02x08 - Episode 8

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("Aiming For Your Head" by Betchadupa)

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

♪ To find what's mine ♪

♪ Aiming for your head get down ♪

♪ You're the only one in town ♪

- [Eric] Living at Solar Blue means you're never short

of a mate or six to go surfing with.

- Eric, we're heading to Barra-bram for a change,

wanna come?

- Maybe later I'm just waxing my board.

- Come on, if you put any more on it'll sink.

- I'll catch you up okay.

But sometimes you don't feel like going with the whole g*ng,

sometimes you just wanna hang with one person,

even if they don't know it.

Hey Amy, last one to the beach is a geriatric bodyboarder.

- Wait up.

I think I got something in my foot.

- Really?

Give us a look, maybe I can get it out.

- Gotcha.

You're too easy Eric. - Hey!

- Won by a mile.

- More like a millimeter, anyway you cheated.

- I keep telling you nice guys finish last.

- Are you saying I'm a nice guy?

- I might if you weren't standing on my towel.

(laughter)

- [Eric] So how do you go from having a friend who's a girl,

to having a girlfriend?

There some special trick?

If they taught you stuff like this at school

I'd pay heaps more attention.

- That guy's keen,

taking happy snaps at seven in the morning.

- [Eric] We should put on a show, give him a decent shot.

- All right.

Let's see who can do the best aerial.

- It's on.

(upbeat rock music)

(camera shutter clicking)

(cheering and clapping)

♪ Nothing in your culture takes you where you want to go ♪

- You did some good stuff out there mate.

- Thanks.

Yeah I got lucky with that last one.

- Dan Blaylock, Stax Magazine.

- Are you serious?

Stax is like my favorite mag.

I mean I guess everyone tells you that.

- Put this on mate.

You're one of those Solar Blue kids, right?

- Yeah.

(camera shutter clicking)

- Mind if I ask your name?

- I'm Eric, Eric Tanner.

What's this for anyway?

- I'm not sure yet Eric.

Cheers mate.

I'll see ya round eh? - Yeah, no worries.

Wait you forgot this. - Keep it.

- What was that all about?

- You're not gonna believe this, that guy was from Stax.

- The mag? - Yep, and check this out.

Scored a freebie.

- Crawler (laughs)

- Who says nice guys finish last now eh?

(Amy giggles) Hey give it back!

Okay, so I know how to be Eric the surfing buddy

or Eric the comedian, that's easy.

But how do I get to be Eric the boyfriend?

That's where I wouldn't have a clue.

- There she is, the board of my dreams.

- What's so special about it?

Apart from the overblown price tag?

- Are you kidding?

It's practically indestructible.

Ultralight expoxy resin and computer shaped

to micro tolerance of the ultimate ride.

- Why do guys get so fixated on technology?

- It works.

Todd Johnson won Hawaii on one of those.

- Todd Johnson could win on a house brick with fins.

(laughter)

- Yeah I'd like to see him try.

- Don't tell me you're in love with it too.

- Come on who wouldn't be?

It's perfect.

- [Amy] Then buy it.

- [Eric] I would if it wasn't bucks.

- Yeah.

Hey, there's something else worth drooling over.

Isn't that just so cool?

- [Eric] It's not bad.

- Oh well, guess we can both dream on.

- Eric, I need to talk to you.

- If it's about the crack in the window it was an accident.

- What crack in the window?

- It's more like a scratch really,

you can hardly notice it.

- Eric.

My office.

A guy from Stax surfing magazine dropped by with this.

- Excellent, can I please keep them?

- Sure, they're gonna be part of

a feature on up and coming juniors.

- My photo in Stax?

You're kidding me aren't you?

- But that's not all mate. - This is awesome.

Stax is like my bible.

I've got a whole pile of them under my bed at home--

- Eric you're not letting me finish.

They're going to pay you.

- Pay me? - That's right.

A thousand bucks, cash.

Eric?

You all right?

- [Fly] Eric this is fantastic.

- Yeah, a thousand bucks for one aerial.

- Talk about easy money, why bother with comps at all?

- That's why some surfers just chip around the world

catching waves for the cameras and getting big money for it.

- That'd be my dream job.

- A thousand bucks,

I've never had that kind of money before.

- So, what are you gonna do with it?

- I don't know yet.

- Hey!

This means you can buy that board.

- Yeah I guess. - Why not?

This kind of money doesn't fall into your lap everyday,

you may as well use it.

- Yeah.

Why not spend it on something you feel passionate about?

- I don't know, it just seems like a lot of money

to blow all in one hit all on myself.

- If that's a problem you can always give it to me.

(scoffs)

Mate, that's not gonna sit there forever.

If you're not careful someone else will buy it.

- Yeah, I know.

That board was really something,

but as much as I wanted it,

something else was yelling at me to buy it too.

- Hey Eric,

you coming in or what? - Yeah.

- Put the cash away.

When you buy a board this expensive,

they let you try it before you buy it.

- What, without paying?

- That's right.

Epoxy boards are almost unbreakable,

so you can take it out for a test surf

as long as you bring it back first thing tomorrow.

- Yep, I'm not arguing with that.

- I'll get the book for you to sign.

We'll need a small down payment, say bucks?

- Yeah no problems mate.

Oh man it's lighter than air.

- These things have got so much flotation,

they can be a big tricky to ride,

but it's like swapping your skateboard for a new Ferrari.

- Doesn't sound all bad.

(upbeat rock music)

- Go Eric!

- Let it rip mate!

- Ouch, I'd expect more than that for bucks.

- If it's a dud I can take it off your hands.

(laughter)

♪ Master criminal ♪

♪ Like you knew before ♪

♪ Now you plot out the start ♪

♪ can you plot out the end ♪

♪ Overrated now ♪

♪ Overstated too ♪

♪ How it was at the start how it is at the end ♪

- Hey do any of you guys want a go?

(laughter)

- Where have you been? - All over town.

I never realized how much work shopping could be.

- Whoa, hey big spender.

- Eric, what is all this?

- Lets see, this one is a cappuccino maker,

and this one is a toasted sandwich maker.

What do you reckon?

- Great, but how does that work with buying the board?

- Yeah, or are you taking that back?

- No, no, no, of course not.

I've still got plenty left,

but this is something for you guys.

You know, for the house.

- For us?

You didn't have to do that.

- That's so nice Eric. - Yeah, it is.

- Too nice if you ask me, it's gotta be a bribe.

- Yeah, you want us to let you win the next comp don't ya?

- Come on boys I don't need to bribe you guys for that,

I'm gonna win it anyway.

- Oh yeah. - Yeah whatever.

- Well I think it's very generous,

but you have to make your own cappuccinos.

- No worries Jill.

- It's really sweet Eric, but you shouldn't have done it.

- It's no big deal.

Who feels like pizza and a movie on me?

- Oh yeah great. - Yeah.

- Cool.

- That last piece of cheesecake was a really bad idea.

- I couldn't eat another thing.

Thanks mate. - No worries.

- I could but then I'd need my stomach pumped.

- Eric, are you sure you don't want any money for this?

- Nah I told you, it's my treat.

- Thanks.

- Hey Amy, are you all right?

It just doesn't seem like you to be the quiet one.

Was it the movie?

Was it the pizza?

- I just don't get why you're wasting your money like this.

We're your friends, you don't have to impress us.

- I'm not trying to impress anyone.

I got lucky, right?

So I'm just trying to share the luck with my mates.

- But you're going through it too fast,

you'll blow it all.

- No I won't,

and if I overshoot a bit I've got some

extra cash in the bank I can fall back on.

- Are you sure? - Yes.

Don't worry about it, I've got it covered.

- Check out that break.

You should be out there on your dream board.

- Maybe later.

Okay, If you're gonna do it,

perfect moments don't get much better than this one.

Hey I was gonna give you this before,

but everyone else was around.

- What is it?

- There's only one way to find out.

- Eric, it's too much.

- You don't like it?

- No I love it.

It's just it's so expensive

and I'm not completely sure why you're giving it to me.

- This is it.

This is the bit where you tell her how you feel,

that's what she's waiting for.

Well, it's because um...

Go on, tell her.

Because we're friends.

You know, surfing buddies.

What?

I can't believe you said that.

- Surfing buddies?

- Yeah like I said, I wanna share my luck with my mates.

- Mates.

Right.

- This is a train wreck,

just get out before you make things any worse

if that's possible.

Hey um, I'm gonna head back,

see if I can catch a couple before dark.

Okay? - Um okay, see ya.

- Eric, you idiot.

You had the perfect setup and you blew it.

From now on every time she looks at you

she's gonna see jerk written across

your forehead in big letters.

(intense rock music)

Come on it's gotta be here somewhere.

Excuse me mate you haven't seen a board wash in have you?

- No sorry I haven't.

- Guys I think I've lost the board.

- Your new one?

- How could you lose it?

- Well I got wiped, badly.

- Did your leg rope snap?

- I didn't have it on, I was trying some aerials.

- You left it off?

But it isn't even your board yet.

- I know.

- Mate that was asking for trouble.

- Can you just help me look, please?

- I better get Simmo.

- Did anyone see anything?

- Nothing. - Sorry mate.

- Eric this is pointless mate it's practically dark.

The boards either drifted out to sea

or someone's picked it up.

- But it could be wedged between rocks,

the current could have taken it somewhere.

- It's too dangerous to check the rocks in this light.

- Okay so whatta we do now?

- We'll wait till the morning, then we'll

take out the rubber ducky and have a good look, okay?

(downbeat acoustic music)

- Don't worry mate,

I'm sure it'll turn up tomorrow.

- Yeah it can't have gone far.

- Eric, I hope you don't mind me asking

but have you got enough money left to pay for all this?

- Yeah, course I have.

- Because we haven't used the coffee machine,

or the sandwich maker,

and we can easily take them back and get a refund.

- No way, they were gifts.

I'm not taking them back.

Don't worry guys I've got it covered.

♪ You're worried 'bout your future ♪

♪ But there's nothing wrong with now ♪

- Hey. - Hey.

- How's it going?

- I'm fine.

I'll be a lot better if I find the board tomorrow.

- And if we don't?

- If we don't I would have forked out

bucks for nothing won't I?

- Here, take this.

- What's that for?

- Under the circumstances,

I wouldn't be much of a friend if I kept it, would I?

- Amy.

Amy!

I'm not taking this back, sorry.

- Come on you have to.

You can't keep it, not now.

- [Eric] You don't have a choice, they don't give refunds.

- You serious? - Yes of course.

Anyway I told you I'm fine, but thank you for the offer.

(downbeat acoustic music)

(outboard motor whirring)

(ATM beeping)

- (sighs) You'd have to be joking.

You spent the money on a roof leak?

Mom why didn't you tell me?

No.

No, no, no, you're all right.

I said to use it if there was an emergency.

We can't have rain coming in can we?

No I can manage fine.

Yeah no worries.

Okay, I love you too Mum, bye.

- Everything all right?

- Oh yeah that's just family stuff.

- Any sign of the board?

- Simmo and Fly took a look around the bay, there's nothing.

- There's gotta be other places they haven't looked yet.

- There's no time.

I mean the boards due back at the shop now.

I've gotta go there and tell them the bad news.

- Hang on, why don't you stall them

so we can do one last search.

- (sighs) I don't know, are you sure?

- Why not?

It's worth a try isn't it?

- Yeah okay.

- You planning a surfing trip Amy?

- No, just trying to figure where Eric's board

might have ended up.

- I thought that was all over.

- Yeah, didn't Simmo and Fly already do a search?

- They did but,

I don't think they realize how much trouble

Eric's actually in if he doesn't find it.

- I hate to say it but he did kind of bring it on himself.

- And anyway, he did tell us he had it covered.

- Trust me, what Eric says and what's going on in his head

aren't always the same thing.

- Amy, if you wanna do this properly

I can get on the laptop and plot the wind currents for you.

- You could?

Corey that'd be brilliant.

- But you won't get pinpoint accuracy,

just a spread of possible locations up and down the coast.

- That's kind of sounding like

a major search for two people.

- Well maybe we can help you look too.

- Sure.

It'll keep me away from my homework.

- Thanks guys.

I'll go see if Rachel and Mike can join in as well.

- G'day. - Yay.

- So how'd the board go?

- Yeah good question.

See the fact is it was so flat yesterday

I couldn't really give it a real test.

- Yeah, right. - Yeah, so um,

I was wondering if I could keep it a bit longer?

- To be honest the boss doesn't like

new boards staying out more than a day.

- Yeah it's just a couple of hours,

it wouldn't hurt would it?

And there's a good swell building up.

- Okay, I'll give you till midday but that's definitely it.

- Thank you mate I appreciate it.

- If it's not back by then you'll have to pay.

You know that, don't you? - Yeah, yeah.

- Here you go.

Amy and Mike, here's your locations.

- Brammers Point, are you sure?

- Okay I know it's unlikely, but it's a chance.

- Thanks fine Corey.

Come on Mike we don't have time to argue.

- Rachel and Brooke, these are yours.

It's a bit of a hike, sorry.

- No problem.

I feel like a decent run.

- A decent run?

That's a marathon.

- Better get a move on then.

- Hey Corey.

I just got your message mate, what's going on?

- Eric, perfect timing.

You're searching these locations with me.

- Okay, what are the others doing?

- Well we split into teams.

Between us we should be able to cover

all the places where the board might have washed up.

- Mate this is fantastic, what can I say?

- Hey don't thank me, Amy organized it all.

(intense rock music)

♪ Forget the inclusions ♪

♪ Lets hear the exclusions ♪

♪ Forget the inclusions ♪

♪ Lets hear it! Lets hear it! ♪

♪ Forget the inclusions ♪

♪ Lets hear the exclusions ♪

♪ Forget the inclusions ♪

♪ Lets hear it! Lets hear it! ♪

♪ You can say what you wanna say ♪

♪ You say ♪

♪ You can say what you wanna say ♪

♪ You say ♪

♪ Get it out in the open then forget it anyway ♪

♪ You can say what you wanna say ♪

♪ You say ♪

♪ You can say what you wanna say ♪

♪ You say ♪

♪ Get it out in the open then forget it anyway ♪

(door opens)

- How'd you go? - Sorry.

- [Rachel] No one else had any luck either?

- Nah, nothing.

I don't get it.

According to my calculations it should

have been in one of those spots.

- Sorry mate.

I guess that's it. - Yeah.

Look thanks guys, for trying.

I mean it.

I better get back to the surf shop,

there's no point in putting it off.

- Wait a second.

How about we all chip in some money?

- No way!

I mean, thank you but,

it's my responsibility no one else's, okay?

Amy, where did you get to? - Here take this.

- No I just told the others I don't--

- Eric, I took the watch back.

I got him to change his mind about the refund.

- But I wanted you to keep it.

- Look, if there's something you wanna tell me,

giving me a present isn't the best way.

To be honest I'd be more impressed

if you just came straight out and said it.

- , , ,

plus my $ deposit.

- That's $.

- Yeah I know, that's all I've got.

- You're still short.

- Yeah I know, if you've got any jobs going

maybe I can work off the rest?

- Work it off, that's a new one.

- I'm sorry mate that's all I can offer.

- I have to speak to the owner.

♪ I'm too tough to cry ♪

♪ I'm too tough to cry ♪

♪ Too tough to cry ♪

- I'm not real happy about this.

- Well if it makes you feel any better

I'm not that crazy about it either.

- Well maybe we can work something out, come on.

This workshop's been here since Simmo was in nappies.

- Yeah, looks like.

- Now we're expanding so all this junk

has to be taken out to the skip,

then the place has to be cleaned from top to bottom.

- That sounds like fun.

- Fun it isn't.

It'll take you today and most of next weekend at least.

But if you do a good job we'll consider the debt paid.

Deal?

- Don't have much of a choice do I?

Okay, deal. - Go for it.

- Amy what are you doing here?

- Wondered what was taking you so long.

- Now you know.

Welcome to my nightmare.

- You're gonna miss a heap of training.

Simmo'll go ballistic.

- There's nothing I can do about it.

- So where's the broom? - What?

Amy you shouldn't be here,

you don't have to do this. - I know.

- I'm okay, I've got it covered!

- No you don't!

Can you please stop saying that!

- I've never lifted so many boxes.

- I never swept so much dirt.

- Thank you Amy, I owe you one.

- You bet.

Aching muscles aren't going to let you forget it either.

- Oi you two, you're needed in the back yard.

(groaning) Right now.

- My board!

- That's right.

- And it's not in bad nick either,

apart from a few scratches.

- And a nasty fishy smell. (laughter)

- We looked everywhere Simmo, where'd you find it?

- I didn't.

A mate of mine went fishing first thing

and found it wedged in some rocks.

Thought I might like it.

- Did he say where it was exactly?

- Aah, think he said Brammers Point.

- Brammers Point?

That was one of my locations.

I knew I was right.

- This is unbelievable.

I can't wait to take it out for another wave.

- On one condition,

you never take this off. - Okay.

(laughter) Thank you.

All right you've got one last chance

so don't blow it this time.

Amy. - What is it?

- You know all that stuff I said before

about us just being friends?

A surfing buddy?

That wasn't true.

- You mean we're not friends?

- No, no, no.

No course we are.

What I mean is you're not just a friend.

You're something else.

You're different, to my other friends I mean.

Um.

I'm sorry I'm not very good at this.

- It's okay, I think I get the idea.

- You do?

- Is that what you were trying to say?

- Yeah, got it in one.

- Ah, everyone's going down for a surf.

That's if you wanna come?

- Okay, that'd be great.

- Cool, well see you down there.

- Come on, race you to the beach.

- Nah no chance sorry, all that work did my knee in.

- I didn't realize.

It's not going to effect your surfing is it?

- Gotcha.

(upbeat rock music)

- You lousy cheat! - I learned from the best!

- That's it Eric, you've had it this time.

- Come on then.

(laughter)

("Aiming For Your Head" by Betchadupa)

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

♪ To find what's mine ♪

♪ Aiming for your head, get down ♪

♪ You're the only one in town ♪