Jewell On My Mind And New Hound Dog Clothes (Part 2)
A stray thought of Jewell sours Tony’s afternoon, so he escapes to Hound Dog and tries on shirts and parachute pants. After work he walks to the station with Najla, Linh and Thao and notices a girl on the platform.
Bridge Street Gym Access And A Late Call
Tony and Linh visit Ulick in claims to ask about gym access on Bridge Street. After lunch in Hyde Park and a bus ride home, Lyssa rings late and Tony muses on his endless diary.
Photocopier Jams And Lynx Compliments (Part 6)
A broken photocopier leads Tony to Linh’s old friend and a chat with Thalia. He enjoys Karina’s honest compliments, pesters Shayma by phone, overhears Gawain and walks to the station with Kelsey.
Waiting For The New Legal Floater (Part 3)
Tony catches up on his week at HIH, where the girls expect a handsome new legal floater and get Karina instead. He hears about Thalia’s work camp, listens to Najla on the phone and shoots pool at lunch.
Jana and the Typewriter Disaster (Part 3)
Jana turns a simple page numbering job into an hour of white out, photocopying and laughter, and Tony notices a spark when their fingers touch. He ends the day thinking about his memoirs and Anneliese’s honeymoon plans.
A Girl With a Mole and a Quiet Friday (Part 1)
Tony watches the girl with the mole on the morning train, now with reddish hair, then does the mail at HIH while Najla is away. He learns what her college course costs and spends the day filing.
A Mask and Missing Transparencies (Part 5)
Staying home, Tony writes a long reflection on how clothes and gadgets have become a mask. He then retells a Thursday of running out of transparencies, being blamed and finding Jana’s lost file.
Awful Chairs and a Girl on the Train (Part 1)
Staying home with aching legs, Tony starts the tale of last Wednesday. A girl on the train, plans for a laptop and a rematch of the liter argument with Najla lead to ten stiff new chairs the legal staff reject.
Beeping at Girls and a Liter Dispute (Part 1)
After a skirmish day out with Shawn and Jett, Tony reflects on his gray Tuesday at work. He argues with Najla over whether a liter always weighs a kilogram and loses his nerve to help a blonde law clerk.
Brown Paper and Barrister Blunders (Part 1)
Tony expects Jett to drop in while he writes up a Monday at HIH. Margot and Jana both pick at his work, and with the big envelopes gone he talks the mailroom out of a ream of brown paper.
Jeans Day and Najla’s Dawdling (Part 2)
Tony jokes about his birthday with Jana on Jeans for Jeans day, then watches Najla dodge the filing while Thalia loses patience. He also senses an unspoken attraction between Najla and Linh.
Lunch With Linh and Joselyn Loves Tony (Part 2)
Najla takes the court run Tony wanted, so he goes to lunch with Linh, Thao and Elias. Back at work, Thalia criticises Najla and Joselyn loudly says she loves Tony.
Cake And A Fishing Reel (Part 4)
On David’s birthday Tony runs more errands, eats cake in the kitchen and hears a surprising bit of philosophy from the birthday boy. After a hotel toast and a fishing reel present, Tony turns down Keith’s offer to go out.
The Girl On The Bus (Part 2)
After a lunch that leaves Najla out, Tony heads home and is trailed up his street by a blonde girl from the bus. The next morning he rushes for the late train and eyes the blonde with the mole on the platform.
Break It Tony And The Legal Meeting (Part 1)
Tony looks back on a Thursday at HIH where he jams the photocopier and gets labelled the Break It guy by Jana. He then joins the legal department meeting on level eight, where complaints about chairs, slow computers and pay come up.
My Old Self and Najla’s Filing Pile (Part 1)
After a heavy phone call, Tony reflects on how his confidence faded once he started dating Lyssa. At HIH he stews over Najla’s habits, the legal department’s slow repairs and a printer that dies at day’s end.
Returning a Wallet and an Invite From Gawain (Part 2)
Tony catches up on Friday and Monday: a late train, lunch at Circular Quay, a cold train ride with Lyssa and a wallet he hands back to a taxi driver. In the work toilets Gawain invites him to a club.
Buying Lyssa Lunch Again (Part 2)
A sleepless night of tea and coughing leads Tony to work in freezing wind. On the train Lyssa complains about her diet and her body and tells him to shave, while he stews over who does the favours.
Lunch With Linh At HMV (Part 5)
Looking back on Thursday, Tony dodges Calla in the kitchen, gets his group certificate and hears office talk of nightclubs. At lunch Linh and an Italian friend discuss clubs, and the girls plan a gift for David.
A Dream Of Two Girls And Errands To The Courts (Part 8)
Tony wakes from a dream about Lyssa and Jewell and heads to work, where he sorts mail with Najla and sits in a staff meeting led by David. After lunch with Thalia he runs filing to two courts, tries on glasses and walks back late.
Clear Lens Glasses And Women’s Shoes (Part 2)
On his lunch break Tony prices designer glasses and contact lenses and puts a pair of unisex shoes on lay-by. On the train home Shawn tells him about trivia night and how Ralf tricked him into a drive to the City.
Club Shoes and a Month in Review (Part 1)
On the last night of June Tony looks back on work, Lyssa and a month of failed club nights. He spends a foggy day filing at HIH, shops for club shoes and walks with Thalia to a court.
Diary Woes And A Waddling Najla (Part 1)
Tony admits his late diary nights are wearing him out while he plans a hectic weekend. He recalls a handshake with Linh, a silent train ride beside a girl and the sight of Najla waddling to work with her boyfriend.
Taxis, Shoes And A Shared Chocolate Bar (Part 3)
On a busy Monday at HIH, Tony and Najla make petty cash runs by taxi with Thalia and he buys a new shirt and tie at Centrepoint. His shoes are already falling apart, and he talks Najla into sharing a chocolate bar.
Drinks At The Pavilion With Najla (Part 3)
Tony walks to the Pavilion with Najla for Fitzroy’s farewell and spends the night talking mostly with her. He changes into his new polo neck, gets teased by Delphi and Fitzroy, and then calls Keith from a Central payphone.
Chrome Cologne And An Oxford Street Haul (Part 3)
Back at his desk Tony hands out samples of his new cologne while Fitzroy draws a confident new caricature of him. After work he finishes shopping on Oxford Street, buys a polo neck sweater and treats himself to sushi.
Three Big Tests And A Shopping Spree (Part 2)
Tony and Najla are left to run the legal admin desk and get to know each other, and Jana tests his brief writing. At lunch he spends hundreds on clothes, bargains at Politix and bumps into Aleka from the mailroom.
Chatting Up The Photocopier Girl
Tony makes up excuses to visit the kitchen photocopier and chat with a girl he fancies, then learns that Najla wants company at the farewell party. He also hears the office is moving to North Sydney and ends up wedged in a laughing train carriage.
Back In The Gym And A Phone Blunder
Tony works out hard at the gym and records every set, missing his broken chain. At work a phone call to a barrister goes badly, he buys pinstripe pants at lunch and walks to the station with Najla again.
Showing Najla The Ropes (Part 3)
Tony meets Najla, the new administration girl, and helps her settle in beside Thalia and Fitzroy. He walks her to Wynyard, spots Nayeli from Airds High on the bus home and plans a return to the gym.
Legal Tony And A Girl On The Train (Part 1)
Tony catches up on Friday, from the HIH book with Jana to clothes shopping at lunch and Fitzroy’s caricature that gives him the nickname Legal Tony. On the train home he meets Kalinda, then deals with Ralf’s phone call and writes a sonnet.
Hired Because They Needed Someone Fast (Part 3)
Tony wakes early and heads to work, where Thalia mentions how quickly he was hired. After a missed bus and a fish dinner at home he plans a quiet weekend.
Poetry, Briefs And A Phone Mix-Up (Part 1)
Tony recaps a video night with Tyler, then heads in to work where he shows Thalia his poetry book and learns how briefs really work. A confusing phone call about two Esmes has Maren, Fitzroy and the whole office laughing.
Lyssa’s Television Debt And A Seminar (Part 2)
On the train Tony asks Lyssa to pay towards the television he got her and gets a brush-off that leaves him fuming. He spends the day at an HIH seminar and chatting with Maren before an evening video with Tyler.
A New Month And A Lost Charm (Part 1)
Tony opens a new month wondering about his broken fate charm, then rushes for the train with Lyssa after sleeping through his alarm. At work he does the mail and briefs and has lunch alone under the fig tree.