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All right, time for Uncle Nick to shine.

You do your best, super cop, because when you've got one of your own...

No, no. I'm not missing out on my kid's birthday. Not ever.

Nick!

Nick Petrides loved a lot of things in life.

But he loved nothing more than his wife, Angela,

and his son or daughter to be.

I was recruited into the SAS at uni.

It's the New Zealand equivalent of ASIO.

- Right. - It wasn't for me.

I... went back to law and I've been a pen-pusher ever since.

Next month is the Asia Pacific Security Forum,

at the Raynott Hotel Convention Centre.

They'll be high-profile politicians attending.

It's a potential target.

So what we've done is

prevented a rocket launcher coming into the country.

So if I was Malik, I'd be a little bit pissed off.

This van arrives at the centre.

I've run the plate. It's stolen.

Can't see the driver, though.

So I dug up some traffic cams from the general area.

That's him. Right. And he's going by the name of Ali King, that right?

We find the van, we find him.

- Police! - Clear!

Boss, out the back!

So close.

Police have advised motorists to avoid the CBD

where the US Secretary of State is one of the high-profile delegates

attending the Asia Pacific Security Forum.

Arms out, please.

Claire McKenzie.

Detective Gary Hyde.

So when's this bun fight start?

Thank you.

Opening ceremony is in half an hour.

Major Hanley, this way.

There go the bigwigs.

Hi. Adam Joyce. Head of security.

Sorry for the wait, officers. Come on in.

As you know, we're following up on this man, Ali King.

Yep. We also sent through the registration details of a van

connected to him.

You called with information for us?

We actually have a match in the cordoned-off area

three days ago.

That's him. That's our terrorist.

Can't see who's driving.

That's all we've got.

I've gotta get this.

Hey.

I was supposed to meet Angie for a coffee

- but... - You okay?

I really need you to come down here.

Okay. All right. All right. Okay.

Did she say anything else?

Only that she thinks there's a bomb.

- That she wanted you. - All right.

Just do me a favour, Sonya. Can you just stay back a bit.

Hey, Ange. You all right, love?

I put the key in.

And I had this feeling that if I start the car or take the key out,

- it's gonna blow up. - It's all right.

All right, just relax.

Listen to me, sweetie.

Have you seen anyone hanging around here? Any strangers around your car?

Hello, little man. Hey.

Hello, Christos.

Okay, Ange. How about we get the little fella out?

- Hmm? - Nuh.

And listen.

I'm gonna get the little fella out, okay?

Claire here is gonna open the door.

Hold my hand. Everything's gonna be all right.

Hey, all right?

Open the door. There we go.

All right?

And she's gonna get Christos out.

All right.

Shh, shh.

Then I'm gonna get you out, love.

Leave your hand there.

That's okay. Leave the key there.

And then come with me.

Come on, sweetheart.

Come on. It's all right.

Now, listen.

It's all right, love.

It's okay.

It's okay.

You're okay.

Gary, the bomb squad's on its way. Get out of the car.

Gary!

What the hell did you think you were doing?

Proving there wasn't a bomb.

Morning, team.

Everyone, I'd like to introduce Claudia Rossini,

director of Counterterrorism, ASIO.

So how are we going on our unknown assassin?

Ali King. According to his passport.

Ms McKenzie, from New Zealand.

Yes.

King was seen three days ago,

surveilling the venue with an unknown associate.

So let's just make sure he doesn't get any closer than that.

You haven't considered canning this?

I'm hardly about to tell the US Secretary of State

and 200 other guests that we have a security concern.

Well, just so that we're clear, Ali King is a serious threat.

I don't doubt that.

This is a one-day event.

So I want you to find him and contain him.

And I'd really like that to happen today and not tomorrow.

Okay?

Thanks.

So, what have we got?

Told you, Jackie.

He's been snooping around the venue with someone we don't know.

Got an ID on the driver.

Who is it?

Lachlan Ford. 29. Convicted of assault and car theft.

You've got an address?

He lives with his mum.

That thing at Angela's was pretty out there.

Hmm, well, she's just lost her husband. She's got a new baby.

I meant, you, Gary.

Me?

I'm all right.

So how are we doing this?

It's routine inquiries.

We're checking missing persons to try and ID the dead guy in the van.

Keep on it.

Jackie! Hi.

Sonya. Hi. Good to see you.

Um, Gary's not around at the moment.

I know. Can we talk?

In private?

Sure! This way.

Carry on.

There was an incident this morning

with Nick's widow.

She was having a panic attack.

She was imagining that there was a bomb.

But the way Gary reacted...

he really scared me.

It was like he wanted it to be true.

And he doesn't sleep.

He's having nightmares...

There would've been a debrief after his partner was killed.

Did Gary follow up with a psychologist?

I don't think he went.

See, the thing is, I...I think he blames himself for Nick's death.

Appears he's not home.

Gary...

Shh.

Stop! Local police!

Claire, call it in.

- Jackie Walters. - It's Claire.

Our suspect's done a runner.

- We need backup. - Copy that.

I'm on Marchbank. There's no sign of him.

Or Gary.

Duty officers have been notified. They're on their way.

I've got him.

He's on the corner of Marchbank and Blade.

Wait for backup.

Sure.

No, mate. Don't stop.

I gotta stop. I'm a bus driver. That's me job.

I said keep driving!

Yeah, yeah, all right, mate.

Yep.

I've got a bomb in my backpack and I'll use it.

So, drive.

Okay. Yeah, all right, pal. All good.

Gary. Jackie. It's Gary.

Yeah, Claire's on the bus with a suspect. I'm on their tail.

All right.

All right, they're headed towards a motorway.

We have to contain this.

Backup's right behind you.

Copy that.

Claire?

She's got her phone on.

Put it through.

Piss off, pigs!

Gary, we've got Claire on a feed from the bus.

We're patching it through.

Tactical units are on their way. Now reporting to them.

Keep going.

Keep going! Don't stop.

Jesus!

Christ!

Shut it!

All of ya.

Youse are very lucky this thing didn't blow.

Oh my god! So keep your hands where I can see them.

Hands!

Stay quiet!

I can see you, pig. Stay the hell away from me.

Right. You people get back, please. Get back.

All right, stand up.

Up! Get up against the windows.

Move it now. Come on.

Get up. Block the windows.

You - get up, I said! All right, all right, I'm going.

Stand in the doorway.

I just wanna talk, mate. All I wanna do is talk.

Piss off, pig. Get down in the front.

All right.

All I wanna do is talk, mate.

Right, Lachlan, isn't it?

All I wanna do is talk to you, mate, Okay?

Don't do this, son. All I wanna do is talk to you.

All right? So let's just keep it calm.

Lachlan, all right? Keep it calm.

Right? We're gonna take it easy.

What the fuck are you doing with that, eh?

Come here.

Don't do that, son.

Let him go.

You stay back. I'll gut him like the pig that you are

if you don't piss off out of here, all right?

I've got a detonator. And I'll use it!

All right? So back off.

I'm not gonna say it again!

Back off!

All right.

All right, all right. I'm going.

Don't do anything stupid, son.

You people get back like I said. Move back!

Shut up. Get in the corner.

Claire, it's me. Listen, hang in there, Claire.

I'll be heading back to Lachlan's.

But I'll be checking in.

Let's back it up. Let's go.

Can't, mate. We're blocked in.

Well, I've got places to be, all right!

There's nothing I can do.

If there's nothing you can do, then get out of the chair.

Move it. Now.

Back to where you were.

- Hurry up! - Yeah, all right.

If anyone moves or gets out, it's on you, all right?

All right, all right. All right. Face the front.

There's no more phones.

If I see a phone, you won't see tomorrow.

Hands on the windows.

Don't look at me!

I just said, don't look at me!

Come here.

Shut up!

And get in there.

Up against the window. Put your hands up.

Eyes out front!

Claire, they found explosives in his backyard,

so the bomb threat is real.

And his mother also just turned up, so I'll see what else I can get you.

And has there been any unusual behaviour recently?

No. I know he's got issues

but, you know, he did his bit for this country and now he...

he can't keep a job.

He can't handle stress.

Guys, I'm Detective Hyde, with Taskforce Troy.

I need a couple of moments with Lachlan's mother.

Thank you.

Mrs Ford... No, I haven't been 'Mrs' for awhile.

- It's Sharon. - Sharon.

Listen.

I need to know your son's connection with this man in the photograph.

It's Ali.

And you've met him?

Ah, yeah, just the once.

He's a nice fella. Quiet type.

All right. And where did Lachlan meet him?

I suppose they met over there.

- Um, Afghanistan. - Right.

- Thank you, Sharon. - Okay.

Claire, I've just spoken with his mother. He's ex-army.

All right? He knows Ali King from Afghanistan.

Now you might be able to use that.

Make a connection.

- Shut him up! - He needs a nappy change!

Hey, hey. No, no.

Hands where I can see them.

Look, she just wants to get a nappy.

- What's your name? - Jasmine.

No names! No names.

Can I help her?

I'm just getting a nappy out of the bag.

What are you doing, there? Hey?

Just do it, and shut that baby up.

Okay, how you going on Lachlan's military record?

I've got it, but most of it's blacked out.

Redacted.

This is horseshit.

Shit.

Can I get that for you?

Do it slowly.

Put it on speaker.

Good.

Who is this?

Hey, Lachlan. It's John here. I'm the police negotiator.

Let's have a bit of a talk, shall we, Lachlan?

Are you still there, mate?

I just wanted to talk.

You been tapping my phone, Mr Police Negotiator?

We just spoke with your mum. She's pretty worried about you.

This has got nothing to do with my mother, all right?

Just leave her out of it.

All right, Lachlan. All right. I'm hearing you.

So what do you wanna talk about?

Hey. We could take him out. Lachlan? Lachlan?

Are you still there, mate?

I just wanted to talk. See how you're going.

Well, I don't want to talk. I need to get out of here.

Where do you need to be, Lachlan?

It's need to know.

You get what you need.

Turn it off. Turn it off!

They're trying to trick me. Trying to mess with my head. Hey.

Hey! You get back.

I'm just making... All right, all right, all right.

Hey! All right, all right, sorry.

Everyone just shut it.

Be quiet. I need to think!

Shut up.

There's just no time.

No time.

No time for what?

That's need to know.

Like, in the army?

What do you know about that?

I...I don't know anything.

Just "need to know". It sounds... classified.

What do you know about all this?

Claire, can you keep this conversation going?

See if you can find a connection to Ali King.

Look, I get the feeling you don't want to be stuck here with us.

You wanted the driver to take you somewhere.

Where did you want to go anywhere, mate?

It's Claire, by the way.

Oh, Tony.

No names!

This isn't a friggin' social club.

Look, maybe you need to tell someone where you need to be.

Who?

- John. That guy out there. - No.

Cops. You can't trust them.

Well, maybe you could send someone with a message.

They'd be too late.

Send a message?

Like, Jasmine.

You don't want to hurt women and kids.

You know nothing.

She stays and so does the kid.

Oh...

You two.

You two!

Stand in the doorway now.

Get out of there. Sit in your seat.

Come on, move it. Move it. Come on. Hurry up!

Now, you tell those bastards that I need to get out of here, okay?

I need to go or I kill someone, all right?

Yes.

Tell 'em.

Stand up.

Open the back doors.

Tell them.

Close it!

This way!

Keep coming. Keep running.

Right. Get back in there.

Thank you.

For not hurting them.

And why'd I do that?

They're Muslim.

So you think that I'm some friggin' racist?

I know Muslims. I've lived with them, all right?

Have you...

converted?

Converted? No, bugger that.

But they're just people, you know,

and people here, they don't know what goes on in the war.

A war? Like Iraq or Syria?

Iran, Syria. See, that's the problem with this bloody country.

IS. That's all people think about.

They don't think about their own shit

and what they've done to people.

What have they done?

I'm sorry. They?

I'm not Australian.

And you think that gets you off the hook?

Look, I just wanna understand.

What do Australians need to think about?

Don't you...

You think you're a hero.

Oh, oh, shit!

Oh! Oh, shit!

Oh, oh, oh...

Oh!

Oh, oh shit!

Jesus!

He needs medical attention.

Well, I said I'd hurt someone, didn't I? I'm not a liar.

I was a nurse.

Bully for you, Florence. It's Elaine.

Actually.

We could treat him where he is.

I've got a first aid kit.

You get it, slowly.

Hands where I can see them. Go on.

Just keep him talking, Claire, you're doing great.

Well, they didn't get my message.

Well, maybe you should call them.

I turned my phone off.

Well, turn it on again.

So where are you from if you're not an Aussie?

New Zealand.

The Aussie bum boys. They still do the dirty work.

Gary. A word, please.

- Can it wait, please, Jackie? - Now!

There was a Maori bloke, big bugger.

My office.

The haka? Yeah. He was a killer.

What?

Director of Operations at the siege have been in touch.

You're no longer to communicate with Claire.

She's my partner.

We're all very concerned but you're not running this show.

- You don't have the expertise. - All right.

I want Lachlan Ford's military records declassified.

Military make their own rules.

This is not a time to be a bureaucratic dick.

Okay, buddy.

I'm not your buddy.

All right? Now, any information that we can give her is...

Gary. Enough.

You're out of line.

That wasn't very helpful.

You can't pull me off this.

I get that this is personal, that you've lost a partner before.

Oh, now you're psychoanalysing me.

Is your wife right about you losing it?

What?

She came to see me, very concerned about your negative state of mind.

Did she?

Right, well, let me tell you something, Jackie.

There's nothing wrong with my state of mind.

And this man here, Lachlan, can lead us to Ali King.

Tactical response will deal with it.

I am not going to bail on Claire.

You need to ask yourself if you're putting her in more danger.

Oh!

I, ah, I need to take a slash.

You what?

I need...I need to do a piss, you know?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know. I know.

When you're on a mission, you go where you are.

So you can piss your pants!

- Ah... - For all I care.

Ah, excuse me. Todd's lost a lot of blood.

Florence, that ain't my problem.

These people aren't part of your mission, are they?

What are you talking about?

Let him go.

No. He's conscious. I've seen worse.

In Afghanistan?

Where were you?

Kandahar.

You've heard of it?

Sure.

There's a little village. We had orders.

What orders?

Just take out a barn.

A barn full of insurgents were attacking our prisoners.

Know what was inside of it?

It was women.

Women and kids. One of them was just a baby.

And we killed them all...

on orders.

Whose orders?

'Hand Shandy'.

- Who? - Hanley!

- Hanley? - He's a special military advisor.

He's at the security forum.

Now.

Did you ever try and tell anybody about what happened?

Yes! I tried.

I've wrote a report. They buried it. Said I was crazy.

Well, you can tell them now!

No one listens to me! I've tried.

I'm sorry. Todd's really not doing well.

Look, Elaine could tell them about Afghanistan.

And if you send him out, they'll know you're serious.

If he dies here, you haven't sent your message.

You can tell them they have to remember Kandahar.

They could help.

No.

No, not them.

You! At the back. All of you.

Get up.

Remember Kandahar.

Remember Kandahar.

Claire, listen. I've been told to butt out of this conversation.

You're doing really well, Kiwi. You just gotta hang in there.

Detective Hyde, we need the line clear.

Yeah, yeah. I got ya.

Can I give the boys some water?

What happened to the other men in your unit?

Far and wide.

Do you still know any of them?

One.

He's like my brother, you know. Just like a brother from another mother.

Does he know you're here?

What you're doing?

Need to know.

Well, maybe...

he could help.

Tell people about what happened over there.

No.

They'll listen to him soon enough.

What's he gonna do?

That's need to know.

Maybe you should call him.

Let him know you're okay.

Maybe.

Claire, it's John. Do not hand him the phone.

Step away from Lachlan.

What's going on?

They're going to take him out.

What do you mean... He's got a bomb, Jackie.

He won't get time to detonate it.

All right, and you can guarantee that, can you?

Claire, move away.

Move away from Lachlan.

Go on. Dial.

Come on. Make the call!

Claire, do it now. Do it!

Okay, get down.

God! What did you do that for?

Your five o'clock, 40m, base of the vehicle,

there is a sniper with his sight pointed at your head.

Arseholes!

Look...

Wait a minute.

What's that?

What's that, you bitch!

Claire.

Who the hell are ya?

Claire, are you okay?

Claire!

Shit!

All right, they managed to get audio back on the bus.

Get on it, Tan.

What's your game, then?

I was just on the phone to my friend when I got on the bus.

Mate, please just leave her alone.

How 'bout you butt out of it?

How did you know about that sniper?

I just caught a glimpse.

How did you know? How?

I did some service a while back.

Army?

No.

But we all have a past. Don't we?

She's back on track. Good work, Claire.

I'm gonna see a man about a war.

Our dead guy was David Birkett, a wine merchant.

Anything significant?

He went off the radar on Tuesday

after meeting with some wedding place.

All right. Get down there. See if there are any witnesses.

Yep. I'm on it. Hey. Hang on.

What was Birkett meant to be doing today?

Apart from being dead?

I need a full list of his clients.

I'm trying to contact his work partner, but he's off in France.

Give me the details. I'll get onto it.

You right?

- Hey. - Are you okay?

No, yeah, I'm good, considering, what was it... my needy state of mind.

Look, I was worried about you. That's all.

Yeah, well, I tell you what, sweetie? You're not helping.

All right? Claire's on that bus.

- She is? - Yeah.

- I'll talk to you later. - Okay.

Is Daddy all right?

Yes, sweetheart. Daddy is fine.

Major Hanley.

Detective Hyde.

Detective. I don't see how I can help.

Lachlan Ford, the hostage taker, he was in your unit.

And he says there was an atrocity.

Blames you.

I think you'll find I have an unblemished service record.

Well, I'm sure I would, if I could get access to it.

You remember this man at all?

He's a local.

He's a translator for our unit.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I should get back to my meeting.

Sure.

I know what it's like to feel guilty.

Like you've been used.

What are you talking about?

I was a lawyer in immigration profiling.

But before that, I was sent on a mission to the Middle East.

What mission?

I was told to get close to a contact.

They ended up dead.

I felt...

to blame.

Like you.

And your friend.

What happened to him?

He's on our side, working with us.

Then we'd pull out...

They left him! Just hung him out to dry.

Just because he was Afghani.

The women in the barn, one of them was his sister.

And...

we owe him our lives.

We owe him.

Now you'll pay it back.

Is he part of your mission?

Dial for me. Get the phone.

Who am I calling?

A, for Ali.

Okay, we're on.

What happened?

Mate, I'm sorry. There's kind of a cock-up.

I...don't think I'm gonna get there.

I let you down.

You're keeping people busy. It's still good.

I guess.

I'll see you another time, huh?

Yeah.

Good luck, mate.

Thanks, brother.

Guys, please tell me that we were tracing that call

and we've got something.

The phone. It traced to David Birkett, our dead guy.

Ali King had his phone?

So what's the connection between Ali King and a wine merchant?

Well, that's what we need to establish.

We're still waiting on information about his delivery schedule.

I gotta do it. I gotta take myself out.

Not with these people here.

I've just told you. There were kids there. Women and kids.

- And they need to know. - Lachlan, if you do this...

they're gonna call you a terrorist.

And no one's gonna hear you.

And it won't bring those kids back.

Oh, don't do...

And there won't be any justice...

for you or for anyone.

I'll...

I'll stay with you...

if you let them go.

Shut up, shut up, shut up.

Go on, piss off then!

Open the doors, driver!

Don't take anything. Just piss off before I change my mind.

Get out. Take nothing and just piss off.

We've got movement. Front doors.

Hostages exiting.

Run towards the officers.

Keep coming!

This way. That's good.

Good. Let's go. Move it.

Okay. Keep coming. This way. Come on. Follow me...

Hey, hey. Is there a lady still on the bus?

- The Kiwi lady? - Yeah.

- She wouldn't leave. - Keep moving.

Keep moving. Come on.

I'm an idiot.

Idiot!

Oh, piss off. You piss off too before I change my mind.

Go on. Get out of here!

I'm not gonna do that, Lachlan.

You Kiwis are morons. And what are you still doing here?

Well, you piss off then.

Mate, I'm staying.

If she's staying, I'm staying.

Why, why would you do that?

I don't know. She seems like a nice lady.

Besides, my shift ended hours ago, mate.

Lachlan...

you know what will happen once we go.

They're gonna storm the bus.

Yeah, and I'll take them with me.

If you come with us...

I'll make sure that you can tell your story.

It's not a story! I know.

I believe you.

Take it.

All units take up position.

Suspect exiting the bus.

Lachlan's coming out and he's unarmed.

Okay?

Don't do anything stupid.

Get down! Get down! All right.

Take the trigger. Move your feet. Down! Move!

Move it! Go.

Excuse me, mate.

This way. Quickly.

Come on, mate. She's with me. She's with me.

Get him out of here! Are you all right?

It's not bad for a pen-pusher, Kiwi, I tell ya.

Did you get all that? About Ali King.

Yeah, we got it.

You're full of surprises, aren't ya?

You all right?

You're asking me that?

Lachlan was meant to take that bomb to the forum

but I think he was meant as a distraction.

Yeah, Hanley has to be the target, not that he's been very helpful.

Yes, Jackie?

I have an update on our dead guy.

David Birkett.

He was scheduled to make a delivery today to a regular client.

Right. Which one?

Raynott Group.

Right. Okay. That's the conference centre.

Our guy had clearance.

And access.

Yeah, all right. Bye.

Let's go.

The name I'm looking for is David Birkett.

Wine merchant. Logged in at 6:45 AM to make a delivery.

Right. And when did he leave?

He didn't.

Where's Major Hanley?

Most of our delegates have left.

He's in a meeting in the upper conference room.

He's gotta get out of here.

He's perfectly safe.

Does Birkett have a designated parking space?

I need to speak with Major Hanley.

It's okay. I know this woman.

Ms McKenzie, what exactly is going on?

The suspect that we're seeking, Ali King, we believe is in the building.

And he has a vendetta against Major Hanley.

Major Hanley.

Let's get you out of here.

Ali King!

Step away from the weapon. Do it now.

You know me?

I know what you've done.

Step away from your weapon, get down from where you are,

put your hands on your head.

Do it slowly.

Drop your weapon! Oh! Okay. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

All right. I will. All right. All right, I will.

Now. Yep.

You all right?

Yep.

Oh, here's to you, Kiwi. You're amazing.

- What she said. - Thanks, guys.

You can all feel proud of your part in this.

Jackie, have you tried these? They're so nice.

Gary.

You were right about me, Sonya.

I've been losing it.

It's okay.

It's over now.

We cracked it.

Yeah, but did we actually crack it?

We got the guy we were looking for.

You really think a refugee from Afghanistan...

and a returned serviceman with mental health issues

managed all this?

You did well, Claire.

Let it go.

One of them is hiding an explosive secret...

Back, back, back, back!

Move!

..they'd kill to protect.

It's someone on the inside.

I want your team on this.

Bring in whoever's responsible.

He's about to risk it all...

You promised us time together. Us and the kids.

I'm sorry.

..to get to the truth.

They've been playing a long game of chess.

And it's all leading to...

What would Claire and Gary be doing in Indonesia?

..the biggest betrayal of all.

New...

On Nine.