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This is a white country now, Ron. They won't want you rising up.

This is our land.

I say we stand on the streets and fight for justice.

That's right!

I had an affair.

- I'm so sorry. - I didn't need to know, Annie!

When I tell you to get out, you get out of your truck.

Oh!

It's not at all how it looks. It's...

Kate Thorne, will you do me the honour of being my wife?

- I'm... I'm with child. - Oh.

No, Terry, stop! Stop it! Terry! Stop it!

Bad decision, Terry.

Very bad decision.

I haven't come for trouble. I'm just returning your car.

I don't appreciate being punched in the face, Terry.

Yeah.

I'm not proud of meself.

You did leave me in the middle of nowhere.

I was bitten by a snake, thought I was going to die, so...

...you deserved a slap for that.

When I took you on, I thought you were made of sterner stuff.

If you wanna survive in this country, you've got to be ruthless.

You look after your own interests.

OK, well, you live your way and I'll live mine.

I like to be able to sleep at night.

No hard feelings, yeah?

No hard feelings.

You look after that family of yours.

I will.

There's blood on your shirt.

It's all right. Get me the phone book.

There's a number I need to find.

Australia. A great place for families.

Australia is an exciting new land.

A country in the modern world.

Create a real home for your family.

A good place to grow.

There's a bright future.

Come over to the sunny side.

The cost of the journey halfway round the world is £10.

Look for a new start.

On your way to Australia.

She said she was protected.

I was. The... sponge...

...mustn't have worked.

The only true form of protection is abstinence.

And... are you sure it's mine?

Robbie Carter! How dare you?!

Sorry.

I mean, why didn't you tell me?

You wait all this time and then you tell a woman

that you barely know.

She was ashamed.

But none of that matters now,

because there is only one course of action.

Acknowledge your responsibility.

Very soon she won't be able to hide her bump from prying eyes.

And that baby needs two loving parents.

Hilary, I can't, I...

Don't you dare start trying to wheedle out of this.

She will not be seen as a woman of low morals.

She will not suffer the indignity of people's judgment.

You have enjoyed your pleasure

and now you must deal with the consequences.

I do love you, Robbie.

I think if you give it time, you could love me.

Since her useless father isn't here,

you can't ask him for her hand in marriage.

But you can ask me.

Terry...

I don't want to talk about it.

I know you don't, but I have things that I'd like to say,

and every time I try to...

I said I don't want to talk about it!

Hi, love.

Um, we're having a party for Kate's engagement, and I thought

it'd be really nice if you and Kylie came.

- I'd really like you to come, love. - A party?!

We should.

We will.

Won't we?

Maybe... if I can get this one down.

♪ But they'll say no, no, no, no, no

♪ No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no

♪ Everybody knows

♪ I thought you knew

♪ Hearts are made of stone... ♪

♪ Katie, Katie... ♪

♪ Give me your answer, do

♪ I'm half crazy

♪ All for the love of you

♪ It won't be a stylish marriage

♪ I can't afford a carriage

♪ But you'll look sweet upon the seat of a bicycle built for two! ♪

- Speech! - Go, Kate!

- No, no, no, no, no, no, no. - Come on, Kate. Up you get.

- Speech! - Up you get!

Right, I'm not gonna say much, except thank you for coming

and making me feel so special. Thank you.

I haven't felt anything resembling happiness for a very long time,

but I do today.

- Cheers. Thank you. -To Kate!

- Hip, hip! - Hooray!

- Hip, hip! - Hooray!

- Hip, hip! - Hooray!

Thank you. Cheers.

- Congratulations. - Thank you.

Kate, we need...

Kate, I have a prob...

No.

Afternoon.

Can I help you?

Oh, we're from the Child Welfare Department.

We've had word of a very distressing situation

that requires our intervention.

Now, in matters such as these, for your benefit as much as ours,

it's important that these cases are dealt with swiftly.

Do you know if this lady is currently on the premises?

Patricia Roberts?

Mmm.

No, I'm afraid not.

Well, let's see if we can find her together, then, shall we?

Terry, these gentlemen would like to talk with you.

May we come in?

Yeah. Come on.

Annie, can I talk to you, please?

Yes.

Um...

JJ just gave me this.

OK. Come on.

Pattie, we need to get you out of here.

- What? - They've come for Mary.

- Who has? - Some men.

JJ said we have to get you out of here.

Oh, my God. Mum, they can't...

Just go and grab Mary. Just grab her.

Where are we going to go?

Wait! I have an idea.

It's come to our attention that your daughter

has an illegitimate child.

Uh, no. No, no, that's...

And the father is coloured and has remained in England.

Who's told you this?

That kind of sexual immorality would deem her an unfit mother.

Look, someone's lied to you.

It's our duty to intervene for the protection of the child.

Someone's told you a load of rubbish. Who's told you...?

- Who's telling him this? - We need to see

Patricia and her baby. Where are they?

They're not here. I don't know where they are.

Is this really necessary?

Bottles, blankets, all kinds of infant gear.

Where are they?

- I don't know. - Don't lie to me!

No, no, no, no, no. Come on, come on.

I can't just leave her! What if they find her?

- I'm never gonna see her again. - Listen to me.

I need you to go to the beach hut.

I need you to stay there and stay safe

- until I get there, OK? - Why are they doing this?

I don't know, sweetheart, but I'm gonna sort it, OK?

Mum...

I'm sorry.

I've caused such a mess.

Listen, you are my little girl...

...and I would die for you.

You know that, don't you?

And you understand that now,

you understand because you'd die for Mary.

So go and I'll be there.

Please, sweetheart.

OK. Come on.

Come on.

Go on.

You're OK. You're OK.

Shh-shh-shh!

Shh-shh-shh.

Dad?

Peter, tell these people your sister is engaged to be married.

Tell them that Mary's dad is away working.

But...

- Yeah. Why? - Where's your sister?

Who are you?

- Don't obstruct... - Hey!

Search the hostel!

The child's loved. What you're doing's ridiculous.

She has a good mother!

♪ Shake, rattle and roll

♪ I said shake, rattle and roll... ♪

- I know! - ♪ Well, you'll never do nothing

♪ To save your doggone soul

♪ Wearing those dresses with your hair done up so nice... ♪

Oh, is it you? Oh, OK.

♪ I said shake, rattle and roll

♪ I said shake, rattle and roll

♪ I said shake, rattle and roll

♪ Well, you'll never do nothing

♪ To save your doggone soul

♪ Shake, rattle and roll! ♪

We're from the Child Welfare Department.

Shh-shh-shh!

Can you open the door?

Shh-shh-shh.

Shh. You got her?

Shh!

Watch yourself there. Let's go.

I know she's here.

What's the problem?

We're looking for Patricia Roberts.

Yeah, her baby is in the car there. He has her in the box.

- Hey! Stop! - Stop!

- Stop! - Stop!

Stop!

Thank you.

It's all right.

I hope Annie and Pattie are OK.

It's really scary what happened.

I don't know what they're gonna do now.

What if they have to leave Australia?

You OK?

Kate, I have a problem.

What is it?

I've made a mistake.

And now, because of that mistake, I can't marry you.

What mistake?

Mandy's baby.

It's mine.

It's yours?

I went back when you disappeared with Michael.

- So this is my fault? - No, no, no.

No!

I went back, and Mandy was there and she was kind.

She comforted me and it went a bit further.

She said she was protected.

Kate, I love you.

I want to be with you, but I've got her with child.

And now her mum's arranging a shotgun wedding,

and I've made a mess of the best thing that's ever happened to me,

because all I want is you.

All I want is you!

But how can I?

How can I not?

You're asking me?!

How dare you?

You were all I had left.

- I'm so sorry. - You were my reason to stay.

Me, you, this new life.

I convinced myself that I could start again,

I could be a mother again, and this time it would work.

Ohh.

Kate, I'm so sorry.

Just get out!

- Kate... - Just... get out!

- I'm so... - Go!

You're safe.

Who d'you think told on me?

Could be anyone on that hostel.

And those buggers aren't going to give up,

especially if they think they've been tricked.

Hey, listen, um... I know a solicitor.

He's defended some other residents.

I'll call him tomorrow. Make sure he sees you quickly.

Thank you, JJ.

Thank you, love.

All right, we can't stay here.

There's nowhere to sleep.

I've got a suggestion, but you're not gonna like it.

I think it's our only option.

It's just short term, right?

Dad, those people nearly died in here.

No need to worry about that.

It was a monoxide leak, and that's all been shut off.

I thought Galgownie was bad.

We'll figure something out.

I don't know what, but we'll find a way.

I'll go home... to England with Mary. I can live with Grandma.

- You three can stay out here. - No, you won't, love.

- We'll stick together. - This is my problem.

You shouldn't suffer.

No, love. We stick together.

Your mum's right. We're a family.

When mistakes get made, we sort them together.

I do want to talk.

I've always thought about the war as my hardship.

My sacrifice.

Away fighting.

Not seeing Pattie.

The selfish bugger that I am,

I've never given much thought to your war.

All those years alone.

Tell me about it.

Well, um...

...us wives were just left, and there were decisions

that you just never thought you'd have to make.

Like, um, should I send Pattie to the countryside?

And what would happen to our little girl if she lost both of us?

And I was so tired.

And my bones ached from it.

Just... endless worry.

And every day you'd hear that somebody else had died.

Someone's son or someone's husband.

I just kept thinking to myself, um...

...how long until that someone is you?

And it changed me.

I needed to find strength.

I needed... an independence, Terry.

And working for Harry did that.

Tell me how it happened with Harry.

- I can't do... - Please, I need to know.

Did you go to him or...?

Him to me.

Not with much expectation.

He liked you, Terry, the times he met you.

I really don't think he felt like he was stealing something.

And he was good to you?

Yeah. He was, love.

Did he love you?

I think he started to.

But love is something you build, isn't it?

Proper love takes time.

I was a bad husband when I got back, honey.

I relived it all over and over.

Tried to drink it away.

I was angry.

And I know at times I wasn't a nice man to live with.

You'd have been well within your rights to find someone nicer.

Kinder.

You didn't.

- No. - You stood by me.

Helped me.

Even brought us to the other side of the world

to try and pull me out of it.

Yeah.

I hate the thought of another man's hands on you.

Well, it's not enough. It's not enough to...

You're my girl, Annie Roberts.

The same girl I kissed outside the Plaza

on that rainy September night.

The past is the past.

That's where it can stay.

Thank you.

Come here.

Thank you. And I'm so sorry.

- Love you... - I love you.

Bill.

So, was our entire marriage a sham?

Oh! Stop this! For heaven's sake!

That man, Ray Skinner, is a homosexual,

a predatory homosexual

who befriended me and in an unexpected moment,

he used his strength to force himself on me.

I am not, nor have I ever been, a...

We came here for a better life, Sheila,

which, despite your efforts, I provided.

A set of house keys.

I've made alternative plans,

so it's yours to share with the children.

I want something else.

I want you to sign the forms that you've always refused to sign,

allowing me, should I wish, to return home with the girls.

- That's not possible. - You committed theft,

and there's a poor boy locked up for it.

Not to mention,

I assume,

other crimes.

You will give me what I ask.

Come to the house Saturday. You can have your signed papers.

- What do we want? - Land back!

- When do we want it? - Now!

- What do we want? - Land back.

- When do we want it? - Now!

- What do we want? - Land back!

- When do we want it? - Now!

- What do we want? - Land back!

- When do we want it? - Now!

- What do we want? - Land back!

- When do we want it? - Now!

- What do we want? - Land back!

- When do we want it? - Now!

- What do we want? - Land back!

- When do we want it? - Now!

- What do we want? - Land back!

- When do we want it? - Now!

- What do we want? - Land back!

- When do we want it? - Now!

- What do we want? - Land back!

- When do we want it? - Now!

- What do we want? - Land back.

- When do we want it? - Now!

- What do we want? - Land back!

- When do we want it? - Now!

Disperse, all of you! Go!

This is a peaceful protest.

Not any more.

It's over.

Are you the leader?

You're hurting her.

- Let go of me! - You're hurting her.

- Set her free! - Stop resisting!

You come any closer and you'll get the same.

You take our children, you take our land.

You put us on missions.

Deny us liberty and freedom.

- What do we want? - Land back!

- When do we want it? - Now!

Do something! Someone do something!

What's he even done wrong? Huh? What's he done? Ron!

Listen, Pattie is a really good mother. She is.

And Mary has a whole family that loves her.

Well, I understand, and you can say all of that to the court.

But I have to advise you that the colour of Mary's skin

and your daughter's age

make an appeal a very high-risk choice.

I'll get her seen as quickly as we can,

so your lives won't be disrupted for too much longer.

In the meantime, look after your family.

You look after that family of yours.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I'm taking Mary back before anyone sees us out.

- Sweetheart... - Let her go.

I think it were Benny... called the authorities.

Benny?

Why Benny? I thought you left it good with him.

No hard feelings.

I guess he lied. Believe me, there's no low he wouldn't stoop to.

I did some things for him, Annie.

Things I'm not proud of.

Hard not to notice you.

Why don't we make ourselves more comfortable?

What the hell were you thinking?

What were you thinking?

I was trying to stay loyal. Keep the money coming in.

Get us the house I promised.

Well, he can't get away with this, can he?

He won't.

I've got an idea.

Be careful.

Why are you holding them so long without any charge?

Why aren't you locking me up?

If you're locking them up, why aren't you locking me up?

Word to the wise, lady.

Turn your back on an Abo, and they'll rob your trousers.

Go home.

Kate.

I'm David Robinson.

Is Michael OK?

Yes. He's fine.

Then, why are you here?

I need five minutes of your time.

Do you?

I've reflected on how you must have felt when Fran made her offer

and then reneged on it.

But I feel all this clinging on to the past,

speaking with journalists

is only going to cause you more pain and more misery.

Do you?

So...?

I want you to leave Sydney.

Name your price.

I'll pay travel, a year's rent, whatever you need.

Perth. Adelaide.

Or even back to England, if you'd prefer.

You want to pay me off?

Buy your way out.

Like you bought my child.

I'm offering you an escape.

An escape?

If you want to set me free,

give me him back and I'll take him home.

Your obsession with Michael has to stop.

Obsession?!

He's my son, and I love him.

So, yes, I'm obsessed!

He deserves nothing less.

I hope you and your wife will be obsessed with him, too.

But I won't be bought...

...like the people who took him - stole him - from me...

...who continue to steal children from scared mothers

and then call them obsessed!

I'll leave Sydney...

...but don't think you'd ever get the satisfaction

of telling him that his mother didn't want to know him.

One day, he'll ask about me.

And I won't be hard to find.

And I can't wait.

Get the hell out of my life.

You finally have my money?

Come in.

So what's the story, Chrissy? Are you moving out for good?

Well, I'm hardly gonna stay here in the flat I almost died in.

If it hadn't been for Terry Roberts,

me and my children would now be six feet under.

Yes. It was an unfortunate incident.

Unfortunate?

You should have given that man a promotion, but instead, you fire him.

May I?

Sure.

Aren't you gonna check it?

You know better than to try and screw me, Chrissy.

Why? What are you gonna do? Hurt me?

That's your style, isn't it?

Open it.

She said open it.

What's she doing here?

She's my friend.

Hello again.

How's the bikini business?

You been, uh, showing your breasts off anywhere lately?

Open it!

What is this? This is private correspondence.

Yes, it is. Between you and your solicitor

in the days after the death of Mrs Yargelis.

You found her body and you reported it as a natural death.

But you know she died of monoxide poisoning and you did nothing.

Not true.

Well, your solicitor tells you to get rid of all of the appliances

that could be responsible.

Cover your tracks, you know.

But even then, you didn't do that, did you?

- Mm. Too worried about the cost. - Mm.

But what about the cost of me and my children?

The fact that you have this indicates a criminal offence.

You could only have this document if you broke into my office.

So I can assure you I am going to go and talk to the police.

- And when I talk to the police... - Why don't you do that, Benny?

Why don't you talk to the police?

We'll show them those letters.

Don't worry. We have photostats.

Let's see what the police say, shall we?

You came after my family.

Now we're coming after you.

Mm-hm. You won't be able to make any of this stick.

You're the little people, and you know as well as I do, Terry,

I make things disappear.

I still want that rent.

Did we get all that?

Yes, we did.

And we can use it against him?

In the right hands, yeah.

- Come in. -Thank you.

- Thank you for seeing me. - I didn't really want to.

Robbie's father said you wanted to speak.

- Oh. - This is Wilfred.

I tutor him twice a week.

Hello.

Wilfred, why don't you go play on your bicycle?

We can finish your session later.

Sit down.

Thank you.

I, uh... I know this can't be easy for you.

Mandy, Robbie doesn't know that I'm here.

I wanted to talk to you,

woman to woman.

Right...

Because I've been in your position.

In England, I got pregnant, and the father of the child

was committed to someone else.

And it wasn't easy.

It caused a little bit of a scandal, to be truthful.

I thought you said you didn't have...

I lied.

I have a child.

Well, no,

I had a child.

He's been adopted.

I see.

So this is my promise to you

that I won't get in the way

and I'll move away out of Sydney,

and you and Robbie will never see me again.

I...I appreciate that.

Robbie's a good man, and he's doing the right thing.

Yeah.

You're a beautiful woman, Kate.

I know that he's upset to let you go.

I wish you all the best...

...with marriage...

...and motherhood.

Thank you.

Be good to him.

He's a really lovely man.

Uh, yeah. Yeah.

Miss Mandy!

- Oh, my God. - It's OK. Oh, OK.

Have you got a towel? I need a towel.

- Um... - Oh, wait, I've got this.

I've got this. It's all right, darling.

He's OK, he's OK. There you go.

- Mandy! - Um...

Mandy...

Sit down, darling, sit down.

Good boy. There you go. You OK?

Put your head back a little bit more.

You're all right.

Mandy, are you all right? Is there anything I can do?

I'm fine. Just the sight of blood...

How's Wilfred?

He's fine.

Shall I get you some water?

Mr Milne.

Sorry to turn up unannounced.

You were right.

Benny Bates has got blood on his hands.

And that's the proof.

And that's the original recording of you and, um, your friend.

Why would you do this?

Because I'm not that man.

I can't stay long.

I'm taking a risk even coming.

What's happened? They wouldn't tell me anything.

Well, the arrest means...

...I've lost my privileges.

I can only do official work and, uh, have to account for my movements.

So I can't come here any more.

But this is ours.

There's no ours, Maggie.

Ron...

I just wanted to say that I... I really enjoyed my time with you.

You're a good woman, and I wish you a great life over here.

It's impossible.

If I'm seen here with you,

especially now,

it'll be really bad for both of us.

Please...

...don't make this harder than it has to be.

Hearing to appeal the adoption of Mary Clare Roberts.

Mr Rollins,

I've read the Child Welfare Department's concerns for the baby.

What is your response?

Thank you, Your Honour.

We appreciate your consideration in this matter.

Pattie, Mary's mother, is contesting the adoption on the basis

that Mary's needs would be best served by staying in the environment

where she currently resides.

The child has food, shelter, a loving home

and little prospect of neglect or harm.

If Your Honour would allow, I would like to ask Pattie

to speak for herself.

Thank you.

I realise that my situation isn't ideal.

I came to Australia... pregnant,

and the father of my child stayed in England.

I am young and I don't have a breadwinner to support me.

However, my parents, Mary's grandparents,

have a long and faithful marriage,

and they're great role models for me and for Mary,

and they provide a safe and stable home for her to grow up in

with warmth and love.

And, um, the hostel where we live, whilst not perfect,

provides a wonderful community where...

...where everyone looks out for one another.

Being a mother requires sacrifices.

But that's what I'm happy to do.

To bring up my daughter as an Australian...

...and teach her that she can thrive here...

...in this fair and decent country.

Thank you.

Paul, is Robbie in?

Ah! Sorry, Kate. The... the wedding's today.

Today?

Do you know where?

I think it's the church up at Mackay Falls.

OK. Thank you.

Hello?

Bill?

What is this?

Sheila, you need to remain calm.

These officers have come to help you.

What?

You've escaped a psychiatric institution.

You've committed adultery.

- Your mind is not sound. - Sheila.

No. No. He stole money from his employer,

and I caught him with another man.

I have two children. Her mind goes to dangerous places.

He bought this house with stolen money, and I can prove it.

He worked with a known criminal.

I'm a respectable businessman.

OK. Miss, you need to come with us.

No, no, no.

You're not well, Sheila.

- No, no. - No-one trusts a word you say.

No, no, no! You bastard!

No!

Marriage is an invitation to share life together

in the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

It's based on a solemn, public, lifelong covenant

between a man and a woman,

declared and celebrated in the presence of God

and before witnesses.

Do you, Robert Ian Carter, take this woman,

Amanda Jane Moreland,

to be your lawful wedded wife,

to have and to hold, for richer, for poorer,

in sickness and in health,

for as long as you both shall live?

I do.

...lawful wedded husband,

to have and to hold,

for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health,

for as long as you both shall live?

- I... - Kate!

She's lying.

Get her out of here!

Robbie, she's lying.

- Have some dignity, woman. - Wait!

Let her speak.

- What do you mean, lying? - Robbie...

- No, she's just jealous. - She's not pregnant.

She's lied to you.

That... that's not true.

You were wearing a menstrual belt.

I saw it when we met.

Now, I want you to tell the truth in God's house...

...are you carrying Robbie Carter's baby?

Mandy?

She's pregnant. And it's Robbie's baby. Tell them.

I can't.

You lied.

I love you, Robbie.

And I'll make a good wife, I swear.

I'll make you happier than she ever could.

Please...

Please. Please.

I will give you a baby.

I'll give you one straight away.

I don't love you.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Could you please rise?

The court has considered Miss Roberts's statement and can see

that Mary is loved and cared for.

However, here in Australia, we live by certain standards,

and with that in mind, the decision of this court

is that Patricia Roberts's appeal against Mary's adoption...

...is denied.

However, if Patricia consents for Mr and Mrs Roberts

to adopt Mary and bring her up as their own,

then the court will grant them an adoption order

and permit Mary to stay at Galgownie.

Is that a consent you can grant, Miss Roberts?