Previously... Karl wants to poach me.
He's offered me a job. And then you're going, when?
Like, in a week? Next week? Tomorrow.
This last month has been the best experience
of my entire professional life,
and I don't want to give that up.
It's funny, isn't it, because you're over there
pretending that you're not the happiest you've ever been.
And I'm back here
pretending I'm not the most miserable I've ever been.
Can I ask you about Roland? No!
I imagine he was very relaxed before you had kids.
You want to go? Let's go find her. You're free. Go.
There. Go find her.
I feel like I'm about to lose everything.
Goodbye, Roland. Yeah.
(BEATTIE WHIMPERS)
Argh!
It's for you.
(KNOCK AT DOOR)
Murray. Murray! They're here!
Well, don't just stand there, man. Come in.
Isn't he just gorgeous? She.
Look at that face.
This dog is the spitting image of John Farnham.
You must hear that all the time.
Um, basket and lead.
We can't thank you enough.
Yeah, our kids have grown up and our friends have grown...
..racist. ..distant.
But this one here, this is a godsend.
Oh, yes, he is.
So, uh, she knows she's not allowed on the couch.
Up, up, up.
OK, well, you can have your...
I've taught her basic road rules... (BOTH LAUGH)
..so she's pretty painless to walk,
and, uh, oh, yeah, this is her favourite toy.
Do you want me to write this down or...?
Hello! ..send an email?
Good boy.
Yes, he's a good boy.
Girl. Good boy.
Good boy. He's a good boy. Anyway, this is...
..her favourite toy. (LAUGHS)
He's a very good boy. Yes, you are.
(BOTH LAUGH WITH DELIGHT)
Oh, he's a good boy.
♪ 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're seein'
♪ Don't you know I will be dying
♪ To be by your side
♪ Oh, don't go now. ♪ ♪ Don't go now. ♪
Fine. Everything's fine.
(LOUD ROCK MUSIC)
(ROCK MUSIC CONTINUES, MUFFLED THROUGH EARBUDS)
Oh. Hey!
Oh, hey. Sorry, the, ah... You didn't see me?
Wow. You look... Where have you been?
Uh, at the cafe. No, I mean, we haven't...
It doesn't matter.
Pamelia was dog-sitting for Jonah, and Spike escaped.
Oh. I'll keep an eye out.
You're helping, Roland.
I was in the shower for four minutes! Four minutes!
What would Emma do in this situation?
I thought about bringing him in with me, but then I thought,
you can't force a dog to watch you shower.
He can't consent. None of this is your fault.
Some would say all of it is. Jonah's away all weekend.
We've got time. Oh.
Are you ordering a new dog?
I'm doing what Emma would do. Oh, you're leaving?
I'm rallying the troops.
Oh, god. Is that absolutely necess...
SAM: Here's the situation. Spike's been missing since...
PAMELIA: Approximately 7:06am.
Hey, mate. Precisely 7...
How's the, uh...? (CLUCKS TWICE)
Yes. Thanks, Pamelia. Anyway, as I was saying,
we have until sunset tomorrow night to find him.
Close your eyes. You're Spike.
You've dug a hole under the fence. Where do you go?
Dog park. Yes.
But we're at the dog park, and he's not here, so...
The other dog park? Yes.
Jonah's work. Yes.
The vet. Yes.
Jonah's house.
No. That's where he ran away from.
Oh, sorry. I'm distracted.
You look...you look amazing.
Actually, that's a good point. Not that....
Thank you. He very well could go home.
We're splitting up. Oh, no.
Roland and I can go to the vet because I have to take Marty anyway.
Oh...
Pamelia and I will check the other dog park, then Jonah's house.
I could go to my house in case he turns up there.
No.
Andrew and Steve will stay put with the dogs in case he turns up here.
Great plan. So I'm... Eyes open now, or...?
Oh, and no one use the WhatsApp group.
Jonah cannot find out about this.
OK? OK. Let's go.
Right. No...
Alright. Oh, my god.
We've got a plan.
(SIGHS)
Oh! Day for it.
This reminds me of Beirut '88.
Combing the streets for the missing son of the French ambassador.
Did you find him?
We did. Oh, that's good.
Albeit, too late.
Mhm. Oh! Good grief!
(COUGHS) Oh!
How's Emma? Yeah, good, far as I know.
Following her dreams.
Good for her. Yep.
A teeny bit jealous?
It's a good thing you have Beattie, now more than ever.
Oh, I don't get lonely. Oh, come on, Roland!
Everyone gets lonely. Except me.
Oh, maybe you're so accustomed to it, you don't even register when you...
Oh, there's Spike! Is that Spike? Where?
Oh, no, no. Sorry. False alarm.
It's a mailbox.
Spike? Spike!
Spike?
Spike? (WHISTLES)
Spike?
Thank you so much for helping me. I know you were busy.
Happy to be out of there, to be honest.
I'm actually finding the wedding prep more overwhelming than the actual...
Please don't kick me out of the group.
What?
I was here for a year, just studying and working and sleeping.
I didn't talk to anyone for weeks sometimes.
And then you found us. And then I kill Spike.
You haven't killed Spike.
And no one is throwing you out of the group.
Thanks.
But if we don't find him, I can't stay.
Come on.
Spike! Spike?
So, what team do you barrack for?
Oh, I don't... Huh.
..do...that.
Oh. That's OK.
I play water polo. Great.
Cool.
He's microchipped, it's a big city. Why are we doing this?
Worst-case scenario, Jonah gets another dog.
There is no other dog for Jonah. You don't know their story.
That's OK... Jonah was running an ultra-marathon
in Chile, the Atacama Crossing.
One day, a stray - more skeleton than dog -
started following him from a distance.
Each day getting braver, getting closer.
Until, in the end, they cross the finish line together.
This is actually quite near my house. Spike nearly died.
It took months to get Spike back to Australia.
You know, the red tape, quarantines, the thousands of dollars.
But Jonah didn't have a choice because Spike chose him.
Well, I guess, I mean, you could say dogs are like parasites.
Cute, manipulative parasites.
Oh, god! Again.
You mustn't squeeze him.
(COUGHS) Oh, no.
PAMELIA: Spike!
SAM: No worries. Thank you. (WHISTLE BLOWS)
Spike! Spike?
(PHONE RINGS)
It was Jonah.
(PHONE RINGS)
Jonah. W-W-W-What are you going to say?
I'm thinking. Are you gonna pick it up?
I should. You can't tell him the truth.
I can't lie to him. Well, then you can't answer.
If I don't answer, he'll get suspicious.
(PHONE CONTINUES TO RING)
(SQUABBLING)
Mum, can we please keep him when he's better?
Hmm...
Mm-hm.
Oh I'm sorry, but once they've been cremated there's nothing we can do.
Sorry. Bye.
Ah! Hey, Marty! Yeah. Hi, Riley.
You here for some yummy chemo? Yes, he is.
Riley?
Has anyone handed in a whippet-kelpie cross this morning?
He's missing. Oh, I don't think so.
But to really know for sure, I'd have to check.
Did you want me to? That would be wonderful.
Ah. Come on.
How often does he have chemotherapy? Once a week.
Isn't that a bit... Cruel? Yes.
Wouldn't it be kinder just to...?
If I can extend my time with Marty by one minute,
I will.
I will pay any cost. I will endure any judgement.
Sorry. Did you find the dog? Hmm?
Spike? Did you find the dog? Oh.
Oh, my gosh. No.
OK. Thank you.
OK. You've got a gun, one bullet, and you can kill anyone on Earth.
No ramifications.
Who do you kill? Wow, what a question.
Hmm. Geez. Um...
Huh?
OK. Don't overthink it. Just...
I think, faced with that question...
..I'd have to turn the gun on myself.
I couldn't do it.
I couldn't take a life.
Oh.
What's your favourite movie? Shawshank Redemption.
WOMAN: Five more minutes. (CHILD GRUMBLES) No.
We have to get to Grandma's. Come on.
(WHINES) I don't want to go.
Oh! That dog looks just like Beattie. Well, not really.
Beattie's longer with smaller feet.
Do you know those people?
No. Not really.
That IS Beattie.
I don't think so. Is it?
Roland? Mm?
What are those people doing with your dog?
Hmm?
He's not here. OK.
Maybe he went looking for Jonah at that house he's working on.
Um, I'll check it out. You want to stay here?
Just me and my panic attack? No, thanks.
OK. Come on. Hey. Oh, my god.
Um, we're gonna go see if he's at Jonah's building site.
Can one of you wait here? Tell them.
Tell them what you did.
Oh, you don't have to make a big deal.
You're not going to believe this. What?
You're building it up. What is it?
Thank you for the cupcakes, by the way.
What have you done? I haven't done anything.
It's just...just Beattie.
She's just decided she...
..she'd like to spend a little bit of time...
..well, live with another couple.
Sorry. You...
..gave...
..Beattie...
..away.
On what, f... (LOUD ROCK MUSIC)
♪ All your brilliant schemes didn't go as they planned
♪ Fell asleep on a bus Left your bag on the train
♪ Hung yourself out to dry when it started to rain
♪ Had to break in for keys that you left in the car
♪ Called around for the phone that you left in a bar
♪ Stumble round as you try to retrace your steps
♪ Limitations that you just have to accept
♪ Just have to learn to accept ♪ You just have to accept
♪ Shit I don't have time for
♪ Everybody thinks they're right on
♪ Everybody's sure they've got the facts
♪ Wired up and tired and I can't relax
♪ You gotta swing it like you mean it
♪ Don't pretend you didn't say... ♪ (PHONE RINGS)
♪ Shit I don't have time for... ♪
(MUSIC FADES DOWN)
(MUSIC FADES BACK UP)
♪ Do you ever get the feeling that you're not in the race? ♪
Good. Good.
(MUMBLES TO SELF)
OK, alright, darling.
Really? I've never met anyone that doesn't love the Cat Empire.
There's gotta be something...
Hey, yo! Jonah!
What's going on, guys? what a great surprise.
Yeah. Aren't you away this weekend?
Yeah, that was the plan. Hey, have you guys seen Pamelia?
Can't seem to get a hold of her.
Well, she and Spike weren't at my place,
so I thought she might have been walking him over here.
Yeah, I think she said something about going...
..for lunch. ..west.
Yes. Out west for lunch.
With Spike. And then she's coming back here.
And her phone is out of batteries. Broken.
Right. Well, do you know where out west she might have been?
I'll go see if I can find 'em.
Well, hey...
No. Hey, why don't you just hang here until she gets back?
Uh, she won't be long.
I'm all good. I'll catch you boys later.
Uh, do you ever find that the more you love someone,
the more difficult it is to stay hard?
Come again?
It's just a hypothetical.
But, um, when you're making love to someone
and all you can think about is how perfect they are
and how lucky you are,
does that ever throw you off at all?
Um, let me think.
Who does that? Who gives a dog away? Mm.
PAMELIA: Do you think Emma knows? No. She would never allow it.
She would only give Beattie away if...
If what? If she wasn't coming home.
Come on, let's have a look.
I'll check out the back.
I don't know if we're allowed in here.
ALL CALL: Spike?
Spike?
Spike.
Spike?
Oh, looks like he's not here.
What's wrong?
It's Andrew. Jonah's at the park.
It's been an honour knowing you ladies.
We are not giving up.
We're gonna find him, and that's that.
What is it?
Darren loves me way more than I love him. And that works for us.
One person is the flower. One person is the gardener.
Then, Sam's my flower. Yeah, but you could also switch.
Yeah. You want to be versatile. Right.
Thanks, fellas. Welcome.
Hey, um, how was the wedding?
Good food? Oh, I cut and ran.
You left your brother's wedding.
Because you were worried about Spike?
Was your family OK with that?
Spike doesn't make fun of me in wedding speeches.
You know, Spike doesn't glue my boots to the ceiling
or leave fake snakes in the gutter.
Spike respects me.
And these guys, they may be my family,
but Spike is my real brother.
Wow, I just heard that come out of my mouth.
Is that crazy?
Not at all. No way.
Thanks, guys.
Oh, this is like Beirut all over again.
(MOURNFUL COUNTRY MUSIC)
♪ I hear footsteps slowly walking
♪ As they gently walk across a lonely floor
♪ And the voice is softly saying
♪ "Darling, this will be goodbye forevermore"
♪ There goes my only possession... ♪
It's a coat!
What?
It's a coat!
BOTH: It's a coat!
(WHOOPING AND CHEERING)
(BARKING)
Spike!
(BARKING)
Yeah, we're heading to the park now.
I guess you're all there.
Hero? I don't know about that, Sam. We can talk about that.
Anyway, we'll, uh, see you soon.
(SPIKE BARKS) (ANOTHER DOG BARS)
I think your brothers need to treat you better.
Yeah, if working with them is making you unhappy, you should quit.
Right. It's a family business.
I can't quit. They'll come around.
And until they do, you got us.
Your chosen family.
Because the thing about us is, we've all got one thing in common.
Dogs.
I need to find Spike. Yes.
Thanks, guys.
No. Ah... Oh.
They're back.
Have they got Spike?
Sam's shaking her head. Doesn't look good.
Yeah, they also don't have a dog with them, so...
Spike. Hey, what's up, baby? What's up, baby?
I missed you.
Hey, Roland.
What are you doing holding Spike?
And do you know why everyone's ghosting me?
Uh...
Because, um...
Because Pamelia lost Spike.
And everyone's out there looking for him.
I know, I'd be angry too.
It's, uh, disappointing. Can't rely on anyone.
Here.
You take him and give him to Pamelia.
I'll catch up with you in a bit. Why?
Well, this way, no one feels bad.
But Pamelia lost your dog. And you found him.
You love your dog. And Pamelia's my friend.
So...so, take Spike to Pamelia?
Yep. And we never had this conversation.
(LAUGHS)
Your face.
Huh?
It's gonna be OK. Come on. No, it's... No.
(FUNKY UPBEAT MUSIC)
Spike!
Well done, mate. Well done. Thank you.
I'm still the dog park diva! You are!
(LAUGHTER)
Where was he? Oh, he was over there somewhere.
Over there. OK. Sweet. Nice one.
(HAPPY LAUGHTER)
Oh, my god!
Wait.
Oh! You saved the day.
Yeah. Finding dogs, giving dogs away.
It's hard to keep track. Sam...
You know, the most destabilising thing you can do to a dog
is take her away from her pack.
And your family is Beattie's pack. Right.
What family, though? Because it's just me.
You know she loves you.
No, she loves that I feed her and shelter her.
Why are you dressed like you're going to a wedding?
Because I am. Oh.
Whose?
This was an interrupted hair and makeup trial for my wedding.
You know I'm getting married because we've all been talking about it.
You're getting married? To who? To...?
Steve. Why?
You know, normally when you find out someone's getting married,
you say congratulations. Oh, god.
It must be exhausting
finding the faultlines in everything that's good.
Well, what's the alternative?
Rose-coloured glasses so thick that you're legally blind?
What does that mean? Oh, nothing.
You see what you want to see. Are you talking about Steve?
You love dogs. You have a dog. And now you're marrying a human dog.
It just makes so much sense.
You know, I thought it was an act - this, you.
I really thought, underneath it all,
under all the judgement and the complaining and the pettiness
that there was someone who was...
What? What? Good.
Well, look at us - both wrong, because I thought you were clever.
Hello. I know you.
Murray, look who's here.
Um...
What are you doing here?
This is about John Farnham.
(TWO STRONG HEARTS BY JOHN FARNHAM)
♪ We've got two strong hearts
♪ We stick together like the honey and the bee... ♪
ROLAND: Here's something to keep you watching.
What's wrong with Penny? SAM: No Marty.
There he is.
He got her back.
Does he have to come? Yes.
Is this a kidnap situation?