1 00:00:07,970 --> 00:00:09,530 Oh, take a hint, Joe Burt. 2 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:14,900 You need to be realistic about what's still out there. 3 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:18,620 (SINGS ALONG TO SONG) # Looking for love... # 4 00:00:19,370 --> 00:00:21,050 JOE: So we already hold the licences 5 00:00:21,050 --> 00:00:22,400 for the initial wind monitoring, 6 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:24,470 and the measurements so far are very promising. 7 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:29,930 You thought I wouldn't be able to pay for dinner, didn't you? 8 00:00:34,820 --> 00:00:37,370 What did she mean? Run - like, run away? 9 00:00:37,370 --> 00:00:38,480 Or... Or... 10 00:00:38,480 --> 00:00:40,190 Run... Ha-ha! 11 00:00:41,270 --> 00:00:43,310 - (PHONE BUZZES) - Joe, your phone. 12 00:00:46,460 --> 00:00:48,320 COUNSELLOR: So, how'd you go trusting Joe? 13 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:52,130 BIRDIE: Good, I think. 14 00:00:53,030 --> 00:00:54,860 Now when I start worrying, 15 00:00:54,860 --> 00:00:56,210 I just tell myself... 16 00:00:57,200 --> 00:00:58,610 everything's fine. 17 00:01:03,980 --> 00:01:05,300 Are you playing me? 18 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:09,080 JOE: Would you prefer the downstairs study 19 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:10,040 or the upstairs? 20 00:01:10,580 --> 00:01:11,690 I want you to write. 21 00:01:12,380 --> 00:01:13,610 To bloom. 22 00:01:23,070 --> 00:01:24,570 JOE: I need to be alone. 23 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:26,880 I need to sit on my boat for a bit. 24 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:28,230 But I'm thinking of you. 25 00:01:31,114 --> 00:01:32,747 (SCREAMS) 26 00:01:49,980 --> 00:01:51,080 (BEEP!) 27 00:01:51,090 --> 00:01:52,440 ANTON: We're all worried about you. 28 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:53,670 Call me back. 29 00:01:53,784 --> 00:01:55,350 (BEEPING) 30 00:01:55,421 --> 00:01:56,521 (BEEP!) 31 00:01:56,550 --> 00:01:58,560 MARGEAUX: Anton says you're not answering your phone. 32 00:01:59,010 --> 00:01:59,910 Why not? 33 00:02:00,643 --> 00:02:03,110 (BEEPING) 34 00:02:22,543 --> 00:02:24,043 (DING!) 35 00:02:25,740 --> 00:02:27,540 JOE: I can see you're reading my messages. 36 00:02:29,700 --> 00:02:31,890 Birdie, why are you playing games and not responding? 37 00:02:32,310 --> 00:02:33,270 It's hurtful. 38 00:02:35,820 --> 00:02:36,720 (FAINTER) It's hurtful. 39 00:02:37,830 --> 00:02:38,460 ..hurtful. 40 00:02:39,570 --> 00:02:39,960 (MUFFLED) ..hurtful. 41 00:02:42,563 --> 00:02:45,296 (BIRDS CALL LOUDLY) 42 00:02:57,720 --> 00:02:58,930 MARGEAUX: Oh, I can't watch it. 43 00:03:01,450 --> 00:03:02,410 Oh, it's embarrassing. 44 00:03:03,910 --> 00:03:04,930 GORDON: The child's unwell. 45 00:03:06,220 --> 00:03:06,970 Leave her be. 46 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:09,790 MARGEAUX: Oh... 47 00:03:16,750 --> 00:03:18,430 JOE: I really wanted to kiss you. 48 00:03:18,580 --> 00:03:20,350 You're quite madcap, aren't you? 49 00:03:20,350 --> 00:03:22,650 (OVERLAPPING, INDISTINCT MEMORIES OF JOE'S WORDS) 50 00:03:27,490 --> 00:03:28,480 JOE: I love you. 51 00:03:33,423 --> 00:03:35,223 (JOE WHISPERS INDISTINCTLY) 52 00:03:46,023 --> 00:03:48,723 (SOBS FAINTLY) 53 00:03:54,390 --> 00:03:57,457 (INSECTS CHIRRUP) 54 00:03:57,557 --> 00:03:59,857 (BIRDS CALL) 55 00:03:59,957 --> 00:04:01,423 (DING!) 56 00:04:14,380 --> 00:04:18,459 JOE: We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves... 57 00:04:19,779 --> 00:04:21,579 You're quite madcap, aren't you? 58 00:04:22,150 --> 00:04:23,710 (INDISTINCT) ...infinite expectation... 59 00:04:24,670 --> 00:04:25,270 I love you. (INDISTINCT) 60 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:27,130 - Ugh! - MARGEAUX: That's enough. 61 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:29,260 Oh, for God's sake. 62 00:04:30,070 --> 00:04:32,720 I didn't wallow like this when your father died. 63 00:04:35,420 --> 00:04:36,230 (GENTLY) Come on. 64 00:04:38,330 --> 00:04:40,850 You can get over a man. Come on. 65 00:05:03,260 --> 00:05:03,830 - (CUTLERY RATTLES) - MARGEAUX: There you go. 66 00:05:15,470 --> 00:05:16,730 I did wonder. 67 00:05:17,810 --> 00:05:20,450 I mean, who turns up at dinner in a crumpled shirt? 68 00:05:23,276 --> 00:05:24,910 (VACUUM WHIRS) 69 00:05:32,630 --> 00:05:34,340 You know, some music will cheer you up. 70 00:05:42,337 --> 00:05:45,570 (LOVE KITTEN BY APRIL STEVENS PLAYS) 71 00:05:46,603 --> 00:05:49,670 (PURRING) 72 00:05:49,670 --> 00:05:51,860 (MARGEAUX SINGS ALONG) # I'm a love kitten 73 00:05:53,770 --> 00:05:56,503 (PURRING) 74 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:59,330 # Wish I were sittin' 75 00:06:00,734 --> 00:06:03,234 (PURRING) 76 00:06:03,380 --> 00:06:06,320 # On your lap and you were holding me 77 00:06:06,710 --> 00:06:10,010 # Mm, what a situation that would be 78 00:06:10,220 --> 00:06:12,470 # Love kitten 79 00:06:12,830 --> 00:06:17,240 # Looking for love... # 80 00:06:17,660 --> 00:06:21,140 Turn it off, Mum. # I'm a love kitty... # 81 00:06:21,170 --> 00:06:23,840 I don't remember it being so... 82 00:06:23,840 --> 00:06:25,073 (PURRING) 83 00:06:25,100 --> 00:06:28,940 # Won't you say I'm pretty? # 84 00:06:29,500 --> 00:06:30,867 (MUSIC STOPS) 85 00:06:32,667 --> 00:06:36,034 (INHALES AND EXHALES DEEPLY) 86 00:06:41,900 --> 00:06:43,767 (DING-DONG!) 87 00:06:43,867 --> 00:06:46,300 ELECTRONIC VOICE: Seventh floor. 88 00:06:59,730 --> 00:07:00,600 How are you doing? 89 00:07:06,930 --> 00:07:08,370 Is this an investigation yet? 90 00:07:16,830 --> 00:07:19,530 - Will you help me? - Yeah, of course. 91 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:21,270 I don't understand any of this. 92 00:07:21,300 --> 00:07:25,200 Yeah. OK - land title searches. 93 00:07:26,340 --> 00:07:28,230 Full name and birth date. 94 00:07:29,940 --> 00:07:31,500 Uh, Joe Roland Burt. 95 00:07:33,930 --> 00:07:37,470 The 2nd of the 5th, 1967. 96 00:07:39,180 --> 00:07:41,370 PEGGY: Do you have an address? His house on the Yarra? 97 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:44,220 It's 14 Yarra Boulevard, Kew. 98 00:07:47,220 --> 00:07:48,840 Documents will be back in an hour. 99 00:07:51,150 --> 00:07:53,130 Why didn't I let you just do the search? 100 00:07:54,270 --> 00:07:56,010 Hey, don't beat yourself up. 101 00:07:56,010 --> 00:07:58,680 It's the social contract - we trust people. 102 00:08:00,690 --> 00:08:01,620 Till we can't. 103 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:06,150 What the fuck has he done to me? 104 00:08:23,860 --> 00:08:25,560 Land title documents are back. 105 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:26,230 Oh... 106 00:08:34,150 --> 00:08:35,620 The house is in her name. 107 00:08:36,460 --> 00:08:38,289 Of course. Mary. 108 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:40,390 - Who is she? - His ex-wife. 109 00:08:42,789 --> 00:08:45,310 Maybe he transferred it to her for... 110 00:08:46,180 --> 00:08:48,400 business or tax reasons? 111 00:08:48,420 --> 00:08:51,070 Uh, no, it's been in her name for 20 years. 112 00:08:52,330 --> 00:08:53,650 JOE: No sign of Mary. 113 00:08:53,680 --> 00:08:56,530 She has health issues. Mary's being thrown out. 114 00:08:59,670 --> 00:09:01,120 He called her crazy Mary. 115 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:04,900 If a guy tells you his ex is crazy, run. 116 00:09:06,250 --> 00:09:08,560 Here is her phone number. 117 00:09:09,130 --> 00:09:11,410 Call her. See what you can find out. 118 00:09:14,470 --> 00:09:16,420 - BIRDIE: What's this? - JOE: Broken collarbone. 119 00:09:17,110 --> 00:09:19,180 - Mary. - Mary broke your collarbone? 120 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:20,710 JOE: Yeah, pushed me off a ladder. 121 00:09:23,833 --> 00:09:26,733 (DIALS NUMBER) 122 00:09:29,533 --> 00:09:31,433 (LINE RINGS) 123 00:09:35,530 --> 00:09:37,030 Hello, Harry speaking. 124 00:09:39,610 --> 00:09:40,300 HARRY: Hello? 125 00:09:40,870 --> 00:09:44,560 Oh, hi. Could I please speak with Mary Walsh? 126 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:46,040 HARRY: Mum, it's for you! 127 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:48,620 MARY: Yeah? 128 00:09:49,820 --> 00:09:53,330 Hello, my name's Birdie Bell. 129 00:09:53,630 --> 00:09:55,670 I was hoping to ask you some questions 130 00:09:55,670 --> 00:09:57,380 about... Joe Burt. 131 00:09:57,410 --> 00:09:59,060 Listen, I'm sorry if he broke your heart. 132 00:09:59,060 --> 00:10:01,430 We are no longer married. He doesn't live here anymore. 133 00:10:01,460 --> 00:10:02,930 Please don't call again. 134 00:10:03,260 --> 00:10:04,993 (CALL ENDS) 135 00:10:20,900 --> 00:10:23,270 Oh, your millionaire boyfriend 136 00:10:23,270 --> 00:10:25,730 is an undischarged fucking bankrupt. 137 00:10:26,390 --> 00:10:28,190 - What does that mean? - He's still in it. 138 00:10:28,670 --> 00:10:30,470 oh, my God! 139 00:10:32,330 --> 00:10:33,860 How's he getting away with it? 140 00:10:33,890 --> 00:10:35,360 This is insane. 141 00:10:39,090 --> 00:10:40,850 JOE: Yeah, the Defender's a collector's item. 142 00:10:40,910 --> 00:10:42,260 I'm doing some soul searching, 143 00:10:42,260 --> 00:10:44,210 and I've decided not to go through with... 144 00:10:44,420 --> 00:10:46,370 ..use your credit card. I don't have a credit card. 145 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:48,770 I refuse to pay the bloody bank fees. 146 00:10:49,370 --> 00:10:51,890 Joe's been in bankruptcy for three times longer than normal 147 00:10:51,890 --> 00:10:53,870 for refusing to work with a trustee. 148 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:57,080 I'm emailing you a credit list of everyone he owes money to. 149 00:10:57,840 --> 00:11:00,510 Could you just enjoy this a little bit less? 150 00:11:00,810 --> 00:11:01,590 Just a bit. 151 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:04,470 This is someone I was in love with. 152 00:11:07,970 --> 00:11:10,860 - Is Shirley Burt a relation? - I don't know. 153 00:11:13,530 --> 00:11:15,750 He's got a criminal record, Birdie. 154 00:11:16,170 --> 00:11:16,740 What? 155 00:11:20,070 --> 00:11:23,180 In, um, 2017, he went to court. 156 00:11:23,750 --> 00:11:25,130 Represented himself. 157 00:11:32,090 --> 00:11:34,040 Using a false instrument? 158 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:35,480 What? 159 00:11:35,570 --> 00:11:37,580 Usually a forgery-related charge. 160 00:11:37,700 --> 00:11:40,280 Something to do with Eagles Nest Architecture. 161 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:43,190 Responsible architect listed as Peter van Rotterdam. 162 00:11:45,630 --> 00:11:47,280 JOE: My ex-business partner, Peter. 163 00:11:47,490 --> 00:11:49,380 Stuck with him a bit too long, unfortunately. 164 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:54,030 You have to talk to the business partner. 165 00:11:55,770 --> 00:11:58,770 JOE: I have a disgusting amount of money. 166 00:11:58,836 --> 00:12:00,036 (KNOCKING) 167 00:12:01,830 --> 00:12:02,940 You must be Birdie. 168 00:12:05,130 --> 00:12:07,020 - Hi. - Eliza Caldwell. 169 00:12:07,260 --> 00:12:09,720 - Are you feeling better? - Yes, thank you. 170 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:11,580 Yeah, thanks for approving my leave. 171 00:12:11,670 --> 00:12:13,470 If you've got a sec, I would love to chat through 172 00:12:13,470 --> 00:12:14,190 the next issue. 173 00:12:21,450 --> 00:12:21,960 Pitch it. 174 00:12:23,670 --> 00:12:26,490 Pitch this. Expose him. 175 00:12:26,490 --> 00:12:27,230 Peggy... N... 176 00:12:29,310 --> 00:12:31,740 - No. - It's an amazing story. 177 00:12:32,060 --> 00:12:33,420 No, I'm not going to do that. 178 00:12:33,510 --> 00:12:35,850 Maybe it will help you understand it all, Birdie. 179 00:12:39,180 --> 00:12:40,980 Virginia really talked you up. 180 00:12:41,490 --> 00:12:44,790 Said I should get you on some longer-form features articles. 181 00:12:45,270 --> 00:12:47,430 So, what do you want to write about? 182 00:12:49,380 --> 00:12:55,230 Ah, well, there's a new food security report from the UN. 183 00:12:57,990 --> 00:13:02,040 Lina Malik has a, um, new restaurant opening. 184 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:04,110 Oh, yeah, I follow her on Insta. Do her. 185 00:13:04,110 --> 00:13:04,740 OK. 186 00:13:05,190 --> 00:13:09,330 Birdie, if you have any other pitches, my door's always open. 187 00:13:11,580 --> 00:13:12,390 Thank you. 188 00:13:43,420 --> 00:13:44,410 JOE: Tessa. Tessa Rain. 189 00:13:45,130 --> 00:13:46,840 Smartest woman I ever met. 190 00:13:55,210 --> 00:13:56,380 MAN: You want to know about Joe? 191 00:13:57,580 --> 00:13:59,170 He's a compulsive liar. 192 00:14:00,100 --> 00:14:02,830 We spent 20 years at Eagles Nest, 193 00:14:03,190 --> 00:14:04,210 and everything was over 194 00:14:04,210 --> 00:14:05,890 before I even knew there was a problem. 195 00:14:06,790 --> 00:14:11,960 He used a forged document on a planning application. 196 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:13,550 He'd hid the mail. 197 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:17,750 It wasn't until papers were served to my residential address 198 00:14:17,750 --> 00:14:19,280 after two years that, um... 199 00:14:19,940 --> 00:14:21,770 I discovered that I'd been found guilty 200 00:14:21,770 --> 00:14:23,540 of professional misconduct. 201 00:14:24,410 --> 00:14:27,770 Joe listed me as responsible architect. 202 00:14:28,490 --> 00:14:30,650 He was like a brother to me. 203 00:14:31,190 --> 00:14:34,040 I mean, I was best man at his wedding to Mary. 204 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:41,500 You know, he said Mary had mental health problems. 205 00:14:41,500 --> 00:14:43,270 - Mary? - Episodes. 206 00:14:43,300 --> 00:14:43,900 No. 207 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:46,930 She was a lovely woman. Even keel. 208 00:14:47,410 --> 00:14:48,460 Great mother. 209 00:14:48,790 --> 00:14:50,470 He said she broke his collarbone. 210 00:14:50,557 --> 00:14:52,123 (PETER EXHALES) 211 00:14:52,180 --> 00:14:53,890 He was obsessed with her. 212 00:14:54,610 --> 00:14:57,790 Mary thought an intruder was trying to break in 213 00:14:57,790 --> 00:14:58,910 through a window. 214 00:14:59,030 --> 00:15:01,760 She had to push the ladder off the wall. 215 00:15:01,850 --> 00:15:03,380 She called the police, 216 00:15:04,220 --> 00:15:06,050 found Joe in the garden. 217 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:14,540 I think you should file a police report. 218 00:15:15,890 --> 00:15:16,310 What? 219 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:17,840 No. 220 00:15:19,250 --> 00:15:20,840 What crime is there to report? 221 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:22,520 At the very least, fraud. 222 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:24,830 At the other end, 223 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:27,380 rape by deception. 224 00:15:28,910 --> 00:15:29,990 Oh, Peggy. 225 00:15:30,410 --> 00:15:32,240 Oh, no, no. No, no, no. 226 00:15:32,270 --> 00:15:35,510 I was a very willing participant. 227 00:15:35,540 --> 00:15:36,650 How can you consent 228 00:15:36,650 --> 00:15:40,010 when he's lied about the most basic facts of his identity? 229 00:15:42,530 --> 00:15:44,720 He misrepresented himself. 230 00:15:46,010 --> 00:15:49,430 When a person lies to obtain money, we call it theft. 231 00:15:49,790 --> 00:15:51,980 When someone lies to enter private property, 232 00:15:51,980 --> 00:15:53,840 - we call it trespass. - I can't go there. 233 00:15:57,890 --> 00:15:58,580 PEGGY: Sorry. 234 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:06,680 PEGGY: He misrepresented himself. 235 00:16:06,710 --> 00:16:08,390 In court, when someone lies to get money... 236 00:16:08,510 --> 00:16:10,040 ..when they lie to enter private property, 237 00:16:10,040 --> 00:16:11,000 we call it trespass. 238 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:13,340 Should the law afford less protection 239 00:16:13,340 --> 00:16:14,240 to a person's body...? 240 00:16:14,330 --> 00:16:15,860 ..violated you in every way... 241 00:16:39,290 --> 00:16:40,820 - Birdie Bell? - What? 242 00:16:42,110 --> 00:16:43,820 It's me, Allan. 243 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:50,300 - What are you doing here? - Where's Joe? 244 00:16:52,010 --> 00:16:52,700 I don't know. 245 00:16:53,270 --> 00:16:55,370 I need to find him. I'm in trouble. 246 00:16:55,490 --> 00:16:57,080 Joe's not returning my calls. 247 00:16:57,650 --> 00:16:59,210 I couldn't find his office upstairs. 248 00:16:59,850 --> 00:17:01,980 He doesn't have an office upstairs. 249 00:17:02,190 --> 00:17:04,050 My investors are running out of patience. 250 00:17:04,079 --> 00:17:05,550 I need to know when the government 251 00:17:05,550 --> 00:17:06,960 is announcing the new red zones. 252 00:17:07,260 --> 00:17:09,540 You confirmed it at our meeting, 253 00:17:10,109 --> 00:17:12,750 at Yakimono - the meeting Joe arranged for us? 254 00:17:15,869 --> 00:17:17,640 That was the first time I'd met him. 255 00:17:17,910 --> 00:17:19,200 It was a date. 256 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:21,810 He said... 257 00:17:23,069 --> 00:17:25,260 He said you had access to confidential briefs 258 00:17:25,260 --> 00:17:26,730 from the minister's office. 259 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:29,430 He said not to approach you directly about it 260 00:17:29,940 --> 00:17:33,300 due to the sensitive nature of the information. 261 00:17:33,870 --> 00:17:35,730 BIRDIE: The writing's on the wall for coal, right? 262 00:17:35,910 --> 00:17:38,460 Birdie Bell here says the writing's on the wall. 263 00:17:38,820 --> 00:17:39,060 Right. 264 00:17:42,900 --> 00:17:47,370 Allan, I don't have access to confidential ministerial briefs. 265 00:17:47,370 --> 00:17:50,550 I'm sorry. I don't know... I... 266 00:17:50,940 --> 00:17:53,610 None of this makes sense. I can't help you. 267 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:21,540 (SIGHS) 268 00:18:28,530 --> 00:18:30,540 PEGGY: Birdie, don't do anything dangerous, OK? 269 00:18:46,180 --> 00:18:48,460 JOE: I'm just down at the local pub with some of my farm mates. 270 00:18:48,460 --> 00:18:50,530 We've, uh, fixed the fence. 271 00:18:56,560 --> 00:18:58,660 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 272 00:19:01,194 --> 00:19:03,694 - (COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYS) - (CHATTER STOPS) 273 00:19:09,880 --> 00:19:10,870 JOE: My friend, Billy Bass. 274 00:19:15,910 --> 00:19:16,660 What can I get you? 275 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:20,410 Uh, I'm... I'm looking for someone. 276 00:19:22,690 --> 00:19:23,860 He's a regular here? 277 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:26,060 Well, the fish is. 278 00:19:27,290 --> 00:19:28,280 Never seen the bloke. 279 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:31,880 Uh, he owns some land, south of the highway. 280 00:19:32,270 --> 00:19:34,940 Only blockies down there. Weekenders. 281 00:19:34,940 --> 00:19:37,400 You know, cartons of beer and weekend shooters, 282 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:38,240 that sort of thing. 283 00:19:39,410 --> 00:19:40,910 If he told you he was living down there, 284 00:19:41,090 --> 00:19:42,260 I reckon he's having you on, darl. 285 00:20:21,950 --> 00:20:24,230 JOE: It's more like a shed, really, but it's mine. 286 00:20:25,670 --> 00:20:27,170 A place to retreat to... 287 00:20:28,460 --> 00:20:30,500 when the pressures of the world get a little bit too much. 288 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:40,730 You're the first woman I've brought out here. 289 00:20:42,770 --> 00:20:44,210 Hope it's not too rough and ready for you. 290 00:20:44,567 --> 00:20:45,834 (BIRDIE CHUCKLES) 291 00:20:51,850 --> 00:20:52,880 Oi! No trespassing! 292 00:20:53,630 --> 00:20:54,920 - (DOG BARKS) - Didn't you see the sign? 293 00:21:02,264 --> 00:21:03,964 (STARTS ENGINE) 294 00:21:07,610 --> 00:21:09,830 JOE: It's more like a shed, really, but it's mine. 295 00:21:11,570 --> 00:21:12,260 ..but it's mine. 296 00:21:26,370 --> 00:21:28,370 (JOE SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY) 297 00:21:34,504 --> 00:21:36,570 (BIRDIE CHUCKLES) 298 00:21:45,470 --> 00:21:46,640 JOE: My day. 299 00:22:06,037 --> 00:22:07,437 (DING!) 300 00:22:11,030 --> 00:22:12,050 JOE: Thanks, babe, for the thought, 301 00:22:12,050 --> 00:22:13,100 but save your pennies. 302 00:22:13,710 --> 00:22:15,090 I'm doing some soul searching 303 00:22:15,090 --> 00:22:17,910 and I've decided not to go through with Eldorado. 304 00:22:20,024 --> 00:22:21,924 (LAUGHTER) 305 00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:23,880 JOE: I don't want to go down the path of ego. 306 00:22:25,420 --> 00:22:27,600 I need to get back to Walden, and the simple life. 307 00:22:37,860 --> 00:22:39,900 Hi, Birdie. It's Susan. 308 00:22:40,260 --> 00:22:42,270 I'm happy to pass on Kirsty's number, 309 00:22:42,270 --> 00:22:44,070 but we don't really speak anymore. 310 00:22:45,030 --> 00:22:47,610 Joe won't let her talk to me, 311 00:22:47,700 --> 00:22:49,590 or any of her other friends. 312 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:51,090 Good luck! 313 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:57,974 (SOBS) 314 00:23:07,607 --> 00:23:09,874 (LINE RINGS) 315 00:23:12,420 --> 00:23:15,360 Hi, you've called Tessa Rain. Please leave a message. 316 00:23:15,360 --> 00:23:15,870 (BEEP!) 317 00:23:15,870 --> 00:23:17,850 Tessa, it's Birdie Bell. 318 00:23:18,180 --> 00:23:19,650 I got your message. 319 00:23:20,250 --> 00:23:21,270 I'd love to meet. 320 00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:24,690 I'm trying to understand my relationship with... 321 00:23:24,780 --> 00:23:25,800 Joe Burt. 322 00:23:26,580 --> 00:23:31,050 I'm thinking about writing a story, an article. 323 00:23:35,010 --> 00:23:37,380 He talked about you a lot. 324 00:23:38,040 --> 00:23:38,610 Oh, God. 325 00:23:40,140 --> 00:23:40,470 Bleugh. 326 00:23:41,873 --> 00:23:43,740 (SIGHS) 327 00:23:45,420 --> 00:23:46,680 I met him on an app. 328 00:23:47,250 --> 00:23:49,230 Yeah. Me too. 329 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:52,510 I went on a few dates with him, and, um... 330 00:23:53,410 --> 00:23:54,370 then he started talking about 331 00:23:54,370 --> 00:23:55,780 how he was going to buy a house for me. 332 00:24:00,010 --> 00:24:01,750 He told me that... 333 00:24:02,680 --> 00:24:06,880 you got in the shower, fully clothed, to embrace him. 334 00:24:08,513 --> 00:24:10,546 (LAUGHS) 335 00:24:13,420 --> 00:24:15,880 No, I just knew something was off. 336 00:24:16,420 --> 00:24:18,520 My guts just knew. It was all the lies. 337 00:24:19,330 --> 00:24:23,200 It was a couple of months of being vaguely interested in him 338 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:25,900 and three years beating myself up 339 00:24:25,900 --> 00:24:28,060 for ignoring all the blazing red flags. 340 00:24:28,060 --> 00:24:28,690 I know. 341 00:24:30,610 --> 00:24:33,970 Yeah, with people like Joe, it never ends. 342 00:24:35,110 --> 00:24:36,520 There's never any closure. 343 00:24:37,780 --> 00:24:39,400 You just decide to leave. 344 00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:41,440 - Oh. - (RATTLING) 345 00:24:44,470 --> 00:24:46,330 (TAPS PHONE) He's still on there, you know? 346 00:24:49,060 --> 00:24:51,580 I almost matched with him the other day. 347 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:03,010 You know, he's got to be this big, grandiose guy. 348 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:03,970 He gets off on it. 349 00:25:04,600 --> 00:25:07,300 You think it's all about you, then, one day, you realise 350 00:25:07,420 --> 00:25:09,190 he doesn't care about you at all. 351 00:25:09,190 --> 00:25:12,340 You're just a prop in his fantasy play. 352 00:25:17,620 --> 00:25:20,710 You're listed as the main creditor 353 00:25:20,710 --> 00:25:22,600 to whom Joe owes money. 354 00:25:23,530 --> 00:25:26,560 You'd do anything for your children. 355 00:25:28,360 --> 00:25:31,090 And... it's not easy for Joe. 356 00:25:32,140 --> 00:25:33,700 He has a hard time. 357 00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:35,980 He lost your house. 358 00:25:37,030 --> 00:25:38,210 You know this, Mum. 359 00:25:38,210 --> 00:25:38,710 (SIGHS) 360 00:25:38,710 --> 00:25:39,010 No. 361 00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:44,650 Joe is the clever one. 362 00:25:44,830 --> 00:25:47,920 And it was the bank that lost the payments. 363 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:50,140 - Mum... - I know, I know. 364 00:25:50,140 --> 00:25:52,040 The bank says it's a lie. 365 00:25:52,460 --> 00:25:55,700 And that if I see my son Joe, 366 00:25:55,730 --> 00:25:58,160 I'm to tell the nurses immediately. 367 00:25:58,160 --> 00:26:00,470 Well, I could never do that. 368 00:26:01,010 --> 00:26:04,700 Uh... He told me that you lived in New Zealand. 369 00:26:05,300 --> 00:26:05,660 Oh. (LAUGHS) 370 00:26:06,740 --> 00:26:08,360 Oh, how lovely. 371 00:26:09,050 --> 00:26:10,460 I honeymooned there. 372 00:26:11,540 --> 00:26:13,700 I saw a volcano. 373 00:26:18,230 --> 00:26:19,640 I want to go home now. 374 00:26:19,670 --> 00:26:21,260 It's OK, Mum. 375 00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:26,240 Look, please don't use our names in the article, 376 00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:27,320 for Mum's sake. 377 00:26:28,790 --> 00:26:31,820 Do you know where he might be living? 378 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:36,470 Someone saw him showering at the marina. 379 00:26:37,310 --> 00:26:39,230 And down at the river near Mum's. 380 00:26:39,950 --> 00:26:42,230 Well, thank you for coming. 381 00:26:42,230 --> 00:26:44,000 It's really helpful. 382 00:26:44,270 --> 00:26:45,560 Have you seen Joe? 383 00:26:48,380 --> 00:26:49,250 Is he happy? 384 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:54,560 Yeah, I... I thought he was. 385 00:27:04,220 --> 00:27:06,290 I have to confront him, if I'm going to publish. 386 00:27:08,210 --> 00:27:10,190 - Where are you going? - I know where he is. 387 00:27:10,220 --> 00:27:11,540 I'll text you when I get home. 388 00:27:25,700 --> 00:27:26,180 Joe? 389 00:27:59,310 --> 00:28:00,240 MAN: Can I help you? 390 00:28:00,810 --> 00:28:02,430 Oh, hi. Sorry. 391 00:28:02,970 --> 00:28:04,980 Do you know this boat? The Blue Loon? 392 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:07,440 Mm-hm. 393 00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:09,810 I'm looking for the owner. Um... 394 00:28:10,560 --> 00:28:13,080 He has a red kelpie. You might have seen him? 395 00:28:13,890 --> 00:28:14,730 This is him. 396 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:18,150 (LAUGHS) He's not the owner. 397 00:28:19,020 --> 00:28:20,310 He came to look a couple of times. 398 00:28:20,310 --> 00:28:21,810 His kids crawled all over it. 399 00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:24,630 Said he'd pay the deposit, never saw him again. 400 00:28:25,980 --> 00:28:26,460 Right. 401 00:28:29,310 --> 00:28:30,750 Well, if you... 402 00:28:31,770 --> 00:28:33,480 ...if you do see him again, 403 00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:36,810 would you mind giving me a call, 'cause I'm trying to find him? 404 00:28:39,150 --> 00:28:39,720 Thank you. 405 00:28:47,130 --> 00:28:50,100 ELECTRONIC VOICE: You have one new message. 406 00:28:50,700 --> 00:28:51,810 - (BEEP!) - JOE: Good morning, Birdie. 407 00:28:52,620 --> 00:28:54,960 I heard whispers you might be writing about me. 408 00:28:55,410 --> 00:28:57,120 I'm flattered, really. 409 00:28:57,720 --> 00:28:59,610 I always thought my life would make a good movie. 410 00:29:00,390 --> 00:29:03,300 Anyhoo, Mercy's been learning some new tricks, 411 00:29:03,300 --> 00:29:05,530 and, uh, spending lots of time on my boat. 412 00:29:07,330 --> 00:29:08,680 Life's good these days. 413 00:29:09,370 --> 00:29:10,930 Getting fit again. Yep. 414 00:29:12,220 --> 00:29:14,590 Losing the little potbelly, pumping a little iron. 415 00:29:16,020 --> 00:29:17,770 Mm. Looking at a few new properties. 416 00:30:05,454 --> 00:30:08,354 (DOG BARKS) 417 00:30:37,390 --> 00:30:37,810 Joe? 418 00:33:41,280 --> 00:33:43,560 ELIZA: You know, I heard such a similar story 419 00:33:43,560 --> 00:33:44,970 from a friend in New York. 420 00:33:45,840 --> 00:33:47,130 Are you ready to publish? 421 00:33:48,810 --> 00:33:51,660 I have all my evidence, and I've sent it to legal. 422 00:33:51,840 --> 00:33:53,280 And you gave this guy a key? 423 00:33:54,330 --> 00:33:56,580 - Yes. - Get your locks changed. 424 00:34:02,820 --> 00:34:03,990 Hi, Kirsty. 425 00:34:04,620 --> 00:34:05,820 My name's Birdie Bell. 426 00:34:06,060 --> 00:34:07,530 I'm calling because 427 00:34:07,530 --> 00:34:09,750 there's an article coming out this weekend. 428 00:34:10,530 --> 00:34:12,989 It's about my experience with Joe Burt. 429 00:34:13,770 --> 00:34:15,570 Hi, Mary. It's Birdie Bell. 430 00:34:15,840 --> 00:34:17,940 There's an article coming out this weekend 431 00:34:18,250 --> 00:34:19,179 about Joe. 432 00:34:19,449 --> 00:34:21,520 And I wanted to let you and your children know 433 00:34:21,520 --> 00:34:22,870 so that it wasn't a shock. 434 00:34:22,870 --> 00:34:24,610 New keys. Locks are all done. 435 00:34:25,300 --> 00:34:25,570 Thanks. 436 00:34:43,090 --> 00:34:44,949 MARGEAUX: I've read your article. Um... 437 00:34:45,489 --> 00:34:46,900 It's certainly revealing. 438 00:34:47,949 --> 00:34:49,690 It was quite brave, I suppose. 439 00:34:49,840 --> 00:34:51,850 ANTON: Babe, we've read it. Loved it. 440 00:34:51,850 --> 00:34:54,850 You are amazing, brilliant, courageous... 441 00:34:55,000 --> 00:34:56,230 Ah, speak later, yeah? 442 00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:30,970 WOMAN: Dear Birdie, you don't know me, 443 00:35:30,970 --> 00:35:33,160 but I wanted to thank you for your article. 444 00:35:33,160 --> 00:35:34,690 Your story is my story. 445 00:35:34,690 --> 00:35:36,880 WOMAN 2: My Joe moved fast. He told me he loved me. 446 00:35:37,030 --> 00:35:38,080 WOMAN 3: He'll say anything to get... 447 00:35:38,100 --> 00:35:39,400 (WOMEN AND MEN'S VOICES OVERLAP) 448 00:35:39,400 --> 00:35:41,710 - ...tells me it's MY fault... - Lies... 449 00:35:41,710 --> 00:35:43,000 ..he made me feel like I was crazy... 450 00:35:43,030 --> 00:35:45,100 - My Joe just vanished... - ..then he tells me... 451 00:35:45,100 --> 00:35:45,940 My Joe... 452 00:35:46,630 --> 00:35:47,380 JOE: Dear Birdie, 453 00:35:48,970 --> 00:35:50,650 I read your article this morning. 454 00:35:51,550 --> 00:35:53,260 I must admit I was not aware 455 00:35:53,260 --> 00:35:55,430 of just how obsessed you are with me. 456 00:35:55,940 --> 00:35:57,800 A few corrections, if I may. 457 00:35:57,800 --> 00:36:01,010 To be clear, I never said Mary was crazy. 458 00:36:01,010 --> 00:36:03,860 I said she was having trouble with her medication. 459 00:36:03,890 --> 00:36:04,970 And secondly... 460 00:36:13,310 --> 00:36:14,150 Morning! 461 00:36:14,600 --> 00:36:16,430 oh, my God, Birdie, your article! 462 00:36:16,430 --> 00:36:18,230 The traffic has gone bananas. 463 00:36:18,530 --> 00:36:19,910 So many Facebook reshares. 464 00:36:19,910 --> 00:36:22,430 Women, men too - they're all warning each other. 465 00:36:22,700 --> 00:36:24,440 I got 60 emails this morning. 466 00:36:25,520 --> 00:36:27,560 ELIZA: Phenomenal response, Birdie. 467 00:36:27,590 --> 00:36:28,820 ABC Radio have been in touch 468 00:36:28,820 --> 00:36:30,230 and they want to get you on the show this morning 469 00:36:30,230 --> 00:36:31,160 to talk about Joe. 470 00:36:31,160 --> 00:36:33,230 Oh, and we'll need a follow-up for online this afternoon. 471 00:36:33,294 --> 00:36:35,560 (FOOTSTEPS RECEDE) 472 00:36:36,140 --> 00:36:36,890 No, I... 473 00:36:37,010 --> 00:36:39,080 I did this to be finished with him. 474 00:36:39,890 --> 00:36:41,180 This is a good thing. 475 00:36:41,630 --> 00:36:43,500 You've tapped into something big. 476 00:36:46,890 --> 00:36:48,990 Birdie? Birdie, are you OK? 477 00:36:48,990 --> 00:36:50,310 Yeah, I'm OK. I just need some air. 478 00:36:54,720 --> 00:36:55,740 WOMAN: My Joe made me feel... 479 00:36:59,130 --> 00:37:01,470 WOMAN 2: My Joe's excuses just don't make sense... 480 00:37:01,950 --> 00:37:03,510 WOMAN 3: My Joe has a lot going on. 481 00:37:04,650 --> 00:37:07,060 WOMAN 4: My Joe turned up right when I'd given up on... 482 00:37:07,790 --> 00:37:11,090 (INDISTINCT, OVERLAPPING 'MY JOE' STORIES) 483 00:37:11,090 --> 00:37:18,170 - My Joe never felt anything. - He told me he loved me. 484 00:37:20,090 --> 00:37:21,650 - My Joe... - My Joe... 485 00:37:23,390 --> 00:37:23,930 - My Joe never... - My Joe... 486 00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:25,850 - My Joe... - My Joe's... 487 00:37:25,850 --> 00:37:28,350 (VOICES REPEAT 'MY JOE') 488 00:37:34,490 --> 00:37:35,720 VOICES: My Joe is a fake. 489 00:38:39,720 --> 00:38:41,130 JOE: We all carry a weight. 490 00:38:42,300 --> 00:38:43,830 Look, it's interesting. I mean... 491 00:38:45,480 --> 00:38:47,940 How can anyone really know 492 00:38:47,940 --> 00:38:49,650 what someone else brings to the table? 493 00:38:50,660 --> 00:38:52,200 Hm? How should I know that, you know, 494 00:38:52,440 --> 00:38:54,270 I should have turned around and run? 495 00:38:54,340 --> 00:38:57,074 (WOMAN LAUGHS) 496 00:38:57,720 --> 00:38:58,470 New beginnings. 497 00:39:00,180 --> 00:39:00,930 Eyes.