Red Dog: True Blue Page #3

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Next year.

Cate's still in that, uh...

hospital?

They released her

six months back.

And didn't come and see her boy?

Nope. Disappeared into Sydney.

Not even a postcard.

Well, does the boy know?

No.

I don't understand her.

My daughter's a

bloody mystery, way she thinks.

Got more twists and turns

than the Fortescue!

No matter how hard

the duck tried to run,

she couldn't escape the wolf.

He was getting nearer, nearer,

nearer...

Hey, I love this!

Peter and the...

Are you OK, Mr Hancock?

Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.

Come on, dog, get off, get off.

Sorry, Mr Hancock.

Blue gets very territorial

about his sitting spots.

I wouldn't try to move him.

It wouldn't be safe.

Yeah, well,

we'll see about that.

Feeling himself caught,

the wolf began to jump wildly,

trying to get loose.

Hey, Lang!

Where are you, old man?

You've fallen down

and can't get up?

I'm coming.

Well, you two... carry on.

What a strange man.

OK, no cheating this time.

You count to 50, and no peeking

where I hide the duck.

- YEP-

- Yep-

- You ready?

- Yeah, I'm ready.

Here we go.

No!

Come here, Blue!

Blue!

Argh!

Hey, not fair.

No going into the paddock.

Blue?

Blue?

That was crazy!

Aaaaaaah!

What's that?

Everything alright, Ronnie?

Ow!

" Ow!

" Ow!

I know the boy can be foolish,

but I counted on you

to have more sense.

Hey, Blue.

- Rock'n'roll

- Whoo!

Rock'n'roll

Oh, it's just a matter

of time

Before I whip you in line

Come over here!

Come on! This way!

It's just a matter of time

Before I whip you in line

Come on, baby

Will you say maybe?

How long will you tease?

I'm wearing a frown

And, baby, I'm down

on my knees...

Bit sore, are we?

I've been scarred.

That's not a scar,

mate. You want to see a scar?

Vietnam, baby. Vietnam.

That little thing?

Wow. Did it hurt?

Don't be daft.

Of course it hurt!

Dunno if self-inflicted

counts, mate.

- Yeah, well, I didn't do it.

- Was it a punishment?

Education.

I'm getting that too.

Grandpa thinks

I'm not properly educated.

He's hired some old woman

from Perth

to come live with us

and make sure I do

all my correspondence sets

all day long.

At the mission schools, all

the sisters look like goannas.

Yeah, I bet she has warts.

Hair growing out of them.

On her nose.

I don't even want an education.

I remember this one boy

that the nuns had taught

a thousand lines of the Bible

all up in his head.

So?

He become an idiot, he did.

No worries.

Between you and your dog,

you're already halfway there.

- Hello, Doctor.

- Mick.

Have a vaccination for the lads.

Gonna need to

gather them all up.

I was told to meet my new tutor.

Mrs Marble. ls she in there?

Supposed to help her

get situated.

Was she old and horrible

and hairy, Dad?

Uh... no.

Did she have those big

nose warts?

No. No nose warts.

But she looked like

a big goanna lizard, right?

No.

Ugh! Then what was she like?

Sh-she was, uh... pretty...

nice-looking.

I thought.

Mick. This is Miss Marble.

Hello, Mick.

Please, call me Betty.

Mick will see you situated.

And Who's this?

Blue, Mrs...

Miss Marb...

Bet... Marble.

Just Betty.

Do you have bags... Betty?

Two. But they are quite heavy.

Oh, I'm stronger than I look.

Oh.

Come on. What are you doing'?

Doctor's giving shots.

It's enough

to make one a believer

in our educational system, eh?

It's gonna be

pretty embarrassing for you.

What?

- Taking a shot in the bum.

- No way.

Look, mate,

men take shots in the arm,

children take shots in the bum.

It's the way it is.

- I'm not a child.

- So you'd like to believe.

Roll up your sleeve.

Yeah, it's just a bit tight,

Doc. This might help.

G'day.

Don't think we've met.

Uh, Bill Stemple.

Hello. Betty.

Betty.

G'day, Betty.

Welcome to Warndurala.

Have to give you a tour

round the station sometime.

Course, the best way to see it

is from the air.

You ever taken a ride

in a helic...

helicopter?

Next.

Not in the bum.

Can't hear you.

Not in the bum!

For God's sake, speak up!

He said not in the bum!

Eeeh!

Just use them

when you need them.

And give us a holler

if it gets worse, Ron.

Will do.

- Make sure you take 'em.

- Yeah, yeah.

The sun on the red dirt.

Beautiful. You'll love it.

I'll have to check my schedule.

Betty. Walk with me.

Ron's a good man,

but if I could give you

a piece of advice?

What would that be?

Avoid helicopter rides.

I'll try to remember.

When I see your parents,

I'll tell them you're fine.

It's going to be fun.

- You're not afraid'?

- Of what?

Lonely men on a lonely land.

I like lonely.

Yeah.

- Boys.

- Thanks for the shots, Doc.

Out!

Good morning, Mick.

Good morning, Betty.

Ready for a brilliant day

of education?

You bet.

What's that...

awful smell?

Oh, Blue has digestion issues.

Don't worry, you get used to it.

There's no way

to get used to that.

My God! It's intolerable!

He has to go.

But Blue has privileges.

I can't kick him out.

It's his house too.

It's me or the dog, Mick.

Out. Go!

So we have Tom and Sally

from Summerhiil

and Mick from Warndurala.

- How are you all doing?

- Good. Over.

Good, thanks. Over.

Right, today,

we're going over geometry,

so can you all find

your maths workbooks?

Now, let's start off with

the area of a rectangle.

Let's just say you're

planning a garden.

Your garden is 4 ft. long

and 12 ft. wide, How big is it?

Jump in my car

I wanna take you home

Mmm, jump in my car

It's too far to walk

on your own

No, thank you, sir

Ah, come on

I'm a trustworthy guy

No, thank you, sir

Oh, little girl,

I wouldn't tell you no lie

I know your game

How can you say that?

We only just met

You're all the same...

What are you doing out here'?

Eh? What are you doing?

No, you didn't,

I was catching my breath

And look,

it's starting to rain

And, baby,

you'll catch your death

Well, I don't know...

You sly devil.

Bit of a ladies' man,

are you? Eh?

You'll arrive home

nice and dry

Mmm, jump in my car...

Let's go.

I wanna take you home

Come on, jump in my oar

it's too far

to walk on your own.

I know.

Know what?

I know why you're looking

out that window.

You do?

You want to be out there.

Oh, yes.

Somewhere else.

Somewhere exciting.

You stare out there

and you think...

"Why can't I just run away?"

I-is that what you did?

I got out of Perth.

It's a start.

But I want to go to Paris,

London...

In San Francisco,

they just had something

called the Summer of Love.

Isn't that wonderful?

Don't you want to have

a summer of love?

No!

I mean, yes!

Yes, of course. Yes.

Are you alright?

S-stomach. I have to go.

Oh, sorry. Of course.

It's the end of the day anyway.

OK.

Serves you right

for being a degenerate.

Alright, don't get your tail

in a twist.

What do we do with this?

Hello, Miss Abby.

It's a lovely day, isn't it?

Come here.

I found a snake this big.

If that came into my room,

I don't think I'd come back.

- Here, I'll get that for you.

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