As the episode starts, Joe (Mark Mitchinson) and Gareth (William McInnes) chat. They discuss another politician and his heritage. Greg Peters (Tony Briggs) speaks to the press. He has been named leader of the Liberal Party. Joe and Gareth are surprised to learn that Greg wants to form a treaty to recognize the country’s true past. Cleaver (Richard Roxburgh) can’t get a taxi. He heads inside for a double macchiato. The waiter wants a name. Cleaver gives him a crazy name. Cleaver gets in touch with Jakub (Jacek Koman). Cleaver tells him he has ticket to the game. Jakub reveals he has been tracking Cleaver’s phone. He agrees to be there in 15 minutes. Joe and Gareth speak with Greg. They tell Greg that his proposal could split the nation.

Greg accepts their advice. Cleaver experiences allergy problems due to Jakub’s cat. They run into an injured cyclist and end up getting trapped. The EMS refuses to back up and let them leave. Before too long, Cleaver runs into Bevan (Ewen Leslie) outside the stadium. Cleaver wants to catch the game. Bevan wants him to think about a bill in the lower senate. Bevan claims that the bill would be pro-jobs. He talks it up very well. Cleaver learns that it has something to do with the video game industry. Cleaver says that the bill has his full support. Bevan goes on about letting kids as young as twelve decide what violence is for themselves. Cleaver is surprised when he uses the words rape and death. Bevan shows Cleaver his new video game titled Carnal Blood. Cleaver promises to give it his consideration.

Cleaver watches the game. He kisses a boy on the head to celebrate. David Potter (Matt Day) discusses Cleaver with Wendy (Caroline Brazier). David asks Wendy if she would take him on as a client. David explains that all politician diaries are about to become public. She wonders if Cleaver knows. When Cleaver arrives home, Melissa (Adrienne Pickering) asks him what she should say to the press. She tells him about the Peters treaty with the aborigines. Cleaver doesn’t care. He tells her to say yes. Later, Nicole (Kate Box) confronts Cleaver for appointing Missy as Press Secretary. He blames it on Wendy. Cal McGregor (Damien Garvey) gets his spunk back. He speaks with the press about his prison time. A pig arrives with a suit and balloon on. Most of the media follows it.

Cal confronts Joe a short time later. He blames it on him. Joe makes it clear that he intends to screw his brother over often. Cal wants to return the favor. They argue briefly over the pig painting. Cleaver learns that he will be required to submit his diary. Cleaver is worried that the media will know that he does nothing. He decides to get the diary backfilled as quickly as possible. Nicole doesn’t want to lie to parliament. Cleaver meets with Loz (Salvatore Coco). Loz wants to legalize cocaine and other drugs. Cleaver tells him about his name being in the diary. Loz gets into a fight with the waiter and pulls out a gun. Cleaver makes a run for it. He spots Wendy and David. Cleaver is jealous. He security guard begins rushing by. Cleaver makes a run for it. Peters speaks about the Treaty Bill in parliament.

Gareth and Joe agree that most do not support it. They wonder who the weakest link might be. Melissa works on Cleaver’s diary. He tells them about Bevan. Nicole realizes that the guy is Bevan. Cleaver admits that the guy seemed to know him socially. Cleaver insists he didn’t promise Bevan anything. Nicole says that they’re finished. She makes a mess and leaves. Joe enters to speak with Cleaver. Cleaver is harassed with the possible pedophile videos. Joe tells him he will vote no or the video will go viral. Soon, Cleaver speaks at a press conference. Caitlin (Sara Wiseman) asks him a question. Cleaver refuses to say that he is going to vote yes. Melissa steps in and stops the press conference. Cleaver believes he is getting the hang of politics. Later that night, he watches crazy porn. He says that he will be voting no. Bevan visits Cleaver. Cleaver ridicules Bevan’s game.

Jakub arrives with his cat. Jakub tells him that his dairies do not match with his driver logs. Cleaver is surprised that everything wasn’t kept off of the books. He learns that the drivers provide a dairy service. Cleaver learns more about the service. Jakub wants $2,000 for it. For an entire year, he wants $5,000 and a small favor. Cleaver enters a room full of people. He speaks with Andy and Amy. They all begin comparing diaries. Cal enters and harasses everyone. He tells them that he owns them all now. He speaks with Cleaver alone. He wants him to vote year for Bevan’s bill. Caitlin is in Cleaver’s office. She wants to know what he is going to vote on the video game bill. Cleaver doesn’t give a clear answer. He gets a call from the Prime Minister. Peters believes that he is going to be dumped within a few weeks.

He wants to know where Cleaver stands on the bill. He tells Cleaver to use his conscience. Cleaver hits the pub. He runs into Frank. Frank tells Cleaver about Joe and Cal’s feud. He tells Joe that he is going to vote no on this bill and Cal is going to do the same. He goes to Cal and says the opposite. The bill comes up in parliament a short time later. The Peters bill passes. Cleaver tells Missy to get Caitlin on the phone. He learns that David Potter made funny speech about Solly Pilchard and he is now the talk of town. Cleaver says that Solly went to his soon. Nicole returns to work. Cleaver speaks to Wendy about the Solly story. She wants to know if Cleaver has talked to Fuzz (Keegan Joyce). He gets in touch with him later that night. Fuzz seems worried. He never wanted the baby or any of it. He claims he messed up his life. Cleaver isn’t surprised because of his gene pool.

Cleaver explains that he’ll need to come to some kind of arrangement with Missy. He claims that the problems may dissipate with time. And, Fuzz may eventually fall in love with the kid. Missy enters after the conversation ends. Missy speaks about her own past mistakes.

 

Rake Review

This was likely one of the best episodes of Rake this season. It delivered plenty of good laughs and it was heartfelt too. That rarely happens in the series. It is evident that things are winding down now that we’re getting closer to the end of the series. This episode reminds me of how much it is going to suck to see Rake end for good. The episode was memorable, funny and a little sad too. It scores a solid 8.5 out of 10. Catch up with previous Rake recaps before you leave!