Underbelly Files: Infiltration Page #3

The key rings! Thank you

so much. I'll treasure them.

We did promise. We

always keep our promises.

Do you wanna meet my boys? I

told them everything about you.

Do you remember my boys? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

They're just over here.

OK.

This was it. No turning back.

How do you make small talk when

your mind's completely blank?

Boys, these are my friends.

Make small talk with fruitgrowers...

...whose orchards are killing fields?

Cole Goodwin and Jude Powell.

This is Carlo Ricci, Antonio

Russo and his brother Rocco.

Rosario Torcaso and his brother Dominic.

Please join us.

Maybe they weren't in the

mood to kill anyone tonight.

What will you drink?

Sara maybe already knows.

Two G&Ts? Spot on.

Thank you, Sara. This your

first time in Griffith?

No. This is, what, our second time? Yeah.

I remember your first time.

Yeah?

Mmm.

I'm sorry, I don't recall.

What a lovely place

- Griffith.

Yeah. It is so peaceful and relaxing.

Thank you. We like it.

It's sad there is a bad reputation here.

I haven't come across that.

Or me.

But, anyway, what's a reputation worth?

I mean, Melbourne's is for

four seasons in one day.

Thank you.

Personally, I like

variety. Thank you, Sara.

Have you been to Melbourne, Rosario?

Many times.

What about Lygon Street? Do you like

Lygon Street. The restaurants there?

Sure.

We like Tiamo and. Uh...

Oh, you like, obviously, Italian food.

Yep, grew up with Italians.

Sort of an adopted son.

Sunday lunch in the backyard

when they come home from mass.

Open the fridge, caponata, you

know, with the fresh sardines,

homemade cassata.

You grew up with Sicilians? Yeah, yeah.

Good people.

Yeah, not bad people,

for f***ing Sicilians.

See, that's Calabrian humour.

Yeah, well, they cook the best

Italian food I've ever had.

Really?

If you're hungry, if you would

appreciate some nice Calabrian cucina,

my family own a restaurant in this street.

You're welcome to come.

We'd love to.

We'll show you what real

Italian food is. Huh?

So far. So good. Now

came the difficut bit.

We had to show them we

had something they w anted.

But they had to discover it themselves.

Fichi ripieni alla Calabrese.

I know that is stuffed

figs, but "alla Calabrese"?

"Alla Calabrese". Yeah, sure,

it's, uh... it's the sauce.

It's not the sauce.

It means it's cooked like in Calabria.

I get it now.

How you become art dealer?

I grow grapes, citrus

fruit. My family grew them.

Your family was art dealers? No, no, no.

I was maybe 18, backpacking around Europe

and stumbled upon the art galleries,

and, well, they blew my mind.

So, uh, you earn a commission?

Sell a painting, get a percentage?

Spinaci e patate arrosto.

Grazie. Oh!

What is wrong with your phone?

Feels like it's going

to burst into flames.

Yeah.

She's warm.

I told you it was too

cheap to be any good, lover.

She can't walk past a bargain.

Am I in trouble again?

Your bargain mobile phone is

about to burst into flames.

Well, you've lost every expensive

one I've bought you, so...

It's like my wife

- cannot walk past bargain.

So where were we? Um, commission.

Put it this way, Antonio.

If I had to rely on commission,

I'd still be driving a Commodore.

I have a fruitful relationship

with some very clever clients.

What sort of things do you learn

from these, uh, clever clients?

OK, so long as you're not the tax man.

I learned things like where

do you hide a mountain of cash

so that the tax man MIGHT see it?

It could be staring him right in the face,

but he'd never recognise it.

Yeah, it's a print.

Mm-hm. Cost maybe $50.

You know that. The tax man doesn't.

You spend 200 grand,

cash, on a Tom Roberts

and put it right there,

the tax man will walk right past it.

200 grand, cash, hidden in full view.

And if you pick the right painting,

you can turn a profit on the resale too -

40%, 50% over two years sometimes.

You know, you're a very good

businessman, Cole Goodwin.

I honestly can't remember

the last time I complained.

Terrific night, Antonio.

Thank you very much.

It was a lovely night.

It was nice meeting you both.

Next time you come through, maybe

we see each other again, hey?

Sure thing.

Hey, um, do you know, is there

a United Bank branch in town?

Yeah, yeah, go two streets, turn left.

Good man, Dominic. Thank you.

Thanks, Dominic. Thank you,

everyone. Goodnight, all.

Ciao.

I can't believe I got through that.

I can't believe Tiny didn't tell

me the f***ing phone cooks itself.

Please tell me this gets

easier with practice.

I wish I could.

He's in between girlfriends, isn't he?

The revolving door's in

for repairs I believe, yes.

How long's it been since he's had a root?

Your point being?

Look, Jude's a sort and a half, but

there's just no way in the world.

He's a pro. It'd compromise the operation.

Yeah, not to mention

constitute a sacking offence

on top of legal ramifications.

Jude's untrained, therefore vulnerable.

Which is exactly why he wouldn't.

Antonio Russo's as seriously

bright as we figured.

He's looking for new opportunities,

which means he's receptive.

You can't want more in a target.

All up, we're on track...

...as long as those, um,

undies don't derail us.

If these are posing an

operational difficulty,

I can always switch to cottontails.

I spoke to the accountant.

Cole Goodwin was talking of a

thing called money laundering.

Usually it makes your cash

look like it's legitimate,

but with Cole's way,

you can make 50% on top.

Because what is our cash earning us now?

Our cash is safe now.

We're not f***ing businessmen.

What we do, we do well.

What do you think about Cole Goodwin?

No way I'm gonna do it. Life's too short.

Think business. What do you

think about Cole Goodwin?

Tell me.

Never trust a f***ing skip.

Times change.

I like his mind.

I think we can use him.

Sounded good last night,

champer, Mrs champer.

Early days, mate. Very early days.

Hey, what's Tiny's story

on that overheating?

Well, best guess

- it's battery related.

He's sourcing stronger

ones to test as we speak.

Oh, and, er, George Henderson

from the United Bank called.

Apparently staff at the Griffith branch

did a recce on Cole Goodwin's accounts.

You made an impression.

Er, how often does he fart in bed?

F*** up! We got a sweep running.

Favour, Roger. Oh, a hard man to catch.

I've had queries from above

regarding our time lines.

When can we expect to

be looking at drug deals?

When and if they happen.

The last thing that we need

is a paranoid N'Drangheta,

so can you please talk to the

other states' section leaders,

tell them to hold off

any N'Drangheta busts

until further notice?

Done.

Colin wasn't making it up

when he told Antonio he'd

grown up with Italians.

That's the secret of a good cover story -

make it as close to the truth as possible.

Thanks for coming, Uncle Colin. Dad

said you might not be able to make it.

No, I wouldn't miss it

for the world, sweetheart.

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