Broken Hill Page #2

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Shh! Shh!

What's going on?

Okay, let's drive down Main Street.

Keep the speed above 30, okay?

What are you talking about?

Tommy, it's just a little good,

clean fun.

Let's go!

Grab on!

Keep your speed above 30.

Um, what exactly are we doing?

You said you were in.

Whoo!

W- where are we going?

Come on, turn!

Turn up here! Left here!

Whoo!

You guys,

can you see that over there?

What are we doing?

- You see that?

- Yes, I saw that.

Super cool, Tommy!

Oh, Kat, get that one!

You guys, there's something

right here!

Oh, no!

Oh, trouble!

- Jeez, Kat!

- Hey, drive!

Wait, why are you slowing down?

Go faster!

I'm not going fast,

I'm going to stop!

Go, go!

Whoo!

It's the police. Pull over.

- Sorry!

- Pull over immediately!

Why are you sorry?

Don't be sorry,

just try and lose 'em.

Okay, get ready,

we're gonna turn left up here.

- You're crazy!

- We're gonna lose 'em, okay?

We're gonna make

a sharp left up here.

Whoo! Left here!

Now, now, now!

Turn now, turn now!

Tommy, stop! Tommy, stop!

What are we gonna do?

Thanks for the ride, mate!

What?

Thanks, mate!

No hard feelings, man!

Let's see those hands.

Dad, I know this was stupid.

Not another word.

I know stupid.

I was a teenager in this town,

just as you.

- Dad, I know...

- I said shut it.

Now, what you did tonight, Tommy,

wasn't just stupid,

it was dangerous.

Someone could have been

injured or worse.

Could you live with that? Could I?

No.

Tommy, it's time you take

your future more seriously.

I am.

How's that?

I've been invited to audition

at the Sydney Conservatorium

of Music.

They're going to send this guy,

Mr. Wooley,

all the way down from Sydney

just to see me perform,

and I've only got a few weeks,

but if I find the right players...

Perform what?

Your music?

Dad, don't make it sound so stupid.

This is the best music school

in the country.

Sit down, Tommy.

Tommy, your performance yesterday

was an embarrassment.

Now, you want to go away

to some music college,

and you're not even good enough

to impress a bunch of Graziers?

You're a cocky, Tommy.

Everything else is just

a road to nowhere.

Now, listen to me.

We have bled and sweat our lives

into Harmony Station.

Through drought and rain,

that land has supported Mcalpines

for three generations,

and if you want

to throw that all away

to pursue some worthless folly,

at least have the common sense

to find something you're good at!

You're spending the night here,

to get your head right.

Hey.

Hey.

You got a problem?

No, no.

I was the one that found you,

on the outside.

I'm Kalai.

I'm Tommy.

Uh, that's a pretty cool song

you're singing.

What is it?

I think you'd call it

a prison spiritual.

Yeah.

Years ago some Christian dudes

came in and started a choir,

taught us a few songs.

I still remember all of them.

What are you in for?

Uh... there was this girl...

Say no more, brother,

say no more.

I know your story...

'Cause it's the same as mine.

Guilty.

Guilty.

Guilty.

Way guilty.

Guilty.

If I ever see any of you

in here again,

I will prosecute you

to the full extent of the law.

Until then, I'm releasing you

into your parents' care.

With the exception of Kat Rogers

and Thomas Mcalpine,

everyone else is dismissed.

- What?

- What?

The ringleaders, eh?

Ringleaders?

Community service,

before the end of September.

Are you kidding me?

He talked me into it.

What? If you hadn't

asked me to do this,

I wouldn't even be involved.

You liar!

And you'll do it together.

You seem like a good team.

Wouldn't want to break this up.

You're American.

Can't you, you know,

call the embassy or something?

Right.

I'm above the law

'cause I'm from the U.S.

So, here's the list.

If you'd like, I can help you

narrow them down.

Can't you just pick one?

We have litter control.

Sounds good.

Re-shelving at the library.

That'd expose you

to a lot of good literature.

Shifts at the sewage treatment plant.

We'll do whatever's easiest.

Easy?

This can be a learning experience

for you, you know.

We had a kid come in here,

he worked for sewage treatment.

Now he's manager

at the sewage station.

Music.

What?

What?

There's a choir at the jail, right?

I didn't see that on here.

Oh, no. It might not be on the list,

but I know they had one, once.

If they did, it'd be in the file.

Wait, hold on.

It looks like there was a couple

who had a choir out here years ago.

Well, that's what we want to do

for community service.

What do you mean "we,"

kemosabe?

- I'm not going to jail, okay?

- Why not?

Maybe 'cause I don't want

to get shanked for drug money.

Oh, I'm sure it's probably safe.

"Probably"?

Look, just forget

what choir boy says over here.

Look, let's just put

books on a shelf, okay?

I'll just go and check

with my supervisor

to see if the jail's

even a possibility.

A choir? Are you serious?

Look, I'll do all the work, okay?

You just have to show up.

I hate classical music.

Well, I love classical music.

Yeah? Well, I would rather be

run over by a truck.

I've got a truck.

It would be possible,

and I think a jail choir's

a great idea.

Hey, don't forget

your information pack.

It's got, you know, directions,

security details.

Okay, we'll meet there

at 5:
00 on Wednesday, cool?

Okay, see you Wednesday, then.

What is wrong with you, man?

No, no, no. Hold on, hold on.

Ha, ha! Gold!

So, how'd it go?

She's a pretty spunky chick, eh?

Guess what, man.

I'm gonna start a prison band

for my audition with Mr. Wooley.

I'm gonna get out of this dump!

You've just been seen in public

with the hottest chick in school,

and you're going on

about some band thing?

Man, she's a head case!

I mean, she got me arrested!

Come on, how hot is she?

Hoo, hoo, hoo!

What is wrong with you, man?

Hey, Dad,

you know I'm going to be starting

my community service tomorrow.

I'm going to be helping out

at the jail,

just stacking books

at the jail library

for a couple of hours a day.

Should expose me

to a lot of good literature.

Yeah, go get that.

I need you to start work earlier

to make up for it,

work late if you have to.

Yeah, of course.

Should be good for you, Tommy.

# The sound of change

is on the ground #

# Not the kind to bring us round #

# Congratulate our thievery #

# Take all we can religiously #

# These are the days #

You'll always treat the bags

like we just did,

and under no circumstances

can you bring anything

in to the inmates.

This is Officer Jack.

He'll be with you

on most of the days.

Just going to do another pass.

Arms up, please.

Just to make sure

you don't accidentally

bring in anything

that might be used against you.

We should be okay.

Turn around, please.

But, uh, it's better

to be safe than dead.

So, the most important thing

is that you maintain

an emotional distance

from the prisoners at all times.

Many of them can be

extremely manipulative.

They'll prod you for information,

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