ABC's Four Corners aired an extraordinary investigation on Monday night into the lives of Australia's most notorious union power couple, Michael Lawler and Kathy Jackson.
It included this hilarious reconstruction of how Fair Work Commission's Michael Lawler "covertly" recorded all his phone calls.
As Lawler re-enacted the method, reporter Caro Meldrum-Hanna reminded him it's likely illegal to do so without telling the caller under Australian law.
It was just one sensational detail from the investigation into Lawler and his partner, Health Services Union president Kathy Jackson who have remained silent despite being under investigation for massive union fraud.
Lawler claimed he recorded the conversations, especially with his boss, to protect himself from inevitable legal problems after taking nine months off work.
But his simple technique was too much for some.
never forget
And adapted by others.
How to record your phone calls on a banana #4corners
Even prominent radio hosts were jumping on board.
This is how we secretly record stuff on Foxtel at our place. #4Corners
Some secret recordings looked delicious.
This is how we record phone calls in our house #4Corners
Others were just adorable.
Salty Dog secretly recording a phone call from Fair Work tonight after watching tech-head Lawler. #4Corners
But Australians watching at home were left screaming at their TVs when Lawler dropped a sensational and unusual C-bomb on the nation's public broadcaster.
"I'll be characterized as that scumbag, crook, fraudster, at the very best somebody that's been bewitched by an evil harradine," he said towards the end of the episode.
"That's I'm cunt-struck and that I have been taken-in by somebody who's a serious crook."
As far as we know (and according to one online urban dictionary) "cunt-struck" is an adjective to used describe someone under the power of a woman.
It completely shocked everyone.
#4Corners
Even ABC employees were like, bloody hell this is the ABC!
OMFG - did he just say 'c*ntstruck'?!?!? That's not a word. Or a term that's okay... #4Corners #ABCTV
Maybe they heard wrong.
Cunt's truck. #4Corners
(They didn't hear wrong).
strunk-cut #4Corners
It was one of the most enthralling pieces of TV journalism in years and the ABC's managing director was proud.
Riveting. The power of television - all before our eyes. Thanks #4Corners @caromeldrum
Even an Australian top order batsman was looking to know what to think.
An interesting four corners tonight mmm. Thoughts??
After getting a glimpes into the private lives of Lawler and Jackson, a nation was left utterly speechless.
Just watched @4corners I just... I can't even... #4Corners