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Fair City Season 37 Episode 30
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00:00MUSIC
00:13Hiya.
00:14Hey.
00:15I'm James.
00:21How are you feeling after yesterday?
00:24Ready to nail Mondo.
00:28It's me, the pathologist and Holly today.
00:31This is our day.
00:33I saw Holly coming in.
00:35She gave me an odd look.
00:37Are we nervous?
00:43Ignore him.
00:46I want to thank you for your kindness to you today.
00:53Let's go in.
01:00Are you okay?
01:04They're going to tear Mondo apart today, aren't they?
01:07You know, we are so lucky.
01:10Who's that?
01:11We don't see each other for months on end.
01:14And then we just connect again.
01:16There's something comforting about getting on with your ex-husband.
01:19Don't give me that old slippers line.
01:22I'm more like warm fleecy blanket.
01:26Not the sexiest thing anyone has ever said to me.
01:28Well, you're by far the sexiest of my ex-husbands.
01:33I'm not exactly a high bar, but I'll take the win.
01:37Seriously, we get each other.
01:39Yeah.
01:41Yeah, we do.
01:43I hope you're going to be sticking around for a bit.
01:46Is that an invitation?
01:49I'll let you rule that out.
01:51Oh, cryptic answer.
01:53Not really, no.
02:00Hey.
02:03You know he ran down to see her a few weeks ago.
02:06Are you getting back together?
02:07I don't know.
02:08But he is a fool, because no matter how many times he's been burnt,
02:11he will just jump right back into that fire.
02:17Holly, can you tell the court why you didn't come forward earlier with your statement?
02:22I was afraid of losing my job.
02:24I have a son to support.
02:26So you battled with your conscience.
02:29I knew I had to do the right thing in the end.
02:32I did it for my son.
02:33In your statement, you said that Mr O'Connell was angry with Mr Collins.
02:39Yes.
02:40He was furious.
02:42Absolutely fuming with Anto.
02:44Blaming him for the fire and saying he wanted to get him.
02:48What did you think he meant by get him?
02:52That he wanted to go after him and make him pay.
02:55He was very wound up.
02:56I've never seen him so angry before.
02:59I wasn't surprised by what happened.
03:01You weren't surprised when Mr O'Connell,
03:05fuelled by this intense anger,
03:09punched Mr Collins so hard that Mr Collins died.
03:12Objection.
03:13Pure speculation and leading the witness.
03:17Agreed, Mrs Natalie.
03:21What did Mr O'Connell do when he discovered you'd made your statement?
03:26He verbally attacked me in public.
03:28I was frightened.
03:30It was like seeing a different side to him.
03:32He was crazed.
03:34After Mr O'Connell calmed down, how did the situation resolve itself?
03:40He offered me a promotion and 5,000 euros.
03:43Did you accept?
03:45No.
03:46No further questions.
03:52So this crazed man, Raymond O'Connell, you continued working for him.
03:58Even after he verbally attacked you in public and you were frightened of him.
04:05Yes.
04:07Were you not in fear of your life that he might attack you at any moment?
04:11I needed my job.
04:13You can't have been that frightened of him.
04:15Yes, I was.
04:17Were you never alone in the office with him? Were you not terrified then?
04:21There was always someone coming or going. It's a shared space.
04:24It's a shared office space.
04:27With people coming and going.
04:30Yet not one other person heard Raymond O'Connell ranting that he wanted to get Mr Collins.
04:39I can't answer for other people.
04:42So you and Hayley Collins both live in the same house?
04:48Hayley Collins is married to the father of your child and you all live there with his mother?
04:56Yes.
04:57And are you happy with that arrangement?
04:59I mean for your son?
05:02Good family support?
05:04Yes.
05:05And having to move somewhere else would cause a lot of disruption in his life.
05:10Objection. Relevance.
05:12Did Hayley Collins pressure you to make a statement to the guards?
05:17No.
05:18Remember you are under oath.
05:20I'm well aware of that.
05:22I suggest Raymond O'Connell was indeed annoyed.
05:27Annoyed because you were pressured to blatantly lie to the guards and make a false statement months after Mr Collins
05:35died.
05:36No. You're wrong. I did not lie.
05:40My statement isn't false and you think I want to be up here.
05:44Yes, I work for Mondo and we always got along but I saw the way he was before Anto died.
05:50I tried to ignore it but in the end I had no other choice but to make a statement to
05:54the guards.
05:56If you say so.
05:57No further questions.
06:00You can step down.
06:04The court will take a 15 minute recess.
06:07Yes.
06:09Are you watching the jury? Not great. Impressive. Now we're good.
06:16What you asked me to do up there is despicable. You disgust me. You and James.
06:21You tried to blackmail us.
06:23I was trying to protect myself.
06:26We're coming from the same clock.
06:29I am nothing like you.
06:32I hope Mondo gets off despite what I've done.
06:39How long are you going to be in Dublin?
06:41Depends.
06:42How long?
06:43How long he's away in business?
06:47You can stop with a pretense.
06:49Sorry?
06:51I heard you on the phone earlier ordering him to get rid of his golf clubs.
06:55Sounded kind of funny.
06:57Eavesdropping.
06:59Why didn't you tell me when I met you a couple of weeks ago?
07:03Another failed marriage.
07:05You of all people know how that makes you feel.
07:10I'm just surprised she's lasted so long together.
07:13Well, Clare's a very generous person.
07:16Yeah, but don't fleece him.
07:17I mean, yeah, it'd be boring, but he's decent.
07:22Do you ever wonder if the reason we never managed to have successful relationships
07:28is because we were never meant to break up in the first place?
07:32It's debatable.
07:34No, I think you used Helen as an excuse.
07:36But really, you were terrified of commitment.
07:42Commitment brought me nothing but heartache.
07:44Because you always expected things to go wrong.
07:47Do you want therapy or something?
07:49Well, just older and wiser.
07:52Old, rich and single.
07:54Like yourself?
07:55Nah, I'm just old and single.
07:58Money isn't everything.
08:02Earlier on the day of the 31st of October last year,
08:06did you have an encounter with Mr O'Connell?
08:10Yes, it was horrible.
08:12He'd already been bursting into our house, attacking Da.
08:17Da tried to explain to him that he'd gotten it wrong.
08:21No one else was blaming Da for the fire.
08:25Everyone begged him to stop, but Mondo just kept going on and on about it.
08:32Then he cornered me in McCoy's.
08:35He was shouting at me, threatening me.
08:41He even said he'd have my baby taken away.
08:44Was that the reason your father went to the station bar that night?
08:48Yeah.
08:49Yeah, Da only wanted to get him to leave me alone.
08:53He was defending me.
08:54How did Mr O'Connell respond?
08:57He went ballistic.
09:00Then he hit Dad.
09:03So hard.
09:05Right in the face, the punch knocked him off his feet.
09:11I heard the thump of his head as it hit the floor.
09:16It was like his head was smashed open.
09:19There was so much blood.
09:23Ma was screaming.
09:25I was hysterical.
09:29And then I watched the life pour out of my dad.
09:35He was my rock.
09:38He got me through after the accident.
09:43That morning he'd washed and dressed my son.
09:48All those years when his granddad had gone.
09:50I fell asleep.
09:50And then I couldn't have him.
10:00How are you still?
10:01Do you want to help?
10:02You know, just check it out.
10:05I might even get tickets for tomorrow night if you'd answer you.
10:09I think that was just off.
10:10Go on, and I'll see you later on.
10:13And enjoy your shopping.
10:15See you then.
10:16Bye.
10:18Oh, yeah. Hey. Could you have that for me tomorrow?
10:21Yeah, sure. Thanks.
10:24OK, can I just say something?
10:27It's obvious what Nicola's doing.
10:29You're an absolute fool to fall for it.
10:32Well, don't hold back.
10:34Even Hughie agrees, don't you?
10:36I'm not getting involved.
10:40She's using it, Paul.
10:43Actually, Nicola's the only one of my exes who didn't use me.
10:46And maybe that's the reason why we get on so well,
10:48because you didn't lie to my face.
10:51I like the rest of you.
11:01Says the biggest user and liar of all time.
11:11In your statement to the guards,
11:13days after this tragic accident...
11:15It wasn't an accident.
11:17You made a sworn statement stating that Mr. Collins
11:20could not have started the fire in the Rafferty development.
11:24You stated he was out of the country?
11:26Yes.
11:27Where was he?
11:28He was with my brothers in the UK.
11:30And you're certain about that?
11:32Yes.
11:32Objection. Relevance, Judge.
11:34We've already stated that the victim, Mr. Collins, is not on trial.
11:38No.
11:38It is relevant, Judge.
11:41Get to the point, then.
11:44Have you ever heard of the O'Hagan Institute?
11:48Doesn't ring a bell?
11:50It's a rehab centre.
11:52A place where people go to recover from addiction.
11:55Well, you'd know all about that, wouldn't you?
11:59Well, let me jog your memory.
12:01Mr. Collins was booked into the O'Hagan Institute
12:04on the 20th of September, 2024.
12:08Eight days after the fire.
12:10And you made the booking.
12:13Does that ring a bell?
12:34Da had a gambling problem.
12:37I booked him in to rehab
12:38because I was hoping he'd come back to Ireland.
12:42But he didn't come back, did he?
12:44Because he never left the country in the first place.
12:48Mr. Collins took a flight from Dublin airport
12:50on the very same day
12:52that he was booked into the O'Hagan Institute.
12:55There is no record of him leaving the country
12:58by ferry or by plane before that.
13:01This proves he was in the country on the date of the fire.
13:04Objection. This is totally irrelevant.
13:07Relevance, Judge,
13:08is that Hayley Collins lied to the guards
13:11and is therefore an unreliable witness.
13:15It has been established that Mr. Collins is not, I repeat, not on trial here.
13:22And you've been instructed that this trial is not about the fire.
13:26My point being that Hayley Collins deliberately lied to the guards
13:30to cast aspersions on my client.
13:33My dad did not start that fire.
13:36Miss Collins, please.
13:37Mondo was obsessed.
13:39He was hounding my dad for days.
13:41He was swearing he was going to get him.
13:42I begged him to leave my dad alone, but he wouldn't stop until he murdered him.
13:47I understand your anger.
13:49But you lied in your statement.
13:51You're the liar, you drunken slut!
13:53Judge, my witness has had a deeply emotional day
13:56and has not recovered from the death of her father.
13:59No more questions.
14:02Step down, Miss Collins,
14:04before I have you arrested for contempt of court.
14:09The court will break for 15 minutes.
14:23Where is she?
14:24I don't know.
14:27Declan.
14:30Could Hayley get into trouble?
14:32The judge would have dealt with it there and then.
14:34He let it go.
14:35But what if the guards go after her for perjury?
14:37She didn't lie.
14:39She believed Anto was in the UK.
14:41We all did.
14:42I know that.
14:43We could always ask your sons to testify that Anto was with them in London.
14:47That would clear it up.
14:48No need for that.
14:52I know.
14:54I lost it in there.
14:57Hayley, you cannot have outbursts like that in court.
15:01Best if you go home for the rest of the day.
15:04I'm going nowhere.
15:06Now do your job and get Mondo convicted.
15:11Defence are up now.
15:12I need to go back in.
15:15Maybe Lee and Dara should come back.
15:18Admit what they did to Will Casey.
15:21Are you out of your mind?
15:23At least Mondo's facing up to his crime.
15:26Whatever the outcome.
15:27Mondo faced up to nothing.
15:29He killed Anto in a pub full of witnesses and was arrested.
15:34Another thing I found out about that Clodagh one.
15:36She represented Will in the abuse case that Cristiano took against him.
15:40Seriously?
15:41Now you open that can of worms and none of us are getting any peace.
15:50Kira and Alex are our character witnesses. Where is Alex?
15:53Going out for some air.
15:56Mr Slattery, have you any more witnesses?
15:59No, Judge. The state rests.
16:02Mr Donald, call your first witness.
16:05The defence calls Kira Cassidy.
16:16I do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm that the evidence that I shall give shall be the truth,
16:23the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
16:28Kira, can you tell us a little about your relationship with Raymond O'Connell?
16:33Yeah, I've known Mondo since we were teenagers.
16:36We have a daughter, Juliet, and she couldn't have a more loving or caring father.
16:43They have an incredibly strong relationship.
16:46And have you ever known Mr O'Connell to be violent?
16:50Never.
16:51And I've never seen him throw a punch at anybody either.
16:54So can you take us through the night of Juliet's lunch?
16:58Yeah, like it had all been going so well.
17:01Mondo had been helping her all day and he was really excited for her.
17:06And what happened when Mr Collins entered the bar?
17:11Well, the atmosphere completely changed.
17:15Like, Anto just kept going for Mondo.
17:17Like, coming at him.
17:19And Mondo had repeatedly asked him to leave, but he just wouldn't go.
17:22He kept coming back, like, pushing Mondo and shouting at him.
17:27Like, Mondo was angry because he knew how much the lunch meant to Julia.
17:33And all he wanted was for Anto to leave and just to let Julia have her night.
17:39The last thing on his mind was him, Anto.
17:44And if Anto had just left, none of this would have happened.
17:50It's not Mondo's fault.
17:59Well, that's yours.
18:00Aw, thanks, Dean.
18:02It's 2.50.
18:04Hey, Nicola.
18:05I don't know what that is, but I can't eat it.
18:08Why not?
18:10An imbalance of ingredients, let's just say.
18:13An imbalance?
18:15I know you're just a man in a cul-de-sac, but there are still standings.
18:19Nicola, I literally just had one and it was delicious.
18:23I don't want to change it for anything else, just give me a refund.
18:25No, no, no, no.
18:27You stared at the menu long enough, you knew well what you were ordering.
18:30Oh, really?
18:31Well, you won't like my review.
18:36She'll be going back to Cork soon.
18:38Too late.
18:39She has got her hooks well into Paul.
18:43He deserves it.
18:46Alex, do you share accommodation with Mondo O'Connell?
18:51Yeah, I rent a room in the house.
18:54Would you describe Mr O'Connell as a good friend?
18:57Yeah, he's always been really good to me.
19:00In the days leading up to this tragic event, how would you describe Mr O'Connell's mood?
19:06Particularly in relation to Mr Collins?
19:09How do you mean?
19:10I mean, did you ever hear him say anything about Mr Collins?
19:15Talk about him or refer to him in any way?
19:18Yeah, he was upset with him.
19:20Why was he upset with Mr Collins?
19:23About the fire.
19:25You were trapped in that fire?
19:27Yeah.
19:28Did you blame Mr Collins?
19:30Were you angry with him?
19:31Did you seek revenge or become obsessed, fixated with someone or something in the past?
19:38Sorry, I don't understand the question.
19:41For example, when he suspected his girlfriend of cheating,
19:45did he become obsessed with proving himself right?
19:48Or display any other obsession?
19:50Maybe.
19:51I mean, yeah.
19:54How did this obsession manifest itself?
19:57I suppose he was jealous.
19:59Did you witness him placing hidden cameras around the house?
20:03Yes or no?
20:06Yes.
20:07Did he keep track of her movements?
20:11Yes.
20:13Was Mr O'Connell questioned by the guards for stalking his girlfriend?
20:21Can you answer the question, please?
20:24Yes, he was.
20:27Were you concerned about his obsessive state of mind?
20:32Yeah.
20:34Did you ever attempt to talk reason to him?
20:37I tried.
20:39Did he heed your advice?
20:42No.
20:44Was the only thing that stopped Mr O'Connell's vengeful and obsessive behaviour on that occasion
20:50that he accidentally dropped his bank card while on one of his stalking missions?
20:55Objection.
20:57Overruled.
20:59You may answer the question.
21:04Yes.
21:05And as a result of his stalking, was Mr O'Connell cautioned in a guard station as a suspect in
21:13the murder of Laura Halpin?
21:14He was cautioned, but that was a total mistake.
21:17Indeed.
21:19No charges were ever brought.
21:21But until he was cautioned, were you concerned about his behaviour?
21:27Yes or no?
21:32Yes.
21:34No further questions.
21:45There you go.
21:47Thank you very much.
21:48Cheers.
21:49I've been thinking.
21:51You can still reduce the order from Dean and still make twice as many pizzas.
21:58Yeah, but I can't make the bases any thinner.
22:00Plus, demand is grown.
22:02So you buy it ready-made from the wholesalers and you mix it with Dean's dough.
22:07You mean mix it together?
22:09No, you keep them separate.
22:11Half the time nobody will even notice the difference.
22:15So reduce the cost and increase the profit.
22:18Double win.
22:20Genius.
22:21I knew you'd like it.
22:24Yeah, well, you know me so well, don't you?
22:26Oh, scheming and saving money always turns you on.
22:35Where'd that come from?
22:39I just don't know.
22:41I'm having a nice day.
22:43We still are.
22:45Whatever that was, it didn't happen.
22:49Yeah.
22:50Absolutely not, no.
22:52Already forgotten.
22:58Alex.
22:59Wait.
23:01Mondo, I didn't know what to say, right?
23:03He just kept firing questions at me.
23:05Well, you had to tell the truth.
23:06But he was making out like you were some kind of nutcase.
23:09Alex.
23:10I did all those things.
23:12It was true.
23:14He couldn't lie on the road.
23:16But...
23:16I'm really sorry.
23:21You go after him, see if he's okay.
23:23Are you not coming?
23:24I need to talk to Clare.
23:32That was rough.
23:34Alex was supposed to be a character witness.
23:36How the hell did Slattery dig that up?
23:37We all have our sources.
23:40I'm finished.
23:41It's unfortunate.
23:43But we're not done yet.
23:44No.
23:45All right.
23:46Thanks.
23:54Stalking, huh?
23:56You really are something else.
23:59Have fun in prison.
24:01Murderer.
24:11You just dropped a piece of dough over there to Venus.
24:14Half the usual order.
24:15One minute you're doubling it, next thing it's half.
24:18That's business for you.
24:19He had every reason to want Anthony Collins dead.
24:21You don't think he was self-defense?
24:23No.
24:24He was out for revenge.
24:26Anto used to talk about you.
24:29He said you were made of strong stuff.
24:31You are.
24:33You meant to make him answer for his crime.
24:35You wanted him to pay for what he'd done to you.
24:37Yes, I wanted him to pay.
24:41Okay?
24:41Whatever.
24:44Okay.
24:45Okay.
24:54kh
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