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Tug operator's Blowing his whistle,

But the skiff there is Not giving him the right of way,

So he gave us a call.

That's the skiff Right there?

So it's just Out there drifting?

Yeah, just drifting.

So, anyway, this guy here In the kayak,

He decides He's going to tow it in,

Which he tries to do,

But he flips over, Almost drowns himself.

Windsurfer there Pulls him out,

Gets over The boat rope,

Ties it off to the buoy And gives us a call.

Okay, now, what time

Did you get that call From the tug operator?

About an hour And a half ago.

Hour and a half...

- so... - anything else You need from me?

Well, not unless you can Tell me what direction

You think that skiff Was coming in from.

Oh, could be anywhere--

North, south, Across the pacific.

It might not even be Your jurisdiction.

- well, that might Be a lucky break. - all right, then.

Thanks.

Well, I guess this is her.

I've been thinking About this shooting

All night.

Anyways, one good thing, I suppose,

That's come out Of this whole josie thing,

That made any sense to me...

I realized How much I love the job.

Yeah, I can relate to that.

You know, This is a fast call.

There's not even a body. Why are we going on it?

'cause we're On kurtz's list.

I think we've got A lock on the top two spots.

Well, that's Getting old fast.

Do you want to stop And have a coffee?

I'm cutting back.

It's keeping me awake At night.

Yeah, that'll do that-- Wires your brain.

You can't Stop your thoughts.

It's more The place I'm living in.

It's so damn noisy.

My bedroom window Is right over the alley,

I've got the dumpster divers Up and down,

Pushing trash carts, Digging in dumpsters,

- all night long. - I thought you gave Your notice.

No, I didn't give Notice yet.

I'm not giving notice Till I get a new place,

And I don't have a new place, So...

What you should do

Is look for a place With a nice balcony,

Then you could have a barbecue And invite me over.

Hey, I went to a barbecue Last year

That sunny took me to, Some of her friends.

Oh, yeah, Where was that?

Some friends She went to university with.

Anyhow, we get there And I'm standing around.

- I don't know a soul. - you're the outsider.

Yeah, So I'm looking at these guys.

They're all clean-cut, Good jobs,

And I'm sizing them up, You know,

Checking them out For their angle or whatever.

I just couldn't stop Being a cop.

Yeah, I've been there.

You keep Looking at your host

And trying to remember

If you've seen her On a wanted poster.

Here we go.

- hey. - hey.

Hey. Is that The vehicle?

Yeah, that's it.

Owner's a jessica Anne bailey,

A missing person, Reported missing Two weeks ago.

Looks like It's for sale here.

Yeah, except check out The back seat.

That's what got My bells ringing.

Oh, yeah, geez, I see What you mean there.

Some blood-- Looks to be, anyway.

I'm thinking maybe this was A carjacking gone bad.

Yeah. Yeah, That's a good call. Something's wrong.

Did anybody notice How long it's been here?

Some kids playing Road hockey said it's Been here for a week.

Well, I don't see Anything else in there.

No keys in the ignition. Did you pop the trunk yet?

No, I was waiting For you guys.

Well, go ahead And pop it.

Looks like it's got A fresh wax job on there.

Yeah. Oh, yeah, Look at the wheels here.

They've got that black stuff They put on at the carwash.

Making it look nice For the sale, maybe.

There you go.

Jessica anne bailey,

297 east 12th avenue.

Yeah, that's her.

What do you think?

Looking a little odd?

Oh, yeah, it's looking odd.

You've got all these trails here Going off into the park.

I guess we'd better Make a call,

Get some help down here, Do a search.

Yeah. If something's wrong, We're covered, right?

Hey, do you want To get ident down here,

- seize the car? - yeah, okay.

Thanks.

You know, That's the first time

You've said anything About that whole josie thing

To me, you know, About how you feel.

Yeah, I guess so.

Yeah, well, I appreciate it,

'cause I know How that feels.

When we first hooked up, Some bad things...

I did something That almost finished me.

- you might want to keep That to yourself. - yeah, okay.

Maybe some other time.

What have we got here?

I'm just starting To get a good look now.

A lot of blood, It looks like.

Yeah, a lot of blood.

She's got some Pretty serious deep wounds Here in her wrist.

- I found this fillet knife. - kind of a peaceful way To do it,

- drifting In a boat like this. - a peaceful way to do it?

- a fillet knife? You think that's peaceful? - no, not that part.

- I mean... - what part?

What are Those little tears there On her face and neck?

It's probably Where the birds got at her.

That's what I think.

No, there's no wallet. I'm not seeing her purse.

- I'm not seeing a wallet. - it could have fallen Overboard.

See if there's any gas left In that motor, will you?

Is the maritime museum Around here?

- yeah, it's Right over there. - it's right here.

- have you never been? - no, no, I've never been.

I don't do boats. I get a little queasy.

Oh, the maritime museum, though, You should definitely Go and see.

You know they've got The st. Roch in there. You should check that out.

There's plenty of gas In there.

We've got a tackle box Full of cod jigs,

And looks like a sheath For that fillet knife there.

- yeah... - the st. Roch, Is that the rcmp boat?

Yeah, that's the one they sailed From halifax, 1940.

Went all the way Through the northwest passage.

What the hell would you want To attempt that for?

Secret wartime mission To show the enemy

- canada's Northern sovereignty. - that's right.

Oh, like the nazis Were going to go over The north pole

And invade us From that direction.

Yeah, because everybody Was looking west--

The japanese hordes Were going to invade In our air balloons.

That's what They thought.

Okay, I think we want To take that with us.

Maybe she's got something With her name written on it. I see maps and things.

There might be a license there. Let's get the body to the morgue

And see if we can identify This poor woman. All right?

So where did you find Jessica's car?

Out by the university there, In the park.

We had a bulletin out For a couple of weeks.

How did missing persons Get that call?

Her father called us When she wasn't answering Her phone.

He'd been trying to get a hold Of her for a couple of days.

He lives in calgary.

He finally called us And reported her missing.

- have you gone through The apartment already? - yeah, we took a look.

You found blood In her car?

- that's not A good sign. - no.

So who was the last One to see her?

- do you know? - yeah, that would be The manager,

About two weeks ago. She was taking out The garbage.

There are No dirty dishes In the sink,

Lots of food In the refrigerator.

What about where she works? Does anybody there Know anything?

No, she hasn't been working. Her father's been paying The bills for her,

Helping her get settled.

Message light On the phone there Is blinking.

Yeah, I already accessed those With the phone company.

They're mostly from her dad. The rest are about the car.

That's right, The car was for sale.

It's strange no friends Left messages.

Well, she only moved here Three months ago.

Maybe she didn't Have any friends yet.

Is this is her Here in the picture?

- yeah, that's her. - who's the guy?

Ian larsen, the boyfriend. He's out of town right now,

But his alibi For the time period

Checks out.

Well, we're going to need To talk with him anyway.

- yeah, I figured. - we've got a doctor's Appointment here,

And a couple of other Appointments,

3:00 on tuesday, 5:30 the day after that,

4:30 the day after that,

All for a couple Of weeks ago,

Nothing for last week Or this week.

Well, we're thinking

She was meeting people About the car.

The times fit with Some of the phone messages.

Okay, did you talk To all of those people?

Most of them. A few weren't answering.

You'll probably want To re-interview.

- yeah, have you got a list? - mm-hmm.

- what have You got over there? - baby stuff.

- does she have a kid? - no, she's pregnant.

- it says so on the report. - we didn't get the report.

We came right over here After finding the car.

- when was she due? - end of the month.

That's only A couple of weeks.

You were saying She's two weeks due?

The midwife says a couple Of weeks, thereabouts,

But she's not going To give us an exact date.

Those home births scare The living hell out of me.

They worked pretty good For a few thousand years.

Well, maybe She changed her mind, Decided a hospital was safer.

Hospitals Scare the hell out of me.

I checked with Missing persons on that.

They came up empty.

Maybe she did Check in to a hospital Using a different name.

I could call, See if they covered that.

- yeah. - what about the car?

- have you got Anything on it? - well, not much.

Except for the blood, It's clean as a whistle,

Vacuumed, waxed.

How much blood are we Talking about, chick?

I don't know. It's hard to tell.

I don't know.

Well, is it a fatal amount?

That's the question.

Fatal, I don't think so,

But like I say, I don't know.

Any prints?

No. Wiped clean.

You thought maybe It was a carjacking?

Yeah, yeah. Any evidence of that?

Not really, But the car's out of gas.

The gauge is broken, Reads full.

It ran out Of gas.

Yeah, bone-dry,

So maybe the park Where you found it

Wasn't exactly The destination.

Somebody pinches the car, Takes it for a joyride,

- ditches it When it runs out of gas? - yeah, or she runs out of gas

And somebody comes along To help or whatever.

So how's the search Going?

Well, the dogs haven't Come up with anything yet,

But it's been raining, And that screws their noses up.

Hey, leo, did you get anything From the father yet?

No, I'm playing phone tag With him.

He flew in from calgary A week ago,

And he's holed up In some motel on kingsway.

How about the boyfriend? Have you heard from him yet?

No. He wasn't due in town Till yesterday,

So we're waiting on that.

- see you, chick. - yeah, later.

Hey, I was Looking for you.

- yeah? What's up? - the aboriginal overdose...

Nobody claimed her,

And if you've got your nod From everybody else,

I don't see any reason

Why you can't have the body For your students.

- you'd really Send her to me? - yep.

All the paperwork's There.

Uh, did you run this By dominic?

- no. Do you think I should? - oh, no.

He doesn't need to get Involved. Thank you.

- all right. Take it easy. - yeah.

Oh, um, who was The detective

- working the case? - that would be kosmo.

Thanks again.

Okay.

Ooh, this feels Like cashmere

Or something.

I don't know if they'll All fit you that well,

But I don't wear them anymore, And they're good quality.

I'll wear it. They're nice. Thanks.

You're welcome,

So what's up?

Okay, well, You don't have to do this.

I just thought I'd ask In case.

A friend got popped For possession of heroin.

His first time. You can check that.

Anyway, I was just wondering

If maybe You could put in a word.

If I could put in a word... With who?

With the drug squad.

So what's this guy To you, anyway?

He's just a friend.

I owe him a favor, Some money from before.

This would take care Of that for me.

Did you tell him That you knew me?

No. No.

A friend of his came by

To collect the money I owed.

I told him I didn't have it.

He said I'd better get it,

So I thought Maybe if I could help him out,

Then...

- what's this dealer's name? - billy.

William mulvaney.

They've got him In lock-up.

Yeah, I don't think I can help you.

I'm sorry.

That's okay.

I've got to go To work now.

I've got to go make Some money.

The last time you spoke With your daughter,

What was that Conversation like?

How was she feeling?

Was she depressed Or anything like that?

No.

She was feeling good About moving out here.

Did she say why it was She wanted to move here?

This is where Her boyfriend, ian, lives.

Was he the baby's father?

Yes. They met In calgary,

And she followed him Out here.

How did he feel About the baby?

Well, jessica said He wasn't too happy about it,

I guess.

Did he, uh, did he ever hit Your daughter

Or threaten her,

Anything like that That you know of?

She never said He did anything like that.

Did he ever do anything Like that?

Well, we'll be sure And ask him.

Were you aware Of the fact

That your daughter Was going to sell her car?

No, she didn't say A thing about it.

It wouldn't be for the money. I gave her money.

We checked her bank account, And it was empty.

I just gave her $600.

Are you sure about that?

She was taking out A couple hundred dollars

Every two or three days.

No.

No, that's not like her.

That's so peculiar.

I don't feel all that well.

Hang on.

I'll get you Some water.

Your woman from the boat Is donna mary sykes,

Born april 16th, 1959.

- she's 42 years old. - geez, that was quick.

Why? Was she In the system?

Yeah. She's a retired Army nurse.

Oh yeah?

Okay, so what are We looking at here?

Well, there are No abrasions,

No bruising, No signs of violence.

You can see some hesitation Cuts to the left wrist

Before she sliced Into the veins.

Yeah, that's kind of normal.

She's hesitating,

Trying to work up Whatever it takes.

That fillet knife you found Matches the wounds.

It also took some will to do it. The knife was pretty dull.

Is that right?

I guess tox will take A while, eh?

Yeah.

All right, then.

Anything else?

Yeah. She's lactating.

She's got breast milk?

Mm-hmm.

Any sign of a baby In the boat?

No, no.

Let's hope she didn't Go out in the boat

With an infant.

Yeah, let's hope not.

Okay.

Let's make this a suicide then, Straight up, okay?

- okay. - now, how did she do it?

Now, what is going on here? How does someone just Give birth,

- then kill themselves and not Even leave a note? - I have no idea.

I mean, what's The kid supposed To do later on in life?

What kind of burden is that To lug around with you?

You know what I think We should do?

We should print up forms.

That's what we should do.

Print up forms, Fill-in-the-blanks,

"I killed myself because..."

That would make it easier

On those of us Who are left behind alive.

I mean, no note.

Hello.

Hey, hey. Are you ian?

- are you ian? - yeah.

- vancouver homicide. - yeah?

- stand up, would you? - what for?

Just stand up.

- have you got both feet On the ground? - yeah.

Do you want to look And make sure?

We've been calling And calling.

You haven't answered. What's with that?

My band's been on the road.

When's the last time You saw jessica?

What happened to her?

When's the last time You saw her?

I already Answered these questions

For some of you guys.

Well, that was Two other guys.

Now you can tell us.

Um, a couple Of weeks ago...

She came to hear the band Before we left town.

Did you part On good terms?

Yeah. I stayed over, Then we left in the morning.

- did she give you money For the road trip? - no.

She was giving you money, Though.

What makes you think She was giving me money?

Just answer the question.

Yeah, she lent me some money. I'm making a cd.

What happened?

We found her car abandoned.

Do you know anything About that?

No. Geez, no.

I understand You weren't too happy

- about the baby. - the baby. Yeah.

The baby. Yeah.

How did you feel About that?

I wanted her To have an abortion,

And she wouldn't,

So I tried to talking her Into an adoption.

She was getting her head Around that.

She was thinking About giving up her baby?

Yeah.

She talked to some people About it.

Who would These people be?

Um, I have a brochure In the house.

Let's go get it.

Okay.

It's this way.

- angela? - how are you doing?

I was going over Your file

On the queenie king O.D.

Oh yeah?

Well, I couldn't find Anything

That indicated she had Any next of kin.

Yeah, well, her history Is pretty sketchy. Why?

Well, I'd like to do An autopsy on her For my class,

But I've got To make double-sure

That she's got No surviving relations

Who might not go along With it.

Yeah, I was asking For an autopsy

A while ago.

Well, if we can sort Everything out,

She's going to get one.

I'll dig a little more Into the situation,

And I'll get back to you.

Thanks.

Yeah? Can I help you?

- are you warren sykes? - yeah.

You are?

I'm dominic da vinci

From the vancouver Coroner service.

Is your wife, Uh, is she donna sykes?

Yeah.

Uh, has something happened To her?

Yes, sir, I'm afraid Something has happened.

I'm sorry To have to tell you this, But, uh, she's deceased.

What?

Is there somebody I can call For you?

Is there maybe a relative, A friend of the family,

That I can Get over here?

Can I come in For a second?

- is that okay? - yeah, yeah, yeah, Yeah, yeah.

Come on in.

Thanks.

Thank you.

Are you sure there's nobody I can call for you?

Uh, what, uh... What happened to her?

Well,

What it looks like to me At this point

Is that she may have taken Her own life.

No.

No, no, no, no, no, no.

She wouldn't. She wouldn't.

- that's not right. - okay.

When was the last time You actually saw donna?

Last night.

Last night, yeah.

I woke up when she went in To feed the baby.

The baby...

- the baby's here? - yeah, she's sleeping.

Oh, that's good.

Yeah.

So when did you actually realize That your wife wasn't at home?

This morning.

Uh, the baby woke me up,

And, uh, I could See that donna was gone,

So, uh, I waited a while,

And then I phoned the police.

Did she leave you a note, Anything like that?

No.

What about last night When you were talking?

Did she say something

That, now you remember it,

It didn't seem quite right, That was out of character?

No.

No, nothing like that.

Well, how had she been Feeling lately?

Like, okay?

Yeah, yeah, She was really happy. We just had a baby.

Right, But the pregnancy, now, Was that uneventful?

There were no problems?

No, no.

I mean, you know, The usual morning sickness, I guess...

And the baby's health--

Everything's Been good there?

Like, was there anything Causing your wife undue stress

About the baby?

No, no.

- no postpartum Depression? - no.

- okay. - [ baby crying ]

Okay.

Are you sure I can't Call somebody for you?

You could probably Use a hand, no?

Yeah. Okay.

Could you, uh...

Okay, can you call My sister?

Hang on. Let me just--

Hang on, sweetie. Hang on.

Coming.

This is one of those places They tell you,

"If you're in the family way, Give us a call.

We'll take care Of your dilemma for you."

They get Mixed-up young girls

Coming in here

Expecting to hook up With an abortion doctor,

And they give them The right-to-life pitch.

Yeah. Well, just don't go Winding these people up.

Jessica bailey, brunette, 21 years old...

Jessica, yes. I remember her.

So she's a client Of yours, then?

Yes, but I can't say Anything more than that.

We have a policy Of confidentiality here.

Yeah, well, jessica is missing, And we're worried about her.

It's a homicide investigation.

Oh.

So when was it

That jessica first came To see you?

Um, a couple of months ago.

She was interested In home delivery,

And we set her up

With a midwife That we work with.

Yeah, we talked to her midwife On the phone.

She didn't say anything About you people.

Well, I wouldn't Expect her to.

We don't exactly advertise What we do here.

We understand jessica Was talking with you About adoption.

Is that right?

Yes, she did discuss that With us.

What did she Decide to do?

Was she going to Give up the baby?

As far as I know,

She was still thinking About it.

How does this Adoption thing work?

We put a list Of prospective parents together With the mothers.

- they of course go through The proper legal channels. - mm-hmm.

Does it ever happen That a girl changes her mind,

Say, she lets them know She wants to give up the baby,

Then backs out of it?

Does that ever happen?

Sometimes.

And how far along Did jessica get

With the adoption Process there?

Did she speak With any of these people Who were looking for a baby?

She met with one couple, yes.

How did that go?

I don't know.

I didn't see jessica Again.

We'll need the name Of the couple she met with.

Just the couple...

Yeah. For now, That would be fine.

Just the name Of the one couple...

For now.

Queenie...

Yeah, I didn't really know her Very well, okay,

Just to share a smoke with, That kind of thing.

Do you have 75 cents?

No, sorry, we don't,

But you reported her Missing, right?

I mean, it's your name On the report.

That's why I'm here.

Yeah, okay, I did that,

But then I saw her again A couple of weeks later.

You saw her later? You saw her.

Well, why didn't you Report that?

I don't know.

She wasn't missing Anymore.

Because we were Looking for her.

You should have Reported that.

Where did you see her?

Down on pender.

She was yelling At her dealer

About something,

And he was yelling Right back at her,

And I didn't want To know too much.

Well, how much Do you know about it?

Just that He threatened her

If she wouldn't recruit For him.

Recruit what?

Girls who would hook For him.

So he was her pimp.

I think.

I don't know.

Okay, what's This guy's name?

I don't want to say.

I can't remember.

You don't want to say, Or you don't remember?

I can't remember. I don't want to say.

Okay, did queenie Ever say anything about herself,

Her past, her family, Anything?

No, I don't think so. I don't know.

How about Where she was from?

Yeah, she said She was from drumheller.

That's in alberta, Where the dinosaurs come from.

From drumheller?

- mm-hmm. - okay, fine.

- well, we'll talk again. - what for?

You'll remember The name of the dealer,

And you'll tell me.

I'll try.

You think about it.

You wanted me?

Oh yeah, hi. Yeah.

Yeah, the boss just dropped This off on my desk.

It's a request For an autopsy for your class

Involving a regina king.

Does that ring a bell?

Oh, this. Yeah.

Oh, uh, queenie king.

She's aboriginal, an o.D.

We tried to find next of kin,

But there doesn't seem to be

Anybody who wants her.

Really? You checked the dental records? Of course you did.

Did you check With the tribal council?

- mm-hmm. - nobody?

- did you check The phone book? - yes.

I've talked To the tribal council.

They're satisfied we've done Our best to find her relatives.

Well, I'm not satisfied.

I'm not releasing This body to you

Until I'm absolutely Totally positive

There's no family Out there anywhere.

I don't need the brother Coming in here

Two weeks after An autopsy for your class And raising cain

Because, you know, We desecrated his sister's Remains. I can't have that.

Plus, I don't appreciate

The end run you made Around me

Trying to get winston To sign off on this.

Winston has Enough problems Around here as it is.

Fine.

I'll continue looking For next of kin.

Okay. That would be good.

I mean, this is only So it doesn't come back on you,

Patricia.

It's not personal.

So then I found The scrap of newspaper.

It might Give us a date

If we can find a match In the archives.

How does a newspaper Survive a hundred years

In this damp?

Well, it was in another one Of these tin boxes.

Another one?

See those two guys Up there behind me?

Yeah, they were here yesterday. One of them was still here When I left.

One of them was here When I got here This morning.

Oh yeah? Huh. Interesting.

Yeah. So where was This box at?

Well, it was In the same sector We found the first one,

Near the first remains Beneath the fire layer.

Beneath the fire, okay.

Maybe the newspaper

Was used For packing something.

Well, if we can recover a date From the newspaper,

That would at least tell us The bones were buried here

Some time after It was published.

Right. What's up With the archives?

Oh yeah.

We're standing On what was, in 1907, a brothel

Run by a woman By the name of fay packer.

- this was a whorehouse. - yeah.

After the 1906 earthquake In san francisco,

A few of the madams Came up and settled here Along the waterfront

Until things got rebuilt And back to normal.

[ cell phone ringing ]

That would be My day job

Wondering Where the hell I am.

Sunny here.

Hey. I'm going down the street.

- do you want a coffee? - oh, that would be great.

I could use a double espresso. Maybe I can wake up.

Long.

Now, did you ever Get that stuff

On postpartum Depression--

Oh. Great.

It could be Hormonal.

They don't know for sure.

Okay,

So what else is in here?

What about the, uh... It's pretty common, right?

Yeah. The mildest form Is called the baby blues,

And it typically happens

Three to five days After the birth,

Usually goes away A few days after that.

What about the worst cases?

Symptoms up to six months...

The really bad cases Are called puerperal psychosis,

I think is The pronunciation,

And you can get Delusional thinking,

Start thinking Your baby is a demon

Or a divine being.

There are cases

Where women have actually Killed their babies

With that kind of a thing Going on, right?

Sure. It's pretty rare, though.

It probably inspired More bad horror movies

- than actual deaths. - okay.

Mostly, mothers just Get really sad,

But here's a little gem That's not in there.

Yeah?

Okay, in the 11th century,

The gynecologist Trotula of salerno...

Yeah.

Speculated

That if the womb Is too moist,

Then fluid gets Into the brain,

And it starts leaking Out of the mother's eyes,

Which is why women cry a lot If they're postpartum.

That's the end of it?

Yeah,

- so what did you want? - double espresso.

Long.

Some of those Stomach pills I like,

Chewables.

You know, those'll Keep you up at night, too.

Yeah, I know. I just started again.

I've got to quit already.

So did you get anything

From the couple who was talking About adopting jessica's baby?

No, the baby they took up Came from kosovo.

Kosovo?

Yeah. Their lawyer Arranged an adoption.

It's a great big rigmarole.

They had to tell me All about it.

Hey, that detective From missing persons

Was just looking For you guys.

Yeah, walt?

He was saying that the people Who wanted to buy jessica's car,

A couple of them Had appointments

The day She went missing.

Yeah, he was going To give us the list.

Yes, he gave it to me. I've got it right here.

- okay. - there you go.

I guess we have To re-interview them.

Sarge also said That if I've got the time,

To give you guys A hand.

She told you to Give us a hand?

Yeah.

We don't need A hand.

We don't even have a body.

We're not even sure This is a homicide.

- how come we need a hand All of a sudden? - wasn't my idea.

- I'm just telling you What I was told. - okay, yeah, roy,

- we're okay. - I'll tell her that.

Yeah, tell her that... And tell her

We'll chase down whoever Talked to her about her car.

- tell her we're good. - no problems.

All right.

Do you believe that?

Suddenly we can't Tie our own shoes.

She's got an agenda.

She wants more women In the department.

She likes that rose From robbery.

I take early retirement,

She brings rose in To replace me.

It was her who made the mistake On that josie thing.

"Go get josie's gun." We didn't want to get the gun.

That's right.

I bet that's not going In her report,

The mistake She made about that.

She likes that rose From robbery.

Your suicide in the boat...

- donna sykes? - donna sykes.

You said she just Had a baby.

- that's right. - did you see the baby?

I didn't see the baby, But I heard her.

So you're sure She has a baby?

I'm 100% sure. Why?

Well, unless we're looking At divine intervention,

Donna sykes Has never given birth.

Oh, come on.

There's zero evidence Of it, none.

Her cervix Is nullifarous.

Her uterus shows no signs Of being enlarged.

You just told me She was breast-feeding.

She was lactating, She had milk,

But now I'm thinking

That was caused By a false pregnancy.

I knew this thing was going To take a whole weird Twist somewhere.

Yeah, it's called Pseudocyesis.

You'll get cessation Of menstruation,

Morning sickness, Labor pains, you'll Even get breast milk.

So this is all A head trip?

This is all Psychological?

Sometimes.

In this case, she had A hydatidiform mole In her uterus

Which may have caused Some pregnancy symptoms.

So you're thinking that fed Into it, helped her believe She was pregnant?

Yeah, either that or she Was aware and faking The whole thing.

Well, if she was Faking the whole thing, Her husband had to know, too.

Not necessarily. Unless she told him,

There's no way He would've known for sure.

I think so.

I mean, you know, she's-- The baby kicks,

He can feel that.

She's throwing up Every morning.

There's all that stuff.

You can fake all that Up to a point.

Yeah, okay, then,

There's your motive for suicide Right there.

She's afraid.

She's afraid Of what people are going to say

When they find out That's not her baby.

Man.

But it kicked.

Hey, I felt it. I felt it kick.

She had to be Pregnant.

And the baby is where Right now?

She's at my sister's.

Do you know What you're accusing her of?

I know, this is Very serious.

Yeah, You're damn right.

You're damn right, It's serious.

You're telling me My wife was lying to me.

No. No, no, no, no.

Forget it. I can't listen to this.

- I'm sorry. - mr. Sykes...

- no, no. No more. - no, you sit down.

You sit down.

You're answering my questions Right now, mr. Sykes.

It's either my questions Or the police questions,

So if you'd be so good, sir, As to sit down.

Come on.

Come here.

Thank you.

All right.

Now, the day That your wife gave birth,

Where were you, exactly?

I was working up the coast.

I'm a logger.

So she calls you up

On the phone up there, I guess,

And how did that go? What did she say, exactly?

Just that she'd had the baby,

And could I please Come home right away.

And she called you From the hospital?

Was that the plan?

No, she had a midwife.

It was a home birth.

A midwife.

Do you have the name Of the midwife?

Somewhere, yeah.

Good. I'll need that.

Yeah, I can't believe That donna would do this.

This-- this-- This makes no sense.

I know.

I know.

I'm very sorry about...

I can't even begin to imagine What you're going through

And what you and your wife Have gone through.

Were you trying To have a kid together

For quite some time Before she got pregnant?

Yeah, yeah.

We tried everything.

Did you ever go see An adoption agency?

No.

No, we talked To a birth counselor,

One that donna knew about.

They put you together With pregnant mothers

Who want to give up Their babies.

- did you meet any of These pregnant women? - no.

Did your wife go And meet any?

I don't know.

Well, if you're out of town Working,

Maybe...

While you're out of town, She could have.

Well, yeah, I mean, yeah, she might have.

Okay, well, I'll need The name of that counselor,

All right?

And that's about it for now, Mr. Sykes.

Thank you.

Hey...

Are you going to Take our baby away?

Well, if I...

It it happened

The way I think it happened here,

I mean, it's not your-- It's not your child.

Yeah, yeah, she is.

She is my baby.

It's not your baby.

Your wife wasn't pregnant.

Well, you're going to have To prove that to me.

Okay, well, Why don't we do this?

I'll set up a blood test.

We'll take a blood test

And try and match your dna With the baby, right?

And if the dna doesn't match, You're going to take her away.

Let's just do the test,

Then we'll just Take it from there,

Okay?

I called the young lady up About the car

And made arrangements To go over and see it,

But she wasn't home When I went over.

So you've never seen This woman, jessica?

No, just talked On the phone.

Okay, thanks.

Well, so far, That makes about 10 people

Who haven't seen her Or her car.

Okay.

Okay, thank you.

- we've got a body. - oh, good.

We've finally Got something to go on.

You know how I was going to tell you

About that I got into When we first partnered up?

I told you, I don't want to hear it.

You remember That short-order cook,

Charlie josephs,

Killed those native hookers With the alcohol o.D.S?

- yeah. - well, I killed him.

What are you talking about, You killed him?

I'm not saying I laid the beating on him.

That was that big native cop,

You remember, the brother Of one of the hookers?

But I gave him the heads-up That josephs killed his sister,

And he took care of it.

The only reason I'm telling you this

Is so if you ever Need to talk to me About anything,

You can, okay?

Now get in.

Come on, get in, get in.

So, what, She's a ward of the government?

Right.

Queenie was born In drumheller, alberta.

She was found abandoned Outside a hospital,

There are no known Brothers or sisters,

Uncles or aunts Or grandparents,

And she was relocated To prince rupert

When she was Four years old.

Prince rupert, huh?

Okay, so there's no Adoptive parents, or... Nobody.

Nobody, nobody. A series of foster homes,

No one longer than a year, 18 months.

I can't believe

That they can't see The coroner thing

Hanging from my Rear-view mirror.

- is that-- - yeah, yeah, yeah.

So you'll release her to me?

Yeah, all right, Sure. Just get me The paperwork, okay?

- thank you. - I'll get the paper, And then...

Excuse me, I want to see tickets On all of these cars over here.

They're all in violation, Aren't they?

You can't see The coroner sticker on there?

Yes, I remember Mrs. Sykes.

We spoke several times About adoption.

So she was came down here To do what,

- to put a baby up for adoption? - to adopt a child.

Oh, so she came to see you Before she got pregnant?

Yes, before.

Okay.

So did you introduce her

Or arrange anything For her

Involving prospective Parents or mothers?

No, we never Got that far.

No?

You never gave her Any names at all,

Nothing?

No. No one.

Can I ask What this is about?

Mrs. Sykes Committed suicide,

So I'm Investigating that.

Oh, my god, That's so sad.

- yeah. - how is her baby?

Is her baby all right?

It's not her baby.

Excuse me?

She was never pregnant.

Oh, I think You made a mistake about that.

I mean, her baby was kicking.

She let me feel it.

So she was continuing To come down and see you

Even after she got pregnant, Right?

That's right.

So be that as it may, She never actually was pregnant.

I can show you The autopsy report.

It was a false pregnancy, Okay?

Well, your people Have obviously made a mistake.

Well, I fear mistakes.

I just want to get this Cleared up for myself, okay?

It's very important to me.

Now, did you or did you not

Introduce her To any of your clients?

No.

Well, is it possible, then,

That she may have met someone Down here anywhere?

Without your knowledge,

It's possible, like, In the waiting room here--

Lots of people out there.

Is it possible She could have met someone Who you didn't know?

Well, I suppose Anything's possible.

Great. Well, We're getting somewhere then. I'll need a list, okay?

I want a list of all the mothers That you've dealt with...

Just confine it to, say, The last 12 months.

That should do it.

No, I can't do that.

You have to do it.

I've got to talk To all those young girls.

No.

Are you serious?

Okay, this is what's Going to happen, all right?

I'm going to go Get a warrant,

I'm going to come back And seize everything,

All your papers, All your files.

Is there anything In there you don't Want public knowledge

Or authorities Looking into?

You'd better just Comply with me right now.

Then go get A warrant.

Okay.

Good luck.

See you soon.

So this is how far

From where jessica's car Was found?

Oh, half a mile Down the road there.

Where'd you Find her?

About 25 yards Into the woods over here.

- she's been there The whole time? - yeah.

We searched this area Several times.

I must've walked by her A dozen times myself.

You found her?

One of the volunteers From the neighborhood.

He walked off To take a leak.

There she was.

Is this your Missing girl here?

Yeah, that's her.

It's a shallow grave,

Leaves and branches Covering her up,

So whoever put her here Was in a hurry.

One person doing that, You figure?

Oh, I can't tell.

There's been so many people Been coming through here--

Constables, volunteers, you, me, Trashing the ground cover, so...

What's that She's wrapped up in?

Looks like a fitted sheet.

There's a lot of blood On it.

Yeah. You can see Her legs are covered in it.

I don't see any wounds On her anywhere, though.

No, no. There's nothing like that.

What do you think Happened?

I'd say she bled to death Before she was dumped here.

Autopsy'll tell us for sure.

Did you say she was pregnant?

Yeah, she was due In a couple of weeks.

Well, she's not due anymore.

She had the baby?

Yeah,

That's what I'm seeing here.

She could have hemorrhaged From that, then, maybe.

Yeah, that's What I'm thinking.

I don't see the baby In the grave there with her.

Nope.

No sign of a baby Anywhere.

Okay.

I've got the dog squad Coming back,

Look for the baby.

They've got coyotes In here.

Yeah, you've got Coyotes, raccoons,

Rabbits, Rats, eagles,

You name it.

I don't know what this means, But it scared me.

I thought I'd better Show it to you,

See what you think.

I was going to try And do some laundry,

And I was looking For the soap.

I've got to get Some clean things...

Anyways, I found these sheets.

That's blood, isn't it?

That's definitely blood.

That's a lot of blood, Isn't it?

That's a great deal Of blood.

Okay, and I Also found these Under the sheets.

Don't-- don't-- don't. Don't touch anything.

I already did.

That's okay. I can get that.

Okay.

These are...

These are restraints, Hospital restraints.

I don't understand Any of this.

What have you got Down here,

A little basement suite, Eh?

Yeah, that's the office Over there.

What's this one here?

Spare bedroom.

Do you mind If I take a look around?

No, no, go ahead.

Okay.

Nothing there.

No, you shouldn't be In here.

What's that?

Oxytocin.

What's that for?

This is a hormone They use to induce labor.

Okay, syringe...

You shouldn't actually Be in here.

This is a crime scene now.

Hello, homicide?

Yeah, it's da vinci.

Let's go upstairs.

So my guess is

That your missing girl Jessica

Was actually stalked By mrs. Sykes here.

She first comes across her Down at that pro-life Joint downtown,

When jessica was talking about Giving up her baby, maybe.

- that'd be my guess. - so, what, mrs. Sykes,

She strikes up A relationship with her,

Gets her over here To the house on the pretense

That she's going to buy Jessica's car?

Right, she gets her here

Then restrains her Right away,

Induces the labor,

Jessica bleeds out,

And she sticks her In own car

And then ditches her Off in the woods.

So now she's got the baby,

So she calls up the hubby And says, "Guess what?

Big surprise. The baby's here early."

Then the whole house of cards Starts falling apart,

She sees It's the end of the line,

So she just Punches her own ticket.

And the husband, He didn't know anything About this at all?

I really don't think so.

How do you keep that A secret?

I guess You actually don't.

- okay, it's all yours. - okay, here we go.

All right. Take It easy, all right?

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