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- I'm working this case.

I'm going to find the perps and I'm going to put them away.

- My town, my rules. - That's not the way

the world works anymore.

- Whose side are you on?

- I don't know what I'd do without you.

- Ariki. - Oh my god.

- You're Joe's dad. - I can explain.

- You're a corrupt piece of shit.

- I've got all the answers you're looking for.

- We're working on your son's case.

There's no coming back from this.

- Lois Tremaine, I'm arresting you

for the murder of Joe Turner.

- You'll have to look after the bridge.

- No.

- Terrible things happen when you reject your calling.

Court is in session.

The Crown versus Lois Tremaine

in the homicide of Joe Turner.

- It's about to get thrown out. Conflict of interest.

So every single piece of evidence, Lois's confession,

is all inadmissible, apparently.

- For the defense.

The prosecution agree that this case

cannot proceed to trial.

Case dismissed.

This court is adjourned.

All stand.

- The hell were you and Stephen thinking?

The fact that you got promoted

off the back of this is a joke.

Yeah, yeah, yeah,.

- Woo-hoo! - Woo!

- I'm on the phone! - Woo-hoo!

- I'm glad. I'm glad to hear this.

Very glad to hear this. Okay.

Thank you, bye bye.

- Okay, let's go. - Ah.

We need to bring the build forward by six months.

- What are you talking about?

Dad, that's my call. That's the build.

That's my call, not yours.

- We're already maxed out.

We can deliver it safely or on time, not both.

- It's not up for discussion.

- Dad, listen to me. You're undermining my position, okay?

- Hey, I wouldn't do anything that you couldn't handle.

Go handle it.

- Dad. - Don't do it now.

- We need to keep those boys safe.

- He's coming over. - Keep those boys safe.

- Just fucking relax. - Hey, guys. How're we going?

- Yeah yeah yeah, we're good. - We're good?

Money's not going to be an issue here, okay?

Whatever you need, we're going to get it for you.

We're thinking some nice bonuses and stuff like that.

- There were supply issues, safety.

- It's going to be fine. - Safety is our top priority.

- We're okay. Just relax. - It's all good.

It's all good. Listen to your friend.

Listen to your friend, okay?

- Come on! - This is business.

This is how business works. Calm down.

- I've had enough of this. - Just leave it, Piripi!

- Ooh.

- Play by the rules.

- Why are you a cop, Davis?

- Duty, service, purpose.

- You worked your best friend's homicide.

Lapses of judgment like that don't belong in the police.

What kind of role model are you for other Pasifika cops?

- Yeah.

I could blame Stephen, this town.

But yeah, I have to own my bad choices.

I have a lot to prove.

I won't make the same mistakes again.

- Right.

No active duty until I know

what to do with you, with this station.

- You still got a job?

- Depends on how the restructure goes.

- At least Stephen had the decency to fall on his sword.

- Stephen stepped down and never came back,

trying to save face.

It's not the same thing.

So, Big Mac combo, maple sub, tuna and avocado sushi?

- And a miso, and a Coke. - And some ketchup.

- Ariki.

Puketapu Heights golf club.

after the food run.

- That's going to cost a ton to fix.

- Yeah, I think he can afford it.

- Is that Noel Kennard? - Noel, Noel!

I phoned the police here

in case you want to make a claim or press charges.

- Tomorrow. Harper's organized a tow truck.

- Got you a meeting at the Beehive.

Your flight leaves in an hour.

- Why did she get the cops involved?

I don't want to see her again.

- Jesus, Dad, let her do her fucking job, okay?

- Fine, Caleb gets to keep his plaything.

Grow up.

- Any security footage?

- Our patrons prefer privacy.

And I asked around, but nobody saw anything.

- Hmm.

- He's a bit of a tricky customer,

so do you mind just keeping me in the loop?

Do you need that sorted?

- You should be made to pay for what you did.

- You think I can stay here,

after everything that's happened?

Take it.

It belongs to you. - I'm done with that shit.

I'm done with the bridge, the vision, the ghosts.

- Maybe the bridge isn't done with you.

- Look at that.

I smashed the tooth. It's over.

- I won't be here, Ariki. I can't protect you.

- Not my problem.

- You are making a big mistake.

- Hm.

- Can you answer your phone, please?

- Yeah, sorry.

Ah.

Davis.

Wait, who's this?

You're breaking up. Can you repeat?

What kind of disturbance?

Hello, hello? Are you still there?

Hey, it's Davis.

Yeah, I'm calling about a disturbance at One Lane Bridge.

I can't. No active duty.

Yeah, I'm sorry. No can do, mate.

Shit. It's probably nothing.

I'll do initial scope. Just stay on comms.

- Justice never sleeps.

- Yeah. Rain check?

- Yeah.

- The tooth.

The ghost.

He didn't die here.

It's me. It's Davis.

Yeah, I'm calling in a body.

One Lane Bridge.

- What are you doing here, Davis?

- I was first on the scene. I got a tip off.

Night shift was slammed with a multiple EMVA.

- What have we got? - Floater.

- Any idea who called it in? - Burner.

They ditched it before I could call back.

Didn't recognize the voice.

- This is One Lane Bridge.

Why do so many people die here?

- Not all of them do. Want me to show you?

- No, you're on traffic control.

Later today, but until then,

please treat this crime scene as tapu.

Be mindful around the tupapaku, the body.

No food, no drink, no shortcuts.

Full documentation, everything by the book.

- That is not actually good enough. You have 24 hours.

- How'd it go?

Did you get your workers in line?

Meet the new delivery schedule.

- Yeah, yeah, it's all under control.

- Good man.

Double espresso.

So, how was Wellington?

Underwhelming.

- Dad. - No.

- Hey, I've had an idea.

- I thought I smelled burning.

- Any chance I could sneak on through?

- What's that?

- Any chance I could sneak on through?

- Shouldn't be too long. - Please?

I'm starting a new temping gig.

Is there another way around?

- No, it'd probably be quicker to wait.

That's a cool van.

- Staying up at Paradise. - Oh, yeah? Just you?

- Yeah, just me and the open road. Complete freedom.

- So, who looks out for you?

- The universe.

You are such a cop.

- Oh, yeah? That's the general idea.

- There's a few different sets of prints, but this one

definitely doesn't match the victim's.

- You got a good eye.

- You think he was partying?

Fell in, whacked his head?

- That's one possible scenario.

- The tire tracks over there suggest only one vehicle,

so did his mates just leave him here?

- Well, only one set of tire tracks

doesn't mean there weren't other vehicles present.

- I can scan those too, once I'm done with these.

- Great. You're a fast learner.

- Need to grab some stuff. Here's your contract.

- Thanks.

Ow.

- Hey. - Heya.

- Hey. - Where's Piripi?

He needs to be part of this conversation.

- Hasn't come in yet. - Oh, okay. Where is he?

- He mentioned yesterday he might go

on an early supply run. - I can get him up to speed.

It's fine. - Do that.

Further, to our discussions, new plans.

How to fast track on the build.

- All right, okay.

Caleb. - Yeah.

- You see, the membranes are made to order offshore.

- Okay. - So that's two to four months

to make, delivery, install.

It's a lot. - Okay.

- Well, I guess you should get cracking.

- Hey guys, come here. Come here, guys.

We're all in this together, okay?

This is a team effort.

- Yeah. - Team effort.

Hey.

- We got it, yep. - Good job, guys.

- Ariki!

I need fingerprints and dental records to go to SVI.

Call them and see if they've got a match.

- Can I get you to sign this off, please?

SVI?

- Special Victim Identification.

What does she think happened?

- Accident.

Dude got drunk, tripped, whacked his head. Stupid.

- You don't think someone else could've been involved?

I mean, how'd he even get out there?

- It's above my pay grade.

- Hey, did Edwards ask you to call anybody else?

- Pathology. - Okay.

Ask them if he was dead when he went into the water,

and get them to check if it was river water or not

in his lungs or stomach.

- Thought you weren't supposed to be working the case.

- We're in the middle of a shakeup, Tilly.

Trying to make it look

like we know what the fuck we're doing.

- Here you go, mate. Thanks for your contribution, eh?

And some soup.

- You must be starving.

For a good cause. It'll only take a couple of minutes.

Hello, hello.

- Hungry work, fighting crime.

- Resources for high needs kids. She hates onions.

- Ariki, this is my girlfriend Renee.

- Nice to put a face to the name.

- Darren Gibbston. - You look familiar.

- I was Father Christmas at the kids' Christmas party.

- Ah. - Ho ho ho!

- Thank you. - Something a bit extra,

just to say thanks for your service, eh?

- Oh, cheers.

- I heard there was another body at One Lane Bridge.

Just good old jungle drums.

So, who was the unlucky bastard?

- Probably find out before we do.

Oh.

- Hey, what can I do for you?

- Just seeing if Mr. Kennard would like me

to follow up with anything with the car.

- We're all good, thank you.

- You sure? - Mm-hm.

- I'm happy to follow up

as part of our community outreach, insurance purposes.

- It's all taken care of.

Our money doesn't make us special.

We are the same as everyone else.

So it's just a car. It's metal and rubber.

- Okay.

So, how long have you owned this place?

- It is a work in progress.

- It's good to see you.

Pity it isn't on better circumstances.

- I heard you were in town.

You're going to have your work cut out for you.

- Yep, you know, good to sink my teeth into something new.

Fresh start, all that.

- You are better off without him, though.

is mid to late 20s.

We're still yet to identify him. Have you heard anything?

- No, but I will ask around.

- Any leads would be good,

so we can get hold of the.

Yeah.

- You're holding it together?

You're lucky you still got a job.

She has very high standards.

- Yeah, it's good to have a boss who has integrity.

- I'm not a charity case.

You need to eat.

I got asked to join the detective training program.

- That's a terrible idea. - I'm a big girl.

I can handle it.

Do you know anything about the dead guy at One Lane Bridge?

- No. - At work, maybe.

I'd get a lot of brownie points.

- Oh, just stop all the fuss!

- You don't have to live like this.

- That's looking better. - For now.

Got three more sessions.

- Why do you want to get rid of it?

- That life's over.

- Do I look all right?

- Let's see.

Look at us, making a real difference in the world.

You'll be fine.

- Davis, my office.

I thought we agreed you weren't going to work any cases.

Tilly said you asked her to get the water tested.

The autopsy result is in, and the water

in his lungs and stomach isn't river water, it's salt.

Someone went to a lot of trouble

to make that look like an accident.

Why did you think the body was staged?

- Instinct.

Expand.

- Weird shit happens at that bridge.

The cases I've been involved with,

it's never who or what you think.

And I wanted to help Tilly, and the department.

- Glad to hear it, she's your new partner. Gardiner!

As of this morning,

she's officially on the detective training program.

We're understaffed,

and you could do with all the help you can get.

Could you bring Davis up to speed on the case?

- Is this all there is?

Tell me you at least got

a make and model off the tire prints.

- We hadn't really got that far.

We assumed, given the circumstances, it was an accident.

- Yeah, well, there's your first mistake.

Assumption's not your friend.

What about the records?

- No finger prints, no dental records on file.

DNA, he's just some dead guy.

- He has a name.

It's our job to find out what it is.

Since when did you want to be a detective, anyway?

- For ages. Stephen wouldn't let me, said I wasn't ready.

- And are you?

- Yes. Stephen was just being overly protective.

- Look, if this is going to work,

I don't want to hear his name.

Seriously, we do it my way or we don't do it at all.

- Jesus Christ, why are you being so stressed?

- Because my whole fucking career's riding on this, Tilly.

I need a win.

His fingers are a mess.

Definitely worked with his hands.

- What is that?

- Metal filings, so construction of some sort.

We'll call around, see if anyone hasn't shown up to work.

- This town is tradie central.

We'll be on the phone for days.

- Yeah, so be it. We need to get an ID.

Okay, spit it out.

- You're not going to like it.

Pretty sure Stephen knows who it is.

I know you don't like it, but he knows something.

I showed him the photo.

- What did I say, Tilly?

- He's a resource.

You're letting your pride get in the way of an easy win.

- No cutting corners, no back scratching, no deals.

- It's all currency in this town.

- How the fuck did that work out for any of us?

Tilly does not have the right attributes.

- I could say the same thing about you right now.

- Senior, she's small town, okay? She's Stephen 2.0.

- You have your work cut out for you, then.

- The reason you're in Queenstown

is because of people like-

- Don't assume you know why I'm in Queenstown.

You are not the only one with targets to meet, Davis.

I need an ID on our victim in 24 hours.

- Caleb. - Hi.

Hey, could I please grab Perrier-Jouet?

Salt?

- Yeah, it lowers the freezing temp,

so it cools your drink quicker.

Be about 20 minutes, is that okay?

- Yeah, I'm happy to wait, in fine company.

You know, you'd be welcome to join us for dinner tonight.

- I have plans.

- Okay.

Well, you know, another day.

Hey, buddy.

- You wanted to see me, boss?

- So, there's something I need to tell you.

Happy birthday. - Oh.

- Happy birthday, buddy. Happy birthday!

What is it, 55?

Come on, come on.

We've got steak, we've got beer.

What do you want? We've got it.

- Wow. - Yeah.

- My kids have made a special birthday dinner, so.

- There's rib eye.

There's very expensive champagne.

- And a cake. They'll be in bed soon, so I really should-

- That's cute. Yeah, that's cute.

I was going to cook.

Just...

- Buddy. - Make a call.

Okay.

- Hey, babe. Hey, look.

So, look, something's come up, and I've just got to...

- How did the test go last night?

- We haven't gotten the data yet.

Went AWOL. We'll make some adjustments and try again.

You'll get your satellites, Noel.

- Hey, mate! - Sorry I'm late.

So much going on, mate.

- Have a good one.

- What have you got?

Up, down?

- Something to make the colors dance.

A couple extra, if you've got them.

- Happy tripping. - Thanks.