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Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours with a little understanding.
Neighbours should be there for one another.
Friends.
Oh, all right, I'm going. Well, you know how I get about my things, Madge? Just exactly what things do you make? Nothing that would interest you. I'll be the judge of that.
Harold, I think you underestimate yourself. This is very interesting. I'll never forget that night we spent together, love, Betty. Someone I should know.
Madge, I don't want you jumping into any conclusions about this because there is a perfectly simple explanation and I am totally innocent.
I'm waiting.
What?
For the perfectly simple explanation.
Oh, you...
Well, Madge, there comes a time in every marriage where a woman simply has to trust the man she loves.
Yeah, I've heard that one before. It comes straight after there's one born every minute.
Oh, I'm sure there's a perfectly simple explanation. If I knew what it was, I'd tell you.
Oh, come on, you can do better than that.
I don't know who these are from.
Admit it, Harold, it was some slinky-eyed housewife you met at the supermarket, wasn't it? She needed a strong man to carry her groceries and then it was back to her riverside flat for a nice cup of tea.
Madge.
Well, I was at my father's sickbed.
I tell you, I am innocent.
Betty, Betty. I know Betty Pierce from the church cake store.
She's 72 years old.
Isn't that every man's fantasy, Harold, to be seduced by an older woman?
Oh, this is not a joke.
If you are so innocent, why didn't you tell me about these in the first place?
I was going to tell you, but I wanted to find out who this woman was and... well, I was embarrassed.
Come on, Harold, you know who this woman is.
I tell you, I do not know who...
You know who she is.
I'll give you a clue.
Blonde and beautiful.
Blonde? Blonde? Beautiful?
Oh, that made your eyes light up, didn't it?
You're going over all the old girlfriends, are we?
Oh, for heaven's sake, who is it?
You'll have to think about that, won't you, Errol Flynn?
Madge?
Go.
Charlie Anker, he beats one, he beats two, he shoots.
The ground's up. Jane!
Mates, how many broken windows can your pocket money handle, huh?
Go on, give us a kick. We'll take turns in being gully.
Sorry, I've got to pack.
Going home to the little wife, are you?
Hey, Jane.
Yes, I am, as a matter of fact, and loving it.
And if Charlene finds out that you're calling her the little woman, she is going to deck you, you know.
Hey, since when have you become a gardening freak?
If I leave it up to Joe, he would concrete the lot.
Might love to Charlene, won't you?
Yep.
Done. I can't say I'm sorry to sit in back of rooms with Drew.
We're that bad, are we?
At the moment, yeah.
You know, I just can't handle what Paul and Gayle are doing to each other.
They'll sort it out. You're over 21.
Yeah, I suppose.
It's not just Paul and Gayle.
Don't tell me, Mike, right?
This thing with Jenny, we're in love, we're going to get married.
He's doing it out of guilt.
He's not being fair to Jenny, and he's going to ruin his whole life in the process.
That's what I told him anyway.
And?
I guess I don't have a friend anymore.
But there is nothing I can do about it. I'm going to Brisbane.
You could talk to him.
Scott, don't lay it on me.
Well, don't you think he's making a mistake?
Sometimes it takes a long time for people to realise they love someone, and sometimes it just happens.
Yes, I think he's rushing it.
I'm not saying that they should split up the relationship or anything, but he should at least give it time.
If he wants to be with Jenny, it should be for the right reasons.
Jane, you're his friend as much as I am. Could you at least talk to him?
I'll do what I can.
Morning.
I didn't expect to see you.
Well, I work here.
So soon, I mean. Well, considering how you feel about the place.
Well, I had a lot of work to catch up on since I went to the States, so I'm catching up.
I wasn't being critical. I suppose you didn't expect to see me here either.
Well, I was certain you'd be here.
Oh, I see. The workaholic returns to the sin of the crime, is that it?
Well, you're the boss. You'd be crazy not to have a hands-on approach, and I wasn't being critical.
Listen, seeing you are here, I've got a bit of a problem you can help me with.
What?
Oh, this cheque. Makes absolutely no sense to me at all. I tried tracing it, but no luck.
I remember this one. It was a bulk payment, but it should have been itemised.
And it was paid out of the wrong account. I'll search out the receipts and fix it up.
Thanks.
I'm being paid a salary.
I meant thanks for reminding me how well we worked together.
Well, we always do. Give or take the odd week.
You're getting nostalgic on me.
Well, we can't afford to do that. That was then. This is now.
Thanks, Scott.
You sure you've packed enough balls?
Mads, no, I cannot stand it any longer. Who is it?
Oh, come on, Harold. I know plenty of guys who'd be flattered to have a seat.
Mads knows who it is, but she insists on tormenting me.
Perhaps I'd better put him out of his misery.
Try Bristo.
Bristo.
Bristo. Betty Bristo!
After all these years!
The penny finally drops.
Oh, she's an old-school charm of Mads's.
Yeah, she was my best friend at school and the prettiest girl in the school.
Yes! Oh, dear. I wonder if she's still so attractive.
No, frankly, I doubt it.
Harold, didn't one of those lettergrams say that, you know, you'd spent the night together?
Oh, well, Betty always did have a wicked sense of humour.
I know, Harold. The truth will out.
Remember that youth fellowship camp when the accommodation got all mixed up?
You spent that night with Betty, along with about 30 others,
and a chaperone walking up and down with a whip and a bucket of water.
Just a minute.
What?
Betty didn't say what her last name was. I mean, how did you know?
I bumped into her mother out in Brisbane. She gave me Betty's phone number.
We had about an hour on the phone together. She doesn't sound as though she's changed much.
Oh, I see. So you then cooked up this little practical joke against me, eh?
I had nothing to do with it. It's been Betty's idea.
You know how she always used to think you were pompous.
Well, she asked me if you still were.
And you said yes.
I said I was sure you could take a joke.
Must have been when she started sending the lettergrams.
And in her phone message, she said she couldn't wait to see you.
I'm going to try and visit as soon as she could. Maybe it's happening already.
Oh, dear. I must say, I believe that all this is clear.
...a skeleton in your closet, Harry.
cupboard's bare, I'm afraid.
I might give her a ring and see when she's planning to come down.
And I'm going to tell her how you squirm.
They always did gang up on me, you know.
But I must admit, I enjoyed it.
Having two good-looking girls paying that much attention to you isn't all that bad, are you?
Not at all.
Exactly.
G'day.
Hi. Do you mind if I come in?
Yeah, sure. I'm just about to go and pick up Jenny from the hospital, eh?
Yeah, I saw you taking her earlier.
Sort of why I came over, really.
I didn't think it'd be fair to say what I could just say in front of her.
What's the problem?
We're old friends, Mike. You, me, Scott.
I mean, if we don't care about each other, who does, right?
Yeah, well, let's just leave Scott out of this.
Make your point.
Have you really thought about what you're doing to Jenny?
I'm looking after her.
Yeah, right.
Just when everything's looking black for her,
you come along like a knight in shining armour and you pick her up and you say,
everything's going to be all right.
And you do as much as you can.
So?
So I agree with everything you've done, but
do you really think it's fair to give her the impression that you love her?
Friends or not, Jane, that's none of your business.
Please don't get defensive. Just listen to me.
Think about it, Mike.
She has been through a terrible experience.
Her whole life is an emotional whirlpool at the moment.
How can she know the difference between love and gratitude?
Drop it, OK?
Mike, you're forcing this marriage.
At least give Jenny time to make sure she knows how she feels.
Did Scott put you up to this?
Scott cares, I care.
Well, you don't have the right, Jane, and if you say anything to her...
I wouldn't say anything.
Look, you're my friends and that matters to me, OK?
But Jenny needs me and we're gonna get married,
and if you can't accept that, then I can do without friends.
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Righty-o.
Good one.
You're going to have to do better than that.
Righty-o.
What did you kick it that hard for?
I didn't mean to.
I wouldn't worry about it.
She's probably not home anyway.
She's home all right.
She hates my guts.
Maybe I better come back tonight.
Get it without her knowing.
Come on.
I'll do all the talking.
That old Betty's flatmate said she's taking holidays and she's on her way down here.
Oh good.
Or then I better go shopping because that girl's got a real appetite.
I said I would have sat here with Jenny but maybe I should.
I don't know.
You don't want to get me involved in this in the first place.
Yeah, I know, Jane, but it's getting heavy.
If you talk to Jenny you don't know how she's going to react.
I mean, supposing that she freaks out.
Yeah, well it's her marriage as well.
What if it's a little bit of a surprise?
Don't tell me this marriage is off already.
I don't think that's got anything to do with those hazard match.
You've got to keep up in Ramsey Street, Harold.
You live to regret it.
We just think the mind's pushing everything too far too fast.
Have you talked to him about it yet?
Didn't do any good.
That's that then.
You can't just stand by and let him ruin his life.
Sometimes you have to, even with close friends.
He can't be certain you're right.
Yes, you're more than likely to cloud his judgment and push him even closer to Jenny.
No, I suggest you stay away from it, both of you.
That is a street out there, not a football paddock.
And you're certainly old enough to know better.
Yeah.
I should confiscate this.
Oh, go on, have it.
Thanks, Aunt Hillary.
At least you asked permission to get it back.
I suppose that's something.
I'm really sorry.
Sorry trips off the tongue very quickly.
It's not like you trips off the tongue very easily at your age, doesn't it?
I mean it.
Very well.
You're feeding the wild birds now, are you?
I'm trying to retrieve my cage birds, which were let out of the aviary.
Poor, defenceless little things.
Arthur's not the only cat in the neighborhood to say nothing of the hawks and the butcherbirds.
That's one of mine up there now, down in the guttering, poor little soul.
Probably trying to build a nest for itself.
I thought if I had enough seed to attract it down.
No way.
I beg your pardon.
Well, even if you do get them down here, how are you going to catch them?
No offense, but I don't really see it happening.
And you know a better way, I suppose.
Yeah, sure, and my way's foolproof.
All done.
Oh, thanks.
What's up?
I think the place is starting to get to me.
I thought you weren't going to raise that subject.
I'm not talking about the business, I'm in the office.
The day call.
What's wrong with the day call?
Poor, it's dull, uninspiring.
Oh, look, you want to be inspired, go to the Sistine Chapel.
This is an office, Gail.
It's a business asset and you're not using it.
Now, you saw Rosemary's office in New York, that is some design.
I'll give you a break.
An attractive office picks up employee morale and helps client relationships.
I hear what Rosemary said. She doesn't own the company anymore.
I've got more important things to think about than redecoration.
Besides, I haven't got the budget.
Right.
Listen, I've been toying with the idea of changing the company name.
Have you got any ideas at all?
Well, if I had any, would you listen?
My thoughts don't seem to carry much weight around here.
For heaven's sakes, will you stop being so touchy, Gail.
We've got enough on our plate without thinking about colour-coordinated filing cabinets.
You're the boss.
Oh, I'm gonna miss this plane.
I'm nearly finished.
What are you running a letter for?
No one writes letters. You can put the whole thing down in a cassette in 15 minutes.
Stop, this is much more personal.
What's it all about, anyway?
You'll find out when Charlene clobbers you.
I've got to go and see if Paul and Gail need a hand in the office.
So you give this to Charlene and tell her I'll phone her very soon, OK?
Um, yeah.
Have a safe trip.
I will.
I knew I had it somewhere!
Yes, goodbye, Jane.
Harold, have you been in the stair room?
Yes, all right, all right.
You wanted to know what Betty looked like.
Well, there she is, in glory black and white, eh?
Oh.
Well, she's probably gone to sea, just like the rest of us, I suppose.
What are you looking at?
Our yearbook. Oh, and you want to have a look at your mother-in-law too?
Oh, don't give that here.
There are treasured memories in there,
and I'm not going to have the next generation smirking at them.
Anyway, you should be ordering a cab.
Oh, dear.
Harold, do you remember after that hockey game
when Frank Miller and his lot came over and were coming on strong to Betty?
Oh, yes, yes, like it was yesterday, the young ruffians.
Yeah, and then you stepped into Defender,
and then they started to beat you up twice, all to the end.
I think it was more of a joint effort than that, mate, actually.
Oh, Harold, you always were such a nice person,
always sticking up for people in trouble,
even if it wasn't a practical thing to do.
Well, I'll get it.
Oh, Scott, don't worry. If you've forgotten anything, I'll send it on.
All right. Yes.
Harold Bishop.
Mmm.
You look good enough to eat.
Madge, oh, Madge, I've been looking forward to this
all the way down from Brisbane.
Oh, Betty.
What are you saying about going to sea, Harold?
We weren't expecting...
We weren't expecting you so soon.
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Well, why don't you make yourself at home and I'll put the kettle on.
Joan's such a big mouth. I wanted this to be a surprise.
Well, you know, all things considered.
No harm done. The important thing is that I'm here
and my old friends are here.
Oh, isn't Henry a big strong boy? A real heartbreaker.
Oh, well, I appreciate the compliment and everything, but I'm Scott.
I signed in law. I told you about him on the phone.
Oh, the journalist. Charlene's taking a real chance letting you loose down here.
Well, not for too much longer. I'm on the two o'clock plane.
I'd better get my bags out as a matter of fact.
It's nice to meet you anyway.
You too.
Tea or coffee, Betty?
Coffee.
Hot and sweet, like my men.
And speaking of hot and sweet, you've matured nicely.
Oh, well, you know how the years roll on.
It's gorgeous, Madge. What did you do to him?
Oh, married him.
I knew you two would get together one day. I knew it.
I knew?
Oh, Mr. Wright comes along now and then, Harold,
but never lasts the distance.
Besides, variety is the spice, isn't it?
Where's your luggage, Betty?
Oh, it's over at that nice hotel you told me about.
No, no, no. No, you must stay here with us.
Just a minute.
Excuse me, the, um...
Bishop residence.
Yes, yes, just one moment, please.
Uh, Scott.
Huh?
Sandra Lloyd.
Oh, I'll take you in here then.
OK.
Hello.
I'm visiting, not imposing.
It's not imposing. We've got plenty of room.
I love you dearly, Madge,
and I intend to spend plenty of time with both of you,
but I am used to having my own pad.
I don't believe it. That's, like, right at the last minute.
What's happened?
Well, Sandra Lloyd's got a series of articles for me to do with.
Well, it sounds fantastic.
Looks like you're gonna have to put up with me for a little bit longer, eh?
I think we can manage.
Oh.
See, you wait for the bird to go to the seed
and then you pull the string and...
Ah! Down goes the box.
I think I've seen something like this somewhere before.
Maybe in a Road Runner cartoon.
Cartoon?
No, don't forget about it.
I know it looks pretty weird, but I think it might just work.
Work? It's ludicrous.
It'll work. You're just gonna have a bit of patience.
I see. So this is a little bit of fun at my expense, is it?
No way.
You expect me to sit around for hours holding a piece of string?
I was just trying to help, that's all.
And why don't you do something really constructive?
There's the ladder, climb up and get the bird out of the guttering.
It's perfectly tame.
And what happens if it flies away? Who are you gonna blame?
Look, I think you'd be a lot better off with this.
I'm gonna go and pick up my fiancé, so I'll leave you to it.
Good luck.
Yeah, thanks for letting me have my ball back, Aunt Hilarie.
And thank you, Todd, for nothing.
Ridiculous.
If you want something done, Hilarie Robinson, do it yourself.
As usual.
Can you check through these, Jane?
You know what to look for, and I'll, um, look at the rest.
Listen, Gaye, our firm's just made a very, very good offer
to landscape fountains into the lake.
What do you reckon? Too much?
Or do you think it'd spoil the natural effect anyway?
I don't really have an opinion, sir. Not one that's worth listening to.
How much longer is this gonna go on?
If that's a question, I'm probably not qualified to answer it.
Pretty childish, huh?
None of my business.
Gaye!
You yelled.
This is all because I wouldn't let you redecorate, right?
You treated the idea with contempt, and you wouldn't even discuss it.
Yes.
Listen, you can redecorate all you want once we can afford it.
But while we're overcommitted paying for this company,
we just haven't got the money.
Of course, the business.
You didn't have to tell me where your priorities lie.
You don't care if you redecorate or not.
You just want to see me give in, is that it?
That is not true.
Look, if I give you anything you want,
if I spend money that we don't have in the face of common sense,
is that really supposed to prove how much I love you?
I am not playing games.
I want to contribute, and you gave me the brush off.
Look...
Will you both just calm down?
Look, in my opinion, for what it's worth,
I think this place could do with some redecorating.
But Paul's right, Gaye.
I mean, the money situation's tight.
Jane, this is personal.
Why?
I mean, why can't you both just treat it like business people?
Compromise.
Let Gaye come up with the idea
and then find someone who you can afford to do the work.
Oh, yes, such as?
Henry.
Oh, give us a break.
No, no, no. Hang on, hang on.
No, Jane's got a point there.
If you really want to redecorate, that's the deal.
Great.
Come on, little one.
It's only me.
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the third week of it.
No point. No one to visit him.
I've been meaning to go around there for ages.
You know how things are.
Now might be a good time.
Sure.
I bet he works out that you ticked me off.
He'll probably bite my head off.
I'm still a one piece, aren't I?
I know. I deserve it anyway.
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I just...
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Right, I'm sorry.
Yes, I will. I did apologise.
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Okay, goodbye.
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Lucky, why didn't you tell me the real reason you were fired?
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I don't have nowhere to live either.
You've got your room at the guest house.
There's a new lady.
She said, no bread, no bed.
I think they're running out of everything.
Haven't you been paying her?
Sometimes.
Hey, Lucky.
Did you get your termination pay?
My what?
Your termination pay. It's the extra money I owe you.
No.
Well, you should have.
Great.
I'm gonna go and get it. See ya.
Can you just leave me alone?
It's only me.
G'day, stranger.
I know. I've been meaning to come round for ages.
I bet you ran into a certain nurse or something, huh?
I wouldn't have come if I didn't want to.
I know guilt's a great motivator, isn't it?
If you're just gonna be obnoxious,
I'm not gonna bother studying.
Hey, you're still a little spitfire, aren't ya?
Here, peace offering.
Great.
You like it?
Yeah.
Let's put them on.
No, I can't. I just blew a speaker.
Let's hope I'm expert enough to put it back together, huh?
Well, anything you don't know about speakers
isn't worth knowing.
Yeah, but that was four years ago.
Technology changes at the speed of light, these days.
So, uh, how's your big brother?
Okay. Don't hear from him much.
Right.
You remember the night that he smuggled you into the Angels' gig?
Yeah, I was all a-14.
Yeah?
There was I thinking that Sonny was cradle-snatching.
Thought I was his girlfriend?
Yeah, well, I guess he was proud of ya.
And of course, he knew my reputation.
You had your eyes on him?
Yeah.
Well, only because you were just the right size
to hang off the rear vision mirror in me truck.
That's the only reason.
Sonny used to tell me about you.
How you could unpack a truck in five minutes flat.
And used to think you were Superman.
Used to, huh?
Thanks.
Sorry.
No, it's okay.
I mean, it's not normal having a crush on a cripple.
Wheels.
Half man, half chair, sort of thing.
Just because you're in a wheelchair
doesn't make you half a man.
Oh yeah?
Well then, how come no one remembers me, huh?
Now even you needed someone to kick your bum around here,
didn't ya?
Look, do me a favor, Lise.
Just leave me alone, okay?
He wouldn't have thought he was in people's hands.
Oh..
Nice wake up.
You've been arresting rats again, have you?
That's aftershave. My sister sent it to me.
That's not too bad. It's got a sort of fresh smell of powder.
What's it called?
I can't remember.
I know you're her sister. Where's she from?
Brisbane. There's a place called... starts with P, I think.
Oh, damn.
Is she younger or older?
She turns 15 next March or... or is it April?
Oh, I don't know. Damn it, Paul. Will you stop cross-ing salmon and me when I'm trying to work?
You can do that with your eyes shut.
Yeah, well, not today. I can't.
Late night, eh?
Headache?
What is it with you, young cop?
They put you in a uniform and suddenly you're Sherlock Holmes.
Look, I'm just... just asking you.
Well, the answer is yes. I've got a headache and I don't need you to keep pestering me.
In fact, I feel lousy.
And no, I haven't been on the grog.
Oh, my head's throbbing.
Maybe you should go see a doctor.
I thought I told you to stop pestering me.
It's true. Long distance running is a lonely business.
And you face the toughest competitor there is. Yourself.
This is something which keeps up with me. New Rexona Sport.
It goes on dry and works hard to help stop wetness and odour.
It's one deodorant which goes the distance.
New Rexona Sport deodorant. It won't let you down.
There's a masterpiece waiting to be created by you at Sizzler's incredible all-you-can-eat pasta and fresh fruit and salad bar.
Sizzler.
Salt and vinegar, Samboy?
Cheese and onion, Samboy?
Chicken, Samboy?
Barbecue, Samboy?
The flavoring in the kitchen.
Show the world how beautiful you feel.
With Tefft Hairspray.
I'm on my way from misery to happiness today.
The Proclaimers.
By a little bit cheap.
Their brilliant new album.
Sunshine on me.
Featuring the national number one single.
The Proclaimers.
Sunshine on me.
Out now on album cassette and compact disc.
I remember wagging school one day to go surfing.
And I was running late home and I was petrified my old man would kill me.
So I scraped this big patch of skin off my knee and coloured it in with red texter colouring.
A cura-crove. Told Dad old Mrs Jarvis would take me in to patch it up.
Just as funny, isn't it?
What?
Things kids do.
Yeah, sure.
Any handsome young men free for lunch?
Hello, Sergeant.
Prying over spilled milk?
Yeah.
Well, how about it? It's a limited offer.
I don't know.
I'll go and have lunch with her for God's sake.
Okay.
Don't worry, Sergeant. I'll have him back on time.
There you go. One vodka and one orange.
Don't tell me. One glass?
One glass.
Sorry I took so long. I had to go and visit Wills.
How's he doing?
Same as usual. Never comes out of his room.
He just sits there thinking about himself.
He needs good jobs.
Thanks.
G'day, Lucky.
G'day.
Have a vodka and orange. Come on into the house.
I can buy my own drinks.
No, don't drink. You know that.
Sorry, man.
I'll have a coke in a big glass with lots of ice.
And two meat pies.
And a double serve of chips.
Is sauce extra?
No.
Lots of sauce. Sounds like you're celebrating.
What's the occasion?
I've got the sack for my job.
You're kidding.
When I got kicked out of my room, I want to have a good feed while I've got all this money.
I'll save you money, mate. This feed's on me.
I can pay, Clarece.
Here. Take your coke.
Find yourself a table and I'll rustle up your pine tips.
And sauce?
I'll make sure.
What do you think, Blake?
I reckon.
Wonder why he got thrown out.
Mrs. Klein upped the rent.
I'll get it.
Thanks. I could have done it.
Sorry.
I'm sorry about before.
I shouldn't have got stuck in here.
It's okay.
You sure know how to get rid of people, don't you?
Yeah, well, you can blame the do-gooders for that.
Like Martha this morning.
She just put me right off-site, you know.
Why?
Why? Because people seem to think that all I need is help.
If I'm stuck in this chair, I'm no use anymore.
You can turn the tables.
Yeah? Yeah.
Plenty of room in your joint, isn't there?
Enough.
If there was someone else living here,
you wouldn't get in each other's way, would you?
I've got this friend.
His name's... Let me finish.
No, I'm not some jerk moving with me.
What do you... No way.
Look, Wills, this guy's in trouble.
He just lost his room and his job.
Can it only be for a little while, please?
Sounds like a no-hope to me.
He's not. He's fun.
Oh, fun?
Yeah, a joke a minute.
Think I need cheering up to you?
You are a cranky old hermit, Wills.
A minute ago, you were whinging about being no use.
I asked you to do me a favour,
and all he can do is think about you.
You know what? You're right.
You are no use.
So what's this guy's name, then?
Lucky.
Lucky?
Yeah.
All right.
Well, you can tell Lucky that he's damn lucky
to be moving in with me.
Yeah?
Thanks.
You won't regret it, I promise.
OK.
Orange juice and a lemon squash.
Captain Luce, eh, Paul?
Gotta watch the cops on the road, Ernie.
Can I ask you a question?
Have you noticed George getting to the grog lately?
George is on the wagon.
Yeah, but has he fallen off?
How am I supposed to know? I don't live with the bloke.
Well, you guys go from the town together sometimes.
Paul, grog might be my business,
but if a mate decides to lay off,
I'm not gonna get him back on it. No way.
Why are you asking?
George is a bit off.
Just trying to figure it out.
Maybe he had a bad night's sleep.
I wouldn't worry about it.
Just the soup, thanks, Chris.
And for your main course, madame?
No main course, just soup.
You on a diet? Just the soup, thanks.
Ah, Garçon, let me see.
I'll have the soup, the seafood cocktail
and the T-bone steak for starters.
You pig!
For that, a slice of cheesecake as well.
Rondo's paying.
Well, at least one of you's gonna survive the winter.
I only ordered soup.
Just a bowl of soup? Yeah, that's all I feel like.
You on a diet?
Well, there must be something wrong.
You're the lady who opened my eyes as to how much one would eat.
Paul.
First time I took you out to dinner, I spent the whole night worrying about a bank loan.
You said you were thinking about the colour of my eyes.
That too.
You didn't order soup with ice cream in it?
No, I'm not pregnant.
Look,
this is what's putting me off my food.
Phone bill.
$525.
Paul, I'm really sorry.
But there must be a mistake. They must have got the decimal point in the wrong place.
Well, at least you got one fact, right?
What? He's a jerk a minute.
Don't be cruel.
I'm being honest. He's not all there, is he?
He's a lovely guy.
Yeah, I'm sure he is, but let's face it, he's got a couple of kangaroos
losing his top paddock, isn't he?
Lucky,
would you go and get us some lemonade or something from the shop?
Sure, Lisa.
What, anything, wheels?
No, thanks. See you in a minute.
Thanks.
What are you trying to do to me, Lisa?
I mean, I've seen more intelligent-looking speaker boxes.
He's a human being.
Where'd you find him? The sheltered workshop.
I thought you'd understand.
Why, because I'm kind of half there too?
No, because you know how cruel people can be.
Um, well, look, I'm a
moody sort of a guy. He might not like it.
It'll go straight over his head.
Look, he couldn't have picked a better flatmate.
Squatmate. What?
Squatmate, flatmate, squatmate. It's just a little joke.
Don't worry about it.
So it's on?
I...
OK, fine. All right.
I just wanted to run a halfway house, not because I like you.
Man, I'm starved.
Have I had lots of noodles?