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[Siren wailing]

Please tell me one thing I've done wrong.

Sometimes you take liberties.

My town, my rules.

That's not the way the world works anymore.

Whose side are you on?!

Why do you want to hang out with me?

You're the party guy.

-To Joe! -Whoo-hoo!

[Glass shatters]

[Alarm blaring]

You'd come to me, wouldn't you, if you killed him,

because, you know, I'd look after you.

I am talking to you, you crooked piece of shit.

This town deserves better.

We have to be seen

to be taking these concerns seriously.

I'm right in the middle of a homicide.

Then I'll come to you.

We found Joe's phone. It got dislodged in the burglary.

You don't think it could have been planted?

-Stop imagining things, bro. -I'm not Stephen.

I'm not turning a blind eye for my mates.

Welcome to Misty Ridge.

Easy access, no contentious water rights.

I don't know no one else can,

But I see you for who you really are.

[Lights click off]

Don't! Turn 'em back on!

[Laughter]

[Tires screech]

Ariki.

It's happening. It's happening.

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Dress uniform. He means business.

[Car door closes, engine starts]

We got the tooth back.

It's weird.

It's over 100 years old.

Doesn't make any sense.

We're cops, not fossil hunters.

Unless it's helpful in solving this case.

I don't want you getting distracted.

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[Engine revving]

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Stephen: You have the right to consult with a lawyer in private

and without delay.

I'm just gonna get changed.Make it quick.

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Now, you got some balls.

I'll give you that.

Breaking into someone's house

while you're partying with a cop.

Balls but no brains.

You know this is about more than the burglary, don't you?

If we can prove that you broke in,

it means that you planted Joe's phone.

If you had Joe's phone,

stands to reason that you're the one that killed him.

[Laughing]

[Sighs]

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[Gasps]

[Breathing shakily]

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[Breathing shakily continues]

What the fuck happened last night?

You screamed loud enough to wake the dead.

Almost crashed the car,

and then you made me leave you there on the bridge.

I had to drive home in my state.

You left me there?

You didn't come home.

I think Lois picked me up.

Lois.

Yeah. At least that's where I woke up.

What, did you call her to come get me?

Because my phone was flat.

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I-It's just stuff.

Makes me feel sick

knowing they've been in the house.

We'll get the cleaners in, top to toe done.

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You don't really think I killed Joe, do you?

[Sighs]

But this development had better bloody be worth it.

Who are you calling?

The contractors to see when they can start work.

If they can't play by the rules, why should we?

So you gonna tell Preston why you didn't make the inquiry?

I know you're mad.

I just need to know what the plan is.

We both have a lot to lose.

David's an old friend.

He'll look after us.

Wait here.

I've got a meeting at the bank.

What the fuck are you playing at?

Breaking into the McCraes'.

I thought you'd be pleased.

[Indistinct conversation]

Look, I really need to chalk one up here

and show Preston that I've made progress.

We know the break-in was O's idea.

I'm not a narc.

Why should you be collateral damage?

This isn't your fight.

I'll take my chances.I'm not asking, Rob!

What do I have to say?

Just tell the truth.

[Kayak clattering]

The break-in was O's idea.

I was just an unwilling accomplice.

I need to ask you about the phone.

What phone?

[Vehicle door opens]

Why would O kill Joe?

Create a martyr, frame the McCraes, two birds.

You don't think Charlotte or Haggis stashed the phone?

Then it got uncovered during the break-in.

If they had any major evidence, surely that would have

got rid of it before calling us to investigate.

The best thing we got is breaking and entering.

Put him in the interview room.

Stephen, how's the case going?

Well, you didn't have to dress up for me.

Nice shiner. Squash.

Getting away myself.

I'm gonna give myself a heart attack.

So how long you in town for? Enough to crank up the barbie?

Lois would like to see you.

You've become some highfalutin peno.

We won't make you do the dishes this time.

I know we go back a long way, but the town has spoken.

I'm to listen.Yeah, David, I mean...

I've hit the hard wood.

No more boys' club.

Shall we?

Yeah, yeah, I'll just, um...

make some calls. I'll be right with you.

Let's hope your house is in order.

You don't like me much, do you?

You're a creep. You have no morals.

[Chuckling]

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What did Stephen ask you to do?

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It's a mistake, you know.

Getting offside with him.

[Scoffs]

Once your lawyer's here, we'll take a full statement.

That man is a fucking phoenix.

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Stephen's been in the shit before.

Worse than this.

And he will rise again.

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You got a lot to learn about this town...bro.

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This place changes so fast.

Ariki.

Am I saying there right?Yeah.

I hear you're a bright kid, a promising future.

I look forward to following your career with interest.

You planning on staying in Queenstown long?

Not my natural habitat.

If there's anything I should know about Stephen,

either as a colleague or a friend,

I'd appreciate your candor.

Keeping quiet won't do him any favors.

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You have a think.

We'll talk tomorrow.

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[Zipper closing]

Since when do you get migraines?

Isn't that why we had to postpone?

Oh, yeah, my doctor thinks

it might be the mercury in my fillings.

I'm getting too old.

And all this fuss.

Stephen --The petition's been withdrawn.

A lot of people signed it.This is unnecessary, isn't it?

We need to address the concerns expressed by the community.

It's just a waste of time and resources.

There's been no official complaint.

The IPCA are involved.This is coming from above.

I'm trying to solve a homicide, David!

They want us to clean up our act. No more cowboys!

P.C. bullshit.

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State your name for the record.

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-Hi. -Hello.

Jonah.

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You've got a good setup here.

Ready to go. Soon as we get the green light.

Must be putting a strain on the cash flow.

Until then, downed tools, no false starts.

No breaking ground until after the ruling.

Breach any rules,

they'll come down on you like a ton of bricks.

[Man speaking indistinctly in distance]

We play fair and square.

Come have a look.Right.

These got dropped off at reception for feedback.

Ah. Close the door.

[Door closes]

Can you, uh, let the printers know this is coming?

Mark it "urgent."

Should you be doing this?

Isn't it like insider trading or something

'cause you're not a developer?

No, I'm...

I'm more of a silent middleman.

But doesn't it put the project at an unfair advantage?

I thought that we were supposed to be neutral.

I wanted you to see how things really work around here,

but I don't want to involve you if it makes you uncomfortable.

Well, if it's urgent, then wouldn't it be better

to e-mail the brochures to our targets?

[Chuckles]

Well, it's done.

And so am I.

Once O gets wind of this,

whatever's left of my reputation is toast.

I won't forget this.

Yeah, well, you pick a side...

you stick to it.

While O is out of the picture, find out as much as you can.

You want me to spy on my flatmate.

The only reason you're in that place.

O is up to something. I can feel it.

Facts, not feelings.

He's entitled and thinks the world owes him.

It's a recipe for trouble.

Stephen?

Till tomorrow.

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Ariki: Court appearance first thing in the morning.

Yep. I'm, uh...

I'm pleading not guilty, so...

They'll make a date for your trial,

release you on bail.

Rob sold you down the river.

Stephen's gonna try to tie the phone to you.

[Sighs] I don't know shit about Joe's phone.

Did you kill Joe?

No. Why would I - Why would I do that?

You never liked him.

Well, I don't like you, I never knocked you off.

[Sighs]

I wouldn't do that to Rosa.

Okay?

Honestly, the guy was a drip.

Not worth going to jail for.

If I'm, uh, I'm going down,

it's gonna be for something meaningful.

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Hey, mate.

How are you holding up?

Hey, what's your thoughts on eels?

Eels?

Depends who you are and where you're from.

Monsters of the deep.

[Speaks indistinctly]

It's all about what perspective you bring.

So they're not a bad omen?

Only if you're looking for bad omens.

Are you?

Been feeling pretty dark lately. Haunted.

Haunted?

Every now and then since I was a kid,

but it's gotten worse since I've been here.

It's a natural, normal part of life.

Count yourself lucky.

Not everyone gets the privilege of walking with ghosts.

Uh...hinter.

Charlotte's got the appeal fast-tracked.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

Getting grilled by Preston tomorrow,

and I don't know whether or not to tell him

about Stephen's suicide attempt.

Let me talk to Stephen.

We never should have let him back at work.

That's all he's got.

Who called you last night to come pick me up?

You did.

My phone was flat.

Well, I didn't recognize the number.

I assumed it was Rosa's.

Rosa never had hers on her.

Why can't I just stay away from that bridge?

There's something you need to see.

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I got obsessed after my accident,

looking for answers.

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Find any?

No, only more questions.

I haven't seen half of these people.

Well, maybe the bridge

isn't ready to show them to you yet.

Hmm.

Maybe it's me that's not ready.

You will be.

Give it time.

Ohh. These guys,

they started showing up after my accident,

discovered my gift.

They are so vibrant, alive.

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How do I connect to the bridge?

Find out what it wants with me?

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Should I be scared of it?

Oh, we're all scared of things we don't know.

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[Phone ringing]

Lois: Hey, Ariki.Hey.

The '50s couple, the ones that died at the bridge.

Yeah, what were their names?

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Knock!

Joe, Grub, the teenagers,

Evelyn McDonald and Walter Schmitt --

everyone who has died at that bridge

had a tooth on or near them.

They even found one in a kayak.

How did you know about McDonald and Schmitt?

I saw them...at the bridge.

Maybe it's a sign that -- that you're going to die.

Oh, God, help us.

They've been marked by the bridge.

The majority of these cases were accidents or suicides.

Surely you must have known.

[Scoffs]

Good luck pitching that theory.

[Knock on door]

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[Sighs]Did you get a tooth?

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I'm over this bullshit.

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I've only ever done what is best for this town.

And if the community and the department can't see that...

...then fuck them.

I've done nothing wrong.

And I will not be put through...

the indignity of an inquiry.

So until this mess is cleaned up,

I'm standing down.

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It's an interim measure.

I'm not gonna stand around

and watch them drag my name through the mud.

Preston's gonna be interviewing me.

What should I tell him?

I'm sure you'll do the right thing.

[Engine starts]

What the hell just happened?

Bit of a surprise.

He's been under a lot of pressure.

With Grub's death,

all that rubbish with Lois and Charlotte.

the town turning against him.

State your name for the record.

Detective Ariki Davis.

To the best of your knowledge,

has Detective Senior Sergeant Stephen Tremaine

ever operated outside his jurisdiction?

I haven't been here long enough to judge.

So nothing you would deem as inappropriate

or an abuse of his power or position?

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For the record, Detective Ariki Davis

is shaking his head.

It's out of character for him to stand down.

Was he fit for work?

Yeah.

It's hard to know which way it will go,

but I've heard the McCraes have lost some of their backers.

Great. I'll get that out to you straightaway.

I stepped down on full pay.

I'm not jumping through hoops,

and you've been saying that I should take it easy.

So...

Your golf clubs could do with an outing.

When are you gonna stop these backroom deals, Lois?

Please don't act like this is all my fault.

It is your fault!

All of this is your fault.

You play by your own rules.

And now you don't like the game?

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Thank you.

I appreciate it.

[Indistinct conversation]

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[Whistles]

Hey.

When's the trial?

A couple of months away.

But, um, it won't come to that.

Dad sent his watchdogs --

best legal representation money can buy.

What about Rob?

Uh...word is

he'll get 200 hours community service.

Where are you going?

Clear my head.

[Motorcycle engine starts]

Ariki: The McCraes.

They have the most to lose.

Joe lodged an appeal with the environmental court

the day that he was killed.

And if the water-rights decision is overturned,

it's likely they could go bankrupt.

Hard to ignore the timing.

And as we know, Orlando Smythe,

big-city rich kid playing with the greenies,

and Rob Ryder, they broke into the McCraes'.

So it's possible that they, or he,

could have planted Joe's phone to frame them.

Possible or probable?

Uh, waiting to hear back from ERS.

Bennett?

Yeah, so his kids died in a car accident.

Joe was driving.

So he has motive.

But hard to know

why he'd wait seven years to exact revenge.

Go ask him.

I'll look through the notes,

see if fresh eyes turn up anything new.

Okay.

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-Thanks for your time. -Alright. Sure.

This way.

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It's the start of a new school year,

so there's a meeting almost every night.

Plus, I've got a sideline business making podcasts.

What time do you get home?

Uh, late.

Till 11:00 most nights, 12:00 sometimes.

I'm always the last lock up, so you can check, you know?

There'll be a record of when I set the alarm code.

You must love your job.

Well, there's just not a lot to go home to, you know?

Me and the wife, we...split not long after. Uh...

My kids were the glue.

It must be hard working around kids all day.

Yeah. I don't know.

Sometimes it makes it feel like they're not so far away.

Did you kill him?

[Scoffs]

[Chuckling]

[Sniffles]

You know, every day since that accident,

I wanted to wring his bloody neck.

Now somebody's done it for me.

I thought his death would make me feel better.

Where can I get a copy of the alarm records?

The office should have them, otherwise the security film.

I suppose Tremaine is gonna press charges, eh?

Crooked piece of shit.

He didn't tell you?

I digged him.

Yeah. Should've done it years ago.

You'd have to ask him.

You cops, you're all the same.

You look after your own.

Hey, just so you know,

Joe carried it with him every day.

Right. Wow.

They're all dead now, aren't they?

Had another one cut for you.

I'm sure it was just an oversight.

Thanks.

I can't be thinking...

his killer's out there...

walking around.

I will find who killed Joe,

and I'll make sure that they rot in jail.

I promise.

Yeah.

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[Knock on door]

Jason Bennett.

The alarm codes at the school show

that he was working late that evening.

Plus there's some footage of him filling up at the garage.

We'll just keep digging.

Something will turn up.

Oh, it's come to my attention

you're still living with Orlando and Rosa...

despite the conflict of interest.

Stephen's idea?

Now he's off the case.

We'll sort you some appropriate accommodation.

We have to dial it up,

a multipronged attack.

[Speaks indistinctly]

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I hear Orlando pleaded not guilty.

I hope that fucker goes down.

He'll go down.

Rob sold him out.

[Chuckles softly]

[Sighs]

I know that he wasn't working the night Joe died.

Can I have a look at his roster for the week?

He was rostered on,

but it looks like he swapped shifts.

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Hey.

Hey.

Didn't think you were working.

I'm going up the river.

Surveillance mission.

Usually Joe would go with me.

[Sighs]

Do you want to come?

Better than being stuck in the office.

Can you keep her steady?

We document the building site several times a day.

Make sure they don't push go before they're allowed.

[Camera shutter clicks]

Keeps them honest if they know

their movements are all being caught on film.

[Camera shutter clicking]

[No audio]

[Laughs]

[Camera shutter clicking]

Let's go.Jesus, Ariki!

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Slow down.

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Right!

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Right! Go right!

[Panting]

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Go on. Go on.

[Lights click off]

Joe, turn 'em back on!

[Laughter]

Here we go. And...

[Laughter and screaming]

[Lights click on]

[Tires screech]

[Breathing heavily]

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Joe? Joe!

Joe?

[Sighs] Oh, thank God.

Now, Joe, it's me, Stephen.

Alright? You'll be okay. You'll be okay.

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Have you been drinking?

Are you able to blow into this for me?

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. [Crying]

You're alright, you're alright, you're alright, you're alright.

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I'm sorry.

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[Blowing]

[Crying continues]

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

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[Panting]

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God. Are you alright?

I saw myself crash.

I thought I was gonna die, but...

I could see everything through Joe's eyes,

and I felt like I was right there.

Shut the door.

I saw Stephen again on the bridge.

What?

That was the past. It wasn't the future.

And Joe was drunk.

And Stephen covered it up.

I knew he did things his own way,

but I would never have imagined

he'd cross a line like that.

Well, why -- why would he do that?

Stephen was his coach.

He always looked out for his boys.

If this gets out, it'll break him.

[Sighs]

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Your visions...

the bridge is reaching out to you.

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Tell me what you see.

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It's like coming home.

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Ariki.

What were you doing with, uh, Lois?

I saw you in the office?

The bridge has been stirring up some things,

and Lois is helping me through them.

The bridge?

Are you feeling okay?

I...I feel good.

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I'll catch you later?

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Maaka, I can't do the development.

No more backroom deals.

Eh, it was a long shot.

In that time frame, nobody could have pulled it off.

[Speaks indistinctly]

I didn't realize you and Ariki were so close.

His friend's just died. He's away from home.

Looked like more than that.

I don't know what you think you're doing, Lois,

but stop mucking around.

Respect the deed.

Leave that bridge alone.

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[Birds chirping]

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Shit.

What are you doing?

You're being a creep.

O's up to something.

That's my problem, not yours.

Get out the car.

Excuse me.Get out of the car!

Why can't you let this go?

[Sighs]

Because if I'm not a cop, then I don't know who I am.

[Sighs]

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Oh, my God.

I'm so stupid. Why didn't I see this before?

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You're Joe's dad.

You're Joe's dad?

I could explain.

This is fucked.

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The car crash, his homicide investigation.

Ever since I got down here,

you have treated me like the son you never had.

"Son this," "son that."

And all this time, Joe was right under your nose,

desperate for a father.

I'm sorry.

Does Lois know?

No, no, no, no.

Does she know? No, no, no.

I'm not the one you need to be saying sorry to.

No. You tell her.

You tell her or I will.

What is it with you two freaks?

You both belong in the fucking loony bin.

I covered for you.

I put my ass on the line for some misguided...!

I lied!

But everyone is right. [Breathing heavily]

You're a corrupt piece of shit.

I should have let you jump off that fucking bridge.

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[Sniffles]

[Wind blowing]

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[Shudders]

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