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I'm gay. I haven't said it out loud before.

How do you feel about going on a road trip this weekend?

About time he introduced you to the parents-in-law.

('RUN TO PARADISE' BY THE CHOIRBOYS)

How many times are we gonna listen to this CD?

I thought you liked it.

Well... Uh-oh! The honeymoon's over.

I do, I like it.

Well, no problem.

She's got you under the thumb already, mate.

Nup. Fine. I'll get a new one.

You've got some chips in there. She's got everything in there.

That bag's like the TARDIS.

Sweet. Hey, save room for some lunch, mate.

Mum's gonna have a feast ready. She loves to feed us, Ricky.

Uh-huh. You nervous yet?

I think your mum sounds lovely.

She is! Just full-on.

Can't wait to see her face

when Danny boy tells her he's got himself engaged.

I thought you told them! I told them that you were coming.

What is the problem? There's no...

I just thought that seeing as we were gonna be down there anyway

it'd be nicer to tell them face to face, don't you think?

I want you to tell them as soon as we get there.

Of course. Alright. Absolutely.

Male, mid-40s. Head and suspected abdo injuries.

Found in Jubilee Park at Keebah.

He's a victim of an assault with reduced LOC.

Name? Peter.

He's not telling us any more than that.

Peter? Hey, it's OK. It's alright. We're gonna take care of you.

He's got a nasty cut on his forehead.

Yeah, he's really agitated, guys. He's not talking to us at all.

GSC 14, BP's normal but his temp's down to 35.1.

That is really low. Yeah.

From what we can gather, he's been out in the cold all night.

Jogger found him this morning. I'll get you some blankets.

He's got bruising to his abdo and right flank

and pain on inspiration.

Alright. Have the police been called?

No, he didn't want us to.

One, two, three.

OK, these should keep you a bit warmer.

Just gonna shine a light in your eyes, OK, Peter?

Pupils equal and reactive. Good bilateral air entry.

Just put all this over there, then we'll get out of your way.

Can you remember what happened? Peter?

His face is tender and swollen. Possible fractured zygoma.

Do a head CT. See you, mate.

You're in good hands here. God.

Somebody really laid into him. Mmm.

What are you doing?! Take it easy.

Get away from me! Get away!

Peter? Peter, you're safe here, mate. You're safe.

I thought I was gonna die.

Her name's Lisa Reynolds.

She's 20 years old. She fainted during her uni exam.

Small cut to her forehead where she hit her head on the way down.

Did she lose consciousness?

Paramedic said she was briefly out to it.

She's also complaining of left-sided abdo pain.

Oh. Hi, Lisa. How are you?

Depressed.

I can't afford to fail that exam.

Oh, well, I'm sure the uni will give you some consideration.

But right now we need to figure out what's wrong with you.

So what I'm gonna do is just shine this torch into your eyes.

Just stare straight ahead for me.

Do you know where you are? Hospital. All Saints.

And do you know what day it is? Tuesday.

Good. Pupils equal and reactive.

Now, have you collapsed like this before?

Never.

I heard the lecturer say we had 20 minutes to go.

I felt my mouth go dry. The next thing I knew I was on the floor.

OK. Have you drunk plenty of water? A little.

Set up a suture kit? Um, let's have a look, shall we?

No, I think Steri-Strips will do.

BP's a little bit low. Pulse and temp are normal.

Now, Lisa, I'll just get you to roll onto your back

so I can examine your abdomen.

So any pain in your neck, Peter? No.

That collar can stay off, then.

How's his temp?

Still low. Do you want me to run a bag of warm saline?

Er, yep. Routine bloods and chest and abdo X-rays.

I'll put another cannula in, then.

And two milligrams of morphine.

His abdo's soft but tender.

There's mild distension.

Could have internal bleeding. Get Vlasek down here.

Is there somebody that we can call for you?

I'm from Perth.

I'm on business.

I'm sure the Department can spring for a long-distance call.

My wife. Can I call my wife?

Yeah, of course you can.

So how have you been feeling generally?

Fine, apart from being tired.

I've been doing extra shifts at the cafe I work at.

Right, OK, well, there's no distension or rebound tenderness,

so we are gonna run a couple of blood tests

and take a urine sample.

Now, is there any chance that you're pregnant?

Um... I don't think so.

OK. Um, well, do you mind if we test you for that while we do the bloods?

No.

Blood sugar's normal. Good.

Do people often get pregnant when using birth control?

Er, well, it's possible but it's a pretty small chance.

We're not gonna know exactly what's wrong with you

until we get some more tests back.

Could be gastro or appendicitis.

Could be urinary track infection or you might just be dehydrated.

Or stressed.

(HORN TOOTS)

You ready? Stop it.

You ready? OK. Stop it.

Working up a sweat, Dad? Oh, tell you what!

These lawns, they grow faster than wild rice.

Well, you missed a spot. Pretty patchy.

It's good to see you, mate. You too.

Hey, what about me?!

Daniel? Mum.

You are so thin!

You're nothing but skin and bone. I'm sure you'll fix that.

Hi. Yeah, Mum, Dad, this is Erica.

Erica, this is me mum. That's me dad. Nice to meet you.

So this is your friend from the ED?

Well, actually, Erica is my fiancee.

(SPLUTTERS) You're...

Oh, you certainly sprung that on us. You certainly did.

Oh, G...

Welcome to the family, love!

(LAUGHS) I guess it would be alright for a hug?

Oh, yeah. Go on.

Easy! Easy! Come on, back off.

Congratulations.

Is there a ring? Yeah, of course. Look.

Cost me a fortune, Mum.

It's lovely. You should've warned us.

I would've put some bubbly in the fridge.

Hello! Can someone please get my chair?!

I'll get ya. I'll get ya.

I'll do that. Then you and I need to talk.

OK.

Now, Peter, your jaw and your nose aren't broken.

They're just badly bruised.

You'll need to take it easy for a little while until they heal.

What's the verdict?

Small amount of free fluid in the peritoneal cavity.

Peter, that means you may have some internal bleeding.

So we need to investigate that a bit further.

Pelvis and abdo CT? Yeah. Do a PR exam as well.

Er, no, the doctor is still talking to him.

I'm done here. Oh.

Your wife.

Yeah, I'm here.

It's good to hear you too. How are the girls?

I stopped at a pub for dinner.

He... they must have followed me out to see me get money from the ATM.

They waited till I was walking through a park and they jumped me.

They got my phone and my wallet.

I was out there all night.

I kept calling for help

but nobody... nobody came.

Can't afford to get sick right now.

What are you studying?

I'm doing a bachelor of science in microbiology.

Um... Oh.

(GRUNTS)

If I do OK in these exams,

my supervisor thinks I could go on for a PhD.

Oh, it sounds like you've got it all planned.

Now, Lisa, is there anyone I can call for you

and let them know you're here?

Er, there's my brother but he's at work.

Aren't allowed to bother him unless I really have to.

How are you feeling now? The cramps aren't as bad now.

She's still a little unsteady on her feet.

Did you find out what's wrong?

Well, your urine sample tested positive for leucocytes,

which means that you have a urinary tract infection.

Now, antibiotics should take care of that.

OK.

And also you're pregnant.

What?!

Mm-hm.

Oh, no!

Now, we're gonna need some further tests to confirm it...

This can't be happening. Not now!

Lisa, I would like you to do an ultrasound,

so that we can rule out an ectopic pregnancy.

Now, that is when the embryo attaches itself

to the fallopian tube, rather than the uterus.

That could be why you're getting those cramps.

Mm-hm. It'll also tell us how many weeks pregnant you are.

Lisa, would you like me to call your brother for you now?

Yes, please.

OK, now, before you say it, we're not rushing into anything, OK?

We've been friends for ages. For years.

How long have you been engaged?

Not that long. I'm just... Ah!

So, why didn't you tell us?

Do we embarrass you? No!

Why the big secret?

Well... I mean, I didn't mean to leave it this long.

Mum, I've had a lot of stuff going on.

It's nice to know that we play such an important part in your life.

I'm sorry, OK?

As lame as it sounds, I just wasn't ready for all the fuss.

Fuss! Oh, Mum, you know what I mean.

I wanted to tell you face to face. I didn't wanna tell you over the phone.

That's something, at least. Yeah?

I really love her, Mum.

And I want you to love her too, OK?

Peter, you've got some bruising to your spleen and kidneys.

Won't require surgery but we'll need to keep you in for observation.

Have you suffered from haemorrhoids at all?

No. Why?

We noticed some bleeding when we did your rectal exam.

We can't find any reason for it on the scan.

Bleeding?

Oh, God.

Peter, did something else happen?

No.

Peter... Said I didn't wanna talk about it.

Peter, we wanna help you.

But you have to tell us what happened.

He was so much stronger than me.

And he kept hitting me.

He was holding me down...

..and hitting me...

..until I couldn't do anything to stop it.

Call the Sexual Assault Team. He doesn't wanna report it, Frank.

Well, when he calms down, you and Beaumont

will have to explain to him how important it is that he does.

Don't like your chances. It's anal rape.

There's no way he's gonna wanna talk about it.

Well, he already has.

And if it was me, I would want the bastard charged.

This is a bloke's worst nightmare, Gabby.

Oh, I'm sorry. It's not a woman's?

Of course! I'm just saying there are different issues to consider here.

What are they, Dr Taylor?

Well, for a woman rape's about theft.

Theft of her power, theft of her dignity.

For a guy it's more about manhood and men see that

as something that can't be taken away unless you're weak.

That is an attitude I'd expect from a kid, not from a full-grown man.

All rape is about power.

Maybe you got a bit to learn about men.

What? I beg your pardon?! Shut up!

We'll treat this sexual assault as we do any other, Taylor.

OK, well, in that case,

if it was a woman, OK, she'd have a woman doctor.

So maybe this guy needs a male treating him.

I'm happy to stay around. You've been up all night.

Go home.

If the patient requests it, I'll consider it.

Until then, we'll go with continuity of care.

It was just a suggestion, Frank.

There's a whole bloody waiting room there full of punters.

Why don't you go and find your own patients?

You're the boss. Damn right I am.

Jack? This is Carlo Reynolds. Yep?

Lisa's brother. How is she?

Er, yeah, come through.

I am so sorry to call you at work. Hey, hey, don't be stupid.

They said you passed out in your exam.

I'm gonna have to sit it again!

Hey! Don't cry.

I told you you'd been working yourself too hard.

You just gotta take it easy for a few days. You'll be fine.

That's not why I collapsed.

So what's going on?

I'm pregnant.

Er, are you serious?

Shit, Lise.

Um...

Oh... I better call the cafe and sort out your shift for tonight.

Carlo, just sit down, please? You can't use that here, sorry.

Yeah, alright.

It was my parents' place.

My dad passed away some years ago

so, instead of selling, Rhonda and I just moved out here.

Yeah, it's a beautiful spot.

Yeah. Very peaceful.

It's fine for us.

Listen, er, don't mind Dan's mum.

She's a bit overprotective of her two boys.

She'll be as delighted as I am.

(LAUGHS)

OK, stop your gasbagging. Let's start cooking, huh? I'm starved.

You're the man of the moment. What say you do the honours?

(LAUGHS) Oh!

Dad, no. Oh, what's wrong?

Dan ever cooked you a barbecue?

Did Dan ever cook me anything?

Trust us, it's safer that way.

So I've had a couple of bad experiences.

Took over the cooking at our cousin's engagement party.

It was dark, I couldn't see anything

and the lights around here are horrible.

Lost both eyebrows and his fringe.

It was just before the school formal!

It was lucky your girlfriend at the time had a spare eyebrow pencil!

Alright, enough! Enough, alright? Enough.

We haven't even started! There. Take that. Enough.

You see why I didn't bring you to meet them sooner?

Well, tell me more, because I wanna know everything.

It's gonna be a long afternoon.

Come with me for one sec.

Peter, I will need to do a rectal swab

and take some samples of pubic hair.

And these will be kept for three months,

in case you change your mind about reporting the incident.

I will also check for STDs at the same time.

Now, there are drugs we can give you as a precaution

until those results come through.

Peter, I think it's really important

that you remember that you are the victim here.

This is not your fault.

We're ready, Gabrielle.

We're just gonna need you to turn on your side.

I'm gonna be as gentle as I can, Peter.

He's given up so much for me.

He left school early so I could go to uni.

Now it's all for nothing.

It doesn't have to be the end of your plans.

One of the doctors here has a young baby. She works and studies.

Well, it's definitely not an ectopic pregnancy,

which is great news.

And judging by the size of your foetus,

I would say that you are 11 weeks pregnant.

Really?

Mm-hm.

That's your uterus and here is your baby.

Was that his heart beating? Yep.

Now, if we can just get the little bugger to stay still,

I'll check a few more things out.

More gel? Yeah, please.

I'll just take another measurement.

Hmm.

OK, um, I'm gonna print some of these images up

and take them to Obstetrics for a review.

Do these go in the dishwasher? No. Leave 'em on the sink.

I'll rinse them first. Oh, I can do that.

No, I'll do it.

Thanks for lunch. It was lovely.

Another glass? No, I'm fine.

Is this Dan? Yep.

He loved that bike. He painted it himself.

(LAUGHS) My brother used to love his too.

Used to stand on the seat and ride down the hill

at a million miles an hour.

Is that the same brother that held a broken bottle up at my son's throat?

Have you seen Dad's antacids? He always eats too much.

He never listens.

Is everything OK? Sure.

Mum? I'll take this to your father.

Did she say something?

No. Everything's fine.

We should go back out.

Hey, you ran off with those ultrasound images pretty fast.

What's wrong? Oh... (SIGHS)

The nuchal fold is enlarged.

The obstetrician has recommended that we do a few more tests

but it seems possible that Lisa's baby might have Down syndrome.

Oh! She's so young.

Yeah, well, you know, age is only one determining factor.

Um, listen, do we know if there's any history

of genetic problems in her family?

She hasn't said anything. OK. What about the father's?

She won't even talk about him.

Well, I think it's time she starts

because it's pretty important that they're both involved in this.

It's definitely not the way I would kiss my sister.

Maybe he's not the brother at all.

Well, why would they say that he was?

I dunno. Do they live together? Yeah.

Maybe it's a social security scam. What?

Well, if they're on a pension as husband and wife,

he'd have to declare his income.

They'd get more money as brother and sister.

Ah, yes. That is possible. Bu...

Well, look, she's pregnant, Frank, and with the whole kissing thing

and the way he reacted to the news,

I'm starting to think that he's the father.

Mmm.

And on top of everything,

there's evidence to suggest the baby has Down syndrome.

Ah. Well, we'd better get to the bottom of it.

Yes, I think so.

Don't say anything to your patient until I've talked to the brother.

What's his name? Carlo.

Come in, Carlo.

Take a seat, will you?

Is something wrong? No, no, no.

I just want to have a chat to you

about what's happening with your sister.

Well, what does that mean?

Well, you know she's pregnant. Yeah, but...

We have the option of terminating. 'We'?

Come on, mate. Are you really her brother?

What sort of a stupid question is that?

And you're the father of the baby?

Did they say that? Are you?

Hmm.

But I never meant for her to fall pregnant.

That wasn't part of the plan at all. Oh, there was a plan.

I can't believe she told you.

What about your parents? No.

I don't want them involved.

OK.

What the hell did you say to them? I didn't say anything.

Listen, mate, I think you should take it easy.

You take it easy.

They know.

How?

Well, you must have said something to them.

I think you should step outside. No, leave him alone.

Lisa, you must stay in bed. Do you want me to go to jail? Hey?

Is that what you want? No, of course not. (SOBS)

He hasn't done anything wrong, I swear it.

Hey.

Hey, it'll be alright. (WHISPERS) It'll be alright.

(SOBS)

How does something like this happen?

Well, maybe she didn't know any different.

Maybe he coerced her into it.

You're jumping to conclusions without even meeting them.

Oh, I don't have to meet them to know what that relationship is.

What if their feelings for each other are genuine?

Ew, they're brother and sister.

And we're all in such healthy relationships

we've got a right to judge?

What's going on? Rhiannon's right.

Pardon? We're assuming coercion.

There's no proof of that. Oh, Frank...

They're over the age of consent.

Now. When did it start?

At the risk of repeating myself, what is going on?

Nothing you need to worry about.

Fine. Be in the office.

Well, the last time I heard, incest was still illegal.

It's not our job to be moral guardians.

She's our patient so let's just concentrate on that.

And let's not forget there's an unborn baby involved here,

one that has a better than even chance of having disabilities.

(CRASH!)

Peter?!

Oh, my God! I need help in here!

Bandages and combines.

(QUIETLY) Hey. What have you done?

More to the point, why wasn't someone in here with him?

We need Mike in here. Now!

Yes.

Better do something with these.

But all this stuff around here was cleared.

There used to be a, uh, treehouse up there with a rope swing.

Right there.

See? It was great.

Just down there's where I lost my virginity.

What'd you just say? Oh, did you hear that, did you?

Well...

Mum really upset you before, didn't she?

No.

Maybe a little.

Look, she's not angry with you.

She's pissed off with me

because I didn't tell her about the engagement sooner.

Why didn't you tell her? (SIGHS)

Well...

Oh, I have had enough! What?! Hey, Ric...

You explain this to me or I'm going home.

No, no, no! OK! OK! Just wait.

It's got to... (SIGHS)

It's got to do with the whole hep C thing, alright?

I didn't want them knowing about that.

I still don't want them knowing about that.

So I stopped calling them. But what's that got to do with me?

Well, we started seeing each other when I was diagnosed, remember?

And, I don't know, I just got... (GROANS)

..just got wrapped up in this one big ball

and I didn't wanna...

That's it? That's the only reason? No, it's not the only reason!

Don't yell at me.

The last thing I spoke to Mum about - to do with you, I mean -

was the whole thing with your brother.

That's what she said, wasn't it? It was something to do with AJ?

OK, right. That's gonna stop right now.

You're just gonna make it worse. Don't.

No, it's my fault she's freaking out about this.

It's up to me to fix it. Just let the dust settle first.

Well... Your dad said to ignore her.

Apparently she's overly protective of you and Luke.

"Overly protective"? (LAUGHS)

Yeah. Yeah, that's one way to put it. Come here.

(GIGGLES)

Are you sure you're OK?

Why don't you show me where you lost your virginity?

Yeah, alright.

Peter, I cannot pretend to know what you are going through,

but it must help if you talk to someone.

I can't.

No-one's gonna judge you, mate.

I've been an idiot.

This is not your fault. You did not ask for this.

You don't understand.

My wife...

..she's...

..beautiful.

My girls, I adore them.

But...

For years, I've felt like...

..like there's something missing.

So I... I started to think that...

..maybe...

Oh, God.

No, it's OK.

What are you trying to say, Peter? It wasn't a random attack.

I approached the guy.

I thought it was what I wanted.

But then you asked him to stop and he didn't.

Because I'd led him on.

N...

How could I do that?

Yeah. OK, thanks.

Mike got held up in theatre. That's why the delay.

I'm sorry I left him in there alone.

I was only gone for a second. I went to answer the phone.

I didn't... None of us realised he was suicidal.

I was 13. Dad would come home smashed.

Carlo would hide me. He'd keep me safe.

You must have just wanted to leave.

But they were my mum and dad.

I used to think what they were doing was my fault.

That I made them not love me.

Carlo helped me understand it wasn't me.

It was them.

Sometimes they would disappear on us... for weeks.

So you felt grateful to your brother.

He protected you. He kept you... safe.

Perhaps things got confused.

I'd never have survived without him.

But you are... brother and sister.

If you didn't know we were brother and sister,

would you have a problem with us being together?

No declaration of love or begging to be understood can change that.

I don't have to listen to this. Hey, hey, Lise...

Catch her! Hey, Lise.

Come on. You don't have to take her on, eh?

I'm here for that. I want to get out of here. (CRIES)

I'm just a bit dizzy, that's all.

Then how about you stay in bed

before you give yourself another bump on the head, yeah?

Everything alright here?

Just got up too quickly.

I love him and he loves me.

Why can't you accept that and leave us alone?

Check her blood sugar levels and hang another bag of fluid.

Yep. Sure.

Carlo... Carlo, why don't you come and have a chat with me? Come on.

She's in good hands.

It's alright, honey. You're alright.

That other woman, the, uh, liaison nurse...

Mmm.

She thinks I pressured Lisa into sex. Did you?

If I did, I didn't mean to.

We were kids. We didn't know what we were doing.

Carlo, have you ever had any other relationships?

I mean, have you been out on dates

with other people apart from your sister?

Once or twice. What were they like?

The dates, I mean.

We went out. Mmm.

Had a drink. Talked.

(CHUCKLES) It was, um...

..easy.

God, they've always been nerve-wracking for me.

(LAUGHS)

In fact, so nerve-wracking I've decided to give them up.

(LAUGHS) You sound like it was almost...

A relief. Yeah.

You know, Carlo...

What enabled you to survive your childhood

may be holding you back now.

Have you ever thought of that?

How you feeling now?

Peter, I've just spoken to one of our psychiatric doctors

and I've recommended that you stay in hospital for a while.

Oh, no. No.

I just want to go home.

We can't let you go until we're sure

that you're not gonna try and hurt yourself again.

Just think about it as a chance to talk to someone, that's all.

What would you like us to tell your wife?

I don't want her to know anything.

She'll need to know that you're staying here.

Just...

Oh... please.

Peter, can I ask you something?

If this was the other way around and your wife was hurt,

wouldn't you want to know and be there to support her?

She wouldn't want a bar of me once she knows how I got into this mess.

Who wants to be married to a poofter?

Mind giving us five minutes? Thanks. Sure.

Mate, you were raped.

Why you were in that park and why you met up with that bloke

doesn't make what he did to you right

and it's not gonna stop him going to jail for it.

(SCOFFS QUIETLY) You don't understand.

I enjoyed it.

What do you mean?

I had an erection.

What kind of sick bastard does that make me?

No, Peter, listen to me, OK?

That happens sometimes to men who've been sexually assaulted.

It's a purely physical reaction.

Doesn't mean you enjoyed it.

Do you understand me?

Do you understand me?

Hope you checked for bull ant nests.

Oh, it's the red-bellied black snake you have to worry about.

(CHUCKLES) I'm joking, I'm joking.

It's the wrong season for snakes.

So when do you want to do it? Do what?

Get married.

What do you mean? Set the date? Yeah.

I want to do it soon.

Church or celebrant? Oh, I don't mind.

Mum will want a church wedding. OK.

I don't want a church wedding, Dan. OK.

(MOCKINGLY) "OK."

You should do it under a tree more often. It makes you very agreeable.

Well, I just don't want to wait, that's all.

I want to start the rest of my life with you now.

Get a house now. Have kids now.

Oh. (LAUGHS) Just slow down on the kids part.

I want to go travelling first. That's OK. We can do that too.

Just, you know, so long as we're together.

(LUKE SHOUTS) DAN! Dan, over here! Help!

Is that Luke? DAN!

Call an ambulance!

MUM! What happened? What happened?

For God's sake, Mum!

Hey! Dad, Dad, can you hear me?

We were just talking. He stood up and he fell backwards.

Dad, Dad, Dad... Here. Squeeze my hand if you can hear me, mate.

He's not responding.

I saw him rubbing his jaw at lunch.

What's that the code for?

It's his heart. He's not breathing.

Um, Ricky, I-I-I don't know what to do.

I can't do this, Ric.

OK. Alright. I need your help and so does your dad, OK?

Dan! (SIGHS)

They're on their way.

You're doing great, OK?

(SIREN WAILS)

(SCREAMS) Tell them to hurry, Mum!

Listen, Dad, you're not dead.

HURRY! He needs the paddles on him. He's been down for 25 minutes.

GO! GO!

Quick!

OK. Well, uh, your obs look good, which is, uh...

Looks like all you needed was a good rest.

(LAUGHS) I could have told you that. Right.

So what we're gonna do is we'll move you down to a ward for observation

and then if your obs are fine in the morning, then, um...

..you can go home.

That's good news.

Yeah. Yeah, that's great.

OK. I need to talk to you both about your baby.

Is there something wrong?

The ultrasound revealed some anomalies

that need to be further investigated.

What sort of anomalies?

OK, well, because you're... brother and sister,

um, that increases the chances of you both carrying a recessive gene

and that in turn increases the likelihood

that you would have a baby with... birth defects.

You said there was something specific on the ultrasound.

Mmm.

Um, it looks highly likely that your baby will have Down syndrome.

No.

Well, it still needs to be confirmed.

Um, but I do need to tell you both about your options

and one of them would be to terminate the pregnancy.

No way.

Maybe we should at least think about it.

Having an abortion?

Are you insane?

Well... things are complicated enough, Lise.

This is only the beginning.

What are you saying?

Carlo.

I'll always love you.

You know that, right?

But?

But...

..things have to change.

Why?

Because you can't have the life you deserve

if you're with me.

And I can't have the life I deserve either.

Hey, sweetheart, it's me.

I'm OK.

Look, there's something I need to tell you.

I might be here a bit longer than we thought.

No.

No, e... everything's fine.

I just...

Look, it's nothing. They're gonna move me now, OK?

I'll call you later, OK?

Tell the girls I love them.

Mate... I couldn't tell her.

Alright?

I've already screwed up my life.

I'm not gonna destroy hers as well.

That's one thing I'm certain of.

Sometimes a lie is the only way to keep someone you love.

She's determined not to terminate, and heartbroken.

Maybe one day she'll see it's all for the best.

He ended it, Von. You don't have to keep rubbing their noses in it.

I'm not.

What right does society have to say who can and can't fall in love?

Would you say that about a paedophile and a child?

No, of course not, but that's not about love.

That's about lust and power.

I really can't understand whether you're being incredibly naive

or incredibly stupid.

I beg your pardon. Alright, you two.

Back in your boxes.

No-one can help who they fall in love with, Von.

(INHALES DEEPLY)

You OK?

Just can't believe how quick people are to judge.

Oh, they've got their reasons.

They have a very simplistic view of the world, is what they have.

Well, maybe they've never had reason to doubt it.

You know, some people just wake up and that's who they are

and this is who they're attracted to and that's that.

You know, things are... are very clear to them.

Lucky them.

Rhiannon, you've got to stop worrying

about other people's opinions 'cause you're gonna tear yourself apart.

That's very easy to say.

You're not the first person to feel like this, believe me.

Look, I know you're trying to help, but you can't, OK?

I, uh, left my husband for a woman.

I spent years telling myself I was gay.

So I have a pretty good idea of how confusing it can be.

You've really been with a woman?

I've had a couple of relationships, yeah,

but I realised along the way that you fall in love with the person...

..not the gender.

So...

..just be yourself

and see where that takes you, OK?

And if you need to talk...

Here's your bag.

Hey, look, we'll lock up the house. We'll be right behind you, OK?

OK, I'll drive. No.

We can handle this. This is family.

Where the hell did that come from?

Don't worry about it, Dan. No, I will worry about it.

She's just worried. Just worry about your father.

(SHOUTS) Dan, let's go!

You call me when you hear anything. Of course.

I love you.

I love you too.

Dan, come on.

(SIREN WAILS)