Rake (AU)

Missy is a very, very well paid prostitute. Her path to this profession was, by her own account, an unusual one. The daughter of a diplomat, she travelled the world with her family as a child. It was a fairy tale life - until a car accident in Lima threw everything into utter chaos. A decade later, and after a few more near-death experiences (some self-induced), she found herself under the kind patronage of the doyenne of Sydney's brothel keepers, the legendary Jules. The moment Cleaver saw Missy, he was infatuated with her and from then on (with the exception of the odd cocaine-fuelled group session), he saw her exclusively. Often they wouldn't have sex. They'd play backgammon and he'd relay long, rambling, shambolically hilarious stories about his chequered past. But prostitution isn't an end for Missy, it's a means. There's another life she seeks. Maybe more than one!