On this episode of Plot Patrol, host Duncan McCauley is joined by Mick O’Connell, retired Senior Constable from the New South Wales Police, to chase down George Miller’s high-octane Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). With society reduced to dust and gasoline, what does policing even mean when there’s no law left to enforce? Duncan and Mick break down Max Rockatansky’s credentials as a cop-turned-wanderer, the chain of command in a warlord’s wasteland, and whether traffic offences still count when your car has spikes and a flamethrower guitarist strapped to the bonnet. Expect pedal-to-the-metal banter, cultural insight from Australia’s own policing landscape, and a verdict on whether Max remains a copper at heart—or just another road warrior with a badge-shaped shadow.