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Oh.

Is that Hannah?

Winton.

Yeah, science teacher, Brokenwood High.

Oh, the fateful quiz night.

She's been tied to the harness with some sort of cord.

Could be the tie from her jacket.

And I think it's safe to assume she was already dead

before she started moving.

Well, don't let Gina hear you say that.

Never assume.

Right.

Fraser, DSS Mike Shepherd and Detective Sims.

What brought you here so early?

Oh, I'm a pest buster.

It's like "Ghostbusters," but possums.

You shoot them with your proton pack?

No, we lay poison.

But there's a whole series of bait stations up along the path

through the bush.

And that's what brought you here?

Yeah.

I mean, I could have left it till later,

but I like to get up early.

It's the best part of the day for me.

You must know the area well.

Yeah, well enough.

And did you know the zipline was here?

Yeah.

That's part of the adventure camp.

Who uses the camp?

Schools, youth groups mostly.

Reckon that's where she came from.

Probably.

Although it doesn't pay to assume.

Mm.

Mike, good morning.

Gina.

Meet Hannah Winton.

You have a positive ID already?

We've crossed paths before, the exploding

pool shed investigation.

Oh, yes.

The explosion and the interesting burns and

the chlorine gas confusion.

Let's get her down.

Right, around then.

Fraser, would you mind showing DC Chalmers the path

that you took to get here?

Yeah, sure.

This way.

You and I are going to take a walk up the hill.

Gina, Ms. Winton is all yours.

Footprints everywhere.

Kids jumping on and off all day, no doubt.

No obvious drag marks, no broken branches, or anything

else to suggest a struggle.

Meaning Hannah walked here?

Either by herself or with someone she trusted.

But why truss her up and send her down the zipline?

I mean, what does it say about our offender?

Or what was the offender trying to say about Hannah?

Wow.

Rustic.

Oh.

Sorry.

We didn't mean to startle you.

I'm DSS Mike Shepherd, Brokenwood CIB.

Detective Kristin Sims.

Ashley Phipps.

How can I help?

We're investigating an incident nearby.

Just checking who's around for now.

I'm a music teacher at Brokenwood High,

and we're here on a leadership camp with the new prefects.

When you say we're here?

Well, three days ago, there were 14 of us,

and now we're down to 8.

Food poisoning, dodgy chicken.

Five of the kids and Mr. Hamilton

were all packed off home.

Overreaction, if you ask me, but it wasn't my call.

It was Hannah's, so.

Hannah?

Hannah Winton, the science teacher?

That's right.

She's not here right now.

She's gone for a walk, but she should be back soon.

Oh, everything okay?

Mr. Munroe?

Hi.

I'm afraid I have some very bad news.

Ella?

Prefect, eh?

Well done, you.

What's going on?

Mr. Munroe and I just need some time with our visitors.

We won't be long, so.

Oh my god.

Are you sure it's her?

Yes.

We'd met.

I can't believe it.

I'm sorry.

I know it's a lot to take in.

When was the last time you saw Hannah?

Last night around lights out.

We made sure all the kids were where

they were supposed to be.

I suggested a wine, but no one was keen.

It was a long day.

We were all pretty knackered.

So we just headed off to bed.

You all had separate cabins?

Yes.

Tell me, you're here as a parent helper.

Is that right?

My daughter Georgia's one of the prefects here.

Could you tell me which cabin was Hannah's?

We'll need to take a look.

Yeah, sure.

It's the second on the left.

Thank you.

They're getting antsy.

They know something's up.

Yeah, we will need to talk to them.

It saddens me to have to let you

all know that our lovely Ms. Winton

passed away this morning.

She was found by a passerby in the clearing near the zipline.

I know this is very upsetting for you

all, and we're going to try and get you home as soon as we can.

There'll also be counseling for those

who want it in due course.

Josh.

Babe.

Hi, I'm Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Shepherd.

This is my colleague, Detective Kristin Sims.

She'll need to take some details from you,

but I promise you, we will only keep you as long as necessary.

Thank you.

Anything?

I can tell you one thing.

One more thing than usual.

She was almost certainly already dead when she

was strapped to the harness.

There are no signs of any kind of resistance,

but she died recently and quickly.

That's three things, Gina.

You're out of control.

What about the redness around her mouth and on her skin?

Is that... - I tried.

She won't go there. - Not yet.

Not even for you, Mike.

Hannah's phone.

Only thing on her.

How did you get on with Fraser?

Yeah, the pest-busting thing seems legit.

So you just pop the lid, replace the bait as needed.

Easy.

I refilled that one about an hour ago,

and then the next station's a few minutes up the path.

That address you gave me is Walter Elliot's place.

You know Walter?

Yeah, we go back.

Well, you must know his nephew, then, Todd Taylor.

I do.

He's another pest buster.

You see Walter or Todd this morning?

No.

Did you see anyone else?

No.

It was just me, just the way I like it.

So far, his story holds up.

Did we get anything from Hannah's phone?

Nothing so far.

No outgoing calls or texts since the camp

started four days ago.

Is that weird?

Mm.

The techies have her laptop.

Maybe there'll be something in her emails.

She has a mother and a sister in the South Island.

They've been notified, but both claim they haven't

heard from her for weeks.

She was devoted to her job, apparently.

She's been acting principal for the last couple of months,

and I spoke to all the students.

Take a seat, Josh.

Got pretty much the same story from all of them.

When was the last time you saw Ms. Winton?

Last night.

She had her torch out.

She was doing the rounds.

It was after lights out.

She caught me and Ella talking, so she sent

her back to her own cabin.

Must have been around midnight.

Fair enough.

Some of us were trying to sleep.

And it's not like they hadn't been warned.

What do you mean?

A couple of nights ago, Ms. Winton caught

some of the kids drinking.

Ella raided her mum's supply.

Oh, it takes me back.

I mean, who hasn't indulged in some illicit boozing

on school camp?

Seriously?

Well, you haven't mentioned Ella.

What did she have to say? - Oh, yeah.

Ella.

I want my lawyer.

Hmm.

Meaning her mother's lawyer.

So we can expect a visit from Miranda Temple.

Well, Fiona's on holiday in Bali,

licking the wounds from her failed council campaign.

She's not due home for another couple of days,

but she's trying to get on an earlier flight.

Meanwhile, Ella is staying with the Munroes,

and they'll have a full house because Akikato Smith

is staying there too.

His parents are working in Japan.

I can't help thinking we're missing a person of interest.

Karl Munroe.

Hannah's quiz night fling.

Yeah, my wife's back soon, and that thing with Hannah

Winton was just a one-off.

We have no reason to talk to your wife.

Thanks.

He did seem genuine.

He did, at the time.

Such a shame.

The standard of science teachers in this country

is not so great that we can afford

to lose any of the good ones.

If only that had occurred to whoever wanted her dead.

Now, note the pinkish foam stained around her lips,

very faint, among the blistering.

There, see?

Poison.

Cyanide.

Oxamide.

Sorry?

It's the brand name of the poison

used by the pest busters.

Talk to that Fraser Lennox again.

And follow up on the food poisoning at the camp.

Might be a practice run gone wrong.

Okay.

Morning, [non-English].

Uncle Walter about?

No, he's up north for a few days, visiting family.

Okay.

I'm actually looking for a Fraser Lennox.

I believe he lives here.

Oh, yeah.

No, he turned up about a year ago looking for odd jobs.

The rest of the time, we hardly see him.

Has he done something?

He found a body this morning.

Apart from that, nothing we know of.

Can you tell me how to find him?

If you cut through this way, hang a left

at the fork in the path, then take a right when the tree

line stops, then veer left, and it's about a half a K

after that.

No road access?

No.

Okay.

Thanks.

Watch out for the bull.

Just jokes.

You're not really in a position

to be cracking funnies, Todd.

Why?

What have I done?

Just jokes.

I can see why you want to stay out here.

Yeah, it's good for the soul.

But you're not here for a wellness retreat.

I need a sample of the bait you were laying this morning.

Why?

You can't be thinking...

no, man.

No way.

It's a line of inquiry.

Well, I keep it locked up inside.

It's probably not necessary out here,

but you know, safety first.

I'm sure.

Well, I found Mr. Hamilton training for a marathon.

Fully recovered, as are all the others,

and they all agree with Ashley in blaming the dodgy chicken.

Did anyone return to the camp after being sent home?

If they did, they're not admitting to it.

And besides, they were all under the watchful eye

of concerned family members.

Well, I dropped off the oxamide sample with Gina.

She'll run tests.

Thanks.

Mike Shepherd Ah, Ms. Temple.

Works for me.

I'll see you there soon.

Ella's ready to talk.

This way.

Miranda's is in the kitchen with Jenny.

- Detectives. - Miranda.

Hi.

This is my wife, Jenny.

DSS Mike Shepherd.

Detective Sims. Kristin.

Nice to meet you both.

Sorry it's not under happier circumstances.

Ella, where are you?

I'm here.

The police are ready to talk to you.

Should we do this?

Are you going to be okay?

- Yeah. - Bye, love.

I'll see you later, then. - Thanks, Josh.

See you, mate.

Actually, Sims, would you talk to Ella?

I wouldn't mind having a chat with Mr. and Mrs. Munroe,

if that's all right?

Of course.

Call me Jenny.

Lead the way.

Tea?

Oh, thanks.

One, no sugar.

You're being very understanding

about Ella wanting a lawyer.

I did offer to sit in with her myself,

but she's very much her mother's daughter.

And after what she went through earlier this year,

we didn't like to pressure her.

Georgia and Aki have been in their rooms all afternoon.

I doubt we'll be disturbed.

Yes, Aki.

I believe he lives with you.

Yeah, his mum's an old friend from uni.

His dad got lured back to Japan.

A job offer he couldn't turn down.

Taking Aki with them would have meant

interrupting his schooling.

He and Georgia have always been great mates,

so we offered to take him in.

Yeah.

Why settle for one moody teenager when you can have two?

That's not fair.

They're good kids.

We believe Ms. Winton died some time sometime

around 7 o'clock this morning.

Where were you?

My cabin.

Asleep.

And was anyone else in your cabin with you?

No.

Me and Georgia had cabins to ourselves.

Luxury.

Did you like Ms. Winton?

Is that strictly relevant?

It might be.

I'm trying to find out.

She was okay.

We understand that there was some drinking

on your school camp.

Oh, come on.

Who hasn't indulged in a little illicit boozing

at a school camp?

I haven't been able to drink tequila since 1995.

Ms. Winton confiscated a bottle of alcohol.

You think I killed her because she took my vodka?

Nobody's saying that.

Other people had better reason than that.

What people?

What reasons?

Everybody.

Nobody liked her.

So, clearly, a few issues there.

Her mother's been paying for counseling since the induction

but doesn't seem to have been very present in Ella's life.

Oh, darling, Bali is beautiful this time of year.

Reading between the lines, a lot of the parenting

seems to have fallen to Jenny Munroe.

That's three teenagers under her wing.

On top of everything else.

MS, if you're wondering.

I don't always need the chair, but lately, there's

been more chair days than not.

So Karl cheated on his disabled wife.

Biscuit?

What a guy.

Yeah, then bumped off his girlfriend because she

was getting too keen.

Well, that's one scenario.

Or it could have been the wronged wife.

True, although Jenny says she had an early morning

appointment with a specialist.

Do you think she ever found out about Karl and Hannah?

Who knows?

It might be worth checking Karl's phone records,

see if things really did end when he said they did.

How did you get on with Gina?

Yeah, she wasn't thrilled to see me.

Toxicology confirms that the cyanide in your blue pellet

matches the poison which killed Hannah.

Tell Mike I'm available if he needs to know more.

And if I need to know more?

Ask Mike.

The poison was readily available to the offender

if they knew where to look.

There was signposted bait stations close to the camp.

Which anyone could have seen if they

were walking along that path.

Check with Ashley Phipps.

Okay.

Oh, thanks, Frodo.

Catch you guys later.

Thanks, Frodo.

You all right there, mate?

You seem a bit low.

I'm just sad about Hannah.

She was a lovely lady.

Of course.

You were on the same team at that quiz night.

She turned up here about a week later.

She'd been a regular ever since.

Who was the Greek god of love?

Oh, oh.

Wait, hang on. I know this.

It's on the tip of my tongue.

The little chubby dude with the bow and arrow.

Cupid?

Yeah, that's him.

I think he was Roman.

Oh.

Eros, as in erotic.

Yeah.

I mean, that sounds right.

That was Hannah.

Lovely and smart.

Yeah, everyone knew about the possum bait.

I mean, it was hard to miss, and

Hannah pointed it out herself.

Everybody, note the sign.

I don't want anybody straying off the path.

What was that, miss?

Not funny, Damion.

Hannah was a real stickler for the rules.

I mean, my philosophy is you don't have to be

in teacher mode all the time.

You know, it's okay to have a laugh.

Was Hannah well liked by her students?

Got it.

But you don't think one of the kids killed her?

DSS Shepard.

Aki, isn't it?

Is Mr. Munroe home?

I think so.

Thanks, Aki.

Sorry to bother you again.

We could talk at the station if you'd rather.

Yeah, sure.

Jenny's at the shop, but it might be better not to add

any more stress to the kids.

One more thing.

I'm going to need your phone and laptop, if you don't mind.

What, both of them?

I need them for work.

We'll be as quick as we can.

You didn't say how she died.

Was she... did she kill herself?

Given the way the body was found,

that would seem unlikely.

Why do you ask?

I was just...

Had Hannah been depressed lately?

I couldn't tell you.

I mean, we weren't...

I didn't really know her.

Well, that's not entirely accurate, is it?

Did your wife know about your liaison with Hannah?

No.

I didn't want to hurt her.

He thought Hannah might have killed herself because

of their misguided shag.

Talk about ego.

Could have just been platonic concern.

Well, assuming Karl was telling the truth about it

just being the one time.

The tech team didn't find any messages between them

on his phone or his laptop.

Well, that doesn't mean they weren't there.

He might have deleted the apps.

Yes, if the cops are going to come calling, first thing

you'd get rid of.

And some of those chat apps, once deleted, there's

no way to recover them.

But Hannah's phone didn't have any evidence of contact

between them either.

Speaking of chats, I spoke to Todd

about pest buster's protocols.

Could hardly shut him up.

Well, it's cool to get outdoors, you know.

Just enjoy the serenity.

Be one with nature.

Before you kill some of it.

It's only pests.

It's the circle of life.

Hakuna matata.

So how does it work?

Well, anyone who's interested in joining can just...

No, no, no.

I mean getting the poison, the base stations, that stuff.

Oh, yeah.

We each have our own stash locked up.

We use that for the traps, and if there's

any old bait in there, we get rid of that

and put in the fresh stuff.

Right, so if no pests get it, the bait can be

there for, what, a few weeks?

Until the next round, yeah.

Okay.

Can you show me where you keep your bait?

Yeah, yeah, sure.

Oh, I'm actually running low.

I'd be out, but I swapped shifts with Fraser.

Why did they swap?

Fraser's idea, apparently.

He asked a couple of days ago.

Wasn't a biggie.

Did he say why?

No.

No no, no.

I don't know anything.

You ask him.

I just wanted to get out of town, that's all.

Where to?

Hadn't decided.

You know, just wanted to hit the road for a bit.

Did he swap shifts to give him a reason to be in the area?

With what motive?

There doesn't seem to be any connection between him

and Hannah. - Hmm.

The people with the closest connection to her

were all at the camp, Karl and the students.

And according to Ashley, she wasn't overly

popular with the students.

Hannah just needed to chill out a bit, you know?

Well, how do you mean?

Well, for example, the kids pulled a prank on her at camp.

I would have laughed but not Hannah.

Keep walking.

Okay, now turn to the right, kind of like angle

your body, yeah, and now keep walking forward.

Okay, stop there.

Okay, you're coming to a bit of a step.

How big?

It's a step down.

More of a jump, really.

Okay.

Take half a step forward.

Yeah, stop there.

You're right at the edge now.

Get ready and jump.

I'm not sure that constitutes sufficient motive.

But, regardless, Ella's headspace

doesn't seem to be great.

Well, after being abducted by Bev and Landry,

can't blame her.

Sure, but maybe her little prank wasn't as light-hearted

as we first thought.

Let's talk to all the students again.

Well, if we're looking for a snitch,

I know who to start with.

Wow.

They obviously don't sell deodorant in here.

Is that Toby?

Yeah, and look who his friend is.

Gentlemen.

Hi.

Did you want to talk to me?

No, actually, we want to talk to this guy,

unless we're interrupting something.

No.

I know Toby likes to hang around here,

so I thought I'd check in.

All the kids are pretty freaked out, understandably.

Kids.

Do you want me to stick around?

I don't need a chaperone.

We just have a few questions.

Can it be quick?

I'm in my movement phase.

Your what?

The battle.

Karl, I think we're good here.

Hang in there, champ.

Bye.

So you mentioned Ella brought alcohol to the camp.

Was there any other behavior from her or anyone

else that was noteworthy that might have brought them

into conflict with Ms. Winton?

Well, take your pick.

There was Aki.

What's distracting you?

A girl?

A boy?

Look, whatever, whoever it is, you

need to consider if a relationship is more

important than your studies.

Must have touched a nerve, I guess.

Or Josh.

I've got you. Got you.

Got you. - I'm fine.

Don't touch me!

His crush on her was so cringe.

Oh, and Georgia.

Come on, Georgia.

You can do it.

Everyone else has.

Uh, hello?

We're all waiting for you.

I just... I need a minute.

Yeah, well, we don't have a minute.

Off you go.

She wasn't ready.

She was holding up the schedule.

She was fine.

Pretty pissed off afterwards, though.

You know, the real battle in there

was between BO and body spray.

Wow.

So Josh had a crush on his teacher.

Is there a motive there, thwarted romantic ambition?

And then there's Ella, his jealous girlfriend.

Did she take action?

Yeah, and what did you think of the Georgia story?

Mm.

Shall we?

It's all a bit...

Floral?

Yeah.

I'll talk to Josh.

Okay.

Seemed respectful to close, but I'm waiting for a delivery.

You know what couriers are like.

Well, this shouldn't take long.

Oh, I'm happy to help however I can.

Poor woman.

Everyone's so shaken.

Karl's at home with the other kids.

Don't really want to leave them alone at the moment.

What do you need from me?

Well...

Oh, hello.

Everything all right?

Yeah.

The kids are fine.

They're glued to their phones.

I thought I'd do a supermarket run,

seeing as we're overrun by teenagers.

- Good call. - Here you go.

Thanks.

What's going on?

Oh, the detective just wants to ask me some questions.

You two, actually.

Me?

I can stick around.

No need.

I'm here.

Sure.

I'll see you at home.

Hello?

Sorry.

Dad's not very good at tidying up after himself.

Just you two here?

Yeah.

Mum took off ages ago.

Where is your dad?

Working.

What does he do?

Plumber.

Does he know about Ms. Winton, camp being over?

Yeah, but they're in the middle of a new build,

and the client's really picky, apparently, so, you know.

So you must be here on your own a lot.

What did you need?

Just a few questions.

Yeah, Josh's dad seems pretty absent,

but proud of his son's sporting achievements at least.

Pretty flash on the field, then, eh?

I do all right.

You must be good at the academics

too if you're going to be a prefect.

I never got the balance right.

Barely scraped through my science exams.

I might have done better if I had a decent teacher,

but Mr. Donaldson had bad breath and

a habit of leaning over your desk

when he was trying to explain something.

Ms. Winton isn't like that.

She... she was awesome.

Really made sure I understood what she

was talking about in class.

She took extra time with you outside of class?

Yeah, sometimes.

I had a teach it like that.

She really got me.

I was gutted when she left.

Tell me more about this teacher.

Seems like Toby was right about Josh's crush.

Was he right about Georgia on the zipline as well?

Not according to Georgia.

There was an incident between you and Ms. Winton at camp.

She pushed you down the zipline, apparently.

Oh, right.

She pushed you?

It wasn't a big deal.

I was being chicken.

Teachers can't lay hands on students.

That's wildly inappropriate.

She didn't lay hands on me, and anyways, is that really

what's important right now?

Hey, we're going to do something for Ms. Winton,

like a memorial or something. Do you want to come?

Yeah, sure.

It's a lovely idea.

What are you going to do?

Not sure yet, but there's a bunch of us getting together.

So can I go?

Sure.

We're done, for now.

Text me if you need anything.

I will.

It'll be good for them to express their grief.

I'm not actually sure it was grief for all of them.

Well, it seems pretty real for Josh.

I haven't felt like this since Mum and...

I know, I know sounds stupid and I know it's not the same,

but I just...

I don't know.

It's another loss.

Grief is its own thing.

You don't have to explain it to feel it.

They want me to go with them.

Is that... is that cool?

Yeah, of course.

Yeah.

Okay.

Sounds like there might have been some mummy issues

mixed in with Josh's crush?

Maybe, but a crush is a crush.

Ella can't have been happy about it.

We need to talk to her anyway.

What do the teens have planned for the memorial?

Some sort of vigil up by the crime scene.

You okay with that?

Winiata and Crumb are on site.

Sure.

Let them do their thing.

♪ I'm ready now, won't you please ♪

♪ take me down to the river?

♪ Wash my body, cleanse my soul down in the river ♪

♪ Wash away my sins, let them flow away ♪

♪ Till I'm purer than I was before I came ♪

♪ Wash over me

♪ Mm, mm, mm, mm, mm

♪ Wash over me, wash over me

♪ Wash over me

♪ Mm, mm, mm

Not a bad turnout.

People always get more popular when they die.

This is yours.

Yours is coming.

Thanks.

What's up with him?

Oh, I'm keeping my eye on him.

Why?

Well, he's missing Hannah.

It's never easy losing the love of your life.

I'm just going to go check up on him.

Mm-hmm.

A lot of engagement with these vigil posts.

Whoa.

What?

Well, it's mostly what you'd expect.

So sad, she'll be missed, rest in peace, et cetera, et cetera.

But then there's this speculation

that she was having an affair.

Who with?

Well, depending on who's posting,

another teacher, a student, or a horse.

Maybe they're studying Catherine the Great in history.

Anonymous accounts, I'm guessing?

Yeah, of course.

And they're not holding back.

"Karma's a bitch."

"Pedos deserve payback."

Thanks for the heads-up.

She's just in here.

We're about to head to the vigil.

Hey, I need to have a chat with Ella.

How are you going?

Is that one of your official questions?

No, just checking in.

You've been through a lot in the last few months.

What do you want to ask me?

Okay, if we're going to be official,

do you want your lawyer here?

It's cool.

What about another adult?

I could ask Mr. Munroe.

Hey.

I thought I heard voices.

What's up?

A few questions for Ella.

Take a seat.

There were rumors Ms. Winton had an affair.

Had you heard them? - Yeah.

I don't know who with, though.

Just that it was kind of dodgy.

Where'd you hear that from?

Everyone was talking about it by the end.

Your boyfriend Josh was fond of Hannah.

God knows why.

Ms. Winton was ancient.

Sorry, Detective, where are you going with this?

It helps to establish the attitudes

of people close to the victim.

Look, I didn't like Ms. Winton,

but I didn't kill her, okay?

In fact, I'm going back to her vigil now, if I'm allowed.

I can drop you off.

I need another word with you, actually.

Oh, thanks, Frodo.

So you had feelings for Hannah Winton?

Bit more than feelings, actually.

We dated.

Really?

After quiz night, she'd come here most days.

We'd have a chat.

I kept trying to make the foam on her latte

in the shape of a Bunsen burner,

but it always came out looking really wrong.

Oh, thanks.

It's a Bunsen burner.

And that's what drew you two together?

No, it was singles night when things started looking up.

That's your two minutes.

Gentlemen, move one space to the right.

Hannah had said she wanted to try something new.

- Hey. - Hey.

- How you doing? - Good.

How are you?

She was in a good mood too.

Really chatty.

So what are you looking for in a relationship?

True love.

Easy, right?

I had my heart broken before I came to Brokenwood.

Coming here was supposed to be a fresh start,

but I was still pretty messed up

because I ended up in a situation that was not good.

Well, how come?

It didn't align with my values, shall we say?

But I'm ready to move on now, meet my Mr. Right.

She didn't take my card, so, unfortunately, we

weren't a match.

What we had was brief, but it was beautiful.

So the situation that didn't align with Hannah's values.

Karl?

He's denied it multiple times.

And did so again when I asked him about it today.

The thought gives me the ick, but

do we need to consider Josh as the secret affair?

And then it got twisted, or his girlfriend Ella did.

Maybe leaving the body like that was a way to make

her look stupid, undignified.

The offender definitely wanted

someone to find her that way.

Visitor for Chalmers.

Hello.

Use my office.

Thanks.

Is it okay if Detective Sims sits in?

Sure.

This way.

Right, I guess I'll make coffee then.

Yeah, I'll have a bickie too, thanks.

I wasn't sure if I was going to say anything.

Mr. Munroe got a bit funny about it.

Why is that?

He said it would be more respectful to Ms. Winton

not to keep talking about the rumors.

Okay.

But I don't want you thinking I

had anything to do with her dying, so I'm here to help,

even if it gets me in trouble.

We appreciate that.

You wanted to know who started the rumors?

It was Ms. Phipps.

This is ridiculous.

They're saying the most horrible things.

Kids say stuff all the time.

They don't actually mean it.

You are the only one who knew.

And now everybody does.

Whispers when I walk into a room.

No respect for a teacher.

Did you really think that you could just fool

around and not get found out?

If you want to find Ms. Phipps, she'll be at the vigil.

Sorry to interrupt.

I hope this isn't a problem.

I think it's healthy for the kids.

Well, it's good of you to be here.

You and Hannah were overheard arguing at camp.

About you being the source of some rumors

that were spreading about her.

Okay, It's not what you think.

A while back, we ran into each other.

How many more times do I have to say it?

It's over.

Please don't call me again.

Pizza.

Boyfriend trouble?

Secret affair?

No.

Come and have a wine with us.

You can tell us all about it.

No!

And it's not an affair.

When was this?

A month ago.

It was my birthday, and we were having some drinks.

Sorry, Sims, we're going to need you to check this out.

Can you follow me?

Sure.

Excuse me.

And you shared what you'd heard

with your group of friends

Well, Hannah was hardly the hot topic of conversation.

Some of the kids at school got wind of an affair.

Did they get that from you?

It's a small town.

Everyone knows everything.

Uh, there's a surveillance camera.

A cannabis plot located near the clearing

where Hannah's body was found.

Whoever installed the security camera, presumably

the owner of the plot, probably saw

us arrive and is therefore lying low,

but the camera is with the techies.

Is it too much to hope that the camera

caught Hannah's killer?

Well, they would have had to have made quite the detour.

Unless that's where they came from.

There's no record of any calls

on Hannah's phone from the day that Ashley

overheard her talking to him.

Toby. Hi.

Hey.

Toby just popped by to see Georgia and the others.

They're not here.

I'll tell the others you came by.

Back so soon?

We didn't take any food.

I'm starving.

Help yourself.

What's he doing here?

I came to hang out.

- Why? - Forget it.

It was a dumb idea anyway.

He's such a creep.

What do you mean?

- He makes music. - Oh, yeah?

Really?

Have you heard the whole album?

Shh!

I heard something.

Who's there?

Hello?

Hello?

Nobody bought the sleepwalking thing.

It's just the only way he'd ever get to see a girl in bed.

We should go.

I've got a headache.

I'm staying.

I'm sorry about all that.

What can I do for you?

Your phone and your laptop, with apologies for the delay.

Did you find anything?

No.

But we're now confident that Hannah

was seeing someone regularly.

If you're not the mystery man, any idea who is?

If I knew anything more about Hannah's love life,

don't you think I'd have told you by now?

Well, if Ella's reaction is anything to go by,

Toby definitely wasn't there to hang with his mates.

That's the second time I've seen Karl and Toby together.

What's that about?

Meanwhile, the techies came back on the weed camera.

It was placed there as surveillance

by our friend in Riverstone, Constable Graham Watts.

Oh, really?

Well, technically, it's his territory.

Yeah, but would it have killed him to tell us?

A member of the public stumbled upon the plot

on their morning walk.

They filed a 105 report online.

Guess who?

Hannah Winton.

And it gets better.

Constable Watts placed the camera two days ago

and today recorded this.

Fraser Lennox.

Yeah.

So Hannah must have been on one of her morning

walks from the camp when she found the crop.

If Fraser saw her, he could have

worked out who dobbed him in.

And sought her out to exact revenge?

Bring him in.

I told you, I'd never seen that woman

until I found her body.

But you admit to growing the cannabis?

For my own use!

You'll be charged with cultivation.

We'll need to search your house too, unless that's a problem?

♪ Spin your head around and turn it upside down ♪

♪ Talk of golden days and their winning ways ♪

♪ Allow your dreams to grow

Personal use is a bit of a stretch.

Mike? Yeah.

Hi.

He's definitely dealing.

Yeah, I'll just... I'll call you back.

Hi.

Hi there.

We got lost.

We're trying to find our way back to the vigil.

Yeah, we saw this place.

We were going to ask for directions.

Personal use, eh?

Oh, come on, Fraser.

We know you've been dealing.

And I'm assuming Hannah Winton wasn't one of your customers.

It's unlikely, given how anti she was.

So much so that she dobbed in your little plantation

when she came across it.

I need your phone, please.

Thank you.

Oh, and you'll be facing further charges.

Should I be worried by the sudden influx of police?

Some new information has come to light.

Oh.

This may seem left field, but what was

Hannah's attitude to drugs?

She never touched them.

Honestly, if there were kids around,

you were lucky to have a glass of wine.

I mean, I dared to open a bottle of red

on the first night of camp.

The look she gave me.

And then when she caught the kids boozing,

talk about over the top.

Oh.

I can't.

That's disgusting.

Look at this.

All right, all right, all right.

Ella!

What would your mother say if she could see you now?

Like she cares.

She got done for snorting coke in the school

toilets, remember?

You should be ashamed of yourselves, all of you.

You're supposed to be Brokenwood High's best and

brightest, and this is how you behave.

If I catch anyone breaking the rules again,

they will be stripped of their prefect badge and sent home.

Is that clear?

Give me the bottle.

Get up.

Go to your cabins, now.

I mean, just quietly, I think she let acting principal

get to her head.

You know, I would have been way more chill, you know?

Let the hangover be the punishment.

Oh.

You okay?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, I just thought I'd check on the kids.

Georgia hasn't been answering her texts.

Oh, well, she and Aki got lost for a little while,

but they're fine now.

Maybe they lost reception.

Yeah.

The tech guys have identified a series

of calls from Brokenwood High to Karl's work phone

over the last three months.

We can't prove it's Hannah, but...

But what are the chances?

Excuse me, Mr. Munroe

I need to talk to you.

We did see each other again.

Not at first.

I tried to put her out of my mind.

But then a few weeks later...

Oh, sorry.

Sorry.

Hello.

Hi.

How are you?

Good.

She told me she'd been promoted to acting principal.

Said she'd been finding it a bit tough.

I asked her if she wanted to talk about it,

and that's how it started.

An affair?

But I felt guilty, and I didn't want to hurt Jenny,

and I couldn't risk losing Georgia,

so eventually, I built up the guts to end it.

When was this?

A month ago.

And you ended the relationship?

Yeah.

And how did Hannah feel about that?

She was upset.

Okay, guys, we're going to stop for a quick drink and a snack,

and then we'll make our way back.

At camp, she avoided me.

Just a heads-up, we may have to talk to Jenny.

And if we do, I can't guarantee that what you've just told

me will stay out of bounds.

Karl said Hannah was upset.

What if Hannah didn't accept that the relationship

was over and wanted more?

Maybe he felt trapped by her.

What if she threatened to tell Jenny?

Well, we can't rule out Jenny either.

I mean, yeah, she had a hospital appointment

and mobility issues, but she also

could have had an accomplice.

Well, let's not forget that Karl wasn't

Hannah's only love interest.

You can't mean Frodo?

Josh.

I talked to him again.

I was thinking about what you told me about Ms. Winton.

Yeah?

We found out that she was having some kind

of inappropriate relationship.

With who, we don't know.

Not me.

Okay, guys, we're going to stop here for a quick snack

and drink, and then we'll make our way back.

I'm sorry about before the obstacle course.

I didn't mean to offend you.

I'm fine.

Don't touch me!

I'm sorry too.

I shouldn't have been so abrupt.

I know you meant well.

You're very sweet.

Josh, no!

Don't ever do that again, all right?

So yet another bruised male ego.

And a wounded female heart.

Ella definitely knew about the crush,

even if she didn't know he'd put the moves on.

I've got you.

And nobody can vouch for either of them

at the time of the murder.

Tech report from Fraser's phone.

There seems to be a symbol on his contacts list denoting all

the names of his customers.

Leaf emoji.

Cute.

And one of those names was on Brokenwood High's prefect camp.

Georgia or Aki.

Has to be.

Yeah, I didn't buy their little Hansel

and Gretel act when they turned up at Fraser's yesterday.

Yeah.

I'll call you back.

Yeah, it's Aki's name on the list,

and there are texts between him and Fraser arranging

a pickup early Friday morning.

What time?

7:00 AM, at the clearing where Hannah's body was found.

Ah.

I'm sorry to bother you again.

Is Aki about?

He's at the shop with Georgia covering for Jenny.

Oh, is she having a bad day?

There are things that she and I need to discuss in private.

I see.

Look, I've told you where he is now.

What do you want?

Well, we can't actually interview

Aki without an adult present.

Right.

Give me half an hour, and I'll meet you there, okay?

Appreciate it.

Oh, and just so you know, we may

need to talk to Georgia too.

Fine, fine.

Yeah, see you tomorrow.

And thank you so much for putting your trust in me.

It means a lot.

Bye.

Sorry.

No worries.

That was just the chair of the school board.

They've made me acting principal.

You know, we did have to make a decision about

opening tomorrow, and I think it's best to carry

on as normal, don't you?

There will be an assembly first thing

to talk about poor Hannah, so I'll have to spend

tonight writing something.

I mean, it's the least I can do.

I'll try not to keep you.

I'm just following up on a conversation

you had with my boss around Hannah's attitude

towards drugs.

We now believe that a student arranged

to meet with a dealer at the zipline on the morning

of Hannah's death.

We're just trying to find out what

Hannah or anyone else on the camp may have known about that.

Huh.

It's news to me.

I thought I was pretty clued up with what the kids get up to.

I'm going to have to keep a sharper eye out now

that I'm in charge, won't I?

Come in.

You can close the door behind you.

Thanks.

I'm glad you're both here.

It'll make things easier, if you don't

mind sitting in with Georgia.

No, not at all.

Is there another room we can use?

Yeah, sure.

This way.

We've arrested a local drug dealer.

Your name was one of his contacts.

Really?

Aki?

Okay.

There are texts between the two

of you organizing a meetup at the zipline on the morning

of Ms. Winton's death.

I didn't go.

Well, yes, that's what you said at first,

but then after canceling the meeting,

you then reinstated it.

Yeah, I didn't go.

That's not what the text says.

I changed my mind.

Ms. Winton was cracking down after the drinking thing.

If I catch anyone breaking the rules again,

they will be stripped of their prefect badge and sent home.

Is that clear?

I didn't want to get caught, so I bailed.

Okay.

If you didn't go, where were you?

Originally, you said you were in your cabin.

Is that true?

I was with Georgia.

What?

That early in the morning?

What were you doing?

Yeah, what were you doing?

We were in my cabin.

We could be alone there.

Alone to do what?

Not that.

Being at camp just gave us a perfect chance to be together.

Did anyone see you together?

No.

When did this start?

I'll ask the questions, thanks.

When did this start?

It's pretty recent.

I've always kind of liked him.

Have you?

Is Aki in trouble?

Not for missing a drug deal.

The dealer confirmed that this particular deal didn't happen.

But there were others?

I'll leave you two to talk.

Well, I wouldn't want to be sitting at their dinner

table tonight.

Isn't it convenient that Aki and Georgia can

suddenly vouch for each other?

I don't know.

Teen hormones running wild.

Probably telling the truth.

Is that...

Toby Burrows?

Yeah.

This is his happy place.

We don't have to go inside, do we?

Because my nostrils have only just

recovered from the last time.

Can I speak to Detective Shepherd, please?

Jenny, come on through.

I'm worried what this all means for Aki.

His parents are already stressed about what's going on.

Dreading having to tell them that their son has

come to police attention for buying weed.

For what it's worth, Aki's drug buying is not really

a priority for us just now.

I imagine things at home are fraught at the moment.

Karl told me about the affair.

It's a lot to take in.

You had no idea before this?

None.

Boy, do I feel stupid about that?

My MS symptoms have been getting worse.

It's... it's distracting, to say the least.

Karl was behaving differently.

I... I didn't notice.

How did it end?

Did he say?

He realized what he stood to lose and called it quits.

Perhaps I should be grateful for that.

When was this?

A few weeks ago, he said.

Month.

Karl told her the same thing he told us about the affair

and when it ended.

So if she's only just finding out now,

then she didn't have a motive.

Or she's lying, she had motive,

and would have needed an accomplice.

Okay, see you.

Any idea where he's going?

Huh.

Cool.

I'll just talk to myself then.

Come on.

I'll help you write a bio, and we

can take a photo that is isn't a selfie

looking up at your nose.

I don't know.

There's plenty of fish in the sea,

but you have to get in the water, or in this case,

signing up to a dating app.

I wouldn't know about that.

What you had with Hannah was special,

but she'd want you to be happy.

Frodo, a quick word.

You told me that Hannah mentioned

a recent relationship.

Yeah, that's right.

Did she tell you how it ended?

Well, she called time.

It wasn't right for her, and she knew it.

You got to love a woman who knows her own mind and heart.

And she definitely wasn't dumped?

Who would dump her?

Thanks, Frodo.

Oh, good luck with that.

And don't rush into marriage.

Sims.

Hey, Mike.

You know how we never release the details of how Hannah died?

Yes?

There's several social media posts

with the hashtag #RIPMsWinton.

There's a bit of speculation about her death,

how her body was found.

But the thing is, somebody has got it exactly right.

Fraser didn't mention anyone else in the clearing

that morning.

Well, maybe there was and he didn't know,

or maybe he got chatty with someone later.

One of the students?

I got the tech team to trace the IP address of that account.

Well, just hang on a minute.

Sorry.

What's up?

Hey, Mike, Karl Munroe just made a 111 call.

Toby Burrows was found unconscious

behind the game shop.

Hey.

How's he doing?

Yeah, mild concussion and memory loss.

He was unconscious for a while.

What happened?

I don't know.

I was headed to Jenny's shop from the back car park,

and I saw the poor guy just collapsed on the ground.

Right.

His parents are worried it might be something

neurological, to do with his sleepwalking,

so they've asked for further tests.

Fair enough.

Doctor says he needs to rest, so no questions.

There's a security camera.

We've got some footage.

Not much use, though.

The camera points towards the alleyway,

but there's no angle on where Toby was found.

No one in the alleyway in the moments before the assaults.

I mean, did the offender teleport in?

Or they walked through the back door like we did.

The alleyway leads to the main car park,

directly in the camera's line of sight.

If Karl came the way he said he did,

he should be on that footage.

But he's not.

If your story was true, that camera would have seen you.

Toby will be ready to talk soon,

and we'll be very interested to hear what he has to say.

Given all that, Karl, what do you want to tell us now?

I'd like a lawyer.

What's this about?

An anonymous account has posted details

online about how Ms. Winton's body was found, details

we haven't made public.

That account was traced back to Georgia's phone.

Georgia?

So was it just uncannily accurate speculation,

or is there something you're not telling us?

Answer the question, hon.

I was there.

Why didn't you say anything?

Because I didn't want to get in any more trouble.

So I told Aki to tell people that we were together.

Oh, darling.

What were you doing there?

I was there to get bud.

What?

I knew Aki had a dealer, and I wanted to set up a meeting,

but he wouldn't.

Ms. Winton's on the lookout.

I don't care!

I do.

I don't want her calling my parents.

You know they'll take me out of school, make

me move over there with them.

Just leave it, okay?

Sweetheart, you shouldn't have done that.

You need it.

I wanted to help.

You need it?

Cannabis helps with my MS symptoms.

But how did you know that?

Aki.

And how did Aki know that cannabis helped?

I found him smoking one day at home.

I confiscated it, then got curious.

There's a lot of talk in the online groups I

follow about how weed helps with pain and sleep,

so I tried it.

It helped.

And then Aki busted me smoking.

So Aki and you shared a secret and Aki effectively

became your supplier?

Sorry.

Excuse me.

Aki.

Georgia's just finished telling me

that you two weren't, in fact, together the morning

Ms. Winton's body was found.

Where were you?

The cabin, boy's cabin.

Did you know the whole time that you've been here

and said nothing?

Know what?

That was Karl.

He needs a lawyer.

Are you feeling up to answering some questions?

- Mr. Munroe. - Huh?

You want to know who assaulted me.

Mr. Munroe.

Are you sure?

You're not still...

My mind is perfectly clear.

First thing I saw when I came around, his face.

I'll give you anything you want.

Yeah, double it.

Just don't say anything about any of this.

Why would he do that?

Before I say any more, I want to know

that I can get a plea deal.

A what?

A plea deal.

If I say anything that incriminates me,

I want to know that I'll get a lesser sentence.

Fine.

Mr. Munroe and I had made an arrangement.

I wouldn't disclose certain intel I'd acquired,

and in return, he would fund my next tactical campaign.

You were blackmailing him.

If you have to put a label on it, I suppose...

You were blackmailing him because?

Because he was having an affair with Ms. Winton.

Mr. Munroe claims that the relationship ended weeks ago.

Not from what I saw.

We can't keep doing this.

No, no.

No, no.

No more.

No, no.

We can't... no.

Toby, are you all right?

It's okay.

He sleepwalks.

Yeah, come on, mate.

Let's get you back to your cabin, eh?

That's it.

This way.

Okay.

You can remember what you see when you sleepwalk?

I'm one of the rare few.

And you realized you could use what you

saw to blackmail Mr. Munroe.

Oh, I see it more as a strategic advantage.

Yes, I blackmailed him, and he paid up.

How much?

Just enough for a few essential items.

One doom merchant and two soul hunters.

They're essential on the battle plains.

It's over now, isn't it?

I should have asked for more up front.

I should never have gone along with it the first time,

but I panicked.

And then he came back asking for more?

Yeah.

I'm going to need more money.

No.

I have more gear that I want to buy.

Well, then get a job.

But why when this is working out so well?

It's not working anymore.

My wife knows, so no.

No leverage, no money.

Do the police know you were hooking up?

What did you just say?

I'm sure they'd be interested to learn that you were

having an affair with a woman who

was murdered the next morning.

Don't you dare say a thing.

My client did the right thing.

He called for help.

He did.

Doesn't mean he didn't assault him first.

Just the latest in a series of lies from you, isn't it, Karl?

For once, Miranda didn't get to say charge him or let

him go because I charged him.

Assault so he can hang on to him for a bit.

Okay, so an assault charge and then a homicide charge.

Karl killed Hannah because she couldn't have her.

Man, this guy just gets better and better.

Yeah, I kind of buy him poisoning her,

but strapping her to a zipline is pretty sadistic for a guy

who claims to love her.

I do not ever want to be loved like that.

I still think Hannah being trussed

up like that was a message.

If Karl killed her, who was that message for?

Georgia.

Why would Karl do that to his own daughter?

Okay, what if it was her message to him?

She was there hoping to buy drugs

from Fraser to alleviate her mum's MS symptoms,

and she lied to us.

Remember, at her mum's shop?

I'd be willing to bet she was telling

him to stick to their story.

Maybe she knew about the affair.

Senior.

Jenny.

How can I help you?

Aki has something he wants to tell you.

Ah, your timing couldn't be better.

Come through.

We already know that you weren't

with Georgia on the morning that Ms. Winton died.

That's not all.

Go on.

Mr. Munroe arranged to meet Ms. Winton that morning.

How do you know that?

I heard them.

It's all right, mate.

Toby was sleepwalking again.

He's lucky that Ms. Winton and I were still up.

Otherwise, he could have wandered off anywhere.

That's it.

Into bed.

And you should be asleep too.

Night.

I couldn't sleep.

I needed to use the bathroom.

Hannah, listen.

Karl, I just don't think we can do this anymore.

Can we just talk?

Come on.

Give me a chance, please.

Not now.

Okay.

What about tomorrow morning, early, when no one else

is around?

I'll meet you at the zipline by the bottom platform.

We take separate tracks.

6:45.

If you're not there, I won't wait.

Talk to Toby.

You okay?

How long have you known this?

Only a couple of hours.

Aki was a mess when he told me.

You should have come to us sooner.

I couldn't.

I didn't... I didn't want to think it was true.

Mr. Munroe is like a dad to me.

Better than my real dad.

He actually cares, you know?

What have you got?

Yeah, Toby confirmed Aki's story,

but he didn't see him leave the cabin.

He was asleep, like Aki said.

Thanks.

I'm sorry to keep you waiting.

We have a witness who claims to have overheard you and

Hannah planning to meet on the morning that she died,

at the site where her body was found.

What witness?

One we're inclined to believe.

Okay, yes, we agreed to meet.

What time was this?

6:45 AM, lower platform of the zipline.

But I didn't go.

Why not?

Well, the dumbest reason in the world.

I slept through my alarm.

Please.

No, it's true.

Maybe my subconscious already knew

that Hannah was a lost cause.

It doesn't sound like you did end the affair.

No.

Hannah ended it.

And you weren't ready to let her go.

And if you couldn't have her, then no one

else could have her either.

No.

I loved her, and she loved me too.

But she just couldn't bring herself to split up a family.

And you could?

I didn't see Hannah that morning,

and God knows, I didn't kill her.

But if you did, why did you feel

the need to strap her to the zipline and send her flying?

One more time, it wasn't me.

♪ I pass you on the street, and my eyes go down ♪

♪ And your number's on the screen, ♪

♪ so I let the call ring out

♪ You say you want to see me, say you want to be my friend ♪

♪ But something doesn't feel right ♪

♪ I won't pretend, I won't pretend ♪

♪ What if I'm wrong?

♪ What if I'm wrong?

♪ What if I'm wrong?

♪ Always go with what my bones say ♪

♪ And my bones say follow your heart ♪

♪ Always go with what my bones say ♪

Kristin, I'm going to swing by the Munroe house.

Okay.

Say hi to your mum for me.

Bye.

Josh is taking Ella to the airport.

Her mum finally got a flight back.

No one's getting lost in that, are they?

It's Karl's.

Would have been handy at camp.

Hmm.

What can I do for you?

Something's been bothering me.

Hannah's death wasn't pleasant, but

the way her body was discovered,

that was just cruel.

I think Hannah's killer intended for someone

to find her that way.

But who?

I mean, we know Georgia was in the area,

but would Karl do that to his own daughter?

He wouldn't.

He had an appointment with Hannah

and no one to confirm his story about sleeping

through his alarm.

It's all I've been able to think about.

Alternatively, it could have been Karl

who was meant to find Hannah.

After all, her death would have hurt him the most.

But it wasn't Karl who found the body.

True.

I'm not sure why you're telling me all this.

I just have a few more questions.

Fine.

Take a seat.

My questions are for Aki.

You told us you were on the way to the toilet

when you overheard Mr. Munroe and

Ms. Winton arranging to meet.

Yeah.

But the ablutions block is in the opposite direction

to the campfire.

I saw them talking.

Mr. Munroe's body language was kind of aggressive,

so I stopped to listen.

Mr. Munroe told us that he didn't go to that meeting

with Miss Winton.

It's true that he doesn't have anyone

to corroborate his whereabouts that morning,

but then, neither do you.

And for a while, you and Georgia

were telling us that you were together, but that was a lie.

Being a prefect is important to Georgia.

We didn't want anyone finding out about the drug deal.

It was only when that story fell apart

that you came forward with what you knew about Karl and Hannah,

to divert attention away from yourself.

Pure speculation.

Indulge me.

The only person, apart from Karl,

who knew that Hannah would be at the zipline that morning

was you.

You don't know that.

She could have told Ms. Phipps.

Ms. Phipps, who's all but admitted

to spreading rumors about her?

I don't think so.

You left your cabin that morning.

You intercepted Hannah on her way to the zipline.

Oh, Aki.

You're up early.

Is everything okay?

Fine.

I... I've just...

I've been thinking about what you said, about my work,

about being distracted.

You're right.

Oh, good.

It's like I said, I want you to do well.

You persuaded her to go to the top of the zipline

rather than the endpoint.

You'd already had time to prepare.

Wow.

It's so pretty, right?

You're going to do so well if you put your mind to it.

Drink?

Oh, thanks.

Oh my god.

What have you done?

She would have succumbed to the poison

in less than a minute.

But that minute must have felt like an hour.

You then readied Ms. Winton to send

her down to meet Mr. Munroe.

But Karl never showed up.

Fraser was wearing the same kind of yellow parka

that you'd seen Karl wear.

Easy mistake to make.

Georgia was at the clearing and saw Hannah's body arrive.

Later, when she needed a cover story

as to where she was that morning,

you were happy to help because you needed a cover story too.

And when Georgia came clean, you

needed to deflect attention away from yourself

by implicating Mr. Munroe.

That's quite the tale, Detective.

I can't wait to hear what you think Aki's motive

could possibly be.

Well, it depends on whether Aki was acting alone.

He and Jenny have already admitted to keeping

one secret, smoking dope.

Perhaps Jenny found out about Karl's affair year earlier than

she's admitted and enlisted Aki's help to see

off a threat to her marriage.

No, no.

I did my best to make sure she didn't know.

About the affair?

But you knew.

How?

I wasn't supposed to, but one day, I

saw Mrs. Morpeth, the school librarian,

dropping something in the letterbox.

I was worried it was about my school grades.

If my grades were down, my parents

said I'd have to move with them to Japan.

I'm still waiting to hear a plausible motive.

To take Hannah out of the picture,

and to punish Karl for playing reckless

with your adoptive family, the place you feel safe and loved.

But catching them together late at night

tipped you over the edge.

When we turned up to the camp,

you couldn't understand why Karl hadn't found the body.

You couldn't imagine him revealing the affair

or becoming a serious suspect.

After all, the plan was to keep the Munroe family together, not

split them apart.

That would have meant going back to Japan

for your last year of school.

You don't know what that's like for me.

My parents...

I don't have a life there.

Can I see him?

♪ I've got to tell you, and I must be honest ♪

♪ It hurts sometimes

♪ I've felt anger, but not in a while ♪

♪ But the sadness hangs around ♪

♪ Well, he's running, and he's hiding ♪

♪ From the water and the grief ♪

♪ You could ask him, ask him about it ♪

♪ And he'll lie through his teeth ♪

♪ We're trying to repair

♪ Something that's not there

♪ Love

♪ Oh, oh, oh,

♪ Love

♪ Oh oh, oh

Hey, morning, gents.

Hey.

You seem more chipper today.

Well, I realized something.

My own heart might be hurting, but I can

still help others find love.

Aw.

How?

You do this job long enough, you start to get an insight

into people's personalities.

Yeah, from what they order.

You put the right orders together

with a bit of coffeeology, and you get a love match.

Oh.

Don't believe me?

Have a look over there.

Macchiato and a soy latte.

Match made in heaven.

Over there, two ristrettos vibing perfectly.

What about these two?

Decaf latte and triple shot long black.

Classic case of opposites attract.

I did order takeaway, didn't I?

Yeah.

What can I get you guys?

I'm good.

Long black, please, but I'm not looking for love.

Come on.

I know you're a romantic at heart.

How many times have you been married?

Too many.

Mike.

What a good way to start the day.

A triple shot cappuccino with cinnamon and chocolate.

Sure.

What does that mean, a long black and a cappuccino?

Triple shot?

You put those two together, and you either get fireworks

or you burn the house down.

Oh, I love fireworks.