They nonetheless are notably reluctant to help him get at the truth of events. As Chamberlain tries to persuade their leader, Chris (David Gulpilil, from Roeg's Walkabout) to talk, the weather is going berserk. Hail storms in the Outback, petroleum from the sky, and in-between it all, nearly constant rain that no one can explain, provide the backdrop to the unfolding story. In the process of trying to figure out the murder, Chamberlain gets caught in a far deeper mystery that explains the freakish weather.