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# I cannot breathe, please step off of my chest

# Loosen the noose tightening round my neck

# I wish for freedom and to sing my song

# We're prisoners on the very land we're from

# Baldhead

# You're so well fed on my destruction

# Fetishize

# Our women

# Silence our children... #

No, Mia!

Morning, Mia.

Morning.

Kia ora, Lib. Brenda.

So, Mia, the autopsy results are back.

Thought I'd come right over and let you know.

As expected, Cassy suffered unsurvivable injuries,

head trauma compatible with a fall from height, so...

Yeah.

Official cause of death is an accident.

Cassy fell while hiking.

BOTTLES CLUNK

As expected.

Don't shoot the messenger, eh?

What would it have said in my postmortem, if I hadn't been

so lucky and not got out of that eco-pod?

Would that have been another "accident", too?

I'm still looking into the fire. That investigation is ongoing.

Are you? Cos it looks like you're just standing here, telling me

nothing of any use or interest.

Well, at least it's provided you with some closure.

Closure? This isn't closure.

This is system failure.

Should I have expected anything else from my experience? No.

Where's my copy of the report?

Well, you can order one from the Coroner's Office.

There might be a small fee to pay. I'm not sure.

Or you could just give it to me. No. There's a process.

Immediate family can order a copy of the report

from the Coroner's Office. You know, in Scotland, medical professionals,

like myself, can be given it now. No fee to pay, no form to fill out.

Well, you're not in Scotland, are you?

I want to see my sister's autopsy results for myself.

And I have outlined the process!

Well, you know where to find me.

Sorry, Mia.

I don't want to...

Just brings it right back, you know?

It wasn't Libby that came to see me. CAR STARTS

She was still young,

hadn't even been to police college yet.

It was Sergeant Davies.

It was the same thing.

Same words.

"Unsurvivable injuries, as expected.

"Consistent with a jump."

Sorry.

Me being here, it must bring all of that back up for you.

No, no, I... I can move on.

You shouldn't have to do that. I like having you here.

I've loved it, actually.

Can I show you something?

OK.

Couldn't bring myself to change a thing.

Long time to be in denial, eh?

Here, I want you to have something.

Oh.

It's beautiful.

It was Hera's, obviously.

Oh. That's very sweet and thoughtful, but I...I can't.

No, I want you to take it.

Wear it for me, please?

These things have been packed away for far too long.

High time I had a clean out anyway.

Then I can put both rooms on Airbnb, not just the sleep-out.

That's very practical.

Well, like I said,

it's been nice having a young person around the house.

She was beautiful, my Hera.

Inside and out.

She was so happy that day, Mia.

She was Queen of the Festival,

back when there was such a thing.

She didn't jump.

She would never have done that.

I know my Hera.

MOBILE RINGS

Mia Beaton.

Good evening, Mia, it's Jacky...

Oh, it's morning over there, isn't it?

How are you holding up? Oh, you know, I'm getting there.

Look, I'll cut straight to the point.

The family are dropping the enquiry into the Boyd Coulter incident.

Our legal team went in hard

and I believe that they realised it was going to be an expensive battle.

Oh, that is great news, Jacky.

Thank you so much for your support.

Let's get lunch or something when you get back.

I would love to.

You take care of yourself, Mia.

Ah! Good morning, Harry.

You're looking well today.

Anyway, I was just on my way to see your boyfriend.

Oh, don't worry, I don't really give a shit about who you sleep with.

Mum's the word.

Look, Teddy and I have been friends for a long time,

so whatever you think you saw...

I love how you know who I was talking about

when I never said his name.

When even was this, huh?

At the Whitebait Festival,

when you were so pissed you fell off the stage?

Relax, Harry.

I'm not here to blow your life apart.

You are so far out of line.

Maybe your secret would be so much safer if Cassy just disappeared.

You've got issues. Oh, you have no idea.

So, where were you really when Cassy died?

I was working...with Sadie.

Shall I ask her?

You... Don't you dare ask her questions.

You leave her out of this.

I have to, Harry, because you and Teddy have different stories,

so one of you is lying.

You're a joke!

Go home.

Has Libby made any progress?

It's pretty obvious to me.

Lib just doesn't want to do her job properly.

Don't be a dick.

Teddy wouldn't deliberately try and kill someone.

Wake the fuck up, Natalie.

Of course he's capable.

Unless of course you're going to tell me

you're the one that lit the fire.

Nice way to speak to the person who's keeping your project going.

Hey.

I just lost my partner.

Yeah? Cut me a bit of slack.

Sorry.

You know, Nat, it'd just be nice to know you got my back.

I mean, you're one of the few people here

I can actually count on at the moment.

Yeah, of course.

Hey, can I ask you a question?

Yeah.

Cassy and Teddy.

Did you know about it?

No.

I would have told you, you know that.

I just don't even know if I'm allowed to grieve anymore, you know?

Ewan.

I'm fine with you taking the limelight, but I won't be used.

You can draw from my knowledge, experience, but...

I need to know you're still committed.

I can't lead this on my own with Cassy gone.

We need you back.

Yeah, yeah, of course.

And, yeah, you're right. I have, um...

..been dragging the chain a bit.

DOOR OPENS

MIA: Hello?

In here.

Hey.

Just came to say, uh...thank you

for letting me wear your very...beautiful dress.

Uh, and I'm...

..sorry for doing whatever...

it was I did.

Going after Josh and Ava in front of everyone,

or trashing my dress with puke?

Shit.

Sorry.

Ah, Sadie, the thing is, I was going through withdrawals.

I still am, actually.

You're really off the drugs?

Yeah.

I am.

I...shouldn't have launched myself at your friends, either.

They're not my friends.

Did something happen?

After the festival, Josh and Ava wanted to go up the mountain.

Ava had nicked booze from her dad, and Josh had your stuff.

Anyway, we were just sitting around,

and then I went for a wee in the bushes,

and I said that I would keep talking so that they knew that I was OK.

But then they weren't talking, and they'd gone.

Gone where? Home.

They left me up there.

You taking the piss?

Josh - you saw what he was like -

he kept scaring me

and saying that there were things on the mountain, in the mist.

So they left you up there, when people are being...?

Cassy was murdered up there!

The Grey Man.

No, listen.

Those arseholes are putting the fear in you.

Cassy was killed by a real person.

Not a ghost.

It was probably the same person that tried to set me on fire,

which the one fucking cop in this town seems to have

a very relaxed attitude about.

I'm sorry.

Sadie...

..do you think you could help me with something?

You know anything about missing goats? Eh?

The Wilsons are on at me again. I'm not saying it's you,

but if there's anyone on your team that might have gone a bit rogue,

Louise reckons she's lost two in the past week.

Yeah, well, you know what that does prove, Lib?

That it wasn't Cassy, was it?

I never suggested it was.

I know what those arseholes have been saying about her.

Look, I just had to ask the question, OK?

I have to be seen to be doing my job.

Yeah, yeah, I know.

Want coffee?

Yeah. Come on.

Louise swears the fire wasn't her or Teddy.

Yeah, of course she bloody does.

Maybe try a bit harder, eh? OK, give me a break, Ewan.

I'm getting enough grief from Cassy's sister.

Well, she's got a right, you know.

The thing almost took her out, Lib.

Yeah, well, maybe it's the shock making her so...

She's quite aggressive.

Bloody rude, actually.

I mean, I get that she's grieving, but, honestly...

Yeah, well, don't take it personally, eh?

I mean, me, myself, sometimes I feel like I'm gonna bloody explode.

Even had a bit of a go at Nat this morning.

Yeah, well, be careful, eh? There's something about Mia.

She's got... like, an edge to her or something.

Be great if she went back to Scotland, actually.

Not sure why she's still hanging around.

FOOTSTEPS APPROACH You didn't say we had company.

G'day, Annot.

Anyway...

you sure you didn't see anything that night?

Yeah, I mean, I saw the smoke and the fire.

That's why I booted it down there.

What's this about?

The, uh, fire down at the Eco Village?

Oh, dear. It's fine, Mum. No-one was hurt.

I was the one who saw the smoke.

You were already there.

No, Mum.

He was.

I was looking for him, to tell him, but he was already there.

Mm-hm.

Thanks for that info, Annot. That's very helpful.

I'm not a child, Elizabeth.

No, Mum, but you do get confused.

She's still the bastard of your philandering father.

I'm not confused about that.

Mum, it's a beautiful day outside.

Why don't you go and do a bit of your yoga in the garden?

BEEPING

Be quick. She could be back any minute.

Cassy...

Cassy was interviewed about a stolen goat, three weeks ago.

Yeah, Rory had lost his goat.

Vandalised fencing statements taken,

but nothing about her being pushed off a cliff.

My mum says the mountain is dangerous.

Yeah, it is, if you're a woman connected to Teddy Wilson.

There are older ones through there.

Hera Olsen's file might be in there.

They're locked. Oh.

OK.

Here.

OK...

Hera Olsen.

People there -

Libby, Teddy, Harry...

"Libby lost sight of Hera...

"but she heard a scream..."

Holy shit!

I am literally never going up there again, no matter what.

No-one saw Hera jump.

Tox report clean, not even alcohol.

Elevated HCG.

Shit!

What does that mean?

Increased hormone level in the blood.

It means that just before Hera jumped, or was pushed...

..she'd been pregnant.

But not when she was found?

No foetus present.

It's a note to her mum.

But Mrs O was adamant that she didn't jump.

Maybe the police never showed this to her, but God knows why.

OK. Thanks, Sadie.

Jesus, not again.

Hera Olsen terminated her pregnancy right before she fell

from that ridge.

How the hell would you know that?

Quick squizz in her police file.

Why?

Because her and my sister died in exactly the same way.

And neither of them are here to tell me what happened,

so that is over to you, Teddy.

What was it? You wanted to keep the baby and she didn't?

She got rid of it, so you got rid of her?

I can look you in the eye and swear I never knew anything about a baby.

Why wouldn't she tell you about it? I don't know.

I thought we told each other everything,

but we kind of grew apart.

Because?

Because she loved me and I didn't love her back.

Not in the way she wanted me to.

Not in the way that you love Harry Grimes,

now that you've found yourself.

What's the deal there, then? Scared of your mum? Homophobe, is she?

I could see that. Mum knows who I am.

I just don't shout about it.

It's Harry.

You may have noticed he has a wife.

So why was Cassy shouting at you to come clean...?

It's got nothing to do with me and Harry.

She knew about us and she supported us.

So what was the argument about, then? Rewilding.

A few months ago, I jumped waka.

I was working with Cassy, not sleeping with her.

Cassy thought it would be this massive coup

if the farmers lost one of their own to the rewilders.

But you didn't want to go public with that?

Have you met my mum?

That video, that was Cass and I washing the petrol off us

after we'd just torched the tractor.

So why didn't you just tell Ewan that

when he's coming at you with a spade?!

It's not like I could get a word in.

You know...

..Ewan told me that he ditched Hera, broke her heart.

Bullshit.

Ewan's main-character energy is next level, eh?

He's either dreaming or he's rewritten history.

KNOCKING AT DOOR

Afternoon, Annot.

Mia. Cassy's sister.

Yes.

Is Ewan home?

Annot, it's urgent.

Do you like them?

Honestly...really creeping me out.

Hera,

Cassy.

These are yours?

I worked very hard on them.

Who's the third one for, Annot?

Where did you get this?

Brenda Olsen, the Airbnb owner, gave it to me.

It's mine.

My husband bought it for me in London.

No. It was given to me, by her.

Hera and I were just having a chat.

This is Mia, remember? Cassy's sister.

Is everything OK?

I've been worried about you.

Come on.

There is something seriously wrong

and disturbing about your mother's art.

I leave her to it. Keeps her occupied.

You seemed a bit upset at the festival.

You try going cold turkey and see how you feel.

I honestly thought I was doing the right thing,

disposing of that stuff. Oh, yeah.

Rather than just asking me what it was for. Hm.

What if it was for pain management, or I'm recovering from surgery?

But you're not. You're an addict.

I'll get you a glass of water, eh?

I mean, honestly...

..I really thought it's what Cassy would have wanted me to do.

She often spoke of you two -

growing up,

what you both went through.

You did a good job in raising her, Mia.

She was certainly one of a kind. Yeah.

From hiding a broken bird in a shoe box

to hiding a great big wolf in a country with no natural predators.

What other secrets...

do you have, Ewan?

Hera Olsen - were you with her when she jumped?

No.

What's this all about?

Just trying to get my head around all the coincidences

and...the connections.

Well, it's treacherous terrain. I mean, accidents happen up there.

That mountain is known to take people.

Who else?

It's taken two of your girlfriends.

Come on, you can hardly compare a girl

I might have had a bit of a crush on at high school

with the woman that I was about to marry.

I'm...I'm just wondering where the stories are of other hikers that

have died on that ridge.

Are you taking anything at the moment, Mia?

Anything for the withdrawals?

Lib saw you this morning. She said you're still on edge.

I mean, it's OK, I get it.

It's been a... crazy, crazy time.

Did you manage to sort out your work thing back at home?

Hm. They're dropping the enquiry.

Oh, that's amazing. I mean, that's good, right?

Yeah.

That must've been a lot,

especially with everything that's been happening here.

You know I'm on your side, right?

Ewan, no. Things are clearer now.

It's OK.

I'm not gonna... I mean it.

We can't go there again.

Mia, there's nothing wrong with this... No.

I'm not OK with it.

We shouldn't have.

I wasn't in my right mind.

Neither were you. She never wanted me, Mia.

She was having an affair.

I'm not so sure about that now.

Excuse me.

CHAINSAW BUZZES

Hey.

Ewan said that you were together once,

and that he dumped you the night Cassy arrived?

NATALIE SCOFFS

Is it true?

When Cassy arrived and took his attention, I thanked God.

Why? Because he's a super-controlling narcissist.

Why don't you just leave here,

make a clean break from him?

It's always the same with these things. You...

You get a movement going and you need the brains,

you need the worker bees.

You need a leader.

Someone with charisma just to front it.

That's something Ewan has.

What about Cassy?

Was she trying to walk away?

From Ewan or rewilding?

Either.

You know Cassy.

She was passionate beyond words for the wildlife.

They seemed happy enough. I...

I don't know.

Getting your steps in?

I don't go past the end of the driveway.

Annot.

This scarf...

It's beautiful. It's...

It's Christian Dior.

Hm. It was Hera Olsen's.

Remember I said?

Well, Ewan must have given it to her.

Or maybe I said he could. I don't know.

It's a long time ago.

You have it.

It was yours once.

Now it is again.

Oh, you lovely girl!

What the fuck?!

GRUNTING, YELLING

What were you looking for?! Drugs!

Drugs. I was looking for drugs. There's no drugs!

Don't fucking move!

Ah! I was going to leave money! There was nobody home!

Oh, oh, oh, oh, of course you were, you little shit!

Now, what you did to Sadie Grimes the other night

was highly inappropriate.

What?! You heard me!

It was a joke. It was a...

It was a joke. It was a joke. Oh?!

It was a joke. It was a joke. It was a joke!

Oh. Well, it wasn't very funny.

Now, if you hurt her again...

..I'll kill you.

OK. OK? Yeah. Sorry.

Off you go.

HE YELLS, SHE GASPS

SHE PLAYS SATIE'S "GYMNOPEDIE No.1"

I need you to stop talking about Hera.

All right?

"The life of the dead

"is placed in the memory of the living."

Who said that?

Mum, stop.

No more Hera.

SHE PLAYS DISCORDANT NOTES

Take that thing off from around your neck.

Please.

Take it off. Don't touch me!

You stay away from me! Mum.

Take it off.

I know that look.

I know.

Two of them.

There were two. I'm sorry.

Two girls. So sorry.

Dead.

I'll get you a cup of tea.

Beautiful Hera.

Mum, no. We all thought...

..what a tragedy!

You want a tea or something stronger? I'll get you a whisky.

And you were so cross with her.

What have you done, Ewan?

Nothing.

No!

Mum, don't. I know what I saw!

Please, come on. I know!

I'll just... I know!

We'll go for a drink. I know!

Don't... Don't... Don't cry. SOBBING: I know.

Please, don't cry.

How could you?

Let's go for a walk, eh?

We'll go for a walk, Mum.

BIRDS TWEET

MUSIC: Gymnopedie No.1 by Erik Satie

Come on.

We could tell someone about what you've done.

We can tell Libby.

She can help.

Yeah, Mum. We'll tell Libby.

It's all right. Everything's gonna be all right.

It smells terrible in here.

This way, Mum.

Go on.

What's in here?

GROWLING

ANNOT WHIMPERS

GROWLING INTENSIFIES

SNARLING, SCREAMING

What are you doing in here?

It just doesn't make sense to me.

Two women fall off the same cliff,

years apart, but dying in the same way.

Sorry if it looks like I'm snooping.

I just thought... I'd be able to find an answer.

It's been 18 years, Mia.

If the answer was sitting here in this room the whole time,

I'd have found it.

You never found a note or a letter or anything?

No. No note.

Hera's diary.

For a long time, I couldn't bring myself to read it.

Felt like I was intruding.

But then, one day, I took a look.

And?

"Birthday list, 2007.

"New Harry Potter book.

"Final edition, cannot wait.

"Sunken Water, Pluto CD." Kiwi band.

She had a crush on the singer, or the drummer.

One of them.

THEY CHUCKLE

She was a good, happy girl.

Happy that she was pregnant?

It was a surprise.

But she talked to me. We'd have made it work.

I'm really sorry.

My moko's buried under a tree.

Hera miscarried before she passed.

May I?

Afterwards, Hera wanted to go to Auckland,

go to art school.

Was it Teddy's baby?

No.

They never went that far.

What about Ewan?

Hera wouldn't tell me.

Anyway...

maybe you'll find something I didn't.

Huh!

Hello?

Ewan?

Annot?

Anyone home?

WHISPERING: You total, total arse!

Fuck!

Surprise!

I was trying to deny it, but...

you were right.

SHE SIGHS

The connection we have is...

I couldn't stop thinking about it.

About you.

About your hands,

on me.

# My country, she cries, it's a holy war

# We cannot return where we were before

# Let us look above to the parting skies

# Look upon the face of our Jesus Christ

# They shall be ashamed

# Like trees with bitter fruit

# Enemies will crumble

# She will remain true

# My country, she cries, it's a holy war

# We cannot return where we were before

# Let us look above to the parting skies

# Look upon the face of our Jesus Christ

# War shall be no more, peace shall reign supreme

# Peace for those who've died, peace for all who bleed

# War shall be no more, peace shall reign supreme

# Peace for those who've died, peace for all who bleed

# They shall be ashamed

# Like trees with bitter fruit

# Enemies will crumble

# Still remaining true

# They shall be ashamed

# Like trees with bitter fruit... #

HE GASPS, EXCLAIMS

KNOCKING ON DOOR

KNOCKING CONTINUES

LIBBY: Ewan!

KNOCKING CONTINUES

Ewan?

KNOCKING CONTINUES

Ewan!

Hey. Can I come in?

Yeah.

I don't know how to tell you this, mate.

What?

Your mum...

Yeah. Lib, she's upstairs. Why?

She's not upstairs, Ewan.

Mum?

Mum!

Where is she, Lib? The forest.

She must have gone wandering, and an animal got her.

Maybe a boar, maybe a feral dog.

I don't know. Is she OK?

No.

Oh, fuck...

Oh, fuck!

Mum...

I thought she was upstairs!

HE SOBS

Oh, my God!

She didn't deserve this.

# Everything has changed right in front of my eyes

# And when it's the same, it's my turn to change

# Take me away to feel again

# Feel again for a moment

# Everything will change when I see you again

# And when it's the same, it's my turn to change

# When it's the same, it's my turn to change

# When it's the same, it's my turn to change

# I'll trade it all to clear my mind

# Clear my mind of the rough times

# Everything around me feels like it's offline

# And when it's the same, it's my turn to change

# When it's the same, it's my turn to change

# Couldn't you just give me a break?

# Couldn't you just give me a break?

# Everything around me is strange

# And when it's the same, it's my turn to change

# When it's the same, it's my turn to change

# When it's the same, it's my turn to change... #

SNARLING

# When it's the same, it's my turn to change

# When it's the same, it's my turn to change

# When it's the same, it's my turn to change. #

SNARLING