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I'd get why you'd be anonymous,

but I think your book is beautiful.

- My book? - 'One Night'.

When were you gonna tell me about this?

How is it better to take your name off it and lie to me?

I have had to live with the memory in my head

and it has haunted me.

Stop talking.

It's obviously about me.

One - it's Tess. Two - it's Simone.

Three - it's fuckin' you.

If you pursue the book,

it's a civil matter, not a criminal one.

- How you goin'? - I'm goin' good.

Give your dad a hug, hey? Fuckin' come here.

Trevor, how the fuck?

I need to leave.

I don't care how many doors you slam.

You still can't see him!

You have no idea how fucked up that family is!

Have you slept?

Too much adrenaline.

Um...

I'll wake the kids.

We'll pack up and we'll be in Sydney by lunchtime.

Babe?

Before we got here...

..I was in control.

I had distance.

But being back, all these moments keep coming at me.

It's so brutal.

I don't want to keep seeing my hand

pulling my fucking underpants out of Mon's bag.

I don't want to keep running down there,

trying to wash it out of me in the sea.

- I don't want any of it. - Oh, babe.

Let's just get out of here.

No.

I have to take control of it.

I want the Calleys to pay for what they did to me.

And then I want to destroy them.

♪ I know it all comes back times three

♪ That human

♪ That demon showed me

♪ So don't come looking

♪ For me

♪ I've got my walls up now

♪ Anhedonia

♪ Ahh

♪ Ahh. ♪

So it's true. You're leaving.

Yeah.

When did you decide?

I feel so stuck here, Mon.

How long are you going for?

I got a one-way ticket.

I'm sorry.

What for?

I... I could've done more

or I could've gotten there earlier and...

Don't.

-Don't ever talk about it again. -But I just...

No, I don't want to hear what you have to say!

I don't want to speak about it. Don't even mention it again.

Ever.

I need to get on with my life.

I don't want Lily anywhere near the Calleys.

If that means making her stay home, then that's what it is.

You can't ground her for being a normal kid.

She doesn't know what happened to you

because you haven't told her.

She said she just met him that night,

she doesn't really know him...

- Shit. It's Simone. - Hello!

- Tess? - I'm not here.

Simone.

Is Tess here?

She doesn't want to see you.

I just want five minutes.

If you're in here...

..I'm really so sorry.

I just wanted to explain why I wrote the book.

I felt like I was left carrying this story of us and...

..I had to try and write it to understand it.

Oh, come on!

You don't even know her anymore.

Move the fuck on.

Neither of us will ever move on.

I don't...

She's had two decades of life beyond you.

And you... Actually, what have you been doing?

I've been... I've done a lot of...

No, not very much,

which is probably why you wrote a book

about someone else's life.

Tess has done so much work to get to where she is

and you have no right to that anymore.

I'll wait for her to tell me that.

..find the city of San Lorenzo?

- Jennifer? - Uh, Switzerland?

Dad!

I'm afraid that's false, Jennifer.

You don't need it up that loud! Turn it down!

The publishing phenomenon 'One Night'

hit the bookshelves just three weeks ago

and has already sold out of its first run.

The novel was written with the kind of raw candour

some feel was only possible

because of the author's anonymity.

Eden Murray believes she knows the author

and why they're hiding their identity.

Welcome.

I've never felt so determined

to meet anyone in my life

and I can tell you that I found her and met her...

What?

..and she's everything that you want her to be.

I mean, the way she has started up all these conversations

that are long overdue in this country

that she should be at the centre of.

Do you think the author will remain anonymous?

I would love her to come forward and declare herself.

I've encouraged her to.

And how did she respond?

It took her 20 years to write her story

and she still felt like she had to do it anonymously,

which shows how crushingly hard it is

to lose the shame surrounding sexual assault.

After an event like that,

you become a very different person to who you were.

Your life is completely derailed

and you can't tell anyone why.

Have you ever been in that position?

Like most of us who have read this book,

this is my story.

- Oh... - This happened to me.

Do you think that's why it's been so successful?

100%.

But it's also the way she's written it.

She's not only the victim.

- She's also the witness. - Do you think...

Dad! I was watching that!

Turn it on!

Oh, can you scratch my back?

Let's take a look at the weather.

I can't reach it.

Here, here. Oh!

Not with the fork!

The mission I'm on

to uncover Anonymous is not a selfish one.

We need to fight against the patriarchy...

- Fuck! - ..that keeps us quiet.

Fuck being told to hide.

I've been hiding it too.

But silence isn't the answer everyone pretends it is.

Fuck off!

You ask any woman if she relates to 'One Night'

and I'm sure she would tell you she does.

We need to be loud...

Yeah, no shit.

..because what else are we but our voice?

Are you fucking kidding me?

Hello?!

Fuck...

How did telling me what happened,

what happened to me, make it your story?

Dad?

Dad!

Simone was out here last night smoking.

What? No, I didn't do this.

Yeah, look. Look at all the butts.

She must have been out here with Tess.

They're too close, Kathy.

It's not right, all the secrets.

I heard the rumours.

What rumours?

Why else do you think they keep coming here,

try and scare us?

Fuck off, Joey.

Let's get out of here.

Shh! Shh!

Truth.

Would you ever be with a girl?

Maybe.

I dare you to kiss Simone.

I already did truth!

Well, 'maybe' it doesn't count.

Your turn. Truth or dare?

Dare.

I dare you to kiss Simone.

- Fuck off. - You said dare!

- I didn't. - Are we playing or not?

Fine.

Get in there, you loser.

Piss off.

Fuck off, you dickhead!

Want me to show you how?

- I know how to kiss. - Do you?

- Yeah. - Come on. Let's see.

Thought I told you to stop coming 'round

and doing this shit to my dad.

Looks like that's on you, mate.

- Is that you admitting it? - No.

Your cigarette butts were all over the place.

Well, that really narrows it down, doesn't it?

What a fuckin' idiot.

Yeah.

Yeah, but I know you.

Why don't you go back to that hole you crawled out of?

We were a lot better off when you fucked off...

..ya pisshead.

I've achieved a lot more than a drug-pushing rapist!

It was you.

You wrote that fuckin' book.

I'll end that fuckin' book and you.

Hmm?

Step the fuck back

'cause I'm not scared of you, you piece of shit rapist.

Shut the fuck up. This is my pub and you can fuck off.

I remember you.

I've never forgotten you.

Go back inside.

No way.

I'm not asking, mate.

Get in your car and piss off.

Don't ever come back here.

You will never shut me down.

What's this book?

What?

It's nothin'.

I can tell.

She just pisses me off. That's all.

Yeah?

She's kinda psycho.

You think I should fuck her?

You're a fuckin' animal.

- Yeah, come on. - Fuck off!

Hey? You wanna fuckin' do it, little brother? Hey?

Stop it, you pair of fuckin' eejits! Cut it out.

He is, Ma! He's a fuckin' eejit.

- Fuckhead. - Takes one to know one.

Oh, I have to take this. I'll catch up.

- Hey. - Tess.

I've got to tell you something. It's bad.

Trevor Calley's out of jail.

- You know? - I saw him.

Are you OK? Do... do you want to meet me after work?

I can't. Maybe tomorrow.

- Look, I have to go. - Oh, wait.

Um, I just wanted to know what you want to do

about the concerns notice.

I spoke to Baris this morning.

Oh... He didn't tell me.

- Tess, we have to go! - I gotta go.

'Bye, 'bye, 'bye.

I'm really looking forward to it. It's gonna be good.

- Hey, Mark. - Mon.

Uh, do you want another latte?

Uh...

- Can I get a takeaway latte? - Yeah, of course.

How are you?

I'm not getting involved in all this drama

going on with you girls.

Can you just tell me if Hat's spoken to anyone about my book?

Like a journalist?

I'm not telling you anything.

Was it Eden Murray?

Mon, you asked me all those questions about Hat,

then you put it all in the book.

No, I didn't put it all in!

Come on, Mark. It's really important.

I never told Hat you flirt with her.

I don't.

We're all really fucking angry about the book, Mon.

Right.

Thank you for the latte.

-Hel...-Do you know who Eden Murray is?

Hello, Simone! How are you?

- Yes or no? - Why?

There was an interview about 'One Night'

and that woman Eden Murray says she's met the writer.

She's done all these social media posts

talking about my book

and she's got a bunch of followers

who are watching her and listening to her.

Well, that's called good publicity.

Yeah, but she's lying.

She's making the whole thing about her.

Well, consider yourself lucky

for all the media attention she's providing your book!

Someone is pretending to be me.

You know who she is.

It's my job to know.

Look, she's articulate, attractive, young.

So you're behind her,

like this is some kind of weird strategy?

No, but I might use her in the future.

She's stealing my story!

Well, the more positive view is she's shining a light on it

and she's targeting an audience that you need.

It's also providing meaningful information

that's sparking discussion...

God... Shut up!

This is gonna look fuckin' dope.

The boys are gonna be stoked with this one, hey?

Oh, lookie here!

Ooh, the bitch mobile!

Did you do this to my car?

Gee, you're quick!

Have you been coming around to my house?

Yeah, 'cause you suck and your old man's a little bitch.

Old fucker tried to run me over.

All I wanted was one of his goats.

- I'm calling the cops. - Nah.

No cops around here, hey?

Get out of here and get a fucking life!

- Oi! - Get fucked.

If you come 'round to my farm again, I'm reporting you.

Whoo!

Get the fuck out of here! Dog.

Dad?

- Dad? - Boo!

Don't...

Gotcha!

- Shithead. - Oh, my girl.

Hi. You've called Henrietta Graf.

Please leave...

Dad! Come and eat something.

What's this?

You'll see.

It's a book.

Open it!

Ah, I knew it was a book.

It's my novel, Dad.

Are you mocking me?

Is it mine?

What?

No, it's mine.

Well, where's your name?

I decided not to use it.

There's no photo of you?

My agent recommended I didn't...

Because of the subject matter.

But it's my book, Dad.

It's me behind that Anonymous!

I wrote it!

Babe, what's going on?

It's just work. Go back to sleep.

Hi.

Um, Simone, this is John Zantiotis from

our legal department.

- Oh. Great to meet you. - Hi.

Um, I think we're gonna need to take

some sort of action against this Eden Murray.

We've had to halt the second edition mid-print

because we have received a concerns notice for 'One Night'.

A what?

Alright, so what's in the notice?

It outlines serious harm that the publication has caused

and could cause the claimant.

The claimant?

Simone, you told us

that the characters and the world were fiction,

so we need to know how much of the story

in 'One Night' is true.

And yours to tell.

Huh, look.

Isn't truth interweaving with fiction

at the heart of literature?

The main issue is that Simone

signed an indemnity clause.

So some of the fault is with Simone,

but if we make the decision to absorb that

and back her and the publication,

we might approach it

like we would what we call a truth defence.

What does that mean?

We can debate vis-a-vis the alleged harm caused,

is this person truly identified...

She made it seem like... Oversight...

Is it actually defamatory?

"What do you remember?"

Shh, Simone.

Don't say anything.

We don't want your dad to hear.

Simone?

Simone?

We talked very early on

about how this relationship

had to be based on trust and transparency.

So I must say...

..receiving this notice was incredibly disappointing.

'One Night' is set to become

one of the fastest selling

Australian debut novels of all time.

We are breaking records all over the place,

so I think it is in everyone's interests to back Simone.

I don't disagree with any of that, Andrew.

But who is the claimant?

Hey.

You took the car.

Uh, I missed the train and you were still asleep.

Did you see that email from the bank?

- Yep. - What's going on?

We can talk about it when I get home. It's not a big deal.

But why are we transferring assets

from the pension trust?

I'm trying to get our tax down.

Babe?

But why didn't you tell me?

It slipped my mind. Sorry, babe.

I've got a lot on. I've got to go.

- Hi! - Hey, buddy.

How are ya?

Hi.

- Concerns notice? - I'm not doing it.

Well, that's a lie, isn't it?

You seriously want to talk about lying right now?

When have I lied?

- I am not doing this with you. - Wait!

My publisher's wondering whether

she has to rescind publication, Hat.

- What are you talking about? - I did the concerns notice.

But I... I told Baris I didn't want to do it.

I had to, OK, 'cause there are things in that book

that only I could have known about,

things about the Calleys.

They don't know it came from you.

Oh, what is wrong with you?!

Joey has read it. He's so frickin' angry.

And what if Trevor finds out what's in that book?

I mean, he's a sociopath, but he's not fucking idiot.

What do you think he's gonna do to me?

To you?

So that's what you really cared about?

All that bullshit about helping me

and going to see a lawyer, that was for you.

No, no! It was for both of us.

My God, I live here.

Oh, I can't believe this!

This is because of you writing this fucking book!

Mon, you didn't just steal our lives. What you've done...

Because I stopped pretending

this shit didn't happen?

At least we're talking about it.

This isn't talking!

This is us being fucking furious

and me fucking hating you right now.

And I can't comprehend why you feel you have the right

to tell Tess's story, my story.

Because it's my story too.

You don't know everything.

- Excuse me? - You know what I think?

I think this is about your guilt

for what you didn't do when you saw Tess there

and now we're all having to pay the price for it again.

Fuck off, Hat.

She's gone.

She had to.

I don't know what to do now.

I feel like she blames me.

She doesn't blame you.

What if I hadn't told her?

What if I'd woken up that morning and just said nothing?

Why didn't you say anything when it happened?

I... I don't understand

why you didn't do something then when you saw her.

I tried to.

Why didn't you stop them?

I came upstairs to order the taxi. I...

But you didn't do anything for her, Mon.

Come on! Quick!

Oh, it's you.

Hop in.

Where you going?

Um...

Bells Road car park.

- You know it? - Yep.

Thank you so much.

You seem happy here.

It's less complicated than London.

But the public transport sucks.

Why don't you just ask someone to drive you?

Sometimes it's easier if they don't know what I'm doing.

- Oh. - Will you tell Tess?

No, we're not really talking.

Why?

Oh...

Probably because we have so much to talk about.

Can I play some music?

Sure.

How do you know this song?

Tess plays it all the time.

- Oh! - And I kind of like it.

♪ We were young girls

♪ In a small world

♪ I'm on your doorstep, man

♪ Ringing your bell again... ♪

Thank you so much.

Hey! I'll give you my number.

So if you need a ride, just call me.

OK.

Thank you.

No!

You want it.

See? I knew you did.

Wait!

Fuck.

You are not welcome here!

I'm looking for someone.

I don't give a fuck!

I was drunk and I was scared

and I stood here.

Tess and I had just kissed and I stood here.

And then she kissed that guy and he was standing there

and Trevor was there and I just... stood here.

And then Joey slammed the door in my face...

..and I still stood here.

I knew it was bad, but I...

..I stood here...

..like I laid there

when that man sat on my feet and I just...

..I just laid there.

Simone?

What are you doing down here?

Um...

- Nothing. - She's cool.

We were stealing some beer.

Are you OK?

You shouldn't be down here. I was worried about you.

But I'm fine.

No, you don't know.

I told you to leave! Go on. Get out!

I'm not leaving without Lily.

I'm good.

Jason, take her upstairs.

You, you've always been a snake.

Blitherin' and talkin' shite about my boys.

Get out and dinna come back.

Your sons are rapists.

You take that back.

No.

Oh, you're a waste.

No-one cares about your havers,

so you shut your fucking geggy or I'll shut it for you!

- Let me go! - Do you get that?

- Hey, have you got it?! - Ma!

- Do you? - Let her go!

Get!

She's off her fuckin' head, talking out her arse.

I know, Ma.

Dad!

I can't get up.

Did you fall?

Oh, my knees felt like they'd given up.

- Oh, come on. - No, no, no, no.

I need to stay on the ground.

I'm alright. Don't fuss.

I think you need to go to hospital.

What's gonna happen to you if something happens to me?

Dad, something is happening to you!

You think I don't know what's happening?

You've no idea what it's like losing your brain.

I'm sorry.

Don't... don't give up, Simone.

- I won't give up on you, Dad. - No!

You, you. Don't give up on you!

Oh, you think I'm a failure?

You think you've got forever and then you don't.

It all goes so fast.

I know I wasn't there for you after your mum died.

Everything changed.

I thought I could get back to you.

But you'd changed.

I'm sorry.

Triple zero.

- Police, fire or ambulance? - Ambulance.

Connecting you now.

You're saying you wanna come after

the men in the book?

Absolutely.

You wanna destroy some poor man's reputation

for a drunken fuck he had 20 years ago?

You want us to be worrying about his reputation,

but you're OK with the fact

that his act of rape has destroyed her for life,

emotionally, physically, mentally?

Were you there? How do you know it was an act of rape?

If a woman does not give her consent, it is rape.

You don't think you're on the verge

of making men feel frightened of touching women?

I hope I am. They should be.

You see, that attitude right there

is as bad as what you're trying to say we are.

I'm not sure with these kind of rules

I would know how to navigate a relationship with someone...

Oh, come on!

I think you know the difference

between assault and touching someone.

Who are you?

Hello.

Hello?

You haven't met me.

Excuse me?

I wrote 'One Night'.

Do you know how many people have told me they wrote 'One Night'?

Yeah, but I'm the one who actually wrote it!

Can you please be quiet?

Look, I've met the writer

and I accept she wants to remain anonymous and so should you.

You haven't met me! That's a lie!

- I've asked you to be quiet... - No, I'm sick of being quiet.

Everyone's taking everything from me!

This isn't your story to tell. It's mine!

Then I'm gonna ask you to leave.

Go fuck yourself!

You happy?

You know, I wrote a book,

a big successful book!

It's called 'One Night'.

It's written by me, Simone Strauss!

And you're gonna be telling your friends you met me

because my name is gonna be all over it!

You can all go fuck yourself!