We got it ` the mortgage. You know how you had to wait to move in till the tenants vacated? Yeah. I found them somewhere else. I know you. What? Indoor netball. We versed each other a few weeks back. (YELLS) The cops seem to be putting a case together against Mum for killing Dad. Who else knew about the locker? Who else knew about the locker? Your dad. I hadn't heard from your dad for a few years. He said he owed some bloke a shitload of cash. He was ex-army ` SAS or something. Why are you even looking into this? Because of you, the murder investigation. Well, I figure you and I have interests in common ` the fate of your husband, his life insurance. Maybe we can talk about what might be to our mutual advantage. All right. (TYPES) (CONTINUES TYPING) What are you doing? (GASPS SOFTLY) I have 132 unread emails and a whole lot of very angry people. Can't it wait? I've slipped so far behind at work, because I've been worrying about Mum, aka the kingpin, who may have also murdered my father. Not that I care about that any more. Can you get me some pretzels? (CONTINUES TYPING) Look, I know it's been hard, this stuff with your mum and dad. I can't waste any more time worrying about Dad and Mum. And you can't survive on three hours' sleep. That's how they do it in Japan. You're not in Japan. I'm fine. (CONTINUES TYPING) LIGHT MUSIC FOOTSTEPS APPROACH I'm fine. THUD! (GRUNTS LOUDLY) Ohhh! Shit. Kat, are you OK? I'm fine. (GRUNTS) The underlying performance of the business isn't as good as the sales suggested. Right. I can't make the projections stack up. You're bleeding. Oh. Can I do`? Uh, I'm fine. You sure? Yeah, absolutely. Um, excuse me for just a moment. Kat, what in God's name`? I'm fine. Alice. Can we get some plasters in here, please? Oh, no, I'm OK, really. It's just this morning. (SIGHS) Don't beat yourself up. We all have bad mornings, and with your situation, well... My situation's good. Well, it's improving. (CHUCKLES GENTLY) What a relief to hear. Knees, they're like heads ` always gettin' in the way, aren't they? (CHUCKLES GENTLY) Especially in front of clients. Look, I'm really sorry. It won't happen again. I` (CHUCKLES DRILY) Really, I can get my own plasters. Great idea ` some time away, maybe some shopping. Time away? Take as long as you need. Let's call it mental health time, but no stigma, mind you. (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) Are you making me take leave? We` It's the firm. We're just thinking about what's best for you, and I'm glad you brought it up. I didn't. (CHUCKLES DRILY) Your position will still be here when your situation's improved. Thank you, Alice. Thank you. FOOTSTEPS RECEDE (SIGHS) Captions by Shrutika Gunanayagam. Edited by Jessica Boell. www.able.co.nz Captions were made possible with funding from NZ On Air. Copyright Able 2016 Dad! > Hey. Hey, dude. Are you OK? What happened? I hit my head. (SIGHS) That's how we're selling it now? Story I heard ` you fell off the fort playing Man vs Wild. Maybe. Yeah, well, no more Bear Grylls for you. What are you doing here? Oh, Vicky got stuck at the caff, and I was in between deliveries, so` Thanks, but I'm here now. Oh, it's no problem, seeing as it's our day with Oscar. Our day? And you've` you've probably gotta get back to work, right? I can take the day off. But, honestly, it's no trouble. I mean, you know what Vicky's like with rules. 'Our day', 'your day' ` shouldn't mix them up, right? My son is injured. Yeah, but it's` it's Vicky's day. So... So, what do ya reckon? Head home and watch some movies? Sure. See? All good, and I will see you at indoor tonight. Wouldn't miss it. Semi-finals, huh? We'll smash it. We'll see. Rock and roll? Let's do it. All right. Time to get in there. Get in there now! (GIGGLES, SQUEALS) No, no, don't! No, I hate that. I hate that. All right, Mama Cheezels. CHUCKLES: Oh my God. And, Madame, welcome to your humble domain. Aw, yay. (CHUCKLES) Wait, what happened to the curtains? Oh, what about them? Well, there were curtains, and now there's not. LIGHT MUSIC Yeah, there's none in here either. DOOR OPENS > Oh, and nothin' in the cupboards. And no oven. BIRD CHIRPS DISTANTLY Have we been robbed? They want me to leave. They don't. No, they do. They just don't want to have to say it to my face. That's not what's happening. It's like they're looking for any excuse to try and push me out of the firm. 'Look, it's menstruating, emotional Kat with all her family issues.' Maybe they genuinely think you deserve a break, given your situation. Why does everyone keep talkin' about my situation? Because you're stressed and a couple of days off could... Look, I could postpone Wellington. No, it's your big drug case; you can't do that. I'm not sure if you should be alone right now. Oh my God, do you think I'm some kind of crazy person? Of course not; don't be silly. It's just if it wasn't for all this stuff with Mum ` thank you,... SOFTLY: Thanks. ...then everything would be fine. When I get back from Wellington, I'll be speaking with the cops. About how Dad owed money to someone dangerous, the potential for foul play. Yes, about everything. All right. I'm obsessing. Just a teeny bit. (SIGHS) (CLEARS THROAT) You bought the house, not the chattels. What are chattels? There are standard chattels listed in the standard agreement for sale and purchase. But what are they? Uh, curtains, light fittings, dishwasher, oven. That's everything. Well, sweetie, anything you wanted to keep you should've listed in the agreement. I didn't know that. Didn't you consult a lawyer? We had a friend of Trevor's. What? He was cheap. (SIGHS HEAVILY) She isn't sleeping properly; she's been forced to take leave. I found our home phone in the dishwasher. She's always been highly strung and independent. She refused to breastfeed from 5 months. Right. < Five months is the absolute minimum, you know. Is it? And after that she wouldn't take a bottle, only a cup. (SIGHS GENTLY) She's upset with me,... because I turned her dad away. And you don't know the identity of this guy who he owed money to? No. Well, so far the evidence of Dean's murder's all circumstantial, > but while it's hanging over us, it's affecting the bail appeal. I know. I'll get on to it when I'm back from Wellington. > Great. Thanks. Hey, before you go, would you mind arranging to courier something for me? A letter, i-if you don't mind? < OK. An old friend ` need to let her know I'm all right. < That should be fine. < DOOR ALARM BUZZES We're going ahead. Music to my ears. Details are with the letter. Do exactly as it says. Screw's coming. I have to go. Lemme know how it goes. Roger that. CHATTER (CHUCKLES) You're here. 'Course. It's called commitment ` commitment to winning. It's just a game, bro. Never say that. Hey, dude. Hey. SING-SONGY: Girlfriend reporting for duty. SURPRISEDLY: Hi. (CHUCKLES) (CHUCKLES) Oscar said it's a big game. Is there anything you need me to do? You're expected to initiate a Mexican wave. That is my favourite thing. It's really great to see ya. (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) Leisha. Hey, babe. Oh, hey. BOTH SMOOCH (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) Hey! (GRUNTS) How's your noggin? He's fine. Just had some quiet time with Dan. We need to talk about that. Oscar, leave Leisha alone, please. I wanna sit with her. Sure, no problem. Dan said that you tried to take Oscar today. Well, I am his father. But it's my day. But not Dan's. But... Dan's moved in, so... He has? Yes, and we're very happy. That's just wonderful. All right, guys, we gonna do this? < BALL BOUNCES Game on. (BLOWS WHISTLE) Go! Hey, hey, Tane! PLAYERS AND SPECTATORS SHOUT WHISTLE TRILLS, CHEERING, APPLAUSE (LAUGHS) Yes! We scored. Yeah! Whoo! Come on, Dan! MAN: Go! Score! Score! Yeah! WHISTLE TRILLS, APPLAUSE, CHEERING WHISTLE TRILLS, APPLAUSE, CHEERING WHISTLE TRILLS, APPLAUSE, CHEERING Nice work. Good stuff. Bullshit. Yeah, Dan! Yo, yo, yo, yo! Over here, yeah! PLAYERS AND SPECTATORS SHOUT MAN: Go, Matt! Go, D! Let's go, D! Back, back! Yes, yes, yes! SHOUTING Quick, back! Yes, come on! Nice work. CHEERING, CLAPPING MAN: Go, go, go! Back. Back! B! GROANING Foul! That's a foul, ref! Foul, ref! APPLAUSE, CHEERING Good work, guys. Great work, team. Good passing. Don't you touch my sister. Hey, look, mate, it was an acc` Bullshit. WHISTLE TRILLS Don't touch my sister. SHOUTING, WHISTLE TRILLS ...kill you! Matt! Matt! Stop! Matt! Hey! WHISTLE TRILLS Cool it, bro. Just need to relax. Chill. Come on, Oscar. Come on, we should go. (SIGHS, BREATHES HEAVILY) LIGHT MUSIC DOOR SHUTS Did you really have to do that? Yeah, kind of sucked. Didn't win, then? Nope, and we got banned. For cheating? Nah, fighting. Excellent. No, it wasn't. I was defending you. We got banned till the end of the season. I got banned from the Gluepot once for headbutting a punk. It was so worth it. (CHUCKLES GENTLY) Hi. Are you here to raid the larder? No, I just needed to check something out. SOFTLY: Did you`? Matt lost it at indoor. LOUDLY: I didn't lose it; I was defending Bianca, OK? Issues. So much for quality family time. WHIRRING, CLICK! Who the hell high-fives anyway? So you punched Dan cos he high-fives? And because he's taking my son and he's... moving in. (SIGHS) Shit. Well, I'm sorry things aren't working out. Are you actually listening? Yeah. Can you gimme a hand? (SLAPS THIGHS) What are you looking for? I need to know who Dad owed money to when Mum wouldn't give it to him. Why? So I can find out where he went, what happened to him once and for all. You could ask Mum. Don't actually believe anything she says any more. Boom. What is it? Going by the date, (SIGHS) it's the last job Dad was working on before he went missing, and there's a delivery address. High five. Don't push it. CHUCKLES: I got you. (LAUGHS) So you're actually doing as I suggested? KAT: Of course. I've got bath bombs and ice cream and trashy TV. It's my new trinity. Sounds great. Hey, sorry, I've got an urgent appointment; I'm getting my roots done, but I'll talk to you soon. Bye. OK, bye. LOW, UNSETTLED MUSIC CAR ENGINE STARTS MYSTERIOUS NOTE < LOUD KNOCKING AT DOOR (SIGHS) VACUUM CLEANER TURNS OFF Let me. (SIGHS) It's a cop. Matthew Rafferty? Sure. How can I help? DOG BARKS DISTANTLY Have a good day. I can't believe you did this ` a protection order. Yes. You're not to come near us. But how I'm s'posed to see Oscar? You should've thought about that before you attacked Dan. I didn't attack him! Thank you. You've always had anger issues, Matt. Now you've gone too far. That is bullshit. (SIGHS) That's your other issue ` denial. You can't even admit that you have a problem. You're just doing this to get at me. I'm not. (EXHALES HEAVILY) Maybe you should leave, before I call the cops. Fine. Matt, if this makes you face up to your behaviour, then maybe it's a good thing. CELL PHONE RINGS, VIBRATES BEEP! Hi, Mum. What's up? Darl, are you all right? It's just not the best time. Did you know Kat was having a nervous breakdown? No, not really. Well, she is, so can you look out for her? Sure. So, how are you? How's Oscar and the custody arrangements? SOFTLY: Hi. Yeah, about that... BIRDS CHIRP LOW, UNSETTLED MUSIC INSECTS CHIRP LOW, UNSETTLED MUSIC CONTINUES LINE RINGS PHONE RINGS LINE RINGS, PHONE RINGS It's a head-scratcher, I know. What the hell are you doing here? Well, uh, interesting story, that. I swear to God, come any closer and I'll call the cops. Whoa, Kat,... no need to get excited. Do you own this land? Yeah. LOW, UNSETTLED MUSIC CONTINUES GENTLE CLANGING So you were my dad's last job. Yeah. GATE HINGES SQUEAK KEYS JINGLE LOW, UNSETTLED MUSIC I used to walk around here a lot, you know,... think of all the cool stuff that I wanted ` build a house here, drink Scotch on the porch, maybe get a dog. Then the builder took off with all the cash I put up front. Dad wouldn't do that. Your father cleaned me out for 200K, Kat. So you're not an insurance investigator. But I was looking for Dean. It was you. You were threatening him? I told him I wanted my money back. What did you do to him? < Nothing. Kat, Kat, look. Kat, look. Kat, Kat. CHAIN RATTLES Just hear me out, OK? Dean took off; I couldn't find him, and then there was that stuff about your mother in the paper, and I thought, OK, maybe he might surface and get in touch. < I did a bit of digging. I got a mate in security down at the marina who found that photo on CCTV. Look, would I go through all this trouble if I knew your father was dead? As far as I can see, we both have the same objective. No, we don't. Answers ` you need them; I want 'em. You expect me to trust you? Well, who else is on your team? I can handle this myself, thanks. Just think about it, Kat, that's all I'm saying. You want closure; so do I. CELL PHONE RINGS, VIBRATES Hello, Vicky speaking. What the hell are you doing to my son? Donna? Who else? If this is about Matt, then I don't think I can` You're damn right it's about him. You've been threatening him. (SCOFFS) For God's sake. He attacked my` my friend, and it's not the first time. How dare you make up this kind of rubbish about my son? He has issues, Donna. Yeah, like being a good father, always doing his best (!) A protection order?! I was genuinely scared. Since when have you been genuine about anything? Honestly, your first GST return was the biggest work of fiction I've ever seen. You are giving me a lecture about morality and GST? From prison, where you're charged with fraud? My son does not deserve this, and Oscar is my grandchild. You think you don't owe me anything? I'm going now, Donna. All those years of childcare for free? All of your accounts for free? CLICK! DISCONNECTED LINE BEEPS Vicky? BEEP! (SIGHS) You called her out. She hung up on me. They're never bloody grateful, are they? And once you're in here, it's all over. KEYPAD BEEPS I could still take her down. (CHUCKLES) You're one mean mother. What other kinda mother is there? (SIGHS) I thought Dan was picking me up. I just needed to talk to you first, that's all. I won't be able to see you for a little while, OK, buddy? B-Because of netball? That's part of it. CHILDREN CHATTER Did I do something wrong? No, never. I just have some grown-up stuff that I have to sort out with your mum. Because you hate Dan. I don't hate Dan. Am I allowed to like him? Yes. Dan's a nice man, and you're allowed to like him if you want to. Buster wants to know if we could stay at your house. Not at the moment. Come here. (GRUNTS) It's nice that we get the chance to chat. I feel like we didn't really get off to the best start. I'm, um, trying to track down what happened to Dad before he disappeared. I thought you might know something. No. I mean, if I can help, I will. DOOR OPENS You know, you always were Dean's favourite. I'm sure he told a lotta people that. But he meant it... about you. Did you hear from him at all before he disappeared? No. I mean, I knew he'd moved out. What, they'd actually split? Mum and Dad? Yeah. Where did he go? To Pat, the farm. He said he was trying to figure out what we should do next. Did you know he was being threatened? By your mother? No, not by my mother. He might have needed to leave town. Did he`? Did he tell you where? No,... and if he could have, he would; I know that in my heart. (SIGHS GENTLY) That's why I believe it was foul play. LOW, UNSETTLED MUSIC Looks like little fish eyes. It's a South American superfood called quinoa. DOOR SHUTS > Oh, I don't eat what I can't pronounce. Oh, this looks awesome, bro. SOFTLY: Oh. Oh, the bludgers are back again. (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) I invited them. Start feeding strays, you'll never get rid of them. < DOOR SHUTS KAT: Hi, everyone. Hi. How are you? SLOWLY: I'm OK. Matt said you had a meltdown. I did not say that. Did you hear about the slapper? Let's just eat, shall we? Tricky Vicky's gone and put the rozzers on your brother. A protection order. Oh shit. I can help you find a lawyer, if you want? (SIGHS) I don't wanna get into lawyers. I'm sure Vicky will calm down eventually. You've got to fight back ` kick her in the goolies. Did not know Vicky had testicles. CELL PHONE RINGS, VIBRATES She still deserves a good smack. I've gotta take this. Sorry. Hi, Mum. How are ya, darling? I'm fine. I just... I hate to think I've had anything to do with your... breakdown. I did not have a breakdown. Oh, darling. I don't need your sympathy, OK? So, what have you been up to? I... found the guy that Dad owed money to. You did? Well, I don't have anything better to do. < CHATTER He says he didn't do anything and he's still looking for Dad. I see. Mum, why didn't you tell me that Dad had moved out before he went missing? I` (SIGHS) I didn't want you to know it,... and we did have a good conversation before I went to Australia. What did he say? He was saying how he wished he could turn the clock back, talking about when we used to go to Chamberlains Beach. Remember? (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) Yeah, the tree house and the scary spider toilet. (CHUCKLES GENTLY) You were never scared of anything. No, but Bianca was terrified. (CHUCKLES) BOTH CHUCKLE She was, wasn't she? Man, Dad was in his element ` the boat, fishing. Yeah. We were good then. He loved that place ` remoteness, quiet. Yeah. LOW, UNSETTLED MUSIC Hey, I` I should wrap this up. OK. Hope you feel better soon, darling. Night, Mum. CLICK! BEEP! DOG BARKS DISTANTLY WAVES LAP Mum, look what I caught. TANE: Not a bad fish. BIANCA CHUCKLES GENTLY Why are we watching this exactly? Mm. I was just thinkin' about Dad, that's all. As we all do... every day. Come here, it's lunchtime. How come there's never any videos of me? You weren't born yet. Don't worry, I wasn't invited either. Yes, you do. You did yesterday. (SIGHS) BIANCA: I remember those chairs. < Who cares about the chairs? < I do. CHILDREN LAUGH ON VIDEO Is that what you call furniture? Mum and Dad had nothing when they started, and they were happy. Inside camping ` that's genius. Night, guys. Bye. Bye. Mad ` pair of them. Take care, all right? Yeah, will do. Hope you work things out with Vicky. Me too. CAR ENGINE STARTS Night. Night. PHONE RINGS, VIBRATES PHONE CONTINUES RINGING, VIBRATING, CLICK! Hi. Hey. How's it goin'? OK. Sorry, I didn't meant to freak you out today. Mm. INSECTS CHIRP So, any word on our man? Yeah, I've had a thought. Might be a bit crazy. Try me. Have you got a boat? I didn't tell on you; your mum just wanted to know how you were, and I was being honest. By telling her I was having a breakdown? I never said 'breakdown'. How's Wellington? It's... THUNDER RUMBLES ...brisk. How are you feeling? Better, definitely downscaled from potential basket case. And you're resting? Absolutely. Yeah, totally chilled. Great. I love you, but don't rat on me again, OK? Cross my heart. Bye. I'll never rat on ya. BIRD SQUAWKS So, where to, skipper? Blast from the past. Oh my God, that was so embarrassing. I never get declined. Hey, look, I could cover it. Stick with me, babe. There's gotta be some sorta mistake. Bound to be ` some stuff-up at the bank. Oh my God! What the hell?! I just paid the IRD $20,000 in tax. Well, it's good to be up on your taxes. I don't owe the IRD $20,000. I definitely didn't pay them. The f` (GROANS) (GRUNTS) That'll do us. (SIGHS) BOAT RATTLES THUD! This way. LOW, UNSETTLED MUSIC This is the place we used to come. An old mate of Dad's used to have it. Well, it's isolated ` good place to hide. Yeah. BIRD CALLS You ever seen that film about the cabin in the woods? BIRDSONG Everyone ends up dead. You know, your conversational skills run from creepy to downright scary. (EXHALES HEAVILY) (HUMS) OK. If he is alive, what are you gonna do? Well, I'm not gonna assault him with a witness around. That's reassuring (!) SCRAPING CLUNK! DOOR HINGES SQUEAK Oh! Jesus Christ. Stay back. What is it? Ugh. Oh shhhhhit. Ugh. Possum ` very dead possum. (EXHALES HEAVILY) Watch out, watch out. (COUGHS) (EXHALES HEAVILY) SOFT THUD (SIGHS) Well, there's, uh, no other obvious bodies. BIRDS CHIRP Not much to the place. We had a tent as well. Matt and I used to like sleeping outside. (SIGHS) Well, he's not here. Cheer up, Charlie. Uh, could've been your dad instead of a possum, and dead bodies are bad. What, you've seen some? That would be the conversational thing you mentioned, wouldn't it? It would. Mm. (TUTS) Well, I guess we should go, then. Well, (SIGHS) um, I think we should look around since we're here. Really? Someone's got good taste. OK. ALCOHOL SLOSHES GENTLY BIRDSONG Weird being back there. Because? Feels so familiar. Dad wanted us to have a childhood, so he was always (CHUCKLES GENTLY) recording everything. Don't know what's in my memory and what's the videos. Well, memories are important. GENTLE MUSIC BIRDSONG OK, I wanna go now. Not a good idea. Sorry? With the currents against us, we should wait. BIRDS SQUAWK Are you trying to draw this out? W-Well, you know, it's just` it's` it's a nice day, and I-I'm not in a rush. How 'bout a picnic? (CHUCKLES) (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) What's this? RATTLING Just got delivered. Good vintage. I didn't order this. We're not even licensed. Well, it's your address. There's five more boxes. Five? But I didn't order... LIGHT MUSIC Oh my God. What a bitch. DOOR OPENS Huh. You got a visitor. Leisha. Hi. Hi. Like a cuppa? Um, I'm all right, thank you. How are you? I'm good. How are you? Uh, yeah, I'm good. Uh... How's Carol? She's great. I, uh, got a text from Oscar, and it had really good spelling. (SIGHS) Great. BOTH CHUCKLE He misses you. I miss him, but I haven't done anything wrong. OK, I'm gonna be honest, the netball thing was` Yeah, not one of my finest moments. (SIGHS) It's just... (SIGHS) it's hard. I feel like I'm being replaced. You're Oscar's dad; no one can ever replace you. Thanks. KNOCKING AT DOOR Keep your hair on. Maybe I will have that cuppa tea. You're not welcome here. VICKY: I just need to see Matt. Bugger off. Nana, it's OK. Hi. Hi. > Could we have a word, please? Thought you're not s'posed to be within 20m of me. That's right, change the rules when it suits you. (SIGHS) Call your mother off, all right? My mother? PHONE: You ordered six dozen $50 bottles of Pinot?! Well, I know Vicky has expensive tastes. Mum, this isn't some Bond film; you're not allowed to do things like this. What's next, snipers? (LAUGHS) Don't be silly. (CONTINUES LAUGHING) Who's laughing? That's my cell mate, Aroha. Hey, Matthew. Hi. God, I mean, how'd you even pulled this off? I swapped some ginger nuts for 20 minutes' online credit. Ginger nuts. And since I used to do Her Majesty's GST and PAYE, even though she never said thank you, it was easy. She's the bomb all right, your mum. Mum, you need to stop. Well, she shouldn't be telling lies about you, and Oscar is my grandson; there's nothing I wouldn't do to protect him. I know that, Mum. You've no idea what it's like being stuck in here ` not being able to see him, not being able to do anything. Oh, you've done plenty. Well, I'm not stopping until she backs off. Uh, Mum, you need to stop. I appreciate it, but I need to handle this. But she'll win. Uh, look` look, Mum. Listen, you have to let me deal with this. (SIGHS) JACKSON: You know, not many people know the difference between Scotch and whisky. What is it? Well,... Scotch is made in Scotland, and so all Scotch is whisky, but not all whisky is Scotch. Right. (GRUNTS) PHONE RINGS WAVES LAP INSECT BUZZES, PHONE CONTINUES RINGING, VIBRATING SCRAPING Who was that on the phone? My fiance, if you must know. Ah. So why not answer? The, uh, reception will be rubbish. Yeah, true. Liar. (CHUCKLES) (CHUCKLES) K. S'posed to be resting. Well, if you need to lie down, I am more than happy to help, Kat. I'm engaged, remember? Where's your ring? It happened quite suddenly. Oh, so he's too tight to spring for one. I see. No, he's actually quite (CHUCKLES GENTLY) well off. Oh, so is that the attraction? Piss off. BOTH CHUCKLE BIRD SQUAWKS So, what about you? Who are you, really? I mean, you seem to know a lot about me. I'm only just scratching the surface. Come on. Uh, ex-SAS. I did my time, got restless, and I quit. So, uh, ended up in private security in the Middle East. Oh. Sounds dangerous. Did you... kill people? I got myself outta problems when I had to. So is that a yes or a no? I don't wanna be that scary-conversation guy. So why'd you come back? > I wanted to be home ` somewhere... safe and quiet. So my guard was down when some shit-talking builder took me to the cleaners. Did Dad really take everything? I don't like to be ripped off. I take it as a personal insult. OK, back to scary guy. Don't worry, you're safe with me. Here you go. If you're trying to get me drunk, it's not gonna work. I can only try. Irish genes. Ah. BIRDS SQUAWK Look, I really think we should go. (SCOFFS) I mean, what was I thinking? That Dad would just be sitting here waiting for us? You really loved him. Yeah. He was a lot of fun,... wasn't scared of anything. > Well, you don't seem like a scaredy-cat to me. Actually, I... What? The last time we were here was the millennium, and I was really worried about it. What, the Y2K bug? Yeah, planes falling outta the sky and` kinda thing, and Dad said not to be worried and that we'd be here for a really long time to come, and he'd prove it. QUIETLY INTRIGUING MUSIC Oh my God. BIRDS SQUAWK I've spoken to Mum,... and she'll stop. Do you have any idea how long it takes to get money back from the IRD? I'm sorry, but you know how protective she is when it comes to her kids. I'm aware of that. We both have to make concessions for Oscar. OK. I want counselling. Sure, if that's what you want, I'm happy` Not us,... you. I want you to get some help with your anger issues. And if I don't? It's my condition... if you want me to drop the protection order, or you can get a lawyer, and we can see how that goes. (SCOFFS) Come on, Vicky, we used to hate lawyers. I know. We used to get loose and have fun. How did we get to this? It's just how it turned out. And you love Dan. I feel secure with him, and I don't feel like I have to tiptoe around him. You're scared of me? I want you to be happier. We have a son, and he needs to be around people who can express their feelings without going apeshit. I'll do it. Doesn't sound like you want to. I'll do it for Oscar. Hey. Hey. How did it go? (SMOOCHES) It was fine. Good to hear. Ooh, hang on a sec. Would you like a dozen Pinot Noir? We have a couple of boxes floating around. OK. BOTTLES RATTLE And congratulations on moving in. Hey, thanks, man. I'm holding a box. But if you weren't, then` No. Oh. Never. Right. (CHUCKLES SHEEPISHLY) Yeah. BIRDSONG What is it? Dad got us to make a time capsule,... put all our special things in it. ROCKS SCRAPE SOFTLY (SIGHS) Far out. GENTLE ACOUSTIC GUITAR MUSIC Wow. I can't believe this is still here. BIRDS CHIRP SOFTLY: My God. CHUCKLES: Oh my God. This is Matt's Squirrel Force Action League figure. BOTH CHUCKLE Bianca's bracelet that she got for Christmas, which she didn't actually like. What was yours? My lucky fishing hook. (CHUCKLES GENTLY) Hang on. CONTAINER THUDS GENTLY What is it? It's a letter. POIGNANT MUSIC It's from Dad. BIRDS CHIRP (SIGHS) DOG BARKS DISTANTLY READS: 'I'm` (SNIFFLES) I'm sorry to do this to you all, (SNIFFLES) 'but I know there's nothing that I could do or say to make things better.' I don't bloody believe this. READS: 'It really feels like every time I get back on my feet I get knocked down again, (SNIFFLES) 'and I don't see any way out right now,... (EXHALES HEAVILY, SNIFFLES) 'but I don't want any of you to think badly of me, (EXHALES HEAVILY) 'because you're my world... 'and I care about you all so much. (EXHALES HEAVILY, SNIFFLES) 'Your loving dad.' And you're positive it's from him? Yeah, it's his handwriting. He wouldn't have done that. I know him. He's my son. How'd you get on to this? (INHALES DEEPLY) Uh, watching the video. SNIFFLING It made me think about Chamberlains and holidays we used to have there. That was Dad's special place. (SNIFFLES) But there was no body. Nah. Proves that Mum didn't do it. (SIGHS) He wouldn't have done this, not my Dean. He was no quitter. (SOBS QUIETLY) (INHALES SHARPLY) Poor Nana. (SIGHS) Yeah. Can you go get me a tissue? (SNIFFLES) So, you weren't actually resting. (CHUCKLES) (SIGHS HEAVILY) No. I needed closure. I'm gonna need a copy of that for the cops. DOG BARKS DISTANTLY VOICE BREAKS: I can't believe he's really gone. (SNIFFLES) SOFTLY: Come here. (SOBS) POIGNANT MUSIC (KISSES) How'd it go? Went off like fireworks at Chinese New Year. That's good. Letter was great ` real convincing. Well, I could always do Dean's handwriting better than he could. < But we could've left the note in a cupboard. Not for Kat. She had to think it was her own idea. Independent ` just like her mother, and beautiful. You can drop the flattery. (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) Well, that's my part of the bargain held up. You'll get your share of the insurance payout. Always great working with a professional. INTRIGUING MUSIC DOOR ALARM BUZZES