East West 101 (2007–2011): Season 1, Episode 5 - Haunted by the Past - full transcript
- I.A. are looking at both of us.
- What did you tell them?
See, we have information
that you told Basha
you would come after
him, this wasn't he end,
that he wouldn't escape.
You told them I
threatened Basha.
They had it down word for word.
It was a oncer.
You know there
can't be any repeats.
Remember what you
did at Lakemba in the '86?
- I was overseas in the '80s.
- No, I think you were here.
Prove it.
This is my fault. I should've
given the man the money.
It is the fault of the
animal who did this.
He must be made to suffer
in this world and the next.
Astaghfirullah.
Big night on the
prayer mat, mate?
What have we got?
Our contestant here
is Dusan Kuric, 38,
rough time of death between
7:00 and 10:00 last night.
Blood stains on the floor
indicate that our Dusan
died where he sat.
At first glance, looks like a
deep stab wound to the heart,
then probably two
to the abdomen.
Then he received some
more wounds further south.
Any cash or cards missing?
Not a cent, not a bumper bar.
And no one saw
or heard anything.
What about security?
Yeah, they called
in at 8:00 p.m.
to check why the
alarm wasn't engaged.
Clerk said he was working back
and that he'd
activate it when he left.
That was big of him.
Whoever said a desk
job wasn't dangerous, eh?
No, that's the trouble
working nights.
You run into all kinds
of unsavory customers.
Lim, get the body snatchers.
You're on p.m. with the D's.
So this time, when the
pathologist opens him up,
will you listen carefully,
write everything down,
including his lunch order?
Rest of us just
canvass the vicinity.
We should interview the
receptionist, Vesna Popov.
She saw the body first.
Start without me.
Ray, what do you know
about a crook called John Hunt?
What's that, mate?
I said, what do you know
about a crook called John Hunt?
Not much, mate. Don't
know a John Hunt.
Yes, you do. You met him
in a caravan park last night.
You've been following me.
No, I was following Hunt.
What were you doing with him?
Well, that's none of
your business, you see?
Anything to do with
John Hunt is my business.
Not if it's got something
to do with another job,
and if you've
buggered that job up,
you will be kicked out
of this squad so fast,
you won't have time
to scratch your ass.
Well, I think he shot my father.
- He's at least connected.
- That was 20 years ago.
21.
Shooter was young,
maybe 18, 20 at the time.
- What do you got?
- Oh, it's him.
I know it.
I can't help you.
Who's in charge of
this investigation?
I'll talk to them.
What part of "I can't
help you" don't you get?
If it was your father shot,
you'd just walk away, would you?
No. I didn't think so.
Listen, mate, I am sorry.
I am.
But Hunt can't
be the perpetrator.
20 years ago, he
wasn't in the country.
He was in Hong Kong.
We'll see.
Vesna, this is Detective Malik.
Hi.
So can you tell me
when was the last time
you saw Dusan Kuric alive?
Well, last night at about 6:00.
He was working back
and said he'd lock up.
So that was the last time
you spoke to him, yeah?
Vesna, can you tell me
if Dusan had a problem
that may have led to
his violent confrontation?
I couldn't say.
So you wouldn't know
anything about this at all, yeah?
- He was very private.
- Explain that to me, will you?
What's private mean?
I don't know. Not public.
Most car salesmen have to
be friendly, don't they, outgoing?
Was he flirtatious?
Was your boss like
that? Flirtatious?
Not really.
How long did you work for him?
About two years.
How would you describe
your relationship with him?
I wouldn't. We weren't
in a relationship.
No, no. But you got
on all right, yeah?
- Yeah, he's all right.
- Did you socialize with him?
- Not outside of work.
- What about his family, then?
- He's married with two kids.
- Any girlfriends?
Is this guy deaf or
something? I don't know.
- What about boyfriends?
- Hello? He's Serbian.
Well, Vesna, we need
to cover all options.
Well, if you think he's
a poof, you're way off.
Okay, so you
left here last night
and didn't come
back until this morning.
Can anyone back up your alibi?
I've got like a hundred alibis.
I was in The Oven all night.
All right. Thanks very much.
Thank you very much.
Nightclub called The Oven?
Sounds like a sausage factory.
Certainly lets her off the hook.
I need you to do me a favor.
Run a movements check
on a guy called John
Hunt during the '80s,
particularly '86.
You sure you want
to go this way?
There's an Arab saying...
And?
"A known mistake is better
than an unknown truth."
- I've got to know.
- All right.
I want to reopen
my father's case.
I'm onto a strong lead.
What have you got?
John Hunt, he sold a Tokarev
to a scumbag called Bazini.
That's the same weapon
used to shoot my father.
Hunt's the same height,
similar voice, with
a history of violence.
I think it's worth checking out.
You know you can't do that.
There was never a
strong suspect before.
Now I've found one.
- Malik, this is personal.
- It's still a police matter.
Yeah, but as far as your
involvement's concerned,
there's a conflict of interest.
I'll refer it to the
Lakemba detectives.
- Not good enough.
- Excuse me?
Those D's are overworked
and undermotivated.
They've had long
enough to solve this case.
Well, this file may be
exactly what they need
to activate his case.
You must work within
the system, Malik.
Every day I watched the
system fail my father for 20 years.
You expect me to drop it now?
Look, I'm sorry for you,
and I'm sorry for your father.
This has got to be done right.
Otherwise I can't help you.
Records show that John
Hunt was in Hong Kong
from September 1986
to Christmas 1990.
That's bullshit.
No, that...
That can't be right.
Had it checked twice.
Right, the murder weapon,
which is yet to be found,
is a knife about six inches.
What's unusual here is
that he doesn't look like
he's put up any resistances.
There's no wounds on
his arms and his hands,
defensive wounds, here.
So why didn't he struggle, then?
He may have totally
trusted the person.
Or of it were a stranger, he
may have been taken by surprise.
Or he was incapacitated,
maybe stupefied with a drug.
We'll have to wait for the
pathology report for that one.
We could ass around
with conjecture all day,
or we could actually open
up some lines of investigation.
Callas, Lim, stick to his
customers and his business.
Yep. I'm onto the diary, phone
records, and appointment books.
Good. Start on all potential
clients from the last fortnight.
I'll do the financial checks,
see if he owed any money.
You two talk to the wife.
It turns out Mrs.
Kuric didn't bother
reporting her husband
missing last night.
Maybe there were
extracurricular activities
that kept him out late.
Dusan was a good man.
His family, the community.
Did he come home
last night at all?
No.
You didn't call
the police, did you?
The police called
me this morning.
I know. Why didn't you report
your husband missing last night?
He often worked late.
Does your wife know
where you are every minute
of a day and night, Detective?
Mrs. Kuric, I think your husband
may have known his killer.
- A friend?
- Yeah, or a lover.
How would you describe
the state of your marriage?
- You think I killed him?
- We know you have an alibi.
What I'm asking is,
do you think your husband
was seeing another woman?
Dusan was a hard
worker, a good provider.
A wife could not ask for more.
And he called yesterday,
and he told me about his
appointment with Franko.
Franko?
Franko Vukovic.
He's the manager of the
Cumberfield Soccer Club.
A good friend and an
honorable Christian Serb.
I really admire your commitment,
coming to work the day
after your best buddy died,
especially when you were
the last one to see him alive.
Dusan and me were like brothers.
What did you talk
about last night?
The Cobras.
Cumberfield Auto is the sponsor.
The club is struggling.
I thought he could
dig a bit deeper.
I guess the fires
from last week's riot
wouldn't have helped.
That was with another
Balkan club, wasn't it?
I knew! I knew you
would bring that up.
That's media bullshit.
That sells papers.
Still, there's a
history of violence,
isn't there, on and
off the field, right?
You know, the
supporters are hardcore.
Except your supporters did the
drive-by shooting of your club,
and then they firebombed
your team's cars.
Just as well your
sponsor's a car yard, eh?
You know, the conflict in
Yugoslavia wasn't that long ago.
It's not surprising
to see some people
get a bit carried
away, you know?
It's not just
Serbians in this club.
There's also, you know,
Greeks, Macedonians, Russians.
You have any Croats?
Have any Bosnians?
Oh, come on.
This is a football
club, not the U.N.
So, what about Dusan and women?
I don't know of any
who want him dead.
No, but he had women,
right? He liked them.
Of course.
Any in particular,
like his secretary?
If she was up for it.
Do you think they
were having an affair?
I wouldn't go that far.
All right. How far would you go?
Dusan had chicks on
the side. Who doesn't?
Except for you people.
You get extra wives.
Exactly how active was
he between the sheets?
Let me put it this way...
He sold lots of small
cars over the years.
Well, Dusan Kuric's
been a busy lad.
According to his missus,
he was husband of the year,
but according to his mates,
he enjoyed taking female
clients for a test drive.
Nice.
I bet he called
that a free service.
I call that a dirty secret.
You got any dirty secrets?
None that you'd
want to know about.
What are you
doing for tea tonight?
I want to go to bed early.
That's suits me. We
can get takeaway.
- I can't.
- Why not?
And please don't hand
me that bullshit line
about not being able to
mix business and pleasure.
Well, it is a factor.
Yeah, like me being investigated
by internal affairs is a factor.
At the end of the day,
I'm gonna be cleared.
Patricia, we could
be good together.
You can't deny that.
You give me a call when you
decide to come out of hiding.
- Going out again?
- Yeah.
- Is there someone else?
- Don't be ridiculous.
I need to know what's going on.
Does it have anything
to do with the man
who gave Yasmeen the note?
If you think you're
protecting us
by keeping us in the
dark, you're wrong.
Yasmeen wet the bed last night,
and she wouldn't go
to school this morning.
We don't feel safe
when you're out.
I think I found the
man who shot Baba.
Are you sure it's him?
I need more
evidence to be certain.
Why can't someone
else arrest him?
It's not that simple.
It's something I have
to do on my own.
Is it?
Because parenting isn't
something I want to do
on my own.
What if something
happens to you?
Your children
will be fatherless.
Is that what you want?
Amina, you never knew
Rahman before he was shot.
You can't understand
what we've lost.
Which is exactly why
I don't want him to go.
How will you feel if you
lose your son as well?
Zane is a very
experienced policeman.
He will do what he has to do.
But he will not
take foolish risks.
Yeah, I'm already here.
Yeah.
Yeah, well, how long? Come on.
Yeah, righto. Hurry up.
Hands on with half a kilo.
That'll put you
away for 10 to 15.
Pigs hunt in packs.
Where's your mates?
Talking to the staff.
Look, I can't go to jail. Maybe
we can work something out.
You tell me what I want to
hear, and I'll forget I saw you.
- Lakemba.
- Yeah.
Well, 1986, I was a pretty
wild kid, doing stupid things.
Don't piss me around, or
you're coming with me, all right?
No, no! You idiot!
Fuck, no! Fuck!
Baba, what's wrong?
Oh, it's nothing.
Nothing, sweetie. I just...
Nothing. I just bumped my head.
Why aren't you asleep?
I've been waiting up.
I was afraid you weren't
gonna come home,
that you might die.
Oh, don't be frightened.
But it's true, isn't it, Baba?
You might die.
Well, we all got to die someday.
So if I don't come home,
you've got to trust
it was meant to be.
It means you've gone to heaven?
I hope so.
But I'll still miss you, Baba.
Callas has dug up
some dirt on our victim.
Dusan Kuric's appointment
diary shows he had a visit
from anti-discrimination.
There was a sexual harassment
complaint made against him.
Made by who?
Vesna Popov.
You withdrew your
complaint. How come?
Look, sometimes
complaining about stuff
isn't the best
way to deal with it.
Sure, sometimes you just
want to let things slide, yeah?
Look, we always
got along pretty well,
and then one day one
thing led to another and...
- So you were having an affair.
- No way.
We had sex three times.
He was really rough, and the
last time, when he was drunk,
it was a bit nasty.
In what way?
Well, I said no.
It didn't feel right.
He got angry, pushy.
He said that he would
sack me or worse
if I didn't do what he wanted.
What did he mean
by that? "Or worse"?
I was afraid to ask.
Is that when you
made the complaint?
Yeah. I didn't know
what else to do.
I'm paid to be a
receptionist, not a sex slave.
Why did you drop the complaint?
He said that he was sorry
and that it would
never happen again.
And that was enough?
That and a bonus.
It was pretty traumatic.
I deserved it.
The bonus, that is.
So where did you meet Dusan?
Here.
I was working back, typing
up his personal letters,
and he got romantic
under my desk.
What kind of personal letters?
Just letters to some
old army mates in Serbia
organizing for cars
to be sent over.
Serbian cars are crap.
- Are those letters still here?
- Oh. Yeah, I guess so.
Can we see them?
So which army was
he involved with?
The Bosnian Serb
army, of course.
Though he never
wanted to talk about it.
I think he was a bit, I don't
know, what's the word?
Damaged?
I'll drop you back, yeah?
- I'm coming with you.
- No, you're not.
I can't involve you in this.
You don't need the trouble.
Look, I've got my own
Muslim saying for you.
Trust in Allah, but
tie your camel up.
Look, you'd do it for me.
Just drive, all right?
All right. Show me where to go.
I've got a tracker
on Hunt's car.
It's the girl he met last night.
- Where are you going?
- Following him in.
Hunt doesn't know me, and you
need to know where he's going.
- You can't do it any other way.
- But don't just go in cold.
They're advertising
packages to Fiji,
and I've always wanted to go,
especially when
they're including meals.
Just relax.
Well, take...
Ask for a romantic getaway,
and you get a three-week cruise
for you and 10 of
your closest mates.
Much easier to
do it Hunt's way...
Throw a wad of
cash on the table,
say you want to go to
Peru the day after tomorrow.
According to Vesna, Kuric
served in the Balkan War.
Confirming that will be tricky.
The Serb militia didn't
always do things officially.
We'll start with
immigration records.
That'll tell you when he
went and how long he stayed.
Or go straight to the top,
the war crimes
tribunal in The Hague,
see if he's on their list.
You think some old army buddy
he crossed caught up with him?
Well, he might have
been a deserter.
The militia were hardcore.
If he deserted, I reckon
he'd be killed over there.
That kind of crime
doesn't look like
the work of a soldier to me.
- I'd still like it checked.
- What about those letters?
You had a look at them?
Listen, do you want to
get Petrovic from fraud
just to confirm if
they're about cars?
It'll save $100
on an interpreter.
Petrovic is a police
officer, not an interpreter.
That's not her job.
Neither is telling me how
to run my investigation.
It's okay. She owes me a favor.
I'm seeing her tonight anyway.
We play indoor cricket together.
Callas, you finally
come out of the closet.
You're a cricket fan.
Interesting toxicology
results in the path report.
Dusan Kuric was sedated
before being stabbed,
but it's not your typical
date-rape drug like Rohypnol.
It's morphine, usually
obtained for medical sources.
Kuric's appointment
book shows a doctor
and a hospital cleaner
as recent potential buyers.
You think he sold
someone a lemon,
so they drugged him
and took it out on his nuts?
I've threatened worse
waiting for roadside
service to arrive, Koa.
Were you happy with
your purchase, Dr. Blackett?
The Legend is very comfy.
It's got heated leather seats.
Dr. Blackett, do you
remember what you were doing
two nights ago?
Actually, I was tied up.
Working late?
I mean literally.
At the B&D club.
Bondage and discipline.
I'm sure they have
it where you're from.
Carlingford? Don't think so.
Do you have access to morphine?
Yes, but it's
strictly monitored.
So you don't use it in your
recreational activities, then?
Well, that would be illegal.
And apart from that, actually,
it would defeat the purpose.
I'm interested in exploring
my pain threshold.
How much can I
endure before I crack?
You should think about
joining the police service.
I was looking for a
safe secondhand car,
but there was nothing suitable.
I'm trying to pick your
accent, Mrs. Tadic.
Where are you originally from?
Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Is that how you
met Mr. Kuric, then,
through the Serbian community?
I'm Bosnian Muslim.
I don't think I
would be welcome.
I guess you'd be even
less likely to buy from him
once you realized he was Serb.
For myself, I try to take
people at face value.
You see, I married
a Serbian man.
Where were you two nights ago?
I'm on afternoon shift all week.
We're gonna have to check
the roster with your supervisor.
- Do you know...
- Her name is Miss Bray.
Okay. Thank you.
There's no way Hunt was
in Hong Kong back then.
He's got to have
had another name.
I spoke to a mate
who was in breakers.
You ever heard of a
bloke called Deakin?
No.
My mate said if Hunt
was into weapons,
he would have come
up on Deakin's radar.
How you going?
I called last drinks
10 minutes ago.
I'm looking for Mick Deakin.
I must be losing me touch.
Always thought I could
pick a bloke in the job.
- Oh, that's you, is it?
- Yeah.
You got five minutes?
Yeah, we've got a few
lines of inquiry going.
No firm suspects.
We're just waiting on
some intel from overseas,
so it's a waiting
game at the moment.
You know how I love waiting.
So, what you gonna do?
You gonna give
yourself a day pass,
come out to dinner with me?
I can't have dinner
with you, Ray, ever.
I'm sorry. It's...
I-I just don't have the
room for a relationship.
I mean, it's nothing personal.
In another life, I would
seriously consider it.
It's okay.
I mean, you could've had it all.
You know, you could've
had a career and a life
with someone who understands
the job, understands you.
But fair enough if you're
too spineless to go for it.
I'm sorry.
Ah, sure.
Please don't ask me again, Ray.
Or mention it to anyone.
Oh, don't worry.
I won't go running to the papers
when you're a
saggy-assed commissioner.
You know, Pat, no
one would believe me.
They already
think you're a dyke.
It's been a long time.
Crims all look the
same after a while.
Now, this John Hunt
guy shot someone.
He got away with it.
Well, he reminds me of a crim
we had a serious eye
on for some armed robs.
First one involved a shooting.
Anything particular about him?
Yeah, worked alone.
Always wore a dark hooded
sweatshirt and a balaclava.
He'd drive the same
make of car for every job.
What kind of car?
Charger. Pinched
them from train stations.
And why was this
guy never arrested?
We were told to back off.
Drug squad wanted him.
How did drug squad get
priority over armed robbery?
Even in the job, mate,
it's who you know.
And what did they want him for?
- They ever tell you?
- Of course not.
Drug squad was God
squad in those days.
We told them he had
blood on his hands,
but they didn't
want to hear about it.
What was this crim's name?
James something.
Anything about his character?
Yeah. He was a smart-ass.
Thought he was above the law.
Even tried chatting up one of
our female detectives one day.
So how bad was he?
Well, he had no problem
being a nasty bastard.
And I bet you some of his
victims still haven't recovered.
You know one of them, don't you?
Yeah, I do.
A scientist.
Smart guy.
He's from Baghdad.
Well, when he came to Australia,
his qualifications
weren't recognized.
So he had to start again.
He ran a grocery
store for 12 hours a day.
He studied nights.
He's about to graduate,
and this piece of filth
shot him in the head
in front of his 12-year-old son.
Did he die?
No.
He might as well have.
Boy's father became a child.
And the boy felt responsible.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
His name was Wilson,
James Wilson.
All right.
When you run into him again,
give him a big smack from me.
So who was it in drug squad
that told you to back off?
Can't recall that.
But you'll work
it out, won't you?
Zane, we've got to go.
That cleaner that you
interviewed, Helena Tadic,
her alibi has a
two-hour hole in it.
On the night of the murder,
you were noticed absent
from work for about two hours.
- Yes.
- Where were you?
I went for a walk. I felt sick.
- What was wrong?
- I need vomit.
It happens sometimes
from cleaning chemicals.
- Did you talk to anyone?
- No.
Did you notice if
anyone saw you?
No, it was a short
walk in a park nearby.
Then I came back.
I rested in one of the
locker rooms that had beds.
You never left the
hospital grounds?
If you were that ill, didn't
you consider going home,
having your husband pick you up?
My husband is... I'm a widow.
Oh, I'm sorry. Did he die
during the war in Bosnia?
Yes. I lived near to there.
In Bosnia.
Yes. And no.
Our hometown, Prijedor, now
belongs to Serbian Republic.
It must have been
tough during the war,
being in a mixed
marriage, Bosnian-Serbian.
That's why we were
taken out of our home
and put into a Omarska camp.
Until Red Cross free us.
But that was too late for Mirko.
Did Dusan Kuric kill Mirko?
No.
And I did not kill Dusan Kuric.
But Dusan was at
Omarska camp, wasn't he?
He was a sergeant
with the Serbian army.
There were soldiers everywhere
calling us dirty Muslims,
hate in their eyes.
If it were me, I'd be
after revenge for sure.
I need much strength
not to get infected by hate.
I need my strength to survive.
And the war is in the past,
and we cannot change the past.
But when it comes
into our present,
we have the opportunity to
change the future, don't we?
My future is widow.
Killing Dusan Kuric does
not bring my Mirko back.
James Robert Wilson,
suspected of doing a
bunch of armed robberies
throughout the '80s,
including a couple
around Punchbowl
in the latter part of '86.
So James Wilson wasn't
in Hong Kong at that time.
See, I contacted Births,
Deaths and Marriages
in case Hunt had changed
his name by deed poll.
I couldn't get behind
the name John Hunt.
Which means John
Hunt's identity is protected,
which means James Wilson...
Turned informant.
James Wilson became John Hunt.
So Crowley didn't
lie. Theoretically.
Remember my fishing
expedition on Crowley?
I reckon this must be the
last piece of the puzzle.
"Trust me," you said.
Eh, well, I never
lied to you, did I?
You've been lying for 20 years.
Well, a little bit
of bullshit, mate.
Yeah, well, in 1986,
Detective Deakin
had a strong suspect
for several armed robberies,
including a violent
one in Lakemba.
The suspect was
James Robert Wilson.
You remember James
Robert Wilson, don't you?
Yes, mate, that case
was going nowhere,
and Wilson would've
been a teenager at the time.
But Wilson was also
working for Mr. Lu Keng,
the godfather of the biggest
drug gang in the south-west.
Now, you remember
him, don't you?
I do, mate, because we
assholed a major part of that gang
thanks to Wilson's
work as an informant.
The strings you must have
pulled for the drug squad
to get priority over
armed robbery.
That bust made history.
You should read about it.
You saved the world, didn't you?
And James Robert Wilson became
a free man with a new identity.
So what am I bullshitting
about, exactly?
Zane, he was my gig. I
was looking out for him.
That's the way we used
to do things back then.
And I tell you, mate, he
never told me he shot anyone.
Well, that's bullshit,
'cause Deakin told you.
And you chose
not to deal with it
'cause helping you out
on your little drugs case
wasn't gonna get him off
an attempted murder charge.
So why bother, right?
We put away
several major players.
It was good police work.
Now, giving him to Deakin
is not gonna take back
that bullet out of
your old man's head.
Well, who cares, right?
I mean, he's just another
Arab who got shot,
another wog, right?
Your words, mate.
You were thinking
about your career.
That's all you ever think about.
No, I was thinking about my job.
I was a copper doing my
job. What are you gonna do?
You gonna run off to I.A.?
Is that what you're gonna do?
You gonna squeal?
You're gonna get
Hunt, give him to Deakin,
drag him through the courts,
put your old man on the stand?
That'd be something
for my family, wouldn't it?
That'd be closure for my family.
What's funny about that?
Closure. Mate, you
don't want closure.
So what do I want, then?
What your mob always
want. Blood for blood.
Eye for an eye,
tooth for a tooth.
Look who's talking, mate.
What happened to Basha, huh?
What did happen to Basha?
Hey, Malik. Wright
wants to see you.
Yeah, good. I want to see her.
Yes.
I told you to leave it to
Lakemba to follow up.
In a matter of days,
I've got what I think
is substantial evidence
for solving my father's case.
I admire your tenacity,
and I trust your instincts,
but now you have
to return the favor.
I will look at it and
refer it to legal services.
- He's on a one-way ticket...
- In the meantime...
He's on a one-way
ticket to Peru.
- Do not arrest him.
- He's flying tomorrow to Peru!
Keep your voice down.
You'll find that an
interesting read.
Helena's hometown, Prijedor,
was taken over by Serb militia
and Muslims and Croats
were forced out of their homes
and interned at Omarska camp.
Men were tortured,
killed, women raped.
Some were even deliberately
forced to have babies.
Jeez, no wonder she wanted
to come here, then, eh?
Of the 200 soldiers
that ran this camp,
only 10 have been arrested.
How'd your mate Petrovic go
with those car importation letters?
Good. She confirmed that there
were some about car business.
But there was also this
other document in the file.
It was this list of names.
Didn't seem related to anything.
So you got nothing.
Quite the opposite because
the list of names included
both Franko Vukovic
and Dusan Kuric.
Why didn't we
pick that up before?
It's written in Cyrillic.
It's the Serbian alphabet.
So once Melita...
Sergeant Petrovic...
Translated the list, I had
it faxed to The Hague.
It turns out they're
both being investigated
for war crimes in Omarska.
But no warrants
have been issued yet?
No, unfortunately not.
Maybe we can help them.
Why did you join
the Serb militia?
To protect my people.
My family were told the
Muslims wanted jihad
and they would kill them all.
Did you think that
being a sergeant
in a rape camp would fix that?
A soldier doesn't get to
choose where he's sent.
What this got to do with
Dusan's death anyway?
We have reason to
believe that Dusan's past
may have caught up with him.
What kind of soldier was Dusan?
- Hardworking, committed.
- What was he like in Omarska?
Everyone talks about
Milosevic or Sarajevo.
There were atrocities committed
on both sides during the war.
Dusan's entire
family were killed.
Do you think he
was after revenge?
You weren't there. You
wouldn't understand.
Make us understand.
One day, a soldier in my platoon
was ordered to rape
a Muslim woman.
He refused.
So the commander tied
him up to a pole and...
cut off his testicles.
He bled to death.
So, yes, I had to do
things, things I hated.
- I had no choice.
- You had a choice.
Doesn't matter what
side of the fence you're on.
You should be prepared
to die for your ethics.
We were all victims.
You realize we'll have to turn
you in to the federal police?
Have you ever heard of a
woman called Helena Tadic?
No.
She was imprisoned
at Omarska camp.
I barely looked at the faces.
Why would I remember the names?
Well, take it from me,
they'll never forget your face.
We'd like to talk to
you about Omarska.
Why? What has this to
do with the investigation?
We have reason to
believe that Dusan's death
may be connected to his
time as a soldier over there.
Your account may also
lead to the investigation
of a war criminal.
We were brought to Omarska.
Immediately my husband
was separated from us.
But they forced us to watch
them making an example of him.
The commander said
my husband is traitor,
a Serb that married a Muslim.
So they shoot him.
And then the commander...
raped me, and...
that was...
the beginning.
Then they were wearing
sometimes hoods or cover their faces.
Cowards.
Trying to hide their identity.
But we could always
remember their eyes.
Helena, what can you tell us
about a man called
Franko Vukovic?
I don't know this person.
What about Dusan Kuric?
He's scum of earth.
But I did not kill him.
We double-checked
details on Ms. Tadic.
They asked if I was
referring to Mrs. or Ms. Tadic.
There's another Tadic
working at the hospital.
It's Helena's daughter.
Elvira Tadic? I'm
detective Helen Callas.
This is Detective Zane Malik.
We're gonna need to
ask you a few questions.
Can you tell us what your
movements were three nights ago?
Got home from work around 4:00.
Had dinner. Watched TV.
Did you make any phone calls?
I can't remember.
That's okay. We can check
landline and mobile records.
Really.
Your mother has told us
about Omarska, that there was...
I was a child then. I
really don't think I can help.
We'd like you to come with us.
Yeah.
Mama! Mama! Mama! Mama!
Mama! Mama!
Mrs. Tadic, please.
Come on. Mrs. Tadic.
I want to confess. I
killed Dusan Kuric.
No, don't listen to her!
No, it's not true! It was me!
It was me. I killed Dusan Kuric.
Mama, no! It was me!
It was me.
When did you decide to kill him?
As soon as we left the
car yard I was petrified.
I knew the nightmares
would never go away unless...
That night I took the
morphine from the hospital.
How did you access the morphine?
Did your mother help you?
When you are refugee,
people see poor,
uneducated peasant.
I am...
I was a doctor in Bosnia. I
know what I was looking for.
So you took the
morphine, and then...
I went to the car
yard until he's...
The last person there.
I knock on the showroom window,
say I want to buy.
I know he'll say
yes. He's greedy.
How did you get him
to take the morphine?
I put it in coffee.
I threw the cup away later.
Then when he's sleepy...
I stabbed him...
through his heart
and between his legs.
When was the first time
you met Dusan Kuric?
We were in Omarska.
That day, they took some
women away to the field
and raped them.
It's five soldiers to one
woman in that place.
The next day, they picked me.
She's only 12.
I plead with them.
"Please don't take my
daughter. Take me."
They laugh.
They say to my mother, if
she's so keen, they will take her.
And they did.
Many times.
And then they took Elvira.
And Dusan Kuric?
He was one of them.
He made my mother watch...
while...
Elvira became...
pregnant.
And the baby was born...
breech, and, um,
I can still hear her screaming.
That baby...
Baby died.
How did you know
where to find him?
I didn't.
We were looking
for a secondhand car,
and there he was.
Complete coincidence or fate.
I couldn't believe it was him.
So polite.
There was this photo of his...
happy family on his desk.
So how did you know
for sure it was him?
The eyes.
His voice.
His smell.
And when a man hurts
your family, you know.
I know.
And I did what I
should 11 years ago.
I killed him.
I killed him.
I did. I kill him.
Inshallah, your pain and
suffering will be eased.
Two confessions.
- Who will you charge?
- Both of them.
Each statement is convincing.
We didn't have enough evidence
that leads one way or the other
or that suggests
they did it together.
One will give
evidence for the other,
and the juries will
have reasonable doubt.
Well, like you said,
trust the system.
That's unsatisfactory,
Malik, and you know it.
While I'm sympathetic
to the women,
we're not in a
position to let it slide
because they both confessed.
Don't you think they've
been through enough?
A man has been brutally killed,
and there was only one person
found at the murder scene.
Were you even listening
to their statements?
Yes, and I'm leaning
towards charging the mother.
Insufficient evidence.
Elvira had as much opportunity
and motive as Helena.
Leave it as it is.
- I don't like it.
- Well, let a jury decide.
This isn't a game, Malik.
The irony is the
war crimes tribunal
were gonna get Kuric anyway.
Do you really think so?
That war ended 12 years ago.
So far, they've convicted
10 out of the 200 soldiers
who went to Omarska camp.
Yeah, it still doesn't justify
taking the law into
your own hands.
Put yourself in Elvira
and Helena's shoes.
See if you come up
with the same conclusion.
- I get the idea, Malik.
- I don't think you do.
You might think it's hard when
someone tries to destroy you.
It's unbearable when they try
and destroy someone you love.
Well, I'm sorry you
think that about me.
Oh, and Malik, legal
services got back to me.
You don't have enough
to stop Hunt. I'm sorry.
Admit what you did in '86.
Mate, you got the wrong bloke.
No, I've got James
Wilson, armed robber.
I know it was you
because I was there.
- Oh, that was a long time ago.
- Did you think I'd forget?
Your eyes, your voice.
That gun in my face.
You destroyed my family.
Well, go on, then.
You gonna kill me?
Shoot.
Or are you gonna choke
like you did 20 years ago?
It was an accident!
When you pulled the trigger,
you took my father away!
Wait! I have a son!
I have a son!
Internal affairs haven't
given up on you.
So I'm gonna lose my career
because some prick from I.A.
accuses me of killing
some two-bit drug dealer.
You've got until 10:00
a.m. tomorrow morning.
Then I'm going to town on you.
I recruited you into this unit,
and I have gone out of
my way to support you,
but I will not continue
to support you
while you threaten the
reputation of this team.
- What did you tell them?
See, we have information
that you told Basha
you would come after
him, this wasn't he end,
that he wouldn't escape.
You told them I
threatened Basha.
They had it down word for word.
It was a oncer.
You know there
can't be any repeats.
Remember what you
did at Lakemba in the '86?
- I was overseas in the '80s.
- No, I think you were here.
Prove it.
This is my fault. I should've
given the man the money.
It is the fault of the
animal who did this.
He must be made to suffer
in this world and the next.
Astaghfirullah.
Big night on the
prayer mat, mate?
What have we got?
Our contestant here
is Dusan Kuric, 38,
rough time of death between
7:00 and 10:00 last night.
Blood stains on the floor
indicate that our Dusan
died where he sat.
At first glance, looks like a
deep stab wound to the heart,
then probably two
to the abdomen.
Then he received some
more wounds further south.
Any cash or cards missing?
Not a cent, not a bumper bar.
And no one saw
or heard anything.
What about security?
Yeah, they called
in at 8:00 p.m.
to check why the
alarm wasn't engaged.
Clerk said he was working back
and that he'd
activate it when he left.
That was big of him.
Whoever said a desk
job wasn't dangerous, eh?
No, that's the trouble
working nights.
You run into all kinds
of unsavory customers.
Lim, get the body snatchers.
You're on p.m. with the D's.
So this time, when the
pathologist opens him up,
will you listen carefully,
write everything down,
including his lunch order?
Rest of us just
canvass the vicinity.
We should interview the
receptionist, Vesna Popov.
She saw the body first.
Start without me.
Ray, what do you know
about a crook called John Hunt?
What's that, mate?
I said, what do you know
about a crook called John Hunt?
Not much, mate. Don't
know a John Hunt.
Yes, you do. You met him
in a caravan park last night.
You've been following me.
No, I was following Hunt.
What were you doing with him?
Well, that's none of
your business, you see?
Anything to do with
John Hunt is my business.
Not if it's got something
to do with another job,
and if you've
buggered that job up,
you will be kicked out
of this squad so fast,
you won't have time
to scratch your ass.
Well, I think he shot my father.
- He's at least connected.
- That was 20 years ago.
21.
Shooter was young,
maybe 18, 20 at the time.
- What do you got?
- Oh, it's him.
I know it.
I can't help you.
Who's in charge of
this investigation?
I'll talk to them.
What part of "I can't
help you" don't you get?
If it was your father shot,
you'd just walk away, would you?
No. I didn't think so.
Listen, mate, I am sorry.
I am.
But Hunt can't
be the perpetrator.
20 years ago, he
wasn't in the country.
He was in Hong Kong.
We'll see.
Vesna, this is Detective Malik.
Hi.
So can you tell me
when was the last time
you saw Dusan Kuric alive?
Well, last night at about 6:00.
He was working back
and said he'd lock up.
So that was the last time
you spoke to him, yeah?
Vesna, can you tell me
if Dusan had a problem
that may have led to
his violent confrontation?
I couldn't say.
So you wouldn't know
anything about this at all, yeah?
- He was very private.
- Explain that to me, will you?
What's private mean?
I don't know. Not public.
Most car salesmen have to
be friendly, don't they, outgoing?
Was he flirtatious?
Was your boss like
that? Flirtatious?
Not really.
How long did you work for him?
About two years.
How would you describe
your relationship with him?
I wouldn't. We weren't
in a relationship.
No, no. But you got
on all right, yeah?
- Yeah, he's all right.
- Did you socialize with him?
- Not outside of work.
- What about his family, then?
- He's married with two kids.
- Any girlfriends?
Is this guy deaf or
something? I don't know.
- What about boyfriends?
- Hello? He's Serbian.
Well, Vesna, we need
to cover all options.
Well, if you think he's
a poof, you're way off.
Okay, so you
left here last night
and didn't come
back until this morning.
Can anyone back up your alibi?
I've got like a hundred alibis.
I was in The Oven all night.
All right. Thanks very much.
Thank you very much.
Nightclub called The Oven?
Sounds like a sausage factory.
Certainly lets her off the hook.
I need you to do me a favor.
Run a movements check
on a guy called John
Hunt during the '80s,
particularly '86.
You sure you want
to go this way?
There's an Arab saying...
And?
"A known mistake is better
than an unknown truth."
- I've got to know.
- All right.
I want to reopen
my father's case.
I'm onto a strong lead.
What have you got?
John Hunt, he sold a Tokarev
to a scumbag called Bazini.
That's the same weapon
used to shoot my father.
Hunt's the same height,
similar voice, with
a history of violence.
I think it's worth checking out.
You know you can't do that.
There was never a
strong suspect before.
Now I've found one.
- Malik, this is personal.
- It's still a police matter.
Yeah, but as far as your
involvement's concerned,
there's a conflict of interest.
I'll refer it to the
Lakemba detectives.
- Not good enough.
- Excuse me?
Those D's are overworked
and undermotivated.
They've had long
enough to solve this case.
Well, this file may be
exactly what they need
to activate his case.
You must work within
the system, Malik.
Every day I watched the
system fail my father for 20 years.
You expect me to drop it now?
Look, I'm sorry for you,
and I'm sorry for your father.
This has got to be done right.
Otherwise I can't help you.
Records show that John
Hunt was in Hong Kong
from September 1986
to Christmas 1990.
That's bullshit.
No, that...
That can't be right.
Had it checked twice.
Right, the murder weapon,
which is yet to be found,
is a knife about six inches.
What's unusual here is
that he doesn't look like
he's put up any resistances.
There's no wounds on
his arms and his hands,
defensive wounds, here.
So why didn't he struggle, then?
He may have totally
trusted the person.
Or of it were a stranger, he
may have been taken by surprise.
Or he was incapacitated,
maybe stupefied with a drug.
We'll have to wait for the
pathology report for that one.
We could ass around
with conjecture all day,
or we could actually open
up some lines of investigation.
Callas, Lim, stick to his
customers and his business.
Yep. I'm onto the diary, phone
records, and appointment books.
Good. Start on all potential
clients from the last fortnight.
I'll do the financial checks,
see if he owed any money.
You two talk to the wife.
It turns out Mrs.
Kuric didn't bother
reporting her husband
missing last night.
Maybe there were
extracurricular activities
that kept him out late.
Dusan was a good man.
His family, the community.
Did he come home
last night at all?
No.
You didn't call
the police, did you?
The police called
me this morning.
I know. Why didn't you report
your husband missing last night?
He often worked late.
Does your wife know
where you are every minute
of a day and night, Detective?
Mrs. Kuric, I think your husband
may have known his killer.
- A friend?
- Yeah, or a lover.
How would you describe
the state of your marriage?
- You think I killed him?
- We know you have an alibi.
What I'm asking is,
do you think your husband
was seeing another woman?
Dusan was a hard
worker, a good provider.
A wife could not ask for more.
And he called yesterday,
and he told me about his
appointment with Franko.
Franko?
Franko Vukovic.
He's the manager of the
Cumberfield Soccer Club.
A good friend and an
honorable Christian Serb.
I really admire your commitment,
coming to work the day
after your best buddy died,
especially when you were
the last one to see him alive.
Dusan and me were like brothers.
What did you talk
about last night?
The Cobras.
Cumberfield Auto is the sponsor.
The club is struggling.
I thought he could
dig a bit deeper.
I guess the fires
from last week's riot
wouldn't have helped.
That was with another
Balkan club, wasn't it?
I knew! I knew you
would bring that up.
That's media bullshit.
That sells papers.
Still, there's a
history of violence,
isn't there, on and
off the field, right?
You know, the
supporters are hardcore.
Except your supporters did the
drive-by shooting of your club,
and then they firebombed
your team's cars.
Just as well your
sponsor's a car yard, eh?
You know, the conflict in
Yugoslavia wasn't that long ago.
It's not surprising
to see some people
get a bit carried
away, you know?
It's not just
Serbians in this club.
There's also, you know,
Greeks, Macedonians, Russians.
You have any Croats?
Have any Bosnians?
Oh, come on.
This is a football
club, not the U.N.
So, what about Dusan and women?
I don't know of any
who want him dead.
No, but he had women,
right? He liked them.
Of course.
Any in particular,
like his secretary?
If she was up for it.
Do you think they
were having an affair?
I wouldn't go that far.
All right. How far would you go?
Dusan had chicks on
the side. Who doesn't?
Except for you people.
You get extra wives.
Exactly how active was
he between the sheets?
Let me put it this way...
He sold lots of small
cars over the years.
Well, Dusan Kuric's
been a busy lad.
According to his missus,
he was husband of the year,
but according to his mates,
he enjoyed taking female
clients for a test drive.
Nice.
I bet he called
that a free service.
I call that a dirty secret.
You got any dirty secrets?
None that you'd
want to know about.
What are you
doing for tea tonight?
I want to go to bed early.
That's suits me. We
can get takeaway.
- I can't.
- Why not?
And please don't hand
me that bullshit line
about not being able to
mix business and pleasure.
Well, it is a factor.
Yeah, like me being investigated
by internal affairs is a factor.
At the end of the day,
I'm gonna be cleared.
Patricia, we could
be good together.
You can't deny that.
You give me a call when you
decide to come out of hiding.
- Going out again?
- Yeah.
- Is there someone else?
- Don't be ridiculous.
I need to know what's going on.
Does it have anything
to do with the man
who gave Yasmeen the note?
If you think you're
protecting us
by keeping us in the
dark, you're wrong.
Yasmeen wet the bed last night,
and she wouldn't go
to school this morning.
We don't feel safe
when you're out.
I think I found the
man who shot Baba.
Are you sure it's him?
I need more
evidence to be certain.
Why can't someone
else arrest him?
It's not that simple.
It's something I have
to do on my own.
Is it?
Because parenting isn't
something I want to do
on my own.
What if something
happens to you?
Your children
will be fatherless.
Is that what you want?
Amina, you never knew
Rahman before he was shot.
You can't understand
what we've lost.
Which is exactly why
I don't want him to go.
How will you feel if you
lose your son as well?
Zane is a very
experienced policeman.
He will do what he has to do.
But he will not
take foolish risks.
Yeah, I'm already here.
Yeah.
Yeah, well, how long? Come on.
Yeah, righto. Hurry up.
Hands on with half a kilo.
That'll put you
away for 10 to 15.
Pigs hunt in packs.
Where's your mates?
Talking to the staff.
Look, I can't go to jail. Maybe
we can work something out.
You tell me what I want to
hear, and I'll forget I saw you.
- Lakemba.
- Yeah.
Well, 1986, I was a pretty
wild kid, doing stupid things.
Don't piss me around, or
you're coming with me, all right?
No, no! You idiot!
Fuck, no! Fuck!
Baba, what's wrong?
Oh, it's nothing.
Nothing, sweetie. I just...
Nothing. I just bumped my head.
Why aren't you asleep?
I've been waiting up.
I was afraid you weren't
gonna come home,
that you might die.
Oh, don't be frightened.
But it's true, isn't it, Baba?
You might die.
Well, we all got to die someday.
So if I don't come home,
you've got to trust
it was meant to be.
It means you've gone to heaven?
I hope so.
But I'll still miss you, Baba.
Callas has dug up
some dirt on our victim.
Dusan Kuric's appointment
diary shows he had a visit
from anti-discrimination.
There was a sexual harassment
complaint made against him.
Made by who?
Vesna Popov.
You withdrew your
complaint. How come?
Look, sometimes
complaining about stuff
isn't the best
way to deal with it.
Sure, sometimes you just
want to let things slide, yeah?
Look, we always
got along pretty well,
and then one day one
thing led to another and...
- So you were having an affair.
- No way.
We had sex three times.
He was really rough, and the
last time, when he was drunk,
it was a bit nasty.
In what way?
Well, I said no.
It didn't feel right.
He got angry, pushy.
He said that he would
sack me or worse
if I didn't do what he wanted.
What did he mean
by that? "Or worse"?
I was afraid to ask.
Is that when you
made the complaint?
Yeah. I didn't know
what else to do.
I'm paid to be a
receptionist, not a sex slave.
Why did you drop the complaint?
He said that he was sorry
and that it would
never happen again.
And that was enough?
That and a bonus.
It was pretty traumatic.
I deserved it.
The bonus, that is.
So where did you meet Dusan?
Here.
I was working back, typing
up his personal letters,
and he got romantic
under my desk.
What kind of personal letters?
Just letters to some
old army mates in Serbia
organizing for cars
to be sent over.
Serbian cars are crap.
- Are those letters still here?
- Oh. Yeah, I guess so.
Can we see them?
So which army was
he involved with?
The Bosnian Serb
army, of course.
Though he never
wanted to talk about it.
I think he was a bit, I don't
know, what's the word?
Damaged?
I'll drop you back, yeah?
- I'm coming with you.
- No, you're not.
I can't involve you in this.
You don't need the trouble.
Look, I've got my own
Muslim saying for you.
Trust in Allah, but
tie your camel up.
Look, you'd do it for me.
Just drive, all right?
All right. Show me where to go.
I've got a tracker
on Hunt's car.
It's the girl he met last night.
- Where are you going?
- Following him in.
Hunt doesn't know me, and you
need to know where he's going.
- You can't do it any other way.
- But don't just go in cold.
They're advertising
packages to Fiji,
and I've always wanted to go,
especially when
they're including meals.
Just relax.
Well, take...
Ask for a romantic getaway,
and you get a three-week cruise
for you and 10 of
your closest mates.
Much easier to
do it Hunt's way...
Throw a wad of
cash on the table,
say you want to go to
Peru the day after tomorrow.
According to Vesna, Kuric
served in the Balkan War.
Confirming that will be tricky.
The Serb militia didn't
always do things officially.
We'll start with
immigration records.
That'll tell you when he
went and how long he stayed.
Or go straight to the top,
the war crimes
tribunal in The Hague,
see if he's on their list.
You think some old army buddy
he crossed caught up with him?
Well, he might have
been a deserter.
The militia were hardcore.
If he deserted, I reckon
he'd be killed over there.
That kind of crime
doesn't look like
the work of a soldier to me.
- I'd still like it checked.
- What about those letters?
You had a look at them?
Listen, do you want to
get Petrovic from fraud
just to confirm if
they're about cars?
It'll save $100
on an interpreter.
Petrovic is a police
officer, not an interpreter.
That's not her job.
Neither is telling me how
to run my investigation.
It's okay. She owes me a favor.
I'm seeing her tonight anyway.
We play indoor cricket together.
Callas, you finally
come out of the closet.
You're a cricket fan.
Interesting toxicology
results in the path report.
Dusan Kuric was sedated
before being stabbed,
but it's not your typical
date-rape drug like Rohypnol.
It's morphine, usually
obtained for medical sources.
Kuric's appointment
book shows a doctor
and a hospital cleaner
as recent potential buyers.
You think he sold
someone a lemon,
so they drugged him
and took it out on his nuts?
I've threatened worse
waiting for roadside
service to arrive, Koa.
Were you happy with
your purchase, Dr. Blackett?
The Legend is very comfy.
It's got heated leather seats.
Dr. Blackett, do you
remember what you were doing
two nights ago?
Actually, I was tied up.
Working late?
I mean literally.
At the B&D club.
Bondage and discipline.
I'm sure they have
it where you're from.
Carlingford? Don't think so.
Do you have access to morphine?
Yes, but it's
strictly monitored.
So you don't use it in your
recreational activities, then?
Well, that would be illegal.
And apart from that, actually,
it would defeat the purpose.
I'm interested in exploring
my pain threshold.
How much can I
endure before I crack?
You should think about
joining the police service.
I was looking for a
safe secondhand car,
but there was nothing suitable.
I'm trying to pick your
accent, Mrs. Tadic.
Where are you originally from?
Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Is that how you
met Mr. Kuric, then,
through the Serbian community?
I'm Bosnian Muslim.
I don't think I
would be welcome.
I guess you'd be even
less likely to buy from him
once you realized he was Serb.
For myself, I try to take
people at face value.
You see, I married
a Serbian man.
Where were you two nights ago?
I'm on afternoon shift all week.
We're gonna have to check
the roster with your supervisor.
- Do you know...
- Her name is Miss Bray.
Okay. Thank you.
There's no way Hunt was
in Hong Kong back then.
He's got to have
had another name.
I spoke to a mate
who was in breakers.
You ever heard of a
bloke called Deakin?
No.
My mate said if Hunt
was into weapons,
he would have come
up on Deakin's radar.
How you going?
I called last drinks
10 minutes ago.
I'm looking for Mick Deakin.
I must be losing me touch.
Always thought I could
pick a bloke in the job.
- Oh, that's you, is it?
- Yeah.
You got five minutes?
Yeah, we've got a few
lines of inquiry going.
No firm suspects.
We're just waiting on
some intel from overseas,
so it's a waiting
game at the moment.
You know how I love waiting.
So, what you gonna do?
You gonna give
yourself a day pass,
come out to dinner with me?
I can't have dinner
with you, Ray, ever.
I'm sorry. It's...
I-I just don't have the
room for a relationship.
I mean, it's nothing personal.
In another life, I would
seriously consider it.
It's okay.
I mean, you could've had it all.
You know, you could've
had a career and a life
with someone who understands
the job, understands you.
But fair enough if you're
too spineless to go for it.
I'm sorry.
Ah, sure.
Please don't ask me again, Ray.
Or mention it to anyone.
Oh, don't worry.
I won't go running to the papers
when you're a
saggy-assed commissioner.
You know, Pat, no
one would believe me.
They already
think you're a dyke.
It's been a long time.
Crims all look the
same after a while.
Now, this John Hunt
guy shot someone.
He got away with it.
Well, he reminds me of a crim
we had a serious eye
on for some armed robs.
First one involved a shooting.
Anything particular about him?
Yeah, worked alone.
Always wore a dark hooded
sweatshirt and a balaclava.
He'd drive the same
make of car for every job.
What kind of car?
Charger. Pinched
them from train stations.
And why was this
guy never arrested?
We were told to back off.
Drug squad wanted him.
How did drug squad get
priority over armed robbery?
Even in the job, mate,
it's who you know.
And what did they want him for?
- They ever tell you?
- Of course not.
Drug squad was God
squad in those days.
We told them he had
blood on his hands,
but they didn't
want to hear about it.
What was this crim's name?
James something.
Anything about his character?
Yeah. He was a smart-ass.
Thought he was above the law.
Even tried chatting up one of
our female detectives one day.
So how bad was he?
Well, he had no problem
being a nasty bastard.
And I bet you some of his
victims still haven't recovered.
You know one of them, don't you?
Yeah, I do.
A scientist.
Smart guy.
He's from Baghdad.
Well, when he came to Australia,
his qualifications
weren't recognized.
So he had to start again.
He ran a grocery
store for 12 hours a day.
He studied nights.
He's about to graduate,
and this piece of filth
shot him in the head
in front of his 12-year-old son.
Did he die?
No.
He might as well have.
Boy's father became a child.
And the boy felt responsible.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
His name was Wilson,
James Wilson.
All right.
When you run into him again,
give him a big smack from me.
So who was it in drug squad
that told you to back off?
Can't recall that.
But you'll work
it out, won't you?
Zane, we've got to go.
That cleaner that you
interviewed, Helena Tadic,
her alibi has a
two-hour hole in it.
On the night of the murder,
you were noticed absent
from work for about two hours.
- Yes.
- Where were you?
I went for a walk. I felt sick.
- What was wrong?
- I need vomit.
It happens sometimes
from cleaning chemicals.
- Did you talk to anyone?
- No.
Did you notice if
anyone saw you?
No, it was a short
walk in a park nearby.
Then I came back.
I rested in one of the
locker rooms that had beds.
You never left the
hospital grounds?
If you were that ill, didn't
you consider going home,
having your husband pick you up?
My husband is... I'm a widow.
Oh, I'm sorry. Did he die
during the war in Bosnia?
Yes. I lived near to there.
In Bosnia.
Yes. And no.
Our hometown, Prijedor, now
belongs to Serbian Republic.
It must have been
tough during the war,
being in a mixed
marriage, Bosnian-Serbian.
That's why we were
taken out of our home
and put into a Omarska camp.
Until Red Cross free us.
But that was too late for Mirko.
Did Dusan Kuric kill Mirko?
No.
And I did not kill Dusan Kuric.
But Dusan was at
Omarska camp, wasn't he?
He was a sergeant
with the Serbian army.
There were soldiers everywhere
calling us dirty Muslims,
hate in their eyes.
If it were me, I'd be
after revenge for sure.
I need much strength
not to get infected by hate.
I need my strength to survive.
And the war is in the past,
and we cannot change the past.
But when it comes
into our present,
we have the opportunity to
change the future, don't we?
My future is widow.
Killing Dusan Kuric does
not bring my Mirko back.
James Robert Wilson,
suspected of doing a
bunch of armed robberies
throughout the '80s,
including a couple
around Punchbowl
in the latter part of '86.
So James Wilson wasn't
in Hong Kong at that time.
See, I contacted Births,
Deaths and Marriages
in case Hunt had changed
his name by deed poll.
I couldn't get behind
the name John Hunt.
Which means John
Hunt's identity is protected,
which means James Wilson...
Turned informant.
James Wilson became John Hunt.
So Crowley didn't
lie. Theoretically.
Remember my fishing
expedition on Crowley?
I reckon this must be the
last piece of the puzzle.
"Trust me," you said.
Eh, well, I never
lied to you, did I?
You've been lying for 20 years.
Well, a little bit
of bullshit, mate.
Yeah, well, in 1986,
Detective Deakin
had a strong suspect
for several armed robberies,
including a violent
one in Lakemba.
The suspect was
James Robert Wilson.
You remember James
Robert Wilson, don't you?
Yes, mate, that case
was going nowhere,
and Wilson would've
been a teenager at the time.
But Wilson was also
working for Mr. Lu Keng,
the godfather of the biggest
drug gang in the south-west.
Now, you remember
him, don't you?
I do, mate, because we
assholed a major part of that gang
thanks to Wilson's
work as an informant.
The strings you must have
pulled for the drug squad
to get priority over
armed robbery.
That bust made history.
You should read about it.
You saved the world, didn't you?
And James Robert Wilson became
a free man with a new identity.
So what am I bullshitting
about, exactly?
Zane, he was my gig. I
was looking out for him.
That's the way we used
to do things back then.
And I tell you, mate, he
never told me he shot anyone.
Well, that's bullshit,
'cause Deakin told you.
And you chose
not to deal with it
'cause helping you out
on your little drugs case
wasn't gonna get him off
an attempted murder charge.
So why bother, right?
We put away
several major players.
It was good police work.
Now, giving him to Deakin
is not gonna take back
that bullet out of
your old man's head.
Well, who cares, right?
I mean, he's just another
Arab who got shot,
another wog, right?
Your words, mate.
You were thinking
about your career.
That's all you ever think about.
No, I was thinking about my job.
I was a copper doing my
job. What are you gonna do?
You gonna run off to I.A.?
Is that what you're gonna do?
You gonna squeal?
You're gonna get
Hunt, give him to Deakin,
drag him through the courts,
put your old man on the stand?
That'd be something
for my family, wouldn't it?
That'd be closure for my family.
What's funny about that?
Closure. Mate, you
don't want closure.
So what do I want, then?
What your mob always
want. Blood for blood.
Eye for an eye,
tooth for a tooth.
Look who's talking, mate.
What happened to Basha, huh?
What did happen to Basha?
Hey, Malik. Wright
wants to see you.
Yeah, good. I want to see her.
Yes.
I told you to leave it to
Lakemba to follow up.
In a matter of days,
I've got what I think
is substantial evidence
for solving my father's case.
I admire your tenacity,
and I trust your instincts,
but now you have
to return the favor.
I will look at it and
refer it to legal services.
- He's on a one-way ticket...
- In the meantime...
He's on a one-way
ticket to Peru.
- Do not arrest him.
- He's flying tomorrow to Peru!
Keep your voice down.
You'll find that an
interesting read.
Helena's hometown, Prijedor,
was taken over by Serb militia
and Muslims and Croats
were forced out of their homes
and interned at Omarska camp.
Men were tortured,
killed, women raped.
Some were even deliberately
forced to have babies.
Jeez, no wonder she wanted
to come here, then, eh?
Of the 200 soldiers
that ran this camp,
only 10 have been arrested.
How'd your mate Petrovic go
with those car importation letters?
Good. She confirmed that there
were some about car business.
But there was also this
other document in the file.
It was this list of names.
Didn't seem related to anything.
So you got nothing.
Quite the opposite because
the list of names included
both Franko Vukovic
and Dusan Kuric.
Why didn't we
pick that up before?
It's written in Cyrillic.
It's the Serbian alphabet.
So once Melita...
Sergeant Petrovic...
Translated the list, I had
it faxed to The Hague.
It turns out they're
both being investigated
for war crimes in Omarska.
But no warrants
have been issued yet?
No, unfortunately not.
Maybe we can help them.
Why did you join
the Serb militia?
To protect my people.
My family were told the
Muslims wanted jihad
and they would kill them all.
Did you think that
being a sergeant
in a rape camp would fix that?
A soldier doesn't get to
choose where he's sent.
What this got to do with
Dusan's death anyway?
We have reason to
believe that Dusan's past
may have caught up with him.
What kind of soldier was Dusan?
- Hardworking, committed.
- What was he like in Omarska?
Everyone talks about
Milosevic or Sarajevo.
There were atrocities committed
on both sides during the war.
Dusan's entire
family were killed.
Do you think he
was after revenge?
You weren't there. You
wouldn't understand.
Make us understand.
One day, a soldier in my platoon
was ordered to rape
a Muslim woman.
He refused.
So the commander tied
him up to a pole and...
cut off his testicles.
He bled to death.
So, yes, I had to do
things, things I hated.
- I had no choice.
- You had a choice.
Doesn't matter what
side of the fence you're on.
You should be prepared
to die for your ethics.
We were all victims.
You realize we'll have to turn
you in to the federal police?
Have you ever heard of a
woman called Helena Tadic?
No.
She was imprisoned
at Omarska camp.
I barely looked at the faces.
Why would I remember the names?
Well, take it from me,
they'll never forget your face.
We'd like to talk to
you about Omarska.
Why? What has this to
do with the investigation?
We have reason to
believe that Dusan's death
may be connected to his
time as a soldier over there.
Your account may also
lead to the investigation
of a war criminal.
We were brought to Omarska.
Immediately my husband
was separated from us.
But they forced us to watch
them making an example of him.
The commander said
my husband is traitor,
a Serb that married a Muslim.
So they shoot him.
And then the commander...
raped me, and...
that was...
the beginning.
Then they were wearing
sometimes hoods or cover their faces.
Cowards.
Trying to hide their identity.
But we could always
remember their eyes.
Helena, what can you tell us
about a man called
Franko Vukovic?
I don't know this person.
What about Dusan Kuric?
He's scum of earth.
But I did not kill him.
We double-checked
details on Ms. Tadic.
They asked if I was
referring to Mrs. or Ms. Tadic.
There's another Tadic
working at the hospital.
It's Helena's daughter.
Elvira Tadic? I'm
detective Helen Callas.
This is Detective Zane Malik.
We're gonna need to
ask you a few questions.
Can you tell us what your
movements were three nights ago?
Got home from work around 4:00.
Had dinner. Watched TV.
Did you make any phone calls?
I can't remember.
That's okay. We can check
landline and mobile records.
Really.
Your mother has told us
about Omarska, that there was...
I was a child then. I
really don't think I can help.
We'd like you to come with us.
Yeah.
Mama! Mama! Mama! Mama!
Mama! Mama!
Mrs. Tadic, please.
Come on. Mrs. Tadic.
I want to confess. I
killed Dusan Kuric.
No, don't listen to her!
No, it's not true! It was me!
It was me. I killed Dusan Kuric.
Mama, no! It was me!
It was me.
When did you decide to kill him?
As soon as we left the
car yard I was petrified.
I knew the nightmares
would never go away unless...
That night I took the
morphine from the hospital.
How did you access the morphine?
Did your mother help you?
When you are refugee,
people see poor,
uneducated peasant.
I am...
I was a doctor in Bosnia. I
know what I was looking for.
So you took the
morphine, and then...
I went to the car
yard until he's...
The last person there.
I knock on the showroom window,
say I want to buy.
I know he'll say
yes. He's greedy.
How did you get him
to take the morphine?
I put it in coffee.
I threw the cup away later.
Then when he's sleepy...
I stabbed him...
through his heart
and between his legs.
When was the first time
you met Dusan Kuric?
We were in Omarska.
That day, they took some
women away to the field
and raped them.
It's five soldiers to one
woman in that place.
The next day, they picked me.
She's only 12.
I plead with them.
"Please don't take my
daughter. Take me."
They laugh.
They say to my mother, if
she's so keen, they will take her.
And they did.
Many times.
And then they took Elvira.
And Dusan Kuric?
He was one of them.
He made my mother watch...
while...
Elvira became...
pregnant.
And the baby was born...
breech, and, um,
I can still hear her screaming.
That baby...
Baby died.
How did you know
where to find him?
I didn't.
We were looking
for a secondhand car,
and there he was.
Complete coincidence or fate.
I couldn't believe it was him.
So polite.
There was this photo of his...
happy family on his desk.
So how did you know
for sure it was him?
The eyes.
His voice.
His smell.
And when a man hurts
your family, you know.
I know.
And I did what I
should 11 years ago.
I killed him.
I killed him.
I did. I kill him.
Inshallah, your pain and
suffering will be eased.
Two confessions.
- Who will you charge?
- Both of them.
Each statement is convincing.
We didn't have enough evidence
that leads one way or the other
or that suggests
they did it together.
One will give
evidence for the other,
and the juries will
have reasonable doubt.
Well, like you said,
trust the system.
That's unsatisfactory,
Malik, and you know it.
While I'm sympathetic
to the women,
we're not in a
position to let it slide
because they both confessed.
Don't you think they've
been through enough?
A man has been brutally killed,
and there was only one person
found at the murder scene.
Were you even listening
to their statements?
Yes, and I'm leaning
towards charging the mother.
Insufficient evidence.
Elvira had as much opportunity
and motive as Helena.
Leave it as it is.
- I don't like it.
- Well, let a jury decide.
This isn't a game, Malik.
The irony is the
war crimes tribunal
were gonna get Kuric anyway.
Do you really think so?
That war ended 12 years ago.
So far, they've convicted
10 out of the 200 soldiers
who went to Omarska camp.
Yeah, it still doesn't justify
taking the law into
your own hands.
Put yourself in Elvira
and Helena's shoes.
See if you come up
with the same conclusion.
- I get the idea, Malik.
- I don't think you do.
You might think it's hard when
someone tries to destroy you.
It's unbearable when they try
and destroy someone you love.
Well, I'm sorry you
think that about me.
Oh, and Malik, legal
services got back to me.
You don't have enough
to stop Hunt. I'm sorry.
Admit what you did in '86.
Mate, you got the wrong bloke.
No, I've got James
Wilson, armed robber.
I know it was you
because I was there.
- Oh, that was a long time ago.
- Did you think I'd forget?
Your eyes, your voice.
That gun in my face.
You destroyed my family.
Well, go on, then.
You gonna kill me?
Shoot.
Or are you gonna choke
like you did 20 years ago?
It was an accident!
When you pulled the trigger,
you took my father away!
Wait! I have a son!
I have a son!
Internal affairs haven't
given up on you.
So I'm gonna lose my career
because some prick from I.A.
accuses me of killing
some two-bit drug dealer.
You've got until 10:00
a.m. tomorrow morning.
Then I'm going to town on you.
I recruited you into this unit,
and I have gone out of
my way to support you,
but I will not continue
to support you
while you threaten the
reputation of this team.