SLOW ROCK MUSIC MUSIC CONTINUES Ted? Oh my God! HELLO SAILOR'S 'WATCH YOUR BACK' # Watch your back... # ...when you're walking down the alleys, child. # Watch your back... # ...when you're out on the street # There's danger on the street these days. You can't see it through the fog and haze. # Well, everybody's going crazy, everybody's going crazy, # everybody's going crazy. # Copyright Able 2015 Hello, Bilkey. Not today. Piss off. Thanks for meeting me. What is it that's so important? How does a hundred thousand dollars sound? It's a security van. So the garage I've been working at, it's got the job servicing all the security vans. On some days, at the end of the run, there's easily a hundred thousand in the back of the van ` sometimes way more. Knowing how much is inside is tempting, but it's not a lot of help. When you think about it, security vans are just like safes with wheels. But the thing about safes is they're usually standing still when you open them. Unless Bert has magically got the keys to the van. Not quite. I rigged the door-latch mechanism so that if I pull on this wire that comes out through the wheel arch... This is Bert we're talking about. The dirty nark. Do you reckon he's on the level? If I were a betting man, I'd say yeah. But you're the boss. But you said you wanted the rolls of fabric for the ladies to make their dresses. No one round here wears this stuff. Are you being racist to my fabric? That one and that one; the rest you can flog off where it came from. Man, you Wests give me nothing but problems and sleepless nights. Falani, there are two ways of doing this ` you tell me now; or you tell me later, after you've suffered. OK, I choose now. DISCO MUSIC PLAYS I don't know about this, man. It's all good. When you're with me, you're an honorary Samoan. Wolf? Anne-Marie? Wow, look at you ` you grew up. So did you. Where you going? To Babe's, to see the babes. You like disco? (SCOFFS) Nah, disco sucks. Come with us. THE SCAVENGERS' 'MYSTEREX' Let's go, mate. BAND PLAY PUNK MUSIC # I think you have know enough to sing about hate in nine-to-fivers. # But you're a bloody hypocrite, just a dirty social climber. # A nine-to-fiver... # social climber, oh yeah. (BREATHES HEAVILY) # You think you're the next big... # Wolf has a girlfriend? I guess you could say they're going out. She's a real goer, that Anne-Marie. Anne-Marie? That was her name, yes. Anne-Marie Gibbs, Dougal's daughter? Dougal from The Magic Roundabout? Little Anne-Marie the wallflower, who wouldn't say boo to a goose? If that is her, then she has changed a bit. So, for grassing on your son, will you buy the rest of the fabric? No. So, I hear you've been seeing a bit of Anne-Marie. Anne-Marie Gibbs? Mm. She's a nice girl. Is she? Apparently, her and our son were out all night last night. Really? I wouldn't believe everything Falani says. You were out all night? So were you. I'm not the one who's still in bloody school. School's a waste of time. The way Muldoon and his blue fascists are ruining the country, you'll need all the education you can get. > To get a job? Dad, the sort of jobs I'll be doing you don't need school for, and you know it. Yeah? Well, you didn't exactly cover yourself in glory when I tried to teach you, did you? Stupid... fucking... safe! Argh! Argh! So you'll be staying in school till we say you can leave. That's bullshit. Don't you swear at your father. You do. You might think it's all fun and games now, young man, but if you're gonna play this game properly, then you need to get smarter than the cops. So it's school or borstal. Your choice, but I'll tell you one thing for nothing ` no bloody son of mine is going to borstal. We must get Anne-Marie over for dinner. I haven't seen her in ages. FOOTSTEPS APPROACH Thanks for agreeing to see me. I needed to look you in the eye. OK. I get that. You still in McCarthy's pocket? Not since your wife tried to kill me. Fair enough. How is Rita? She's good, thanks. So, what you told Bilkey ` is that on the level? I'd never lie to you, Ted. I miss you guys so much. I miss everything we used to have. I miss the sound of Phineas' voice. I miss the cologne Lefty wears. I get it, Bert. I wanna make things right. All my notes, everything ` you can have it. It's useless to me without you guys. (SIGHS) TICKET'S 'ANGEL ON MY MIND' (SIGHS) BRAKES SQUEAK CLICK! CHAIN RATTLES TICKET'S 'ANGEL ON MY MIND' CONTINUES There's a couple of problems. First one ` time. Even if we get away with the van, the guards'll have walkie-talkies, so the pigs'll be crawling all over the place while we're driving, sticking out like dog's balls. The time it'll take to get the doors open, transfer the loot... So it's off, then? Unless we speed up the process by relieving the guards of both their walkie-talkies and the keys to the kingdom. How do you propose we do that? With a little friend I like to call my 12-gauge shotgun. No, no guns. We don't do armed robbery ` never have, never will. You're the boss. So, is it on or is it off? I'm confused. Second problem ` Bert. Can we trust him? The info he gave us checks out. I personally think he's on the level, but if anyone here is worried, we knock it on the head. I kinda miss the little hori. Well, if he's bull-crapping us, Lefty can use his shotgun on him. If you're good with Bert, I'm good. CONTEMPLATIVE MUSIC HELLO SAILOR'S 'BLUE LADY' PLAYS About time. Just because they're Maori doesn't mean they own the bloody country. So you're on the side of the cops, then? I'm on the side of all the people who think you can't just build a few shacks and call the land yours. Hey, Rita. You after another beer, Phineas? Yeah, nah, I'm good. I've been talking to Carol. Oh. Having some real good chats and walks, walking and talking. At the same time? Yeah, yeah. I think she's almost ready to come back home. She said anything to you about it? I haven't spoken to Carol for ages. Well, anyways, uh, I reckon it's looking good. I just thought you might want to know. Thanks. I hope it all works out. Me too. ROCK MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING Good luck with those used goods, Phineas. KNOCK AT DOOR Anne-Marie, come in. MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING Hey. I got invited over. Great. Rita! Dougal,... long time no see. Bless you. (CHUCKLES) Wolf! Whoa, you've grown. And Ngaire! Hello, Dougal. Looking good, as ever. Oh, hope you don't mind, but, uh, Punky Monkey here said she was coming over` Don't call me that. And I thought, 'I haven't seen Ted and Rita in, uh, yonks. 'Not since Janine shot through.' That's quite all right, Dougal. Have you heard from Janine lately? No. A bloke I know said he saw her working at a club in Kings Cross, which'd be about right for a whore. And this is this little Sparky? Yep. Not so little now. (CHUCKLES) Say hello. Hello. He doesn't talk much, I'm afraid. That's quite all right. Ted's out the back if you want a word. Oh, cheers, Rita. Some dip for you. Come on, lump. HELLO SAILOR: # Ooh, blue lady... # So, how are ya, Anne-Marie? You want a beer, Dougal? Huh? Do you want a beer? Oh, nah, nah, I'm off the grog. Yeah, gotta keep a clear head, now it's just me, lookin' after my family, after the bitch fucking abandoned us. Yeah, yeah, I was sorry to hear about Janine. So, uh, how's it going? Oh, yeah, not so good, actually. Which is why I was hoping for a quiet word, just you and me, like. Yeah, sure. ROCK MUSIC PLAYS QUIETLY MEAT SIZZLES So, how's school going? The woodwork class burnt down. OK. The thing is, Ted, work at the quarry's been a bit quiet lately, so they've been cutting back, and then some bastard pointed the finger at me for pinching stuff, so I ended up getting the elbow. Yeah, it's bloody tough out there these days. And Anne-Marie's gone all strange on it, and the school expelled the boy, even though there's no proof that he started the fire. Yeah, it's tough. It's real tough. So what I'm getting at, Ted, is, uh, if you've got anything going at the moment and you're looking for a bloke who knows his way around... Unfortunately, mate, we got nothing at the moment. Otherwise you'd be the first guy I'd call. Right. Sorry. Nah, nah, nah, worth a shot, eh? (CHUCKLES) Thanks for thinking of me. Yeah, you got it, Dougal. Chin up, eh? ROCK MUSIC PLAYS QUIETLY Yeah, yeah. So, why is it called punk? HELLO SAILOR'S 'BLUE LADY PLAYS' I don't know. It just is. Cos that's what we are ` punks. Right. I don't expect you to understand. It's not up to me to understand ` I'm just checking that you do. Come on, love. We gotta go. You go, I'm staying. Right. OK. Suit yourself. Uh, we can drop Anne-Marie home tomorrow. Don't get ahead of yourself, Tiger. I'll leave when I want to. I just thought you might wanna stay. I'll drop Anne-Marie home when we've finished our chat. Won't I? (WHISTLES) ROCK MUSIC PLAYS QUIETLY What'd Dougal want? A job. So why didn't you give him one? We're figuring out how to shave time getting the van doors open, then Dougal Gibbs walks through the bloody door? Somebody's sending us a message, Ted. You think McCarthy got wind of the job? No, Phineas, I think when the guy who can blow those doors in a second turns up, you don't send him away. It's bloody Dougal, Lefty ` the guy's not exactly stable. But he knows his shit when it comes to blowing shit up. ROCK MUSIC PLAYS QUIETLY BIRDS CHIRP DOORBELL RINGS Hello, stranger. Hi. Glad you could come. It was good to hear your voice. And yours. And I hear you've been talking to Phineas again. Yeah. Yeah,... sort of. He's kinda got his hopes up. Has he? I just got to the stage, you know, where I really needed someone to talk to, and the best person I could think of ` well, the only person, really ` was Phin. That's nice, but I just need to know if he's getting these hopes up for nothing ` that's all. I've been with heaps and heaps of guys, Rita ` so many guys ` and none of them are like Phineas. And when I'm with a guy now all I can think about is Phineas. His cock's got this little bend in it, even when it's hard, and it just fits perfectly. Me and him, we just fit perfectly together. I'm tired, Rita. I'm tired of being alone. Oh, love. (SIGHS) SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC (SIGHS) Sorry about the state of things. Uh, you know what it's like with two bloody kids, eh? Well, I s'pose you wouldn't, because you've only got one. And Rita's a bloody marvel. There's a job, if you want it. Really? I need someone who can blow a door quick, clean, no damage to what's inside. This is big, Dougal ` there's no room for stuff-ups. I'm your man. You're very welcome. Are we expecting someone else? We are. Hi. Phineas. Carol. You look beautiful. So do you. Carol dropped by the shop today, Phineas. She was saying how much she missed your... company. She wants to get back together again? She's standing right over there, Phineas. SHARON O'NEILL'S 'LUCK'S ON YOUR TABLE' Do you wanna get back together? Yes, please. # When she was young and lusty... (CHUCKLES) PANTING # free as the wind and her... # state was trusty... Who's rooting in the spare bedroom? Never mind, love. Dinner's ready. SHOUTING MOANING # And paint up your pretty eyes,... # cold as ice. # MUSIC CONTINUES BOTH SMOOCH Hey. Where are you going? School. Why? Screw them ` leave school. It's not that easy. You're 16 ` you can do what you want. 15. Really? Shit, I probably just broke some kind of law. Probably. Wanna break it again? OK. ROCK MUSIC MUSIC CONTINUES # Yeah! # Get a move on! Hang on. Got it. ROCK MUSIC CONTINUES # Oh, come on. Wake me in the morning, uh, give me another call... Come on, come on. Shut up! MUSIC CONTINUES Let's go. We're good. We're good! ROCK MUSIC CONTINUES Come on! Get down on the ground! Get down now! Put your hands on your heads! Do it! Jesus! No! Do not be heroes for someone else's money! Shit a brick. Jesus. Don't try anything or I'll blow your heads off! Waste not, want not, boys. ROCK MUSIC CONTINUES TYRES SCREECH CONTEMPLATIVE MUSIC You right there, Dougal? Yep, Ted. Yep, yep. You know how I get a bit antsy before a job. TYRES SCREECH TYRES SCREECH We're up and running. Any problems? Not that I saw. You all good, Dougal? Will everyone stop fucking asking me how I am? I am fucking good. I am all over this! OK, just asking. Good to know. Dougal, you're up. What is that? What does it look like, Ted? I said no guns. And I made the decision to take every cent we could. He made the guards lie down and took the last bag. Didn't make any difference to your precious timeline and we get more cash ` where's the problem, Ted? I gave you an order, and I expect that order to be followed! Hey! Shut up! What is this ` the army? Screw you, Ted. I made the call and it worked. You can't just change the fucking plan to suit yourself! Will you two shut the fuck up? Mate, it's OK. You just carry on what` BOOM! HIGH-PITCHED WHINE Jesus, Dougal! Give us a bloody... Is he dead? Well, he's missing half his head ` of course he's dead. Jesus! Oh shit. Ted? I'm OK, I'm OK. Oh my God. We have to go. What about Dougal? There's nothing we can do. We have to go. And leave the money? Forget it. We have to leave. Screw that. Well, come on, give us a bloody hand. Yes, Dougal's dead. He screwed up, so why the fuck are we meant to walk away empty-handed? Phineas! Is it cleaned? Yeah. Let's go. What about`? We have to go. Oh my God, Rita, it was amazing. I know ` we heard. And in between we talked ` I mean really talked, really deep stuff, that we've never talked about. PHONE RINGS The Galleria. Why? OK, got it. Yeah, I know where that is. Be there as soon as I can. Carol, you need to go to your home and stay there. Why? What's happened? You need to go. Right now. KEYS THUD Shh! DRAWER RATTLES ZIP! DOOR SLAMS Who was that? Doesn't matter. Gone now. (SMOOCHES) Ted? Oh my God! It's not mine, it's not my blood. Fucking Lefty ` this is all down to him. FIRE CRACKLES WATER SPLASHES (PANTS) Where are the others? I dunno. Everyone went their own way as soon as we got out of there. Any alibis I need to know about, apart from yours? No. No, this time it's every man for himself. Ted,... this is Lefty's fault ` you remember that. Shit! Police! We have a warrant to search these premises! Get out of my room, pig! Shut up! You, get out here. You, get some clothes on. Where's your father? I dunno. At work. Why? None of your fucking business. What do you know about it? About what? You know. Nah. And if I did, I wouldn't tell you. Loser father, loser son, eh? Get away from my son! What happened, Ted? What went wrong? No idea what you're talking about. Do you have a warrant to be here? What happened, Ted? What went wrong? What happened, Ted? About what? Get him out of here. What are you arresting him for? I'm not ` he's assisting us with our enquiries. If you have a problem with that, Rita, I'll come after you as an accessory, rid my life of the both of you. CONTEMPLATIVE MUSIC Anne-Marie, you need to go home. What's happened? Go. Sorry, Mr McCarthy. As I have repeatedly said, I've no idea what you're talking about. What went wrong, Ted? It's not your style to leave a dead body after the fact. Which may explain why I haven't a clue what you're on about. Jeez, a dead body? That's pretty drastic, Mike. It wasn't a cop, was it? THUD! Watch your mouth. No. Sorry. Wish I could help, but I can't. Sorry. I don't like dead bodies in my yard. Then maybe you should bury them in someone else's. I don't know nothing about anything. Where were you this morning? Nope, nothing. Listen, you dumb shit, tell me what I` I'm not dumb! Don't call me dumb! You just hit a fucking cop, you idiot! Ted, this is a man with his head blown off. And deep in my waters, I know you're involved. And if you are, all niceties are over, and I will crucify you. One of your young cops out there said something about a shottie. Is that right? Does that really sound like me, Mike? I see you fellas fell down the stairs too. This is all your fucking fault. If you'd stuck to the plan, none of this would have fucking happened! Piss off, nancy boy! You wanna point fingers, point them at Ted. If he hadn't lost his rag, distracted bloody Dougal, the stupid bastard wouldn't have blown his own head off! Is that how you wanna play it? THUNDER RUMBLES Anyone have anything they need to tell me? Like what, Ted? Like anything they might have told McCarthy. Nah, not me. Not a thing. Where's the money? Hidden. You happy? You happy with the take? Don't start playing games, Ted. It's a job ` don't overthink it. What about Bert? Where's he? He should be here, right? So where is he? You think he narked again? Oh man! I'll talk to Bert. No, Lefty, you've done more than enough today. THUNDER RUMBLES FOOTSTEPS RETREAT > Who is it? It's me. Oh man. Thank God. I've been freaking out, waiting for the cops. They didn't take you in? Nah, nothing. They took you in? Yeah, all of us. Oh, except you. Man, anyone say anything? Well, they say no; I believe them. So how come they haven't taken you in? I see where you're going with this. And what I'm thinking is they think, because of our last misunderstanding, where your wife tried to kill me, that I'm not your boy any more. I think it's a fair assumption on their part. Yeah. And if they do come calling? I'll say nothing, because I was there. I saw you covered with blood and brains and shit. And just being there, that's 10 years. Unless you cut a deal. I will say nothing, Ted. I swear. SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC MUSIC FADES FOOTSTEPS APPROACH You OK? Are we safe? I think so. Bert? Yeah, even Bert. I think he's more scared of you than the cops. Anne-Marie was here when you were taken away. She was with Wolf, doing what young people do. I told her to go home. I couldn't tell her her father was dead, because then she'd know that we knew. So I looked her in the eye, and I told her to go home. The cops will have ID'd the body by now. And they will have told her. And she will have told them...? I can't do anything about that. I know. I know. Come to bed. (SIGHS) (SMOOCHES) SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC (SIGHS) If I'd known you were coming, I'd have tidied up after the cops. I just wanted to make sure you and Sparky were OK. Make sure we hadn't said anything. You knew, and you left it to some constable to come here and tell us my father is dead. Don't worry ` we didn't spill. But I know what Dad was doing. He was happy for once, proud to be working with the great Ted West. You know, if you say any of this out loud, things will get worse, right? Can they? Yeah, very much so. But they can also get better, starting now. You two are not staying here. Do we have a choice? Do you see anyone else coming to your rescue? Get your stuff. SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC RADIO STATIC BUZZES This is a really bad idea. Last time I checked, compassion wasn't a crime. Anything you know of, directly connecting you? Apart from the money? Apart from that. No. Yes. Anne-Marie. And maybe Sparky ` it's hard to tell. So where better to keep them? Oh, Jesus, Rita. Having that reminder every day? Not your fault ` keep saying that. (SIGHS) Right, Sparky, first room on the left ` that's yours. Anne-Marie,... (SIGHS) ...you can sleep wherever you like. How long can we stay? As long as you like. (CHUCKLES) And you and I need to organise a funeral. Trust me ` that won't be hard. SHARON O'NEILL'S 'LUCK'S ON YOUR TABLE' In nomine patris, et spiritus sancti. SHARON O'NEILL: # Only a maid of 21 years or so,... # could know the answers to a man on the road, # to be cheated with roses # when the cards lay face down... # Something on your conscience, Ted. My son knows his daughter, he was someone I knew ` don't over-read it, Mike. I don't think I am, Ted. MOTORBIKE ENGINES REV MOTORBIKE ENGINE REVS MOTORBIKE ENGINES REV Shit. (SIGHS) MOTORBIKE ENGINE REVS Get out of the car. You're Ted West, right? Who wants to know? You've been instrumental in the death of an associate of ours. No. (CHUCKLES) Dougal got the fucking explosives from us, numbskull. Half his share was ours by right. (SIGHS) Well, I'll put the word out, see what I can do. You'll do more than that. We've got a fallen comrade now ` there's a question of tribute. Tribute? Yeah. And how much 'tribute' are you talking about? All of it. We'll get back to you soon. I mean, we know where to find you, right? You and your family. MENACING MUSIC I had no idea Dougal had anything to do with the Horsemen. Thank you, Phineas, for that genius observation (!) The Horsemen can get fucked. Oh, and how's that, Lefty? Why, cos we've got a shotgun now? Because we're not forking over 200 grand because they say so. 200 grand? 212 and a bit. That's the count. I'm not walking away from 40 thou because some punk on a motorbike say so. 35,000, with Dougal's share. Dougal screwed up ` he doesn't get a share. Well, what about his kids? Well, serves them right for having an idiot for a father. Sorry if the truth hurts, Ted. Where do you wanna go? I dunno. Away from here. Somewhere where there's just the two of us. Like a deserted island. That'd be good. Where we wouldn't ever have to wear clothes. I'm liking this better and better. Hey, you're a mate of Ted West's, right? Who wants to know? I got a message for him. Argh! Oh! GLASS SHATTERS Argh! THUD! (GROANS) > (PANTS) Baby. Baby? Baby, Carol! (PANTS) (PANTS) SOMBRE MUSIC They broke her jaw, Ted. The next one of those Horse bastards I see,... they're dead. SOMBRE MUSIC CONTINUES MUSIC CONTINUES FOOTSTEPS APPROACH Didn't know they were still open. No, they're not. I just need a word. Fair enough. I need the money. Your share? All of it. Why? It's cursed. Cursed? Where is it? You know our system dictates I can't` I'm well aware of our system, but I need the money ` now, tonight. Go home, think about this, and we'll talk tomorrow. No, this needs to be` No, it doesn't. The alternatives are we die or we all spend a very long time inside. Only if we're weak. This isn't weakness. They broke Phin's leg. They put Carol in the hospital. The pigs? The gang, you fucking idiot! And they will keep coming after us, and the cops will keep coming after us. We're stuck in the middle of this shit-storm. Do you understand? Or do the Horsemen need to rape Ngaire in front of your eyes for the message to get through? There'll be other jobs, Lefty. Where's the money? So we just give it to the Horsemen, do we? I never said that. (SIGHS) (SIGHS) You're going. Yeah. Your mum's cool and your dad is OK, but it's too weird being in the same house when he was part of what killed Dad. And I'm old enough to decide what to do with my life. Then we've got one more night, right? DARKNESS' 'TRUE LOVE' PLAYS # I met her outside the IGA. # True love works in funny ways. # Been going round for six months now ` the engagement's pretty soon. # Oh, turned 18 the other day. # True love works in funny ways, # so they say, # so they say. # True love is beautiful` # FEEDBACK WHINES Hey, what's going on?! FEEDBACK WHINES Sort it out! CROWD BOOS Get on with it! CROWD BOOS So, where are you going? Dunedin. I hear there are some really good bands down there. I could come with you. Is that what you really want? CROWD BOOS Exactly. CROWD BOOS, FEEDBACK WHINES What's your brother doing? Sparky's got this gift with electricity. I guess it comes with the name. Whoa! Don't worry ` he's used to it. Legend! BAND PLAYS 'TRUE LOVE' CROWD CHEERS PUNK ROCK CONTINUES PLAYING (PANTS) ROCK MUSIC PLAYS (SIGHS) LAUGHTER ROCK MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING (PANTS) I need you to do something. For you, Ted, anything. What? Oh, don't worry ` it's nothing you haven't done before. KEYS JINGLE < DOOR SHUTS Is it done? It's done. Come here. COAT THUDS (SIGHS) BIRDS CHIRP This better be good, this time of the morning. This can't come back to me. What can't? How Dougal Gibbs got his head blown off. Ted West. What? Ted? Are you nuts? Like Ted would be anywhere near something as messed up as this! So who, then? I can't testify. Then what use are you to me? Heaps. But only as an anonymous tip-off who tells you where the money is. They're old associates of Dougal ` easy case for you to make. OK, deal. SHARON O'NEILL # And roll the dice on the table tonight... Really, really, you need to try it. I'm good. Try sticking your finger in a light socket ` it'll blow your mind. That's what I'm worried about. But in a good way. Uh-huh. Touch me. We might spark. Not going to happen. SHARON O'NEILL: # Luck's on your table # tonight. # Only a maid of 21 years or so... # could know the answers to a man on the road. # To be cheated with roses # when the cards # lay face down. # And left for a pretty one when a man hit town... You just be good, OK? And try not to burn stuff. I'll try. I'll write as soon as I've found someplace to live. OK. # Run for her life in the shape of a lover... See ya. See ya. # And roll the dice... See ya, Falani. My punk name is now Doug Dangerous. I have no idea why. # Paint up your pretty eyes... # cold as ice. # Luck's on your table... # tonight. # And roll the dice... You'll be wanting some breakfast, no doubt. # Many a players # will be holding you tight. # Paint up your pretty eyes # cold as ice. # Luck's on your table... # tonight. # What did he say? He was just trying to apologize. Stay away from him, all right? Why would I want to go anywhere near him? I'm just saying, stay away. I need some help. I need blood. No way. No, I'm not doing that.