Broken Hill Page #3

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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.

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