The Gloaming (2019) s01e06 Episode Script

1 No! Molly? Yeah, she she's tense.
You know, she's unsettled.
We're only visiting Hobart for a couple of weeks but I I think just being here is making her anxious, you know? I mean, she's not happy.
She seems quite calm now.
Oh, look, it's just at home.
She's she's restless and she's not eating I mean, she won't eat.
It's just that she's normally so so content.
You know, I really hate seeing her suffer like this.
Auntie Grace? Bheir mí óró, ó bhean í Bheir mí óró ó hó Sad am I Without thee Bheir mí óró, bhean ó That door needs fixing.
Hmm.
Hey Baby needs Mama.
Hmm.
Alright, good work, boys.
You finish up here and let's go.
Our timings are good but they could always be better.
If you put in the hard work now, you'll be rewarded later.
Mr.
Fian.
As I live and breathe Alex O'Connell.
Hi.
The call of the river always brings 'em back.
Look at you! Still one of my best rowers.
Well, it's been a lot of years.
You could have done the Olympics, if you wanted.
Well, I thought Gareth McAvaney was the one most likely.
He he had the gift but he didn't have the the mental stamina.
That's the clincher! So, uh what brings you back to the island? I'm working a case.
A case? You're a policeman? A detective.
Well Well, I I see.
I suppose that makes sense.
Uh is this about the poor woman who was found the other night? - Yes, it is.
- Tragic.
And no family's come forward to claim her either.
Well, if there's no family, of course, the church will be happy to, uh, undertake proper burial rites.
Actually, I I think she might have been connected to your church.
Are you still with Star of the Forest? Yes.
Yes, I am.
You're a sight to behold, son.
But I'd best get back to the new generation.
Of course.
It's great to see you, Mr.
Fian.
- William, please.
- William.
Right.
You come and visit before you go back.
I will.
Detective O'Connell.
Think I might have found something.
I was checking Dorothy Moxley's medical profile against any past hospital records of births.
Dorothy Moxley has AB-neg, with an FVL blood disorder.
That's something only 3% of the population have.
So, I checked for that.
A woman the same age, same blood disorder, gave birth 38 years ago.
Her name was Marianne Gowdie.
Gowdie? - You're sure? - That's what it says.
However, there's no recent public records of any Marianne Gowdie to follow up on.
If she assumed Dorothy Moxley's identity, there wouldn't be any recent records.
- That's what I figured.
- This obituary was inside an old Bible, found under the floorboards of Dorothy Moxley's house.
A man named Ricky Jones served time for the murder of a young girl named Valerie Gowdie.
He was convicted of the murder but it was acquitted on appeal.
On what evidence? The partial fingerprint he was convicted on was proven not to match.
Also, his confession had holes in it.
- Was anyone convicted? - No.
It's still a cold case.
Do we know what gender Marianne Gowdie's baby was? Perhaps Valerie Gowdie was her daughter.
No, the only record of her hospital stay was losing blood during pregnancy.
There's no record of the actual birth.
Go back through all the public records.
See if you can find out anything else about Marianne Gowdie, where she was born, family, et cetera.
Hello.
I'm here to take possession of a body.
It's a charitable cremation for unclaimed persons.
This way.
Maggie Madden.
Hi, Maggie.
Can you check the DNA profile of a 1995 murder victim named Valerie Gowdie? Sure.
To see if she could be Dorothy Moxley's daughter.
- Okay, I'll I'll get back to you.
- Great.
Okay.
Thanks, Maggie.
What's so important it couldn't wait? Come in, Gareth.
This has to be quick.
I don't have much Gareth.
It's been a while.
Mm-hm.
I was just saying, I don't have a lot of time We're concerned about recent developments.
He heard about Councillor Clunes.
I'll fix it.
The business relied on her support.
You have nothing without her.
You've potentially lost millions in church's money.
- I'm not done yet.
- Oh, you've done enough by bringing unwanted attention on all of us.
Well, you just have to give me more time.
We don't have time.
Haven't you seen the news? You always make a mess of things, don't you? Oh, that's rich, coming from you, isn't it, old man? - You watch yourself! - No, no.
Let him rant.
I have always toed the line.
From the moment we came down here.
I built the business up! Yeah, using church money.
Oh, what choice did I have in any of it?! You're the ones that dragged me down here.
It was always about your self-interest.
Watch your mouth! We're in this mess because of you and your temper! How do you think Grace feels, having you in this house?! Trust me, I don't want to be here any more than you want me here.
Your mother would be ashamed of you.
You never could control yourself.
Well, she was always ashamed of me, wasn't she? - You all were.
- Right, enough! What's done is done.
Well, I have other contacts in the Council.
- No, no, no - Okay? I can I can sort this out.
I'll look after that.
You stay out of it.
- You have to - You stay out of it.
What about Alex O'Connell? - What about him? - Why don't you catch up with him? Talk about old times.
Find out what he knows, you mean? Well, you play it how you see it.
Death follows you everywhere.
Doesn't it, Gareth? Morning, guys.
Hey.
We've got a couple of matches.
The tyre tracks found at the site of Sea Dog Coleman's murder match Freddie Hopkins' truck.
And DNA has come back proving there were saliva traces found on Dorothy's face belonging to Freddie Hopkins.
Looks like we've got our man.
I want all our efforts focused solely on Freddie Hopkins, and building the case against him.
But we need to confirm Dorothy Moxley's identity - and why he killed her.
- No, we don't.
We've got enough to charge him.
He'll be interviewed when he's up and about.
What about Jenny's ID card? And where did Freddie get her backpack from? Yeah, I think we're jumping the gun here.
Detectives, a word in my office.
Now.
If you two are gonna argue every decision I make, then I can't use you on this investigation.
I'm getting pressure from the top on why we haven't closed this case.
But there's more to it than just Freddie.
I understand that, Molly, but you need to trust that I know what I'm doing.
Our priority is to put together a convincing brief of evidence against Freddie Hopkins.
Is that clear? Alex, I want you to come with me to the hospital, and we can make an announcement to the media afterwards.
- And you, Molly, lay low.
- But I'm the senior detective on this case.
The only reason why you haven't been suspended is because I haven't received a written complaint from Gareth McAvaney's lawyer.
So, you do as I ask.
Start working on the brief.
Let's go.
Could you tell me your full name? Frederick Matthew Hopkins.
And your date of birth? 9th of November, 1996.
Frederick Matthew Hopkins, you are under arrest for the murder of Dorothy Moxley and Jeremy Coleman.
You have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say may be noted and given in evidence.
You will be interviewed at a later date, at which time you will have the right to a legal representative to be present.
You'll be confined in this hospital, under guard, until such time as the doctors deem you fit to be moved.
At that point, you'll be taken to Eyrie Central Station and you'll be formally charged.
Freddie? Lily said that you had a message for me.
Do you remember? What was it? "Out of the smoke came locusts upon the Earth".
What? - Come on, Alex.
- One second.
What was that, Freddie? "Out of the smoke came locusts upon the Earth".
Detective! They're in the fields.
Thank you all for coming.
I just want to read from a brief statement.
"Earlier today, a 24-year-old local man was charged with the murders of Dorothy Moxley and Jeremy Coleman".
- When will you release his name? - Has he made a confession? I won't be answering any further questions at this stage.
- How was he caught? - Did he work alone? How is it connected together? We will be releasing further information as it comes to hand.
- How did you find him? - Did he work alone? Thank you for coming.
- Inspector? Inspector? - Did he know the victim? Inspector? Detective Senior Constable Harris.
When did this happen? Why not? Someone should have told us.
Dorothy Moxley's body has been claimed.
Who by? A funeral home that does pro bono work for the City, processing unclaimed bodies.
No relatives? No.
Great.
So, we still have no idea who she is.
Any luck with Marianne Gowdie? Not yet.
10 minutes, girls! Come on! Get your shoes on, please.
Come on.
Hi, Mum.
Hey.
Are you working? Nice beanie.
Thanks.
Angela knitted it for me.
She knits jumpers too.
Clever.
Hey, um can I have a talk to you outside? You're not allowed to see me.
Look, there's something I, um something I have to tell you.
I don't want you to see it on the news, okay? Freddie Hopkins has been charged with murder.
Oh, my God Did he do it? Yeah.
Looks like he did.
Come here.
Sorry.
I know it's a shock.
I keep going over what might have happened.
He wouldn't have hurt me, Mum.
He was just upset about Daisy.
Do you think Daisy knew the woman he killed? Maybe.
Do you recognise this place? It looks like some kind of camp.
It might be the same camp that Grace runs here, at The Door of Salvation.
No.
Why don't you ask her? Have you been to any of those camps? Dad wouldn't let me without checking with you first.
Of course he wouldn't.
Better get inside.
Mm.
- See you.
- See ya.
Alex.
You, uh you did say to drop in if I was passing by.
Yeah.
Yeah, come on in.
Well, one of us made smart life choices.
Well, the bank owns the house and the car's leased, if that makes you feel any better.
It, uh it does, actually.
So, how's that investigation going? I heard you guys got someone for it.
We did.
He was charged today.
Hmm.
Why do you think he did it? We're we're still working on a motive.
But, um, I think he might have been having a psychotic episode.
So, it was random, then? She was just in the wrong place at the wrong time, huh? We're not sure.
He's, uh He's been charged with another murder and he knew that guy, so Could have been targeted.
Maybe.
We're, uh we're still working on a motive.
Hmm.
Why all the interest? Oh Just trying to keep up with the news.
You know, as horrible as it is.
So, I guess this means you'll be heading back again soon, eh? Pretty much.
Once all the paperwork's done.
And how do you feel about that? I wanted to talk to you about Molly McGee.
I see.
I understand you're angry, but is there any chance you could cut her a bit of slack, as a favour to me? Molly McGee has been on my case for two years now.
Why is that? She didn't tell you? Okay, she she mentioned something about a friend who died.
Elizabeth.
She thinks I killed her.
Why? Look, Elizabeth had issues.
I tried to break it off with her and she went crazy.
Started threatening to kill herself.
She turns up here one night, drunk.
Anyway, we fought.
She walked out on the balcony, started screaming at me, telling me I ruined her life.
The next thing I know, she's she went over.
That must have been terrible.
Yeah.
Well The coroner ruled death by misadventure, but Molly just couldn't let it go.
She always had a bit of a thing for me.
Check, one, two.
Sorry.
We're not letting guests in yet.
It's okay, Adrienne.
Mr.
Fian can come in.
- So nice to see you, William.
- And you too.
Glad you could make it.
Ah Always for a good cause.
And the hostess's son is in the junior rowing team.
- Oh - But still not as good as your son, Patrick.
Well, that's down to you, William.
I think Patrick has a real chance of securing a scholarship to Melbourne, and we'd be happy to submit him for consideration.
Thank you.
I'd appreciate that.
I hope you don't mind me bringing this up, but I have a small favour to ask.
Must have been difficult, being a new boarder at Hillscrest.
You wouldn't have known anyone when you arrived.
Yeah, it was bloody hard, to be honest.
Yeah, you were the only yeah, you were the only one that ever reached out.
I'm grateful for that.
I don't remember where you came from before Hillscrest.
Well, we moved around a lot.
And where did you get your rowing skills? Family friend.
Good genes.
And your dad? Oh, he left when I was a kid.
I'm sorry to hear that.
It made it hard to have friends.
I only had one true one.
And I lost him.
It's funny.
I If I was a dad, I would never leave my kids.
And what about your mum? Well she, uh She wasn't very interested in me.
I envied you.
Your family's so normal.
They'd turn up every Saturday to watch you rowing.
I remember that.
I mean, not not everything is as good as it appears.
Hmm? Well, I've I haven't seen my dad since Well since Jenny.
You know Yeah.
I really thought he doubted me.
He couldn't look at my face.
He kept, um, asking the same questions that the police did.
- Can I use your bathroom? - Yeah, it's down the hall.
Just through the office.
You know, I'm really glad you came here tonight.
It's funny, I always think back about those rowing days.
Was a lot of fun.
Yeah.
It's like a blast from the past, eh? Sure.
Just gonna get us some tequila.
Bathroom's through there.
Get that into ya.
What is it? Oh, just something to take the edge off.
No offence, but you look like you could use it.
Well, it's not a drug, is it? No, no, it's natural.
It's herbal.
It'll help.
Ah! You'll like it.
Promise.
A strappado.
What are you doing here? Is Lily okay? I heard you told Lily about Freddie being arrested.
I thought she should hear it from me.
You've got to come to me first.
I can't do this, Toby! I need to see my daughter, have a relationship with her! Yeah, but the last time you were with her, she was nearly killed.
Look, I know I shouldn't have left her alone in the house the other night.
I'm sorry.
But you can't make me feel any worse about it than I already do.
Look, I'm not trying to punish you, Molly.
Alright? I just want what's best for Lily.
And you think stopping her seeing her mother is best? You're irresponsible.
Let me take her to counselling.
So, now you think she needs a shrink? I mean for both of us.
It can't hurt.
It might be good.
Okay.
If you think it'll help.
Thanks.
Do you want a drink? No, I should probably get back.
Hey, can I ask you something? What made you decide to send Lily to dance classes at The Door of Salvation? Gives her something to do.
And Angela thought it was a good idea.
Why? I just don't want her going to any of those camps, okay? Fine.
Okay.
Alright, I better get back.
See ya.
You alright, mate? Alex What is it? What can you see? Aah! You're okay.
It's all okay.
What did you put in that drink? You just had a pretty crazy trip.
- It's over now.
- What did you give me? What happened? What did you see? I have to go.
- Alex - I have to go.
- Wait.
Alex? - I have to go.
I have to go.
Oh, Detective.
We were at a house.
- What? - I remember.
It was a it was a it was a house with a blue door.
- I don't know what you're talking about.
- Jenny It's where Jenny lived when she was young.
Something something happened up there, right? Alex, go home.
Okay? It's late.
I just want to know the truth.
Okay, well, I'm sorry, but there's nothing for you here.
What are you so scared of? Don't you want to know what happened to Jenny? Or do you already know? It was a robbery gone wrong.
- No.
- Why don't you read the report? It wasn't a robbery.
Why aren't you helping me?! You just leave.
Okay? Nothing good can come from dragging up the past.
And you know what? You can't change a thing.
You know, if I thought you were covering up a crime, I could bring you in for questioning.
You can accuse me of that when Jenny was my daughter? I'm trying to help you! It was a it was a house with a blue door! Where is it?! Jenny was she was trying to find out something about your family! - Leave me alone! - Please, I've lived with this for 20 years! Oh, so, you think I haven't?! You leave right now or I'll call Lewis Grimshaw.
Don't bother.
I'll talk to him myself.
Alex I think someone's following me.
Who? Where have you been? You look terrible.
I started remembering things tonight.
From the day Jenny was killed.
Okay, I'm gonna get you a coffee.
I was in a house with a blue door.
There was something horrible behind it.
What house? Jenny lived there when she was a kid.
I forgot about it.
The report said that she was found in an empty paddock.
How are you just remembering this stuff tonight? I was at Gareth McAvaney's house.
- What the hell were you doing there?! - Trying to help you.
I tried to talk him out of pressing charges but I don't think I did.
Hmm.
You didn't drive, did you? I'm fine.
So, what did Gareth have to say for himself? He told me about Elizabeth.
What about her? That she jumped off his balcony and you accused him of pushing her.
She didn't jump.
She wouldn't do that.
He's dangerous, Alex.
Bheir mí óró, bhean ó Bheir mí óró, ó bhean í Bheir mí óró ó hó Sad am I without thee.
"Seal it by the terror of Her hand".
"You bind the world by heed of Your commandment and seal it by Thy terror.
By heed of Your commandment and seal it by the terror of Your hand.
We heed Your commandment Seal it by the terror of Your hand Heed of Your commandment" "We bind the earth by heed of Your commandment and seal it by Thy terror".
"My word, like fire and hammer that breaks the rock".
Mama? Mama? Mama? Valerie?! Mama! - Valerie! - Mama! Valerie! - Valerie - Mama! Valerie! Oh - Mama! - Valerie! Valerie Valerie?! Valerie Val Valerie! Valerie - Here.
- Thanks.
You know that thing that Daisy drew on your garage wall? Yeah.
Do you think it resembles this? Feline diazepam.
It's for Molly.
It's my cat.
It's just a name.
Sure.
Could have been worse, I guess.
Could have been a pet snake.
Do you think she was trying to draw this? Where did that come from? I remembered seeing it on Jenny's shoulder.
It was a tattoo.
- On Jenny's? - I remembered it tonight.
The same thing was drawn on the back of my bathroom mirror.
What? I thought it was Lily, just trying to get my attention.
But now I'm not so sure.
Hang on.
Here.
This is the picture Daisy drew in my shed.
She might have known something.
Yeah, I mean, they definitely look similar.
- Right? - Mm-hm.
Look at this.
A rope and a pulley on a platform.
- That could break wrists.
- A strappado.
Like the strappado Maggie showed us.
Where was this taken? I think at one of Grace's Door of Salvation camps.
- Really? - Uh-huh.
Dorothy Moxley had a similar fracture to Daisy.
So, could this mean that she's connected to The Door of Salvation? Grace could potentially know Dorothy Moxley.
Uh-huh.
You know that old Bible that I found at her house? Yeah.
I had it checked out by the police chaplain.
He said it could belong to a group calling themselves 'Crofters'.
Crofters? There's much more to this case than just Freddie Hopkins.
We keep pushing this to the end.
- Agreed? - Agreed.
You know, Gareth said that he thought you had a thing for him.
What?! Oh, he is delusional.
I didn't think he'd be your type.
So, what about you? What about me? Is there anyone special, apart from a cat? There was, a while ago.
I'm not great in relationships.
You used to be.
I stuffed that up, didn't I? We were kids.
I I should call a cab.
I'm too tired to drive.
You can crash here, if you like.
"Out of the smoke came locusts upon the Earth".
Molly McGee.
Oh, did I wake you? No, no, no, it's fine, Maggie.
What's up? I looked into Valerie Gowdie's post-mortem results.
- And ? - She's not Dorothy Moxley's daughter.
But the computer did throw up a familial match.
Who? It came from the Jacinta Clunes crash investigation.
Jacinta Clunes is Dorothy Moxley's daughter? No.
Georgia found an unidentified blood sample on the car.
It's not Jacinta's blood.
It's male.
That's not Jacinta Clunes' blood.
It's Gareth McAvaney's.
"You bind the earth by the word of Your commandment and you seal it by the terror of Her hand.
And tremble before Thy power".
"Light and darkness.
Prosperity, disaster.
Bound earth and sealed terror".
Receive our sister, Dorothy.
"Rejoice in our sufferings.
Suffering produces endurance.
Endurance produces character.
Character produces hope.
And we shall not be weakened.
In Her female line do we follow You now and leave the dead to bury the dead".