Captions by Pippa Jefferies. www.tvnz.co.nz/access-services Captions were made possible with funding from NZ On Air. Copyright TVNZ Access Services 2012 OMINOUS MUSIC WATER GURGLES TENSE PERCUSSIVE MUSIC OMINOUS MUSIC (SCREAMS) (GRUNTS) No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no! OMINOUS MUSIC CONTINUES (GRUNTS) Please, no! I have to get my kids! Please. What are you doing? We have already got your kids. We have already got your kids. No! OMINOUS MUSIC CONTINUES TENSE MUSIC OMINOUS MUSIC (GRUNTS) Hey! (GRUNTS) KIDS: Mum! Oh my God! Oh my God! (CRIES) You bitch, you leave my kids alone! You bitch, you leave my kids alone! We got her. You can take off. They took us from Nana's. Rosie was scared. Jeez, Hunter blew the budget on this one, didn't he? TENSE MUSIC It's all gonna be OK. We're gonna get out of here. It's all gonna be OK. We're gonna get out of here. No, you won't. Flowers are in the kitchen. I guess everything you need's in here, is it? No, I grabbed this stuff for my kids. I need every bloody thing. No, I grabbed this stuff for my kids. I need every bloody thing. I'll hit the shops, then. What size knickers? OMINOUS MUSIC CRICKETS CHIRP OMINOUS MUSIC CONTINUES DOOR UNLOCKS MEN CHUCKLE QUIETLY Ah, you should keep this tracksuit top, mate. A good wash... (GRUNTS) will fix it. Told you she'd be asleep, eh. She gets hammered most nights. WHISPERS: Oh, gidday, chicken. Shh. Shh. Mum! Lucky you weren't the one that got stabbed, right? Or Uncle Tony, yeah. Bet your kids have got lots of uncles, eh? Last time I break up a fight. All you get's a bloody nose and a brand-new tracksuit wrecked. You wear a tracksuit to the pub? That'd be a first. About time you shot through, eh. About time you shot through, eh. Yeah. Sorry about waking up your kid. See you tomorrow. (GRUNTS, CHUCKLES) (GRUNTS, CHUCKLES) A fight, huh? Sure your good mate Freddie didn't start it? You're pretty clever, eh? You're pretty, anyway. You're pretty, anyway. If I was clever I would have found a new hiding spot for my spare key. Don't. All this is done with, Tony. I told you after you` Oh, come on. It was a little tap. I was pissed. No. No, no. Don't. You know I'm seeing someone. The banker wanker? Hey, you stick with me, and you'll be seeing stars. BOTH GRUNT TENSE MUSIC OMINOUS MUSIC MEN MURMUR Couldn't happen to a nicer bloke. Couldn't happen to a nicer bloke. What a mess, sir. So, what do we know? So, what do we know? Alan Sheridan, importer, Australian. Wife's inside. Not making a lot of sense right now. She drove back from Wellington, found this. Anything missing? Anything missing? Some money, some wine. No mystery what they were looking for, either. Heroin. It's in the wife's car. DISCORDANT MUSIC Fish in a barrel. We need better curtains. Check the locks. (COUGHS) TENSE MUSIC My son loves guns. He thinks you get shot and jump up and play it again. Ooh, well, we'd better make sure that he doesn't pop himself then, eh? So, what's for din-dins? So, what's for din-dins? Get stuffed. I'm not cooking for you. Oh. Oh. I could cook something. Why, when we've got a perfectly good sheila here to do it? I've got it under control. I like cooking. (LAUGHS) (LAUGHS) A New Age guy, me. Fashion guru too. Mm. Yeah. Yeah. God. Prick. You're shit out of luck there. Not connected. You're shit out of luck there. Not connected. Yet. Yep, it's the wild frontier here, darling. Yep, it's the wild frontier here, darling. What would you like to eat, Carole? Nothing. Your taste in food's probably as crap as your taste in clothes. We lock her in? We lock her in? Yeah, lock them all in. She might want to go out alley-catting. No, come on. I'll keep an eye open. Yeah, I bet you will. Forget it, moron. She's already got two boyfriends. Ah, she's a goer, all right. TENSE MUSIC And the wolf said, 'Little pig, little pig, let me come in.' Not by the hair on my chinny-chin-chin! And he huffed, and he puffed... DOOR CREAKS DOOR CREAKS ...blew the house in! DOOR CREAKS DOOR CREAKS But how? Why? Because it was made of straw. (CHUCKLES) OMINOUS MUSIC DOOR CREAKS OMINOUS MUSIC CONTINUES MUSIC FADES WHISPERS: Why don't you put your things out? WHISPERS: I don't want those men touching them. Just use the shelves, OK? MELANCHOLY GUITAR MUSIC GUITAR MUSIC CONTINUES 1 SHOWER RUNS > TENSE MUSIC DOOR CREAKS OMINOUS MUSIC WATER GURGLES RT: Unit 384, could you tell me how far away you are, please? INDISTINCT RT TRANSMISSION OMINOUS MUSIC Too much to hope there's a bloody video tape? Too much to hope there's a bloody video tape? Gone. Liaise with Crime Scene. Task Force will need copies of the happy snaps. I want a thorough search organised ` before the briefing. And he fell down, down, down. Plop! Into the boiling water. And he never bothered the three little pigs again. Dumb. Dumb. OK, Miss Piglet, breakfast time. Ha! Ha! MAN LAUGHS Ha! MAN LAUGHS Uncle Tony! (GRUNTS) Sport! How's my main man? Hey, you been in the wars? I fell off the swing. I fell off the swing. Oh. I fell off the swing. Oh. You look funny. Oh, yeah, I'm in disguise. You know, like Captain Cape when he's not being Captain Cape. Your washing's there. Your washing's there. Mm. My wish was your command, eh? Did you know Captain Cape can walk through fire? Yeah. Yeah, every bugger knows that. Yeah. Yeah, every bugger knows that. SOTTO VOCE: Tony! Yeah. Yeah, every bugger knows that. SOTTO VOCE: Tony! And he's got a communicator too. Did you get your new phone? Did you get your new phone? A few weeks ago. Do you want to see it? Yeah. TENSE MUSIC OMINOUS MUSIC I've asked you not to swear in front of the kids. I've asked you not to swear in front of the kids. Ah. Aw, the banker wanker. (CHUCKLES, SMOOCHES) What really happened last night? What really happened last night? I told you. There was a fight. Some pretty heavy hitters too. So if anyone comes looking, you haven't seen me, OK? OMINOUS MUSIC Hey, I don't want you to get caught up in anything. OMINOUS MUSIC CONTINUES UNEASY GUITAR MUSIC UNEASY MUSIC CONTINUES FLOORBOARD CREAKS LOCK RATTLES (GASPS) (GASPS) It's a bit late for a walk. Your car's buggered, by the way. You're not going anywhere. There's cereal in the kitchen. Your kids have to eat, so bring them out in the morning. I'll take their breakfast in to them. I'll take their breakfast in to them. < TYRES SQUEAL TENSE MUSIC < CAR PULLS IN It's OK. House across the road. Late for night shift, maybe. Late for night shift, maybe. (EXHALES HEAVILY) Your kids need some rules. They can get them with their cornflakes. TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES BIRDS CHIRP BIRDS CHIRP You don't go out front. You stay away from windows, and you don't make any noise. They're kids. They're kids. And they need to be good kids. Think you can apply yourself to that idea? What about the back? There's a trampoline. It's broken, like your arm. You stay inside. We'll get you Monopoly or something. The phone's connected now, but no one touches it or we'll know. It's monitored. Right, come with me. DOOR CREAKS If this is the full guided tour, knock, eh. I'll be buck naked. Right, anywhere in the house but here. This room is out of bounds, OK? It's not safe. If it's not safe, lock it up. Do you people know nothing about kids? A 'keep out' sign? The first thing they'll do is go in. WHISPERS: There's a monster in there. TENSE MUSIC It's OK. We'll lock the monster in. TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES Ta-da! You just press the buttons. KEYS BEEP PHONE RINGS Hello. Headquarters. Who's this? Hello. Headquarters. Who's this? It's Paul! < Is this the Paul that likes Captain Cape comics? Well, I reckon I better bring him some more next time I'm here. Who wants eggs? Who wants eggs? Ooh! Ooh, ooh! Gotta go, mate. Grub's up. Gotta go, mate. Grub's up. KNOCK AT DOOR > Gotta go, mate. Grub's up. KNOCK AT DOOR > Hello. Nana! Nana! Hi, Nana. Nana! Hi, Nana. Oh, hello, sweetheart. Tony. Tony. Good morning. Joyce. You caught me. Better get a shake on, huh? Got things to do. What about breakfast? What about breakfast? Oh, well, I just had something tasty. Mm. You have a lovely day, Joyce. WHISPERS: And thanks for everything. Bye, guys. Bye, guys. See ya. Bye, guys. See ya. See ya. What are you doing here, Mum? Oh, plumber's cut my water off. I'll stay here for the day if that's OK with you. OK, monsters, time for school. OK, monsters, time for school. But what about our eggs? OK, monsters, time for school. But what about our eggs? It's time. I thought that was all over. It has to be very confusing for the kids. He just showed up. They like Tony. He just showed up. They like Tony. Oh, your boy just misses his dad, that's all. It would be such a shame to mess things up with Simon because of someone like Tony. I know. That bastard hit you, Carole. And one day he's going to do it in front of the kids. Come on, you two. Rosie, you've got swimming today. OMINOUS MUSIC It's probably fair to say Mr Sheridan pissed somebody off a wee bit. Cleary? Turns out his wife brought 4 kilos of heroin with her from Wellington. Seems likely that's what this killer was after. Seems likely that's what this killer was after. But she arrived too late? A shame. I appreciate fine wit, Stout, so shut up. Drug squad will be interested. But we focus on the murder. That means checking this so-called importing business. I want to know who his enemies were, who he dealt with and his mates. We talk to everyone from his wife to the poor bastard that cleans his pool, OK? Divvy it up. Get cracking. Cleary. Just close the door. Don't break it. Sheridan's phone bills. Came across them in his study. They'll tell us who he's been talking to. Sir, removing evidence from a crime scene` I haven't got time for protocols, Cleary. We've got an opportunity to nail a killer here. I made copies. We can get the originals back before anyone notices. You'd like me to facilitate that, would you, sir? You're not as stupid as they say you are, Cleary. You cover my arse, I might think you're worth recommending for promotion. Hmm, yeah, if I grow tackle and a pair of balls. DISCORDANT MUSIC TENSE MUSIC OMINOUS MUSIC MUSIC FADES HANDLE SQUEAKS OMINOUS MUSIC I, uh, fixed the trampoline. Some of the springs had come away, that's all. The kids can play on it now. And who's going to watch them while they're playing? And who's going to watch them while they're playing? < Me. I can. Cliff, it's out back. No one will see them. With the Galloping bloody Gourmet and you going for Handyman of the Year, we'll be reading them bedtime stories next. Happy to read her a bedtime story any time. You're not her type. Get to the front and watch the bloody road ` that's what you're being paid for. No point looking through the window either, son. She's hung a towel over it. Monsters, eh? SHOWER CONTINUES RUNNING TENSE MUSIC HANDBRAKE ENGAGES, ENGINE TURNS OFF TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES 1 1 THUD ECHOES Shit! OMINOUS MUSIC MUSIC FADES (IMITATES GUNFIRE) Oh! Jesus! Oh! Jesus! Sorry! Sorry! Uh... Uh... You moron! Uh... You moron! Sorry, sorry, sorry. I` We're not supposed to blow her bloody tits off. I'm so, so sorry. I'm so, so sorry. You say sorry one more time, I will punch you right in your stupid face. You OK? Oh, shit. I'm going down to the dairy. You clean up this glass and then keep watch until I get back, and leave my bloody gun alone. I'm sorry. It was just sitting here. I'm sorry. It was just sitting here. Great (!) You're a bunch of clowns. I'd probably be safer in a circus. TENSE GUITAR MUSIC GUITAR MUSIC CONTINUES THUNDER ECHOES GUITAR MUSIC CONTINUES CHILDREN'S LAUGHTER ECHOES TV: Yeah, well, anyway, you've got to be in to win. So one way or another, this contract` TENSE MUSIC They need fresh air. LIGHT WHIRRS DISCORDANT MUSIC TENSE MUSIC (SIGHS) There. It's been a week since Neil fixed the tramp. Why can't they play on it? Because I say so. Because I say so. You're not their bloody father. No. I'm not one of their multiple 'uncles' either, eh? No. I'm not one of their multiple 'uncles' either, eh? You don't know anything about that. You've got two boyfriends. You've got two kids by different fathers. You put yourself about a bit. I know your type! I'm getting out of here. I'm getting out of here. How? You've got no money, no car, no one to help you. You can't keep me here or my kids. I'll call my boyfriend. Collect. He'll help. Which one? I only have one boyfriend, OK? I only have one boyfriend, OK? OK, OK. His name is Simon. He works in a bank. You need to stop listening to your dickhead friend. Makes him feel better about what he's doing if he convinces himself I'm a slut. I have one boyfriend! OK, but he's not going to help you, is he? He can't. He's half the reason you're in here. He was attacked. I think it was Tony. He's still in hospital. Carole? Carole? Carole, it's me. OMINOUS MUSIC MEN YELL The banker wanker! The banker wanker! BOTH GRUNT Oi! You'll kill him! One in a box is enough! Fuck off! Fuck off! He hasn't seen our faces. Let's just find that tape and bugger off. It isn't here. The little turd's taken it with him! It isn't here. The little turd's taken it with him! BOTH GRUNT OMINOUS MUSIC I want to talk to your boss. I want to talk to your boss. You had your chance to do that. You idiot! If you'd talked to him at the start, your other boyfriend would have been dealt with. but, no, you decided to give him a free run, didn't you? TENSE MUSIC ENGINE ROARS 1 The problem with you working here is I can never surprise you with a rose or something. SOTTO VOCE: Well, you could always go to another florist. What? Cheat on you? Never. I'm a one-florist man. Is the bank closed or something? Is the bank closed or something? It ran out of money. Either that or I'm on my lunch break, so... PHONE RINGS PHONE RINGS Hold on one minute. Hello, Flowers by Fleur. How can I help you? What a good question. I just took a drive back to your place, and your dear sweet mum's sitting on the bloody veranda knitting. There could be cops at my place by now, banging on the door, so I'm going to disappear for a bit. If anyone comes looking for me, you don't know where I am, OK? What`? What's happened? What`? What's happened? If the cops pay you a visit, you tell them I was at your house all last night. Carole. I know where your kids are, and I know where that twat you call a boyfriend works. I was at your house all night from 6. So we had dinner, a few beers and watched TV. Do you understand? Yes, I understand. Yes, I understand. Well, make sure you do, because Paul's already got one broken arm. Thank you for thinking of Flowers by Fleur. I... I have to go. I'm sorry. I have to pay for an order I missed. Flowers coming in. Urgent. I'm sorry. It's OK. How was the, um, party last night? Sorry I couldn't make it. Oh, it was good. You know, I just, um` Maybe we can have lunch Wednesday? Maybe we can have lunch Wednesday? Yeah. I'm not sure. I just, um... I'll call you. I'm sorry, Fleur. I just have to go. And you remember you can't tell anybody, not even Mum. It's a secret mission. OK, if I find it, I'll put it in my Captain Cape video. OK, if I find it, I'll put it in my Captain Cape video. Good on ya, matey. Shit! Shit! HORN HONKS TENSE MUSIC Tony! And, hey, you call that number when it's done, OK? Hello. Just thought I'd say gidday to my favourite guy. Hello. Just thought I'd say gidday to my favourite guy. Paul, go find Rosie. Now! See ya, Uncle Tony. What are you doing here? What are you doing here? Same question. What are you doing here? Same question. You threatened Paul and Rosie. Oh, darling, not if you do what I said. Oh, darling, not if you do what I said. Just stay away from my kids. They could have been our kids. If you weren't such a pussy. One fucking tap. TENSE PERCUSSIVE MUSIC ENGINE STARTS TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES PHONE RINGS IN BACKGROUND Get on to this. Now. Get on to this. Now. Sheridan's phone records. Tony Michaels? I want all his usuals ` last known, car, associates. It's a funny phone number. It's a funny phone number. It's a cellular phone, Stout. It's a funny phone number. It's a cellular phone, Stout. You, uh` You know him, do you, boss? That bastard's pissed on my patch before. Find him. TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES Oi, Neil. Come and do some real work. Yeah, DC Stout, Central CIB. I'm after the last known address of one Tony Michaels. TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES Shit. Smell the pork. TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES RT: Comms, message relay CI Four. CI Four, copy. Message from DI Hunter, CI Four. Associate of subject Tony Michaels ` one Carole Taylor. A Mangere Bridge address ` 494 Rata Road. Over. CRICKETS CHIRP This had better be important. I want to see Simon. I want to see Simon. It's not a good idea. He's in hospital. I want to see him. You bastard, you should have told me what happened to him. Keeping me here, not knowing! I've done nothing wrong! Keeping me here, not knowing! I've done nothing wrong! No? No! So either you let me see him or I'm taking my kids and getting out of here, even if I have to walk back to fucking Mangere Bridge. You brought me all the way over here for this? You brought me all the way over here for this? Don't blame me. You're the reason Simon's been hurt. You're the reason I'm in fucking hiding. No, in jail. Me and my kids. Tony Michaels is the reason for both those things, not me. He's graduated from putting people in hospital to putting them on the slab. He sentenced you to whatever hell you consider yourself to be in when he turned up for a cheap root. TENSE MUSIC You're the one that let him in. You think about that when you're feeling sorry for your kids. What we've done is our job. Look, Mr Hunter, I've told you everything I know. That's not the issue. The issue is you being around long enough to repeat it in court. Tony wouldn't` You and your kid! What? You want a photograph of what Tony Michaels did to your boyfriend? Pull your head in! I've got enough on my plate trying to find him without you kicking up. And you lot pandering to her tantrums! You're here for your own safety, Carole. I didn't tell you about your boyfriend, because I didn't want to scare you. But right now, we're the only friends you've got. Even though you lied to us. TENSE MUSIC Are you OK? You sound weird. Look, I` I'm sorry about yesterday. Rushing off, I, uh` The other night I, um` The party? What? The party? What? No, no. Can you come over? Sorry, hon, I can't. Not right now. I've got client meetings. Tonight or...? No. I'm just being stupid. Had a bad day. I think I'm getting a migraine. I had to come home. I can come over later. I can come over later. No. I feel better just talking to you. Let's do my next day off. Wednesday? Like you said, come here. Bring flowers for my girlfriend? Bring flowers for my girlfriend? Heard she's pretty keen on flowers. She is. She is. What's she like, this girlfriend? Oh, brunette, green eyes, sexy smile, great legs. (CHUCKLES) You play your cards right, you just might get to see them on Wednesday. TENSE GUITAR MUSIC Mission accomplished. That's good. That's good. < CAR PULLS UP That's good. < CAR PULLS UP Do you want some milk? < CAR DOORS SHUT Leave the questions to me. Leave the questions to me. So why are we here? To put her on the back foot, Detective Constable. Intimidate her. Do your best. DI Hunter. We'd like a word. We stayed in, watched TV and had a beer. And they say romance is dead. And they say romance is dead. How long you been seeing him? And they say romance is dead. How long you been seeing him? About a year or two, on and off. About time he proposed, isn't it? Where's the father of your kids? Where's the father of your kids? Paul and Rosie have different dads. They're... not around. But you survive. Good to see my tax dollar hard at work. I'm not on the benefit. I have a job. You were working when you were arrested for that blow job in a Holden Gemini? Look, please, my kids... That was a long time ago, and it wasn't what you're thinking. I work as a florist now ` part-time. You must be Rosie. Leave her out of this. I'm Mr Hunter. I've got a niece about your age. Mind you, she's as smart as a button. Mum says I'm smart too. Mum says I'm smart too. That right? Well, tell me, smart Rosie, was a man named Tony here last night? Uncle Tony? Yeah. There was blood. Was there? That doesn't sound very nice. Does it? OMINOUS MUSIC (GRUNTS) We can't stay here. Karl won't wear it. It makes him a fucking accessory. What did he say? He drove past a couple of times. The cops were there, then they took off to talk to her. I said not to go back to her place to clean up! Couldn't go back to mine. The cops have got their eyes on me just waiting for me to screw up. Yeah, bloody Dillinger, you are, aren't ya (?) Public enemy number none! She's scared. She won't rat me out. Yeah? What about me?! What about the fucking security tape?! I told you to burn it at Sheridan's house! If they're still talking to Carole, they haven't got it. So the kid must have found it and hidden it like I told him. I am not going back inside because you get off on watching snuff movies. Hey! I'm holding a bottle here. You want stitches? They're focused on Carole. We go over there, get the tape back. Easy. Are you nuts?! The cops are talking to her! They'll have eyes on her pad! So we sneak in the back. And if that bitch Joyce is there... OMINOUS MUSIC ...oops, sorry, dead soldier. So we get the tape. Kids are a bonus. And it's one less witness. You're fucking crazy. And the little girl? You're on the bloody video tape as well, Freddie. (GRUNTS) So, Tony comes to your place, lets himself in and wee Rosie finds him covered in blood. She's 6. It's probably something she saw on TV. I can't remember the last time I saw Big Ted and Humpty covered in blood. Why would you let your kids watch violent TV shows? Maybe she's the kind of person that doesn't give a bugger. Maybe she's the kind of person that doesn't give a bugger. I love my kids. Is that why you let a guy like Tony Michaels hang around? If you've got any idea where he is, I suggest you tell us. I can't help you. I haven't heard from him, haven't seen him. I can't help you. I haven't heard from him, haven't seen him. This girl did. Two years back. 'Dear Abby, I met Prince Charming four years ago, but he was not what he seemed.' > She's cute. In an available kind of way. She's scared shitless. She's scared shitless. All the better to monster her, my dear. He did that. He's perfectly capable of bashing someone to death. If he did that, he'd still be in prison now. He persuaded my only witness to withdraw his statement. Care to hazard a guess how? Care to hazard a guess why the boss has got the hots for Tony Michaels? Care to hazard a guess why the boss has got the hots for Tony Michaels? Has he hit you too, Carole? Alan Sheridan. It was his blood you washed out of those clothes. This is wrong. She's a witness, not a suspect. This is wrong. She's a witness, not a suspect. Go and tell Hunter that. So shut up, then. You say you've got your act together, you've sorted out a nice life for you and your kids. You really want to risk it all for a piece of work like Tony? You can put him away. Or we go you for accessory to murder. Hard to look after your kids if you're inside. I've already told you I don't know anything! Crap! You've been lying to us! Tony Michaels has got himself a new toy ` a cellular phone. He called your numbers ` home, work ` this morning. Plus, your daughter saw him in your house last night. And make no mistake, I will put her on the stand to say so if I have to. You can't do that. She's a child. You can't do that. She's a child. She's a witness! You can't do that. She's a child. She's a witness! And you're a prick! He'll kill her! He'll kill us. All of us. Oh, brain freeze. So either you're an accessory or you're a witness. It's simple. I'm already an accessory. I washed his clothes. I didn't know. (GROANS) He had a mate with him ` Freddie someone. They said they'd been in a fight. Freddie Prichard. No T. Pull his file. Where are the clothes now? Tony took them with him. Clean. Well, then, looks like you're all I've got then, doesn't it? (SIGHS HEAVILY) THUNDER ECHOES LIGHT WHIRRS TENSE GUITAR MUSIC DISCORDANT MUSIC TENSE MUSIC (SNEEZES) TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES 1 1 Are they asleep? Are they asleep? Got bored. Monopoly's a bit out of their league. Sorry. They seem a bit... less tense. Since I started behaving myself, you mean? Hunter didn't give me much choice, did he? I rang the hospital from the phone box. Simon's doing OK, recovering. Thanks. Was it Tony? I need the truth, Neil. We don't know. But who else would it be? Your bloke must have gone around to see you. He had the flowers. BLOW ECHOES WHISPERS: Shit. I told him to wait till the Wednesday. Then why would they be around there waiting? Then why would they be around there waiting? I don't know. For me? For... Rosie. God. How did I get us into this? TENSE MUSIC RT CHATTER Boyfriend number two picked the wrong time to bring flowers. Huh, maybe this will scare our witness into cooperating. I reckon she's coughed up everything she knows, boss. And what her and her little girl know will help us get this bastard. As long as they're still on their feet come the trial. We have to put her away, sir, till we locate Tony and Freddie. A safe house ` her and the kids. A safe house? (LAUGHS) We're the NZ Police, Lewis, not Miami fucking Vice. We need to put her somewhere safe. Somewhere quiet. Good lines of sight, protective detail. I'm willing to volunteer, sir. This is our chance to be her protectors instead of her enemies. She'll remember more, she'll help us more. That's how it works. We'd need to be armed. I can maybe get permission for a handgun. Stout's done his training. I can maybe get permission for a handgun. Stout's done his training. A handgun? You prefer a bazooka, would you? These guys are bloody dangerous. A safe house... OMINOUS MUSIC The blood's gone. Don't tell her about her boyfriend. She'll want to see him. Sir, but her mother will. Miss Taylor stays in the car. You go into her mother's for the kids, all right? And you lot, you're riding shotgun in case Michaels shows up, but, for Christ's sake, be discreet. TENSE MUSIC INSECTS CHIRP Your boyfriend left them here earlier. I'll get some things. TENSE MUSIC TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES KEYS BEEP LINE RINGS WHISPERS: Come on, Simon. Where are you? Pick up. I never even saw any faces. I walked into Carole's; they jumped me. KEYS BEEP PHONE RINGS Hello? Hello? Mum, it's me. Hello? Mum, it's me. Carole, are you all right? I'm coming around to get the kids. The cops are trying to hide us so we can testify against Tony. He'll kill us if I do. Me, Rosie... We have to disappear. Uh, Simon's been` Uh, Simon's been` Just make sure they're ready. Paul? Wake up. Wake your sister up. Come on! Get your things together. Mum's coming to get you. Be quick! TENSE MUSIC Come on, Rosie. Carole? DISCORDANT MUSIC Shit! Frobisher to Comms. DISCORDANT MUSIC CONTINUES 1 OMINOUS MUSIC (SCREAMS) (GRUNTS) No, no, no! No! TENSE MUSIC No! Please, my kids! I need to go get them! What are you doing? We have already got your kids. We have already got your kids. No! Put your seat belt on. OMINOUS MUSIC (GRUNTS) Karl's right. They've disappeared. There's no point trying to phone the boy any more. They've not been home since the cops took the kids from her mum's place. They've not been home since the cops took the kids from her mum's place. Witnesses, Tony, in the wind! And one's got a fucking tape recording of the fucking crime! They're not in the wind. The cops have got them hidden while they look for us. And the tape?! The kid won't give it up. No, he thinks he's being a caped bloody crusader. (YELLS) We have to find them! We have to find them! I know. And I know how. Loverboy ` he'll be in on where they are. (YELLS, GRUNTS) CLINK! CLINK! MELANCHOLY GUITAR MUSIC SPRINGS REVERBERATE < SPRINGS RATTLE GUITAR MUSIC CONTINUES KEYS JANGLE CAR SLOWS TENSE MUSIC DOOR OPENS > Kids! Go on! Go out the back and play. Go on. Paul, watch that arm! Hey! Hey! Uh, they are going out. I am trying to protect you, you stupid cow, and them. (SCOFFS) By leaving your gun lying around? By letting this creeping Jesus wander around half-naked all the time? By bringing in trash like this? Hey! We are stuck here too, you know. We're bored shitless too! Hey! We are stuck here too, you know. We're bored shitless too! So the kids have to be as well? You are putting them in danger! You call yourself a mother? You are putting them in danger! You call yourself a mother? Oh, so I'm a bad mother now, am I? No. You are a terrible bloody mother. Two kids. Two dads. Two boyfriends. Hey, I tried to give Tony the push. I was getting my life together with Simon. Tony's beat him half to death. My fault? It's not my bloody fault! It's not my bloody fault! I should be with Simon now, instead I'm stuck in this dump! My fault? If you're going to hang around with` If you're going to hang around with` And the kids' dads? Yeah, sure, I chose an arsehole the second time around with Rosie, and, yes, he buggered off with someone else while I was pregnant. But the first one, Paul's dad? He loved me and Paul. But, hey, wow, he died. And I guess the drunk bloody driver that nailed him is my fault too, is it? Does it say that in your files? OK, I didn't` OK, I didn't` And does it say that Paul still keeps a photo of him and reads himself to sleep every night so he doesn't have to cry for him? I've spent the last couple of years trying to bury the memories, just like I buried Paul's dad. So what? Didn't work. And, yeah, maybe that is my fault, but it doesn't make me a bad mother. I'm going outside. To play with my kids. What she needs is a slap. Or a good root. Give it to me! Good? Good? It squeaks. Right. I'll see if I can find some oil. I hate it here. I don't like sharing a room. Me neither. You snore. I do not! I heard you last night. You sounded like a motorbike! (IMITATES ENGINE, LAUGHS) Hey, I'm sorry if I've been a bit snappy. Oh, it's all right. Come on, Rosie! Come on, Rosie! Yay! Come on, Rosie! Yay! (GRUNTS) And, Paul, when you've finished playing, we'll do some schoolwork. OK. OK. Love you. No oil. I'll organise some. And some exercise books? And some exercise books? Sure, Teach. Thank God for you, Neil. You people. It's disgusting. What? What? Men. In and out, day and night. Oh, piss off, you old bag. You piss off! Go back to wherever you came from. What is your problem? What is your problem? Carole. You don't know anything about me. You're just a nosy old cow! You don't know anything about me. You're just a nosy old cow! You are no better than a whore! And with those two poor little kiddies there. You ought to be ashamed of yourself! Leave my kids out of this! For your information, he's her boyfriend and I'm with the other bloke. Now crawl back into your kennel and mind your own bloody business! PERCUSSIVE MUSIC PERCUSSIVE MUSIC CONTINUES (SIGHS) LAUGHTER > OMINOUS MUSIC OMINOUS MUSIC CONTINUES How's the scone? What? Where's Carole and the kids? Ah. (GRUNTS) (GRUNTS) Don't make me hurt you again. Hmm? Hmm? OK, OK, I'll tell you. Buckingham Palace to see the Queen. (GRUNTS) DISCORDANT MUSIC We should have had protection on him. Manpower. Talk to HQ. They've just pulled the car from outside her mother's. Over my head. You want my job, Cleary? Mr Cross, DI Hunter. You were shown a photo board. You can't identify the man who attacked you? No, but you know who it was. He was after Carole. What did you tell him? Nothing. I don't know where she is, do I? He ripped my drip out! Sir. Got a line on a rego from Security. We're running an address. TENSE MUSIC DOOR OPENS TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES You'll pay for any damage. Take him in. TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES Stupid. You're up for accessory to murder. Talk to us. Where are they? TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES How are the times tables going? Good. Good. Yeah. Oh, Rosie, your mum wanted a nice picture. No more wolves, OK? Why don't you draw Captain Cape? Why don't you draw Captain Cape? Dumb. Get us a cup of tea. And turn the tape off. TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES DOOR OPENS > DOOR CREAKS Waste not, want not. (SIGHS) TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES (YELLS) TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES 1 What are you doing?! What are you doing?! Sorry, I didn't realise. (GRUNTS) Get out! TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES (GROANS) Do you feel lucky? Do ya? (GRUNTS) Punk. BANG! (SCREAMS) What is it? What is it? Just get the kids in there! What is it? Just get the kids in there! Get down! Get down! You bloody idiot. What is it? Check the phone. It was your gun. Check the phone. It was your gun. I just picked it up, and it went off. Sorry. (GRUNTS) (GRUNTS) I'm gonna report you. I'm gonna report you. (CHUCKLES) This bloke thinks he's scary. He's not nearly scary enough. Thank you. Clean this mess up. I'm going out. I'm going out. Where? The fucking phone box to put in a report. (CHUCKLES) (CHUCKLES) (KNOCKS ON DOOR) It's OK. It's me. False alarm. You guys all right? What happened? What happened? Uh, shots fired. TENSE MUSIC CLANGS ECHO TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES (SIGHS) If anything happens because I... I like your kids. They're great. So are you. It's a bit late to be making your play now, Clint. When Stout gets back, I reckon you're out of here, anyway. Good bloody job. DOG BARKS > Get down! There's someone with a gun! Get down! There's someone with a gun! Carole! Kids! Kids! Never mind her! DISCORDANT MUSIC Cover the front! There's more than one of them! Cover the front! There's more than one of them! Cover with what? Cover the fucking front! Cover the fucking front! GLASS SMASHES Cover the fucking front! GLASS SMASHES This is it. Shit. One fucking handgun. Shit. One fucking handgun. < DOOR SPLINTERS Shit. One fucking handgun. < DOOR SPLINTERS Drop your weapons! Don't move! Don't move! Get down on the floor! Get down on the floor! Don't shoot! We're police! Don't shoot! We're police. BIRDS CHIRP OUTSIDE So much for staying under the radar. So much for staying under the radar. Witness protection? It's a bloody joke. It'll be all over the news. Hunter's on his way. We'll organise a media blackout. Hunter's on his way. We'll organise a media blackout. Yeah? A bit late. PEOPLE TALK INDISTINCTLY Oh, shit! This place is about as secret as the Challenger mission! Yeah, that was on TV as well. Yeah, that was on TV as well. I don't like having to lie on TV about Armed Offenders call-outs. It was my f` I've got two hard men I can't bloody find, uncooperative witnesses and a house of incompetent idiots! Sir, we` Sir, we` I went out on a limb, Lewis, at your suggestion. It's costing a bomb and blowing up in my face! I'd be better off at home with a couple of cops sitting outside. I'm going. You're not going anywhere. You're not going anywhere. They'll find us here now, you bastard. And you'd be safe at home? You're staying right here! Sir, she's right. It's not safe here. The TV` Morrisey, I don't want to hear another word out of you. You're on suspension. Go and get your things. No arguments. OK. I won't argue, sir. I'll make a formal complaint instead. You haven't got the balls. I'm sorry. You two, you're supposed to be protecting this witness. Protect her! Fix those bloody doors. TENSE MUSIC TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES 1 NEWS PLAYS ON TV There are still no fresh leads in the Wellington Trades Hall bombing... Oh, shoot, the Anzacs. OMINOUS MUSIC Evening, Joyce. It's lucky we popped in. You might have burnt your biscuits. Get out of my house! Get out of my house! Hmm. OMINOUS MUSIC CONTINUES (GASPS) The wee grandkids, they love your bikkies. Where are they? Me and Freddie can take them some. Oh, pfft. Are you insured, Joyce? You know, health? One of those, um, you know, pensioner plan things? Get out! I love her, Joyce. You know? I mean, you might not like me, but I love her. She needs me. She needs me. I don't know where she is. They must have taken her. What? Flittered off? You know, float like a butterfly. Boom! Sting like a bee. Sting like a bee. (GASPS, GROANS) Hmm? The next sound out of your mouth had better be an address, Joyce. GASPS: You've hurt my daughter enough. Where are they? Where are they? TV: Detective Inspector Andrew Hunter was on the scene. > A neighbour's report triggered an Armed Offenders Squad alert in this Helensville street. Police spokesman Chief Inspector Andrew Hunter was guarded when asked about the raid's outcome. I'm sorry to disappoint. Nothing to report. It was a false alarm. I'm sorry to disappoint. Nothing to report. It was a false alarm. My old mate Hunter, eh? Freddie, do we believe in coincidences? No, we don't. SMASH! SMASH! (GASPS, YELLS) OMINOUS MUSIC Hmm, well, it looks like we don't require your assistance any more, Joyce. Best of three? > One, we kill you; or two, you keep your mouth shut about us being here; three, you don't keep your mouth shut about us being here and we come back, and we kill you anyway. That's your choice. Eh? Is it? Hmm. DISCORDANT MUSIC TENSE MUSIC I saved some for you. I saved some for you. I'm not hungry. Kids asleep? Kids asleep? What do you care? (SIGHS) I'm sorry about all this. Morrisey was right. It's fucked. Lewis is a prick. Morrisey's a kid. This bloody house is a health risk. We're here dancing on a hot plate while Hunter turns the heat up. Why would he do that? I don't know. According to Cleary, he hasn't exactly stuck to the rules on this one from the beginning. Rosie's thirsty. Carole. I shouldn't have said what I said before. I can see you love those kids. I've got a girl a bit older than Rosie. Yeah, I get her most Sundays. Yeah, I'm divorced. Paid more attention to the job than the marriage. It happens. Your boss has really got the hots for Tony. What's that about? Uh, job too, I guess. Tony's slipped him once already. He's a dog with a bloody bone ` Hunter. PHONE RINGS IN BACKGROUND TENSE GUITAR MUSIC GUITAR MUSIC CONTINUES RADIO CHATTER It's too much to hope there's a bloody video tape? It's too much to hope there's a bloody video tape? Gone. GUITAR MUSIC CONTINUES DOOR SLAMS, ECHOES TENSE MUSIC So, what do we do? We just drive around Helensville until we spot the place? There were pylons. There's a hill. Come on, we'll find the house. Load the thing! (CHUCKLES) Snap! Snap! Whoa, Quick Draw McGraw, the one-armed bandit! Got a visitor. TENSE MUSIC KNOCK AT DOOR > Relax. It's Hunter. What do you want? The tape Tony Michaels gave you to look after. The tape Tony Michaels gave you to look after. What? Why would your boyfriend and Prichard trash this place? They were looking for the tape. That's what you've been hiding, isn't it? Now hand it over. What tape? I don't know` What tape? I don't know` You stall, destroy it and I'll make sure you never get your life back. If I had a bloody tape, I'd give it to you so I could get my kids out of this shithole and go home. Tear this place apart. CCTV tape ` find it. TENSE MUSIC HANDBRAKE ENGAGES, ENGINE TURNS OFF TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES We're getting warmer. Hmm. I can smell her. POWER LINES BUZZ TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES DOOR CREAKS Check your rooms too. It could be anywhere. What's in here? Oh, there's no way it could be in there. It's not safe. Been left locked to keep the kids out. TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES Something like this. No. It's not in the garden, so where is it? The shed? Where? It's not in the garden, so where is it? The shed? Where? Leave her alone! What song sheet are you singing from now, huh? Where is it?! What song sheet are you singing from now, huh? Where is it?! I don't have any tape. I just want to go home. I'll take my chances there, OK? OK. Fine, have it your way. Lewis, grab your stuff. Lewis, grab your stuff. What? Lewis, grab your stuff. What? And Stout. > We can't just` We can't just` Now! You don't want our protection? You're on your own. What about my kids? My car's stuffed. I don't have any money. How am I supposed to get back? You figure it out. TENSE MUSIC TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES Sorry. Good luck. TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES You might wanna lock the doors. < ENGINE STARTS < CAR REVERSES TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES DOOR CREAKS Bloody motel rooms. I hate 'em. (SIGHS) This is wrong. Michaels and Prichard will find her. They've got no protection. We have to go back` We wait. Watch. Don't look so worried. I brought Morrisey back. He's like a little puppy dog ` eager to make amends. He's watching the house with Lewis. They've got another gun. Lewis' idea of protection is a condom and a quick withdrawal. And Morrisey, pfft. You can't use her like this. She's a witness. She's not bloody bait. She's been bait since the beginning. She's meat on a hook, and you've been running the fridge. Grow up. I hope you're going to bed. You and I have got the next watch in six hours. All this while you've put her in danger just because your ego can't bear this scum getting the better of you a second time. getting the better of you a second time. It has nothing to do with ego. Oh, so what? It's the job? Get it done whatever the risk? How do you think we managed to land man on the moon? By taking bloody risks! They risk their own lives. You're risking other people's. KEYS JANGLE TENSE MUSIC (EXHALES HEAVILY) GENTLE MUSIC SUITCASE UNLATCHES > What are you doing? We're leaving as soon as it gets light. We're leaving as soon as it gets light. YAWNS: We can't. I'll walk down the road and use the phone box. I'll call a taxi. It won't get us all the way` That man shouted at you about a tape. Why is he so angry? He's on a mission. Go back to sleep, Paul. Captain Cape never abandons his missions ever. TENSE MUSIC What kind of missions? OMINOUS MUSIC I can't leave. Not without it. Uncle Tony said it was life or death. Paul, did Tony give you a tape? No. He told me to find it. It was under your bed. I had to find it and hide it, then call his communicator. But... I never got the chance to call. They've searched the whole place. Is it here? There's no monsters. It's just an empty room. (GRUNTS) (GRUNTS, PANTS) TENSE MUSIC (GRUNTS) TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES DOOR CREAKS Where did you...? OMINOUS MUSIC Ooh, shit! OMINOUS MUSIC Be careful. Round there. Good. OMINOUS MUSIC CONTINUES I should have told you. It's OK. You go back to bed. We'll be fine now because we have the tape. Mission accomplished. OMINOUS MUSIC CONTINUES 1 1 1 1 SMASH ECHOES SMASH ECHOES Oops, sorry, dead soldier. Please! Please! (CHUCKLES) A great booze collection, hey, in your nice big house, Alan. This an expensive one too, is it? Huh? (YELLS) (YELLS) (LAUGHS MENACINGLY) You know how to spend money, eh?! Especially when it's not yours! You know how to spend money, eh?! Especially when it's not yours! (SCREAMS) (LAUGHS) (LAUGHS) (GRUNTS) Don't wriggle! You might cut yourself. In the house. Take whatever you want. We're not thieves, all right? We're businessmen. And we ` you and me ` had a deal. You got the money. I want my goods! I haven't got it yet. It'll be here soon! Tonight! I don't like liars. I don't like liars. Hey, mate! What? You kill him? Then we never get our goods, all right? (YELLS) (GRUNTS) Oh, bugger me. Look at this! Sadistic arsewipe. What did you call me? What did you call me? You heard me, you prick. DISCORDANT MUSIC (YELLS) DISCORDANT MUSIC CONTINUES TENSE MUSIC Score! Yes, come on! TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES Well, at least we got our money back. Music would improve this. The Sex Pistols. Yeah, all right, OK, show's over. Eject, burn. Let's go. Yeah, all right, OK, show's over. Eject, burn. Let's go. Hey! I haven't watched the best bit yet. Tone. Tone. Huh! I'll burn it when I've watched it. Oscar material. DISCORDANT MUSIC MAN YELLS TV BUZZES OMINOUS MUSIC OMINOUS MUSIC CONTINUES (VOMITS) TENSE MUSIC CAR APPROACHES What? Probably nothing. (CHUCKLES) So, what is this? A temporary reprieve? Kissed and made up, have we? Get stuffed. I'm still putting in a report. This is totally out of order. OMINOUS MUSIC GUN COCKS GUNSHOT ECHOES (GRUNTS) GUNSHOTS (GASPS, PANTS) (GRUNTS) (PANTS) Shh, sweetheart. It's like a game. You have to hide in there until the crackers stop, OK? Paul will look after you. Paul will look after you. But, Mum! Shh. Paul, you have to do what I say. You need to be a superhero for me now, please. (GRUNTS, GROANS) BANGING ON DOOR > TENSE MUSIC TONY: I hear you, you bitch! > I've got the tape. You can have it. I'll chuck it out a window. Leave us alone! < It's too late for that now! I want more than that bloody tape! GUNSHOT GUNSHOT (YELLS, PANTS) Huh?! OMINOUS MUSIC OMINOUS MUSIC CONTINUES WHISPERS: Shh, quiet, Rosie. OMINOUS MUSIC DOOR CREAKS DOOR CREAKS Captain Cape. (SCREAMS) (SCREAMS) (YELLS) Run, run, run, run! Run, run, run, run! (YELLS) Fuck! (GROANS) DISCORDANT MUSIC (COCKS GUN, YELLS) DISCORDANT MUSIC CONTINUES (PANTS) PANTS: You fucking bitch. BOTH PANT OMINOUS MUSIC (GRUNTS) (GRUNTS) You want this, or you want to kill me? I want both, you bitch. So it's just a question of the order of events, is it? (YELLS) (YELLS) (YELLS) (YELLS) (YELLS) (GRUNTS) CLANG ECHOES BOTH GROAN (PANTS) SIRENS WAIL CRASH! CRASH! (PANTS) CRASH! (PANTS) < (WHIMPERS) You can tell Hunter I got that tape. I just... need to see my kids. (PANTS, CRIES) She saved herself when it came to it. She was almost killed, and we were the ones responsible. Under orders. The fact that we obtained hard evidence in the form of that tape is beside the point. As is the fact Tony Michaels got a life sentence. One officer's dead. Two were injured. That didn't have to happen. That's why we're making these statements. If we're going to do this kind of thing, there have to be rules, protocols, communication. Witness protection has to be protection. A safe house has to be safe. Look at this. 'Detectives Clifford Stout and Jack Lewis helped save the life of a Crown witness 'while spearheading an innovative and extremely dangerous police operation.' READS: In recognition of their dedication to the project and the highest standards of policing. GENTLE MUSIC DISCORDANT MUSIC TENSE GUITAR MUSIC TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES Captions by Pippa Jefferies. www.tvnz.co.nz/access-services Captions were made possible with funding from NZ On Air. Copyright TVNZ Access Services 2012