Underbelly s03e10 Episode Script
Hurt On Duty
The only way to do our job expose corruption is get someone on the inside.
I met a couple of blokes out here, detectives, and we're thinking of going into business for ourselves your old business.
GERRY: This kind of surveillance work can be dangerous.
I'll do it.
EDDIE: Joe Dooley's gone.
He's doing the D's course.
TREVOR: What? Detective Joe Dickhead? AGIUS: In light of that recording, do you wish to alter your previous statements in any way? There's a rumour going round someone's dogged us already.
If I find out one of us is dogging, they'll end up with a bullet in their head.
We'll relocate, yep, but it's gonna be without you, Trevor.
I want you to look me in the eye and swear that when you get on that stand, you will not make me a liar.
SONG: # It's a jungle out there # It's a jungle out there # It's a jungle out there.
# You right? Yeah, I'm just jumpy.
Don't like waiting.
I was supposed to hook up with Jimbo this morning, but he pulled out.
Straightaway I'm thinking, "What's wrong?" Here.
What? We gotta talk, mate.
The boys are suss.
They don't want you doing the pick-ups anymore.
What? Have you heard something? Yeah, I heard a lot, mate.
I'm just trying to work out how much of it's true.
Are you talking about the royal commission? Jesus.
Are they about to pick me up? Look, do you think I would be here if they were about to pick you up? You Look You're just a bit hot at the moment.
That's all.
Changing the pick-up arrangements is just a bloody precaution.
I'm going nuts here, mate, bloody paranoid.
As far as this goes, I'd rather see the back of it anyway.
MAN: And bing.
We got him.
Haken's doing good work.
I swear to God, if it wasn't against regulations, I'd nominate Trevor for an Oscar.
EDDIE: So? What did he say? I've told ya Trevor's solid.
Yeah? Yep.
Well, Captain Jack saw him getting out of a van with black tinted windows.
Tinted windows? Oh, well, must be the Feds, then.
I mean, who else has tinting, hey? Bill Bayeh reckons he's suss and that prick usually knows what's what.
Yeah, well, fuck Bill Bayeh.
Look, I've been a cop for 20 years.
I think I can tell when a bloke's lying or not, alright? Chook, the last time I saw Trevor, he was acting bloody weird.
He's shitting himself, Jim.
Now, if that makes a bloke a dog, I'll buy you a kennel right now.
Now, just so no-one else is pissing in their pants, I told Trevor to hand over the pick-ups.
Oh, yeah? Who's gonna do them? Oh, no, mate.
Since you and Chook are gone, I've been snowed under.
Mate, Jimmy Egan sleeps at his desk.
Mate, the rest of them, they're just kids.
Yeah, I know, mate.
You're the only one still working the Cross who's got a clue.
Oh, mate, to top it off, Sarah's got the gastro and little Bobby's being potty trained.
I tell you what, he's not exactly a natural, you know? Pissing all over the place.
Yeah, I got kids.
I've been there.
It's tiring.
But look, Scull, this thing with the pick-ups, right, it's only gonna be for a couple of weeks.
Help us out, hey? Yeah, alright, mate.
You tell Billy we're on.
We put Chook Fowler and Neville Scullion on the stand, they will both swear on a stack of Bibles they have never taken a cent.
And then we wheel out Louis Bayeh and he names them both as being on the take.
Trevor Haken, Fowler, everyone they all get paid.
They get paid plenty money $12,000 every week they come collect.
AGIUS: I've been working with him on his testimony.
Louis is coming across as almost credible.
Both Fowler and Scullion know they're facing perjury charges if the other one flips.
If either one of them loses his nerve, we smash Kings Cross wide open.
GERRY: And we've still got Haken up our sleeve.
He's still covert, still gathering evidence.
Neville Scullion.
You are hereby served.
Have a nice day.
What's the bloody emergency? I have been summonsed to testify.
So you come down here to tell me the news? I am shitting myself.
Mate, I've been doing the pick-ups for Trevor.
And I am no good in court.
I'd get rattled in the stand.
You know that.
Pull yourself together, Scully.
Come on over here, mate.
When are you on? The 15th, next Thursday arvo.
Right.
Well, I'm on Thursday morning.
After I leave, I'll tell them to go easy on you, alright? You've been summonsed too? Why didn't you give me the call on that? Scully, when they summons ya, they watch ya.
Now, if I come running straight to you, then that puts you in their sights.
And vice versa.
Oh, shit.
I Sorry.
Chook, I didn't Spilt milk, mate.
I'm sorry.
Look, I'm up first, OK? You do what I do and you follow my lead, we'll both be fine, alright? And we'll face these bastards down together, alright? RALPH GRIFFIN: Corruption is a team sport, believe me, so finding out who Eddie Gould's accomplices are is our second objective.
And what's our first objective? Getting him back here.
This is where we'll get our best results in terms of surveillance.
So where are the cameras exactly? Oh, all around.
It's probably best you don't know exactly where they are 'cause you tend to play to them.
So basically I'm just meant to get on with my life, not knowing whether or not you're watching me? Relax.
After a while, you'll barely even know they're there.
(DANCE MUSIC PLAYS) I like her, the one with the big titties.
Krystal? She doesn't do sex.
She's certainly not shy about putting it out there.
She's a stripper.
It's her job.
Look, I don't want scrubbers.
I run a knock shop, I want my merchandise to be top-quality, like her.
Put your money on the table, then.
She'll be big bucks.
The money's a bit tied up at the moment.
It's bloody expensive setting up a brothel.
What about the investors? Tap them on the shoulder.
Oh, I'm tapping.
You just gotta be patient.
How about I talk to them, hm? I can be pretty convincing.
I bet you can.
JACQUI JAMES: With a major investigation looming, a rational person might think that things in the Cross would've quietened down, but for most of the key players on the Golden Mile, rationality didn't come into it.
Billy Bayeh was a man with a serious gambling habit and the more pressure he felt, the more he gambled.
So for Bill, winding back his operation wasn't an option.
Across the road, Danny 'DK' Karam had his own habits to feed.
They included steroids, heroin, cocaine, even marijuana just to take the edge off.
And lately he'd found himself a snorting partner just as irrational as he was.
Harry 'Hammer' Hammoud.
That's not to say there weren't any clear heads in the Cross.
They just had the good sense to keep a slightly lower profile.
Listen, I need money.
What? You want a loan? A loan? No, I don't want a loan.
I don't know, mate.
You asked for money.
Billy owes us for next week.
I'll take my cut of that.
Billy's paid so I don't know if I can do that.
Well, you can pay us for next week in advance.
We've got a good thing going with Billy.
Listen, Hammer, I know you're living day-to-day, but what about all the other days? Don't you wanna make them better? Billy uses us.
Billy would be nothing without us.
He'd be nothing without me.
DK: You take your fucking hand off it! Stand back, Danny.
Stand down.
Leave my fucking plates! Joe! Joe, come here.
Hey.
Danny, Danny, calm down.
Tell me what the problem is.
The car is unregistered.
It's got half a dozen warrants against it.
Pickles was taking off the plates.
(CURSES IN ARABIC) OK, OK, OK.
What the fuck are you doing, Dooley? What the fuck are you doing, Dooley?! You piece of shit.
Think about what you're doing.
You slimy piece of shit.
I kill you.
I kill you.
Danny, I would stand back if I were you.
Because if you don't, I will arrest you for threatening a police officer.
Alright?! Danny, if you drive an unregistered vehicle JOE: Let it go.
He'll keep.
(ENGINE STARTS) I would like to conclude the preliminary proceedings with a final warning.
Tomorrow we will begin taking formal evidence.
If you are a police officer who is engaged in corrupt activity and these activities are exposed by this commission, you ought to understand the consequences will be very grave.
For those who acknowledge wrongdoing, things may go easier, but for those who choose not to cooperate, the consequences will be severe and will impact not only on you, but on your whole family.
I'm fucked.
They're onto me.
No, mate.
If they had anything solid, they'd move.
They have moved.
They're busting me down to uniform.
Me! That's a vote of no confidence, that is, Trev.
That's a big bloody vote.
You reckon it's connected to the commission? I've gotta get out, mate.
I've gotta get out of testifying, I have to get out of the job.
I've gotta go while the going's good.
Hurt on duty, go for stress.
No stress.
None of that bullshit.
No, I need a nasty proper accident.
Now, I'm thinking about the lobby at work.
The floor's made out of granite or some bloody thing.
Yeah, it's slippery as buggery.
So I spill something on there, like a milkshake or something, and I go for six.
Then you're out.
Yeah.
But no bastard hears about this, Trevor, alright, or I'm fucked.
Not Egan, not Scully, no-one.
Nup.
Fucking arseholes.
SEAN: Look, you know I wanna help you out, mate.
It's just the way things are right now, it's bloody tricky.
I looked after you.
Hey? I set you up, son.
I know, I know, it's just I've been trying to keep my head down.
So when things were good, you were keen to be my mate, but now things are a bit tough, it's like, "Oh, bugger Chook.
"Stuff him, hey? Let him sink.
" Looking after number one, is that it? Is that it? No, no.
Of course it's not.
(UPBEAT ELECTRONIC MUSIC) SONG: # I say, "Yeah, yeah" # You're not a number 9 # I say, "Yeah, yeah" # Little cloud of mine # I say, "Yeah, yeah" # You blacken the sun # I say, "Yeah, yeah" # It's a troubling time # Ba-da-da, ba-da-da Ba-da-da, ba-da-da # Ba-da-da, ba-da-da Ba-da-da, ba-da-da # Ba-da-da, ba-da-da Ba-da-da, ba-da-da # Ba-da-da, ba-da-da Ba-da-da, ba-da-da # I say, "Yeah, yeah" # I can't understand # I say, "Yeah, yeah" # Why I'm at your command # I say, "Yeah, yeah" # This ain't what I planned # Ba-da-da, ba-da-da Ba-da-da, ba-da-da # Ba-da-da, ba-da-da Ba-da-da, ba-da-da # Oh, excuse me.
Is there a broom closet around here? I need a mop.
# Ba-da-da, ba-da-da Ba-da-da, ba-da-da # Bam, bam, what I say? # You got to, you got to # Please.
# (EXCLAIMS) Oh, shit! Oh, Jesus! Chook, you alright, mate? Oh! Arggh! Call an ambulance, buddy.
I think he's hit his head.
You right, mate? Christ, this floor's hard, mate.
Shh, shh, shh.
Hey, how you doing? How you doing, mate? Prescription on here says 'T ake as often as you want with ice until unconscious'.
Good on you.
Thanks, fellas.
(CHUCKLES) EDDIE: Chookie.
Yes, mate.
This thing here, is this permanent? Edward, go and get us some glasses before I hit you on the head with this.
Righto.
(LAUGHS) Oh, well, not such a bad time to go out.
Twist of fate, Jimbo, you know? I mean, I reckon I had years of service left to offer, but the gods have spoken, so (SCOFFS) What's wrong with you? Look like they sat you in a used bedpan.
A bit nervous, you know? I'm up tomorrow at the commission.
(POURS A DRINK) Yeah, well, you know I'd be there if I could, Scully, but like I said, mate, twist of fate.
Thanks, son.
Hey, listen, mate.
There's something I gotta tell ya.
Hmm? When you've been a detective around this place for as long as I have, you, you know, overhear certain things that you might not, you know, necessarily otherwise overhear.
Well, let me guess.
Eddie Gould's a cross-dresser? I hear Danny Karam has been looking for your home address.
Shit.
Now, we can fix this, right? Jim and Eddie, they'll load that prick up with enough smack to put him away for 5 to 10.
No, I don't want to do that.
But you don't have to do anything.
Jim and Eddie will do it.
I don't want them doing it either.
(STAMMERS) Alright.
(SIGHS) I'II, you know, I'll wise up the uniform boys.
We'll get them to look out for DK.
Thanks, Scull.
Just do us a favour, yeah? From now on, you take your firearm home.
What's this in aid of? The old locks they were, uh, museum pieces.
I thought it was time we updated.
Mm-hm.
Should I be worried? No.
Why would you be worried? Has something happened? Well, yes.
This has happened you acting weird like something's wrong.
Ellie, come on.
Everything is fine.
Just, you know, we're getting married.
I guess I should be looking after you properly, huh? Off you go.
OK.
G'day, Danny.
You following me all day? No.
We got a tip that people use this premises for injecting drugs.
Joe fucking Dooley sent you.
No-one sent me.
But you remember we're all cops.
As far as I'm concerned, it's touch one, touch all.
(BANGING AT DOOR) OK! (BANGING CONTINUES) Hammer.
Hey, mate, we're not open yet.
Come in.
Have a drink.
What are you doing? What are you doing, you stupid fuck?! You're supposed to look after this place! Take it up with Johnny.
HAMMER: I told you I was gonna get a cash advance.
And I told you we're running a business here.
So what? Yeah, a security business, mate, and Billy's a customer.
This type of shit hurts us.
(GRUNTS) What's he gonna do if I don't deliver, huh? He's gonna sack us? It hurts my rep, mate.
The only rep you got is hanging behind me.
Come on! You want a go? Come on, mate.
Huh? Relax, relax! The only brains you have are mine, bitch! (MEN YELL AND JOSTLE) Come on! Come here! Huh? Come on, boys.
Fuck! Hey, bro! Bro! You're Hammer, yeah? I'm Doc.
I'm looking for work.
Work? No, listen.
I can do stuff for you.
Stuff? Old prick back there, Mr Blow-Wave That prick is the smartest operator in the Cross.
Won't be smart with a knife in his balls.
If I ever fucking see you around here again, I'm gonna kill you.
Do you understand? I'm gonna kill you.
Alright? Now get the fuck out of here.
Get out of here! Get out of here.
Get the Why a little boy like you want a gun? A tough guy pushed me round.
I'm gonna shoot him.
You got cash? A grand.
Hey, hey! Relax! You want a gun? I need cash.
Meet me here tomorrow, same time.
You get what you want.
(KNOCK AT DOOR) Well, well, well! Don't you look the part? Nice place.
Actually, it's a shit hole, but it's not bad for what you're earning.
I'm late for work, Eddie.
Well, you're the one that's always asking me to come around.
Well, here I am.
Is something wrong? There is, actually.
We've got money issues.
I was thinking you might wanna go back on the job for a minute.
What? You know, a bit of hooking.
I'm a cop.
Come on! You're a hooker playing at being a cop.
Oh, fuck you.
I'm trying to help you here.
Unless you wanna be living in shitty places like this for the next 10 years, you ought to think about lending me a hand.
Hey? I'll let myself out.
AGIUS: Mr Scullion, do you know Benjamin Kassab, usually called Benny Kassab? SCULLY: I do.
How would you describe him? In my opinion, he's a drug dealer.
A drug dealer now facing serious charges, but not as a result of any action taken by you.
Action without evidence doesn't count for much in court, at least not in a real court.
Prior to Kassab's arrest, did he ever offer you any money to turn a blind eye to his activities? Never.
Have you ever been offered money by a person engaged in criminal activity, whether they were urinating behind the fountain or dealing hard drugs? I have not.
Do you think that's the general experience of your colleagues? I am certain that it is.
(SNORES) Mr Fowler.
(GRUNTS) I have a warrant for your arrest.
What? You're in contempt, Mr Fowler.
"Refusing to answer a summons to appear before the commission.
" No, no.
I'm I'm injured.
I, uh, sent in a medical certificate.
Which the Commissioner rejected.
I'll have the police union on you.
Uh, look.
The Commissioner says that I should defer executing this until tomorrow.
Now, the nurses tell me that they're discharging you in the morning, so you could just pop on over and, um, see us.
You know, on your way home.
Or I could come over and arrest ya.
Your choice.
Mr Fowler, how would you react if I told you that we had compelling evidence that large-scale drug distribution took place in the Cross during the time that you were chief of detectives there? Well, I'd be surprised if you hadn't found that.
I knew about it myself.
But knowing about it and making arrests, that's two different things.
So you would deny that drug dealing thrived as a result of your knowing connivance? That suggestion's a slander.
And you've never been involved in any way with the collection or distribution of corrupt monies paid by drug dealers? I have not.
Corruption and you were complete strangers, in other words? That's correct.
You haven't had any relationship with your police colleagues where they might pass money on to you for any purpose? I have not.
Detective Scullion, for example has there ever been an occasion where he's paid you a substantial sum of money? No, there has not.
Detective Sergeant Trevor Haken the same again? Yeah, I've already told you, the answer's no.
And your injury a fall outside the lift at work that must have come as quite a shock.
Well, yes, obviously.
And is it causing you quite a deal of pain? Yes, it is.
Well, then maybe we should allow Mr Fowler to return to his recuperation.
I have no further questions.
I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God.
AGIUS: Mr Bayeh, I'd like to start by asking you some questions concerning corrupt payments you've made to police officers in the Kings Cross area.
I can't answer no question today.
I beg your pardon? I am crook.
I no sleep.
I I no sleep.
Mr Bayeh, in this hearing room, you must answer all questions put to you or face contempt proceedings.
Well, you may say that you object to answering and if you choose to do that, the answers you give cannot be used against you unless, of course, your evidence is false or misleading.
Would such a choice help to put you at ease? Yes.
Because I no sleep.
I'm crook.
I've got bad headache.
AGIUS: Mr Bayeh, once more, the objection protects you in that the answers you give may not be used against you in other proceedings.
It does not excuse you from answering.
Mm.
(STAMMERS) Uh, Your Worship, can I say something? Why not? I've got nothing to hide.
I'll tell you everything.
But there's been a contract now five time on my life from NSW Police.
If I answer question, they kill me.
I get killed.
WOOD: Are you aware of this claim, Mr Agius? Until two minutes ago, it was my understanding that Mr Bayeh was eager to answer our questions, notwithstanding his headache.
Well, in the light of Mr Bayeh's allegation, I feel inclined to stand over further evidence from this witness until we can ensure his safety.
(FUNKY MUSIC) (MUTTERS) HAMMER: What's up? Joe Dooley is dead man.
You're kidding.
Detective Joe Dooley? He thinks he can fuck with me.
Now I fuck him.
He's a cop.
When his head's blown off, he'll be a pile of shit for me to piss on! Hey, hey, take it easy.
Yallah.
Yallah! Come on, mate.
Hey! DK, hey! You gotta think about this.
Come on, man, hey? You're living in the day, man.
You gotta start thinking of the days you got coming.
Shut up or I shut you up.
Hey! Shut up! (GRUNTS) Oi! OFFICER: Break it up! Break it up! Danny Karam! DK: Dooley, I'll fucking kill you! (YELLS INDISTINCTLY) JOE: I am arresting you for assault.
(ALL GRUNT) Fuck you, Dooley.
I'll fucking kill you! actual bodily harm.
Do you understand? Arggh! Get down! (TENSE MUSIC) (MUTTERS INAUDIBLY) Hey? Bloody hell.
I thought 'go-kart' was code for something.
(CHUCKLES) Nah, I've been building this for over a year now, mate.
I started building it for the kids, but they're probably getting a bit old for it now.
Yeah.
They grow up so quick, it's hard to keep track.
Yeah, well, you tell yourself you're working for your family and you come home from another bloody 10-hour day and you realise you don't even bloody know them.
So I heard they're, um, calling you back, the commission.
Yeah, listen, mate.
Through all this bloody business that's been going on, you've been listening to me banging on and on about my troubles and I know you've had troubles of your own.
Well, I haven't been summonsed yet, so No, I'm not talking about that, mate.
It's, uh this holiday that Maria's gone on.
She's obviously taken the kids, yeah? Yeah, yeah, she has.
Mate, we all knew that you were having trouble at home, but I don't reckon we made it any easier for for you.
And that was wrong.
It's not the way mates should behave.
But, look, mate, if you don't want to talk about it, that's fine.
I mean, I don't like to stick my nose in normally.
Oh, no, no.
It's fine.
Yeah, OK, OK.
Look, sorry, mate.
I gotta go to the loo.
You know where it is? Just up there, mate.
EDDIE: Ahem! Here's to another half-arsed, lame-arsed, dumb-arsed That's a lot of arses, mate.
(LAUGHS) turd-arsed royal commission.
May it end soon and save us poor little taxpayers some money.
ALL: Hear, hear! Yeah, make the whole thing go away.
This is a bloody good money-making opportunity.
What if there is a really big shake-up down at the Cross? Well, the old earners might not be on anymore.
Then what are you gonna do? Mate, you kick in to this project and I guarantee you in a month, you will double your money.
After a year, the sky's the bloody limit.
OK.
KIM: He talks about his partners, but I'm starting to wonder if he's actually got any.
These pricks always run in packs.
You've just gotta earn his trust.
What more can I do? You wouldn't consider his suggestion? Go back to the brothel for a bit? What? Well, we we just thought it would be a way to open the investigation up.
This uniform is my life now, not hooking.
You got that? OK, yeah.
Just Alright, you better go now.
I've got an appointment with the director of the academy.
Oh, you are on the move, Kimmy.
So are you, Ralph.
'Bye! MAN: It's come to my attention that you're doing some work for the royal commission.
I'm not supposed to discuss that, sir.
I don't need to know about operational details.
What concerns us is the reason you came to their attention in the first place.
Sir? I understand you used to work as a prostitute.
Yes, that's correct.
Yet in your police application form, you've made no mention of prostitution.
It said to put down my last three jobs.
It says your last job and the three before that four in total.
You've listed three and one of those is "TAFE student", which is not an employment.
I guess I misread the form.
It gives the appearance of a false declaration in a signed statement.
That's a sacking offence.
(SOLEMN MUSIC) (TENSE MUSIC) FOWLER: I am not resentful about being investigated, but I am resentful about the methods.
We ordinary police if we had your powers and resources to catch real criminals, by God, what a great state we'd have.
AGIUS: So you think that if any concrete accusation was put up, you could answer it is that right? Yeah, I do.
I'm going to show you some video excerpts.
While you're looking, I'm sure a number of things will be going through your mind.
What I'd like you to remember is that this video was produced for your consideration by the good people of NSW whom you are sworn to serve.
FOWLER ON TAPE: Look, you're just a bit hot at the moment.
That's all.
Changing the pick-up arrangements is just a bloody precaution.
Yeah, you're right.
Eh? I'm going nuts here, mate, bloody paranoid.
As far as this goes, I'd rather see the back of it anyway.
I need a nasty proper accident.
Now, I'm thinking about the lobby at work.
The floor's made out of granite or some bloody thing.
Yeah, it's slippery as buggery.
So I spill something on there, like a milkshake or something, and I go for six.
Do you recognise the other person in the video, Mr Fowler? Haken.
It looked like Trevor Haken.
We don't want to prolong this unduly, Mr Fowler, but the fact is you have been deeply involved in corruption.
Is it not? No, I have not.
WOOD: You talked about falling on a milkshake just days before it occurred.
That's coincidence, is it? Uh, yes, it could've been, Your Honour.
And the money you were seen to receive? Do you have any explanation for that? It, uh, might not really have been me.
WOOD: Are you suggesting that we cobbled this video together, got an actor to play you and then pretend to take the money? Funny things happen, Your Honour.
AGIUS: At this stage, Mr Commissioner, there's another witness we wish to call someone who has been assisting us with our inquiries but I ask that Mr Fowler remain present to hear his evidence.
That Chook, he's a bloody tight-arsed old pisspot, but he's been good to me.
He's a crook.
We all did it.
I call Detective Sergeant Trevor Haken.
(TENSE MUSIC) (SPEAKS INAUDIBLY) SONG: # La-di, da-di, da-di-da # There was a boy who cried to me His tears were full of misery # And every day his tears would form a sea # And though I tried to make him smile His tears would flood him up inside # And they would overflow eventually # WOOD ON TV: It must be clear to you now that you can no longer rely on the police culture of mateship and silence.
The vast majority of serving police are honest, decent and dedicated.
In the past, they may have turned a blind eye to your wrongdoing because of the consequences of speaking out.
But now those days are over.
Mr Scullion, when you previously gave evidence before the commission, you were not able to provide any information or evidence concerning police corruption.
That's correct.
Since then, you've reconsidered your position and you've come here with the intention of assisting us.
Is that right? Yes, it is.
You have been personally involved in corrupt practices at Kings Cross Detectives.
Is that correct? I have taken money off drug dealers.
I've picked up money, I've distributed money.
I've turned a blind eye.
I'm crook.
I'm a crook cop.
Well, here's to Inspector Chook Fowler.
He was a loyal mate.
And a fair boss.
EDDIE: And a bloody good cop who knows how to keep his mouth shut, unlike some other maggots we could name and choose not to.
May they rot in hell.
Here's to it.
I heard DK was up this arvo.
Yeah, he got done for the assault charge, acquitted on the firearms.
Six months.
He'll be back in three? Yep.
That's the system.
Those blokes had their own system.
It wasn't perfect, but it got results.
(PEOPLE CHATTER) So, big win today, mate, flipping Scullion.
(CLEARS THROAT) Trevor, um, these drinks, they're for the investigative team.
Yeah, yeah, sure.
I understand that.
So the Commissioner would like you to leave.
What? But I've been part of this investigation for six months.
But you're not part of the team, are you? You're an informer.
I'm a detective, a detective bloody sergeant! Hey, you might still go to jail so just give it a rest, mate, and do as you're told.
SONG: # When you come round # And I fall out with myself # It's not my fault # That I can't stop # And I am withered in doubt # JACQUI JAMES: Chook Fowler was eventually convicted and sentenced to three years' jail.
Neville Scullion resigned from the police, but was never charged.
# 'Cause the sky is falling # Step it off, step it off # 'Cause I am coming in # Shake it off, shake it off # Trevor Haken lost his job, his wife, his friends and his future.
he's still lost.
I met a couple of blokes out here, detectives, and we're thinking of going into business for ourselves your old business.
GERRY: This kind of surveillance work can be dangerous.
I'll do it.
EDDIE: Joe Dooley's gone.
He's doing the D's course.
TREVOR: What? Detective Joe Dickhead? AGIUS: In light of that recording, do you wish to alter your previous statements in any way? There's a rumour going round someone's dogged us already.
If I find out one of us is dogging, they'll end up with a bullet in their head.
We'll relocate, yep, but it's gonna be without you, Trevor.
I want you to look me in the eye and swear that when you get on that stand, you will not make me a liar.
SONG: # It's a jungle out there # It's a jungle out there # It's a jungle out there.
# You right? Yeah, I'm just jumpy.
Don't like waiting.
I was supposed to hook up with Jimbo this morning, but he pulled out.
Straightaway I'm thinking, "What's wrong?" Here.
What? We gotta talk, mate.
The boys are suss.
They don't want you doing the pick-ups anymore.
What? Have you heard something? Yeah, I heard a lot, mate.
I'm just trying to work out how much of it's true.
Are you talking about the royal commission? Jesus.
Are they about to pick me up? Look, do you think I would be here if they were about to pick you up? You Look You're just a bit hot at the moment.
That's all.
Changing the pick-up arrangements is just a bloody precaution.
I'm going nuts here, mate, bloody paranoid.
As far as this goes, I'd rather see the back of it anyway.
MAN: And bing.
We got him.
Haken's doing good work.
I swear to God, if it wasn't against regulations, I'd nominate Trevor for an Oscar.
EDDIE: So? What did he say? I've told ya Trevor's solid.
Yeah? Yep.
Well, Captain Jack saw him getting out of a van with black tinted windows.
Tinted windows? Oh, well, must be the Feds, then.
I mean, who else has tinting, hey? Bill Bayeh reckons he's suss and that prick usually knows what's what.
Yeah, well, fuck Bill Bayeh.
Look, I've been a cop for 20 years.
I think I can tell when a bloke's lying or not, alright? Chook, the last time I saw Trevor, he was acting bloody weird.
He's shitting himself, Jim.
Now, if that makes a bloke a dog, I'll buy you a kennel right now.
Now, just so no-one else is pissing in their pants, I told Trevor to hand over the pick-ups.
Oh, yeah? Who's gonna do them? Oh, no, mate.
Since you and Chook are gone, I've been snowed under.
Mate, Jimmy Egan sleeps at his desk.
Mate, the rest of them, they're just kids.
Yeah, I know, mate.
You're the only one still working the Cross who's got a clue.
Oh, mate, to top it off, Sarah's got the gastro and little Bobby's being potty trained.
I tell you what, he's not exactly a natural, you know? Pissing all over the place.
Yeah, I got kids.
I've been there.
It's tiring.
But look, Scull, this thing with the pick-ups, right, it's only gonna be for a couple of weeks.
Help us out, hey? Yeah, alright, mate.
You tell Billy we're on.
We put Chook Fowler and Neville Scullion on the stand, they will both swear on a stack of Bibles they have never taken a cent.
And then we wheel out Louis Bayeh and he names them both as being on the take.
Trevor Haken, Fowler, everyone they all get paid.
They get paid plenty money $12,000 every week they come collect.
AGIUS: I've been working with him on his testimony.
Louis is coming across as almost credible.
Both Fowler and Scullion know they're facing perjury charges if the other one flips.
If either one of them loses his nerve, we smash Kings Cross wide open.
GERRY: And we've still got Haken up our sleeve.
He's still covert, still gathering evidence.
Neville Scullion.
You are hereby served.
Have a nice day.
What's the bloody emergency? I have been summonsed to testify.
So you come down here to tell me the news? I am shitting myself.
Mate, I've been doing the pick-ups for Trevor.
And I am no good in court.
I'd get rattled in the stand.
You know that.
Pull yourself together, Scully.
Come on over here, mate.
When are you on? The 15th, next Thursday arvo.
Right.
Well, I'm on Thursday morning.
After I leave, I'll tell them to go easy on you, alright? You've been summonsed too? Why didn't you give me the call on that? Scully, when they summons ya, they watch ya.
Now, if I come running straight to you, then that puts you in their sights.
And vice versa.
Oh, shit.
I Sorry.
Chook, I didn't Spilt milk, mate.
I'm sorry.
Look, I'm up first, OK? You do what I do and you follow my lead, we'll both be fine, alright? And we'll face these bastards down together, alright? RALPH GRIFFIN: Corruption is a team sport, believe me, so finding out who Eddie Gould's accomplices are is our second objective.
And what's our first objective? Getting him back here.
This is where we'll get our best results in terms of surveillance.
So where are the cameras exactly? Oh, all around.
It's probably best you don't know exactly where they are 'cause you tend to play to them.
So basically I'm just meant to get on with my life, not knowing whether or not you're watching me? Relax.
After a while, you'll barely even know they're there.
(DANCE MUSIC PLAYS) I like her, the one with the big titties.
Krystal? She doesn't do sex.
She's certainly not shy about putting it out there.
She's a stripper.
It's her job.
Look, I don't want scrubbers.
I run a knock shop, I want my merchandise to be top-quality, like her.
Put your money on the table, then.
She'll be big bucks.
The money's a bit tied up at the moment.
It's bloody expensive setting up a brothel.
What about the investors? Tap them on the shoulder.
Oh, I'm tapping.
You just gotta be patient.
How about I talk to them, hm? I can be pretty convincing.
I bet you can.
JACQUI JAMES: With a major investigation looming, a rational person might think that things in the Cross would've quietened down, but for most of the key players on the Golden Mile, rationality didn't come into it.
Billy Bayeh was a man with a serious gambling habit and the more pressure he felt, the more he gambled.
So for Bill, winding back his operation wasn't an option.
Across the road, Danny 'DK' Karam had his own habits to feed.
They included steroids, heroin, cocaine, even marijuana just to take the edge off.
And lately he'd found himself a snorting partner just as irrational as he was.
Harry 'Hammer' Hammoud.
That's not to say there weren't any clear heads in the Cross.
They just had the good sense to keep a slightly lower profile.
Listen, I need money.
What? You want a loan? A loan? No, I don't want a loan.
I don't know, mate.
You asked for money.
Billy owes us for next week.
I'll take my cut of that.
Billy's paid so I don't know if I can do that.
Well, you can pay us for next week in advance.
We've got a good thing going with Billy.
Listen, Hammer, I know you're living day-to-day, but what about all the other days? Don't you wanna make them better? Billy uses us.
Billy would be nothing without us.
He'd be nothing without me.
DK: You take your fucking hand off it! Stand back, Danny.
Stand down.
Leave my fucking plates! Joe! Joe, come here.
Hey.
Danny, Danny, calm down.
Tell me what the problem is.
The car is unregistered.
It's got half a dozen warrants against it.
Pickles was taking off the plates.
(CURSES IN ARABIC) OK, OK, OK.
What the fuck are you doing, Dooley? What the fuck are you doing, Dooley?! You piece of shit.
Think about what you're doing.
You slimy piece of shit.
I kill you.
I kill you.
Danny, I would stand back if I were you.
Because if you don't, I will arrest you for threatening a police officer.
Alright?! Danny, if you drive an unregistered vehicle JOE: Let it go.
He'll keep.
(ENGINE STARTS) I would like to conclude the preliminary proceedings with a final warning.
Tomorrow we will begin taking formal evidence.
If you are a police officer who is engaged in corrupt activity and these activities are exposed by this commission, you ought to understand the consequences will be very grave.
For those who acknowledge wrongdoing, things may go easier, but for those who choose not to cooperate, the consequences will be severe and will impact not only on you, but on your whole family.
I'm fucked.
They're onto me.
No, mate.
If they had anything solid, they'd move.
They have moved.
They're busting me down to uniform.
Me! That's a vote of no confidence, that is, Trev.
That's a big bloody vote.
You reckon it's connected to the commission? I've gotta get out, mate.
I've gotta get out of testifying, I have to get out of the job.
I've gotta go while the going's good.
Hurt on duty, go for stress.
No stress.
None of that bullshit.
No, I need a nasty proper accident.
Now, I'm thinking about the lobby at work.
The floor's made out of granite or some bloody thing.
Yeah, it's slippery as buggery.
So I spill something on there, like a milkshake or something, and I go for six.
Then you're out.
Yeah.
But no bastard hears about this, Trevor, alright, or I'm fucked.
Not Egan, not Scully, no-one.
Nup.
Fucking arseholes.
SEAN: Look, you know I wanna help you out, mate.
It's just the way things are right now, it's bloody tricky.
I looked after you.
Hey? I set you up, son.
I know, I know, it's just I've been trying to keep my head down.
So when things were good, you were keen to be my mate, but now things are a bit tough, it's like, "Oh, bugger Chook.
"Stuff him, hey? Let him sink.
" Looking after number one, is that it? Is that it? No, no.
Of course it's not.
(UPBEAT ELECTRONIC MUSIC) SONG: # I say, "Yeah, yeah" # You're not a number 9 # I say, "Yeah, yeah" # Little cloud of mine # I say, "Yeah, yeah" # You blacken the sun # I say, "Yeah, yeah" # It's a troubling time # Ba-da-da, ba-da-da Ba-da-da, ba-da-da # Ba-da-da, ba-da-da Ba-da-da, ba-da-da # Ba-da-da, ba-da-da Ba-da-da, ba-da-da # Ba-da-da, ba-da-da Ba-da-da, ba-da-da # I say, "Yeah, yeah" # I can't understand # I say, "Yeah, yeah" # Why I'm at your command # I say, "Yeah, yeah" # This ain't what I planned # Ba-da-da, ba-da-da Ba-da-da, ba-da-da # Ba-da-da, ba-da-da Ba-da-da, ba-da-da # Oh, excuse me.
Is there a broom closet around here? I need a mop.
# Ba-da-da, ba-da-da Ba-da-da, ba-da-da # Bam, bam, what I say? # You got to, you got to # Please.
# (EXCLAIMS) Oh, shit! Oh, Jesus! Chook, you alright, mate? Oh! Arggh! Call an ambulance, buddy.
I think he's hit his head.
You right, mate? Christ, this floor's hard, mate.
Shh, shh, shh.
Hey, how you doing? How you doing, mate? Prescription on here says 'T ake as often as you want with ice until unconscious'.
Good on you.
Thanks, fellas.
(CHUCKLES) EDDIE: Chookie.
Yes, mate.
This thing here, is this permanent? Edward, go and get us some glasses before I hit you on the head with this.
Righto.
(LAUGHS) Oh, well, not such a bad time to go out.
Twist of fate, Jimbo, you know? I mean, I reckon I had years of service left to offer, but the gods have spoken, so (SCOFFS) What's wrong with you? Look like they sat you in a used bedpan.
A bit nervous, you know? I'm up tomorrow at the commission.
(POURS A DRINK) Yeah, well, you know I'd be there if I could, Scully, but like I said, mate, twist of fate.
Thanks, son.
Hey, listen, mate.
There's something I gotta tell ya.
Hmm? When you've been a detective around this place for as long as I have, you, you know, overhear certain things that you might not, you know, necessarily otherwise overhear.
Well, let me guess.
Eddie Gould's a cross-dresser? I hear Danny Karam has been looking for your home address.
Shit.
Now, we can fix this, right? Jim and Eddie, they'll load that prick up with enough smack to put him away for 5 to 10.
No, I don't want to do that.
But you don't have to do anything.
Jim and Eddie will do it.
I don't want them doing it either.
(STAMMERS) Alright.
(SIGHS) I'II, you know, I'll wise up the uniform boys.
We'll get them to look out for DK.
Thanks, Scull.
Just do us a favour, yeah? From now on, you take your firearm home.
What's this in aid of? The old locks they were, uh, museum pieces.
I thought it was time we updated.
Mm-hm.
Should I be worried? No.
Why would you be worried? Has something happened? Well, yes.
This has happened you acting weird like something's wrong.
Ellie, come on.
Everything is fine.
Just, you know, we're getting married.
I guess I should be looking after you properly, huh? Off you go.
OK.
G'day, Danny.
You following me all day? No.
We got a tip that people use this premises for injecting drugs.
Joe fucking Dooley sent you.
No-one sent me.
But you remember we're all cops.
As far as I'm concerned, it's touch one, touch all.
(BANGING AT DOOR) OK! (BANGING CONTINUES) Hammer.
Hey, mate, we're not open yet.
Come in.
Have a drink.
What are you doing? What are you doing, you stupid fuck?! You're supposed to look after this place! Take it up with Johnny.
HAMMER: I told you I was gonna get a cash advance.
And I told you we're running a business here.
So what? Yeah, a security business, mate, and Billy's a customer.
This type of shit hurts us.
(GRUNTS) What's he gonna do if I don't deliver, huh? He's gonna sack us? It hurts my rep, mate.
The only rep you got is hanging behind me.
Come on! You want a go? Come on, mate.
Huh? Relax, relax! The only brains you have are mine, bitch! (MEN YELL AND JOSTLE) Come on! Come here! Huh? Come on, boys.
Fuck! Hey, bro! Bro! You're Hammer, yeah? I'm Doc.
I'm looking for work.
Work? No, listen.
I can do stuff for you.
Stuff? Old prick back there, Mr Blow-Wave That prick is the smartest operator in the Cross.
Won't be smart with a knife in his balls.
If I ever fucking see you around here again, I'm gonna kill you.
Do you understand? I'm gonna kill you.
Alright? Now get the fuck out of here.
Get out of here! Get out of here.
Get the Why a little boy like you want a gun? A tough guy pushed me round.
I'm gonna shoot him.
You got cash? A grand.
Hey, hey! Relax! You want a gun? I need cash.
Meet me here tomorrow, same time.
You get what you want.
(KNOCK AT DOOR) Well, well, well! Don't you look the part? Nice place.
Actually, it's a shit hole, but it's not bad for what you're earning.
I'm late for work, Eddie.
Well, you're the one that's always asking me to come around.
Well, here I am.
Is something wrong? There is, actually.
We've got money issues.
I was thinking you might wanna go back on the job for a minute.
What? You know, a bit of hooking.
I'm a cop.
Come on! You're a hooker playing at being a cop.
Oh, fuck you.
I'm trying to help you here.
Unless you wanna be living in shitty places like this for the next 10 years, you ought to think about lending me a hand.
Hey? I'll let myself out.
AGIUS: Mr Scullion, do you know Benjamin Kassab, usually called Benny Kassab? SCULLY: I do.
How would you describe him? In my opinion, he's a drug dealer.
A drug dealer now facing serious charges, but not as a result of any action taken by you.
Action without evidence doesn't count for much in court, at least not in a real court.
Prior to Kassab's arrest, did he ever offer you any money to turn a blind eye to his activities? Never.
Have you ever been offered money by a person engaged in criminal activity, whether they were urinating behind the fountain or dealing hard drugs? I have not.
Do you think that's the general experience of your colleagues? I am certain that it is.
(SNORES) Mr Fowler.
(GRUNTS) I have a warrant for your arrest.
What? You're in contempt, Mr Fowler.
"Refusing to answer a summons to appear before the commission.
" No, no.
I'm I'm injured.
I, uh, sent in a medical certificate.
Which the Commissioner rejected.
I'll have the police union on you.
Uh, look.
The Commissioner says that I should defer executing this until tomorrow.
Now, the nurses tell me that they're discharging you in the morning, so you could just pop on over and, um, see us.
You know, on your way home.
Or I could come over and arrest ya.
Your choice.
Mr Fowler, how would you react if I told you that we had compelling evidence that large-scale drug distribution took place in the Cross during the time that you were chief of detectives there? Well, I'd be surprised if you hadn't found that.
I knew about it myself.
But knowing about it and making arrests, that's two different things.
So you would deny that drug dealing thrived as a result of your knowing connivance? That suggestion's a slander.
And you've never been involved in any way with the collection or distribution of corrupt monies paid by drug dealers? I have not.
Corruption and you were complete strangers, in other words? That's correct.
You haven't had any relationship with your police colleagues where they might pass money on to you for any purpose? I have not.
Detective Scullion, for example has there ever been an occasion where he's paid you a substantial sum of money? No, there has not.
Detective Sergeant Trevor Haken the same again? Yeah, I've already told you, the answer's no.
And your injury a fall outside the lift at work that must have come as quite a shock.
Well, yes, obviously.
And is it causing you quite a deal of pain? Yes, it is.
Well, then maybe we should allow Mr Fowler to return to his recuperation.
I have no further questions.
I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God.
AGIUS: Mr Bayeh, I'd like to start by asking you some questions concerning corrupt payments you've made to police officers in the Kings Cross area.
I can't answer no question today.
I beg your pardon? I am crook.
I no sleep.
I I no sleep.
Mr Bayeh, in this hearing room, you must answer all questions put to you or face contempt proceedings.
Well, you may say that you object to answering and if you choose to do that, the answers you give cannot be used against you unless, of course, your evidence is false or misleading.
Would such a choice help to put you at ease? Yes.
Because I no sleep.
I'm crook.
I've got bad headache.
AGIUS: Mr Bayeh, once more, the objection protects you in that the answers you give may not be used against you in other proceedings.
It does not excuse you from answering.
Mm.
(STAMMERS) Uh, Your Worship, can I say something? Why not? I've got nothing to hide.
I'll tell you everything.
But there's been a contract now five time on my life from NSW Police.
If I answer question, they kill me.
I get killed.
WOOD: Are you aware of this claim, Mr Agius? Until two minutes ago, it was my understanding that Mr Bayeh was eager to answer our questions, notwithstanding his headache.
Well, in the light of Mr Bayeh's allegation, I feel inclined to stand over further evidence from this witness until we can ensure his safety.
(FUNKY MUSIC) (MUTTERS) HAMMER: What's up? Joe Dooley is dead man.
You're kidding.
Detective Joe Dooley? He thinks he can fuck with me.
Now I fuck him.
He's a cop.
When his head's blown off, he'll be a pile of shit for me to piss on! Hey, hey, take it easy.
Yallah.
Yallah! Come on, mate.
Hey! DK, hey! You gotta think about this.
Come on, man, hey? You're living in the day, man.
You gotta start thinking of the days you got coming.
Shut up or I shut you up.
Hey! Shut up! (GRUNTS) Oi! OFFICER: Break it up! Break it up! Danny Karam! DK: Dooley, I'll fucking kill you! (YELLS INDISTINCTLY) JOE: I am arresting you for assault.
(ALL GRUNT) Fuck you, Dooley.
I'll fucking kill you! actual bodily harm.
Do you understand? Arggh! Get down! (TENSE MUSIC) (MUTTERS INAUDIBLY) Hey? Bloody hell.
I thought 'go-kart' was code for something.
(CHUCKLES) Nah, I've been building this for over a year now, mate.
I started building it for the kids, but they're probably getting a bit old for it now.
Yeah.
They grow up so quick, it's hard to keep track.
Yeah, well, you tell yourself you're working for your family and you come home from another bloody 10-hour day and you realise you don't even bloody know them.
So I heard they're, um, calling you back, the commission.
Yeah, listen, mate.
Through all this bloody business that's been going on, you've been listening to me banging on and on about my troubles and I know you've had troubles of your own.
Well, I haven't been summonsed yet, so No, I'm not talking about that, mate.
It's, uh this holiday that Maria's gone on.
She's obviously taken the kids, yeah? Yeah, yeah, she has.
Mate, we all knew that you were having trouble at home, but I don't reckon we made it any easier for for you.
And that was wrong.
It's not the way mates should behave.
But, look, mate, if you don't want to talk about it, that's fine.
I mean, I don't like to stick my nose in normally.
Oh, no, no.
It's fine.
Yeah, OK, OK.
Look, sorry, mate.
I gotta go to the loo.
You know where it is? Just up there, mate.
EDDIE: Ahem! Here's to another half-arsed, lame-arsed, dumb-arsed That's a lot of arses, mate.
(LAUGHS) turd-arsed royal commission.
May it end soon and save us poor little taxpayers some money.
ALL: Hear, hear! Yeah, make the whole thing go away.
This is a bloody good money-making opportunity.
What if there is a really big shake-up down at the Cross? Well, the old earners might not be on anymore.
Then what are you gonna do? Mate, you kick in to this project and I guarantee you in a month, you will double your money.
After a year, the sky's the bloody limit.
OK.
KIM: He talks about his partners, but I'm starting to wonder if he's actually got any.
These pricks always run in packs.
You've just gotta earn his trust.
What more can I do? You wouldn't consider his suggestion? Go back to the brothel for a bit? What? Well, we we just thought it would be a way to open the investigation up.
This uniform is my life now, not hooking.
You got that? OK, yeah.
Just Alright, you better go now.
I've got an appointment with the director of the academy.
Oh, you are on the move, Kimmy.
So are you, Ralph.
'Bye! MAN: It's come to my attention that you're doing some work for the royal commission.
I'm not supposed to discuss that, sir.
I don't need to know about operational details.
What concerns us is the reason you came to their attention in the first place.
Sir? I understand you used to work as a prostitute.
Yes, that's correct.
Yet in your police application form, you've made no mention of prostitution.
It said to put down my last three jobs.
It says your last job and the three before that four in total.
You've listed three and one of those is "TAFE student", which is not an employment.
I guess I misread the form.
It gives the appearance of a false declaration in a signed statement.
That's a sacking offence.
(SOLEMN MUSIC) (TENSE MUSIC) FOWLER: I am not resentful about being investigated, but I am resentful about the methods.
We ordinary police if we had your powers and resources to catch real criminals, by God, what a great state we'd have.
AGIUS: So you think that if any concrete accusation was put up, you could answer it is that right? Yeah, I do.
I'm going to show you some video excerpts.
While you're looking, I'm sure a number of things will be going through your mind.
What I'd like you to remember is that this video was produced for your consideration by the good people of NSW whom you are sworn to serve.
FOWLER ON TAPE: Look, you're just a bit hot at the moment.
That's all.
Changing the pick-up arrangements is just a bloody precaution.
Yeah, you're right.
Eh? I'm going nuts here, mate, bloody paranoid.
As far as this goes, I'd rather see the back of it anyway.
I need a nasty proper accident.
Now, I'm thinking about the lobby at work.
The floor's made out of granite or some bloody thing.
Yeah, it's slippery as buggery.
So I spill something on there, like a milkshake or something, and I go for six.
Do you recognise the other person in the video, Mr Fowler? Haken.
It looked like Trevor Haken.
We don't want to prolong this unduly, Mr Fowler, but the fact is you have been deeply involved in corruption.
Is it not? No, I have not.
WOOD: You talked about falling on a milkshake just days before it occurred.
That's coincidence, is it? Uh, yes, it could've been, Your Honour.
And the money you were seen to receive? Do you have any explanation for that? It, uh, might not really have been me.
WOOD: Are you suggesting that we cobbled this video together, got an actor to play you and then pretend to take the money? Funny things happen, Your Honour.
AGIUS: At this stage, Mr Commissioner, there's another witness we wish to call someone who has been assisting us with our inquiries but I ask that Mr Fowler remain present to hear his evidence.
That Chook, he's a bloody tight-arsed old pisspot, but he's been good to me.
He's a crook.
We all did it.
I call Detective Sergeant Trevor Haken.
(TENSE MUSIC) (SPEAKS INAUDIBLY) SONG: # La-di, da-di, da-di-da # There was a boy who cried to me His tears were full of misery # And every day his tears would form a sea # And though I tried to make him smile His tears would flood him up inside # And they would overflow eventually # WOOD ON TV: It must be clear to you now that you can no longer rely on the police culture of mateship and silence.
The vast majority of serving police are honest, decent and dedicated.
In the past, they may have turned a blind eye to your wrongdoing because of the consequences of speaking out.
But now those days are over.
Mr Scullion, when you previously gave evidence before the commission, you were not able to provide any information or evidence concerning police corruption.
That's correct.
Since then, you've reconsidered your position and you've come here with the intention of assisting us.
Is that right? Yes, it is.
You have been personally involved in corrupt practices at Kings Cross Detectives.
Is that correct? I have taken money off drug dealers.
I've picked up money, I've distributed money.
I've turned a blind eye.
I'm crook.
I'm a crook cop.
Well, here's to Inspector Chook Fowler.
He was a loyal mate.
And a fair boss.
EDDIE: And a bloody good cop who knows how to keep his mouth shut, unlike some other maggots we could name and choose not to.
May they rot in hell.
Here's to it.
I heard DK was up this arvo.
Yeah, he got done for the assault charge, acquitted on the firearms.
Six months.
He'll be back in three? Yep.
That's the system.
Those blokes had their own system.
It wasn't perfect, but it got results.
(PEOPLE CHATTER) So, big win today, mate, flipping Scullion.
(CLEARS THROAT) Trevor, um, these drinks, they're for the investigative team.
Yeah, yeah, sure.
I understand that.
So the Commissioner would like you to leave.
What? But I've been part of this investigation for six months.
But you're not part of the team, are you? You're an informer.
I'm a detective, a detective bloody sergeant! Hey, you might still go to jail so just give it a rest, mate, and do as you're told.
SONG: # When you come round # And I fall out with myself # It's not my fault # That I can't stop # And I am withered in doubt # JACQUI JAMES: Chook Fowler was eventually convicted and sentenced to three years' jail.
Neville Scullion resigned from the police, but was never charged.
# 'Cause the sky is falling # Step it off, step it off # 'Cause I am coming in # Shake it off, shake it off # Trevor Haken lost his job, his wife, his friends and his future.
he's still lost.