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Well, from where I sit, Mr. Klenner, things don't look too good for you.

Importing, possession, trafficking.

Could be a long time before you see daylight.

Why don't you tell me how you're getting stuff into the country?

No, I just want to speak to Lightfoot.

No, you talk to me.

No, no, no.

You're not listening.

I don't want to speak to you. I want to speak to Lightfoot.

I'm sorry, Lightfoot, this is too big a deal for us to compromise.

Look, mate, I've been after this man for nearly two years now.

He is the big man at the very heart of the drug business in this country.

If you put him away now, then I need to replace him.

If I can get him to talk, which I can, we can get information that will make a

real difference.

You wouldn't get off scot -free? No, fear. It's just a deal.

Now, you said if I talked, we would have a deal.

You give me names, and I recommend a reduction in your chance. A reduction?

no, no. I want more than a reduction. I want a guarantee. No guarantees.

You talk.

I talk.

It's your only chance.

You get the stuff in.

I want your distribution network.

And I want the names of any special friends in customs or the federal

You want an awful lot, my foot.

I want everything, George.

Glenn has given me enough to close in on his entire network.

Unfortunately, he wasn't so cooperative with the names of his regional

distributors. I've only got contact points where deliveries are made. I've

intercepted the drugs, now I need your pilots to follow them.

How? Each package will have a small movement centre debug that can be

from the air.

Your people deliver the cargo, wait for the packages to start moving, then track

them to wherever they're taken.

Oh, I don't know.

What if the ARC do a random check and find we're carrying heroin? Your pilots

will have my support through any unforeseen contingencies.

I give you my word on that.

I want it in writing.

I've had your word before.

This time, I want an ironclad guarantee.

Each of the aircrafts are being fitted with computers with the tracking

installed. Maps of the relevant areas will appear on the screens.

What, like a street directory?

Once the packages start to move, the movement will be registered on the

screens. Your job is to stay close enough to monitor that movement, chart

get the charts back here quick smart.

So these are small -time dealers, right? Not so small, some of them. As I

explained to Chris, who had similar doubts, we are after the complete

here. Yeah, not that it makes any difference. All dealers are scum.

The point is you are not being asked to have anything to do with them.

This is a straightforward day's work for you, so no danger, no adventures, no

romance, no direct contact. Is that understood?

All right.

Now the tracking device will be placed at the bottom of the container and then

concealed by the bag of heroin, which is being repacked into the hand -chem box

that was originally packed.

It's fantastic.

It's got the whole country mapped out. You can scroll across the continent.

like virtual travel. Give me an address.

Why?

So I can find it.

Your place?

No, no, no, no.

Debbie Norris'. Who's Debbie Norris'? Oh, she's a girl I did it with on

Beach in 85.

You know what this mission needs?

A good name.

Operation Flying Horse. What do you think of that?

It's not a game, Jimbo.

Is it?

Lighten up, you know? Enjoy.

Work can be fun if you let it, okay?

You don't, um... You don't like me much, do you?

I just don't get the constant wit, insight.

Anyway, I wanted you to know that I was really sorry about Jodie's death.

I mean, I know how you must... Well, I don't actually know, you know, because

I've never...

It must be really tough, so... Thanks.

When the little light starts flashing, that means the parcel's moving, doesn't

it? Yeah.

Does this bother you, what we're doing?

You nervous, Scotty?

Well, I'm not happy about carrying stuff that we know isn't what the label says

it is.

Sometimes we have to bend the rules for a greater good.

Isn't that the way we're supposed to see it?

Yeah, I guess.

Big Sky Base, this is November Kilo Fockertrot.

Big Sky Base, go ahead, Paula.

Chris, I've hit a fairly major headwind. It's probably going to mean I'm going

to get there a bit late.

Don't worry.

I don't think these people are going to leave without collecting their goodies.

No, it's not that. I'm just a bit nervous about meeting one of these

to face.

Just stay calm. They've got no reason to hassle you.

Yeah, that's not what I'm worried about.

Just tell her. to cut the dramatics and get on with the job.

When I want advice from you about how to instruct my pilots, I'll ask for it.

You got that?

You're the boss.

Just stick to the plan, Paula.

Do my best, November Kilo.

Big time, boss.

Ten minutes.

Um, I've got to be somewhere else. Hold the fort, will you? Hang on.

I've got half my aircraft flying around the country carrying illegal drugs. Yes,

you've got my number.

So what have you got?

We're moving in on most of the names that Clanner gave us. As you know,

spread from one end of the country to the other. I thought you said there was

major development.

Yes, in Melbourne. Ronnie Hinton, the bloke that's been running the nightclub

scene down there for Clanner. He'd be a good catch. I thought he was out of the

country. Well, that's a development.

He got word that he set up a meeting with his main distributor in a pub in St

Kilda sometime in the next few hours, apparently.

Excellent. You got the place well covered? Even the Pope wouldn't get a

welcome.

Good.

Things are starting to move.

Come here, you bitch!

Come here!

What are you doing?

Let me go!

Let me go!

Shut your mouth!

Let me go!

Where are you taking me?

Look, why don't you just stop the car and let me out and I'll forget I ever

your face again. Shut up!

Bloody stupid!

You arsehole!

Hey, look, it's moving.

I think we've got a nibble.

Big Sky Base, this is Juliet Oscar Charlie.

Received. Go ahead, Rosie.

We've got a pick -up, Chris. We're tracking.

Thanks. Big Sky Base.

Where are they?

Old Brunker Road, heading south -south -east.

The bailiff is fantastic.

Hang on a minute. What is it?

It's stopped.

Already? Yeah, that can't be right.

They must have reached their destination.

They can't have. That's open road.

We'd better take a look.

Jimbo, we're supposed to track until it stops. We've now stopped.

We'd better fly over.

I don't think that's wise. Blake, we're flying over, okay?

There it is. There it is.

I've had an accident.

Can you believe that?

Unbelievable.

Let's get out of here. What, are you kidding? We can't just leave them there.

What good is that?

All right, so we fly back out of their view and keep circling until they get

back onto the road. No, no way.

They're in a ditch.

They're not going anywhere.

We've got to go down and check it out. They might have guns.

Well, they're not going to use guns on us, are they? I mean, they don't know

that we know what they're up to. I'm just saying we were told not to make

contact. Like, there was also the question of humanitarian aid.

You know, those guys, they could be hurt. Like, really hurt.

Like this.

Like... I'm pulling rank.

Do you take this baby down? Now.

I'm afraid our Mr Hinton and associates are down half a kilo and around 100 ,000

grand in cash.

He walked into the place like a lamb to the slaughter.

Feel better about that deal I insisted we do with Klenner, eh?

Smug bastard.

You all right?

Hey. Oh, yes, yes.

He's had a turn. He's had some sort of a turn. Oh, don't fuss, Liz. I'm all

right. Could you help push us back on the road?

Yeah, yeah, sure.

It's been a terrible mistake.

What do you mean? Were they not drug runners?

Oh, they took the box, didn't they? No, drug runners aren't nice old people that

have turns.

Come on, they've got the wrong box.

Eh? Think about it. The other one, identical.

They picked up the wrong box.

Can you push now, please?

We've got to get it off.

What? We've got to get the box back and take it back to the... No way. There's

no way we don't. Do you want to see an innocent couple go to the big house for

crime they didn't commit?

Come on, it's a simple mistake, Blake.

Now push.

What now, Einstein?

Shut up.

This isn't the smartest thing you've ever done, you know. You're already in

enough trouble. I said shut up!

Like women helpless and silent, do you?

Probably the only way you ever can... Hey, shut up!

What's wrong, mate?

I'll get there and there's this bloody Sheila there, so I'll grab that.

Jesus, what did you bring her back here for? What was I supposed to do, eh?

She's just a bloody girl.

She was on to me.

There was some kind of bug in the package.

So? Why didn't you just chuck it away? She didn't know you lived here. Well,

does now. Yes.

You don't think too well when you hang out, do you, mate? I should never have

let him out on his own. Shut up, all right? Shut up. I'm sick of the sound of

your bloody voice.

Do you think I wanted you here? Do you think I wanted that asshole?

Come on.

What are you going to do with me?

It's a fair question, mate.

I'll think of something, okay?

Mind again.

Brilliant, Macca. Bloody brilliant.

Come on.

Not too polite to keep you out of here on your own.

Are you

chartered with a stop?

Corner of Thompson Road and Spear Street.

What time do we have to be back?

When we get there.

Feel like grabbing something for lunch?

I like the way you think, Scotty. Oh, I know an incredible fish and chip shop at

Maria. I know a beautiful beach not far from there.

You're going to drag me away to some secluded beach.

Could be dangerous.

Could be.

Okay.

You, um...

You all right now?

Yes, I think so.

Oh, thanks for your help. Yeah, no worries.

You picked up a box from the estuary, right?

Yes. Well, we delivered it. It's the wrong one.

Says who?

What I mean is, you picked up the wrong box.

No, I don't think so.

No, no, really, there's an identical box, and you picked up the wrong one.

as simple as that. Are you absolutely sure?

Positive. So if, um, could I, um... Thanks

very much.

What about, um, you know, our box?

Oh, um, we'll get that back to you immediately. I'm a good guy. Like, I'll

it up, I'll bring it straight to your hands and be like a Christmas present,

Sorry about that.

Yeah, yeah.

It's going to be ethical.

So why don't you just let me go and I'll forget I ever saw your face. Sorry,

can't be done.

Morn, you're not an idiot like he is.

You haven't done anything wrong so far, but if anything ever happened to me...

Save your breath, love. He'd kill me.

I'd never even be able to show anyone how to get here.

You're not going to have a hit yourself then.

What? Spent half my life whacking my flaming skull like that?

You're not a junkie like him.

I've got more brains than that.

Makes you worse. A dealer who doesn't use.

I'm not a dealer either. What are you then? A love slave?

No love.

I'm an artist.

Me again.

Couldn't stay away, eh? That's the ambience.

Hey, Alice, nobody's been here to pick up that other health care package, have

they? Not yet. Why, is there a problem?

Oh, sort of.

Oh, there it is. Look, there's been a bit of a mix -up.

That other couple, they've picked up the wrong box.

Alec and Liz?

What, you know them?

Well, round here, everyone knows everyone.

You wouldn't be heading out that way today, would you?

Well, I wasn't planning on it, but you'd like me to take the right box out to

them, wouldn't you?

I'd owe you.

Oh, anything for a good sort.

God bless you.

Okay. See you, Alice. Thanks.

Bye, Dave.

Alice.

That must be mine, I think.

Oh, let's have a look.

Yep.

Lucky I swapped those boxes, eh, Blake, my old mate?

I told you I could pick a creme, didn't I?

A couple of congee.

Oh, I knew the moment I laid eyes on him.

If I hadn't had such a... What shall we call it?

Intuitive genius.

Oh, that nice old couple would have had the federal police around in the

morning. A legend.

Yeah, if only more people understood that.

There's not much point in struggling, love.

Here.

You still out of it?

He's almost sane.

Making phone calls, taking care of business.

So, what do you reckon?

You like it?

Yeah.

Is it all your own work?

Yeah.

Might make some money out of it one day.

Yeah. There's a market for this sort of stuff, you know.

Plazas, parks, that type of thing.

So I don't get it.

What's the connection between you two?

He's me mate.

He does his thing, I do mine.

He owns the place. He lets me stay here.

And there's plenty of room for me to work.

Can't complain.

So what does he get out of it?

I look after the place, sort of.

Look after him too sometimes when he's here.

Someone has to help him look after his wife.

You know what junkies are like.

Yeah.

Excuse me.

What's he going to do with me?

To be honest, not even he knows yet.

But I'll keep you posted.

There she blows.

Take a good look, Blake.

Dave Gordon's Country Drug Emporium.

It's a pretty small property.

Deceptively small.

It's probably a network of tunnels and bunkers underground.

You reckon?

No, it was just a joke, Blake. I was just, you know, trying to lighten up the

tedium of our humdrum existence.

Echo Whiskey, Victor, this is Big Sky Base.

Echo Whiskey, go ahead, Big Sky.

Listen, guys, I just received a call from a farmer called Dave Gordon, and he

was deplaning because he didn't receive his mail yet.

Do you guys know anything about that?

Negative, Big Sky.

All righty, I'll just check in because, you know, he was expecting a container

of virgin cyanide.

Anyway, hurry up home, Jimbo.

Okay, bye.

Do you think we can reasonably conclude that your Mr. Big is not a drug dealer

at all?

He had such beady eyes. Do you also think it's fair to say that if he's got

heroin, he delivered cyanide to that nice couple?

They were really picking up the heroin.

We've got to get back and switch that package. I mean, we've got to unswitch

package.

You know what I mean.

I think we should get back to Murray Flat.

We'd just better hope the other people don't try flushing the cyanide down the

toilet. Why's that?

Well, you mix that with water and you get almond gas.

It attaches itself to your blood cells and it asphyxiates you.

That's bad.

Death in minutes.

Then we'd be murderers.

Everything okay?

I think so.

I've got two planes on the way back, but I still can't raise Paula.

Bye again.

November Kilo Foxtrot, this is Big Sky Base.

Come in, Paula.

November Kilo Foxtrot, this is Big Sky Base. Come in, Paula.

Where are you going, Becker?

I've got a couple of deliveries to do. It won't take long.

Wouldn't mind coming to town with you.

Got a couple of oxy bottles I need ripples for.

What about the blonde? Who's going to keep an eye on her?

She's not going anywhere.

Go on, get her.

Quick!

Hey.

The rats aren't bothering you, are they?

What rats?

Oh, right.

This place, you can't see them in the dark.

But your legs are free. You'll be able to keep them away if they start

you. Look, someone's going to come looking for me sooner or later. You

keep me tied up here, you know.

Might be better than the alternative.

Look, I'm sorry, love.

There's nothing much I can do about it.

Mac can be a bit of a mad bastard sometimes.

But you wouldn't let him, would you?

Look, I'll do my best, but it's not going to get too good.

Three times in one day.

What have I done to deserve this? Alice, you've got to help us. You know that

package we brought round before?

Yeah, I just dropped it off.

It's the wrong box.

The wrong box?

The wrong box.

I wish you guys would make up your minds.

Alice, you've got to help us. Can we borrow your car?

Be my guest.

And you two, make sure you look after it. No worries.

Are you there, Jimbo?

Do you want to go for a swim?

Are you serious?

Why not?

Look at this place. How can we not go for a swim? That would be for first.

Alright, I'm game with you, huh?

You first.

Funny you didn't strike me as a bachelor's, though. I'm not.

Are Sergeant Thomas from Whalen's on the phone for you?

Whalen? That's where Paula was going.

Chris Manning, what can I do for you, Sergeant?

Yes, it's one of us.

We had a delivery scheduled for there earlier in the day.

No, I haven't heard from the pilot since you arrived.

I see.

No, it was nothing out of the ordinary, just a normal delivery.

Okay, thanks. Yes, please keep it informed.

What?

Paula's aircraft's been found sitting unattended on the airstrip in Weyland.

It's been there for at least a couple of hours, apparently.

Where would she have gone?

No idea.

I'm going to go up there.

Oh, Chris, what are you going to do about it?

I don't know.

Get on the light for it if you can find him. Get him to check out his list of

suspects.

Come on, Macca.

You can't do that.

She's got a big mouth. She's got a ghost, you know. It's not worth it,

We've got no choice. We've got a good set up here and you don't want to stuff

up just as much as me. Yeah, but there's got to be a better way.

No one saw her come here. They'll never find her.

Yes.

Yes, Shay. I understand.

Yeah, I'll contact the Welland Police direct with the name.

Yep. No, look, it's going to be okay.

I need to speak to Klenner.

Right away.

Okay.

It's got to be done. I'll do it.

Okay? You'll just muck it up.

Give me the gun.

Come on, give me the gun.

I could use a serious drink.

You look like you could use something too.

We should really get going soon.

We have to?

Eventually.

Do you think this is going to happen?

Not at first.

I did.

Well, no. I hoped it would.

Really?

Since when?

Since I first saw you?

Get real.

I love it how boys are so much dumber than girls when it comes to things like

this.

Are you glad?

I bet you didn't think you'd see up again.

No.

Well, can I help you?

Alice has brought us our package around, you know. Except it's the wrong one.

What? What's going on?

Well, I don't know.

Well, what you thought was what you thought was actually... Well, see, what

thought was what... I mean, what I thought was... The box we gave you

cyanide.

Cyanide? Can we talk about this inside, please?

Yes, come in.

Yes, Klenner, your information has been helpful.

Well, I'm thrilled and delighted for you, Lightfoot.

Now it's your turn.

It doesn't mean a thing to me if that pilot gets hurt.

Don't blame me because some stupid tart screwed things up for me. Their names,

Klenner.

What are their names?

What's the name of that place again?

Waylong. Waylong.

Don't even know where it is.

How am I supposed to remember the names of people that worked for me there?

Because you never forget anything.

Unlike me.

What do you mean by that?

I sometimes make a deal with people.

Can't remember anything about them.

You wouldn't, you bastard.

Did we have a deal?

Did we?

No guarantees.

Thanks, George.

Although I'm curious.

You don't seem like the run -of -the -mill heroin dealers.

We're not. But you do deal in drugs.

It's not that simple.

We're doing it for our daughter, Ali.

About a year ago, we had to make a decision.

We hadn't seen Ali for two or three years.

Then we found her on the streets in King's Cross. She was sick. She was

dirty. And she was pregnant.

If we left her there, neither Ali nor her baby could have survived.

We tried to get her on the methadone program, but it doesn't work for her.

She's okay as long as we're looking after her and we keep her supplied.

We love our daughter. We love our grandson.

And we were at our wit's end.

It was the only way we could find to look after them, to keep them both with

Are you going to report it to the police?

What would happen if we did?

I suppose we'd go to jail. We'd lose the house.

And we'd lose Ali.

She'd go back on the streets.

The suit itself.

The baby would probably go into a foster home.

We're only trying to save our daughter's life.

What do you reckon?

I think we should, um...

Get that cyanide to its rifle owner ASAP.

Okay, let's get this mess sorted out once and for all.

Let's get our box back and get out of here.

Yeah, good idea.

Charlie Tango Delta.

Shall I give you the news?

Yeah, we're sorting that out.

Yeah, well, we better be, because last count, I'm three aircraft and five

down.

Yes,

I understand.

I've already passed on to the local police the name of the three suspects in

Weilon.

One's been out of the country for a month. The other one checked out. He's

clean.

Chris...

Rail on airstrip in ten minutes if you can. You can go with the local police

when they check out the third suspect. His name is McLaughlin.

I'll be there in five.

Good. Who's McLaughlin?

Is he dangerous?

I don't know.

Is there anything in life that's going to stay and we get back to this?

I don't know. We've got this couple into enough trouble as it is.

We're just going to have to work out some other way to solve their problems

Maybe we'll just throw the stuff away. Say the tracking device doesn't work.

Yeah, we'll think of something.

Do you think you could ever do what Alec and Liz did?

You know, risk everything for a kid like that?

Well, if there was nothing else I could do, yeah, sure I would.

I'd do whatever I had to for Max.

It's an imperfect world, Jimbo.

It's a bit philosophical for you, Blake.

Maybe you just don't know me as well as you think you do.

How far is it? Just a couple of k's. Won't take us long to get there. Let's

That's shit over there. It's on fire.

Nobody take a joy that day.

You two, round the back.

You can go in and get it if you like.

You took your time, boss.

Thanks, Pitt. Sounds like you got there just in time.

Yeah, I'll be in touch with the background you'll need for the charges

McLaughlin.

Yeah, good on you.

I'd like that.

Is Paula going to be okay?

Yeah, apparently.

Look, Shay, when Chris gets back... No, it doesn't matter.

I've got to be somewhere else.

I'll talk to him tomorrow.

Hey. You all right?

Yeah. Yeah, we'll be.

Better get you home to bed. Have a doctor take a look at you.

It's my own fault, you know.

I shouldn't open my big mouth.

Yeah, well.

Those mongrels are lucky they're not facing a murder charge.

It was just one of those things.

It took a bit longer to... To get it working.

The oil gauge.

The problem with the oil gauge.

It's a pity you couldn't get the radio working, really.

Oh, yeah, it's probably related, though, for, like, an electrical problem.

Afternoon, all.

How did it go for you? Really good, apparently.

That's funny. There's no mention of any electrical storm in the weather report.

What? No mention?

Oh, it was a beauty, wasn't it, Blake?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Came in in no way. I mean, the radio was just knocked out

completely. Right, Blake?

Yeah. Shay, can you organise a cab to take Paula home, please?

Sure, is she OK?

Well, she's had better days.

She'll survive.

What's going on?

Yeah, yeah, that's what I'd like to know. Paula.

What's that?

You know what it is. It's... You know.

What's it doing back here, you goose? Well, the thing is, no -one claimed it.

Yeah, we dropped it off. We were waiting there and nobody turned up to pick it

up, so we put our heads together and thought, probably best if we just

it home. And what am I supposed to do with it? Where's Lightfoot? He left as

soon as he found out you found Paula.

Do you want to try? No, I'll take it back to Cousins myself.

It won't hang around here any longer than it needs to.

I'm not happy, boys.

I want you and you.

and Scotty and Rosie in my office first thing in the morning for a debrief.

Excuse me, mate, I need to talk to Lightfoot.

Sorry, who did you want to see?

Lightfoot. Is he in?

I don't think I know Mr Lightfoot.

Can I speak to your boss?

Oh, I'm Grace Mitchell.

Thanks. Can I help you?

Yes, I'm looking for Mr Lightfoot.

There is no Mr Lightfoot here, Mr... Mr Manning, Chris Manning.

I'm the general manager of Big Sky Aviation.

My company has a contract with him. I see.

So where is he?

Mr Manning, I don't know what you're talking about.

That's very convincing.

I'd like to speak to somebody who is authorised to answer my questions and is

not going to try and fob me off like I'm some kind of idiot.

Well, I'm the head of strategic operations and I am authorised to answer

question that you may put to me as long as I know the answer.

Mr Lightfoot has engaged my company to do special surveillance operations and I

know he works here.

Well, that's very interesting, but I assure you there is no one here called

Lightfoot.

Maybe you just don't know what he does. Is there somebody else? Mr Manning, if

there was someone here who could answer your questions, I would be that person.

I'm sorry I can't help you, but neither I nor anyone at the customs department

know anything about this blindfold.