Sea Patrol (2007) s02e07 Episode Script

WOMAN: Rifle belong my husband.
Was his father's too.
From big war.
Yes, it's an M1 Carbine.
It's an antique from WWll.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Deciding to hand over their weapons isn't easy for these people.
So you think a gun amnesty on Samaru isn't going to work? Sometimes guns are status symbols that have been in their village for generations.
Well, every one that we collect is going to make life safer for the peacekeepers, isn't it? Clear.
Uh, X, I might just, um Bomber, can you hold the queue? Sure.
Excuse me, mate.
G'day.
You buy? $35 American.
Uh, no, we're not paying money.
What's your name? Saka.
Saka.
I'll take $30.
Where did you get this? No lower than $25.
It's new.
Saka, do you mind if I take a look No.
Not without pay.
I show you how good.
(GUNFIRE) (PEOPLE SCREAM) Hey, lower your weapon! It's clear! Is everyone alright? MAN: What's going on? You OK? Yeah.
Come on, sir, you'll be fine.
This is the weapon that he had.
This weapon is brand-new.
Good thing we have a gun amnesty, huh? Weapons like this are very dangerous.
Put it somewhere safe.
In the wrong hands, it's disturbing to think what could happen.
Of course, that weapon is slated for destruction under the terms of the amnesty.
Of course it will be destroyed, once I have completed my investigation.
A crime has been committed.
That is evidence.
It's a Heckler & Koch MP5.
We need to know where he got it.
So you want me to question him? We'd be grateful.
You, uh you like American cop shows, huh? You know, good cop, bad cop.
Grill the perp.
Come on.
If kids are getting their hands on this sort of thing, it gives you an idea of what sort of hardware's out there.
(BO Y SHOUTS) Ow! Hey! He's just a kid.
What the hell do you think you're doing? Questioning suspect.
Well, maybe not quite so much bad cop.
OK? It's alright, Swain.
Sergeant Toka is helping us.
Look, I just found it, in the jungle against a tree.
Sitting there.
It's alright, mate, you haven't done anything wrong.
So you pay me for it? What have you done this time? Nothing.
I found a gun.
Don't lie! I'm not.
I'm telling the truth.
Hey! Alright.
Hey.
It's his mother.
She knows best.
Take him home.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I told you to stay away from that man.
I found it going to school.
You're always in trouble.
CO: Sergeant, if that weapon's linked to the insurgency, we'd like to know.
TOKA: I hear a lot of talk about these insurgents.
Really just bandits and criminals living in the hills, making trouble.
I hope that turns out to be the case.
That boy doesn't know any more than what he's already told me.
Maybe, maybe not.
But His family are good people.
They'll make sure he doesn't get into any more trouble.
Something tells me the wheels of justice move pretty slowly in Samaru.
They have a legal system here, and it works.
We have to liaise with the locals, remember? Yeah, I know.
I don't have to like it.
Is it worth going over Sergeant Toka's head? He's the highest-ranked policeman on the island.
Some information just through from NAVCOM.
The serial numbers on the Heckler & Koch matches one of a batch stolen from a warehouse in Melbourne two weeks ago.
You're kidding! RO, how many in the batch? I believe 50.
So this girl actually agreed to go out with you.
Yes! (CHUCKLES) Sorry, I'm not casting aspersions or anything, mate.
Your strike rate has been pretty low.
Monica's different.
Monica? So that's her name.
This isn't a relationship where money changes hands, is it? Hey, don't jinx it, Swaino.
Alright.
You don't know how lucky you are to have a girl like Sal.
Yep.
What is it? Nothing.
Come on.
Come on.
Um Sally wants me to apply for a shore posting.
No way.
Why? Everything.
You know, she needs me around.
It's not easy for her.
Yeah, mate, I can understand all that, but why? Well, I'm missing out on things too, like little things that Chloe's learning to do, all those moments that don't come around twice, you know? Can't see you in a desk job, mate.
Swain, the serial number's come up trumps.
On the gun you confiscated.
Right.
Sorry.
We got to talk to our friend Toka again.
XO: Hey, Rhino, Hershell, can you give us a hand here? Still not answering, sir.
Well, be patient with him.
He's the only police force we've got.
Still, all he has to do is pick up a phone.
It's a nice day for a walk, isn't it? G'day, stranger.
Hello.
What are you doing here? Well, I've come to see you.
On important military business.
Oh.
I've organised our next date.
Really? And where are we going? Well, I can't say, but it's very exotic, so next time you have shore leave, give me a call.
SAKA: G'day, Aussie! G'day, Saka.
Found anything dangerous lately? No.
If I do, I tell you.
Alright.
(MAN SHOUTS) (MAN SHOUTS) (WOMAN SCREAMS) Hey.
Hey! Let him go! Get back! (SCREAMS) Get over here.
Get back! Get back! Saka! It's OK.
It's OK, we'll get him back.
It's a family dispute.
It's an abduction.
Mmm.
Makka, good coffee.
It's a local matter.
You want something else? A cake? No, look, this was not a family dispute.
His mother was distraught.
Now, she said she'd never seen the men before.
So you questioned her? She volunteered the information, yes.
Then I should conduct a proper investigation, you agree? We appreciate that, Sergeant Toka.
We view this matter very seriously.
The boy was in possession of Saka.
Saka was in possession of a weapon stolen in Australia.
Suddenly that weapon appears on Samaru.
That should be of concern to you.
Well, of course it is.
Thanks, Makka.
I'm hoping Saka's abduction isn't connected to this weapon, but if it is, we need to know about it.
And I'm sure you'll do your very best.
At least I would have gotten the registration number of that vehicle.
Look, it was a beige LandCruiser ute.
Do you open your eyes when you walk around Samaru? You will notice every second vehicle is a beige LandCruiser ute.
I can't help feeling that we're somewhat responsible for this situation.
How so? We're peacekeepers, not policemen.
Yeah, but what if Saka did know something about those machine guns and what if they didn't like him talking to us? I don't like this any more than you do.
But this is a job for the local authorities.
Sir, I wouldn't trust Toka to issue a parking ticket, and nor would you.
Our job is not to question our standing orders and you know that.
The local police have the land, we have the sea.
Yeah, well Everything alright with Swain? He feels frustrated with the situation, like everyone.
Well, let's stick to what we can do.
We'll resume our patrols.
Give the order to cast off.
Sir.
How's that waypoint looking, X? Uh, distance to waypoint is 32 miles, sir.
Slightly to starboard, coming left to regain.
Port 5, steer 180.
Port 5, steer 180.
Give us a hoy when you're done, mate.
Uh, no, no.
It's all yours.
You sure? Yeah.
I'm getting square eyes anyway.
Thanks, mate.
I keep staring at Monica's emails, trying to remember what her voice sounds like and I can't.
This doesn't compare to real communication, does it? Does it? Nice to see you too! (KNOCK AT DOOR) Mm? Uh, Robert, I need to make a phone call.
Well, you'll need to book a time Yeah, I've already got the CO's permission.
Well, that's alright, then.
Robert, this is a private call.
Well, I can appreciate that.
So I'd like to make it in private.
Regulations require that during operational duties, either myself or the CO be present whenever the sat phone is in use.
Robert, I need you to make an exception.
I can't do that.
Robert, I need to speak to my wife! Now, give me a break.
Sorry.
I won't listen in.
(RINGING TONE) Sal, it's me.
I SAL ON ANSWERING MACHINE: There's no-one here at present.
Just leave a message after the beep and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
(BEEP!) Sal, it's me.
Are you there? Please, please, pick up if you're there, darl.
OK, just, um Just email me when you get in, OK, and I'll call you back.
Just let me know when's a good time, OK? We need to talk, babe.
Please.
I love you.
(HANGS UP) Thanks.
Captain, sir, officer of the watch.
CO: Captain.
Sorry to wake you, boss.
I've got a suspicious radar contact bearing 170, range 11 miles.
What have we got, Nav? It's not a fishing vessel.
They're moving at about 30 knots.
Bring us round to intercept.
Um, coming to 170.
I've got it, ET.
Thanks, boss.
Course set.
170.
Thank you, boss.
Anything on the EOD? Uh, any second, sir.
Uh, boss, you might want to take a look at this.
A Puccini 52.
Nav, where's that file? Um, RO's got it, X.
Dark colouring.
Charge.
Sir.
The blokes who stabbed you escaped on one of these.
Well, if it is the same boat, they're a long way from Australia.
XO: Sir, this is an image taken on the EOD on that day.
You reckon that's it? There's definitely a resemblance.
Let's lose the nav lights, see what they're up to.
Sir.
CHARGE: Nav lights off.
Um, they're slowing down to 10 knots and they're They're heading towards a beach.
What's the depth there? Four metres.
No, we can't follow.
OK, let's hold our position, see what's going on.
Slow ahead both engines.
Slow ahead both engines.
Is that a Zodiac? ET: Yeah, that's a Zodiac.
I count three men, and they're transporting something, maybe crates, something.
CHARGE: Guns.
Possibly.
X.
XO: How do we handle this? ET: OK, they're off-loading the crates onto the shoreline.
And they're dumping them just beyond the tree line.
Sir? It's a police matter.
What if they're supplying guns to the insurgents, sir? Charge, we don't have jurisdiction here.
What I can do is give our favourite police sergeant a call.
He can't ignore this one.
My only consolation is it's 4:00 in the morning.
Uh, Sergeant Toka, it's Mike Flynn here.
Sorry to wake you, but we have a situation.
Sergeant.
Thanks for getting your men together at such short notice.
Resources are stretched very thin at present.
Let's hope this is worth it.
I'm sure it will be.
We had them under surveillance as they unloaded their cargo from a motor vessel offshore.
They dropped these crates here - in an area that's not really visible from the beach.
I'm afraid you might be wasting my time.
Why's that? The writing on these crates suggest this is agricultural equipment.
Why would you need to unload agricultural equipment in the dead of night? So you think guns? Well, someone's supplying weapons to the insurgents.
That's where those machine guns came from yesterday.
This is just the tip of the iceberg.
I wish it had been better news.
It's good we can cooperate in these matters but next time, might want to check your facts first, huh? Move.
Sergeant! I believe guns were unloaded from that cruiser and you were the only one we told.
Are you suggesting something? Those crates were switched.
Are you questioning my integrity? Sergeant, suddenly, I'm questioning everything.
CO: Police corruption isn't the end of the world.
Yeah, but it means we're on our own, doesn't it? If it's one rogue cop, we can live with that.
It's never one.
It's a personal opinion.
If it's institutionalised corruption, we're in trouble.
It becomes a political problem.
And after all, the SAS are training these guys.
Either way, I'll report this incident to the Coalition Taskforce Headquarters.
Look, don't we give way to rank anymore? (DOOR OPENS) (CLEARS THROAT) I'm not prying.
We don't have to talk if you don't want to.
Her mum emailed, finally.
Sal's gone to Perth.
To her parents' place.
She won't be answering my calls, apparently.
At least, that's what I'm told.
(SOBS) She left me.
I mean, she's right, of course.
What kind of father can I hope to be when I'm stuck out here months at a time? You know, Swain, my dad was on destroyers.
He was away all the time.
But when he was home, he was home all the time.
And we have a great relationship.
I know you're gonna have that with Chloe.
I know you will.
I know you will.
Yeah.
Um, I'm gonna suggest something.
Mm, please do.
Can you talk to the boss about some R and R? I think some of the crew need it, trust me.
I already have.
Really? Mm-hm.
Yeah.
You've noticed that the crew's morale is really Low? Very.
Yeah.
Oh, well, good.
I guess we can all do with a break.
I totally agree.
OK.
Thank you.
Right.
(KNOCK AT DOOR) Come in.
(SIGHS) Robert, I'm sorry about before, mate.
It's alright.
Go ahead, but I have to stay.
Thanks.
CO: (ON P.
A.
) Hear there? Captain speaking.
We'll be closing up specials and proceeding towards Sambong Wharf.
Leave will be granted until 1600.
The X will post a list of those required on board as duty watch.
The rest of you, enjoy yourselves.
That's all.
Bob.
Hi, it's Chris, mate.
Yeah, I know, mate.
That's why I'm calling you.
You're her dad.
You know her better than anyone, right? Outta here.
There he is! Just the man.
You are coming with us.
What? What do you mean? We've got shore leave.
We're gonna go for a spot of fishing.
Hire a tinny, couple of rods, chill out.
You need it.
It's gonna cheer you up.
Guys, I appreciate it, but no, thanks.
Whoa.
Really, no.
(MIMICS FISHING REEL UNSPOOLING) So, where are we going? Well, I did promise you an exotic destination.
Ooh, how covert! Oh, come on.
Where are we going? Patience.
Is that the X in that Zodiac? Uh, dunno.
Is it? Where's she going? All the action's in town with us.
Maybe she doesn't think so.
BUFFER: $20 for three hours? That sounds great.
Yeah, Cath, you know her better than anyone.
Yeah, probably better than me.
So you'll talk to her, yeah? Right.
Thanks, mate.
Cheers.
'Bye.
Mate, I'm not telling you what to do, but maybe you should give it a rest for a while.
Really? Sounds like you're telling me what to do.
Well, I'm not.
Yeah, well, you just did.
Mate, you just need to unwind a bit.
Hey, Vanessa? Hi.
Look, you, um Whose idea was this? It's not one of his better ones.
No, we're only just fishing, mate.
Something's come up.
I was wondering if you Sorry, Vanessa, I'll call you back.
Hey! What? That's the ute.
CHARGE: What ute? What Ah, God! And this is Saka's.
You sure? Yeah, I'm positive.
Eh where you gonna go fishing? Dunno.
Where's good? Oh, can be good there.
Hey! The men from that ute, did they come here? Sure.
They hired a boat.
Did they have a little boy with them? Yeah.
Three men and a boy.
This morning.
Which way did they go? Hmm.
That way.
Round the island.
Take right.
Jim, this is beautiful.
It gets better.
Follow me.
Where are we going? You'll find out when we get there.
Um, Jim would there be snakes through here? (PHONE RINGS) Hello, Michelle? Oh, thanks for getting back to me.
You got my message, yeah? Listen, I was just wondering if you could have a chat with Sal and just I don't know, see if you can work Hello? Hello? There goes the signal.
What's the DCO doing about the situation? Defence Community Organisation.
You've called them, haven't you? No, I You're the health and welfare officer and you haven't called the DCO.
Yeah, no, I'll definitely give that a go, mate.
Cheers.
BUFFER: Can we head back, Swaino? This is my one day fishing.
What are the chances of finding a tinny out here? There's a little boy out there.
God knows what's happened to him.
It's a grey tinny with a black swan emblem.
Let's just concentrate.
XO: It is amazing here.
My patrol found it last week.
It's perfect.
Hey Is there anything wrong? After all the phone calls and the emailing, it feels funny to be alone together, you know? There's something wrong.
Nothing's wrong.
MAN: Come on! Hurry up! MAN 2: Down here.
Yeah, we're coming! Oh! Quick Cross here.
I've seen those men before.
They were unloading weapons from a boat.
It's all starting to make sense.
They're training the locals.
What, mercenaries? (GUNFIRE) Just keep Yeah! This is ridiculous, Swain.
There! (YELPS) Sit down.
BUFFER: Is that it, Swaino? Well, if it's a grey tinny, let's go have a look.
Whoo-hoo! (MEN WHOOP) Hey, what do you think you're doing? No noise! Be quiet! You OK? Yeah.
This is gonna get tricky.
It already is.
It can't get much worse than that.
You left your bag.
Got no weapon, got no radio.
So this is what happens when I get romantic.
Is this their base? We scoured the area.
There was no previous signs of occupation.
But there is a clearing downstream.
Well, it's remote and quiet.
Nobody's going to interrupt them here.
MAN: No stopping.
Keep moving! You go and get the police.
I'll survey the area.
No.
I have a few issues with that.
Firstly, the police are corrupt and Sergeant Toka is definitely compromised.
And secondly, I'm coming with you.
Kate You are not gonna win an argument.
I'm coming with you.
OK.
Shh, shh.
BUFFER: Swaino, they don't look like the typical Samaruan to me, mate.
CHARGE: Oi, what are we doing? They might be armed.
We're not.
ET: He's right, mate.
We haven't exactly thought this through.
SWAIN: He's just a little kid.
Do you wanna leave him on the island on his own? ET: Course not.
BUFFER: What do you wanna do, Swaino? It's your call.
We're tourists.
We're just fishing.
G'day, fellas.
Oi Forget it.
We can't search the whole island, mate.
Yeah, but he's there somewhere, mate.
Let's head back to the 'Hammersley' check in with the boss.
Alright.
Saka.
Jim, he's one of the local kids.
We can't leave him here! Yes, we can.
We're totally outnumbered.
No! Stay.
Kate, what can we do without support? We need to get outta here.
OK, if you wanna go, you go.
But I am not leaving here without him.
SWAIN: The boat was here - in the time they'd been ashore, they could have covered quite a bit of territory.
ET: Or buried a body.
It's a possibility.
I recommend we deploy a search party, sir.
It's a pretty big area.
Well, sir, you're the one who's always saying we're limited here but we do what we can.
We can do this.
Look, we've got another problem.
The XO hasn't returned from shore leave.
That's not like her.
CO: No, she's like clockwork.
I thought she was off getting some basic training with the SAS.
Leave expired 20 minutes ago.
She was last seen heading north-west.
Let's pipe specials in five minutes.
Yes, sir.
In the meantime, plot a search plan.
Aye, sir.
So, how did you find the weapons? Look, I promise, I just stumbled on them.
Then no-one told you where they were? No, I just found them.
No-one told you? No! You spoke to the Australians.
I was only trying to make money.
I didn't know.
Didn't know? Didn't know the guns were yours.
Who do you think they belonged to, little pigeon, huh? The police? The Australians - what do they know? I don't know.
Well, what did you tell them? Nothing! We have to do something.
Kate, you know the boy.
You have feelings.
But we have to get out of here.
He is just a kid.
We cannot leave him here.
If we do, they'll kill him.
You know better than anyone.
I haven't got a radio.
I haven't got a gun.
Here.
Hold this.
(GROANS) Please! CO: They left in a Zodiac.
They may be still with it.
May have broken down.
We just don't know.
We'll start with the nearest island.
The rope is chafing, hmm? A bit.
I can loosen it if you tell me what the Australians know.
(MEN SHOUT) What are those fools doing now? What's going on? Watch the boy! The boy's gone! You, you, you - go down that way.
Secure the area! Charlie 82, this is X-ray 82.
Charlie 82, this is X-ray 82.
Come in.
Charlie 82, this is X-ray 82.
Come in.
This is Charlie 82.
Where are you, X? Over.
Request immediate support.
I can only give you an approximate location.
The eastern tip of Baru Island, approximately one mile inland.
That's the island Saka's on.
You two, that way.
Almost there, Saka.
XO: Get in the boat! Get in! Hold your fire! Go, go, go! Move! CO: Glad to see you, X.
Not half as glad as I am to see you.
Saka! G'day, mate.
Jeez, you get around, don't ya? XO: You took your time getting here.
He needs plenty of TLC.
He's been through a lot.
He was being interrogated by the mercenaries.
Thanks to our friend Sergeant Toka.
CO: That's a pretty safe bet.
Sir, the men on the cruiser, they are mercenaries, but they're not just supplying the locals with weapons.
They're training them as well.
There's no doubt about it.
Alright, we'd better debrief before I call NAVCOM.
Yes, sir.
Hey you OK? Yeah.
Come on, you misers.
It's for a good cause.
What's the charity? Thank you, Nav.
It's for Saka - and I know you can afford it, 'cause I heard you won big in a poker game.
Yeah, don't say that too loud, Swain.
Mm-hm? $50? Mm-hm.
Very good.
Well, I didn't win big in a poker game, and even I can beat that.
Thank you, Charge.
Buffer? Come on, mate.
Your love life's going well.
Surely you're feeling a wave of generosity towards your fellow man.
Yeah, I'm feeling a wave of something, Swaino.
Since when did you become Mother Teresa? Since Samaru Islands, I guess.
Thanks, guys.
That's great.
Oh! Robert.
(GRUNTS) Watch out for the moths, Swain.
Come on.
Five? (ALL LAUGH) I've only got $15! Well, come on.
Thank you.
Hopefully it'll be enough.
Cheers, guys.
BUFFER: No worries.
Hmm? Mum! (GASPS) Thank you so much! He's a very good boy.
You take him home.
Thank you.
Look after yourself.
Nothing's gonna happen to that boy.
Well, I'm sure his mother will take good care of him.
No, you're not listening to me.
Nothing is gonna happen to that boy.
I'm holding you personally responsible for Saka's welfare.
See, I know your type.
I know what you're capable of.
Consider this a payment in good faith.
'Cause if anything happens to him - anything l'm coming looking for you.
You can count on it.
Everything alright over there? Yeah, just working with the local authorities, sir.
Thank you, sir.
Pleasure.
That's bold, in front of the crew.
Oh, they'll get over it.
It's a shame our afternoon was ruined.
There'll be plenty more.
Promise? Absolutely.
You stay safe, yeah? You didn't tell me where you were going.
I didn't know.
Not very professional.
Sir, we're heading home.
We don't need another debriefing.
Oh, it's not a debriefing.
Sounds like one.
Can't I be concerned? Yeah, sure.
Just don't make it sound like a debriefing.
SWAIN: So are you gonna call, um Oh, sorry, mate.
What's her name? BUFFER: (LAUGHS) Monica.
Yeah, I already have.
I'm meeting her at the lmperial.
Wanna come and have a beer, meet her? Nah, not right now, mate.
What, have you got plans or something? Well, I just Hi.
I thought you were supposed to be in Perth.
Hug me, you idiot.
You didn't need to send me a social worker.
Had about 20 people call me all of a sudden, totally out of the blue.
Yeah.
Some of them I haven't spoke to for months.
And they told me that you called them.
I'm sorry, I just I didn't know what else to do.
It was just I needed to get some sleep - for once.
And I did.
And now everything's sort of making sense.
I can get that shore posting if you want.
I don't want you to do that.
This is your job.
I get that, and I know how much it means to you.
But it has to work for me and Chloe too.
We've got a lot of work to do, don't we? Yeah, we do.
(WHISPERS) Sorry.