All language subtitles for The.Castle.1997.720p.BluRay.x264.AAC-[YTS.MX].ENG.A

My name is Dale Kerrigan,
and this is my story.

Our family lives at 3 Highview Crescent,
Coolaroo.

Dad bought this place
15 years ago for a steal.

As the real estate agent
said, "Location, location, location."

And we're right next door
to the airport.

It will be very convenient
if we ever have to fly one day.

Dad still can't work out
how he got it so cheap.

It's worth almost as much today
as when we bought it.

Our street was going to be the heart
of a major housing development.

But it never got up.

They reckon the planes put people off.
Them and the power lines.

Not Dad. He reckons power lines
are a reminder...

of man's ability
to generate electricity.

He's always saying
great things like that.
That's why we love him so much.

Dad is the backbone
of the Kerrigan family.

He made our billiard table.

Shot, Dale.

In fact, he's built half this house.
He's always planning extensions.

I reckon we need a patio.

Oh, darl, how about we finish
the back room first?

No, I'm waiting
on some cheap siding.

I reckon we give
the patio another go.

Dad is a tow truck driver.
One of the best in the game.

He takes great pride
in his work.

And he comes home
with so many stories.

You see, the car was wrapped
around the pole,

so I said, " Why not hook the chain
on the back axle?"

See, no one
had thought of that.

If Dad is the backbone,
Mum is the other bones. All of them.

She keeps
the family together.

Dad adores Mum,
and Mum adores him.

They met at the greyhounds one night,
and it was love at first sight.

Mum just loves craft.
And she can pretty up
just about anything.

How did you do that?

- Spray can and stencil, darl.
That's all you need.
- You could sell that.

Dad always reckons
Mum could open a shop,

but she has a good part-time job
in the office at Sunbeam.

Dad reckons Mum is
the greatest cook on Earth.

- What do you call that, darl?
- Sponge cake.

Beautiful. And what's
that stuff on top?

- Icing sugar.
- How is it, kids?

And why would you want
to go out to a restaurant...

when this keeps coming up
night after night?

I have two brothers
and a sister, all older than me.

Steve is an apprentice mechanic,
but he spends most of his time
reading the Trading Post.

He just loves
buying and trading.

Dad, ergonomic chairs.
Four of them.

- What does he want?
- One-eighty.

He's dreaming.

Him and Dad
really know bargains.

Steve is also an ideas man.
That's why Dad calls him the ideas man.

He has lots of ideas.

It's a motorcycle helmet
with a built-in brake light.

You are an ideas man, Steve.

Dad thinks all of us
are tremendous,

but I guess it's no secret
that Tracey's his favorite.

How do I look, Dad?

Dad just loves her.

You look beautiful.

Thanks, Dad.

Tracey's the only girl in the family,
apart from Mum and Gran.

Tracey constantly
gave Dad proud moments.

Once she was
on "The Price Is Right".

It was such
an exciting afternoon for us.

Swap them around.

None of us could actually
believe it was Tracey up there
with Larry Emdier.

$45,000 worth of prizes.
The luggage needs to be more than 640.

It needs to be less
than 740.

She almost won the lot.

If only she'd known
the price of the luggage.

I'm so sorry about that.

But she still managed to come home
with a tumble dryer and drill set.

She is the only member of the Kerrigan
family who'd had a college education.

Dad reckons the day she graduated
as a fully-qualified hairdresser...

was about
the proudest day of his life.

I knew he thought
about that... a lot.

There were only two places
he did his thinking--

in the poolroom and out the back,
looking up at the power lines.

Yep, Dad's a real thinker.

But the proudest day
was the day she got married
to this nice guy called Con.

He is an accountant,
but also a fanatical kickboxer.

Now Tracey's
taken up kickboxing too.

Dad could not get
the smile off his face.

And he gave a speech
that brought the house down.

Now, as the bride's parents,
I don't mind paying for the wedding,

but could you please stop busting
all them plates?

That being
a Greek custom and all.

I suppose, as a father,

you'd like your daughter
to marry one of your own.

And let's not beat around the bush.
The Greeks have a reputation.

At first, the Petropoulouses
thought he was having a go at them.

But Dad was just saying
how much he thought of Con.

I never thought anyone
could love our Trace...

as much as me,
Sal and the boys.

But there is
another person. Con.

Smart, polite,
fit as a fiddle.

And anyone who loves our Trace
as much as us deserves our love.

So we love you, Con.
We love you.

Thank you, and, uh,

"Kalispera".

That's "Good evening."

We'd had many top nights,
but this was the most top.

Pity my oldest brother
couldn't be there.

His name's Wayne.
He's in jail.

Eight years
for armed robbery.

Many people call him the black sheep
of the family. But not Mum and Dad.

He got caught up with the wrong crowd.
He didn't mean to rob the gas station.

Now he's sorry. With good behavior,
he'll be out in a couple of years.

I visit him every Friday.

- How's Mum?
- Good.

- How's Dad?
- Good.

- How's Trace?
- Good.

- How are you?
- Good.

- How's Dave?
- He's all right.

Good.

Even though he's the oldest
and I'm the youngest, we get on great.

We can just chat for hours.

Thanks for coming down.

- You want some chewy?
- No.

So, as you can see,
our family is very close-knit.

We also have pets.
Four greyhounds.

Banshee,

Starflash,

Trailblazer and Coco.

Coco is the best,
most successful Dad has ever had.

She picked up two firsts
in the country and a third in town.

Dad feeds them every morning
in big bowls...

that Steve made out
of tractor hubcaps.

They are good dogs. Good to Dad.
And Dad is good to them.

All of them are descended
from his first dog, Red Rocket.

Dad never stops marveling
at the beauty of the greyhound.

In fact, he doesn't even
race them for the money.

He reckons they are noble animals.
Skinny and sleek...

and have a beautiful snout.

Another thing Dad loves
is his boat. Sea Lady.

He cleans it every Saturday
with something else Steve built.

It's a brush
with a hose in it.

Dad never stops marveling
at Steve's ideas.

He's a ideas man, Steve.

Steve gave it to Dad
for Father's Day.

That's something our family
prides itself on. Presents.

Even though none of us
have a real lot of money,

we love giving
each other presents.

- He got a rod and reel from Trace.
- A rod and reel.

- I gave him a new muzzle.
- A muzzle.

Wayne sent him an ashtray
he'd made in prison shop.

An ashtray?
But I don't smoke.

And Mum, well, Mum got him a big German
beer mug from Franklin Mint.

Dad couldn't believe his eyes. It was
too good to even drink beer out of.

I'd like
to do pottery.

Oh, you should.
You'd be good at it.

This is going straight
to the poolroom.

All Dad's most prized possessions
are in the poolroom �

all his mementos and things
that remind him of something special.

So, by him saying it was
"going straight to the poolroom"

meant he thought
it was special.

That is a collector's item.

This has been
the best Father's Day ever.

Of course there
were ups and downs.

Wayne being in jail
was an example of a down.

But, all in all,
3 Highview Crescent was a happy home.

Dad called it his castle.

But one day in June,

a knock at the door
was to change all that.

- Yeah?
- Mr. Darryl Kerrigan?

- Yeah?
- John Clifton.
I'm from the local council.

- Is this about the dogs?
- No.

- The aerial? The extensions?
- No.

Look, if this is about
my truck on the nature strip,
I've had it out with you guys.

No, I'm a valuer
with the local council.
I'm here to do a land valuation.

- What for?
- Well, all properties
get valued from time to time.

So, you'd be able
to give me a value on this place?

- That's my job.
- That'd be good.

- Do you want me
to show you around?
- If you wouldn't mind.

Oh, not at all.
Be pleased to.

Because, between you and me,
I reckon the values around here are--

As you can see,
I've put a fair bit of work into it.

Would you like me to point out
the features as we go along?

- If you wouldn't mind.
- You see that lace up there?

- Yeah?
- Fake. Plastic.

Gives the place
a Victoriana feel.

The chimney? Fake too.

Why is it there?

Charm. Adds a bit of charm.
Look at the size of that aerial.

That's a big aerial.
What do you think? Add a bit of value?

- Hard to say. Yeah.
- Yeah.

You can overcapitalize,
can't you?

But it's a huge aerial.

And this is my backyard.

- Shuttle. From Melbourne to Sidney.

- How close are you
to the end of the runway?
- Ah, just over the fence.

- Is that the runway there?
- Yeah.

- There?
- Yeah.

Beautiful machines.

Sometimes you think
they're gonna land right on top of you.

Freaks the dogs, though.
Greyhounds.

Large kennel.

Well, originally, it was a tree house
when the kids were growing up.

I was thinking of turning it
into another room.

- But the county said no.
- Ah.

Now, here back, all landfill.
Not allowed to build there.

- Has the soil been tested?
- Oh, yeah.

Nothing too serious
in there.

What do you know
about lead?

Oh, this is
beautiful, darl.

- What do you call these things again?
- Meat loaf.

Everybody cooks
meat loaf, darl.

Yeah, but it's
what you do with them.

Mum reckons the trick is you
don't use minced meat.
She gets topside and crushes it.

Is that right, darl?
Well, it shows.

She gets silverside
and she'll crush that too.

Dad, a guy's selling
a pair of jousting sticks.

Jousting sticks?
What does he want for them?

- Make us an offer.
- Darl, what do you want
with jousting sticks?

Oh, I don't know. But I reckon they
wouldn't come up all that often.

But they're jousting sticks.
What would anyone want
with jousting sticks?

Well, if you get them
for half price, it's a bargain.

- Give him a call?
- Yeah.

I'll be interested to see
this fella's valuation.

- Are you thinking
of selling, Dad?
- Oh, no, mate, no.

But it would be nice to know
what we're sitting on here.

Clay.

No, mate.
The value of the house.

You know, it's odd, because
Farouk reckoned he had
some bloke around as well.

Must've been doing
the whole street.

- Maybe the market's on the move.
- Here?

Dad? Four-fifty.

For jousting sticks?
Tell him he's dreaming.

How much is a jousting stick worth,
Dad?

Well, it couldn't be more
than 250.

- Depending on the condition.
- When do we find out?

Well, we should have the official notice
in a couple of weeks.

But just quietly,

I reckon we could be in
for a little surprise.

Compulsorily acquired.

Compulsorily acquired.

You know what this means,
don't you?

- They're acquiring it compulsorily.
- It must be a mistake.

They're gonna take our place,
and we don't get a say in it.

- Well, how can they do that?
- I don't know. 70,000 bucks.

Who the hell
is Air Link?

- Dad, a guy's selling seven coolers.
- Hang on, Steve.

What's that?
Is this about Wayne?

No, no. Look.

What do you make
of that?

Jesus. This is
a kick-out notice.

I'll get it. I'll get it.

- Ah, good day, Farouk.
- Hello, Mr. Kerrigan.

Can you read to me something,
please, I get today?

Yeah, sure, mate,
but I'm a bit busy at the moment.

Can I-- Can I come--

- Shit. You got one too.
- Got what?

What the hell
is going on?

Jesus Christ.
Jack!

Jack, it's Darryl, mate.

Someone is going
to take me house, Darryl.

- Mr. Kerrigan.
- Yeah. Yeah.

Mr. Kerrigan--

Darryl, this is
a compulsory acquisition.

Yeah.

Mr. Kerrigan,
the airport is expanding.

They're setting up one of the largest
freight-handling facilities...

in the Southern Hemisphere,
and they need a great deal of space.

Yeah.

And your house...
is on that space.

Yeah. Yeah,my house.

That's right. Your house.

That's why
you'll be duly compensated.

No. No, you've missed the point.
I'm not interested in compensation.

I don't wanna go.

Under the laws
of compulsory acquisition--

and I don't necessarily
agree with those laws--

I can understand
the pain and trouble--

Would you stop pretending
to be on my side?

All right, Mr. Kerrigan,
I'll state this simply.

There is
an ironclad agreement...

between federal, state
and local governments
and the Airports Commission.

Yeah?

Well, where's the agreement
with Darryl Kerrigan,
3 Highview Crescent, Coolaroo?

Where'sthat agreement?

It's not gonna happen.

I don't know, Darryl.
This isn't my area.

What do you mean this is not your area?
This is law.

Darryl, the airport
wants to buy your place.

Airports come under federal law.
Federal? I just do small stuff.

Conveyancing, magistrates.

- You defended Wayne.
- Yeah, and he got eight years.

Yeah, but you did your best.
I mean, you can hold your head up high.

He was the one that
held up the service station.

- I don't know anything
about this sort of stuff.
- But they can't do this.

- I don't know. Maybe they can.
- They can't.

Look, I'll ring around
and I'll see what I can find out.

Good on you, Dennis. Eh.

How is Wayne?

Good. Yeah, good.
Behaving himself.

- Any word?
- Nah, nah.

They reckon he's still
a couple of years off.

I'll let you know.

But Dad was never one
to bring worries home.

Even in the down times he'd still
tell us funny stories about his day.

It's a head-on between
a Geo and a Volksy.

Dad also had a way
of making everyone feel important.

Come on, Dale.
Tell 'em.

Go on. Tell 'em.
Dale dug a hole.

- Like the time I dug a hole.
- Started the patio.

- Good on you, Dale.
- And he'd compliment Mum every
single night on her cooking.

Well, hello.
How's this, boys? Whoo-hoo!

- What do you call this?
- Chicken.

- Yeah, but it's got something
sprinkled on it.
- Seasoning.

Seasoning.

Looks like everybody's
kicked a goal.

How are our
backs feeling?

Steve did get them
ergonometric chairs.

And Mum had already
started prettying hers up.

Dad placed a great deal
of importance on mealtime.

He had
a very strict rule:

When the family starts to eat,
the television is definitely
turned down.

But as soon as we've finished eating,
it's a different story.

That was great.

Dad, 7:30.

All right,
time for some fun.

Dad reckons there's only one show better
than Funniest Home Videos,

and that's The Best
of Funniest Home Videos.

It made Dad laugh. And when Dad laughed,
his whole body joined in.

And then we would too.

Doggy breath!

It was funny how on the fun nights,
part of me got sad,

'cause I'd think about
my big brother in prison
and wonder what he was doing.

Wayne always reckoned
he was doing fine,

but I get the feeling
he was missing us more
than he was letting on.

It'll be great
when he comes home.

You're a ripper, Dennis.

I said you're
a bloody ripper!

Yeah, okay.

- That's it, Sal. All fixed.
- What did he say?

He said I have recourse
to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

All I gotta do is run
up there, put my case,
and they can go and get stuffed.

Good on you, darl.

- He still hasn't noticed, Mum.
- What?

- Oh, it's finished.
- Today.

How is that?
You should open a shop.

Dad, some guy's selling
an overhead projector.

Nah--

Nah, hang on, Steve.
What's he asking?

- One-fifty.
- Tell him he's dreaming.

- Yeah.
- So what else
did Dennis have to say?

- Nothing. It's fixed.
- Yeah, but when's the hearing?

Monday. And I know exactly
what I'm gonna say.

- Don't babble on, darl.
- I don't babble on.
When do I babble on?

- You do babble on.
- All right.

But I tell you
what we're gonna do.

Friday we're gonna
pick up Trace and Con,

and then we're going straight up
to Bonnie Doon for the weekend.

And we're not worrying about
those clowns for another second.

- Mum! Price is Right'son.
- All right, eh.

I'd better ring up Farouk and Jack
and Evonne and the others...

and tell 'em
what's going on.

Trace and Con had
a great honeymoon in Thailand.

We met them as they came off
the plane with a baggage cart,

which was lucky 'cause
they had heaps of stuff.

We couldn't wait to hear all
the stories about their trip,

and we didn't have
to wait all that long either.

'Cause one of the good things
about living next to the airport...

is that it doesn't
take long to walk home.

And they had these masks
which you put over your eyes
when you're sleeping...

so that you can't
see anything.

- And they were complimentary.
- Yeah, they were for free.

It was the first time
anyone in our family...

had traveled
outside the county.

And we just sat glued
listening to all the details.

Oh, Mum, we had a choice between fish
and Beef Wellington.

- Beef Wellington?
- What's that, darl?

It's beef
done in pastry.

And it was an absolute
credit to the airline.

- Did they show a film?
- Two.

- Two?
- Yeah.

- And they also had--
- What were they?

- We saw Twister. And they had--
- Was it on a screen or a telly?

Telly. And they had
easy listening, classic gold,
contemporary rock, world--

What was the other one,
the other film?

- Uh,Juman-- Jumanji, yeah.
-Jumanji.

- And with the headphones--
- Which one was first?

- Twister. You could
turn the sound all--
- How many on the way back?

- Dale! You can ask all this later.
- Sorry, Trace.

It was so dry in the plane
that your hair actually dehydrates.

- Doesn't it, Con?
- It loses its moisture.
- It's so interesting.

We could have
listened for hours,

but then it
was presents time.

For you, Dad. It's a samurai sword
letter opener.

That is handcrafted.

How's that, love?
That is just--

This is going straight
to the poolroom.

You should use it, Dad.

This I am not even taking
out of the wrapper.

They bought Mum a genuine Rolex
for 15 bucks off a guy at the beach.

He said he'd mail
the warranty later.

I got a necklace with a shark tooth.
They got a Walkman for Steve.

'Cause it was Friday,
I told Trace I'd take
Wayne's present to him.

It was an elephant,
'cause elephants bring good luck,

especially if the trunks are up,
and his trunk was up.

It really made Wayne's day.

- She's great, isn't she? Trace.
- Yeah.

It brings good luck.
She's coming in on Monday.

Great. And when's Dad going in
to do that hearing?

- On Monday.
- Yeah?

- Yeah. He reckons they can't do it.
- Dad would know.

- You going up to
Bonnie Doon tonight?
- Yeah. Maybe. I don't know.

I didn't want to tell Wayne
that we were going to Bonnie Doon,

just in case he'd feel bad
that we were going to Bonnie Doon.

He liked it there.
We all liked it there.

* We're going to Bonnie Doon *

We all left soon after,
except for Trace and Con.

As you can just imagine,
they were just married and
wanted some time to themselves.

So they drove up
in their own car.

Dad had a song he used to sing
about going to Bonnie Doon.

Only he sang it a lot,
and it was a bit repetitive.

Darl!

- Dad, radar!

- How much did that cost?
- Seventy bucks.

Just paid for itself.

Dale, why don't you
unload the boat, Mate?

Steve, don't forget
the dog food, pal.

Hey, boy. Hey!

- Bloody marvelous to be
up here, isn't it, Dale?
- Yeah.

- Bonnie Doon.
- Dad loved Bonnie Doon.

How do I describe it?

It is a little town
on a big lake.

It's a beautiful place,
especially this time of year
when the water levels are down.

Dad could not believe his luck
when he found this place.

It was a bargain,
and he couldn't work out why.

It was just a block of land
with a beautiful view.

It took him five years
to build this place.

He bought an unfinished kit home
out of the Trading Post,

built it in the backyard
and towed it up here with his truck.

He was the only bloke
he knew with a holiday home.

Not a mobile home,
a holiday home.

And he reckoned we were
the luckiest family in the world.

- Dale, I reckon we're the luckiest
family in the world. - Yeah.

He loved the serenity of the place.

How's the serenity?

I think he also just loved the word.

So much serenity.

Let's get to bed.
Tomorrow is going to be a great day.

Yeah.

If there's one thing
Dad loved more than serenity,

it was an outboard motor
on full throttle.

Listen to that!
Singing like a bird!

He just loved Bonnie Doon,
and he reckoned the faster you went,

the more you saw of it.

Look at that!

- What?
- Back there.

But eventually he found a place
he reckoned looked like a good spot.

I reckon this looks like a good spot.

Dad loved fishing. And he really
looked after his equipment.

He said they only made on good rod.
It's called the 'Ugly Stick'
by Shakespeare.

It's so strong, you can bend it
right around on itself.

Look at that.
Bends right around on itself.

The lake had trout,
redfin and carp.

The carp was not a good eating fish,
but it was good catching.

They could grow
to quite a size.

Genuinely, that just hooked himself.
But occasionally Dad went crafty,
just nibbling at the bait.

- Got a nibble.

Dad reckoned that fishing
was 10 percent brains
and 95 percent muscle...

and the rest
was just good luck.

We all got a few carp that day,
and each of us know how to muscle fish.

- Where's Con?
- Down the shops.

You and Con talked about kids yet?

Yeah � Con wants to start
straightaway.

But, you know,
I've got a career.

Of course.

So, I said I'm not having kids
until I'm at least 23.

Times have changed.

- Gail had a boy.
- Was he a whopper?

Mmm, 10 pounds. They're gonna
be a big beefy family.

Tyler Jay. Even the birth notice
was big � stork and everything.

Shannon was nine pounds. - Mmm.
- What did you make then?

Oh, I knitted a pair of bootees.
You always need bootees.

- I reckon you should make
fake flowers. - Oh, yeah.

- Jenny makes fake flowers.
- Jenny?

- Yeah.
- Jenny Jenny?

No, microwave Jenny. She reckons
the trick is to make 'em real

but not too real, just real enough
to know that they're fake.

- I'd like to do pottery.
- Wow! On a wheel?

Yeah. I just love mugs.

Yeah, I'd like
to make my own mugs.

- Mum...
- Yeah?

- What's the matter?
- Nothing.

- You worried about the house?
- No.

- Dad said everything's
gonna be OK.
- Of course it is, darl.

We ended up with four carp
and one redfin �

a reasonable day's fishing,
considering we had to get back
earlier when Coco got seasick.

Steve wasn't looking
all that flash either.

Keep it still, Trace.

Disciplined,
isn't he, Sal?

Here are you and I relaxing,
having a beer, and he's still training.

Yeah, he just loves
that sport.

- Well, you gotta have
a passion for something.
- Yeah.

How's the serenity?

Dad! Where do you want me to put
the chicken coop?

Up the back, Steve.

45 bucks. You couldn't buy
the materials for that.

Now, what do you want
with a chicken coop?

And what do we want
with a kit home?

Oh, yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah.

Now, give me a kiss,
you big hunk of a man.

Marvellous, ain't it?
The lake, the kids.

Oh, look at the dogs!
Don't they love it?

Oh, smell that!

- Two-stroke.
- Yep.

Pity Wayne can't be here.

- Darl.
- No, no, I could've done better.

Well, let's start
cooking this feast.

- Who ordered medium rare?
- Me.

Good stuff.

Check that, Steve.
It could be a little underdone.

- I bet they don't have places
like this in Thailand, Con.
- No, Mr. Kerrigan.

Hey, hey, hey.
"Darryl" now, mate.

Sorry, Darryl.

- It's a good place, though.
- Yeah, yeah, I'm curious.

Now, I know it's unfair
to compare anyplace to Bonnie Doon,

but why would I want to go there
instead of here?

- It's for young people, Dad.
- I know that, Trace.

- It's the culture, Darryl.
The place is full of culture.
- Chockers.

- Oh, yeah.
- Something for everyone.

- What was that movie again, Con?
- Dale.

There were so many stories.

At the hotel
Trace and I were staying in,
they had this one channel:

kickboxing, 24 hours a day.

It was just so interesting
to hear about another county.

Meals were 5 dollars, mum �
the most beautiful satays.

What's that, darl?

It's meat on a skewer with
peanut sauce and grilled.

And the stories
went on and on all night.

The value for money is
absolutely second to none.

- One of the other Sony Walkmans...
- With presets?

Yeah, presets AND megabass �
$85 Australian.

- Wow!
- Bargain? - Shit yeah!

But I reckon someone like you, Steve,
could have got him down even further.

I can't wait to go to Bangkok.

- It's great to have you two back.
- It's great to be back.

Great to be up here.

They haven't got
a place like this in Bangkok.

How's the serenity?

Not a sound.

On Monday morning Dad
was chomping at the bit.

- Feeling good, Sal.
- Good on you, darl.

Steve, could you move
the Corolla?

I need to get to the Torana out
so I can get to the Commodore.

I'll have to get the keys
to the Cortina if I'm going
to move that Corolla.

- Watch the boat, mate.
- Yeah.

- Know why I'm feeling good, Sal?
- Why?

I'll tell you why.
Because this is an example
of the individual.

Of how the individual,
if he has the guts to stand up...

and shove it right up
those people who think
they can stand on top of you.

The people who think
they can do that, that's why.

What do you mean
what's my plea?

- What is the case you are putting?
- I told you.

I mean, you just can't walk in
and take a man's house.

Mr. Kerrigan, are you disputing
the amount of compensation?

I'm not interested in compensation.
I'm saying that you can't kick me out.

Very well.

- What is your argument?
- That's it.

That's my argument.
You can't kick me out.

And on what law do you base
that argument?

- The law
of bloody common sense!
- Mr. Kerrigan.

- I must ask you
to restrain yourself.
- Yeah, all right.

Mr. Kerrigan, this is
the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

You are an applicant.
You need to show--

I need to show?
So it's up to me, is it?

Mr. Kerrigan, Air Link,
as a federal authority,

has the right to purchase property
compulsorily.

And, as far as I can see,
you have offered no evidence
to refute that right.

No evidence?

It's not a house. It's a home.
A man's home is his castle.

I mean, it's-- it's--
it's Jack's castle.
It's Farou-Farouk's castle.

You just can't walk in
and steal our homes.

- You will be compensated.
- I don't wanna be compensated.

You can't buy
what I've got.

Mr. Kerrigan, I am rapidly
running out of patience.

- You're running out of patience.
- What is your case in law?

Well, okay, um,

the law is supposed
to be about justice-- no, fairness.

And I know that sometimes
what is right and fair is
not clear-cut. It's a bit iffy.

But this is not iffy.
I mean, this is as clear as day.

It is right and fair
that a family be allowed
to live in its own house.

That is justice.

I rest my case.

Dad reckoned he'd nailed it.
Farouk agreed.

But Dad was wrong.

I can't believe I lost.
I've let you down.

No, no, Mr. Kerrigan.
You do good job.

- Please, Farouk, call me Darryl.
- Okay, Mr. Darryl.

But, you know, I never heard that one
you say before.

"A man's home is his castle."
Well, that's an old saying.

No, no. Other one. Other one.
"Is not house, is home."

Farouk, I lost.

I know, Mr. Darryl.

Farouk, how much
are they paying you?

- $65,000.
- For your place?

Yes. They say the plane,
they fly overhead, drop the value.

I don't care. In Beirut,
plane fly overhead, drop bomb.

- I like this plane.
- What are we going to do, Darryl?

I don't know, Jack.

This is the only place I can afford.
I don't wanna move.

You see what
they're doing, Sal?

Mm.

- How long you lived here, Jack?
- Three years.

Now, in the area.
How long have you lived around here?

Fifty-seven years.

Fifty-seven years.

And they're gonna
kick you out on your ass.

Well, bugger 'em.
I'm not giving up, Jack.

If they wanna play things by the law,
fine. We'll play by the law.

But they're not
the only big guns in town.

If it's gonna be lawyers, I'm gonna
hit them with the big artillery.

Hang on, Darryl.
Jesus, these fucking photocopiers.

What the fuck is that?
I cleared tray three.

Why don't you get your girl
to do that for you?

She's not here on Mondays.
She does Tuesday, Thursday, Friday.

F-3. What the fuck
is that?

- Dennis, how did it go?
- Not good.

I spoke to every barrister I know.
No one wants to touch it.

All right. You do it.

I told you, Darryl,
I'm not qualified.

You're not qualified?
Now I've heard everything.

What do you mean
you're not qualified?

I mean I'm not
in the big time.

You have lost faith
in yourself, Dennis.

- Darryl--
- You have lost faith.

Darryl, it's over my head.
It's over your head too.

Over my head? Dennis.

- Darryl, have you heard
of the Barlow Group?
-No.

It's basically a big investment company
controlled by three blokes...

worth about
a half a billion each.

Well, the Barlow Group
is Air Link.

I thought Air Link
was the government.

It's a government authority,
but all the money's coming from Barlow.

It's a way of privatizing
without privatizing.
Anyway, it's a big, big thing.

Every level of government.
Huge investment.

All right, fine.
So they're big.

But why do they
wantmy house?

Why don't they just fill in
the old quarry and build it there?

I don't know. Maybe it's just cheaper
to pull down more houses.

- So we fight 'em.
- Darryl, they want this thing to work.

- They're gonna get their way.
- And you know why people
like that get their way?

Because people like us
don't stand up to 'em.

Now, they've still
gotta play by the rules.

Darryl, they write the rules.
They own the game.

Fuck, Dennis. It's my fucking house.
You're not gonna run scared on me.

I can't do this by myself.

All right, mate.

Let me think about it.

- Con's working late tonight.
- He's just so busy.

I cannot believe
this postcard arrived today.

Thanks
for dropping in.

How's he treating
my princess?

Dad!

All right,
all right.

You saw
some amazing things.

Now, that is
a bloody big statue.

- Yeah, and it's all made of gold.
- Is that so?

This bloke's
gonna win the cars.

- How's the salon?
- Good.

And look at these models.

They've got ripper bodies,
but they let themselves down
in the hair department.

You ought to contact
Channel Nine, get
a contract with them.

Dad, it doesn't work
like that.

Well, look at them and look at you.
Now, that is a head of hair.

- Just beautiful.
- Thanks, Dad.

I'm only stating
the truth.

Dad, what's a pulpit?

Where the minister gives
his sermon from. How much?

- Eight hundred.
- Dreaming.

Actually, I know how
to get you on there.

- Send in a photo of you
for the home viewers.
- Dad, if you dare.

- Oh, I've got quite a few lying around.
- Dad!

Actually, I think I've got one taken
when you were two...

and you didn't have
any clothes on.

Dad! Don't you--

- Quite a few to choose from there.
- Don't-- No!

That night I thought of Wayne again.

I wondered what he was doing
and whether the elephant's
trunk was still up.

'Cause that
brings good luck.

So, in conclusion,

my client will be appealing the decision
to the federal court...

and, as an interim, will
be seeking an injunction...

to stop any further action
in this matter.

Sincerely, Dennis Denuto.

Hammersley and Laycock.
May I help you?

Yes, putting you through now.

I'm afraid he can't come
to the phone right now, Farouk.
He's up in the ceiling.

All right, I'll get him
to give you a call
as soon as he comes down.

Okay. Oh, give my love to Taboulah.

- Good-bye.
- Shit!

Steve!

- Yeah?
- The beams aren't supporting.

- I reckon we put a hold
on the mezzanine.
- Yeah, all right.

But I'll have to give that guy a
call about the spiral staircase
'cause he's holding it for us.

- Darl, can you give Farouk a ring?
- Yeah.

- Where's Dad?
- Up in the roof.