Savage River (2022) s01e03 Episode Script
Episode 3
Promise to still be friends
with me when I'm boring and old?
You held her head
underwater, didn't you?
Did someone dare you
to flirt with the town killer?
Mum.
I have to go to the police.
It's not gonna change
what happened to Hugh Lang
and it's just gonna put YOU in the shit.
He had a fight, uh with Miki.
Whatever my brother
told you, he hasn't been to see me.
Not in a long time.
My sister, Laila.
She's gone. like Hugh Lang.
Shit.
He's been missing since
the night before last.
She'll be out in a few minutes.
Oh.
No rush.
Can you
Um
Can you think of anyone who might
have wanted to hurt your dad?
What? Apart from the obvious?
You mean Miki?
Any idea what she might
have had against him?
She was always over here
back when we were kids.
One day her Dad took
off and left the family.
No warning, nothin'.
I think she wanted Dad to replace hers.
Even Jasmine thought that's half
the reason they were friends.
And what did your dad think?
He was nice to her.
Treated her like a daughter.
Some people might take
that as a sign of weakness.
I've already told Bill everything.
Uh
We, um
We have completed our
search of the riverbank.
Hasn't turned up anything so far.
But we're gonna keep on working our
way through Hugh's phone records,
through his bank statements
over the last couple of months,
just in case there's anything unusual.
Unusual like like what?
Oh
..anything, really.
We're casting the net
pretty wide at the moment.
Well
He told me that he went to see
his brother in the city last week.
But he went somewhere else,
and I don't know where.
I
Do you remember what those dates were?
Yes, he
He left on the 12th,
then he came back on the 13th.
Great.
I will look into that for you.
There's also some money missing
from the savings account.
How much are we talking?
Couple of thousand.
I mean, he never would
have made that withdrawal
without talking to me first.
Rachel.
How are you this fine morning?
Well, I just spoke to Colleen.
Turns out Hugh Lang lied about
visiting his brother in Melbourne,
so, we've got to find out where he went.
Ah, right.
Well, uh
..I'll get onto it on Monday.
Monday?
What's wrong with today?
It's the weekend.
This is a homicide
investigation, Bill. This is
Yeah, well, Forensics
are doing their job.
There's nothing for us to do until
we get the report from the Coroner.
If you check your email, you
will see that it just came in.
Yeah?
Well, what's it say?
Uh
Decomposition rate.
Water temperature.
No fluid in the lungs,
so, he was dead when
he went in the river.
Still working on identifying
the type of knife.
Here we go, here we go
"Victim was in the water
between 17 and 21 hours."
So, what, that puts the time of death
somewhere between 5:00PM
and 11:00PM Wednesday night?
Right. Well
..that narrows it down at least.
Yeah, well, I guess I'll
start checking alibis.
Yeah, well, let me
know what you turn up.
Yeah.
Hi.
Uh I'm just here to sign in.
Yeah, great.
Um
Here we go.
Name, date and signature.
Actually, you've saved me the trip.
Need to check your whereabouts
for Wednesday night.
Uh Wednesday.
Yeah.
Uh That was the first
day at the meatworks.
- Uh-huh.
- Shift finished at 4:00.
And then?
And then I had a shower,
and Nick locked me in
the chiller for a joke.
Sounds hilarious.
Apparently he does it to everyone.
How long were you in there?
Maybe an hour.
And then?
And then I rode my bike home.
To Terry's.
He can confirm that, can he?
He was out.
But Mum was there.
Minding Ocean.
Great. So, what, that puts
you at -00PM?
Yeah, I guess.
- Didn't go out again?
- Nah, straight to bed.
Do you often go to bed at 6:00PM?
I was knackered.
It was the first day
of work in a long time.
OK.
Great. I have to double-check
all of this, of course.
Yep. Go right ahead.
Thanks for coming in.
Alright, I thought today,
in light of the sad
news of Hugh's death,
we might look at words of condolence.
That's what you say to
someone when they're grieving.
Hugh's family are grieving,
so we might say, "Sorry for your loss,"
or, "I'm thinking about
you in this terrible time."
Um But maybe you'd
say something different.
So, um have a think,
write something down,
and then we can put it
all together for Colleen.
OK?
You don't mind watching Wayan for me?
Nah, nah, nah, Ocean loves
having him over. You know that.
Just so you know,
Miki's not around today.
Oh, no, I wasn't
How is it? Is she OK?
The town's out for
blood, so, you know
Everyone thinks she
Not me.
Terry, listen, um
..there is something I should tell you.
But I'm just I'm
not sure how to say it.
Hey, Chandra, you can tell me anything.
You've been such a good friend to me.
- Shit. Um
- I wasn't meaning
We're leaving Savage River.
What?
Kevin is selling the meatworks.
Shit.
But you can't tell anyone, OK?
Terry, promise me.
Hey, looks like the pool needs a refill.
- Who wants to hold the hose, huh?
- Me!
Which one? Who gets it
first? Whoever gets it first.
I need your help.
Um
Is there still no sign of Laila?
No.
No. Um
The right words, please.
The right words.
You want to make a
missing person's poster?
Yes.
Yes.
Bloody police should be doing their job.
- Alright, well
- Thank you.
..first we'll write
..'missing'
..on the top.
Someone left a bloody bull's head
on my front lawn this morning.
I don't know anything
It has to have something to do
with your fuckin' side project!
Hey, Nick. Do you wanna play?
Nah, mate, not right now!
I don't know anything
about a bull's head.
Rumour has it Hugh was having it off
with one of the refugees.
Like, why else would he
go there all the time?
That Laila chick
she'd be his type, I bet.
But, if you ask me,
I still reckon it was Miki.
Hugh went after her for killing Jasmine,
and then she got him instead.
I don't think this is something
you should be gossiping about.
That'll be $87.50.
You're Terry's sister?
Guilty.
I'm Chandra. I'm a friend of Terry's.
- Oh, I'll get those.
- Oh, you
- Ah.
- My shout.
Thank you.
Someone ought to make you
feel welcome in this town.
Thank you.
Thanks.
Don't worry about her.
Nothing better to do than
make up stories, you know?
- I'll see you around, OK?
- Thanks.
Uh I knocked, but, um
Ooh.
Rachel.
Wish I could say it was good to see you.
What's the story with these guys?
They're mostly offspring from roadkill.
There was a truckload
of them after the fires.
I couldn't take them all.
How long do you keep 'em?
As long as they need.
Healing takes time.
Oh
Thank you, ladies.
Lynne, this isn't a social visit.
I'm here because of
what happened to Hugh.
Hold this.
- What is it?
- Shit.
I use it for the garden.
Actually, Lynne, I need
to ask you some questions
about your whereabouts
on Wednesday night.
I was babysitting Ocean at Terry's.
What time?
Got there just after 4:00.
He has night classes once a week.
Where was Miki?
She came home after work.
What time?
Maybe a quarter to six.
Miki wouldn't hurt Hugh
Lang. You should know that.
No, maybe not on purpose.
Look, Lynne, I understand you
want to protect your daughter,
but there are serious consequences
for perverting the course of justice.
Oh, fuck off, Rachel.
What? Hey. Hey!
Look
..we can't ignore Miki's history, OK?
And now the father of the
girl that she killed is dead
days after she returns to town.
If you really want to find
out who killed Hugh Lang,
you're gonna have to
look a little bit further
than what's right under your nose.
Do you want your bucket of shit?
Just leave it here, shall I?
Great to see you, Lynne.
Hey, we're on the same team!
Stop it! We're on the same team!
Hey, hey!
Oi! Hey, you lot.
Here, here, here, here!
Hey. Hey.
Hello!
Hi.
Who's winning?
No-one's scored yet.
Ah! Well, maybe you
should try Aussie Rules.
Might find you're better at it.
Kick us the ball.
I'm gonna need all this
cleaned up. Quick smart. OK?
- There's nowhere else to put things.
- That's not my problem.
I want it all out of sight.
I want the washing gone, the
chairs. All your shit gone. OK?
Why?
Because I'm your
fucking boss, that's why.
But if you must know, um
..I have some potential
investors coming tomorrow,
and, uh they want
to upgrade the place.
So, it'll be good for all of you, so
Well, can we have our ball back first?
Do you want me to call Immigration?
Tell 'em you're all slacking off?
Didn't think so.
And for us?
Sorry?
Uh Jamila.
- Sorry, mate, what's she saying?
- Uh Nothing.
- She's still talking.
- It is nothing. She's saying nothing.
- It's nothing?
- It's all good.
OK, look at me.
I want this place spick and
span by tomorrow morning.
OK?
- OK.
- Thank you.
Want me to have a look at your essay?
Legal Studies is kind of my forte.
Nah, I'm almost finished.
You can tidy the garage this afternoon.
Yep. OK.
And after that
..we will have a conversation
about what
..alcohol does to the
developing teenage brain.
Um
I'm really sorry.
Are Are
You're not gonna
I'm not gonna what?
Uh Noth Nothing.
Hey
..we all mess up.
It happens.
Just don't do it again.
I won't.
Miki.
What are you doing here?
No, wait, Miki.
Miki, please, wait.
Do you think I could
buy you a drink tonight?
We can
..start over?
I don't know, be friends again?
Yeah, sure.
Do you know her?
Yeah. That's Laila.
She's Jamila's sister.
Who's Jamila?
Jamila.
She's had a really rough time lately.
Laila's missing, and also now
that they've found Hugh's body
Hello.
You have seen her?
Uh No.
I'm I'm sorry.
Jamila, this is Miki.
Hello.
Were Laila and Hugh close?
Laila and Hugh?
Yeah. Did they, uh
spend time together?
No. No.
Did she have a boyfriend?
Boyfriend? No. No, boyfriend.
Laila is good girl.
Sorry.
Guess I'm not welcome here either.
- See you tonight?
- Yeah.
Around 7:00?
Like this?
You'll soon be better at this
than I am if I'm not careful.
Surprised YOU got the day off.
Don't YOU start.
Too nice a day to be
sitting behind a desk.
What's Rachel Kennedy waiting for?
People are asking me, "Why's Miki
Anderson still walking around free?"
What am I supposed to say?
Tell them to mind their
own business for a start.
It doesn't even make sense.
Why would Miki kill Hugh?
Well, that's what we're
trying to find out.
Arrest her.
She'll confess like she did last time.
Without a motive or a
witness or a murder weapon?
I've got Buckley's.
I don't need this town
turning into crime central now.
One murder in eight years is hardly
There's some missing girl too.
Doesn't look good for me.
Not when I'm in charge.
You afraid Deborah's gonna win?
No offence to your lovely
wife, Connor, but I'm gonna win.
I just want it to be a landslide.
Ivy?
Your mum's here.
Coming!
You're not gonna catch me!
You're never gonna catch me!
Wanna bet?!
Jasmine, wait up! Wait for me.
- Catch up!
- Come back!
- This is so good.
- Mmm. It really is.
Oh, sorry, did you not get one of these?
No, I don't eat dead animals like you.
What?
Oh, Ivy's vegan now.
Ha! Vegan?
- Your dad owns the meatworks.
- Mm-hm.
Chandra's vegan.
Oh, I was. I mean,
um I still am. Mostly.
I go back and forth a bit.
How's things with, um
- ..what's his name?
- Dave?
- Yes. Sorry. Dave.
- Yeah.
- How's things with Dave?
- They're alright.
- Good.
- Yeah.
Have you guys moved in yet?
No, we're still, um We're
still thinking about it.
Great. There'll be
even less room for me.
Ivy.
Oh, it's fine. Um
If we did do it, we
would move into his place,
'cause it's bigger, so
- Oh, it's bigger?
- Yeah.
Oh.
Well, I
..won't be going there.
Ivy.
So, um how's the investigation going?
Yeah, I mean
Oh, if I don't get a break soon
Yeah. Lots of rumours flying around.
- Oh, yeah?
- Mainly about Miki.
Hm.
You think she did it?
Of course she did. Who else would do it?
Well, look, until I get a murder
weapon or I find Hugh Lang's car
or God, even a crime
scene would be nice.
Hey!
Hey!
- I was hoping I'd see you today.
- Mm-hm.
That's not bad.
I reckon I could do that.
Oh, it's pretty heavy.
Alright. Let's see what you've got.
Have you done this before?
Good, good, good.
- OK.
- In your own time, but
- Oh.
- I've got it.
- Ooh, ooh, ooh
- No, I've got it, I've got it.
OK, it's all you.
- 3
- Whoa-ho
- Yeah!
- Alright?
Yeah!
Someone hit the gym in prison, did they?
Yeah, a little.
- Ooh.
- Very good.
Um
Why did Salim ask for
your knife the other day?
What?
At work. I just I
saw him ask you for it.
Uh He lost his, I think. Why?
You want a beer?
Cool.
- There you are.
- Thank you.
I, uh wasn't expecting visitors.
Leave it.
Leave it.
Hi. What's up, Terry?
Hey. Family dinner tonight.
8:30PM. Alright?
Hang on. What, why?
Lynne's coming too.
Look, you've been home nearly a week
and we haven't sat
down together once yet.
Uh OK, yep. Um
Uh Yeah, sounds good.
Good.
Can I ask you something?
Sure.
Um How long have you known Nick?
Should I be jealous?
I, uh went to school
with his older brother,
and, when he came to the meatworks,
I promised to look out for him.
He's a dickhead, but
..he's got a good heart.
Did you know if he
and Laila were a thing?
Where is this going?
Look, everyone thinks
that I killed Hugh.
Someone's gotta be looking
for the real murderer.
And you think it's Nick?
Nah!
What? It makes sense.
Nah. Nah, it doesn't.
What if No, seriously,
what if he tried to do
something to Laila as well?
Is this 'cause he locked
you in the chiller?
You knew about that?
He does it to everyone
on their first day.
Oh, you could have given me a heads up.
I didn't think it was that big a deal.
Wh You have no idea
what an arsehole you are.
Oh, come on, you're tough.
I figured you'd been through worse.
Wow.
Yeah, I thought you were on my side.
I am.
Miki.
I've booked some time off.
Around the school holidays. Thought
maybe we could go somewhere or
Oh, yeah? Dave too?
No, I think
Honestly, just between you and me,
I think he might be
having second thoughts.
- Why?
- Hm!
I told him I didn't
want kids. MORE kids.
Good call.
Hey, I know that, um
I know the divorce was hard.
And I know me leaving
for work was rough. And
I made a whole bunch
of choices that, um
..that weren't about putting you first.
But I'm trying, Ivy. I'm
Anyway, I'm lucky you
turned out so good, huh?
What?
What are you
There's something you're not
telling me. What aren't you
Um
You know how you said you
needed to find Hugh Lang's car?
Yeah?
Yeah.
What were you thinking?
You could have killed
yourself and your friends.
I'll need the number of
both of those boys' parents.
Please don't, Mum.
We didn't know it was Hugh Lang's car.
There it is up there on the left.
You wait here.
Shit.
- Rachel?
- Yeah, I just found Hugh Lang's car.
We need to get a forensic team up here.
- Where are you?
- Uh
The old fire track.
I'll ping you the exact location.
There's blood in the boot,
which explains how his
body got down to the river.
Jesus!
Yeah, well, sorry to ruin your weekend.
Find anything useful?
You're gonna show me where you
found this car to begin with.
Exactly where it was.
Hm?
Come on.
Quick smart. Any time. Come on.
- It was somewhere here.
- Here?
There? Here?
Yeah.
- What is it?
- Stop. Stay!
Don't!
Retrace your steps back
to where you came from.
This is crucial evidence.
I need to protect it.
Come on, meat raffle for the kids.
Dale, I know you love a sausage.
I'm rubbing off on you, finally.
OK. Couldn't be prouder.
Go on, give me one ticket then.
Three for me.
Ooh! Look at you, moneybags!
- We should go home for dinner.
- I'm not done.
Get my present this morning?
That was you?
Yeah, well, it was you first.
What?
Why don't you just admit it?
- Oh, piss off, will ya?
- No.
Watch it!
I'm not scared of you.
Miki, back off.
What, ME?!
He threw a bull's head
at my brother's house.
You're off your nut. You know
that? Accusing me of shit.
- I threw the bull's head.
- Nice one.
Got a problem with that?
No.
Did Dad give you money?
What?
Did he meet you in the
city when you got out?
Why would he?
I know he was in Melbourne
when you got released.
OK, Adam, if he was, I didn't see him.
Get the fuck outta here.
You probably should go.
Hey.
Ah!
You're really not giving
me any leeway, are you?
I'm two minutes late for our drink.
Yeah.
Um
Can we go somewhere else?
Yeah.
- Fine by me.
- Great.
You alright?
Yeah, but there was a shoeprint.
I don't know, it looked like
a size nine or ten maybe.
OK. I've made a note of that.
Well, as soon as they
get a plaster mould of it
we can look for unique details.
- Alright, thanks, Rachel.
- OK, thanks, Bill. Talk soon.
So, how worried should I be?
What?
"What?"
Yeah, what?
Skipping school.
Joyriding in cars.
Ah.
Is this a cry for attention?
Is this 'cause I'm not around?
Get over yourself.
OK.
Anything else I need to know?
Anything you want to fill me in on?
No.
OK.
OK.
Well, thanks to Chandra for lunch.
I'll talk to your
father tomorrow morning.
Great.
You do that.
- Nice place.
- Yeah.
I thought about selling a few years ago,
but this place wouldn't buy me
a one-bedroom flat with
no parking in the city.
Welcome to my home.
What?
I just, um
..played this moment over in
my head, like, a thousand times.
Really?
How'd it go?
Usually it started with you
giving me an A on my English essay.
And then you would ask
me to stay after class,
and
..telling me you were really
turned on by what I wrote.
You
..thought about this when
..I was your teacher?
I
I mean, that's when it started.
Agh! Fuck.
Sorry, I'm
I'm not used to people calling me. Uh
Hello?
Where are ya? You said
you'd be here for dinner.
Ah. I'm on my way.
OK.
I have to go.
Sorry.
Yeah, we found this
under the driver's seat.
So, I'm gonna get Hugh
Lang's car towed here
after Forensic is finished with it.
But, until then, we have this.
Homicide is searching the database,
and we should have a brand soon.
And this.
Any idea who Laila is?
She's one of the refugees.
Uh
No-one's seen her for a while.
- So, she's missing?
- I didn't say that.
I said no-one's seen her!
When were you planning
on telling me this?
You're here for the murder,
not some missing refugee girl.
So, she could also be floating down
the river any second, could she?
These aren't coordinates.
W6 B18.
I don't know what these are.
CBD Apartments
Yes! Ohh!
Night of the 12th -
Hugh Lang told his wife he was
gonna visit his brother in Melbourne.
But he lied. He got a
room at this hotel instead.
What, do you think that he and Laila
..had an affair?
What are these then? Her measurements?
Waist and
..bust?
I know this area. Edge of town.
There's nothing around
there except a park and
..and a women's hospital.
Ward 6. Bed 18.
Yep.
Come on in.
We're still waiting on the
forensic results from Hugh's car.
Um That'll be a while.
- Right.
- But
..you asked me to find
out where Hugh went
- when he went to Melbourne.
- Mm-hm.
What What is it? Where'd
he Where did he go?
It seems he went there with Laila.
That's Jamila's sister.
Well, why would he
Why would he go there with her?
He, um
..got a hotel room near
the hospital because
..Laila had an appointment there.
What kind of appointment?
Uh We're still
waiting on authorisation
to get those details, but
..it was in the maternity ward.
Did you have any suspicions or
I don't feel very well.
I'm so sorry, Colleen
I need to go home and have a lie-down.
What was that?
Colleen?
No! No! No!
Argh!
Mum!
What happened?
Oh.
Are you alright?
I
Tell me.
It I
I have no idea who your father is.
I've been married for 35 years and I
..I don't know who he was.
Hey
..that's not true.
I promise that's not true.
Wha
Right, now, this took me all afternoon,
so you'd better eat a lot.
I skipped lunch especially.
- Beautiful. Thank you.
- Of course.
You right?
Everything OK?
Ocean said something funny
when I put her to bed just now.
Oh, yeah?
You and Chandra.
Kissing, apparently.
Isn't Chandra married to Kevin?
Yes. I know that.
Obviously not that married.
Really?
Look, it's
It doesn't matter. It
doesn't matter, anyways.
They're leaving town.
Kev Kev's selling the meatworks.
What?
Oh, shit.
Hey, look, don't tell anyone, OK?
Well, that's gonna destroy the town.
Rachel Kennedy paid me a visit today
wanting to confirm your whereabouts.
What'd you say?
I said you were here with me all night.
Sorry you had to lie for me.
You didn't kill him.
OK, but somebody in this town did,
and now I have to do something
or they're gonna get away with it.
Why is that up to you?
Don't get involved. Don't be a fool.
So, if Hugh Lang got Laila pregnant,
who's gonna kill him for that?
Salim.
Or Colleen.
Yeah. Maybe if his
tea was poisoned, I'd come at it.
No, my money's on Salim.
Maybe he kills Laila too.
He's got access to knives,
and she's brought shame on the family.
Alright, let's talk to him.
But we watch what we say this time.
No putting words in a suspect's mouth.
What do you mean "this time"?
See?
People loved him.
He helped them.
THIS is who he was.
Dad loved you and our family.
You've gotta believe me, Mum.
Oh
I
Laila.
- What are you talking about?
- You got the girl pregnant.
- We need to go out to the meatworks.
- What? Why? What's happened?
"Check the meatworks
locker. You will find the knife."
Ladies!
The Coroner found this fragment
embedded in Hugh Lang's sternum.
So, the knife we're looking
for is missing a tip.
Get it out of here. I mean it. Now.
You're on thin ice.
You put a foot wrong, you
go straight back to prison.
We could start again maybe.
I can't. Sorry.
What are YOU gonna do with that?
I'm gonna sort him out.
Hey!
Bill
Bill, get her out the back way!
with me when I'm boring and old?
You held her head
underwater, didn't you?
Did someone dare you
to flirt with the town killer?
Mum.
I have to go to the police.
It's not gonna change
what happened to Hugh Lang
and it's just gonna put YOU in the shit.
He had a fight, uh with Miki.
Whatever my brother
told you, he hasn't been to see me.
Not in a long time.
My sister, Laila.
She's gone. like Hugh Lang.
Shit.
He's been missing since
the night before last.
She'll be out in a few minutes.
Oh.
No rush.
Can you
Um
Can you think of anyone who might
have wanted to hurt your dad?
What? Apart from the obvious?
You mean Miki?
Any idea what she might
have had against him?
She was always over here
back when we were kids.
One day her Dad took
off and left the family.
No warning, nothin'.
I think she wanted Dad to replace hers.
Even Jasmine thought that's half
the reason they were friends.
And what did your dad think?
He was nice to her.
Treated her like a daughter.
Some people might take
that as a sign of weakness.
I've already told Bill everything.
Uh
We, um
We have completed our
search of the riverbank.
Hasn't turned up anything so far.
But we're gonna keep on working our
way through Hugh's phone records,
through his bank statements
over the last couple of months,
just in case there's anything unusual.
Unusual like like what?
Oh
..anything, really.
We're casting the net
pretty wide at the moment.
Well
He told me that he went to see
his brother in the city last week.
But he went somewhere else,
and I don't know where.
I
Do you remember what those dates were?
Yes, he
He left on the 12th,
then he came back on the 13th.
Great.
I will look into that for you.
There's also some money missing
from the savings account.
How much are we talking?
Couple of thousand.
I mean, he never would
have made that withdrawal
without talking to me first.
Rachel.
How are you this fine morning?
Well, I just spoke to Colleen.
Turns out Hugh Lang lied about
visiting his brother in Melbourne,
so, we've got to find out where he went.
Ah, right.
Well, uh
..I'll get onto it on Monday.
Monday?
What's wrong with today?
It's the weekend.
This is a homicide
investigation, Bill. This is
Yeah, well, Forensics
are doing their job.
There's nothing for us to do until
we get the report from the Coroner.
If you check your email, you
will see that it just came in.
Yeah?
Well, what's it say?
Uh
Decomposition rate.
Water temperature.
No fluid in the lungs,
so, he was dead when
he went in the river.
Still working on identifying
the type of knife.
Here we go, here we go
"Victim was in the water
between 17 and 21 hours."
So, what, that puts the time of death
somewhere between 5:00PM
and 11:00PM Wednesday night?
Right. Well
..that narrows it down at least.
Yeah, well, I guess I'll
start checking alibis.
Yeah, well, let me
know what you turn up.
Yeah.
Hi.
Uh I'm just here to sign in.
Yeah, great.
Um
Here we go.
Name, date and signature.
Actually, you've saved me the trip.
Need to check your whereabouts
for Wednesday night.
Uh Wednesday.
Yeah.
Uh That was the first
day at the meatworks.
- Uh-huh.
- Shift finished at 4:00.
And then?
And then I had a shower,
and Nick locked me in
the chiller for a joke.
Sounds hilarious.
Apparently he does it to everyone.
How long were you in there?
Maybe an hour.
And then?
And then I rode my bike home.
To Terry's.
He can confirm that, can he?
He was out.
But Mum was there.
Minding Ocean.
Great. So, what, that puts
you at -00PM?
Yeah, I guess.
- Didn't go out again?
- Nah, straight to bed.
Do you often go to bed at 6:00PM?
I was knackered.
It was the first day
of work in a long time.
OK.
Great. I have to double-check
all of this, of course.
Yep. Go right ahead.
Thanks for coming in.
Alright, I thought today,
in light of the sad
news of Hugh's death,
we might look at words of condolence.
That's what you say to
someone when they're grieving.
Hugh's family are grieving,
so we might say, "Sorry for your loss,"
or, "I'm thinking about
you in this terrible time."
Um But maybe you'd
say something different.
So, um have a think,
write something down,
and then we can put it
all together for Colleen.
OK?
You don't mind watching Wayan for me?
Nah, nah, nah, Ocean loves
having him over. You know that.
Just so you know,
Miki's not around today.
Oh, no, I wasn't
How is it? Is she OK?
The town's out for
blood, so, you know
Everyone thinks she
Not me.
Terry, listen, um
..there is something I should tell you.
But I'm just I'm
not sure how to say it.
Hey, Chandra, you can tell me anything.
You've been such a good friend to me.
- Shit. Um
- I wasn't meaning
We're leaving Savage River.
What?
Kevin is selling the meatworks.
Shit.
But you can't tell anyone, OK?
Terry, promise me.
Hey, looks like the pool needs a refill.
- Who wants to hold the hose, huh?
- Me!
Which one? Who gets it
first? Whoever gets it first.
I need your help.
Um
Is there still no sign of Laila?
No.
No. Um
The right words, please.
The right words.
You want to make a
missing person's poster?
Yes.
Yes.
Bloody police should be doing their job.
- Alright, well
- Thank you.
..first we'll write
..'missing'
..on the top.
Someone left a bloody bull's head
on my front lawn this morning.
I don't know anything
It has to have something to do
with your fuckin' side project!
Hey, Nick. Do you wanna play?
Nah, mate, not right now!
I don't know anything
about a bull's head.
Rumour has it Hugh was having it off
with one of the refugees.
Like, why else would he
go there all the time?
That Laila chick
she'd be his type, I bet.
But, if you ask me,
I still reckon it was Miki.
Hugh went after her for killing Jasmine,
and then she got him instead.
I don't think this is something
you should be gossiping about.
That'll be $87.50.
You're Terry's sister?
Guilty.
I'm Chandra. I'm a friend of Terry's.
- Oh, I'll get those.
- Oh, you
- Ah.
- My shout.
Thank you.
Someone ought to make you
feel welcome in this town.
Thank you.
Thanks.
Don't worry about her.
Nothing better to do than
make up stories, you know?
- I'll see you around, OK?
- Thanks.
Uh I knocked, but, um
Ooh.
Rachel.
Wish I could say it was good to see you.
What's the story with these guys?
They're mostly offspring from roadkill.
There was a truckload
of them after the fires.
I couldn't take them all.
How long do you keep 'em?
As long as they need.
Healing takes time.
Oh
Thank you, ladies.
Lynne, this isn't a social visit.
I'm here because of
what happened to Hugh.
Hold this.
- What is it?
- Shit.
I use it for the garden.
Actually, Lynne, I need
to ask you some questions
about your whereabouts
on Wednesday night.
I was babysitting Ocean at Terry's.
What time?
Got there just after 4:00.
He has night classes once a week.
Where was Miki?
She came home after work.
What time?
Maybe a quarter to six.
Miki wouldn't hurt Hugh
Lang. You should know that.
No, maybe not on purpose.
Look, Lynne, I understand you
want to protect your daughter,
but there are serious consequences
for perverting the course of justice.
Oh, fuck off, Rachel.
What? Hey. Hey!
Look
..we can't ignore Miki's history, OK?
And now the father of the
girl that she killed is dead
days after she returns to town.
If you really want to find
out who killed Hugh Lang,
you're gonna have to
look a little bit further
than what's right under your nose.
Do you want your bucket of shit?
Just leave it here, shall I?
Great to see you, Lynne.
Hey, we're on the same team!
Stop it! We're on the same team!
Hey, hey!
Oi! Hey, you lot.
Here, here, here, here!
Hey. Hey.
Hello!
Hi.
Who's winning?
No-one's scored yet.
Ah! Well, maybe you
should try Aussie Rules.
Might find you're better at it.
Kick us the ball.
I'm gonna need all this
cleaned up. Quick smart. OK?
- There's nowhere else to put things.
- That's not my problem.
I want it all out of sight.
I want the washing gone, the
chairs. All your shit gone. OK?
Why?
Because I'm your
fucking boss, that's why.
But if you must know, um
..I have some potential
investors coming tomorrow,
and, uh they want
to upgrade the place.
So, it'll be good for all of you, so
Well, can we have our ball back first?
Do you want me to call Immigration?
Tell 'em you're all slacking off?
Didn't think so.
And for us?
Sorry?
Uh Jamila.
- Sorry, mate, what's she saying?
- Uh Nothing.
- She's still talking.
- It is nothing. She's saying nothing.
- It's nothing?
- It's all good.
OK, look at me.
I want this place spick and
span by tomorrow morning.
OK?
- OK.
- Thank you.
Want me to have a look at your essay?
Legal Studies is kind of my forte.
Nah, I'm almost finished.
You can tidy the garage this afternoon.
Yep. OK.
And after that
..we will have a conversation
about what
..alcohol does to the
developing teenage brain.
Um
I'm really sorry.
Are Are
You're not gonna
I'm not gonna what?
Uh Noth Nothing.
Hey
..we all mess up.
It happens.
Just don't do it again.
I won't.
Miki.
What are you doing here?
No, wait, Miki.
Miki, please, wait.
Do you think I could
buy you a drink tonight?
We can
..start over?
I don't know, be friends again?
Yeah, sure.
Do you know her?
Yeah. That's Laila.
She's Jamila's sister.
Who's Jamila?
Jamila.
She's had a really rough time lately.
Laila's missing, and also now
that they've found Hugh's body
Hello.
You have seen her?
Uh No.
I'm I'm sorry.
Jamila, this is Miki.
Hello.
Were Laila and Hugh close?
Laila and Hugh?
Yeah. Did they, uh
spend time together?
No. No.
Did she have a boyfriend?
Boyfriend? No. No, boyfriend.
Laila is good girl.
Sorry.
Guess I'm not welcome here either.
- See you tonight?
- Yeah.
Around 7:00?
Like this?
You'll soon be better at this
than I am if I'm not careful.
Surprised YOU got the day off.
Don't YOU start.
Too nice a day to be
sitting behind a desk.
What's Rachel Kennedy waiting for?
People are asking me, "Why's Miki
Anderson still walking around free?"
What am I supposed to say?
Tell them to mind their
own business for a start.
It doesn't even make sense.
Why would Miki kill Hugh?
Well, that's what we're
trying to find out.
Arrest her.
She'll confess like she did last time.
Without a motive or a
witness or a murder weapon?
I've got Buckley's.
I don't need this town
turning into crime central now.
One murder in eight years is hardly
There's some missing girl too.
Doesn't look good for me.
Not when I'm in charge.
You afraid Deborah's gonna win?
No offence to your lovely
wife, Connor, but I'm gonna win.
I just want it to be a landslide.
Ivy?
Your mum's here.
Coming!
You're not gonna catch me!
You're never gonna catch me!
Wanna bet?!
Jasmine, wait up! Wait for me.
- Catch up!
- Come back!
- This is so good.
- Mmm. It really is.
Oh, sorry, did you not get one of these?
No, I don't eat dead animals like you.
What?
Oh, Ivy's vegan now.
Ha! Vegan?
- Your dad owns the meatworks.
- Mm-hm.
Chandra's vegan.
Oh, I was. I mean,
um I still am. Mostly.
I go back and forth a bit.
How's things with, um
- ..what's his name?
- Dave?
- Yes. Sorry. Dave.
- Yeah.
- How's things with Dave?
- They're alright.
- Good.
- Yeah.
Have you guys moved in yet?
No, we're still, um We're
still thinking about it.
Great. There'll be
even less room for me.
Ivy.
Oh, it's fine. Um
If we did do it, we
would move into his place,
'cause it's bigger, so
- Oh, it's bigger?
- Yeah.
Oh.
Well, I
..won't be going there.
Ivy.
So, um how's the investigation going?
Yeah, I mean
Oh, if I don't get a break soon
Yeah. Lots of rumours flying around.
- Oh, yeah?
- Mainly about Miki.
Hm.
You think she did it?
Of course she did. Who else would do it?
Well, look, until I get a murder
weapon or I find Hugh Lang's car
or God, even a crime
scene would be nice.
Hey!
Hey!
- I was hoping I'd see you today.
- Mm-hm.
That's not bad.
I reckon I could do that.
Oh, it's pretty heavy.
Alright. Let's see what you've got.
Have you done this before?
Good, good, good.
- OK.
- In your own time, but
- Oh.
- I've got it.
- Ooh, ooh, ooh
- No, I've got it, I've got it.
OK, it's all you.
- 3
- Whoa-ho
- Yeah!
- Alright?
Yeah!
Someone hit the gym in prison, did they?
Yeah, a little.
- Ooh.
- Very good.
Um
Why did Salim ask for
your knife the other day?
What?
At work. I just I
saw him ask you for it.
Uh He lost his, I think. Why?
You want a beer?
Cool.
- There you are.
- Thank you.
I, uh wasn't expecting visitors.
Leave it.
Leave it.
Hi. What's up, Terry?
Hey. Family dinner tonight.
8:30PM. Alright?
Hang on. What, why?
Lynne's coming too.
Look, you've been home nearly a week
and we haven't sat
down together once yet.
Uh OK, yep. Um
Uh Yeah, sounds good.
Good.
Can I ask you something?
Sure.
Um How long have you known Nick?
Should I be jealous?
I, uh went to school
with his older brother,
and, when he came to the meatworks,
I promised to look out for him.
He's a dickhead, but
..he's got a good heart.
Did you know if he
and Laila were a thing?
Where is this going?
Look, everyone thinks
that I killed Hugh.
Someone's gotta be looking
for the real murderer.
And you think it's Nick?
Nah!
What? It makes sense.
Nah. Nah, it doesn't.
What if No, seriously,
what if he tried to do
something to Laila as well?
Is this 'cause he locked
you in the chiller?
You knew about that?
He does it to everyone
on their first day.
Oh, you could have given me a heads up.
I didn't think it was that big a deal.
Wh You have no idea
what an arsehole you are.
Oh, come on, you're tough.
I figured you'd been through worse.
Wow.
Yeah, I thought you were on my side.
I am.
Miki.
I've booked some time off.
Around the school holidays. Thought
maybe we could go somewhere or
Oh, yeah? Dave too?
No, I think
Honestly, just between you and me,
I think he might be
having second thoughts.
- Why?
- Hm!
I told him I didn't
want kids. MORE kids.
Good call.
Hey, I know that, um
I know the divorce was hard.
And I know me leaving
for work was rough. And
I made a whole bunch
of choices that, um
..that weren't about putting you first.
But I'm trying, Ivy. I'm
Anyway, I'm lucky you
turned out so good, huh?
What?
What are you
There's something you're not
telling me. What aren't you
Um
You know how you said you
needed to find Hugh Lang's car?
Yeah?
Yeah.
What were you thinking?
You could have killed
yourself and your friends.
I'll need the number of
both of those boys' parents.
Please don't, Mum.
We didn't know it was Hugh Lang's car.
There it is up there on the left.
You wait here.
Shit.
- Rachel?
- Yeah, I just found Hugh Lang's car.
We need to get a forensic team up here.
- Where are you?
- Uh
The old fire track.
I'll ping you the exact location.
There's blood in the boot,
which explains how his
body got down to the river.
Jesus!
Yeah, well, sorry to ruin your weekend.
Find anything useful?
You're gonna show me where you
found this car to begin with.
Exactly where it was.
Hm?
Come on.
Quick smart. Any time. Come on.
- It was somewhere here.
- Here?
There? Here?
Yeah.
- What is it?
- Stop. Stay!
Don't!
Retrace your steps back
to where you came from.
This is crucial evidence.
I need to protect it.
Come on, meat raffle for the kids.
Dale, I know you love a sausage.
I'm rubbing off on you, finally.
OK. Couldn't be prouder.
Go on, give me one ticket then.
Three for me.
Ooh! Look at you, moneybags!
- We should go home for dinner.
- I'm not done.
Get my present this morning?
That was you?
Yeah, well, it was you first.
What?
Why don't you just admit it?
- Oh, piss off, will ya?
- No.
Watch it!
I'm not scared of you.
Miki, back off.
What, ME?!
He threw a bull's head
at my brother's house.
You're off your nut. You know
that? Accusing me of shit.
- I threw the bull's head.
- Nice one.
Got a problem with that?
No.
Did Dad give you money?
What?
Did he meet you in the
city when you got out?
Why would he?
I know he was in Melbourne
when you got released.
OK, Adam, if he was, I didn't see him.
Get the fuck outta here.
You probably should go.
Hey.
Ah!
You're really not giving
me any leeway, are you?
I'm two minutes late for our drink.
Yeah.
Um
Can we go somewhere else?
Yeah.
- Fine by me.
- Great.
You alright?
Yeah, but there was a shoeprint.
I don't know, it looked like
a size nine or ten maybe.
OK. I've made a note of that.
Well, as soon as they
get a plaster mould of it
we can look for unique details.
- Alright, thanks, Rachel.
- OK, thanks, Bill. Talk soon.
So, how worried should I be?
What?
"What?"
Yeah, what?
Skipping school.
Joyriding in cars.
Ah.
Is this a cry for attention?
Is this 'cause I'm not around?
Get over yourself.
OK.
Anything else I need to know?
Anything you want to fill me in on?
No.
OK.
OK.
Well, thanks to Chandra for lunch.
I'll talk to your
father tomorrow morning.
Great.
You do that.
- Nice place.
- Yeah.
I thought about selling a few years ago,
but this place wouldn't buy me
a one-bedroom flat with
no parking in the city.
Welcome to my home.
What?
I just, um
..played this moment over in
my head, like, a thousand times.
Really?
How'd it go?
Usually it started with you
giving me an A on my English essay.
And then you would ask
me to stay after class,
and
..telling me you were really
turned on by what I wrote.
You
..thought about this when
..I was your teacher?
I
I mean, that's when it started.
Agh! Fuck.
Sorry, I'm
I'm not used to people calling me. Uh
Hello?
Where are ya? You said
you'd be here for dinner.
Ah. I'm on my way.
OK.
I have to go.
Sorry.
Yeah, we found this
under the driver's seat.
So, I'm gonna get Hugh
Lang's car towed here
after Forensic is finished with it.
But, until then, we have this.
Homicide is searching the database,
and we should have a brand soon.
And this.
Any idea who Laila is?
She's one of the refugees.
Uh
No-one's seen her for a while.
- So, she's missing?
- I didn't say that.
I said no-one's seen her!
When were you planning
on telling me this?
You're here for the murder,
not some missing refugee girl.
So, she could also be floating down
the river any second, could she?
These aren't coordinates.
W6 B18.
I don't know what these are.
CBD Apartments
Yes! Ohh!
Night of the 12th -
Hugh Lang told his wife he was
gonna visit his brother in Melbourne.
But he lied. He got a
room at this hotel instead.
What, do you think that he and Laila
..had an affair?
What are these then? Her measurements?
Waist and
..bust?
I know this area. Edge of town.
There's nothing around
there except a park and
..and a women's hospital.
Ward 6. Bed 18.
Yep.
Come on in.
We're still waiting on the
forensic results from Hugh's car.
Um That'll be a while.
- Right.
- But
..you asked me to find
out where Hugh went
- when he went to Melbourne.
- Mm-hm.
What What is it? Where'd
he Where did he go?
It seems he went there with Laila.
That's Jamila's sister.
Well, why would he
Why would he go there with her?
He, um
..got a hotel room near
the hospital because
..Laila had an appointment there.
What kind of appointment?
Uh We're still
waiting on authorisation
to get those details, but
..it was in the maternity ward.
Did you have any suspicions or
I don't feel very well.
I'm so sorry, Colleen
I need to go home and have a lie-down.
What was that?
Colleen?
No! No! No!
Argh!
Mum!
What happened?
Oh.
Are you alright?
I
Tell me.
It I
I have no idea who your father is.
I've been married for 35 years and I
..I don't know who he was.
Hey
..that's not true.
I promise that's not true.
Wha
Right, now, this took me all afternoon,
so you'd better eat a lot.
I skipped lunch especially.
- Beautiful. Thank you.
- Of course.
You right?
Everything OK?
Ocean said something funny
when I put her to bed just now.
Oh, yeah?
You and Chandra.
Kissing, apparently.
Isn't Chandra married to Kevin?
Yes. I know that.
Obviously not that married.
Really?
Look, it's
It doesn't matter. It
doesn't matter, anyways.
They're leaving town.
Kev Kev's selling the meatworks.
What?
Oh, shit.
Hey, look, don't tell anyone, OK?
Well, that's gonna destroy the town.
Rachel Kennedy paid me a visit today
wanting to confirm your whereabouts.
What'd you say?
I said you were here with me all night.
Sorry you had to lie for me.
You didn't kill him.
OK, but somebody in this town did,
and now I have to do something
or they're gonna get away with it.
Why is that up to you?
Don't get involved. Don't be a fool.
So, if Hugh Lang got Laila pregnant,
who's gonna kill him for that?
Salim.
Or Colleen.
Yeah. Maybe if his
tea was poisoned, I'd come at it.
No, my money's on Salim.
Maybe he kills Laila too.
He's got access to knives,
and she's brought shame on the family.
Alright, let's talk to him.
But we watch what we say this time.
No putting words in a suspect's mouth.
What do you mean "this time"?
See?
People loved him.
He helped them.
THIS is who he was.
Dad loved you and our family.
You've gotta believe me, Mum.
Oh
I
Laila.
- What are you talking about?
- You got the girl pregnant.
- We need to go out to the meatworks.
- What? Why? What's happened?
"Check the meatworks
locker. You will find the knife."
Ladies!
The Coroner found this fragment
embedded in Hugh Lang's sternum.
So, the knife we're looking
for is missing a tip.
Get it out of here. I mean it. Now.
You're on thin ice.
You put a foot wrong, you
go straight back to prison.
We could start again maybe.
I can't. Sorry.
What are YOU gonna do with that?
I'm gonna sort him out.
Hey!
Bill
Bill, get her out the back way!