The Airport Chaplain (2026) s01e02 Episode Script

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Traffic is piling up
outside Terminal 4.
If car park 6 is full we
need someone redirecting vehicles.
Security lines
are out of control.
A truck's broken down on bay 16.
We have closed gates 4 to 7.
Flooding in the parents room.
- We need maintenance down there asap.
- I understand.
We just need to clear BT76.
The knock-on effect
is already massive.
Yeah, we can move Singapore,
but that would push Abu Dhabi.
Great solution. Thanks.
- He
- Finally, Mira.
Sorry, I haven't had a sec.
OK, so they've set a date
for the hearing.
I'm gonna really need you
to be here for it.
I can't just come to Hong Kong,
Anthony. I've just started.
- Mira
- Look, I've got to go.
- I'll call you later.
- Mira, wait, please.
- Mira
- Where are the trolley collectors?
Troy, hi.
The prayer room's not
accessible. What's going on?
Sorry, passengers can't access
the prayer room?
There's been constant complaints
since Wednesday.
For two days?
It needs to be open 24/7
for our religious passengers.
Yes, I know.
It's a public space, for prayer only.
Sort it out, will you?
May the lives of the parents
and godparents
be examples of grace
to inspire this child.
Renew the grace of the baptism
in each one of us.
I baptise you, Leo Marcus Finlayson,
in the name of the Father
and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit.
God, our Father,
the Lord Jesus Christ,
has freed you from sin
by giving you new birth,
and he has anointed you within
the prism of his salvation
as he was anointed.
But there's no need for
the terminal manager to be involved.
I'll deal with the prayer room.
Um, 20, 30 minutes,
traffic dependent.
Yeah. OK, Cath. Bye.
Leo did well.
You hated having water on your head.
Remember when Mum and I
used to wash your hair
and you had to wear
your Dora the Explorer goggles?
Oh, what was it? Um, vamos arriba!
What are you doing here?
Well,
I wanted to give Leo my blessing.
- You're not a priest, Dad.
- No.
Actually, I'm a bit surprised you
bought into the whole Catholic thing.
And you weren't invited.
Surely she must have
some form of ID.
If she's a refugee she may
have disposed of her passport
to claim refugee status.
To do that,
she'd have to ask for asylum.
She's not speaking.
I think we can rule that out.
- I've been calling you.
- Ah, yeah. I'm sorry.
Um, I was at church.
Always switch the phone off
out of respect.
OK.
Er, let's move her.
Andrew, Chaplain can find her
a safe space
while you work out who she is
and what support she needs.
Er, this is a safe space, of course.
No, this is a public space
which needs to be accessible
to all passengers and staff.
That's true. But we can't forcibly
remove her, can we?
I mean, she hasn't committed a crime.
Technically, a move-on order
can only be employed
if the person is physically
disruptive or a security risk.
And she hasn't been
physically disruptive.
She's not a security risk.
She's just a harmless young woman
who needs some time to herself.
And I find that if we allow people
the space
and the solace that they need,
then nine times out of ten,
they move on of their own accord.
No crime in that,
is there, Ziv?
What about the passengers
complaining
they have no place for solace?
Johnny.
Tobias, I can't lose this job, mate.
- What do you mean?
- Check your email.
The new TM's called
a security review.
Oh, look,
I wouldn't worry about that.
She's new to the job. She's young.
She's just marking out her territory.
Mate, get off that.
Need you at customs, alright?
Five international flights
just landed.
Yep.
She's been in the prayer room
for two days.
Thank you. There you go, Sister.
So she's either landed
and not picked up her bags
or checked in
and not gone to her gate or
- Morning, Cath.
- Oh, morning, Del.
Have a lovely trip.
Flight trip. Flight, of course.
Er, so, you are boarding at gate 23.
But it doesn't start boarding
for four hours.
OK. Thank you.
Well, I mean, if she's landside,
she's probably departing
not arriving.
Yeah, true. So can you check
Wednesday's no-shows?
Yeah, yeah,
I've definitely got time
to check out 40 different airlines.
Fair enough.
Although you seem to have enough time
to check out the new pilot.
Sorry. Excuse me. Could you tell us
where the prayer room is, Chaplain?
Um, well, God hears you
wherever you choose to pray, Sister.
But it's our business lounge.
Well, look, I'm very sorry,
but, er, it's closed for renovation.
But please accept these as an apology
for the unavailability
of your business lounge.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
Nice.
This is an important
announcement
informing travellers of Australia's
strict biosecurity laws.
Please complete a customs
declaration card
- Thank you.
- and have your passport ready
Go on.
Pull him over.
Why?
Gut instinct.
I don't know. It just
You're not in a position to argue,
mate.
Excuse me, sir.
Over here, please.
- Lucky chosen one.
- Yep.
Ooh, so this is where
the magic happens, huh?
You can say that.
You ain't gonna make me give up
my Dubai raisin chocolate, are you?
You from Ethiopia?
Born and bred,
but I live in Dubai now.
It's my first time here
in Australia.
I've been dreaming
about hitting the surf.
Heard you guys have got crazy waves.
You realise you've landed
in Melbourne, right?
My brother lives here, you know.
Hoping to sightsee before I'm gone.
Got any recommendations?
Sydney's an hour flight.
Well, Roger liked to overstaff. He
forgot we were running a business.
To be honest,
that has left us pretty compromised
as an organisation.
Actually, speaking of,
I have gotten quotes
from two baggage automation options,
- so I will send them through.
- Oh, my God!
Why does airport sushi
always taste like paper mache?
Ugh!
Fix that, would you?
I'm kidding.
- I'm kidding, I'm kidding.
- Right.
Look, we know this role is a step up
from your previous position,
and you've had a few years off
being a mum,
but we're behind you all the way.
Thank you, Troy.
Let's not prove the naysayers right,
OK?
Oh, um, do something about the
prayer room. It's not an Airbnb.
- Tobias.
- Quick word?
Er, yeah.
I see you've ordered a review
over that stuffed rabbit.
Oh, any security breach
requires a full investigation.
Look, I get it.
I understand you need to show
upper management how tough you are.
But Johnny in Border Protection
hasn't been here long.
He really needs this job.
Well, that's not exactly relevant,
is it?
Alright.
Look, hang me out to dry.
That's fine.
But please
don't drag Johnny into this.
There is actually another option.
Yeah?
Given your age and the fact
that your role here is
it's undefined,
the airport could offer you
a generous redundancy.
Er, absolutely not.
It wouldn't be accepted.
Well, then I guess it's not really
me dragging your friend into this,
is it?
I'll leave you to it.
If you have nothing
to declare,
please follow the green line
to exit.
Make sure you have filled out
your declaration card correctly.
This feels like a lot of
shampoo for, what, a two week visit?
Hey, man, when you got hair like
this, it's high maintenance, man.
Gotta take care of the investment,
know what I mean?
OK.
Um, it says here, er,
you're a businessman.
What sort of business are you in?
Venture capital. It's all happening
in the UAE, my brother.
You know, if you got some
spare cash, I can look after you.
E-commerce, health and tech.
What's your vibe?
My vibe is trying to pay
my rent on time, so
Yeah, I hear that. I hear that.
So
You know,
I feel this connection with you.
- Mm?
- You know,
brother from another mother.
What have we got, Flick?
I was in quite a bit of pain
last night. Thanks for asking.
You know what management mean
when they say 'safe space'?
Mm?
They mean a ticket out of here
on the airport bus.
And then you're on your own.
Which is ironically
what they're offering me, too.
I don't want that and I'm guessing
you don't either, so
How about you tell me why
you don't want to leave the airport?
Because we might have more
in common than you think.
Mm?
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey, hey.
Look, man,
whatever you think is in there,
I've got nothing to do with it, OK?
The sheiks must be running some
sort of black market business.
Look, just tell me the truth.
We can work something out.
You know, seriously, man,
the system's got you brainwashed,
brother.
So the sample has come back.
Not shampoo. Honey.
What's gonna happen now, sir,
is you'll be issued a fine
for false declaration.
What? How can I declare something
I never knew I had?
Come on. You really expect us
to believe that?
Innocent until proven guilty.
That's my right, ain't it?
- So you're innocent?
- I'm innocent.
That's exactly what I'm saying.
Yeah, I'm not buying that at all,
mate. I'm not buying that one bit.
Well, you can buy whatever you want.
I bought that from the shop.
Sir, I'm gonna need you
to calm down, alright?
I am calm! I am calm. I'm calm.
This is me calming.
This is me meeting you
at your level.
So, how are you settling in?
Well, you know, solo parenting,
jet lag, tantrums. It's a lot.
Women's clothing is in there.
Where's your husband?
Er, he's in he's in Hong Kong.
He's just tying up some business.
No. Not that.
I thought you might like
to come upstairs for a shower.
I've got a change of clothes for you.
What is your name?
We’re here to help you.
Are you in any trouble?
Do you speak Tamil?
Urdu?
Bullshit, man! It's bullshit!
'Cause
'cause if it was someone else,
they would've been
outta here by now.
This is illegal right here, bro.
My brother's waiting for me out
there. You gotta get me out of here.
I didn't know it was honey.
What the hell is this?
I'm Tobias.
Airport chaplain.
What is this, a forced confession?
I'm not an inquisitor
or a priest, so
Right, good, 'cause I'm Jewish.
Well, with a name like Abraham,
I thought you might be.
Now, this honey
that you brought in
is it for a gift or for resale?
I already told him
I didn't bring it in.
You've come a long way
to be here with someone
right?
Yeah.
It's to see my brother, um, Dawit.
And the last we saw each other was,
er, ten years ago, back in Addis.
Taken me this long to get here.
I'm sure what your brother cares
about most is seeing you again.
He wouldn't want you on the first
plane back to Addis, would he?
So I'll ask you again,
is the honey a gift or to sell?
Fine.
A gift.
For Dawit.
He gets homesick sometimes so,
you know, I thought I'd surprise him
with some Ethiopian honey
from our dad's hives.
In that case,
we'd still have to confiscate it
but we could drop
the concealment violation,
issue you with the standard
infringement for false declaration.
OK.
And how much is that?
$2,000.
$2,000. Oh, OK, um
Er, yeah, um
I don't have that money.
Well, maybe you could ask your
brother to help pay the fine.
N nah, man, I can't.
I can't ask that of him. It's
He thinks I'm a successful
businessman in Dubai.
I lost everything
in a car-share startup,
And now I work in a factory
making stupid shampoo.
Hey, no, no.
Don't give me that pity look, OK?
It's just temporary until
I get my capital again, alright?
You should tell your brother
the truth.
Isn't that what family is?
Screwing up and then helping out.
Or should be, anyway.
I mean, it's still a large sum,
Mr Chaplain.
could you maybe lessen the blow?
No, he can't.
You should call your brother.
Hi. You've called Steph.
I'm not free right now,
so please leave a message.
Hi, Steph.
Um, look, I just wanted to say
I'm really sorry about this morning
at the christening.
Oh, no, Connie,
I don't need the place cleaned.
Yeah, that's all.
Well, thanks, love.
I found these
under the sanitary bin.
Well, being the good Samaritan
that you are,
you should hand those in
to the authorities.
In the toilets
next to the prayer room.
Which of course, include me.
Your parking space, it becomes mine
for the rest of the year.
Absolutely not.
OK. I'll go to the new boss.
She wants that messy girl gone.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Alright, you can you can have
my parking space for two weeks.
Six months.
One month, and
- I'll throw in your broom.
- Five.
- Three.
- Deal.
My brother, my brother.
I’m here. I made it.
What is wrong with you?
Never simple.
You always bring problems.
You think I’m made of money.
Stop! Stop.
Look at you.
I missed you so much.
You little bastard.
That's for you, hey.
I don't even eat honey.
I'm sugar-free now.
What do you mean,
there's no camera in there?
- Privacy.
- Oh, for God's sake.
Yeah, exactly.
- How about the corridor outside?
- Yes, ma'am.
Connie.
Whoa! Hey, hey!
Wow.
What the Hang on, hang on.
Tobias, classic. Here we go.
This is the craziest prayer room
I've ever seen.
What the?
He just got hit in the head.
Ziv. We've got her for assault.
Thanks.
I had nowhere else to go.
To your very good health, Sisters.
Thanks for the shandy.
Thank you.
Alright. How about this, then?
Dia dhuit.
Are you trying to say
Hello.
Yeah, probably.
Your accent is pure shite.
It's all resolved, Troy.
The prayer room has been vacated.
Well done, Mira! Now get
the cleaners to disinfect it.
You need to make sure
that this does not happen again.
Slainte!