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On both levels of the house the curtains are drawn across the windows. He faced a parole board hearing for the first time today and the board heard Bayeh has been a model prisoner. Sydney's Kings Cross identity Bill Bayeh, 58, has been fined $1,500 He was unaware of the ban from Star Casino when he entered the venue His lawyer on Wednesday told court the businessman was. This was surprising because Hakim had had advance knowledge of the raid from his police sources; he later complained the drugs had been planted by Lauer. 'I just wanted to get straight into it. He hated it. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. A cafe lifestyle by day and at night, entry into any Sydney club he chooses to visit. I did what I did and I accept what I did. With a wife and young family to support Staunton soon found work on the door at Baron's, an all-night bar and restaurant in Kings Cross. John was 16 when he first started working on the door of Images nightclub at Parramatta. Ms Nesbitt said nothing as Bayeh, now 57, greeted her from his outdoor table at the Five Boroughs coffee shop on Darlinghurst Road. The inmate who took his place was severely bashed by three other prisoners because Staunton's name card had been left on the outer door. 'But the morals that I have, I will not sell or give up on. An old, sloping billiard table is the living rooms centrepiece, closed in on two sides by leather couches. Kim Hollingsworth organises a strip show for a police charity. Weve got so many favours owing to us weve lost count.. It wasnt for me. In effect he was saying the detectives had engaged in noble corruption the use of illegal means by otherwise honest police to convict known criminals. ST. LOUIS-On the heels of one of the most deadly years for traffic in the history of the city of St. Louis and a weekend that saw five people killed in a pair of traffic accidents, Mayor Tishaura Jones on Wednesday signed a board bill that commits to spending at least $40 million in federal funds on traffic calming and street redesign measures. Staunton's playboy lifestyle came to a halt with his defiant appearance before the Wood Royal Commission into the NSW Police Service in June 1995. Parole authority orders he not gamble, or frequent the Kings Cross area. John Ibrahim's book, Last King of the Cross. It cost me $70,000 to buy 20 per cent. But a group always has a dominant personality.. Missouri's governor would once again have control over St. Louis police under a bill advancing in the state House. In it Bayeh alleges that Russell (Townsend), Sam Ibrahim and John: They got the whole street. Although wealthy, good looking and self-assured, John is, in many ways, an ineligible bachelor. Sergeant Jim Egan and Trevor Haken devise a plan to swindle money from the federal police. His defence claims that, in about 1997, following Bill Bayeh's arrest on drug charges, for which he was ultimately jailed for 15 years, Louis Bayeh continued to take payments for "protecting" strip clubs and other businesses in the area. The sun is shining and John is sparkling with good humour. Trevor Haken's alcoholism takes a toll on his marriage and his ability to manage police corruption. It is a thirteen-part series loosely based on real events that stemmed from the mile-long nightclub/ red light district in the Sydney suburb of Kings Cross, also known as the "Golden Mile", between 1988 and 1999. A few blocks north on Natural Bridge, a corridor that was the scene of multiple high-speed fatalities in recent years has seen speeds reduced by 9 miles an hour, Jones said citing Missouri Department of Transportation data and noting that more data was needed to see established trends. Staunton was again brought unstuck by an undercover cop and was arrested in January 1997 by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. You cant not have a relationship with coppers and own a business. He describes winning almost $100,000 at Randwick one day and how he and Bill Bayeh turned over millions of dollars a year with a bookmaker. Former nightclub boss John Ibrahim claims that Tom Domican, the man he is accused of defaming as a "violent criminal", was hired to intimidate him during the late 1990s by the brother of former Kings Cross drug kingpin Bill Bayeh. The green tracksuited figure then stood, turned and was led back to his cell to serve the remaining 19 days before he was officially eligible for release. Everywhere we go we know each other. 6.9K views, 21 likes, 1 loves, 10 comments, 12 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from 7NEWS Sydney: Former Kings Cross kingpin Bill Bayeh has been charged. Sydneys very small. We used to do taekwondo together. I went back home for three days (last year) with Charlie Staunton. New South Wales Corrective Services Commissioner Ron Woodham opposed Bayeh's parole, saying he was just presenting a facade as a naive man. Many of those who came after Louis Bayeh did not last so long. FORMER Kings Cross drug czar Bill Bayeh is back in strife with the law, arrested twice in three days by police the latest for allegedly assaulting one-time model turned nurse, Leanne Edelsten. His establishments included the Lasers amusement parlour, Porky's strip club, the Penthouse snooker room and the Cosmopolitan cafe - most of which were used as drug distribution centres - as well as brothels and shops across the western suburbs. With another club in Surfers Paradise, also called The Tunnel, he wanted to free up his commitments in Sydney. They were described by a police officer at the time as the biggest drug dealers in Kings Cross. We flew from Amsterdam straight to Lebanon. Of his now-shelved fruit shop plans, he said: It didnt happen. Bill Bayeh and John Ibrahim would go on to play major roles in his life. Life after prison looms for King of the Cross. Johns older brother Hassam, known as Sam, told the Royal Commission he had been helping people out, including protecting drug dealers, around the Cross for years. Daily Mail Australia is appealing after a court ruled the online publication had defamed Erin Molan in an article and tweets which falsely portrayed her as racist. Stephen Gibbs for Daily Mail Australia It is pretty interesting, especially given his history here.. Kim Hollingsworth organises a strip show for a police charity. Violence increased partly because of the nature of the drug trade, and partly because the degree of stability once provided in the underworld by the involvement of corrupt police largely disappeared. They were assisted in this by new laws, such as those enabling them to seize assets that were the proceeds of crime, and institutions, such as the New South Wales Crime Commission (which had been created in 1986), which unlike the police can force people to give evidence. Together, they form a ruthless gang and set about taking over the King's Cross drug trade. It takes time and a lot of thought.. Today the War on Drugs continues to affect many lives in ways ranging from the trivial to the profound. Between those opposite ends of the law Staunton found himself somewhere in the middle as a private investigator and problem-solver for Sydney's underworld. In London the pair jumped the queue to get into Wimbledon when Ibrahim bought tickets for the 16 tennis fans behind them. Various prohibitions have caused many citizens to engage in criminal behaviour over the subsequent years, most commonly illegal gambling and drinking. With help from drug king Bill Bayeh and his crew, Det. If the police came knocking, the cashiers would pretend they were simply running an innocent entertainment business. Former Kings Cross underworld boss Bill Bayeh has walked free from prison after 15 years behind bars. The claims are the subject of Mr Domican's part-heard interlocutory application before Justice Michael Wigney to have parts of Mr Ibrahim's and Pan Macmillan's defences struck out. she said. While behind bars Staunton secured protection from Canadian bikies through his old friend Felix Lyle and managed to regularly speak on the phone to Bayeh, who was in an Australian prison. Hakim expanded his contacts among police and became a general intermediary between them and the underworld. I'd know the stakes and reaped the rewards. Staunton, who was in the Parramatta and NSW police rugby league teams, knew most of the Bandidos and some of the Comanchero from playing football against them. Their building also backs onto the street. Debbie Webb joins the fraud squad, but is snubbed due to her whistleblower reputation. A JP had to sign the warrant necessary for a raid on suspected illegal gaming premises. Louis Bayeh swears revenge on Benny Kassab's boys Shaka and Norm Korbage for shooting up his house. The relationship with Bill Bayeh was severed on the day John appeared before the Commission and heard a conversation between supergrass Trevor Haken and Bayeh, taped at Birkenhead Point Tavern in December 1994. I knew them all and they wouldnt have been standing over my business. Bayeh, 56, was allegedly involved in an argument with Mr Edelsten's ex-wife Leanne Nesbitt, who is a nurse at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Bill's connections and jobs at similar companies. After spending the previous night watching videos with friends, John is in a buoyant mood. Benny Kassab turns to Jim Egan and Trevor Haken for assistance in light of Shaka and Norm shooting at Louis Bayeh's house. The city can now start the design work on the already-completed traffic studies, get that work done by the first quarter of 2024, with construction to follow. We know that some of these education and enforcement mechanisms can be implemented sooner. The comments below have not been moderated, By Smalltime bouncer Benny Kassab has an audacious plan to become King of the Cross. I know everyone involved in the nightclub industry and they all know me. Even his late nights out are not wild ones, says John. Follow the action from the third Test between India and Australia in Delhi in our live blog. After leaving school John began working in Kings Cross at the Tunnel Cabaret nightclub. In 1988 they were all to be found on the Golden Mile. Judge Terrance Christie says it was significant that the Serious Offenders Review Council supported Bayeh's release, and that it was not common for a first-time hearing. She is preparing a guest list for the opening of the club and is using a computer in an anteroom off Johns bedroom. By I want to be left alone. According to a defence lodged by Mr Ibrahim in November, Mr Domican - who had an attempted murder conviction overturned by the High Court - was in the "very frequent company" of Bill Bayeh in 1993 and 1994, "when he was eating, drinking, walking around and conducting business in the Kings Cross area". His rise from such depths was dramatic. All around the world, first and second generation immigrants often form a higher proportion of criminals than of the general population. Hakims relationship with Lennie McPherson was essential to his success, and as Bob Bottom revealed in 1991, he once told Sydneys Mr Big: You are a flag and should be obeyed and should be respected. However, he appeared quite street-savvy and capable of verbal manipulation at all levels.''. If you're a friend of mine you're there forever.'. The 60-year-old is the 'good bloke' of the title and says he lives by two simple rules: Loyalty is everything, and what is morally right and what is legal are not always the same thing. He is also talking about the Royal Commission into the NSW Police Service and the heavy toll it has exacted from Sydneys red light district. Don't miss out on the headlines from NSW. As his drug operation grew, Bayeh and his family indulged in the good life. He extended his criminal activities and eventually became known as the Lebanese godfather. Kanaan received life sentences for three murders. S03:E03 - Kingdom Come . Those who have crossed him no doubt have a different story to tell. I cant sing, I cant dance. Crime is an essential part of the city's history. Download it here. Jones said the city was working on a plan that would safeguard the privacy of the images, address due process, and where they would be placed. Soon Staunton was moving millions of dollars in cash across continents for the Pacific Mariner Cartel in which he was known by the nickname 'The Prince'. Yeah, I am the leader in some ways. 'I'm a happy man,' the grandfather-of-four says. If Mr Domican is found to be entitled to any damages, Mr Ibrahim argues they should be minimised by his "bad reputation", among other factors. In the course of them doing their job theyve got to stickybeak everywhere, he says. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. To an outsider, the life of John Ibrahim is surreal. 'My life has been a bit more interesting than most,' Staunton writes. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. I learned how to read, I learned how to write. Mr Ibrahim claims Mr Domican sometimes carried a gun when he accompanied Mr Bayeh in the precinct in the evenings, and that he was paid up to $5000 a week at the same time that people involved in Mr Bayeh's drug empire were receiving cash payments. I knew I wanted to be in the nightclub and restaurant industry.. Pan Macmillan's defence claims it could also be inferred Mr Domican was a violent criminal from a 2002 conviction in Western Australia after he pleaded guilty to threatening to break the neck of a police officer. This is my opinion, sir, believe me on my babys life. But the relationship went through a rocky patch in 1985 when Hakim gave permission for certain men to put gaming machines into an ethnic club. Once I was in, the club paid for itself. Another hobby is jetskiing. We didnt fit in. 2023's Most Anticipated Sequels, Prequels, and Spin-offs. Staunton had witnessed police corruption since his earliest days on the force and it was internal treachery which brought his career undone one night in 1987. Forget Melrose Place, the Royal Commission is a better soapie, he grins. SYDNEY nightclub owner John Ibrahim was very young when he gave this first revealing interview. ELECTION WRAP. THE former king of the Kings Cross strip has returned to what he knows best: The strip club business. Policing in the 1960s and 1970s: a memoir. In 1999, he was sentenced to a 15-year minimum term - backdated to 1996 - which expires on July 17. Tax has been paid on it.. His older brother, Louis Bayeh, was also jailed in 1997 for perverting the course of justice. The band supports a small triangular leather pouch, inside of which is family shit. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. He is vehement when he says he does not deal drugs. Impressed by Ibrahim, Freeman offers him a job as a bouncer. I dont think anyone expected he, would be involved in a business here. Former Sydney drug kingpin Bill Bayeh has been granted parole after more than a decade in jail. John moved out of the Parramatta home he shared with his mother, his brothers and his sisters four years ago. He must also undergo regular drug and alcohol testing and psychological assessment. ST. LOUIS - The city of St. Louis will invest more than $60 million to try to make streets and sidewalks safer. In July 1993 Bayehs Ermington home, where his children were sleeping, was the subject of a drive-by shooting. King's Cross detectives Graham "Chook" Fowler and Neville "Scully" Scullion are called to testify to the Wood Royal Commission. I couldnt wait to get out of there and get amongst it. Stephen Gibbs for Daily Mail Australia, The Good Bloke by Charles Staunton is published by Pan Macmillan and is available from Tuesday, July 23, for $32.99. The balcony gives way to a vista encompassing Sydney Heads and a massive expanse of deep blue ocean. Everyones miserable. Bayeh was likewise associated with the strongman Tom Domican. The Kings Cross detectives get into a confrontation with some thugs and illegally rough them up. Every job I got was eventually going to lead me to where I am now. It was a very different image of Bayeh from that of his heyday. Bayeh, who now lives in the Sydney CBD with his 35-year-old fiance Leyla Yavuz, wants it known that he has no grudge against the two men mainly responsible for his very public demise and eventual jailing, Royal Commissioner James Wood and Council Assisting the Royal Commission John Agius. Long-time observers of the Cross say it was typical of the shameless bravado Bayeh then projected as he cruised the famous red-light district. It didnt end well. Johns club The Tunnel is still in chaos after more than a month of renovations but he remains optimistic. Why not, I grew up here, he said when asked why he had returned to Kings Cross. How can we protect people no matter how they choose to get around?. But the NSW Corrective Services Commissioner still argued against Bayeh's release yesterday. When John changes into a sports singlet for the gym he reveals a worn band which he wears around the top of his arm. Were working to restore it. These new "customers" (cops) are a bunch of noobs!To support the channel and my legal fund check out these options below:1. John is out on the balcony bantering with his female assistant, a longtime friend. Joe Dooley leaves the King's Cross police and enrolls at Goulburn Academy. Infrastructure work is very complicated. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Later that shift Staunton was told to drive several drunk constables to nearby Moore Park where his colleagues stormed into a toilet block wielding their truncheons at 'poofters'. New King's Cross beat constable, Wendy Jones, quickly crosses paths with John Ibrahim and the attraction is mutual. S03:E06 - Women in Uniform. Former Sydney drug kingpin Bill Bayeh has been granted parole after more than a decade in jail. But I still go home once a week to have a cup of tea with my mum, he says. Mr Agius persisted: Isnt it the case that you and your brother have filled the gap to the extent to which Mr Bill Bayehs industry has contracted?. His rise from such depths was dramatic. 'There was no point in complaining about my sentence. As a young constable Charlie Staunton dreamed of one day becoming commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force. The 1990s saw the rise of many other powerful and violent Lebanese figures, including Louis Bayehs brother Bill. Mr Ibrahim alleges Mr Domican has a reputation among "members of the Australian general public over the age of 35", NSW Police and the legal community, the building industry, and the pubs and clubs industry as a violent criminal, a standover man, and an associate of underworld figures. They should never have let you out, youre a criminal.. Pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply commercial quantities of cocaine and heroin in 1995 and 1996. At 15 John was stabbed during a brawl in the Cross. When it reopens on Thursday it will have a new image and a new name: Earl Place 1. February 24 2023, 9:21 a.m. St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones . 'The money, the travel and the adventure had all been thrilling. Two video games stand idly on opposite sides of the room. Bill Bayeh was jailed for 15 years for drug trafficking in the 1990s.Credit:Nick Moir. It was a gift from his grandparents and it keeps his enemies away. I've never hurt anyone.'. Bayeh pleaded guilty in March in the Downing Centre Local Court to one count of common assault over the February 2015 incident, allowing the full facts in the case to be revealed for the first time, and he appeared back in court Thursday for sentencing. In a recorded interview, Bayeh admitted to a confrontation but denied pushing her or saying anything about a vibrator or dildo. Now that the parole restrictions are lifted, Kings Cross is where he wants to be. See more at www.tennews.com.au He died in 2005, and over 400 people attended his funeral at Redfern. Im going to shove a dildo up your arse, he allegedly said. Get hyperlocal forecasts, radar and weather alerts. I just want to make a living like everybody else, said Bayeh. Police were surprised to hear Bayeh was going back into business in the Cross. The lounge room, covered in thick white carpet, is clean but untidy, giving the impression of an archetypal boys house. He neither drinks nor smokes. She grumbles because she arrived early to work on the list but was unable to get into the room. John Agius, counsel assisting the inquiry, went so far as to allege that John was the new driving force of the Kings Cross drug trade. After being released from jail, Bayeh initially indicated he was interested in opening a fruit shop. I just want to get on with my life, he said. Theres nothing about alcohol that does anything for me. At a nearby table comedian Vince Sorrenti is shouting to a group of workmen performing noisy roadwork. Ive done my time many times over for my charges. Russell Townsend, described in Royal Commission evidence as an alleged drug dealer, is a friend and gym partner. From the Earl Place door to the Tunnel nightclub John can wave at the Kings Cross detectives. In 1987 Hakim was gaoled for six and a half years for his involvement in bribing Corrective Services Minister Rex Jackson to release prisoners early. Judge Christie noted the Commissioner's opposition, but said the Probation and Parole Service and the Serious Offenders Review Council supported Bayeh's release. Anything else was probably a waste of time. He was arrested in 1996 after giving evidence at the Wood Royal Commission into police corruption. In seeming retaliation, Johns attitude on the witness stand remained one degree short of insolence. But now Bill Bayeh - whose 15-year stretch behind bars may end within weeks - could be banned from setting foot on Sydney's Golden Mile. I want to be left alone. He received compensation for his injuries but will not say how much, just that it wasnt a lot. In the mid-1960s he obtained the protection of Lennie McPherson and proceeded to provide protection himself to Lebanese and other ethnic gaming clubs. Young waitress Kim Hollingsworth turns to prostitution after she discovers her abusive boyfriend Trent has stolen money from her. Bayeh was arrested in 1996 for dealing heroin and cocaine from the once-notorious Cosmopolitan Cafe in Kings Cross. "It is to be inferred that [Mr Domican] had been retained by Louis Bayeh to intimidate [Ibrahim] in order to protect Mr Bayeh's share of the protection market in Kings Cross," documents filed by lawyers for Mr Ibrahim claim. She also said the city was in the early stages of looking at if the city should staff a non-police traffic enforcement unit. It feels good that Im given the chance to just walk anywhere I want, he said. Spoils of crime Bayeh's Gladesville home. Board Bill 120 funds the design and implementation of traffic calming and road improvements for completed traffic studies in the city, funds traffic calming and ADA improvements for the Grand, Union, Goodfellow, Jefferson and Kingshighway corridors, and addresses safety improvements at the top 10 city crash locations. I have worked with some pretty funny people. Bill Bayeh - a major character in last year's Underbelly TV series - will start a new career as a fruit and vegetable seller. They split and she lives overseas, although he still wears her ring on his wedding finger. It would allow the governor to appoint "a special . On his first night at Long Bay jail Staunton, who was considered at risk due to his years as a policeman, was moved from his original cell. Who can deny that his life is often stranger than fiction? The wars over but the wars still inside the people. Bram and Manfred had never told Staunton the details of their business but US and Canandian authorities alleged they had trafficked 25 tonnes of Pakistani hashish worth about $1billion. (Spectrum News/Gregg Palermo). Aldermanic Board President Megan Green said traffic education and enforcement would be a priority for the next session of the Board when new members are seated after the April elections. One reason is that energetic and ambitious men who have difficulty obtaining legitimate opportunities turn to illegal ones. Danny Karam, a nightclub bouncer who later became one of Bayeh's standover men, remembered that Bayeh was so broke in 1991 he was forced to ask him for $50. His sentencing was adjourned so psychiatric evidence can be gathered. Frank Hakim, who emigrated to Australia at the age of 20 or so, was the first prominent Lebanese criminal. It's being paid for with the American Rescue Plan Fund. Soon after that, Karam was killed by his own gang members. Bill Bayeh was jailed for 15 years for drug trafficking in the 1990s. FORMER Kings Cross underworld identity Bill Bayeh has walked out of Sydney's Silverwater jail . Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. More like evidence of a botched Police intimidation and harassment campaign!Subscribe to my Telegram channel - https://t.. He was shot three times but survived. Hakim got him a job as debt collector with Lennie McPherson, and Bayeh went on to open a gaming club at West Ryde with Hakims approval and then became a major standover man and Kings Cross drug dealer for many years. It would be easy for Bill to go the wrong way but he is doing the right thing, she said. ST. LOUIS - The City of St. Louis is making its largest investment in road and pedestrian safety. He (the owner) was getting robbed right left and centre. However, the operation goes awry. Staunton was adept at solving legal problems for his associates and became well-known on the Sydney nightclub and music scene. KINGS Cross identity Bill Bayeh has pleaded not guilty to assaulting the former wife of colourful businessman Geoffrey Edelsten. It was difficult to believe that the greying, gaunt-faced man staring out from the audio-visual room at Silverwater Prison yesterday was the same one who once treated the streets of Kings Cross as his personal domain. 'I'd weighed my options and taken the risk. Kim Hollingsworth's police friend, Sergeant Dave, abandons her after she "dobs in" to Internal Affairs. ', Long-time friend and former Kings Cross nightclub boss John Ibrahim sums up Staunton on the book's cover: 'When Charlie's good he's great. Once you find your place you know. Ten years ago Kings Cross was the only suburb open late. They go home, theyve got social lives, they go out. Bill has 1 job listed on their profile. The next night Packer sent a minion to reward Staunton with an envelope full of $100 notes. His principal once told him he would wind up dead or very rich. John is reticent to discuss the fight that left him hospitalised for three months with a stab wound in the stomach. In the TAB John is asking around after his friend when he gestures to a tall skinny man and says quietly: The worst thing you can be in the Cross is a KX (a protected Commission witness) because everyone knows who you are.. Now though, his focus is firmly on Love Machine and the entertainment game. FORMER Kings Cross identity Bill Bayeh has been given a bond for making a threat involving a sex toy to Geoffrey Edelstens ex-wife during an ugly verbal spat recorded on a smart phone. When Bill's business suffers as a result, tensions rise between Bill and his brother, Louis Bayeh. In every station you get two or three corrupt coppers. Perhaps the best known gang of the late 1990s was the extremely vicious Dannys Boys, led by Danny Karam, who engaged in knee-cappings and drive-by shootings, including one of Lakemba Police Station in 1998. I have always stayed away from the drugs and the gambling and prostitution. Bayeh initially claimed ignorance over the recordings and tried to explain his considerable assets by claiming they were the proceeds of gambling wins. Staunton had witnessed police corruption since his earliest days on the force and it was internal treachery which. Bayeh, 56, who was portrayed in Underbelly: The Golden Mile, spent 15 years in prison for cocaine and heroin trafficking. Soon afterwards he spoke with news.com.aus Editor-in-Chief Kate de Brito, revealing an ambitious young man who wanted to rule Kings Cross. One of his bouncer colleagues there was Felix Lyle, who would later become a Bandidos and Hells Angels boss. His classroom became the streets of Kings Cross and like any student, some lessons were hard to learn. Under the bond for the Ms Nesbitt incident, Bayeh must continue psychological treatment for a year, Magistrate Graeme Curran told Downing Centre Local Court, noting both matters were at the lower end of seriousness. Friends are very overrated, he says, taking a long gulp of his coffee. Hit the names to obtain what you want to know. Among Staunton's close friends was John Ibrahim, with whom he travelled to England, Austria and Lebanon on one trip. So it would seem, but no, I am not, came Johns cocky reply. Hakim was used by the Gaming Squad to sign warrants for almost every raid it conducted from 1971 to 1979. Corrupt King's Cross detectives Trevor Haken and Jim Egan go too far when arresting a pack of drunks, sparking calls for a royal commission into the NSW Police. You need a vibrator up your arse, Bayeh responded. Not long afterwards John dropped out of school. In 1998, after disposing of Danny Karam, drug dealer Michael Kanaan devises a plan to murder John Ibrahim and his bodyguard, Kiwi Steve, in order to divert attention. Some nights John goes fishing off the rocks. It was owned by the father of one of his friends and he lied about his age to get the job. One belongs to John, the other to a friend. In 1988, a young, skinny boy named John Ibrahim from the outer-suburbs arrives in King's Cross to seek his fortune after being expelled from school, which results in a chance meeting with Sydney crime boss George Freeman. 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