03x21 - Episode 21

[bunniefuu]

(upbeat music)

♪ There's too much choice and not enough time ♪

♪ To find what's mine ♪

♪ Aiming for your head ♪

♪ Get down ♪

♪ You're the only one in town ♪

♪ Woo ♪

- You wanna know the most important quality

I think a surfer should have?

This is gonna sound seriously uncool, I know.

But I'm gonna tell you anyway.

To me the single most important thing is this, good manners.

When you look out and see the water like this,

it's perfect right?

No one around you've got the whole ocean to yourself,

but there aren't too many days like this one.

This is what it's like most of the time.

Crowded lineup with stacks of surfers

all trying to catch the same wave.

♪ Edging me ♪

- [Loren] It brings out the best in people's manners

and also the worst.

- Look at that crowd will you?

Every man and his dog's out there, and his cat,

and his pet rabbit too.

- Let's just hope they all know the road rules.

♪ You naturally ♪

- [Loren] One of the worst things you could ever do

in the surf is to drop in on somebody.

The rule is that if you're up first, then you own the wave,

if you're not first, then you just have to lump it.

Having to back off from a good wave is really frustrating,

but that's what you have to do.

If you don't then things can get very ugly.

When someone else steals your wave you only have two choices

crash into them, or bail out.

- Hey, that was my wave!

- [Loren] Either way it leaves you feeling pretty mad.

Then there are the road blockers.

These people are so greedy for their next wave

that they paddle straight towards the center of the lineup.

Which is exactly where everyone wants to take off from.

- Look out!

- [Loren] Some people just don't care

what danger they put themselves in,

or anyone else for that matter.

- Hey, don't you have any brains?

- Ah get lost.

- What was going on out there today?

- Stupidity, selfishness, you name it.

- I hope they don't plan to hang around for too long.

- Yeah well I got news for you,

with the summer coming it's only gonna get worse.

I mean they where all experienced surfers out there

they should've known better.

- Was it all of them, or just a few?

- No just three or four of them.

- That's all it takes.

- Did anyone else have a go on them?

- Not that we heard.

- It's so unfair that three or four

can wreck it for everyone.

- Well I agree but unfortunately

there's a lot of ignorant surfers out there

who don't know any better.

- Oh they knew they where just bad mannered and selfish.

- So how did you respond?

- What do you mean?

- When the guy dropped in on you what did you do?

- Well I yelled at him of course.

- And what about you Bridget

when you saw that guy paddling towards you.

- The same, I mean what else could I do?

- Well that's the issue then isn't it?

- What's the issue Bec?

- If all you can do is yell at someone

doesn't that make you just as bad as them?

- But I was yelling at him to try

to avoid an accident.

- Yelling out a warning is one thing.

Shouting out abuse is something else.

- Yeah, but the guys they were

yelling at were clearly in the wrong.

- Yeah, they shouldn't be allowed to get away with this.

- Well no one's saying they should.

- Well then what these guys are ignorant bullies.

You can't let people like that

just walk all over you without doing something.

- Maybe you should've tried talking to them.

- There's no way they would have listened to us.

- How do you know?

- It's just the kind of guys they were.

- You don't know that, you never even talked to them.

- It's okay for you to be all calm

and logical about it, you weren't there.

- Adam's got a point though Cassie.

Sometimes all it takes is having

a quiet word with someone.

Then once you explain things to them

they'll come around.

- One thing I can definitely tell you:

Shouting at somebody's gonna get you no where.

It's just gonna get them fired up.

- Well then what we just let the bullies walk all over us?

- No but the first step should always

be to try to talk to them.

You might be surprised at how

reasonable most people really are.

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- So Bec, Gary and Adam all

make good sense.

But good sense and surfing don't always go together.

And just as Cassie had predicted

the problem was about to get a whole lot worse.

The first people summer brings out are the lifesavers.

If anyone has the right to rule the beach it's them.

And normally everyone's happy enough

to go along with them.

- Hey guys you're the Solar Blue team right?

- Yeah that's us.

- Cool. Now I'm sure I don't need to tell you,

but let's just get a few ground rules

established all right?

- Sure! - Alrighty.

The area between the flags is for swimmers,

so I don't wanna see any surfboards meters either side

or meters out to sea.

Y'all got that?

- Loud and clear.

- All right if we can remember that,

we'll all have a really happy summer together.

- You won't have to worry about us.

- We'll keep right out of your way mate.

- Thanks guys that's all I need to know.

- So where do you think we should head.

- I think the point's looking good again today.

- [Edge] Yeah, that'll do me.

Let's go.

- [Loren] So far so good.

The lifesavers had made things clear.

We were happy to agree.

Everyone had their space,

and we could all do our own thing.

Then the summer threw up its second challenge.

- Anyone wanna challenge for biggest air?

- I'm up for it. - You're on Parker.

- A few experienced surfers might

be rude and aggressive but it's the inexperienced surfers

you really need to watch out for.

And the worst of all are the ones

who think they're better than they really are.

These guys aren't just stupid.

They're seriously dangerous.

- I don't like the look of this.

- You gotta stop thinking of every

other surfer as the enemy Cassie.

- No I don't think that I'm just

suspicious of boys who hunt in packs.

- [Adam] They've got a right to surf here too ya know.

- Yeah well so long as they remember

that I also have rights.

- Come on stop being so paranoid.

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- [Loren] As it turned out, Cassie's instincts were right.

In doing their jumps the boys took off their leg ropes,

and when you do that,

your board becomes an out of control m*ssile.

♪ An epic sunlight ♪

♪ Into the sea ♪

- Cassie look out!

(Cassie yells)

- Cassie are you okay?

- No it hit my arm.

- Hang on I'll help you.

- Is anything broken?

- I don't think so but,

I'm gonna have one hell of a bruise.

- What is it?

What's happened?

- Cassie got hit by someone's board.

- [Loren] Luckily nothing's broken.

- [Adam] Whose board was it?

- Those idiots out there they took

their leg ropes off to do aerials.

- A pity they don't know how to do them at least not safely.

- Okay I'm gonna go have a chat to him.

- Why it's done now?

- At least I can try and stop it happening again.

- Do you want me to go with you?

- No it's probably better if just

one of us goes.

- Come on, let's get some ice on the bruise.

- Did I win,

or did I win?

- Man you got lucky.

- That wasn't luck that was talent.

- Hey guys.

- What'd you want?

- There's just been an accident

caused by one of your boards.

- What sort of accident?

- One of the girls as hit when the boards were released.

- So?

- So It'd help if you were a bit more careful.

The right thing to do when other surfers

are around there is keep your leggings on.

- You telling us what to do?

- No just explaining how it all works

out there, buddy.

- We know how it works this is our beach, right?

- Yeah, we live here.

Not like you Solar Blue ring ins.

- Whoa, chill out.

I don't wanna own ya beach.

There's an injured girl over there.

Luckily it wasn't serious,

but it could have been.

I'm not trying to tell you what to do.

I'm just asking for your help.

Anyways, see ya around, eh?

- We invoke the rules here mate

which means locals rule.

- Definitely not chocos.

(intense music)

- What did you say?

- I didn't say anything.

Anyone hear me say anything?

- Didn't hear a thing mate.

- Racism is against the law.

You need to watch yourself.

- Did you just threaten me?

Did he threaten me Ned?

- I'm pretty sure he did.

- You're the one who needs to watch himself, buddy.

Threats are against the law,

and I've got witnesses.

Where are your witnesses?

- Hey, how'd it go?

- Oh, yeah all right.

- You sure?

You don't look all right.

- Just a bunch of half-wit grommets aren't they?

- Seriously.

- Seriously.

- What's this?

So I wasn't paranoid after all.

- No unfortunately not.

Come on are we going inside,

or is the plan to sit out here all afternoon?

- [Loren] None of us knew what had gone down

between Adam and those boys,

but it was pretty clear something had happened.

And whatever it was it seemed to have cut pretty deep.

- Okay everyone three teams of two.

Cassie what about you and Adam?

- I think you can count us out

of this one my arm isn't exactly

in prime condition to hold a pool cue.

- How's it feeling?

- Sore,

but the ice is helping the swelling.

- Is Adam okay?

- Yeah! I think he's just a bit

annoyed that his efforts to be reasonable

with those idiots didn't pay off today.

- I dunno, I think it's more than that.

Something happened out there today.

- Like what?

- I'm not sure but it's really got under his skin.

He hasn't said a word since we came back.

- I've been so focused on my sore arm

I haven't noticed anything.

Maybe I should go and see what's up.

- I think you should.

- Hey Loren, you can break.

- Hell yeah.

- You're a bit quiet tonight.

Is there something wrong?

- No I just don't feel much like playing pool.

- Thanks for trying to talk to those boys today.

- Fat lot of good it did.

- Does that mean you've changed your mind then?

- About what?

- About the idea that you just

have to talk to people to get them

to act reasonably. - No it just means some people

need a lot more talking to than others.

- Did something happen with those boys?

- Like what?

- Like I dunno, you tell me.

(soft music)

- Oh look, it was nothing really.

They just really annoyed me.

I was stupid for letting them

get to me like that though.

- That's all right just proves you're human after all.

- Did you ever doubt that I was?

- No but it's nice to be reminded every so often.

(laughs)

- Ow.

- What's the matter?

Does it hurt to kiss me now?

- Yeah I forgot about my bruises.

It's a serious handicap to romance I'm afraid.

- One that I'm sure we can work around.

(giggling)

- [Loren] Whatever had been eating

at Adam didn't seem to last long.

The next day he was back to his normal self,

and all of us had forgotten about the run in

with the local surfy boys.

Unfortunately they hadn't forgotten us.

- Hey have you worked out what you are gonna write about

for that history essay yet?

- Sort of. - Yeah, what?

Hello what are you gonna write about?

- What moron would do something as idiotic as this?

- Idiotic as what?

- As this.

- Where did that come from?

- Some half-wit stuck it on Adam's locker.

I'd love to know who.

- Think I know.

Can I look?

- Mate, you're not gonna let this get to you are you?

It's rubbish whoever did this

got the mind of a three-year-old.

- No most three-year-olds can draw better than this.

- You said you know who did it?

- Yeah, yeah.

I've got a pretty good idea.

- Then let's report them.

Whoever did it needs to be booted

out of school straight away.

- Yeah well knowing's one thing.

Being able to prove it is a whole 'nother story.

But we'll hang on to it for now,

and who knows, it might come in handy later.

- Mate if you know who did it,

we should at least confront them about it.

- Yeah but he's gotta have proof.

- Proof or no proof, you can't just let

something like this go. - Yeah but you can't go around

accusing people either.

Accusing someone of racism is almost

as bad as racism itself.

- What!

You're joking! - It is if they're innocent.

- So let's confront them,

and give them a chance to deny it.

- [Edge] Which they will.

- [Matt] So what we're just meant

to sit around and do nothing?

- Hey guys I just gotta go get

a book back from someone.

I'll see ya in class.

- Look all I'm saying is that you

have to be careful if you are going to start

throwing accusations around.

- Oh careful smarful.

- Hi guys.

- Ah well look who it is.

The world's greatest surfer.

- Must be wanting tea time.

Anyone got any chocolates?

- I just wanted to thank you guys

for going through all this trouble.

I mean sure it's not a very good likeness,

but hey can't expect too much from

preschoolers can you?

- Never see that before.

Anyone ever seen that before?

- Oh that's racism.

Racism's against the law mate.

Didn't you know that?

- Thanks for letting me know.

So if you do see who did do this drawing

you can let them know I am keeping it

as evidence for the police.

- Sorry mate, it's none of our business.

- Glad to hear it, but it would be a pity to see

you guys all kicked out of school.

And at such a young age too.

Probably be pretty embarrassing for your families.

- It's not gonna happen, pal,

so why don't you just knick off,

and take your dumb ideas with you.

- Sure.

Nice to see you guys,

and thanks again for the drawing.

(upbeat guitar music)

- Not your best time guys, but close enough.

- Does that mean we're done for the day?

- Yeah grab your boards,

and get some free surf time.

- Cassie, how's the arm?

- Yeah, much better.

I'll be % in no time.

- Okay well probably be best if you give it a rest okay?

- Yeah I'm gonna go do some K's

on the exercise bike.

- All right well don't push it

too hard nice and easy okay?

- Yes mom, will do.

- So what do you reckon we go down to the end again?

- Not if you have to meet those boys.

- We can't worry about them,

we'll surf where we wanna surf.

- I just don't wanna get covered

by their boards that's all.

- Doesn't look like their out there.

And the break is looking good.

Yeah, Loren's right, let's just go out there.

- All right. - Let's do it.

♪ Okay boo ♪

♪ Our tailwind is pushing me home ♪

- [Loren] We should have known it was too good to be true.

Just when we thought we had the waves to ourselves,

the summer dropped its third challenge.

This time it was every surfer's worse nightmare.

- Oh where did these guys come from.

- They must have come from around the point.

- [Loren] Oh no, that's all we need.

- Whatever you do,

don't get between them and the shore.

- [Loren] When you see big boards like Malibus

you get out of their way fast.

They're like ton trucks that can demolish

anything in their path.

And when they're ridden by old guys

who desperately trying to prove how cool they still are,

the combination is lethal.

- Look out!

Oi!

- These guys are taking up the whole break.

- They're pushing us towards the swimmers area.

♪ No where in time ♪

♪ Where where in time ♪

- Adam look out!

Adam's been hit!

(Adam screams)

- Are you okay?

- Yeah no thanks to that guy.

- Your board!

- Man somebody is gonna pay for this. (groans)

- Garry, Bec! - What is it?

- You better come quick.

- What's the matter?

- Everything.

- You can't just go taking over

the whole break like that.

- Who's taking over the break?

- You were!

We gave you plenty of room,

and you just kept taking more.

Your boards are like tanks,

you need to keep them away from other surfers.

- They're only dangerous if you get in the way.

- Don't you know the first thing about surfing?

- I've forgotten more than you'll ever know sonny.

- What's going on?

- What's going on here is that

you Solar Blue people think you own the whole beach.

- What happened out there?

- What happened is this guy plowed

straight through the center of my board.

Luckily I wasn't k*lled.

- You shouldn't paddle towards the center of the break.

- We weren't anywhere near the center of the break.

You guys just kept pushing us out.

- That's true Bec.

- Okay look whatever happened

here was obviously an accident.

- We've been surfing these beaches for years, mate.

It's not up to us to make way for you.

You have to make way for us.

- Look I'm sure there's a way we

can sort this out.

- [Phil] Bec.

- Phil what's up?

- I told your team about the safety measures

they gotta follow around here,

and they deliberately ignored them.

- How so?

- All they have to do is stay well away

from the swimming area,

and look at this.

Luckily no one was injured,

but if I can't trust you people

to behave properly around here

I'll have no option.

I'll ban you from surfing here.

- You're kidding.

- The ball's in your court young lady.

Now what'd you wanna do about it?

(upbeat music)

- Can I interest you gentlemen in a cup of tea?

- In three days we some how managed

to get hammered by the regular surfers,

the young surfers, the old surfers,

and the lifesavers.

Not a bad score when you think about it.

And even though none of it was our fault,

we were the ones copping the blame.

Whichever way you looked at it

some serious repair work was desperately needed.

Otherwise it was goodbye Blue Water Beach.

- Okay so this is the deal.

The long boarders will get their pick of the break

three days a week between : and : p.m.

And we get first pick four days a week.

- Okay so what happens on the days

when we have second choice?

- Yeah does that mean we can't surf?

- No, no, we'll just go to the other end,

or drive to another beach.

- And the lifesavers' cool with that?

- Yes as long as we stay well away from the swimmers.

- Okay well what about the regular surfers?

The days when there's like a million

others in the line up.

- You'll just have to fit in with them.

Follow the basic rules,

show some consideration.

They have rights too.

- Yeah but it's the ones who don't respect

other people's rights that are the problem.

- Yeah they're some real idiots out there.

- Well there's no easy answer to that.

Show some good manners,

and hopefully they will too.

- And if they don't?

- Ultimately those guys will get sorted out, they always do.

- We just don't want you to be the ones to try to do that,

Not while you're at Solar Blue anyway.

- What about the local brat pack?

- Who?

- The guys whose board hit Cassie's arm.

- [Cassie] Yeah they're seriously stupid.

- The answer's simple.

Stay away from them.

You can't get hurt by someone you don't meet.

- [Matt] Look I generally with Bec's approach.

I just don't think we should stay

out of the way of those bullies.

- [Edge] Well so what are you saying?

- [Matt] Well they're just little bully boys

scratch a bully on the surface,

and you find a coward,

Let's sort 'em out.

- What's up Adam?

Oi Adam!

(lively music)

♪ The fuss they made from sins that beep ♪

♪ Drives me mad, more than me ♪

- One I can over look as a mistake.

Two and I start to get angry.

- I dunno what you're on about surf boy.

- We told you we've never seen those before.

Looks like a pretty bad wipe out though.

- Yeah mate you need some lessons?

- Look mate the only person around here

who needs a lesson is you.

- Hey!

What's going on here?

- He's threatening me sir.

Isn't he Billy?

- Yeah, we were just standing here,

and he started picking on us.

We didn't do anything.

- Is this true Adam?

- It's true I confronted them sir.

- There's rules against bullying.

- He should be kicked out of school sir.

- Yeah all right, all right.

- Adam wait for me in my office please.

♪ Woo, ooh, whoa ♪

- When my parents hear about this they'll go ballistic.

You got that kid a lesson Mr. Simms.

- Yes thank you for your advice Nick.

Now don't you two have a class to attend?

Bullying's a serious offense, you know that don't you, Adam?

- Yes sir.

- And rather out of character of you I would've thought.

So for you to behave that way I suspect

there must have been great deal of provocation.

Wanna tell me about it?

Hmm, that's about as childish as I'd expect from those two.

- You know them.

- Alas yes, I was lucky enough to teach them last year.

Two of my most spectacular failures I'm afraid.

Racism even at this puerile level

is a serious thing.

Are you sure it's them?

- Yeah.

Yeah, I'm positive.

But I can't prove it.

- Without proof there's nothing much that can be done.

They may be a couple of snakes,

but even snakes are innocent unless proven otherwise.

- I'm positive Nick's got more drawings in his locker.

If I could just get my hands on them.

- I seem to have mislaid my keys.

Which is very awkward really, because there's a master key

for all the student lockers among them.

If you happen to find them would

you mind returning them to me?

- Of course sir.

- You're in my class first thing after recess.

Make sure you're not more than a couple minutes late.

- Absolutely.

Thank you.

(upbeat rock music)

♪ You ♪

♪ I feel empty ♪

♪ And if you give up ♪

♪ It's nothing you will know ♪

- Hi guys.

- Oh not you again.

- Come to apologize have you?

No, don't bother.

- There's no place for bullying at this school mate.

You're gonna be outta here before you know it.

- What's this?

- Your drawings Nick.

They're pretty crappy ones,

but they're definitely yours.

These are only photocopies of course.

I've got the real ones stashed in a safe place.

They make quite a collection.

- Where'd you get these?

- Who cares?

The fact is I've got them.

Now I don't think you're really r*cist Nick.

I just think you're a stupid, selfish little flake.

But not everyone's gonna agree with me.

Not after I show them these pictures

with your name and handwriting all over them.

- Is this another threat?

- Here's the situation.

I can show these to the principal,

and everyone else around.

And you'll be expelled no question.

I can take them to the police,

and you'll be charged.

Like I said racism is against the law,

and you've broken it.

Big time.

Or we can make a deal.

- Well what sort of deal?

- You will write me a letter of apology.

- What?

- In which you apologize for the offense you've caused

and promise never to use r*cist taunts again.

Against me or anyone else.

- And that's it?

- No.

I'll also need a promise from you,

and your mates that you'll find

somewhere else to surf other than Blue Water Beach.

At least until the end of summer.

After then, we're out of here.

And I honestly could not care less

what you do with you life.

- I can't do that.

- Well it's up to you.

And that's the deal and the terms are non-negotiable.

If I don't have a letter from you by the day after tomorrow.

I'm gonna go to the principal.

Anyways dudes, enjoy your lunches.

(upbeat rock music)

- [Loren] Letter from home?

- Oh no just from a couple of guys

I know actually.

- Judging by the look on your face

it's obviously good news.

- Yeah, yeah it is.

- Did they win the lotto or something?

- No nothing like that.

They just decided to change their manners.

- I like that.

Good manners are important.

- Couldn't agree more.

- Whoa you're there.

- What?

What are you doing?

- [Matt] Keep 'em closed, keep 'em closed.

- What's going on?

- [Matt] Open 'em.

Tada!

- Oh what!

- Got a local board maker to copy

your old one, eh.

He's a mean hand with the fiberglass.

- Check it out, that is amazing.

It's exactly the same, everything.

- You owe me one mate.

- Anytime.

Thank you.

So where's the spot guys?

- Down the other end I reckon.

- Yeah absolutely.

- We don't wanna go down there do we?

That's where those idiot boys hang out.

- It's okay, they won't be there.

- How do you know? - I had a talk to them.

They surfing another beach for the summer.

- Really? - Yeah, how come?

- Like I said most people are reasonable.

You just have to talk to them politely.

- Oh come on there's gotta be more to it than that.

- Trust me.

Good manners a force to be reckoned with.

- So come on what are we waiting for?

- Yeah, let's get out there.

- [Loren] None of us ever did find out what

Adam really said to those guys,

but we were all happy peace had returned.

And good manners prevailed.

Okay so maybe there was more to it

than just good manners.

But a girl can dream, can't she?

(upbeat rock music)