The final episode of Compromised: The Holt Enigma examines what followed Harold Holt’s disappearance — not chaos, but order. When Australia lost its Prime Minister in December 1967, the machinery of government moved quickly to stabilise, contain uncertainty, and move forward. Succession was swift. Policy continued. Questions were deferred.

This episode explores how Holt’s absence was absorbed into procedure, how silence became administrative, and how a man slowly became myth. It also returns to the human cost — a family left without certainty, and a private loss carried quietly while the country moved on.

The Inheritance does not solve the mystery. It reveals what the mystery left behind — a lesson in how democracies survive disruption, what they trade for calm, and why this story still refuses to settle.

Voiceover, production & editorial direction

Stephen Johns

Historical research & script development

Steve Hart & Alex G.

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– National Archives of Australia

– Parliamentary Library

– Trove

– Australian War Memorial

– ASIO & diplomatic releases

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