1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,162 WWW.MY-SUBS.CO 1 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:07,640 Nice spot, Harry. 2 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:09,838 Yeah, it's good to get some perspective 3 00:00:09,862 --> 00:00:11,136 - sometimes. - Mm. 4 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:13,528 How much damage do you think a concrete gargoyle 5 00:00:13,558 --> 00:00:15,900 would do falling from this height? 6 00:00:17,579 --> 00:00:19,635 Because you're curious, or...? 7 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:21,964 Or a guy was killed by one six weeks back. 8 00:00:21,988 --> 00:00:23,296 A falling gargoyle? 9 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:24,740 Come with me. 10 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:32,960 Victor Townsend, 70 years old. 11 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:35,176 He was having his nightly ablution stop 12 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:37,136 near a lemon tree on his son's property. 13 00:00:37,160 --> 00:00:39,736 Ah, a big believer in nitrogen theory, huh? 14 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:41,136 This night, there was a party 15 00:00:41,160 --> 00:00:43,283 which didn't stop Victor from his usual ritual. 16 00:00:43,307 --> 00:00:44,256 Mm-hm. 17 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:48,360 And then he was hit by 80kg of mythical creature. 18 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:51,256 I hope he managed to zip up first. 19 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:52,346 That's what worries you? 20 00:00:52,370 --> 00:00:55,456 Well, that and the fact you used the words 'usual' and 'nightly', 21 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:58,496 which implies you don't think this was some kind of weird accident. 22 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:00,536 You think it's weird already? 23 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:02,634 This is Tish Willopee, 24 00:01:02,658 --> 00:01:05,776 the doll that made Townsend Toys their first million. 25 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:07,464 Townsend Toys being Victor? 26 00:01:07,488 --> 00:01:10,820 His son and daughter-in-law, Byron and Dyva. 27 00:01:11,960 --> 00:01:13,915 On the night Victor died, they were celebrating 28 00:01:13,939 --> 00:01:15,856 the relaunch of this doll, 29 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:19,616 and on the guest list, a dozen life-sized Tish Willopees. 30 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:29,917 Harry, please don't tell me that, 31 00:01:29,941 --> 00:01:31,660 You see where I'm going with this. 32 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:34,696 The Townsend security cameras caught one of the Tish dolls 33 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:38,780 running away from the house just before Victor's body was found. 34 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:43,696 Harry, this is... an outstanding effort. 35 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:45,696 Victor was a decent old bloke. 36 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:48,919 He lived with Byron and Dyva, helped take care of their daughter. 37 00:01:48,943 --> 00:01:50,536 He was a dad and a grandfather. 38 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:52,782 The higher-ups are starting to lean towards freak accident, 39 00:01:52,806 --> 00:01:56,340 but I can't see how. That thing was heavy. 40 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,296 So this is my last run at it. 41 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:03,200 Harry, you had me at gargoyle and killer doll. 42 00:02:04,842 --> 00:02:08,800 Synced and corrected by -robtor- www.MY-SUBS.com 43 00:02:14,533 --> 00:02:15,895 The Tish Willopee doll 44 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:19,608 is based on the toymaker's childhood imaginary friend. 45 00:02:19,699 --> 00:02:20,841 It's just a ragdoll. 46 00:02:20,865 --> 00:02:22,816 No, no, that's what's so cool about her. 47 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:27,016 She's, like, old, retro, analogue, except that she speaks. 48 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:30,576 She has a software system that needs constant, tiny upgrades 49 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:33,416 costing, like, 99c a time. It's microtransactions. 50 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:37,376 And these microtransactions are what made the Townsends their millions? 51 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:40,256 - Genius, right? - Money for nothing? Sure 52 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:44,736 No, Byron and Dyva started out selling toys at markets around Auckland, 53 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:47,816 and he wasn't wealthy growing up, he was raised by a solo mum. 54 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:51,576 - And you know this how? - Cos my cousins were really into Tish, 55 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:53,696 and Byron's story was a big part of it. 56 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:56,836 You know, the lonely kid who's best friend is imaginary? 57 00:02:56,860 --> 00:02:58,896 A lot of people can relate to that. 58 00:02:58,920 --> 00:03:02,896 And then he reconnected with Victor after he became a father himself. 59 00:03:02,920 --> 00:03:04,976 Sad ending to that story. 60 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:09,696 The party was a launch for the updated doll, Tish Willopee 2. 61 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:13,829 Now, she has AI capabilities so she can have an actual conversation. 62 00:03:13,853 --> 00:03:16,056 It's like talking to a real person. 63 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:19,336 Or you could just talk to a real person. 64 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:23,896 Harry and his team have located and spoken to all of the Tishes, 65 00:03:23,920 --> 00:03:26,656 it's mostly staff and people hired for the gig, 66 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:29,696 leaving us pretty much with the Townsends' inner circle. 67 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:33,490 What kind of a messed up kid plays with a creepy doll like that? 68 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:38,216 So, Mrs Townsend was dressed up as Tish that night, 69 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:40,920 as was their personal assistant, Jeri. 70 00:03:40,944 --> 00:03:42,240 Right. 71 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:45,696 I'm coming too. You're gonna absolutely need me on site for this one. 72 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:47,980 You just want to see the toymaker. 73 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:04,736 OK. This place is quirky as. 74 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:06,760 Tish gets her own car. 75 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:09,320 - Fancy. - Mm-hm. 76 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:17,016 - Alexa Crowe, - Yes... and Madison Feliciano? 77 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:19,656 I'm Jeri Woodruff, Byron and Dyva's PA. 78 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:21,680 Follow me, please. 79 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:27,416 Jeri, you were one of the Tish dolls on the night of the launch, right? 80 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:30,360 Location for Byron, please. 81 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:34,040 Escape room. Copy that. Travelling. 82 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:40,340 What? 83 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:43,980 I understand. I'll be there in... 84 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:47,061 Everything all right, Jeri? 85 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:50,176 So good. 86 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:51,780 Thanks for asking. 87 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:56,360 He's expecting you. 88 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:59,120 Oh-ho! 89 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,016 - Come. - Hello? 90 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:05,700 Wow. 91 00:05:09,840 --> 00:05:13,336 - Byron Townsend. Alexa Crowe. - Stop touching things, Alexa. 92 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:17,280 She's right. This room is set to self-lock. 93 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:21,220 Touch the wrong item, and it triggers the sequence. 94 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:24,197 It auto-resets to a new pattern each time. 95 00:05:24,221 --> 00:05:25,736 Well, good to know. 96 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:27,298 You wouldn't want to accidentally trigger it 97 00:05:27,322 --> 00:05:28,536 if you're on your way to the loo. 98 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:30,806 Ah, that has actually happened once, 99 00:05:30,830 --> 00:05:33,340 which is why now I have this large vase over there. 100 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:35,540 I'm just kidding. 101 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:39,216 - Byron Townsend. And you'd be Alexa. - Indeed. 102 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:40,976 - And...? - Uh, Madison. 103 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:42,696 - Ah. - Hi, Byron. 104 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:44,214 Hey, has anyone ever told you 105 00:05:44,238 --> 00:05:46,616 that you would make a wonderful action figure? 106 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:50,736 Anyway, we're very sorry to hear about your father, 107 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:53,496 and hopefully we can find some answers for you. 108 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:57,700 That would be good. It's been a terrible time, terrible. 109 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:01,976 - Mind if we look around? - Please do. My house is your house. 110 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,866 Not really. Uh, Jeri will have to accompany you, 111 00:06:04,890 --> 00:06:06,616 trade secrets in every nook. 112 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:10,896 Well, the incident happened during a launch of a new doll. 113 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:14,256 Could it have been someone who was trying to sabotage it or hurt sales? 114 00:06:14,280 --> 00:06:16,328 The first drop sold out in under 60 seconds, 115 00:06:16,352 --> 00:06:18,256 so if that was their plan, they failed. 116 00:06:18,280 --> 00:06:20,656 - 60 seconds? It's impressive - .Mm-hm. 117 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:22,300 Pretty normal for Townsend Toys. 118 00:06:22,324 --> 00:06:25,016 In fact, I could release a small bag of rubber bands, 119 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:27,176 and my fans would clamour over each other for it. 120 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:30,176 What would they be called? Cos I'd probably be in. 121 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:31,776 I like this girl. 122 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:34,917 So, um, where were you when your father was killed? 123 00:06:34,941 --> 00:06:37,056 I was here in my escape room. 124 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:40,616 - While there was a party going on? - Mm. That's why I chose to escape. 125 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:44,056 Unfortunately, I have a very limited capacity for social interaction. 126 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:46,776 All right, so how long would you say you were in here? 127 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:50,296 Well, I just came in for a breather, but accidentally locked myself in. 128 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:52,336 - So around 60 minutes? - 57. 129 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:55,340 I was pretty pleased with that time as I went through the door. 130 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:58,580 And that's when I found out my dad was gone. 131 00:06:59,807 --> 00:07:00,842 If it's all right with you, 132 00:07:00,866 --> 00:07:03,740 we'd like to get to know your father a little better. 133 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:06,776 So, you've seen the bowling alley. 134 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:08,176 Home theatre here. 135 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:11,056 And, of course, '80s-themed arcade. 136 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:14,536 - Oh, amazing. - Dad's wing is through here. 137 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:16,796 Your cop mates have been through already, 138 00:07:16,820 --> 00:07:19,336 of course, but everything is as Dad left it. 139 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:21,576 Jeri will have to escort you. 140 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:25,216 Jeri! 141 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:31,220 Victor was a rugby guy, huh? 142 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:32,940 I guess. 143 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:35,976 Looks like he had a great relationship with his granddaughter. 144 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:41,080 Yeah. Gizmo adored him. They were pretty much best friends. 145 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:43,588 Yes. 146 00:07:43,612 --> 00:07:46,696 I'm, I'm with the private investigators. 147 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:48,980 Detectives. Whatever they are. 148 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:52,380 Uh, but I'm not meant to leave them by, 149 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:55,200 Understood. 150 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:58,576 I have to pop out. 151 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:01,200 Uh... do not go anywhere else. 152 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:02,940 I'll be right back. 153 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:09,736 Victor must have liked being here, close to family. 154 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:12,540 He just didn't eat meals with them. Check it out. 155 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:17,176 He's got a lot of single person meals, just like you, Alexa. 156 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:19,376 I'm not single. I live with you. 157 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:22,376 See, you'll never get a boyfriend if you're telling people that. 158 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:24,600 I don't need a boyfriend. 159 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:28,460 - I've got you. - That'll have the same effect. 160 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:32,745 What's wrong with this picture? 161 00:08:32,769 --> 00:08:36,016 Pass. Looks like a cute pic of grandpa and the kid. 162 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:38,256 Yeah, just like all the others. 163 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:40,656 Byron and his wife don't feature. 164 00:08:40,680 --> 00:08:43,136 I wonder how close Byron really was to his father. 165 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:45,460 You get this read after being here for five minutes? 166 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:47,322 Shall we? 167 00:08:47,346 --> 00:08:49,896 They said not to go anywhere unaccompanied. 168 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:51,850 I don't know if we should break the rules, Alexa. 169 00:08:51,874 --> 00:08:53,540 OK, Charlie Bucket. 170 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:56,311 Find Jeri and ask her where she was the time of. 171 00:08:56,335 --> 00:08:58,096 There's something a bit cold about her. 172 00:08:58,120 --> 00:08:59,856 Yeah. She doesn't love us being here, does she? 173 00:08:59,881 --> 00:09:01,300 Catch you up later. 174 00:09:21,560 --> 00:09:26,640 Someone pushed your friend, huh? Put some effort into it too. 175 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:29,300 Was it you? 176 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:31,336 Don't worry. 177 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:32,860 Just trolling ya. 178 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:35,600 All right. 179 00:09:44,300 --> 00:09:46,256 Understand this, Jeri, we are in damage control mode. 180 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:48,176 It's a functionality adaptation glitch. 181 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:50,856 What are the tech team saying? I don't want to be rude. 182 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:52,656 There's a whole floor of them and only one of me. 183 00:09:52,680 --> 00:09:55,505 I am looking to you to ring-fence the situation. 184 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:59,260 Hello. What's your name? 185 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:02,140 Gizmo, you're meant to be, 186 00:10:03,245 --> 00:10:04,302 Can I help you? 187 00:10:04,326 --> 00:10:06,456 Alexa Crowe, friend of the New Zealand Police. 188 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:08,456 Oh, of course. Dyva Townsend. 189 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:11,056 Oh. Yeah, in a second, darling. 190 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:12,863 Sorry. The au pair decided 191 00:10:12,887 --> 00:10:14,816 she wanted to pursue other opportunities 192 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:18,136 - so off she went with no notice. - Oh, school holidays? 193 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:21,976 No. Gizmo's home schooled. She is not a fan of other children. 194 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:23,616 I'm with you, Gizmo. 195 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:24,940 Jeri? 196 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:27,536 Uh, can you sort this out, please? 197 00:10:27,560 --> 00:10:30,700 Uh, come on, Giz. I'll set you up with something fun. 198 00:10:32,560 --> 00:10:34,858 Oh, we're just a little busy. Is there anything I can help you with? 199 00:10:34,882 --> 00:10:36,580 Actually, one question, 200 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:39,576 what do you think happened the night Victor died? 201 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:42,530 About a month before, we had the house-wash guys here. 202 00:10:42,554 --> 00:10:44,096 We have it done every year. 203 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:49,800 Anyway, one of them said that some of the, the masonry was a bit loose. 204 00:10:51,553 --> 00:10:56,809 Oh, so what I think happened was that there was... a freak accident. 205 00:10:56,960 --> 00:11:00,128 Yeah. There's a difference between a bit loose 206 00:11:00,152 --> 00:11:02,420 and taking a flying leap off the roof. 207 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:04,936 I saw the space where the gargoyle sat. 208 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:07,413 I understand the police have their theories, 209 00:11:07,437 --> 00:11:09,776 but this is my home, not a murder house. 210 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:12,380 And I really have to get back to work. 211 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:15,620 Jeri?! 212 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:18,416 - Thoughts? - Many. 213 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:19,915 Hm. Gonna share? 214 00:11:19,939 --> 00:11:22,976 Well, there seems to be some kind of crisis going on. 215 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:26,696 - Well, maybe we're the crisis. - No, it's business related. 216 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:30,096 I heard the words 'damage control mode' and 'functionality glitch'. 217 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:32,120 A glitch? OK. 218 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:34,507 Well, Byron turned a little cold on me 219 00:11:34,531 --> 00:11:36,176 after he caught me snooping around. 220 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:40,456 Yeah, his wife's a bit uptight, and not to mention our outlier, eh. 221 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:41,692 We have an outlier? 222 00:11:41,716 --> 00:11:44,620 Don't look now, but she's staring straight at us. 223 00:11:58,040 --> 00:12:00,376 So, according to Harry's statements, 224 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:04,456 Dyva Townsend was watching a movie with Gizmo in the home cinema. 225 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:06,856 Byron was in the escape room. 226 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:10,016 So these people throw a party and then don't attend the party? 227 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:13,536 Well, it was a product launch, so more business than social, I guess. 228 00:12:13,560 --> 00:12:16,416 Jeri handed the guest list over to the police. 229 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:20,220 Apart from the hired Tish dolls and the staff, it was only the family. 230 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:23,896 So it was a product launch that no one was invited to. 231 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:26,398 I'd say they were probably gonna release some of the footage, 232 00:12:26,422 --> 00:12:29,220 but then Victor died, so they can't. 233 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:33,740 So either somebody wanted exactly that, to disrupt the business, 234 00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:37,240 or they planned the whole thing just to kill Victor 235 00:12:37,264 --> 00:12:39,536 and not be picked out in a line-up. 236 00:12:39,560 --> 00:12:41,056 Hmm. 237 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:42,375 Who organised this party, then? 238 00:12:42,399 --> 00:12:45,140 The woman who organises everything in that place. 239 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:49,300 Jeri... 240 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:52,176 who was also dressed as Tish Willopee. 241 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:53,602 Phew, cos for a second there, 242 00:12:53,626 --> 00:12:56,296 I thought you were gonna investigate an 8-year-old kid. 243 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:58,220 Let's rule out Jeri first. 244 00:13:05,400 --> 00:13:08,880 - Oh, crap. - Well, good morning to you too. 245 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:12,056 - I'm sorry. It's just, - ...some kind of crisis going on. 246 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:13,580 Jeri?! 247 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:16,816 Oh. Are you here with an update? 248 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:21,496 Well, actually, I was hoping that you could supply me with a Tish 2 doll. 249 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:23,168 Oh, I'm so sorry, Byron. I, 250 00:13:23,192 --> 00:13:26,376 Oh, it's fine, Jeri. Alexa has important work too. 251 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:28,620 - Please. - Thank you. 252 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:35,440 - But no, this doesn't involve her. - Her? 253 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:39,016 Not her. Tish. What does Tish have to do with anything? 254 00:13:39,040 --> 00:13:41,256 Oh, that's what I'm trying to find out. 255 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:43,345 You see, Victor died during her launch, 256 00:13:43,369 --> 00:13:46,896 so was somebody trying to stop her going to market? 257 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:49,315 Or was somebody trying to distract from the fact that 258 00:13:49,339 --> 00:13:51,300 there's something wrong with the doll? 259 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:55,640 - Is there? - Of course not. 260 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:58,416 Well, I only have your word for that. 261 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:00,996 There is a consumer supply crush right now, 262 00:14:01,020 --> 00:14:03,576 so the best we can do is pre-order for you. 263 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:05,384 It's gonna be about four months, tops. 264 00:14:05,408 --> 00:14:06,820 OK. 265 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:10,656 In the meantime, could I take another look around Victor's apartment? 266 00:14:10,680 --> 00:14:12,216 - Jeri can escort me, right? - Mm. 267 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:13,936 - Uh, Byron, no. - Of course she can. 268 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:17,840 Jeri, please take Ms Crowe to my father's lair. 269 00:14:19,859 --> 00:14:22,755 Oh, and I really do appreciate your diligence. 270 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:24,920 Thank you. 271 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:28,336 - Were Byron and Victor close? - Sure. 272 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:30,660 That seems like a non-answer. 273 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:34,193 It's just I read an article that said that 274 00:14:34,217 --> 00:14:36,416 they reconnected after Gizmo was born. 275 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:41,096 Well, I wasn't working here then, but, yes, when Byron became a dad, 276 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:43,856 he put an effort into tracking down his own father. 277 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:45,420 Heartwarming. 278 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:52,576 - Was Victor a Hurricanes fan? - I wouldn't know. 279 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:54,420 But you're from Wellington, aren't you? 280 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:58,656 Oh, it's OK. We look into everybody just to know who's who, you know? 281 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:00,835 Yeah, I'm from Wellington. 282 00:15:00,859 --> 00:15:01,972 So what? 283 00:15:01,996 --> 00:15:04,696 I just thought you might be a Hurricanes fan too. 284 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:08,380 Look, I don't mean to be rude, but you're actually taking the piss. 285 00:15:08,636 --> 00:15:09,752 That is rude. 286 00:15:09,776 --> 00:15:13,900 I have so much to be getting on with, and I'm babysitting, again. 287 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:16,300 Oh, me? 288 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:19,696 Jeri, I get the feeling you're not happy in your work. 289 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:21,940 It doesn't help when you're wasting my time. 290 00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:27,260 I'll speed things up. Where were you when the gargoyle fell on Victor? 291 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:28,865 I've already been asked this, 292 00:15:28,889 --> 00:15:31,256 and I was in the kitchen doing the dishes. 293 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:33,360 With the kitchen staff? 294 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:35,712 I thought you were an executive assistant. 295 00:15:35,736 --> 00:15:37,256 I do whatever I'm asked to. 296 00:15:37,280 --> 00:15:39,376 And somebody asked you to do the dishes? 297 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:41,296 You are keeping me from my actual work. 298 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:43,740 And you're giving me non-answers again. 299 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:46,233 Now, that's OK, Jeri, 300 00:15:46,257 --> 00:15:50,340 because sometimes, it's what we don't say that speaks volumes. 301 00:15:51,680 --> 00:15:53,336 Yes? 302 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:55,660 Yes, I know it's her morning tea time. 303 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:00,420 Look, I was pulled away. Byron said to, 304 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:13,600 - Hello again. - Hi. 305 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:16,896 - Who's your friend? - Flea Bear. 306 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:19,420 Well, hello, Flea Bear. Nice to meet you. 307 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:22,400 My grandpa died. 308 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:26,216 Yeah, I know. I was very sorry to hear that. 309 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:28,060 I'll have a new one soon. 310 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:32,520 - OK. - When you die, you get new people. 311 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:36,056 When I lived in a wooden house in the valley, 312 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:39,980 the iron caught the curtains on fire, and then I was me. 313 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:43,976 - Gosh, when did that happen? - A hundred years ago. 314 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:46,480 Gizmo, morning tea's ready! 315 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:49,140 Goodbye. 316 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:51,780 Bye. 317 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:57,536 - I didn't realise you were still here. - I'm just on my way. 318 00:16:57,560 --> 00:17:00,776 Question, was Gizmo at the launch the night Victor died? 319 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:02,603 Until she got bored with the adult conversation 320 00:17:02,627 --> 00:17:04,100 and went to watch a movie. 321 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:07,500 Your statement said that you watched it with her. 322 00:17:07,524 --> 00:17:09,976 Yeah, that's right, The Shining. 323 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:12,976 That's a very odd choice for an 8-year-old, isn't it? 324 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:14,912 I have tried with all the princessy stuff, 325 00:17:14,936 --> 00:17:18,380 but Gizmo is quite a sophisticated 8-year-old. 326 00:17:18,840 --> 00:17:20,500 She's an old soul. 327 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:25,456 Oh my God. Gizmo has past life memories? 328 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:27,576 Or she watches too many scary movies. 329 00:17:27,600 --> 00:17:31,102 One of my little cousins used to say that when he was an old woman, 330 00:17:31,126 --> 00:17:33,336 he drowned in the well. 331 00:17:33,360 --> 00:17:34,462 Don't make that face. 332 00:17:34,486 --> 00:17:37,550 There is a study into children who remember details of their former life. 333 00:17:37,574 --> 00:17:38,560 Madison. 334 00:17:38,584 --> 00:17:41,976 And the conclusion is that there's some kind of non-physical mechanism 335 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:44,028 which connects them to details that they 336 00:17:44,052 --> 00:17:46,376 can describe really accurately. 337 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:48,816 Well, you're the one who brought up past life memories. 338 00:17:48,840 --> 00:17:52,700 Could we just watch the CCTV Tish doll footage again, please? 339 00:18:00,120 --> 00:18:03,500 Is it just me, or is that a little microphone under the wig? 340 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:07,016 - Oh, like Jeri wears. - Exactly like that. 341 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:09,620 Would Jeri have any reason to sabotage the doll? 342 00:18:10,320 --> 00:18:11,802 Well, you said that they mentioned 343 00:18:11,826 --> 00:18:14,296 - a functionality adaptation glitch. - Mm-hm. 344 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:17,816 Maybe something to do with the software updates. Let's take a look. 345 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:20,736 - You sourced the doll? - Next best thing. 346 00:18:20,760 --> 00:18:23,760 Prithee, let us consult The Toy Boy. 347 00:18:24,360 --> 00:18:27,365 Tish 2 has finally dropped, and, wow, 348 00:18:27,389 --> 00:18:31,536 she is everything we could've dreamed she would be. 349 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:34,220 You're showing me a grown man playing with dolls. 350 00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:38,508 Once activated, adaptive AI enables Tish to absorb 351 00:18:38,532 --> 00:18:40,736 and respond like a human. 352 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:45,820 And right now, this one is worth $3000 on the collector's market. Whoo! 353 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:49,536 A first edition has to stay boxed or their value plummets. 354 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:50,921 Then why are we watching this? 355 00:18:50,945 --> 00:18:54,136 First, you complain about watching a grown man playing with dolls, 356 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:55,896 and now you're complaining because he won't? 357 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:59,300 No, we cannot find a glitch if that thing stays in its box. 358 00:18:59,673 --> 00:19:01,673 Well, this is true. 359 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:06,480 Whoa-ho-ho-ho-ho, Shadowfax, worthy steed! 360 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:09,616 Greetings, disciples. 361 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:12,136 Hey, if there's a red light on, it means I'm recording. 362 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:15,256 Sorry, um, I'm Madison, and this is Alexa. 363 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:17,654 Um, you messaged me about Tish Willopee 2? 364 00:19:17,678 --> 00:19:19,700 Yes. We'd love a closer look. 365 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:22,400 Oh, well, she's an icon, 366 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:26,380 no plastic, doesn't look mass produced, which we love. 367 00:19:26,404 --> 00:19:27,536 We do. 368 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:29,296 Yeah. And then there's her backstory. 369 00:19:29,320 --> 00:19:32,416 If only everyone's imaginary friends came to life. 370 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:33,548 Told you. 371 00:19:33,572 --> 00:19:34,840 - Did you? - Mm-hm. 372 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:37,896 Well, hello, dolly. Let's open her up. 373 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:42,600 - Oh, uh, this one stays NRFP. - Not removed from package. 374 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:47,416 Oh, did Madison tell you that we're investigating a suspicious death? 375 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:48,947 Uh, Victor Townsend, yes. 376 00:19:48,971 --> 00:19:52,816 And how we think that the new Tish doll has a technical glitch 377 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:54,856 which could have something to do with said death? 378 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:57,496 If there is a glitch, that actually makes her even more valuable. 379 00:19:57,520 --> 00:19:59,573 Yes, but it's also important we find out 380 00:19:59,597 --> 00:20:01,856 what happened the night Victor died and why. 381 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:05,856 - We just want to hear her speak. - Uh, do not touch! 382 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:11,816 - No. Just no aggro. - These toys are my retirement fund. 383 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:14,176 I... I have a '78 Obi-Wan Kenobi over there. 384 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:16,376 - With double telescoping lightsabre? - Yes. 385 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:18,256 Amazing. 386 00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:20,100 Alexa, I'll meet you outside. 387 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:31,900 Could you help us get our hands on another Tish Willopee 2? 388 00:20:35,280 --> 00:20:39,816 OK. Neville went through his contact list for me, and he's got some leads. 389 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:42,216 Great. Let's leave him to it. 390 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:44,953 I may have agreed to go on the doll hunt with him tomorrow. 391 00:20:44,977 --> 00:20:45,986 You what? 392 00:20:46,010 --> 00:20:47,576 Well, we've talked about us both needing 393 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:49,656 some more murder-life balance. 394 00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:51,705 Oh, is this, like, a date? 395 00:20:51,729 --> 00:20:52,967 We made a pact! 396 00:20:52,991 --> 00:20:55,136 - No, we didn't. - Yeah, a date a week. 397 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:56,298 Since when? 398 00:20:56,322 --> 00:20:58,500 And this week, it looks like I'm winning. 399 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:09,656 OK, so this is Jeri Woodruff's Instagram account. 400 00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:13,056 - Uh-huh. - Here she is at Eden Park last year 401 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:15,016 watching the Hurricanes play the Blues. 402 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:17,056 - Who won? - It doesn't matter who won, 403 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:20,256 The point is she implied to me that she was not a fan. 404 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:21,755 So what's this got to do with anything? 405 00:21:21,779 --> 00:21:22,861 Well, she also told me 406 00:21:22,885 --> 00:21:25,416 that she was not caught on camera running from the house, 407 00:21:25,440 --> 00:21:28,456 so I'm trying to find some connection between her and Victor. 408 00:21:28,480 --> 00:21:29,761 I can't find any connection 409 00:21:29,785 --> 00:21:32,216 between Victor and anyone else in the house either. 410 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:34,096 There's something weird about those Townsends. 411 00:21:34,120 --> 00:21:36,478 Other than the fact they live in a toymaker's mansion 412 00:21:36,502 --> 00:21:38,496 surrounded by dolls and concrete gargoyles? 413 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:40,554 They are not a normal, happy family, 414 00:21:40,578 --> 00:21:42,896 Harry, and I'm a Crowe, so I should know. 415 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:44,976 All right, then. Come on. 416 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:46,932 I haven't finished my coffee. Go where? 417 00:21:46,956 --> 00:21:48,016 The Townsends'. 418 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:50,496 - It's my day off, Alexa. - We can call it a date. 419 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:52,157 - Eh? - Yeah, going someplace, 420 00:21:52,181 --> 00:21:54,896 talking to people, learning some stuff together. 421 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:58,776 See, to me, a date is a nice dinner, some wine, maybe a movie. 422 00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:02,200 Nah! This will be much more fun. Come on. 423 00:22:05,360 --> 00:22:08,031 Jeri. You remember my friend, Detective Henare. 424 00:22:08,055 --> 00:22:10,376 I just want to run a few things by him. 425 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:12,216 I'm pretty sure a cop needs a warrant. 426 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:15,216 No, it's not like that. No, it's Harry's day off. 427 00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:17,446 You know? He's just keeping me company. 428 00:22:17,470 --> 00:22:19,280 - Alexa. - Oh. Hello. 429 00:22:19,304 --> 00:22:20,416 Oh, Dyva. 430 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:23,376 Hi. I just need to take another look around. 431 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:25,896 Oh, goodness. This is gonna go on and on, isn't it? 432 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:30,376 No, I really hope not. No, we want to get you some answers quick smart. 433 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:34,456 Jeri, take Alexa and the detective where they need to go, hm? 434 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:35,900 Come on in, then. 435 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:37,956 You go with her. 436 00:22:37,980 --> 00:22:39,936 Find out why she was running from the house that night. 437 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:41,456 Wait. Where are you going? 438 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:44,300 Is it true that Byron has an '80s game arcade? 439 00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:50,656 Oh. 440 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:55,616 - Alexa. I heard you were back. - Yes. Thanks so much for having me. 441 00:22:55,640 --> 00:22:57,640 What are you working on? 442 00:22:58,220 --> 00:23:00,220 A new doll. 443 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:02,332 Gizmo Townsend. 444 00:23:02,356 --> 00:23:05,656 Tish was inspired by my childhood imaginary friend. 445 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:07,108 This new doll, 446 00:23:07,580 --> 00:23:09,256 my real-life pride and joy. 447 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:11,856 And how does Gizmo feel about being made into a doll? 448 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:15,816 Oh, she is beside herself with excitement, of course. 449 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:20,056 You do a lot of publicity with her, birthday parties, holidays. 450 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:21,936 Everything's in the women's magazines. 451 00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:25,936 Dyva does like to share our lives with our fans. 452 00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:30,536 How did her grandfather feel about that, the photoshoots, the stories? 453 00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:31,802 Oh, what? 454 00:23:31,826 --> 00:23:35,576 They just seemed super close. I mean, was he a bit protective? 455 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:39,336 Why would Gizmo need protecting from her own parents? 456 00:23:39,360 --> 00:23:41,656 My child has everything she's ever dreamed of, 457 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:45,296 a house full of wonders, two parents that absolutely adore her. 458 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:47,456 I mean, I'm making her into a doll, for God's sake. 459 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:50,140 A doll which is going to make you millions. 460 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:54,820 I don't understand what any of this actually has to do with Victor. 461 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:57,300 Well, you see, somebody killed him. 462 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:02,060 So an understanding of family dynamics would help me immensely. 463 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:04,820 If you say so. 464 00:24:05,240 --> 00:24:07,240 Will you carry on? 465 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:16,702 Well? 466 00:24:16,726 --> 00:24:19,816 Jeri still denies it was her caught on camera. 467 00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:21,099 Yeah, 'course she does. 468 00:24:21,123 --> 00:24:23,256 But she did spend a bit of time with Victor, 469 00:24:23,280 --> 00:24:25,980 took him to appointments, watched the rugby. 470 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:28,780 Byron palmed his dad off on her. 471 00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:31,220 And his kid. 472 00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:34,036 Well, how does Jeri feel about that? 473 00:24:34,060 --> 00:24:35,896 She considered it part of the job. 474 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:38,056 No, I said, how does she feel, Harry? 475 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:40,976 Probably like I do right now, Alexa. It's my day off. 476 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:42,677 So, how about that dinner and a movie, eh? 477 00:24:42,701 --> 00:24:44,056 Sure. 478 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:48,416 OK, I'll go this way. 479 00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:56,608 - Whoever it was is a fast mover. - Damn it! 480 00:24:58,092 --> 00:24:59,121 You OK? 481 00:24:59,145 --> 00:25:00,720 - Yeah. You? - Yeah. 482 00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:03,260 So, who did you upset now? 483 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:05,620 Uh, Harry... 484 00:25:07,120 --> 00:25:09,896 So, you're saying someone did it deliberately again. 485 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:12,336 And this time, they left their crowbar. 486 00:25:12,360 --> 00:25:15,056 I've got a unit on the way. Just don't let anyone leave. 487 00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:18,660 Tell your staff or whoever to stick around. I want to talk to everyone. 488 00:25:21,960 --> 00:25:23,960 OK. You can take off now. 489 00:25:24,011 --> 00:25:24,992 Sorry? 490 00:25:25,016 --> 00:25:27,296 This just turned into an active investigation, Alexa. 491 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:29,753 Uh, can I remind you that I invited you here? 492 00:25:29,777 --> 00:25:31,376 No, I haven't forgotten. 493 00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:33,491 By the way, as far as dates go, I've had better. 494 00:25:33,515 --> 00:25:34,776 Rude. 495 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:38,620 Thank you for your help, as always. But I'll take it from here. 496 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:42,080 Sure thing, Detective. 497 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:46,160 Oh my gosh. Here's one. 498 00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:48,456 No, that's a Tish 1. 499 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:50,176 What, and they're passing it off as a 2? 500 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:52,900 Well, this business is rife with scammers, Madison. 501 00:25:56,320 --> 00:26:00,256 Um, Neville, I just got an eBay alert at retail price. 502 00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:02,256 Is this also a scam? 503 00:26:02,700 --> 00:26:04,376 The vendor's a civilian. 504 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:06,700 They don't know what they have. Hit the 'buy now' button! 505 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:09,816 - Waiting, waiting... - Here you go. 506 00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:12,496 - Yes, sold! - Yes, that is what I'm talking about! 507 00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:14,796 Cool! Love a happy customer! 508 00:26:17,197 --> 00:26:19,620 - This is great. - That's awesome. 509 00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:22,456 - Byron told me what happened. - It wasn't me! 510 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:24,740 I know it wasn't you, sweetie. 511 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:31,736 As if a kid could push something that heavy. 512 00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:35,216 - I never suggested that. - So why is Dyva saying Giz did it? 513 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:38,296 Is she? She doesn't think it was you? 514 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:40,976 Like I told the cop, I've never even been up there. 515 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:44,200 I know what you told him, a big fat lie. 516 00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:46,647 It was you on the security camera footage 517 00:26:46,671 --> 00:26:48,496 running from the house that night. 518 00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:51,856 - I saw your headset. - Look, I was just having a moment. 519 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:55,496 They'd ask me to do the dishes, and I was just making a dramatic exit. 520 00:26:58,760 --> 00:27:00,280 It's a bit over the top, isn't it? 521 00:27:00,304 --> 00:27:03,176 Well, my friend and I were almost crushed by falling cement, 522 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:07,456 and we wouldn't have been the first, so... no, not that over the top. 523 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:09,700 Not when you have a killer in the house. 524 00:27:16,306 --> 00:27:18,586 No one tells me I'm off a job. 525 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:28,020 This is where she wanted to meet. Be right back. 526 00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:34,500 Hey. 527 00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:46,456 Shit. 528 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:48,480 Madison! Madison. 529 00:27:49,680 --> 00:27:52,456 Meet Tish Willopee 2! 530 00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:55,496 - Mission complete! - Yay! 531 00:27:55,520 --> 00:27:57,520 Wow. Look at this. 532 00:27:58,560 --> 00:27:59,900 Yes. 533 00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:29,056 - Kia ora. - Alexa. 534 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:30,185 Is she meant to be here? 535 00:28:30,209 --> 00:28:33,456 Byron, I was wondering about the overseas trips you and Dyva take. 536 00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:34,932 Why is she asking me this? 537 00:28:34,956 --> 00:28:38,096 It's just your dad never went with you. Why is that? 538 00:28:38,120 --> 00:28:40,496 He, uh... He didn't like flying. 539 00:28:40,520 --> 00:28:42,700 But he just applied for a passport. 540 00:28:43,667 --> 00:28:45,883 No. No, I... Hmm. 541 00:28:46,040 --> 00:28:49,136 - No, I'm very confused, actually. - Shall I un-confuse you? 542 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:50,580 Alexa. 543 00:28:51,160 --> 00:28:53,536 Actually, I'll leave you to it. 544 00:28:53,560 --> 00:28:54,612 - Talk to you later. - Mm-hm. 545 00:28:54,636 --> 00:28:55,830 Mm-hm. 546 00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:05,920 - Oh, you got one? - We did. 547 00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:11,038 How do you make this thing, ? 548 00:29:11,062 --> 00:29:13,038 Hi! I'm Tish. Want to be friends? 549 00:29:13,062 --> 00:29:14,102 Uh, unlikely. 550 00:29:14,126 --> 00:29:16,736 Tell me your name, and I will never forget you. 551 00:29:17,932 --> 00:29:19,240 No, thank you. 552 00:29:20,080 --> 00:29:22,056 I'm going back to my sourdough. 553 00:29:22,080 --> 00:29:25,656 The internal temperature of sourdough should be 205 degrees Fahrenheit. 554 00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:28,780 Well, a real little know-it-all, isn't she? 555 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:32,480 Hey, Tish. Who killed Victor Townsend? 556 00:29:32,660 --> 00:29:35,156 I need more information to answer that question. 557 00:29:35,280 --> 00:29:39,500 Yes. Me too, Tish, me too. But I think we're getting closer. 558 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:42,740 You OK? 559 00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:46,580 I found a Tish wig in Neville's car. 560 00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:48,420 Ah. 561 00:29:49,400 --> 00:29:52,776 - Well, did you ask him about it? - I was locked in a car with him. 562 00:29:52,800 --> 00:29:55,896 I didn't want to slip 'Are you a killer?' into conversation. 563 00:29:55,920 --> 00:29:58,296 Yeah. You usually want to cushion that one. 564 00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:01,416 And I wanted to check the party footage again, 565 00:30:01,440 --> 00:30:04,536 because maybe... maybe I've got the wrong idea. 566 00:30:04,560 --> 00:30:06,162 Oh, sure. There could be many reasons 567 00:30:06,186 --> 00:30:08,940 that he has the same wig that the killer wore. 568 00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:27,320 How did I not notice him before? 569 00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:30,696 And how did he evade the police checks? 570 00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:34,460 Because he's not on the guest list provided to them. Why not? 571 00:30:35,680 --> 00:30:38,256 That's a question for our friend Jeri. 572 00:30:38,280 --> 00:30:40,700 She's gonna be real pleased to see me again. 573 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:46,000 But, Mads, go talk to Neville... 574 00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:50,480 in a public place with a lot of people around. 575 00:30:54,760 --> 00:30:58,640 - Your usual? - Uh, I think I might wait for my... 576 00:30:58,880 --> 00:31:00,256 the other person to get here. 577 00:31:00,280 --> 00:31:02,056 - Same guy as yesterday? - Mm-hm. 578 00:31:02,080 --> 00:31:04,080 Bit of a spark, huh? 579 00:31:04,646 --> 00:31:06,123 Or not. 580 00:31:07,960 --> 00:31:10,123 Just let me know if you want me to boot him out, huh? 581 00:31:10,147 --> 00:31:11,980 Thanks, Reuben. 582 00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:14,980 Good morning, beautiful. 583 00:31:16,240 --> 00:31:19,296 So, did, uh, Tish 2 give you what you were after? 584 00:31:19,320 --> 00:31:22,800 No, Tish didn't, but hopefully you will. 585 00:31:23,120 --> 00:31:24,740 Are you playing me, Neville? 586 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:26,896 What? 587 00:31:26,920 --> 00:31:29,256 You were at the party the night Victor died 588 00:31:29,280 --> 00:31:31,715 despite telling me that you've never been to the Townsends' place, 589 00:31:31,739 --> 00:31:34,296 which means you lied to me. 590 00:31:34,320 --> 00:31:38,816 I-I promised I wouldn't tell, and I never break a promise. 591 00:31:38,840 --> 00:31:42,120 Well, you're about to. Start talking. 592 00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:49,136 - Oh, good, you survived. - I did. 593 00:31:49,160 --> 00:31:50,280 Are you going somewhere? 594 00:31:50,304 --> 00:31:53,216 Yeah, to ask our friend Jeri about that dodgy guest list. 595 00:31:53,240 --> 00:31:57,856 Oh, about that, turns out The Toy Boy was personally invited by Jeri. 596 00:31:57,880 --> 00:32:00,296 - Uh-huh. - She wanted to get some influencers there, 597 00:32:00,320 --> 00:32:02,554 but she didn't tell Byron and Dyva, 598 00:32:02,578 --> 00:32:05,889 so Neville had to pretend to be one of the hired dolls. 599 00:32:05,913 --> 00:32:07,112 Go on. 600 00:32:07,136 --> 00:32:10,136 And he's such a little fanboy he snuck off to have a look around, 601 00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:13,616 and guess what, he was recording on his phone when it happened. 602 00:32:13,640 --> 00:32:16,096 No! When the gargoyle fell? He got footage of that? 603 00:32:16,120 --> 00:32:18,720 Well, not actual footage, no. 604 00:32:20,760 --> 00:32:22,536 Oh my God. 605 00:32:22,560 --> 00:32:26,176 Oh my God. This is the painting that Byron commissioned way back, 606 00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:31,476 Look at the timestamp, Alexa. 607 00:32:31,500 --> 00:32:33,680 - 1.13am. - Yep. 608 00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:36,902 And suspect Tish was caught running away from the house 609 00:32:36,926 --> 00:32:38,376 at 1am on the dot. 610 00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:41,296 Before the gargoyle was pushed. 611 00:32:41,320 --> 00:32:43,776 - So it's not Jeri. - Or Neville. 612 00:32:43,800 --> 00:32:47,161 Well, what do you know? Your wild doll chase paid off. 613 00:32:47,185 --> 00:32:49,100 I do believe it did. 614 00:32:55,960 --> 00:32:59,976 Me again! Don't worry, Jeri, you're in the clear. 615 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:04,096 The gargoyle fell after you were caught on camera taking off. 616 00:33:04,120 --> 00:33:06,896 But you are guilty of one other thing. 617 00:33:06,920 --> 00:33:10,460 That guest list that you gave to the police didn't have all the names on it. 618 00:33:16,560 --> 00:33:18,416 That wasn't intentional. 619 00:33:18,440 --> 00:33:20,936 Oh, you didn't intend to mislead the police? 620 00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:23,153 I was running two separate guest lists. 621 00:33:23,177 --> 00:33:24,776 I know you were. 622 00:33:24,800 --> 00:33:28,856 Byron and Dyva were uptight about leaks, but you had media pressure, 623 00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:31,776 so you invited a few people without their sign-off. 624 00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:34,696 - People like Neville Sainsbury. - Who? 625 00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:35,821 The Toy Boy. 626 00:33:35,845 --> 00:33:37,320 - Oh. Yeah. - Yeah. 627 00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:41,380 And I gave the police the wrong list by mistake. 628 00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:45,660 Did I invite a murderer to my boss' party? 629 00:33:46,080 --> 00:33:47,801 Oh shit, I'm gonna lose my job. 630 00:33:47,825 --> 00:33:50,900 Maybe I won't tell them that you let in some gate-crashers. 631 00:33:51,360 --> 00:33:52,700 Thank you. 632 00:33:53,360 --> 00:33:55,296 Wait, 'maybe'? 633 00:33:55,320 --> 00:33:58,120 If you escort me somewhere else. 634 00:33:58,260 --> 00:34:00,260 Show me Gizmo's room. 635 00:34:05,999 --> 00:34:08,615 Just so you know, this feels really wrong. 636 00:34:08,647 --> 00:34:12,703 Now, that is not a Townsend toy. All the rest are. 637 00:34:12,728 --> 00:34:16,224 Flea Bear was a gift from a family friend or something. 638 00:34:16,320 --> 00:34:20,736 Byron doesn't usually like non-Townsend toys in the house. 639 00:34:20,760 --> 00:34:25,056 Grubby as hell, but, um, Gizmo's very attached to it. 640 00:34:25,080 --> 00:34:28,960 She used to sleep with it as a baby, apparently. 641 00:34:29,767 --> 00:34:33,821 - She's a funny kid, isn't she? - Yeah. She's a great kid. 642 00:34:34,320 --> 00:34:39,140 Does she ever say any, kind of, spooky, ghosty things to you? 643 00:34:40,160 --> 00:34:43,178 Sometimes, but you know Dyva and Byron 644 00:34:43,202 --> 00:34:45,620 let her watch all kinds of movies. 645 00:34:46,020 --> 00:34:49,420 There's always a logical explanation for these things, isn't there? 646 00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:06,616 Tell me your name, and I will never forget you. 647 00:35:06,640 --> 00:35:08,336 Nope. 648 00:35:08,360 --> 00:35:10,360 You're not my real mom. 649 00:35:11,240 --> 00:35:13,096 Never said I was. 650 00:35:13,120 --> 00:35:16,616 - You're not my real mom. - Oh, is this the glitch? 651 00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:18,456 Go, Hurricanes! 652 00:35:18,480 --> 00:35:21,136 - What did you say? - You're not my real mom. 653 00:35:21,160 --> 00:35:25,560 ♪ Cats have fleas. Cats have fleas. Cats have fleas. ♪ 654 00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:49,216 So, Neville has intel that the Tish Willopee glitch is sorted. 655 00:35:49,240 --> 00:35:50,345 Did he say what it was? 656 00:35:50,369 --> 00:35:52,736 Yeah, apparently it was saying random things, 657 00:35:52,760 --> 00:35:55,900 but they've put out a new upgrade on the Tish app. 658 00:35:56,520 --> 00:36:00,336 OK. You're doing that thing again where there's something going on. 659 00:36:00,360 --> 00:36:01,635 What are you thinking, Alexa? 660 00:36:01,659 --> 00:36:04,176 I was thinking about a conversation I had with Gizmo. 661 00:36:04,200 --> 00:36:06,976 And also something you said about reincarnation. What was that? 662 00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:08,936 Oh, there are actual scientific studies into the, 663 00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:10,032 The conclusion. 664 00:36:10,500 --> 00:36:13,296 The non-physical mechanism which connects these children 665 00:36:13,320 --> 00:36:15,256 to their previous lives and allows them to, 666 00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:19,096 Non-physical, we don't have that. We have the physical. 667 00:36:19,120 --> 00:36:22,536 Wait, so Gizmo somehow found something that used to be hers. 668 00:36:22,560 --> 00:36:24,976 Gizmo is not having previous life memories. 669 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:26,581 She's having this life memories. 670 00:36:26,605 --> 00:36:27,960 - What? - Think about it. 671 00:36:27,984 --> 00:36:29,736 There is not a single picture of her 672 00:36:29,760 --> 00:36:32,216 with her parents till she's, like, a preschooler. 673 00:36:32,240 --> 00:36:36,096 And she's got one toy, a teddy bear that she's had since she was a baby. 674 00:36:36,120 --> 00:36:38,856 - And it's not a Townsend toy. - Wait, are you saying... 675 00:36:38,880 --> 00:36:41,976 Gizmo is not Byron and Dyva's daughter. 676 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:46,540 Victor Townsend was not Byron's dad. That's why he had to die. 677 00:36:54,120 --> 00:36:56,320 Ah. Alexa. What can I...? 678 00:36:58,560 --> 00:37:00,496 I've got a Zoom in 20 minutes, and now you've just gone, 679 00:37:00,520 --> 00:37:02,536 I don't think you're going to make that Zoom, Byron. 680 00:37:02,560 --> 00:37:04,616 Well, not now that you've triggered the reset. 681 00:37:04,640 --> 00:37:07,535 Well, in any case, 20 minutes is plenty long enough for you to tell me 682 00:37:07,559 --> 00:37:09,420 how and why you killed Victor. 683 00:37:09,720 --> 00:37:12,220 - Sorry? - You heard me. 684 00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:14,318 Well, I must have heard you wrong, 685 00:37:14,620 --> 00:37:17,376 because you're saying I killed my father, is that right? 686 00:37:17,400 --> 00:37:19,536 No, you didn't kill your father. 687 00:37:19,560 --> 00:37:21,366 I said you killed Victor, 688 00:37:21,390 --> 00:37:24,296 who we both know was no relation to you whatsoever. 689 00:37:24,320 --> 00:37:28,576 He was a stranger, a stranger that you paid to be your family. 690 00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:32,782 Really? You're madder than I am. 691 00:37:32,806 --> 00:37:35,536 Oh yeah, but I'm on the money, aren't I? 692 00:37:35,560 --> 00:37:39,376 Cos you are the genius toymaker, and Dyva is the business head, 693 00:37:39,400 --> 00:37:41,856 at least that's what all your publicity says 694 00:37:41,880 --> 00:37:47,100 when it's not banging on about you being the perfect happy family unit. 695 00:37:48,640 --> 00:37:52,268 I mean, this, the perfect fantasy home for a child, 696 00:37:52,292 --> 00:37:54,840 and not a child in sight. 697 00:37:55,120 --> 00:37:59,496 Nah, you'd have to fix that. A little junior Townsend would, uh... 698 00:37:59,520 --> 00:38:02,296 it would really complete the fairy tale. 699 00:38:04,320 --> 00:38:06,474 So when Dyva heard about the baby in Wellington 700 00:38:06,498 --> 00:38:08,416 who had lost her parents in a house fire 701 00:38:08,440 --> 00:38:11,656 and was living with her only remaining family member, 702 00:38:11,680 --> 00:38:15,456 you made the baby's grandfather an offer he couldn't refuse. 703 00:38:15,480 --> 00:38:18,736 Except he did. Victor may have been on the bones of his arse, 704 00:38:18,760 --> 00:38:21,260 but he wasn't about to sell his grandchild. 705 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:25,430 Instead, he made a counter-offer, a two-for-one deal, 706 00:38:25,454 --> 00:38:29,880 a baby daughter and your long-lost dad. 707 00:38:30,400 --> 00:38:32,299 And so you made the announcement 708 00:38:32,323 --> 00:38:35,820 about this precious child you'd kept so private, 709 00:38:37,440 --> 00:38:41,820 the puff pieces, how you were this aspirational fantasy family. 710 00:38:42,680 --> 00:38:43,751 But behind the scenes, 711 00:38:43,775 --> 00:38:48,016 you were putting up with a stranger who holds all the power. 712 00:38:48,040 --> 00:38:51,156 Because all Victor had to do if you pissed him off 713 00:38:51,180 --> 00:38:53,416 was tell the world the truth. 714 00:38:53,440 --> 00:38:55,720 'Buying a child', please! 715 00:38:57,240 --> 00:39:01,960 Victor Gene and his granddaughter, Avery Gene. 716 00:39:02,480 --> 00:39:05,302 Little favour from a friend down at Births, Deaths and Marriages, 717 00:39:05,326 --> 00:39:07,700 and bingo, name change documents. 718 00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:12,056 Now, Victor and his granddaughter disappeared without a trace 719 00:39:12,080 --> 00:39:16,176 from Wellington shortly after this fatal house fire. 720 00:39:16,200 --> 00:39:18,449 Not that anyone was looking for them. 721 00:39:20,520 --> 00:39:23,240 Well done, Alexa, very good. 722 00:39:23,600 --> 00:39:25,454 But do you know what you've actually omitted? 723 00:39:25,478 --> 00:39:28,256 That we gave Gizmo another chance at life. 724 00:39:28,280 --> 00:39:30,200 We've given her everything. And as for Victor, 725 00:39:30,224 --> 00:39:32,616 you should've seen where he was living when we met him. 726 00:39:32,640 --> 00:39:34,663 He got out. We gave him that. 727 00:39:35,020 --> 00:39:38,816 And, yes, we made a deal with Victor, but it was a win-win. 728 00:39:38,840 --> 00:39:41,496 - Nobody got hurt. - Oh, good one. 729 00:39:41,520 --> 00:39:44,720 Yes, all right. Victor may have died. 730 00:39:45,600 --> 00:39:49,576 And why did he die? I mean, you two didn't get on. 731 00:39:49,600 --> 00:39:51,576 There was no love lost. 732 00:39:51,600 --> 00:39:54,009 But that would've been fine until Victor decided 733 00:39:54,033 --> 00:39:56,896 that he wanted out of your arrangement. 734 00:39:56,920 --> 00:40:00,397 Victor did order a new passport and one for Gizmo too 735 00:40:00,421 --> 00:40:03,776 cos he wanted to leave with her. 736 00:40:03,800 --> 00:40:05,579 'This wasn't what he signed up for. 737 00:40:05,603 --> 00:40:08,816 His granddaughter was lonely here in the castle, and so was he. 738 00:40:08,840 --> 00:40:12,136 'So they were gonna fly away and see the world.' 739 00:40:12,160 --> 00:40:15,970 And what could you do? If you made a fuss, he'd expose your sham life. 740 00:40:17,280 --> 00:40:19,839 And if he did nothing, you'd lose your daughter. 741 00:40:19,863 --> 00:40:21,656 Yes, well, thank you, Alexa. 742 00:40:21,680 --> 00:40:23,936 But like I told the police the first time round, 743 00:40:23,960 --> 00:40:28,840 I was in here when Victor died in this room, the escape room. 744 00:40:29,120 --> 00:40:31,120 No way out. 745 00:40:31,640 --> 00:40:33,260 Except there is. 746 00:40:33,640 --> 00:40:36,320 There's always a bypass button. 747 00:40:37,120 --> 00:40:40,520 You have to have an emergency exit by law. 748 00:40:42,013 --> 00:40:45,900 Otherwise, this place could become a death trap. 749 00:40:49,066 --> 00:40:53,746 So you set up your little alibi, and then you snuck out... 750 00:40:54,400 --> 00:40:56,999 only Jeri was up there taking a break, 751 00:40:57,023 --> 00:40:59,896 which almost messed everything up for you. 752 00:40:59,920 --> 00:41:04,496 And then Jeri left, probably when she saw Victor taking a pee. 753 00:41:04,520 --> 00:41:06,600 And that was your chance. 754 00:41:07,120 --> 00:41:11,216 Are you finished yet, Alexa? Because I do have a short attention span. 755 00:41:11,240 --> 00:41:13,240 Almost there. 756 00:41:13,480 --> 00:41:16,536 Now, the other day, you realised that I was getting close to the truth, 757 00:41:16,560 --> 00:41:18,874 and maybe you didn't mean to kill one or both of us, 758 00:41:18,898 --> 00:41:21,376 maybe you only meant to scare us off. 759 00:41:24,080 --> 00:41:26,760 But I don't scare easily, Byron. 760 00:41:27,720 --> 00:41:33,376 Fear is a biological response designed to keep us safe, to identify danger. 761 00:41:33,400 --> 00:41:35,536 Oh, I know how to identify danger. 762 00:41:37,383 --> 00:41:38,184 Oh! 763 00:41:38,400 --> 00:41:41,620 Did you think that was the bypass button for the emergency exit? 764 00:41:41,935 --> 00:41:43,762 Did you get that wrong, Alexa? 765 00:41:43,960 --> 00:41:47,176 Now that I have your undivided attention for at least an hour, 766 00:41:47,240 --> 00:41:49,846 let's have a chat about how you're not going to be telling anyone 767 00:41:49,870 --> 00:41:51,437 any of this. 768 00:41:52,840 --> 00:41:54,183 Wrong again. 769 00:41:54,207 --> 00:41:55,272 How do we get in? 770 00:41:55,296 --> 00:41:58,056 You can't, not if Byron's triggered the sequence. 771 00:41:58,080 --> 00:42:02,560 I tell you what I'm not wrong about, you're a chicken. 772 00:42:03,080 --> 00:42:04,572 I beg your pardon? 773 00:42:04,596 --> 00:42:09,096 Yeah. Your MO is to throw heavy things off high places. 774 00:42:09,120 --> 00:42:12,976 But face to face, you haven't got what it takes. 775 00:42:13,000 --> 00:42:15,336 Maybe we should test that theory. 776 00:42:15,360 --> 00:42:20,616 Oh, wrong again! This is actually becoming quite fun, isn't it? 777 00:42:25,240 --> 00:42:27,240 No! 778 00:42:30,089 --> 00:42:32,176 Well, that could've gone either way. 779 00:42:32,200 --> 00:42:34,936 Detective, I would like to lay an official complaint. 780 00:42:34,960 --> 00:42:37,380 We can chat about that down at the station. 781 00:42:39,680 --> 00:42:41,140 Right. 782 00:42:44,880 --> 00:42:46,082 Harry, don't touch a thing 783 00:42:46,106 --> 00:42:48,896 unless you want to be trapped in a small room alone with me. 784 00:42:48,920 --> 00:42:50,108 Another time. 785 00:43:01,880 --> 00:43:04,320 - Hello. - Hello, Gizmo. 786 00:43:04,680 --> 00:43:07,254 - How's Flea Bear? - He's quite happy today. 787 00:43:07,278 --> 00:43:08,868 Good. How are you? 788 00:43:08,892 --> 00:43:10,776 My name's Avery now, 789 00:43:10,800 --> 00:43:14,216 and I'm gonna be living with Jeri. She's my favourite. 790 00:43:14,240 --> 00:43:16,802 Well, that is the cool thing about growing up. 791 00:43:16,826 --> 00:43:18,816 You get to choose your own family. 792 00:43:18,840 --> 00:43:20,199 Did you do that? 793 00:43:20,223 --> 00:43:21,872 Yeah. Yes, I did. 794 00:43:26,120 --> 00:43:27,536 You know, when I took up my dream job, 795 00:43:27,560 --> 00:43:30,078 I did not realise I'd end up adopting an 8-year-old. 796 00:43:30,102 --> 00:43:31,163 Mm. 797 00:43:31,187 --> 00:43:32,816 Do you want to play too? 798 00:43:32,840 --> 00:43:34,668 Yeah, she's gonna start school next term, 799 00:43:35,439 --> 00:43:37,785 meet some real kids her own age. 800 00:43:37,809 --> 00:43:39,025 Overrated. 801 00:43:40,520 --> 00:43:42,060 How about you, Jeri? 802 00:43:42,753 --> 00:43:45,100 Me and Giz, sorry, Avery, 803 00:43:45,680 --> 00:43:50,000 we'll get settled, and then I'll look for another marketing position. 804 00:43:50,024 --> 00:43:51,456 Great. 805 00:43:51,480 --> 00:43:55,300 Thank you for being... annoying 806 00:43:55,799 --> 00:43:59,135 and rude and all up in everybody's faces. 807 00:43:59,240 --> 00:44:01,216 It's what I do. 808 00:44:04,320 --> 00:44:07,180 Come on, Avery. Let's all get some ice cream! 809 00:44:11,520 --> 00:44:13,896 Harry has a wife?! Who is she? 810 00:44:13,920 --> 00:44:16,216 How did they meet? What is she like? 811 00:44:16,240 --> 00:44:18,576 Do you have any actual questions for me? 812 00:44:18,600 --> 00:44:20,141 Apparently, poor Margo's accident 813 00:44:20,165 --> 00:44:22,096 - is no longer an accident. - Huh? 814 00:44:22,120 --> 00:44:24,856 Remember all of those dry ice deaths we found online? 815 00:44:24,880 --> 00:44:27,376 Hello? That's why I'm outside. 816 00:44:27,400 --> 00:44:28,616 Alexa! 817 00:44:28,640 --> 00:44:30,896 So, forgive me if I'm a little blunt, cos, 818 00:44:30,920 --> 00:44:32,776 Please, please, don't stop now. 819 00:44:32,800 --> 00:44:36,296 'You already taught me so much as my professor. 820 00:44:36,320 --> 00:44:39,176 'But now, in this new role, my body shivered.'