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- Why'd you put this out? - It's just old junk mail.

Dad, we're literally doing what you asked us to do, OK?

Just go home.

You can verify the big man was at home with you last night?

Yeah.

It's one thing to get me to lie to the police,

but don't you lie to me.

Bernice Myers?

It's impressive that Bernice used to go down there.

So it is possible, isn't it,

the light wasn't working that day,

as my client told police?

That's hard to know because your client's a liar too.

What is it?

And then there was light.

- Oh... - Hey, sweetie.

- Oh... - Hey, sweetie.

I need to speak to Colby.

Think he's gonna wanna see you at 1:30am on a Sunday?

I wanna change my plea.

Come on.

Settle down, mate!

- Come on. - Fuckin'...

Come on!

- You fucking... - Settle down! Settle down!

Just settle!

Watch your head. Watch your head!

Colby.

Alright.

Thanks. Be right there.

It's not the first time this has happened

in the middle of the night.

Well, you did the right thing calling me.

Now I need to talk to my client in private, alright?

Righto.

Thank you.

Now, before you say anything,

I must advise you that anything you say to me cannot be unsaid.

I must advise you that anything you say to me cannot be unsaid.

So don't tell me anything. Just yes or no answers.

You got it?

Yeah.

Do you trust me, Patrick?

Yeah.

Over all the years that I've been doing this job,

I've learnt this -

that spending weeks in court gets under your skin.

And this...

..this agitation, this anxiety,

it gets even worse at night.

Plays tricks with your head.

I've just been informed

that your child was brought to visit Sasha.

Was that the first time you'd seen the baby, Patrick?

Yep.

Sometimes when a man

feels a high level of concern or responsibility...

..for instance, if he thinks his child

might grow up without a mother unless he sacrificed himself...

Huh.

..it can make a man want to become a false hero.

Does that make sense?

Yeah.

Now, this afternoon I came across some important evidence,

which I intend to introduce to the court

after I've done some more digging.

It means recalling a witness

and I believe it'll be very favourable to your case.

Now, I know you wanted to see me

because you have something to tell me.

But there's only one question I have for you now

and there's only one answer that I want to hear -

yes or no.

Are you guilty of murdering Mrs Price?

No.

Well, in that case,

Well, in that case,

nothing needs to change.

You don't need to say anything else.

You just have to... trust me to do my job.

So now I'm going back to bed and you should too.

We both need our beauty sleep.

Goodnight, Patrick.

Joey?

Joey!

- Hm? - Pete's dad's been ringing you.

- Three times this morning. - Oh, fuck.

He's texted now, asking you to meet him at the oval.

What?

So I've been looking through some old records

at the council, Mum, because I noticed that,

you know, you've been talking a lot about Bells Hills lately.

And I thought maybe you'd want to talk about Jackson.

So this is a copy of his Birth Registry page.

You can see it says, "Jackson Seymour."

He was the little boy that you had before me.

See, on February 28, 1973,

and he was stillborn.

No.

They took him away.

No, Mum.

He died.

That's why they wrote 'stillborn'.

They took him away from me.

I heard him.

Mum?

Do you know, I was wondering why they wrote, "Father unknown,"

and not Dad's name there, Charlie Watson.

Charlie's my husband.

Yes, he was your husband. He was my dad.

But I always thought that you said

he was Jackson's dad as well.

Is that right?

Mum?

Is... is the reason why

they didn't write Dad's name there

because you two weren't married yet?

♪ Ells Hills girls go round and round... ♪

Mum, look, it's OK. You can tell me.

♪ O round and round... ♪

Oh, gosh.

♪ Washing in the morning... ♪

Hello!

I'm so sorry. I just lost track of time.

- Come in, come in. - That's OK. No stress at all.

Mum, this is Parvinder. She's my friend from the jury.

She's taking us to passata day. Parvinder, this is Marjorie.

Hi, Marjorie. Nice to finally meet you.

Alright, let's get your apron on.

Um, I got you one too.

Thank you so much for coming all this way.

I would not have been able to do it without you.

OK, keep it moving!

Come on, come on. Eyes on the ball. Keep the pace up.

Arms up, mate! Take the ball at its highest point.

Mr McKirney.

Follow through with those kicks!

Yeah, look, uh...

..coaching the littlies, my... my heart's not in it now,

you know, what with Pete.

Yeah, so I was gonna ask, as a favour to me, if...

..you'd take over the coaching.

I mean, I...

Honestly, I don't think I'm...

..I'm the right man for the job.

Of course you are.

Of course you are.

You're an AFL draftee!

The kids all look up to you.

The clubs's already approved, all the parents.

You just have to say yes.

Hey, hey.

I can't think of a better bloke

to pass the baton on to.

Yeah!

Hands up if you love pasta sauce!

Ahh!

Wow!

Wow!

How you doing? Wow. Looking good.

She's adorable.

Um, OK, do you want to wash up

or you can score or you can bottle?

I'm a vault.

Do you think Winston's coping with the foreman position?

Well, he's a bit of a grouch,

but, no, I think he's doing a good job.

Yeah, I don't know. It's just...

I think he'd be too proud to say anything if he wasn't coping.

Hmm.

Oh! Look who's here.

Yeah, Nina.

Oh, she's... she's married to my second cousin.

Well, should we be here, then? The rules are very strict.

I think it's OK.

We just won't go near her or talk to her.

Just keep your distance.

Back in a sec.

No, it's OK. I'm gonna have to leave anyway.

There are jurors here.

A serial number, OK?

Are you able to look into it?

Yeah, I can take it down on my phone. Read it out.

Yeah, I can take it down on my phone. Read it out.

OK, good. It's LR754X3.

I'll need that by tomorrow morning, Nina.

And, uh, try not to get tomato stains on it, alright?

Thank you, Nina.

OK.

Hey.

- Claudia... - No, I know, I know.

- I can't talk to you. - It's not about the trial.

Um, I've got a friend who needs some legal advice.

This is Brett Colby. Leave a message.

And here I was, imagining a delicious Sunday.

And here I was, imagining a delicious Sunday.

Hmph! What happened?

Did you self-combust

with the shock of falling asleep in my bed?

Seriously, Colby, where are you? Can you call me?

Um, yeah, just when you get a minute.

Hope you're having a lovely day. 'Bye.

God!

But when can we expect 'em?

Yep.

What the fuck?

Hey, mate, can I call you back?

Mr Bevan.

Hard at work on a Sunday morning. How commendable.

What are you doing here?

I was intending to buy dog food,

but obviously I have the wrong door.

Dog food?

Obviously.

I'm guessing this is the back door to your office.

- Yep. - Right.

Splendid. Well, sorry to disturb.

See you back in court.

This is it? That's what Colby presented?

What happened to the plea change?

I don't know. Seems like Colby's talked him out of it somehow.

Good morning!

You got the documents?

Well, then I think we can all agree

that you need to recall this witness,

the well-digger.

I'll raise it with the judge.

You know, I was anticipating

something different this morning.

Oh, what would that be?

Never mind.

If I do recall Bevan,

I expect you not to block my request for an adjournment.

Absolutely. Of course.

Hmm.

You're being very agreeable.

Well, if I know Old Sniffer,

there won't be an adjournment and we won't need to block it.

But didn't you just love the look of disappointment

on the little show pony's little face?

Could've taken me along on the ride, Brett.

Well, I thought you could use a day off.

Well, I thought you could use a day off.

What, a day off scrolling through posts of my kids

loving New Zealand with their dad?

Little bastards don't want to come back.

- Hmm. - You're a bastard too.

Oh, that's just hearsay.

Well, your magical bit of evidence better work.

I want to see Liam Bevan fucked in the eye sockets

for calling my client a liar.

Oh, right.

Well, then in the eye sockets he shall be fucked.

First things first, let's get the vet

to say the bloody steer got shot.

Dr Ferraro, will you please tell the court

what your occupation is?

I'm a large-animal veterinarian,

but I also have a vet practice

for domestic animals in Tunkwell.

Four days before Bernice Price died,

you received a call from Sasha Price.

- Is that correct? - Yes, that's correct.

Um, she rang to say one of the steers

had come down with, uh, BEF.

It's a common mosquito-borne virus

that causes high fever and often death in cattle.

That causes high fever and often death in cattle.

So did you go to Airly Downs to attend this sick steer?

G'day, Paloma.

Yeah, look, I just wanted to catch you before you left.

I'm on my way now.

Uh, listen, I'm sorry.

We, um...

Mum says that we're gonna handle it ourselves.

Sasha rang and cancelled

and I assume the animal

had either recovered or been put down.

How did Bernice Price usually put down animals on her farm?

Bernice was fond of a gun.

She shot them.

So you received this case about the BEF on July 15.

So you received this case about the BEF on July 15.

If the steer hadn't recovered,

could it conceivably have been shot on July 19?

This is the day that Bernice Price died.

Yes, that's conceivable.

Is Amethyst Walker,

who heard the gunshot that day and went to investigate,

a client of yours at your vet surgery?

Yes, but she doesn't have livestock, only pets.

When was the last time that you saw Amethyst Walker

before Mrs Price died?

Nearly four months earlier.

She brought in her dog Milo

after it had been shot by Mrs Price.

And was the dog alive

when Ms Walker brought it into your surgery?

No, it was deceased.

And what was Ms Walker's demeanour like

when she arrived at your practice?

He's in here.

Oh, my God!

She was absolutely distraught.

Did Ms Walker express any feelings

Did Ms Walker express any feelings

towards Mrs Price that day?

She said...

..she thought someone should put Bernice Price down.

She thought Bernice Price should be put down.

I think she was an incredibly callous woman.

Yeah, I agree with you.

I mean, why wouldn't you just

call the vet if your cow's sick?

Sometimes suffering's worse than dying.

Human beings should be able to euthanise themselves themselves.

Hm.

Hey, um...

Hey, I saw you at the hospital over the weekend.

You were working?

Yeah, I know, but I need to keep my shifts up.

Hey, if you're going through something,

you don't need to hold onto it alone.

You should mind your own business.

Dr Ferraro, what is the RSPCA's policy

Dr Ferraro, what is the RSPCA's policy

on putting down farm animals?

It has to be done competently, humanely

and without delay.

Now, what is the common name for BEF, bovine ephemeral fever?

'Three-day sickness'.

Now, the third day of the cow's illness

would have been July 18.

- Is that correct? - Yes.

So it would have most likely been put down on July 18,

the day before Bernice Price's death.

- Is that correct? - Yes, most likely.

Dr Ferraro, despite it being called

the 'three-day sickness',

could an animal linger for four days?

Yes, three days is most common,

but animals frequently are sick

for four days before it resolves.

Right, so if the steer that, um, Sasha Price

called you about on July 15 was still alive

and Mrs Price was hopeful that it would recover,

it is entirely possible that she would have shot it

on July 19, the day of her death.

On July 19, the day of her death.

Is that right?

Well, yes, that's quite possible.

Right, which would account for

the gunshot residue on her jumper, would it not?

Objection, Your Honour.

The witness is not an expert on ballistics.

I withdraw the question.

Yes, well, no-one is blind to your tactics, Mr Colby.

I repent. And no further questions. Thank you.

We are making an application

to recall a prosecution witness, Your Honour.

Very well.

I'll ask the jury to leave the court

for a short break in proceedings.

At least we're getting our steps up.

Winston, do you reckon they're gonna give us the afternoon off?

Let's wait and see how long the discussion takes

before we give ourselves an early mark.

Ah, it's here! Special delivery courtesy of my husband.

For those of you who couldn't make it

to Claudia's family passata day yesterday,

I brought you all a bottle.

Oh, lovely!

You're welcome.

That's probably the best one.

No, that was the best one. I chose it for you.

I could use it for tomato paste on my pizzas...

Hey, are you looking for someone?

Oh, um, the jury had a question for the prosecutor

and I was just wondering where to take it.

Right, well, that would be to the judge,

but they're all in the court right now and you can't enter.

- Sorry. - Oh, of course. Sorry.

- Sorry. - Oh, of course. Sorry.

- Thank you. - No worries.

My decision is that you may recall

State witness Liam Bevan.

Your Honour, the prosecution wishes to fully investigate

the new photographic evidence supplied by the defence.

And as the final documentation

has only just been delivered to the court,

we are requesting a day's adjournment.

Your Honour, the new evidence is very simple and clear,

but Ms Nelson-Moore and I have no objection

to Mr Prosecutor's request for an adjournment.

Is the witness here, Mr Colby?

Ready and waiting, Your Honour.

As Liam Bevan was originally your witness, Mr Prosecutor,

there will be no adjournment.

We'll take a five-minute recess, then call the jury back in.

As you know, this conversation never happened.

Mm-hm.

And never text me again while this trial is on, OK?

This is the name of a family law solicitor in Perth

who can help your friend.

And to answer your question,

falsifying birth certificates is a very serious offence,

so she'll have a case, OK?

Hmm.

Now, Mr Bevan, you testified that Mrs Price

owed you just under $100,000.

I've viewed the probate documents.

Why are you not listed among the estate's creditors?

I felt bad for the family, so I wrote the debt off.

So you wrote off nearly $100,000?

That is generous indeed, Mr Bevan.

Right, I need that money that Mum gave you.

The estate's frozen.

I can't get into her accounts. I need to pay funeral costs.

I don't have it. I gave it to Kelly.

- I told you that. - Hey, Sash.

Oh, Fleur.

Now, the court has heard that Mrs Price

gave Patrick Harrows $50,000.

The other half is not accounted for.

- Were you aware of that? - No.

Your Honour, there is no evidence

that the witness received any payment from Mrs Price.

Mr Colby, you may not proceed with that line of questioning.

- Move on. - Thank you, Your Honour.

Mr Bevan, where were you on July 19

between 3:30pm and 4:30pm,

between 3:30pm and 4:30pm,

the day of Mrs Price's death?

I was in my office, with my staff.

But there's a back door to your office, is there not?

Well, you bloody well know there is.

Yes, so you could have left the office

without the staff being aware?

They would've seen me leave the premises.

Did you visit Airly Downs on July 19,

the day of Mrs Price's death?

No.

Did you ever visit Airly Downs

after her death?

No.

Can the witness be shown exhibit 28, please?

On the right is a detail of a photo

taken by Senior Constable Neal Collins on July 19.

On the left is a detail of a photo

taken by forensic detectives four days later on July 23.

Is this the light fitting that you installed?

Yes.

Which one?

Which one?

I'm... I'm sorry?

Let's play spot the difference, shall we?

The light fitting on the right as captured on July 19

is not the same light fitting

as the one on the left captured four days later

because the bracket is subtly different,

isn't it, Mr Bevan?

As you can see, the original light fitting

was anchored by two single brackets on each side.

The one from July 23

is anchored by one double bracket on each side.

So which one did you install?

Well, the original, obviously.

Who installed the replacement?

I don't know.

So between July 19 and July 23,

someone installed a new bracket,

thus tampering with the crime scene,

thus tampering with the crime scene,

and you cannot tell us who?

No.

Please show the witness exhibit 31.

Can you read the serial number

that was found on the second light fitting?

LR754X3.

Please show the witness exhibit 32,

which is an invoice for batch LR754X3.

What recipient is at the top of the delivery docket?

Liam Bevan.

In other words, you, Mr Bevan.

I want to speak to my lawyer.

Mr Prosecutor is not your lawyer.

But you may wish to engage one

because you've already perjured yourself several times

and are guilty of tampering with a crime scene.

It wasn't a crime scene!

It wasn't a crime scene!

Would you explain that comment, Mr Bevan?

When I heard that Bernie had fallen down the well and died,

I knew that WA Safe would investigate,

so I went out there

and I fixed the light and the pump electrics,

but that is all I did!

To cover your incompetence

to avoid a large fine and a lawsuit?

Yes.

So when you previously testified

that there was no problem with the well,

you were lying, weren't you, Mr Bevan?

Yep.

As my colleague Ms Nelson-Moore put it to you,

the light was not working,

so it's entirely possible that Mrs Price

stumbled in the dark and fell in the well.

I don't know.

You lied in your early testimony,

so what else have you lied about?

Did Mrs Price just offer you

$50,000 and an altercation followed,

you hit her on the head, threw her down the well?

- No! It's ridiculous! - Objection, Your Honour!

The witness has an alibi for the time of death.

Mr Colby, you are pushing my limits.

Mr Colby, you are pushing my limits.

My apologies, Your Honour.

No further questions,

but I do have an application to make.

Very well, Mr Colby.

I will ask the jury to leave the courtroom.

Don't worry.

That was good.

You have my attention, Mr Colby.

Your Honour, I make an application

for the jury to be discharged.

The evidence of Mr Bevan makes it abundantly clear

that the scene was tampered with

and it would be unlawful to rely upon any evidence

relating to it as adduced by the State.

That application is opposed, Your Honour.

The evidence of Mr Bevan is not determinative

to the entire State case.

I will take the afternoon

to consider the position.

To consider the position.

I'll deliver a ruling later this evening.

- Adjourn the court. - Please rise.

Court is adjourned.

I can't believe he perjured himself.

I know a hundred blokes who would

clean up to get out of a WA Safe issue.

What a fuckin' idiot.

Doesn't mean that he's guilty of murder, right?

People do all kinds of weird shit when they're ashamed.

If you do something wrong, you own it.

Why can't we hear what's going on in the courtroom?

I'd like all the facts.

Maybe they don't know all the facts.

Hey, do you think we'd make a good team, um,

out of the courtroom?

What do you think?

What do you think?

I'm kidding! Oh, my God!

You look terrified.

Oh, look, I...

You know I... You know how much I love...

I so much look forward to these...

Oh, yeah?

..circuses with you.

But you know me.

I am... I am far too selfish

to think about anything more serious.

Mmm, you and your whisky and your smelly cigars.

And I would hate you to be my... my fourth ex-wife.

What makes you think I'd marry you, you old egoist?

Hmm.

But it is different this... this time. It is.

And not just because of your, um...

You know, your situation at home.

You think all this time together is bad for our souls?

No, no, no. I'm not saying that.

No, no, no. I'm not saying that.

I'm just saying it was probably unavoidable

that one of us would be...

..a little more open.

Yeah.

Anyway, perhaps it's time

we did some more work on tomorrow's witnesses

'cause I don't think it's a foregone conclusion

His Honour will scupper the whole trial.

Well, um, if you need to run anything by me,

you know where I am.

Yeah, good, good. So... so no dinner?

Oh, not tonight. I think I'm done with Italian.

No, quite, quite.

Yeah. Jolly good.

See you tomorrow.

Um...

I'd like to run something past you.

Fine. I'll just get Colby.

Just you, Meredith.

Can I come in?

No, um...

I'll, um... Let me think about it.

I'll, uh...

..I'll text you.

Sure.

No!

It wasn't the roller rink that got me pregnant, Mum.

It was the fact I knew nothing about boys.

Shh! We are not talking about this now, OK?

If you hadn't sheltered me so much,

If you hadn't sheltered me so much,

if you'd given me a chance to learn how the world works,

then maybe I wouldn't have let him have sex with me.

I told you not to go near boys at all.

That's why I had no idea how to handle it.

And you're making the same mistakes all over again, Ma.

I honestly don't know what's got into you all of a sudden.

Every single day, I am listening to a horror story

about a toxic mother and her daughter.

'Toxic'? Nice.

What you did was illegal.

You falsified her birth certificate.

What do you want, Claudia?

I want her to have these.

I don't care if you say you got them for her.

You can be the hero.

I just want her to have them.

Spit out whatever it is, Persand,

so I can get the hell out of here.

- I've got a proposition for you. - Of course you do.

After what Colby did today, you know you're gonna lose.

I doubt you'll get a mistrial.

Hm, we'll see.

Tell me, is Colby the ringmaster of the circus or are you?

Uh, we work together as a team.

Yeah, well, then Colby must have told you

that Patrick Harrows wanted to change his plea

in the wee hours of Sunday.

Hm, didn't think so.

I got a call from the cell guard at 1:30am.

Patrick was demanding to speak to his lawyer,

blubbering about a plea change.

I encouraged him to call Colby

and I watched him walk over there with my own eyes at 2am.

This morning, no plea change and Colby didn't tell you.

Lawyer-client privilege.

What else don't you know?

OK, well, whether that's true or not,

I still don't understand

what I'm doing here under this fucking bridge,

because there's zero chance of my client changing her plea,

so this conversation is now over.

Jesus Christ, Persand.

I'm starting to think Sasha could be covering for Patrick.

You put her in that witness box, I'll do the rest.

I'll go easy on her.

Can you hear what you sound like, Persand?

Colby's client is clearly guilty.

Colby's client is clearly guilty.

I may not nail both, but I will get one.

I'm sure we'd both rather it be the one

who was ready to plead guilty

before your so-called ally talked him around.

OK, I think we get it.

See you in court.

Alright, Castle Trivia, we are done. Congrats, guys.

Alright, same time next Monday,

come along, win some money, win some prizes, make some friends,

a fun night at Castle Trivia.

So good to see you, so good to see you.

I know what you want, but I can't give you any,

especially not here.

I haven't come here for gummies.

I came here to, uh...

..to apologise to you for what my daughter did.

She had no right to threaten you or replace you.

I wasn't even aware of it till it was too late.

Anyway, I... I put my foot down

and it's none of her business who I have to my house.

I'm worried about you.

Don't worry.

- I can give you something. - No.

Let's just... Let's get out of here first.

No, no, no, no.

It's alright.

- Are you sure? - Come on. Yeah.

I can't sleep with you here.

Sorry, babe. I'll... I'll come in.

Joey, I am done. I want you to leave.

OK, hold on. Hold on, babe.

I can't...

You know, I just...

I'll go in the morning.

Hm?

Now.

My son hasn't been to see me at all

since I gave him an earful about throwing my things away.

I mean, you haven't exactly made it easy on them.

I mean, you haven't exactly made it easy on them.

How are they supposed to know

what stuff you don't want them to trash?

I mean, do you really want a... a box of old junk mail?

Do you want to hang on to that?

- Well, it's, uh... - What even is this?

It's addressed to my wife.

I mean, I couldn't...

..couldn't admit it to the kids, but, um...

..whenever I get a catalogue or something addressed to her,

it means somewhere out there,

someone still thinks she might buy

a... a blouse or a... or a mop

or, um... go on a holiday.

You shouldn't pretend to be such a grumpy old man

when you're actually a softy inside.

Softness isn't weakness.

Softness isn't weakness.

And money isn't love.

♪ You want it

♪ It's his forte

♪ On his knees... ♪

♪ Call it foreplay... ♪

Fuckin' what?

♪ Call me up late

- ♪hat you need? - ♪ou want it

♪ Bought some new lace... ♪

It's Mum's funeral today.

You can't not come.

No matter... no matter what you think of me.

♪ Baby so abrasive

♪ It's all play

♪ You ask me, "Who are you?"

♪ If I wasn't so complacent

♪ I just might

♪ Wake up with a taste of

♪ A good time

♪ A good time

♪ Least that's what you might say

♪ Is that right?

♪ Tell me then, who are you?

♪ Do it, do it... ♪

♪ Call a cab, babe

♪ Follow me... ♪

By the way,

this is where Patrick Harrows was staying, just FYI.

What?

Not an issue, is it?

It's not like being a criminal's contagious.

You'll be sweet.

♪ I want a dark room and dim lights

♪ I wanna feel the bass hit

♪ Through my thighs

♪ Baby so abrasive

♪ It's all play

♪ You ask me, "Who are you?"

♪ If I wasn't so complacent

♪ I just might

♪ Wake up with a taste of

♪ A good time

♪ Do you want it? ♪

You come to commiserate on the email?

The case continues. No mistrial.

Ah. I read it. We all got it.

I'm putting Sasha on the witness stand.

You what?!

I have to do what's best for my client.

We had a victory today.

How is putting Sasha on the stand doing what's best?

Are you...

Are you planning to have Sasha drop Patrick in it?

Are you planning to have Sasha drop Patrick in it?

Is that what you're doing?

Sharing tactics is off the table.

Jesus, Meredith.

Is this something to do with that

personal conversation that we had before?

God, is that what you think?

I'm doing it because I don't trust you.

- Oh, I'm sorry, I'm confused. - Oh, oh, shit.

You visited the motel. You went to Liam Bevan's premises.

You kept me out of God knows what else.

Your client was talking about changing his plea

less than 48 hours ago.

I wasn't obligated to share that.

No. But you know what I said right at the start?

I said no surprises, and that was surprising.

But also not really.

Fuck!

- Nina. - Oh, I just heard.

Meredith can't be serious.

No, no, no, no, it's not about that.

Something very important has just landed in my lap.

Something, um...

Yeah, a new piece of the puzzle.

Can we meet?

Sure. Uh, give me 10.

Can I ask where you got this new puzzle piece?

Santa Claus.