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Christopher, what are you doing? Be careful!

Stay here. Christopher, don't go down there!

Christopher!

Chris, stop! Christopher!

MUM! There's a girl down here!

11 stab wounds.

You're looking at a 7-inch blade.

Time of death? Early hours of Sunday morning.

She lay there through all of Sunday and Sunday night.

Sexual assault? Not as far as I can tell.

I've taken swabs but I haven't run 'em yet.

The victim's late teens, early 20s.

So no ID?

No driver's licence, no library card,

but there's a few telltale signs.

Henna? Henna would point to a Hindu person.

And to Muslims, Jews, Christians, Zoroastrians...

That looks faded.

I'd say it was applied a few weeks ago.

That'll help with our talks to Missing Persons.

Yeah, and this might help you find your motive.

The killer signed their work.

The numbers on her forehead. -Bible quotes?

From memory, the 24th book is Jeremiah.

Here we go - chapter 30 does not have 31 verses.

Maybe it's a longitude. Not much help without a latitude.

OK, so maybe the killer got interrupted.

Or maybe... I found our girl.

Spoke to Missing Persons.

You got a hit? Yeah.

Marina Durrani.

18-year-old student, Pakistani family.

Her mother reported her missing late Sunday.

Pakistani? So that'd be Muslim? Yeah, sure. And that helps us how?

When all else fails, you just google it.

First thing that comes up when you plug in the numbers 24, 30 and 31

is a passage from the Qur'an.

There's a few different verses here but this one tells the story.

"And tell the believing women to subdue their eyes

"and maintain their chastity."

Now, this girl - you don't really think she's my sister, do you?

Well, we hope she's not, Mr Durrani.

My mum's not strong. You see...

Honey, if she's missing, we have to know.

Now, this girl - how did she die?

She was stabbed.

Mrs Durrani, did your daughter have a henna tattoo applied recently?

Yes, a few weeks ago in celebration of her engagement.

Yes.

Yes.

This is my daughter, Marina Durrani.

Who would do this? Who would do this?

No!

She's beautiful, yes?

Yeah. She really is.

And brilliant too.

Top of almost all her classes at school.

She was...

..she was just about to start studying law, poor thing.

18's very young to be getting married.

How long had she been seeing her fiance?

She and Saleem had been promised since she was very young.

So it was an arranged marriage?

Yes, but they had both just approved of the match just recently.

Neither of them was being pressured.

I don't know how Saleem's gonna take this, Mum.

Marina had three numbers written on her forehead -

24, 30, 31.

Do either of you know what that might refer to?

It's a...

It's a... I don't understand.

It's a reference to a passage in the Qur'an.

Do you know what passage? Yes.

Now, that encourages modesty in woman, is that right?

And in men.

In modern terms, it refers to dressing appropriately

and not being intimate before marriage.

Had Marina engaged in premarital sex, to your knowledge?

How dare you ask this in our home? Sorry, but it is a...

My daughter has been murdered!

Surely she's... not the one under investigation.

Look, maybe we can phrase this question a little differently.

Do either of you know of anyone

who might disapprove of a young Muslim girl acting inappropriately?

No-one who would think that the appropriate punishment is death.

I knew you shouldn't let her stay there.

I told you! Stay where?

At her aunt's! My sister-in-law's.

Marina was there for the weekend.

She let Marina do whatever she wanted.

She's the reason we didn't find out that she was missing

until it was too late!

She's the reason that all this happened!

I didn't get up till late on Sunday.

I checked the spare room.

I just assumed she'd left me asleep and gone.

The bed was already made.

That's because she didn't sleep in it.

And you didn't think to call Marina's family?

Check she was there?

So they'd realise I had no idea where she'd gone or what she'd done?

So you didn't realise there was a problem

until you received a call from your sister-in-law that Sunday night?

That's right.

Did Marina tell you where she was going on Saturday night?

To a nightclub.

So she was a bit of a party girl.

Just because she's Muslim

doesn't mean she doesn't like to have fun like other teenagers.

What about Marina's family?

Any major problems there?

Apart from Hanif?

You don't like him? Not many people do.

Sana, your niece had a verse from the Qur'an written on her forehead.

"And let the believing women subdue their eyes."

Your nephew Hanif's pretty strong in his religion.

You think this was Hanif?

We didn't say that.

Hanif is passionate about his views.

He can be a pain in the butt with his preaching

but he'd never hurt Marina.

You sure about that? He'd have no reason to.

Marina was walking the line of a good Muslim girl.

She was still a virgin and she was getting married.

She even broke up with Paul six months ago.

Paul?

Marina's neighbour.

We were just friends.

But you stopped seeing each other.

Yep.

Why did you have to stop seeing each other if you were just friends?

Look, what's this about?

Is Marina hurt, or is she in trouble, or what?

What makes you think that? She didn't come home.

And some police in uniforms came and took Ms Durrani and Hanif away.

You keep close tabs on them, do you? Well, yeah.

I was out here working. I couldn't exactly miss it.

Paul, Marina Durrani's dead. She was murdered.

So you need to start telling us the truth

about what sort of relationship you did have with her.

Um... Yeah, um...

We've always been friends.

We went to the same primary school, the same high school.

Last year, we had a bit of a thing. A bit of a thing.

Want to explain what that means?

I was crazy about her and... she was into me.

We hung out. We kissed a couple of times.

And then she freaked out. Do you know why that was?

Bad kisser?

Marina's dad died last year.

He'd always planned for her to marry Saleem

and I think she wanted to do right by him.

So she agreed to the engagement.

Yep. And how did that make you feel?

Gutted.

If she really loved him, then yeah, I could've accepted it.

But she barely knew the guy and he definitely didn't know her.

Are you his boss? Yeah, that's right.

How long's he been like this? Since he heard the news.

I c-can't believe it.

According to your fiancee's aunty,

you and Marina went out clubbing on Saturday night.

Yes.

Marina wanted to spend some time together

before we got married.

How did the end of the evening pan out?

Er, I...

..I don't know.

You don't know?

I... went home early. I had to study.

So it's only your parents at home? Yes.

And they saw you come in? My father did.

I went straight to my room.

I was on my computer until about 4:00am, working.

And you didn't go out again to meet up, just the two of you?

No! I...

I know what you're suggesting,

but that's something that had to wait till marriage.

Her brother would... Would what?

Hanif loves his sister. He wants her to be the best she can be.

Sex is for marriage. It wasn't to happen.

And did it? No. It didn't.

Did Marina have any boyfriends before you?

No, nothing serious.

I mean, I'm sure she had a lot of offers.

But I knew Marina's family

and I was starting to know Marina.

Are you sure this is from the Qur'an?

It seems to be.

Not a combination or a phone number?

I mean, that'd make things a hell of a lot easier for us, Stanley.

This is a hotbed. It's a political minefield.

I don't want some bloke getting a bee in his kufti

and serving me up a fatwa.

Er... you're not suggesting we ignore the evidence?

No, no, of course not.

But it's not such a bad idea.

Alright, you lot! Thrill me.

What are we looking at so far?

Right, I took statements from most of the people on Saleem's list.

And they all say the same thing that Saleem, he left early

and then, about an hour later, they noticed that Marina was gone.

Crowded club? It was chockers.

They were all having a wild time.

They're Muslims, aren't they? Muslims aren't supposed to drink.

Yeah, but not all her friends were Muslim.

But all of them were partying hard

and they didn't leave the club till 4:00.

According to the girlfriends, Marina has said that she was sick,

so then she went to the toilet and when she didn't return,

they figured that she'd just gone home.

What about Saleem's parents? Have we got a statement from them?

Jen and I did that - confirmed that he got home at 11:00,

went up to his room to study.

He could've easily taken off again, hooked up with Marina.

Maybe he saw her with someone else.

Paul Sumner - he didn't have an alibi.

Yeah, or Marina's brother Hanif could've found her with either one.

He's very protective of his sister's purity.

Or maybe it's got nothing to do with sex or purity or whatever

and this whole Qur'an thing is just to set us off on the wrong track.

That sounds more like it. Yeah, it is a possibility.

Gideon. Ronnie's autopsy report.

Confirms my findings on the cause of death.

Would we ever doubt you?

And, um... I did some research on the henna tattoos.

It turns out that those particular patterns

are symbols of purity, chasteness and fertility.

So she was a virgin? Was, yeah.

It seems she ceased to qualify for two of those symbols very recently.

She'd had sex for the first time?

Yeah, on the night she died.

What are you looking for?

Um, well, learning more about your daughter

may help us piece together why she was killed.

I've told you about Marina, who she was.

She didn't do anything wrong!

Take off your shoes! You barge into my house...

Look!

And turn my sister's room upside down

and now you want to question me even more?

We're trying to solve your sister's death.

To do that, we need information.

Is that a problem? It's an insult!

It's an insult.

What is it that I'm meant to have done?

Someone with knowledge of the Qur'an

wrote a message on your sister's forehead.

Yes, but that someone didn't know my sister very well.

She was dutiful and pure.

You sure about that? Yes, I'm sure about that.

Hanif, could this have been an honour killing?

Honour killings are a tribal thing.

They're domestic violence dressed up as piety.

They dishonour the faith.

So this wouldn't be someone trying

to remove a stain from your family's honour?

You mean me?

Why would I want to hurt my sister?

I loved her.

And even if she's done what you're saying she's done,

then our Prophet, peace be upon him,

instructs us to be merciful.

Where were you on the night she died?

At home. Not keeping an eye on your sister?

I was at home reading, man!

The Qur'an?

Dennis Lehane, 'Mystic River'.

Saleem, did you have sex with your fiancee

on the night she died?

No. Of course not.

I told you, I left the nightclub early. I went home.

I didn't even see Marina that night. I never went out.

It appears that the sex was consensual,

so we're not looking to charge or blame you for it.

But if it did happen, we need to know.

Maybe you saw someone else... or maybe they saw you.

No! Look, I didn't sleep with Marina, OK?

I wish I could help you fill in the details, but I can't.

I didn't meet up with her again.

You sure about that?

Yes.

We were getting married in a few months

and we both agreed to do this properly.

Marina wouldn't have slept with anyone until she was married.

She did. Sorry, guys. I don't believe it.

We have the evidence to confirm it.

Evidence? What evidence?

Paul... Come on, guys, you said it!

What have you got? Her hymen was torn.

There were traces of lubricant.

She had sex, Paul. The question is, did she have it with you?

No.

No.

But if you found out she'd had sex with someone else,

would you have been angry?

Yes.

Would you have still married her? Of course not.

If you found out that your fiance had slept with someone else,

would you still marry him, no questions asked?

People break up all the time because of cheating.

It's not just a Muslim thing.

But look - Saleem is right. Forget religion or tradition.

This is about human emotion.

It's about anger, betrayal, jealousy.

That stuff happens all the time.

Yeah, but having the Qur'an referenced on your forehead -

that doesn't happen all the time.

Yeah. Yeah, OK, good point.

I just can't believe that in 21st-century Australia

a girl would be killed for having sex.

It's just sex.

Yeah, and I'm glad you take such a liberal view of it.

Yeah, I bet you are.

Is it home time? Hello.

Hello. Back up.

Pathology report's through.

We're not going anywhere.

The reason there was no sign of a struggle, no sign of sexual assault,

was because she was drugged.

Flunitrazepam. Rohypnol. Yep.

Drink was spiked - she was raped and then murdered.

Or the other way around.

This just keeps getting better and better, Stan.

So what have you got the troops doing?

Well, Duncan's still trawling through security footage of the club.

I've got Jennifer revisiting taxidrivers

and Nick's checking alibis.

Good. Get on to it, you two.

In fact, all of you muck in.

You know, a public appeal could really help us here.

Fine. Release the happy snaps, but not the numbers in the Qur'an.

We can't shy away from it, Terry.

Religious beliefs point to motive.

What if she was Catholic? What do you mean?

Sorry, Stan,

but it's like shooting fish in a barrel with you Bible-bashers.

I can't resist.

Whether it's a religious killing or a hate crime,

the Qur'an is significant.

We release those details, religion becomes the scapegoat.

And anyway, this is personal, Stan - I can feel it.

You keep the pressure on her friends, on her family,

that's where your killer will be, I guarantee.

Yes?

Sarge, Superintendent, just heard from Nick.

Marina's fiance lied about his alibi.

He said was working on his computer until the early hours of the morning.

And?

His last recorded login was three days ago - on Friday.

There it is.

Didn't kill her. Why set up a false alibi?

You need to come with us, Saleem. No. This is harassment.

What's going on? Saleem's coming with us.

Look, I left the club when I said I did.

Yeah, we know that. But that's not the issue.

Saleem, it'll be OK. Just go with them.

Tell them I left before 11:00. I went home.

It's true - he did. And you'd know because...?

He was there - at the club on Saturday night.

Tell them I left. He was there.

As I said, I went to a dance club.

That's not a crime last time I checked.

You didn't think to mention it to me and my colleague

when we first came to your office?

Well, why would I?

What's it got to with what happened to Saleem's fiancee?

You're his work colleague. You were there. You can support his story.

I went home. But not to work on your computer.

You lied to us - why?

I just... I didn't work. I meant to, but I was tired. I just went to bed.

How were things between you and Marina?

They were good. Great.

Well, they were in love with each other.

He talked about her all the time. I know he wouldn't hurt her.

You weren't part of the group he was with. None of them mentioned you.

I just happened to be at the same club.

It was a coincidence. . Did you talk to any of them?

No. I spent most of the night at the bar.

He waved to me as I was leaving across some tables.

Ask him.

We are.

Like we said, your leaving the club is not the issue -

it's what you did later and why you lied to us.

The truth - that's all we're interested in.

So if there's anything you can tell us to help us...

I've never met Marina before. Have you got a picture of her?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's her.

Yeah, Saleem spent most of the evening chatting to her,

then he left.

And after that?

Well, I only stayed for another hour or so myself,

then I left as well, but...

But what?

Yeah... before that, I did see her - Marina - arguing with a young guy.

A young guy?

Yeah.

Can you describe what he looked like?

Yeah, he was about, um... 19, Caucasian.

Blue eyes, fair hair.

Paul Sumner, the neighbour.

Saleem's boss picked him out straightaway.

He said he and Marina were fighting outside the toilets.

Could Duncan find him on the footage?

Yeah. Yeah, he did.

It's clear enough to make out Paul Sumner

having a real crack at Marina.

And he told us he stayed home that night.

You bringing him in? Yes, Sarge.

And we just finished a search on his place. Found that.

Why would Paul Sumner have a copy of the Qur'an?

Paul, we found this in your room.

When did you get it?

Um... a couple of months ago.

Why?

Just trying to learn a bit more about Marina -

trying to understand her religion, her culture.

Why didn't you just ask her?

She said she was always sick of people asking about Islam.

She was always explaining about arranged marriages,

if she was Muslim, why didn't she wear the headscarf?

I just didn't wanna be one of those people.

Yeah, and you wanted to get close to her, didn't you?

Well, yeah. Is that such a bad thing?

Have you ever read these verses?

24:30-31?

I don't know. I never actually finished it.

Where were you on Saturday night, Paul?

Paul, where were you? I told you I was at home.

It's... it's not what you think.

Why did you just lie to us, Paul?

Look, I just... I didn't want her family to think I was harassing her.

I was scared...

You found the engagement hard to accept, didn't you?

Saleem's not right for her. And you still love her?

I mean, it's not a switch you can just throw.

Even though she told you she was happy about getting married?

She lied, OK? What makes you think that?

Look, I just know she did.

You followed her to that nightclub, didn't you?

No, I just...

Look, I knew she went there a lot.

I went there hoping I'd see her. That's all.

You followed her when she left, though?

No. You made a move on her?

Got out of hand, then you killed her? No! I would never hurt her.

Then you wrote those numbers on her forehead. Verses from the Qur'an.

No. What were you arguing about, Paul?

Told her that Saleem wasn't good enough for her

and that he was cheating on her.

What would make you think that?

I saw him a few weeks ago in the city,

getting into his car with another woman.

Hands all over each other.

I didn't get a good look at her, but I know it was him.

And you told Marina that in the club?

Yeah. I told her when it actually happened as well.

Not that she believed me.

So you went to the club to make her believe you?

Well, yeah, I had to.

She didn't want to hear it but I just didn't want her to get hurt.

Well, clearly he's obsessed. Definitely bitter.

Mud on his bike, mud at the crime scene and footage from the nightclub.

He's gotta be a contender.

Mrs Durrani?

She kept in the bathroom at the back of the vanity.

Her diary.

All these years, I never read a single word.

I hope whatever is in there will help you find my daughter's killer.

Thanks for this.

We'll make sure you get it back.

Anything juicy?

She was a teenage girl. It's all high drama.

There's passages in here about Paul, about how they were best friends.

He was hot, but they weren't right for each other.

Say anything about Saleem and the engagement?

Yeah. Yeah, they were happy till about two weeks ago.

And then Paul told her about seeing Saleem with another woman.

"Can't believe he'd try something like this!

"I know he's hurt, but to sabotage my marriage,

"to make me try and hate Saleem,

"I don't want anything to do with him anymore."

Then last Wednesday...

"Saleem's phone is never on when I call.

"How's that supposed to make me feel?

"And he's ditched me twice already this week

"because he had to work late."

I have no idea what's going on.

Everything's a little bit suspicious right now.

I'm just supposed to believe that this the man I'm gonna marry,

you know, that he's just being honest with me.

Maybe Paul's right.

Working late - I've seen them around.

Somehow he's always working late.

But his phone's off as well - he can answer his phone at work.

Maybe I should trust Paul. I've known Paul for a long time.

I thought I knew Saleem, but...

If he is cheating, I'm definitely calling it off.

I'm not staying with someone like that.

Of course I wasn't seeing anyone else.

Marina said that she was worried

about you having an affair in her diary.

She said that you cancelled several catch-ups with her.

Yeah, I had to work.

Except that we checked with work,

and your boss, Ian, tried to cover for you,

but then he came clean.

Haven't done any overtime in months. In fact, you've taken a few sickies.

So, that night you went straight home at 11:00? That right?

Yes, and I was there till morning. I've told you this.

Right.

You bought petrol at 2:00am.

You paid cash, but you used your rewards card.

And you got 10 bonus points with a chocolate bar.

So we've got proof that you went out

around about the same time Marina was killed.

So where were you, Saleem?

I wasn't with Marina. So where were you?

I can't tell you that. Why not?

'Cause I with someone else, alright?

Who?

Look, it wasn't something we wanted to happen, either of us.

When did it start? About a month ago.

Saleem came round to pick Marina up, but she was stuck at work.

You started talking? Something like that.

He's what, eight years younger than you?

Tell my libido that.

And his.

It just happened.

Did Marina ever know about the two of you?

No.

Sure about that?

Yep, I'm sure.

She started to suspect Saleem, but she had no idea it was me.

Did Marina ever ask you about sex? Yes.

Not often, but a couple of times.

She asked me advice for her wedding night.

That must have been awkward.

Would it surprise you to learn

that Marina had sex on the night she died?

No. No, no, that's not possible.

It was really important for her to wait.

What if she thought she was gonna lose Saleem if she didn't?

That she was competing with an older woman?

No.

Did you catch them together that night and get jealous?

No.

Where were you Saturday night, early Sunday morning?

Saleem and I were together at my friend's place.

She's away. I'm watering her plants - it was an opportunity.

To kill Marina, or for sex?

Excuse me?

Did you kill her and try to make it look it was Hanif?

I didn't kill her - I was with Saleem.

See, fellow suspects don't make for good alibis, Sana.

And now you're both suspects.

Can you believe those two?

I don't know. Sneaking round - kind of get the appeal.

Yeah, as long as you're not shtupping your niece's fiance.

There's lines, you know.

I know. Like dating another detective in your squad.

Yeah, that's different. Is it?

Why's that? Well, because no-one's getting hurt.

I can't believe that they would do...

Detectives.

Ma'am.

Great. Brilliant. Nice move, nice move.

Listen, I'm actually...

No, no, no! Don't.

No. No, trust me.

I need to. No.

I'd better.

Look, it's not what you think. No.

It is not what I thought -

I thought that when I caught the two of you in post-coital glow

that you would have the sense to end it.

I thought that you would be smart enough to not jeopardise your career

by getting involved with a detective from your own squad.

Well, we're not involved. Rhys.

It's just protocol - it's not even a written rule.

No, it's not a written rule, but there are very good reasons for it.

Look... ..you work very long hours.

You work with a tight-knit squad.

You work in dangerous life-and-death situations.

And you are dealing with people at their most vulnerable.

You can't afford to lose focus, not for a second.

Yeah. And we haven't.

Look, I'm sorry that I've put you in this situation.

Well, it's not me I'm worried about.

Well, Allie and I are professionals. That's not how it works, Rhys.

Well, then, how does it work?

Because it hasn't impacted our performance.

We're still working our arses off. I mean, what is the big deal here?

You just don't get it, do you?

You just don't get it!

Perhaps if I just have a word with them.

They've had their chance.

And you have a preference, do you, as to which one of them goes?

A personal preference? Well, of course.

Kingston's always been a handful.

She's always... pushed the boundaries, and I personally don't like her.

And you're happy to sacrifice her experience for Levitt's potential?

I say yes. It's nepotism, Stanley.

And it's nepotism that saw me turn a blind eye in the first instance.

So it's my decision. It has to be.

You make whatever call you think, but it needs to be fixed.

I told you you shouldn't have said anything.

Look, it'll be fine. I'll talk to her later on.

No, don't talk to her again... OK.

Let's get started. Duncan, how are you going with that footage?

Nothing on the drink-spiking.

All we've got is just strobe lighting and lasers.

You know, lovely. What about the others? Allie, Rhys?

All still in the frame, I reckon.

Hanif's gotta be up there in lights. Guy's a zealot.

Or he's just very orthodox. Not the same thing.

Still, Saleem, he has to have moved to the top of the list.

The lies, the affair, and shagging the fiancee's aunty.

That's gotta help rack up his score for sure.

Guys, uniforms have just called in a suicide -

13A Trenerry Grove, Carlton.

That's Sana Durrani's apartment.

Things have been moved. Coffee table.

You two wanna view this body in situ or not?

Couple of hours ago, I'd say.

Looks like suicide, doesn't it?

Time of death is reasonably accurate,

but allow a bit of variation for the temperature of the bath

when he was placed in it.

Placed? So he was dead before he went in the water?

It wasn't suicide. Look.

No tentative first cuts.

Judging by the profile of the slashes on both wrists,

they were made in the same direction.

Which doesn't make sense unless someone else made them.

Someone using a blade from the victim's right.

Yeah, that would fit with his orientation in the bath.

Plus there's not enough blood in the bath for suicide.

His heart had stopped pumping before he hit the water.

Alright. So what killed him?

I won't know until I trepan him and get a look at his brain.

But there's a depressed fracture and a contusion on the back of his head,

right there.

That'd be my bet.

And what about these wounds? Happened earlier.

The way that bruise has developed,

some time passed between that injury and his death.

Fight? I'd say so.

A nice left hook.

Yeah. That'd do it.

So why... why hasn't Wolfie said anything yet?

You saw his face at the briefing.

Your aunty's told him.

What are we gonna say when he does bring it up?

Well, they can't prove anything, right?

We were just standing next to each other in an elevator.

So we hold firm. We deny all. Allie...

Like these two are gonna do. I told you.

You shouldn't have said anything. No, listen...

Guys, what's the hold-up? Nick and Duncan are waiting for you.

Yes, Sarge. Sorry. Sarge.

Allie... No.

He loved life so much...

How have Rhys and Allie been performing lately?

Besides being late just now?

Yeah. Great.

You know Allie. Blunt. Tireless.

Not afraid to ask the hard questions.

And Rhys is always pulling some academic theory out of his...

Yeah, they're a, um, pretty good combination.

I can't believe he killed himself.

I know what we did was stupid, but surely...

What have I done?

Saleem didn't kill himself, Sana.

He was murdered.

Murdered?

But you said it was suicide.

That's what someone would have us believe, yes.

When'd this happen?

Why don't you tell us where you were this afternoon?

Hanif. You think he did this?

It has to be.

I told Nazir about Saleem and me.

I had to come clean before she found out some other way

and Hanif was there.

He exploded. Stormed out of the house.

So where'd you go? Went for a walk to clear my mind.

How were you feeling? You angry?

I try not to let anger control me.

Yeah, right.

Saleem was your sister's fiance.

And he was sleeping around.

With your aunty.

They betrayed the family.

And he betrayed your sister, Marina.

That he did.

So where'd you go? For a walk.

You didn't go and find Saleem. You didn't fight with him.

No, I didn't. OK?

Where did you go after you spoke to your sister-in-law today?

I'm sorry?

You're pretty quick to point the finger at your nephew

but you had your own reasons to be angry with Saleem, didn't you?

Saleem's the reason that all of this came out.

He's the one that told us about the affair.

Which must have put you in a lot of hot water with your families.

No, no.

Were you angry with him? Did you fight with him?

He was at your house, Sana.

You found him.

Saleem's boss, Ian Driscoll, has come in.

You might want to hear this, Sarge.

Mr Driscoll. Hey.

Do you mind telling the Sergeant what you told me?

Yeah.

Marina's brother burst into our office, screaming at Saleem.

The guy would have killed him if we hadn't have stepped in, I think.

You had our card. You didn't think to call us?

You didn't think this could be related to our homicide?

Well, there wasn't much time to think about anything.

He was wrecking the office.

Attacking Saleem.

You know, the guy's crazy. So, what happened?

Well, ask Saleem, but, um...

Hanif beat him up.

Accused him of all sorts of terrible things.

Wrecked the place and left.

Took me hours to fix the place up. We spoke to your colleagues.

They told us that they all pitched in and helped clean up

while you drove Saleem home.

Yeah, then I went back and helped.

But you didn't take him home, did you?

Well, he asked me to drop him at a friend's place.

His fiancee's aunt's, actually. His lover.

OK, um...

So I dropped him and went straight back to the office. Ask him.

We can't ask him, Mr Driscoll, because he's dead.

And you were the last person to see him alive.

So, what's the verdict?

The verdict's a stalemate, Sarge.

We've got four suspects who are firmly in the frame.

Hanif had motive to kill both his sister and her fiance.

Plus he was seen assaulting Saleem just an hour before he died.

And this guy, Ian Driscoll, keeps popping up everywhere.

And Sana found Saleem in her apartment

after he revealed their affair to the world.

And then there's Paul Sumner. Marina rejected him.

Did he kill her and her fiance

and then try and pin it on a family that tried to shut him out?

Gideon. Present for you.

What's that? Saleem Marwat's fingernail.

With someone's skin under it.

So, Saleem put up a fight. Exactly.

And whoever killed him is going to have some very nasty scratches.

Can you please roll up your sleeves, Hanif?

Need to see your arms. What?

Look, what's this about?

You've got to be kidding me.

Can you remove your coat, please? What for?

We need to check your arms, Sana.

You know what? I've had enough.

Thank you. We can get a court order, Hanif.

This is ridiculous. If you've done nothing wrong...

Yeah. Then I got nothing to worry about, right?

Right.

And I don't. I didn't kill him.

Just need to see your arms.

Fine. Jesus.

OK?

Do you want to tell me where you got those scratches?

I didn't kill him.

I would never hurt him.

We were friends. We were soul mates.

See, the thing is, Ian, we spoke to all of Saleem's friends,

and he's got a lot of friends 'cause he was a very popular guy.

And none of them mentioned you.

None of them seemed to know anything about you.

That's...

That's because what we had was secret.

Yeah, very secret. I don't think Saleem even knew about it.

That's not true. Come on, Ian.

You really have to stop kidding yourself.

Saleem didn't think you were special.

He was just a nice guy.

We were friends. We were soul mates.

It's a beautiful thing to find your soul mate. Isn't it?

Which is why you killed his fiancee. So you could be with him.

Then you made a move on him and he rejected you, which is humiliating.

And it made you angry.

So you killed him to make him pay.

It wasn't like that. OK?

Well, Ian, you tell me what it WAS like.

It was an accident, OK?

I...

I never wanted to hurt him.

I dropped him at his aunt's house and he got angry at me.

He pushed me and I pushed him back and he fell.

He fell on the coffee table?

What did you fight about, Ian?

I was only trying to help.

You know? Like...

People shouldn't be forced to do things they don't wanna do.

What things, Ian?

Well, the f...

The arranged marriage.

Right. He didn't want to do it.

And friends help each other out, don't they?

That's right. Yeah.

Yeah.

You slipped a sedative into Marina's drink, didn't you?

Waited outside the club for her.

Um, can I give you a lift?

You're Saleem's friend.

Yeah, OK. That's right.

Not feeling very good.

And then you drove her to that empty lot and you killed her.

You had it all prepared.

Quote from the Qur'an. Texta. The knife.

She didn't even struggle when you killed her, did she?

You raped her.

She was dead.

She didn't feel a thing.

What about you, Ian?

You feel anything?

It was a very, very clever thing

to write a quote from the Qur'an on her forehead.

I wasn't trying to be clever.

I was trying to be helpful.

It wasn't about me.

It was about Saleem.

I had to help him.

I didn't want Saleem to be sad, so...

..I made it look like she had betrayed him.

I never meant to hurt Saleem.

He was my soul mate.

We have identified Ian Driscoll as Marina's killer.

We'll keep you informed leading up to the trial.

Thank you.

Thank you for this.

Marina was a wonderful girl.

And we're very sorry for your loss.

Thank you.

Good job on this case, detectives.

Thanks, Sarge.

You work well together.

But since you are in a personal relationship...

..I'm sorry to say

that will be the last time that you work together in Homicide.

This wasn't an easy decision for me to make.

But you know how it works.

Actually, Sarge, before you go any further with this,

Allie and I have come to a decision of our own.

We've stopped seeing each other.

Are you in agreeance with this, Allie?

Yeah. I think it's the right thing to do.

We both realise the impact that this could have on our careers,

and it's just not worth it.

Our number one commitment is to Homicide

and, you know, it's not like it was anything serious.

You let me down, you're gone. Both of you. Permanently.

No hesitation. Yes, Sarge.

Thank you. Sarge.

You. You are amazing.

"Our relationship's not worth it." I can't believe he went for that.

Hasn't actually been that long, though.

Hasn't actually... hasn't been that long.

And, you know, I mean, look, we...

..both love the job, right?

I'm sorry, I just, I kind of thought that...