Pit Pony

When Sam lands their first job as a criminal lawyer in Morwell, Victoria, they're thrown headfirst into the chaos of the La Trobe Valley justice system. Between distressed clients, overworked colleagues, and magistrates quick to punish even the smallest misstep, each day in court feels like trial by fire.

As Sam navigates a town shaped by addiction, economic decline, and the legacy of coal, they encounter a bizarre cast of locals: anti-net zero crusaders, retired pro wrestlers, amateur bodybuilders, and career petty criminals. But beneath the region's dark humour and courtroom absurdity lies something more troubling — a long history of silence tied to the so-called "pioneers of Gippsland."

With the help of an unlikely friend, Sam begins to question what justice really means in a community struggling to reckon with environmental destruction, social collapse, and the harm buried beneath generations of denial.

Sharp, compassionate, and darkly funny, this is a story about the people left behind by progress — and what it takes to make amends.