When a babbling ragged wanderer was found in Melbourne's east, authorities couldn't place him, so stuck him behind bars. It took a piece of extraordinary luck, along with a touch of kindness, to set him right. Historian Val Noone joins the show to tell an amazing story that was almost lost in translation.

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