Plot:Steve liked Celia from the moment they met. But following a clash with her boss, Raelene Beagle-Thorpe, Minister for employment, he finids himself on national television branded as Australia's biggest dole bludger. Now Steve has to prove to Celia, to himself, and to the whole country, that there's more to him than meets the eye. With a little help from his friends, he might just do it. As long as he can keep his best friend Frank away for Annie, Celia's little sister... and protect Frank's cousin Dom, from Tony, the insane local crime lord to whom Dom owes money... and prevent Theo, and enterprising neighbour, from throwing himself in front of a car to collect insurance. Mate there's just got to be an easier way to meet chicks.

Steve liked Celia from the moment they met. But following a clash with her boss, Raelene Beagle-Thorpe, Minister for employment, he finids himself on national television branded as Australias biggest dole bludger. Now Steve has to prove to Celia, to himself, and to the whole country, that theres more to him than meets the eye...

Nick (Cristian Solimeno) botches a hold-up with a roll of candy at a convenience store, and as a result, he and his girlfriend Celia (Melinda Y. Cohen) are on the run. Seeking a get away car, they take Victor (Billy Zane) hostage when he stumbles onto the scene. Everything continue to go awry as the police catch up to them and put a stop to their quick escape.

While robbing a gas station Nick accidentally shoots a policeman. While hiding from his pursuers, Nick and his girlfriend Celia hide in the nearest villa. Hostage-taking master's villa, Victor von Hartenberga, seems to them the only chance to survive and escape from the ring of the siege, but they are sorely mistaken ...

Paul, a prize-winning war journalist, returns to his remote New Zealand hometown due to the death of his father, battle-scarred and world-weary. For the discontented sixteen-year-old Celia he opens up a world she has only dreamed of. She actively pursues a friendship with him, fascinated by his cynicism and experience of the world beyond her small-town existence. But many, including the members of both their families, frown upon the friendship and when Celia goes missing, Paul becomes the increasingly loathed and persecuted prime suspect in her disappearance. As the violent and urgent truth gradually emerges, Paul is forced to confront the family tragedy and betrayal that he ran from as a youth, and to face the grievous consequences of silence and secrecy that has surrounded his entire adult life.