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[inaudible] belong my husband, was his father

too from being [inaudible].

Yes, it's an N1 Carbine, it's an antique from World War II.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Deciding to hand over their weapons

isn't easy for these people.

So you think a gun amnesty on Samaru isn't going to work?

Sometimes guns are status symbols.

They have been in their village for generations.

Well, every one that we collect,

is going to make life safer for the peacekeepers, isn't it?

Clear.

[inaudible],, you might just [inaudible]..

Bomber, can you hold the queue?

Sure.

Excuse me, mate.

Good day.

You day? $35 America.

No, we're not paying money.

What's your name?

Saka.

Saka.

I'll take $30.

Where did you get this?

No lower than $25.

It's new.

Saka, do you mind if I take a look?

No. Not without pay.

I'll show you how good.

Lower your weapons.

It's cleared.

Everyone all right?

What's going on?

You OK?

Yeah.

[music playing]

Come on, sir, you'll be fine.

This is the weapon that he had.

This weapon is brand new.

Good thing we have a gun amnesty, huh?

Weapons like this are very dangerous.

Put it somewhere safe.

In the wrong hands, it's disturbing to think

what could happen.

Of course, that weapon is slated for destruction

under the terms of the amnesty.

Of course, it will be destroyed, once I have

completed my investigation.

A crime has been committed.

That is evidence.

It's a Heckler and Koch MP5.

We need to know where he got it.

So you want me to question him?

We'd be grateful.

You like American cop shows, huh?

You know, good cop, bad cop, grill the perp.

Come on.

If kids are getting their hands on this sort of thing,

it gives you an idea of what sort of hardware is out there.

[thumping]

Ow.

Ow.

Hey. He's just a kid.

What the hell do you think you're doing?

Questioning a suspect.

Well, maybe not quite so much bad cop, OK?

That's all right, Swain.

Sergeant Toga is helping us.

Look, I just found it in a jungle

against a tree sitting there.

It's all right, mate, you haven't done anything wrong.

So you pay me for it?

What have you done this time?

Nothing.

I found a gun.

Don't lie.

I'm not.

I'm telling the truth.

Hey.

All right.

Hey, it's his mother.

She knows best.

Take him home.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I told you to stay away from that man.

I found it going to school.

You're always in trouble.

Sergeant, if that weapon is linked to the insurgency,

we'd like to know.

I hear a lot of talk about these insurgents.

Really just bandits and criminals living in the hills

making trouble.

I hope that turns out to be the case.

That boy doesn't know any more than what he's already told me.

Maybe, maybe not.

But--

His family are good people.

They'll make sure he doesn't get into any more trouble.

Something tells me the wheels of justice

move pretty slowly in Samaru.

They have a legal system here and it works.

We have to liaise with the locals, remember?

Yeah, I know.

I don't have to like it.

Is it worth going over Sergeant Toga's head?

He's the highest ranked policeman on the island.

Some information just through from NAVCOM, serial numbers

on the Heckler and Koch matches one

of a batch stolen from a warehouse in Melbourne

two weeks ago.

You're kidding?

RO, how many in the batch?

I believe 50.

So this girl actually agreed to go out with you?

Yes.

Sorry, I'm not casting aspersions or anything, mate.

My love life has been pretty light.

Monica is different.

Monica?

So that's her name.

This isn't a relationship where money changes hands?

Hey, don't jinx it, Swain.

All right.

You don't know how lucky you are to have a girl like Sal.

Yep.

What is it?

Come on.

Come on.

Um, Sally wants me to apply for a shore posting.

Why?

Everything.

Nine-month-old baby, all alone, she needs me around.

It's not easy for her.

You know, mate, I can understand all that, but why?

Well, I'm missing out on things, too.

Like, little things that Chloe's learning to do,

all those moments that don't come around twice, you know?

I can't see you in a desk job, mate.

Swain?

The serial number has come up trumped.

On the gun you confiscated.

Right.

Sorry.

We got to talk to our friend Toga again.

Hey, Rhino, Hershel, can you give us a hand here?

Still not answering, sir.

Well, be patient with him.

He's the only police force we've got.

Still, all he has to do is pick up a phone.

It's a nice day for a walk, isn't it?

Good day, stranger.

Hello.

What are you doing here?

I've come to see you on an important military business.

Oh.

I've organized our next date.

Really?

And where are we going?

Well, I can't say.

It's very exotic, so next time you have shore leave,

give me a call.

Good day, Aussie.

Good day, Saka.

Found anything dangerous lately?

No, if I do, I tell you.

All right.

Hey!

Let him go.

Get back.

Get over here.

Get back.

Get back.

It's OK.

It's OK, we'll get him back.

It's a family dispute.

It's an abduction.

Maka, good coffee.

It's a local matter.

You want something else?

A cake?

No, look, this was not a family dispute.

His mother was distraught.

She said she'd never seen the men before.

So you questioned her?

She volunteered the information, yes.

Then I shall conduct a proper investigation, you agree?

We appreciate that, Sergeant Toga.

We view this matter very seriously.

The boy was in possession of--

Saka.

Saka was in possession of a weapon stolen in Australia.

Suddenly that weapon appears on Samaru, that

should be of concern to you.

Well, of course, it is.

Thanks, Maka.

We're hoping Saka's abduction isn't connected to this weapon,

but if it is, we need to know about it.

Now I'm sure you'll do your very best.

At least I would have gotten the registration

number off that vehicle.

Look, it was a beige land cruiser ute.

You open your eyes when you walk around Samaru?

You'll notice every second vehicle

is a beige land cruiser ute.

I can't help feeling that we're somewhat

responsible for this situation.

How so?

We're peacekeepers, not policemen.

Yeah, but what if Saka did know something

about those machine guns, and what if they

didn't like him talking to us?

I don't like this any more than you do,

but this is a job for the local authorities.

Sir, I wouldn't trust Sergeant Toga to issue a parking ticket,

and nor would you.

Well, our job is not to question our standing orders,

and you know that.

The local police have the land, we have the sea.

Yeah.

Everything all right with Swain?

He feels frustrated with the situation, like everyone.

Let's stick to what we can do.

We'll resume our patrols.

Give the order to cast off.

Sir.

How's that waypoint looking, Nix?

Distance to waypoint is 32 miles, sir.

Slightly to starboard.

Coming left to regain, Port 5, steer 180.

Port 5, steer 180.

Um, give us a holler when you're done, mate.

No, no, no.

All yours.

You sure?

Yeah, I'm getting square eyes anyway.

Thanks, mate.

I keep staring at Monica's emails

trying to remember what her voice sounds like and i can't.

This doesn't compare to real communication, does it?

Does it?

Well, it's nice to see you too.

[knocking]

Robert, I need to make a phone call.

Well, you'll need to book a time and--

Yeah, I've already got the CO's permission.

That's all right then.

Robert, this is private.

Oh, I can appreciate that.

So I'd like to make it in private.

Regulations require that during operational duties,

either myself or the CO be present whenever

the SAT phone is in use.

Robert, I need you to make an exception.

I can't do that.

Robert, I need to speak to my wife, now give me a break.

Sorry.

I won't listen in.

Sal, it's me.

There's no one here at present.

Just leave a message after the beep,

and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

Sal, it's me.

Are you there?

Please, please, pick up if you're there.

OK, just-- just email me when you get in, OK?

And I'll call you back.

Just let me know when's a good time, OK?

We need to talk, babe.

Please?

I love you.

Thanks.

Captain, sir, Officer of the Watch.

Captain.

Sorry to wake you, boss, I've got a suspicious radar contact

bearing 170, range 11 miles.

What do we got on nav.

It's not a fishing vessel.

They're moving at about 30 knots.

Bring us around to intercept.

Coming to 170.

I got it, ET.

Thanks, boss.

Course set, 170.

Thank you, boss.

Anything on the [inaudible]?

Any second, sir.

Boss, you might want to take a look at this.

A Petunia 52.

Nav, where's that file?

Rose, go to X.

Right. Charge.

Sir.

The blokes who stabbed you escaped on one of these.

Well, if it is the same boat, they're

a long way from Australia.

Sir, this is an image taken on the [inaudible] on that day.

You reckon that's it?

There's definitely a resemblance.

Let's lose the nav lights, see what they're up to.

Sir.

Nav lights off.

Um, they're slowing down to 10 knots and they're--

they're heading towards a beach.

What's the depth there?

4 meters.

We can't follow.

OK, let's hold our position.

See what's going.

Slow ahead both engines.

Slow ahead both engines.

Is that a zodiac?

Yeah, it's a zodiac.

I count three men and they're transporting something,

maybe crates or something.

Guns.

Possibly.

Thanks.

How do we handle this?

OK, they're offloading the crates onto the shore line,

and they're dumping them just beyond the tree line.

Sir?

It's a police matter.

What if they're supplying guns to the insurgents, sir?

Charge, we don't have jurisdiction here.

What I can do is give our favorite police

sergeant a call.

He can't ignore this one.

My only consolation is it's 4:00 in the morning.

Sergeant Toga, it's Mike Flynn here.

Sorry to wake you, but we have a situation.

Sergeant, thanks for getting your men

together at such short notice.

Resources are stretched very thin at present.

Let's hope this is worth it.

I'm sure it will be.

We had them under surveillance as they

unloaded their cargo from the motor vessel off shore.

They dropped these crates here in an area that's not

really visible from the beach.

I'm afraid you might be wasting my time.

Why is that?

Well, the writing on these crates

suggest this is agricultural equipment.

Why would you need to unload agricultural equipment

in the dead of night?

So you think guns?

Or someone supplying weapons to the insurgents.

That's where those machine guns came from yesterday.

This is just the tip of the iceberg.

I wish it had been better news.

It's good we can cooperate in these matters,

but next time you might want to check your facts first, huh?

Move.

Sergeant, I believe guns were unloaded from that cruiser,

and you were the only one we told.

Are you suggesting something?

Those crates were switched.

You questioning my integrity?

Sergeant, suddenly I'm questioning everything.

Police corruption isn't the end of the world.

Yeah, but it means we're on our own, doesn't it?

If it's one rogue cop, we can live with that.

It's never one.

It's a personal opinion.

If it's institutionalized corruption, we're in trouble.

It becomes a political problem.

And after all, the SAS are training these guys.

Either way, I'll report this incident to the Coalition

Task Force headquarters.

Look, don't we give way to rank anymore?

I'm not prying.

We don't have to talk if you don't want to.

Her mom emailed finally.

Sal's gone to Perth.

To her parent's place.

She won't be answering my calls apparently.

At least that's what I'm told.

She left me.

I mean, she's right, of course.

What kind of father can I hope to be when I'm stuck

out here months at a time?

You know, Swain, my dad was on destroyers.

He was away all the time, but when he was home,

he was home all the time.

We have a great relationship.

I know you're going to have that with Chloe.

I know you will.

I know you will.

Yep.

Um, I'm going to suggest something.

Please do.

Can you talk to the boss about some R&R?

I think some of the crew need it.

Trust me.

I already have.

Really?

Yeah. you've noticed that the crew's morale is really--

- Low? - Low.

- Very. - Yeah.

Oh, well, good.

I guess we can all day with a break.

I totally agree.

OK, thank you.

Right.

[knocking]

Come in.

Robert, I'm--

I'm sorry about before, mate.

It's all right.

Go ahead, but I have to stay.

Thanks.

Hey there, Captain speaking.

We'll be closing up specials and proceeding

towards Sambong Wharf.

Leave will be granted until 1600.

The X will post the list of those

required on board as duty watching, the rest of you

enjoy yourself.

That's all.

Bob.

Hi, it's Chris, mate.

Yeah, mate, that's why I'm calling you.

You're a dad, you know better than anyone, right?

There he is.

Just the man.

You are coming with us.

What?

When we go to shore leave, we've got a spot of fishing.

Martini, couple of rods, chill out.

We need it.

It's going to cheer you up.

Guys, I appreciate, but no thanks.

Whoa.

Really, no.

[fishing rod sound]

So where are we going?

Well, I did promise you an exotic destination.

Oh, how covert.

Come on, where are we going?

Patience.

Was that the X in that Zodiac?

Uh, don't know.

Is it?

Where is she going?

Not like she's in town, boss.

Maybe she doesn't think so.

$20 for three hours.

Yeah, Kathy will know better than anyone.

Yeah, probably better than me.

So you'll talk to here, yeah?

Thanks, mate.

Cheers.

Bye.

Mate, I'm not telling you what to do,

but maybe you should give it a rest for a while.

Really?

It sounds like you're telling me what to do.

I'm not.

Yeah, well, you just did.

Mate, you just need to unwind a bit.

Hey, Vanessa, hi.

Look, you--

Whose idea was this?

It's not one of his better ones.

No, we're only just fishing, mate.

Something's come up.

I was just wondering if you--

sorry.

I'll call you back.

Hey.

What?

That's the ute.

What ute?

What-- ah, god.

And this is Saka's.

You sure?

I'm positive.

Where are you going to go fishing?

I don't know.

Where's good.

Can be good there.

Hey.

The men from that ute, did they come here?

Sure.

They hire a boat.

Did they have a little boy with them?

Yeah, three men and a boy this morning.

Which way did they go?

That way, around the island, take a right.

Jim, this is beautiful.

And it gets better.

Follow me.

Where are we going?

You'll find out when we get there.

Um, Jim, could there be snakes in here?

[cellphone ringing]

Hello, Michelle?

Thanks for getting back to me, mate, you got my message, at.

eh?

Listen, I was just wondering if you could have a chat with Sal,

and just, I don't know, see if you can--

Hello?

Hello?

There's a signal.

What's the DCO doing about the situation?

Defense Community Organization.

You've called them, haven't you?

No, I didn't.

You're the health and welfare officer

and you haven't called the DCO.

Yeah, I'll definitely give that a go, mate.

Cheers.

Can we head back, Swain-o?

This is my one day of fishing.

What are the chances of finding a tinny out here?

There's a little boy out there.

God knows what's happened to him.

It's a gray tinny with a black swan emblem.

Let's just concentrate.

It is amazing here.

My patrol found it last week.

It's perfect.

Hey?

Is there anything wrong?

After all the phone calls and the emailing,

it feels funny to be alone together, you know?

There's something wrong.

Nothing's wrong.

Come on.

Hurry up.

Down here.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. We're coming.

We're coming.

Quick.

Cross here.

I've seen those men before.

They were loading weapons from a boat.

It's all starting to make sense.

They're training the locals.

What, mercenaries?

Just keep down.

This, this is ridiculous, Swain.

There.

Hey.

Sit down.

Is that is, Swain-o?

Well, it's a gray tinny.

Let's go and have a look.

Hey, what do you think you're doing?

No noise.

Be quiet.

You OK?

Yeah.

This is going to get tricky.

It already is.

It can't get much worse than that.

You left your bag.

Got no weapon, got no radio.

So this is what happens when I get romantic.

Is this their base?

We scoured the area.

There was no previous signs of occupation,

but there is a clearing down stream.

Well, it's remote and quiet.

Nobody's going to interrupt them here.

No stopping.

Keep moving.

You go get the police, I'll survey the area.

No.

I have a few issues with that.

Firstly, the police are corrupt and Sergeant Toga

is definitely compromised.

And secondly, I'm coming with you.

Kate.

You are not going to win an argument.

I'm coming with you. - OK, sh.

Swain-o, they don't look like the typical Samaruan to me,

mate.

Oy, what are we doing?

They might be armed.

We're not.

He's right, mate.

We haven't exactly thought this through.

He's just a little kid, I mean,

do you want to leave him on the island on his own?

Of course not.

What do you want to do, Swain-o?

It's your call.

We're tourists.

We're just fishing.

Good day, fellows.

Hey, forget it.

We can't search the whole island.

Yeah, but he's there somewhere, mate.

Let's head back to the Hammersley,

check in with the boss.

Saka.

Jim, he's one of the local kids.

We can't leave him here.

Yes, we can.

We're totally outnumbered.

No.

Kate, what can we do without support?

We need to get out of here.

OK, if you want to go, you go, but I am

not leaving here without him.

The boat was here.

In the time they had been ashore,

they could have covered quite a bit of territory.

Or buried a body.

It's a possibility.

I recommend we deploy a search party, sir.

It's a pretty big area.

Sir, you're the one who's always saying we're limited

here but we do what we can.

Well, we can do this.

Look, we've got another problem.

The XO hasn't returned from shore leave.

- That's not like her. - No.

She's like clockwork.

I thought she was off getting some basic training with SAS.

Leave expired 20 minutes ago.

She was last seen heading Northwest.

Let's pop specials in five minutes, in the meantime,

we plot a search plan.

Aye, sir.

So how did you find the weapons?

Look, I promise, I just stumbled on them.

Then no one told you where they were?

No, I just found them.

No one told you?

No.

You spoke to the Australians.

I was only trying to make money.

I didn't know.

Didn't know.

Didn't know the guns were yours.

Who do you think they belong to, little pigeon?

The police?

The Australians?

What do they know? - I don't know.

Well, what did you tell them?

Nothing.

We have to do something.

Kate, you know the boy.

You have feelings, but we have to get out of here.

He's just a kid.

We cannot leave him here.

If we do, they'll killing him.

You know that better than anyone.

I've no radio.

I haven't got a gun.

Here, hold this.

Oh, please?

They left in a zodiac.

They may be still with it.

It may have broken down.

We just don't know.

We'll start with the nearest island.

The rope is chafing, hm?

A bit.

I can loosen it, If you tell me what the Australians know.

What are those fools doing now?

What's going on?

Put that damn fire out.

Watch the boy.

The boy is gone.

You, you, you, go down that way.

Secure the area.

Charlie 82, this is [inaudible]..

Charlie 82, this is [inaudible].

Come in.

Charlie, 82, this is [inaudible]..

Come in.

This is Charlie 82, where are you X, over?

[inaudible].

I can only give you an approximate location

based in the Samaru Islands, approximate one mile inland.

That's the island that Saka's on.

You two, that way.

Take the boat.

[inaudible].

Go, go, go.

Move.

Glad to see you, X.

Not half as glad as I am to see you.

- Yes, boss. - Saka.

Good day, mate.

Geez, you get around, don't you?

You took your time getting here.

He needs plenty of TLC.

He's been through a lot.

He was being interrogated by the mercenaries.

Thanks to our friend Sergeant Toga.

That's a pretty safe bet.

Sir, the men on the cruiser, they are mercenaries,

but they're not just supplying the locals with weapons.

They're training them as well.

There's no doubt about it.

All right, we'd better debrief before I call NAVCOM.

Yes, sir.

Hey.

You OK?

Yeah.

Come on, you misers, it's for a good cause.

What's the charity?

It's for Saka, and I know you can afford it because I heard

you won big in a poker game.

Hey, don't say that too loud.

Hm?

$50.

Very good.

Well, I didn't win big in the poker game,

and even I can beat that.

Thank you, Charge.

Buffer, come on, mate.

Your love life's going well.

Surely you're feeling a wave of generosity

towards your fellow man?

Hey, I'm feeling a wave of something, Swain-o.

Since when did you become Mother Teresa?

Since Samaru, I guess.

Thanks, guys.

That's great.

Robert.

Watch out for the [inaudible],, Swain.

Come on, $5?

I've only got $15.

Well, come on then.

Thank you.

Hopefully, it'll be enough.

Cheers, guys.

All right.

Mom.

Thank you so much.

He's a very good boy.

Take him home.

OK.

Look after yourself.

Nothing's going to happen to that boy.

Well, I'm sure his mother will take good care of him.

No, you're not listening to me.

Nothing is going to happen to that boy.

I'm holding you personally responsible for Saka's welfare.

I know your type.

I know what you're capable of.

Consider this a payment in good faith,

because if anything happens to him, anything,

I'll come looking for you.

You can count on it.

Everything all right over there?

Yeah, just, uh, working with the local authorities, sir.

Thank you, sir.

Pleasure.

That's bold in front of the group.

They'll get over it.

It's a shame our afternoon was ruined.

There'll be plenty more.

Promise?

Absolutely.

Stay safe, yeah?

You didn't tell me where you were going.

I didn't know.

That's not very professional.

Sir, we're heading home.

We don't need another debriefing.

It's not a debrief.

Sounds like one.

Can't I be concerned?

Sure.

Just don't make it sound like a debriefing.

So are you going to call, um?

Sorry, mate, what's her name?

Monica.

Yeah, I already have.

I'm meeting her at The Imperial.

Want to come and have a beer later?

No, not right now, mate.

What, have you got plans or something?

Well, I just--

How are you?

I thought you were supposed to be in Perth?

Hug me, you idiot.

You didn't need to send me a social worker.

I had about 20 people call me all of a sudden, totally out

of the blue.

Yeah.

Some of them I haven't spoken to for months,

and they told me that you called them.

I'm sorry, I just--

I don't know what else to do.

It was just I needed to get some sleep for once, and I did.

And now everything's sort of making sense.

I can get that shore posting if you want.

I don't want you to do that.

This is your job.

I get that, and I know how much it means to you,

but it has to work for me and Chloe too.

We've got a lot of work to do, don't we?

Yeah, we do.

I'm sorry.

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