01x07 - Running

[bunniefuu]

[bird chirps]

[Johnny] We did a full cavity search.

Turns out he had vanilla essence
on his fingers

from a cake he was making his girlfriend.

Dog thought the smell was cocaine.

[birds chirp]

I thought a dog's sense of smell was meant
to be 10,000 times better than ours.

-[birds chirp]
-[cage rattles]

Hey, I don't, um…

I don't know if I want to keep,
like, you know,

assuming the worst in people.

[Tobias] Well, in Viggo Larsen's case,
I'd say it was justified.

[thoughtful music playing]

[Johnny] Who's that?

It's, um, it's nobody.

[bird chirps]

I've, uh, thawed some, um, mice for Roger.
It's in the fridge.

And, um, if you don't like the job, maybe…

-[phone rings]
-…maybe don't do it?

Yeah, well, it's not that easy
for everyone.

-[phone continues ringing]
-All the same.

Yep? Yeah, on my way.

-[light music playing]
-[birds chirp]

[jet engine roars]

-[people chatter indistinctly]
-[chiming over PA]

[girl] So planes go here
to all over the world?

-[boy] Yep.
-[announcer] Your final boarding call for…

-Can I sit by the window?
-Yeah.

[girl] I want to see
the houses get teeny-tiny.

-[agent] To Brisbane?
-[woman] Yeah.

-[agent] Yes? Awesome.
-[chiming over PA]

[announcer] Attention, all passengers…

-Do planes go to the North Pole?
-[boy] Here.

-Thank you.
-[announcer] …Gate 32.

-[passenger] Hey, over here!
-[agent] Yep. Push your tray in.

[girl] Can I watch movies
in the back of the seat?

-[agent 1] Unpack the tray, please.
-[agent 2] Push your trays in. Yeah, here.

[agent 1] Step up to any empty spot.

[agent 2] Sorry, you need
to take your belt off.

-Yeah, sir, I need that in too.
-Keep it moving along, please.

-[peaceful music playing]
-[bird chirruping]

[ball bouncing]

-[agent 2] Yeah, push that in more.
-[agent 1] Take your glasses off, please.

[announcer] Attention, all passengers
on Flight AT27…

[steam hisses]

Uh, one oat latte
and one triple-shot espresso, please.

-Whoa! Triple?
-I'm not sleeping very well.

[barista] Large cappuccino for Alex.

Okay, spill.

Anthony's trying to get us to move back
to Hong Kong. Lila's just settled in here.

I'm just gonna straight-up ask.

Why did you take a job

that's seven thousand million kilometres
away from your husband?

It's a good career opportunity.
You know, my mum lives here now.

Yeah. It's not about that, though, is it?

-[chiming over PA]
-No, probably not.

-This is the final boarding call…
-So?

-[announcer continues]
-Just some stuff happened at his company.

-He didn't do anything but, uh…
-[barista] Coffee for Genevieve!

It was all the culture, you know?
People got hurt and…

So it was easier to just leave?

[barista] Oi, Magic. Two sugars for Ting.

-[Mira] It's not that simple.
-[boy] Come on, Ada.

-[Mira] Yeah.
-All right, listen.

The girls and I are going to the Palazzo
Friday. You should come.

-We'll workshop your marriage.
-[barista] Coffee for Mira.

It's cheaper than therapy, babe.

-What's the Palazzo?
-What's the Palazzo?!

-[Mira chuckles]
-[sings upbeat song rhythm]

[boy] There's Ghoul Slayer. Rapid Falls.

-What about dodgem cars?
-[boy] Nah, they're for babies.

[Ada] I don't wanna go
on the Ghoul Slayer.

Golden Coaster. Big Drop.

-It'll be fun.
-If I'm allowed to.

-It'll be fine. You have to eat that.
-[chiming on PA]

[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen
on Flight AT27 to the Gold Coast…

-[boy] Tomato's good for you.
-[Ada] I don't want to.

…to please come forward for boarding.

Hello. I'm Cath from Austra Air.

Can I have a look at your boarding passes?

Oh. Fantastic. Thank you.

And are you travelling
with your mum or dad?

-Mum's in the bathroom.
-Is she?

Yep.

Okay. Um, I'll just be back
with these in a tick.

-Okay, so it's Ada and Elijah Miller.
-Right.

Tickets were booked
on their dad's credit card

and their mum, uh,
has been in the toilet for 20 minutes.

So I tried the phone number
on the booking and it's fake.

-Divide and conquer?
-Yeah.

My parents own a hotel on the Gold Coast.

-Nice.
-Mm-hm.

And they're gonna be picking you up
from Gold Coast Airport?

Yeah, they had to go early.
There were plumbing issues.

-Plumbing problems?
-Yeah.

That's not very nice for the guests.

What's the… what's the name of the hotel?

It's the Golden Serpent.

-Golden Serpent?
-Mm-hm.

-Oh. Very oriental.
-[chuckles]

Do your mum and dad know that you're here?

[chiming on PA]

Ada, do you want your mum and dad
to pick you up?

[announcer] We invite all passengers
in rows 1 to 20…

I don't want to eat tomato.

How come they don't know
their parents' numbers?

When I was a kid,
that was the first thing you memorised.

Tobias, it's not the '60s.

Okay. More's the pity.

Um, I'm just gonna borrow this
for a second.

[zipper unzips]

Ahh!

-My mum used to do this on my backpack.
-Well done, Sherlock.

Now I have to do it on hers.

[woman] Hi, this is Grace.

If you leave me a message,
I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

[Cath] Oh, hello, Grace.
It's Cath Barnes from Victoria Airport.

We have your children here,
Elijah and Ada.

If you could call me back as soon as
you get this message. Thank you. Bye.

-Hmm. Okay, so we have to let AAP know.
-[Tobias] Mm-hm.

They can keep trying Grace.
Then track down the dad.

But they'll get Child Protection involved.

-Don't call the police.
-It's okay, mate. Really. It's all right.

It's all right. It's okay, Ada.

You'll be fine. You'll both be fine.
We'll sort this out.

Maybe we should give the mum
a bit more time to call back?

[PA chimes]

We have to let the police know regardless.

Yeah.

[announcer] Passengers
travelling on Flight 827…

Oh, okay.

Go on. You go. They can wait in my office.

I'm sure the mum will call soon.

Will our tickets get refunded?

-[Tobias] That depends.
-On what?

On whether your dad read the fine print
when he booked them.

Unless, of course,
your dad didn't book them.

Do you want to tell me
what's really going on?

No.

[indistinct radio communication]

[Dan] Why'd she call the police?

-[sombre music]
-[Dan inhales sharply]

[Dan inhales sharply]

I'm not sure, mate.
It's okay. You're all right.

I'm here, yeah?

Nothing bad's gonna happen.

Come on.

Let's go get some lunch, eh?

I don't want lunch. I wanna go home.

-Should we try your mum again?
-Mm.

[Ada sniffs]

It's all right. It's all right.

Hi, this is Grace. I can't get…

-[Ada] I don't like the airport any more.
-…to the phone right now.

[Ada] I wanna go home.

No, no, this was your week.

-[chiming on PA]
-[announcer] Attention, all passengers…

You were meant to pick up Ada
from after-school care.

…is now ready for boarding from Gate 14.

No, the changeover was tomorrow, Joe.
Not today.

Why would they be with the Chaplain?

It was just somewhere safe for them
to wait until we got hold of you.

[office phone ringing]

[birds chirp]

Where are they?

They've probably just gone
to get something to eat.

Ohh.

-[vehicle whirrs]
-[birds chirp]

Oh. Spotto! Yellow car.

-Hey, that was orange.
-No, it was yellow-ish.

Let's give it to her.

-All right.
-Let's add bicycles and llamas.

-Spotto! Llama on a bicycle.
-[chuckles]

[Elijah] All right,
I'm adding a yellow tree.

-[Ada] With bananas on it…
-[Elijah giggles]

[Ada] …and a yellow monkey?

-[giggling echoes]
-[Tobias] Hey!

-[teenagers chatter]
-Oh. Yes, I can. I can.

[both cackle]

Yeah!

-[phone rings]
-[laughs]

-[Elijah chats]
-[phone stops ringing]

[Ada] I'm just kidding.

-Cath.
-Oh, where are you?

I thought Mira would get
the police involved.

Yeah, which is what we're obliged to do.
Where are the kids?

Kids are with me.

They wanted to go home and, um,
they knew their address, so…

Um… are you driving the kids home?

-Yep.
-You can't do that.

Well, Ada was quite upset there, so…

[whispers] The parents are separated

and I've got the mother at the airport
and she's not happy.

Well, the dad's place is in Altona,
so that's where we're going.

[Cath] No, Tobias. I told you,
we have to call the authorities.

So just bring them back.

Look, it's quicker
to get them home now, Cath.

[Elijah] No, you don't.

-I'll call as soon as we get there.
-[Ada] Mum knows.

Just keep Mira out of it.

[line beeps]

[sombre music playing]

[plates clinking]

[Tobias] So you called the police
without talking to me first?

[plates clink]

We're here to give kids a second chance,
not bundle 'em off to juvie.

You're such a hypocrite.

If it was anyone else,
you wouldn't hesitate.

But it's Dan. It's Dan.
Dan is taking drugs.

He's selling drugs.

Our home is not safe for the other kids,
for… for me, for Steph.

But you are blinded to it. To us.

I thought you'd have
a bit more f*cking empathy.

[Lis] Fine.

Turn your back on us.

[plates clatter]

Hey, um, my sister's pretty hungry.

Do you think maybe we could
stop off for some food?

[Ada] I think my school friend
lived there.

Well, like, no…

[birds chirp]

-[sighs]
-[keys jangling]

[car door closes]

Okay, what can I get you?

-Um…
-[dog barking in distance]

-A sausage roll with…
-[Tobias] Yep.

…tomato sauce.

-[Tobias] Okay.
-Um…

A strawberry doughnut
with sprinkles, please.

-[Elijah] Uh, and a chocolate milk.
-[phone ringing]

Chocolate milk. Okay. Uh…

Sausage roll with sauce,
strawberry doughnut with sprinkles…

[line ringing]

It's just a misunderstanding, Mrs Miller.

I'm just calling the Chaplain now.

-[phone ringing]
-[music playing over speakers]

How could you even let my children
leave the airport?

-[Mira] Give me your phone.
-My phone?

Oh. Okay. Here you are.

[phone ringing]

[cashier] 18.30, thanks, mate.

Cath.

Chaplain Wallace. Where are you?

Mira.

[device beeps]

Uh, everything's fine.

The kids are fine.

Are you out of your mind?

I've got a desperate mother here
who needs to speak to her kids now.

Of course, yeah. I'll put them on.

What were you thinking, Tobias?

[uneasy music playing]

Hello? Tobias?

Are you still there?
You need to put the kids on.

What is going on?

Please bring the kids back.

[line beeps]

[tense music playing]

[breathing heavily]

Elijah!

Ada!

-He's on his way back.
-You said I could talk to them.

Sorry. There was reception trouble.

-Let's try again in a minute.
-No, this is not good enough.

I promise you, Grace, your…
your children are in very good care.

Chaplain Wallace is a responsible airport
employee with all the required checks.

My children are in a car
with a strange man

and you can't contact him?!

Elijah!

Ada!

Elijah!

[breathing heavily]

[phone ringing]

[phone ringing]

[Dan] Lis! Where's my stash?

-f*ck you, Lis!
-Tobias, where are you?

-You have no right!
-Pick up, pick up.

Dan is in trouble. Come and get him.

Where's my stash, Lis?!

[tense music playing]

[phone ringing]

-[tyres screech]
-[gasps]

[tyres screech]

[handbrake clicks]

-[phone ringing]
-[car door slams]

-[door thuds]
-[Dan] How f*cking dare you!

-[Steph] Mum, I'm scared.
-[Dan] I'm gonna get you!

-Get in the car.
-[Dan] You can't touch my sh*t!

-[Steph] Mum!
-It's okay. Seatbelt on.

[Dan] I will find you
and… f*ck you up for this!

Lis!

Elijah!

Ada!

[inhales sharply]

Dear Lord, please show me
which path to take.

Please guide me. I…
I don't know what to do.

Dan needs my help.

And I had to protect my family.

Show me. Show me what to do.

[Tobias] Elijah!

Ada!

-[surf roaring]
-[seagulls chirping]

So you made it to the beach after all.

[grunts softly]

Thanks.

[Ada] Thank you.

Your mum thought you were with your dad.

And your dad thought
you were with your mum, right?

That's not a bad plan.

[Elijah] Yeah, until you messed it up.

Well, I mean, to be honest, mate,

it wasn't exactly foolproof.

I mean, when was your dad gonna check
his credit card statement?

Where were you gonna stay
on the Gold Coast?

You're not gonna get far without money
or a… or a phone.

Or parents, for that matter.

[Elijah] We were sick
of Mum and Dad fighting.

I just wanted to take my sister
on a holiday.

[Tobias sighs] Well, I'll tell you what,
I will give you one thing.

I'll give you full marks for imagination.

[sighs] I'm gonna be in lots of trouble,
aren't I?

Well, not as much trouble
as I'm gonna be in.

Are you in trouble with God?

Yeah, I reckon I am.

I don't believe in God.

Fair enough.

Why do you?

Well, because…

God helps me out when I don't know
what to do or when I'm feeling bad.

God doesn't judge.

Just like your mum and dad.

Long as you do things
for the right reason.

Can we go home now?

[hopeful music playing]

Yeah?

[car doors close]

-[Ada] Dad!
-Oh, baby, baby, baby.

Come here.

Oh! Elijah, what the hell?

Come on, mate.
Come here, come here. Come here.

Oh! I've been going out of my mind.

Are you okay? Yeah?

Thank you for bringing them home.

Hey, we had an adventure.

They're good kids.

Yeah.

Yeah, most of the time.

Oh, don't you guys ever do that
to me again, okay? [sniffles]

I was going crazy.

-I love you so much.
-[Joe] Um, Grace, the, um…

the changeover date, um…

You were right.
That was… that was my bad. I'm sorry.

Joe, if our kids wanna run away,
I think it's both of our fault.

[Elijah] We weren't running away.

-I booked a return ticket.
-[Joe and Grace laugh]

Joe, are you cool if maybe we have dinner
together tonight or something?

[Joe] Uh, yeah, yeah, that'd be, um…

that'd be… that'd be great.

-Okay. All right, I love you, guys.
-[mouthing silently]

-I'll see you soon.
-[Ada] Love you.

-[Elijah] Bye!
-[Ada and Joe] Bye.

I'm… I'm so sorry, Grace.

-Uh… that should never have happened.
-If anything had happened to my kids…

I completely understand.

No, I don't think you do.

I'm gonna be contacting your superior
and filing a formal complaint.

[door opens]

[door slams]

[Cath clears throat]

How the f*ck could you let that happen?

-I'm sorry. I…
-There are protocols.

The police, Child Protection
should've been informed.

I know that.

Why does everybody here think
Tobias can do whatever he wants?

I don't. I… I just…

[inhales]

Tobias acts on impulse.

He doesn't want to risk
anything getting worse.

He jumps in. That's the way he is.

With no regard
for how that affects people?

-Well…
-He's just put your job on the line.

Well, to be fair,
I should've informed the police.

Why take the blame like that?

Oh…

I am not losing my job over this.

[thunder rumbling]

[rain pattering]

[seat buckle clicks]

-[keys jangling]
-[engine starts]

[solemn music playing]

[thunder rumbling]

[Lis on voicemail] Tobias, where are you?
Pick up. Pick up!

Answer your phone! Please!

Come home, Tobias! We really need you.

[tearfully] Tobias, please just come home.
Dan's broken things.

[phone ringing]

[Lis] Call the police and come home.

I can't deal with him alone.

Please, Tobias. Please! Please!

We need you! I need you!

[windscreen wipers thudding]

[sirens echo]

Lis?

Lis!

[sobbing]

Steph!

[Tobias sobbing]

Steph. Oh, Steph!

Steph. [sobbing]

[police radio chatter]

[Tobias and Steph sobbing]

[mechanical whirring]

[sobbing loudly]

[Tobias] Get out!

Please stop. Please stop.

-Get out.
-Stop, stop, stop.

-I'm sorry. I'm sorry!
-Get out!

-I'm sorry!
-You get out! [sobbing]

[Tobias screams and sobs]

Dad…

Dad!

Ah! Please stop. Please stop. Please stop!

[Tobias sobbing]

-[rain pattering]
-[windscreen wipers thudding]

[grunts]

[breathing heavily]

[silence