The Twelve (2022) s01e07 Episode Script
Episode 7
WOMAN: How long has your gallery
been presenting Ms Lawson's work?
Kate remains our most
commercially successful artist
and if Kate were to be convicted,
then she would never
sell another piece again.
Well if you tell your investor,
I'm gonna get a lot better intel
the more the case goes along.
All you have to do is
secure an acquittal.
The terms of the Stewart
scholarship are pretty strict.
- You've seriously pissed off Bryce.
- How much damage can he do?
In terms of your scholarship,
he's basically god.
We have had a serious data breach.
It have traced it back to your laptop.
You look a bit rattled.
I just got fired and I don't know
who's going to pick up my kids.
How old's your daughter?
Can't she babysit?
Flip.
It's compensation.
Sorry, I don't
I haven't seen my
brother in eight years.
But you believe Kate,
knowing everything you know?
What do you believe Kate
was asking Claire to do?
Been 30 years, Robbie.
You can tell the truth now.
I went to jail for you.
- Remove that man from my courtroom.
- Tell the fucken truth, Robbie.
Tell the fucken truth.
- Boo.
- Oh, my god.
Come on, Diane. That's it, that's it.
That's what I'm talking about.
OK, right there.
Come on, we're gonna
get that pretty face.
Come on.
OK, give me more faces.
I don't know what to do.
Anything.
Tell the truth, Robbie.
Tell the fucken truth. I did 30 years.
You can't fucken stop me.
Fucken leave me alone.
- Where's dad?
- Hosing the driveway.
OK.
Photographer Stephen Dokic
has been charged with the rape
and murder of teenager Belinda Bain.
Police arrested Dokic in the carpark
of the inner city warehouse
where he lived and worked.
The body of
14-year-old Belinda
was found in the boot of Dokic's car,
following a tipoff from
a member of the public.
Dokic was allegedly planning to dump
MR. Lawson, once I have
confirmation we are able to proceed
without further disturbance,
do you feel you are able to continue?
What's to stop that
prick coming back here?
The sheriffs will
ensure that, MR. Lawson.
But I do need an answer as to
Kate, I don't think you understand.
This jury has been affected.
They're tainted.
If they believe there's
something important
they haven't been told
You're not listening to me. I
cannot go through this again.
Listen, Kate.
If we don't apply to discharge the jury,
then you probably won't be able
to raise this as a ground for appeal,
if you're found guilty.
If Steve Dokic gets his story out there,
then any future jury will
know what happened back then.
- They'll know.
- Well, it's your call.
But I'm telling you, this
jury is far from ideal.
And the risk is we
will lose their trust.
So should I be saying
something to the group?
I think you can leave
it to the judge, Corrrie.
He'll give us instructions
about what to do.
What, "please ignore the
crackhead screaming 'I'm innocent'
"in the middle of the trial?"
His brother obviously
knew him. I mean, he was
I think that horse has bolted.
Yeah, and Kate? Kate knew him.
Something happened in the early '90s.
A crime.
Robbie and Kate were kids.
Yeah, the thing that drives me
crazy is that they're in there
sharing this secret knowledge
and they don't tell us.
And that's the legal system.
- Right about that.
- Guys?
Farrad and I think that we
should wait to hear from the judge
before we talk about this.
Obviously neither of you had
any involvement in this debacle.
I had no prior knowledge
of Steve Dokic's plans
to disrupt the court, your honour.
Your honour, I assure you
that neither I nor
any of the defence team
would have anything to
do with a stunt like this,
even if it introduced
inadmissible evidence
that was helpful to our case.
Recall the jury.
Madam crown, MR. Colby,
I'll be instructing the jury
that this incident has
no relevance to this case.
I resent your insinuation.
Oh, bloom.
Nothing to do with you, or
your detective friend, Chedid?
If you have an accusation to make,
either stand up and make
it or shut the fuck up.
Did you receive any
messages from Claire,
saying that her mother
or her aunt, your sisters,
said to say hello? Sent their love?
No, I didn't want it. Didn't expect it.
Were there any other messages,
happy or positive, about her life,
about her family situation?
Every time Claire contacted
me it was dark, negative.
She wasn't a happy kid, yeah?
Can you describe for the
court her final message,
dated 9 September at 05:30 PM?
Yeah, it says, ah, "fuck
it. Fuck you. Fuck them."
And had a, um, middle
middle-finger emoji thing.
Were you concerned for her?
Yes.
I should have
I did think of calling
Diane, but I didn't.
Now you've been estranged
from your sister, Kate,
for over 20 years, right?
Yeah, that's right.
Because you ran away.
I didn't run away, I left.
I was 18. I wasn't 14.
But in comparing your grievances
and Claire's with your family,
you ran away and you
chose not to communicate
with your sisters ever again.
True, yeah.
Is it fair to say that you lived
a healthy and prosperous life?
Objection. How is this relevant?
Get to your point, MR. Colby.
Have you lived a healthy
and prosperous life
while choosing not to
communicate with your family?
Reasonably, yes.
Did any of your
communication with Claire
in the lead-up to her disappearance,
indicate she might run away?
I don't know. Possibly.
Yes or no, MR. Lawson.
Yes.
What were those indications?
She asked if she could come
and stay, but I said no.
You said no.
And yet Claire turned
up anyway, didn't she?
No. No, she didn't.
Claire turned up and you chose
to hide her to spite your sisters.
Objection.
MR. Colby.
I withdraw the question, your honour.
I wish she had come to stay, mate.
She might still be alive, yeah?
I think he was covering something up.
What, like a teenager in the basement?
You don't seriously believe
he'd keep his niece hiding
for two-and-a-half
years, do you?
You said it yourself, Margaret.
This family's more fucked than most.
It's really important. Yeah.
OK, bye.
You OK?
No.
Tell me.
I'm gonna have to get
permission to get out of court.
This is your uni thing?
Don't worry.
They'll eventually see your true worth
and be honoured to have
you at their university.
Can I ask you a favour?
Read this for me, please?
It's good. And emotional.
And I get it, but try
and be more bureaucratic.
Like, you're a lawyer,
so put that spin on it.
Just think that the person
reading this has no heart.
You're right, I know.
But this is my family.
I'm writing a legal document
about the people you
love most in the world.
Yeah, but Farrad, you've gotta
give them bastards the facts.
I've given them the facts many times.
OK.
Let me try.
OK, maybe in this first paragraph
start with how you and your
family can contribute to Australia.
I need to have another look at these.
I'll call you tonight about that.
OK.
Heard you had a visitor.
Please tell me you had
nothing to do with that.
Absolutely not.
But I didn't stop him, either.
OK. I didn't hear that.
Diane Spears is up on Monday.
Do you think she's shifted at all?
No, but she'll be very pro-Kate.
I am gonna stick to the facts.
- Night.
- Night.
Oh. Bloody hell, you're joking.
Hey, hold your bag up
and then I'll throw
some stuff in for you.
Thank you.
That's alright.
All good.
I've gotta get my kids.
- It never stops for you, eh?
- No.
Do you have kids, Garry?
No, I mean I would if the
timing was right, but, no.
I got a couple of greyhounds,
which is sort of like having kids
really
Sorry, I just, I haven't
heard back from Simon yet.
Simon.
Oh, Georgina.
Sorry, I was meaning to talk to you.
Ava's keen. Oh.
So she'll text you over the
weekend, make arrangements.
Great. Thank you. That's
a huge relief. Thank you.
See ya. See ya.
Thank you so much for all of your help.
Fuck.
You ever think what would have happened
if we'd told the truth that day?
She was 14.
It wasn't her fault.
You still believe that?
What is it?
Dinner.
Would you like to come to
dinner Saturday evening?
Oh.
To say thank you for the
lifts to court, and back.
Oh, right.
Yes, that would be very nice.
Chicken alright?
Lovely.
Bryce, you remember Jarrod.
The wrongful arrest.
So, my appeal's been in for a while.
Any idea when I'll find out?
You know, there's still
some hiccup with the essay?
Is that right?
Yeah, that still has to be cleared up.
Hopefully soon, 'cause
when jury duty's over,
I'll have no money coming in
and I need my accommodation back.
Oh, Yvie tells me you've sorted
your accommodation situation.
More wine?
No, I've probably had enough.
So Bryce was a Stewart scholar.
Yeah?
Yeah, look at me now.
Some desk job at the
same uni that I went to.
Something to look forward to.
But with the diversity push,
you'll probably end
up Dean of the faculty
before I make it out of
the scholarship department.
Diversity's a real nightmare, eh.
Graduation rates though,
for students from diverse
backgrounds are low,
but we need to make allowances.
Ah, thank you for a
wonderful meal, Yvie.
See ya, Jarrod.
OK, I'll say my goodbyes.
Yeah.
So are you seeing her?
Oh, no, it's nothing like that.
It's like mates, you know.
- It's nice.
- That's great.
Great, Garry.
Come on, Storybook.
Come on, Storybook. Get around.
Alright, come on.
What is that?
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
Alright, last one, yeah?
Yooo.
Alright, time to go, Garry.
Only if you're coming with me.
Why don't you grab a couple of bottles
from behind the bar and
we'll go back to mine?
- Hey.
- Come back to mine.
You need to leave.
Hey?
Third step prayer.
God, I offer myself to thee,
to build with me and to
do with me as thou wilt.
Relieve me of the bondage of self,
that I may better do thy will.
Take away my difficulties.
That victory over them may bear witness
to those I would help of thy power.
Thy love and thy way of life.
I bet you can't jump higher than me.
Marcus, Oscar, come on. Gear on.
Boys. Do you know what?
Fine, don't wear pants.
- See if I care.
- Darling, calm down.
Boys, can you do what
mummy says, please? Come on.
- Double jump.
- Here.
You were pretty restless last night.
I've got a job to find.
Well, you won't have any trouble
because everyone loves
you and you're excellent.
Hm?
We've gotta solve the situation
with the sitter as well.
School pick ups, holidays.
One of the school mums has
mentioned a girl called Ava.
OK.
What do we know about Ava?
Can you just trust me on
this one for once, please?
Oh, no. Oh, smash him.
Good one, Nell.
Got it. Oh, my gosh.
Come on Nell, go around him.
He's got it.
Oh, my gosh.
So what'd Jane say, hm?
Yeah, nice one, Bec.
You are kidding me.
Please, do not say a word to her.
They've both improved so much.
- It's one dinner, Jane.
- Shut up, Flip.
You want me to act like
I'm still married to him?
Yeah, I do, because it's a
very important sale, alright?
- It benefits your daughter's futures.
- Look, can you just
Look, Jane, Flip's an
idiot, but he's right.
OK, they're Chinese. It's traditional.
If this deal goes through,
we can send the girls to
whatever school we want.
We buy their first cars, we
send them through uni one day.
It's one dinner, Jane, please.
It's inappropriate, Lex.
Dan has been so good stepping
up while you're on jury duty.
How am I going to explain this to him?
It's too complicated.
Beccy? Nell? Come on, let's go.
Thanks, Jane.
You're welcome.
Girls, come on.
- Bye, dad.
- Bye, dad.
Sweaty?
You gonna sleep all day?
Maybe that's what's been
giving you nightmares.
Maybe they'd just be worse without it.
Smoke it outside.
My housemates have been
complaining about the smell.
Hi.
We should set up
direct debits for those.
Ness, our payment for the egg harvest
has been cancelled.
I've dropped you at the
clinic nine times this month.
We haven't been charged for
any pathology or injections.
My head's been in a
really strange place lately
and, you know,
I keep just getting as
far as the door and I
Your head?
I really don't think
you should trivialise
my mental health concerns.
Since when did this become
about mental health concerns?
You've looked up some symptoms online
and become self-obsessed. What's new?
I knew you wouldn't understand this
and that is why I have such
a hard time talking about it.
Because I come in here and
I try to be honest with you
and you just, you just
treat me like a joke.
Now how am I meant to
have children with you
when all you do is tear me down?
I need to have a shower.
Thanks, Denise.
Well we're halfway through the meeting
where we leave room for
anyone who has the need
or hasn't shared in a while.
Garry, compulsive gambler and alcoholic.
ALL: Hi, Garry.
They say this disease is cunning,
baffling, powerful and
that's true, you know.
Like
We all know it'll get you
when you're down and out.
But it'll also get you
when you're going good,
when you're at your best.
And that's what I learnt yesterday.
I've been doing fucken
jury duty, you know?
My opinion matters.
And, ah, I helped out this friend.
You know, I did something for her
and she genuinely appreciated it.
And so I felt good.
I just felt so good.
I felt like a king.
But I'm not a king.
You know, I'm a garden variety
gambling addict like all of youse,
you know and I've been humbled again.
I'm on day one.
Anybody else?
Ta.
You are
Anonymous.
Got it.
Hello.
My grandfather used
to train dish-lickers.
It's a cruel sport.
Oh, these guys are rescues.
Ah.
Yes, Allen says you have a soft heart.
What we're missing,
and what I really need to
hear from you, is a strategy.
Look, I talk up everyone
that's good for Kate
and I shit-can the others.
That's a little loose.
You know what would make me
feel confident is specifics.
Oh, they're already getting suss
on me asking so many
questions, aren't they?
OK, who is?
Corrrie the foreperson, and
her limp-dick sidekick, Alexi.
The builder? Menelaus constructions?
You and Allen been doing
some research, have ya?
And so? Are they
guilty votes, those two?
Well you'd think Corrrie
would have an aversion
to killers considering her past,
but she's also a bit of a lefty.
What about the others? The banker?
Can you put pressure on him?
Does he have money troubles?
You know, does he have a mistress?
He's got a troubled teenage daughter.
Great, what's her name?
Where does she go to school?
What about the alternate?
Do we even want her in
the room for the verdict?
Knocking people off the jury
was not part of the agreement.
Come on, show some initiative.
Make sure the right 12 people are
there when they cast the votes.
That's it.
That university's stuffing you around.
Mum, I'm fighting
them and I'm appealing.
Isn't that what you taught me?
The fight's gotta be worth it.
You got a lot of brains but
you gotta start using them, ay.
Right, and giving up on my
scholarship's not a waste?
After what the coppers
did should have shown you.
You know, then the
university dumps on you.
You're a blackfella.
No fancy scholarship's
gonna redefine that for you.
And I'm surprised you managed to
make your way here today, brah.
It's a long way for an inner
city blackfella to come.
What's wrong with you?
Don't talk to your brother like that.
There's no need.
Ay, come on, where you going?
Washing my hands.
What?
So, you're fighting 'em.
It's good, bub. Yeah.
I'm getting a bit of shit from
one pen pusher at uni, there.
True.
You watch out for him, son.
A poison pen can ruin lives.
Tick of a box, a swirl of a signature.
Yeah, I'm on it, I'm on it. I
got a girl, she's helping me out.
A girl, ay?
You bring her here so I can
run my Maya over this woman.
So, which way?
She's not Koori.
So, this is where you've
been staying, with her?
Because, you know, you
can always come back here.
With family.
Thanks, mum, but me coming home,
I don't think it's gonna work.
Not with him.
I've gotta handle things my way.
Are you sure I can't help?
No, thank you.
All under control.
You love cooking, don't you?
Actually, I do.
I really do.
I wonder if they'd find
out about us having dinner.
Two jurors, conspiring together.
Well, let's not talk about the trial.
Yeah, good. Or the other jurors.
Oh no, no, no, no.
Sorry, I can't have a guest doing that.
Oh, alright.
I'm absolutely certain she's a murderer,
but then I think, don't I believe
in the forgiveness of sins?
- You going to have a little more?
- Mm
- Come on.
- I'm full.
You know, I envy you, Peter.
Your moral lens.
Your clarity.
Well, sometimes I think my moral
lens has a bit of a cataract.
You are clever.
Ah, best we called it a night?
Stuff to do before
tomorrow, so yeah, OK.
Right. Of course.
Gallery, second row.
Over your right shoulder.
You've gotta be kidding me.
I made him aware of the ramifications
of being in court and yet
Get the judge to kick him out.
Not yet. Let's see what happens.
BLOOM: I have no further
questions, your honour.
JUDGE MUIR: MR. Colby?
COLBY: Thank you, your honour.
Ms Spears, could you
please describe to the court
your marriage to Nathan Spears?
Nathan deceived me
throughout our marriage.
He lied to me about money.
He cheated on me with other women.
Kate supported and protected me,
so of course there was
tension between them.
How do you know he cheated?
Objection.
How is this relevant to
any issue in this case?
I'll allow it.
Mystery messages on encrypted apps.
Coming home from boating
smelling like a woman's perfume.
Going to a movie to clear his head,
but having no memory of
seeing it two weeks later.
COLBY: Did you confront
him with your suspicions?
DIANE: He lied.
He denied it right up until the
day he left me for another woman.
COLBY: Now, at any stage
during your marriage,
- did you fear MR. Spears
- Objection.
MR. Spears is not the
one on trial, here.
COLBY: Your honour, this
goes to his character
and what was happening in
the family home, at the time.
JUDGE MUIR: I'll allow it, but
get to your point, MR. Colby.
Please answer the question, Ms Spears.
Yes. Could you explain further?
He never hit me, but
he was very controlling
and he had a terrible temper.
COLBY: What about in his
relationship with Claire?
- Was he coercive?
- DIANE: Yes.
COLBY: How do you know this?
DIANE: I witnessed it, and she told me.
COLBY: Would you mind
giving us an example of this?
Nathan monitored her social media,
invading her privacy, which
they constantly fought about.
He would often take her phone,
insisting on knowing her password.
He judged her friends,
her hair, her clothes.
The level of distress
that he caused her.
It really alarmed me.
So, I encouraged Claire to
get involved in Kate's art.
It built her confidence
and her self esteem.
How did you feel about Kate's art?
She's a very talented photographer.
Her work is challenging, but we
Claire and I, we
understand the difference
between something literal
and something metaphoric.
My sister is an artist, not a killer.
COLBY: Did Claire ever say anything
about the fantastical
nature of Kate's work?
Yes, absolutely.
She always talks about
their shared imagination.
COLBY: Shared?
Kate and Claire are a
very similar personality.
Creative.
Free-spirited.
Boundary-pushing.
BELINDA: What if he asks
me to go, you know, topless?
He won't.
He just wants us in our school uniforms.
Kate, that's mine.
Where are you going?
You have to tell dad
we're going to choir.
I'm not lying so that you can
go and hang out with that creep.
Fine. Then I'll tell dad
that you and Ed McGuinness
smoked weed in the reserve.
If you want a lift, I'm leaving now.
BELINDA: See ya, Diane.
COLBY: You lost your mother
at a young age, am I right?
Yes.
When I was ten, and Kate
was eight and Robbie was 12.
Could you describe the
nature of your relationship
with your sister after
your mother's death?
I became like a second mother to her.
I don't know, she was too
traumatised to say anything
until I got home.
But when she left the studio,
the guy, the photographer, was
encouraging her to pose naked.
I'll bring her to the
station to make a statement,
but you need to send
officers to the studio, now.
Anything could be happening
to that poor little girl.
Kate came home just after 11:30, right?
- Right?
- Yeah, yes.
She was here with both of
you from 11:30 until now.
That's what you tell the police.
Get that shit off your face.
Where were you, Robbie?
I told you to watch that
little slut like a hawk.
This is a fucken nightmare.
We should call an ambulance.
You need to tell them what happened.
Tell them the truth
This family will not get
dragged through the fucken mud.
- This never happened.
- Get off me.
And after our father basically
forced Robbie out of home,
Kate and I became even closer.
So, you didn't want a lift, today?
Oh, we've been taking it for
granted you give me a lift everyday.
Well, perhaps a text next time,
so I don't go out of my way?
OK.
Hey, guys.
I just wanted to check in
to see how we're all feeling.
Well, I'm enjoying the process,
but it's all a bit confronting.
You're on Kate's side, aren't you, Mel?
Garry, that's not what
we're talking about.
Well, my feeling is,
it would be good for us
to share our opinions on the verdict.
I'll be keeping my
feelings to myself, thanks.
Guys, I really am just
trying to figure out
if we're all mentally OK.
Thank you, Corrrie. I'm doing OK.
It's very thoughtful of you.
CORRRIE: Vanessa?
I'm having a bad day. Happy, Corrrie?
Not guilty. Happy, Garry?
She's not psycho, she's
just misunderstood.
I was feeling anxious.
It makes me anxious not knowing
how everyone's feeling
about the verdict.
That's how I'm feeling.
Well, that was pointless.
I feel OK, thanks for asking.
Look, I have a, um, a
slightly weird favour to ask.
Like, kinky weird?
Not that kind of weird. Regrettably.
I have this dinner thing, tonight.
I need to pretend I'm still married,
so the investors buying our company
think I'm stable and reliable.
And you think I'm stable and reliable.
I think you're reliable.
OK.
So, then, the kinky weird thing.
Ms Spears, when was it that
Claire became difficult and unruly?
When Sonia was introduced
as the new girlfriend.
Nathan appeared more interested in her
and the lifestyle she lavished on him.
And so, Claire started acting out.
So, what was the point that drove you
to bring Kate in as
another carer for Claire?
After Nathan's marriage to Sonia,
Claire started playing he
and I off against each other.
Her grades were dropping, her
attitude towards me changed.
I couldn't discipline her, because
she'd run away, and she did.
He was no help.
He was too wrapped up
in his new wife and life.
And so that's why I
turned to Kate for help.
So, adding Ms Lawson as another carer,
did Claire's behaviour change, at all?
Yes.
Claire's grades picked up
and she was much happier.
Our relationship became civil.
She became my little girl again.
I'm not saying that Kate and
Claire didn't have issues,
because they did.
And I know, she's a teenager.
She's hormonal.
She's just trying to
find her independence.
Good. And finally, Claire's
sometime boyfriend, Blake Skerrett,
is now living in queensland.
Were you aware of any
plans or preparation
that Claire was making
to go up to visit him?
No. But he was her first love,
and that's something special.
My daughter is a
strong-willed young woman
and she can do anything
she puts her mind to.
Good, thank you.
No more questions, your honour.
JUDGE MUIR: Before we
proceed, I call a short recess.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,
I'll ask you to return to
the jury room, thank you.
Seems like they're having a good time.
Ava's a gem.
I know someone whose son left home
and didn't call for five years,
and then, all of a sudden,
turned up, out of the blue.
GEORGINA: Being a
parent, it's really hard.
I mean, you don't always know what to do
and there's so much that can go wrong.
It's obvious Claire was
incredibly unhappy at home.
I hope my girls never feel like that.
- It's disturbing.
- What about you, Mel?
Do you think Claire's still
out there, hiding somewhere?
I need a drink of water.
Her pain is so hard to watch.
I mean, a mother
separated from her child
and not knowing whether
she's dead or alive.
She must be in hell.
Hey Mel, let me get that water for you.
- What's wrong?
- Help me get her on the floor.
- Lay her down.
- We need an ambulance.
Get something for her head.
- Jesus, call the sheriff.
- I'll get the sheriff.
Mel, you're going to be OK.
Help's coming.
It's alright, Mel. Looking after you.
Just relax, stay calm. The
ambulance will be here soon.
JUDGE MUIR: For the record,
a member of the jury has
been taken to hospital.
We have confirmation
she's medically cleared
but she will be unable to return.
Are you ready to
re-examine, madam crown?
Ah yes, thank you, your honour.
Whose care was Claire in on
the night of 14 September?
My sister, Kate's.
Did Claire tell you anything
about her plans for that night?
No.
BLOOM: Did she call or text you
at any time during that night?
No.
Have you spoken to your ex-husband
about what occurred that night?
No, I haven't.
So, the only thing you
know about that night
is what you've heard from the accused,
your sister, Kate Lawson.
Yes.
Are you sure your sister
told you everything?
DIANE: Tell me where she is.
I don't know.
- You're hiding something.
- I'm not.
She would have called me.
Just tell me where she
is. I don't know, Diane.
I don't know.
Kate wouldn't lie.
You said in your cross-examination
that you believe Claire is in hiding.
Is that correct?
She must be.
When Claire was away from
you, did she call you, often?
When she was at Kate's, yes.
Usually, to say good
morning and goodnight.
Even when she was upset with you?
No. No, I wouldn't expect
a call if she was in a huff.
You gave evidence that
Claire had run away, before.
Did she call you, then?
Eventually.
What have you done to search
for your daughter, Ms Spears?
When I was told she was missing,
I called her phone, immediately.
- Only her phone?
- No, I called Amita, her best friend,
like I did before, trying
to get more information.
How many times did you call Amita?
Five.
I also called her ex-boyfriend,
Blake, in queensland.
Only that night, or did
you keep calling him?
Well, of course, I kept calling him.
I drove around the streets.
We went to her favourite spots.
I put up posters and I did interviews.
How long did you keep calling?
What?
How long did you keep contacting Blake,
that was your daughter's first
love, yes, looking for your daughter?
- Was it a day, or a week?
- I don't
BLOOM: How many weeks?
JUDGE MUIR: Madam crown, you
should allow the witness to answer.
You have no idea what it's like
not knowing where your child is,
and the helplessness that you feel.
BLOOM: I do have an idea.
I'm a mother, too.
When did you stop
searching for your daughter?
I didn't
You stopped searching because
there was no one to be found.
Diane, even you believe
your daughter is dead.
Objection. Speculative.
I reject the question.
DIANE: No, no, no, no, I
don't believe that she's dead.
I don't.
No further questions, your honour.
Kate.
I love you.
Madam, only lawyers can be here.
I'll have to ask you to leave.
Things have changed.
Just take your foot off
my neck for a second.
We just lost the one juror who
was never gonna vote guilty.
OK?
RECEPTIONIST: You have
to have a referral.
Is there anyone else I can speak to?
RECEPTIONIST: We don't take walk-ins.
OK, but I'm ready now. Like I
I'm really ready.
You have to have a
referral from your gp.
That's how it works.
I have to do this, now.
I'm sorry. I can't help you.
Look, if you need help now you
should go to a doctor or the hospital.
OK, come on, in you go.
- JAMIE: Hey, monsters.
- Dad.
Hey, who picked you
up from school, today?
We have a new babysitter, Ava.
MARCUS: She's so cool.
You asked me to fix it and I fixed it.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
That's how you know
dad's enjoying the wine.
He's cracking jokes.
I'll take that as a compliment.
CORRRIE: My husband was
worried about coming alone.
A little bit regressive,
don't you think?
I would say traditional.
Try being me.
Mum and dad'll disown me
if I'm not married by 30.
(SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
DAVID: Mum says if you ever get tired
of Alexi she'll marry you, herself.
That's why he have no wife.
Smile, you fucker. She's killing it.
How about a round of Tequila shots, huh?
DAVID: Yeah, let's drink to the deal.
Yes, let's.
(SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
You and me, little bro.
Oh.
Builder wants a wife and
the winner is Corrrie.
I ate that shit up.
I'm gonna send all the other ones home,
even the pretty ones.
Ow.
Seriously, listen. Listen,
Corrrie, I owe you one.
I'm not a good talker,
and the deal's in the
bag because of you.
So, thank you.
Taxi. Taxi.
And he's stopped. He's already stopped.
Yeah, he's stopped, already.
What?
I'm drunk. I gotta go home.
Yeah, so we'll go home. We're married.
We are officially divorced.
I'm sorry.
I'll see you in the morning.
Yeah.
Cool.
See you in the morning.
What the fuck?
Ripley.
Zeus.
Oh, fuck.
Fuck!
been presenting Ms Lawson's work?
Kate remains our most
commercially successful artist
and if Kate were to be convicted,
then she would never
sell another piece again.
Well if you tell your investor,
I'm gonna get a lot better intel
the more the case goes along.
All you have to do is
secure an acquittal.
The terms of the Stewart
scholarship are pretty strict.
- You've seriously pissed off Bryce.
- How much damage can he do?
In terms of your scholarship,
he's basically god.
We have had a serious data breach.
It have traced it back to your laptop.
You look a bit rattled.
I just got fired and I don't know
who's going to pick up my kids.
How old's your daughter?
Can't she babysit?
Flip.
It's compensation.
Sorry, I don't
I haven't seen my
brother in eight years.
But you believe Kate,
knowing everything you know?
What do you believe Kate
was asking Claire to do?
Been 30 years, Robbie.
You can tell the truth now.
I went to jail for you.
- Remove that man from my courtroom.
- Tell the fucken truth, Robbie.
Tell the fucken truth.
- Boo.
- Oh, my god.
Come on, Diane. That's it, that's it.
That's what I'm talking about.
OK, right there.
Come on, we're gonna
get that pretty face.
Come on.
OK, give me more faces.
I don't know what to do.
Anything.
Tell the truth, Robbie.
Tell the fucken truth. I did 30 years.
You can't fucken stop me.
Fucken leave me alone.
- Where's dad?
- Hosing the driveway.
OK.
Photographer Stephen Dokic
has been charged with the rape
and murder of teenager Belinda Bain.
Police arrested Dokic in the carpark
of the inner city warehouse
where he lived and worked.
The body of
14-year-old Belinda
was found in the boot of Dokic's car,
following a tipoff from
a member of the public.
Dokic was allegedly planning to dump
MR. Lawson, once I have
confirmation we are able to proceed
without further disturbance,
do you feel you are able to continue?
What's to stop that
prick coming back here?
The sheriffs will
ensure that, MR. Lawson.
But I do need an answer as to
Kate, I don't think you understand.
This jury has been affected.
They're tainted.
If they believe there's
something important
they haven't been told
You're not listening to me. I
cannot go through this again.
Listen, Kate.
If we don't apply to discharge the jury,
then you probably won't be able
to raise this as a ground for appeal,
if you're found guilty.
If Steve Dokic gets his story out there,
then any future jury will
know what happened back then.
- They'll know.
- Well, it's your call.
But I'm telling you, this
jury is far from ideal.
And the risk is we
will lose their trust.
So should I be saying
something to the group?
I think you can leave
it to the judge, Corrrie.
He'll give us instructions
about what to do.
What, "please ignore the
crackhead screaming 'I'm innocent'
"in the middle of the trial?"
His brother obviously
knew him. I mean, he was
I think that horse has bolted.
Yeah, and Kate? Kate knew him.
Something happened in the early '90s.
A crime.
Robbie and Kate were kids.
Yeah, the thing that drives me
crazy is that they're in there
sharing this secret knowledge
and they don't tell us.
And that's the legal system.
- Right about that.
- Guys?
Farrad and I think that we
should wait to hear from the judge
before we talk about this.
Obviously neither of you had
any involvement in this debacle.
I had no prior knowledge
of Steve Dokic's plans
to disrupt the court, your honour.
Your honour, I assure you
that neither I nor
any of the defence team
would have anything to
do with a stunt like this,
even if it introduced
inadmissible evidence
that was helpful to our case.
Recall the jury.
Madam crown, MR. Colby,
I'll be instructing the jury
that this incident has
no relevance to this case.
I resent your insinuation.
Oh, bloom.
Nothing to do with you, or
your detective friend, Chedid?
If you have an accusation to make,
either stand up and make
it or shut the fuck up.
Did you receive any
messages from Claire,
saying that her mother
or her aunt, your sisters,
said to say hello? Sent their love?
No, I didn't want it. Didn't expect it.
Were there any other messages,
happy or positive, about her life,
about her family situation?
Every time Claire contacted
me it was dark, negative.
She wasn't a happy kid, yeah?
Can you describe for the
court her final message,
dated 9 September at 05:30 PM?
Yeah, it says, ah, "fuck
it. Fuck you. Fuck them."
And had a, um, middle
middle-finger emoji thing.
Were you concerned for her?
Yes.
I should have
I did think of calling
Diane, but I didn't.
Now you've been estranged
from your sister, Kate,
for over 20 years, right?
Yeah, that's right.
Because you ran away.
I didn't run away, I left.
I was 18. I wasn't 14.
But in comparing your grievances
and Claire's with your family,
you ran away and you
chose not to communicate
with your sisters ever again.
True, yeah.
Is it fair to say that you lived
a healthy and prosperous life?
Objection. How is this relevant?
Get to your point, MR. Colby.
Have you lived a healthy
and prosperous life
while choosing not to
communicate with your family?
Reasonably, yes.
Did any of your
communication with Claire
in the lead-up to her disappearance,
indicate she might run away?
I don't know. Possibly.
Yes or no, MR. Lawson.
Yes.
What were those indications?
She asked if she could come
and stay, but I said no.
You said no.
And yet Claire turned
up anyway, didn't she?
No. No, she didn't.
Claire turned up and you chose
to hide her to spite your sisters.
Objection.
MR. Colby.
I withdraw the question, your honour.
I wish she had come to stay, mate.
She might still be alive, yeah?
I think he was covering something up.
What, like a teenager in the basement?
You don't seriously believe
he'd keep his niece hiding
for two-and-a-half
years, do you?
You said it yourself, Margaret.
This family's more fucked than most.
It's really important. Yeah.
OK, bye.
You OK?
No.
Tell me.
I'm gonna have to get
permission to get out of court.
This is your uni thing?
Don't worry.
They'll eventually see your true worth
and be honoured to have
you at their university.
Can I ask you a favour?
Read this for me, please?
It's good. And emotional.
And I get it, but try
and be more bureaucratic.
Like, you're a lawyer,
so put that spin on it.
Just think that the person
reading this has no heart.
You're right, I know.
But this is my family.
I'm writing a legal document
about the people you
love most in the world.
Yeah, but Farrad, you've gotta
give them bastards the facts.
I've given them the facts many times.
OK.
Let me try.
OK, maybe in this first paragraph
start with how you and your
family can contribute to Australia.
I need to have another look at these.
I'll call you tonight about that.
OK.
Heard you had a visitor.
Please tell me you had
nothing to do with that.
Absolutely not.
But I didn't stop him, either.
OK. I didn't hear that.
Diane Spears is up on Monday.
Do you think she's shifted at all?
No, but she'll be very pro-Kate.
I am gonna stick to the facts.
- Night.
- Night.
Oh. Bloody hell, you're joking.
Hey, hold your bag up
and then I'll throw
some stuff in for you.
Thank you.
That's alright.
All good.
I've gotta get my kids.
- It never stops for you, eh?
- No.
Do you have kids, Garry?
No, I mean I would if the
timing was right, but, no.
I got a couple of greyhounds,
which is sort of like having kids
really
Sorry, I just, I haven't
heard back from Simon yet.
Simon.
Oh, Georgina.
Sorry, I was meaning to talk to you.
Ava's keen. Oh.
So she'll text you over the
weekend, make arrangements.
Great. Thank you. That's
a huge relief. Thank you.
See ya. See ya.
Thank you so much for all of your help.
Fuck.
You ever think what would have happened
if we'd told the truth that day?
She was 14.
It wasn't her fault.
You still believe that?
What is it?
Dinner.
Would you like to come to
dinner Saturday evening?
Oh.
To say thank you for the
lifts to court, and back.
Oh, right.
Yes, that would be very nice.
Chicken alright?
Lovely.
Bryce, you remember Jarrod.
The wrongful arrest.
So, my appeal's been in for a while.
Any idea when I'll find out?
You know, there's still
some hiccup with the essay?
Is that right?
Yeah, that still has to be cleared up.
Hopefully soon, 'cause
when jury duty's over,
I'll have no money coming in
and I need my accommodation back.
Oh, Yvie tells me you've sorted
your accommodation situation.
More wine?
No, I've probably had enough.
So Bryce was a Stewart scholar.
Yeah?
Yeah, look at me now.
Some desk job at the
same uni that I went to.
Something to look forward to.
But with the diversity push,
you'll probably end
up Dean of the faculty
before I make it out of
the scholarship department.
Diversity's a real nightmare, eh.
Graduation rates though,
for students from diverse
backgrounds are low,
but we need to make allowances.
Ah, thank you for a
wonderful meal, Yvie.
See ya, Jarrod.
OK, I'll say my goodbyes.
Yeah.
So are you seeing her?
Oh, no, it's nothing like that.
It's like mates, you know.
- It's nice.
- That's great.
Great, Garry.
Come on, Storybook.
Come on, Storybook. Get around.
Alright, come on.
What is that?
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
Alright, last one, yeah?
Yooo.
Alright, time to go, Garry.
Only if you're coming with me.
Why don't you grab a couple of bottles
from behind the bar and
we'll go back to mine?
- Hey.
- Come back to mine.
You need to leave.
Hey?
Third step prayer.
God, I offer myself to thee,
to build with me and to
do with me as thou wilt.
Relieve me of the bondage of self,
that I may better do thy will.
Take away my difficulties.
That victory over them may bear witness
to those I would help of thy power.
Thy love and thy way of life.
I bet you can't jump higher than me.
Marcus, Oscar, come on. Gear on.
Boys. Do you know what?
Fine, don't wear pants.
- See if I care.
- Darling, calm down.
Boys, can you do what
mummy says, please? Come on.
- Double jump.
- Here.
You were pretty restless last night.
I've got a job to find.
Well, you won't have any trouble
because everyone loves
you and you're excellent.
Hm?
We've gotta solve the situation
with the sitter as well.
School pick ups, holidays.
One of the school mums has
mentioned a girl called Ava.
OK.
What do we know about Ava?
Can you just trust me on
this one for once, please?
Oh, no. Oh, smash him.
Good one, Nell.
Got it. Oh, my gosh.
Come on Nell, go around him.
He's got it.
Oh, my gosh.
So what'd Jane say, hm?
Yeah, nice one, Bec.
You are kidding me.
Please, do not say a word to her.
They've both improved so much.
- It's one dinner, Jane.
- Shut up, Flip.
You want me to act like
I'm still married to him?
Yeah, I do, because it's a
very important sale, alright?
- It benefits your daughter's futures.
- Look, can you just
Look, Jane, Flip's an
idiot, but he's right.
OK, they're Chinese. It's traditional.
If this deal goes through,
we can send the girls to
whatever school we want.
We buy their first cars, we
send them through uni one day.
It's one dinner, Jane, please.
It's inappropriate, Lex.
Dan has been so good stepping
up while you're on jury duty.
How am I going to explain this to him?
It's too complicated.
Beccy? Nell? Come on, let's go.
Thanks, Jane.
You're welcome.
Girls, come on.
- Bye, dad.
- Bye, dad.
Sweaty?
You gonna sleep all day?
Maybe that's what's been
giving you nightmares.
Maybe they'd just be worse without it.
Smoke it outside.
My housemates have been
complaining about the smell.
Hi.
We should set up
direct debits for those.
Ness, our payment for the egg harvest
has been cancelled.
I've dropped you at the
clinic nine times this month.
We haven't been charged for
any pathology or injections.
My head's been in a
really strange place lately
and, you know,
I keep just getting as
far as the door and I
Your head?
I really don't think
you should trivialise
my mental health concerns.
Since when did this become
about mental health concerns?
You've looked up some symptoms online
and become self-obsessed. What's new?
I knew you wouldn't understand this
and that is why I have such
a hard time talking about it.
Because I come in here and
I try to be honest with you
and you just, you just
treat me like a joke.
Now how am I meant to
have children with you
when all you do is tear me down?
I need to have a shower.
Thanks, Denise.
Well we're halfway through the meeting
where we leave room for
anyone who has the need
or hasn't shared in a while.
Garry, compulsive gambler and alcoholic.
ALL: Hi, Garry.
They say this disease is cunning,
baffling, powerful and
that's true, you know.
Like
We all know it'll get you
when you're down and out.
But it'll also get you
when you're going good,
when you're at your best.
And that's what I learnt yesterday.
I've been doing fucken
jury duty, you know?
My opinion matters.
And, ah, I helped out this friend.
You know, I did something for her
and she genuinely appreciated it.
And so I felt good.
I just felt so good.
I felt like a king.
But I'm not a king.
You know, I'm a garden variety
gambling addict like all of youse,
you know and I've been humbled again.
I'm on day one.
Anybody else?
Ta.
You are
Anonymous.
Got it.
Hello.
My grandfather used
to train dish-lickers.
It's a cruel sport.
Oh, these guys are rescues.
Ah.
Yes, Allen says you have a soft heart.
What we're missing,
and what I really need to
hear from you, is a strategy.
Look, I talk up everyone
that's good for Kate
and I shit-can the others.
That's a little loose.
You know what would make me
feel confident is specifics.
Oh, they're already getting suss
on me asking so many
questions, aren't they?
OK, who is?
Corrrie the foreperson, and
her limp-dick sidekick, Alexi.
The builder? Menelaus constructions?
You and Allen been doing
some research, have ya?
And so? Are they
guilty votes, those two?
Well you'd think Corrrie
would have an aversion
to killers considering her past,
but she's also a bit of a lefty.
What about the others? The banker?
Can you put pressure on him?
Does he have money troubles?
You know, does he have a mistress?
He's got a troubled teenage daughter.
Great, what's her name?
Where does she go to school?
What about the alternate?
Do we even want her in
the room for the verdict?
Knocking people off the jury
was not part of the agreement.
Come on, show some initiative.
Make sure the right 12 people are
there when they cast the votes.
That's it.
That university's stuffing you around.
Mum, I'm fighting
them and I'm appealing.
Isn't that what you taught me?
The fight's gotta be worth it.
You got a lot of brains but
you gotta start using them, ay.
Right, and giving up on my
scholarship's not a waste?
After what the coppers
did should have shown you.
You know, then the
university dumps on you.
You're a blackfella.
No fancy scholarship's
gonna redefine that for you.
And I'm surprised you managed to
make your way here today, brah.
It's a long way for an inner
city blackfella to come.
What's wrong with you?
Don't talk to your brother like that.
There's no need.
Ay, come on, where you going?
Washing my hands.
What?
So, you're fighting 'em.
It's good, bub. Yeah.
I'm getting a bit of shit from
one pen pusher at uni, there.
True.
You watch out for him, son.
A poison pen can ruin lives.
Tick of a box, a swirl of a signature.
Yeah, I'm on it, I'm on it. I
got a girl, she's helping me out.
A girl, ay?
You bring her here so I can
run my Maya over this woman.
So, which way?
She's not Koori.
So, this is where you've
been staying, with her?
Because, you know, you
can always come back here.
With family.
Thanks, mum, but me coming home,
I don't think it's gonna work.
Not with him.
I've gotta handle things my way.
Are you sure I can't help?
No, thank you.
All under control.
You love cooking, don't you?
Actually, I do.
I really do.
I wonder if they'd find
out about us having dinner.
Two jurors, conspiring together.
Well, let's not talk about the trial.
Yeah, good. Or the other jurors.
Oh no, no, no, no.
Sorry, I can't have a guest doing that.
Oh, alright.
I'm absolutely certain she's a murderer,
but then I think, don't I believe
in the forgiveness of sins?
- You going to have a little more?
- Mm
- Come on.
- I'm full.
You know, I envy you, Peter.
Your moral lens.
Your clarity.
Well, sometimes I think my moral
lens has a bit of a cataract.
You are clever.
Ah, best we called it a night?
Stuff to do before
tomorrow, so yeah, OK.
Right. Of course.
Gallery, second row.
Over your right shoulder.
You've gotta be kidding me.
I made him aware of the ramifications
of being in court and yet
Get the judge to kick him out.
Not yet. Let's see what happens.
BLOOM: I have no further
questions, your honour.
JUDGE MUIR: MR. Colby?
COLBY: Thank you, your honour.
Ms Spears, could you
please describe to the court
your marriage to Nathan Spears?
Nathan deceived me
throughout our marriage.
He lied to me about money.
He cheated on me with other women.
Kate supported and protected me,
so of course there was
tension between them.
How do you know he cheated?
Objection.
How is this relevant to
any issue in this case?
I'll allow it.
Mystery messages on encrypted apps.
Coming home from boating
smelling like a woman's perfume.
Going to a movie to clear his head,
but having no memory of
seeing it two weeks later.
COLBY: Did you confront
him with your suspicions?
DIANE: He lied.
He denied it right up until the
day he left me for another woman.
COLBY: Now, at any stage
during your marriage,
- did you fear MR. Spears
- Objection.
MR. Spears is not the
one on trial, here.
COLBY: Your honour, this
goes to his character
and what was happening in
the family home, at the time.
JUDGE MUIR: I'll allow it, but
get to your point, MR. Colby.
Please answer the question, Ms Spears.
Yes. Could you explain further?
He never hit me, but
he was very controlling
and he had a terrible temper.
COLBY: What about in his
relationship with Claire?
- Was he coercive?
- DIANE: Yes.
COLBY: How do you know this?
DIANE: I witnessed it, and she told me.
COLBY: Would you mind
giving us an example of this?
Nathan monitored her social media,
invading her privacy, which
they constantly fought about.
He would often take her phone,
insisting on knowing her password.
He judged her friends,
her hair, her clothes.
The level of distress
that he caused her.
It really alarmed me.
So, I encouraged Claire to
get involved in Kate's art.
It built her confidence
and her self esteem.
How did you feel about Kate's art?
She's a very talented photographer.
Her work is challenging, but we
Claire and I, we
understand the difference
between something literal
and something metaphoric.
My sister is an artist, not a killer.
COLBY: Did Claire ever say anything
about the fantastical
nature of Kate's work?
Yes, absolutely.
She always talks about
their shared imagination.
COLBY: Shared?
Kate and Claire are a
very similar personality.
Creative.
Free-spirited.
Boundary-pushing.
BELINDA: What if he asks
me to go, you know, topless?
He won't.
He just wants us in our school uniforms.
Kate, that's mine.
Where are you going?
You have to tell dad
we're going to choir.
I'm not lying so that you can
go and hang out with that creep.
Fine. Then I'll tell dad
that you and Ed McGuinness
smoked weed in the reserve.
If you want a lift, I'm leaving now.
BELINDA: See ya, Diane.
COLBY: You lost your mother
at a young age, am I right?
Yes.
When I was ten, and Kate
was eight and Robbie was 12.
Could you describe the
nature of your relationship
with your sister after
your mother's death?
I became like a second mother to her.
I don't know, she was too
traumatised to say anything
until I got home.
But when she left the studio,
the guy, the photographer, was
encouraging her to pose naked.
I'll bring her to the
station to make a statement,
but you need to send
officers to the studio, now.
Anything could be happening
to that poor little girl.
Kate came home just after 11:30, right?
- Right?
- Yeah, yes.
She was here with both of
you from 11:30 until now.
That's what you tell the police.
Get that shit off your face.
Where were you, Robbie?
I told you to watch that
little slut like a hawk.
This is a fucken nightmare.
We should call an ambulance.
You need to tell them what happened.
Tell them the truth
This family will not get
dragged through the fucken mud.
- This never happened.
- Get off me.
And after our father basically
forced Robbie out of home,
Kate and I became even closer.
So, you didn't want a lift, today?
Oh, we've been taking it for
granted you give me a lift everyday.
Well, perhaps a text next time,
so I don't go out of my way?
OK.
Hey, guys.
I just wanted to check in
to see how we're all feeling.
Well, I'm enjoying the process,
but it's all a bit confronting.
You're on Kate's side, aren't you, Mel?
Garry, that's not what
we're talking about.
Well, my feeling is,
it would be good for us
to share our opinions on the verdict.
I'll be keeping my
feelings to myself, thanks.
Guys, I really am just
trying to figure out
if we're all mentally OK.
Thank you, Corrrie. I'm doing OK.
It's very thoughtful of you.
CORRRIE: Vanessa?
I'm having a bad day. Happy, Corrrie?
Not guilty. Happy, Garry?
She's not psycho, she's
just misunderstood.
I was feeling anxious.
It makes me anxious not knowing
how everyone's feeling
about the verdict.
That's how I'm feeling.
Well, that was pointless.
I feel OK, thanks for asking.
Look, I have a, um, a
slightly weird favour to ask.
Like, kinky weird?
Not that kind of weird. Regrettably.
I have this dinner thing, tonight.
I need to pretend I'm still married,
so the investors buying our company
think I'm stable and reliable.
And you think I'm stable and reliable.
I think you're reliable.
OK.
So, then, the kinky weird thing.
Ms Spears, when was it that
Claire became difficult and unruly?
When Sonia was introduced
as the new girlfriend.
Nathan appeared more interested in her
and the lifestyle she lavished on him.
And so, Claire started acting out.
So, what was the point that drove you
to bring Kate in as
another carer for Claire?
After Nathan's marriage to Sonia,
Claire started playing he
and I off against each other.
Her grades were dropping, her
attitude towards me changed.
I couldn't discipline her, because
she'd run away, and she did.
He was no help.
He was too wrapped up
in his new wife and life.
And so that's why I
turned to Kate for help.
So, adding Ms Lawson as another carer,
did Claire's behaviour change, at all?
Yes.
Claire's grades picked up
and she was much happier.
Our relationship became civil.
She became my little girl again.
I'm not saying that Kate and
Claire didn't have issues,
because they did.
And I know, she's a teenager.
She's hormonal.
She's just trying to
find her independence.
Good. And finally, Claire's
sometime boyfriend, Blake Skerrett,
is now living in queensland.
Were you aware of any
plans or preparation
that Claire was making
to go up to visit him?
No. But he was her first love,
and that's something special.
My daughter is a
strong-willed young woman
and she can do anything
she puts her mind to.
Good, thank you.
No more questions, your honour.
JUDGE MUIR: Before we
proceed, I call a short recess.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,
I'll ask you to return to
the jury room, thank you.
Seems like they're having a good time.
Ava's a gem.
I know someone whose son left home
and didn't call for five years,
and then, all of a sudden,
turned up, out of the blue.
GEORGINA: Being a
parent, it's really hard.
I mean, you don't always know what to do
and there's so much that can go wrong.
It's obvious Claire was
incredibly unhappy at home.
I hope my girls never feel like that.
- It's disturbing.
- What about you, Mel?
Do you think Claire's still
out there, hiding somewhere?
I need a drink of water.
Her pain is so hard to watch.
I mean, a mother
separated from her child
and not knowing whether
she's dead or alive.
She must be in hell.
Hey Mel, let me get that water for you.
- What's wrong?
- Help me get her on the floor.
- Lay her down.
- We need an ambulance.
Get something for her head.
- Jesus, call the sheriff.
- I'll get the sheriff.
Mel, you're going to be OK.
Help's coming.
It's alright, Mel. Looking after you.
Just relax, stay calm. The
ambulance will be here soon.
JUDGE MUIR: For the record,
a member of the jury has
been taken to hospital.
We have confirmation
she's medically cleared
but she will be unable to return.
Are you ready to
re-examine, madam crown?
Ah yes, thank you, your honour.
Whose care was Claire in on
the night of 14 September?
My sister, Kate's.
Did Claire tell you anything
about her plans for that night?
No.
BLOOM: Did she call or text you
at any time during that night?
No.
Have you spoken to your ex-husband
about what occurred that night?
No, I haven't.
So, the only thing you
know about that night
is what you've heard from the accused,
your sister, Kate Lawson.
Yes.
Are you sure your sister
told you everything?
DIANE: Tell me where she is.
I don't know.
- You're hiding something.
- I'm not.
She would have called me.
Just tell me where she
is. I don't know, Diane.
I don't know.
Kate wouldn't lie.
You said in your cross-examination
that you believe Claire is in hiding.
Is that correct?
She must be.
When Claire was away from
you, did she call you, often?
When she was at Kate's, yes.
Usually, to say good
morning and goodnight.
Even when she was upset with you?
No. No, I wouldn't expect
a call if she was in a huff.
You gave evidence that
Claire had run away, before.
Did she call you, then?
Eventually.
What have you done to search
for your daughter, Ms Spears?
When I was told she was missing,
I called her phone, immediately.
- Only her phone?
- No, I called Amita, her best friend,
like I did before, trying
to get more information.
How many times did you call Amita?
Five.
I also called her ex-boyfriend,
Blake, in queensland.
Only that night, or did
you keep calling him?
Well, of course, I kept calling him.
I drove around the streets.
We went to her favourite spots.
I put up posters and I did interviews.
How long did you keep calling?
What?
How long did you keep contacting Blake,
that was your daughter's first
love, yes, looking for your daughter?
- Was it a day, or a week?
- I don't
BLOOM: How many weeks?
JUDGE MUIR: Madam crown, you
should allow the witness to answer.
You have no idea what it's like
not knowing where your child is,
and the helplessness that you feel.
BLOOM: I do have an idea.
I'm a mother, too.
When did you stop
searching for your daughter?
I didn't
You stopped searching because
there was no one to be found.
Diane, even you believe
your daughter is dead.
Objection. Speculative.
I reject the question.
DIANE: No, no, no, no, I
don't believe that she's dead.
I don't.
No further questions, your honour.
Kate.
I love you.
Madam, only lawyers can be here.
I'll have to ask you to leave.
Things have changed.
Just take your foot off
my neck for a second.
We just lost the one juror who
was never gonna vote guilty.
OK?
RECEPTIONIST: You have
to have a referral.
Is there anyone else I can speak to?
RECEPTIONIST: We don't take walk-ins.
OK, but I'm ready now. Like I
I'm really ready.
You have to have a
referral from your gp.
That's how it works.
I have to do this, now.
I'm sorry. I can't help you.
Look, if you need help now you
should go to a doctor or the hospital.
OK, come on, in you go.
- JAMIE: Hey, monsters.
- Dad.
Hey, who picked you
up from school, today?
We have a new babysitter, Ava.
MARCUS: She's so cool.
You asked me to fix it and I fixed it.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
That's how you know
dad's enjoying the wine.
He's cracking jokes.
I'll take that as a compliment.
CORRRIE: My husband was
worried about coming alone.
A little bit regressive,
don't you think?
I would say traditional.
Try being me.
Mum and dad'll disown me
if I'm not married by 30.
(SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
DAVID: Mum says if you ever get tired
of Alexi she'll marry you, herself.
That's why he have no wife.
Smile, you fucker. She's killing it.
How about a round of Tequila shots, huh?
DAVID: Yeah, let's drink to the deal.
Yes, let's.
(SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
You and me, little bro.
Oh.
Builder wants a wife and
the winner is Corrrie.
I ate that shit up.
I'm gonna send all the other ones home,
even the pretty ones.
Ow.
Seriously, listen. Listen,
Corrrie, I owe you one.
I'm not a good talker,
and the deal's in the
bag because of you.
So, thank you.
Taxi. Taxi.
And he's stopped. He's already stopped.
Yeah, he's stopped, already.
What?
I'm drunk. I gotta go home.
Yeah, so we'll go home. We're married.
We are officially divorced.
I'm sorry.
I'll see you in the morning.
Yeah.
Cool.
See you in the morning.
What the fuck?
Ripley.
Zeus.
Oh, fuck.
Fuck!