A 27-year-old beauty school dropout, Schapelle, was arrested at Bali airport with 4.2kg of marijuana. At first, her arrest was barely noticed by the media, but it soon sparked a frenzy and attracted a frantic cast of characters.

• Fremantle Australia
• Krew Boylan
• Jacinta Stapleton
• Denise Roberts
• Colin Friels
• Vince Colosimo
• Les Chantery
• Russell Kiefel
• Kenneth Moraleda