02x03 - Episode 3

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(CHORAL MUSIC)

MARY: Dear Adelaide...

..there's a part of me that
I'm never able to control.

A trauma that's
linked to my past.

It's never going away.

I was planning on being alone.

Every time I build a
house with people,

it always comes crashing down.

But I've let
people into my life,

and fallen in love with them.

Part of me feels,
to protect them,

I need to run away and
be on my own again.

How can I do this
without hurting them,

or myself?

Sincerely, M.

Dear M...

Whatever your
current struggle is,

it can be fixed.

It's not permanent.

Nothing is permanent.

Don't let your past define you,

and don't run away from
what you have in the present.

EMMA: Mary?

Oh, hey!

Can I ask you something?

Yeah.

What was David's favourite song?

David's favourite song?

Oh, um... Oh.

Gosh, he had a lot
of them. He was, uh...

He had very specific
taste in music.

I did back then, too.

What bands did you listen to?

Ah, well, Queens
of the Stone Age.

Um... Nine Inch Nails.

He was from Seattle,

so he loved Soundgarden,
Screaming Trees,

Pearl Jam, Nirvana.

There was this singer
called Mark Lanegan,

and we were both

completely obsessed
with his voice.

He also used to love Dolly.

- Dolly?
- Dolly Parton.

And Etta James.

Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday,

George Harrison.

Nina Simone.

Bill Withers. Marvin Gaye.

That's what I used to
love about him. He...

He wasn't afraid of
showing his softer side.

Like your Dad.

Hm.

Lithium.

Is that a band?

It's a song by Nirvana, and
he used to play that a lot.

I don't think I
could hear it now.

It would make me too sad, but...

- (DOOR OPENS)
- That.

That was his favourite song.

GARY: Let's go, Em.

Hey, mind if I
borrow the, uh, Jeep?

The Volvo's blocked in.

Come on, grab your
bag. We're running late.

MARY: Hey, Emma.

(TEARFULLY) I'm really
sorry I ate Anthony Hopkins.

It's not your fault.

Gary...

We need to talk.

(DOOR OPENS)

MARY: The beauty of living
comes from the movement of change.

(DOOR CLOSES)

Or, as a famous
philosopher said,

"I always get to where I'm going

"by walking away
from where I've been."

And his name -

Winnie the Pooh.

Always, Adelaide.

♪ If I had a tail

♪ I'd own

♪ The night

♪ If I had a tail

♪ I'd swat

♪ The flies

♪ Yeah, oh, oh... ♪

♪ Here comes the
sun, little darling

♪ Here comes the sun

♪ I say

♪ It's alright... ♪

What, um...

What made you play that song?

I'm making a playlist.

Yeah? What for?

For when Mary has the baby.

♪ Here comes the
sun, little darling, and

♪ Here comes the sun

♪ I say

♪ It's alright

♪ It's alright

♪ Little darling

♪ It's been a long,
cold and lonely winter

♪ Little darling, it's been... ♪

Emma, um...

Maybe we could go get
some ice-cream after school?

To talk.

(HERE COMES THE SUN CONTINUES)

(MUSIC ENDS)

Oh, ah, Em! Bunny.

Oh.

(BELL RINGS)

(CRASH!)

Hey, um... I'm so sorry.

I... I don't even
know what to say.

Tax man?

- Caroline.
- Caroline.

- Right, ah, Gary.
- Of course, Gary.

- Hey.
- Ah, yeah. Um...

Like I said, I'm so
sorry about this.

What's... What's
the damage here?

- I can give you
my information...

- Oh, I have it already.

- (BOTH CHUCKLE) -
Right, of course. Right.

How's my tax going, by the way?

Yeah, I think you're
going to be getting

a pretty good return.

- Emma Fletcher?
- Sorry I'm late.

No, I've been meaning
to introduce myself.

I'm Melanie. I'm the
school counsellor.

- Hi.
- Hey.

I heard that you've
been having some issues

with some of the
girls in your year.

Do you want to
talk about anything?

You're not in trouble.

I'm late for class.

Yeah? What's your first class?

English.

- With Miss Shepperd?
- Yeah.

I can tell Susie
you were with me.

But only if you
want. No pressure.

OK.

My office is this way.

- Is that Anthony Hopkins?
- Ah, yeah, it is.

(DRIPPING)

(CLANK!)

(CLANK!)

(BREATHES HEAVILY)

Oh!

(GASPS, BREATHES HEAVILY)

MELANIE: Have you ever
spoken to anyone like me before?

EMMA: My dad sent
me to a therapist,

but they weren't really for me.

MELANIE: Yeah, don't
think of me as a therapist.

You know, when I was
your age, I had a counsellor.

There were things that were
difficult for me to talk about,

and it gave me a safe
space away from my parents.

So don't think of this
as anything other than

you've got someone
who'll listen to

whatever you want to talk about

no matter how important or...

not important it is.

My dad and stepmum

are having some problems.

- What kind of problems?
- It's hard to say.

I don't really know
how to talk about it.

It's not the sort of thing that you
can just search up on the internet

or talk to a friend about.

It's not normal.

Maybe there's a way
we can talk about it

without actually
talking about it.

How?

Do you know what a metaphor is?

- I think so.
- So um...

Try to think of a way
to put this problem

into a different situation.

I mean, it could even
be make-believe.

What's a situation
that's different,

but you can still talk
about the same things?

My stepmum's a werewolf.

And in what ways is
your stepmum a werewolf?

Once a month she
turns into something else.

And do you or your
dad ever feel like

you're in danger when
your stepmum is a werewolf?

Dad says we're safe.

And she locks herself
away in the basement

so she doesn't hurt us.

She has chickens
and stuff down there

so she eats them instead of us.

I know they both love me.

But I just don't know
how to help them.

You know, it's perfectly normal

to feel anxiety on
behalf of your parents.

You know, if you're not finding the
predictability that you need at home,

maybe you can find
it somewhere else.

And this is the
perfect place for that.

Do you have any friends?

I only just made a friend.

Well, maybe spending
more time with your friend

can give you the
stability that you need.

And a safe place to go when
your stepmum is a werewolf.

It's OK for you to start
setting some boundaries.

They'll have to respect that.

And if you look after yourself,

you'll be in a much better
position to help them.

Emma, you are entering
a new phase of your life,

and that is really exciting.

Trust me.

OK, I'll write you a note
for Miss Shepperd, hey?

(RUSTLING)

MAN: You know me,
I'm not one to complain,

but me and the boys,
we all live with her,

- but we're the ones that have to put the toilet seat down.
- Mmm.

You know, there's three
guys in the house, but...

we gotta do it? I
just... I don't know.

What kind of precedent
is that setting for my boys?

Hmm...

You right, Gaz?

- (MICROWAVE BEEPS)
- Yeah.

Sounds like a really tough
problem you have there,

especially for the kids.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Hi! Um, I used to live here.

Like, before you. I
sold you the house.

Sorry, I should have called,

but I thought I'd just
come by and ask you.

- It's kinda crazy, but...
- MAN: Who is it, Lizanne?

WOMAN: A short, fat lady.
Says she used to live here.

- I'm pregnant.
- What do you want?

Sorry, I was just
telling your wife that I...

- We're life partners.
- Life partners? cool.

Um, I was just saying
that I left something here.

No. There was nothing left here.

Actually, it's the
basement door,

and I was just wondered
if I could get it back.

How can you leave a
door? That makes no sense.

(SIGHS) Right? I
know. But it just...

It has sentimental value,
and I really want it back.

Well, you should have
put it in the contract.

That door belongs to us now.

I get that, but, um...

I can't explain this
to you, but that door

is really, really important.

- And I can pay you...
- You need to go away now.

You're upsetting
my life partner.

You want me to
call the police, huh?

I'm quite prepared to do that.

MARY: What did
you do to my hedge?

The doggy.

We don't like doggies.

Strange woman.

(CAR BEEPS)

(CAR DOOR CLOSES)

(ENGINE STARTS)

(TYRES SCREECH)

(ALARM WAILS)

- Hi.
- Hey.

Can I go to Abigail's?

We were gonna go get ice-cream.

- Can I get ice-cream
with Abigail?

I thought... we could talk.

Dad, I don't want to
talk with you right now.

I just wanna hang
out with Abigail.

Um... OK.

Yeah, yeah. Uh...

(STAMMERS) You
want, I'll pick you up

from the ice-cream
parlour, maybe?

No, from Abigail's.

(HORN TOOTS)

♪ Ain't no sunshine
when she's gone

♪ It's not warm when she's away

♪ Ain't no sunshine
when she's gone

♪ And she's always gone too long

♪ Anytime she goes away... ♪

- EMMA: What about a birdhouse?
- ABIGAIL: Yeah, that could be cool.

♪ Wonder this time
where she's gone... ♪

(GIRLS CONTINUE CHATTING)

♪ Wonder if she's gone to stay

♪ Ain't no sunshine
when she's gone

♪ And this house
just ain't no home

♪ Anytime she goes away

♪ And I know, I
know, I know, I know

♪ I know, I know, I know, I know

♪ I know, I know, I know... ♪

Oi!

- What the hell are you doing?
- Huh?

You like watching little
girls eat ice cream, do you?

- No, no, that's my daughter.
- You f*cking perve!

No, dude, I swear to
God that's my daughter.

- I'm calling the cops, mate.
- That's my daughter,

- I swear to God.
- Oi! Girls!

No! No!

Do you know this guy
behind the bush here?

- Dad?
- GARY: Hi.

- What are you doing here?
- Me?

I was just, you
know, passing by.

Were you hiding
behind that bush?

I wanted to make
sure you were OK.

I'm setting
boundaries for myself.

You have to respect them!

I do respect them, Em, I swear.

Hiding behind a bush is not
respecting my boundaries!

- I know, bubs.
- I'm so embarrassed.

Sorry, mate.

You can pick me
up from Abigail's.

Ah, what time would be good?

EMMA: Later!

You need more chloroform?

I need something else.

(LATCH CLICKS)

So, ah, what are
you looking for?

These ones are pretty good.

Well, it doesn't
have to be fancy.

That one's pretty good.

Which one is the
easiest one to sh**t?

OK, I'll take it.

(EXHALES) I... I
need to ask you.

I mean, what's a pregnant
lady need a Glock for?

I'm worried if I give
birth to my baby, I'll eat it.

And if I try to eat it, I...

..I need my boyfriend
to sh**t me in the head.

Cool.

(ENGINE STARTS)

- (HORN TOOTS)
- (SCREAMS)

(BREATHES HEAVILY)

- (HORN BLARES)
- sh*t!

f*ck.

f*ck!

(ENGINE STARTS)

(DOORBELL RINGS)

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACH)

oh, my God.

Hi.

(LAUGHS) Isn't
this a coincidence!

You're Emma's Dad?

Yes, I am, and, yeah, it is.

- (LAUGHS)
- Wow.

- Oh, I heard about the ice-cream incident.
- Oh... I...

- That is so embarrassing.
- Yeah, don't worry about it.

- They were actually laughing about it.
- Oh, were they?

Well, Emma
wasn't, to start with,

but she did, eventually.

I don't know what I
was thinking. I, um...

Something happened the other day

that brought up
some of my, uh...

protective issues.

Um... I'm not gonna go...

I'm just gonna grab Emma.
I'll get out of your hair.

They're on the trampoline.
Do you want a tea?

Oh, ah, I don't
want to impose...

Definitely not imposing.

Come on.

- I won't bite.
- Oh, good.

- That's comforting.
- (LAUGHS)

- It's so weird.
- I know!

(GIRLS CONTINUE CHATTING)

Abigail doesn't really
have any friends.

It's just been the two of
us since she was a baby.

Emma's got...

zero friends,

to the best of my knowledge.

Where's Abigail's dad?

Oh, he did a runner
when I was pregnant.

Oh, God. Sorry to hear that.

Mm, don't be. We're
definitely better off without him.

He wasn't stable.

It's easier, just the two of us.

I can definitely
empathise with that.

Took me a while after...
what I went through

to get into another
relationship.

How long since, you know,

you were in one?

Um... One, two,
three, four, five...

..six, seven,

eight, nine, ten...

?

No, . years.

- Wow.
- Yeah, I've...

I've been too scared to

let someone else
into Abby's life.

I haven't wanted
her to get hurt.

It's kind of different
for a woman.

Yeah.

I know it seems really extreme,

and I'm probably being
completely overly protective,

but...

I figure I'll just find someone

when she's old enough
to look after herself.

And that's not too far off.

I find that pretty admirable.

Well, either that
or really stupid.

No, I don't think so.

(GIRLS LAUGH AND CHAT)

Would you look how well
those two are getting on?

I was just thinking
that they're...

they're really cute together.

It's a pity you're taken.

(LAUGHS AWKWARDLY)

Oh, I totally forgot.

I, um... got some pastries
from the bakery today.

Girls, do you want some?

(KEYS JANGLE, DOOR OPENS)

- Oh, you want dinner?
- Oh, no.

Abigail's mum made us
savoury pancakes and Danishes.

Well, if you're hungry,
I'll put some in the...

EMMA: I've got homework.

- (DOOR CLOSES)
- You guys are late.

Yeah.

Yeah, sorry. Um...

Guess I'm just, uh...

you know, having
a bit of a hard time

coming to terms
with what happened.

Well, I can't be held solely
responsible for what happened.

And I appreciate all the work
you put into the basement,

but I just wanted
the SAME basement.

Mm-hm. If you wanted
the same basement,

we probably should have
moved into your house.

If I wanted the same
basement, Gary,

you should have let me build it.

I didn't need Enigma
and humidifiers and...

K f*cking wildlife
screensavers.

I just needed a dark, safe space

with a door that locks
and stays locked!

K, Mary, and, uh...

Yeah, you, uh, trashed that

like you trashed
everything else of mine.

You literally took a piss
on a photo of my dead wife.

Well, I don't know what
happens when I'm like that.

- Here we go.
- I don't!

OK. OK.

If you don't
remember, how is it that

you didn't att*ck any
of your stuff, just mine?

(SIGHS) I don't know
how to answer that, Gary.

I just know that is a
new environment for me,

and I don't know what
goes through my head

- when I'm a wolf!
- This is getting SO repetitive.

But, wait, why don't
you believe me?

'Cause I know what I
saw in the outback, OK?

I saw you. I saw you in there.

You recognised us.

You... You recognised us,

and you didn't att*ck
us because of it.

Oh, really? And
what about this time?

Did I recognise you this time?

Now do you believe me?

Listen...

I'm a nightmare.

- You are not...
- Just...

- ..a nightmare.
- Let me finish, please, Gary.

This situation is a nightmare.

And if you think this is
too big and too much,

and you think that you're
in over your head, then...

..I don't blame you.

I'm never, ever
going to blame YOU.

I'm giving you an out.

What does that mean?

It means that maybe the universe

is trying to tell us

that this situation
is too dangerous.

(INTRO TO IT'S ONLY
A PAPER MOON PLAYS)

(SIGHS)

♪ Ooh

♪ Say it's only a paper moon

♪ Sailing over a cardboard sea

♪ But it wouldn't
be make-believe

♪ If you believed in me

♪ Without your love

♪ It's a h*nky-tonk parade

♪ Without your love

♪ It's a melody played
in a penny arcade

♪ But it wouldn't be
make-believe

♪ If you believed in me. ♪