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A spoiled, selfish teenager becomes infatuated with her teacher. She befriends his daughter as a way of worming her way into the family, and sets about manipulating every aspect of his life.

Primary Title
  • The Perfect Teacher
Date Broadcast
  • Monday 12 June 2017
Release Year
  • 2010
Start Time
  • 12 : 55
Finish Time
  • 14 : 55
Duration
  • 120:00
Channel
  • Three
Broadcaster
  • MediaWorks Television
Programme Description
  • A spoiled, selfish teenager becomes infatuated with her teacher. She befriends his daughter as a way of worming her way into the family, and sets about manipulating every aspect of his life.
Classification
  • PGR
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Teenage girls--Drama
  • High school teachers--Drama
  • Feature films
Genres
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Thriller
Contributors
  • Jim Donovan (Director)
  • Christine Conradt (Writer)
  • Megan Park (Actor)
  • David Charvet (Actor)
  • Boti Bliss (Actor)
  • Capital Productions (Production Unit)
(BROODING MUSIC) WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2016 BROODING MUSIC CONTINUES CAREFUL. DON'T CUT YOURSELF. (CHUCKLES) WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THE PHONE? WHAT'S CARRIE'S NUMBER? I'M GONNA TELL HER NOT TO COME. WHY? YOU LOVE IT WHEN CARRIE BABYSITS YOU. HUH? COS I WANT YOU TO STAY HOME TONIGHT. TSK. SWEETIE, WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THIS, DIDN'T WE? IT'S NOT A FATHER-AND-DAUGHTER DANCE. I KNOW. IT'S ONLY FOR BIG KIDS. THAT'S RIGHT. AND IT'S AT MY NEW SCHOOL. AND I'M NOT GONNA DANCE EITHER. I'M JUST GONNA SIT THERE AND WATCH THE BIG KIDS AND MAKE SURE THEY BEHAVE. ALL WORK AND NO PLAY. YOU'RE NOT GONNA DANCE AT ALL? NOT EVEN WITH RACHEL? NOPE. NOT EVEN WITH RACHEL. AGH! DOORBELL RINGS YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT'S PROBABLY CARRIE. WHY DON'T YOU GO AND SHOW HER YOUR NEW BALLET OUTFIT? OK. (CELL PHONE RINGS OUT) HEY THERE. HEY. I DECIDED TO WEAR MY BLACK SKIRT, WHICH MEANS YOU CAN'T WEAR THE NEW SKIRT THAT YOU GOT. BUT DEVON, YOU PROMISED YOU'D WEAR RED SO I CAN WEAR BLACK. AND BESIDES, I'M ALREADY DRESSED. IF THERE'S A PROBLEM, KINSEY, YOU CAN JUST GO TO THE DANCE BY YOURSELF AND DANCE WITH A BUNCH OF LAME HIGH SCHOOL GUYS AND WEAR WHATEVER YOU WANT. (SIGHS) FINE. I'LL CHANGE. (BEEP!) WHAT THE HELL? (GROANS) LOSER! SHRUNK ANOTHER ONE? STUPID BITCH. (LOUD PARTY MUSIC PLAYS, WHOOPING) SOME OF THESE BOYS HAVE WAY TOO MUCH GAME FOR THEIR AGE. I'LL BET YOU WERE THAT WAY. (CHUCKLES) LET'S JUST SAY THAT ANNIQUE WILL BE HOMESCHOOLED FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE. (CHUCKLES) (MUSIC PUMPS) (LAUGHS) DID YOU SEE THEIR FACES? LOSERS. (LAUGHS) WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. DON'T HAVE THE PUNCH. I HAVE SOMETHING WAY BETTER IN MY PURSE. WHO THE HELL IS THAT? I DON'T KNOW, BUT HE'S TOO HOT TO BE A TEACHER. IT'S A FIRE HAZARD, YOU KNOW. WHAT IS? BLOCKING THE DOOR LIKE THAT. WELL, I WOULDN'T WANT YOU TO CALL THE FIRE MARSHALL ON ME. YOU THINK THIS IS SOME KIND OF JOKE? IT'S REALLY FUNNY UNTIL THE KIDS START BURNING ALIVE. (LAUGHS) I'M DEVON. I'M, UH, MR WILKES. WAIT, IS YOUR FIRST NAME DAVID? JIM. WHY, IS THERE ANOTHER TEACHER NAMED DAVID WILKES? NO. JUST WOULDN'T HAVE TOLD ME YOUR NAME OTHERWISE. OH. (CLICKS TONGUE) I'M SMARTER THAN I LOOK. WELL, WHO TOLD YOU YOU WEREN'T SMART? ARE YOU THE NEW MATH TEACHER? MONDAY'S MY FIRST DAY IN CLASS. COME ON, KINS. WELL, MATH JUST GOT A HELL OF A LOT MORE INTERESTING. OH MY GOD, HE SHOULD TOTALLY BE TEACHING SEX ED. (LAUGHS) (BOTH LAUGH) # DO, DO, DO! # DEV, HAIRSPRAY HAS THE WRONG KIND OF ALCOHOL IN IT. UGH, IT'S NOT HAIRSPRAY, YOU IDIOT. IT'S VODKA. (GASPS) MMM! AWESOME. (GASPS) SHH! DOES IT SMELL LIKE CHEAP PERFUME IN HERE TO YOU? SURPRISED TO SEE YOU HERE, DEVON. THOUGHT HIGH SCHOOL EVENTS WERE BENEATH YOU. THEY ARE, BUT I LIKE THIS DEEJAY. SO, HOW'S THE SEASON GOING? DID YOU GUYS PLAY SOUTH GLEN YET? WE PLAY 'EM NEXT. DIDN'T YOU GUYS, LIKE, LOSE REALLY BADLY TO THEM LAST SEASON? IF MY MEMORY SERVES ME CORRECTLY, WASN'T IT, LIKE, A SUPER-EMBARRASSING GAME FOR YOU GUYS? YOU'RE SUCH A BITCH, DEVON. UH, YOU'RE THE BITCH, MONICA. I WAS JUST TRYING TO WISH YOU GOOD LUCK ON THIS YEAR'S GAME. I AM REALLY STARTING TO TAKE AN INTEREST IN VOLLEYBALL. IT IS FASCINATING. ACTUALLY, I WAS WONDERING ` IS WEARING A JOCK STRAP UNCOMFORTABLE? (SNIGGERS) COME ON, APPLE. SHE'S NOT WORTH IT. (BOTH LAUGH) (DANCE MUSIC PLAYS, KIDS CHEER) (MUSIC CONTINUES) SO, CAN I COME OVER? OH, I HAVE ANNIQUE. HOW 'BOUT TOMORROW NIGHT? OH, I CAN'T. PROMISED MY MOM I'D COME OVER, HELP HER WASH HER HAIR. UGH. THE NEW NURSE ISN'T DOING IT RIGHT. YOU KNOW HOW SHE IS ABOUT HER HAIR. HM. DINNER TUESDAY NIGHT? OK. OK. (CAR ALARM BLEEPS) (LAUGHTER) > SONYA WEBBER. (SIGHS) (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) (LIQUID TRICKLES) (SOFT BEEP) (SIGHS) SO, HOW'D IT GO? HEY. NO CASUALTIES, I HOPE. NOPE. BUT, UH, THANK YOU FOR BABYSITTING. YEAH. WE HAD OUR OWN LITTLE PARTY HERE. YOU KNOW HOW MUCH ENERGY SHE HAS. IT WAS A NEW GAME EVERY FIVE MINUTES. TELL ME ABOUT IT. SHE'S ASLEEP NOW. CONKED OUT AROUND 9. OK. WELL, THANK YOU, CARRIE. NO PROBLEM. I APPRECIATE IT. BYE. TELL RACHEL I SAID HI, OK? I WILL. BYE. BYE. (GENTLE MUSIC) (KISSES) (TENSE MUSIC) (KEYBOARD CLACKS) (COMPUTER TRILLS) (RAIN PATTERS) MORNING. GOOD MORNING, SIR. YOU'RE HERE. THOUGHT YOU WERE STAYING AT KINSEY'S LAST NIGHT. YEAH, I CHANGED MY MIND. HOW WAS THE DANCE? IT WAS FINE. HOW WAS SONYA? WHO? YOUR... DATE. OH YEAH. I NEED TO CALL HER AND SEE HOW SHE'S DOING. SHE HAD AN ALLERGIC THING GOING ON WITH HER EYE THIS MORNING WHEN SHE LEFT. EW. HOPE SHE'S OK. BY THE WAY, I HAVE TO GO BACK TO NEW YORK ON THURSDAY. I HAVE TO TAKE MY EYE EXAM THAT DAY. I WON'T BE ABLE TO DRIVE. ROSA CAN DRIVE YOU. I WOULDN'T LET ROSA DRIVE MY CAR IF SHE SUDDENLY MORPHED INTO DANICA PATRICK. BESIDES, YOU SHOULD FIRE HER. SHE SHRUNK ONE OF MY SHIRTS AGAIN. I'LL LET ROSA DRIVE THE SUV. OR BETTER YET, WHY DON'T YOU RESCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT FOR WHEN I'M BACK IN TOWN? I GOTTA GO, SWEETIE. (KISSES) I'LL SEE YOU LATER. (CHOKES) OH, GREAT. TSK! DAMMIT. UGH, GOD. SO, YOU GOOGLED HIM? DUH! AND WHAT'D YOU FIND OUT? WELL, I FOUND OUT THAT` (BOOKS CLATTER) HERE YOU GO. THANKS, KINS. OK, SO, BACK TO MY FUTURE HUSBAND. I LEARNED ONLINE THAT HIS DAD PLAYED FOOTBALL FOR NEBRASKA AND HIS PARENTS ARE FROM FLORIDA, SO THAT'S WHERE JIM GREW UP. KINSEY, ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION? SORRY. AND HE WENT TO COLLEGE ON A VOLLEYBALL SCHOLARSHIP. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE HE'S GOOD AT EVERY SPORT HE EVER PLAYED. AND THAT SUDDENLY IMPRESSES YOU? YOU HATE SPORTS. I'VE ALWAYS LIKED GUY SPORTS. DUH! YOU KNEW THAT. (LAUGHS) THAT IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN STARING AT UGLY, PREGNANT MRS CARSON FOR AN HOUR EVERY DAY. AMEN TO THAT. DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT. I SAW HIM FIRST. (BELL RINGS) (KIDS CHATTER) GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. I KNOW THAT MRS CARSON WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE FOR ANOTHER WEEK, BUT DON'T WORRY, SHE'S FINE. HER DOCTOR PUT HER ON BED REST. SO I GUESS YOU GUYS ARE STUCK WITH ME. I'M MR WILKES. ARE YOU THE NEW VOLLEYBALL COACH TOO? THE ANSWER WOULD BE YES. I FIGURED I'D GIVE YOU GUYS A LITTLE RUNDOWN ON MY RESUME, SO BEFORE WE GET INTO TRIG, I, UM` EXCUSE ME. WHAT'S YOUR NAME? APPLE. REALLY? ARE BANANA AND PEACHES SOMEWHERE OUT IN THE HALL? (LAUGHTER) THAT'S REALLY HER NAME, MR WILKES. OH. SORRY, APPLE. UH, WILL YOU MAKE SURE THAT YOU COME TO MY CLASS ON TIME? SORRY. ANYWAY, BACK TO ME. I, UM, WAS ON THE AVP TOUR FOR SEVERAL YEARS. AFTER AN INJURY I DECIDED TO GO BACK TO COLLEGE AND GET MY TEACHING CREDENTIALS. WAIT, YOU WERE ON THE AVP? YES. WHAT'S THE AVP? BEACH VOLLEYBALL. I GREW UP IN FLORIDA. AND, YES, I AM YOUR NEW COACH. THAT'S AWESOME. I'M ON YOUR TEAM. CENTRE. ME TOO. OUTSIDE HITTER. THAT'S TERRIFIC. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOUR SKILLS ON THE COURT. ALL RIGHT. ANYWAY, ENOUGH OF VOLLEYBALL. LET'S GET TO THE FUN STUFF. TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS. WOULD EVERYBODY TURN TO PAGE 121. SO MY EX IS GOING TO BE A VP OF A MAJOR CORPORATION. WOW, THAT'S... THAT'S GREAT, MARISSA. (CHUCKLES) YOU DESERVE IT. THANK YOU. UM, THERE'S A BIT OF A PROBLEM. THE VP POSITION'S IN SAN DIEGO. THAT'S WHERE THE HEADQUARTERS ARE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND. ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU'RE THINKING OF PICKING UP AND MOVING 3000 MILES AWAY? WHAT ABOUT ANNIQUE? I WANNA TAKE HER WITH ME. IT'S NOT LIKE YOU WON'T SEE HER. I WAS THINKING YOU COULD FLY OUT A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR, AND SHE COULD COME BACK AND STAY HERE HER ENTIRE SUMMER BREAK ` AND CHRISTMAS TOO. IT'D BE PERFECT, COS YOU'RE OFF WORK DURING THOSE TIMES. NO. NO, MARISSA. I DON'T WANNA BE THAT FAR AWAY FROM MY DAUGHTER. OUR DAUGHTER. WHAT WE HAVE, WORKS. WE BOTH GET TO SPEND TIME WITH HER, WE'RE BOTH INVOLVED IN EVERYTHING SHE DOES. IT WORKS THE WAY IT IS. SO YOU'RE SAYING I SHOULD TURN DOWN A PROMOTION? I'M SAYING THAT WE SHOULD DO WHAT'S BEST FOR ANNIQUE. THAT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN EITHER OF OUR JOBS. WHY DON'T YOU COME TO SAN DIEGO? THERE ARE A MILLION HIGH SCHOOLS THERE. YOU COULD EASILY FIND WORK. IT'S DIFFERENT FOR ME. AND SELL THE HOUSE? HER MEMORIES OF US TOGETHER ARE IN THAT HOUSE. YOU'VE SAID IT YOURSELF ` I'VE WORKED REALLY HARD TO GET TO WHERE I AM. ESPECIALLY AFTER TAKING ALL THAT TIME OFF WHEN ANNIQUE WAS A BABY. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS JOB IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN OUR DAUGHTER. YOU KNOW HOW DIFFICULT THIS DIVORCE WAS ON HER. HOW IS SHE GONNA FEEL WHEN YOU'RE UPROOTING AND MOVING HER ACROSS THE COUNTRY? AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD EVEN CONSIDER TAKING HER AWAY FROM ME. JIM! I CAN'T TALK ABOUT THIS RIGHT NOW. (SINISTER MUSIC) OH, HEY. HI. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER ME. I'M IN YOUR FIRST-PERIOD TRIG CLASS. YES, OF COURSE I REMEMBER. YOU, UH, DEFINITELY MAKE AN IMPRESSION. AN IMPRESSION? OH, YOU KNOW. I MEANT THAT YOU'RE VERY PRETTY, BUT I THINK I BETTER STOP WHILE I'M AHEAD. YOUR NAME IS DEVON, RIGHT? DEVON BURKES. WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU, MISS DEVON BURKES? NOTHING. I JUST WANTED TO WELCOME YOU TO VAN WESTERLY HIGH. I THINK YOU'RE GONNA FIT IN REALLY WELL HERE. WELL, THANK YOU. I'M, UH, DEFINITELY FEELING THE LOVE. REALLY? YOU'RE FEELING THE LOVE? MM-HM. (WHISPERS) WELL, MAYBE YOU'D LIKE TO FEEL THIS. (GASPS) < SORRY I'M LATE. YEAH, KINSEY, OF COURSE YOU'RE SORRY. GO TELL THEM WE'RE HERE. HI. UH, WE'RE HERE FOR A 4 O'CLOCK MANICURE. SHE'S READY FOR YOU. LOOK, I AGREE MR WILKES IS HOT, BUT, I MEAN, DO YOU REALLY HAVE TO BE HIS ASSISTANT? IT'S NOT LIKE YOU NEED THE CREDIT. IT'S ALREADY DONE. I WENT BY MY DAD'S OFFICE, AND HE CALLED PRINCIPAL WELLER, AND HE SAID IT WAS FINE. YEAH, BUT, LIKE, VOLLEYBALL'S TOTALLY BORING. BUT KINSEY, DON'T YOU GET IT? IT'S A CHANCE FOR ME TO GET TO KNOW HIM, LIKE, INTIMATELY. AND I ALREADY ORDERED MY NEBRASKA SHIRT. I CAN'T WAIT FOR IT TO GET HERE. IT'S GONNA BE SO CUTE. WAIT, SARAH JUST TEXT ME BACK. WHAT? 'I THINK HE'S GOT A KID'! WAIT, HE'S MARRIED? HOLD ON, I'LL ASK. OUCH! FREAK. IT'S A CUTICLE, NOT A TUMOUR. SORRY, MISS. (CELL PHONE BLEEPS) HERE WE GO. SARAH SAYS... 'LITTLE GIRL... DIVORCED... ISN'T HE SEEING MS MARSON?' THERE'S NO WAY. HE COULD DO SO MUCH BETTER THAN HER. SHE'S, LIKE, OLD. YOU'RE WAY HOTTER THAN SHE IS. I MEAN, HOW COOL WOULD IT BE IF YOU ACTUALLY SLEPT WITH A TEACHER? CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW JEALOUS ALL THE GIRLS WOULD BE? KINSEY, CAN YOU NOT BE SO DISRESPECTFUL? HE'S A RELATIONSHIP TYPE, OK? HE'S NOT ABOUT TO BANG THE FIRST NASTY SKEEZE TO DROP HER PANTIES FOR HIM. OH, COME ON. LIKE YOU WOULDN'T DROP YOUR PANTIES FOR HIM IN ABOUT 10 SECONDS? OF COURSE, I WOULD, BUT I AM NOT A NASTY SKEEZE. LOOK, DONALD, I DON'T THINK I NEED AN ASSISTANT. DOESN'T MATTER. REID BURKES IS ONE OF OUR BIGGEST CONTRIBUTORS. IF HIS DAUGHTER, DEVON, WANTED TO DO HER WORK STUDY RIDING SHAMU AT SEAWORLD, I WOULD MAKE THAT HAPPEN. SPOKEN LIKE A TRUE PRINCIPAL. DON'T WORRY. SHE'S A GOOD STUDENT, VERY RESOURCEFUL. JUST GIVE HER SOME EASY ADMIN STUFF TO DO AND MAKE SURE SHE DOES THREE UNITS BY THE END OF THE SEMESTER. HEY, TEACHERS ARE SUPPOSED TO TOUCH LIVES. YOU CAN TOUCH MINE BY DOING THIS. CONSIDER IT DONE. DOES SHE, UH, KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT VOLLEYBALL? I DOUBT IT. NICE, JULIE. COME ON. EXTEND. (GRUNTS) YES! GOOD. GOOD, GOOD. BEND YOUR KNEES. YEP, THAT'S IT. HEY. HEY, HOW ARE YA? GOOD. IS THIS WHERE I REPORT FOR DUTY? I HAD SOME TROUBLE COMING UP WITH SOME STUFF FOR YOU TO DO ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE, SO I THOUGHT THAT YOU COULD TAKE INVENTORY OF THE EQUIPMENT. OK. THE, UH, KEY TO THE STORAGE LOCKER IS IN THE TOP RIGHT DRAWER OF MY DESK. YOU KNOW WHERE THAT IS, RIGHT? IN THE MATH DEPARTMENT? RIGHT. ONCE YOU DO THAT, I WANT YOU TO FIND THE FILES OF THE LAST COACH. I WANT YOU TO FIND THE BUDGETS FOR ME. I NEED TO KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THAT. OK. WHAT IS SHE DOING HERE? MAYBE SHE'S LOST. GOD, I HATE HER. HEY, COACH, DO YOU KNOW WHERE WE'RE STAYING WHEN WE PLAY SOUTH GLEN? MY MOM WAS JUST ASKING. PUT IT ON THE LIST? YOU READ MY MIND. (CHUCKLES) MY NEW ASSISTANT HERE IS GOING TO FIND OUT THAT INFORMATION AND REPORT TO YOU TOMORROW. OK? (PHONE RINGS) OOPS. SORRY, GUYS, I GOTTA TAKE THIS. HELLO. SO, HOW DO YOU BECOME THE COACH'S ASSISTANT WHEN YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT VOLLEYBALL? WELL, I KNOW THAT YOU CAN BE A SKANK AND STILL BE ON THE TEAM. (LAUGHS) ACTUALLY, I'D LOVE TO SEE YOU TRY ONE OF OUR WORKOUTS. (CHUCKLES) ONE LAP AROUND THE GYM AND WE'D BE CALLING 911. YEAH, BUT THEN THE PARAMEDICS WOULD BE THE ONES GIVING ME MOUTH-TO-MOUTH, AND YOU'D BE SUPER JEALOUS. (SCOFFS) YES. I'M NOT SAYING THAT I WANNA MOVE. (MARISSA) WHAT ARE YOU SAYING, THEN? I JUST WANNA FIGURE OUT IF IT'S EVEN A POSSIBILITY. (PHONE RINGS) (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) (BEEP!) (WOMAN SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY) > HEY, DEVON. HEY. AW, HOW CUTE! IS THIS MR WILKES' DAUGHTER. MM. ANNIQUE. SHE'S A LITTLE DOLL, HUH? SHE'S ADORABLE. SHE DOESN'T REALLY LOOK LIKE HIM, THOUGH. YOU DON'T THINK? NO. SHE MUST LOOK LIKE HER MOM. (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) GOD, THAT WOMAN MUST BE STUNNING. (PHONE RINGS) HI. I GOT YOUR MESSAGE. MM-HM. MM-HM. YEAH. YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. > UH, WHAT IS IT AGAIN? > (KEYS JANGLE SOFTLY) OK, GOT IT. > YEAH. I FOUND THESE. I THINK THESE ARE RIGHT. I DON'T THINK THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED, MR HOLT. THESE ARE FOR TIGHT SPACES. HUH? TIGHT SPACES. WH` I NEED THIS FOR MY FENCE. RIGHT, I UNDERSTAND. BUT YOU'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER ONE. WHAT? A BIGGER BRUSH. EXCUSE ME, HI. I JUST NEED TO GET SOME KEYS DONE. CAN YOU FINISH 'PAINTING 101' WHEN I'M GONE? I'LL BE WITH YOU IN JUST A MINUTE. LISTEN, I WILL BUY YOU YOUR STUPID BRUSHES. JUST PLEASE LET ME GO FIRST. WILL YOU LET HER GO FIRST? SHE SAID SHE WILL BUY YOU THE BRUSHES. HUH? (GROANS) SHE'LL BUY YOU THE BRUSHES IF YOU LET HER GO FIRST. APPARENTLY, SHE'S IN A HURRY. OH, OK. YOU CAN SERVE THE YOUNG LADY. FENCE ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE. HOW MANY YOU NEED? ONE OF EACH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU ARE SO HELPFUL (!) (KEYS JINGLE) (SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE) I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I DON'T WANNA BE A DISNEYLAND DAD, AND IF I DON'T GO WITH THEM, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN. I MEAN, YOU COULD GET A TEACHING JOB THERE. JOHN SAID THAT THERE'S A COACHING POSITION OPENING UP AT SAN DIEGO UNIFIED. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH MY MOM? I MEAN, YOU KNOW I CAN'T LEAVE HER RIGHT NOW, AND I CERTAINLY CAN'T MOVE HER ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WELL, CAN'T YOUR BROTHER STEP UP AND HELP OUT A LITTLE BIT? YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS. HE WON'T, OK? THAT'S JUST HOW IT IS. (DOG BARKS, CRICKETS CHIRP) (KEYS JINGLE) (TENSE MUSIC) LOOK, WE CAN MAKE THIS WORK. (SIGHS) WE HAVE HOLIDAYS. WE CAN GO ON TRIPS TOGETHER. I CAN COME UP ONCE A MONTH. LONG-DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. PEOPLE TEND TO BUILD THEIR LIVES WHEREVER THEY ARE. (SINISTER MUSIC) IF I GO, IS THAT IT FOR US? ARE YOU REALLY GONNA MAKE ME CHOOSE BETWEEN ANNIQUE AND YOU? DON'T SAY THAT. I'M NOT THE ONE FORCING YOU TO CHOOSE. AND I DON'T WANNA CHOOSE BETWEEN YOU AND BEING WITH MY MOTHER. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TIME SHE HAS. (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) (SINISTER MUSIC) (INHALES DEEPLY) (SIGHS) TONIGHT DIDN'T EXACTLY GO THE WAY I WAS HOPING IT WOULD. (SIGHS) WE NEEDED TO TALK ABOUT IT. (EERIE MUSIC) WELL, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, UM, YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU, RIGHT? I KNOW. (CAR APPROACHES) (TENSE MUSIC) (KEYS JINGLE, CRICKETS CHIRP) (DOOR CLOSES) > COME HERE. (SIGHS) (FOOTSTEPS APPROACH) (SOUNDS OF KISSING) > YOU'RE STILL THINKING ABOUT LAST NIGHT, AREN'T YOU? WE WILL FIGURE THIS OUT, I PROMISE YOU. THAT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE ALREADY MADE YOUR DECISION. NO, NOT YET. LAST NIGHT FELT LIKE I WAS TRYING TO HOLD ON TO SOMETHING THAT'S SLIPPING AWAY. RACHEL, THAT'S NOT TRUE. PRETENDING NOTHING WILL CHANGE JUST MAKES IT HARDER ON OURSELVES. JIM, I NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO. (SIGHS) IF YOU'RE LEAVING, JUST TELL ME. I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER WAY. I UNDERSTAND. BUT LISTEN TO ME, THOUGH` NO, I CAN'T DO IT. YOU THINK WE CAN COS YOU'VE NEVER BEEN THROUGH IT BEFORE. I'D RATHER END THINGS NOW AND REMEMBER US AS SOMETHING GOOD THAN WATCH IT DIE A SLOW DEATH. RACHEL, PLEASE. PLEASE DON'T DO THIS, PLEASE. I'M SORRY, I NEED TO GET TO WORK. (SIGHS) WHAT IS THAT? WHAT? DID YOU STEAL THAT SHIRT FROM A TODDLER? I DON'T THINK THAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR SCHOOL. WHY? DO YOU THINK IT'S TOO SEXY? I JUST TOLD YOU WHAT I THOUGHT. WELL, EVERYONE WEARS STUFF LIKE THIS. I GOTTA GO. JIM,... EXCUSE ME? OH, SORRY, I MEANT TO SAY COACH. (BELL RINGS) YOU'RE WEARING A NEBRASKA T-SHIRT. ARE YOU A HUSKER FAN? OH! YEAH, I'VE ONLY BEEN THERE ONCE, BUT I LOVED IT. REALLY? WELL, I USED TO GO THERE EVERY AUTUMN AS A KID, AND MY GRANDPARENTS HAD A HOUSE THERE. REALLY? YEAH. THAT'S SO COOL. I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO TO ONE OF THE FOOTBALL GAMES. I'VE HEARD THEY'RE SO FUN. IT'S AMAZING. NEBRASKANS LOVE THEIR FOOTBALL. HOW RANDOM. (CHUCKLES) YEAH! ANYWAY, UM, I WANTED TO ASK FOR YOUR HELP WITH MY TRIG HOMEWORK. I MEAN, I DID THE ASSIGNMENT FOR TODAY, BUT I REALLY DON'T FEEL LIKE I GET IT. SURE. I MEAN, WE COULD DO A LITTLE TUTORING SESSION OVER LUNCH. OK, SURE. (TINKLING MUSIC) I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOOK IN MY SWEATSHIRT. THEN I'LL NEVER TAKE IT OFF. THEN I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO TAKE IT OFF FOR YOU. (MOUTHS) Meet the all-new King Meaty at BK. With Ploughman's Chutney, a third-pound Angus beef patty, Tendercrisp chicken, bacon and a hint of vegetable. It's all part of the irresistible new Meatatarian Range. that our country generates from renewable sources every day. For a small country with a little population, we have some big ideas on how to keep NZ clean and green. For example, deciding to drive more electric vehicles, because they can be fuelled by electricity that our country generates from renewable sources every day. The benefit to us now and to future generations could be enormous. And with hardly any carbon emissions, the impact these electric cars have on the environment, you could say, is tiny. DO YOU THINK I SHOULD LIE AND TELL HIM I STILL HAVE MY V CARD? GUYS CAN BE SO WEIRD ABOUT THAT. COME ON, DEV. DON'T YOU THINK YOU'RE TAKING IT A BIT TOO FAR? IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE ACTUALLY GONNA SLEEP WITH A TEACHER. HE'D GET FIRED. UH, NOT IF NO ONE OPENS THEIR BIG MOUTH ABOUT IT. I'LL SEE YOU LATER. I DON'T WANNA BE LATE FOR MY PRIVATE TUTORING SESSION. UH, WAIT. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO THE MALL OVER LUNCH TODAY. DON'T WORRY. WE'LL GO TO THE MALL AFTER VOLLEYBALL. GOTTA GO. WISH ME LUCK ON MY LUNCH DATE. (KISSES) SO, WHICH LAW WOULD YOU USE HERE? UM... THINK PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM. THE LAW OF COSINES? SEE? YOU ALREADY UNDERSTAND THIS STUFF. ONLY COS YOU'RE DOING MOST OF IT FOR ME. NO, NO, NO. IT'S ALL YOU, KIDDO. DON'T SELL YOURSELF SHORT. YOU'RE VERY SMART. WELL, YOU'RE REALLY GOOD AT EXPLAINING THINGS. WHICH MAKES SENSE, I GUESS, COS YOU'RE A TEACHER. RIGHT. BUT I SORT OF HAVE THE FEELING YOU'RE PROBABLY GOOD AT EVERYTHING YOU DO. I WISH. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? NOTHING. I JUST` YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS LIKE TO DO THE RIGHT THING, AND... SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THAT IS. WELL, I BET YOU'RE A REALLY GOOD DAD. AH... I SAW A PICTURE OF YOUR DAUGHTER ON YOUR DESK. SHE LOOKS JUST LIKE YOU. SHE'S THE QUEEN OF MY WORLD. YOU KNOW, ON THE DAYS THAT I DON'T HAVE HER, IT'S CRAZY HOW MUCH I MISS HER. BUT THAT'S JUST BEING A DAD, THOUGH, RIGHT? I'M SURE YOUR FATHER WOULD SAY THE SAME THING IF YOU ASKED HIM. YEAH. SO, UH, DO YOU HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING FOR THIS? YEAH. OK, GREAT. OH, BY THE WAY, REMEMBER HOW I TOLD YOU THAT I WANTED YOU TO MAKE A RESERVATION FOR MISS MARSON WHEN WE GO TO SOUTH GLEN? MM-HM. SHE IS, UM` SHE'S NOT GONNA BE GOING WITH US THIS TIME. SO I NEED YOU TO CANCEL IT SO THEY DON'T CHARGE US. YEAH, SURE. I'LL DO IT TODAY. OK. HOW COME SHE'S NOT GOING? UM, SHE'S GOT SOME FAMILY ISSUES THAT SHE NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF. OH. I'LL SEE YOU AT PRACTICE? YEAH. OH, IT'S PERFECT. SO, JIM SAID SHE CAN'T GO BECAUSE OF A FAMILY EMERGENCY, BUT MISS MARSON SAID SHE CAN'T GO COS OF SOME TRAINING CONFERENCE. I DON'T GET IT. HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU THINK THEY BROKE UP? BECAUSE, STUPID, IF EITHER ONE OF THOSE REASONS WERE THE TRUTH, THEY WOULD'VE HAD THEIR STORIES STRAIGHT. BESIDES, MISS MARSON LOOKED LIKE SHE WANTED TO WRAP A BELT AROUND HER NECK AND JUMP OFF A DESK ` ALL DAY. THIS IS CUTE. WHAT DO YOU THINK? OH MY GOD. STOP BEING SO BRATTY. I JUST BOUGHT YOU THE NICEST PAIR OF HEELS YOU OWN. YEAH, WELL, IT STILL WASN'T COOL OF YOU TO FLAKE ON ME TODAY. (SIGHS) THIS IS TOO SLUTTY. I FEEL LIKE JIM'D WANT SOMETHING TASTEFUL. MAYBE SOMETHING WITH FRILLS. OH, LOOK. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANT. OH. KINS, CAN YOU GET ME SOME THIGH-HIGHS TO GO WITH THIS? MINE HAVE A SNAG. YEAH. (PIANO MUSIC) HI, DADDY. SORRY I'M LATE. KINSEY AND I WENT SHOPPING. IS THIS FOR YOU? IT'S A GIFT. DON'T TRIP. GOOD. I DIDN'T THINK YOU WERE DATING ANYBODY. WELL, ACTUALLY, I AM SORT OF SEEING SOMEONE. AT SCHOOL. DO I KNOW THIS BOY? IT'S NOT JEFF SHELTON'S KID, IS IT? NO. HE'S NEW. WHAT'S HE LIKE? WHAT'S HIS FATHER DO FOR A LIVING? I DON'T KNOW WHAT HIS FATHER DOES. PROBABLY INTERROGATES HIM, LIKE YOU'RE INTERROGATING ME. OK. HE'S... UM, HE'S SMART, AND ATTRACTIVE, AND (SIGHS) ATHLETIC. SO HE'S NOT ONE OF THESE FREAKY KIDS THAT PAINTS HIS NAILS AND PIERCES HIS EYEBROWS? NO, HE'S NOT. HE IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER GUY I'VE EVER MET. HE THINKS I'M REALLY SMART, AND HE'S A REALLY GOOD PERSON WHO ALWAYS WANTS TO DO THE RIGHT THING. DOES HIS FAMILY BELONG TO THE COUNTRY CLUB? MM, NO. I DON'T REALLY THINK HE'S THE TYPE. HEY. MORGAN. HI. HOW'VE YOU BEEN? I'VE MISSED YOU. ARE YOU, UH, HERE WITH FRIENDS? WE'RE HEADING TO A WORK THING. ARE YOU GUYS...? (CHUCKLES) NO. SHE'S JUST MY DAUGHTER. YEAH. I SEE THE RESEMBLANCE. NICE TO MEET YOU. > WHY DON'T YOU JOIN US? CAN YOU SKIP THIS WORK THING? OK. LET ME JUST GO TELL MY FRIENDS. YOU KNOW WHAT, DAD? I ACTUALLY HAVE TO GO. WHY? WE HAVEN'T ORDERED YET. I KNOW, BUT I TOTALLY FORGOT ALL THIS STUFF I HAVE TO DO FOR THE COACH BEFORE TOMORROW. OH. BEFORE I GO, I WANTED TO ASK YOU SOMETHING. WHAT'S THAT? I REALLY WANNA DO SOMETHING NICE FOR THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM. SO I WAS THINKING MAYBE I COULD TAKE THEM OUT TO DINNER WHEN WE GO ON OUR TRIP. WOULDN'T BE MORE THAN A GRAND. MAYBE TWO. OK. PUT IT ON THE BANKCARD. YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANNA TAKE SOMETHING TO GO? NO, I'M FINE. HAVE A NICE DINNER. SEE YOU AT HOME, SWEETIE. (CRICKETS CHIRP) OK. THAT'S THE UNITED STATES. NOW, WHERE ARE WE? TRANSYLVANIA. IT'S NOT TRANSYLVANIA, SILLY. IT'S PENNSYLVANIA. I KNOW. I WAS JUST KIDDING. (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) OK, WHAT STATE IS THIS? CALIFORNIA? THAT'S RIGHT. DOES MOMMY EVER TALK TO YOU ABOUT CALIFORNIA? SHE SAID THERE'S DOLPHINS IN CALIFORNIA. THAT'S RIGHT. AT THE BEACH. DO YOU WANNA GO TO CALIFORNIA AND SEE SOME DOLPHINS? I'D BRING ONE HOME. (SCOFFS) YOU CAN'T DO THAT, SILLY! (BOTH LAUGH) SHOW ME THE DOLPHIN. SHOW ME THE DOLPHIN. COME ON. WITH YOUR HANDS. (SING-SONGY) IN AND OUT. IN AND OUT. (OMINOUS MUSIC) WOW. THESE ARE TERRIFIC, DEV. OH, BY THE WAY, DID YOU GET THE RESERVATION FOR THE PIZZA PLACE? I LEFT YOU A NOTE. WELL, ACTUALLY, I KINDA HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU. MY DAD SAID WE COULD SPRING FOR SUSHI, SO I FOUND THIS AMAZING JAPANESE RESTAURANT TWO BLOCKS FROM THE HOTEL. OH. THAT'S VERY GENEROUS OF HIM. I'M SURE THE GIRLS WILL BE THRILLED. YOU DON'T LOOK VERY THRILLED. YOU DON'T LIKE RAW FISH? NO. I, UM, I LOVE RAW FISH. I'M 100% THRILLED. I JUST, YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO GRADE THESE TESTS. OH. WELL, YOU DON'T EVEN NEED TO LOOK AT MINE. IT'S PERFECT. JUST GIVE ME AN A. OH, I SHOULD JUST TRUST YOU, HUH? MM-HM. WELL, I DON'T KNOW. AFTER SEEING YOUR LAST POP QUIZ, I BETTER CHECK YOURS TWICE. OH, OUCH. JEEZ, AFTER EVERYTHING I'VE DONE FOR YOU? EXCUSE ME, I CANNOT BE BOUGHT, NO MATTER HOW MUCH I LIKE RAINBOW ROLLS OR UNAGI. OK? GET OUTTA HERE. APPLE, LET'S DO THIS. COME ON. IT'S OK. RIGHT NOW. LET'S GO. I WANNA SEE A DIG. NICE. RIGHT HERE. READY? (PHONE RINGS) WHO THE HELL IS THAT? JIM WILKES' OFFICE. HI, THIS IS TOM FROM MARISSA WILKES' OFFICE. SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO PICK UP HER DAUGHTER TODAY, BUT SHE CAN'T. SHE'S IN A MEETING AND NEEDS JIM TO PICK HER UP. OH, I SEE. WELL, TELL MARISSA IT'S ALL TAKEN CARE OF. OK, GREAT. THANKS. THANKS. (GPS) PREPARE TO TURN RIGHT IN HALF A MILE. I'M SORRY. I CAN'T RELEASE ANNIQUE TO YOU IF YOU'RE NOT ON THE LIST. BUT NEITHER JIM OR MARISSA CAN COME, AND I NEED TO GET HER OVER TO THE HIGH SCHOOL. WELL, WE COULD CALL AND TRY AND GET PERMISSION. OK. NICE. YOU GUYS, I'M GONNA TAKE THIS. KEEP GOING, OK? HELLO. MR WILKES, HI. IT'S SUE AT RAINBOW MEADOWS. I JUST NEED YOUR PERMISSION TO RELEASE ANNIQUE TO... DEVON. DEVON. DEVON? WHAT? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I'M NOT REALLY SURE. OH, HERE. JUST LET ME TALK TO HIM. HI, JIM. IT'S DEVON. I'M HERE AT ANNIQUE'S SCHOOL. MARISSA'S ASSISTANT CALLED AND SAID THAT SHE GOT STUCK IN A MEETING AND HE NEEDED SOMEONE TO PICK HER UP. DEVON, WHY DIDN'T YOU COME GET ME? WELL, I LOOKED INTO PRACTICE, BUT YOU SEEMED REALLY INTO IT, SO I THOUGHT I WOULD COME AND GET HER MYSELF. OK. LET ME SPEAK TO SUE. LET ME TELL HER IT'S ALL RIGHT. OK, MR WILKES. I'LL PUT DEVON ON THE LIST. THANK YOU. YOU'RE GOOD TO GO. HI, SWEETIE. I'M A FRIEND OF YOUR DADDY'S, AND I'M GONNA GO TAKE YOU TO SEE HIM, OK? LET'S GO. WOW, YOU'RE A GOOD ARTIST. DID YOU DRAW THAT? CAN I SEE? WHO IS THAT? MY MOM. WHAT'S SHE DOING? JOGGING. SHE LIKES GOING JOGGING EVERY MORNING. WOW. CAN I GO SAY BYE TO MY FRIEND. YEAH, SURE. (TENSE MUSIC) DADDY! HI, MY BABY. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. DO YOU WANNA HELP YOUR DADDY PICK UP SOME VOLLEYBALLS? OK. SHE IS SO ADORABLE. THANKS. LISTEN, I KNOW THAT YOU WERE TRYING TO HELP ME TODAY, BUT YOU SHOULD'VE COME AND GOT ME INSTEAD OF DECIDING TO PICK UP ANNIQUE BY YOURSELF. I'M SO SORRY. I DIDN'T REALISE IT WOULD UPSET YOU. IT- I'M NOT UPSET. IT'S JUST THAT, UM,... YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S FINE. I KNOW THAT YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF THINGS, AND I APPRECIATE IT. I FEEL SO BAD. I DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL BAD. JUST KNOW THAT IT'S OK TO INTERRUPT ME. OK. SURE. I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. WHICH ONE YOU WANT, BABY? UH, CHOCOLATE. (CELL PHONE RINGS) HELLO. HEY, DEVON. IT'S ME. UH, YOU WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO HAVE ANNIQUE'S PONY IN YOUR CAR? SHE THINKS SHE MIGHT'VE LEFT IT THERE. UM, I DON'T THINK SO, BUT LET ME CHECK ONE SECOND. OH, I FOUND IT. IT MUST'VE FALLEN BEHIND THE SEAT. GOOD, GOOD, GOOD. (WHISPERS) SHE HAS IT. YES! YES! WHERE ARE YOU GUYS AT. DO YOU WANT ME TO BRING IT TO YOU? MY DRESS IS PINK, AND IT HAS A LONG SKIRT WITH SPARKLES ON IT. WOW, THAT SOUNDS BEAUTIFUL. MAYBE I COULD COME AND WATCH YOU AT YOUR RECITAL. CAN DEVON COME, DAD? I DON'T KNOW. YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO ASK YOUR MOM. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TICKETS SHE BOUGHT. WELL, MAYBE I COULD COME TO YOUR HOUSE FOR A PRIVATE PERFORMANCE INSTEAD. YEAH! JIM. HEY THERE. HEY, CARRIE. HOW ARE YOU? HI, CARRIE. HEY THERE. OH, THIS IS DEVON, ONE OF MY STUDENTS AND COACHING ASSISTANT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO WITHOUT HER. IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU, DEVON. I'M JIM'S NEIGHBOUR. AND MY BABYSITTER. THAT'S RIGHT. WE HAD FUN THE OTHER NIGHT, DIDN'T WE? OH, BY THE WAY, TOM WANTS TO KNOW IF YOU AND RACHEL WANT TO COME OVER NEXT SUNDAY FOR A BBQ. OK. UH, DEVON, WOULD YOU MIND TAKING ANNIQUE AND GETTING SOME MORE SPRINKLES? YEAH, SURE. COME ON, SWEETIE, LET'S GO. RACHEL AND I BROKE UP. WHAT? WHY? CAN SHE GET SOME SPRINKLES? (INDISTINCT CONVERSATION) I'M SO SORRY. YOU GUYS WERE SO GOOD TOGETHER. (INDISTINCT CONVERSATION) THERE YOU GO. YOU ALL GOOD? YOU OK? YEAH, I'M OK. DID YOU GET SOME SPRINKLES? YEAH. I SHOULD GRAB THE ICE CREAM. THE BOYS ARE PROBABLY HOME BY NOW. OK. BYE, GUYS. (SIGHS) ARE YOU OK? YEAH. CARRIE SEEMS NICE. SUPER EASY-GOING AND EASY TO TALK TO. YEAH, SHE'S GREAT. SHE'S BEEN MY NEIGHBOUR FOR TWO YEARS. SHE'S A GOOD FRIEND. (CRICKETS CHIRP) OF COURSE, JIM. I'D LOVE TO BE YOUR DATE TO CARRIE'S BBQ. MAYBE WE COULD SPEND A LITTLE ALONE TIME TOGETHER FIRST. GET THE HELL OUT! DON'T YOU KNOW HOW TO KNOCK? I'M SO SORRY. DON'T THEY HAVE A THING CALLED PRIVACY IN COSTA RICA OR PUERTO RICO, OR WHEREVER THE HELL YOU'RE FROM? (SIGHS) PLEASE, JIM, GET ME THE HELL OUT OF HERE. You don't have a girlfriend. You don't need a lot of calls or text. You don't have a girlfriend. You don't need a lot of calls or text. You need data ` for dating sites, like Honey Badger. (LAUGHS) You do have a girlfriend. You need less data and more calls ` lovey-dovey calls. # You make me... # You don't have a girlfriend again. She won't return your calls. You need more text. Things change. Now your Prepay can too. Get more of what you need and less of what you don't with Vodafone My Flex Prepay. (LAUGHTER, CHATTER) (GIRLS CHAT ANIMATEDLY) FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT I'M HONOURED TO BE HERE AS YOUR NEW COACH. (GIRL) WHOO! AND I WILL BE EVEN MORE HONOURED WHEN MY GIRLS KICK SOUTH GLEN'S ASS TOMORROW. (ALL CHEER) I'D LIKE TO TAKE, ALSO, A MOMENT TO THANK DEVON. SHE'S DONE A TERRIFIC JOB AS MY ASSISTANT, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD'VE DONE WITHOUT HER. ALSO, HER FATHER'S PICKING UP THE TAB FOR THIS FABULOUS GOOD-LUCK DINNER, SO THANK YOU, DEVON. SHE PROBABLY WHINED TO HER DADDY THAT PIZZA WAS TOO FATTENING. (CHUCKLES) I'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING ELSE ABOUT DEVON. I RECENTLY GOT TO SEE A SIDE OF HER THAT I DIDN'T KNOW WAS THERE, AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE HER WITH MY 7-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, AND, UM, ANNIQUE CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT YOU. AND I CAN SEE WHY. YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL, KIND, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE MY DIVORCE, I CAN FINALLY SEE MYSELF LOVING SOMEONE ELSE. DEVON... (GASPS) FROM THE FIRST DAY THAT YOU WALKED INTO MY CLASSROOM, YOU HAD MY HEART. AND I KNOW THIS MAY SEEM SUDDEN, BUT, UM, WOULD YOU MARRY ME? (GASPS) YES. (TWINKLING) DEVON. DEVON. DEVON! OH! COULD YOU TAKE A PICTURE, PLEASE, FOR THE YEARBOOK? YEAH, SURE. OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. READY? OK. ONE, TWO... (ALL LAUGH) APPLE, CAN YOU TAKE ONE OF ME AND THE COACH? UH! NO, I DON'T THINK IT WORKED. YOU JUST GOTTA BE SMARTER THAN THE CAMERA. (CHUCKLES) (BEEPING) (SINISTER MUSIC) I LOVE YOU TOO, PUMPKIN. (ANNIQUE) I MISS YOU. LET ME SPEAK TO YOUR MOM. OK. BYE, DAD. BYE, BABY. (SNIFFS, SOBS) HEY. (MARISSA) HI. DID YOU HEAR BACK FROM THE REALTOR IN SAN DIEGO? YEAH. WE FOUND SOME TWO-BEDROOMS IN A NICE NEIGHBOURHOOD. OK. (GASPS) UH, I HAVE TO GO. SOMEBODY'S AT MY DOOR. MAYBE ONE OF THE GIRLS. ALL RIGHT. MUST TALK MONDAY. OK. DEVON. WHAT'S WRONG? (SOBS) I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH MY BOYFRIEND, RICK. HE SAID HE DOESN'T WANNA BE WITH MY ANY MORE. (SOBS) HE SAID HE MET SOMEBODY ELSE. AND I SAID I'D TAKE A CAB TO GO SEE HIM, AND HE DOESN'T EVEN WANNA SEE ME. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I LOVE HIM! AH` I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. WHY DON'T WE GO AND GET SOME COFFEE, AND YOU CAN TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED, OK? DON'T CRY. IT'S GONNA BE OK. I'M GONNA GO PUT ON A SHIRT REAL QUICK, OK? (SNIFFLES) COME ON. I JUST DON'T GET HOW THIS OTHER GIRL CAN BE BETTER THAN ME. I MEAN, I TRIED SO HARD TO BE EXACTLY WHAT HE WANTED. BETTER THAN YOU? DEVON, YOU DON'T NEED TO CHANGE FOR ANYONE. YOU'RE TERRIFIC THE WAY YOU ARE. I GUESS. HE SAID THIS OTHER GIRL'S PRETTIER THAN I AM. (SCOFFS) THAT'S CRAZY. YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL. REALLY? OF COURSE. YOU'RE STUNNING, YOU'RE WITTY, YOU'RE FUN TO BE AROUND. YOU GOTTA BELIEVE THAT. WELL, THEN WHY WOULD RICKY CHOOSE HER OVER ME? HE'S PROBABLY INTIMIDATED BY YOU. I MEAN, SOME GUYS ` ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG ONES ` THEY GO AFTER THESE SMART, ATTRACTIVE GIRLS, AND THEY START TO FEEL INSECURE. YOU THINK? DEVON, IF MY DAUGHTER CAME TO ME CRYING OVER A GUY, I'D TELL HER EXACTLY WHAT I'M TELLING YOU. YOU'RE BETTER OFF ALONE THAN WITH THIS ASS. I'M SERIOUS. I MEAN, EXCUSE MY LANGUAGE, BUT THIS GUY SOUNDS LIKE A TOTAL TOOL. (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) I'M SERIOUS. I MEAN, DOESN'T SOUND VERY MATURE. SO YOU DON'T THINK AN OLDER GUY WOULD DO THAT? I THINK A MATURE GUY WOULDN'T DO THAT. MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT. MAYBE I AM BETTER OFF WITH SOMEONE ELSE. YOU DESERVE SOMEBODY AMAZING. I THINK I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. I DO NEED SOMEBODY WHO'S SENSITIVE AND MATURE, ACTUALLY APPRECIATES ME. YOU FEELING A LITTLE BIT BETTER? JUST A LITTLE BIT? (CHUCKLES) THANK YOU. IF I DIDN'T HAVE YOU TO TALK TO, I DON'T KNOW WHO I'D TALK TO. EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE OK, DEVON. IF A GUY BREAKS UP WITH YOU, THEN THE TWO OF YOU WEREN'T MEANT TO BE. SO YOU BELIEVE IN... DESTINY, I GUESS? YEAH. I GUESS I DO. I BELIEVE THAT EVERYTHING WORKS OUT THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO. SO THERE ARE NO WRONG CHOICES? EVERY DECISION IS THE RIGHT ONE? IF YOU LISTEN TO YOUR GUT, THE RIGHT CHOICE WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME CLEAR. (CELL PHONE RINGS) I BETTER TAKE THIS. LISTEN, GET SOME SLEEP, ALL RIGHT? YEAH. (GRUNTS) DAMMIT! UGH! (CELL PHONE RINGS) HEY, DEV. MY LIFE SUCKS. YOU ARE NOT GONNA BELIEVE WHAT JUST HAPPENED TO ME. WHAT? I WAS TWO SECONDS AWAY FROM KISSING JIM, AND HIS STUPID PHONE WENT OFF! KINSEY, WE'RE READY TO GO. > (SIGHS) JUST A SEC, MOM. LOOK, DEV, I GOTTA RUN TO MY COUSIN'S HOME, BUT I'LL CALL YOU BACK AFTER I'VE DROPPED THEM OFF, OK? NO, DON'T BOTHER. WHAT? WELL, YOU OBVIOUSLY DON'T HAVE TIME FOR ME, SO FORGET IT. I KNEW I SHOULDN'T HAVE COUNTED ON YOU, KINSEY, TO ACTUALLY BE THERE FOR ME. NOT THERE FOR YOU? I AM ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY I CONSIDER YOU A FRIEND. YOU KNOW WHAT? GO PLAY CHAUFFEUR. I'LL JUST DEAL WITH THIS CRISIS ON MY OWN. THIS IS NOT A CRISIS, DEVON. MR WILKES DIDN'T KISS YOU. BIG EFFING DEAL! OH, I GET IT. YOU'RE GLAD HE DIDN'T, BECAUSE YOU'RE JEALOUS. YOU'RE JEALOUS THAT I WOULD ACTUALLY GET A GUY LIKE JIM, AND THE ONLY GUYS YOU EVER GET ARE TOTAL LOSERS. AND TO BE HONEST, KINSEY, THAT'S THE ONLY TYPE OF GUY YOU'RE EVER GONNA GET. STOP TALKING TO ME LIKE THAT OR I'M HANGING UP. DO YOU KNOW WHY I TALK TO YOU LIKE THAT? BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE IQ OF A COCKROACH. (SIGHS) YOU KNOW WHAT, DEVON? I HOPE EVERYTHING WORKS OUT BETWEEN YOU AND MR WILKES. BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE WILL EVER TOLERATE A MOODY, PSYCHO, STALKER-ASS SKANK LIKE YOU. GOODBYE. BE GONE. I HATE YOU. YOU SUCK. (SIGHS) YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE THAT I NEED. EVERYTHING IS GONNA HAPPEN THE WAY THAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. Meet the all-new King Meaty at BK. With Ploughman's Chutney, a third-pound Angus beef patty, Tendercrisp chicken, bacon and a hint of vegetable. It's all part of the irresistible new Meatatarian Range. (SHOUTING, CHEERING) APPLE, COME ON, YOU CAN DO THIS. COME ON. (BUZZER SOUNDS) (SPECTATORS CALL OUT) (APPLE) KEEP IT UP, KEEP IT UP. YES! (CHEERING) OK, ONE MORE. NICE JOB! ONE, TWO, THREE, BREAK! APPLE, JUST ONE MORE. ONE MORE. GIVE ME ONE MORE. ONE MORE. (WHISTLE BLARES) HERE WE GO. (JIM) HERE WE GO! MINE, MINE, MINE! KEEP IT UP, KEEP IT UP! LET'S GO, LET'S GO! (OVERLAPPING INSTRUCTIONS) SET IT UP, SET IT UP. (CHEERING) YES! (HORN BLARES) COME ON IN, GIRLS! YES! GREAT JOB. GREAT JOB. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GIVE THEM THE CHEER, ALL RIGHT? (ALL CHAT LOUDLY) SETTLE DOWN, GIRLS. COACH. SO, I JUST SPOKE TO MY LITTLE SISTER ON THE PHONE, TOLD HER WE BEAT SOUTH GLEN, AND SHE WANTS TO KNOW IF YOU'LL BE COACHING VOLLEYBALL CAMP THIS SUMMER FOR JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS. NO, I'M NOT GONNA BE HERE THIS SUMMER. WHAT? WHY? WHY NOT? WELL, I SHOULDN'T BE TELLING YOU GUYS THIS, BUT I MIGHT BE MOVING TO SAN DIEGO. SAN DIEGO? BUT YOU JUST GOT HERE. I KNOW. BELIEVE ME, I'D STAY IF I COULD. BUT WHY DO YOU HAVE TO GO? IT'S COMPLICATED. UM, IT'S ABOUT BEING CLOSE TO MY DAUGHTER. MY EX-WIFE'S JOB IS SENDING HER TO CALIFORNIA, AND, UH, I DON'T WANNA BE 3000 MILES AWAY. PLUS I CAN COACH AND TEACH ANYWHERE, SO I JUST DON'T WANT MY DAUGHTER TO GROW UP WITHOUT ME. (SOMBRE MUSIC) (SIGHS) (RATTLING) > IT'S ME. OH. HI, DAD. DO YOU NEED SOMETHING? NO. JUST HAVEN'T SEEN YOU SINCE YOU GOT BACK. DID THEY WIN? YES, WITH A SOLID VICTORY. YOU BEEN DRINKING? A LITTLE. ALONE? WELL, NOT IF YOU COUNT MY MANY PERSONALITIES. I HAVE TICKETS TO A BASKETBALL GAME TONIGHT, SO I'LL BE HEADING OUT. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. YOU'RE NOT GONNA TAKE HIM AWAY FROM ME, YOU SELFISH WHORE. (PANTS) (TENSE MUSIC) OF COURSE, I PICK THE ONE DAY YOU DECIDE TO SLEEP IN. (PANTS) (TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES) (STARTS ENGINE) (MUSIC INTENSIFIES) (GASPS) (TYRES SQUEAL, THUD!) (TYRES SQUEAL) (DARK MUSIC) ALL RIGHT, CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME WHAT ARE OUR NEW PAIR OF IDENTITIES THERE? NORAH. I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT. (CLEARS THROAT) MR WILKES, COULD I SPEAK TO YOU OUTSIDE FOR A MOMENT? IT'S IMPORTANT. SURE, SURE. OK, I WANT EVERYBODY TO BE WORKING ON PROBLEM 12 ON YOUR OWN ` AND I MEAN ON YOUR OWN. YEAH? (SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY) WHAT? (SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY) (GROANS) (CHURCH BELL TOLLS) MARISSA WAS A... A TRULY AMAZING MOTHER. SHE NEVER MISSED A BALLET RECITAL OR A SOCCER GAME, OR EVEN A KARATE CLASS. AND, YES, KARATE CLASS WAS SHORT-LIVED, BUT ANNIQUE REALLY WANTED TO TRY IT, AND MARISSA WAS DETERMINED TO LET HER. FOR ANNIQUE'S 5TH BIRTHDAY, SHE HAD PLANNED TO HAVE A PRINCESS PARTY. IT WAS RIGHT AFTER OUR DIVORCE, AND WE BOTH KNEW THAT SHE PROBABLY NEEDED THE DISTRACTION. ANNIQUE HAD TO HAVE AN EMERGENCY SURGERY TO REMOVE HER TONSILS. INSTEAD OF POSTPONING THE PARTY, MARISSA TURNED ANNIQUE'S HOSPITAL ROOM INTO A PRINCESS-THEMED CASTLE THAT EVEN WALT DISNEY WOULD HAVE BEEN PROUD OF, WITH EIGHT DIFFERENT FLAVOURS OF ICE CREAM, ALL PINK. (SCATTERED CHUCKLING) THAT'S THE KIND OF PERSON MARISSA WAS. IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM, SHE WOULD SOLVE IT. AND WE'RE ALL GONNA MISS HER. (SNIFFLES) I'M GONNA MISS HER. (SOMBRE MUSIC) THANK YOU. COACH. DEVON. I'M SO SORRY. THANK YOU` UM, THANK YOU FOR COMING. HI, SWEETIE. HI. HOW ARE YOU? I'M OK. IF` IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, LET ME KNOW. THANKS. WE APPRECIATE IT. I MISS MOMMY SO MUCH. I KNOW, BABY. I KNOW. (SIGHS HEAVILY) (DOORBELL RINGS) HI. DEVON. I SAW HOW UPSET ANNIQUE WAS EARLIER, SO I GOT HER JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING. OH, THANK YOU. THAT'S VERY SWEET. UM, I FINALLY GOT HER TO SLEEP. IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY. DADDY? DEVON? HI, SWEETIE. HI! HOW ARE YOU? I BROUGHT SOMETHING FOR YOU. (WHISPERS) IT'S A DOLL. I HOPE YOU LIKE IT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. LET'S GET BACK TO YOUR BED, OK? COME ON. GOODNIGHT. I'LL BE BACK. OK. (SINISTER MUSIC) IS THAT MISERABLE BITCH FINALLY GONE? FINALLY. GOOD. NOW, LET'S CELEBRATE. DEVON. IT'S A LONG DAY, HUH? IT'S BEEN A LONG WEEK. I WISH THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT I COULD DO. I REMEMBER WHEN I LOST MY MOM. IT'S LIKE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH YOURSELF AFTER THE FUNERAL. AND THAT'S WHEN EVERYTHING HITS YOU, YOU KNOW? WHAT YOU'VE LOST. AND YOU START THINKING OF THINGS, LIKE THAT PERSON'S NEVER GONNA WALK THROUGH THAT DOOR, AND SHE'S NEVER GONNA MAKE ME BREAKFAST. I'M NEVER GONNA BUY HER ANOTHER BIRTHDAY PRESENT. I KNOW. ALL THAT STUFF HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH MY MIND. AND I'D LOVE TO GET SOME SLEEP, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TONIGHT. WELL, IF YOU WANT, I CAN STAY AND WE CAN JUST CHAT OR WHATEVER. (CHUCKLES) THAT'S A NICE OFFER, BUT I COULD PROBABLY USE A LITTLE TIME TO MYSELF. WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO LET OTHER PEOPLE HELP YOU THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES. YOU KNOW, LIKE WHEN YOU TALKED TO ME AT THE HOTEL WHEN I WAS UPSET, I FELT SO MUCH BETTER. I'M A REALLY GOOD LISTENER, JIM. DID YOU JUST CALL ME JIM? YEAH, IS THAT NOT OK? OK, WELL, UM, YOU NOW, MY STUDENTS TYPICALLY CALL ME COACH OR MR WILKES. YEAH, BUT I'M NOT JUST YOUR TYPICAL STUDENT. I MEAN, I AM, BUT, COME ON, I'M A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THAT. LOOK, DEVON, IT'S GETTING LATE. YOU SHOULD PROBABLY GET GOING. YOU DON'T HAVE TO PLAY THE TEACHER RIGHT NOW, JIM. TONIGHT CAN BE JUST ABOUT US. LOOK, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY TO YOU RIGHT NOW, DEVON. I THINK YOU MIGHT BE A LITTLE CONFUSED. ABOUT WHAT? ABOUT THIS, US, OUR RELATIONSHIP. I'M NOT CONFUSED. I'VE THOUGHT A LOT ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID TO ME. WHAT I SAID? ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS FOR ME. YOU SAID THAT I WAS SMART AND STUNNING AND THAT I SHOULD BE WITH SOMEBODY MORE MATURE. JIM, I KNOW WHO YOU WERE DESCRIBING. N-NO, DEVON, LOOK, I THINK YOU MAY HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD. I WAS ONLY TRYING TO MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER. SO YOU LIED? NO, WHAT I SAID WAS TRUE, BUT I` OF COURSE IT WAS. COS YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER. NO, DEVON. I DIDN'T MEAN TO IMPLY THAT I WANTED TO BE WITH YOU. BUT YOU DO. YOU THINK ABOUT IT. I THINK ABOUT IT EVERY NIGHT. DEVON, STOP. YOU'RE NOT LISTENING. I'M SORRY I GAVE YOU THE WRONG IMPRESSION, BUT I'M NOT INTERESTED IN YOU. YOU HAVE A CRUSH ON ME. IT'S NOT JUST SOME CRUSH. LOOK, A LOT OF KIDS THINK THAT THEY'RE IN LOVE WITH THEIR TEACHER. DON'T TALK TO ME LIKE I'M A CHILD, OK? WHAT WE FEEL IS REAL! THERE IS NOTHING BETWEEN US! I DON'T FEEL THAT WAY ABOUT YOU. LOOK, YOU'RE A LIAR! YOU KNOW? THAT'S IT. YOU NEED TO GO. I CAN BE YOUR DREAM, OR I CAN BE YOUR NIGHTMARE. IT'S UP TO YOU. I ASKED YOU TO LEAVE. (SIGHS, GRUNTS) SO THEN WHAT? SHE JUST SPED OFF? WHY DIDN'T I SEE IT COMING? I MEAN, EVERYTHING SHE SAID WAS TRUE. I DID TELL HER THAT SHE WAS SMART AND ATTRACTIVE AND HOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO WITHOUT HER. SHE HEARD WHAT SHE WANTED TO HEAR, HON. IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT. THE GIRL OBVIOUSLY HAS SOME ISSUES. YEAH, BUT I'M THE ADULT HERE. I SHOULD'VE SENSED THAT SHE WAS DEVELOPING A CRUSH ON ME. I FEEL TERRIBLE. I MEAN, WHAT DO YOU THINK I SHOULD DO? ON MONDAY, TALK TO DONALD. SHE OBVIOUSLY CAN'T BE YOUR ASSISTANT ANY MORE. HE MAY WANT TO MOVE HER TO A DIFFERENT TRIG CLASS. DAMMIT. (CELL PHONE RINGS) THERE SHE IS. DON'T ANSWER IT. YOU SHOULDN'T TALK TO HER UNTIL YOU SEE HOW DONALD WANTS TO HANDLE EVERYTHING. (SIGHS) YOU CAN'T IGNORE ME! (SCREAMS) It's not OK to say it's none of our business. It's not OK to control who they spend time with,... ...how they use their phone or Facebook or how they dress. It's not OK to make them live in fear. It's not OK to say it's none of our business. Because it is our business. And it's not OK. Ever. But it is OK to ask for help. Meet the all-new King Meaty at BK. With Ploughman's Chutney, a third-pound Angus beef patty, Tendercrisp chicken, bacon and a hint of vegetable. It's all part of the irresistible new Meatatarian Range. Kings; Keatings; Kipling's Couplings; Werring's Herrings. So, who wants Nova's great-value energy? Heaps of people. I knocked at Dr Knox and Jock the Lock's. Doc ` check. Jock ` check. Checked the Chuck's Charcoal Chicken? Uh, checked Chuck's Charcoal Chicken Tuesday. Chook ` check. BOTH: Choice. Hey, did you ring at Kings'? Uh, yep. Kings; Keatings; Kipling's Couplings; Werring's Herrings. Rang at Huang's? I rang Huang and the gang. Met Fang. (GROWLS, YAPS) Dang. Let's nip to Nick's Taranaki Knick-Knacks next. (KNOCKS) Knock-knock, Nick. No Nick? Ah! 'Back in a tick.' It's Greg Grover from Nova. CHUCKLES: Oh, don't start that all over. (BROODING MUSIC) JIM. (EXCLAIMS) GOD. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? YOU WON'T ANSWER MY CALLS. WHAT, SO YOU FOLLOW ME? I JUST NEEDED TO SEE YOU. LOOK, IF I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU, I'D TAKE YOUR CALLS. IT'S BEST THAT WE DON'T SEE EACH OTHER RIGHT NOW, SO JUST GO HOME. JIM, I AM SO SORRY ABOUT LAST NIGHT. I KNOW MY TIMING WAS NOT GOOD, BUT PLEASE DON'T SHUT ME OUT. I JUST NEED TO SHOW YOU THAT I CAN LOVE YOU AND ANNIQUE. DEVON, YOU'RE EMBARRASSING YOURSELF. ONE WEEK! ONE WEEK AND I CAN SHOW YOU THAT I COULD BE EVERYTHING YOU WANT. I WAS VERY CLEAR. THERE IS NOTHING THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN BETWEEN US. YOU KNOW, I FELT BAD THINKING THAT I WAS THE ONE THAT CAUSED THIS WHOLE MISUNDERSTANDING. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? TODAY I DON'T. YOU'RE JUST NOT LISTENING. JIM, YOU'RE AN IDIOT. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY GUYS WANT ME, AND YOU DON'T EVEN SEE IT. (STARTS CAR) YOU'RE A LOSER, JIM! YOU'RE A LOSER! YOU'RE A LOSER WHO CAN'T EVEN KEEP HIS MARRIAGE TOGETHER, WHO CAN'T EVEN GET A JOB WITHOUT HIS GIRLFRIEND! WHO CAN'T EVEN STAND UP TO HIS DEAD WIFE AND TELL HER YOU DON'T WANNA MOVE TO SAN DIEGO! YOU'RE A LIAR AND A USER! (PANTS, HUFFS) OH, JUST WAIT AND SEE. (RECORDING) PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE. DONALD, IT'S JIM. I NEED YOU TO CALL ME BACK. THERE'S A SITUATION WITH DEVON THAT'S GOTTEN COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL. CALL ME BACK ASAP. (BEEP!) (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) (CAR APPROACHES) OH, SH` OH, GREAT. WHY WERE YOU EVEN PARKED THERE? DEVON, THIS IS SERIOUS. THEY'RE GONNA CHARGE YOU WITH A MINOR IN POSSESSION AND DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. I WANT SOME ANSWERS. I... I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WHY WERE YOU PARKED ON HIGHLAND AVE? THAT'S HIS HOUSE. IT'S JIM'S HOUSE. WHO? COACH WILKES. (VOICE CRACKS) AND AFTER WHAT HAPPENED, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE I COULD COME HOME. TELL US WHAT HAPPENED. (SNIFFLES) I CAN'T, COS I KNOW IT WAS MY FAULT. (SOBS) WHAT'S YOUR FAULT? WELL, YOU WERE RIGHT, DAD. I NEVER SHOULD'VE WORN THOSE TIGHT SHIRTS AND THE SHORT SKIRTS. WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? DID SOMETHING HAPPEN BETWEEN YOU AND THE COACH? (SOBS, SNIFFLES) AT SOUTH GLEN, HE CAME TO MY ROOM, AND HE FORCED ME. HE HAD SEX WITH YOU? > YEAH, BUT I KNOW THAT IT WAS MY FAULT BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE LINGERIE. HE TOLD ME TO GET SOMETHING FRILLY, AND HE GAVE ME HIS CREDIT CARD. I KNOW I SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT, DAD, BUT I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO FAIL ME IF I DIDN'T DO IT. WHEN DID THIS START? I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS WHEN I ASKED HIM FOR HELP IN TRIGONOMETRY. I DIDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND IT. AND HE SAID IT DIDN'T MATTER IF I LEARNED IT, BECAUSE I WAS THE TYPE OF GIRL WHO COULD GET WHAT I WANTED IN OTHER WAYS. DAD, I'M SO SORRY. IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT, SWEETIE. (SNIFFLES) HE WAS SO NICE TO ME AT FIRST. I REALLY THOUGHT THAT HE WANTED TO HELP ME. (SOBS) OK, THAT'S ALMOST RIGHT. HOW DO YOU SPELL 'PASS'? P-A- S-S. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THAT'S VERY NICE. NOW, WRITE IT RIGHT DOWN HERE, RIGHT UNDER THERE. (DOORBELL RINGS) WHO'S THAT? IT'S LATE. I DON'T KNOW. I'LL GO CHECK. OH, YOU GOT` WOW, YOU'RE ALMOST DONE. SIX. JIM WILKES? YES. YOU'RE UNDER ARREST. UNDER ARREST? FOR WHAT? COULD YOU STEP OUTSIDE, PLEASE? (TENSE MUSIC) UNDER ARREST FOR WHAT? FELONIOUS SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A MINOR. SEXUAL ASSAULT? WHO SAID THAT? PLEASE, JUST TURN AROUND. OH, COME ON. DADDY! IT'S OK, BABY. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT. ANYTHING YOU SAY CAN AND WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU IN A COURT OF LAW. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY. IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD AN ATTORNEY, ONE WILL BE ASSIGNED TO YOU. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THESE RIGHTS AS THEY HAVE BEEN READ TO YOU? THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, MAN. DADDY, DON'T LEAVE! IT'S OK, BABY. I'LL BE BACK. WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO? CALL MY LAWYER ` GRETCHEN KELLER. DADDY! IT'S OK, SWEETIE. WHERE ARE THEY TAKING HIM? > IT'S OK. > (DEVON) I'M NOT JUST YOUR TYPICAL STUDENT. (JIM) YOU DESERVE SOMEBODY AMAZING. (DEVON) YOU SAID THAT I SHOULD BE WITH SOMEBODY MORE MATURE. TONIGHT CAN BE JUST ABOUT US. WHAT WE FEEL IS REAL! (JIM) I DON'T FEEL THAT WAY ABOUT YOU. (DEVON) I CAN BE YOUR DREAM OR I CAN BE YOUR NIGHTMARE. (INDISTINCT RT CHATTER) IT WAS A SET-UP. I MEAN, SHE PLAYED ME THE WHOLE ENTIRE WAY, THE MANIPULATING LITTLE BRAT. I MEAN, DID MY LAWYER TELL YOU THAT SHE BOUGHT LINGERIE WITH MY CREDIT CARD? WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHY SHE'D STEAL YOUR CREDIT CARD IF SHE WAS IN LOVE WITH YOU. SHE'S PSYCHOTIC, RACHEL. DON'T TRY TO FIND LOGIC, COS THERE IS NONE. I LET THIS GIRL INTO MY LIFE. SHE WAS ON MY COMPUTER, SHE HAD ACCESS TO MY KEYS, SHE HAD ACCESS TO MY` MY WALLET. (SIGHS) I'M SORRY. I KNOW THIS ISN'T HELPING. HOW'S ANNIQUE? SHE'S OK. CARRIE'S GOT HER. GRETCHEN SAID THEY'RE GONNA SET BAIL AT THE ARRAIGNMENT THIS AFTERNOON. I KNOW. I TALKED TO A BAIL BONDSMAN. WE'LL GET YOU OUT AS SOON AS IT'S SET. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS REALLY MEANS A LOT TO ME THAT YOUR HERE. I KNOW. I NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE SO HAPPY TO BE HOME. I BET YOU'RE STARVING. CARRIE SAID SHE WAS GONNA HAVE SOME DINNER WAITING FOR US. REALLY? OH, SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT. (CRICKETS CHIRP) (GENTLE MUSIC) (SIGHS) HERE YOU GO, BABY. I'M GLAD YOU'RE HOME, DADDY. AW, BABY. ME TOO, BABY. ME TOO. (UNSETTLING MUSIC) WE'RE LIVE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL WHERE JIM WILKES WORKED AS A MATH TEACHER AND GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL COACH. SOURCES SAY HE'D ONLY BEEN EMPLOYED HERE AT VAN WESTERLY FOR LESS THAN TWO MONTHS. BUT THE RAPE DIDN'T HAPPEN ON CAMPUS. IT HAPPENED IN A HOTEL ROOM WHERE THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM WERE STAYING. CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST THE 36-YEAR-OLD COACH, AND SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY HE HAS BEEN SUSPENDED AND CANNOT... SHUT IT OFF BEFORE ANNIQUE SEES IT. OH GOD. SORRY. (TURNS TV OFF) HEY, WE'LL GET THROUGH THIS, OK? THERE'S NO WAY A LIAR LIKE THAT IS GONNA WIN. WELL, AFTER ALL THE DAMAGE SHE'S DONE, IT SURE SEEMS LIKE SHE'S WINNING, RACHEL. WE NEED TO STAY POSITIVE. (SIGHS) I KNOW. I KNOW. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. WHY DON'T I DROP ANNIQUE OFF AT SCHOOL TODAY? MAYBE YOU SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE LIMELIGHT. NO, NO, NO. I'LL DO IT. I'M NOT GONNA BE A PRISONER IN MY OWN HOME. You don't have a girlfriend. You don't need a lot of calls or text. You don't have a girlfriend. You don't need a lot of calls or text. You need data ` for dating sites, like Honey Badger. (LAUGHS) You do have a girlfriend. You need less data and more calls ` lovey-dovey calls. # You make me... # You don't have a girlfriend again. She won't return your calls. You need more text. Things change. Now your Prepay can too. Get more of what you need and less of what you don't with Vodafone My Flex Prepay. YOU THINK HE WENT TO HER ROOM AFTER YOU SAW THEM? NO. THERE'S NO WAY COACH DID THIS. (LAUGHS) KINSEY. I'VE ALREADY SEEN IT. WELL, THEN WHY DON'T YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? ME? YEAH. YOU'RE FRIENDS WITH THAT BITCH. YOU KNOW SHE MADE IT UP. I'M NOT FRIENDS WITH HER ANY MORE. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME. THAT IS SO WEAK. THIS IS GONNA RUIN COACH WILKES' LIFE. HE'LL PROBABLY GO TO JAIL. EVEN IF HE DOESN'T, MY MOM SAYS HE'S NOW A SEX OFFENDER, AND HE'LL NEVER BE ALLOWED IN A SCHOOL AGAIN. I WASN'T THERE, OK? I DON'T KNOW WHAT REALLY HAPPENED THAT NIGHT. IT DOESN'T MATTER. YOU KNOW THAT SHE'S LYING. WE KNOW SHE'S LYING, BUT WE CAN'T PROVE IT. YOU GUYS TALK ALL THE TIME. IF SHE SAID SOMETHING TO YOU, YOU NEED TO GO TO THE POLICE. I'VE GOTTA GET TO CLASS, K? MISS MARSON, UM, CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A SECOND? IT'S ABOUT DEVON. SURE, KINSEY. WHAT IS IT? UM, ACTUALLY, CAN YOU CALL MR WILKES? HE PROBABLY WANTS TO HEAR THIS TOO. (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) (EXHALES HEAVILY) (BREATHES RAGGEDLY) (ENGINE REVS, TYRES SQUEAL) HI, SUE. DO YOU REMEMBER ME? DEVON BURKES. OH YES. YOU PICKED UP ANNIQUE. YEAH. UM, JIM SENT ME TO PICK HER UP AGAIN. OH, OK. JUST LET ME GRAB THE BOOK AND YOU CAN SIGN HER OUT. YOUR DADDY THOUGHT YOU COULD USE A DAY OFF, SO HE ASKED ME TO COME AND PICK YOU UP. WE CAN GO SHOPPING FOR SOME NEW TOYS. WHAT DO YOU THINK? YEAH. SO YOU WERE WITH HER WHEN SHE BOUGHT THE LINGERIE WITH JIM'S CREDIT CARD? I MEAN, I WAS THERE WHEN SHE PICKED IT OUT, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHOSE CARD SHE USED. SO SHE BOUGHT IT PLANNING TO SEDUCE HIM AT THE HOTEL? YEAH. BUT SOMETHING MUST'VE GONE WRONG, BECAUSE SHE CALLED ME THAT EVENING SUPER UPSET THAT HE DIDN'T KISS HER. SHE'S BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS SINCE THE FIRST DAY MR WILKES STARTED TEACHING. YOU SEE? EVEN HER BEST FRIEND CAN TESTIFY THAT SHE'S THE ONE THAT SET ALL THIS UP. IT'S NOT QUITE THAT EASY. KINSEY'S STATEMENT HELPS US, BUT IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY PROVE THAT YOU DIDN'T INTERACT WITH DEVON AFTER THEY GOT OFF THE PHONE. EVEN WITH KINSEY'S STATEMENT, THIS GIRL IS THE PERFECT STUDENT. SHE'S ON THE HONOUR ROLL, DOESN'T SKIP CLASS, NEVER GETS IN TROUBLE. EVERY TEACHER WANTS A STUDENT LIKE DEVON BURKES IN THEIR CLASS. JURIES TEND TO SIDE WITH THE VICTIMS. I'M THE ONLY VICTIM IN THIS CASE. I KNOW. LET ME WALK KINSEY AND HER MOTHER OUT, AND THEN WE CAN CONTINUE THIS. OK. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU CAN TELL US? I'M SORRY. I MEAN, THAT'S ALL I KNOW. OK. I'LL BE BACK IN A MINUTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. (CELL PHONE RINGS) SUE? IS EVERYTHING OK? ACTUALLY, IT'S DEVON. I KNEW YOU WOULDN'T HAVE ANSWERED IF YOU KNEW IT WAS ME. DEVON, HOW DID YOU GET SUE'S CELL PONE? I TOOK IT WHEN I WAS GETTING YOUR DAUGHTER. YOU ADDED ME TO THE LIST OF PEOPLE WHO CAN PICK HER UP, REMEMBER? WAIT, YOU'VE TAKEN ANNIQUE? YEAH, ANNIQUE'S HERE WITH ME. LET ME SPEAK TO HER! NO. WHERE ARE YOU? IS SHE OK? SHE'S FINE ` FOR RIGHT NOW. WHAT` WHAT DO YOU WANT? I WANT US TO MEET. WE HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT. IF YOU COME ALONE AND LISTEN TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY, YOU CAN HAVE ANNIQUE BACK, SAFE AND SOUND. BUT IF YOU BRING THE COPS, YOUR DAY IS ABOUT TO GET A WHOLE LOT WORSE. WHERE ARE YOU? GET IN YOUR CAR AND DRIVE. DON'T HANG UP, AND DON'T TRY TO CALL ANYONE ELSE. I'LL GIVE YOU DIRECTIONS AS YOU GO. OK, WHERE ARE YOU NOW? I'M JUST COMING AROUND THE CURVE ON BEACON. GOOD. GET READY TO TURN. MAKE SURE NO ONE'S FOLLOWING YOU. THERE'S NOBODY. I JUST PASSED WILSON. TURN LEFT AT THE NEXT STOP SIGN. OK, I'M TURNING. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) ALL RIGHT, I'M ON PARK RD. NOW, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO? JUST KEEP GOING. YOU'RE GETTING CLOSE. I SEE YOU. PARK AT THE END AND MEET ME AT THE GAZEBO. OK, I'M PULLING IN. (TYRES SQUEAL) WHERE THE HELL'S ANNIQUE? SHE BETTER BE OK, DEVON. (TENSE MUSIC) WHERE'S MY DAUGHTER? SHE'S SAFE. WE'RE NOT TALKING UNTIL I SEE HER. WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE A CHOICE. I'M SORRY THAT I LIED ABOUT THE WHOLE RAPE THING. NO, NO, FORGET ME. HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO MY DAUGHTER? LESS THAN A WEEK AGO, HER MOTHER DIED. I'M NOT TRYING TO HURT EITHER ONE OF YOU, OK? JUST LISTEN. I LOVE YOU MORE THAN ANYONE HAS EVER LOVED YOU. I LOVE YOU MORE THAN MARISSA. SHE DIDN'T CARE ABOUT YOU OR YOUR CAREER. SHE WAS GONNA TAKE ANNIQUE AWAY FROM YOU. AND I LOVE YOU MORE THAN MISS MARSON. SHE LEFT YOU. I WOULD NEVER LEAVE YOU. DEVON, YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT LOVE IS. YES, I DO. I KNOW THAT LOVE IS WHEN YOU'RE WILLING TO DO ANYTHING FOR THAT PERSON. MY MOTHER LOVED MY FATHER AND SHE WANTED TO BE WITH HIM ALL THE TIME, AND HE DIDN'T LOVE HER BACK, AND THAT'S WHY SHE KILLED HERSELF. SO I'VE SEEN TRUE LOVE. I AM WILLING TO DO ANYTHING FOR YOU. AND I'VE ALREADY PROVEN IT. I'M THE REASON THAT YOU GET TO KEEP YOUR DAUGHTER. I DID WHAT YOU COULDN'T DO. WHAT? I LOVE THAT LITTLE GIRL SO MUCH, AND I WAS NOT GONNA LET MARISSA TAKE HER AWAY FROM YOU. WAIT, ARE YOU SAYING YOU HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH MARISSA'S DEATH? I'M SAYING THAT EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON. YOU WERE THE ONE IN THE CAR? WHERE'S MY DAUGHTER? SHE'S FINE, OK? I'M TALKING ABOUT US RIGHT NOW. I'M WILLING TO DO ANYTHING FOR YOU, AND I'VE ALREADY PROVED THAT. AND THEN` AND THEN YOU, ME AND ANNIQUE CAN BE A REAL FAMILY. JUST GIVE ME ONE CHANCE. YOU WOULD DO THAT? YOU WOULD TELL EVERYBODY THAT YOU MADE IT UP? YES, OF COURSE. I DON'T CARE ABOUT WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT ME. I ONLY CARE WHAT YOU THINK. (SNIFFS) OK. THEN, IF WE DO THIS, THEN ANNIQUE CAN NEVER KNOW THAT YOU KILLED HER MOTHER. I WOULD NEVER TELL HER. YOU REALLY DO LOVE ME, DON'T YOU? I LOVE YOU TOO. I'M SORRY FOR NOT TAKING YOUR CALLS OR THE AWFUL THINGS I SAID. I DIDN'T KNOW YOU FELT THIS WAY. IT'S OK. I FORGIVE YOU. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO SEE ANNIQUE. WE'LL DROP HER AT CARRIE'S AND SPEND THE REST OF THE DAY TOGETHER. I GOT A LOT OF MAKING UP TO DO. SHE'S AT MY HOUSE. ALONE? NO, THE MAID'S WATCHING HER. DID YOU GET THAT, GRETCHEN? (GRETCHEN) YEAH. GOOD. TELL 'EM WE'RE AT OAK PARK. WHO IS IT? WHO DID YOU JUST CALL? MY LAWYER. SHE BEEPED IN WHILE WE WERE ON, AND I PUT HER ON THREE-WAY. SHE HEARD THE WHOLE THING. HOW COULD YOU DO THIS? BECAUSE YOU ARE A CRAZY, DELUSIONAL KILLER, AND I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU DO THIS TO ME OR ANYBODY ELSE. BUT I LOVE YOU! WHY DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT, JIM? WHY DON'T YOU SEE THAT? (TYRES SQUEAL) (GASPS) LET ME GO! NO, NOT A CHANCE. LET ME GO! (GASPS, SOBS) NO, OW! JIM! DEVON BURKES, YOU'RE UNDER ARREST. WHY ARE YOU TAKING ME?! (GRUNTS) HE'S A FILTHY RAPIST! JUST LET ME GO! (SOBS) PLEASE! JIM, PLEASE HELP ME! JIM, PLEASE! HELP ME, JIM. JIM! JIM! LET GO! (SCREAMS) LET GO OF ME! JIM! JIM! LET ME GO! (SIGHS) (RINGS DOORBELL) < ARE YOU ROSA VASQUEZ? WHAT'S GOING ON? ANNIQUE! HI, DADDY! THIS LITTLE GIRL WAS TAKEN FROM SCHOOL. I SORRY. ARE YOU OK? YEAH. I WAS PLAYING A GAME WITH ROSA. I'M SO GLAD TO SEE YOU. ME TOO. I'VE MISSED YOU. (SIGHS DEEPLY) COME ON, CARLOS. IT'S NICE TO SEE HER HAPPY. YOU GOT A LOT TO DO WITH THAT, YOU KNOW? WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ME OR MY DOG. AH, IT'S DEFINITELY YOU. (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) I GOT A SURPRISE FOR BOTH OF YOU. I GOT TICKETS TO THE NEW YORK BALLET. I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE WE COULD SPEND THE WEEKEND TOGETHER, JUST THE THREE OF US. REALLY? MM-HM. THINK SHE'S READY FOR THAT? YEAH, I DO. HURRY UP, YOU GUYS. (CHUCKLES) ALL RIGHT. (DOG BARKS) > YOU KNOW, I THINK I JUST THOUGHT JIM COULD GIVE ME SOMETHING THAT MY FATHER COULDN'T. LIKE YOU SAID, HE WAS JUST A SUBSTITUTE. LIKE A FATHER FIGURE. BUT, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE HOW SICK I WAS. I MEAN, I TOOK ANOTHER WOMAN'S LIFE FOR THIS MAN. AND I KNOW NOW THAT IT WAS WRONG, BUT I JUST DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHO I WAS WHEN I DECIDED TO KILL HER. THIS IS GOOD, DEVON. WELL, YOU REALLY HELPED ME REALISE I WAS DEEPLY IN PAIN. YOU KNOW, THERE'S REALLY ONLY ONE WAY FOR ME TO RELEASE THAT PAIN. WOULD YOU LIKE A RELEASE, DOCTOR? SORRY I'M LATE, DEVON. SO, ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR SESSION? READY WHEN YOU ARE, DOC. CAPTIONS BY TRACEY DAWSON. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2016
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