1 00:00:12,994 --> 00:00:14,634 I'm just wondering if my whole life's 2 00:00:14,714 --> 00:00:16,274 been a series of mistakes. 3 00:00:16,354 --> 00:00:19,194 You only have enough cash flow for the next three months. 4 00:00:19,274 --> 00:00:21,514 - I'm not good at maths. - No shit. 5 00:00:21,594 --> 00:00:24,314 The only real relationship I've ever had is ruined. 6 00:00:24,394 --> 00:00:27,834 I undersold myself, in the settlement. 7 00:00:27,914 --> 00:00:30,434 If I was to help, I would need a stake in the business. 8 00:00:30,514 --> 00:00:32,634 I'm just trying to change things, 9 00:00:32,714 --> 00:00:33,834 and make us better. 10 00:00:33,914 --> 00:00:35,794 A tiny bit closer. 11 00:00:36,714 --> 00:00:38,754 [George] Surrender, and submit. 12 00:00:38,834 --> 00:00:40,994 You know, Simon's an osteopath. 13 00:00:41,074 --> 00:00:43,314 Yeah, I know. I'm not interested. 14 00:00:43,394 --> 00:00:45,634 I could have a look at your neck. 15 00:00:45,714 --> 00:00:47,834 I'm guessing it's all coming from your hips. 16 00:00:47,914 --> 00:00:49,754 [Evelyn] I don't know how to do it. 17 00:00:49,834 --> 00:00:51,874 Do what? 18 00:00:51,954 --> 00:00:54,034 Be a woman. 19 00:00:56,714 --> 00:00:59,834 [electrical humming] 20 00:01:01,794 --> 00:01:04,594 Pen? Penny! Can you hear me? 21 00:01:04,674 --> 00:01:07,194 Help me, it's not working. 22 00:01:07,874 --> 00:01:09,634 Just talk. 23 00:01:09,714 --> 00:01:12,554 - What about? - Your thoughts. 24 00:01:12,634 --> 00:01:13,754 No one wants to hear them. 25 00:01:13,834 --> 00:01:15,314 I don't know. This was your idea. 26 00:01:15,394 --> 00:01:16,834 [Evelyn] No, I just can't do it. 27 00:01:16,914 --> 00:01:20,434 I should just stay in my office and write, 28 00:01:20,514 --> 00:01:21,874 by myself. 29 00:01:22,754 --> 00:01:24,194 Okay... 30 00:01:24,274 --> 00:01:26,714 Anyway, it's time for the morning meeting. 31 00:01:26,794 --> 00:01:29,194 Hop to! You're late, again! 32 00:01:29,274 --> 00:01:31,634 [Paul] These tech bros treat this like a rumpus room. 33 00:01:31,714 --> 00:01:34,234 This is disgusting! Helen, we need to get rid of them. 34 00:01:34,314 --> 00:01:35,874 - Morning. - [Paul] Hey, Ev. 35 00:01:35,954 --> 00:01:37,834 - [Paul] Ah, I'm sorry. - [Opal] I love these ones! 36 00:01:37,914 --> 00:01:40,874 C'est bon! This is a fancy patisserie. 37 00:01:40,954 --> 00:01:42,634 [Evelyn] So... 38 00:01:42,714 --> 00:01:43,634 We have a new investor. 39 00:01:43,714 --> 00:01:44,954 [all exclaiming joyfully] 40 00:01:45,034 --> 00:01:47,274 It's not as much as I was hoping for 41 00:01:47,354 --> 00:01:48,834 but they're willing to provide private equity 42 00:01:48,914 --> 00:01:50,634 without day-to-day involvement. 43 00:01:50,714 --> 00:01:51,914 Who are they? 44 00:01:51,994 --> 00:01:54,954 They are a business associate. 45 00:01:55,034 --> 00:01:58,634 A person people have associated with. 46 00:01:58,714 --> 00:02:00,154 Anyway, the additional funds - 47 00:02:00,234 --> 00:02:03,834 I want to set ambitious targets, 48 00:02:03,914 --> 00:02:06,514 and expand on the podcasting. 49 00:02:06,594 --> 00:02:08,794 I mean, how do we build a new audience? 50 00:02:08,874 --> 00:02:10,634 Well, I've got some ideas. 51 00:02:10,714 --> 00:02:12,234 And how can we monetise it? 52 00:02:12,314 --> 00:02:13,834 Well, we need an actual studio, 53 00:02:13,914 --> 00:02:16,514 or I'm moving into your office with you. 54 00:02:16,594 --> 00:02:17,674 Or paying off our bills. 55 00:02:17,754 --> 00:02:19,834 Helen, do you have to be such an accountant? 56 00:02:19,914 --> 00:02:21,354 Have a drink. [knocking on door] 57 00:02:21,434 --> 00:02:23,914 You guys done? We need the boardroom back. 58 00:02:23,994 --> 00:02:25,954 So, Champ, I don't remember the boardroom 59 00:02:26,034 --> 00:02:29,234 being part of your rental agreement. 60 00:02:29,314 --> 00:02:31,994 [Penny] That's the face of over-invovled parenting. 61 00:02:32,074 --> 00:02:34,354 The thing about Liam though, is he's very pretty. 62 00:02:34,434 --> 00:02:36,994 He might be a hunk, but he's got a rotten spirit. 63 00:02:37,074 --> 00:02:38,394 Get rid of them. We've got an investor. 64 00:02:38,474 --> 00:02:40,394 Helen, they don't pay rent, so... 65 00:02:40,474 --> 00:02:41,714 Yeah, the Acqua di Gio is giving me migraines. 66 00:02:41,794 --> 00:02:43,234 I thought you liked them. 67 00:02:43,314 --> 00:02:44,634 [Penny] Yeah, we like them in the same way 68 00:02:44,714 --> 00:02:46,354 you like Sweet Jane. 69 00:02:46,434 --> 00:02:48,634 Speaking of, what are we going to do about her? 70 00:02:48,714 --> 00:02:50,234 Nothing. She's good for traffic. 71 00:02:50,314 --> 00:02:53,354 - [Paul] She? Definitely a man. - Yeah, agreed. 72 00:02:53,434 --> 00:02:54,514 A very masculine energy. 73 00:02:54,594 --> 00:02:56,954 [Opal] We've also got 'Tart' stirring the pot. 74 00:02:57,034 --> 00:03:00,634 Their latest - "Is 'Eve Life' dumbing down women?" 75 00:03:00,714 --> 00:03:01,834 They called out Jeet. 76 00:03:01,914 --> 00:03:04,074 Oh no. Oh, she's going to do that thing 77 00:03:04,154 --> 00:03:07,034 where she smiles too much when she's upset. 78 00:03:07,114 --> 00:03:09,234 Uh, where is she? 79 00:03:09,314 --> 00:03:10,874 Late, again. 80 00:03:10,954 --> 00:03:13,714 [Paul] Sorry, creepy courier alert. 81 00:03:14,714 --> 00:03:16,634 Oh, that's not a creepy courier. 82 00:03:16,714 --> 00:03:17,634 That's our investor. 83 00:03:17,714 --> 00:03:19,194 - [Helen] Him? - Mm-hm. 84 00:03:19,274 --> 00:03:21,634 Oh, Evelyn, he doesn't look like he has any money. 85 00:03:21,714 --> 00:03:23,274 He's wearing a tracksuit pants. 86 00:03:23,354 --> 00:03:24,954 [Penny] Yeah, he looks pretty gormless, Ev. 87 00:03:25,034 --> 00:03:26,434 Are you sure he knows anything about publishing? 88 00:03:26,514 --> 00:03:28,514 [Paul] Or anything about sisterhood? 89 00:03:28,594 --> 00:03:31,634 - He has a stupid face. - I think he's cute. 90 00:03:31,714 --> 00:03:34,234 Sorry to interrupt, but we really need to go. 91 00:03:34,314 --> 00:03:36,674 Alex is at Viv's and Addy forgot her science book, 92 00:03:36,754 --> 00:03:38,674 so we have to swing by school. 93 00:03:38,754 --> 00:03:39,754 Should we take your car? 94 00:03:39,834 --> 00:03:43,194 Oh, this is also my ex-husband. 95 00:03:43,274 --> 00:03:45,714 [Evelyn laughs] Did I mention that? No? 96 00:03:45,794 --> 00:03:47,954 - No. - Paul, you're in charge. 97 00:03:48,034 --> 00:03:49,634 Clean up the mess. 98 00:03:49,714 --> 00:03:51,834 Bye. 99 00:03:51,914 --> 00:03:53,114 [Evelyn] Thanks for dressing up. 100 00:03:53,194 --> 00:03:55,274 Did you just come from the gym, or...? 101 00:03:57,234 --> 00:03:59,434 [Evelyn] Look at them. Why did he stay overnight? 102 00:03:59,514 --> 00:04:02,074 - [Jon] Why do you think? - [Alex] See ya. 103 00:04:03,154 --> 00:04:04,474 Shit. 104 00:04:04,554 --> 00:04:06,154 - Hello, mate. - Hey. 105 00:04:07,514 --> 00:04:09,634 I didn't really mean what I said about her family. 106 00:04:09,714 --> 00:04:10,874 I mean, who am I to... 107 00:04:10,954 --> 00:04:12,714 [Alex] No, we're not back together, Mum. 108 00:04:12,794 --> 00:04:15,634 Oh, why'd you sleep over? 109 00:04:15,714 --> 00:04:16,794 It was nothing. 110 00:04:16,874 --> 00:04:18,514 [Evelyn] Well, it doesn't look like nothing. 111 00:04:18,594 --> 00:04:21,554 Last week she destroyed your primary school photo. 112 00:04:21,634 --> 00:04:24,234 That was my only copy. 113 00:04:24,314 --> 00:04:26,434 I didn't raise you to treat women like this. 114 00:04:26,514 --> 00:04:27,634 You're leading her on. 115 00:04:27,714 --> 00:04:29,594 You should start thinking with your head, not your... 116 00:04:29,674 --> 00:04:32,234 - Evelyn, please. - Mum! Come on. 117 00:04:32,834 --> 00:04:34,634 Alright, let's go. 118 00:04:34,714 --> 00:04:36,314 Go, quick, her mum's coming out! 119 00:04:36,394 --> 00:04:37,914 [Evelyn] Her attention was more on herself. 120 00:04:37,994 --> 00:04:39,394 [Sylvie] Yeah, and she set a poor example. 121 00:04:39,474 --> 00:04:41,034 And you need to be mindful of that 122 00:04:41,114 --> 00:04:42,594 now that Alex is in a relationship. 123 00:04:42,674 --> 00:04:44,314 - Um, they broke up. - Oh! 124 00:04:44,394 --> 00:04:46,834 - I'll tell you later. - Well, how's Addy? 125 00:04:46,914 --> 00:04:50,714 Addy! Yeah well, I don't know. I... 126 00:04:50,794 --> 00:04:53,194 Ah, anyway, Sylvie, I've got to go. 127 00:04:53,274 --> 00:04:54,634 - I'm driving. - Okay, alright. 128 00:04:54,714 --> 00:04:57,874 - Okay. Bye. Bye. - Bye. 129 00:04:59,714 --> 00:05:02,554 So who's next? Your accountant? 130 00:05:02,634 --> 00:05:04,674 Sorry, I couldn't cancel. 131 00:05:04,754 --> 00:05:06,634 She charges like a wounded bull. 132 00:05:06,714 --> 00:05:08,874 - Oh. - [Evelyn sighs] 133 00:05:08,954 --> 00:05:11,474 Do you think Addy's had her first sexual experience? 134 00:05:11,554 --> 00:05:12,394 Oh, God. 135 00:05:12,474 --> 00:05:13,994 Can you please just ease me gently 136 00:05:14,074 --> 00:05:15,634 into a question like that next time? 137 00:05:15,714 --> 00:05:17,554 Not with a boy. With a girl. 138 00:05:17,634 --> 00:05:20,434 Is this about her wanting to change schools? 139 00:05:20,514 --> 00:05:22,314 She does? 140 00:05:22,394 --> 00:05:23,874 Can't blame her. 141 00:05:23,954 --> 00:05:25,274 You are dating the librarian. 142 00:05:25,354 --> 00:05:27,034 That's got nothing to do with it, alright? 143 00:05:27,114 --> 00:05:30,674 She just doesn't want to go to a private all-girls school anymore. 144 00:05:30,754 --> 00:05:32,314 I think she's gay, 145 00:05:32,394 --> 00:05:34,834 and I'm pleased about that. It's much safer. 146 00:05:34,914 --> 00:05:37,554 If she wants to change schools, I'll support her. 147 00:05:37,634 --> 00:05:40,194 Me, too. I guess. 148 00:05:43,394 --> 00:05:44,634 [turns radio up] 149 00:05:44,714 --> 00:05:48,234 ["Sometimes Always" by The Jesus and Mary Chain] 150 00:05:48,314 --> 00:05:52,074 # I won't get on my knees # 151 00:05:52,154 --> 00:05:56,394 # Don't make me do that please # 152 00:05:56,474 --> 00:06:01,754 # I went away but now I'm back # 153 00:06:04,714 --> 00:06:08,554 # Don't be too sure of that # 154 00:06:08,634 --> 00:06:12,914 # What makes you sure of that? # 155 00:06:12,994 --> 00:06:18,514 # You went away You can't come back # 156 00:06:21,714 --> 00:06:26,074 - [instrumental interlude] - [both humming along] 157 00:06:27,154 --> 00:06:31,114 - [Alex] Please, stop! - [Evelyn laughs] 158 00:06:31,194 --> 00:06:32,554 [guide] We'll head into the Reed Building 159 00:06:32,634 --> 00:06:34,394 where your first-year lectures will be. 160 00:06:34,474 --> 00:06:37,394 [Jon] I got drunk right there for the first time. 161 00:06:37,474 --> 00:06:40,914 Over there, I shot a short film. New wave. 162 00:06:40,994 --> 00:06:43,394 Fancy way of saying no budget. 163 00:06:43,474 --> 00:06:46,434 Oh, Cameron Wiles vomited on that shrub there, 164 00:06:46,514 --> 00:06:48,914 just after professing his love for me. 165 00:06:48,994 --> 00:06:50,274 So much happened on that lawn. 166 00:06:50,354 --> 00:06:52,954 I don't need to know any of this, alright? 167 00:06:53,034 --> 00:06:56,474 ["Mr. Milk" by You Am I playing] 168 00:07:00,874 --> 00:07:02,554 Feel free to sign up to a club. 169 00:07:02,634 --> 00:07:03,634 It's a great way to meet students 170 00:07:03,714 --> 00:07:04,834 who have similar interests. 171 00:07:04,914 --> 00:07:07,474 Communists, vegans, even metalheads. 172 00:07:07,554 --> 00:07:10,994 Also, there's a special tour for mature-aged students. 173 00:07:11,434 --> 00:07:12,914 A lot less walking involved. 174 00:07:12,994 --> 00:07:14,954 Oh, we're not mature-aged students. 175 00:07:15,034 --> 00:07:17,514 We're well-aged alumni. 176 00:07:17,594 --> 00:07:18,914 [guide laughs] 177 00:07:18,994 --> 00:07:21,914 Just try and broaden your mind. 178 00:07:21,994 --> 00:07:24,114 Anything but the Young Socialists. 179 00:07:24,194 --> 00:07:25,914 [mobile phone ringing] 180 00:07:25,994 --> 00:07:27,194 Hi, Paul. 181 00:07:27,274 --> 00:07:29,714 - Yeah, a few hiccups. - What's going on? 182 00:07:29,794 --> 00:07:31,914 'Tart' posted something delightful. 183 00:07:31,994 --> 00:07:33,314 Quick, quick, I'm at uni. 184 00:07:33,394 --> 00:07:36,274 "Is Sweet Jane the troll we didn't know we needed?" 185 00:07:36,354 --> 00:07:38,394 - [Guy] Sounds like they know who she is. 186 00:07:38,474 --> 00:07:39,034 - Really? 187 00:07:39,114 --> 00:07:40,914 [Paul] We have to turn the comments off. 188 00:07:40,994 --> 00:07:42,914 [Guy] Or I moderate. Or trace her. 189 00:07:42,994 --> 00:07:45,514 - That would be so easy for me. - Oh, would it, Guy? 190 00:07:45,594 --> 00:07:47,954 So why can't you connect my laptop to the printer? 191 00:07:48,034 --> 00:07:51,514 I don't know. Printers are tricky. 192 00:07:51,594 --> 00:07:53,154 Just don't do anything 'til I get back. 193 00:07:53,234 --> 00:07:55,154 Also, I think Jeet's going to retire. 194 00:07:55,234 --> 00:07:56,914 - Resign. - [Evelyn] Retire? 195 00:07:56,994 --> 00:07:58,394 Resign. I think Jeet's going to resign. 196 00:07:58,474 --> 00:08:01,674 Jesus, Paul, I've been gone for three hours. 197 00:08:01,754 --> 00:08:03,274 [Evelyn scoffs] 198 00:08:07,754 --> 00:08:11,034 [professor] So, in a way, Heraclitus is the granddaddy 199 00:08:11,114 --> 00:08:12,554 of Greek philosophy in general, 200 00:08:12,634 --> 00:08:16,274 and of, I guess, what becomes determinism. 201 00:08:16,354 --> 00:08:19,914 He's pre-Socratic, therefore, character is destiny, 202 00:08:19,994 --> 00:08:22,274 and destiny is not predetermined 203 00:08:22,354 --> 00:08:25,634 and it's not bestowed upon us by some outside force. 204 00:08:25,714 --> 00:08:29,194 Rather, destiny is determined by your inner character. 205 00:08:29,274 --> 00:08:31,474 Like Plato, Heraclitus believed that everything 206 00:08:31,554 --> 00:08:34,394 about our destiny, everything about our future, 207 00:08:34,474 --> 00:08:37,754 results from the choices that you make. 208 00:08:37,834 --> 00:08:42,754 Nothing is fixed. Everything is in constant flux. 209 00:08:42,834 --> 00:08:44,394 Nothing is permanent. 210 00:08:44,474 --> 00:08:47,914 Now, at the other end of the spectrum, we have Parmenides. 211 00:08:47,994 --> 00:08:51,474 Parmenides. P-A-R-M-E-N-I-D-E-S. 212 00:08:51,554 --> 00:08:54,994 Parmenides is the bloke who asserted 213 00:08:55,074 --> 00:08:58,954 that the one true statement is... 214 00:08:59,034 --> 00:09:01,714 Anyone do the reading? 215 00:09:01,794 --> 00:09:03,154 "It is." 216 00:09:03,234 --> 00:09:07,394 Right, now, if I say that this is a stool, 217 00:09:07,474 --> 00:09:11,954 what I'm actually asserting is that it is not a table. 218 00:09:12,034 --> 00:09:14,554 -This stool exists, -[stool bangs] 219 00:09:14,634 --> 00:09:17,474 and it cannot also not exist as it is not, 220 00:09:17,554 --> 00:09:21,034 because that is what we call a philosophical contradict... 221 00:09:21,114 --> 00:09:22,714 [mobile phone rings] 222 00:09:22,794 --> 00:09:25,074 [students whispering and snickering] 223 00:09:26,994 --> 00:09:30,794 I kind of wish that mobile phones did not exist. 224 00:09:32,754 --> 00:09:34,794 - Hello? - Hello. 225 00:09:34,874 --> 00:09:38,314 [professor] Hi. Say hello. 226 00:09:38,394 --> 00:09:40,114 How long have you been here? 227 00:09:40,194 --> 00:09:43,114 Oh, wow. What a question. 228 00:09:43,194 --> 00:09:44,914 Ha, ha, ha, ha. 229 00:09:44,994 --> 00:09:46,954 I mean, how long have you been sitting in 230 00:09:47,034 --> 00:09:50,714 on my riveting, stool-based lecture? 231 00:09:50,794 --> 00:09:52,714 No, no, no, I was just walking by, 232 00:09:52,794 --> 00:09:59,514 and I love all that Parmenides "it is" stuff. 233 00:09:59,594 --> 00:10:01,074 Oh thanks. That's very flattering. 234 00:10:01,154 --> 00:10:02,594 And, and out of interest, 235 00:10:02,674 --> 00:10:06,514 do you think that it is ethical to gate crash 236 00:10:06,594 --> 00:10:10,154 a lecture where everyone else is a full-fee paying student? 237 00:10:10,234 --> 00:10:12,194 Don't they get Austudy or something? 238 00:10:12,274 --> 00:10:14,234 Austudy? These guys are about 12. 239 00:10:14,314 --> 00:10:16,034 - What are you, 12? - [students laughing] 240 00:10:16,114 --> 00:10:17,674 Austudy is for over 25s. 241 00:10:17,754 --> 00:10:19,874 You could probably scrape into Austudy - at a pinch. 242 00:10:19,954 --> 00:10:23,114 - [Evelyn laughs] - Not that I'm making any assumptions about your age. 243 00:10:23,194 --> 00:10:25,954 Yeah, can, do I have to leave? 244 00:10:26,034 --> 00:10:30,914 I think we can probably briefly pretend that you "is not." 245 00:10:30,994 --> 00:10:34,234 So, Parmenides, easy to remember, 246 00:10:34,314 --> 00:10:37,314 because Parmenides is permanent... 247 00:10:37,394 --> 00:10:40,394 [engine rumbling] [tyres crunching] 248 00:10:42,114 --> 00:10:44,234 So what do you think, darling? 249 00:10:44,314 --> 00:10:47,074 I like it, Mum, but, I just don't think... 250 00:10:47,154 --> 00:10:48,594 Well, if you don't like the idea of dorms, 251 00:10:48,674 --> 00:10:50,474 you can always live off-campus, like I did. 252 00:10:50,554 --> 00:10:53,114 But on-campus is better for making friends in first year. 253 00:10:53,194 --> 00:10:54,234 [Evelyn scoffs] 254 00:10:54,314 --> 00:10:56,074 Name two friends from first year. 255 00:10:56,154 --> 00:10:57,354 Whatever, huh... 256 00:10:57,434 --> 00:11:00,034 Anyway, if you all live here as students, 257 00:11:00,114 --> 00:11:01,754 it's like you run the town. 258 00:11:01,834 --> 00:11:03,274 It's very "Children of the Corn." 259 00:11:03,354 --> 00:11:04,834 But with a lot less murder. 260 00:11:04,914 --> 00:11:07,074 It's exciting, I agree, but I just don't... 261 00:11:07,154 --> 00:11:08,714 It's perfect for you. 262 00:11:08,794 --> 00:11:12,074 Because the city unis are privilege factories. 263 00:11:12,154 --> 00:11:14,514 [mobile phone ringing] 264 00:11:15,714 --> 00:11:17,274 Oh, hi. How's it going? 265 00:11:17,354 --> 00:11:19,954 [Ginny] Great. But we're having sushi. 266 00:11:20,034 --> 00:11:22,914 Sushi? I made a casserole. 267 00:11:22,994 --> 00:11:24,994 Addy says she has a meat allergy. 268 00:11:25,074 --> 00:11:27,274 And I've been a vegetarian from way back. 269 00:11:27,354 --> 00:11:29,194 Thanks, Kym. Can you put her on? 270 00:11:29,274 --> 00:11:31,354 - Hi, Mum. - [Evelyn] Hi, darling. 271 00:11:31,434 --> 00:11:34,914 You're about as allergic to meat as Ginny is to wine. 272 00:11:34,994 --> 00:11:36,274 I heard that. 273 00:11:36,354 --> 00:11:38,994 Mum, did you know that Kym used to be a model? 274 00:11:39,074 --> 00:11:42,154 [Ginny] He used to be on the catwalk, all those years ago. 275 00:11:42,234 --> 00:11:43,674 I find that hard to believe. 276 00:11:43,754 --> 00:11:45,914 And he used to live on the streets in Melbourne. 277 00:11:45,994 --> 00:11:47,354 Oh, that, I can believe. 278 00:11:47,434 --> 00:11:49,794 - Hey, I heard that, Evelyn. - Hang on, don't be rude. 279 00:11:49,874 --> 00:11:51,914 [Addy] He was addicted to drugs and he lived in, 280 00:11:51,994 --> 00:11:53,914 - like, a squat in St Kilda. - Jesus. 281 00:11:53,994 --> 00:11:56,594 Yeah. No, he's, um, he's recovered now, I think. 282 00:11:56,674 --> 00:11:59,354 - [Ginny and Addy laughing] - Kym's an ex-junkie, by the way. 283 00:11:59,434 --> 00:12:00,074 - Oh. 284 00:12:00,154 --> 00:12:02,474 - Well, he hasn't touched it in years, darling. 285 00:12:02,554 --> 00:12:03,754 [Ginny laughing] 286 00:12:03,834 --> 00:12:07,314 Good. Darling, Dad said you want to change schools? 287 00:12:07,394 --> 00:12:08,914 Yeah, Kym was telling me about 288 00:12:08,994 --> 00:12:11,034 this really fancy school in the bush. 289 00:12:11,114 --> 00:12:13,794 You learn maths and how to start a fire. 290 00:12:13,874 --> 00:12:14,914 It's a humbling experience 291 00:12:14,994 --> 00:12:17,074 to spend time isolated in nature. 292 00:12:17,154 --> 00:12:20,194 Humbling? Didn't Prince Charles go there? 293 00:12:20,274 --> 00:12:22,434 - I love nature. - Since when? 294 00:12:22,514 --> 00:12:25,034 Anyway, darling, let's talk about this tomorrow. 295 00:12:25,114 --> 00:12:26,914 - Alright, good night. - [Ginny laughing] 296 00:12:26,994 --> 00:12:28,914 - Bon nuit. - Bon nuit, Mum. 297 00:12:28,994 --> 00:12:30,074 'Night! 298 00:12:30,154 --> 00:12:32,274 [Kym] That's "good night" in French. 299 00:12:32,354 --> 00:12:35,194 I can't work out whether Kym's a compulsive liar, 300 00:12:35,274 --> 00:12:36,554 or a gold digger. 301 00:12:36,634 --> 00:12:38,914 Ginny doesn't have any money, so... 302 00:12:38,994 --> 00:12:40,794 Maybe he's just a really good human? 303 00:12:40,874 --> 00:12:43,394 I guess that's possible? 304 00:12:43,474 --> 00:12:44,434 Hi. 305 00:12:44,514 --> 00:12:47,154 [sniffs] Kitchen's about to close. 306 00:12:47,234 --> 00:12:49,314 Oh, it's only 7:00 PM. 307 00:12:49,394 --> 00:12:53,194 Anyway, I'll have the veggie pasta, please. 308 00:12:53,274 --> 00:12:55,194 [Jon] And two chicken parmas. 309 00:12:55,274 --> 00:12:56,914 [waitress] Something to drink? 310 00:12:56,994 --> 00:12:58,594 [Jon] Hmm... 311 00:12:58,674 --> 00:13:00,634 Hello? 312 00:13:00,714 --> 00:13:02,234 Bronwyn Armstrong. 313 00:13:02,314 --> 00:13:05,114 Yeah. Yeah, you look familiar. 314 00:13:05,194 --> 00:13:07,834 Yeah. Communications - print. 315 00:13:07,914 --> 00:13:09,634 Ah. You never finished. 316 00:13:09,714 --> 00:13:12,234 No. Well, I, ah - Evelyn Jones, 317 00:13:12,314 --> 00:13:15,914 I was offered an internship at a women's mag, 318 00:13:15,994 --> 00:13:18,034 and then two years later I became... 319 00:13:18,114 --> 00:13:19,434 Any drinks? 320 00:13:19,514 --> 00:13:22,234 What can you recommend from the wine list? 321 00:13:23,194 --> 00:13:25,434 Uh, I like red. 322 00:13:26,074 --> 00:13:27,634 Perfect. 323 00:13:27,714 --> 00:13:29,874 And a Coke. 324 00:13:29,954 --> 00:13:32,314 We just took Alex to open day. 325 00:13:32,394 --> 00:13:36,914 He's going to do print and also a political science minor. 326 00:13:36,994 --> 00:13:39,754 Hmm. I'll let the kitchen know. 327 00:13:40,994 --> 00:13:42,914 [Alex] So, what? Addy just wants to change schools 328 00:13:42,994 --> 00:13:46,114 and you guys are like, "Cool, you can go wherever you want," 329 00:13:46,194 --> 00:13:47,834 but I can't make my own decisions or just like, 330 00:13:47,914 --> 00:13:49,114 leave anything to fate? 331 00:13:49,194 --> 00:13:51,674 Oh, no, fate doesn't exist. I learned that today. 332 00:13:51,754 --> 00:13:54,194 Listen to this. 333 00:13:54,274 --> 00:13:56,914 "It's our decisions that determine our future. 334 00:13:56,994 --> 00:14:00,314 "Everything is in a constant state of fuck." No, "Flux." 335 00:14:00,394 --> 00:14:02,794 I can't read my own writing, I need glasses. 336 00:14:02,874 --> 00:14:04,554 "Nothing is permanent". 337 00:14:04,634 --> 00:14:07,394 [Bronwyn] There you go. Bon appetit. 338 00:14:07,474 --> 00:14:11,234 Do you remember that gender studies lecturer, Jane Day? 339 00:14:11,314 --> 00:14:14,234 Yep. She got fired for fondling a student. 340 00:14:14,314 --> 00:14:16,234 Women don't fondle, do they? 341 00:14:16,314 --> 00:14:19,874 Why not? Guy parts are fondle-able, aren't they? 342 00:14:19,954 --> 00:14:21,474 [Jon laughs] 343 00:14:22,994 --> 00:14:25,194 Don't come here, mate. 344 00:14:25,274 --> 00:14:28,074 If you're half-smart, and you look half-smart, 345 00:14:28,154 --> 00:14:29,674 then you'll get sucked in. 346 00:14:29,754 --> 00:14:31,074 You'll stay on, and do your honours, 347 00:14:31,154 --> 00:14:32,674 and then maybe your masters 348 00:14:32,754 --> 00:14:35,554 because you've lost all sense of the outside world, 349 00:14:35,634 --> 00:14:38,274 and then you'll be stuck here, overqualified, 350 00:14:38,354 --> 00:14:41,154 and doing shitty jobs like pulling beers, phone sex, 351 00:14:41,234 --> 00:14:43,354 waitressing in a dump like this. 352 00:14:43,434 --> 00:14:45,474 All to pay off your monstrous HECS debt 353 00:14:45,554 --> 00:14:47,514 while your friends are out there in the real world, 354 00:14:47,594 --> 00:14:49,274 living a life. 355 00:14:50,434 --> 00:14:52,794 - [Evelyn] Thanks, Bronwyn. - Good. 356 00:14:52,874 --> 00:14:54,794 Oh, also, 357 00:14:54,874 --> 00:14:57,994 there's a terrible meth problem ripping through the town. 358 00:14:59,994 --> 00:15:03,234 Well, maybe we should tell Kym. 359 00:15:03,314 --> 00:15:06,794 She was doing phone sex way before we finished uni. 360 00:15:06,874 --> 00:15:08,074 She was. 361 00:15:10,794 --> 00:15:14,474 He's happy. He's watching 'Big Trouble in Little China'. 362 00:15:16,994 --> 00:15:18,794 [Jon groans] 363 00:15:20,794 --> 00:15:22,434 [Jon sighs] 364 00:15:24,314 --> 00:15:27,474 This was such a magical time for us, wasn't it? 365 00:15:29,674 --> 00:15:32,274 Country air still smells the same. 366 00:15:33,994 --> 00:15:35,354 Or is that the abattoir? 367 00:15:35,434 --> 00:15:37,874 All I can smell is your cigarette, 368 00:15:37,954 --> 00:15:40,714 which is definitely nostalgic. 369 00:15:40,794 --> 00:15:43,114 Remember, we were just in limbo, 370 00:15:43,194 --> 00:15:47,354 waiting for the internet age to erupt. 371 00:15:47,434 --> 00:15:49,914 You were always more into it than I was. 372 00:15:49,994 --> 00:15:53,434 - Uni? - No, the internet. 373 00:15:54,474 --> 00:15:56,034 We met in the computer lab. 374 00:15:56,114 --> 00:16:00,154 You got me to do that terrible film noir. 375 00:16:00,234 --> 00:16:02,274 I got a high distinction for that script. 376 00:16:02,354 --> 00:16:03,714 It was well-formatted. 377 00:16:03,794 --> 00:16:06,674 - I couldn't act. - I had a crush on you. 378 00:16:08,794 --> 00:16:10,194 [Evelyn scoffs] 379 00:16:11,994 --> 00:16:13,314 I don't know why. 380 00:16:13,394 --> 00:16:17,274 'Cause you were shiny and I wanted some. 381 00:16:17,354 --> 00:16:22,154 I'd peaked. I was plateauing, and you were running. 382 00:16:22,994 --> 00:16:25,194 You were just a baby, Jon. 383 00:16:27,314 --> 00:16:30,194 You always had to talk yourself down. 384 00:16:30,274 --> 00:16:31,634 You weren't shiny 385 00:16:31,714 --> 00:16:34,714 because you were doing that whole Ethan Hawke thing. 386 00:16:34,794 --> 00:16:38,074 It was sexy, just not shiny. 387 00:16:40,754 --> 00:16:42,594 [Evelyn exhales] 388 00:16:45,554 --> 00:16:46,954 Let's raid the mini-bar. 389 00:16:47,034 --> 00:16:50,194 Yeah. You might find some long-life milk in there. 390 00:16:52,674 --> 00:16:54,394 [exhales] 391 00:16:56,834 --> 00:17:00,754 Look, six-pack. Scored! [Evelyn laughing] 392 00:17:00,834 --> 00:17:02,874 And it's the full-strength uni beer. 393 00:17:02,954 --> 00:17:04,594 Students? They'll be back, for sure. 394 00:17:04,674 --> 00:17:07,274 Oh, it's ours now. [bottles clinking] 395 00:17:12,714 --> 00:17:14,754 - [beer fizzes] - [bottle cap clatters] 396 00:17:15,834 --> 00:17:18,994 I sat in that uni lecture today, 397 00:17:19,074 --> 00:17:22,714 thinking about all the ways I'd failed myself. 398 00:17:22,794 --> 00:17:28,314 Uni, Fontaine... our marriage. 399 00:17:30,354 --> 00:17:36,194 Sylvie thinks that I can't sit in the discomfort. 400 00:17:36,274 --> 00:17:39,634 She says that every time I feel excluded, I exclude myself. 401 00:17:39,714 --> 00:17:41,834 I get in there first. 402 00:17:43,834 --> 00:17:46,474 She's right. 403 00:17:46,554 --> 00:17:48,434 The Greeks were always right. 404 00:17:52,074 --> 00:17:54,474 Should we have tried harder? 405 00:17:54,554 --> 00:17:58,554 At uni? In our marriage? 406 00:18:04,674 --> 00:18:06,794 Why would you say that? 407 00:18:06,874 --> 00:18:10,674 Because I don't think our kids know how to love. 408 00:18:10,754 --> 00:18:13,354 Alex doesn't know how to treat women. 409 00:18:14,554 --> 00:18:20,474 Addy's first crush is with a 75-year-old vagabond. 410 00:18:20,554 --> 00:18:21,914 [sighs] 411 00:18:21,994 --> 00:18:23,594 Everything about me irritated you. 412 00:18:23,674 --> 00:18:25,034 Uh! 413 00:18:25,114 --> 00:18:28,914 No, it's true. Everything. Like, my driving. 414 00:18:28,994 --> 00:18:31,794 - Beard shavings in the sink. - Yeah. 415 00:18:31,874 --> 00:18:34,114 The way I start a story and never finish it, 416 00:18:34,194 --> 00:18:37,274 the way I talk in movies, clear my throat. 417 00:18:37,354 --> 00:18:39,634 - [Jon clears throat] - Don't do it. 418 00:18:39,714 --> 00:18:42,074 You didn't want to be with me. 419 00:18:42,154 --> 00:18:46,914 You had needs I could never satisfy. You said that. 420 00:18:46,994 --> 00:18:50,474 - I didn't say it out loud. - You said it. You texted it. 421 00:18:50,554 --> 00:18:51,794 I still have the texts. 422 00:18:51,874 --> 00:18:53,874 I never bought you the right birthday present. 423 00:18:53,954 --> 00:18:55,594 Oh, not the trowel again. 424 00:18:55,674 --> 00:18:58,594 I thought gardening would be good for you. 425 00:18:59,834 --> 00:19:02,754 I never told you enough how beautiful you were. 426 00:19:02,834 --> 00:19:06,714 Are. How beautiful you are. 427 00:19:11,194 --> 00:19:13,874 You make me sound like a nightmare. 428 00:19:13,954 --> 00:19:18,434 Oh, I don't, I don't mean to. I... 429 00:19:20,114 --> 00:19:23,914 You were right, about all of it, okay? 430 00:19:23,994 --> 00:19:26,834 You say you stopped paying attention. Well, I did too. 431 00:19:26,914 --> 00:19:30,194 And worse than that, I took you for granted. 432 00:19:46,634 --> 00:19:48,034 - [door rattles] - [Evelyn] Were we wrong? 433 00:19:48,114 --> 00:19:51,274 [Jon] Hey, I'm pissing here! Out. 434 00:19:52,554 --> 00:19:53,994 - [toilet flushing] - Did we... 435 00:19:54,074 --> 00:19:57,314 Did we break up over a garden trowel? 436 00:19:59,554 --> 00:20:01,474 Why are you doing this to me? 437 00:20:01,554 --> 00:20:06,674 I just never questioned my intuition - until today. 438 00:20:06,754 --> 00:20:10,634 I've always done everything through feeling. 439 00:20:10,714 --> 00:20:12,754 I've always felt everything, 440 00:20:12,834 --> 00:20:16,874 and the thing is fate doesn't exist. 441 00:20:17,834 --> 00:20:20,194 Instincts are just instincts. 442 00:20:20,274 --> 00:20:21,474 Please stop, Ev. 443 00:20:21,554 --> 00:20:24,354 It's not going to last with Erika. 444 00:20:24,434 --> 00:20:25,754 You know what? You're right. 445 00:20:25,834 --> 00:20:28,194 Everything you've ever done is through feelings. 446 00:20:28,274 --> 00:20:29,514 Your feelings, not mine. 447 00:20:29,594 --> 00:20:32,154 Just tell me... tell me we broke up for the right reasons. 448 00:20:32,234 --> 00:20:33,834 Oh my, God. You just need to stop. 449 00:20:33,914 --> 00:20:35,754 Why won't you just fucking stop? 450 00:20:35,834 --> 00:20:37,394 - Just tell me. - Stop! 451 00:20:37,474 --> 00:20:39,834 Whatever reason our marriage ended, it ended alright? 452 00:20:39,914 --> 00:20:42,314 So it was right. It's over. Okay? 453 00:20:43,754 --> 00:20:44,874 How do you know? 454 00:20:44,954 --> 00:20:46,474 How do I know? How do I know? 455 00:20:46,554 --> 00:20:47,634 How do you know? How do we know? 456 00:20:47,714 --> 00:20:48,714 We need to talk about... 457 00:20:48,794 --> 00:20:50,234 Okay, I'll tell you how I know, 458 00:20:50,314 --> 00:20:52,714 because I had an affair when we were still married. 459 00:20:52,794 --> 00:20:54,394 Alright? I slept with someone. 460 00:20:54,474 --> 00:20:56,474 I fucked another woman... 461 00:20:56,554 --> 00:20:59,114 because we were already broken. 462 00:21:02,474 --> 00:21:06,114 [Evelyn laughs] You are joking. 463 00:21:06,194 --> 00:21:07,954 - No, I'm not. - You don't have that in you. 464 00:21:08,034 --> 00:21:09,474 You're not the type. You, you... 465 00:21:09,554 --> 00:21:11,634 - I had an affair. - You don't have the guts. 466 00:21:11,714 --> 00:21:13,314 I'm sorry. It happened years ago. 467 00:21:13,394 --> 00:21:16,434 It only happened once. I still feel sick about it. 468 00:21:20,554 --> 00:21:21,874 Ev... 469 00:21:24,234 --> 00:21:25,874 I'm sorry. 470 00:21:34,914 --> 00:21:37,274 - [door slams] - Fuck. 471 00:21:37,354 --> 00:21:39,234 [Jon sighs] 472 00:21:50,034 --> 00:21:52,274 You remember when you wanted us to go on date night? 473 00:21:52,354 --> 00:21:58,394 And so you, you signed us up to that local book club. 474 00:21:59,594 --> 00:22:02,474 But then you never came. 475 00:22:02,554 --> 00:22:04,954 It was just me and six women. 476 00:22:07,114 --> 00:22:09,594 You were always working late. 477 00:22:13,794 --> 00:22:15,954 She was going through a divorce. 478 00:22:16,034 --> 00:22:20,754 We stayed back one night, drank, talked about it. 479 00:22:20,834 --> 00:22:25,234 Then she started messaging me, texts and emails. 480 00:22:25,314 --> 00:22:27,354 At first I didn't respond, but it didn't matter. 481 00:22:27,434 --> 00:22:28,554 She kept messaging. 482 00:22:28,634 --> 00:22:30,954 She said she liked me, said I was handsome. 483 00:22:31,034 --> 00:22:34,994 It felt good. You know, it gave me a buzz. 484 00:22:37,554 --> 00:22:40,114 You know I've always had issues around this kind of stuff. 485 00:22:40,194 --> 00:22:43,514 I didn't lose my virginity until uni, until you. 486 00:22:43,594 --> 00:22:45,154 Women never went for me. 487 00:22:45,234 --> 00:22:47,594 They never flirted with me. I never felt wanted. 488 00:22:47,674 --> 00:22:49,874 And, and she wanted me. 489 00:22:52,354 --> 00:22:54,194 When you didn't. 490 00:22:59,554 --> 00:23:01,874 [Jon sighs] Say something. 491 00:23:05,554 --> 00:23:07,354 Please? 492 00:23:11,354 --> 00:23:13,274 What was the book? 493 00:23:15,514 --> 00:23:16,914 I can't remember. It doesn't matter... 494 00:23:16,994 --> 00:23:18,434 [Evelyn] What was the fucking book? 495 00:23:18,514 --> 00:23:21,474 - "Open". - What? 496 00:23:21,554 --> 00:23:24,154 [Jon] "Open" by Andre Agassi. 497 00:23:28,394 --> 00:23:30,874 [door thuds] 498 00:23:30,954 --> 00:23:34,194 A fucking autobiography that he didn't even write? 499 00:23:38,114 --> 00:23:40,234 You know, through that whole speech, 500 00:23:40,314 --> 00:23:43,114 you just blamed everyone but yourself. 501 00:23:43,194 --> 00:23:46,714 She was persistent. I'm too ambitious. 502 00:23:46,794 --> 00:23:47,914 [Evelyn scoffs] 503 00:23:47,994 --> 00:23:50,074 I worked too hard. You felt rejected. 504 00:23:50,154 --> 00:23:52,634 Okay, well, maybe I didn't want to make the school lunches 505 00:23:52,714 --> 00:23:54,514 every day while you were working 12-hour days... 506 00:23:54,594 --> 00:23:55,914 Why not? 507 00:23:55,994 --> 00:23:57,474 I didn't want to book the dental appointments 508 00:23:57,554 --> 00:23:59,114 - and the violin lessons. - Fuck off. 509 00:23:59,194 --> 00:24:00,834 You know, when we were here at uni, 510 00:24:00,914 --> 00:24:02,834 I wanted to be a filmmaker. 511 00:24:02,914 --> 00:24:05,794 I sacrificed my own work to support yours. 512 00:24:05,874 --> 00:24:09,114 Everything you didn't do is your fault. 513 00:24:09,194 --> 00:24:12,114 You rely on others to do the work. 514 00:24:12,194 --> 00:24:17,754 You wanted to catch me? So I could help you? Make you shiny? 515 00:24:17,834 --> 00:24:19,474 Well, you couldn't keep up. 516 00:24:19,554 --> 00:24:20,874 Because you never slowed down. 517 00:24:20,954 --> 00:24:23,634 You never waited for me. You didn't need me. 518 00:24:23,714 --> 00:24:25,234 When are you going to fucking slow down? 519 00:24:25,314 --> 00:24:27,394 Why are you making this about me? 520 00:24:27,474 --> 00:24:29,634 You had an affair during our marriage! 521 00:24:29,714 --> 00:24:31,434 You were leaving us anyway. 522 00:24:31,514 --> 00:24:33,794 You! I was leaving you! 523 00:24:33,874 --> 00:24:36,274 Not the children. You. 524 00:24:39,754 --> 00:24:41,474 I loved you so much. 525 00:24:41,554 --> 00:24:43,554 - Shut up! - [shoe thuds] 526 00:24:45,114 --> 00:24:46,634 [shoe thuds] 527 00:24:51,554 --> 00:24:54,314 - I loved you. - [Evelyn sobbing] 528 00:24:56,394 --> 00:25:00,034 I did. I'm sorry. 529 00:25:04,914 --> 00:25:07,594 I loved you so much. [Jon sobbing] 530 00:25:07,674 --> 00:25:09,674 [Evelyn sobbing] 531 00:25:31,554 --> 00:25:34,674 [gentle music] 532 00:25:43,674 --> 00:25:46,754 - [door knocking] - [Alex] Mum? 533 00:25:46,834 --> 00:25:48,514 [Evelyn] Hmm... 534 00:25:48,594 --> 00:25:52,474 No, darling. What? 535 00:25:52,554 --> 00:25:54,314 [Alex] Mum! 536 00:25:55,514 --> 00:25:57,514 Oh, shit, shit, shit. Jon! 537 00:25:57,594 --> 00:25:58,594 Wake up. 538 00:25:58,674 --> 00:26:00,434 - Are you serious? - Go! Quick! 539 00:26:00,514 --> 00:26:03,674 What? Oh, shit. Shit, shit. 540 00:26:03,754 --> 00:26:05,474 [bodies thudding] 541 00:26:05,554 --> 00:26:08,274 [Alex] Ah, where's Dad? 542 00:26:08,354 --> 00:26:11,234 [Evelyn] Uh, I don't know. Gone for a run? 543 00:26:11,314 --> 00:26:13,434 - [Jon] I'm in here, mate. - Fuck! 544 00:26:13,514 --> 00:26:15,434 Why's he in there? 545 00:26:15,514 --> 00:26:18,034 Um, because he, 546 00:26:18,114 --> 00:26:21,474 he got really sick last night 547 00:26:21,554 --> 00:26:25,114 and he didn't want to throw up in your room, so he, um... 548 00:26:27,954 --> 00:26:33,474 So he came in here, and then he vomited and fell asleep. 549 00:26:33,554 --> 00:26:35,194 He fell asleep. 550 00:26:36,194 --> 00:26:37,994 Why is he in his underwear? 551 00:26:39,354 --> 00:26:41,594 He was having night sweats. 552 00:26:42,954 --> 00:26:45,914 Must have been the chicken parma. How are you feeling? 553 00:26:45,994 --> 00:26:47,674 Do you want to vomit? 554 00:26:49,154 --> 00:26:53,434 Oh, I do now. Gross, Mum. 555 00:26:55,754 --> 00:26:58,634 - [birds twittering] - [engine rumbling] 556 00:27:05,234 --> 00:27:06,874 [Alex] I don't want to go to that uni. 557 00:27:06,954 --> 00:27:08,874 I want to make my own decisions. 558 00:27:08,954 --> 00:27:13,114 I don't want to retread your steps or relive your memories. 559 00:27:13,194 --> 00:27:14,594 This is my life. 560 00:27:14,674 --> 00:27:17,194 It's not a chance for you to relive your stories. 561 00:27:17,274 --> 00:27:19,514 Yeah, fair enough, mate. 562 00:27:21,474 --> 00:27:25,034 But, I didn't get to finish my story, Alex. 563 00:27:26,754 --> 00:27:30,674 You see, I quit uni. I never finished. 564 00:27:33,754 --> 00:27:38,154 That lecturer, Jane, the fondler, she bullied me. 565 00:27:38,234 --> 00:27:42,194 I had to see a therapist. I couldn't sleep. 566 00:27:42,274 --> 00:27:47,554 I stopped eating. I developed bulimia. 567 00:27:49,674 --> 00:27:51,434 [sombre music] 568 00:27:51,514 --> 00:27:53,114 She really destroyed my confidence, 569 00:27:53,194 --> 00:27:55,234 made me feel insignificant. 570 00:27:56,234 --> 00:27:58,874 Picked on me for wearing lipstick. 571 00:27:58,954 --> 00:28:02,874 Said that I was part of the problem, not the solution. 572 00:28:02,954 --> 00:28:06,274 She was a real cunt. 573 00:28:06,354 --> 00:28:10,154 So I left, but I really wish I hadn't. 574 00:28:10,234 --> 00:28:15,194 I wish I had stayed and worked it out, 575 00:28:15,274 --> 00:28:17,194 because ever since then, 576 00:28:17,274 --> 00:28:19,394 I've been trying to prove myself, 577 00:28:19,474 --> 00:28:24,274 and that sense of self has come through accomplishments 578 00:28:24,354 --> 00:28:29,074 and external validations. 579 00:28:29,154 --> 00:28:32,514 I was so scared of making mistakes. 580 00:28:34,954 --> 00:28:37,434 I really betrayed myself. 581 00:28:39,194 --> 00:28:41,834 Does that make sense? Al? 582 00:28:42,714 --> 00:28:45,594 Hmm? What'd you say? 583 00:28:47,954 --> 00:28:49,834 Nevermind. 584 00:28:54,194 --> 00:28:56,674 - [Evelyn] Bye, sweetie. - [Alex] Bye, Mum. 585 00:28:57,634 --> 00:29:00,474 [car door slams] [birds twittering] 586 00:29:03,114 --> 00:29:04,594 You know, I've been thinking, 587 00:29:04,674 --> 00:29:06,114 ever since we stopped at McDonald's, 588 00:29:06,194 --> 00:29:08,234 that my career is the only thing 589 00:29:08,314 --> 00:29:10,554 that I've ever had that's truly mine. 590 00:29:10,634 --> 00:29:12,834 And I'm not willing to let that go. 591 00:29:12,914 --> 00:29:17,594 So, I don't want you to invest, I don't want your money. 592 00:29:19,154 --> 00:29:23,274 I'll sign the divorce papers and I'll lodge them. 593 00:29:23,354 --> 00:29:24,634 Promise. 594 00:29:25,954 --> 00:29:27,794 Soon as I can find them. 595 00:29:30,194 --> 00:29:34,154 You know, I didn't know about the bulimia. 596 00:29:34,234 --> 00:29:37,714 If I had, I would've tried to get you some help. 597 00:29:38,954 --> 00:29:41,234 Held your hair back, or something. 598 00:29:57,954 --> 00:30:00,714 [engine revs] 599 00:30:00,794 --> 00:30:03,954 [keyboard clacking] 600 00:30:10,754 --> 00:30:12,954 [mobile phone rings] 601 00:30:15,274 --> 00:30:18,874 - Jeet? - [Jeet] Hi, Evelyn. 602 00:30:18,954 --> 00:30:21,074 - Hi. - Um... 603 00:30:21,154 --> 00:30:24,154 I'm so grateful for everything that you've taught me. 604 00:30:24,234 --> 00:30:27,594 - I've learned so much here. - But? 605 00:30:27,674 --> 00:30:30,874 [Jeet] I just don't recognise myself anymore. 606 00:30:30,954 --> 00:30:34,274 I find myself drifting away from the stories that matter, 607 00:30:34,354 --> 00:30:37,554 just so I can be number one on the leaderboard. 608 00:30:37,634 --> 00:30:41,874 And I don't want to compete with dumb reality TV stories. 609 00:30:41,954 --> 00:30:44,874 I want to write in-depth stories that matter. 610 00:30:44,954 --> 00:30:49,514 Jeet, sorry. Where are you? I can hear reverb. 611 00:30:49,594 --> 00:30:53,434 - I'm in the office. - I'm in the office. 612 00:31:08,074 --> 00:31:10,074 Your position on the leaderboard 613 00:31:10,154 --> 00:31:14,074 doesn't reflect your writing. 614 00:31:14,154 --> 00:31:16,114 There are stories that have mass appeal 615 00:31:16,194 --> 00:31:17,594 and some that don't. 616 00:31:17,674 --> 00:31:19,434 It's usually the wrong way around, 617 00:31:19,514 --> 00:31:22,594 but the mass appeal ones pay the bills, 618 00:31:22,674 --> 00:31:26,194 the wages, the snacks, the organic tampons. 619 00:31:26,274 --> 00:31:29,754 [Jeet laughs] I'm not a good cultural fit. 620 00:31:31,834 --> 00:31:33,914 And I don't want to be. 621 00:31:33,994 --> 00:31:36,874 I know that. 622 00:31:36,954 --> 00:31:41,554 I just don't think I get the recognition I deserve. 623 00:31:43,194 --> 00:31:44,954 I think I'm leaving 'Eve Life'. 624 00:31:45,034 --> 00:31:47,674 [sombre music] 625 00:31:48,754 --> 00:31:53,194 ["Guilty Party" by The National playing] 626 00:31:55,914 --> 00:31:59,874 Promise me that you won't exclude yourself by giving up. 627 00:31:59,954 --> 00:32:01,034 Don't quit journalism 628 00:32:01,114 --> 00:32:02,874 just because it's not as idealistic 629 00:32:02,954 --> 00:32:05,354 as you imagined it to be. 630 00:32:05,434 --> 00:32:09,594 You're not going to yell at me? Or try to make me stay? 631 00:32:09,674 --> 00:32:12,594 - I want to yell at you. - [both laughing] 632 00:32:12,674 --> 00:32:15,154 But I know it won't make you stay. 633 00:32:23,994 --> 00:32:25,794 I'll miss you. 634 00:32:26,954 --> 00:32:28,794 I'll miss you, too. 635 00:32:37,954 --> 00:32:40,194 [Evelyn sighs] 636 00:32:41,554 --> 00:32:44,394 - Evelyn. - Hi. Hi. 637 00:32:46,994 --> 00:32:50,794 Sorry about the other night. I was, I was acting weird. 638 00:32:50,874 --> 00:32:56,874 And it's just, it's been a long time since, you know? 639 00:32:56,954 --> 00:33:00,314 I'm just going through a bit of stuff though, at the moment, 640 00:33:00,394 --> 00:33:03,714 I'm, I'm trying to work through. 641 00:33:03,794 --> 00:33:07,114 I just, I must seem crazy, but I'm not. 642 00:33:07,194 --> 00:33:10,234 I'm doing really well. 643 00:33:11,954 --> 00:33:14,274 [elevator doors rumbling] 644 00:33:16,914 --> 00:33:19,874 Do you, want to get a drink? 645 00:33:19,954 --> 00:33:21,834 Yes. 646 00:33:25,714 --> 00:33:29,834 ["Guilty Party" by The National continues playing]