Good Grief

The school board met this morning,

and the decision has been made

to terminate your contract effective immediately.

-I was under the impression the suspension was temporary.

Can I make an appeal?

You could, but the PTA are all over this,

and I just think it's best for everyone

if you don't come back.

Don't come back ever?

Yeah.

-Are you there? -Hurry up, Ellie. It reeks.

I beg your pardon?

Sorry. That was just my sister.

Uh, I guess it just feels like a big reaction

to one small mistake.

-I'm sorry you feel that way. -Uh, wrap it up.

Okay.

Uh, well, thank you for letting me know,

and I guess I'll be in touch.

Ugh. Okay.

Do you want me to pretend like I didn't hear that?

It's fine.

I can't worry about that right now.

Hey, what, what? No, no, no. Don't do that.

Stop doing that. You're -- you're not a surgeon.

Gwen, you don't need to be surgeon.

You don't even need to have a license.

Um, isn't this someone else's job?

-Koro taught me how to embalm when I was, like, 15.

We have to cut costs.

It's just like riding a bike.

Is it supposed to smell like that?

Stop being so precious.

No, no, I'm being serious.

Like, is that what he smells like?

Or is it, um...

Is that what everything smells like?

Like, is that just the smell of death?

-Oh, fudge. -What's -- what's going on?

He's blocked up.

I just need to relieve some pressure.

Um...

Ugh.

Ooh.

-They should have talked to me before setting up this meeting.

I've got things to do.

I added Alice as a friend on Facebook.

-Her name's Amba. -Is it?

Oh.

What are you giggling about?

-Nothing. It's one of those try-not-to-laugh compilations,

but, uh, I laughed.

-Morning there, team. -Oh, welcome.

Thanks for coming. Grab a seat.

Oh, I'm gonna talk, so...

Oh, you've got something to say?

Yeah, that's why I called the meeting.

Oh. All right. Well, uh, everyone, um,

Ellie's gonna say some words.

I'm not sure if you guys have all met Gwen.

-Hi. For some reason, Koro also gave me half of this place,

so I guess I'm kind of like your boss.

-She's not your boss. -Ah.

-We're all equals. -Mm.

-This is weird, isn't it, being here without Granddad Hemi?

Um, I know that Granddad loved you all,

and while Gwen and I weren't expecting

to inherit Loving Tributes,

we're gonna do our best to make sure that --

What a man, mm.

Pardon?

Uh, Hemi. Um, such a loss.

Must be so hard for you girls.

Uh, well, I didn't really hang out with him,

but, um, yeah, he was closer with Ellie.

-Anyway, I -- -I've actually prepared

some saveloys in his memory, so is now a good time?

Uh, maybe in a wee bit.

Of course, of course, of course!

-Cheers! -Cheers.

-Cheers. -Here we go.

-Aw, thank you. -Wow. Breakfast of champions.

-Yummy. -So, as grateful as we are

for this very special opportunity --

-These are great. -Pot of boiling water.

I love the ones that just, like, split,

and then it's like you get way more sausage.

Now that I'm managing director,

I've had to make some tough decisions.

-Managing director? I thought you were a teacher.

I am. I'm just taking a break.

Why are you taking a break?

Mm.

Noah Dudley Cox, out of the tree, please,

you little cunt.

Aah!

Ah! Oh.

Hey, Freddie. You okay? You all right?

How's your arm? It's okay, isn't it?

What did you say?

I didn't say anything, sweetheart.

I think you've got -- You might have bumped your head.

And you're so brave. Don't tell anyone.

Yeah, I-I love children, um, but right now, this is my focus.

-Well, that's nice. -So, we --

I'll fill you in.

I'm Dean Dulche.

-Isn't your last name Futch? -Yep.

I'm an entertainer, actor, singer, dancer.

I'm also a qualified funeral director/celebrant.

That means I do everything from the embalming to emceeing.

I'm also Hemi's choice, see, so when he passed,

I kind of naturally took on more responsibilities.

-Mm. -He trusted me with his life.

-And now he's dead. -Hmm?

Hey?

-Shares, would you like to tell them about yourself?

It's all right, Sharyn. You don't need to.

-Oh, call me Shares. -Okay.

I'm executive catering manager.

Hemi called me the Kai Queen.

Aw.

He ate so many saveloys,

even after the doctor banned him.

I'm a Virgo, so great on a budget.

Um, I'm a big Ronan Keating fan.

Um, last year, my brother lost his leg

to meningitis.

Okay. Thank you.

So there is something that we need to --

Well, you haven't heard from, um...

-Oh, I'm Beau. -...Beau.

Hemi hired me as the hearse driver

after he lost his license,

and then he just kept giving me jobs like, um, maintenance

-and -- and landscaping. -Landscaping.

-He was like a brother to me... -Mm.

...just really old.

-Yeah. -Yeah.

-Mm, yeah. -Yeah.

Yeah. Oh, and I also have my...

I make my own T-shirts.

Um, this one's an original, so...

Yeah, yes. Cool. Okay, so there --

Sorry, so what are you gonna do?

Me? Not much, 'cause we're selling.

I'm gonna be a DJ in Bali.

Wait, sorry. Selling what?

Selling Loving Tributes.

A-Are we gonna lose our jobs?

-Maybe. -No, no, no, no, no.

Okay, so that's not how -- -Hello?

Hello?

I...

Ah, excuse me. We've been waiting.

I'll be right with you. Yeah.

There's a client. Please come with me.

I need your help.

Hi.

Um, right this way.

Why would you do that? Why would you say that?

There's no nice way to do it.

Couldn't it wait until we find a buyer?

We have to work with these people.

Wait. No, I'm not working here.

I don't like working in general

and definitely not with dead people.

-Just in here. -Thanks.

Thanks.

Thank you.

What did you think was happening?

-Um, well, I guess I thought that you would do the mucking

and then give me half the money.

-I wish I didn't come in now. -Hi.

-Hi. -What does this mean for me?