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You want me to pretend to be the niece?

Valda had to do everything for him in those last few weeks,

even dole out his meds.

You poisoned George, and I can prove it.

I want the money you promised me.

And an extra 10 grand.

something you want,

I thought you were the boss man.

There are other vested interests.

We mustn't forget about Charlie

'cause he's the first one I'm going for if you don't do what I say.

Dad, guess what?

(PHONE RINGS)

(HORN HONKS) (YELLS INDISTINCTLY)

(HORN BEEPS)

Oh, did you get your license out of a Weeties packet, did ya, ya moron?!

June? Can you hear me?

Amy! Hi.

Hey, look, um, there's been a little bit of an emergency at the shop.

Those old convict pipes, they've finally had it.

So, Charlie's there dealing with some plumbing,

and, uh, he's asked me to drop Kiah off to you if possible.

I can't leave work right now.

Don't rush. I can just hang out with Kiah until, um, you're finished.

Alright, I'll text you.

Fuck!

You black bitch!

You white cu...

We say "Fuck you!"

Now, listen.

So with Dad and his big workmates,

how they took him off for a meeting about the pipes...

..let's just keep that between us, OK?

Yeah. Us blackfellas.

Treat to cheer you up?

Yeah.

That is true.

Thank you.

Mm!

They're good.

Mm-hm.

Sorry. I don't have the new pin.

Kiya. Hi.

Um, yeah. Go inside.

Don't drop anything on the leather stairs.

They've just been treated.

Look, um, can you just take care of her for a few hours?

Amy will swing by after work around 4:00.

Yeah. What's happened?

Charlie's... He's, um...

..he's having a breakdown.

With Sharne leaving and Kiah moving to Sydney and...

..probably some unresolved grief around Mum

because it's her anniversary.

Is he OK?

Yeah, he's gonna be fine.

I just got to go and sit with him, talk him through it.

Thank you.

And I will make it back before your fundraiser event.

God knows I could use a champers.

I, um, I just need to know.

Have you... Have you thought about it?

Having a baby? Using your eggs.

I just, uh, I need to call the clinic.

Yeah.

Yeah, let's do that after your fundraiser tonight.

0902.

That's the new pin.

Thank you.

how do I turn on the TV?

(TV PLAYS) Are you ready to play?!

Timer on the chook, and then you can drive me to the lawyer's office.

Charlie? (KNOCKS ON DOOR)

What the fuck?

have all gone mad.

Well, is Charlie OK?

with one big fat fella.

mean-looking bloke.

skinny, mean-looking bloke.

Did you recognise 'em? Did you see where they went?

OK, I'll-I'll find June.

woman,

Desmond made good on his threat on Charlie.

killed

No, no, no. They need to keep him alive to get me to comply.

could've started with that!

What I need is a new strategy.

I've been playing them white man games my entire life.

I know how they think.

I can speak-a their language.

I know what they want.

They always want more.

A better deal for them.

What I need to do is find them to give it to them.

Not this time.

This is on my terms.

what about Charlie's terms?

Keep up, Roddy!

to fill my radiator, June.

(MUTTERS) Fuck!

Hey!

I'm looking for Charlie. He's not available.

Really? Because I just came from his shop and it's been trashed.

It's family business.

(SCOFFS) Oh, since when have you given a shit about family?

What have you gotten him into?

Who the fuck do you think you are, little girl?

No, don't answer that.

'Cause I know exactly the type of girl that you are.

You're playing victim,

working your way through soft-hearted men like Charlie

until you get bored.

Then you blame it on your trust issues.

Roddy, get the coolant.

Charlie is my brother.

He's not your man.

He's not some story you're gonna tell to your friends back home

about the time you dated an Aboriginal man.

Showcase that painting you got from a native from the colonies.

You and your fucking kind can fuck off back to the motherland!

You don't know me.

Oh, darlin'...

..I don't care to.

I'm leaving tonight.

Tell Charlie I-I tried to say goodbye.

Yeah, whatever!

Roddy, I'll meet you there.

always had an acid tongue.

of fire from being wronged.

sometimes.

a safe trip back, yeah? Hm?

Actually...

..I came to see you, as well,

about your PI services.

I can pay.

CHARLIE: (SIGHS) MAN: A quick game's a good game.

There we go. Give us, uh, two.

Yeah.

(PHONE RINGS) Hang on.

Uh, this guy's a clown.

Oh, this fucking electrician.

Got my new shed done, right?

And I need it hooked up.

And this bozo reckons that I need 5k for the wiring.

then, isn't he? Yeah.

You know, if you're looking for a cheap electrician,

I know one that does mate's rates.

He wouldn't charge you no more than...2.5?

Oh, yeah? Yeah!

He's pretty deadly too.

He did work in my shop when the rats got in.

(COUGHS)

Yeah, right. Uh, stop, stop.

Oh, do you have to slam that bloody door?

Alright.

(GROANS)

Ah.

(HUMS)

Hm?

wait here for you.

OK.

(CAR LOCK BEEPS)

There's, um... well, there's been a complication.

Complication? Yeah.

I got an email from a woman claiming to be George's niece.

Yeah, she heard about his death via friends of friends.

She lives in, like, Cambridge or Oxford.

You know, one of those smart types.

Well, that's impossible.

She's probably trying to scam you.

No, no. She sent me pictures of her and George together.

Apparently, he took her to Adventure World when she was a lass.

Come on, Ross, let's not let these Poms pull the wool over our eyes,

coming here and taking what's ours.

Let's just...settle the estate.

Final siren hasn't sounded, I'm sorry, Valda.

I've already handed on the information to the police.

I take fraud very seriously.

My reputation depends on it.

You know, both on and off the field.

we'll have it delivered.

Hey, take a seat. Sit down.

I just need you to tell me where Desmond is,

and I'll be on my way.

well, why would I do that?

For my brother.

Nup.

I have a business deal. This is big.

So big

that Desmond might even invest in a decent barber

and get rid of that revolting clit tickler.

I know we're not friends -

I respect your rise,

Oh! does Stevie, yeah.

to make sure that you...

know what you're asking.

Cameron...

..you have 10 seconds to contact Desmond,

or else I'll go to the competitors

and he'll learn how you blew the deal for him.

Good.

(CAR ENGINE STARTS)

I take it Cameron told you I was on my way?

I'm moving my business in a different direction.

Now, I'm aware that this means you'll take a loss in the record store,

but I'm more than willing to compensate you.

I want to offer you 25% in my new venture.

Mining.

Clean, above board,

and a shitload of money.

is an interesting pitch.

Just leaning into what this state is good at.

And, you know, we love a little bit of hi-vis, don't we?

Digging up holes.

Giving the keys to mining companies so they can lease the land,

rip it up and sell to the Chinese.

We are holding up the entire country.

I'm talking hundreds of millions of dollars on paper,

all approved by the government.

But in that game...

..the companies are legally obligated

to negotiate with native title holders and their lawyers,

i.e., me.

Setting up royalty percentages...

..that go to remote communities

where nobody's really watching where the money is being spent.

off your own mob, June.

As long as I'm ticking the box as a black face,

then...I can work with whoever.

You see, I got you

big returns on a small record store.

Imagine what we could do in mining.

STEVIE: You fuckers.

June. June, June, June.

Give you some time to think about it.

27 minutes, in fact.

That's how long it'll take me to pick up my brother.

I assume you'll give a verbal to your boys,

let me take him off your hands.

And finished.

Dad, me and Aunty June.

Huh. What is Aunty June doing?

Flogging baddies.

Hey, can I ask you a question? Sure.

So you know how Dad and Aunty June have been hanging out a lot?

Mm-hm.

What do they talk about?

Blackfella business.

Cool.

(DOORBELL RINGS)

That must be your mum.

Yeah.

CHARLIE: Please, boys.

I'll sign anything you want, if you just let me go.

Shut him up. Oh, fuck me.

Don't you fucking think about it!

You fucking put it down now!

Put it down! color="00ff00">Put the fucking thing down now!

Put the fucking guns down!

Put it fucking down!

Can you get your hands off it, boys?

Stevie, we good? Put 'em fucking down.

CHARLIE: Oh, thank fuck. Roddy, help me out, bruz.

Stevie.

You can call Desmond now.

Hey, can I get that name of that sparky mate of yours?

Yeah, his name's get fucked.

Charlie!

No, can't even talk to you, June. I'm too fucking wild.

And where's Kiah?

She's safe at Kate's. (SIGHS)

I'll take you to see her. Nah, I'm not going with you.

Oh, what - do you want to go back in there

with your kidnappers, dumb arse?

You know what? They treated me better than my own sister.

Oh, well, excuse me for coming in and saving you.

If you had've just listened to me in the first place.

All I've done these past few weeks is listen to you.

My whole life, I've listened to you,

and it just keeps dragging me deeper and deeper into shit, June!

You never take responsibility, do you?

Oh, bullshit! No.

Your whole fucking life,

I've been running around picking up after you -

since you were in nappies, Charlie.

And I still can't trust you to do anything I tell you to

because you're still a fucking child.

Oh, fuck off, June!

Time out. Time out, yeah?

Yeah.

out, alright? Alright?

not do this here, OK?

I'm not going to the pub with her!

I don't want to go with you!

don't have to go to the pub.

have to go to the pub, OK?

let's get out of here.

bad guys are still in there.

But I'm not going with her.

I'm going with you, Roddy. Oh, fine with me.

And can you just get rid of that fake gun, please, Roddy?

Hey?

you know it was gammon?

What were you gonna do if they shot ya?

Big hero sound effects?

A pow-fuckin-pow?!

I mean, shame job!

Hey, I thought your gammon gun was deadly, bruz.

always believed in me.

Yeah, I got ya.

(GROANS)

VALDA: Showing off with your bloody reversing in.

Watch it, watch it! Watch the bins! Oh!

I'm careful, Mum. Oh!

Rexy!

Barry!

Will you put those bloody palm fronds in the organics?!

I told you once.

That chook will be ready soon.

oh, you won't believe it.

..the pub

We both know what you're gonna do.

For once in your life,

don't fuck it up.

(KNOCK AT DOOR)

Oh, fucks sake.

to drop him off at the bus stop.

Yeah, I...I don't give a shit about Charlie anymore.

He's an ungrateful shit.

Yeah, about that.

You know, I think it's best that we just keep things the way they were.

Yeah? It's less paperwork. Less pressure on you.

No.

Look, I think we should just stick to what we know, OK?

What we know.

Yeah.

forget what I know, June.

And what I know

about your illegal methods of getting information.

Breaking and entering.

Bugging houses without warrants.

Listening without permission.

See, I just don't think Shazza would approve of her man in jail too.

Hm?

You know what?

Go see Shazza.

Take her out on a date.

On me.

Just need them neat. Everything. Everything.

If you see it, make it neat.

Hi!

Hi.

Yeah. What's your name? (PHONE RINGS)

Timo.

Yeah, can you please tell your boss that if he fucks with me again,

I will ruin his business with a single fucking review.

OK? Out the back. Everything.

Hello?

Hi.

Hi, Dr Gillies. Yes.

Yep. We would like to try again using June's eggs.

No, no, there must be a mistake.

June did an egg retrieval in 2022, like I did.

Can you please check again?

Are you sure?

OK.

No, I'll, um...

I'll ask June and get to the bottom of it.

(SCREAMS) CUNT!

sort the flooding?

Yeah, all good.

Take her to Sydney, Amy.

KIAH: But I don't want to go.

Better over there, bub.

There's more opportunity.

They've got the Opera House.

Freo don't have no Opera House.

Is this because I punched the kid?

This is about making a better life for ourselves.

You're much better than your old dad, even.

Your dad's too scared.

But you said this was home.

And home will always be here, no matter where you are.

You could be all across the world, and I'll still be here.

I'll be looking at that TV, going, "See that girl?

"She's prime minister and she's from here.

"She's a Freo girl through and through."

OK, you don't have to be prime minister.

You can be whatever you want to be, OK?

Come here.

You're the only one that listens to me, Dad.

Oh, bub.

Will you come visit me?

Of course.

I love you, bub.

I always will.

(SIGHS HEAVILY)

Sorry for interrupting.

Um, Uncle Roddy's here.

the evidence points to her.

got it fixed the day after.

Charlie, she's...

never gonna change.

Yeah, but I do.

She's my sister, Roddy.

She taught me how to tie my shoelaces.

She made me lunch for school.

well, best you get in first.

No.

Sure, she screwed up my business,

but she kept all that away from me to protect me.

The fucked up thing is,

is that all of this has brought us closer together.

And now that all the shit is out there, we can be a proper family.

Like when Mum was here.

um, Sharne came by earlier.

she's leaving tonight.

Tonight?

Can you give me a lift?

(DISTORTIONS BY DEAD PARTIES PLAYS)

Now you're not around, she's my companion

Holdin' out a line and peace of mind

Running a tap, I can wash up

All the words are spinning my wheels

Time to get off

Hey! Go, boy! Last night, last night

Really got to you

Feelings take over and lie to you

I survived...

for having me.

Give me that fucking bag!

Give me the bag!

Come on!

Stay down!

Come on. Come on.

Stay down there!

CHARLIE: Sharne?

Fuck!

Come here! Argh!

What the fuck, man?

Don't touch her!

Come on. Suit 'em up then, bra!

Fuckin'... What are you doing?

Get off me!

Stop!

Get the fuck...! Damn it!

Argh!

Yeah, I would've fuckin' taken ya!

You alright?

Ah! (LOCKS DOOR)

What the fuck is going on?

no money and no way home.

You're not George's niece?

in a pub in the wheat belt.

I killed George.

(MUSIC PLAYS)

(PHONE BUZZES)

..the love machine

I want you to chase the dream

That will never be me

'Cause, baby... (PHONE BUZZES)

You've got that thing I'll have to live without...

What?

Just give us the yarn.

got Missy done for fraud.

Who's Missy?

she wasn't George's niece

What?

from across the road was paying her.

Which neighbour?

That dorising old woman.

Missy I killed George.

Are you kidding me? We're in the cop shop!

you don't believe her,

You trust a woman who's been lying to you about who she is.

been lying too! Shh!

for you to help her now.

I'll fix it.

Hello. I'm her lawyer.

So can we begin?

I was set up by the neighbour.

you should be interviewing.

OK. Um, I just need a moment with my client, please.

Can you believe this? Oh, mate.

off to another wedding?

I know that Charlie told you everything.

And I also know that Valda was paying you...Missy.

Morphine?

pills I found at Valda's.

Let's get two things straight.

We're not working with Valda.

I'd rather drink port water and get giardia

than ever see that woman again.

I don't like you.

But my idiot brother does.

And he called me to save your arse,

and I should be saving my marriage instead.

So...

You'll probably be charged with a low-level offence of fraud.

You only gained a few shitty records.

They'll likely let you go on good behaviour.

But if I can persuade them,

a caution,

on the assurance that you're going to leave this shithole.

Well?

So, my client won't be answering any more questions.

She has no criminal record.

She received no money,

just a vinyl collection that's worth $50, if that.

My brother is a record store owner. That's the value he gave.

So you can run it through the courts. Be my guest.

But she has an expired a visa.

It would be more cost effective just to see her go.

The real niece has asked for George's body to be exhumed,

so we're in the process of doing that.

There'll be a full autopsy and a cause of death investigation.

So, you're free to take your client,

but we will be in contact if any issues arise.

Noted.

Free to leave the country.

We should talk.

Hey, I have a gallery to get to. So can we do this somewhere else?

Oh, and, uh...you're welcome.

Hurry up!

Hi.

Good to see you. Congratulations.

Thank you. Thank you. Hi, Sue. So lovely to see you again.

And I think that is the one you're interested in.

Lovely. Thank you. Yeah?

Yes, uh, let the Governor know that the art is a tax write-off

if he purchases for his office.

And let his wife know after a few of these, yeah?

Hi! Good to see you. Thank you. color="00ff00">Thanks for having me.

Hi. You're late.

was at the police station.

I don't care.

I'm working this fundraiser,

and I just need you to mingle

and pretend you know something about the artworks, yeah?

Fuck, fuck, fuck.

DESMOND: Hello! Fucking hell, this is a bit of alright, isn't it?

Yeah! Free drinks!

Good evening. How you going?

Hey, boys. What do you think?

How much do they want for it?

I don't even know what it is.

How much do they want for that? Hi.

Hello. Hi. I'm the curator here.

I don't believe that you're on the invitation list.

Oh, yeah, your wife invited me. Excuse me?

Speak of the devil. Juney, you haven't told her yet?

We're bloody business partners.

I'm here to party.

Kate, congrats on the show.

Yes. Thank you.

Hi.

See you later.

Bet you didn't expect this a week ago, eh?

a man at his funeral

I wasn't expecting that.

'Love'?

But you probably wish you could go back, yeah?

spent my whole life running.

Well, we can still dance.

Well, I mean, I am stupid.

Shit.

Fucking June.

She's right, you know?

I've just been floating through life with nothing to offer.

And now with your unc...well... fake uncle...

I'm truly sorry, Missy.

Who?

the neighbour.

Is she the one that paid you?

I didn't know her name was Valda.

Oh, well, June knows everyone.

What are you doing here?

Well, you come into my space,

I can come into yours, right?

(SIGHS) It's just...this is a private event that my wife is running.

Yeah, your wife.

Handy having her around, isn't it?

With her dad being a judge and all.

They're not familiar with our deal. Our deal, yeah.

I've been thinking about that, you know?

25%?

I don't know, it just doesn't feel like you...

Oh! ..respect me.

I'm disappointed in you, June.

I thought you were smarter than that.

But you don't know your place.

And I don't like it when people don't know their place.

And your place is very expendable.

So I am upping my percentage to 100.

I'm taking it all.

The law firm, the record shop and the mining idea.

'Cause I've got loads of low-life lawyers on the books.

The boys will be in touch.

Oh, by the way, if you ever want to try it...

Oh.

(SOBS)

I want to know is why.

Because I told my boss to get fucked,

and then I punched him, Kate.

Remember?

Big heroic story you love telling everyone.

This is a small, stupid town.

Runs on reputation.

And there was no-one...

..that would hire me.

So, yeah, I borrowed money.

And I had to borrow more money to keep it up.

And then...I was under their thumb.

I mean, old Desi isn't half of it. (LAUGHS)

It kind of is, yeah.

Come on, Kate. What community?

Those rich Perth-onalities?

'Cause I didn't see one blackfella out there.

For your egos, not community.

Any of my family events, you leave as quick as you can.

You know, if only you had've stayed at that wedding.

If you had driven me home.

never learn, June.

you had your eggs destroyed.

would you do that?

self-loathing, selfish parent.

Really?

Because, you know...

..I thought you would have loved parading around

our half-black kids like you have me.

Given that entitled white girl a bit of street cred.

Well, fuck, Kate.

Can you imagine the donations that would have come pouring in?

that,

Good.

So we end on the truth, then.

family's reputation on the line,

will bring you down.

Still a daddy's girl, then.

want you gone by tomorrow.

you can leave out the back.

I think the front door will suit me just fine.

No blacks out the back this time.

Tastes like...

(YELLS) ..shit!

happened,

Go.

Go start a new life somewhere far away.

Do what I can't do.

Now, I know that I can never repay you. But...

..I can give you your freedom.

Get a taxi to the airport.

Get tickets for both of you.

And, Charlie...

..don't look back.

Get out now.

Don't look back.

Let's start with the facts.

An old man dying of cancer.

You,

his concerned neighbour, helping him with his medicine,

becoming his friend,

and, in time,

conveniently...

..the beneficiary of his estate.

Just as you wanted.

But, George, he was a fighter, wasn't he?

He wasn't dying in a hurry.

So you thought that you might help him on his way.

Gave him more morphine than he was prescribed.

Until one night, dazed and confused,

he stumbled out of his house, looking for help

and into the middle of the road.

And you just sat there watching it all.

Waiting.

We were just a brother and a sister coming home from a cousin's wedding.

And you ruined my life.

not exactly innocent, pet.

Oh, um, you know that they're exhuming George's body

on request of his niece?

His real niece.

Mmm...no.

But, um, there'll be broken bones

and possibly signs of internal bleeding.

And I'm screwed.

But so are you.

Sharne gave me all the records and receipts.

Circumstantial evidence, yes,

but a good lawyer can make a decent case out of it.

And I may be many things,

but I am a good lawyer.

But I am willing to destroy it all if you do one thing.

Say it was Charlie in the car.

And only Charlie.

in your brother?

think you had it in you.

He was the one driving.

I'm just removing myself from the scene.

(CRIES)

(SIGHS)

Oh...fuck.

Oh.

Hey.

We can just forget all of this and we can leave right now.

It's up to you.

I'm sorry.

You should be on a plane.

Why are you here? could ask you the same question.

I'm just following up on Missy's case,

making sure Valda doesn't talk.

Valda pins it all on me.

everything on Roddy's radio.

It's not what it sounds like.

I was just working on a plan for both of us.

just stop talking, June.

You should be on a plane.

not going overseas.

No, Charlie.

you

No.

It's not just an accident. Not for us.

would have understood.

No, I would have embarrassed her even more than I already have.

She wouldn't understand. How can she?

She can't even understand why I don't want to have a kid.

Not my kid.

How can I tell her?

I don't want to bring another generation in

that has to deal with all of this shit.

This constant fighting, Charlie.

And then not fighting enough,

and being called a sell-out

and an Oreo and a coconut

and a black bitch.

People look at us differently, Charlie.

How can I put a little kid through that?

would have got through it.

we look out for each other.

Mum wanted what was best for you, Charlie,

not me.

But she never liked me.

You have nothing to say sorry for.

(SIREN BLIPS)

When?

to go with the woman you hate.

was my first inkling.

knew beforehand.

Roddy telling Valda already.

just followed you here.

some day,

June Reed,

you are under arrest for dangerous driving

occasioning the death of George Clark.

Lay next to me, darling

In a bed of snakes

Let them tear our skin

Let the poison ache through our bones

Let it toll for our sins

For we know we've been turning tricks

Stealing like rats

Begging like dogs

Crocodile tears, lyrebird songs

We're no better than them

Promising

Wild beasts

Fox on the road

Been hit by a car

Hold his neck real gentle, honey

Like you used to hold mine

Oh, hold that neck real gentle, honey

Put it out of its misery

We make promises

That we couldn't keep.

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