04x02 - Episode 2

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sh**t that!

That's a foul.

Coach, you are not used well.

If you're not going to buy
yours, I'll buy mine, mate.

What's going on? I'm doing my best.

You've been open multiple times
and you've got to start sh**ting.

You need to stop sh**ting
because it's not going in.

If anyone gets opened...

Hear that?

Laughing at us.

Yeah?

Laughing at you.

Guys, we cannot lose.

It's just a hint.

What do you mean?

Well, we can't lose.

For him.

It's that cos he's like...

Cos he's...

No, he's got nothing to do with that.

Okay?

It's because he's smug.

Look at him. Mario f*cking Luigi.

Oh, here we go.

Cole, check us that ball, mate.

That's your ball, man.

That's your ball. That's the
one you've been missing with.

I think I know which ball.

Don't roll away from me, bro. I need that.

This is my ball.

Let go of it.

Give me the ball, man.

Mr Thompson, what are you doing?

It's our ball.

Give it to me!

Oh, no.

Is this to do with basketball yesterday?

Yes.

Okay. What were you told?

That you pulled the opposition's coach

out of his wheelchair.

I see. That's just so annoying.

Because that couldn't
be further from the truth.

I said, please,

may I have our ball
back, our property back?

You didn't say that.

Okay, well, if I'm 100% honest,

I wasn't a bit of a sh*t man
because we just lost.

So I wanted the ball
back and it was our ball.

This I didn't love.

Just ripped it very gently,

out of his hands,

and he's come forward with the ball

out of the chair because
he wouldn't let go of it.

So, I'm the bad guy?

Well, I think the thing you're missing

is that it was his ball.

Okay, well, I know that now.

It's as innocent as

you come out of the shops

and you go to a car that's the same

making model as yours and you open the door

but, oh, this is weird.

And I've never seen that
sh*t in the front seat of the car.

It's not my car. My car's over there.

It's that simple.

Except what does Vinny do?
Breaks the window with his elbow,

gets in, tries to drive it off.

Yes, I've got a little bit of a temp.

Okay, and I just hope you can accept

that I'm sorry for that
and we can just move on.

No, I can't do that.

Hey, boys.

Hey, Vinny. Vinny.

Hey.

What's been going on? What do you mean?

The whole basket. Oh, God.

What is everyone gossiping or something?

He tipped a guy out
of a chair. A wheelchair.

Is that what people are saying?

That I tipped him out of his chair.

Did you? I pulled him out of his chair.

Oh, my God. Okay. You
don't know the full story.

He was showing off and he grabbed my ball

and I was trying to get it off him

and he was f*cking holding on to it.

Why'd you try to grab his ball?
Because he was showing off.

And it was your ball?

No.

I said to everyone that it was my ball

because I didn't want to look like a loser.

So you were just trying
to steal his ball? Yeah.

But I'm freaking out a little bit. Right.

Because I've just heard from Jared

that it's going to escalate
into something big.

So the two schools are
organizing a mediation session.

A mediation? That's fine.

I've been pulled into so many. That easy.

What you do is you go in.

You just, like, you know, just stick
to the story that you've made up.

I'm pretty solid with it. Okay, good.

And then once you've said it, just zip it.

Smile and nod.

Keep your story straight, honestly.

Practice it in the toilet. Yeah, I will.

It should be fine.

G'day, Robert.

G'day, Mr. Needham.

Why aren't you in class?

Oh, uh, I'm on study break.

Well, you should be
studying in the library.

What have you got next?

Oh, um...

I'm going to...

Physics.

Are you sure?

Okay, well, where are you on this?

I'm on the Tuesday afternoon. What?

Just Tuesday, though.
Why can't you be on it?

Because I'm busy today.
Hey, sorry to interrupt.

Is Robert in any of your classes?

Like, any of you actually
teaching Robert this term?

No. No.

Hey, Sheree. Yeah?

Is Robert actually still
enrolled in the school?

Well, I don't think so. Hang on a minute.

No, he's not enrolled.

Hmm. Didn't think so.

That's weird. Because I've
seen him here every day.

It's weird that we haven't
got him here in the first place.

Yeah, he is a bit of a weird guy.

Well, that's rich.

Coming from you.

Yes?

Hang on a minute.

No, I've got to change screens.
I've got to change windows.

That's making no sense whatsoever, Malcolm.

Oh, well, it makes sense to me, Mum.

Robert?

What can I do, Mr. Needham?

So I was talking to the teachers.

You're not doing any classes.

Mr. Cherise says that
you're not even enrolled.

I know.

What are you still doing here?

I'm just hanging out with my mates.

Your mates?

Yeah.

Well, what mates?

What, Patrick?

Patrick's your friend.

We hang out all the time.

Hey, Patrick!

Should we go and play video
games at your place after school?

What?

I said, can I come in?

You come and play video
games at your place after school?

No.

Oh, OK.

He's not your friend, is he?

He is. He's probably just busy.

Stand up.

You shouldn't be here, mate.

You're not enrolled. No one's your friend.

You've got to get out
into the world, Robert.

I don't want to go into the world.

I don't know what to do with my life.

You're right.

Yeah? You cry if you want.

No, I don't want to cry here.

I don't want to cry in front of my mates.

This guy over here, he
thought that I had stolen his ball.

He pulled it off me, pulled it so hard

that I ended up on the ground.

I see.

That is insane. What I've just heard.

I think it's best if we try and keep
away from language, like, insane.

What word can you use
if something's ridiculous?

I think you could say that's not my truth.

Could I say, like, that's f*cked up?

I'd prefer if you didn't. OK.

Didn't say that. Yeah,
but that's how I talk.

I'd say f*cked up or I'd say it's bullshit.

Do you use that kind of
language around the students?

No.

You sure? You don't
swear around the students?

No.

Do you like being feared?

Um, I worry that's a
bit of a trap question.

No.

I thought I was giving
my side of the story.

Am I not allowed to do that now?

No, that's exactly what you're doing.

OK, well, this bloke was just
sinking shot after shot after shot.

So that was a bit disrespectful.

Like, the team's just lost, and I don't think
he was really taking on our feelings as a team.

And so I said, give
me the ball. He said no.

It's my ball, like, really gripping
it, like, like a gremlin or something.

Because it was our ball.

In your mind it was your ball, yeah.

The name of our school was
written on the ball. Clearly.

But yeah, no, look, to be
honest, it wasn't great, you know?

No one was talking and the
judgment eyes, you know what I mean?

So I guess if we're weighing
up these experiences, you know,

we've got you feeling like an
idiot because of your actions.

And David being pulled out of his wheelchair
in front of a large group of people.

You can't be an adult
student forever, Robert.

This school is a crutch for you, OK?

This is your safe place. It's a haven.

You have a network of
acquaintances that put up with you.

You need a career, not
actually, not even a career.

Just a job. OK.

So let's go through your subjects.
What subjects were you taking

last time you were enrolled at this school?

Middle work. I was doing French, English.

How good are you at French? Are you fluent?

Could you work in translation?

Just give me a sentence in French.

Ah, je m'appelle Robert, um...

Croissant, uh...

Camembert. OK, please stop.

What about packing shelves?

I think that sounds like a night-time job.

What's wrong with night-time jobs?

I couldn't do it at night-time. Why?

Because I'd be all alone.

OK, what jobs have you had in your life?

What jobs did you have as a kid?

Mum had me do the lawns in the garden.

OK, OK, perfect. Lawn mowing. I can see it.

Well, yeah, but I haven't
mowed a lawn for ages.

I don't even remember how to do it.

OK, so you need to go and
ring a lawn mowing company.

Tell them you're willing to
come in and work for free

and get some experience.

Could I do that here?

Could I get some work
experience of the caretaker?

Morning, Clive.

So, we need to get Robert going
on some work experience, yeah?

I'm here just to facilitate that.

What can we do? Can we pop him on this?

No.

OK, well, what about this mower here?

No.

It's also a no.

That.

The weed eater, yeah?

OK, we're all good.

Jesus.

Sorry, sorry. I'm so sorry.

OK, Clive, he's with you now.

Could you show me how
to start the weed eater?

Oh.

Hi.

How did it go?

Pretty average, to be honest.

Thought it was a mediation thing, right?

So I hear both sides of the story.

Didn't hear my side of the story.

Just all his.

All David, just talking the whole time.

You didn't get a chance to speak at all?

Well, yes, I did.

Right.

You just told me that you didn't, so...

Well, yeah, but when
I talked it was just...

How do you think that's making David feel?

Well, how do you think I feel?

Because, anyway, I'm sorry.

Did you punch in a thing?

In the room? No.

In the car? Yes.

f*cking broke the review mirror.

I think the horn's f*cking not working.

OK, so what's the upshot?

I've got to write an
apology letter to David.

Yeah.

And I have to read it aloud
to him in the next session.

And also, he doesn't
have to write one for me.

So, if that's not double standards...

Do you believe that?

I mean, it was you that pulled
him out of the wheelchair.

Yeah, but we were
both fighting over the ball.

Yeah, but it was his ball.

Yes, I know that.

My strongest advice to you?

Get through it quick.

OK, so it's...

Dear David.

To be honest, I've stopped listening to you

because I've just come
up with a great idea.

AI.

I just write.

Write an apology to David.

f*ck.

And say I'm sorry for
pushing you out of your chair,

your wheelchair bullshit.

And then I just say,

add 10% of passive aggressiveness in this.

You need a primer.

You need to press the button.

Yeah.

OK.

There she goes.

Maybe it's the side one over here.

I don't know.

All the world's a stage.

Go!

Go, go!

Earth, air, fire, water.

Blood.

Hello.

Hi.

Hello.

Hello.

I'm very pleased to announce

that you have all been hand-picked

to be in this year's school production.

I want you all to know that at any point

you can still be cut from the cast.

I might be like, Rufus, you get out.

You get out of here!

No, not now.

Just an example.

That's how we get the
creative juices flowing,

is by constantly being anxious.

So, what's one issue

that young people are facing today

that's at the top of
their hearts and minds?

Janet?

I was going to say climate change.

Online bullying.

You all remember last term

when we were studying the crucible,

which is all about bullying

in the age of witches.

So, we're going to adapt it into the now,

and it's called the witches of social med.

So, there will be large,

lifelike, cardboard cell phones.

So, it'll be like,

Hello, hello,

there's not enough time in the day

to troll, to troll,

our troubles all away.

I'm just riffing.

Yes?

Um, is it a musical?

No.

So, I'm going to get you to do

some of your own personal research.

I want you to get onto your apps,

and just for the next week,

I want you to start trolling someone.

Yes, Marshall?

But isn't that all about what the play

is discouraging people to do?

We have to know what
it feels like, don't we?

Aren't we just becoming
part of the problem, then?

Yeah, I don't see how it's good

to encourage kids to bully.

It's research.

Keep on kicking through.

Pass to your teammates,

and, guys, kick it with the in-step.

And you want to stop it

by bringing your foot back, right,

so that it leans.

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Hey, hey, hey!

Robert!

Hey!

Hey!

What are you doing?

Sorry, Mr. Thompson.

I lost control.

Is there a way that you
can straighten her up

and get her out of the class?

No.

Okay, everyone, grab a cone each.

We're moving this way.

Ten meters.

All right.

Sorry about that, everyone.

We're going to jump into
the partners now, okay?

For the next five minutes,

I just want to really drill down on that

inward kick, okay?

Because...

Oh, my God.

Robert!

Robert!

The wheels are locked.

Yeah.

So you can't push it?

I've got to get it back to Clive, though.

Yeah.

Well, maybe I could just borrow a couple

of the students to help me push it.

You get the whole school out here.

You're not going to push it.

Go get Clive.

Okay.

You come and turn it on,

and then you can drive it off.

Right.

Okay?

Okay, okay, I'm sorry.

Oh, go start walking.

You're pissing me off.

I'm sorry, Mr. Thompson.

Start walking.

Cyberbullying is, like,
very important to kids,

but, like, we just don't
want to, like, be witches, too.

I mean, I personally just don't see

how witches and cyberbullying connect.

Makes no sense.

Right, yeah.

But you're going to, like,

build a giant cardboard cut-out cell phone

and get your dancing
around inside it or something.

I think that was literally her plan.

We want to have a good time.

And if we're just standing in the back

in a witch outfit, being bullied...

Hmm.

I don't want to be bullied.

We had an idea.

Yeah, like, a bunch of, like, teenagers.

Then they get, like, abducted by aliens

and sent to, like, Mars.

Oh, yeah? So what's it called?

We were thinking aliens, aliens, aliens.

So it's about three aliens?

Uh, no.

That's just to emphasize
the point that it's about aliens.

Right.

Dear David,

I, Vinnie Thompson,

apologise unreservedly for my behaviour.

Nice.

It was your ball and I
shouldn't have tried to grab it.

But hand on heart, I
did think it was my ball.

I'm sorry for the distress
this altercation has caused.

Nice.

And I'm happy to be the
bigger man and walk away.

OK, bad.

Sorry to hear you lost on Monday.

Things might have been
different if we'd been in the finals.

Kind regards, Vinnie Thompson.

Did the computer write that?

No, it was being way too
kind about it, so I just took over.

You need to skip the bit about the
walking away and the bigger man.

OK, because that's a grenade.

You know that, Vinnie, you know that.

OK.

OK, so cut that.

Yeah.

Just go straight to sorry
to hear you lost on Monday

or cutting that too.

I think cut that.

OK.

All right, so cut that, cut that.

God, it's going to be
very short if I cut that one.

Which I think is good.

I could talk about mum.

I could add a little bit about mum.

Why would you talk about your mother?

I had a whole paragraph in here about mum

and how she was mean and angry.

And that's why I'm angry.

Mum did that to me.

She's like, just get into that stuff.

Absolutely not.

Robert!

Robert!

Oh, sorry, Mr. Needham.

Sorry, Mr. Needham.

I've just started using the blower.

Yeah, I know.

I've been listening to you for 40 minutes.

Right.

Look, you've done
plenty of work experience.

I think you're just doing this

because you're trying to
stay at the school, aren't you?

No, I'm not.

I think you are.

Well, if I'm going to go,

can I take the blower with me?

It's more like a graduation present.

Well, that's the school leaf blower.

But I don't have any tools.

And I was thinking about
starting my own business.

Yes, take it, yes, take it.

Thanks, Mr. Needham.

Right, well, I'm...

Yeah.

Dear David, I, Vinnie Thompson,

apologize unreservedly for my behavior.

It was your ball,

and I shouldn't have tried to grab it.

But, hand on heart,

I did think it was my ball.

I'm sorry for the distress
this altercation has caused.

Sorry to hear you lost the final.

Prime regards, Vinnie Thompson.

So...

How does hearing that make you feel, David?

I think it's very shallow.

Oh, come on, man.

Did you not feel an apology?

Like, I said the word apologize.

And what about talking about the fact

that they didn't win the final?

Well, I said, sorry

to hear you lost the final.

Sorry.

I'm just hearing glee in your voice.

Do you feel sorry that we lost the final?

No. No, I don't.

So I think that what
we do is leave the letter.

Leave the letter.

Let's leave the letter.

Cool. OK.

Just turn and look at David
as another human being,

and just say sorry in your own words.

OK. All right.

Easy. OK.

Dear David,

I, Vinnie Thompson,

apologize unreservedly.

No, let's leave the letter.

Yeah. OK?

I am.

So the words that were the letter...

I'm not holding the letter.

But you're reciting it.

OK. So you want to hold a new letter?

It does need to be a letter.

OK.

Just words. Just speak.

OK. I get it.

Yeah.

To whom it may concern...

Vinnie.

Sorry.

No.

Sorry.

OK.

To David.

Vinnie Thompson wants you
to know that he is unreserved...

Vinnie, I'm going to need you to stop.

Just speak.

Yeah.

As a normal person.

Yep.

And the key words I
think that I'm looking for...

Yeah.

Would be I'm sorry.

OK.

David.

Why?

You know, I think the
thing that the issue is

that there was actually
a lot more to the letter

because, you know, it
is mainly my mum's fault.

We can keep doing this, you know,

talking round and round and descending

into sort of utter madness.

Yeah.

Or we can just cut our losses.

My professional opinion
is that this is probably

the best that you're going to get.

Yeah, I think so as well.

And I apologise for that, but
I also know that, you know,

there's limited time on this planet,

and I don't want to
spend it just in this room.

So, I need to go.

Right.

All the best.

Have a good day.

Sorry, who's this?

It's just Miss Duffy.

Sorry, how old are you?

June 30 last month.

OK, well, you look like you're a kid

going out for a trick or treat.

Rah!

I'm done. I am done with this.

We're through.

What's going on?

Me and Judy broke up.

Were you just quietly
inside like, f*ck yes.

It was a mortgagee sale, alright?

What's that mean?

That last people couldn't
service the mortgagee.

Because they were dead,
because they were on crack.

Just not allowed down
there for a few months.

Oh, OK.

Said that's where they
were cooking the meth.