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Alex Duncan and Plot Twist present Hovering, episode three, Suspicious Behaviour.
Interview with Leonard O'Lagan, Monday, the 2nd of September, 10.23am.
Okay.
So why were you speeding?
I'm really sorry.
I wasn't thinking.
You could have killed someone.
Yeah.
Sorry.
You said you had a panic attack just before I caught you.
Hey.
And you called the police station and reported seeing something in the sky.
You later retracted that statement and said you'd had a panic attack.
Yeah.
And this is all on record.
So you understand if we find out you were loose with the truth, there
may be consequences.
Sure.
As long as I'm clear on that.
Crystal.
Leo, when you called the first time to report this thing, which was a mistake.
Right.
Okay.
Were you alone?
Definitely.
And where were you?
Hey.
I mean, were you at home or I guess you mustn't have been at home
because that's where you said you were headed after when I caught you speeding.
Yeah, I wasn't.
So where were you?
Were you at the beach?
Yeah.
Which one?
Leo, this is just going to be a lot easier for both of us if you talk to me.
Baker's Bay.
At the rocks.
That's a pretty secluded area.
What were you doing there?
Fishing.
On your own?
Yeah.
Fishing on my own.
Lots of people go fishing on their own.
What's the big deal?
I thought you got me in here because of speeding.
I'm just trying to understand the situation.
The situation is that I was on the rocks at Baker's Bay fishing and I...
Had a panic attack.
Yeah.
Was there a particularly big fish?
Big fish? Yeah.
Leo, do you recognise this?
For the record, I'm now showing Leo a drawing of a round silver thing,
which is synonymous with reports from other witnesses.
We have two other witnesses from that night saying they saw something like this in the sky near Baker's Bay.
If you didn't see it, maybe you could help us understand how they came up with exactly the same story as you,
which you're now denying.
I did see it.
You... you did see it?
It looked exactly like this.
You did see it? It looked exactly like this?
Did it scare you? Is that why you bolted?
Yeah.
But it was a dream.
It felt like a dream?
No.
It was a dream.
The same dream two other people had at exactly the same time in two separate locations?
Yeah.
Leo, who was with you?
I know there was someone there. It was a woman's voice.
I feel unwell, actually.
Do you know Tenille Harris, who works at Deidre's on Short Street?
Can we stop? I don't feel good. I really just don't feel good.
Okay, just tell me about the dream. Did it make a noise? Did you hear...
I need a bucket.
Tell me and I'll get you a bucket.
Okay. For the record, Leo has just vomited on the interview desk and floor and chair and my shoes.
I'm gonna go.
No, you're not. You can't walk out of here.
It might... your mum said I could go whenever I wanted. She's the boss, right?
Technically, but great.
This is Toby Archot. I attempt to bring local law enforcement on board who have failed,
leaving me no choice but to undergo investigation solo.
It could be dangerous. It could be deadly.
I have surrendered my sketch of the incident to the authorities,
but kept other information secret until I can further ascertain their trustworthiness.
This is big. Government infiltration possible, even likely.
Hey, Toby.
Oh, hi Hazel.
What are you doing?
School project.
Can I see?
Oh, sorry. Authorised personnel only.
Can I sit with you then?
Olivia just made everyone in Mrs. Mead's class play kiss-chasey so she could hook up with Jake
Matchen and now Daniel won't leave me alone.
Okay, but don't talk.
What are you recording?
It's classified.
So should I go or...?
No, it's cool. You can hang around.
Thanks.
Investigation to be halted until later in the hour.
What are you investigating?
I told you it's classified.
Don't you need to ask people questions if you're investigating something?
Too dangerous.
Maybe I know something you don't know.
Unlikely.
My dad got interviewed by the police this morning.
Investigation re-initiated.
He thought I didn't know but I saw the name when the phone lit up.
What was the name?
Coughrenham.
When did you go to bed last night?
Is this a formal interview now?
Um, yeah.
Hazel O'Lagan. Innocent town person.
Popular at school.
She's nice though.
Impressively long hair.
Thank you.
Answer the question.
What was the question again?
When did you go to bed last night?
Um, night dating.
Why?
Did you awaken at any time during the night?
No.
Should I have?
Probably.
Actually I did. I forgot I did.
What awakened you?
Dad coming home.
What time was this?
I don't know. Night time.
Helpful?
I don't know. He was trying not to make noise.
He's been leaving after I've gone to bed lots.
He thinks I don't notice but I can hear the door click shut and the car.
Where does he go?
I don't know.
Interesting.
How did he seem this morning before the police interview?
Normal. But his normal has been pretty weird for a while.
So not more weird than normal?
I guess he kind of did seem more distracted.
Like he'd had a bad night's sleep.
What do you think he did?
Potentially nothing.
I'd say he's probably just a witness.
But it is interesting he's been secretly leaving the premises on a regular basis.
Yeah. For like a month now. Not every night. Like twice a week.
And he normally makes a big deal about that I have to go to bed and put all the lights out and makes a big fuss.
And then leaves?
Yeah.
And then comes back?
Well yeah. He's always there in the morning. Sometimes I don't wake up though.
And have you interrogated him about his behaviour?
Not.
Good. Smart move.
Oh hey. Hazel. Isn't that your dad over there?
Hey.
Oh. Oh yeah.
Hey dad!
He's going to deblock. Totally heard me.
He's pretending not to.
Dad!
Okay Hazel. You can stay here in relative peace and happiness.
Or you can come with me and learn the truth.
What do you choose?
What are you going to do?
I'm going to spy on him.
I'm totally confident.
I'm going to spy on him.
I'm totally coming.
Can you see him?
He's talking to someone down the hall.
Give me a second to get this set up.
They've gone into 7H. He's with Miss Smetan.
I can't see from here.
It's not loud enough.
Pull the window open a bit.
Stay down.
They'll see you.
Okay. Okay. Give me a break.
Is that better?
I still can't hear them.
The mic's picking them up.
Hang on.
It's not going away. Kyle knows.
Kyle knows nothing about you.
He knows I was with someone.
I just don't want this to get any more complicated.
You know...
Other people saw it. He had a picture.
I can't. This is not a game to me.
I could lose my job. I could lose my family.
You promised me that this was going to stay between us.
That was the deal from day one.
We didn't know this was going to happen.
Nothing happened.
Yes it did. You were there. You...
Nothing happened.
What am I meant to say to Kyle?
Deny it. He knows I saw something.
He knows someone was with me.
So deny it.
We experienced something together that
maybe nobody has ever experienced before.
I feel closer to you than anyone.
I don't believe that for a second.
I know what this has been for you. I'm not naive.
I'm not going to pretend nothing happened.
But that's mad, Leo, because it never happened.
And if anybody asks,
you deny it to their face point blank
over and over until they leave you alone.
It will go away.
I promise.
Why would I agree to do that?
Okay, let me put it this way. By the time I finish this sentence,
I will have entirely stopped thinking
about whatever happened last night.
And if you choose not to do the same thing,
fine. But I will tell anyone who asks
that you're deranged.
And they will believe me.
I'm done. This is not what we agreed on.
Goodbye.
Thanks for coming in, Leonard.
If you have any other concerns about Hazel,
please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Stay down!
I don't understand.
They saw it, too.
Saw what? What's going on?
Hazel, I have to show you something, but I'm only going to show you if you promise to believe me.
Toby,
just show me you're such an emo.
I'm serious!
Okay. Don't scream.
Hurry up.
Is this real? Yeah.
This happened last night. Yeah.
Did the police know about this?
Yeah, but they haven't seen the video.
Why not?
I can't trust us anyone with this.
They'll be after us.
Looking for a way to cover it up. Who?
I don't know.
Government agencies, ACO,
the CIA.
It's inconvenient.
Can you stop talking like that?
I'm not joking.
Anyone who saw that thing,
we're targets.
You, too.
You're scaring me.
Time to be scared, Hazel.
Time to be scared.
Hovering was written and directed by Alex Duncan.
It was produced by Alex Duncan and Claire Frost.
Our series is performed by Alex Duncan,
Simon Caulfield,
Shane Francis,
Artemis Ioannidis,
Lily Fish,
John-Mark Desangano,
Maude Davie, Veronica Thomas,
Margo Morales,
Terey Romovondo, Aaron Walton,
Rihanna Curran, Jules Stevens,
Lucy Lovegrove and Kaitlyn Spears.
Sound recording and dialogue editing
by Claire Frost.
Additional sound recording by Stupid Old Studios
and Daniel Burnett.
Special thanks to Creative Kicks Media.
Sound design and mixing by Melissa May.
Music composed by Audrey Vixen.
Cover art by Phoenix Waddell.
Full credits and further information
available in our show notes.
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