The Airport Chaplain (2026) s01e07 Episode Script

We did a full cavity search.
Turns out he had vanilla essence
on his fingers from
a cake he was making his girlfriend.
Doug thought the smell was cocaine.
I thought a dog's sense of smell
was meant
to be 10,000 times better than ours.
I don't, um
I don't know if I want to keep,
like,
you know, assuming the worst
in people.
Well, in Vigo Larsson's case,
I'd say it was justified.
Who's that?
Nobody.
I've stored some mice
for Roger in the fridge.
And, um, if you don't like the job,
maybe maybe don't do it.
Yeah, it's not that easy
for everyone.
All the same.
Yep. Yeah. On my way.
So planes go here to all over
the world?
Yep.
- Can I sit at the window?
- Yeah.
I want to see
the houses getting teeny tiny.
Do planes go to the North Pole?
- Here you go.
- Thank you.
Do they have movies in the back of
the seat?
- Can you push your trays in?
- Yes. Step up to any empty spot.
Sorry.
You need to take your belt off.
Keep it moving along, please.
- Yeah. Can you put it in more?
- Okay. Take your glasses off,
please.
One oat latte and one triple shot
espresso, please.
Whoa! Triple?
I'm not sleeping very well.
- Cappuccino for Alex!
- Okay, spill.
Anthony's trying
to get us to move back to Hong Kong.
- Lionel's just settled in here.
- All right,
I'm just gonna straight up ask.
Why did you take a job
that's 7,000 million kilometres
away from your husband?
It's a good career opportunity.
You know,
my mum lives here now.
Yeah.
Not about that, though, is it?
No. Probably not.
So?
Some stuff happened
at his company.
He didn't do anything, but, uh,
he oversaw the culture.
You know, people got hurt,
and
It's always easier to just leave.
It's not that simple.
All right, listen. The girls
and I are going to
the Palazzo Friday.
You should come.
We'll workshop your marriage.
Coffee for Mira.
It's cheaper than therapy, babe.
- What's the Palazzo?
- What's the Palazzo?
Ghoul Slayer. Rapid Falls.
- Oh. What about dodgem cars?
- Nah, they're for babies.
I don't wanna go on the Ghoul Slayer.
- Big drop. That'll be fun.
- I'm allowed to go on that?
Yeah, you'll be fine.
You have to eat that.
Flight 827 to the
Gold Coast.
Could priority guests and those
needing assistance
please come forward for boarding.
Hello, I'm Cath. From Austra Air.
Can I have a look
at your boarding passes?
Oh, fantastic. Thank you.
And are you travelling with
your mum or dad?
Mum's in the bathroom.
- Is she?
- Yep.
Okay, um, I'll just be back
with these in a tick.
Okay, so it's Ada and Elijah Miller.
Their tickets were booked on their
dad's credit card,
and their mum, uh, has been
in the toilet for 20 minutes.
So I tried the phone number
on the booking, and it's fake.
- Divide and conquer.
- Yeah.
My parents are
in a hotel on the Gold Coast.
Nice.
And they're going to be picking you
up from Gold Coast Airport.
Yeah, they had to go up early
because there were plumbing issues.
- Plumbing problems?
- Yeah.
Oh? That's not very nice
for the guests.
What's the name of the hotel?
- It's the Golden Serpent.
- Golden Serpent?
Wow. Very oriental.
Do your mum and dad know
that you're here?
Ada, do you want your mum
and dad to come and pick you up?
I don't want to eat some water.
How come they don't
know their parents numbers?
When I was a kid, that was the first
thing you memorised.
- It's not the '60s.
- Okay, more's the pity.
I'm just going to borrow this
for a second.
- My mum used to do this
- Well done.
to my backpack.
Now I have to do it in hers.
Hi, this is Grace.
If you leave me a message,
I'll get back to you as soon
as I can.
Oh. Hello, Grace.
It's Cath Barnes
from Victoria Airport.
We have your children here,
Elijah and Ada.
If you could call me back as soon
as you get this message.
Thank you. Bye.
Hmm. Okay, so we have to let AAP
know.
They can keep trying Grace, and then
they can track down the dad.
- But they'll get child protection
- Don't call the police.
It's okay, mate. Really.
It's all right.
It's all right. It's okay.
Ada, you'll be fine.
You'll both be fine.
We'll sort this out.
Maybe we should give the mum
a bit more time to call back.
Well, we have to let the police
know regardless.
Yeah.
Oh. OK.
Go on. You go.
They can wait in my office.
I'm sure the mum will call soon.
- Will our tickets get refunded?
- Well, that depends.
On what?
On whether your dad read the
fine print when he booked them.
Unless, of course,
your dad didn't book them.
Do you want to tell me
what's really going on?
No.
Why did she call the police?
I'm not sure, mate. It's okay.
You're all right.
I'm here. Yeah?
Nothing bad's gonna happen.
- Let's go get some lunch.
- I don't want lunch.
I wanna go home.
Shall we try your mum again?
- It's all right. It's all right.
- Hi, this is Grace.
I can't get to the phone right now.
I don't like the airport anymore.
I want to go home.
- Oh, spotted. Yellow car.
- Hey, that was orange.
Oh, it was yellowish.
Let's give it to her.
All right. Let's add bicycles
and llamas.
Spotted - llama and bicycle.
All right, I'm adding a yellow
tree.
With bananas on it
and yellow monkey.
Yeah!
- I'm just kidding.
- Cath?
Oh, where are you?
I thought Mira would get
the police involved.
Yeah, which is
what we're obliged to do.
- Just where are the kids?
- Kids are with me.
They wanted to go home, and, um,
they knew their address, so
- Um, are you driving the kids home?
- Yep.
- You can't do that.
- Well, Ada was quite upset there.
So
The parents are separated,
and I have got the mother here
at the airport now,
- and she is not happy.
- Well,
the dad's place is in Altona,
so that's where we're going.
No, Tobias, I told you,
we have to call the authorities.
So just bring them back.
Look, it's quicker
to get them home now, Cath.
I'll call as soon as we get there.
Right?
Just keep Mira out of it.
So you called the police
without talking to me first?
We're here to give kids a second
chance, not bundle them up to juvie.
You're such a hypocrite.
If it was anyone else,
you wouldn't hesitate.
But it's Dan. It's Dan.
Dan is taking drugs.
He's selling drugs.
Our home is not safe
for the other kids.
For me, for Steph.
But you are blinded to it.
I thought you would have a bit
more empathy.
Fine. Turn your back on us.
Hey, um, my sister's pretty hungry.
Do you think maybe we could stop off
for some food?
I think my school friend
lived there.
Wait, wait. No.
- Okay. What can I get you?
- Uh
- A sausage roll with tomato sauce.
- Okay.
Um, a strawberry doughnut
with sprinkles, please.
- Oh, and, uh, chocolate milk.
- Chocolate milk. Okay.
With sauce on it.
Doughnut and sprinkles
It's just a misunderstanding,
Mrs Miller.
I'm just
I'm just calling the chaplain now.
How could you even let my children
leave the airport?
Give me your phone.
My phone?
Okay. Here you are.
- 18.30, please, mate.
- Cath.
Chaplain Wallace,
where are you?
Mira?
- Uh. Everything's fine.
- Look. It's fine.
Are you out of your mind?
I've got a desperate mother here
who needs to speak to her kids now.
Of course. Yeah, I'll put them on.
What were you thinking?
Hello?
Are you there?
What is going on?
Bring the kids back.
Elijah!
Ada!
- He's on his way back.
- You said I could talk to them.
Sorry. There was reception trouble.
But let's try again in a minute.
No, no,
this is not good enough.
I promise you, Grace, your children
are in very good care.
Chaplain Wallace is a responsible
airport employee
with all the required checks.
My children are in a car with a
strange man
and you can't contact him.
Pick up, pick up, pick up!
Where's my stash?
Where's my stash? Lis!
How fucking dare you?!
- Mum, I'm scared.
- Get in the car.
It's okay.
Seatbelt on.
I will fuck you up for this!
Lis!
Elijah!
Ada!
Dear Lord,
please show me which path to take.
Please guide me.
I don't know what to do.
Dan needs my help.
I have to protect my family.
Show me. Show me what to do.
Elijah!
Ada!
So you made it to the beach
after all.
Thanks.
Thank you.
Your mum thought you were
with your dad,
and your dad thought you
were with your mum, right?
- That's not a bad plan.
- Yeah.
Until you messed it up.
Well, I mean, to be honest,
it wasn't exactly foolproof.
Then when was your dad going
to check his credit card statement?
Where were you going to stay
on the Gold Coast?
You're not going
to get far without money
or a phone. Or parents,
for that matter.
We were sick of Mum
and Dad fighting.
I just wanted to take my sister
on a holiday.
I'll tell you what.
I will give you one thing.
I'll give you full marks
for imagination.
I'm going to be in lots of trouble,
aren't I?
Well, not as much trouble
as I'm going to be.
Are you in trouble with God?
Yeah, I reckon I am.
I don't believe in God.
Fair enough.
Why do you?
Well, because
God helps me out when I don't know
what to do or when I'm feeling bad.
God doesn't judge.
Just like your mum and dad.
As long as you do things
for the right reason.
Can we go home now?
Yeah.
- Dad!
- Baby, baby. Come here.
Elijah! What the hell?
Come on, mate,
come here, come here, come here.
Oh, I've been going out of my mind.
Are you okay? Yeah?
Thank you for bringing them home.
Hey, we had an adventure.
- They're good kids.
- Yeah. Yeah, most of the time.
Oh, don't you guys
ever do that to me again, okay.
I was going crazy.
I love you so much.
Um, Grace, the, um,
the changeover date.
You were right.
- That was my bad. I'm sorry.
- So if our kids want to run away,
- I think it's both of our fault.
- We weren't running away.
I booked a return ticket.
Joe, are you cool if maybe we have
dinner together tonight or something?
- Oh, yeah.
- Yeah, that'd be, um. That'd be
- That'd be great.
- Okay. All right. I love you guys.
- I'll see you soon.
- Love you.
- Bye.
- Bye.
Bye.
I'm so sorry, Grace.
That should never have happened.
If anything had happened to my
kids
I completely understand.
No, I don't think you do.
I'm going to be contacting your
superior
and filing a formal complaint.
How the fuck could you let
that happen?
- I'm sorry.
- There are protocols.
The police, child protection
should have been informed.
- I know that.
- Why does everybody here
seem to think that Tobias can just
do whatever he wants?
I don't.
I just Tobias acts on impulse.
He doesn't want
to risk anything getting worse,
so he just jumps in.
That's just the way he is.
With no regard for how
that affects other people.
- Well
- He's just put your job on the line.
Well, to be fair,
I should have informed the police.
Why take the blame like that?
Oh,
I am not losing my job over this.
Tobias, where are you? Pick up.
Pick up.
Answer your phone.
Please come home, Tobias.
We really need you.
Tobias, pick up your phone!
Call the police and come home.
I can't deal with him alone.
Please, Tobias, please.
Please, we need you,
I need you.
Lis!
Steph.
Steph Steph
- Get out!
- Please stop!
Please stop! Stop, stop!
- Sorry. I'm sorry.
- Get out!
- I'm sorry.
- Get out!
Dad! Dad!
Please stop! Please stop!
Please stop!