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00:00♪ Closer each day, home and away ♪
00:08Mr. Parata, you found Perry after his father's death.
00:11He was in shock. Kept saying his dad had tried to drown him.
00:13And how long was this before he ran?
00:15Your Honour.
00:16Yes, he ran away. Why wouldn't he?
00:18Tane.
00:19You're the ones who let him down.
00:20Perry went to the police, he tried the courts.
00:21Tane.
00:22None of it helped.
00:23Just stop the car.
00:25Hey.
00:26You should have let me run.
00:30It's not over yet.
00:31Yes it is. You saw the way they looked at me. I can't fight that.
00:34I've just been able to confirm my final witness.
00:36I'd like to call Kaya Hayes to the stand.
00:40Mum?
00:41When mum and dad split up, I was the one who stuck around to pick up the pieces
00:45while Switzerland over here bailed on us.
00:47But no, no, I'm the enemy and he's the hero.
00:49You made it seem like it was us against the world.
00:51And then you dumped me to hang out with your friends.
00:53I guess.
00:54No, how do you think that that made me feel?
00:55If we're ever going to move on as family, a little bit of forgiveness might go a long way.
00:59I'll give you a call and we can book in another session.
01:03How are you going?
01:04I'm good, I'm good.
01:05I think Tim is really good at his job.
01:08We shouldn't be doing this.
01:09I don't care.
01:26Hi.
01:28You know, you look a lot like the love of my life.
01:31Oh, he must be one handsome devil.
01:33He is, but the thing is, he's never home.
01:37Oh, he doesn't know what he's missing out on.
01:42I've had a banging idea.
01:44I want to cook us a family lunch like mum used to.
01:46You can cook?
01:48Brother, course I can.
01:50Instant noodles don't count.
01:52Alright, can someone please take me on a grocery run?
01:54Because this place is a wasteland.
01:56Yeah, I can.
01:58Alright, which one of us is going to concede and she has to come?
02:00You or me?
02:01Me.
02:02Correct answer.
02:03Got a meal to prepare.
02:06Carl had always had a temper.
02:10But after Perry was born, it got worse.
02:14In what way?
02:16Carl was jealous of the attention that I gave Perry.
02:20The jealousy turned to anger, then violence.
02:26Towards you or your son?
02:27Both.
02:30I tried to protect Perry as much as I could.
02:35Carl needed to be in control.
02:38So why did you leave?
02:40I didn't have a choice.
02:41Why?
02:42Carl said that he would kill Perry if I didn't.
02:46If I didn't.
02:48And you believed him?
02:49Yes.
02:51I'd seen first hand what my husband was capable of.
02:57We were watching Perry in the backyard.
03:01Carl told me that he would go out there and do it right in front of me.
03:11Your life was in danger if I stayed.
03:14I love you more than anything in the world.
03:25Thanks.
03:26Alright, well, I'll keep you in the loop.
03:28Okay, bye Martha.
03:29Why are you ringing Martha?
03:31You were right to be worried.
03:33We've all noticed that Alf's out of sorts this week.
03:36Okay, I think this might be my fault.
03:38What do you mean?
03:39Well, I explained to Mr. Stewart what happened at the hospital.
03:43How he nearly died.
03:45And I think that's why he suddenly took off to Marimbula.
03:48What does Martha think's going on?
03:50Uh, she doesn't know either.
03:52She tried to talk to him about his mood, but he wouldn't open up.
03:55Well, whatever it is, you would have thought a spot of fishing in a couple of weeks with his wife would have sorted it out.
04:00According to Martha, he barely slept alright and he didn't go fishing once.
04:04Okay, there's something definitely wrong.
04:08What are we going to do?
04:10We need to work out what the problem is and we need to help him fix it.
04:15And then this lovely lady came and I got her a very special gift.
04:19It's called a Floman racket.
04:21Oh, sorry, did we disturb you?
04:23No, I just thought I had the house to myself today, that's all.
04:26Oh, well, I went and got your mail from the bait shop, seeing as you didn't go in.
04:29Yeah, you could have left it there.
04:31Well, you don't want it piling up.
04:33It took two of you to get that, did it?
04:35Uh, no, I thought I would bring you over some quiche and some salad leftovers from the lunch rush.
04:41You want to get rid of it before it goes off, eh?
04:44I thought I'd save you the trouble of having a cooked dinner.
04:47Right, thanks.
04:51So, I suppose you two will be off now?
04:53Oh, not yet, no.
04:54I mean, you didn't come into the diner for your afternoon tea, so we thought we'd have it here.
04:58We could have a proper catch up.
04:59I'm pretty right, thanks.
05:01Okay, well, Mal and I will have some tea and you can just join us when you feel like it.
05:06Suit yourselves.
05:07Okay.
05:09Hey, hey, only me.
05:10Oh, hello. You want to try knocking next time? I only put pants on, like, one second ago.
05:17You're in a good mood.
05:19And why are you so surprised?
05:21Well, with Cash doing a 180 about his transfer, I half thought I'd find you day drinking.
05:25Yeah, well, recent history has proven that I have zero control over what Cash decides to do.
05:31Or not do.
05:33And I have decided that I am going to stop stressing about it.
05:37That's very healthy of you.
05:39I know, I know.
05:41And now for something really unhealthy.
05:43Well, hang on.
05:44Before that, Abby is making us lunch.
05:47Good one.
05:48No, no, I'm serious.
05:49Are you sure that I'm invited?
05:51Believe me, I am as surprised as you are.
05:54But she's clearly trying to reach you.
05:56That's a first.
05:57So you can come to lunch.
06:01Perry Hayes suffered a lifetime of abuse at the hands of his father.
06:07His mother testified she was so afraid for her son's safety.
06:12She was forced to make the ultimate sacrifice.
06:17Abandon her only child and flee to New Zealand.
06:22Perry's father manipulated him.
06:25Threatened him.
06:27Hurt him.
06:28And even when Perry moved out of the family home, the violence continued.
06:34Carl Hayes showed up at his son's door, contravening an AVO to cause him more harm.
06:42He attacked his son.
06:44And Perry, in fear for his own life, defended himself.
06:48Numb with shock, Perry froze.
06:51The years of abuse rendering him totally incapable of going to his father's aid.
06:57His death is a clear-cut case of self-defense.
07:02And as such, you must find Perry Hayes not guilty.
07:19Of course.
07:20Of course it's now or never.
07:29Perry.
07:32You okay?
07:38Hey, son.
07:40I've waited so long for this moment.
07:42Get the hell away from me.
07:45He needs you, guy.
07:48He needs you.
07:53Okay, chef. Cherry tomatoes are halved. What's next?
07:57Um, could you put some water on to boil for the penne?
08:00Mm-hmm.
08:01And then I think I can take care of the rest.
08:04Going to a lot of trouble for all this?
08:07Yeah.
08:09It's important.
08:10Proper sit-down family meals were a big thing for us, but we haven't had one since mum and dad split up.
08:15It's quite a while then.
08:16Yeah. I think it's time to restart the family tradition.
08:22We're not too early.
08:23No, you guys can help set the table.
08:25Damn, we are too early.
08:27Alright, I think that is my cue to leave.
08:30What? Hey, stay. You're part of the family too.
08:32Oh, thanks, chef. But I really do have to get to work. Plus, this is your special thing.
08:35I'll walk you out.
08:36Have fun.
08:37Thanks.
08:42I'm glad you came.
08:43I'm glad you came.
08:45Wasn't sure that you would.
08:47I was a bit surprised by the invite, considering what happened last time we were together.
08:52I am really sorry.
08:54Tim helped me realise that I was being a bit harsh.
09:00He's really great.
09:04Do you think that we can put it all behind us?
09:07I'm down if you are.
09:10Come here.
09:14Hey.
09:20Hi.
09:21Hey.
09:22Hey, I was caught.
09:24There were a few surprises. My mother was the key witness.
09:27Wait, what? I thought she was...
09:29Dead?
09:31Yeah, me too.
09:38What's she doing here?
09:40I thought you might have questions.
09:43I don't need anything from her.
09:47I'll talk to her.
09:54Mac, this is Kaya, Perry's mum. And here's lawyer Jane.
09:59Hi, I'm Mackenzie.
10:01Perry stayed with Mac when he first came to town.
10:05Thanks for taking him in.
10:07It's my pleasure. I'm so sorry to ask you, but how are you even here?
10:13Harper was reaching out to other social workers.
10:16I put the word out to get information about Carl and Perry.
10:19And it paid off. I got a call from someone who worked at a women's refuge.
10:23She reported a Kaya Hayes that stayed there some years ago.
10:26After a lot of digging, I managed to track Kaya down in New Zealand.
10:31Yeah, I couldn't believe it when I got her call.
10:34So when did you find out that Kaya was alive?
10:37Today, in court. I knew none of this.
10:40I still don't know why you didn't tell us sooner.
10:43Well, I didn't know if Kaya would make it in time. Or at all.
10:48Even still, you didn't think that Perry had a right to know that his mother was still alive?
10:54I take back what I said about your culinary skills. This is delicious.
10:57Yeah, I'm impressed.
10:59Thanks, guys. Well, that's the benefit of being a stuff-up.
11:02Set the bar low, and then everyone is thrilled when you exceed expectations.
11:05Did mum teach you to cook like this?
11:07Yeah, when you moved in with dad, I tried to help mum keep the family lunch tradition alive.
11:10But it just wasn't the same without you.
11:12Well, sit-down meals weren't exactly a thing at dad's. Helen wasn't the greatest homemaker.
11:16Oh yeah, more like a homewrecker.
11:18Okay, let's not ruin the vibe.
11:23Wasn't me. Wasn't me.
11:25Remember when she used to do that to dad?
11:27It's so good I should be at the Phantom P flick.
11:30Poor Levi.
11:31Yeah, how was that ever fair? You guys ganked up on me and then I got blamed for it.
11:35Oh, the good old days.
11:39Come on, it's not so bad now, is it?
11:42No. No, it's not.
11:48All right, you asked for it.
11:50No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!
12:03I wonder if she ever tried to find me.
12:08Maybe she was just happy to be free.
12:11Well, you heard what she said in court.
12:14She believed she was keeping you safe.
12:17I don't know what to believe.
12:20Look, I know you've got a million questions.
12:23But I'm as much in the dark as you are.
12:26And you could always talk to your mum.
12:29No.
12:30She's the only one who really knows what went on and why.
12:33Well, after what she did, she can get stuff.
12:37What about what she did today?
12:40If things weren't going too well in court,
12:42her testimony might be the only thing that keeps you out of prison.
12:48Look, as tough as it's going to be,
12:51it might be worth at least having a conversation.
12:55And all this time you really had no idea Perry thought you were dead?
12:59No.
13:01I didn't have any idea until Jane had told me.
13:03I just assumed Carl told him I abandoned him.
13:06I was ready for Perry's anger, but to see the pain I've caused.
13:10I love my boy.
13:12You did what you needed to protect him.
13:14I don't know.
13:15Now I'm terrified that he's going to go to prison.
13:17And Carl would have won.
13:18Look, let's just wait and see what happens.
13:22You must have got to know him.
13:24Yeah, Perry.
13:25He's so great.
13:27You know, funny, but pretty hard to crack.
13:33Perry,
13:35Perry.
13:40I'm here to get some answers.
13:41Yeah, of course. I'll tell you everything you need to know.
13:44This is going to have to wait.
13:46The jury's just reached a verdict.
13:48Already?
13:49Hey, listen.
13:50Whatever happens, I'm here for you, okay?
14:01A quick verdict can be a good thing.
14:03Or a really bad one.
14:22Would the accused please stand up for the verdict?
14:25Has the jury agreed on a unanimous verdict?
14:28We have, Your Honour.
14:29On account of murder, have you found the accused, Perry Hayes, guilty or not guilty?
14:35We find Perry Hayes...
14:40not guilty by reason of self-defence.
14:44Perry Hayes, you're free to go.
14:48Yes. Yes.
14:59So, Alf, did you get much fishing in when you went back home to Martha's?
15:02Not much. They weren't biting.
15:07I might make another tea, Alf. Want one?
15:10No, thanks.
15:11You sure?
15:13Haven't you two got jobs to go to?
15:16We're on a break.
15:17Longest break I've ever seen.
15:18Well, it's a quiet day.
15:20Not here, it's not.
15:21So they can manage without us.
15:24Right.
15:26If you two won't leave, I will.
15:27Oh, great, good. Let's go for a walk.
15:29Yes.
15:30Go for your lives. I'm going upstairs for a kip.
15:35I think it's time to bring out the big guns.
15:38Hey, hey, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
15:40Why am I being left with the dishes?
15:42Because I called and I'm the guest.
15:45Hi.
15:46I was expecting you to come home to your food fight.
15:49Do peas count?
15:50Oh, it wasn't me, it wasn't me.
15:51It's no joke, it's no joke.
15:52So, I'm assuming lunch went well?
15:53Even better than I hoped.
15:54Good, I'm glad.
15:55Have you heard from Tanya yet?
15:56Yeah, he just texted and Perry's been found not guilty.
15:59That's great.
16:00Tanya must be stoked.
16:01Yeah, everyone's really relieved.
16:03You'll have to tell me more about it after I drop Eden to lunch.
16:06Hey, thank you so much for lunch and for inviting me.
16:11Well, it wouldn't be a family meal without the whole family.
16:13Giddy.
16:21Oh, wait, hang on.
16:22Oh, wait, hang on a sec.
16:23I, um, I wrote you a letter.
16:25Tim's idea.
16:28Should I, uh, should I read it now?
16:30No, no, just wait till you get home.
16:36Darling, I wouldn't have called unless we were seriously worried.
16:40Okay.
16:42See you soon.
16:43Bye.
16:46That's it.
16:47We're just coming home.
16:48When?
16:49Roo's coming home.
16:50When?
16:51She's going to wait till the ship gets in the next port and then she's going to catch a plane.
16:55Right.
16:56Let's hope that doesn't take too long.
16:57Yeah.
16:58I do feel a bit bad asking her to leave the cruise.
17:00No, you did the right thing.
17:02Now, Roo would want to know what's going on.
17:04And if anyone can sort Alf out, it's Roo.
17:08You know, I thought about coming back for you every day.
17:13So, why didn't you?
17:15I was terrified of what your dad would do.
17:17I knew he would take it out on you if he ever saw me again.
17:20He did anyway.
17:24Look, I know I have no right to ask this of you,
17:28but I hope one day you can understand and forgive me.
17:39You're wearing a mania.
17:43It was a present for my 18th.
17:45My 18th?
17:47From Tanya?
17:49Yep.
17:51I actually have people here who care about me now.
17:53I care about you too.
17:54I always have.
17:55No, you don't.
17:56You abandoned me.
17:58I don't want anything to do with you.
18:00Aaron, please.
18:01Look, go back to New Zealand and forget that I exist.
18:08I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
18:09You can try again.
18:11I can't let him go.
18:15Can you talk to him for me, please?
18:18I'll try.
18:30Are you going to keep playing with that or open it?
18:33You really think I'm going to read this after what happened with the journal?
18:36Abby was really sweet today at lunch.
18:38It could be better than you expect.
18:39Yeah.
18:40Or she was softening me up before she goes in for the kill.
18:43Isn't not knowing worse than knowing for sure?
18:57Hi, Eden.
18:59I've had a lot to say lately and none of it's been very nice.
19:04But there are still some things that you need to hear.
19:08The truth is I've looked up to you my whole life.
19:10You are determined, creative and passionate.
19:16I'm sorry for saying that you always make everything about you.
19:21I know that you'd never do anything to deliberately hurt me.
19:26I've always been proud to be your sister.
19:29And I hope I've grown into someone you can be proud of too.
19:33I don't always show it, but I love you, big sis.
19:41I can't tell. Is it good or bad?
19:46I can't believe she said all that stuff about me.
20:00I don't see what the problem is. This is beautiful.
20:03Yeah.
20:06I need to tell you something.
20:08Sure. What is it?
20:13I slept with Tim.
20:38Talk to me, mate.
20:44She left me with him.
20:49She knew exactly what dad was like.
20:54But she still left me with him.
21:09You don't want to see me again.
21:11No, I do. I really like you.
21:14Tim is not my counsellor. He's my sister.
21:16That doesn't make it right.
21:18I hate to tell you this, mate, but she likes me.
21:20She's not just going to walk away from me.
21:24Hey.
21:25I definitely do need to talk to you, but not over the phone.
21:28Look, I understand your concern.
21:31I definitely do need to talk to you, but not over the phone.
21:34Look, I understand your concern.
21:38Concern?
21:39Doesn't even come close. We're talking about my sisters here.