Sea Patrol (2007) s03e12 Episode Script

NAV: Wow.
Raft in the water, bearing 0-1-5.
There.
About half a mile.
There's someone on it.
Sir.
held together by love and sunshine.
Uh, bring it down to half.
Watch your wash.
Any sign of life? Not yet.
SPIDER: It's a woman, Swaino.
Ma'am? Ma'am? Doubt that'll take the weight of any of us.
There's only one way to find out.
Miss? SWAIN: Miss? Ma'am.
SWAIN: Miss, can you hear me? (GROANS) SWAIN: Miss? Don't talk.
We're the Australian Navy.
You are very safe.
I'm gonna try and get you to stand up.
I'll need to get you on that RHIB, OK? I need to try and get you up, ma'am.
(GASPS) Oh, thank God! Ma'am? Frank.
Ma'am? SWAIN: Whoa.
(ALL LAUGH) What? Well, who the hell are you?! Miss, it's the Australian Navy, OK? You're safe.
Just hold on.
You'll be fine.
How are we looking, Spide? Yeah.
All secure this end, Buff.
She certainly has some survival skills.
Check out these lashings.
She's also got the luck of the Irish.
Another few hours, she'd have been shark feed.
Yeah, well, where did she come from? That's the question.
I guess we'll find that out when she wakes up.
You reckon Swaino will be ready for her this time? Yeah, that's why he smells like cologne all of a sudden.
Eau de Swain.
(LAUGHS) Sir.
There have been no recent reports of anyone missing at sea in this vicinity.
No adventurers, no yachties.
Nothing.
OK.
Thanks, Nav.
Well, she's awake.
Her name's Belinda Lloyd.
She's got no ID, no passport, nothing.
Says she left it on an island.
What island? Didn't say.
Right.
She was camped on the island when she and her husband were kidnapped.
Frank.
Who's Frank? My husband.
I thought I Oh, he's still on the boat.
What boat? It belongs to the men who attacked us.
We have to find him.
Just calm down, Belinda.
Start from the beginning.
We were ocean-kayaking.
It was gonna be our big adventure.
Oh, please, God, he's still alive.
What happened? It was dark.
We didn't see them coming.
And they attacked us.
I don't know why.
They had guns and they dragged us on board their boat.
Frank kept on saying, "There's been some mistake.
You have to believe us.
" But they wouldn't listen.
And then he grabbed me and he pushed me overboard and he dived in after me with bullets in the water and I just kept swimming as hard as I could, but And they dragged him on board their boat.
OK.
OK.
Belinda.
SWAIN: Can you describe these men or their boat? There were huge coils of pipe on the deck and men with guns.
They must have been pirates.
(BELINDA SNIFFS) SWAIN: How how many men? BELINDA: Not sure.
What nationality were they? Australian.
They were definitely Australian.
You're sure? Positive.
I heard them yelling.
MIKE: Belinda, the oil rigs are a security zone.
There are no pirates in these waters.
You have to find Frank.
We have to save him.
We'll start a search for your husband.
Now try and get some rest.
Thank you.
OK.
See if her name turns up anywhere.
AFP, customs.
Someone must have a record of her.
Yes, sir.
And while you're at it, run a check.
See if there's been any reports of piracy in the area.
(LAUGHS) OK.
She's nuts! Hey, keep it down.
attacking a couple of kayakers? Get real.
We don't need her freaking out 'cause she overhears your big mouth.
What's this? Poached fish and salad.
Excellent.
Don't want poached fish and salad.
Want steak and chips.
Charge.
Can't I at least just have some chips? Give him some chips, Bomber.
It can't hurt.
Oi! Ah! No chips.
I'll have a light lunch tomorrow.
Well, that's a given anyway.
You know that if your BMI hits 35 that you're considered unfit to sail.
I'm big-boned.
Charge.
Oh, come I l'm not overweight, X.
Give him some chips.
I just I'm I'm too short.
I just have to grow another foot.
Well, when you work out how to do that, let me know.
OK, I'm working on it.
(BOMBER LAUGHS) So, mate, you gonna pay up now or what? What's the stakes? That he'd lose how much? Ouch! What about you, Bomber? You want in on the action? Uh, do I look like an idiot? Buffer, the only chance he's got - surgery.
(IMITATES SUCTION) Yeah, that's exactly what you'll be needing, mate.
So-called adventurers who get themselves in harm's way should be made to get themselves out of harm's way.
At the very least, they should have to pay the expense of the rescue.
Stop them doing stupid things in the future.
Robert! Sorry about that.
There's not a whole lot of tact on a warship, I'm afraid.
We weren't stupid.
Our preparation was meticulous.
Safety was paramount.
Fair enough.
If it wasn't for those pirates.
(SIGHS) You don't believe me.
I believe you believe.
If I could get back to the island, I could prove it.
OK.
What island? I I don't know, but I've got proof there.
What kind of proof? Photos.
I've got photographs.
Alright.
OK.
Do you feel up to having something to eat? Smells good.
But I really need to go to the loo.
OK.
Show you where the heads are.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Oh You OK? Oh, sorry.
That's alright.
I'm not as steady as I thought.
Just sit there.
I'll get someone to give you a hand, OK? Ah, Nav.
Mm.
Could you do us a favour? Could you give Belinda a hand to the heads? She's still a bit wobbly on her feet.
NAV: Yeah.
Just, um, lean on me if you have to, ma'am.
RO ON SPEAKER: Charge, report to the bridge.
Oh, my God! What? BELINDA: I know that man.
Yeah, that's Swain.
He's been taking care of you.
No, no.
The other one.
What? He was on the pirate boat.
He was one of them.
SWAIN: So now she's claiming ET's one of the pirates.
And she said this to Nav? Mm-hm.
I mean, Nav, to her credit, took it pretty well, but Mrs Lloyd's clearly suffering from some delusions.
And this whole pirate story's probably one of them.
Mmm.
She says she's got photos but she left them on an island.
And once again, she can't say which one.
Oh, it's all pretty vague.
Let's just get her back to port, where she can get the help she needs.
Let Coastwatch continue the search for her husband.
Have you got something to calm her down? Uh, yeah.
Nav, she thought Swain was her husband.
Yeah, I know.
She's probably suffering some sort of post-traumatic stress thingy.
You know.
She seemed so certain.
Her being certain doesn't make it true.
Yep.
And as for her pirate story That sounds like a bad Steven Seagal film.
(LAUGHS) (LAUGHS) I think it was a bad Steven Seagal film.
Yeah.
I rest my case.
(LAUGHS) Look, I know it must hurt, having her talk about ET like that.
But you cannot let it get to you.
Now eat your scran.
(LAUGHS) I will.
I've got some laundry to do.
Catch you later.
(KNOCK ON DOOR) Mind if I come in? No.
It's good that you can eat something.
Yeah.
I need to build my strength up.
Who knows what's ahead? Frank might need me.
Right.
Belinda, the man that you think you identified in the photograph It was him.
No mistake.
It couldn't have been.
Why not? People can be bought.
Plenty of cops go bad.
Navy can too.
You know, just because you wear a uniform doesn't set you above temptation.
No, no, no.
I'm not saying that.
It's just, you didn't know him.
He was such a good person.
He would have never, ever been involved in anything illegal.
Yeah.
You would say that, wouldn't you? Meaning? Trying to protect your own.
You're sure it's him? Yes.
OK, when did you see him? Give me a time.
When? About three weeks ago.
Wrong.
Give or take a few days.
He's been dead for three months.
Oh, you're lying.
I wish to God I was.
I saw his body.
You're mistaken.
No, I'm not! He was a diver.
I saw him! Someone told you that.
What? That he was a diver! Oh, he was, wasn't he? That proves it.
It doesn't prove anything! He was dead! There never was a boat with any pirates.
And you never you never saw ET! Nav.
It was him! I know it was! Belinda.
Three months.
Could it have been three months? (SOBS) Frank.
Belinda, I want you to take this.
What is it? It's a sedative.
It's very mild, but it'll help you sleep.
We're still looking for Frank, aren't we? Like the captain promised.
No, we're taking you home.
What? But You need medical treatment.
No, I don't! Listen, there's no point arguing about this, OK? A proper search will be conducted.
But right now, I need you to take this and get some rest.
Believe me.
It's for your own good.
Thank you.
I'll see you in the morning.
Get some sleep.
(DOOR OPENS) (LAUGHS) Hey.
Hey.
Can't sleep.
Brew? Hell, yeah.
I couldn't let it go.
Just had to ask her a few questions.
How'd that go? (LAUGHS) I ended up doing my block and screaming at her.
That sounds like something I'd do.
(LAUGHS LOUDLY) (LAUGHS) Yeah.
She knew he was a diver.
How does she know that? She heard someone mention it.
She said she didn't.
She must have.
Because that's the only possible explanation.
Unless there is some truth.
You knew ET better than any of us.
Do you honestly think he was banging around with pirates? How crazy does that sound? I know.
He was moonlighting with 'Robsenn 1 '.
They had shonky safety procedures.
We arrived too late.
It was a horrible, horrible accident.
That's all.
(SIGHS) I need to get some sleep.
(LAUGHS) That's a very good idea.
(GRUNTS) (GRUNTS) Thank you.
Pleasure.
NAV: Whoa.
Now, what have we here? (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) Oh! Are you following me? How could I be following you if I was here first? Celery? No, thanks.
Don't need any of your rabbit food.
Might make myself a sandwich.
Bad time to be loading up on carbs, Charge.
Buff Can't sleep.
I need food.
You just need to guts it out till your stomach shrinks.
Then it'll get a whole lot easier.
Really? How long? One week.
Maybe two.
You know skinny people don't live longer.
They just imagine they do because every minute they're hungry and miserable.
Mmm.
I'll see you at 0600 for a work-out.
Big boy.
You are killing me.
(DOOR SLAMS) (DOOR SHUTS) (KNOCK ON DOOR) (KNOCK ON DOOR) What? CHARGE: There is a God.
BUFFER: Righto, mate.
Drop, give me 20.
One.
Breathing out on your way up.
Two.
How much you got riding on me, Buffer? Come on, mate.
How much? Only 50.
Oh, ye of little faith.
I'm braver than most.
Listen.
I'm backing you, brother.
Alright? Yeah, mate.
Thanks.
Let's go.
Get into it.
Come on.
Smash it.
Breathing out on your way up.
Buffer, Charge! Her raft's gone.
It's gone.
I'll let the boss know.
I'll organise a search of the boat.
SWAIN: So, sir, it seems she's taken a rope, a tarpaulin and a life jacket.
We don't know what time she launched.
When was she last seen? I know that Bomber looked in on her just after 10:00.
So she probably waited until things went quiet and launched just after midnight.
Sir, I'm sorry to interrupt.
I've just been informed by NAVCOM that Belinda and Frank Lloyd are officially listed as missing at sea.
They were on an ocean-kayaking trip to East Timor.
Didn't you check this, Nav? I did.
But I only looked at recent reportings in the last three weeks.
How old is this? Three months.
Three months.
Think the fact that she survived at all is incredible in itself.
This is the predicted search area.
That's huge.
We transited close to Penfold Island at around 0130.
She said she had proof on one of those islands.
Exactly.
Let's start there.
Agreed? Agreed.
OK.
Nav, set course for Penfold Island.
RO, send these search coordinates to Coastwatch.
Request aerial assistance.
Starboard 20 They'll have a better chance of spotting her if she's still at sea.
Altering 0-1-0.
RO: Coastwatch, this is 'Hammersley', transmitting last known coordinates of missing survivor Belinda Lloyd, as requested.
We're currently en route to Penfold Island to continue our search on land.
Over.
Are you OK? Did I drive her to do this? No.
Should have just kept my big mouth shut.
Nav, I was the one that told her we were heading back to port.
Then I was on watch when she left the ship.
If it's anyone's fault, it's mine.
Three months.
She could have seen ET.
It's feasible.
Feasible? Highly unlikely.
Well, he was diving in the area.
Nav.
Swain, I know that she's confused.
I know.
But what if there is some shred of truth in all of this? Such as what? What if ET and his group were attacked by pirates also? Then there would have been evidence of an attack.
Nikki, there just wasn't.
XO OVER SPEAKER: This is the X.
Shore party to the boat deck.
Shore party to the boat deck.
We'll cover more ground if we split up.
Bravo party, Buffer and Spider, up that way.
Sierra party, Swain and 2 Dads, that way.
X-ray party, Bomber, with me.
Make sure you stay in contact.
SWAIN: Ma'am.
BUFFER: Belinda! SPIDER: This is crazy, Buff.
We haven't even found her raft.
How do we know she's even on this island? Belinda! I was in the middle of a great movie.
But no, psycho woman decides to jump off the boat.
Belinda! Arggh! Why would you jump off a perfectly good boat? Nuts.
Yeah, well, she believed her husband needed her.
What was she hoping to do? Let's face it, mate, she wasn't exactly thinking straight.
Belinda! Belinda! BOMBER: I don't get it, X.
How'd she think she'd be able to get back to the island? Currents, maybe.
Hey, Bomber.
This must be the place.
Do you reckon she's come back? I don't know.
Belinda? Belinda! Maybe not.
You know, Belinda said that she was camping on this island, right? Yeah.
But she told Swain that there were some photos.
Probably just her imagination, X.
Let's just say for a minute that it is real.
If you had some evidence that you wanted to stash, where would you put it? Um probably bury it.
Maybe.
But if there was a chance that you weren't coming back yourself you'd have to find somewhere a little more obvious.
X.
What's that? Passports.
Money.
Wedding rings.
And a memory card.
Her proof.
Bravo, Sierra.
XO: We have found a camera memory card.
We're taking it back to 'Hammersley' to have a look.
You keep searching for Mrs Lloyd.
Yeah, roger that, X.
RO: They're all still images, JPEG files.
Open the most recent one first.
There.
Three months ago.
That one.
My God.
Look at the date on it.
NAV: The day before we found him.
We have to find her and make her explain this.
We're doing everything we can, Nav.
He looks so happy.
If you didn't want to be found in here, you would not be found, I tell you.
She could be five foot from us and we wouldn't have a clue.
Let's give it 10 more minutes, then we'll head back to the beach, OK? Yeah, alright.
I'll just head up to the ridge and take one last look, yeah? Yeah, OK.
Belinda! Mrs Lloyd! Belinda! Belinda! Belinda! (GRUNTS) (GASPS) (BREATHES HEAVILY) (GRUNTS) (PANTS) (SPITS) Spider, do you copy? (STATIC) Spider, do you copy me? (STATIC) Spider! No sign of her up there, Buff.
Buff? Spide? Buffer? Spider! What's going on? I've lost Buffer.
You what? Well, I went up the ridge and now I can't find him.
You sure it was here? Y-yeah.
I'm l'm pretty sure.
Yeah, I think.
Buff! Buff! SWAIN: Bravo, this is Sierra.
You got a copy? Over.
(STATIC) Buff, it's Swaino.
Do you read me? Over.
(STATIC) SPIDER: Buff! Papa 8-2, this is Sierra.
We can't reach Buffer on his Motorola and Spider's lost contact with him.
Over.
Sir, we seem to have lost our Buffer.
Buffer! SWAIN: Bravo, this is Sierra.
Do you got a copy? Over.
(STATIC) Buff, it's Swaino.
Do you read me? Over.
SPIDER: Hey, guys.
This wasn't like this before.
What do you mean? It looks like it's slipped away.
Swaino.
Buff! Buff! Buff! Spide! Spide! Whole side of this hill's unstable.
Buffer! SWAIN: RO, this is Sierra.
Looks like there's been a landslide.
We think Buffer might be caught underneath it.
We need men and digging equipment up here now.
Over.
RO: Copy that, Swaino.
X, Charge.
Get a rescue team there.
CHARGE: Yes, sir.
MIKE: Charge, you're the leader.
(REGULAR BEEPING) (RAPID BEEPING) OK, this way.
Let's go.
Alright.
Come on, team.
Let's move it! Yeah, this is Buffer.
I'm trapped inside some underground oil storage tank.
I'm not receiving any transmission.
And I've got a horrible feeling I'm talking to myself right now.
But I know you guys are looking for me.
Yeah, Buffer out.
(SIGHS) (SIGHS) They should be just up ahead.
Boys! SWAIN: Yes! What happened? It looks like the land slid down here.
We think he's under here, but we can't find him.
Alright.
Grab yourselves a drink.
This is what I want.
Everyone spread out, work in groups of two and in rotation.
Here.
Charge, I'm with you.
Yep.
XO: Buffer! (GRUNTS) Bomber.
(GRUNTS) Charge, have a break.
No, I'm good.
I'm good.
(BANG!) (GRUNTS) (CLINK!) (RUMBLING) Hear that? Stop, stop, stop.
2 Dads, stop.
(PANTS) It feels like it's coming from underground.
Well, whatever it is, you can bet it's not good.
Keep going.
Charge.
We have to rethink this.
We're not getting anywhere.
We are just digging out the side of the hill.
I know.
But he's here, and I am not going home without him.
(CLANK!) Arggh! What? What the hell's that? (CLINK!) (CLANK! CLANK!) Sounds metallic.
(CLANK! CLANK!) (CLINK! CLINK!) (CLANK! CLANK!) (CLINK! CLINK!) It's coming from down there.
Everyone, just spread out.
Keep your ears open.
(CLINKING CONTINUES) It's coming from over here.
(CLINKING CONTINUES) What the hell's this? (CLINK! CLINK!) (FAINT CLINKING) He's in there.
He's in there.
(ALL GRUNT) (GRUNTS) That's got it.
(ALL GRUNT) Watch out.
Watch out.
(GRUNTS) (GRUNTS) Come on! (GRUNTS) SWAIN: Yep.
Yep.
Yep.
(CHARGE GRUNTS) (CREAKING) Ugh! SPIDER: Buff! CHARGE: Here.
CHARGE: Two, three.
(CHARGE GRUNTS) XO: Captain, X.
We've found him.
Stand by.
(GRUNTS) SPIDER: Buff! Buff! CHARGE: Buff.
Buff? Buff, you OK? Is he alright? CHARGE: Come on, Buff.
Come on.
MIKE OVER RADIO: X, what's Buffer's condition? XO: Swain's checking him now, sir.
SWAIN: I can't feel a pulse.
(GRUNTS) (GRUNTS) Come on! Come on! SWAIN: Oh! Come on, Buff.
(GRUNTS) (GROANS LOUDLY) (RETCHES) Come on.
XO: 'Hammersley', we have our Buffer.
MIKE ON RADIO: That's good to hear, X.
How the hell did you get in there? (GROANS) (BUFFER COUGHS) Buff.
SWAIN: Let it out.
RO accessed some old records.
This island was used as a fuel storage facility by Australia and the US during World War II.
Officially, it hasn't been used since then.
Yeah, well, it certainly is now, sir.
Clearly.
I take it there's still been no sign of Belinda Lloyd.
Over.
XO: No, sir.
OK.
Return to the ship and we'll resume a sea search.
Out.
Copy that.
Out.
Nav, start plotting a search pattern.
Yes, sir.
SWAIN: Hey.
Those fumes affecting your breathing? No, I'm alright, mate.
Just a bit itchy, that's all.
Well, crude oil's acidic, mate.
We've got most of it off, but you've got to wash, get it all off.
BUFFER: Righto.
Charge.
A camo net? X.
What's that? Well, that's your old World War II pipe that's heading inland to that storage tank.
What's this, then? Is that new? Yeah.
And it's headed out to sea.
There's another one.
Well, where's it going? I don't know.
Belinda Lloyd said she saw coils of pipe on the deck of the pirate vessel.
She did.
It seems like Belinda was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Ma'am.
We'll get the rest of that oil off him as soon as possible.
XO: Let's go.
Charge, make it as it was.
CHARGE: Aye, ma'am.
Spide, give me a hand.
XO ON SPEAKER: Lookouts close up fore and aft.
Continue sea search.
(RATTLING) What are these? Is that a trick question, Buff? I found them in Charge's rack.
(SIGHS) Charge.
No, you.
And if I catch you pulling a stunt like this again, Bomber will be making you special meals, ones you can eat through a straw.
Oh, Buff, come on.
Look, I'm serious.
So it's OK for you to win the bet by doing your personal trainer jag, but if I show a little bit of initiative Bet's off.
Bet's Is there a problem? No, X.
No, X.
XO: Good.
Buffer, there'll be a meeting in the ship's office in five minutes.
You might want to put some clothes on.
BUFFER: Yes, ma'am.
According to NAVCOM, the pipeline from the Red Reef Venture oilfields runs right past Penfold Island on its way to Darwin.
The Red Reef Consortium have said that they definitely don't have any storage facility on the island.
Sounds like someone's tapping into the main pipeline and skimming off their oil.
MIKE: That's what it looks like.
In today's prices, even 1% would mean millions of dollars.
Anyway, the Federal Police will continue investigating this matter.
Our main priority right now is to locate Belinda Lloyd.
So it's reasonable to say that she and her husband saw the people who were behind this, and that's why they were attacked? Yes.
That now seems highly likely.
What if ET saw them too? What if his death was not an accident? Nav.
ET was murdered.
Belinda Lloyd is our best chance of identifying his killers.
Coastwatch have spotted the raft.
We're the closest asset.
Let's go.
MAN ON RADIO: 'Hammersley', this is Coastwatch.
We have a visual at coordinates NAV: Nothing.
RO, are you sure of those coordinates? For the third time, Nav, they're the coordinates that Coastwatch gave me.
Have you allowed for current and wind? I'm not stupid! Buffer, take over the EOD.
X, I'm sorry.
Sir Now, please, Buffer.
Nav.
Nikki, go and get a brew.
I don't need anything, sir.
It's not a suggestion.
Go and get a brew.
Sir.
Sir, I've got her.
MIKE: Let's go.
Get a RHIB in the water.
XO: Away port sea boat.
Away port sea boat.
RO: 'Hammersley', Leading Seaman Dickson.
NAV: There's a good chance that whoever was on the boat that attacked the Lloyds will be known to police, yes? I guess so.
SWAIN: Mrs Lloyd! Yeah.
SWAIN: Belinda! NAV: If they have a record, then there'll be a photo on file and Belinda will be able to identify them.
Let's just get her back on board safely.
We'll take it one step at a time.
OK? SWAIN: Mrs Lloyd! Can you hear us? Belinda? No, boss, she's not on it.
It's alright.
She, uh she stole the life jacket, yeah? She's still out here.
She's alive.
She's alive.
She's alive.
She's alive.
These are wrong.
What's it say? They're wrong.
Charge.
That I put on 0.
2 of a kilo.
Well, what do you expect after scoffing a whole packet of Tim Tams? How do you know about the Tim Tams? I'm your personal trainer.
I know everything that passes those lips.
Well, now you're just starting to scare me.
Charge, you've got to be realistic, OK.
You can't expect to have lost kilos already.
Sorry, but just before adopting that tone, can you remember how dark it was in that tank until fat boy here got you out? Yeah, alright, OK.
You're my hero.
You saved my bacon.
Oh, I'd kill for a nice piece of crisp bacon.
Couple of fried eggs.
Toast.
Lashings of butter.
Not on my watch, mate.
If you saw how much sweat I left in that jungle Couple of glasses of water, you'll put that straight back on.
Yeah, I know that.
I just thought, combined with today's efforts Charge, muscle weighs more than fat.
Right? As we train, you're building muscle, so you're bound to put on a couple of kilos.
That's to be expected.
Maybe I should just get the gastric banding surgery, be done with it.
Charge, you are not that fat! And I hope to God you are not that desperate.
Well, I'm starting to get pretty desperate, mate.
I don't want to leave this team.
You are not leaving the team.
We're gonna win this one, right? Yeah.
You're preparing his food.
Where's the gamble? Come on, Bomber.
It's a sure thing.
How many times do I have to tell you? I'm not interested.
Nope.
Don't be such a piker, Bomber.
Where's the spirit that made this country great? Where? What's that? Where? BOMBER: Body in the water.
Please.
Please.
Uh, boss, no, she's gone.
(SOBS) Please, no! (CRIES) We know about the pipeline and the oil theft.
They will be caught.
But not for murder.
ET did not stuff up.
He was way too experienced.
I know he was not responsible for those other divers' deaths.
But without proof everyone will still believe that he was to blame.
Kate no-one believes me that he was murdered.
Nobody believes me.
I believe you.