01x08 - Episode 8

[bunniefuu]

[DOOR CREAKS]

- Spyro?

- John!

This chick Ash, she says you got

violent with her, you broke her jaw.

Don't deny it Spyro, I f*cking know you.

You can't do that anymore.

[g*ns FIRE]

- [TONY] Sam's in jail.

- [MADAME TIEN] And I don't want him coming out.

Neither do you.

- I can fix the problem.

- What? Permanently?

[PHONE RINGS]

[THUD]

Who sent you?

I don't know. Some Asian prick!

So you know anything

about this contract on Sam?

No.

[g*nshots]

I can't believe you f*cking sh*t him.

Well what the f*ck was I supposed to do.

We are f*cked. Do you know that. f*ck!

The cops are asking about the sh**ting.

Those gooks won't stop until

they find out who did it.

[JOHN] The Viets, they think Sam did it.

Tried to k*ll him for it too.

The people who actually

did it, they need to fix it.

It'll be fixed.

[TENSE MUSIC]

[g*nsh*t]

[WAILING]

The Cross is a f*cking circus,

and John just makes sure it's

not being run by clowns, that's all.

[O'NEILL] Right, so you'd

say he's the boss then, yeah?

Top of the totem pole?

[DOYLE] We're trying to help you Waali.

That's what indemnity is all about.

But we can't make that happen

if you don't hold up your end.

What the f*ck you think I'm doing here?

Honestly! What do I

think you're doing here?

I think you're wasting our f*cking time

in telling us things we already know.

Hoping it'll take care of your

dr*gs charge, which it won't.

We can only help you if you

tell us what we don't know.

Starting with ya mate. John Ibrahim.

[JOHN] Thanks mate. Keep the change.

[MAN] Cheers mate.

[JOHN] When I said I

wanted to take you out

I meant, I wanted to take you out.

I know.

I'm not saying I don't love the whole,

you know, al fresco thing, it's just

But it's not cool enough for

a first date with John Ibrahim.

Full name, huh?

I just didn't want our first date to be

some other place you'd

gone to, some other time.

Why, do you think you're special? Or

Hmm, maybe.

Play your cards right,

and you might find out.

[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]

[MOANING]

[SLAP]

Can I ask you something?

[SIGHS]

About an eight and a half.

Excuse me.

I mean, a few more minutes and

you could've cracked a nine.

- I'm serious.

- Yeah, so am I.

I don't know, I feel like you

rushed it at the end a little.

[ANASTASIA] You don't

remember me, do you?

Yeah. You're the girl who loves hotdogs.

Not going to forget that in a hurry.

[ANASTASIA] Oh, I met you

when I was like, just a kid.

- You were clubbing underage?

- [ANASTASIA] No, you idiot.

You came to our food shop.

You gave my mum an

envelope full of money.

And then every month after

that, some big islander guy

would do the same.

You were friends with my brother.

You are

Spyro's little sister?

Mum always said that you

were some kind of saint

for what you did for us after he d*ed.

She's going to flip.

[ANASTASIA LAUGHS]

But what were you going to ask me?

It's nothing.

[THEME MUSIC]

[TV NEWS READER] The judge

investigating police corruption

in New South Wales, says it's

time to rebuild the service.

[FEMALE TV NEWS REPORTER]

What many are calling

the most consequentially inquiry

in the history of the

State's Police Force.

Headed up by Supreme Court

Justice, Bernard Jones.

Allegations of corruption

continue to reach

into the highest levels

of the police force.

For corrupt police, it's the last

chance to escape prosecution.

The Commission's hope is

that the evidence gathered

will go to the heart of

corruption wherever it resides,

from the police station

to the corridors of power,

until the cancer that has riddled

the State, has been cut out.

[FEMALE TV REPORTER] And

while the Royal Commission

into police corruption begins

in public hearings today,

the inquiry itself began some time ago.

[MALE TV REPORTER] It

announced a limited amnesty

to corrupt officers, giving

them 10 weeks to come forward.

It's part of a radical plan

to purge the police service.

Police involved in heinous crime

like m*rder and serious drug

trafficking, need not apply.

Okay. Okay.

Yes. No. Okay.

- Walk away.

- [TV REPORTER] Increasingly concessions,

all of which are helping

to convince corrupt officers

and their criminal cohort,

to work with the Commission,

rather than risk becoming

part of the fallout.

[MALE TV REPORTER] Other police

rolling over, to describe 'the laugh',

a system of bribes in Kings Cross,

that raked in millions.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[TV REPORTER] Ahead of today's

Royal Commission hearing,

Justice Jones had a message

for those taking the stand.

[JUSTICE JONES] A word to

those who doubt my conviction.

If you are involved in corruption and

you think that you are somehow

untouchable, you are not.

[JOHN] Don't be fooled Sam,

they're looking into all of us.

As far as the Commission's

concerned, there's no difference

between the cop that

puts out their hand,

and the person that greases it. Okay?

They're after all of us,

we're all in a f*ring line,

and now they're offering amnesty.

The person with the most to lose

is the person with the most to say.

They can't pin you for being successful.

They can do whatever the hell they want.

They're the Royal f*cking Commission.

Relax. You're protected.

Anything heavy you ever needed

doing, I did it remember.

Not everything.

The point is, you might have

to do some time, if it comes to it.

What? You want to send

me back to f*cking jail?

Well, were you planning on talking?

You really have to ask?

Hey, got a minute?

Do I have a choice?

Look, you're a smart guy,

John, I'll give you that.

But there are people nowhere

near as clever as you,

already running for cover.

You know that, right?

I'm not running anywhere.

People only run from things they fear.

Okay. Profound. It's really profound.

Let me guess.

Sun Tzu, 'The Art of w*r'?

No, I think it was a fortune cookie.

- Golden Century.

- Right.

Are you coming onto me?

- Night, Doyle.

- Night, John.

[TENSE DRAMATIC MUSIC]

So what do you reckon?

You got the Ibrahims, Joey Romano.

What about the Bui Doi?

Hey, you reckon they should be up there?

How the f*ck should I know.

It's nothing to do with me.

Oh, is that right?

It's the Bui Doi headquarters,

that was robbed a little while back.

Does the bloke on the

left look familiar?

- Hmm?

- Well they're both wearing f*cking Balaclavas.

You two are supposed to

be the cr*ck team, are ya?

f*cking pull my d*ck.

Oh, there's more mate.

Same Fairlane, was later seen

red-lining it out of Cabramatta

after Anh Tien was gunned down.

Did you pull the plates?

sh*t. They were stolen, weren't they?

Oh f*ck. That's a bugger.

That is a bugger. Because

it would've been too easy.

Just would've been, too, easy.

Anyway, if you've got nothing

else, I might piss off. Yeah?

All right. Fair enough.

I mean, we better get

a wriggle on anyway,

if we want to make

that meeting with Tien.

Figured we'd share

all this with her lot.

Maybe give it to your pals

at the Black Flag as well.

Oi, oi, pull up. Pull up.

You can't f*cking do that. You know

those slopeheads are f*cking crazy.

Those c**ts will sh**t first

and ask questions later.

Do you think I care?

All I'm interested in, is this bloke.

Did he tell you to rob the Bui Doi?

Did he order the sh**ting?

Look, even if I wanted to help you.

Huh?

You got the wrong bloke.

I've got nothing on John.

Lunch in Cabramatta it is.

All right. Okay. Hey, hey!

f*ck! Just listen.

Yep. I want to help you.

I really do, but I, I just

don't hang out in his circle.

That's it.

Then find me somebody who does.

[HECTIC STREET SOUNDS]

[RADIO REPORT] The epicentre of

police corruption in the state.

Council assisting Nigel Bolt has hinted

at bombshell allegations

later this week.

[THUDS]

The f*ck do you want?

They made us for the Bui Doi job.

- What?

- How? We had balaclavas on?

Yeah, I don't know.

They got CCTV and sh*t.

I don't know.

What's it f*cking matter, they got us.

But it's going to be sweet.

No, it's not. If John finds out,

he's going to k*ll me.

I know, that's what I'm

trying to f*cking say to you.

All right?

They're saying there

could be a deal done.

Make everything go away.

What sort of deal,

I f*cking sh*t a bloke.

No f*cking way.

Are you out of your f*cking mind?

I'm trying to stay out

of f*cking Long Bay,

on a 25 year stretch. Yeah?

Long Bay's the least

of your worries, mate.

- You're talking about John.

- Yeah, I know.

- John Ibrahim, my family.

- I f*cking know that!

[MEN SCREAMING]

I'm not saying that we do it.

I'm just asking you

to think about it. Hmm?

You don't look like you

are holding up too good.

So you think about it.

f*ck!

[WINDOW KNOCK]

Got the sniffles, do you mate?

Let's go.

[JT] Look, I woke up sweating

like a blind lesbian in a fish market,

thinking about all the

conversations I've had with blokes

that could have been wearing a wire.

- You ever think about that?

- No.

Well you should, brother. It's

about to give you f*cking nightmares.

This why I don't do it, mate.

Come on. John, you see

what I'm saying here?

Like I could be recording

this entire conversation,

- and you wouldn't even know it.

- [TONGAN SAM] Are you?

[JT] The f*ck? Of course

not. Why would you say that?

- [TONGAN SAM] Because you asked.

- Sorry, I'm late. That traffic's sh*t.

Hey. Hey.

- You okay?

- Ah, no, I'm fine.

I just got to take a slash.

I'll be right back.

[LOUD DANCE MUSIC]

[VAN REVS]

[PEOPLE CHATTERING]

The hell do they want?

- Shall we put out a call?

- No, give her a sec.

- We need to talk.

- What's that?

You're going to have

to come a bit closer,

if you want a good recording.

There was a robbery at my warehouse.

Two men k*lled my employee

and tried to steal

my cash and narcotics.

You're wasting your time.

I got nothing to do with dr*gs.

It's not about that.

Last week, one of the

same men m*rder*d my brother.

[JOHN] I'm sorry to hear that,

but as I recall, you tried

to do the same thing to mine.

Your brother is in the business.

Mine was in a wheelchair.

I need a name, John.

You really don't know me.

I don't give up my friends.

I assume your friends told you

about the contract

on your brother's life.

I didn't think so.

- Hey, have you got a sec?

- Yeah.

Mate, um, I, I just

wanted to let you know

that the cops from the Royal

Commission pulled me in today.

Yeah, I was dropping

in on Ashtray Frank.

I saw them put you in the car.

Well

Why didn't you say something?

- I could ask you the same thing.

- Well I'm telling you now, aren't I?

What?

You're testing me?

What? You don't bring it up

to see if I'll bring it up.

- Is that it?

- Put yourself in my shoes, Dave.

Oh, I grew up in your shoes, mate.

You really think I'd

dog you to the cops?

Plenty of other people have.

f*ck.

Good to know.

You know, you ever wonder why you live

in that big ass house all by yourself?

Spit it out!

Huh?

Be a big f*cking boy, and tell

me for once in your f*cking life.

Huh? You so much better? For

once in your f*cking life. Huh?

Why don't you f*cking say something?

Come on. Come on.

- [DAVE WHIMPERING]

- Hey, Dave, Dave, Dave!

[JOHN] Hey, Dave, hey, hey! Hey breath.

[JOHN] f*ck! I'm sorry. Hey, I'm sorry.

[DAVE GROANING]

Hey, come on. Dave, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. It's okay.

It's okay. You're alright.

Breathe. Breathe.

- [DAVE BREATHES HEAVILY]

- [JOHN] You're okay.

f*cking help me!

JT! Call a doctor.

Sorry about this guys.

Oi!

This going to be all right?

Well, you're lucky it's not worse.

When you mix and match prescription

meds and street dr*gs, and

- well, you crazy.

- What are you talking about?

It's the track marks on his arm, mate.

And I found this, in his pocket.

It's anti-anxiety meds.

Did you know he was

doing any of this sh*t?

I'm his mate, I'm not his mum.

- He's a big boy.

- Listen up Johnny.

Some guys thrive in this sort

of environment and some don't.

Okay? Dave's not sh**ting up heroin

and popping uppers and

downers because he's thriving.

And you guys, you're not

his mates if you let him.

[TV REPORTERS CHATTERING]

[BOLT] Mr Mansour, can you explain

exactly what you mean by 'the laugh'?

'The laugh' is the

money that gets kicked up

to the cops to make sure

they turn a blind eye.

- A blind eye to what?

- Depends how big 'the laugh' is.

I see. So it's protection

money, in other words.

Something like that.

And could anyone assume the role

of collecting and distributing

this protection money?

Sure if they didn't

value their knee-caps.

- Why do you say that?

- Because collecting protection money is

like owning your own personal ATM.

Talking big bickies.

And who runs the protection

racket in Kings Cross right now?

[BOLT] Mr Mansour, the

Commission can't help you

if you don't help the Commission.

It used to be Sam who collector

for Nasa, and now it's John.

[BOLT] John

as in John Ibrahim?

[BOLT] And who does John collect for?

John collects for John.

And does that make John Ibrahim,

- the Mr Big of Kings Cross?

- Nobody talks like that.

But if he's not, I don't know who is.

[TV REPORTER] One name that

got particular mention was

nightclub impresario John Ibrahim.

Unfamiliar to most until now,

It's unlikely this will

be the last time Mr Ibrahim

will be mentioned during

the course of the inquest.

[TV TURNED OFF]

Mansour's a street dealer

who lies for a living.

The Commission won't give any

serious weight to what he's saying.

Okay.

Have you talked to Crellan?

Bryan's old school, mate.

He, he'll look after

himself on the stand.

But I'd rather he didn't have to.

Why? I can't exactly stop him

from speaking to the Commission.

Why not?

[FOOTSTEPS]

It's beautiful, isn't it?

You know, when I first

moved in here, right.

They said you couldn't build out,

you couldn't expand, you know?

So Tony had a word with

the, with the neighbours.

Yeah. No, my suggestion

was that he buys 'em out.

- [EZRA] Yeah.

- So, one of the neighbours,

he was happy to take the money and run,

but the other fella,

like he'd raised his kids

in the joint and he wouldn't

sell, no matter f*cking what.

You know. So it's, I think

it was the sentimental value.

I don't know.

Anyway, the funny thing was,

he comes home from work one day

to check his mail, only to

find an eastern brown snake

somehow went up in

his f*cking letter box.

- f*ck.

- [EZRA LAUGHS]

Now, I dunno if you know

anything about reptiles

but the eastern brown

snake is super aggressive.

So it has a real

f*cking go at him, right.

That poor bugger.

He ended up selling up from his

hospital bed, he was that rattled.

I know, it's amazing. I mean,

but everyone has their price, right?

Osmon! You can put

this fucker in his car.

[EZRA] Cheers, mate.

[EZRA] You keep us posted. All right.

Of course.

- [TONY] What a f*cking paperweight.

- [EZRA LAUGHS] I know.

- So what do you think?

- It's hard to say.

I think he's probably

right about Crellan.

I think he's the sort of

guy who's going to, you know,

- not turn up without a fight.

- Yeah.

- [EZRA] Oh it's a bit chilly.

- Yeah.

Hello sweetheart.

So what about John?

Same. Loyalty's a big deal for John.

More than most.

You know what? I wish I'd

never met either of them.

Leave it with me and I'll tidy it up.

[WAVES CRASH]

[PHONE RINGS]

- Yeah.

- [TONY] We got to meet.

- Today?

- [TONY] Now.

This is not negotiable.

Righto.

[PHONE CLICKS]

[SOFT TENSE MUSIC]

[ENGINE HUMS]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[TONGAN SAM] If you're not

back in five, I'll call Sam.

[JOHN] If I'm not back in

five, you call the morgue.

[CAR DOOR OPENS]

[CAR DOOR SLAMS SHUT]

[TRAFFIC HUMMING]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC CONTINUES]

Here he is.

What's going on?

Nothing, mate, just want to have a chat.

Not over the phone?

Well, it's not that

kind of a chat, Johnny.

Not these days, anyway.

Look at this.

That is the most

recognisable sign in the Cross.

Probably.

Not f*cking probably, mate, 100 percent.

You know, years ago,

Ezra, he took me up here and he told me,

doesn't matter what happens down there,

with all the bits and

pieces, the little sh*t.

He said,

"If you want to be King of the Cross,

you have to own it".

And he f*cking owns it.

Johnny, he's not going

to give it up in a hurry.

[JOHN SCOFFS]

You don't have to worry about me,

I'm happy with my little patch.

You know, big brother's

fronting the Commission today.

Should be interesting.

Always is with Sam.

Then you're up Friday, yeah?

You thought about what

you're going to say?

Going to say nothing.

And what about that thing

we did with old mate?

I don't know what you're talking about.

That's a good answer.

Tony, tell your boss he

doesn't have to worry.

Not about me.

Well, I hope you're

right, son. I really do.

For both our sakes, you understand?

Yeah.

[SUSPENSEFUL DRUM MUSIC]

[TRAFFIC BUZZING]

[RHYTHMIC FOOTSTEPS]

[KNOCKING ON WINDOW]

What?

[CAR DOOR SLAMS]

They pulled Keith in.

They going to pull everyone in

at some point, doesn't mean sh*t.

It's f*cking Keith, mate,

he's as thick as two bricks,

you know what he's f*cking like!

Once they've got what they've

got, then that's f*cking it!

Mate, calm down.

Listen, even if they

get the old mutt to heel,

there's no way they're going to

get the big dogs to roll over.

But that's just it.

Like you said, they

don't f*cking need us all,

they just need f*cking one.

And by which point, it'll

be our word against theirs,

which means no one's going anywhere.

We just got to hold the line.

- [DISTANT MUSIC]

- [PEOPLE CHATTERING]

Moons, do you trust me?

- Of course I f*cking trust you.

- Good. Well it's simple then.

You go home, put on a f*cking Enya CD,

pour Kath a big glass of Chardonnay

and give her one from me.

Because if you don't, I f*cking will.

You know I've fancied her for ages.

You give me a window,

I'm going to take it.

[DISTANT MUSIC CONTINUES]

They can never break us, mate.

All right?

Now get in. [SLAPS ARM]

[MOONEY SIGHS]

[PEOPLE CHATTERING]

[HAND POUNDING]

This f*cking prick.

Goes away a crim, comes

back a f*cking catwalk model.

[DOOR SHUTS]

[SLAPS FACE AFFECTIONATELY]

- Good to see you, brother.

- Yeah.

Hey, three of the usual, please.

[SIGHING]

How you doin'?

Yeah, I'm all right.

All right. You look good. f*cking big.

Those Commission lawyers won't

know what the f*ck hit 'em.

This is Rhino.

He's been keeping the dealers

in check since you went in.

Can't have those c**ts

running themselves, can we?

Nah, no.

Hey Rico, can you grab

me another one of these?

- But make sure they put a

- Oi, oi.

- bit of extra froth in there.

- [JOEY] Hey.

- I like to eat it with my spoon.

- [JOEY] Sammy.

What? Come on.

- Don't be a f*cking prick.

- Come on, chop chop!

- Sammy!

- What?

Listen.

Things have calmed

down since he took over.

[SAM] So? So, with all this

Commission bullshit going on,

there's no point rocking

the boat, is there?

Who's rocking the boat?

Am I rocking the boat? Rico?

Stop f*cking around.

The job needed filling,

I f*cking filled it.

You want me to spell it out for you?

Right. Well you've been replaced.

[UTENSILS CLACKING]

By who, this bloke?

Yeah.

- [SAM PUNCHES FACE AGGRESSIVELY]

- Oh!

[PEOPLE GASP]

f*ck!

f*ck, I missed you Joey.

So good to see you again.

[ENGINE HUMS]

Stay in the car. Won't be long.

[CAR DOOR OPENS]

[CAR DOOR SLAMS]

So are you feeling any better?

Good as gold, bro.

I'm stinging to get back into it.

All right, well just,

you know. Take it easy.

You had a fit. It was serious.

Come on. Look, I'm back

training and I'm eating healthy.

I'm good to go.

What about the meds?

What do you want me to say?

I was feeling a pinch,

and I thought that'd help.

It was a one-off.

The other stuff?

What?

You never done something

you wish you could take back?

Hey! Look who I found snooping around.

I thought I said wait in the car.

I thought you said you won't be long.

And the smell of the cake's

so good, I can't help myself.

Don't be silly, you're always welcome.

Now, eat up!

I still see you do

your jigsaw puzzle, eh?

- Ah, it's cheaper than going there.

- Eh, it's true.

[GRANDMA] I'm a bit

stuck on this one, though.

[TONGAN SAM] Here, let me help you.

And how's the restaurant going?

- Yeah, it's good, isn't it?

- Yeah.

Dave and I are going

to open a new restaurant

once he's back on his feet.

You're a good team,

you two. Always were.

Oh.

Oh no, don't show them

that Mrs C, please don't.

[MEN LAUGHING]

[LAUGHING CONTINUES]

There it is, there's the perm.

- [JOHN] Shut up, JT.

- [TONGAN SAM] Oh my goodness.

- [JOHN] You got no hair.

- [TONGAN SAM] Look at you two.

- Go do your puzzles.

- [LAUGHING CONTINUES]

[TONGAN SAM] Have you

got a puzzle for this one?

[JOHN] Take it easy.

- [SCREEN DOOR CREAKING]

- [ALL TALKING INDISTINCTLY]

Thank you, Mrs C.

Hey, it's good to see

you. It's always

Look after him, John.

Once I'm gone, you're all he's got.

I will.

[CAR DOOR CLICKS OPEN]

[CAR DOOR SLAMS]

[CAR DOOR SLIDES OPEN]

[CAR DOOR SLAMS AGAIN]

[CAR DOOR SLIDES SHUT]

[JUSTICE JONES] You may

stand down, Mr Amante.

Thought you'd never ask.

[JUSTICE JONES] Call your

next witness, Mr Bolt.

[BOLT] Uh, calling, um,

Mr Hassan Ibrahim, please.

[DOOR CLICKS OPEN]

[OFFICER] Mr Hassan Ibrahim.

[SLOW FOOTSTEPS]

[SAM INHALES]

[DOOR SLAMS SHUT]

[SLOW FOOTSTEPS CONTINUE]

[SAM SIGHS]

Do you want to take the oath or affirm?

I'm an atheist, brother.

Then repeat after me.

I solemnly and sincerely

declare and affirm.

I solemnly and sincerely

declare and affirm.

- That the evidence I shall give.

- The evidence I shall give.

Will be the truth, the whole truth,

and nothing but the truth.

Will be the truth, the whole truth,

and nothing but the truth.

[SAM GROANS]

Please state your name

and age for the court.

Sam Ibrahim, and not sure.

Excuse me?

I've never had a birth certificate.

I see, and what is your occupation?

This and that, you know.

Well, actually, I

don't know, Mr Ibrahim.

What is it that you do for a living?

I do my best.

[BOLT] I see.

Can you elaborate?

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

I rob and stand over drug dealers.

[PEOPLE GASP AND MURMUR]

[JUSTICE JONES] Silence,

please. Thank you.

Thank you. Silence. Thank you.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC CONTINUES]

[DOYLE] Ah!

There he is.

I was starting to wonder whether

the Bui Doi had caught up with ya.

You'd like that, wouldn't you?

Well, neither here nor

there to tell the truth.

You're screwed either way.

We pulled CCTV footage on the day

of Anh Tien's m*rder from all the servos

from Cabramatta to the Cross.

[PAPER SLAPS ON TABLE]

Same plates as the Bui Doi job.

Whoops.

- Hang on, we have a deal.

- Yeah, we had a deal, fuckhead.

But you didn't come through

with it, so the deal's off.

Bullshit! I've got a guy, all right?

- Ah, it's too late.

- No, no, no, no.

I'm tellin' ya, this is the guy.

He's like this with John,

he's this close to coming around,

- 100 percent.

- Well he'd want to be.

Otherwise, this time tomorrow

I'm going to introduce you

to my mate down at homicide.

[TRAFFIC HUMMING]

[ANNOUNCER YELLING]

[CAR DOOR OPENS]

- I'll find a park and be right in.

- [TWO CAR DOORS SLAM]

Feeling okay?

Jeez, when'd you become such a narc?

Stop breaking my balls.

[SLAPS FACE LIGHTLY]

Go on, get out. Move.

[CAR DOOR SLIDES SHUT]

- [TIRES SCREECH]

- [HORNS HONKING]

- [PHONE RINGING]

- [HORNS CONTINUE HONKING]

- What?

- [DICKIE OVER PHONE] We need to talk.

I can't, I'm at f*cking work, mate.

[DICKIE] Look, we're

f*cked! We need to talk, now.

[PEOPLE SHOUTING]

Fine. Fine.

f*ck!

- [HORNS CONTINUE HONKING]

- [PEOPLE CONTINUE SHOUTING]

f*ck! f*ck!

[FISTS BANGING] f*ck! f*ck! f*ck!

- [HORNS CONTINUE HONKING]

- [PEOPLE CONTINUE SHOUTING]

Shut the f*ck up!

[DANCE MUSIC]

[BAG CRINKLES]

They got me for the Cabra sh**ting.

They what?

They're chasing you as an

accomplice or some sh*t.

What the f*ck?

It had nothing to do with me.

I didn't even know it was happening,

- did you tell them that?

- They

reckon it's linked to the

robbery so you're part of it.

[DICKIE SIGHS]

It's fork in the road time now, mate.

- You either come clean to John

- Come clean to John?

They tried to end Sam as payback,

are you f*cking kidding me?

You don't have to f*cking tell me this!

All right, you think I

don't already know this?

This whole situation sucks dicks!

But this is where we are.

And I'll bet ya,

if John was in your shoes,

he'd do the same thing.

He'd look after number one.

We ought to tell the

jacks he told us to do it.

Hm? That's what they want to hear.

[PLASTIC CRINKLES]

[DANCE MUSIC]

We don't have to be here, you know.

Ah, we do.

Right now, the Cross is trying to see

who's on the way out,

and who's still got juice.

Now maybe I come here with a

beautiful girl, have a drink.

Maybe they don't know the difference.

[DOOR CLICKS OPEN]

[MUTED CLUB MUSIC]

Brought your favourite.

- Thank you.

- [LIGHT FOOTSTEPS]

- [JOHN] Ah.

- [DOOR SLAMS]

[PAPER CRINKLES]

Never picked you for a reader.

Yeah. I can read my name and all.

- [BOOK PLOPS DOWN]

- [PHONE RINGING]

[JOHN SIGHS]

Take it. It's fine.

- What is it? I'm busy.

- [JOEY OVER PHONE] We've got to talk.

I told you I've got nothing to say

to you, especially not on the phone.

[JOEY] Right, so let's

meet. I'm at the Granville.

Are you deaf? I said I'm busy.

f*ck busy! We've got to sort this out.

[JOEY] It's about your brother.

Thirty minutes.

[PHONE SNAPS]

I'll get Dave to drive.

- Sorry.

- It's fine.

You'll be all right here

with these dickheads?

At least this way I get to dance.

- Right?

- Yeah, no problem.

All right. [KISSING]

- [CAR ENGINE HUMMING]

- [GRAVEL GRINDING UNDER TIRES]

- [PARK BRAKE CLICKS]

- [CAR DOOR OPENS]

[CAR DOOR SLAMS]

- Why are we going to him, anyway?

- [JOHN SHUSHES]

Little prick should be coming

to us if he wants a powwow.

The Cross is one big

microphone right now.

Whatever Joey's got to say,

I don't want some other cock listening.

[g*n COCKS]

What? I'm not going in there unarmed.

You're not going in there

at all. Put that sh*t away.

He might be a w*nk*r,

but he's still Joey.

Just stay here. Won't be long.

[CRICKETS CHIRPING]

That being said, if I

stand up without leaving,

you come in and you

do not be shy about it.

Okay?

[HASTY FOOTSTEPS]

- [PEOPLE CHATTERING]

- [DOOR CREAKS OPEN]

[MAN] I didn't want

it, I didn't ask for it.

You were the one who was

always getting me f*cked.

[JOEY] Welcome.

Help yourself, eh?

- [SEAT SQUEAKS]

- [MAN BURPS] Oh.

Excuse me.

What do you want?

Come on, mate, you know

exactly what I want.

We've got to sort this bullshit out,

or the whole f*cking

thing's going to explode.

- I don't know what you're talking about.

- I'm talking about your brother.

The f*ck do you think I'm talking about?

Hey, you got a problem with

Sam, take it up with him.

Nah, you're not listening.

We've all got a problem with Sam.

Now, I love him, don't get me wrong.

But that f*cking sh*t he

pulled at the Commission.

"I rob and stand over drug dealers",

looking straight at me.

The guy's a f*cking liability.

You know that better than anyone.

Let me stop you there

before you say something

- you can't walk back, Joe.

- John.

I understand that blood is

thicker than water with you lot.

But at the end of the

day, you can drown in both.

- Now, if you don't do something, I will.

- [JOHN PUNCHES FACE AGGRESSIVELY]

- [PEOPLE GASP]

- [UTENSILS CLATTER]

Sit the f*ck down.

[TENSE MUSIC]

[SEAT SQUEAKS]

[TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES]

- You even know how to use that thing?

- f*ck you. Sit down.

I said sit the f*ck down!

You think you can come in here

and talk like that to Joey, you f*ck?

Go on, then. Pull the trigger.

Enjoy the last ten minutes of

your miserable f*cking life.

- [g*n COCKS]

- Say the word, Joey.

Let me end this c**t.

Joey.

[g*n CLICKS]

Joey!

You pulled your g*n

out one too many times.

[TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES]

[FOOTSTEPS TREAD]

You f*cking moron!

Do you understand what you've just done?

[MUFFLED] Pulling a g*n on John Ibrahim?

f*ck you. Put the f*cking thing away.

- Put it away!

- [MUFFLED CONFRONTATION CONTINUES]

[DOOR CLAPS SHUT]

[SLOW FOOTSTEPS]

[DAVE SNORING]

Trust you, can I?

[SOMBRE MUSIC]

[g*n RATTLES]

[SYRINGE CLICKS]

[DAVE SOFTLY GROANS]

[HEAVY BREATHING]

[SOMBRE MUSIC CONTINUES]

[CAR DOOR CLICKS OPEN]

- [CAR DOOR SLAMS]

- [ENGINE STUTTERING]

- [WIND WHISTLING]

- [CRICKETS CHIRPING]

[TIRES SCREECH]

[SOMBRE MUSIC DISSIPATES]

[WATER GENTLY SPLASHING]

[BEEPING]

[PLASTIC CLICKING]

Oh, someone thought they'd skip out

without saying goodbye, did they?

[PAPER RUSTLING]

[KEYS JINGLING]

Just in case I'm not here

tonight to let you in.

Don't you f*cking dare.

[GENTLE MUSIC]

[TV REPORTER] And so, with

several high profile witnesses

due to give testimony,

today may well turn out to be

a seminal moment in the investigation

of corruption in Kings Cross.

Mr Ibrahim, do you have any

comments about what you've seen so far?

[MUFFLED VOICES]

- John.

- I'm already late.

Look, I f*cked up, okay?

Please, just listen to me, all right

I listened to you when you

said you were a hundred percent.

It almost got me k*lled, Dave.

- Can't trust you.

- John, John, John, just wait.

I'm sorry, John, I'm sorry.

We're done.

Go home.

John.

[SORROWFUL MUSIC]

[BOLT] I put it to you

that you are a major player

in the distribution of

dr*gs in Kings Cross.

And I put it to you that

all coppers are c**ts-tables.

I put it to you, in fact, that you are

in direct competition with John Ibrahim

for control of the

Kings Cross drug market.

John does what John does.

Ask him, he's sitting right there.

Personally, I've never had anything

to do with dr*gs. I hate the stuff.

Right, so you've never had

any kind of dealings

with dr*gs whatsoever?

I run a video arcade, Mr Bolt.

My business is with 15-year-old

kids trying to clock Galaga.

I see. Well, would you

mind describing for me

exactly what it is

you're doing here, then?

[REMOTE BEEPING]

[TENSE MUSIC]

[PHONE KEYS BEEPING]

I thought about what you said.

John would do the same thing.

f*ck him.

[CAR ENGINE REVVING]

[TIRES SQUEALING]

[BOLT] Detective Sergeant Crellan,

you've been with the

Kings Cross detectives

for seven years now, is that correct?

- That's correct.

- And in that seven years,

have you ever encountered

any form of corruption?

For instance, have

members of the criminal world

ever tried to bribe their

way out of their troubles?

Several times and

that's just this morning.

- [BOLT] Answer the question, detective.

- Ah sorry, which is?

Have you witnessed

attempts to bribe police?

Absolutely I've witnessed attempts.

Desperate men do desperate things.

But I've never witnessed a fellow

officer succumb to such an attempt.

To be clear, then,

you have never received

money from criminals

in the course of doing your job.

Absolutely not,

and my unblemished

service record speaks to that.

Commissioner, I have

no further questions

for Detective Sergeant Crellan, however,

I would request that he remain on hand

in case I have any follow up questions,

once we've heard further testimony.

Thank you, Detective Sergeant.

- You're dismissed for now.

- Thank you.

Commissioner, I'd like to call

Detective Declan Mooney, if I may.

[OFFICER] Detective

Declan Mooney, please.

[DOOR THUDDING CLOSED]

[BOLT] If you could state your name

and occupation for the court, please.

Declan Paul Mooney,

Senior Detective Constable

for the Kings Cross local area command.

Detective Mooney, if you could

just watch the monitor for me, please.

[BOLT ON TV] Have you witnessed

attempts to bribe police?

[CRELLAN ON TV] Absolutely

I've witnessed attempts.

Desperate men do desperate things.

But I have never witnessed a fellow

officer succumb to such an attempt.

[BOLT ON TV] To be clear, then,

you have never received

money from criminals

in the course of doing your job?

Absolutely not,

and my unblemished

service record speaks to that.

[REMOTE BEEPING]

Detective Mooney, how

would you characterise

Detective Sergeant Crellan's statements?

I would characterise

it as being inaccurate.

[BOLT] And what do

you mean by inaccurate?

Detective Sergeant Crellan is

involved in corrupt activity.

[CROWD GASPING]

[JUSTICE JONES] No,

no, silence, silence.

Or we'll have to finish

these proceedings in camera.

[SLURPING]

[BOLT] What kind of

corrupt activity, Detective?

He's a part of a group

of police officers

that take money from known criminals

to turn a blind eye to

their illegal activities.

[BOLT] Right then, how do you know that?

[MOONEY] Because I'm part of that group.

And do you have evidence

to support your allegations?

Yes, I do.

And how have you come by that evidence?

By wearing a wire for

the past nine months.

[TENSE MUSIC]

And does Detective Sergeant

Crellan's corruption

go beyond the graft

that you just described?

- Yes.

- In what way, Detective?

He was paid to k*ll Nasa Kalouri.

[CROWD GASPING]

[JUSTICE JONES] Silence,

silence please, thank you.

[TENSE MUSIC]

[ENGINE RUMBLING]

[HEARTBEAT THUMPING]

See ya, brother.

[CAR HONKING]

Wait your f*cking turn.

[CAR DOOR OPENING]

- [CAR DOOR SLAMMING]

- You're doing the right thing, brother.

I know.

[TENSE MUSIC]

[BOLT] So, how would you characterise

the work that you do in Kings Cross?

I own and run licenced venues.

Do you stand over other venues?

- Stand over?

- Mm.

- No.

- So, you are not

currently in charge of collecting

protection money in Kings Cross?

I'd describe it more like a co-op.

You know, the club

owners, they pool resources

to save on money, that's all.

And what about corrupt

payments made to the police

for protection of these

venues, known as 'the laugh'?

I don't know anything about that.

The only person I pay is me, Mr Bolt.

But that's more of

an administration fee.

Do you sell dr*gs in

your clubs, Mr Ibrahim?

No. Not me or anyone working for me.

Do you personally know any drug dealers?

Seriously?

I work in the biggest red

light district in the country.

That means I cross paths with

a lot of different people.

Some of them may indeed deal dr*gs.

Given what we've heard in

this room over recent weeks,

I would suggest that you

are the new life blood

of the Kings Cross drug trade,

and that you control the

rivers of gold that flow from it.

So it would seem.

- But I'm not.

- Really?

Because we've heard testimony

from both Waali Mansour

and Joey Romano, that would

strongly suggest that you are.

Both very trustworthy,

reliable witnesses.

I mean, Waali, he says a lot of things.

Half of them are untrue,

the other half are bullshit.

Sorry.

As for Joey, wasn't that the

guy that was hauled out of here

for commercial scale drug trafficking?

Heh.

I'm not a drug dealer, Mr Bolt.

But hey, if you've got

evidence to the contrary,

why don't we just cut to the

chase and you can save me

some of my hard earned

tax payer dollars?

[TENSE MUSIC]

I would ask Mr Ibrahim to

stand down, Commissioner.

However, I would ask

that he remain on hand

in case we have any further questions.

You may stand down, Mr Ibrahim.

Thank you, Your Honour.

[TENSE MUSIC]

[JUSTICE JONES] Call your

next witness, Mr Bolt.

[BOLT] Thank you,

Commissioner. I am calling

Mr Richard 'Dickie' Needham, please.

[TENSE MUSIC]

[BRAKES SQUEAKING]

[OFFICER] Calling Richard Needham.

[TENSE MUSIC]

Calling Richard Needham?

[SCRAPING]

[TENSE MUSIC]

- He's not here.

- Mr Bolt?

[THUDDING]

[DAVE] Crazy Viet bitch.

You wanted him?

You got him.

[JUSTICE JONES] It would

appear that your witness

won't be testifying today.

We'll reconvene Monday morning at 9 a.m.

[CHAIR WHEELS CLINKING]

[TENSE MUSIC]

[RECEDING FOOTSTEPS]

[PHONE RINGING]

Bloody hell.

- Hello?

- It's John.

Oh, hi John, just a moment.

Here, John.

Hey pal.

[JOHN OVER PHONE] I

heard you knew in advance

about the contract on my brother's life.

Yeah, yeah I did, yeah.

[MUFFLED DANCE MUSIC]

But you chose not to warn me.

No, I did warn you.

I said that your

brother needs to sober up

and get his ass back to

work, that's what I said,

or he would end up dead or in prison.

[DANCE MUSIC]

[DISCONNECT TONE BEEPING]

[DANCE MUSIC]

Has Dave rocked up yet?

No.

Called and left a message.

Call him again, will you.

[DANCE MUSIC]

[DISTANT VOICES TALKING]

- No, no, no.

- Yes.

[GASPING LAUGHTER]

You know, for a night club

owner, you're a terrible dancer.

[DANCE MUSIC]

What if I don't just own clubs?

What if I was that guy they

were trying to paint me as today?

- But you're not.

- But what if I was?

What if I'm not what you think?

Either way, you're still going

to have to learn how to dance.

[DANCE MUSIC]

[WHISPERING]

[ENGINE RUMBLING]

[CAR DOOR SLAMMING]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

- I heard a sh*t.

- Got her?

- Go.

- Okay.

- Excuse me, it's okay

- Stay, stay, stay.

Come, come, come here, come here.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[DOOR CREAKING]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[DOOR SHUTTING]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[g*n FALLING]

[TENSE MUSIC]

[MUTED TAPPING]

[SOMBRE MUSIC]

Come here, come here.

[LABOURED BREATHING]

[SOMBRE MUSIC]

[SIGHING]

[SNIFFLING]

I got you.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

[SOBBING]

["JUST ABOUT TO BREAK"

BY PAUL KELLY PLAYING]