Savage River (2022) s01e05 Episode Script

1
You would totally die if
you knew what I'd done.
What did you do?
Don't you mean who?
They have finally
identified the knife.
Most likely a skinning knife.
Well, half the town
would have one of them.
Is this a cry for attention?
Is this 'cause I'm not around?
Get over yourself.
- Chandra has put on a spread.
- Who are these jokers?
Oh. Probably the guys buying the place.
What?
I have the knife.
Whoever killed Hugh is setting me up.
You fucking killer!
Terry, I'm sorry.
I can't do this.
Time to go, I think.
Two phone calls. Use 'em well.
Yeah, Adam went crazy and
..nearly took her head off.
She got taken away in the
..cop car by Bill and
Hello?
Mum?
Are you happy now?
Well, I had to do something.
What have you told Rachel and Bill?
- Nothing, yet.
- Good.
Well, I have to tell Mum,
I have to tell the truth.
For God's sake!
Don't do anything more stupid
than you've already done.
I don't think I can take this again.
I I really don't.
It's OK. I am gonna fix this.
No, no, I said to them that the
sale would go through, smoothly.
- I said to them that
- Are you ready for dinner?
Let's get ready. Yeah?
I said it would
be a smooth transition.
Said they had negative social
media backlash last time
and they don't want the
same thing happening again.
So some of the meatworkers are miffed.
Doesn't mean the sale
has to be jeopardised.
Max, I told them that the town
was on board with the sale.
OK? I promised them a smooth transition.
- I'd be miffed if I was a meatworker.
- What are you talking about?
Oh, Kev, they're here.
Hi, hi.
- How are we?
- Good. Welcome. You good?
What the hell?
I
Oh, shit.
- Nick! Come on!
- Chandra!
- Get the fire extinguisher!
- Go, go, go, go!
The legal aid numpty she had
last time barely lifted a finger.
Lynne, um, I do
conveyancing and estates.
I'm
..I'm not a criminal lawyer.
You're not a immigration lawyer
either, but you help the refugees.
Look, Lynne.
Deborah's running for mayor, OK?
She swears she didn't do this.
Hugh Lang was practically
a saint in this town.
And Miki
..well
..she didn't exactly do
herself any favours last night.
Come on, Timbo. Time
to get dressed, mate.
Yep.
Sorry. He's
Deb, I thought I'd lost
everything when Malcolm left me.
And then Miki went to prison.
And I thought, "Well, that's it.
"Life can't take anything
more away from me."
And then Terry overdosed
and almost didn't make it.
You know, I I
I didn't think I had a heart
left to break, but now
..it turns out that maybe I do.
Fucking hell.
Morning, Rachel.
Oh. I'll be in in a minute
to start the Miki interview.
Oh. No rush. Deborah just rang.
She's representing her, apparently.
- Deborah is?
- Yeah.
We have to wait for
her to read the file.
Great.
Well, I reckon I've got
time for a detour, then.
Yep.
Guys.
Honestly.
It's just a prank.
Oh, come on! Guys.
Seriously. They're
just the village idiots.
Our brand is community
engagement, not community warfare.
OK. Well, I'll sort it out. I
will. I'll sort everything out.
We're moving on, Mr Pattison.
Please. Come on. Mate. Come
Please!
I think it's over, Kev, mate.
Well played telling
Terry. Really well played.
I said I was sorry.
Yeah, well, maybe you should
just run off with Terry.
Maybe you should just
piss off with little Terry,
your little boyfriend.
Oh, shut up, Kev.
Oh, for God's sake!
- Hello.
- Hi.
Are you here to arrest Nick or what?
- Nick?
- Yes.
- Why is that?
- Because he blew up my car!
Did you see him do it, did you?
Are you serious?! They're his
fireworks! Who else would do it?
Hm.
"Hm?"
Hm.
I'm sorry? "Hm?"
- Is that all you got to say, is "Hm"?
- No, no, no.
I got quite a lot to say, actually,
Kevin. What about last night?
When were you gonna
tell me about the sale?
Well
..it's none of your
business about the sale.
Anyway, it doesn't matter,
because it's over, right?
- They've gone. It's finished.
- None of my business?!
It IS my business. What
if you find another buyer?
Kevin!
Hey!
What do you think?
That they're just lining up to
buy our falling-down meatworks
that needs half a million
dollars in upgrades?
- Well, I don't know. Maybe.
- Well, they're not, Rachel. OK?
- Rachel.
- That was it!
Listen. We've been waiting for
the right time to tell you this.
We're moving to Bali.
Now?
What?!
It's way cheaper to live there
and we'll be closer to my father.
And before you go nuts
..OK, we're not taking Ivy.
Oh, what? So you thought you'd
just dump her on me and piss off?
We're not dumping her on anyone!
Oh, shit. And and look.
- Just
- Ivy.
The sale's not going through,
which means Bali is out.
What?!
You promised we'd go,
Kevin. No matter what.
No matter what?
We've got no money!
Course I want you to live with me.
Um
..you know that.
Are you listening?
OK, give me that.
Leave me alone.
You hated living in the city last time.
That was the only thing I was
thinking of and it came out wrong.
But I'm willing to give it another try.
If you are.
I want to stay in Savage River.
Um
..would you move back here for me?
Yeah, I didn't think so.
Someone else can do the eulogy.
It's just hard.
I couldn't speak at
your sister's funeral.
I just wanted to be
in the grave with her.
But I wish I just
..had have told the world
how much I loved her.
At least Miki's behind bars now.
Mmm.
You can do it.
Nothing much useful in there.
I did tell you.
I know Miki argued
with Hugh on the day,
but it's
..it's just not as strong
as I'd like, for a motive.
Maybe Hugh went after HER.
I mean, he wasn't in the
best of health, but still,
he was a big bloke.
Could be self-defence.
What, and then
..Miki keeps quiet about it
'cause she figured
no-one would believe her?
Dare say she'd be right about that.
Well, that would mean Lynne
was lying about that alibi.
Oh, you you wouldn't
blame her, I suppose.
Who'd let their child go to
jail if you could help it?
Oh, hey.
Um Jasmine Lang's autopsy report.
There's a page missing.
Yeah, page two, with the conclusion.
Really?
Yeah.
That's odd.
I'll dig it up.
Great. Thanks.
Well, for starters, interfering with
evidence in a murder investigation
is enough all by itself to get
you sent back to prison, so
You don't need to say anything, OK?
Just let me do the talking.
Miki had no way of knowing it was
the murder weapon in her locker.
And until Forensics
confirms it, neither do you.
So we're talking about a knife
found in a meatworks. That's all.
Uh, a knife with a cracked
handle and a broken tip.
Now, I'd say the chances of
She could have just as
easily thrown it in the river.
Then you never would have found it.
Why didn't you?
Because it could be evidence.
I am trying to help
you find Hugh's killer.
Much appreciated, but I I
think we'll manage on our own.
This anonymous text
that tipped you off
- Yeah.
- ..any theory on who that was?
I thought it was Adam
trying to set me up.
- But if it is the real knife
- Miki. Please.
The text was sent from the public
phone booth in the centre of town.
So whoever sent the text
is the one framing her
and most likely the murderer.
That's one possibility. Yeah.
Or someone saw Miki
put the knife in her locker
and did the right thing.
Even if that knife is the murder weapon,
and even if you find Miki's DNA on it,
it's all circumstantial.
You don't have a witness.
You don't have a motive.
And, as I understand it,
my client has an alibi.
Now, even an estate lawyer
from a country town can see
you do not have enough to
charge her with anything.
Forensics on the knife
will take a while.
Even with the rush job.
I say we hold her on parole
violations until then.
Yeah, but if she killed Hugh Lang,
why pull a stupid stunt like last night?
Who knows what goes on in her head?
She's got half the town
baying for her blood.
Yeah.
From what I hear, the other half
is randy blokes wanting a go.
Get anything from the phone booth?
- Bugger-all.
- Mmm.
A mishmash of partial prints.
Most of them would
belong to local druggies.
Yeah, but they didn't CALL the
station. They texted YOUR mobile.
Everyone around here
has my number. It's easy.
Still, phone booth's on the main
street, just outside the op shop.
Maybe someone saw something.
- Alright.
- Mm-hm.
- I'll ask around.
- Or CCTV?
You really think they don't
have enough to charge me?
Well
..looks that way to me.
Why are you helping me?
The truth?
I didn't much want to.
Your mum asked me.
She's been through the
wringer these last few years.
I know.
So if there's anything that you
want to tell me that might help
They're not looking in the right place.
What do you mean?
He wasn't killed at the river.
Then where was he killed?
At the meatworks.
And how do you know that?
I, um I heard.
Miki.
This is serious.
You have to tell them.
How do you know where
Hugh Lang was killed?
I didn't do it, OK?
That
..that's all I'm gonna say.
This is the knife.
Take a good look at it. Pass it around.
Pay particular attention
to the crack in the handle.
If you know who it belongs
to, I want to hear about it.
I mean, it's a knife, yeah.
But in case you haven't noticed,
there's more knives
than dicks in this place.
Your dick's the biggest, Dale.
Bigger than
yours anyway, sperm head.
How much longer is this gonna take?
So none of you recognise it?
No-one?
Joel?
No.
Looks like every other knife to me.
Right. Is that it?
- Yeah, that's it.
- OK.
Back at it. All of ya.
Except for you.
Stand up.
Stand up!
You're fired.
What for?
What for?
Take a look at what's left of my car.
Yeah.
It's because of this little
shit that the sale is off.
Yeah?
That means no expansion,
no upgrade, no nothing.
Because of you!
Oh, good one.
Real bloody mature!
Back to work!
I'm gonna need all your
CCTV, particularly any angles
that might show who put
that knife in Miki's locker.
Mmm.
There's no point.
What do you mean?
The government says, "Put
cameras in your building."
So I put cameras in my building.
But no-one comes to check.
It's just a box-ticking exercise to
..appease the bleeding hearts.
So, what what, the CCTV doesn't work?
Nope.
- Oh!
- Never even hooked 'em up.
- And do people know this?
- Well, I haven't been hiding it.
No.
Do you have a log of people
coming and going at least?
- Sure.
- Great. Thank you.
All employees have to log in
and log out for the time sheets.
What about people who aren't employees?
Who would want to come
here if they didn't have to?
Can you get me the night before
the town fireworks, please?
What's that got to do with anything?
Can you just
can you just print it?
Please?
OK.
I want Ivy to come and live with me,
whether you and Chandra go or stay.
What's brought this on?
She's on the pill, Kev.
Did you know that?
On top of everything else. Do
you know who she hangs out with?
- Do you know who she sees?
- Yes, more than you do.
Because I'm actually here, Rachel. OK?
Great. Great.
Thank you.
Did you lock up at the end of the day?
- The night before the fireworks?
- Talking yeah.
We're talking about the night
before the fireworks. What time?
I don't know.
I was, um
..I was doing some paperwork, so I
Do you want to give me a ballpark?
I don't know, mate. 9:30, maybe?
- Great.
- Mmm.
- Thanks.
- Oh, you're welcome.
- Yeah, it's been a real joy.
- Yeah, good.
You know where the door is.
You want to tell me where
you were this morning,
around the time Kevin's
car was blowing up?
It's criminal damage, you
know, reckless endangerment.
Kevin's full of shit.
Yeah? How's that?
He had a fight with Hugh Lang
a couple of days before
he turned up dead.
What about?
The refugees. How he treats them.
You said you were at
the pub Wednesday night,
night before the town fireworks.
Sounds about right.
Was that after you locked
Miki in the chiller or?
So, what?
Stay at the pub till closing, then?
Came back here for a bit, check
if Miki had gotten out alright.
- Had she?
- Didn't go in.
Oh, really? Why not?
Kevin's car was still here
and I did not need the grief.
What time was this?
After midnight. Closer to one.
Knock, knock!
- Sorry, we're closed.
- Oh, it's police business, I'm afraid.
I need to take a look at
your security camera footage.
It's in the back here somewhere.
Oh, thanks. I can sort
myself out from here.
Chandra, I'm I'm
..look, I'm really sorry about
telling Miki about the sale.
It it it just slipped out, and
It doesn't even matter.
They would have found out eventually.
I'm just so tired
of waiting to be happy.
What do you mean?
- Kevin's at the meatworks.
- Yeah, I know.
So?
Um
..you said you were home
with him last Wednesday night.
Mm-hm.
You sure about that?
Well, I assume he was.
Assume?
Well, um
..I fell asleep in Wayan's bed
halfway through the Three Bears,
and by the time I woke
up, it was almost dawn.
Kevin was here then, was he?
Yeah. Fast asleep and snoring.
Right.
OK. Thanks.
How's your steak, Dad?
Adequate.
Everyone's saying the
meatworks sale's off.
Nick was an idiot.
The buyers pulled out.
And now Kevin's ropeable.
Yeah, right.
Will he shut down
or keep limping along?
What are you thinking?
Can you get Kevin to
the pub this afternoon?
- Uh, I've got to
- It's important.
I think I have a way to
make this work for everyone.
After knock-off?
I'll be waiting.
Chk!
Oh, yeah. That's Really?
That's very funny.
Well, the forensics report
has come back on the knife.
The tip matches the piece
found in Hugh Lang's body,
so it's definitely the murder weapon.
But no prints.
No DNA at all.
Was cleaned pretty thoroughly
with something called a
nucleic acid degrading reagent.
Commercial name, DNA Buster.
Catchy, isn't it?
Never heard of it.
No. Well, it's online order only.
So if I go looking, will I
find it on Terry's credit card?
Well. We'll see.
Can I go now?
Technically, you did, in fact,
tamper with evidence, but, um
..it's a line call and
Come on. I'll give you a lift.
- Shit.
- When did this happen?
Like this when I got home.
See anybody hanging around or
No.
You get any more trouble,
you give me a call. OK?
Cheers.
I'll give you a hand cleaning that off.
Miki.
It's not safe for Ocean,
having you here.
Yeah.
You guys have been through enough.
No. Sorry. We've got regular bleach.
It's what the meatworks uses.
Oxygen bleach, it's a bit more pricey.
There's not much call
for DNA Buster round here.
Mmm. OK.
- Thanks.
- Yep.
Here for work.
Not yet.
Still got 15 minutes
till your shift starts.
Can I have a word?
Hey.
So
..do you have a boyfriend?
Tim or Kaji?
Oh, my God. No way.
But you're on the pill.
I can't believe you.
You went through my drawers.
Mum! You have to give me privacy.
Are you having sex? Are you having sex?
- Well, you did at my age.
- Yeah. That's different.
I was an idiot.
Who?
Oh, my God, Mum.
No-one. No-one.
It's for my period pain, alright?
I knew you'd go mental,
so I didn't tell you.
Did you get the
prescription here or
No, I went to the, um,
Family Planning in Bendigo.
Didn't want Chandra finding
out and getting all worried.
- Can I start work now?
- Yeah.
You know I'm calling out ♪
Shadows in the nights unfound ♪
Feeling isn't right ♪
I waited ♪
On the edge of town ♪
- Even though I feel your touch ♪
- Miki.
I cannot see the ground ♪
Have you thought about talking
to the police about the meatworks?
Somewhere in the
distant space ♪
You're my lawyer, yeah?
I know that you're around ♪
- What I told you was in confidence.
- If it's alright ♪
I know you can't tell
anyone without my permission.
- OK.
- I'll look around ♪
Have it your way.
If it's
alright with you ♪
If it was me, I would have got
the hell out of town by now.
Yeah, well.
You're smarter than I am.
Honey, we know that.
If any of these dickheads
try to mess with you,
I'll sort 'em out, OK?
If it's alright ♪
With you ♪
I'll stay ♪
What's all this about, then?
If someone could see you walking ♪
Could see you from below ♪
There's always
another mouth to feed ♪
Another hand to hold ♪
If it's alright ♪
With me ♪
I'll look around ♪
Hey.
I thought you were in.
Free woman.
For now.
Do you know what all this is about?
Uh
..um
..I I have to get out of here.
OK. Well my car's out front.
Come on.
If it's alright ♪
With you ♪
I'll stay ♪
Go on, Deb!
Yes! Yes!
Yes!
Thank you, everyone, for coming.
As you know, I've lived my
whole life in Savage River.
- Whoo!
- Whoo!
Whoo, whoo, whoo!
My father was a slaughterman.
My brother, well, he never
made it past the first week.
But I know how hard you all work.
- Yeah.
- Mmm.
Now, if you elect me
mayor of Savage River,
I will make sure that when you put
in a hard day's work at the meatworks
that you're working for yourselves.
I will make sure
that the money the meatworks
makes goes into your pockets.
- Oh, yeah, right.
- How you gonna do that?
Kevin wants to sell
the meatworks. I say we buy it.
The town and the
meatworkers, in partnership.
- O OK.
- Co-owners.
- OK. What are you doing?
- This solves everything, doesn't it?
Come on. Just tell
them you're up for it.
Deb, the buyers were
putting in 4 million.
You think these fucking clowns have
more than 50 bucks between them?
Maybe if you paid them better!
- Wa-hey!
- Piss off, Kev!
OK. I think I think
Deb's had too much to drink.
- No, no, I want to hear it. No, no.
- Come on. No, no, no, let's hear it.
I want to know how it works.
OK, so
..towns have done it before.
There are government grants.
OK?
Now, if I'm mayor, I'll ensure
that the council puts money in,
and I can help with the bank loans.
And guess what.
We all become part owners.
We split the costs AND the profits.
And no-one will be able
to sell your job out
from under you again.
- This is bullshit!
- I'm in!
Who wants to lend me some cash?
Thank you, Dale.
Youse really gonna listen to her?
She's actin' like she gives a shit
about us, like she's on our side.
Meanwhile, she's been helping me
dad's murderer get out of jail.
- Oh, come on.
- She's lying.
Adam.
Don't listen to a
word she says. It's a con.
They sent me a letter.
They've offered me permanent residency.
Oh.
So that's it.
You're moving to Canada?
I can sponsor
my wife and her sister.
What choice do I have?
No choice, obviously.
A roll in the hay with
me once or twice a month
versus wedded bliss in Canada?
- It's no contest.
- Lynne.
No, I knew you were married when
we started. That's the point.
We both knew where we stood.
To be honest, it's a relief.
The uncertainty of not knowing
how long you can stay.
Well, now we know.
Now we know.
When are you gonna go?
Next week.
Better get a move on, then.
Oh, shit.
Sorry.
I I had no idea.
Well, they are half right.
Maybe I am the monster
everyone thinks I am.
I don't think you are.
Ever since you came back
..I
..I haven't been able to
stop thinking about you.
Am I completely off the mark here?
Wait. Wait.
I can't wait.
No. No.
No. Um
I'm I'm sorry.
I I thought you wanted to.
No, I thought I did too. Um
I just Fuck.
I've wanted this for so long.
I just I
..I don't know if it's
what I want right now.
That's understandable.
Jasmine's dead because of me, and
..I never told anyone the truth.
You confessed.
I never told anyone
what our fight was about.
Who it was about.
I protected you.
What are you talking about?
She told me that day at the river
that you guys were sleeping together.
What?!
All the girls at school
had a crush on you.
I'm sure that they still do.
Miki, you have to believe
me. I never touched her.
She said it was an older guy,
someone that I'd be jealous of.
I always thought it was you.
For God's sake! Of course it wasn't me!
Is that what you've
thought all this time?
Well, if it wasn't you, then who?
Hey, Miki.
Um
..want to play a game?
Mmm?
Who's got the biggest secret?
I'm not a
virgin anymore.
He's a real man, not a stupid boy.
He says we should keep it a secret.
Come on. I'm your best
friend. Just tell me.
I want to tell the world about us.
I know you have a crush on him too.
Tell me.
No, I can't.
Hey!
I hate you!
Hey!
You OK?
Mmm.
What are you doing?
Nothing. Forget it.
Timbo! Come downstairs, mate.
Yep.
Oh, good. You're here.
- Oh. Hey, guys.
- Hey.
Uh
..I didn't invite them.
I know.
We did.
Uh it's not my birthday.
- Sit, everyone. Sit!
- Come on.
Come on! That's it.
Quick sticks. Sit!
Here we are.
Thanks.
What's happening,
guys? Making me nervous.
What's that?
Uh what's this?
Open it.
What? What is it?
Hm.
Is this real?
If you agree,
would you like to make this official?
- Oh, my God. Wow. Wow!
- Yeah.
- Look.
- You're getting adopted?
Well, it's a long process.
But the sooner we start,
the sooner your birth
certificate will say
..Timothy Kirby.
Just can't believe it.
Can't believe it.
Yes.
This is amazing.
Oh, my God.
So are you and Simon a thing?
I don't know.
I'm not good at this.
Sorry.
It's OK.
I mean, I won't wait around forever.
You know, I was gonna
rescue you from the lock-up
if they didn't let you out.
Oh, yeah?
What was your big plan?
I guess I would have
told them about Salim.
Salim?
It was Salim's knife
that you were holding up.
The one the police are
saying the killer used.
Handle's cracked. I was
gonna fix it for him.
Shit.
Wait. Do you think?
I don't know.
But he has to be lying
about it for a reason, right?
Wow.
Did you put the knife in my locker?
No. No.
Until last night, I thought it was lost.
So why didn't you tell the police?
We have six months left on our SHEV.
It's a work visa thing.
Safe Haven Enterprise.
We have to continue to be working.
If we stop or we get
in trouble or get fired,
they take us back to Iraq.
Why would Kevin fire
you for losing a knife?
No police.
OK.
No police.
Kevin, he pays us less than the others.
So
..I have been taking meat
and selling it in other towns.
- What?
- Only what he owes us.
And Nick's helping you?
That little shit.
Uh, if if Kevin finds out
Yeah, I'm not gonna tell him.
Kevin, please be careful of him.
So
..I go at night, always late.
And that night,
I see Kevin there.
He was putting something
inside Hugh's car.
Something big.
Jesus.
And the next day
..Hugh was gone.
But you didn't see what it was?
Uh, it was
dark and I thought, uh,
maybe it was a side of meat or
Mmm but now mmm
..maybe not, I don't know.
- We have to tell the police.
- No!
- They think Miki did it.
- He set me up. I can't do anything.
No. You agreed.
Salim, please.
They think that I did it.
You agreed.
Laila, Jamila,
if we get deported
back, we are finished.
I will not risk it.
Kevin is Rachel's ex-husband.
He's Bill's son's best friend.
If you go accusing him, it's lose-lose.
What, so that's it?
He just
..he just gets away with it?
Kevin practically runs this town, Miki.
You're taking a lot on.
How old's Kevin?
Oh, mid-40s. Why?
I think I just realised who 'K' is.
It's a warm night. You'll
be alright out here tonight.
I'll find somewhere else in the morning.
And tomorrow,
we'll get you a proper bed.
Is that
..um
Do you want to stay here or not?
- I won't say anything.
- Hm.
Now, use this mosquito net properly.
Make sure it's wrapped
all the way around, OK?
'Cause the mosquitoes are bad tonight.
- Miki?
- Yep. Yep.
Mm-hm, mmm.
Mmm!
Sorry.
Late breakfast.
I, uh
..I have something to tell you.
Have the results come in?
Mm-hm.
For you.
I ordered an almond milk,
like a wanker.
And can you confirm what time
his car left the meatworks?
Sure about that?
OK.
Um
..can you send those details
over, please, as soon as possible?
Thank you.
What?
I sent Kevin's car to Forensics.
Thinks it's about the fireworks.
Well, why did you do that?
Um, Salim is in the interview room.
If you can get his
statement, that'll, um
..that'll explain everything.
Sure. Hey!
Kevin.
Kevin killed Hugh.
So
Wayan, let's come with me.
Let's go inside.
Is everything OK?
Have you arrested Nick yet?
I need you to come with
me and make a statement.
What for?
What, with the car?
No.
About the murder of Hugh Lang.
- What's going on?
- Ivy, let's go inside.
I'll arrest you, Kevin. I'll turn
that meatworks into a crime scene.
What the hell, Mum?
It's OK, Ivy.
You close down those meatworks
and there will be trouble.
You can't threaten me.
- Get off my property.
- No.
- Get off my property!
- Dad!
- Ivy! Kevin, don't!
- Get the fuck off!
Stop!
Oh!
Kevin Pattison, I'm arresting you on
suspicion of the murder of Hugh Lang.
You show this to a jury,
she's cactus, no matter what.
You lied to my face about where Miki
was the night Hugh Lang went missing.
Miki, wait.
Just be careful.
Ah!
Are you willing to give a DNA sample
and fingerprints for comparison?
If I say no?
Innocent people usually say yes.
Are you and Miki in this together?