh, well, you know, nothing.

I just want to fire on all cylinders at work.

I owe Dave.

Well, you've got nothing to worry about.

Dave's happy. You're doing a great job.

No, it's not that. It's...

I should've said something earlier about... Tom.

Well, yeah, but you came clean in the end so...

Yeah, maybe.

Hey, if something else came up,

family-wise, nothing bad,

do you think I should tell him?

I don't know, mate.

Depends on what it is.

I mean, Dave's got a pretty full plate

-at the moment, you know. -Yeah.

-So pick my moment, you reckon? -Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Okay. Now, your first instinct will be to say no.

-You don't know that. -Trust me, I do.

I think we should book a table

at the Masters Electricians Trade Awards.

-Uh... no. -But it could be fun.

-Yeah, and expensive. -No, it's an investment.

I don't think so.

Well, you've never been before.

No, because forking out hundreds of bucks

for the most boring night of my life

never seemed like a good idea.

Well, I think it's a great way to get the business

-a bit more out there. -Okay, those nights

are for seriously big operators,

guys who do entire grids for office towers

or light the Harbour Bridge.

So it's the perfect place to make good contacts.

I'm no good at sucking up, Jules.

-It's called networking. -It's out of my league.

That's not true.

Anyway, just think of it as a night out.

A party. And if you happen to rub shoulders

with some movers and shakers

then where's the harm in that?

When is it?

Tomorrow night.

You've already bought the tickets, haven't you?

So that's it then. You could've just

told me we were going.

Look, if you really don't wanna go, we don't have to.

But it'd be a waste of six tickets.

-Six? -I've booked a table.

-Are the boys in on this? -No, I haven't asked them yet

but if you're going, so are they.

You know... You know... You know, it's...

it's cute how you're still asking me

like I get some kind of say in this.

Well, you're the boss.

Yeah, I am the boss.

Just leave everything to me.

So there I was in a spare room,

-totally starkers. -What did you do?

[Matt] What any man would've done,

I wrapped myself in the curtain and legged it.

[laughter]

So anyway, tell me more about these Rafters.

Uh, well, you've heard about Dave,

-your half-brother. -Yeah, bloody Tom.

-Whoever knew? -[cell phone rings]

Matt speaking.

Oh, hi, Matt.

It's Julie from today.

The whistler. Ha!

Oh, yeah, I drove you home. I remember.

Did you, uh, change your mind about coming to my gig?

Uh, no. I was just hoping to book you

for a lift tomorrow night to the city.

Oh, yeah, tomorrow night? Yeah, not a problem at all.

What time?

Uh, 6:30.

Um, 17 Randall Street, Carrs Park.

6:30 it is. See you then.

Okay, bye.

Who was that?

You know that blonde I told you about?

Yeah, the hot older woman.

Yeah, she needs a lift tomorrow night.

Oh, oh, right. So she's a good sort then?

Yeah, there's definitely something about her.

So anyway, these Rafters, go on.

[Julie] Coincidence had put us on a collision course.

Nathan, you know my friend Tina?

-Friend? -Yes, friend.

Anyway, I think you two would be great together.

-Together where? -At my dinner party tonight.

You're both coming and I think you would make

-a lovely couple. -Tonight?

Oh. I'm going out with Coby.

Well, great. Get him to come here, too.

No, we can't 'cause we're... we're um--

Ben, you'll be here for dinner tonight, won't you?

-[Ben] Probably. Why? -I'm having a dinner party.

Great. Who's coming?

-Uh, well, there's you two. -No, I can't make it.

-I'm busy. -[Retta] Plus my friend Tina.

She is amazing. You will love her.

Uh, she'll pair up with Nathan

and then if you bring Emma, that makes six.

-Perfect. -[Julie] Hello?

-Emma-- -Yep, in the kitchen.

-Emma might be busy. -Hm.

Oh, Nathan great. I need you tonight.

We've got a very important work function

and you're coming.

Since when do we have work functions?

-It's the METAs. -[Nathan] The what?

The METAs.

It's the electrician industry awards.

The sparkies' night of nights.

-It sounds like fun, Nathan. -[Julie] Yeah.

[Nathan] Yeah, uh, I can't.

I... I'm going out with Coby.

That's right, because he's coming, too.

-I got tickets. -You didn't say

-you had tickets. -[Nathan] I didn't know.

No, well I only booked them last night.

So, how did you know you were going out with Coby?

Yes, Nathan? How did you know?

Because he's coming to the METAs, too, uh,

and I'm sorry Retta but Nathan's locked in.

Locked in. To the METAs.

The sparkies' night of nights.

-It sounds great. -It will be.

So, I'm off to get some new business cards.

Well, [clears throat] that is a shame.

But I'm locking you and Emma in for my dinner party, yes?

Name tags! Tina has got a shocking memory.

Retta's night of nights.

[mouthing]

-[Coby laughs] -[Jake] Oh, wow! Ah.

Will you look at that.

My name on a business card.

Nice work, Mum. These are great.

-Oh. -Are you sure

Dave wants me there?

Yeah, of course. Why not?

-Oh, no reason. -Yeah.

Now, it's probably not your idea of a good time

but it... it will mean a lot to Dave

and there are free drinks.

Whoa! I'm there if these guys are.

-I'm happy to. -Oi, me too.

-No seriously, I am stoked. -[Julie] Yeah, great.

Coby, um, remember the, uh, the dress code's formal so...

Yeah. No, I'll think of something.

Yeah, good. Uh, also it's a table for six

so one of you should bring a date.

Uh, over to you Jakey boy.

Well, who am I going to invite?

-Natho? -[Julie] No, no, no,

it doesn't have to be a "date date."

It's a little late notice, that's all,

and we've only got a few hours.

Oh, well, it'd just be nice

if I wasn't the only woman on our table.

-Ah. -Well, we'll do what we can.

Yes, well, I'm sure one of you will find someone.

[squeals]

All right, enough with the cards.

Who's in your little black book?

Yeah.

Oi, I am gutted

I lost that Laura chick's number.

-Who? -Watch girl.

She seemed like the sort of girl

that didn't say no to much.

Careful, you are talking about the woman I loved.

Whatever happened to your hook-up

from that night at the Cross?

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

The tall one.

Deep voice. Adam's apple.

[Nathan] That's very funny, Coby.

-Who's this? -Nobody.

Oh, Petra, I believe her name was

and, uh, she was pretty hot, for a bloke.

Oh, I didn't hear anything about this.

'Cause there's nothing to tell!

Oh, are you sure about that?

Come on, we're mates. We're not going to judge you.

Oh, yeah, that's right, I went home

with a transvestite, I just forget to mention it.

-Can we just move on? -[laughter]

Hey, what about that chick from a couple of weeks back

that you shagged in the broom closet?

Oh, not exactly a long-term thing.

Well, Julie's right,

one of us should be able to find

some sort of available female.

-[Nathan] Not me. -Or me.

-Well, that's a bit sad, eh? -Mm-hmm.

-Bree. -Bree.

[sighs]

It's your call, boys.

I hate stuffing chickens. It feels wrong.

Well, just leave it to me then, I'll do it.

No, no, no. I'm here for you, babe.

Nothing's too much trouble, even shoving mangoes up

a chook's bum is no drama.

-Thank you. -That's all right.

Hey, I'm really excited about tonight.

-I can't wait to meet Tina. -I can't wait either.

-You will love her. -If she's a friend of yours,

of course I'll love her.

So, have you called Emma yet?

Yeah, I left a message.

So you still don't know if she's coming?

No. She might have plans.

Oh. Okay. But Tina's coming

so it still might work out okay.

Yeah, you and Tina might really hit it off, Benno.

Yeah, she is a great girl. [laughs]

Funny and very, very pretty,

-in her own way. -Sure.

You just can't let her breath put you off.

I'll be honest, it's bad but it's a medical condition.

-What is? -Halitosis.

And she's very, very self-conscious about it.

I bet.

Just don't breathe in when she's talking to you.

That's a trick I learnt from my uncle Con.

Yeah, I have some lavender oil at work

and I just put it on the tip of my finger

and when she's talking to me, I go like this...

As long as there's a table in between us

-I should be okay. -You'd be surprised.

You know what? I'm just excited

to meet someone with breath so bad

there's a medical name for it.

I could've sworn we still had a box full of the old ones.

Yeah, well, the old ones are pretty basic.

-These ones are much better. -Well, I bet they cost a bomb.

-They look like it. -Actually, no.

What, a couple of hundred bucks?

-No one likes a scrooge. -Three hundred?

No they were cheap, like you.

Anyway, they're tax deductible

so if you don't feel like networking

they can stay in your pocket.

The main point of tonight is to enjoy ourselves.

What? Have fun?

Mm. Yeah, something like that.

I'm sorry, Jules. I should be thanking you.

A night out on the town, great.

-Oh. -Let's do it.

You got your speech all prepared?

Oh, he's always got a speech prepared.

Hey, who says it won't be you in a year or two

-accepting your reward? -The best light globe change.

And thanking your wife for being so brilliant.

Never say never. A lot can happen in a year.

Yeah, you just have to think positive.

-Exactly. -And hand out a few of these.

Party our socks off.

-Rock and roll. -[laughs]

Hey. What do you reckon?

It's not bad, eh?

-That's what you hired? -No, no, not hired.

They wanted 100 bucks, I own this baby.

Twenty bucks. Op shop.

-A good deal? -No, you were robbed.

And lose that thing around your waist.

Hey, yes. I thought so, too,

but it's attached to the pants with these clips.

-I can't get it off. -What, do you want me to try?

No, no, no, you might tear it or something.

What? Are you kidding?

You reckon you'll wear this again?

Here, give me a go.

I haven't seen one of these in years.

-[laughs] -I don't know why you think

you're going to be better at this than me.

I tried for ages.

Unclipping difficult items of clothing is a gift of mine.

Oh, you dirty dog.

Hold on. This is going to be harder than I thought.

Yeah, oi.

-Come on. -[Coby] Hey.

-Oi. -[Jake] Ooh.

Wait, whoa, whoa.

Hello, boys.

Not interrupting anything, am I?

I was just trying to get this off.

Well, you know, whatever you want to do

in the privacy of your own home

is no business of mine but there's a cab waiting, so...

Well, our secret's out now, Jakey.

What do you think of my suit?

It's... either really cool or really not.

-I can't decide. -Well, it works.

For me.

[laughs]

An invite from my brother.

I don't get one of those every day.

Yeah, it could even be a good night.

-Yeah. -You look great.

Oh, thank you.

Um, just to get things straight, we are...

-Mates. -Right.

-[car honks] -[Coby] Oi, let's go.

People, these free drinks

are not going to skull themselves.

Come on, darling. Dad wants to get a photo.

-Can you see my socks? -What? No.

I've got one blue one, one black one.

-I couldn't find a pair. -No one will notice.

-Come on. -[Ted] Come on, come on.

Bunch up together.

A big smile.

Say, "odd socks."

-Odd socks. -Socks.

-[Julie laughs] -[laughs]

Uh, there's one for the pool room.

Oh. Maybe I should change them.

-No. -No, Dad, they're fine.

-Come on, let's go. -Have a good night.

I better get back to Sleeping Beauty.

Ooh, Dad, if you have any trouble with Ruby

-just um-- -[Ted] No, she'll be fine.

You kids go off and enjoy yourself.

-Thanks, Dad. -Yeah, maybe we should

just go to the pub for a counter meal,

a few drinks, just you and me.

Oh, look at you, big spender, ready to give up

a prepaid meal in an open bar?

Well, at least I'd have you to myself.

-[Matt] Good evening, madam. -Oh.

Ah.

Thanks, Matt.

-Uh, and you must be, uh... -Uh, just call me "sir."

Uh, good to meet you, sir. I'm Matt.

G'day.

What's with the cabbie?

Oh, he is a lesson in the value of using

a business card.

[Julie] Coincidence?

Or was the universe trying to tell us something?

[techno music playing]

[singer] ♪ Look what you did to me ♪

♪ Cut me so very deep ♪

♪ I need a doctor ♪

♪ 'Cause this is startin' To burn ♪

♪ Try to fix it now ♪

♪ The bridge Is to the ground ♪

♪ This love is over ♪

♪ So baby just let... ♪

Dave, I don't know how to thank you.

This could be the best night of my life.

[Dave] Okay. Righto.

Hey, do you want me to grab those?

No, no, no, no, we just take one.

-Just... -[Coby] Oh, yeah, right.

No, I've seen this.

Cheers. Flash do.

-[Julie] Yeah. -Oh, hang on.

Take one of these.

Coby Jennings, that's my name.

No job too big, too small. There's me.

Uh, thanks to all of you for coming,

especially at such short notice.

-Yeah. -I... I just wanted to say

a few words.

Um, look, you're a great team to work with

and I'm... I'm, I'm really grateful

for all that you bring to...

to the job. Yeah, I... I know I enjoy coming

to work every day and I hope you feel the same.

Oh.

That's... that's it.

My one and only speech for the night.

Well, nice one, Dave, and I wouldn't have

stuck around so long if I wasn't happy.

Yeah. To Dave.

A great bloke, a great boss.

-Here, here. -[Bree] Cheers.

-Cheers. -And Dave, there's something

I've been meaning to tell you.

I kept my mouth shut too long

about Tom, so I should've told you

this earlier but I didn't think

-you wanted to hear it. -[Julie laughs]

Coby, slow down and...

and what is it?

Your brother's in town.

[Dave] Oh.

What?

My brother? What brother?

-Coby-- -Your half-brother.

Tom hasn't told you this?

-No, he didn't. -[Coby] Okay,

well, I'm telling you now. Um, Bree and I

saw him last night and he is a great bloke

and now he's here and now you know.

Well... well, you really know

how to pick your moment, don't you?

Yeah, no kidding?

Well, you know, it's no secrets, right?

Yeah, all right, well, thanks for letting me know.

Let's have a great night, eh?

-Are you all right? -Hey, I've got a brother

-who's in town. -Yeah.

It doesn't mean I have to meet him, right?

-Oh, Dave. -No, I'm all right.

Look, we're here to party, right?

We've got a prepaid meal and an open bar,

so, let's party.

[singer] ♪ Oh, oh, burn ♪

[Ben] Thanks for coming at such short notice.

[Emma] Thanks for the invite.

Something smells delicious.

Oh, hello.

Hi, Emma.

I'm so glad you could make it.

We're just waiting on one more.

My friend, Tina.

Please, take a seat.

[Carbo] Want a drink?

Yeah.

-I hope she isn't lost. -You gave the address, right?

[Retta] Yeah, of course.

But the GPS she got off eBay has a mind of its own

and sometimes just sends her around in circles.

I might just check she hasn't texted.

Okay. Perhaps she's stopped for mouthwash.

Oi! No jokes. That was the deal.

It's a medical condition.

-Right. -Can I ask?

Well, it's nothing. You know Retta's friend

Tina who's coming tonight, she's fantastic,

you're going to love her.

She suffers from halotoasties.

It's a breath odor issue.

You mean, she's got halitosis?

Yes, that's it.

-And her name is Tina? -[Carbo] Yeah.

-Not Tina Crabback? -How did you know that?

I went to primary school with her.

She had odor issues even back then.

-What a small world. -Yeah.

Old Tina Crabback.

I'm going to call her right now.

Wait till she hears that you're going to be here.

-[upbeat music playing] -[indistinct chatter]

[Roger] Of course your panel board's got to have

-overcurrent protection. -Yeah. Look, actually,

I really should be getting back to--

But if your system bonding jumper isn't installed

then you can't connect your EGCs.

Your neutrals are going to be a problem.

-There you are. Uh, hi. -It's a fascin--

-I'm Julie. -Nice to meet you.

-Roger Wiseman. Wise-man. -Ah.

[Dave] Yeah. Hey, your... your wife

must be getting really thirsty.

Oh, yeah.

Don't worry, I'll be right back.

Sorry I interrupted.

Yeah, I told you I'm no good at this networking.

[Coby] Hey, Dave!

Look who I found.

Well, I think I might need a top up.

-Yeah, grab me one, would you? -Yeah.

G'day, Dave. What are you doing here, mate?

[Dave] Uh, I thought I'd finally get along

-to one of these things. -Oh, well, yeah, that's big.

-Good on you. -Mate, you wouldn't catch me

at one of these things unless I was up

-for a gong, you know? -Right.

I've been to a couple of these and the novelty's wearing off

-a bit, you know. -Oh.

[Coby] How is that office job going?

The one that we pulled out of.

Oh, Taylor Street. Yeah, yeah, yeah,

the other mob got it done. It was a day ahead

of schedule I recall.

Yeah, I'm sorry again for leaving you in the lurch.

Oh, no, no, no, forget it.

Well, sometimes I wish I was still doing things

your way, you know, just keeping it simple.

How so?

Well, you know, pulling out the pliers and stuff.

I mean I'm... I'm spending all day in suits,

talking to developers and the councils...

Actually, we're, uh, we're thinking

of expanding a little bit.

Oh, well, that's great.

But, you know, don't say I didn't warn you, mate.

You've got it good. You know, you get to spend

more time with your family, you're working

with a great small team of mates.

Yeah, yeah, well, I'm not complaining,

I just thought we might nudge it along

-a bit, you know. -Yeah, well, that's good.

-[Dave] Mm. -[Julie clears throat]

See, mate? You always were a lucky man, Dave.

G'day, Jules.

Warney, fancy seeing you here.

Yeah, well, you've got to, haven't you,

when you're up for the Golden Fuse. [flaps lips]

The big one, wow.

Congratulations.

Yeah, thanks, Jules.

Uh, I'm actually a bit nervous.

Uh, stupid, you know?

It's just another dust collector

-for the office, right? -Yeah.

Oh, look out. There's Gordie Weaver.

He's got a big flour mill conversion on the boil

and I think we're a shot at the contract

so, um, I'll catch up with you later, eh, Dave?

Yeah.

Warney up for the Golden Fuse?

How did that happen?

Well, look up on the bright side.

It just goes to show how quickly things can change.

Yeah.

Tina, will you stop apologizing.

I'm just worried about you.

Okay. But if you need to go to hospital, call me, yeah?

We can drive you. Keep me posted.

Let me know how you're getting on.

Bye.

What happened?

Tina's stuck on her couch

with an ankle that's swelling up like a pumpkin.

How'd she manage that?

Fell in the shower.

Slipped on a loofah.

[Carbo] Oh, unlucky.

[sighs] That's the dinner party ruined.

-I'm so sorry, Emma. -Please don't apologize.

Look, I just hope she's okay.

Poor Tina.

I seem to remember she was always accident-prone.

[chuckles] One school excursion we went to an urban farm

and she was hit on the head by a watermelon.

Don't they grow on the ground?

-I know. -Yep.

It sounds like Tina.

We can still enjoy ourselves.

-Yeah. Yeah. -[Carbo] Come on, I'm starving.

-Right. Right. -Yeah.

There's no point moaning about it.

Okay. Let's eat.

Yes.

I am not serving that.

It doesn't look that bad to me.

It's a disaster.

Dial a pizza?

-[sighs] -Hey, it's just dinner.

It's not worth getting worked up over.

[voice breaks] It's not the dinner.

Hey, talk to me.

Why don't I have any friends?

You do. Tina. If she wasn't so clumsy

she would've been here ages ago.

We moved around too much.

There is no one I can call to go see a movie

or hang at the beach with.

No, but it takes time to start in a new place.

I haven't even been able to tell anybody

that we got married.

Ben said there was another one of these in the fridge.

Yeah.

Would you prefer if I went home?

No. No, you don't have to go,

unless you want to.

No, I don't.

I'm looking forward to this dessert.

Look, this might not be the right time

but after we eat, I was going to suggest

some games, maybe charades?

Is that really daggy?

[laughs] No, that's... that's a great idea.

I'm... I'm terrible but I love it.

Me too. And it really only works in pairs so, you know,

five would've been an awkward number anyway.

Oh, excuse me. Hello.

Oi mate, what are you waiting for?

Let's go back in. That chick

from that show on the telly. She's about to sing.

Well, what about Bree?

[Coby] Yeah, she knows the way.

Oh, tell me you've moved on.

-What? -Bree. Been there, done that.

Yeah, of course. It was a one-off.

It's never going to happen again.

Righto. So why were you watching her

getting chatted up by that dude?

I'm not, there's no way.

-Let's go. -Okay.

[microphone feedback]

Move. On.

All right.

[man] Ladies and gentlemen,

please put your hands together for a very special young...

-Boat. -[Retta] Mm-mmm.

-Jaws? Titanic? -[Retta] Mm-mmm.

Big Fish?

Hmm. Hmm.

-[Emma] The boys. -Mm-mmm.

Dumb and Dumber?

-[laughs] -[both] Oi.

Yeah, Mmm.

-Mm-mmm. Mmm. -TV show.

[Ben] Hey, you said it was a film.

You did. You said it was a film.

[Emma] Shh!

Mm-hmm.

-Mmm. -You and me.

Mmm, mmm, hmm.

Retta and Emma...

Who's heard of a show called Retta and Emma?

-Mmm.-Friends!

Did you say that because you think we're friends?

Hey, mimes don't talk.

We are friends though, aren't we?

Well, I think. I guess so.

Well, is that the answer?

No, it was Twin Peaks.

Wow, you really are terrible at this game.

I know. [laughs]

-Okay, my turn. -[Retta] Okay.

[laughs]

[Carbo] Okay.

-Okay, two words. -[Carbo] Yeah.

Uh...

First word.

Wrist.

[Warney] Cheers, guys, I was honestly not expecting

to win this especially after I spewed

on Clinchy's shoes last year.

-[laughs] -Cheers.

[Gordon] Oh, I could use one of those myself.

It's a bit too much hot air in there for me.

Yeah. Good on Warney, though,

for bringing home the big one.

The Golden Fuse.

-You know Warne? -Mmm.

Guilty, Your Honor.

You could say I gave him his, uh, his start.

Well, his second chance, anyway.

You've got a lot to answer for then.

-What do you... -Well, what's the reason

he brings his jobs in so cheap and on time?

Corners. He cuts them.

Yeah?

Well, he didn't learn that from me.

Yeah? A recent job he did for me,

uh, subcontracted, it's a total bloody nightmare

now with the tenants.

Which job was that, out of interest?

Well, it was a city job.

Those offices down in Taylor Street.

-Right. -I'm Gordon Weaver by the way.

-Yeah, Dave Rafter. -Oi. No, no, no, no.

Dave, give him your card. That's why we're here for.

All right, at least take mine.

Best boss in the world, this bloke.

-Thanks. -I'm getting a beer.

That's a hell of a suit.

-Yeah, he doesn't get out much. -[laughs]

[Julie] Coincidence? A golden opportunity?

Well, I should get back in there.

-Good to meet you, Dave. -Yeah.

[Julie] Or none of the above.

What? That was actually fun.

Yeah, thanks for the night.

I had a great time.

Yeah, it's good of you to say so.

[Bree] No, I did. I really mean it.

-[Dave] Okay. -Oi, that was awesome!

Those tradies know how to party.

Hey, good feed, too. I'm not going to need

-to eat for a week. -Thanks for coming.

Good night. Thank you.

Next year, we're going to win two Golden Fuses.

-Goodnight, guys. -Night.

[Dave] Well, I think it was good to see

what I'm up against and great to get

the whole team together, you know.

What, you mean you wouldn't come back next year?

No, why would we? You know,

do I really want to change things?

I've got things pretty good.

-Yeah, you do, yeah. We all do. -[Dave] Yeah.

You're a brilliant dad and a very sexy husband.

-Thank you. -And...

ten Golden Fuses couldn't change that.

[laughs]

What a huge night.

-Yeah. You're not kidding. -Yeah.

Apparently, I have a brother.

Ooh, you're cutting it fine.

Ah, but I made it.

Of course I did, you booked me.

-Mmm. -So, are we heading home

or are you out to celebrate winning some big award?

No, we're just waiting for Nathan and then

-we'll head home, yeah. -Yeah, we weren't up

-for any awards. -Oh, well, next time, eh?

There are plenty more important things

-to worry about. -[both] Yeah.

-Plenty. -Yeah, I tried to write a song

about all this award stuff once.

It's called "Pointy Statues For Pointy Heads."

But I couldn't find anything to rhyme with ARIA.

-Oh. -[Nathan] Sorry, sorry.

-What, you're a songwriter? -Yeah, yeah.

Believe it or not, driving a cab isn't my dream.

Dave was in a band once.

-Really? -Oh.

I thought you had a bit of that old rock dog vibe.

Oh, yeah. Well, you know,

we're just a few mates mucking around, really.

Yeah, yeah, us too, but would really love

to have a crack at making a living out of it.

Yeah, well, you should go for it.

Don't want to end up with any "what ifs," do you?

No, you don't, darling, do you?

Too right. You've got to be in it to win it.

Yes.

-Starrier. -Hmm?

-It rhymes with ARIA. -Oh, that's not bad.

-Yeah. -Why didn't I think of that?

-[giggles] -All right.

What rhymes with purple?

-[Ben] You did well tonight. -What do you mean?

Well, Retta's a bit of an acquired taste

-but you made a real effort. -No, I didn't.

I like her. She's fun.

Not when you have to live with her.

[laughs] She's a bit eccentric but that's cool.

And she's got a good heart, don't you think?

Yeah. Yeah, she does.

So I guess I'll see you at work then.

Yeah. Thanks for coming.

You really, um, you...

you see the good in people.

-That's nice. -Ah, don't believe the hype.

I can be a bitch when I want to be.

[both laugh]

-Good night. -Good night.

[laughs]

I mean, when you... when you think about it,

having a big business doesn't end your money worries.

Yeah, in a way it adds to them.

A bigger payroll, more overheads, bigger risks.

-[sighs] -You know big operators,

they go to the wall just as quickly as us small fry.

You know, I've got my... my health,

I've got my family.

More family by the week it seems.

-Mmm. -And I've got you.

Mmm. Yes, you do.

But, it's like you yourself said to Matt.

Oh, Matt again. Should I be worried?

No, darling, he's a nice guy but it's like you said to him,

you don't want to spend yourself wondering "what if."

You don't care if I'm no captain of industry, do you?

Darling, that's not even a question.

If you're happy there's a fair chance

I am too.

You've just got to figure out what you want.

Yeah, well, we can't get anyone there until Thursday.

Okay, we'll call when we're 30 minutes away.

-My pleasure. Bye. -Another booking?

Yeah, that's the seventh call this morning.

-What's going on? -Well, it seems

that Coby's a born salesman.

What? This is all on the back of last night?

-Mm-hmm. -Ah, fantastic.

Maybe the night was worth it after all.

Yeah, well, they're mostly pretty small.

That was one of the waiters from last night.

He can't fix the light on his mum's oven.

Well, if someone's got to fix mum's oven light,

-it may as well be us. -Yeah, and you never know

-where things will lead. -Yeah, true.

-[phone ringing] -She might have trouble

plugging in her vacuum cleaner as well.

I'm just going to grab a quick shower.

Okay. Dave Rafter electricians.

Oh, ah, yes. Just a second.

He's here.

Gordon Weaver.

[clears throat]

Gordon.

Yeah, uh, a meeting this morning?

Yeah, no. I... I'm sure I could do that.

Uh, what's up?

Well, it sounds interesting.

No, no, it's not a problem.

I'll, uh... I'll see you then.

Yep. Okay.

The Gordon Weaver from last night?

Yeah, he heard that I passed on the Taylor Street job,

admires honesty and wants to talk to me

about a flour mill he's converting.

[gasps] Not the one that Warney was talking about?

Yeah. Maybe the good guys

are going to get a break after all.

-Oh! -This is huge, Jules.

Well, you better get a clean shirt on.

Yeah. What amazing luck getting chatting to him.

Yeah, it was.

And none of it would've happened if it wasn't for you.

-Oh. -Thanks.

You're welcome.

So, huge?

-Huge. -[laughs]

Clean shirt, shower.

[Julie]Running into Gordon Weaver,

a happy coincidence?

Dave's next surprise might prove

to be more of a challenge.

Oh!

It looks like we're going to get very busy!

-[laughs] -No...

I take it the meeting went well.

It was just a formality. They basically offered me

the contract as soon as I walked in the door.

Oh, that's amazing!

Yeah, it's amazing and it's big.

We're going to have our work cut out for us.

-The time frame? -It's manageable.

Oh, Dave, this is brilliant.

This is exactly what you were looking for.

It's a kick-start to the big time!

Yeah, it's a far cry from changing a light bulb!

-Oh, well done. -Yeah.

-You made this happen. -Oh.

-Thank you. -Mmm!

I'm going to go and tell the lads.

Oh, go. They'll be thrilled!

I think someone might have their spark back.

[giggles]

-Oh, who let you in? -[Emma] Retta.

Have you seen my Black Russians?

Yes, Ben, I have.

Ah.

Do you want to help me dig some weeds?

No, not really.

Fair enough.

Give me a minute, I'll put the kettle on.

I could use a break myself.

So, are we ready to go?

-Go? -Yeah.

Me and Retta thought we might go check out the roller derby

at Eastgardens.

You and Retta?

Yes, Ben.

You don't get Emma all to yourself.

Roller derby? Isn't that girls

in roller skates biffing each other?

I think that's basically it. [laughs]

And, uh, you didn't think to invite me?

You said last night that you were looking forward

to spending the day with your veggies.

We better go. We're going to be late.

We'll invite you next time.

All right. Good.

[doorbell rings]

-[Julie] Coby. -Hey, Jules.

Um, Dave said you might have

a few more business cards somewhere.

Uh, yes, why? Did you lose yours?

No, I gave them all away.

-All of them? -Yep, and I believe we got

a bit of ah work out of it?

Yes, we did. Well done you.

Did Dave tell you about the contract

-with Gordon Weaver? Yeah. -Yeah, nice one.

I gave him a card, too, but I suppose

I can't really notch him up as one of my catches but...

Well, yeah, it didn't hurt.

So, spare cards...

Um, did I leave this here?

Uh, no that's a cabbie I've been using a bit lately.

-You serious? -Yeah. Why wouldn't I be?

This is just some cabbie's card.

That's what you reckon?

Yes, because that's what it is.

A very nice cabbie.

You don't know who this is?

Well, his name's Matt.

-Why? -His name is Matt Jennings.

That's him. That's my uncle.

Dave's brother.

[Julie] This was more than a coincidence.

[exhales]

[upbeat music playing]

-Matt the cabbie? Are you... -Yep.

-You're pulling my leg. -No, no, no, no,

it's the same guy. Coby insists.

It's the same mobile number. It's him.

But... that's just ridiculous.

-Yeah. -What are the chances?

Well, I don't know. A billion to one?

Did... did he know anything about us?

Well, don't you think he would've said something?

Who knows?

Who knows anything?

Um...

so...

So what?

Well, he seemed like a nice guy.

Are... are you going to meet with him?

After my track record with the Jennings'?

-I don't think so, Jules. -Oh.

I don't think I've got room in my life.

I'm just going to focus on my dream.

[Julie] Things happen that we plan,

and some things come out of nowhere.

Fate, coincidence,

chance and destiny.

Maybe it's all in the way we choose to deal with them.

[singer] ♪ ...I've done All the dumb things ♪

[theme music playing]

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