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[Cal] God has shown me his vision,

and he has set me on a path to U Star church

in the City of Angels.

- Did you do drugs with her? - No!

- [sniffs] - [Juno] Mum?

- [Rosa] Juno. - Who was that?

Oh, just someone from the hospital.

- [Cal] You're 16! - Morning!

Upstairs!

A small donation. No strings!

The Prodigal Son, folks!

[Dion] Dad and Abi gave you everything, Jed.

- [camera clicks] - And what did you do?

Look, I think if Jesus walked into a U Star church today,

my father would tell him to sit up the back.

[Rosa] Sorry...

[Cal] I think it's gonna be best

if you make a fresh start somewhere.

- [Cal] What is it? - [Abi] It's Rosa.

- Cal Quinn! - [applause and cheering]

[Abi] She's gone, Cal. They found her body this morning.

[Cal sobbing softly]

[birds chirping]

[sombre music]

[helicopter approaching]

- Hi. - Welcome to Camp David.

Do you have his phone?

- Here you go. - Where is he?

[birds chirping]

Thanks, Manny. I'll take it from here.

[footsteps leaving]

Hello, Cal. Samir Maalouf.

I'm guessing you're expensive, Samir.

My fee's borderline obscene.

But you're worth it. Right?

I must be.

[rising tense music]

[dramatic theme music]

[water lapping softly]

[exhales]

[through a mouthful] Where's Dad?

Uh, he's, uh... It's just me today.

I don't want to be late, so hurry up.

- Alright! - [spoon clinks in bowl]

You know, I can see into their backyard, Dion.

They're both standing there in the middle of the night,

and then she said he left early

and that possums dug up the lawn.

- Possums? - And you saw Dad yesterday.

- He wasn't right. - I'm sure it's nothing, Issy.

Oh, really, Taz? How are you so sure?

Mmm. Mmm. OK, alright,

let's wait and hear what Abi has to say before we start.

Before you start what?

Sending out a search party because Dad's not in his office.

- Is he having a breakdown, Mum? - Oh, can we not catastrophise?

Something is wrong!

Everyone saw him dry up during the sermon, yeah?

No, he... he paused.

No, he froze. There were tumbleweeds across the stage.

Everyone felt it. It was weird.

OK. Well, listen.

Dad's just taking a bit of a break.

- OK, where? - Camp David.

Camp David? OK, so why didn't he say anything?

You know what he's like. Full steam ahead on everything.

He's like that with resting, too. [chuckles]

Yeah. And I'm glad he's there!

There's a lot going on. We need him at his best.

What is happening with LA?

The fitout's underway.

It's on a tight schedule till we launch.

How long will he be gone?

- A week at the most. - A week?

But he's got his radio spot today,

plus there are book signings

and there are a lot of media calls coming in about LA.

I'll do the radio spot. Just postpone the signings,

and Issy can take care of the media calls.

And, Abi,

if Dad's not back by Sunday to lead the service...?

[tense music]

Abi, do you mind if we pray?

- For Cal? - [Abi] Oh, yeah, of course.

[Benji clears throat]

[exhales] Lord...

you are the God of all creation.

And you separate the light from the dark.

And we bring before you your son and your servant, Cal,

and we ask you to give him a rest,

give him strength and help restore him

to that beautiful, irrepressible man that you created.

We thank you for blessing us each and every day.

- [all] Mm-hm. - Amen.

- Mmm. Amen. - [Abi] Thank you, Benji.

As for Sunday, Dion will lead the service.

Ah... [chuckles]

- Mum. - Mmm?

[hushed] Seriously? Dion?

Excuse me.

Darling, he's sincere. People respond to that.

Yeah, they respond to anaesthetic, too.

It doesn't mean that you lead the worship with it.

- Dion is ready. - So is Benji!

The only reason LA's even happening

is 'cause Benji and I were touring and charting there.

I know, and we need that power and that faith here with Dion.

Why do you always favour him?

I don't favour him. He's the eldest.

He's Dad's eldest.

Don't do that. We're a family.

I know something happened last night, Mum,

and I know you're not telling me.

Darling, if you want to help your father,

please, just do the media calls.

[tense music]

[mouse clicks]

[mouse clicking]

[tense music]

Bit nervous, to be honest.

[Cal] Hey, Hannah. Do you mind if I just sit in?

- [Hannah] Pastor Cal. Of course. - Thank you.

Hey, Rosa.

[chuckles] I don't really know how this works.

Yeah. These reflection sessions,

they're just a chance for all of us to share

in an environment that is really loving and caring, OK?

With a camera? [chuckles nervously]

Yes, with a camera. [chuckles]

Well, that, THAT,

the recordings, they're for you.

So that you can bear witness to your own growth.

[mouse clicks]

[Rosa] I'd pharmacy shop.

I had my nice lady suit.

I handed over the prescription, and they just filled it out.

Wow. Sounds easy.

In my day, you just found a street corner

with a dealer who had a good supply. [laughs]

- [Rosa laughs] - [mouse clicks]

[mouse clicking]

I promised her a fresh start out here,

a... a new beginning.

I have really let her down.

God forgives you, Rosa.

- [sniffs] - And Juno will too.

- Really? - Really.

[mouse clicks]

[tense music]

[Samir] It's a nice little holiday spot

you've got here, Cal.

[Cal] Oh, it belongs to the church.

We use it for retreats.

The Bible college, mostly.

[birds chirping]

International students love it.

What, you hand out your own qualifications?

All our courses are fully government accredited.

Hmm.

I assume you're qualified, Samir?

I have a PhD in clinical psychology from Stanford.

That's a long way to go just to become a shrink.

It's a long way from where I am now.

I took a fork in the road.

Now I help high-performance individuals in crisis

to reset and reboot

to meet and maintain their optimal capabilities.

You do interventions?

- I do breakthroughs. - Oh!

You're a life coach.

- For superhumans. - Is that meant to flatter me?

Would that work?

[tense music]

[Rosa] Phone me. I need you. Don't do this to me. I--

[Samir] You don't like me being here, do you, Cal?

[tense music continues]

[wind blowing]

[echoing laughter]

[Abi] Cal?

Cal! What are you doing? Cal!

[Samir] So, why do you think you're here?

I don't believe in psychology, Samir.

I don't believe in psychologists.

We're all in God's hands.

And yet, he gave us hands of our own.

You people think the truth is a construct.

[Samir] Isn't it?

[wind blowing, waves crashing]

[Cal] We know the truth. We...

We hold the truth in our hands every day.

The Bible?

Were you raised Muslim?

- I don't practise. - Why not?

Because I created me. Nobody else.

[Cal sighs]

Allah might beg to differ, doctor.

[pots bubbling]

[indistinct background chatter]

Here you go, gentleman. Soup of the day.

- [patron] Thanks, mate. - Same as yesterday.

- [man] Jed. - [patron] Beautiful.

Who's that?

- Jed Quinn? - Yes.

Robbie Ratten. I represent your new landlord.

Ah. Great.

Yeah, we're still having problems with the toilet.

- Do you want to take a look? - We've got a floater out there.

Uh... [chuckles] The new owners have an approved DA

for 12 executive apartments on this site,

so they're giving you your 90 days' notice.

Ah. Well. I've read my lease. I've got three years.

What do you need to help you decide?

I've already decided.

I can offer you six months of your rent today,

cash in hand, to help you relocate.

- Well, that escalated. - They're keen to get started.

- I like it here, Mr Ratten. - We all do.

And the people I look out for know where to find me.

Well, they're not the only ones.

- Oh, is that a threat? - [chuckles] Come on,

I'm offering you enough money to change your life.

But all I really want is the toilet fixed.

Think about it, Jed. But don't take too long,

'cause they might not feel so generous if you make them wait.

[door opens]

[traffic noises]

[door rattles]

[door rattles]

I wouldn't drink that. Collette's on the warpath.

Says your rent's late again.

I get paid tonight.

You know she marks out what level that's at?

My mum just died.

You should write that on the bottle.

Got a pen?

[knocking on door]

[door creaks open]

Hi. I'm looking for Juno.

Juno!

[Abi chuckles softly]

Juno. Hi, I'm Abi Quinn.

I know. I saw you onstage at U Star.

Oh, look, I'm sorry for dropping by without calling first.

- How do you know where I live? - The QR code.

You gave us your address when you signed in on Sunday.

Your mum was Rosa Adabaio.

Adebayo.

[softly] Adebayo.

I just know if you were my daughter,

I'd hope that someone was checking up on you.

Make sure you're OK.

I, um... picked up a lasagne.

[door closes]

So, do you have a big family, Juno? Some support?

Just me and Mum.

I thought Rosa was married.

They're not married.

- Jake's a dick. - Oh.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Uh...

Look, I...

I understand Rosa had her struggles.

Cal went through something similar a long time ago.

She said.

- Did she talk to you about him? - Never stopped.

Bought all his books, did all the courses...

But nothing personal?

It's pretty personal how much money she gave him.

Well, we all give to the church, Juno.

It's just part of our faith.

I lost my mum when I was about your age.

A guy T-boned her car at an intersection.

[exhales] So you know what I'm going through? Is that it?

After she was gone, I had this feeling.

Like someone was literally squeezing my heart.

Like my grief was this actual, physical pain

that I was carrying around.

[exhales]

Anyway, I...

I just wanted you to know

that our church is always here for you.

So just come and talk.

We'll have the funeral there, whatever you need.

The cops are holding onto her body.

Apparently, funerals have to wait

when it's a suicide.

Well. You know where to find us.

[door opens, closes]

[cheerful Christian rock song playing]

♪ 'Cause you turned my world around... ♪

[Abi] Hi, David.

- Where's Cal? - Ah!

Finally taking some time off

like I've been nagging him to do for years!

You don't mind putting up with me today, do you?

Come on in!

[song continues]

Another joyous song of worship from Sound Star.

And what a perfect way to introduce

- this extraordinary woman... - [chuckles]

...Abi Quinn from U Star church.

Now, it's fair to say that most of us here at GFM

have good heads for radio.

But we've been blessed by beauty today.

Good afternoon, Hendo, and God bless everyone.

Can I just say, I am very happy to be here.

Now, we hear it's been a very big week for you guys this week.

That's right. We are super-excited to tell everyone

that we are finally planting our new church

- in the City of Angels. - Hang on.

My producer's just telling me he's got a surprise for us.

- Oh! [chuckles] - [Cal] G'day, Hendo.

[laughs] Cal Quinn!

You're supposed to be taking a break.

Well, uh, you know,

my wife seems to think--

Actually, Cal, your lovely lady wife

has just been telling me about LA.

Yeah. Yes.

Well, she's holding all the keys, isn't she?

The keys to the kingdom. But when are we gonna get to see it?

To be honest, our little home in LA needs a bit of TLC,

if you know what I mean, but, wow,

we are gonna bring that place bursting to life.

- [knocking on window] - [Hendo] Well, now,

this is a bold move, Cal, even for you.

Well, uh,

one day, we can rest in his loving arms.

And until that day,

there is so much work to be done on this earthly plane,

and we are gonna take his word

to the greatest civilisation on this planet.

- [beep] - Oh, uh,

we seem to have lost Cal.

Well, that'll teach him for interrupting his better half!

[both laugh]

- [Cal] That's my phone. - [Samir] You'll get it back.

My life can't stop because my wife thinks I've lost it.

You're here because you can't be Pastor Cal Quinn right now.

[phone rings]

- Eli. - Everything OK?

Yeah, it's OK. I've got it.

I'll call you later.

- [door opens] - Trust me, Cal.

You'll get a lot more than your phone back.

He's the one who put Dan Gascoigne

in the good glasses and the tailored suit.

- I don't need fashion advice. - OK, OK.

- Yeah? - He does more than that.

He positions contenders for a living.

- [sighs] OK. - OK?

- Yeah. OK. - Yeah.

Jonathan! [chuckles]

Thank you so much for coming at short notice.

Well, Dan would never forgive me if I didn't.

[chuckles] Dion Quinn.

Jonathan Malik.

- Pleased to meet you, Dion. - You too.

I have another 2,000 of Cal's books to sign,

so I'll leave you to it.

I have a very good feeling about this.

[men chuckle]

[footsteps leave]

- [door closes] - [chuckles softly]

Um...

I... I hope we're not wasting your time.

A peek behind the curtain at U Star?

At the very least,

I'll have a dinner party anecdote. [chuckles]

How can I help?

Um...

I'm leading the service this Sunday. Alone.

Stand back up, Dion.

- What? - Stand up.

OK.

Take a deep breath.

Deeper.

Now breathe out and let me hear it.

[exhales slowly]

- [gasps] - Don't flinch.

Hold your power.

I... I just thought that we would... that we would talk.

- We are talking. - Yeah.

Keep breathing.

[exhales shakily]

One more.

Who are you, Dion?

I am Cal Quinn's eldest son. I'm a...

I'm a pastor at U Star church.

Sure, but who do you want to be?

I don't understand the question.

You do.

Come on, if you don't believe in yourself this Sunday, who will?

I've done it before.

With your dad holding your hand.

[tense music]

[muffled sound] You think I'm working with Dan Gascoigne

because I think he's a good 2IC?

Everything we do is about positioning...

[normal sound] ...and waiting for the big guy to fuck up.

You... You think...

You think that I'm... I'm...

I'm just waiting for my dad to f... to eff up?

He already has.

I heard about last Sunday.

OK.

OK. Alright. I think we're...

I think we're done.

If you truly want to be better than Cal Quinn,

you've got to stop thinking of yourself in relation to him.

And I can help you with that.

He's my dad.

Exactly.

I guess that's my cue to... "eff off".

[door opens, closes]

[stool clatters]

[waves lapping]

[insects chirping]

[Moses] Yo, what up?

[Tia] Hey!

[message sent chime]

[waves lapping]

[phone buzzes]

[Moses laughs]

[train passing]

[train pulling in]

[metallic clinking]

- [Moses] Come on, hurry. - [Tia] OK, I'm going!

- Go, go, Tia! Go, go! - Alright!

- [Tia] How many floors? - [Moses] Four.

- Come on! - [Harry] Slow down!

[Tia laughs]

- Whoa! Mo! - [Harry] This is sick!

- [Moses] Told ya! - [Harry] Yeah!

[Moses] Oh, my God. Wait till we upload this.

Hey, check this out. [laughs]

Hey, Mo, get my feet.

[Harry chuckles] Yeah!

[Moses] What do we think, Haz?

[Tia giggles] Ahh!

- Whoo! - [giggles]

[siren wails in distance]

[car starts]

[tyres screech]

[car alarm blares nearby]

[typing]

[tyres screech]

[phone rings]

[click]

[Rosa] Hello, you've called Rosa Adebayo.

Please leave me a message.

[beep]

[man 1 approaching] Bro, get a move on!

[laughs]

Oh, come on, man. [laughs]

[man 2] Hmm... [retches]

[man 1] Oh, bro! Bro! [laughs]

- [continues vomiting] - Oh, you are a foul boy,

you are. You are a foul man. I can't take you anywhere.

- Sorry. - Christ almighty. Come on, bro.

[laughs]

Oi. And guess what? You're driving. [laughs]

[insects chirping]

[Samir] Can't sleep?

3am. Don't you ever stop?

[sighs]

Insomniac's consolation.

[animals rustling and chirping]

[Cal] God's greatest creation.

[Samir] Or dying suns, millions of light-years away.

You don't sleep either?

For all the usual reasons.

Fear of failure. Impossibly high standards.

- You know how it goes. - Wow.

So you're a man on fire pointing a hose at me?

- So you admit you're on fire. - I don't want to be put out.

Well, that's because you don't quit.

High achievers are too busy trying to...

not fall off the pedestals of their own making.

The trouble is, you think your results are who you are

when they're just what you do.

Surely you're off the clock, aren't you?

- Never. - [chuckles]

When you look up...

do you think about the stars or the black holes?

Sometimes we dig a hole to bury something.

To hide it. Or protect it.

[sound of digging]

[waves crashing]

[Abi] Cal?

[digging continues]

No!

It's me, Cal!

[Samir] Which was it for you, Cal?

I'm gonna hit the hay.

Of course, you know the other thing that keeps us awake.

Guilty conscience.

What are you guilty about, Samir?

I don't believe in guilt.

Or redemption.

What do you believe in, actually?

The one true faith. Success.

I will fix you, Cal.

[tense music]

[tyres screech]

- [car door slams] - Why is there vomit here?

It's not like I did it.

Just let... You're too close!

Everything's a fuckin' offence these days, isn't it?

[case clattering]

Can I get that advance tonight?

You get paid Friday, the same as anyone else.

Would it kill you to smile?

[lighter flickering]

- Oh, dude, yeah. Crazy. - Skyscraper.

Give us a light. Give us a light!

[lighter flickering]

[tense music]

[laughter]

Where'd you get this shit from?

- It's crap. - What the fuck? That's--

[man] Oi! You're trespassing!

- [Tia] Shit! - [Moses] Fuck! Run!

Go, go, go.

[man] Hey!

[frenetic music]

[Tia] Go, go, go, go!

[Harry] Fuck's sake, keep going, keep going.

[man] Hey! Fucking stealer!

- [boy] Whoo! - [door thuds]

- [security guard grunts] - [Tia] They got Mo!

- [Moses] Keep running! - [footsteps running]

- Come on! - [keys jangling]

[phone buzzing]

[buzzing stops]

Hello?

[car unlocks]

That guy was a dick.

Yeah, well, be grateful he didn't call the cops.

You know how many views my last video got?

- You put it online? - I blur our faces.

And the IP address?

Mo, tell me you're not posting from the house.

Journalists know about YouTube.

- You've got to take it all down. - Just drop it.

I mean, no-one cares what I do.

- I care! - [scoffs]

Well, why did you call me, then?

I mean, you texted.

Come on. I do see you, Mo.

So... So you won't tell Mum?

I haven't been stupid enough to tell Mum anything for years.

I thought you were all holy and shit?

You do have to admit you're a bit of a suck-up, though.

You didn't know me when I was your age.

Oh, yeah, OK. What did you do?

[distant siren wails]

It doesn't matter. Put your belt on.

[car starts]

[trams clattering]

[distant siren wails]

[sighs, sniffs]

I was supposed to get paid last night,

but my boss is a sus prick.

I'll... I'll have it Friday. Most of it.

It's not just the rent.

You're throwing me out because I drank some fucking milk?

OK, we're done. Two weeks' notice.

Nah, I'll go today.

[Shen] Juno...

Juno!

[traffic noise]

[woman] Oh, we've got a couple of newbies.

One's really warm, though. [indistinct]

[indistinct chatter]

- Smells good. - [Jed] Eli.

Hell really has frozen over.

This place really reminds me of our early days at U Star.

Mum already used that one on me.

You know, we could easily set you up with something

much bigger and nicer than this.

Everyone's trying to get me to move this week.

You'll run your own race. You always do.

Alright, Eli. Why are you really here?

People are asking about certain items

- that left the party with you-- - That fish was obscene, Eli.

I had to share it with people that actually needed it.

Mmm. And the coats?

Lobster tastes better when you're wearing Ralph Lauren.

[chuckles] Is this all of them?

Oh, you're kidding?

What did it look like?

Oh, linen. Good cut.

Herringbone weave...

[chuckles] It's OK.

He wears it better than me. [chuckles]

Don't keep your troubles to yourself, Jed.

I'm always here to... to help.

- What about the coats? - Oh, it's OK.

[car door opens, shuts]

[car starts]

[man] Jed!

[indistinct chatter]

Ah! Hi.

- Donations? - No! They're mine.

Oh, not a problem. How can we help?

I think I saw a guy I know just leave here in a suit.

You know Eli?

Yeah, he works at the hospital, right?

No, you might have him confused with someone else.

Eli's been an indentured servant of U Star forever.

- As in the church? - Yeah.

We're not affiliated with them or anything. Hey, Leroy.

Hey. You want to have a seat, love? Take a load off?

We've got some hot soup and a machine if you want to wash--

I'm... I'm not homeless!

OK.

[Abi] Cal could jeopardise LA. He's not well!

He was live on air! Who knows what he might have said?

- [chuckles] Yeah. - Did you...

Did you know about the reflection sessions with Rosa?

- Rosa was a troubled woman... - [sighs]

...with a history of addictions.

Don't you ever get tired of being his wingman?

[tense music]

[helicopter approaches]

[tense music continues]

[Cal] You cannot dump me here in the dead of night...

- I didn't-- - ...with no phone, no car,

some overpaid life coach.

You had a breakdown!

You were digging in the backyard

in your pyjamas in the middle of the night!

I am fine.

Well, why didn't you tell me about the reflection sessions?

With Rosa?

I was never alone in a room with her.

You just save that for hotel rooms.

She was in a dangerous domestic situation.

I had to get her somewhere safe!

- Don't lie to me. - I have never lied to you.

I was in the hotel room. I know what I saw.

If anything untoward had happened,

why would I call you to come and help me get her to hospital?

Dion is prepping. He's going to lead the service on Sunday.

- OK. You cannot sideline me! - You need more time here, Cal.

I am this church.

I stumbled. I had a moment of weakness.

I just found out a member of my church had died.

- You can't be-- - Where's your compassion?

You were in a hotel room alone

with a woman who is not your wife!

- Nothing happened. - Well, what if it gets out?

What do you think Mitch Leeway is going to say?

You have put everything at risk!

And you're not...

You're not right.

Wow.

It's like...

It's like something's broken.

And we do need you back.

But we need all of you.

And stay off the phone.

[soft, tense music]

[Cal] And I say, "What more proof do you want?

Look around you.

Look at this Garden of Eden that we have here

on this little blue planet."

And I say, "What more proof do you need

that this, life itself, is the miracle?"

So we want to send an amen to this beautiful soul.

So join hands.

Can I get an amen?

[Cal's voice fades]

- [beep] - [Jake] Juno, it's Jake.

You can stay a few nights,

but don't expect me to pay for anything.

[sombre music]

[bottles clink]

[beer fizzes]

[insects chirping]

[door creaks closed]

Do you think I'm... broken, Samir?

Doesn't matter what I think. What does God think?

He's the one who's always there for you, isn't he?

When Rosa died, he was there for you, wasn't he?

You two were close.

- God? - Rosa.

[chuckles]

Rose.

Well, I was her pastor.

She was an addict, like you.

I was able to defeat my demons,

and she wasn't so lucky.

So why didn't you get on that helicopter today

if there's nothing wrong with you?

- Because my wife... - Don't blame her.

- ...is determined... - No. Don't blame her.

- [stammers] - You're the man in charge.

Who built a church with his bare hands.

- [sighs] - Started from nothing

and created an empire,

tens of thousands of followers around the world.

- It wasn't me. - Millions of dollars.

- You did that. - It wasn't me. It wasn't me.

Then who the hell was it?

It was God.

Well, where is he? Why doesn't he fix this for you?

[exhales]

Because I can't hear him anymore.

There you go.

Are you happy now?

I can't feel him anymore.

He's punishing me.

For doing what?

After Jesus was... was... baptised...

he went into the, um...

wilderness for...

for 40 days and 40 nights.

And all through that time,

Satan came to him every day and tempted him, and...

and promised him the world, you know?

If he'd renounce his faith.

This silence is...

[voice breaks] ...my wilderness. It's my wilderness.

Were you tempted, Cal?

[waves lapping]

[tense music]

[rapping on door]

[Jed] Yeah, righto, Leroy.

Calm down, mate. Calm down.

Let me in!

- Let me in. - What's up?

[grunts] Ahh!

[blows and kicks landing]

[waves crashing]

[dramatic music]

[tense music]

Oh, my Lord.

- Forgive me. - Forgive you for what, Cal?

[whispering] I turned my back.

Oh, God forgive me.

[Cal sobbing softly]

[tense music]

[car starts]

I just left her there.

[sobbing, speaking indistinctly]

[gasping sob]

[indistinct whispering]

[continues sobbing]

[speaking in tongues while crying]

[strained laugh, sob]

[continues speaking in tongues]

[orchestral music]

[Cal sobbing, speaking in tongues]

[orchestral music continues]

[silence]

[exhales]

[Dion's soft footsteps echoing]

[exhales]

[phone chimes]

[clears throat]

[tense music]

[knocking on door]

- [woman] What's going on? - [knocking on door]

[man] Jed? Jed!

Oi! [rapping on door]

[Jed breathing heavily]

[rapping on door continues]

[woman] Hey, Jed! Are you there?

[exhales]

[breathing heavily]

[helicopter approaching]

[tense music]

My right hand!

It's good to have you back, Dad!

[solemn orchestral music]

[soft, intense music]