[Peter had just gotten back from an undercover operation and is about to met Kaye. Oscar is talking to Kaye when Mac and Pete walk up together.]
OSCARWe've been talking about you
The male ego never ceases to amaze me
What’s wrong with the male ego
I'm not allowed to say - secret woman’s business, it's how we stay on top
Been taking those Germaine Greer tablets again
You're showing your age you know
[Mac gives him a dirty look and keeps walking]
[Oscar is in the car with a girl who has been charged with the possession of illegal drugs. If this girl helps Stone by introducing him to her supplier, she gets a good word put in for her when it comes to her sentencing.]
OSCAR
So tell me again, this Jeremy, your supplier?
GGIRL
Well he’s English. He likes English backpackers, that’s why he hangs round ‘ere. They don’t care what they do for a buck and they don’t stay long enough for the drug squad to pay attention.
OSCAR
What else?
GGIRL
He’s Gay! Might help you if you’re that way inclined yourself.
OSCAR
Give me a break.
[Church and Oscar are driving back from a drug dealer’s house, where they have just set up a buy. There are two young, English backpackers, Hannah and Claire, living with him.]
OSCAR
Wha…?
Peaches and cream, the English rose...
OSCAR
Hannah?
(copying him) Hannah, yes Hannah!
OSCAR
She’s got nothing to do with Jeremy.
OSCAR
But…It’s a living arrangement, they do the cleaning, cook him meals.
OSCAR
Hey she’s how I made the contact; she’s how I got his trust.
OSCAR
Don’t I get a personal life?
Not on the boss’s time. She thinks you live in Queensland.
She thinks you sell boats, she’s half thinking of joining you in Byron Bay! Are you comfortable with that?
OSCAR
No not entirely. Come on Church you know how it is. You develop a cover you play the part, you almost think its true.
Except she’s the one you’re meant to fool! Finish it before you stuff the operation.
[Bernie, Oscar and Mac in Bernie's office, discussing Oscar’s bust.]
But what if he knows you’re a cop?
OSCAR
I’ll take the risk.
We’ve got nothing to loose? (Looks at Bernie)
Except Oscar! All right, okay Mac. He's to have back up at all time, and wear a wire.
You’re sounding more and more like me.
No, no, I approve, I approve.
[A drug bust gone wrong, its turned into a siege, Bernie it talking to the instigator. Bernie is playing negotiator]
MMURRAY
Shut up Bernie, let me finish. You see I’ve uncovered one of your undercover dudes and he’s on his knees right now. Praying to Christ that I don’t get any more pissed off than I already am right now. You their Bernie? Oh don’t go all-quiet of me mate.
So how do we resolve this?
MMURRAY
Well I’m glad you asked that Bernie, I really am you see it’s real easy, 5 minutes, no chopper and you’ve got a man down. Isn’t that what you say? Isn’t that what the copper’s say Bernie, we’ve got a man down?
Look, Murray I’m hearing you on this but-
MMURRAY
But! Oh Bernie, it’s the big B word that’s the problem with you guys, you won’t listen to me.
MMURRAY
First you want me to talk, now you want me to listen well you listen. 5 minutes, no chopper your man goes down, another 5 minutes... let’s see which will it be... the yuppie, or the drug dealer, eenie, meeni miney, moe. Bernie you still their Bernie?
MMURRAY
Just one more thing mate. (bangs the phone down on the hook)
(Radios Mac in the Com-Vee) Van 1.
I think they’ve uncovered Church.
OSCAR
What?
They’ve uncovered Church.
[Angie and Stone are bugging a cheap, hotel room.]
OSCAR
Yeah, as good a place as any.
God-what’s that smell? Old socks?
OSCAR
Love gone wrong!
(Laughs) Yuck, how can anyone get horny in a place like this.
OSCAR
(Sitting on the bed) You’d be surprised! (Bounces on the bed)
OSCAR
How’s it going?
Yep, almost done. I reckon he makes the call from here, after he’s done his business. Then heads back to the office.
OSCAR
Mm, probably, let’s go.
Hope he’s not a screamer! (They leave)
[Oscar is still in hospital, but he has woken up from the coma. His father had just left and Angie is visiting, saying goodbye to his Dad, and bringing some fruit to Oscar]
OSCAR
Now how the hell am I going to get away with that? You realize what you’ve done with this whole girlfriend stuff?
Well you’ll think of something.
OSCAR
Thanks a lot Ange. He never forgets you know.
OSCAR
He’ll be pestering me. ‘Where’s Michelle? When are you going to be bringing her home?’
Well I guess we’ll just have to split up.
OSCAR
What? You mean this could be the end of a beautiful relationship?
Well it would never work would it? You and me (Long pause)
OSCAR
No, I guess not. (They both laugh, and Angie throws a grape into his mouth)
[Angie and Oscar are on the beds in the rest room, Angie is half-asleep. Oscar is laying awake thinking, after he was nearly shot]
OSCAR
Ange? Do you ever think about dying? I mean what happens afterwards?
(Sleepily.) Well hopefully a lot of people will come to my funeral.
OSCAR
I’m serious.
OSCAR
I used to go to Sunday school as a kid, but it never made much sense to me.
What? You mean the stories? The Bible and all that?
OSCAR
Yeah.
I can’t imagine you at Sunday school, in short pants (Angie laughs, but Oscar remains serious.)
OSCAR
If you were going to get killed, and you had a way out, you’d take it right?
OSCAR
That’s the whole point of religion. Helps us face our own mortality.
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