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(DOORBELL RINGS)

BLAKE: I'm Blake. Blake from the jury.

TEGAN: Yes! Hi, Blake. Yeah, I'm Tegan.

But is Drew not working out with you?

No, he's locked into a contract.

(INTRIGUING MUSIC)

(DROPS BAG)

MARILYN: Since you've demonstrated zero remorse,

I'm suspending you,

pending a meeting with the board,

where expulsion will be discussed.

Expulsion? How is that fair?

(PHONE BUZZES)

Well, then how about you put your number in as Susie?

And I can put mine in as Judy.

- Hi, Susie. - Hi, Judy.

(KNOCK AT DOOR)

Jaz, did you know that girls are being paid

to keep quiet about the spiking at Rowan's club?

I want to make a report.

VINCENT: You can't keep doing this fucking book.

You were broken into!

Yes, which means that I'm close.

Hey, um,

Gretel's got a massive crush on him. The ex.

(CAMERAS CLICK)

NINA: Edward John Dallimore

was in the country for a family visit.

He arrived March 28 and he left April 7,

which was...

COLBY: The day after Amanda's murder.

Gotcha.

(DARK MUSIC)

(SHOWER RUNS)

(TAPS SQUEAK)

(UNEASY MUSIC)

(WATER DRIPS)

(SHAKY BREATHING ECHOES)

(SOFT RUSTLING)

(SHAKY BREATHING)

(GLASS SMASHES)

(TARP RUSTLES)

(DARK MUSIC)

(SHAKY BREATHING ECHOES)

- (TARP RUSTLES) - (SHAKY BREATHING ECHOES)

(BREATHES HEAVILY)

(DOOR THUDS)

(DARK MUSIC CONTINUES)

(BREATHES HEAVILY)

(WIND HOWLS)

(RHYTHMIC CLAPPING)

SONG: # Louisa, please don't drink that red, red wine

# Louisa, please don't drink that red, red wine

# I tell you, in the mornin'

# In the mornin' you'll be fine

# Louisa, please don't drink that red, red wine

# Please don't break that bottle on my head... #

(CAR APPROACHES)

(ENGINE AND MUSIC STOP)

(SEATBELT WHIRRS)

(BIRDS WARBLE)

COLBY: You're up early.

XAVIER: Yeah, well...

Nah, I just got home, actually.

- (XAVIER DROPS SHOE) - How come?

(DROPS SHOE) Met a nice girl at the pub.

Right.

What are you doing?

COLBY: Um...

Something similar.

- Yep. - Nice.

Didn't know you were seeing somebody.

No, no, it's... (SIGHS)

It's more what you might call a booty call.

(XAVIER SCOFFS) Oh!

I... I wouldn't say booty call, Dad.

COLBY: No, no, no, it isn't a... It... it...

She makes the call. I take the call.

- I'm... I'm the booty. - Don't...

You're... Oh, God. OK.

Nice.

(COLBY EXHALES)

COLBY: Hmm. Cup of tea?

XAVIER: Yes, please.

COLBY: Right.

(TEA POURS)

So are you gonna invite your friend over?

Be nice to meet her.

No!

No, no, no, no, it's not...

It's not like that. It's a... You know, it's a small town.

I have to be discreet. Yeah.

(COLBY EXHALES)

Dad.

You know I'm not here just for a holiday, hey?

I'm here so we can get to know each other.

Isn't that what we're doing?

Why haven't I met any of your friends?

I mean, I've met Beth and Nina.

They're just people you work with.

(SCOFFS) I don't know what you want me to do.

I mean, if you want to come

to Josie's birthday party this evening, come.

But I honestly didn't think you'd be interested.

Of course I'm interested, Dad.

That's what... (SIGHS)

(SIGHS) I just feel like you're holding something back.

Xavier, I don't know what your expectations are.

I mean, this is me. This is who I am.

There's nothing else to it.

You're not missing out on anything.

Look, Xavier,

I don't know how to explain this to you,

but God knows I see it every day in the courts.

A hole left by an absent father.

No matter what I do, no matter what I give you now,

it will never be enough.

You just can't fix it like that.

(PHONE RINGS AND BUZZES)

Get it.

It's gotta be a better conversation than this one.

(CHAIR SCRAPES)

(PHONE RINGS AND BUZZES)

(PHONE BEEPS)

Nina.

OK, so Edward John Dallimore -

he still goes by the name of John,

philosophy professor at Oxford University.

Semi-retired.

Lives in London now.

A very distinguished career, yada yada.

Been in the UK since 1969, and no priors.

Exemplar of law-abiding citizenry. (CHUCKLES)

Yeah, not very promising.

But I called and left a message for him to contact us urgently.

Well, let's give him a day.

Well, if he killed her,

he's hardly gonna call me back, is he?

Yeah, that Oxford professor thing's interesting, isn't it?

Could be some implied arrogance there.

He may think... (CHUCKLES)

..that he's smarter than us.

Well, I can get our private investigator onto it.

See if he can send out a British colleague to his house and...

No, let's not startle the horses just yet.

In the meantime, let's get our guy to check on his movements

when he was in Australia.

You know...

Find out if he was in Cape Rock?

Yeah, where he was living. Did he hire a car?

We need just a little bit more on him

before he finally calls us.

NINA: OK.

(BIRDS SCREECH)

(DEEP VAPE INHALING)

(COUGHS)

JAZMYN: Do you wanna hear something crazy?

CAMILLA: Mm?

(LAUGHS) This is in the cone.

CAMILLA: Yeah, of course.

Um...

Gretel tried to have a threesome with Ro and I.

- Oh, my God. - (JAZMYN LAUGHS)

I know. It's so embarrassing.

It's beyond inappropriate.

What did Rowan think?

- Oh, he was not into it. At all. - Fair.

Wait, she act... she actually asked that?

She got into bed with us.

- No! - Yes.

OK, stop, because I don't want to... gossip.

No, no, it's cool. I'm not...

- I'm not gonna say anything. - I know.

But, oh, my God, that is intense.

JAZMYN: I know!

It's beyond inappropriate. (SCOFFS)

BARISTA: Camilla!

(ZIPPER UNZIPS)

(LAUGHS) I'm in shock.

Also, she wrote this in the middle of court.

CAMILLA: What? Whose ex?

Amanda's ex. Vincent.

She wrote that about a witness?

JAZMYN: Yes.

Jesus.

I would feel sorry for her,

except that I have to sit next to her for two weeks.

It's torture.

Feels loopy.

JAZMYN: Yep.

I'm just grateful I've got you.

You are...

You are the only good thing about this trial.

- (TENSE MUSIC) - (PHONE LOCKS)

- ANDREW: Are you heading? - TEGAN: Yep.

Oh, look, have you seen my wallet anywhere?

I'm running late.

Have you tried your gym bag?

(DOOR SLAMS)

(PHONE CHIMES)

SALMA ON VIDEO: My dad is an amazing teacher,

but he was fired for being a Muslim.

- CROWD: Boo! - HANIFA: Oh, my gosh.

This woman is the principal

of St Gina's Ladies College.

She sacked my dad

after he was bullied by Christian students

who called Muslims terrorists.

And then when my friends protested,

she suspended the white students but expelled me.

- MALE VOICE: What?! - (LETTERS THUD ON VIDEO)

(CELL DOOR RATTLES AND CLANGS ON VIDEO)

But he was fired for being a Muslim.

BASSAM: When did she do this? I had no idea.

(JURORS CHATTER SOFTLY)

So it's been up since last night.

Oh, my God, I cannot believe how irresponsible she is.

I can kiss my references goodbye.

I mean, what the hell is she thinking?!

How many views has it had?

OK, not many, just a few thousand.

- 53,000! Shit. - Bassam.

HANIFA: It's OK.

It's just kids on the app, anyway,

so no-one's going to see it.

(DAVID LAUGHS AND SIGHS WITH MERRIMENT)

My, my, my, look at the viral superstar.

(DAVID LAUGHS)

You better get a good lawyer, my friend.

Maybe ask Mr Colby when he's finished with this case, eh?

SHAWN: What's up? What's up?

Hey!

You're welcome.

ANDREW: What?

I figured you'd be looking for it, your bag.

You know, I met your missus.

(ANDREW EXHALES)

- BLAKE: Yeah. (LAUGHS) - ANDREW: Right.

BLAKE: What?

Um, and you mentioned that... that I...

..that I haven't been training with you, right?

- Yeah. - Yeah. (SIGHS)

- Yeah. What? - N-nothing.

You... you didn't do anything. Th-thank you, Blake.

(GROANS)

(SARCASTICALLY) "Thank you, Blake."

COLBY: Please state your name and occupation

for the court.

WITNESS: Cid Smith.

I'm a permanent prison officer

at Wade Correctional Centre

and I've been doing that 22 years.

COLBY: Officer Smith, on a day-to-day basis,

are you in charge of a prisoner called Peter Wayne Flood?

He's a lifer. Yep, like me.

COLBY: Are you aware he is one of the prime suspects

for the 1968 murders in Cape Rock?

A few police have come

to speak to Flood about that over the years,

so, yes, I'm aware.

COLBY: What sort of man is Mr Flood?

CID: He can be a pretty charming bloke.

Manipulative.

He's, uh, very good at getting the younger prisoners

to do him favours.

But he gets violent

if he doesn't get his own way.

Now, Officer Smith, were you present

on December 11, 2022,

when Amanda Taylor visited Peter Wayne Flood in prison?

CID: I was escorting Flood that day, yeah.

Stand back.

(KEYS CLINK)

(DOOR BUZZES)

(DOOR OPENS)

(KEYS CLINK)

COLBY: And is it true that there was an inquiry afterwards

as to how Amanda Taylor got in there at all?

Yep, 'cause she'd misrepresented herself.

COLBY: To the prison?

CID: To the prison and to the prisoner, yeah.

How did Mr Flood react to this?

My sentence is up in four months.

If you can help me find a place and a job or whatever,

it'll help me get my release sanctioned.

Peter, I'm not actually here to talk to you about that.

I'm Warren Little's daughter.

Uh, I'm researching a book about the Cape Rock murders,

and I want you to help me by giving me some of your DNA

so I can eliminate you as a suspect.

Are you fucking kidding me?

No. I don't...

Who the fuck do you think you are?

Well, I'm saying that I-I want to prove

that they made a... a mistake.

PETER: This is a mistake.

You lied to get this visit.

And I needed that shit you were offering me.

Peter...

You write my fuckin' name,

you put me in that book of yours,

and I will take that pen

and I'll stick it in your fuckin' eyeball, you bitch!

(SPITS)

CID: Fair to say, Flood was not happy.

Not happy? Did he threaten her?

Yes, he did.

Now, are you familiar with

a former jail-mate of Flood's, Troy Pickard?

Troy Pickard was charged with a break and enter

at, uh, Ms Taylor's Perth residence in 2023.

Yeah, Pickard's what we call a boomerang.

COLBY: A boomerang. Can you explain that term?

CID: He gets out of detention

and before you can forget about him...

(WHISTLES) ..he's back.

Were Flood and Pickard friends in jail?

CID: Uh, you wouldn't call them friends.

Flood does run the prisoners, so he knows all of them.

Uh, he's got nicknames for them, actually.

What was his nickname for Pickard?

'Ferret'.

COLBY: Ferret. Very good.

Now, Officer Smith, is it conceivable that,

enraged by Amanda Taylor's visit,

Flood might have arranged to have his 'Ferret'

conduct a break and enter into Ms Taylor's premises

on February 14, 2023,

in an effort to steal her work?

Objection, Your Honour, opinion.

Nice try, Mr Colby. I won't allow it.

Thank you, Your Honour. No more questions.

BLAKE: What would she know anyway?

I mean, she's a female prison guard in a men's prison.

What does that mean?

BLAKE: Well, no inmates are gonna speak to her in there.

How does she have any authority?

SHARON: Just because she's a woman?

HANIFA: She's got years of experience.

BLAKE: Oh, no. I can't say anything, can I?

SHAWN: I don't know, man.

I reckon that chick could probably take on Godzilla.

Hey, settle. Women like that are doing a necessary service.

- (PHONE BUZZES) - REG: It's like in the mines.

An all-male environment is frickin' toxic.

You would say that.

I would say that, would I?

- BLAKE: Yeah. - Why?

- Well... - SHARON: Alright, alright.

- Let's not get personal. - Are you serious?

If we talk about anything,

it should be about her testimony.

Yes, exactly, thank you.

Like, does anyone want to talk about whether or not

we think this man Flood could have got his Ferret

to do the deed?

You know what, I don't wanna talk about it.

- I'm going out for a fag. - Fag? What?

H-how come she can say 'fag'?

If I said 'fag', I'd get cancelled.

- Shut up. - Nobodies don't get cancelled.

- JAZMYN: Oh-ho-ho! - (JURORS LAUGH)

GRETEL: Oh, that's cold.

SHAWN: What's more interesting to me

is how Amanda Taylor is an A-grade liar.

(DOOR CLOSES)

She did go about things

in an interesting way.

SHARON: English teacher.

She was obviously desperate to be a published author.

Mm. Some people will do anything for attention.

Lie, make up stories.

(GRETEL SCOFFS)

(JAZMYN WHISPERS) I was kidding.

(DOOR OPENS)

- BLAKE: What? What did I miss? - (DOOR SLAMS)

- OK. (LAUGHS) - (CAMILLA CHUCKLES)

JAZMYN: Why did she just leave?

(JURORS CHATTER)

- JAZMYN: What? - (JURORS CONTINUE CHATTING)

- (NOTIFICATION DINGS) - (UNEASY MUSIC)

(UNEASY MUSIC CONTINUES)

(LIGHTER FLICKS)

MARILYN ON PHONE: I have been inundated

with press and internet trolls and complaints by parents...

Honestly, Marilyn, I... I knew nothing about this

until I got to court this morning, OK?

Not only is this video

offensive, it is highly damaging

to the school and to me personally.

It needs to be taken offline immediately.

BASSAM: I've tried. I've tried.

And I've... I've been trying to call her.

She's not answering my calls.

But I promise you, everything is under control.

I'm doing everything that I can, OK?

Do more.

(SLAMS RECEIVER)

(EXCLAIMS FURIOUSLY)

Argh! God.

(EXHALES)

(GRUNTS)

(LINE RINGS)

SALMA ON RECORDING: It's Salma. Try texting.

(BEEP!)

Salma, where are you?

Answer my calls now!

The situation is getting out of control.

You need to be home when I get home. Do you understand?!

- (EXHALES) - REG: Hey, Bassam.

BASSAM: Yeah, I'll be there.

- NICHOLLS: Ms Smith... - (PEN CLICKS REPEATEDLY)

..are all calls and visits to the prison recorded?

Yeah, they are.

When Amanda Taylor visited Mr Flood on... on December 11,

Troy Pickard, he was not in detention.

Is that correct?

I can't be sure.

NICHOLLS: He was not.

From Amanda Taylor's visit to Mr Flood on December 11

to her death on April 6,

prison records indicate

that there were no visits or calls

between Mr Flood and Mr Pickard.

Based on that, they couldn't have colluded

to arrange a break-in at Ms Taylor's house, could they?

Based on that, no.

Thank you, Ms Smith.

No further questions, Your Honour.

Officer Smith, is it common, indeed common knowledge,

that many prisoners often hold illegal burner phones

in order to contact those outside

without prison knowledge?

CID: Oh, yeah.

Last raid, we found, I think, 17 phones

in places you wouldn't even want to mention.

COLBY: Officer Smith, did you work in the prison

with a psychiatrist by the name of Dr Renata Monaro?

- (PAPER RUSTLES) - (INTRIGUING MUSIC)

She's a good friend and colleague, yes.

COLBY: Ms Smith,

why did Dr Monaro leave the prison?

Because she was in fear of her life from Flood, on the outside.

Objection!

Your Honour, Mr Colby chose

not to put Dr Monaro in the witness box

because the State could prove that she was mentally unstable.

She was not mentally unstable.

You can't now use this witness

to introduce the doctor's testimony.

She was being threatened.

Your Honour, can Mr Colby please control his witness?

You are not to speak when I'm speaking to Counsel, Ms Smith.

These guys, just because they're locked up,

doesn't mean they can't murder someone.

Your Honour!

JUDGE WEST: That's enough, Ms Smith.

NICHOLLS: Thank you, Your Honour.

- (PHONE LINE RINGS) - (ANDREW PUNCHES BUTTONS)

(VENDING MACHINE BEEPS RAPIDLY)

- (LINE RINGS) - (SIGHS) You're kidding me.

- (VENDING MACHINE BEEPS RAPIDLY) - (LINE RINGS)

Oh, fuck!

- (VENDING MACHINE BEEPS RAPIDLY) - (LINE RINGS)

Ah, fuck you.

(LINE RINGS)

BLAKE: Been having a fling?

What?

You having a fling?

Not... No. No, Blake. I'm... I'm not having a fling, OK?

- Right. - I'm not having a fling.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Someone in the jury?

'Cause Hanifa and I, we've got this thing going.

Yeah, OK, Blake, I'm not having a fling,

but clearly my partner thinks I am.

- (VENDING MACHINE BEEPS) - Can't you explain it to her?

That's... that's what I've been trying to do all day.

I'm trying to call her.

Well, just... mate,

have you tried honest communication?

You know what... you know what, Blake? I... I don't...

I don't mean to be rude.

I don't... I don't want to discuss this with you.

- OK? - (SIGHS)

Thank you. Thank you for dropping off my wallet.

I appreciate it.

I didn't mean to be an arsehole before. I... Yeah.

(ANDREW STABS BUTTONS AND SIGHS)

- Um, there's a trick, Andrew. - Yeah, I'm doing the trick.

There's a trick, there's a trick.

- No, there's a trick. - Yep.

Just treat it like a woman. Be gentle.

- (VENDING MACHINE BEEPS) - (ITEM THUDS)

(BLAKE LAUGHS) Yeah!

ANDREW: Thank you.

Thank you, Blake.

You can't just leave in the middle of a court day.

I have to go. (BREATHES HEAVILY)

A few more hours won't make any difference, OK?

OK, she's ignoring my texts.

She's just playing some kind of stupid game.

HANIFA: I know.

OK, try this.

This is what I do when things are going nuts.

We're going to breathe.

But how... We're gonna what?

We're going to breathe. You do it every day.

- You'll be fine. - (SCOFFS) I am breathing.

- No, you're not. OK. - OK.

Follow me.

- I'll put my hand on your chest. - (LAUGHS)

- It's OK. Why are you laughing? - Don't know.

- Now take a deep breath in. - (BOTH INHALE)

- (BASSAM EXHALES) - Bassam, focus. (LAUGHS)

Just take a deep breath.

- (BOTH INHALE) - In.

And out.

(BASSAM EXHALES SHAKILY)

HANIFA: That's it.

- And in again. - (BASSAM INHALES)

Now out.

(BASSAM EXHALES SLOWLY)

- HANIFA: One more time. - (BASSAM INHALES)

(FRIDGE CONTENTS CLINK)

HANIFA: And out.

(JURORS CHATTER)

BLAKE: What the fuck are they doing?

HANIFA: Do you feel better?

BASSAM: Oh! Yeah.

It's a co-regulation technique.

Look, I'll show you.

- Oi, oi! - Oi!

Hands off, hands off.

It's horrible, isn't it? Being on the jury.

Oh, yes. It's certainly an eye-opener.

Yeah.

Hey, I just wanted to say before, um,

I thought you were totally in the right with Blake.

He's a dickhead.

Yeah.

I've been feeling the weird vibes too.

Um, I actually started thinking

that people were talking about me behind my back.

Yeah, I'm gonna stay out of that.

Wait, are people talking about me behind my back?

Look, excuse me, I've really got to go to the ladies.

Wait, hang on...

(JURORS CHATTER)

(DOOR OPENS)

(DOOR CLOSES)

- (TAP RUNS) - REG: Fuckin' bloody hell.

Just take me back to the mines.

You know, me and my truck and Keith Urban.

Fuckin' none of this bullshit and gossip and rumours bullshit.

SHARON: What gossip and rumours?

COLBY: Nina has news.

NINA: Uh, we've pulled the trigger

on the John Dallimore lead,

but so far he hasn't called back...

ALAN: No, forget about this Dallimore guy.

You're wasting... you're wasting your time.

- This is the guy... - (PHONE CHIMES)

..this Peter Wayne Flood.

Look, he's the best alternative suspect that we have.

But I think we're really onto something with Dallimore.

You've got to convince them.

Make them listen. Haven't... haven't you noticed?

They're all over the shop!

- Who's all over the shop? - The jury!

They're fidgeting, dozing, picking their bloody noses.

You're telling them who did it

and those morons aren't taking it in.

Alan, we always have to remember

what the jury may be going through,

at home, personally.

They all have lives, they have families.

(SHOUTS) I've got a fucking life and family!

COLBY: It is very important

that you keep control of your emotions.

The day is not done.

Now, the next witness is hostile.

He will be lying through his teeth

and it's important that those 'morons' see through that,

if we are to have any hope.

COLBY: Mr Pickard, what is your profession?

I'm a handyman.

COLBY: Is that a full-time job?

TROY: Nah, it's, uh... it's pretty casual.

COLBY: Were you convicted of breaking and entering

Amanda Taylor's house in Perth on February 14, 2023?

TROY: Yeah, that's on the record,

but, um, it wasn't just her place.

Yes, some handymen are handier than others, aren't they?

(PEOPLE CHUCKLE)

COLBY: Were you looking for anything in particular

- at Ms Taylor's house? - BETH: Excuse me.

TROY: Same as anywhere, mate.

Laptops, cash, stereos, whatever.

COLBY: Were you also looking for

a manuscript and notes for a book that she was writing?

TROY: No.

Did you choose Ms Taylor's house for a reason?

TROY: Nope! It was random.

(UNEASY MUSIC)

(MENACING MUSIC)

COLBY: Now, Mr Pickard,

are you friends with your fellow prison inmate,

Peter Wayne Flood?

Never had much to do with him, mate.

COLBY: I must remind you that you are under oath.

Did he have a nickname for you?

Not that I'm aware of.

His nickname for you was Ferret.

Now, did Mr Flood ask you

to burgle Ms Taylor's house as a favour?

(AMANDA AND VINCENT LAUGH)

Amanda.

Oh, no.

(TROY SPEAKS FIRMLY) No.

COLBY: Were you in Cape Rock

on April the 6th of 2023?

No, sir.

COLBY: Really?

You're familiar with a person

with the name of Brianna Burke?

She's my ex.

Who currently resides in Cape Rock, does she not?

I said she's an ex, mate.

I don't know where she lives anymore.

COLBY: She gave us an affidavit

stating that you visited her

on Easter Sunday that year.

Do you know what day

Amanda Taylor was murdered, Mr Pickard?

Not sure.

COLBY: Her body was discovered on Good Friday.

Now, in case you're not familiar with how Easter works,

Good Friday comes two days before Easter Sunday.

Is that a question?

COLBY: Now, since you failed to find Ms Taylor's laptop

during your break-in on February 14,

did Peter Wayne Flood arrange for you, his little Ferret,

to break into her premises again two months later?

No.

COLBY: Did you follow her to Cape Rock?

Did you break into her accommodation,

and when she caught you in the act,

did you murder her?

No, I fuckin' didn't!

Objection, Your Honour!

My friend is putting the witness on trial.

TROY: The fuck are you on about?

I didn't murder anyone, Your Honour.

WEST: Watch your language, Mr Pickard.

(WHISPERS) Fuck you.

No more questions, Your Honour.

(COLBY SIGHS)

NICHOLLS: The file?

Mr Pickard, if, uh, you can turn your attention

to, uh, exhibit 38 on the screen, please.

On February 14,

you burgled seven houses in Ms Taylor's street in Perth.

Why did you choose Valentine's Day

to do these break and enters?

Houses are empty, you know?

People are out for dinner and shit.

NICHOLLS: And why did you choose this street?

Don't know. Just random.

NICHOLLS: Can you tell us why you chose these houses,

all in the same street?

TROY: Come on, mate, figure it out. You went to uni.

So those houses, they all back onto a national park,

which means no dogs, no cameras,

and the rich pricks who live there

don't like bars on their windows, so...

(TROY TUTS) Thank you, Mr Pickard,

and indeed, you're right, I did go to university.

Mr Pickard, would it surprise you to know

that the streets backing onto this park,

including Amanda Taylor's,

are burgled 15% more often

than any other area in metropolitan Perth?

TROY: Not really.

NICHOLLS: So it was, in fact,

as you stated earlier,

entirely random that you burgled Amanda Taylor's house

on that day, wasn't it?

- Yeah. I already said so. - NICHOLLS: You did indeed.

Thank you, Mr Pickard.

No further questions, Your Honour.

GRETEL: OK, you know what?

- BASSAM: Wish me luck. 'Bye. - Good luck. 'Bye.

JAZMYN: Aww, leave the Ferret alone, poor little guy.

DENISE: I don't understand

why they didn't interview him about the murder.

The break-in can't be a coincidence.

SHAWN: They already had their suspect.

BLAKE: Hey, you in a hurry?

I mean, are you free for a drink?

Oh, uh... I have to get home, OK? But thank you anyway.

(BLAKE SIGHS)

- (JURORS CHATTER) - (BLAKE CLICKS TONGUE)

- Dude... - BLAKE: What?

Read the room.

You know, I've never really been good at that.

That's why I work alone, one on one.

Well, she's not into you, man.

She smiles at me every day.

Oh, she smiles at everyone.

Uh, you know, you could be a little neuro-spicy.

Anyone ever told you that?

Neuro-what?

I mean, neurodiverse. Look it up.

(JURORS CHATTER)

BLAKE: Hmm!

Oh, I've been trying to convince Lloyd

to get a dog for the kids,

but now we're definitely getting one

so we don't get robbed.

JAZMYN: How hectic was that map?

CAMILLA: It was crazy, wasn't it?

- (JAZMYN LAUGHS) - Hey! Can we walk out?

I... I want to talk to you for a bit.

Yeah, what's wrong?

I was actually hoping you could tell me.

I've kind of been feeling like you're, um, avoiding me.

- Uh, I... - Babe, I'm here.

- SHARON: Jazmyn. - GRETEL: I know that.

Jazmyn, could you stay behind

for a few minutes?

I'd like to have a quick chat.

Sorry.

See ya.

(CAMILLA WHISPERS) Text me.

(JAZMYN WHISPERS) I will.

I think you should go home.

Oh, well, I'm just waiting for Jaz to finish.

(CAMILLA SCOFFS)

(SIGHS) Look, I don't know whether you know this,

but you're making Jaz feel really uncomfortable.

- What? - CAMILLA: Yeah.

Just go home. OK?

(TENSE MUSIC)

COLBY: Alan.

- You asked to see me. - ALAN: Oh!

I wanted to apologise for losing my rag,

but it's... it's Josie's birthday.

That's two in a row I would've missed.

No, I understand.

And like... like, Beth walking out

and not coming back in just now,

I mean, I feel really cut off from my family.

COLBY: Alan! You need to keep calm in front of the jury.

ALAN: Wait, wait. Uh, can I ask a favour, Brett, hey?

- (SOLEMN MUSIC) - (ALAN CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY)

GUARD: OK, let's move along.

(COLBY SCOFFS)

(DOOR CLOSES)

Oh, Josie, they said

they weren't going to deliver the cake until four o'clock.

JOSIE: Well, now it's been out in the sun,

the cream's gonna go off.

Well, no, I think it'll be alright.

No, look, the icing's a wee bit soft,

but it's gonna be fine.

- JOSIE: OK. - It'll be fine.

- (TV PLAYS FAINTLY) - BETH: Oh! This trial...

Boy, we're all over the shop, huh?

But soon, you know, it's gonna be over

and we'll... everything will be back to normal.

JOSIE: Right, when Dad comes back.

What's that?

JOSIE: When Dad comes back.

Yes. Yes.

(SOFTLY) Yes, when Dad comes back.

Sure. OK.

Now... cake, yeah.

Whose dick are you sucking, Colby?

(COLBY SCOFFS)

A lesser man could take offence at that, Nicholls.

Come on, speaking to the defendant in the hallways?

Taking liberties?

You just need to make some friends, that's all.

Yeah, well, I'm not a privileged white male

who can manipulate the system with the old boys.

The old boys. Don't worry.

We'll all be dead soon.

(NICHOLLS SCOFFS) RIP!

(NICHOLLS LAUGHS)

SHARON: I understand she's been bothering you in some way,

but I haven't noticed that it's obsessive, as you put it.

JAZMYN: Well, that's because you don't know the half of it.

- SHARON: OK. Then tell me. - (PHONE BUZZES)

- (PHONE BUZZES) - (SHARON SCOFFS)

(PHONE BUZZES REPEATEDLY)

Jazmyn.

I am aware that you have been telling people

that Gretel is mentally unstable,

and that she's been inappropriate with you,

but you cannot spread rumours like that

unless you can substantiate them.

(GRABS PHONE)

- (PHONE BUZZES) - (SCOFFS) It's Gretel.

That says Susie.

That's what she calls herself.

And she calls me Judy. (PUTS PHONE DOWN)

- What? - Yeah.

- SHARON: Ugh! - I know.

I thought it was a bit off as well, but...

..she just didn't want you to know that we'd exchanged details

so... so I went along with it.

Yeah, I'm not sure what rumours you've been hearing,

but it's so stupid.

SHARON: Just tell me.

Um, she wanted to have sex with me and my boyfriend.

Oh.

And when we rejected her,

she started to make up

this lie that she'd been spiked at his club.

And I know that she presents like

she's this super-sweet girl.

And she is, or she can be. I'm sure she is...

This is why I told everyone not to socialise.

You need to set up proper boundaries going forward.

- JAZMYN: I know. - OK?

I'm trying to.

But none of this affects the trial, though.

The thing I was most concerned about

was your comment about Gretel

having a crush on one of the witnesses.

If there was anything to that,

I would have to take it very seriously.

(DISTURBING MUSIC)

OK, I didn't want to have to show you this.

What?

JAZMYN: I'm really sorry.

(PUTS PHONE DOWN)

Has anyone else seen this?

Just Gretel.

Send it to me, but you keep that strictly to yourself.

Mm. Definitely.

SHARON: Let me figure out what to do.

OK, I'll send it to you now.

(NOTIFICATION BLEEPS)

Tegan!

Hey!

I've been trying to call you all day.

I'm sorry, are you actually having a go at me right now?

OK, you know what? No, I'm not.

- TEGAN: You lied to me. - Yes, I did.

- About the training, right? - No, no.

It doesn't matter what you lied about. You lied to me.

Why... why... why didn't you ask me about it?

Are you kidding me?

You lied to me. We don't lie to each other.

And now I'm getting in trouble. Are you a fuckin' teenager?

(SIGHS)

OK, OK. Yes.

I did lie to you.

TEGAN: Hm!

That woman that I've been helping?

TEGAN: Mm?

I've... I've been driving her to rehab every day.

What, so now you're a fucking superhero

so you can lie to your girlfriend?

She had an issue and I volunteered.

And, to be honest, I knew you'd be annoyed about it.

I didn't want the drama. That's all it was.

I mean, look at this.

No, no, this drama is about you lying to me.

This is not about you helping people.

It's because I feel like I can't find you.

Look, I am, I'm here! OK? I am right here.

No, but you're actually not.

(EXHALES FORCEFULLY)

(ANDREW PACES)

(ANDREW SIGHS)

You know what? I'm not.

I'm sorry that I'm in my head...

..and that I'm not present with you

and I... I'm sorry that I lied.

OK?

Do you want to be here?

Yes, I... I... Yes, I want to be better.

Like, I want us to be better.

No, that's not what I asked.

Yeah.

Yeah, I want to be here.

I... Hey, Tegan.

OK.

ANDREW: I really want to be here.

OK.

And there's not... there's not gonna be

any more... fuckin' secret superhero bullshit,

OK?

TEGAN: Hm.

I love you.

(TEGAN SIGHS)

(ANDREW EXHALES)

(SNIFFLING)

OK, I've really fucked up.

OK, look... (SIGHS)

Fuck it, OK.

I'm meant to be having dinner with her tonight,

because... because she wanted to thank me for the rides,

and I...

Hey, I'm gonna cancel that. I'm gonna cancel it.

- OK? - OK.

Yeah.

(TEGAN SIGHS)

('WITH OR WITHOUT ME' BY LEAH SENIOR PLAYS SOFTLY)

(PHONE RINGS AND BUZZES)

Hey!

ANDREW: Leah, hi.

Hey, you OK?

Yeah.

A-Actually, no.

Look, I... I... I have to cancel tonight.

Um, is everything OK?

Tegan...

..isn't... isn't feeling well

and I... I just have to stay home.

I'm so sorry for the late notice.

OK. Um, is she OK?

Yeah, yeah, she's, um...

You know, she's... she's fine, but I... I just have to.

Sure.

(ANDREW SIGHS)

I'm sorry. I...

I hope... I hope you haven't gone to too much trouble.

LEAH: No. (CHUCKLES)

I was just gonna order some burgers anyway, you know?

I... I don't know.

May... maybe we... we could have...

..have lunch or something soon instead.

Sure, yeah.

Yeah, no, I'd love that.

Um, hey, look, I hope, uh...

I hope you're, um... I hope Tegan's OK.

Thanks.

'Bye.

'Bye.

SONG: # Dark will turn to day. #

(ANDREW EXHALES)

(TEGAN SIGHS)

I want us to go to couples therapy.

OK.

For real?

For... for real.

- Really? (CHUCKLES) - For real! Really.

OK.

Thank you.

(SIGHS) What a...

(GLOOMY MUSIC)

(GLOOMY MUSIC CONTINUES)

(SOBS QUIETLY)

(JAZMYN SIGHS)

OK, so four missed calls and about 30,000 messages.

- CAMILLA: Oh! - Yep, she just won't stop.

She's nuts.

Hopefully she'll chill out now that Karen's onto it.

(CAMILLA SCOFFS)

(WINE POURS)

SHARON: What do I do?

If I show this photo to anyone,

it could scuttle the whole trial.

(SIGHS) So do you have to show it?

Well, if I don't, and someone finds out later,

it could be used in an appeal.

Well, what's your gut telling you about this girl?

- (DOOR CLOSES) - Salma?

(SHOUTS) Salma!

- SALMA: Don't shout at me! - Where have you been all day?!

You, in here. Now.

Sorry, Hayley. Please go home.

I need to speak to Salma alone, OK?

- HAYLEY: Yeah, OK. - BASSAM: Thank you.

I've been texting. I've been calling.

You've ignored my calls all day.

I've taken it down.

(BASSAM YELLS) After all day?

Do you understand how stressful this has been for me?

Principal Thorne in one ear, you not answering.

I turned off my phone and I went to Hayley's place

because I was trolled big-time

and then the reporters were outside of the house.

For fuck's sake, Salma!

Dad...

No, no, I'm sorry to swear,

but do you have any idea

what this has been like for me?

I did it for you. Don't you get it?

- You did it for me? - Yes, I did...

You completely misrepresented the situation, Salma.

You were expelled 'cause

you were rude and you were aggressive,

not because you're Muslim.

You were fired because you are.

Yeah, well, that's for me to decide, OK?

You did it for me!

What you did was you made sure

I never get another decent job again.

That's what you did. Did you think about that?

Yeah, while... while you were cancelling Principal Thorne,

you forgot you were cancelling me too.

Leave me alone!

I'm ashamed of you!

(FOOTSTEPS DEPART QUICKLY)

(DOOR OPENS)

(DOOR SLAMS)

- (MOODY MUSIC) - (TRAIN HORN BLARES)

- (UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS FAINTLY) - (PATRONS CHATTER)

Ah, thanks for meeting me.

Oh, can I get you a drink? What's your poison?

Ah, no, I'm good, thanks.

OK. Thanks.

Well, uh, don't mind me. I'm parched.

Cheers. (CHUCKLES)

Mmm! It's good.

(CHUCKLES)

Amanda always ordered beer.

Well... (CHUCKLES)

Sounds like we would've got on, then.

(LAUGHS) My wife, she only drinks champagne and wine.

You must miss her a lot.

Yeah. A lot.

Look, ah, I just want to...

I just want to say I'm sorry

that my solicitor took that first meeting with you.

It should have been me.

Look, I know that this has been hard for you.

But I really care about Amanda.

In fact, she's all I care about

and I want the right person put away for what they did.

So... if you have anything relevant

that you think might have come up since that first interview,

then, Louella, you can just lay it on the table.

Um, let's say, uh...

..hypothetically, I did have new information...

..and I do know Vincent mentioned something to you.

Mm-hm, he did, but he was pretty vague.

What if...

What if it exonerates Alan Chaplin?

(INHALES SHARPLY)

Look, unlike Mr Colby...

..my duty is to present all the evidence,

no matter what it is or where it's from.

So, if you do have something - hypothetically have something -

that will help this case,

then you should tell me, Louella.

I promise you've got nothing to lose.

(SOBER MUSIC)

(CAR DOOR CLOSES)

(SOBER MUSIC CONTINUES)

(CAR BOOT CLOSES)

(DOOR CLOSES)

I'm here to remind people

that we must defend the person

who has the right to be defended by the law,

not the person who...

(MUTES TV)

It's depressing the way

that Amanda's being portrayed in court.

I mean, she wasn't falsely accusing innocent men.

She was strong and ballsy.

And, yeah, OK, she was obsessive, but she was right.

RENEE: Mm.

It's always about the fucking defendant.

- Yeah. - All about him.

All about his life, his family.

- RENEE: Hmm. - The... the focus is all wrong.

You know, the blame gets put on her.

RENEE: Mm.

KODY: OK. Night, guys.

- Night-night! - KODY: Night-night!

Do we not get a hug anymore?

We need to figure out her ball gown.

Night, Kodes.

- KODY: Night, Mum. - (DOOR OPENS)

- Oh! That is a nice drop. - (DOOR CLOSES)

- Urgh, it's Brett Colby's. - Mm.

Oh, and... and now we have a jury

that's sniggering at every single one of his lame jokes.

Oh, my God, and he has the fucking audacity

to tell me that I don't have a heart.

(RENEE CHUCKLES) Do you?

- (LAUGHS) - Fuck him.

This is a good drop.

It is. It really is. (LAUGHS)

- You don't think I have a heart? - (LAUGHS)

- I do! - Come here.

- DANNY: It's like you and me. - Now, I'm gonna give you these.

Here we go. You have to give those out, Danny.

Here we go.

DANNY: I'm so trained to do this.

BETH: These hats are in memory of that guy we had,

the witness today - what was his name?

Oh, Ferret.

Ah, I'm right, aren't I, Brett?

I'm not making that up, am I?

- What's that? - BETH: Oh, you know.

The chap who was the witness today in court.

His name was, um... his name was Ferret, wasn't it?

Very well named. Yes, his name was indeed Ferret.

(BETH LAUGHS)

Oh, Josie, that reminds me.

Um... (SIGHS)

Your father made a request of me today, and I...

JOSIE: Oh?

..tried to wiggle out of it,

but he insisted, so...

Go on.

COLBY: Here goes, alright? Um...

(SINGS) # Happy birthday to you

# Happy birthday to you... #

(LAUGHS)

(OTHERS JOIN IN) # Happy birthday, dear Josie

# Happy birthday to you... #

- Oh, thanks! - COLBY: # And many more. #

- (APPLAUSE) - Yay!

- Sorry, not my finest hour. - JOSIE: That's alright.

You should have waited for Xavier to get here

and done a duet.

Oh, I-I forgot to say, he... he can't make it tonight.

Oh, you mean you forgot to tell him.

- Father of the Year! - COLBY: No, no, no.

No, he... he, um...

He had to work on his music at home, you know, that's all.

Oh, Colby. Wait, as in Xavier Colby?

Like the synth, club stuff?

Kiwi muso, that Xavier Colby?

- Yeah. - He's playing a gig in town.

- JOSIE: Oh! We should go. - DANNY: No kidding.

You must be, like, super proud.

Super proud, absolutely, yeah.

That's right. Indeed.

- (GUESTS GASP) - JOSIE: Oh! Mum!

- BETH: Oh! - For fuck's sake!

Oh, my God, what are you doing?

Oh, God, sorry. I'm so sorry.

I... That was... that was an accident.

- I... - JOSIE: What's wrong with you?

BETH: Well, I didn't do it deliberately.

- GUEST: Need a hand, Beth? - Really and truly.

You know, if your dad had dropped the cake,

you'd... you'd all be laughing.

(BETH SIGHS) It's alright, it's alright. It's alright.

How was the birthday party?

Uh, it was OK.

Um, I got your message.

Everybody missed you.

Uh...

..why didn't you tell me

you've got some sort of a gig happening?

It's no big deal.

It's just... someone spotted me

and next minute I'm booked.

Do you want to come?

Well, I would, but, um,

I think it's going to clash with deliberations,

so I don't think I can manage a late night.

That's why I didn't tell you.

Nina's waiting for you inside.

Right, OK. Yeah, thanks.

(DOOR SLIDES OPEN)

- Hi. - (DOOR SLIDES SHUT)

John called?

Hasn't called, but I've traced his movements as far as I can.

Edward John Dallimore arrived in the country March 28.

He hired a car at the airport.

His family had a wedding. It was his nephew in Collie.

Collie, so they're farming people?

Coal. They are very wealthy.

They summered in Cape Rock in John's childhood.

Right, that makes sense.

So he returned the car April 7

and there was no suspicious mileage, but look at this.

He drives Perth to Collie April 1,

cross country to Cape Rock,

kills Amanda April 6,

then back up the coast road

to board the plane to England April 7.

COLBY: Hmm.

If he went this way, it wouldn't show unusual mileage.

There's no tolls on either highway, so we can't check,

but it falls into place.

It does indeed fall into place.

And I shall call him myself.

Right.

- COLBY: Well done, Nina. - (NINA CHUCKLES)

COLBY ON VOICEMAIL: Mr Dallimore,

um, this is Brett Colby, SC.

I am in the thick of a murder trial,

and it is imperative that I speak with you

as I believe that you have critical information

to this case.

Now, as we are not able to meet,

could you please contact my associate, Nina Distazio,

to set up an urgent video call?

With my thanks.

(HAUNTING MUSIC)

(VOICES ECHO)

(VOICE ECHOES) Johnny!

JUDITH: To see Johnny.

SUSAN: Johnny!

JUDITH: Wait for me at the meeting place.

SUSAN: I want to go home. Let's go home!

JUDITH: I can't! He's expecting me.

It won't take long.

SUSAN: I bet.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(DRAMATIC CHORD)

- (DARK MUSIC) - (WAVES CRASH)