The Straits s01e06 Episode Script

Fuck you, Bonnie Doon.
You thought a rocket launcher through the front door was the? It's got nothing to do with you! When do you ever think? This is fucken out of control.
You think he did the clubhouse? He didn't deny it.
You're a dead man.
Come on, not here.
I know it was you.
Hey, Boydie! Do you know a bloke called Tungsten? Strike a deal to supply him what he wants and you can choose the next president of the DCs.
Two Stroke organised the croc fest.
Got you his contact details, just in case.
You've been talking to Boydie.
He's playing you.
You're a maggot.
You have to stop him.
- Just a sec.
- Oh, fuck! Sorry, mate, Tunsten wouldn't do it.
Dad? Are you there? How much are the unscrupulous of Cairns willing to pay for these ancient Aboriginal artworks of yours? 20 each.
20 Australian dollars for all that history? It's homage, not theft.
We have company.
What's up, my brother? You boys got a jack? I certainly do.
Where's your motor? Can you do me a favour? My friend was given these Aboriginal paintings and can't tell if they're originals or not.
I don't know much about art.
Fucken hell.
Get out! Homage or karma? What do you reckon? Do we know anyone in Cairns? So I said, 'Dad, you're back.
' Couldn't think of anything else to say.
Hey, I thought Marou would be here.
He'll be here, Mum.
We've left him enough messages.
Hmm.
That's probably him now.
Fuck.
What is it? Nothing.
Huh? Welcome back.
How do we know it's real? Photoshop's not this good.
Where the hell have they got him? What are we looking at? Oh, my God! What are we gonna tell Mum? We're not.
Hello.
I want to speak to Marou.
He's a little tied up.
Listen here, you arsehole, when I get my frigging Who is it? Who's got him? Who do you think? Give it to me.
If they know it's you, they'll hang up.
This is Sissi Montebello.
Who is this? Sissi? The little one? What do you want from us? Esplanade Pool, ten o'clock, just you.
Hello.
Oh, hi, Sissi.
He's not here.
No, he's, um, he's in Brisbane for a footy reunion.
Yeah, it was last minute.
Oh, wow.
Oh, that's great about your dad.
I'll let Marou know.
Oh, OK.
Bye.
Where are you, baby? How are you doing? Pretty bloody silly, putting yourself out there like that.
It was bloody reckless.
Don't try to puzzle out exactly which insult is the reason you're tied up in this chair.
Killing Bonnie, trying to king-make Boydie, whatever.
Did you know it's a common logical fallacy, post hoc, ergo propter hoc, that one event is the direct cause of a second event? Nah.
You're here because of your family.
You'll get nothing from me about my family.
Well, that's good, because what happens next in here it won't be about getting information.
Why would Lola lie? He must have wanted her to.
To us? He's here.
Oh, sorry, childproof.
Hang on.
Jesus! Hey, don't stuff this up.
Fuck you.
What do you want from us? Depends.
How much do you love your brother? It's a question.
I want you to decide on an amount.
So go back home to your family, you put your heads together and then come back to me with an offer.
What if you don't like the offer? Listen, it's, well, it's ten past ten now.
You've got till six o'clock, alright? We won't forget this.
That's the idea, darlin'.
Oh, and by the way, tell Noel that our families are nice and safe just in case he's thinking of retribution.
Six o'clock.
Our families are safe - what bullshit! If I want a bikie hostage, I'll take a bikie hostage, safe house or not.
Probably true, but they'll be expecting that play anyway.
We have 800K spread about and probably more, maybe 120 online.
And the islands? We could tell Gary to get the drugs off Thabulag and get them into Cairns.
Have you been listening? If we give the pricks the money, it'll be open season on all of us.
Oh, so you'll let him die instead? You don't know them.
These people aren't nice, good or fair.
They'll take our money and kill him anyway.
And you'll do what? Blow them up too? I'll find him.
How, Noel? I'll ask around.
You're so full of shit.
I'll start with the one bloke Marou wasn't supposed to talk to.
Yeah? Well, I'm organising the money.
That's not your fucken call! You bet it's my call.
Normally I'd say many heads don't make the best decision, but it mightn't be a bad idea to get the money, call Gary about the drugs while we're looking for Marou, just in case we need it later.
Do it, then.
We going? And who's gonna tell Mum? You fucken tell her! Minestrone for you.
Oh.
It's not homemade, but.
Has Marou been in? No, not yet.
Where is he? Um, last-minute work something.
Do you want to take a break? I can keep him company? I'm fine.
I've been looking up on the computer about brain injuries.
It seems that someone with Harry's condition is at risk of sudden death for up to a year after the event, so we can't let him out of our sight.
Did the doctors say when he might communicate again? Neurosurgeon's coming this afternoon.
I bet they'll be pleased with his progress.
Sometimes a body will put all its energy into regaining consciousness and speech and movement never return.
I'd like to be with him on my own for awhile, thanks, Lola.
Oh.
Of course.
Yeah, you have to process all of this.
I'll drop back later.
Yeah, thank you.
Mwah! Take care, Harry.
We love you.
Can you believe her? Hey, I want to drive! No way, brother! Come on, I wasn't that bad.
Hey, the tide's going out.
We may have to go around the reef.
What if we bang through? We lose our bums most of the time.
Fuck it, let's risk it.
Alright.
Ah! Mr Boyd! Hello? He's not home.
Do you know when he'll be back? I'm not sure.
Hello.
How are you? Do you know Mr Boyd well? Oh, we're friendly.
I love your succulents.
Thank you.
Would you like a cutting? I'd love some.
What the fuck? Oh, this is just gorgeous! Thank you.
Get a good fucken lie down while you're at it? Boydie's mum's address.
Shit.
Hello? Paddy? Paddy? Oh, hello.
Um, I'm looking for my uncle, Padraic Brogan.
Paddy Brogan.
This one shop I worked at, they used to say, 'It's time to take the trash to Frank' instead of 'Time to take the cash to the bank.
' Way to throw the robbers off the scent.
Um, Paddy's not here.
Right, then.
Um, do you know when he'll be back? You're his nephew? Joel Thomson.
Everyone calls me Thomson, except Mum.
Oh, Joel.
And you.
Is something wrong? Joel um, I'm sorry.
There's been an accident, a fishing accident.
Wait, he's he's dead? Yeah.
Paddy's dead? I'm sorry.
Fucken hell.
Is? I, I mean, I just Fucken hell! Fishing? I mean, who dies fishing? Was it his fault? Did he do something wrong? It wasn't his fault.
Where'd you bury it? How do you know this is the one? 'Cause that's a $400,000 tin of corned beef, brother.
Your old man got kidnapped once, back in Soho, Summer of Love.
Turkish gang grabbed him, held him for three days.
People went crazy looking for him.
It's actually a funny Boydie's back.
No! Ow! Oh! Motherfucker.
Get up! Where's Marou? Where have they taken him, huh? I don't know.
Honestly, I don't! Where's my brother? Where is he?! I don't know, mate.
I don't know! OK, OK! Yeah.
I saw the car, I saw the plate of the car.
It's a blue van, 252 KFO.
You get that? Yeah.
Alright, see? That's better.
But you're still a fucken dog! Oh, no.
I tried! I tried to warn your brother, Noel! Please, I got kids, mate! Not worth it.
Just mess up the car.
DCs can deal with this mongrel.
You're a fucken dog.
Get out! Piss off! Oi! Get out of it! You home, baby? Marou? It has to be there - that was my tin.
That brand of corned beef is sold in every IBIS store from Saibai to Darnley.
It could have been anyone's.
Suppose you're right.
Don't agree with me! Are you sure this is the right tree? Try to remember the day.
That was the thing, bro.
I was pretty out of it.
Probably why I ate the whole tin.
You're a bloody idiot! You know how serious this is? You know what's gonna happen if I don't find this? Fuck, Eddie! Mate, I owe him! You don't know how much! Oh! This yours? That's a donga boy's cap.
Did you tell anyone you were here? I'm not stupid! Did you meet anyone on the way back? Cousin Leroy.
He was fishing.
Had he caught anything? Nah.
Said he had the wrong bait.
G'day.
Here's the rego.
It's a blue VW van.
I should have something for you in about an hour.
An hour? It's two seconds of typing.
Is he handling this? Hey, back in your box.
He's handling it.
Okey-doke.
We should talk to Lola again, see if they've made contact with her directly.
You're making all the decisions now, are ya? I'm saying You think you could do a better job than me? You're just a fucken bodyguard! Hey, we got four hours till deadline.
Do you want to spend it sitting on the side of the road, fighting? Sorry, mate.
My, uh, youngest is pretty keen on the old footy.
I'm trying to put him off.
Too risky.
I mean, even if you do make it to the top temptations.
I'm not just talking about the drugs, the whole lifestyle.
Unhealthy.
What am I doing telling you? You know all this, don't you? That's better.
Have you got kids? No? I tell you, it's the best thing you'll ever do and that's true.
It's like your heart suddenly gets bigger 'cause it's working for more than just you now.
Sounds lame, I know, but there's definitely a connection between you.
Little bloke got lost for about 20 minutes at a rodeo.
That was just terrifying.
I can't imagine what your mum's going through now.
This is gonna hurt.
Someone's having a party.
Get the drugs back, Eddie.
Uh-uh.
He's your cousin.
They'll beat me harder 'cause I'm his cousin.
Do it.
No way.
What are you after? I thought we kept the safe keys up here.
Close.
We need money? Is something going on, Sissi? Marou didn't go to Brisbane.
There was no footy reunion.
We know.
How? Why did you lie to us? Did Marou ask you to? Lola.
He went to see a bikie, I don't know who, to try to stop all the violence.
There's no way we could have told Noel.
What's happened to him? We're gonna get him back.
Oh, God.
We're doing everything we can.
I'll call you.
Hey, Sissi.
What is it? Hey, you still need that stuff? Why, Gary? 'Cause we sort of got ripped off.
No, you didn't.
We think we know where it might be, but it won't be easy to get back is all I'm saying.
Do you want to see a movie of your brother being tortured? No.
'Cause that's what we're dealing with, Marou getting cut up every second you're not here.
Get what we need right now, you fuck-up! Do something right for once in your life! How'd it go? Was that your mother? How many in Leroy's donga? I don't know.
Maybe 10.
15.
Five to one.
Thanks, Rain Man.
There's more next door.
What is Rain Man? Shh.
Who else can we grab for this shit? There's Koa.
He'd come.
He's ten years old.
The rest of the boys are at the knockout comp in TI.
Fucken football.
Hey, you have me, huh? This is gonna take more than a mop, Joseph.
Without numbers we need guns, a lot of guns.
A lot of shooting, yeah.
Lots.
It must be possible to do this without extreme shooting, huh? Yeah, sure, we can do this with nonviolence.
You're a classic, Joseph.
Yes! Are we running away again? All of us or just you? Hey! Shit! You the Rain Man now, boss! Stay back, make sure no-one escapes.
Yeah, nonviolent, yeah? Shh! Alright, get on the ground, now! On the ground now, now! On your knees! Get down, down! Hey, where's the coke? Huh? Where's the coke? We know you stole it.
We need that package.
We want it back.
Eddie? Eddie? Brother, what are you two playing at? Hey, where is it? Is it inside, Leroy? There's no package in here.
Hey Montebello, I got a package for you here! Hey, I'm not fucking around.
Where's my coke? Where is it?! Try the IBIS store.
Yeah.
I won't miss.
Argh! Hey, fuck! Look at Leroy! Fuck! Oh, settle down! Where is it? Ah! Hmm? Huh? It's over there.
Get your arse over here.
Man, I should warn you, though, there's a bit missing.
Oh! I mean, I found a big bag of coke.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Hurry up.
What did you think was gonna happen? The only thing coke's good for is making you wanna have more.
Here.
Shut up, Eddie.
Let's go, let's go, let's go! Get him, get him! Fuck him up! Get him! Get him! Get him! So does he bring the rain like a rain god, or is he rain? Forget about it, Joe, just forget about it.
There, how's that? Couple more, Barry.
Looks better.
My job's no joke, you know.
Hey! Hey! Oi! I'm going to Australia.
Jesus! What the? I know that you have shown me great kindness and kindness must be repaid, but I believe that I have been loyal to you and your family, hmm? And Mr Eddie.
Cooking, cleaning, dealing with mortally wounded.
I have not shirked my duties, but now I'm going.
Mr Gary, this time you will take me.
Cousin Barry, can we borrow your T-shirt? This? No.
I should get me one of them.
You look smokin'.
I won't forget all that you have done for me.
Eddie.
Thank you, huh? Thank you.
OK.
Relax, we will see each other again.
Yes, well, I hope not too soon.
Yawor, Joseph.
Be safe.
Yes.
What have you got? Sutherland's got three potentials - two outside of Brisbane and a chook farm outside of town.
You got a visitor.
Hey! She's right.
I'm on my way to a job.
I need money, Noel.
Yeah, well, just take it out of the account.
Nah, I don't want to use the account.
Why? Oh, so I don't know where you live.
Fuck, Tone, at least tell me when I'm gonna see the kids.
You're gonna see them.
I want to see them when I want to see them.
You need money right now? I've got to pay rent, I need to buy food, Jason needs clothes.
Take my card as well.
Thank you.
Take out what you want, but you gotta do it today.
Why? What's the hurry? Just do it, OK? How's your father? Yeah, he's awake.
Noel, that's wonderful! Well, um, do you have to leave right now? I don't have to pick Dylina up till five.
I want to, but I can't.
Sure, you've got a job.
It's important, Toni.
Yeah, it always is.
Oh, you had both your knees done after the accident? Well, no wonder you had to give the game away, apart from the drug ban.
You don't know the first thing about it.
Oh, yeah.
I remember that rumour.
It was, uh, it was your little brother's coke.
He was driving that night too.
Is that right? No offence, but I always thought that sounded like total bullshit.
Comin'? Nah.
Hello? Hi.
Is this your house? Does a dog live here? Snowie? I don't know his name.
Someone's run him over.
Yeah, the poor little guy.
I don't know what to do.
My mum's friend's a vet.
Is she? Great.
Maybe we should let her have a look at him? Could you come and help me get him? My mum's inside.
That's OK, Snowie's only over there.
Come on.
What's your name? Oliver.
My name's Kitty.
Like the cat? Yeah, like the cat.
Where's Snowie? Under the blanket.
See, have a look.
Have a look.
Mum! Mum! Mu-u-um! Let's go fucken hurt someone.
Vince.
It's only me! It's only me.
Joint's empty.
Where the fuck is he? Mwah, mwah, mwah, mwah.
Here, boy.
Here, boy.
Come here.
Come here.
Come here.
See? Black magic.
This is it.
This is fucken it! Fuck! Fuck.
Noel, stop it! Noel! Noel! Stop it! He's expecting someone to be there.
Do you hear me? Maybe we should go to the airport.
Is that OK? Why are you asking him? Is that OK? And after that? What about after that? Do the deal.
How is he? Did they hurt him? I'm sorry, Lo.
Oh, God.
We haven't given up.
I've got Two Stroke's son.
What? I've got the biker's son.
How? From out the front of the house.
Does it matter how? So let them know I've got the little boy and that I'm fucken angry.
You tell them to let go of Marou or I've got a knife that we use to cut up croc skins.
Where are you? Shit.
Pull over.
Sissi! Pull over! Do it! You're leaving? Feels like there's nothing to stay for now.
Oh, really? Have you seen the reef? 'Cause there's a nice hostel in town.
We know the owners.
I can get a good deal, show you around a bit.
Well, thanks, but I just feel like I should Come on.
Paddy was family to us - makes you just as close.
Don't go yet.
OK, then.
Thank you.
If my family knew I saw you leaving and didn't try to stop you, they'd kill me.
It's Sissi, right? Sissi Montebello.
See ya.
Sissi Montebello.
Move over.
Did you tell them? That's not his son, Lo.
They put all their families in safe houses when they started.
Not everyone.
I saw his mum letting herself into the house.
Stop being such a soft cock.
Hey, buddy.
Where do you live? Kuranda.
OK.
Just visiting? Mum's making her deliveries.
What deliveries? Meals on Wheels.
Fuck.
We better get you back to her, hey? Hey, come on, mate! Hey, Vince! Sirs! Sirs! Run to the car.
Sirs! Now.
I need to check that box! Take this.
I need to check that box, sir! Sirs! Hey, boy.
Mwah, mwah.
Scooter! Who the fuck are you? Let's go, let's go.
Drive.
Will someone tell me who Gandhi is? And don't ask for directions from cops, OK, because they're not your mates.
Yes, Gary.
And the Prime Minister's name is, uh What are you doing? Telling him things he needs to know about Australia.
Keep your mouth shut.
If you have to open it, speak English.
You'll be fine.
OK, time to go.
Oh, Gary, thank you.
I cannot believe this.
I know.
Good luck, Joseph, OK? Almost forgot - here.
Oh.
Yawor.
Yawor, Gary.
Alright.
We've got it all.
Hey, you know the Poinsettia Lodge? Yep.
Room 5.
And like before, just you.
I'm going in there alone.
What do you think? I think you made the deal.
I could do it.
I'm here now.
I said I'm here now.
I'll go.
Hello? How could you let this happen to him? Who is this? He's the best of you and you're gonna let him die.
Lola? I know you hate me, but, please, he's your son! Do something, Kitty, please do something! Lola, what's happened? Hello, sweetie.
Nice to see ya.
Yeah.
I love it when you whine.
Boys were curious if you'd show solo.
Pretty ballsy.
You must love your brother.
Everything you want is in there.
We'll see.
How much is there? I'm not gonna bother counting it.
1.
5 million.
Pretty good for one day's work.
It's not enough.
It'll pay for repairs to the clubhouse, but money won't cover our real losses.
Our president's dead.
What do you want? You know what I want, Sissi.
Seeing him still driving around like that, and after what he's done to us? Can't have it.
I will not give up one brother for another.
That's that, then.
You can piss off.
If you kill Marou, then understand this - you'll all die.
We have nothing left to lose.
Who wins then? Noel's still gotta hurt.
I swore to it.
Fucken what? Don't talk to me like that.
We can't trust him.
It's the wrong call.
You need me here.
We're in a war.
Dad's barely out of a coma.
He can't defend us.
But you can by doing this.
Oh, fucken bullshit! Bullshit! What if we say no and they kill Marou? What about the kids? They'll grow up without me.
They'll have us, my boy.
I'm so sorry! Right, let's have a look at this.
Oh, Jesus.
So this is what you used? God.
Dad.
Marou's here.
And Noel? He's gone in, Dad.
Fucked up.
Price too high.
You trusted Boydie.
Look where that got us.
Look where it landed your brother.
They put you up to this? They're my family.
What do you expect? You have another family, Noel - us.
I'm gonna be out of here soon.
Dad's got a contact.
I'm not quite sure what you're saying, Harry.
What I'm saying is they can be got at.
They're here.
I know who you are.
You think if you can pull off this job you can make up for what happened with Noel.
Someone's gotta sort out this mess! Who else is gonna do it? Good.
Go do it.
You go on about family loyalty, making sacrifices for each other.
When it comes down to Noel, different fucken story.
You want your brother to rot in jail?