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00:00I did that a long time ago what are you doing here I thought you were seeing
00:12Pierce yeah I was I just left oh what are you doing just having a look at some
00:16of this great talent I keep hearing about but you don't like my painting not
00:21much this is the best of them in my opinion you can have it if you like I
00:27didn't say I wanted it well I just thought that all right I used to paint myself when I was younger
00:35did you it's a great feeling isn't it nothing makes me feel quite so happy for a while nothing
00:44else seems to exist but the painting you're working on yes I'll probably paint over most of those will
00:50you paint over this yeah I might as well say buy a new canvas I'm working on a different style
00:54together now it'd be a shame if you like it take it it's no skin off my nose well I do like the
01:02colours then for heaven's sake take it if you want to get it framed David Austin will do it for you
01:08there you go there's his address thank you
01:18not a bloody thing well don't worry Lizzie I said that we would share ours with you yeah but I should
01:30have had me own stuff what I'd like to know is how they got onto it I think that's pretty obvious
01:36what do you mean come on how much evidence do you need Kerry of course look at all the special
01:44treatment she's getting first of all that big sell all to herself and a lot less work than we've got to
01:50do and two visits in the one day you know what Vera's usually like about that then what about the two of
01:56them this morning a bit too friendly I thought yeah well Vera did whisper something to her then Kerry must
02:04be lagging well then we'll have to do something about it what well the only thing she seems to care
02:09about is her precious bloody painting maybe we'll have to put a spoke in that particular wheel
02:15do unto others as you would have them do under you what the hell's that got to do with anything
02:37well we don't know for sure she was lagging now do we oh now come off it Lizzie how else would she get
02:42all that special treatment look it was Sharon who put the idea into your heads and you all know what a
02:48little spiteful little devil she is don't you well you must admit it does look a bit suspicious she just
02:54walks in here and gets all those special privileges straight off yeah privileges that we had to fight
02:59years to get who had to fight oh well you know what I mean but she's an artist she's different
03:07she's no different from the rest of us she's a crim well if Mona Lisa was put in that can they'd treat
03:14her different look would you listen to you you're the one who missed out on the buyer because of her
03:20yeah maybe he wants to test us maybe he wants us to turn the other cheek and forgive her her
03:30trespassing well I'll tell you this much if I do find out she's laggy I'll fix her strictly according
03:36to the Bible I'll crucify her amen how's the cook trying to poison us tonight I'm working on some
03:53ideas for the drama group I reckon we should work on some more improvisation sessions Ken says we
03:59should stretch our imaginations and build our creative energies yeah well I could play a nun
04:05and door could be the virgin who comes to join yeah I said stretch our imaginations not typically
04:11impossible well it's worth I didn't think you'd be so happy after this morning it was a pretty
04:20pathetic attempt how's the painting coming along Vincent I'm not so good I'm running out of the
04:29critics I used a lot in the garden the other day I'll see what I can do thanks
04:34well isn't that nice I thought they were gonna kiss each other
04:45come in
04:51oh there seems to be a slight problem with the roster system oh yes mrs owens was rostered on for
04:59tonight's shift and she's off sick oh yes who else is available well that's the problem we've all
05:04been so flat out late and what with Jim away it's put quite a strain on the system yes I can't wait for
05:08the relieving officer to arrive tomorrow morning look I I suppose I could do tonight's shift no Meg you've
05:14done quite enough overtime lately you must be exhausted well I am a little tired but what else can
05:18someone do well I'll have to do it you you can't I mean you're the governor I will never ask a member
05:24of my staff to do something I'm not prepared to do myself besides it should be fairly quiet
05:29probably do me the world of good well if you're sure perfectly now off you go and get a good night
05:35rest thank you good night good night
05:51ready now look what you made me do oh why don't you ever knock well I thought it might have been a
06:01butler's night off feeling it it's gone home how would I know oh well you two are getting on so
06:09well together I thought maybe she dropped in for the day's report before she left what are you getting
06:14at I thought that would have been obvious the only time Vera's ever treated one of us halfway human is
06:19when she's been cultivating a spy and with all these privileges a lagger is that what you think I am a
06:25lagger well that's a bit suspicious doesn't it maybe that's the real reason you were sent here
06:31what happened they get onto you at Barnard's no you just listen to me I've been on the inside long
06:38enough to know about laggers and what happens to them so why don't you just trundle off to your
06:43amateur theatricals and let me get on with my work
06:45you want to watch it Vincent I'm going to be keeping an eye on you
06:57oh come on girls you're supposed to be the parts of a machine some of you look as though you've run out of petrol
07:09oh little will you take your elbow out of mouse's face hey what are you doing to my exhaust
07:17oh grace love I just had a few words with our budding artist how'd you get on I think she got the message
07:23oh come on you like give a bit of life into it
07:26I reckon you need a few screws to hold you together
07:30good evening ladies time to turn in as you probably know we're rather short-staffed at the
07:39moment so I'm taking the night shift this evening
07:41short-staffed eh maybe tonight's the night for the big break out there
07:45we're not that short-staffed Smith
07:48Mrs Davidson's not a bad old stick fancy working all day and then doing the night shift
08:02now someone's got to do it yeah you wouldn't find too many governors who would do it though
08:06oh look we'll have tea and toast for three about 9am thanks
08:10I'll send the steward yes please
08:13good night good night Mrs Davidson
08:16great night
08:21good night
08:23good night
08:27but had an adult
08:29nice
08:30wake up
08:33you
08:35Oh, my God.
09:05Hmm, you look as if you were out on the tiles last night.
09:08Thanks, that's all I needed.
09:10I'm glad that relieving officer's starting today.
09:12That'll take the strain off things a bit.
09:15Is he all right yet?
09:15No, not yet.
09:17Well, I hope to hell he's not too green.
09:19He's probably a pimply-faced youth who...
09:23Oh, good morning.
09:25Morning.
09:25You must be...
09:26Relieving officer, Job Stewart.
09:28Are we glad to see you?
09:30I'm officer Meg Jackson, and this is Wendy.
09:33Is, uh, is Mrs. Davidson in?
09:35Oh, yes, of course.
09:36Is she in her office, Wendy?
09:37In the staff room.
09:38Oh, well, I'll take you along and introduce you.
09:40Have you worked in women's prisons before?
09:42As a matter of fact, no, I haven't.
09:44Oh.
09:45Would you sign on, please?
09:46Mm-mm.
09:46This way?
09:53Hey.
09:58Oh.
10:02Mrs. Davidson, this is Job Stewart.
10:04How do you do, Mr. Stewart?
10:06If you could have come a day earlier,
10:07you'd have found me a lot brighter than you do at the moment.
10:10How do you do, Miss Davidson?
10:11I hear you were on the night shift last night.
10:13That's a bit unusual, isn't it?
10:14Yes, it is, but we're a bit short-staffed at the moment,
10:16and there was no alternative.
10:18Mrs. Jackson, I'll leave you to show Mr. Stewart the ropes.
10:20Yes, of course.
10:21I'm going home for a couple of hours to get some sleep,
10:24and then I'll come back and catch up with my own work.
10:26It's nice to have you with us for a while, Mr. Stewart.
10:28Thank you, Miss Davidson.
10:30We'll have a longer chat when I'm a little bit more awake.
10:32All right.
10:35She seems quite alive, why?
10:37Oh, she certainly pulls her weight.
10:39Well, ready to start?
10:41Sure am.
10:41Are you feeling all right, Mrs. Williams?
10:52Yes, thank you.
10:53They gave me a tranquilizer before I left.
10:55It does seem to be helping.
11:05Mr. Baldwin, I'm worried about the bad publicity.
11:07Surely the judge will be affected by it.
11:09Don't worry, darling.
11:12Mrs. Simpson, I've had a lot of dealings with the presiding judge.
11:15I know him well.
11:17He takes a great deal of pride in the fact that he never allows
11:20the scandal-mongering of the media to affect his judgment.
11:23You see, darling?
11:24Now, Mr. Baldwin should know.
11:26It's part of his job.
11:28Hello, Charlie.
11:29Stefan.
11:30How's the trout been treating you lately?
11:32Oh, I've been fattening them up for you.
11:34Well, if you're ready, we can go in now.
11:37Amy?
11:46Well, darling, is this the beginning or the end?
11:51Listen, Bea.
12:06Do you mean a deep block of thinking about
12:08make another batch of sly grog?
12:09What do you think?
12:11Oh, yeah, I suppose so.
12:13As long as they don't get caught
12:14or turn up to my drama group pissed and wreck it,
12:17otherwise I'll have them.
12:18Right, I'll tell them.
12:19Hey, listen, Mouse, what are they going to make?
12:20I don't know.
12:21I think Wendy Collins' old recipe.
12:23Oh, God, they'll poison themselves.
12:25Listen, you'd better ask Lizzie for a recipe.
12:26Right, thanks.
12:29Psst!
12:30Don't psst in my ear.
12:31What do you want?
12:32The women in deep block are going to make up some homebrew
12:34and I was wondering if you'd give them one of your recipes.
12:37Grog!
12:38Booze!
12:38Shut up, keep it.
12:40Are you off your rocker?
12:42Do you know what that does to the fathers of little children?
12:46We haven't got any fathers in here.
12:49It's poisonous.
12:51It shrivels your brain.
12:53It rots your guts.
12:54It burns your throat.
12:56It warms your stomach and it makes you feel like...
12:58No!
13:01Get you behind me, Satan!
13:02Oh, forget about it.
13:04I'm sorry I asked.
13:05Mouse!
13:06In my heart, I cannot take part in your poisonous project,
13:10but as a personal favour,
13:12I'll just taste a little bit to see if it's all right.
13:14All right?
13:15Oh, thanks.
13:18Ladies, I want to introduce you to our new relieving officer, Mr Stewart.
13:23And what's your specialty, Mr Stewart?
13:25Whips, thumbnails or leather boots?
13:27Don't get smart, Lassie, and there'll be no hassles.
13:30Oh, hey, Jock.
13:31Get right away.
13:33That's enough, Gilmore.
13:34Right.
13:35You ready for the rest of the tour?
13:36Sure.
13:37Shaving a Scotch pig!
13:45Oh, he's in a temporary.
13:47As long as he behaves himself,
13:48well, you still, we will.
13:52Therefore, Your Honour, as is usual under these circumstances,
13:56and with the bench's approval,
13:58I would like to submit to this court
13:59a summary of the evidence against the accused.
14:03The bench so approves, Mr Barnes.
14:08Thank you, Your Honour.
14:09When the police were called in to investigate the killing,
14:12they discovered the body of the deceased on the living room floor
14:15with a bread knife in his back.
14:19When the accused were questioned
14:21as to the manner in which Mr Williams met his death,
14:25they informed Detective Sergeant Allen
14:27that two male intruders
14:30had broken into the house
14:33that the deceased had disturbed them
14:36and they had killed him.
14:41However, subsequent investigations showed that
14:43there were no fingerprints on the knife handle,
14:47nor were there any smudges of prints
14:48that could indicate the use of gloves by the killers.
14:51In fact, it appeared that the knife handle
14:55had been wiped clean of prints after the killing.
14:59On further questioning, the accused broke down
15:02and admitted that they had lied.
15:07And in fact, that it was Mrs Simpson
15:09who had killed her father.
15:12She claimed that she'd found him cruelly attacking her mother
15:16and threatened to kill her with a loaded rifle.
15:19The accused were then informed of their rights
15:21and subsequently charged with murder.
15:25I now call the arresting officer,
15:27Detective Sergeant Allen, to the stand.
15:29Good morning, Vincent.
15:43Good morning.
15:48Look, do you want me for something?
15:50No, I was just doing my rounds
15:51and so I thought I'd drop in
15:52and see how the painting was coming on.
15:54Oh.
15:55Don't let me interrupt you.
15:56No.
15:59That's incredible how you've run those colours together.
16:02When you look closely, it looks like fine detail.
16:05Thanks.
16:10Just can't concentrate this morning.
16:12Oh, I suppose you get days like that.
16:14No, not usually.
16:15I'm fairly disciplined in my work.
16:16It's just that...
16:17Well, I can't work when I'm being watched.
16:20Oh.
16:20Oh, look, Miss Bennet, I...
16:30I'm sorry, but I can't work while you're here.
16:32I've got a lot of...
16:33I've got work to do before the exhibition
16:35and if I keep getting interruptions,
16:37I'll never get it finished.
16:38I see.
16:42Don't forget, Vincent,
16:44you've been allowed special privileges to go on painting
16:46and that's just what they are, privileges
16:48and they don't include being rude to officers.
16:52Just remember,
16:53you're still a prisoner.
16:54Neither of the accused
17:06has any previous record of violence
17:09or indeed any crime.
17:14And they were extreme circumstances indeed
17:16that finally brought about this catastrophe.
17:19We have the sworn evidence
17:24of the witnesses from the preliminary hearing
17:26who actually saw
17:28Mrs. Williams' battered face and blackened eye,
17:31the result of a brutal attack
17:32on a night prior to the slaying.
17:38Your Honor,
17:40you see before you
17:41two frightened women
17:44who could not stand the shame
17:47and the suffering of their situation
17:49any longer
17:50and in self-defense
17:52were driven to commit this crime
17:55of which they now stand accused.
18:02I would also take this opportunity,
18:04Your Honor,
18:04to appeal to the bench strongly
18:06not to be influenced
18:08by the recent evil scandal-mongering
18:11from certain quarters of the press
18:12in attempting to cast further shadows
18:16on Mrs. Simpson's already damaged reputation.
18:21Mr. Baldwin,
18:22I'm sure you're aware of my reputation
18:24in never allowing scurrilous press releases
18:28to interfere with my summing up of any case.
18:31Thank you, Your Honor.
18:33No offence intended.
18:38Oh, I will be.
18:39I don't know about all this
18:40slight grog business in D-Block.
18:42If the screws find out,
18:43we're all going to be in trouble.
18:44Keep your voice down, Doreen.
18:45Our famous artist is at the next table
18:47and I can see her ears twitching from here.
18:49That's what I mean, don't you see?
18:51With a lagger in that place,
18:53it's going to be twice as dangerous.
18:55She who lives by the sword
18:57can die by the sword.
18:58Oh, what?
19:00Here's the hand that she's coming over.
19:02I, uh,
19:03I thought you might like this.
19:09Oh, thanks.
19:11Got the chin all wrong,
19:12but it's not bad, I suppose.
19:14Bea, I'm...
19:15I'm not a lagger.
19:16I never have been
19:17and I never will be.
19:18It is just not my style.
19:27Gee, it's good.
19:28Ha!
19:29Now she's trying to suck up to you,
19:31giving you a sketch
19:32that makes you look ten years younger.
19:36Why don't you rack off, Gilmore,
19:39and go and stir somewhere else?
19:45Oh, this is Carrie Vincent's cell.
20:11And what's with all this painting stuff?
20:14Well, she's one of our few minor celebrities.
20:16What do you mean?
20:17Well, apparently she has the makings
20:18of a very gifted artist.
20:20She's given special privileges
20:21to allow her to develop her talent.
20:23I see.
20:25I'm afraid I don't go much
20:27in this rehabilitation stuff.
20:29Oh?
20:30Why not?
20:31Well, Miss Jackson,
20:32I've been working in and around prisons
20:34for quite a few years now.
20:35I usually find that most inmates
20:37are much the same.
20:37You should get on well
20:40with Vera Bennett.
20:42What have I done now?
20:44Nothing, Vincent.
20:45Why?
20:45Have you got a guilty conscience?
20:47Um, this is Officer Jock Stewart,
20:49who'll be relieving for a while.
20:51It would have been possible
20:52for me to see Mrs Davidson.
20:53She was going to see
20:54about getting a special lamp
20:55from the cell.
20:55Oh, well, I'll ask her for you.
20:56Yeah, well, I'd rather do it myself
20:58if you don't mind.
20:58It is fairly urgent.
20:59Well, I don't know
21:00whether she's in her office
21:01at the moment.
21:02But if you come with me,
21:02we'll see.
21:07Hey, Vee,
21:14the women in D-section
21:15have just about finished
21:16making up their own brew.
21:17Smells great.
21:18Oh, God, I hope not.
21:20If the screws get wind of it,
21:21there will be a stick.
21:23Well, I think it's disgusting
21:25all that evil booze lying
21:27and we're around
21:28waiting for some unfortunate
21:29to fall under its affluence.
21:32Influence.
21:33I wonder where they stashed it.
21:35Somewhere obvious, I'll be.
21:36Oh, no, it's in the old
21:38storeroom in D-section.
21:40Will you two shut up?
21:41Can't you see where you are?
21:43You want the lag
21:44to earn herself
21:44a few more privileges?
21:57Mrs. Jackson tells me
21:58you're rather anxious
21:59about your lamp.
22:00Yes, yes, that's right,
22:01Mrs. Davidson.
22:01It's rather urgent.
22:02You see, the line in my cell...
22:03I've given permission
22:03to David Austin
22:04to bring one in.
22:05As far as I know,
22:06he should be arriving
22:07with this afternoon.
22:09Thank you so much.
22:10I really appreciate it.
22:11Come along.
22:17Mrs. Davidson in?
22:19Yes, but I don't know
22:19whether she wants
22:20to be disturbed.
22:21I don't think she'll mind
22:21when she finds out
22:22what I've got to report.
22:23You see, I've just discovered
22:24something about
22:24a certain storeroom
22:25in D-block.
22:26In view of the evidence
22:31presented,
22:32I am inclined to give you
22:34the benefit of the doubt
22:35as to the extreme pressures
22:36brought to bear
22:37by the deceased
22:38before his death.
22:40The fact that you pleaded
22:41guilty to manslaughter
22:42also stands in your favor.
22:45However,
22:47the taking of a life
22:49deserves serious consideration.
22:52Vivian Ann Williams,
22:55under the circumstance,
22:58I am prepared
22:58to release you
22:59on a bond
23:00that you be of good behavior
23:02for a period
23:03of three years.
23:07Caroline Margaret Simpson,
23:10I am also prepared
23:11to release you
23:12on a bond
23:12to be of good behavior
23:14for a period
23:15of five years.
23:16Listen, everybody, listen.
23:29The screws have found
23:30the sly grog
23:30set up in D-block.
23:31Oh, what happened?
23:33I don't know.
23:34It was all so sudden.
23:35One minute,
23:35the women were brewing up
23:36and stacking it away
23:37and the next thing,
23:38the place was crawling
23:39with screws.
23:40Caught them red-handed.
23:42There you are, you see.
23:43I warned them.
23:45Beware of the dangers
23:47of alcohol.
23:49I knew it'd catch up
23:50with them.
23:51But I thought
23:52that storeroom
23:53was never used.
23:55How did the screws
23:55get onto them?
23:56Well, how do you think?
23:57Kerry bloody Vincent,
23:58of course,
23:59I warned you
24:00to this afternoon.
24:01There you were,
24:02standing outside her cell,
24:03blembing your heads off.
24:05And last night
24:06in the dining room,
24:06Doreen was yapping
24:07her head off
24:08with that bitch
24:08only a few feet away
24:09from her.
24:10Well, Bea,
24:11do you reckon
24:11you've got enough proof now?
24:13Hello, Meg.
24:14Hi.
24:15How's the new boy going?
24:20Oh, he seems nice enough.
24:22Well, he was the one
24:22that found out
24:23about those goings-on
24:23in D-Block.
24:24Well, did you hear
24:25about that?
24:26No.
24:26Well, apparently
24:27Mouse and her gang
24:28were brewing up
24:29some grog
24:29and he overheard them
24:30talking about it
24:31in the corridor.
24:32Oh, very clever
24:33of the boy.
24:33I'm glad he got onto it
24:35so early.
24:36I shudder to think
24:37how I would have dealt
24:37with him if I'd had
24:39two after a night
24:39on the booze.
24:41How long's he with us?
24:42Oh, I don't know.
24:43I suppose it depends
24:44on Jim.
24:44Did you know
24:45that he and Jim
24:45worked together
24:46at Pentridge?
24:46Oh, did they just?
24:48Well, I hope Fletcher
24:49doesn't try and convince
24:50Mrs. Davidson
24:50that we could use him
24:51here on a permanent basis.
24:53There are too many men
24:54around here already,
24:55if you want my opinion.
24:56Come off it, Vera.
24:57There are only two of them.
24:59Well, there's no place
25:00for men in a women's prison.
25:02First of all,
25:02they're too soft.
25:03And secondly,
25:04there's always the risk
25:05that they could get involved
25:06with one of the inmates.
25:07That's ridiculous.
25:08They're paid to do a job
25:09and if they don't do it properly,
25:10they get fired like anyone else.
25:13Personally,
25:13I think it's a good idea
25:14to have another man
25:15on the staff.
25:16Well, I don't think
25:16you're in a position to judge.
25:18There's a lot more
25:19goes on around here
25:20that you don't know about.
25:22Come in.
25:23Would you like a drink?
25:24Oh, no, I won't, thanks.
25:25You don't mind if I...
25:26No, no.
25:28I'll only stay a minute.
25:29Mum's outside in the taxi.
25:31I just wanted to let you know
25:32that we got off.
25:33Suspended sentences.
25:35So at least you'll be able
25:36to get your bail money back.
25:38I was never worried about that.
25:40I'll be staying with Michael's sister
25:42until we can sort things out.
25:45I'll see you at Michael's trial,
25:46of course,
25:46but if there's anything
25:48I can do in the meantime...
25:50Carolyn,
25:51there's something
25:52I want to say to you,
25:53but I don't really know how.
25:55You don't have to explain.
25:56Yeah, but I want to try.
26:00If I try to be logical
26:01about all this,
26:02I'd just get confused,
26:04so I'm going to have to rely on
26:05gut feelings, instinct.
26:09I know I want...
26:12Well, it's as if my life's
26:13like a jigsaw puzzle
26:15that's been smashed to pieces.
26:18I just don't know
26:19whether I'll ever be able
26:19to get it back together again.
26:22I'm sorry.
26:23My mind's all over the place.
26:24Now, go on.
26:27Well, when something like this
26:28happens to you,
26:30you lose your confidence.
26:33It's as if you don't know
26:34what's right
26:35or what's wrong anymore.
26:38I mean, if you're just depressed,
26:39at least you can discuss it
26:40and try to look at things
26:42differently,
26:43but with this, it...
26:46This seems like
26:48a hopeless piece of advice,
26:50but eventually time will help.
26:53You've got to believe that.
26:54I need some time too, Jim,
26:58so we both have to be patient.
27:02Good luck.
27:03You know, Meg,
27:22I've been tired before,
27:24but I feel I could sleep forever.
27:26Yes, the overtime does catch up
27:27with you eventually.
27:29Ah, good evening, ladies.
27:30It seems like I'm just
27:31in the nick of time.
27:32I dropped in to see Carrie
27:33and give her this lamp.
27:34I'm afraid that's not possible,
27:35Mr. Austen.
27:36The visiting hours are over.
27:37If you'd like to leave the lamp here,
27:38I'll make sure that she gets it.
27:39I quite understand your position.
27:41It's not my position, Mr. Austen.
27:43I was referring to the prison rules.
27:45Yes, quite so,
27:46but if you'd let me explain,
27:48I've been desperately busy
27:48at the gallery all day.
27:50I don't want to over-dramatize
27:51the situation,
27:52but this could be a turning point
27:53in Carrie's career.
27:54It's most important
27:55she gets this present picture finished.
27:56I know you've been
27:57marvelously supportive to her here,
27:58and I appreciate it.
27:59But please consider my situation.
28:01It's most important
28:01that I get to see her.
28:03I could take Mr. Austen through,
28:05if you like.
28:07Very well,
28:08but no longer than five minutes.
28:10We're very short-staffed
28:11at the moment,
28:12and it becomes increasingly important
28:14that we get our priorities right.
28:16I hope Vincent appreciates
28:18your devotion to her cause.
28:30When you're gonna give it to her, Bea?
28:33Let her sweat for a bit.
28:38I can hear you, Bea,
28:40and I am not sweating.
28:43She's to take more than you lot
28:44to give me a scare.
28:45What does hurt
28:48is the fact that you think
28:48I'm a lagger in the first place.
28:51Do you think Barnhurst
28:52is any different from here?
28:53Jesus,
28:53it's not my first
28:54bloody week in jail.
28:56All right.
28:57All right,
28:57I get special privileges,
28:59and I don't give a stuff
28:59if you have a go at me for that.
29:01But I am no bloody lagger.
29:03What's going on in here?
29:05Oh, Wentworth's favourite daughter
29:06shooting her mouth
29:07of a bad nothing as usual.
29:07Shut up, Smith.
29:08I'm sick of you lot
29:09and your petty squabbling.
29:11This place is becoming
29:12more like a hen house every day.
29:13Hey, Vincent,
29:15you've got a visitor.
29:20I would like to smash
29:22that woman one day.
29:23Just like you're going
29:24to smash Vincent,
29:25I suppose.
29:27Did I hear right, Gilmore?
29:29You don't usually
29:29waste any time, Bea.
29:31Vincent has a go at you
29:32and you just sit there.
29:34Oh, that's because
29:35I'm getting smart.
29:36You see,
29:37I am going to get Vincent,
29:38but I'm going to do it
29:39without getting caught.
29:40However,
29:41I can take just so much.
29:43If you don't keep
29:43your mouth shut,
29:44I'm going to smash
29:45your face in.
29:47Anyone else
29:48got any good advice?
29:51Now,
29:52I can't stress too highly
29:53the importance of tomorrow.
29:55Everyone's going to be there.
29:56The press,
29:56the critics,
29:57some very influential people.
30:00Now,
30:00exhibitions like this
30:01can make or break artists.
30:03There are going to be
30:04other artists represented too,
30:05but just relax.
30:06Don't be nervous.
30:07Just be yourself.
30:08Your work speaks for itself.
30:08Yeah, yeah,
30:09I'll try not to be nervous.
30:11Thanks, David.
30:12Oh,
30:12one other thing.
30:13What about something to wear?
30:15What do you mean?
30:16Well,
30:16I can't wear prison clothes.
30:19Of course not,
30:20of course not.
30:21Well,
30:21I'll do something about it.
30:22I'll,
30:22I'll look out and get you
30:23something very special.
30:24I'll knock it off your commission.
30:26Now,
30:27the masterpiece,
30:27will it be ready?
30:28Yep,
30:28yep,
30:29I'm just doing the final touches.
30:30Excellent,
30:31excellent.
30:36Oh,
30:36you won't forget about the dress,
30:37will you?
30:38No,
30:38no,
30:38I won't,
30:39I promise.
30:40Thanks.
30:40Now,
30:40look after yourself
30:41and work hard.
30:41Yeah.
30:42Hmm.
30:42Hmm.
30:46Ah,
30:46ah,
30:47ah,
30:48ah,
30:55ah,
30:56ah,
30:57ah,
30:59ah,
31:00ah,
31:00ah,
31:01what the hell do you think you're doing
31:27vincent oh you gave me a fright i'm uh i'm just finishing this it's for the exhibition
31:33tomorrow don't lie to me vincent that's nothing like the painting you're working on where is it
31:38what on earth have you done to this i i couldn't get it right so i did my block um
31:46artistic temperament i suppose artistic madness i call it well you don't get second chances in
31:52jail turn off that lamp please miss pennett i'll spend a week in the pound anything just let me
31:56work can't you understand what this means to me
31:59hey what about bucket mouth
32:28she get an extra hour's sleep every time she lags
32:31you're looking for another stretch in solitary smith
32:33judith
32:40hurry up vincent
32:45i hope she hasn't looked in the mirror because the beauty sleep definitely hasn't worked
32:50i've met some gutless bastards in my time smith but you really opened my eyes how do you feel huh tough hero look you're on the wrong track anyway but it's the bloody spineless way you do things that gets to me that painting was the best thing i've ever done and i know what you're talking about but i'll tell you one thing if you don't pull your head in i'll knock it off
33:20anderson come with me mrs davidson wants to see you in your office
33:23i heard that smith
33:29and if i can prove you ruined that painting you'll regret it i promise you well you obviously weren't listening properly because i don't know what the hell she's talking about and if i wanted to get her for lagging i would not be mucking around with bits of canvas
33:44nothing would surprise me about you smith
33:46are you still saying you ruined that painting by yourself
33:53yeah i am
33:56um thanks for last night
34:00you're not as hard as everyone says
34:02come in
34:07thank you mrs jackson
34:11dory and i have some good news for you
34:13angela jeffries has contacted me to say that your mother's will has finally been processed
34:19you are now the owner of her house
34:21and contents
34:22and after probate and legal costs
34:24the cash sum of about four thousand dollars
34:26oh
34:27i thought it might have been more than that
34:29did you indeed
34:31angela jeffries suggested that you might like to make a bit extra by
34:35renting the house until you're released from here
34:37oh i suppose so
34:39though it doesn't seem right though does it mrs davidson
34:42i don't think i'd like strangers you know going around my mum's house
34:45well that's up to you
34:47i do understand what you mean
34:49renting out for a short time can sometimes be more trouble than it's worth
34:52why don't you think it over and let me know what you think dorian
34:56but four thousand dollars is more money than i've ever had
34:59i used to think i was doing real good if i had twenty dollars to spare
35:02yes you can do a lot with four thousand dollars if it's used wisely
35:06perhaps if mr reed has time he could advise you the best way to invest it
35:11ah hi carrie all set
35:18aha the masterpiece
35:19you've seen it miss bennett
35:21yes i don't know much about it but i think it's very good
35:24on the contrary you seem to know a great deal about it
35:27knowing what you want is exactly what appreciating art's all about
35:30i can't stand people who can't make up their minds
35:32for a start it shows a lack of breeding and shall we say well a certain weakness
35:35no uh strength of character i believe is of great benefit miss bennett
35:40i couldn't agree more self-discipline is what this world needs
35:43exactly exactly
35:44oh come on carrie we've got a terrible hurry excuse this for you
35:47i'm sorry it's against regulations for vincent to go out in prison clothes
35:50oh my god oh my god the dress
35:54i bought it yesterday i used to the afternoon i left it at the gallery
35:58um things have been so hectic in the last day i say completely slim i might
36:03um we could sneak her in you know and she could change in there
36:06vincent has clothes of her own here i'm afraid you'll just have to wait while she changes
36:10wait oh god we can't possibly wait i've got all those important people waiting at the gallery
36:14i can't possibly let them down
36:16look miss bennett carrie's been telling me how kind you've been
36:20could we presume on your good nature just just one more time
36:23very well
36:25but vincent whatever happens don't be seen in that uniform
36:29mr austin sign the day release form and then she's your responsibility
36:33vincent sign out over there
36:35thank you very much you've been extremely kind
36:38could you do me one more favor
36:40could you pass these invitations on to mrs davidson for this afternoon
36:43and i do hope you'll be there yourself
36:45perhaps
36:46good luck vincent
36:48thanks miss david
36:50thanks again
36:51come in
36:55oh vera did vincent get off all right
36:58yes mrs davidson and david austin gave me these invitations to give you for this afternoon's exhibition
37:05oh thank you i'm quite looking forward to it
37:07oh about the business of that ruined painting
37:11did you find out anything
37:12it seems quite obvious to me that one of the women did it out of spite
37:15or perhaps jealousy
37:16yes i suppose so
37:17you don't believe her story about having done it herself
37:19no of course not
37:20well unless she makes a complaint there's nothing much we can do about it
37:24by the way would you care to use one of these invitations
37:26oh no thank you
37:27oh that's a shame because i think i will i'm quite looking forward to seeing how she gets on
37:31oh well if you're going along perhaps i will come
37:34it'll be an afternoon out might be boring though
37:36yes well let's see the exhibition starts at three o'clock
37:40let's say we leave here about 2.15
37:43all right see you then
37:44good
37:50oh i can't believe it the whole exhibition looks so
37:53professional
37:54well yes it does
37:56i must admit it even if i say so myself
37:58this latest picture of yours will create an absolute sensation
38:01particularly when i tell the fools how good it is
38:04what
38:05oh sorry longer
38:06tell some of these critics they wouldn't have borrowed soap from a piece of art
38:09no
38:10listen can i try my dress on now
38:12ah your dress yes well i meant to talk to you about that
38:15talk to me
38:16what do you mean you haven't bought it yet
38:18well no not exactly
38:19not exactly
38:20bloody hell david that was the first condition i was let out of prison
38:23not to mention you promised to bring it to the jail
38:25i mean you promised to bring it to me
38:27all right all right i know i promised but let me explain
38:30now the most important thing is that we get you released from jail as quickly as possible right
38:35oh yeah i suppose
38:37right now to achieve that we have to make sure we have public opinion right behind us
38:41the moves to get you released will happen a lot quicker if we have the press to back us up
38:45now to do that we have to present you in a sympathetic light
38:49now how do we do that
38:50well we use this exhibition we take photographs of you in your prison clothes
38:54and we run a story about how your talent is being stifled in jail
38:58it'll work love
39:00it'll work quickly
39:02well in jail i just don't want to be dismissed
39:04all right love you just think about it i've got things to do
39:06i've got things to do
39:08oh
39:12oh
39:14oh
39:16oh i don't know i'm beginning to wonder whether the whole idea wasn't a big mistake
39:20of course it's not look don't let david get to you his ideas are okay but he does have a tendency to go overboard
39:28look let's face it his main concern is what's in it for him
39:30but what's good for him can also be good for you
39:34if this goes well today you'll be out pretty soon
39:37then you'll have complete freedom to paint what you want and how you want
39:40yeah but i've got that in jail
39:42have you
39:43come in
39:45listen to me carrie
39:47any artist has to experience life to express it
39:52now you may think you're painting okay
39:55but believe me before you know it repetition will start coming into your work and all your originality will completely disappear
40:01life isn't static honey
40:04it's changing all the time
40:06if you stand still you'll die
40:09i hadn't thought of that
40:11no i just did
40:13listen um
40:16stick with with me won't you i mean i
40:18i'm so nervous
40:26well i don't know who did it
40:29but she bloody well deserved it
40:32all laggers deserve what they get i reckon
40:36an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth i say
40:39you know it's got me tossed
40:41if she is a lager
40:42why hasn't she lagged on whoever smashed her painting
40:45she might be scared
40:46she might be
40:47where have you been gilmore
40:48i'm not sure that's any of your business
40:51but if you must know i've been to see paul reed to get permission to see judy
40:55and who do you think smashed vincent's painting
40:58i did
41:02well if we waited for you to do something we'd all be out of here
41:05you brainless little bastard
41:07we're not sure vincent is the lager
41:08oh come on you said she was yourself
41:10well now i'm not so sure
41:12yeah well i reckon she deserves to be taught a lesson
41:14she gets favors from the screws
41:16so i don't care either way
41:17oh that's nice
41:18maybe you don't care either way
41:20if i break your stupid neck
41:21now get out of my sight
41:23why don't you go to the hospital and cut off your friend's blood supply
41:27how are you
41:31i'm a lot better today thanks
41:33oh you're looking well
41:35well apart from feeling as though i've been hitting the chest with an axe i'm doing okay
41:39did the nurse say how long you've been for
41:42no she didn't
41:43but that's what i wanted to talk to you about
41:45i wondered if you'd still be able to come and see me now that the operation's over
41:48oh if you'd like me to of course i'd be glad to
41:51it's just that i feel
41:53i can talk to you without you judging me you know
41:56i know you're just doing a job but uh
41:59i feel that we're friends
42:00oh we are friends
42:02that's nice
42:05you know i'd like to know what makes you tick
42:08well it's just that you always seem so cheerful and positive i'm hoping that some of that will rub off on me
42:13just believe in yourself
42:15and it will
42:17it's fascinating absolutely fascinating you know i i can quite see how it expresses her life as a posture
42:29what amazes me i think it's simplicity a bit like nature i suppose unbelievably complex inexplicably simple
42:38yes yes the only disappointing aspect of her work is that her paintings are so few in number
42:43yes the oppressive atmosphere of the prison makes it impossible for one to be prolific
42:47the value of these paintings is skyrocketing simple case of supply and demand
42:50could i interest you possibly
42:51by the way do you know anything about this sculpture over here
42:54what on earth is vincent doing in her prison uniform
43:13well i don't know she was supposed to change
43:16vincent just who do you think you are
43:21by wearing your uniform we've not only broken the prison rules but you've also exploited our trust in you
43:27actually mrs davidson that's my fault
43:30we were so rushed around here
43:32well i know this sounds implausible but i offered all i'm kerry's dress
43:35well to cut a long story short i burned it
43:38did you indeed
43:39well i have no choice but to accept your explanation
43:42but i find it hard to believe that something couldn't have been organized
43:46i'm really very very sorry mrs davidson
43:50well let's forget about it
43:52how are things progressing
43:54not too bad
43:57and mr reed said that he'd get someone to tell me what to invest it in
44:01that's terrific door
44:03you could become one of them typhoons
44:05what about kevin
44:07you can't string that poor bloke along forever you know
44:09yeah i know he's written to me a couple of times but i never wrote back
44:13you're bloody mad door
44:15you've got a bloke who wants to marry you
44:17he's got a good job
44:19you've got a few bob and a house to shift into
44:22half your luck i say
44:24yeah i suppose you're right
44:26but i'll tell you something
44:28if it does work out the way you say
44:30you've got a promise to come and live with us
44:32get away you don't want a silly old bugger like me living with you
44:36of course we do
44:37you know what we could do up your room just the way you like it
44:40and then we could go shopping
44:42i
44:49excuse me for interrupting you but i must introduce myself my name is john smy
44:54i can't tell you how i can't tell you how much i admire your work
44:58thanks son how do you do
45:00you know a talent such as yours only comes along once or twice in a lifetime
45:03the thing that amazes me though is the way you managed to express yourself working in those terrible prison conditions
45:09oh i don't know they treat me very well
45:12really
45:13yes
45:14i heard the waters were all animals
45:15how would you know
45:17come here for a second
45:19something i must ask you
45:22my dear fellow i think that she's the hottest thing since sydney known
45:26how much better she would be if she was free to work and create in her own time
45:31this oppressive atmosphere of witness
45:34now something i have to tell you this isn't widely known
45:37but a certain prison officer actually coerced miss vincent into handing over one of her finest works in exchange for artist materials and the right to paint
45:44this blatant piece of blackmail wouldn't even have come to light apart from an extraordinary coincidence
45:49of all the people who could have framed the picture whom did you choose
45:52the one person who could immediately recognize the style of kerry vincent
45:56and would know exactly where the painting came from
45:58i definitely she came to me
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