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MAN: There's a lot of evidence to suggest foul play.

Nuns die in their sleepbath

Nuns die in their sleepbathe loves them.

'cause everyone loves them.

I'll find out when you're dischargedack. Alright?

This place is dangerous.

Swayzee?

Have you seen Swayzee?t in his room.

Have you seen Swayzee?

Cowboy in?

No. He's, um...

You alright?

CHILD: Where's Scarlett gone?

That's we're trying to find out,

Jay, this is Jessie Roman.t's mum.

I want her home with me and you bastards off my back.

I want that more than anything else in this fucked-up world.

I want that more than anything else \c}

Don't leave. Everyone always leaves.

Anya, no one's leaving. ays leaves.

Anya, no one's leaving. I'll see you at home after.

Is Anya here?

Is Anya here?Was she friends

Was she friends

with that other little girling?

All you have to do is tell me where they are.

All you have to do nya. Relax.

They're gonna find Anya. Relax.

There's been an emergency.

Mary's at the hospital.hing to do with the baby.

(ENGINE ROARS)

(PANTING)

Hey. c}

Hey. hing's fine.

Everything's fine.

Trust me, I'm a big deadly mess

and you're just a cowboy.

The ultrasound looks good.

There's a strong heartbeat,od count's not bad.

But you do have proteinurine.

But you do have proteinan?

Uh, what does that mean?

That's preeclampsia.

High blood pressure, basically.

We need to getigh blood pressure, basically.

We need to get}the blood pressure down.

Can you just give me the medication?re.

No, you need rest and monitoringours.

No, I want to go home.

Anya is still out there.

And you're at risklosing your unborn child.

Keep her here.

Mary. You heard what Gary said.

Can you think about our kid?

Anya is our kid, too.

I know.

Then why are you still here?

No, I'm... I'm sorry.

No. You're right.

But you need to rest.

And I'm not going anywhere until you sleep.

OK.

OK.

Hey.

Wh...w...

Mm!

Don't you creep up on a brudda boy like that.

Don't you creep up

Baby's fine.

Mary's just staying the night

That's good.

It's good.

Anything else?

No.

OK.

Thank you.

Wait.

I'm really sorry how things happened...with us.

Sorry? Like, sorry for what?

What, for me getting arrested

or for sleeping with a black fella and lying to the police about it?

or for sleeping with a black fella

All of it.

It's alright. Just say a Hail Mary

and I'm sure your God will understand. He'll forgive you.

I...I'm not sorry I spent the night with you.

I'm not a racist.

No one ever is.

I guess I'll be seeing you around then, huh?

And, hey, remember,

once you go black, you ain't going back.

See there? She know what I'm talking about.

Hm.

(BABY CRYING)

(BARKS)

(CRYING CONTINUES)

(BREATHING UNSTEADILY)

(CRYING CONTINUES)

(BIRDSONG)

(PHONE RINGS IN DISTANCE)

Anya!

Anya!

Scarlett.

(PHONE RINGS)

(PANTS)

(WHIMPERS)

You ready to talk?

You only hear what you want.

Ah!

(GASPS AND SPUTTERS)

Beautiful child.

Now free.

What does that mean?

What did you do?

Free from the heartache,he misery.

Free from the heartache,c}

(GASPING)

(CRYING OUT)

The last time I saw Scarlett, car.

Aren't you with her?

No.ren't you with her?

No.hose car was it?

I don't know.

I don't know.Ah!

Ah!

I don't know. I swear.

I know you're hiding something.

Don't despairwhen all the flowers have died

For I have heard...

(MUFFLED) ..there's a garden...

..somewhere.

(WHIMPERS)

Ah, just the blokee been waiting for.

Do you ever answer your phone?

I got a bit going on.

SIMMO: Some bloke called Xavier'station nonstop.

Says he can't get hold of you

Says he can't get hold of you

Shit.

He's been calling from the prison.

He a relative of yours?

Anya's dad.

I can't speak to him. Not yet.

I can't speak to him. Not yet. So I take it he doesn't know yet?

So I take it he doesn't know yet?

I'm just saying,f I was a parent...

You get any leads on that hatchback from the caravan park?

You get any leads on that hatchback

No.

Banksia doesn't give a shit from Loch Iris.

Banksia doesn't give a shitant to know.

They don't want to know.

Listen, tell me,s there anything else

that you can rememberthat car?

You know,FF00&}any...any distinguishing marks?

You know,FF00&}No wonky tyre or whatever?

No wonky tyre or whatever?

It was burgundy red.

Looked like the paint was fading on the hood.

Looked like the paint was fading

Shit. I think I know that car.

Main road south out of town.

Chookie's place.ain road south out of town.

Chookie's place.ive you the address.

This would have been helpful a couple of days ago.

Yeah, well, that's why to communicate, Jay.

Chookie's a good bloke, by the way.

MAN: Hold up. I'm coming.

Morning. I'm Detective...

State Police. I'm here about a missing persons case.

Who's your mobhen you're not wearing a badge?

Jay Swan. Jardine.

Long way from home, aren't you?

Rick Fowler.}But you can call me Chookie.

Well, you probably want to come in,

WOMAN: (ON TV) If they comeings,

she'd like one with green wings.

Only red?

I know why you're here.

I raised Scarlett's mum,as a bub.

Had to fight to get hert home,

Had to fight to get her her.

but we got her.

Look at this.&}What do you think about this one?

Look at this.worried about Scarlett?

You're not worried about Scarlett?

I'm sick to my gut,

but I got these three little things}

but I got these three little things

Where's Jessie?

I heard Scarlett's little friend's

I heard Scarlett's little friend's

Her name's Anya.

You know anything about her disappearance?

Nothing,FFF&}except what I've heard around town.

Nothing,FFF&}Poor thing.

Poor thing.

All the cleaning chemicalsd key,

so the little ones get to them.

There's a fire-extinguisher.ds one, apparently.

I'm not Child Protection. I'm police.

I'm not Child Protection. re. See?

Same bloody thing around here. See?

All-approved breakfast.

Same sugary-laden shit

your white friendsa healthy breakfast.

I'm not here for breakfast, Chookie, I'm trying to find two missing kids.

I'm not here for breakfast, Chookie,

(GROANS)

These cold mornings good for my joints.

Hurt like hell.

If there's anything you have to say, now's the time to tell me.

Anything else, Detective?

(DOOR CLOSES)

Leave it be, young fella.

Jessie, wait.

Turn the car off.

Jay, ease up there.

I just need to ask Scarlett

I just need to ask Scarlett about Anya.

I just need to ask Scarlett c}

We don't know where she is.

Scarlett might.

(ENGINE STOPS)

Let me.

Hey, bub.

You know when you last seeniend Anya?

You know when you last seend.

Pop, I'm scared.

It's OK.

You're not going anywhere

You're not going anywhere mum.

Hey. Hey, baby.

It's OK.

You can say it.

Last time I seen Anya,laying hide-and-seek.

Last time I seen Anya,ant to go.

Mama, I want to go.

I know, darling. Soon. Yeah?

Hey, why don't you tell Poppyourite cartoon?

Yeah?&HFFFF&}Yeah.

(CHATTERS INDISTINCTLY)

How come you like that one?

I have jumped&}through government hoops.

I have ticked&}every single one of their boxes

and they still}wouldn't give me Scarlett.

I was desperate and I found her.

Monica said I could see her

Monica said I could see herp is that?

How fucked up is that?

Making someone paysee their own kid.

SCARLETT: He's funny...

We know what it's like someone you love

We know what it's likeway from you, Detective.

taken away from you, Detective.

Even Scarlett.

We've lived it.

I promise you, if we could help you,

(CAR DOOR CLOSES)

(ENGINE STARTS)

Say goodbye to Poppy.

CHOOKIE: It's OK, baby.

Good on you. Be good.

SCARLETT: Bye. I'm gonna miss you.

I could lose my job if I don't report this.

Report what?

I hope you find your little one.

(DOOR UNLOCKS)

(WHIMPERING)

(SIGHS)

Scarlett's with her mum.

Back where her heart grows strong.

Back where she belongs.

You knew where she was all along, didn't you?

If you knew where Scarlett was...

..you know where Anya is.

I don't.

Then what were you saying sorry for?

(GASPS)

(WHIMPERS)

I'm gonna count to three...

..and if you don't tell me what you did,

..and if you don't tell me I'm gonna put a bullet in you.

I'm gonna put a bullet in you.

One.

(WHIMPERS)

Two.

I...I killed her.

What did you say?

I killed her.

Sorry!

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to kill

(SOBBING)

It was an accident.

I wanted her to feel the pain I feltished me.

It was her turn.

What are you talking about?

They told me I was a foundling.

That someone left mesteps of the house

That someone left me no one loved me.

because no one loved me.

But that was a lie.

Sister Kerry showed me the photos.

I had a mum.

And then...

..a pop.

But when Mum died,said I died too.

They lied.

That's why Sister Kerrynd on the chair.

When you lie,you stand on that chair for hours.

That's what I made her do.

A car came.

She started yelling and...

..she fell and hit her head.

There was blood.

I ran 'cause I did it.

And Anya?

You do something to her?

Something to keep her quiet?

I would never hurt a child.

But there are some people who would.

SPUTTY: Little brother,eeps leaving...

Hey. Hey! What are you doing?ildren away.

What's this?}They took the children away.

What's this?

(DOOR CLOSES)

They took the children away.

(LOCK CLICKS)

What the fuck are you doing, Jay?

You can't leave him in there.

Stay out of the way!

Right. Mm.

Chip off the old block, eh?

Yeah. Yeah, keep walking.

(DOOR OPENS)

Can I help you?

I'm looking for Gary's number.

I want to know what's taking Sister Kerry's autopsy so long.

You're not leaving with that,

It's against the law

to take police filesthe station.

Since when do you tell me what to do?

Since when do you tell me o yours.

Since I do my job and you do yours.

Yours is out there. in here.

My burden won't break me.

Not here to hurt you, brother.

I'm not gonna hurt you, OK?

I won't cry.

I'll lift my spirits high

I'll lift my spirits highy.

I will fly.

You like Archie Roach?

I like the truth. Yeah.

(METALLIC CLANK)

Oh, fuck.

SIMMO: See? It says right there.owning.

SIMMO: See? It says right there.d in the bath,

Sister Kerry slipped in the bath,

banged her head,cked herself out and drowned.

banged her head, satisfied?

You satisfied?

Traces of blood were found in the living room.

That's where she hit her head.

She didn't hit it hard enough to knock herself out.

The report states it was a minor head wound.

Someone drowned her in the bath.

Have you ever triedwn an animal?

I'm not a psychopath.

Sister Kerry was old,h.

Sister Kerry was old,still had some fight in her.

If someone was trying to drown her,t

underneath her fingernails,in the bathroom.

She was drugged.

Traces of Nazafen found in her blood.

Oh, mate. Fuck!

Give it a rest.

That could have been for toothache,

But we don't know.

That's the problem. We don't know a lot of things.

That's the problem. And you seem OK with that.

And you seem OK with that.

That's 'causeI've been down this road before,

and it sent me bloody mad.

You don't go anywhere else except the pub.

You don't go anywhere else

Yeah.

Well, it wasn't always like that.

(LIGHTER CLICKS)

You're a messand your head's all over the place.

You're a messWhen did you last sleep?

When did you last sleep?

Oh, fuck you very much!S)

What have you done?

Why'd you lock that bloked for, Jay?

I was doing whatever it takes to find Anya.

You fought so hard to be like Dad.

Now look at you.

Mm?

Remember when we were kids

and he would lock uscupboard for hours?

We were both scared.

But you...

..never cried.

Not once.

Thought you were the strong one.

I thought he took the girls.

You thought, Jay.at's wrong with you?

He knows more and you just let him go.

He knows more ere, Jay.

He's not all there, Jay.

But he wouldn't hurt a kid.

You don't even fucking know him.

I know a killer when I see one.

(PHONE RINGS)

You gonna get that?

XAVIER: (ON PHONE)or fuck's sake.

XAVIER: (ON PHONE)been ringing for days.

I've been ringing for days.

Why hasn't anyone been ringing for days.

Why hasn't anyoneing rung me back?

They're telling mes is at risk.

They're telling medoes that mean, huh?

What does that mean, huh?

Call me back, please.

Just call him back, Jay.

Jay.

They took the children away.

What are you talking about?

I think I know where Anya is.

Where?

Don't you say anything about what you saw.

(DOOR OPENS)

Give me the number to welfare.

Give me the number.

It's Good Friday. They won't answer.

What's going on?

Shit. going on?

I think Anya's been taken into care.

Oh, shit.

You've been talking shit about me?

Telling people at the pub You've been talking shit about me?

Telling people at the pub that I'm losing it?

Telling people at the pub c}

Hey, Jay, cool your jets!

What goes on in here stays in here.

What makes you think it's welfare?

I just know.

Alright, well, I've got a matet for welfare.

If there are}any child removals going on,

If there are}he'll know about it.

he'll know about it.

Yeah, mate. It's Simmo.

Yeah. Yeah. Hey, listen,some help here.

You moved any kidsLoch Iris recently?

Little girl&}by the name of Anya Allen?

Where?

Oh, just that there'st missing persons case

Oh, just that there's good.loody told?!

It's all good.hy wasn't I bloody told?!

It's all good.phone.

Give me the phone.

Yeah. Sorry. Yep.re right, mate.

Not your fault.

OK, thanks.

What did he say?

Picked up from community services

and dropped with a caseworkerommunity services

and dropped with a caseworker

The office's closedafter Easter.

Shit.

Jay, you're a detective.rse.

I can't see any possible reason

why they would wante Anya from you.

This has to be bureaucratic fuck-up.

This has to beknow she's safe.

At least we know she's safe.

Being in care isn't safe.

I've just been on the phone

I'm sorry about Anya.

Well, you can help us, can't you?

I mean... I mean, you know everyone.

I'm not sure how.

Please...Susan.

I mean, there must be something\c}

I mean, there must be something

I'll make a few calls,I can find out.

I'll make a few calls,ou.

Thank you.

Leave it with me.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

JAY: Have you got a minute, Doctor?

Not really.

It's a police matter.

How can I help you, Detective?

Sister Kerry's autopsy report.

Can you tell me what Nazafen is?

It's a sedative for anxiety.

Sometimes useds a muscle relaxant medication

or for alcohol withdrawal.

You need a prescription to get it?

Of course you do. a benzodiazepine.

Did you prescribe it to Sister Kerry?

You know I can't give yoution.

There is such a thingr-patient confidentiality.

There's also such a thing

as hindering an active investigation.

We could go down that road if you want.

We could go down that road

As her doctor, I...

What about as a medical examiner

What about as a medical examiner responsible for her post-mortem?

Alright.

I can tell you didn't prescribe it for her.

I could barely get herer diabetes medication.

Now, if you don't mind,ounds.

(BIRD CAWS)

(BIRDSONG)

Hey.

Hey, brother.

That red clay gets everywhere, eh?

Yeah.

Mongrel sticky stuff it is.

You here about Swayze?

No, I just, um...

I've just got a few questions.

Won't take long.

What do you want to know?

Two deaths in the space of a week.

Wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't look into it.

Just trying to get the lay of the land.

I got nothing to hide.

Never said you did.

Let's go yarn up at the house.

You should be in bed.

Have you heard anything about Anya?

I've reached out where I can. All we can do is wait.

But you work for social services.ing you can do?

What I have found are the reasons why Anya was taken into care.

(DRAWER OPENS)

(PAPERS RUSTLE)

It includes some allegations about unsafe living conditions,

inadequate diet,

presenting to school tired and dirty,

presenting to school wandering the streets unsupervised.

wandering the streets unsupervised.

They picked her up, lost, near the creek

and said she didn't know how to find her way home.

and said she didn't know

Give me that.

That trivia night, um,teacher was looking at us,

and then she whispered something}

She's the one, eh?

It's their duty to report on any concerns.

But there's nothing to report.

That's bullshit. Um, can I...?r number?

That's bullshit. Um, can I...?ng 'em.

I'm going to ring 'em.

Look, the last thing we need to do

Look, the last thing we need to do is let them have any more reasons

to keep Anya longer than they need to.

No, I just want to talk to them.

No, I just want to talk to them.

The best thing we can do

is keep everything above board and civilised.

Yeah.

Sorry. Um...

OK.

(EXHALES)

Civilised.

(CAR DOOR SHUTS)

(MOTOR RUNS)

(BRAKES CREAK)

(MAN SIGHS)

(WATER POURS)

So what do you do around here?

Bit of this and that.

Grow vegies. Agistment.

Collect firewoodw vegies. Agistment.

Collect firewood sell it in town.

Collect firewoodps the kids busy.

Keeps the kids busy.

Sounds like slave labour.

Nah, they get looked after here.

Well, if this is the new way, .

Well, if this is the new way, what was the old way like?

(EXHALES)

More beltings than hugs.

And Sister Kerry used to run the home, huh?

And Sister Kerry f them.

She was the last of them.

If she ran it like you said, she'd have a few enemies in town.

Grown-up kids with grudges.

Maybe.

But I'm not one of them.

Hm.

She thought that what she was doing

But times change.

I think she changed.

What about Cowboy? You got time for him?

What about Cowboy?

Yeah.

We were tight as.

I mean, budda boystil I gave up the grog.

Well, I saw you put away a few of the other night.

Well, I saw you put away a few

A bloke's only human.

I get a bit thirstynow and then.

Is that why you went with the rest of Cowboy's mates

the morning of the hunt?

No.

I mean, I don't hunt anymore.h to do around here.

I mean, I don't hunt anymore.ng?

So you were here that morning?

I'm up before the birds.

I do my rounds, I check the stock.

I get breakfast going,ke the kids.

You know anyone who might have wanted Cowboy dead?

You know anyone n open field there.

That's a bit of an open field there.

He had a lot of exes.

Yeah, I heard.

Well, this latest one, to kick her out.

Said she was knocking stuff off.

You think that's motive enough to kill?

You know what they say,no fury.

You know what they say,oo.

Yeah, I heard that, too.

Anyway, if that's it, brother,to work.

Hey, Sam.

Where were you the night Sister Kerry died, just gone dark?

Where were you the night .

Heard Sister Kerry drowned.

Who told you that?

Around here,

everybody knows everything\c}

everybody knows everythinge.

I was here. Movie night.

What movie?

Aladdin.

Catch you up, brother.\c}

Catch you up, brother.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Hey, you mob!

I heard you like movies.

If you can answer this quiz, I'll give you...

(COINS JINGLE)

..$2.30.

Alright.

What's the movie with the blue genie and the magic flying carpet?

Aladdin. We watched it with Samc}

Aladdin. We watched it with Sam

Hey! Too quick.

Alright. Make sure you share, yeah?

I know.

We're gonna need some more, eh?

(ENGINE STARTS)

(GUNSHOT)

BOY: Get! Go away!CLICKS)

Swayze?

You're not gonna shoot me, Swayze.

I'll do it!

Get!

I'm not gonna hurt you.

(PANTING)

(GROANING)

Hey, hey! You alright?

Don't touch her.

She's hurt. She needs help.

She's hurt. She needs help.

She's hurt. She needs help. She needs to go to the hospital.

She needs to go to the hospital.

I'm not going back there. me up.

You don't have to. You can stay here. Just give me the gun.

No.

Swayze, the longer we wait, the sicker she gets.

(GROANING)

Help me get her to the car.

I'm gonna lift you up, OK? Alright.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

She's sufferingom a widespread pelvic infection.

She's sufferinge's in a lot of pain.

She's in a lot of pain.

What caused it?

We don't know yet.

We don't know yet. taken swabs.

She's on intravenous antibioticst the results.

She's on intravenous antibiotics in time.

Lucky you found her in time.

No, she's had too many painkillers

That's a problem with these people.

I've seen it so many times.

Guess who's left to clean up many times.

Guess who's left to clean uphey can't?

Walking across a bridgeDodson fellow

Walking across a bridgeg to solve anything.

isn't going to solve anything.

You come back tomorrow.

Mary, what are you doing?

Going home.

(DOOR CLOSES)

Can I get you anything?

I'm fine.

Look at this place.

You gonna help meean up this mess or what?

You gonna help me wrong with it.

There's nothing wrong with it.

According to who? You?

'Cause apparentlyis isn't good enough.

If we're going to get Anya back,.

Mary, the house isn't the reason we lost Anya.

Mary, the house \c}

Then what is it?

Because if it's not us,

and it's not this house,

then there is only one thing}

Don't... ss fucking brother!

Don't... s drinking have got to go.

Him and his drinking have got to go.

Just take it easy.

I will take it easy I get on Anya back.

We will get her back.

(SOBBING)

(SOBBING)

I just want her back, Jay.

Me too.

Hey. Hey. You're OK. You're safe. You're at the hospital.

Yeah, yeah. Everything's going to be OK.

No. No, it's not.ana?

I can't tell you.

You'll tell that doctor.

No. I don't have to.

It can just be between us.

Yeah?

(PHONE RINGS)

(RINGING STOPS)

SPUTTY: Hello.

Phone, little brother.

(SIGHS)

Jay speaking.

No, I'm not able to come in right now.

How important?

I'm on my way.

Mary's asleep.

Look after her for me.

I will.

She might give me what for. Mm.

(INSECTS CHIRRUP)

ALICE: Jay.

How is she? ou.

I was gonna name him Leroy

after me and Swayze's pop.

How's Leroy, Lana?

He came early.

Wasn't moving or breathing.

I tried everything,I didn't know what to do.

I held him.

Cleaned him up.

And wrapped him in his blanket.

He was so small.

I kissed him...

..and I put him in that box.

Made it real nice for him.

Where's Leroy now, Lana?

I didn't want him be just another statistic.

He existed.

He was loved.

That's why I did what I did.

I thought the police take care of him.

Make sureFF00&}he wasn't another forgotten kid.

(NO AUDIBLE SPEECH)

He was my baby, Leroy.

I just wanted him to be remembered.

Where's my sister?

She's being taken care of.

You can see her soon.

The baby?

I can help you.

But you've got to tell me what's got you so scared.

What are you running away from?

Bad things at the farm.

At the hospital.

And at this house.

Cowboy?

When you found outwas pregnant...

..he tried to kick herouse.

He's the one.

He's the one who killed the baby.

I'm glad he's dead.

Did Lana...?

Did Lana say she was glad, too?

Swayze...

Do you know who shot Cowboy?

It should have been me.

It's always happening.going to stop them.

Anya needs to come home with us.

Don't worry, I won't tell.

I've got bigger secretsbout.

My suffering at your handst.

My suffering at your hands

has helped me see the way.

That's almost an impossible shot.

Oh, Jesus.

Put me out, put me out, put me out!

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