And the plot thickens back at Tess' house.
"So Josh," Tess asked him once they were all sitting comfortably in the lounge room, "How long has this thing with you and.err..." "Chaz," he informed her. "Ah yes, this thing with Chaz been going on?" she finished. "Well perhaps I should let him explain," Josh said, putting his hand on Chaz' shoulder for support. "Well," Chaz begun, "You remember the trouble we had with the funeral parlour and the refrigeration system?" "Ah yes," Jonesy smiled. "All the bodies disappearing from the coffins!" "Caskets," Chaz corrected him. "Yes, well at that time I had found my partner Clayton had been dissolving money from my business. I was quite distressed after he was sent to gaol and went to the hospital to try and find a councillor of some sort to help me deal with it." "And that was where he met me," Josh confirmed. "And, we just hit it off, I guess," Chaz finished. "Alright," said Tess, "So our arrangement is getting more complicated?" "Seems that way," Jonesy agrees. "Not quite finished yet," Josh tells them, "You see Chaz has gone to visit Clayton a few times in lockup, as you know he was sentenced. He has apparently been getting involved with all sorts in there. People who know you two actually." "And?" Tess asks. "Well, he wants things," Chaz mumbles, "Things I cannot give him." "What sort of things?" Jonesy asks. "Well." Josh says, "To be frank he wants drugs. More than we could ever afford. He has some dealership going from inside, a sort of network." "Really?" Tess asks worriedly. "Yes, someone you know apparently. Or who knows you," Josh says. "Well who?" Tess asks. "Does the name Cutter ring a bell?" Josh asked her. "No." Tess says. "Well." Jonesy asks after having remained silent for some time. "You don't have to give them to him do you?" "Well it's more complicated than you think Evan," Chaz tells him. "Cutter has had his eye on you," he says, indicating Tess, "Ever since you broke up his dealership at Shorties." "How do you know all this?" Tess asks, "It's a police matter, a private one." "Clayton, he's Cutter's partner. They have their network that stretches beyond the lockup, and they have been watching us." "And." Tess asks. "They know what's going one, "Josh tells her. "You, Jonesy, me." "But they can't do anything about that, can they?" Jonesy asks. "That wouldn't be of use to them." "But there's more," Josh says, "Tell them Chaz." "Well," Chaz mumbles. "I'm not sure how to say this but."
*Pj, Ben and Jo are sitting alone in the pub, Chris is out the back*
"Can I get anyone another?" Pj offers. "Yep thanks," Jo and Ben nod. "So," Jo begins gleefully, "What do you guys think about Josh, Tess and Jonesy?" "I'm not sure," Ben says. "Yeh it's interesting though," Pj adds. "That's for sure," Ben agrees. "Yeh, but." Jo begins, interrupted by the pub television. ".today convicted drug dealer Tony Cutter was granted an early release on his 8 year sentence. The reasons as to why seem to appear that Cutter was never guilty at all. He was sentenced by Judge Ian Rigon six months ago and was sent to Melbourne Gaol. Now, Senior Sergeant Brad Cortex speaks to Channel 7 reporter Fiona Nicholson. "Well Sergeant Cortex, why exactly was Mr Cutter released when he was convicted so soon?" "I am not really in a position to day Fiona." "But there must be some reason." "No, there is not, this interview is over!" Fiona Nicholson reporting there for Channel 7 news and she seems to be having some difficulty there. We will be back right after the break.
"Oh my god," said Jo. "Yes." Pj began.
*Then the lights went out*
"So Josh," Tess asked him once they were all sitting comfortably in the lounge room, "How long has this thing with you and.err..." "Chaz," he informed her. "Ah yes, this thing with Chaz been going on?" she finished. "Well perhaps I should let him explain," Josh said, putting his hand on Chaz' shoulder for support. "Well," Chaz begun, "You remember the trouble we had with the funeral parlour and the refrigeration system?" "Ah yes," Jonesy smiled. "All the bodies disappearing from the coffins!" "Caskets," Chaz corrected him. "Yes, well at that time I had found my partner Clayton had been dissolving money from my business. I was quite distressed after he was sent to gaol and went to the hospital to try and find a councillor of some sort to help me deal with it." "And that was where he met me," Josh confirmed. "And, we just hit it off, I guess," Chaz finished. "Alright," said Tess, "So our arrangement is getting more complicated?" "Seems that way," Jonesy agrees. "Not quite finished yet," Josh tells them, "You see Chaz has gone to visit Clayton a few times in lockup, as you know he was sentenced. He has apparently been getting involved with all sorts in there. People who know you two actually." "And?" Tess asks. "Well, he wants things," Chaz mumbles, "Things I cannot give him." "What sort of things?" Jonesy asks. "Well." Josh says, "To be frank he wants drugs. More than we could ever afford. He has some dealership going from inside, a sort of network." "Really?" Tess asks worriedly. "Yes, someone you know apparently. Or who knows you," Josh says. "Well who?" Tess asks. "Does the name Cutter ring a bell?" Josh asked her. "No." Tess says. "Well." Jonesy asks after having remained silent for some time. "You don't have to give them to him do you?" "Well it's more complicated than you think Evan," Chaz tells him. "Cutter has had his eye on you," he says, indicating Tess, "Ever since you broke up his dealership at Shorties." "How do you know all this?" Tess asks, "It's a police matter, a private one." "Clayton, he's Cutter's partner. They have their network that stretches beyond the lockup, and they have been watching us." "And." Tess asks. "They know what's going one, "Josh tells her. "You, Jonesy, me." "But they can't do anything about that, can they?" Jonesy asks. "That wouldn't be of use to them." "But there's more," Josh says, "Tell them Chaz." "Well," Chaz mumbles. "I'm not sure how to say this but."
*Pj, Ben and Jo are sitting alone in the pub, Chris is out the back*
"Can I get anyone another?" Pj offers. "Yep thanks," Jo and Ben nod. "So," Jo begins gleefully, "What do you guys think about Josh, Tess and Jonesy?" "I'm not sure," Ben says. "Yeh it's interesting though," Pj adds. "That's for sure," Ben agrees. "Yeh, but." Jo begins, interrupted by the pub television. ".today convicted drug dealer Tony Cutter was granted an early release on his 8 year sentence. The reasons as to why seem to appear that Cutter was never guilty at all. He was sentenced by Judge Ian Rigon six months ago and was sent to Melbourne Gaol. Now, Senior Sergeant Brad Cortex speaks to Channel 7 reporter Fiona Nicholson. "Well Sergeant Cortex, why exactly was Mr Cutter released when he was convicted so soon?" "I am not really in a position to day Fiona." "But there must be some reason." "No, there is not, this interview is over!" Fiona Nicholson reporting there for Channel 7 news and she seems to be having some difficulty there. We will be back right after the break.
"Oh my god," said Jo. "Yes." Pj began.
*Then the lights went out*