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Never Let Him Go

And he was sympathetic, very friendly,affable, "Sorry for your loss." And it dawned on me...

And he was sympathetic, very friendly,
affable, "Sorry for your loss." And it dawned on me in the first
few minutes that we were talking that he had closed the case

Full Transcript

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And he was sympathetic, very friendly, affable, "Sorry for your loss."
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And it dawned on me in the first few minutes that we were talking
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that he had closed the case.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:37
Uploaded
Mar 09, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, crime, history
Production
ABC News Studios,Blackfella Films,Show of Force

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Movie Summary

In 1988, the body of Scott Johnson, a 27-year-old gay American doctoral student, was found sprawled below a cliff on a rugged beach in Sydney, Australia.
S01 • E02 You know, you gotta live with that. It's your problem." - Never Let Him Go 00:19
You know, you gotta live with that. It's your problem.&...
S01 • E04 - I couldn't imagine wearing my lawyer hat, - Never Let Him Go 00:10
- I couldn't imagine wearing my lawyer hat,
S01 • E03 I wanted him to be able to get to the other side, - Never Let Him Go 00:07
I wanted him to be able to get to the other side,
S01 • E01 I was asking questions like, "Have we checked phone records?" - Never Let Him Go 00:20
I was asking questions like, "Have we checked phone rec...
S01 • E03 At one point, I learned that potential witnesses - Never Let Him Go 00:18
At one point, I learned that potential witnesses
S01 • E04 Peter rung me to say that he had made an arrest - Never Let Him Go 00:06
Peter rung me to say that he had made an arrest
S01 • E02 It was taken very seriously - Never Let Him Go 00:06
It was taken very seriously
S01 • E04 I feel as though to this day, and in the circumstances and the era, - Never Let Him Go 00:18
I feel as though to this day, and in the circumstances and t...
S01 • E02 But at the time, there was a culture - Never Let Him Go 00:13
But at the time, there was a culture
S01 • E03 Should I tell him what I told you?" - Never Let Him Go 00:08
Should I tell him what I told you?"
S01 • E01 And he said, "Well, we talked to the professor - Never Let Him Go 00:11
And he said, "Well, we talked to the professor
S01 • E02 - One in five poofs is beaten up because of their sexuality. - Never Let Him Go 00:06
- One in five poofs is beaten up because of their sexuality.
S01 • E03 After a while, I was really annoyed, - Never Let Him Go 00:17
After a while, I was really annoyed,
S01 • E04 But I was actually ecstatic for Steve, and the family, - Never Let Him Go 00:10
But I was actually ecstatic for Steve, and the family,
S01 • E01 "But did you know that your brother was homosexual? - Never Let Him Go 00:06
"But did you know that your brother was homosexual?
S01 • E02 All over Sydney in the 1980s and into the 1990s, - Never Let Him Go 00:12
All over Sydney in the 1980s and into the 1990s,
S01 • E04 But I have to admit, being an old police officer, - Never Let Him Go 00:12
But I have to admit, being an old police officer,
S01 • E01 "And this is where people go to jump especially - Never Let Him Go 00:09
"And this is where people go to jump especially
S01 • E02 It really brought the horror of Scott's death to life. - Never Let Him Go 00:07
It really brought the horror of Scott's death to life.
S01 • E03 And that resulted in a complaint to the ombudsman. - Never Let Him Go 00:07
And that resulted in a complaint to the ombudsman.