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THEME MUSIC: I've got a special power that I'm not

afraid to use.

Come on, this is my adventure.

This is my fantasy.

It's all about living in the ocean, being wild and free.

'Cause I'm no ordinary girl.

I'm from the deep, blue underworld.

Land or sea, I've got the power if I just believe.

'Cause I'm no ordinary girl.

I'm from the deep, blue underworld.

Land or sea, the world's my oyster.

I'm the pearl, no ordinary girl.

[applause]

-There you go.

Enjoy your day.

-OK.

Now, I've heard of opportunity knocking, but this is

ridiculous.

You should apply.

-Me?

-Assistant dolphin trainer--

Cleo, they would be paying you to hang with dolphins all day.

-I guess it is kind of a dream job.

-Yeah, and it's one that's got Cleo written all over it.

Just imagine what this could lead to.

You could run this place one day.

-I'd make an excellent assistant, Laurie.

And I think that this is a great career

opportunity for me.

-I don't know, Cleo.

-I can start right away.

Please.

I'm only asking for a chance.

CLEO (OFFSCREEN): Can you believe it?

Assistant dolphin trainer, me?

-It's so exciting.

-Well, it's just a trial.

But still, thank you so much for encouraging me.

-Well, that's all right.

That's what friends are for, right Rikki?

-Well, let's just see.

You've just landed a job that involves being around

dolphins, people, and water.

I'm--

I'm just trying to figure out what's wrong with this

scenario.

-I'll be careful.

I really don't want to make this whole mermaid thing a big

deal.

-You turn into a fish as soon as you touch water.

Call me crazy--

that is a big deal.

BELLA (OFFSCREEN): Well, Cleo's a big girl.

She can make up her own mind.

And the least you could do was try and be happy for her.

-Should I also be happy for her when she ends up under a

microscope?

You're taking a really big risk.

If Laurie sees you will a tail, you'll be a bigger part

of the show than you want to be.

-Maybe she's right.

Maybe it is a bad idea.

-And maybe she's not.

This is your dream.

I'm sure it will be fine.

NATE (OFFSCREEN): (SINGING) If you wanna get with me, you

better line up, ladies.

Line up, ladies.

If you wanna love letter from me, you'd

better sign up, ladies.

You'd better give me your address.

Hoo!

(SPEAKING) Hey, Rikki.

You're a chick.

What do you think of the song?

-I think I need a bucket.

NATE (OFFSCREEN): Not into love songs, eh?

Well, this one's actually someone you know.

-Poor girl.

-Yeah, I'm hoping to open the set with her.

-Not in this cafe, you're not.

-Why?

-Because, Nate, I want my customers to be hungry, not

sick to their stomachs.

Lewis!

Lewis!

-Huh?

-It's my cafe, and what I say goes.

You are not playing that song.

-But--

-No, Nate.

The answer's no.

-Well, if I can't play that song, then I'm

calling the gig off.

-Let me save you the trouble.

You're fired.

-What?

You can't fire me.

I've got a huge fan following.

-Well, let's just hope they follow you out the door so I

can get customers in with good taste in music.

-OK.

As you know, Ronnie and the rest of his pod understand

over 60 hand signs.

So you need to remember that successful signals are clear

and distinct.

Watching?

-See?

Clear and distinct.

Now you try.

Are you OK?

-Me?

Yep.

I'm--

I'm fine.

-You seem nervous.

-Oh, maybe just a little bit.

But I'm--

I'll--

I'll get over it.

-It's natural to be nervous.

It's just I'm sure Ronnie picked up on your nerves too,

and that can cause a problem.

-No, I'm--

I'm fine.

It's good.

-Why don't we take five?

Have a break and relax.

-We're fired?

-Yep.

-But why?

-I don't know.

I was just rehearsing as usual, and she just went off

her head at me.

-What, for no reason?

-Right out of the blue.

-You know, I bet this is because of me?

-You?

Nah.

Well, maybe.

Look, don't worry about it, Bella.

I'm here for you.

Nobody blames you for this mess.

-This is so unfair.

-Come on, fella.

There you go.

You like that?

-And who might you be?

-Oh, sorry, I--

I couldn't resist the urge to see him up close.

-Well, this part of the park's off limits to the public.

-I--

I grew up on a yacht sailing around the world with my

parents, so I'm kind of hooked on dolphins.

I--

I've been around them all my life.

-Well, you can see Ronnie at the dolphin show.

-Great.

Will do.

Cheers.

WILL (OFFSCREEN): Ronnie.

Would you like some company?

-Hey!

What are you doing?

Get out of the water right now.

-I didn't know you worked here.

-Well, I won't for much longer unless you get out of the

water.

-Come on.

Lighten up.

I'm not hurting anybody.

Come on in.

-Forget it.

Now, please, please, please, get out of the water.

-But Ronnie likes me.

He really does.

Watch.

-Will!

-Feeling better?

-Um, yeah, much, thanks.

-So, what are you up to?

-Oh, you know, just rehearsing with Ronnie.

-Hey, well done.

Wow.

You taught him that already?

Oh, you're quick.

Keep up the good work, eh?

You're a natural.

-It wasn't me.

-See?

He loves me.

-Get out of there right now or I will call security.

-What's your problem?

-What are you talking about?

-I know you fired the band to make a point at me.

-I fired the band because Nate can't sing.

-Well, that's your opinion.

-Well, it's my cafe and I book the bands.

Doesn't my opinion matter?

-I know what this is about.

You're mad with me because I encouraged Cleo

to take that job.

-Don't apply for any job at the psychic

hotline, all right?

You're way off the mark.

I fired the band because the band sucks.

End of story.

-Well, I disagree.

Nate has been working really hard to get our song list

together.

-Oh, Nate's certainly been working

very hard for something.

But it's not the band.

-What's that supposed to mean?

-Stick around.

You'll see.

-Laurie.

Can I have a word?

-Ah, Cleo, hi.

Hey, I've, uh, got a surprise for you.

After seeing, uh, what you did with Ronnie yesterday, I've

decided to include you in today's show.

-You mean in front of a crowd?

-Yeah, but more importantly, in front of the park manager.

I want to show off my new recruit.

-About that-- look, Laurie.

I don't--

-Here she is now.

Cleo, do your thing.

Please, Ronnie.

Please, do this for me.

-Oh, this is a nightmare.

What was I thinking?

Assistant dolphin trainer--

me.

-Cleo, settle down, OK?

Stop.

Stop.

So a few people got wet.

It's a marine park.

It is kind of expected.

-I just can't believe Laurie still wants me to be part of

the dolphin show.

I mean, what if I mess up again?

-Say it out loud.

OK, what's the worst thing that could possibly happen out

there today?

-I fail in public and get put back on ice cream duty.

-You know, it's not going to happen, is it?

No, it's not.

-I don't think I can do this.

-Cleo, you are a natural with dolphins.

You're practically related to them.

You're gonna be fine.

-(SINGING) If you want to get with me, you'd

better line up, ladies.

Line up, ladies.

If you want a love letter from me, you'd

better sign up, ladies.

You'd better give me your address.

I can't wait to meet your parents.

I can't wait to meet your dog.

-Uh, Nate.

Nate.

Um, Nate, that's horrendous.

-Yeah?

Yes.

That's what I said to Rikki when she tried to force me to

add it to our set list.

-I still can't believe she fired us.

-Me neither.

But hey, look on the bright side.

We're in this together.

-What are you doing?

-Eh, comforting you?

-OK.

Well, could you try comforting me without touching me?

-Ah, yeah.

-OK.

-Yes.

I understand.

We can take this thing slowly, babes.

-What thing?

-You know--

us.

-Um, OK.

I think--

I think we should get one thing straight here, that

there isn't an us.

What we have is a strictly professional relationship.

You know what I mean?

-OK.

-Good.

All right.

I'll see you later.

-See ya.

She wants me.

(SINGING) Line up, ladies.

Line up, ladies.

KIM (OFFSCREEN): Come on, Dad.

Hurry up.

-What's the rush?

-I've got be at Tiffany's by 4:00.

We're going shopping.

LEWIS (OFFSCREEN): Hey!

Whoa.

Whoa.

Sorry for bursting in.

I hope you guys don't have any plans for this afternoon.

-Actually, we do.

-Yeah, well, Cleo is a woman in need.

-So am I.

-Thanks anyways.

That's it.

I have tried every local band, and they're all booked out.

-Then we only have one option.

-I'm not calling Bella.

-Who said anything about calling Bella?

It's Nate's band.

-Well, I'm not calling him either.

-Fine.

I'll do it.

-No, Zane.

They're terrible.

-They're not that bad.

The only problem is Nate's voice.

-Yeah, and his choice of lyrics, choice of chords, lack

of rhythm-- and those facial expressions?

-Rikki, they're available.

Right?

Now, are you going to call them or am I?

-Relax.

You're a natural.

Ronnie's your friend.

Nothing's gonna go wrong.

Breathe in and out.

Breathe in and out.

-Hey.

How are you feeling?

-What are they doing here?

-Well, I--

I invited them.

-Great.

That's just great.

Did-- did you invite him, too?

-No.

No.

I just thought that you would like some familiar faces.

-Well, you thought wrong.

-Well, break a leg.

ANNOUNCER (OFFSCREEN): Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls,

today's performance will begin in one minute, so take a seat,

have your cameras ready, and on behalf of Ronnie and team,

we hope you enjoy the show.

-Do you mind if I sit here?

-Whatever.

-So I, um--

I heard Nate's song.

-And?

-Blech.

-My thoughts exactly.

-You really did fire the band because of him, didn't you?

-Yep.

-It had nothing to do with me.

-Nope.

-I jumped to the wrong conclusion.

-Yeah, you did.

-Rikki, I'm--

I'm so sorry.

You were completely right and I was wrong.

-He hit on you yet?

-Yes.

Yes, he has.

-You poor thing.

Don't worry.

The nightmares will stop in a day or two.

Listen, I'm really sorry if I was a little bit blunt

yesterday.

-Oh, no.

No.

There's no need to apologize, really.

-I'm not--

I'm not really against Cleo having this job.

You know, I trust her judgment.

I guess I was probably just a little bit jealous that she

came to you for advice first.

-Well, yeah.

I didn't mean to tread on your toes.

I'm just--

I'm really not used to being in a-- a

group kind of a situation.

Do you know what I mean?

-Yeah, I know what it's like.

So friends?

-Friends.

-So about that gig.

Did you still want it?

-I thought we were fired.

-Eh, what can I say?

We're really desperate.

-All right, tell me what you really think.

LAURIE (OFFSCREEN): Good afternoon, and welcome to our

daily dolphin show.

Now, just for something fun, I'm throwing my new assistant

dolphin trainer into the deep end so to speak.

[cheering and applause]

LAURIE (OFFSCREEN): To open the show, she'll be showing

you something new she's been working on with Ronnie.

Over to you, Cleo.

[cheering]

-Come on, Ronnie.

[crowd jeering]

-Just relax, Cleo.

You did it perfectly yesterday.

Just do it again.

Forget the audience is here.

[crowd jeering]

KIM (OFFSCREEN): (SARCASTIC) Come on, Cleo.

You're a real natural.

-That's enough, Kim.

-Just take a minute.

Pull yourself together, OK?

I'll warm Ronnie up.

And go get them.

-OK, ladies and gentlemen, slight change of plan.

Cleo will be back shortly, which is great, because we

love Cleo, don't we, Ronnie?

[applause]

LAURIE (OFFSCREEN): And yes, ladies and gentlemen, Ronnie

loves you, so make some noise and let him know how you feel.

[audience cheering]

-Hey.

-What are you doing here?

-I came to see the show.

-Well, then you'd better go watch Laurie, because I've

already blown it.

-I can help you.

-You know, it's so much easier to communicate with dolphins

from the water.

It puts you on their level.

If you grab a wetsuit and get in the water with him--

-I'm not getting in the water.

-Have you ever swum with a dolphin before?

You know, it's-- it's so amazing.

It's like-- it's like magic.

He won't hurt you.

-I know that, but I'm not getting in the water.

WILL (OFFSCREEN): You can't avoid it forever.

You can't be an assistant dolphin trainer without

getting wet.

Just let me help you.

-Cleo?

You--

you ready?

It's now or never.

-Come on, Cleo.

LAURIE (OFFSCREEN): Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome back

to the stage assistant dolphin train

extraordinaire, Cleo Sertori.

[applause]

-Hey, boys and girls.

I'm so sorry to keep you waiting.

You see, Ronnie and I have been practicing a new surprise

all week, and he just told me he's ready to

show you all today.

But between you and me, Ronnie's a bit of a show off.

And I totally forgot that he asked me to bring my camera so

I could film him for his mum.

Well, he says it's for his mum, but I know it's really

for his girlfriends, Kaila and Tully.

[cheering and applause]

-So can you do that for me?

Can you film him for me?

He's asked for plenty of close ups.

What's that, Ronnie?

Your ears are burning.

[applause and cheering]

[applause and cheering]

-Well, I--

I couldn't have done it without Will's help.

-We're supposed to be keeping our distance from him.

-Well, he saved my job.

And he's not that bad.

In fact, he's pretty nice.

-Just be careful.

-I will.

I promise.

-Ah, so, I hear you want us back.

-Nate--

-Bel-Bel, please, babes.

Now, I knew you would come crawling back.

But I'm not prepared to set up until you offer us a pay rise.

50% feels fair.

-Nate, set up or get out.

-Worth a shot, wasn't it?

I'll get to work.

-Hi.

I'm Nate, and this is a little number I wrote about--

-Uh, hi.

I'm Bella, and this is one of Nate's original songs that

I've modified a little bit.

I would like to dedicate it to a new friend of mine.

[music playing]

BELLA (OFFSCREEN): (SINGING) I thought that life was kind,

just a state of mind.

Then I found you and the sun shone brightly.

It's like when you're alone.

Just pick up the phone.

I hear your voice and I don't feel so empty.

Ah, you can do anything.

Ah.

'Cause I believe in all that I can be.

And I feel like the air.

Now, I can breathe and think about love, 'bout love, and

think about you.

[applause]

[theme music]