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Forensics confirm the arm was ripped,

not cut off the body.

They argue, it escalates, he assaults, it's fatal,

he dumps the body in the cane.

I was at the field today,

when the wind picked up and blew across me

the cane smells like rotting fruit,

there's something else out there.

We need dogs.

-Let's go.

Have you thought about me?

What do you want?

Dr. Gama,

the record shows that you were Speelman's only victim.

There were two of us on the property.

Two girls?

Lucy arrived after me.

Lucy?

Lucy who?

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

♪ Happy birthday dear Reyka ♪

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

♪ Hip hip hooray ♪

♪ Hip hip hooray ♪

Make a wish, Reyka.

Go on, big breath.

I thought we spoke about this?

We did and I'm sorry.

I hope so.

What do you want me to do?

Beat her.

Now?

Uh-huh, you owe me.

Please don't be cross with me, daddy.

Oh, do you like music, huh, Lucy?

Lucy?

Lucy!

Go get her.

No, I'm done.

Portia, do you wanna stay, Portia?

Portia!

Portia!

Reyka, my love?

I know you're awake.

Angus?

I wanna call mum.

Why?

She always wishes me happy birthday, please, Angus.

I won't be long, I just wanna tell her I'm okay.

Rekya, your mothers not looking for you,

she doesn't want you.

Everything out there is a threat to us.

You don't understand our love.

Ma, can I call you back?

School called, the principle wants to meet you.

Why?

She didn't say, do you want me to be there?

No, thank you, mum.

This is a crime scene.

Gama?

Where are you from?

I was born in Durban.

When?

Oh, my fathers Coloured and my mothers Afrikaans.

Hey, [speaking in foreign language].

The cadavers are untouched, no body parts are removed.

Ah, she's not a suspect.

What could be the motive?

I think this locations important,

the killer feels safe here.

So you're saying one person that killed my niece,

killed these six people?

I am saying one person killed these six, yes.

But there's a very good chance

that your niece is not related to these crimes.

This land is about to be given back to my people.

This is much bigger than the six bodies.

You know, what I was thinking,

[speaking in foreign language],

this could be the work of Inkabi.

Hit men?

Boss, it's too early to build a profile.

Inkabi dump bodies here.

There are many bones in these fields.

We still need to process the scene, examine the bodies,

there may be links to the victims hands.

Inkabi is a good theory.

Come around.

Reel in your informers,

I want to know what the fuck is going on here.

Thank you, Mrs. Parkinson.

Okay, bye bye.

Ah, Mrs. Gama, please come in.

Please, take a seat.

Your husband not joining us?

No.

Oh, well I'll come right to the point.

I realise Thuli is new to Dolphin Bay.

She's very happy here.

Truth is,

I'm a little concerned about her friendship with Jess.

Who?

Jessica Tyrone, she's a grade older.

You'd of seen them together in Sketch.

Of course, yes, loved it.

At this age, obsessive intimacy between girls is,

well it's unhealthy, being territorial leads to jealousy

and bullying on social media.

Right?

It's not unusual for best friends

to have strong feelings for each other.

I don't mind Thuli having a little crush on a friend,

it seems pretty healthy to me.

We thought you should know.

Got it, thank you.

Also, this untidy hair,

we would ask for your cooperation in the future.

We advise Thuli to tie it back, make it neat,

it is school policy now.

For kids of colour?

No, Mrs. Gama.

I'm not married.

For all the kids at this school with lose curls.

Thank you.

Mr. Bloom?

I can't speak to you now, Dr. Gama.

You're a parent here?

I am.

Did you tell Angus Speelman that I have a daughter?

I beg your pardon?

Did you tell him her name?

No.

Well he knows it, I could have you disbarred,

she's only a child!

Take your hands off me.

What's happening?

Oh, it's nothing.

Let's go.

Thank you.

Trouble with the ID numbers, some sort of smudges.

Hey, Nick.

Thuls, Doc.

She doesn't like being called that.

Oh, thanks for the heads up.

So, when you gonna ask her out?

Thuli, I can hear you, stop that.

Can I hang with Nick?

No, he's busy.

No, no, it's totally cool.

That's okay, come babe.

It's fine, ma.

You sure?

Yes, yes.

So, what are we doing today?

Gun range.

Again?

Yeah.

Do we need to be worried about you?

Maybe!

Yes, that's what I'm going to do.

Okay great, we'll sort it out, thank you, bye.

Migsana's breathing down my neck,

the administer wants a report by the end of day.

This is not witchcraft and it's not an Inkabi dump site.

I like the Inkabi theory.

No, bodies were not dumped there randomly,

victims were brought there and killed in a premeditated way.

The site means something special to the killer,

he feels safe there.

If he takes them all to the same place,

he's most recent victims would've seen the other bodies

just before death.

He shows them off like trophies.

Why?

To frighten them.

He's no ordinary hit man,

this is guy that gets off on his victims fear.

The only people I know that operate this way

are serial killers.

Either way, the Inkabi gets us far away from witchcraft.

Which is where you wanna be.

Yes.

With all due respect,

you're protecting the interest of stakeholders

above everything else.

Don't you want what's best for our community?

I don't care about the land deal like you do,

your agenda is far more complex than mine.

I speak for the victim and that's it.

All possible lines of inquiry are open.

I even have an informer checking out the Tyrone's estate.

I doubt the Tyrone's are involved.

But some staff might know something.

I want you to present the Inkabi theory to HQ,

it might have more weight coming from you.

You want me to lie to the provincial commissioner?

I'm not asking you to lie,

present a theory like you believe it.

I don't believe the theory, it doesn't make sense!

Speelman's or Tony Bloom?

The guy you assaulted at the school car park.

Assaulted?

Did you touch him?

He's threatened to file a complaint

if you don't apologise to him.

You know what happens if you're found guilty of assault.

Seriously?

Yes, sir.

Thuli?

I'm dropping you off at home, Nina's got you.

Okay, thanks Nick.

Anytime.

Thanks.

Thanks.

You know, Nick's single.

Good for him.

He thinks you're flirty.

Come on.

That's what he said.

Well, he's not my type.

All right, let's go with that.

Morning, ma.

Hi.

Don't forget to eat.

Thanks.

In '98, when I returned home, I told you about a girl.

Lucy?

Do you remember what I said?

You said she was at the farmhouse.

Did you believe me?

Your mind was very disturbed when you returned.

Was it?

The doctors said you will have delusions, it was expected.

But you believed me?

Of course.

Then why didn't we do anything about it?

What do you mean?

I did everything I could.

I'm not accusing you, ma.

We spoke to the police,

they said they'd done a forensic sweep of the house

and found DNA samples of only three people.

It came up at Speelman's trial

but your testimony was thrown out.

"There are things I could tell you,

things you've forgotten, things I know you want to hear."

That's what Angus has said to me.

You can't trust him.

He's ready to tell me about Lucy, ma.

He's a ghost, Reyka, don't let him haunt you.

It's fine.

Mrs. Gama?

Dr. Gama.

Yes, General?

Update the team please.

Erm, field eight eight, Tyrone estate,

on the border of the Msomi chieftaincy,

dog unit found a dump site, six deceased,

decomposed, no ID's.

You've questioned the Tyrone's?

They're not persons of interest.

Why not?

They have motive, to scare the Msomi off their land.

Well the family are shaken up by this

but we don't believe they have anything to do with it.

Hector's requested a warrant to raid the hostels,

he believes they're Inkabi strongholds.

That's correct, he does.

You're with him on this?

Ma'am?

Hit men, a dumpsite, that's your theory too.

That's a credible theory.

I'll bite, gotta back the person

who solved the Blue Lagoon killer case, right?

We're in safe hands.

I knew your father.

Dr. Gama's late father, radio broadcaster and activist,

Vincent Gama.

How old were you?

Excuse me?

How old were you?

Seven.

Dark time.

You married?

General.

Husband?

No.

Children?

Yes, ma'am, a daughter.

Is she proud of her mum?

I bet she is.

You don't think that we are looking

for a serial killer here, do you?

That's not a theory we're currently working with.

No profile links?

Only the location.

Psychological patterns?

Too early to tell.

Are the deceased female?

The bodies have only just arrived at the mortuary.

The residents of Blue Lagoon can sleep in peace

because of you, Dr. Gama.

Thank you.

Minister Matlala as been informed of your success.

He has?

I'll be sure to put in a good word for Hector

with the prosecutor.

You can go now, thank you.

Thank you.

Morning.

Hi.

Rekya.

Plot twist, big date, Saturday night.

Nah.

Oh yeah.

She wouldn't.

But she is, brother.

Okay, okay.

Detective Cele?

We have a suspect in custody, Suresh Pillay,

he's the last person seen with our first victim,

gave her a lift near the cane field.

Claims he collects soil samples.

Sample is being tested at the lab, sir.

Could we fast track that, it's his alibi.

You know, my aunt knows Pillay from the temple,

says he's a good guy, community leader.

Why would a middle-aged man kill all these woman?

The community wants to know we have someone in custody.

Let's move on to the Inkabi theory.

High profile, local hit men.

According to intelligence,

Cedrick Kukubane, Jandecy brothers, Cebon Ecante,

Duma Zuluchimloo and Maglingwel,

all residents of the Manhattan Hostel.

Guys, Inkabi kill men, political or taxi rivals,

our victims are all women.

Not so fast.

The Lova family from hired Dulena Tonga

to kill the owner of Ivastafa Book Club,

Ivy Hedebe was a woman, genders not relevant to an assassin.

I'm sorry, Detective Zuwana,

but gender is very relevant to our killer.

Serial murderers seldom target men.

You're speculating.

The Inkabi kill for financial gain,

our suspects methods are predatory.

Psycho-sexual.

I agree with Reyka, women are the target.

This case has been escalated to high priority,

it's on the ministers radar.

Our objective is to bring in any of the men on that board.

♪ You run through ♪

Victims one to five are decomposed beyond identification.

The climate in the cane fields have destroyed

any possibility of good DNA evidence.

The sixth is in active decay but I need more time

to examine it properly.

♪ Follow the wind ♪

♪ Follow the wind ♪

And the hands?

Well decompositions made it impossible to test

but impressions from some kind of twine or fine fabric

have left structured markings.

So far, there's only one thing we know for a fact,

they're all female.

♪ Follow the wind ♪

♪ Follow the wind ♪

No one is going to do anything unless I say so.

Hmm?

We must be very careful!

For Inkabi to get around,

surely he'd need a cane cutter.

Partners?

Maybe the Inkabi is a cane cutter.

One man, two jobs.

Side hustle?

Moonlights as a cane cutter to avoid being exposed

as an assassin?

I dunno, I'm just tryna make the Inkabi theory fit,

I mean, Inkabi are cold-blooded,

who else would've killed these women in such a brutal way?

As that's what we're gonna find out.

Okay, I'll take the Inkabi photos to the cane cutters,

see if they recognise any of them, yeah?

Good plan, take Zuwana.

Okay, ace, let's go.

And grab the photos.

I heard about the cane fields.

Six women.

Serial killer.

Hector thinks it's an Inkabi dump site.

A hit man?

I dunno, they don't target women, it doesn't make sense.

How were they killed?

Awaiting the autopsy results.

How were the bodies positioned in the field?

Angus.

Were they in the a circle?

No.

Not a ceremonial killing then, just random placement?

Yes.

You don't wanna talk about it, I respect that.

On their stomachs.

Tied up?

I dunno.

Inspect their hands and feet,

the key to your case is there.

"There are things I could tell you,

things you've forgotten, things I know you want to hear."

What things?

Did I say that?

Yes.

Will you retract your statement?

Well why should I?

So that I can get out, maybe we can be together.

If you tell me about Lucy, I'll give you your freedom.

What?

Lucy!

Oh, Reyka, my love.

I know there was another girl on the property, Angus,

I heard her, I saw her.

Where?

In the window of the shed.

Uh-huh, you said that at my trial.

Am I wrong?

Am I deluded?

You were jealous.

I was not!

You were jealous, you were jealous of Portia,

you were jealous of Lucy.

You have to admit it,

you need to disclose what you did with the body.

How do you know she's dead?

Is she?

No.

No?

No, no deal.

If I speak on the record about Lucy,

the police'll charge me for that crime,

I'll end up straight back in here.

So I'm right about her?

The night before my 13th birthday, she was there,

I heard her voice, she said "Mummy."

I'll tell ya everything

when I have a signed affidavit from ya.

Everything?

Even the things you don't remember.

What don't I remember?

If you retract your statement,

I'll tell you privately where Lucy's buried

so I'm never held accountable for what happened to her.

I found a spider inside the body cavity,

victims been dead for less than a month,

cause of death, strangulation.

But there's something else.

Hands and feet?

How did you know?

There's a link between Mbali Msomi and this victim?

Both were bound.

With what?

We're about to find out.

We've got a link,

between Mbali Msomi and one new deceased, knots.

Both were bound?

Hands and feet.

With what?

Unconfirmed, some kind of twine, rust coloured,

nylon, plastic.

Where are you going?

Manhattan building.

10, 20.

New evidence has shifted our case,

Suresh Pillay has been released,

The Inkabi theory has got traction

and we have approval to raid Manhattan.

There's a group of Inkabi from the Inkulu Clan

who live in block A.

Knots found on our cane field victims match their methods.

I want Inkari in the box by tonight.

Running send point on the op, Tanner?

T-O-T's meeting our team outside in 10,

grab your gear, let's go.

Our goal is to round up Inkulu Clan hit men,

you have their ID's, focus on them.

Fire power, provisional weapons, hand guns,

no semi-automatics, no missiles.

Is that all?

Paint targets, 20 tops.

Okay, let's go!

Are you sure you're up to this?

Are you?

Reyka?

You're not required for this op, stay put.

Bravo team in position.

Copy, Alpha team in position.

Wait.

Copy.

Alpha team, one casualty.

We're pinned down, taking heavy fire.

One man down,

shooters on the first floor balcony.

Okay, hold position, we're headed up.

Cover!

Shooters on the east block neutralised,

two shooters remain, west block.

Sam!

Sam?

Reyka.

Boss.

Do you have a death wish?

I just wanna show you.

Wake the fuck up, you disobey orders, people die.

Stop moving!

Hey?

Five, six, seven, eight.

Hi.

Hey.

Homework?

Done.

Thanks Nina, you're a champ.

See you, guys.

You okay?

Yep.

Good day?

What, what happened?

Work.

You work too hard, ma.

Yeah, erm, it's late.

I'm told you call yourself Macingwane?

Answer her.

If you are Macingwane, I'm guessing your surname is Tnunu?

What is your name and surname

as it appears on your ID document?

Name and surname, sir?

John Paul Tnunu.

Are you Inkabi?

Who do you work for?

Self-employed.

What're your skills?

Like painting, plumbing, grouting,

[speaking in foreign language].

We found illegal AK-47's, handguns, knives, shanks,

traditional blades.

12 items in total, that's a serious weapons charge.

You can't prove that those are mine.

They were found in the wall of your room.

Ask him what he uses twine for.

Twine, what do you use it for, sir?

I told you, those are not mine.

Do you work in the cane fields?

Abandonde work the fields.

What about the Msomi chieftaincy?

Oh, please never go there.

Never?

He's not my family, [speaking in foreign language].

I am not Msomi, [speaking in foreign language].

What about Mbali Msomi, the chiefs niece?

Do you play soccer?

Yes, I do.

Which team?

KwaDungezwa FC.

The Msomi chieftaincy sponsor that team.

Tail him, take Zuwane.

Yeah.

Hello?

Okay.

Yeah.

Sure, all right.

John!