While this dialogue continues ROSS staggers towards the door, carrying the television set.

I was shiftin’ some stuff for this big noise the other day and when I’d got it packed he wandered up for a bit of a look and said to me, ‘That’s really neat’. ‘Just learned how to do it yesterday,’ I said. ‘Really,’ he said, and raised his eyebrows. ‘You’ve picked it up remarkably quick’. Stupid prick. You wonder how some of those bastards make their money.

He follows ROSS out.

KENNY: [to FIONA] Are you going to leave me anything? You’ve taken me TV. May as well have the fridge. And the washing machine. Take everything.

FIONA: There’s a washing machine supplied.

KENNY: [exploding] You’re not havin’ the fridge.

FIONA: You only use it for beer.

KENNY: I do eat occasionally, you know. [Pause.] You’d better let me see Sophie.

FIONA: [flaring] I told you you could see Sophie!

KENNY: At least once a week.

FIONA: All right!

KENNY: If I find you’re setting yourself up for some man, I’ll come and do the both of you and take Sophie.

FIONA: For Christ’s sake. I am not setting myself up for anyone.

KENNY: I wouldn’t put it past you. Sounds like you were all set up to pay off your obligations tonight. Which one was yours? The old fossil here? [Indicating SIMMONDS] Looks like he couldn’t raise the bus fare to Balwyn.

FIONA: [angrily] That’s how your mind works, doesn’t it?

KENNY: Probably a twat flasher like your bloody sister.

SIMMONDS slams KENNY against the wall and enjoys doing it.

[Angrily, to FIONA] Call your bloody thug off.

FIONA, distressed by the violence and by KENNY’s accusations, retreats into the kitchen.

You’re really a big man, aren’t you? Handcuff a man to the door and beat him. I’ll get you one day, copper.

SIMMONDS glares at him. ROSS and the REMOVALIST return.

[In a softer voice] How would you like to know something about me private life, Sergeant?

SIMMONDS: [tight-lipped] I’m not interested, Carter.

KENNY: I came home last night after a long day’s work and my sweet wife, as sometimes happens, was very friendly. She came five times in the one grapple, Sergeant. [Yelling in SIMMONDS’ face] And the next bloody day she’s leavin’ me!

SIMMONDS goes berserk. It is as if KENNY’s words have found the trigger to switch him from controlled to uncontrolled violence. He beats KENNY about the face. ROSS is alarmed. KENNY is shaken. The REMOVALIST watches with interest. The two women come out of the kitchen in time to see the latter part of the violence and are too shocked to intervene.

You’ve done your dough now, copper. That’ll show up for sure. Do it again and really get yourself in the shit. Come on. Do it again. [To FIONA] Why don’t you tell the sergeant yourself? I might be a beer-swilling slob but you squeal like a stuck pig for me in bed. Don’t you? Go on. Tell the bastard. Tell him how you can’t get enough of it sometimes.