Bite Club (2018) s01e04 Episode Script
Episode 4
1 - - 3.
5 years ago, we pulled a dead guy out of an old well.
- He also had a tooth missing.
- Melody Gibbs, 27.
Her mother reported her missing three weeks ago.
There's a serial killer out there.
I'm applying for detective.
Sure you want this life, Stephen? It's not as glamorous as it looks.
Beats clearing up after dogs.
You could have compromised the case by talking to the neighbour.
It's best to leave the investigating to us.
Hey, buddy! How you been, huh? I was thinking about Mickey.
He can stay with me every now and then.
Like every second weekend.
- Every second weekend? - Yeah.
He's not a child, he's a dog.
You can't have visitation rights.
- Is Dan seeing anyone? - No idea.
Why? Would it be weird for you if I asked him out? No.
Stephen? Amber.
- And this must be Denver.
- Yep.
Is he as scary as he looks? This is from the guy who was on the news.
"You should have died, not the shark.
"I hope you feel happy.
You're a murderer.
" It's on her.
She was in their territory.
What does she expect? Hey, Bob.
Oh, hello, Bob.
It was a beautiful blue day.
It was magical.
I wasn't far below the surface.
And that's when it happened.
So, some sharks hunt in packs, and I thought that there was gonna be a feeding frenzy that day, and I was the one on the menu.
Immersion therapy really helped with my fear of water.
Anyway, everybody that wants to have a dive, come aboard.
Hey.
You don't have to do it.
Um, I want to.
- Haven't back in the ocean yet, so - Well, me either.
[PHONE BUZZES.]
Ah, sorry.
I've gotta go.
- You'll be OK, yeah? Awesome.
- Yep.
Hey, the sharks have been fed, right? - Call you later.
- OK.
Boyfriend? Nah, friend.
Hey.
Where's the body? In the morgue.
So, we've got Chelsea Willis, 20s.
She was murdered last night when she was out jogging.
This is the victim's phone.
It was found here on the ground.
And then the body was found 5km away.
It was dumped like a piece of garbage.
Look at this.
You slackers wanna get fit She was in the middle of sending this to her girlfriends.
I promise it'll feel better than watching TV.
There.
He was following her.
Yeah, he was patient.
He waited until there was no-one else around to ambush her.
OK, so she was grabbed here and then she was dragged up there towards the street.
What, and no-one saw anything? Well, this was at 8:57pm.
My new kicks, girls! Feels like running on air! [SCREAMS.]
And how long were you out looking for your wife? Since about 3:30 this morning.
And you didn't report her missing? So Chelsea goes jogging at 8:00, and you wait till 3:30 in the morning to think something's not right? We had a fight.
I just figured she'd gone to one of her girlfriends'.
What did you fight about? She said I'm emotionally stunted, I'm selfish and I don't consider her feelings enough.
I said some pretty awful things.
Now that's it.
[SOBS.]
I can never take them back.
From the nearest intersection to where Chelsea was jogging, 8:43.
And then this, taken from a shop adjacent to the park.
9:25.
Two minutes after Chelsea Willis was attacked.
Have we got a rego on that? No, what you see is all we got.
And those white vans are as common as dirt.
You think this is our guy? Well, she was raped before she was strangled.
Which would require privacy, especially at that time of night.
Two statements, three months apart, both from women who were jogging when they claim they were assaulted.
One of them even said her attacker tried to drag her into the back of a white van.
Well done.
Hey, these were at the front desk.
Zoe.
Ooh.
Thanks.
Aren't you gonna read the card? What's it say? "I'm a lucky guy.
Love from your fiance.
" That's so romantic! I love weddings.
Can you find a vase or something? So where's the ring? It's being resized.
Come on, let's go talk to these women.
[EERIE MUSIC PLAYS.]
[MUFFLED SPEECH.]
[SHUTTER CLICK.]
So, did it work? Are you desensitised? I was scared at first.
Petrified is probably closer to the truth, but And it was amazing.
Like, I was swimming with sharks, real sharks.
Of course, they feed them before you go in.
Not like the ocean, huh? Probably let them have a few bites of the tourists as well.
[LAUGHS.]
- So - Mm? When are you gonna make a move on Claire? Soon.
[LAUGHS.]
You, uh, had a chance to read my report on the burnt body case? Yes.
I did.
Melody Gibbs.
Have her remains been formally IDed? Ah, no, not yet.
We're trying to get DNA from her mum.
But I am 99% sure it's her.
Great.
Well, then solve the case and cleared off your desk.
What are my chances of getting a strike force? A strike force? We believe that Melody Gibbs is connected to a three-year-old case.
- Who's 'we'? - Me and Dan.
Hey, is the boss free? Busy at the moment.
So both of them have missing teeth? That's the connection.
Yeah.
Oh, and Bite marks.
Yeah, I can just see me selling this upstairs.
A strike force costs a lot, and I'm gonna need more than missing teeth to break my budget.
- Pretty awful, huh? - What's that? The jogger who got murdered.
Oh, yeah.
No, that's awful.
One minute, you're out for a run, then next [PHONE RINGS.]
Thanks.
Have you spoken to your wife? No.
- Any chance of reconciliation? - Probably not.
She found a text from you on my phone.
A very cheeky one.
- Shit.
Sorry.
- No, I'm sorry.
It's not your fault.
Maybe I wanted to be caught.
[PHONE CHIMES.]
[LAUGHS.]
It's Amber.
She was at the aquarium.
She's trying to psych herself to get back in the ocean.
Yeah, I know.
She's been texting me.
She wants to meet.
What about? Swimming with sharks, maybe? It's called immersion therapy.
OK.
So when are you gonna immerse yourself? There's no need.
Don't you miss the feel of the water all around you? No, that's what baths are for.
What? That's a mean right hook.
Thanks.
Charmaine Heaney? Detective Zoe Rawlings.
Detective Dan Cooper.
He jumped out of the bushes when I was running past.
- And then he dragged you into them? - Yeah.
He was strong, and I wasn't in the shape that I'm in now.
And then he put his hands down my, um I kept screaming.
He covered my mouth.
So I bit him.
That's when he punched me, fractured my cheek.
I was out of it for a couple of minutes after that.
I'm not really sure what happened.
When I came to, he was gone.
Yuki, what do you remember about the assault? It all happened so quick.
One second, I was running, everything was perfect And then You said in your statement that he tried to drag you into a white van.
I tried to fight him off.
My brain couldn't process what was happening.
I just remember the taste of blood in my mouth.
Can you describe him for us? He was short, skinny.
He was big, you know, stocky.
Beard.
- Did he have a beard? - No.
I still have nightmares.
I don't go out anymore.
I work here and I go home, that's it.
Nah, he changed my life.
I got this gym and I promised myself I'm never gonna be a victim again.
So we're dealing with two perps.
Must be.
It's weird, isn't it? Two people can experience almost the exact same thing, but have completely different reactions.
[PHONE RINGS.]
Hey, honey.
Yeah, I think the jeweller said they'd be ready around 5:00.
Yes, I got them, thank you.
They're gorgeous.
OK.
Bye.
So when's the wedding? Calm down! We only just got engaged.
- Oh, like we nearly were? - It was never official.
Yeah, that's 'cause you can't commit.
I can't commit? Yeah, I was the one who wanted to get married.
Don't reinvent the past.
We couldn't even decide - on a honeymoon location.
- [PHONE RINGS.]
Can he leave you alone for five minutes? Jeez.
What is it, Jim? OK, thanks.
Yep.
There's been activity on the murder victim's credit card.
Footage was taken at 3pm today just after he bought some groceries using Chelsea's credit card.
Well, he matches the description of the man who attacked Charmaine Heaney.
The boxer? OK, well, let's distribute his photo to media outlets.
And we've got uniforms door-knocking businesses, houses.
We've also got the white van as yet on identified.
Well, let's release the traffic video as well.
Make sure you brief the next team.
[KNOCKING.]
Superintendent, any news on that application? When there is, you'll be the first to know.
These things take time, Stephen.
It's just not up to me.
There's a chain of command.
Oh, sure, so there's no reason why I'd get knocked back the second time? Well, unless you've got any skeletons in the closet.
No.
Just a body in the freezer.
You'll put a good word in, help smooth it through? You're not the only applicant and I can't be seen to be playing favourites.
Jim'll put a good word in for me.
Resized and ready to go.
- It's perfect.
- Mm? I love it! Is it real? I hear you're a lucky man.
Congratulations.
Thanks, mate.
Must have cost him an arm and a leg.
Took that news well.
Yeah, well, he'll get used to it.
He's obviously having a hard time readjusting.
Well, he's got a date tonight, so I guess not that hard of a time.
He tells you when he's going on a date? No, Kate does.
You know, everyone's getting engaged? I know, right? All my friends are pairing off.
I feel like the last kid in a game of musical chairs.
[LAUGHS.]
I went on this date recently, and on the first night, the guy took me around to meet his mother.
- Jeez, he's keen.
- Mm-hmm.
I got on really well - With Mum.
- Right.
With him, not so much.
But, here's to Zoe and Kristof.
They make a cute couple don't you think? Yeah.
Am I wasting my time? Restaurant? Take away.
My place.
Oh, come on.
You're not still worried about someone seeing us, are you? It's not a crime to have dinner with a colleague.
No, but I don't wanna start the rumour mill.
You know what cops are like.
Not to mention the questions I'll get from upstairs.
Oh, come on.
They don't really care that much - about our personal lives, do they? - Yeah, they do.
Have you told anyone? What? No.
Of course not.
Oh, Dan guessed.
- What about Stephen? - Stephen? He's a mate, but I wouldn't be telling him I'm sleeping with the boss.
Oh, hello, Bob.
Time to go.
Got new things starting.
New job, new girlfriend.
Things are gonna be good.
[GRUNTS.]
We're gonna shout out in over loud Turning off this black and white town We're higher than the earth, let us quench our thirst Drench us alone in this black and white town We can fly like a butterfly A super bird when you're by my side One big stride, you and I Walking over the world Let me pull you from your - [MUSIC STOPS.]
- [GRATE CLANGS.]
- Hey.
Sorry I'm late.
- Hey! All good.
So, what do you want to do? Eat, movie? - I'm happy just to hang out.
- Me too.
I invited Claire, by the way.
That all good? Yeah.
Hey, Claire.
- Hi! - We were just deciding what to do.
- I'm up for anything.
- Cool.
- [DISTANT CHOPPER.]
- [SIGHS.]
Hey.
Thanks for agreeing to meet me.
No worries.
What can I do for you? Dan said you were attacked at the same time as him.
Yeah.
But you got straight back out in the ocean as soon as you could.
And now you swim out there every day.
- Aren't you scared? - Sometimes.
But I'm not gonna let fear stop me from doing something I love.
You know, you give in to fear and it'll seep in to every part of your life.
How'd you get in? First time.
I just did it.
I stood on the rocks over there at the end of the bluff and I thought, "Screw it," and I just jumped.
[BOTH LAUGH.]
You know Dan still hasn't even been back in the water? CLAIRE: A white van matching the murder suspect's vehicle has been located.
Detective Russo is already at the scene.
- And our suspect? - Unsighted.
OK, let's put K9 on standby.
- This our van? - Yeah.
Forensics are on the way.
We found it like this, with the doors wide open? Yep.
Look familiar? Yeah, that's our girl's.
She was wearing these when she was jogging.
Come take a look at this.
We also found Chelsea Willis's credit card right next to that wallet.
You're kidding me, right? What, he left everything here for us to find? - He can't be that stupid.
- Yeah, maybe.
It is odd.
And the keys were in the ignition and the engine was still running.
So he got spooked and ran? By what? Well, not by cops.
This was called in by some locals.
So what happened to him? Jim.
Just checked out his place.
There's no sign of Stethlakis.
We're gonna head back into command now and analyse what we got from the house.
Can you call us if K9 pick up anything? - Someone's excited! - [BARKING.]
- Hey, Stephen.
- Hey.
I had fun last night.
Yeah, me too.
- Morning.
- Hey, mate.
Good timing.
- Forensics are nearly done.
- Yeah.
What about the suspect? Yeah, well, that's why you're here.
We don't know if he's done a runner or not.
OK.
Hey, what's this? Denver, what's this? Oh, what a pig! Good boy.
Now, looks like he's got something.
Well, great.
Let's go have a look.
Claire, wait here and secure the van for when forensics are done.
Good boy, Denver.
Good boy.
Mate, you know, Claire's a good detective, but she's a little naive in some ways.
Oh, she's lucky that she's got you looking out for her then.
Hey, don't mess with her, Stephen, OK? What do you take me for? I'm no heart-breaker! Besides, getting involved with a work colleague Not to be recommended.
Hypothetically speaking, of course.
- Looks like our guy was here.
- [PHONE RINGS.]
Oh, shit.
Listen, can you head back and hopefully the forensics haven't left yet.
- Could you get 'em down here? - Yeah, copy that.
- Yeah, cheers.
- Come on, Denver.
Karen.
What's up? Nup.
I'm at work.
[ENGINE STARTS.]
I can't do this now.
I'm in the middle of something.
You were the one who left, not me, remember? Come on, come on, come on.
[DISTANT CHATTER.]
Come on.
Good boy, good boy.
[CROW CAWING.]
Hey, Vince? Stop, police! [GRUNTS.]
- [WHINES.]
- Shh, Denver.
[GASPING.]
Hey! Claire! - Go! - [BARKING.]
Get off her! [GROWLING.]
Lie face down here and put your hands Hands where I can see 'em! - Good boy.
- Get an ambulance! - Get an ambulance! - [COUGHING.]
Officer requires ambulance at Rothgill Park, over.
Grab that gun.
You're OK, Claire.
Breathe, breathe, breathe, Claire.
- Claire, you alright? - Yeah, she's OK.
She's OK.
Stephen's here.
It's OK.
There you go.
- Come on.
You're OK.
- [WHEEZING.]
You're OK.
Jim's traveling with her to the hospital.
She OK? We've arrested her attacker, but it's not Vincent Stethlakis.
Looks like he had a partner.
So where's Vincent Stethlakis? Who? We found this in Vincent's house.
What were you doing at the park? Vincent texted me, told me to meet him there.
What for? To kick the footy.
Your prints are all over the inside of the van, as well as Chelsea Willis's DNA.
You're gonna be charged with murder.
I didn't kill her.
But you were there, weren't you? You participated, Dean, which makes you culpable for murder.
No, I didn't do it.
It was Vincent.
But I swear I didn't know he was gonna kill her.
- So where is he? - I dunno.
- What'd you do to him? - I didn't do anything to him.
He didn't show up.
That's why I was heading to his van when that cop attacked me.
[KNOCKING.]
We cracked his phone.
This just came up on a group chat site.
We managed to isolate the feed, so it's only coming to us, but we don't know where it's coming from.
It's a live stream, and I got IT to lock the chatroom and replace the viewers with bots.
So whoever is sending this still thinks that they have an audience.
So what are we looking at here? - Can you bring it up? - Yep.
That's Vincent Stethlakis.
I'm a man who's been attacking women.
I should be taught a lesson.
[YELLING.]
I'm a rapist.
[BREATHING HEAVILY.]
Rapist or not, I want him found.
VINCENT: I'm a rapist and a killer.
[EERIE MUSIC PLAYS.]
- [CLANGING.]
- [DISTANT CHATTER.]
Oh.
Hey.
[EXHALES.]
Hey.
Well, you didn't see that train coming.
These are for you, of course.
Who else would they be for? - I love sunflowers.
- Mm.
They brighten up any room.
That's what the lady in the flower shop said.
There.
Now you don't need to turn your head to see them.
Well At least we got the guy who did this to you, and if I'd have had my way, I would've let Denver finish him off.
No.
Not right.
You're too good, Claire.
I want to protect you.
You're like a sister to me.
Here's the thing.
I was gonna wait until you were better, but I think it's important that I'm honest with you.
I like you, Claire.
But when I become detective, you and I are gonna be co-workers.
And if we're seeing each other, it'd just get awkward.
It doesn't have to.
Yeah, I know.
But you know, more often than not, it does.
Look at Dan and Zoe.
They're not even schtupping each other anymore.
You rest.
Don't want you overexerting yourself.
See ya.
Well, you must know something.
Where is he? Who's doing this? I dunno.
Look, Dean, we're trying to save your friend's life.
We're still trying to get a trace.
Did he say anything to you? He's as much in the dark as we are.
I killed Chelsea Willis.
I raped and I murdered her.
[BREATHING HEAVILY.]
I shouldn't have done it.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
[SOBBING.]
Who would want him to apologise for Chelsea's murder? Do I look like I could torture someone? So you know nothing about this? Show me.
I killed Chelsea Willis.
I raped and I murdered her.
[YELLS.]
Do you want to stop it? Of course.
Why? Well, I hope you don't.
And I hope he dies slowly.
ANNA: Who are we dealing with here? Some vigilante? [YELLS.]
KRISTOF: Looks more personal to me.
Whoever's doing this has a deep-seated rage.
They want more than justice.
They want revenge.
Wait.
Watch.
That's a mean right hook.
Yep.
[MUFFLED YELLING.]
This way.
[YELLING.]
Drop it! Do it now.
Don't make me shoot you, Charmaine.
He raped me! This is what he deserves.
Charmaine Shoot her.
Shoot her! It haunts me.
It haunts me every day! Hey.
Hey, Charmaine.
I know what it's like.
Believe me, I do.
I was attacked.
Not in the same way as you, but still, it was without warning.
I didn't know it was coming.
And I'm like you.
I pretend that it's OK Every day, but it's not.
I can't sleep.
Neither can I.
I have nightmares.
Me too.
I never used to, and then suddenly, I I got a reminder of that day.
And now I pretend that I'm OK.
I put on a face to the world that I'm good, but I'm not.
I'm a mess.
- Give it to me.
Come on.
- [SNIFFS.]
Charmaine, let go of it.
Come on.
Hey.
Well That was intense.
She'd been following him for weeks, planning her revenge.
- Wanted to get to him before we did.
- Right.
Beers? - Yeah.
- Yes, thank you.
Good tactic using your personal story.
Put her off her guard.
- Uh, Stephen, you got a minute? - Oh, sure.
Hey, Detective Rawlings, that was brilliant.
Only one thing I'd change, nothing.
Close the door.
You did well today.
It could have been much worse for Detective Hobson, Claire, if you hadn't been there.
Well, I'll be sure to tell Denver that he's very much appreciated.
However, your application for detective has been put on hold.
What does that mean? It means it hasn't been approved at this time.
Why? What did I do wrong? It's not so much what you did.
Some people just aren't cut out to be a detective.
But if you still want to be considered, you can go through further reassessment in six months.
Who put the boot in? I can assure you, no-one put the boot in.
Well.
Thank you for your time.
You want me to grab some pizzas tonight? Oh, nah, mate.
I'm gonna be out for the night.
Yeah, see you, guys.
- Night, Jim.
- Night.
Hey, can I talk to you for a second? In private.
OK.
[EXHALES.]
Look, if I don't say this now then I'm gonna kick myself.
Um You don't want to get married.
- What? - You don't wanna marry Kristof.
[LAUGHS.]
You definitely should have taken the kick yourself option.
OK, why? Why not? Come on.
You've obviously thought about it.
Because you Because why, Dan? You've gotta have a reason.
- Why? - Because he's not right for you, Zoe.
You That's it? [LAUGHS.]
That's a compelling.
- Zo - I told you.
I'm happy.
We arrested your wife's killers.
They've both been charged with murder.
It won't bring her back, will it? [KNOCKING.]
- Hey.
- Hey.
[BARKS, WHINES.]
Yeah, come in.
Sorry, I wasn't, you know, expecting guests.
It's cool.
Some things don't change.
I wasn't that bad to live with, was I? Here.
You can have him for the weekend.
But I want him back first thing Monday morning.
Hey, buddy.
Hey, Mickey! Hey, buddy.
Hey, buddy.
What changed your mind? You were right.
He's your dog, too.
Just don't feed him pizza.
[LAUGHS.]
Good boy.
I'm sorry about before.
Yeah.
Serial victim number two.
Melody Gibbs.
Well, that's what she looked like before someone did that to her.
This guy's clever.
He covers his tracks.
He won't be easy to find.
This is why I need your help, Zoe.
Um, I've really gotta go.
Kristof's waiting.
Oh, shit.
I'm sorry.
Bye.
Think you're smarter than me? Think you're smarter than me, do you? OK.
We'll see how smart you are.
Not as scary as it looks.
I'll grab you some gear and a wetsuit and you can jump in, if you like.
Uh I'm good.
Well, so why are you here? I dunno.
To see me? Hey, ready? OK.
[LAUGHS.]
Yeah.
Hey, you can do this.
We both can, OK? - Yep.
- It's gonna be fine.
- OK.
- OK.
- OK.
- OK.
On the count of three.
One, two Three! BOTH: Whoo! Police.
Look, I was, um, I was walking my dog and, uh Oh, God.
I think it's a dead body.
It's in a drain on Middle Head.
Please send somebody.
5 years ago, we pulled a dead guy out of an old well.
- He also had a tooth missing.
- Melody Gibbs, 27.
Her mother reported her missing three weeks ago.
There's a serial killer out there.
I'm applying for detective.
Sure you want this life, Stephen? It's not as glamorous as it looks.
Beats clearing up after dogs.
You could have compromised the case by talking to the neighbour.
It's best to leave the investigating to us.
Hey, buddy! How you been, huh? I was thinking about Mickey.
He can stay with me every now and then.
Like every second weekend.
- Every second weekend? - Yeah.
He's not a child, he's a dog.
You can't have visitation rights.
- Is Dan seeing anyone? - No idea.
Why? Would it be weird for you if I asked him out? No.
Stephen? Amber.
- And this must be Denver.
- Yep.
Is he as scary as he looks? This is from the guy who was on the news.
"You should have died, not the shark.
"I hope you feel happy.
You're a murderer.
" It's on her.
She was in their territory.
What does she expect? Hey, Bob.
Oh, hello, Bob.
It was a beautiful blue day.
It was magical.
I wasn't far below the surface.
And that's when it happened.
So, some sharks hunt in packs, and I thought that there was gonna be a feeding frenzy that day, and I was the one on the menu.
Immersion therapy really helped with my fear of water.
Anyway, everybody that wants to have a dive, come aboard.
Hey.
You don't have to do it.
Um, I want to.
- Haven't back in the ocean yet, so - Well, me either.
[PHONE BUZZES.]
Ah, sorry.
I've gotta go.
- You'll be OK, yeah? Awesome.
- Yep.
Hey, the sharks have been fed, right? - Call you later.
- OK.
Boyfriend? Nah, friend.
Hey.
Where's the body? In the morgue.
So, we've got Chelsea Willis, 20s.
She was murdered last night when she was out jogging.
This is the victim's phone.
It was found here on the ground.
And then the body was found 5km away.
It was dumped like a piece of garbage.
Look at this.
You slackers wanna get fit She was in the middle of sending this to her girlfriends.
I promise it'll feel better than watching TV.
There.
He was following her.
Yeah, he was patient.
He waited until there was no-one else around to ambush her.
OK, so she was grabbed here and then she was dragged up there towards the street.
What, and no-one saw anything? Well, this was at 8:57pm.
My new kicks, girls! Feels like running on air! [SCREAMS.]
And how long were you out looking for your wife? Since about 3:30 this morning.
And you didn't report her missing? So Chelsea goes jogging at 8:00, and you wait till 3:30 in the morning to think something's not right? We had a fight.
I just figured she'd gone to one of her girlfriends'.
What did you fight about? She said I'm emotionally stunted, I'm selfish and I don't consider her feelings enough.
I said some pretty awful things.
Now that's it.
[SOBS.]
I can never take them back.
From the nearest intersection to where Chelsea was jogging, 8:43.
And then this, taken from a shop adjacent to the park.
9:25.
Two minutes after Chelsea Willis was attacked.
Have we got a rego on that? No, what you see is all we got.
And those white vans are as common as dirt.
You think this is our guy? Well, she was raped before she was strangled.
Which would require privacy, especially at that time of night.
Two statements, three months apart, both from women who were jogging when they claim they were assaulted.
One of them even said her attacker tried to drag her into the back of a white van.
Well done.
Hey, these were at the front desk.
Zoe.
Ooh.
Thanks.
Aren't you gonna read the card? What's it say? "I'm a lucky guy.
Love from your fiance.
" That's so romantic! I love weddings.
Can you find a vase or something? So where's the ring? It's being resized.
Come on, let's go talk to these women.
[EERIE MUSIC PLAYS.]
[MUFFLED SPEECH.]
[SHUTTER CLICK.]
So, did it work? Are you desensitised? I was scared at first.
Petrified is probably closer to the truth, but And it was amazing.
Like, I was swimming with sharks, real sharks.
Of course, they feed them before you go in.
Not like the ocean, huh? Probably let them have a few bites of the tourists as well.
[LAUGHS.]
- So - Mm? When are you gonna make a move on Claire? Soon.
[LAUGHS.]
You, uh, had a chance to read my report on the burnt body case? Yes.
I did.
Melody Gibbs.
Have her remains been formally IDed? Ah, no, not yet.
We're trying to get DNA from her mum.
But I am 99% sure it's her.
Great.
Well, then solve the case and cleared off your desk.
What are my chances of getting a strike force? A strike force? We believe that Melody Gibbs is connected to a three-year-old case.
- Who's 'we'? - Me and Dan.
Hey, is the boss free? Busy at the moment.
So both of them have missing teeth? That's the connection.
Yeah.
Oh, and Bite marks.
Yeah, I can just see me selling this upstairs.
A strike force costs a lot, and I'm gonna need more than missing teeth to break my budget.
- Pretty awful, huh? - What's that? The jogger who got murdered.
Oh, yeah.
No, that's awful.
One minute, you're out for a run, then next [PHONE RINGS.]
Thanks.
Have you spoken to your wife? No.
- Any chance of reconciliation? - Probably not.
She found a text from you on my phone.
A very cheeky one.
- Shit.
Sorry.
- No, I'm sorry.
It's not your fault.
Maybe I wanted to be caught.
[PHONE CHIMES.]
[LAUGHS.]
It's Amber.
She was at the aquarium.
She's trying to psych herself to get back in the ocean.
Yeah, I know.
She's been texting me.
She wants to meet.
What about? Swimming with sharks, maybe? It's called immersion therapy.
OK.
So when are you gonna immerse yourself? There's no need.
Don't you miss the feel of the water all around you? No, that's what baths are for.
What? That's a mean right hook.
Thanks.
Charmaine Heaney? Detective Zoe Rawlings.
Detective Dan Cooper.
He jumped out of the bushes when I was running past.
- And then he dragged you into them? - Yeah.
He was strong, and I wasn't in the shape that I'm in now.
And then he put his hands down my, um I kept screaming.
He covered my mouth.
So I bit him.
That's when he punched me, fractured my cheek.
I was out of it for a couple of minutes after that.
I'm not really sure what happened.
When I came to, he was gone.
Yuki, what do you remember about the assault? It all happened so quick.
One second, I was running, everything was perfect And then You said in your statement that he tried to drag you into a white van.
I tried to fight him off.
My brain couldn't process what was happening.
I just remember the taste of blood in my mouth.
Can you describe him for us? He was short, skinny.
He was big, you know, stocky.
Beard.
- Did he have a beard? - No.
I still have nightmares.
I don't go out anymore.
I work here and I go home, that's it.
Nah, he changed my life.
I got this gym and I promised myself I'm never gonna be a victim again.
So we're dealing with two perps.
Must be.
It's weird, isn't it? Two people can experience almost the exact same thing, but have completely different reactions.
[PHONE RINGS.]
Hey, honey.
Yeah, I think the jeweller said they'd be ready around 5:00.
Yes, I got them, thank you.
They're gorgeous.
OK.
Bye.
So when's the wedding? Calm down! We only just got engaged.
- Oh, like we nearly were? - It was never official.
Yeah, that's 'cause you can't commit.
I can't commit? Yeah, I was the one who wanted to get married.
Don't reinvent the past.
We couldn't even decide - on a honeymoon location.
- [PHONE RINGS.]
Can he leave you alone for five minutes? Jeez.
What is it, Jim? OK, thanks.
Yep.
There's been activity on the murder victim's credit card.
Footage was taken at 3pm today just after he bought some groceries using Chelsea's credit card.
Well, he matches the description of the man who attacked Charmaine Heaney.
The boxer? OK, well, let's distribute his photo to media outlets.
And we've got uniforms door-knocking businesses, houses.
We've also got the white van as yet on identified.
Well, let's release the traffic video as well.
Make sure you brief the next team.
[KNOCKING.]
Superintendent, any news on that application? When there is, you'll be the first to know.
These things take time, Stephen.
It's just not up to me.
There's a chain of command.
Oh, sure, so there's no reason why I'd get knocked back the second time? Well, unless you've got any skeletons in the closet.
No.
Just a body in the freezer.
You'll put a good word in, help smooth it through? You're not the only applicant and I can't be seen to be playing favourites.
Jim'll put a good word in for me.
Resized and ready to go.
- It's perfect.
- Mm? I love it! Is it real? I hear you're a lucky man.
Congratulations.
Thanks, mate.
Must have cost him an arm and a leg.
Took that news well.
Yeah, well, he'll get used to it.
He's obviously having a hard time readjusting.
Well, he's got a date tonight, so I guess not that hard of a time.
He tells you when he's going on a date? No, Kate does.
You know, everyone's getting engaged? I know, right? All my friends are pairing off.
I feel like the last kid in a game of musical chairs.
[LAUGHS.]
I went on this date recently, and on the first night, the guy took me around to meet his mother.
- Jeez, he's keen.
- Mm-hmm.
I got on really well - With Mum.
- Right.
With him, not so much.
But, here's to Zoe and Kristof.
They make a cute couple don't you think? Yeah.
Am I wasting my time? Restaurant? Take away.
My place.
Oh, come on.
You're not still worried about someone seeing us, are you? It's not a crime to have dinner with a colleague.
No, but I don't wanna start the rumour mill.
You know what cops are like.
Not to mention the questions I'll get from upstairs.
Oh, come on.
They don't really care that much - about our personal lives, do they? - Yeah, they do.
Have you told anyone? What? No.
Of course not.
Oh, Dan guessed.
- What about Stephen? - Stephen? He's a mate, but I wouldn't be telling him I'm sleeping with the boss.
Oh, hello, Bob.
Time to go.
Got new things starting.
New job, new girlfriend.
Things are gonna be good.
[GRUNTS.]
We're gonna shout out in over loud Turning off this black and white town We're higher than the earth, let us quench our thirst Drench us alone in this black and white town We can fly like a butterfly A super bird when you're by my side One big stride, you and I Walking over the world Let me pull you from your - [MUSIC STOPS.]
- [GRATE CLANGS.]
- Hey.
Sorry I'm late.
- Hey! All good.
So, what do you want to do? Eat, movie? - I'm happy just to hang out.
- Me too.
I invited Claire, by the way.
That all good? Yeah.
Hey, Claire.
- Hi! - We were just deciding what to do.
- I'm up for anything.
- Cool.
- [DISTANT CHOPPER.]
- [SIGHS.]
Hey.
Thanks for agreeing to meet me.
No worries.
What can I do for you? Dan said you were attacked at the same time as him.
Yeah.
But you got straight back out in the ocean as soon as you could.
And now you swim out there every day.
- Aren't you scared? - Sometimes.
But I'm not gonna let fear stop me from doing something I love.
You know, you give in to fear and it'll seep in to every part of your life.
How'd you get in? First time.
I just did it.
I stood on the rocks over there at the end of the bluff and I thought, "Screw it," and I just jumped.
[BOTH LAUGH.]
You know Dan still hasn't even been back in the water? CLAIRE: A white van matching the murder suspect's vehicle has been located.
Detective Russo is already at the scene.
- And our suspect? - Unsighted.
OK, let's put K9 on standby.
- This our van? - Yeah.
Forensics are on the way.
We found it like this, with the doors wide open? Yep.
Look familiar? Yeah, that's our girl's.
She was wearing these when she was jogging.
Come take a look at this.
We also found Chelsea Willis's credit card right next to that wallet.
You're kidding me, right? What, he left everything here for us to find? - He can't be that stupid.
- Yeah, maybe.
It is odd.
And the keys were in the ignition and the engine was still running.
So he got spooked and ran? By what? Well, not by cops.
This was called in by some locals.
So what happened to him? Jim.
Just checked out his place.
There's no sign of Stethlakis.
We're gonna head back into command now and analyse what we got from the house.
Can you call us if K9 pick up anything? - Someone's excited! - [BARKING.]
- Hey, Stephen.
- Hey.
I had fun last night.
Yeah, me too.
- Morning.
- Hey, mate.
Good timing.
- Forensics are nearly done.
- Yeah.
What about the suspect? Yeah, well, that's why you're here.
We don't know if he's done a runner or not.
OK.
Hey, what's this? Denver, what's this? Oh, what a pig! Good boy.
Now, looks like he's got something.
Well, great.
Let's go have a look.
Claire, wait here and secure the van for when forensics are done.
Good boy, Denver.
Good boy.
Mate, you know, Claire's a good detective, but she's a little naive in some ways.
Oh, she's lucky that she's got you looking out for her then.
Hey, don't mess with her, Stephen, OK? What do you take me for? I'm no heart-breaker! Besides, getting involved with a work colleague Not to be recommended.
Hypothetically speaking, of course.
- Looks like our guy was here.
- [PHONE RINGS.]
Oh, shit.
Listen, can you head back and hopefully the forensics haven't left yet.
- Could you get 'em down here? - Yeah, copy that.
- Yeah, cheers.
- Come on, Denver.
Karen.
What's up? Nup.
I'm at work.
[ENGINE STARTS.]
I can't do this now.
I'm in the middle of something.
You were the one who left, not me, remember? Come on, come on, come on.
[DISTANT CHATTER.]
Come on.
Good boy, good boy.
[CROW CAWING.]
Hey, Vince? Stop, police! [GRUNTS.]
- [WHINES.]
- Shh, Denver.
[GASPING.]
Hey! Claire! - Go! - [BARKING.]
Get off her! [GROWLING.]
Lie face down here and put your hands Hands where I can see 'em! - Good boy.
- Get an ambulance! - Get an ambulance! - [COUGHING.]
Officer requires ambulance at Rothgill Park, over.
Grab that gun.
You're OK, Claire.
Breathe, breathe, breathe, Claire.
- Claire, you alright? - Yeah, she's OK.
She's OK.
Stephen's here.
It's OK.
There you go.
- Come on.
You're OK.
- [WHEEZING.]
You're OK.
Jim's traveling with her to the hospital.
She OK? We've arrested her attacker, but it's not Vincent Stethlakis.
Looks like he had a partner.
So where's Vincent Stethlakis? Who? We found this in Vincent's house.
What were you doing at the park? Vincent texted me, told me to meet him there.
What for? To kick the footy.
Your prints are all over the inside of the van, as well as Chelsea Willis's DNA.
You're gonna be charged with murder.
I didn't kill her.
But you were there, weren't you? You participated, Dean, which makes you culpable for murder.
No, I didn't do it.
It was Vincent.
But I swear I didn't know he was gonna kill her.
- So where is he? - I dunno.
- What'd you do to him? - I didn't do anything to him.
He didn't show up.
That's why I was heading to his van when that cop attacked me.
[KNOCKING.]
We cracked his phone.
This just came up on a group chat site.
We managed to isolate the feed, so it's only coming to us, but we don't know where it's coming from.
It's a live stream, and I got IT to lock the chatroom and replace the viewers with bots.
So whoever is sending this still thinks that they have an audience.
So what are we looking at here? - Can you bring it up? - Yep.
That's Vincent Stethlakis.
I'm a man who's been attacking women.
I should be taught a lesson.
[YELLING.]
I'm a rapist.
[BREATHING HEAVILY.]
Rapist or not, I want him found.
VINCENT: I'm a rapist and a killer.
[EERIE MUSIC PLAYS.]
- [CLANGING.]
- [DISTANT CHATTER.]
Oh.
Hey.
[EXHALES.]
Hey.
Well, you didn't see that train coming.
These are for you, of course.
Who else would they be for? - I love sunflowers.
- Mm.
They brighten up any room.
That's what the lady in the flower shop said.
There.
Now you don't need to turn your head to see them.
Well At least we got the guy who did this to you, and if I'd have had my way, I would've let Denver finish him off.
No.
Not right.
You're too good, Claire.
I want to protect you.
You're like a sister to me.
Here's the thing.
I was gonna wait until you were better, but I think it's important that I'm honest with you.
I like you, Claire.
But when I become detective, you and I are gonna be co-workers.
And if we're seeing each other, it'd just get awkward.
It doesn't have to.
Yeah, I know.
But you know, more often than not, it does.
Look at Dan and Zoe.
They're not even schtupping each other anymore.
You rest.
Don't want you overexerting yourself.
See ya.
Well, you must know something.
Where is he? Who's doing this? I dunno.
Look, Dean, we're trying to save your friend's life.
We're still trying to get a trace.
Did he say anything to you? He's as much in the dark as we are.
I killed Chelsea Willis.
I raped and I murdered her.
[BREATHING HEAVILY.]
I shouldn't have done it.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
[SOBBING.]
Who would want him to apologise for Chelsea's murder? Do I look like I could torture someone? So you know nothing about this? Show me.
I killed Chelsea Willis.
I raped and I murdered her.
[YELLS.]
Do you want to stop it? Of course.
Why? Well, I hope you don't.
And I hope he dies slowly.
ANNA: Who are we dealing with here? Some vigilante? [YELLS.]
KRISTOF: Looks more personal to me.
Whoever's doing this has a deep-seated rage.
They want more than justice.
They want revenge.
Wait.
Watch.
That's a mean right hook.
Yep.
[MUFFLED YELLING.]
This way.
[YELLING.]
Drop it! Do it now.
Don't make me shoot you, Charmaine.
He raped me! This is what he deserves.
Charmaine Shoot her.
Shoot her! It haunts me.
It haunts me every day! Hey.
Hey, Charmaine.
I know what it's like.
Believe me, I do.
I was attacked.
Not in the same way as you, but still, it was without warning.
I didn't know it was coming.
And I'm like you.
I pretend that it's OK Every day, but it's not.
I can't sleep.
Neither can I.
I have nightmares.
Me too.
I never used to, and then suddenly, I I got a reminder of that day.
And now I pretend that I'm OK.
I put on a face to the world that I'm good, but I'm not.
I'm a mess.
- Give it to me.
Come on.
- [SNIFFS.]
Charmaine, let go of it.
Come on.
Hey.
Well That was intense.
She'd been following him for weeks, planning her revenge.
- Wanted to get to him before we did.
- Right.
Beers? - Yeah.
- Yes, thank you.
Good tactic using your personal story.
Put her off her guard.
- Uh, Stephen, you got a minute? - Oh, sure.
Hey, Detective Rawlings, that was brilliant.
Only one thing I'd change, nothing.
Close the door.
You did well today.
It could have been much worse for Detective Hobson, Claire, if you hadn't been there.
Well, I'll be sure to tell Denver that he's very much appreciated.
However, your application for detective has been put on hold.
What does that mean? It means it hasn't been approved at this time.
Why? What did I do wrong? It's not so much what you did.
Some people just aren't cut out to be a detective.
But if you still want to be considered, you can go through further reassessment in six months.
Who put the boot in? I can assure you, no-one put the boot in.
Well.
Thank you for your time.
You want me to grab some pizzas tonight? Oh, nah, mate.
I'm gonna be out for the night.
Yeah, see you, guys.
- Night, Jim.
- Night.
Hey, can I talk to you for a second? In private.
OK.
[EXHALES.]
Look, if I don't say this now then I'm gonna kick myself.
Um You don't want to get married.
- What? - You don't wanna marry Kristof.
[LAUGHS.]
You definitely should have taken the kick yourself option.
OK, why? Why not? Come on.
You've obviously thought about it.
Because you Because why, Dan? You've gotta have a reason.
- Why? - Because he's not right for you, Zoe.
You That's it? [LAUGHS.]
That's a compelling.
- Zo - I told you.
I'm happy.
We arrested your wife's killers.
They've both been charged with murder.
It won't bring her back, will it? [KNOCKING.]
- Hey.
- Hey.
[BARKS, WHINES.]
Yeah, come in.
Sorry, I wasn't, you know, expecting guests.
It's cool.
Some things don't change.
I wasn't that bad to live with, was I? Here.
You can have him for the weekend.
But I want him back first thing Monday morning.
Hey, buddy.
Hey, Mickey! Hey, buddy.
Hey, buddy.
What changed your mind? You were right.
He's your dog, too.
Just don't feed him pizza.
[LAUGHS.]
Good boy.
I'm sorry about before.
Yeah.
Serial victim number two.
Melody Gibbs.
Well, that's what she looked like before someone did that to her.
This guy's clever.
He covers his tracks.
He won't be easy to find.
This is why I need your help, Zoe.
Um, I've really gotta go.
Kristof's waiting.
Oh, shit.
I'm sorry.
Bye.
Think you're smarter than me? Think you're smarter than me, do you? OK.
We'll see how smart you are.
Not as scary as it looks.
I'll grab you some gear and a wetsuit and you can jump in, if you like.
Uh I'm good.
Well, so why are you here? I dunno.
To see me? Hey, ready? OK.
[LAUGHS.]
Yeah.
Hey, you can do this.
We both can, OK? - Yep.
- It's gonna be fine.
- OK.
- OK.
- OK.
- OK.
On the count of three.
One, two Three! BOTH: Whoo! Police.
Look, I was, um, I was walking my dog and, uh Oh, God.
I think it's a dead body.
It's in a drain on Middle Head.
Please send somebody.