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(SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE)

MAN 1: (OVER RADIO) Air 490 to Tango One.

Approaching the river. Need confirmation of the vehicle.

Tango One to Air 490. Target is a silver Ford Falcon.

Registration number Echo Zulu Quebec 810.

MAN 1: Air 490. A silver Falcon?

Do you know how many silver Falcons I'm looking at right now?

-What? -Come on. What are you there for?

-MAN 2: Leon, are you with us? -Yeah, Lawson, I got eyes.

Just bringing them up now.

Confirming your suspect is one Gary Antony Beere.

Gary Beere? Uh, Leon, just repeat that for Josh's sake, will ya?

Yes, thank you, Senior Sergeant, I got that the first time.

Who is he? Isn't he just a car-jacker?

I lost him once.

-This guy's Spider-Man. -MAN 3: Hmm. Yeah, right.

MAN 1: (OVER RADIO) OK, Tango One, got him.

-Alexandra Avenue, heading west. -Onto it.

Tango One. Confirm that.

WOMAN: (OVER RADIO) Trouble on bikes heading south

on Princess Street, Kew. Over.

MAN 1: (OVER RADIO) Air 490 to Tango One. Confirming still on him.

Tango One, I've lost him. I'm going back.

Lost him.

Mezzanine view and you lose a car. How do you manage that?

WOMAN: (OVER RADIO) Did he go underground?

(HELICOPTER WHIRRS OVERHEAD)

MAN 1: (OVER RADIO) Tango One, I've got your suspect.

He's on foot, heading into the Arts Centre.

Here we go again.

Alright, it's on. He can't be that good.

We'll see.

Stell, let's go! You stay with the car!

Come on, Stell!

(SIREN WAILS)

MAN: (OVER RADIO) Lawson, we're here. We're on the western side.

Hey, stop!

Stop!

Go! Go! Go!

Leon, where's the CCTV in this place? I need eyes on this guy.

Yeah, I'm onto it. Could take a bit. I'll let you know.

Hey, Speedy!

WOMAN: Hold it there!

Oh, you're joking.

WOMAN: Don't move!

Not that good, huh?

WOMAN: Police! Get down!

OK, Dom, he's on your level!

Go down! Go down!

That's it, Speedy! Stay right there!

MAN: There you go, Josh. Too easy.

-Are you OK? -Yeah.

Yeah, I'm fine.

What part of "stay in the car" don't you understand?

He was coming straight for me, what was I supposed to do?

Good tackle, Muppet.

I got him, didn't I?! Don't be a smart-arse. Get in.

(ENGINE STARTS)

(WOMAN MOANS)

(WOMAN AND MAN MOAN)

Hey!

Hello, Geoffrey.

LEON: That's all D-24 got, Lawson.

Code 10 in Williamstown. 44 Markham Street.

OK, roger that, Leon. Our ETA is...

Um...three...three minutes.

Three minutes. Any description?

What's going on? Every guy in the world's started attacking his wife.

LEON: I didn't get any details, but it sounds like she's the feisty one.

-Now, there's a change. -Yeah. Go, sister.

Kerry, for God's sake! Five minutes!

-We've been split for five minutes! -What are you doing?!

And you're at it like the bastard that you are!

-Oh, Kerry, for God's sake! -Hey, hey, hey!

Cut it out. Cut it out.

You enjoying yourself, you moll?!

Kerry!

(ENGINE STARTS, TYRES SQUEAL)

Kerry!

-(ENGINE ROARS) -No, no, no, no!

No, no, no! Kerry!

Oh, Kerry, please!

It's just the beginning, you scumbag!

-Michael, you go around the back. -Sure.

Open up! This is the police!

(KNOCKING CONTINUES)

(MAN AND WOMAN SHOUT)

LAWSON: Open up! This is the police!

-Lawson, we gotta get in there. -MAN: Just calm down!

You're upsetting the kids!

-Hello there, sweetie. -Mummy's bleeding.

Do you want to stay with my friend there?

Right! Stop! Enough! Enough!

Back in the corner now! Get over here!

Stay there!

And calm down!

Go and sit down. Take a seat.

What do you think you're doing? There's kids here.

It's just an argument, mate. People argue.

Yeah, people argue and neighbours call the cops.

Now, are you alright?

Do you want me to charge your husband with assault?

-No. -'Cause I can do that if you like.

No, it won't help.

Now, people have disagreements,

but I would have thought as parents you had an obligation

to do it better than this, wouldn't you say?

Yeah?

Now, is this finished?

Is it finished?!

Good. 'Cause I don't wanna have to come back here again.

You understand?

Aren't we gonna arrest him?

Leon, can you check on any previous domestics at this address, please?

Yep. Confirming there's no priors at that address.

Thanks, mate. Come on, Stell, let's go.

You didn't wreck that shoulder, did ya?

No. No way. I'm good.

LEON: (OVER RADIO) Lawson, there's someone here to see you.

-What does he look like? -He looks like a woman.

What? He's an inspector, isn't he?

How would I know? She's in civvies.

Hey, that chick's in the ops room. She's pissed off about something.

Yeah, don't worry, I'll fix it. I'll fix it.

(LAUGHS) Tough guy.

We had an incident. I hope I haven't kept you too long.

You have, as a matter of fact.

-I was expecting you a lot earlier. -Yeah, sorry, got held up.

It's lucky I didn't leave a job to get here, then.

Who's that dickhead intel officer you got downstairs?

Dickhead? Is that official?

Oh, please.

You got any good coffee around here?

Sure.

I just don't get it. Is she supposed to be the new boss?

Discharge? What kind of discharge?

It's been fine the last few months - why do we need anyone?

Well, it was always gonna happen.

Why can't they leave us to do our job?

Don't wait till Tuesday, just call and say, "I'm gonna come in."

Don't worry about it, Lawson will sort it out.

Yeah, my arse.

LAWSON: Well, they know me. I put them together.

So?

Alright.

Since we've been operational, police shootings are down by half,

lethal situations in general are way down,

we're on the road 24 hours a day, better trained...

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Yep.

Statistics, yeah. I know 'em backwards.

They're good. They're really good.

But I'm here, aren't I?

-Why? -We think you can do better.

And when you say 'we', you mean police admin?

-Yeah, I do. -Right. So, you're head office.

Fine. Fine.

-I can deal with that. -Wonderful.

This coffee is shit, by the way.

You be my guest - you're in charge of coffee.

Sorry?

Look, let's get this out from first bounce, OK?

I don't know how clearly you need me to tell you this...

..but I've been put in charge.

I love you too.

I don't know. How much is a bassinette?

No, my dad's getting the pram.

WOMAN: (OVER RADIO) VKC to any unit clear for a single vehicle code 12.

Car over a cliff, eastern side of Studley Park Road, Kew.

-Five minutes. -Hey, babe, I gotta go.

It's over a cliff? All the way down?

Negative, Tango Two. The caller reported the vehicle halfway down.

Copy that.

Leon, D-24.

Yeah, thanks. Helpful. As if I'm not listening!

-Five minutes? Good on ya. -Watch me.

-20 bucks. -Oh, you're on.

(SIREN WAILS, TYRES SQUEAL)

-LAWSON: Procedures. -Yeah.

-Personnel. -Mm-hm.

-Administration. -Mm-hm.

-Fine. Deal. -Easy.

Meanwhile, I'll be running operations and tactics.

I'll be on the road, so I would appreciate it

if you stayed out of my way.

See, that could be a problem.

Why so if you're not operational and haven't done our training?

Oh, you're kidding.

Now, this is just not gonna work.

Deputy Commissioner Strategic Services, thank you.

Senior Sergeant Lawson Blake, Tactical Response.

Fine.

-(WHISPERS) Are you on hold? -Yeah.

Commissioner's office, please. Kerry Vincent.

Yeah, Tony, it's Kerry.

(LAUGHS) Yes, true.

Hi.

JOSH: Not bad for a chick.

-That'd be... -Yeah, I owe you 20 bucks.

WOMAN: It's right down there! It went right over!

It's all the way down!

-Are you alright, mate? -We got ya, mate. Come on.

You're alright. You're OK. Is there anyone else in the car?

-MAN: It's going over! -Don't be a hero!

-Get him in a safe spot. -Sit down.

We'll get down and have a look.

-Take a seat. -Just sit down here for us.

You're alright. You're OK.

You're alright, eh?

Hey, you're one lucky guy.

-How'd you manage that? -The kids.

What?

What - is there kids in the car?

Mate, can you tell me how many kids are in the car?

Hey, just look at me for a second. How many are in there?

-DOMINIC: Tango Two. Urgent, urgent. -Hey, hey, hey, hey. Whoa, whoa.

Yeah, we need MAS for a vehicle with three or more occupants

over a cliff at Yarra Bend Park.

On the eastern side, just off Studley Park Road.

-Ohh! -(GIRL GROANS)

-Josh! -Coming!

-Can you get the seatbelt cutter?! -Leon.

-Dom, ambos are 12, maybe more. -Maybe?

Well, it is what it is, Dom.

You got him?

Sir, tell me how many children are in the car.

I did it. I'm cursed now, I'm damned.

Sit down, please, mate. Sit down.

Come on, how many children, please?

How many children, sir?

-There's two. -And how old are they?

Sir, how old are the children?

-Whoa, whoa! It's not stable. -Around this side.

You're alright.

Yep. Got her.

-You got her? -Yep.

What's your name?

Hey. How'd it go with the woman?

-Do you have something to do? -Yeah.

I got you, sweetheart.

-Got her? -Yeah.

(SIREN APPROACHES)

DOMINIC: I've got an 8-year-old girl from the motor vehicle.

JOSH: Where do you want her?

Oi. OK, Mr Chalker, would you please stay over here.

Just stay here, thanks, mate. Stay here.

Take a seat, please.

Sit down, thanks, sir. Take a seat.

The ambos will come and have a look at you

once they've finished with the children, alright?

-(MAN SCREECHES)

-I saw her! She's dead, isn't she?!

Come on, sit down.

Now, I am ordering you to stay where you are, do you understand?

Stay there.

-MAN: What did you hit? -Don't worry about what I hit.

-Just get us a new car, would you? -I gotta fill in a report first.

-I gotta put it into the computer... -Just get us a new car.

-Send me the paperwork, OK? -I can't, I'm sorry.

You have to fill in a report

and it has to go to the vehicle incident tribunal.

There's no way I can put you in another vehicle today.

I'm serious, it's impossible.

(CLICKS TONGUE)

-What's the latest? -Nightmare.

-Sort it, eh? -MAN: Josh!

-How long have you been in MCU? -Keep up, pal. And I got married.

-Not to that chick from... -Choose your next words carefully.

-Well, good luck with that. -Yeah. I got a couple of questions.

How long after he went over did you guys arrive?

No way of telling exactly.

4.5 minutes after we got it from D-24.

-It's all in your running sheet? -Yeah.

When you got here what did you see?

Car down there and him coming up from it.

Yeah, but what was he actually doing?

What do you mean?

-Same? -Yeah. I went back 200 metres.

-What? -There's no skid marks, no braking.

Alright, just get a couple more of the skid marks here

and then up the hill.

What do you think?

I don't get paid enough to think.

I'll drive.

-And they contact you direct? -Not exactly.

Well, why not? Aren't they supposed to?

Well, they contact the vehicles direct and I pick it up then.

Plus I get all the talk from the LACs.

-Is that every LAC? -Yeah.

This is Senior Sergeant Lawson Blake returning...

Hey, Lawson, I got a question for you.

Why didn't you secure the car before you went in?

Do they have front winches in the cars?

-No. -Well, why not?

We're not a rescue squad, we're cops.

Yes, yes. Why don't you have front winches on the cars?

Hello. Can I call you back? Thank you.

We do what we can.

This was an unusual situation.

Oh, as opposed to a usual situation.

Were they following protocol when they went down?

Look, what is this?! They'll be debriefed when they get back.

You can be there if you like.

Or not.

Just trying to understand procedures, Senior Sergeant.

Back in a tick.

-I'm coming with you. -One minute.

-What's he doing in there? -God knows.

WOMAN: The littlest girl's just fine.

We've really only got her in tonight for observation.

The older one...is not good.

She's in a coma and her CT scan's poor,

so we won't know for a few days.

I heard what you did.

Can I see them?

Yeah. Come through.

Thank you.

I'm sure she'll be OK.

Where's your husband? Is he alright?

Things have been really awful.

I got custody and he just...changed.

We had a fight this morning when he came to pick 'em up.

After the police left he kept saying he'll show me.

"I'll show you. I'll show you."

Then he just went crazy, screaming, and he just grabbed the kids.

(SOBS)

Leave me alone.

Mr Chalker, at the cliff

you said something to my colleague like, "I'm damned.

"I did it." Did what?

They're my kids. My kids.

Why didn't you answer when we first asked

if there was anyone else in the car?

Go away.

Hey.

Come on.

I'm gonna ask this once.

Did you or did you not brake?

Why were there no skid marks on the road, eh?

I love those girls too much!

Get up. Come on, get up. Get up.

Excuse me.

JOSH: (ECHOES) Get up! Stand up!

(TYPES)

Camera - get it off!

You idiot!

Get back! Get back!

Get back!

You can stand up. Stand up.

-I did it. I did it. -Michael, get him out of here.

-Stand up. -Alright, come on.

Get up. We're gonna get you upstairs and get you cleaned up.

-OK? -(MUMBLES) I deserve it.

That's it. That is your career, Josh. Do you realise that?

All he has to do is say one word - one word - and you're toast.

You heard the Forensics guys -

he tried to drive his kids over the cliff.

There were no skid marks! You saw that!

I did, but I'm smart enough to know that they do their job, Josh,

and we do ours.

YOU are a cop! So, here's how it works.

We arrest people, judges decide if they're guilty -

THAT'S how it's supposed to happen.

-It's a cosmology, Josh. -Two little kids!

OK? Because he was pissed off at his wife?!

-What is wrong with you? -What - you don't think he did it?!

You're a dead man. You are a dead man.

-Answer the question! -If this gets out, see ya later!

Mr Chalker, you'll have to make a full report. I'll come with you.

I'm going home.

Sorry, there's police procedures in a situation like this.

Yeah?

And, uh...

..and what kind of police are you, anyway?

Sir...

..I have to ask you if you'd like to make an official complaint

against the sergeant.

I just wanna go home.

-Let's go. -Where is he?

He took off.

-He took off? -Yeah.

What?

I'm on your side. I'm on your side.

Drop it. Stop having a go at me, because I can't change what I did.

You're the one with the attitude about it

and you don't want to accept it.

LAWSON: Hey.

What's going on?

Josh beat the crap out of the father.

-Tell me you're joking. -Nah.

Oh, for... What do you bloody think this is - the '70s?

-Is he alright? -I don't know, I don't really care.

Mate, if you wanna smash people you're in the wrong squad, alright?

-Don't give me a lecture. -Josh, shut up.

-The guy did it on purpose. -I don't give a shit what he did.

It's about you and your actions

now putting this whole outfit on the bloody line.

-Oh, well, kick me out, then. -Oh, that's it, hero.

You walk away and leave the rest of us to deal with it.

It's an operational matter, I'm looking into it.

Hey. Hey, hey, hey.

Tell me what's going on or I'll do my own investigation. I'm good too.

Fine. Fine, let's see what we both turn up.

-Constable Sandrelli. -Yeah.

Can I have a word with you, please?

Yeah.

Were you in the same vehicle today as Sergeant Joshua?

Uh...not to start with, we swapped cars.

Hey, hey.

Two seconds.

But after the cliff incident you were with the vehicle with him?

-Yes. -Where did you go?

After the rescue and before you came back here.

Um...

Listen...I rarely ask a question I don't know an answer to, OK?

(GROANS)

I just got grabbed by that new woman.

Thought she was gonna start pulling my fingernails out.

-How come? -She's on the warpath about Josh.

-You didn't tell her anything? -Mate, come on.

What do you think I am?

I just wanted to say...

My incident report,

I've put it all in - everything.

So did I.

-Why? -It's what happened.

I wish Lawson hadn't seen us.

And I wish I hadn't yelled at you and we could have kept this on the quiet.

It's all your bloody fault.

Josh, you know what Lawson's like.

He's a protocol kid, he is gonna do everything by the book.

Yeah. So he should, I guess.

What is it with you?

Right.

OK, Josh...this goes against every bloody thing I believe in, but...

..this is what we're gonna do.

(SIREN WAILS)

-Left here. -MICHAEL: Hard left, yeah.

Just over here.

-Alright, what happened? -He just came out of nowhere.

-He's gonna kill someone. -We got report of a weapon.

Yeah, it looked like a machete.

Alright. Stell, can you go back over there? And I'll go down here.

Yeah, Leon?

There's been two more 000 calls from where you are.

It's some big guy who's gone off his trolley

around the corner from you in Market Street.

-The weapon is a... -A machete. Yeah, we got that.

-Stell, Market Street. -Market Street.

-Market Street. -Alright, stay.

Stay. What am I - a sheepdog?

Don't worry, the ambulance will be here soon.

-I'm gonna go through here. -Yep. Cross over.

(WOMAN SCREAMS)

Guys, he's here! He's at the car!

(LOADS RIFLE) Just stop there!

Stop! Police! Just stop there!

Just put down the weapon!

Put it down and put your hands away from your body.

Just stop there!

Just stay down, mate. Just stay down.

Guys, I got him. He's down.

(WHEEZES)

You OK, mate?

I don't blame you.

You did what you had to do.

Huh?

Tell Sylvia she can have my stuff.

-What are you talking about? -All my stuff!

Oh, God.

I see...I see the light.

-Oh. -Mate, you're not dead.

But you shot me.

Get on your feet, you big...pussy.

That's what got ya - a little beanbag.

You mean I'm alright? I'm OK?

(COUGHS)

Oh, man, I need to get another job.

Grace. G'day.

Kerry Vincent. We'll be seeing a bit of each other.

-So, you're taking over TR? -Yeah.

Um, at the incident today, did you notice anything unusual?

Which incident?

The cliff incident.

Yeah.

Sergeant Joshua risked his life today

and two kids are alive because of him.

And at the hospital afterwards - what were you up to?

I waited in the car with Constable Sandrelli.

Waited? What were you waiting for?

DOMINIC: Now, you look after yourself.

You look after my knife.

It will be at the local cops', how's that?

-Yeah, nicely done. -I'm not staying with the car again.

-It's killing me. -Oh, suck it up, Princess.

-No, we should have arrested him. -And charged him with what?

He didn't hurt anyone except himself.

Possession of a dangerous article, reckless injury.

-Bad taste in clothes. -No, it's not a joke!

-Unlawful assault. -And who does that help?

He'll go back on his pills and be a model citizen for a while.

And tell his mum all about the crazy prick who shot him.

-Ha-ha. -(LAUGHS)

(TYPES)

-Lapel cameras. -Yeah.

-Just get 'em all up for me, will ya? -Say 'please'.

-Just do it.

I don't think you've ever said please to me before.

Right, so where do you keep all of this?

Is it all, um...

..digitalised somewhere?

Digitalised? Uh, yeah, you might say that.

And what if...you were to get rid of it?

If you were to get rid of it or if I was to get rid of it?

What if I wanted to blank the bloody lot?

OK, right.

Hey, wait, wait, wait.

-Um...are you looking for me? -Not anymore.

-Do you mind if I look at this? -Sure.

Just let it roll, Leon.

Right, whose camera's this?

Josh's.

Uh-huh.

OK, next.

That's Grace's.

Alright.

OK, the last one.

-Can you just hold it there? -Yeah.

She told me she waited in the vehicle. Is that what she told you?

Alright, don't answer it. Just keep it going, Leon.

Now freeze. Freeze.

Oh, shit.

Right, it's your move.

-See ya, guys. -See ya.

Good on ya.

Eh?

It was nice.

I would have done it too.

Yeah.

Lawson's fighting above his weight with that chick.

Between you and me, I reckon she's gonna wipe the floor with him.

You listen to me, you Muppet.

In a thousand years you'll never be as good as Lawson Blake.

And don't ever talk shit about him again.

Yep. Sure, yeah.

Good.

So, why are you a cop?

-'Cause I come from a family... -It was a rhetorical question.

I'll answer it anyway!

-I'm a cop the same reason you are. -Oh, yeah? Why's that?

Because I like fast cars.

I don't think this is gonna work out.

Whatever.

I'm so sorry, Josh.

What will you do?

Where would you go?

Dunno. You wanna come?

Why did you do it?

-Do you wanna tell me? -Do you wanna have a drink?

I'm getting picked up.

Can you call him?

Hey, Grace. Sorry I'm late. Hey, Josh, how are ya?

-Hey, Connor. -You ready?

Hey, we're going for tapas. You should come.

Oh, I'll pass.

Hi.

Come on, we'll get pissed on sangria - just the three of us.

-Maybe next time. -Alright.

Have a good one. See ya.

See ya.

-How are you? -I'm good. How are you?

Let's go.

You realise that the consumption of alcohol's

strictly prohibited on this base?

Yeah...so I understand.

I'm here whether you like it or not, you know that, don't you, Lawson?

So strap yourself in.

What's your plan for Sergeant Joshua?

Well, I was thinking about a bravery commendation. What do YOU think?

Well, Senior Constable Barry went down as well.

What do you reckon about one for her?

I had a check of the computers.

Incident reports at the hospital are nowhere to be seen.

Nicely spotted.

Forensics are gonna be all over that car in the morning.

There's gonna be a CAT scan on that little girl.

Forensics will probably find out that the brakes failed.

CAT scan will probably find out that little one, she's already dead.

Who knows?

I don't know if their dad's guilty or not, I don't really care,

but what we do know is I could have Sergeant Joshua's balls -

all three of them - officially ripped off for what he did.

Then you go for it.

I don't think so.

-I've had a bit of a rough day. -Yeah?

Besides, there's plenty of time. He'll stuff something up.

His type always do.

Who the hell are you?

I'm God.

So you lot better start believing.