" Mum, look, it's Graham." " ..receivership." "Pax chairman Mr Graham King is being investigated by the Australian Securities Commission for breaches of the Company Code." "Here I was, thinking you were actually gonna do something for someone else for once." "Don't be so childish, Janet." "It's business." " Zoe DiCosta?" " Yeah, hi." "That road race in Beijing, when you won gold, that was... awesome." "Mr Mitchell, hello." "Who did you want to speak to?" "Janet?" "Tony?" "Actually... you." "I'm in meetings all afternoon, but maybe we can meet end of the day." "Yeah, I can do that." "Holy dooley." "It's the arsonist." "You're a bit of a dark horse, aren't you, Mr Wesley John Foster?" "Sold!" "To the hottest lawyer in town, Richie Stirlo." "So, listen, there's, there's 10 there." "I'll come pick it up in a couple of weeks, alright?" "After all the photos." "He'll kill me if I stay." "Who's behind this scam?" "Darren bloody Faulkes." " Welcome to the club." " Thank you." "If we want to break open Darren fast, we need someone he already trusts." "I know someone." " Don't stop." " Are you sure?" "Just don't stop." "Does this make your... request one that I can't refuse?" "3x07" "This is all I could find." "You sure you don't want me to get someone in?" "No." "No." "You can make it to the toilet alright?" "Alright." "Well, Rose'll be home with the kids at about 4:00." "Great." "What did you tell them?" "I said you'd been robbed by a very bad person and you'll stay with us until you feel better." "I've had to declare personal bankruptcy, of course." "As the director of a company in receivership, it was only appropriate." "So, all my assets are being sold, including the house." "But being able to stay here while I sort this stupid court case is, um... appreciated." "Yeah, well it'll be... good to spend some time together." "Yeah, yeah." " Alright, you need anything else?" " No." "Hey." "You forgiven me yet?" "Yeah, but I want a rematch." "Stableford rules this time." "None of that match-playing rubbish." "Tuesday morning." "Double or nothing." " Your funeral." " Ha-ha." "Sit down, mate." "Listen, you got my message about the phone?" " Yeah, it's in the car." " Good." "'Cause I mean, those techos, they can turn them into a microphone just like that." "Thank you." "So, how can I help?" "Well, I was hoping we could help each other." "I mean, I don't want something for nothing." "So, I know you and I both like a punt, hedging our bets." "Well, unnecessary risk is a fool's game, mate." "Right." "Exactly." "So, I want to make some safe bets and I thought, with your contacts, maybe you could point me in the right direction." "What, you looking to make a second stream of revenue or something?" "You know what it's like, mate." "No matter how much you've got, you always want a little bit more." "Yeah." "Alright, I'll have a think about it." " Good." " Get back to you." "Thank you." "Now I've got something for you." "Wesley Foster." " Don't know him." " He's a mate of mine." "But the idiot got done with an unlicensed gun in his car." "Now, that's just a minor charge, though, right?" "Possibly." "If I'm right, there'd be no need to oppose bail." "Well, yeah." "I mean, I'll have to have a look into the circumstances." "All I can ask." " And I'll do the same." " Right." " Thanks, mate." "Talk soon." " Righto." "Take it easy." "Simon?" "Yeah, mate." "It's Owen Mitchell." "Got a little update on that..." "that situation." "Lina." " Owen." " So, bail hearings." "What?" "Just got word from Macquarie Street." "We've got so many small-time crooks on remand, it's costing a fortune." "Now, how many bail hearings do we have coming up in the next month or two?" " Dozens." " OK." "Well, unless they're on terrorist charges or they've got a thousand priors, don't oppose." "I've squared it away with the Police Commissioner." " Everyone's on board." " OK." "So, where are you off to, anyway?" "Court?" "Back home, sorry." "What, some secret study for your bar exams?" "Childcare crisis." "Just came in to pick up some work." "For here, not just for the exams." "I'll get something sorted and be back in tomorrow, I promise." "I hope so." "Were we too hard on Richard?" " Coercion wasn't the major factor." " Really?" "No, it's more like he wants to prove something." "Yes, well, as long as he doesn't say 'yes' as an intellectual exercise and then back off when things start to get dicey." "He won't." "Maybe it's the wrong option." "Richard IS the only option." "Inside Darren's house is fully covered now." "Cars, phones, plus his in-laws, family, all their phones too." "All ready for take-off." " ...did I authorise this?" " She did." " Um, did anyone consider the cost?" " Of course." "How deeply?" "Well, we have to give it all we've got." "And a big public win would help you enormously." "I'm not doing it for me." "Nonetheless, more than one cabinet minister has asked me whether you're back in top gear." "The timing would be exquisite." "Which cabinet ministers?" "Further details were not forthcoming." "What are you doing?" "There's always a camera." "Be ready." "Don't you post that anywhere." "Please." "Jaz won't see it." "She's not on anything." "Well, someone will." "OK." "I won't share it with anyone, I promise." "It's cute, though." "You are definitely above average." "Do you really think Janet wants your job?" "I know she does." "Luckily, I'm one step ahead." " Don't underestimate her." " Ooh, never." "Not Janet." " What?" " They're the orders." " Where's her bottle?" " In the bag." " Including Wes Foster?" " Yeah." "Possession of an unlicensed firearm." "Three firearms, one a semi-automatic, and then a bag of speed." "But no priors, so I can't oppose." "He's also a murderer and an arsonist." "Which he hasn't been charged with." "Because we didn't want everyone to know what we know." " Which is why no-one does." " Well, you do now." "Andy, please, he's my boss." "He's given me some pretty clear instructions." "It's bad enough I have to keep sneaking off and working from home." "I said I'd stay home with her, didn't I?" " Like you meant it." " It's only for a couple of months." "Wayne Page busted his knee and Bianca needed another cop in a hurry, that's all." "We were in a bind." "I thought you were fine with that." "Was it ever up for discussion?" "Look, I'll be fine." "Just go." "That's an inconvenient policy change." "Owen told Lina the Minister was complaining about money being wasted keeping guys on remand, so I think he's just trying to please his boss." "Now?" "The very day we don't want Owen bailing people?" "It's just a coincidence." "What do they know about Wes?" "I just said we had more on him than we charged him with." "Leaves us with a nice problem, though, doesn't it?" "If we want Darren to use Richard as a courier, we need his usual go-to guy not to be an option for him." "Tail Wes from remand and be a little careless." "We need eyes on him 24/7 and he has to know it." "I'll get a warrant to wire his flat." " Worried?" " Yes." "Where's Richard?" "Has he called Darren yet?" "No." "I think he's still writing his will." "Mr Faulkes." "Richard Stirling." "I was Clay Nelson's counsel and Nate Baldwin's." "We met at the fundraising auction for the Pax Sports Foundation." "Yeah, yeah, I remember you." "I remember you." " You bought the bat for me." " Yes, yes." " You haven't lost it, have ya?" " No." "That's good mate, 'cause if you did, you'd owe me 10 grand." "It's right here." "In fact, I was thinking, um perhaps I should bring it around some time... today, or tonight - you know, whenever suits." "Why don't you bring it over this arvo?" "Got some people coming round." "OK." "Great." "Hey." "When will you be finished?" "Late." "I have to supervise the installs at Wes's." "Graham's there anyway, isn't he?" "You can still join us for dinner afterwards." "I don't think I'll make it tonight." "Don't you two need to be alone?" "Have you talked much so far?" "After all those years with barely any contact at all, totally unresolved feelings..." "Look, he's preparing for a court case at the moment - could land him in jail, so it's hardly the right time." "It's never gonna be the right time, Janet." "You need to bring stuff up." " He's not going to." " I know that!" "I'll see you." "OK, ready to go." " Thank you for this." " Easy-peasy." "You know there's a plan afoot for a sleepover?" "I did hear a rumour." "That's fine with me." "You alright?" "Just a bit chesty." "Nothing contagious." "How's it going, if I'm allowed to ask?" "We're getting there, but you were extremely helpful." " Good." "Glad to hear it." " Alright." "OK, back in a couple of hours." "Run well." "Race ya." "Now, there's a real champion." "And she did it in a..." "in a race full of drug cheats." "You know, four or five of those girls in the race had been suspended at some time or another." "AND she attacked them on a hill." "Sheer strength of will." "She's a good mum too." " Thank you." " Isn't that your lawyer's job?" "I sacked him." "That's... impulsive." "He was an idiot." "Well I..." "I know some good ones, if you..." "Janet, I'm bankrupt." "I can't turn up to court with a 10,000-a-day barrister." "It's either Legal Aid or self-representation." "These are my options." "I know you believe you can do anything if you set your mind to it, but this is a complex issue with serious consequences." "Which is why I must prepare properly." "No." "Listen." "OK, sorry." "Let's start with a proposition, alright?" "You have made some wrong decisions, yes, at various times..." " Not necessarily." "..over the years." "Just become the outcome of a choice is unexpected..." "Alright." "...doesn't mean that the decision was wrong." "Well, just... at least let Tony and me look at some of this." "Only in the name of good preparation." "And that way, before you represent yourself in front of a real court, you can practise opposite a real prosecutor or two." "Get your arguments razor-sharp, yes?" "Yeah, that..." "Thank you." "That... that could be helpful." "Richard." "That's me." "Hey." "Thank you." "Welcome." "Welcome." "Come on in." "Shut that for us, will ya?" "Jeez, I'm glad you reminded me about this." "I'd almost forgotten." "Now with Clay dead, it's probably doubled in value." "Lucky you didn't auction it online and clean up." "I doubt that would have been a wise move." "Maxine didn't tell porkies about me, now, did she?" "No, no." "She was very discreet." "Maybe the odd anecdote." "Which I've... forgotten now, of course." "She did talk about you, though." "That I remember." " She liked you a lot." " We were a great team." "You know, we worked well together." "She... she trusted me." "About her... her business and her clients." "Such as?" "Well, if I told you that, I wouldn't be very trustworthy, would I?" "Want to join us?" "We've got food, got wine." "Several unattached ladies - or men, if that takes your fancy." "Thanks." "I might." "Just for a minute or so." "Or an hour, maybe." " If that's OK." " Absolutely." "What's your poison?" "I'd love a scotch, if you've got one." "Yeah, yeah, we can manage one of those." " How's it going?" " Passed the first test." "Now he's just enjoying his host's generosity." " Using his own shit again, is he?" " Yep." " It's mine now." " Hey!" "Hey, come back!" "Keep an eye on him." "Hey, Richard." " I see you've met my beautiful girl." " I have." "So, a model and a lawyer share a drink." "Sounds like the start of a joke, doesn't it?" "Well, there's no shortage of lawyer jokes in the world." "No, now - what does a lawyer get when you give him Viagra?" "Taller." "What's the difference between a lawyer and a bucket of shit?" "The bucket." "You betcha." "Hey, darling, would you mind getting me another drink?" " Sure." " Thanks, babe." "So, Richie, why law, mate?" "It pays well, and I like money." "Simple as that." "A man of my own heart." "Look who's here, then?" "Nate?" " Don't worry, I'm not gonna hit him." " Yeah, Nate, come on." "But you know what you did, don't you, dickhead?" "Nate, you've got to remember the circumstances." "No, he got Lucy on her own when she was really confused..." "Yeah, I..." "I know." "...and then told her all this shit about how I controlled all her money." "Keeping her trapped or something, right?" "So, now she's left me." "You fuckin' happy?" "Or were you really hoping that she'd run to you?" "Yeah, that was it, wasn't it?" "What a joke." "As if she'd ever want to root a sneaky piece of shit like you." "Nate!" " For fuck's sake!" " I'm going." " You right?" " Yeah." "No, I... kind of had that coming, actually." "You what?" "She DID run to you." "Are you kidding me?" "And I thought I was the opportunist." "You and Lucy Baldwin?" "Fuck me." "That's impressive." " We'd better get you a drink." " Yeah." "Come on." "This is the man who talked Clay Nelson into killing himself?" "Whenever Darren wants real dirty work done quickly and quietly," "Wes is his go-go guy." "And, Richard, remember he's a killer, OK?" "So, if you see him, just be extra careful." "Um... what did Darren say about me after I left?" "Did he... did he have any doubts?" "He didn't say much." "He can assume that we're listening to him." "Just remember the money trail is what we're after, alright?" "We can't get him on anything else." "He's too good at staying arm's length." "But eventually, somehow, he'll want to get his hands on his money." "Well, there's no point in making it otherwise, I suppose." "Precisely." "Richard Stirling, yeah." "I know him." "Used to be a total nerd and now he's a bigshot celebrity lawyer." "Yeah, well, that total nerd banged Lucy Baldwin." " What?" "Really?" " Yeah.." "Go, Rich." "Hey, he wouldn't be friends with anyone at the National Crime Commission, would he?" "Not that I know of." "I mean, you know, it's the legal profession." "We all bump into each other occasionally, but... apart from that..." "Why?" "Well, I've been bumping into him occasionally myself, you know." "Well, he used to represent Nate Baldwin, alright?" "And I know the NCC are keeping tabs on me..." " Listen, your phone." " Yeah, it's back at the office." "Cool." "I just don't want him to get into trouble if I just happen to ask him, you know, a bit of legal advice every now and again." "No, trust me." "You would not be anywhere on their radar." "By the way, your mate, Wes Foster he's out on bail." "Yeah, I know." " Thanks for that." " Pleasure." "You know, I've been giving thought to your little inquiry too." "Much appreciated." "Yeah, I might be able to help you out there myself." "With those, betting tips." "Brilliant." "Although there is a little bit of a complication." "Because of my position I was hoping to bet offshore." "And hopefully with a little bit of inside information." "So, I was thinking if maybe one of your contacts has connections to maybe..." "I don't know, some international games?" " That'd be helpful." " Of course." "But they are just tips." " They're not certainties." " I know." "In my experience, I find that some people are better at calculating probable outcome than others." "It's just a skill..." "like any other." "Yeah." "Exactly." "It's just a skill." "I'll ask around." "Owen?" "Bonnie?" "Wes has company." "Shannon Hinksman." " So, what'd you get stopped for?" " Broken tail light." "Bit of other shit." " What, you just unlucky?" " I think so." "I've got a friend outside, which seems a bit over the top." "The Crime Commission's got some crazy idea that I saw Clay Nelson before he died." "But they got nothing solid." "They're full of shit, mate." "That's it, though?" "Nothing else?" "Not from the cops." "Well - try to stay out of trouble." "I'll be right." "Just gonna watch a bit of telly." "Do some laundry." "Well, if you want a feed later on, let us know." " I'll bring you something around." " Cheers, mate." " See ya, Shannon." " Catch ya." "Darren Faulkes." "How can one man have so many links to so many people?" "That's his real business." "Being helpful and generous is a very good way of building influence and protection." "Carrots are very effective, as long as you've got a stick when you need one." "And, yet, he's barely left the house all week." "Well, maybe." "His phone's been in the house all day, but his girlfriend went out for a couple of hours." "He might have been in the boot of the car, met someone secretly." "But with resources stretched, I had to make the call - stay with the house or go with her." "And now they're at home, doing nothing?" " According to surveillance." " Right." "Well, I'm off home too." "Are these the files on your father's case?" "Yeah." "Thanks for agreeing to that." "No problem - now he's not in the middle of all this." "Um, there's there's some extra food if you..." "wanted to have dinner tonight." "Yeah?" "Graham back in his own place?" "No, he's still there, but it's Indian curry night." "I'm in." " Knock, knock." " Who's there?" "The chicken." " That's very good!" " It's such a funny joke." "Does anyone want any more?" "No, thanks." "Thank you - just a pappadum." "I'm not that keen on spicy food." "Tuna mornay." "That's my favourite home-cooked dish." "It's about to come out!" "Does your mother make it for Liam and Emma?" "No." "She hasn't made it since you two parted, actually." "She took her anger out on a recipe." "Who'd have thought that was a good coping strategy?" "Got it." "That's been wobbly for ages!" "What a whopper." "Yes, Tooth Fairy!" "I'll get two dollars tonight." " Two dollars?" " She got two dollars last time." "Yeah, I did." "Did she?" "I only asked for one, but I got two." "Inflation in Fairyland." "Can we watch something?" "Or do we have to clean up?" "Since when have you ever cleaned up?" "Alright, yes." "One hour screen time." "I'll help you choose it." "I'll wash this before we..." "I want to choose!" " ..we give it to the tooth fairy." "And no fighting." "We watched that last time!" "No fighting!" "You know what?" "One year, when Janet was, eight or nine, she lost a tooth." "She told us she didn't believe in the Tooth Fairy at all." "And I said, "Of course there's a Tooth Fairy."" "And she said, well, if I was right, then the Tooth Fairy would know where the tooth was, no matter where she hid it." "So, that night, she took it out of the glass of water by her bed, and I had to wait till she was fast asleep and crawl around her room in the dark, trying to find it." "She always did have a logical mind." "What?" "I'm just curious." "Janet told me when you left her mother that you hardly ever contacted her." "No." "I always sent birthday cards and..." "Christmas cards." "She... always knew how to reach me." "Alright, they're settled." "I was just remembering the Tooth Fairy incident." "Yes." "I think it took me nearly an hour, frantic that you might wake up, crawling around and just..." "He refused to admit I was right." "He said, "Yes, there is a Tooth Fairy."" "I said, "No, there isn't." He said, "Yes, there is."" "I said, "No, there isn't."" "It went yes, no, yes, no, until I finally said," ""You know what, I'll prove it to you."" "So, I hid the bloody thing." "In a seashell under your bed." "And when I woke up, it was gone." " And there was a coin in its place." " That's right." "Five cents, which I had to hold up in front of me and say," ""Yes, there really is a Tooth Fairy."" "Well, I couldn't let you get one up on me that easily." "I mean, I was, what, seven?" "Just a little girl." "And, incidentally, I was right." "Yeah, we were both right." "What I was trying to say, that... many things don't exist, but are, nevertheless, real." "Such as?" "Wonder." "Love." "What?" "Well, love doesn't have a material existence, but we all know that it's real." "And is that based on feelings, or just ontological reasoning?" "No, no, the point is that the the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, they're all representations of the happiness and love that we bring into our children's lives." "You must know that with those two up there." "And that's really why you crawled around in the dark half the night, looking for a tooth?" "Because you loved me?" "Isn't that what you really wanted me to do?" "I'm going to have a shower." " Do some reading." " Yeah, yeah." "You have to tell him how much he's hurting you." "If you want an apology, you have to let him know." " No." " Because at the moment..." "He hates self-pity." "It's not self-pity." "I can't..." " Hey..." " I can't tell him that he shattered my whole... whole life, and... and ask for something to make me feel better." "He... he won't." "I just..." " I want..." " What?" "You want him to love you." "Yes, but by knowing what he's done to me, without..." "Without telling him how you feel?" "Don't you see what's missing here?" "He won't be open until you are." "No." "I can't go first." "I won't go first." "Go first, I lose." "And you know, stop... stop telling me how to deal with my father, yeah?" "It's our relationship, so..." "And obviously, it's the most important one in your life at the moment, so..." "God." "..until that changes..." "Look, Janet, I am in love with you." "But... sometimes I just feel like I'm nothing in your life." "You're only interested in me when no-one else is around." "When you're with Pearl, I'm second fiddle." " Your father, second fiddle." " Second fiddle?" " I asked you to move in with me." " Janet, I..." "I've just got, you know..." "I've got quite a lot going on at the moment, in case you hadn't realised." "Well, why don't you deal with all of that first, and then we can talk about us?" " Good idea?" " Yeah, good idea." "See you tomorrow." "Can you pick up Amal from day care?" "You've just got to be there by 6:00." "If you can't, let me know." "No, no, I'll..." "I'll be there." "Great." " But if anything happens..." " No, it shouldn't." "It shouldn't, right?" "That's..." "I know, though." "How is Owen?" "Barely there, actually." "Even left his phone at work." "How did that happen?" "Thought it was surgically connected." " Too preoccupied." " With what?" "Sex." "He ran off to make out with his babe and... just forgot about work for a few hours." "It's happened a few times this week." "What are you doing?" "Are you trying to start a rumour?" "No, I saw the text - or sext, to be more accurate - on his phone." "What?" "!" "It beeped, so I looked." "And whoever this Bonnie is, she's a goer." "The message was very explicit." "I blushed." "See ya, babe." " Bye!" " Bye." " Bonnie?" " And Owen?" "Well, it's A Bonnie." "I guess it's the same one." "I'll kill her." "How did..." "how does she even know him?" "I was meeting him about Nate Baldwin." "She was at the same bar." "And he called here, do you remember?" "And she said it was "the piping-hot Mr Mitchell."" "What's she told him?" "Does Lina know anything else?" "Maybe nothing's been said." " And maybe the Earth's flat." " It's possible." "Not about the Earth, but she does know that everything here is confidential." "No, no, even if she thinks she's being discreet," "Owen would have found out something." "He got involved with her for a reason." "Well, another reason." "Look, I've got the next shift on Wes, so..." "Yeah, thanks." "Go." "Seriously, what are we going to do?" "Someone told Darren that Graham had come back in here." "Could have been her." "All that needed was someone in the cafe downstairs watching who was coming and going." "I..." "I don't think she's that silly." "Says the woman who calls her Bouncy." "She's already made one big mistake." "I don't think she's going to make another." "Fold." " Fold." " Yeah, man." "Actually boys, grab a drink or something." "I'm done." "I'm gonna take a break." "Hey, Richie?" "You fold pretty easily, don't ya?" "Haven't seen you bluff once." "I don't have the face for it." "You don't play at all, do you?" "And, yet, when I called you, you made it sound like you played all the time." "Look..." "Is this my natural environment?" "Not really." "But a lot of people come to you wanting the name of a good lawyer." "And they pay... well." "And I want to make sure it's my name that you give them, so yeah, I was keen to join in." "And that's the truth, I swear." "I am being straight with you, Darren." "You fuckin' better be." "Only get one chance with me, mate." "Now, I actually might have something for you." "Thommo got done for DUI last night, fuckin' idiot." "You get him a Section 10, there'll be five grand in it for you." "Has he got any previous PCAs?" "No, no - not that I know of." "Does his livelihood depend on him keeping his license?" "Maybe." "No..." "Think carefully and let me ask you again." "Does it?" "Absolutely." "'Cause I'd have to let him go." "He'd lose his house, be on the bones of his arse." "True justice is the rule of law tempered by compassion for each individual situation." "Leave the rest to me." "We shouldn't have a problem." "Good, good." "I can see why Maxine likes you." "Actually, mate, could you..." "could you do us a favour?" "Yeah." "Hey, Thommo, chuck us your keys, mate." "Listen, um, Shannon's gotta go run some errands for me, right?" "If you go along with him and pick up Thommo's car - it's where the cops pulled him over yesterday - and then just drop it back at his place?" "Park it out the front, yeah?" " Sure." "That's it?" " Yeah, that's it." "I'll give you a couple of hun-G, that should cover your time and, the cab fare back here." "No, no." "I can afford my own cab fare..." "Just take it." "Come on." "Sweet." "Good on you, mate." "Wazim?" "That friend of ours in Karachi - you know, that fella that gave you the money to put the bet on the Pittman wide?" "I need his number." " What's in it for me?" " You kidding me?" "What, when you needed your insurance money, who organised the fire?" "So, cut the bullshit and give me his number." "Now, you want to deal?" "So, what's the job you're doing?" "Drop off." "Well, if you want to do that first, I don't mind." "No." "Holy hell!" "Dickhead." " Janet?" " Listening." "Yeah, whoever's following me should stick to Shannon Hinksman." "He's doing a drop-off or something." "I'm just taking some drunk guy's car home." "Bonnie, have you tracked where we are?" "Yeah." "Outside the St Peters warehouse." "This other guy must have been dropping off takings when he got done for drink driving." "Or Darren's expecting us to follow Shannon while Richard does the real drop-off." "Well, can we follow both?" "Andy's on Wes, right?" "Andy?" "Hang on - Wes is on the move." "And he's on foot." "I'm gonna have to follow him." " Richard?" " Yes?" "Where... where are you going?" "14 Hope Street, Elizabeth Bay." "OK, take that car where it's got to go, and then find a safe spot and watch it." "There might be something inside." "Bonnie, I lost him." "How?" "Lots of laneways and criss-crossings." "Knew exactly what he was doing." "How long ago?" "It's about five minutes." "Does Wes have a phone?" "All the ones that we know about are back at the apartment." "Alright." "Andy, get back there and find his phone." "Check his call register, emails, messages." "Anything." " Yes?" " Janet." "A woman's opening the boot." "There's a suitcase." "She's looking at the combination lock." "OK, why is she looking at the lock?" "You didn't try and open it, did you?" "Yeah, I think so." "Maybe." "OK." "Did you put the tumblers back in the same combination you found them?" "I..." "I ..." "I can't remember exactly." "OK, alright." "It's done now anyway." "Let's hope so." "Um..." "She's just going inside a building and closing the door." "RepExchange." "It looks like a small operation." ""Repatriation Exchange." ""Specialists in overseas cash repatriation", whatever that is." "Repatriation firms gather up all the foreign currency people bring back from overseas, package it up and send it back to the home countries." "So, Darren's found someone to mislabel Australian dollars as euros or pounds and send it offshore." "It's simple but it's clever." "Janet, what should I do?" " Richard?" " Yes?" "Get back to Darren's." "Be as charming as you can and leave there quickly, alright?" "OK." "Alright, tell car three to get back to Darren's too, and let Bianca know she can come back." "Shannon was a decoy." "Thank God." "All clear." "No sign of Wes." "There you go, mate." "Richie..." "Took your time." "Sydney traffic." "Just horrible." "Yeah, it's a bugger these days, isn't it?" " Yeah." " Listen, thank you." "You were a big help." " Sure." " It was really good." "Yeah." "So, what's the plans for tonight?" "Just a quiet night at home probably." "Yeah?" "Where's home?" "Coogee." "That's right" " Coogee." "Whereabouts?" "You know, um, down..." "You..." "Jenkins Street?" "What, near the beach, or you up the other end?" "On the... the corner, just opposite the pub." "Yeah, yeah." "Good spot, good spot." "Well, look, mate, as I say, thanks very much." "Appreciate it." "Um... well, I'll be in touch." "I will need character references for the PCA charge and..." "Of course." "...you know, if anything else crops up..." " Yep." "Righto." " OK." "I'll call ya." "Stay safe." "How'd you go?" "Yeah, just what we thought." "What about him?" "Yeah, likewise." "So, what's the game plan?" " Haven't had a change of heart?" " No." "No." "Shame, though." "I liked him." "Still, we can't take chances, can we?" "Nuh." "Nothing on either of them." "Look, I'm going to take a look around, see what else he's got." "I can't help thinking what Hinksman was doing here." "If it was just for a chat, why come over?" "Then again... if he was giving him a message, how?" "Hang on a sec." "There's a note in the bin, and it's saying, "He still might be useful tomorrow," ""but after that, we don't want him walking around."" "Shit." "Look, we don't know it's about Richard." "Look, he did deliver something and he did fiddle with the suitcase lock." "And we haven't picked up a call or text about that at all." "People can still just talk." " We have to consider aborting." " Now?" "Well, we can't just watch him get murdered!" "We have taken every precaution we can." "OK?" "He told Darren he's going home." "I've told him to lock himself in his chambers." "We put a plain-clothes policeman outside all night." "One?" "Yes - any more, and there's a good chance that they'll see he's being protected, which is bad for him - and us." "It could kill this whole operation." "One policeman can keep Richard safe?" "Tony, he was never gonna be safe." "He knew we couldn't guarantee that and he still said yes." "Yeah, well, an order to kill does change things." "Now, we have a duty of care." "How are you gonna feel if something happens to him?" "I honestly don't think it will." "Now, we've got to hold our nerve." "He's not where Darren thinks he is, alright?" "And there's every chance that that note was referring to someone else." "You know, the odds are still in our favour." "Prelim RepExchange report." "Well, if it's not referring to Richard, then who?" "You want a list of Darren Faulkes's enemies?" " Give me the phone book." " OK." "Look, the success of this entire operation depends on us being as hard as them." "We can't we can't beat these people by showing fear and running for cover." "It just won't cut it." "So, do you want to beat them or not?" "Are we still on for tonight?" "Well, I think we should stick to what we had planned." "There's not much we can do here." "I can text if anything happens." "And even if it doesn't." "Yeah, sure." "Half-hour updates." "Thanks." " I'm starving." " Yeah." "Alright." "Let me just check." "You just missed Emma and Liam." "How was Zoe?" "Really looking forward to it." "But she's a little bit fluey, so I don't think she's up for a very late night." " Good." " Well, what are we going to do?" "Eat then talk, or talk while we eat?" "Can we talk for a while?" "I'm not hungry yet." "OK." "Fine." "So, how do we begin, with you or me?" "Well, in court, the prosecution will begin by outlining the charges against you and the evidence they'll be needing in support of those charges." "Nonsense, followed by rubbish." "Well, I wouldn't call fraudulently deceiving investors complete nonsense." "What was fraudulent?" "In the two years prior to its collapse," "Pax Car Rentals lost 11 million." "And then you issued a prospectus, hoping to raise 12 million from mum and dad investors, correct?" "Yes." "And in that prospectus, you stated that you were looking forward to a program of capital expenditure - buying a bigger fleet to rent out." "Yes." "But in fact, that money was desperately needed to service debt." "Janet, would you mind playing the role of Mrs Gibson?" "Sure." " I think you know the story." " Yeah." "What was the cheque you wrote to buy shares in Pax Car Rentals?" "100,000." "And how did you think that money would be spent?" "Well, all the prospectus talked about were the plans to buy a bigger fleet." "Your witness." "Mrs Gibson, did you read the time frame in those plans?" "Yes." "It said it would be implemented over the next three years." "No, it said "during"." "So?" ""Over" means it starts now and will go for the three years." ""During" means it can happen at any point in that period." "I can't be held responsible for people misreading what's there in black and white." "Nevertheless, you never once mentioned the company's debt or operating losses, which were the two driving forces behind needing my money in the first place, which has now gone forever." "Well, if you were unsure how we were going to spend your money, you should have asked." "We pledged to answer every question." "Why would she think to ask anything?" "The prospectus describes Pax Car Rentals as a successful company." "I... don't understand the point." "You weren't successful." " Of course we were." " How can you say that?" " How can you sit there and say that?" " I beg your pardon?" "Well, how can you lie and then walk away and leave me feeling angry and helpless and not take any blame?" "No... no regret at all?" "How can you do that?" "Alright." "OK..." "No, no - the question is if you promise me the world and then turn your back and walk away, how can you feel you don't owe me some kind of explanation or apology?" "If you can't accept an unforeseen outcome you shouldn't play in the stockmarket." "Alright." "Well, well, that's a very valid response, Mrs Gibson." "As a point of law, the real issue this case hinges on is defining the word 'successful'." "Now, in your prospectus, it clearly states investors will be buying shares in a successful company." "Yes." "But in truth, it had run at a loss for two years." " Yes." " So, you lied in the prospectus." "I did not." "Well, I'm sorry, Mr King, but how can you describe a company that's losing money as successful?" "That's a ridiculous question." "It's..." "Nonetheless, it's one you must answer." "Don Bradman was bowled out for a duck in his last innings." "Does that make him a failure?" "What, so it just comes down to a ledger of wins and losses?" "Is that it?" "Isn't that a generally accepted definition?" "Well, isn't a successful life more a measure of how you lived it, not how many times you've won?" "I mean, if we can look back and say that we're we're proud of the kindness and respect that we gave to everyone and how we behaved, isn't isn't that a..." "a better definition of success?" "Um, why don't I get us all some wine?" "You drink every night." "Would you rather not?" "Yeah, yeah, no." "One would be good." "So, when did you first meet my daughter?" "15 years ago, I suppose." "When she was looking for a mentor." "I understand that." "Many women require a father-figure." "They'd do better with fathers." "Nonetheless I'm grateful for the advice and... guidance you've given her." "Well... it wasn't much." "From the second she stepped into a court room," "I knew she was headed for the big time." "You can say that, but you never saw how nervous she was as a young child." "She wasn't born brave." "But she was born special." "She's a very special person." "So, thank you." "Have you told HER that?" "Not a second too soon." "Thank you." "You know the other night, talking about you and the Tooth Fairy " "I was thinking about that today." "Reliving a famous victory?" "Reliving our time together." "You know, there are some things, moments, that have meaning that can't really be defined." "I..." "I had that..." "I had that tooth." "I kept it for ages somewhere." "Yeah, it was in a cufflinks case." " You found it?" " Yeah." "I looked for months." "I had to search everywhere, but I knew you would have kept it." "Winner's trophy." "It's always worth keeping." "So, you made it your trophy?" "To prove that you could match it." "What happened to it?" "I smashed it." "When you left us." "I never left you." " I only ever really left your mother." " You never left me?" "Well, I never thought so." "You..." "left me." "Graham, did you ever try calling her during that first year you left?" "The day I left, I..." "spent hours trying to talk to her." "She wouldn't listen." "She wouldn't even stay in the same room." " I was 17!" " Exactly." "And if you'd been five, I would have made allowances." "No, no, no, no, no." "You were the adult." "In a situation like that, the adult must resolve things." "You don't put it on the kid!" "17 is not a kid." "I taught you better than that!" "I wasn't gonna give you tears and... and apologies that weren't justified." "And truly strong people they don't live in the past." "He'll be alright with the court case." "He'll get it thrown out at committal." "Thank you." "Jeez... you must hate him." "He's never gonna tell me that he..." "loves me or that he's sorry for what he's done." "I've gotta let that go." "You know, but here's a question." "If you had to... tell someone what it was that you most admired about me, what would it be?" "Your uncompromising determination." "I got I got that from him." "You know, I used to think that I was..." "I was born with it, but but I'm not." "I can see that now." "It's it's my father's gift to me." "And I love him for it." "Even if he doesn't love me." "He loves you, Janet." "He mightn't tell you, but I know it for a fact." "He just loves himself more." "Bonnie?" "A body's turned up in a toilet." "Who is it?" "How was Tom's Mum last night?" " She didn't do much." " She just sat on the couch." "You're a mother." "You have to seek medical help, for Tom's sake." "You know, we should talk through this." "I've been wanting to talk to you since you got back from Fiji." "Shut it down now!" "FUCK!" "Fuck, fuck, fuck!" "Fuck!"