Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer Was Here Page #5

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It's like a football team.

Older players don't always work as

hard for the kicks as the young guns.

I've told them they're

getting their weekends off

and to take leave when it's due.

So you're worried about burnout.

Well, you can only run

on adrenaline for so long.

And passion's running

pretty high at the moment.

I've sent a team to South

Korea to research Hyundais.

What's that gonna cost?

Fine. It's fine. Whatever you

need. Just get me a result, Paul.

I went out on a limb for you.

July 18 was the Green Papaya

and August 15 the Silky Emperor.

Now, the Green Papaya was

the "Lucifer' crack, yes?

Yeah.

When the cops turn up,

tell them Lucifer was here.

In July, he throws down a challenge to us.

In August, he works up to murder.

Does our Lucifer have

a grudge against police?

Let's look at everybody who's lodged

a complaint with Ethical Standards,

the ombudsman, that sort of thing.

Yeah.

What if these guys aren't

the restaurant robbers?

You know, what if it's unrelated?

I mean, they could be, uh, I

don't know, interstate drug runners

who just happened to be in the area.

Hey, skip, got a report of a girl who

just bought a replacement rear windscreen

for a Hyundai Excel.

PAu:
Aha!

That's it. Number eight.

Detective Sergeant

Ritchie, Lorimer Taskforce.

Who owns this vehicle?

Me. Why?

And what's your name? Nicole Debs.

Nicole, has this vehicle

been damaged recently?

Nuh.

Well, then why was a rear windscreen

purchased for it yesterday?

Look, it was Dad who busted it.

Your dad?

What happened?

Yeah, his wagon was in for a service,

so he needed to borrow

mine to do a tiling job.

I don't know what happened.

He said he had these long tiling

things, like metal strip things,

in the back, sticking out.

Slams the hatch on 'em and

smashes the window to bits.

Why didn't you say so in the first place?

So your dad, what's his name?

Bandali Debs. Everyone

calls him Ben. Great.

He's not home.

Got his mobile number? He's

not got it with him today.

You just tell him we called.

Yeah, don't you worry. I will.

PAu:
I know Bandali Debs. He's nothing.

A low-level thief. He's a bottom feeder.

Yeah, you got him on a handling charge

back in '79.

I was in uniform. You

must've been in nappies.

So, what, forget about him?

No, Mick, you don't forget about him.

You get a statement out of him. Check every detail

- twice.

Hey, shut the f*** up!

Oi!

Oi! Quiet, you little b*tch!

Come here, girl. It's alright.

Yeah, me daughter told me youse was here.

So could you tell us how you

broke the windscreen, Mr Debs?

Uh, yeah, well, me wagon was off the road,

so I had to use hers to do

this job over in Jaguar Close.

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