(DOG BARKS)
(DOGS BARKING)
♪ It's not my fault It's just how I came to be
♪ And now I'm old It's all crashing down on me
♪ I'm tired, expired With all that I'll be... ♪
(VOICE IN BACKGROUND)
I can't... I don't know.
(GROANS) (BARKS)
Ah, OK, hang on over this side. Yep.
(GROANS) OK.
Yes.
You want a final, uh, decent coffee before you go?
Yeah.
Um, so, Roland...
..you can't go to the park without Beattie.
Uh, yeah, no, I can. I can't run with a dog.
Tell that to her. No.
No, look, look at our dog and tell her you can't jog with her.
No, I can't. I'm making you a coffee.
If you don't take her when you go jogging,
when's she gonna get her walk?
I'll take her after work. No, you won't.
No, I won't. I'll take her.
Oh, thank you, darling. That's... That's lovely.
She won't. And you agreed. And you're the adult.
She's way more grown up. Please.
Running is a single person's pursuit, OK? The whole point...
The whole point with you agreeing to these four weeks
is to be me and do all the things that I do.
Well, I'm not sleeping in my socks, and I'm not yelling at quiz shows.
And I'm... What?
Oh, it's just so specific what you hate about me.
Oh. I don't hate anything about you. I was joking.
I don't see me laughing. Well, that's on you.
You're a sad person and I feel sorry for you.
Maybe give me something to laugh about.
Your face. Sorry.
I'll walk her, I promise. Thank you.
(CAR APPROACHES) Oh, that's my car.
Oh, my God, I can't do this. Yes, you can.
I'm gonna miss you. I won't even notice you're gone.
Alright, let's see.
Can you take that one? Yeah. OK, cool.
(BOTH TALK AT ONCE)
I'm gonna miss you so much. The whole time?
Oh, yeah. Hey, what are you doing?
She's good to go. OK, she's good.
Exactly. I won't be by myself.
OK, alright.
♪ Well, I've been looking around for some kind of feeling
♪ Some kind of sensation
♪ And, you know, I can feel it all inside
♪ I don't care where you've been
♪ And I don't care to see what you've seen
♪ Don't you know I will be dying
♪ To be by your side
♪ Oh, don't go now Don't go now. ♪
(DOG BARKS)
For fuck's sake.
Excuse me. Excuse me. Uh, is this your dog?
Um, yes. He's just done a poop.
Are you sure it was her?
Yes. I watched the whole thing come out.
Alright. Do you have a poop bag?
Uh, no. Poo, not poop. You've got one, do you? Thanks.
Oh, how old are you, little man?
Pardon? Oh. Are you a little lady?
Did your daddy forget to put your lead on?
Hmm. Does daddy know that this isn't an off-leash area?
Daddy didn't see any signs. There are signs.
And, plus, there's a ranger today, so just a neighbourly warning.
OK, well, thank you so much. You really, really made a difference.
Uh, thanks. Come on.
Uh, by the way, it's, uh, and or plus,
there's no point saying both of them because they mean the same thing.
Come on.
This way. Oh, there we go.
(JUICER WHIRRS LOUDLY)
Oh.
(SLURPS LOUDLY)
Is that the same book?
I don't...
I don't know how to answer that.
So how's your more interesting, significant other?
Dead, actually. She died. That's terrible news.
Yeah. So maybe just let me grieve.
Maybe we could... grieve together over dinner.
Just you and me?
Huh?
(SLURPS)
Here lies Odette, a beloved mother, a business guru,
a brilliant, beloved hair designer
who worked with the best stylists around the world
and donated half her fortune to the poor.
She is survived by her three adoring children,
Flight, Sabre, and Willow.
Great.
That's a big gravestone.
It's pretty huge, I guess.
Am I gonna get marked on this? No.
Why did you make me write it? Uh, well, it...
How did it feel to write it? Weird.
But, uh, did it help clarify? It was just weird.
My marks are good. I'm probably gonna be in the top 5%.
Not bragging. Just...
And, uh, did you hear back from that contact I sent you?
Got an interview next week. Bam! Great.
Which I'm deeply thankful for. Great.
Well, sounds like you don't need me any more.
Is there something else you want to talk about?
I guess I just want to know if I'm doing the right thing.
Right. You mean...
I mean, I'm a people person. I really need to be around people.
Uh, and...
..I guess I woke up in a panic last night
about being stuck in the basement and never seeing anyone.
Right? Yeah, well, it's probably not gonna happen.
I mean, I love everything about my course.
Archival is me, professionally.
But is it me socially? I guess is my question.
Like being a people person and all.
What is it about people that you like?
Actually, sorry, sorry.
Do you know if these are gluten free?
Um, I don't think so, but they're really good.
Sorry. No problem. Take your time.
Where is it?
Just me.
Yeah. Good, thanks. Great. How was yours?
Mia.
Mia! Mia! My God, Dad. What the fucking frig?
Have you seen the dog? Yes.
Where? I don't know. I'll text Mum.
No, no, just where is it?
Oh, my God, get out of my room. So annoying.
Here, here, here.
Come here, good girl, good girl. Good girl. Go get it.
Good girl. Where's the frisbee?
Bring it back. Good girl, good girl, good girl.
Ready?
Woo!
Come here. Sorry.
Hey. Come here. Come here.
Come on. Hey. What are you doing with my dog?
That's my dog. Sorry. The silly white one.
No, that's my dog. That's Beattie.
Well, I'm responsible for her. Oh, my God, you're Roland.
How do you know that? I'm Samantha.
That doesn't mean anything to me.
It's Roland. Oh, wow. Beattie's dad.
Jonah. Spike's dad.
Right, yeah. Interesting. Hey, Beattie. Come on.
You've lost your wife, now your dog. Oh, yeah. How is...
I've known her for years. This is Andrew.
No, I'm not... Can we not do introductions?
I'm not staying. Very highly strung.
Dehydrated? Stick your tongue out. No.
(BABY CRIES) (DOGS BARK)
Hey, are you a beer or a wine kind of guy, Roland?
I think he's just confused.
No, I'm not confused. I'm just.. ..rude.
No, I'm not rude.
I did just sort of steal your dog. You're not feeling the vibe?
You did? She did.
Wait. You came to my house and you stole my dog?
Emma texted me and asked me to because she needs a regular friend.
Emma texted you?
She needs to be with her friends. What's weird about Emma texting me?
Dogs don't have friends. Ah, yes they do.
Whose dog is this?
Oh, well, no, that's Marty. He loves a scratch behind the ears.
I think Beattie's more Emma's dog.
That's true. But Emma's not here, is she? Beattie.
Could you calm down? You're upsetting the baby.
I'm not upsetting the baby.
Inside voices. Inside voices. Are you gonna come here every night?
No, I'm not coming here every night. You guys are crazy. It's freezing.
That's why have a drink, mate. No, I'm fine, thank you, thank you.
I'm just... Rude!
I'm not rude and I'm not...
I could drop Beattie back if you need to be alone.
No, it's fine, thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thanks.
Dogs need calm. Are you able to be calm?
I was calm. Sorry, I'm...
Thank you so much. Sorry. I'm just a little... Because the dog ran away.
You know we're here mornings too, if that suits you better.
Oh, I'm not. Yeah. No, thanks. Yes. Clearly adores you.
Do you want Muppet and I to walk with you?
Muppet and me? No, thank you. No, thanks.
That's fine. Come on. Come on.
Judy.
Hi.
Did you know she was at the park? Who?
The dog. Did you know the dog was at the park?
Yeah. Sam took her.
Yeah.
What? Well... It doesn't matter.
(PHONE RINGS)
Hi.
Uh, hey, can you talk? Yeah. Yeah, just...
Yeah. What's wrong? Everything's fine.
Did you ask some annoying woman to steal the dog?
(LAUGHS) Yeah, yeah, Roland. You got me there.
Um, I...I did that for a laugh.
That's Sam. She's like, basically Beattie's auntie.
Well, OK. Well, no, she's human, so she's not Beattie's auntie.
Could you tell her to stop?
Oh, well, we just thought it would be easier, since, you know...
I feel like I'm being masticated here, Emma.
Yeah, well, you did ring me at breakfast, Rols.
Yeah. No, you're right. I'm sorry. Yes, you're right.
So can you just tell her I don't need help?
Yeah, sure, sure. Just as long as you take Beattie to the park.
I will, I said I will, and I will. To her park.
No, no, not to the people park. to, to running...
Why? Because I don't do chat.
You do chat. But you left.
And now I've got the dog, the dog I didn't want in the first place,
by the way, but anyway, I've got full custody.
So now I'll organise the walk schedule
and you just go off and, you know...
Mm-hm.
Thank you. Anyway, I gotta cook dinner.
OK.
Should we talk later tonight? Yeah, sure.
Oh, no, sorry, I'll be drunk by then.
Right.
But, yeah, let's find a window. OK, OK.
Maybe next time you're hungry or something.
Yeah, OK. Yep, good chat. OK, yep. Bye, bye.
You know, she left because of you.
She hates you. Like, really, really hates you.
Oh, shit. Ah.
Ah. Are you kidding me?
What?
I just find it really depressing.
It's not meant to be depressing. It's... It's meant to inspire you.
Writing my own gravestone to inspire me?
Yeah, you're breaking up there. Um, well...
Yeah, see... Yeah.
It's all about focusing your, what you want to do with your life,
and focus on what's important to you, you know?
Sorry. Hang on a sec.
You know, like, um, we're only, we're only here once kind of thing.
Um, why don't I...
Why don't I do mine just to show you what I mean?
Um... That's OK.
No, uh, here lies Roland, a committed father and husband.
Sorry. Hang on a sec. Far out.
In or out? Which one?
Uh, a committed father and husband who loved running
and loved helping young people at the start of their careers.
Gravestones aren't that long.
No, they're not, Carla. They're not. But this is just an exercise.
Well, I don't want to do it.
OK, um... That's OK, that's fine.
It's not for everyone. Um, I'll find...
Well, sorry, just the dog again is just driving me crazy.
There you go. Out you go. Staying out this time.
Um, what can we do? So there's another way of focusing, um...
Oh, my God, I'm so sorry, Carla. I'll... I'll come back.
(EXHALES)
(KNOCK AT DOOR) (BARKS)
Shush, shush. Yes, yes, I can hear it knocking.
Amazing.
Shh. I know, I know, yes, someone's at the door.
Hi, Roland. Hello.
Samantha.
You left without your lead, so I thought I'd drop it off.
And then I thought, since I'm here,
why don't I see if Beattie wants to come to the park.
Just Muppet and I. Me. Ah, we.
Anyway, we, us, uh, we're going for the evening session and...
No, thanks. No.
It's just you seem busy and I'm free to take her.
I am. Well spotted, so... Yes? So is that a no?
I'm just trying to be nice. That's what I'm trying to do.
Yeah. Uh... It does seem hard for you.
Emma seems to think I need help walking the dog.
It's not that, I'm sure you're capable.
Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I mean...
Whoops, hello.
You know we're Emma and Beattie's park family, that's all.
And, uh, it's... Now we're yours.
Oh, no, thank you.
I mean, but, you know, she'll be back in a few weeks
and everything will be back to normal.
Well, I mean, unless the funding... Unless what?
Isn't there a chance it might be longer?
Oh.
Because of the, uh... I mean, if she gets the...
Funding? Yeah.
Yes, I forgot about that. Maybe that's wrong.
Maybe I, maybe I was thinking... No, no, that's...
Yeah, no. That's right. Um... Anyway, sorry, I shouldn't...
No, no, don't be sorry. It's fine. Um, no, it's all good. Thanks.
I'll see you at the park. Yes.
Probably not actually. But anyway.
Oh, lead. Yes.
OK.
TV: I'm in northern Chile, and I'm here to see something big.
So big, I spotted it easily from my plane.
Hi.
Hey, can you talk dates? Um... Yep, hang on.
Uh.
OK, yep. So you get back when?
Well, actually, I'm not sure.
Not sure. Meaning?
Meaning they want me to apply for more funding.
And then if I'm successful, it would...
It would mean staying for another four weeks.
So a month?
They're pretty, pretty common. Yeah. Or more, yeah.
Or more than a month? Which is so exciting.
Hey, Roland, this is a huge project for me.
I'll finally get the opportunity to be at the front...
Oh, sorry, I didn't realise I was holding you back.
What? Sorry. So, is it longer than...
Is it longer than a month or two months?
Longer, maybe. Longer?
You know, some husbands would be proud
if their partners were doing this.
Does Mia know?
Of course not. I'll talk to her if we...
It does affect her, you know, like.
No shit, Roland, I know that it affects her.
I'm just worried... I'm just worried she thinks...
She thinks what?
You know, she thinks that you and you and I are, um...
She's not a kid, Roland. I think she knows that we're not...
You know, that we...
Anyway, you work out where you're at because I have no idea.
And, you know, then when you do,
we can, um, take it from there because...
Yeah. OK. You know what?
I don't want to talk to you when you're drinking.
OK, it's my first one, Emma, so... Wow. Wow. OK. Fuck.
No, it just, um... Sounds like you're not coming back.
Is that crazy? Am I crazy? It sounds like you're not coming back.
Sounds a bit separationy, but let's just brush that under the carpet,
because that's what we do.
I should send you over there. You wanna go over there?
There's coyotes.
You'd be delicious.
♪ It is frozen to the core. ♪
See you, Dad, I'm off to basketball.
And then I'm gonna stay the night at Yuki's.
Dad?
Yes. Have fun. Good luck, good luck. Thanks.
♪ Wouldn't it be good to be on your side
♪ Grass is always greener over there... ♪
Just you and your favourite monkey, hey, dog?
♪ Would it be good if we could live without a care?
♪ You must be joking
♪ You don't know a thing about it.
♪ You've got no problem... ♪
Move, move, move! Oh, fuck.
♪ I got it harder You couldn't dream how hard I got it
♪ Stay out of my shoes If you know what's good for you
♪ The heat is stifling Burning me up from the inside
♪ The sweat is coming through each and every pore... ♪
(NOTIFICATION ALERT)
You're kidding.
(WHINES) What?
(WHINES)
Fuck! Do you know what? You wanna go?
Let's go find her. You're free. Go! Come on.
You miss her so much. Let's go find her.
Here you go.
There. Go find her. You're free. You're free!
Go on.
Beattie.
Shit.
Oh, fuck!
Shit.
Hey!
Oh, good girl. Oh, come here. Come on.
Oh, yeah.
♪ Thought that I'd be happy
♪ Gonna be so happy
♪ Living life alone and never sharing anything
♪ That I was finished Thought that I was complete
♪ Thought that I was whole instead of being half of something
♪ Thought that I was growing
♪ Growing older, wiser... ♪
Beattie! Look who it is.
Beattie!
♪ Thought that I was destined... ♪
ALL: Beattie!
♪ Destined to be nothing in this world
♪ And then I met you
♪ I met you
♪ Thought that God had failed me
♪ Thought my prayers were useless
♪ Thought that he would never get the chance for me to praise him
♪ Thought the book was written... ♪
ROLAND: If you enjoyed that, you big softie,
this is what happens next...
The glass is very much half full for you, isn't it?
It is the better half.
It's a shame we can't be more like them, isn't it?
I'm happy with a handshake.
Show me happy.
You look so sad and lonely.
Are you talking to yourself or to dinner?
Why don't you get some friends? Mum says you never reach out.
No, I'm not doing that. Roland! Hi.
Farty Marty's having a party.
Are you coming, Roland? Oh, God no.
I mean, nothing personal. I wouldn't go to my own birthday party.
Right, OK.
The only reason you're tracking the dog is to make sure I'm walking her.
EMMA: God, you're awful.
What? Oh.
See you in the morning? Yeah.
Hopefully the world ends before then.
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