1 I appreciated your offer, and I was thinking of a down payment. WHISPERS: Oh shit. You cheap tart. User! We have become the biggest start-up in the city. Rate My Ride. Here's to the tens. Toni! Hey, how`? Let me. (GASPS) No, no! (SCREAMS) You and me, together all the way. (GROANS) You stupid bitch! WHISPERS: I've messed everything up. This wasn't your fault, all right? No, no, no, no, no, no, no! (SCREAMS) (GASPS) (CELL PHONE RINGS) (TEXT TONE DINGS) Oh, here we are. It's physio o'clock! I'm not going today. Oh, now, darling, it's perfectly normal to feel a little down in the dumps. I feel fine. Now, Savannah. I don't want to go, all right? Is everything OK here? We're not too keen on going to rehab. Hey, I'm right here; I'm not brain-dead. That's not what Nancy meant. Tell you what ` you two chat, and I'll go somewhere else. No, the physio is expecting us. Just leave me alone! Ow! Vannah! What the hell?! Jesus, Nancy, are you OK? That was a little uncalled for. It was an accident, OK? You need to get your shit together. We're just trying to help, that's all. It's OK, Vader. Yeah, I can cope. I can cope with it. Thank you. I'm sorry, Nancy. It's just` I'm a bit... freaked. What sort of freaked? I don't know, but I just can't go anywhere today. It would kill me. OK. We'll leave it today. Oh, shit. I need to talk to you. No, you don't. Look, Toni, come on. How did you know I was here? I made some calls. I told you, this has got nothing to do with you. It's my kid, isn't it? Yeah. Of course. It's a bit scungy, but it's only temporary. Do you want a hand? Don't be silly. I only came to see my parents, but then I had some issues, and now the stupid airline won't let me fly. Is the baby OK? The baby's fine. It's just my blood pressure was a little high. But as soon as we can, we're out of here. You're not staying? I finally got a great job. It must be tough, though, like, living in New York with a baby? I've got a job, an apartment, health benefits. I've finally made it! You said you didn't want the baby... I know. But then I went in, and they wanted to check my dates. I saw the scan, and I saw him, and... and I couldn't do it. It's a boy? Don't worry, I'm not going to hit you up for child support. I wasn't thinking that. And as soon as the baby comes, we are out of here. Va-va-va-voom! Is this for Lloyd? God, what happened to your lip? Were they too heavy on the filler this time? I had a little run-in with our patient. Savannah did this? It was an accident. She didn't feel like physio. I didn't listen, and so she` Nancy, if you're not coping,... I am. ...we can get a trained psych nurse. She's had a head injury. She's not crazy. I didn't mean that. Listen, I can finally make myself useful for once. OK, we stay as is for now. But the deal is she has to go to physio. There's some arnica in my cabinet. Where the hell were you? I had Lucinda Fox on the line. Sorry, who? Lucinda Fox, minister for bloody housing! And I find you've gone AWOL. Yeah, I had stuff to do. Like what? Like seeing the architects. Priorities, boy. If we don't pull the right strings, we won't be building any bloody houses. OK, I understand. Well, I set up another meeting. OK. So, where are we at with this baby? Sorry, what? You and that daughter of mine need to get on with it. I think she's, like, um, a couple of days late already, so, like, yeah, maybe. Maybe this time... Excellent. Excellent. Hello, Fisher. Brady. What are you doing here? I've come to take my office back. Very amusing. You're off the hook... today. I have a lunch date. Yeah, well, I guess you've got more time for that kind of thing now. Can you tell Lloyd I'm here to see him? You can tell him yourself. Lloyd. Brady. How lovely. Come through. Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air. Copyright Able 2017 Nice legs. You'd be the top lot at Karaka. So, where are you taking my legs for lunch? Well, unfortunately, I'm a late scratching. Something's come up. You couldn't call me? Well, you cancelled me last time. Perhaps we could... eat in. Or reschedule. I am not having a first date on the board room table. OK, Feisty. How's Tuesday? Charity board meeting. Thursday? AGM. Friday? Auditors. Oh, bugger this. Why don't you come over tonight? We'll consummate the deal. Lloyd. A lady does like to be wooed. John knew all about that. Whatever that prick did, I'll do it 10 times better. Well, we'll just have to see, won't we? Oh! Not now. Look at you! You're wasted! Well, you said I could see him. Not when you're drunk! I've only had a little` Come back sober, and we'll talk about it. Hey, man, leave her alone. Seriously, Bronco. Leave! I don't want Cash seeing you like` Hey, man, leave her alone. Mind your own business. Hey, you don't want to be doing that. Oh, really? And how about this? Hey, little bud. I told you to wait inside. Whoa. Hey, Cash. This is Vader. You punched my dad. Um, sort of. OK, bud, play the game. I won't be long, OK? I am so sorry about that. He's gone now. Good. That was Bronco, Cash's dad. Yeah, I got that. We don't see him for weeks, and when he finally shows up, he's off his face. Thank you for stepping in. I didn't know you had a kid. Yeah, well, now you do. Here you go. These need to be dispatched ASAP. Yes, boss. (PANTS) Oh! I'm so sorry! No, it was my fault. I looked down. What? You always tell me not to look at the ground! Yeah, I know. Just... a bit distracted. Why? Just, like, work and stuff, you know. Rubbish. I know that look. What look? (CHUCKLES) Come on, tell me. Or do I have to beat it out of you? (CHUCKLES) Come on, what is it? I'm gonna be a father. Well, congratulations! Annabelle must be stoked. It's not Annabelle. Oh, OK. Um,... then who? Look, you remember Toni? The PR girl who worked for John? Yeah. When did this happen? Joe? About nine months ago. Nine months? You were sleeping with her when we were together? It was a mistake. (HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS) 1 (GRUNTS) (SCREAMS) What's going on with my tough little battler? Mm? You do know you can talk to me? Hmm, so you can report back to Brady and tell her what a screwed-up unit I am? I would never betray a confidence. Never. Sometimes I can't tell what's real and what's not. I keep seeing stuff that could have happened, and it feels like a nightmare except that I'm awake. Well, you have had a brain injury. It's more than that. Honestly, I just think I might be going crazy. You mustn't ever say that. It's true. You've got to be careful. Not everyone will understand. What do you mean? Trust me. These people will send you to the loony bin without batting an eye. You'll find you've lost a year of your life, and no one will ever let you forget it. That's what happened to you? Post-natal psychosis, in the lingo. You had a kid? For a few hours. Poor you. The point is that's not going to happen to you, because I've got your back. Thank you. (ROCK MUSIC PLAYS) Here you go, Boss. Hang on a sec. You haven't done your mileage. Yeah, always. (CHUCKLES) I'm just kidding. Nah, you've done great. You deserve a beer. We both do. OK. So, who's got Cash? Oh my God! Cash! Shoot! Who is looking after him (?) Yeah, yeah... Nah, he's with my neighbour; she's sort of a mate. I'm a bad mum. How old's your boy? He is 6. You must have been, like, 12 when you had him. Yeah, I was young. Must be hard. Yeah, well, life doesn't always go as planned, eh? Tell me about it. So, um, what's with your ex? Bronco? For a while it was cool, but then... you have to grow up and get real when you have a kid. What about you ` any kids? Not that I know of. You're a man about town, eh? No, not so much. What about a girlfriend? Nope. Sometimes I think we'd be better off without Bronco in our lives. That bad? He drives me mental. Like, he tells Cash that he's going to get him a PlayStation. And Cash was so excited; he told all of his friends. And did the PlayStation turn up? No. And Cash doesn't understand. It's not like I can say to him that 'your dad is full of shit', because then I'd be the bad guy. (PHONE RINGS) Oh, sorry. Yeah, it's all good. Oh, bud! Well, get Sharon to put some ice on it. OK. Just hold on. I'll come right now. I'm sorry. I have to` Yeah. You're just such a bad mum (!) (CHUCKLES) No worries, I'll lock up. You know, you're OK for a rich kid. (GRUNTS) What the hell? You arsehole! Annabelle, stop throwing shit. Stop, hey! You bastard! Look, I can explain, OK? I just got off the phone from my father congratulating me. But I am not pregnant. I was cornered, and you know what your dad's like... Talk about business. Talk about commodities. Just don't talk about my menstrual cycle with my father. You talk about personal things all the time! Now you're taking his side? No, I'm not taking... It's not fair! (SOBS) For once in my life, I just want my father to say well done, instead of thinking that I'm some hopeless, barren mare. Who cares what your dad thinks, OK? The stupidest women get knocked up every day. Why can't I? WHISPERS: It's OK. - (ROCK MUSIC PLAYS) - What? Oh, thank God you're here! Where is Finland? I've lost Finland. Ah, Finland! Hey, do you know what they call Rate My Ride in Finland? Gefa Kynlif My. (LAUGHS) Those sexy Scandies. You OK? Did you know Joe had a fling with Toni? Who? Toni, the PR girl. What? No way! Seriously? That dirty dog. When was this? So you didn't know? Hang on. How did you find out? I ran into Joe today. Oh, OK. You just what ` you ran into him? Well, he wanted to speak to me. He was upset because... she's going to have a baby. Toni? And it's Joe's? Oh! Oh my goodness. Meanwhile, the Anaconda's all over social media harping on about how she can't get knocked up. John, this is not funny. Oh come on! I mean, I'm no saint, but at least I know how to use a condom. So, does the old man know? John, you cannot say anything to anyone. Aw... Promise me. Promise! OK. Gotcha! Chocolate? No. I don't know. Special delivery for you. That's nice. What's for dinner? Aren't you going to open it? You can. READS: 10 times the man. Lloyd. What does that mean? Big swinging dicks. Whoa. That is big. So, what did you have to do to get this? Nothing. It's just a game. Dance of the Seven Veils. What is that? Nancy's just stirring. Can I have it? No! (CHUCKLES) So, Scheherazade, are we close to the final act? I think I have him right where I want him. Evening. How's your face? I'm fine, my darling. Thanks for asking. Has Savannah calmed down? She's just dandy ` spent the whole day in the pool. Did she go to physio? Not today. Nancy, I hope you made it clear what the alternative is. Put that on Trade Me, will you? You're walking! If you can call it that. That's fantastic. You need to show Brady. Not yet. Look, she thinks you're not coping. Not going to physio. I can't, OK? What's going on? I remembered something. At least, I think I do. That's why I didn't want to go to physio. Why's that? The thing is... I don't think I jumped. I know. You think it was him? WHISPERS: Fisher. You remember, then? It was so sudden. He... He picked me up and threw me. I... I think. No, for sure. We need to talk to Brady, go to the police` There's one other thing. You've got to promise not to bullshit me. Yeah, sure. Anything. I also remembered that you kissed me ` not like a brother. I'm not. You said you loved me. It's true. All of it. Are you sure you're OK? I'm sure. 1 Hey there, sleepy. It's morning. You've got to go. Can you imagine what would happen if everyone saw us now? Oh God, Brady. Brady would be off the hook. Yeah, she really would. She'd kick your arse back to Westport. She already knows about me ` about not being Garth, I mean. She knows? Yeah. She was pretty good about it too ` apart from hitting me ` told me to stay away from you. Well, that worked. Anyway, you need to tell her about Fisher. Tell her everything. Everything? Maybe not... everything. Are we crazy or what? Maybe. But right now it feels like I'm home. Me too. Hey, old man. Ah, we've got meetings with the minister of housing. Oh, shucks. What a meetings guy. What's all this, hm? Got yourself some toys? It's a model of the development. Ah. (WHISTLES) You, uh, gonna put in a little day-care centre just there? Maybe a nursery? What are you talking about? A little birdie tells me you're expecting some good news. No? Look, man. Like I said, I'm busy, so... Oh, come on. You can tell your big bro. (CHUCKLES) What about big daddy Maxwell? Does he know what his golden boy has been up to? QUIETLY: Who told you this? Like I said, a sweet little birdie. Does the Anaconda know? Don't, bro. Oh, calm down. If you don't want it, I mean, you could always put it in a bin. What the hell? Oh! Just a little bit of rough housing, eh? Just playing, you know. I really need to work on that left hook, eh? Hello, have a good one. Lucinda Fox, this is Joe. He's driving the Eden Reservoir project. Delighted to meet you. Please. Hey, dude. Hey, you remember Toni, that cute PR chick you used to do some work with? Hot bod, sad little princess face. Ah, yep, that's the one. Hey, she's back in town, and I was wondering ` could I get an address? Hey, Trust Fund Baby! What? Can you hold on a minute? Sure thing, boss. Do you know anything about this? Um, it's a PlayStation. Do you know where it came from? Nah, nothing to do with me. This is really nice of you. It's for Cash. It's still really good of you. I had a spare. So, you should give it to Cash, just saying. And you're a great guy, I'm just saying. You know, I just know what it's like to be the kid who never got stuff. OK. Anyway, Cash is gonna be stoked. No worries. Of course I appreciate the gesture, Lloyd. It was a lovely piece, but jewellery is very personal. Of course I love it. I'm hanging up now, Lloyd. I can come back another time if you want? No, it's OK. Well? A few days ago I remembered some stuff... About what? I know I didn't jump. It was Fisher. He threw me. (EXHALES DEEPLY) So Vader was right. I've been such an idiot, Brady. You didn't know. Do you remember anything else? How do you mean? Well, did Fisher say anything about what happened between him and John, the blackmail? No, not that I can remember. At least we can take this to the police. Well, they might not believe me. It'll still put heat on Fisher. The problem is he knows... about Karl. You told him that? I've been meeting him at physio, telling him stuff... What 'stuff'? About you, about your business plans ` basically everything. Why the fuck would you do that? I thought I could trust him. He made me believe that you were the enemy, that you only wanted me for my shares. I am so, so sorry. Oh, God. I take it all back. You really are an idiot. We'll get through this, OK? Again. Nice. That's way better. Thanks, I'm really getting better aren't I? Yeah. Getting there. (CELL PHONE DINGS) (WOMAN BREATHES HEAVILY, GROANS) Hello? Hello? Are you deaf? You! What are you doing here? I'm having a baby. What does it look like? Oh, Good Lord. You were supposed to get rid of it. Can we not talk about this right now! Wait a sec. We don't want to get anything yucky on the seats. (GROANS LOUDLY) What are you doing? Getting a towel. (GROANS) This really hurts. Just do your special breathing thingy. In, out ` it's meant to help. (ENGINE STARTS) (SCREAMS) Sorry. 1 Seriously, with the amount of red tape, if it had been up to me, I'd have given up by now, but this guy, he's on a mission. Hey, all I know is we just need more medium density, affordable housing. Amen to that. I'll be hanging on to this one, don't worry. Bye now. Bye. So, what the hell was the pub brawl about? Look, I know` We finally get the Minister here and, what, it's like Otara on a Friday night. I'm sorry. I'd like to punch that smug little prick too. (CELL PHONE RINGS) But not in front of our meal ticket. It's Annabelle. I should probably` Look, you tell that silly little girl that it can wait till you get home. You'll never guess where I am. Annabelle, I can't talk right now. I'm at the hospital. What's wrong? Are you OK? I'm fine. In fact, it turns out I'm really good in a crisis. But then, I'm not the one having a baby three weeks early. QUIETLY: Wait. What? I'm with Toni. You do remember Toni, I hope? Ah, OK. Text me the details. I'm on the way. Hey, hey. I haven't finished with you yet. I'm sorry, I've got a, um,... thing that I've got to get to, so... (TENSE MUSIC) (SOBS) Easy does it. 6cm. You're doing well. Hey, I'm the father. Hi 'Daddy'! Hi. Hi. (MOANS) Awkward. What I can do? What I can do? Just support the lady. OK. Hey, hey... So like, how long is it going to take until`? (MOANS PAINFULLY) It'll take as long as it takes. OK... (SCREAMS) Oh, shit! John: Fisher, this is ridiculous. FISHER: Well, it's not just my dad you shafted. Fisher, this is ridiculous. Well, it's not just my dad you shafted. You do know, this is all your fault. Me? If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have got into this mess. (CHUCKLES) And how does that work? Way back, when I met you and Joe in the poncey lawyer's office ` you remember that? Sure. I was only there to tell them about Garth. So why didn't you? Cos I saw you,... (CHUCKLES) then I, kind of, couldn't say anything. You could have just, you know, asked me out. (LAUGHS) I was rough as guts. You wouldn't have looked at me. Especially as a brother. You're a shit, you know that? How? Well, at least you knew the truth. I was all, 'I've finally met this great guy who gets me. 'Except he's my brother.' So I couldn't go around having inappropriate thoughts. You had some? (LAUGHS) This is cool. Yeah. Which bit, exactly? Everything. I finally feel happy for the first time in ages. No, we can't. Kennedy's around somewhere or Nancy might see. Here's an idea. What? Tell the truth? Oh yeah. Hey, guess what, guys. I'm having hot sex with my brother! Maybe not like that. You can't go to jail, not because of this. Can't we just... What? ...pretend for a bit? (GIGGLES) Savannah! Sweetheart, the Duchess has summoned you. Why? Don't know, but chop-chop. Nice to see you two getting along. Yeah, for sure. Shit. (LAUGHS) (GROANS LOUDLY) Push! I can't` You got it! You got it! You got it! That's it, love. Keep pushing. (SCREAMS) Oh my God. Can't she have more drugs? Come on. One more little push! Holy! Go on. Go, go. You got it. You got it. And here he is. (BABY CRIES) A gorgeous little boy. Nancy said you wanted to see me. Well, that is progress. I still can't go very far. Here. Sit down. I need to ask you something. When you and Fisher were blackmailing John, what did you two want? What was the end game? To change the will ` put us in, me and Fisher. That's all? I told you everything I can remember. OK. Well, let's go back to the first day you met. I told you, I'm sorry. Forget about that. Look, what I don't understand is why Fisher would want to kill you. Well, because he came on to me. I said no... You don't throw someone off a balcony because you're horny. He was angry at me. I think. Because? Because you were angry at me and Vader. I felt bad about that. 'I told Brady the truth. Now it's over.' ...over unless I say so. You are as guilty as I am. You think John's accident was just convenient timing? What is it? He was telling me I was as guilty as he was. He was telling me that he killed John. Thank you, Savannah. Where are you going? Out. (TENSE MUSIC) Hey, how`? Let me. (CELL PHONE RINGS) (DOOR OPENS) Back soon, love. (TENSE MUSIC) (TYRES SCREECH, ENGINE ROARS) Hi there, little man. Welcome to this crazy world. He's so perfect. Well, I think our work here is done. (CHUCKLES) Thank you so much for being here. He's beautiful. Isn't he? He's gorgeous. But the experts say that in the first seven hours, the mother needs to be skin-to-skin with the baby, so we should be going. Hey, if you need anything, anything at all, you call, OK? We'll be fine. Thanks. Hello. Hey. Come on, you. Bye. Hi, Baby. Hello. Hey, you were amazing. Thank you, sweetie. And that was just the start. And what are you going to say to Daddy? Brady! Thank God. I thought you might've... ...done something stupid? Yeah, maybe. Yeah, I wanted to. God knows. But if I had killed him, I would have got a minute of satisfaction followed by a long time in jail. We can't let him get away with this. Yeah, I didn't say that. I'll go to the cops. Why would you do that? Because it's my fault. I started all of this, so I'll finish it. I'll tell them everything about Karl, say it was self-defence. Maybe they'll even believe me. Probably need this, then ` your confession. Sure, I guess. What are you doing? Neither of us are throwing our lives away on that prick. I can still turn myself in. Yeah, and I can get 10 doctors to say you're not right in the head, OK? And Fisher's right about the shares. I need your support. We can't let this go. No, we're gonna nail the prick. I could meet him, see what I could find out. No, that's not necessary. You stay the hell away from him. (TENSE MUSIC) Hey. Hey. It's OK. Everyone's asleep. We've got all night. What is it? What's wrong? Let me just say this first. Being with you, I... It's never been as right. Ever. Me too. I've never even trusted another guy, not even close. But I've done some things. Stupid things. We can't do this. Be together. What are you talking about? You said you loved me. I do. And I love you, so there must be a way` No, it's just not going to work! It's just not. We can't go public. Fisher would use it against you. I don't care. Well, I do. And it wouldn't just be you; it would be Brady. He's a murderer. And so am I! Brady needs me to be by her side. She needs my support. And what about me? We both owe her. You know that. If I could go back and change things... We can change things. No, we can't. We have to accept the consequences, make it right. And you reckon you can just pretend like it never happened? It's how it has to be. (DIAL TONE) Brady. I've thought about what I want, Lloyd. Your house, of course. I don't care about that. But I thought` What I want is Fisher's head on a plate. Oh, come on. My terms are clear and non-negotiable. I want him gone from Truebridge Hunt or this game is over. Thanks, Dread. Sweet, boss. Are you OK? Yeah, yeah. I'm fine. Hey, Cash is really stoked with the PlayStation, eh? Cool. He asked if you wanted to come over and verse him. I could sweeten the deal with pizza and beer? Yeah, sorry. Can't tonight. Is it a problem, me having a kid? No, this isn't about you. Right. OK. If you could service the record on your truck and hook up the trailer in bay three. Sure. Brooke, um,... maybe some other time, OK? Sure. Whenever. (EXHALES) (BREATHES RAGGEDLY) You're just like a cat. They always land on their feet, don't they? Depends how far they fall, I guess. I suppose. It's good seeing you back. I told you I wasn't feeling well. I was starting to think you were avoiding me. To tell you the truth, I was kind of depressed. There's just so much I can't remember. It gets to me sometimes, you know? Yeah, don't push it. It'll come. Being stuck in that house with Brady doesn't help. Is she still being a bitch? And then some. I guess that's why it's good to get out when you can. I miss seeing you. I miss you too. You know Brady's still trying to bang Lloyd Maxwell? Yeah. I got that one. She must be desperate. Desperate enough to try and kill me. She did? Yeah, I'm pretty sure the bitch tried to run me over yesterday. Well, did you call the cops? No point ` no witnesses. Besides, I like to take care of problems my own way. Wow, I knew she was wound up, but I had no idea she` Do you know why she'd try and do something like that? Desperate. Or losing it. Let's hope so. I so appreciate... you being here for me. You are the only one who truly understands me. No. Not here. I'll hold that thought. Definitely. (SIGHS) (EXHALES) Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air. Copyright Able 2017