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00:00:00 (BELL RINGS)
00:00:02 # There is a place in town
00:00:16 # Deep in the upside down
00:00:20 # We could come to be found
00:00:24 # A perfect place to share our... #
00:00:28 So I said to him, "My bro, when has Stan Russo ever gone back on his word?
00:00:33 "When?" I mean, fuck you, Novo, and I can be screwed out of a deal.
00:00:37 I can be locked in a boot in the middle of bumfuck northern suburbs, right?
00:00:42 I can be beaten to a pulp at the yacht club by a gang of parapabura.
00:00:46 But if I've given my word, as my old man in heaven, as my witness,
00:00:51 may he rest in peace, I honour it. Not so.
00:00:55 -Every time. -No, you see, you know me.
00:00:58 Hey, Brun, how long has it been? What, like 20-odd years?
00:01:02 -27. I met you the year before I met Bonnie. -Nobody knows me better than you.
00:01:08 You know I'm a man of honour. Wait, what do I always say?
00:01:11 -Honour is all about...? -Family.
00:01:13 -Family. Exactly. You cut from the same cloth, you and me. Same cloth.
00:01:17 Hey, speak of the devil, is that your kid?
00:01:20 Fuck, eh?
00:01:24 Look at you. Ah, to be a father.
00:01:28 Fuck, boy, I'm sorry, I'm getting emotional, yeah.
00:01:34 I'm talking to you, I'm, uh, I'm nostalgic.
00:01:37 -It's OK, Stan. -No, but fuck, Brun, look at you. You're a dad.
00:01:41 You're a fucking dad.
00:01:43 Hey. How are things between you two?
00:01:50 Me and her? Yeah, it's, uh, it's good.
00:01:54 -We look out for each other. -No, of course you do.
00:01:57 Of course you do, man. Well, that's my point.
00:02:00 Gone are the days with these good, wholesome oaks like you in the biz.
00:02:03 Lonely. But I miss you, Brun.
00:02:07 -You're still here, Stan? -Yeah.
00:02:09 -What, making suits? -At least you're still working with those magic hands, eh?
00:02:14 Have a look.
00:02:19 Not too fucking shabby for a squirrel, eh?
00:02:22 -You like it? -Yes, I do.
00:02:24 Looking cool.
00:02:26 -Stan the con man! -No, come on, listen to me.
00:02:34 -I've got a good one this time. -Antony.
00:02:36 -Hey, celebrity dog. -Antony, stop breaking my fucking balls, bro.
00:02:39 I don't know what you're fucking talking about.
00:02:41 I told you, don't come in here all coked up, spewing your bullshit fucking nonsense.
00:02:45 Now, please, fuck off. Comprende?
00:02:48 -Okay, I'm picking up what you put in there. -Okay.
00:02:50 -Gonna put a pin in there. -Fucking pin it in.
00:02:52 -Okay. -Mostly fuck off. Okay.
00:02:54 -Antony, Jesus. -Hey, sir.
00:02:55 Oh, look. This is what I have to fucking deal with every fucking day with this guy.
00:02:58 -How is business? -Ah, pennies today, portions tomorrow.
00:03:02 Between you and me, grifting was always more lucrative than the gambling.
00:03:06 It's just not as consistent, especially since I lost my trusty paper boy.
00:03:10 Listen, we need to get the Earths to print again. You talk to me first.
00:03:14 -Only printing I do nowadays. -At last. At last.
00:03:19 Hey, but this is fucking slick, pal. Where's your shop?
00:03:23 I work out of my car.
00:03:26 You were always the modest one in the gang, eh? Out of his car. Fuck.
00:03:31 Hey, Bruce. Don't be a stranger, danger.
00:03:42 You have one new message.
00:03:44 Barun, motherfucking JT. Don't hang up.
00:03:48 It's Monica. It's me. Can you believe it, baby?
00:04:09 Okay, okay, okay. Filter into the class, latecomers.
00:04:12 Today we're talking about Her Majesty's Drag Competition.
00:04:15 Okay. @Kayla_Lar says, "If you win, what will you spend the shmaney on?"
00:04:21 Well, I'm giving my half to charity, and this self-centered prick is spending his on plastic surgery.
00:04:27 As if a bitch isn't pretty, you know.
00:04:29 Don't talk shit like you're not gonna use your half at Hot House.
00:04:31 Like I said, charity.
00:04:35 You've got papa's calling.
00:04:37 Hi, Dad. I'm just in the middle of an Instagram Live. Can I call you back?
00:04:40 Hello, River.
00:04:41 Hey, Uncle Barun.
00:04:42 Hello, Ali. May I speak with River?
00:04:44 No, Dad. I'm here. I'm just in the middle of an IG Live.
00:04:47 Are you driving? You shouldn't do those drops.
00:04:49 It's fine. It's fine. I promise.
00:04:51 Okay. Don't forget to call me when you're home.
00:04:53 I will. Bye. Bye. Bye. Sorry.
00:04:56 Sorry about that, y'all. River got a call from his daddy.
00:05:00 Oh, my God. Don't make it weird.
00:05:02 You're just joining us. We're doing a little Q&A about Her Majesty the Queen's drag competition next week.
00:05:08 Woo! Woo! Woo! Woo! Book your tickets!
00:05:11 Okay. From Asinome 1972.
00:05:15 Got some pensioners up in the house, y'all.
00:05:17 Welcome.
00:05:18 Jokes. Jokes. I've absolutely had a hold of it.
00:05:22 Okay. From Asinome 1972.
00:05:26 Are you sure you've got what it takes to win?
00:05:28 Well...
00:05:29 Duh. Her Majesty herself did a shout-out to our audition tape on Twitter.
00:05:33 Exactly. Right after she tweeted about bringing the personal factor to the competition.
00:05:37 And there may be girls who can dance on stage in a dress.
00:05:40 But can they twirl and dip like me?
00:05:43 Can they do a lip sync like me?
00:05:45 Can they beat their face like me?
00:05:48 Can they do a tuck like me?
00:05:49 No man in a dress can tuck his dick like River can.
00:05:52 What's your secret?
00:05:54 Oh, honey, I just whip it right up and put it on the nightstand.
00:05:57 [Laughter]
00:06:00 [Music]
00:06:18 [Applause]
00:06:34 [Music]
00:07:02 [Music]
00:07:09 I don't believe it.
00:07:10 Hey, bye, babes. Nice to see you, hey?
00:07:12 Bye.
00:07:13 How are you getting off?
00:07:14 This is us. Uber.
00:07:15 Hurry.
00:07:16 Bye.
00:07:17 Bye, Mel.
00:07:18 It's Christine.
00:07:19 Bye, Christine.
00:07:20 Bye, Christine.
00:07:21 Every time, Ollie.
00:07:23 [Laughter]
00:07:25 Every time.
00:07:26 [Laughter]
00:07:29 [Music]
00:07:32 He was gorgeous.
00:07:34 But then he leaves with Chanel.
00:07:36 I mean, seriously.
00:07:38 [Music]
00:07:40 Fuck, it's already getting light.
00:07:42 [Music]
00:07:51 Thank you.
00:07:52 Thank you so much.
00:07:54 Have a nice evening.
00:07:55 [Music]
00:08:21 So, Gabies, here's a few hints on how to make a breakaway piece
00:08:25 for a sickening wardrobe reveal moment
00:08:27 so you can shut that corsage right off.
00:08:29 Follow closely, and don't forget to take your girl when you make your tents, okay?
00:08:34 River.
00:08:35 Hello.
00:08:36 River, I'm standing outside.
00:08:38 Dad, what are you doing outside my house?
00:08:40 It's a little--
00:08:41 What's going on?
00:08:42 Is something wrong? I was worried.
00:08:43 Worried or impatient?
00:08:45 I'm literally just turning into my road right now.
00:08:47 Look, see?
00:08:48 Hi.
00:08:49 You said you'd call me when you get back home.
00:08:51 And I just got home. You're my witness.
00:08:54 River, I need to talk to you.
00:09:02 Okay, Dad. I'm here, I'm here, I'm here.
00:09:04 I'm all in.
00:09:05 Have you been out all night?
00:09:07 No, no, I haven't.
00:09:09 Did you sleep?
00:09:10 Yes, I slept. Did you sleep? You okay?
00:09:12 I'm fine. You just--
00:09:13 You're getting a lot of sleep.
00:09:14 If you don't sleep, you're grumpy, you know?
00:09:16 I'm fine.
00:09:17 This place is so noisy, you know?
00:09:19 Yeah, it is. But I love it.
00:09:21 What have you been doing, dancing all night?
00:09:23 No, no, of course not.
00:09:25 So, what's all this fuss about?
00:09:30 Your mother has reached out.
00:09:34 Huh. I don't have a mother.
00:09:36 Fine, my ex-girlfriend in your first home has reached out.
00:09:39 She wants us to pick her up.
00:09:41 In Eswatini.
00:09:42 In Eswatini? Why?
00:09:43 Because she wants to leave.
00:09:45 Okay, she's proven pretty good at that. Why doesn't she?
00:09:48 She's been confined in a rehabilitation clinic there.
00:09:53 Of course she'd be a junkie.
00:09:55 River, don't be rude.
00:09:57 Sorry, sorry.
00:09:58 Um, yeah, okay.
00:10:00 Well, I guess I'm just glad to hear that she's even alive.
00:10:04 Oh, no, wait. Sorry, don't care.
00:10:06 Look, she's been banished there by some dodgy ex-boyfriend
00:10:10 and only a relative can sign her out of the facility.
00:10:13 And she's never really had any family.
00:10:15 She's sadly untethered in that way.
00:10:17 So, her only hope is her only child.
00:10:20 Sorry, Dad, but I just don't think that I can be the one to...
00:10:23 River, she needs you.
00:10:24 And? Where was she when I needed her?
00:10:26 Certainly not crossing borders to come see me, her offspring, by the way.
00:10:29 -River! -Ow! Ow!
00:10:31 Here, here.
00:10:33 Put you down in the running water.
00:10:35 There, my darling, my boy.
00:10:36 Anyway, it doesn't matter because I'm not able to fly at the moment.
00:10:40 I don't have an ID that looks like this.
00:10:42 Driving is better for your mother.
00:10:43 She loves the open road.
00:10:45 She and I, we jumped the border fence back in our youth.
00:10:47 -It was easy. -Please, not you and your youth again.
00:10:49 Besides, I need to be here for my show.
00:10:51 -I can't just up and leave. -If you leave first thing tomorrow...
00:10:53 -I need to rehearse so that I'm good enough... -We can be back here.
00:10:55 Dad, I just don't want to! Why can't you hear me?
00:10:57 That's fair. I understand.
00:11:07 I'm sorry, my boy. You relax and...
00:11:12 have your breakfast in peace.
00:11:14 I'll be back in time for your competition.
00:11:17 I promise. I wouldn't miss it for the world.
00:11:20 Yeah?
00:11:21 Take care.
00:11:22 Wait, Dad, how are you going to get her out then?
00:11:31 I'll do what I do best.
00:11:33 Improvise.
00:11:34 Improvise.
00:11:35 So I obviously said no.
00:11:59 Why not?
00:12:00 Because she would not do the same for me. I'm sorry.
00:12:02 But you know who would.
00:12:03 Still.
00:12:04 That man will go to Posmo for you.
00:12:06 He would drop the soap for you, Chad.
00:12:08 Never that, please.
00:12:09 Still got it.
00:12:17 Look at this fragile little boy dressed as a Barbie.
00:12:23 Yep. Basically, nothing's changed.
00:12:26 Literally.
00:12:32 And this bombshell?
00:12:33 I always thought you got your looks from your papi, but...
00:12:36 Damn, mamacita!
00:12:38 Como esta? Como esta?
00:12:40 You're making me laugh.
00:12:43 No wonder he's so pussy-whipped.
00:12:47 No, for real.
00:12:48 You are a problem.
00:12:50 [music]
00:13:13 Hello, Monica.
00:13:14 Hi, Monica.
00:13:19 Long time no see, Moni.
00:13:21 Monica.
00:13:22 My marvellous Mona Lisa.
00:13:25 You look as radiant as ever.
00:13:28 Who? Me? Good as new?
00:13:32 Yes, I know.
00:13:33 Dad.
00:13:37 Who are you talking to?
00:13:39 No one.
00:13:40 You came.
00:13:42 Yeah.
00:13:43 But I have to be back by Thursday night, okay?
00:13:46 Great. We can do it in two days if we share the driving.
00:13:48 Fine.
00:13:49 I haven't said anything to Monica about...
00:13:52 Oh, that's fine. I'll handle that. Thanks.
00:13:54 Okay.
00:13:55 And just for the record, I'm doing this for you, not for her, okay?
00:13:59 That's good of you. Thank you.
00:14:02 [music]
00:14:17 Good start.
00:14:18 Oh, we shut the door.
00:14:21 Wow.
00:14:22 [music]
00:14:45 You know, we used to do drag.
00:14:47 We called it cross-dressing then.
00:14:50 Dad, throwing on a high-pitched voice and a scarf for laughs is not drag.
00:14:55 Nonsense. People said I would have been a very pretty girl.
00:14:58 If we used today's lingo, maybe some would have said I was about 25% transgender.
00:15:04 That is not how it works. You do realise that, right?
00:15:10 Being trans isn't an art form or a hobby.
00:15:12 We're literally a different gender to what some doctor prescribed
00:15:16 when they saw either a vulva or a penis and decided,
00:15:19 "Okay, this one better be pretty, but not too pretty or she won't be taken seriously."
00:15:23 And that one can never cry and always has to pay on dates.
00:15:27 I cry from time to time.
00:15:29 Boys do cry. We should be allowed that much.
00:15:32 But no, the binary is a colonial capitalist patriarchal tool that is violently oppressive.
00:15:38 Oh, whoa. What?
00:15:40 Not to worry. Not to worry. I thought I fixed it.
00:15:42 Dad. No, no, leave it. Careful. No, no. Shouldn't we pull over?
00:15:45 It happens all the time.
00:15:47 That doesn't feel safe.
00:15:49 There you go. Okay.
00:15:51 It's fine.
00:15:52 You know, there's an old song by the Kinks called Lola.
00:16:04 You should find it on your phone. You'll like it.
00:16:07 You should drag to it. Come on, put it on. Put it on.
00:16:10 Is this it?
00:16:13 That's it.
00:16:15 # Girls will be boys and boys will be girls
00:16:18 # It's a mixed up, muddled up, shook up world
00:16:21 # What's a thing that Ollie is a non-binary?
00:16:25 # Maybe if you're Indian it's a non-binary or non-biryani
00:16:32 # But I'm not the world's most masculine man
00:16:36 But I know what I am, and I'm glad I'm a man and so is Lola.
00:16:41 La la la.
00:16:43 This is what we call music, yeah?
00:16:45 I have a lot of time but I can't understand why she walk like a woman
00:16:50 and talk like a man.
00:16:52 Come on, come on, come on.
00:16:54 La la la la Lola.
00:16:57 La la la la Lola.
00:17:00 La la la la Lola.
00:17:08 Well, we drank champagne and danced all night.
00:17:11 Under electric candles.
00:17:14 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
00:17:16 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
00:17:19 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
00:17:22 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
00:17:26 [WATER RUNNING]
00:17:29 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:17:32 [WATER RUNNING]
00:17:35 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:17:38 [WATER RUNNING]
00:17:41 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:17:44 [WATER RUNNING]
00:17:47 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:17:50 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:17:53 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:17:56 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:17:58 I was at a club called Las Vegas in Jo'burg once.
00:18:01 And there was a chap there who didn't like the fact
00:18:04 that a guy like me was courting a glamorous white girl like Monica.
00:18:09 And there was this Prince track playing.
00:18:12 And your mother, Monica, was dancing.
00:18:16 And out of the corner of my eye, I noticed this chap reach into his pocket.
00:18:21 And I whispered to her, dip me like one of your French girls.
00:18:25 And she did.
00:18:26 She dipped me to Prince's beat.
00:18:28 Bah!
00:18:30 A bullet whizzed right past me.
00:18:32 Your cross-dressing mother and Prince saved my life by the skin of my forehead.
00:18:37 But we had lots of adventures.
00:18:40 Monica was a thrill.
00:18:41 She liked to be close to danger, presenter of commitment, lover of the present.
00:18:48 What if she doesn't love me?
00:18:55 Hey, of course she'll love you.
00:18:58 We've just got to get her to see you, eh?
00:19:01 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:19:07 Come on, put-- put some music on, eh?
00:19:11 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:19:14 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:19:23 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:19:27 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:19:30 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:19:34 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:19:37 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:19:52 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:19:55 Can we book a second room?
00:20:10 Do you see any keys here?
00:20:15 OK, one's fine for tonight, but we hope to return tomorrow evening with my ex-girlfriend.
00:20:21 So can we book two rooms for then, please?
00:20:24 Mm, will you be needing extra mattress for tonight, Biddy?
00:20:28 Is it a single bed in the room?
00:20:30 Does it matter?
00:20:31 That's a king.
00:20:34 That's fine, we can share.
00:20:35 The two of you together.
00:20:37 If that's all right with you, yeah?
00:20:39 Not my circus, not my monkeys.
00:20:41 Is there somewhere where we can get food nearby?
00:20:44 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:20:47 Thank you.
00:20:51 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:20:54 Like, how did we all get brainwashed into believing that two men can't share a king-sized mattress?
00:21:02 I mean, a father and son.
00:21:04 My relationship with my father was tougher than ours, much less honest, too.
00:21:09 The world has come a long way.
00:21:11 I don't know about that.
00:21:13 Like, when I used to be seen as a girl, people would hug me, my friends would hold my hand.
00:21:18 Even you used to kiss me on the forehead.
00:21:20 But now, it's like men think that the only way that we can touch each other is with a fist to the face.
00:21:26 That or...
00:21:29 We dance.
00:21:40 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:21:43 Dad.
00:21:50 River, come on.
00:21:54 Come.
00:21:55 OK, OK.
00:21:57 OK, Dad.
00:21:58 Hey, aren't you a little old for this, pal?
00:22:09 Hey, hey, hey.
00:22:11 Hey, get your hands off my dad.
00:22:13 [YELLING]
00:22:15 Run!
00:22:16 Bastard!
00:22:17 Run!
00:22:18 You'll be exposed, you bastard!
00:22:21 Bastard!
00:22:22 I thought...
00:22:25 Right of discrimination, more like.
00:22:27 Eh? You OK?
00:22:28 Uh, yeah. I'm OK. Are you?
00:22:30 Fine.
00:22:31 Damned ageists. Eh?
00:22:33 Dad, I don't think that was ageism.
00:22:35 It's what he said to me. That I'm too old to be dancing.
00:22:38 You're a brown man and I'm a trans gay.
00:22:40 Ageism is hardly going to be at the top of the list of this little dorky.
00:22:44 No, no, no. Their letters eat here. It was the dancing.
00:22:47 It's not theirs to let or allow. We actually have rights. I'm going back.
00:22:50 No, no, no, no. Leave it, River.
00:22:52 It's not a hill worth dying on. We're fine, are we not?
00:22:55 We can move.
00:22:57 It's not good to get fixated by the horrible things in life, eh?
00:23:00 What's that quote that you always say?
00:23:03 The most common way that people give up their powers is by thinking that they don't have any?
00:23:07 Good boy. Bobby Seale.
00:23:10 Yeah?
00:23:11 And you're right.
00:23:12 We have the power to dance the night away.
00:23:16 [laughs]
00:23:18 First fight in a bar.
00:23:21 I'm so proud, eh?
00:23:23 OK, OK. Just cos I said the touch thing.
00:23:25 Don't really have to touch me all the time.
00:23:27 Let's go to another bar.
00:23:28 No, no. We're going home now.
00:23:30 I'm young.
00:23:31 No, no. You're not, actually.
00:23:32 You're kind of old.
00:23:33 Hey! Don't be saying that.
00:23:34 You need to look after yourself.
00:23:35 Don't say that to me.
00:23:36 OK. All right. Spring chicken, all right?
00:23:38 I love you, my boy.
00:23:39 I love you, too, Dad. I love you, too.
00:23:40 Easy.
00:23:41 Where's the hotel?
00:23:42 [music]
00:23:44 [dog barking]
00:23:46 [music]
00:23:48 [dog barking]
00:23:50 [music]
00:23:53 [dog barking]
00:23:55 [music]
00:23:57 [sniffing]
00:24:21 [sniffing]
00:24:23 [groans]
00:24:28 [gasps]
00:24:41 [gasps]
00:24:46 [music]
00:24:48 [crying]
00:25:14 [sniffing]
00:25:16 [groans]
00:25:23 Hey.
00:25:26 Riva.
00:25:27 Mm-mm.
00:25:28 Riva, you OK?
00:25:30 What's wrong?
00:25:32 Nothing. Why?
00:25:34 I'm sorry. You were sort of whimpering.
00:25:36 I thought you were having a nightmare.
00:25:39 [groans]
00:25:43 Go back to sleep.
00:25:46 Sorry.
00:25:48 [music]
00:26:01 [motorcycle engine]
00:26:12 [music]
00:26:15 [music]
00:26:18 [music]
00:26:21 [music]
00:26:23 [music]
00:26:33 [music]
00:26:42 [music]
00:26:44 It's definitely here somewhere.
00:26:53 I'm just trying to remember.
00:26:55 There were some trees and a bit of a tip in the road.
00:26:58 Or maybe there was more of a hill.
00:27:01 Do you want me to look it up or...
00:27:04 No, it's not a specific place.
00:27:06 It's more of a non-place where you can non-cross.
00:27:10 So, actually, we need to get to the border in order to non-cross it.
00:27:14 You really don't want to get all the way there.
00:27:17 Just near enough so that you can take a little detour
00:27:20 and veer off before they can see you.
00:27:23 That?
00:27:25 Have a little faith, Riva.
00:27:27 Like the scarab in the desert.
00:27:30 The scarab pushes a ball of dung through adversity from dawn till dusk.
00:27:35 Like Sisyphus.
00:27:37 The myth of the scarab is one of humility.
00:27:41 The scarab humbly perseveres.
00:27:44 The scarab has hope.
00:27:46 So in this situation, we're the scarab,
00:27:49 humbly hoping that we're going to find a turnoff that you haven't seen in 20 years?
00:27:54 Coincidentally, the scarab was a symbol of becoming in ancient Egypt.
00:28:00 They believed the scarab was only male,
00:28:03 that they were able to reproduce themselves
00:28:06 because they laid an egg in dung that they rolled and rebirthed themselves each day.
00:28:11 So the image of the scarab in hieroglyphics
00:28:14 translates as to come into being or to transform.
00:28:19 Great.
00:28:21 The first transmask mascot.
00:28:24 A dung beetle.
00:28:25 There it is.
00:28:27 Okay.
00:28:29 [train whistle blows]
00:28:32 Riva, what are you doing?
00:28:39 I'm getting my bag.
00:28:40 For what?
00:28:42 Because I got valuables in it. Don't you want yours?
00:28:44 I don't have any valuables.
00:28:47 Um, Dad?
00:28:49 Think again. Your fancy carpet's here.
00:28:51 Ah! I hadn't thought of that.
00:28:53 Why is it here?
00:28:55 I was going to use it as a prop to get Monica out and...
00:28:58 You don't have your ID, so here we are.
00:29:00 Well, then we should have taken it out before.
00:29:02 I obviously forgot.
00:29:04 Here's your bag.
00:29:13 It's not a problem.
00:29:15 I knew this was a bad idea.
00:29:18 Here, we can carry it.
00:29:20 God, Monica better appreciate this.
00:29:26 [birds chirping]
00:29:28 Dad, it's been 20 minutes.
00:29:30 Are you sure we're going the right way?
00:29:32 Ah!
00:29:34 There you go.
00:29:35 Ah!
00:29:36 Right on cue.
00:29:37 Okay.
00:29:38 Oh, sorry.
00:29:39 You know what? Don't worry.
00:29:40 I'll... I'll just take it.
00:29:42 Getting strong these days, eh?
00:29:45 Yeah, yeah.
00:29:46 Here.
00:29:47 Take the f***ing stuff.
00:29:48 Use the carpet.
00:29:50 Oh, yeah. Finally.
00:29:52 Good news for the place.
00:29:54 You ready?
00:29:55 Sure.
00:29:56 Can you hold this?
00:29:57 Yes.
00:29:58 Thanks.
00:29:59 We've crossed the border.
00:30:09 Yeah.
00:30:10 Hey!
00:30:11 Welcome.
00:30:12 There's the road.
00:30:16 We can hitchhike to the clinic from there.
00:30:18 Hitchhike?
00:30:20 Surely not.
00:30:21 Like Uber or phone a taxi or something?
00:30:24 River, I've always depended on the kindness of strangers.
00:30:27 Um, Dad?
00:30:30 Hmm?
00:30:31 I don't think that was the border fence.
00:30:36 What's another kilometre at this rate, eh?
00:30:42 You're joking.
00:30:44 Okay.
00:30:45 Sweetie Pie was in a bad relationship
00:30:55 and we were just dropping her off with family
00:30:58 so she could start a new life
00:31:01 and hopefully return our cash when we needed it.
00:31:05 We also met some insurgents who gave us some drugs
00:31:08 we'd never heard of
00:31:09 and then we had a huge party around the lake
00:31:12 jumped back over and never saw any of them again.
00:31:15 Shit.
00:31:19 Dad, look at this fence.
00:31:21 It's not that high.
00:31:23 It's fine.
00:31:25 Joking.
00:31:27 Okay, I think you go first
00:31:37 and then I'll throw the stuff over to you
00:31:39 and then I'll try to climb up by myself.
00:31:41 Okay?
00:31:42 Come.
00:31:43 You want me to go first?
00:31:44 Yeah.
00:31:45 You're the young man and you want me to go first.
00:31:46 I'm going to help you, actually.
00:31:48 Get out of the way.
00:31:49 Please.
00:31:51 Here, put your foot...
00:31:59 Get off!
00:32:00 Just careful.
00:32:05 Alright, alright, alright.
00:32:08 How do I get down?
00:32:09 I don't know.
00:32:10 Okay.
00:32:11 I don't...
00:32:12 Just...
00:32:14 Careful!
00:32:15 Dad, are you okay?
00:32:17 What?
00:32:18 What did you hurt?
00:32:19 Dad?
00:32:20 I keep saying that this is a bad idea.
00:32:25 I'm fine, I'm fine, River.
00:32:26 No, it's more like a fucking train wreck.
00:32:28 Hey!
00:32:29 Have some respect!
00:32:31 I'm not the old simpleton you think I am.
00:32:34 Oh, I love you.
00:32:35 I'm not the old simpleton you think I am.
00:32:37 Oh, I literally never even said that.
00:32:39 I don't know where you picked up this jaded, disdainful attitude,
00:32:41 but it sure as hell isn't in my house.
00:32:43 So just remember, yours isn't the only way.
00:32:46 You're still a child.
00:32:47 Look outside of yourself once in a while.
00:32:50 You might learn a thing or two.
00:32:52 Now just stay here.
00:32:58 Don't do a thing.
00:33:00 I'm going to make a plan.
00:33:03 Can you hear me or not?
00:33:04 Yes, I can hear you.
00:33:06 Arsehole.
00:33:12 Arsehole.
00:33:13 River!
00:33:33 Bring the thing!
00:33:35 Sure.
00:33:40 Here.
00:33:41 Pass the thing, Zondan, and you climb through.
00:33:48 Make sure it doesn't touch the bridge.
00:34:03 I'm not going to let you do that.
00:34:05 I'm not going to let you do that.
00:34:07 Make sure it doesn't touch. Good boy.
00:34:09 Oh, okay.
00:34:12 Put your head first.
00:34:14 I'm fine.
00:34:35 Kindness of strangers, huh?
00:34:37 Oh.
00:34:38 Whoa, whoa, whoa.
00:34:42 Hey, bring the stuff.
00:34:45 Fuck, man.
00:34:51 Hi. Thank you.
00:34:52 I will fucking murder you, man.
00:34:53 Sorry.
00:34:54 Why are you creeping up on a woman alone on the side of the road?
00:34:57 Are you just?
00:34:58 I really thought you were pulling over for us.
00:35:00 No!
00:35:01 I'm really sorry.
00:35:02 River, what's going on here?
00:35:03 I didn't mean to make her cry.
00:35:04 You didn't make me cry?
00:35:05 I was crying already, thank you very much.
00:35:07 Then this white boy decided to stick his face against my window like some mule knife.
00:35:11 I'm sorry.
00:35:13 Are you all right?
00:35:14 No, I'm not, actually.
00:35:15 You want to know why?
00:35:16 Because my boyfriend decided to break up with me over WhatsApp.
00:35:19 WhatsApp, I'm sorry, have you seen me?
00:35:22 Now, I must cross a whole entire border to teach some berk a lesson.
00:35:26 Lo and behold, does he not switch off his live location while I'm busy driving?
00:35:30 That is why I swept off the masterpuss road.
00:35:33 Sorry for swearing.
00:35:34 What's the masterpuss doing in Eswatini?
00:35:37 Sick of bringing some new light-skinned girl here home to his mommy.
00:35:40 Can I tell you something?
00:35:41 That boy doesn't know what's good for him.
00:35:43 Well, spoiler alert, everyone, I'm good for him.
00:35:46 Well, we've got one for you.
00:35:49 The love of my life abandoned us when my son here was just a baby girl.
00:35:54 And now we've just jumped over the border fence to try and rescue her from a rehab clinic a few kilometres that way.
00:36:00 We just need a ride for the last leg.
00:36:02 I'm sorry, you two are father and son?
00:36:05 Shame you didn't look like that. What happened?
00:36:09 He has his mother's complexion.
00:36:11 Anyway, then, come on. Chop, chop.
00:36:14 Yeah, come. Okay.
00:36:16 Thank you. And I'm sorry.
00:36:18 So, how long were the two of you together?
00:36:25 Four years. Then she fell pregnant with me and vanished after my first birthday.
00:36:30 What? You don't fall pregnant. I hate it when people say that.
00:36:34 It's what she slipped and fell and landed on a pill. Sorry.
00:36:37 Okay. Fine. My lovely father here impregnated her.
00:36:41 Then she vanished after my first birthday. Is that better?
00:36:44 Che, why is this here, man?
00:36:46 At least you have a parent who loves you for who you are.
00:36:48 Do you know when my cousin came out, her mommy disowned her for life, eh?
00:36:51 Oh, so I must now be grateful that one of my parents is cool with me?
00:36:55 Yes. Yes, you should.
00:36:57 Uh, no. I don't know that woman's shit.
00:37:00 Yo! What a wow! What a ding-ding!
00:37:04 The white chain is really strong in this one, eh, uncle?
00:37:07 You're sure you're the father?
00:37:09 And what's with the laden scarpet?
00:37:11 Nice, huh? 100 knots per square centimetre,
00:37:15 knotted by dedicated desert children whose hands are small enough to tie the knots.
00:37:19 And you've had the craft passed on to them over the centuries.
00:37:23 So, child labour.
00:37:26 Yep. He's obsessed with it.
00:37:28 I mean, it sounds expensive.
00:37:31 And then the two of you just carry it around with you, hitchhiking and all this.
00:37:34 No, it was a backup plan.
00:37:36 We were going to try to use it to bribe the rehab clinic to let Monica out.
00:37:39 Lol. Not you trading an X for your prize, slavery corporate.
00:37:43 It was a rather last resort idea.
00:37:46 Obviously, I'd like to keep it.
00:37:53 Thanks for driving.
00:37:55 It was actually quite lekker, uncle.
00:37:57 No, no, leave your stuff. I'll give you a ride back after.
00:38:06 Come. Monica's waiting.
00:38:09 Look, Miss Thloni, we understand there's a discrepancy,
00:38:15 but there's a perfectly reasonable explanation for this.
00:38:19 See, the masculine-feminine binary is a colonial tool that...
00:38:23 Sir, I'm just the receptionist.
00:38:25 If you want to discuss the ramification of colonisation,
00:38:28 you can make an appointment with Dr Judy between 2 and 4 every second Monday.
00:38:32 She charges by the hour.
00:38:34 Right.
00:38:35 Oh well, we tried.
00:38:37 No, please, we've driven very far.
00:38:39 I'm so sorry, sir, but I can't help you without legitimate proof of a family member signing it out.
00:38:44 I need the corresponding ID for this birth certificate.
00:38:47 But it's his birth certificate.
00:38:49 I can't just accept anyone who walks in here without a picture ID,
00:38:53 saying that they are someone of another gender.
00:38:56 He will get me into trouble.
00:38:58 What if we could help each other?
00:39:00 Dad.
00:39:01 Fine. Will this work for you?
00:39:06 And what is this, sir?
00:39:07 It's our marriage certificate.
00:39:08 What?
00:39:09 Let my wife out of here.
00:39:10 What are you talking about?
00:39:11 Quiet, River.
00:39:12 Dad, you're not married.
00:39:13 Yes, I am.
00:39:14 That's it. First you are not married, then you are married.
00:39:17 And your child who says you are not married is a girl, then a boy.
00:39:21 How must I know if I can't look inside his or her pants?
00:39:25 Oh, hell no.
00:39:26 Look what you have done, Miss Heloni.
00:39:30 River, just wait.
00:39:34 No, just leave me.
00:39:36 How could you keep something like that from me?
00:39:38 I didn't.
00:39:39 No, I don't like secrets. I don't like surprises. It's not fair.
00:39:42 River, just listen. When I met Monica, she was an air stewardess at SAA.
00:39:46 They had a policy that if your reason for quitting was to get married,
00:39:49 you'd get around the world honeymoon tickets for 10% the usual price.
00:39:53 So we faked our marriage and travelled the world on pennies
00:39:56 on this phony certificate I made.
00:39:58 So this is just another improv prop?
00:40:03 Exactly.
00:40:04 Not some weird lifelong secret?
00:40:06 Of course not. I would never be dishonest with you unless it was for your own good.
00:40:10 Oh, OK, so now there are conditions to be honest...
00:40:12 I misspoke. There's no secrets.
00:40:14 Please, boy, trust me. I'm sorry.
00:40:17 I should have told you about the prop before. I just didn't think that we...
00:40:21 Don't you think that if she's in the clinic, maybe she, I don't know,
00:40:24 like, needs the help?
00:40:26 She was put in here by some bad guy trying to get rid of her.
00:40:29 We are the help.
00:40:30 And you just believe all that?
00:40:32 Yes. She can be hard to get rid of.
00:40:34 Hasn't been my experience.
00:40:38 Look, let's cool down.
00:40:40 Dad, just let's pack it up and go home.
00:40:42 You can tell her we tried. I'm just not her ticket.
00:40:44 She knows we're coming. Imagine her disappointment.
00:40:46 OK, so stand up for yourself for once.
00:40:48 She'll think we're pathetic.
00:40:49 What's pathetic is you being this doting love dog.
00:40:51 She left you.
00:40:52 Hey, you two.
00:40:58 Come, I have an idea.
00:41:00 Dad, I'm...
00:41:03 Shit.
00:41:05 (WATER RUNNING)
00:41:07 Hey, my name is River, and this is my voice 24 hours on T.
00:41:12 And this is my voice 15 days on T.
00:41:15 Three weeks on T.
00:41:16 Six weeks on T.
00:41:17 Six months.
00:41:18 One year.
00:41:19 My name is River, and this is my voice two years on T.
00:41:22 OK.
00:41:27 I can sign here.
00:41:33 And there.
00:41:35 Thank you.
00:41:36 Thank you.
00:41:39 Our family.
00:42:03 Our family.
00:42:04 Oh, let me look at you.
00:42:08 Oh, just how I remembered.
00:42:11 I always knew my baby would be a stunner.
00:42:15 Oh, I got your mama's skin and my hair.
00:42:20 I hear you scream.
00:42:21 Monica, that's not your baby.
00:42:26 This one is.
00:42:32 Hi, I'm River.
00:42:33 I remember when I left you with the baby daughter.
00:42:39 Yes.
00:42:40 I mean, no, that's what the doctor said.
00:42:43 River has since...
00:42:44 He identifies himself...
00:42:48 I'm a boy, Monica.
00:42:50 I'm a transgender boy.
00:42:52 Man now, actually. I'm 24.
00:42:54 It's 23 years since the last time you saw me.
00:42:56 A lot's happened in your absence.
00:43:01 Well, then who's she?
00:43:03 Che, Auntie, I'm your getaway driver.
00:43:06 And frankly, till we got here, you couldn't even leave.
00:43:09 So you better come correct.
00:43:10 I can't be spot. I have my own boyfriend to track down.
00:43:13 Let's go.
00:43:16 Cheers.
00:43:18 Which one's yours?
00:43:29 So, Monica, you look just the same.
00:43:33 And you've aged into a sexy guru-looking fucker.
00:43:39 My dad actually doesn't like swearing.
00:43:42 Oh, seems like she's not the only one who went through an identity change.
00:43:47 He.
00:43:48 You can call him he, please.
00:43:52 Your dad was shit hot.
00:43:57 I was just a little bit more daring back then.
00:43:59 How's that, Uncle? Come for the lesson?
00:44:01 No, please don't.
00:44:02 Tell them they're out of the box, play.
00:44:04 Come on. Tell them.
00:44:05 Tell them. Tell them. Tell them.
00:44:07 Okay, okay, shh. Okay.
00:44:09 There was an old acquaintance of mine who started a little clothing store called Out of the Box
00:44:14 before the river was born.
00:44:16 So Stan, Stan the Greek we used to call him, hired me as an employee.
00:44:20 One day he paid some guys to rob the store,
00:44:23 so I locked myself in the bathroom while they cleaned out the till.
00:44:27 Then I broke the window, climbed out, called the cops, give a statement.
00:44:31 Why did he do that to you, though?
00:44:33 No, I was in on it.
00:44:34 We made much more from the insurance than we ever made from selling T-shirts.
00:44:38 Yeah, take it with a pinch of salt, though. He's a dreamer.
00:44:40 No, no, no, no, no, no. He's watered it down.
00:44:43 And he's washed me out of it, too.
00:44:45 I didn't want to implicate you.
00:44:46 Oh, me?
00:44:47 Yeah, yeah.
00:44:48 Okay, so, so Stan employed both of us.
00:44:52 And we choreographed the whole thing
00:44:55 because we knew that the insurance would, you know,
00:44:58 crank up the volume if there was personal damage.
00:45:01 So we shot at the fake robbers and they met us,
00:45:05 and then we planned our escape, you know, ran to the robbers,
00:45:08 and Vaheer, the method actor, actually even cut his thigh on the glass,
00:45:13 you know, to sell the whole story with some blood and gore.
00:45:15 And that is how it happened.
00:45:17 Are you telling me he's a con man?
00:45:19 No, no, that life is behind us. Please.
00:45:22 Bloody better be, huh?
00:45:24 Okay, thanks, Buki.
00:45:28 Cool.
00:45:29 Good luck.
00:45:31 Thank you for your kindness.
00:45:32 It's a pleasure, Uncle.
00:45:33 I needed this hot mess to distract me.
00:45:36 Okay, well, thank you.
00:45:37 And I'm sorry again about the fright earlier.
00:45:39 I sometimes forget how I look now.
00:45:41 What you going to do?
00:45:43 I'm just going to go on a come-on.
00:45:45 Thanks.
00:45:47 [sighs]
00:45:48 Right, children?
00:45:59 Yeah.
00:46:00 [grunts]
00:46:01 [clears throat]
00:46:02 So why do you have that dusty old thing?
00:46:05 Endurance.
00:46:07 What?
00:46:11 That does not look easy.
00:46:12 You all right?
00:46:13 I'm fine.
00:46:15 Here we go.
00:46:16 Wow.
00:46:20 Smile and a tooth, baby.
00:46:27 [laughs]
00:46:28 What a grumpy fuck.
00:46:31 All that crap made him look like Leatherface.
00:46:33 [laughs]
00:46:34 But he had a great heart, eh?
00:46:39 Yep.
00:46:40 Oh, no, shit.
00:46:42 Shit, shit, shit, shit.
00:46:45 What's wrong?
00:46:46 Oh, damn it.
00:46:47 No.
00:46:48 No.
00:46:49 What's going on?
00:46:50 I knew this would happen.
00:46:51 What?
00:46:52 Ollie can't perform anymore.
00:46:53 Why?
00:46:54 Because they broke their ankle dancing on a table.
00:46:56 Why did they do that?
00:46:57 No, why did we do this?
00:46:59 I rein Ollie in.
00:47:00 That's what I do.
00:47:01 If I was there, I could--
00:47:02 River, don't blame yourself.
00:47:04 I'm not, actually.
00:47:05 I'm blaming this, you.
00:47:06 Hey, easy on your old man, you know?
00:47:09 No, please, you just stay out of this
00:47:11 because you don't understand what's at stake for me here, OK?
00:47:15 Try me.
00:47:16 OK, sure.
00:47:18 Her Majesty the Queen is doing a world tour,
00:47:21 crowning the best local drag act in each city
00:47:24 with a massive cash prize,
00:47:25 which I was going to use for my top surgery,
00:47:27 but now I can't because my drag partner has to fall out.
00:47:31 Did you catch any of that?
00:47:32 OK, OK, slow down.
00:47:34 You're never going to get it
00:47:36 because you don't know me.
00:47:37 River.
00:47:38 No, I'm sorry, I need to do this.
00:47:40 Just some lady who ruined my dad's life
00:47:42 by leaving him with a mixed-up kid
00:47:44 when all he wanted to do was gallivant around the world
00:47:47 on cheap tickets at lakes with drugs and insurgents
00:47:50 and getting shot in the head and whatever the hell else.
00:47:53 Well, great news for you two.
00:47:54 The two of you can go off
00:47:55 and live your happy, stupid lives together now
00:47:58 because I'm fucked, Dad.
00:48:00 Wow.
00:48:06 She certainly gets her emotional range from her mother.
00:48:09 He doesn't have a mother.
00:48:10 Oh, so from the father, then.
00:48:12 Careful.
00:48:13 Everything he is and everything he has
00:48:15 is down to him and him alone.
00:48:17 So, what's this competition?
00:48:21 It's a drag show.
00:48:22 You know where gay boys dress up as girls.
00:48:25 You must be fucking joking.
00:48:27 We met a girl who thinks she's a boy
00:48:31 who dresses like a girl.
00:48:33 I mean, give me a fucking break.
00:48:35 Please, Monica, it's not that hard to grasp.
00:48:37 We had friends back in the day who were doing that sort of thing.
00:48:40 We just had different words for it, like, um...
00:48:42 You should do it.
00:48:44 What?
00:48:45 You should stand in.
00:48:47 You should do it.
00:48:48 I mean, you can dance and you can perform,
00:48:50 and what bain judge wouldn't love this little father-son love show?
00:48:56 I can't do drag.
00:48:57 It's an art form. It's high skill.
00:49:00 You have to be bold.
00:49:01 Oh, please.
00:49:03 If that kid is bold enough to grow a goatee
00:49:07 and call herself a boy for the rest of her life,
00:49:09 then you can slap on a wig and call yourself a woman
00:49:12 for five minutes on stage.
00:49:14 You can do it. You should do it.
00:49:17 Come on.
00:49:19 Let me talk to River.
00:49:21 Okay.
00:49:23 What about your carpet?
00:49:25 Push it to the side of the road.
00:49:27 I must do it?
00:49:29 Yes.
00:49:32 [crickets chirping]
00:49:34 Ooh!
00:49:43 And then I just hear this whoop crack.
00:49:45 And I'm like, "Girl, what is that?"
00:49:48 And are you okay in the bed?
00:49:50 Shit, babe. I'm so sorry.
00:49:55 No, I'm sorry.
00:49:57 But you still have to do the show, ne?
00:49:59 Uh, no, I can't.
00:50:01 You have to. You need the money.
00:50:03 Yeah, I know, but it's too late to recast at this point.
00:50:07 Just do it solo.
00:50:08 I have to go.
00:50:10 I'll see you tomorrow, okay?
00:50:11 No, do the show.
00:50:12 Okay, love you, bye. I'm hanging up. Bye.
00:50:14 [phone ringing]
00:50:16 You know, out of everything you said back there,
00:50:25 hearing you call yourself a mixed-up kid...
00:50:29 There's nothing mixed up about you.
00:50:42 You always knew exactly who you were.
00:50:47 And you did something about it.
00:50:53 That's not something most of us can say about ourselves.
00:50:57 My brave boy.
00:51:09 River, uh...
00:51:15 I was wondering if, uh...
00:51:20 you might accept me as your, uh...
00:51:23 drag partner.
00:51:25 I know.
00:51:29 I know I'm a straight old guy,
00:51:32 but I, uh, do have an adventurous spirit,
00:51:36 and, uh, Olly can do my makeup.
00:51:39 He doesn't need his ankle for that, eh?
00:51:41 -No. -Oh, no, sorry.
00:51:45 We can rehearse together on the road,
00:51:48 and we can make a case for our story,
00:51:51 a father and son drag team.
00:51:54 It's a novel idea.
00:51:57 It's a ridiculous idea.
00:52:04 I can be a bit of a dreamer, you know?
00:52:09 That would make me my own father's drag mother, you know?
00:52:14 Sacred cows make the best burgers, eh?
00:52:18 So, you can be a master performer,
00:52:33 but if your face beat is off, or your padding is loose,
00:52:36 -or your tuck is not tucking-- -Whoa, whoa, whoa, English for me.
00:52:39 -Me too, me too. -Okay, okay.
00:52:41 -So, your buttcheeks is your makeup, right? -I can help with that.
00:52:44 Okay, it's very different to what you do, but thanks.
00:52:46 Then your padding is literally adding curves to your body, right?
00:52:50 -It's hips, it's bum, it's chest. -Luckily, he's a tits and ass kind of guy.
00:52:54 -I am. -And then your tuck is, um...
00:52:59 Well, if you have a flesh penis,
00:53:02 then you have to tape it back between your buttcheeks.
00:53:06 -What? -Yeah.
00:53:08 Sorry, Dad, that's where I have an advantage over you.
00:53:10 You're gonna have to have a really beautiful wig,
00:53:12 you're gonna need, like, a high-concept song and outfit.
00:53:15 If you're not that great at dancing, it's okay,
00:53:17 you can do, like, a comedy piece, or make it really, really personal.
00:53:20 The point is that you have to serve a story.
00:53:23 -Piece of cake. -Yes.
00:53:25 And in our world, cake means ass.
00:53:28 Oh, I love it! Piece of ass!
00:53:31 Exactly. Okay, let's get music.
00:53:33 Remember, we have the bent arms, finger guns.
00:53:38 We're going out, in, bah, brrrah, brrrrah!
00:53:44 -Oh, shit! -Oh!
00:53:46 -I'll take this. -Oh, my God!
00:53:49 -Don't worry. -There's all clouds falling on me.
00:53:51 I'm needing someone older than that to do all of the time.
00:53:53 Just pull it up, Dad.
00:53:55 -I think I've got it. -Okay, we're good?
00:53:58 Yeah.
00:54:00 Yeah.
00:54:02 -So, we're up, and at the top, -Up.
00:54:05 you want to make this part straight and this part straight.
00:54:07 Loose, loose, loosey-goosey.
00:54:10 You're like this, yeah?
00:54:13 Just swap your two feet, all right?
00:54:16 And...
00:54:18 There you go.
00:54:20 Running this part, you don't have to.
00:54:22 Come on. Lift, lift.
00:54:24 I know it's going to be a good top walk.
00:54:25 We need to start feeling our bodies, okay?
00:54:27 We need to get that walk.
00:54:29 We're going five, six, seven, sing.
00:54:32 This way, this way, sing.
00:54:34 Go, go, go, go.
00:54:36 Okay.
00:54:38 -Yeah? -Yes, okay.
00:54:41 Okay. All right, we need to run that whole bit once more, though, because...
00:54:45 No, I'm sorry. I'm struggling with the music.
00:54:48 -But... -They're faster than my usual tracks.
00:54:51 But, Dad, we've said we're going to do this,
00:54:54 so we have to do it, okay? There's not...
00:54:56 I think some rest will do me good.
00:54:58 Can I carry on tomorrow, please?
00:55:00 Hmm?
00:55:02 Please, River.
00:55:05 Okay.
00:55:07 Yeah, why don't...
00:55:08 Why don't you guys go to bed, and I will...
00:55:11 Oh, no. No. Monica's in the other room.
00:55:14 (clears throat)
00:55:16 Oh.
00:55:19 Oh, well, are you two sharing?
00:55:22 There's enough room for two men to sleep on a king-size mattress.
00:55:26 -Oh, yeah, well... -Oh, you dropped something, Monica.
00:55:29 Oh, thanks.
00:55:33 Keep, sir.
00:55:35 (chuckles)
00:55:37 Okay, well...
00:55:40 Cheers, guys.
00:55:45 Um...
00:55:47 Bye.
00:56:01 Wow, look at you, tearing down the patriarchy.
00:56:05 Somebody's got to do it.
00:56:08 Okay.
00:56:12 Um, I won't be long, okay?
00:56:19 Okay.
00:56:22 (birds chirping)
00:56:24 (soft music playing)
00:56:38 ♪ ♪
00:56:41 (dog barking)
00:57:07 Oh, God, no.
00:57:09 I've had a whole string of weak boyfriends.
00:57:12 What I need now is a real man that can sweep me off my feet.
00:57:18 You need an alpha. A real man protects a woman.
00:57:21 Mmm!
00:57:24 Talking about real men, gentlemen, this is River, my son.
00:57:30 (clears throat) Yeah, um, some of us met last night.
00:57:34 Take River here, okay? He's not big or butch,
00:57:39 but he drove 50 hours to save his mom,
00:57:43 who had no hand in his upbringing,
00:57:46 from the clutches of her controlling boyfriend.
00:57:49 That's alpha material, boyki.
00:57:51 On the house.
00:57:54 Cheers.
00:57:56 -Should you be... -Oh, no, this is, um...
00:57:59 This is zero.
00:58:02 Okay, well, um, I saw you come in here, and I got worried,
00:58:06 but I see that you're in great company here, so...
00:58:11 Aw, how sweet. Thanks, darling.
00:58:14 I'm gonna get some sleep then, okay?
00:58:16 Mmm. You know, you've had a long day of working.
00:58:19 River is entering a big talent competition.
00:58:22 No way. What's your talent?
00:58:25 Give us a sneak peek.
00:58:27 It's... No, thank you.
00:58:29 Don't be shy. We're all buddies here.
00:58:32 -It's really not that kind of... -Guys, guys, guys, guys.
00:58:35 It's... It's bad luck, okay?
00:58:38 I mean, you have to let the mojo build up before the big day.
00:58:42 You can't spoil the magic before showtime.
00:58:45 I tell you what, okay? I'll be there.
00:58:47 I'll record it, and then I will...
00:58:51 Here we go. I send it to you.
00:58:53 -Number? -Old school.
00:58:56 -No phone? -It got commiscated at the clinic.
00:59:00 What's the price?
00:59:02 -50 big ones. -50,000?
00:59:04 Yep.
00:59:07 How do you know that?
00:59:09 You told me. In the car.
00:59:15 I also do that.
00:59:17 I get so wrapped up in my own shenanigans.
00:59:20 I don't know who's who or what's what.
00:59:23 No, I do.
00:59:25 Okay, well, um...
00:59:27 -Night, everyone. -Good night, darling. Sleep tight.
00:59:29 -Break a leg, my guy. -Good luck.
00:59:31 -Don't blow all at once now. -Oh.
00:59:33 Don't let your dad bite.
00:59:36 It needs some music.
00:59:53 -Whenever will you take the first driving shift? -Why so early?
00:59:57 Isn't it very invasive?
01:00:19 -Not anymore so than any boob job. -Not too shabby.
01:00:23 -But it's more expensive? -Yeah.
01:00:25 -Basically 100K. -Wow.
01:00:27 Plus I have to get a psychiatric evaluation.
01:00:29 Wow. That is backward.
01:00:31 Okay, now, hold on.
01:00:33 So if you and your partner were going to split the money,
01:00:36 how are you gonna pay for it?
01:00:38 Oh, I have 50K in savings already.
01:00:40 So the prize money's gonna take me to three quarters of the way,
01:00:43 and then I have to just raise the last 25.
01:00:46 But with me as your partner, you don't have to split it.
01:00:49 You can book your surgery straight away.
01:00:51 You might even have a better chance of winning now, you know?
01:00:54 I think you're gonna win.
01:00:56 I don't really want to get my hopes up too high.
01:00:58 Fuck that.
01:01:00 You have to believe, right?
01:01:02 There's only way you can win.
01:01:04 Doubt is for losers. Ask your dad.
01:01:06 You have to shout it from the mountaintops.
01:01:08 -Just to open your window. -God.
01:01:10 Hey, you babes and bitches!
01:01:15 Here come the queens, the winners of...
01:01:18 -Her Majesty. -Her Majesty's Love Show!
01:01:22 Come on, you must do it with me.
01:01:26 -Okay. -Oh, good.
01:01:28 -Shout with me. -We are the winners!
01:01:31 Winners coming through!
01:01:33 Winners coming through!
01:01:36 Happy camp!
01:01:38 Okay, we need to practice. Where's the music?
01:01:44 -Mmm. -Oh, it smells good.
01:01:46 Okay, uh...
01:01:58 Please, please.
01:02:00 And I think I'll take one of these.
01:02:03 And one of these.
01:02:06 Thank you.
01:02:09 (phone ringing)
01:02:11 Darling, do you want to have...
01:02:19 -Only some gum? -Yeah, sure.
01:02:21 Thanks. Sorry.
01:02:23 Ah, swipe button search.
01:02:30 This machine won't let you tap twice in a row.
01:02:32 So sexual, eh? Swiping, tapping, inverting.
01:02:37 -Thank you. -Thanks.
01:02:39 -Cheers. -Cheers.
01:02:41 Have a nice day.
01:02:44 Have a nice day.
01:02:47 (music playing)
01:02:50 (music playing)
01:02:53 (music playing)
01:02:55 (music playing)
01:03:05 (music playing)
01:03:14 (music playing)
01:03:16 Excuse the mess, but I work from home.
01:03:29 (phone ringing)
01:03:31 Okay, well, um...
01:03:49 I'm gonna be off then.
01:03:51 Yeah, we have a lot of catching up to do.
01:03:54 Right.
01:03:55 But don't forget that we have our final rehearsal in the morning, okay?
01:03:59 So please try to get some rest and, um...
01:04:02 drink lots of water, keep running the routine in your head
01:04:05 as much as you possibly can, and don't overthink it.
01:04:08 -Ah. -Okay?
01:04:09 Easy peasy.
01:04:10 What is it that you called it, um...
01:04:12 "Piece of ass"?
01:04:14 (chuckles)
01:04:15 Yeah. That's the one.
01:04:17 (music playing)
01:04:20 Well, um...
01:04:22 Bye, guys.
01:04:24 Cheers.
01:04:25 So... what's she like?
01:04:34 Oh, messy. And incredibly stubborn.
01:04:37 So like you.
01:04:38 And the boyfriend?
01:04:40 Um, I don't know. We didn't really talk much about him.
01:04:42 So she just skipped town with her family from two decades ago.
01:04:45 And bad boy had nothing to say about it.
01:04:47 Yep.
01:04:48 "She's a runner, she's a track star!"
01:04:50 Right.
01:04:51 No, like, wow!
01:04:53 I don't know if she's life goals or if she's dodgy,
01:04:56 but I'm low-key obsessed.
01:04:57 How do you mean, dodgy?
01:04:58 Like, remember that line from Gia?
01:05:00 "How do you know if a junkie's lying?
01:05:03 Her lips are moving."
01:05:05 (laughs)
01:05:06 Pretty sure that's a harmful stereotype, but it's funny.
01:05:09 Yeah. But if I was Uncle V,
01:05:10 I'd sleep with one eye open, just in case.
01:05:13 Imagine I said that about your mother.
01:05:15 Oh. I thought she's not your mother.
01:05:17 You know what I mean.
01:05:18 Besides, he doesn't have a whole lot that she could con off him anyway,
01:05:21 unless she wanted to start a travelling tailor shop.
01:05:24 Anyway, you better get painting, bitch,
01:05:26 cos we have miracles to pull off tomorrow.
01:05:28 OK, OK, Mama's boy.
01:05:30 Stop that.
01:05:31 Oh, my ankle.
01:05:32 I didn't even touch your ankle!
01:05:34 Don't make her look better than me, hey?
01:05:36 (laughs)
01:05:37 Well, no promises.
01:05:39 (laughs)
01:05:41 Well, how does Master Taylor
01:05:45 feel about helping a girl out
01:05:47 with a dress for her ex-boyfriend's drag show?
01:05:52 OK.
01:05:53 Not that.
01:05:54 OK.
01:05:56 Oh, not that.
01:05:58 Oh, yeah, that.
01:05:59 You want that?
01:06:00 Yeah, that's amazing.
01:06:02 Yeah, I could do that.
01:06:03 That one?
01:06:04 Yes.
01:06:05 In, uh, this.
01:06:07 You want this in that material?
01:06:10 (laughs)
01:06:11 That's not a lot of dress.
01:06:12 Yes, but there's a lot of dress at the back.
01:06:15 I'll be safe with my dress at the back.
01:06:19 (laughs)
01:06:21 (birds chirping)
01:06:24 OK, so he's gonna be a little bit shy about stuff,
01:06:27 but he does understand clothes.
01:06:29 Uncle V!
01:06:30 Hi, we're here.
01:06:31 Hi, Dad.
01:06:32 Is this your place?
01:06:33 Hi, yeah, welcome.
01:06:34 Step right on up, step on up.
01:06:36 Uh, materials, so we can make a...
01:06:39 OK, OK, she knows what she wants.
01:06:41 (indistinct chatter)
01:06:46 It's great, it's great, just sing.
01:06:48 (indistinct chatter)
01:06:52 With the rest of the dress.
01:06:54 OK, let's try it with a little more femininity.
01:06:56 Yes.
01:06:57 Uh-huh.
01:06:58 Be the woman, be the woman.
01:07:00 Let's, uh...
01:07:01 (indistinct chatter)
01:07:04 Very high.
01:07:06 (indistinct chatter)
01:07:09 Ready?
01:07:10 Try to be everything you can do.
01:07:12 (indistinct chatter)
01:07:15 OK, whatever you need.
01:07:17 (indistinct chatter)
01:07:20 (indistinct chatter)
01:07:23 (indistinct chatter)
01:07:28 It can be "ha" and "mi" and "sa."
01:07:31 You connect.
01:07:32 I understand.
01:07:33 OK, OK.
01:07:35 Five, six, seven, eight.
01:07:37 (indistinct chatter)
01:07:40 Yes.
01:07:41 ♪ So close your eyes ♪
01:07:43 (indistinct chatter)
01:07:46 No, no.
01:07:48 River, twirl.
01:07:50 You collect.
01:07:51 What am I collecting?
01:07:53 Fabric.
01:07:54 Throw, Uncle V.
01:07:55 Throw, throw.
01:07:57 Throw it again.
01:07:58 We throw it again.
01:07:59 How big is this dress?
01:08:00 It's big.
01:08:01 Throw.
01:08:02 And I'm gonna walk, OK?
01:08:04 ♪ So close your eyes ♪
01:08:06 (indistinct chatter)
01:08:09 ♪ So the inner set ♪
01:08:11 ♪ Girl, I know we'll still shine ♪
01:08:14 Uncle V, that 50K is practically ours, OK?
01:08:18 Yeah, we got it.
01:08:19 No cheekbones, our finesse, bam.
01:08:22 They might as well give us the money right now.
01:08:24 Exactly.
01:08:25 I'll see you in two hours.
01:08:26 See you in two hours.
01:08:27 Don't be late, OK?
01:08:28 OK.
01:08:29 Gonna be fine.
01:08:30 Mm.
01:08:32 (engine rumbling)
01:08:34 It is what it is.
01:08:39 (laughing)
01:08:41 Dad, hi, hi, how are you doing?
01:08:49 I think I have a stomach urge.
01:08:51 No, no, it's just the nose.
01:08:52 Don't worry, you'll be fine.
01:08:53 And how did it go with the dress?
01:08:54 Yes, I brought my kit in case the fit's not quite right.
01:08:57 Oh.
01:08:58 Hey.
01:08:59 Hi.
01:09:00 Thank you.
01:09:01 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
01:09:02 So nice.
01:09:03 Friend, hello.
01:09:08 I'm sorry, but I just need one more backstage pass
01:09:11 for our team, please.
01:09:13 Lucky, cute river.
01:09:14 Can I get a name?
01:09:15 Monica.
01:09:16 Monica.
01:09:18 Storm.
01:09:19 Storm.
01:09:20 Is this your home?
01:09:23 No.
01:09:24 Yeah, um.
01:09:25 Yes.
01:09:26 No.
01:09:27 It's complicated.
01:09:28 Hi, Maxine, come see.
01:09:30 It's Rupa's mom.
01:09:32 Hi, Rupa's mom.
01:09:33 It's Rupa's mom.
01:09:34 Hi.
01:09:35 Hi, Rupa's mom.
01:09:36 Oh, family affair going on over here.
01:09:38 Okay.
01:09:39 This is so exciting.
01:09:41 Thanks, friend, thank you, that's fine.
01:09:43 Okay, just go through those doors.
01:09:44 I love your dress, Dad.
01:09:46 Thank you.
01:09:47 Thank you.
01:09:48 Okay.
01:09:49 Hello.
01:09:51 Hey, Uncle Varun.
01:09:57 OMG.
01:09:59 Girl, you look gorgeous.
01:10:01 Thank you.
01:10:02 I picked you to wash stuff, crackhead.
01:10:04 So good to have the whole family, yeah?
01:10:11 The world's changing.
01:10:12 Now for the fun part.
01:10:16 Glue.
01:10:17 I think you must do straight to that leg.
01:10:24 Otherwise, you're fucking up and I'm really handy-handy.
01:10:26 Uh-huh.
01:10:27 Oh, my God.
01:10:32 Say hi.
01:10:38 Bobby.
01:10:40 Good luck.
01:10:46 And don't fuck it up.
01:10:49 You better work.
01:10:50 Good evening.
01:10:51 I'm Vivacious Veronica,
01:10:53 your emcee for tonight.
01:10:54 Please help me welcome Her Majesty and Her Queen.
01:11:22 Go home, girls.
01:11:23 The money's ours.
01:11:25 That's funny.
01:11:26 Cut another one.
01:11:27 Your face.
01:11:28 I'll get you.
01:11:32 Thank you.
01:11:34 Whoo!
01:11:36 [cheering]
01:11:38 [cheering]
01:12:06 Performer, you know.
01:12:07 Special.
01:12:08 I might just, you know, join you guys.
01:12:10 I might just.
01:12:11 What's up?
01:12:12 Oh, about the big school, big school.
01:12:14 [music playing]
01:12:17 [cheering]
01:12:20 [cheering]
01:12:24 [cheering]
01:12:27 [cheering]
01:12:51 [moaning]
01:12:54 [cheering]
01:13:01 Scootch together.
01:13:12 I don't think this is fair.
01:13:14 Why?
01:13:15 You know, I wasn't around for the hard life stuff,
01:13:18 and I've rocked up just before your 15 minutes of fame.
01:13:23 Yeah, I guess so.
01:13:30 Take on with your dad.
01:13:31 Yeah.
01:13:32 Do you want--
01:13:34 Oh, yes.
01:13:35 That's fantastic.
01:13:36 Oh.
01:13:37 [speaking foreign language]
01:13:39 [laughing]
01:13:41 Beautiful.
01:13:42 Please put your hands together and welcome
01:13:45 our final act for tonight.
01:13:47 [cheering]
01:13:50 Tell us a little bit about why you think you should win
01:13:58 the 50,000-rand cash prize.
01:14:02 I'm Jenna Bender.
01:14:04 I'm a trans man drag queen.
01:14:06 And this here is my dad, or for one night only,
01:14:13 the Spice Girl.
01:14:15 We believe that we should win the grand prize
01:14:18 because we've both fought very hard to be ourselves
01:14:21 in a world that hasn't always welcomed us.
01:14:24 Thank you.
01:14:26 [applause]
01:14:29 We climbed two border fences with an old Persian rug,
01:14:41 drove hundreds of kilometers rehearsing in the car
01:14:47 while he was showing me how to be a woman.
01:14:52 He was teaching me how to be a man.
01:14:57 I'm a single dad.
01:15:00 He's all I've got.
01:15:04 And he should win this prize so he can keep showing us
01:15:08 how to be ourselves, how to love each other,
01:15:14 how not to be scared.
01:15:16 All the easy stuff, you know.
01:15:20 My son.
01:15:23 My queen.
01:15:26 This is for you.
01:15:32 [piano]
01:15:38 Where do I begin
01:15:48 To tell the story of how great love can be
01:15:54 The sweet love story that is older than the sea
01:16:00 The simple truth about the love he brings to me
01:16:07 Where do I start
01:16:12 [applause]
01:16:16 There's a boy I know
01:16:20 He's the one I dream of
01:16:24 The sweet truth of my eyes takes me to the clouds above
01:16:32 All the rules and controls can't seem to get enough
01:16:39 When I wake from dreaming tell me is it really love
01:16:48 How will I know
01:16:50 Don't trust a feeling
01:16:52 How will I know
01:16:55 How will I know
01:16:57 I can't live with the feeling
01:16:59 How will I know
01:17:02 How will I know if he really loves me
01:17:06 I say a breath with every heartbeat
01:17:10 I'm falling in love whenever we meet
01:17:13 I'm asking you what you know about this, this, this, this
01:17:18 This, this, this, this, this, this
01:17:23 First I was afraid, I was petrified
01:17:26 Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side
01:17:30 But then I spent so many nights
01:17:32 Thinking how you did me wrong
01:17:34 And I was strong
01:17:36 And I learned how to get along
01:17:38 And so you're back from my fate
01:17:41 I just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your face
01:17:46 I should have changed that stupid lock
01:17:48 I should have paid to leave your key
01:17:50 I had no conscience for a second you came back to bother me
01:17:54 Go on now go, walk down the hill
01:17:57 Just turn around now
01:17:59 'Cause you're not welcome anymore
01:18:02 Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with your lies
01:18:05 Didn't think I'd crumble
01:18:07 Didn't think I'd lay down and die
01:18:09 Oh no, not I, I was the one
01:18:13 For a moment I know how to live, I know I play a lie
01:18:17 I've died all my life again
01:18:19 And I've had all my love to give
01:18:21 And I've survived, I've survived
01:18:25 Hey
01:18:27 My baby, we don't talk sweet
01:18:36 We ain't got much to say
01:18:40 But he loves us, loves us so
01:18:43 He knows that he loves me anyway
01:18:45 And I'm sure he knows
01:18:48 And maybe he don't dress fine
01:18:51 But I don't really mind
01:18:54 Every time he pulls me near
01:18:58 I just wanna cheer, I just wanna cheer
01:19:00 Let's cheer for my baby
01:19:02 Let's give him all your hands
01:19:07 Let's cheer for my baby
01:19:10 You know you gotta understand
01:19:13 Yeah, yeah, yeah
01:19:15 Baby, it's no bonio
01:19:17 He's my lovin' one man, so
01:19:19 Oh, oh, oh, oh
01:19:22 Let's cheer him for the boy
01:19:24 Let's cheer him for the boy
01:19:28 Cheer him for the boy
01:19:31 CHEERING
01:19:34 Can I have all my queens back on stage?
01:19:44 Silence. She has a winner.
01:19:59 It is my great pleasure
01:20:02 to announce the official winner
01:20:05 of the South African Grand Drag Prize
01:20:08 of 50,000 Rand is...
01:20:12 Manila Van A!
01:20:19 CHEERING
01:20:21 I'm sorry you had to play. I'm so sorry.
01:20:27 It's fine, I'm not upset. Thank you for everything.
01:20:29 Don't think of it. We'll make a plan, eh?
01:20:31 And we'll get you. You're still my baby.
01:20:33 Dad, I can't do this right now, okay?
01:20:35 CHEERING
01:20:37 Go, Manila!
01:20:44 The crowd sure was lapping up that Spice Gussie.
01:20:47 Gussie? Olly, no.
01:20:49 It appears you've taught your drag partner the walk,
01:20:52 but you've yet to teach her the talk.
01:20:54 Drag partner? Hey, Uncle V,
01:20:57 I don't care how strong your cheekbones are,
01:20:59 but don't come for my bag.
01:21:01 I'm still the drag partner, honey.
01:21:03 I know I should never have gotten in the way of that in the first place.
01:21:06 What are you talking about, Dad?
01:21:08 I wouldn't change anything about how we did this.
01:21:10 I got to be my own dad's drag mother.
01:21:12 And I finally got to meet my actual...
01:21:15 Actually, where is... where is Monica?
01:21:18 Hmm. I don't know.
01:21:22 Did you see her, Eva?
01:21:24 I finally...
01:21:28 Dad, what year was she born?
01:21:31 Monica? Must be '71, '72.
01:21:35 Why?
01:21:37 Ackinon 1972.
01:21:40 She's been following me for two years.
01:21:43 Ackinon... the pensioner from IG.
01:21:46 Look.
01:21:48 Ackinon.
01:21:50 It's... it's Monica backwards.
01:21:53 From Ackinon 1972.
01:21:56 I'm not following.
01:21:58 I think...
01:22:00 I think she might have...
01:22:02 Uh-uh.
01:22:06 She knew my pen.
01:22:11 No, no, no. She was not Jewish.
01:22:13 She's your mother.
01:22:15 She knew how much the cash prize was before I'd ever told her.
01:22:18 - How many cards? - 50 big ones.
01:22:20 She has no phone, no address.
01:22:22 We don't have any way to find her.
01:22:24 We can. We can find her.
01:22:26 Surely there's a limit on the ATM.
01:22:28 - Not on my savings account. - Are you sure?
01:22:30 Yeah, I made sure that it wasn't gonna be an issue
01:22:32 if I needed to withdraw it for the surgery.
01:22:34 Okay, well, then cancel the card there on the app.
01:22:36 - What is it? - What?
01:22:42 [gasps]
01:22:44 - Are you sure? - Is there another account?
01:22:46 No, Dad, that's everything. It's gone.
01:22:48 - But what about what you said? - You're missing the point, Dad.
01:22:51 You just had to push me.
01:22:54 - As a mother, I... - How many times must I tell you?
01:22:57 - She is not my mother! - No, no, no, come on, Ruv.
01:23:00 - That's not fair. - No, what's not fair
01:23:02 is that I look after you all the time,
01:23:04 and then when I turn my back for 48 hours, you go and pull this shit.
01:23:07 Bitch, you better not be talking to me like that.
01:23:09 I never asked for you to be my caretaker.
01:23:11 You didn't have to. You're just a royal fucking mess the whole time.
01:23:14 You made me your project. Let's be crystal clear about that.
01:23:16 You're not my project. I'm in love with...
01:23:18 I mean, I love you.
01:23:20 I mean, as my friend.
01:23:23 My best friend.
01:23:25 God, I hate it here.
01:23:29 Come on.
01:23:31 Girl, don't look at me like that.
01:23:34 I'm not the one that let Monica the Rolling Stone
01:23:36 roll up here and steal my son's surgery fund.
01:23:39 Right. She can't be far.
01:23:41 Don't let my wig get snatched, hey? That shit's expensive.
01:23:44 Sorry, sorry. Have you seen a blonde lady?
01:23:53 Have you seen... No? No?
01:23:55 Have you seen a blonde lady? A blonde woman?
01:24:01 Monica.
01:24:10 Sorry. Sorry. Sorry.
01:24:13 Sorry. Sorry.
01:24:15 Write your name in the library book you took as a child.
01:24:24 Say goodbye to the honeymoon you almost had.
01:24:32 Wipe the mirror that you've hidden with the lights of grace.
01:24:43 See the space on your features where you've never been.
01:24:51 And it's so damn easy if you know.
01:25:01 And it's so damn easy if you know.
01:25:09 And it's so damn easy if you know.
01:25:15 What the fuck are you doing dressed like a lady of the night?
01:25:36 You're going to get fucked up in this neighbourhood.
01:25:38 Monica's here.
01:25:39 Monica? Are you having some sort of mental break?
01:25:42 Monica hasn't been around for decades.
01:25:43 No, she's here. I brought her back to town.
01:25:45 I think she's grifted our son. My son.
01:25:48 You're fucking pulling my leg. Have you taken something?
01:25:50 What do you want?
01:25:51 I'm fucking serious, Dan. Tell me honestly.
01:25:53 Has she made contact?
01:25:55 No, man. She hasn't.
01:25:58 Thank you. I'm sorry. I thought she must have...
01:26:05 Never mind.
01:26:06 Hey.
01:26:08 Hey.
01:26:10 Hey.
01:26:12 Hey.
01:26:14 Hey.
01:26:17 [car engine]
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01:26:43 [footsteps]
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01:27:17 [sighs]
01:27:19 [spraying]
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01:28:10 Hey!
01:28:14 Anthony, was it?
01:28:16 Yeah.
01:28:17 I'll give you 20 bucks to carry this damn thing into Stan's office. Let's go.
01:28:21 [grunts]
01:28:25 Jesus! Fuck!
01:28:30 For who?
01:28:33 What the fuck, man?
01:28:35 Which one of you masterminds should I be addressing?
01:28:38 Give back River's money.
01:28:41 And you can have my Persian rug.
01:28:43 Take it to Yazdan's shop down the road. Give him this.
01:28:46 You'll get 70 grand minimum. Guaranteed.
01:28:49 For a dusty old rug? No, you've got to be joking, this.
01:28:52 Anthony, fuck off.
01:28:53 I should... Yes, I'm gonna...
01:28:55 Fuck right off. Close the fucking door.
01:28:57 I've got the door.
01:28:59 Nice try, River.
01:29:04 I'm not taking paper from a paperboy.
01:29:06 You know I don't print anymore.
01:29:08 It may well be so, but a bird in the hand's worth two in the bush, as the hunters say.
01:29:12 You're not a hunter.
01:29:14 You're a conman.
01:29:16 You drop one pot of gold for a bigger pot of gold.
01:29:19 Besides, you must have been planning on a hundred grand win, so you're half your scam short.
01:29:24 Not happy, eh?
01:29:26 Don't look at me like that.
01:29:32 How could you to your only child?
01:29:35 You forced me to have a kid I didn't want, and then forgot about me.
01:29:41 Nonsense. We reached out for years.
01:29:45 You vanished.
01:29:47 You seem fine without me.
01:29:49 We adapted, that's all.
01:29:51 How nice. For both of you.
01:29:52 We would have welcomed you back.
01:29:53 Bullshit!
01:29:55 I said I didn't want to be your mother.
01:30:00 But you kept pushing.
01:30:03 Because you were so fucking obsessed.
01:30:07 But I hated the thought of being a mother, and guess what?
01:30:11 I'm fucking allowed that.
01:30:14 Okay, I'm allowed that.
01:30:17 Then why not stay away?
01:30:20 Why come back just to steal from him?
01:30:25 I was stolen from first.
01:30:29 You imagine carrying someone in your body for nine months, okay?
01:30:34 No one fucking pays you for it. You know, fuck you!
01:30:38 Fuck you and your carpet! You got what you want, and now I get what I want!
01:30:43 You don't stand the truth, then?
01:30:45 Tell me what?
01:30:46 You requested a paternity test when River was born.
01:30:49 How the fuck does he know?
01:30:50 Owen, stop.
01:30:51 She told me! She told me!
01:30:54 I had to be sure. I mean, you know how I feel about family.
01:30:58 Don't listen to him, okay? He is bluffing. You will lose River.
01:31:03 I fluffed it.
01:31:05 What?
01:31:06 The paternity test she brought back to you.
01:31:10 It was a phony. Last paper job I ever did.
01:31:17 Here's the original.
01:31:21 Stan, okay, listen. Don't... Just don't believe him. He's lying.
01:31:27 [phone ringing]
01:31:29 This is true.
01:31:37 Why?
01:31:42 I fucked up.
01:31:44 He wanted it so badly and...
01:31:50 We were just having fun and I didn't know he was so serious about it.
01:31:55 About family!
01:31:57 Get out.
01:32:05 Stan.
01:32:09 Both of you, get out now.
01:32:13 Leave the carpet.
01:32:16 Leave the cash.
01:32:18 You've taken enough from me already.
01:32:24 Out! Now!
01:32:27 Can you stop? Stop. Just stop. Just stop.
01:32:41 That was all...
01:32:42 No!
01:32:44 Just stop. I know you're angry. Just...
01:32:49 Wait.
01:32:51 I don't have anywhere to go.
01:32:53 I mean, things have changed, right?
01:32:56 With us two, I think I can do this now with you and River.
01:33:01 Goodbye, Monica.
01:33:03 What?
01:33:08 Are you just going to leave me here?
01:33:13 Without a cent to my name?
01:33:16 Fuck.
01:33:19 You are a fucking wanker!
01:33:22 [Music]
01:33:25 Come on! Wake up, bitch!
01:33:48 River, I'm home!
01:33:52 [Music]
01:33:55 Bitch! Open up!
01:34:03 They're coming!
01:34:20 [Music]
01:34:23 Hi, if you've reached River, unsolicited phone calls make me anxious.
01:34:32 Leave a voicemail or send a text. Okay, thanks. Bye.
01:34:35 River, it's your dad. It's me.
01:34:41 Look, I know you're angry with me.
01:34:45 You have plenty reason, more than you know.
01:34:49 There's something I should have told you long ago.
01:34:52 Maybe when you're ready to talk, you could call me.
01:34:56 For what it's worth, I tried my best to get your savings back, but I...
01:35:08 I'm sorry.
01:35:10 I failed you there, again.
01:35:14 [Music]
01:35:17 Anyway, I'll try to work harder.
01:35:23 Help you build your surgery fund back up somehow, eh?
01:35:42 I love you.
01:35:44 Call me back.
01:35:52 In a long time.
01:35:55 Bye.
01:35:58 Bye.
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01:36:08 [Horn honking]
01:36:33 River.
01:36:35 Stan.
01:36:38 Hop in.
01:36:40 How you doing, kid?
01:36:52 I'm all right, thanks. And you?
01:36:56 Okay.
01:36:58 Yeah, I'm good.
01:37:04 Let's go.
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01:37:47 [Knock on door]
01:37:49 Hi.
01:37:56 I wasn't expecting you.
01:37:59 Come in if you'd like to.
01:38:02 I was actually hoping I could maybe take you somewhere. Have you got some time?
01:38:06 Yes, of course. Just one minute. I just need to grab my things.
01:38:10 Okay.
01:38:11 Just one minute.
01:38:12 It's okay.
01:38:13 Where are we going?
01:38:15 Don't worry about it. Just trust me.
01:38:18 What's the mystery?
01:38:21 It's nice to see you. Have you been getting my voicemails?
01:38:34 Yes.
01:38:36 Then you know there's something that I need to tell you.
01:38:40 Dad, we've got time. I promise we'll talk about everything. Just try to chill, okay?
01:38:46 [Music]
01:39:15 What's going on?
01:39:18 What's going on? Is Stan here?
01:39:34 No, Stan's gone, Dad.
01:39:37 But he did come and visit me a few days after the show and...
01:39:43 he told me the truth.
01:39:46 About how you stopped grifting in order to bring me up right.
01:39:52 And about how Monica wanted to give me up as a baby, but you said no.
01:39:58 And also...
01:40:01 the other thing.
01:40:04 The thing you told him that night to try and get my money back.
01:40:08 You know everything?
01:40:11 Yeah, I do.
01:40:14 But hey, you're my dad, Dad.
01:40:20 I am who I am because of you.
01:40:24 Biological or not biological.
01:40:27 Surgery or no surgery.
01:40:30 You chose me. Now I get to choose you.
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01:40:39 You like it?
01:40:46 It was Stan. He sold everything and kept a little bit to start over,
01:40:52 but gifted me, us actually, with this space.
01:40:57 But what about your surgery? What about your savings money?
01:41:00 I've still got it. I mean, Ollie and I used a lot of it to get this place up and running,
01:41:04 but my surgery will happen when it's supposed to happen.
01:41:09 [Whistle]
01:41:11 Are you a drama queen, Stan? Because I'd love to discuss the plans for a drag corner.
01:41:16 Oh yeah, right, Dad. We have a lot of ideas. We've been speaking all week about maybe making like a subsection drag.
01:41:22 Literally. Hey.
01:41:24 [Laughter]
01:41:26 And there's a whole back section. And do you like the sign?
01:41:29 I love this sign.
01:41:30 I'm glad, Dad. Have a look. You could even maybe get like a trainee.
01:41:34 I feel like I need to be the trainee because I don't know shit about this.
01:41:37 It's a great idea.
01:41:38 They can train whenever they like.
01:41:40 And they would love to.
01:41:42 [Laughter]
01:41:43 Perfect. Okay. Maroon and Stan and Ollie.
01:41:45 Literally.
01:41:46 Sounds great.
01:41:47 [Music]
01:41:50 Okay, we're going to get this now.
01:41:53 Do you like the sign?
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