Human Error (2024) s01e06 Episode Script

Episode 6

Okay, we are good to go.
On arriving, Detective O'Rourke and I found this door ajar.
Now the locks are intact, no sign of forced entry.
So there's a chance she knew the intruder, let them in herself.
Nice observation, Detective.
Now, this print has been removed from the wall, torn apart.
Come on in.
Now if you have a look here, you'll notice that the
Oh, shit, shit.
Sorry, shit.
Um, one sec.
Hey, Hannah.
No, no, I can't right now.
I'm at a crime scene.
Yeah.
I gotta go.
Wait, wait, wait.
Sorry.
Don't ever apologize.
It appears to have been a hurried search through the entire premises.
Come into the kitchen.
Can you ask the local police to let her sons know?
And keep the details out of the media, Maya.
Just a simple more-to-come statement.
Okay.
Gabe?
Hmm?
Main struggle between the offender and the victim appears to have happened here.
She has a large gash in the side of her head, probably caused by that.
They've left her here while they turned the place over.
She crawls all the way to the bathroom.
She locks the door.
They smash the door in when they realize she's moved from the floor.
Pressure marks to the throat.
I mean, she was probably fairly incapacitated after the blow to the head, but it still takes
quite a deal of force to strangle someone to death.
And you have to watch them while you do it.
Yeah.
I mean, there's no mistaking it.
They want her dead this time.
Hey.
Tell them to move her out, guys.
Oh, excuse me.
Hey, Rose.
Hmm?
Camille had a red phone when we were here the other day.
Have you guys spotted it anywhere?
Um, no.
No phones.
No computers.
No tech left on the property at all, actually.
Oh.
Wilson's gone.
Yeah.
Wait a minute.
Is the pet cam still here?
Um, yeah.
If this is linked back to Sonya being killed, then it fits with an overall lack of good
planning when the pressure is on.
Yeah.
But you don't hire a hitman to strangle someone.
This is personal.
I already knew who was behind the murder of Sonya Matthews, and now they've shut her up.
Camille was a professional money launderer on a large scale.
She ran crews in multiple gaming venues across the city.
They show up each day around midday and start their shift.
But she cycles through them, so it's rarely the exact same team on any shift.
Eventually, after a few hours, one of them inevitably wins the jackpot.
Camille takes the winning tab and cashes it in at the cashier.
What are the numbers?
On this occasion, they put about $55,000 through the machines, came away with $47,000.
Two or three days a week, over a year, it's upwards of $5 million per venue.
Multiply it by 10, that's up to $50 million a year.
And for a 15% tax, walks away with freshly clean money.
I mean, this is sophisticated, organised crime.
Let's focus on where the dirty money's coming from, because there was no way she was working
alone.
OK, give me the details.
Look, I know you had a soft spot for Camille, but I can't have you going off half-cocked.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I mean, how do you know she'd been killed?
Someone texted me.
Because, you know, you spoke to her in the first place, she gave you the guns.
Yeah, and I gave it straight to you.
So, I just don't understand why you didn't tell me.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I just don't understand why you didn't tell us she was a money launderer.
I mean, it's just huge.
Keith, she's running 50 grand through the pokies at a time.
Do you think she had any inkling you were a police officer?
Why would you ask me that?
I'm risking my neck all the time.
Look at me.
I am looking at you.
You know, she had something on whoever did this, some information to keep her safe.
I don't know, like, potentially exposing an undercover cop.
How long have we been mates for, Holz?
Hm?
I didn't kill Will.
That's our measure of a good guy, huh?
Hm.
Oh.
Oh, sorry.
You must have been burping like that, you were preggers.
Oh, shit.
Yeah, don't
Holz.
Just keep it to yourself.
Look, I think she's fallen out with her business partner because of the Sonia Matthews murder.
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Matthews murder.
Oh, then, well, look, I'll start seeing if I can find who Can owes laundering money for
them.
So the Pet Cam Company was able to give me access to their account
What is that?
That's that the back of the TV.
Now it sounds like she managed to switch it on once she locked herself in the bathroom.
It's faint though.
That's the bathroom door being smashed in.
And this is him leaving, black jeans, gloved hand.
So what's he saying to her?
I've tried to clean it up, taking out some of the sounds of her resisting.
Spit it out, you stupid bitch.
Spit it out as in tell me where it is?
Or he was being literal.
We recovered a DNA sample from under her right index fingernail, which isn't surprising given
it was a strangulation.
She likely scratched her attacker's face as he was squeezing the, you know, life out of
her.
Yeah, fought to her last breath.
Oh yeah.
But unfortunately the DNA doesn't match anyone on our database.
Right side.
We did a full body scan after you rang in.
Yeah, you were right.
There was something weird.
Take a look at this.
This is her stomach contents.
See this lump?
It looks like a rock.
Yeah, it's actually soap.
She swallowed soap?
Technically, yes.
But hidden inside the soap was a little something else.
Ta-da.
Maybe he didn't go there to kill her, just lost his crap when she put it in her mouth.
Still murder.
Yeah, but to go back to your earlier point, he's making mistakes, getting out of control.
Might be experiencing a psychotic break of some sort.
No, no, no.
These are just the actions of some arrogant grub.
It's a person who feels entitled.
There's a number on the back.
This is a registered key.
Someone will have a record of it.
Her sons might have some insight into who she was working for.
Hi, Michael.
Michael Burney.
Yes, um
I'm Detective O'Rourke from Homicide.
I'm sorry to intrude at such a difficult time.
I'm just hoping you'd for a few minutes to talk about what happened to your mother, Camille,
last night.
Hey, careful.
Hey, easy, man.
This is where I ask cockwombles.
Um, so are you the cockwomble, or am I?
Oh, really?
Great.
Can you tell me what the key belongs to?
Okay.
Did she mention what she wanted it for?
No.
Fair enough.
Um, okay.
Could you send me that receipt?
Just text it to this number.
Okay.
What kind of locksmiths?
She bought a lockbox.
Looks like the weapon's safe in the back of our car.
Yeah.
Gun would make an excellent insurance policy.
You're not coming in.
Look, that's fine.
We just want to know if you can help us understand what might have happened to your mum.
Well, give me a name, and I'll give you an opinion on it.
Okay.
Come on, Dion.
You don't need to stuff us around.
We know what your mum was doing.
Mum kept us away from all that.
So you never even heard her say a name.
She never shared any concerns about people she was working with.
Maybe she fell out with someone recently.
Look, she, uh, she dropped by yesterday, wanted to talk, but I had a girl coming over, and
I just wanted to get rid of mum.
Did someone threaten her?
I don't know.
She did leave her an envelope of cash on the table.
Said I should buy something for my kids.
Okay.
Was she in touch with anyone else recently?
Didn't have a lot of mates.
Um, but she did check in on her aunt, Geraldine.
Lives out at, uh, Mount Albert, in an old person's home.
All right.
Um, did you ever see her with anything like this?
No.
Thanks.
Hey, Buzz.
Hey, Maya.
Can you guys go out to Mount Albert for me?
Holly, can we chat about that intel you just answered?
Uh, right now?
Now, if you don't mind.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Okay.
Okay.
Sorry.
We should combine teams to deal with this.
No, I have to remain focused on Camille.
No, no, but hear me out.
We pool our resources, create a unit that you and I oversee together.
And we start with the workers at the bottom of the ladder, like her pokey crew.
We've already spoken to them.
They've got nothing to do with it.
Depends how you frame it.
If you give them the option to talk or face a conspiracy to murder charge
Dylan, I am not using a baby to break down a crime network.
My main focus is the victims, Sonia Matthews and now Camille.
God.
What? What's so funny?
Well, you said you're not using a baby to
No, I meant murder.
Yeah, I know.
Hey, listen.
Luke called.
And he was actually quite reasonable after he told me I'd desecrated the memory of my dead wife.
Wait, was he just venting or did he want something?
He asked me if I loved you.
Well, it's great that you two talked.
So is that a no then?
To us combining our units?
Camille asked her aunt to look after it for a few days.
Okay, here goes.
Okay.
Oh.
It's a property title for a piece of land.
Oh.
This is it.
Oh.
Wow.
So this is what Camille had on him.
Mr. Big's crop.
Oh.
By my calculations, we're looking at about 8,000 plants.
That's $10 million, maybe more.
So this is where the money's coming from.
Yeah.
Hey, how'd you go chasing that company name on the title?
Endless list of fake names.
Camille's done a very nice job of hiding any connection to a real living, breathing person.
We let this sit.
We continue trying to ID the killer.
And then we come back to the crop as supporting evidence.
I'll organise a surveillance crew to keep an eye on the farm.
Alright, and can you keep working on that name?
She's got to have used it for something other than just the farm.
Night.
Hey.
Holly, do you have a minute?
I'm sorry, I know that you're really busy
and everyone always wants something from you
and you are balancing a lot.
Okay, you just need to say it, Maya.
I can do more.
A lot more.
Okay.
You've made Gabe permanent.
Jared rides with you all the time.
But I'm stuck here doing the ladies' work
while you guys run around doing the fun stuff and high-fiving each other.
I'm sorry, I'm not
No, please do not say sorry.
I mean, you could be running your own homicide team, Maya.
And at the very least, you should become a sergeant.
Get your papers organised and I'll speak to Kirsten.
Great.
Okay.
Come on.
Is that my make-up?
It's all right.
I'm only using the good stuff.
Right.
Dad's here.
Bedroom.
Thai food for dinner?
Mm-hmm.
I just need to do something with this hair.
Right.
Thanks.
Oh, come on.
You haven't worn those in years.
I'm glad you're here.
The Butterfield case.
I'm going to need it back.
Sure, thanks.
And this is also for you.
It's a 50-50 split.
You can stay here.
I'll take the apartment.
We don't have to sign anything right now.
It's just a starting off point.
Um
So you're
Okay, so you're really going.
For good.
Yeah.
And Alice?
I think we should talk to her, see what she's comfortable with.
Well, I have
I have no issues with sharing custody.
I mean, she needs both of us.
Good.
Finally, something we can both agree on.
Can you not wheel the suitcase out in front of her, please?
I'm going to take it to get some fish and chips.
Bear can put it in the car while we're gone.
What?
You're so pleased with yourself, aren't you?
Oh!
Does this look like I'm despising another body?
Was that what I did?
Did I just kill my marriage?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Pretty much.
I hope you're not the first person to get divorced.
So it wouldn't be too hard on yourself.
First time for me.
What's this?
Um
It's just me sticking my nose in where it doesn't belong.
You know, that liquid eyeliner is waterproof.
Well
I wasn't
I wasn't planning on crying.
Or yet.
It's impossible to get off.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
Hey, this is interesting.
The name on the Gros property title
appears on an old building permit for an aged care facility.
It's the one Camille's aunt was in.
Geraldine?
Yeah.
Le Guin Holdings applied to demolish
certain sections of the building in 2018.
This could be how they made the money legit.
Raised capital through the cannabis,
swashed it through the pokies,
bought an old person's home.
She wouldn't have gotten away
with using an alias for everything, though.
Are there any other names associated
with the care facilities that we can trace?
Banjo Patterson?
No, that's fake.
Boris Yeltsin?
Fake ass.
Hannah Coorey?
Is she a singer?
Hon, I'll be back in a sec.
Get some munchies.
Hey, Hannah.
Hey.
You made it.
Okay.
You're gonna love this.
All the cards are for sale.
Come on.
It's a dream come true.
Hey, can I talk to you for a sec?
Yeah.
What's up?
Um,
I was thinking
What's up?
Um,
I need to, I need to ask you something.
You sound serious.
Have you ever repeated anything?
Like what?
Like, uh, just
some of the stuff about the cases that I'm working on.
No.
I don't think so.
Okay, so you didn't tell anyone
that we arrested the hitman?
It's just your name is in one of our files.
What?
Okay, but I'm a student.
Yeah, well, apparently
you're also part owner of an aged care facility.
It's my idiot uncle.
He makes me sign stuff.
Okay, okay.
Who's your uncle?
Louis V.K. Commodore.
I've done what I can with this one.
It's nice.
Yeah.
I want to replace it, though.
Oh, yeah?
You got your eye on anything here?
There's a couple of nice ones,
but I'm looking for something specific.
Have you heard
of a Walkinshaw Commodore Group A Sky Blue?
Yeah, I have, actually.
Do you know where I might find one?
Oh.
That's right.
You're on the news.
You're sitting behind the wheel
like a dead-set legend.
You're a snide-arse, aren't you?
You're up to your neck in it.
So is your girlfriend.
She's your niece.
Only by marriage.
Oh, it was an absolute joy
to see you again, Tony.
Hey,
your cop buddies ever come near me
and I'll make it clear
you've been running your mouth off?
I haven't done anything wrong, mate.
You've been feeding them information
via your girl
and letting me get ahead of the game.
Maybe
I even paid you.
Hey.
Hey.
You're not the only cop
I've got on the payroll.
You're not the only cop
I've got on the payroll.
You're not the only cop
I've got on the payroll.
Yeah.
Okay.
Nice try, mate.
Gabe.
Hey, can you meet me at HQ
like right now?
What?
I know who did it.
Where are you?
Called the park,
but listen,
it's that art guy,
Tony Wheeler.
What?
What are you talking about?
Gabe?
Gabe?
Gabe?
Gabe's apartment has been cleared.
We've spoken to his family.
They've heard nothing.
Tracker's on.
Gabe's phone and Wheeler's,
but we're not getting a signal
from either.
Crews are searching the area
around the cannabis farm.
Called Tony Wheeler's home
and office.
No sign of Gabe or Wheeler.
Have we got eyes
on all the airports?
Yeah, but is Wheeler
likely to try that
now that he knows
we're on to him?
Oh.
Okay, you gotta make it quick.
Something's coming up
about the guy
that came about the funeral.
No, Keith.
I've got a guy
flying solo
and he's gone missing.
Yeah, look.
Dylan McKenzie knew him.
His name was
on the original charge sheet.
What are you trying to say?
Holmes.
There's a rumor
that Dylan tipped off
Butterfield's killer.
Dylan was trying
to protect you
from Butterfield.
Let's not do this
on the phone.
I'll meet you later on.
No.
Um, Maya,
let's wind this back.
You said that Gabe
made a leap
from something
that you were looking at.
Yeah, a list of names.
Andrew Patterson,
Boris Yeltsin,
Hannah Curry.
Hannah?
Did he upload
the footage
from the crime scene?
Yeah.
Go to where I point out
the print on the ground.
Yeah, yeah, there.
Now, if you have a look here,
you'll notice that the
Uh, shit, shit.
Uh, sorry, shit.
Um, one sec.
Hey, Hannah.
No, no, I can't.
Okay, you two work out
who this Hannah person is
and I'm gonna get
Alan in here right now.
How's it going?
Got the guy in custody.
Wow.
Major.
Yeah, we said
I know what it's about
and, um,
the real target
has done a runner on us
so I might be here
for a while.
He recorded a police officer
multiple times
discussing classified information.
Joey.
It wasn't like that.
And your uncle paid you?
He covers my rent sometimes.
That doesn't mean
that he pays me.
You tried to infiltrate
a murder case.
I didn't.
I didn't.
You tried to infiltrate
a murder investigation, Hannah.
No, I didn't.
That's not what happened.
Where are they?
I don't know.
We need to know
where your uncle might go.
Honestly, I
I thought he went home
because
because he was mad at me.
Please.
Okay, Alan.
Sonia Matthews.
The woman you executed
for a $50,000 fee.
And that's the gunshot wound
to her head.
You held the gun
so close
that it singed her hair.
All of that happened
in front of her
eight-year-old stepson, Connor.
He even looked both ways
before he crossed the road
to go get help for her.
Eight years old.
He did the right thing.
And then we thought
for a minute,
you must have felt
some sort of shame
or guilt
for killing
the wrong woman.
But then there's her.
The real target.
Who Tony Wheeler
wanted dead
because they lost
the container
with his car inside.
And she's only alive
through sheer
luck and stupidity.
And that
is the woman
who organised
the $50,000
for this murder.
That's the woman
who organised
the $50,000
for the hit Camille
who laundered
Tony's drug money
for him,
paid his bills.
Now we know
you didn't kill her
because you were
in police custody
but we're pretty sure
that Tony Wheeler
who asked you
to do this
in the first place
did that to her
because she knew
all his secrets
and he had to shut her up.
And we both know
that he is coming
for you.
Might be some people
who see it
from your point of view
that this was
just a mistake
Whatever this is
Alan,
this vow of silence
it is pointless
because I am
charging you
with Sonia Matthew's
murder
and the attempt
on Tiffany.
So this is a
one time offer
that my boss
says that I should make
because you might
actually be able
to help us.
Now Tony Wheeler
appears to have
abducted a police officer.
If you have
any information
on where we might
locate him
I suggest you
start speaking.
You tell us
everything you know
and I'll place you
in protective custody.
Do you need me
to start counting back
from ten
while you decide
to do the right
fucking thing
for once in your life?
Ten
Nine
Eight
Seven
Show me the deal
In writing
Information first
deal later
Start talking
Where did you meet him?
Where did you do
the deal with Tony
for the hit?
You go around
the bathroom aisle
with me
Matt
cover the western pier
on A21
get over here
Police stop
Let him go Tony
Hey, hey
Come on
Put him down Tony
Keep moving
Let him go
Let him go
Fuck you man
Put the gun down
Let the bag go
Fuck
Fuck
Gabe
Gabe
I'm ok
I'm ok
Put the gun down
Tony
Put the gun down
Put the gun down
Fuck
Fuck
Fuck
Don't
Don't
Stop doing
anything stupid
Tony
Stay there
What is it?
Have you got a plan
or is this
we're just
winging it now
I'm not
I'm not
I'm not
I'm not
I'm not
I'm not
I'm not
I'm not
I'm not
I'm not
I'm not
I'm not
That's your plan?
Shut up
I have the distinct impression
that Camille is the brains
behind this operation
right?
I don't reckon
you've got much of a plan
either
Maybe not
Maybe not
but I've got an idea
about your future
Here we go
You sound like her
The skin
from that scratch
under your eye
We have that
in our forensics lab
thanks to Camille
And all it takes
is one test
to put you
at the scene of the crime
And I'm pretty sure
that I can draw a line
between you
and Sonia Matthews
That was not
my fuck up
Don't cheat, Tony
You blew all your money
on some old car
and runners
and then you skimped
on a hip man
who's already talking
to us
Help!
Help me!
Help me!
Help me!
Help me!
In breaking news
two men have been charged
with the murder
of Greensborough's
stepmother Sonia Matthews
We cross live to
police headquarters
for an update
Further to earlier
reports
The homicide team
have made a major
breakthrough overnight
in the murder
of Sonia Matthews
After a lengthy
investigation
OK
So you can take
these safely
for the chest pain
But if you experience
any abdominal bleeding
or
anything out of
the ordinary
come straight back in
OK, thank you
Can we go now?
Yes
You're good to go
Hey
Never do that again
Hey Al
Do you want to come here?
OK
What do you think
about being
an older sister?
What do you mean?
I don't know
if we had a little baby
Like a brother
or a sister for me?
Maybe
I can make that work
Really?
You would have to
do as I say
because I'm first
Oh
100%
You are my
number one
Does this mean
Dad's coming home?
Hey Alice
Maybe give
Mama a break
from the questions
just for now
Dylan
Oh
Hey
I was just
thinking
Oh
That's OK
Bear
Great Dylan
Come on
Let's go
That's OK
Sorry
I know this is awkward
but I had to come
How are you?
You alright?
You OK?
I'm a bit rough
Well you look
a bit rough
Sheesh
Yeah like
they've done
three different scans
I've had
bruises the size
of a dinner plate
on my chest
Nothing is broken
fortunately
It's just
The baby's OK
OK
OK
Good
Great
That's great
Hey
Are you all hungry?
You wanna
Just
Can we do it
tonight?
Because I just
don't think Alice
can handle
any more surprises
Oh yeah
Good of course
It's fine
You just
tell me whenever
you're ready
Come on Mum
Let's go
OK
I might even
change my shirt
for you
Oh
Don't go to
too much trouble
It's alright
You alright?
Yeah
So they'll
both go to prison
Yes
They've both
been charged
with Sonia's murder
and some other
offences
Do they know
that
I mean
do they
do they realise
that they didn't
just take Sonia
away from us
My little boy
has to live with
what he saw
that day
forever
I don't know Mike
But when they're sentenced
we can present
your side of things
to the court
The judge will listen
and take it into account
How is Connor?
OK I guess
We're working
on custody
and Bianca's
coming around
Sonia was just
unlucky I guess
Yeah
Hey hun
Hey
Wow
Dallas
you're looking
healthy
You too
detective
Oh
I thought
you might want
this back
Thank you
I hope
I never see you again
detective O'Rourke
Well if you don't
go slashing
anyone else's tyres
Mike
we should be fine
Jared?
Mike
A call came in
from a local unit
Reports of gunshots
No ideas yet
It's not good Holly
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