East West 101 (2007–2011): Season 1, Episode 3 - Islander Sacrifice - full transcript
Two Lebanese youths and a schoolgirl are killed in a drive-by shooting. Inspector Wright appoints Malik to run the investigation, but this doesn't sit well with Detective Sergeant Crowley...
You give them every little
tidbit the moment you get it
because you're afraid
they won't trust you.
It's not dishonesty,
Zane. It's timing.
He can't even get himself
a glass of milk anymore.
But someday the person
who did this to him will die
and have to face what he's done.
He stole from me.
My Rolex watch.
You're a mess.
And tomorrow it'll be the same.
I hope he didn't feel alone.
Look at me 'cause
you killed my son.
You killed my son!
I didn't kill no one!
- Check it out, bro.
- Pull over.
- Hey, hey.
- Hello.
Hey, we've got a
drive-by shooting
down in Botany.
I've been called out. Sorry.
Dalal's home has been raided
by the anti-terrorism squad.
They've taken her husband
away. They've told her nothing.
She doesn't even know
where he's being held.
I told her you'd find out
what's happened to him.
I can't get involved.
You know that.
If she's got questions, she's
got to CTCC about it, all right?
The same men who
were pointing guns
in her kids' faces at
5:00 a.m. this morning?
Guys, I've got to go to
work right, all right? Okay?
I hope everything
works out for you.
Thank you. Thank
you. Assalamu alaikum.
Wa alaikum assalam.
Your missus didn't
take it too well, eh?
She's all right.
Okay. Cheers, bye.
Ray?
Ray, what do we got?
We've got Milana Holmes,
17, unintended victim.
We've got Fahim and Emad Azzi,
two dirty Lebo drug
dealers, intended victims.
- Tone it down, Crowley.
- Come on.
Those guys moved heaps of gear.
Was it a rip, or a hit to
take them out of the play?
I don't know.
All I know is an innocent
girl has been murdered.
Well, somebody better
inform the girl's parents.
I don't want them reading
about it tomorrow in the papers.
Yeah, I'll do that.
Malik, a woman here said
she saw the shooter's vehicle.
I heard all these bangs,
and I came racing
out of my place.
That's my place up there.
And when I came out,
this car just came
screeching past.
- It was a red Ford.
- Did you see who was in the car?
I saw the driver, and he
looked at bit like that guy.
- Detective Malik?
- Just excuse me for a second.
I'm putting you in charge
of this investigation.
You'll be relieving
as sergeant as of now.
- Well, I appreciate...
- Don't talk back.
I want a result
on this one, Zane.
How'd you wear this, mate?
It's gonna be a nightmare.
Tell me about it.
I'll be carrying the brief
for the next two years.
An XB Falcon was
recovered burned out
near the runway
at Molineaux Point.
Any chance of getting
physical evidence?
You like your steak well done?
That's how they left the car.
Forensics are going over it, but
they don't hold out much hope.
What sort of weapons were used?
Ballistics are running an IBIS
check on the shell casings now.
Witnesses?
One witness who can provide
a description of the driver.
We've got him as possibly
Pacific Island extraction.
I swear it wasn't
me. I have an alibi.
I was with him.
So our best lead's
the Azzi family.
They're on their way
in to I.D. the bodies.
I'm gonna meet them there.
So as you're all aware,
Detective Malik will
be the OIC for this case.
You'll all be working to him.
Anyone got a problem with that?
Good.
I thought Malik was
ready for the challenge.
Ah, it's just the Leb's turn to
climb the greasy pole, is it?
Whose word was it?
Yours or head office's?
Mine.
To be honest, Ray, I thought
you could do with a break.
Oh, I'm fine.
You don't look fine. You
look worse than that mutt.
- Thanks.
- The dog can't stay, by the way.
It's Paul's dog.
He can't stay with me.
He craps everywhere.
What, so you bring him in
here so he can crap in here?
There's so much crap
flying around here,
I didn't think anyone'd notice.
I'm gonna put you down
for two weeks' leave.
It'll give you a chance
to get yourself cleaned up
and that mutt toilet trained.
Ray, it was a oncer.
You know there
can't be any repeats.
Here I was hearing
wedding bells.
Just need a quick chat, boss.
Come on.
See that thing? It's
free to a good home.
Or a bad one.
CTCC executed a search
warrant this morning.
A guy called Wadi Beher
was taken away for questioning.
- Friend of yours?
- No, no, I've no stake in this.
His wife knows my wife through
the mosque and the kids' school.
Dalal came to her 'cause she
didn't know where else to go.
She's worried about her husband.
She's confused
about what's going on.
What do you want from me?
I wanted to put in a request
that someone from
CCTC contacts her
and let her know
where things stand.
I'll see what I can do.
Cheers, boss.
Crowley's pretty pissed.
I appreciate the opportunity,
but did I get this gig
'cause I'm the token Mussie?
No, 'cause you're the
right man for the job.
That you're also a
good-looking Mussie is a bonus.
Do we speak English?
We speak English.
Good.
Where do you think
this came from?
We don't know.
All I know is that they
work very hard in the gym,
and they do no harm to nobody.
Maybe it's something
to do with the fact
they dealt in so much smack.
- Shut up, Ray.
- Typical coppers.
You're more interested
in accusing my brothers
rather than finding
out who killed them.
Guess you're all cheering
down at the station
that they're dead.
Summah, I'm sorry. I apologize.
We didn't mean to upset you.
I've just lost both my brothers.
My mum and dad have
lost both their sons.
And we're getting this
bullshit about who they were
and what they did?
My family are the victims here.
I understand, but it's my job
to catch the guys
who did this, yeah?
And I'm gonna need
your help to do that.
The killers took out a
17-year-old girl today too.
She'd just finished her exams,
she's walking home from school.
So if you know anything about
what your brothers were doing,
where they were going,
who they were meeting,
I'm gonna put together
a 24-hour time line
of what their movements were.
If you don't know, maybe
you know someone who does.
I know this is hard
for your parents.
I don't want to involve them.
There's this guy,
Vinnie Mahmoud.
He's does business
deals with my brothers.
What kind of business?
I don't know. You'd
probably know better.
Okay.
Emad was on the
phone to Vinnie last night.
He was trying to
calm him down, I think.
Vinnie was scared to keep
doing business with my brothers.
I think someone had
threatened him or...
- Who?
- I don't know. Ask Vinnie.
My son's getting christened
next Saturday week.
I wanted to know whether
you'd go godparent.
What are you asking me
for? Won't your relos mind?
Who cares?
I just want a positive
role model for my son.
Someone who's gonna
teach him right from wrong.
I'll start by making
sure he plays soccer.
- Hey, we've got action.
- Yeah.
I think Crowley killed Basha.
What? Why?
It's just something
he said to me.
He thinks Basha killed his son.
It's one thing blaming him.
It's another thing
taking him out.
Yeah.
See this?
That's Crowley's father's watch.
And Basha was wearing a gold
watch when we interviewed him.
But there wasn't one on his
body when they found him.
I think Basha was
wearing Crowley's watch.
That's some heavy shit.
But if you're wrong,
you're gonna cause
a whole heap of drama
for Crowley for nothing.
I think you should
report it anyway, brother.
- Let's put the bounce on Vinnie.
- Yeah.
- Hey, Vinnie?
- Turn the car off.
Is that a bagload of
smack in your pants
or are you just
pleased to see me?
Take the keys
out of the ignition.
- Throw them outside.
- Let's have it now.
Out of the car.
Get out.
250 grams, Vinnie. That's
a commercial quantity.
You're looking at
some good time.
But before we deal with that,
what can you tell us about the
murders of Emad and Fahim Azzi?
I don't know nothing. That
was none of my business.
You've got enough
to worry about.
I suggest you start
helping yourself.
I know you used to
buy your gear off him.
You stopped 'cause
someone stood over you.
So we're thinking maybe you
had something to do with it.
No way. If it came from
anyone, it came from Vicarrio.
You remember George Vicarrio.
He runs that tow-truck
business off Botany Road.
Crowley and his drug squad mates
have been trying
to nail him for years.
What makes you so sure it
was Vicarrio behind the hit?
Man, he had the shits with
the boys for selling on his run.
He threatened me.
He told me he was
gonna kneecap me
if I kept buying my
gear from the brothers.
Look, I tried to help those
boys. I warned them off.
I told them they were
gonna have dramas.
So who would he
have used for the hit?
He uses Islanders,
man. I'd start with them.
You know any of these Islanders?
They're all dumb coconuts,
man. I can't tell one from the other.
Sorry, mate.
Don't worry about it.
Well, can I go now?
I don't know. Is
that all you've got?
- Mm-hmm.
- Take him to the station.
- Charge him with possession.
- What? I thought we had a deal.
For us to have a deal,
you've got to be registered
as my official informant.
Goodbye.
Asshole act, eh?
Now we know the Azzis
were selling their gear
on Vicarrio's patch.
Vicarrio was losing
business. He warns them off.
When they don't stop,
he has them killed.
Circumstantial evidence
from the mouth of a dirty Lebo.
It's all backed up by
a conversation I had
with Summah Azzi.
- Two dirty Lebos.
- Circumstances don't lie.
I want to know who
Vicarrio's talking to
and who he's dealing with.
Pete, I need you to start
by preparing an affidavit
to install LDs in
Vicarrio's car and work.
And Cath, I want you
to prepare an affidavit
for the interception
of Vicarrio's phones.
All right, guys?
That'll do for now. Any
questions, come see me.
Hey.
Hello? Intercepts?
You've got Buckley's
of getting his phones
with the information you've got.
Information
doesn't gather itself.
You want to sit there
and be negative,
or you want to help
me gather information
to support the affidavit?
You want me to
do your job for you?
Ray, I'm asking you to
help as part of the team.
Is there a misunderstanding?
As part of the team, let
me give you a bit of advice.
Vicarrio's a big-time operator.
We can't get him for drugs,
but you're gonna
get him for murder?
Yeah. No one's untouchable.
Vet reckons he's all
rotten on the inside.
He's got worms, see?
Have to put him down.
- Car's out here.
- That's Vicarrio.
Go straight to
Bankstown, do the pickup.
Yeah, right.
Come straight back, all right?
Bloody Paul, he
couldn't look after himself.
How's he gonna look after a dog?
Mm.
We're all rotten on the inside.
I'm looking for
Detective Crowley.
He's out on a job.
Can I help you?
Check his desk.
What's it about?
Relax, Detective.
We've got permission.
Detectives, I'm
Inspector Wright.
We can talk in my office.
- So you spoke up?
- Wasn't me.
Someone else must be onto him.
You'd better give him the watch
before it comes
back to bite you.
Assalamu alaikum.
Wa alaikum assalam.
- You want to try that again?
- Oh, come here.
Yeah, that's better.
Kids are still awake.
Yeah, I let them
stay up playing.
Don't you think they
should get an early night?
- So should we.
- Zane, there's something...
I told Dalal she could
stay for a few days.
Why?
I'm making up a
bed on the lounge.
- They can't sleep here.
- Oh, the couch is for you.
You understand the
position this puts me in?
For what, giving a
mother and her kids
a safe roof over their heads?
Whether Wadi is
guilty or not, mud sticks.
So we buy into people's
paranoia and do nothing?
What good is all your success
if it means you can't
help out our own?
Well, it's only for a few days.
Want some tea?
No, thanks.
I won't ask about why Amina lets
her husband sleep on the couch.
I don't like it, but I won't
make a fuss about it.
How's Baba?
This morning he wanted to
go to the city in his pajamas.
Tonight he wears
his suit to bed.
You are the man
of the house now.
No, Mama. Baba's
gonna get better.
The doctor said
he'll get better.
You listen to me.
All my hopes, all my
dreams, are with you now.
- He's gonna get better.
- He will not get better.
This is my fault.
I should have given
the man the money.
No, no, no, it
was not your fault.
It is the fault of the
animal who did this.
He must be made to suffer
in this world and the next.
Forensics managed to get
prints off the Falcon after all.
Did we get a match?
"20-year-old Pacific Islander,
95 kilos, 185 centimeters.
Holds a security license.
Currently unemployed.
Recent assaults apparently
as a result of standover tactics."
I know this kid. He
used to play footy.
Saw him play a few times.
- Address?
- No.
But I know where
he goes to church.
All units stand by.
Myself and Koa are
about to enter the church.
We'll give you a call
if there's any dramas.
Hey. There he is.
I pledge $500 to see young
Artoo and Malakai dance.
Thank you, Sister Fanua,
for your most
wonderful contributions.
Raising money for the casinos.
Eh?
The priest is a regular
at the blackjack tables.
Gentlemen. How can I help you?
My name's Detective
Malik. This is Detective Koa.
I know Sonny. I haven't seen
you at mass for a long time now.
We'd like to speak to one of
your congregation members
if you don't mind.
I'm only too happy to cooperate.
We don't need your
cooperation, Father.
We're collecting
money for charity.
- I don't suppose you...
- No, I gave at the office.
Hey, uso. Kilu isn't it?
Sonny Koa. Used to
watch you play rugby.
You play footy, Sonny?
Yeah, a while back, brother.
Before I became a cop.
Look, it's about
the Botany shooting.
There's cops everywhere, bro.
Let's do this the easy way, eh?
Save your mum and
everyone a bit of grief.
- Let me talk to Mum.
- All right.
We won't need the cuffs.
We're investigating the
murders of Emad and Fahim Azzi,
as well as that of a schoolgirl
by the name of Milana Holmes.
Man, I don't know anything.
Before we begin, I want to
tell you that your fingerprints
were located in a vehicle
that's believed to be
involved in the shooting.
We also have a witness
who described you
as driving that vehicle.
What can you tell
us about the car?
You're a good churchgoing boy.
Aren't you?
I reckon it's about time
you helped us with this one.
I'll leave you with it, then.
I hear the toecutters were
asking after me yesterday.
Yeah. There's an investigation
into the death of Gamal Basha.
You're the number-one suspect.
What have they got?
I don't know. You tell me.
Well, they'd want
to have a good brief.
Why don't you and Kilu go
and get something to eat?
Feel like some
burgers and chips?
Come on, mate.
One day my mate, he bet me
to eat the whole menu once.
I had the family size,
middle size, baby size.
Man, I had every size.
Lucky it was the off-season.
My coach would have
killed me otherwise.
You must have been a fat kid.
I watched you play in
the Grand Final once.
You had a big game.
I remember thinking to
myself, keep an eye on this kid.
He's gonna be a Wallaby one day.
Yeah, right. In my dreams, eh?
What happened to those dreams?
You know, needed money.
Is that how you met Vicarrio?
He's the guy we want.
Him and the shooter.
So I dob on my mates?
Vicarrio wasn't your
mate. He used you.
He was good to me.
Paid me good money.
And he didn't have to.
He paid big because
he knew one day
you'd take the
murder rap for him.
If you ask me, you went cheap.
You know, I swear to God
I thought I was just
knocking off a car.
I didn't know anyone
was gonna get killed.
I stole the XB Falcon
from a garage in Maroubra.
Dropped it off at the boss.
- Who are we talking about?
- George Vicarrio.
When I got there,
Loki jumped in the car.
I noticed he had a gun.
I was scared, man.
You know, right then
and there I wanted out.
But Vicarrio was there with him.
He said to go pay a
visit to the Azzi brothers.
What were his exact words?
- To "get those Azzi pricks."
- What do you think that meant?
To kill them.
All right.
We tracked down the
Azzis down in Botany.
Loki told me to
pull up alongside
so he could get a good shot.
I freaked out when
I saw the girl, man.
I told Loki to back off,
but he shot anyways.
I tried to drive
off, but she got hit.
Where's Loki now?
Holed up in his
dump in Pagewood.
- Address.
- Hillsdale Road.
824.
Interview terminated 3:45.
I'll catch up with you.
I'm not a big church man.
Me and the big guy,
we've got more of a
one-on-one thing happening.
Would you like to
pray with me now?
Our Father, who art in
heaven, hallowed be thy name.
That could have been
me in that interview room.
Ah, Kilu had choices.
What choices?
When you're a Pacific
Islander with little up here,
you're always gonna end
up as someone's muscle.
Only question left is whether
it's gonna be legal or illegal.
And the illegal always
pays much better.
Well, since you're
our local muscle...
All right, guys, listen up.
This will be a hard entry.
We're not gonna let
Loki know who we are
till we have him facedown
on the ground, yeah?
Let's go.
- Police, don't move!
- Don't move!
- Police!
- Don't move!
Stay there!
Where's Loki?! Where's Loki?!
- Tell me where Loki is!
- He's dead! Loki's dead!
He's dead.
Malik.
According to his girlfriend,
Loki pissed off to New
Zealand after the hit on the Azzis.
Hit the first pub, got drunk,
and wrapped his
hire car around a tree.
So Loki's luck had run out.
How come we didn't know
that this guy had skipped town?
That's my fault.
No, it was my job. Sorry, boss.
Should have run a pax check.
Okay, so we've got
the gun, the shooter,
and the driver accounted for,
but not the big guy
giving the orders.
We have Kilu's testimony.
Uncorroborated
evidence of the accused
is not enough to
secure a conviction.
Yeah, not to mention his
criminal history, his age.
So how do you
want to handle this?
Wire up Kilu. Send
him back in with Vicarrio.
Vicarrio won't talk.
He's too paranoid.
Will the Fanua kid
agree to wear a wire?
He'll do it for Sonny.
Wire him up, then.
Detective Sergeant Crowley?
I'm Detective Tristan Bird.
This is my partner,
Senior Constable Scott.
We'd like to ask you a
few questions in private.
Bring your duty book.
You haven't talked to him yet.
- No.
- Why are you holding off?
You want to have
something over Crowley?
I told you, I'm not 100% sure.
Sure of the evidence?
Or sure of yourself?
Can you tell me where you were
at in the afternoon of the 16th?
Jeez, you blokes must
have a lot of spare time
if you have the time to
run around investigating
my connection with the
death of a drug dealer.
"General patrol of
areas of interest."
That's a pretty vague
entry, Detective.
Well, I was chasing up any leads
I could on the Adam King murder.
Did you talk to anyone
while on your general patrol?
No.
Anyone see you?
I wouldn't know.
So you talked to no
one and no one saw you.
Almost like you weren't there.
We talked to your partner.
Detective Constable Callas.
According to her, you
called in sick that day.
Hmm.
So why the entry
in your duty book?
Were you at work,
or were you off sick?
Both.
I went home sick. I felt
better, I came into work.
You see, the night Basha
went under that train,
I was with the squad.
Now, I know this may be
a bit of a novelty to you,
but we actually
went and arrested
two men for murder that night.
Hard to believe, I
know, for you blokes.
Some of us, okay, chase
criminals and we put them away.
Fancy that.
Here. This is for you.
Use it as your own phone.
I'll talk to you when I need to.
And when I do, I'll
speak to you as a mate.
So try not to freak out.
Just answer my
questions, yes or no.
I won't say anything that'll
make it difficult for you.
So who pays the
phone bills, then?
We do. It's all paid up.
So I might give my cousin
in New Zealand a call, eh?
Do a count back for the
technician, will you, Kilu?
Ten, nine, eight...
Yep. Everything's working fine.
Thanks, Squid.
If George finds out I've
been talking with youse,
he'll kill me.
It's cool, sole.
We'll be nearby. You'll be safe.
Just remember...
This is not just to
avoid a big stint in jail.
It's a chance to
redeem yourself,
hold your head up in court,
make your mum proud.
If you reckon it's all right.
You'll be all right.
Anything on the
ballistics report?
The casings haven't matched
any other crimes in Sydney so far.
I cooperate with you, and
this is how you repay me?
What's this?
That's my brothers
they're talking about.
All sorts of stuff in there
about them being
gangster drug dealers.
My family can't cope
with this right now.
Listen, I know
nothing about this.
Someone from your
office gave them this stuff.
You blokes trying to take
the pressure off yourselves
by dumping it on my brothers?
Look, we're making progress.
I'm as disappointed
as you about this.
If they weren't Lebanese,
someone would
be arrested by now.
I understand how you feel, okay?
Now, trust me,
I'm doing my best.
I can't tell you
everything we're doing,
but we are making progress.
All right? Just ignore
this. I'll take care of it.
Now, she's not a bad
sort, is she, Mrs. Azzi,
for a towelhead?
Did you leak information to
the press about the Azzis?
Don't know what
you're talking about.
Congratulations, Ray.
You could have just
cost me the cooperation
of a crucial witness.
And a nice piece of Lebo
nookie, by the look of it.
You're a dinosaur, mate.
You're a racist dinosaur.
- Your time's over.
- Did you report me to I.A.?
I wish I had.
Suppose she's fresher
than your missus.
You gonna give her one?
Come on. Come on.
Put me down.
Put me down, Koa!
Settle down, eh?! Settle down!
Settle down! Settle
down! Settle down.
Kilu!
- Hey, boss.
- What are you doing here?
Thought you were
going away on holiday.
I'm flat broke, eh. Spent
all the money you gave me.
What'd you spend it on?
Hookers.
All right, wash down
the trucks, gas 'em up,
make sure they're ready to go.
Sweet.
Eh, look what
the cat dragged in.
Georgie, my man. Hey,
you're looking good.
Look, I just want
to say up-front
I have always had
respect for you.
- What do you want?
- Always.
Ah, look who's here to pick up.
He's got a very expensive
defense trial coming up.
And we took his hammer.
I need some gear, man.
I thought you were shopping
somewhere else these days.
What, the Azzis?
Man, those crazy mothers
messed everything up.
I just want things to go back to
the way they were, you know?
We had a good thing going.
Come on, George, I can
help you. Anything you need.
Anytime, man. You just say it.
Well, you'd better
come inside, then.
Shit, shit, shit. We're
losing the signal.
Ah, shit.
What are you doing?
What are you doing?
- Giving Kilu a call.
- Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Relax, will you? The deal's
between Vinnie and Vicarrio.
Our boy's safe. Don't worry.
Stop for a second!
- Let me out!
- Relax!
Think, think! Listen.
Just listen.
Come on, shut up,
or I'll do the other one.
Foot! My foot!
Take his car. Get
him out of here.
Remember this... All
business is done through me.
Remember that,
or next time you cop
it in the head, all right?
Get in the car. Get in the car.
Guys, take the car well away
from the home box and jam it.
Go!
Shit!
Malik, we've got a problem.
Yeah, we've got Vinnie.
Our boy's done a runner.
He bloody took off before
I had a chance to stop him.
Shit!
Just get in the car.
- What are we doing?
- Hospital.
Kilu's taken off.
Where would he go?
- I don't know.
- Hello?
Zane, it's me. Is
this a bad time?
No, habibi. What?
I got a call from Dalal.
Her husband's just been
released without charge.
That's good news, isn't it?
But he can't get home.
He's stuck outside the
station miles from anywhere
with no money, no car.
No, CTCC would have
made arrangements for him.
Don't worry about it.
No, they just dumped
him out in the street.
Dalal can't drive.
I would go pick him up, but
the kids have crashed out
and your mother's not here.
All right, all right,
all right. Look...
Tell Dalal I'll pick
Wadi up, okay?
All right. Bye.
- We going in?
- Not yet.
- I've got to deal with this.
- He shot Vinnie in the foot.
I know. Look, try and find
out where Kilu went, okay?
I've got to go. I'm
gonna need the car.
Wadi!
Assalamu alaikum.
You all right?
Wouldn't even let
me get dressed.
Come on, get in.
Let's get you home.
Thank you. You and your
wife have been very kind.
Help you, Detective?
I'm looking for Kilu Fanua.
You know where I can find him?
Sorry, I can't help you.
Well if he pops in,
can you give me a call?
It's important.
Kilu was a good kid. Shame
he got in with the wrong crowd.
Yeah, you did all you could
to put him on the righteous
path, didn't you, Father?
I did all I could. In the end,
we all choose our own path.
Kilu, like so many his age,
found it hard to
resist temptation.
Oh, we all know
about temptation.
What's the unemployment
rate of your parishioners?
I bet it would be quite high.
How do you think the
community are able to afford
to put down so much in
your coffers each Sunday?
It's certainly not
unemployment benefits.
They're peeling
off $50, $100 bills.
Where do you think that
kind of money comes from?
It's dirty money.
The sons rob,
and the mothers get to hold
their head high in church.
You know it, and I know it.
And nobody says nothing.
Now, what I'm
saying, it's got to stop.
If you're not part
of the solution,
you're part of the problem.
And you can start by
telling me where Kilu is.
Where is he?
You can try the Matraville Arms.
Thank you.
What's going on, boys?
I'm waiting for my cuz.
- He said to meet him here.
- Who's your fucking cousin?
Kilu Fanua. Big kid.
Played a lot of footy.
I've seen you before, bro.
You look like that
brother who became a pig.
Fuck off. It's not me, boy.
Hey, come on, fellas. Steady on.
I think you got me mixed up
with some other
good Polynesian boy.
Hey. Leave him. He's cool.
- Paul says he's a cop.
- Paul's drunk too much piss.
Now leave him
alone. He's Mum's cuz.
Sorry, bro. No hard feelings.
No, you're all right, brother.
I saved your ass back there.
Now it's time for
you to save mine.
Forget you saw me.
I can't do that.
I've got a job to do.
They'd kick your head in if
they knew you were a detective.
Now, listen. I've
got family in Samoa.
I'm gonna hole
up there. It's all set.
You'd never get
past immigration.
Look, there's only one
way through this mess, uso.
If I come back with you, you're
not gonna make me wear a wire.
You can't make me.
So why didn't you
arrest Vicarrio?
- Vinnie's a live witness.
- Vinnie's a scared crook.
He's refused to
give us a statement.
Shooting Vinnie in the foot
gets Vicarrio maybe a few years.
It's not gonna make the victims
of the drive-by feel any better.
Okay, so what do you want to do?
I want to gather more
evidence for the murders.
I want to send our informant
back in with Vicarrio.
Kilu's lost his nerve.
The shooting freaked him right
out, and he's scared he's next.
No, he's safe.
Vicarrio trusts him.
He's shown that trust by
shooting Vinnie in front of him.
We've got to prepare
our kid to go back in.
Ray, what do you think?
What do I think?
I'm not even on the case.
I don't even know
what I'm doing here.
Boss?
Well, you think you could
persuade Kilu to go back?
Yeah, we'll get
the kid to agree.
Okay.
Anyway, we have a brief
in the bank on Vicarrio.
All right, I want things put
in place ready to arrest him
if he looks like
he'll hurt anyone.
Yeah, you got it.
Zane, you got a minute?
There's been a report
that you were seen
in close contact with a
CTCC terrorist suspect.
I need to know right now whether
you have a conflict of interest.
Wadi. He was stuck for a lift.
What was I supposed to do,
leave him there in the street?
You bet.
CTCC should have
done the right thing
and determined whether or not
he had the means to get home.
That's what we
do in this situation
with crims and informants.
We don't just turf them out
in the street in their pajamas.
So there's no
conflict of interest?
- Absolutely not.
- Good.
That's bullshit, Zane.
We have Kilu's confession.
We also have wire evidence
that Kilu worked for Vicarrio.
We also know that Vicarrio
paid Kilu a sum of money
post the shooting.
We've got audio
evidence that Vicarrio
shot Vinnie Mahmoud in the foot.
We arrest Vicarrio
now with what we've got,
the consequences
for Kilu are the same.
Vicarrio's gonna
know he was set up.
He's gonna know Kilu
was wearing that wire.
I know you got close
to this kid, but come on.
We've got a dead
17-year-old girl out there.
And Kilu knew what he was
doing when he got in that car.
Milana Holmes had no idea
what was gonna happen to her
while she was walking
home from school.
I want him for the murders.
That's good to hear
'cause for a minute there I
thought this was all about egos.
Get him to wear
the wire, all right?
Explain to him.
Tell him he could get benefit
and assistance from court
for helping us catch
Vicarrio for the triple murder.
That won't protect him from
getting a bullet in the head.
Explain it to him, all
right? Let him decide.
It's a second
chance for the kid.
He'll do what I tell
him, and you know that.
Every man's responsible
for his own actions.
Maybe Kilu is responsible.
But I'm responsible for him now.
Regardless of whether you
continue to help us on this,
the minute he finds out we've
got wire evidence against him,
he's gonna know it was you.
Oh, shit.
If you cooperate
with us on this,
and we get enough to nail
Vicarrio on triple murder,
it's gonna look good in court.
I'll still go to jail.
I can't promise you anything.
But I can't see you
doing any jail time.
It's a chance to start over,
do what you want to do.
Maybe go back to school.
Go back to playing rugby too.
You're young enough.
You could make Super
14 if you put your mind to it.
But you got to trust me on this.
We've got to keep all the
surveillance sheets coming in.
I want all the
paperwork up to date.
- Malik, you got a sec?
- Yeah, what is it?
I'm up for the eyeball, but I'm
having trouble locating Crowley.
Where the hell is he?
He's not answering his
phone. He's not at home.
Take someone else out with
you. Take Lim out with you.
- There's room in the car.
- I'd prefer to wait for Crowley.
Callas, I don't
have time for this.
Also, he's not in charge
of this investigation, I am,
and I need you.
Probably hates that and
he's decided to give us a miss.
God, you underestimate him.
Do I?
He's better than what you think.
You know, it's not
all about you, Malik.
Crowley can take
direction, even from you.
Right.
Give the man a break.
His life's just collapsed.
Why do you have
a soft spot for him?
Because he's a
bloody good detective,
he's given
everything to the job,
and he took the time to teach
me when no one else gave a shit.
So right now, I am
concerned about him.
Go out and look for him,
then. Or get on with the job.
We've got work to do, and
it's not gonna wait for Crowley.
Well, one of us has got to go.
Excuse me?
Hang on.
Hang on.
- Is that your dog?
- Eh?
It's just done its
business over there, okay?
The council
rangers will fine you
if you don't take
responsibility.
Come on.
Did you do that?
Well, it's a step up from
the bedroom, I suppose.
Hey, Kilu.
Hey, what do you know
about this nag, Bingham's Way?
It's listed 100 to 1.
You know I don't
play the ponies, boss.
What's up with you?
Coppers came around my
place the other night, eh?
Coppers came 'round?
Well, why didn't you
say something before?
I wasn't there.
They talked to Mum.
They told her I was supposed
to go to the station with her.
What, so you didn't
talk to the cops?
I was out with you when
you shot Vinnie in the foot.
Shut up.
You asked me where I
was. That's where I was.
Stand up.
- What the hell, boss?
- Just do what I tell you.
Come on, get up.
Shit, he's onto him.
He's gonna find the wire.
The wire's in Kilu's jacket.
Sit down.
So, what do I do about the cops?
Just one word of advice,
all right? Say nothing.
Not a word.
- I don't have an alibi.
- What did I just say?
Well, what about the gun?
What if the coppers find it?
I told Loki to get
rid of the gun.
Loki gave the gun
to me. It's at Mum's.
Dumb coconuts. Dumb coconuts.
Hey, that's Su Azzi.
Shit, she's tooled up!
All units move in.
Police! Don't move!
Drop the weapon!
Ambos on the way.
Hang in, brother. Hang in.
Dude!
Hang in there.
You're under arrest for the
murders of Emad and Fahim Azzi
and Milana Holmes.
All right, we're
getting up. Ready?
Take him down to the station.
Take her to the police center
and charge her with
attempted murder.
Make that murder.
You're home early.
Well, I didn't
stay for the party.
One day Sonny
will be able to accept
that boy died at the
time he was meant to.
You weren't to know the
woman would turn up with a gun.
Sonny not wanting
you to be godfather
doesn't mean he
holds it against you.
Hope I'm not barging
in on anything.
I'm Ray.
Ray Crowley.
Amina.
They're beautiful.
Would you like to
come in for a coffee?
No. No, I'll be right, thanks.
I just want a word
with your husband.
She's a cracker, mate.
She's a beautiful woman.
What are you doing here, Ray?
Someone's tipped me in to the
toe cutters. I need to know who.
If you're in trouble with I.A.,
it's got nothing to do with me.
Someone's spreading rumors.
You made no bones about the
fact you'd like to see Basha dead.
What you can't
do is go to the I.A.
and tell them what I said
when I found out about Paul.
You can't do that.
'Cause that prick
Bird's gunning for me.
And he will make a mountain
out of a very little molehill
if he finds about it.
You asking me, or
you warning me off?
Do you seriously think
I would risk everything
on someone as low-rent
as Gamal Basha?
Yeah, I do.
Well, I'll leave
you with it, then.
Obviously a crime like this
generates the highest
level of community outrage.
There's blood on the wall.
You like the son
for this, don't you?
Yeah, weapon, window, family
conflict, dysfunctional parents.
- Who gave you this?
- I don't know. A man.
Stay away from my kids.
Tokarev.
- So, what does this mean?
- I think I've found the gun.
You're on a hunt. I
can see him behind you.
No! No, no! No!
- What did you tell them?
- I.A. are looking at both of us.
Man was killed in cold blood.
His killer could walk away.
You can't touch me, Malik,
'cause I just don't
care anymore.
tidbit the moment you get it
because you're afraid
they won't trust you.
It's not dishonesty,
Zane. It's timing.
He can't even get himself
a glass of milk anymore.
But someday the person
who did this to him will die
and have to face what he's done.
He stole from me.
My Rolex watch.
You're a mess.
And tomorrow it'll be the same.
I hope he didn't feel alone.
Look at me 'cause
you killed my son.
You killed my son!
I didn't kill no one!
- Check it out, bro.
- Pull over.
- Hey, hey.
- Hello.
Hey, we've got a
drive-by shooting
down in Botany.
I've been called out. Sorry.
Dalal's home has been raided
by the anti-terrorism squad.
They've taken her husband
away. They've told her nothing.
She doesn't even know
where he's being held.
I told her you'd find out
what's happened to him.
I can't get involved.
You know that.
If she's got questions, she's
got to CTCC about it, all right?
The same men who
were pointing guns
in her kids' faces at
5:00 a.m. this morning?
Guys, I've got to go to
work right, all right? Okay?
I hope everything
works out for you.
Thank you. Thank
you. Assalamu alaikum.
Wa alaikum assalam.
Your missus didn't
take it too well, eh?
She's all right.
Okay. Cheers, bye.
Ray?
Ray, what do we got?
We've got Milana Holmes,
17, unintended victim.
We've got Fahim and Emad Azzi,
two dirty Lebo drug
dealers, intended victims.
- Tone it down, Crowley.
- Come on.
Those guys moved heaps of gear.
Was it a rip, or a hit to
take them out of the play?
I don't know.
All I know is an innocent
girl has been murdered.
Well, somebody better
inform the girl's parents.
I don't want them reading
about it tomorrow in the papers.
Yeah, I'll do that.
Malik, a woman here said
she saw the shooter's vehicle.
I heard all these bangs,
and I came racing
out of my place.
That's my place up there.
And when I came out,
this car just came
screeching past.
- It was a red Ford.
- Did you see who was in the car?
I saw the driver, and he
looked at bit like that guy.
- Detective Malik?
- Just excuse me for a second.
I'm putting you in charge
of this investigation.
You'll be relieving
as sergeant as of now.
- Well, I appreciate...
- Don't talk back.
I want a result
on this one, Zane.
How'd you wear this, mate?
It's gonna be a nightmare.
Tell me about it.
I'll be carrying the brief
for the next two years.
An XB Falcon was
recovered burned out
near the runway
at Molineaux Point.
Any chance of getting
physical evidence?
You like your steak well done?
That's how they left the car.
Forensics are going over it, but
they don't hold out much hope.
What sort of weapons were used?
Ballistics are running an IBIS
check on the shell casings now.
Witnesses?
One witness who can provide
a description of the driver.
We've got him as possibly
Pacific Island extraction.
I swear it wasn't
me. I have an alibi.
I was with him.
So our best lead's
the Azzi family.
They're on their way
in to I.D. the bodies.
I'm gonna meet them there.
So as you're all aware,
Detective Malik will
be the OIC for this case.
You'll all be working to him.
Anyone got a problem with that?
Good.
I thought Malik was
ready for the challenge.
Ah, it's just the Leb's turn to
climb the greasy pole, is it?
Whose word was it?
Yours or head office's?
Mine.
To be honest, Ray, I thought
you could do with a break.
Oh, I'm fine.
You don't look fine. You
look worse than that mutt.
- Thanks.
- The dog can't stay, by the way.
It's Paul's dog.
He can't stay with me.
He craps everywhere.
What, so you bring him in
here so he can crap in here?
There's so much crap
flying around here,
I didn't think anyone'd notice.
I'm gonna put you down
for two weeks' leave.
It'll give you a chance
to get yourself cleaned up
and that mutt toilet trained.
Ray, it was a oncer.
You know there
can't be any repeats.
Here I was hearing
wedding bells.
Just need a quick chat, boss.
Come on.
See that thing? It's
free to a good home.
Or a bad one.
CTCC executed a search
warrant this morning.
A guy called Wadi Beher
was taken away for questioning.
- Friend of yours?
- No, no, I've no stake in this.
His wife knows my wife through
the mosque and the kids' school.
Dalal came to her 'cause she
didn't know where else to go.
She's worried about her husband.
She's confused
about what's going on.
What do you want from me?
I wanted to put in a request
that someone from
CCTC contacts her
and let her know
where things stand.
I'll see what I can do.
Cheers, boss.
Crowley's pretty pissed.
I appreciate the opportunity,
but did I get this gig
'cause I'm the token Mussie?
No, 'cause you're the
right man for the job.
That you're also a
good-looking Mussie is a bonus.
Do we speak English?
We speak English.
Good.
Where do you think
this came from?
We don't know.
All I know is that they
work very hard in the gym,
and they do no harm to nobody.
Maybe it's something
to do with the fact
they dealt in so much smack.
- Shut up, Ray.
- Typical coppers.
You're more interested
in accusing my brothers
rather than finding
out who killed them.
Guess you're all cheering
down at the station
that they're dead.
Summah, I'm sorry. I apologize.
We didn't mean to upset you.
I've just lost both my brothers.
My mum and dad have
lost both their sons.
And we're getting this
bullshit about who they were
and what they did?
My family are the victims here.
I understand, but it's my job
to catch the guys
who did this, yeah?
And I'm gonna need
your help to do that.
The killers took out a
17-year-old girl today too.
She'd just finished her exams,
she's walking home from school.
So if you know anything about
what your brothers were doing,
where they were going,
who they were meeting,
I'm gonna put together
a 24-hour time line
of what their movements were.
If you don't know, maybe
you know someone who does.
I know this is hard
for your parents.
I don't want to involve them.
There's this guy,
Vinnie Mahmoud.
He's does business
deals with my brothers.
What kind of business?
I don't know. You'd
probably know better.
Okay.
Emad was on the
phone to Vinnie last night.
He was trying to
calm him down, I think.
Vinnie was scared to keep
doing business with my brothers.
I think someone had
threatened him or...
- Who?
- I don't know. Ask Vinnie.
My son's getting christened
next Saturday week.
I wanted to know whether
you'd go godparent.
What are you asking me
for? Won't your relos mind?
Who cares?
I just want a positive
role model for my son.
Someone who's gonna
teach him right from wrong.
I'll start by making
sure he plays soccer.
- Hey, we've got action.
- Yeah.
I think Crowley killed Basha.
What? Why?
It's just something
he said to me.
He thinks Basha killed his son.
It's one thing blaming him.
It's another thing
taking him out.
Yeah.
See this?
That's Crowley's father's watch.
And Basha was wearing a gold
watch when we interviewed him.
But there wasn't one on his
body when they found him.
I think Basha was
wearing Crowley's watch.
That's some heavy shit.
But if you're wrong,
you're gonna cause
a whole heap of drama
for Crowley for nothing.
I think you should
report it anyway, brother.
- Let's put the bounce on Vinnie.
- Yeah.
- Hey, Vinnie?
- Turn the car off.
Is that a bagload of
smack in your pants
or are you just
pleased to see me?
Take the keys
out of the ignition.
- Throw them outside.
- Let's have it now.
Out of the car.
Get out.
250 grams, Vinnie. That's
a commercial quantity.
You're looking at
some good time.
But before we deal with that,
what can you tell us about the
murders of Emad and Fahim Azzi?
I don't know nothing. That
was none of my business.
You've got enough
to worry about.
I suggest you start
helping yourself.
I know you used to
buy your gear off him.
You stopped 'cause
someone stood over you.
So we're thinking maybe you
had something to do with it.
No way. If it came from
anyone, it came from Vicarrio.
You remember George Vicarrio.
He runs that tow-truck
business off Botany Road.
Crowley and his drug squad mates
have been trying
to nail him for years.
What makes you so sure it
was Vicarrio behind the hit?
Man, he had the shits with
the boys for selling on his run.
He threatened me.
He told me he was
gonna kneecap me
if I kept buying my
gear from the brothers.
Look, I tried to help those
boys. I warned them off.
I told them they were
gonna have dramas.
So who would he
have used for the hit?
He uses Islanders,
man. I'd start with them.
You know any of these Islanders?
They're all dumb coconuts,
man. I can't tell one from the other.
Sorry, mate.
Don't worry about it.
Well, can I go now?
I don't know. Is
that all you've got?
- Mm-hmm.
- Take him to the station.
- Charge him with possession.
- What? I thought we had a deal.
For us to have a deal,
you've got to be registered
as my official informant.
Goodbye.
Asshole act, eh?
Now we know the Azzis
were selling their gear
on Vicarrio's patch.
Vicarrio was losing
business. He warns them off.
When they don't stop,
he has them killed.
Circumstantial evidence
from the mouth of a dirty Lebo.
It's all backed up by
a conversation I had
with Summah Azzi.
- Two dirty Lebos.
- Circumstances don't lie.
I want to know who
Vicarrio's talking to
and who he's dealing with.
Pete, I need you to start
by preparing an affidavit
to install LDs in
Vicarrio's car and work.
And Cath, I want you
to prepare an affidavit
for the interception
of Vicarrio's phones.
All right, guys?
That'll do for now. Any
questions, come see me.
Hey.
Hello? Intercepts?
You've got Buckley's
of getting his phones
with the information you've got.
Information
doesn't gather itself.
You want to sit there
and be negative,
or you want to help
me gather information
to support the affidavit?
You want me to
do your job for you?
Ray, I'm asking you to
help as part of the team.
Is there a misunderstanding?
As part of the team, let
me give you a bit of advice.
Vicarrio's a big-time operator.
We can't get him for drugs,
but you're gonna
get him for murder?
Yeah. No one's untouchable.
Vet reckons he's all
rotten on the inside.
He's got worms, see?
Have to put him down.
- Car's out here.
- That's Vicarrio.
Go straight to
Bankstown, do the pickup.
Yeah, right.
Come straight back, all right?
Bloody Paul, he
couldn't look after himself.
How's he gonna look after a dog?
Mm.
We're all rotten on the inside.
I'm looking for
Detective Crowley.
He's out on a job.
Can I help you?
Check his desk.
What's it about?
Relax, Detective.
We've got permission.
Detectives, I'm
Inspector Wright.
We can talk in my office.
- So you spoke up?
- Wasn't me.
Someone else must be onto him.
You'd better give him the watch
before it comes
back to bite you.
Assalamu alaikum.
Wa alaikum assalam.
- You want to try that again?
- Oh, come here.
Yeah, that's better.
Kids are still awake.
Yeah, I let them
stay up playing.
Don't you think they
should get an early night?
- So should we.
- Zane, there's something...
I told Dalal she could
stay for a few days.
Why?
I'm making up a
bed on the lounge.
- They can't sleep here.
- Oh, the couch is for you.
You understand the
position this puts me in?
For what, giving a
mother and her kids
a safe roof over their heads?
Whether Wadi is
guilty or not, mud sticks.
So we buy into people's
paranoia and do nothing?
What good is all your success
if it means you can't
help out our own?
Well, it's only for a few days.
Want some tea?
No, thanks.
I won't ask about why Amina lets
her husband sleep on the couch.
I don't like it, but I won't
make a fuss about it.
How's Baba?
This morning he wanted to
go to the city in his pajamas.
Tonight he wears
his suit to bed.
You are the man
of the house now.
No, Mama. Baba's
gonna get better.
The doctor said
he'll get better.
You listen to me.
All my hopes, all my
dreams, are with you now.
- He's gonna get better.
- He will not get better.
This is my fault.
I should have given
the man the money.
No, no, no, it
was not your fault.
It is the fault of the
animal who did this.
He must be made to suffer
in this world and the next.
Forensics managed to get
prints off the Falcon after all.
Did we get a match?
"20-year-old Pacific Islander,
95 kilos, 185 centimeters.
Holds a security license.
Currently unemployed.
Recent assaults apparently
as a result of standover tactics."
I know this kid. He
used to play footy.
Saw him play a few times.
- Address?
- No.
But I know where
he goes to church.
All units stand by.
Myself and Koa are
about to enter the church.
We'll give you a call
if there's any dramas.
Hey. There he is.
I pledge $500 to see young
Artoo and Malakai dance.
Thank you, Sister Fanua,
for your most
wonderful contributions.
Raising money for the casinos.
Eh?
The priest is a regular
at the blackjack tables.
Gentlemen. How can I help you?
My name's Detective
Malik. This is Detective Koa.
I know Sonny. I haven't seen
you at mass for a long time now.
We'd like to speak to one of
your congregation members
if you don't mind.
I'm only too happy to cooperate.
We don't need your
cooperation, Father.
We're collecting
money for charity.
- I don't suppose you...
- No, I gave at the office.
Hey, uso. Kilu isn't it?
Sonny Koa. Used to
watch you play rugby.
You play footy, Sonny?
Yeah, a while back, brother.
Before I became a cop.
Look, it's about
the Botany shooting.
There's cops everywhere, bro.
Let's do this the easy way, eh?
Save your mum and
everyone a bit of grief.
- Let me talk to Mum.
- All right.
We won't need the cuffs.
We're investigating the
murders of Emad and Fahim Azzi,
as well as that of a schoolgirl
by the name of Milana Holmes.
Man, I don't know anything.
Before we begin, I want to
tell you that your fingerprints
were located in a vehicle
that's believed to be
involved in the shooting.
We also have a witness
who described you
as driving that vehicle.
What can you tell
us about the car?
You're a good churchgoing boy.
Aren't you?
I reckon it's about time
you helped us with this one.
I'll leave you with it, then.
I hear the toecutters were
asking after me yesterday.
Yeah. There's an investigation
into the death of Gamal Basha.
You're the number-one suspect.
What have they got?
I don't know. You tell me.
Well, they'd want
to have a good brief.
Why don't you and Kilu go
and get something to eat?
Feel like some
burgers and chips?
Come on, mate.
One day my mate, he bet me
to eat the whole menu once.
I had the family size,
middle size, baby size.
Man, I had every size.
Lucky it was the off-season.
My coach would have
killed me otherwise.
You must have been a fat kid.
I watched you play in
the Grand Final once.
You had a big game.
I remember thinking to
myself, keep an eye on this kid.
He's gonna be a Wallaby one day.
Yeah, right. In my dreams, eh?
What happened to those dreams?
You know, needed money.
Is that how you met Vicarrio?
He's the guy we want.
Him and the shooter.
So I dob on my mates?
Vicarrio wasn't your
mate. He used you.
He was good to me.
Paid me good money.
And he didn't have to.
He paid big because
he knew one day
you'd take the
murder rap for him.
If you ask me, you went cheap.
You know, I swear to God
I thought I was just
knocking off a car.
I didn't know anyone
was gonna get killed.
I stole the XB Falcon
from a garage in Maroubra.
Dropped it off at the boss.
- Who are we talking about?
- George Vicarrio.
When I got there,
Loki jumped in the car.
I noticed he had a gun.
I was scared, man.
You know, right then
and there I wanted out.
But Vicarrio was there with him.
He said to go pay a
visit to the Azzi brothers.
What were his exact words?
- To "get those Azzi pricks."
- What do you think that meant?
To kill them.
All right.
We tracked down the
Azzis down in Botany.
Loki told me to
pull up alongside
so he could get a good shot.
I freaked out when
I saw the girl, man.
I told Loki to back off,
but he shot anyways.
I tried to drive
off, but she got hit.
Where's Loki now?
Holed up in his
dump in Pagewood.
- Address.
- Hillsdale Road.
824.
Interview terminated 3:45.
I'll catch up with you.
I'm not a big church man.
Me and the big guy,
we've got more of a
one-on-one thing happening.
Would you like to
pray with me now?
Our Father, who art in
heaven, hallowed be thy name.
That could have been
me in that interview room.
Ah, Kilu had choices.
What choices?
When you're a Pacific
Islander with little up here,
you're always gonna end
up as someone's muscle.
Only question left is whether
it's gonna be legal or illegal.
And the illegal always
pays much better.
Well, since you're
our local muscle...
All right, guys, listen up.
This will be a hard entry.
We're not gonna let
Loki know who we are
till we have him facedown
on the ground, yeah?
Let's go.
- Police, don't move!
- Don't move!
- Police!
- Don't move!
Stay there!
Where's Loki?! Where's Loki?!
- Tell me where Loki is!
- He's dead! Loki's dead!
He's dead.
Malik.
According to his girlfriend,
Loki pissed off to New
Zealand after the hit on the Azzis.
Hit the first pub, got drunk,
and wrapped his
hire car around a tree.
So Loki's luck had run out.
How come we didn't know
that this guy had skipped town?
That's my fault.
No, it was my job. Sorry, boss.
Should have run a pax check.
Okay, so we've got
the gun, the shooter,
and the driver accounted for,
but not the big guy
giving the orders.
We have Kilu's testimony.
Uncorroborated
evidence of the accused
is not enough to
secure a conviction.
Yeah, not to mention his
criminal history, his age.
So how do you
want to handle this?
Wire up Kilu. Send
him back in with Vicarrio.
Vicarrio won't talk.
He's too paranoid.
Will the Fanua kid
agree to wear a wire?
He'll do it for Sonny.
Wire him up, then.
Detective Sergeant Crowley?
I'm Detective Tristan Bird.
This is my partner,
Senior Constable Scott.
We'd like to ask you a
few questions in private.
Bring your duty book.
You haven't talked to him yet.
- No.
- Why are you holding off?
You want to have
something over Crowley?
I told you, I'm not 100% sure.
Sure of the evidence?
Or sure of yourself?
Can you tell me where you were
at in the afternoon of the 16th?
Jeez, you blokes must
have a lot of spare time
if you have the time to
run around investigating
my connection with the
death of a drug dealer.
"General patrol of
areas of interest."
That's a pretty vague
entry, Detective.
Well, I was chasing up any leads
I could on the Adam King murder.
Did you talk to anyone
while on your general patrol?
No.
Anyone see you?
I wouldn't know.
So you talked to no
one and no one saw you.
Almost like you weren't there.
We talked to your partner.
Detective Constable Callas.
According to her, you
called in sick that day.
Hmm.
So why the entry
in your duty book?
Were you at work,
or were you off sick?
Both.
I went home sick. I felt
better, I came into work.
You see, the night Basha
went under that train,
I was with the squad.
Now, I know this may be
a bit of a novelty to you,
but we actually
went and arrested
two men for murder that night.
Hard to believe, I
know, for you blokes.
Some of us, okay, chase
criminals and we put them away.
Fancy that.
Here. This is for you.
Use it as your own phone.
I'll talk to you when I need to.
And when I do, I'll
speak to you as a mate.
So try not to freak out.
Just answer my
questions, yes or no.
I won't say anything that'll
make it difficult for you.
So who pays the
phone bills, then?
We do. It's all paid up.
So I might give my cousin
in New Zealand a call, eh?
Do a count back for the
technician, will you, Kilu?
Ten, nine, eight...
Yep. Everything's working fine.
Thanks, Squid.
If George finds out I've
been talking with youse,
he'll kill me.
It's cool, sole.
We'll be nearby. You'll be safe.
Just remember...
This is not just to
avoid a big stint in jail.
It's a chance to
redeem yourself,
hold your head up in court,
make your mum proud.
If you reckon it's all right.
You'll be all right.
Anything on the
ballistics report?
The casings haven't matched
any other crimes in Sydney so far.
I cooperate with you, and
this is how you repay me?
What's this?
That's my brothers
they're talking about.
All sorts of stuff in there
about them being
gangster drug dealers.
My family can't cope
with this right now.
Listen, I know
nothing about this.
Someone from your
office gave them this stuff.
You blokes trying to take
the pressure off yourselves
by dumping it on my brothers?
Look, we're making progress.
I'm as disappointed
as you about this.
If they weren't Lebanese,
someone would
be arrested by now.
I understand how you feel, okay?
Now, trust me,
I'm doing my best.
I can't tell you
everything we're doing,
but we are making progress.
All right? Just ignore
this. I'll take care of it.
Now, she's not a bad
sort, is she, Mrs. Azzi,
for a towelhead?
Did you leak information to
the press about the Azzis?
Don't know what
you're talking about.
Congratulations, Ray.
You could have just
cost me the cooperation
of a crucial witness.
And a nice piece of Lebo
nookie, by the look of it.
You're a dinosaur, mate.
You're a racist dinosaur.
- Your time's over.
- Did you report me to I.A.?
I wish I had.
Suppose she's fresher
than your missus.
You gonna give her one?
Come on. Come on.
Put me down.
Put me down, Koa!
Settle down, eh?! Settle down!
Settle down! Settle
down! Settle down.
Kilu!
- Hey, boss.
- What are you doing here?
Thought you were
going away on holiday.
I'm flat broke, eh. Spent
all the money you gave me.
What'd you spend it on?
Hookers.
All right, wash down
the trucks, gas 'em up,
make sure they're ready to go.
Sweet.
Eh, look what
the cat dragged in.
Georgie, my man. Hey,
you're looking good.
Look, I just want
to say up-front
I have always had
respect for you.
- What do you want?
- Always.
Ah, look who's here to pick up.
He's got a very expensive
defense trial coming up.
And we took his hammer.
I need some gear, man.
I thought you were shopping
somewhere else these days.
What, the Azzis?
Man, those crazy mothers
messed everything up.
I just want things to go back to
the way they were, you know?
We had a good thing going.
Come on, George, I can
help you. Anything you need.
Anytime, man. You just say it.
Well, you'd better
come inside, then.
Shit, shit, shit. We're
losing the signal.
Ah, shit.
What are you doing?
What are you doing?
- Giving Kilu a call.
- Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Relax, will you? The deal's
between Vinnie and Vicarrio.
Our boy's safe. Don't worry.
Stop for a second!
- Let me out!
- Relax!
Think, think! Listen.
Just listen.
Come on, shut up,
or I'll do the other one.
Foot! My foot!
Take his car. Get
him out of here.
Remember this... All
business is done through me.
Remember that,
or next time you cop
it in the head, all right?
Get in the car. Get in the car.
Guys, take the car well away
from the home box and jam it.
Go!
Shit!
Malik, we've got a problem.
Yeah, we've got Vinnie.
Our boy's done a runner.
He bloody took off before
I had a chance to stop him.
Shit!
Just get in the car.
- What are we doing?
- Hospital.
Kilu's taken off.
Where would he go?
- I don't know.
- Hello?
Zane, it's me. Is
this a bad time?
No, habibi. What?
I got a call from Dalal.
Her husband's just been
released without charge.
That's good news, isn't it?
But he can't get home.
He's stuck outside the
station miles from anywhere
with no money, no car.
No, CTCC would have
made arrangements for him.
Don't worry about it.
No, they just dumped
him out in the street.
Dalal can't drive.
I would go pick him up, but
the kids have crashed out
and your mother's not here.
All right, all right,
all right. Look...
Tell Dalal I'll pick
Wadi up, okay?
All right. Bye.
- We going in?
- Not yet.
- I've got to deal with this.
- He shot Vinnie in the foot.
I know. Look, try and find
out where Kilu went, okay?
I've got to go. I'm
gonna need the car.
Wadi!
Assalamu alaikum.
You all right?
Wouldn't even let
me get dressed.
Come on, get in.
Let's get you home.
Thank you. You and your
wife have been very kind.
Help you, Detective?
I'm looking for Kilu Fanua.
You know where I can find him?
Sorry, I can't help you.
Well if he pops in,
can you give me a call?
It's important.
Kilu was a good kid. Shame
he got in with the wrong crowd.
Yeah, you did all you could
to put him on the righteous
path, didn't you, Father?
I did all I could. In the end,
we all choose our own path.
Kilu, like so many his age,
found it hard to
resist temptation.
Oh, we all know
about temptation.
What's the unemployment
rate of your parishioners?
I bet it would be quite high.
How do you think the
community are able to afford
to put down so much in
your coffers each Sunday?
It's certainly not
unemployment benefits.
They're peeling
off $50, $100 bills.
Where do you think that
kind of money comes from?
It's dirty money.
The sons rob,
and the mothers get to hold
their head high in church.
You know it, and I know it.
And nobody says nothing.
Now, what I'm
saying, it's got to stop.
If you're not part
of the solution,
you're part of the problem.
And you can start by
telling me where Kilu is.
Where is he?
You can try the Matraville Arms.
Thank you.
What's going on, boys?
I'm waiting for my cuz.
- He said to meet him here.
- Who's your fucking cousin?
Kilu Fanua. Big kid.
Played a lot of footy.
I've seen you before, bro.
You look like that
brother who became a pig.
Fuck off. It's not me, boy.
Hey, come on, fellas. Steady on.
I think you got me mixed up
with some other
good Polynesian boy.
Hey. Leave him. He's cool.
- Paul says he's a cop.
- Paul's drunk too much piss.
Now leave him
alone. He's Mum's cuz.
Sorry, bro. No hard feelings.
No, you're all right, brother.
I saved your ass back there.
Now it's time for
you to save mine.
Forget you saw me.
I can't do that.
I've got a job to do.
They'd kick your head in if
they knew you were a detective.
Now, listen. I've
got family in Samoa.
I'm gonna hole
up there. It's all set.
You'd never get
past immigration.
Look, there's only one
way through this mess, uso.
If I come back with you, you're
not gonna make me wear a wire.
You can't make me.
So why didn't you
arrest Vicarrio?
- Vinnie's a live witness.
- Vinnie's a scared crook.
He's refused to
give us a statement.
Shooting Vinnie in the foot
gets Vicarrio maybe a few years.
It's not gonna make the victims
of the drive-by feel any better.
Okay, so what do you want to do?
I want to gather more
evidence for the murders.
I want to send our informant
back in with Vicarrio.
Kilu's lost his nerve.
The shooting freaked him right
out, and he's scared he's next.
No, he's safe.
Vicarrio trusts him.
He's shown that trust by
shooting Vinnie in front of him.
We've got to prepare
our kid to go back in.
Ray, what do you think?
What do I think?
I'm not even on the case.
I don't even know
what I'm doing here.
Boss?
Well, you think you could
persuade Kilu to go back?
Yeah, we'll get
the kid to agree.
Okay.
Anyway, we have a brief
in the bank on Vicarrio.
All right, I want things put
in place ready to arrest him
if he looks like
he'll hurt anyone.
Yeah, you got it.
Zane, you got a minute?
There's been a report
that you were seen
in close contact with a
CTCC terrorist suspect.
I need to know right now whether
you have a conflict of interest.
Wadi. He was stuck for a lift.
What was I supposed to do,
leave him there in the street?
You bet.
CTCC should have
done the right thing
and determined whether or not
he had the means to get home.
That's what we
do in this situation
with crims and informants.
We don't just turf them out
in the street in their pajamas.
So there's no
conflict of interest?
- Absolutely not.
- Good.
That's bullshit, Zane.
We have Kilu's confession.
We also have wire evidence
that Kilu worked for Vicarrio.
We also know that Vicarrio
paid Kilu a sum of money
post the shooting.
We've got audio
evidence that Vicarrio
shot Vinnie Mahmoud in the foot.
We arrest Vicarrio
now with what we've got,
the consequences
for Kilu are the same.
Vicarrio's gonna
know he was set up.
He's gonna know Kilu
was wearing that wire.
I know you got close
to this kid, but come on.
We've got a dead
17-year-old girl out there.
And Kilu knew what he was
doing when he got in that car.
Milana Holmes had no idea
what was gonna happen to her
while she was walking
home from school.
I want him for the murders.
That's good to hear
'cause for a minute there I
thought this was all about egos.
Get him to wear
the wire, all right?
Explain to him.
Tell him he could get benefit
and assistance from court
for helping us catch
Vicarrio for the triple murder.
That won't protect him from
getting a bullet in the head.
Explain it to him, all
right? Let him decide.
It's a second
chance for the kid.
He'll do what I tell
him, and you know that.
Every man's responsible
for his own actions.
Maybe Kilu is responsible.
But I'm responsible for him now.
Regardless of whether you
continue to help us on this,
the minute he finds out we've
got wire evidence against him,
he's gonna know it was you.
Oh, shit.
If you cooperate
with us on this,
and we get enough to nail
Vicarrio on triple murder,
it's gonna look good in court.
I'll still go to jail.
I can't promise you anything.
But I can't see you
doing any jail time.
It's a chance to start over,
do what you want to do.
Maybe go back to school.
Go back to playing rugby too.
You're young enough.
You could make Super
14 if you put your mind to it.
But you got to trust me on this.
We've got to keep all the
surveillance sheets coming in.
I want all the
paperwork up to date.
- Malik, you got a sec?
- Yeah, what is it?
I'm up for the eyeball, but I'm
having trouble locating Crowley.
Where the hell is he?
He's not answering his
phone. He's not at home.
Take someone else out with
you. Take Lim out with you.
- There's room in the car.
- I'd prefer to wait for Crowley.
Callas, I don't
have time for this.
Also, he's not in charge
of this investigation, I am,
and I need you.
Probably hates that and
he's decided to give us a miss.
God, you underestimate him.
Do I?
He's better than what you think.
You know, it's not
all about you, Malik.
Crowley can take
direction, even from you.
Right.
Give the man a break.
His life's just collapsed.
Why do you have
a soft spot for him?
Because he's a
bloody good detective,
he's given
everything to the job,
and he took the time to teach
me when no one else gave a shit.
So right now, I am
concerned about him.
Go out and look for him,
then. Or get on with the job.
We've got work to do, and
it's not gonna wait for Crowley.
Well, one of us has got to go.
Excuse me?
Hang on.
Hang on.
- Is that your dog?
- Eh?
It's just done its
business over there, okay?
The council
rangers will fine you
if you don't take
responsibility.
Come on.
Did you do that?
Well, it's a step up from
the bedroom, I suppose.
Hey, Kilu.
Hey, what do you know
about this nag, Bingham's Way?
It's listed 100 to 1.
You know I don't
play the ponies, boss.
What's up with you?
Coppers came around my
place the other night, eh?
Coppers came 'round?
Well, why didn't you
say something before?
I wasn't there.
They talked to Mum.
They told her I was supposed
to go to the station with her.
What, so you didn't
talk to the cops?
I was out with you when
you shot Vinnie in the foot.
Shut up.
You asked me where I
was. That's where I was.
Stand up.
- What the hell, boss?
- Just do what I tell you.
Come on, get up.
Shit, he's onto him.
He's gonna find the wire.
The wire's in Kilu's jacket.
Sit down.
So, what do I do about the cops?
Just one word of advice,
all right? Say nothing.
Not a word.
- I don't have an alibi.
- What did I just say?
Well, what about the gun?
What if the coppers find it?
I told Loki to get
rid of the gun.
Loki gave the gun
to me. It's at Mum's.
Dumb coconuts. Dumb coconuts.
Hey, that's Su Azzi.
Shit, she's tooled up!
All units move in.
Police! Don't move!
Drop the weapon!
Ambos on the way.
Hang in, brother. Hang in.
Dude!
Hang in there.
You're under arrest for the
murders of Emad and Fahim Azzi
and Milana Holmes.
All right, we're
getting up. Ready?
Take him down to the station.
Take her to the police center
and charge her with
attempted murder.
Make that murder.
You're home early.
Well, I didn't
stay for the party.
One day Sonny
will be able to accept
that boy died at the
time he was meant to.
You weren't to know the
woman would turn up with a gun.
Sonny not wanting
you to be godfather
doesn't mean he
holds it against you.
Hope I'm not barging
in on anything.
I'm Ray.
Ray Crowley.
Amina.
They're beautiful.
Would you like to
come in for a coffee?
No. No, I'll be right, thanks.
I just want a word
with your husband.
She's a cracker, mate.
She's a beautiful woman.
What are you doing here, Ray?
Someone's tipped me in to the
toe cutters. I need to know who.
If you're in trouble with I.A.,
it's got nothing to do with me.
Someone's spreading rumors.
You made no bones about the
fact you'd like to see Basha dead.
What you can't
do is go to the I.A.
and tell them what I said
when I found out about Paul.
You can't do that.
'Cause that prick
Bird's gunning for me.
And he will make a mountain
out of a very little molehill
if he finds about it.
You asking me, or
you warning me off?
Do you seriously think
I would risk everything
on someone as low-rent
as Gamal Basha?
Yeah, I do.
Well, I'll leave
you with it, then.
Obviously a crime like this
generates the highest
level of community outrage.
There's blood on the wall.
You like the son
for this, don't you?
Yeah, weapon, window, family
conflict, dysfunctional parents.
- Who gave you this?
- I don't know. A man.
Stay away from my kids.
Tokarev.
- So, what does this mean?
- I think I've found the gun.
You're on a hunt. I
can see him behind you.
No! No, no! No!
- What did you tell them?
- I.A. are looking at both of us.
Man was killed in cold blood.
His killer could walk away.
You can't touch me, Malik,
'cause I just don't
care anymore.