Savage River

# Come to me, pretty

# Pull back my limbs

# It's the oldest tradition

# Known to my skin

# I can be soft

# When I'm disarmed

# I can be just

# What you want. #

Is it her birthday?

No, this is more of a, uh...

No, this is more ..a welcome-home cake, honey.

..a welcome-home cake, honey.

Does she have a beard like you?

A beard?

I mean, I...

Baby, I don't even have a beard. Look.

Baby, I don't even have a beard. You have whiskers.

You have whiskers.

Grr! It's prickly. You have whiskers.

Grr! It's prickly. Did that hurt?

I feel like it's spiky.

I feel like it's spiky. No, we're not...we're not identical.

No, we're not...we're not identical.

Fraternal twins. See?

Remember what that means?

(MUSIC PLAYS SOFTLY Jamila, after that

Jamila, after that

you could sort some of the other boxes out the back.

You know, you can have that one if you like.

You know, you can have that one Oh. No!

Oh. No!

No! You can. Take it home.

Oh, thank you.

It's alright... Morning!

Ooh! Hello.

Hi. Morning, Jamila.

Mind if I borrow your window...

..for a couple of weeks?

No. Just... Just till the election?

Yeah.... Yeah. Alright, well, no, good on you

for putting your hand up. Yep, over here?

Oh, good. Give me a hand, Colleen.

Here you go.

This is a good spot. Mm-hm.

This is a good spot. Alright, up we go.

Alright, up we go.

Right. Oh, it's huge!

You think it's big enough?

Alright, up here?

Yeah. Yeah, I think that's good.

Alright, we'll tape it up here.

Fits. Perfect.

Colleen? Are you alright?

No, I'm fine. I, um...

I'm gonna be voting for you. Absolutely.

I'm gonna be voting for you. Well, that's one vote down.

Well, that's one vote down.

Only 2,000 to go.

A bit more tape, I think, darl'.

Hey.

Oh, bloody hell!

Oh, Jesus.

Wow.

I can't believe you're really here.

Uh... This is your Aunty Miki.

You must be...River.

No. No. Lake, is it?

I know. It's Ocean.

It suits you.

Oh, yeah, come in. I'll grab your stuff.

Welcome home.

Look what we made.

Yeah, uh... Well...

Who did that, huh? Did we do that?

For Aunty Miki?

Hey, you should have, um...

You should have called. Hey, you should have, um...

You should have called. I was all set to pick you up.

You should have called. I don't have a phone.

I don't have a phone.

Can we make the icing now?

Good mixing there, baby. Well done.

Alright, now, how many pink ones? Have we counted them out?

Alright, now, how many pink ones? Can I do the sprinkles?

Can I do the sprinkles?

I meant to make up the bed! Sorry, Miki!

(CONVERSATION CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY IN OTHER ROOM))

We won! I'm so glad.

Congratulations, girls. That was awesome!

Congratulations, girls. Thank you, Mr Englert!

Thank you, Mr Englert!

Stop!

Stop!

What are you writing?

Nothing.

Nothing.

OK.

Do you promise to still be friends with me

Do you promise when I'm, like, boring and old?

when I'm, like, boring and old?

You didn't say promise! Oh! OK! I promise!

You didn't say promise! I promise! I promise.

I promise! I promise.

OK.

Not like you and Colleen, is it?

Taking sides like this?

Deborah has some good ideas.

Greenie panic-mongering nonsense.

She'll shut the meatworks down.

Then where will this town be?

I think she wants to clean it up, Then where will this town be?

I think she wants to clean it up, not shut it down.

Clean up the river, pay people properly.

Clean up the river, With what?

With what?

Money from the money tree?

I'm ready.

We should go now.

I'll be back with a poster of my own.

I'll be back Just to be fair.

Just to be fair.

What was that all about?

Typical Max didn't like it. Wants his own poster up.

Typical Max didn't like it. To be fair, I didn't realise...

To be fair, I didn't realise...

Boo!

Daddy!

It's for me! It's for me! Uh...

It's for me! It's for me! Baby, wait, I should...

Baby, wait, I should...

I'll get it.

Hello, sweetheart. Is your father home?

Come in. Oh!

Come in. Thank you.

Thank you.

Uh... Colleen, if you, um...

I'm sorry, but I... I think this is really bad time.

I'm sorry, but I... No, we...we won't stay long, Terry.

No, we...we won't stay long, Terry.

Please.

Hello, Miki.

Oh, you look well.

Maybe we should come back later.

Hugh, we agreed.

We thought you just might need a few things. Um...

Didn't know what you'd be wearing these days.

Colleen, you don't have to do this. Oh, no.

Colleen, you don't have to do this. Yes, we do.

Yes, we do.

I'm sorry we didn't come to see you sooner.

She doesn't want us here.

No, I...

I guess I'm just... not used to visitors.

You know, not without a week's notice and a full cavity search.

All we wanted to say was...

..we forgive you.

Why would you do that?

Looks in order.

We'll have a Double Agent, um...

..Willows and...Roman Candles. What else?

He's not asking for an inventory, Nick.

We're celebrating Savage River, not New Year's Eve in Times Square.

Don't worry, Bill, it's gonna be epic.

Don't worry, Bill, It's gonna look awesome.

It's gonna look awesome.

Come on.

Hey.

Miki!

I'm...here to sign in.

One thing knowing you're coming,

quite another seeing you again in the flesh.

You ARE staying with your brother?

Got a job?

Not yet.

Let me know when you get one.

Once a week until your parole is up.

And I'll be checking in on you from time to time.

I just want to live my life.

Like everyone else. That's all.

Clean slate, as far as I'm concerned.

It's the rest of the town you have to worry about.

200 to Sri Lanka, please.

Uh... Here's the receiver details.

Yeah, good. Just on there.

Um...

I don't need to see your ID every time. I know it's you.

I don't need to see your ID Thank you.

Thank you.

That's all done.

Here you go. Thanks.

Still sending money back home after all this time.

Still sending money back home Your mum must have raised you right.

Your mum must have raised you right.

Yeah, she did.

Taylah?

We, um...went to school together in Year 9.

You're, uh... Wow.

Yeah. Yeah, six weeks to go.

That's amazing.

Shit. You're Miki.