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CU THROUGH GLASS TO TEE, HE LIFTS HIS HEAD
SERGEANT BISSETT (OOS)
Tee Samuela.
MCU SERGEANT BISSETT
SERGEANT BISSETT
How do you pronounce your surname …
MS TEE
… is it ‘Samuela’?
TEE
Samuelu.
SERGEANT BISSETT
Sam – what?
TEE
Samuelu.
SERGEANT BISSETT
Samuelu. Alright.
CU TEE
Because you’re a juvenile, you’re entitled to a support person to attend the police station.
SERGEANT BISSETT
Will your mum be home?
TEE (OOS)
Ahh …
SERGEANT BISSETT
If I give her a ring?
TEE (OOS)
No I don’t what you to ring her.
SERGEANT BISSETT
You don’t want me to ring your mother – who do you want me to ring?
CU TEE TEE
Can you ring my youth worker?
What’s his name?
TEE
Jamie Alford.
MCU SERGEANT BISSETT – SHE PICKS UP THE PHONE
SERGEANT BISSETT
Jamie Alford. Okay.
CU OTS PAST DETECTIVE ANNING TO KASSEM
KASSEM
… well … I didn’t know what was, I didn’t know what was waiting for us in the lane you know, so … he told me to watch my back, I thought – I thought he spotted someone that he didn’t like you know so he’s telling me to watch my back. I didn’t think a robbery or anything like that. I thought fuck no, yeah I’ll watch your back, you know.
CU DETECTIVE ANNING
DETECTIVE ANNING
So you realized when he asked him for his phone and his wallet that it …
CU KASSEM
DETECTIVE ANNING
… was a robbery?
KASSEM
Ah … well – then, ah, I heard him say that I thought fuck, you know – the guys going to get robbed, you know so then I just stood about – about a metre or two back, you know – didn’t, I didn’t want to get involved.
CU DETECTIVE ANNING
DETECTIVE ANNING
Well I’ll let you know at this stage that um – as of right now we are intending to charge you with the armed robbery of …
CU OTS PAST DETECTIVE ANNING TO KASSEM
DETECTIVE ANNING
… the man and the assault …
KASSEM
What do you mean charge me for the armed robbery man?
DETECTIVE ANNING
The fact that you were present when the robbery took place …
KASSEM
(over)
I didn’t, I didn’t touch the guy – what do you mean? Present doesn’t make me part of it.
DETECTIVE ANNING
You don’t have to be – you don’t have to participate in it as long as you’re there and willing to assist you’re guilty of the substandard …
KASSEM
(over)
But I wasn’t willing – I wasn’t willing to assist.
CU DETECTIVE ANNING
DETECTIVE ANNING
You told me earlier that you had your friends back and if they got into trouble you were going to help them out.
KASSEM (OOS)
Not to rob the bloke.
CU KASSEM
KASSEM
If they were to be in like – in danger … I’d pull them out …
DETECTIVE ANNING (OOS)
That’s alright … yes … correct …
KASSEM
I didn’t say I would jump in and help them though.
That’s correct, look …
KASSEM
But I didn’t say…
That’s the way it is you’re going to be charged with the armed robbery. And with the malicious wounding of the gentleman. Alright?
KASSEM
What do you mean malicious wounding of the gentleman man? I didn’t even hold the knife …
(over)
He was stabbed – he was stabbed …
KASSEM
… I didn’t hold the knife …
You don’t have to hold the knife.
KASSEM
How can I be charged with stuff I didn’t do …?
DETECTIVE ANNING
Don’t argue with me, that’s – you asked me what’s happening from here and that’s what’s happening from here.
DETECTIVE HARKNESS (OOS)
That’s what we’re doing.
KASSEM
What … because you can’t get the other two you’re putting it on me?
CU DETECTIVE ANNING
DETECTIVE ANNING
Well look, I’ve explained to you what’s happening. After we leave here you’re going to be charged with the both …
CU KASSEM
If you need any further assistance in relation to this I suggest you contact your solicitor.
CU HANDS ON TAPE MACHINE
KASSEM (OOS)
What about the little man, how about him?
We’ll deal …
MCU TAPE MACHINE, TILT UP TO DETECTIVE HARKNESS DETECTIVE ANNING (OOS)
… we’ll deal with him differently, you don’t need to know …
CU FINGERS ON BUTTONS ON TAPE MACHINE – AUDIO LIGHT FLASHES
MUSIC IN
… what’s going on in relation to him.
CU OTS PAST DETECTIVE ANNING TO TEE
DETECTIVE ANNING
Right, do you remember the evening of the third of March two thousand and eight?
TEE
No.
DETECTIVE ANNING
You don’t remember what you were doing that day? Do you remember what you were doing today?
TEE
Yes.

DETECTIVE ANNING
What happened today?
TEE
I was waiting.
DETECTIVE ANNING
Waiting for?
TEE
Till you guys to call me in.
DETECTIVE ANNING
So you were expecting us to call you in?
TEE
Umm …
DETECTIVE ANNING
Why were you expecting us to call you in?
TEE
I don’t know.
DETECTIVE ANNING
You don’t know?
CU PHOTO (TEE LEANING ON CAR) IS TAKEN FROM PLASTIC BAG AND PLACED ON TABLE
I’ll just show you a photograph here … do you recognise …
WS DETECTIVES INTERVIEWING TEE, YOUTH WORKER IN BG
DETECTIVE ANNING
… the person in that photograph?
TEE
Yeah, it's me.
MCU DETECTIVE HARKNESS HOLDS UP HOODIE
This is a jumper that we’ve got here …

CU TEE
… we’ll just hold that in front of the camera, do you recognise that?
CU PAN UP THE JUMPER, BLOOD ON THE FRONT
TEE (OOS)
Yeah …
CU PHOTO OF JUMPER ON TABLE

CU OTS PAST TEE TO DETECTIVE ANNING
DETECTIVE ANNING
Do you agree that … in the corner of …
CU PHOTO OF JUMPER
… the jumper there appears to be blood?
CU TEE
DETECTIVE ANNING
Have you any idea how the blood …
CU HAND COLLECTS UP PHOTOS
DETECTIVE ANNING
… came to be on that jumper?
CU TEE, HE SHAKES HIS HEAD
TEE
No …
MCU PHOTO (OF DAN) IS PUSHED ACROSS THE TABLE.
I suggest to you …
CU CCTV PHOTO OF DAN AND KASSEM IN STORE
… that … on the evening of the …
CU TEE IN BACK OF CAR, WAKING UP
DETECTIVE ANNING (V/O)
… third of March two thousand and eight …
DETECTIVE ANNING
… you were in the laneway near …
MWS TEE RUNNING L/R ALONG STREET BY FENCE
DETECTIVE ANNING
… Carter Street in Westown …
WS DETECTIVES INTERVIEWING TEE, YOUTH WORKER IN BG
DETECTIVE ANNING
… near the vehicle …
MCU TEE PEAKS AROUND THE CORNER TO CAM
… you’ve identified in this picture, and that you were in fact …
WS DETECTIVES INTERVIEWING TEE, YOUTH WORKER IN BG – DISSOLVE TO
DETECTIVE ANNING
… acting as a look out, while the other boys committed a robbery offence …
CU TEE SMOKING IN CAR
Do you have any recollection of being …
CU OTS PAST DETECTIVE ANNING TO TEE – DISSOLVE TO
DETECTIVE ANNING
… there?
TEE
No …
DETECTIVE ANNING
You don’t recall or you don’t wish to answer.
TEE
I don’t wish to answer.
DETECTIVE ANNING
Do you wish to answer any further questions in relation to …
CU TEE DRIVING CAR – FADE TO BLACK
… what we may have to ask?
TEE
No.
SFX: KNOCK ON THE DOOR
DETECTIVE ANNING
Time is eleven ten pm, there’s been a knock at the door and this interview will be …
WS DETECTIVES INTERVIEWING TEE, YOUTH WORKER IN BG – THE DETECTIVES EXIT FG SHOT L
DETECTIVE ANNING
… temporarily suspended.
MUSIC OUT
DETECTIVE ANNING
Mr Alford if you don’t mind waiting here just a few minutes we’ll just be outside if you need us.

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Chapter 5 - Kass and Tee in a Corner

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