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What are you doing here, Jules?

What was I supposed to do, Iz?

I was genuinely concerned.

You didn't need to come here.

In fact, it feels a little stalker-ish.

And what about the lies,

missing your professional conduct review?

There might have been something I wanted to check out down here.

You promised me you were done, after what happened last time.

And I thought I was,

I really did.

But I couldn't ignore this.

What am I looking at?

Somebody here knows something.

'Lonely Blue Boy' by Conway Twitty

My name should be trouble

My name should be woe

For trouble and heartache

Is all that I know

Yeah

Lonely

Lonely blue boy

Is my name

My life is an empty

My heart has been torn

It must have been raining

The night I was born, yeah

Lonely

Lonely blue boy

Is my name

Well, I'm so I'm so afraid of tomorrow

And so tired, so tired of today

They say that love is the answer

I'm writing this letter To someone unknown

So if you should find it And if you're alone

Well, lonely

Lonely blue boy

Is my name

Remember

Lonely

Lonely blue boy

We've gotta stop doing this.

I know.

No, I mean...

we just can't keep doing this, Lucas.

I know.

You came to me, remember?

You always come to me.

You always let me in.

You want a ride back?

No, it's OK, I'll run.

I wanna do another 5K.

I didn't come here to fight, Iz.

I know.

I'm sorry.

Yeah.

Do you even see a future between us?

Of course, I-I-I..

I hope so.

Yeah.

Yeah, I hope so too.

So, what's going on here?

Well, I've hit a brick wall.

I need to access these files,

but because of this stupid suspension, I've been locked out.

You know, I can't do that.

You asked.

That's what's keeping me here.

Do you want coffee?

Hey, chicken.

I'm hungry.

You're hungry?

OK, yeah.

Hey, Nigel? Yeah.

Hey. Hey.

What's going on here? I'm rearranging the book shelf.

Ah, I can see that, but why?

Well, I gotta look for something, I can't find it,

which is, you know, it's a handbrake when I'm in the zone,

so I'm just rearranging.

When was the last time you were in the zone?

No, I looked for a reference and I can't find the book.

So, you know, I just thought if I could

rearrange it in the Dewey Decimal, problem solved. Dewey Decimal?

Yeah. You a librarian now?

Fran, come on. Can you leave me to the rearranging?

I've got this, it's good.

And you just had to do it like right now,

first thing in the morning.

Yeah. I mean, have you seen the dust back here?

It's a shamble, yes. Yeah, Nigel.

What? Sweetheart.

What? Can you stop? Can you just stop?

Can you just look at this? What are you doing?

You're always complaining at me

about how I never get that far along with my PhD.

I thought if I just get some order, I can get somewhere, OK.

Sorry, I just, I'm being proactive, I'm doing something useful.

If you wanted to do something useful,

you could have fed our kid.

I've been called into work for a last-minute mediation

and I've gotta go.

Childcare's still closed for the holidays, it's over to you.

I know. Mm-hm.

I'm gonna take a shower.

Good, that's, yeah.

I'll get breakfast for Rosie.

Right?

What will Elvis call him?

Pete.

Mm.

Good morning.

I'm Angela Romero.

You can call me Ange.

I'm the local realtor and manager of this property.

Yeah, hi. Is there...?

Isabelle didn't mention there'd be extra guests staying.

No, to be fair, Isabelle didn't know, I surprised her.

Oh. Yeah, she's just in the shower.

Will you be staying long?

Dunno. Yeah, can't say.

Well, I'm willing to waive the extra guest surcharge,

but I will need your details to add to the agreement.

Mm-hm, yeah, sure. What do you need?

Driver's licence.

Yeah.

Thank you, Detective.

Will you be needing anything else, any extra bedding?

Nope. No, no. I think we're all right.

Yeah, thank you.

Isabelle didn't mention she had a partner.

Hey, should we go for a walk?

Ange.

Hi. I was just seeing if you two needed anything.

We don't. Thank you.

Yeah.

Well, it was lovely to meet you.

You too. And I hope you two

have a great day. Oh, thank you.

She's, um...

She likes to know everything about everyone.

God, these people.

Oh.

I wanna go to the playground.

Yeah, we will later sweetheart.

But I wanna go on the swings.

We're here to meet someone.

Hi, Elvis.

So, this is Pete.

I wondered if maybe we could spend a little time together today.

Would that be all right?

Are there fish in there?

Oh, yeah. Yeah, I think there's a lot of fish in there.

You wanna have a look, see if we can see some?

Yeah. All right.

After you.

Jumping through the dunes, huh?

Yeah. Watch the spikies.

Hey, mate, how are ya? G'day. How you going?

Yeah, good, good. Good.

Yeah, what do you think?

Oh, she's a little bit weather-beaten.

Oh, yeah, loved.

Yeah. I like to say it's loved.

New bearings in the trailer. I noticed that, yeah.

Just got that done. Yeah.

The 50 outboard just been serviced, so good to go.

Yeah, it looks like she's been in the water a bit, doesn't it?

Yeah. Been in the water a lot.

I've had a lot of fun with this girl.

Yeah. Me and the boys, but I think it's time for an upgrade.

Yeah.

Yeah, what sort of price you looking at?

Um...

It's done, sold it.

He's bringing the cash tomorrow. No, he is not.

What? Yes, he is.

I know a tyre-kicker when I see one, spot 'em a mile off.

"Oh, we'd love the area.

"We're thinking of buying a beach house." They never do.

Yeah, but this is a little different though.

Just as long as it's gone by the street party.

Did Ben talk to Barb yet?

The council meeting's next week?

Dunno, I didn't ask him to report back.

No, absolutely not, put it away.

No, I've washed it, OK. There is no sand in there.

Sand's like glitter.

Look, I can already see it all over the chair, Lucas.

I'm going in the office.

How long are you staying?

I don't have to be back until Friday.

Mm. You?

What information do you need?

Files on Louisa Corrigan.

She grew up in foster care.

Her kid's potentially also foster care.

I just want whatever local Child Services has.

Ah.

If only you went to your work review, eh?

Oh, thanks, Dad.

I'm thinking of trying the family lawyer, Fran.

Well, if the lawyer's professional, she won't give you anything.

Yeah, they're having a bit of a custody scare

at the moment with Elvis's dad.

He's a ex-junkie, bit of a temper.

Oh.

You think he's dangerous?

I don't know. He could be.

Are you asking me to do something unethical?

Well, I should know if he's a threat.

Either way, I'm not going home until I know what's in those files.

What do you think you're gonna find? DNA analysis?

I'd be happy with a valid birth certificate. Would you?

If I do this and it is a dead end...

..promise me that you'll come home.

I promise.

I know how it looks, OK.

I do have a system, OK.

OK.

Rosie, darling, Mummy has to go to work.

Don't go, no don't go. I'm so sorry.

Yeah, I've gotta go.

But I will be back by dinner time.

So, what should we have?

Pizza. Pizza?

OK.

Pizza for dinner?

Yeah, great.

We can put anchovies, broccoli on it.

No broccoli! No?

I don't want broccoli on the pizza.

OK, if you say so.

Hey, do you wanna play librarians?

Sure. Great.

All right, well, do you know what a book looks like?

Yes.

OK, show me.

Right.

Oh, oh, dear.

Oh, OK.

Where you going?

Mum, I thought you had a protest.

Oh, it was cancelled cos of the heat.

Ah.

Well, I'm about to cave and tell Mia

we're going for ice cream, if you wanna come.

Oh, honey, just leave me here. I'll look after George and Mia.

I think it's good for them to get out.

Essie, it's a heat wave.

Just bring her home an ice cream.

Have you got your washing out? I'm gonna put a load on.

You don't have to do our washing, Mum,

but yes, it's in the basket.

Tissues out of the pockets? Yes, I think.

Mum, please, I can wash the kids' bottles when I get back.

When you getting home?

I don't know. Why not?

Cos it depends. On what?

On how hot it is, how busy it is, how long my bladder holds.

This is why I need to move out.

Are you moving out?

Yes, eventually.

But it might be sooner rather than later.

We've been talking about it.

Barbie, I need to go.

Mummy, Barbie, quick, it's number two.

I'll get George, you get Mia.

Fran Hewson?

Yeah.

Julian Napa.

I'm just at number four.

Ah, with Isabelle?

Mm. Look, I'm off duty, so not acting in any official capacity.

OK.

Isabelle mentioned that she was concerned

about the safety of Elvis Corrigan.

Did she?

Yeah. Oh.

What's this about?

She heard a man threatening the household.

Are you the family's legal counsel?

Yeah, I am.

But they don't believe that Elvis is in any danger.

Could be overreacting.

But I've seen too many of these situations end badly.

A-ha. Yeah.

I understand, there are child protection records.

There are, yeah.

And they're confidential.

Just trying to help.

I don't know what this is really about,

but if you want access to confidential files,

then you will need a warrant, Detective.

Sure.

No go, she's by the book. Oh, God.

Can we go home now?

Well, no, you didn't get the files.

Come on, Isabelle.

Hey.

Oh, hey, Essie.

Are you OK? Yes.

But I'm going for ice cream. Please say you'll come.

Ah, I'd love to, I, er...

Hey.

Oh, hey.

Hey, Essie this is Jules.

Jules, Essie.

Essie lives next door.

Ah, another neighbour?

Yes.

You a friend or visiting town?

Yeah, I'm Isabelle's partner.

Oh, I didn't... Oh, I didn't realise that...

Yeah, oh, we were, I think we were gonna... Yeah.

Oh, totally.

We can do it another time. OK.

Well, this new Isabelle is very friendly.

Ah, it's the cul-de-sac, everyone knows everyone.

Yeah.

I'm gonna jump in the ocean.

OK, cool. Yeah.

Essie.

Hey, Essie.

Sorry about that.

I thought you said you were single.

I have a lot of things going on at the moment.

My mother just died.

Oh.

Yeah. Oh.

I'm so sorry.

Yeah, I think Jules was just worried about me,

that's all. Yeah, of course.

Yeah.

Are you OK? Yeah, yep.

Well, if you need anything, you know,

you can just call me or let me know.

And I don't suspect you really want to ask for help.

You're kind of mysterious.

Really? Oh, wow.

Is that really a bad thing?

It can be.

Ange doesn't think you're a real journalist.

I don't think she's real blonde.

And she thinks I'm having an affair with her husband.

Oh, yeah. She's totally nuts.

Nuts!

She's losing the plot. Oh.

Do you wanna get ice cream?

I would love to.

It's just, I probably shouldn't pretend

I don't have a boyfriend when he's here.

Ah.

Yes. Yeah.

OK, we'll rain check. We will.

OK. Bye.

Nigel.

Rosie, my love. Can we go to the beach?

No, not right now.

It's peak UV, but I'll take you later, OK.

What's a UV?

Ultraviolet radiation index?

Actually, Rose, I'm quite busy at the moment.

Do you mind, could you leave me alone just for a bit?

Thank you, chicken.

Hey, Celia, it's Isabelle.

Just checking that you got my piece.

Also, I heard that one of the broadsheets

is planning a big feature on the area.

I thought it'd be great to get in first.

All right, talk to you soon. Bye.

Oh, God.

Shit. Oh, my God.

Rosie, are you OK?

Nigel, Nigel.

Penny. Penny, what's Penny?

Penny's in the backpack.

Oh, God, yeah.

What happened?

I'm so sorry, she just came outta nowhere.

She must have fallen, I didn't hit her.

What's going on? Are you all right? What happened?

I'm worried that maybe she broke something.

Broke something? Oh, God, are you OK?

What should we do? What do I do?

I have to take her to the hospital.

Yes? Hospital, OK.

Shit, I don't have the car, Fran's got the car.

Well, I'll drive. I'll drive.

It's all right baby.

Can you pick her up? You all right?

Yeah, Daddy's got you there. I'm so sorry.

Honestly, she just flew out of nowhere.

You all right? You OK?

No, I'll drive, I'll drive. You go that way.

No, no, I'm gonna sit in the back.

Oh.

Your shirt's undone.

What? Shirt.

Thank you.

They triage children first. So that's good news.

I should call Fran.

Shouldn't I?

Yeah, yep.

It's just that Fran handles crises better than I do.

She actually handles everything better than I do.

You're doing fine.

I'm still learning.

Well, you are an academic, always learning.

That's funny.

Oh, come on.

Remember it was you she called for in the street.

Yeah, but I wasn't there to stop her, was I?

If you hadn't seen her, I mean...

..if you'd hit her.

Well, I didn't.

And you're here now.

She really loves that bunny.

Yep.

Cute little petri dish of bacteria.

She never lets us wash it.

Oh, it gives her character. Mm.

What's her story?

With the bunny?

Yeah.

Oh, I dunno, she just turned up one day.

I do know this though,

that my daughter is in a dysfunctional

co-dependent relationship with her.

Unlike me and my wife.

Speak of the devil. Do you mind?

Yeah, go for it.

Hi, hi.

Yeah, yeah, she's OK, she's OK.

She just fell off her scooter coming down the driveway.

Yeah. Rosie Hewson.

Hey, I've gotta go, the doctor's calling.

OK.

Hey, chicken.

Hello, my love.

Doctor's ready.

You OK, you wanna...

OK.

Do you want me to carry you? No, you gonna walk, OK.

Hey, where is she? Is she all right?

Yeah. The nurse had no sign of concussion.

They're X-raying her arm at the moment.

Oh, my God.

Why was she in the street?

Ah, she was just on her scooter.

And where was Nigel?

He was rearranging his fucking books, that's where he was.

I think he feels pretty shitty.

Oh, just for a change.

Where are they? Where's radiology?

Um... actually, I don't know.

It's probably best just to wait here.

Do you want a coffee?

No, no, no, I'm fine.

You met my partner Jules, the detective.

Yeah.

Why are you worried about Elvis?

Oh, that guy was hassling Lulu.

I thought maybe Jules could help.

By asking me to share confidential information?

Yeah, it's funny,

you'd be amazed the things you learn about a place

if you pay attention.

About Pleasant Court? Like what?

I don't know, just who's pro development, who isn't,

who's happy, who's not,

who's fucking whose husband.

Leave you to it.

How was the water?

It was so good.

Hey, I'm just gonna jump in the shower.

Yeah, I'll be up in a second. All right.

This cool change is days away.

This heat is killing me.

Go on, one more won't hurt.

I've actually started weaning.

Oh, good for you.

I weaned Ollie as soon as I could.

Reclaim your body, I say.

Here's Fran.

Poor Fran.

She never gets a break.

Tell me about it. At least you don't have to commute.

On her own. Listening to podcasts.

Sounds amazing.

Oh, no.

I knew something was up.

I saw Isabelle driving away with Nigel earlier

and found Rosie's scooter out here.

And you think Isabelle was involved?

Maybe.

Not a good look when your boyfriend's a police officer.

What?

Detective, I saw his ID.

So what if he is?

Oh, my God.

Oh. Oh, come on.

Oh, she mentions the restaurant.

There's a bit about you, Ange. Can I please have that back?

Please.

"Development in a quiet coastal town."

I mean, it seems quite balanced.

Can you give that here? Wow, Isabelle looks hot.

What?

You ready? Ready, Ollie?

OK, mate, let's go.

Oh-oh-oh.

Hey, I'll meet you in the car.

OK, I am ready.

Good night, my little chick.

Where's Penny?

Where's Penny?

Ah.

You know what?

I'm gonna go and find her.

Hey. Hey.

Thanks so much for the plug. Look, printed.

All ready to go on display.

Oh, no worries, I hope it helps.

Plug?

Yeah. Jules, this is Holly. Holly lives in Pleasant Court.

Ah.

The cop?

You got tongues wagging.

Have I?

Well, I was thinking, stick this up in the window.

May I?

Yeah. Yeah.

I think we need some more time.

Ah, yeah, no worries, I'll be back.

OK.

So what is this?

Oh, it's... I just thought I'd give journalism a go.

What's going on?

Nothing.

I had a contact and she, yeah, she published it as a favour.

Isabelle Ackner?

Yeah, it's my mum's maiden name.

Thought it'd be a nice gesture.

Sorry, what do you mean you left her at the hospital?

Look, I don't know. We must have dropped her in all the chaos.

There was a lot going on, Fran.

OK, well you can go in there and tell Rosie then.

I'll go back and get her in the morning, it'll be OK.

No, no, she can't sleep without Penny.

We're gonna be up all night. What do you want me to do?

Go back to the hospital now?

No, I'll sleep in there with her tonight, OK, it'll be fine.

All you had to do was keep her safe for a few hours, Nigel.

She could have been killed. I know that, Fran.

Thank you.

Would you like me to say that I fucked up?

Is that what you need to hear?

What, you wanna hear me say that I'm pathetic?

That I'm fucking useless? That I'm a useless prick?

That I'm a shit husband, that I'm a shit father?

Is that what you wanna hear?

No. Does that make you happy?

No. Do not give me that bullshit. That is a cop out, and you know it.

You're not well, you've not been well for a while

and you're not doing anything about it.

We moved here specifically so that you

could finish your PhD. Oh, my God!

And now, three fucking years later,

you suddenly decide to start reorganising.

Honestly, you wanna do this now,

you want to do this tired old argument,

that we have every month, right now.

I told you, Fran, I need some order.

You know, couples only have three fights, Nigel.

It's the same old arguments.

Don't you think I feel guilty enough,

dragging you here, making you commute to the city?

Don't worry, Fran, I feel your resentment

every minute of every day.

No, no, no, no, that is not fair.

You just need to back yourself.

You've gotta stop revising

and you just have to submit the bloody thing.

Oh, right.

Of course.

Well, that's easy for you to say, isn't it?

Because you've never fucking failed at anything.

Yeah, I don't give a fuck about your PhD.

I'm sorry, but...

..I just want you back.

Shit.

Well?

Please don't say I told you so.

Hey, you tried.

You know you need to give this up, Iz,

it's just gonna make you sick.

What are you doing?

You told me you were being careful this time.

Yeah, I'm being careful. DNA again.

Blackmailing the lawyer.

You understand that If you get accused

of stalking and harassment again,

you could go to jail.

I'm not the criminal here. OK, look, it is...

it's over.

You got the files, you were wrong.

Can we please just get rid of all of this

and just get outta here?

I can't.

This is out of control.

You're up early.

Why didn't you tell me... about the photos?

What?

Isabelle's article.

I thought it could be a surprise.

Well, it sure was.

Well, I thought you might be happy, proud even.

You know, you wanted me to diversify and there's big bucks in editorials.

She paid you?

As if I'd do it for free.

In cash or kind?

Jesus, Ange, would you give it a rest?

I just can't see why she'd ask you

to shoot her frolicking about the beach like that.

Well, she didn't. That was my idea.

Well, it was stupid.

Are you jealous, is that what this is?

Should I be?

This is ridiculous.

I don't care.

Think what you like.

All right, Mademoiselle, your breakfast is served.

Did you find Penny?

Oh, no, not yet, chicken.

Yeah.

But you know, maybe she's gone on a holiday or something.

Or a picnic, she loves picnics.

She'd never go without me.

She wouldn't. No, that's true, that's true.

She'll come back, I promise.

Would you like me to help you out with your brekkie?

Yeah? All right.

What if we start off with a little bit of fruit?

Oh, good one.

Yeah, thumbs up.

Happy Daddy.

Right, she is fed.

I helped her go to the toilet

and now she's back in bed with a book.

OK, great.

Yeah.

I'd like to step out for a couple of hours.

Out?

Yeah, I'd like to go down the hospital

and see if I can find Penny.

And I've made an appointment to come and see Dr Ozani.

OK, great.

You sure?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

OK, great.

I might even go for a little swim, yeah.

Get a bit of vitamin D.

I'll be back after lunch.

Toodles.

You OK?

Yeah.

You were right?

I've been clutching at straws.

You want me to take 'em back?

No, I'll do it.

I shouldn't have got you involved in the first place.

Won't be long.

Hey, when I get back, do you wanna go to the beach?

Yeah.

OK.

Come in.

Look, I don't judge you.

I know nothing of your marriage or any marriage.

I don't really believe in it myself.

What do you want, Isabelle?

Just returning this.

Thanks.

Hey, I hear Rosie lost her bunny.

Wow, you hear a lot. Yeah.

Where'd you get it from?

I know how much she loves her.

Why do you care, Isabelle?

I just thought if you remember where it came from,

then I could just help track down a replacement.

Yeah, you know, I don't know.

Well, did you buy it or was it a gift?

If you must know, Penny was a product of crime.

You stole it.

No, Rosie stole her from Mia years ago.

It was Mia's.

What are you doing?

I just got a call from my super,

asking why I was doing an unauthorised check

on a Peter Watts.

You logged in with my ID number.

You impersonated me.

You risked my job! I'm sorry.

You don't fucking get it, do you?

Is that why you're with me, because I'm a cop?

Actually, don't... don't even answer that.

You're incapable of telling the truth.

Why can't you accept how much this means to me? I do now.

It means more to you than anything, including me.

Jules, I'm sorry.

Yeah, so am I.