WEBVTT - Episode 6: Bonehead

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<v Speaker 1>A quick warning this story contains adult themes and strong language.

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<v Speaker 1>February nineteen ninety nine, Auckland, New Zealand. It's six am

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<v Speaker 1>in the beachside suburb of Herne Bay, a quiet summer morning.

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<v Speaker 1>Most of the residents of Marine Parade are still asleep,

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<v Speaker 1>but one is up, bright and early.

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<v Speaker 2>I was a cyclist, and a very amateur cyclist, stretching

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<v Speaker 2>the lycra on and going out for an early morning

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<v Speaker 2>ride to beat the traffic jams.

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<v Speaker 1>That's Greg Buckley from number forty.

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<v Speaker 3>I do that three or four times a week.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's a beautiful day for a bike ride. Greg

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<v Speaker 1>wheels his bike down the driveway.

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<v Speaker 2>I saw all these cars packed up there, and another

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<v Speaker 2>one's pulling up at the same time.

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<v Speaker 1>Slowly, four five, six cars creep up the road and

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<v Speaker 1>park outside his neighbour's bungalow, number forty two, the home

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<v Speaker 1>of Evelyn Burton and Lilah Andre. Evelyn's still fast asleep,

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<v Speaker 1>but the noises outside have woken Lilah. She's considering going

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<v Speaker 1>to have a look at what's going on. When Lilah

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<v Speaker 1>knows instinctively what's happening. The only people who knock like

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<v Speaker 1>that are the police.

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<v Speaker 4>So are we out there? And I see hello.

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<v Speaker 1>The detectives at the door are in plain clothes. They

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<v Speaker 1>ask her if her name is Lila andre Yes said

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<v Speaker 1>to me, then is Evelyn Burton home issues in bed?

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<v Speaker 4>They say, you better get her up and get her dressed.

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<v Speaker 1>The police are already inside their home. They come in four,

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<v Speaker 1>one after the other after the other, pour into their bungalow.

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<v Speaker 1>Lilah and Evelyn's pugs look on bewildered. Next door at

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<v Speaker 1>number forty, Catherine and Greg are lapping it up.

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<v Speaker 5>So Greg comes rushing big and it's it's happening, It's happening,

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<v Speaker 5>this is it, this is it, And I'm sure they

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<v Speaker 5>are all cops outside.

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<v Speaker 3>Their time is up, you know, they've been sussed out.

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<v Speaker 5>And sort of scuttled down to the street and just

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<v Speaker 5>peered around the corner. I could see all the cars

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<v Speaker 5>and then start to see people carrying boxes out.

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<v Speaker 2>Other detectors were rushing around the house, grabbing documents and

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<v Speaker 2>taking photos and things.

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<v Speaker 5>It's like, wow, it's happened.

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<v Speaker 1>Meanwhile, at the center of the action, Lilah sees her face.

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<v Speaker 1>She recognizes a face she didn't expect to see at all.

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<v Speaker 4>She came in the door and I looked at her

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<v Speaker 4>and as soon, why did you do that?

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<v Speaker 1>It's Evelyn's most recent victim, the woman from the local

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<v Speaker 1>lesbian group. She's invested fifty seven thousand New Zealand dollars

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<v Speaker 1>into Evelyn's latest scheme. That's about sixty five thousand US

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<v Speaker 1>dollars today. And what did she say?

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<v Speaker 4>Ihing just look at me.

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<v Speaker 1>And with that, Lilah and Evelyn are handcuffed and led

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<v Speaker 1>to a police.

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<v Speaker 3>Car, and then they were taken off and all was quiet.

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<v Speaker 1>And on Marine Parade life returns to normal. The birds

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<v Speaker 1>sing and the sun shines. But I'm sure there's one

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<v Speaker 1>question you're asking above all else. Who on earth is

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<v Speaker 1>going to look after the pugs from usg Audio Blanchard House?

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<v Speaker 1>And exactly right, Media, this is royal swindle. I'm Becky Milligan.

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<v Speaker 1>Episode six, Bonehead, Saint Albans, England. Detective Constable Jim Frost

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<v Speaker 1>has no idea what's just played. Eleven thousand miles away.

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<v Speaker 1>He still hasn't a clue where Evelyn and Lila are,

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<v Speaker 1>but the evidence against them just keeps building, and Jim

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<v Speaker 1>has just made one hell of a discovery.

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<v Speaker 6>There was one small piece of evidence which probably sums

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<v Speaker 6>up the case or Evelyn's defrauding almost better than anything else.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a contract, one of dozens promising spectacular returns, all fake,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, but this contract is special, very special, because

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<v Speaker 1>it could help Jim put Evelyn away for good. On

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<v Speaker 1>this contract there's a space for the name of Evelyn's investor,

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<v Speaker 1>but instead of a company or named individual, Evelyn has

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<v Speaker 1>written bonehead, bonehead. Jim has hit the jackpot.

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<v Speaker 6>I thought, what a fantastic piece of evidence, because that's

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<v Speaker 6>clearly what she thinks about the people she's going to

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<v Speaker 6>take money from.

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<v Speaker 1>Jim knows that this document will go down very well

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<v Speaker 1>in court. As Jim Frost gathers his witness statements, the

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<v Speaker 1>Horsey set keep replaying everything that's happened over and over

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<v Speaker 1>in their heads, all their conversations with Evelyn and Lilah.

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<v Speaker 7>Now they were dreadful, The pair of them were dreadful.

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<v Speaker 1>Trying to recall the warning signs that our duo weren't

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<v Speaker 1>who they said they were. Marjorie Ramsey remembers one meeting

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<v Speaker 1>in particular.

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<v Speaker 7>And they were in what they called the pentas and

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<v Speaker 7>what I would call the attic of this hotel.

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<v Speaker 1>And one detail sticks out.

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<v Speaker 7>There was a tread and on the tray were pink

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<v Speaker 7>donuts with spreckles on it.

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<v Speaker 1>I think she means sprinkles.

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<v Speaker 7>And I thought that was very odd for a millionaires.

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<v Speaker 1>Francis Hutchinson tells Jim Frost. The warning sign for her

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<v Speaker 1>was a call from her local bank manager, who'd also

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<v Speaker 1>crossed paths with Evelyn. He said to me, I think

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<v Speaker 1>you will see some money, but I'm not sure you're

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<v Speaker 1>going to see this very large volume of money that

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<v Speaker 1>Evelyn is talking about. Lucille and Larry also keep going

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<v Speaker 1>over and over their meetings with the pair. Remember they

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<v Speaker 1>sold their Arab Philly to Evelyn to start her new

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<v Speaker 1>stud farm. When the money failed to materialize, Evelyn's excuses

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<v Speaker 1>became more and more bizarre.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm terribly sorry, she said, I've been tied up buying

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<v Speaker 4>a bank in Germany.

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<v Speaker 7>Well I actually laughed because I thought she was joking.

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<v Speaker 1>But it turns out Lucille and Larry are the lucky ones.

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<v Speaker 1>They tell Detective Jim Frost. They'd called Evelyn's bluff, threatened

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<v Speaker 1>to expose her, and guess what.

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<v Speaker 7>We did get the money in the bank At four o'clock.

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<v Speaker 1>How much was it this?

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<v Speaker 4>Fifteen thousand pounds?

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<v Speaker 1>The testimonies are all adding up to a very compelling

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<v Speaker 1>case against the Aussie couple, but Jim Frost still has

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<v Speaker 1>one small problem. Evelyn and Lilah have gone awall and

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<v Speaker 1>he's worried that they might be gone for good.

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<v Speaker 6>There's that fear so you might not get them back.

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<v Speaker 1>Meanwhile, in Auckland, the police car carrying Lila and Evelyn

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<v Speaker 1>sweeps into the back lot of the police station. They're

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<v Speaker 1>led inside to the custody sergeant. Our duo are separated

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<v Speaker 1>and taken to different cells, where each of them sit

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<v Speaker 1>and wait on the hard bench with nothing to look

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<v Speaker 1>at but to stainless steel toilet. Lila and Evelyn have

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<v Speaker 1>been on the run for four years, fleeing Australia, America,

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<v Speaker 1>then Canada and the UK. Now their past has finally

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<v Speaker 1>caught up with them. The mice are finally caught in

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<v Speaker 1>the trap.

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<v Speaker 4>There were so many things, so many things in my

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<v Speaker 4>head then, and it was all swirling around. It was

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<v Speaker 4>like back one of those cartoon engine you see the

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<v Speaker 4>birds going around. You know, I don't know, I just

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<v Speaker 4>I just couldn't understand what had happened.

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<v Speaker 1>Lilah can't believe it. Things couldn't possibly get worse, could they.

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<v Speaker 4>They did something up there with eleven thousand pays of

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<v Speaker 4>charges against evoln and I.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, eleven thousand is probably a slight exaggeration, but

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<v Speaker 1>the only thing Lila hears is that there are charges

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<v Speaker 1>against her, and that just can't be. Lila has always

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<v Speaker 1>made it clear this isn't her business. What Evelyn does

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<v Speaker 1>has nothing to do with her. It's all Evelyn.

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<v Speaker 4>I said, Well, I don't know what because I wasn't

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<v Speaker 4>involved in any of these, which I wasn't.

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<v Speaker 1>Lilah is mystified and can't fathom why their victim didn't

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<v Speaker 1>just have a quiet word with them instead of running

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<v Speaker 1>to the police. Were you angry?

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<v Speaker 4>I was angry, But if she had come to me

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<v Speaker 4>and said something about this, then I could have said,

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<v Speaker 4>don't worry, I will do something to get your money back.

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<v Speaker 1>It's too late now Evelyn and Live are charged with

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<v Speaker 1>fraud and things are about to get even worse, but

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<v Speaker 1>they're not going down without a fight. Meanwhile, back on

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<v Speaker 1>Marine Parade in New Zealand, the Bucklers are reeling from

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<v Speaker 1>the Dawn raid.

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<v Speaker 5>Oh I couldn't wait to get to work. Tell you,

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<v Speaker 5>it didn't do much for that first hour at work

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<v Speaker 5>as I did the circuit of the office, going oh

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<v Speaker 5>my god, it's happened all.

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<v Speaker 1>Evelyn and Lilah's arrest is big news.

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<v Speaker 2>It wasn't normally like your parties and swinging in the

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<v Speaker 2>neighborhood in late nights.

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<v Speaker 5>Does it make us sound pathetic that it was the

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<v Speaker 5>most exciting thing to have ever happened in anighborhood Because

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<v Speaker 5>it was.

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<v Speaker 1>Days go by and Evelyn and Lilah don't return. The

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<v Speaker 1>Buckleys keep an eye out for their neighbors at number

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<v Speaker 1>forty two, But as days into weeks and weeks turn

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<v Speaker 1>into months, there's no movement from the bungalow next door.

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<v Speaker 1>Then one day Kevin appears again, Lilah and Evelyn's landlord.

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<v Speaker 1>He's come to check on the house.

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<v Speaker 5>And he came springing over and said, come and have

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<v Speaker 5>a look at this. And Greg wasn't home and missed it.

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<v Speaker 5>He never got to see it.

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<v Speaker 1>Catherine follows Kevin through the front door, through the hallway,

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<v Speaker 1>past the master bedroom until they arrive at the door

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<v Speaker 1>of another room.

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<v Speaker 5>There's this other bedroom at the back corner of the

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<v Speaker 5>house quite sort of dark and shady.

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<v Speaker 1>Then the big reveal, Kevin flings open the door.

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<v Speaker 5>And it was set up as an essen m parlor.

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<v Speaker 5>I believe never been to one before, but it looked

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<v Speaker 5>like a pretty professional setup to.

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<v Speaker 3>Me work from home.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, Catherine is stunned. She looks around and takes it all.

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<v Speaker 5>In the picture now that I always remember still is

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<v Speaker 5>the whip sort of hanging in a lovely pattern on

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<v Speaker 5>the wall, all sort of draped nicely. And then there

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<v Speaker 5>were a couple of things hang off the ceiling, and

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<v Speaker 5>I have to say I was in shock.

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<v Speaker 1>Not really Catherine's style. But then something catches her eye

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<v Speaker 1>from the corner of the room, and then there.

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<v Speaker 5>Was a wreck of the most gorgeous clothes.

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<v Speaker 1>Madame Xavierra's finest garments, leather, patent, leather platform boots, spikes.

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<v Speaker 5>And then there were a few sort of costumes that

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<v Speaker 5>were somewhat more on the goly scale of things, little

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<v Speaker 5>fluffy dresses and you know, nurses outfits, and it really

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<v Speaker 5>was cliche city. It was breathtaking.

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<v Speaker 1>Lilah and Evely and two residents of Marine Parade who

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<v Speaker 1>will live in infamy.

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<v Speaker 5>Oh and we still talk about it, so then we go.

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<v Speaker 2>You wouldn't believe what their neighbors did. You know, it's

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<v Speaker 2>a good party story.

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<v Speaker 1>Meanwhile, in England, Detective Constable Jim Frost steps up his

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<v Speaker 1>efforts to locate our OSSes.

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<v Speaker 6>We have to try and trace them, he.

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<v Speaker 1>Throws the net wider and wider.

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<v Speaker 6>Speaking to airlines, whether they've used their passports anywhere. We're

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<v Speaker 6>speaking to people that they know, and you just keep

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<v Speaker 6>looking until you find them.

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<v Speaker 1>Jim thinks there has to be some logic behind their decision,

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<v Speaker 1>behind where they'd go next. He needs to get inside

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<v Speaker 1>the heads of Evelyn Burton and Lilah Andre.

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<v Speaker 6>We thought straight away that they would only flee to

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<v Speaker 6>a country that spoke English, because they, as far as

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<v Speaker 6>we knew, had no foreign language. And I was convinced

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<v Speaker 6>that wherever Evelyn went, she would need to commit fraud

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<v Speaker 6>to live, and to commit fraud, she would need to

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<v Speaker 6>speak to English people.

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<v Speaker 1>An English speaking country. So that narrows it down to

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<v Speaker 1>only about seventy countries. Where would Evelyn go? Which country

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<v Speaker 1>would she choose?

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<v Speaker 6>Well, we were confident that she would not go to America,

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<v Speaker 6>because she'd fled from America in the first place. She'd

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<v Speaker 6>also been to Canada during the trips, and our information

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<v Speaker 6>was that she had possibly fallen foul of people there

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<v Speaker 6>as well. We were fairly confident she wouldn't go back

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<v Speaker 6>to Australia because we were told that she was wanted there.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a process of elimination.

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<v Speaker 6>So in the English speaking world, where was she left?

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<v Speaker 6>South Africa? New Zealand, New Zealand.

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<v Speaker 1>Could it be New Zealand? It feels promising a viable option,

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<v Speaker 1>far enough away to start over, not to mention a

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<v Speaker 1>lovely place to retire. It makes sense. Jim thinks. He

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<v Speaker 1>puts in a call and tells the New Zealand cops

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<v Speaker 1>that if our two Ozzes crossed their radar, Jim would

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<v Speaker 1>love to know. And sure enough, one day, as if

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<v Speaker 1>the universe is smiling on him, the stars aligne.

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<v Speaker 6>We were contacted by New Zealand.

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<v Speaker 1>A call from a police department in Auckland who have

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<v Speaker 1>in their custody Miss Evelyn Burton and Mess Lilah Andre.

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<v Speaker 1>It's as if all Jim's birthdays have come at once,

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<v Speaker 1>But Jim can't say he's surprised.

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<v Speaker 6>As we had suspected a straightaway got into committing fraud

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<v Speaker 6>and they got caught very quickly.

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<v Speaker 1>Jim has finally found Evelyn and she's in jail. She

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<v Speaker 1>can't go anywhere. It's the perfect catch for more reasons

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<v Speaker 1>than one.

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<v Speaker 6>I'm going to be entirely honest with you. All policemen

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<v Speaker 6>love the prospect of the possibility of foreign travel.

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<v Speaker 1>Catch the baddies and get a holiday while you're at it.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a win win for Detective Jim Frost. All the

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<v Speaker 1>official paperwork is done and the New Zealand authorities agree

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<v Speaker 1>to allow Jim to extradite Lilah and Evelyn back to

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<v Speaker 1>the UK. Everything is falling into place very nicely. Jim

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<v Speaker 1>sits at the piano and reflects on his triumph as

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<v Speaker 1>his fingers glide across the keys. He can't wait for

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<v Speaker 1>his trip down under. February nineteen ninety nine, Auckland District Court.

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<v Speaker 1>Evelyn and Lilah are led into the dock. It's their

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<v Speaker 1>first appearance and they've dressed down for the occasion in jeans, trainer's, long,

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<v Speaker 1>untucked shirts, and no makeup. It's not Lila's usual look,

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<v Speaker 1>but she's still flashing her show stopping smile. Evelyn's short

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<v Speaker 1>gray hair is pushed back by a pair of reading

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<v Speaker 1>glasses on the top of her head, and her expression

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<v Speaker 1>is really serious. The clerk of the court asks the

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<v Speaker 1>duo how they plead to the charge of fraud. Not guilty,

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<v Speaker 1>they say, But then a shock they're told about another

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<v Speaker 1>problem that the British police are onto them. Evelyn knows

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<v Speaker 1>it must be Detective Jim Frost, whom she last saw

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<v Speaker 1>eleven thousand miles away in Saint Alban's police station. Over

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<v Speaker 1>by that photograph of her Majesty, Evelyn drifts off momentarily

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<v Speaker 1>and recalls her encounter with the Queen at the Royal

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<v Speaker 1>Windsor Horse Show. What a day that was, and then

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<v Speaker 1>she snaps back to the courtroom. To their horror, Evelyn

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<v Speaker 1>and Lilah are told that the British police want to

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<v Speaker 1>extradite them back to the UK. Bloody Jim Frost thinks

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<v Speaker 1>Evelyn and the cherry on the cake. Jim's requested the

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<v Speaker 1>New Zealand authorities keep them in custody. Evelyn and Lilah

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<v Speaker 1>are flight risk. That could be Jim's biggest understatement yet.

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<v Speaker 1>The case is adjourned and Evelyn and Lilah are led

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<v Speaker 1>out of the dock to a prison vehicle waiting outside

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<v Speaker 1>the court. As they clamber into the van and sit

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<v Speaker 1>on the hard plastic seats, they mul over their next

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<v Speaker 1>move and Evelyn makes Lila a promise. This isn't over.

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<v Speaker 1>Mount Eden Prison is their new residence. They couldn't be

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<v Speaker 1>further from Marine Parade now, and it's certainly not the

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<v Speaker 1>Berkley Hotel. Here the service is not impeccable, but Lila

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<v Speaker 1>is adaptable. Just as she warmed to life on Marine Parade,

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<v Speaker 1>she adapts to life at Mount Eden.

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<v Speaker 4>I loved it. You liked it. Nice people, Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 4>met a lovely quilt with the girls. We wrote a magazine.

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<v Speaker 4>I went to the Bible study group.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, Bible study.

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<v Speaker 7>I was telling a good time. I mean I was huge.

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<v Speaker 1>Good food then deep.

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<v Speaker 4>Fried everything cakes every day.

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<v Speaker 7>Lovely.

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<v Speaker 1>Lilah and Evelyn are settling into their new lives, and

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<v Speaker 1>Evelyn's even giving legal advice to her fellow inmates.

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<v Speaker 4>Even started telling them what they should say to their

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<v Speaker 4>lawyers and how they should say it. She really really

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<v Speaker 4>helped the girls a lot, and that was her main

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<v Speaker 4>interest at that.

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<v Speaker 1>Time, always looking out for women for her girls. Old

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<v Speaker 1>habits die hard.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, we were Mam and Day or Auntie and

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<v Speaker 4>Uncle man Pa.

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<v Speaker 7>They called us too.

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<v Speaker 1>Evelyn also starts penning a novel, a racy lesbian porn thriller. Actually,

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<v Speaker 1>I've read some of it and it's very graphic, set

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<v Speaker 1>in a brothel with two very charismatic madams. Unfamiliar. But

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<v Speaker 1>it's not as easy breezy as it sounds. There are

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<v Speaker 1>bad days too, because Evelyn's not in a good way.

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<v Speaker 1>She's never recovered from that tummy tuck that went wrong.

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<v Speaker 4>She was a very sick woman who was put into

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<v Speaker 4>jail to serve a sentence. Okay, she may have deserved it,

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<v Speaker 4>but the one thing they shouldn't have done was put

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<v Speaker 4>her in jail. They shouldn't because she still needed medical attention.

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<v Speaker 1>And to make matters worse, As much as she tries

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<v Speaker 1>to hide it, Lyina is still a bit angry at Evelyn,

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<v Speaker 1>Angry that they've been caught, Angry that they've ended up

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<v Speaker 1>in jail, Angry that Evelyn has broken her promise to her.

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<v Speaker 4>Why didn't you tell me? Why couldn't you confide in me?

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<v Speaker 1>So the problem here seems to be this, Evelyn's not

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<v Speaker 1>said enough to Lilah, but has said too much to

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<v Speaker 1>everyone else.

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<v Speaker 4>I always said that to evyone, from the very first

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<v Speaker 4>day a mirror, you talk too much.

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<v Speaker 1>And nine months later, in December nineteen ninety nine, it's

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<v Speaker 1>as if all of Evelyn's talking, her boasting, her billy

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<v Speaker 1>big talk, comes back and bites her in the backside.

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<v Speaker 1>We're back at Auckland District Court. It's a big day

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<v Speaker 1>and it isn't an easy one. Evelyn has tried every

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<v Speaker 1>trick in the book to get her and Lilah out

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<v Speaker 1>of this fix, but no matter how hard they fight,

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<v Speaker 1>they can see no way out. Lilah and Evelyn are

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<v Speaker 1>led into the dock and told to stand. Evelyn is

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<v Speaker 1>asked how she pleads to the charge of fraud. Remember

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<v Speaker 1>it's that fifty seven thousand New Zealand dollars she stole

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<v Speaker 1>from the woman in the lesbian social group. Now Evelyn

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<v Speaker 1>pleads guilty, The judge sentences her to six months in prison,

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<v Speaker 1>time she's already served, and then dismisses all the charges

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<v Speaker 1>against Lilah. Now, normally that would be good news they'd

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<v Speaker 1>both be free to go, but not our to Ozziz,

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<v Speaker 1>because they still face a long, long journey eleven thousand

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<v Speaker 1>miles in fact, Lilah and Evelyn face extradition. Oh and

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<v Speaker 1>if you're wondering what happened to Evelyn and Lilah's pugs,

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<v Speaker 1>well don't worry. They weren't extradited. One of the marine

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<v Speaker 1>parade neighbors came to the rescue until a friend of

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<v Speaker 1>Evelyn's provided them with a more permanent home. What a relief.

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<v Speaker 1>January the fourteenth, two thousand. It's a cold winter's day,

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<v Speaker 1>bitterly cold enough to make you shiver. Detective Jim Frost

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<v Speaker 1>steps onto a plane at London Heathrow Airport, and one

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<v Speaker 1>day later steps off the plane in Auckland, where it's

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<v Speaker 1>the height of summer.

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<v Speaker 6>I will see. I was excited. I've never been to

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<v Speaker 6>New Zealand and it was yeah, this is great.

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<v Speaker 1>He's booked a few days off to enjoy himself. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>why not, he deserves it. But after letting his hair down,

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<v Speaker 1>he sorts out the remaining paperwork and heads off to

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<v Speaker 1>collect Evelyn and Lilah. A moment he's really going to relish.

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<v Speaker 1>He's smiling already. January two thousand, mounted in prison Auckland,

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<v Speaker 1>New Zealand. The heavy doors of the prison slowly open

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<v Speaker 1>and Lilah and Evelyn emerge from the shadows into a

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<v Speaker 1>sizzling hot day. It's the closest thing to freedom that

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<v Speaker 1>they felt in nearly a year, but they're far from

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<v Speaker 1>free and far from alone. They're met by the media,

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<v Speaker 1>paparazzi cameras flashing, snapping away in New Zealand. They're headline news. Lilah,

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<v Speaker 1>her long red hair tied back into a plat, has

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<v Speaker 1>gray roots. Now she's wearing baggy striped trousers, and Evelyn

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<v Speaker 1>is hobbling along beside her in a denim shirt. They

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<v Speaker 1>squint in the sunshine, and then a large shadow falls

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<v Speaker 1>over them. It's been a while since Evelyn last saw him,

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<v Speaker 1>two years. She hoped she'd never see him again, believed

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<v Speaker 1>she'd never see him again. She was convinced she'd outwitted him,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's never given up. Jim puts her hand on

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<v Speaker 1>Evelyn's shoulder and grins. He's been waiting a very long

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<v Speaker 1>time for this day. You've been listening to Royal Swindle

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<v Speaker 1>at Blanchard House production for usg Audio in partnership with

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<v Speaker 1>Exactly Right Media, Hosted by me Becky Milligan. It's written

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<v Speaker 1>and produced by Me Becky Milligan and Sarah Jones. Original

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<v Speaker 1>music is by Daniel Lloyd Evans, Louis Nagmanell and Toby Mattimon.

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<v Speaker 1>Sound design and mixed engineering is by Vulcan Kiseltog, Toby

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<v Speaker 1>Mattimoon and Daniel Lloyd Evans. Story development by Duncan Barber.

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<v Speaker 1>The managing producer is Amka Schortino Nolan. Production support from

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<v Speaker 1>Josh la Longi at USG Audio. The creative director at

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<v Speaker 1>Blanchard House is Rosie Pye. The executive producer and Head

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<v Speaker 1>of Content at Blanchard House is Lawrence Grisell. Our executive

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