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There's too much choice and not enough time to fall.

Aiming for your head, get down.

You're the only one.

Day one, Solar Blues Surf Academy finals day. Twenty nervous finalists have come

from all over the country for the last heats.

Today is Judgment Day, and seven winners get to spend the next year of their

lives eating, breathing, sleeping and surfing, away from parents for the first

time.

And someone else pays for it. Every grommet's fantasy come to life. And

little grommet won the first heat of the day?

Me, Pete Carroll, winner.

Better get out there and see who's going to join me in the goldfish bowl.

Look at that smile.

D. Edgley.

Edge, to us ordinary mortals.

Norbert Red. So his face might be frozen into that angry young rabbit look.

Or maybe he inherited it from his dad. What do I know?

Ah, Harry Law.

The Gold Coast Fairy Princess.

She's clearly got everything a girl could possibly need.

Matt from King Island.

Told me he surfed the King Island break.

Heaviest wave in Oz, so not planning to mess with him.

Beck Sanderson.

One half of the Sanderson family crew.

Local kids ain't good.

Her brother Joe's still to ride, but everyone reckons the final boys' place

as good as his.

Okay, all we need now is to find out who gets the final girls' place.

Okay, Fiona and Stacey, your heat starts in five minutes.

Good luck.

Good luck.

Hope we get some good waves.

This place is mine, so stay out of my face. I'm sorry?

Oh, no!

The fin's gone right through.

So use one of your other boards.

I don't have another board. Well, if you're going to forfeit, better do it

No!

Problem?

New things are going too well.

I'm from Western Australia. It was a big deal for my family to even get me here,

so extra boards are a bit of a luxury.

Come on.

Can you use one of my short boards?

They'll be a bit heavier than yours, but better than nothing.

You didn't walk into it, did you? No way.

You've got an inbuilt radar for lying filthy vets.

It's going mental the whole time she's talking.

Take it easy on the turns.

It won't be as loose as yours.

Go on, the clocks are ticking.

Thank you.

I'm fly, by the way.

Hey.

Matt, right?

Yeah. We're such a long way from the action, don't you reckon?

Yeah! We're in the meat wagon, and we're about to... And we're about

to watch the... Watch the... The last of the girls' finals.

Hey, this is fun.

She's pretty good. Say that again, my friend. Yeah, she's coming in as a hot

favourite. Solar Blue have been watching her for years.

Now she is pretty good.

Say that again, my friend.

You're going to be sick, eh?

No, I get this weird feeling sometimes, like everything's off balance. It

usually happens when something not good is going down. You sure it's not so

sick, Miss?

Stupid idiot!

Oi! I'll pick everything up. Are you okay?

You don't... I don't understand what's going to happen if I don't win this.

What?

What are you doing? Go around her.

She's not taking the waves. If you let her block you, you'll run out of time.

She got crushed by a board.

What do we do?

When are we going to go?

Hang in there, boy.

Get her in, quickly.

It's okay, boy, we've got you.

Look at her gently.

So, what happens now?

Does she forfeit? Stacey, I really don't know, okay?

Really amazing.

What? You're too young to have a heart bypass already.

Yeah, it's okay. I'm her brother.

Oh, don't make me smile.

You okay?

Lose two.

They want me to have an X -ray.

Yeah? Is it hurting?

Not really.

I just knew things were going too well.

Look, maybe they'll let you surf the head again.

It's not her fault I picked a bad wave.

It's more like my fault for having to do it.

I'm sorry about your board.

I'll get a part -time job when I get back. It might take a while, but I'll

replace it.

Nah, I hated that board.

Deanna, I've spoken to your mum. She told me that you're staying at your

auntie's place.

She'll ring your auntie and let her know that you're in hospital.

I'm on to it, Andrew. I've just pulled up.

I'll call you as soon as it's sorted. She was only on my board because Stacey

trashed hers and she's only on the wave because I have to put her into it.

Come on, there's got to be another reheat. Simmo, what is going on? Deb,

are you doing here? We have to talk.

Look, Heath, I don't know what's going to happen. Deb, I've got to get the last

of the boys in the water or we'll be here till next week. We'll talk later.

Simmo! Right, you know the drill?

Simo? Not now, Deb.

Now, Simo, now.

Sorry, guys, give me a minute.

Deb, what's the problem?

You've surfed here every day of your life. You've got it in the bag.

I can't believe I'm so nervous.

You're already in. You were in since the day you were born.

What's going on?

Dunno. Doesn't look too friendly, though.

Bit of a problem, I'm afraid.

We're going to have to delay the heat for the seventh spot. I know, I'm sorry.

Look, there's nothing I can do about it. We'll resume tomorrow.

Beck, can you take the other kids up to the house, introduce them to Jilly?

I'll be up there as soon as I can.

Great. Don't freak. Yeah, right.

It's only one more day.

Yeah, well, that's easy for you to say. You're already in.

Um, I'd better show them up.

Yeah, well, guess I'm going home.

Is it just me or is anyone else thinking about the fact we actually got in? We

made it. I don't think it's just you.

This is it. Nice little shack, yeah.

Home sweet home for the next 12 months.

Yep.

Everyone,

this is Jilly.

Jilly, everyone.

Hi, Jilly.

Well, you can't stand out here like garden gnomes all day. You better go on

and leave your boards by the back door.

Hey there, kiddies.

Welcome, kids, from our bosses at Solar Blue.

It's like Christmas morning.

And it's come over all Hawaiian.

How do I look?

I think you'd look better in pink.

Now, I don't want to puncture your joy, but this all comes with responsibility.

Cooking, cleaning, washing, gardening.

Who gets which room?

Why don't you come and look? Then you'll know what you're fighting over.

This way.

Thinking about who's going to get the last two bags?

Praying, actually.

Me too.

I cannot believe this decision was made without me. It wasn't made without you.

We had a meeting. We sent you two emails and a fax, but I'm beginning to wonder

whether you go into the office at all.

My job is to train the kids. Now, the last time I looked, they didn't have any

office equipment attached to their boards. Oh, wake up, Simo. This

misunderstanding is exactly the sort of thing that Solar Blue have been worried

about. Funny, I thought that they were worried about producing great surfers.

Yes, they are.

The last two years, the kids coming out of here haven't been up to scratch.

That's why they've sent me here, to try to help you out.

You're here for good. We're sharing the reins for the next year, whether we like

it or not.

The cab should be here soon. Do you want to go in and break the news first?

Do I have a choice?

What are you doing?

I needed to hang out my wet towel and...

I thought this drainpipe looked dodgy. Yeah, well, you'd better get inside.

I've got some news for you.

So, because there's been some changes in direction at Solar Blue this year, the

changes have sort of filtered down to us.

What kind of changes?

The heat for the last boys' spot that we postponed today won't be happening at

all. Why not?

Solar Blue have picked their own candidate this year.

A girl from...

Germany. Germany?

There's not even any surf in Germany. There's a bit. This is so not fair. It's

not even meant to be a girl this year. It's been an extra girl one year, an

extra guy the next, ever since the school started. Bec, I know that.

But Solar Blue have changed their minds this year. This is so wrong.

I can't believe you let this happen.

Look, that'll be them now.

Andrew Mitchell, the head of Solar Blue, has flown out with us, so you'll all

have the chance to meet him too.

Andrew. Hey, mate. How are you? Good. Come in.

Now, you all met Deb at the trial.

Hi. This is the man responsible for you all being here, Andrew Mitchell.

Hi. Welcome.

And this is Anna.

Hi.

OK, guys, I can't stay long, so I just wanted to say well done, work hard, and

listen to what these guys have to tell you. I know they look a little

prehistoric, but they usually know what they're talking about.

And also, take care of Anna.

I know a lot of you are away from home too, but she's from a lot further away.

So do what you can to help her settle in, all right?

And, uh, guys, try to have some fun, okay?

You got some checks for me to sign? Yep.

Well, let's get Anna settled.

How would you feel about helping Edge cook our first dinner tonight?

Say. This decision about Anna has ruffled a few feathers.

They'll get over it. Well, okay, what about Deb? Look, don't sweat, Deb.

You'll really like her in time.

Look, if she's a bean counter, can't she just do it from head office?

She's more than just a bean counter. She's a personal trainer, and she's got

degree in sports psychology.

Oh, goody.

Hi. Look, I know you're insanely busy, and it's probably not the thing that

you'd most... It's Heath, right?

Yeah. What's your point, Heath?

I was just wondering if you had time to think about whether there was going to

be a rerun for The Last Girl's Heat.

There was an injury.

They happened.

Yeah, well, it wasn't as simple as that.

Okay. You've got a song to sing, you'd better start singing, because I've got

keep out the front, and the meat is now running.

That is quite a feat.

I mean, to burn it to the point of being snappable without actually causing a

fire.

Amazing, really.

Okay, so it's a little well done.

Don't eat it, all right? No one's forcing you to eat it.

Sorry, it's not very good.

My coach hasn't let me near the kitchen for years.

How sad for you.

You had a personal surfing coach for years?

I'm a kiteboarder. What?

You're not actually a surfer?

I've been surfing for fun, but the competitions have been in kiteboarding.

So do you win any of the cont?

Few. So why the change?

Dollar Blue suggested it.

They sponsored me on the kite circuit.

They wanted to see if I could cross over to surfing.

So when did you find out you were coming here?

About six months ago.

They had trials in Germany six months ago?

There were no trials.

Lullaby just called and offered me the extra place.

He's in Perignon Dishes tonight.

Oh, I wanted to see if I could trade. I want to race over the hospital and tell

Fly about the retrial. Okay. What retrial? I spoke to Andrew and he agreed

let them surf again since Fly didn't really get a fair deal.

What's up?

Your room is annoying you already.

If that was the only problem, then there wouldn't be a problem.

So what is the problem?

They gave the last place to some chick from Germany.

Some stuff -up. Between Simmo and the company.

Thought he'd sort it out, but he hadn't.

I'm going to do something about it, though. What?

What are you going to do about it?

I'll do something.

Dad always said I'd make a good mechanic.

Stop it.

You've got a visitor.

Excellent. I've already rung the train, Aunty Pat. There's one at 10.

You're such an organised young lady.

Organised, but too quick by half.

What are you doing here?

I was in the neighbourhood.

So, how's your mouth?

Can't show me.

There's nothing to see.

I dragged your bleeding bones out of the water.

I want to look.

Seriously, there's nothing to see, cos there's nothing there.

Oh, she lost it?

The whole tooth?

Oh, cool.

Go on, please, show us. Oh, I love sporting injuries.

Come on, show me.

Oh, brilliant.

And Solar Blue are going to pay for the replacement?

That's what they said.

Yeah? I reckon you'll get a fat gold one.

So, anyway,

are you going to ask me why I called you too quick?

Um, sure. Well, you're not going anywhere yet.

They're going to rerun the heat in the morning.

Yeah, are we going to be okay to smile?

Or not, depending on how embarrassed you are about that tooth.

Sorry, I don't usually... Hug people?

Hug strangers.

Yeah, me neither.

But I'm prepared to overlook it just this once.

Until we get to know each other better.

I didn't mean to frighten you.

I'm not getting anything right, really.

My fault.

I can't believe I voluntarily ate another one of those sausages.

I feel like I'm in the wrong place. Like, it was a mistake to come here.

But I don't know why.

Well, I think what's occurred here... I've got a better idea. I'll show you.

This is the video the heat took of Beck and Joe before they cancelled the heat.

The winner is Beck Sanderson.

This guy's next. You won't even have to bother filming the heat because his

name's been on the list since he was born.

I'm serious. No one really thought I could do it, but my bro here, he's the

to watch. He's got it in the bag.

I don't get it.

What's this got to do with me?

That guy Joe, Beck's brother, he didn't get in.

Why? They cancelled the heat because the spot had been given to someone else.

They didn't tell me I would be taking someone else's place.

Joel didn't get in because of me.

And Beck's right.

I didn't even have to surf for it.

I had like 30 seconds of sleep and I feel brilliant.

Yeah, me too.

You know what the plan for today is? I think it might be just getting settled

in. Pinching ourselves to make sure it's real.

The usual dream come true kind of stuff.

You really didn't think you'd get in?

Most of the time I did.

But at 3 o 'clock in the morning I'd wake up sure I was going to stuff it up

the day.

You? I thought I had no chance.

I didn't even get my dad to come up with me because I wasn't expecting to have

to say goodbye.

I had the whole weeping tooth cut for weeks before I left. Yeah, I thought you

were your boyfriend?

Ex -boyfriend now, I guess.

Ex? You know what they say about long -distance relationships.

Doesn't anybody care that I'm going without breakfast on my first day away

home?

You can have my toe.

Hi, Bec.

Bec, perhaps we could talk.

Mornings aren't good for me.

Maybe later.

I'll have a shower.

It's not her fault, Bec. It's not about Anna at all. It's the victim that sucks.

Yeah, well, the system doesn't have to share a house with you.

Trouble in paradise, so soon.

You're coming down to watch Fly on the Rehe?

I'm sure she could use the support.

Look, guys, we all work together. We can make sure Fly gets this spot. It looks

good. You can hardly tell. It's Jack Jamboree. Till I get back to my own

dentist.

Time to go nail it. Have you arranged a new board or are you planning to walk on

water? I brought it on from the academy. It's just around the back of the tent.

I'll get it. Just get your compression, otherwise they won't know who the winner

is.

Hey, Stacey.

Same size board bag?

Um, yeah, this must be hers.

I thought it was mine, but when I opened it, I realised it wasn't.

This is mine.

Good luck again, eh?

Back

to

the gods now.

Oh, no.

Tilt monitor's back.

Something's gonna happen.

You think I'm a cuckoo cock, don't you?

I tell you what, this thing's never wrong.

If I tell you I've got the tilts about you, you stay in bed all day.

You are a cuckoo cock, and I think you're telling me you're right. I do?

I think flyers accidentally on purpose lost their spin.

How'd you know?

I think I busted faith in you when you threw it.

You'll need a whole new fin and screw.

Why don't you just tell Simo? Get her disqualified for tampering.

I want to win it properly.

Beck's boy.

Her board will be too big. No, but she's got FDF bins. Her center bin should

fit.

Hey, Jeff Beck. I need your help.

Or do you only care about fairness when it's family? I didn't see any of you

busting your backsides to help Joe.

Look, there's nothing we could do about it, Ben.

So you think we shouldn't help Fly when there's something we can do?

Look, what happened to Joe isn't fair.

But if Fly loses this, then we've got two people who deserve to be here who

won't get in.

Beck, that'll have to do. She's got 12 minutes left as it is.

Make it count, Fly.

Go, Fly!

Beck will come around. Just give her time.

How do you know?

You only met her yesterday.

You've got a point there, Matt. You don't know Beck from a bar of soap,

I, on the other hand, have an excellent head for these things, and whatever's

been off kilter lately... Getting sorted out, so she'll come round.

He's got a very strange man, hasn't he?

Why, thank you.

I might be jumping the gun, but if there's any fairness in this world,

someone who deserves to win this and someone who deserves to lose.

Making the final winner of the Solar Blue finals, Fiona Watson.

Hey, Beck. I spoke to Anna.

Told her you'd get over it sooner or later.

Why do I get the feeling this is going to be a very long year?

Long and beautiful, Beck.

Long and beautiful.

You're the only one