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Episode 2.01 (7)

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Thu, September 01, 2016
Written by Shelley Birse
Directed by Shawn Seet

If Ned and Jesse Banks think they're going to ride off into the sunset after all the trouble they've caused, they're sorely mistaken.

Extradition requests have been filed in an American court and the brothers come face to face with the very real possibility of being extradited to the United States. Fortunately, the authorities are wrestling with a case they can't crack, and Jesse Banks might just have the skills to help them solve it.

Meanwhile, 48 hours ago, a young teen, Callum, went missing and police have begun to fear the worst. Detective Nolan Daniels and his counterpart in the private cyber security world Lara Dixon, catch a lucky break when an apparently unrelated attack on a car full of Aussie surfers in West Papua, delivers an unexpected clue.

One of the passengers in the car is a person of extraordinarily special interest — national security interest — and in exchange for immunity Jesse will be tasked with luring out one of the most elusive players on the darknet. Jan Roth hosts an on-line market offering a cornucopia of illicit weapons, drugs and dangerous ideas, and it appears that Roth's site is offering young Callum's company for a price.

Jesse reaches out to Roth but things turn out to be significantly more complicated than the authorities have let on… saving the boy is clearly just one of the reasons they're desperate for Jesse to help them bring Roth to justice.

Starring: Dan Spielman as Ned Banks, Ashley Zukerman as Jesse Banks, Adele Perovic as Hani Parande, Sigrid Thornton as Lara Dixon, Robyn Malcolm as Marina Baxter, Ella Scott Lynch as Meg Flynn, Ben Oxenbould as Nolan Daniels, Andrew McFarlane as Neil, Geoff Morrell as David Banks, Anthony Lapaglia as Jan Roth

With: Michael Denkha as Nasim Parande, Victoria Haralabidou as Alilah Parande, Nathan Lovejoy as Will Sharp, Liz Harper as Courtney McCray, Sandy Winton as Michael McCray, Guy Edmonds as Gary Hunter, Stephanie King as Erin Jennings, Emele Ugavule as Kiki Gangi-Roth, Greg Kapernic as Remsey Gangi, Otis Pavlovic as Callum McCray, Danny Kim as Rowan, Benjamin Hoetjes as Anton, Gig Clarke as Buzby, Janine Watson as Mandy, Nicholas Brown as Baley, Annabelle Malaika Süess as Tahila Gangi-Roth, William Ani as Marcus Komblan, Joshua Hore as Eric Bell, Drew Brauer as Christo Borst, Reverend Gabor Szabo as Priest, Luke Hendrickson as Man

Stunt Performers: Darko Tuskan, Gulliver Page

Episode 2.02 (8)

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Thu, September 08, 2016
Story by Sean Cook, Shelley Birse
Written by Shelley Birse
Directed by Shawn Seet

Ned watches on in horror as Jesse and Hani are outwitted in their efforts to deliver Jan Roth to the police. Not only do they fail in their mission, they're 'kidnapped' in the process. Away from the watchful eyes of the authorities in remote West Papua, Roth lays out a new deal — he has his own task for Jesse — a heavily encrypted file that he is desperate to unlock. Keen to keep the possibility of success a oat, Jesse agrees to the deal, all the while hoping that he and Hani can surreptitiously find and copy the data which will help save Callum, before it's too late.

Desperate for news and powerless to help his brother, somewhere deep down in Ned's gut he can sense that something isn't adding up. What is clear is that the handlers in National Security are keeping their cards very close to their chest, and if Ned wants the truth, he's going to have to find it himself.

It's a hunt which will take him back into the Canberra press gallery where Foreign Minister Marina Baxter is scrambling to keep the recent murder of the Australian surfers in West Papua contained. This is the latest in a string of violent incidents on the road to one of the largest Australian owned mines in the region. Its timing — right on the eve of new lease negotiations — couldn't be worse, and it's making some heavy hitters in Parliament House very jittery.

In spite of the wall of doubt about his capacity to pull off this job, Jesse manages to copy the data the police need. But it will also reveal that Roth had no knowledge of the paedophilia segment of the site. As the clock ticks down for Callum, they realise they've been chasing the wrong man.

With: Michael Denkha as Nasim Parande, Victoria Haralabidou as Alilah Parande, Nathan Lovejoy as Will Sharp, Liz Harper as Courtney McCray, Sandy Winton as Michael McCray, Guy Edmonds as Gary Hunter, Stephanie King as Erin Jennings, Emele Ugavule as Kiki Gangi-Roth, Greg Kapernic as Remsey Gangi, Srisacd Sacdpraseuth as Budi, Otis Pavlovic as Callum McCray, Brenna Harding as Alyse Baxter, Danny Kim as Rowan, Benjamin Hoetjes as Anton, Gig Clarke as Buzby, Wendy P. Mocke as Grace Gangi, Annabelle Malaika Süess as Tahila Gangi-Roth, Ronny Kareni as Theo, Sal Sharah as Leonard Gahzi, William Ani as Marcus Kombian, Aquilla Smith Ani as Elias Gangi, Mariyah Smith Ani as Yantl Gangi, Joshua Hore as Eric Bell, Drew Brauer as Christo Borst,

Stunt Performers: Aaron Bishop, Aston Crabtree, Stephen Daddow, Darvin Dela Cruz, Joshua Elkington, Alex Jewson, Gulliver Page, Timothy Parson, Mirko Radas, Darko Tuskan

Episode 2.03 (9)

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Thu, September 15, 2016
Written by Shelley Birse
Directed by Shawn Seet

Racing to Australia in part to save Roth's brother-in-law Remsey from danger, Jesse and Roth were last seen leaping into the water as Border Patrol raided their vessel. As leader of a non-violent independence movement Remsey is being blamed for the murder of the Australian surfers, and with a member of his group found dead at the attack site, the local police claimed it was politically motivated terrorism against the mine… and the surfers fired back.

Roth is black with rage that his site was used as a forum for paedophiles and he and Jesse are also desperate to find Callum before it's too late. Determined that his 2IC Gary will pay, things go horribly south and the trail to Callum is lost.

With Jesse still missing, Ned contacts a photojournalist at the mine, but Meg Flynn is using the mine job as a cover to gain access to the political hotspot, and doesn't need Ned exposing her intentions. The trail delivers more questions than answers, but what's clear is that Roth is on the radar of some of the most powerful organisations in the world, and the attack on his car in West Papua, and the death of his two 'friends' was more than just a random act…

Jesse finds himself back within the intelligence community who are running the digital dragnet over every shred of evidence in a last ditch effort to save Callum. And then a clue arrives from a most unexpected source. They finally have the name of the man who is on his way to collect the boy… can they get there in time?

With: Michael Denkha as Nasim Parande, Victoria Haralabidou as Alilah Parande, Nathan Lovejoy as Will Sharp, Liz Harper as Courtney McCray, Sandy Winton as Michael McCray, Guy Edmonds as Gary Hunter, Stephanie King as Erin Jennings, Emele Ugavule as Kiki Gangi-Roth, Greg Kapernic as Remsey Gangi, Otis Pavlovic as Callum McCray, Brenna Harding as Alyse Baxter, Danny Kim as Rowan, Benjamin Hoetjes as Anton, Gig Clarke as Buzby, Radek Jonak as Border Patrol, Fiona Mahl as Immigration Officer, Andrew Henry as Dale Anderson, Wendy P. Mocke as Grace Gangi, Annabelle Malaika Süess as Tahila Gangi-Roth, Omar Al-Sobky as Officer Williams, Chris Nedeljkovic as Detention Centre Guard, Celeste Cumberland as Flight Attendant, William Ani as Marcus Kombian, Aquilla Smith Ani as Elias Gangi, Mariyah Smith Ani as Yantl Gangi

Episode 2.04 (10)

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Thu, September 22, 2016
Story by Sean Cook, Shelley Birse
Written by Shelley Birse
Directed by Shawn Seet

Extradition warrants have been served, and Ned and Jesse have flown the coop, and the revelation that Jan Roth's former life saw him neck deep in the cauldron of digital weaponry innovation is doing little to halt the fraying of anyone's nerves…

The execution of Jesse's plan involves a cocktail of challenge — the most testing of which involves a return to Papua to lie straight to Roth's face — a man he has come to both admire and fear… but the stakes are worth it. Also Jesse might just be the one to save Hani's father — a man who doesn't yet believe Jesse is good enough for his daughter — and save his own skin at the same time. Jesse cannot help but try.

Ned and Jesse arrive back into escalating tensions — Remse has been deported by Australian authorities and is being held in prison, where he has been badly beaten. A protest is organised, but Roth is determined that the time for peaceful resistance is over, and the time for action is now. They don't have time to waste trying to decrypt the files, they need to go back into the US Offensive Cyber Operations unit where Roth once worked and steal the keys.

Tensions at the protest boil over and Roth is called away, and Jesse manages to open the files. What he sees inside that cyber Pandora's box chills him to the bone, and as shots ring out, Jesse realises he has just loaded the digital gun of a man with a colossal grudge to bear.

With: Michael Denkha as Nasim Parande, Victoria Haralabidou as Alilah Parande, Nathan Lovejoy as Will Sharp, Emele Ugavule as Kiki Gangi-Roth, Greg Kapernic as Remsey Gangi, Srisacd Sacdpraseuth as Budi, Brenna Harding as Alyse Baxter, Tim Ross as Peter, Benjamin Hoetjes as Anton, Gig Clarke as Buzby, Wendy P. Mocke as Grace Gangi, Helen Christianson as Deanna, Gerwin Widjaja as Military Officer, Annabelle Malaika Süess as Tahila Gangi-Roth, Ronny Kareni as Theo, Chris Nedeljkovic as Detention Centre Guard, Bastian Bonnefoy as Helmston Security Guard, Seprianus Daniel Akobiarek as Protestor, Moab Plato Flassy as Protestor, Sixta Kareni as Protestor, Philip John as Damon Jade, Andrew Baker as OCO Security Guard, Peter Barac as OCO Worker, Re'ka Gavaldi as OCO Worker, Paul Jenkins as OCO Worker, Aquilla Smith Ani as Elias Gangi, Mariyah Smith Ani as Yantl Gangi

Stunt Performers: Cory Beeston, Mick Corrigan, Stephen Daddow, Joshua Elkington, Jason O'Halloran, Alex Time

Episode 2.05 (11)

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Thu, September 29, 2016
Story by Sean Cook, Shelley Birse
Written by Shelley Birse
Directed by Shawn Seet

Roth's wife, Kiki is bleeding out in his arms... and unless they can get help she's going to die right there on the street. The nearest first world medical team is attached to the mine, but with Meg's cover blown, there are dangers involved — but they have to try.

Kiki is still alive as they scream at the mine's security guards to let them in... but as the life drains out of her, Roth stares up at the CCTV camera, declaring his presence. Now they all know he's here. He wants them to know!

As Roth descends into a vortex of boiling rage and alcohol fuelled grief, Jesse is caught between his genuine care for this man and his desire to save his own future. Thanks to him, the stolen files that locate weaknesses in computer networks anywhere in the world — backdoors, through which you can enter, spy, steal... or destroy — are now operational. And Jesse has unwittingly put this into the hands of one of the world's most newly dangerous men.

Ned and Meg are trying to work out the connection between the Remsey being blamed for the original attack on Roth and his colleagues, and the question of who was actually responsible. The trail of politically inconvenient truths and deliberate 'redireions' will lead them right to the desk of Foreign Minister Marina Baxter. Now it's about whether she will trade in her conscience for a political future, or whether she'll help Ned find, and then most dangerously, expose the truth.

With: Michael Denkha as Nasim Parande, Victoria Haralabidou as Alilah Parande, Nathan Lovejoy as Will Sharp, Emele Ugavule as Kiki Gangi-Roth, Greg Kapernic as Remsey Gangi, Srisacd Sacdpraseuth as Budi, Stephanie King as Erin Jennings, Tim Ross as Peter, Justin Stewart Cotta as Daryl Burrows, Benjamin Hoetjes as Anton, Gig Clarke as Buzby, Annabelle Malaika Süess as Tahila Gangi-Roth, Ronny Kareni as Theo, Eddy Midgley as Carter, Chris Nedeljkovic as Detention Centre Guard, Seprianus Daniel Akobiarek as Protestor, Moab Plato Flassy as Protestor, Filipe Dos Santos Martins De Jesus as Officer, Joshua Hore as Eric Bell, Drew Brauer as Christo Borst, William Ani as Marcus Komian

Stunt Performers: Cory Beeston, Mick Corrigan, Aston Crabtree, Jason O'Halloran, Alex Time

Episode 2.06 (12)

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Thu, October 06, 2016
Written by Shelley Birse
Directed by Shawn Seet

As Jan Roth buries his wife in the remote hills of her ancestors, his grief settles into something harder. He has a new, more sharply focused plan — one where he will need Jesse's help. As Jesse wrestles with whether he can truly betray this man he has come to care for, his own love is being targeted. Hani has been offered an impossible choice — she can save her lover or her father, but not both.

Jesse has been cooking up his own plans to save them all, but he can only do it alone. And he will need to dig deeper than ever before to pull it off. He cuts the cord with Ned and apparently throws in his lot with Roth — the question will be whether he can make either of them truly believe him.

Roth's determination to make the world see what has been done is set, and a target has been chosen: a list of significant guests, including a Foreign Minister and a good dose of stakeholders in the pillage of foreign resources are gathered. Roth is ready to show the world what it feels like to be brutalised and powerless to stop it.

Ned, Meg and Hani are engaged in their own desperate struggle to get the evidence to back up what they know is true, in order to print the story of a cover-up and conspiracy those in power are desperate to keep hidden.

As the situation drags on and hostages are injured, Jesse must answer the question once and for all — whether violent means can deliver peaceful ends...

With: Michael Denkha as Nasim Parande, Victoria Haralabidou as Alilah Parande, Nathan Lovejoy as Will Sharp, Emele Ugavule as Kiki Gangi-Roth, Greg Kapernic as Remsey Gangi, Srisacd Sacdpraseuth as Budi, Stephanie King as Erin Jennings, Brenna Harding as Alyse Baxter, Benjamin Hoetjes as Anton, Gig Clarke as Buzby, Wendy P. Mocke as Grace Gangi, Annabelle Malaika Süess as Tahila Gangi-Roth, Ronny Kareni as Theo, Haiha Le as Jacinta, Caroline Levien as Susan, Alex Oloriegbe as Ron, Gerard Carroll as Alan, Craig Alexander as Carey, Liv Hewson as Elle, Gary Clementson as Gil, Jennifer Lu as Jennifer, Sixta Kareni as Funeral Singer, Chris Nedeljkovic as Detention Centre Guard, David Wiesner as Security Guard, Willian Ani as Marcis Kombian, Aquilla Smith Ani as Elias Gangi, Mariyah Smith Ani as Yantl Gangi

Stunt Performers: Aston Crabtree, Paul Doyle, Mick Hodge, Ryan Tarran