Newton's Law

That's what a separation is, Cal. It's space between two people.

You and Lydia are my world.

Your husband...

We're separated. They're separated.

Did you mention that he's some kind of environmental activist?

Lost magically in the Kafkaesque corridors...

You're not getting a dog.

This is really between me and Dad.

You don't really get a say.

Is that a friend of yours?

In a manner of speaking. That's Claire.

I always assemble this stuff at home

because Cal's too busy saving the world.

Well, luckily for you, I'm unencumbered by a social conscience.

Thank you.

Your Allen key, Miss Newton.

At ease, tiger.

Your loss.

"If you imagine you are going to read of model children,

"you had better lay down the book immediately.

"Not one of the seven was really good,

"for the very excellent reason that Australian children never are."

Just between the two of us, neither am I.

In news just to hand, Nassim Zari, a young Syrian refugee,

was abducted from a hospital ward

where she was receiving medical treatment.

However well meaning, this action is misguided.

I would encourage anyone

who knows anything about her whereabouts

to please contact authorities.

New digs, Jonathan?

Martha.

Can I help you?

I need to have a word with Josephine.

Oh, Mrs Payne.

I'm sorry, Ms Newton doesn't work with us anymore.

But if I could be of any assistance...

You can't just turn up, Mrs Payne!

If you want to see her, you need to talk to me first.

Relax, I'm not psycho. Just need Josephine Newton.

Uh, 10th floor.

Thanks, love.

See ya, mate.

Mmm... ah!

Is Josephine Newton here?

Do you have an appointment?

I don't need an appointment, love.

Ms Newton stopped the council bulldozing my house.

I'd be living in a car park if it wasn't for her.

Mmm, well, she does love a car park.

Perhaps you could leave your name and number and I'll pass it on...

Uh, I don't have time for that.

"Finchley Financial Management

"versus Camden Commercial Loans.

"Appealing the motion to remand an order of non-compliance

"with pooling and servicing agreements."

Sounds fascinating, but...

Come on, play with me.

I can't do something this tedious by myself.

Josephine!

Do I have to call security... Josephine Newton!

It's Martha Payne here! Where are you?

Josephine!

Josephine Newton! Martha!

No, you're gonna have to...

What's going on?

Plenty.

I work as a barrister now.

Good for you!

I'm sorry, I tried to explain.

Take a seat.

So I can still speak for you in court,

but you can't really hire me directly.

Why not?

Well, if you want to engage Josephine,

you first need to take me on as your solicitor.

I'll contact Josephine's clerk and then they contact Josephine.

I don't have time for all that nonsense.

No, the strife I'm in is urgent.

Oh, if the council are trying to reopen your demolition order,

we've all got all the paper...

No, no, no, it's bigger than the council.

Last night I was arrested.

On what charge?

Well, a whole bloody list.

But one of them was kidnapping.

I would encourage anyone

who knows anything about her whereabouts

to please contact authorities.

Staff at the hospital have echoed the Minister's concern

for the girl's welfare.

Miss Zari needs ongoing medical care.

Her health is definitely at risk

if she's not returned to hospital immediately.

Yes, the asylum seeker escaped. I do watch the news.

Take a closer look.

Miss Zari's disappearance,

but police will not confirm whether any charges have been laid.

Wait.

We'll have more... Is that...?

Well, who's this, then?

This is Mr Hughes, a colleague.

I value his opinion.

We need to know what the Federal Police asked you.

Oh, kept me there half the night, answering questions.

Didn't even get a decent cup of tea.

Ugh! What questions?

Blah-blah.

Did I know Nassim was in the laundry trolley?

Did you?

How can I be expected to know what's in the laundry?

I'm a volunteer.

Then why did you move the trolley?

It was in the way.

Some dill had left it, right outside that girl's door.

But you know Nassim Zari.

Met her a couple of times. Nice enough.

Do you know where Nassim is now?

Not a clue.

Yep, I'd swear on any holy book you put in front of me.

But you might know someone else

who knows where she is.

See, that's a question they didn't ask me.

Oh, he's a charmer, this one. Bit of a looker too. Watch out!

So you're abandoning me, and Finchley Financial Management?

I know, it breaks my heart.

I'm not sure I should take this on.

You've got immigration experience.

Two 457 visa appeals? This is a totally different ball game.

Martha's facing serious charges.

She pushed the kid down the corridor in the dirty laundry.

It's hardly the Great Escape. Let them prove it.

What about Whitley? This is already all over the news.

He wants to raise the profile of Knox Chambers.

This is not the sort of profile he had in mind.

But wild horses won't stop you, right?

Not once I get going.

And Martha probably baked you pumpkin scones once a week.

No, she didn't.

She... she knitted Lydia a beautiful mohair cardigan.

Go on, do what you gotta do. Leave Whitley to me.

Excuse me, Dr Renfree?

You're the doctor who treated Nassim Zari.

I said everything I had to say in my statement.

Why do you people assume that I had anything to do with this?

Oh, I'm not with the police. No comment.

I'm not a journalist, I'm a barrister. I represent Martha Payne.

She's with the Pink Brigade,

one of the volunteers working here at the hospital.

I know who she is, and they've made it very clear to me

that I can't discuss this with anyone.

Being a witness for the prosecution doesn't prevent you...

Really, no comment, okay? From talking to me.

Sorry.

I've checked,

and the Commonwealth haven't called Dr Renfree as a witness

in the case against Martha.

He could have a suspect personal history,

or got done for flirting with his patients.

No, they know he's sympathetic to Nassim

and they don't want him in court.

You think someone read him the Border Force Act?

Well, why else would he be clamming up?

It'd put me off.

He could be sacked, thrown in jail,

if he says one word about Nassim's medical condition

or the conditions of her detention.

Not if he skirted around the Act.

You want to call I'm as a witness? What's your justification?

I need the doctor to prove that Nassim was able bodied enough

to climb into that trolley on her own.

Not to talk about why she might have wanted

to escape the detention centre in the first place?

No, of course not.

Mm-hm.

But if he goes off page, I can't prevent that.

You can't help yourself.

All you have to do is get your old dear out of this.

You don't have to take on the whole issue of offshore detention.

If a GP sees evidence of abuse,

they are legally mandated to report it.

But if a doctor in a detention centre reports...

I love watching you fire up. It's like being back at uni.

Oh, says the man who never fired up about anything.

That is not true.

I was extremely committed to the Chocolate Appreciation Society.

Sorry, I forgot about that.

Those debates were fierce. Swiss versus Belgian.

Phwoar! 90% cacao over 70.

Is white chocolate even chocolate?

Always the philosopher.

But you know that they won't enforce the Act. Why would they?

Any half decent defence counsel would flush out

all the bad stuff that they don't want the public to know about.

Uhh... They'd never do it.

Tough day at the office? Ah!

Cal, how are you, mate?

Helena said you were here. What's up?

Oh, just a minor co-parenting issue.

Look, I can mediate. One free drink with counselling thrown in?