01x06 - A Short History of Jesus

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This woman - why is she here?

I can generate income streams!

$20,832.

Look at the chaos you've caused in
the 10 minutes you've been here!

You could do me a wee favour.

You wouldn't mind indulging him
with your Bobcat, would you?

We'll do you here.

There is a difference
between compassion

and sensible business practice.

It's alright, Father.

I've got a big payday coming up.

You're gonna have to
choose a side, Jeremiah.

You have to get us out of here!

Be prepared to leave
at a moment's notice.

Mum, he's got a
g*n! Mum!

Wait up with me! Come
on, guys! Hurry up!

Mum says we shouldn't
play here, Johnno.

Don't be a p*ssy, Eddie.

One, two,

three, four,

five, six, seven,

eight, nine...

98, 99,

100!

Ready or not, here I come!

Found you, Eddie.

Wait, Johnno, no.
See you tomorrow.

No, Johnno! No! Open the door!

Johnno, come back!

Please, Johnno!

Please, Johnno! Please!

Johnno!

Stay here, pet.

Don't shut the door!

Course not, pet.

Well, is he gonna join us?

Yeah? OK.

He says, uh...

the wind carries
whispers of betrayal.

What's he talking about?

I don't know.

Uh...

He says...

..it speaks to him
of dark portents

and, uh...

and Saladin came to him
in his dreams and...

In English!

Forget about the
correct translation.

Yeah. OK.

Just call it out!

Yeah. OK!

Yeah?

OK.

Uh, someone is threatening to
squeal to the crime authority!

What? Who?

I thought we were meeting
here because of his vertigo.

Uh...

Uh, OK. He...

Yeah, yeah, yeah.
He has new shoes!

The word is - someone
on the inside.

There's no-one on the
inside who knows...

Tell him...

I'll find out who and
I'll deal with it.

Yeah. OK.

And tell him...

next time, to wear gumboots.

OK?

We have to move
both fires forward.

When? Saturday night.

Great. I see. So you can call me any
time you like but I can't call you?

You've nearly got us k*lled.

So, this is what
needs to happen.

You need to find me
$20,832 in 10 days

or you need to get me
out of here, pronto.

Anneke, it's Josie
here. Irene's secretary.

Irene's had to attend a family
problem, so if you could just...

sh*t.

Don't worry, Mum.
He'll be back soon.

Who will be? The goat?

No, the goat's a she.

Otis probably wants
to be with Elysha.

Who's Elysha? His girlfriend.

Otis has a girlfriend?

He's probably gone to live with the
people who wear the tablecloths.

(SINGS) ♪ Why, why
do I feel blue?

♪ There were times
when I'd laugh at you

♪ But now I'm crying

♪ No use denying

♪ There's no other
girl will do. ♪

Thank you, beautiful pet.
There's more - I've got more...

Oh, tonight.

We've gotta get
sorted for Saturday.

Saturday night's pushing
it. We need the money.

It's the only way to get rid
of the Dover Heights poodle.

There's more dancing if
anyone wants to see it.

I'm going to have a cigarette.

Jack said you're
visiting Mum today. Mmm.

I'd like to come too.

I don't think that's a
good idea, sweetheart.

She needs to meet her grandson.

I've asked her so
many times but...

..I don't think she
wants to see you yet.

I know that's a
hard thing to hear.

To tell you the truth...

..I think it makes her
feel bad about herself.

If I talk to her...
I'll tell you what.

Why don't I try and talk
some sense into her, OK?

Where the hell is Tarquin?

Graham!

Graham!

Graham!

He's here! He's here.

Graham, mate, you right?

Graham, we're gonna
get you out, mate.

Jesus, Tarquin! I didn't
know he liked to walk here!

I tried to stop 'em, son.

20 years ago, I'd have
mashed 'em to pulp.

20 years ago, you'd have
been too drunk to notice.

I'm sorry.

Yeah? Mmm.

What for?

Nothing.

Nothing.

I feel privileged to
have shared that moment.

Hi.

Um, could you please
fetch my son, Otis?

I... He's...

I know he's in there somewhere.

He is at prayer.

You should leave.

Uh, my son, Otis, is at prayer?

Uh, right. Can you
just go get him now?

Or I'm coming in and
getting him myself.

That would be a grave mistake.

Well, I've made no shortage
of them recently, so...

Wait.

Bring our new arrival!

Hi, sweetie!

Darling, we miss you!

I'm good here, thanks. Otis.

You're not religious.
I'm coming to God.

No, you're not. You
are... You are not.

You're just trying to punish me.

Now, we are your family.

Your son clearly believes your
family is not the right one for him.

He is welcome to
leave, if he so wishes.

Good.

So let's go, then, and we can talk
about this nonsense on the way home.

I'm not coming home with you.

It's not safe. YOU aren't safe.

You nearly got us k*lled.

No.

This gate is locked. Why do
you need to lock the gate?

To keep the evil out.

Do you know how
crazy that sounds?

Otis!

Right.

Oh, my gosh.

You look even better
than you did a month ago.

I'm coming real, Frankie.

I'm straight. Getting clear.

What'd I tell you, eh?

Tina, you see, this time inside

is a chance for a fresh start.

It's been so hard. Mmm.

I look at my struggles...

..and now I see them as friends

that walk alongside me.

Telling me I'm strong.

And pretty soon,

you'll be saying, "Hey,
world - look at me!

"I survived! I made it!"

And I'll be there, right
beside you, cheering you on.

How's Brony and Buzz? Mmm.

Thought they might
have come this time.

Yeah, well, Bron...

Brony, she misses
you, of course.

But to be honest, I think, um...

I think she still
struggles with it.

You did the right thing,

entrusting them to my care.

Jason helping
out? Oh, not much.

Couple of hours a week. I don't
think he was cut out to be a dad.

Well, I don't think he was cut
out to be anything much, really.

Oh, look - I made you this.

For, you know...

Yeah, I won't be
doing that again.

I've got too much to
live for now. Too right.

Haven't heard any
whispers, have you?

You know...

whispers that...

someone might, uh...

snatch... about us to the pigs?

No, I haven't heard nothing.

I, um... I can ask about.

If there's a snitch,
I'll find 'em.

Mm-hm. But... why
would anyone talk?

Oh, well, you know.

Promise them early release,
that sort of thing.

But it's a comfort to know that
you'll be looking out for us.

You can rely on me.

I know I can.

All prisoners

return to your
accommodation for lockdown.

What happened here?

Had a barbecue. Sorry.
Should have invited you.

Is there something you want?

No, just... just came
to talk to someone.

Sure. What about?

World hunger? River heights?

I take it you didn't
come here to talk to me.

No. I came to speak to Jeremiah.

I'm not after your
boyfriend, Jodie.

My boyfriend!

Hmm. Wondered what he was.

Gee, I'm popular today.

So it's true.

Heard about the fire.

Came straight over - though
I see Stella beat me to it.

Not still in the grump
with me, are you?

No. A 'grump' doesn't
begin to describe it.

How's Joseph, pet?

The hospital think he'll
pull through, so...

Is Joseph in hospital?

Oh, it's been a terrible
night all round!

And I take it you were home
throughout the whole thing.

Yeah. Baking. Mmm.

All this sadness so
shortly after you arrived.

Well, I suspect that that's
been here for a long time.

I made Joseph his
favourite cake.

I only hope he's
up to eating it.

You'll let Jeremiah
know I popped by, eh?

Fill him in on all the news.

He's heard.

Everyone has.

Well, I'll leave you
two girls to catch up.

Why don't you all
stand up to her?

That pile of ashes was supposed to
sail me away from this sh*t-hole.

Probably would have sunk
somewhere in the Southern Ocean.

At least I would have drowned
somewhere other than here.

Oh, Jesus!

Is that you, Stella?

Oh, you too!

She's not as strong
as she thinks.

Frankie's scared of you.

Well, she has a surprising
way of showing it.

Oh, she knows she's
losing support.

You're the first person
who's challenged her.

There's no way I can pay these
people what I promised them.

I can't even keep
my own kids safe.

You need to make some friends.

How am I supposed
to do that here?

Well, same way you
made friends back home.

Someone has to stop her.

Understand, if we take her
down, it won't just stop.

Won't stop till we get to the
end. I know. My brother tried.

Well, can we at
least talk about it?

Not now, thanks!

Well, tonight. My place. 6:30.

Tomorrow. Tonight!

Day after tomorrow!

Alright. Tomorrow.

Bring Jodie.

You look tired, Douglas.

This is my home.

You don't just
break into my home.

I'll be sure to
call in the future.

What do you want?

I don't know where Anneke is. She's
vanished off the face of the earth.

Mmm, not quite.

She's somewhere in Tasmania.
That much, we know.

Tasmania. Dear god!

Douglas, I'm trying
to calm things down -

before outside forces step in.

Do you understand?

I just want the best for her.

For Otis and Iris.

I know my grandchildren's names.

Then perhaps you know her
friends, or their friends.

My daughter and I, we, um...

..we don't have that
kind of relationship.

That's very sad.

It's happening more
and more now, isn't it?

My wife used to look after the
comings and goings of the kids.

Then perhaps talk to your wife.

Or are you having
issues with her as well?

Margaret thinks the hall
stand is her sister.

Find her.

What do you make of this world, son?
Because this is the last age of man.

And it is the final turn
of the cosmic wheel.

And do you not see all this chaos
as part of God's divine plan?

And do you seriously believe that God
would send his only begotten son...

..to bring peace on earth?

Do you?

I suppose.

Then what you are saying is
that Our Lord is a failure,

because there has never
been peace on this earth.

Jesus wasn't some
greenie tree-hugger.

Jesus Christ was a warrior.

He didn't just upturn
tables in temples.

We in fact have recorded proof

that he hacked the
Pharisees to death,

using a duck-bill machete.

Easily concealed.

Let me tell you something, son -
there is no such thing as luck.

There is only faith.

And it makes me wonder...

..by what right you
think you are here.

Because unless you
are truly here,

to follow me unwaveringly
on that final day...

..why are you here?

How much are we short?

$19,728.

That's a lot, isn't it?

It is. More than I can
put together in 10 days.

I know where there's some more.

Oh, well, that...
that's sweet, darling,

but your pocket
money won't help.

You keep it. Hang on!
I'm just getting it!

Maybe I can say this
is a down payment.

Where did that come from?
Otis's secret garden.

From selling drugs at school?

He wouldn't mind if you use it.

Does he have any more? No.

He was doing really well
till you burnt it all.

Why don't you go
and get the gear, eh, pet?

You look unwell, sister.

Seen the same
colour on the dying.

I'm not dying. Not tonight.

Why am I hearing
disquiet from the town?

Oh, it's just a hiccup.
I'm handling it.

It's this new woman
stirring things up.

Her idiot son's
with us now. Good!

Means you have power over
her. We can use that.

Could we? That's nice to know.

Look, the townspeople are dogs.

Only loyal to
whoever feeds them.

She's fooled some of them.

You told me before, you
had it under control.

I do have it under control.

And tomorrow night,
it'll be fixed.

And then everyone
will be paid and...

I can fix her.

Finally.

Little Arthur. You're looking
well, as you always have.

No, no, no. Give it to Caleb.

Sorry, Johnno.

Who's Johnno?

It's not my name,
is it, Eddie? Sorry.

I forget names.

Sometimes.

I need you to get this
town under control.

So do it.

Sweetie...

..I scarce know how
to tell you this...

..but your poor,
beautiful, damaged mum...

..late last night,
she took her own life.

How?

Oh, she was so full of sadness.

How did she k*ll herself?
Doesn't matter, does it?

Yeah. It does.

She hung herself.

You should have let me go.

Yes.

I'll regret that for
the rest of my life.

I was just trying
to protect you.

Come on. Come here.

I need to feed him.

Hey.

She'll be alright.

Sweet of you to show sympathy
but don't go too soft.

You don't want to show
any weakness round here.

Hmm?

Brony and her mum, well, they
had a troubled relationship.

Not like you and me, eh?

She's sad now...

..but secretly, it's
probably a relief.

Hi, sweetie. Hi, Mum!

What's that? I don't know.

It's, uh... computer-speak.

Well, do you speak it?

No but I wish I did.

Show it to Sammi.
He speaks computer.

He helped me with
my family tree.

Well, it is a bit beyond
Sammi and family trees.

He's super clever.

Uh, there's no way you
should be here, lady.

I know. I saw Bong Cha in town,
if... if that's what's worrying you.

Yeah. They all worry me.

Um, Iris, uh, says that you're
a real whiz with the computer.

I mean, but she is only
10 years old and...

Listen, um, my real name is...

Anneke van Cleef?

Yeah. You were the CEO
of Prosperos Finances.

sh*t name for a
company, by the way.

Does anyone else here know that?

Oh, unwritten law here -

no matter how much we hate
each other, no-one talks

and even the b*tch from
Hades obeys that one.

Right. Mmm.

I mean, if you are living here,

what you were before is
just, like, tinsel anyway.

Oh. Now, there's a puzzle.

Can you make sense of it?

Totally.

Given time.

Maybe. I was very good.

I could have wiped out your
old organisation in a day.

Well, I wish you had.

Sammi, you need to know that a man
named Johann Mueller is involved

and whatever this is, several people
have been k*lled because of it.

OK.

Well, I presumed
you wouldn't be here

if your life was a bed
of roses back home.

I'll call you on channel 6.

First, I need to know the name

of the most boring
person you worked with.

Well, there were
hundreds of them.

Oh! In a finance
firm! You shock me.

Iris.

It's me.

I need to talk to you.

Do you know that man over there?

No.

I'm gonna have to
ask you to leave.

This is my grand-daughter
over there.

She doesn't seem to think so

and I'm inclined to take
her word over yours.

I could always call the
police to settle the matter.

Obviously I must be mistaken.

Why was Grandpa at
the school today?

No, Grandpa Graham's at
the hospital, sweetheart.

No, my real grandpa.
From Melbourne.

He was at my school.

Was anyone with him?

No. Just him.

He asked for me

but I didn't speak to him.

I told Miss Norris
I didn't know him.

Iris, how does my father know
that's where you go to school?

Have you been
speaking to him? No.

Look, I'm not cross.
Just... how did he know?

I haven't spoken to him!

OK.

I only ever talk to Grandma.

But I use Miss Butler's phone.

Right.

I'll do this. Off you go.

Anneke!

Thank goodness.
Were you followed?

No. Are you sure?

Yes!

How did you find us?

Iris left a photo on
your mother's phone.

Did you tell anyone else? No!

I came straightaway.
We were worried!

'We'?

Who's 'we' - Johann and you?

I've come to sort this out.

I've brokered a deal.

They've given me their
word. Their word?

As the same people who tried to
k*ll me and the kids two days ago?

Sorry - I'm a bit confused who's
trying to k*ll me at present.

Maybe it's you.

I never wanted you in that job.

Well, perhaps if you'd mentioned

that I was running an international
criminal organisation.

It's not that simple. Oh,
what kind of simple is it?

We hit a financial
tsunami 15 years ago.

Floods, fires...

..some unwise investments.

We were a hair's breadth
from declaring bankruptcy.

Me, before court like
a common criminal,

for trading insolvent.

What, you thought it better
to tie up with real criminals?

What large business
operates in a vacuum?

Success always comes from...

tampering at the margins,
pushing boundaries.

Taking risks.

The Russians assumed
an equity position

that saved us, in
return for the...

..odd favour.

It preserved our legacy.

Hard to preserve your
legacy without a family.

I have no idea who you are.

Anneke, come back
with me, please.

I will sort this out.

It's time you put
the children first.

I agree.

It is.

Anneke!

Boy, golly! Your old Roger
Crabbe's a real fun guy, isn't he?

Guess his password.

Life-is-not-a-dress-rehearsal.

But your Johann Mueller
is a different species.

I mean, the dude is protected
by multiple firewalls

outside of Prosperos.

So I sent lover-boy a message
from Roger Crabbe's email,

inviting him to a Mexican-themed
company drinks party.

Johann wouldn't go to
that in a million years.

Oh, totally. I just needed your mate
to respond 'no' and I got his IP.

And? He has a
59-digit pass code.

Who can remember a
59-digit pass code?

I mean, no-one.

That's why they change them to
something they will remember,

like... my guess is, it's,
like, a series of words

or a quote or something
lame like that.

Well, don't look at
me! I've got no idea.

Oh, come on, lady!

You've got lovers,
right? I mean...

OK. I read your old emails.

'Lovers' is quite
a descriptive word.

Well, no judgement
here, seriously.

Um, he was obsessed
with Dostoyevsky.

Used to quote him ad nauseam but I'd
have no clue as to what it could be.

OK. Well... it's a start.

You know, for what
it's worth, I'd say

your company's just like one of
many, washing money for some cartel.

I actually used to do
this kind of work myself.

You've probably been helping finance
arms and wars and revolutions

and drugs,

luxury yachts, you know...

God's work.

Meet me here tomorrow.

Brony!

Uh, hey. Can I get you a
cup of something, a beer...

I just want to sit.

Yeah. Cool.

Sit.

Stay as long as you need.

You warm enough?
I can get you...

I'm going. No, no!
Stay! Stay, stay.

Please. I'm sorry.

I won't speak.

Sorry.

We should never have had a baby.

But he's here.

And he's beautiful, Bron.

You could move in here...

In a caravan?!

In this sh*t town, in this
sh*t excuse for a life?

Well, it doesn't have to always
be that way, does it, Bron?

Yes, it f*cking does! When has
it ever been any different?

We could leave!

I wasn't placed here.
I am free to go.

We could go - you and me
and Buzz, we could do it!

Then what?

I only live in this
caravan to be near you!

And I know you don't love me but
I would look after you and Buzz.

Take care of you real well.

And you don't have to pretend
to love me or anything.

You hate me that much.

She had my mum k*lled.

What?

Claims it was a
suicide but she did it.

Frankie's planning a big drop
at the Bay of Fires on Saturday.

Case you want to do something.

I don't hate you.

Oh, no,
no, no, no, no, no!

sh*t! Ow! f*ck!

Aah! Oh!

Why are you dressed like that?

'Cause we have
company for dinner.

It's part of getting
to know people here.

You already know Jeremiah.

Do you think I'm over-dressed?

Sorry, it's a... it's a bit
burnt. I got... distracted.

No. It's fine.

Um, so, Jeremiah, were
you, um, born here?

Yeah. Where's Otis?

You never thought
of leaving here?

Yeah. Hourly.

Have you travelled
outside Tasmania?

Yep.

Once or twice.

We love to travel,
don't we, Iris?

Mm-hm.

I did so much of it
in my former life,

I can hardly think of
places I haven't been.

Ah.

Dad took us to Japan. Mmm.

I bought a kimono but it
said, "Made in China."

Mmm.

My, um... my late husband wanted the
kids to see how the other half live.

They're probably getting
a fair taste of that here.

We went to Namibia.

We did, didn't we?

We... we flew to Namibia,
to the Etosha National Park.

It's this amazing place
outside of Windhoek.

Uh, the capital.

Hmm. Mmm.

I saw rhinos and
giraffes in the desert.

Otis almost walked
on a sleeping lion.

Wow.

Where's Otis? He's, um...

He's got a...
um... a girlfriend.

I mean, you really... if you can,
you should see animals in the wild.

It's... it's amazing.

"Igama lami ngu Otis."

That's Zulu for,
"My name is Otis."

I suppose I can put 'Iris'
instead of his name.

Yeah. Yeah, I gotta go.

Uh, hey!

We...

We didn't discuss Frankie.

Oh, that's right. That's
why I came, isn't it?

Look, the best way to stop her
is to cut her source of income.

Well, how do...
how do we do that?

She's planning something big.

If we can find out when her next
drug drop is, maybe we can stop it.

Good. How do we
find out about that?

I didn't say I worked
it all through.

Say g'day to Otis.

Hey, lady. Hop on the
back. I'll dink you.

Where are we going? Oh,
to discuss Russian novels.

How did your dinner with
Jeremiah go last night?

Is there no privacy
in this town?

No. It was painful.

Mmm.

Rabbited on and on about Namibia.
He barely uttered a word.

Hmm. That's odd.

He worked there as a
chef for two years.

You'd think he'd know
all about Namibia.

Sammi told me of your loss.

I think the death of a pet
is often under-appreciated.

A m*rder! Not a 'death'.

We had Truffle since
he was a piglet.

So, Dostoyevsky.
This... lover of yours.

Ex - and not really.

I take it he is a miserable man.

They're addicted to suffering.

Yes, he was prone to
periods of depression

and now k*lling people.

He'd be a brigadier
in the Russian Mafia.

Yeah, have to be.
Yeah, no higher.

Mmm.

So, uh... Russian Mafia.

Well, indistinguishable
now from their government.

This ex of yours - is he
particularly brilliant with numbers,

or have a photographic memory?

No.

I think Sammi's right - it's
either a saying or a phrase

and it's probably Dostoyevsky.

Bigger question is

whether he typed it in
Russian or in English.

Why?

More letters. 33 letters
in the Russian alphabet.

Just leave it with us, dear.

Right. I'll take
'Crime and Punishment'.

Come on, Jason! God,
you've got it in...

This is top-line gear,
so it's gotta stay dry.

I want you to do me
proud tonight, Jackie.

I want you to be strong
and brave and fearless.

I'm not any of those.

You're...

You'll find it.

In here.

I'm not gonna be around forever

and Arthur can't take
over the business.

It's yours.

I love you.

Come on, come on.

The drop's on. Bay of Fires,
tonight. I got you a wetsuit.

Why didn't you tell me you
were a chef in Namibia?

What? Let's go!
It was just a job.

In Namibia!

That's what we
were talking about!

I mean, I can... See,
I... I can't leave Iris.

Bay of Fires is on the
other side of the island!

We can't make it in time.

If Frankie's been telling
people it's Bay of Fires,

that's the last place it'll be.

You'll stay asleep. Come
on, dear. Here we go.

Bup-bip-bup.

It's just a dream.
Da-nah! Good girl.

Yeah, righto. Righto.

Hey, Iris.

There are protocols
at dinner parties.

People talk.

I know people talk.

You said it wasn't
a dinner party

and I was struggling to find
anything we had in common.

Namibia! We had
Namibia in common.

Elysha.

You are on laundry duty.

I am finished.

Then go and put the
young ones to bed.

You're not allowed to be here.

The boy is here.

Shh, shh. Shh. Stay.

So, how do we know
this is the place?

I don't but this is the only
bay with decent anchorage.

No-one's about

and it's a Neptune tide.

Their contact will
be coming in by boat.

So what do we do?

I don't know.

Wait.

Talk about Namibia.

Otis has joined
a religious cult.

The Community?

A bad idea.

Mask
on. Line up here, boy.

You right?

No.

Ah, sh*t.

Aagh, how do you get
into these things?

Hang on, hang on. No. It
doesn't work like that.

Uh, just the shoulders.

There you go. I'll
just grab this tag.

OK. Good to go. Let's go.

Thank you.

This seems very uncomfortable.

Where...

OK. See that light?

Yeah.

That's the pick-up.

Let's move, alright? Yeah. OK.

Alright.

I'll get the...

That's it.

What... what are we
actually doing now?

Paddling.

Stop at the first
one. And then?

We cut the buoy and the
package sinks to the bottom.

Alright? Great.

Alright. Next one.

OK. One more.

MEN: (SING) ♪ ..there's
no other girl will do

♪ You make me love you

♪ I didn't think
you'd do it... ♪

Oh, we actually
did it! We did it.

What have I gotta do now?
We get the hell out of here.

I'm here just to
collect the money.

What's the problem?
Get up. Get up!

I just want the money.

Go!

I just want the
money.

Jack! Jack! What
the hell's going on?

Jack, are you OK?

Jackie!

Aargh!

Take him to the council.

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I found one of our floats,
Frankie. It's been cut.

I should just k*ll
you right now.

Frankie, she's looking for
you. She's grillin' everyone.

If I discover that you're lying,

you know I'll come and find you.

Otis?

You have to help
me get out of here.

I'm going to try.

A gentleman turned up looking
for an Anneke van Cleef.

He knows I'm good for this.
Tell him I'll fix this.

The last thing any of
us want is trouble.

What do you think?

I think we get
ready for trouble.