Football hero Peter "The Plum" Lum is diagnosed with a brain disorder. But hiding the truth isn't easy when your ex-wife cares too much, and your son realises the father he worships is falling off his mantle.
Plum's ex-wife Renee is the only one aware of his dire medical prognosis but she's urging him to share it. Hiding from the truth gets harder when Gavin's grand final turns brutal and Plum realises what he is handing down.
After a shift at the poetry club, Plum takes his family to Melbourne for a meeting about Gavin's playing future. But the son remains angry about what happened at his big game, and a family fight finds Plum and Renee in bed.
Plum misses his son but can't seem to change the way he acts, turning to the bender for answers, instead of sharpening up and getting on the medication train. Gavin returns home from Bali to a family torn apart and hurting.
Plum is off alcohol and on the meds but sadly his world does not realign itself that easily. Mum's 75th birthday lunch doesn't go well, when ancient secrets spill out, including his own diagnosis.
Peter Lum becomes a poet in front of his loved ones and peace comes to his soul just in time. (Final)
Football hero Peter "The Plum" Lum is living the dream until he’s diagnosed with a brain disorder. His ex-wife implores him to talk to his girlfriend and son, but he can't find the words, until a couple of dead poets appear.
Plum is off alcohol and on the meds but sadly his world does not realign itself that easily. Mum's 75th birthday lunch doesn't go well, when ancient secrets spill out, including his own diagnosis.
