(dramatic music)
(birds chirping)
(pleasant music)
He was just a busy boy
Never still, always chasing
New York, Paris, Rome
I always said, why?
We have everything here
But now, he's home
- So much happier, yeah? - And nicer
- (Mom laughs) - Mom
Nicer to Mom
And can I just say?
He's always looked after me
- Okay, Joseph - Really
No, no, thank you, but that's enough
He's made mistakes, so many mistakes
Yeah, but he'll stick by you
All his other girlfriends weren't like you
Remember Tasma and Eva, Tegan?
Oh my god, Tegan, Tegan, Tegan
But they weren't even girlfriends
- What are you, what are you- - But maybe now,
he's ready to settle down
Ooh, ooh, that's a question
What do you reckon, Clara?
Is he ready?
Oh
Thank you, very much
Is he?
(both laughing)
Uncle Joseph has been around since forever
My mum likes to help out the Pinoy community
when they arrive, so then they end up becoming family
And I've got like, 20 uncles that aren't really my uncles
Oh, so what about Joseph?
Tito Joseph was the first one, I think, yeah
(pleasant music)
She's really lovely, your mum
Yeah, she is
She loves you
I can tell
(upbeat music)
♪♪ It's earnestly said ♪♪
♪♪ My resolution is dead ♪♪
♪♪ If you refuse to see the sunlight ♪♪
♪♪ Moving through defenseless front lines ♪♪
♪♪ I keep on finding your hair ♪♪ (both moan)
♪♪ A constant presence of fear ♪♪
♪♪ And difficulties more unknown ♪♪
(Clara moaning)
- Hey - Yeah?
Hey, why um,
why didn't you tell your mum we're trying to make a baby?
Oh, fuck Clara
'Cause it would be a long conversation about marriage,
a wedding, church wedding
Oh, is she really religious?
We need to stop talking about my mum
- Oh sorry, sorry, sorry - Yeah, okay
(both moaning)
♪♪ I love you, I love you ♪♪
(birds chirping)
What's all this?
(Anita moans)
What if,
are we sure they're not home?
Oh, they're in for a bit of a show if they are
(Anita moaning)
Actually, I think they might be home
(Anita sighs) I'm sorry
We could always take this inside if you-
- Okay, you wanna go inside?
Come on
Come inside
Ah!
(both laughing)
[Glen] Come on, horsey
(both laughing)
My advice, hold your tongue
and volunteer for anything that gets you out of the house
Shopping, whatever
Oh no, no, no
I mean, we don't live together
Well, you get the best of both worlds then
(Michael chuckles)
Hoo-hoo, yes
So, how many,
how many kids do you have?
- Four - Four?
Each with a different, anyway,
Aaron, I just wanted to give you a quick heads up
about a meeting I set up for you at six o'clock tonight
with Karen Piper, KC
She's looking for a paralegal slash mentoree
for an upcoming hearing
High profile, big one, actually
You'd be deep in the discovery phase of the case
Interviewing, researching, so on
Mm-hmm, sure (phone buzzing)
This is a capital O opportunity,
so you should do a little prep
Well, that's amazing
Thank you
Yeah, I'll be here
Six, six?
Sorry, I've just gotta take this, Michael
(gentle music)
[Clara] You wanna get food later?
No, I've got those makeup tests today
Hope you come home a winner
You okay?
Yeah
Yes, bye
What?
Clara
Nothing
Tell me if you hear from the clinic
[Peter] Oh yeah, of course
You too
[Anita] What have you got on your list this week?
- Well, apart from you? - Ah, good
I'm going to fix that
Oh, what?
Are you gonna paint it?
Well, eventually yeah,
but there's something leaking out there
And one day, your ceiling's gonna fall in
and your insurance might not cover damage from neglect
My insurance won't cover anything
I don't have insurance, I don't believe in it
You what?
Look, I just don't believe in giving my money
to big multinationals who never pay up anyway
Look, I'd rather use my money to travel,
and to you know, live
Yes, but,
come on, everyone has insurance
Well, I don't
What, you don't have any?
No
Anyway darling, I don't think I've got anything
to fix that, I'm sorry
No, no, I'm gonna have to go and get my tools
(Anita laughs)
You don't have any tools
Of course I have tools
(both laugh)
I used to do quite a lot of things around the house
- Did you? - Yeah
Well, have you got a tool belt?
As a matter of fact, I do
Oh, well maybe you can wear that later
Well, maybe I should add it to my list
(both laugh)
(bell dinging)
- How's Peter's mum? - Gorgeous
She's really lovely
- Very, very positive - Oh really?
Should spend some time with Vicky
She always seems to be in a mood at the moment
She definitely wants grandkids
Vicky?
No, Peter's mum, what?
Oh, yeah, sorry
Okay, what is it?
What, nothing
Please
Okay, can you not react?
Because it's nothing
I'm four days late
(gasps) But it's nothing, okay?
I haven't told Peter yet, 'cause I don't want it jinxed
And we're getting the fertility results soon, maybe today,
so I don't wanna jinx that either
What are you doing?
Maybe you won't need the stupid fertility results
What, why are you embarrassed?
Everyone has sex, Clara
I'm not embarrassed
It's just sometimes, sex leads to a little tiny baby
(gentle music) (people murmuring)
Do you want me to run the tap?
No
I should probably do this with Peter
Annoying, but fair
(people chattering) (pleasant music)
- Hi, hi - Hi
You look great
How's Ella?
What can I get for you guys?
Um
- That one? - Yeah
Can we just do two of these?
- Thank you - Thanks
Yeah, Ella, she's good
She's, you know, good
[Jesse] How long to go?
Three weeks and two days
(Jesse laughs)
Three weeks until you're a dad?
I, fuck
I cannot believe it
Do you wanna see a picture?
Sure
We're good
We're just working around the baby, and you know,
trying not to let it change our lives, but yeah
Ella's writing music, it's really good
And she's seeing someone, I think
I just couldn't believe you called, you know?
Yeah, I'm,
I don't really know why I did
♪♪ Still hanging in the hallway ♪♪
♪♪ I've been feeling ♪♪
♪♪ Some of that shit I don't believe in ♪♪
♪♪ I've been sleeping just to walk away the feeling ♪♪
(birds chirping)
[Aaron] Can we, can we do this again?
[Jesse] Yeah
Yeah?
Tomorrow?
Um, maybe not tomorrow
- Okay, yeah - Next week?
Yeah, definitely
Lock it in
- Okay - Yeah
Okay, bye, all right
[Jesse] Bye
(phone buzzing)
Okay
(Aaron sighs)
(gentle music)
Fuck
Fuck!
- Dad - Hi, darling
- How is she? - Exciting
Have you seen him?
Yeah, yeah, no, no, he was just here
He's gone back in
I think he's a bit worried, because um,
because you know, the baby's a bit early,
but I think he'll be really,
really pleased that you're here
- He said something about- - I hope you found your belt
Because I seem to have lost mine
[Glen] Oh, fantastic
[Anita] And it came off so soon
I didn't have time for pants
Sorry
It's fine, said something about what, Aaron, Ella?
- The baby - No, no, no, no, no
Just, um
No, something about the position
I'm, I'll, I'll be right back
(gentle music)
(phone rings)
Hello
Hello, look, I'm so sorry
I was gonna come back, but Aaron's having his baby
I mean, Ella's gone into labor,
and I'm at the hospital
[Anita] Oh, that's fantastic
(Glen chuckles)
Is there a problem at all?
- Mum's fine - Good
There's a slight question about bump's position,
but nothing to worry about at this stage
Is she OA or OP?
We're not sure, which is why-
- Why not just do an ultrasound?
Hi
- Hey - Sorry
It's all right
Aaron will be so pleased you're here
Can you stay for a bit?
Well, uh
Yeah, I've got paperwork, but yeah, yeah
That was Anita, on the phone, sorry
I was meant to meet her
Sounds like a Beatles song, doesn't it?
Anita meet her
You know, she doesn't have insurance?
- Who, Ella? - No, Anita
Oh, everyone has insurance
That's what I said
[Clara] Do you mean medical insurance?
No, I mean any insurance
House, car, medical
She thinks it's betting on losing
I mean she just thinks that between now,
and when she dies,
it's so unlikely the house'll burn down
that all that money could be better spent
Which is, I suppose, but I mean, you know, it's...
Hey
- Hey - Hi, Peter
Hi
Oh, I didn't mean, you didn't have to come
No, no, I just, I thought that I would swing by,
or I could stay
[Clara] That'd be lovely
I mean, it could be hours
Like your outfit
Thanks
All the, the whole unbuttoned thing
I mean, I couldn't pull that off, but you've got such,
you know really, you've got such smooth skin
Oh no, no, this is bronzer
I just came from a shoot
and when I got the text, I rushed over
Oh, I see
I was at the house getting my toolkit
Toolkit?
Yeah
[Clara] Are you okay?
What's so strange about that, really?
Yeah, I'm just starving
Is there a-
- Yeah, there's a snack machine
Oh yeah, cool, cool, snack, great idea
Glen, do you want anything?
Yeah, actually
A cup of black tea would be really,
and Clara, could you get me a muesli bar or?
- Yeah - Thanks
(phone ringing)
The fertility clinic just called me
Oh, and?
And they want us to come in for a consultation tomorrow,
so I don't know
It's not necessarily a bad thing, is it?
No, that's not good, Peter
[Peter] Well I mean, we don't know that
They don't...
Peter, I'm too old
No, don't say that
Okay, we're just gonna wait,
and hear what they have to say
(gentle music)
- Oh, yum - I won't stay long
Oh no, please do
Oh, this smells absolutely delicious
Oh, good
- Hey - Oh, hi
Hi
Look what we've got, look what we've got
- Help yourself - Tuck in
- Thank you - Oh, oh wow
Thought it'd be better than hospital food
Mm, mm
Clara was getting me a muesli bar
Oh, the machine wasn't working
No, no, no, no, no, laksa's much better
That's all I meant
Oh, wow
This is amazing, thanks Anita
Pleasure
Peter, do you have insurance?
Oh, Dad
[Glen] No, no I'm curious
For my car
Any insurance
Everyone's got insurance, don't they?
Yeah, you'd think so
Why do I feel like I'm walking into a trap?
- Because you are - Because you are
Perhaps I could extend my insurance to cover you
No thank you
Were you cooking this when you got the call?
Yes, I was, actually
I was looking for my tool belt when I got the call
(Peter laughs)
- Come on, Dad - What?
Well, first you have a tool kit
Now you've got a tool belt?
Come on
What's so strange about that?
I used to do lots of things around the house
You were not a handyman
- Oh! - Oh, hi
What's that fucking smell?
- Laksa - Laksa
Well, can you please get rid of it?
It's gonna make me spew
Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry
It is a powerful smell
- Sorry, yeah - What are you guys doing?
The midwife said we should just
go for a walk down the ward
- I'm so sorry, sorry - No, no, no, no, no, no
Don't be silly
It's in the right position
- Which is good - It's gonna be great
Okay
Okay, well, I might be off
- Oh, really? - Yeah, yeah, yeah
Well, let's have that later
Sure
Okay, bye-bye auntie
Oh, thank you
- And uncle - Ah, thank you
Okay
I'll see you later
- I'll show you out - Okay, darling
What is it?
I'm four days late, five tomorrow
Are you serious?
Yeah, but I don't think we should get excited about it
because it's too early, and-
- Why didn't you say anything?
Maybe we don't have to...
What?
Nothing
(phone chimes)
Wonder how far they're walking
Not yet
Sorry, sweetheart?
Oh, not yet
They're not back yet, sorry
Bathroom?
Yeah, I think, and round
Okay
[Glen] Is everything all right?
You all right?
(phone chimes)
(texts whooshing)
I don't wanna do this
No, no, no
- You're gonna be great - No, I can't
Hey, you're gonna be great
I can't do it, I can't
It's gonna be the best experience, okay?
And before you know it, before you know it
(phone buzzing)
- Our baby's gonna be- - Don't answer it
Wait, who is it?
It's just your mum
Come on
Mum, yep
Where have you been?
I've been trying to call you
What?
When?
No, no, I was just,
yeah, I was wondering why you hadn't responded
No, no, no, no, Aaron will come and get you
Wait, what?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, he wants to
Four centimeters
Okay, okay, okay, yeah
Yeah, bye-bye
What the hell?
- My mum's here - She's here?
- Yeah - Really?
She wanted to surprise me and stay until the baby came,
but she's here now
Wow
Can you go and get her, please?
- From the airport? - Yeah
No, no, no, no, she can just get a taxi
Aaron, my mom has just flown 25 hours
to get here to meet her first grandchild
She can't get into a fucking taxi
I can grab her, yeah
I can go grab her, yeah, okay?
Okay, I just don't want to leave you here, that's all, okay?
I'm gonna go get Clara's keys, all right?
Okay?
Here she is
- How does it feel? - So shit
Can I borrow your car?
I've just gotta go pick up Ella's mom from the airport
What are you talking about?
She can't get a taxi?
No, Clara, she's from England, okay?
Aaron, you need to stay here in case the baby comes
- Okay - Okay?
- So, I can go and get her, or- - Yes, you go
Great, I'm gonna go get her
- Are you sure? - Yeah
Yeah, thank you, thank you, thank you
Thank you
All right, sorry
- Don't be silly - No, you go back in
Yes, yeah, all right
Hey, hey
[Clara] I've gotta go
Yes, me too
And we're gonna go grab some dinner
No we're not, come on
- Can't she get a taxi? - Apparently not
Because she's from England, Peter
[Peter] Right, well why don't we do the test now?
I can just do it when I get home
[Peter] Yeah, but it'll only take two minutes
I don't want to do the test, Peter
Sorry
I just, I think I'm,
right now, it's possible that I'm pregnant,
and I just kind of want to live
in that possibility for a bit
Okay, bye
See you around
[Peter] Drive safe
(birds chirping)
(emotional music)
(phones ringing) (people chattering)
What's happening?
Just, ah, fuck!
I missed the Karen Piper
What?
(phone rings)
[Michael] This is Michael
Michael, hi, hi
I'm just at the hospital
Everything's fine, everything's under control
Look, I,
I missed that interview, and I'm really, really sorry, mate
And you know, I'm sure we can work something out
But yeah, thanks a lot
Okay, bye
Fuck!
Oh why'd I call him, mate?
What happened, what happened?
I just, no, I just
Does this sound bad?
"You need to work out your priorities
"When I was your age,
"I didn't get an opportunity like that."
Aaron, you're not expected
to miss the birth of your child
- Yeah, I know, I know - Yeah?
So today, and tomorrow, and however long it takes
is about you, and Ella, and the baby, okay?
That's all
Yeah?
You should go home, Dad
No, no, I'm okay
No seriously, she's only like, five centimeters
Okay, the walk didn't really do anything
So she's just gonna rest and try again later
Oh, right
Well, um
But I'll text you
Okay, all right
- Bye - Bye, bye
- I'm really proud of you - Yeah, yeah
Yeah, all right
- Drive safe, slowly, okay? - Bye-bye
Good flight, Diane?
Long
Well, looks like you got here just in time
Is this your first grandchild?
Yes
So, tell me about your brother
Does he have other children?
What, no
(Clara laughs)
He's a child himself
And I understand your mother died?
Yeah, yeah, she did last year
But you have children
No, not yet
12 years of study got in the way,
and geriatric pregnancies,
they require a little bit of extra effort
[Diana] Did you freeze?
No
There's gotta be some left in there somewhere though, right?
Are you in a relationship?
Yeah
[Diana] And does he want children, or she?
Very much, yeah
We both do
It's funny, isn't it?
This need to have children
(emotional music)
Yes, I'm sure
You're not listening to me
Just,
you just don't seem to listen
I mean, how many times?
No
Oh, hey, hi
Any baby yet?
No
No, Ella, she's still only five centimeters
So, she's gonna have a rest
and then she'll try again
Great (phone chimes)
Oh, shut up
(Anita chuckles)
- Oh darling, I'm really tired - Yeah
I think I'm gonna go to bed
I'll see you in bed
(emotional music)
Right
You sure?
Of course
Whatever happens
Yeah
(tender music)
(urine trickling)
It's negative
You're not joking, are you?
Because if you're pregnant,
this would be how you'd make a joke?
(Clara sighs)
(gentle music)
Okay
It's okay
Hey
We try again
And again
We can try on the bench again
We can try on the couch
We can try on the stairs
We can try over there, we just keep trying
And we'll keep trying until we run out of ways
Then we've gotta figure out new ways,
and new positions,
and then, we'll find a way,
and then we'll make the baby
- Shut up, can we try now? - Yeah, we can
(upbeat music) (both moaning)
[Max] Hey Dad, what are we having for dinner tonight?
What, hey
Hey, Max, great
You're here
Hey
You want some tea, Max?
No
Oh my god
[Peter] We should start in the bedroom
- Okay - Okay
(upbeat music)
(people chattering) (phone buzzing)
- Hi - Hi
[Jesse] Are you okay?
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm fine
I just wanted to hear your voice
That was really nice, today
Yeah
What's wrong, are you drunk?
No, no, no
I'm, I'm sorry
I'm just at the hospital right now
Ella's in labor
Is everything okay with her?
Yeah, yeah, everything's fine
Everything's,
it's just...
It's just a lot, you know?
Yeah
And I just...
I just miss my best friend, you know?
♪♪ Do I believe in love ♪♪
♪♪ But I believe in love ♪♪
♪♪ And it's not my place, not my place to say ♪♪
♪♪ Oh but you're in trouble now ♪♪
♪♪ Ooh ♪♪
Okay, I think you can just say it now
I'm too old, my eggs have dried up, let's, I'm fine
We don't know that, we don't know that
Clara, your egg count is in pretty good shape,
actually, for someone your age
Yeah, it's entirely likely
that you could achieve a geriatric pregnancy
Under normal circumstances
But unfortunately, Peter,
it's never easy to give this sort of news
You have very low sperm motility
According to this analysis,
it's unlikely that you'd find it easy to conceive
What, are you,
because I have a son
I had him when I was 19, so
Okay
Fertility, it changes over time
Alcohol, smoking, drug abuse
Infection, diet pills
All sorts of things can contribute to fertility,
and it's not impossible
that you could father a child
It's just, yeah, it's not likely
Okay
So, Clara
Let's say that
this bus is your egg,
and then these little characters, they're
and they wanna get onto the bus, right?
They're trying to find the door,
but for some reason we don't fully understand it,
they're just banging around on the outside going yeah,
I wanna come in, I wanna do my job,
but they, you know,
they're just not getting in there
I mean, for us, we can see the door
We're going, go in the door, for goodness sake
Their heart's in the right place,
they may be trying at the back-
- Yeah, it's fine - We're on the wrong side
What are we doing?
You can't get in from underneath
We get it, yep, we get the bus
Can we please discuss what our options are now?
Look, I think it's probably a little bit too soon
to be thinking about options
I think we should focus on health
You know?
Let's reduce alcohol,
caffeine, sugar
(phone chimes)
Yeah I mean, I don't really do any of that stuff
I work out a lot
[Doctor] That's great, and you know,
I encourage you to maintain that healthy lifestyle,
but maybe there's some other factors,
like possibly stress can also contribute, so maybe...
(gentle piano music)
It's a girl, it's a girl!
It's a beautiful little girl!
Got that, got that, got that
Um, must be here
Where are my keys, where are my keys, keys, keys?
They're in your hand
Oh, okay
Right
I'm ready, you ready?
I might come a bit later, do you mind?
Oh, really?
Well, I think it should just be family for now
Oh, but, come on
You are family
Yeah, but look,
you know I didn't sleep well last night
I'm just gonna have a bit of a rest
There's plenty of time to meet her
- Yeah, of course - Okay
- All right, all right - Bye
- Bye-bye! - Bye, Granddad
(Anita sighs)
(pleasant music)
♪♪ Shadow of an adult ♪♪
♪♪ And a violent girl ♪♪
♪♪ Furnace in my body ♪♪
♪♪ His big hands chime my bells ♪♪
♪♪ And I don't wanna talk about it ♪♪
♪♪ Don't wanna talk about it ♪♪
♪♪ No I don't wanna talk about it ♪♪
♪♪ Don't wanna talk about it ♪♪
♪♪ Don't wanna talk ♪♪
♪♪ Can't you read my mind, mama ♪♪
♪♪ Hold me to your breast ♪♪
♪♪ I know you beg the same things of her ♪♪
♪♪ With your face pressed to his chest ♪♪
♪♪ Well, put me on that train ♪♪
♪♪ Out west ♪♪
(knocking)
Anita!
(knocking)
Anita!
(gentle piano music)
(dramatic music)