A copter had been sent from Broome to ID the ship. The copter reported that it was being fired upon and was going down. Aircraft and navy vessels were...en route the scene. The film came back on."That's not Ayer's rock, that's Broken Hill," I said."Oh. I guess I wasn't paying much attention." It's a fine movie. I think it was the first Australian movie to get worldwide notice. Mum liked the novel." Oh. There's a contraction." I looked at my watch."How long does this go on?" Braxton Hicks?. “Well Matt, let’s lie down for a while, so your mouth can fully recover,” Trev then suggested.After we got on the bunk, Trev became very chatty. The information that followed, however, had its ups and downs.Trev told me that he lived in a flatlet on an old woman’s property, where he lived rent-free because he did all her gardening on Saturdays. Besides that, he did a lot of odd jobbing, mostly gardening, and had acquired some valuable clients. Upon inviting Trev to elaborate, he told me about. When you get back to the table, he and I are sitting close together, chatting very animatedly. Occasionally I touch his knee. You sit down opposite us."So, Ian," he says, "you're the guy who finally tamed Leanne, eh? Respect, mate. Good to meet you. I'm really glad she's found someone, a good man. You must be pretty special to keep her happy." He puts out his hand for you to shake. You look at him. Similar age to you, height and build too. Casually dressed, a bit scruffy, even. He manages to be. He conversed with the chief, and asked how it happened that they followed English law. The chief explained that once a month a plane flew over the village and dropped a load of London Times, and they followed what was written in the newspaper.In fact, the chief said, there’s court the following day, and would the anthropologist like to watch? Of course he agreed.The following day, was court. The judge sat upon a dais in his loincloth wearing a white wig. The twelve jurors sat in the jurybox in.