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- Hi. - Where are you? It's late.

I'll be home soon.

- I'm just leaving Pilates now. - It's really wet.

- You need to drive carefully. - Yes, Simon, I know it's raining.

Yes, I'll be careful.

- Okay. - Come s-- come straight home.

- Bye. - Bye.

Pilates?

Never heard it called that before.

God, he's so controlling.

Watch out!

Fuck. Shit.

Cody, wake up. Wake up.

You've got to go. Come on.

You can't be here.

Where is it? Where is it?

Go. You've got to go.

Here. Here. Take it. Don't let anyone see you.

Here's your phone.

- No... no. No, no, just... - Uh-huh.

If you head back to the coast, you'll find your way back from there.

Okay? I'll call you. Go!

Mom, it's me.

I've had an accident.

...no idea. I just came round the corner

and then I was down the cliff...

- All right. - Yeah.

Just... just take your time.

Fraser is heading to the White Cross now.

Honestly, I don't need to go see a doctor.

I just wanna go home and have a shower.

He said he'll see her immediately

so you two better get a move on.

Are you not coming, love?

No, I'll wait here with Keith and help secure the site.

Why are you being like this?

- She could've been killed. - She's not blind, Roundy.

Why do you think she drove straight off a sign-posted slip?

She passed the breath test.

Yeah, and I'm asking Fraser to check her blood for drugs.

I mean, It's gotta be one or the other.

What is she doing?

Her job, love. She's just doing her job.

Nothing new there.

Yes... yes. Oh yes.

Oh!

Yes. Now!

Now! Now!

Oh, babe. Sorry.

No... no. It's okay. No, it's okay.

I...

That hasn't happened in a while, huh?

No.

What?

- You... - Mmm?

...are so into your ex.

Okay, listen up, everyone.

As you know, my stepdaughter, Nicole

was involved in a car crash

at the slip site on Murray's Road last night.

Thankfully, her injuries weren't serious.

Constable Cliff is at the site awaiting the crash investigator.

Mihi, I want you to go liaise with her.

On it.

Deb, you're to take a formal statement from Nicole.

I'll accompany you.

Okay.

- Hey, Mihi Renata. - Walcom.

Thanks.

Senior Constable B.B. Walcom.

- Sorry, I-- - Spelt with an 'a'.

There's nothing's welcoming about the sight of a car crash, Detective.

Twelve point six meters.

Fourth box down on the right.

- Hmm. - What is it?

It's what isn't that's relevant here, Detective.

And what's that?

Skid marks.

Well, she didn't brake

which means she can't have seen the slip.

We don't know that.

The brakes were not applied

or they did not work.

Now, this is why we do car inspections.

How long have you been a detective?

Just over a year.

Just over a year? Wow.

All right, rookie

Let's hear your theory on what happened here.

Well, possibly the driver was under the influence

of alcohol or drugs

and because of that impairment

she went straight through the cones and--

I'm gonna need photographic coverage of everything down there.

Okay?

Oh, my God. You want me to take the photos.

You tested me for drugs?

It's mandatory for any serious crash.

For fuck's sake Mom, I thought you sent me to the doctor

'cause you were worried about me.

I was worried about you.

How are you feeling today, Nicole?

I'm not hungover, if that's what you're asking.

Can you talk me through the lead-up to the crash?

Like, what do you remember from just before the slip?

Um, I saw nothing. That's what I remember.

One minute the road was there...

and then next, I'm just flying through the air.

Sounds really scary.

So the car didn't hit anything

as you left the road?

- No. - No.

No bump. No, nothing hit the windscreen or the roof?

- No. - Okay.

Make sure you check the front

and underside of the vehicle.

Will do, bitch.

I thought you were at work.

Well, I wanted to stay and keep an eye on ya.

So, were you--

Was anyone else in the car with you?

No.

So you were alone in the car at the time of the accident?

I was alone in the car.

And is there anything else that you wanted to add, Simon?

Not really. I was here.

To be honest, I don't really like you driving that road at night.

- For God's sake. - Especially when it's raining.

I'm a perfectly confident driver.

- It's the quickest way home. - How fast were you going?

I had an accident, Mom. I am the victim.

The speed limit. God!

All right, that's great.

And now, sorry, you said you were at Paula's Pilates

- and that's on Murray Road. - Yep, every Thursday.

Every Thursday. And what time does that finish?

Ten o'clock. All right, we done?

We're just doing our job, Nic.

Hey, where are you going?

I'm just going to the toilet.

Okay.

What was that about someone else being in the car?

Ah, Mihi texted from the site.

She thought that there was evidence of a passenger.

Problem?

Nicole's bloods have come back clear.

Nil drugs.

Well, that's great.

Well, that's great, um, I will... I'll let her know.

No... no. I'll... I'll handle it.

Okay.

Hey, you coming with me?

No, you go ahead. I'll walk.

Okay.

Hey, Gala, can you contact Paula's Pilates

and just confirm what time the Thursday night class finishes?

That's the one.

See, that one is interesting because it kind of looks like a footprint.

What is missing from the site?

I'm sure you're gonna tell me.

Road cones.

Oh, my God, there were no road cones down there.

Correct.

There are no road cones or signage

placed to alert drivers of a slip right in front of them.

And are there any of the aforesaid road cones

in the immediate vicinity of the slip?

No.

And why is that?

Because they were moved from the site before the crash.

But it would seem to me your mission

should you choose to accept it, is, number one

find out who deliberately interfered with the hazard warning signs

and two, check if your driver had any enemies.

Yeah.

- Babe. - Shit.

God, you gave me a fright.

What?

Why did that cop think someone was in the car with you?

- Oh, God, I don't know. - So there wasn't anyone?

No. Can you just stop with the jealousy shit?

Why are you acting so weird?

I'm not acting anything. I'm just looking for my phone.

That'll be your phone.

Can you just hang on a sec?

What now, Mom?

Uncle. Kia ora. Kia ora.

Ah, Mihirangi. Hey.

Good to see you, bub. Mom good?

You know Mom, always. What's up?

Well, I came up here

to help our cousins out with the towing

but this fulla won't let me through.

Uncle, this is a crime scene. I'm sorry, you can't be here.

Like I said.

I heard it was the top cop's daughter

went off that slip here. E pai ana ia?

- Is she okay? - You know Nicole?

- Nah, not really. - Hmm.

What kind of hand were you gonna give, Uncle?

You don't have any tools with you.

Yeah.

You know, the lazy kind.

Expert advice.

I'll go then, eh?

Good to see you, girl.

Uncle, get a warrant.

What did Tricky want?

You know, just wanted to help out the guys with the tow.

Do these look like road cones to you?

Hmm.

- How was the interview with Nicole? - Well, uncomfortable.

Bloody hell, mothers and daughters.

Somebody should really write a book about that.

Well, the crash inspector thinks someone

removed the cones from the slip site.

What, like, before the accident? Deliberately?

Well, Nicole was traveling from that direction

and, well, there's the slip she went over.

So if those are road cones, then...

They wouldn't have ended up there in her crash.

Which makes them evidence.

Well, off you go then.

You're the one in the coveralls, so--

Yeah, you probably should.

Come on, hurry up.

Hey, hey. Ooh. Ooh... Oh, my God.

- No... no. Are you serious? - Wait.

No, stop it.

- Stop it. Stop it. - Oi, oi.

Are you two into each other or something?

Who?

No.

Bullshit.

It's probably evidence.

Yeah. So I'll get it.

Why'd you wanna meet here?

Hop in.

Your blood test results are back, and they're clear.

Do I get an apology?

Yes, you do, actually. I was too quick to judge.

Wouldn't be the first time.

I'm sure you're right.

Which is why I'm giving you the opportunity.

If there is anything that you need to tell me

about the accident, you should do it now.

What do you mean?

There is evidence that there was someone else in the car with you.

There was someone.

My... boyfriend.

My lover. I don't know what to call him.

My mistake probably.

Ah... ah, why did he leave you there?

Why do you think?

If Simon found out, he'd kill both of us.

I mean, not literally, but...

I mean, he gets crazy jealous for no reason.

It sounds like maybe he does have a reason.

Which is why he can't find out. Please, Mom.

Please don't tell anyone.

This boyfriend of yours wasn't hurt?

No. No, he wanted to stay, but I... I told him to go.

Okay. Look, I don't think it's necessary

for... for anyone else to know about him at this stage.

Thank you.

Um...

Did anyone find my phone

- at the crash site? - You're holding it.

No, no, not this one. It's a bit awkward, but...

the one I used to contact my friend with.

It may have fallen out of the car.

I'll check.

Thank you.

I better go.

Um, Simon doesn't like it if I'm away too long.

You grew up with a cop, Nic.

You know the dangers of living with a controlling husband.

What is that?

Some sort of a knob.

I guess you'd know.

Oh.

So your off-sider found the missing road cones, did she?

Well done, Constable.

I'm gonna accompany the vehicle down to the garage.

They're gonna do some tests tomorrow morning

which means the joy of staying another night

in the Russian urinal you call a motel up here.

- Golden Dawn. - Yes.

I'm gonna do my report in the morning.

Enjoy the spa.

Si, are you home?

Si?

Hey. What'd your mom want?

- Huh? - You said you were meeting her.

Um, nothing.

You weren't supposed to see those.

You've been taking photos of me. Why?

It was gonna be a surprise for your birthday.

I found this company that does these amazing montages of photos.

They're kind of portraits.

So you just decided to secretly follow me around

and take photos of me?

You make it sound really creepy.

It is fucking creepy.

I was just trying to get natural photos of you

Nic, okay? You were saying--

Can you delete them now? Delete them.

Okay, okay.

Geez, Nic, I was just trying to do something nice.

Oh, my God.

Where are you going?

Do you think we should tell the boss

that someone might have targeted Nicole?

I think we should just wait until we get the car results.

Yeah.

- Was that you? - It's not me. What is that?

Shh. I know.

Detective Renata, hello?

Who's this?

Hello?

That's weird.

Where'd you find that?

I found that next to Nicole's car.

Just thought it was probably hers.

A flip phone doesn't seem like her style.

Yeah. Yeah.

Hey, did you know that Tricky was charged

with harassing Nicole?

What, Uncle?

Well, I knew he used to get up to mischief back in the day

but, well, that was years ago, wasn't it?

He admitted to burning some of her advertising material.

What?

Yeah, she'd kicked him out of a long-term rental

because he took in a dog.

You know how tricky it is with animals.

Yeah. When was this?

18 months ago, maybe. She got a restraining order.

She tried to sue him. It got ugly.

Right.

That's mine. Can you, could you just...

- Yeah. Okay. - Sorry.

"Come quick, it's urgent," from Undiagnosed.

City nights

Yes, in the city

Hey. Hey. What's going on?

Hello, love. What are you doing here?

Urgent. You said it was urgent.

That's right. Sorry.

Okay. Can you turn it down? Can you turn it down?

Yeah.

Hey, Dad. Hey.

Good day, honey.

You all right? Everything okay?

- Yeah, I'm fine. - All right. Okay.

Okay, so if this isn't an emergency

- then we have to go. - No... no.

I didn't say it was an emergency

- but it is urgent. - What? What is urgent?

I'm gonna run for mayor.

- I'm Rita, by the way. - Mihi.

Hi, Mihi.

Mihi, this is Mom and Dad. No.

- No, no. Mom, no. - Yes.

Okay, well... You don't have to vote for me.

Mom, you can't keep calling me about this trivial crap, okay?

I'm a cop, and I am working. And we... we're working.

Yeah.

No, I saw all the dangerous orange criminals

in the back of your car.

Well, it is an offense to steal a road cone.

And I am doing my job.

And you're doing a very good job.

But is that actually

what the taxpayer money goes on these days?

Oh, my goodness. Oh, my goodness.

What about you, Mihi, hey? Would you vote for someone

who wants to get rid of all the ridiculous red tape

so you lot can get back to doing proper police work?

Oh, for fuck's sake. You don't even get to make those calls as Mayor!

J-- She's drunk. You're drunk.

- You're drunk. - Deborah.

Hey, I'm gonna radio in. I'll meet you in the car.

Yeah, okay. Thank you. Sorry.

What?

"I'm gonna radio in.

I'm gonna radio in. I'm..."

Sorry.

Gala called while you were...

The Thursday night Pilates class, it does end at ten o'clock.

Oh, okay, so that puts Nicole's crash at 10:10?

Nicole wasn't there.

She's not there any night. She's not enrolled.

Well, that's interesting.

And Gala wasn't the only one who rang to check up on that.

Yeah.

Simon?

Simon.

Oh, fortune teller

Don't tell me too much

Cross it with silver

Cody.

With silver

- Cody. - We touch on

Cody!

Happy ever after

With no laughter to show

You tell me all about it

And I don't doubt it

I just let it grow and grow

We say it in silence

In silence, oh

We say it in silence

In silence, oh

You counted on my fingers

And the night lingers

Then flows

We say it in silence

In silence, oh

We say it in silence

In silence, oh

Was there a phone found at the crash site?

Yeah, there was actually.

Mihi brought it in last night. Gala's got it.

Is this the one from the site?

Yes, yeah.

I'm actually just tracking it to the owner now.

It's Nicole's. I'll... return it to her.

Oh.

Okay.

Sorry.

Had a bit of a rush. You all right?

Oh... oh.

I'm sorry. I'm really--

No, you don't need to apologize for...

making sweet love to your husband.

- It's great. I love it. - I'm not.

Ah, you know, it's great that you find straight sex so satisfying.

Oh, it's fine!

I mean, it's really good.

- Can we go now? - Yeah, yeah.

So what's next in Mihi's exciting morning?

We need to find out who moved those road cones.

So now you think Uncle Tricky's involved?

I hope not.

Uncle wasn't entirely honest with me.

Yeah.

What the hell?

Tricky, good morning.

Niece, cuppa?

What are you doing with these cones?

Cone pong.

First cone, three points.

Second cone, five points. Third cone, 10 points.

Double hat on your own cone, double your total.

Double hat on someone else's, you take their lot.

You want a crack?

Nah, nah, we're good. Where did these all come from?

Yeah. It's Uncle Tricky.

Don't ask questions. You know that, bub.

So not from the slip at Murray's Road by any chance?

Oh, shit, no.

Not that dumb.

No, we've had these for six months easy.

There's a scoreboard in there.

Hey, when I spoke to you yesterday, you said you didn't know Nicole.

Not in the biblical sense.

And then I find out you got hoha with her

after she had someone kick you out of her house.

Yeah.

He ahua pōrangi ahau engari.

Turned out for the best.

Me and the dog moved in here and

never looked back.

Look, can you tell me anything about that incident at the slip?

No.

Well, where were you the night before last?

I was back here.

Yes, back here from where?

Auntie Jo's.

Come back the Murray's Road way.

What time was this?

Hmm... about nine.

Are you sure it wasn't closer to 10?

Bit past my bedtime.

Uncle, when you went through

was the site marked? Road cones in place?

For sure.

Scoreboard checks out.

Is there anything else you want to tell us?

You got your dad's eyes

and your mother's mouth.

Yeah, yeah.

I'll be sending Tits to pick these up later, so.

Right. "There is no evidence of

mechanical fault or interference.

The cause of the accident is therefore concluded to be

the lack of warning signs and road cones at a slip site.

Discovery of multiple cones by the local police in the gully

17 meters west of the accident supports the theory

that a person or persons deliberately

and willfully removed the cones

in an attempt to cause serious injury or death."

Signed, B.B. Walcom.

- Okay, well, we better tell Les. - Yeah.

I mean, if Tricky's telling the truth

someone moved those cones just before Nicole drove through.

If Tricky's telling the truth.

Okay, fair enough.

He was on Murray's Road, and he's got a history.

I mean, he wasn't the only one

who knew that she'd be driving on that part of the road at that time.

Simon.

He said that he always waits up for her

every Thursday night after Pilates, so...

Well, what's his motive?

What? You think she's having an affair?

What's he like, the husband?

Oh, possessive, overbearing, controlling.

I don't know.

What do I know about straight relationships?

Maybe they're all like that.

They're not all like that.

Hey, Boss.

How many times do I have to say, "Wait until you enter"?

Sorry. Sorry, Boss.

Come.

Oh, she didn't say "enter," though, did she?

We need to ask Nicole if she has any enemies

anyone who might want to hurt her.

Or to seriously scare her.

The crash investigator's initial conclusion is that

the road cones identifying the slip

- were deliberately removed. - Yeah, they were...

they were found down a bank some distance from the slip.

Too far for Nicole's car to have been the one

that knocked them down there.

Yeah, so we just... we just wanna let you know...

- Yeah. - ...before we talk to her.

Come.

- You didn't say-- - Nicole's here to see you, Sarge.

- Give us two minutes. - Copy.

All right. Here's what you'll do.

You will write me a full report.

Yes, Sergeant.

And until I've instructed you otherwise

you will not question Nicole or anyone else in my family.

Is that understood?

Copy.

We'll talk again once I've read the crash investigator's full report

and received yours, Mihi.

In the meantime, I will speak with Nicole.

- Sorry. - They're just leaving.

They found my phone.

Thank God. Thanks, Mom. This is such a relief.

Nicole, is there any chance that Simon knows about him?

Um... Has he said something?

You need to tell me the truth.

Has Simon ever hurt you?

Has he ever threatened you?

Frightened you?

What's this about? What?

New evidence has arisen surrounding the scene of your crash.

Can you just talk like a normal person?

Someone may have deliberately

removed the road cones just before you got there.

You usually drive along Murrays Road

around 10:00 on a Thursday night?

Yeah, it's...

it's our night. There's a motel.

It's the fastest way home. Simon thinks I'm at Pilates.

What, you think Simon tried to kill me?

No, it's just a suggestion, and I haven't followed it up yet.

Well, that's okay then.

Why don't you come and stay with your Dad and me tonight?

No, thanks.

She shouldn't be interviewing her own stepdaughter.

Um, do you have any of my stuff from the crash?

Oh, you've already got your phone on you.

Anything else?

Ah, well, is any of this stuff yours?

Are you kidding?

Or this?

Little pink croc? Any of these things?

What about this? Nice.

No.

Oh, shit.

Please leave a message after the tone.

Hey, the cops had my phone. I just got it back.

Can you call me?

I... I really need to hear from you, okay?

About bloody time.

I've got a white one here.

This woman related to you?

I'm her mother. I'm your mother.

Yeah, all right... all right. She is, yes.

Well, your mother is illegally parked

- in a mobility space. - Tell her. Tell her.

Okay, so, Mom, we have talked about this, right?

No... no. Don't you dare take her side.

I have got a pass.

And I explained that a mobility pass is issued to a person

in this case, a David Brighton, not a vehicle.

It's on the car.

So she does get a bit confused about that, the whole--

Yeah, I can see the reason for the confusion.

She's... she's a full-time caregiver

so I feel--

She doesn't have a warrant of fitness.

That's an oversight. For sure.

And she just told a legitimate user

to pull up her panties and piss off.

Okay.

That's for you.

Damn.

...Les should take the time to see me.

Well, I need to see her and you're not gonna stop me

you fat fuck.

- Where is she? - Stop. You can't come in here.

- I wanna see her now! - Nicole left.

Not her! My lame excuse for a mother-in-law.

What the hell is going on? What are you doing here, Simon?

Did you tell Nicole I tried to kill her?

Why would you do that? Why would you fucking do that?

Hey, come on.

Out. Come on.

I suppose you get off on this, do you?

Yeah?

Revenue collecting for the government.

This is what I pay my taxes for? Yeah.

No, don't worry about the gangs or the...

the rapists, the kiddy fiddlers.

- Just get in the car, please. - What? You gonna arrest me now?

I'm gonna give you a ride home.

Look, this is embarrassing.

It was on special!

No... no. You can't, you can't leave the trolley there.

What?

- People have eyes, haven't they? - It... it's a hazard.

Oh, geez, for goodness sake.

Why don't you put a bunch of road cones around it then?

Happy?

Why are you wearing Dad's Crocs?

I threw mine out.

Weren't yours pink?

Yours were pink.

So you really think I moved road cones

so Nicole would drive off the road?

Why would I do that to my own wife?

What is going on between you and Nicole?

What? I mean, you tell me.

You seem to know a whole lot more about it than I do.

What has she told you she was doing that night?

- Boss. - Not now.

No, you need to hear this.

Are you sure you wanna do this?

No.

But, I mean, she admitted it, so, you know.

Your mother? She did it?

Why? What has she got against Nicole?

Nothing. Nothing. It's got nothing to do with Nicole.

She just happened to be the next one coming along.

I... I think that Rita was drunk

and she tends to lose it when she's had a few.

So.

Okay. Well...

- you did the right thing. - Mm-hmm.

You can watch, but I'll take it from here.

Thank you.

You do not have to be here for this.

It's in the ass.

She's still your mother.

Maybe I'll just go to the pub and...

Yeah, you let me know.

Okay.

You have been read your rights.

Interview started at 5:46 p.m.

I can't believe all this fuss over a few road cones.

Were you on Murray's Road on Thursday the 24th of April

between 9:00 and 10:00 p.m.?

I mean, everyone moves them. Half of them end up in trees.

- I've never done that. - Answer the question, please.

Yes, yes. I was on Murray's Road on Thursday night.

And did you remove the cones at the top of the slip?

Fuck.

Get... Fucking road cones!

Always on the fucking road for no goddamn reason.

Yes, but that's not necessarily why she crashed.

I mean, she could've been on her phone.

She could've been having a little

You know what daughters are like.

Had you been drinking?

Get the fuck off the road.

Nobody cares.

Nobody cares.

Not a drop.

Isn't that why you took the back road

so that you could avoid the police and getting breath tested?

You have no proof of that. You have no evidence.

Not yet, I don't.

Okay, look.

I've told the truth, yeah?

I've learned my lesson. No harm done.

My daughter could have died.

Yes, but no one actually got hurt, though. Did they?

Is she charged?

Criminal nuisance.

Fuck.

I tried to talk Les around, but she wouldn't shift.

Yeah. Yeah.

Time to call a friend?

How about I take you home, eh?

Should people take me to Dad's.

Thank you, Roundy.

Cheers, Round.

How do you think your Dad's gonna take it?

How is he gonna take hearing that

his daughter has arrested her mother...

...who is also his caregiver and wife

and got her locked up? Yeah.

It's gonna be awesome.

- I should come in. - No... no, like...

Thank you for the offer, though.

It's the least I could do.

Yeah, it's the least you could do.

Okay.

Rita?

- Okay, thank you so much. - Yeah.

- Rita, is that you? - Shit.

I thought you could do with a hot drink, Rita.

Thank you.

What is it?

It's my special.

Good. I could do with a pick-me-up.

Oh, doesn't taste particularly special.

- How many shots did you put in it? - None.

It's just got a dash of cinnamon and cardamom in it.

Tits, am I gonna be here by myself all night?

Thank you.

Fuck.

Come on

Yeah