[upbeat music]
[clicking]
[projector whirrs]
[electronic music]
[audience chatter]
Shh! Shh! Shh!
[projector whirrs]
[clunk]
[spacey electronic music]
[vibrant music]
[Ronnie] m*rder-suicide?
[exhaling]
She was... she was trying
to tell me something that night,
but I just couldn't hear her.
Projection's never
been her strength.
I couldn't... I couldn't hear
my baby's pleas for help.
[screaming in distance]
["Groovy" by Barkaa playing]
[groaning]
I got my groove back,
b*tch I'm groovy...
- [Ronnie] Stop! I said stop it!
- [song continues]
[Ronnie whispering
indistinctly, screaming]
Borderline I'm a
little crazy...
I said, "No! No!"
I said yes!
Ohh!
[loud groaning]
[announcer on TV]
Delta Goodrem,
- 'Neighbours', Network Ten...
- [Ronnie] Mmmm!
[announcer] ...Ronnie Willis,
'Jillaroo', Nine Network,
Tammin Sursok, 'Home &
Away', Seven Network.
[Ronnie]
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh! No! No!
[announcer] And the 2004
Silver Logie goes to...
Ronnie Willis for 'Jillaroo'.
Ohhh!
- [squeals excitedly]
- [applause]
Ahhh!
- It's true what they say...
- [Audrey] Mum!
Ma-ma-ma! Ma! Ma! Urgh!
The view from the top...
[Audrey] Mum! Mum! Ronnie!
Is amazing.
[exuberant cheering
and applause]
I'm a monument You
could never move me.
- [song ends]
- [heavy panting, squelching]
[whispers] Come on.
Come on!
What the f*ck, Dad?
- Audrey?! What...?
- What the f*ck?!
- Look away!
- I'm traumatised!
You've just traumatised
your daughter!
- You walked in on me!
- I can't find my almond milk!
- I only drink almond milk!
- Did you ask your mum?
No! I couldn't find Ronnie
and I couldn't find you!
But you know I only
drink plant milk!
Yes, yes, yes...
- Of course. I'm sorry.
- [gagging]
One of us will
pick some up today.
You're so disgusting!
Feral!
[fleshlight vibrating]
Reparations for this trauma.
And this one... is to make
sure that I don't tell Mum.
f*cking disgusting!
[Audrey groans in disgust]
- [fleshlight vibrating]
- [sighs softly]
[dog barks]
- [Dog growls]
- Hey! Dog! Dog! My toy!
b*stard.
[Ronnie sighing] That
is not your bone, Dog.
[Dog whimpers]
[dishwasher beeps and whirrs]
[sighs heavily]
[grunting and banging]
Dad! Stairs!
Bathroom door broke again.
- It was an accident.
- I'll fix it tonight.
Sure you will. Add
it to the list.
- Mm-hm.
- Under "trim lemon tree".
Norah, the bathroom
is for everyone, okay?
Treat it like
threading a needle.
The chair fits through the door.
- [Norah] I know, I know.
- You've got to learn patience.
Ah! How many times
have I told you
not to let the dog lick lemons?
He's vegetarian now, Mum.
Just let him be who he is.
[Norah] Oi, get your own
toast, you toast klepto.
Sign this. For school.
To say I've completed
my community service.
Hanging out with your sister
does not count as
community service.
- What the actual f*ck?!
- [Ronnie] Norah, language.
Spending time with vulnerable
members of the community is.
Excuse you. I am
not vulnerable.
In fact, I'd filet your arse
if I was allowed to
be adequately trained
in the art of fencing.
Okay, we're not
signing this. Are we?
[sighs] No. Your mother's
right. We're not.
You want me to do over
my community service?
You know what that means, right?
I'll have to sign up to work
at the old people's home
after school - every day.
And that'll mean missing out
on voice and movement lessons.
And it might even
mean missing out
on that Masterclass-thingy.
Okay, you can just
call it a Masterclass.
Don't add "thingy" to the end.
It's not a Masterclass-thingy.
It's a Masterclass. And
major talent scouts attend.
They won't get to see my
talent, as I won't be there.
Not... at... all.
- Fine.
- You've gotta be sh1tting me.
Norah, if I have to talk to you
about language one
more time, I swear...
Okay, but if Audrey gets to
claim me as "vulnerable",
then I get to claim her
as a g*dd*mn sociopath!
- Am not!
- Are too!
- Sociopath.
- I heard that.
You were meant to.
[Ronnie] Audrey, I'll pick you
up from voice this afternoon.
- It's okay, Max'll pick me up.
- No. Not on a school night.
What? Why? I'm 18. I'm the
author of my own story.
- 17!
- 17 and nine months.
I don't want you diddling
away your time with boys...
- [Norah] Ha! Diddle.
- You're a child!
- Yes, legally I am.
- Lucinda won't accept
anything less than perfect
when you're working with her.
Whatever, I can't wait
for school to be over
and I can do whatever I
want, whenever I want.
And not a day goes by when you
don't violate my human rights!
If you're really worried about
Mum violating your rights,
you could take it
up with the model UN
we started at school this month.
Shut up. No one asked
for your opinion.
It was nice of your
sister to offer, Audrey.
She didn't have to.
[heavy metal music blaring]
Your band sounds great.
- [stereo clicks, music stops]
- I said no talking.
I'm allowed to tell
him I like his band.
No, you can't! Not unless
you wanna make your
own way to school.
- I'll just walk, shall I?
- You know what I meant.
Try these. Takes
the edge right off.
Hey, isn't that my
pain medication?
Did you speak to
your mum about Nepal?
- Nepal? What...?
- Shut up!
Do you even know where
or what Nepal is?
Yes.
It's far enough away
from you and Mum and Dad.
Especially Mum. And,
yeah, it's a country in...
In?
- [whispers] Asia.
- In Asia.
Oh, look who looked at a
world map. Congratulations.
[Max] After we graduate,
we are going to Nepal
for a UNESCO-sponsored
house-building program
- and surf holiday.
- What?
We're gonna do something amazing
with our white privilege.
When are you gonna tell
Mum? And can I be there?
- It's my life.
- Ha. No, it's not.
[upbeat electronic
music playing]
[people] A man scatters
seed on the ground.
- [man] Day and night...
- [people] Day and night...
[man] ...whether he
sleeps or gets up...
[people] ...whether he
sleeps or gets up...
[man] ...the seeds
sprout and grow...
[people] ...the seeds
sprout and grow...
though he does not know how.
[people] ...though
he does not know how.
- [man] Amen.
- [people] Amen.
[man] All right, let's
bless this puppy.
[woman] Let's do this.
Sorry to interrupt.
Cormack.
Bourke Kennedy. No need
to apologise, Cormack.
When the need hits
us to pray, we pray.
God doesn't give a f*ck
about the fact that
I've got to meet a bloke
that might change my life.
Hm.
Coffee?
Love black coffee.
Ah... I mean...
I'd like a coffee, any coffee.
[chuckles softly]
A man who loves coffee.
- Been here long?
- A few months.
Would love to unpack,
but as you can see
we lack the appropriate
storage space.
[Cormack] Mmm.
- That's where you come in.
- What were you thinking?
Ceiling to floor, door to door.
Mainly for video
and tech equipment.
[Cormack] Mmm.
Something that's...
[coffee bubbling and hissing]
[echoing in slow-motion]
nice and deep.
[echoing exhale]
Deep storage.
My specialty.
I'll take a few measurements,
get a quote together.
Do you know what...
kind of, um...
wood finish you'd like?
It's just I'll factor that in.
What would you recommend?
Mahogany.
Timeless.
Mmm, timeless.
[Bourke] Nice.
[Ronnie] It's not as
if I didn't already
have somebody to love.
We slept together
three nights in a row.
[exhales softly]
Three nights in a row.
Well, that's enough
to make it too late.
And end scene.
[scattered applause]
[Ronnie] Yeah. So what
you want to capture
is 'Monkey Grip's fatalism.
Okay? The recognition
of knowing that
everything you do
in your search for love could
destroy those around you!
So, as an actor, you
need to ask yourself...
- Why?
- Why?
Is... love...
worth it?
Do I deserve it?
[R&B music playing softly]
Wow.
You look amazing.
Yeah. Thanks.
But, um... they're not for me.
I'm shopping for my daughter.
You're a mum?
Yeah. Two teenage daughters.
No way. I don't believe you.
May. May.
Can you believe
it? She's a mum.
With two teenage daughters.
Oh, cut it out!
- You could be her.
- [chuckles]
[May] You know,
you're very familiar.
Oh, I, uh...
- I used to be on TV.
- Anything we know you from?
Yeah. Um... 'Jillaroo'?
Er, 'Cul-de-sac Bay'?
Did you guys catch
'Jillaroo 2.0'?
[May] Mm, no.
And in 'Neighbours' I had
a... I had a two-episode arc.
[May] Yes! Yes! I
think I remember.
Do you know Kylie?
- Kylie?
- [May] You know, 'Padam Padam'.
I love Kylie Minogue.
She was in 'Neighbours'.
- Vintage.
- Yeah.
You know, Kylie?
The "La La" song?
- Yeah, I know who Kylie is.
- [both sing] La, la, la...
But we... Our paths
never crossed.
- [May] Jason Donovan? Toadie?
- No.
[MAY-A] I'm just
sinking skin In my bones
Fiending for you
In my clothes
You left me all on my own
All on my own
Missing you Like
a little kid
- Waiting for you to get...
- [Norah] Hey, guys!
[Audrey] Oh, my God!
What are you doing here?
What are you wearing?
You look ridiculous.
- [music stops]
- I booked the gym.
- You can't book the gym.
- [Norah] Yes, you can.
- I did it via the intranet.
- Okay, tech-head. Whatever.
The intranet? Actually
doesn't even sound real.
- [Norah and Max] It is.
- [Audrey] You can't have it.
We're practising for the
school graduation ceremony.
- [Norah] But I'm in training.
- For what?
- The Special Olympics?
- Shut it, Irene!
You can't say sh*t
like that to my sister.
Maybe she is? It was
a genuine question.
And it's a great
question, Irene.
And I'd love to compete
in the Paralympics.
- See?
- Interesting fact...
Is it interesting? It
better be interesting.
Wheelchair fencing
has been a fixture
of the Paralympic Games since
its debut in Rome in 1960.
You can practise in the corner.
There are three events
I could compete in...
Fencing? Really?
Any sort of sport would
be great for Norah.
- She's a natural athlete.
- Just like Dad.
Yeah, no, I don't doubt it,
and I would love for Norah
to be able to do
anything that she wants.
Really? So I could be
a professional fencer?
'Course I mean it, honey.
But - and I'm a
little bit annoyed
that it's fallen to
me to point this out -
you're failing to address the
elephant in the room here.
Norah is more than capable...
Uh, no, which is... which
is clearly the cost.
The cost? What? Audrey
gets dance, singing...
It's just not something we
can afford to do right now.
You see...
Audrey, my eldest daughter,
she's very, very special.
She has...
special needs.
You can't be serious.
And children like
that, well... [exhales]
God, they're exhausting.
[car engine revving]
[indie rock music
playing on car stereo]
Okay. Go on.
I'm not going. She's
your special daughter.
Oh, don't be a baby. You're
the one that ambushed me.
Parenting advice from a
physiotherapist? Seriously?
Off you go.
You have to help me out, Mum.
I am in a wheelchair, remember?
[huffs] My gosh.
[up-tempo pop music playing
loudly on car stereo]
[music quietens]
Where's your special daughter?
If I had to hazard a guess,
I would say not here.
You're navigating.
How can we truly connect when
I haven't been inside you yet?
Not yet.
Not here.
We'll never change
the world together
if you can't declare
your love for me.
- [tyres screeching]
- [whispers indistinctly]
[heavy metal music playing]
- Listen to me...
- I f*cking love you, Audrey!
I love you. Why can't you
show me that you love me?
- [car door opens]
- [shrieks]
- Oh, my God! Mum!
- [Max] Ronnie?
What the hell are
you doing here?!
I'm sorry to interrupt
a little teenage regret,
but Audrey missed her
voice class this afternoon
and I'm hoping to get
some clarification on why.
How did you find me?
Are you tracking me?
- You. Out of the van. Now!
- f*ck! b*tch!
[grunts angrily]
[Max] Jesus Christ.
Oh, you can't tell
me what to do!
Look, you don't have time
to be skipping voice lessons
- to hang out with boys.
- I'm ordering pizza.
You have a future
to worry about.
- Ham-and-pineapple and supreme.
- And, young lady, a future
is not something you find
in the back seat of a car.
We were in the front seat. And
maybe I don't want your future.
- Have you thought about that?
- Audrey, we have invested
so much time in your career.
I gave up my career.
I just don't want
you to jeopardise...
All investments
carry risk, Mother!
- I quit!
- Quit what?!
Acting! I don't want
to go to drama school.
I don't want to be an
actor, a voice-over artist,
and I don't want to go to
some stupid Masterclass
with whatever the
f*ck her name is.
[Ronnie] Lucinda Domotrov.
And it is a gift that a
director of that calibre
deigned to give you a
place in her course.
I mean, her all-male production
of 'The vag*na Monologues'
was a f*cking revelation!
- [arguing continues]
- They've also got...
crme caramel,
home-style tiramisu...
I'm going to Nepal with Max
and I'm gonna build a house
for the disadvantaged.
Okay. Yeah.
[stammers] I found your
little travel guide.
You went through my things?
Maybe check with those two.
I dunno what they want.
I'm not checking with those two.
You can't quit destiny.
Not after all the
work I've put into it!
I don't want to be a
dancer or an actress
or a voice-over artist - not if
it means turning out like you!
- Audrey!
- What?! We all know the truth!
- And what's that?
- Don't take the bait.
Ah-ah! I'm fascinated.
What's the truth?
You're a sh*t actress,
and you know it.
You just quit before
anyone else realised.
[footsteps receding]
Just me.
[sighs heavily]
[tearfully] Is it true?
It was a fight.
Yeah, but why say it if it's...
I mean, have I got no talent?
Has everything 'TV Week' ever
written about me been a lie?
She was trying to hurt
you. It's what she does.
And you take the
bait every time.
I know.
Maybe we should let her
build igloos for the Inuits,
- if that's what she wants.
- Oh, God...
[sighs heavily]
God knows it would give
us more time for us.
[scoffs]
And what would we do with
this "us" time, Cormack?
I don't know.
[sighs] Yeah, I
didn't think so.
[Norah] Mum, Dad,
she's at it again!
[smacks lips] Oh, God...
- I'm taking a stand!
- Jump already!
It's my life, and you
can't control it anymore!
Okay, you're not taking a
stand, you're making a scene.
- She's right.
- I want to help people.
Help the world. The
people of Nepal need me.
What, an ungrateful,
ranting teenager?
I'm a young adult now!
- [screams]
- [tile smashes]
[Cormack] Audrey!
- [crowd applauds and whoops]
- You want a show, do you?
- [applause continues]
- No, no, no. No, no, no.
You've got nothing prepared for
these people. Just come down.
But, Mum, aren't you
always telling me
the world's my stage?
It's "all the world's
a stage". Get it right.
- Shut up!
- You shut up!
- No, you shut up!
- Both of you, shut up!
"Where am I?
- "Fled is the kindly light."
- Really? The Greeks?
"Deep darkness blinds my eyes,
and the sky, buried in gloom,
- "is hidden away."
- Less Blanchett, more Robbie!
- [Audrey] "But see!
- Oh, God...
"With double sun the
day..." [screams]
- [crowd gasps]
- [Cormack] Audrey!
Mum, Dad, help me!
- Help me!
- Where's that f*cking ladder?
[Cormack] Coming!
Bloody thing's stuck.
I don't like it up here!
I wanna get down! [sobs]
[Ronnie] Okay. And we're
gonna get you down, okay?
- But first... first...
- [Audrey whimpering]
you need to practise
your Greeks.
- Okay. Now, honey...
- [Audrey sobbing]
I need you to come a little
bit closer to me and stand up.
Lucinda's putting on
'Medea' this year,
and we need to impress
her and the scouts
with your Cassandra.
Okay, just shuffle along.
You're doing a great job but
I think you can do better.
Audrey, focus.
[breathing deeply]
[Ronnie] Now, it was
a really good start.
But this scene is a warning,
it's a foreshadowing.
Cassandra is saying,
"Beware that the world
you know will change."
Mum, I'm scared.
[Ronnie] And so was Cassandra.
And I want you to
focus on her fear.
Okay? Use it.
[Audrey whimpering]
"Ah, what a fire it is..."
Look out, Joe. Coming through.
"Ah...
"what a fire it is."
Okay, good. More foreboding.
"Ah, what a fire it is!"
"Ah, what a fire it is!"
- What happened with the ladder?
- It got caught on something.
I can't do everything
myself, can I?
[mutters angrily]
Get down. Get off.
Mummy's coming to save you!
"It is she who will k*ll me..."
- [screams]
- [Cormack] Auds!
- Audrey!
- [Audrey screaming]
- [heavy thud]
- [crowd gasps and groans]
Someone order a pizza?
[echoing, indistinct talking]
We won't know more until
we run tests tomorrow,
but, at present,
she's in a coma.
Coma?
[doctor] Yes, I'm afraid so.
But... but you expect
a full recovery?
Audrey has sustained
life-threatening injuries.
It's still touch and go.
Okay, so perhaps
not a full recovery,
but what about a partial one?
Partial?
Be able to speak,
perform a soliloquy?
Put down a self-tape if a
casting director requires one?
Ronnie...
- Eventually, maybe...
- Great.
But right now your daughter
is in a comatose state.
- Right.
- Yep. Ms. Lipsick, it's...
It's Ms. Willis. I
have my own name.
Ms. Willis, I understand
that you're processing
the attempted suicide
of your child...
Er, no, no, no. No, no,
no. It was an accident.
And if she hadn't hit her head
on the g*dd*mn lemon tree,
she would be fine.
I've been meaning
to fix the roof
and that lemon tree,
it just got out of control.
What about her face?
Er, does it look like
she might have
long-term scarring?
What I'm asking is, will
her instrument still work?
- Ms. Willis.
- Yes?
It's important that
we let your daughter
- recover in her own time.
- Sure.
- [doctor] If she recovers.
- Right.
You need to be prepared that
she might not pull through.
[chuckling] Oh...
Okay, then. No, no...
Look... Okay.
I know she'll be fine, Doctor.
This is just what Audrey does.
She immerses herself
in the drama of life.
You see a patient in a coma,
I see an artist
living her truth.
- [light snoring]
- [monitor beeping steadily]
[phone ringing]
What's going on?
[ringing continues]
[Cormack groans]
Uh, hello, Audrey's
phone. Ronnie speaking.
[woman] Hi, I'm
calling in regards
to Lucinda Domotrov's course.
- Can I please speak to Audrey?
- Oh, erm,
she's indisposed right now,
um, but could I take a message?
We need to verify her
ID in person tomorrow.
Oh, I thought we could
just do that on the day.
No. I'm afraid
tomorrow's the deadline.
Okay, no, no... No problem.
- I'm sure we can figure it out.
- Bye.
- [Ronnie] Okay, bye-bye.
- What was that about?
Oh, ID for Lucinda
Domotrov's course.
- Remind me to sort it tonight.
- She's in a coma.
Sure. But who knows what
tomorrow will bring?
They're not even sure if
there's going to be a tomorrow.
- Oh, God!
- Is she dead?
- No, honey.
- Not yet.
Okay. You need a change
of clothes. We all do.
[Cormack] Your mum's
right. Let's go.
Actually, why don't you stay
here? I'll grab you something.
I'd really like to spend
some quality time with Norah.
Okay? So, kiss your
sister goodbye.
I'm good, thanks.
Norah, go on.
Fine.
[kisses]
- Ugh! She tastes like damp!
- And tell her you love her.
- What?!
- That's enough.
I want it on the record that
under no other circumstances
would I ever be caught
dead doing this.
[Ronnie] Noted.
Mum says I have to
tell you I love you.
[monitor beeping steadily]
Thank you. Okay, let's go.
[Norah grunts]
Are you really gonna make
me go to school today
- after what happened?
- [sighs]
You have to go to
school. It's the law.
I'm sure they'd
make an exception,
given the circumstances.
Why are you making
this so hard for me?
My uniform has Audrey
dirt all over it.
Just grab a tissue.
It'll come right off.
I don't even have my schoolbag.
What am I supposed
to do for lunch?
Okay. Here we go.
[schoolboys talking
and snickering]
I'll pick you up on my way
back to the hospital, okay?
Fine.
[Ronnie sighs]
Bye, Mum. Love our
quality time together.
Love you.
- Nice Aldi bag.
- Oh, f*ck off.
[schoolboys laugh]
[Big Pig] All my
life I wanted to fly
- Like a bird...
- Hey.
That you see Way
up in the sky
Making circles In
the morning sun
Flying high in the sky
Till the day is done
I can't break away
Like a child in his fantasy
Punching holes In
the walls of reality
All my life I
wanted to fly
But I don't have the
wings And I wonder why
I can't break away...
[sobbing]
I can't break away.
[song ends]
[sniffles and sobs]
[boy] Excuse me, Miss?
[phone chimes and vibrates]
- [Audrey screaming]
- [upbeat pop song playing]
[cartoon sound effects]
Oi, Duncan.
Ow! [whimpers]
- [students snicker]
- [Duncan] Oh, my eye!
- [teacher] Norah Lipsick?
- Yes, Miss?
[school bell rings]
[Duncan cries]
- [Irene] Norah!
- [Andy] Oh, my God! Oh!
Are you okay?
[Irene] We heard
you maimed Duncan.
Are you gonna get
charged with as*ault?
- Sent to jail?
- What? No.
[Andy] Oh! So stoic.
Oh, just like Audrey.
May she rest in peace.
She's still alive.
[Irene] We want you to know
that we're here for you.
Anything you need.
[Andy] We've never known someone
who knows someone
in a coma before.
[emotionally] It's
really confronting.
And very cool.
- Tell her.
- Tell me what?
We're holding a
memorial for Audrey.
- She's not dead.
- [Andy, weepily] That's right.
And we'd love for you
to be a part of it.
- We're gonna do a dance.
- Me?
Be more authentic. Because
you've got lived experience.
I'm really not sure
that's what lived...
[Max] Hey, Norah.
How are you doing?
I'm headed to see
Audrey. You need a lift?
Uh, window seat?
[Max] Yeah, sure.
[mellow pop music playing]
[music fades out]
[monitor beeping steadily,
ventilator pumping]
[Norah] Have you ever seen
anyone in a coma before?
[Max] I've seen movies.
It's... louder than I expected.
Yeah.
I think it's really
great that you're gonna
- do that memorial.
- She's not...
She really liked
you. You know?
And I'm writing this
song that's about...
how emotionally open I am.
But, like... [exhales]
how many feelings that I...
like, how deeply I... um...
- Feel?
- Yeah.
'Cause I'm feeling
really proud of myself.
You know, like, I'm
choosing not to be defined
as a guy whose
girlfriend is in a coma
'cause I'm so much
more than that.
I'm a poet.
Look, while she's...
incapacitated,
it might be best if you get the
pills straight from the source.
At least for the
next little while.
Sweet.
Why do you take them?
'Cause I'm a traveller, Norah.
I'm a traveller of life.
And I take them so that no
day will ever be the same
as the one before
or the one after it.
'Cause life...
Life's a gamble
and I'm a gambler.
Why do you take them?
I have cerebral palsy.
That's cool.
[Ronnie] "Oh, mystery, misery!
"Again comes on me.
"The terrible labour
of true prophecy,
"dizzying prelude.
"Do you see these who sit
before the house, children,
"like the shape of dreams..."
What you kids up to?
- Oh, just prep work.
- [phone chimes]
Prep work for what?
Oh, Lucinda's very focused
on the... on the classics.
And I don't know if you
noticed, but up on the roof,
Audrey's Cassandra
was all over the shop.
I mean, the problem
with Audrey right now
is that she's
completely in her head.
She's totally disconnected
physically from the work.
- She's still...
- She's in a coma, Ronnie.
[stammers] Don't...
Don't limit her like that.
[Cormack] She's not
doing the course.
No amount of talent
will have her
convincingly playing
alive and happy right now.
Hey, if you want me
to call and explain
why she can't do the
course, then I'll do it...
Her success is my
responsibility.
- [Ronnie sighs]
- [phone chimes]
Oh, I'm sorry, is your comatose
daughter distracting you?
It's nothing.
Do you know what's happening
with the lemon tree?
Does it look like it's
dying or something?
Yeah. I poisoned it.
It tried to k*ll my daughter.
Someone had to do something.
[woman] How old did
you say you were again?
[Ronnie] Uh, 17
and nine months.
Yeah, I graduated last year
and spent, um, 12
months working in Nepal.
With the Nepalese
people. Building houses.
As you can imagine, I got quite
a lot of exposure to the sun.
And... and to the people.
Classes start Monday.
Thank you.
And end scene.
[The Cursors "Helium" playing]
- [heavy thump]
- [tyres screech]
Do you hear that
noise - Oh, sh*t!
- [SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY]
- Coming out of my mouth
You tried to k*ll me!
It's another sound
From another...
- [music stops]
- f*ck...
- f*ck'... [angry muttering]
- Oh, sh*t, sh*t, sh*t.
Get out of the car!
- I'm on my P-plates.
- What the f*ck...?!
f*ck...
You tried to run me over!
It was an accident.
I'd never run the Lucinda
Domotrov over on purpose.
I didn't think you'd try to
run me over on purpose, either!
Then why are you yelling at me?
[whimpers meekly]
Are you trying to cry?
No, I am crying.
This is me crying.
Stop it.
You're making me feel
very uncomfortable.
But you're a personal
hero of mine.
I mean, your version of
Nick Enright's 'Blackrock'
performed entirely
by kindergarteners
- was amazing!
- Hm.
It's what made me want
to become an actor.
I've signed up for your class.
You're not an actor.
Not yet, anyway.
My class will change that.
[bangs chassis]
[whispers] Yes!
I was you, and no
one blinked an eye.
Not the admin lady, not Lucinda.
And that's craft!
Knowing what drives
your character.
Oh, and Lucinda...
Oof. Meeting her
was life-changing.
And it'll be life-changing
for you too, honey.
[exhales]
You'll be so glad
you didn't give up
on this opportunity, sweetheart.
So glad.
[faint dripping]
Oh!
Ugh!
God, what the...?!
Jesus!
[buzzer beeping]
Nurse. Nurse!
- Cold brew?
- Sounds good.
[glassware clinking]
[Bourke] So, you're a
bit of a one-man band.
Mmm.
[Bourke] Your truck
says "Lipsick and Sons".
Oh, I am the son.
[Bourke] Ah. Makes sense.
Well...
You know... I don't mind
getting my hands dirty.
Same.
And if you ever need a hand...
just give us a bell.
Thank you.
Well, all right.
Flock's waiting.
You're welcome to join
the flock anytime.
[faint chatter]
[door closes]
The universal truth of acting,
becoming an actor,
being an actor, is...
[gasps]
oppression.
But before we can even begin
to confront our oppressors,
I need to know why you're here.
I need to know what drives you,
what your motivation is,
your secret wound.
You.
Careless driver,
why are you here?
Um, to paint a picture
of the world for others.
- Wrong.
- Er, to hold a mirror
- up to society.
- [mimics snoring]
You are just saying
the same thing
using different words,
like a common street mime.
- [students giggling]
- Why are you really here?
Because all the world's a stage.
Arghh!
Boring!
- You!
- I wanna be famous.
At last, honesty!
- To prove them wrong!
- [Lucinda] Who?
My family.
To prove that I'm not a fraud,
that I have talent,
that I'm not a failure.
"I am not a failure,
Mum and Dad!"
[chuckling] Bravo! Bravo!
[students applauding]
We have found your wound.
I am going to break you
down and build you up again
so you can show them
who... you... really... are.
And you are?
Audrey.
[buoyant electric
guitar riff playing]
[Dog whining]
[woman] I keep expecting him
to walk back into the room.
- You know?
- [Bourke] Yes, Pat. We know.
September 11 ruined
so many lives.
[members] Mmm.
Your husband died
in the drive-thru
of Mt Isa Macca's.
It still resonated,
Vince. You know that.
I've said this before. I don't
think it's a comparable loss.
No judgement, Vince.
You know the rules.
Okay, look, we've got
someone new today.
[unsure] Hi, I'm Cormack.
[all] Hi, Cormack.
[Cormack laughs uncomfortably]
[woman coughs]
[whispers] I'm not really sure
what I can contribute.
Everybody's got
something to contribute.
I really don't.
Well, that's a shame.
Is anyone else struggling
with anything today?
- Yeah...
- [woman] Me. Last week, my...
Me!
Me.
[emotionally] It's my family.
They're gone.
[Vince] Gone?
Gone, for a pack of
ciggies gone? Or gone-gone?
[woman] Come on, Vince.
[voice breaking] My daughter
went up on the roof,
and my wife followed her up.
[sniffles] And...
[exhales deeply] I...
I don't know what.
I didn't see 'cause I
was grabbing a ladder.
- [sobbing softly]
- Keep going.
Keep going.
[continues sobbing]
[inhales] She k*lled her.
[sniffling]
My lovely daughter Audrey.
My beautiful Auds.
[members murmur softly]
[inhales] She k*lled her
and then she jumped herself.
[members gasp]
[sobbing] Now I'm all alone.
[deerhoof]
Slow-motion detonation
- Slow-motion detonation...
- [sniffling]
Slow-motion detonation
- We're here for ya.
- Slow-motion detonation...
- [Cormack sobbing]
- Slow-motion detonation...
[inhales deeply] Thank you.
[Lucinda] Like you're hungry.
You haven't had lunch.
[Ronnie] How do you
take your coffee?
[indie boy] Tea, if you have
it. I'm not much of a...
No, scared. You're
in a shopping mall.
You can't see sight
of your child.
How do you take your coffee?!
- [whimpers]
- Tea, if you have it.
I'm not... I'm... I'm not
much of a coffee drinker.
You want him to want your coffee
or he'll die at midnight.
[desperately] How do
you take your coffee?
[stifles chuckle]
Tea, if you have it.
I'm not much of
a coffee drinker.
You need him to
taste your coffee!
He's just m*rder*d his
wife to be with you!
- [boy gasps]
- How do you take your coffee?
[weakly] Tea, if you,
um... have it. I'm...
I'm not much of
a coffee drinker.
He's tasted your coffee.
He's left you at the altar.
You still have this bitter
aftertaste in your mouth. Go.
[whispers] How do
you take your coffee?
Uh, tea, if you... [grunts]
[mumbling] ...have it.
I'm not much of a...
coffee drink...
[whimpering] coffee drinker.
[Bourke] Jimmy and Lori,
you start off together.
Then, Dave, you go and join,
okay? And go easy on the wipes.
- Got it. Thank you.
- Good luck, guys.
[faint indistinct chatter]
[whispers] You're strugglin'.
I'm okay.
No, you're not.
But that's okay.
We need to take the
time to acknowledge
that our lives aren't
always as we wish.
I took the life of someone once.
He was 21.
I was on the drink
for most of the day.
Took a bit of weed
and anything else I
could get my hands on.
Hopped behind the
wheel of a car and...
well, 15 years later...
Loss begets loss.
The trick is, as dead
as your wife may be...
And she is.
Very dead.
[Bourke sighs]
Even in death,
she doesn't need forgiveness.
She needs redemption.
This here...
this is my redemption.
Can I ask you a question?
Sure.
That door.
What...
It's a boutique film studio
with a focus on creating
niche marital A*DS
for Christian couples.
There's a market for that?
[chuckles]
"And the man and his
wife stood naked,
"and they were not ashamed."
Genesis, chapter 2:25.
[upbeat indie rock
music playing]
[Bourke] No, well, that's where
you're f*ck' wrong, Vince.
It's God's patience
that's infinite, not mine!
Yeah, well, f*ck you too!
[huffs]
Oh.
I didn't see you there. I
guess you heard all of that.
Um... not really.
It's too windy.
Nothing carried.
f*ck.
Is everything all right?
Oh, man, it's...
it's the perils of
running a small business.
I'm down a body.
Anything I can do?
Scene 3, take 1
of Esther and King Ahasuerus.
Action.
[man] How beautiful and
pleasant you are, my loved one.
Your stature is
like a palm tree,
and your breasts are
like its clusters.
[coyly] Oh. Hm.
[woman] Oh...
[both gasping]
[both moaning]
I say... I will
climb the palm tree
- and lay hold of its fruits.
- Hm. Mm.
[man] May your breasts
be like clusters...
[deerhoof]
Slow-motion detonation
- Slow-motion detonation...
- [actors moaning]
- [woman squeals]
- Slow-motion detonation...
[Ronnie] And that's what
Lucinda wants from us.
Our truth.
Our authentic self.
Look what I got.
Twinning. [chuckles]
[loud hammering]
What's goin' on?
What does it look
like? Fixing the roof.
[yelling] What is
goin' on over there?!
I'm callin' the police!
You do you, Joe.
Wait till you see the bathroom.
- Try it out.
- [Norah] Try what out?
The door.
- Fixed it.
- [Norah] Oh.
[sighs]
Thanks.
Come on, Norah, you can
do better than that.
I think your dad's
done a fantastic job.
[forced] Gee, thanks, Dad.
I'm so glad I've only had
to wait my entire life
and for my sister
to end up in a coma
in order to get reasonable
and adequate access
to the bathroom.
No worries.
Wow, how did we raise such
glass-half-empty kids, huh?
Mmm.
- Give it another go.
- Come on!
Let's have a go.
["I'll Make You Happy" playing]
- Look at that.
- [The Easybeats] I...
- Aw, beautiful.
- I give
I give you
I give you love...
Summer...
Oh, tan. 'Titanic'!
[all cheer]
Give you kissin'
Just like wine
Does his lip Taste
sweeter than mine?
No, no No, no
No...
- [song ends]
- [phone chimes and vibrates]
[phone chimes and vibrates]
[chatter and
laughter in distance]
[phone whoops]
[phone chimes and vibrates]
[sighs]
[phone chimes and vibrates]
[phone clicks]
[laughs]
[phone clicks]
sh*t.
Hey! What are you up to?
Nothing.
I... was just...
practising for the
vigil for Audrey.
Ah. Show me what ya got.
- Really?
- Yeah. This is my jam, kiddo.
Hit the music.
Okay.
Ooh, and the trick is,
put a little bit of
yourself into it.
- Right?
- Okay.
[laughing] Go!
["I'll Make You Happy" playing]
Yes! Yes!
I love that!
John, I am sorry
you lost your head.
[Divinyls] I...
- [Norah] You mean this is real?
- I give...
- Like, we can afford it?
- Can now.
- You must be Norah.
- Yep, that's me.
We're just about to start
if you want to join us.
I'd love to.
Give you lovin'
All the time
Give you kisses
Just like wine
Do her kisses
Taste like mine?
Oh, no...
- Stab him, honey.
- No, no
I'll make you happy
Just like your
daddy said To me...
What name do you want
on those head shots?
- Oh, Lipsick.
- And how do you spell that?
L-I-P-S-I-C-K.
Audrey Lipsick.
[electric guitar outro playing]
[song ends]
Pat, this is not... Pat,
this is not working.
I mean...
Salome never met
John the Baptist.
So for them to be both
in the spa is just...
It just doesn't ring true.
All right, then.
We're cutting the spa.
Art Department, can you set
up for the banquet, please?
[crew chattering]
[Cormack] I've got an idea.
Whoa, whoa, whoa! Hold
up, everybody. Wait there!
Cormack's got an idea.
[moaning]
Who are you? This
is my personal spa.
- Ohh...
- How did you get in here?
Herod!
My liege!
May I present to you the
head of John the Baptist.
[Herod] The head, you say...
- We'll see you tomorrow.
- See ya!
Tommy, make sure you get
onto that soundie, eh?
- Yep.
- 'Cause the other one was...
Yeah, I wasn't happy
with him. Hey, King.
What's in those tablets you're
takin', they're workin'.
Keeping strong, brother.
[Herod actor] I was
thinking of you, mate.
[laughs]
Hey, Cormack, you
got a minute, man?
Yeah, of course.
Oh, sorry. Your hat.
Nah, it's yours.
You earnt that today.
Thanks.
You know, you should really...
should really think
about directing.
You reckon?
Yeah. Absolutely.
- Really?
- Yeah.
You know, 'cause I've been
writing my own script.
It's only really
rough. But, um...
I'd love to read it.
[intense techno music playing]
Oh, yeah. Take it
off. Take it off.
[both moaning]
[Stace Cadet] Get
on it Get on it
I get on it Get on it
I get on it...
What's going on?
Get on it
I get on it Get on it
I get, I get, I
get I get, I get
On it all night...
- [moaning]
- [Ronnie] There's not enough...
not enough room.
[both moaning]
- Oh, no, we can't, we can't.
- She'll never know.
No, but I think she can
hear us. I saw a doco.
[both moaning]
All right, f*ck it,
f*ck it, f*ck it.
Get on it I get on it
I get, I get, I get...
Oh, yeah!
[heavy panting]
I get on it All
night long...
That was... f*cking...
[both chuckle]
Yeah.
God, you were hard.
Oh, finally.
[exhales] We're back, baby.
When was the last
time we've done that?
With another person in the room.
Jesus, honey.
That's our comatose daughter.
Too much. Too much. Too much.
I mean adult. Invite only.
2006 Logies.
Remember?
Larry.
Oh, man.
- [chuckles]
- Larry loved a chat.
God, we used to be fun.
We still are fun.
I need to tell you something.
Yeah?
You know that job
I've been doing?
- Well, there's this...
- Oh, sh*t!
Yeah, well...
Norah. f*ck. f*ck - Norah!
The vigil! f*ck!
I'm Max.
Uh, we are Only Who-Man.
And, uh, Audrey's
really special to me.
And I want her back.
Audrey, come back to me.
[melodic chord playing]
There once was this girl
You couldn't resist her
A stranger to me
Some even called
her A sister
She had a dream
Where she was queen
And her reign Was
mighty and mean
Not bad for just 17
[shouts] One, two, three, four!
- [heavy metal music blares]
- [screaming] Audrey!
Audrey!
- Audrey!
- [song ends abruptly]
Now please keep the energy
up for our second act -
'The Audrey Please
Don't Die' dancers!
[audience cheering
and applauding]
Whoo!
Go, Norah!
[slow wistful ballad playing]
[#1 Dads] There's no
love In the ground
For me
So I kicked all this earth
Down the stream
I'm just having a hard
Time here
I'm just living without
You here
[Ronnie] You look
beautiful, honey!
[gentle piano chords playing]
[cardboard cut-out clunks]
[gentle vocalising]
[audience whooping]
Wow.
[audience applauding
and whooping]
[song fades out]
You were amazing!
Your mum's right. You were.
Thanks, guys. I was.
And, Mum, thanks
for all your help.
Aw.
My pleasure.
What do you say we go
grab some ice-cream?
If you guys don't mind, there's
an after-party at Irene's.
[teens chattering in distance]
Mmm... yeah.
- Okay. Home by nine.
- Ten.
[Cormack] Deal.
[boy in distance] No, you
k*lled it. You k*lled it.
I love you guys.
I'm sorry, what
did you just say?
- Are you okay?
- I said I love you guys.
I know. I just think we
should honour this moment.
- Right?
- Now you're making it weird.
I've just never heard you say
those words in a sentence.
- Like, the same sentence.
- Whatever.
Well, I love you too.
Yeah, yeah, yeah...
[Ronnie] You sure it's safe?
Solid craftsmanship,
I'll have you know.
Guaranteed not to
lose another daughter.
It was a joke.
Yeah, no, I... I
know. It's funny.
You just didn't give
me time to respond.
Sorry.
Oh, wow.
[Ronnie exhales]
Cheers.
Cheers.
Didn't Norah look
beautiful up there?
So beautiful.
The whole night...
Been amazing.
Isn't it nice just...
[Cormack] What?
[exhales deeply]
[Cormack] What?
Isn't it nice... just
you, me and Norah?
Is that bad?
I mean, maybe it was all
just meant to be, right?
It's exactly how I feel.
[Ronnie chuckles dryly]
You were so awesome up
there tonight, Norah.
Thanks, Andy.
I know Audrey's
probably looking down,
thinking the same.
I feel for your parents.
What if she ends up in...
[tearfully]... a wheelchair?
Or something?
You know, that's like two
of you in the same family.
They would be so lucky.
I wish I was in a wheelchair.
Uh, excuse me.
- Was it something we said?
- No, not at all.
Ooh. Is that for me?
It's for us.
Oh, wow. It's beautiful.
What is it?
Is it like a, um...
shower squeegee?
[chuckles]
No.
[vibrating]
Oh.
[Cheetah] Bang, bang
Shot full of love
- Bang, bang...
- [Cormack] Oh, yes!
Shot full of love...
[Ronnie] Deeper,
honey. That's it.
[emo music playing faintly]
[pills rattling]
Do you want some?
You don't even
know what they do.
Yeah, that's half the fun.
- Do you love me, Norah?
- What?
I think I could love you.
If you could show me
that you love me...
What about Audrey?
[Max] She never loved me.
And now she's in a coma, I
don't think she ever will.
It does make for a bit of
a one-sided relationship.
Yeah.
You're not in a coma.
That's why I think
you and I might work.
You're beautiful.
Can I touch you?
Please.
[Max] Yeah, how does
that feel? Is that okay?
That feels good.
Hah.
- Oh...
- [Max] Yeah?
[moaning]
- [Max] Yeah, you love me.
- Oh.
- [Max] Yeah.
- [moans]
Bang, bang Shot
full of love...
Side to side.
- Mmm!
- Oh!
Bang, bang Bang, bang
Shot full of love!
[song ends]
I think something's
wrong with the dog.
- [Dog whimpers]
- [Cormack] Huh?
[Ronnie] He's got
a bloody lemon.
[Cormack] What?
Hey, buddy, you right?
Hey, Dog.
- Dog.
- [phone ringing]
Oh, God, he's...
sh*t, he's not breathing.
- Hello?
- Dog?
[pumps hands rapidly]
He's gone.
Okay, we'll be right there.
It's Audrey.
Thank you for showing me that
I deserve to be loved, Norah.
All right, I'm
gonna grab a beer.
Oh.
- Max.
- Mr. Lipsick.
[Cormack grunts]
What's going on?
Um...
It's Audrey.
Let's just get your things.
Is she dead?
No.
Sh... she's alive.
Expected to make
a full recovery.
[screams]
[Alex Cameron sings]
Before too long
The one that you're loving
Will wish that
They'd never met you
Before too long
- He who is nothin'...
- [bell tinkling]
It's your turn.
Will suddenly
Come into view
So let the time
Keep rolling on
It's on my side...
[tinkling continues]
Lonely nights Will
soon be gone...
Hey. What's up?
I'm thirsty.
There's water right there.
Can't reach.
Mum, I'm not an invalid!
I can hold a glass!
Okay. Okay.
- [gags]
- Oh, sh*t.
[Audrey chuckling] Sorry.
[spluttering]
Are you wearing my pants?
[pensive instrumental
music playing]
[bell tinkles]
[Cormack and Ronnie]
Norah, it's your turn!
How?!
[Lucinda] Feel the sun,
feel the sun, feel the sun.
- Breathing. Right there.
- [exhales deeply]
Oh, that is beautiful.
You are all doing
a fantastic job!
[music fades out]
Except for Audrey.
And, darling, nothing
should be as hard
as you're making
me believe it is.
[strains]
[Lucinda] God, no.
No. No. No, no, no, no!
I see a shape, I see a form.
I do not see any content.
Oh, well, maybe I
was wrong about you.
[exhales] Lucinda...
nobody gives a flying f*ck
whether I can be a tree
with feeling or not.
Okay, trust me, it
is not a life skill.
Oh, believe me, it is.
Being able to convince people
that you can play anything -
a tree, an 18th-century shoe -
is vital to your success.
So, yes, Audrey,
convincingly playing
a tree with feeling
is a skill you need to conquer.
Really? Because it's not
gonna make me a better actor.
- [scoffs lightly]
- Or a better person.
Or... or a better
f*cking anything.
And you know why?
Nobody gives a sh*t about trees!
I'm sorry if me not realising
myself as a tree upsets you.
But news flash - this
is all I got left!
This tree is dead!
[Lucinda] Oppressed by
the worst of them all -
- her own self.
- [door closes]
I didn't say stop.
Branches up!
- [sobbing]
- [bell tinkling]
Hey, guys.
We didn't invite you to join us.
I texted you. I thought I could
get a lift home after school.
We think it's best Max
doesn't talk to you anymore.
Not after what happened.
And you've got
wheels - roll 'em.
Hey, I've got this.
You seduced me with your vag*na.
What the f*ck?
You violated him - your
sister's boyfriend.
You crossed a line.
I was in a vulnerable place
emotionally, physically
and, yeah, I'll admit
it, spiritually.
And you knew that and...
you made me touch you.
That's not what happened.
[Max] I guess I
just expected more
from the sister
of a coma victim.
Let's call it what it was -
reverse r*pe.
I'll get there... eventually.
You guys are the f*cking worst.
Don't victim-blame. Be
better than that, Norah.
[shrieks]
- [students gasp]
- Oops.
Oh, you okay?
I think you dislodged
my menstrual cup.
[Norah] It was an accident.
Besides, I did her a favour -
she's always wanted a nose job.
Yeah, well, accident
or no accident,
your father and I
think it might be best,
what, with Audrey's rehab costs
and paying for
Irene's nose surgery,
that we just... we just press
pause on your fencing classes.
God, I wish you weren't my mum.
[bell tinkling]
Oh, f*ck off!
"An evening of slippery,
muscular, throbbing,
"wet, carnal pleasure.
"After all...
"am I not my brother's keeper?
[typing] "The end."
[chuckles softly]
[bell tinkling]
[grunts]
[poignant instrumental
music playing]
[tinkling continues]
Can you take Audrey
to physio tomorrow?
I'm just not sure I'm up for it.
No worries.
[Alex Cameron sings]
I'm pleased to hear
You're coming to visit soon
Yeah, I'm glad to hear
You're coming through...
You okay?
Mm... Tough day.
Me too.
There's a guy who thinks
I'm f*cking his girlfriend
He says he's
gonna Make me cry
But I couldn't get it up
If I wanted to, man...
[bell tinkling]
[tinkling continues]
[sighs] Don't worry about it.
[Audrey] Dad! Ronnie! I
need a glass of water!
[tinkling continues]
[Cormack groans]
I'm sorry.
Do you want me to...
do you want me to...?
Yep.
[fabric rustling]
[bell tinkling]
[Audrey] I'm still waiting!
[Norah] Stop being lazy,
Audrey! I've seen you walk!
[Audrey] Shut up, Norah!
[Norah] No, you shut up!
Oh, hang on. Just
give me a sec.
[sighs]
[vibrating]
[Cormack exhales]
[bell tinkling]
[Audrey] This is neglect!
[sighs]
[Audrey moaning]
[Max gasping] I'm
inside you, Audrey!
- I'm inside you! Oh, yeah...
- [Audrey] Oh...
[Max] Oh, finally I
can feel your love.
Yeah... Oh, now we
can change the world!
[Audrey] Yeah. Whatever.
[Max groans] I love you,
Audrey. Yeah. I love you.
Tell me again, Max. Tell
me how much you love me.
[Max] I love you so much,
more than anything
else in this world.
What the hell is going on here?!
- [Max] Oh, sh*t!
- They're f*cking on my bed.
You - get the f*ck
out of our house!
You hear that? Get the
f*ck out of our house!
- [Max stammers]
- [Ronnie] Come on, Norah.
Audrey is being very nasty
and Max is not a nice boy.
[Cormack] Here's to
your speedy recovery.
So she f*ck Max on my
bed and gets ice-cream?
- Norah, language, please.
- Don't worry, sweetheart.
You get ice-cream too.
[Bourke] Can I have a
vanilla soft-serve sundae
- with a flake inside, please?
- Sure, no worries.
Yeah, can you make sure that's
in a cup? I'm gluten-free.
Uh, we should, um...
find a seat over there.
Way over there,
away from people.
- Strawberry sundae?
- Cormack.
- Dad, that's my ice-cream.
- Cormack!
Cormack?
Oh!
It's so good to see
you! I tried to call.
This is Bourke. You
know, that big job?
The one with the storage
and the cabinets...
We went with dark mahogany. Hm.
Oh, man, I missed you.
I thought that my
Christian porn community
was my redemption,
but I was wrong.
You were.
Oh, you smell so good.
Oh, I'm sorry, but...
are you guys f*cking?
- Yes.
- No.
Right, well, I'm
Ronnie, Cormack's wife.
- Wife?
- Dad's having sex? Disgusting.
- Dad, you're having an affair?
- It's not an affair.
[Bourke] But he told the
Lord that you were dead.
- What?
- Suicide.
What? Why would
you tell somebody
- that I'd k*lled myself?
- [Cormack] No, I didn't.
Because you m*rder*d
your daughter.
- I tried to...
- Whoa, whoa, whoa!
What the actual f*ck?
And you couldn't
handle the shame.
No, no, no. That's not
what I said. Not exactly.
Well, it was strongly implied.
Okay, how many
people have you told?
You do realise that your lies
could totally
decimate my career?
I mean, in the arts
reputation is everything.
So, f*ck you!
[vendor] Vanilla
soft-serve with a flake!
Dad, why would you
tell everyone we died?
That's so messed up.
I didn't, sweetheart. I
never even mentioned you.
[Audrey] Yeah, see?
Even in Dad's little
make-believe world of bullshit,
he still forgets about you.
Why couldn't Mum
m*rder-suicide me too?
What am I, f*cking invisible?
[Ronnie] You're not
invisible, honey!
And to think that I was up
at night, wrestling with
the worry that you were alone
or in pain, and yet you're here
- with a wife that's alive...
- Aha!
And clearly with two
children that are alive!
Dad, this sure as hell
sounds like an affair.
It's not an affair. You
know why it's not an affair?
Because your mum and
I have always had
- an open relationship.
- [Ronnie] Oh, not now, Cormack.
[Cormack] And, yes, there's been
times when we've had threesomes.
- I'm gonna vomit.
- There's been group role play.
- God, stop.
- But there's always been rules.
And I didn't adhere
to those rules.
But that doesn't mean I
don't love you, Ronnie.
[groans in disgust]
You used my tragedy as an
excuse for a trauma-f*ck.
And now you think
it's a good time
to explain your sex life to us?
- We're your children.
- Yeah, you know what?
I'm done. Maybe Bourke can
offer you a bed tonight.
Come on, girls. We're going.
[Audrey snickers]
[whispers] You're pathetic.
[poignant instrumental
music playing]
[Alex Cameron] I'm not
myself I am my mental health
- I'm the latest...
- [bell tinkling]
Popular craze
I'm off the field A
weapon and a shield
That's why you haven't
Seen me in days
You're a peach A
Friday at the beach
I'm a chopstick
Drippin' in mayonnaise
High as a penthouse
- And low as a valet...
- [bell tinkling]
If I have a breakdown
Will you break up with me?
[groans]
If I have a breakdown
Will you break up with me?
I got A mental
health record
[phone pings]
And they traced it
To my family tree...
[phone pings]
If I have a breakdown
Will you break up with me?
Ooh, break up with me...
[sobbing]
[exhales heavily]
- [sobs]
- [song ends]
[knocking on door]
Somebody's in here.
- [banging on door]
- [huffs]
What's your f*cking problem?!
I knew it.
A non-disabled person taking
up space. My f*cking space.
How dare you.
Hang on a second.
Are you trying to act disabled?
It's not my problem you can't
see my disability, okay?
- Hey?
- Oh, wow.
We doin' this?
Bad acting is not a disability.
You are sh*t.
[car pulling up]
[car engine switches off]
Did you see my little video?
Yeah. I did.
[Audrey] It's going viral.
It's pretty cool, hey?
Yeah, well, from the
way you were dancing,
makes me think you still
might have concussion.
So remind me to
make an appointment
- with the doc...
- [bones crunch]
[Audrey] It was in pain
'cause you poisoned
their lemon tree.
[Ronnie] So I guess
you saw I went viral?
[Lucinda] Mm-hm.
Ah, Ronnie...
I know when some people look
at you, they see a monster.
I don't.
Do you know who I see?
Who?
I see Daniel Day-Lewis,
Marlon Brando, Margot Robbie.
All method actors
- just like you.
You think I'm like Margot?
Oh, no, darling.
She's really good.
The point I was making was,
I understand why you
had to become Audrey.
- To preserve your future.
- Mm.
I know some in the media
see you as a deceitful witch
and an evil monster and
a blight on society.
Jesus.
I see a mother
unwilling to sacrifice her only
happiness for her children.
I see a hero.
I had a plan, you know,
and... and I was...
I was doing it.
I graduated from drama school,
got a part on a long-running
soap to gain exposure
and then, after that,
I was gonna concentrate
on small indie films,
looking for that crossover role
which would change
everything for me.
Win an Oscar,
hook up with George Clooney,
f*ck Courteney Cox, Keanu.
But then... kids... [groans]
mortgage and the grind.
[cloyingly] I know,
and you died in the arse.
None of your dreams came true.
[sighs]
And that is why I need you.
No one else can play this
role I am offering you.
Ronnie Willis as Medea!
Don't let Audrey
steal the light.
Take it back from her, Ronnie.
[eerie vocalising]
[Audrey] "Dear everyone,
"I'm sorry for being such
an arsehole my whole life,
"especially to Norah.
"Goodbye forever.
"Love, Audrey."
[eerie vocalising continues]
[whispers] Norah!
f*ck!
She deserves it.
[sabre clatters]
Jesus.
- Come on.
- Shh, shh, shh, shh.
That is not responsible...
- Oh!
- What are you doing?
I saw movement. I thought
someone was breaking in.
No. Norah was trying
to k*ll her sister.
She even wrote a suicide note.
What?
Why?
I just want things to go
back to the way they were
before she made
everything sh*t again.
Maybe Daddy should
sleep inside tonight.
[Ronnie] What?
[sighs deeply]
[announcer on TV]
Our next award is for
the Most Popular Actress
in a Television Series.
The nominees are
Bec Cartwright, 'Home
& Away', Seven Network,
Delta Goodrem,
'Neighbours', Network Ten,
Ronnie Willis, 'Jillaroo',
Nine Network...
- [TV commentary continues]
- [Audrey laughing]
[sighs heavily]
[presenter] Ronnie
Willis for 'Jillaroo'.
[Audrey laughing]
You're not my mum,
and you never will be.
- [applause on TV]
- [Audrey continues laughing]
It's true what they say...
[Audrey laughs]
the view from the top...
is amazing.
[applause on TV]
- Hey.
- Hey.
You wanna sit with
me? Keep me company?
They said it couldn't be done.
- Soap star to mega star.
- Yeah, I'd love to.
But I'm up here tonight...
You were so beautiful.
Look at you.
Proving them wrong.
[Audrey] Time's cruel, isn't it?
Proving you all wrong.
Talent has a name, all right.
[Audrey] This is
my favourite part.
And that name...
is Ronnie Willis!
- [cheering and applause on TV]
- [Audrey chuckles]
Talent has a name, all right.
It's late, Audrey. You
should be in bed, all right?
[Audrey] I think
that's the moment.
[Ronnie] What?
[Audrey] You can
see it in your eyes.
You realised you were a fraud.
[scoffs lightly]
I know what you're trying to do.
You're trying to hurt
me, and that's okay.
What if, like you, back then...
I'm also faking it?
You created me.
Makes sense, don't you think?
What if this pathetic clone
of you is my authentic self
and I'm a monster
who will continue to
destroy your dreams?
What are you gonna do?
[Audrey chortles softly]
I'm gonna take care of you.
Like any good mother would.
[breathing heavily]
[glass shatters]
[gasps]
[breathing shakily]
[eerie vocalising]
[music intensifies]
[music fades out]
[dripping]
[knocking on door]
[Norah] I'll get it!
Oh. It's you.
My r*pe victim.
Your mum invited me.
Oh, so are you here
to finger her too?
- Make it an even few?
- [Ronnie] Uh, no.
He's not here to
finger me, Norah.
I've asked Max to
look after Audrey
while we're at the show tonight.
- Hi, Max.
- [Norah] Well,
Audrey's asleep right now,
so while you're waiting
for her to wake up,
why don't you try
f*cking off and dying?
Okay, okay...
Norah, Norah, Norah.
Please. Try to be nice.
Max is doing us a
favour. Apologies, Max.
- [Max] I told ya.
- [Norah groans] Fine!
d*ck spider.
Ahh. That is amazing.
It's got a little
kick to it, too.
[Ronnie] Yeah, well, when
life gives you lemons...
Just help yourself,
okay? It's...
it really is there
for you to enjoy.
And make sure you
share it with Audrey.
She deserves it.
I've wanted to tell
you as well that, um...
I know you only did
what you did for Audrey.
Yeah, well, sadly,
the rest of the world
doesn't feel that way, Max.
I wrote you something.
Can I play it for you?
Um, sure.
[strums chords on guitar]
Looking someone
In the eye...
- [sighs]
- Saying that you're sorry...
Actually, um, yeah,
that's enough.
Not really my genre.
Kind of wish she'd
stay like that.
Just for a little bit longer.
Asleep?
Harmless.
[chuckles softly]
We gotta go.
- [intense, ominous drumbeat]
- [distorted vocalising]
Curtain up in ten.
I'll be ready.
[exhales nervously]
[drumbeat continues]
[strums chords]
[Audrey groans sleepily]
Finally. I am so f*cking bored.
What are you doing
here? Where's Mum?
Her show's tonight.
Why wasn't I invited?
Well, she asked me to come and
keep a watchful eye over you.
You know I can take
care of myself.
Well, you can, but if I'm here,
then, you know, we can
take care of each other.
You fingered my sister, Max,
and then you told everyone
she assaulted you.
I don't want to f*ck you again.
Well, we all make mistakes.
I mean, at the end
of the day, isn't...
isn't that what makes us human?
Do you want some painkillers?
Relax a little?
[mumbles in agreement]
- That's so good.
- I know.
You know, if there's one
thing your mum can do,
it is make a k*ller lemonade.
[Audrey chuckles softly]
- Do I not suffer?
- [bleating]
Am I not wronged?
Jason leaves me
like a jilted lover.
Taking my empire,
taking my family.
Coward, betrayer, adulterer.
Please. Quiet, woman.
The children can hear you.
Oh, doomed children
of an unloved mother.
- [thunder rumbling]
- [distorted TV]
- [drumbeat continues]
- [distorted TV dialogue]
[groans]
[violent retching]
Oh, my God! What
have you taken?
- [Max] Agh, what's happening?
- What's happening?
What's happening?
What's happening?!
[both screaming]
[distraught] Oh, my God!
What have you taken?
- What have you done?
- [Max choking]
[sobbing]
No! No. No, no, no!
- [whispers] Sweet hemlock.
- [thunder rumbling]
b*tch!
[coughs and gags]
[splutters]
Please forgive me.
Drink the warm milk
your mother has made.
Drink,
for it will help
you sleep, my lambs.
[Audrey wailing]
[Ronnie, voice echoing] I'll
forget I had any children.
I'll leave the crying
for another day.
- [drumbeat continues]
- [melancholy vocalising]
[gasping and groaning]
[Ronnie] Their love will
follow me forever...
[grunts weakly]
[Ronnie] ...just
as my misery will.
[distorted soundscape,
high-pitched squeaking]
[whimpers]
Audrey, are you okay?
Shut up! [ragged gasping]
No, you shut up.
[groaning] No, you shut up.
Why are you always
such a d*ck to me?
[raspy breathing]
Because you got to be yourself.
And you didn't?
[gasps weakly]
- [glass shattering]
- [faint distorted screams]
Where's Mum?
On stage.
What have you done?
Where are the children?
- You m*rder*d them...
- m*rder*d them!
[audience gasping]
[Audrey sobbing uncontrollably]
What wickedness, Medea!
What sorrows you have
caused on this earth!
Audrey.
- [screaming] Answer me...
- [glass cracking]
Answer... [wails]
You will never find them.
[moans] Where are they, woman?
[whispers] I shall never
give up their graves.
How you... [gasping]
a mother...
could lift a sword...
[groans]
to the necks of
your own children.
- Audrey.
- Shh!
To k*ll your... [screams]
- [gasps]
- [Audrey sobs uncontrollably]
They were asleep.
You shouldn't have...
They shouldn't
have felt a thing.
[Audrey sobs]
Why does it hurt so much?
[Ronnie] Hush, my love. Shh.
I have done what a man would do.
What a man would be
honoured for doing.
Call me whatever
names you please.
But this deed is
one of great love
and maternal devotion.
[cast] Medea...
[dissonant electronic
music playing]
[cast] Medea...
[melancholy vocalising]
[audience cheering
and applauding]
[raucous cheering and whistling]
Clap, honey.
- [cheering and applause abate]
- [music fades out]
[Ronnie] m*rder-suicide?
[exhaling]
She was trying to tell
me something that night,
but I just couldn't hear her.
Projection's never
been her strength.
I couldn't... I couldn't hear
my baby's pleas for help.
I thought she'd come to see me.
I thought... I thought
it was an olive branch.
Both of us on stage, together,
performing the classics.
She'd studied Medea as a child.
I'd let her watch me rehearse.
I-I...
I thought it was all a show.
But she must have been
trying to tell me...
tell me about Max.
He was... such a lovely boy.
How... how could he
betray us like this?
We found... weed k*ller...
- Oh.
- And vodka in the lemonade.
Oh, God.
Mixed with some of your
daughter's painkillers.
[exhales]
[tearfully] It's all my fault.
You couldn't have known.
It looked like he'd been
planning this for a while.
Yeah?
Uh, the weed k*ller
and the juicer...
- Oh, God.
- In his car.
And drafts of the
suicide letter.
S... suicide letter?
By Audrey's bed.
In a copy of, uh...
'The Power of Acting'.
[weeping] Her bible.
Mm.
"You had a dream.
"You were a queen.
"Your reign was mighty,
but it's over now.
"We were going to
change the world.
"Now we never will."
It's pretty good.
- Mm.
- [breathes shakily]
They'd talked about
going to Nepal.
[sobs softly]
[gently] Hey.
The world's a broken place
these days, Mrs. Lipsick.
Oh, it's Willis.
My name is Ronnie Audrey Willis.
[rap music playing]
[Loulla, rapping]
Hey, it's the new me
Fresh out the house
Goodbye to old me
I'ma do me Run
the back streets
No sleep Till I
get to the money
Walkin' up a sweat
Till I hit the ground
See me at the top Is
where I can be found
Speak on success Or
don't make a sound
Gimme what I want
Yeah, gimme what I want
Hey I'm back, I'm
back, I'm back
I'm back, I'm
back I'm back
I'm back, I'm back
I'm back to it
I'm back to it
I'm back to it.
[Ronnie] How's it going, love?
[monitor beeping steadily]
[sighs]
[presenter on TV] Are
you ready to rumba?
Ooh, exciting. My ad!
Star on 'Celebrity Dance-Off'.
[Latin music playing on TV]
Also joining us, Ronnie Willis!
I'm doing it for my daughter.
[presenter] Tonight,
7:30, on Seven.
[sighing] We did it, Audrey.
["Groovy" by Barkaa playing]
We finally did it.
I'm a monument You
could never move me
I like when haters talk
Find it real soothing
That's a lullaby
Alibi for groupie
Borderline I'm
a little crazy
Ain't no saints in this
game Yeah, life's made me
Sorry that you can't
Face me, Miss Daisy
Rough start, good heart
Mainstream can't change me
I'm a mad c**t Still
I change my ways
And when I walk in the room
Watch 'em change their face
Move
Get the f*ck out my
way I'm a monument
- You can never move me...
- [bell tinkling]
- [breathing heavily]
- [rapid beeping]
[upbeat pop music playing]
We were just 17
Used to carve out the
numbers From an 8 to a 3
On a fake ID
Now we're 23
Oh, whoa
We were in ecstasy
And the shining
Bright lights
You would dance all
night Just to get to me
Ooh, to get to me
Maybe if you Play
your cards right
Yeah, you might get some
'Cause a stripper don't
care About fragility
Ooh, get the money
Get the money, girl
But then The mining
bubble exploded
Mel Gibson Blamed
the Chinese
So we changed our identity
I still have love in me
I still love you, city!
And I know The
sound of magic
When I talk of you and me
A giant old casino town
A distant memory
And I hope you
grow To understand
That you were all I had
My plastic fake ID
My plastic fake ID
My plastic fake ID
Now I'm in therapy
Got the bills
And the mortgage
And the therapist
says That I got ADD
No fun for me
I've been meditatin'
Just to get my mind back
Two pills in the
morning And ten at night
Just to get to sleep
Don't f*ck with me
Yeah But I still
got a rhythm
I still got a pulse
Almost from the dead I'm
swimming off the coast
I got a hornet in my head
And it's buzzin' tonight
Stinging for the tides
And the disco light
And I know The
sound of magic
When I talk of you and me
A giant old casino town
A distant memory
And I hope you
grow To understand
That you were all I had
My plastic fake ID
My plastic fake ID
My plastic fake ID.
[song fades out]
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