Billy Page #6

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My brothers don't sell out.

Listen, mate. Every morning I wake up

and I look in the mirror...

and I know what colour I am.

So don't tell me that I'm not

a real may-or-ree, okay?

Really?

So if you're a real Maori...

then you'll understand

what I'm saying.

You don't even understand

your own language.

It's just easier to sit on your arse

and take the piss, eh, Billy?

Your redneck mates

are waiting for you.

Hey.

Who you calling rednecks,

arsehole?

Hey. Hey, Rick, this is, uh...

this is actually a family friend of mine.

He got hit on the head by a bus

when he was 4 years old.

Although he was the only one of us

that managed to get to university.

All right, fair enough.

Get that down you, Billy.

Thanks, mate.

Hey, those kids over there

say they're related.

(CHUCKLES]

Your birth whanau.

Oh, I've had enough, mate.

I just wanna go home.

That's Taupiri Mountain, where my mum's

buried. Just saying gidday.

Eh, kia ora, Mum!

You going next to her

one day, my man?

Where you're buried depends on your

standing in the tribe,

so I won't even make it

past the front gate.

The thing is...

some Maori look at you...

and they see your Pakeha agent and all

those Pakeha running your TV shows.

It wouldn't happen

if you ran things yourself.

- Nah, it's not me, eh?

- It's not as hard as it sounds.

Start your own company

to take care of the live gigs, TV.

And the big Hollywood movies.

Like a factory where you do

whatever you want the way you want to.

A dream factory.

Oh, I love it, mate! The Dream Factory,

whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo! Ah...

Nah, I couldn't drop Elaine.

I reckon she's been ripping you off

for years, man.

Easy. Elaine's a good lady

who's served him well.

But times have changed, and now

he's looking to move on, that's all.

Oh, I don't know, mate.

Hire people to take care of the business,

like you hire Ike, but you'd be in control.

And what do I say to Elaine?

Write her a letter.

You don't even have to talk to her.

There's money to be made, Billy.

Look at the sharemarket, it's booming.

Ooh, I can see it now...

the Dream Factory! Yeah!

# I said Maori people gotta wake up,

gotta think of the cause.

# Can you feel it coming? #

The Tribunal wants Maori

as an official language...

in dealings

with government departments...

and local bodies, which would require

bilingual qualifications...

Get that. If you want to,

you can speak Maori in the courts or...

Parliament or...

wherever nowadays.

Back in my mum's day, kids used to get

the strap for speaking Maori.

What's up?

This boy at school told everyone that

Billy T. James isn't my real dad.

What do you think about that?

You're the one that's always here.

Well...

that makes me pretty real, eh?

Hey!

Oi!

Mate!

Come in, come in.

Here. I've got it right here.

Ladies.

Oh.

Whisky!

Yeah, sure.

Lynn! Cherie!

Get down!

Oh. Oh my God.

- Come here! Come! Come here!

- Quick, Cherie!

Quickly!

- Dad, I'm scared!

- Keep down.

Those bastards

have cut the phone lines.

It's because you're dialling 9-9-9.

Billy, you're not in England!

Hey, can't see anyone out there.

'The only way you're going

to get an MBE, is dead in a box'.

Get Cherie outta here.

- No, we're staying...

- Just do it, Lynn!

Hey, nobody attacks my family

and gets away with it.

The cops seem to think

Ike could be involved somehow.

They said he associates

with various unsavoury characters.

No, he's a good man.

- Billy, he had a gun.

- He was protecting my family.

They said if he owed money

to any of his drug dealers,

- they may take it out on you.

- They're stories.

And the cats, Billy.

Both of them garrotted, why the hell

didn't you tell me? This is my life too.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I...

I didn't wanna upset you or Cherie.

If for some reason people wanna hurt you,

then that scares me.

No one..

is gonna get near us.

We'll move somewhere

they can't find us, lots of security.

Which will cost lots of money.

Lynn, I made almost

a million bucks last year.

We're moving.

The gag is

I have the black pieces...

- Dad!

- but I'm white.

- And you being...

- Dad.

Give us 20 bucks?

You get your

pocket money on Friday.

But Di's mum's taking us shopping...

and then I'll just be standing there

like a dork while they buy stuff.

Oh.

Oh, well now. Oh. Oh, sorry.

Can't be looking like a dork.

There you go.

Come here.

Love you lots.

What?

You are a pushover.

She's my little girl.

- Right, uh... back to work. Uh... uh...

- Okay.

- Marae Witness News.

- What?

Um... I... I was thinking, okay?

Um...

imagine a... marijuana bust,

so there's this constant,

like burning of dope...

- in the background...

- Oh, hey, mate, sorry,

I forgot, I invited the boys over

for a company meeting.

But, uh...

we... we're writing.

Uh... tomorrow.

Tomorrow, then.

Whoo! We've come to christen

the new whare!

And... I've put together the plans

for the Dream Factory.

It covers everything you do now

and everything that lies ahead.

Right, and Elaine?

Taken care of.

A letter from you to her.

Just sign right there.

It's a bit on the nose, man.

Elaine's a professional.

She's used to this kinda thing.

Ka pai, e hoa.

Well, here we go.

To the Dream Factory.

The Dream Factory.

Chris.

Oh!

Oh... my... God,

I have been so...

worried!

Hell, you look terrible.

Oh!

But, I have the magic cure.

That's left over

from the last Christmas.

Never have anyone

around these days,

so it just sits there all alone

and I sit here all alone.

None for me.

A teeny, tiny one.

Oh my...

I saw what happened on the news.

Must've been bloody scary.

You just have no idea who's doing this

or when it might happen again.

I've never seen Billy that angry.

And what about you?

- Me?

- How are you handling all of this?

It's not just the threats.

Billy's got himself caught up

with these... crooks.

Oh, love.

I don't wanna interfere. I keep thinking

Bill will sort it out for himself.

I just can't believe

it's even happening.

Billy hangs off their every word,

and I...

I feel like

I'm losing him.

You are Billy's world,

but, you know what he's like.

He's...

too bloody easy-going.

He needs to get real.

You gotta tell him, girl.

So, what're you doing today?

The boys are coming over, we're doing

some work on the Dream Factory.

The Dream Factory?

Yeah. Everything all under one roof,

TV, commercials, live work.

Where does Elaine fit in?

I've... I've written and told her

I no longer require her services.

You wrote to her?

Yeah, it's better

to make a clean cut.

You should have

spoken to her, Billy.

Well, Stephen reckons

it's better this way.

After all she's done for you.

All of this...

this is all thanks to Elaine.

Okay, I'll...

I'll give her a call.

Why bother when you can

speak to her face to face?

I have to go.

Who are these people?

I've been in this business

for over 30 years,

and I've not heard of one of them.

They're just after your money, Billy!

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