Original subtitles

♫ There is freedom within ♫

♫ There is freedom without ♫

♫ Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup ♫

♫ There´s a battle ahead ♫

♫ Many battles are lost ♫

♫ But you´ll never see the end of the road ♫

♫ While you´re traveling with me ♫

♫ Hey, now, hey, now ♫

♫ Don´t dream it´s over ♫

♫ Hey, now, hey, now ♫

-♫ When the world comes in ♫ -[ Crowd cheering ]

♫ They come, they come ♫

♫ To build a wall between us ♫

♫ You know they won´t win ♫

KEISHA: What about you?

♫ Now I´m towing my car ♫

[ Indistinct conversation ]

TODD: I just -- I need the receipt.

Hang on a second. I think it´s in the back.

♫ But there´s no proof ♫

I know I brought it.

♫ In the paper today ♫

♫ Tales of war and of waste ♫

♫ But you turn right over... ♫

-Oi, mate! -[ Gunshots ]

[ Screaming ]

[ Crying ]

Oh, my God. Todd.

[ Engine revs ]

[ Tires screeching ]

[ Sirens wailing ]

[ Police radio chatter ]

[ Sighs ]

[ Cellphone rings ]

Lincoln.

Ah, yeah, sure. I can come in.

Okay.

-EMMA: I want it! -LIAM: I want it!

I want it!

[ Crying ] I want it!

I want it! I want it! I want it!

Come on, guys. Stop fighting over --

Didn´t we get two of these? Where´s the other one?

-Uh, upstairs. -All right.

Well, let´s leave this one here. We´ve run out of time.

It´s a change of plan, all right?

Quickly get your bags and your hats.

Time for school.

Yeah, more time for school time.

Come on, change of plan.

And [Gasps] big family hug.

Come here.

Come on, Liam. Give me a hug.

Ooh, I love you. Mwah. Mwah.

All right, blast off.

Whoo!

Last one to the car is a rotten egg!

I hear you´re doing an inquest this week.

Yes, the corporal from Holsworthy.

He topped himself, didn´t he?

I couldn´t possibly preempt the findings.

[ Chuckles ] We first crossed swords over a suicide.

Remember the Jack Rizzoli inquest?

-Yes. -How long ago was that now?

I´d gained preselection, but I was still at the bar,

so that must be, uh, what, three years?

-2 1/2. -Mm.

I never was convinced

you told us the whole truth about that night.

And Ash was still with you then, wasn´t she?

Look, I don´t really have a lot of time, so...

All right, enough small talk. So...

Obviously, you and I have had a few differences

in the last few months, some of them quite public.

Strangely, that could now work for us,

because a young man was shot dead last night

down in Bankstown.

In the last 15 months, there have been 18 other shootings

in the larger south-west area.

18, for God´s sake.

Mostly with prohibited handguns

illegally imported into a country

with supposedly tight gun laws, and...nothing.

No arrests. Nada.

Now, the public don´t normally care

about crims knocking off crims in isolated spots,

except this was 50 meters from a crowded park.

That´s kiddies, in prams.

And it was Australia Day.

Everyone out celebrating what a happy, safe place this is.

Anyone could have been hit.

So we, as a government, have decided that 19 is enough.

What in the hell is going on out there?

Where are these weapons coming from?

Who´s in control? How are they being circulated?

Those are the questions.

And with the authority I have as attorney general,

I would like to give you a range of powers

that the police can only dream of

so that you can give me the answers.

What are you talking about?

A royal commission.

Open checkbook.

You can seize anything, interrogate anyone.

We want you in charge...

unless that´s too confronting, you know, given your...

...recent circumstances.

Love to.

You can see what´s going on?

-Obviously. -Oh, good.

In that case, I won´t say a thing.

I mean, a royal commission?

It´s all about making him look good.

-Tony. -Well, that´s what´s going on.

Yes, I realize.

He´ll look strong and decisive,

but also compassionate, inclusive.

As though all your run-ins over the last year were about policy.

-Never personal. -Which, from my perspective...

Yeah, I know, I know, but him,

that political psychopath, he holds deep, abiding grudges.

The thing is, if you perform well,

he´ll take the praise for being big enough to appoint you.

But if you trip up, he´ll love watching you fall.

-Either way, he wins. -Well, hopefully we both win.

-Can you pick your team? -Some.

He´s already appointed a couple of juniors.

[ Laughs ] If they´re his choices, beware.

Well, one´s Lina, so that´s okay.

Apparently she grew up in Bankstown,

as did the other one -- Heather someone.

They´re both locals. That´s why he chose them.

I demanded Richard, and we´re discussing counsel assist.

Obviously, we´ll all have to apply for leave officially

from the DPP, but luckily I´m on very good terms with the boss,

-so that shouldn´t be a problem. -Ha!

He just wants to know whether you´ve been honest with yourself

about why you really want to do it.

Well, you tell him when you see him yes.

I´ve got to go.

-Richard. -[ Sighs ]

RICHARD: Well, thanks, I think.

Well, you could fake a little more excitement.

I know the royal commission is an inquisitorial forum,

but will I be researching or investigating?

-Whatever I tell you to do. -So same as now, in other words.

Look, I could withdraw the offer.

No, no, no. I´m thrilled. Should be great.

And it´s more money, too.

Not that you´re motivated by money.

Of course not.

The fair application of justice --

-That´s what pays my rent. -Let´s go over this research

-for the brief again. -Yes. Good.

Well, um, PTSD affects about 10%

of all deployed troops on average,

and obviously that´s what Steve Allman was dealing with.

-Obviously? -Well, the symptoms are classic.

They call it the invisible wound.

It´s actually quite fascinating.

In a nutshell, in the first few days after a traumatic event,

we remember the trauma

while also reliving the same sense of fear and danger.

-Yes, I... -And that´s true for everyone.

But after a while, 90% of us

can store that event in a long-term memory,

and therefore separate it from that sense of fear.

But 10% can´t do that,

and the longer they take to seek help, then the worse it gets.

[ Chuckles ] But you probably already knew all that.

No, not all of it.

Thanks.

It was very interesting.

Lance Corporal Parker, you gave evidence

that in Corporal Allman´s suicide note, he wrote,

"Major Hamilton´s never let up on either of us.

Ever since Uruzgan."

That´s what he wrote, yes.

-Is it true? -No.

No, Steve just grew more and more convinced

that everyone thought that he was worthless.

He thought everyone had it in for him.

So you´d say no form of bullying or abuse of power

played any part in Corporal Allman´s decision

to take his own life?

No.

And was about Uruzgan?

Uh, that was the ambush in Afghanistan in 2013.

And the three of you were there.

We were returning to base.

There were 24 of us in total.

Um, I was driving one of the Bushmasters,

and as we went through the Palau Pass,

they opened up from high on the left.

The guys on the tray had to get out of the truck

and use it as protection while they returned fire, so I...

I couldn´t drive faster than they could move

until we got clear of the hills.

Maybe half an hour.

Casualties?

10 wounded and 2 fatalities --

an American JTAC commander and...

PK.

One of our Aussie dog handlers

had his cheek and bottom jaw shot off.

Did Corporal Allman witness that?

Yeah, he was right with him.

They had to keep running from one side of the truck

to the other, so he saw him fall.

He -- He tried to...

...to do something.

I think...

I think he put him back up on the tray. I...

I was driving.

So Corporal Allman witnessed his colleague die,

right in front of him?

Yes.

I-I think so.

That´s what I heard.

Then Steve went to take PK´s helmet

´cause his had been shot off,

but he had to scoop out some of his brain and skull

so he could put it on.

He told you this?

[ Voice breaking ] No, I found out later.

I was driving.

Sorry. It´s not, um...

Take your time, Corporal Parker.

We have time.

No, I´m -- I´m okay. It´s...

Did he talk about it at all?

No.

JANET: But he was never quite the same?

Well, he seemed so for a while.

Then...

I should have asked, I guess.

I could have asked.

She looked post-traumatic, as well.

She probably is.

-Ready? -Sure.

-You coming, too? -No.

He has to prep for tomorrow.

ANDY: Okay, so, Todd pulled over here

because he was looking for something in the backseat, so...

The train station´s there,

which means if he had have stopped 50 meters that way,

we´d have the whole thing on camera.

-But as it is? -Nothing.

No one saw anything, no one heard anything,

so I don´t know what a royal commission can do that we can´t.

Solve the crime, hopefully.

-Which we are already doing. -[ Scoffs ]

ANDY: What?

Oh, come on. I know that look.

If you´ve got something to say, you...

JANET: Firstly, thank you for agreeing

to be the royal commission´s police liaison officer.

-Pleasure. -And secondly, we will need

all the information the police have on all the shootings

over the last 15 months,

which I note tonelessly are currently unsolved.

Thank you for signing on.

Thanks for the invitation.

Who´s that -- sister? Wife?

Todd´s wife, Elaheh.

Okay.

Listen, Janet, I saw firsthand

how hard they all worked on Ash´s case.

It´s been two years,

and all they know is the DNA on the balaclava was male.

Brilliant.

Anyway, our terms of reference covers only the last 15 months,

so it´s not relevant.

Uh, Mrs. Wilson?

-Janet. -Janet King.

Yes, I know.

I was reading about you this morning.

I´m so sorry.

Please accept my deepest condolences.

[ Speaking Farsi ]

She´s the lawyer running this thing they´ve just announced.

JANET: Janet King, from the royal commission.

ELAHEH: Have you spoken to her yet?

The one he was with?

We will.

Soon.

You don´t know her?

Not really.

Although he did call to say that he was giving her a lift.

Excuse me, please.

-[ Speaking Farsi ] -No, Baba, it´s okay.

What do you know about her?

Well, according to the police report,

she´s a bar manager who studies part time.

At the moment, there´s no evidence

to suggest that she had anything to do with what happened.

[ Voice breaking ] And yet he died with her.

My husband died with his head in that woman´s lap.

[ Sniffles ]

[ Siren wailing ]

[ Engine shuts off ]

[ Vehicle door opens ]

Sorry. I opened it for a rubbish run.

Don´t panic. They´re both here.

All present.

-LIAM: Mummy! -JANET: [ Laughs ]

Fed, bathed, and entertained

with a medley of undergraduate drinking songs.

All I could think of, Your Honor.

♫ Australia, Australia ♫

♫ Land of the waratah and dahlia ♫

Oh, wonderful. Very clever.

One line. That´s all of that.

-I promise. -Okay, come on.

Bedtime now. Come on.

See you upstairs!

I´ll meet you up there, all right?

-EMMA: Bye, Uncle Tony. -Snuggle in.

Go on and choose a story.

Quick, quick. I´ll meet you there.

Go, go, go!

I thought my mother was their worst influence.

Well, it´s the national cricket team´s victory song.

JANET: They´re 4 years old, Tony.

Don´t want ´em growing up American.

Wouldn´t mind them growing up civilized.

TONY: So, you´re back at the inquest tomorrow?

Yeah, last day, and then it´s Bankstown.

Yes, I read the press release.

All that guff about your public duty

to expose the evil forces controlling illegal weapons.

Guff?

TONY: Well, that´s not really why you´re doing it, is it?

-Partly. -TONY: Oh, crap.

I´m calling an intervention.

Do you remember what you were like two years ago?

Thank God you were there,

and I´m still seeing my therapist, so I´m not stupid.

Well, why risk triggering all those memories?

JANET: Please, Tony, I want to prevent

others having to live through what I have.

To me, that would be an achievement.

Well, any time I can help.

Of course. Thank you.

TONY: Thank you.

-Good night. -Good night.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Sighs ]

Okay.

[ Keyboard clacks ]

Oh, my God, that is so beautiful over there.

I love that. The light through the tree.

Janet, you should give up being a lawyer and be a filmmaker.

[ Laughs ]

Ah. Oh. Ooh. [ Laughs ]

[ Children shouting indistinctly ]

Emma, stop chasing Liam!

Can we stop for a minute?

Film them.

Get that on camera. I want evidence.

She´s a rascal.

Oh, God, okay.

Well, if you have to film me, um, all right.

Well, I just want to say happy anniversary,

um, and...

I love you and...

[ Laughing ] Yeah.

Yeah, thank you for being the love of my life.

[ Laughs ] Okay.

[ Keyboard clacks ]

[ Sniffles ]

[ Sighs ]

[ Keyboard clacks ]

[ Keyboard clacking ]

[ Sighs ]

[ Keyboard clacks ]

[ Sniffles ]

I got out of the car.

I thought that Ash had tripped and hit her head.

Maybe fainted.

I knelt by her side, turned her over.

Her eyes were open but empty.

[ Breathes deeply ]

And then...

And then I remember panic.

What if he was still here, and what could the twins see?

I had to go.

I had to get them away.

-Somewhere safe. -[ Keyboard clacks ]

Then get help.

[ Sniffles, sighs ]

Did Corporal Allman ever ask for help?

-No. -And you never offered?

I didn´t know he needed it.

You never suspected that he was having problems?

It wasn´t unusual. That´s more to the point.

He took orders well, but he wasn´t the quickest learner.

So there was always a certain lack of confidence there.

-Because of you! -CORONER: Mrs. Allman, please.

-My boy idolized that man. -Mrs. Allman.

He trusted you! He trusted you!

CORONER: Mrs. Allman, please sit down.

MAN: Ma´am.

Major Hamilton, would you agree that Corporal Allman

was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder?

-Yes. -JANET: And did the Army

do anything to help that condition?

We have considerable resources available

to those who need help. Steve didn´t.

And you never personally encouraged him?

-I was unaware of his condition. -Really?

HAMILTON: If we really want to hide something, Ms. King,

we usually can, and Steve did.

JANET: Why do you think he´d want to hide it?

I guess he felt ashamed.

He´d trained to be a soldier who could cope

-with that sort of thing. -And yet leaving it untreated

led to his suicide.

Or you could argue the opposite.

What opposite?

HAMILTON: Stats show it´s much more likely he developed PTSD

because he had previous suicidal tendencies,

not that PTSD caused his suicide.

So you´re aware of current theories about PTSD?

Stress causes high levels of cortisol,

and cortisol impairs neurogenesis, yes.

In English, for the court, please.

Of course, Your Honor.

Neurogenesis is the ability for the hippocampus

to create new memory cells.

It allows us to separate things like where I parked my car today

as opposed to where I parked it yesterday.

Without it, events in the short-term memory

would stay in the short-term memory,

and emotions associated with that memory stay associated.

So, if the event is, say, a major trauma --

The result is PTSD.

Thank you, Ms. King. I get the gist.

JANET: And as a student of this condition,

you must know other indicators of impaired neurogenesis.

Studies on mice show a high percentage of sufferers

are slower learners.

Which is how you described Corporal Allman

only moments ago, yes?

Are you suggesting I should have known he had PTSD?

JANET: Yes, and I´m also suggesting

that on behalf of the Army,

you should have done something about it.

There´s a whole $20 million mental-health program

called At Ease which includes a special app called PTSD Coach,

and you have the gall to suggest the Army´s doing nothing?

I put it to you that you did nothing

because his weakness made you feel stronger.

-You´ve got a damn hide. -And you, Major Hamilton,

had a soldier who killed himself

because you preferred to see him suffer!

[ Siren wailing in distance ]

ADIE: How are you finding the juggle these days?

Yeah, it´s okay.

I mean, it´s always busy. [ Chuckles ]

Learning to accept help has certainly made it easier.

Good.

-Nearly time? -Mm.

Adie, I think, um...

Well, I´ve been thinking for a long time now.

I think that we should stop.

I mean, I want to stop.

A lot´s changing this week,

and the kids and I, we need to move on.

I just need some...

...space to be...

...me now.

Or at least try.

Are you keeping up the memory exercise?

Yes. And I will.

I´ve been reading a lot

about strengthening memory patterns this week,

and although, you know, constantly describing a trauma

is important to help keep it in the past,

a recent experiment on mice

proved that what really helps memory is sex.

-[ Chuckles ] -Although if I meet someone,

I can´t really walk up to them and say, "Hello, gorgeous woman.

Please sleep with me

so I can place my trauma in long-term memory."

Although at least I could try.

It´ll sound original.

[ Sniffles, sighs ]

ADIE: Are you sure about this decision?

Yes.

[ Engine shuts off ]

[ Car alarm chirps ]

MAN: Janet King?

I´m serving you a summons

to appear in the equity division of the Supreme Court.

Thank you, ma´am.

Okay, thanks, Rose. Same time tomorrow.

Make sure you lock the gate on the way out.

[ Children shouting indistinctly ]

[ Children singing indistinctly ]

[ Envelope thuds ]

Mummy´s starting a new job tomorrow, okay,

which means I might be home a little bit late, okay?

And I might be a little bit tired.

-Mm? -Yeah.

But...

I promise that I will try and read you a book, okay?

At least one. [ Chuckles ]

You want to read a book now?

-Yes. -Which one?

-"The Man with the Messy Hair." -This one.

Okay. All right.

Let´s have a look.

And maybe we can do this one, as well.

One each. What do you reckon?

-Yes? -This one.

All right, this one. Here we go.

Can you read all of it?

Yes, I promise I will try.

[ Breathes deeply ]

"The Man With The Messy Hair."

WOMAN: In 50 meters, you will have reached your destination.

[ Beeping ]

Right.

-Morning. -Morning.

-Hell of a drive, huh? -Yeah.

-[ Car alarm chirps ] -Halfway out here,

I was starting to think I should have packed my passport.

LINA: Flat white? We´re doing a run.

JANET: Yeah, thanks. That would be great.

OWEN: Mm.

I thought she got to choose her own counsel assisting.

-She did. -Oh, wow.

I know. Caught me off-guard, too.

She claimed she wanted a fearless interrogator,

but I think my masculine charm

finally broke her sapphic defenses.

LINA: Anything´s possible, I suppose.

Think she only went with me to make sure she got Andy.

No, the A.G. picked you.

From the area, already knew Janet.

Seemed to make sense. She just went along with it.

HEATHER: Commissioner King, welcome.

Ah, you must be Heather O´Connor.

Yes. Hi. Nice to meet you.

-JANET: Likewise. -RICHARD: Commissioner.

How´s the setup? Okay?

Fine. You´re in there.

Far from the madding crowd. Good.

So, we don´t waste words, I take it.

They´re the diamonds of social interaction.

Beautiful and strong, but rare.

JANET: All right.

Welcome, everyone.

So, our goal is to give the government

a set of recommendations

to reduce gun crime in this city. That´s it.

And the only way we can achieve that

is by understanding who´s illegally importing

these prohibited guns, who´s controlling them,

and how they´re being circulated.

Andy?

15 months ago, a gambling addict named Felix Murphy

was shot through the leg

while being held down in Lansdowne Park.

Now, that´s where our term of reference begins.

Unfortunately, he can´t remember anything

-about the entire incident. -Including who shot him?

-ANDY: Complete blank. -Unfortunate.

ANDY: Then we´ve got around one shooting a month,

and in 13 of those, the weapon used was a Zodiac semiauto --

about seven different ones, with a couple used more than once.

Then, a few nights ago,

Todd Wilson was shot, but not with a Zodiac.

And the ballistics on that don´t fit any identifiable weapon --

RENNER: Andy, mate.

Excuse me. Sorry.

So, let´s think about Todd Wilson.

-What do we know already? -LINA: Pretty popular at school,

good footballer, both parents deceased.

Studied electrical engineering at TAFE.

Fixed EFTPOS machines for a living.

Married his best mate´s sister two years ago.

-RICHARD: That´s Elaheh? -LINA: Correct.

She did science, works in biomedia,

pregnant with number one.

He´s a bit of a larrikin, but no real criminal history.

OWEN: Then he has a beer with his mates on Australia Day,

picks up the barmaid, and offers to give her

a lift down to Star Casino.

A bird, a beer, and a punt.

What more does a bloke want on Australia Day?

[ Chuckles ] Who´s this barmaid?

LINA: Ah, bar manager. Keisha Gibson.

JANET: And what do we think?

One-night stand? Lover? Just friends?

[ Sighs ]

Although he did call his wife, tell her what he was doing.

So he´s smart.

But he still left his pregnant wife who hates gambling

to go to the casino with a good-looking girl.

I don´t know. Call me suspicious.

-News? -Yeah.

There was a T-bone crash on Chapel Road and Heath Street

about three minutes after the shooting.

And Andy´s just bringing up that CCTV footage now.

Turns out that was between a woman by the name of Jane Carter

and a small-time dealer called George Healy,

and while it could be a coincidence,

that´s about where his car would have been if he´d shot Todd,

then sped off home.

And he had half a kilo of coke in the passenger door.

Personal use for George.

-What´s he said? Anything? -ANDY: Nothing.

Did a runner. We still haven´t found him.

You checked with that Vietnamese bloke, the bookie?

-Bao Long? -HEATHER: Mm.

Yeah, we did. Not there either.

You know George?

Got him a Section 10 on a PCA last year

by signing him up for Meals on Wheels.

He sent me a case of stubbies for that.

ANDY: Any other ideas where he might be?

Ah, I wouldn´t call us close.

ANDY: Well, on top of the shooting,

Jane Carter is in a coma in ICU with burns to 50% of her body,

so he´s in trouble everywhere at the moment.

Terry´s also brought in Keisha´s interview.

Great. Let´s set it up.

You know, they´re wrong about George.

He acts tough, but he´s not a hit man.

Those two potato heads just want to pin it on him.

So bloody typical.

-Potato heads? -Yeah, they´ve got one idea

that barely fits with anything,

and all of a sudden, it´s the only theory.

You see that with cops all the time out here.

If it sounds good and it gets them out of work, beauty.

Write it up in the daybook, read it out in court,

and away they go.

Just so bloody lazy.

Andy´s my husband, Heather.

Thank you for bloody telling me.

Hi. Thanks for picking those up for me.

Ta.

[ Sighs ]

George. It´s Heather.

Get in touch if you want to talk through your options, yeah?

Bye, mate.

ANDY: So, you´d just quit work,

and Todd offered you a lift, yeah?

Wait. No, I asked.

He said he was going down to Darling Harbour,

and I said, could he give me a lift to the casino?

ANDY: So, um...

KEISHA: He called his wife

to tell her he was hitting the blackjack tables,

but he wasn´t, I don´t think.

There was something he was hiding.

I can´t -- I...

I can´t remember. It´s so hard.

But he was really happy.

Like, really excited, and...

[ Voice breaking ] And that´s when he pulled over, and...

TODD: I just -- I need the receipt.

I think it´s in the back.

[ Echoing ] Hang on a second.

I know...

He´s looking for something, and...

...suddenly these headlights, on high beam,

and they´re right behind us.

[ Sobbing ] And Todd jumps out.

-[ Gunshots ] -[ Screaming ]

[ Engine revs ]

Todd.

ANDY: Why did you run, Keisha?

KEISHA: I wasn´t gonna just stand there and get shot, too.

ANDY: Trajectory of the bullet and blood-splatter analysis

confirms she didn´t do it herself.

She was inside the car, and the bullet came from outside.

Can we make sure she talks to us, please?

Okay, we´ll continue this afternoon.

Got to wave the flag first. [ Chuckles ]

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the formal opening

of the Royal Commission Into Serious Firearm Crimes.

I want to begin by acknowledging the presence here today

of so many people whose lives have been profoundly affected

by these appalling tragedies.

The shock and rage and loss of all survivors

cannot be overstated.

But this commission isn´t here for revenge or punishment.

We are instead committed to the pursuit of truth

in order to reinforce the sanctity of life

as a fundamental right for all Australians.

As a mark of respect,

and to underline the significance of why we are here,

please may I ask everyone

to stand and observe a minute´s silence

for all the victims of firearm crime,

whose untimely deaths are the reason

this commission has been formed.

Patrick Bocarro. Welcome.

-Thank you. -Inspiring words.

And long overdue.

People should hear "Bankstown"

and think Paul Keating, Steve Waugh.

Prime Ministers, sporting icons --

That´s what Bankstown´s really about.

Hard work and success.

-Not this other rubbish. -I agree.

Well, look, if there´s anything I can do to help,

just say the word.

Well, if anyone can tell us anything

about this other rubbish, please, tell them to drop in.

Done. Let´s stay in touch.

Thank you. I will.

You do know who he is?

Young high-flyer, former mayor.

Head of the Business Council or something.

He also played in the Aussie at the Ambrose last weekend.

-Ambrose? -Golf.

His teammate was the attorney general.

And you know this because?

I was in the group ahead of them.

Just saying.

I knew I picked you for a reason.

So, potato head, huh?

Yeah, well, historically, it´s a term of deep affection.

[ Chuckles ]

Hey, do you reckon you can reach George Healy?

-Maybe. -Okay.

Well, if you can, let me know, yeah?

Well, they did awesome.

Elaheh was hoping you might have a minute.

Sure.

Here we are.

Please tell me that speech wasn´t just for the cameras.

Will you be able to find the truth?

We will find answers, Mrs. Wilson, yes.

Elaheh.

Don´t tell me that if it isn´t possible.

We´ll do all we can.

I promise.

I Googled you last night.

Your partner was also shot dead.

It´s sad we have that in common.

Who did it?

We don´t know.

Still? After all these years?

Two years ago last month.

ELAHEH: No idea at all?

No idea who would do that to her?

They think it was meant for me.

Elaheh, I know what it´s like

to walk through a day thinking they´ve just gone to work...

...and expecting them home any second.

I know how much it hurts.

I have meant everything I´ve said.

The last time he called, I knew he wasn´t telling the truth

about going there to play blackjack,

but he said he wouldn´t be long.

So...

what was he doing, Janet, with that girl?

[ Voice breaking ] What was he doing?

This pain...

it never ends.

Some days, it´s easier.

KEISHA: Who is it?

It´s Richard Stirling, from the royal commission.

KEISHA: Uh, they´re just my flatmates.

-Hey. -Hey.

So, royal commission, huh?

Yes.

We wanted to talk to you,

and I thought rather than simply delivering a summons,

it might be a little more friendly

if I dropped by and invited you in personally.

I´ve already talked to the police.

-I know. -I just want

-to forget about it now. -Yeah.

We have to dig a little deeper.

-Into what? -Well, for example,

the nature of your relationship with Todd.

Oh, for --

What do you think I do -- try to hook up with every guy

who comes into the club for a drink?

No, no.

But, look, he told Elaheh he was gonna play blackjack

-when you said he wasn´t. -He wasn´t.

He was just going there to pick something up.

-Drugs? -What?

-Or cocaine, maybe? -No!

Not that sort of a pickup. That´s...

[ Breathes deeply ] A receipt.

That´s what he said he´d lost when he was...

when he was looking in the back. I...

I don´t think you get a receipt for a drug buy, do you?

Perhaps not.

KEISHA: Look, Todd loved Elaheh.

He was doing everything for her.

It was all about her and building the nursery

-for the baby. -[ Knock on door ]

BRETT: Keisha, it´s Brett. You in?

Yeah, coming.

[ Sighs ] He was just giving me a lift.

Honestly. I don´t -- I don´t know what else he was up to.

-Won´t be a sec. -Yeah.

-Hey. How you going? -Hey.

Yeah, I know.

I mean, how does that happen, huh?

We´re all having a drink, and an hour later...

Jesus.

KEISHA: Yeah.

BRETT: I just keep thinking, "If he was in trouble,

why wouldn´t he have said something to me or Amil?"

We´ve known Todd forever.

Why didn´t he say something?

[ Indistinct conversation ]

[ Cellphone rings ]

-[ Ringing continues ] -BRETT: Anyway...

Uh, yeah, sorry. I think I just...

I think I just need some time.

-Yes? -JANET: Richard, where are you?

-Keisha´s bedroom. -Her bedroom?

It´s okay. She´s outside.

Okay, will you get out of there?

You were supposed to bring her in here.

Oh, my stars.

Richard! [ Sighs ]

[ Camera shutter clicking ]

-KEISHA: Sorry. -No, don´t worry.

It´s cool. I get it.

Hey, just -- just before I go...

that afternoon, did you hear Todd

going on about some sweet deal he´d pulled off?

-Uh, no. -You didn´t?

Mnh-mnh.

-Thanks. -Sure.

[ Door closes ]

-Sorry. -No, no, it´s, um, fine.

Um, anyway, why don´t you call me with a time?

[ Door opens ]

That´s all hundreds and fifties.

There must have been half a million at least.

-And bloodstained? -Blood all over the outside,

and although I thought about taking it --

You didn´t have a search warrant?

No.

ANDY: Let´s just call State Crime Command.

They´ll get a warrant, be there in no time.

Hang on. Is that good for us?

Are you kidding?

It´s potentially the victim´s backpack

stuffed with the proceeds of crime.

It´s vital evidence. We can´t just leave it there.

I have to agree. It could vanish just like that.

She could drive into the bush, bury the money,

burn the backpack, and we´ve lost the lot.

Okay, well, what about calling the police, asking them --

-I am the police. -JANET: True.

So you could apply for a warrant.

-Is that a problem? -ANDY: Mm-hmm. No.

We´ll just get asked what´s our reason

for thinking she´s hiding something,

and we just show that photo.

No, won´t we also get asked who took it?

-Probably. -And the answer is?

OWEN: A royal commission officer.

Who was on his own, unauthorized,

snooping through a girl´s bedroom.

It is still reasonable grounds.

And on the public record, we´d look like idiotic sleazebags!

It´s a mildly embarrassing footnote!

Some people would kill to make mileage out of that story.

Some people will kill for half a million dollars.

-Someone did. -If they killed for it,

why didn´t they take it?

Or did they?

The shooter kills Todd, she runs off with the money,

and sometime soon, they´re gonna meet up and split it?

Yeah, so if we leave it with her,

she takes us straight to the killer.

But if we take it off her, we´ve blown that chance forever.

Meanwhile, you´ve got me and a bunch of lawyers.

How are we gonna keep tabs on her?

Put on coats and dark glasses

-and hope she doesn´t notice? -I´m in.

May I ask what Mr. Stirling was doing in this woman´s bedroom?

Nothing inappropriate. She´s a key witness.

He´s your recommendation, remember.

My issue is, for this to work,

we need surveillance on her 24/7 as soon as possible,

and the state police have limited resources,

so I have to call on the Federal Police, who can be expensive.

I told you -- Your royal commission is an open checkbook.

Still, I´d rather you know my fiscal intentions

than get a shock when the bill arrives.

And your terms of reference? Still sufficient?

Or would you like to widen the time frame?

Go back two, three years perhaps, instead of 15 months?

No, it´s fine.

We just need the Feds.

Good night!

-EMMA: Good night, Mummy! -LIAM: Good night, Mummy!

-[ Beep ] -DEBORAH: Hi, Janet. It´s me.

You probably got the summons today,

and I´m calling to say I don´t...

I don´t want to go to court.

I´m sure that Ash would think it was ridiculous.

I just need a response --

a call, just text, e-mail, something.

Please?

I hope you´re well, and please give those gorgeous kids

a big squish from Auntie Deb.

Talk soon, yeah?

Bye.

Bye.

[ Beep ]

-LINA: Morning. -Good morning.

-You look happy. -We´ve got a theory.

Sounds ominous.

Well, Keisha said that Todd

wasn´t going to the casino to gamble.

Elaheh said the same.

And he stopped the car to look for a receipt, so...

We thought he was going to one of those shops, you know,

on the second floor,

where there´s all those boutiquey places?

So he´d bought something earlier

and was going back to pick it up?

-Yes. -Did we ever find a receipt?

LINA: No, and the police turned the car inside out, too.

But whichever shop it was, it would still have a record.

We could ask them all in a couple of hours.

Why didn´t he just tell the truth?

Because it was for someone else

and he didn´t want his wife to find out.

Well, probably. The question is, who?

And if we find out what it is,

there´s a chance we might find the answer.

Well done. Good work. Go for it.

HEATHER: George.

Long time no see.

Been busy.

-And you´ve got a new gig. -Yeah.

I´m a big shot now.

To hell with pub brawls and contested speeding fines.

They threw me in with the heavy hitters.

I´ll bet they´re learning more from you than vise versa.

Well, not yet.

So far I´ve managed to insult a copper, offend his wife,

and barely said boo to the boss, so got some ground to make up.

-Hope I´m not part of that plan. -George, come on.

I built my reputation with all you guys

by putting my client´s best interests first.

That hasn´t changed.

So, how much shit am I in?

You want it straight?

-You´ll do time. -[ Breathes deeply ]

Just swallow that, and let´s work back.

GEORGE: [ Breathes deeply ]

HEATHER: You´re facing dangerous driving...

-Mm-hmm. -...leaving a crime scene,

and possession of a controlled substance.

The girl from the other car is in a coma,

permanently disfigured,

and quickly becoming a social-media heroine.

She just drove straight out, didn´t slow down,

-didn´t stop. -HEATHER: It won´t matter.

I can keep explaining why, or you could just believe me.

But listen to me. Stop being a sad sack.

It´s not all bad.

You can get out of this with two or three on the bottom

if you don´t fight it.

Maybe the crash left you concussed,

and you didn´t know where you were for a while.

When you got your memory back, you were full of remorse,

and you turned yourself in, yeah?

George, what do you want to do?

Two years or eight years?

Yeah, okay.

When you crashed, were you armed?

Still got it?

Be smart, then.

Even touch it, and you´ll blow everything.

You won´t get bail, no remissions, nothing.

I´m walking away now, George.

Be cool, yeah?

[ Sighs ]

ANDY: Detective Inspector Andy Campbell, George.

And you´re under arrest.

So please be sensible. Keep those hands up where we can see.

OWEN: It was a copybook operation.

They´re checking the gun out now.

Heather, well done. That was really great.

It´s gonna make a huge difference.

Hang on. Um, everyone.

Doing all our surveillance now, Sergeant Grieve from the AFP.

Please, Bianca.

TI´s activated and timing of LD installs on three houses,

plus the roster for eyes on Keisha that began last night.

So far, she came straight home from work, hasn´t left.

I´ve got to run, but I´ll meet everyone later.

-Great, thanks. -She knows her stuff.

She does.

I was worried they might try and flick us a couple of dummies.

They did, so I said no and specifically requested Bianca.

How do you know her?

She was a witness in the Boyd trial.

Well prepared, thorough. You remember the good ones.

-[ Cellphone chimes ] -Ah.

Good news?

Surprisingly, yes.

Yes.

[ Engine shuts off ]

-Mr. Nobakht. -Ah, Ms. King.

Welcome. This is an honor.

Is Elaheh here?

Of course. Come in.

Oh, no, I don´t want to intrude.

BAHMAN: Please. Please.

Please join us for dinner.

Oh, no. Um...

-Hello, again. -Hello.

Sorry for the interruption. Um...

But there are things we know now

that I want you to hear from me first.

Todd had bought this at one of the shops in the casino complex

the day before he died.

He´d had it engraved, and he was driving back to pick it up.

The inscription´s in Farsi.

[ Breathes sharply ]

AMIL: [ Reading Farsi ]

"For my sweetest pea, Elaheh.

From her naughty panda.

Todd."

It was a surprise for you, Elaheh.

That´s what he was doing that night.

[ Breathes deeply ]

But how could he afford this?

Well, he obviously got hold of some money.

And he also made an enemy.

Can you tell me anything about that at all?

Who was your enemy, Janet?

Why didn´t you know him?

[ Gunshots, glass shattering, screaming ]

Do you have any understanding of real people at all?

Real people are governed by self-interest.

What are you gonna do with the embryo?

Please don´t walk away from me.

You´re willing to let your family become targets,

all of them, rather than tell us the truth?

It is the truth!

The cash is on the move. She´s seen someone.

Do you recognize them?

BIANCA: I can´t see his face. Stand by.

You should be thanking me.

Thank you for getting me arrested?

I´m dead if I talk to you.

How am I gonna do my job if I don´t know where you are?

You´re not my bodyguard.

Doesn´t it prove that gun crime is out of control?

No, it proves we have a job to do

to get these weapons off our streets.

[ Panting ]