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Does she remember why we're here?

Yes.

Shayda.

Mona, see these counters?

It's really important you remember what they look like, OK?

Tell her that if he brings her here...

she's to run to one of the officers in blue.

She's got to give him her full name.

They'll search her on the watch list, and notify us immediately.

This is our safest measure, if he abducts her.

What if she can't find?

She will, Shay. She's just got to remember the blue uniform.

Come on. Come and sit down.

It's OK.

Deep breath. In and out.

- Want some water? - Ah...

She's safe.

You did the right thing.

Are you familiar with this area?

Mmm...

Do you and your husband have family in this area?

No.

Um, when was the, um, last time you saw him?

- Tuesday night. - Mm-hm.

And, um...

it's important you and the girls

keep our location secret.

It's for everyone's safety.

- OK? - Mmm.

Thank you, Shayda.

You're always playing with it!

She pinched me. It hurts.

Mmm.

She did it. I saw.

Say sorry, Mona.

Sorry.

Mona!

We're heading out.

It's her birthday.

Where is the party?

In the city.

Is there dancing?

Not really your kind.

Hey, um, can you look after Dylan?

Just for a few hours.

Trevor's gonna be there. I haven't seen him in weeks.

Ask Vi.

Vi's out with the girls.

Please?

Shh...

Yeah.

Oh-oh.

Mmm.

I think we might need a freshie soon.

Get another good drag out of that.

Who do you think you're trying to fool here, Renee?

I know what you got up to last night.

- You recognise it? - Nope.

- You? - Nup.

- This what you got us up for? - Cathy!

Look! She's having a panic attack, and for what?

Yeah, I can see that.

I think we'd know if someone was really coming for us...

- Sit down. - after all the shit we've been through.

Just want some peace and bloody quiet. Is that too much to ask?

There's a hotel down the road.

If you feel safer there, you be my guest.

- Can you shush? - Excuse me?

- She woke him up. - Make her stop.

No, you just left me alone last night with your baby, and now you're...

Like you had anything better to do.

Excuse me!

Can I help you?

"5th of January, 1995, Tehran."

"Three days had passed since they'd taken Mona away from me."

"Those three days passed like a lifetime."

Yeah.

"My mother-in-law said...

'if you continue this path, you'll never see her again.'

"So I withdrew my application for divorce...

and agreed to return to Australia until the end of his studies."

- What's she saying? - Turn it off.

She knows me! She said my name.

It's a communal kitchen, pantry's...

Um, this here is your fridge.

I'll give it a clean.

I'm on pager.

Any time, day or night...

I can be here on call.

It's important you understand that...

we must keep this location a secret for all our safety.

You don't have any family here, do you, in Australia?

- No. - OK.

Did you have any questions at all, or...?

Uh, no. Not right now, no.

OK, great.

Um, toilet and bathroom.

Through here will be your room.

Hay, Shayda.

Lara, this is, uh, Shayda.

She's here with her daughter, Mona.

- Hi. - Hi.

Lara's had a long flight from the UK.

You must be tired. Come in. Put your bag down.

Hopefully, Lara's son will be joining us.

Um, what was his name again?

- Tobias. - Tobias.

- Anything he'd prefer to eat? - Um, he used to like pasta.

You missed a few bits there, Shay.

Suits you.

Good for you.

I like it.

Here.

I'm here.

It's OK.

Maybe we should get the ball rolling on the, um, new interpreter.

It's vital we build your evidence for the custody hearing.

"13th of January, 1995, Brisbane."

"Two days after our return, it was late at night."

"I came out of the shower."

"He pushed me hard, up against the wall."

"I screamed."

"He hit me on the head."

"And forced me onto the bed."

"He put his hand over my mouth...

so that I could hardly breathe."

"And forced himself onto me."

"I was crying and protesting, but he just continued."

"When he finally let go...

I ran from the house and called the police."

She would like to add the word 'rape' in the description there.

I think it's more accurate.

Yes, I agree.

Was it the only time?

She's just stepped out.

OK.

Shay, we can continue this another day.

It'll be OK.

I'll get you a tissue.

Here.

She says, during the part where he pushed me against the wall...

he said, "I'm going to make you pregnant again."

"So you can't separate from me."

Where was your daughter during the incident?

She was hiding, in her room.

And was she awake when the police came?

Yes.

"The police told me that it would take at least six months...

to deal with my complaint in court."

"That if they locked up my husband...

I have no way of supporting myself."

Is there anything else they said to you that night?

Ooh!

Shay. It's Annabelle.

Simba. Simba.

Um, Shayda's here.

If you want to start from the beginning?

Hi, Shayda.

So, the judge has issued Hossein temporary access.

- Uh, I don't understand... - It means, um, Hossein can see Mona,

alone, unsupervised.

Saturdays, half a day.

So... they cut his phone access, but they've approved this?

I know. It's not ideal.

But, it's in our best interest to cooperate.

Until when?

Until the custody hearing in two months' time.

Chocolate?

No?

Simba!

Bendy bus!

Simba...

I really like this colour.

Told you. It really suits you.

What time's he gonna be there?

Nine.

Will he bring any mates?

Hey!

Old bags need love too.

♪ Everybody's free... ♪

♪ To feel good... ♪

You not old.

♪ Everybody's free... ♪

Mummy! Can we please go, too?

No!

Oh, but I want to see Mr Pierre!

Why don't you come?

Mona. I can't.

Lara stays home.

You need to dance.

♪ Everybody's free... ♪

♪ To feel good... ♪

- Next time. - What next time?

Life is short!

- Forget the Persian princess! - Cathy!

Shayda, don't worry.

You OK?

Yeah. Just my mother...

Come. Sit.

Some things need time.

Who's that?

My son.

Can I...?

He's sweet.

Big boy, yeah?

Him on his first day of school.

Here with his dad.

Haven't you seen him?

It's 886 days.

I'm sorry.

Mm-hm.

Where is he?

The police are looking for him.

OK, Shayda...

Which one?

See?

- It glows. - Whoa!

It's fun.

Don't worry. Fit you.

Let's choose a movie, hmm?

- This one? - I like this one.

It has a magical rainforest in it.

And fairies, and blossom trees.

Come on, Shayda! Shayda!

Whoo!

No! No more.

- I'm a grown up. - No, you, you drunk.

You very drunk.

- This place is cool! - Yeah.

This is Shayda.

Tequila! Tequila!

He's cute.

Shayda!

Sorry.

Oh, no.

This is divine. Thank you.

What's wrong, Mona?

Fire jumping night...

Oh, look at all your beautiful drawings!

You think he'll be there?

I could come for a bit.

Hmm?

Wow, you jumped so high!

- Hello. I'm Elly. - Uh, hello.

- Parviz. - Joyce.

Shay...

I've gotta go.

Do you want to stay, or...?

We'll take the bus. It's OK.

Be careful.

Yeah.

Are you studying here too?

We're at the uni library most afternoons.

With discount, $30.

Thank you.

Oh!

Ah.

Farhad.

Farhad.

"Professionalism In Engineering, Volume 2."

Deep, huh?

Letting go.

Maybe we should take a moment to let it go.

Whatever you want.

I mean, um...

we'll take a breath in and out...

Good.

What if he doesn't want me?

I mean, wh... what if he can't...?

Come and sit.

Hafez poet knows that.

Let's try.

Close your eyes.

Make a wish.

And then, you open a page with your finger, like this.

"Your lost Joseph will return to Canaan."

"Do not grieve."

"This house of sorrows will become a garden."

"Do not grieve."

"O grieving heart, you will mend."

"Do not despair."

"This frenzied mind will return to calm."

"Do not grieve."

It's so beautiful.

How does he know?

He knows everything.

Hafez wish is always true.

Thank you.

Come on.

Girls!

Look who we have here.

Oh...

Oh, I've missed you!

Me too!

- Thank you. - Glad we could help.

Oh! Oh, look at you!

Look how big you are! Look at your hair!

Let's give them a minute.

I got you something.

It's for you.

- Thank you. - That's OK!

That's OK.

Do you want to take your bag off?

Do you want me to take that for you?

Let's go...

One, two. One, two.

One, two. One, two.

With partners.

Aha! Here's where the party's at!

Yes!

Oh, wow!

- Come, Joyce. - Ooh!

Come and dance with us!

Hey! This is amazing. Do we copy off that?

You can copy Mona.

Oh, Mona! Ooh!

Come.

Great!

Oh.

Don't forget me, girls!

It's a party!

Persian club?

- Shake like Shayda! - Shoulder, shoulder.

Whoo!

Down, down, down, down..

Up, up, up, up!

Shayda!

Go, Shayda! Go, Shayda!

This why she's skinny.

Oh, how lovely.

Oh, that's lovely, Mona.

Oh, you're doing so well!

Lion King, Lion King!

Hi.

Excuse me. I'm looking for, um...

for a coffee shop, in the...

I don't know. Maybe that way.

Ugh.

Shayda!

Shayda!

Watch me.

Come on, sweetheart.

Where's your belt?

Shayda, what happened?

- Shayda! - Go! Go, please!

He's pushing his luck, I tell you.

Ooh! Thank you.

Nowruz Mobarak!

- Did you make these? - Yes.

- Mmm! What are they called? - Toot.

- Toot? - Toot.

- See you, Deb. - See you.

- Got any plans? - Maybe.

Mm-hm... Well, don't have too much fun.

- Nowru... - Nowruz Mobarak.

Nowruz Mobarak.

Thank you.

- Bye. - Bye.

Hmm...

Hmm...

It's dinner time.

Shayda?

Knock, knock.

Who's there?

Knock, knock.

Who's there?

Iran.

No...

Knock, knock. Who's there?

Iran. Iran who?

Knock, knock.

- Who's there? - Iran.

- Iran who? - I ran all the way here.

Let me in already!

- Knock, knock. - Who's there?

Agh!

Hey! Hey! Hey!

Shayda! Shayda!

Farhad!

Shayda!

Shayda!

Shayda!

Shayda!

Shayda! Shayda!

How does this even happen? How did he even find us here?

Look, he has an alibi. So...

No! Around 8 o'clock, he was standing right across the street, there.

- She saw him! - As I said, we made contact with him.

He had an alibi for being elsewhere.

- She saw him! - He abducted my son!

He is capable of anything!

Listen, I'm afraid there's nothing we can do without evidence.

- What more evidence? - Well, it needs to be a little more than.

I saw him standing across the road.

He's got a rock-solid alibi.

Listen here...

Mona?

Hurry!

- Cathy! - Cathy!

- Simba! - Mona!

Shayda! Shayda!

- Cathy! - Lara!

Let's go. Out the door, darling.

Out the door.

That's right, follow them up the path.

Was there anyone else in the house?

Just Cathy.

Front living room.

It's OK, darling.

Yeah? We're all safe now.

Cathy...

Cathy?

Cathy! We love you.

Cathy...

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry...

I should have been here. I'm sorry.

Mm.

Aha!

Oh, look at you, darling! Oh!

Oh!

Let me look at you.

Gorgeous, as always.

- You too. - Thank you.

- What about me? - You are too.

Look at you! You've grown so much!

I haven't decided.

Do you, uh, enjoy it?

Nursing is good. It's practical.

But, you know, psychology is more my passion.

Mmm. So, are you able to transfer to uni?

When we get our permanent residency, yeah, I can.

I say go with your gut. Hospital work is hard.

Look at you, Miss Mona!

Come on.

- Thank you. - Welcome.

You ready to come through?