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JAY: So the water's gone.

It's not gone. It's just that it fluctuates.

Fluctuates? That's a good word for it.

DOT: That place been a sorry place

long before that boy died there.

-It was 100 years ago. -They were killed in our name.

Five people, murdered, for some water.

MARLEY: I'm scared. They're outside my mum's house.

SHEVORNE: If you tell them what actually happened out there,

then we will both go to jail, and I will lose Ava.

JAMES: We think Tyson followed you out

to talk to you about undercutting his drug trade.

Things got out of hand.

It's all bullshit.

So, what are you even looking for?

Tyson. I have to prove that he passed through here

the night the boys went missing.

Take a look at this.

Tyson, on his way out, with three mates.

One of them doesn't come back.

Those three guys are the reason why Marley's not talking to us.

-Get down! -[ Gunshot ]

-You okay? -Yeah, I'm okay.

JAY: Time to start talking!

Did Reese tell you who raped Shevorne?

No. But I'm gonna find out, Uncle.

I promise.

[ Justin Townes Earle's "If I Was the Devil" plays ]

* If you don't like sunny days *

* Then I'll make it rain *

* Make a bird sing *

* Any song you wanna hear it sing *

* Fix all your broken things *

* If I was the devil *

* I'll take you down *

* And put you in my house *

* I'll make your mama love me *

* Your sister might wanna touch me *

* But I'll be yours and yours only *

* If I was the devil *

Oi! We all good now?

Come on, Reese. Just tell me who it was.

Dude, I promised her.

You gonna have a swing, Marley?

Come on.

Yeah? Come on.

Tell me who it was!

We good?

It's better you don't know anyway, bruz.

Better for who?

My uncle's in jail for nothin'.

-He doesn't even know why she -- -You talked to Larry?

I went and saw him.

I told you not to tell anyone.

Why not? Why's it such a big secret?

-Tell me what Shevorne knows. -We've been over this.

I can't.

I'm sorry.

Wanna have a joint?

-[ Laughs ] -Whoo!

[ Speaks indistinctly ]

[ Both laugh ]

Ya-whoo-whoo!

Right.

Whoo!

[ Gunshot ]

[ Both laugh ]

Stuff that.

[ Vehicle approaching ]

[ Suspenseful music plays ]

Who's that?

I don't know.

Hope they got beers.

It's Tyson.

[ Vehicle door closes ]

Oi. You freaked us out a bit there.

Thought you might have been the cops.

[ Rifle cocks ]

What's going on?

I don't know.

Is this about the drugs?

-Reese! -It's not about the drugs!

What?!

[ Tape rips ]

TYSON: Get the gate.

-You ready? -Yeah.

Let's go, brother.

Oi! Fuck!

[ Engine revving ]

[ Horn honks ]

[ Horn honks ]

Hey!

JAY: So, what happened to Reese?

MARLEY: I thought he got away.

JAY: And where'd you go?

MARLEY: I just took off. I ran.

They were looking for me.

Couple days later, I headed back to the road.

Hitched a ride into town.

And that's when you went to Shevorne's place.

I thought Reese would already be there.

But he wasn't.

So, where did Shevorne hide you?

At Tipper's.

Where those mad dogs are?

So, then Shevorne took you back out to the shed.

Reese said this wasn't about drugs.

It has to be.

What else could it be?

Yeah, it's me.

[ Birds chirping ]

It's okay.

[ Vehicle door closes ]

-Thanks for coming. -No worries.

This is Mary, Marley.

-Hey. -Hey.

Now, I want you to stay with her until I sort all this out.

She's family.

Come on.

You stay with her until you hear from me, okay?

MARLEY: Yeah, all right.

See ya.

[ Vehicle doors open, close ]

[ Engine starts ]

LIZ: I tracked down Shevorne.

It was good. It's what I needed.

I invited her and her aunties

to take part in Jonathan's memorial.

They're wonderful women, aren't they?

Actually, Liz, there's a problem with that.

Really?

It can't happen.

I thought you said it was your property.

Yep.

So? What's the problem?

Detective.

I didn't think it was legal to use these in the creeks anymore.

What, you gonna arrest me?

Marley told me why he visited you in jail.

Told me you didn't rape Shevorne.

Yeah, I been telling people that for years.

I don't think you raped Shevorne either.

Why did Shevorne blame you?

I have my theories.

Well, you wanna share those theories?

What you gonna do with them?

Put things right.

I thought it might have been one of the kids from the footy club.

That's where they hung out.

You know, kids'll be kids.

Something might have gone too far.

That's one of my theories.

Let me know if you wanna go fishin'.

So, Marley confirmed Tyson and three others?

-Yes. -Can he I.D. them?

-No. -Okay, so, before Homicide

gets here, you gotta bring him back in.

Homicide are coming here?

Well, Marley didn't end up at the prison.

So what was I supposed to do? They called here.

-I'm not bringing him in. -Yes, you are.

No, I'm not. Someone tried to kill him.

Well, this would be the safest place for him, wouldn't it?

Well, I don't know where the safest place is anymore.

How did they know that I was out there, Emma?

What?

Well, it was your idea that I take him.

Oh, come on.

Or maybe somebody in here worked them up.

JAMES: Oh, for Christ's sake.

Sharma I would trust with my life, and --

and Muller, okay, he's a prick, but he's our prick.

We're all on the same side, Jay.

JAY: I know you think that, Emma.

But you're too close to this town.

There are some things you don't see,

-or maybe you don't want to see. -Oh, like what?

Well, you didn't know Shevorne was Reese's girlfriend.

Oh, come on! What, am I supposed to know

every goddamn relationship in town?

And what about your brother? Selling a worthless property?

What are you talking about now?

$8 million.

If that's not ripping blackfellas off,

-then I don't know what is. -Oh!

You do not know what you're talking about.

There's an aquifer under that property.

That's why it's worth 8 million bucks.

The water's all gone, Emma!

The aquifer's empty!

And your brother knows it.

[ Door opens ]

[ Engine starts ]

[ Sighs ]

So, we know that Tyson was in the car that ambushed the boys.

There were three other men.

We've gotta find out who they are.

Maybe we could ask Marley.

Or Jay.

SHARMA: Right, well, we know one of them

was taken out at the crossroads.

-On a bike. -Mm.

So, where's the body? Where's the bike?

SHARMA: And if they were a local,

then why didn't anyone report them missing?

What's that old cliché?

Best place to hide a body is...

-Is in plain sight. -Is in plain sight.

So, what are you suggesting? Maybe some sort of accident?

Spud Jackson.

Shit.

I'll have a look.

What was the blood type on the road?

-SHARMA: AB positive. -Yeah.

And so, what's his?

It is...

[Chuckles] the same.

-AB positive. -The same.

Oh, that's a bit of a coincidence, eh?

Well, it's a start.

Are we good, Muller?

Yeah. Good, boss.

You left early yesterday, didn't you?

Did you go to the pub?

Talk about work, did you?

Talk about the -- the big case?

I don't need this.

[ Door opens, closes ]

Shevorne said Ava's father

was just some ringer passing through.

And you believed that?

You're on the wrong track.

So the rape of Shevorne...

...and the identity of Ava's father...

...they're not connected?

Listen, if Kerry finds out who the father is,

she'll take that kid away from Shevorne.

Just leave it be, eh?

[ Horse whinnies, cows moo ]

TONY: Hey. Hey.

How's the big case going?

-Closing in. -[ Fly buzzing ]

We know Tyson was involved in it.

Used to work here. He knew where the boys'd be.

That my fault, too?

No.

We just -- We know he wasn't alone.

I just wondered whether you knew who his mates were.

Wouldn't have a clue.

He hasn't worked here for over a year, Em.

[ Clicking tongue ]

How's the water table going, Tony?

Water table?

Yeah.

Water table's, uh...

Yeah, it's changed.

Couple of good wets, it'll change back.

Changed?

It's dropped.

A lot.

Does Keith know?

Not good business to spell out property flaws.

You can't do it. You can't do it to the community.

It's on the market, Emma. That's the price.

-No, it's not fair. -It's business,

and we're selling.

I'll never agree to it!

MAN: Come on!

Hey! Come on!

[ Indistinct conversations ]

Marley's locked up. What do you want now?

I wanna know about you and Shevorne.

I know you two had something going on.

What's that got to do with anything?

I don't know yet.

Maybe nothing.

Why do you think it was Larry that raped Shevorne?

You're dumb for a cop.

Shevorne said it was Larry. The court said it was Larry.

-Who else is it gonna be? -I don't know.

Who else was hanging 'round the footy club?

-Lots of people. -Like who?

People. What do you keep going on about it for?

There was one fuckin' rapist, and he was sent to jail.

She was messed up, for a while.

And we got together about two years after.

No one knew about me and her.

We kept it quiet, especially from Mum.

She hates Shevorne 'cause of sending Larry to jail.

[ Door closes ]

[ Door opens ]

Where's Muller?

He'll be back in tomorrow. You know what he's like.

Any word from Jay?

Haven't heard from him.

Why are you still here?

Well, someone's gotta go down with the captain.

[ Door closes ]

[ Door opens ]

Detective, we've matched the blood

on the crossroads to Spud Jackson.

-Who's Spud Jackson? -Remember the day you arrived?

I was recovering a body from a car-accident site.

-Yeah? -Yeah, well, it looks

like they took his body from the road,

put him in his own car, and pushed it down the hill.

-Who's they? -We still don't know.

I'm trying to I.D. the white ute from the truck-stop footage.

JAY: Okay.

Emma, can I have a word, please?

I need to --

I've told Homicide we've got Marley back in our custody,

so they're dealt with for the time being.

Thanks.

-How is he? -He's safe.

-[ Clicks tongue ] -I need to tell you something.

You might want to take a seat.

Marley told me why he went to visit Larry in jail.

Larry Dime, he wasn't the one abusing Shevorne.

[ Sighs ]

Who was?

I don't know.

But there's only one person who can tell us for sure.

I think she's the key to the whole thing.

JAMES: [ Sighs ]

[ Knock on door ]

SHEVORNE: What do you want?

Hello?

Hello?

SHEVORNE: What?

[ Door closes ]

Can we have a word?

She doesn't look like her father.

What?

JAMES: No wonder no one picked it.

What are you talking about?

Cedric.

He's her father, isn't he?

Who told you?

You just told us.

Well, you can't tell anybody.

I know what people think about me,

especially Kerry. She hates my guts.

If she knew that's her granddaughter,

she's gonna take her away from me, all right?

She's all I have, okay? You can't take her away from me.

It's okay. We won't -- We won't tell anybody, okay?

Just -- Do you wanna sit down?

Shevorne.

Was Larry Dime the person who sexually abused you?

It was a long time ago. It doesn't matter now.

Oh, it matters.

Larry spent 10 years inside.

10 years.

I charged him because you named him.

[ Footsteps approaching ]

Listen, if it wasn't Larry Dime, then who was it?

If your attacker is still out there,

we have to know who he is.

I can't tell you.

We can protect you.

You can't protect me.

You couldn't protect me then. You can't protect me now.

Why didn't you come and tell me?

I couldn't, all right?

-Why not? -Because you don't understand!

Well, then help me. Help me understand.

Who was it?

I can't say.

Why not?

Because he runs this town.

Keith?

Keith Groves raped you?

Yes.

He made me say it was Larry.

Oh.

-KEITH: Afternoon. -How are you?

-How ya goin'? -WOMAN: Hello.

Hey.

[ Sighs ]

Larry Dime.

Keithy Groves.

Whaddya know?

Don't get too comfortable, Larry.

Comfort breeds contempt.

Them coppers know I'm an innocent man.

You know another thing, bruz?

I'm thinkin' about running for council again.

Stay out of trouble, Larry.

Don't worry about that.

That's my middle name --

Larry "Stay Out of Trouble" Dime.

You have a good day, Keithy.

[ Suspenseful music plays, door closes ]

We're gonna need you to make a statement.

SHEVORNE: If I say something, I'm gone.

Last person I told is dead.

You told Reese?

[ Sighs ] Yeah.

He got wild. He reckoned he was gonna take care of it.

Pay Tyson to touch him up or something.

I just thought he was talking shit, you know?

But then I saw that him and Marley went missing,

and [Sniffles] like, if I just kept my mouth shut...

[Voice breaking] if I just fuckin' kept my mouth shut

like Keith told me to --

"Just keep your mouth shut" --

then this wouldn't have happened.

This -- Reese wouldn't be dead.

He would be alive. He wouldn't be dead.

I just -- I didn't know.

JAMES: Shevorne, Reese's death isn't your fault.

We can protect you. You should come into the station.

-That's the safest place for -- -Oh, no. I'm not goin' there.

They see me goin' there,

then Keith's gonna come after me and Ava.

I'm not doin' that.

Well, what about we take you to Auntie Dot's

-or to one of your cousins? -I put Larry away for 10 years.

Auntie Dot is gonna kill me.

But you can't stay here alone.

Well, where's Crystal? Can I stay with her?

Hey, bub. Can you do a favor for me?

Can you take Shevorne here and stay with her,

in here, just for a little while?

-Yeah. -Okay.

Hey, Shevorne. Don't you go anywhere or talk to anybody

until you hear from us, right?

-All right, be safe. -Right.

So, we know Reese wanted Tyson to rough up Keith.

We're assuming that Tyson told Keith,

Keith turned it back against Reese.

Then it all got out of hand.

There were two others out there with Tyson and Spud.

Was one of them Keith?

Maybe, but it's not his vehicle.

Hey, boss. Have a look at this.

See that canvas canopy on the back?

That doesn't come standard on that model.

That's gotta be ordered and fitted on.

And in about a 100K radius,

there's only one person who's had that done.

Who?

SHARMA: Chris Kollias.

JAMES: Keith's business partner.

[ Footsteps approaching ]

Where's Chris?

Don't know. Probably at the pub.

The Saturday night Marley and Reese went missing,

any idea where he was?

Yeah. Shooting.

Did he say who he was out with?

Vince Pearce. Runs the tattoo parlor.

-Where's he clean his ute? -Out in the loading dock.

JAY: Bike mirror.

So, how do we prove Keith sent them out there?

Who's the weakest link?

[ Needle buzzing ]

Looking to get some ink, Detective?

[ Buzzing continues ]

[ Buzzing stops ]

-Okay, firearms renewal. -Hmm.

Well, according to this, it's all up to date.

-JAMES: Yeah, that's weird. -[ Door closes ]

-Follow me. Thanks. -Oh, well.

We always go by the computer readout, so...

CHRIS: Come on, Emma.

It's all a bit formal.

JAMES: Mnh-mnh.

In the interview room, please.

Sit over there.

Oh, righto.

What's Chris doing here?

JAY: Chris?

Oh, he's making a statement.

Statement about what?

About Reese Dale.

What about Reese Dale?

Well, he said that you killed him.

So, this is what it feels like to be a crim, eh?

[ Laughing ] Yeah. Got anything you wanna confess?

[ Laughs ] Me?

Come on. [ Sighs ]

Like what?

You tell me.

CHRIS: Ah, this is how it works.

Right, so, you keep going until the person breaks.

Right.

Something like that.

And he said that Keith sent you all out there to rough up Reese.

Things got out of hand, you pulled the trigger,

and you killed Reese.

Yeah, well, that's a load of shit.

You got no proof.

Chris is giving us the proof right now.

I'm not gonna wear this.

JAY: Well, it looks like you are.

Those pricks.

Just sign there and date it.

CHRIS: Okay.

You probably don't realize,

but sometimes we don't need you to confess.

If somebody else gets in first, tells their story.

Sometimes they get the best deal.

Yeah, but what about if it's a group of mates?

They're tight.

There's always someone who cracks.

Maybe someone who was just tagging along.

Maybe he's a bit of a lackey. A bit of a dogsbody.

There's always someone who loses their nerve.

Always.

Well, lucky this is all just hypothetical.

Isn't it, Emma?

Yeah. Lucky.

VINCE: This is Chris and Tyson's little game.

They said that Keith wanted to teach Reese a lesson.

I don't know what the hell Marley was doing there.

They made a run for it, and then Chris bloody freaks out,

grabs the gun, and starts shooting.

Reese bled out.

I couldn't do anything.

Why did Keith want to scare Reese?

I don't know! Ask him!

Ask Chris!

Chris! You dog!

JAMES: So, what's your firearm type?

Well, what happens now?

Constable Sharma, cuff him.

Right, hands behind your head, please.

-Huh? -Hands behind your head.

JAMES: So, what's the make?

CHRIS: Well, I've got a couple of .22s.

I don't know what brands they are, but...

What's goin' on?

VINCE: Chris, you prick!

I'm not goin' to jail for you!

-Where is the prick? -JAY: Turn around!

Put your hands on your head! Turn around!

Oh, come on, Emma!

What, you're gonna believe that crackhead?

Chris Kollias, we're arresting you

for the murder of Jonathan Rutherford.

-[ Sighs ] -We'll take that as a yes.

-[ Handcuffs click ] -[ Sighs ]

Shit.

I left my phone at home.

Do you wanna just use mine?

SHEVORNE: No. I have to call my cousin.

They're s'posed to have Ava tonight.

Yeah, just use mine.

The number is in my phone.

-[ Sighs ] -Hey, where are you going?

Dad said to stay here.

I'll be like five seconds. No one will see me.

CRYSTAL: [ Sighs ]

I'll go.

-You sure? -Yeah, I'll go.

So, where are your keys?

It's charging next to my bed.

Okay, don't go anywhere.

I'll be back in a sec.

[ Cellphone rings ]

Well, what do you know? Keith Groves.

He didn't seem very talkative.

[ Suspenseful music plays ]

[ Ringtone plays ]

[ Footsteps approaching ]

KEITH: You've got Shevorne's phone.

-Is she here? -She's working.

Well, I've been down the pub. She's not there.

Do you know where she is?

I don't know.

[ Engine starts ]

[ Suspenseful music plays ]

Shevorne!

Shevorne!

Shit.

[ Breathing heavily ]

Dad!

Dad, call me back!

Shit. Dad, it's me again.

Shevorne's gone with Keith.

They headed out on the North Road.

[ Cellphone buzzing ]

[ Sighs ]

[ Suspenseful music plays ]

I'm so sorry.

It's okay.

Hey, it's okay, Shevorne.

Come here, bub. Come here.

[ Sobbing ]

-It's my fault. -Hey, hey, hey, hey.

-I'm so, so sorry. -It's okay.

What are you lookin' at?

What you've done to this girl. You're a dog.

Is that so?

-[ Gun cocks ] -So, what are you gonna do

about it, then, eh?

Eh?

Typical.

Nothing.

So, you gonna kill me, Keith?

Not me.

She is.

See, no one's gonna mourn for you.

You're a pedophile.

Shevorne here, she'll be the hero

who couldn't live with the pain.

Another suicide.

-Please, I -- -Shevorne, shut it.

[ Gunshot ]

Ohh! [ Groans ]

Shevorne.

Shevorne!

Shevorne!

Come back here. I wanna talk to you!

Sharma, we need an ambulance out here at Two Mile -- now.

Someone help me!

Help!

Go. Go.

[ Groans ]

[ Suspenseful music plays ]

SHEVORNE: [ Crying ] I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I'll do anything. Please.

Please, please.

-I'm sorry. -So am I.

There.

This was all your fault.

It's your fault for opening your big mouth.

-So open your big mouth. -I don't wanna die.

-I don't wanna die! -Open it!

SHEVORNE: Please!

-KEITH: Open it. -SHEVORNE: No, please.

Let go of me, please!

I'm sorry. Please.

-Please don't. -JAY: Keith!

Drop the weapon!

Put your hands on your head!

Please. Just think of my daughter, please.

JAY: It doesn't have to end like this!

Larry's alive!

There is a way out of this.

Come on, Keith.

KEITH: Open it.

Are you -- you okay, Shevorne?

Yeah? You're okay?

Yeah.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

OFFICER: One fatality.

Cheers, mate.

[ Mid-tempo music plays ]

* Well, I find it hard to hear *

* That's all you left behind *

* Am I making myself clear? *

* That's all you left behind *

* And I have no place to go *

* That's all you left behind *

* After all this time *

* Mm-mm, mm-mm-mm-mm-mm *

* That's all you left behind *

* Mm-mm, mm-mm-mm-mm-mm *

* A feather and a knife *

* So, pour me another drink *

* That's all you left behind *

* In the dark night, she still sings *

* That's all you left behind *

* And after all the time *

* After all this time *

* Mm-mm, mm-mm-mm-mm-mm *

* That's all you left behind *

* Mm-mm, mm-mm-mm-mm-mm *

* A feather and a knife *

* Mm-mm, mm-mm-mm-mm-mm *

* That's all you left behind *

* Mm-mm, mm-mm-mm-mm-mm *

* A feather and a knife *

-Hey. -JAMES: Hey.

What's this?

It's a check from Dot and the NWAC.

$2 million.

Nah.

That's all yours.

They want to buy you out.

What about you?

Well [Sighs]

I've set up a partnership with them.

I'm staying.

To do what?

Don't know.

Somethin'.

-Nothin'. -[ Chuckles ]

Nothing's all right for a while.

JAMES: [ Chuckles ]

I can't imagine myself down south, trying to wear heels.

Yeah, it might be a bit late to start that.

[ Chuckles ]

Can't leave here.

End of the line, you and me.

Yep.

I'll miss ya, sis.

Yep.

Looks like you have some paperwork to do now, eh?

I'll see you 'round, Emma.

See ya 'round.

[ Engine starts ]

[ Mid-tempo music playing ]