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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 street was going to 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.
Them and the power lines.
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Not Dad. He reckons power lines
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.
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.
He's always planning extensions.
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I reckon we need a patio.
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Oh, darl, how about we finish
the back room first?
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No, I'm waiting
on some cheap siding.
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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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You see, 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 that.
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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 did you do that?
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- Spray can and stencil, darl.
That's all you need.
- 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. And what's
that stuff on top?
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- Icing sugar.
- How is it, kids?
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And 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,
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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Dad, ergonomic chairs.
Four of them.
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- What does he want?
- One-eighty.
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He's dreaming.
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Him and Dad
really know bargains.
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Steve is also an ideas man.
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's his favorite.
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How do I look, Dad?
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Dad just loves her.
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You look beautiful.
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Thanks, Dad.
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Tracey's 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 it was Tracey up there
with Larry Emdier.
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$45,000 worth of prizes.
The luggage needs to be more than 640.
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It needs to be less
than 740.
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She almost won the lot.
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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 who'd had a college education.
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Dad reckons the day she graduated
as a fully-qualified hairdresser...
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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 thinking--
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in the poolroom and out the back,
looking up at the power lines.
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Yep, Dad's a real thinker.
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But the proudest day
was the day she got married
to this nice guy called Con.
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He is an accountant,
but also a fanatical kickboxer.
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Now Tracey's
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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Now, as the bride's parents,
I don't mind paying for the wedding,
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but could you please stop busting
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.
We love you.
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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.
He's in jail.
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Eight years
for armed robbery.
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Many people call him the black sheep
of the family. But not Mum and Dad.
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He got caught up with the wrong crowd.
He didn't mean to rob the gas station.
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Now he's sorry. With good behavior,
he'll be out in a couple of years.
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I visit him every Friday.
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- How's Mum?
- Good.
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- How's Dad?
- Good.
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- How's Trace?
- Good.
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- How are you?
- Good.
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- How's Dave?
- He's all right.
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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 down.
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- You want some chewy?
- No.
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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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Starflash,
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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 hubcaps.
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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 marveling
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.
Skinny and sleek...
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and have a beautiful snout.
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Another thing Dad loves
is his boat. Sea Lady.
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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 marveling
at Steve's ideas.
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He's a ideas man, Steve.
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Steve gave it to Dad
for Father's 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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- He got a rod and reel from Trace.
- 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. It was
too good to even drink beer out of.
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I'd like
to do pottery.
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Oh, 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 and things
that remind him of something special.
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So by him saying it was going straight
to the poolroom...
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meant 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?
- Mr. Darryl Kerrigan?
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- Yeah?
- John Clifton.
I'm from the local council.
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- Is this about the dogs?
- No.
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- The aerial? The extensions?
- No.
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Look, if this is about
my truck on the nature strip,
I've had it out with you guys.
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No, I'm a valuer
with the local council.
I'm here to do a land valuation.
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- What for?
- Well, all properties
get valued from time to time.
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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.
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Oh, not at all.
Be pleased to.
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Because, between you and me,
I reckon the 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.
- You see that lace up there?
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- Yeah?
- Fake. Plastic.
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Gives the place
a Victoriana feel.
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The chimney? Fake too.
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Why is it there?
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Charm. Adds a bit of charm.
Look at the size of that aerial.
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That's a big aerial.
What do you think? Add a bit of value?
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- Hard to say. Yeah.
- Yeah.
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You can overcapitalize,
can't you?
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But it's a huge aerial.
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And this is my backyard.
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- Shuttle. From Melbourne to Sidney.
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- How close are you
to the end of the runway?
- Ah, 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 you.
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Freaks the dogs, though.
Greyhounds.
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Large kennel.
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Well, originally, it was a tree house
when the kids were growing up.
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I was thinking of turning it
into another room.
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- But the county said no.
- Ah.
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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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Nothing 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?
- Meat loaf.
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Everybody cooks
meat loaf, 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 minced meat.
She gets topside and crushes it.
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Is that right, darl?
Well, it shows.
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She gets silverside
and she'll crush that too.
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Dad, a guy's selling
a pair of jousting sticks.
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Jousting sticks?
What does he want for them?
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- Make us an offer.
- Darl, what do you want
with jousting sticks?
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Oh, I don't know. But I reckon they
wouldn't come up all that often.
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But they're jousting sticks.
What would anyone want
with jousting sticks?
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Well, if you get them
for half price, it's a bargain.
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- Give him a call?
- Yeah.
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I'll be interested to see
this fella's valuation.
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- Are you thinking
of selling, Dad?
- Oh, no, mate, no.
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But it would be nice to know
what we're sitting on here.
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Clay.
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No, mate.
The value of the house.
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You know, it's odd, because
Farouk reckoned he had
some bloke around as well.
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Must've been doing
the whole street.
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- Maybe the market's on the move.
- Here?
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Dad? Four-fifty.
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For jousting sticks?
Tell him he's dreaming.
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How much is a jousting stick worth,
Dad?
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Well, it couldn't be more
than 250.
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- Depending on the condition.
- When do we find out?
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Well, we should have the official notice
in a couple of weeks.
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But just quietly,
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I reckon we could be in
for a little surprise.
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Compulsorily acquired.
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Compulsorily acquired.
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You know what this means,
don't you?
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- They're acquiring it compulsorily.
- It must be a mistake.
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They're gonna take our place,
and we don't get a say in it.
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- Well, how can they do that?
- I don't know. 70,000 bucks.
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Who the hell
is Air Link?
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- Dad, a guy's selling seven coolers.
- Hang on, Steve.
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What's that?
Is this about Wayne?
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No, no. Look.
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What do you make
of that?
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Jesus. This is
a kick-out notice.
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I'll get it. I'll get it.
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- Ah, good day, Farouk.
- Hello, Mr. Kerrigan.
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Can you read to me something,
please, I get today?
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Yeah, sure, mate,
but I'm a bit busy at the moment.
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Can I-- Can I come--
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- Shit. You got one too.
- Got what?
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What the hell
is going on?
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Jesus Christ.
Jack!
00:14:01.757 --> 00:14:04.406
Jack, it's Darryl, mate.
00:14:10.038 --> 00:14:13.385
Someone is going
to take me house, Darryl.
00:14:20.173 --> 00:14:24.097
- Mr. Kerrigan.
- Yeah. Yeah.
00:14:26.375 --> 00:14:28.380
Mr. Kerrigan--
00:14:28.454 --> 00:14:31.614
Darryl, this is
a compulsory acquisition.
00:14:31.683 --> 00:14:33.720
Yeah.
00:14:33.792 --> 00:14:37.138
Mr. Kerrigan,
the airport is expanding.
00:14:37.213 --> 00:14:39.893
They're setting up one of the largest
freight-handling facilities...
00:14:39.963 --> 00:14:43.222
in the Southern Hemisphere,
and they need a great deal of space.
00:14:43.288 --> 00:14:45.674
Yeah.
00:14:45.750 --> 00:14:50.088
And your house...
is on that space.
00:14:50.162 --> 00:14:52.615
Yeah. Yeah,my house.
00:14:52.687 --> 00:14:55.019
That's right. Your house.
00:14:55.085 --> 00:14:57.122
That's why
you'll be duly compensated.
00:14:57.195 --> 00:15:01.250
No. No, you've missed the point.
I'm not interested in compensation.
00:15:01.319 --> 00:15:03.521
I don't wanna go.
00:15:03.589 --> 00:15:05.660
Under the laws
of compulsory acquisition--
00:15:05.731 --> 00:15:09.241
and I don't necessarily
agree with those laws--
00:15:09.311 --> 00:15:11.698
I can understand
the pain and trouble--
00:15:11.774 --> 00:15:14.260
Would you stop pretending
to be on my side?
00:15:15.769 --> 00:15:18.320
All right, Mr. Kerrigan,
I'll state this simply.
00:15:18.392 --> 00:15:20.246
There is
an ironclad agreement...
00:15:20.311 --> 00:15:23.024
between federal, state
and local governments
and the Airports Commission.
00:15:23.091 --> 00:15:24.944
Yeah?
00:15:25.009 --> 00:15:29.228
Well, where's the agreement
with Darryl Kerrigan,
3 Highview Crescent, Coolaroo?
00:15:29.294 --> 00:15:32.673
Where'sthat agreement?
00:15:32.746 --> 00:15:36.834
It's not gonna happen.
00:16:38.862 --> 00:16:41.315
I don't know, Darryl.
This isn't my area.
00:16:41.387 --> 00:16:44.451
What do you mean this is not your area?
This is law.
00:16:44.521 --> 00:16:46.853
Darryl, the airport
wants to buy your place.
00:16:46.919 --> 00:16:50.825
Airports come under federal law.
Federal? I just do small stuff.
00:16:50.898 --> 00:16:52.758
Conveyancing, magistrates.
00:16:52.824 --> 00:16:55.549
- You defended Wayne.
- Yeah, and he got eight years.
00:16:55.616 --> 00:16:58.942
Yeah, but you did your best.
I mean, you can hold your head up high.
00:16:59.018 --> 00:17:01.196
He was the one that
held up the service station.
00:17:01.265 --> 00:17:04.242
- I don't know anything
about this sort of stuff.
- But they can't do this.
00:17:04.315 --> 00:17:07.553
- I don't know. Maybe they can.
- They can't.
00:17:07.619 --> 00:17:10.563
Look, I'll ring around
and I'll see what I can find out.
00:17:10.636 --> 00:17:13.196
Good on you, Dennis. Eh.
00:17:13.269 --> 00:17:15.127
How is Wayne?
00:17:15.194 --> 00:17:18.914
Good. Yeah, good.
Behaving himself.
00:17:18.980 --> 00:17:21.192
- Any word?
- Nah, nah.
00:17:21.260 --> 00:17:24.652
They reckon he's still
a couple of years off.
00:17:24.724 --> 00:17:26.837
I'll let you know.
00:17:26.907 --> 00:17:29.305
But Dad was never one
to bring worries home.
00:17:30.343 --> 00:17:34.512
Even in the down times he'd still
tell us funny stories about his day.
00:17:34.579 --> 00:17:38.387
It's a head-on between
a Geo and a Volksy.
00:17:38.462 --> 00:17:42.368
Dad also had a way
of making everyone feel important.
00:17:42.441 --> 00:17:45.232
Come on, Dale.
Tell 'em.
00:17:45.298 --> 00:17:48.887
Go on. Tell 'em.
Dale dug a hole.
00:17:48.958 --> 00:17:51.649
- Like the time I dug a hole.
- Started the patio.
00:17:51.717 --> 00:17:55.372
- Good on you, Dale.
- And he'd compliment Mum every
single night on her cooking.
00:17:55.440 --> 00:17:59.161
Well, hello.
How's this, boys? Whoo-hoo!
00:17:59.227 --> 00:18:01.624
- What do you call this?
- Chicken.
00:18:01.698 --> 00:18:04.839
- Yeah, but it's got something
sprinkled on it.
- Seasoning.
00:18:04.909 --> 00:18:06.769
Seasoning.
00:18:06.834 --> 00:18:09.558
Looks like everybody's
kicked a goal.
00:18:09.626 --> 00:18:11.486
How are our
backs feeling?
00:18:11.551 --> 00:18:14.595
Steve did get them
ergonometric chairs.
00:18:14.664 --> 00:18:17.355
And Mum had already
started prettying hers up.
00:18:17.425 --> 00:18:20.499
Dad placed a great deal
of importance on mealtime.
00:18:20.570 --> 00:18:22.430
He had
a very strict rule:
00:18:22.495 --> 00:18:26.786
When the family starts to eat,
the television is definitely
turned down.
00:18:26.861 --> 00:18:31.095
But as soon as we've finished eating,
it's a different story.
00:18:31.160 --> 00:18:33.820
That was great.
00:18:33.889 --> 00:18:36.745
Dad, 7:30.
00:18:36.809 --> 00:18:39.917
All right,
time for some fun.
00:18:39.987 --> 00:18:43.708
Dad reckons there's only one show better
than Funniest Home Videos,
00:18:43.774 --> 00:18:46.532
and that's The Best
of Funniest Home Videos.
00:18:46.598 --> 00:18:50.253
It made Dad laugh. And when Dad laughed,
his whole body joined in.
00:18:50.322 --> 00:18:52.270
And then we would too.
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Gong 'im, Red!
00:18:54.588 --> 00:18:59.076
It was funny how on the fun nights,
part of me got sad,
00:18:59.146 --> 00:19:02.352
'cause I'd think about
my big brother in prison
and wonder what he was doing.
00:19:03.864 --> 00:19:06.260
Wayne always reckoned
he was doing fine,
00:19:06.337 --> 00:19:10.539
but I get the feeling
he was missing us more
than he was letting on.
00:19:10.604 --> 00:19:13.165
It'll be great
when he comes home.
00:19:20.617 --> 00:19:22.730
You're a ripper, Dennis.
00:19:22.801 --> 00:19:27.035
I said you're
a bloody ripper!
00:19:27.100 --> 00:19:30.493
Yeah, okay.
00:19:30.567 --> 00:19:34.604
- That's it, Sal. All fixed.
- What did he say?
00:19:34.674 --> 00:19:39.357
He said I have recourse
to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
00:19:39.426 --> 00:19:42.751
All I gotta do is run
up there, put my case,
and they can go and get stuffed.
00:19:42.828 --> 00:19:44.688
Good on you, darl.
00:19:44.753 --> 00:19:47.511
- He still hasn't noticed, Mum.
- What?
00:19:47.577 --> 00:19:51.297
- Oh, it's finished.
- Today.
00:19:51.365 --> 00:19:54.373
How is that?
You should open a shop.
00:19:54.444 --> 00:19:58.133
Dad, some guy's selling
an overhead projector.
00:19:58.201 --> 00:20:00.061
Nah--
00:20:00.126 --> 00:20:02.949
Nah, hang on, Steve.
What's he asking?
00:20:03.014 --> 00:20:06.319
- One-fifty.
- Tell him he's dreaming.
00:20:06.384 --> 00:20:09.623
- Yeah.
- So what else
did Dennis have to say?
00:20:09.689 --> 00:20:12.599
- Nothing. It's fixed.
- Yeah, but when's the hearing?
00:20:12.675 --> 00:20:15.171
Monday. And I know exactly
what I'm gonna say.
00:20:15.242 --> 00:20:18.700
- Don't babble on, darl.
- I don't babble on.
When do I babble on?
00:20:18.773 --> 00:20:21.497
- You do babble on.
- All right.
00:20:21.565 --> 00:20:24.387
But I tell you
what we're gonna do.
00:20:24.453 --> 00:20:27.080
Friday we're gonna
pick up Trace and Con,
00:20:27.149 --> 00:20:31.154
and then we're going straight up
to Bonnie Doon for the weekend.
00:20:31.225 --> 00:20:35.394
And we're not worrying about
those clowns for another second.
00:20:35.462 --> 00:20:39.248
- Mum! Price is Right'son.
- All right, eh.
00:20:39.313 --> 00:20:43.099
I'd better ring up Farouk and Jack
and Evonne and the others...
00:20:43.165 --> 00:20:46.207
and tell 'em
what's going on.
00:20:51.830 --> 00:20:55.999
Trace and Con had
a great honeymoon in Thailand.
00:20:56.066 --> 00:20:58.889
We met them as they came off
the plane with a baggage cart,
00:20:58.954 --> 00:21:01.777
which was lucky 'cause
they had heaps of stuff.
00:21:03.768 --> 00:21:06.974
We couldn't wait to hear all
the stories about their trip,
00:21:07.042 --> 00:21:09.384
and we didn't have
to wait all that long either.
00:21:09.450 --> 00:21:12.174
'Cause one of the good things
about living next to the airport...
00:21:12.241 --> 00:21:14.582
is that it doesn't
take long to walk home.
00:21:24.823 --> 00:21:27.996
And they had these masks
which you put over your eyes
when you're sleeping...
00:21:28.064 --> 00:21:29.924
so that you can't
see anything.
00:21:29.989 --> 00:21:32.330
- And they were complimentary.
- Yeah, they were for free.
00:21:32.397 --> 00:21:34.376
It was the first time
anyone in our family...
00:21:34.451 --> 00:21:36.311
had traveled
outside the county.
00:21:36.377 --> 00:21:38.554
And we just sat glued
listening to all the details.
00:21:38.623 --> 00:21:41.248
Oh, Mum, we had a choice between fish
and Beef Wellington.
00:21:41.318 --> 00:21:44.010
- Beef Wellington?
- What's that, darl?
00:21:44.080 --> 00:21:46.289
It's beef
done in pastry.
00:21:46.357 --> 00:21:48.885
And it was an absolute
credit to the airline.
00:21:48.957 --> 00:21:50.818
- Did they show a film?
- Two.
00:21:50.884 --> 00:21:52.744
- Two?
- Yeah.
00:21:52.809 --> 00:21:54.855
- And they also had--
- What were they?
00:21:54.927 --> 00:21:57.936
- We saw Twister. And they had--
- Was it on a screen or a telly?
00:21:58.007 --> 00:22:01.913
Telly. And they had
easy listening, classic gold,
contemporary rock, world--
00:22:01.987 --> 00:22:04.165
What was the other one,
the other film?
00:22:04.234 --> 00:22:06.575
- Uh,Juman-- Jumanji, yeah.
-Jumanji.
00:22:06.791 --> 00:22:09.559
- And with the headphones--
- Which one was first?
00:22:09.624 --> 00:22:11.946
- Twister. You could
turn the sound all--
- How many on the way back?
00:22:12.012 --> 00:22:14.813
- Dale! You can ask all this later.
- Sorry, Trace.
00:22:14.878 --> 00:22:17.895
It was so dry in the plane
that your hair actually dehydrates.
00:22:17.966 --> 00:22:21.839
- Doesn't it, Con?
- It loses its moisture.
- It's so interesting.
00:22:21.914 --> 00:22:23.489
We could have
listened for hours,
00:22:24.067 --> 00:22:25.728
but then it
was presents time.
00:22:26.001 --> 00:22:28.889
For you, Dad. It's a samurai sword
letter opener.
00:22:28.963 --> 00:22:30.992
That is handcrafted.
00:22:31.064 --> 00:22:34.592
How's that, love?
That is just--
00:22:34.660 --> 00:22:37.038
This is going straight
to the poolroom.
00:22:37.112 --> 00:22:39.305
You should use it, Dad.
00:22:39.374 --> 00:22:42.325
This I am not even taking
out of the wrapper.
00:22:42.398 --> 00:22:46.847
They bought Mum a genuine Rolex
for 15 bucks off a guy at the beach.
00:22:46.919 --> 00:22:49.047
He said he'd mail
the warranty later.
00:22:49.115 --> 00:22:53.218
I got a necklace with a shark tooth.
They got a Walkman for Steve.
00:22:53.286 --> 00:22:56.565
'Cause it was Friday,
I told Trace I'd take
Wayne's present to him.
00:22:56.629 --> 00:22:59.580
It was an elephant,
'cause elephants bring good luck,
00:22:59.653 --> 00:23:02.257
especially if the trunks are up,
and his trunk was up.
00:23:03.283 --> 00:23:06.018
It really made Wayne's day.
00:23:06.084 --> 00:23:08.819
- She's great, isn't she? Trace.
- Yeah.
00:23:08.885 --> 00:23:12.184
It brings good luck.
She's coming in on Monday.
00:23:12.260 --> 00:23:14.833
Great. And when's Dad going in
to do that hearing?
00:23:14.903 --> 00:23:16.749
- On Monday.
- Yeah?
00:23:16.813 --> 00:23:21.198
- Yeah. He reckons they can't do it.
- Dad would know.
00:23:21.271 --> 00:23:25.340
- You going up to
Bonnie Doon tonight?
- Yeah. Maybe. I don't know.
00:23:25.409 --> 00:23:28.589
I didn't want to tell Wayne
that we were going to Bonnie Doon,
00:23:28.655 --> 00:23:31.456
just in case he'd feel bad
that we were going to Bonnie Doon.
00:23:31.521 --> 00:23:35.069
He liked it there.
We all liked it there.
00:23:35.204 --> 00:23:38.013
We're going to Bonnie Doon
00:23:38.079 --> 00:23:40.967
We all left soon after,
except for Trace and Con.
00:23:41.041 --> 00:23:44.502
As you can just imagine,
they were just married and
wanted some time to themselves.
00:23:44.574 --> 00:23:46.734
So they drove up
in their own car.
00:23:46.803 --> 00:23:49.537
Dad had a song he used to sing
about going to Bonnie Doon.
00:23:49.604 --> 00:23:52.556
Only he sang it a lot,
and it was a bit repetitive.
00:23:52.628 --> 00:23:54.473
Darl!
00:24:00.184 --> 00:24:02.821
- Dad, radar!
00:24:09.873 --> 00:24:12.205
- How much did that cost?
- Seventy bucks.
00:24:12.337 --> 00:24:14.651
Just paid for itself.
00:24:16.529 --> 00:24:19.069
Dale, why don't you
unload the boat, Mate?
00:24:19.221 --> 00:24:22.139
Steve, don't forget
the dog food, pal.
00:24:26.566 --> 00:24:29.963
Hey, boy. Hey!
00:24:30.036 --> 00:24:34.552
- Bloody marvelous to be
up here, isn't it, Dale?
- Yeah.
00:24:34.619 --> 00:24:37.583
- Bonnie Doon.
- Dad loved Bonnie Doon.
00:24:37.600 --> 00:24:38.852
How do I describe it?
00:24:39.063 --> 00:24:41.256
It is a little town
on a big lake.
00:24:41.324 --> 00:24:45.840
It's a beautiful place,
especially this time of year
when the water levels are down.
00:24:45.909 --> 00:24:48.481
Dad could not believe his luck
when he found this place.
00:24:48.551 --> 00:24:50.875
It was a bargain,
and he couldn't work out why.
00:24:50.939 --> 00:24:53.826
It was just a block of land
with a beautiful view.
00:24:53.900 --> 00:24:56.570
It took him five years
to build this place.
00:24:56.638 --> 00:24:59.210
He bought an unfinished kit home
out of the Trading Post,
00:24:59.280 --> 00:25:02.579
built it in the backyard
and towed it up here with his truck.
00:25:02.655 --> 00:25:04.977
He was the only bloke
he knew with a holiday home.
00:25:05.043 --> 00:25:07.105
Not a mobile home,
a holiday home.
00:25:07.175 --> 00:25:09.650
And he reckoned we were
the luckiest family in the world.
00:25:09.722 --> 00:25:14.248
- Dale, I reckon we're the luckiest
family in the world. - Yeah.
00:25:14.249 --> 00:25:15.291
He loved the serenity of the place.
00:25:15.357 --> 00:25:17.296
How's the serenity?
00:25:17.435 --> 00:25:19.544
I think he also just loved the word.
00:25:19.673 --> 00:25:21.797
So much serenity.
00:25:23.300 --> 00:25:27.199
Let's get to bed.
Tomorrow is going to be a great day.
00:25:27.200 --> 00:25:27.931
Yeah.
00:25:31.166 --> 00:25:33.609
If there's one thing
Dad loved more than serenity,
00:25:33.680 --> 00:25:36.156
it was an outboard motor
on full throttle.
00:25:42.944 --> 00:25:46.343
Listen to that!
Singing like a bird!
00:25:46.414 --> 00:25:49.684
He just loved Bonnie Doon,
and he reckoned the faster you went,
00:25:49.684 --> 00:25:50.918
the more you saw of it.
00:25:50.975 --> 00:25:51.919
Look at that!
00:25:52.487 --> 00:25:55.538
- What?
- Back there.
00:25:55.539 --> 00:25:59.616
But eventually he found a place
he reckoned looked like a good spot.
00:25:59.617 --> 00:26:02.006
I reckon this looks like a good spot.
00:26:03.069 --> 00:26:06.047
Dad loved fishing. And he really
looked after his equipment.
00:26:06.460 --> 00:26:10.021
He said they only made on good rod,
it's called the 'ugly stick'.
00:26:10.166 --> 00:26:14.285
It's so strong, you can bend it
right around on itself.
00:26:14.286 --> 00:26:17.584
Look at that.
Bends right around itself.
00:26:18.988 --> 00:26:21.636
The lake had trout,
redfin and carp.
00:26:21.707 --> 00:26:24.575
The carp was not a good eating fish,
but it was good catching.
00:26:24.575 --> 00:26:26.484
They could grow
to quite a size.
00:26:26.485 --> 00:26:29.860
Genuinely, that just hooked himself.
But occasionally Dad went crafty.
00:26:31.462 --> 00:26:32.662
- Got a nibble.
00:26:33.032 --> 00:26:37.100
Dad reckoned that fishing
was 10 percent brains
and 95 percent muscle...
00:26:37.100 --> 00:26:39.340
and the rest
was just good luck.
00:26:41.733 --> 00:26:45.996
We pulled off a few carp that day.
And each of us had a muscle ache.
00:26:50.295 --> 00:26:52.496
- Where's Con?
- Down the shops.
00:26:52.996 --> 00:26:54.609
You and Con talked about kids, yet?
00:26:55.311 --> 00:26:57.531
Yeah, Con wants to start
straight away.
00:26:57.532 --> 00:26:59.153
But, you know,
I've got a career.
00:26:59.154 --> 00:27:00.343
Of course.
00:27:00.344 --> 00:27:03.005
So, I said I'm not having kids
until I'm at least 23.
00:27:03.006 --> 00:27:04.868
Times have changed.
00:27:19.100 --> 00:27:21.235
- Gale had a boy.
- Was he a whopper?
00:27:21.236 --> 00:27:24.233
10 pounds. They got to be
a big beefy family.
00:27:24.234 --> 00:27:28.472
Tyler Jake. Even the birth notice
was beef. Stork and everything.
00:27:28.473 --> 00:27:30.891
Shannon was 9 pounds.
Would you mind then?
00:27:30.892 --> 00:27:33.720
Uh, I needed a pair of booties.
You always liked booties.
00:27:34.306 --> 00:27:36.891
- I reckon you should make
faked flowers. - Uh, yeah.
00:27:37.145 --> 00:27:38.939
- Jenny makes fake flowers.
- Jenny?
00:27:38.940 --> 00:27:40.159
- Yeah.
- Jenny Jenny?
00:27:40.160 --> 00:27:42.317
No, Malcoway Jenny. She reckons
the trick is to make 'em real
00:27:42.318 --> 00:27:45.208
but not too real. Just real enough
to know that they're fake.
00:27:46.082 --> 00:27:48.856
- I'd like to do pottery.
- Wow, on a wheel?
00:27:48.860 --> 00:27:51.363
Yeah. I just love mugs.
00:27:52.100 --> 00:27:53.946
Yeah, I'd like
to make my own mugs.
00:27:55.100 --> 00:27:56.676
- Mum?
- Yeah?
00:27:56.925 --> 00:27:58.237
- What's the matter?
- Nothing.
00:27:59.272 --> 00:28:00.432
- You worried about the house?
- No.
00:28:00.499 --> 00:28:05.099
- Well, Dad said everything's
going to be okay.
- Of course it is, darl.
00:28:10.584 --> 00:28:13.680
We ended up
with four carp and one redfin.
00:28:13.749 --> 00:28:18.185
A reasonable day's fishing,
considering we had to get back
earlier when Coco got seasick.
00:28:18.258 --> 00:28:20.808
Steve wasn't looking
all that good either.
00:28:25.707 --> 00:28:28.519
Keep it still, Trace.
00:28:30.310 --> 00:28:32.163
Disciplined,
isn't he, Sal?
00:28:34.339 --> 00:28:38.111
Here are you and I relaxing,
having a beer, and he's still training.
00:28:38.176 --> 00:28:40.563
Yeah, he just loves
that sport.
00:28:40.637 --> 00:28:44.147
- Well, you gotta have
a passion for something.
- Yeah.
00:28:46.966 --> 00:28:50.063
Ours is serenity.
00:28:52.466 --> 00:28:55.812
Dad, where do you want me to put
the chicken coop?
00:28:55.887 --> 00:28:58.307
Out the back, Steve.
00:29:00.684 --> 00:29:04.128
Forty-five bucks. You couldn't buy
the materials for that.
00:29:04.199 --> 00:29:07.066
Now, what do you want
with a chicken coop?
00:29:07.142 --> 00:29:09.473
And what do we want
with a kit home?
00:29:09.538 --> 00:29:12.983
Oh, yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah.
00:29:13.056 --> 00:29:16.282
Now, give me a kiss,
you big hunk of a man.
00:29:50.042 --> 00:29:54.006
Marvellous, ain't it?
The lake, the kids.
00:29:58.037 --> 00:30:01.327
Oh, look at the dogs.
Don't they love it?
00:30:04.276 --> 00:30:06.156
Oh, smell that.
00:30:07.340 --> 00:30:09.512
- Diesel.
- Yep.
00:30:11.712 --> 00:30:13.980
Pity Wayne can't be here.
00:30:14.046 --> 00:30:17.490
- Darl.
- No, no, I could've done better.
00:30:19.001 --> 00:30:22.478
Well, let's start
cooking this feast.
00:30:22.550 --> 00:30:25.416
- Who ordered medium rare?
- Me.
00:30:25.492 --> 00:30:27.345
Good stuff.
00:30:27.410 --> 00:30:30.025
Check that, Steve.
It could be a little underdone.
00:30:30.094 --> 00:30:34.434
- I bet they don't have places
like this in Thailand, Con.
- No, Mr. Kerrigan.
00:30:34.507 --> 00:30:37.352
Hey, hey, hey.
"Darryl" now, mate.
00:30:37.416 --> 00:30:39.618
Sorry, Darryl.
00:30:39.686 --> 00:30:43.392
- It's a good place, though.
- Yeah, yeah, I'm curious.
00:30:43.460 --> 00:30:47.710
Now, I know it's unfair
to compare anyplace to Bonnie Doon,
00:30:47.775 --> 00:30:50.107
but why would I want to go there
instead of here?
00:30:50.173 --> 00:30:52.985
- It's for young people, Dad.
- I know that, Trace.
00:30:53.050 --> 00:30:56.560
- It's the culture, Darryl.
The place is full of culture.
- Chockers.
00:30:56.631 --> 00:30:58.484
- Oh, yeah.
- Something for everyone.
00:30:58.550 --> 00:31:00.719
- What was that movie again, Con?
- Dale.
00:31:00.787 --> 00:31:02.640
There were so many stories.
00:31:02.705 --> 00:31:05.038
At the hotel
Trace and I were staying in,
they had this one channel:
00:31:05.103 --> 00:31:07.523
kickboxing, 24 hours a day.
00:31:08.393 --> 00:31:11.485
It was just so interesting
to hear about another county.
00:31:11.486 --> 00:31:14.647
Meals were 5 dollars, mum.
The most beautiful sadeys(?).
00:31:14.648 --> 00:31:15.445
What's that, darl?
00:31:15.446 --> 00:31:18.786
It's meat on skew with
peanut sauce and wheat.
00:31:18.798 --> 00:31:21.381
And the stories
went on and on all night.
00:31:21.531 --> 00:31:24.756
The value for money is
absolutely second to none.
00:31:24.757 --> 00:31:27.296
- One of the other Sony Walkmans.
- With presets?
00:31:27.297 --> 00:31:31.466
Yeah, presets and megabytes.
$85 dollars Australian.
00:31:31.797 --> 00:31:33.495
- Wow.
- Bargain?
00:31:34.888 --> 00:31:37.674
But I reckon someone like you, Steve,
could have got it down even further.
00:31:38.721 --> 00:31:40.596
I can't wait to get a beer and coffee.
00:31:41.250 --> 00:31:44.251
- It's great to have you two back.
- It's great to be back.
00:31:44.742 --> 00:31:47.130
Great to be up here.
00:31:47.204 --> 00:31:50.911
They haven't got
a place like this in Bangkok.
00:31:50.977 --> 00:31:53.276
How's the serenity?
00:31:54.878 --> 00:31:56.731
Not a sound.
00:32:08.881 --> 00:32:11.944
- Feeling good, Sal.
- Good on you, darl.
00:32:12.014 --> 00:32:14.183
Steve, could you move
the Corolla?
00:32:14.252 --> 00:32:16.584
I need to get to the Torana out
so I can get to the Commodore.
00:32:16.650 --> 00:32:18.982
I'll have to get the keys
to the Cortina if I'm going
to move that Corolla.
00:32:19.047 --> 00:32:21.379
- Watch the boat, mate.
- Yeah.
00:32:21.446 --> 00:32:23.865
- Know why I'm feeling good, Sal?
- Why?
00:32:23.939 --> 00:32:27.710
I'll tell you why.
Because this is an example
of the individual.
00:32:27.775 --> 00:32:30.424
Of how the individual,
if he has the guts to stand up...
00:32:30.494 --> 00:32:33.687
and shove it right up
those people who think
they can stand on top of you.
00:32:33.754 --> 00:32:36.980
The people who think
they can do that, that's why.
00:32:42.163 --> 00:32:44.103
What do you mean
what's my plea?
00:32:44.353 --> 00:32:46.587
- What is the case you are putting?
- I told you.
00:32:46.655 --> 00:32:49.685
I mean, you just can't walk in
and take a man's house.
00:32:49.756 --> 00:32:52.568
Mr. Kerrigan, are you disputing
the amount of compensation?
00:32:52.633 --> 00:32:57.298
I'm not interested in compensation.
I'm saying that you can't kick me out.
00:32:57.364 --> 00:32:59.566
Very well.
00:32:59.635 --> 00:33:01.999
- What is your argument?
- That's it.
00:33:02.064 --> 00:33:05.739
That's my argument.
You can't kick me out.
00:33:05.805 --> 00:33:09.631
And on what law do you base
that argument?
00:33:09.706 --> 00:33:13.118
- The law
of bloody common sense!
- Mr. Kerrigan.
00:33:13.190 --> 00:33:16.635
- I must ask you
to restrain yourself.
- Yeah, all right.
00:33:16.707 --> 00:33:20.959
Mr. Kerrigan, this is
the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
00:33:21.024 --> 00:33:24.217
You are an applicant.
You need to show--
00:33:24.284 --> 00:33:27.859
I need to show?
So it's up to me, is it?
00:33:27.929 --> 00:33:31.439
Mr. Kerrigan, Air Link,
as a federal authority,
00:33:31.510 --> 00:33:34.093
has the right to purchase property
compulsorily.
00:33:34.164 --> 00:33:38.763
And, as far as I can see,
you have offered no evidence
to refute that right.
00:33:38.832 --> 00:33:40.772
No evidence?
00:33:40.845 --> 00:33:45.315
It's not a house. It's a home.
A man's home is his castle.
00:33:45.385 --> 00:33:50.138
I mean, it's-- it's--
it's Jack's castle.
It's Farou-Farouk's castle.
00:33:50.212 --> 00:33:52.480
You just can't walk in
and steal our homes.
00:33:52.547 --> 00:33:55.359
- You will be compensated.
- I don't wanna be compensated.
00:33:55.424 --> 00:33:57.756
You can't buy
what I've got.
00:33:59.260 --> 00:34:02.553
Mr. Kerrigan, I am rapidly
running out of patience.
00:34:02.618 --> 00:34:06.128
- You're running out of patience.
- What is your case in law?
00:34:08.117 --> 00:34:10.449
Well, okay, um,
00:34:10.514 --> 00:34:15.429
the law is supposed
to be about justice-- no, fairness.
00:34:15.502 --> 00:34:20.449
And I know that sometimes
what is right and fair is
not clear-cut. It's a bit iffy.
00:34:20.522 --> 00:34:25.371
But this is not iffy.
I mean, this is as clear as day.
00:34:25.444 --> 00:34:30.393
It is right and fair
that a family be allowed
to live in its own house.
00:34:30.464 --> 00:34:32.764
That is justice.
00:34:34.268 --> 00:34:36.755
I rest my case.
00:34:38.871 --> 00:34:42.513
Dad reckoned he'd nailed it.
Farouk agreed.
00:34:45.202 --> 00:34:47.753
But Dad was wrong.
00:34:47.824 --> 00:34:52.610
I can't believe I lost.
I've let you down.
00:34:52.684 --> 00:34:55.976
No, no, Mr. Kerrigan.
You do good job.
00:34:56.040 --> 00:34:59.104
- Please, Farouk, call me Darryl.
- Okay, Mr. Darryl.
00:34:59.174 --> 00:35:02.170
But, you know, I never heard that one
you say before.
00:35:02.243 --> 00:35:05.403
"A man's home is his castle."
Well, that's an old saying.
00:35:05.472 --> 00:35:09.658
No, no. Other one. Other one.
"Is not house, is home."
00:35:09.724 --> 00:35:12.657
Farouk, I lost.
00:35:12.730 --> 00:35:15.248
I know, Mr. Darryl.
00:35:15.319 --> 00:35:17.837
Farouk, how much
are they paying you?
00:35:17.909 --> 00:35:20.972
- $65,000.
- For your place?
00:35:21.042 --> 00:35:25.261
Yes. They say the plane,
they fly overhead, drop the value.
00:35:25.326 --> 00:35:29.152
I don't care. In Beirut,
plane fly overhead, drop bomb.
00:35:29.227 --> 00:35:33.282
- I like this plane.
- What are we going to do, Darryl?
00:35:33.351 --> 00:35:35.236
I don't know, Jack.
00:35:35.302 --> 00:35:39.008
This is the only place I can afford.
I don't wanna move.
00:35:39.074 --> 00:35:40.927
You see what
they're doing, Sal?
00:35:40.992 --> 00:35:43.063
Mm.
00:35:43.133 --> 00:35:46.643
- How long you lived here, Jack?
- Three years.
00:35:46.714 --> 00:35:50.126
Now, in the area.
How long have you lived around here?
00:35:50.199 --> 00:35:52.205
Fifty-seven years.
00:35:52.278 --> 00:35:55.657
Fifty-seven years.
00:35:55.730 --> 00:35:59.786
And they're gonna
kick you out on your ass.
00:35:59.855 --> 00:36:04.041
Well, bugger 'em.
I'm not giving up, Jack.
00:36:04.107 --> 00:36:08.359
If they wanna play things by the law,
fine. We'll play by the law.
00:36:08.423 --> 00:36:11.268
But they're not
the only big guns in town.
00:36:11.333 --> 00:36:15.606
If it's gonna be lawyers, I'm gonna
hit them with the big artillery.
00:36:15.712 --> 00:36:19.986
Hang on, Darryl.
Jesus, these fucking photocopiers.
00:36:20.060 --> 00:36:22.873
What the fuck is that?
I cleared tray three.
00:36:22.938 --> 00:36:24.791
Why don't you get your girl
to do that for you?
00:36:24.856 --> 00:36:28.845
She's not here on Mondays.
She does Tuesday, Thursday, Friday.
00:36:28.916 --> 00:36:31.564
F-3. What the fuck
is that?
00:36:31.634 --> 00:36:33.771
- Dennis, how did it go?
- Not good.
00:36:33.839 --> 00:36:37.611
I spoke to every barrister I know.
No one wants to touch it.
00:36:37.676 --> 00:36:39.911
All right. You do it.
00:36:39.977 --> 00:36:42.365
I told you, Darryl,
I'm not qualified.
00:36:42.440 --> 00:36:45.699
You're not qualified?
Now I've heard everything.
00:36:45.766 --> 00:36:47.835
What do you mean
you're not qualified?
00:36:47.907 --> 00:36:50.174
I mean I'm not
in the big time.
00:36:50.241 --> 00:36:52.148
You have lost faith
in yourself, Dennis.
00:36:52.224 --> 00:36:54.904
- Darryl--
- You have lost faith.
00:36:54.972 --> 00:36:58.766
Darryl, it's over my head.
It's over your head too.
00:36:58.841 --> 00:37:02.612
Over my head? Dennis.
00:37:02.678 --> 00:37:05.675
- Darryl, have you heard
of the Barlow Group?
-No.
00:37:05.747 --> 00:37:09.127
It's basically a big investment company
controlled by three blokes...
00:37:09.199 --> 00:37:11.052
worth about
a half a billion each.
00:37:11.117 --> 00:37:13.570
Well, the Barlow Group
is Air Link.
00:37:13.643 --> 00:37:15.780
I thought Air Link
was the government.
00:37:15.850 --> 00:37:19.807
It's a government authority,
but all the money's coming from Barlow.
00:37:19.877 --> 00:37:24.282
It's a way of privatizing
without privatizing.
Anyway, it's a big, big thing.
00:37:24.354 --> 00:37:27.220
Every level of government.
Huge investment.
00:37:28.254 --> 00:37:30.292
All right, fine.
So they're big.
00:37:30.364 --> 00:37:32.272
But why do they
wantmy house?
00:37:32.346 --> 00:37:35.605
Why don't they just fill in
the old quarry and build it there?
00:37:35.671 --> 00:37:38.570
I don't know. Maybe it's just cheaper
to pull down more houses.
00:37:38.645 --> 00:37:43.147
- So we fight 'em.
- Darryl, they want this thing to work.
00:37:43.217 --> 00:37:47.970
- They're gonna get their way.
- And you know why people
like that get their way?
00:37:48.044 --> 00:37:51.337
Because people like us
don't stand up to 'em.
00:37:51.401 --> 00:37:53.504
Now, they've still
gotta play by the rules.
00:37:53.575 --> 00:37:57.401
Darryl, they write the rules.
They own the game.
00:37:57.475 --> 00:38:01.246
Fuck, Dennis. It's my fucking house.
You're not gonna run scared on me.
00:38:02.622 --> 00:38:04.858
I can't do this by myself.
00:38:04.925 --> 00:38:07.606
All right, mate.
00:38:07.674 --> 00:38:10.290
Let me think about it.
00:38:14.835 --> 00:38:18.891
- Con's working late tonight.
- He's just so busy.
00:38:18.961 --> 00:38:21.773
I cannot believe
this postcard arrived today.
00:38:21.838 --> 00:38:23.843
Thanks
for dropping in.
00:38:23.916 --> 00:38:25.920
How's he treating
my princess?
00:38:25.993 --> 00:38:27.846
Dad!
00:38:27.912 --> 00:38:30.626
All right,
all right.
00:38:30.693 --> 00:38:33.560
You saw
some amazing things.
00:38:33.635 --> 00:38:36.186
Now, that is
a bloody big statue.
00:38:36.256 --> 00:38:39.385
- Yeah, and it's all made of gold.
- Is that so?
00:38:41.724 --> 00:38:44.023
This bloke's
gonna win the cars.
00:38:44.090 --> 00:38:47.250
- How's the salon?
- Good.
00:38:47.319 --> 00:38:49.172
And look at these models.
00:38:49.237 --> 00:38:53.488
They've got ripper bodies,
but they let themselves down
in the hair department.
00:38:53.552 --> 00:38:57.258
You ought to contact
Channel Nine, get
a contract with them.
00:38:57.325 --> 00:38:59.428
Dad, it doesn't work
like that.
00:38:59.498 --> 00:39:03.870
Well, look at them and look at you.
Now, that is a head of hair.
00:39:03.943 --> 00:39:06.755
- Just beautiful.
- Thanks, Dad.
00:39:06.820 --> 00:39:08.760
I'm only stating
the truth.
00:39:08.835 --> 00:39:11.484
Dad, what's a pulpit?
00:39:11.552 --> 00:39:15.706
Where the minister gives
his sermon from. How much?
00:39:15.772 --> 00:39:19.413
- Eight hundred.
- Dreaming.
00:39:19.481 --> 00:39:22.610
Actually, I know how
to get you on there.
00:39:22.678 --> 00:39:26.700
- Send in a photo of you
for the home viewers.
- Dad, if you dare.
00:39:26.770 --> 00:39:30.215
- Oh, I've got quite a few lying around.
- Dad!
00:39:30.287 --> 00:39:33.765
Actually, I think I've got one taken
when you were two...
00:39:33.836 --> 00:39:35.688
and you didn't have
any clothes on.
00:39:35.753 --> 00:39:37.606
Dad! Don't you--
00:39:37.672 --> 00:39:40.386
- Quite a few to choose from there.
- Don't-- No!
00:39:44.770 --> 00:39:47.834
That night I thought of Wayne again.
00:39:47.903 --> 00:39:51.282
I wondered what he was doing
and whether the elephant's
trunk was still up.
00:39:51.356 --> 00:39:53.209
'Cause that
brings good luck.
00:40:06.415 --> 00:40:08.268
So, in conclusion,
00:40:08.333 --> 00:40:11.810
my client will be appealing the decision
to the federal court...
00:40:11.882 --> 00:40:16.101
and, as an interim, will
be seeking an injunction...
00:40:16.166 --> 00:40:19.774
to stop any further action
in this matter.
00:40:19.842 --> 00:40:22.654
Sincerely, Dennis Denuto.
00:40:53.316 --> 00:40:55.769
Hammersley and Laycock.
May I help you?
00:40:55.841 --> 00:40:57.880
Yes, putting you through now.
00:41:02.075 --> 00:41:06.294
I'm afraid he can't come
to the phone right now, Farouk.
He's up in the ceiling.
00:41:06.359 --> 00:41:11.177
All right, I'll get him
to give you a call
as soon as he comes down.
00:41:11.251 --> 00:41:14.826
Okay. Oh, give my love to Taboulah.
00:41:14.895 --> 00:41:16.835
- Good-bye.
- Shit!
00:41:17.868 --> 00:41:20.103
Steve!
00:41:20.171 --> 00:41:23.071
- Yeah?
- The beams aren't supporting.
00:41:23.144 --> 00:41:26.556
- I reckon we put a hold
on the mezzanine.
- Yeah, all right.
00:41:26.629 --> 00:41:31.229
But I'll have to give that guy a
call about the spiral staircase
'cause he's holding it for us.
00:41:31.297 --> 00:41:34.392
- Darl, can you give Farouk a ring?
- Yeah.
00:41:34.462 --> 00:41:37.395
- Where's Dad?
- Up in the roof.
00:41:37.467 --> 00:41:40.181
- Dad!
- Yeah, mate?
00:41:40.249 --> 00:41:45.329
I dug another hole.
It's filling with water.
00:42:00.344 --> 00:42:05.161
You are fucking kidding me.
I cleared that tray three fucking times!
00:42:05.235 --> 00:42:07.405
- Mr. Denuto.
- Yeah?
00:42:07.473 --> 00:42:10.318
Ron Graham, Hammersley and Laycock.
Got your note during the week.
00:42:10.382 --> 00:42:15.332
Oh, yeah. Yeah.
Um, sit down.
00:42:18.727 --> 00:42:22.335
Now, the Kerrigan matter.
00:42:23.714 --> 00:42:26.362
Well, we're going
to be taking it further.
00:42:26.432 --> 00:42:30.868
Yes, we totally understand,
and we're here on behalf
of our client to apologize.
00:42:30.940 --> 00:42:33.011
- We made a mistake.
- You have?
00:42:33.081 --> 00:42:37.682
Yes, it appears that the house
belonging to Mr. Kerrigan was
grossly undervalued by mistake,
00:42:37.749 --> 00:42:39.984
and our client would like
to rectify the situation.
00:42:40.051 --> 00:42:43.909
- Well, what are you offering?
- Another $25,000.
00:42:43.983 --> 00:42:46.370
- Whoa.
- As a separate cash check.
00:42:46.445 --> 00:42:49.573
You know, Darryl, my client,
00:42:49.642 --> 00:42:52.836
is disputing
the compulsory purchase.
00:42:52.904 --> 00:42:55.454
Yes, though with
the correct valuation,
00:42:55.526 --> 00:42:57.695
we thought this may put
the dispute to rest.
00:42:57.763 --> 00:42:59.735
What if it doesn't?
00:43:00.992 --> 00:43:02.845
If I were you,
00:43:02.910 --> 00:43:05.625
I would advise Mr. Kerrigan
against taking any further action.
00:43:05.692 --> 00:43:07.697
This is
a multi-billion dollar project.
00:43:07.770 --> 00:43:10.189
It's been in planning
for a long time.
00:43:10.264 --> 00:43:14.537
If this action were to delay
or spoil the plans,
00:43:14.613 --> 00:43:18.635
the understandable anger
could well spill into something else.
00:43:18.704 --> 00:43:21.319
- Are you threatening?
- Hang on.
00:43:21.389 --> 00:43:24.899
I just came in here,
apologized and increased
the offer by $25,000.
00:43:24.970 --> 00:43:28.611
- I'm sorry.
- And that offer should
be put to Mr. Kerrigan...
00:43:28.679 --> 00:43:31.360
with your strongest
possible recommendation.
00:43:34.498 --> 00:43:36.830
Tell 'em to get stuffed.
00:43:36.896 --> 00:43:40.754
- It's $25,000, Darryl.
- Don't you get this, Dennis?
00:43:40.828 --> 00:43:43.509
Darryl, they're
offering 25 grand extra.
00:43:43.577 --> 00:43:47.469
Dennis, this is not about money.
I am not leaving my house.
00:43:47.541 --> 00:43:49.776
- Tell 'em I'm not moving.
- They're not gonna be happy.
00:43:49.844 --> 00:43:53.637
- Who cares?
- I mean, they're
gonna be really unhappy.
00:43:55.150 --> 00:43:58.311
- So what are you telling me, Dennis?
- Nothing, Darryl.
00:43:58.379 --> 00:44:00.647
- Did they threaten you?
- Not me, really.
00:44:00.714 --> 00:44:03.013
- They threatened me.
- Not exactly. They just said--
00:44:03.079 --> 00:44:05.695
- They fucking well threatened me.
- They just said--
00:44:05.765 --> 00:44:10.779
I want you to get on that phone
right now and tell 'em where
they can shove their 25 grand.
00:44:10.848 --> 00:44:13.366
Darryl, " them"
is the Barlow Group,
00:44:13.438 --> 00:44:15.346
people used
to getting their way.
00:44:15.421 --> 00:44:17.720
Now, they want
to expand the airport,
00:44:17.786 --> 00:44:20.054
and there's one bloke
who's a pain in the ass.
00:44:20.120 --> 00:44:23.532
Tell 'em to get stuffed.
00:44:33.452 --> 00:44:35.360
More, darling?
00:44:35.433 --> 00:44:39.260
Oh, no. No, love. That was beautiful.
What do you call that?
00:44:39.334 --> 00:44:41.437
lce cream.
00:44:41.508 --> 00:44:45.596
Yeah, but what you've done with it.
What did you do to it?
00:44:45.665 --> 00:44:48.629
Scooped it out of the tub.
00:44:48.702 --> 00:44:50.871
Did I do the right thing?
00:44:50.940 --> 00:44:53.719
Oh, yes, sweetheart,
you did the right thing.
00:44:53.785 --> 00:44:56.914
- Twenty-five grand, Dad.
- Yeah, but not that way, Steve.
00:44:56.983 --> 00:44:59.152
We're not gonna
take the money.
00:45:02.417 --> 00:45:05.066
- I want to tell you a story.
- Oh, good.
00:45:05.135 --> 00:45:07.434
- About how your father and I met.
- I know this one.
00:45:07.501 --> 00:45:09.354
Not all of it, Dale.
00:45:09.419 --> 00:45:14.336
You see, I used to go out
with a very handsome young man,
00:45:14.406 --> 00:45:16.477
well-to-do,
called Bob Thompson.
00:45:16.549 --> 00:45:19.960
Big Bob Thompson.
What's he doing now, eh?
00:45:20.033 --> 00:45:22.006
Putting in fence posts
in the country.
00:45:22.079 --> 00:45:24.466
- He runs a construction company.
- So he says.
00:45:24.542 --> 00:45:27.354
Well, anyway, one night he took me
to the greyhounds.
00:45:27.419 --> 00:45:31.245
- He put on a real show.
We ate at the carvery.
- What did you have?
00:45:31.319 --> 00:45:33.226
Uh, pork.
00:45:33.301 --> 00:45:35.851
Anyway, we had wine, champagne.
00:45:35.923 --> 00:45:39.083
He put on all my bets,
and he was just sweeping me off my feet.
00:45:39.152 --> 00:45:42.498
And I wouldn't have
been at all surprised
if he'd popped the question.
00:45:42.572 --> 00:45:45.569
Well, anyway, later on--
I don't know what it was--
00:45:45.643 --> 00:45:49.414
But out of the corner of my eye
I spotted this lanky bloke...
00:45:49.479 --> 00:45:51.714
- struggling with one of his greyhounds.
- Red Rocket.
00:45:51.781 --> 00:45:55.868
- That's you, Dad.
- Now, Bob, he went off to talk
to one of the stewards.
00:45:55.937 --> 00:45:59.479
And this young fella,
he comes right up to me
and starts chatting to me...
00:45:59.549 --> 00:46:01.555
and he asks me out.
00:46:01.627 --> 00:46:05.236
And I said,
"Well, I'm on a date."
00:46:05.304 --> 00:46:08.335
Well, he backed right off.
00:46:08.406 --> 00:46:13.006
He said he wasn't cutting
anyone's lunch,
and he wished me good night.
00:46:13.073 --> 00:46:17.193
And I thought,
"That man has principles."
00:46:17.261 --> 00:46:21.927
And from that day on,
I've only had eyes for one man.
00:46:21.994 --> 00:46:24.447
Hook, line and sinker.
00:46:24.519 --> 00:46:28.193
And that's what I love about him:
his principles.
00:46:28.259 --> 00:46:30.908
So we're not taking
the money, Steve.
00:46:30.977 --> 00:46:34.454
Hang on. I'll get it.
00:46:36.700 --> 00:46:39.380
What was the carvery like?
00:46:41.399 --> 00:46:43.764
- Yeah?
- Mr. Kerrigan.
00:46:43.829 --> 00:46:46.445
- Yeah? What?
- I've just got a message to pass on.
00:46:46.515 --> 00:46:49.098
- From who?
- I'm just passing on a message.
00:46:49.168 --> 00:46:51.849
- Are you from the council?
- No, I'm not from the council.
00:46:51.918 --> 00:46:54.730
- The company.
- I'm just passing on
a message, Mr. Kerrigan.
00:46:54.795 --> 00:46:56.965
They always send
someone different, don't they?
00:46:57.032 --> 00:47:00.607
The message is,
"Take the offer and shut up."
Understood?
00:47:00.677 --> 00:47:02.912
- Are you threatening me?
- I'm just passing on a message.
00:47:02.980 --> 00:47:05.366
- Fuck off, you clown! Fuck off!
- Mr. Kerrigan--
00:47:05.442 --> 00:47:07.741
- You better watch your mouth, pal.
- You heard my dad.
00:47:07.807 --> 00:47:10.871
- Now, fuck off!
- Whoa, whoa, whoa. Whoa. Fine.
00:47:10.941 --> 00:47:13.687
I'm just trying
to tell you.
00:47:17.174 --> 00:47:19.856
And what the fuck do you think
you're doing?
00:47:19.924 --> 00:47:22.311
You know what I said after Wayne.
No more guns in the house.
00:47:22.386 --> 00:47:24.555
- Yeah, but he was threatening you.
- Where did you get it?
00:47:24.624 --> 00:47:26.858
- Trading Post.
- And what did you pay for it?
00:47:26.925 --> 00:47:29.770
- One-eighty.
- What was he asking?
00:47:29.835 --> 00:47:33.248
- Two-fifty.
- He was dreaming.
00:47:33.320 --> 00:47:36.733
- Yeah.
- Get rid of it.
00:47:38.755 --> 00:47:40.608
Sell it.
00:47:58.897 --> 00:48:01.229
Pricks!
00:48:04.331 --> 00:48:07.711
All right. All right.
00:48:07.785 --> 00:48:10.652
I might pass on
a message of my own.
00:48:23.354 --> 00:48:27.725
Don't bullshit me, pal.
I know why you want Highview Crescent.
00:48:27.798 --> 00:48:30.795
It's because you're
too much of a tight-ass
to fill in the quarry.
00:48:30.868 --> 00:48:34.378
It's easier to knock down
people's houses than it
is to fill in a hole.
00:48:34.449 --> 00:48:36.356
Well, what do
you say to that?
00:48:36.431 --> 00:48:38.316
Get off my property
or I'll call the police.
00:48:38.381 --> 00:48:41.607
Fuck the police! You're the asshole
who had my car smashed!
00:48:41.674 --> 00:48:44.257
Settle down, mate.
Settle down.
00:48:44.328 --> 00:48:46.911
It's just what
he wants us to do.
00:48:48.611 --> 00:48:53.179
Let's just keep our cool.
We don't wanna do anything stupid.
00:49:20.838 --> 00:49:24.032
- Darryl John Kerrigan?
- You know who I am, Mick.
00:49:24.099 --> 00:49:26.714
- Darryl John Kerrigan.
- Yes, officer?
00:49:26.785 --> 00:49:30.164
Were you on Lansell Road,
Toorak at approximately
2:30 this morning?
00:49:30.237 --> 00:49:33.878
- No.
- Is there anyone who can verify
your whereabouts at that hour?
00:49:33.947 --> 00:49:38.197
Yeah, yeah. Everyone in this house.
While we've still got it.
00:49:38.263 --> 00:49:42.088
- Daz, I know you did it.
- I told you, mate.
I don't know anything--
00:49:42.162 --> 00:49:45.356
- Shut up. I'm not going to book you.
This is just a warning.
00:49:45.423 --> 00:49:49.195
I know what's going on.
No one wants to see you get
the rough end of the stick,
00:49:49.260 --> 00:49:51.430
but you're gonna have
to watch yourself.
00:49:51.497 --> 00:49:53.983
- Otherwise, you'll end up losing more
than this house.
- Mick.
00:49:54.056 --> 00:49:58.013
Darryl, I've seen it happen, mate.
Now, settle down.
00:49:58.085 --> 00:50:02.237
If you wanna take 'em on,
do it the right way. By the book.
00:50:02.304 --> 00:50:05.562
- All right, Mick.
- Oh, and, uh, Daz?
00:50:05.629 --> 00:50:09.138
- Yeah?
- Put them gates around the back.
00:50:09.210 --> 00:50:11.063
Oh.
00:50:18.066 --> 00:50:20.584
Now, listen.
Things are gettin' a bit serious.
00:50:20.655 --> 00:50:24.744
Last night I had a visit
from some hired thug.
00:50:24.811 --> 00:50:27.743
- Yeah, me too.
-What do you mean, you too?
00:50:27.817 --> 00:50:31.742
A man, he come to my house and he say,
"Stop with the court business."
00:50:31.813 --> 00:50:34.365
If no stop, he have friend
who come and beat me.
00:50:34.435 --> 00:50:36.855
And I say,
"You have friend, I have friend.
00:50:36.929 --> 00:50:40.155
My friend come to your house,
put bomb under your car
and blow you to fucking sky."
00:50:40.222 --> 00:50:43.121
- What'd he do?
- He get scared and he leave.
00:50:43.195 --> 00:50:46.356
- I bet he did.
- I-I don't really
have friend like this,
00:50:46.424 --> 00:50:49.836
but, you know, I'm Arab and people think
all Arab have bomb.
00:50:49.909 --> 00:50:53.702
You're a bloody ripper, Farouk.
That's fuckin' fantastic.
00:50:53.778 --> 00:50:56.873
- Excuse the French, Evonne.
- Get your hand off it, Darryl.
00:50:56.942 --> 00:51:00.256
Anyway, um,
I was worried for everyone.
00:51:00.332 --> 00:51:04.103
I just didn't want to force
anyone into this. Farouk?
00:51:04.168 --> 00:51:06.435
No, I'm with you,
Mr. Darryl.
00:51:06.502 --> 00:51:09.467
- Evonne?
- What are they gonna do
my ex hasn't done?
00:51:09.538 --> 00:51:12.667
- Jack?
- Yeah, fuck 'em.
00:51:12.736 --> 00:51:15.800
Well, Dennis Denuto
is acting on our behalf.
00:51:15.869 --> 00:51:18.550
We've gotta be
in federal court next Tuesday.
00:51:18.619 --> 00:51:20.307
Does he think
we've got a good case?
00:51:20.378 --> 00:51:23.506
Well, he reckons it just has
to contravene the Constitution.
00:51:23.573 --> 00:51:26.353
And the Constitution
is the biggest law we've got.
00:51:28.033 --> 00:51:29.055
How much?
00:51:29.234 --> 00:51:31.621
Ah, good point, Evonne. Steve?
00:51:33.838 --> 00:51:37.511
Now, all up,
it's gonna cost 1,500.
00:51:37.578 --> 00:51:40.924
Now, that's 750 now,
750 in six months' time.
00:51:40.999 --> 00:51:43.201
So 150 each.
00:51:43.269 --> 00:51:46.333
And, Jack, I know you can't do it,
so I'm kickin' in for you.
00:51:46.402 --> 00:51:48.888
Oh, good on you, Darryl.
I'll pay you back.
00:51:48.960 --> 00:51:51.346
- Evonne?
- Yeah, fine.
00:51:51.422 --> 00:51:53.492
- Farouk?
- I pay cash now.
00:51:53.564 --> 00:51:58.480
No, no, no, hold your horses.
What is it with wogs and cash?
00:51:58.550 --> 00:52:01.363
Anyway, it's
bargain-basement prices,
00:52:01.428 --> 00:52:05.832
and, uh, you'd better
wear a suit this time, Farouk.
00:52:05.905 --> 00:52:08.074
What's this Dennis Denuto
like, Darryl?
00:52:08.142 --> 00:52:12.164
Ah, he's a lawyer.
This is about the law.
00:52:12.235 --> 00:52:14.785
He's gotta know
what he's doin'.
00:52:18.085 --> 00:52:20.701
Um... all--
all right.
00:52:20.770 --> 00:52:22.972
Gi-Give me
one moment...
00:52:23.041 --> 00:52:24.894
and I--
and I will.
00:52:24.959 --> 00:52:27.445
Um... it's the--
00:52:29.434 --> 00:52:31.343
the, um-- the--
00:52:33.144 --> 00:52:35.759
the Constitution
of Australia.
00:52:35.829 --> 00:52:39.404
This is a blatant violation...
00:52:39.474 --> 00:52:42.820
of the Constitution
of the Commonwealth of Australia.
00:52:42.895 --> 00:52:45.707
And when it comes
to violations,
00:52:45.772 --> 00:52:47.876
they don't come
any bigger.
00:52:49.289 --> 00:52:52.515
What section of the Constitution
has been breached?
00:52:52.582 --> 00:52:54.435
Section?
00:52:54.500 --> 00:52:57.083
Wh-What section?
00:52:57.153 --> 00:52:59.606
There is no one section.
00:52:59.679 --> 00:53:03.221
It's just the vibe of the thing.
00:53:04.795 --> 00:53:08.533
I'm afraid, Mr. Denuto,
you'll have to be more specific.
00:53:08.599 --> 00:53:10.452
Oh, yeah,
sure, sure.
00:53:10.518 --> 00:53:13.613
I was just starting general,
and then I was getting...
more specific...
00:53:13.682 --> 00:53:17.541
with the-- the, um--
Just one moment, please.
00:53:17.615 --> 00:53:19.784
The, um--
00:53:19.854 --> 00:53:23.112
Jesus, Darryl,
I am sweatin' here.
00:53:23.178 --> 00:53:25.217
You're killin' them,
Dennis.
00:53:25.288 --> 00:53:27.674
I don't even know
Roman numerals.
00:53:27.750 --> 00:53:30.878
Um-- It's-- It's--
00:53:30.946 --> 00:53:32.800
Ju--
I've got it here.
00:53:32.865 --> 00:53:36.691
It's the... section 51,
00:53:36.766 --> 00:53:40.058
uh, second
from the bottom.
00:53:41.369 --> 00:53:43.887
"The Parliament shall
have power to make laws...
00:53:43.959 --> 00:53:47.054
with respect to copyrights,
patents of inventions...
00:53:47.123 --> 00:53:49.293
and designs
and trademarks."
00:53:49.362 --> 00:53:51.880
It's all part of it.
00:53:51.952 --> 00:53:54.251
This is what I'm getting at.
That's my point.
00:53:54.317 --> 00:53:56.486
It's-- It's
the vibe of it.
00:53:56.556 --> 00:53:59.521
All right. Taken.
00:53:59.592 --> 00:54:02.078
Do you have a precedent
which supports...
00:54:02.150 --> 00:54:04.352
this...vibe?
00:54:04.421 --> 00:54:07.451
Uh... yes.
00:54:07.521 --> 00:54:10.552
Yes, I do.
Um, just one moment.
00:54:12.030 --> 00:54:15.125
What's the name
of the famous aboriginal?
00:54:15.195 --> 00:54:17.364
- Cathy Freeman.
- No, the court case.
00:54:17.433 --> 00:54:19.983
- Evonne Goolagong.
- No, no, no. Ma-- Mabo.
00:54:20.054 --> 00:54:21.961
Mabo.
00:54:22.037 --> 00:54:24.522
What about it?
00:54:24.594 --> 00:54:28.136
That's your classic case
of big business...
00:54:28.207 --> 00:54:30.093
trying to take land,
00:54:30.157 --> 00:54:32.010
and they couldn't.
00:54:32.075 --> 00:54:34.942
Mr. Denuto,
the Mabo decision...
00:54:35.017 --> 00:54:39.388
pertains to the specific
issue of native land title
and terra nullius.
00:54:39.461 --> 00:54:41.346
Yeah.
00:54:41.410 --> 00:54:45.433
So what part of the judgment
is relevant to this case?
00:54:45.503 --> 00:54:49.972
A-Again, i-it's just
the vibe of it.
00:54:52.057 --> 00:54:55.021
Actually, may I
approach the bench?
00:55:02.607 --> 00:55:05.092
Am I wasting
my time here?
00:55:05.165 --> 00:55:07.400
Your case
is not strong.
00:55:07.467 --> 00:55:11.173
- Am I sort of in the ballpark though?
- I'm a judge.
00:55:11.239 --> 00:55:13.888
I understand.
Can you just give me an angle?
00:55:13.957 --> 00:55:16.288
I'm sorry, Mr. Denuto.
I can't.
00:55:16.355 --> 00:55:18.425
Understood.
Understood.
00:55:18.497 --> 00:55:21.080
I think I've got
a good one anyway.
00:55:27.640 --> 00:55:31.467
In summing up,
i-it's the Constitution,
00:55:31.541 --> 00:55:34.985
it's Mabo,
it's justice, it's law.
00:55:35.058 --> 00:55:38.731
It's the vibe,
and, uh--
00:55:38.798 --> 00:55:41.218
No, that's it.
It's the vibe.
00:55:43.210 --> 00:55:45.249
I rest my case.
00:55:46.280 --> 00:55:48.187
That was sensational.
00:55:48.262 --> 00:55:50.497
Counsel for the respondent?
00:55:51.874 --> 00:55:54.327
Your Honor, I don't wish to waste
any more of your time.
00:55:54.400 --> 00:55:57.693
- Appreciated.
- All our arguments are contained
in the forward documents,
00:55:57.758 --> 00:56:01.333
and we'd be more than happy
for that to constitute
the case for the respondent.
00:56:01.401 --> 00:56:03.538
Thank you. So be it.
00:56:03.608 --> 00:56:05.940
I call a one-hour
adjournment.
00:56:06.006 --> 00:56:08.873
Good on ya, Dennis.
That shut 'em up.
00:56:08.947 --> 00:56:11.846
I'm going for a bit
of a breather, mate.
00:56:51.883 --> 00:56:53.736
How you goin'?
00:56:53.802 --> 00:56:55.839
Oh, fine. Fine.
00:56:55.912 --> 00:56:58.299
- Got a case comin' up?
- Uh, no, no.
00:56:58.374 --> 00:57:01.186
I'm here to see someone.
I'm-I'm a spectator today.
00:57:01.251 --> 00:57:04.958
- Are you?
- My son's first appearance.
00:57:05.024 --> 00:57:08.534
Oh? Do you reckon
he'll get off?
00:57:08.605 --> 00:57:11.023
Oh, no, no.
He's a barrister.
00:57:11.099 --> 00:57:14.608
- He's appearing for
the first time as a barrister.
- Congratulations.
00:57:14.680 --> 00:57:17.098
- Thank you.
- Uh, Darryl Kerrigan.
00:57:17.173 --> 00:57:19.952
- Lawrence Hammill.
- G'day, Lawrence.
00:57:20.019 --> 00:57:23.179
Barrister, eh?
He'd need a degree for that.
00:57:23.247 --> 00:57:26.561
Yes, yes. He-He's got a couple,
actually.
00:57:26.636 --> 00:57:30.593
- Ah, you must be as proud as punch.
- Well, you know.
00:57:30.664 --> 00:57:33.029
Oh, I know.
I've got a daughter.
00:57:33.094 --> 00:57:36.735
Diploma certificate,
fully qualified hairdresser.
00:57:36.803 --> 00:57:40.956
The day she came home
and told me she'd got
into Sunshine Tech...
00:57:41.023 --> 00:57:44.315
- was the proudest day of my life.
- Yes, yes, I can imagine.
00:57:44.380 --> 00:57:48.239
Yeah, sure makes us parents
look like a bunch of dodos, eh?
00:57:49.560 --> 00:57:52.655
You wouldn't have dreamt
of doing what your son's done.
00:57:52.724 --> 00:57:56.332
No, no. Anyway, Darryl,
what brings you here?
00:57:56.401 --> 00:57:58.820
Our bloody government's
trying to take my house.
00:57:58.895 --> 00:58:01.381
This new Air Link thing.
I mean, imagine that.
00:58:01.452 --> 00:58:03.938
Sal and me, we brought up
our whole family in that house,
00:58:04.011 --> 00:58:06.561
and they think they
can just walk in--
00:58:08.006 --> 00:58:10.786
Anyway, we're takin' 'em
to court.
00:58:10.852 --> 00:58:14.493
Bloody outrageous.
It's gotta be against the Constitution.
00:58:14.561 --> 00:58:17.460
Yes, it is outrageous.
Who's acting for you?
00:58:17.534 --> 00:58:21.076
- Dennis Denuto.
- Uh, never heard of him.
00:58:21.147 --> 00:58:23.926
You wouldn't have.
He just does our local area.
00:58:23.992 --> 00:58:27.120
Yeah, but I've never heard of him
in Constitutional law.
00:58:27.188 --> 00:58:30.001
Oh, no, you wouldn't.
No, he does conveyancing mainly.
00:58:30.066 --> 00:58:32.485
You know, wills, petty theft,
that sort of thing.
00:58:32.560 --> 00:58:34.947
But hey, it's all based
on the Constitution.
00:58:35.021 --> 00:58:38.367
Yes. Yes, in a way.
00:58:38.444 --> 00:58:42.052
- Good bloke though.
- Yes. Sounds like it.
00:58:42.120 --> 00:58:44.866
Anyway, uh,
I'd better be going.
00:58:44.933 --> 00:58:48.279
- Sure.
- Nice talking to you, Lawrie.
00:58:48.353 --> 00:58:50.904
- Nice talking to you, Darryl.
- And good luck with your boy.
00:58:50.975 --> 00:58:55.281
Thanks, Darryl.
I hope everything works out.
00:58:55.356 --> 00:58:58.201
Ah, yeah, yeah.
I'm pretty confident.
00:58:58.265 --> 00:59:00.532
I find in favor
of the respondent.
00:59:00.599 --> 00:59:02.507
Yes!
00:59:04.692 --> 00:59:06.861
It's them, Darryl.
00:59:06.929 --> 00:59:10.090
But we was respondin'
to them.
00:59:10.158 --> 00:59:14.049
We lost, Darryl.
I'm sorry.
00:59:14.123 --> 00:59:17.251
Dad reckons he must have
sat there for an hour.
00:59:17.319 --> 00:59:20.796
He said it was like being kicked
in the guts with the back end of a bus.
00:59:20.868 --> 00:59:24.826
Dad had to explain to Farouk
that they had lost.
00:59:24.929 --> 00:59:27.959
It was really hard
telling Evonne too.
00:59:28.030 --> 00:59:30.841
But the toughest one
was Jack.
00:59:36.118 --> 00:59:37.971
Trace and Con
were great though.
00:59:39.858 --> 00:59:43.783
Good on you, Dad. You stood up to them.
I'm so proud of you.
00:59:43.856 --> 00:59:47.300
I'm so impressed with your fighting
quality, Mr. Kerrigan.
00:59:47.372 --> 00:59:49.224
Thanks, mate.
00:59:49.290 --> 00:59:52.931
And can I just say how disenchanted
I am with our legal system.
00:59:58.274 --> 01:00:01.468
Dad was very quiet
after losing the court case.
01:00:01.536 --> 01:00:04.054
I'd never seen him so down.
01:00:04.125 --> 01:00:07.438
He even stopped complimenting Mum
on her cooking.
01:00:09.752 --> 01:00:11.757
You all right there,
Darryl?
01:00:11.830 --> 01:00:13.683
Yeah.
01:00:17.999 --> 01:00:20.364
Dad?
01:00:20.429 --> 01:00:23.177
Someone's, uh,
01:00:23.243 --> 01:00:25.891
sellin' a telephone box.
01:00:32.706 --> 01:00:35.421
They said no
to an extension.
01:00:36.607 --> 01:00:39.027
Dennis says we've got
to be out in two weeks.
01:00:39.100 --> 01:00:40.953
Two weeks?
01:00:47.957 --> 01:00:50.410
I haven't told Wayne yet.
01:00:52.049 --> 01:00:54.730
I think Dad felt he'd let
everyone down, but especially Wayne.
01:00:54.798 --> 01:00:57.611
That's why he'd been
puttin' off tellin' him.
01:00:57.676 --> 01:01:00.521
He just couldn't think of a way
to break it to Wayne.
01:01:00.586 --> 01:01:03.582
I told Dad not to worry.
I knew how to tell Wayne we'd lost.
01:01:03.654 --> 01:01:07.164
- We lost.
- Lost?
01:01:07.235 --> 01:01:09.884
Yeah.
01:01:09.953 --> 01:01:11.806
Did Dad do his nut?
01:01:11.870 --> 01:01:14.967
Nah, he's gone all quiet.
01:01:16.123 --> 01:01:18.609
Quiet?
01:01:18.680 --> 01:01:21.874
Yeah. I think he thinks
he's let everyone down.
01:01:21.942 --> 01:01:23.795
Letus down?
01:01:23.861 --> 01:01:26.509
Yeah, that's what I think.
01:01:26.577 --> 01:01:28.430
See, especially you.
01:01:28.496 --> 01:01:31.689
I think he was lookin' forward
to the day you came back to the house.
01:01:31.757 --> 01:01:34.089
Well, you tell Dad...
01:01:34.155 --> 01:01:37.763
the only reason
I loved that house is 'cause
it had him and Mum in it...
01:01:37.831 --> 01:01:40.611
and like... everyone else.
01:01:40.677 --> 01:01:43.228
Wherever they go,
I'll love...
01:01:43.299 --> 01:01:46.591
as long as it
has them in it.
01:01:46.655 --> 01:01:50.842
And all those lawyers
and government people
can just go and get fucked.
01:01:50.908 --> 01:01:52.761
"...as long as it
has them in it.
01:01:52.826 --> 01:01:56.052
And all those lawyers
and government people
can go and get fucked."
01:01:56.119 --> 01:02:00.174
Ah, he wanted me to change
that " get fucked" bit, but I forgot.
01:02:00.243 --> 01:02:02.891
On you, mate.
01:02:02.960 --> 01:02:05.445
I'd better keep packin'.
01:02:42.444 --> 01:02:45.889
Dad?
01:02:45.961 --> 01:02:48.381
Steven.
01:02:48.455 --> 01:02:53.121
I can, uh, get you
some more boxes, if you want.
01:02:53.186 --> 01:02:55.901
No, I think I'll be all right,
Steve.
01:03:00.443 --> 01:03:02.296
Dad?
01:03:04.472 --> 01:03:06.642
You haven't let anyone down.
01:03:08.117 --> 01:03:11.726
I don't know what the opposite of...
lettin' someone down is,
01:03:13.553 --> 01:03:15.884
but you done
the opposite.
01:03:28.707 --> 01:03:31.071
When are you
gonna sign 'em?
01:03:33.214 --> 01:03:36.310
- I don't know.
- They gotta be done by Friday.
01:03:36.380 --> 01:03:38.995
I can't.
01:03:39.065 --> 01:03:41.070
lcan't.
I just can't.
01:03:41.142 --> 01:03:43.508
Darryl, we gotta go.
01:03:43.573 --> 01:03:45.546
Yeah, I know.
I know we lost.
01:03:45.619 --> 01:03:47.950
I know we gotta get out
of this place.
01:03:48.017 --> 01:03:51.788
I know this is no longer
our house, but I'll be buggered
if I can sign those papers.
01:03:51.853 --> 01:03:55.625
I just cannot physically
pick up the pen and sign them.
01:04:00.421 --> 01:04:02.427
Did you speak
to Jack?
01:04:02.500 --> 01:04:07.034
Yeah, yeah. His son-in-law's moved
to Perth, so he's no help.
01:04:07.104 --> 01:04:10.362
Poor Jack.
01:04:10.428 --> 01:04:14.320
Listen, I-I told him
he could stay with us
until we work somethin' out.
01:04:15.927 --> 01:04:18.064
How'd you go
with the agent?
01:04:18.133 --> 01:04:21.196
Two-bedroom units
are $80,000.
01:04:21.266 --> 01:04:23.119
A flat.
01:04:23.184 --> 01:04:26.564
With four people,
the greyhounds,
01:04:26.638 --> 01:04:28.872
five cars,
01:04:28.939 --> 01:04:30.847
the boat and Jack.
01:04:30.922 --> 01:04:32.927
It'll be okay.
01:04:33.000 --> 01:04:36.825
- And what are we gonna do with Wayne?
- Wayne'll understand.
01:04:36.900 --> 01:04:40.160
You know he keeps a photo
of this place on his wall.
01:04:40.226 --> 01:04:42.079
I know.
01:04:42.144 --> 01:04:47.190
He gets out after five years,
we have to put him in a laundry
smaller than his cell.
01:04:47.258 --> 01:04:50.605
- Maybe we rent.
- Rent?
01:04:50.680 --> 01:04:53.906
We not only lose our place,
we're payin' for someone else's.
01:04:53.972 --> 01:04:57.897
- Oh, Darryl--
- I'm starting to understand
how the aborigines feel.
01:05:00.364 --> 01:05:02.852
Have you been drinkin'?
01:05:02.924 --> 01:05:05.707
Well, this house
is like their land.
01:05:05.773 --> 01:05:07.879
It-It holds
their memories.
01:05:07.950 --> 01:05:10.284
The land is their story.
It's everything.
01:05:10.350 --> 01:05:14.126
You just can't pick it up
and plonk it down somewhere else.
01:05:15.534 --> 01:05:18.830
This country's gotta stop
stealin' other people's land.
01:05:18.895 --> 01:05:22.279
Dad? There's someone
here to see you.
01:05:24.240 --> 01:05:26.096
G'day, Darryl.
01:05:27.217 --> 01:05:29.073
Lawrie.
01:05:30.163 --> 01:05:32.335
So I thought
I'd come and visit.
01:05:32.404 --> 01:05:35.274
- But how'd you find us?
- You know us dodos.
01:05:35.347 --> 01:05:38.251
- We've got a few tricks up our sleeves.
- Don't I know it.
01:05:39.317 --> 01:05:42.481
I, uh, heard
about the decision.
01:05:42.550 --> 01:05:45.747
Yeah. Yeah, well,
that's the way these things are.
01:05:45.814 --> 01:05:48.367
- How'd your boy go?
- Oh, fine. Yeah, fine.
01:05:48.438 --> 01:05:52.150
- Great.
- Darryl, I wonder if I
could put something to you.
01:05:52.217 --> 01:05:54.072
Yeah, sure.
01:05:54.137 --> 01:05:57.006
I don't think I
introduced myself fully.
01:05:57.080 --> 01:06:00.725
You see, I'm retired now,
but I'm actually a lawyer myself.
01:06:00.795 --> 01:06:04.984
Three degrees in the family.
I'd like to see your poolroom.
01:06:05.050 --> 01:06:07.987
I'm, uh,
what's called a Q.C.
01:06:08.060 --> 01:06:11.158
- Are you? A Q.C.? You're one of those?
- What's that?
01:06:11.229 --> 01:06:14.677
- Uh, Queens Counsel.
- Oh, you counsel the queen?
01:06:14.749 --> 01:06:17.881
Uh, they're the lawyers
rich people use, love.
01:06:17.949 --> 01:06:21.300
Yeah, well, that's probably
the most accurate way of describing us.
01:06:21.375 --> 01:06:23.285
I don't think Dennis
would be a Q.C.
01:06:23.359 --> 01:06:27.102
N-No, no, I don't think.
01:06:27.168 --> 01:06:29.503
Anyway, my specialty
as a Q.C...
01:06:29.570 --> 01:06:32.472
was Constitutional law,
Australian Constitutional law.
01:06:32.546 --> 01:06:35.067
Have you heard of
the Tasmanian Dams case?
01:06:36.258 --> 01:06:38.495
- Um--
- Mabo?
01:06:38.564 --> 01:06:41.794
Oh, the aboriginal guy,
told the government to shove it.
01:06:41.860 --> 01:06:43.715
That's the one.
01:06:43.780 --> 01:06:47.457
Uh, anyway, I've had quite
a bit to do with these over the years,
01:06:47.524 --> 01:06:51.139
and I've had a look into your case
over the last few days,
01:06:51.206 --> 01:06:53.694
and I think there's
a bit more to it.
01:06:53.768 --> 01:06:57.063
- What do you mean?
- I think you've got a case.
01:06:57.127 --> 01:07:00.194
- So Dennis was on the right track.
- Y-Yes.
01:07:00.264 --> 01:07:02.239
I told you that judge
had it in for him.
01:07:02.313 --> 01:07:04.583
I believe there's a section
of the Constitution...
01:07:04.649 --> 01:07:07.879
about the government's right to acquire
land that hasn't been tested.
01:07:07.946 --> 01:07:10.019
But Dennis tested it.
01:07:10.090 --> 01:07:13.954
Well, I-I think we
could test it better.
01:07:14.028 --> 01:07:18.120
Anyway, I would like
to appear on your behalf... gratis.
01:07:19.277 --> 01:07:22.408
- No fee.
- Well, no, we couldn't.
01:07:22.479 --> 01:07:24.899
I've done pretty well
out of this law caper over the years,
01:07:24.974 --> 01:07:27.844
- so if you're happy for me
to take it further--
-Further?
01:07:27.919 --> 01:07:30.919
But we've been
to the federal court.
01:07:30.991 --> 01:07:33.327
How much further
can we take it?
01:07:33.424 --> 01:07:35.247
Three weeks later...
01:07:35.312 --> 01:07:39.307
Dad went to the High Court
of Australia, which is the
highest court in Australia.
01:07:39.378 --> 01:07:42.280
Lawrie asked Dennis to be
his instructing solicitor.
01:07:42.354 --> 01:07:45.584
Dennis was stoked,
but shittin' himself at the same time.
01:07:45.651 --> 01:07:48.041
I'm shittin' myself.
01:07:48.116 --> 01:07:51.979
- Shall we?
- Let's stick it up 'em.
01:07:54.518 --> 01:07:56.852
And so Dad, or as he
was called by the judge--
01:07:56.917 --> 01:07:59.668
Darryl John Kerrigan--
01:07:59.734 --> 01:08:01.971
sat in the High Court
of Australia and put his case.
01:08:02.039 --> 01:08:04.212
Or at least
Mr. Hammill did.
01:08:04.281 --> 01:08:08.559
Dennis was very helpful too.
He was passing books around
like a librarian.
01:08:08.633 --> 01:08:11.666
He even learnt Roman numerals
especially for the trip.
01:08:11.737 --> 01:08:15.733
Um, paragraph, uh... 31.
01:08:15.803 --> 01:08:19.001
- Thank you, Dennis.
- But Dad reckoned there
was no doubt about it.
01:08:19.068 --> 01:08:22.198
From the moment he stood up,
Mr. Hammill was the star of the show.
01:08:22.268 --> 01:08:25.814
Section 51,
paragraph 31.
01:08:25.886 --> 01:08:28.734
"The parliament shall
have power to make laws...
01:08:28.798 --> 01:08:33.818
with respect to the acquisition
of property on just terms."
01:08:33.886 --> 01:08:36.756
Let's think about those words,
"on just terms" ...
01:08:36.831 --> 01:08:39.417
and how they relate
to real people.
01:08:39.488 --> 01:08:41.877
Your Honor, my client
built his home by the law,
01:08:41.952 --> 01:08:44.604
in full accordance
with the law.
01:08:44.673 --> 01:08:47.063
He doesn't know
about the extensions.
01:08:47.139 --> 01:08:49.278
But does he have
the protection of the law?
01:08:49.346 --> 01:08:53.603
How can the forcible removal
of a family, a good family,
from their home...
01:08:53.667 --> 01:08:56.667
have the blessing
of our Constitution?
01:08:56.740 --> 01:08:59.970
How can that be...
"just terms" ?
01:09:00.037 --> 01:09:02.142
Dad reckoned it
was in the bag,
01:09:02.212 --> 01:09:05.924
even though they had five times
more lawyers than we did.
01:09:05.990 --> 01:09:08.805
My client has adhered
to the law, every law,
01:09:08.871 --> 01:09:12.800
every statute from the Town Planning Act
to Civil Aviation Regulations.
01:09:12.872 --> 01:09:16.036
But in what can only be described
as a last desperate measure,
01:09:16.104 --> 01:09:20.328
my client is accused
of breaching none other
than the Constitution.
01:09:20.393 --> 01:09:23.328
I mean, good Lord,
what else are we guilty of?
01:09:23.403 --> 01:09:26.305
lnternational war crimes, hmm?
01:09:26.380 --> 01:09:28.997
He's even paid people
to laugh for him.
01:09:29.068 --> 01:09:32.363
I refer the court to His Honor
Mr. Justice Dixon's decision...
01:09:32.429 --> 01:09:34.283
in Grace Brothers
and the Commonwealth.
01:09:34.349 --> 01:09:37.514
As much as Dad hated to admit
it the other lawyer was good,
01:09:37.582 --> 01:09:40.167
and he was gonna give us
a real run for our money.
01:09:40.238 --> 01:09:42.094
A safeguard
to the commonwealth.
01:09:42.160 --> 01:09:46.161
But if Mr. Hammill was worried,
he didn't show it. He kept right on at 'em.
01:09:46.162 --> 01:09:48.550
...has acquired the status
of a constitutional guarantee,
01:09:48.626 --> 01:09:50.729
which is designed
to protect the individual--
01:09:50.801 --> 01:09:53.354
But everything he said,
they had an answer for.
01:09:53.426 --> 01:09:56.841
- Your Honor, that statement
was obiter dictum.
- Was not!
01:10:00.019 --> 01:10:02.322
Well, it wasn't.
01:10:02.389 --> 01:10:04.560
- Was it?
- I don't know.
01:10:04.628 --> 01:10:08.720
The interpretation of
"on just terms" was considered
in the Tasmanian Dams case.
01:10:08.790 --> 01:10:12.817
The court took into account
the interests of the community,
01:10:12.887 --> 01:10:15.822
such as, uh,
job creation--
01:10:15.895 --> 01:10:18.416
Dad reckoned Dennis got
the hang of things real quick.
01:10:18.488 --> 01:10:22.711
The main job of the senior counsel
was to provide backup for the Q.C.
01:10:22.776 --> 01:10:26.355
Ah, yes. And this is further underlined
in Georgiades--
01:10:26.426 --> 01:10:29.656
- And that's what Dennis did.
- Ah, utilitarianism.
01:10:29.723 --> 01:10:32.473
The greatest good
for the greatest number.
01:10:32.540 --> 01:10:35.410
But what this principle
fails to--
01:10:41.790 --> 01:10:44.572
What this principle fails to take
into account...
01:10:44.638 --> 01:10:48.502
is that competing rights cannot
be weighed one against the other.
01:10:48.576 --> 01:10:52.025
Is a family's right to live freely
in their home outweighed--
01:10:52.096 --> 01:10:54.333
It wasn't just
legal argument.
01:10:54.400 --> 01:10:57.020
Mr. Hammill even put jokes in,
clever jokes.
01:10:57.090 --> 01:11:00.505
...not that our children
will have a place to live,
01:11:00.578 --> 01:11:04.539
but whether they'll have prompt delivery
of their parcels.
01:11:04.611 --> 01:11:07.262
Dad thought
it was real funny,
01:11:07.332 --> 01:11:09.536
even though he
didn't get it.
01:11:09.605 --> 01:11:12.605
Suffer in your jocks.
01:11:12.678 --> 01:11:16.672
In fact, there were
a lot of times he didn't quite
understand what was being said,
01:11:16.741 --> 01:11:20.486
but one time he knew exactly
what was being said.
01:11:20.552 --> 01:11:23.781
He's even approached
the appellant with an offer
of compensation,
01:11:23.848 --> 01:11:28.389
a generous offer considering
the nature of the, uh, dwelling,
01:11:28.458 --> 01:11:31.425
or as it might more accurately
be called, eyesore.
01:11:31.497 --> 01:11:34.084
- What are you calling an eyesore?
- Darryl.
01:11:34.155 --> 01:11:36.392
It's called a home,
you dickhead!
01:11:36.459 --> 01:11:38.314
- Your Honor.
- Darryl!
01:11:38.379 --> 01:11:41.226
It's a bloody fine one. If there
were more homes like that, we'd--
01:11:41.292 --> 01:11:44.010
Have the jails full
of people like your son?
01:11:44.076 --> 01:11:46.946
- Ah, this bloody asshole!
- Sit down, Darryl.
01:11:47.021 --> 01:11:49.542
Mr. Hammill, I'm calling
an adjournment.
01:11:49.614 --> 01:11:54.351
And I trust that your client
will, in the meantime, compose himself.
01:11:54.416 --> 01:11:59.567
Mr. Lyle, I'll thank you
not to make any further value
judgments in this court.
01:11:59.633 --> 01:12:01.576
I'm sorry, Lawrie.
01:12:01.649 --> 01:12:03.559
That's all right, Darryl.
01:12:03.633 --> 01:12:05.575
I was thinking
the same thing,
01:12:05.651 --> 01:12:08.138
though not
in those words.
01:12:08.210 --> 01:12:11.113
I wish I had your words.
01:12:11.188 --> 01:12:13.043
How dare they?
01:12:13.108 --> 01:12:14.963
I mean, an eyesore!
01:12:15.028 --> 01:12:18.258
I mean, that--
that just goes to show
that they don't get it.
01:12:18.325 --> 01:12:20.660
I mean, they're judging the place
by what it looks like,
01:12:20.725 --> 01:12:25.615
and if it doesn't have
a pool or a classy front
or a big garden--
01:12:25.687 --> 01:12:27.694
It's got a pretty good gate.
01:12:27.768 --> 01:12:31.795
And then because of that,
it's not worth saving.
01:12:31.865 --> 01:12:35.444
But it's not a house.
It's a home.
01:12:35.513 --> 01:12:38.002
It's got everything.
01:12:38.074 --> 01:12:41.620
People who love each other,
care for each other.
01:12:41.690 --> 01:12:43.633
It's got memories.
01:12:43.707 --> 01:12:45.650
Great memories.
01:12:45.725 --> 01:12:49.467
It's a place
for the family to turn to,
01:12:49.532 --> 01:12:52.021
come back to.
01:12:52.093 --> 01:12:56.666
But that doesn't seem to mean as much
as a big fuckin' driveway.
01:12:56.734 --> 01:12:59.802
Later it was time
for Mr. Hammill to sum up.
01:12:59.872 --> 01:13:03.221
Dad said
he was unbelievable.
01:13:03.296 --> 01:13:06.230
He reckoned he finished
like a champion greyhound.
01:13:06.304 --> 01:13:07.650
People who love each other--
01:13:07.651 --> 01:13:10.284
He quoted cases, he quoted laws.
01:13:10.543 --> 01:13:14.267
But Dad nearly fell off
his chair when Mr. Hammill
finished by quoting Dad,
01:13:14.338 --> 01:13:16.193
only better.
01:13:16.258 --> 01:13:19.455
And somehow that's not worth
as much as a big driveway.
01:13:19.524 --> 01:13:24.413
You may think our appeal
is based on emotion rather than law.
01:13:24.485 --> 01:13:26.526
Not true.
01:13:26.598 --> 01:13:30.689
It's about the highest law in
this country, the Constitution,
01:13:30.759 --> 01:13:34.372
and one phrase within it:
"on just terms."
01:13:36.905 --> 01:13:40.221
That's what this
is all about-- being just.
01:13:40.296 --> 01:13:43.713
They want to pay only
for the house.
01:13:43.785 --> 01:13:47.616
But they're taking away
more than that, so much more.
01:13:47.691 --> 01:13:50.823
Sure, the Kerrigans
built a house,
01:13:50.892 --> 01:13:53.543
then they built a home,
and then a family.
01:13:53.612 --> 01:13:57.836
You can acquire a house,
01:13:57.901 --> 01:14:00.584
but you can't
acquire a home,
01:14:00.654 --> 01:14:03.338
because a home is not built
of bricks and mortar...
01:14:03.406 --> 01:14:06.953
but love and memories.
01:14:08.209 --> 01:14:10.347
You can't pay for it,
01:14:10.416 --> 01:14:13.319
and you're just shortchanging
people if you try.
01:14:13.393 --> 01:14:17.671
I can't speak for those
who wrote this document,
01:14:17.746 --> 01:14:21.359
but I'll bet when they put in
the phrase " on just terms,"
01:14:21.426 --> 01:14:24.724
they hoped
it would stop anyone...
01:14:24.788 --> 01:14:29.196
shortchanging someone
like Darryl Kerrigan.
01:14:31.254 --> 01:14:33.872
Thanks, Lawrence.
01:14:39.863 --> 01:14:42.963
Thank you.
01:14:43.031 --> 01:14:47.115
In the end, who knows whether
it was Dad's words or Mr. Hammill
01:14:47.116 --> 01:14:50.563
or even Dennis' note passing--
...but we won the case.
01:14:50.731 --> 01:14:52.593
...in favor
of the appellant.
01:14:52.666 --> 01:14:54.521
Shit.
01:14:56.220 --> 01:14:58.075
That's us.
01:14:58.140 --> 01:15:00.824
Bullshit.
We won?
01:15:00.892 --> 01:15:04.275
- We won.
- You little ripper!
01:15:04.349 --> 01:15:08.245
Thanks, lads.
01:15:08.318 --> 01:15:09.079
We won.
01:15:09.080 --> 01:15:11.682
Dad was stoked
but suitably restrained.
01:15:11.775 --> 01:15:14.645
He reckons the other side
didn't know what to do with themselves.
01:15:14.718 --> 01:15:17.141
Dennis was so stunned,
he went all quiet.
01:15:17.216 --> 01:15:20.762
Dad reckons he almost cried.
In fact, I think he did.
01:15:20.833 --> 01:15:23.354
Mr. Hammill
just sat there for ages.
01:15:23.426 --> 01:15:27.681
He reckoned it was the most satisfying
victory he'd had in 47 years.
01:15:27.747 --> 01:15:31.425
Dad reckons it's important
to be noble in victory,
so he spoke to the other Q.C. ...
01:15:31.491 --> 01:15:32.518
Oh, hey.
01:15:32.519 --> 01:15:34.150
...the one who had a go at Wayne.
01:15:34.293 --> 01:15:36.609
Bad luck.
01:15:36.676 --> 01:15:39.744
You dickhead!
01:15:40.869 --> 01:15:44.253
The case was all over
the news that night.
01:15:44.359 --> 01:15:48.255
Good evening. First tonight,
a landmark decision in
the High Court today...
01:15:48.328 --> 01:15:51.776
has confirmed the age-old saying,
"A man's home is his castle."
01:15:51.849 --> 01:15:56.127
When the huge Air Link
consortium tried to compulsorily
acquire a string of homes...
01:15:56.202 --> 01:15:58.591
on Melbourne's outskirts
earlier this year,
01:15:58.666 --> 01:16:00.936
they didn't expect a fight.
01:16:01.003 --> 01:16:04.452
- Well, they got one.
- It was a
case of Darryl versus Goliath...
01:16:04.523 --> 01:16:06.858
in the High Court
of Australia today.
01:16:06.924 --> 01:16:09.959
Mum reckons it's real funny
how one day you're not famous,
01:16:10.029 --> 01:16:12.102
and then the next day
you are... famous,
01:16:12.173 --> 01:16:14.028
and then you're not
anymore.
01:16:14.093 --> 01:16:18.569
Dad had one of the biggest parties ever
that night back at home.
01:16:18.639 --> 01:16:21.061
He invited everyone
from the neighborhood--
01:16:21.136 --> 01:16:23.110
his friends,
family, in-laws.
01:16:23.185 --> 01:16:26.250
This case has totally regained my faith
in the legal system.
01:16:26.321 --> 01:16:28.150
Mr. Hammill even
brought his son along.
01:16:28.151 --> 01:16:29.993
Really pleased to meet you.
01:16:30.098 --> 01:16:32.619
Everyone was havin'
a real good time,
01:16:36.402 --> 01:16:38.641
especially Mum and Dad.
01:16:38.709 --> 01:16:41.905
I'd never seen them
so happy.
01:16:41.973 --> 01:16:44.144
Dad invited everyone
up to Bonnie Doon.
01:16:44.213 --> 01:16:46.385
I fix for you a special Farouk
pressure system.
01:16:46.453 --> 01:16:50.000
Mr. Hammill said he'd love
to come. I don't think he'd
ever fished for carp.
01:16:50.070 --> 01:16:54.350
Well, that party
went on and on and on.
Dad smiled all night.
01:16:54.489 --> 01:16:56.565
See, this is why we need that patio.
01:16:56.631 --> 01:16:58.869
The victory was reported
in all the papers.
01:16:58.936 --> 01:17:01.752
It became known
as the Kerrigan Decision.
01:17:01.817 --> 01:17:03.825
Jack, don't thank me.
This is the bloke.
01:17:03.898 --> 01:17:07.281
Although Dad said,
as far as he was concerned,
it was Lawrie's victory.
01:17:07.355 --> 01:17:10.323
And don't forget
Dennis here either.
01:17:10.396 --> 01:17:13.745
That was the beginning
of a string of good luck
for our family.
01:17:13.820 --> 01:17:18.163
Six months later
we got notice that Wayne would
soon be eligible for parole.
01:17:18.237 --> 01:17:22.100
Dad rang Mr. Hammill,
who was more than happy
to come out of retirement again.
01:17:22.174 --> 01:17:24.892
Wayne said the parole board
couldn't believe their eyes.
01:17:24.958 --> 01:17:28.342
When Mr. Hammill walked in,
he reckons they granted him
parole out of shock.
01:17:30.336 --> 01:17:32.857
Dennis became very well-known
after the case,
01:17:32.928 --> 01:17:35.297
and people came from everywhere
to hire him.
01:17:35.362 --> 01:17:37.217
He won a very big case,
01:17:37.282 --> 01:17:41.178
a class action against people who put
lead in the landfill 15 years ago.
01:17:41.250 --> 01:17:44.569
I think Mr. Hammill
helped him there too.
Dad is very happy for him.
01:17:44.644 --> 01:17:47.776
He even bought himself
a new photocopier,
01:17:47.845 --> 01:17:50.333
one that never breaks down.
01:17:50.405 --> 01:17:53.754
And guess what. Mr. Hammill did go up
to Bonnie Doon.
01:17:53.829 --> 01:17:56.897
At first Dad thought it was
out of politeness, but it can't be...
01:17:56.966 --> 01:17:59.203
'cause he goes up there
all the time.
01:17:59.272 --> 01:18:03.266
He and Dad still hit it off
as good as they did
the first day they met.
01:18:03.336 --> 01:18:05.442
Coco never won another race,
01:18:05.513 --> 01:18:08.513
but she had a son
which Dad called Son of Coco.
01:18:08.585 --> 01:18:11.455
He hasn't won yet,
but Dad has high hopes.
01:18:11.531 --> 01:18:15.687
Dad did finish the patio
in a Greek style, and the extension,
01:18:15.755 --> 01:18:18.275
and he even put up those big iron gates
that he and Steve...
01:18:18.347 --> 01:18:20.934
had gotten for a bargain
that night in Toorak.
01:18:21.004 --> 01:18:23.306
Steve got back with Kerry,
his old girlfriend.
01:18:23.373 --> 01:18:26.985
Eventually they got married
and had a little boy...
three weeks later.
01:18:27.055 --> 01:18:30.055
"Baby carriage,
still in box."
01:18:30.126 --> 01:18:32.266
Con and Trace
had a kid too.
01:18:32.335 --> 01:18:36.773
He's already taken up kickboxing.
They are great parents.
01:18:37.809 --> 01:18:41.606
Wayne started helping Dad
with the tow truck
and really made a go at it.
01:18:41.680 --> 01:18:45.227
Dad's even more proud of him now
than when he was in jail.
01:18:45.299 --> 01:18:47.404
It was Wayne's idea
to move into tray trucks.
01:18:47.475 --> 01:18:50.062
Pretty soon they had two,
then three, then eight.
01:18:50.131 --> 01:18:52.947
Who knows when it will stop?
Mum reckons 11.
01:18:53.012 --> 01:18:55.565
She's as proud as punch
with all this.
01:18:55.636 --> 01:19:00.307
And guess what. She did take up pottery.
She didn't even need lessons.
01:19:00.373 --> 01:19:04.848
And Dad, well, he reckoned
he'd got everything
he'd ever wished for.
01:19:04.919 --> 01:19:08.629
He often used to sit out on the patio
and just smile to himself.
01:19:08.695 --> 01:19:11.414
And they still live
at 3 Highview Crescent,
01:19:11.481 --> 01:19:13.816
even though it's only
them two livin' in it.
01:19:13.881 --> 01:19:16.337
And Dad still calls it
"his castle."
01:19:19.611 --> 01:19:23.157
My name's Dale Kerrigan,
and that was my story.