Original subtitles

Hey, whoa. Slow down.

Gambit.

Come on. Come on.

Good boy. Come on.

Good boy.

OK, Gambit.

Stay.

Good boy.

I'll be back soon.

Oh, come here, come here, come here, come here.

Gambit?

Gambit?

Fuck.

Gambit!

Fuck!

Aah! Ugh.

Whoa, whoa.

Hey, hey.

You OK?

Your...your hand's bleeding.

Uh... Sure you're OK?

My dog - he's gone.

Or someone's taken him, I don't know.

OK, what kind of dog was it?

Um... Staffy.

He's grey.

I tied him up right here.

Fuck. Fuck.

Hey, hey. Hey.

Hey, it's OK.

Do you live around here?

'Cause I reckon he's gone home.

Yeah, that's where they go when they're, uh...

..when they're lost, normally.

Do you want a ride? I've got my car, if you want.

But we should probably...

..get that hand sorted.

Yeah?

Cyrus, by the way.

Ohh. I like this song.

Do you like this kind of music?

You know, when I was a kid, I had this dog, Charlie.

My dad had got him from this farm, which was...

Hey, look.

I know guys who go to the park with their dog early

because that's what they tell their girlfriends

or their wives or whoever -

that they're just walking the dog, you know?

So...

Yeah.

I get it.

You can pull up here.

My place is around the corner.

Do you want me to wait?

In case he's not...?

Patrick, by the way.

Gambit!

Gambit?

Gambit!

Here, boy!

Fuck!

OK, just try and keep calm, sir. Alright?

I'm sorry. I am calm.

You said you had him chipped?

Yeah, he was, but... OK.

So the best thing you can do right now

is relax, go about your day,

and we'll just call you if anyone brings him in.

Can I just check the phone number you have for...for the chip?

Uh, well, this is just the after-hours line.

You're gonna have to call back at nine...

Hello. You've called Fiona at St John's.

Please leave a message after the tone.

Fi! Hi.

Hope that wedding wasn't too much of a drag.

I still want to see those photos, though.

Anyway, I'm sorry, Fi, but I won't make it in today.

Gambit!

I think it's just food poisoning. I'll be fine.

Feels like it's something that'll be gone by tomorrow.

I'm really sorry.

Gambit!

Here, boy!

Gambit!

Where are you?

Hey.

He wasn't at home?

I don't wanna interrupt. I'll just, um...

Interrupt? No...

Yeah, if you're back for... No, no! Hold on.

I came back to help look for your dog.

Why?

You know, there's freeways on either side of the park.

I was worried he'd...

Yeah. Right.

Have you lost him here before?

No.

I've never been here before today.

Would you like some help finding him?

I have been here before.

Gambit!

Gambit!

Um... Hey.

Whenever you have to go, you can just...

I've got nowhere to be.

You don't have..

..I don't know, a job, or something?

I work for myself.

I'm a gardener.

Gambit!

My next job isn't till this afternoon.

It's for this old Turkish guy. He won't mind if I'm late.

I weed his gardens every couple of weeks.

He's like, 80, 85.

Lives all alone.

He's always got this empty chair next to him

with this old pillow on it.

When I'm done...

..he'll make me this huge cup of tea.

I won't leave until I finish the whole thing.

I fuckin' hate tea.

What about you?

Bet you're supposed to be at work right now.

Yeah!

Thought so.

Come on.

Let's go find your dog.

Gambit!

Gambit!

Gambit!

Gambit!

Gambit!

Gambit!

Gambit!

Gambit!

Ugh.

Oh...

What?

Your...your fuckin' shoes.

I AM supposed to be at work.

Oh.

What's work?

I'm a teacher.

Oh! Wow.

So, people actually leave their kids with you?

Yeah.

Well, I'm glad they don't leave their dogs with you.

Ah.

How old?

The kids?

High school. Oh! Fuck.

Well done.

Scares the shit out of me sometimes.

Teenagers are just so...

..present.

Alive.

Fearless.

About everything.

Your dog...

What happened to him?

Uh, he died.

When I was about 17.

He ran away one day, so I went looking for him.

We had this park behind our house.

Found him, under a tree.

Thought he was just taking a nap.

Carried him all the way home,

and then my mum was crying and shit.

My dad just sat there,

grinning in his chair.

Asked me if it was heavy carrying my boyfriend all that way.

I told him that night.

Told him what?

You know, when you lose something you love, you just...

..stop caring about all the dumb shit.

Gambit!

So, were you serious when you said you hadn't been here before?

Yeah.

Hm.

'Cause, you know, I had fun this morning.

Yeah.

Me too.

Oh, my God. Patrick?

What are you doing out here? W... No work today?

I was just, um...

Bludging? Ah, nice.

I lost gambit.

Shit, Paddy. Are you OK?

I can help find him if... No. It's OK.

Um, I've got...

Hi.

Bryce. Cyrus.

Hm.

He works at school, in, um... The library.

It's the gayest job in the world. I know.

Hey, why don't I help you guys search...?

No, you really don't have to.

I mean, I don't start work for a few more hours, Patrick.

Bryce, it's fine. Paddy, just let me help.

He's not your dog!

It's OK. We'll...we'll find him.

I know how much Nick loved that dog.

You know what? You're right.

Why don't you keep an eye out that way and, um...

..call if you see anything?

Sure.

Come here.

You'll find him.

Hey, just be careful out here.

All those old pervs in the bushes who can't use an app?

You practically need a shot of PEP just passing through the place,

you know what I mean?

Pills. What?

PEP. They don't give you a shot - they give you pills.

Right.

Well, good luck finding him.

And just, um...

..just stay safe.

Probably better if we split up.

Hey, who's Nick?

I don't know, OK?

OK.

We were together for 12 years...

..and I still don't know who he is.

Was.

He always told me that...

..he was walking Gambit...

..when he came here.

But I knew what he was doing.

And he knew that I knew.

We used to talk about every shitty, boring detail of our life.

But we never talked about this.

And then, one morning...

..he left early for work.

I didn't see him.

He drove.

And then I got the call.

I just...

..keep looking for answers in all the old crap he left behind.

But I'll never know why.

Why I wasn't enough.

Is that what you want?

That what you really came back for?

Another fuck from the guy who lost his dog?

Why'd you bring your dog in the first place?

Was it because that's what Nick did?

You need to fuck off now.

I'm...

I'm...I'm sorry, OK? I...

I get it.

Fuck off!

Gambit!

Here, mate.

Good girl.

Good boy.

Gambit?

Gambit!

Hey...

Hey! Hey!

Stop!

Hey! Whoa!

Whoa! Down!

OK, OK, OK.

Hey!

Hey. It's OK. It's OK.

I'm here. I'm here.

Thank you. Thanks for finding him.

Mate, um, that's... that's not your dog.

Sorry? He's not your dog.

Yes, he's my dog. No, he's not.

Look, I know the guy who owns this dog.

What? I know the owner.

I used to see him here all the time.

See him where?

The park?

Look, um...

Never mind. Here's your dog. I'm sorry.

Did you steal my dog?

What?

Did you take Gambit because you thought you'd see him again?

My husband?

I barely know him.

OK?

I don't even know his name.

But something happens here.

It feels like...

..like...

Like what?

Like, um...

Like being alive.

I'm sorry.

I'm...I'm sorry that I took your dog.

Um...

But I saw him there, and I hadn't seen him for a long time,

and I thought he was back, and I just wanted to...

I...I didn't wanna cause any harm.

Look, sorry...about the dog.

Hey.

Just so you know...

..he won't be back.

He's gone.

Hey, boy.

We're OK.

Yeah, we're OK now.

Hey.

Hey.

Oh...

You found him.

Yeah.

I found him.

Captions by Red Bee Media SBS Australia 2023