The Daughter Page #2

Is that all you've got to say

for yourself?

- When did you get in?

- I got in this morning.

- No phone call?

- I was about to call you.

- What are you doing tonight?

- I'm meant to be...

Come over for dinner.

Hi.

This is my wife, Charlotte.

Charlotte, this is

my old friend, Christian.

- It's so nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you.

He's Henry's son.

He's been overseas.

I haven't been home for awhile.

He's coming for dinner tonight.

I don't want to be any trouble.

- We're having chops.

- Chops.

- Ow.

- Oh, sh*t!

- Sorry! Sorry, sorry.

- It's ok, it's alright.

You know what? Let's just wait

till tomorrow, alright?

Ok.

We'll do it on your birthday.

Ok.

Tomorrow.

Going somewhere?

My dad told me never

to get in cars with strangers.

Yeah, right. He sounds like

a pretty smart guy.

- How'd she go?

- She blitzed it.

- Second prize.

- You beauty!

- You went to school with dad?

- I did.

Dad, you remember Christian,

don't you?

- Mr Finch.

- Henry's son.

I taught you

how to play football.

That's right.

- You still rubbish?

- Dad!

- Well, he was.

- Come on, Christian.

He's back in town

for his dad's wedding.

Henry's getting married again?

You know that, dad. I told

you. We've been invited.

He's a little... you know.

So what was dad like as a kid?

- Don't tell her anything.

- Was he naughty?

- About average.

- What did he get up to?

Um, no comment.

- Good man.

- You know, though,

your dad was the golden boy

back in school.

- What?

- He was just like you.

He won all the prizes, topped

the state in three subjects.

Isn't that right, Oliver?

- 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

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