01x02 - Declaration

[bunniefuu]

[airport officer]
Traffic is piling up outside Terminal 4.

[Mira] If Carpark 6 is full,
we need someone redirecting vehicles.

-[Sami] Security lines are out of control.
-[line beeping]

Car's broken down in Bay 16.

-We've closed gates 4 to 7.
-[phone rings]

-[woman] Flooding in the parents' room…
-[Mira] I understand.

We need to clear the gate for BT76.
The knock-on effect's already massive.

Yeah, we can move Singapore,
but that would push Abu Dhabi.

[chiming over PA]

Great solution. Thanks.

-[phone rings]
-[sighs]

-Hel…
-[Anthony] Finally, Mira.

[Mira] Sorry, haven't had a sec.

Okay, so they've set
a date for the hearing.

I really need you here for it.

I can't come to Hong Kong, Anthony.
I've just started.

-Mira…
-Look, I've got to go.

-I'll call you later.
-Mira, wait, please. Mira?

-[line beeps]
-Where are… the trolley collectors?

[phone rings]

Troy, hi.

[Troy] The prayer room's not accessible.
What's going on?

Sorry, passengers can't access
the prayer room?

-There's been complaints since Wednesday.
-For two days?

It needs to be open 24/7
for religious passengers.

Yes, I know.
It's public space, for prayer only.

-Sort it out, will you?
-[line beeps]

♪ Let's have a little chat about me ♪

[engine stops]

[phone ringing]

[Tobias sighing wearily]

[keys jangling]

[priest] May the lives
of the parents and godparents

be examples of grace
to inspire this child.

Renew the grace of the baptism
in each one of us.

[baby gurgles]

I baptise you, Leo Marcus Finlayson,
in the name of the Father…

[water trickles]

-…and of the Son…
-[phone ringing]

…and of the Holy Spirit.

[phone ringing]

[baby gurgles]

God, our Father, the Lord Jesus Christ,

has freed you from sin

by giving you new birth,

and he has anointed you

within the prism of his salvation…

-[organ playing]
-…as he was anointed.

Yeah, but there's no need for
the terminal manager to be involved.

I'll deal with the prayer room.

Um, 20, 30 minutes. Traffic-dependent.

Yeah. Okay, Cath. Bye.

[inhales, whispers indistinctly]

Leo did well.

You hated having water on your head.

Remember when Mum and I
used to wash your hair

and you had to wear your
Dora the Explorer goggles?

Um, what was it?

Um, vamos arriba!

[people chattering distinctly]

What are you doing here?

Well, I wanted to give Leo my blessing.

You're not a priest, Dad.

[Tobias] No.

Actually, I'm a bit surprised
you bought into the whole Catholic thing.

And you weren't invited.

[pensive music plays]

[sighs]

[pensive music plays]

[jet engine roaring]

[passengers and crew chattering]

[announcer] Terminal 2.
Disembark here for International.

[Mira] Surely she must have
some form of ID.

If she's a refugee,
she may have disposed of her passport

to claim refugee status.

To do that, she'd have to ask for asylum.

She's not speaking.
I think we can rule that out.

I've been calling you.

Uh, yeah, I'm sorry. Um, I was at church.

Always switch the phone off,
out of respect.

[softly] Okay.

Uh, let's move her.

Andrew, Chaplain can find her a safe space

while we work out who she is
and what support she needs.

Uh, this is a safe space, of course.

No, this is a public space, which needs to
be accessible to all passengers and staff.

That's true, but we can't
forcibly remove her, can we?

I mean, she hasn't committed a crime.

[Ziv sighs] Technically, a move-on order
can only be employed

if the person is physically disruptive
or a security risk.

She hasn't been physically disruptive.
She's not a security risk.

She's just a harmless young woman
who needs some time to herself.

-[chiming over PA]
-[announcer] Flight SA42…

You know, I find that if we allow people
the space and the solace that they need,

then nine times out of ten,
they move on of their own accord.

No crime in that. Is there, Ziv?

What about the passengers complaining
they have no place for solace?

[announcer] Holders of Australian
or New Zealand passports…

[passenger] Australia.

…please wait in the queue
on the far right.

-Step this way.
-EU citizens, take the middle queue.

-[line ringing]
-All other passport holders wait…

Johnny.

Tobias. I… I can't lose this job, mate.

-What do you mean?
-Well, check your email.

The new TM's called a security review.

Look, I wouldn't worry about that.

She's… she's new to the job.
She's… she's young.

She's just marking out her territory.

Mate, get off that.
Need you at Customs, all right?

-Five international flights just landed.
-Yep.

[tense music playing]

[officer] Next, please.
Where have you travelled from?

There you go.

[chiming over PA]

[announcer] Attention all passengers
traveling on Flight DR43…

[agent] Next, please.

[Tobias] She's been
in the prayer room for two days.

There you go, Sister.

So she's either landed
and not picked up her bags

or checked in and not gone to her gate.

-[Cath] Hmm.
-[Tobias] Or…

-Morning, Cath.
-Oh, morning, Del.

Have a lovely trip…

Uh, flight… trip…

Flight, of course.

-[chiming over PA]
-[announcer] Please ensure…

Uh, so you are boarding at Gate 23,

but it doesn't start boarding
for four hours.

Okay, thank you.

Well, I mean, if she's land-side,
she's probably departing, not arriving.

Yeah, true. So can you check
Wednesday's no-shows?

Yeah, yeah, I've definitely got time

to check out 40 different airlines.

[Tobias] Fair enough.

Although, you seem to have enough
time to check out the new pilot, but…

[Sister Dolores]
Sorry, excuse me.

Could you tell us where
the prayer room is, Chaplain?

Um, well, God hears you
wherever you choose to pray, Sister.

But it's our business lounge.

Well, look, I'm very sorry,
but, uh, it's closed for renovation.

But please accept these as an apology

for the unavailability
of your business lounge.

-Thank you.
-[Sister] Thank you.

Nice!

[announcer] This is an important
announcement informing travellers

of Australia's strict biosecurity laws.

-Please complete a Customs declaration…
-Thank you. Cheers.

-Now, go on.
-…to show officers.

[tense music playing]

Call him over.

Why?

[Darren] Gut instinct.

-I don't know, it's just…
-You're not in a position to argue, mate.

[clears throat] Uh, excuse me, sir.

Uh… Over here, please.

Lucky chosen one.

Yep.

Ooh, uh, so this is where
the magic happens, huh?

-[laughs]
-You can say that.

You ain't gonna make me give up
my Dubai raisin chocolate, are you?

[zipper buzzing]

-You from Ethiopia?
-Born and bred, but live in Dubai now.

It's my first time here in Australia. I've
been dreaming about hitting the surf.

Heard you guys got crazy waves.

You realise you've landed
in Melbourne, right?

My brother lives here, you know.

Hoping to sightsee before I'm gone.

You got any recommendations?

Sydney's an hour flight.

[Abe laughs]

[announcer]
…will result in severe penalties.

[horn honks]

[tense music playing]

[child cries out]

Well, Roger loved to over-staff.
Forgot we were running a business.

To be honest, that's left us
pretty compromised as an organisation.

[Mira] Speaking of, I have gotten quotes
from two baggage-automation options.

-So I was looking through…
-Oh, my God!

Why does airport sushi
always taste like papier-mâché?

Ugh! Fix that, would you?

I'm kidding! I'm kidding.

-Right. [chuckling awkwardly]
-Kidding!

Look, we know this role is a step up
from your previous position,

and you've had a few years off
being a mum,

but we're behind you all the way.

Thank you, Troy.

Let's not prove the naysayers right, okay?

Oh, um, do something about
the prayer room.

It's not an Airbnb.

[staff chattering nearby]

[phone ringing nearby]

[Mira sighs]

[knocking]

-[Mira] Tobias.
-Quick word?

Uh, yeah.

I see you've ordered a review
over that stuffed rabbit.

Uh, any security breach
requires a full investigation.

Look, I… I get it. I understand.

You need to show upper management
how… how tough you are. I…

But Johnny in Border Protection hasn't
been here long. He really needs this job.

Well, that's not exactly relevant, is it?

All right.

Look, hang me out to dry. That's fine.

But please don't drag Johnny into this.

There is actually another option.

Yeah?

Given your age

and the fact that your role here is…

it's undefined…

[inhales] …the airport could offer you
a generous redundancy.

Uh, absolutely not.

It wouldn't be accepted.

Well, then I guess it's not really me
dragging your friend into this, is it?

[tense music playing]

Lovely to chat.

[phone ringing]

[inhales]

[sighs in exasperation]

[announcer] If you have
nothing to declare,

please follow the green line to exit.

Make sure you have filled out
your declaration card correctly.

This feels like a lot of shampoo
for, what, a two-week visit?

Hey, man, when you've got hair like this,
it's high maintenance.

Gotta take care of the investment,
know what I mean? [laughs]

Um, it says here,
uh, you're a businessman.

What… what sort of business are you in?

Uh, venture capital.

It's all happening in the UAE, my brother.

You know, if you've got some
spare cash, I could look after you.

E-commerce. Health and tech.

What's your vibe?

My vibe is trying to pay my rent on time.

-So…
-[laughs] Yeah, I hear that. I hear that.

[Johnny] So…

You know, I feel this connection with you.

-Mm?
-You know, brother from another mother.

[Abe laughs]

[clears throat]

[sniffles]

[sniffs]

What have you got, Flick?

[tense music playing]

[door opens]

[Tobias sighs]

Ah.

[music fades]

[package crinkling]

I was in quite a bit of pain last night.

Thanks for asking.

You know what management mean
when they say "safe space"?

Hmm? They mean a ticket out of here
on the airport bus.

And then you're on your own.

[stirrer clicks in cup]

Which is ironically
what they're offering me too.

I don't want that,
and I'm guessing you don't either, so…

[stirrer taps]

…how about you tell me

why you don't want to leave the airport?

Because we… we might have
more in common than you think.

Hm?

[hopeful music playing]

Hm! [sniffles]

[Abe] Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey.

Hey, look, man,
whatever you think is in there,

I've got nothing to do with it, okay?

The… the sheikhs must be running
some sort of black market business.

Hey, look, just tell me the truth.
We can work something out.

You know, seriously, man?

The system's got you brainwashed, brother.

So the sample has come back.

Not shampoo.

Honey.

What's gonna happen now, sir,
is you'll be issued a fine

for false declaration.

What? How can I declare something
I didn't even know I had?

Come on!
You really expect us to believe that?

Innocent until proven guilty.
That's my right, ain't it?

-You're innocent…
-I'm innocent. That's what I'm saying.

[Darren] I'm not buying that at all.
Not buying that one bit.

[Abe] You can buy whatever you want.
I bought that from the shop.

[Darren] Sir, I'm gonna need you
to calm down.

[Abe] I am calm. I am calm.
This is me calm.

-Calm…
-I'm meeting you at your level.

-[indistinct PA announcement]
-[Yasmin] So how are you settling in?

[Mira] Well, you know, solo parenting,
jet lag, tantrums. It's a lot.

-[Yasmin] Women's clothing is in there.
-[tense music playing]

Where's your husband?

Uh, he's in… he's in Hong Kong.

He's just tying up some business.

No, not that.

[chiming over PA]

[intriguing music plays]

[announcer] This is the final
boarding call for Mr and Mrs Kent.

Make your way to Gate Lounge 43.

I thought you might like
to come upstairs for a shower.

I've got a change of clothes for you.

[chiming over PA]

[in Tamil] What is your name?

[indistinct announcement]

We're here to help you.

Are you in any trouble?

[in English] Do you speak Tamil?

Urdu?

[breathes sharply]

[chiming on PA]

-[mouthing words]
-[woman scoffs]

[announcer] Flight LT204…

[intriguing music playing]

[sighs]

Bullshit, man! It's bullshit!

'Cause… 'cause if it was someone else,
they would've been out of here by now.

This is ill*gal right here.
My brother's waiting for me out there.

You've gotta get me out of here.
I didn't know it was honey.

Who the hell is this?

I'm Tobias.

Airport Chaplain.

[scoffs] What is this,
a forced confession?

No, I'm not an inquisitor or a priest, so…

[Abe] Right, good, because I'm Jewish.

Well, with a name like Abraham,
I thought you might be.

Now, this honey that you brought in…

is it for a gift or for resale?

[Abe] I already told him
I didn't bring it in.

You've come a long way
to be here with someone.

Right?

Yeah.

To see my brother, um, Dawit.

The last we saw each other was,
uh, ten years ago back in Addis, and…

taken me this long to get here.

I'm sure what your brother cares about
most is seeing you again.

He wouldn't want you
on the first plane back to Addis,

would he?

[thoughtful music playing]

[announcer] Attention, passengers,
do not accept unsolicited rides

at taxi ranks outside Terminal 4.

[tense music playing]

[indistinct conversations]

[Tobias] So I'll ask you again,
is the honey a gift or to sell?

[Abe] Fine.

A gift.

For Dawit.

He gets homesick sometimes, so, you know,

I thought I'd surprise him with some
Ethiopian honey from our dad's hives.

Well, in… [sighs] …that case,

we'd still have to confiscate it,

but we could drop
the concealment violation,

issue you with the standard infringement
for false declaration.

[Abe] Okay.

And how much is that?

Two thousand.

g*dd*mn! [laughs ruefully, inhales]

Two thousand? Oh, okay, um…

Uh, yeah, um…

I don't have that money.

Well, maybe you could ask your brother
to help pay the fine?

No. No, man.

I can't…
I can't ask that of him. It's…

[sighs]

He thinks I'm a successful businessman
in Dubai.

I lost everything in a car-share start-up.

And…

now I work in a factory
making stupid shampoo.

Hey, no, don't give me
that pity look, okay?

It's just temporary
until I get my capital again, all right?

[Tobias] You should
tell your brother the truth.

And isn't that what family is?

Screwing up and then…

helping out?

Or should be, anyway.

[Abe] I mean, it's still a large sum…

Mr Chaplain.

[chuckles] Could you maybe
lessen the blow?

Uh…

No, he can't.

You should call your brother.

-[bird squawking]
-[phone ringing nearby]

[line ringing]

[voicemail recording]
Hi. You've called Steph.

I'm not free right now,
so please leave a message.

[voicemail beeps]

Hi, Steph. Um…

Look, I just wanted to say

I'm really sorry about this morning

at the christening.

Oh, no, Connie,
I don't need the place cleaned.

[plastic objects clinking]

Yeah, that's all. Well…

Thanks, love.

[Connie sighs]

I found these under the sanitary bin…

Well, being the good Samaritan
that you are,

you should hand those in
to the authorities.

…in the toilet next to the Prayer Room.

…which, of course, include me.

[chuckles] Your parking space,
it becomes mine for the rest of the year.

-Absolutely not.
-Okay, I'll go to the new boss.

-She wants that messy girl gone.
-Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

All right, you can have… You can have
my parking space for two weeks.

Six months.

One month, and…

I'll throw in your broom.

Five.

[sighs] Three.

-Deal.
-Right.

[Connie chuckles]

[intriguing music playing]

Yeah… [grunts] Hey!

-Sorry.
-[sighs in exasperation]

[woman] Here's trouble!

[in Amharic] My brother, my brother.

[laughs]

I'm here. I made it.

Ah! [exclaims]

What is wrong with you?

Never simple.

You always bring problems.

You think I'm made of money.

Stop! Stop.

[Dawit exclaims]

[both laugh tearfully]

-[Abe sobs]
-[tender music playing]

Look at you.

I've missed you so much.

[both sob and murmur]

[Abe speaks Amharic]

[in English] You little b*stard. [laughs]

-That's for you.
-[speaks Amharic]

[laughs]

[Dawit, in English] I don't even
eat honey. I'm sugar-free now.

[Mira] What do you mean,
there's no camera in there?

[Sami sighs] Privacy.

[Mira] Oh, for God's sake.

[Sami] Yeah, exactly.

[Mira] How about the corridor outside?

[Sami inhales sharply] Yes, ma'am.

-[keyboard clacking]
-It's just Connie.

[officer over radio]
And DB64, that has a service in place.

-I'm across it. Thanks very much.
-[radio bleeps]

[Sami] Whoa, hey, hey!

Wow.

-What the… Hang on, hang on.
-[keyboard clacking]

[Tobias] Yeah, available now.

[Sami] Tobias. Classic. Here we go.

[Tobias speaks indistinctly on footage]

[Sami] This is the craziest prayer room
I've ever seen.

What the…

He just got hit in the head.

-[intriguing music playing]
-[sighs]

[line rings]

[Mira] Ziv.

We've got her for as*ault.

Thanks.

[intriguing music playing]

I have nowhere else to go.

To your very good health, sisters.

Thanks for the shandy.

[announcer] Attention passengers
on Flight RE2 to London…

Thank you.

…please make your way to Gate 1.

[Tobias] All right. How about this, then?

[speaks Irish]

Are you trying to say…

[in Irish] Hello.

[in English] Yeah, probably.

Your accent is pure shite.

[laughs]

It's all resolved, Troy.
Prayer Room has been vacated.

[Troy] Well done, Mira.
Now get the cleaners to disinfect it.

You need to make sure
that this does not happen again.

[upbeat music playing]

Slàinte.

[music fades]

[intriguing music playing]