Underbelly

Squizzy makes a name for himself with a successful jewelry store robbery, but when he plans to hold up a bank manager, things don't go quite as smoothly

To get off a murder charge, Squizzy and his boys will have to persuade a few witnesses. And what will he do with his freedom? Keep building his empire by getting in bed with Long Harry Slater

Meanwhile, Squizzy's roaming eyes land on the young and wholesome waitress Lorna Kelly. Neglecting Dolly, and motivated partly by a desire for respectability, he sets about wooing the girl. Tankbuster takes up the cudgels on Dolly's behalf and gets himself shot in the process. Dolly confronts Lorna, telling her the truth about Squizzy's nefarious gangster activities

Henry Stokes returns from Tasmania unexpectedly, furious at how Squizzy has run his businesses into the ground. Squizzy throws a lavish party for him to heal the rift, but shortly afterwards Stokes is arrested for possession of stolen property - fur coats gifted from Squizzy! However the little general brazenly intimidates a judge and Stokes get off the charge

Needing time to regroup, Squizzy finds himself drawn back to the arms of safe, dependable Lorna. Maybe she is the stabiliser he needs. Maybe they can make a fresh start. Maybe they can have another child? But after a night with Lorna, Squizzy realises he was wrong. Being with his wife stifles him

Squizzy's on the run since Ida talked to the cops, but he's not exactly keeping a low profile. While the detectives harass Lorna back home, Squizzy's busy trying to bust Ida out of a convent

Lorna gives birth to Squizzy's second daughter, but he's more interested in getting back to his old ways. He wants to get the old gang back together again, and that means busting Angus out of jail for a new job.

Friendless and broke, Squizzy's hit rock bottom