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So what's the plan?

I'm gonna turn it into the biggest

motorcycle club this country's ever seen.

Well, 'cause we're scaling up again, mate.

We are gonna own this city lock, stock and barrel.

Is there anything you'd like to share with me?

Nothing new.

OK.

The cops are pushing for 11 years.

You were gonna make him turn himself in

no matter what I said

'cause you need to be in control of everything.

This was all about your fucking ego.

Our little brother is getting 11 years.

We're just gonna have to live with that.

Benny Vasquez.

Hey, it's good to finally meet.

I am gonna give you as much product as you can sell.

You muscle up, you build yourself an army,

then we make our move.

They're strong, yeah?

So we gotta be stronger.

'Cause they will make mistakes.

When they do...

..we go at them in ways

they won't see coming.

OK, let's go! Go, go, go, go!

Go, go, go, go, go!

What are you, a fucking soccer player?

You're embarrassing me. Get back on the door!

What the fuck was that?

Didn't get a good look.

It's OK, folks. It's OK. Sorry about that.

Anything?

They all hit the door. Nobody knows anything.

That's the third time this month.

I think we have a problem.

Yeah, what is it?

Oh, fuck!

Tiny, what happened?

- He's been shot. - Fuck...

Cameras.

Give me your jacket now. Quick.

Ask this guy if he saw anything.

Ladies, uh, did you see what happened here?

No? Enjoy your night.

You, hey, did you see anything?

He said he saw nothing.

Tiny! Hey, look at me.

- Did you see anything? No? - Nup, nup.

- You didn't see who shot you? - I didn't see anything, John.

- Was it one person? Two people? - I don't know. Don't know, John.

- Were they wearing balaclavas? - I didn't see! Fuck!

What?

Look, he knows.

He's just too fuckin' scared to say.

-Close the door.

We need to find out who the fuck's behind all this.

Bro, it's Benny, I'm telling you.

Benny?

The guys stomping our doors are bikies.

Benny could be working with bikies.

Iron Bloods.

Could be. Or one of the others. What's in it for them?

Benny wants access to move his gear,

pays the Iron Bloods to do the shit work for him.

Oh, that's expensive.

This feels like more than just access.

I mean, does Benny even have that much coin?

- Maybe. - Does he have the connections?

It's hard to tell.

If bikies are hitting our clubs,

then it's probably Sam that's dragging us into something.

You going to call him?

Look, I'm gonna be honest with you guys.

I'm...struggling with this.

OK, I'm trying to make moves. I don't need this extra heat.

So can you just... Can you help me out?

Can you get out there, ask around,

find out what's going on and just do it quietly, please?

Can we get Simone in here?

She didn't show up for work tonight.

Excuse me! John!

I'd like to ask you a few questions.

You're a journalist.

Fiona Allen.

I wanted to give you the chance to comment.

On what?

The rash of violence sweeping Oxford Street.

Maybe we could talk about your plans in the Cross.

My plans aren't anyone's business.

- But you're a public figure. - Says who?

- Says the royal commission. - Nah, I'm a nightclub owner.

I don't care what any puffed-up cock in a wig says.

So set the record straight. Give me a comment.

Alright, I'll give you a comment.

- Is it recording? - Yep.

Fuck off.

Can you put that in print?

Sammy!

- Don't get up. - Yeah, I wasn't gonna.

Big set-up, Sammy.

Go big or go home.

Yeah, well, I think we should stay home more.

Kicking up a lot of stink out there.

- Just doing my thing. - Huh!

How many blokes you patched over lately?

At least two new Iron Bloods I see over there.

I told you, I'm gonna make it

the biggest chapter Australia's ever seen.

Yeah, but a lot of blowback.

Not just on you. On anyone in Black Flag colours.

One in, all in. We're one-percenters.

Sure, sure.

But you don't have to be all in all the fucking time.

Just...cool it for a bit, alright?

Message received.

Good boy.

All cool?

Do me a favour, will ya?

Find out where Dean checks in for parole.

The cunt's gotta come out of the woodwork sooner or later.

Alright.

You're doing really good, mate. All your boys are.

So make sure the Marauders get theirs, alright?

Still don't have access, but, do we?

Well, keep up the pressure and John will break.

If he can't control the doors, he's fucked.

Sam's looking for you, and not in a good way.

Well, he hasn't found me yet, has he?

So let's just keep our distance.

Or...we could take them both out.

We don't want a war on two fronts.

You want to go at Sam,

you and your crew, just say the word.

OK, get into the dance clubs, move our gear,

then we deal with the Ibrahims.

Unless they deal with us first, huh?

You know, that's probably what they're planning,

but they're too strong for us to take them head-on at the moment.

- Too strong for you. - Yeah, that's what I mean.

Nah, me, you, all of us.

All of us.

We'll see.

Guy's got a fuckin' point.

No, he doesn't.

Just gotta lie low a bit longer, get a bit bigger

and we will be untouchable.

You know Sam's coming at you.

Yep, but now Benny's coming at him

'cause I just riled the prick up.

He's gonna keep John and Sam distracted

so they won't see what's really going on.

You wanna tell me what the fuck is really going on?

So Benny thinks we're in business together, yeah?

But he's a fucking idiot.

This isn't about getting access to a couple of clubs, Ned.

This is about being part of a global fucking empire.

I'm talking billions of dollars, mate.

So Benny and John and Sam, they're no-one.

They just happen to be our current problem.

So we push them up against each other

and let them wipe themselves out.

'Cause we...

..have more important things to do.

The world is ours, Ned.

So I see in your file

that it was a late call to join the force.

Didn't really know what to do, I guess.

So do you enjoy being an AFP officer?

Yeah.

I love it.

Then explain something to me.

We caught you...

..on camera...

..at his house.

Now, I've called Melbourne -

don't worry, I haven't told anyone -

and people down there, they seem to like you.

They think you could be good.

You knew that we were watching him.

So what were you thinking?

No answer? OK.

Well, I don't want this to ruin your career, Larsen,

so I'm giving you a very special opportunity here.

A mole? You want me to be a mole?

Well, it's either that or resign now.

I mean, it's a free country, so your choice.

I'm not gonna let you blackmail me into doing this.

Well, you're not gonna be working either.

So you have till, hm...

You have till the end of the month to change your mind.

After that, I'll just have no choice

but to pass these on to the higher-ups.

No, no, I'm full.

Yeah, I gotta get to work.

Yeah, work, work, always work.

No time for your mother, huh?

- Mum, you alright? - No, I'm not alright.

First, Michael goes away.

Now you and...and Sam, you don't talk?

You want to kill me?

It's those motorbikes, John. You know they ruin him.

It's the other way around, Mum.

Call your brother.

Love you.

You with your fancy house and your cars and your watch...

You don't have enough?

I remember when we had nothing.

No, we had everything then.

Now you have nothing.

What do you want from me, Mum?

Call your brother.

All undervalued.

All licensed, all Kings Cross, just like you asked.

Everything's for sale or lease?

If you move quickly.

And quietly.

Under the radar, right?

All you gotta do is tell me which one you want.

All of them.

John, that's... millions of dollars.

Uh-huh.

And millions more in refurbishment costs.

Yep.

Are you sure? You...you'll be all-in.

I get these properties, I get the other investors.

Now, the key is here, the space under the Coke sign.

I can put two big clubs in this space,

I can cycle the crowds up and down the strip all night.

And the Cross will come back bigger than it ever was.

Do it.

- OK. - OK.

Hey! Hey, buddy! Stay right there.

- Put your hands on the roof. - What's your fuckin' problem?

We received a report about a suspicious figure

loitering outside the parole office.

What, and you think that's me?

We intend to search you and your vehicle.

Anything in here, mate? Huh?

Hey, this is Katie. You know what to do.

Can I help you?

I want to come in. I was just...

Look, you're not authorised to come into this room.

Fine. I'll wait.

You seen Ray the last few weeks?

Nah.

So you don't know what he's up to?

That's Simone's department.

Where is Simone?

Still off sick.

Pete. Good job.

John!

My brother, he got shot.

- Huh? - What? Who shot him?

I don't know. He was coming home.

Two blokes pull up on him, shoot him in the fucking leg, John.

Hey.

This was at your place?

At my mum and dad's house.

He said they called out for me, John.

They thought it was me.

Whoever's behind this is getting too close,

too personal.

I mean, how the fuck did they find out

where his mum and dad lives?

Someone's dogging us.

Maybe, someone on the inside.

Any ideas?

Look, we need to put the word out to our people,

"Watch your backs."

Anything weird, out of sorts, I want to know about it.

I can't believe I fucking missed it.

Hey, it's both of us, not just you.

- Yeah? - OK.

No more.

We just need to stay tight, ask some hard questions.

If there is a dog, I want to know who it is.

You OK to leave that with me?

Yeah.

Hey, uh, John, uh...

..you got 100 grand you can spare?

What for?

Insurance.

Sure.

See if you can find Simone while you're at it.

This all of them?

Well, it's almost all of them.

The space under the Coke sign?

Bit of a problem there.

What kind of problem?

Another interested party driving the price up.

Someone I know?

James.

- I was... - Hey, Ray!

Oh, hello, John. Didn't see you.

Hi. I'm John.

- James. - Pleasure.

James, let's adjourn this to the pavilion.

I'll be with you later.

Sure.

What are you doing, bidding on Kings Cross property, Ray?

Not just Kings Cross property, John.

I have an abiding interest in real estate in general.

OK, the vacant space underneath the Coke sign, then?

"Expand or die" - the logic of capitalism.

But I thought you understood that.

Oh, no, I do. It's just that place is no use to you.

I respectfully disagree.

It's a prime site, John.

No, it's not.

It's prime enough for you to want it

or we wouldn't be having this conversation now, would we?

That makes it a prime site

and I'll give you a good price when I own it.

What are you doing, Ray?

Speculating.

Hey, any news on the ballistics from the doorman shooting?

No matches. The guy's not talking.

OK, but you still think this is John and Sam Ibrahim somehow?

Could be, indirectly.

There's a spike in violent attacks on John's doors.

Oh, it's gonna be Benny Vasquez trying to muscle in.

Nah, witnesses say it's bikies.

I don't buy that.

And why would Sam send out his troops

to fuck up his own brother's business?

It's not Sam's troops.

He's busy recruiting hard,

like, patching guys over to the Black Flags from other clubs.

As a general rule, not a very popular thing.

OK, but why would the other clubs

target John instead of Sam?

Well, maybe they think he's a softer target -

use John, send a message.

We get someone on the inside at Sam's

to blow this thing wide open.

- What about your soccer player? - I'm working on something there.

OK, well, keep working on it

'cause if John gets backed into a corner,

things are gonna get ugly fast.

It's all there.

Alright.

That's at least 60 grand by the look of it.

You're already on bail with the first proceeds of crime charge.

You'll be remanded for that.

Come in.

- You wanted to see me? - Yeah, have a seat.

And if any of the smash repairers

you were collecting from make a statement,

then you're up for obtaining money by intimidation,

which comes with serious time.

But it doesn't have to go this way.

If you...

..connect some dots for us...

..the DPP, they'll listen to our recommendations.

What dots?

Who is this guy?

- Why am I here? - Just keep watching.

Who are you collecting for?

Come on. We both know the answer.

OK, let me ask you a question.

Has anything good happened in your life

since you met Sam Ibrahim?

Aymon!

This doesn't have to be your life!

You know that. You got a good family.

They want you back. They love ya.

You just gotta say the word.

"Yes, Sam Ibrahim is making me collect."

Fuck! OK, it's not about you.

You know there's lots of other little kids

getting caught up in this bullshit.

Do it for them.

"Yes, Sam Ibrahim is making me collect."

So are these really the type of people

you want to be consorting with?

John and Sam are not the same person.

You know that.

Here's what I know.

Sam and John ran Kings Cross

when it was wall-to-wall violence,

drugs, prostitution, extortion...

Yeah, the police had something to do with that, didn't they?

Well, those cops are gone. We're in charge now.

And what is going on in there

is a direct result of Sam and John

and all the shit they've done

and all the shit they continue to do.

Look, I understand that you really like him.

- OK? - Don't...

And that you want to see the good in him.

But they use each other to distract us,

to make us shift our resources around

in ways that benefit them.

That is how it works.

What do you got for me?

Just call me the dog catcher.

It's our old mate Tiny.

Too much muscle, not enough speed.

Start talking.

I fuckin' held them off, you know, the first time.

- When? - A couple of weeks ago.

They tried to push their way into the club.

Me... We and the guys, we told them to fuck off.

- They came back. - Is this the other night?

They walked in and they just... They unloaded.

- How many? - There was three.

There was two Marauders and there was an Iron Blood.

So the two clubs are working together.

So you gave Junior up.

They were gonna shoot my good knee!

Like this?

- What did they fucking want?! - Everything!

Names, homes, addresses. They're coming for everyone.

They're...they're not gonna stop.

You gave us all up, you fucking dog.

Why'd you have to use my fucking car?

The only place he'd fit.

Simone?

Yeah, about that, uh...

We found her, John,

and she's not in a good way.

- Hey, um, John? - Hey.

Um...

- It's Simone. - Shit.

Bring that pillow over here.

- Junior, get some water. - OK, yeah.

What's happened? Just, yeah, give her a bit of space.

Hey.

It's OK.

Talk to me.

Tell me what's happened.

He...he won't see me.

Who won't see you?

My doctor.

OK, you need a doctor? I'll get you a doctor.

No. My specialist.

I'll get you another one.

He's the only one in the city who will see us.

He does my hormones, my psych, everything.

I've been with him from the start

and...and now...

..he won't see me.

Hey.

It's OK.

It's OK.

Simmie?

Why won't he see you?

It's gotta be Ray.

He's his landlord.

Tell me what you need.

- It's not just drugs. - I know.

Tell me what you need.

Anything.

What are you gonna do?

Give her back, please!

- Yeah! - Benny. Benny.

Give her to me.

We need to have a word, you and me.

Give my daughter, then we can have a word.

I can respect that.

On second thoughts,

I think we're having a good time, aren't we?

Let's just talk while I hold her, huh?

Say whatever you gotta say.

Oh, baby!

We're coming in.

You see any of my guys, any of these guys...

..you're gonna get the fuck...

Oh! I'm sorry.

Uncle Benny has such a foul mouth.

You're gonna get out of the way.

You got that?

- Yeah, I got that. - You got that?

- I've got that. - He's got it!

Huh? Uncle...

You smell that?

I hope it's the little one that shit herself.

Let's go. I'll see you later.

Are you OK? You OK?

Right?

- How's Junior? - Spitting blood.

Makes two of us.

You're gonna have to suck it up for a bit, OK?

- That goes for the rest of us. - Why?

We know it's Benny. I'll fucking kill him myself.

It's not just Benny, OK? He's got partners.

Two bikie clubs.

If Benny is pushing this hard to get into our clubs,

he's gotta have someone big behind him.

I don't know.

But until we know exactly who it is,

we don't make a move.

I promise you, Sam, we're not going to let this go.

- Congratulations, man. - Hey?

You're both dead.

Good to see you too, Pete.

There are hides here, here...and here,

which means you won't see these fuckers coming

until it's too late.

- Who are you talking about? - Hitters.

They've got an open field of fire

and you've got absolutely no cover.

So, yeah...

..yeah, this right here?

This is exactly where I'd get you.

Look, we're just too vulnerable.

Got to get new locks, more cameras for the blind spots.

We need to change things up and put some protocols in place.

I guess you better come in, then, Pete.

Not right now, John.

You and I have some place to be.

Leave your phone.

Where the fuck are we, Pete?

Alright.

Anything goes wrong...

..any work we gotta do...

..you dump your phone, leave your car...

..make sure you're not followed...

..and you come right here.

Didn't get much for 100 grand.

Look again, mate.

Not bad, Pete. Not bad.

These bastards are coming for us, John.

Let's be ready for 'em.

Let's make sure this fight is on our terms.

Good job.

Making new friends?

Oh, you know me, Steph. I make friends wherever I go.

So I see.

Hey, Fiona! Hey!

Are you stirring up some shit or...or what?

- You talking to me, John? - Yeah, I'm talking to you.

Is there no code of ethics with journos?

- You can just print bullshit? - I'm reporting the facts.

If that stirs up shit for you, then it's not my fault.

I think someone's feeding you crap and you're just eating it.

Those attacks on Oxford Street have nothing to do with me.

Why would I destroy my own fucking club?

It's...it's dumb.

I didn't say you're responsible.

No, you just put the idea out there

and you let people draw their own conclusions from it.

Look, there is a lot happening here that you don't understand.

Like, you actually have no idea what's happening.

OK, so why don't you tell me what's actually happening?

I can't do that, Fiona. You know that.

Well, I guess I'll have to rely on my other sources, won't I?

Oh, right. Well, what sources?

- They're anonymous. - They're anonymous?

So anyone can write anything and you just, you, what, print it?

Anonymous to you, not to me.

Journos...integrity.

And they speculate...

..there's a nasty element... What did you say?

There is speculation that there's an element...

- Thanks. - For what?

- Fucking Ray. - John!

You got balls. I'll give you that.

Waxed and shiny.

Backgrounding journos now?

You may say that. I couldn't possibly comment.

See, I'd go to threaten you, but I think it'd give you a hard-on.

Ooh, sauce.

See, you keep acting like my enemy, Ray...

..I'm gonna have to start treating you like my enemy.

Darling heart, I'd be devastated.

Would ya?

What are you playing at?

I'm giving you a taste of your own medicine.

Thanks.

You wouldn't happen to know anything about

the bikies that are slapping up my doormen, would you?

I don't deal with bikies. That's your territory.

I prefer more subtle forms of persuasion.

Your subtle mind-fuck tricks

are getting in the way of me seeing what's coming next.

What's coming, John?

You keep making me focus on you

and it's putting the people I actually care about in danger.

What else are you gonna bring to our street?

Oh, don't do that.

Whatever problems there are were always there, Ray.

I'm not bringing anything.

I'm just trying to deal with the shit

that's in front of me right now and I'm doing my best.

- You are just... - A faggot?

A traitor.

I know what you did to Simone.

She was one of yours.

She's also one of mine.

You hurt her, you hurt me.

You don't want to be my enemy, Ray.

Trust me, you don't.

What did I say?

You told me he wanted to see me.

Just sit down for five minutes and then you can fuck off.

Good for me.

You need to go easy on Mum, yeah?

She doesn't understand you're a fuckwit.

- Me? - Yeah.

Mr Man With a Fucking Plan, thinks his shit doesn't stink.

At least my shit doesn't push up on your front door

and fucking shoot people.

What the fuck are you talking about?

Benny Vasquez making moves,

trying to put his gear in all my venues,

backed by the bikie clubs you've pissed off.

- Since when? - Since months.

We think he's got a big manufacturer.

We just don't know who it is.

It's Dean Taylor.

The fucking snake's been playing everyone.

He tried to play me.

No, it's not. That weak prick was done a long time ago.

No, no, no. He's muscled up big-time.

He's working with the Marauders and the Iron Bloods

and he drove my guys into Benny.

Well, why would he do that?

'Cause that's what the weak prick does.

He steers people into each other.

Listen, we've gotta be able to talk

even when we're...

Even when you're being a fuckwit?

Bashed doormen and dickhead druggies

moving their stuff into my venues I can handle.

But you've turned every fucking

bikie club in the country against us.

Me?

You're the one who put Dean on show,

made him start looking for muscle.

Only after you put Dean into Stripperama

and almost got me killed because you fucking vouched for him.

- Fucking relax. - You relax!

Come on. Enough!

Sit the fuck down.

It doesn't matter now, alright?

We're gonna make a statement.

We're gonna make sure they know they can't walk over us.

You kick things off, it's gonna go on for years.

I will handle this.

I thought you were fucking Mr Legit now.

Stick to your earpieces and your business suits.

- I can handle this quietly. - This is a street thing.

We're gonna smash them and then we're gonna let everybody know

that we fucking smashed them.

- That's the Ibrahim way. - No, that is your way.

And it's gonna put you right back into fucking prison.

Sam, don't...

- I gotta go, alright? - Sure?

Wait.

- What did you say to him? - Don't worry about it, Mum.

You have no forgiveness in you.

No, I just have no room for mistakes...

Tell me, how can you live like this?

I don't have a choice.

Not with this family.

This family has been there from the beginning.

They will be there in the end.

We need people, John, all of us.

Don't forget that.

Mate, you're shitting yourself, huh?

Relax, it's me, Sam.

Hey, um...I wanted to call you.

What's this shit that you're pulling with Dean?

What the fuck are you thinking, bro?

It's a big fuck-up, you know?

And now...

..I'm looking at another one of your boys

patched over to us.

Who?

You know, Dean's taxi driver bum boy.

The pretty one.

Hey, Ned?

You've been around long enough to know what happens next, yeah?

We're coming for you.

It's going absolutely nuts down there.

So I can see.

It's 'cause we created something pretty great, huh?

Welcome back.

You good?

Yeah.

Yeah, I'm good.

Hey, I just wanted to say, um, whatever you did...

..thank you.

My doctor will see me any time I need.

It's about time you owned your own club, don't you think?

Really?

Pitch me.

How about a home for the curious and confused?

Done.

Back to work.

You know, I never got why people didn't like you.

It's one of the world's great mysteries.

- Mm-hm! - Uh-huh.

- Hi. - Oh!

So you didn't get killed in the line of duty, then?

Not yet. Sounds like you haven't either.

Not yet. I wasn't sure you'd answer.

- What are you doing? - Just heading home.

Oh, that's exciting.

It will be. I've got about three loads of washing to do, so...

Well, if you're open to other offers,

I've probably got something a little bit more exciting

you could be doing.

- You still there? - Yep.

Look, John...

..things are complicated.

Always.

Yeah, they might be a little more

complicated for me than for you at the moment.

That is pretty fucking complicated, then.

Yeah.

- Uh, I just think we need to... - Don't think.

Why don't you come around later?

And we'll talk.

I don't know.

Got it.

The letterbox here.

Pete and his fucking protocols.

Ugh!

Oh!

Fuck!

I'm fine.

Get rid of the car.

- Where's the other one? - Got away.

Hey.

Shh, shh, shh.

Take it off.

- Oh, no... - Take it off!

Help me, please.

Ugh!

Alright, relax.

Who sent you?

I asked you a question.

Don't look at him. Look at me.

Who sent you?

Benny Vasquez? The Iron Bloods? Marauders?

OK, come. It's OK.

So you wanna be a hit man, eh?

Hope you can swim.

- OK, here we go. - No, no, no, no, no, no!

Katie.

John.

What the fuck's happened here?

Nothing.

You should probably get going.

No way. No, you told me to come here.

Now I'm telling you to go. You can't be here.

Yeah, and how many times has that happened?

What?

You telling me to go because of stuff

you can't tell me about or just won't.

So just tell me what's gone down here.

This has nothing to do with you.

Of course it does. I'm a cop.

Now you want to play that card?

Yeah, I do because the whole street stinks of gunpowder.

Katie, listen to me.

I am trying to protect you.

This is not your fucking world.

You don't wanna get caught up in this shit.

And you are not here as a cop.

Looks like you've got a choice to make.