The Banished

Mr. Green.

Mr. Green!

Mr. Green!

Hi, you've reached David. Leave me a message.

Hi, you've reached David. Leave me a message.

Hi, you've reached David. Leave me a message.

David Dad's died.

Where are you?

I'm leaving the city now.

Call me when you get this.

Would you like some time alone?

I'm done. Thank you.

Here was some of his belongings.

Father Jennings made it clear that he wanted you to have them.

He spoke about you a lot, the golden child.

I'm very sorry for your loss.

You are being tested right now.

Listen to him.

Hi Grace. Uh, just checking in.

Could you please give me a call back as soon as you can?

We're trying to schedule a phone conference.

I know that you are out of town,

but please get back to me as soon as you can.

Oh, and we're also very sorry to hear about your father.

Bye.

Hello, is anyone there?

Hello, my name is Grace Jennings.

I'm lost and I need help.

Hi, Uncle Rex.

There you are. You look great, love.

So you're dad, eh,

none of us have seen you in years.

How long are you staying for?

Oh, no. I have to get back home soon.

The funeral? Nah, not for me.

Is Auntie Margie around?

No, she's not.

Where is she? She's gone...

Nobody told me. When did that happen?

About a year ago.

So anyway, what's happening with Big City?

I actually wanted to talk about David.

Do you know where he is?

We usually stay in touch, but I haven't heard from him for a couple of months.

I just wanna make sure he gets his half of dad's inheritance.

Your dad...

he left it all to the church, you know, how he's is... was.

Davy was thrown outta the church

just around Christmas.

He was in that alley behind the tavern.

He was with a bunch of others. They were high on something.

I'm sorry, Grace. There was nothing I could do.

Well, what about his girlfriend?

Just leave it. Grace. It'll just caused you trouble.

She was in with the dodgy backpackers.

And where's that?

In the old industrial estate.

Just junkies these days.

Tea's getting cold.

Hi

Are you looking?

I guess you're probably just looking for someone.

My brother. His name's David.

I'll pay you to tell me.

It's a secret.

Those people in the van, do you know where they're going?

Do you know where it is?

It's in the forest.

It's the Utopia.

Have you been there? No.

You don't come back?

Why would you?

- I can e-mail through a photograph.

I'm not sure if I have any current words.

Our email address can be located at the bottom of the certificate of receipt.

- When can I expect to hear back from you?

Front desk.

When?

Seriously.

Hello, please. Is anyone there?

Mr. Green?

Are you there?

Hello?

G'day.

Can-- Can you hear me?

Who's this?

My name is Grace Jennings. Is this the park ranger?

No, I'm lost.

Lost?

Yeah.

I'm uh-- I'm in the Red Valley National Park.

I'm uh, 130Ks from the highway.

I got off track. One of my dogs, uh, got a scent

and uh, now I'm uh, I've lost my bloody bearings.

You sure you're not near a Ranger?

Hello?

I'm here.

Hi.

Do you remember me?

Grace Jennings?

You've taught me geography in year 11 and 12.

We used to egg your house.

Remember that? I need your help.

-What sort of help? -My brother David.

What about him?

I need to find him.

I saw you today.

The backpackers and junkies. Loading them up into the van.

Your brother left months ago.

So he did go.

I can pay you.

I'll pay you two grand just to take me there.

I have money.

Ten grand.

I thought you said you had money.

Five.

Nah, I want ten.

Well, what even is this place in the bush?

It's um, it's like a commune

As in hippies?

Sure. It's a few days hike.

People get lost and they don't get found.

Fine.

Ten grand.

I'll give you five now and five when we get back.

Good. Have the money

and be ready at dawn tomorrow.

Thanks, Mr. Green.

Now, get the fuck off my property.

Hi, you've reached the message Bank of Mary Herrod

Please leave a message.

Hi, it's Grace.

Can you tell them I won't be there for the conference tomorrow?

Uh, actually I won't be coming back at all. Bye.

I've come back to find David.

Dad screwed him over again.

I'm sorry I left without saying goodbye.

David called me out the blue about eight months ago.

I just started a new job.

He told me he felt scared and alone.

He'd been using and he needed my help.

And I told him not to worry about it,

that things will get better.

I just wanted the problem to be gone and now he's gone.

After all he did for me,

I'm going to find David and bring him home.

We can be a family again.

- don't want you to go. -What?

Don't go.

I'll come back. I promise

You won't.

I'll see you soon.

- So northwest? - Yeah.

Is it a lot hillier where you are?

I think so.

Well, what can you see?

Where I think you are probably is the tablelands

and then the valley up to where I am.

It sounds about right.

Can you see that Rocky hill?

It's in the center of the valley poking up

Rocky Hill?

Yeah, there's just the one.

Unless we're staring in completely opposite directions.

The one with the big crack in it down the side.

That's it.

I'm not too far.

Neither am I. What should we do?

Oh, it'd be about a day's hike.

Same for me. I reckon.

Righto. Let's meet on the Western slope.

I'll get there as fast as I can.

I'll start walking there now.

Radio, if there's any problems, just remember to preserve the battery.

I will.

I'll see you soon, Grace.

What's your name?

Hello?

Michael.

You've gone mad like the rest of them.

I've gotta find him and make sure he is okay.

He's a grown man. It's dangerous out there.

Well, I'm not just gonna do nothing like you.

I saw Margy's poster in the servo. She's missing.

You made me think she was dead.

You don't understand.

Things have changed around here a lot.

-It's not safe out there. -Come with me.

You realize this whole thing is stupid.

Whatever you're scared of. It isn't real.

I know it's stupid.

It's just what if I go and she comes back?

If I leave and she comes home and I'm not here?

Is there anything I can say to stop you from doing this?

I see you soon, Uncle Rex.

Actually, this old document,

dad left it for me specifically, apparently.

It's for some old company.

It's signed by Thomas L. Jennings.

That's an old piece of paper.