A Cry in the Dark Page #10

We are.

Do you find the accused,

Alice Lynne Chamberlain,

guilty or not guilty of murder?

Guilty.

- Is that the verdict of you all?

- Yes.

Bastards!

Thank you, Mr Foreman.

You may sit down.

Alice Lynne Chamberlain,

you have been found guilty of murder.

There is only one sentence

I can pass on you,

that you be imprisoned,

with hard labour, for life.

Guilty!

- What's life in this town?

- For ever.

Watch him, he's going to fall.

- Do you believe I'm innocent? Do you?

- Yes, Michael. I do.

- Then how can they do this to us?

- They don't know you.

The prison car has arrived.

Mrs Chamberlain.

This is ridiculous.

It's ridiculous.

I love you.

I can't be without you.

You're gonna have to now, love.

And the boys need you.

The dingo was innocent!

ln a sensational conclusion

to the most talked-about case

in Australian legal history,

Alice Lynne Chamberlain

was today found guilty

of the murder of her daughter Azaria,

and sentenced to life imprisonment

with hard labour.

Her husband Michael was found guilty

of being an accessory to the murder.

Sentencing for Mr Chamberlain

was postponed

until court resumes tomorrow am.

Gran, what's going on?

Chief Justice Muirhead sentenced Michael

Chamberlain to 18 months in prison

after he'd been found guilty

of being an accessory to murder.

The judge suspended

Michael's 18-month sentence

in, he said, the interests

of the motherless boys.

Placing Mr Chamberlain

on a three-year bond...

What about the f***in' mother?

Kids need their mothers.

Daddy! Daddy!

The government has again refused

Lindy Chamberlain's appeal

to keep her baby with her

after the birth in Berrimah prison

where she is serving a life sentence

for the murder of her daughter Azaria.

That's it. One more push.

One more. Good. Good.

Good girl.

- It's a girl.

- Good girl.

It's a girl.

- It's a girl.

- Can we get a picture?

Here we go, Mrs Chamberlain.

She's yours to hold for one hour.

That's all, I'm afraid.

You have to put your hand

under her neck, like this.

All right, mate. I know.

Reagan. Bring us a towel, there's a boy.

Come on, mate. I'm not very good at this.

Lindy and Michael Chamberlain

lost their high court appeal today

on a vote of three to two,

ending over two years

of legal and political battles.

l am bitterly disappointed

at the decision that's been made today.

l'd like to affirm that

Lindy and l are innocent people,

and that we will not stop fighting

until our names are clear.

l'd like to thank

those members of the public...

Jeez, talk about flogging a dead horse.

Finally, this case isn't over...

Mummy! Mummy!

- There she is!

- Mummy!

- There's your mummy.

- There's Mummy.

Wave to Mummy.

Let Mummy have a look at you.

Kahlia, there's Mummy!

- There's Mummy.

- Mamma.

That's your mummy.

Why do you believe there is such

a surge of support for the Chamberlains,

despite the constant

legal affirmation of their guilt?

Legal processes have prevented

the previous submission

of much of the evidence we now present.

For example, it proves

that the reagent used

to detect the presence of foetal

blood, in the car and on the bag,

was not suitable for the purpose.

That's supported in writing by the West

German manufacturers of the reagent.

As for the spray pattern found under

the dashboard, the ''arterial spray'',

we've discovered the same pattern

in 11 other similar model Toranas.

The substance isn't blood.

lt's believed to be sound-deadeners

applied in manufacture.

As regards the dingoes,

further examination has shown...

The arterial spray was the same spray

they had on 11 other models!

Stop! We're not having another

dinner party ruined by those people.

I don't care what new evidence

you've got. She's guilty.

He must have fallen from up there.

Stupid bastard, trying to climb that side.

Jeez, the dingoes have had a go.

Hey, look!

Five and a half years after the

disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain,

- police have found what is believed...

- Lindy, come and look.

The jacket was found

during a search of the area

where the body of a fallen climber

was discovered by a tourist.

The body was found

150 metres from the spot

where Azaria's jump suit

was found in 1980.

From Ayers Rock,

police have found an article of clothing

which may be connected with

the Azaria Chamberlain case.

There is a possibility

it is the matinee jacket

Lindy claimed Azaria was wearing on

the night of her death over five years ago.

The find is considered by the

Chamberlains' attorney to be significant.

The absence of the matinee jacket

was crucial in Lindy's conviction.

The situation with the jacket is that

tests will be carried out in Melbourne,

to determine if it is the same jacket

Mrs Chamberlain claimed

her daughter was wearing.

Why has Mrs Chamberlain been released

before any tests have been conducted?

The jacket's discovery has no bearing on

my decision to release Mrs Chamberlain.

- What is your decision based on?

- It has been on compassionate grounds.

Here she comes! Here she comes!

Oh, look. We're here.

Oh, Michael, look at the ribbons!

Mum!

Mum! Welcome home, Mum.

Are you really here for good, Mum?

For good and ever, love.

For good and ever.

Thank you very much.

Oh, look at this!

Oh, how beautiful!

Look at the flowers.

Where's Reagan and Kahlia?

They're supposed to be here.

Jan was looking after them.

Take me a while to get this organised.

I'll never find anything.

Not too soon.

You might get culture shock.

Mummy! Mummy!

Oh, Reagan. Oh, darling.

Hello, Kahlia.

Hello, darling. Don't you look lovely?

- Such a pretty dress.

- Mummy made it in jail.

This is Mummy, darling. She's back.

Real mummy?

Real mummy.

Why don't you give her

a big hug and a kiss?

That's all right.

We've got plenty of time for that.

Plenty of time for that.

Today we can rejoice with the family

as we welcome Lindy home.

Words are totally inadequate

to say how we feel,

to express our gratitude for your love

and your care and your prayers.

It reaches out to us like a blanket.

It surrounds us.

It's totally tangible.

The fight for justice has only just started.

You may think it's over, but,

believe me, it's only just beginning.

It's not only for us,

for our freedom and to clear our name.

But it's for all Australians.

We never wanna see

this happen in Australia again.

God bless you all and be with you.

Michael, now that Lindy's out of jail,

why are you still fighting?

l don't think

a lot of people realise

how important innocence

is to innocent people.

ENHOH:

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