The Secrets She Keeps (2020) s01e06 Episode Script
Episode 6
MEGHAN: Aggie? You came.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
Never let him go.
I won't.
I wrote to the navy yesterday
and resigned my commission.
Really?
Yeah, we can get married,
and have a honeymoon
In a lighthouse, maybe.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[LINE RINGING]
-WOMAN: [ON PHONE] Hello?
-Hi. Is this Aggie's mum?
You said she was there
at the birth.
She had no idea that
you were even pregnant.
What have you done?
When we get him back,
we'll get a DNA test,
all right?
Is that really
all you can think about?
You just wanna prove
that he's yours?
Is there any chance
that Ben isn't Jack's?
AGGIE: Her life isn't perfect,
you know.
Her husband
was having an affair.
Who with?
A Baby Ben story
worth paying for?
Actually,
it's about the husband.
Rhea Bowden.
Really, Jack?
HAYDEN: Shit!
Aggie, he's burning up.
I need to monitor the baby
while we wait
for an ambulance.
-No.
-Darl
Get your fucking hands off me!
HAYDEN: Agatha!
Northbridge.
Take me to Northbridge.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[INDISTINCT PA ANNOUNCEMENT]
[LINE RINGING]
HAYDEN: [ON PHONE] Aggie?
AGGIE: Are you at home?
-What?
-Are the police there?
No! What are you gonna do?
Go to the window and check.
Aggie, we have to get Rory
to hospital!
No, it's OK. I've got
enough medicine for now.
See if the police are outside.
[BANGING AT DOOR]
Is that them?
Hold on.
It's probably just Mum.
She went out
to look for you
in case you went
to the hospital.
Hello. Is Agatha Fyfle here?
No.
-[BANGING AT DOOR]
-Open up!
Aggie? Aggie?
I just can't get you
out of my head
Oh, your loving
is all I think about
I just can't get you
out of my head
Oh, it's more
than I dare to think about
Set me free
Oh, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
Whatever Aggie's done,
I've got nothing
to do with it.
Well, what do you think
she was doing?
When she rang,
why did you lie to the doctor
about having
the baby's blue book?
'Cause he was harassing us.
I was just
sticking up for her.
No, no, no, you were trying
to stop him
reporting the incident,
because you know
what Agatha has done.
Isn't that right, Hayden?
RENEE: The most
important thing
is that my grandson
gets medical
Stop calling him
your grandson.
Don't you get it, Mum?
They think Rory's Baby Ben.
POULOS: Sir?
Baby hair?
Who do these belong to?
Is one of them Ben's?
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[RAPPING AT DOOR]
Righto, you kids, not in here,
would you, please?
Mind the door, mate.
Hello.
We're looking for Meghan.
We believe she's here?
I saw Agatha at the vigil.
I saw her there with her baby.
I touched his head.
No, I would
I would have known.
I would have
I would have sensed it.
It can't be her!
And she had her baby
before I did,
I saw the photos.
SOUSSA: We've been
through the phone.
We have the photos
she sent you,
but they were set up,
using a neighbour's baby,
before Ben was born.
Faked, like the rest
of her pregnancy.
She hired a home birthing pool
in Katoomba.
Went to a lot of effort
to contrive the whole scene.
So, you're saying that
I touched my baby
and I didn't know?
Um, you said she ran away
from a doctor's office?
Is Ben sick?
He was running
a high temperature
and there is a small chance
he has meningitis.
No, no, no, he won't survive
a night out in this cold.
Where did she take him?
-Everyone's working on that?
-Doing what?
-CYRUS: Well Meg Meg
-Look, I need to speak to her!
I need to speak to her
right now!
-Call her now!
-SOUSSA: Meg
CYRUS: Meg, she's thrown
her phone away.
We don't know
if she has anyone's numbers,
but she does know
where you live,
and there's a chance she might
try to make contact there.
-You should be at home.
-OK!
SOUSSA: Meg, we'll keep you
informed of any developments.
Uh, Meghan?
Is there anything
you want to talk about
before you see Jack?
No.
OK, I'll just say one thing
and then I'll shut up.
Jack's secret is out.
Maybe it's your chance
to set things straight.
Oh, I couldn't care less
about setting things straight.
-JEREMY: Yeah, yeah, it's Meg.
-[JOURNALISTS CLAMOUR]
MacATEER: Give Meghan
some room, please! Thank you!
Please give her some room,
thank you!
JEREMY: Did you have any idea
your husband
was having an affair?
MAN: Meghan,
do you still love him?
[JOURNALISTS CLAMOUR]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
I'm only here for Ben.
Uh
[CHIME PLAYS]
WOMAN: [ON PA] If you notice
anything suspicious,
please inform train
or station staff immediately.
JACK: Why haven't you
plastered her face
all over the city?
For now, we're keeping
her name and photo
out of the media
because we don't
want to push her
into doing something
desperate.
What sort of desperate?
MacATEER: We now know
that three years ago,
Agatha worked
less than a block away
from where a baby
went missing.
The pram was stolen
from outside a shop.
And Agatha
was also interviewed
over the disappearance
of a baby in Manly
two years ago.
The mother put the child down
to sleep,
and the baby was abducted
through an open window.
Right, so, she
She's taken other babies.
If you knew this about her,
what the fuck are you doing?
MacATEER: Agatha Fyfle
was never considered
a person of interest.
She was interviewed along with
dozens of other people
within the vicinity
of the abductions.
Her alibis checked out.
She was never seen
as a danger.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
My beautiful boy.
MacATEER: Now, the cab she
took from the medical centre
dropped her off
in Northbridge.
CCTV confirm that she visited
bushland behind Tunks Park
and remained in the area
for several hours,
and we have discovered
concerning evidence.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
JACK: What sort of evidence?
MacATEER: It appears to be
some kind of burial ground.
Forensics confirm
there are human remains,
babies.
Is it Ben?
The remains are old.
They're definitely not Ben's.
We also found some locks
of hair at her apartment.
DNA will let us know
if they
are the missing babies.
Is she going to kill our son?
We can't know for sure yet
what happened
to those other babies.
Tests are underway
to confirm
the causes of death.
MEGHAN: So, how many graves
were there?
Three.
[STIRRING MUSIC SWELLS]
[ELECTRONIC BEEPING]
[LOCK CLICKS]
[AGGIE GASPS]
[ELECTRONIC BEEPING SILENCES]
[SINISTER MUSIC BUILDS]
Oh!
Hi, darl. I found my phone.
Home soon.
[BABY CRIES OUT]
[AGGIE GASPS]
[BABY WHEEZES]
[SINISTER MUSIC BUILDS]
[BABY WHEEZES]
[SINISTER MUSIC BUILDS]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
I don't know where she is.
MacATEER: Put yourself
in Agatha's shoes.
Where would you go?
The fact is
we hardly know each other.
[CHUCKLES]
Your mum told us
you're getting engaged.
So, are you marrying someone
you hardly know?
Has she confided in you
about her other babies?
She told me about her ex.
They had a baby that died
or something, but
What do you mean babies?
She gave a baby up for
adoption when she was 16.
She claimed the father
was a church elder
who abused her.
MacATEER: But maybe
she was lying.
Why would she lie
about something like that?
Why would she lie
about having a baby
when she's just kidnapped one?
But maybe
she didn't lie to you.
Maybe you two planned it.
Yeah, keep telling
yourself that.
You know,
I can't work out whether
you're dumber than a box
of rocks or just pretending.
Your girlfriend fakes
a pregnancy, steals a baby,
plays happy families,
and you don't suspect a thing?
I'm not dumb.
You don't like
the police much, though,
do you, Hayden?
MacATEER: We know
you got priors, mate.
Right now, you're an accessory
to an abduction.
If anything happens
to that baby,
things will go
very badly for you.
[BABY GURGLES]
AGGIE: Hey. Hey.
Yeah.
That's better, Rory.
No more fever.
We have everything
that we need right here.
Don't you wish we could
just stay here forever?
Are you awake?
Yeah.
What are you thinking about?
Same as you.
Well, the night
before Ben was born,
I heard a train
passing our place
through Agatha's phone,
and I still didn't get it.
-I could have stopped it.
-Hey!
No.
No, neither of us
are to blame.
It's her.
I just wanna hold him.
Mmm. Me too.
Why did you sleep
with Rhea Bowden?
Because
I'm monumentally stupid.
-No, that's not an answer.
-I wish I had one!
Right, well, I'll give you
a multiple choice.
A, midlife crisis.
B, boredom.
C, you stopped loving me
No. No. Never that. Never C.
I hate you for putting us
through this
when all we should be
caring about is finding Ben.
I fucked up.
I'm so sorry.
How are we
gonna get past this?
Everything I said at the vigil
was true.
You are remarkable,
and whatever happens,
whether we're together
or apart,
I'll always love you.
-Are you OK?
-Mmm-hmm.
I love you too
But I don't forgive you
just yet.
I know.
I'm not blameless either.
Hey.
It's OK.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[ALARM CHIME PLAYS]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
REPORTER: [ON PHONE] Police
are combing through bushland
behind this
popular harbourside park.
We can confirm that the area
has been declared
a crime scene.
The police are not disclosing
any details
behind
this early investigation,
however, it is believed
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[RINGING]
Hello?
Hayden?
Agatha?
This is DCI Brendan MacAteer.
I wanna speak to Hayden.
Of course
you can speak to him,
but first I have to ask you,
do you have the baby,
and is he all right?
Put Hayden on.
I know you're scared.
I can help you.
Put Hayden on right now
or I'll hang up
and I won't call back.
You have three seconds.
-Agatha
-Three.
-I can help you.
-Two.
-One.
-OK, OK, here's Hayden.
Aggie?
I'm sorry.
Rory isn't your baby.
[WHISPERS]
Ask about fever, fever.
Does he still have a fever?
AGGIE: No.
I didn't mean to trick you.
I thought,
if you spent enough time
with me and Rory,
you'd fall in love
with us both.
You were right.
I'm so sorry!
Give yourself up, Aggie.
Just tell us where you are.
I'll come pick you up.
I can't do that.
Rory isn't ours, Aggie.
You can't take care
of him now.
Please don't say that.
There's no point in any
of this going any further.
OK.
OK, but I'll only give him
to Meghan.
Tell her to come alone.
No-one else.
I don't think
they'll go for that.
Remember the place you took us
on our first outing?
That's the place.
What time?
11:00 a.m.
Tell them it has to be Meghan,
no police.
If I see a cop,
I'll shoot Rory.
Aggie, don't say those things.
Hayden, these last
few days with you
have been the happiest
of my life.
Remember, it has to be Meghan.
No-one else.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
MacATEER: So, where's
the meeting place, Hayden?
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[MOBILE PHONE CLATTERS]
[OMINOUS MUSIC BUILDS]
-Hey! Hey!
-Whoa, whoa, whoa!
How could you
let her take him?
-Why didn't you stop her?
-I didn't know.
What kind of monster
steals another woman's baby?
She needs help.
No, Ben needs help!
He's sick! He's very sick!
SOUSSA: Come on,
that's enough.
MEGHAN: Don't let him die!
Please don't let him die!
[STIRRING MUSIC SWELLS]
Aggie's gonna know
that's not me.
CYRUS: Not until she's close.
I wanna come with you.
I'm not going
to put you in danger.
You're putting
my baby in danger.
Agatha said
she would only give Ben to me.
What if she gets angry
when she finds out
that you're lying to her?
It's not negotiable.
We believe Agatha
spent the night
at her place of work.
The owner has reported
his gun missing.
You said she idolises me.
She also envies you,
very deeply.
I have a right to be there.
If we run out of options,
it may be better
to have her close by.
I'll let you both come to
the on-site operations room,
but that is all.
Make sure I don't regret this.
MEGHAN: Thank you.
[MOBILE PHONE VIBRATES]
Hello?
AGGIE: [ON PHONE] I'd like to
speak to Meghan Shaughnessy.
It's Agatha on Meghan's phone.
She's on a burner.
Trace. Trace it now.
SOUSSA: Who is this?
Tell her it's Agatha.
Please hold.
Keep her talking,
but stay calm.
Here she is.
It's me.
AGGIE: Are they listening?
No.
Don't lie to me!
OK, look, I'm sorry!
Yes, yes, they are listening.
Is Ben sick?
No.
No, he's better.
The police say
you're gonna give him up.
Only to you.
WOMAN: [ON PA] The City
Loop train is now arriving.
Alert the closest squad.
You're at a train station.
You could leave Ben
at the ticket office,
get away yourself.
You're not listening to me.
I'm so I'm sorry, Aggie,
I I'm trying
[TRAIN ROARS]
Aggie, are you there?
If you want your baby back,
you're gonna have
to come and get him.
I'll only give him to you.
[GUARD WHISTLE TOOTS]
WOMAN: [ON PA] Please stand
behind the yellow line
and mind the gap.
MacATEER: Where did she go?
Did she get off?
MAN: She's on the move.
The City Loop train.
MacATEER: She's on her way
to the meeting place,
to the art gallery.
[VOICES MURMUR]
SOUSSA: We've got officers
on standby at the station.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS]
Phone?
MacATEER: Detective Soussa?
OK, people, let's go.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS]
-I think I'm gonna be sick.
-POULOS: What's up?
I need to, um
I'm gonna vomit.
[HAYDEN COUGHING]
No, just hold on, mate.
We're almost there.
Sorry, I really need to go.
I really need to go.
Can you please [COUGHS]
You're kidding me.
You're kidding.
Just Pull over
up here, mate.
-Pull over up here.
-[COUGHS]
You be quick, all right?
You be quick.
Yep, yep.
[COUGHS AND GAGS]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS]
Shit!
-[SIREN WAILS]
-Go, go, go!
10-17, I have
a suspect on foot
travelling east
on the Anzac Bridge.
[SIREN WAILS]
MAN ON RADIO: They're bringing
Detective Bruni
out to the main gallery now.
[RADIO CHATTER]
Hey, is this really necessary?
No-one needs to get hurt.
Under these circumstances,
we have to take precautions.
Why aren't you backing me?
Listen to me.
The cops think that Agatha
might have pushed her
ex-husband under a train,
maybe because he was suss.
So, I'm sorry if you think
I'm letting you down,
but I just I don't want you
anywhere near her.
Shit!
Hayden Cole just
jumped out of the car
on Anzac Bridge en route.
They lost him!
[OMINOUS MUSIC SWELLS]
Where the fuck are they?
MAN ON RADIO: All teams
in position. Standing by.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
No sign of her yet.
MacATEER: This is
taking too long.
Where are you, Agatha?
Let's check corridors.
[MOBILE PHONE VIBRATES]
-Hello?
-AGGIE: Meghan?
[WHISPERS] Hang on.
SOUSSA: Let's look at the
camera on the east stairwell.
-Aggie?
-Where are you?
-Waiting.
-So am I.
Are you at the art gallery?
No. I'm at the
Maritime Museum.
At the Tasman Light.
We thought you were suppos
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
I'll come to you.
Please wait.
I'll be on my own.
-HAYDEN: Hello, Aggie.
-Hayden?
What are you doing here?
[OMINOUS MUSIC BUILDS]
You sent Meghan
to the wrong place.
I sent the police
to the wrong place.
We don't have much time.
What are you doing?
I'm taking Rory
so you can run.
Run where?
$5,000. It's all I've got.
I have a navy mate whose
flat's empty until Christmas.
You can hide there.
I'll bring you food just until
we think of another plan.
I took another woman's baby.
I lied to you.
I don't care!
I don't care! Just take it!
Just take the money and run.
No, Hayden! Please just go!
They'll be here soon.
No-one knows where you are.
I told Meghan.
What?
I called her.
She's on her way here.
Quick, give him to me,
give him to me!
No, get your hands off me!
Just go!
No-one can help me.
But I love you.
Please don't do this.
I'm not running!
So, just go
before they catch you.
I don't want to bring you down
with me. Please just go!
Can I say goodbye?
[KISSES]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
No sign of her in the toilets.
Call her.
[MOBILE PHONE VIBRATES]
-She swapped the phones.
-Fuck!
She's on her way
to meet Agatha.
Trace Meghan Shaughnessy's
original number now.
I'm working on it.
[OMINOUS MUSIC BUILDS]
[MOBILE PHONE VIBRATES]
Hello?
I am ordering you to stop what
you're doing and turn around.
I am getting my son!
You are jeopardising
this whole operation.
Where's the meeting place?
Agatha's only going to give
Ben to me, nobody else.
She has a gun.
Think of the danger
you're putting your baby in
I will call you
when it's over!
-Meghan? Meg?
-[CALL DISCONNECTS]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[BABY GURGLES]
He's hungry.
I don't have any more bottles.
-Well, I could feed him.
-No!
OK! OK! OK!
I don't expect you
to forgive me,
but you should know
I've loved him
as much as any mother could.
I do know that.
You know nothing!
You have everything,
and you're so ungrateful!
[BABY CRIES OUT]
Two children,
a boy and a girl.
It was all I ever wanted.
I'm sorry you didn't
have that, Aggie.
I had a baby girl.
But they wouldn't
let me hold her.
They took her away from me.
You could try
and find her, you know?
Have you tried?
-You might.
-I can't.
She has to find me.
You know about
the other babies?
I didn't kill them.
I tried to take care of them,
butthey died.
Please give Ben to me.
His name's Rory!
[OMINOUS MUSIC BUILDS]
Triangulating.
Maritime Museum.
You get the nearest unit
there now.
Come on! Come on! Let's go!
You come too.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS]
[SIREN WAILS]
Aggie, you know You know,
they're looking for me.
They're gonna be here soon.
You could give me that.
It's not my fault he got sick.
He wasn't feeding properly.
Well, some babies
are very difficult
Oh, what would you know?
-This was a mistake.
-Aggie?
Aggie, please!
No, you said that
you would give him back to me.
Please! We're friends,
aren't we? We're friends!
And he's sick!
You know, he's hungry.
Please, just let me
feed him once, just once.
[BABY CRIES]
Quickly, then!
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
AGGIE: Hurry up.
[SIGHS]
I should be a mother.
I'm not a monster!
Of course you're not.
You get everything you want,
don't you?
[SINISTER MUSIC BUILDS]
MAN: Drop your weapon!
This is the police!
She's got my baby!
[HAUNTING MUSIC]
Drop your weapon!
Wait Wait! Wait!
Aggie, no!
Don't! Aggie, please don't!
Aggie
[GUN FIRES]
REVEREND: Heavenly Father,
in your love,
you have called us
to know you,
led us to trust you,
and bound our lives to yours.
Surround this child
with your love.
Protect him from evil.
Fill him with the Holy Spirit
and receive him into
your family, the Church.
[HAUNTING MUSIC]
[LAUGHTER AND CHATTER]
Hey, Lachie? Lachie.
Hey! Can I see something? Ahh!
Hey, can you open your
mouth for me? [GASPS]
That's good!
What did you do that for?
Just a toothbrush,
checking your teeth.
They're beautiful! Go!
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
So, if he's yours,
I'll tell Jack the truth.
And if he's not,
you leave us alone.
Do you know?
I've always known.
He's not mine?
[DOOR OPENS]
What are you two
talking about?
Babies.
Mmm. We're not
having any more?
-No! No, no, no. Not us.
-[LAUGHTER]
Hello!
I didn't think
you wanted kids?
I'm waiting
for the right woman.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
AGGIE: I've been robbed
of everything I ever wanted.
Even my choice to die.
At 16, they stole my right
to motherhood.
And it wasn't just a new-born
I gave up.
It was the two-
and three-year-old.
Every Christmas morning.
Every Mother's Day
and birthday.
First words. First steps.
First teeth.
[LOCK TURNS]
I have lost the love
of all my children
But you, Meghan,
you have it all.
Even my precious Rory.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[OMINOUS MUSIC BUILDS]
MEGHAN: Before Agatha,
I took things for granted,
and then losing Ben drove me
to the darkest places
and showed me my true self.
In her shoes, I could have
committed the same crimes,
because my children
mean everything to me.
My marriage
may not be perfect,
but I live a lie
for their sake.
There is nothing I wouldn't do to have and hold them.
Nothing.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
Never let him go.
I won't.
I wrote to the navy yesterday
and resigned my commission.
Really?
Yeah, we can get married,
and have a honeymoon
In a lighthouse, maybe.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[LINE RINGING]
-WOMAN: [ON PHONE] Hello?
-Hi. Is this Aggie's mum?
You said she was there
at the birth.
She had no idea that
you were even pregnant.
What have you done?
When we get him back,
we'll get a DNA test,
all right?
Is that really
all you can think about?
You just wanna prove
that he's yours?
Is there any chance
that Ben isn't Jack's?
AGGIE: Her life isn't perfect,
you know.
Her husband
was having an affair.
Who with?
A Baby Ben story
worth paying for?
Actually,
it's about the husband.
Rhea Bowden.
Really, Jack?
HAYDEN: Shit!
Aggie, he's burning up.
I need to monitor the baby
while we wait
for an ambulance.
-No.
-Darl
Get your fucking hands off me!
HAYDEN: Agatha!
Northbridge.
Take me to Northbridge.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[INDISTINCT PA ANNOUNCEMENT]
[LINE RINGING]
HAYDEN: [ON PHONE] Aggie?
AGGIE: Are you at home?
-What?
-Are the police there?
No! What are you gonna do?
Go to the window and check.
Aggie, we have to get Rory
to hospital!
No, it's OK. I've got
enough medicine for now.
See if the police are outside.
[BANGING AT DOOR]
Is that them?
Hold on.
It's probably just Mum.
She went out
to look for you
in case you went
to the hospital.
Hello. Is Agatha Fyfle here?
No.
-[BANGING AT DOOR]
-Open up!
Aggie? Aggie?
I just can't get you
out of my head
Oh, your loving
is all I think about
I just can't get you
out of my head
Oh, it's more
than I dare to think about
Set me free
Oh, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
Whatever Aggie's done,
I've got nothing
to do with it.
Well, what do you think
she was doing?
When she rang,
why did you lie to the doctor
about having
the baby's blue book?
'Cause he was harassing us.
I was just
sticking up for her.
No, no, no, you were trying
to stop him
reporting the incident,
because you know
what Agatha has done.
Isn't that right, Hayden?
RENEE: The most
important thing
is that my grandson
gets medical
Stop calling him
your grandson.
Don't you get it, Mum?
They think Rory's Baby Ben.
POULOS: Sir?
Baby hair?
Who do these belong to?
Is one of them Ben's?
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[RAPPING AT DOOR]
Righto, you kids, not in here,
would you, please?
Mind the door, mate.
Hello.
We're looking for Meghan.
We believe she's here?
I saw Agatha at the vigil.
I saw her there with her baby.
I touched his head.
No, I would
I would have known.
I would have
I would have sensed it.
It can't be her!
And she had her baby
before I did,
I saw the photos.
SOUSSA: We've been
through the phone.
We have the photos
she sent you,
but they were set up,
using a neighbour's baby,
before Ben was born.
Faked, like the rest
of her pregnancy.
She hired a home birthing pool
in Katoomba.
Went to a lot of effort
to contrive the whole scene.
So, you're saying that
I touched my baby
and I didn't know?
Um, you said she ran away
from a doctor's office?
Is Ben sick?
He was running
a high temperature
and there is a small chance
he has meningitis.
No, no, no, he won't survive
a night out in this cold.
Where did she take him?
-Everyone's working on that?
-Doing what?
-CYRUS: Well Meg Meg
-Look, I need to speak to her!
I need to speak to her
right now!
-Call her now!
-SOUSSA: Meg
CYRUS: Meg, she's thrown
her phone away.
We don't know
if she has anyone's numbers,
but she does know
where you live,
and there's a chance she might
try to make contact there.
-You should be at home.
-OK!
SOUSSA: Meg, we'll keep you
informed of any developments.
Uh, Meghan?
Is there anything
you want to talk about
before you see Jack?
No.
OK, I'll just say one thing
and then I'll shut up.
Jack's secret is out.
Maybe it's your chance
to set things straight.
Oh, I couldn't care less
about setting things straight.
-JEREMY: Yeah, yeah, it's Meg.
-[JOURNALISTS CLAMOUR]
MacATEER: Give Meghan
some room, please! Thank you!
Please give her some room,
thank you!
JEREMY: Did you have any idea
your husband
was having an affair?
MAN: Meghan,
do you still love him?
[JOURNALISTS CLAMOUR]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
I'm only here for Ben.
Uh
[CHIME PLAYS]
WOMAN: [ON PA] If you notice
anything suspicious,
please inform train
or station staff immediately.
JACK: Why haven't you
plastered her face
all over the city?
For now, we're keeping
her name and photo
out of the media
because we don't
want to push her
into doing something
desperate.
What sort of desperate?
MacATEER: We now know
that three years ago,
Agatha worked
less than a block away
from where a baby
went missing.
The pram was stolen
from outside a shop.
And Agatha
was also interviewed
over the disappearance
of a baby in Manly
two years ago.
The mother put the child down
to sleep,
and the baby was abducted
through an open window.
Right, so, she
She's taken other babies.
If you knew this about her,
what the fuck are you doing?
MacATEER: Agatha Fyfle
was never considered
a person of interest.
She was interviewed along with
dozens of other people
within the vicinity
of the abductions.
Her alibis checked out.
She was never seen
as a danger.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
My beautiful boy.
MacATEER: Now, the cab she
took from the medical centre
dropped her off
in Northbridge.
CCTV confirm that she visited
bushland behind Tunks Park
and remained in the area
for several hours,
and we have discovered
concerning evidence.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
JACK: What sort of evidence?
MacATEER: It appears to be
some kind of burial ground.
Forensics confirm
there are human remains,
babies.
Is it Ben?
The remains are old.
They're definitely not Ben's.
We also found some locks
of hair at her apartment.
DNA will let us know
if they
are the missing babies.
Is she going to kill our son?
We can't know for sure yet
what happened
to those other babies.
Tests are underway
to confirm
the causes of death.
MEGHAN: So, how many graves
were there?
Three.
[STIRRING MUSIC SWELLS]
[ELECTRONIC BEEPING]
[LOCK CLICKS]
[AGGIE GASPS]
[ELECTRONIC BEEPING SILENCES]
[SINISTER MUSIC BUILDS]
Oh!
Hi, darl. I found my phone.
Home soon.
[BABY CRIES OUT]
[AGGIE GASPS]
[BABY WHEEZES]
[SINISTER MUSIC BUILDS]
[BABY WHEEZES]
[SINISTER MUSIC BUILDS]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
I don't know where she is.
MacATEER: Put yourself
in Agatha's shoes.
Where would you go?
The fact is
we hardly know each other.
[CHUCKLES]
Your mum told us
you're getting engaged.
So, are you marrying someone
you hardly know?
Has she confided in you
about her other babies?
She told me about her ex.
They had a baby that died
or something, but
What do you mean babies?
She gave a baby up for
adoption when she was 16.
She claimed the father
was a church elder
who abused her.
MacATEER: But maybe
she was lying.
Why would she lie
about something like that?
Why would she lie
about having a baby
when she's just kidnapped one?
But maybe
she didn't lie to you.
Maybe you two planned it.
Yeah, keep telling
yourself that.
You know,
I can't work out whether
you're dumber than a box
of rocks or just pretending.
Your girlfriend fakes
a pregnancy, steals a baby,
plays happy families,
and you don't suspect a thing?
I'm not dumb.
You don't like
the police much, though,
do you, Hayden?
MacATEER: We know
you got priors, mate.
Right now, you're an accessory
to an abduction.
If anything happens
to that baby,
things will go
very badly for you.
[BABY GURGLES]
AGGIE: Hey. Hey.
Yeah.
That's better, Rory.
No more fever.
We have everything
that we need right here.
Don't you wish we could
just stay here forever?
Are you awake?
Yeah.
What are you thinking about?
Same as you.
Well, the night
before Ben was born,
I heard a train
passing our place
through Agatha's phone,
and I still didn't get it.
-I could have stopped it.
-Hey!
No.
No, neither of us
are to blame.
It's her.
I just wanna hold him.
Mmm. Me too.
Why did you sleep
with Rhea Bowden?
Because
I'm monumentally stupid.
-No, that's not an answer.
-I wish I had one!
Right, well, I'll give you
a multiple choice.
A, midlife crisis.
B, boredom.
C, you stopped loving me
No. No. Never that. Never C.
I hate you for putting us
through this
when all we should be
caring about is finding Ben.
I fucked up.
I'm so sorry.
How are we
gonna get past this?
Everything I said at the vigil
was true.
You are remarkable,
and whatever happens,
whether we're together
or apart,
I'll always love you.
-Are you OK?
-Mmm-hmm.
I love you too
But I don't forgive you
just yet.
I know.
I'm not blameless either.
Hey.
It's OK.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[ALARM CHIME PLAYS]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
REPORTER: [ON PHONE] Police
are combing through bushland
behind this
popular harbourside park.
We can confirm that the area
has been declared
a crime scene.
The police are not disclosing
any details
behind
this early investigation,
however, it is believed
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[RINGING]
Hello?
Hayden?
Agatha?
This is DCI Brendan MacAteer.
I wanna speak to Hayden.
Of course
you can speak to him,
but first I have to ask you,
do you have the baby,
and is he all right?
Put Hayden on.
I know you're scared.
I can help you.
Put Hayden on right now
or I'll hang up
and I won't call back.
You have three seconds.
-Agatha
-Three.
-I can help you.
-Two.
-One.
-OK, OK, here's Hayden.
Aggie?
I'm sorry.
Rory isn't your baby.
[WHISPERS]
Ask about fever, fever.
Does he still have a fever?
AGGIE: No.
I didn't mean to trick you.
I thought,
if you spent enough time
with me and Rory,
you'd fall in love
with us both.
You were right.
I'm so sorry!
Give yourself up, Aggie.
Just tell us where you are.
I'll come pick you up.
I can't do that.
Rory isn't ours, Aggie.
You can't take care
of him now.
Please don't say that.
There's no point in any
of this going any further.
OK.
OK, but I'll only give him
to Meghan.
Tell her to come alone.
No-one else.
I don't think
they'll go for that.
Remember the place you took us
on our first outing?
That's the place.
What time?
11:00 a.m.
Tell them it has to be Meghan,
no police.
If I see a cop,
I'll shoot Rory.
Aggie, don't say those things.
Hayden, these last
few days with you
have been the happiest
of my life.
Remember, it has to be Meghan.
No-one else.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
MacATEER: So, where's
the meeting place, Hayden?
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[MOBILE PHONE CLATTERS]
[OMINOUS MUSIC BUILDS]
-Hey! Hey!
-Whoa, whoa, whoa!
How could you
let her take him?
-Why didn't you stop her?
-I didn't know.
What kind of monster
steals another woman's baby?
She needs help.
No, Ben needs help!
He's sick! He's very sick!
SOUSSA: Come on,
that's enough.
MEGHAN: Don't let him die!
Please don't let him die!
[STIRRING MUSIC SWELLS]
Aggie's gonna know
that's not me.
CYRUS: Not until she's close.
I wanna come with you.
I'm not going
to put you in danger.
You're putting
my baby in danger.
Agatha said
she would only give Ben to me.
What if she gets angry
when she finds out
that you're lying to her?
It's not negotiable.
We believe Agatha
spent the night
at her place of work.
The owner has reported
his gun missing.
You said she idolises me.
She also envies you,
very deeply.
I have a right to be there.
If we run out of options,
it may be better
to have her close by.
I'll let you both come to
the on-site operations room,
but that is all.
Make sure I don't regret this.
MEGHAN: Thank you.
[MOBILE PHONE VIBRATES]
Hello?
AGGIE: [ON PHONE] I'd like to
speak to Meghan Shaughnessy.
It's Agatha on Meghan's phone.
She's on a burner.
Trace. Trace it now.
SOUSSA: Who is this?
Tell her it's Agatha.
Please hold.
Keep her talking,
but stay calm.
Here she is.
It's me.
AGGIE: Are they listening?
No.
Don't lie to me!
OK, look, I'm sorry!
Yes, yes, they are listening.
Is Ben sick?
No.
No, he's better.
The police say
you're gonna give him up.
Only to you.
WOMAN: [ON PA] The City
Loop train is now arriving.
Alert the closest squad.
You're at a train station.
You could leave Ben
at the ticket office,
get away yourself.
You're not listening to me.
I'm so I'm sorry, Aggie,
I I'm trying
[TRAIN ROARS]
Aggie, are you there?
If you want your baby back,
you're gonna have
to come and get him.
I'll only give him to you.
[GUARD WHISTLE TOOTS]
WOMAN: [ON PA] Please stand
behind the yellow line
and mind the gap.
MacATEER: Where did she go?
Did she get off?
MAN: She's on the move.
The City Loop train.
MacATEER: She's on her way
to the meeting place,
to the art gallery.
[VOICES MURMUR]
SOUSSA: We've got officers
on standby at the station.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS]
Phone?
MacATEER: Detective Soussa?
OK, people, let's go.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS]
-I think I'm gonna be sick.
-POULOS: What's up?
I need to, um
I'm gonna vomit.
[HAYDEN COUGHING]
No, just hold on, mate.
We're almost there.
Sorry, I really need to go.
I really need to go.
Can you please [COUGHS]
You're kidding me.
You're kidding.
Just Pull over
up here, mate.
-Pull over up here.
-[COUGHS]
You be quick, all right?
You be quick.
Yep, yep.
[COUGHS AND GAGS]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS]
Shit!
-[SIREN WAILS]
-Go, go, go!
10-17, I have
a suspect on foot
travelling east
on the Anzac Bridge.
[SIREN WAILS]
MAN ON RADIO: They're bringing
Detective Bruni
out to the main gallery now.
[RADIO CHATTER]
Hey, is this really necessary?
No-one needs to get hurt.
Under these circumstances,
we have to take precautions.
Why aren't you backing me?
Listen to me.
The cops think that Agatha
might have pushed her
ex-husband under a train,
maybe because he was suss.
So, I'm sorry if you think
I'm letting you down,
but I just I don't want you
anywhere near her.
Shit!
Hayden Cole just
jumped out of the car
on Anzac Bridge en route.
They lost him!
[OMINOUS MUSIC SWELLS]
Where the fuck are they?
MAN ON RADIO: All teams
in position. Standing by.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
No sign of her yet.
MacATEER: This is
taking too long.
Where are you, Agatha?
Let's check corridors.
[MOBILE PHONE VIBRATES]
-Hello?
-AGGIE: Meghan?
[WHISPERS] Hang on.
SOUSSA: Let's look at the
camera on the east stairwell.
-Aggie?
-Where are you?
-Waiting.
-So am I.
Are you at the art gallery?
No. I'm at the
Maritime Museum.
At the Tasman Light.
We thought you were suppos
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
I'll come to you.
Please wait.
I'll be on my own.
-HAYDEN: Hello, Aggie.
-Hayden?
What are you doing here?
[OMINOUS MUSIC BUILDS]
You sent Meghan
to the wrong place.
I sent the police
to the wrong place.
We don't have much time.
What are you doing?
I'm taking Rory
so you can run.
Run where?
$5,000. It's all I've got.
I have a navy mate whose
flat's empty until Christmas.
You can hide there.
I'll bring you food just until
we think of another plan.
I took another woman's baby.
I lied to you.
I don't care!
I don't care! Just take it!
Just take the money and run.
No, Hayden! Please just go!
They'll be here soon.
No-one knows where you are.
I told Meghan.
What?
I called her.
She's on her way here.
Quick, give him to me,
give him to me!
No, get your hands off me!
Just go!
No-one can help me.
But I love you.
Please don't do this.
I'm not running!
So, just go
before they catch you.
I don't want to bring you down
with me. Please just go!
Can I say goodbye?
[KISSES]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
No sign of her in the toilets.
Call her.
[MOBILE PHONE VIBRATES]
-She swapped the phones.
-Fuck!
She's on her way
to meet Agatha.
Trace Meghan Shaughnessy's
original number now.
I'm working on it.
[OMINOUS MUSIC BUILDS]
[MOBILE PHONE VIBRATES]
Hello?
I am ordering you to stop what
you're doing and turn around.
I am getting my son!
You are jeopardising
this whole operation.
Where's the meeting place?
Agatha's only going to give
Ben to me, nobody else.
She has a gun.
Think of the danger
you're putting your baby in
I will call you
when it's over!
-Meghan? Meg?
-[CALL DISCONNECTS]
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[BABY GURGLES]
He's hungry.
I don't have any more bottles.
-Well, I could feed him.
-No!
OK! OK! OK!
I don't expect you
to forgive me,
but you should know
I've loved him
as much as any mother could.
I do know that.
You know nothing!
You have everything,
and you're so ungrateful!
[BABY CRIES OUT]
Two children,
a boy and a girl.
It was all I ever wanted.
I'm sorry you didn't
have that, Aggie.
I had a baby girl.
But they wouldn't
let me hold her.
They took her away from me.
You could try
and find her, you know?
Have you tried?
-You might.
-I can't.
She has to find me.
You know about
the other babies?
I didn't kill them.
I tried to take care of them,
butthey died.
Please give Ben to me.
His name's Rory!
[OMINOUS MUSIC BUILDS]
Triangulating.
Maritime Museum.
You get the nearest unit
there now.
Come on! Come on! Let's go!
You come too.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS]
[SIREN WAILS]
Aggie, you know You know,
they're looking for me.
They're gonna be here soon.
You could give me that.
It's not my fault he got sick.
He wasn't feeding properly.
Well, some babies
are very difficult
Oh, what would you know?
-This was a mistake.
-Aggie?
Aggie, please!
No, you said that
you would give him back to me.
Please! We're friends,
aren't we? We're friends!
And he's sick!
You know, he's hungry.
Please, just let me
feed him once, just once.
[BABY CRIES]
Quickly, then!
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
AGGIE: Hurry up.
[SIGHS]
I should be a mother.
I'm not a monster!
Of course you're not.
You get everything you want,
don't you?
[SINISTER MUSIC BUILDS]
MAN: Drop your weapon!
This is the police!
She's got my baby!
[HAUNTING MUSIC]
Drop your weapon!
Wait Wait! Wait!
Aggie, no!
Don't! Aggie, please don't!
Aggie
[GUN FIRES]
REVEREND: Heavenly Father,
in your love,
you have called us
to know you,
led us to trust you,
and bound our lives to yours.
Surround this child
with your love.
Protect him from evil.
Fill him with the Holy Spirit
and receive him into
your family, the Church.
[HAUNTING MUSIC]
[LAUGHTER AND CHATTER]
Hey, Lachie? Lachie.
Hey! Can I see something? Ahh!
Hey, can you open your
mouth for me? [GASPS]
That's good!
What did you do that for?
Just a toothbrush,
checking your teeth.
They're beautiful! Go!
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
So, if he's yours,
I'll tell Jack the truth.
And if he's not,
you leave us alone.
Do you know?
I've always known.
He's not mine?
[DOOR OPENS]
What are you two
talking about?
Babies.
Mmm. We're not
having any more?
-No! No, no, no. Not us.
-[LAUGHTER]
Hello!
I didn't think
you wanted kids?
I'm waiting
for the right woman.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
AGGIE: I've been robbed
of everything I ever wanted.
Even my choice to die.
At 16, they stole my right
to motherhood.
And it wasn't just a new-born
I gave up.
It was the two-
and three-year-old.
Every Christmas morning.
Every Mother's Day
and birthday.
First words. First steps.
First teeth.
[LOCK TURNS]
I have lost the love
of all my children
But you, Meghan,
you have it all.
Even my precious Rory.
[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
[OMINOUS MUSIC BUILDS]
MEGHAN: Before Agatha,
I took things for granted,
and then losing Ben drove me
to the darkest places
and showed me my true self.
In her shoes, I could have
committed the same crimes,
because my children
mean everything to me.
My marriage
may not be perfect,
but I live a lie
for their sake.
There is nothing I wouldn't do to have and hold them.
Nothing.