Broken Hill Page #6

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my entire life hangs in the balance.

Look, I just want to say thanks.

I wouldn't even have

a band without you.

And I'll be starting it off,

but they'll be looking to you

for that first note.

I've got your back.

Hello, Tommy.

I appreciate your stepping up

the last couple of weeks.

It's fine.

I know being out here

away from your music

is a big sacrifice.

I said it's fine, Dad.

You know something, Tommy?

I could have been

a professional footy player.

I was good.

I was.

Big scholarship.

I was living the dream...

when one wrong tackle

took my knee apart.

Yep, I've heard

this story before, Dad.

Yeah, right, well,

what you haven't heard is...

it wasn't an accident.

I mean...

nobody meant for it to happen,

but I just wasn't good enough.

They were too fast, too strong.

Yeah.

I was the best thing

that ever came out of Willyama.

But out there...

things are different.

I couldn't do it.

I risked everything and lost.

Why did you lose, Dad?

I mean, that's when you met mum,

and you had me,

and you got the station,

so what exactly did you lose?!

I understand you're upset.

Actually, Dad,

you don't understand, all right?

See you later.

Where you off to?

I'm just trying

to get some work done.

Righto, gents.

Hey, Dad, it's me.

I'm just gonna be staying

a bit late at the jail tonight.

I want to see if I can finish off

my service hours.

Look, I know that I've been

a bit difficult lately,

but I just know

that if I can do this,

then everything will be

better tomorrow.

So, uh, yeah, anyway,

I'll see you at home.

Mr. Wooley.

I'm Pindari, Thomas' teacher.

Yes. Oh, good.

I was beginning to think

I had wasted my time coming.

No, no.

It seems like a very odd place

for a concert.

Yeah, I know, but wait until

you see what Thomas has done.

All right, guys, we finally

made it to Broken Hill.

Next stop, Sydney, eh?

Yay!

All right, let's do it! Come on!

Okay, everyone up.

All right, let's roll.

Tuned up?

- You all right?

- Ready? Yeah, yeah.

Very well done indeed.

Next up, we'll be pleased to hear

from the prisoners of Willyama.

- How you doin'?

- I'm actually really excited.

Good. You should be.

Go get 'em.

... Thomas Mcalpine

and the Willyama jail band.

Where's Kalai?

Kalai is gone.

We have a security situation.

I repeat, Kalai is not here.

It's all right, guys.

Just settle in and chill out.

Ladies and gentlemen,

it seems that one

of the band members is missing.

We would ask you

to remain sitting until we get, uh...

Evacuate.

Tommy!

I've got to go find

Mr. Wooley, okay?

Look, Mr. Wooley. I'm so sorry.

I had no idea. Is there any way

we can reschedule?

Impossible.

But it's not my fault.

If you just heard my music...

Mr. Mcalpine, it's your music that

brought me here in the first place,

and, quite frankly,

it's just been a waste of my time.

Good night.

Are you sure

there's nothing we can do?

In you get.

Hurry up.

Move on. Arms.

All right.

Ricardo, seriously, I don't know

what prostitute I'm reminding you of,

but just stop staring at me, okay?

You remind me of my daughter,

who has never seen me

when I wasn't behind bars.

She was coming

to the performance in Sydney,

but now... maybe we don't go.

Okay, Ricardo. Arms.

Are we still going to Sydney?

No. There's no reason

to go to Sydney anymore.

Hey! Kalai wasn't the only member

of this band, you know.

Every single one of us

put in more time than he did,

and you made a deal!

Well, I'm not going to Sydney, so...

Do you only think this is about you?

He hid this inside the instrument.

I can't believe I missed it.

Maestro, I'm sorry.

Missing convict

Kalai Takalua remains at large

after escaping

during a national music festival.

It's alleged he hid escape implements

inside an instrument

and made a break

during a performance.

Band director Thomas Mcalpine

was the first to notice

Takalua had disappeared.

Mcalpine's the same person

who found Takalua in the desert

after the escapee's

last bid for freedom.

Police are investigating why Takalua

was at the music festival

in the first place.

There are new allegations that...

If you knew he was going to escape,

then why did you let him

join my band?

That's not your concern.

What's important is that

this is a police matter now.

You lied to me.

You've been here,

what, a few weeks?

Kalai's case has been open

for over a decade.

Dad, I can explain this whole...

I don't think you can.

Tommy, you lied to me.

See...

You want to leave here so bad,

well, you get your wish.

Dad...

There you are.

Yeah, Kat's called me,

like, three times,

but I don't think

she's looking to talk to me.

Yeah, I don't want to talk to her.

Like, they caught your friend,

by the way.

Turning to regional news,

Willyama police have again captured

the elusive Mundi Mundi jail bird.

That's the man

who was caught, escaped,

caught again, escaped again.

This time he's been caught

with over $2 million worth

of allegedly stolen diamonds.

It was all for diamonds.

There are new allegations

Takalua's escape

could have been engineered

by authorities

in an attempt to recover

stolen diamonds.

I have no further comment

to make at this time.

Clearly, he didn't want to chat.

At the same time, we're hearing

of trouble inside Mundi Mundi jail.

And that's linked

to the notorious escapee.

I don't want to go.

Kat, don't start, please.

No. I want to stay.

Why would you want to stay here?

This is the middle of nowhere.

You're gonna love New Zealand.

It's gonna be great.

Mom's not going, is she?

Okay.

Kat.

How do you

think she feels?

Abandoned? Betrayed?

Not to mention how I feel.

Why are you even there?

What?!

You know what, Sarah,

why are you not coming?

I mean, that's what

I really want to know.

Week after week after week!

Sir?

What is it now, Jack?

Uh, the hunger strike, sir.

You know, the one

that's not officially happening.

There are three inmates

who claim that they might be able

to help you put an end to it.

How philanthropic of them, I'm sure.

What do they want?

You're not gonna believe it.

All right, come in.

Wow.

You are one hard man to track down.

So... I talked to the warden.

He's gonna give you guys

another shot in Sydney.

This was never about Sydney.

It was about impressing someone

from the Sydney Conservatorium

of Music,

and now he's gone.

Okay, so you didn't get

into music school.

So what?

Your music is so much bigger

than that.

You're always talking about

trying to get out of Willyama,

but you do it every day,

like this.

I know why you hear it

'cause I can, too.

About time!

You can hear it?

Yeah.

And Bear can, and Fuzz can,

and Ricardo can.

That's with you leading them.

Come on, Tommy,

you're going to Sydney!

Look, I don't know

if there's enough time to...

Stop your whining.

Come on, big baby, let's go.

Thanks.

Oh, yeah, you're welcome.

Look, I just want

to really thank you all

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