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['PUT IT ON ME' BY MATT MAESON] ♪ Hung high and dry

♪ Where no one can see

♪ If there's no one to blame

♪ Blame it on me

♪ Storm in the sky

♪ Fire in the street

♪ If there's nothin' but pain

♪ Put it on me...

NEWSCAST: Celebrations were cut short last night

when a man was gunned down aboard a river vessel...

NEWSCAST 2: ..the incident,

but they urge everyone to avoid the CBD...

..area. Police urge... ..confirmed the shooting

was a random act... ..with information...

♪ You're revival, beginning and you're genocide

♪ And I watch in wonder

♪ You are the cold, inescapable proof

♪ You're the evil, the way and the life and the truth

♪ You're revival, beginning and you're genocide

♪ And I watch in...

NEWSCAST: What we can confirm is a male was fatally shot,

with no further witnesses to the incident.

NEWSCAST: A second shooting in as many days

has now been confirmed.

The city is on high alert.

A 25-year-old office worker

is the latest victim to be gunned down in broad daylight,

with no understanding of why he was specifically...

..within the police force

have indicated

the same high-power rifle was used in both attacks,

prompting police to focus their investigation

to those who carry a licence

to these highly restricted firearms.

[GUNSHOT]

♪ Fire in the trees

♪ If there's nothin' but pain

♪ Put it on me.

NEWSCAST: After the third city shooting in Melbourne

in as many months,

the Premier has recalled a former top cop

from the United States,

who has been working with the FBI.

Commander Tom Saracen will head a specially designated taskforce

established to track down the sniper

who has held Melbourne under siege.

[BILLIE EILISH, 'BAD GUY']

♪ Creepin' around like no-one knows

♪ Think you're so criminal

♪ Bruises on both my knees for you

♪ Don't say 'thank you' or...

♪ Do what I want when I'm wanting to

♪ My soul so cynical

♪ So you're a tough guy

♪ Like it really rough guy Just can't get enough guy

♪ Chest always so puff guy

♪ I'm that bad type Make your mama sad type

♪ Make your girlfriend mad type Might seduce your dad type. ♪

♪ I'm a bad guy

Duh. Hey, Janey.

Hey, that sounds great.

Are you doing that at the festival?

Yeah, well, it's this or 'Psycho Killer'

and that's not really appropriate.

Probably not. Oh, shit.

I'm off. Made a decision?

No, Ben, I can't.

Look, my best student's in trouble

with her thesis. Boring.

She's right. You won't miss me.

We always miss you. Yeah, right.

I've got an assignment and I'm still going.

Boring. Anyway, some of us have real jobs, so see ya.

♪ I like it when you take control... ♪

♪ Own me I'll let you play the role

♪ I'll be your animal

♪ My mummy likes to sing along with me

♪ But she won't sing this song

♪ If she reads all the lyrics

♪ She'll pity the men I know

♪ So you're a tough guy Like it really rough guy

♪ Just can't get enough guy

♪ Chest always so puff guy

♪ I'm that bad type Make your mama sad type

♪ Make your girlfriend mad type

♪ Might seduce your dad type

♪ I'm a bad guy. Duh.

Serena? [LAUGHS]

Too soon?

No, just not funny.

[LAUGHS] Come on, it's a little bit funny.

Serena, what's going on with you?

That's not up to your usual standard.

Look, I know there are some problems with the beginning,

but once I get into my rhythm, you're gonna love it. Please?

Yes, well, lucky for you,

I've planned to finish it on the weekend.

We'll talk on Monday.

Thanks.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

Boss, we found it. Sniper's nest.

It's about bloody time.

OK, it's about 400m,

within range of the right kind of weapon.

Security cameras didn't catch anything, so...

There was no cameras in the stairs,

which means the shooter could have entered and left on foot.

There's a carpark down below.

About 90 cars used it between 8pm and midnight,

so we're checking the tapes.

Casings?

Doesn't leave much behind.

That's it.

Powder marks and you can only see them with a spectrometer.

Jane?

It's been a long time.

Hello, Tom.

I'm heading up the shooter taskforce.

Yes, I know.

What can I do for you?

The shootings are getting closer together

and we're not reacting fast enough.

I need your input.

Well, I'm...I'm happy to help.

But we didn't exactly bond last time we met, did we?

Well, that was just a healthy disagreement,

that's all that was.

Anyway, I got you a, um, visitor's pass,

so 1:00 would be great.

Well, I'll have to check my diary...

Excuse me, I have to take this call.

Tom... 1pm.

1:00.

I have given my total support to the Commander here

and I have promised whatever resources he needs.

Alright, we'll take some questions now.

Are you looking for a lone wolf?

Commander.

Really can't comment on that right now,

but what I can say is that this is an ongoing threat

and that public safety is our number-one priority.

There is no doubt that this is very stressful

and it's a trying time.

But I want to assure everyone

that the police and the government

are working together

and we will bring this perpetrator to justice.

[BANG!] [CROWD GASPS]

OK, I think this is probably a very good time

to bring this press conference to an end.

Thanks, everyone.

Tom, I need results and I need them now.

Yeah, so do I.

Of course, you have my full support.

You meant what you said, right?

About more boots on the ground.

I have her full support.

That's the kiss of death.

Thanks for coming.

I'm sorry if I offended you at Quantico.

Well, you wouldn't be the first

to call forensic psychiatry overrated.

Well, they sent me in to spice up the panel.

By humiliating me?

That wasn't my intention.

It was nothing personal.

So you think it's someone with a military background?

Yeah, we've been looking into that,

and criminal groups and terrorist groups

and gun clubs.

And it all comes up to a dead end.

So, we think that this is the weapon of choice.

This is not your ordinary weekend shooter.

This person can avoid CC cameras, comes and goes as they please.

I mean, how do you track someone that leaves no clues behind?

Well, who do you think you're looking for?

His counter-surveillance is so good...

I think he might be one of us - a cop, or was one.

Come on, let's meet the team.

Come in and settle down.

Um, I'm sure you're all familiar with Professor Halifax.

Oh, Jane.

So, first impressions.

Well, there's not a lot about this case that you can say is usual.

It's not usual that a marksman, or a terrorist,

takes such care to avoid detection

and gives absolutely no indication of his motives.

Usually, they make some kind of a public statement.

While that may come, for the moment at least,

he seems content to terrorise the city

and taunt you with your impotence.

So, where do you start?

The sites that he did the shootings from

are unlikely to be totally random.

That's not the way the mind works.

There'll be a logic there somewhere.

Convenience, familiarity, something to do with his occupation.

Some routine so commonplace it makes him, or her, seem invisible.

Her? Females account for less than 8% of homicide offenders.

Mila Bronski, seconded from Homicide.

Yes, I admit that it's unlikely,

but you can't assume you're looking for a male,

or the same person every time.

Well, so how important are targets if they're so random?

Well, they can't be completely random -

they're all middle-aged white men.

Well, that's the thing, you analyse everything.

It's about making connections.

That and what the nature of the shootings tells us

about the person at the end of the gun.

Well, so what's it tell us here?

That he seems to like his victims at a distance.

Because?

Maybe he doesn't have the stomach to do it up close.

OK, great. When can you start?

I've got a job, if you haven't noticed.

Yes, and I've got a shooter and I need to get into his head.

Well, you'll have to find someone else.

Look, if it's about leave, I'll make calls. I'll make...

Tom, you're not listening. It's not negotiable.

I don't do this work anymore.

Jane, you're the best there is.

There's something else, Jane. What's going on?

There's nothing.

I'm sorry. What's going on...

I've got a lecture to get to.

Hello, beautiful. Ahh, it's freezing out there.

What's that? Oh...

'The Phenomenology of Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs

and the Dynamics of Proscribed Behaviour'.

Riveting. Yeah.

NEWSCAST: And I have promised whatever resources he needs.

Alright, we'll take some questions now.

Is this the work of a terrorist cell?

There's been no credible claims of responsibility.

Are you looking for a lone wolf?

I really can't comment at this point in the case.

You know him?

Who? The dead man or Elvis?

Elvis?

Oh, it's Tom Saracen. He's the head of the taskforce.

A former Australian who made a big name for himself at the FBI.

Why do they call him Elvis?

Isn't it obvious?

Oh, maybe to the ladies.

Ooh, that's a bit cruel.

He's, uh, actually asked me to join the taskforce.

You never said anything about that. Hmm?

Working with the cops. Oh.

He just showed up today, unannounced.

Is that what you want? Your old life back again?

No. You remember why you left?

Yes, I remember why I left, thank you.

Jane...

Ben, I've given them some advice, that's it.

Alright, I'm off. Hmm?

Where are you going? Got a gig at the Student Union.

What about dinner? Save me some! Goodbye.

Bye.

You miss it, don't you?

No, I don't miss it. I just...

I happen to be good at it.

Anyway, it's in the past, OK?

Mm-hm.

Who's that one for?

Ahh, Jack White. Who?

You should come to Nashville when I deliver it.

We'd head down to Memphis,

see where the real Elvis lived.

Yeah, well, never been a big fan of Elvis, really.

Yeah, I'd love to go to Nashville.

There's a tiny flaw right here.

Does it matter?

It won't affect the strength, but it might affect the sound.

Maybe in a good way.

What?

You're expert at saying everything while saying nothing.

I'm not leaving my job to join the taskforce.

Good. It was a long time ago.

Panic attacks. Nightmares.

Yeah, I was burnt out. I stayed too long.

I don't want you going back there again.

Neither do I.

You know who Jack White is.

Yeah, of course.

[WOLF-WHISTLES]

Hey!

Zoe. Hey.

I've booked a restaurant around the corner. Is veggie OK?

Yeah. Yeah, veggie's good. Good.

Veggie's great.

[SUSANNE SUNDFOR, 'WHITE FOXES']

♪ Poses, poses

♪ Is all you are to me

♪ Roses, roses... - [SIGHS]

Serena Bonacci, huh? Mm-hm.

You're turning down the festival for...for this?

Well, I've never been a festival kind of girl anyway, so...

But good luck, old man.

Old man? Mmm.

I'll give you old man.

♪ My eye is my sanctuary

♪ My eye is my sanctuary

♪ My eye is my sanctuary.

Yes, Commissioner. Yeah.

No, no, no, I'm just at home.

You're not interrupting anything.

Oh, Margaret says hello.

Yeah, well, I knew I was in the running, of course.

It's a highly sought-after appointment.

Yes.

Yes, yeah.

No, thank you, sir. [CHUCKLES] I'm honoured.

You're looking at the new regional commander.

Don't call me Margaret.

You should phone your wife and tell her.

Come on.

[SCREAMS]

George!

NEWSCAST: Police are yet to confirm

whether the fourth shooting victim was a high-ranking officer.

Authorities brace for more attacks as the task force...

Melbourne's shocking news comes as the fourth victim

is believed to be a high-ranking officer.

It's still unknown who is responsible for the attack.

The city remains on high alert as details about the...

[GEORGI KAY, 'WAKE UP']

♪ I'm sick and tired of the lies we're fed

♪ Shake up the fear in your heart

♪ You talk too much

♪ The walls they made are crumbling down

♪ Are you ready?

♪ Hey

♪ Are you ready?

William Street.

Christ, it's like a needle in a haystack time.

Give me some good news.

30 possible sites, excluding apartments.

OK. Can't do two things at once. Put some squads together

and canvass the shit out of that place.

OK, I'm on it. Yeah, now.

Or go back to the Dog Squad or wherever the hell you came from.

OK, well, have a good time. We'll miss you.

Oh, yeah, sure you will. Thank you.

Oh, and, Turd, make sure she uses her earplugs, please.

Will do! Bye.

Bye. Have fun. Drive safely.

Alright, let's go.

Let's do it. Seatbelts on, please.

You're a shit roadie, Turd. This van is filthy.

Come on. [LAUGHS]

Oh, shit.

OK, so, just going through your statement.

You picked up a passenger carrying a large case.

OK, thank you. Thank you.

Are you ready for it?

Taxi drivers have been great.

We down to 36,000 suspects.

We doing [INAUDIBLE] after lunch.

Fantastic.

Boss.

So, uh...So how do you know Jane Halifax?

Why? Is there a problem?

No.

No, I'm just surprised that you never mentioned it.

I've never worked in a flat command structure before.

I'm not quite sure how it works.

It's for clearer communication.

Right.

So we don't have discussions before decisions are made?

I'm still your commanding officer, Bronski.

It's not that flat.

Close the door on your way out.

♪ You give me no love

♪ You give me no love

♪ You give me no love

♪ You give me no love

♪ Give me your love Give me your love

♪ Give me your love

♪ Give me your love Give me your love

♪ Give me your love

♪ Give me your blood Give me your blood

♪ Give me your blood

♪ Give me your blood

♪ Oh.

He never used illegal casinos.

He was too scared he'd be recognised, he said.

And did he lose much? No, I always set him a limit.

Are you aware of any arguments or disputes

he might have been involved in?

I'm just the girlfriend, OK?

No debts, no threats.

No one wanted him dead, Tom.

A senior cop with no enemies. That is bullshit.

Well, if he had them, he kept 'em hidden.

So it was just a random killing? Wrong place, wrong time.

That is not good enough, son.

I want you to start bringing people back in. Re-interviewing them.

His wife, his priest. Shake the goddamn tree!

I want to know who killed him by tomorrow morning.

[SIGHS]

[BEEPING]

[DOOR SHUTS]

[LATCH CLICKS]

[BEEPING]

[MENACING MUSIC]

[MENACING MUSIC CONTINUES]

[TROUBLING MUSIC]

[DISCORDANT MUSIC]

[DISCORDANT MUSIC BUILDS TO A CRESCENDO]

[PHONE RINGS]

Hello? Jane?

Ahh, Tom. I'm not interrupting, am I?

No, no. The family's away. You OK?

Yeah, I just - I need some fresh air.

Ahh, this worked out well.

My family's not here, either.

Someone sent me a letter.

I think they're warning me away from the investigation.

How would they even know?

There was a photo of me in the newspaper.

Article implied that I'd joined the taskforce.

"Beware, lovely Jane, for a terrible retribution is at hand"?

It's just a touch biblical, isn't it?

Let me send some boys around to watch the house.

No. No.

Come on, you need it. No, I don't need police protection.

Maybe we should consider that this is from the shooter.

I don't think it's the shooter.

People who write threatening letters,

they very rarely do anything about it.

You probably get them all the time.

No. Never.

Right, well, in my old life,

I did, so...

I pulled out some old case files to see if it reminded me of anyone.

And did it?

No, but it certainly reminded me why I don't do this work anymore.

They always say that there's one case that just finishes you off.

Yep, I get that.

This could be mine.

[SIGHS]

Listen...

..come and work with me.

Let's get this done before any more people get killed.

I need your help.

I'll think about it.

[PHONE BUZZES]

You hate it, don't you? No, I don't hate it.

But you know I've always struggled with the subject.

But I've written everything from a medical point of view.

Well, sometimes, and then it gets sociological.

And it's far too long. I've helped you with some cuts at the back.

This looks like a total rewrite.

We are going to have to delay assessment.

No. I want that position in Canada. It's virtually been promised.

Well, provided you've got a PhD. How could you let me get this far?

Serena, there is nothing in there that I haven't been saying to you.

But I haven't been listening?

Look, I'm sorry. I will help you as much as I can...

This is a total disaster.

Thank you, Professor Halifax, for totally fucking me over.

Hey!Hey!Hey! It was awesome!

Yes, I know. I got the Insta-thingos all night long.

The notifications? Yeah.

Zoe was a star. Oh, hardly.

Hey, what, no hug? Huh? No, Turd's waiting.

I've gotta change. No, I'm not in any hurry.

Do you want a beer? Yeah!

Where's she going now? A party, I think.

You should have seen her solo. She absolutely smashed it.

Did she do her assignment? Yeah, on the plane.

Ahh, that'll be good.

So, do you want a drink?

Oh, I'll never drink again. I've got some work to do.

[SIGHS] Here you go, old man.

[LAUGHS] [CHUCKLES]

So you had a good time?

Yeah.

Well, I mean, one night would have done,

but side gigs and private parties. [LAUGHS]

Listen, Ben...

I want to join the taskforce.

Why?

I think I can help.

And you're the only one who can?

People are getting killed. Yeah, exactly.

Look, I'm hardly going to be on the front line.

Well, if it's what you wanna do, then do it.

Ben... I'll put this in the rubbish.

[MAN GRUNTS]

Jane!

Get up! Call the police.

Hey, tell him not to bother. Call the police.

I am the police!

What? You haven't told him, have you?

Told him what? That I refused police protection?

[GROANS] Oh!

How could you not tell me about the letter?

You weren't here.

And why'd you even bother asking me?

You were always going to join the taskforce.

That's not true. You lied to me.

I didn't lie to you, Ben.

You're overreacting. I'm not overreacting.

We've got the police force in our backyard.

You could have called me when you got the letter.

Look, I'm sorry, OK?

You're right, I should have called you.

I just... I didn't want to worry you.

[UNSETTLING MUSIC]

Good morning! Good morning.

You're up early.

Yes, I've got to present my assignment.

Oh, don't tell me you actually got it in on time.

I didn't get it in on time...

Oh! ..but I still got an A, so...

Oh! How'd you manage that?

I'm a teacher's pet.

And my teacher thinks that you and Dad are 'beyond cool'.

So, what do you think about this trip to Nashville?

Oh, it's, uh...

..it's fantastic. It's Jack White!

I mean, how cool is that?

My teacher's actually going to wet herself.

Yeah. Truly sick.

Give me a hug. Ooh!

What was that for?

For all of this.

For doing what you do, for trying to be a mother to me

even when I'm a bitch. Well...

And I know you really love Dad.

I'm the luckiest girl in the world.

Eugh. That wasn't me. Yeah, no.

I know you're after something, by the way.

I said I didn't want protection.

It's not your call. I'm a private citizen, Tom.

You know, before your partner attacked my detective,

he had noticed somebody stomping around in your garden

and a drone flying around your house.

Well, if he was going to do something,

he would have done it on the weekend, when I was alone.

Look, I can't join the taskforce, I'm sorry.

Fine. Don't. We'll survive.

Fine.

♪ I know you better than... ♪

OK, I thought you said the party was at the uni?

Yeah, it is, but here's fine. I'm meeting someone, so...

OK. Well, I'm happy to wait. I can take you both.

No. Really, it's fine. I'm fine.

Thanks for the lift, though. Alright, well, be good, yeah?

I always am.

Bye. Bye.

[EMMA LOUISE, 'SHADOWMAN']

♪ Oh, I know better than to rely on

♪ The words of the shadow

♪ But how dare he hold me like rain

♪ And let me slip through his fingers

♪ And I come back again and again and again... ♪

Thank you.

I thought you'd given up drinking.

Year of the dog.

You know what these industry things are like.

They are [INAUDIBLE].

Everyday and every way, try to get [INAUDIBLE].

♪ Shadowman

♪ Oh, my shadowman

♪ Oh, and tell me can you change a man? ♪

What? What?

By the way. Yeah?

You never told me about Zoe coming to Nashville.

Yeah, she loves Jack White.

Oh, that's not an answer.

Yes, it is. Well...

I thought we'd be going together.

We are going together.

Together alone.

Alone.

Together.

[GASPS SHAKILY]

[WAILS]

[AMBIENT MUSIC]

[OF MONSTERS AND MEN, 'THOUSAND EYES']

♪ Unto this storm

♪ Unto this storm

♪ Unto this storm

♪ And wait

♪ I can't control

♪ Withering wonders

♪ Flowers that lose their shape

♪ I lie awake and watch it all

♪ It feels like thousand eyes

♪ I lie awake and watch it all

♪ It feels like thousand eyes

♪ I'll be the calm

♪ I will be quiet

♪ Stripped to the bone

♪ I wait

♪ No, I'll be a stone

♪ I'll be the hunter

♪ Tower that casts a shade

♪ I lie awake and watch it all

♪ It feels like thousand eyes

♪ I lie awake and watch it all

♪ It feels like thousand eyes

♪ I lie awake and watch it all

♪ It feels like thousand eyes... ♪