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Alex used to abuse me.

I think I need to tell someone. You have told someone.

- No. - You've told me. - I mean the police.

- And then end up in jail or whatever. - Great plan, Mum You said you'd help me with the baby.

If I wanted to use somebody's phone number,

but I couldn't steal their actual phone, how would I do that?

Someone's already taken it.

I know what you're doing.

We're not trying to destroy everything. Just make sure you get all the marijuana.

Yup. Keep clearing those ones up there. Thank you.

Oh, whoa! Stop, stop.

♪ Between you and me is a body of water.

Te matou huihuinga te koiwi ta matou mokopuna, ta matou pepi I takoto nei.

Kia tau te rangimarie ki waenganui a tatou,

I pa ana te reinga I mua a tatou, a te ra nei I to matou...

The bones are old, but the grave's not.

...katoa, o nga mea katoa.

No Ihoa...

Why would you move a body to somewhere as risky as a dope plot?

24-hour surveillance, I suppose.

Anyway, you're the detective.

We know that the bones are old.

We won't know how old until Forensics has done their thing.

Do you think it's connected to the growers?

Could be.

Or it could just be somebody who knows where the dope is.

- Jess. - Yeah. - So if you look at this.

You can see the marijuana here,

and then that's all national parks spreading out down there.

And to the north is private land. It's Koro's place.

And the burial site is right here on the border.

Hey, Tai.

So up here in the west is iwi land.

There's a group of houses there.

Yeah, it's a couple of hapu. I know them.

Well, they're possibly our growers, eh?

And... Tea?

Oh, yeah, thanks, Pup.

And down in the south there, that's Te Ao Uenuku - the commune.

So it's either hippies or Maoris.

No offence.

Pup, front desk.

We found some movement sensors on the dope plantation,

and they all report back to this number,

and it's a prepay, of course.

But if we find out who owns this phone, then we'll know who our dope growers are.

Yeah?

Do you want to talk to the hapu, or shall I?

Hey, Miss Savage.

- Hey, AJ. - Hey.

I didn't see you at the wharf.

- Got a job interview. - Oh.

Delivering veges.

That's good.

Can I ask you a question?

Sure.

Is it normal, um, for...

women to... when they're pregnant, you know, to...

to be, like...

really mean?

Or, like-You know, Rose is amazing, you know?

But she's...

Yeah.

She's pretty fierce right now.

Even the sex is pretty angry.

That's not being pregnant, AJ.

I think that's just Ruby, you know?

She's a very complicated human being, and...

she can get angry.

I guess she has reason to be, eh?

It's all good, Miss Savage.

I'm family now.

You know, Rube's stuff...

your stuff, it's safe with me.

A girl between 7 and 9 years old.

There's a fracture to the hyoid bone here.

Asphyxiation?

We'll do more tests, but I think so.

How old do you think the skeleton is?

We're waiting on carbon dating, but these are very helpful.

Book was published in 1978,

and the pyjamas were off the market by '86,

and the doll, somewhere in between.

I had one of those dolls.

I guess everyone did in the '80s, yeah?

I didn't like dolls.

- More? - Yeah.

I couldn't tell you about growing dope, little cousin, cos we don't.

We're not looking to charge anyone.

Not what it looked like this morning.

Take your kai in the lounge. Go on.

I'm going to have to ask to see everyone's phones.

Eh? You got a warrant?

No, it's a request.

Oi. Come here a sec. Go on.

You know...

we found a skeleton in there, eh?

Little kid's skeleton.

No one we know would have anything to do with it.

All right.

- Hey. - Hi.

- We're not selling. - Police.

Sorry. Every other day, we get someone from Auckland coming here,

thinking they can buy this and take it over.

Are you still operating as a commune?

We're a co-housing community now.

We share resources, and we try to live sustainably,

but it's quite different from the original commune.

They had much higher ideals.

So, has this got something to do with the marijuana plantation yesterday?

- Do you know about that? - There's always dope around here. It's Waiheke.

We found a skeleton buried on the border to your property.

Hello.

Oh, these are my parents.

Angie and Joseph.

They were founders in '68.

That's me.

- Do they still live here? - No. Angie passed away in 2001.

Joe lives down the bay now. He helps Felix with the gardens.

So do you think that the skeleton has got something to do with the old commune?

Oh, I'm...

just collecting information at present.

What was it like growing up here?

It was open, wild.

An adventure every day. There's lots of kids - always someone to play with.

- Did they foster children here? - Mm.

That was the mission - to provide shelter and love for the unwanted.

What did that love look like?

I beg your pardon?

They didn't bugger us, no.

Is that what you mean?

Genuine question.

Hey, Rosie.

Do you have any materials from the early days that we might be able to have a look at?

Yeah, yeah, there's some archive boxes you can take.

OK. Is there anything else?

My father might still have some copies of the old magazine

that I'm sure he wouldn't mind sharing with you.

♪ All those little children, don't come in.

♪ That's the way it's always been.

♪ Call it what you will. I call it sin.

♪ All those little children.

♪ The devil, you pay.

♪ The chosen have been chosen.

♪ They won't try to tame me.

♪ All empires, they must fall.

♪ You lead, and I'll follow.

♪ You lead, and I'll follow.

♪ You lead, and I'll follow. ♪

- Hey. - Hey.

- How was your day? - Good.

- Any more movements? - Oh, yup.

Twice. It's so weird.

- So weird. - Mm.

Um...

I'm going to move in with AJ.

Oh.

Yeah, um, so he should be around for stuff like that.

- Yeah. - Yeah, he might have found a place today.

- That's quick. - Mm. It's an Auckland.

How are you going to pay for that?

He's doing some labouring at a building site in Shelley Beach.

He reckons he might have something else lined up too.

Did he get that job delivering veges?

Yeah, he thinks he's got a shot.

Yeah, babe.

Hey.

Yeah, I have.

Morning.

How did the bust go?

You get a promotion yet?

Fucking good.

A cup of tea for me and the boy.

Jesus, Dad.

Craig's a good egg, and he knows he's safe.

I was thinking the other day about our trips to the park with your sister.

Right. Where you'd make us load the trailer with ducks?

It was fun for the two of you.

After I sold those ducks, we could turn the power on for another month.

Hmm.

What about making us strangle them, Dad?

Character building.

Right.

Right.

I probably shouldn't have made you do that.

Well, that's the apology out of the way.

- Got a girlfriend? - Fuck off, Dad.

Oi. You lot are too big for that.

And if you break it, I'll have to hang my undies on the fence.

- Kia or a. - Kia or a.

Ugh and yum.

Why'd you go and pull it all out?

What was the point?

Just meeting our KPIs.

Well, this lot may as well hang out on the line for the rest of their lives,

unless we can buy them some education.

Mm.

It's still illegal, Koro.

Oh, OK, Detective.

What can you tell me about Te Ao Uenuku?

- I lived there for a bit. - Mm-hm.

I believed in the kaupapa.

And what happened?

I grew up, moved on,

same as others.

The commune petered out.

But Rosie took on the land, and she's been trying to turn it into co-housing.

Do you still see any of the other old members?

Well,

Celia's my doctor,

but I try to avoid seeing her.

Look, you know my history.

You know it's always been about the tamariki.

What about the kid that we found?

What about her?

I can't help you there.

Whanau, haere mai! Kai time.

Come on. Get in there.

Make sure you wash your hands. Come on.

- Good morning. - Joseph. - Cop.

- I'm Detective Savage, and this is Detective Harding. - Knew it.

I called you yesterday about the magazines from Te Ao Uenuku.

I don't know anything about that.

No, the magazines, Grandad.

You've left them by the desk for them, remember?

Did I?

I need to talk to you about the commune.

First, food.

Would you like a Black Doris plum? I'm OK. Thank you.

A green tea.

Not for me.

We found the body of a small girl buried on the commune.

Oh.

Well, that's not good.

We think she died in the 1980s.

Yeah?

Do you remember any children dying during that time?

That's a sitar.

Maurice was very good.

Where's Maurice these days?

He's not here.

No, I mean, is he still living on the island?

I haven't offered you any food.

Would you like a Black Doris plum?

Did you grow up here?

Yeah.

Do you mind if I...

Is that your real grandad? What?

You adopted, fostered?

None of your business.

You know you're old enough now, eh?

For what?

To talk.

You don't have to protect them any longer, mate.

Get away from me.

Hey. You're friends with Ruby, yeah?

You've been to my house. Yeah, a bit.

- You're Felix. - Yeah.

Put those in the car.

You got something you want to tell me? About what?

About why you're being such a dickhead.

They're abusers.

- Who are? - The hippies. - Oh.

It's obvious. They filled that place with kids, who they probably neglected,

and then banked all the government cheques for themselves.

Really?

It's what always happens.

I had a full waiting room.

I've had to do two IDs

and three stolen cars. Must be very stressful.

Well, when Detective Savage gets a case, you all just go.

- You got a minute? - Something up?

Did a bit of digging.

Manawa Te Kouma Jackson.

You think this is one of the guys growing the weed?

Yes.

He had a sister.

She died in 1981, reported as a drowning.

Body?

Age? 8.

And you don't think it was a drowning?

Manawa's father, Stu, had an assault conviction...

about a year earlier.

Well, we've got to look into this.

Do you need any help?

Nah, I'm fine.

Morning tea?

- What is it? - Pasteis de nata.

They're home-made.

Thanks.

Wow.

You once mentioned your mother spent some time in a commune.

Do you remember everything I've ever told you?

Yup, I should be a detective.

- These are really good. - Mm.

- Your people skills have improved. - Well, thank you.

- You seem happy. - Yup.

You are not a baker.

- Nice flowers. - Shut up.

You deserve it.

My mother spent some time at Uenuku when she was pregnant with me...

for refuge.

Oh, Jess.

Why didn't you come to me after the accident?

Oh, I guess it was hard enough without having to drink your thistle tea

or take your magnesium oil or whatever.

Oh, stop it.

Sit.

You're not sleeping.

No.

Stress keeps me fit.

- Lots of natural remedies for that... - Yeah.

...that work.

Yeah. Actually, I'm here on official business.

I need to talk to you about Te Ao Uenuku.

You know, Bobby was there for a bit when she was pregnant with you.

Yeah.

We found a skeleton of a little girl.

- Oh. - Mm.

You're not surprised.

I'm not surprised you'd focus on the commune.

They always made a great scapegoat.

Which is a smaller part of a much broader investigation.

Right.

Who was the leader while you were there?

- We were a collective. - I know, but there's always a...

you know...

centre. Not really.

Some lasted longer than others, like Benny and I. That's all.

Who else?

I... have this.

Can you help?

Far out. What a bunch of hotties.

Oh, that's me.

Ah! Benny with the beard.

Joseph and Ange.

She's passed on. Koro.

Who's that? Do you know?

Shall we go and see Benny?

Yeah.

Hi, Benny. Ah!

Jess. Hi.

I was wondering if I can ask you a question. Mm.

Can you tell me who this is?

Ah. That's Maurice.

Mm.

Last name?

- Joubert. - Maurice Joubert.

- Is that the commune? - Mm.

Hi did the fishing.

Not that it was difficult back then.

And where is he now?

He killed himself.

Yeah.

Look, I'm looking for photos from the 1980s from any children

that was sent to a place on Waiheke Island called Te Ao Uenuku.

Ah!

Yes, I'll hold.

- Still going? - It's been nearly an hour.

He's going to snap.

Hey. Any luck?

Ah, rats.

All throughout the magazines.

You'd almost think they didn't want to help us.

Yeah.

That's right.

Well, no, I don't know. That's why I'm calling you.

No, no, no. Do not pass me to a different department.

I need you to deal with this right now.

Well, if you guys didn't specialise in passing the fucking buck,

then this little girl I'm investigating wouldn't be dead.

Sorry, what did you just say?

No, I didn't-No.

I don't talk to my mother with that mouth, cos she's dead too,

you stupid...

Take a break.

♪ Oh, we're running through the night,

♪ coat tails flying in the street light.

♪ Down the hill to catch the boat

♪ to the other side.

♪ Oh, we're running through the night.

♪ Always running out of time.

♪ My pillow is my old rain coat,

♪ with two sea rats on a swollen boat.

♪ Ooh.

♪ There's no time left to take,

♪ no more, as we

♪ go by the sun,

♪ and the stars feel like us

♪ this morning, as we

♪ walk out of the town.

♪ Ooh, and where was I to send in all the noises in my head?

♪ You pulled me through.

♪ Cos I'm rich when I'm with you,

♪ when you're by my side.

♪ Ooh, running through the night,

♪ catching eyes in the moonlight.

♪ We've got all the things we need,

♪ all the things we'll ever need.

Oh!

Shit.

Morning.

- Have you been here all night? - Yeah.

I got something to show you.

So the magazines that Joseph gave us were no help, right? Mid 70s - early days.

But I...

I did find the rest at the library.

Come take a look.

So they were mostly filled with, like, propaganda about how...

you know, how great the commune was, OK?

But it did include this little column about the kids who were coming to be fostered

and the ones returning to families, called Haere Mai and Haere Ra.

Now, now, if you take a look at Jan '81,

this girl here appears, right? She arrives, and her name is Dawn.

OK, she's mentioned in a few other places, including in these magazines here.

But then from September '81,

no Dawn.

She just moved on? But she's not mentioned in the Haere Ra's,

or anywhere else, for that matter. She just... disappears.

Take a look at this.

This is August '81, right?

That's her there.

Let's take a look at what she's holding.

- Let's go. - Yeah.

- Bye. - Fish factory - security alarm.

Yeah, all right, yeah, I got it.

What now?

We'd like you to take a look at this picture for us, please.

- It's Dawn. - Do you remember her?

Yeah.

She liked to grow things - plants.

- Was she fostered? - Ae.

Last name?

Come on, Koro.

Denise, yeah.

Don't you have...

OK, we're on our way.

Harding, we're needed.

What have we got? Didn't see him till I was inside.

- He pulled a machete on me. - Just one? - Dunno.

- He still in there? - Who knows?

Clear.

On you.

Break left?

Yeah. On you.

On me.

Police!

Hey! Stop! Police!

♪ Between you and me is a body of water.