shirl doesn't leave at wanganui, and decides to stay with the guys and go to wellington. in wellington, the trio meet mulvaney (bruno lawrence), an old associate of john's, who gives the trio overnight accommodation at his garage and supplies them with money and drugs in return for parts of the car. leaving for the inter-island ferry the next morning, gerry runs a red light and is immediately pursued by the police through central wellington. the trio avoid the police by driving through the wellington railway station and stowing the mini in an empty boxcar being shunted onto the ferry.