00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,162 Translated By The Community Of WWW.MY-SUBS.COM 1 00:00:02,786 --> 00:00:05,317 Anna, Olivia, this is Matthew Goddard. 2 00:00:05,356 --> 00:00:08,184 Matthew is Douglas' oldest son. 3 00:00:08,216 --> 00:00:10,576 Matt has asked me out to dinner. 4 00:00:11,216 --> 00:00:13,575 Well, I hope you said yes. 5 00:00:13,576 --> 00:00:14,656 Good night. 6 00:00:15,656 --> 00:00:17,975 GEORGE: The accountants have just discovered 7 00:00:17,976 --> 00:00:21,015 that those loans are all owned by Richard. 8 00:00:21,016 --> 00:00:22,255 He can call them in. 9 00:00:22,256 --> 00:00:24,295 He can take Ash Park whenever he wants. 10 00:00:24,296 --> 00:00:28,095 What if Sir Richard was so distracted 11 00:00:28,096 --> 00:00:30,375 that George was able to work quietly 12 00:00:30,376 --> 00:00:32,375 to find another avenue for the mortgages? 13 00:00:32,376 --> 00:00:33,575 I've come with a solution. 14 00:00:33,576 --> 00:00:36,975 It will rely totally on the cooperation of one man. 15 00:00:36,976 --> 00:00:39,055 It's quite a radical proposal 16 00:00:39,056 --> 00:00:41,015 but one that will see Sir Richard distracted 17 00:00:41,016 --> 00:00:43,135 while George sorts out the mortgages. 18 00:00:43,136 --> 00:00:46,895 You run as an independent in the upcoming election. 19 00:00:46,896 --> 00:00:48,855 CAROLYN: He'll throw all his energy into the campaign, 20 00:00:48,856 --> 00:00:51,095 and meanwhile, we save Ash Park. 21 00:00:51,096 --> 00:00:52,695 I'm an alcoholic, Carolyn. 22 00:00:52,696 --> 00:00:55,615 Every single facet of my life is structured around 23 00:00:55,616 --> 00:00:58,175 avoiding the things I know will make the bottle sing. 24 00:00:58,176 --> 00:01:00,495 Memories I don't want to face. 25 00:01:00,496 --> 00:01:02,336 How is the old ticker, by the way? 26 00:01:03,616 --> 00:01:05,935 All must be a terrible strain. 27 00:01:05,936 --> 00:01:07,056 I'll run. 28 00:01:08,216 --> 00:01:10,975 Elizabeth deserves to live out her life without this. 29 00:01:10,976 --> 00:01:14,055 He'll be begging for mercy by the time I'm finished with him. 30 00:01:14,056 --> 00:01:16,615 - I'm at your service, Dickie. - He won't know which way's up. 31 00:01:16,616 --> 00:01:18,336 - Excuse me. - Sir Richard is not your mentor. 32 00:01:21,016 --> 00:01:23,296 RICHARD: There you go, love. 33 00:01:23,976 --> 00:01:27,216 REGINA: He will have a spy in here, watching you both. 34 00:01:29,856 --> 00:01:30,856 CAROLYN: You'll let me know 35 00:01:30,857 --> 00:01:32,415 if things start to get on top of you. 36 00:01:32,498 --> 00:01:34,505 JACK: I'll let you know. 37 00:01:35,470 --> 00:01:39,177 Synced & corrected by kinglouisxx www.MY-SUBS.com 38 00:01:40,376 --> 00:01:42,296 [Insects chirping] 39 00:02:02,856 --> 00:02:04,896 [Cork squeaks] 40 00:02:09,216 --> 00:02:10,976 [Exhales deeply] 41 00:02:33,176 --> 00:02:36,215 The thing about us country folk is we tell it as it is. 42 00:02:36,216 --> 00:02:38,015 - That's right, Jack. - Now, times are changing. 43 00:02:38,016 --> 00:02:41,255 And we want to make sure the changes go our way. 44 00:02:41,256 --> 00:02:45,135 This coal mine the coalition and Labour both went for 45 00:02:45,136 --> 00:02:47,295 looks like the thin end of the wedge to me. 46 00:02:47,296 --> 00:02:48,535 How long before your farms 47 00:02:48,536 --> 00:02:51,015 are all just dirty great holes in the ground? 48 00:02:51,016 --> 00:02:52,895 - [Crowd murmuring] - Smell the air. 49 00:02:52,896 --> 00:02:54,135 How long is it gonna stay fresh 50 00:02:54,136 --> 00:02:57,655 if the likes of Sir Richard Bennett get their way? 51 00:02:57,656 --> 00:02:59,895 They've had it their own way for too long. 52 00:02:59,896 --> 00:03:01,375 You tell 'em, Jack. 53 00:03:01,376 --> 00:03:02,815 JACK: Thanks, Frank. 54 00:03:02,816 --> 00:03:05,735 Time to put a rocket up some conservative backsides. 55 00:03:05,736 --> 00:03:07,455 DORIS: Doctor! 56 00:03:07,456 --> 00:03:10,495 What about "derrieres," Doris? Sound better? 57 00:03:10,496 --> 00:03:12,335 Slightly less uncouth, Doctor. 58 00:03:12,336 --> 00:03:13,975 Call a spade a spade, Doc. 59 00:03:13,976 --> 00:03:15,255 They need a good kick up the bum. 60 00:03:15,256 --> 00:03:16,775 That's what they need. 61 00:03:16,776 --> 00:03:18,735 JACK: Good on you, Roy. 62 00:03:18,736 --> 00:03:21,135 And our returned servicemen. 63 00:03:21,136 --> 00:03:23,135 Veterans' benefits need protecting. 64 00:03:23,136 --> 00:03:26,495 The Returned Soldiers' Legal Bureau needs more funding, 65 00:03:26,496 --> 00:03:27,496 not less. 66 00:03:27,497 --> 00:03:28,735 [Crowd murmuring] 67 00:03:28,736 --> 00:03:30,775 You trust the Canberra pooh-bahs to do it? 68 00:03:30,776 --> 00:03:32,455 - ROY: No fear! - MAN: No way. 69 00:03:32,456 --> 00:03:36,015 Oh, he mentioned me specifically, did he? 70 00:03:36,016 --> 00:03:37,296 Right. 71 00:03:39,056 --> 00:03:41,936 Oh, he's mates with a boong, eh? 72 00:03:44,776 --> 00:03:47,016 Think about it. Think about it all. 73 00:03:55,656 --> 00:03:57,015 My hero. 74 00:03:57,016 --> 00:03:58,855 Just telling the truth. 75 00:03:58,856 --> 00:04:01,135 You'll chivvy your opponents into addressing health issues 76 00:04:01,136 --> 00:04:02,815 if nothing else. 77 00:04:02,816 --> 00:04:04,335 That's a nice way of saying he thinks I've got Buckley's. 78 00:04:04,336 --> 00:04:07,055 - Oh, you be nice. - Good on you, Jack. 79 00:04:07,056 --> 00:04:08,695 Let's get your bloods checked. 80 00:04:08,696 --> 00:04:12,176 Ah. Superman back to Clark Kent. 81 00:04:12,896 --> 00:04:15,415 Give my love to the city set. 82 00:04:15,416 --> 00:04:17,655 I'll sing your praises. 83 00:04:17,656 --> 00:04:19,776 [Indistinct conversations] 84 00:04:22,976 --> 00:04:24,295 Well done. 85 00:04:24,296 --> 00:04:25,935 Enough to make you vote against George? 86 00:04:25,936 --> 00:04:28,136 Well, that would be telling. 87 00:04:28,776 --> 00:04:30,256 Thank you, Doctor. 88 00:04:30,776 --> 00:04:33,576 [Telephone ringing] 89 00:04:39,376 --> 00:04:40,336 Hello? 90 00:04:40,337 --> 00:04:42,135 How come I have to find out from someone else 91 00:04:42,136 --> 00:04:43,695 that Duncan's got a pet Abo? 92 00:04:43,696 --> 00:04:46,255 We can use that. 93 00:04:46,256 --> 00:04:48,295 I think he's a patient. 94 00:04:48,296 --> 00:04:49,775 I can't know everything. 95 00:04:49,776 --> 00:04:51,015 Well, get out more. 96 00:04:51,016 --> 00:04:52,655 And he slagged me off about the coal mine. 97 00:04:52,656 --> 00:04:54,615 Find out if George picked up on it. 98 00:04:54,616 --> 00:04:57,015 Perhaps you should ask him yourself, Dickie. 99 00:04:57,016 --> 00:04:58,375 I don't want to tip my hand 100 00:04:58,376 --> 00:05:00,455 by showing too much interest, Reggie. 101 00:05:00,456 --> 00:05:02,016 He doesn't know I'm out to expand. 102 00:05:03,136 --> 00:05:04,895 George is so busy. 103 00:05:04,896 --> 00:05:06,295 I hardly see him. 104 00:05:06,296 --> 00:05:08,175 Well, you see his bleeding-heart Jew. 105 00:05:08,176 --> 00:05:09,575 Play the reform card. 106 00:05:09,576 --> 00:05:11,455 See what she'll spill. 107 00:05:11,456 --> 00:05:14,496 I don't want to have to keep coming down there. 108 00:05:17,456 --> 00:05:19,696 [Dial tone] 109 00:05:21,576 --> 00:05:24,376 [Telephone dialing] 110 00:05:25,936 --> 00:05:28,215 Inverness Hospital. Thank you. 111 00:05:28,216 --> 00:05:29,815 I've been remiss! 112 00:05:29,816 --> 00:05:31,615 Oh, in a good cause. 113 00:05:31,616 --> 00:05:33,256 Come with me. 114 00:05:34,856 --> 00:05:36,575 How's our independent candidate going? 115 00:05:36,576 --> 00:05:38,335 Coping with the stresses and strains? 116 00:05:38,336 --> 00:05:41,095 We're managing them together, fighting the good fight. 117 00:05:41,096 --> 00:05:43,895 Good. And Richard Bennett? 118 00:05:43,896 --> 00:05:45,695 - Driven to distraction. - [Chuckles] 119 00:05:45,696 --> 00:05:47,936 [Birds chirping] 120 00:05:49,736 --> 00:05:52,975 So, there he is. 121 00:05:52,976 --> 00:05:54,815 [Laughter] 122 00:05:54,816 --> 00:05:56,695 Oh, Mama! 123 00:05:56,696 --> 00:05:58,135 MATTHEW: Drop it! 124 00:05:58,136 --> 00:05:59,535 Welcome back to the big smoke. 125 00:05:59,536 --> 00:06:01,776 Oh, thank you darling. 126 00:06:02,416 --> 00:06:04,615 It's all rather romantic. 127 00:06:04,616 --> 00:06:07,015 Grist for your novelistic mill. 128 00:06:07,016 --> 00:06:09,855 Much more Brontë than Bligh. 129 00:06:09,856 --> 00:06:11,736 Douglas would approve. 130 00:06:12,616 --> 00:06:14,776 - Tackle! Tackle! - [Laughs] 131 00:06:15,376 --> 00:06:17,815 - Add her to my rounds. - [Knock on door] 132 00:06:17,816 --> 00:06:20,095 Tell her about an hour. 133 00:06:20,096 --> 00:06:21,735 Patricia Green's test results. 134 00:06:21,736 --> 00:06:23,375 I've scheduled her in for tomorrow. 135 00:06:23,376 --> 00:06:26,376 Thanks. Regina's asked for a house call. 136 00:06:28,336 --> 00:06:30,336 Real or something to tell? 137 00:06:30,936 --> 00:06:32,695 I guess I'll see. 138 00:06:32,696 --> 00:06:34,695 Wouldn't be surprised if she has come down with something, 139 00:06:34,696 --> 00:06:36,535 the pressure she's under. 140 00:06:36,536 --> 00:06:40,175 What does she do all the time? Just sit there? 141 00:06:40,176 --> 00:06:42,895 Gardens. Reads. Broods, I imagine. 142 00:06:42,896 --> 00:06:45,255 Mm. Enough to drive her nuts again. 143 00:06:45,256 --> 00:06:47,975 I suspect she's swapped one mania for another... 144 00:06:47,976 --> 00:06:49,055 a love of George 145 00:06:49,056 --> 00:06:51,576 for the obsession with balancing the books. 146 00:06:52,616 --> 00:06:55,056 She's a mentally fragile woman. 147 00:07:02,616 --> 00:07:03,616 Ah. 148 00:07:04,496 --> 00:07:06,016 Doris. 149 00:07:07,376 --> 00:07:11,535 Seeing you greeted so warmly at the fete by Mr. Bligh, 150 00:07:11,536 --> 00:07:16,095 we ladies felt that we must offer an open smile ourselves. 151 00:07:16,096 --> 00:07:19,416 So I thought I'd drop off our latest newsletter. 152 00:07:20,456 --> 00:07:21,775 I won't stay. 153 00:07:21,776 --> 00:07:24,015 Others await its contents eagerly. 154 00:07:24,016 --> 00:07:26,015 Thank you. 155 00:07:26,016 --> 00:07:28,415 I-I have a cake just out of the oven. 156 00:07:28,416 --> 00:07:30,015 Tea, perhaps? 157 00:07:30,016 --> 00:07:32,015 Oh? 158 00:07:32,016 --> 00:07:34,855 Oh, that does smell delicious. 159 00:07:34,856 --> 00:07:38,016 Perhaps, uh, just a small refreshment. 160 00:07:38,736 --> 00:07:40,535 Please, sit. 161 00:07:40,536 --> 00:07:42,176 Oh, thank you. 162 00:07:45,216 --> 00:07:47,175 This is too much for me. 163 00:07:47,176 --> 00:07:50,776 How about a slice now... 164 00:07:51,456 --> 00:07:53,656 ...and I'll give you some to take home? 165 00:07:54,256 --> 00:07:55,696 Lovely. 166 00:08:00,416 --> 00:08:02,615 I-I just can't dally. 167 00:08:02,616 --> 00:08:04,215 - I'm sure you understand. - Doris... 168 00:08:04,216 --> 00:08:05,216 Indeed. Indeed. 169 00:08:05,816 --> 00:08:07,655 Doris, please come back. I... 170 00:08:07,656 --> 00:08:10,695 Sorry. On my rounds. [Chuckles] 171 00:08:10,696 --> 00:08:12,896 [Engine shuts off, door opens] 172 00:08:14,096 --> 00:08:16,495 Oh Lord. 173 00:08:16,496 --> 00:08:18,335 Oh, Doctor. 174 00:08:18,336 --> 00:08:21,855 "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone," 175 00:08:21,856 --> 00:08:24,615 as Reverend Curtis is wont to remind us. 176 00:08:24,616 --> 00:08:26,615 Very good of you to visit, Doctor, I'm sure. 177 00:08:26,616 --> 00:08:28,055 I got a message she's unwell. 178 00:08:28,056 --> 00:08:30,495 Oh. She didn't seem so to me. 179 00:08:30,496 --> 00:08:32,495 You know, she offered me cake. 180 00:08:32,496 --> 00:08:34,415 How could I accept? 181 00:08:34,416 --> 00:08:36,055 I think her poisoning days are over. 182 00:08:36,056 --> 00:08:40,015 Well, others remember poor Miss Davis. 183 00:08:40,016 --> 00:08:42,616 And the whisperings about Sergeant Taylor. 184 00:08:44,336 --> 00:08:46,055 Christian duty. 185 00:08:46,056 --> 00:08:47,296 Mm, mm, mm. 186 00:08:50,776 --> 00:08:54,415 If it is lethal, it's my lack of culinary skill. 187 00:08:54,416 --> 00:08:56,736 Poor old Doris. You know how she is. 188 00:08:57,336 --> 00:09:02,296 I must be going soft. It was nice to see her. 189 00:09:05,736 --> 00:09:07,856 So why am I here? 190 00:09:09,456 --> 00:09:11,775 There was an Aboriginal at your speech, yes? 191 00:09:11,776 --> 00:09:13,255 A patient? 192 00:09:13,256 --> 00:09:14,535 And a friend. 193 00:09:14,536 --> 00:09:17,216 Sir Richard is going to try and use him against you. 194 00:09:17,776 --> 00:09:19,335 What, he's gonna gee up the bigots? 195 00:09:19,336 --> 00:09:21,855 Which I'm sure there's no lack of. 196 00:09:21,856 --> 00:09:24,216 You need to be one step ahead. 197 00:09:25,136 --> 00:09:26,896 Got any ideas? 198 00:09:28,976 --> 00:09:30,296 Over cake? 199 00:09:31,976 --> 00:09:33,535 Why not? 200 00:09:33,536 --> 00:09:35,656 Live dangerously. 201 00:09:39,976 --> 00:09:41,815 That's what I miss. 202 00:09:41,816 --> 00:09:43,896 Sharing a joke. 203 00:09:45,816 --> 00:09:47,096 Thank you. 204 00:09:50,176 --> 00:09:52,655 MAN: The opposite sex, you know. 205 00:09:52,656 --> 00:09:54,135 - Let the best one win. - Yes. 206 00:09:54,136 --> 00:09:55,735 Good luck to you and both of you. 207 00:09:55,736 --> 00:09:56,736 Here's your fourth one. 208 00:09:57,456 --> 00:10:00,416 This contraption spells the end of conversation. 209 00:10:02,096 --> 00:10:05,215 It's the same questions over and over. 210 00:10:05,216 --> 00:10:08,015 - But the boxes are different. - We can switch it off. 211 00:10:08,016 --> 00:10:11,495 Oh, my bed and my book are calling me. 212 00:10:11,496 --> 00:10:13,615 Good night, my darlings. 213 00:10:13,616 --> 00:10:15,535 Good night, Mother. 214 00:10:15,536 --> 00:10:19,056 [Indistinct talking, applause on television] 215 00:10:22,856 --> 00:10:26,415 Mother's right. I'd far rather we talked. 216 00:10:26,416 --> 00:10:28,696 I was quite enjoying it. 217 00:10:31,496 --> 00:10:33,375 That's your fourth. 218 00:10:33,376 --> 00:10:34,576 It dulls the edge. 219 00:10:39,736 --> 00:10:43,095 I drank myself to sleep on many a lonely night. 220 00:10:43,096 --> 00:10:44,775 Is that what I'm doing? 221 00:10:44,776 --> 00:10:47,375 I do understand. 222 00:10:47,376 --> 00:10:48,455 You found love. 223 00:10:48,456 --> 00:10:52,175 I did. Eventually, as will you. 224 00:10:52,176 --> 00:10:53,975 I've become brittle. 225 00:10:53,976 --> 00:10:55,255 Men sense it. Matt did. 226 00:10:55,256 --> 00:10:57,695 That's why he instantly preferred Olivia. 227 00:10:57,696 --> 00:11:01,135 Or he may favor English roses. 228 00:11:01,136 --> 00:11:02,895 It's what I've become. 229 00:11:02,896 --> 00:11:05,375 Every man since Gino. 230 00:11:05,376 --> 00:11:08,175 I start feeling close, and then I panic. 231 00:11:08,176 --> 00:11:11,215 When will I have to tell him that I'm sterile, 232 00:11:11,216 --> 00:11:13,816 that any future precludes children? 233 00:11:14,656 --> 00:11:16,455 I dread that look again. 234 00:11:16,456 --> 00:11:19,256 "You cannot breed. I have no need." 235 00:11:19,936 --> 00:11:22,495 Oh, not every man wants children. 236 00:11:22,496 --> 00:11:24,735 The subject always comes up. 237 00:11:24,736 --> 00:11:25,775 Everything's skewed 238 00:11:25,776 --> 00:11:29,096 towards being able to give a man a child. 239 00:11:29,616 --> 00:11:31,335 I've earned myself quite a reputation 240 00:11:31,336 --> 00:11:32,536 going from man to man. 241 00:11:34,736 --> 00:11:37,255 As one who's been there... 242 00:11:37,256 --> 00:11:41,735 any relief this brought me was momentary at best. 243 00:11:41,736 --> 00:11:43,456 But soothing in the moment. 244 00:11:46,896 --> 00:11:48,935 Well, I might take my cue from Grandmother. 245 00:11:48,936 --> 00:11:50,376 Good night. 246 00:11:51,896 --> 00:11:54,136 Just a dash more. 247 00:11:58,296 --> 00:12:01,055 [Down-tempo music plays] 248 00:12:01,056 --> 00:12:03,055 MATTHEW: It was totally appropriate. 249 00:12:03,056 --> 00:12:06,855 - OLIVIA: [Laughs] - MATTHEW: [Chuckles] 250 00:12:06,856 --> 00:12:09,216 It's wonderful to laugh so much. 251 00:12:18,936 --> 00:12:21,016 [Music continues] 252 00:12:24,496 --> 00:12:25,856 Wow. 253 00:12:26,736 --> 00:12:30,816 That was like wiping out, not knowing which way is up. 254 00:12:31,456 --> 00:12:33,975 I assume that's a compliment. 255 00:12:33,976 --> 00:12:36,015 Oh, from a surfer it is, yeah. 256 00:12:36,016 --> 00:12:37,256 Good. 257 00:12:41,256 --> 00:12:46,416 "Like an English garden on a spring day." 258 00:12:47,176 --> 00:12:48,375 [Laughs] 259 00:12:48,376 --> 00:12:49,896 What? 260 00:12:51,176 --> 00:12:52,895 - Perfect. - Oh, good save. 261 00:12:52,896 --> 00:12:54,376 Mm. 262 00:12:57,496 --> 00:12:59,496 All I ask is... 263 00:13:01,376 --> 00:13:03,056 ...don't hurt me. 264 00:13:05,176 --> 00:13:07,416 I've been hurt twice. 265 00:13:09,136 --> 00:13:11,335 Terribly. 266 00:13:11,336 --> 00:13:13,415 I know. 267 00:13:13,416 --> 00:13:14,896 And I won't. 268 00:13:21,976 --> 00:13:23,695 SARAH: Are you sure we're ready for that? 269 00:13:23,696 --> 00:13:25,575 GEORGE: It's something we have to do anyway. 270 00:13:25,576 --> 00:13:27,495 If it sends him into a flurry, it's a bonus. 271 00:13:27,496 --> 00:13:28,655 Yes. 272 00:13:28,656 --> 00:13:30,335 - Hello, Leah. - How's our little man? 273 00:13:30,336 --> 00:13:33,055 - Good as gold. - Thank you for staying on. 274 00:13:33,056 --> 00:13:35,015 - Anything else? - No, that'll be all. 275 00:13:35,016 --> 00:13:37,535 - Good night. - Good night, sir, Mrs. Nordmann. 276 00:13:37,536 --> 00:13:38,936 Good night. 277 00:13:41,376 --> 00:13:43,935 [Door closes] 278 00:13:43,936 --> 00:13:46,256 [Down-tempo music plays] 279 00:14:00,976 --> 00:14:03,096 [Door opens, closes] 280 00:14:04,856 --> 00:14:07,015 Well, that's hardly parliamentary papers. 281 00:14:07,016 --> 00:14:10,175 "The story of a strange and wonderful marriage." 282 00:14:10,176 --> 00:14:11,895 It's ironic. 283 00:14:11,896 --> 00:14:15,015 Exactly what we're thinking of finally exposing to Inverness. 284 00:14:15,016 --> 00:14:17,495 If you're sure the timing is right. 285 00:14:17,496 --> 00:14:20,055 People will appreciate it. 286 00:14:20,056 --> 00:14:21,735 Richard will be up here like a shot. 287 00:14:21,736 --> 00:14:22,856 Mm. 288 00:14:23,456 --> 00:14:25,455 "Tramp." 289 00:14:25,456 --> 00:14:28,976 There'll be some people who enjoy tossing that around. 290 00:14:30,776 --> 00:14:32,775 "True Romance." 291 00:14:32,776 --> 00:14:34,776 [Chuckles] 292 00:14:35,936 --> 00:14:37,656 That's how it is. 293 00:14:41,296 --> 00:14:42,856 Yes. 294 00:14:47,616 --> 00:14:51,095 Firstly, can I say that it is an honor 295 00:14:51,096 --> 00:14:54,855 to be standing as member for Inverness. 296 00:14:54,856 --> 00:14:58,575 Before I elaborate on my plans for my next term, 297 00:14:58,576 --> 00:15:02,295 I would like to address an issue directly 298 00:15:02,296 --> 00:15:06,695 that has existed for most of my current term, 299 00:15:06,696 --> 00:15:10,335 which is why my son and my future wife 300 00:15:10,336 --> 00:15:14,055 are joining me up here for... for the first time. 301 00:15:14,056 --> 00:15:18,976 Now, you all know Sarah, and some of you have seen David. 302 00:15:19,696 --> 00:15:23,975 Our circumstances are hardly orthodox, 303 00:15:23,976 --> 00:15:26,855 and for some of you I know they bear the whiff of scandal. 304 00:15:26,856 --> 00:15:31,135 But I love my fiancée and son dearly, 305 00:15:31,136 --> 00:15:34,216 and I lay the truth of it before you. 306 00:15:35,736 --> 00:15:38,215 And, of course, I'm also hoping I can rely 307 00:15:38,216 --> 00:15:42,775 on your vote... 1, George Bligh, this time around. 308 00:15:42,776 --> 00:15:44,375 Good on you, Mr. Bligh! 309 00:15:44,376 --> 00:15:45,976 [Applause] 310 00:15:51,096 --> 00:15:53,335 And now on to policies. 311 00:15:53,336 --> 00:15:55,055 Now, we've all heard a lot about the... 312 00:15:55,056 --> 00:15:58,016 [George speaking indistinctly in distance] 313 00:16:02,776 --> 00:16:05,455 [Down-tempo music plays] 314 00:16:05,456 --> 00:16:07,536 [Coin jingling] 315 00:16:08,376 --> 00:16:10,135 A Sydney number, please. 316 00:16:10,136 --> 00:16:12,295 [Applause in distance] 317 00:16:12,296 --> 00:16:14,656 [Vehicle approaching, engine shuts off] 318 00:16:31,616 --> 00:16:33,415 Sir Richard. Oh. Uh, excuse me. 319 00:16:33,416 --> 00:16:35,015 - RICHARD: Where is he? - Uh, wait. I'll... 320 00:16:35,016 --> 00:16:37,015 RICHARD: Where is he? 321 00:16:37,016 --> 00:16:40,295 LYNETTE: Wait. Sir Richard, I have to announce you're here. 322 00:16:40,296 --> 00:16:43,775 Oh, don't worry about it. I can announce myself. 323 00:16:43,776 --> 00:16:45,096 What the hell are you up to? 324 00:16:45,976 --> 00:16:48,736 Looks like someone's been beating the tom-toms. 325 00:16:52,336 --> 00:16:53,895 There was no need to come rushing down. 326 00:16:53,896 --> 00:16:55,415 Oh, great strategy. 327 00:16:55,416 --> 00:16:58,456 "Here I am with my mistress and bastard kid." 328 00:16:59,816 --> 00:17:03,816 If it was as vulgar as that... I'd agree. 329 00:17:04,616 --> 00:17:07,055 It's general knowledge we're to be married, 330 00:17:07,056 --> 00:17:08,815 and most know that David was conceived 331 00:17:08,816 --> 00:17:11,215 long before we knew anything of René. 332 00:17:11,216 --> 00:17:13,575 There's more to be gained than lost by doing it. 333 00:17:13,576 --> 00:17:15,735 - Well, McEwen won't think so. - He's not in the electorate. 334 00:17:15,736 --> 00:17:18,535 He leads the party. You need him. So do I. 335 00:17:18,536 --> 00:17:20,815 He's the only one with any brains on tariffs. 336 00:17:20,816 --> 00:17:22,495 I'm more than happy to justify it to him 337 00:17:22,496 --> 00:17:24,295 as much as I am to you. 338 00:17:24,296 --> 00:17:26,256 I may have won votes with my honesty. 339 00:17:26,976 --> 00:17:29,775 [Chuckles] You can't be that naive. 340 00:17:29,776 --> 00:17:33,016 Honest George, man for the masses? 341 00:17:34,736 --> 00:17:35,815 All right. 342 00:17:35,816 --> 00:17:39,015 I'll sniff around, check the peasants aren't revolting. 343 00:17:39,016 --> 00:17:43,175 But no more going off message without checking with me first. 344 00:17:43,176 --> 00:17:46,335 It's an advantage of Jack Duncan being family. 345 00:17:46,336 --> 00:17:48,055 He's not made an issue of it. 346 00:17:48,056 --> 00:17:50,136 Well, you can bet the Labour fella will. 347 00:17:51,216 --> 00:17:52,896 Duncan will be too busy anyway. 348 00:17:53,696 --> 00:17:56,735 Wiping muck off himself. 349 00:17:56,736 --> 00:17:58,336 Regarding? 350 00:17:58,936 --> 00:18:02,096 He's got a few black chooks coming home to roost. 351 00:18:05,136 --> 00:18:06,735 [Knock, door opens] 352 00:18:06,736 --> 00:18:09,136 [Telephone ringing in distance] 353 00:18:10,336 --> 00:18:12,215 My announcement did the trick. 354 00:18:12,216 --> 00:18:14,015 He's well and truly distracted. 355 00:18:14,016 --> 00:18:16,495 - What, he rang? - He's here, blowing steam. 356 00:18:16,496 --> 00:18:18,135 But he's out to stir up the bigots. 357 00:18:18,136 --> 00:18:20,535 Regina's put me well ahead there. 358 00:18:20,536 --> 00:18:23,495 They won't have a leg to stand on. 359 00:18:23,496 --> 00:18:25,576 I'm glad he's here to see it. 360 00:18:29,096 --> 00:18:30,575 Thanks for coming along, boys. 361 00:18:30,576 --> 00:18:34,136 [Indistinct conversations] 362 00:18:37,016 --> 00:18:38,576 Up the back. 363 00:18:45,016 --> 00:18:46,616 Come on. Let's go. 364 00:18:48,256 --> 00:18:49,495 Hi, Roy. 365 00:18:49,496 --> 00:18:51,495 Gub. Nat. 366 00:18:51,496 --> 00:18:52,735 Hello. How are you? 367 00:18:52,736 --> 00:18:54,095 ROY: All present and correct. 368 00:18:54,096 --> 00:18:57,056 Thank you, fellas. Over the top? 369 00:18:59,576 --> 00:19:01,295 Thank you all for coming! 370 00:19:01,296 --> 00:19:03,335 Good to see you're not all sick of my voice yet. 371 00:19:03,336 --> 00:19:05,415 - Never, Doctor. - Thank you, Doris. 372 00:19:05,416 --> 00:19:07,175 You a boong lover too, Doris? 373 00:19:07,176 --> 00:19:09,135 Taking your Abo mate to Canberra with you, Doc? 374 00:19:09,136 --> 00:19:10,136 DORIS: Shh! 375 00:19:10,137 --> 00:19:12,055 MAN: He'll be given 'em handouts left, right, and center. 376 00:19:12,056 --> 00:19:13,455 MAN: Yeah, and your women. 377 00:19:13,456 --> 00:19:14,895 [Crowd murmuring] 378 00:19:14,896 --> 00:19:16,175 Seems there's a few here 379 00:19:16,176 --> 00:19:18,535 who, uh, don't approve of me being mates with Frank Gibbs. 380 00:19:18,536 --> 00:19:19,736 Yeah. Too right. 381 00:19:20,336 --> 00:19:22,495 Mr. Gibbs is worth ten of you. 382 00:19:22,496 --> 00:19:23,655 [Crowd murmuring] 383 00:19:23,656 --> 00:19:25,935 JACK: I've got a few mates here today. 384 00:19:25,936 --> 00:19:28,415 I'm proud to stand beside them all. 385 00:19:28,416 --> 00:19:29,616 - MAN: Good on you, Jack. - Roy. 386 00:19:30,216 --> 00:19:32,255 Gub, Pat, Frank. 387 00:19:32,256 --> 00:19:34,576 [Crowd murmuring] 388 00:19:35,976 --> 00:19:37,615 The four vets in the district 389 00:19:37,616 --> 00:19:39,695 with the highest awards for valor. 390 00:19:39,696 --> 00:19:44,335 Roy in the first war, Gub, Pat, and Frank in the last. 391 00:19:44,336 --> 00:19:46,976 [Cheers and applause] 392 00:19:50,416 --> 00:19:51,935 Now, I'm proud of my service, 393 00:19:51,936 --> 00:19:55,336 but, uh, these four put me in the shade. 394 00:19:55,896 --> 00:20:00,375 Frank and I, we were both prisoners under the Japs. 395 00:20:00,376 --> 00:20:03,055 Different camps, same brutality. 396 00:20:03,056 --> 00:20:04,295 We all suffered the same. 397 00:20:04,296 --> 00:20:06,175 No one cared about your color in there. 398 00:20:06,176 --> 00:20:07,696 We were all there for each other. 399 00:20:10,016 --> 00:20:14,375 Now I want you to applaud these brave blokes, our heroes. 400 00:20:14,376 --> 00:20:16,975 - Roy, Gub, Pat, and Frank. - [Cheers and applause] 401 00:20:16,976 --> 00:20:18,256 We salute you. 402 00:20:21,176 --> 00:20:22,375 Bullshit! 403 00:20:22,376 --> 00:20:24,775 - Shut your crummy mouth! - I can say whatever I like! 404 00:20:24,776 --> 00:20:25,776 DORIS: Hip-hip! 405 00:20:25,777 --> 00:20:27,375 CROWD: Hoorah! 406 00:20:27,376 --> 00:20:29,055 - Hip-hip! - Hoorah! 407 00:20:29,056 --> 00:20:31,535 One more for the doc and Frank for surviving the Japs! 408 00:20:31,536 --> 00:20:33,215 - Hip-hip! - CROWD: Hoorah! 409 00:20:33,216 --> 00:20:34,855 Yeah, he's still a bloody boong. 410 00:20:34,856 --> 00:20:37,095 He fought for his country, which is more than I can say 411 00:20:37,096 --> 00:20:38,895 - for some of youse. - You calling me a coward? 412 00:20:38,896 --> 00:20:40,455 ROY: Show us your medals. 413 00:20:40,456 --> 00:20:43,335 Frank Gibbs fought and suffered for his country. 414 00:20:43,336 --> 00:20:44,375 [Crowd murmuring] 415 00:20:44,376 --> 00:20:46,535 He's as much my mate as any of these blokes. 416 00:20:46,536 --> 00:20:49,535 Any vote that costs me is a vote I don't want. 417 00:20:49,536 --> 00:20:50,735 DORIS: Bravo, Doctor! 418 00:20:50,736 --> 00:20:53,536 [Cheers and applause] 419 00:21:05,376 --> 00:21:07,456 [Water running, door opens] 420 00:21:08,536 --> 00:21:10,735 You think you're bloody smart, don't you? 421 00:21:10,736 --> 00:21:11,975 [Water stops] 422 00:21:11,976 --> 00:21:13,295 I think I've got you figured out. 423 00:21:13,296 --> 00:21:14,375 You'll never win. 424 00:21:14,376 --> 00:21:15,775 Maybe, maybe not. 425 00:21:15,776 --> 00:21:17,935 But I'll get people asking the right questions. 426 00:21:17,936 --> 00:21:19,255 No one's gonna listen to you... 427 00:21:19,256 --> 00:21:22,335 About your coal mine, for instance. 428 00:21:22,336 --> 00:21:24,055 Approved, state and federal level. 429 00:21:24,056 --> 00:21:26,575 Ah, for limited development. 430 00:21:26,576 --> 00:21:29,055 Let's make sure it stays limited. 431 00:21:29,056 --> 00:21:30,575 George is too trusting. 432 00:21:30,576 --> 00:21:32,335 That's his problem. 433 00:21:32,336 --> 00:21:33,935 He needs me more than I need him. 434 00:21:33,936 --> 00:21:35,335 Yeah, the man with the power. 435 00:21:35,336 --> 00:21:37,215 Man with the "Sir" before his name. 436 00:21:37,216 --> 00:21:39,455 And a thorn in his side. 437 00:21:39,456 --> 00:21:40,896 Me. 438 00:21:41,936 --> 00:21:44,816 I'll see you sorry for targeting Elizabeth again. 439 00:21:45,696 --> 00:21:46,975 [Laughs] 440 00:21:46,976 --> 00:21:48,735 You're joking. 441 00:21:48,736 --> 00:21:50,656 Is that what this is about? 442 00:21:52,016 --> 00:21:55,175 All right. What if I said I'd back off? 443 00:21:55,176 --> 00:21:56,456 Too late. 444 00:21:57,576 --> 00:21:59,455 Right. Gloves off, then. 445 00:21:59,456 --> 00:22:01,895 No. We did that four years ago. I won. 446 00:22:01,896 --> 00:22:04,336 I never lose twice. 447 00:22:05,216 --> 00:22:08,216 Keep your darkie. I'll find something else. 448 00:22:14,136 --> 00:22:17,216 [Indistinct conversations, telephone ringing, ] 449 00:22:20,816 --> 00:22:22,816 Outside. Now. 450 00:22:26,936 --> 00:22:29,016 [Birds chirping] 451 00:22:42,216 --> 00:22:43,615 I'm expected in theater. 452 00:22:43,616 --> 00:22:45,215 You've got your theater because of me. 453 00:22:45,216 --> 00:22:47,055 You've got your job. 454 00:22:47,056 --> 00:22:50,176 You think you'd keep it if they knew you were a shirt-lifter? 455 00:22:50,776 --> 00:22:52,135 You've got no proof. 456 00:22:52,136 --> 00:22:55,175 Nor did Regina Bligh, and she still got her morphine. 457 00:22:55,176 --> 00:22:56,535 I get what I want 458 00:22:56,536 --> 00:22:58,656 and you can keep sticking your dick wherever you like. 459 00:22:59,976 --> 00:23:01,776 But if I don't... 460 00:23:06,856 --> 00:23:08,056 What do you need? 461 00:23:19,696 --> 00:23:21,136 Yes. 462 00:23:25,256 --> 00:23:26,775 Playing him is a pleasure. 463 00:23:26,776 --> 00:23:28,215 Almost. 464 00:23:28,216 --> 00:23:29,575 What did he say? 465 00:23:29,576 --> 00:23:32,055 He wants me to bad-mouth you at the final rally. 466 00:23:32,056 --> 00:23:33,695 Some old case. 467 00:23:33,696 --> 00:23:35,375 An abortion. 468 00:23:35,376 --> 00:23:38,855 I tried to save a girl after she'd had one, years back. 469 00:23:38,856 --> 00:23:42,135 I was almost charged for not reporting it. 470 00:23:42,136 --> 00:23:44,055 Well, he wants me to rake the muck on it. 471 00:23:44,056 --> 00:23:46,455 He's desperate, dredging that up. 472 00:23:46,456 --> 00:23:47,656 Good. 473 00:23:48,536 --> 00:23:49,656 He threatened you? 474 00:23:50,936 --> 00:23:52,775 The usual. 475 00:23:52,776 --> 00:23:54,055 I'm sorry. 476 00:23:54,056 --> 00:23:55,056 I can handle it. 477 00:23:55,057 --> 00:23:56,775 If he exposes you... 478 00:23:56,776 --> 00:23:59,655 There's nothing to expose. Certainly nothing concrete. 479 00:23:59,656 --> 00:24:01,455 I've been a monk since James left. 480 00:24:01,456 --> 00:24:03,296 Yeah, but it still leaves you vulnerable. 481 00:24:03,896 --> 00:24:06,255 You worry about yourself. I'll worry about me. 482 00:24:06,256 --> 00:24:07,776 Henry. 483 00:24:09,336 --> 00:24:11,536 I regret our scraps. 484 00:24:12,256 --> 00:24:15,656 Especially what I've said on... that subject. 485 00:24:16,336 --> 00:24:20,736 I just... don't see how a man can... 486 00:24:23,136 --> 00:24:25,936 Your inability to comprehend doesn't mean it's wrong. 487 00:24:26,696 --> 00:24:28,495 It just means you're more like Stan O'Rourke 488 00:24:28,496 --> 00:24:29,655 than you'd like to think. 489 00:24:29,656 --> 00:24:31,576 Oh, I-I don't... 490 00:24:32,216 --> 00:24:34,735 It's attitudes like yours that keep laws in place 491 00:24:34,736 --> 00:24:37,736 that facilitate the blackmail of men like me. 492 00:24:40,896 --> 00:24:44,736 But for now, let's concentrate on dragging the bastard down. 493 00:24:45,416 --> 00:24:47,696 [Door opens, closes] 494 00:24:50,296 --> 00:24:52,095 The old biddy. The... The gossip. 495 00:24:52,096 --> 00:24:54,095 - Doris Collins. - Get her talking. 496 00:24:54,096 --> 00:24:57,495 Duncan was ahead of us, and I want to know how. 497 00:24:57,496 --> 00:24:59,535 Get all the scuttlebutt you can on him. 498 00:24:59,536 --> 00:25:02,255 Hospital records turn up nothing I didn't know. 499 00:25:02,256 --> 00:25:03,895 Well, he was a drunk. Dig into that. 500 00:25:03,896 --> 00:25:05,935 And his war record. 501 00:25:05,936 --> 00:25:07,535 I'll check my end, too. 502 00:25:07,536 --> 00:25:09,935 You could do more harm than good attacking a hero. 503 00:25:09,936 --> 00:25:12,095 [Laughs] Let's see if he was one first. 504 00:25:12,096 --> 00:25:13,895 Everything you can get. 505 00:25:13,896 --> 00:25:15,456 Yes. 506 00:25:17,536 --> 00:25:18,976 Yes. 507 00:25:20,336 --> 00:25:22,735 [Down-tempo music plays] 508 00:25:22,736 --> 00:25:24,536 [Door opens, closes] 509 00:25:33,896 --> 00:25:35,975 Ash Park, please. 510 00:25:35,976 --> 00:25:38,415 And if you even think of listening in, 511 00:25:38,416 --> 00:25:40,415 I will see Mr. Bligh himself has you charged 512 00:25:40,416 --> 00:25:42,696 for the criminal act it is. 513 00:25:43,736 --> 00:25:46,535 Of course you do. Now put me through. 514 00:25:46,536 --> 00:25:48,536 [Vehicle departing] 515 00:25:53,896 --> 00:25:56,415 George, it's me. 516 00:25:56,416 --> 00:25:58,976 [Mid-tempo music plays] 517 00:26:04,176 --> 00:26:05,776 [Knock on door] 518 00:26:07,696 --> 00:26:09,975 I just spent the last hour at the CWA 519 00:26:09,976 --> 00:26:12,136 winning over the fence-sitters. 520 00:26:14,056 --> 00:26:16,575 Aren't you glad you said yes to all this now? 521 00:26:16,576 --> 00:26:18,575 Good to see I haven't misjudged the town. 522 00:26:18,576 --> 00:26:21,015 [Indistinct conversations] 523 00:26:21,016 --> 00:26:22,735 [Whispering] The look on his face. 524 00:26:22,736 --> 00:26:24,455 Yeah. 525 00:26:24,456 --> 00:26:26,216 With even better to come. 526 00:26:29,016 --> 00:26:30,415 Something's happened. 527 00:26:30,416 --> 00:26:31,775 No. I... 528 00:26:31,776 --> 00:26:35,255 I'm just trying to get my head back into work. 529 00:26:35,256 --> 00:26:36,935 Imagine if we win. 530 00:26:36,936 --> 00:26:38,815 No chance. 531 00:26:38,816 --> 00:26:40,215 Coping? 532 00:26:40,216 --> 00:26:41,336 More than. 533 00:26:42,056 --> 00:26:43,615 Good. 534 00:26:43,616 --> 00:26:45,696 [Smooches] 535 00:26:46,696 --> 00:26:49,136 [Door closes] 536 00:26:53,216 --> 00:26:55,255 Are you sure you're all right? 537 00:26:55,256 --> 00:26:57,696 It's not getting too much for you? 538 00:26:58,376 --> 00:27:01,136 Fine, as long as you are. 539 00:27:01,936 --> 00:27:03,296 Well, thank you for filling us in. 540 00:27:05,856 --> 00:27:09,336 [Clock ticking] 541 00:27:10,376 --> 00:27:13,335 You're not convinced. 542 00:27:13,336 --> 00:27:14,616 No. 543 00:27:17,336 --> 00:27:18,216 Hello? 544 00:27:18,217 --> 00:27:20,216 [Down-tempo music plays] 545 00:27:27,736 --> 00:27:29,536 REGINA: I'm in here. 546 00:27:40,536 --> 00:27:42,296 Yes. 547 00:27:44,536 --> 00:27:46,935 You're feeling the pressure? 548 00:27:46,936 --> 00:27:48,815 I'm feeling the hate. 549 00:27:48,816 --> 00:27:50,896 I hate him. 550 00:27:54,096 --> 00:27:57,055 What is this? Tea and sympathy? 551 00:27:57,056 --> 00:27:59,695 Concern. This can't be easy. 552 00:27:59,696 --> 00:28:01,855 From the woman who can't even thank me 553 00:28:01,856 --> 00:28:04,335 for signing the divorce papers. 554 00:28:04,336 --> 00:28:05,896 Touching. 555 00:28:09,896 --> 00:28:11,856 That was unfair. 556 00:28:13,336 --> 00:28:14,936 I understand. 557 00:28:18,416 --> 00:28:21,336 Do you know why I so hate Richard? 558 00:28:23,096 --> 00:28:24,656 He's a mirror. 559 00:28:25,816 --> 00:28:28,456 I see in him what I was to you. 560 00:28:30,456 --> 00:28:32,816 I see what can't be forgiven. 561 00:28:33,896 --> 00:28:37,575 Why I can't hope for a... a future with the family. 562 00:28:37,576 --> 00:28:39,016 Which you can't. 563 00:28:42,336 --> 00:28:44,656 Without it, what do I have? 564 00:28:46,096 --> 00:28:48,856 You must have some idea of what's ahead. 565 00:28:57,016 --> 00:28:58,455 A void. 566 00:28:58,456 --> 00:29:00,816 Then you need to fill it. 567 00:29:02,416 --> 00:29:03,216 With? 568 00:29:05,416 --> 00:29:08,815 I spent three years regaining my sanity, 569 00:29:08,816 --> 00:29:12,255 a year establishing it, months earning your trust, 570 00:29:12,256 --> 00:29:13,535 all to make reparation. 571 00:29:13,536 --> 00:29:14,936 And once that's done... 572 00:29:23,576 --> 00:29:29,536 ...there's nothing... but guilt for my crimes. 573 00:29:33,456 --> 00:29:35,176 Milly Davis. 574 00:29:37,056 --> 00:29:39,095 Brian Taylor. 575 00:29:39,096 --> 00:29:42,776 Yes... I did shoot him. 576 00:29:44,256 --> 00:29:46,496 I'm sure you never doubted. 577 00:29:51,576 --> 00:29:53,776 That's what will fill the void. 578 00:29:55,416 --> 00:29:58,136 Guilt for their deaths. 579 00:30:01,216 --> 00:30:03,016 Which means? 580 00:30:04,176 --> 00:30:05,896 Punishment. 581 00:30:07,816 --> 00:30:09,616 Whichever one I deem fit. 582 00:30:17,376 --> 00:30:19,256 Perhaps some cool water. 583 00:30:20,936 --> 00:30:23,456 Then I'd rather be alone. 584 00:30:45,016 --> 00:30:48,215 I see today as a fitting memorial 585 00:30:48,216 --> 00:30:49,575 for my late husband, Douglas, 586 00:30:49,576 --> 00:30:53,536 as we launch this charitable fund in his name. 587 00:30:54,096 --> 00:30:56,215 And it means the world to me that his son, Matthew, 588 00:30:56,216 --> 00:30:59,775 is here with us to share this moment. 589 00:30:59,776 --> 00:31:02,775 We also have with us today some representatives 590 00:31:02,776 --> 00:31:05,375 of the Aboriginal Australian Fellowship. 591 00:31:05,376 --> 00:31:07,256 Please offer them a warm welcome. 592 00:31:13,456 --> 00:31:15,855 As most of you know... 593 00:31:15,856 --> 00:31:18,455 the plight of Aboriginal returned servicemen 594 00:31:18,456 --> 00:31:20,135 and their families 595 00:31:20,136 --> 00:31:22,815 became an area of special interest to Douglas 596 00:31:22,816 --> 00:31:24,655 in his last months. 597 00:31:24,656 --> 00:31:27,335 He expressed in his will 598 00:31:27,336 --> 00:31:30,575 a wish that we might find ways to support them. 599 00:31:30,576 --> 00:31:33,695 And I'm pleased to say that we have taken the first steps 600 00:31:33,696 --> 00:31:35,735 in that direction. 601 00:31:35,736 --> 00:31:40,336 And so I am thrilled to honor Douglas' memory... 602 00:31:42,416 --> 00:31:46,215 ...by announcing the Douglas Goddard Veterans' Fund. 603 00:31:46,216 --> 00:31:48,575 And I ask you to open your checkbooks 604 00:31:48,576 --> 00:31:51,056 to help to fill our coffers. 605 00:31:53,256 --> 00:31:54,815 Douglas would be so very, very pleased 606 00:31:54,816 --> 00:31:57,015 to see you all here today. 607 00:31:57,016 --> 00:31:58,016 Thank you. 608 00:31:58,017 --> 00:31:59,576 - Thank you. - Thank you. 609 00:32:04,736 --> 00:32:07,255 Dad was lucky to find her. 610 00:32:07,256 --> 00:32:08,735 We were the lucky ones. 611 00:32:08,736 --> 00:32:09,975 Matthew? 612 00:32:09,976 --> 00:32:11,696 Excuse us. 613 00:32:14,416 --> 00:32:17,615 I'd like you to meet Douglas' son, Matthew. 614 00:32:17,616 --> 00:32:18,735 Nice to meet you. 615 00:32:18,736 --> 00:32:20,375 HENRY: They're very much an "us." 616 00:32:20,376 --> 00:32:22,975 Head over heels. 617 00:32:22,976 --> 00:32:24,855 Is that a cynical note? 618 00:32:24,856 --> 00:32:27,295 As ill-matched as I was with a farmer, 619 00:32:27,296 --> 00:32:29,216 I worry for her with Aqua Man. 620 00:32:30,296 --> 00:32:31,495 You know he scuba dives? 621 00:32:31,496 --> 00:32:35,135 Oh, yes. Lloyd Bridges. "Sea Hunt." 622 00:32:35,136 --> 00:32:37,776 HENRY: His path may not be the norm, but he is of this world. 623 00:32:39,816 --> 00:32:41,816 She deserves love. 624 00:32:42,536 --> 00:32:44,136 She does. 625 00:32:44,816 --> 00:32:46,016 So do we. 626 00:32:48,336 --> 00:32:50,736 I'm sorry James hurt you. 627 00:32:52,096 --> 00:32:53,575 Mm. 628 00:32:53,576 --> 00:32:55,575 What a pair. 629 00:32:55,576 --> 00:32:57,576 Covered in scar tissue. 630 00:32:58,576 --> 00:33:00,776 And Sir Richard's intent on adding more. 631 00:33:02,696 --> 00:33:04,256 How so? 632 00:33:05,136 --> 00:33:06,136 Well... 633 00:33:06,137 --> 00:33:07,935 May I join you? 634 00:33:07,936 --> 00:33:11,335 A respite from talking, but a lovely day. 635 00:33:11,336 --> 00:33:12,775 Douglas would be thrilled. 636 00:33:12,776 --> 00:33:15,055 It's gone so well. 637 00:33:15,056 --> 00:33:16,816 Not just with the gathering. 638 00:33:17,536 --> 00:33:19,615 I'm thrilled. 639 00:33:19,616 --> 00:33:22,576 Not prematurely, I hope. 640 00:33:23,536 --> 00:33:24,536 Not. 641 00:33:24,537 --> 00:33:26,056 No. 642 00:33:28,696 --> 00:33:29,576 Anna! 643 00:33:34,136 --> 00:33:36,255 This is Anna. She's a writer. 644 00:33:36,256 --> 00:33:37,895 This is Phillip. He's a lawyer. 645 00:33:37,896 --> 00:33:39,695 - PHILLIP: Lovely to meet you. - ANNA: You too. 646 00:33:39,696 --> 00:33:41,855 We'll leave you to chat. 647 00:33:41,856 --> 00:33:44,335 - Nice talking to you. - You too. 648 00:33:44,336 --> 00:33:47,335 So, Phillip, the law. 649 00:33:47,336 --> 00:33:49,255 Yes. You write? 650 00:33:49,256 --> 00:33:50,895 I do. 651 00:33:50,896 --> 00:33:52,215 You read? 652 00:33:52,216 --> 00:33:54,056 Novels? Never. 653 00:33:54,656 --> 00:33:56,536 Oh. [Chuckles] 654 00:33:58,536 --> 00:33:59,336 Anna? 655 00:33:59,337 --> 00:34:01,496 Oh, excuse me. I... 656 00:34:03,856 --> 00:34:05,975 Henry to the rescue. [Chuckles] 657 00:34:05,976 --> 00:34:07,056 It was worth a try. 658 00:34:07,976 --> 00:34:09,856 He's a pompous prat. 659 00:34:10,656 --> 00:34:13,495 Oh, dear. I'm turning into one of those mothers. 660 00:34:13,496 --> 00:34:16,016 Maybe just a bit. 661 00:34:16,576 --> 00:34:18,256 Maybe a lot. 662 00:34:19,376 --> 00:34:20,455 I worry for her. 663 00:34:20,456 --> 00:34:23,135 She can look after herself. 664 00:34:23,136 --> 00:34:24,895 Join me on the stage. 665 00:34:24,896 --> 00:34:26,135 No, Anna. We... 666 00:34:26,136 --> 00:34:27,375 - Anna, we can't. - We can! 667 00:34:27,376 --> 00:34:30,775 [Indistinct conversations] 668 00:34:30,776 --> 00:34:32,895 Can I have your attention, please? 669 00:34:32,896 --> 00:34:34,135 [Whispering] We can. 670 00:34:34,136 --> 00:34:37,415 Ladies and gentlemen, I'm so excited. 671 00:34:37,416 --> 00:34:40,415 I just wanted to share my happiness. 672 00:34:40,416 --> 00:34:44,255 I have just been asked to be Mrs. Henry Fox, 673 00:34:44,256 --> 00:34:46,335 and I've just said yes. 674 00:34:46,336 --> 00:34:48,735 MAN: Ah! 675 00:34:48,736 --> 00:34:50,295 We're engaged! 676 00:34:50,296 --> 00:34:52,296 [Applause] 677 00:34:54,856 --> 00:34:56,776 You were saying? 678 00:34:58,016 --> 00:34:59,655 I thought he was... 679 00:34:59,656 --> 00:35:01,256 He is. 680 00:35:04,696 --> 00:35:07,455 [Insects, birds chirping] 681 00:35:07,456 --> 00:35:08,895 [Laughter] 682 00:35:08,896 --> 00:35:11,175 To the happy couple. 683 00:35:11,176 --> 00:35:13,175 I expected to get it in the neck. 684 00:35:13,176 --> 00:35:15,215 I'm the guy pretending to run for Parliament. 685 00:35:15,216 --> 00:35:17,135 [Laughter] 686 00:35:17,136 --> 00:35:19,895 And when will you dispense with your elaborate smoke screen? 687 00:35:19,896 --> 00:35:22,335 When Henry is safe from that monster. 688 00:35:22,336 --> 00:35:23,735 I am sorry if it's caused you... 689 00:35:23,736 --> 00:35:26,015 You may stop apologizing. 690 00:35:26,016 --> 00:35:27,775 How will you explain the separation 691 00:35:27,776 --> 00:35:29,295 when separation it is? 692 00:35:29,296 --> 00:35:31,535 Well, I'll realize that the life of a novelist 693 00:35:31,536 --> 00:35:34,535 and a surgeon's wife are incompatible. 694 00:35:34,536 --> 00:35:37,176 And I may even time it to the release of my book. 695 00:35:37,776 --> 00:35:39,735 You see, it supports my thesis on relationships. 696 00:35:39,736 --> 00:35:40,855 ELIZABETH: Your very cynical one. 697 00:35:40,856 --> 00:35:42,295 Not now, Grandmother. 698 00:35:42,296 --> 00:35:45,535 Extreme times call for extreme measures. 699 00:35:45,536 --> 00:35:48,335 So I second my honorable opponent's toast. 700 00:35:48,336 --> 00:35:50,335 - The happy couple. - And down with the tyrant. 701 00:35:50,336 --> 00:35:51,815 - Oh, that I can endorse. - Yes. 702 00:35:51,816 --> 00:35:53,215 ELIZABETH: Well, thank goodness. 703 00:35:53,216 --> 00:35:55,015 Strange family. 704 00:35:55,016 --> 00:35:57,215 Certainly not usual. 705 00:35:57,216 --> 00:35:59,215 I'd better get used to it. 706 00:35:59,216 --> 00:36:01,335 Well, that's the end of my very long day. 707 00:36:01,336 --> 00:36:02,695 I'll say good night to you all. 708 00:36:02,696 --> 00:36:03,775 - Good night, Mother. - Good night. 709 00:36:03,776 --> 00:36:06,656 George, a hand on the stairs, if you wouldn't mind. 710 00:36:07,216 --> 00:36:08,216 Good night. 711 00:36:08,217 --> 00:36:09,496 - Good night. - Good night. 712 00:36:18,376 --> 00:36:21,336 [Whispering] Your thoughts on Olivia and Matthew? 713 00:36:22,456 --> 00:36:24,616 She's well rid of James. 714 00:36:28,256 --> 00:36:30,735 Douglas missed 10 years of Matthew's life 715 00:36:30,736 --> 00:36:33,135 because of their estrangement. 716 00:36:33,136 --> 00:36:35,176 Don't let that happen to you and James. 717 00:36:35,896 --> 00:36:38,736 You can honor Douglas by learning from his mistakes. 718 00:36:41,376 --> 00:36:42,896 James broke my heart. 719 00:36:44,096 --> 00:36:46,655 There's no need to reciprocate. 720 00:36:46,656 --> 00:36:49,816 When you can, heal the rift. 721 00:36:51,776 --> 00:36:54,576 No. I think I can manage these on my own. 722 00:36:55,576 --> 00:36:57,375 - Good night. - Good night. 723 00:36:57,376 --> 00:36:59,816 [Down-tempo music plays] 724 00:37:01,136 --> 00:37:03,376 When all the brouhaha is done. 725 00:37:04,776 --> 00:37:06,816 Brouhaha indeed. 726 00:37:10,216 --> 00:37:11,416 RICHARD: Well, well. 727 00:37:12,576 --> 00:37:14,816 I wouldn't vote for him if I knew. 728 00:37:16,616 --> 00:37:20,016 Quite the A-bomb we've got up our sleeve, huh? 729 00:37:21,616 --> 00:37:24,575 I'll alienate George Bligh if I use it willy-nilly, 730 00:37:24,576 --> 00:37:27,336 never mind how estranged they are. 731 00:37:27,936 --> 00:37:28,936 [Laughs] 732 00:37:28,937 --> 00:37:33,936 I hope to God Jack Duncan gives me cause to use it. 733 00:37:34,696 --> 00:37:36,335 [Laughing] It's perfect. 734 00:37:36,336 --> 00:37:38,256 [Chuckles] 735 00:37:45,416 --> 00:37:47,616 [Down-tempo music plays] 736 00:37:52,576 --> 00:37:54,896 - Cheers. - Cheers. 737 00:38:01,256 --> 00:38:04,175 SARAH: Finally, the end is in sight. 738 00:38:04,176 --> 00:38:06,816 - To Ash Park. - To Ash Park. 739 00:38:10,976 --> 00:38:12,335 Ready? 740 00:38:12,336 --> 00:38:15,055 I can't wait for it all to be over. 741 00:38:15,056 --> 00:38:17,575 Another hour and we are rid of him. 742 00:38:17,576 --> 00:38:21,415 And by tomorrow night, Jack Duncan, MP. 743 00:38:21,416 --> 00:38:22,855 How many times do I have to say it? 744 00:38:22,856 --> 00:38:24,776 Call it a premonition. 745 00:38:25,376 --> 00:38:27,976 We're going to enjoy Canberra. 746 00:38:31,856 --> 00:38:33,175 All set? 747 00:38:33,176 --> 00:38:35,175 Are you, more to the point? 748 00:38:35,176 --> 00:38:37,775 Primed for detonation. 749 00:38:37,776 --> 00:38:39,815 ELIZABETH: The last time I felt this exhilarated, 750 00:38:39,816 --> 00:38:41,695 I had a knife in my hand. 751 00:38:41,696 --> 00:38:44,495 [Birds chirping] 752 00:38:44,496 --> 00:38:46,615 As this burgh's least favorite person, 753 00:38:46,616 --> 00:38:49,015 show your support for Dr. Deadhead 754 00:38:49,016 --> 00:38:51,216 and keep away from George. 755 00:38:53,136 --> 00:38:55,415 Good you made an effort. 756 00:38:55,416 --> 00:38:56,735 It's a special day. 757 00:38:56,736 --> 00:38:57,856 Yeah. 758 00:39:01,936 --> 00:39:03,976 A very special day. 759 00:39:07,976 --> 00:39:11,055 [Indistinct conversations, microphone squeals] 760 00:39:11,056 --> 00:39:12,895 As soon as Regina arrives, you kick off. 761 00:39:12,896 --> 00:39:14,855 You reckon she can be trusted? 762 00:39:14,856 --> 00:39:17,735 She's done good so far. 763 00:39:17,736 --> 00:39:20,135 Looks like Doris is doing her bit. 764 00:39:20,136 --> 00:39:23,416 Henry and Anna, eh? I hope the old ducks buy that. 765 00:39:44,576 --> 00:39:46,135 Richard. Nice to see you. 766 00:39:46,136 --> 00:39:48,616 - Mrs. Nordmann. - Sir Richard. 767 00:40:08,536 --> 00:40:09,975 Regina. 768 00:40:09,976 --> 00:40:13,055 ROY: Righto! Let's get her rolling! 769 00:40:13,056 --> 00:40:14,135 MAN: Here we go. 770 00:40:14,136 --> 00:40:16,335 ROY: Now, we'll kick her off by meeting our candidates. 771 00:40:16,336 --> 00:40:19,935 First up, our member for Inverness, Mr. George Bligh! 772 00:40:19,936 --> 00:40:22,336 [Applause] 773 00:40:24,136 --> 00:40:26,336 He knows what he's doing. 774 00:40:28,136 --> 00:40:30,536 [Crowd murmuring] 775 00:40:32,536 --> 00:40:38,975 I want it clear that Mrs. Bligh is here today as my guest. 776 00:40:38,976 --> 00:40:43,095 Abuse to her in any form is abuse to me. 777 00:40:43,096 --> 00:40:45,575 She has paid her debt. 778 00:40:45,576 --> 00:40:50,536 I hope you respect that, as do Sarah and I. 779 00:40:51,416 --> 00:40:52,495 Thank you, Roy. 780 00:40:52,496 --> 00:40:54,775 ROY: Oh, thank you, Mr. Bligh. Well said. 781 00:40:54,776 --> 00:40:59,215 Now let's meet our Labour candidate, Mr. Bob Purvis! 782 00:40:59,216 --> 00:41:01,976 Oh, come on! Give him a round of applause! 783 00:41:08,456 --> 00:41:09,535 And that brings me now... 784 00:41:09,536 --> 00:41:11,455 Roy, would you mind if I did the intro? 785 00:41:11,456 --> 00:41:12,456 Oh. Certainly. 786 00:41:12,457 --> 00:41:14,775 Mr. Henry Fox, ladies and gentlemen, 787 00:41:14,776 --> 00:41:16,175 head of surgery at the hospital. 788 00:41:16,176 --> 00:41:18,336 And it looks like he's got company. 789 00:41:19,096 --> 00:41:21,095 HENRY: Thank you, Roy. 790 00:41:21,096 --> 00:41:24,215 I'd like to introduce one of the finest men 791 00:41:24,216 --> 00:41:26,735 it's been my privilege to work with. 792 00:41:26,736 --> 00:41:29,255 Now, I'm a Conservative, but I have to say 793 00:41:29,256 --> 00:41:33,135 that I am tempted to go left for this man. 794 00:41:33,136 --> 00:41:38,056 Congratulations to Mr. Fox and Miss Anna! 795 00:41:38,816 --> 00:41:41,215 Oh! It looks like Doris has sniffed you out! 796 00:41:41,216 --> 00:41:43,775 Round of applause for the newly engaged couple! 797 00:41:43,776 --> 00:41:46,696 [Cheers and applause] 798 00:41:48,216 --> 00:41:49,815 What is this? 799 00:41:49,816 --> 00:41:51,815 Justice. 800 00:41:51,816 --> 00:41:54,335 George has secured the loans free of you. 801 00:41:54,336 --> 00:41:55,495 You have no hold now. 802 00:41:55,496 --> 00:41:57,855 You're nothing but a paper tiger. 803 00:41:57,856 --> 00:42:01,135 HENRY: Now please welcome your independent candidate, 804 00:42:01,136 --> 00:42:04,735 Dr. Jack Duncan, likely your next man in Canberra. 805 00:42:04,736 --> 00:42:06,776 [Applause] 806 00:42:09,136 --> 00:42:11,255 Right. So this is the way we're gonna run it. 807 00:42:11,256 --> 00:42:14,135 Each of the candidates will get five minutes to speak, 808 00:42:14,136 --> 00:42:16,615 and then there'll be five minutes questions and answers. 809 00:42:16,616 --> 00:42:18,335 And the way I've worked that out is, 810 00:42:18,336 --> 00:42:20,295 in 45 minutes, we'll be done here 811 00:42:20,296 --> 00:42:21,935 and we'll be back at the pub. 812 00:42:21,936 --> 00:42:24,335 If you can't wait, there's some lovely tea and scones 813 00:42:24,336 --> 00:42:26,695 provided by the CWA, the Cranky Women's Asso... 814 00:42:26,696 --> 00:42:29,415 I mean the Country Women's Association. 815 00:42:29,416 --> 00:42:32,335 Now, tomorrow, ladies and gents, is election day. 816 00:42:32,336 --> 00:42:35,535 Take my advice... vote early, vote often. 817 00:42:35,536 --> 00:42:37,575 [Laughter] 818 00:42:37,576 --> 00:42:39,136 Excuse me. 819 00:42:40,176 --> 00:42:42,575 [Crowd murmuring] 820 00:42:42,576 --> 00:42:45,615 Ladies and gentlemen, good folk of Inverness. 821 00:42:45,616 --> 00:42:49,415 Many of you know me and most know who I am. 822 00:42:49,416 --> 00:42:54,455 I want to add my words to the ones said about candidate here, 823 00:42:54,456 --> 00:42:59,375 a fella who grew up and stayed, a doctor to you all 824 00:42:59,376 --> 00:43:01,695 and a friend to most, I am sure. 825 00:43:01,696 --> 00:43:05,815 But I have one question to ask, and it's an important one. 826 00:43:05,816 --> 00:43:09,495 Do you want your man to be able to stand up for you in Canberra? 827 00:43:09,496 --> 00:43:10,735 - Yeah. - Yeah, yeah. 828 00:43:10,736 --> 00:43:14,055 - You want a man with courage? - Yeah! Course we do, mate. 829 00:43:14,056 --> 00:43:17,856 Do you want one... with balls? 830 00:43:18,576 --> 00:43:20,855 Well, Dr. Duncan can't help you here. 831 00:43:20,856 --> 00:43:22,855 He doesn't have any. Right, Doc? [Chuckles] 832 00:43:22,856 --> 00:43:24,815 The Japs cut 'em off in the war. 833 00:43:24,816 --> 00:43:25,816 [Crowd murmuring] 834 00:43:25,817 --> 00:43:28,415 You want a eunuch in Canberra, ladies and gentlemen, 835 00:43:28,416 --> 00:43:31,255 then you vote Jack Duncan! 836 00:43:31,256 --> 00:43:32,935 - Here's the proof, Doc. - [Crowd booing] 837 00:43:32,936 --> 00:43:34,495 No wonder he's an alkie! 838 00:43:34,496 --> 00:43:36,375 Where are you going? [Laughs] 839 00:43:36,376 --> 00:43:39,176 He's got nothing between his legs! 840 00:43:40,456 --> 00:43:41,935 [Woman screams] 841 00:43:41,936 --> 00:43:44,375 [Crowd shouting] 842 00:43:44,376 --> 00:43:47,415 You get your miserable arse out of here. 843 00:43:47,416 --> 00:43:50,295 - [Grunts] - MAN: Get off the stage. 844 00:43:50,296 --> 00:43:52,335 - [Engine starts] - Jack! Jack! 845 00:43:52,336 --> 00:43:53,615 Jack! 846 00:43:53,616 --> 00:43:55,415 [Engine revs] 847 00:43:55,416 --> 00:43:57,456 [Crowd shouting in distance] 848 00:44:32,936 --> 00:44:35,095 - Boo! - Get out of here. 849 00:44:35,096 --> 00:44:37,816 [Crowd shouting] 850 00:44:39,416 --> 00:44:41,375 Take your city ways and piss off, mate! 851 00:44:41,376 --> 00:44:42,376 Piss off now! 852 00:44:42,377 --> 00:44:44,656 Regina shouldn't be alone. 853 00:44:47,576 --> 00:44:48,376 Mother? 854 00:44:48,377 --> 00:44:50,055 Find Jack. 855 00:44:50,056 --> 00:44:52,975 [Booing, shouting continue] 856 00:44:52,976 --> 00:44:55,456 [Breathing heavily] 857 00:45:03,776 --> 00:45:04,896 [Grunts] 858 00:45:09,576 --> 00:45:12,536 [Groans] Oh, God. 859 00:45:20,496 --> 00:45:22,575 [Mid-tempo music plays] 860 00:45:22,576 --> 00:45:24,576 [Birds chirping] 861 00:45:45,096 --> 00:45:47,296 [Insects chirping] 862 00:45:53,296 --> 00:45:55,456 [Clock ticking] 863 00:45:58,776 --> 00:46:00,096 No? 864 00:46:00,696 --> 00:46:02,096 No. 865 00:46:02,936 --> 00:46:05,136 [Down-tempo music plays] 866 00:46:18,576 --> 00:46:20,376 [Mid-tempo music plays] 867 00:46:40,976 --> 00:46:43,335 [Music continues] 868 00:46:43,336 --> 00:46:45,096 [Door opens] 869 00:46:47,896 --> 00:46:49,975 You played me from the get-go. 870 00:46:49,976 --> 00:46:51,255 With pleasure. 871 00:46:51,256 --> 00:46:52,375 I ought to kill you. 872 00:46:52,376 --> 00:46:54,856 And I ought to stomp you like the little grub you are. 873 00:46:56,056 --> 00:46:58,216 I believe you know Mr. Briggs. 874 00:46:58,816 --> 00:47:00,815 I'll give you two seconds to piss off, 875 00:47:00,816 --> 00:47:02,295 and you'd better not be back. 876 00:47:02,296 --> 00:47:04,215 Oh, this isn't over by a long chalk. 877 00:47:04,216 --> 00:47:05,735 I'll destroy all of you. 878 00:47:05,736 --> 00:47:07,855 I'll ruin this whole bloody town! 879 00:47:07,856 --> 00:47:10,176 [Door opens, slams] 880 00:47:14,176 --> 00:47:16,376 I'll make sure he's gone. 881 00:47:22,856 --> 00:47:24,456 Nearly there. 882 00:47:25,136 --> 00:47:26,976 [Birds chirping] 883 00:47:38,136 --> 00:47:40,376 [Telephone ringing] 884 00:47:47,976 --> 00:47:49,375 Yes. 885 00:47:49,376 --> 00:47:51,655 [Down-tempo music plays] 886 00:47:51,656 --> 00:47:53,176 Oh, God. 887 00:47:54,296 --> 00:47:55,296 Dead? 888 00:48:09,016 --> 00:48:11,296 - You were the first here? - Yeah. 889 00:48:23,261 --> 00:48:28,261 Synced & corrected by kinglouisxx www.MY-SUBS.com