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[eerie ambient music plays]

- [birds twittering] - [insects chirping]

[birds twittering, flapping]

[eerie music builds]

[leaves rustle]

[Gracie] Can you feel it?

Our connection to the spirit world tonight

is deep and powerful.

A realm of mystery and darkness just beyond our own.

We open ourselves to the spirit world

and command evil to stay outside the circle.

If the good spirit of Levi is near,

then please enter the glass.

Open your eyes.

Put your fingers on.

Are you there, Levi?

[exhales]

How have you been, Levi?

What have you been doing since we last spoke?

Watch...

Watching?

[stifles chuckle]

Ask him if he's been watching us in the shower.

[all chuckle]

Oh, you are kidding.

[chuckling]

Okay... you know everything about us, right?

Like... do you know all our secrets?

You said you were stuck in limbo, right?

Like you can't move on?

What happened to you, Levi?

Did you have a tragic death?

Gracie!

Can we just concentrate and not push the glass?

[soft rattling]

What was that?

[insects chirping]

[glass sliding]

[Joni] Let...

- me... - What the f...?

...out.

"Let me out"?

Huh?

- [Anita] "Let me out"? - [Joni] "Let me out".

Let... me...

What the fuck?

[Joni] ..out.

- [Anita] Guys? - [Jay] What the fuck?

- Holy shit. - [glass sliding]

What's happening?

It's an evil spirit. We have to end it.

- [Jay] What? - [Gracie] End it.

- We have to end it. - End it!

Shit. Oh! Fuck this!

Levi, go to goodbye!

- Levi, go to goodbye! Joni! - [screams]

Oh, shit! Fuck!

Joni!

[glass sliding]

[menacing music builds]

[gasps]

[glass sliding]

[whispering] Let... me... out.

- Gracie! - Don't fuck with us, Gracie!

[gasps]

[guttural] Let... me... out.

[splutters]

Gracie!

[Anita screams]

Fuck this!

[screaming] Move to goodbye, Levi!

Move to goodbye!

- [screams] - [glass clatters]

[grunting]

- [spluttering] - [menacing music builds]

- [girl screaming] - [Joni pants rapidly]

- [pants, whimpers] - [screaming continues]

- [woman screaming] - I thought she was out.

- [colleague] Parole breach. - Shit.

[colleague] Back in on Wednesday.

- [alarm blaring] - It's Friday. What's happened?

Bloody art program. Supposed to be therapeutic.

- Drama? - Painting.

Managed to sharpen a brush.

Joni's here to see you, Ivy.

Ivy, I thought I'd seen the last of you in here.

- Fuck off! - All right, all right. Come on.

Did you miss me so much you had to come back?

- I'll do it. I'll really do it. - Okay.

Hey, hey, hey. What has happened?

Last time I saw you, you were doing so good.

[Ivy] They won't shut up!

Yeah? What are they saying?

- Just talking about me. - Yeah?

"Bitch!" And I need to be punished.

So remember what we said? You can choose not to listen.

They're not gonna stop until I do it.

Ivy, I want you to look at me,

I want you to listen to my voice.

- [spits] - Oh! Jesus fucking Christ.

Okay.

Listen, I'm not going to let you hurt yourself. Okay?

- It's all my fault. - It's not your fault, darling.

It's not your fault, okay? It's not your fault.

We're just gonna talk. We're just gonna talk.

She's all right.

Can you put the brush in my hand?

[people shouting]

[teenager] Fucking do it!

That's it.

- [teenager] Do it! - [loud banging]

Good girl. It's all good.

- [teenager] Do it! - [banging intensifies]

[screams]

- [shouting and commotion] - [Joni] There's been a stabbing.

[alarm blares]

- [shouting, commotion continue] - [alarm continues]

[soundscape ceases]

- [dog barking in distance] - [door closes]

Oh, this is good, darling. This is a lovely card.

- This is all about success and-- - [Joni] Hi.

- [footsteps approaching] - Hiya.

[kisses] Hey, what's for dinner?

- [Lulu] Fish and chips. - [Mina] We left you some.

Didn't we have fish and chips on Tuesday?

If you want to cook something, be my guest.

Keep going, Nan.

[Pattie] Right, so... Oh, now this balances everything.

Because, you see, you had the nine of swords here,

and that can show up

when you're feeling anxious or fearful.

Who's feeling anxious or fearful?

Nan's doing a spread for me.

But the Queen of Cups, she's a beautiful card.

She's emotional.

And this card, this one grounds you.

This is all about trusting yourself and your intuition.

What's going on?

It's just a friend thing, don't worry.

You know, your mother's the real expert in all this stuff.

She was exactly the same at your age -

always worrying about what people were thinking of her.

- Was I? - Yes. Don't you remember?

You used to come home every day crying

because someone or other didn't like you.

- [Mina] When was this? - I wouldn't say every day.

Same age as you now, more or less.

Terrible anxiety.

Considering the circumstances...

[inhales] Anyway, who didn't like me?

[Pattie] Plenty of people did like you,

so what does it matter--

Yeah, but when you said that, who did you mean?

Jeez, get over it, Mum.

[phone vibrates]

Jay.

- Who's Jay? - [Joni] Oh.

Hi! Jay, this is--

- [Jay] Unexpected, I know. - [Joni] Yeah, it's been ages.

Yeah, all right.

How are you? You all good?

[Jay] Actually, no. I wanted to make sure you'd heard.

Heard what?

I don't know how to say this, but, um...

another Darling girl's gone missing.

Just like Gracie.

Oh, my God.

I know. And Raffy was the last to see her.

Your Raffy?

Yeah. It's like it's happening again.

They were even at the old shack.

All she'll say is, um...

they were "Playing Gracie Darling".

[unsettling music plays]

[Joni] Okay... Are you in a comfy spot?

[Joni makes playful noises]

- Ow. - Sorry. Sorry, sorry.

Lights out.

Can we leave the light on?

All right. Close your eyes. Shh, shh, shh.

Shh, shh. It's okay.

[TV playing faintly]

- You right, Bear? - [Mina] Mm-hm.

I'm on leave now, so...

we can have some fun this holidays,

we can go to the movies, Sushi Train...

If Sushi Train's your idea of fun,

you need to take a good hard look at your life.

Give me a break, you used to love Sushi Train.

Yeah, 'used to' being the operative words.

[TV continues playing]

I'm going to bed. 'Night, Mum.

Okay. 'Night.

[unsettling music plays]

["Every Time the Sun Comes Up" by Sharon Van Etten plays]

[woman talking indistinctly on radio]

♪ Pace man for you ♪

♪ Hold my horses ♪

♪ Patient ♪

♪ Hey, man ♪

♪ Tricks can wait ♪

♪ To heal my emotions ♪

♪ Every time the sun comes up ♪

♪ I'm in trouble ♪

♪ Every time the sun comes up ♪

- ♪ I'm in trouble ♪ - [scanner beeps]

Yep. Thanks.

♪ Every time the sun comes up ♪

♪ I'm in trouble ♪

♪ Imagine when ♪

♪ Every time the sun comes up ♪

♪ I see double. ♪

[song ends]

[sighs]

[Jay] I know, I know, I know... Yep.

I swear I'm doing everything I can, Ruth.

Yes. Yes.

Promise. And I will call you the minute I have something.

All right?

Yep. Bye. Bye.

Ruth Darling. She thinks I'm not doing enough.

- Are you? - [Jay clears throat]

They'd had a fight.

But then Raffy told us about the game.

There's no trace of her. Her phone's off.

She hasn't turned up in any of the hospitals. Or worse.

I thought you weren't coming.

I changed my mind.

[Jay] Oh.

Well, hi.

- Hi. - Hi.

[mysterious ambient music plays]

The Darlings have never really forgiven me for Gracie.

Forgiven you?

- Well, any of us. - Oh, my...

But, you know,

they don't have to look at you every day, do they?

And now with Anita and this bloody wind farm,

the whole town's on edge.

You said you'd be over first thing.

I said I needed to go into work first.

Well, you could have texted if you were changing plans.

I would have texted if I was changing plans.

[Anita] There's no need for the combative tone.

How are you, Joni?

Good... Anita. It's nice to see you.

- Frankie turned up yet? - No. No.

- You reckon she ran away? - [Anita] Probably.

Either that or karmic retribution.

Oh, jeez, Anita.

How's Raffy going?

See if you can get any sense out of her.

That's only if, you know, you feel comfortable with that.

It's the turbines.

It messes with their flight paths.

The Darlings pushed the development through.

Anyway, uh, Raffy's in her room.

I lost another two animals this week.

The Darlings are profiting off my ruin.

Not now, Anita.

Rich get richer while everyone else gets screwed over.

Take off your shoes, please.

It's fine. You can leave them on.

[knock at door]

Hi, Raffy.

It's Joni.

It's been a while.

Uh, your mum and dad wanted me to have a chat with you.

Is that okay?

[Raffy sniffles]

Your dad said that you and Frankie

were up at the old shack.

Did he tell you that we used to hang out up there?

We used to do seances.

Scared the shit out of ourselves.

- Really? - [Joni] Yeah.

Well, you know, I mean, there's...

a lot of stuff that you don't know about him.

Just like how there's stuff he doesn't know about you.

Raffy, what's Playing Gracie Darling?

Everyone at youth group plays.

Okay. How do you play?

I just ran away and left her there.

Is there anything else that you want to tell me?

Might help us find your friend?

[Joni] Hmm.

I'll just...

[tears paper]

That's my number.

If you ever wanted to call or text me, you can.

Something evil got inside her.

Something... called Levi.

[low ominous music plays]

Levi.

Levi. I mean, that was something we created, right?

Some sort of collective delusion.

[scoffs] It was so long ago, Joni, I barely remember.

You and Anita ever mention it?

You know, the things that you talk about

when you think the kids aren't listening.

No. No, we never talk about that night.

Right. Okay. [clicks seatbelt]

Well, I guess...

it's just important that you don't shut Raffy down,

that she feels listened to,

even if what she's talking about seems silly or irrational.

Yeah.

Well, it was still good to see you.

Yeah.

Thanks for coming up, yeah?

I'm... I'm sorry if I wasted your time.

No. Not at all.

- If there's anything else... - Yeah, I'll keep you posted.

- Good luck. - Yeah, thanks. Okay. Bye.

[knocks]

Hello?

[Moira] Yes. Yes.

My granddaughter, Frankie.

Apricot hoodie, red backpack, denim shorts.

Yes.

Thank you.

Pray for us.

[phone beeps]

Moira.

Sorry. I knocked. It's Joni.

Oh, Joni!

- Hi. - How are you, darling heart?

How are your gorgeous girls?

Oh, they're fine. They're fine.

I'm leaving this afternoon,

but I just wanted to see you before I left.

I can't believe this is happening to you again.

I'm so sorry.

Oh...

Only God knows God's will.

- Let me put the kettle on. - Oh--

[Moira] Ruth will be pleased to see you.

[calling out] Ruth!

[quietly] Jay's doing everything he can, but it's almost--

[Ruth] Have you heard something?

Um...

Joni's come to offer her prayers.

Hi, Ruth.

Oh. Ah... thank you. Um...

Mum's got half the district praying,

but what I really need is people

doing something constructive to help find my daughter.

[inhales] I'm sorry, is this a good time for guests?

Why are you asking people around?

I don't want to hear how sorry they are. I want--

[Moira] Calm down. People are only trying to help.

[Ruth] If they want to help, they can go do something.

[Moira] There is no need to be rude.

[Ruth] I don't care if it's rude...

[Moira and Ruth continue arguing]

["Don't It Get You Down" by Deadstar plays faintly]

- ♪ Well, don't it get you down ♪ -[girls chattering faintly]

[girls continue chattering indistinctly]

[chattering continues]

[Deadstar] ♪ And now you're underground ♪

♪ Wasting away ♪

♪ Watching your back again ♪

♪ All you gotta know ♪

Your mum is so fucking cool.

She actually still wear this stuff?

[Young Joni] Yeah, I guess.

Did it hurt when you flipped the bike?

[Gracie] Fuckin' oath. [chuckles]

You excited for all the tourists over the summer?

You might have more of a chance with guys you don't know.

Thanks a lot.

- Shut up. You know what I mean. - [giggles]

Like guys that aren't from this town.

Joni, you don't want to be sweet 16 and never been kissed.

Maybe I want to be a virgin forever.

Maybe I'll dedicate my life to Christ.

[Gracie] What about Jay?

[Young Joni] What about Jay?

- [door closes] - [footsteps thud]

- It's Grandad. Hide it. - Shit.

- [footsteps approaching] - [door opens]

What are the two of you up to, then?

- Project. - Good for you.

[Mr Darling] Staying for dinner, Joni?

Thanks, Mr Darling, but I'd best get home.

Next time, then. You're always welcome.

Thanks.

[door closes]

[soft clattering]

[grunts in disgust]

[footsteps approaching]

[door opens]

Mr Darling! Sorry, I, um...

Mr Darling, it's Joni.

Where's Gracie?

Gracie? Gracie, um...

[Moira] Dad?

Oh, there you are!

Joni. What are you doing in here?

Oh...

Well, your... your father and I were just catching up.

Come on, Dad.

We'll show Joni out.

[gasps softly]

[soft pensive music plays]

[calling out] Dad? You home?

[rummaging]

[blows air]

[Bob in distance] You're such a perfect mother, aren't you?!

[Pattie] At least I'm not a liar and a hypocrite!

[Bob] Such a great role model for our daughter!

[Pattie] Don't you dare talk to me about role models!

[Bob] I'll talk about whatever I bloody well like!

[Pattie] What about--

[DJ on radio] ..all the tracks that are racing

up the charts right now.

This is 102FM - the soundtrack to summer.

Playing all the newest hits for you.

["Fade Into You" by Mazzy Star plays]

[Pattie and Bob continue arguing indistinctly]

♪ I wanna hold the hand inside you ♪

♪ I wanna take the breath that's true ♪

- [Gracie] See ya, suckers! - ♪ I look to you ♪

- [Gracie whoops] - ♪ And I see nothing ♪

[Young Jay] Gracie!

♪ I look to you to see the truth ♪

[Young Joni] Wait up!

♪ Some kind of night into your darkness ♪

[girl whoops]

♪ Colours your eyes with what's not there ♪

♪ Fade into you ♪

♪ Strange, you never knew... ♪

[song fades out]

- [panting] - [insects chirping]

[wood crunching]

[uneasy ambient music plays]

[phone clicks]

This place is definitely haunted.

Really?

Yeah. Bad shit has happened here, I reckon.

Oh, my God, stop it, Gracie. You're freaking me out.

Like someone's died. Or like a murder.

[soft clattering]

- What was that? - [Gracie] What?

[Jay] What?

Listen.

[creaking]

Who's there?

- [scuttling] - [screams]

[Anita] Oh, my--!

[laughing] Anita, your face!

Shut up, Gracie.

[Gracie chuckles]

[floorboards creaking]

[screams]

[Gracie] Oh, my fucking God! Jesus Christ, Billy!

- Give us a heart attack! - [Joni] What are you doing?

Mind your own fuckin' business.

[object drops on floor]

[Anita] Dickhead.

- [gasps] - Classy.

- Hoo-hoo! - Hmm.

[Jay] Oh, that's disgusting.

Billy!

Here you go, Jay... go wild.

Ooh!

You know what we should do here?

A seance.

[sighs]

[ominous sting plays]

[uneasy music rises]

[starlings flapping, twittering]

[breathes heavily]

[starlings flapping]

[cheerful chatter and laughter in distance]

[teenager 1] How was work?

[teenager 2] It was fine.

[chatter continues]

Exactly. And it's gonna be like--

[Joni] Hey, guys. Sorry.

- [chatter stops] - Um... is Raffy in tonight?

Who's asking?

Oh, I'm a friend. A friend of...

A friend of her dad's.

- Are you his new girlfriend? - [Joni] No, no.

- Not that kind of friend. - [teenagers giggle]

Gosh, you guys must be really worried about Frankie.

She's probably just run off.

I heard that they were "Playing Gracie Darling".

They were playing?

Do you know about that game?

Gracie Darling?

As in that girl that disappeared back in the '90s?

Yeah.

[uneasy music builds]

They let out something evil back then.

You should never go into the forest at night

or Gracie's killer--

- Rah! - [gasps]

[teenagers laugh]

- Oh, yeah? - [Joni] Okay.

So the rest of you lot joining us or...?

- [teenager] Yeah. - Yeah? Okay, come on, then.

- Sorry, hi. You are...? - Sorry.

Hi, I'm Joni Grey. I'm a psychologist.

I've been working with Sergeant Rajeswaran.

Yeah, if this is an official visit,

uh, I wasn't informed.

So anyone who is dealing with the kids

needs official clearance.

Totally understand. Sorry about that.

- Okay, let's go. - [teenagers laughing]

Hey... Does the name Levi mean anything to you?

Goodbye.

- Hi! - Mummy!

[Joni] Hi, Lulu.

[Mina] What's happened to Grandpa?

Nothing. Pa's fine. See?

Hard living finally caught up with you, Bob?

Ha! You should be so lucky.

[Mina] What are you doing up there?

I'm sorry. There was a bit of an emergency.

What emergency? In the middle of the night?

Terrible thing, this girl missing.

- What? Who's missing? - [Bob] Young Frankie Darling.

I was going to tell you about it when I got home.

[uneasy music plays]

[uneasy music swells, then fades]

- [woman screams] - [indistinct shouting]

[woman] Someone help!

Somebody!

[indistinct panicked shouting]

[woman shrieks] No!

[ominous music builds]

[man] Put it out, put it out!

[woman shouts]

[Jay] Get back!

[Jay grunts]

[ominous music rises]

Are you all right? Are you burnt?

No. No, no, I'm fine.

[Joni] What the hell is that?

[Jay] Somebody's sending a message.

[Joni] To who?

I've got a pretty fucking good idea.

Oh, Jesus!

Joni, what were you doing at the youth group this afternoon?

I wanted to help, I just... I thought--

I asked you to talk to Raffy,

not to start your own unauthorised investigation.

I'm sorry.

All right, clear off.

[embers smouldering, crackling]

[dissonant uneasy music plays]

[scoffs lightly]

[sighs]

[uneasy music builds]

[wind turbines pulsating]

[pulsating continues]

[fridge door opening]

[sniffs]

[scanner beeps]

[Caitlyn laughing] ..she doesn't usually stay up very late.

[scanner beeps]

[scanner beeps]

[indistinct chatter]

[Caitlyn chuckles]

Yeah, a little bit, not too bad.

[Zac] Yeah.

[Caitlyn] My mum and I were watching a show last night.

She speaks over the contestants, just guessing the answers.

She's asking questions that I obviously

don't know the answer to 'cause we're watching the same show.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- [uneasy music plays] - [insects chirping]

[dog sniffing]

[dog yaps]

[dog barks]

What the hell were you playing at?

Look, I know it was you, or one of your stupid mates.

Do you know how dangerous--?

Not to mention totally insensitive

with Frankie missing--

Anita?

[under his breath] Fuck.

[uneasy music swells]

[music fades]

[insects chirping]

- [insects chirping] - [indistinct radio chatter]

- Hey. - [Jay] Hey.

I'm keen to help find Frankie.

Should I report to you or...?

No. No, uh... Detective's come up from the city.

Um, I'm too close apparently.

Oh.

[indistinct chatter]

[woman] Frankie!

[man] Frankie!

Frankie!

[woman] Frankie!

[man] Frankie!

[woman] Frankie!

[Joni] Frankie!

[pants]

Frankie?

Gracie.

[sighs]

Frankie!

Hey!

Hey, hey, hey!

[uneasy music builds]

Frankie!

Hey!

[uneasy music swells]

[panting heavily] Frankie! Hey!

Hey, hey, wait!

[continues panting]

[gasps]

[groans]

[pants, winces]

[breathing heavily]

[crunching]

Oh...

[gasps]

Hey!

Hey, I found something! Somebody please help me!

Someone?!

[screaming] Help!

[uneasy music rises]

[music subsides]

Yeah, Frankie's body.

[Pattie] So, just charred remains?

[Joni] Mmm.

Um, I'm gonna... I'm gonna get in the car now.

So I'll see you in a few hours.

Oh, take your time. I'll hold the fort here.

Thanks, Mum. Yeah.

I've been worried about you, darling.

I did a spread and the cards--

Oh, for fuck's sake, Mum...

I don't want to say "I told you so",

but it was quite worrying, really it was.

Okay. Thank you.

[mysterious ambient music plays]

[wind turbines pulsating]

[knocks]

Hello?

[man and woman] In my distress I called upon the Lord,

and cried unto my God.

He heard my voice out of his temple

and my cry came before him,

even into his ears.

I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.

For the Lord is my rock,

- my fortress... - [Joni] Hello?

...my deliverer, my refuge--

[Joni] Oh. I'm so sorry to interrupt.

Oh, Joni.

[Joni] I just thought I'd drop by on my way out of town.

Zac.

This is our pastor, Zac Teporoa.

Zac, this is Joni Grey, a dear friend of the family.

Yeah. Pleased to meet you officially.

- Likewise. - Um... Ruth is in bed.

Um, the shock, she needed a liedown--

I'm not in bed.

I'm so, so sorry, Ruth.

I gotta... I'm gonna head.

And if there's anything that you need...

Thank you.

[knock at door]

[Jay] Hi.

- Mrs Darling. - Uh, Moira, please.

[Jay] Moira. Ruth.

I'm not really meant to do this, but, um...

...I just wanted to give you a heads-up.

The full forensics haven't come back yet,

but what we do know for sure is that the body...

It's a teenage girl.

[Ruth sobs]

The girl has an identifying feature.

A broken arm, fully healed at the time of death.

A double fracture of the left forearm.

Gracie.

[Moira and Ruth gasp]

Oh, God, oh, God...

- Mum... - You right?

- Mum! - Okay, hold her head.

Hold her head. Good. That's all right.

- [ominous music builds] - [Joni] It's okay. It's okay.

[voices fade out]

[ominous music swells, then fades]

[mysterious ambient music plays]