Total Control

This afternoon, I declared my intention

to challenge for the leadership of the Coalition.

We've worked so hard for your deal.

- She didn't even need my vote. - At least she won.

That must hurt.

The deal. It's been dropped from the bill.

FUCK!

This man has been identified as Thomas Campbell Jr,

a close friend of Senator Alex Irving.

I found Senator Irving to be a fiercely determined...

Dog with a bone.

Kevin. He's the kingmaker now.

I haven't exactly emerged feeling great about myself.

That death in custody. It's a cover-up.

Cartwright. You'll tell me if and when you find out more?

She says the guards shot tear gas into their cell.

What you're looking for is doubts raised about the minister's account.

Bloody Cartwright. It's like he's two steps ahead of us.

Or it's just a coincidence. Right?

The police are looking for her. They know what she did.

She's found the girl.

This is what I wanted to show you.

Mum!

Jess!

Why were there so many police there so quickly?

We had a tip-off.

We also know she had her phone. Did you happen to see it at all?

No.

Mum!

Tragedy at Sydney's iconic Coogee Beach overnight

has been met with a public outcry.

Escaped detainee Jess Clarke

was hit by a car while fleeing from police.

Witnesses have confirmed it was an accident,

however, the police...

The presence of Senator Alex Irving at the scene

suggests she was in contact with the 15-year-old girl, Jess Clarke.

Senator Irving was unavailable for comment,

but a spokesperson from her office maintained

that the senator was in Sydney on family business.

... her heroic deeds captured in Mount Isa

all those months ago.

With government approval ratings at an all-time low,

one can only imagine

that the Prime Minister's poster girl's time in office is numbered.

What the hell did you think you were doing?

- She asked for my protection. - She was an escaped detainee.

She was wanted for putting a man in a coma.

She had priors for theft and public nuisance.

She was a criminal, Alex.

You were in constant contact with her and you never reported it.

The man was found with his pants around his ankles and his cock out.

Oh, please.

There's footage of you screaming at police.

Do you have any idea how much the public hate that?

Jess Clarke was with Marcie Maclean when she died.

The guards shot tear gas into their cell.

Marcie Maclean suffocated.

And Kevin knew about it right from the start!

He lied when he said it was asthma!

Alex, please stop being so naive. The girl played you.

If Kevin lied to parliament, he would be obligated to stand down,

so you've just made a very serious accusation

against a senior member of the government.

What proof do you have?

She told me.

So you have absolutely no evidence to back up this claim?

I had Jess Clarke.

- They killed her! - No, Alex.

She ran out onto the road and was hit by a car. It was an accident.

Does this stuff just follow you around?

Last time, it got me to the Senate.

OK, listen, I am gonna put this down to the trauma

that you've been through.

I'd like you to cancel all your appointments, go back to the hotel,

don't even think about talking to the media, and...

... we'll sort out this mess.

Thank you, Prime Minister.

Yes. I'll get her to give you a call back. OK, bye.

Senator.

Are you OK?

It was you.

The police knew we'd be there.

They even knew about the phone. They knew.

Every time, Cartwright's been one step ahead of us. Every bloody time.

We briefed that journalist,

then Cartwright got out in front with that story.

Because you told him.

I know he offered you a job, Jonathan.

You already started working for him.

What do you take me for, some dumb black from the country?

Hey, hey, wait a minute.

It could have been any one of us.

We all knew about the girl and we were all here when you rang.

So, you can check my call logs, emails, anything,

but do that with all of us, not just Jonathan.

Jillian!

You?

The police came... because of you?

She died because of this.

It's not my fault. It's not my fault.

I wouldn't if I was you.

Both of you know that she led that girl on!

- Jillian... - No!

If you had called the police as soon as she contacted you,

she would still be alive.

Kevin is a good minister. He doesn't deserve this witch-hunt!

OK, OK. Just... just... You stop there.

Get the fuck out of my office.

I didn't know she'd...

Senator Irving's office.

Uh... I'm sorry. The senator's not taking calls right now.

Birthdays... addresses...

Senator. Are you OK?

Hey.

I'm really sorry about that young girl.

And Jillian.

Thank you.

If I wanted to unlock a phone without using a PIN,

how do I do that?

When my daughter forgot her password, she googled what to do,

and I think it was pretty easy.

But it did wipe everything on the phone.

Senator Irving's office.

Do you think there could be any truth in what she said?

Possibly.

Oh, well, thanks for not pointing out

it was against your advice I brought her in.

We did gain a brief bounce from her in the polls.

All right. What are my options?

Cartwright's the one keeping you in the chair.

Yep.

All right. Get onto Kevin.

Tell him we'll freeze her out at the end of the sitting week.

We have to pass supply.

We're gonna need Mortensen.

He's keen to roll back gun control.

Yeah, well, that's not gonna happen after New Zealand,

so let's find something else he'll take.

Understood.

Jonathan.

What?

- Did you have any idea? - No. Obviously.

Apparently her father's good friends with Cartwright.

- Well, what was she doing here? - Babysitting. Like the rest of us.

She's pretty ambitious. Maybe she was unhappy I was offered the job.

And are you gonna take it?

Is there any point in me staying?

You can't blame me for asking.

I'm seeing someone in Cartwright's office.

I like him and I haven't even told him anything,

and you turn around and accuse me of being disloyal.

They tear-gassed Marcie Maclean.

I saw the video.

You need to decide where you stand.

Yeah, well, that's not how the law works.

- Just tell me what they say. - Hi.

Well, if he's given a statement, there's not much we can do.

I've got a call coming through...

- You know how I'm crap at technology? - Yeah.

Can you unlock this without wiping any of the stuff off?

Yeah, I know. I know.

Yeah... yeah, listen to me, now.

This is that girl's phone, eh?

Don't be like that. Look...

No. Jesus Christ. Fay, this is serious.

Yeah, all right. Just let me grab it for you.

They've charged Tom.

Malicious damage, arson, riot and affray, inciting violence.

Yeah, I'm here.

Continuing to make headlines

is the controversial behaviour of this senator.

So, let's go to the callers now.

Our first caller here is Susan.

- Susan, go ahead. - That's just no way to behave.

And she's supposed to be a politician.

I wouldn't trust her to run a country.

And no-one voted for her, anyway...

Why was she even there?

Shh! Jesus Christ!

- Christopher! - Ooh!

Ohh, you're a very bad man.

I know!

I shouldn't have had that last bottle!

- I need to be working. - No.

No, no, no.

Oh!

You are very, very bad.

And you are very, very drunk.

Why'd you let me drink all those shots?

And adorable.

- Pretty late, don't you think? - Uh, yeah.

You got it?

Yep.

Mm-hm.

Could you just, uh...

Right.

Hey! Bub, bub.

It's OK. Bub.

Hey.