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(WOMAN YAWNS)

I'm picturing my bed, and it looks good.

Yeah, we'll head back, but not before we do a lap of St Kilda.

What - do you reckon something's up down there?

-Kebab o'clock. -Oh, good call. I'm starving.

You ate sushi before.

-Uh, yeah, but I'm still growing. -Not up for it, Gracie?

Can't interest you in some overcooked lamb

and three special sauces?

Clocking off.

Five, four, three...

..two, one.

Hi. Take a deep breath.

Dan.

BOY: Just drive straight past, right.

They're not gonna pull over a Merc.

-No way. I'm turning around. -No, you can't.

If you turn around now they will chase you, alright?

Dan!

Just calm down.

We are so dead. We are so dead.

WOMAN: Blow into the mouthpiece until I tell you to stop.

-(DEVICE BEEPS) -Stop there.

-Driver's licence. -What for?

It's a routine check.

We haven't done anything wrong.

-Is this your car? -Why do you need to know that?

It's my car.

And what's your name?

Step out of the car, please.

(ENGINE REVS, TYRES SCREECH)

POLICEWOMAN: Stop! Stop!

(SHRIEKS)

(SIREN WAILS)

WOMAN: (ON RADIO) VKC to every unit in the city

available to back up unit in pursuit,

Harbour Esplanade, Docklands.

Vehicle's a red Mercedes, registration Lima Alpha Yankee 253.

Two heads on board - young female driver, young male passenger.

Vehicle involved in hit-run at an RBT site.

A member is injured.

Thanks. Got him.

Dan, they're everywhere! Where do I go?!

I don't know! Just turn down there.

Oh, my God! We are so dead!

(SIRENS WAIL)

-What do I do? What do I do? -Down there!

-Where?! -Right hand down! Right hand down!

-Which way's that? -Not that way!

LAWSON: Grace, I need to know who's driving. It's not up yet.

GRACE: Requesting usuals on the driver and vehicle

Lima Alpha Yankee 253.

You stink.

It's the shirt that stinks.

I never stink.

Did you go out tonight?

Oh, yeah. Flatmate's birthday.

-(LAUGHS) -We were playing poker.

I love poker.

Um...poker's a man's game, not for girls.

Strip poker...

..strip poker's for girls.

Game on?

Can't say no to a dare.

OK.

-OK, sure, well, so, you match me? -Mmm.

Um...now, I'm...

..raising you.

And now I'm looking at you.

-How many girls were there tonight? -Three.

How many were there for you?

Three.

Confident, aren't ya?

So, is that all you got? Don't you wanna go all in?

Oh, oh, hey, hey.

How about you first?

I don't wanna be your number four.

-No, I was just... -You're a player.

I'm not.

How many girls did you have tonight?

None, I swear to God. None.

-I knew it, you're so full of it. -No.

Hey, come on, I dare you.

I win.

It's game over.

-(DOOR OPENS) -Good morning, Josh.

Hey. What's with her?

Oh, what? Didn't notice anything.

-Are you gonna have a shower? -Yeah.

Good, you stink.

(SIRENS WAIL)

LEON: (OVER RADIO) The vehicle hasn't been reported stolen.

Yet.

Owner is a cleanskin, no known associates.

The driver - Caucasian, female. One male passenger.

Estimated age of driver 14.

-Did he say 14 or 40? -Oh, no. 14.

Well, that's it, call it off. Tell all units to back off.

All police in pursuit of Mercedes, rego Lima Alpha Yankee 253,

headed south on King Street.

All units are requested to slow down, abandon pursuit.

-(DOG BARKS) -DAN: Keep going! Keep going!

-You're losing them! -(DOG BARKS)

-Oh, what is this clown doing -GRACE: This is TR-1.

We are right behind you. Cease pursuit of Mercedes.

We've got a 14-year-old driving, so pull back immediately.

This is not good. They'll kill these kids.

DOMINIC: Too hard, too fast.

This is Senior Sergeant Lawson Blake.

You heard how old the targets are,

what part of 'immediately' don't you understand?

Rego comes up as an address in Kew.

I've got it for you when you are ready.

-DOMINIC: (OVER RADIO) Thanks, Leon. -Registered to a Dr James Carter.

I reckon it's worth a bit. (MOUTHS)

Get in the car.

-Are we going or what? -Yeah, I'm ready, I'm ready.

-You don't look ready. -(MUMBLES) I'm ready.

-They've gone. -We've lost them. You did it.

I did it.

Alright, um...drive down there, we'll come out the other side.

-Where? -There!

(TYRES SCREECH)

-Look out, look out! Watch out! -(GIRL SHRIEKS)

-Hey, look out! -(SCREAMS)

Dan!

(CAR ALARM BLARES)

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

-DOM: I can't see them. -There!

(ALARM BLARES)

GRACE: Oh, no.

Oh, shit. Alright, can't have gone far. Go and have a look.

I'll call it in.

Leon, we've located the abandoned car, but no sign of the kids.

(ALARM CONTINUES)

Nothing.

No, stay there, stay there. You guys do a lap, OK?

Two kids, both aged around 14, boy and a girl.

Can't have got far 'cause they're injured.

GRACE: If someone knows something about this alarm

it's worth a case of beer.

DOMINIC: Onto it.

Alright.

Red wire, blue wire.

-Red wire? -Blue.

(BANGING)

-(ALARM STOPS) -Thank you, God.

You blokes, over here.

Right, I seriously think we need to get on the same page here,

'cause what happened before could have been an absolute disaster.

You heard me call off the pursuit of this Merc,

but you stuck to her like a fridge magnet.

-They dragged a cop! -Yeah, they're also 14 years old.

Not good enough, alright?

We're doing things our way.

No-one does anything without my instruction, you got that?

Got it? Good.

Now, clear this area and tape it off. Go.

Leon, can you get onto the security company for here?

-We're gonna need eyes on this. -Yeah, I'm onto it.

Lawson!

-Leon, you cracked in yet? -Yeah.

They can only have gone out or up.

Two steps ahead of you, mate. I think they've gone up.

Gracie, follow me down to these external stairs.

Mate, get a uniform on this. You tell him no-one goes up.

Take the guys in Tango One to the doctor's and see what you can find.

Tell Stella when she gets back she's in charge.

-No-one up these stairs, you got me?! -Got it.

JOSH: Alright, we're going to Kew to where the kids got the car from.

No-one goes up those stairs. They're on the roof.

I know, I have this amazing thing called a radio.

-Smile. -I'm smiling.

This is me smiling.

Come on, we gotta go.

You really are a child.

GRACE: Stop! Just wait! It's OK!

Go that way.

Don't come any further! We'll jump.

Stay there, where you are!

Yeah, sure, I'm gonna stay right here.

OK?

Have you got the time?

Uh, mate, you can't come through the barrier, I'm sorry. Police.

I was wondering if you had the time.

Yeah, it's 6:25 in the morning.

No, I think you'll find it's time to welcome Jesus into your heart.

Aha. You know what? I knew you didn't want the time.

It may not look like much to you, but we're working here, helping people.

You should appreciate that. Off you go.

-Did you hear me? -God bless you.

Yet to sneeze.

(DOG BARKS)

Hey, little scrub nut. Who do you belong to?

Come on.

Just get out of here. Leave us alone.

Let me do this one.

I'm closer to their age, I can have a better connection with this girl.

I can bring them in.

Alright. Then bring 'em in.

My name's Grace. I'm a police negotiator.

This is Lawson.

We wanna help you.

What are your names?

We're not telling you our names.

We're only here to make sure that you're safe

and that you get home OK.

Go away.

We're gonna keep this really small.

We can just talk about what happened.

You ran an RBT - it happens.

We just need to take you somewhere...

Stay where you are!

We wanna take you somewhere safe so we can talk about this.

Stella's hot. She's obsessed with me.

Yeah, doubt it, dude.

Grace is hot, but maybe I just think that 'cause she's married.

You think Grace is hot, do ya?

The little one at the cafe around the corner, she's pretty hot,

but too young.

She's your age.

Yeah, but girls my age are so clingy.

They always want too much stuff from you.

-Right, so you HAD a girlfriend. -(KNOCKS)

Yeah, once.

-Then what happened? -Nailed her friend.

Didn't go down so well.

Yeah, she dumped you.

-Police! -She didn't dump me.

Didn't like her anymore for putting up with that, so I got out of there.

-It looks like no-one's home. -Yeah, maybe they work nights.

No-one in a house this big works nights.

-Wanna have a look round the back? -Yeah.

Lawson, Kerry just rocked up.

What does the woman do - sleep with a bloody police radio?

GRACE: We'll talk about it.

You keep her down there and keep her occupied.

-STELLA: With what? -I don't really care.

You just keep her off this roof, alright?

-JOSH: Someone's coming. -They must have been asleep.

Michael?

The side door's open, there's blood everywhere.

Police! Hello?!

Clear.

Police!

Clear.

Clear.

-Morning, Kerry. You're up early. -Whoa. Whose is that?

Oh, kids ran an RBT, cops chased 'em.

Ended up here in between the biscotti and the croissants.

Lawson, telling you I'm on the ground.

LAWSON: (OVER RADIO) Appreciate that. We'll keep you across it.

(MOBILE PHONE RINGS)

-Get a bag. -Can we get a bag and gloves, mate?

Kerry's found a mobile in the car under the name Carla Harrelson.

Do you wanna try that?

Who's Carla?

Um...I'm really thirsty.

I'll get you something to drink.

Is that you? Are you Carla?

If you wanna see someone die today

then keep asking your stupid questions.

Lawson, you've got more than joy-riders on your hands.

This place is covered in blood.

Copy that.

Dom.

GRACE: Please tell me what's happened to him.

-Nothing. -Don't talk to him!

-I just want to see if there's... -DOM: Hey, Lawson.

We've found a body shot in the back. Male Caucasian, about 46.

There's no sign of the weapon.

-You know what it is? -He needs medical attention.

-I just want to lie down. -Don't let her scare you, baby.

She's just trying to scare us.

DOM: Without touching him

I can see from the entry wound it's probably a 9mm.

You keep looking, I'll have the car searched.

DOM: Yeah, we did a prelim search about the house, nothing.

We don't wanna trample round anymore before CI get here.

Alright. I want Josh back here now.

Just stop it! Just stop it and go away and shut up!

Alright, mate, I gotta go.

You stay there at the house and wrangle Forensics.

Must be it, yeah.

Last few seconds when you think...

.."Really?

"This is me - this is how it all ends?"

This guy never would have thought

his was in the study with the revolver.

Yeah.

If it was me it would be in the billiard room...

..Miss Scarlett and a snooker cue.

Right, that's enough.

Michael, get out back and have a search for the firearm.

-Yeah. -We'll go out the front.

Yeah.

Never seen a dead body before.

LEON: (OVER RADIO) Carla Harrelson had a daughter,

Aurora Francesca Harrelson.

She took her mother's surname. She's 14 years of age.

She's on the database as missing.

Ran away from home a week ago with boyfriend, Daniel Carter.

They took 400 bucks and the family dog.

Some history with the doc -

psych report here, continuing prescription for fluoxetine.

Leon, can you track down the mother?

Josh, pick her up on your way here, mate.

-We might need her. -JOSH: (OVER RADIO) Got it.

GRACE: I'm not leaving them here.

Well, they're murder suspects now, so that changes everything.

They're also still in school.

I'm staying.

LAWSON: (OVER RADIO) Kerry, it's touch-and-go up here.

-And the boy's wounded. -We've got a missing firearm.

Turn the Merc upside down for the weapon and let me know, will ya?

Yeah, that's happening, but if they don't find anything

you and Grace are off that roof - that's procedure.

Grace is covering good ground with this girl.

It's an unusual situation. We just need more time.

Get Stella to bring up some water, please.

Here, take some Glucodin as well.

On my way.

Right, keep your paws off everything, OK?

But we're looking for a gun. Let's check the back seat.

Make an effort, Stella.

Leon, is it still eight floors up?

Eight floors and it doesn't look like it's changing.

It's OK.

Aurora...

..I like your name.

I hate it.

It's Sleeping Beauty.

Not many people know it's her name.

Aurora...

..do you have a gun on you?

No.

Aurora, look at me.

I know what's happened and I need you to tell me where the gun is.

If you have the gun on you and you don't tell me, I can't help you.

You don't like me anymore, do you?

Yeah, I do.

I can see that you're not a bad person.

You're a good person having a bad day.

You're a bit like my mum.

LEON: (OVER RADIO) Her blog says that they know who they love.

(READS) "Together forever, I will adore you."

Usual obsessive teenage crap covered in smiley faces and love hearts.

Infecting the Net like a feel-good plague of yellow.

She lists her favourite things as her boy, her dog

and her sneaker collection - in that order.

Aurora, we've found your dog.

She's fine.

But I think she's missing you.

-What's her name? -I'm not telling you.

If you came away from the edge I could get her.

I'm not stupid.

Try talking to the boy.

Daniel...

..what's happened to you?

Show me where you're hurt.

You're gonna be OK.

(WHIMPERS)

I didn't join the force to ferry people's mums around.

-We're not a taxi service. -Mate, you've been here two weeks.

I'm at the peak of my fitness. It seems wasted in a car all day.

It can't be all bad, you did an illegal entry this morning.

And I saw a dead guy.

Plus Stella showed me her tits.

I suppose it hasn't been a complete write-off.

LEON: (OVER RADIO) Check one, two, Michael. You're still on the air.

(MUTTERS) Oh...damn it.

(RINGS DOORBELL)

I'm gonna kill him.

Bad day, bad day...

..bad day, bad day, bad day.

(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)

Alright, stop. Stop, go back.

Whoa, whoa. OK, go in there.

Yeah, closed-circuit.

Right, plug in the portable and we'll see what I can dig up.

Alright.

We're in.

Thea! Come here.

-(BARKS) -Hello.

Hello.

You got scared, didn't you, puppy?

She's had a big morning.

I didn't want to drive.

It's OK.

-You panicked. -I didn't know what to do.

And then they chased us.

And it all got worse.

LEON: Looks like they came home for more money and hit the jackpot.

I've seen that young bloke before.

-The dead guy is his father. -They shot his dad?

(DOG GROWLS)

Gracie...

..the victim was the boy's father.

-AURORA: Stop whispering. -(DOG GROWLS)

Now, I know that you know now, but you're not saying.

(DOG BARKS)

Go away.

-Aurora... -Go away. You're too close.

(HELICOPTER WHIRRS OVERHEAD)

-(SPIRITUAL SINGING ECHOES) -Thea!

-Thea! -Aurora.

Aurora, let me help you. Aurora!

-Just shut up! Shut up! -(SPIRITUAL SINGING ECHOES)

-Aurora, look at me. -Shut up!

(BOTH SING HYMN)

Get down from there.

Please.

-(SPIRITUAL SINGING ECHOES) -Hey! That's enough, you guys!

Hey, you two! That's enough.

Have you listened to the word of God?

Yeah, that's between me and her, I reckon. Now, off you go.

-We sing for the children. -Well, it's not what they need now.

Get out of here. Jesus.

(HORN HONKS)

Poor Bonnie, she shot her Clyde on the rebound.

Oi! Hey, Snapperhead, back!

Show Michael your tits?

No, I didn't.

We were in the change room and if I had've known he...

You worked hard to get where you are.

You're not that kind of girl, are you? You're the other kind.

-What kind? -The smarter kind.

Lawson, I'm back on deck.

LAWSON: There's gotta be something you can hook into,

just come right up from below, and hurry.

Yeah, I reckon I can do that. I'll bring Stella with me.

MICHAEL: What do you need? That one?

And war bag.

Yep. Ta.

If there wasn't a crowd of people watching right now

I'd put myself on assault charges just to smash your face in.

-Oh, OK. -Stella, come on!

I'm on it!

At the moment, the girl's the only one sitting on the wall.

So what I'm thinking is if you come up behind her, tase her,

that will throw her forward.

Can you taser her?

No, mate, not from this angle.

That would throw her back off the edge.

Alright, well, see if you can get her away from the edge anyway.

Yeah, I tried that, mate. She won't budge.

When was the last time you saw your daughter, Mrs Harrelson?

She and Daniel disappeared a week ago.

Where are they exactly?

And did she take her medication with her?

She was on them for a while, but they make her fat,

so she wouldn't take them.

Right.

Because we find the word of God very inspiring.

-I know, so do I. -Yeah?

-Yeah. -That's wonderful.

If we can just sing to them, you know,

'cause they seem very lost up there.

I...I feel really lost sometimes too.

-Really? Wow. -Yeah.

-(ALARM BLARES) -Ah! That's nice.

-Aurora! -Go away!

-Aurora... -(ALARM CONTINUES)

..sit down.

Alright, do you want to get down there and anchor me off?

If this goes to shit...

If this goes to shit I'll catch you.

GRACE: Aurora, your mum is downstairs.

My mum's here?

Would you like to see her?

She's worried about you.

You could come with me and we can go and see her.

-I want her to come up here. -Grace, no.

-Grace. -Please, I wanna see my mum!

Too risky.

She might be the one to bring her down.

Michael, bring up her mum.

Yeah, Michael, make sure you bring a couple of paramedics with you.

The boy needs medical attention fast,

he may be dead soon without it.

(QUIETLY) Josh, where the hell are ya?

Give me about 30 seconds.

-How long has she known Daniel? -Oh...four months.

He's the best thing that's ever happened to her.

She has trouble making friends. Look, please can I see her?

Oh, Mrs Harrelson, we find it best not to involve family members

in these sort of negotiations,

'cause they can ignite the situation accidentally.

Do you have any children?

Yeah, I've got a son.

Well, wouldn't you think if that was your boy up there

that you could bring him down?

Sorry, they're asking for you on the roof, Mrs Harrelson.

-Oh, thank you. -Just a minute. Just a minute. Wait.

One minute.

Lawson, you're in very dangerous territory here.

We've got a girl, she's got a history of hysteria,

she's not on her medication, I cannot recommend this.

LAWSON: Kerry, she's the last card in our pack.

Oh, jeez, I hope you know what you're doing.

Send her up.

-Off you go. -Thank you.

-Just take it easy. -Hang on, just a minute. I'm coming.

You stay here, Michael, alright? I'll take her up.

He's really, really cold.

He's in pain.

You love him, you don't want him to be in pain, do you?

-I want you to get off the roof. -No, Aurora.

I'm staying. It's my job to stand here and talk to you.

It's your job?

-You DON'T care. -I care.

-And you don't listen. -I DO care.

-Grace... -I want you to get off the roof.

-If you would let me help... -Get off the roof!

-Get back, Grace. -Just stop looking at me!

Step aside, Grace. Aurora! Aurora!

You know, if you jump there's no assurance that you'll die.

Now, people have jumped

from buildings this high before and lived, do you know that?

And gone on to live a fairly miserable existence after that.

Does that sound like a good outcome to you?

No. No, it doesn't.

Think about it. What about Dan?

Are you gonna let him lose his dad and his girl all in the one day?

-You have to let us help you. -Get off! Get off! Get off!

Aurora, just look here.

Just here. Just you and me.

Now, what do you say you sit back down and just deal with me, hey?

Mrs Harrelson, when you get up there just stay calm, alright?

Stand right back and obey the instructions of the senior sergeant.

He'll tell you exactly what to do.

Do not approach your daughter unless he tells you to do so.

-We're on the roof, Lawson. -OK, send her down to me.

Aurora, I've got your mum for you.

OK, just walk very calmly to the senior sergeant, see?

Just very calmly.

Oh, darling, what are you doing up here?

I really messed things up, Mum.

I messed them up a lot.

Dan got shot, Mum.

Oh, sweetheart, just get down from up there, please.

Are you listening to me, Mum?

Look at Daniel, sweetheart. Is he even breathing?

-Josh, in position. -Baby...nothing will happen to you.

There's nothing that Mummy can't fix.

No, Mum, you can't fix everything.

Please, darling, let's just go home.

Don't, Mum!

Don't come close.

Guys, you need to stay back. You just need to stay back.

Guys, get back behind the barrier!

I said get back behind the barrier! Constable, do your job.

-All good, Stell? -All good.

Alright, I'm in position.

Aurora...Aurora.

You're right.

You're absolutely right.

You see, your mum, she can't fix everything.

But you could help fix some things.

You can let us help Dan. What do you say?

You know, he is the only person that made me feel normal.

And look at what I did to him.

CARLA: Baby, I am here now.

-So it's OK. -It's not OK, Mum.

It doesn't feel OK.

It NEVER feels OK!

OK.

Aurora...

-You should have a look at him. -Yeah.

I can't even tell if he's breathing.

You're making the right decision.

I'll love you forever.

-GRACE! -(SCREAMING)

-AURORA! -(GRACE SCREAMS)

(THUD!)

(JOSH YELLS)

(CARLA WAILS)

CARLA: Oh, my God! Oh, God!

Who's on that rope?!

JOSH: Get us down! Come on, get us down!

Get us down now!

(SIREN WAILS)

CARLA: (SOBS) I don't know what to do.

I don't know... (SOBS)

The boy's alright. He's alive.

She was so young.

Yeah, I know.

We don't deal the cards.

All we can do is play the hand we're dealt, you know?

Hmm.

Are you alright?

Have they checked you out?

So, you'll have to come back to base, make a statement, be debriefed.

I still don't know what you were thinking. You nearly killed yourself.

Yeah, well, obviously I didn't mean to go over.

She just...she closed her eyes and she leaned back

and it was over in seconds.

You see, the problem I have moving forward

in a similar situation, how do I trust you to talk someone down

if you're willing to risk as much as they are?

I had a chance to grab her.

Yeah.

And you nearly ended up in that gutter, lying next to her.

You'll get your statement as soon as I've got it.

The mother's about to leave. I thought you might like a few words.

Yeah, yeah. Thanks.

Jesus.

MICHAEL: People going to work...

..kids going to school,

shops opening.

Everything seems so...normal.

Hey...

..I'm really sorry.

It's not OK.

-Yeah. -But I forgive you.

You two wanna stay?

Shouldn't we make sure she gets out OK?

OK.

God bless you.

(QUIETLY) If you bless me one more time I will arrest you.