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-What are you doing? -Showering.

-So you're living here? -No. I'm sleeping here.

This is our investment property, Michael.

It's not for living in or sleeping in.

Sure.

I just wanted to see if I can catch them red-handed if they came back.

-Oh, the burglars? -Yeah.

Why would they come back? They've taken everything.

People steal copper wiring.

Not cool, Michael.

-Not cool. -I should've asked.

We're late. Nice towel.

(POLICE SIREN WAILS)

LEON: Our caller said there were several shots fired.

Ambos are on their way. No sign of the shooter.

-Was there any witnesses? -Nah.

-Hey, where's Lawson? -No idea.

Hey, any of you guys know why three of our team members are late?

Anyone? Anyone?

(PRETENDS) You're breaking up, Kerry.

No CCTV of the shooting, Josh. Just snow.

-Oh, so they jammed the cameras. -They must've, inside and out.

-Where'd the call come from? -The foyer.

So someone saw it. We got a description?

Best I can do for you

is the concierge heard the shots fired, didn't see anything.

Copy that.

(SINGS) # So green

# Whoa, green man... #

Michael.

Can't help it.

One traffic signal and singing all the way to work.

-Are you right? -Yep, absolutely.

Oh, I would've thought the locker room would be empty

seeing you're supposed to be on duty.

TR's got a shooting. Do you want to go and join them?

-Yeah, yeah. -Yep.

(SIREN WAILS)

-See if there's an ID. -Yeah.

Mate, do you want to ask them, see what's going on?

Josh, come check this out.

There's no blood.

Phew. Bruising across the chest.

Probably hit him straight in the heart.

-Have you ever seen a vest like this? -Not in this country.

-No ID? -No, nothing.

What about the concierge - any information?

She said she saw three people of similar clothing running that way

but it was a while ago.

They could be anywhere by now. Was that on him?

-Yeah. -Shit. It's beautiful.

Who the hell is this guy?

LEON: (OVER RADIO) Josh, I've got them

pulling out of the connecting car park

in a black Mercedes Benz at speed.

Copy that! We're on our way. Alert all units.

Registration Whiskey Lima Golf 890.

(SIREN WAILS)

(SIREN WAILS)

I've got the same black Mercedes running a red light on Hyatt Street

going east to the freeway.

OK, guys, the weapon found on the victim

is an FN Five-seveN from Belgium.

It's very smart, very not available in this country.

Yeah, I've never seen one.

Yeah, well, the Feds are talking to their Belgian counterparts about it.

So this guy was definitely a professional of some sort?

MAN: (ON RADIO) Hello. A very warm welcome to the rest of the team.

I ran the plates. Car's registered to a company called Logistics Support.

I'll get back to you about who owns that faceless entity.

Yeah, so, Josh, you find any shells?

No. All very clean and professional.

We got forensics looking for prints, but nothing yet.

-(SINGS) # Whoa, so green. # -Michael.

Didn't even realise I was doing it.

Coming up behind you now, Josh.

Lawson, we've got the black Mercedes in our sights.

OK, copy that. Let's intercept.

(SIREN WAILS)

Alright, gentlemen, let's get up in front of him.

We should come up behind.

(SIRENS WAIL)

Push him off the road.

-Nice and slow! -Out of the car.

Nice and slow. Hands where I can see them.

I should inform you we have licensed weapons in the van

and on our persons.

Lawson, it's the same weapon we found on the victim.

-Any more weapons? -Not on me, no.

-Alright, turn them round. -Hands behind your back.

Right, so who the hell are you lot?

We're from a company called Blackstone Security.

We provide strategic support

for commercial clients who need security in transit.

Right, so you're bodyguards.

We prefer 'personal security detail'.

Our client was kidnapped this morning

when one of our team was shot.

And killed.

Left the poor bastard behind, didn't you?

We had to prioritise our client's safety.

We'll mourn our colleague at the appropriate time.

Alright, get these comms. Take them out.

Where's your ID?

In the van in the strongbox. You'll need my fingerprint.

Every second you waste here with us,

our client gets further away from safety.

We were getting close when you pulled us over.

How could you know that?

Our client has a tracking device implanted under his arm.

We were following it.

Alright, alright. Let him pop the box.

Nice and slow.

(STRONGBOX BEEPS AND CLICKS)

Michael.

-So who's this client of yours? -His name's Li Wong.

He's a businessman from Hong Kong.

We flew into the country with him late last night.

If you don't let us go he'll be dead in an hour.

At the moment, you've given me no evidence

to suggest there has been an abduction.

Secondly, you and your mates left the scene of a murder.

So, at the moment, things aren't looking too good for you.

Yeah, Lawson, so far everything the guy said stacks up.

The company their car's registered to is owned by Blackstone Security,

and Li Wong, the client, he is in Australia.

Alright.

Say I do go with your version of events, who abducted him?

Most likely Asian crime gangs.

They're the only ones who'd try something like this.

The uniforms are on their way to collect.

No, call them off, Leon.

Hey. Hey, Lawson...

Look, Kerry, I reckon this guy's telling the truth.

They are our only leads to the hostage and the murder suspect.

Lawson, they ARE the suspects.

It's alright, Kerry, I'll keep a tight leash on them.

If we arrest them and we're wrong, then we end up with nothing.

Alright, uncuff them.

Consider yourself in police custody

but I'm allowing you to continue your pursuit under my command.

-OK? -Yep. Agreed.

Alright, we're keeping those weapons and your passports

and one of my team will ride with you at all times.

Now, you will follow my orders without exception.

-You understand that? -Agreed.

OK. Good.

-Shan, you're riding with them. -Agreed.

Hop in there.

OK, I want you to find out all you can about this Li Wong, alright?

And ring the airport and make sure he actually did arrive in the country.

I don't want to know why you're late. How long until you're up to date?

Currently uploading new data into my brain.

OK, Audrey, do you want to call security?

I'll send through the passport photos now.

Love to.

I've heard of these things. It's not sat nav, though, is it?

No.

-We control it. -Satellite?

Mmm.

(CHUCKLES)

What were you doing at the hotel?

Our client flies in every year for the Spring Carnival.

He's a bit of a horse man.

Call me Michael.

No, I think I'll call you Shmitt.

That's them up ahead.

-Lawson, yellow truck up ahead. -LAWSON: Yeah, copy that.

You tell Shmitt to keep their distance

and to remain in their vehicle.

-This is a TR operation. -Copy that, Lawson.

He wants you to remain in the vehicle and stay back.

(SIREN WAILS)

(HORN HONKS)

Wait!

Out of the vehicle! Get out!

Get back in the car! Get back in the car!

Hey, hey, hey!

-Back off! -Up you get! On your feet!

What the bloody hell do you think you're doing, hey?

How many times have I got to tell you, you stay in that van, alright?

I don't care how you normally operate,

you do not breathe without me saying so, you got it?

I was just concerned for my client, that's all.

Well, for your sake,

I hope there's a whole bloody Asian gang in the back of that van.

-You want to check it out? -Nothing.

Nothing?

-Can I see for myself? -Alright, go on.

How small is your client?

Look at that.

They cut it out of him.

(PHONE RINGS)

That's Li Wong's phone.

-Put that on speaker phone. -(SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

-(MAN SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE) -(REPLIES)

Leon, we're going to need a translator.

-Can we trace this call? -No. Not without the ID of the phone.

Give it here. Give it here.

No caller ID. Alright, open that up.

Get the phone ID. Give it to Leon.

So what'd you say to him?

I told them I wanted proof of life.

Give us that - we give them what they want.

No, no. We're not gonna give them anything.

Well, in my experience, you'll have to.

80% of Asian businessmen who are kidnapped

are killed within the first 24 hours.

-Hang on. You recognise the voice? -No.

Did they give you any indication where they might be calling from?

No. They want the money or they'll kill him.

Arrest me and he's dead.

Well, obviously you're first contact, so now you're necessary.

We have protocols in place to deal with this type of event.

This is what we do.

Look, Lawson, it's a very muddy area.

We can't be seen to be working with them.

Yeah, look, Kerry, I am aware of the risks, OK?

Alright, here's what we're going to do.

We escort you back to our base

where we'll wait for the target to give proof of life.

Now, if they call you in transit you pull over immediately.

-Understood? -Yes.

OK. Give him back the phone.

Lawson, the driver doesn't know anything. He's just a bit confused.

Alright. Just get his details and move him on.

-Shan, you're with Shmitt. -Yeah.

Christian, you'll be riding with me.

Josh, take Michael, get back on the grid.

All I've got is the van pulling into the back street near the hotel.

There's no way of ID'ing who threw the phone or the chip into the van.

What about you, Audrey - anything?

The Blackstone Security crew arrived last night, 10pm,

on a flight from Hong Kong with their client in tow.

-Uh-huh. And passports? -It's all legitimate.

-They are who they say they are. -That's refreshing.

I'll ring Lawson.

Bad news?

It's a letter from the Churchill Foundation.

So you thought you'd turn it into a voodoo doll?

-Well, they rejected me. -Well, maybe it wasn't meant to be.

It is meant to be. You saw my application. It was awesome.

I didn't even make it into the first round.

I'll get my dad to call them about it this morning. It's bullshit.

Whoa.

What?

I just saw the girl you were at school, front and centre.

I know where I want to be. There's nothing wrong with that.

How will they give you proof of life?

We ask them three questions

that only the client knows the answers to.

If they come back with the correct answers,

we know the client is still alive.

Put this on when you get a chance.

Can't have you looking like a cop if you're travelling with us.

(LAUGHS) So you know the answers to these questions?

Each of our clients has a kidnap kit.

It has questions, answers, DNA, voice sample and money.

How much money?

Enough.

CHRISTIAN: There's something about Shannon today.

(SIGHS) Yeah, you think?

Maybe it's just Shmitt, though.

-Shmitt? -Mmm.

What do you mean?

Well, I think he's having an effect on her.

-I don't think so. -No? I DO think so.

Hey, do you know if she's broken the drought yet?

Christian, as her senior officer,

I don't engage in that sort of thinking, you know?

Why would anyone give up sex in the first place?

Can you please just concentrate on the job at hand?

Keep your eyes on the road and maybe just button it.

OK?

I'm sorry.

-Just drive. -Alright.

SHANNON: (OVER RADIO) Lawson, a text just came through.

Uh, yeah. What does it say?

(READS) "Meet St Kilda. Corner Acland and Robe Street.

"Phone box. Three minutes. No cops."

Well, no can do.

(PHONE RINGS)

(PHONE CONTINUES RINGING)

LAWSON: (OVER RADIO) Alright, Shannon, we're just up the road.

(PHONE RINGS)

-(SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE) -Can you hear what he's saying?

Yep. Well, no, he's speaking Chinese.

(MAN SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

-You understand? -Yeah, bits. But it's really fast.

Alright, call's coming from a mobile. Let me try and locate it.

MICHAEL: (SINGS SOFTLY) # Whoa

# So green

# Whoa

# So green Whoa... #

Oh, shit. So catchy.

-It's like a disease. -It's not catchy, it's annoying.

OK, I've traced that call. 21 Clover Street, Port Melbourne.

Copy that. We're on our way.

(SIREN WAILS)

-How's he strike you, Shan? -Who?

Shmitt.

-He seems like a good operator. -Oh, yeah, he's great.

Lost a team member and a client all in the one morning.

He just hung up.

-That looked like it went well. -He's alive. That's all that matters.

JOSH: Leon, are you sure about this address?

All we've got is a vacant lot.

The signal's definitely coming from that area.

Let's have a look around.

Michael!

There's no-one here, Lawson.

All we've got is two phones taped together.

Phone sex.

And we've blown our cover.

-Shannon. -Yeah?

What happened with the phone call?

He said they'd call back in an hour

with a meeting point to exchange the client.

-What, that's all? -Yep.

Alright.

They could be tailing us from here so we'll hang back a little.

Roger that.

(SNIGGERS)

What, Christian?

I'm just going to say,

when it comes to women, you snooze, you lose.

That's all.

Might want to keep an eye on Shannon, Lawson.

Shmitt's being very smooth.

Stalk vision of the cafe is through to you now.

You should relax, Shannon.

There's nothing we can do at the moment but wait here.

They call in a location, we move off.

SHANNON: Sure. We don't do coffee breaks.

We don't really sit around ever.

Oh, it's important to take a moment when you can.

I don't like to lose concentration.

When troops land in Afghanistan, they're made to relax,

play a round of golf, read, whatever.

It's not the army being nice.

It's so they don't lose their instincts.

Wouldn't they be better off honing their skills?

When you're under fire all the time

you become hyperaware and you lose focus.

(MAN SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE ON RECORDING)

-Kerry? -Yeah.

I think Shmitt's already agreed to meet with the abductors.

When?

"Meet in half an hour with 2 million in cash."

Half an hour? 2 million?

They're speaking really fast but I'm pretty sure that's what they said.

Well, how are they gonna get the cash?

I don't know. They asked for 10. Shmitt offered 2.

-And the agreed straightaway. -OK.

Lawson...

So, relaxing makes you more vigilant?

-When it counts. -(BOTH LAUGH)

Shannon, what are you doing?

Working on our instinct.

Well, Shmitt's already organised an exchange with the abductors.

-He's keeping information from us. -Really?

You're supposed to be keeping tabs on him.

-Yeah, yeah, sure. -Yeah, good.

You said the abductors

are going to call back in an hour with instructions,

but you've already made a deal.

When I'm given a client, all that matters is their safety.

I do whatever I have to do to protect them.

So you don't just look after this guy, do you?

No. Last week I was in Russia. Next week I'm in Argentina.

What a knob.

-Do you get to choose where you go? -No.

But I like it like that. That, and the money.

You must slog your guts out in this job.

You'd fit in well with us and we'd love to have you.

We need agents like you, Shannon,

who can escort businessmen to functions.

-(PHONE RINGS) -(LAUGHS)

Yep.

Now, when I said you work under my command,

that meant you don't do anything without my permission.

I made a deal with them. That's what my client wants.

I had to. I'm under orders.

Look, I'm getting really, really sick of you, you know that?

Now, I can quite easily decide that I don't buy your story anymore.

Now, my intel officer tells me

you've agreed to hand over $2 million to the offenders.

Petty cash to my client.

Carry that sort of money, do you?

It's our policy to carry $2 million cash in every country we operate.

-How long till the drop? -Five minutes.

And where is it?

200m south, put the bag in a bin under the arch.

Alright. Shannon can do that.

-That's not the plan. -It is now.

Shannon, you'll be doing the drop-off, OK?

We'll cover you from our position.

Once the bag's been picked up, get back to us and we'll tail them.

Yep. Copy that.

Um, Lawson, are you gonna tell him that we might've blown our cover?

Just follow the orders.

The call to the two phones - the ones taped together.

Yeah.

-Guess where it came from. -Where?

Kerry! They never left.

The hostage is still somewhere in the hotel.

-KERRY: You sure? -Yeah.

I triangulated the mobile that was taped to the other mobile -

the actual call came from the hotel.

Josh, how far away are you from the hotel?

About four minutes.

(SIRENS BLARE)

You can take that off now.

(SIRENS BLARE)

LEON: (OVER RADIO) It's in lockdown.

Triangulation points to the basement area.

What's going on? No-one's going near it.

Go get the bag.

(PHONE RINGS)

Where are they, Shmitt?

I've ordered Bridget to retrieve the money.

-They're not coming. -They're not coming?

They must know Shannon's a cop.

They would've watched her do the drop-off.

No, no, that's not it.

We traced a call from the phone box before.

We got to the location. It was just two phones taped together.

They would've been watching.

Well, if we hesitate, we'll never catch them, will we?

I don't care about catching them.

All I care about is getting my client back alive.

I'm not interested in justice.

Yeah. And that's the real difference, isn't it?

(COMPUTER BLEEPS)

Lawson, I've found Li Wong.

He's dead.

You sure it's him?

Yep. He's got the gash on his arm where they took the chip out.

Thanks, fellas.

Hey, Lawson, just spoke to forensics.

Yeah? What did they say?

Li Wong has been dead for over three hours.

So he's been dead the whole time?

But the abductors could answer the proof of life questions.

(SCOFFS)

They're behind it.

They kidnapped their own client.

Alright, Christian, I want you to stay with them.

-What? -I'm gonna switch it up a bit.

But I've established a rapport with him.

Yeah, some rapport - he just lied to you.

Alright, find out what you can.

Tell them we're gonna keep our distance

so the insider feels safe enough to try another exchange.

Alright.

You think Shmitt's the rat.

Well, if he is, I'd love to be the one who arrests him.

Really?

-Leon. -Yeah?

You done background checks on all of them?

Yep. They're all legitimate operators - registered, ticketed.

Well, ticketed doesn't necessarily mean you're clean.

Mate, I've dug as deep as I can - there's nothing in it.

If it is an inside job, they must have had some help.

Mate...

I could look at the airport footage if you like.

Been there, done that.

They arrived yesterday, yeah?

Last night. Stayed in the hotel.

But the security cameras weren't working.

They'd been knocked out this morning at the time of the shooting

but I haven't checked yesterday.

-Alright, check that out. -OK, give us some time.

So what are we gonna do?

Um...wait.

This is near our house.

Can we swing by? I need to wee.

Um...

Yeah, yeah. Why not?

So...this is the big investment, eh?

This is it.

Christian, any contact yet?

Nah, nothing.

-Hey. -Oh, shit. (GIGGLES)

You shortened my life!

-You alright? -Yeah.

Been burgled a couple of times already.

I almost jumped you.

-You're living here? -No.

Michael's trying to catch them by sleeping here.

What, just Michael?

Yes.

Aren't they your knickers there?

Oh.

How would you know what my knickers look like?

My memory's not that bad.

Really?

The whole time I've been doing this, I have never lost a client.

I have no idea what to do.

CHRISTIAN: I guess you're lucky we're here, then.

AUDREY: Here they are arriving at the hotel.

11:13pm.

So they had just enough time to clear customs

and head straight to their hotel.

Making their way to their rooms.

-With VERY nice luggage. -Yeah, I'm seeing this too, Audrey.

KERRY: OK, how are we tracking? We got anything?

Ask Audrey, she'll tell you in great detail.

It looks like they arrived at the hotel

and just went straight to their rooms.

Ooh, hang on.

What's this?

It's the driver.

Well, you know what I'd do after a long flight.

Go to the bar for a nightcap.

Helps with the jet lag.

Ah - a drink and a bit of company. Lawson?

Laws, are you there?

Well done, guys. That is teamwork.

(PHONE RINGS)

Is that mine?

-Look for this... -Oh, shit, it's Kerry.

Uh, yeah, Kerry.

KERRY: Yeah, Lawson, what's going on?

Uh, just, um...

..you know, the toilet.

What is it?

We got the footage from the hotel.

Uh, yeah, righto.

-Are you running? -Uh, no, I'm not running.

Alright, we got our rat. It's not, uh, Shmitt. It's Genk.

OK.

-(SNIGGERS) -Um...yeah, switching to comms.

(GIGGLES)

Sorry, Michael.

One of the gang members met up with this guy called Genk

at the hotel bar around midnight.

-LAWSON: Genk? -LEON: Samson Genk, Shmitt's driver.

Christian, I need to meet with Shmitt. Alone. Can you arrange that?

(STARTS ENGINE)

I like your place.

Yeah?

It's, um...

..good.

Took a bit of time finding.

But it was worth the wait.

Mmm.

Well, I mean...all good things take time, don't they?

They do.

No, he was dead from the outset. Gunshot to the head.

Executed?

Look, whoever did this knew the answers to all the questions.

And they knew to cut the chip out of his arm.

And accepted the right amount straightaway.

Now, look,

I'm already taking a punt that you're not involved in this, Shmitt.

Why do you trust me, then?

I don't necessarily. I trust Shannon and she seems to trust you.

Let's get one thing straight -

we have no time for any more of your bullshit, OK?

You WILL work with us on this.

Uh, Shmitt's phone is ringing again, Lawson.

I'm putting it through to you now.

(SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

(MAN SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE ON PHONE)

(MAN SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE ON PHONE)

(PHONE RINGS)

Yep?

SHMITT: I think I convinced them you're not involved.

Drop-off's in Fitzroy, IMAX Cinema.

I'll see you there.

Alright, got it.

I'll do the drop-off this time.

I thought we were doing this without the cops.

We are. They're headed to Fitzroy.

-Where are we headed? -Elsewhere.

(PHONE BEEPS)

Alright, Leon, forget Fitzroy.

Just got a text from Shmitt.

They're headed to Catani Gardens in St Kilda by the pedestrian bridge.

Josh, you guys take a position on the esplanade.

Copy that.

We'll go behind the yacht club.

LEON: OK, there's three possible escape routes,

not including...jumping into the sea.

(SINGS) # Green man, whoa... #

-(IMPATIENTLY) Michael. -Do you think I like being like this?

I've tried to stop. I can't help it.

LEON: That's the guy from the bar.

LAWSON: Alright, Shan, you wanna move in?

Josh, head for the footbridge.

Copy that.

Move in. Go! Go! Go!

(CALM MUSIC)

(CALM MUSIC CONTINUES)

(CALM MUSIC CONTINUES)

Ugh!

(SIREN BLARES)

(TYRES SCREECH)

Police! Get out of the car!

-Out of the car now! -Get out of the car!

-Get back! On the ground! -Out of the car!

Get back!

-Back! Back! -On the ground!

Get on the ground! Do it now!

-Do it now! -Get down! On the ground!

Get on the ground!

Nice.

(LAUGHS)

I know how to cure it.

-What? -'Green Man'.

How? I'm dying here.

Just have to find a song that's more annoying.

More annoying?

Can't think of a song that's more annoying.

I need you to join Blackstone Security.

We need you.

-I need you. -(LAUGHS)

Next stop - Argentina.

I'm serious. Come with me.

You're impressed by this guy, aren't ya?

I mean, the lifestyle.

It's pretty obvious.

Is it?

Look, it's understandable.

I sometimes wonder whether I should get into it.

Really? You'd go away?

Sure. Why not? Money's good. Get to see the world.

-I don't know. -Right.

I'd find it impossible to replace you, of course.

Thanks.

(SINGS) # Green man, whoa

# Green man, whoa. #

Uh, shit.

Did it ever cross your mind that maybe I was working HIM?

You owe me a new futon.

(DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES)