Population: 11 (2024) s01e06 Episode Script

ANDY: I had the most frustrating
wild-goose chase
with Cedric just now.
Ah! See?
CASSIE: I just wanna
know the truth.
- Why?
- I'm a journalist.
Jimmy mentioned something
about a bunker.
ANDY: If we find the bunker,
we find the money.
It's gotta be there.
Fuck!
I'm running out of time.
CASSIE: And I'm not leaving
until you tell me the truth
about what's really going on.
ANDY: They made us open
fraudulent accounts
and move money offshore for them
via this Australian account
that we set up in Hugo's name.
So, you became money launderers?
LILIANA: I'm worried
we might have
been exposed
to some kind of fraud.
Fraud?
I know who murdered Hugo Drivas.
(EDGY, PENSIVE MUSIC)
LILIANA: Of course, lots of
clients have two accounts,
but it's the way one of
the accounts is being used.
DOM: Well, lots of hospitality
workers get paid in cash.
LILIANA: Yeah, but look -
all the money
gets transferred overseas.
Again, the same pattern
as migrant workers.
Perhaps Mr Liu
is supporting his family.
Mm. I think we should file
a suspicious activity report.
File a SAR? (SCOFFS)
Look, all these transactions
are under, what, $10,000.
We're not obligated
to report them.
I tell you what.
I tell you what.
Look, I'll, uh
I'll look into it.
There's something else.
I asked IT to find out
who opened the account.
It was Andy.
What are you saying?
Dom, you're one of our best.
I trust you.
But Andy
Andy is a good guy.
Look, there has to be
some explanation for all this.
ANDY ON VOICEMAIL:
Hey, this is Andy.
I can't come to the phone
right now,
so leave a message
and have a great day.
(TONE BEEPS)
(WHISPERS) Look,
Lili's onto us, man!
Look, I can't wait for you
any longer.
I'm going to the client.
We need to make the transfer
and clean house.
(PHONE BEEPS)
WOMAN OVER PHONE:
So, it's a murder mystery?
CASSIE: No,
it's a missing persons case
which evolved into
a murder investigation.
OK. Well, can I hear a bit more
about the story, then?
No. No details until you agree.
(LAUGHS) What makes your podcast
so different?
Oh, I promise you
everyone is gonna want this.
- OK, can I call you back?
- Yeah, talk to you later.
(INTRIGUING JAZZY MUSIC)
- What's going on?
- Jimmy left last night.
Left? You mean
What do you mean?
Gone. "Time to move on,"
the note said.
Poor bugger.
Hugo's death
really hit him hard.
ANDY: You ready?
Always.
Oh! Hey, Val.
Good to see ya.
Crazy party the other night, huh?
Yeah. It got a little nuts.
I wish I left with you.
Not with you.
I mean when you did.
Anyway, uh,
while we're chatting,
I was wondering if you happen
to know anybody
that smokes Kemp cigarettes?
(CHUCKLES)
OK, well, thank you.
Wanna go?
(INTRIGUING JAZZY MUSIC)
(SIRENS WAIL)
MAN: $250,000 went missing.
Yeah, and Andy is taking care
of that as we speak.
The problem is our manager -
she's been poking around.
Why?
Dom, don't
(WHISPERS) Did you file a SAR?
No!
(SOFTLY) No. But she wants to.
Look, I think I've held her off,
but, look, we need to act fast.
So, if you can make
another placement
(SOFTLY) Oh! Dom!
You lost the client's money
and now you want the client
to trust you with more money?
Well, I'll transfer it
immediately
and then close the account.
It'll be as though
it never existed.
And then when Andy comes back
with the missing money,
we can start over again
and I can even, uh, layer
a little extra on top for you,
free of charge.
MAN: Andy's in Australia?
Um, yeah, yeah. A small town
called Bidgeegud, yeah.
But, look, he'll come through.
I promise.
But, look, I need you
to place the money
and then tell the client
that everything's taken care of,
otherwise if my manager
files that SAR
(INHALES SHARPLY)
(SIGHS)
I'll report it to them
and see what they say.
Ah. Thank you. Thank you.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(CROWS CAW)
(CICADAS DRONE)
CASSIE: Andy, we've been
searching for hours.
He built a bunker!
I know he built a bunker.
Well, I can't think
when I'm hungry,
so, why don't we go to Coolawah,
pick up something to eat
and figure it out?
- Do you have a charger in here?
- Oh, no! Wait!
Who
Who are you?
Andy, I can explain.
- Who do you work for?
- Nobody.
Look, if you just let me talk
You've been bugging
the whole town?
What the fuck is going on?
I'm making a true crime podcast.
I'm a journalist.
Well, I got fired,
but if you just let me
You've been lying to me
the entire time
for a podcast?!
I was gonna tell you. I was
just waiting for the right time.
When was the right time?
Was there a specific episode
where you were gonna reveal it?
Did I just ruin that for you?
I'm so sorry.
All that stuff
you told me yesterday,
that was never gonna see
the light of day.
That stuff about
the international
money laundering scheme?
That's just peripheral to you?!
I was never gonna
broadcast it anywhere.
It was just research.
Research that could
put me in jail.
I'm trying to help you
avoid jail.
How?! By turning my life into
a piece of entertainment?
By finding whoever killed your
dad and getting your money back.
Bullshit.
You're in this for you.
And you're not?
Well, gambling on
illegal stock tips -
was that for the greater good,
was it?
(SIGHS)
(EXHALES)
I trusted you.
Wait.
(ANDY SLAMS DOOR)
CASSIE: You still can.
Andy!
Where are you going?
You can't walk back to town.
I'll hitch.
Don't you know that's dangerous?
It's 48 degrees!
I don't even know
what that number means!
(MOODY ALTERNATIVE ROCK)
(ZIPPER BUZZES)
(INDISTINCT CONVERSATION)
This tip-off,
who'd it come from?
A very reliable
anonymous source.
And the evidence?
Solid as a rock.
You know, when you first
came up here, Geraldine,
I had my doubts.
Oh.
I mean, that tattoo you've got
with a frog eating a baby,
is it?
I That
But then you've shown yourself
to be dedicated and reliable,
and a big part of that is from
winning the trust of the locals.
That's no easy accomplishment.
I respect that.
You Oh. Uh, thank you
So, I'll tell you what,
you turn this little tip-off
into a murder conviction
Mm?
and I'll see to it
that this job becomes yours
once I move on next month.
Then this whole region
will be your jurisdiction.
That would
That that would
I That'd be an honour, sir.
I'd be honoured.
Well
go pick the fucker up.
- Get up.
- Oh, yeah, shit, OK.
- Thank you, sir.
- Thank you so much, sir.
- You don't have to bow.
- No bowing.
('GOT YOU'
BY AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS)
You look nice as
all dressed up
A classy bloke
with a half-full cup
But I came out just for you
I got you
Beer in the cupboard,
your eyes to mine
You skipped my queues
and my lines
Buy me a drink
and my eyes glaze over
I got you
And I don't care about
the things I have
I got you
And I don't want anybody else
I got you
Walk in the room
and I start blushing
I got you
I dunno what, but it feels
like something ♪
Out for a little Sunday stroll,
are you, mate?
Hey, Trevor. Could I have
a ride back to town?
Just get in the car, you wombat.
('GOT YOU' PLAYS ON UTE STEREO)
- (PENSIVE AIRY MUSIC)
- (DOM TYPES)
(SIGHS)
ANDY ON VOICEMAIL:
Hey, this is Andy.
I can't come to
the phone right now,
so leave a message
and have a great day.
(TONE BEEPS)
So, just in case
you're interested,
we're in the clear for
a little bit, thanks to me.
But if you're not back with
that money soon, man,
we're gonna be in big trouble.
Look, where the hell are you?
Answer your phone!
(INTRIGUING MUSIC)
- (INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)
- (TRUCK HORN BLOWS NEARBY)
(REGISTER BEEPS AND WHIRRS)
(INTRIGUING MUSIC CONTINUES)
(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)
(PHONE BEEPS)
GERALDINE ON RECORDING:
Like hell!
I am not going into
your confessional.
JIMMY ON RECORDING: Do you know
why this is important?
GERALDINE: No, Jimmy.
Why is it so important?
JIMMY: Because this is
my confession.
With the eyes of God upon me
I can only impart onto thee
truth.
Did you kill Hugo?
What? Hell, no! It wasn't me.
Then how is this
your bloody confession?
Forgive me, Father,
for I have sinned.
OK, get on with it.
JIMMY: In the beginning,
there was a boy.
Oh, bloody hell!
25 words or less, please!
If you keep interrupting,
this is only gonna take longer.
In the beginning,
there was a boy.
Now, this young fella
was brilliant at school.
His future was bright
and the whole world
was laid before him.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
So, what were you and Cassie
doing out here anyway?
It's stupid.
(CHUCKLES) Lot of stupid
out here, mate.
When I was a kid, my
Hugo, uh, built a bunker.
Preparation for
the end of the world.
But the end of the world
never came,
but it, uh,
turned into this place
that he could escape to,
you know?
Somewhere he could
he could hide his secrets,
bury his treasure, you know,
his his past.
When Jimmy mentioned
a a secret bunker,
we thought we'd go out
and look for it.
Figured maybe it'd be
where Hugo did
all the UFO tours,
but I don't know.
Yeah? I do.
Mate, there's nothing secret
about it.
Everyone knows about
Hugo's bunker.
Take you there, if you want.
Really?
Thing is
Cedric's bunker now, right?
Hugo lost it in a bet,
the silly bugger.
What was the bet about?
Dunno. I can't even
remember anymore.
All I know is that
Hugo never forgave him.
For winning a bet?
Nah, nah, for actually
holding him to it, you know?
(SIGHS) Took us ages
to build the bloody thing.
(UNSETTLING MUSIC)
- (LIGHTER FLICKS)
- (DRAMATIC CHORD)
JIMMY ON RECORDING:
But secretly,
the boy, he was a tortured soul,
and the truth about
his feelings, he kept within.
Over time, these feelings
festered and twisted
into thoughts of
of heinous violence
towards the man he believed
had wronged him.
GERALDINE ON RECORDING:
Jimmy, I'm a patient woman,
but I reckon
the good Lord above's
probably got other stuff to do,
so bottle the egg, mate.
And so, one dark evening,
he lured this man
deep into the bush
and took a knife to him.
He cut his throat
from ear to ear.
He hacked his victim to pieces
and left him for the wild dogs.
Then our young fella
went on the run.
Eventually, he finds himself
surrounded on a cliff's edge.
Now he's got a choice.
He can jump or he can
face up to what he's done.
He didn't jump.
He did 25 years for murder.
Uh, where are we going?
Scenic route.
Why is that? You in a rush?
No, I just, uh
Urgent call to make.
Uh, you can actually just
drop me right over here.
I don't wanna be any trouble.
Nah, you're no trouble
for me, mate.
(UNEASY MUSIC)
JIMMY: Once he was released,
he vowed to start over,
fully repentant.
He came all the way here
to Bidgeegud
and, today,
a murderer lives amongst us.
But as the Book of Job tells us,
you can run, but you can't hide.
Sooner or later,
someone was bound to find out.
And
Well, that was my fault.
I just never thought
he'd kill again.
Right, I'm gonna count to three.
After that, I'm booking you
with obstruction of justice.
(CICADAS DRONE)
Why are we stopping?
(BRAKES SQUEAK)
(UNSETTLING MUSIC)
ANDY: Uh
Bunker's just over there, mate.
When you're done,
caravan park's
just 200 metres away
through those bushes.
And don't forget what I said.
If you need somewhere to crash,
Moz and I would love
to have you, OK?
No worries.
I'll very much keep that
in mind. Thank you.
(ENGINE REVS)
(PENSIVE MUSIC)
(EXHALES)
- (ANDY GRUNTS)
- (HANDLE SQUEAKS AND GRATES)
- (GRUNTS)
- (HATCH CREAKS)
(ANDY PANTS)
Cedric?
(VOICE ECHOES)
- (GRUNTS)
- (HATCH SLAMS)
(MELANCHOLY MUSIC)
JIMMY: The man he killed
when he was young
was his own father.
The murderer's name
was Benjamin Schneider.
Who?
We know him better as
Cedric.
Cedric.
(WHISPERS) Cedric.
(HATCH HINGES SQUEAL)
(CARCASS THUDS)
(SLOW FOOTFALLS)
(CEDRIC EXHALES)
(GENERATOR WHIRRS)
Come on, old fella.
(GRUNTS)
(LIGHTS BUZZ)
(EXHALES)
(HUMS JOLLY TUNE)
Mm-hm.
(UNEASY MUSIC)
Uh, Cedric. Hi.
Uh, listen, II know
that this is Hugo's -
uh, was Hugo's - bunker.
Jimmy told you?
(CHUCKLES)
Lousy priest.
He hears my confession,
gets pissed and then he blabs.
He told Hugo my secret,
now he's told you too.
No, he didn't tell me anything.
That's why Jimmy ran away.
(CHUCKLES) Bloody coward.
And Hugo tried to blackmail me
to get his bloody bunker back.
All this trouble
over nothing more than
a hole in the dirt.
(GERALDINE BANGS ON DOOR)
(SINGSONGS) Cedric!
It's your favourite copper!
Yes. I killed my father.
It's hard work,
keeping your past in the past.
- (BLADE RINGS)
- Back!
Stay back.
Listen, I don't care
what you did, who you killed,
what kind of crazy shit
lives in your past.
Just give me the money
and I'm gone.
What money?
You know what money.
Hugo's money!
I know nothing about any money,
but if you're anything like
your father,
I know you can't be trusted.
You'll tell everybody,
reveal my past,
ruin my future
like he was going to do.
Well, I wouldn't let him
blackmail me
and I'm not going to
let you blackmail me either.
GERALDINE: Drop it.
(SIGHS) Thank God!
(SIGHS)
Put the knife down.
What?
Now.
- But
- Now!
Andrew Pruden,
you're under arrest
for the murder of your father,
Hugo Drivas.
(PHONE BUZZES)
- (LINE RINGS)
- (LOCK RATTLES)
ANDY ON VOICEMAIL:
Hey, this is Andy.
I can't come to the phone
right now,
so leave a message
and have a great day.
(TONE BEEPS)
Oh, straight to voicemail?!
(SCOFFS) Come on, man.
Call me back!
(CAT MEOWS)
- OK, Mr Biggles.
- (CAT MEOWS)
Hey! What are you doing?
It's not Andy, it's Cedric.
- Cedric's the killer.
- Step back, please!
How can he kill his father?
He wasn't even here.
Oh, look, we've got
hard evidence, alright?
We found the murder weapon
in the back of
your boyfriend's car.
What?! How would I
CASSIE: Murder weapon?
But I thought
RORY: Hugo was killed
before he was burnt.
- We've even got a witness.
- A witness?
- GERALDINE: Mm.
- That's crazy. Who?
- Big door, little Big door!
- Sorry!
('BUS MONEY' BY THE CHATS)
(DOORS SLAM)
(ENGINE STARTS)
I spent my bus money
on a sixpack
Now I'm stuck in the Junga
with no way back
I spent my bus money
on a Golden Oak
Now I got no clue
how I'm gonna get home
I spent my bus money
on a BIC lighter
Then I walked to Mount Coolum
and started a fire
I spent my bus money
on a sausage roll
I'd have more money
if I wasn't on the dole ♪
Shit! Andy!
The whole time!
I spent my bus money
on a five-buck scratchy
Then I walked home ♪
Didn't see that coming.
I spent my bus money
on Rothy Blues
And I walked home
with holes in my shoes
I spent my bus money
on a longneck
Now I can't afford
to pay the rent
I spent my bus money
on shitty pills
So now I can't afford
to pay my bills ♪
Far out, Brussels sprout!
ANDY ON VOICEMAIL:
Hey, this is Andy.
I can't come to the phone
right now
(SOFTLY) Damn it.
- (MUFFLED GUNSHOT BLASTS)
- (MEOWS)
Hey, it's me.
Listen, something's come up.
I, uh I can't take Luna
this weekend.
No, I'm gonna do
the birthday party.
Yes, I told you
I'll do the birthday party,
but then I gotta take off.
Australia.
('BUS MONEY' CONTINUES)
Hey, mate,
have you got a spare buck?
I lost my wallet
and I smashed my phone
I feel bad asking, I really do
But all I need
is a buck or two
All I need is a buck or two
All I need
is a buck or two
All I need is a buck or two
All I need
is a buck or two
Oh, yes, I do
I said all I need
is a buck or two
All I need is
a buck or two ♪
(KISSES)
Oh, yes
I do. ♪
(SLAM ECHOES)
(SMOOTH JAZZ MUSIC)