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I know you wanted to put me up for adoption. I saw the papers.

I know you wanted to put me up Saw your signature.

Saw your signature.

I don't know what papers

I don't know what papers, but you're wrong.

It can take a lifetime to figure outn

good intentionsand doing what's right.

Well, when Mum died,id I died too.

That's why Sister Kerrynd on the chair.

Traces of blood were found in the living room.

Traces of blood were found That's where she hit her head.

That's where she hit her head.

Someone drowned her in the bath.

There's been a break in.

Some of the native admission files

They're in there.ey're real stories.

All of them.0&}They're in there. They're real stories.

All of them.

You're just like the rest of them.

You're just like the rest of them.k yourself

Hopefully you'll drink yourself

Gary's always been jealous about how close Sam and I are. }

Gary's always been jealous about how close Sam and I are.

Gary's always been jealous about how close Sam and I are. We grew up together.

We grew up together.

There's a handful of people have gotd.

So if you want to be the big hero,here.

So if you want to be the big hero,m somewhere

Cowboy was shot from somewhered near the car park.

Cowboy was shot from somewheree a champion shooter.

You'd have to be a champion shooter.

Hey, brother.

Got your stuff back from

Got your stuff back from the hospital.

Get that thing away from me.\c}

(GASPS)

I was gonna name him Leroy.

I thought the police would take care

make sure he wasn'tr forgotten kid.

(FORBODING MUSIC PLAYS)

(CHILD BREATHES HEAVILY)

(WHIMPERS)

(FORBODING MUSIC CONTINUES)

(EERIE CHANTING)

(FORBODING MUSIC FADES)

(BIRDSONG)

(SPIRITUAL CHANTING)

(SPIRITUAL CHANTS BECOME UPLIFTING)

(SPIRITUAL CHANTING AND SONGCENDO)

WOMAN: There's a time and a place for this.

So just stay away.

I had to check up on the children.

(SPIRITUAL CHANTING CONTINUES)

(SPIRITUAL CHANTING AND SONG ENDS)

It's a sorry place now.

Just wait here.

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS)

Swayze.

(TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES)

Where's my brother?

He might have gone up to towng to eat.

Can we wait for him?

I got somewhere you can stay.

I'll go find Swayze.ing him there.

You'll be alright.

I'll give you a room you can sleep in.

Still not talking.

You'll rot before Banksiay legal aid, mate.

We know you killed cowboy Sam. We just don't know why.

The other night at the pub,

when Joey was dragging The other night at the pub,

when Joey was dragging that cross through town...

..you said someone might punish him.

Who might that have been?

Come on, Jake,an we get on with it?

Someone else is involved.

Someone Sam's covering for.

You said yourself he had nothing against Joey.

He wouldn't have cut those hoses.

There's no way he killed Sister Kerry.

He had an alibi.

He was at the farm with the kids, He had an alibi.

He was at the farm with the kids, watching a movie.

He was at the farm with the kids,

Exactly. She died of old age.

I've got a witness who said he heard a car pull up,

just on dark at Sister Kerry's.

You've got a witness?

A witness?

Someone else got to Swayze when Sam couldn't.

Someone else got to Swayze \c}

What are you talking about?

Swayze was at Cowboys.

How'd he get to Cowboys?

He was there to be with his sister.

Point is, he's not there anymore. Someone's taken him.

Point is, he's not there anymore. And it couldn't have been Sam.

And it couldn't have been Sam.

This is bullshit.

This is bullshit.

Jay, what else are you keeping

Jay, what else are you keeping

Well, I could have sketched it out on the whiteboard for you,

but you seem more focused on fishing.

Fuck you.

(DOOR SLAMS SHUT)

You know, something's been bugging me.

Why you thought it was a good idea to access the files

Why you thought it was in the locked ward?

in the locked ward?

Um, like I said.ward?

Um, like I said.was for Joey.

He just wanted to know about.

So in your wisdom, you just pass on confidential information,

just like that?

Well, Joey's got the right to knowsn't he?

Oh, so you're the authority around here now, are you?

You realise what your bleeding heart of a conscience has done?

You realise what your bleeding heart This fuss, this robbery?

This fuss, this robbery?

It's a shitstorm and that's on you.

Yeah, he's an arsehole.

(QUIETLY) Where the hell did you get to?

I had my work.}I had to see a client.

I had my work.o focus.

I need you to focus.

I am, Gary.

All you had to do was get the files back from the police.

I tried, Gary, I tried.

Jesus Christ, you don't get

Jesus Christ, you don't get what's at stake, do you?

I refuse to be judged for doing the right thing.

It's not just that. You know what this town's like.

Are you going to tell mee going?

Hospital.

I want to talk to Gary Lloyd.

What's that?

Swayze had it.

He was a bit creeped out by it. Swayze had it.

He was a bit creeped out by it. Didn't want to be anywhere near it.

Same as Sister Kerry's prayer cards at the hospital.

Got the same symbol on it.

Yeah, it was frommbol on it.

Yeah, it was fromoseph's school.

Yeah, it was fromze say where he got it?

Swayze say where he got it?

He wouldn't tell me.

Gary around?

Cancelled his patientsest of the day.

Don't know where he's gone.}

Can you tell me if this is his signature?

Can you tell me

Uh...

Uh, yeah. That's Gary's signature.

Show me.

There. Jay Lloyd.

Well, if there's nothing else.

I got it all wrong.

I've got to go.

Where are you going?

There's something I've got to do.

Any news on Anya?

Nothing we can't handle.

You've got to believe me, bub.

I loved your mother. I wanted to marry her.

But things were different back then. No one wanted us to be together.

I told Catherine,

everything would be different once you were born, we'd be a family.

But...

..she just left.

No goodbye.

Nothing.

You ever wonder why Mum took off?

What she was running from?

Yeah, well, I know you think it's because I wanted to put you up

Yeah, well, I know you think for adoption. That's bullshit. I...

for adoption. That's bullshit. I...

I told you that before. It's bullshit.

But if you still believe it, then...

..I can't do much about it, can I?

I promise you.

I've never seen that before.

Never.

Come take a closer look.

I was wrong about your signature.

It wasn't yours.

It...

It's Gary's signature.

Yeah. Your brother wanted for adoption.

Susan knew about it.

She lied to my face.

(SHOUTS) Fuck!

(BIRD CAWS LOUDLY)

You're safe now.

Your spirit won't be alone.

As I've already said, Susan had no business

As I've already said, reporting those files as stolen.

reporting those files as stolen.

You know, there's no need for an investigation.

No one was hurt.

You've got no reason to hang on to No one was hurt.

You've got no reason to hang on to the files.

You've got no reason to hang on to

Yeah, yeah. Calm down, Gary.

We'll let you know when need

for any more investigations,ine.

You seem pretty concerned about

You seem pretty concerned aboutital.

Well, they belong to the hospital.

They contain Well, they belong to the hospital.

They contain confidential information.

They contain They need to be in a safe place.

They need to be in a safe place.

A police station's a safe place.

Yeah, but...

Or maybe you'd rather see them burn

Sorry, what did you say?

I took a look at the records.

Every file from the 1960s onwards

has a cross fora mother's signature...

..right next to yours.

Are you gonna stand theree every one of

those mothers was illiterate?

Wait, you insult me with...

I don't know what you...

You think this is some child abduction conspiracy

You think this is some from the Dark Ages?

from the Dark Ages?

Well, good luck proving that one.

All those children were put up for adoption

because their mothers didn't have the maternal skills to care for them.

Don't you get caught up in this bullshit, Simmo.

Remember when you came here? You were broken.

The whole world was against you. I put you back together.

I showed you how the town works. How we've got each other's backs.

You'd still be broken if it wasn't for me.

Gary. Hey, Gary.

Gary! You can't be in here.

Mate, what are you doing?

Hey, stop that!ey?

I want this open so I can access my files.

No!\c&HFFFF00&}Come here.

They are part ofn ongoing investigation.

So until we're satisfied,

get behind the other side ofc}

or I'll put you in a fucking cell.

Don't you let your conscience get in the way here.

Gary, there's an ongoingtigation,

Gary, there's an ongoing's completed,

and when it's completed,

the files will be sent backl. But until then...

..until then,you need to get out of here.

That's a big mistake.

You'll be sorry.

Both of you.

(DOOR SLAMS)

Joey.

Grab some water bottles, canned food, blankets.

Grab some water bottles, canned food,

When's Sam coming back?

Don't worry about Sam, \c}

Don't worry about Sam, just grab your stuff.

You can't stay here no more.

You have to come with me. I'll make you safe.

Where's Sam's gun?

I didn't see that coming.

What's that?

You siding with me over Gary.

(CHUCKLES)ng with me over Gary.

(CHUCKLES) all that about?

Yeah.

Who would have thought I needed}

But, um...

..truth is...

..I do need your help.

Find Swayze.

If Swayze had this hat...

..he might know something aboutd to.

So this kid here...

..Donny Moyle, ten years old.c}

..Donny Moyle, ten years old.from the farm.

He went missing from the farm.

Never found no body, no nothing.

It was like&}Never found no body, no nothing.

It was like&}he completely disappeared.

The Randalls,the old couple who ran the farm,

they weren't worried'd gone missing.

No one seemed to be worried.my head around it.

No one seemed to be worried.y didn't give a shit.

It was like they didn't give a shit.

They just said that kids like thism

They just said that kids like thise time.

or St Joseph's all the time.

They just went on walkabout.

Where have I heard that before?

I did everything I could to find

Everything.

I asked for more resources.

Bosses just said let it go,

not a good lookr the Catholic Church.

not a good lookt I couldn't let it go,

But I couldn't let it go,

so to shut me up,bosses offered me a bribe.

Think what you want about me, Jay,

..not happening.

No fucking way.

Somebody knewwhat had happened to Donny.

But nothing I could do.losed.

And I got stuck here to rotf my life.

That other kid, Sam.

That Sam.

OK.\c&HFFFF&}Thursday, 27th of April, year 2000.

Sergeant Paula Simmons and Detectiveam Anderson.

Sam, why were you so desperatec}

To keep him safe.

Keep him safe from who?

Who's taken Swayze, Sam?

Maybe you could answer this.

Who's the girl here Maybe you could answer this.

Who's the girl here in the photo with you and Donny?

That's Susan.

Randalls adopted her when she was

Susan knew Donny?

Last one to see him -down the road.

Is that Susan?

What was her photo doing in a native adoptions file?

This town and all around here,

there's been bad shit going on's still going on.

You've just got to open your eyeslook.

I told Swayze don't go looking}

I told Swayze don't go looking

What did he find?

You need to get out to the farmds.

And get Swayze.

Swayze ran away from the farm. Why would he go back?

Maybe he didn't have a choice.

(WHIMPERS)

Susan?

The DJ rang and said he couldn't pick up Anya.

Was that the note you wrote?

In Susan's office.

She was the reason that Anya was left In Susan's office.

She was the reason that Anya was left that day.

She was the reason that Anya was left She wanted her to be taken.

She wanted her to be taken.

She practically runs this town. I mean, she knows everyone.

Caseworkers, teachers.

She probably told the school to write the report.

She probably told the school

I don't think so, Mary.

She told me she heard

She told me she heard Philip got some girl knocked up.

She told me she heard That girl was my mum...with me.

That girl was my mum...with me.

And Susan knew all about it.

(RAISED VOICES AND COMMOTION)

You took my daughter from me.fe from me.

You took my daughter from me. to believe me.

Listen! You have to believe me.

I didn't have anything to doe to believe me.

I didn't have anything to dory adopted out.

I didn't have anything to dotherine.

That was all Catherine.

You're a liar.

My mother came from that world.

There is no way she would condemn me to it.

To what you did to the other mothers.

To what you did to To their children.

To their children.

It was never going to work out.

I was doing what was best for you,

Unmarried black mothers with babies

They don't have the skills.

If you want to blame anyone,rs.

You fucking narcissist.

How many families You fucking narcissist.

How many families have you torn apart, hey? Hey?

What do you think was goingou and Catherine, eh?

No. I saved you fromof grief.

Yeah?

Gary! Gary!

Get away from my dad.

Argh! away from my dad.

Argh! you OK?

I'm sorry. Phillip, I'm sorry.nake!

Deep breath, deep breath, deep breath.

Oh!

(GASPS)

(GROANS)

Oh, bub!

Oh, God.

WOMAN: (BANGING)y, open the door!

Joey!

Joey!

(URGENT BANGING ON DOOR)

Jay!

Jay.

It's Joey. He's got the kids.

(BANGING INSIDE BOOT)

Who's in the boot?

Susan!

(GUNSHOT)

(FROM WITHIN BOOT) Help!

Let me out!

Help me!

Swayze.

Hey, hey! Come here.

You alright? Hey!

You're alright, buddy. Just breathe.

He's in there.

That boy Donny.

I found him at the dam.

I woke him up.

He was gonna get me.

No one's going to get you, Swayze.

Just wait here, alright?

(SUSTAINED GROANS)

Get out!

Please, Mary, let me help.

Stay the fuck away from me! (GROANS)

You stay away from my daughter!

Alright, Mary, just breathe.

Just breathe. You're alright.Just breathe.

(BREATHLESSLY) Where's Jay?

Yeah, I'll get him. I'll get him.

Yeah, I'll get him. I'll get him.

(GROANS)

Alright, bub.

(SOBS) lright, bub.

Oh!

I'm gonna need you to stay close

Can you walk?

OK.

(GUN CLICKS)}Come on.

Swayze, wait here.

You OK?

Where's Joey?

Took off out back, went after Susan.

Alright, you mob.yone on the couch now. Go.

OK, listen, you mob.

When I go outside,ock the door behind me.

You don't open it for anyone elseou got it?

This still haunts you, doesn't it?

I shot Cowboy because he knew too much.

If you take me out to the farm...

..I'll tell you what happened to Donny.

(GROANING)F&}Come in.

I rang the station, no one picked up. I'm going to head over there, OK?

Find him and bring him now.

Yep, yep I will.

You're OK. Deep breaths.right.

(BREATHES HEAVILY)

WOMAN: What do you want, Joey?

I want it to end.

I thought it was over whenosed down, but it wasn't.

Put the gun down, Joey, talk.

Sister Kerry told me everything

All the children she took.

All the lies.

She even told me what you and Gary the hospital.

She even told me what you and Gary the farm.

With the welfare at the farm.

I'm sorry for what Sister Kerry

I'm sorry for what Sister Kerrynother time.

but she was from another time.

I didn't take the children..

You're wrong. It's still the same.

Tell me, Joey.

What's wrong with still wanting

What's wrong with still wanting better life?

What's wrong with still wantinghat's what's wrong.

It's the lies. That's what's wrong.

Like my mum.

Like the others in the home.

Like Tony.

Just numbers buried in the ground.

Forgotten.

No one to tell their story.

No one to cry for them.

All the forests, the land,

They're all dying because the voices

They're all dying because the voices

were taken from them.

(TWIG SNAPS)

What's that? Who's there?

Get rid of your rifle.

I can't do that, Joey!

Get back up there! Get up!

You need to stay up theretell the truth.

You tell too many lies, Susan.

(PROLONGED GROANS)

You're doing so good, Mary, OK?

Deep breaths. Deep breaths.

On the next contraction, I need youpush, OK?

Where's Jay?

I need Jay.

He's coming. He's coming.\c}

He's coming. He's coming.e. OK, deep breaths.

He'll be here. OK, deep breaths.

Where are you, little brother?

I'll tell you what, you love bringing trouble.

Sister Kerry taught you how to lie,

What are you talking about?

Swayze told me what he found.

Donny.

Donny's hat.

Buried down there in the dam.

All those years ago,ne put him in there.

Poor little fella.

Donny ran away.

Everyone knows that,an away.

Everyone knows that,e police.

Everyone knows that,se that's what you told them.

Because that's what you told them.

You're confused. You're upset.

You're a liar.

There was weeping in the forest}

And all the trees that night\c}

You're rambling, Joey.help.

Joey's not the one who needs help,

It's over. It's done.no way out.

We should have come cleanKerry said

We should have come cleang to talk.

she was going to talk.

He doesn't know what going to talk.

He doesn't know whatlking about.

You made Donny stand on thatthe longest time.

You made Donny stand on thated.

He was frightened.

He wasn't going to say anything.

It was an accident.

I only wanted to scare him.

Sister Kerry knew about Donny.

That's why you drowned her.

That's a lie.

You killed Sister Kerry?

Joey.

Joey, put the weapon down.

You don't need to do this.

No, she has to say it all.

She has to tell the truth.punishment.

You stay up theretil you tell the truth.

If anybody found out, we would haveway.

If anybody found out, we would have

Donny saw you two together.

(DONNY BREATHES HEAVILY)is. Let's get him.

Stop running!

It wasn't my fault. Kerry knew that.

That's why she helped.

That's why you helped to bury him.

You needed me to stay quiet, who you are.

Were you ashamed? said you didn't look black.

They said you could havefe

if you said you were whiteved them.

Sister Kerry, Gary, the Randalls,ter.

Yes, I take them away.

I rip them away,e I was ripped away.

It was for my own good.heir own good.

It was for my own good.

No.

No, no.

That can't happen no more.

Joey, no!

Put it down!}Shoot him! Just shoot him!

Shut up! Shut up!

He's not right in the head.!

He's not right in the head.ey!

Don't make me do this, Joey!

Joey! Put the weapon down! Joey!

Joey, just put the gun down and walk away.

Everywhere you walk on this land...

..a child was born.

I'm sorry.!

I'm sorry.F00&}(GUNSHOT)

(GUNSHOT)

Joey. Hey, hey, hey.

Hey. Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Hey, stay with me, mate.

Hey. Hey, hey, hey.

No. No, no, no, no, no.

Simmo!

Joey. Joey!

Joey!

(GROANS IN AGONY)

That's it, Mary, well done.

(LOUD, PROLONGED GROANS)

MIDWIFE: Big push.

Ready, push, push.

(LOUD, PROLONGED GROANS)

(JOYFUL LAUGHTER)

(BABY CRIES)

I've let them all down.

Everybody who gave me a chance,

You murdered a woman who wanted you to face the truth.

The Randalls, Gary.

Those people didn't help you.

They just tore you into little pieces.

(DISTANT SIRENS APPROACH)

(PHONE RINGS)

(SNIFFLES)

Is it true?

Where's Susan?

She's on her way to Banksia.

They don't really care about missing blackfellas but...

..you throw 'em a murderer and they come skipping.

I tried.

It was only a question of time.

I haven't forgotten about what you did.

The lives you destroyed.

I'm coming back for you.

My little brother.

You alright?

Jay?

Shh, shh, shh. It's OK. It's OK.

Shh, shh, shh. It's OK. It's OK.\c}

(CHUCKLES HAPPILY)

(BABY GRIZZLES)

You're giving up on me already?

Never, Jay Swan.

Oh, baby.

Oh, oh, oh.

It's OK.

Come here.

Shh, shh, shh, shh.

WOMAN: Wait there.

# Well, how could she have fallenn?

# It's only sorrow that I've known

# Couldn't be the homely man

# He's in my veins to roam

# Well, maybe I am like my old man

# He's in my mirror more and more

# Well, maybe I am like man

# I'm turning into someoneever known

# Time goes on

# And by these days

# But it don't seem right always

# Yeah, I'd go through the dooreem right always

# Yeah, I'd go through the door through more

# Yeah, I'd go through the doordore always

# The one I'll adore always

# Please don't liveno heartless man

# Oh, you can't save every soul

# I couldn't be the homely man

# It's in my veins to go

# Maybe I am like my old man

# He's in my mirror more and more

# Maybe I am like that old man

# Turning into someoneve never known

# Time goes on and by these days

# But it don't seem right always

# Well, I'll go through the doorem right always

# Well, I'll go through the doorthrough more

# Well, I'll go through the doorore always

# The one I'll adore always

# Well, I'll go through the doorthrough more

# Well, I'll go through the doorore always

# The one I'll adore always

# Well, time goes ony these days

# Well, time goes on it don't seem right always. #

# But it don't seem right always. #

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