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[music playing]

You've got to move on, Mike.

What, like you?

What do you mean?

You're still emailing the same guy that dumped

you via email, that's pathetic.

WOMAN: No, I'm not.

Matt and I broke up.

Oh.

Anyway, I don't regret anything, you know?

He's a really good person.

But I think more than anything,if I was really honest,

I think it was a catalyst forme to make a change in my life.

You know, what I'm saying?- Yeah.

Yes.

I'll show you some of mymost recent work, mostly nudes.

You're doing nudes?

Among other things.

You comfortable with that?

Yes, totally comfortable.

HELEN: I love being nude.

[croaking]

Hey, get over here.

Mongrel.

[croaking]

Quiet down, you bloody mongrel.

MAN [ON RADIO]: The threatof a cane toad invasion

in Alice Springs is unlikelydue to the prevailing

climactic conditions.

However, it is important tostay on top of the problem

as their numbers can multiplyat a frightening rate.

Cane toad males attempt tocopulate literally anything.

And females, lay up to 50,000eggs several times a year.

Scary stuff.

Thank you, [inaudible] Moore from the Parks

Wildlife Service.

Speaking of scary, for one nightonly the [inaudible] Cinema

is showing a horror double.

What?

[gasp]

HELEN: Whoo.

Whoo-hoo!

Hey, watch out drunkie,you'll get us both killed.

[giggles]

[croaking]

[music playing]

[SINGING] Take me to that open silence space

where the earth breathes your name.

meet me underneath the starlight sky,

all our troubles fade away.

Solo show is always tougher,can't pretend the guests

are there for someone else.

Are you nervous about it?

Wetting myself.

That's when I'll be the one naked.

Just a glass of red wineand a little piece of cheese

to cover my dignity.

Well, speaking of which, can I get you a snack?

Yeah, sure.

Thanks.

Well, does it look like me?

Check it out.

Come on.

HELEN: It's very naked.

It's also unbelievably beautiful.

[dishes clattering]

Well, that's it fortoday I'm out of supplies.

Oh.

So very close.

Is there a chance you coulddo another sitting tomorrow?

Well, I'm meant to be at work tomorrow,

but, um, we could get out of it, couldn't we?

Yeah.

Yeah, we could.

Well, one more day andI can let you have a look.

I'm not worried about that.

Liar.

Mmm.

Isn't it glorious?

Yeah, that's prettymuch what I was thinking.

Hey, can I buy you a car?

Thought you were working this afternoon.

Something's come up.

Same thing that came up yesterday?

Yeah.

Yeah, The same thing actually.

And it's been coming up quite a lot recently.

Is that a problem?

No that's just, uh, more of a mystery.

Can you keep a secret?

Yeah.

So can I.

[giggles]

Come on Rusty, time for breakfast.

Hey, Russ.

So can I use the car?

Yeah, well, maybe I could dropyou off-- gotta head into town

to pick up some stuff.

Stuff?

Yeah, well, Jess's wedding present.

- What are you going to get her?- I don't know yet.

Tupperware, you neverthink of getting yourself,

but always comes in handy.

I'll keep that in mind.

PATRICK: Morning.

[scoff]

We're not open yet.

[barking]

Hey, Russ.

Russ, you stop that, mate.

Sorry, he's not usually like that.

Nah, it's all right.

He probably just smells mydog on me, don't you, boy?

[barking]

Now look, we're not-- we're not open yet.

Can I get you a cup of coffee while you wait?

Ah, should be all right, mate.

I'll just try down the road.

Oh.

Yeah, I've just checked out the crime scene.

In and out, just the valuables--cash, CDs, sunglasses.

Well, he can't have been gone long.

He's only left the house about--

[croaking]

Yes, righto.

Oh, excuse me.

Hello, see that-- see that house over there?

I think it might have just got robbed,

you didn't see anybody carryinganything through the park,

did you?

[screaming]

Which way did he go?

Did you get a good look at him?

Uh, he was huge and ugly.

Well, try and remember everything you can,

I think he just robbed that house.

The cane toad?

What?

And there's this scene,right, where they're in the bush

and it's dark and they've got to keep silent

or they'll die, right.

And then one of them like feelsthis kind of wet and warm stuff

like drip--

dripping on his nose.

Tobe, I'm not coming with you, OK?

Ah, come on, Mike. It's just a movie.

Yeah, and you already told me what happens.

Hey.

Hey, Jess.

What's happening?

Um-- Oh, we're just--

just taking some wildlifephotos for the web page.

Oh, yeah?

There's a horror double at the[inaudible] cinema tonight.

Really?

Yeah, I thought we might all go along.

Not on your life, I don't do horror movies.

Oh, come on, the best stalker sequences,

"Texas Chainsaw Massacre,"three kids out of dessert--

MIKE: No, thank you.

- Toby? - No, Jess.

I'm-- I'm busy.

I've got to take out some grassseeds from [inaudible] boots.

Can't we be friends?

Uh, who-- who said that we're not?

They saw you coming.

Hey, [inaudible] only an expert in native

botany can handle this weapon.

You've scared off the batons.

Oh, no.

During the daytime, theystay inside their wunkers.

It's a [inaudible] word, it means burrows.

Right.

And I mispronounced didn't I?

You were this close.

I'd, uh, better go collect the wattle seed.

OK.

Hey, Natalie, what are you doing here?

Just came to see Matt.

Will, have you met my friend, Matt?

He's a doctor.

Good day, Will.

How are you?

So are you right for that drink tonight?

I finish at 9:00.

Yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yeah, I'll meet you after my shift.

Watch out for wankards.

He's not interested in what you're wearing.

I'm not dressing forJames, I'm dressing for me.

Knock-knock.

Hi, need a lift?

Um, no, it's OK.

I'll take the bike.

Still on offer.

Yeah, thanks.

I quite like the exercise.

Goodbye.

Bye.

Hm.

Now I would never pickedyou as the modeling type.

I wonder he looks like naked.

We should go.

Oh, come on.

You're as curious as I am.

It's a police matter, Idon't want to get involved.

You haven't done anything illegal.

Just highly embarrassing.

So glad you're here.

House has been broken into.

James, that's terrible.

Did they take much?

Everything.

Well, a lot.

Good day, Helen.

What are you doing here?

I'm, um--

Helen is my model, the stolen sketches are her.

Ha!

Give a girl a heart attack.

There is a horror moviedouble at the opening cinema.

Ah, I'm working tonight.

Well, you could meet afterwards.

Oh, I'm meeting Matt for a drink.

My Matt?

The Matt you were so desperatefor me to take off your hands

when Harvey wasn't down.

Great.

[screaming]

What you got there?

They were in a leatherportfolio, very expensive.

Anything distinguishing about these pictures?

They were live sketches.

They show different angleswith close attention

to particular details.

When you say life sketches, you mean?

Nudes.

Nudes, you mean no clothes at all?

How am I supposed to finish my painting?

Oh, burglars usually justgrab what they can carry

and then they dump what can'teasily be converted into cash.

They stolen my CDs,the largest Baroque music

collection in Alice.

It's irreplaceable.

He was the only one there.

I'm sorry.

You ready?

Yep.

Oh.

It's a dead koal, stiff as a board.

Where'd you find it?

Bella found it, Olive Pink Reserve.

MATT: That's near the barber.

Well, it looks likesomeone got a hold of him.

Probably a cat, dingo.

I don't know, there's no obvious injuries.

I'd say it's internal bleeding.

I'll get someone to have a look at him.

What do you think killed it?

Well, I think it could be poison.

I mean, look.

Look, see how there's sand around its lips

there, there, as if it was trying get

a bad taste out of its mouth.

All right.

OK.

Um, are you going to want to take her back?

NATALIE: Come with me, Bella.

Oh, hang on.

Bella, do you-- do you knowwhat happened to the koal?

It bit the big frog.

I didn't see anything.

OK.

Now be sure about this, wasthe frog maybe that big?

Maybe brown and warty?

Did it have bumps over its eyes?

OK.

OK.

That's a cane toad.

Cane toads don't live this far south.

Yeah?

Well, that's what they said in Port Macquarie.

Look what happened there.

You are overreacting, you know.

It's all right for you, you don't

have any naked pictures ofyourself spread all over god

knows where.

Well, you clearly haven'tchecked the internet lately.

Don't even joke.

I'm not joking.

They're only sketches.

Yeah, but they're sketches of me.

Hot date.

Thought you're right buying a present.

There's a guy on the phone for you, James.

Oh, telling him I'm out.

Actually, no. tell-- tell him I've left town.

Everything all right?

Yeah, course it is.

Want me to rough someone up for you?

I'm not in the joking mood, Jack.

It's not James's fault, you know.

I just can't do this anymore.

Helen, look at me.

We will find yoursketches, even if you and I

have to search through every rubbish pile

and skip in Alice Springs.

You know, maybe he's kept them.

Why would he do that?

I don't know, wallpaper his bedroom,

wallpaper his panel van.

[laughing]

He-- he just wanted theportfolio, a bag to carry

his loot in, that's all.

You miss his face when you opened up.

Oh, mama.

This is hopeless.

We still haven't tried the tip.

Fantastic.

Well, you're still here.

Yeah, I got some time on my hands.

Don't have to meet Natalie till 9:00, so.

Have you seen cane toads?

One or two, a few.

Good, going to go to the reserve?

- Yeah. - OK.

I'll come with you, I don't want to see

the whole ecology of thisarea thrown into a spin.

Well, you can put that hoe away.

You know, the biggestthreat to native wildlife

isn't cane toads, it's stupid idiots running

around with golf clubs smashing ornate frogs

and ornate burrowers.

Yeah, but Bella saw a cane toad.

Oh, well, seeing as you'veconsulted the experts.

Don't you find her just a bit intense.

Um, that's really none of your business.

Fair enough.

Did she tell you that--

that we went out?

Um, no.

No, she never mentioned you.

- Never? - No.

No, the only guy she mentionedwas some brief fling that she

was happy to see the end of.

Really?

Yeah, some internetthing totally up himself.

I mean, what's the surprise there?

What sort of loser picks up chicks in a chat room

and then tries to dump them online.

[ringing]

Will Brotherton.

Yeah, sure.

Sure, I can make a comment.

Yeah.

Yeah, no, there'sabsolutely no possibility

of an invasion imminent.

No, there's no way a toadcan survive in this area.

We need to be extremelyafraid of vigilantes taking

matters into their own hands.

I repeat, there is absolutely no invasion.

Tell you what, if you're naughty,

naughty pictures are here,they're free from prying eyes.

You don't know that.

Well, let's just give up, shall we?

No Ah!

There's a big toad in here.

Oh, god!

Helen!

What happened?- There's something in my eyes.

Just-- give me a look, give me a look.

It's burning!

Take your hands away, and justclo-- keep your eyes closed.

OK.

You'll be all right, you'll be all right.

Let's have a look.

There you go mate, one for each nostril.

Oh, Jess I was gonna ask you about--

Hey, Jack.

Sorry, can you grab me abowl and some boiling water?

Oh, and I need to use your phone.

Anything wrong?

Boiling water.

Yeah, hi.

I was wondering if Icould speak to Dr. Bailey.

Three guesses.

Jess Daily.

Oh, nothing to worry aboutit's just a minor incident.

What sort of incident?

Cane toad venom.

Cane toad in Alice?

There have been sightingscoming in from all over Alice.

What did you try to do?

Smoke it?

You're not helping.

There's nothing to worryabout, the blindness is

only temporary.

But your eyes are going to bevery tender for a few hours.

I'm gonna ask you to leave the bandages on.

Where did happened?

The tip.

The tip, but what are--what are you doing down there?

It's a private matter, I've asked

Helen not to talk about it.

Uh, Jack could you putmy bag in my room please.

Um, I better get going.

Yeah.

Thanks Hugh, you've been wonderful.

Uh, I'll see you later.

Oh, yeah.

Hope so.

Yeah, that's right.

Sightings at Olive PinkReserve and the Alice tip.

And there's been an accidentconsistent with cane toad

poisoning.

MAN [ON RADIO]: The Alicesprings cane toad epidemic

has claimed its first human--

Will, Will!

Come here, listen to this.

MAN [ON RADIO]: Parks and wild life spokesman,

Will Brotherton, has emphasizedthe danger faced by the town.

WILL ON RADIO: We need to be extremely afraid.

MAN [ON RADIO]: Thanks, Will.- Of vigilantes.

I said vigilantes!

MAN [ON RADIO]: $500 reward for anyone

who brings the killer cane toadinto the studio, dead or alive.

Great.

Great media minute, [inaudible].

I have been misquoted.

Hey, cutie.

Hugh, is that you?

Hugh, I'm home.

Hugh?

Hugh?

You must be his Mrs. Hetold me to meet him here.

Well, he's not here right now he--

he's on his way.

Oh, he didn't mention me, did he?

that's Hugh Magoo.

He'd forget his head if itwasn't screwed on, you know.

He'll be here any minute.

Is that so?

That's great.

I'll just give him a quick call

and see what's keeping him.

No, no, no.

Don't bother.

Just letting him know Johnnycame by, he knows who I am.

Hey, it was nice to meet you.

I'll see you round.

Come on Hugh, pick up.

MAN [ON RADIO]: And just remember folks,

there's a $500 reward forfinding the cane toad--

You're mad.

MAN [ON RADIO]: --that's invaded our spring.

Mate, 500 bucks.

It's a big desert.

[laughing]

I know it's tough, but I'mgoing to need a statement.

No, no.

It's not tough, it's fine.

I'm-- I'm perfectly fine.

OK.

Well, um, how would you describe him?

Mid 20s.

Mid 20-ish, yeah?

6' 1", 6' 2".

It's broken.

Kelly.

Come and sit down.

Mom gave us this.

I know.

I'm OK, I'm OK.

What's the problem?

Could you sell me some petrol?

Um, I don't have any cash,but I can give you some CDs?

MIKE: How much do you need?

Just enough to get to the next petrol station.

That's Alice Springs.

There isn't one further on?

No, no, not on the highway.

You'll have to take her off road.

I don't have a map.

MIKE: Grab a pen and some paper,I'll draw you some directions.

OK, you'll head north up thehighway for about 80 K's,

then you'll see the turn off for Harry Creek.

You don't take that road--

The um-- the petrol pumpisn't in the township,

it's at the Gemtree Caravan Park.

Yeah.

You turn off here for Gemtree.

That looks like the Harry Creek turn off.

Hey, thanks for the petrol man.

Don't you want your map?

No, yeah.

No, I'll be fine.

I'll find it.

See ya!

Pretty face.

Hi.

He's a nice guy, your Matt.

What's it to you?

Oh, we could be mates.

Both like the same sort of things--

wild creatures, harsh untamed beauty.

Don't flatter yourself.

Matt is the complete opposite of you.

Yeah, sure he's-- he's a city bloke.

Soft hands and a toffee voice, but you know,

I don't hold that against him.

He's a doctor.

He saves lives with those hands.

Yeah, and that's what I'm saying,

I'm very impressed with him.

I don't want your approval.

Oh, too good for dumb ranger,now you snagged a doctor.

The fact that you are dumbis the least of your problems.

Oh, and you're so perfect?

I'm not the lying rathanging out at suitemate.com

till 2:00 AM in the morning.

How do you know pretty face?

Unless, you've been there too.

Whatever, Will.

You been cyberstalking me, haven't you?

You can't get enough.

So what are you calling yourself now, huh?

Lily Rose?

JC2000?

Red Hot Mama?

Oh, spunky monkey?

Around the table and sit.

Now there you go.

Oh, you all right? - Yep.

OK.

Can I get you anything?

Tea, water? - No, no.

I'll just sit here.

It's no problem.

Jack, I know you're wondering about--

No, not at all.

This sort of thing happensaround here all the time.

Well it's not what are you thinking.

Well, that's a shame.

I quite like the idea of living with an al-Qaeda

operative on a clandestinemission to blow up pine gap.

No, really Jack--

It's all right.

I think it's a good map.

Oy, who do you reckon that is?

Not my type.

Toby.

Yeah, what's up?

Your mom walked in on a burger.

Wha-- what?

Is she all right?

She's fine, she's just a bit shaken that's all.

You reckon can go aroundthere and keep her company?

Um, yeah.

Um, was it local?

No, the usual suspects--tall guy, sandy hair.

She reckons she saw a combi park nearby

with the interstate plates,so could have belonged to him.

Blue and white, dirty with lot's of stickers?

- You've seen it?- Yeah, off the Stuart Highway.

We stopped and gave them a hand.

Where was he headed?

Uh, Gemtree Caravan Park.

But he's not going to get too far,

I was stingy with the petrol.

Hey.

Oh.

Oh, sorry.

I forgot.

What is it?

Nothing.

Can I get you something?

No thanks.

All right.

Actually, if you're not too busy,

I've got a couple of chequesI need counter signed

and a cash roll I need ticked off.

I'm blind not stupid, Jack.

Right.

Nice t-shirt, very modern.

Thanks.

Is that straight?

[barks]

They seen him at Gemtree?

MAN [ON RADIO]: No one fitting his description

this way, [inaudible]

Well, he's either run out ofpetrol or they-- he's find some

other sucker to top him up.

An Xbox?

That's something she can do with Darren.

It's an idea.

Or a party and invite everyone that would've

come to the wedding.

Yeah, Michael that's whyshe eloped in the first place.

What about a car?

You think I'm made of money?

You can take the boy out of Scotland

but he can't take Scotland out of the boy.

Michael, you're a genius.

Unreal, an Xbox.

Hey, put the [inaudible]cover on the longest cycle,

extra hot.

Thanks sweetheart.

I'm fine, really I am.

I mean, if you've got stuff to do.

You know what I feel like doing?

Staying here and having a nicehome cooked meal with my mom.

Oh, wow.

That's-- that's really lovely.

I'll prepare it.

You know, you just have togive me the instructions.

Well, I haven't done any shopping.

[scoffs]

There's plenty of stuff here.

I invited Jess over for dinner.

Well, I'll just have to keep you company

until she gets here then.

[croaking]

Did you hear that?

It's here.

Where is it?

Can you see it?

Helen, just-- just get a grip, yeah?

What shall I do?

Call Jack.

That's your answer to everything.

[croaking]

Jack!

The world's worst wrapper.

What this?

A wedding present, open it.

Thanks.

It's a McDonald tart.

My father wore it when he married my mother

and I was going to wear it when I got married,

but you beat me to the altaror to the beach, in your case.

It's beautiful.

Sorry.

Helen?

It's all right.

Come on, it's all right.

It's back, it's in the van.

Take a seat.

Take a seat.

Yeah, I'll take the bandages off.

There you go, sit down. - Yep.

- You all right? - Yep.

- There you go. - On you go.

I'll take care of her.

All right.

That sketch looks good up there.

What sketch?

Just something I traded for some petrol.

Yeah, she's real beauty, isn't she?

Slender, graceful, angelic.

Particularly like the waythe curve of her spine

matches the curve of the chaiseand the shadow of her hair

falls across her shoulder.

MIKE: You're a poet, mate.

JACK: Yeah.

Run out of petrol?

No, just waiting for a friend.

You're an artist, hey?

No.

No, I mean, Yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

Maybe I should get you to draw my picture.

Do you want to take them off?

Oh, no.

More a landscape man myself.

[inaudible],, Drysdale, Namatjira.

You got some nice stuff in there, mate.

Yeah, going away presents, hey?

Tell you what, why don't you lock up

all your nice stuff in you combi,

and then hop in the car with me, mate.

By the way, I don't thinkwe've been introduced--

the name is Hugh, mate.

I thought you'd be pleased,you know, a touch of class.

It's inappropriate.

You should be like Chloebehind the bar at Young

and Jackson's, you know, a mystery

lady all the drinkers love.

HELEN: Oh, why don't we stick a sketch of you up

there naked then?

You want to go out of business?

Helen, look at her.

It's a work of art, just stop and take a look.

You know, there's a real innocence,

an unselfconscious grace about her.

Yeah, well, she wouldn'thave felt very unselfconscious

if she knew she was goingto be stuck behind the bar

with a whole lot of drunkpunters gawking at her.

But she's a model, she knewthe picture would be looked at.

Do what you like Jack, you always do.

Where are you going?

Back to my caravan.

Well, what about the toad?

I'll risk it.

JESS: Hi, Ellie.

It's me.

Come in.

I'm going.

You're not being fair.

I was just on my way out, so--

Please don't do this to me.

I have to, Jess.

I can't pretend that nothing'shappened when it has.

Come on, I've been with Darren forever.

And we're still gone out, and we're

still going to the movies.

You've never cut me off before.

Yeah, you've never been married before.

Oh, come on.

I'm not your fallback position anymore, Jess.

Hi, Toby mate.

ELLIE: Hey. - Hey.

Hi.

Hey, Jess.

Hey.

What happened?

I caught him just off the Plenty Highway.

Combi full of stolen goods.

He's safely locked up.

You OK?

Yeah, I'm good.

I'm good.

Do you want to stay for some dinner?

There's plenty of food.

Oh, well.

Hey, um, I just remembered--

Jess and I had planned on going to the movies.

Yeah, you know, thehorror double we always see.

Um, well, you sure?

Because I don't want to interrupt.

No, no, no, no, no, no.

We're um-- we're sure.

OK, thanks.

ELLIE: Thanks. - Hey.

Thanks, Jess.

No doing driving, hey?

You're a coward, dad.

No sharing popcorn.

Fine with me.

And you can get your own chop top, you're

not having just one lick.

Wouldn't dream of it

Absolutely, positively no holding

hands in the scary bits, deal?

Deal.

Whoa!

Not again.

Hey, we could always catch the second half

of the horror double.

Not in the mood for horror.

No good, me neither.

Drink up.

Yeah.

You'll need some Dutchcourage going home to Jess

after a night out with Toby.

You know it.

It's like the worst horror film of them

all-- the night of the living exes.

The creature who won't stay dead.

He stalks the unquiet night, hungry for blood.

And when you least expect him.

[croaking]

You heard it too?

Yeah

You knew when you startedmodeling that one day there'd

be a picture of your little nutty

hanging up on someone's wall.

Not behind a bar.

You work in a bar, you live in a bar.

In a caravan, behind a bar.

Oh, excuse me.

Poor James, huh?

you're going to let him down.

He spent months planning this exhibition.

I don't know.

But why did you start this if you

weren't prepared to finish it?

You talked me in to it.

And you loved every minute of it.

It's a beautiful picture.

A confident, independent woman,who knows who she is and wants

the whole world to see it.

You saw that?

Yes, you saw it too.

That's what you're frightenedof, you saw the goddess, Helen.

Now you're scared other peopleare going to see her too.

[croaking]

You hear that?

It's under there.

Can you reach?

I can, I just can't see anything.

All right.

Be careful. I'll get a torch.

Oh, you looking for something?

Almost got it.

Almost got it.

Oh my god, it's huge.

[screaming]

Was it under there?

No, I don't think so, no.

Well, we're going to have to spread out.

Who died and made you boss?

[croaking]

Hear that?

What about spreading out?

Shh.

Hang on.

Will-- Will, just wait.

Just get out of the way, would you, please?

I'm separating you. Go that way.

[barking]

Rusty.

Rusty. hey.

Hey.

Has he bitten it?

I can't see anything.

He's definitely bitten something.

I'll take him to a tap and wash his mouth out.

Will that help?

I'm not sure, but you better get Jack please.

What will I tell him?

Look, could you justget Jack please, quickly.

Come on, Rusty.

Come on, mate

One intact cane toad, nowhere near the dog.

Thank goodness, you found it.

[croaking]

I'm sorry, Jim, she's notwell enough to come to the phone

right now.

Maybe, um, you can give me your number

and she can get back to you.

um, yeah.

Yeah, it is [inaudible]No, I got it from a friend,

maybe you should talk to him, hang on.

I think we found the owner of the CDs.

Hello?

Yeah, there was this guyat-- near the Stuart Highway.

He'd run out of petrol.

Yeah, he did have a whole lot of sketches.

We have one here, do you need it back?

OK.

I'll tell him, thanks, mate.

He's on his way over to pick up the CDs.

He said you can keep the sketch.

Oh, good.

Go away.

You got any clothes on?

Cover up, I'm coming in.

You were right about the sketch.

I'm sorry, she is far too beautiful

to be hung up on a bar.

Don't need the sketch.

Well, its yours.

I'm giving it to you.

Lovely, isn't she?

Thank you.

Don't you dare touch me.

Stand back!

[screaming]

[croaking]