Woman: Ms Lawson said that she was diagnosed
with borderline personality disorder.
Bpd is a pervasive pattern of instability of relationships,
image, mood.
They're already getting suss on me asking so many questions.
Show some initiative.
Make sure the right 12 people are there when they cast the votes.
Ripley? Zeus?
(Frustrated grunts)
We've gotta solve the situation with the sitter.
One of the school mums has mentioned a girl called Ava.
You know this could cause a mistrial?
There's nothing in the jury act about incidental contact.
Jarrod: You're a lawyer. Try and be more bureaucratic.
Just think that the person reading this has no heart.
This is my family.
It's Michael sleeman from the real estate agency.
It's an amazing place.
Claire has asked the school to find her a place
as a full-time border in Melbourne.
No. Not Melbourne.
Claire can stay with me on alternate weekends.
Nathan deceived me throughout our marriage.
Kate supported and protected me.
Of course there was tension between them.
Thank you.
Back by 6:00 on Sunday, girls. No excuses.
Students: Yes, ms west.
Hey. You alright?
How are you?
Where's your bag?
Everything go alright with Kate last week?
Yeah.
Listen, I don't want to be that headache dad,
right, but I've heard
Claire's not getting back from weekends on time,
so that's not on. Oh, that's news to me.
I can show you the sign-ins.
No, this is not gonna happen again.
Do you understand?
You clear on that?
Clear? Yes.
Thank you, Fiona. I'll have her back at 6:00pm sharp.
Get off your phone, please. What?
Get off your phone. Dad, no, give it.
Listen, don't push your luck.
You can have it back after lunch if you make an effort with Sonia.
Thank you.
(Whistles)
Zeus, quickly.
Come.
Here you go.
Hello, beautiful.
Won't be long.
Back soon. Back soon.
Oscar, you're not finished your breakfast?
It's too wet now.
Thank you very much.
Do you want something else?
Want some toast?
No. No? Alright.
Ava is gonna come look after you guys again today.
Do some school hol activities.
Yay. Yeah?
(Door bell)
That'll be her now. I'll get it.
Hello. Simon, Ava's dad.
I'm on the jury with Georgina.
Jamie, Georgina's husband.
Hi, I'm Ava. Nice to meet you.
Hi, Ava.
Ava, hi. Hi.
Ah, the kids are just finishing their breakfast...
Cool, see you dad. ..In the living room.
Simon, hey.
Yeah, I was driving in today.
I thought I'd drop her off
and see if you wanted a lift into court.
Oh, that's nice. Do you want a lift in Simon's car, Georgina?
Oh, no, that's alright.
I've gotta do some errands after, so I'll drive.
Sweet as. I'll see you in there.
Yeah, I'm leaving now too.
Sweet as.
(Techno music plays on car radio)
(Phone message alert beeps)
(Speaks in foreign language)
Oh.
Morning.
Kids would not get out of bed this morning.
Hey, white with none. Oh. Thank you.
Hey, guys, Mel sent a card to thank us for the flowers.
Oh. Nice.
She'll be so disappointed not to be here.
That is so unfair.
Oh, well, one alternate left.
So when does your wife get here?
Oh, she's booking her flights now.
Are you serious? Yeah.
Bra, that's awesome. Yeah.
It's such a long process.
I understand. Waited a long time.
(Phone rings)
I'm very relieved.
Oh shit, sorry, I gotta.
Yeah, of course.
Hello?
It's Liz from the scholarship department.
Yes, I left a message asking about where my appeal is at.
I'm sorry, we don't have a decision on that yet.
Yep, ok.
Thanks, I'll call again.
I reckon they're dragging it out so I get desperate and give up.
Don't do that.
No way.
I can't just bend over and let 'em fuck me in the arse.
Australian expressions are so colourful.
Specific.
I'll be sure to warn my wife.
Could you please tell the court
what your relationship was with Claire Spears?
We dated for a bit, a couple of years ago.
How did you meet Claire?
I was working part-time in a cafe.
One day she came up to the counter and gave me her number.
Kicked off from there.
How long were you dating?
Like, six, six-and-a-half months.
And who ended it?
I was moving to Brisbane
and neither of us wanted to do long distance.
At the time Claire disappeared, where were you living?
With my parents.
But I have my own place now.
But you are still a university student, correct?
Yes, and I work part-time at the casino.
So an inconsistent income, yes?
Sure, yeah.
After you moved to Brisbane, did you keep in contact with Claire?
We sent messages.
You know, we were still,
not as if we actually wanted to break up.
But you were not Claire's boyfriend after you moved to Brisbane?
Let me see the witness statement again.
No. Ok.
When was the last time that you two spoke to each other?
The weekend before she went missing.
And she never contacted you again?
No.
No, after that she was, she was gone.
Never saw her or heard from her again.
How...
How did you find out that she was missing?
Her mum called me
and asked if Claire had been in touch.
Did Kate Lawson ever call you?
No, I didn't...
..I didn't get on with her.
Oh? Why is that?
She was really weird about Claire seeing guys.
Do you know if ms Lawson
ever told Claire to break it off with you?
She did, yeah.
Look, she wasn't a normal aunt.
She was, like, she was jealous,
as if she wanted Claire all to herself.
Did Claire ever tell you
that she was frightened of the accused?
Absolutely.
She said that Kate wanted to possess her.
It creeped me out.
Thank you.
(Indistinct whispering)
Can I have a chocolate biccy?
Nice try, buddy.
Your mum said you can't have dairy, remember?
How do we look?
Stop. So cute. So cute. Wait, wait, wait.
Oh, my gosh, love it.
All ok?
Yeah, it's great.
Ava will be fine.
She's a lot more responsible than she looks.
Oh, no, I know, Simon, and the kids love her.
The crown was trying to prove
that his parents would have known if Claire was staying with him.
He's not living with his parents anymore.
Why was she asking about his job?
She made a real point of it.
To imply that he couldn't afford
to rent a place of his own, or support anyone.
You get huge tips working at casinos.
Hm?
He could definitely afford to put her up.
After you broke up, you stayed in touch, right?
Yeah, we messaged.
So it wasn't over?
No, it was, but she kept texting me.
What was the date of your last contact with Claire?
She rang me 7 September, the weekend before she went missing.
What'd you talk about? It wasn't exactly a conversation.
She drunk-dialled me. She seemed pretty upset.
What was she upset about?
Just, "my family's so fucked up." This and that.
She said she was scared of ending up alone,
or crazy, like her mum.
Did she express any desire to run away?
She was all over the shop.
She just kept saying that she wanted to get away
from her family, she was sick of her family.
She just wanted to get out. What'd you say in response?
I mean, I was out with mates and we were broken up,
so I said I couldn't talk.
Did she ask you to help her?
No, no, she just hung up on me.
How old are you, mr skerrett?
22.
So you were 19 when you were dating Claire?
Yes. And she was 14.
Yes.
She was 14.
So did you think it unreasonable
that her guardian, her protective aunt,
would object to your dating her niece?
I suppose not.
No, because there was an age difference,
wasn't there?
She was underage.
Did your parents know about this relationship?
No.
Did they know that you supplied her with alcohol?
No.
Did they know that you supplied her with party drugs?
Objection.
Mr skerritt, you're not required to answer that.
Now when Diane Spears told you that Claire was missing,
did you think that she might be dead?
No, I just thought she'd taken off again.
Why do you say, "again?" She'd done it before?
She'd run away?
A few times.
Mm.
Let's go back to that final conversation
that you had with Claire.
In your witness statement, you said,
that Claire told you, "I don't want to be here anymore."
Is that right?
Something like that.
Something like that, or those exact words?
Um, those words.
Those exact words.
So she was expressing suicidal thoughts?
Ah, I wouldn't say that.
How else would you interpret "I don't want to be here anymore?"
Just that she wanted to get away, away from Sydney,
away from her family, not that she wanted to die.
So why did she call you to tell you that?
Did she want to join you in Brisbane?
I guess that could have been in her head, yeah.
Now you told the crown that you no longer live
with your parents, is that right? Yes.
When did you find a place of your own?
About two years ago.
Oh, so pretty much just after Claire disappeared.
Do you live on your own? Yes.
On your casual casino income?
Yeah. Yes.
Do you earn enough to support a girlfriend?
Ah, my girlfriend has her own job.
Oh, so you have a girlfriend?
Good for you.
Jolly good.
Is your girlfriend's name Claire Spears?
I told you that I haven't seen or heard from Claire
since before she disappeared.
You already told the court how well you lied to your parents
and to Claire's family.
I'm not lying.
Thank you, mr skerritt.
No more questions, your honour.
(Indistinctive TV chatter)
What'd I miss?
That one's cool.
Thank you. Ava did that one.
You drew that?
Do you want one?
Both: Yes.
Hurry up. I want another tattoo.
Not until mine's finished.
Please?
I'll make you walk the plank, you keep bumping me.
Not if make you walk it first.
Go away. You're ruining it.
Are you sure you still want the skull still?
I can change it.
She wants a butterfly. I don't.
I like skulls.
Yeah, 'cause she's badass.
Ow.
What is it?
Ow, ow.
Alice, tell me what's happening. Tell me what's wrong.
What's going on?
Hey, everything's ok.
Tell me what's happening. Take a breath.
Look at me, sweetie. Everything's fine.
Where does it hurt?
Can you tell us about your responsibility
as house mistress?
Ah, as a house mistress, I'm responsible for the roster.
We're checking that they're in their beds at night,
and for signing them in and out of the boarding house on weekends.
Who else is allowed to sign a student out of the boarding house?
Anyone on their guardian list can sign them out.
And who was on Claire's guardian list?
Her parents, and ms Lawson.
It's ok. You're ok, you're ok.
Deep breath. Speak to me. What's happening?
You're ok? You're freaking me out.
Your sister always do this?
What the hell?
Fuck. They're not answering.
Yeah, they're probably not allowed to have their phones on.
Oh, I'm sorry, sweetie. Hey, look at me, look at me.
It's ok. You're ok, you're ok.
Take a breath, take a breath. Come on.
How often did Kate Lawson
take Claire for the weekend, mrs west?
It's Ms. sorry. Ms west.
They alternated weekends, Kate then Nathan.
And this was with the consent of Claire's mother, Diane?
It was my understanding that, that arrangement came about
because the family was having certain issues.
What issues were those?
Diane, ah, she struggled after the divorce.
Nervous breakdown, the school was told,
and she spent some time in in-patient care,
and she couldn't look after Claire and that's when Kate stepped in.
Did Claire's mother, Diane, ever call, or text,
or visit the school very often during the week?
Not that I'm aware of.
Did she attend school events, or sports, concerts, speech nights?
Very rarely.
So did Kate Lawson attend those school events in Diane's place?
All the time.
Diane told me she was incredibly grateful to Kate
for all her help.
Would you say that Diane was grateful enough
to do anything for her sister?
Ah, probably.
Would she lie under oath?
Objection. I disallow the question.
What did Claire's father say to you
about sharing weekends with the accused?
Nathan wanted Claire to stay at his place,
but Claire preferred to stay with Kate.
Did Kate Lawson always bring Claire back on time?
Well, on occasion,
Kate would tell me
she was going to let Claire stay with her a little bit longer.
How much longer?
A day or two.
Did you ever tell Claire's father
that the accused wanted Claire to stay a day or two longer,
what, during the school week?
I didn't tell Nathan, no.
Were you required to? Yes.
Did any other staff at the boarding house inform him?
They didn't know.
When that happened, I would sign Claire in
to prevent her getting any demerits, since it wasn't her fault.
So you falsified records to help the accused?
It happened a few times.
But you did falsify the records?
Yes.
Did Kate Lawson ask you to do that?
Well, she didn't demand it.
No, but did she expect it?
Signing a boarder back in late, it's...
..It's been happening for decades.
Did Kate Lawson also expect you not to tell Claire's father
that Claire was staying with her?
Not directly.
It was just...
It was just an understanding between us.
What sort of an understanding?
She-she just...
Kate can make you do things without asking.
She's charming.
I mean, that's just the sort of person Kate is.
I can't believe she signed her in like that.
What a scam artist.
Oh, they're just naughty schoolgirls.
Ava's been calling me.
I probably would have run off to Brisbane
if he was my ex-boyfriend too.
He's a douche.
Dating a 14-year-old. Come on.
Yeah, but all the more reason to hide it.
I've got three missed calls.
I'll try calling her now.
You alright?
(Phone beeps)
You have one message.
Blake is a lying arsehole.
You both need to hear this.
I got this voicemail.
Strangers are leaving messages all the time now, but this...
Blake is a lying arsehole.
Wait. Is this someone who knows Blake, or where Claire is?
It's not someone. It's Claire.
That's Claire on the message.
Are you sure?
That is her voice.
Unfortunately, these sorts of fake calls are common.
Disturbed people phone parents with missing or deceased children.
Faking Claire's voice?
Your honour, whether or not this is fake,
the defence would like confirmation one way or another.
Alright.
My suggestion is we adjourn for the day,
give the police time to investigate and then reassess in the morning.
Well, the police have the phone number
from which the offending call was made
and they're confident
that they can resolve this quickly, your honour.
Court will dismiss the jury for the afternoon.
Alright, hang tight.
We'll get there just as soon as we can.
What, what'd, what'd she say?
Only that they're in er. What?
They're just waiting to find out. It's ok. It's ok.
Yeah?
She's called your husband.
It's ok. Shit.
Shit. We need to get there now.
The call came from a public pay phone in queensland.
We're following up with our colleagues in Brisbane now.
Well, it's not her. It can't be.
Don't you know your own daughter's voice?
You're deluded, ok?
This is just some sicko.
You seem very convinced.
Do you know something more about your daughter's death
you're not telling us, mr Spears?
No, I don't.
Of course I wish it was true to hear that she's run away.
I just don't believe it.
Well the timing is suspicious.
The day Blake takes the stand
and it seems to be in reference to his testimony.
We investigated him thoroughly
but we're obliged to follow this up either way.
Sweetheart, hey.
Is your arm ok?
I was so worried about you.
Are you ok?
Yeah? Yeah.
My arm was on fire and I got really scared.
It really hurt, mum.
I've got you. Everything is going to be alright.
Dad.
I got the cctv from Brisbane.
Ok, great. Bring it up.
Yeah, yeah. Right height.
Right hair colour, although it's a bit shorter.
Qit. Qit.
That's the university Blake goes to.
The boyfriend?
Ex-boyfriend.
Have we got anything of her face?
No, not on this camera.
Get me all the cctv within a 5k radius.
We need to find out where she went.
Audio from laptop: Ok, keep those reps up.
Really extend that hip as you bring your opposite knee up.
Now transition to the next move without dropping your pace.
What are you doing?
Keep going. I can't.
Just let me, just give me a minute.
Keep breathing... You have to keep your heart rate up.
That way, it burns more calories.
Can I just catch my breath, ma, ok?
What's going on with you?
Are you sick?
I'm just really noticing
for the first time how extreme my moods are.
And I know I'm stressed about the trial
and about this pregnancy and co-parenting shit.
But, ma...
Are you going to say something?
What do you want me to say?
You think you're sick? Go see a doctor.
I just need you to tell me.
Tell you what?
Have I always been like this?
Yes, you have always, always been a drama queen.
The girl you're living with.
She got no washing machine?
Yeah, I'm just, I'm not paying rent, so I don't want to,
I don't want to be, you know...
Mum, I need to borrow some money.
My next jury payment doesn't come around
until a couple of days, so...
Your father said if you asked, the answer's no.
They keep telling me
that they're gonna sort out my scholarship appeal,
but they just keep messing me around on it.
True?
Then come here.
Costs you nothing but your pride, son.
You're so obvious, ma.
Look, bub, when things aren't working out for ya,
sometimes that's the message you've gotta listen to.
Just saying, defer for a year, come work with me,
figure out what you really want and help your mum along the way.
Yeah, I don't think so.
Yeah, ok.
You're a grown up. It's your decision.
But just because you got kicked out of your accommodation,
doesn't mean I have to clean your unmentionables.
Where you been, munchkin?
Mm...
I was calling you.
To mum's.
Aha.
Then you had to get pissed to forget the trauma.
Don't tease me.
I'm sensitive.
Baby, I told her.
I asked her if she thought I was always nuts.
Now your mum's a doctor?
No.
She's just always known me.
Most of my life.
All your life.
No.
Just most of it.
She doesn't know the half of it, really.
And I tried to get an appointment with the psych,
but they need a referral from the gp.
Ok.
Hey.
Let's not fight tonight.
I'm drunk.
(Laughs)
And amorous. (Laughs)
Never mind argue.
(Moans and breaths deeply)
What the hell were you thinking, Ava?
You know when you take on a big responsibility like that...
I mean, other people's kids!
Dad, I feel bad enough, ok?
I don't need a lecture right now.
What about your boyfriend being there?
It wasn't Joe's fault.
He's such a good guy.
Yeah, well he's a guy you're not seeing anymore.
I... Right? End of story.
Mate, I'm so sorry.
Oh, no, no, it's... It's ok.
No, no, I expect better of her, and it was just so...
You know, bloody irresponsible.
Wait, no, it's not her fault. Don't be so hard on her.
I mean, who was to know that Alice had a henna allergy?
I mean...
But you know, obviously we can't have her back to babysit.
No, no, of course.
Yeah, thanks for being so understanding about it.
(Whispers) Guys, got some snacks for you.
Jamie.
(Whispers) We're not doing this now.
I'm going to take the boys home and I'll see you in the morning.
(Whispers) Come on, guys, get your stuff, it's time to go.
Goodnight, mum.
(Whispers) Bye boys. (Kisses)
You know this girl?
Yeah. Yeah, she's a...
She's an ex of mine.
She's a mate.
Sam: It's not her.
'Course it's not.
When I heard the message, it felt familiar,
so I went back over Claire's social media feed
and found the phrase in an old video post Claire made herself,
calling Blake a liar.
The girl from the cctv
was simply replaying the message over the phone.
Nathan: Jesus. Sam: Blake broke up with the girl.
She obviously wasn't too happy about it.
Jamie?
She's on the couch with an iPad.
What are you doing?
Jay, where are you going?
You are not staying in this house
until I can find a way to keep our children safe from you.
Oh, no, Jamie...
Come on, please. Hey, hey, hey, hey, no.
I'm sorry. Hey, it all just happened so fast.
Please...
I've got photographs of Alice's arm, Georgina.
I can report you.
Why would you report... What?
I don't know what the fuck is going on with you.
Hey... You sort yourself out, ok?
No, Jamie, stop! Just stop! You're a liability.
You just stop it. Please, no Jamie, stop.
Stop it! Stop! Please stop!
Fucking... Fucking stop!
No, stop it!
Just stop it! No!
Stop it! Stop it!
Stop, you're being a fucking psycho!
Stop! No!
Georgina! Georgina, stop.
You need to leave immediately.
(Groans)
(Breaths deeply)
I don't deserve this, Georgina.
(Cries)
Ms west, you gave evidence yesterday that Kate Lawson was charming.
That she could get you to do things without asking.
Yes.
Was that charm just for you,
or would she also use that charm
to get Claire to do things for her as well?
Objection.
Madam crown knows perfectly well
that the witness cannot answer that question.
Madam crown?
I withdraw the question, your honour.
You told us yesterday
that Claire spent a lot of time with the accused.
Why wouldn't she? They were family.
So, you trusted the accused to take care of Claire?
Of course.
Would you describe Kate Lawson as a friend of yours?
Well, I've known Kate for a very long time.
Bloom: Oh? (Low) Did she disclose that?
Bloom: How long have you known Kate Lawson?
Since she was 17.
I've worked at the school since my first year of undergrad
and Kate was a boarder.
Bloom: Did you tell the police
that you'd known ms Lawson since she was a teenager?
Hi, Kate.
Come in.
So, what do you think?
It's beautiful.
I didn't think it was relevant.
Farrad: Does anyone agree it's odd
that she didn't tell the police that she already knew Kate?
Mm, it's suss as.
Suss as?
Suss. Like suspicious as fuck.
(Chuckles)
I think she's in love with her.
The boarding mistress.
That's why she lied to the cops about knowing Kate
and you know, she's a frustrated lesbian.
Ok, she might be in love with her,
but saying that she's lying because she's a frustrated lesbian
is incredibly homophobic.
Why? How is that?
No, look, I'm not saying that it's wrong, ok?
I'm just saying it's why she's lying...
Why she's lying.
What, because she's a tragic, broken queer?
Alright, calm down mate. We're all on the same team here.
I'm not your mate.
And you can get fucked.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,
court has been adjourned for the day.
I was thinking of getting a drink tonight.
Do you wanna come?
How about a drink at my place?
I'd love that. Have you had any offers?
A few.
It's kind of been a bit confusing, to be honest.
Hey, are you ok?
Yeah...
I think I'm gonna have to tell them that I'm quitting the jury.
Why?
I'm useless, garry.
I can't get anything right.
Georgina.
Is Alice ok?
Yeah. Yeah, she's going fine.
Thank you.
Ok, I just wanted to check how she was doing.
Your husband was so good about everything.
We both know that it wasn't...
It wasn't Ava's fault.
Yep.
Ok, well see you guys tomorrow.
Goodnight.
What happened?
(Anxiously) Alice ended up in the hospital in the er, and...
Oh, it's a long story.
Jamie's angry and he's punishing me.
He's kicked me out of the house.
Well, just because Alice got hurt doesn't mean you're useless.
I'm an unfit mother,
and apparently, the only thing I'm good at is giving blow jobs.
I'm sorry. I...
I really shouldn't have... Sure.
(Sighs)
Where're you staying?
(Sniffles)
I'm just gonna stay in a hotel.
You could do that, but why waste the money?
You should've stayed at mine, you know.
Gotta be back here in the morning. It's only one night.
I'll drive your car.
You look like shit.
So, this is the, I guess formal living room.
(Sighs) 9.5?
You're kidding? They are seriously undervaluing you.
It's worth at least, I don't know, 12?
Do you think it has something to do with the double murder
in the family room?
I'm sorry.
Sorry, we don't have to talk about it.
No, i'm...
I'm sorry.
I knocked back an offer,
although it's not really about the money.
So, you don't really need to sell.
Financially, no. I...
I'm just feeling a bit stuck.
Who's karishma?
Who do you think?
Karishma became Carrie, Carrie became corrie,
and I just chose the path of least offence.
That sucks. I'm sorry.
Well, if it makes you feel any better,
flip's real name is filipos.
Shall we look upstairs?
Where are the pups?
Oh, they're with a friend in...
..Berrima.
You know, give them a break
from the big smoke every now and again.
They're on his property. Ah.
Ok.
Oh, bedroom's through here,
sheets are clean and I'll take the couch.
Oh no, no, I'm totally happy to sleep on the couch.
Oh, no, the couch is way more comfortable than the bed is.
You're getting the raw end of the deal.
Ok.
Ok, thank you.
Takeaway?
Or spag bol from ten days ago?
Takeaway.
Yeah, takeaway's good.
Definitely 12 million.
Oh.
This is where I found them dead.
You know, all I remember is the birds.
I was sneaking in really early in the morning and I...
(Birds chirping)
..Remember how loud the birds were.
Hoping they would cover me.
And I walked through those doors...
..And saw them lying here.
It was so surreal, like...
Like I was really fucked up and I was imagining things.
But it was real.
And every time I looked,
they were still there...
..Lying in a pool of their own blood.
Just totally dead.
This house is all I have left of them.
Too much.
No.
Is it that girl that you're seeing? Carla?
What? No.
No, she's just someone from work.
Don't lie to me, Alexi. Not here.
We had an illegal labourer on site.
His name was luiz alves.
He...
He fell.
Instead of calling an ambulance,
me and my brother took him to a bus stop
so we wouldn't get shut down.
He died a few hours later. I think we killed him.
Carla's his wife.
I'm sorry about your parents.
Ms west, did you ever witness a fight
between Claire and her father?
I saw him be irritable with her.
He has a bit of a short fuse with teenage behaviour.
She ran away from his place one weekend.
How did you know that she'd run away?
Nathan picked her up on Friday
and Kate dropped her back on the Sunday and that was unusual.
Claire!
I thought she was at Nathan's. Oh, a slightly dramatic weekend.
Nothing to worry about. Oh.
I wondered.
Yeah, I should have called, sorry.
She's been impossible.
She doesn't know how lucky she is,
flitting around to openings and galleries
with her glamorous aunt. Oh!
I love that top on you, fi.
Really?
I wasn't sure if it was a bit busy.
No, I like it. It's really sunny.
Wanna be my guest at dinner?
Sunday's still lasagne night.
I swore off that dining hall when I was 17.
I'm sorry.
I'm surprised you can still stomach it.
(Laughs)
Are we still ok to do the sign-in?
Yeah. Kate: Thank you. Bye.
Lights out.
I'm guessing it's not boy trouble.
No, boys my age are morons.
What happened to this weekend?
That weekend Nathan had announced to Claire
that Sonia and he were having a baby.
There was a big fight about it.
Claire felt embarrassed and upset, not...
Not happy.
Did Claire tell you that Nathan had been physically aggressive
towards her during this fight?
She used the words, "he lost his shit,"
and I don't know how.
But the fight was so extreme
that she felt she had to run away and go to her aunt's?
Yes.
But then she was angry at Kate, too, when she came back.
Why was she angry at Kate?
I...
I don't know why I said that.
Is it possible that she was angry with her aunt
because she wouldn't take her side against her father and his wife?
Claire was upset with her whole family.
But why ms Lawson specifically?
I'll remind you you're under oath, ms west.
Claire was upset because she'd found something out.
A secret.
A secret?
The pregnancy?
Claire...
Claire told me her father was having an affair.
Who was he having an affair with?
Kate.
(Indistinct whispering)
It's true.
A long time ago.
When Nathan and Diane were still married.
And a few times since.
Kate, this is... Why didn't you tell us?
I couldn't tell you.
I couldn't do that to Diane.
Where is she?
Please, I need to see her. You know what this means for us?
The crown are going to have to recall Nathan as a witness.
Nathan? Nathan's not going to admit to anything.
Sonia doesn't even know.
Is Diane ok?
What happens now, in there?
I don't imagine the jury will look on you
having an affair with your sister's husband favourably.
Fuck.
You need to find a way for me to see my sister.
Please!
I couldn't tell her anything.
It would destroy her completely.
Well, she knows now.
If you'd been straight with us, if you'd been honest with us,
we could have come out of the gate with this
and spun it in your favour.
How did Claire find out about this?
(Shouts) Nathan told her!
Claire, she saw something, I don't know what,
and that night that Nathan dragged her into the car,
she confronted him about it and...
..He confessed.
He's an idiot.
She threatened to tell Sonia.
Kate, you need to get this.
That could have been motive for Nathan to kill Claire.
Claire ran away.
Newsreader: Today in the Claire Spears' murder trial,
a secret affair between Kate Lawson and Nathan...
Look, it's not true.
She has no reason to lie.
I don't...
I don't know why she would say something like that.
I... I don't know.
But it's not true, ok?
It's...
Let me ask you something.
Was this to manipulate me...
..So you can show those photos?
Did it work?
What the fuck am I doing?
Kate: Nathan.
What?
Give it here.
(Laughs)
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