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My name is Dale Kerrigan
and this is my story.
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Our family lives at
3 Highview Crescent, Coolaroo.
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Dad bought this place 15 years ago
for a steal.
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As the real estate agent said,
“Location, location, location!”
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And we’re right next door
to the airport!
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It will be very convenient
if we ever have to fly one day.
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Dad still can’t work out
how he got it so cheap.
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It’s worth almost as much today
as when we bought it.
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Our crescent was gonna be the heart
of a major housing development,
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but it never got up.
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They reckon the planes
put people off.
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Them and the powerlines.
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Not Dad.
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He reckons powerlines are a reminder
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of man’s ability
to generate electricity.
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He’s always saying
great things like that.
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That’s why we love him so much.
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Dad is the backbone
of the Kerrigan family.
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He made our billiard table.
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Shot, Dale.
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In fact, he’s built half this house.
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He’s always planning extensions.
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I reckon we need a patio.
Oh, darl!
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How about we finish
the back room first?
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Nup. I'm waiting on
some cheap cladding.
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I reckon we give the patio
another go.
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Dad is a tow truck driver,
one of the best in the game.
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He takes great pride in his work.
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And he comes home
with so many stories.
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The car was wrapped around the pole.
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So I said, “Why not hook
the chain on the back axle?”
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See, no-one had thought of it.
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If Dad is the backbone,
Mum is the other bones — all of them.
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She keeps the family together.
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Dad adores Mum,
and Mum adores him.
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They met at the greyhounds one night
and it was love at first sight.
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Mum just loves craft. And she can
pretty up just about anything.
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How'd you do that?
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Spray can and stencil, darl —
that’s all you need.
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You could sell that.
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Dad always reckons
Mum could open a shop.
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But she has a good part-time job
in the office at Sunbeam.
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Dad reckons Mum is
the greatest cook on earth.
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What do you call that, darl?
Sponge cake.
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Beautiful!
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And what’s that stuff on top?
Icing sugar.
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How is it, kids?
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Why would you want to go
out to a restaurant
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when this keeps coming up
night after night?
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I have two brothers and a sister,
all older than me.
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Steve is an apprentice mechanic
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but he spends most of his time
reading the 'Trading Post'.
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He just loves buying and trading.
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Ergonomic chairs, four of 'em.
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What’s he want?
$180.
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He’s dreamin’.
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Him and Dad really know bargains.
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Steve is also an ideas man.
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That's why Dad calls him
the 'ideas man' -
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he has lots of ideas.
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It's a motorcycle helmet
with a built-in brake light.
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YOU are an ideas man, Steve.
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Dad thinks all of us are tremendous,
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but I guess it’s no secret
that Tracey is his favourite.
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How do I look, Dad?
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Dad just loves her!
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You l00k...beautiful!
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(SIGHS) Thanks, Dad!
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Tracey is the only girl in
the family, apart from Mum and Gran.
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Tracey constantly gave Dad
proud moments.
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Once she was on 'The Price is Right'.
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It was such an exciting
afternoon for us.
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Swap them around.
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None of us could actually believe
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it was Tracey up there
with Larry Emdur.
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$45,000 worth of prizes.
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The luggage needs to be more
than $640 and less than $740.
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She almost won the lot.
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Go!
(BUZZER DRONES)
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Ohhh!
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If only she’d known
the price of the luggage.
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I'm so sorry about that.
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But she still managed to come home
with a tumble-dryer and drill set.
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She is the only member
of the Kerrigan family
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who’d had a tertiary education.
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Dad reckons the day Trace told him
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she’d been accepted
into Sunshine TAFE Hairdressing
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was about the proudest day
of his life.
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I knew he thought about that — a lot.
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There were only two places
he did his thinkin’ —
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in the poolroom, and out the back,
looking up at the powerlines.
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Yep, Dad’s a real thinker.
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But the proudest day
was the day she got married -
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to this nice guy called Con.
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He is an accountant,
but also a fanatical kickboxer.
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Now Trace
has taken up kickboxing too.
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Dad could not get the smile
off his face
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and he gave a speech
that brought the house down.
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As the bride’s parents,
I don’t mind paying for the wedding,
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but could you please stop bustin’
all them plates?!
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That being a Greek custom and all.
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I suppose as a father,
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you’d like your daughter
to marry one of your own.
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And let's not beat around the bush -
the Greeks have a reputation.
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At first, the Petropoulouses thought
he was having a go at them,
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but Dad was just saying
how much he thought of Con.
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I never thought anyone
could love our Trace
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as much as me, Sal and the boys.
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But there is another person — Con.
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Smart, polite, fit as a fiddle.
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And anyone who loves our Trace
as much as us, deserves our love.
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So, we love you, Con.
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We love ya.
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Thank you and, uh...
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..kalispera.
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That's 'good evening'.
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We’d had many top nights,
but this was the most top.
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Pity my oldest brother
couldn’t be there.
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His name’s Wayne.
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He’s in jail.
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Eight years for armed robbery.
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Many people would call him
the black sheep of the family.
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But not Mum and Dad. He got
caught up with the wrong crowd.
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He didn’t mean to rob
the petrol station. Now he’s sorry.
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With good behaviour,
he’|| be out in a couple of years.
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I visit him every Friday.
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Good.
How’s Mum?
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Good.
How’s Dad?
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Good.
How’s Trace?
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Good.
How are you?
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How’s Steve?
He’s alright.
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Good.
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Even though he’s the oldest and
I’m the youngest, we get on great!
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We can just chat for hours.
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Thanks for coming, Dale.
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You want some chewie?
Nuh.
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So, as you can see,
our family is very close-knit.
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We also have pets — four greyhounds.
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Banshee. . .
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..Starf|ash . ..
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.. Trailblazer. . .and Coco.
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Coco is the best, most successful
Dad has ever had.
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She picked up two firsts
in the country and a third in town.
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Dad feeds them every morning
in big bowls
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that Steve made
out of tractor hub caps.
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They are good dogs, good to Dad,
and Dad is good to them.
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All of them are descended
from his first dog — Red Rocket.
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Dad never stops marvelling
at the beauty of the greyhound.
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In fact, he doesn’t even race them
for the money.
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He reckons they are noble animals,
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skinny and sleek
and have a beautiful snout.
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Another thing Dad loves
is his boat — ‘Sealady’.
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He cleans it every Saturday
with something else Steve built -
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it’s a brush with a hose in it.
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Dad never stops marvelling
at Steve’s ideas.
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He’s an ideas man, Steve.
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Steve gave it to Dad
for Fathefs Day.
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That’s something our family
prides itself on — presents.
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Even though none of us
have a real lot of money,
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we love giving each other presents.
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Ohhh!
He got a rod and reel from Trace.
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A rod and reel!
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I gave him a new muzzle.
A muzzle!
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Wayne sent him an ashtray
he’d made in prison shop.
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An ashtray! But I don’t smoke.
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And Mum...well, Mum got him a big
German beer mug from Franklin Mint.
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Dad couldn’t believe his eyes!
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It was too good
to even drink beer out of.
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I'd like to do pottery.
You should. You’d be good at it.
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THIS is going straight
to the poolroom.
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All Dad’s most prized possessions
are in the poolroom —
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all his mementos
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and things that remind him
of something special.
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So, by him saying it was
“going straight to the poo|room”
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meant that he thought
it was special.
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That is a collector’s item.
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This has been
the best Father’s Day ever.
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Of course, there were ups and downs.
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Wayne being in jail
was an example of a down.
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But, all in all, 3 Highview Crescent
was a happy home.
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Dad called it his castle.
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But one day in June...
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..a knock at the door
was to change all that.
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Yeah?
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Mr Darryl Kerrigan?
Yeah.
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John Clifton. I'm from the local council.
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Is this about the dogs?
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No. The aerial?
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The extensions?
No, Mr Kerrigan.
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If this is about my truck
on the nature strip...
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No! I'm a valuer
with the local council.
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I'm here to do a land valuation.
What for?
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All properties get valued
from time to time.
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Oh, yeah? So, you’d be able to
give me a value on this place?
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That's my job.
That'd be good.
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Do you want me to show you around?
If you wouldn't mind. Yeah.
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Oh, not at all.
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Be pleased to.
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Because, between you and me,
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I reckon values around here are...
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As you can see, I've put
a fair bit of work into it.
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Would you like me to point out
the features as we go along?
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If you wouldn't mind, yeah.
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See that lace up there?
Yeah.
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Fake. Plastic.
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Gives the place a Victoriana feel.
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The chimney?
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Fake too.
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Why is it there?
Charm.
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Adds a bit of charm.
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Look at the size of that aerial.
That’s a big aerial.
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What do you think? Add a bit of value?
Hard to say.
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Yeah.
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You can over-capitalise, can’t ya?
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That’s a huge aerial.
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And this...is my backyard.
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Airbus — Brisbane via Sydney.
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How close is the end of the runway?
Oh, just over the fence.
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Is that the runway there?
Yeah!
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THERE?
Yeah.
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Beautiful machines.
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Sometimes, you think they’re
gonna land right on top of ya.
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Freaks the dogs, though.
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Greyhounds.
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Large kennel.
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Originally, it was a cubbyhouse
when the kids were growing up.
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I was thinking of turning it
into a granny flat.
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But the council said no.
Oh.
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Now, here back, all landfill.
Not allowed to build there.
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Has the soil been tested?
Oh, yeah.
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Nothin' too serious in there.
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What do you know about lead?
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Oh! This is beautiful, darl!
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What do you call these things again?
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Rissoles.
Everybody cooks rissoles, darl.
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Yeah, but it’s what
you do with them.
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Mum reckons the trick is
you don’t use mincemeat.
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She gets topside and crushes it.
Is that right, Dale?
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Well, it shows.
She'll crush silverside too.
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Dad, guy's selling
a pair of jousting sticks.
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J0usfin'sficks?
What's he want for 'em?
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“Make us an offer.”
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Darl, what do you want
with jousting sticks?
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I dunno. But they wouldn't
come up all that often.
245
00:12:24,451 --> 00:12:25,994
Yeah, but they’re jousting sticks.
246
00:12:26,161 --> 00:12:27,704
What would anyone want
with jousting sticks?
247
00:12:27,871 --> 00:12:31,541
Well, if you get 'em for half-price,
it's a bargain!
248
00:12:31,708 --> 00:12:33,669
Give him a call?
Yeah.
249
00:12:35,837 --> 00:12:38,507
I'll be interested to see
this fella's valuation.
250
00:12:38,674 --> 00:12:41,927
You thinkin’ of selling, Dad?
No, mate. No.
251
00:12:42,094 --> 00:12:44,513
But it'd be nice to know
what we’re sittin’ on here.
252
00:12:44,680 --> 00:12:46,223
Clay-
253
00:12:46,390 --> 00:12:48,350
No, mate. The value of the house.
254
00:12:48,517 --> 00:12:50,769
You know...it’s odd
because Farouk reckoned
255
00:12:50,936 --> 00:12:53,355
he had some bloke around as well.
256
00:12:53,522 --> 00:12:56,233
Must have been doing
the whole street.
257
00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:58,860
Maybe the market’s on the move.
Here?!
258
00:12:59,027 --> 00:13:01,071
STEVE: Dad! $450.
259
00:13:01,238 --> 00:13:04,741
For joustin’ sticks?
Tell him he’s dreamin’!
260
00:13:04,908 --> 00:13:06,868
How much is
a jousting stick worth, Dad?
261
00:13:07,035 --> 00:13:11,456
Oh, couldn't be more than $25G...
depending on the condition.
262
00:13:11,623 --> 00:13:13,542
When do we find out?
263
00:13:13,709 --> 00:13:17,045
Well, we should have the official
notice in a couple of weeks.
264
00:13:17,212 --> 00:13:22,801
And just quietly...l reckon we
could be in for a little surprise.
265
00:13:24,177 --> 00:13:26,430
“Compulsorily acquired”?
266
00:13:28,140 --> 00:13:30,517
“Compulsorily acquired.”
267
00:13:32,853 --> 00:13:36,064
You know what this means, don’t you?
268
00:13:36,231 --> 00:13:38,483
They’re acquiring it compulsorily!
269
00:13:38,650 --> 00:13:40,193
It must be a mistake.
270
00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:43,780
They’re gonna take our place
and we don’t get a say in it.
271
00:13:43,947 --> 00:13:48,285
How can they do that?
I dunno. 70,000 bucks.
272
00:13:48,452 --> 00:13:50,037
Who the hell is Airlink?
273
00:13:50,203 --> 00:13:54,082
Dad, guy’s selling seven eskies.
Hang on, Steve.
274
00:13:54,249 --> 00:13:57,002
What’s up? Is this about Wayne?
275
00:13:57,169 --> 00:14:00,839
No, no. Look...
What do you make of that?
276
00:14:04,217 --> 00:14:07,929
Jesus! This is a kick-out notice.
Mmm.
277
00:14:08,096 --> 00:14:11,516
(KNOCK AT DOOR)
No, |’|| get it. |’|| get it.
278
00:14:17,064 --> 00:14:18,982
Oh, g’day, Farouk.
Hello, Mr Kerrigan.
279
00:14:19,149 --> 00:14:21,401
Can you read to me something,
please, I get today?
280
00:14:21,568 --> 00:14:25,489
Yeah, sure, mate. But I'm a bit busy
at the moment. Can I come...?
281
00:14:27,199 --> 00:14:30,369
Shit. You’ve got one too.
Got what?
282
00:14:31,995 --> 00:14:34,706
What the hell is going on?
283
00:14:34,873 --> 00:14:36,708
Jesus Christ.
284
00:14:36,875 --> 00:14:38,960
(MURMURS) Jack!
285
00:14:47,552 --> 00:14:49,554
(KNOCKS ON DOOR) Jack!
286
00:14:49,721 --> 00:14:51,264
It's Darryl, mate!
287
00:14:56,186 --> 00:14:57,687
(SIGHS)
288
00:14:57,854 --> 00:15:00,607
Someone’s gonna take
me house, Darryl.
289
00:15:08,323 --> 00:15:12,202
Mr Kerrigan?
Yeah. Yeah.
290
00:15:14,830 --> 00:15:20,210
Mr Kerrigan — Darryl —
this is a compulsory acquisition.
291
00:15:20,377 --> 00:15:22,712
Yeah.
292
00:15:22,879 --> 00:15:25,966
Mr Kerrigan,
the airport is expanding.
293
00:15:26,133 --> 00:15:28,718
They’re setting up one of the
largest freight-handling facilities
294
00:15:28,885 --> 00:15:30,262
in the Southern Hemisphere,
295
00:15:30,429 --> 00:15:32,305
and they need a great deal of space.
296
00:15:32,472 --> 00:15:34,891
Yeah.
297
00:15:35,058 --> 00:15:39,938
And your house...is on that space.
298
00:15:40,105 --> 00:15:42,107
Yeah. Yeah, my house.
299
00:15:42,274 --> 00:15:44,151
That’s right. Your house.
300
00:15:44,317 --> 00:15:46,820
That's why
you'll be duly compensated.
301
00:15:46,987 --> 00:15:48,905
No, no. You’ve missed the point.
302
00:15:49,072 --> 00:15:50,991
I'm not interested in compensation.
303
00:15:51,158 --> 00:15:52,534
I don’t wanna go.
304
00:15:52,701 --> 00:15:55,745
(SIGHS) Under the laws
of compulsory acquisition...
305
00:15:55,912 --> 00:15:59,416
AND I don’t necessarily agree
with those laws.
306
00:15:59,583 --> 00:16:02,043
I can understand the pain
and trouble...
307
00:16:02,210 --> 00:16:04,838
Would you stop pretending
to be on my side?
308
00:16:06,465 --> 00:16:08,842
Alright, Mr Kerrigan,
I'll state this simply.
309
00:16:09,009 --> 00:16:10,552
There is an ironclad agreement
310
00:16:10,719 --> 00:16:12,304
between Federal, State
and local governments
311
00:16:12,471 --> 00:16:13,847
and the Airports Commission.
312
00:16:14,014 --> 00:16:15,557
Yeah?
313
00:16:15,724 --> 00:16:18,143
Well, where’s the agreement
with Darryl Kerrigan,
314
00:16:18,310 --> 00:16:20,312
3 Highview Crescent, Coolaroo?
315
00:16:20,479 --> 00:16:22,939
Where’s that agreement?
316
00:16:25,192 --> 00:16:27,110
It's not gonna happen.
317
00:17:33,260 --> 00:17:35,595
DENNIS: I don’t know, Darryl.
This isn’t my area.
318
00:17:35,762 --> 00:17:38,932
What do you mean, this is
not your area? This is law.
319
00:17:39,099 --> 00:17:41,643
Darryl, the airport
wants to buy your place.
320
00:17:41,810 --> 00:17:43,728
Mmm.
Airports come under federal law.
321
00:17:43,895 --> 00:17:47,482
Federal? I just do small stuff —
conveyancing, magistrates.
322
00:17:47,649 --> 00:17:50,402
You defended Wayne.
Yeah, and he got eight years!
323
00:17:50,569 --> 00:17:52,112
Yeah, but you did your best!
324
00:17:52,279 --> 00:17:55,574
You can hold your head up high.
HE was the one that held up...
325
00:17:55,740 --> 00:17:57,867
Darryl, I don’t know anything
about this sort of stuff.
326
00:17:58,034 --> 00:18:01,329
But they can’t do this!
I dunno — maybe they can.
327
00:18:01,496 --> 00:18:03,123
They can’t!
Well...
328
00:18:03,290 --> 00:18:06,042
Look, I'll ring around
and see what I can find out.
329
00:18:06,209 --> 00:18:08,670
Good on you, Dennis. Hey.
330
00:18:08,837 --> 00:18:10,839
How is Wayne?
331
00:18:11,006 --> 00:18:13,341
Good... Yeah, good.
332
00:18:13,508 --> 00:18:14,884
Behaving himself.
333
00:18:15,051 --> 00:18:17,178
Any word?
No, no.
334
00:18:17,345 --> 00:18:20,807
They reckon he’s still
a couple of years off.
335
00:18:20,974 --> 00:18:23,101
I'll let you know.
336
00:18:23,268 --> 00:18:26,229
But Dad was never one
to bring worries home.
337
00:18:26,396 --> 00:18:30,734
Even in the down times, he’d still
tell us funny stories about his day.
338
00:18:30,900 --> 00:18:34,404
It's a head-on between
a Mini and a Vauxhall!
339
00:18:35,447 --> 00:18:39,117
Dad also had a way of making
everyone feel important.
340
00:18:39,284 --> 00:18:41,536
Come on, Dale. Tell 'em!
341
00:18:41,703 --> 00:18:43,622
Go on, tell 'em!
342
00:18:43,788 --> 00:18:45,790
Dale dug a hole.
343
00:18:45,957 --> 00:18:47,500
Like the time I dug a hole.
344
00:18:47,667 --> 00:18:49,794
Started the patio.
Good on ya, Dale!
345
00:18:49,961 --> 00:18:52,797
And he’d compliment Mum
every single night on her cooking.
346
00:18:52,964 --> 00:18:56,176
Hello, hello, hello!
How’s this, boys? Whoo-hoo!
347
00:18:56,343 --> 00:18:58,762
What do you call this?
Chicken!
348
00:18:58,928 --> 00:19:01,097
But it’s got something
sprinkled on it.
349
00:19:01,264 --> 00:19:04,392
Seasoning.
Seasoning!
350
00:19:04,559 --> 00:19:07,270
Looks like everybody’s
kicked a goal!
351
00:19:07,437 --> 00:19:09,981
How are our backs feelin’? Mmm?
352
00:19:10,148 --> 00:19:12,442
Steve did get them
ergonometric chairs.
353
00:19:12,609 --> 00:19:15,403
And Mum had already started
prettying hers up.
354
00:19:15,570 --> 00:19:18,448
Dad placed a great deal of importance
on mealtime.
355
00:19:18,615 --> 00:19:20,533
He had a very strict rule -
356
00:19:20,700 --> 00:19:25,747
when the family starts to eat,
the television is definitely turned down!
357
00:19:25,914 --> 00:19:29,626
But as soon as we finish eating,
it’s a different story.
358
00:19:30,669 --> 00:19:32,671
That was great!
359
00:19:32,837 --> 00:19:35,882
Dad? It's 7330.
360
00:19:36,049 --> 00:19:38,927
Alright! Time for some fun!
361
00:19:39,094 --> 00:19:42,389
Dad reckons there's only one show
better than 'Hey Hey It's Saturday' -
362
00:19:42,555 --> 00:19:44,974
and that's
'The Best of Hey Hey It's Saturday'.
363
00:19:45,141 --> 00:19:49,396
It made Dad laugh. And when Dad
laughed, his whole body joined in.
364
00:19:49,562 --> 00:19:53,024
And then we would too.
Oh... Oh, gong him, Red!
365
00:19:54,401 --> 00:19:58,071
It was funny how on the fun nights
part of me got sad
366
00:19:58,238 --> 00:20:00,448
bause I 'd think about
my big brother in prison
367
00:20:00,615 --> 00:20:02,367
and wonder what he was doing.
368
00:20:03,868 --> 00:20:05,328
Wayne always reckoned
he was doing fine,
369
00:20:05,495 --> 00:20:07,372
but I get the feeling
370
00:20:07,539 --> 00:20:10,500
he was missing us more
than he was letting on.
371
00:20:10,667 --> 00:20:13,086
It'll be great when he comes home.
372
00:20:22,262 --> 00:20:24,180
DARRYL: You’re a ripper, Dennis!
373
00:20:24,347 --> 00:20:27,392
I said, you’re a bloody ripper!
374
00:20:29,060 --> 00:20:30,603
Yeah, OK.
375
00:20:32,689 --> 00:20:34,941
That’s it, Sal. All fixed.
376
00:20:35,108 --> 00:20:36,484
What did he say?
377
00:20:36,651 --> 00:20:41,448
He said...| have recourse to
the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
378
00:20:41,614 --> 00:20:44,868
All I gotta do is rock up there, put my
case, and they can go and get stuffed.
379
00:20:45,034 --> 00:20:46,578
Good on you, dam
Yeah.
380
00:20:46,745 --> 00:20:48,872
He still hasn’t noticed, Mum.
What?
381
00:20:50,123 --> 00:20:53,877
(m AWE) Oh, it’s finished.
(PROUDLY) Today.
382
00:20:54,043 --> 00:20:56,755
How is that?
You should open a shop.
383
00:20:56,921 --> 00:21:00,884
STEVE: Dad! Some guy’s selling
an overhead projector.
384
00:21:01,050 --> 00:21:03,052
Nuh.
385
00:21:03,219 --> 00:21:05,597
Hang on, Steve.
What’s he askin’?
386
00:21:05,764 --> 00:21:07,140
$150.
387
00:21:07,307 --> 00:21:10,018
Yeah.
Tell him he’s dreamin’!
388
00:21:10,185 --> 00:21:14,022
What else did Dennis have to say'?
Nothin'. It's fixed.
389
00:21:14,189 --> 00:21:16,107
Yeah, but when’s the hearing?
Monday.
390
00:21:16,274 --> 00:21:18,485
And I know exactly
what I'm gonna say.
391
00:21:18,651 --> 00:21:20,904
Don’t rabbit on, darl.
I don’t rabbit on.
392
00:21:21,070 --> 00:21:23,656
When do I rabbit on?
You do rabbit on.
393
00:21:23,823 --> 00:21:25,408
Alright. Alright.
394
00:21:25,575 --> 00:21:27,994
But I'll tell you
what we're gonna do.
395
00:21:28,161 --> 00:21:30,705
Friday, we’re gonna pick up
Trace and Con
396
00:21:30,872 --> 00:21:35,126
and then we’re going straight up
to Bonnie Doon for the weekend.
397
00:21:35,293 --> 00:21:39,547
And we’re not worrying about
those clowns for another second.
398
00:21:39,714 --> 00:21:42,091
DALE: Mum!
'The Price is Right' is on!
399
00:21:42,258 --> 00:21:43,635
Oh, righto.
400
00:21:43,802 --> 00:21:46,638
I'd better ring up Farouk
and Jack and Evonne...
401
00:21:46,805 --> 00:21:50,767
..and the others
and tell them what’s going on.
402
00:21:57,524 --> 00:22:01,152
Trace and Con had
a great honeymoon in Thailand.
403
00:22:01,361 --> 00:22:03,655
We met 'em as they came off
the plane with a trolley,
404
00:22:03,822 --> 00:22:06,324
which was lucky,
’cause they had heaps of stuff.
405
00:22:09,702 --> 00:22:11,913
We couldn’t wait to hear
all the stories about the trip.
406
00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:14,040
And we didn’t have to
wait all that long, either,
407
00:22:14,207 --> 00:22:16,960
'cause one of the good things
about living next to the airport
408
00:22:17,126 --> 00:22:19,629
is that it doesn’t take long
to walk home.
409
00:22:31,266 --> 00:22:34,811
They had these masks which you put
over your eyes when you’re sleeping
410
00:22:34,978 --> 00:22:36,354
so you can’t see anything.
411
00:22:36,521 --> 00:22:38,439
And they were complimentary.
Yeah, they were for free.
412
00:22:38,606 --> 00:22:40,525
It was the first time
anyone in our family
413
00:22:40,692 --> 00:22:42,569
had travelled further
than Alice Springs,
414
00:22:42,735 --> 00:22:44,988
and we just sat glued
listening to all the details.
415
00:22:45,154 --> 00:22:46,531
Really?
416
00:22:46,698 --> 00:22:49,075
We had a choice between fish
and beef wellington.
417
00:22:49,242 --> 00:22:51,077
Beef wellington?!
What’s that, darl?
418
00:22:51,244 --> 00:22:53,496
It's beef done in pastry.
419
00:22:53,663 --> 00:22:56,624
And it was an absolute credit
to the airline.
420
00:22:56,791 --> 00:22:58,710
Did they show a film?
Two.
421
00:22:58,877 --> 00:23:01,129
And they also had...
What were they?
422
00:23:01,296 --> 00:23:03,548
Er...we saw 'Twister'.
And they had...
423
00:23:03,715 --> 00:23:06,676
Was it a screen or a telly?
Er, telly.
424
00:23:06,843 --> 00:23:09,804
They had easy listening,
classic gold, contemporary rock...
425
00:23:09,971 --> 00:23:12,557
What was the other one?
The other film.
426
00:23:12,724 --> 00:23:14,475
Er...Juman...
'Jumanji'.
427
00:23:14,642 --> 00:23:16,561
'Jumanji', yeah.
And with the headphones...
428
00:23:16,728 --> 00:23:18,521
Which one was first?
'Twister'.
429
00:23:18,688 --> 00:23:20,857
..you could turn the sound...
How many on the way back?
430
00:23:21,024 --> 00:23:22,775
Dale! You can ask later.
Sorry, Trace.
431
00:23:22,942 --> 00:23:27,113
It was so dry in the plane that your
hair dehydrates, doesn’t it, Con?
432
00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:28,656
Yeah, it loses its moisture.
433
00:23:28,823 --> 00:23:30,408
So interesting.
434
00:23:30,575 --> 00:23:32,785
We could've listened for hours.
435
00:23:32,952 --> 00:23:34,871
But then it was presents time.
436
00:23:35,038 --> 00:23:37,999
For you, Dad.
It's a samurai sword letter-opener.
437
00:23:38,166 --> 00:23:39,834
Ohhh!
That is handcrafted.
438
00:23:40,001 --> 00:23:43,671
Oh, how’s that, love?
That is just...
439
00:23:44,964 --> 00:23:47,550
This is going
straight to the poolroom.
440
00:23:47,717 --> 00:23:49,093
You should use it, Dad.
441
00:23:49,260 --> 00:23:52,138
This I am not even taking
out of the wrapper.
442
00:23:52,305 --> 00:23:57,101
They bought Mum a genuine Rolex
for 15 bucks off a guy at the beach.
443
00:23:57,268 --> 00:23:59,312
He said he’d mail the warranty later.
444
00:23:59,479 --> 00:24:03,858
I got a necklace with a shark tooth.
They got a Walkman for Steve.
445
00:24:04,025 --> 00:24:07,528
'Cause it was Friday, I told Trace
I 'd take VVayne's present to him.
446
00:24:07,695 --> 00:24:09,072
It was an elephant.
447
00:24:09,238 --> 00:24:11,616
'Cause elephants bring good luck,
especially if the trunks are up,
448
00:24:11,783 --> 00:24:13,326
and this trunk was up.
449
00:24:14,661 --> 00:24:16,120
It really made Wayne's day.
450
00:24:16,287 --> 00:24:20,041
Yeah.
She’s great, isn’t she — Trace?
451
00:24:20,208 --> 00:24:21,876
It brings good luck.
452
00:24:22,043 --> 00:24:23,503
She’s coming on Monday.
453
00:24:23,670 --> 00:24:25,046
Oh, great!
454
00:24:25,213 --> 00:24:27,924
When’s Dad going to that hearing?
On Monday.
455
00:24:28,091 --> 00:24:29,467
Yeah.
Yeah?
456
00:24:29,634 --> 00:24:32,762
He reckons they can’t do it.
Dad’d know.
457
00:24:34,180 --> 00:24:36,140
Yeah.
Going up to Bonnie Doon tonight?
458
00:24:36,307 --> 00:24:38,017
Maybe. I dunno.
459
00:24:38,184 --> 00:24:40,770
I didn’t want to tell Wayne
that we were going to Bonnie Doon,
460
00:24:40,937 --> 00:24:43,898
just in case he’d feel bad
that we were going to Bonnie Doon.
461
00:24:44,065 --> 00:24:46,734
He liked it there.
We all liked it there.
462
00:24:46,901 --> 00:24:50,530
(SINGS) ♪ We're going
to Bonnie Doon... ♪
463
00:24:50,697 --> 00:24:53,658
We all left soon after,
except for Trace and Con.
464
00:24:53,825 --> 00:24:55,785
As you could imagine,
they were just married
465
00:24:55,952 --> 00:24:57,453
and wanted some time to themselves.
466
00:24:57,620 --> 00:24:59,872
So they drove up in their own car.
467
00:25:00,039 --> 00:25:03,001
Dad had a song he’d used to sing
about going to Bonnie Doon,
468
00:25:03,167 --> 00:25:06,462
only he sang it a lot
and it was a bit repetitive.
469
00:25:06,629 --> 00:25:08,006
(SHARPLY) Darl...
470
00:25:08,172 --> 00:25:11,300
(MOUTHS WORDS)
471
00:25:12,635 --> 00:25:14,387
(BEEPING)
Dad, radar.
472
00:25:14,554 --> 00:25:16,347
(BEEPING CONTINUES)
473
00:25:16,514 --> 00:25:18,433
(CAR ENGINE SLOWS)
474
00:25:18,599 --> 00:25:20,685
(BEEPING STOPS)
475
00:25:23,146 --> 00:25:25,857
How much did that cost?
70 bucks.
476
00:25:26,024 --> 00:25:27,734
Just paid for itself.
477
00:25:29,235 --> 00:25:32,822
Dale, why don’t you unload the boat,
mate?
478
00:25:32,989 --> 00:25:35,616
Steve, don’t forget the dog food.
Got it.
479
00:25:40,413 --> 00:25:42,498
Here, boy! Hey!
480
00:25:44,375 --> 00:25:47,295
Bloody marvellous to be up here,
isn’t it, Dale?
481
00:25:47,462 --> 00:25:48,838
Yeah.
482
00:25:49,005 --> 00:25:50,381
Bonnie Doon.
483
00:25:50,548 --> 00:25:52,091
Dad loved Bonnie Doon.
484
00:25:52,258 --> 00:25:53,760
How do I describe it?
485
00:25:53,926 --> 00:25:56,471
It is a little town on a big lake.
486
00:25:56,637 --> 00:25:58,097
It’s a beautiful place,
487
00:25:58,264 --> 00:26:00,767
especially this time of year
when the water levels are down.
488
00:26:00,933 --> 00:26:04,270
Dad could not believe his luck
when he found this place.
489
00:26:04,437 --> 00:26:06,814
It was a bargain
and he couldn't work out why.
490
00:26:06,981 --> 00:26:09,776
It was just a block of land
with a beautiful view.
491
00:26:09,942 --> 00:26:12,528
It took him five years
to build this place.
492
00:26:12,695 --> 00:26:15,364
He bought an unfinished kit home
out of the 'Trading Post',
493
00:26:15,531 --> 00:26:18,743
built it in the backyard
and towed it up here with his truck.
494
00:26:18,910 --> 00:26:21,829
He was the only bloke he knew
with a holiday home.
495
00:26:21,996 --> 00:26:23,623
Not a caravan - a holiday home.
496
00:26:23,790 --> 00:26:26,292
And he reckoned we were
the luckiest family in the world.
497
00:26:26,459 --> 00:26:30,088
Dale, I reckon we’re
the luckiest family in the world.
498
00:26:30,254 --> 00:26:32,131
He loved the serenity of the place.
499
00:26:32,298 --> 00:26:33,925
How’s the serenity?
500
00:26:34,092 --> 00:26:36,219
I think he also just loved the word.
501
00:26:36,385 --> 00:26:38,679
So much serenity.
502
00:26:39,722 --> 00:26:41,182
Let’s get to bed.
503
00:26:41,349 --> 00:26:44,936
Tomorrow is gonna be a great day.
Yeah.
504
00:26:48,064 --> 00:26:50,441
If there’s one thing Dad loved
more than serenity,
505
00:26:50,608 --> 00:26:53,152
it was a two-stroke engine
on full throttle.
506
00:26:53,319 --> 00:26:55,613
(BOAT ENGINE ROARS)
507
00:27:00,409 --> 00:27:02,036
Listen to that!
508
00:27:02,203 --> 00:27:03,579
Singing like a bird!
509
00:27:03,746 --> 00:27:05,665
He just loved Bonnie Deon.
510
00:27:05,832 --> 00:27:08,417
And he reckoned the faster you went,
the more you saw of it.
511
00:27:08,584 --> 00:27:10,294
Look at that!
What?
512
00:27:10,461 --> 00:27:12,255
Back there.
513
00:27:13,297 --> 00:27:17,385
But eventually, he’d find a place
he reckoned looked like a good spot.
514
00:27:17,552 --> 00:27:20,054
I reckon this
looks like a good spot.
515
00:27:20,221 --> 00:27:21,722
Dad loved fishing
516
00:27:21,889 --> 00:27:24,016
and he really looked after
his equipment.
517
00:27:24,183 --> 00:27:26,811
He said they’ve only ever made
one good rod.
518
00:27:26,978 --> 00:27:29,272
It's called the 'Ugly Stick'
by Shakespeare.
519
00:27:29,438 --> 00:27:31,899
It’s so strong, you can bend it
right around on itself.
520
00:27:32,066 --> 00:27:35,444
Look at that.
Bends right around on itself.
521
00:27:35,611 --> 00:27:37,822
You see that?
522
00:27:37,989 --> 00:27:40,616
The lake had trout, redfin and carp.
523
00:27:40,783 --> 00:27:43,369
Carp was not a good eating fish
but it was good catching.
524
00:27:43,536 --> 00:27:45,705
They could grow to quite a size.
525
00:27:45,872 --> 00:27:47,290
Generally they just hooked themselves
526
00:27:47,456 --> 00:27:48,875
but occasionally they were crafty,
527
00:27:49,041 --> 00:27:50,626
just nibbling at the bait.
528
00:27:50,793 --> 00:27:52,170
Got a nibble.
529
00:27:52,336 --> 00:27:56,632
Dad reckoned that fishing
was 10% brains and 95% muscle,
530
00:27:56,799 --> 00:27:58,676
and the rest was just good luck.
531
00:28:01,470 --> 00:28:05,892
We all got a few carp that day,
and each of us knew how to muscle fish.
532
00:28:10,396 --> 00:28:13,316
Where’s Con?
Down the shops.
533
00:28:13,482 --> 00:28:15,568
You and Con talked about kids yet?
534
00:28:15,735 --> 00:28:18,404
Yeah — Con wants to start straightaway.
535
00:28:18,571 --> 00:28:20,865
But, you know, I've got a career.
Of course.
536
00:28:21,032 --> 00:28:23,951
I said, “I'm not having kids
until I'm at least 23.”
537
00:28:24,118 --> 00:28:26,245
Times have changed.
538
00:28:40,468 --> 00:28:41,844
Gail had a boy.
539
00:28:42,011 --> 00:28:44,388
Was he a whopper?
Mmm, 10 pounds.
540
00:28:44,555 --> 00:28:45,973
They’re gonna be a big, beefy family.
541
00:28:46,140 --> 00:28:50,603
Tyler Jay. Even the birth notice
was big — stork and everything.
542
00:28:50,770 --> 00:28:52,313
Shannon was nine pounds.
Mmm.
543
00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:54,649
What did you make, then?
I knitted a pair of bootees.
544
00:28:54,815 --> 00:28:56,192
You always need bootees.
545
00:28:56,359 --> 00:28:59,070
I reckon you should make fake flowers.
Oh, yeah.
546
00:28:59,237 --> 00:29:01,072
Jenny makes fake flowers.
Jenny?
547
00:29:01,239 --> 00:29:02,615
Yeah.
Jenny Jenny?
548
00:29:02,782 --> 00:29:04,158
No, microwave Jenny.
549
00:29:04,325 --> 00:29:06,869
She reckons the trick is
to make them real but not too real,
550
00:29:07,036 --> 00:29:09,330
just real enough
to know that they’re fake.
551
00:29:09,497 --> 00:29:12,166
I'd like to do pottery.
Wow! On a wheel?
552
00:29:12,333 --> 00:29:14,794
Yeah. I just love mugs.
553
00:29:14,961 --> 00:29:17,463
Yeah, I'd like to make my own mugs.
554
00:29:17,630 --> 00:29:20,174
Mum...
Yeah?
555
00:29:20,341 --> 00:29:22,009
What’s the matter?
Nothing.
556
00:29:22,176 --> 00:29:25,012
You worried about the house?
No.
557
00:29:25,179 --> 00:29:29,392
Dad said everything’s gonna be OK.
Of course it is, darl.
558
00:29:34,438 --> 00:29:37,024
We ended up with four carp
and one redfin -
559
00:29:37,191 --> 00:29:38,567
a reasonable day’s fishing
560
00:29:38,734 --> 00:29:42,071
considering we had to get back earlier
when Coco got seasick.
561
00:29:42,238 --> 00:29:44,740
Steve wasn’t looking
all that flash either.
562
00:29:50,288 --> 00:29:51,914
Keep it still, Trace.
563
00:29:54,959 --> 00:29:56,836
Disciplined, isn’t he, Sal?
564
00:29:59,046 --> 00:30:02,675
Here are you and I relaxing, having
a beer, and he’s still training.
565
00:30:02,842 --> 00:30:05,136
Yeah, he just loves that sport.
566
00:30:05,303 --> 00:30:07,013
You’ve gotta have
a passion for something.
567
00:30:07,179 --> 00:30:08,306
Yeah.
568
00:30:10,141 --> 00:30:12,393
(MOTORBIKE APPROACHES)
569
00:30:12,560 --> 00:30:14,103
How’s the serenity?
570
00:30:18,024 --> 00:30:21,110
Dad! Where do you want me to put
the chicken coop?
571
00:30:21,277 --> 00:30:22,903
Up the back, Steve.
572
00:30:26,949 --> 00:30:30,036
45 bucks. You couldn't buy
the materials for that.
573
00:30:30,202 --> 00:30:32,788
What do you want
with a chicken coop?
574
00:30:32,955 --> 00:30:38,336
And what do we want with a kit home?
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
575
00:30:38,502 --> 00:30:39,962
(CHUCKLES)
576
00:30:40,129 --> 00:30:42,840
Now give me a kiss,
you big hunk of a man.
577
00:31:15,706 --> 00:31:17,541
Mmm!
578
00:31:17,708 --> 00:31:19,710
Marvellous, ain’t it?
579
00:31:19,877 --> 00:31:22,213
The lake, the kids...
580
00:31:25,758 --> 00:31:28,177
Oh, look at the dogs!
581
00:31:28,344 --> 00:31:29,887
Don’t they love it?
582
00:31:31,097 --> 00:31:32,890
(SNIFFS DEEPLY)
583
00:31:33,057 --> 00:31:35,184
Oh, smell that!
584
00:31:36,352 --> 00:31:38,729
Yep.
Two-stroke.
585
00:31:40,856 --> 00:31:43,067
Pity Wayne can’t be here.
586
00:31:43,234 --> 00:31:46,695
Darl...
No, no, I could've done better.
587
00:31:48,406 --> 00:31:51,826
Well! Let’s start cooking
this feast.
588
00:31:51,992 --> 00:31:54,245
Who ordered medium-rare?
STEVE: Me.
589
00:31:54,412 --> 00:31:55,788
Good stuff.
590
00:31:55,955 --> 00:31:59,750
Check that, Steve.
It could be a little underdone.
591
00:31:59,917 --> 00:32:02,878
I bet they don’t have places
like this in Thailand, Con.
592
00:32:03,045 --> 00:32:04,422
No, Mr Kerrigan.
593
00:32:04,588 --> 00:32:07,383
Hey, hey, hey! Darryl now, mate.
594
00:32:07,550 --> 00:32:09,385
Sorry... Darryl.
595
00:32:09,552 --> 00:32:11,178
It's a good place, though.
596
00:32:11,345 --> 00:32:13,597
Yeah, yeah. I'm curious.
597
00:32:13,764 --> 00:32:17,685
Now, I know it’s unfair to compare
any place to Bonnie Doon,
598
00:32:17,852 --> 00:32:20,855
but why would I want to go there
instead of here?
599
00:32:21,021 --> 00:32:23,441
It's for young people, Dad.
Yeah, I know that, Trace.
600
00:32:23,607 --> 00:32:24,984
It's the culture, Darryl.
601
00:32:25,151 --> 00:32:27,319
The place is full of culture.
Checkers.
602
00:32:27,486 --> 00:32:28,988
Oh, yeah.
Something for everyone.
603
00:32:29,155 --> 00:32:31,740
What was that movie, the one on...
Dale!
604
00:32:31,907 --> 00:32:33,451
There were so many stories.
605
00:32:33,617 --> 00:32:36,912
The hotel Trace and I were staying in,
they had this one channel —
606
00:32:37,079 --> 00:32:39,039
Kickboxing, 24 hours a day.
607
00:32:39,206 --> 00:32:42,626
It was just so interesting
to hear about another country.
608
00:32:42,793 --> 00:32:45,713
Meals were $5, Mum —
the most beautiful satays.
609
00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:47,256
What’s that, darl?
610
00:32:47,423 --> 00:32:50,384
Meat on a skewer
with peanut sauce and grilled.
611
00:32:50,551 --> 00:32:52,887
And the stories went on and on
all night.
612
00:32:53,053 --> 00:32:56,390
The value for money
is absolutely second to none.
613
00:32:56,557 --> 00:32:59,143
One of the other Sony Walkmans...
With presets?
614
00:32:59,310 --> 00:33:03,564
Yeah, presets AND megabass —
$85 Australian.
615
00:33:03,731 --> 00:33:05,107
WOW!
616
00:33:05,274 --> 00:33:06,692
Bargain?
Shit yeah!
617
00:33:06,859 --> 00:33:10,279
But someone like you, Steve,
could've got him down even further.
618
00:33:10,446 --> 00:33:13,240
I can’t wait to go to Bangkok.
619
00:33:13,407 --> 00:33:16,952
It's great to have you two back.
It's great to be back.
620
00:33:17,119 --> 00:33:18,913
Great to be up here.
621
00:33:19,079 --> 00:33:22,750
They haven’t got a place like this
in Bangkok.
622
00:33:23,834 --> 00:33:25,753
How’s the serenity?
623
00:33:25,920 --> 00:33:27,922
(INSECT ZAPPER FIZZES)
624
00:33:28,088 --> 00:33:29,465
Not a sound.
625
00:33:29,632 --> 00:33:32,801
(INSECT ZAPPER FIZZES)
626
00:33:40,226 --> 00:33:43,187
On Monday morning,
Dad was chomping at the bit.
627
00:33:43,354 --> 00:33:46,315
Feeling good, Sal.
Good on you, darl.
628
00:33:46,482 --> 00:33:48,025
Steve, could you move the Camira?
629
00:33:48,192 --> 00:33:51,487
I need to get the Torana out
so I can get to the Commodore.
630
00:33:51,654 --> 00:33:54,114
I'll have to get the keys to the Cortina.
I'm gonna move that Camira.
631
00:33:54,281 --> 00:33:55,824
Watch the boat, mate.
Yeah.
632
00:33:55,991 --> 00:33:57,868
Know why I'm feeling good, Sal?
633
00:33:58,035 --> 00:33:59,578
Why?
I'll tell you why.
634
00:33:59,745 --> 00:34:02,748
Because this is an example
of the individual,
635
00:34:02,915 --> 00:34:04,708
of how the individual,
if he has the guts
636
00:34:04,875 --> 00:34:06,794
to stand up and shove it right up
those people
637
00:34:06,961 --> 00:34:09,171
who think they can
stand on top of you,
638
00:34:09,338 --> 00:34:11,632
the people who think they
can do that, that’s why.
639
00:34:17,054 --> 00:34:19,682
DARRYL: What do you mean,
what’s my plea?
640
00:34:19,848 --> 00:34:21,517
What is the case you are putting?
641
00:34:21,684 --> 00:34:25,312
I told you. You just can’t walk in
and take a man’s house.
642
00:34:25,479 --> 00:34:28,357
Mr Kerrigan, are you disputing
the amount of compensation?
643
00:34:28,524 --> 00:34:30,526
I'm not interested in compensation.
644
00:34:30,693 --> 00:34:33,445
I'm saying that you can’t
kick me out.
645
00:34:34,488 --> 00:34:37,032
Very well. What is your argument?
646
00:34:37,199 --> 00:34:39,368
That’s it. That’s my argument.
647
00:34:39,535 --> 00:34:41,453
You can’t...kick me out.
648
00:34:42,746 --> 00:34:46,000
And on what...law
do you base that argument?
649
00:34:46,166 --> 00:34:47,918
The law of bloody common sense!
650
00:34:48,085 --> 00:34:51,422
Mr Kerrigan! I must ask you
to restrain yourself.
651
00:34:51,589 --> 00:34:53,090
Yeah, alright.
652
00:34:53,257 --> 00:34:57,428
Mr Kerrigan, this is the
Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
653
00:34:57,595 --> 00:34:59,763
You are an applicant.
654
00:34:59,930 --> 00:35:02,474
You need to show...
I need to show?!
655
00:35:02,641 --> 00:35:04,977
So it’s up to me, is it?
656
00:35:05,144 --> 00:35:08,772
Mr Kerrigan, Airlink,
as a federal authority,
657
00:35:08,939 --> 00:35:11,650
has the right to purchase
property compulsorily.
658
00:35:11,817 --> 00:35:16,572
As far as I can see, you have offered
no evidence to refute that right.
659
00:35:16,739 --> 00:35:18,157
No evidence?!
660
00:35:18,324 --> 00:35:20,659
It's not a house, it's a home.
661
00:35:20,826 --> 00:35:23,329
A man’s home is his castle.
662
00:35:23,495 --> 00:35:27,791
I mean, it’s...it’s...it’s Jack’s castle,
it’s Fa-Farouk’s castle...
663
00:35:27,958 --> 00:35:30,878
You just can’t walk in
and steal our home.
664
00:35:31,045 --> 00:35:33,797
You will be compensated.
I don’t want to be compensated!
665
00:35:33,964 --> 00:35:36,050
You can't buy what I've got.
666
00:35:37,760 --> 00:35:41,347
Mr Kerrigan, I am rapidly
running out of patience.
667
00:35:41,513 --> 00:35:45,309
You’re running out of...
What is your case in law?
668
00:35:47,144 --> 00:35:48,604
(SIGHS) Well, OK, um...
669
00:35:48,771 --> 00:35:52,691
The law is supposed to be
about justice.
670
00:35:52,858 --> 00:35:54,234
No, fairness.
671
00:35:54,401 --> 00:35:59,156
And I know that sometimes
what is right and fair is not clear-cut.
672
00:35:59,323 --> 00:36:00,699
It's a bit iffy.
673
00:36:00,866 --> 00:36:02,826
But this is not iffy.
674
00:36:02,993 --> 00:36:04,953
I mean, this is as clear as day.
675
00:36:05,120 --> 00:36:10,376
It is right and fair that a family
be allowed to live in its own house.
676
00:36:10,542 --> 00:36:12,086
That is justice.
677
00:36:14,588 --> 00:36:16,131
I rest my case.
678
00:36:19,635 --> 00:36:21,470
Dad reckoned he’d nailed it.
679
00:36:21,637 --> 00:36:23,180
Farouk agreed.
680
00:36:25,974 --> 00:36:27,976
But Dad was wrong.
681
00:36:29,978 --> 00:36:31,563
I can’t believe I lost.
682
00:36:31,730 --> 00:36:33,691
I've let you down.
683
00:36:33,857 --> 00:36:36,735
No, no, Mr Kerrigan.
You do good job.
684
00:36:36,902 --> 00:36:38,821
Please, Farouk, call me Darryl.
685
00:36:38,987 --> 00:36:40,364
OK, Mr Darryl.
686
00:36:40,531 --> 00:36:43,992
But, you know, I never heard
that one you say before.
687
00:36:44,159 --> 00:36:47,371
“A man’s home is his castle”?
That’s an old saying.
688
00:36:47,538 --> 00:36:48,914
No, no, other one.
689
00:36:49,081 --> 00:36:51,041
“Is not house, is home.”
690
00:36:52,251 --> 00:36:54,044
Farouk, I lost.
691
00:36:55,087 --> 00:36:56,672
I know, Mr Darryl.
692
00:36:56,839 --> 00:36:59,967
Farouk,
how much are they paying you?
693
00:37:00,134 --> 00:37:01,885
$65,000.
694
00:37:02,052 --> 00:37:03,887
For your place?
Yes.
695
00:37:04,054 --> 00:37:07,599
They say the plane,
they fly overhead, drop the value.
696
00:37:07,766 --> 00:37:11,228
I don’t care. In Beirut,
plane fly overhead, drop bomb.
697
00:37:11,395 --> 00:37:13,188
I like THIS plane.
698
00:37:13,355 --> 00:37:15,149
What are we gonna do, Darryl?
699
00:37:16,191 --> 00:37:18,068
I dunno, Jack.
700
00:37:18,235 --> 00:37:22,030
This is the only place I can afford.
I don’t want to move.
701
00:37:22,197 --> 00:37:24,074
See what they’re doing, Sal?
702
00:37:24,241 --> 00:37:26,243
(SIGHS) Mmm.
703
00:37:26,410 --> 00:37:28,454
How |ong’ve you lived here, Jack?
704
00:37:28,620 --> 00:37:29,997
Three years.
705
00:37:30,164 --> 00:37:31,999
No, in the area.
706
00:37:32,166 --> 00:37:33,625
How |ong’ve you lived around here?
707
00:37:33,792 --> 00:37:35,961
57 years.
708
00:37:37,004 --> 00:37:38,881
57 years.
709
00:37:39,965 --> 00:37:43,135
And they’re gonna kick you out
on your arse.
710
00:37:44,762 --> 00:37:46,138
Well, bugger 'em!
711
00:37:46,305 --> 00:37:48,307
I'm not giving up, Jack.
712
00:37:48,474 --> 00:37:50,976
If they wanna play things
by the law, fine.
713
00:37:51,143 --> 00:37:52,728
We'll play by the law.
714
00:37:52,895 --> 00:37:55,856
But they’re not
the only big guns in town.
715
00:37:56,023 --> 00:38:00,235
If it's gonna be lawyers, I'm gonna
hit 'em with the big artillery.
716
00:38:00,402 --> 00:38:04,531
DENNIS: Hang on, Darryl.
Jesus, these fuckin’ photocopiers.
717
00:38:04,698 --> 00:38:07,659
What the fuck is that?!
I cleared Tray 3!
718
00:38:07,826 --> 00:38:09,953
Why don’t you get your girl
to do that for you?
719
00:38:10,120 --> 00:38:13,582
She’s not here on Mondays.
She does Tuesday, Thursday, Friday.
720
00:38:13,749 --> 00:38:16,668
‘F3’. What the fuck is that?
721
00:38:16,835 --> 00:38:18,462
Dennis, how'd you go?
722
00:38:18,629 --> 00:38:21,256
No good. I spoke to
every barrister I know.
723
00:38:21,423 --> 00:38:23,133
No-one wants to touch it.
724
00:38:23,300 --> 00:38:25,469
Alright, you do it.
725
00:38:25,636 --> 00:38:27,888
I told you, Darryl,
I'm not qualified.
726
00:38:28,055 --> 00:38:29,556
You’re not qualified?!
727
00:38:29,723 --> 00:38:31,642
Oh-ho, now I've heard everything!
728
00:38:31,809 --> 00:38:33,602
What do you mean
you’re not qualified?
729
00:38:33,769 --> 00:38:36,021
I mean I'm not in the big time.
730
00:38:36,188 --> 00:38:38,106
You have lost faith
in yourself, Dennis.
731
00:38:38,273 --> 00:38:40,859
Darryl...
You have lost faith.
732
00:38:41,026 --> 00:38:43,570
Darryl, it’s over my head.
733
00:38:43,737 --> 00:38:45,322
It's over your head too.
734
00:38:45,489 --> 00:38:47,783
Over MY head?
735
00:38:47,950 --> 00:38:49,326
Dennis...
736
00:38:49,493 --> 00:38:52,496
Have you heard of the Barlow Group?
No.
737
00:38:52,663 --> 00:38:54,581
It's basically
a big investment company
738
00:38:54,748 --> 00:38:58,126
controlled by three blokes
worth about a half a billion each.
739
00:38:58,293 --> 00:39:00,712
Well, the Barlow Group is Airlink.
740
00:39:00,879 --> 00:39:03,006
I thought
Airlink was the government.
741
00:39:03,173 --> 00:39:04,758
It's a government authority.
742
00:39:04,925 --> 00:39:06,844
But all the money’s
coming from Barlow.
743
00:39:07,010 --> 00:39:09,680
It's a way of privatising
without privatising.
744
00:39:09,847 --> 00:39:11,890
Anyway, it’s a big, big thing.
745
00:39:12,057 --> 00:39:15,102
Every level of government.
Huge investment.
746
00:39:16,186 --> 00:39:17,729
Alright, fine. So they’re big.
747
00:39:17,896 --> 00:39:20,148
But why do they want MY house?
748
00:39:20,315 --> 00:39:23,694
Why don’t they just fill in
the old quarry and build it there?
749
00:39:23,861 --> 00:39:26,822
I don’t know, maybe it’s just cheaper
to pull down more houses.
750
00:39:26,989 --> 00:39:28,532
So we fight 'em.
751
00:39:28,699 --> 00:39:31,410
Darryl...they want
this thing to work.
752
00:39:31,577 --> 00:39:33,412
They’re gonna get their way.
753
00:39:33,579 --> 00:39:36,540
And you know why people
like that get their way?
754
00:39:36,707 --> 00:39:39,668
Because people like us
don't stand up to 'em.
755
00:39:39,835 --> 00:39:42,379
Now, they’ve still gotta play
by the rules.
756
00:39:42,546 --> 00:39:44,923
Darryl, they write the rules.
757
00:39:45,090 --> 00:39:46,508
They own the game.
758
00:39:46,675 --> 00:39:48,635
Fuck, Dennis, it’s my fucking house!
759
00:39:48,802 --> 00:39:50,888
You’re not gonna run scared on me?
760
00:39:52,014 --> 00:39:54,391
I can’t do this by myself.
761
00:39:55,475 --> 00:39:56,852
Alright, mate.
762
00:39:57,019 --> 00:39:59,938
Let me think about it.
763
00:40:00,105 --> 00:40:02,900
(APPLAUSE ON TELEVISION)
764
00:40:04,902 --> 00:40:06,570
Con’s working late tonight.
765
00:40:06,737 --> 00:40:08,113
He’s just so busy.
766
00:40:08,280 --> 00:40:11,199
Cannot believe
this postcard arrived today.
767
00:40:11,366 --> 00:40:13,744
Thanks for dropping in.
768
00:40:14,786 --> 00:40:17,164
Dad!
How’s he treating my princess?
769
00:40:18,206 --> 00:40:19,750
Alright, alright.
770
00:40:21,126 --> 00:40:23,712
“We saw some amazing things.”
771
00:40:24,796 --> 00:40:27,299
Now, that is a bloody big statue.
772
00:40:27,466 --> 00:40:30,427
It's all made of gold.
Is that so? Hmm!
773
00:40:30,594 --> 00:40:32,554
(APPLAUSE ON TELEVISION)
774
00:40:32,721 --> 00:40:34,640
This bloke's gonna win the cars.
775
00:40:34,806 --> 00:40:37,309
How’s the salon?
Good.
776
00:40:38,977 --> 00:40:40,354
Now, look at these models.
777
00:40:40,520 --> 00:40:41,897
Now, they’ve got ripper bodies
778
00:40:42,064 --> 00:40:45,025
but they let themselves down
in the hair department.
779
00:40:45,192 --> 00:40:48,820
You oughta contact Channel Nine,
get a contract with them.
780
00:40:48,987 --> 00:40:50,906
Dad, it doesn’t work like that.
781
00:40:51,073 --> 00:40:53,325
Look at them and look at you.
782
00:40:53,492 --> 00:40:55,577
Now, THAT is a head of hair.
783
00:40:55,744 --> 00:40:57,120
Just beautiful.
784
00:40:57,287 --> 00:40:58,997
Thanks, Dad.
785
00:40:59,164 --> 00:41:00,707
I'm only statin’ the truth.
786
00:41:00,874 --> 00:41:03,418
Dad, what’s a pulpit?
787
00:41:03,585 --> 00:41:06,338
Where the minister
gives his sermon from.
788
00:41:06,505 --> 00:41:07,881
How much?
789
00:41:08,048 --> 00:41:09,633
$800.
790
00:41:09,800 --> 00:41:11,343
Dreamin’.
791
00:41:13,095 --> 00:41:15,639
Actually, I know how
to get you on there.
792
00:41:15,806 --> 00:41:18,350
Send in a photo of you
for the home viewer.
793
00:41:18,517 --> 00:41:19,893
Dad, if you dare...
794
00:41:20,060 --> 00:41:22,896
I've got quite a few lying around.
Dad!
795
00:41:23,063 --> 00:41:26,650
Actually, I think I've got one
taken when you were two
796
00:41:26,817 --> 00:41:28,735
and you didn’t have any clothes on.
797
00:41:28,902 --> 00:41:31,196
DAD! Don’t you...
798
00:41:31,363 --> 00:41:34,032
Quite a few to choose from.
No! (LAUGHS)
799
00:41:34,199 --> 00:41:36,785
No! Don’t, Dad!
800
00:41:38,912 --> 00:41:41,748
That night, I thought of Wayne again.
801
00:41:41,915 --> 00:41:43,458
I wondered what he was doing
802
00:41:43,625 --> 00:41:45,252
and whether the e|ephant’s trunk
was still up,
803
00:41:45,419 --> 00:41:47,087
’cause that brings good luck.
804
00:42:01,309 --> 00:42:02,686
So, in conclusion,
805
00:42:02,853 --> 00:42:06,732
my client will be appealing
the decision to the Federal Court
806
00:42:06,898 --> 00:42:10,861
and, as an interim,
will be seeking an injunction...
807
00:42:11,987 --> 00:42:14,948
..er, to stop any further action
in this matter.
808
00:42:15,115 --> 00:42:17,409
Sincerely, Dennis Denuto.
809
00:42:30,714 --> 00:42:33,425
(TYPES)
810
00:42:49,983 --> 00:42:51,359
(PHONE RINGS)
811
00:42:51,526 --> 00:42:54,071
RECEPTIONIST: Hammersley
and Laycock. Can I help you?
812
00:42:54,237 --> 00:42:55,655
Putting you through now.
813
00:42:55,822 --> 00:42:58,325
(PLANE ROARS)
814
00:43:00,535 --> 00:43:01,912
(HAMMERING)
815
00:43:02,079 --> 00:43:05,707
He can’t come to the phone, Farouk.
He’s up in the ceiling.
816
00:43:05,874 --> 00:43:09,878
Righto, righto. |’|| get him to give
you a call as soon as he comes down.
817
00:43:10,045 --> 00:43:13,381
OK. Oh, give my love to Taboula.
818
00:43:13,548 --> 00:43:14,674
'Bye.
819
00:43:14,841 --> 00:43:17,719
DARRYL: Shit! Steve!
820
00:43:17,886 --> 00:43:19,721
Yeah?
821
00:43:19,888 --> 00:43:21,765
Beams aren’t supportin’.
822
00:43:21,932 --> 00:43:24,768
I reckon we put a hold
on the mezzanine.
823
00:43:24,935 --> 00:43:26,311
Yeah, alright.
824
00:43:26,478 --> 00:43:29,439
But I'll have to give that guy
a call about the spiral staircase,
825
00:43:29,606 --> 00:43:31,191
'cause he's holdin' it for us.
826
00:43:31,358 --> 00:43:34,194
Darl, can you give Farouk a ring?
Yeah.
827
00:43:34,361 --> 00:43:36,404
Where’s Dad?
Up in the roof.
828
00:43:36,571 --> 00:43:39,157
Dad.
Yeah, mate?
829
00:43:39,324 --> 00:43:41,409
I dug another hole.
830
00:43:42,577 --> 00:43:44,246
It's filling with water.
831
00:43:59,678 --> 00:44:01,930
You are FUCKIN’ kidding me!
832
00:44:02,097 --> 00:44:04,933
I cleared that tray
three FUCKIN’ TIMES!
833
00:44:05,100 --> 00:44:06,643
Mr Denuto.
Yeah?
834
00:44:06,810 --> 00:44:10,272
Ron Graham, Hammersley and Laycock.
Got your note during the week.
835
00:44:10,438 --> 00:44:15,068
Oh, yeah...yeah. Um...sit down.
836
00:44:19,406 --> 00:44:21,825
Now, the Kerrigan matter.
837
00:44:23,743 --> 00:44:26,705
Well, we’re gonna
be taking it. ..further.
838
00:44:26,872 --> 00:44:28,415
Yes, we totally understand
839
00:44:28,582 --> 00:44:30,584
and we’re here on behalf
of our client to apologise.
840
00:44:30,750 --> 00:44:33,295
We’ve made a mistake.
You have?
841
00:44:33,461 --> 00:44:36,423
Yes, it appears that the house
belonging to Mr Kerrigan
842
00:44:36,590 --> 00:44:38,383
was grossly undervalued by mistake
843
00:44:38,550 --> 00:44:40,927
and our client would like
to rectify the situation.
844
00:44:41,094 --> 00:44:43,054
Well, what are you offering?
845
00:44:43,221 --> 00:44:46,099
Whoa.
Another $25,000.
846
00:44:46,266 --> 00:44:47,642
As a separate cash cheque.
847
00:44:47,809 --> 00:44:54,316
You know, Darryl — my client —
is disputing the compulsory purchase.
848
00:44:54,482 --> 00:44:56,401
Yes, though,
with the correct valuation,
849
00:44:56,568 --> 00:44:59,571
we thought this may
put the dispute to rest.
850
00:45:00,614 --> 00:45:02,157
What if it doesn’t?
851
00:45:03,200 --> 00:45:04,576
If I were you,
852
00:45:04,743 --> 00:45:08,038
I would advise Mr Kerrigan
against taking any further action.
853
00:45:08,205 --> 00:45:10,123
This is
a multi-billion-dollar project.
854
00:45:10,290 --> 00:45:12,542
It's been in planning
for a long time.
855
00:45:12,709 --> 00:45:16,129
If this action were to
delay or spoil the plans,
856
00:45:16,296 --> 00:45:21,176
well, the understandable anger
could well spill into something else.
857
00:45:21,343 --> 00:45:23,053
Are you threatening?
858
00:45:23,220 --> 00:45:25,388
Hang on, I just came in here,
859
00:45:25,555 --> 00:45:28,183
apologised and increased
the offer by $25,000.
860
00:45:28,350 --> 00:45:29,392
I'm sorry, yeah.
861
00:45:29,559 --> 00:45:31,937
And that offer
should be put to Mr Kerrigan
862
00:45:32,103 --> 00:45:34,731
with your strongest
possible recommendation.
863
00:45:37,943 --> 00:45:40,528
Tell 'em to get stuffed.
864
00:45:40,695 --> 00:45:43,365
It's $25,000, Darryl!
865
00:45:43,531 --> 00:45:44,950
Don’t you get this, Dennis?
866
00:45:45,116 --> 00:45:47,535
Darryl, they’re offering
25 grand extra.
867
00:45:47,702 --> 00:45:49,663
Dennis, this is not about money!
868
00:45:49,829 --> 00:45:52,791
I am not leavin' the house.
Tell 'em I'm not movin'.
869
00:45:52,958 --> 00:45:54,334
They’re not gonna be happy.
870
00:45:54,501 --> 00:45:55,877
Who cares?
871
00:45:56,044 --> 00:45:58,129
I mean, they’re gonna
be really unhappy.
872
00:45:59,214 --> 00:46:01,132
So, what are you tellin’ me, Dennis?
873
00:46:01,299 --> 00:46:02,676
Nothin', Darryl.
874
00:46:02,842 --> 00:46:05,136
Did they threaten you?
Not me, really.
875
00:46:05,303 --> 00:46:07,013
They threatened me?
Not exactly...
876
00:46:07,180 --> 00:46:09,391
They fuckin’ well threatened me?!
877
00:46:09,557 --> 00:46:10,934
They just said...
878
00:46:11,101 --> 00:46:13,144
I want you to get on
that phone right now
879
00:46:13,311 --> 00:46:15,772
and tell 'em where
they can shove their 25 grand.
880
00:46:15,939 --> 00:46:20,568
Darryl, 'them' is the Barlow Group -
people used to getting their way.
881
00:46:20,735 --> 00:46:22,279
Now, they want to expand the airport
882
00:46:22,445 --> 00:46:25,573
and there’s one bloke
who’s a pain in the arse!
883
00:46:25,740 --> 00:46:28,493
Tell 'em to get stuffed.
884
00:46:39,796 --> 00:46:41,214
More, darlin’?
885
00:46:41,381 --> 00:46:44,426
Oh, no. No, love.
That was beautiful.
886
00:46:44,592 --> 00:46:45,969
What do you call that?
887
00:46:46,136 --> 00:46:47,595
Ice-cream.
888
00:46:47,762 --> 00:46:50,390
Yeah, but...but what
you’ve done with it.
889
00:46:50,557 --> 00:46:52,017
What'd you do to it?
890
00:46:52,183 --> 00:46:54,311
Scooped it out of the punnet.
891
00:46:55,854 --> 00:46:57,772
Did I do the right thing?
892
00:46:57,939 --> 00:47:00,483
Oh, yeah, sweetheart.
You did the right thing.
893
00:47:00,650 --> 00:47:02,444
25 grand, Dad.
894
00:47:02,610 --> 00:47:06,239
Yeah, but not that way, Steve.
We’re not gonna take the money.
895
00:47:10,035 --> 00:47:12,078
I wanna tell you a story.
Oh, good.
896
00:47:12,245 --> 00:47:14,331
About how your father and I met.
897
00:47:14,497 --> 00:47:17,083
I know this one.
Not all of it, Dale.
898
00:47:17,250 --> 00:47:22,047
You see, I used to go out
with a very handsome young man —
899
00:47:22,213 --> 00:47:23,590
well-to-do —
900
00:47:23,757 --> 00:47:25,133
called Bob Thompson.
901
00:47:25,300 --> 00:47:28,428
Big Bob Thompson.
What’s he doin’ now, eh?
902
00:47:28,595 --> 00:47:30,180
Puttin’ in fence posts in Adelaide.
903
00:47:30,347 --> 00:47:32,932
He runs a construction company.
So he says.
904
00:47:33,099 --> 00:47:36,061
Well, anyway, one night
he took me to the greyhounds.
905
00:47:36,227 --> 00:47:38,438
He put on a real show.
We ate at the carvery...
906
00:47:38,605 --> 00:47:39,689
What did you have?
907
00:47:39,856 --> 00:47:42,692
Ah...pork.
Ohhhh!
908
00:47:42,859 --> 00:47:44,444
Anyway, we had wine, champagne,
909
00:47:44,611 --> 00:47:47,530
he put on all my bets and he was
just sweeping me off my feet.
910
00:47:47,697 --> 00:47:50,408
And I wouldn't have been at all surprised
if he popped the question.
911
00:47:50,575 --> 00:47:53,745
Well, anyway, later on,
I don’t know what it was,
912
00:47:53,912 --> 00:47:57,916
but out of the corner of my eye,
I spotted this lanky bloke
913
00:47:58,083 --> 00:48:00,377
struggling with one of his greyhounds.
914
00:48:00,543 --> 00:48:02,670
Red Rocket.
That’s you, Dad.
915
00:48:02,837 --> 00:48:05,423
Now, Bob, he went off to talk
to one of the stewards
916
00:48:05,590 --> 00:48:09,219
and this young fella, he comes right
up to me and starts chattin’ to me.
917
00:48:09,386 --> 00:48:13,723
And he asks me out.
And I said, “Well, I'm on a date.”
918
00:48:13,890 --> 00:48:18,311
Well, he backed right off.
919
00:48:18,478 --> 00:48:23,108
He said he wasn’t cuttin’ anyone’s lunch
and he wished me goodnight.
920
00:48:23,274 --> 00:48:27,404
And I thought,
“That man has principles.”
921
00:48:27,570 --> 00:48:32,492
And from that day on,
I've only had eyes for one man.
922
00:48:32,659 --> 00:48:34,744
Hook, line and sinker.
923
00:48:35,787 --> 00:48:39,249
And that’s what I love about him —
his principles.
924
00:48:39,416 --> 00:48:41,418
So we’re not
takin’ the money, Steve.
925
00:48:41,584 --> 00:48:42,961
(KNOCK AT DOOR)
926
00:48:43,128 --> 00:48:45,588
No, hang on. I'll get it.
927
00:48:47,632 --> 00:48:49,175
What was the carvery like?
928
00:48:53,263 --> 00:48:54,639
Yeah?
929
00:48:54,806 --> 00:48:56,766
Mr Kerrigan?
Yeah. What?
930
00:48:56,933 --> 00:48:58,768
I've got a message to pass on.
From who?
931
00:48:58,935 --> 00:49:01,354
I'm just passing on a message.
932
00:49:01,521 --> 00:49:03,440
You from the council?
No, I'm not from the council.
933
00:49:03,606 --> 00:49:05,066
The company?
934
00:49:05,233 --> 00:49:06,818
I'm just passing on a message,
Mr Kerrigan.
935
00:49:06,985 --> 00:49:08,945
They always send someone different,
don’t they?
936
00:49:09,112 --> 00:49:12,073
The message is,
“Take the offer and shut up.”
937
00:49:12,240 --> 00:49:13,616
Understood?
938
00:49:13,783 --> 00:49:16,035
Are you threatenin’ me?
Just passing on a message.
939
00:49:16,202 --> 00:49:17,579
Fuck off, you clown!
Mr Kerrigan...
940
00:49:17,745 --> 00:49:19,622
Fuck off!
Better watch your mouth, pal.
941
00:49:19,789 --> 00:49:21,708
You heard my dad. Now, FUCK OFF!
942
00:49:21,875 --> 00:49:23,293
Whoa, whoa.
943
00:49:23,460 --> 00:49:26,129
Fine. I just tried to tell ya.
944
00:49:30,175 --> 00:49:32,802
What the fuck
do ya think you’re doin’?!
945
00:49:32,969 --> 00:49:36,264
You know what I said after Wayne —
no more guns in the house!
946
00:49:36,431 --> 00:49:37,807
Yeah, but he was threatenin’ you.
947
00:49:37,974 --> 00:49:39,559
Where'd you get it?
'Trading Post'.
948
00:49:39,726 --> 00:49:41,728
What did you pay for it?
$180.
949
00:49:41,895 --> 00:49:44,647
What was he askin’?
$250.
950
00:49:44,814 --> 00:49:47,859
He was dreamin’.
Yeah.
951
00:49:48,026 --> 00:49:49,944
Get rid of it.
952
00:49:50,987 --> 00:49:52,405
(SIGHS)
953
00:49:52,572 --> 00:49:55,033
DARRYL: Sell it.
954
00:50:00,413 --> 00:50:02,123
(TYRES SCREECH OUTSIDE)
955
00:50:02,290 --> 00:50:03,708
(DOG BARKS)
956
00:50:03,875 --> 00:50:05,960
(GLASS SHATTERS)
957
00:50:07,003 --> 00:50:09,088
(CAR ROARS AWAY)
958
00:50:14,385 --> 00:50:16,471
Pricks!
959
00:50:19,265 --> 00:50:22,268
Alright. Alright!
960
00:50:23,311 --> 00:50:26,105
I might pass on a message of my own.
961
00:50:39,369 --> 00:50:41,412
Don’t bullshit me, pal!
962
00:50:41,579 --> 00:50:43,498
I know why you want
Highview Crescent.
963
00:50:43,665 --> 00:50:47,168
It's because you're too much of
a tight-arse to fill in the quarry!
964
00:50:47,335 --> 00:50:50,630
It's easier to knock down people's
houses than it is to fill in a hole!
965
00:50:50,797 --> 00:50:52,298
What do you say to that?!
966
00:50:52,465 --> 00:50:54,884
MAN: Get off my property
or I'll call the police.
967
00:50:55,051 --> 00:50:58,555
Fuck the police! You’re the arsehole
that had my car smashed.
968
00:50:58,721 --> 00:51:00,640
Settle down, mate! Settle down!
969
00:51:00,807 --> 00:51:03,434
That’s just what he wants us to do.
970
00:51:03,601 --> 00:51:07,397
OK? Now, just keep our cool.
971
00:51:07,564 --> 00:51:10,108
We don’t want to do anything stupid.
972
00:51:20,410 --> 00:51:22,662
(ENGINE ROARS, TYRES SCREECH)
973
00:51:39,762 --> 00:51:41,180
Darryl John Kerrigan?
974
00:51:41,347 --> 00:51:43,182
You know who I am, Mick.
975
00:51:43,349 --> 00:51:45,893
Darryl John Kerrigan?
Yes, Officer.
976
00:51:46,060 --> 00:51:49,439
Were you in Lancell Road, Toorak,
at approximately 2:30 this morning?
977
00:51:49,606 --> 00:51:50,982
Nuh.
978
00:51:51,149 --> 00:51:53,401
Is there anyone who can verify
your whereabouts at that hour?
979
00:51:53,568 --> 00:51:57,488
Yeah, yeah. Everyone in this house -
while I've still got it.
980
00:51:57,655 --> 00:51:59,741
Daz, I know you did it.
981
00:51:59,907 --> 00:52:02,201
I told you, mate,
I don’t know anything...
982
00:52:02,368 --> 00:52:05,830
Shut up. I'm not gonna book you.
This is just a warnin'.
983
00:52:05,997 --> 00:52:07,373
I know what’s goin’ on.
984
00:52:07,540 --> 00:52:09,876
No-one wants to see you get
the rough end of the stick,
985
00:52:10,043 --> 00:52:11,419
but you’re gonna
have to watch yourself
986
00:52:11,586 --> 00:52:13,630
otherwise you'll end up losing
more than this house.
987
00:52:13,796 --> 00:52:16,299
Mick!
Darryl, I've seen it happen, mate.
988
00:52:16,466 --> 00:52:17,842
Now, settle down.
989
00:52:18,009 --> 00:52:22,305
If you want to take 'em on,
do it the right way - by the book.
990
00:52:22,472 --> 00:52:23,931
Alright, Mick.
991
00:52:24,098 --> 00:52:27,101
Oh, and, Daz...
Yeah?
992
00:52:27,268 --> 00:52:29,854
Put them gates around the back.
993
00:52:30,021 --> 00:52:32,690
Oh, yeah.
994
00:52:39,697 --> 00:52:41,908
DARRYL: Listen, things
are getting a bit serious.
995
00:52:42,075 --> 00:52:45,912
Last night I had a visit
from some hired thug.
996
00:52:46,079 --> 00:52:48,706
FAROUK: Yeah, me, too.
What do you mean, you too?
997
00:52:48,873 --> 00:52:53,294
A man, he come to my house and
he say, “Stop with the court business.”
998
00:52:53,461 --> 00:52:56,422
If no stop, he have friend
who come and beat me.
999
00:52:56,589 --> 00:52:59,008
I say, “You have friend,
I have friend.
1000
00:52:59,175 --> 00:53:00,551
“My friend come to your house,
1001
00:53:00,718 --> 00:53:03,012
“put bomb under your car
and blow you to fucking sky!”
1002
00:53:03,179 --> 00:53:05,348
What'd he do?
He get scared and he leave.
1003
00:53:05,515 --> 00:53:07,475
I bet he did!
1004
00:53:07,642 --> 00:53:12,146
I don’t really have friend like this
but people think all Arab have bomb.
1005
00:53:12,313 --> 00:53:16,234
You’re a bloody ripper, Farouk!
That’s fuckin’ fantastic!
1006
00:53:16,401 --> 00:53:17,902
Excuse the French, Evonne.
1007
00:53:18,069 --> 00:53:19,654
Get your hand off it, Darryl.
1008
00:53:19,821 --> 00:53:23,366
Anyway, um...
I was worried for everyone.
1009
00:53:23,533 --> 00:53:26,077
I just didn’t want to force
anyone into this.
1010
00:53:26,244 --> 00:53:27,620
Farouk?
1011
00:53:27,787 --> 00:53:29,497
I'm with you, Mr Darryl.
1012
00:53:29,664 --> 00:53:31,040
Evonne?
1013
00:53:31,207 --> 00:53:33,459
What are they gonna do
my ex hasn’t done?
1014
00:53:33,626 --> 00:53:37,088
Jack?
Yeah, fuck 'em.
1015
00:53:37,255 --> 00:53:39,674
Well, Dennis Denuto is acting
on our behalf.
1016
00:53:39,841 --> 00:53:42,176
We’ve gotta be in Federal Court
next Tuesday.
1017
00:53:42,343 --> 00:53:44,137
Does he think we’ve got a good case?
1018
00:53:44,303 --> 00:53:47,724
He reckons it just has
to contravene the constitution.
1019
00:53:47,890 --> 00:53:50,852
And the constitution
is the biggest law we’ve got.
1020
00:53:51,018 --> 00:53:52,729
How much?
1021
00:53:52,895 --> 00:53:54,272
Ah, good point, Evonne.
1022
00:53:54,439 --> 00:53:56,023
Steve.
1023
00:53:57,567 --> 00:54:01,112
Now, all up it’s gonna cost $1,500.
1024
00:54:01,279 --> 00:54:04,949
Now, that’s $750 now,
$750 in six months time.
1025
00:54:05,116 --> 00:54:06,951
So, $150 each.
1026
00:54:07,118 --> 00:54:10,455
Jack, I know you can’t do it,
so I'm kickin’ in for you.
1027
00:54:10,621 --> 00:54:13,124
Good on ya, Darryl.
I'll pay you back.
1028
00:54:13,291 --> 00:54:15,668
Evonne?
Yeah,fine.
1029
00:54:15,835 --> 00:54:18,004
Farouk?
I pay cash now.
1030
00:54:18,171 --> 00:54:20,131
No, no, no! Hold your horses!
1031
00:54:20,298 --> 00:54:22,216
What is it with wogs and cash?
1032
00:54:22,383 --> 00:54:26,220
Anyway, it’s bargain basement prices
1033
00:54:26,387 --> 00:54:30,600
and...you’d better wear a suit
this time, Farouk.
1034
00:54:30,767 --> 00:54:33,102
What’s this Dennis Denuto
like, Darryl?
1035
00:54:33,269 --> 00:54:36,939
He’s a lawyer.
This is about the law.
1036
00:54:37,106 --> 00:54:39,567
He’s gotta know what he’s doin’.
1037
00:54:43,529 --> 00:54:49,660
Um...al-alright.
Give me one moment...and I will.
1038
00:54:49,827 --> 00:54:53,498
Um...it’s the...
1039
00:54:55,166 --> 00:54:57,084
..the, um...
1040
00:54:57,251 --> 00:54:59,587
..the...
1041
00:54:59,754 --> 00:55:02,048
..the constitution...of Australia.
1042
00:55:02,215 --> 00:55:04,550
This is a blatant violation
1043
00:55:04,717 --> 00:55:09,972
of the constitution
of the Commonwealth of Australia.
1044
00:55:10,139 --> 00:55:14,310
And when it comes to violations,
they don’t come any bigger.
1045
00:55:15,603 --> 00:55:19,565
What section of the constitution
has been breached?
1046
00:55:19,732 --> 00:55:21,275
Section?
1047
00:55:21,442 --> 00:55:26,781
What...what section...
There is no ONE section.
1048
00:55:26,948 --> 00:55:30,827
It's. . .just the vibe. ..of the thing.
1049
00:55:32,578 --> 00:55:36,290
I'm afraid, Mr Denuto,
you'll have to be more specific.
1050
00:55:36,457 --> 00:55:37,834
Oh, yeah, sure, sure.
1051
00:55:38,000 --> 00:55:39,377
I was just starting general
1052
00:55:39,544 --> 00:55:42,129
and then I was getting...
more specific with it.
1053
00:55:42,296 --> 00:55:45,842
The, um...
Just one moment...please.
1054
00:55:46,008 --> 00:55:47,552
The, um...
1055
00:55:48,594 --> 00:55:51,472
Jesus, Darryl, I am sweating here!
1056
00:55:51,639 --> 00:55:53,307
You’re killin’ them, Dennis.
1057
00:55:53,474 --> 00:55:56,102
I don’t even know Roman numerals.
1058
00:55:56,269 --> 00:55:57,687
Um...
1059
00:55:57,854 --> 00:55:59,438
X...X...
1060
00:56:00,815 --> 00:56:04,902
I've got it here as the...Section 51,
1061
00:56:05,069 --> 00:56:09,323
uh...second from the bottom.
1062
00:56:10,741 --> 00:56:13,411
“The Parliament shall have power
to make laws
1063
00:56:13,578 --> 00:56:16,873
“with respect to copyrights,
patents of inventions
1064
00:56:17,039 --> 00:56:18,958
“and designs and trademarks.”
1065
00:56:20,001 --> 00:56:21,502
It's all part of it.
1066
00:56:21,669 --> 00:56:24,255
This is what I'm getting at.
That’s my point.
1067
00:56:24,422 --> 00:56:26,299
It's...it's the vibe of it.
1068
00:56:26,465 --> 00:56:28,634
Alright, taken.
1069
00:56:29,677 --> 00:56:34,724
Do you have a precedent
which supports this...'vibe'?
1070
00:56:35,766 --> 00:56:41,230
Uh...yes. Yes, I do.
Um...just one moment.
1071
00:56:42,690 --> 00:56:45,526
What’s the name
of the famous Aboriginal?
1072
00:56:45,693 --> 00:56:47,111
Cathy Freeman?
1073
00:56:47,278 --> 00:56:49,155
No, no, the court...
Evonne Goolagong?
1074
00:56:49,322 --> 00:56:50,907
No,no,no.
Ma...Ma...Mabo.
1075
00:56:51,073 --> 00:56:52,992
Mabo.
1076
00:56:53,159 --> 00:56:55,661
What about it?
1077
00:56:55,828 --> 00:57:01,375
That’s your classic case
of big business trying to take land...
1078
00:57:01,542 --> 00:57:03,461
...and they couldn't.
1079
00:57:03,628 --> 00:57:06,589
Mr Denuto, the Mabo decision
1080
00:57:06,756 --> 00:57:11,385
pertains to the specific issue of
native land title and terra nullius.
1081
00:57:11,552 --> 00:57:13,179
Yeah.
1082
00:57:13,346 --> 00:57:16,682
So, what part of the judgment
is relevant to this case?
1083
00:57:16,849 --> 00:57:22,396
A-again... it...
it’s just the vibe. ..of it.
1084
00:57:24,440 --> 00:57:27,068
Actually, may |...approach the bench?
1085
00:57:36,035 --> 00:57:37,828
Am I wasting my time here?
1086
00:57:37,995 --> 00:57:40,039
Your case is not strong.
1087
00:57:40,206 --> 00:57:43,167
Am I sort of
in the ballpark, though?
1088
00:57:43,334 --> 00:57:44,752
Fm a judge!
1089
00:57:44,919 --> 00:57:47,505
I understand.
Can you just give me an angle?
1090
00:57:47,672 --> 00:57:49,882
I'm sorry, Mr Denuto. I can’t.
1091
00:57:50,049 --> 00:57:53,719
Understood, understood.
I think I've got a good one, anyway.
1092
00:58:01,477 --> 00:58:07,024
In summing up, it’s...
the...constitution, it’s Mabo,
1093
00:58:07,191 --> 00:58:12,655
it's justice, it's law,
it's the vibe and...er...
1094
00:58:12,822 --> 00:58:15,324
No, that's it. It's the vibe.
1095
00:58:17,576 --> 00:58:19,537
I rest my case.
1096
00:58:20,746 --> 00:58:22,957
That was sensational.
1097
00:58:23,124 --> 00:58:25,292
Counsel for the respondent.
1098
00:58:26,752 --> 00:58:29,714
Your Honour, I don’t wish to waste
any more of your time.
1099
00:58:29,880 --> 00:58:31,257
I appreciate it.
1100
00:58:31,424 --> 00:58:33,259
Our arguments are contained
in the forward documents
1101
00:58:33,426 --> 00:58:34,969
and we’d be more than happy for that
1102
00:58:35,136 --> 00:58:37,471
to constitute the case
for the respondent.
1103
00:58:37,638 --> 00:58:41,267
Thank you. So be it.
I call a one-hour adjournment.
1104
00:58:42,309 --> 00:58:44,562
Good on ya, Dennis.
That shut 'em up.
1105
00:58:44,729 --> 00:58:46,814
I'm going for a bit of
a breather, mate.
1106
00:59:29,607 --> 00:59:31,525
How you goin’?
1107
00:59:31,692 --> 00:59:33,277
Oh, fine, fine.
1108
00:59:33,444 --> 00:59:34,987
Got a case comin’ up?
1109
00:59:35,154 --> 00:59:36,530
Er, no, no.
1110
00:59:36,697 --> 00:59:39,200
I'm here to see someone.
I'm a spectator today.
1111
00:59:39,366 --> 00:59:40,743
Oh, yeah.
1112
00:59:40,910 --> 00:59:42,620
My son’s first appearance.
1113
00:59:42,787 --> 00:59:45,956
Oh. Do you reckon he'll get off?
1114
00:59:46,123 --> 00:59:48,834
Oh, no, no. He’s a barrister.
1115
00:59:49,001 --> 00:59:52,004
He’s appearing for the first time
as a barrister.
1116
00:59:52,171 --> 00:59:54,048
Congratulations!
Oh, thank you.
1117
00:59:54,215 --> 00:59:55,758
Darryl Kerrigan.
1118
00:59:55,925 --> 00:59:57,301
Oh, Lawrence Hammill.
1119
00:59:57,468 --> 00:59:58,886
G’day, Lawrence.
1120
00:59:59,053 --> 01:00:02,139
Barrister, eh?
He’d need a degree for that.
1121
01:00:02,306 --> 01:00:05,935
Yes, yes.
He’s got a couple, actually.
1122
01:00:06,102 --> 01:00:08,020
You must be as proud as punch.
1123
01:00:08,187 --> 01:00:09,814
Well, you know.
1124
01:00:09,980 --> 01:00:12,483
Oh, I know. I've got a daughter.
1125
01:00:12,650 --> 01:00:15,736
Diploma Certificate —
fully qualified hairdresser.
1126
01:00:15,903 --> 01:00:19,990
The day she came home and told me
she’d got into Sunshine TAFE
1127
01:00:20,157 --> 01:00:22,076
was the proudest day of my life.
1128
01:00:22,243 --> 01:00:24,328
Yes, I can imagine.
1129
01:00:24,495 --> 01:00:28,499
Yeah, sure makes us parents
look like a bunch of dodos, eh?
1130
01:00:28,666 --> 01:00:30,584
(BOTH LAUGH)
1131
01:00:30,751 --> 01:00:33,712
You wouldn't have dreamt
of doin’ what your son's done.
1132
01:00:33,879 --> 01:00:36,757
No...no. Anyway, Darryl,
what brings you here?
1133
01:00:36,924 --> 01:00:39,176
Oh, bloody government’s
trying to take my house.
1134
01:00:39,343 --> 01:00:40,803
This new Airlink thing.
1135
01:00:40,970 --> 01:00:44,974
Imagine that — Sal and me brought up
our whole family in that house
1136
01:00:45,141 --> 01:00:47,184
and they think they can just walk in...
1137
01:00:48,561 --> 01:00:52,857
Anyway, we’re takin’ them to court.
Bloody outrageous.
1138
01:00:53,023 --> 01:00:55,651
It's gotta be
against the constitution.
1139
01:00:55,818 --> 01:00:58,445
Yes, it is outrageous.
Who’s acting for you?
1140
01:00:58,612 --> 01:01:02,575
Dennis Denuto.
Uh... Never heard of him.
1141
01:01:02,741 --> 01:01:05,536
Oh, you wouldn't have.
He just does our local area.
1142
01:01:05,703 --> 01:01:08,873
Yeah, but I've never heard of him
in constitutional law.
1143
01:01:09,039 --> 01:01:12,001
No, you wouldn't.
He does conveyancing, mainly.
1144
01:01:12,168 --> 01:01:14,753
You know, wills, petty theft —
that sort of thing.
1145
01:01:14,920 --> 01:01:17,882
But, hey, it’s all
based on the constitution.
1146
01:01:18,048 --> 01:01:20,759
Yes, yes...in a way.
Mmm.
1147
01:01:20,926 --> 01:01:22,303
Good bloke, though.
1148
01:01:22,469 --> 01:01:24,471
Yes, sounds like it.
1149
01:01:24,638 --> 01:01:28,309
Anyway, I'd better be going.
Sure.
1150
01:01:28,475 --> 01:01:30,853
Yeah. Nice talkin’ to you, Lawrie.
1151
01:01:31,020 --> 01:01:32,479
Nice talking to you, Darryl.
1152
01:01:32,646 --> 01:01:34,315
And good luck with your boy.
1153
01:01:34,481 --> 01:01:38,235
Thanks, Darryl.
I hope everything works out.
1154
01:01:38,402 --> 01:01:41,280
Oh, yeah, yeah.
I'm pretty confident.
1155
01:01:41,447 --> 01:01:43,657
I find in favour of the respondent.
1156
01:01:43,824 --> 01:01:45,910
Yes!
1157
01:01:48,329 --> 01:01:50,247
It's THEM, Darryl.
1158
01:01:50,414 --> 01:01:52,583
But we was responding to them.
1159
01:01:53,918 --> 01:01:56,921
We lost, Darryl. I'm sorry.
1160
01:01:57,963 --> 01:02:00,925
Dad reckons he must've
sat there for an hour.
1161
01:02:01,091 --> 01:02:05,554
He said it was like being kicked
in the guts with the back end of a bus.
1162
01:02:05,721 --> 01:02:09,058
Dad had to explain to Farouk
that they’d lost.
1163
01:02:09,225 --> 01:02:11,769
It was really hard
telling Evonne too.
1164
01:02:11,936 --> 01:02:14,647
But the toughest one was Jack.
1165
01:02:21,237 --> 01:02:23,822
Trace and Con were great, though.
1166
01:02:24,865 --> 01:02:27,326
Good on you, Dad.
You stood up to them.
1167
01:02:27,493 --> 01:02:29,370
I'm so proud of you.
1168
01:02:29,536 --> 01:02:32,498
I'm so impressed with your
fighting quality, Mr Kerrigan.
1169
01:02:32,665 --> 01:02:34,124
Thanks, mate.
1170
01:02:34,291 --> 01:02:38,462
And can I just say how disenchanted
I am with our legal system?
1171
01:02:44,051 --> 01:02:47,346
Dad was very quiet
after losing the court case.
1172
01:02:47,513 --> 01:02:49,473
I 'd never seen him so down.
1173
01:02:49,640 --> 01:02:52,768
He even stopped complimenting Mum
on her cooking.
1174
01:02:54,937 --> 01:02:57,481
Are you right there, darl?
1175
01:02:57,648 --> 01:02:59,191
Yeah.
1176
01:03:03,529 --> 01:03:05,489
STEVE: Dad?
1177
01:03:07,199 --> 01:03:12,705
Someone’s, uh...
selling a telephone box.
1178
01:03:12,871 --> 01:03:14,623
Oh.
1179
01:03:19,295 --> 01:03:22,339
They said no to an extension.
1180
01:03:23,382 --> 01:03:26,552
Dennis says we gotta be out
in two weeks.
1181
01:03:26,719 --> 01:03:28,554
Two weeks?
1182
01:03:30,681 --> 01:03:33,142
(SIGHS)
1183
01:03:35,436 --> 01:03:38,105
I haven’t told Wayne yet.
1184
01:03:39,648 --> 01:03:42,860
I think Dad felt he’d let everyone down,
but especially Wayne.
1185
01:03:43,027 --> 01:03:45,404
That’s why he’d been
putting off telling him.
1186
01:03:45,571 --> 01:03:48,115
He just couldn’t think of a way
to break it to Wayne.
1187
01:03:48,282 --> 01:03:52,077
I told Dad not to worry —
I knew how to tell Wayne we’d lost.
1188
01:03:52,244 --> 01:03:54,955
We lost.
Lost?
1189
01:03:55,122 --> 01:03:57,875
(MUMBLES) Yeah.
1190
01:03:58,042 --> 01:04:00,753
(SIGHS) Did Dad do his nut?
1191
01:04:00,919 --> 01:04:03,714
No, he’s gone real quiet.
1192
01:04:04,757 --> 01:04:06,425
Quiet?
1193
01:04:07,468 --> 01:04:10,804
Yeah. I think he thinks
he’s let everyone down.
1194
01:04:10,971 --> 01:04:13,265
Let US down?
1195
01:04:13,432 --> 01:04:15,517
Well, yeah. That’s what I think.
1196
01:04:16,560 --> 01:04:18,103
See, especially you.
1197
01:04:18,270 --> 01:04:22,024
I think he was looking forward to
the day you’d come back to the house.
1198
01:04:22,191 --> 01:04:25,819
Well, you tell Dad
the only reason I love that house
1199
01:04:25,986 --> 01:04:28,322
is 'cause it had him and Mum in it.
1200
01:04:28,489 --> 01:04:30,949
And, like...everyone else.
1201
01:04:32,117 --> 01:04:33,535
Wherever they go, I'll love.
1202
01:04:33,702 --> 01:04:36,830
As long as it has them in it.
1203
01:04:36,997 --> 01:04:41,460
All those lawyers and government
people can just go and get fucked.
1204
01:04:41,627 --> 01:04:43,337
(READS) “As long as it
has them in it.
1205
01:04:43,504 --> 01:04:46,965
“A|| those lawyers and government
people can go and get fucked.”
1206
01:04:47,132 --> 01:04:51,512
Only, he wanted me to change
that “get fucked” bit, but I forgot.
1207
01:04:51,678 --> 01:04:53,222
Onya, mate.
1208
01:04:54,264 --> 01:04:56,308
I'd better keep packing.
1209
01:05:23,043 --> 01:05:26,004
(PLANE ROARS)
1210
01:05:37,307 --> 01:05:39,143
Dad?
1211
01:05:40,185 --> 01:05:41,603
Yeah, mate?
1212
01:05:41,770 --> 01:05:45,566
I can, uh, get you
some more boxes if you want.
1213
01:05:46,608 --> 01:05:49,486
No, I think I'll be right, Steve.
1214
01:05:53,490 --> 01:05:55,159
Dad?
1215
01:05:58,245 --> 01:06:00,581
You haven’t let anyone down.
1216
01:06:01,623 --> 01:06:06,295
I don’t know what the opposite
of lettin’ someone down is...
1217
01:06:07,337 --> 01:06:09,715
..but you’ve done the opposite.
1218
01:06:24,438 --> 01:06:26,356
When are you gonna sign 'em?
1219
01:06:28,025 --> 01:06:29,485
I don’t know.
1220
01:06:29,651 --> 01:06:31,695
They gotta be done by Friday.
1221
01:06:31,862 --> 01:06:33,489
I can’t.
1222
01:06:33,655 --> 01:06:36,658
I can’t. I just can’t.
1223
01:06:36,825 --> 01:06:39,161
Darryl, we gotta go.
1224
01:06:39,328 --> 01:06:40,787
Yeah, I know.
1225
01:06:40,954 --> 01:06:43,457
I know we lost, I know we
gotta get out of this place,
1226
01:06:43,624 --> 01:06:45,250
I know this is no longer our house,
1227
01:06:45,417 --> 01:06:48,045
but I'll be buggered
if I can sign those papers.
1228
01:06:48,212 --> 01:06:53,217
I just cannot physically
pick up the pen and sign them!
1229
01:06:56,929 --> 01:07:00,140
Did you speak to Jack?
Yeah, yeah.
1230
01:07:00,307 --> 01:07:03,519
His son-in-law's moved to Perth
so he's no help.
1231
01:07:03,685 --> 01:07:06,146
Poor Jack.
1232
01:07:07,189 --> 01:07:11,860
Listen, I told him he could stay
with us until we work something out.
1233
01:07:12,027 --> 01:07:14,488
How did you go with the agent?
1234
01:07:14,655 --> 01:07:19,117
(SIGHS) Two-bedroom units
are $80,000.
1235
01:07:19,284 --> 01:07:20,994
A flat?
1236
01:07:21,161 --> 01:07:26,792
With four people, the greyhounds,
five cars,
1237
01:07:26,959 --> 01:07:28,669
the boat and Jack.
1238
01:07:28,835 --> 01:07:30,462
It'll be OK.
1239
01:07:30,629 --> 01:07:32,798
And what are we
gonna do with Wayne?
1240
01:07:32,965 --> 01:07:34,925
Wayne’|| understand.
1241
01:07:35,092 --> 01:07:38,387
You know he keeps a photo
of this place on his wall.
1242
01:07:38,554 --> 01:07:39,972
I know.
1243
01:07:40,138 --> 01:07:41,723
He gets out after five years
1244
01:07:41,890 --> 01:07:45,727
and we have to put him in a laundry
smaller than his cell.
1245
01:07:45,894 --> 01:07:49,356
Rent? Maybe we rent.
1246
01:07:49,523 --> 01:07:52,484
We not only lose our place,
we’re paying for someone e|se’s.
1247
01:07:52,651 --> 01:07:53,569
Well, darl...
1248
01:07:53,735 --> 01:07:57,823
I'm really starting to understand
how the Aborigines feel.
1249
01:07:58,865 --> 01:08:01,159
Have you been drinking?
1250
01:08:01,326 --> 01:08:04,329
Well, this house is like their land.
1251
01:08:04,496 --> 01:08:06,540
It holds their memories.
1252
01:08:06,707 --> 01:08:09,042
The land is their story.
It's everything.
1253
01:08:09,209 --> 01:08:14,298
You just can’t pick it up
and plonk it down somewhere else.
1254
01:08:14,464 --> 01:08:18,010
This country's gotta stop stealing
other people's land.
1255
01:08:18,176 --> 01:08:22,389
STEVE: Dad? There’s someone
here to see you.
1256
01:08:24,433 --> 01:08:25,475
G’day, Darryl.
1257
01:08:25,642 --> 01:08:27,477
Lawrie!
1258
01:08:29,771 --> 01:08:31,940
So, I thought I'd come and visit.
1259
01:08:32,107 --> 01:08:33,817
But how'd you find us?
1260
01:08:33,984 --> 01:08:37,362
You know us dodos —
we’ve got a few tricks up our sleeves.
1261
01:08:37,529 --> 01:08:39,531
Don’t I know it.
1262
01:08:39,698 --> 01:08:42,534
I, uh, heard about the decision.
1263
01:08:42,701 --> 01:08:45,996
Yeah! Yeah, well,
that’s the way these things are.
1264
01:08:46,163 --> 01:08:49,124
How did your boy go?
Oh, fine. Yeah, fine.
1265
01:08:49,291 --> 01:08:50,667
Great. Great.
1266
01:08:50,834 --> 01:08:53,462
Darryl, I wonder if I could
put something to you.
1267
01:08:53,629 --> 01:08:54,504
Yeah, sure.
1268
01:08:54,671 --> 01:08:58,300
I don’t think
I introduced myself fully.
1269
01:08:58,467 --> 01:09:01,553
You see, I'm retired now
but I'm actually a lawyer myself.
1270
01:09:01,720 --> 01:09:03,639
Three degrees in the family.
1271
01:09:03,805 --> 01:09:06,016
I'd like to see your poolroom!
1272
01:09:06,183 --> 01:09:09,144
I'm, uh...what's called a QC.
1273
01:09:09,311 --> 01:09:11,021
Oh, yeah. A QC?
You’re one of those?
1274
01:09:11,188 --> 01:09:12,439
What’s that?
1275
01:09:12,606 --> 01:09:13,940
A Queen’s Counsel.
1276
01:09:14,107 --> 01:09:15,776
Oh! You counsel the Queen.
1277
01:09:15,942 --> 01:09:19,446
Um, they’re the lawyers
rich people use, love.
1278
01:09:19,613 --> 01:09:23,033
Yeah, well, that’s probably the most
accurate way of describing us.
1279
01:09:23,200 --> 01:09:28,330
I don’t think Dennis would be a QC.
N-no, I don’t think, er...
1280
01:09:28,497 --> 01:09:33,043
Anyway, my specialty as a QC
was constitutional law,
1281
01:09:33,210 --> 01:09:34,753
Australian constitutional law.
1282
01:09:34,920 --> 01:09:37,381
Now, have you heard
of the Tasmanian dams case?
1283
01:09:37,547 --> 01:09:39,549
Um...
1284
01:09:39,716 --> 01:09:40,926
Well, um, Mabo?
1285
01:09:41,093 --> 01:09:44,388
Oh, the Aboriginal guy,
told the government to shove it.
1286
01:09:44,554 --> 01:09:45,972
That’s the one.
1287
01:09:46,139 --> 01:09:50,477
Anyway, I've had quite a bit
to do with these over the years
1288
01:09:50,644 --> 01:09:54,272
and I've had a look into your case
over the last few days.
1289
01:09:54,439 --> 01:09:57,901
And I think there’s a bit more to it.
What do you mean?
1290
01:09:58,068 --> 01:10:01,780
I think you’ve got a case.
So, Dennis was on the right track?
1291
01:10:01,947 --> 01:10:03,573
Y-yes.
1292
01:10:03,740 --> 01:10:05,701
I told you that judge
had it in for him.
1293
01:10:05,867 --> 01:10:07,661
I believe there’s a section
of the constitution
1294
01:10:07,828 --> 01:10:09,204
about the government’s right
1295
01:10:09,371 --> 01:10:11,581
to acquire land
that hasn’t been tested.
1296
01:10:11,748 --> 01:10:13,792
But Dennis tested it.
1297
01:10:13,959 --> 01:10:17,629
Well, I think
we could test it better.
1298
01:10:17,796 --> 01:10:22,259
Anyway, I would like to appear
on your behalf gratis.
1299
01:10:22,426 --> 01:10:24,136
No fee.
1300
01:10:24,302 --> 01:10:26,722
Well, no. We couldn't.
1301
01:10:26,888 --> 01:10:29,349
I've done pretty well out of
this law caper over the years,
1302
01:10:29,516 --> 01:10:32,185
so if you’re happy
for me to take it further...
1303
01:10:32,352 --> 01:10:35,230
Further? We’ve been
to the Federal Court.
1304
01:10:35,397 --> 01:10:38,150
How much further can we take it?
1305
01:10:38,316 --> 01:10:41,611
Three weeks later,
Mr Hammill, Dad and Dennis
1306
01:10:41,778 --> 01:10:44,531
went to the High Court in Canberra.
1307
01:10:44,698 --> 01:10:47,200
Lawrie asked Dennis
to be his instructing solicitor.
1308
01:10:47,367 --> 01:10:48,994
Dennis was stoked,
1309
01:10:49,161 --> 01:10:51,413
but shittin’ himself
at the same time.
1310
01:10:51,580 --> 01:10:52,956
I'm shittin’ myself.
1311
01:10:53,123 --> 01:10:55,041
Shall we?
1312
01:10:55,208 --> 01:10:56,752
Let's stick it up 'em.
1313
01:11:00,172 --> 01:11:03,091
And so Dad — or as he
was called by the judge,
1314
01:11:03,258 --> 01:11:05,302
Darryl John Kerrigan —
1315
01:11:05,469 --> 01:11:08,430
sat in the High Court of Australia
and put his case.
1316
01:11:08,597 --> 01:11:10,432
Or, at least, Mr Hammill did.
1317
01:11:10,599 --> 01:11:12,267
Dennis was very helpful too.
1318
01:11:12,434 --> 01:11:15,061
He was passing books around
like a librarian.
1319
01:11:15,228 --> 01:11:18,607
He even learnt Roman numerals
especially for the trip.
1320
01:11:18,774 --> 01:11:20,358
Um, Paragraph x...
1321
01:11:21,401 --> 01:11:23,737
...31.
Thank you, Dennis.
1322
01:11:23,904 --> 01:11:26,364
But Dad reckoned
there was no doubt about it.
1323
01:11:26,531 --> 01:11:29,826
From the moment he stood up,
Mr Hammill was the star of the show.
1324
01:11:29,993 --> 01:11:32,037
Section 51, paragraph 31.
1325
01:11:32,204 --> 01:11:35,165
“The Parliament shall have power
to make laws
1326
01:11:35,332 --> 01:11:40,921
“with respect to the acquisition
of property on just terms.”
1327
01:11:41,087 --> 01:11:44,758
Let’s think about those words
“on just terms”,
1328
01:11:44,925 --> 01:11:47,093
and how they relate to real people.
1329
01:11:47,260 --> 01:11:49,638
Your Honour, my client
built his home by the law,
1330
01:11:49,805 --> 01:11:52,766
in full accordance with the law.
1331
01:11:52,933 --> 01:11:54,851
He doesn’t know about the extensions.
1332
01:11:55,018 --> 01:11:57,604
But does he have
the protection of the law?
1333
01:11:57,771 --> 01:12:01,399
How can the forcible removal
of a family, a good family,
1334
01:12:01,566 --> 01:12:04,903
from their home,
have the blessing of our constitution?
1335
01:12:05,070 --> 01:12:08,240
How can that be “on just terms”?
1336
01:12:08,406 --> 01:12:10,659
Dad reckoned it was in the bag
1337
01:12:10,826 --> 01:12:14,454
even though they had five times
more lawyers than we did.
1338
01:12:14,621 --> 01:12:18,792
Well, my client has adhered to the law —
every law, every statute,
1339
01:12:18,959 --> 01:12:21,878
from the Town Planning Act
to Civil Aviation regulations.
1340
01:12:22,045 --> 01:12:25,257
But in what can only be described
as the last desperate measure,
1341
01:12:25,423 --> 01:12:29,511
my client is accused of breaching
none other than the constitution!
1342
01:12:29,678 --> 01:12:32,973
I mean, good Lord,
what else are we guilty of?
1343
01:12:33,139 --> 01:12:35,976
International war crimes? Hmm?
1344
01:12:36,142 --> 01:12:38,770
He’s even paid people
to laugh for him.
1345
01:12:38,937 --> 01:12:42,274
I refer the court to His Honour,
Mr Justice Dixon’s decision
1346
01:12:42,440 --> 01:12:44,359
in Grace Bros and the Commonwealth.
1347
01:12:44,526 --> 01:12:47,863
Much as Dad hated to admit it,
the other lawyer was good,
1348
01:12:48,029 --> 01:12:50,574
and he was gonna give us
a real run for our money.
1349
01:12:50,740 --> 01:12:52,450
..a safeguard to the Commonwealth...
1350
01:12:52,617 --> 01:12:54,953
But if Mr Hammill was worried,
he didn’t show it.
1351
01:12:55,120 --> 01:12:57,205
He kept right on at 'em.
1352
01:12:57,372 --> 01:12:59,249
..a constitutional guarantee
which is designed
1353
01:12:59,416 --> 01:13:00,876
to protect the individual...
1354
01:13:01,042 --> 01:13:04,004
But everything he said,
they had an answer for.
1355
01:13:04,170 --> 01:13:06,798
Your Honour, that statement
was obiter dictum.
1356
01:13:06,965 --> 01:13:08,300
Was not.
1357
01:13:10,760 --> 01:13:12,178
Well, it wasn’t.
1358
01:13:12,345 --> 01:13:13,930
Was it?
1359
01:13:14,097 --> 01:13:15,682
The interpretation...
I don’t know.
1360
01:13:15,849 --> 01:13:20,186
..“on just terms” was considered
in the Tasmanian dams case.
1361
01:13:20,353 --> 01:13:24,441
The court took into account
the interests of the community,
1362
01:13:24,608 --> 01:13:26,651
such as job creation...
1363
01:13:26,818 --> 01:13:30,280
Dad reckoned Dennis got
the hang of things real quick.
1364
01:13:30,447 --> 01:13:34,743
The main job of a senior counsel
was to provide backup for the QC.
1365
01:13:34,910 --> 01:13:38,455
Ah, yes! And this is further
underlined in Georgiades...
1366
01:13:38,622 --> 01:13:40,165
And that’s what Dennis did.
1367
01:13:40,332 --> 01:13:44,294
Ah, utilitarianism — the greatest
good for the greatest number.
1368
01:13:44,461 --> 01:13:47,005
But what this principle fails to...
1369
01:13:54,220 --> 01:13:57,557
What this principle
fails to take into account
1370
01:13:57,724 --> 01:14:01,019
is that competing rights cannot
be weighed one against the other.
1371
01:14:01,186 --> 01:14:05,273
Is a family's right to live freely
in their home outweighed...
1372
01:14:05,440 --> 01:14:07,192
It wasn’t just legal argument.
1373
01:14:07,359 --> 01:14:10,528
Mr Hammill even put jokes in —
clever jokes.
1374
01:14:10,695 --> 01:14:14,074
..not that our children
will have a place to live,
1375
01:14:14,240 --> 01:14:18,370
but whether they'll have prompt
delivery of their parcels.
1376
01:14:18,536 --> 01:14:21,206
Dad thought it was real funny...
1377
01:14:21,373 --> 01:14:23,333
..even though he didn't get it.
(LAUGHS)
1378
01:14:23,500 --> 01:14:26,753
(LAUGHS) Suffer in yourjocks.
1379
01:14:26,920 --> 01:14:28,463
In fact, there were a lot of times
1380
01:14:28,630 --> 01:14:31,216
he didn’t quite understand
what was being said.
1381
01:14:31,383 --> 01:14:34,678
But one time, he knew exactly
what was being said.
1382
01:14:34,844 --> 01:14:38,515
He’s even approached the appellant
with an offer of compensation.
1383
01:14:38,682 --> 01:14:42,936
A generous offer, considering
the nature of the, uh, dwelling,
1384
01:14:43,103 --> 01:14:46,398
or, as it might more accurately
be called, eyesore.
1385
01:14:46,564 --> 01:14:49,109
What are you calling an eyesore?
Darryl.
1386
01:14:49,275 --> 01:14:51,569
It's called a home, you dickhead.
1387
01:14:51,736 --> 01:14:53,196
Your Honour.
Darryl!
1388
01:14:53,363 --> 01:14:56,324
And it’s a bloody fine one! If there
were more homes like that, we’d...
1389
01:14:56,491 --> 01:14:59,494
Have the jails full of people
like your son?
1390
01:14:59,661 --> 01:15:02,580
You bloody arsehole!
Sit down, Darryl.
1391
01:15:02,747 --> 01:15:05,750
Mr Hammill,
I'm calling an adjournment
1392
01:15:05,917 --> 01:15:09,921
and I trust that your client will,
in the meantime, compose himself.
1393
01:15:10,088 --> 01:15:12,674
Mr Lyle, I'll thank you not to make
1394
01:15:12,841 --> 01:15:15,719
any further value judgments
in this court.
1395
01:15:15,885 --> 01:15:17,804
I'm sorry, Lawrie, I...
1396
01:15:17,971 --> 01:15:19,472
That’s alright, Darryl.
1397
01:15:19,639 --> 01:15:21,808
I was thinking the same thing,
1398
01:15:21,975 --> 01:15:24,102
though not in those words.
1399
01:15:24,269 --> 01:15:26,771
I wish I had your words.
1400
01:15:26,938 --> 01:15:29,566
How dare they?
1401
01:15:29,733 --> 01:15:31,359
I mean, an EYESORE!
1402
01:15:31,526 --> 01:15:35,530
I mean, that just goes to show
that they don't get it.
1403
01:15:35,697 --> 01:15:37,615
They’re judging the place
by what it looks like,
1404
01:15:37,782 --> 01:15:42,912
and if it doesn’t have a pool
or a classy front or a big garden...
1405
01:15:43,079 --> 01:15:44,998
It's got a pretty good gate.
1406
01:15:45,165 --> 01:15:47,876
And because of that,
it’s not worth saving.
1407
01:15:48,043 --> 01:15:51,546
But it’s not a house, it’s a home.
1408
01:15:52,589 --> 01:15:54,507
It's got everything.
1409
01:15:55,759 --> 01:15:58,720
People who love each other,
care for each other.
1410
01:15:58,887 --> 01:16:02,724
It's got memories. Great memories.
1411
01:16:02,891 --> 01:16:06,728
I mean, it’s a place
for the family to turn to.
1412
01:16:07,771 --> 01:16:09,147
Come back to.
1413
01:16:09,314 --> 01:16:13,985
But that doesn’t seem to mean
as much as a big fuckin’ driveway.
1414
01:16:14,152 --> 01:16:18,531
Later, it was time
for Mr Hammill to sum up.
1415
01:16:18,698 --> 01:16:20,992
Dad said he was unbelievable.
1416
01:16:21,159 --> 01:16:22,535
It's not a house, it's a home.
1417
01:16:22,702 --> 01:16:24,704
He reckoned he finished
like a champion greyhound.
1418
01:16:24,871 --> 01:16:27,457
People who love each other,
people who care...
1419
01:16:27,624 --> 01:16:29,876
He quoted cases, he quoted laws.
1420
01:16:30,043 --> 01:16:31,503
But Dad nearly fell off his chair
1421
01:16:31,669 --> 01:16:35,340
when Mr Hammill finished
by quoting Dad, only better!
1422
01:16:35,507 --> 01:16:39,010
And somehow that’s not worth
as much as a big...driveway.
1423
01:16:39,177 --> 01:16:44,224
Now, you may think our appeal
is based on emotion rather than law.
1424
01:16:44,390 --> 01:16:45,767
Not true.
1425
01:16:45,934 --> 01:16:50,313
It's about the highest law
in this country - the constitution -
1426
01:16:50,480 --> 01:16:54,526
and one phrase within it —
“on just terms”.
1427
01:16:56,611 --> 01:17:00,657
That’s what this is all about — being just.
1428
01:17:00,824 --> 01:17:04,244
They want to pay only for the house.
1429
01:17:04,410 --> 01:17:08,373
But they’re taking away
more than that, so much more.
1430
01:17:08,540 --> 01:17:11,126
Sure, the Kerrigans built a house.
1431
01:17:11,292 --> 01:17:14,546
Then they built a home
and then a family.
1432
01:17:14,712 --> 01:17:18,174
You can acquire a house
1433
01:17:18,341 --> 01:17:21,177
but you can’t acquire a home
1434
01:17:21,344 --> 01:17:24,764
because a home is not built
of bricks and mortar
1435
01:17:24,931 --> 01:17:27,517
but love and memories.
1436
01:17:28,685 --> 01:17:30,937
You can’t pay for it
1437
01:17:31,104 --> 01:17:35,150
and you’re just
short-changing people if you try.
1438
01:17:35,316 --> 01:17:38,778
I can’t speak for those
who wrote this document,
1439
01:17:38,945 --> 01:17:43,783
but I'll bet when they put in
the phrase “on just terms”,
1440
01:17:43,950 --> 01:17:46,744
they hoped it would stop anyone
1441
01:17:46,911 --> 01:17:50,498
short-changing someone
like Darryl Kerrigan.
1442
01:17:54,794 --> 01:17:56,588
Thanks, Loz.
1443
01:18:02,927 --> 01:18:04,470
Thank you.
1444
01:18:06,181 --> 01:18:10,518
In the end, who knows whether
it was Dad’s words or Mr Hammill
1445
01:18:10,685 --> 01:18:12,228
or even Dennis’s note passing,
1446
01:18:12,395 --> 01:18:13,938
but we won the case.
1447
01:18:14,105 --> 01:18:16,149
..found in favour
of the appellant.
1448
01:18:16,316 --> 01:18:18,234
Shit!
1449
01:18:19,527 --> 01:18:22,530
Bullshit! That's us.
1450
01:18:22,697 --> 01:18:24,365
We won?
1451
01:18:24,532 --> 01:18:25,909
We won.
1452
01:18:26,075 --> 01:18:28,703
You little ripper!
1453
01:18:28,870 --> 01:18:30,496
(LAUGHS) Thanks, lads.
1454
01:18:30,663 --> 01:18:33,208
Ha! We won.
1455
01:18:33,374 --> 01:18:35,710
Dad was stoked,
but suitably restrained.
1456
01:18:35,877 --> 01:18:39,464
He reckons the other side didn’t know
what to do with themselves.
1457
01:18:39,631 --> 01:18:42,300
Dennis was so stunned
he went all quiet.
1458
01:18:42,467 --> 01:18:44,010
Dad reckons he almost cried.
1459
01:18:44,177 --> 01:18:46,095
In fact, I think he did.
1460
01:18:46,262 --> 01:18:48,514
Mr Hammill just sat there for ages.
1461
01:18:48,681 --> 01:18:50,475
He reckoned it was the most
satisfying victory
1462
01:18:50,642 --> 01:18:52,685
he’d had in 47 years.
1463
01:18:52,852 --> 01:18:55,438
Dad reckoned it’s important
to be noble in victory
1464
01:18:55,605 --> 01:18:57,857
so he spoke to the other QC...
1465
01:18:58,024 --> 01:18:59,943
..the one who had a go at Wayne.
1466
01:19:00,109 --> 01:19:01,986
Bad luck...
1467
01:19:02,153 --> 01:19:04,030
..you dickhead.
1468
01:19:06,366 --> 01:19:09,953
The case was all over the news
that night.
1469
01:19:10,119 --> 01:19:11,496
Good evening.
1470
01:19:11,663 --> 01:19:14,624
First tonight, a landmark decision
in the High Court today
1471
01:19:14,791 --> 01:19:18,419
has confirmed the age-old saying,
“A man’s home is his castle.”
1472
01:19:18,586 --> 01:19:21,547
When the huge Airlink consortium
tried to compulsorily acquire
1473
01:19:21,714 --> 01:19:25,093
a string of homes on Melbourne’s
outskirts earlier this year,
1474
01:19:25,260 --> 01:19:26,886
they didn’t expect a fight.
1475
01:19:27,053 --> 01:19:28,429
Well, they got one.
1476
01:19:28,596 --> 01:19:30,890
REPORTER: It was a
case of Darryl v. Goliath
1477
01:19:31,057 --> 01:19:32,934
in the High Court
of Australia today
1478
01:19:33,101 --> 01:19:34,477
when tow truck driver...
1479
01:19:34,644 --> 01:19:37,939
Mum reckons it’s real funny
how one day you’re not famous
1480
01:19:38,106 --> 01:19:42,110
and the next day you are — famous —
and then you’re not anymore.
1481
01:19:42,277 --> 01:19:45,738
Dad had one of the biggest
parties EVER that night back at home.
1482
01:19:45,905 --> 01:19:48,032
He invited everyone
from the neighbourhood —
1483
01:19:48,199 --> 01:19:50,118
his friends, family, in-laws.
1484
01:19:50,285 --> 01:19:53,913
This case has totally regained
my faith in the legal system.
1485
01:19:54,080 --> 01:19:56,332
Mr Hammill even brought
his son along.
1486
01:19:56,499 --> 01:19:58,751
I'm really pleased
to meet you, Adam.
1487
01:19:58,918 --> 01:20:01,337
Everyone was having
a real good time...
1488
01:20:04,299 --> 01:20:06,301
..especially Mum and Dad.
1489
01:20:06,467 --> 01:20:08,720
I've never seen them so happy.
1490
01:20:08,886 --> 01:20:12,098
Dad invited everyone
up to Bonnie Deon.
1491
01:20:12,265 --> 01:20:14,851
I fix for you with
special Farouk pressure system.
1492
01:20:15,018 --> 01:20:16,686
Mr Hammill said he’d love to come.
1493
01:20:16,853 --> 01:20:18,688
I don’t think he’d ever
fished for carp.
1494
01:20:18,855 --> 01:20:21,399
Well, that party went
on and on and on.
1495
01:20:21,566 --> 01:20:23,109
And Dad smiled all night.
1496
01:20:23,276 --> 01:20:25,862
This is why we need that patio.
Yeah.
1497
01:20:26,029 --> 01:20:27,739
The victory was reported
in all the papers.
1498
01:20:27,905 --> 01:20:30,158
It became known
as the 'Kerrigan Decision'.
1499
01:20:30,325 --> 01:20:32,577
Don’t thank me. This is the bloke...
1500
01:20:32,744 --> 01:20:36,372
Although Dad said as far as he was
concerned, it was Lawrie’s victory.
1501
01:20:36,539 --> 01:20:39,667
Don’t forget Dennis here, either.
Dennis...
1502
01:20:39,834 --> 01:20:43,254
That was the beginning of a string
of good luck for our family.
1503
01:20:43,421 --> 01:20:45,173
Six months later, we got notice
1504
01:20:45,340 --> 01:20:47,800
that Wayne would soon
be eligible for parole.
1505
01:20:47,967 --> 01:20:50,053
Dad rang Mr Hammill,
who was more than happy
1506
01:20:50,219 --> 01:20:52,055
to come out of retirement again.
1507
01:20:52,221 --> 01:20:54,640
Wayne said the parole board
couldn't believe their eyes.
1508
01:20:54,807 --> 01:20:56,642
When Mr Hammill walked in,
1509
01:20:56,809 --> 01:20:59,479
he reckons they granted him
parole out of shock.
1510
01:21:00,646 --> 01:21:02,398
Dennis became very well-known
after the case
1511
01:21:02,565 --> 01:21:05,151
and people came
from everywhere to hire him.
1512
01:21:05,318 --> 01:21:07,904
He won a very big case —
a class action
1513
01:21:08,071 --> 01:21:11,699
against people who put lead
in the landfill 15 years ago.
1514
01:21:11,866 --> 01:21:14,118
I think Mr Hammill
helped him there too.
1515
01:21:14,285 --> 01:21:15,828
Dad is very happy for him.
1516
01:21:15,995 --> 01:21:18,247
He even bought himself
a new photocopier,
1517
01:21:18,414 --> 01:21:21,376
one that never breaks down.
1518
01:21:21,542 --> 01:21:24,837
And guess what? Mr Hammill
did go up to Bonnie Doon.
1519
01:21:25,004 --> 01:21:27,548
At first Dad thought
it was out of politeness.
1520
01:21:27,715 --> 01:21:30,927
But it can’t be
’cause he goes up there all the time.
1521
01:21:31,094 --> 01:21:32,678
And he and Dad still hit it off
1522
01:21:32,845 --> 01:21:34,847
as good as they did
the first day they met.
1523
01:21:35,014 --> 01:21:36,391
Coco never won another race,
1524
01:21:36,557 --> 01:21:39,852
but she had a son
which Dad called Son of Coco.
1525
01:21:40,019 --> 01:21:43,398
He hasn’t won yet,
but Dad has high hopes.
1526
01:21:43,564 --> 01:21:46,401
Dad did finish the patio —
in a Greek style.
1527
01:21:46,567 --> 01:21:49,737
And the extension, and he even
put up those big iron gates
1528
01:21:49,904 --> 01:21:53,282
that he and Steve had gotten
for a bargain that night in Toorak.
1529
01:21:53,449 --> 01:21:56,035
Steve got back with Kerry,
his old girlfriend.
1530
01:21:56,202 --> 01:22:00,206
Eventually they got married
and had a little boy, three weeks later.
1531
01:22:00,373 --> 01:22:02,792
(READS) “Baby capsule.
Still in box.”
1532
01:22:02,959 --> 01:22:05,044
Con and Tracey had a kid too.
1533
01:22:05,211 --> 01:22:07,380
He’s already taken up kickboxing.
1534
01:22:07,547 --> 01:22:10,758
They are great parents.
1535
01:22:10,925 --> 01:22:14,804
Wayne started helping Dad with
the tow truck and really made a go of it.
1536
01:22:14,971 --> 01:22:18,599
Dad’s even more proud of him now
than when he was in jail!
1537
01:22:18,766 --> 01:22:21,144
It was Wayne’s idea
to move into tray trucks.
1538
01:22:21,310 --> 01:22:23,855
Pretty soon, they had two,
then three, then EIGHT!
1539
01:22:24,021 --> 01:22:25,565
Who knows when it'll stop?
1540
01:22:25,731 --> 01:22:27,108
Mum reckons 11.
1541
01:22:27,275 --> 01:22:29,402
She’s as proud as punch
with all this.
1542
01:22:29,569 --> 01:22:32,613
And guess what?
She DID take up pottery.
1543
01:22:32,780 --> 01:22:34,323
She didn’t even need lessons!
1544
01:22:34,490 --> 01:22:39,078
And Dad, well, he reckoned he got
everything he’d ever wished for.
1545
01:22:39,245 --> 01:22:43,291
He often used to sit out on the patio
and just smile to himself.
1546
01:22:43,458 --> 01:22:46,377
And they still live
at 3 Highview Crescent,
1547
01:22:46,544 --> 01:22:48,463
even though it’s only them two
living in it.
1548
01:22:48,629 --> 01:22:51,132
And Dad still calls it
his castle.
1549
01:22:54,552 --> 01:22:58,347
My name’s Dale Kerrigan
and that was my story.