The Straits s01e08 Episode Script

You're s'posed to see our mum for permission first.
What's that got to do with you? It's fuckin' disrespectful, that's what.
Your wife's the problem.
Lola stuck by me through everything.
She's got more loyalty than all of you put together! Harry, Noel's confessed to a serious crime.
I mean, I don't So he recants.
He made the plea under duress.
Right, and then there's the small problem with the evidence.
That would have to disappear.
This is appalling.
Well, it's not as appalling as what they're capable of.
You've got possible class action on the one hand, the Montebellos breathing down your neck on the other.
You shopped me, you filthy dog.
Andrew.
He's your son.
Oh, shit! It's Mum! Sorry.
Didn't know you were coming.
You fool! I specifically specifically said Mum, I'm in love with her, alright? Oh, you halfwit.
You're worse than a fool.
- You're an idiot! - I'm in love with her, Mum! I mean, for real.
As in, I got her Mum's permission.
We haven't even had sex yet.
Oh, spare me the details.
Don't you think there's a reason the Tituis would let a hopeless player like you loose on a 13-year-old girl?! She's 16, Mum.
Oh, well done.
And you're 28! They're playing you, boy! You alright? I'm fine.
Mum, she's my snitch.
I'm playing them.
She just told me her brothers are running coke in through Sugu, right under our noses.
They're setting up in competition with us.
So she's worried they're in over their heads, right? They're in with this raskol gang who's figured out that Sugu Island is right next to Australian waters.
And because these guys have to be buried back home on Sugu, these raskol guys can run their coke right across the country and no-one's game to check inside.
The brothers pick it up, take it to Aussie waters, out to the islands so down to the mainland.
Who's their supplier? A raskol guy called Kingston.
We'd better put a stop to this.
But we can't afford a feud with the Tituis.
Her brothers aren't too keen on me as it is.
I'm glad you're here.
'Cause I figured out a plan that should go like a bird if we, uh if we work together.
What are you doing here, anyway? Your father's been unfaithful.
You OK, bro? Stabbed me three times and missed all the spaghetti.
Wouldn't read about it.
Toni been to see you? Nah.
I don't want her coming in, and getting all you know.
So where's Mum? She's gone to the island.
We had a disagreement.
What? She's cooling off.
She'll be back.
Over what? Over nothing, alright? Listen, bro.
I want to change your minders.
No, bala, they're good.
No-one could have seen this coming.
Seen what? Why not? The guy who stabbed him was one of our people.
So? How'd they get to him? Who? The DCs.
I don't know.
I'm onto it.
You're onto it? Oh well, let me know when you do, hmm? Right, listen up.
The ballistics report is going to say that the rocket launcher wasn't the same that did the clubhouse.
You'll get done for possession.
Time served, couple of months tops.
Might not even be that, if we fight it.
OK.
What about the deal? Fuck 'em.
The deal was, you do some time, not that you get bumped in jail by the DCs, so fuck em.
We're getting you out.
Don't think so loud.
I can hear you from here.
What you gonna do about Mum? She's not going to come back if Natasha's still on the leash somewhere.
She was never on a leash, believe me.
You know what I mean.
How could you do it, anyway? She's like our sister.
How could you do that to Mum? I know.
It's hard when you realise your parents aren't perfect.
You know how it has to go.
Hi.
Did I wake you? Oh, sorry, love.
Oh.
Are you around tomorrow arvo? I just thought I'd come over and see Andrew for a bit.
No, nothing, mate.
No, nothing's wrong.
Yeah.
Yeah, see you then.
Night, love.
Here's another one.
Just put it in your pocket.
Doesn't look big enough, does it? I think I should take it home.
Why? I'm worried about security.
I know we've put in extra cameras, but Yeah, but we have to mix it in with the takings from the park, so I can do that.
I make the deposits, so You're the boss.
Now, there's a bunch of dedicated workers.
You're in early.
No, I'm packing it in after a night on the hunt.
I swear it's like the seven plagues of Egypt out there with those toads.
Paddy's brother's holding a wake, by the way.
Really? Thought I might organise a simultaneous one in town.
We can set up a couple of webcams and all drink a bicontinental toast to the old bastard.
Thought he might like that.
I think he'd love it, yeah.
That's a great idea.
Listen, if you want anything organised, we'll pick up the bill, alright? Yeah, I'll help you.
We can do it together.
Won't say no to that.
OK, well, we better keep moving, so I'll see you.
I might give Joel a lift home.
Are you working tomorrow night? Sure.
It's a never-ending battle against the forces of evil.
You alright? Oh, just trouble on the home front.
Mum and Dad.
I'll tell you later.
500 K.
It's all there.
Actually, they overpaid us by 200 bucks.
We had to recount.
My sister, she's totally anal.
Take care of the pennies, boy.
That was a sweet go.
Dad, um about this plan to get Noel out.
I've had a word to Natasha and there's someone I can lean on in Corrective Services.
You know, we could get him transferred, I don't know, down south.
Somewhere out of DC territory.
Don't you want to get your brother out of prison? Yeah, sure.
But it's going to cause some shit.
I don't think we can handle it right now.
He's only saying we don't want to start a war I know what he's saying! And I know what you're saying.
Keep your sticky little fingers out of my family.
Dad.
Darl, it's alright.
I'll go.
You talk to your father.
No.
It's fine.
See you later, Harry.
Lola's done nothing but try to help.
Has she? Noel Went inside because of me.
I'm just trying to look after all of us, including Noel.
He was in the hospital.
He didn't see what Noel got up to.
Now he wants to get him out? Forget it.
I hate it when he has a go at you, Lo.
It's not right.
He He said to me the other day, you're not who I think you are.
Now, what the fuck does that mean? Wow.
Who knows? He's an arsehole.
Well, he might I don't know, the doctors said he might become paranoid.
That happens with head injuries.
He's still an arsehole.
So, are you going to stay here? What, like forever? Yeah.
I don't know.
But you're a player, aren't you? Yeah, I guess.
How many girls have you had? Like altogether? More than ten? More than twenty? More than fifty? More than seventy? It's not an exact science.
How am I s'posed to compete with that? You don't have to.
I've had boyfriends, you know.
Yeah, obviously heaps.
I know that.
You know when I say heaps, I don't mean, like you know.
If we go together Yeah? Will you want other women? Look, I'm finding this whole conversation a little hmm.
Just be honest with me.
OK.
Honestly I don't think so.
But I guess I just love women in any shape or size.
I'm kind of indecisive.
But do you love me? Yes.
Did you get the boat? I got a boat.
Is she quick? She'll do.
OK.
Hey, hey.
That's the bomb, brother.
Nice.
You like? Yeah.
10,000 for the family of the dead one.
Done.
300 for us.
How you sell it and who you sell it to, that's your business.
Hey, I thought we had a quarter of a mil.
Inflation.
If you fuck this up, we're gonna fuck you up, yeah? Hey, chill brother, chill.
We'll get it done.
So should I go for quiet dignity, or abject blubbering? No.
Quiet dignity with you, love.
Always.
A little abject blubbering might make me feel better.
This thing with Noel.
You know I can't go through with it.
Why not? Because if it comes out, I stand to lose a lot more than my job.
And I have a son.
We have a son.
I'll take care of you.
You can't, Harry.
You know what Kitty's like.
She's You're getting her son out of jail.
She's not going to put that at risk.
Once this is before the magistrate, it's done.
She can get me for perverting justice, for tampering with evidence, whatever, and it won't alter the outcome.
I'm sorry.
I'm really sorry.
S'pose this town ain't big enough for the both of us.
Mum? Mum? Yeah? I can swim all the way to the other side of the pool without breathing.
Can you? Yeah.
Show your Uncle Harry.
Come on, let's see what you're made of.
So, I don't just lose you I lose Andrew and Noel.
Yeah, but it's not really a choice.
We done bad things.
And one day you pay the price.
Howard? Yeah, it's me.
Harry, I meant what I said.
I can't help you.
I'm not much up for being dumped in a phone message.
I like to do things face to face.
Don't you reckon? Well, Natasha's got a job in Melbourne.
So? So she doesn't work for you anymore.
Listen.
There's more than one way to skin a cat.
I could use a scalpel, or a cheese grater.
Which is it to be? Harry, if you kill me, you won't get what you want.
No, but I'd feel better.
We all have to stand up for what we believe.
Otherwise, who are we, hmm? So I am asking you, please don't do this.
You must be magic with a jury.
The ballistics thing isn't going to fly.
Shit.
Natasha's contact suddenly grew a conscience.
Can't she lean a bit harder? She's leaving, mate.
Where? Melbourne.
She's out.
Out? Yeah, out.
Out of the business.
What? She Nobody can get out of the business, Dad.
She does.
She will.
Your mother found out that Andrew's my son.
He's your brother.
Your half-brother.
Fuckin' kidding me.
It wasn't planned, mate.
It just happened.
Does everyone know? The family knows, yeah.
The family.
And Mum wants her gone? Yeah.
Yeah, right.
So what am I s'posed to do, just rot in here? I'll get you out of here.
I'm in here because of you! Because I did stuff for you.
All my fucking life it's all been about the family, the family.
And now you tell me you've got another one? It's not like that, mate.
Oh, just in case this one doesn't work out, is it? You're my son.
My eldest boy.
Not your natural son, though.
Fuck off.
So I guess you're popping down to Melbourne from now on? No.
I doubt if I'll ever see them again.
That's the choice I made.
I'll miss him.
He was nice.
Yeah, she did alright by him, no thanks to me.
So When were you gonna tell me about trafficking these girls? Who told you? Oh, come on, lad.
It's my job.
You think somebody's going to stab my son, I'm going to sit on my arse? I checked up on Gunther.
Found out what he was in here for.
I was there when Quay Lin made the offer, remember? Gunther was one of our guys.
I can join the dots, you know.
I didn't I didn't know they were kids.
I rung Customs.
I made sure they were picked up.
I knew if I didn't, Quay Lin would get them into the country somehow.
So I dogged on our own people.
I can't get anything right.
Do you ever think about going away? They're my family, chook.
I know, but I can't, mate.
They're who I am.
When my family moved they didn't even tell me where they were going.
I know.
Did I tell you that? Course you did.
You're all I've got.
Shhh.
What's wrong? We're OK.
Don't you worry about the family.
Alright? I'm here.
And I love you.
I'm here, chook.
I want to sell the gear to pay for this boat.
Look, we can bury it here.
Dig it up.
No.
Bala, have a piss.
Oh, shit! Oh shit! Eddie! Is that you? Shut the fuck up! Hey, shit, man! Hey, not the boat, man.
Come on! We haven't paid for it yet.
If we don't give them their cut, they're gonna kill us.
Hey, come on Gary, we'll split it with you.
He didn't say Gary.
What? You didn't say Gary.
We don't know who you are.
You could be anyone.
Oh, fuck, yeah, man.
He didn't say Eddie, either.
No, we got no clue.
You could be from outer space.
Wouldn't have the faintest fuckin' idea.
No, no, hey! No, please, wait.
Even if we did have an idea, which we don't, no-one takes us seriously anyway.
We're a joke.
Kids throw rocks at us.
Fuck it.
Let's go.
'Friends, family and fellow rogues of Padraic Sean Brogan' Sweet.
What do you think I should say on the night? I need a funny story.
Funny is your department.
I could talk about my inheritance.
What inheritance? Conscious of my peripatetic ways, he left me a boat, apparently.
Which I can only assume is the one he took with him to the bottom of the sea.
You have to be Irish to have luck like that.
I'm sorry.
Well, I never had it, so I can't complain.
Would have been nice to see it, though.
Where he spent his time.
I've got another story about vomiting.
I could use that.
What are you doing here? Isn't it the custom, for the daughter-in-law to look after the father in his sick bed? Just piss off, will ya? Oh, shit.
Your memory not too good? It's fine for some things.
Such as? We both know what we're talking about, and nothing's changed.
You got two weeks to fuck off.
If I see you after that, I'll kill ya.
Harry? What? Please, Harry.
Can't we just? I want to stay.
I don't want to leave my husband.
Well, you should have thought of that before you fucked his brother.
But how can you say that? You've got a child with a mistress.
Oh, wait Whoo.
You're missing the point, love.
This is not about what you deserve.
The fact is, I don't like you.
I don't like your hypocritical hand waving bloody Pentecostal church.
I'm sending you away because I can.
I can tell Marou what I know, and Gary will back me up.
So you're fucked, Lola.
Get out while you can.
Now if you don't mind, I've got an important call with my wife.
But I love him.
I made a mistake, but I love him.
Please, Harry.
How can I change? What can I do? There's nothing you can do.
You're You're locked in this tiny cage of self-righteousness and on the outside, nobody's as good as you are.
And nobody's going to be saved except you and your merry band of fellow travellers.
And you need that.
Because the truth is, you're trash.
No money, no style, no courage, even.
Just a rat cunning that'll get you to the next free cheque.
You're a parasite.
That's the way it is.
So go back to your caravan park and your toothless fucking relatives and count yourself lucky.
Oh, my God! Harry, please! Oh, please, please.
Forgive me, OK.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
Oh, my God.
I don't know what happened.
I just found him like this.
What? Yes, ambulance.
You go, you go.
I'll pack some things and I'll meet you there.
Esso.
Yeah, Gary come see me at first.
We talked, before they started stepping out together.
Brings her home on time.
Hasn't put a foot wrong.
Really? Well, Bridget seems like a very lovely girl.
She's a pearl, alright.
So, her brothers.
I believe the QATSIP program is expanding.
I think them chances be very good.
Them have to go down south to Police Academy for a few months.
Well, when it comes to my boys' future Yeah, we need community police with good backgrounds.
Boys who know what to do when they come across anything criminal, huh? That's my boys, alright.
Excuse me.
Hello.
When? Hey, chook.
Oh He's alright.
Going to be fine.
He's a grown man.
You just do your best.
Please, Mum.
I'm sorry, I should have told you.
No, my girl.
He should have.
You let me know the moment there's any change.
Better or worse, I want to know.
Don't you be sitting up with him all night, either.
You eat properly, get a good night's sleep.
Alright.
I gotta go, huh? Yawor.
Dad? Photo.
Sorry? Fall Yeah.
Fall, yeah.
That's right.
Do you remember? Photo finish.
We need to find out if she's working for someone.
Like who? The DCs? Someone with a motive.
The only motive I can think of is with Dad gone and Noel in jail, Marou would be in charge.
He doesn't know, I'm sure of it.
He's got a crazy side, but if he wanted to kill Dad, he'd do it himself.
What about after the fact? They tell each other everything, those two.
If she 'fessed up, would he protect her? I'll have a word with her, see what she can tell me.
And then what? She tells you Marou's not involved, and then what? Then you know what! It's not enough.
We have to be sure.
And what have you got in mind? Whoa.
Vavoom! Hey, Marou.
Is Lola here? In about an hour, I guess.
Why? I have to show you something.
Oh come on, sis, can't it wait? No! Arggh! ARGGH! Arggh! No! No! You OK? Hi.
I said I'd meet you there.
Hi, baby.
We have to go.
I know.
There's a security camera in Dad's living room.
Oh, my God.
They saw you with the pillow.
They know.
Pack a suitcase.
Now.
What's with all this levity, you heartless bastards? I find that story quite tragic myself.
Hello, Dublin.
Well, for more recent recollection, I think most of you know Paddy's favourite niece, Sissi Montebello.
For as long as I can remember, Paddy's been part of the family.
It's a pretty mixed up kind of family, but Paddy fitted in, somehow, with his cheeky humour and his wise advice.
When you're born into a family, it's just there.
And you get to love them because they know you, and everything they do is what's normal to you.
It's only later, when you get older, you realise you're not normal.
That every family's different.
And sometimes they're very different from you.
Yeah.
Very different.
I I wanted you to be the leader.
I've always I know that you have that inside you.
You have had so much taken away.
The football fans an honest life.
I wanted you to have the one thing.
Is that why you did it? No.
I mean, I wanted Gary to support you.
I thought he could talk to Kitty.
She listens to him.
And so I we had an affair.
You and Gary? Just a one-night stand.
A stupid one-night stand.
I don't know what I was thinking.
But Harry found out.
And and he said I had to go and never see you again.
He said he'd kill me if I came back.
He said I'm trash.
I'm so sorry.
Stop.
I didn't mean I didn't want to hurt him.
I didn't.
I've been so afraid.
I've been so frightened.
Oh, God, I've been so frightened.
Shh, shh.
I'm not good.
You're such a good man.
But But I love you.
I've tried really hard to be what you want.
You don't need to try.
I wanted to.
I wanted to be better than I am.
But, chook, I saw the footage.
I can't I'm so sorry.
I can't live with that.
No! No, no, no, no! Paddy wasn't born into this family.
He chose it.
He didn't have to love us.
He just did.
And we loved him.
And we miss him.
Just like I would miss my brother or my dad.
Vale, Uncle Paddy.
I'm sorry.
Kitty Montebello heard of your troubles.
If I dropped everything in his lap then either he'll deal with it, or he won't.
I don't know what's going on.
We catch up with Noel, he's a dead man, Harry.
Come with me.
You can't tell anyone what you've seen.
Or be cut down in a hail of bullets at traffic lights, you mean? Joel, you have to take this seriously.
My family are serious.
Get out of my boat! There's only one architect of this fucking shambles.
That's me.