Episode 411 of Prisoner Cell Block H. The end gate slam, incidental music and Network 10 logo have been restored as originally broadcast.
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00:00Ladies, you'll all be thrilled to know that I am going to be around for a long time yet.
00:10It didn't work, ladies.
00:14You're going to have to try a hell of a lot harder than that to beat me at my game.
00:21You got the dope?
00:23Yep.
00:24They sent the papers you need.
00:26Yeah, they must have already had some in stock.
00:28I didn't know I was going to try and do me out of business before I even started.
00:31And I've been a busy girl today.
00:34What do you think?
00:37Brenda, this is Brent.
00:39Yeah, no more cold cash for dope, my love.
00:41We'll just stamp out licenses in exchange.
00:43What, I wouldn't give to have a talent like this.
00:45Oh, you will be.
00:46And all donations will be gratefully received.
00:49I think we have some business to discuss, Miss Ferguson.
00:52I doubt that very much.
00:53Oh, I think you'll be very interested.
00:56It's a little matter of security.
00:58An investment for the future, if you like.
01:04What do you say?
01:21You've been a very busy lady, Miss Ferguson.
01:24Not exactly what the Department of Corrective Services had in mind, eh?
01:28Look, why don't you just name your price and let's get this over with.
01:31Well, let's see.
01:33What price would you put on your career, Miss Ferguson?
01:36Forty thousand? Fifty?
01:38You're out of your mind.
01:40Not me, lady.
01:41I think cool and straight.
01:44I'm a reasonable man.
01:46Let's not be greedy.
01:48Ten thousand dollars.
01:50And you can have this little number as a souvenir for your glory box.
01:55Uh-uh.
01:57You get the tape when I get the money.
02:00Must have stopped you making copies and bleeding me dry for the rest of my life.
02:03Not a thing.
02:05You're just going to have to trust me, aren't you?
02:08You don't leave me much choice, do you?
02:11That's right.
02:13Well, you'll have to give me time.
02:15I haven't got that sort of money.
02:17I'll have to raise it somehow.
02:19There's no hurry.
02:21Just so long as I get ten thousand in forty-eight hours.
02:27Oh, I reckon my bones have been bleached white in their grave
02:31and that bloody freak will still be striding around like some rotten bloody Nazi.
02:35It's not Minnie's fault, Lizzie.
02:37If Mrs Reynolds and the whole department can't do anything, well, what hope have we got?
02:41None at all.
02:43That's what I'm trying to tell you.
02:45Not unless we all stick together and come up with something that'll fix her for good.
02:49Look, I know how you feel, dear, but you mustn't let her upset you.
02:52She can be dealt with. She's only human.
02:55Pigs are, she is. She's like some bloody mangy tomcat.
02:58She's got nine lives, hasn't she, Jude?
03:00Yeah. She got out of more scrapes than Houdini.
03:03Bee nearly went crazy trying to get rid of her.
03:05That's right. You had a bloody good try, Min, but where did that get you?
03:08That doesn't mean I'm going to give up, dear.
03:10Well, you're wasting your time.
03:12You can't get rid of her. She's like the plague.
03:14There's no cure.
03:16Of course there is. We just haven't hit on the right plan yet.
03:19And we never bloody well will.
03:21We don't stop pussyfooting around and get stuck into it.
03:24What do you reckon, Bess?
03:25Oh, definitely, Lizzie. I think she's a dreadful woman.
03:28I don't know why they let her stay.
03:30We will do something about her, Lizzie,
03:32but only after we've thought it through very carefully.
03:35It's no use rushing into things willy-nilly.
03:38Oh, phew.
03:40OK, so we all agree. Someone set me up.
03:42But it doesn't make sense.
03:43I don't know anyone who hates me enough to do something like this.
03:45Everyone's got enemies, Paul.
03:47I think Ted Douglas has probably crossed you off his Christmas list by now.
03:51Yes, and remember what those thugs did to me.
03:53Right. Fellow's one of those pictures pretty badly.
03:56Hell, he's probably involved in the whole porno racket himself.
03:58Up to his armpits, I'd say.
04:00Yeah, but why bother? I mean, that was months ago.
04:02I'm such a small fish.
04:04All the more reason to teach you a lesson.
04:06It's a bit of a worry.
04:07That's why you need a good solicitor. Have you rung Mr Robinson yet?
04:10Not exactly.
04:11What?
04:12He's so old, Mum.
04:13But I have called a solicitor.
04:15A mate of mine gave me the name of a top-notch firm.
04:18I've got an appointment tomorrow.
04:20Mind you, I could get dropped like a hotcake
04:22when they find I've got Mr Big of the Underworld on my back.
04:25Paul, this could be just the beginning, you know.
04:27If Fellow's has got it in for you, there's no telling what he'll try next.
04:30Let's not start crossing bridges.
04:33Look, why don't you stay here for the night? Your room's all ready for you.
04:36Thanks, Mum, but I'd better make a move.
04:38I've got two roles to develop up before tomorrow morning.
04:40There's a guy coming in for some proofs.
04:41All right, but give me a call tomorrow and let me know what's happening.
04:44OK.
04:45Good night, Mum.
04:46Good night.
04:47See you, Mum.
04:48See you later.
04:49You're not staying for coffee?
04:50Oh, no. I'll take a rain check if you don't mind.
04:53All right.
04:54I've got to go to court tomorrow for Judy.
04:56I want my wits about me, you know.
04:58I'd hate to let her down.
05:00Of course.
05:01See you tomorrow.
05:03I'll let myself out.
05:04Night.
05:11Ah.
05:21Got time for a little chat?
05:23I've got a deal for you.
05:25Forget it. I've had a gutful.
05:27But if you want to make easy money, you've got to be prepared to take the risks, you know that?
05:30It's not the risks I mind taking.
05:32It's the bashings I'm sick to death of.
05:34The money you give me as a cup won't even pay for a decent funeral
05:37if Parker or Fergo get their hands on me again.
05:39I don't think Parker's after your blood.
05:41As for Ferguson, well, there are ways with which we can deal with her.
05:44Oh, yeah, sure.
05:45Just slap her on the wrist and tell her to lay off.
05:47Look, I've got parole coming up soon, and I'm not going to risk it.
05:50All right.
05:51I just thought you'd like to make some easy money,
05:53especially as you're about to go out.
05:55But if you're not interested...
05:57Well, hang on.
05:58How much are you offering?
06:00Twenty now.
06:01That's a cut in the profits.
06:03You big bickies.
06:04If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were going into the dope business.
06:07Well, aren't you a clever little secretary?
06:09You mean you are?
06:10You must be off your head.
06:12Ferguson will never stand for that.
06:14Ferguson won't give you any trouble,
06:16and if she does make any noises, just send it to me.
06:18Oh, you're a cool bitch, aren't you?
06:21You really reckon you can handle the freak?
06:24Of course.
06:25I've got a gilt-edged insurance policy.
06:27Well, are you in or not?
06:31OK.
06:32I'm in.
06:38I didn't sleep a wink at all last night
06:40worrying about what a dumb klutz I'd been in court yesterday
06:43shooting my big mouth off like that.
06:45Come on, now.
06:46Today's a whole new ball game.
06:48You think we can really make up for lost ground?
06:50That depends largely on you.
06:52When I put you on the stand,
06:53I want you to give the jury the full story.
06:55No frills, no outbursts, just simple honesty.
06:58Yeah, but the prosecution are going to...
07:00They'll do everything they can to make you look bad.
07:02If they can push you into losing your temper,
07:04that gains them more points than a solid piece of evidence.
07:07And don't argue with them, no matter what.
07:09Leave that to me. It's my job.
07:11All right?
07:12OK.
07:13I'll keep my big mouth shut unless I've got something useful to say.
07:17That's the ticket.
07:18Well, I must fly.
07:20Keeping his honour waiting wouldn't exactly do wonders for us.
07:23Come on, now.
07:25Chin up.
07:26Yesterday we lost a battle.
07:28Today we'll win the war.
07:30Yeah, see you in court.
07:33Hmm, small first mortgage.
07:35Let me see.
07:36Liability, income.
07:38You're certainly not a Spencer, Miss Ferguson.
07:40I live within my means.
07:42Quite.
07:43Well, everything seems to be in order here.
07:45You want to borrow how much?
07:47$10,000.
07:49Yes, I see.
07:51I would suggest a second mortgage is probably the best course.
07:54Although we might, given your record with us,
07:56push for a personal loan to that limit.
07:58Be less interest.
07:59How long will it take to get the money?
08:01I'm rather native to getting things moving, you know.
08:03I think I could guarantee you settlement in, shall we say, a week.
08:07A week?
08:08I need that money today.
08:10Tomorrow at the latest.
08:12Look, I've got a cheque account.
08:13Can't I just have an overdraft?
08:15I'm sorry, Miss Ferguson.
08:16A $10,000 overdraft's out of the question.
08:19Well, I've got to have that money immediately.
08:22In that case, all I can suggest is you contact one of the finance companies.
08:25They do work a lot faster,
08:26but of course you'll pay much higher interest rates.
08:28Thanks.
08:29Not at all.
08:30I'm only too happy to help our customers.
08:34Now they won't even let us get on with our work
08:36without some bugger sticking their nose in.
08:38Why did Poface have to send Castle off the kitchen?
08:41It's dangerous enough having to eat the tucker as it is.
08:44Oh, stop whinging.
08:45Lizzie, Castle will be all right.
08:47It changes as good as a rest anyway.
08:50You missed your calling, Donovan.
08:51You should be writing monos for Christmas crackers.
08:53You certainly missed yours, dear.
08:55I'm quite sure your disposition could curdle milk.
08:58Bloody Phyllis has taken the skip.
09:00That's my job.
09:01Why does she have to go up and take my skip?
09:03Give it a rest, Lizzie.
09:05Where's Mary?
09:06She's meant to be in here with us, isn't she?
09:08She is.
09:09I heard Poface call her name after muster.
09:12Bloody wonderful.
09:13Two days out of hospital and they send her back to work.
09:16Certainly want their pound of flesh.
09:18Yes, dear.
09:19Well, someone must have seen her.
09:21She's got to be around somewhere.
09:23Well, she was talking to Mr. Bridges after muster,
09:25but that was ages ago.
09:27She's probably found some nice warm place to curl up in.
09:30And Mr. Bridges wouldn't give her away.
09:32He's a real gentleman.
09:33Where do you think you're off to?
09:35There won't be anybody left in here soon.
09:37I'm going to the toilet, if that's all right with you.
09:39Yeah.
09:40I hope you get caught in it and drown in the air, then.
09:43Oh, Lizzie, that's terrible.
09:45Well, I can't help it.
09:46She gets on my goat.
09:48Talking of which,
09:50I thought you said you were going to do something about the freak men.
09:53Oh, give me a chance, dear.
09:55Well, I reckon they'll all be in it.
09:58Even Mary and Frances hate her guts now,
10:00and I reckon she's the reason why Cassa beat them up.
10:04Won't be anyone to argue against it.
10:07Except one.
10:08Who?
10:09Sonia.
10:11And she mustn't get to know about this,
10:13or she'd go straight to the freak.
10:15She'd lag on all of us? Do you really think so?
10:17She'd sell her own grandmother, dear.
10:19Probably already has.
10:22Oh, good morning.
10:23Ah, Paul Reynolds.
10:25That's right.
10:26I'm Samantha Russell. Pleased to meet you.
10:28Likewise.
10:29Now, let me see.
10:30A wedding?
10:31No, passport photos.
10:32I've got a 15-minute service.
10:33Four prints for $9.
10:34I already have my passport.
10:35I think we're at cross-purposes.
10:37I'm Sam Russell.
10:39The solicitor.
10:41Oh, hell, I'm sorry.
10:43Well, Robbo didn't tell me you were a female.
10:45He just said you were a crash-hot lawyer.
10:47I'm not late for my appointment, am I?
10:48Oh, no, no, I'm early.
10:51I thought I'd save you a trip into the city.
10:53Actually, I prefer to meet my clients on their territory.
10:56Well, they become a bit formal
10:58as soon as they take in the legal atmosphere in our offices.
11:01And, uh...
11:03formal's a pain in the bum, agree?
11:05Yeah, sure.
11:07I'm not exactly what you pictured as a crash-hot lawyer, am I?
11:10Well, something like that.
11:11Well, don't worry, Paul.
11:13Even the stuffiest of my colleagues concedes I know my job.
11:16Now, is there somewhere that we can sit down and discuss these charges?
11:19Sure, just over here.
11:28All right, Stevens.
11:29Now, what the hell are you up to this time?
11:32Now, look.
11:34This is a business venture, and it's not going to cause you any hassle.
11:36No hassles, eh?
11:38You know what happens to blackmailers?
11:40They either spend years inside
11:42or they're found with their heads smashed in.
11:44Blackmail?
11:45You're playing a dangerous game, lady,
11:46and you picked the wrong one to play it with.
11:48Oh, yes, I'll pay that money, all right,
11:50because I've got no other choice.
11:52But don't you ever count on spending a cent of it.
11:55Now, get to the laundry.
11:58Let's discuss this.
12:00You want the tape back.
12:02Oh, don't you worry.
12:04I'll get it back.
12:05But your little friend had better not count on making any copies of it.
12:08Because if I don't get him, Stevens,
12:11I'll kill you.
12:13And that is a promise.
12:19And that is a promise.
12:24And Miss Bryant then told you
12:26that Hazel Kent had asked her to kill her?
12:28Yes, that's right.
12:29Objection!
12:31Your Honor, the defense is trying to introduce hearsay evidence.
12:34Objection sustained.
12:36You know better than that, Mr. Goldsmith.
12:38I apologize, Your Honor, and withdraw the question.
12:41The jury is instructed
12:43to disregard the witness's answer,
12:46which was struck from the record.
12:48You may proceed, Mr. Goldsmith.
12:50Thank you, Your Honor.
12:52Now, Mr. Wallace,
12:54can you tell us Judy Bryant's attitude to this situation,
12:57her mental state?
12:58Yes, I can.
12:59Objection!
13:01Your Honor, this calls for an unqualified opinion from the witness.
13:04Your Honor, the defendant's state of mind is integral to my case.
13:07I must do my duty to my client.
13:09And Mr. Wallace is qualified
13:11by reason of his association with the defendant.
13:13Objection overruled.
13:15You may answer the question.
13:17Mr. Wallace?
13:21She was being torn apart.
13:23She did everything she could for Hazel.
13:26She put herself on the rack mentally and physically.
13:31But the only thing Hazel wanted was to die.
13:34And Judy agonized about that.
13:38All she wanted to do was to save Hazel from further pain.
13:41Thank you, Mr. Wallace.
13:43No further questions.
13:45Uh, one moment, please, Mr. Wallace.
13:47I'm sorry?
13:48I have only one question.
13:50Is it not a fact that Judy Bryant admitted administering
13:53a fatal dose of morphine to Hazel Kent on the night in question?
13:57Well, yes, but I mean the...
13:59No further questions, Your Honor.
14:02The witness is excused.
14:04You may call your next witness, Mr. Goldsmith.
14:07Thank you, Your Honor.
14:10There is only one person who can tell us exactly what happened in this case.
14:14I call the defendant, Judy Bryant.
14:24The whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God.
14:30Your name is Judith May Bryant?
14:33Yes, that's right.
14:34And your address is 46 Balmain Street, Wentworth?
14:37Yes.
14:38And you run Driscoll House and you are Korea's advisor for Wentworth Detention Center?
14:42Yes, that's correct.
14:44Now, Miss Bryant, I want you to tell the court in your own words
14:48of the events leading up to Hazel Kent's death.
14:50Okay.
14:52Hazel was, uh...
14:54Well, she was the sort of person that never had a decent break in her life.
14:58Her husband dumped her and she lost custody of her kids.
15:02Then she started hitting the bottle.
15:04She was drinking so much... Objection!
15:06That is irrelevant, Your Honor.
15:08Agreed, Mr. Goldsmith?
15:09Yes, Your Honor.
15:11Miss Bryant, just tell us what happened after you found out that Hazel Kent was ill.
15:16Okay.
15:18I'm sorry.
15:21When Hazel told me,
15:24I didn't know what to say.
15:27I felt so sad and so sorry for her.
15:31But for a while in the beginning, she had good days.
15:35I mean, there were some days when we'd even forget about it.
15:38We'd just go about as normal friends, you know.
15:42And then...
15:45Well, the pain got really bad.
15:49What happened then?
15:53Hazel went blind.
15:56That was awful.
16:00She was in pain all of the time.
16:03All I could do for her was sit with her, but I felt so useless.
16:08You see, she knew.
16:10We both knew that there was no hope.
16:14I don't think that you can understand what it's like unless you've actually seen someone you care about
16:19die in front of your very eyes.
16:25Anyway, I...
16:28I knew what she was going to ask me.
16:31I regretted that because I knew I'd have to say no.
16:34And I did say no.
16:37Well, it was like I hit her.
16:42She kept asking.
16:45She begged me.
16:49The pain was so bad.
16:54She couldn't eat.
16:56She couldn't sleep.
16:57She only wanted to die.
17:00Now I had to do something.
17:03I was the only person that could help her.
17:10I...
17:12I couldn't bear to see her suffer anymore.
17:16And when I gave her the pills,
17:20she thanked me.
17:23Hazel thanked me.
17:29No further questions.
17:33Put all the dirty tea towels in with the sheets.
17:36I'd never do that.
17:37Oh, so what? It's all got to be washed.
17:39Oh, don't start squabbling again, you two.
17:41And, Donovan, you've got a visitor.
17:43Oh, much well, Miss Ferguson.
17:45Be nice if the rest of you did a bit of work before lunch.
17:47Where's Adler?
17:48In the cell.
17:49I can't hear if you both gabble at once.
17:51In the dummy, Miss Ferguson.
17:53You just missed her.
17:56The rest of you, put a bit of elbow grease into it.
17:58Off.
18:02You silly little bugger.
18:04You nearly got us all into strife.
18:06Oh, I'm sorry, Lizzie.
18:07Where is Mary, anyhow?
18:09You should know. Haven't you seen her?
18:11Me?
18:12Listen, I've been all through this dump.
18:13The rec room, the cells, the hospital.
18:15I tell you, she's not in any of them.
18:16Oh, the poor thing.
18:17She's probably pining somewhere.
18:20All the time she was in hospital,
18:21Alfie didn't write to her once.
18:23Well, she thinks he's found somebody else.
18:25Alfie?
18:26Who's Alfie?
18:27Her boyfriend, Lizzie.
18:29Oh, goodness, everybody knows that.
18:31Well, I didn't.
18:32Hey, that's it.
18:33She's nicked off to get old Alfie back onside.
18:35Oh, how romantic.
18:36She's gone over the wall for the man she loves.
18:39It's only joking, Pixie.
18:41How do we know?
18:43You said yourself you hadn't seen her anywhere on the inside.
18:46Maybe she is trying to get away.
18:49In that case,
18:50we've got to keep the screws off her tail for a while.
18:53Give her a bit of a fair go.
18:55Yeah.
18:56Okay, Lizzie, if you're so sure,
18:57how about putting your money where your mouth is?
18:59I'll give you five to one odds on a get now.
19:01Right.
19:03Done.
19:04Two dollars.
19:05Right.
19:06And while we're at it,
19:07I'll give you ten to one that Jude can't beat the rap.
19:09Any takers?
19:10You don't bet on her, mate.
19:12Jude's one of our mates in case you've forgotten.
19:15So's Mary.
19:16What's the difference where money's concerned?
19:17If I was 20 years younger,
19:19I'd tell you the difference with the flat of my hand.
19:22I'm just glad Jude isn't here to find out who her mates are.
19:26And isn't it a fact that Hazel Kent's presence at the halfway house
19:29caused dissension among the other residents?
19:31No, not exactly.
19:32So much so it could have cost you your livelihood.
19:34Oh, that's bull.
19:35I earn a wage.
19:36Driscoll's not a boarding house.
19:38Just answer the questions, Miss Bryant.
19:39Well, I'm trying to, but you won't let me finish.
19:42You say Hazel Kent begged you to kill her.
19:44Yeah, that's right.
19:45I must ask you to speak up, Miss Bryant.
19:47The jury cannot hear your answers.
19:49I said yes.
19:50And yet the Crown has expert testimony to prove
19:53that a patient with advanced cerebral glioma
19:55could not possibly make a rational decision.
19:57Listen, what are you trying to do to me?
19:59She begged me to kill her.
20:01Did she, Miss Bryant?
20:03Or did you simply get tired of playing nursemaid to a dying woman?
20:06That's not fair.
20:07Your Honour, I object.
20:09Counsel is badgering the witness.
20:10Objection sustained.
20:12Counsel will confine himself to questioning, not speculation.
20:15Yes, Your Honour.
20:18Now, Miss Bryant, please answer the question, yes or no.
20:22Is it not true you wanted to see Hazel Kent dead?
20:25Yes, but you can't just...
20:27That'll be all.
20:28Wait a minute.
20:29Objection, Your Honour.
20:30But I can't do that.
20:31No more questions, Your Honour.
20:40That workshop's like a sauna.
20:42Still got the plates done.
20:43You're a double-crossing bitch, Brenda.
20:45What did you think Ferguson was going to do to me?
20:47Steady on. What's the problem, anyway?
20:49Don't try and be clever with me, Brenda.
20:51You haven't got the talent for it.
20:52So the tape was destroyed, was it?
20:54Yeah.
20:55You're lying.
20:56You're blackmailing Ferguson with it.
20:58Only she thinks I'm behind it and she's ready to break my neck.
21:01Okay.
21:02I just saw a way to make some decent bread, that's all.
21:04I know I should have cut you in, but I didn't know how you'd take it.
21:06Then you can cut me in now.
21:07If my neck's going to be broken, I want to be paid for it.
21:09Nobody's going to get hurt.
21:11Don's a professional.
21:13He can handle Ferguson.
21:14She's chicken feed compared to some of his hits.
21:17And how much is chicken feed?
21:19Five thousand.
21:21Five?
21:22All right, I'll take half and you and your partner can spit the rest.
21:25Look, it's your tape, but...
21:26No buts.
21:27Look, this is just the beginning.
21:29You and I have got a good thing going here.
21:31Let's not cruel it.
21:32We can make a small fortune on the drug trade
21:35and fellows will help us keep Ferguson in line.
21:37Forget the snow job, Brenda.
21:38Just make sure I get paid.
21:40Okay.
21:41I went down and bailed him out, Aunty Min.
21:43He doesn't look good.
21:45It doesn't make sense, Terry.
21:47I trained young Billy myself.
21:48He's a master at the game.
21:50How did the police get onto him?
21:53Well, a mate of mine in the force told me
21:55they checked Billy out as a result of a tip-off.
21:57A stoolie?
21:59Not one of my babies.
22:01No.
22:02No, I couldn't get a name.
22:04But he did say the tip came from a prison officer.
22:07That was enough to start them checking.
22:09It didn't take them too long to discover enough evidence to bust him.
22:13Ferguson? It has to be.
22:15She wanted to get back at me.
22:16She remembered Billy from the time he smuggled the booze in.
22:19I met her in reception.
22:21She's a pretty heavy piece of work.
22:23You'd better be careful.
22:24Never mind me.
22:25Now, you go and look in my blue casserole dish in the saucepan cupboard.
22:30There's about three grand in cash.
22:32Use it for Billy's defence.
22:33I don't want you touching the accounts.
22:35They could be traced.
22:37What are you going to do?
22:38Never you mind about me, young man.
22:41I'm going to take care of Ferguson.
22:44And it's long overdue.
22:54You're not mad at me, are you, Min?
22:56Hmm?
22:57Oh, no, of course not, dear. Why?
22:59Oh, well, you've been real quiet ever since you tasted that meatloaf.
23:03Mrs. O'Regan records I can't cook for nuts,
23:05but I thought it was pretty tasty myself.
23:07Anyway, they're putting me back in the laundry, Min.
23:09Mrs. O'Regan reckons I'd get under her feet.
23:11Oh, I think it was perfectly lovely, Lizzie,
23:14getting a surprise visit from her son.
23:17I wish I had a son to visit me,
23:19except, well, he'd be too small to come on his own.
23:21He'd have to get his mother to bring him.
23:23Oh, did you hear what I just said?
23:25Knock it off, will you? You're giving me heartburn.
23:27Oh, it was all I said.
23:29Randy!
23:31Oh, there you are, good love.
23:32At least one person's pleased to see you.
23:35Randy, what are you doing here?
23:37Well, I didn't come in for a suntan.
23:40Oh, God, three more weeks in this dump.
23:43Oh, well, then you didn't get a nice man to marry you?
23:46Oh, Randy, how tragic. I'm so sorry.
23:50But still, there are a lot of nice new people here for you to meet.
23:53Minnie and Kaz, this is Randy.
23:55Oh, good, I'm pleased to meet you, dear,
23:57from what Pixie tells me, I didn't think you'd be back.
24:00Neither did I.
24:01I still owe someone for that.
24:03It's Ferguson.
24:04Now, don't you worry about Ferguson.
24:06We're all sick and tired of it.
24:08Now, everyone, I want you all in the rec room tonight.
24:12We're going to have a roundtable conference
24:14to decide what to do about Ferguson.
24:16Hey, Minnie, if you're taking on the freak, I want in on it.
24:19Oh?
24:20Well, I'm not going to tell her or anything.
24:23I did her dirty work because she forced me to.
24:25All I got for it was a week in the bloody hospital.
24:28Yeah, well, you know I'm real sorry about that, don't you, Frances?
24:31Yeah, it's all right.
24:32I've got nothing against you, Kaz.
24:34No, you don't know.
24:36All right, Frances, but if you even look like double-crossing me,
24:41I'm sure Kaz will be able to get some sense into you.
24:45Yeah, sure, Min.
24:47HUMMING
25:05Funny fags, eh?
25:07Is there anything you're not into, Mitchell?
25:10I wasn't doing nothing. It's just a joint for me unused.
25:13Give it here.
25:22What are you going to do?
25:24That depends.
25:29Where did you get it?
25:31Don't you know, Mrs Ferguson?
25:33Thought you ran all the rackets round here.
25:36Hmm.
25:37It's the big fish I'm after, Mitchell.
25:40And I think I know where to find them.
25:42So if I were you, I wouldn't go buying any more of that stuff.
25:47Cos you could be eating hospital food again, if you can still chew.
25:53Just remember, Mitchell, I don't go along with drugs in my prison.
25:58I don't know why they had to search me chocolates.
26:01I don't reckon Arthur would have smuggled it fine in among me soft centres, do you?
26:05No, of course not.
26:07You know, I'm really happy for you, Lizzy.
26:09I don't like the thought of you cooped up in here.
26:11My Arthur's got a really soft heart.
26:14Bitterness or sweetness doesn't matter.
26:17He's got a soft heart.
26:20Like a good boy.
26:21Like a good boy.
26:22Like a good boy.
26:23You've got a soft heart.
26:24You've got a soft heart.
26:25She's got a really soft heart.
26:26Bet you look out for your mum, too.
26:28Yeah, we were pretty close.
26:30Would you like to see a photo?
26:31Oh, yeah.
26:33Here we are.
26:35Oh, she's lovely.
26:38She was a saint, Lizzie.
26:39Hey, Lizzie, guess who's there?
26:41Little Miss Applesauce.
26:42Who?
26:44Who the hell's Little Miss Applesauce?
26:46I don't know, Lizzie, but I'm sure we'll find out.
26:48Yes, right.
26:49Oh, good day, Randy.
26:52Come in for a bit of a rest, have you, love?
26:55Hi, Lizzie.
26:56The scenery has certainly improved around here.
26:58Oh, yeah.
26:59This is Mr. Bridges, our new officer.
27:01Hello, Randy.
27:02I'm sure we'll see a lot of each other.
27:04I certainly hope so, Mr. Bridges.
27:06All right.
27:07Come on, Lizzie.
27:09Well, here we are.
27:11An escort all the way home.
27:14Oh, Chucky's had it fine.
27:16I just adore caramel twirls.
27:18I think you're overdoing it, Mr. B.
27:20You look a little peaky.
27:23You're not on duty again tonight, are you?
27:25Afraid so, Minnie.
27:26Miss Ferguson and myself are on the graveyard shift.
27:28But don't worry, I'll sleep in on my day off.
27:30Well, you see that you do.
27:31A man needs his rest.
27:33All right.
27:34Now, back to work, ladies.
27:36And none of you buggers touch my soft centres until you're asked.
27:49Hello, hub.
27:51You're in for a spot of garden duty, are you?
27:53Gardening?
27:54No, I'm not having...
27:55I'm talking about grass, Hunt.
27:56You do know the word, don't you?
28:01Wow.
28:03I wonder how these got in here.
28:05I don't know, Miss Ferguson, honest.
28:07You expect me to believe that, do you, Hunt?
28:11Well, you'd better tell me where they came from.
28:13Otherwise that parole hearing of yours will go up in more smoke than these little packets.
28:18In fact, I'll see to it that you never get out of here at all.
28:20I didn't bring it in, Miss Ferguson.
28:22Sonia paid me to distribute it for her.
28:24Well, she said...
28:26Well, she told me to tell you to see her if you had any gripes.
28:28Did she now?
28:32All right, Hunt, get moving.
28:36And, Hunt, keep your mouth shut.
28:44Well, thank heavens, it'll soon be over.
28:47It won't take much more.
28:49So tomorrow is the summing up?
28:51Yeah, then the jury out and we wait.
28:53Oh, poor Brian.
28:55What's this, a union meeting?
28:57No, I think it's a tea break.
28:59Good.
29:01I hate to think I was missing out on something.
29:03At least you got a change of scenery today.
29:05It's been a laugh a minute around this place.
29:07Oh, except for good love.
29:09She wasn't amused.
29:11Randy Goodlove?
29:13Eh, none other.
29:16MUSIC
29:36Sorry about that, Mrs. Morris.
29:38I'm so clumsy.
29:40All right, Randy.
29:42I think I owe you that one,
29:45so let's forget it.
29:47But let's draw the line here and now.
29:49I am an officer, and you are a prisoner.
29:51Now, I won't treat you any differently to any of the other women,
29:53but in return,
29:55I expect you to treat this uniform with some respect.
29:57Understand?
29:59As long as it's under the uniform you told me,
30:01there's not the time or the place for personal differences.
30:05If you expect me to forget what you did to me,
30:07you're crazy.
30:09I promise I'll make you pay, and I keep my promises.
30:11Oh, Mrs. M, would you like a chocolate?
30:14Just leave the strawberry creams for me.
30:16No, thank you, Lizzie.
30:32What have you got there, Randy? It's really pretty.
30:34Pretty and expensive.
30:36Good.
30:38Way to get that. Rob a bank on your way in.
30:40I just smuggled it past the screws.
30:43I wish I'd known how easy it was.
30:45I could have made my stay much more comfortable.
30:47Is it real? Of course it's real.
30:49I don't wear junk.
30:51I'd keep it well hidden if I were you, dear.
30:53There's more to worry about around here than the screws.
30:55I mean, is it true you're having a meeting to get rid of the freak?
30:57Who told you, Frances?
30:59Look, I've got a right to be there, too.
31:01I don't think so, Phyllis.
31:03You can't play on both teams.
31:05All those rotten bitches all set the stuff up me parole.
31:07Look, I want to get it just as bad as the rest of you.
31:09Yeah, me too.
31:12I haven't forgotten the bashing I took.
31:14Well, all right, but no nonsense, Phyllis.
31:16As for you, miss,
31:18I think we'll help you to stay on the right side.
31:20Cass, take her Walkman.
31:22Oh, but I wouldn't go to the freak.
31:24I know, dear,
31:26but you might be tempted to tell your friend, Sonia.
31:28Come on, Bobby, I don't want any more trouble out of you.
31:30I'll take good care of it.
31:32You'd better.
31:34All right,
31:36we'll meet here straight after tea.
31:38Agreed? Yeah.
31:41Yes, sir, ladies.
31:51Mr. B,
31:53I don't reckon Mary's up to coming in to tea.
31:55She was feeling really crook before.
31:57You all right if I went in to try and cheer her up?
32:01Well, if you think you can really help her, Lizzie,
32:03you go ahead.
32:05At least everyone will know you've seen her, won't they?
32:07Is there any reason why I shouldn't see her?
32:10I can give her a single one. Can you?
32:14You're really bucking for trouble, aren't you, Stevens?
32:16You know I told you, no dope in here.
32:18That's when you were calling the shots. Things have changed.
32:20And they're going to change drastically,
32:22unless you call this whole thing off.
32:24It's too risky, and I'm not putting my job at stake.
32:26But you already have.
32:28Oh, don't tell me you've forgotten the tape already.
32:30Don't try it.
32:32You're not even safe on the outside, Miss Ferguson.
32:34I've got friends. They're not very nice people,
32:36but they have their uses,
32:39You think you've got the whole thing sewn up,
32:41don't you, Stevens?
32:43Well, it's not over yet.
32:49Looks like you've got the old bulldog
32:51snapping at your heels.
32:53Don't let it worry you. The bark's worse than the bite,
32:55but just the same.
32:57Yeah, well, maybe it's time we got Fellow's help to put her on a chain.
32:59As soon as we get the money from her.
33:01Exactly.
33:04Oh, but she's been here for ages now.
33:06She has to eat, or she'll never keep her strength up.
33:08Yeah, poor Judy.
33:10I know just how she feels,
33:12but I never feel like eating either
33:14when I'm down in the dumps.
33:16Well, maybe I should talk to her.
33:18You'll do nothing of the sort, young lady.
33:20If Judy wants to be left alone, that's exactly what we'll do.
33:22Hey, you buggers, wait till I tell you what's going on.
33:24You'll never believe it.
33:26Hear what?
33:28I've just been talking to Mr Bridges,
33:30and I reckon he knows all about Mary's escape.
33:33He knows?
33:35It's true, I tell you.
33:37Oh, but if he knows, surely he would have told Mrs Reynolds and the others.
33:39After all, he is a screw, Lizzie.
33:41No, it doesn't make sense.
33:43I never said it did.
33:45All I know is he knows something that we don't,
33:47and he's keeping quiet.
33:49That's odd.
33:51Anyhow, I don't think he'll be any problem to our meeting.
33:53I reckon he's taken a shine to us,
33:55and he'll close a blind eye to anything.
33:57Perhaps.
33:59Better we can't say the same for those two.
34:01Oh, jeez, Minnie, you're not letting them two
34:03come to the meeting, are you?
34:07How are you going to stop them, Cassie?
34:09That will be Pixie's job.
34:11Me?
34:13Oh, no, Minnie, no.
34:15I want to come to the meeting,
34:17because Miss Ferguson has never lied to me
34:19since the day she found me sleeping in the cupboard.
34:21I want you to keep those two busy for a while.
34:23But how?
34:25They've got dope.
34:28Oh, no, Minnie, no, I couldn't.
34:30Well, you don't have to smoke it, for heaven's sake.
34:32Just let them think you're interested in buying some.
34:34Where there's money involved,
34:36they won't turn you away.
34:38But I'll miss out on all the fun.
34:40You're the one who'll be having all the fun,
34:42just like a real spy.
34:44Spy? Oh, you mean espionage?
34:46Yeah.
34:48You can do that, too, if you've got time.
34:50Oh, jeez, sounds real dangerous.
34:52Pixie can handle it.
34:54She'd have made a brilliant secret agent.
34:57Help me.
34:59Oh, I've only had something else to wear.
35:04And I've got plenty of money.
35:06See?
35:08Let's get this straight.
35:10Do you want some joints?
35:12Yes, thank you.
35:14Who for?
35:16Well, for myself, of course.
35:18I don't believe this.
35:20How many do you want?
35:22Um, a packet of 20, thank you.
35:24All right, Mason, who put you up to it?
35:27Of course you can.
35:29Have you ever rolled a joint?
35:31No, but, well, I'd like to try.
35:33I've heard that it makes you feel wonderful,
35:35and, oh, well, I haven't felt wonderful for ages,
35:37so I thought that if I have a cigarette,
35:39well, it will pick me up like a,
35:41like a tonic, you know?
35:43Yes, I know, Pixie.
35:45All right, but you'd better learn
35:47what you're supposed to do with it.
35:49I mean, we can't waste good quality grass.
35:51Yes, well, I'll just take it now.
35:53Oh, look, what's the hurry?
35:56May as well learn how to do it properly.
36:06Your turn.
36:08This one's on the house.
36:10And if we say yes, we get bashed up anyhow.
36:12We can't win.
36:14All right.
36:16Now, all those who believe that the freak
36:18has gone too far and must be dealt with.
36:20See?
36:22I told you.
36:25We've got to decide how to do it.
36:27What's to decide? Let's kill the bitch.
36:29Oh, Phyllis, for heaven's sake.
36:31Well, I reckon she's right.
36:33There's only one way to fix the freak good and proper,
36:35and that's to do her in.
36:37We've wasted enough time.
36:39Kill her.
36:41Kill her. Kill her. Kill her.
36:43Be quiet.
36:45We'll have the screws coming in all directions.
36:47Now, we've got to approach this sensibly.
36:49We're not all murderers.
36:51Speak for yourself.
36:54Right. Long overdue.
36:56Kill her. Kill her. Kill her.
36:58Kill her. Kill her. Kill her.
37:00Stop it. Stop it. Stop it.
37:02We're not having this meeting
37:04just so you can behave like a lot of thugs.
37:06There will be no killings.
37:08Is that clear?
37:10Yellow belly.
37:12Oh. So what do you think would happen to us
37:14if we execute Ferguson?
37:16We'd be free of the freak. That's what.
37:18Oh, yes. Very clever.
37:20We execute Ferguson, and we get ten more
37:23meetings like this. No privacy.
37:25No buy-ups. We'd be locked in ourselves,
37:27and we'd be a lot worse off than we are now.
37:31Yeah. I reckon she's right.
37:33Good. I've seen screws
37:35that have come down on us like a ton of
37:37bricks and made our lives a living hell.
37:39Yeah. You take it from me.
37:41Killing a screw, well,
37:43it don't make you feel any better.
37:45So we just let her off the hook?
37:47No, of course not.
37:49We'll deal with her.
37:52I may have failed once, but it won't happen again.
37:54And when we do get rid of her,
37:56we'll be really free.
37:58So no more talk of killing.
38:00Is that understood?
38:02Understood? Yeah.
38:04Good. I'll go now and work out a plan
38:06to deal with her.
38:11Crap.
38:14Okay.
38:16Maybe Minnie will get rid of the freak,
38:18and maybe she won't.
38:20All I'm saying is if we kill Fergo,
38:22there's got to be no maybes about it.
38:24I'm with you. About time we had some real action around here.
38:26Minnie's got more sense than you, her friend.
38:28Besides, she's top dogging
38:30what the top dog says don't.
38:32Yeah, well, Bea was top dog.
38:34A real top dog.
38:36And if there was something to be done,
38:38she didn't muck around with it.
38:40What do you reckon she'd say if she was here now?
38:43Well,
38:45I reckon Bea'd say kill her.
38:47She said Fergo was poison.
38:49I don't think she would think twice about it.
38:51Right.
38:53So we owe the freak one from Bea, right?
38:55Right.
38:57We owe her more than one.
38:59I reckon Bea'll be glad when she hears it.
39:01Anybody else?
39:03I'll go on. Just give me a chance to get it up.
39:05What are we going to do it for?
39:07Right now? There's no sense wasting time.
39:09And I know just the way to do it, too.
39:12If you aren't interested, just piss off and shut up about it.
39:30Oh, Mr. Bridges fancy seeing you here.
39:32Something funny, Maggie?
39:34Oh, Pixie, please.
39:36Nothing's funny.
39:38Well, everything is just perfect.
39:41You think so?
39:43Yes, perfect.
39:45Well, I'd better get going.
39:47Oh, no, don't go.
39:49It's such a lovely night.
39:51I bet the moon is as big as a saucepan.
39:53Saucepan.
39:55Are you sure you're all right?
39:57Of course. I'm absolutely lovely.
39:59Are you married?
40:01Pixie.
40:03I'm sorry, Mr. Bridges. I didn't mean anything.
40:05It's just that, well, I get lonely for people to talk to.
40:07Would you like to see my wedding photos?
40:10Oh, of course not.
40:12Well, it's lucky you met me now
40:14because in ten minutes' time
40:16I might have twice as many to look at.
40:22He's coming.
40:24I'll talk to him.
40:40I need help.
40:52And this one's Jimmy.
40:54It was my favourite wedding.
40:56I don't know why it's making me
40:58feel so sick.
41:00Pixie, what have you been taking?
41:02Well, just the
41:04teensiest, weensiest bit
41:06of grass, Mr. Bridges.
41:09I don't know how cows can eat it all day.
41:11I don't feel well at all.
41:13I can imagine.
41:15Oh, you won't tell Mrs. Reynolds, will you?
41:17Because they'll keep you in here forever if you do.
41:19No, Pixie, I won't tell the Governor.
41:21I want to help you get out of here,
41:23not spoil your chances.
41:25Oh, Lord.
41:27Come on, take that.
41:29You all right?
41:31It's obvious the department won't believe us.
41:33We'll have to set it up
41:35so that she condemns herself.
41:38Oh, no kidding.
41:40What have you been up to now, honestly, girl?
41:42Don't go laying down the law to me, you old bat,
41:44because I'm not listening. None of us are now,
41:46because you talk crap.
41:48What are you talking about? What's going on, Bobbie?
41:50You didn't have the guts to finish Ferguson, so we're doing it for you.
41:52Where are they now? What's happening?
41:54You're too late. It's all over by now.
41:56Oh, my God.
42:08Oh, my God.
42:18Bitch.
42:38It was on the outside
42:42And things were different then
42:44On the inside
42:46The sun still shines
42:50And the rain falls down
42:56But the sun and rain are Christmas, too
43:00When morning comes around
43:03Last night I dreamed we were together
43:09Sharing all the love we'd known
43:15Till I had to face the nightmare
43:19Of waking up alone
43:23On the inside, the roses grow
43:27They don't mind the storm, it goes on
43:29They don't mind the storm we ground
43:35But the roses here are Christmas, too
43:41When morning comes around