The Daughter Page #2

- Can't remember.

- Why did you never tell me?

Let's just get this dinner

going.

That's where

she gets her brains.

Definitely not where

she got her looks.

- Hedvig?

- Yeah?

We got a new friend today.

- Really?

- Not another one, dad.

- Come have a look.

- Want to see something cool?

- What's that?

- Grandad's forest.

- His forest?

- Yeah. Can we show him?

- Dinner will be ready soon.

- Please?

Alright. You've got

t minus 20 minutes.

So you're American.

I'm not sure.

How can you not be sure?

Well, my mother was American.

My parents met

in New York City.

And I just moved around a lot

when I was young.

Then my father decided

I should come back here

and go to school.

I wish I was born

somewhere else.

Yeah, everyone does.

So everything

worked out for you, hey?

Yeah, man.

It was touch and go

for awhile there.

But you're happy?

F***, yeah.

Yeah, I think so.

Hedvig is a great girl.

She's the best thing

in my life. She is.

They're all animals

we've been given,

or we found them injured.

There's a lot left to do.

Just making a new pond

for the birds.

We're kind of like

an unofficial rspca.

Ah, there she is.

Give her some bread.

Hello!

Hi.

Hey, come here.

It's alright. Sh, sh, sh.

Hello.

I'm hedvig.

Hey!

Hey.

It's ok. It's ok, it's ok.

Oh. What happened to her?

Henry shot her down.

Peterson saved her.

My father shot that duck down?

Yeah. Must be losing his touch.

Is she going to be ok?

I don't know. I don't know

if she'll fly again.

Left wing's all buggered up.

Walter seems to be doing fine.

I don't know.

He hasn't really been the same

since he got out of jail.

But your dad's been really

generous.

- Has he?

- He has.

He gave Walter a pension.

He helped us buy this house.

You know, I didn't know that.

Yeah, yeah.

Well, it's not the life

I expected when I was 19,

and f*** knows what happens

now I'm out of a job, but...

I'm lucky.

I know that.

Do you think that

he's trying to avoid me?

Of course not.

I don't think that

he likes me very much.

What's not to like?

If it's just the two of us,

do you want to go upstairs?

Play chess?

Come on.

I think I should probably

keep myself nice

for the wedding night.

Oh! Come on, Henry.

Well, I suppose we could have

a little practice go.

Race you up the stairs.

How's your essay going?

This book is so boring!

My task is basically to invent

reasons why it's interesting,

to make my teacher feel better

about the fact that

he liked it 40 years ago.

- Man, that sucks.

- Yeah.

Another couple of years

and you can do whatever

you want with your life.

- Join the army?

- Except that.

- Become a rally-car driver?

- Or that.

Demolitions expert?

No way.

So what you're saying is,

I can do whatever

you want me to do?

No, you've still got

plenty of options.

There's, like, law, medicine,

engineering,

law, entertainment law,

criminal law,

my law.

Why have I never met Christian

before?

What do you mean?

Well, you two

used to be best friends.

Did you have a fight

or something?

Well, no. He just left town

after his mum died,

- and I didn't hear from him.

- How'd his mum die?

She killed herself.

Whoa.

That's intense.

But not many people know that,

so I wouldn't go

spreading it around, ok?

I can't even imagine

you or mum dying.

Well, we're not going to.

Well, you will, eventually.

Yeah,

but not for a very long time.

Why don't we invite Christian

to my birthday tomorrow?

- Really?

- Yeah. Why not?

- Ok, great.

- Great!

- Great.

- Great!

Alright.

Fist bump.

- Dad?

- Yeah?

Are we going to have to move?

I don't know yet.

Depends where I find a job.

But we are not going anywhere

until you finish

this year's exams.

I don't want you to leave.

Let's not worry about it now.

I'm going to work it out, ok?

- You know why?

- Why?

- 'Cause I'm the best.

- Well...

- What?

- Second-best.

- To who?

- I'm the best.

- Then mum's third?

- Yeah.

The duck is the ruler.

The duck's above us all.

- I love you.

- I love you.

- You're not having one?

- Me? No, no, no.

I'm off it for awhile.

Dry July?

It turns out I just don't

handle it very well.

You're not doing that aa sh*t,

are you?

- Well, you know...

- Hey, hey - fair enough.

Hey! I tried to call you.

Yeah, sorry.

I had my phone in my bag.

I didn't see it

till I got home.

Grace,

was Richard at that party?

- Christian...

- Was he?

I can't control whether or not

he comes to a party, Christian.

I'm really glad that

you're coming.

Yeah.

Grace...

Hold on.

Ok.

Can you see me?

Uh-huh.

Grace...

I really think you should

move back in

when we get back to the states.

- Christian...

- It's been long enough.

Let's talk about it

when I get there.

I have not had a drink

in two months.

That's good,

but it's not just that.

Hey, hey, hey, hey -

I'm happier now.

I like the guy I am now.

What happens when everything

goes back to normal

and you fall back into

old habits?

It won't. I can guarantee you

things will not go back

to normal. I promise you that.

We were hoping to source

most of the ingredients

locally,

but we've lost

most of the suppliers.

Is this because of the mill?

Of course it is.

What are we going to do?

Find someone in the city.

Can we do that,

is there enough time?

Theoretically, but

it's going to cost a lot more.

Henry?

It doesn't matter

how much it costs.

Organise it.

- Oliver.

- Mr nielson.

I'm here to pick up Christian.

We're going away for the night.

You do remember we've got

a rehearsal in the morning?

A rehearsal? Yeah.

Great having him back,

isn't it?

Yeah. I'm... I'm looking

forward to the wedding.

Oh, yeah.

So...

- What?

- Where are they?

If my brother finds out

I stole these, he'll kill me.

I don't want to sound like

a p*ssy,

but what if there's snakes

and sh*t?

You sound like a p*ssy, Adam.

Shut up!

Have you done this before?

Not telling.

You have. Who with?

Just forget about it.

Um, wait.

Hey, slow down.

- What's wrong?

- Just... I...

- It's ok.

- You're hurting me.

- I'm just...

- Hang on. Just stop a second.

- It's ok.

- Just hang on a second.

- I'm just...

- Adam...

F***ing hell! I'm just...

- Stop for a second.

- Oh, f*** it!

F*** it.

Adam!

Adam?

Adam?

Hedvig?

Hedvig.

I'm ok.

I've been looking for you.

I'm fine.

What happened?

I'm saying, I'm fine.

You must be freezing.

I'll make you a vegie burger.

How's that sound?

It'll be a three-course meal.

It'll be soup, then the sort

of steak or chicken choice.

You're always

thinking about the food!

- Name plates.

- I haven't seen the menu.

Alright.

Well, that's it for me.

I'll say goodnight.

Goodnight, dad.

How many people -

150, 200 people?

No-one from the town

except you guys.

He didn't write

the invite list!

We're only going

'cause of Walter.

The whole town's falling

apart, he's trying to party.

Well, he's never much cared

for other people's opinions.

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