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I would be delighted to attend yours and Daisy's wedding.

Thank you for your kindness, sparing me a wedding nightmare.

What?

Not inviting me to yours.

I did invite you.

If a person like me

was to go to the wedding of a person like Glenn,

what would that mean?

PHILOMENA: I expect it would mean they were gracious.

Thank you for inviting me to your wedding.

I would be delighted to attend.

Glenn, it won't be a nightmare.

This one will be perfect.

(ETHEREAL MUSIC PLAYS)

(BIRDSONG)

(HAUNTING VOCALISATION)

Omm...

(HAUNTING VOCALISATION)

Omm...

Omm...

(HAUNTING VOCALISATION)

Omm...

(HAUNTING VOCALISATION)

(BELL TINGS)

(RING ECHOES)

(VIBRATING RING ECHOES)

(FIRE CRACKLES)

(BIRDSONG)

(EASTERN EUROPEAN ACCENT) Welcome. And blessings.

My name is Jonsi Shiva.

And I honour you all

for taking the time out of your busy schedule

to be here tonight

so we can together come closer to knowing ourselves.

Brooklynn, thank you for inviting me here to guide this work.

BROOKLYNN: Thank you, Jonsi.

These are very special moments for me

and for our company.

I'm so grateful that you're all here

to open your minds to new possibilities at Bestie.

And to work on growing our subscriber base.

(BOTH LAUGH)

Andie.

Before we begin,

I would like each of you to share your intentions for this ceremony.

Ayesha?

AYESHA: Um...

I guess I'm just super excited to get closer to these...

..amazing women that I'm really lucky to work for.

With, Ayesha.

We're family. (CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

Scott?

This isn't really my thing,

but it's, uh...nice to be out of my coding cave.

A few little, um...UX bugs that I'd like to nut out while I'm here.

Uh... Hopefully this helps.

And now the wild women who lead you.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

Brooklynn.

Andie.

Well, like most of Brooklynn's ideas,

I thought these ceremonies were a little...out there.

But every time

we make incredible new discoveries that we can implement.

And that's what my intention is.

New insights.

Andie and I are deeply committed to this ceremony.

Because here...

..we connect to our hearts,

connect to each other

and find love.

So true, Brooklynn.

Now I have sealed the energy in this sacred space,

where we remain until sunrise.

Blessings upon this medicine.

And blessings upon each of you

as you embark on this journey of transformation.

O-m-m-m-m-m.

O-m-m-m-m-m.

O-m-m-m-m-m.

(FIRE CRACKLES)

No going back now. (CHUCKLES)

Raise.

(CLANGS LOUDLY)

(FIRE CRACKLES)

(EVOCATIVE MUSIC PLAYS) (CLANGS INSTRUMENT)

(DONGS BELL)

Where's your face gone?

(SOBS)

(LAUGHS)

I'm dying! Help! It's OK.

It's OK. Help!

It's OK.

Mm... (GASPS)

This doesn't feel intentional, Andie.

We are doing the right thing.

I promise.

I trust you.

I trust you.

Besties.

Besties.

(LAUGHS)

(BIRDS CHIRP)

(EXHALES HEAVILY)

Arise!

And awaken!

(DONGS LOUDLY) (GASPS)

Wow.

(GROANS)

Ayesha?!

Angel?!

Oh! What happened?

You did the work!

You did the work.

Andie.

Seriously, this is the first time she's slept past me.

Andie!

(SOFTLY) Andie! Awaken!

Andie!

(BOTH SCREAM)

(THEME MUSIC PLAYS)

(INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE)

(PIPES SQUEAL AND CRANK)

Mm.

(PHONE RINGS)

Colin?

Victim is Andie Ross, 33.

Hair up.

No water. Mm.

Um... She's the CEO of Bestie.

What's Bestie?

You don't know?

Alright, yeah, makes sense.

Uh... It's a dating app. Ugh.

What, "You've been matched with Joel," swipe, swipe,

turns out, oh, he's already got six girlfriends,

that sort of thing?

It's a b... It's a bit more than that.

Feeding users the promise of happily ever after

while deliberately keeping them single

so they keep paying for a weekly subscription,

THAT sort of thing?

How romantic.

Haven't showered, Colin. Not in the mood.

(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)

There was a ceremony that took place overnight.

How long?

I'd estimate she's been dead between two to four hours.

Uh... What sort of ceremony?

Uh... Team building, actually. Oof.

Involving some sort of hallucinogenic tea.

They all drank from it, all four of them.

But Andie Ross didn't make it through.

Do we know why?

There were signs of vomit in her mouth.

And blue lips.

Cuts here

from her fingernails.

Mm.

Seizure.

Vomiting, blue lips -

all on the bingo card for...

BOTH: Poison.

Mm.

I have to run the tox to confirm what it is.

Mm. Looks like a contract.

Or the signature page you want, anyway.

Andie Ross.

Brooklynn Lim.

Mm. Where's the rest of it?

I haven't seen any other paperwork around.

How's it looking, Glenn?

I've done all I can here.

I'll get her back to the lab and get straight on to it.

Hey, uh...

Can you believe she's never heard of Bestie?

I would believe that, actually.

Doesn't have a profile. Shocked.

Not really the type. You can say that again.

Sorry. (SCOFFS SOFTLY)

Why...

Why am I not the type?

Yeah, why is she not the type, Glenn?

Because... You on a dating app?

Well, why couldn't I be on a dating app?

Come on, Mac. What, Glenn?

Am I not charming?

Am I not an engaging conversationalist?

Do I not deserve love?

No, you do deserve love. Yeah.

Well, then what are you saying, Glenn?

Yeah.

What ARE you saying, Glenn?

(CLEARS THROAT)

I could absolutely be on a dating app if I wanted to be.

Sorry.

BROOKLYNN: Bestie isn't just a dating app.

It's a heart-centred business.

And you are?

Brooklynn Lim, CEO.

Co-CEO.

I founded the app with Andie,

my best friend.

(WEEPS SOFTLY)

Do... Do you recognise this?

Uh... (SNIFFLES)

Uh... Looks like...

..some kind of...contract.

It has yours and Andie's signature on it. Dated yesterday.

Oh...

We did a lot of paperwork before the ceremony.

It probably belongs to one of our suppliers.

It came off somehow.

Scott Forbes, chief tech officer.

I built the app.

You're a cop.

That's bad.

That's not good... No, no, no, you...

You're alright. It's OK.

And this is?

Ayesha Abara, Andie's assistant.

She's not quite herself yet.

Can you tell us about this ceremony?

We come here every six months to work on ideas

by opening our minds with...

The medicine.

Medicine?

A, uh...natural herbal tea

with mind-expanding properties

that we use to shift our perspective

so we can gain deeper insight

into who we are and who we are capable of becoming.

Um... This is Jonsi.

She's our guide.

And, uh...where does the...

..the medicine come from?

Uh... I prepare it with the native berries that I forage in the hills.

What type of berries?

Luno berries. They're natural.

That... That's what Andie drank?

We all drank it.

And, uh...it comes from the...the... the big bowl thing?

The gourd? Mm.

Yes.

I ladled the medicine from the gourd into the bowls.

You... You handed Andie a bowl?

No.

Uh... I filled them, and each joiner took one.

Assigned to them?

No, no, it was random.

Random?

Yeah, and then Jonsi sent us back to our mats.

How close? Close enough to touch?

No.

Then what?

Then we all drank it.

And then the half moon descended from the sky

and it fell into the fire.

We'll take her in, look after her until she's sobered up.

So...

So, the tea...

Medicine.

..it all comes from the same big bowl...

The gourd.

..into the bowls at random?

Yes.

This is how Andie wants it.

She checked over everything on the balcony

of the morning of the ceremony.

Oh, uh... What about... What about before the ceremony?

Do you know if she ate or drank anything?

No. We all fast for a day beforehand.

(QUIETLY) Of course you do.

Sorry, what...

Why are you asking all these questions?

Because she was poisoned.

Poisoned?

How?!

Oh!

Because of me?!

(AUSTRALIAN ACCENT) Oh! It's all because of me!

Oh, it's MY fault!

I killed her, I must have put a poisonous berry in the medicine!

Oh, my goodness!

I took her life!

Do you think you put a poisonous berry into the tea?

Medicine!

What other explanation is there?

Mm, no. No. Because... Because the tea...

Medicine!

..it all comes from the same big bowl...

Gourd!

..and the rest of them, they're fine.

Oh!

So, you don't...

You don't think?

I... I didn't kill her?

Well, can't exactly say at the moment. Um...

Having said that...

..what happened to the accent?

You told me...

..you were European.

Hardly the kind of trip she was after. Heh.

I know. It wasn't a trip, it was a trap.

Andie didn't eat or drink anything before the ceremony,

so, the poison had to be in the tea.

Maybe the killer put the poison in Andie's bowl before the tea went in?

No, because the bowls were taken at random,

there's no way the killer could have known in advance

which one Andie would take.

They all drank the same drink,

but only Andie was poisoned.

How did the killer do it?

Andie Ross,

co-CEO of Bestie.

Oh, that's the, uh...dating app. Mm-hm.

How do YOU know what it is?

I told you, everyone knows about it.

If you're curious, I can set you up a profile.

Ooh, absolutely not.

Fair play. I'm actually off the apps for the time being.

I need a bit of a break. Be more present.

Amen to that. Ooh.

(KISS CHIME ON PHONE)

Um...

Still getting matches, though?

You gotta stay in the game. Mm.

Well, what's wrong with meeting people IRL?

That means 'in real life'.

We all know what it means.

Oh. Anyway...

..somehow Andie was poisoned during a...team-building exercise

that involved drinking tea infused with psychedelic berries.

This signature page of a contract

signed by both Andie and Brooklynn Lim

was in Andie's pocket.

Mm, what's it for?

Still trying to figure that out.

Well, Bestie's worth a mint.

Last year they got a $35 million offer to sell to a big tech company.

Why didn't they?

Well, according to the tech press,

Brooklynn Lim, co-CEO,

said she and Andie were in it for love, not money.

Alright, who else have we got here?

Scott Forbes is their tech guy.

Uh... Record's clean, except for a drug-driving charge.

Was pulled over after the last ceremony.

Still high, apparently.

You'll get the full report on that? Yeah.

AYESHA: No, I'm trying to pay, alright?

The machine won't take my money.

Yeah, still yet to talk to Ayesha Abara, Andie's assistant.

We need to figure out what she meant

when she said, "The half moon descended from the sky."

Not in a state to mean anything.

Any news on the poison?

Still waiting on tox.

AYESHA: Mm! Ohh!

Oh, well, I'll get her a tea.

The Earl Grey kind.

No, I can get it. Oh, keen, aren't we?

I'LL get the tea.

This is the location that Jonsi Shiva said she foraged for berries.

See what you can find. Uh... I can stay here if you want.

You know, keep an eye on Ayesha.

We'll handle the Ayesha situation.

Yeah, well, just keep the vibes chill for her

because she is still readjusting.

Reggie, this is a police station. We do not do chill vibes.

Well, play her those panpipes on your phone.

Reggie. Reggie.

Come on. Mac?

You'll want to see this. Mm?

Something's just fallen out of Ayesha's jacket pocket.

Sleeping pills.

Sorry.

"The half moon descended from the sky and fell into the fire."

What did you mean by that?

Wait, I said that.

Mm-hm.

Not sure, just nonsense, I guess.

Is it normal for assistants to go on these retreats?

Well, you get invited to the ceremony if Andie trusts you.

So, for me, it was basically like a promotion.

Andie's very clear about it.

If you're in, you're in, you're drinking the tea, right?

Andie made sure of it.

She literally fired her last assistant

for trying to get out of it. And the one before that as well.

It sounds like Andie was difficult.

Right.

Because all women in power are difficult.

Look, Andie was a hustler,

but that's just the industry that we're in.

Tech is brutal.

The hours are non-stop.

You don't get to see your family and friends.

You know, you don't have time for a relationship.

Sometimes you work so hard

that you don't even know what day it is.

Look, you wouldn't... you wouldn't get it. But it's tough.

Yeah. I guess I wouldn't get it.

I mean, how do you cope?

Girl, you just find a way. Right.

OK. Mm-hm.

Is that the way?

They were in your jacket.

They're legal, by the way. Like, they're prescription.

I'll just...mm...keep them.

Honestly, it's the price that you pay if you want to succeed.

And Andie did.

Honestly, I couldn't have asked for a better mentor.

Got something.

Andie's lawyers say they WERE planning to sell Bestie.

Brooklynn said they were in it for love, not money,

but it turns out even love has a price, and it's $35 million.

They sent over the contract.

Mackenzie.

Mm? Sent over the contract.

Yeah.

This has to be the one that Andie had on her.

And get this -

Brooklynn's perfect marriage was so important to the Bestie brand

there was a clause in the sale agreement

saying she has to maintain her marriage or the sale is cancelled.

That's romantic.

Stay married or lose your half of $35 million.

Not even half.

The money goes 80-20 in Andie's favour.

I thought they were co-founders.

They were.

Why would Brooklynn agree to that?

Andie got you to sign this during the ceremony, didn't she?

When you were high.

That's why we found it in her pocket.

It wasn't Andie's fault.

She's on a journey with the medicine.

Funny you didn't remember this when we spoke to you earlier.

Well, it was a very...

..unbalancing night.

Maybe Andie knew exactly what she was doing.

Found the precise moment

to manipulate you into signing away Bestie

and reducing YOUR share to just 20%,

leaving you with a very ungenerous bit of the sale.

If Andie was poisoned,

it was given to her at the start of the ceremony

before she asked me to sign anything.

It's not like Andie and I haven't discussed sale offers before.

Or you signed this document

because you knew that Andie was gonna die

and you wouldn't have to go through with it.

That's not true.

She was my best friend.

We trusted each other.

OK? I signed it because Andie said it was the right thing to do,

for us to sell.

Was it the right thing to cut your share in half?

That was a business decision.

You know, for...

..tax reasons.

Tax reasons?

That was Andie's side of the business, so, um...

..I trusted her.

And what's gonna happen with the sale now?

I can't think about business.

You know, I've just lost the most important person in my life.

What about your husband?

Wh-What about him?

Oh, not important to you?

No, no, no, of...

Of course he is. (CHUCKLES AWKWARDLY)

You know, our relationship

was the very beginning of Bestie.

Charlie and I met at the bowlo.

There was no spark.

I wanted to leave, but...

..Andie, she said...

.."I have a feeling about that guy."

And when Charlie and I,

we talked until dawn and agreed to get married by breakfast,

I knew she was right.

I mean, that's what Bestie has always been about.

It's about helping you find

the type of person that your best friend would pick for you.

Mm. (CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY)

There's a clause in the contract that says you have to remain married

or the sale is void.

It's lucky I love him then.

Because when you find your person...

..you just know everything's gonna be OK.

Mm.

(SQUAWKS)

Where are we?

Uh... Been through the office. Anything?

Very fancy, but not really.

Andie's tablet there.

A bit battered.

And this. Oh, yeah, and the...

What's that? Is that a coaster?

Yeah.

From the Royale.

It was under Andie's keyboard.

And...

..the number 14's written on it.

Mm.

Why would she keep a thing like that?

That is a good question.

Any luck foraging along Jonsi's route?

Zero poisonous berries.

Plenty of lunos, though. Yeah.

So...

..we can rule out anything going in by accident.

It was deliberate.

What's that?

Oh, that is the contents of the shredder.

We're on it. You've got to be joking.

No lead, I'm afraid. (PHONE CHIMES)

Purely a fishing expedition.

That's OK.

Come on, Colin.

Tox is in.

You don't think it's interesting

that they shredded documents leading up to the ceremony?

No.

Get your glue stick, Miss Rocco.

OK, I've tested the tea in the gourd

and the remnants in each of the four bowls.

Luno berries. Yep.

We found some.

A native berry with psychedelic properties.

Which explains Ayesha seeing the half moon descend into the fire.

Completely out of it.

Mm, she still said it.

But they're not poisonous, not really in any quantity.

So, what's the poison?

Amatoxin. It was in her tox as well as her luno berries,

and traces in the bowl she drank from.

What's...amatoxin?

OTHERS: Mushrooms.

(KISS CHIME ON PHONE)

Mushrooms?

Most likely. I'll know for sure when the tox comes back.

(KISS CHIME ON PHONE)

(CLEARS THROAT)

Is that a, uh...

..Bestie notification?

(LAUGHS)

No.

(LAUGHS SILENTLY)

It's just a message.

Carry on.

(KISS CHIME ON PHONE)

Oh, would you shut up?!

(HUFFS)

Mm.

We done?

We're done. Yep.

Yes, I signed up.

For the case.

But now the...thing won't stop beeping at me.

Colin, all these men...

I mean, why is he holding a fish?

Why are you holding a fish?

Why is he holding a fish?

That is a huge fish, though.

Fair play. (CHUCKLES)

Um...

Is that...

Is that your police headshot?

It's fine.

(KISS CHIME ON PHONE) Ooh!

A match.

Why? What? Why? Why?

No, I don't match with anyone. Why am I matching with someone?

Well, Dustin, 32, Capricorn,

is messaging you.

Uh... He's a plumber,

he's in Dolphin Cove and he's...

..free for a drink tonight.

Seems nice.

Also - no fish.

OK, ha-ha. I'm not...

..meeting Justin.

Dustin.

What's the harm?

Maybe you could take this opportunity

to, uh... What?

..meet someone new,

have a good time...

(CHUCKLES)

..be nice.

Fine.

What do I say?

"Sounds great."

Just type it.

(MESSAGE BLOOPS)

Happily ever after awaits.

Ooh-hoo-hoo!

This is actually quite meditative, isn't it?

Mindful.

You know, like, you can let your brain just wander.

Luno berries in all four bowls, as expected,

and in one of them what Glenn thinks is some sort of amatoxin.

Oh... Amatoxin?

Mm. It's from a poisonous mushroom.

Ooh, you wanna be careful foraging up there.

Did you see any when you were up there?

No, but they're there for sure. (PC CHIMES)

Mum always had a blanket rule for mushrooms -

leave them alone.

Ooh.

Police report on Scott has come through.

Here we go.

Driving while intoxicated after the last ceremony six months ago.

Admittedly ingested luno berries the night before.

Yeah, that checks out.

But someone else was in the car with him.

Who?

Andie Ross.

She gave a statement,

said she never ingested mind-altering substances.

Uh...

They tested her.

She was clean.

What?

She was committed to these ceremonies.

Her tox came back positive. How?

I don't know.

They did these ceremonies together.

Andie was militant in making sure they all participated.

Ayesha told us so.

How could Andie be clean when Scott tested positive the morning after?

I also went through Besties' expenses.

Nothing out of the ordinary, but...

..Brooklynn has a lot of pricey lunches coded in accounts HR.

Human Resources. Taking staff out.

They were about to make a lot of money.

It is criminal how much these dating apps are making off people.

$8.99 a week for a Bestie subscription.

In my day

you just went up to someone you thought looked alright

and, you know, gave them a compliment. (CHUCKLES)

You can't go up to a woman on the street and compliment her.

It's harassment.

Well, since when has flirting been harassment?

OK, how are we getting along with these?

Oh! Good. I have finished a full sentence.

Mm-hm. That one.

Uh... "Equity..." Yeah.

"..restaurant...

"..croissant."

Yeah, well, it's almost finished.

Mine's some sort of paperwork deal thing, I think.

OK, well, let me know when you find something.

Sure. I just don't feel like I'm getting anywhere with it.

Well, we can't solve it all at once.

Right, well, I'm knocking off. I've got choir.

I'm gonna keep going.

What about your basketball game?

It's fine.

Mm.

What?

Shouldn't you, uh...

What?

..be getting ready?

Ooh, ready for what?

She... If...

..you say anything,

I WILL kill you.

To go home,

have a well-balanced meal

and continue working on the case.

Mm. Yeah. (CHUCKLES)

Right.

I'm... I'm just saying,

it might have been quite nice

if you'd have, you know, got changed. (CLEARS THROAT)

Changed into what, Colin?

This is all I have.

I can't even shower.

Hi, mate. Grab a stool. You want a beer?

Absolutely.

Can I get you a drink, Mac?

No. Thanks.

You're just... You're just gonna stand there?

Yes. Yes, I am.

Mac's got a date.

(GASPS) Don't... Don't...

..say that!

Hooking up on Bestie. Don't say 'hooking up'.

Good on you for putting yourself out there.

I feel that

people only say that to people who shouldn't

be putting themselves out there.

Uh, no, they don't. Do they, Glenn?

Nuh, it's... It's great. Good on ya.

Is...

Is that him?

(CHORTLES)

My word.

He's a lot better-looking than his photos.

Look at those eyebrows.

Go on.

Go on!

Ha!

Hey. Mackenzie.

That is I. How're you doing?

Oh. Just... Ooh.

(CHUCKLES AWKWARDLY) (CHUCKLES)

You look great.

Love the waistcoat.

Thank you.

Drink?

Sure.

How good is this?

He's a plumber.

Hey. Hi, mate. How's it going?

Yeah, good. How are you?

Uh... What would you like?

(WAVES CRASH)

(PHONE RINGS)

Felix?

Here you go. (CHUCKLES)

Thanks.

I...

Don't worry. Um...

She does that to me all the time.

I'm just gonna... (CLEARS THROAT)

What'd you get?

(READS) "Equity investment paid out after minimum employment."

I don't know what that means, but I think it's something.

It means someone was about to get money.

But who?

Is this Scott Forbes's deal?

His employment deal, I think so.

Ah.

Mm.

Felix?

Well done.

Is it too late to make the basketball game?

I can make the second half.

Hey, have a good game.

You left your jacket.

Mm-hm.

Mm.

What about Dustin?

Who?

(SIGHS)

Oh. Oh. He'll be fine.

(SCOFFS)

This is what the apps have done to us.

People don't see people for people any more, just...swipes.

I'm in Andie's emails. She sends them at all hours.

2:00AM. 3:00AM. She worked non-stop.

Ooh! Sounds familiar.

Well, she did till a few weeks ago.

I wonder what changed.

What are you looking for?

Oh, uh... Scott gets equity in Bestie,

so, I searched their emails to each other.

It's hard to make out, they don't put much detail in writing,

but it seems like Andie was trying to force Scott out.

Why would she do that?

Because, according to his deal,

he doesn't get that equity until his employment reaches a certain date.

If you sack him, you don't have to pay it.

That could be worth millions. I know. He wasn't happy.

(READS) "Take this from me and you'll regret it."

Is that a threat? Not a compliment.

We're gonna go talk to him about it.

First thing in the morning.

Amazing, isn't it?

You have an idea, build an app,

suddenly it's worth $35 million.

Ha!

Amazing.

Are you, uh...

Are you OK?

I just want to have a hot shower, but I still can't fix it.

Did you get Glenn to do a test on Andie's hair?

Yep. He'll call us when he has something.

Can I ask, um...why?

Scott Forbes!

Sorry. I've just gotta...

If you don't log it, it didn't happen.

Wanna come through?

Was Andie trying to fire you?

What?

Well, you're due to get equity in the company in a couple of weeks,

aren't you?

So?

"If you take this from me, you'll regret it."

That was an email that you wrote to her.

Was she trying to get rid of you so you wouldn't get your shares?

No.

Andie and I had a chat about my role in the company, sure.

That's totally normal.

What would she regret taking from you?

We were talking about renegotiating some of the deal.

It got a little bit spicy.

But, again, that's totally normal.

And then we came to an agreement. I stayed on.

And now I'll be easy to get your equity, won't it?

I don't know what you're saying.

Andie wanted to sack you so you wouldn't get your shares.

You threatened her. Now she's dead.

And when the sale goes through, you'll get a big piece.

She already agreed to keep me on, so, I'd get my money regardless.

Then why shred those? Because Andie asked me to.

When a company's for sale,

potential buyer does what we call a vibe check,

sniffs around to see if everything's in order.

And it wasn't?

No, it was fine. I was just dotting the Is.

Andie had higher standards, that's all.

Do you recognise this?

The coaster.

So, what?

That's all we need for now.

Is Colin coming?

Yes. He is just giving a safety lecture to some kid without a helmet.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

So, uh...

..your date.

Justin...

Dustin.

(QUIETLY) Dustin.

Right.

Not your type or...

You seem very interested.

I'm just making conversation.

Mm.

Mm.

Unbelievable. They tear around on those things.

30 Ks an hour. Board under their arm.

No helmet on. They're gonna kill themselves.

I'm putting me foot down.

Oh. Andie's hair test?

It's done. Uh... Before we talk results,

why did you want me to do this, exactly?

Well, she started sleeping.

She was emailing 24-7,

and then like that, she's getting eight hours.

Yep. Because she was taking sedatives.

What sort of sedatives?

Temazepam.

In Andie's hair test.

Andie had fired eight assistants in the last two years.

Any idea why?

No.

Oh.

This prescription is... it's from two weeks ago,

and that's... (PILLS RATTLE)

..yeah, that's about half-empty.

So, you must be taking...

..three per night?

Four maybe. Yeah.

Oh, and here's something.

Andie's toxicology shows that she was also a very heavy user.

Despite having no prescription.

Oh!

Andie emailed you day and night. She hardly slept.

And then suddenly she's only emailing during the day. Why is that?

I don't know.

Do you know what I think?

I think you were worked to the bone, you needed a break,

so, you drugged her with your sleeping pills.

(SIGHS) OK. Andie was a monster.

Alright? You don't understand.

She wouldn't stop.

She was so unhinged.

She would literally throw things at people.

And not small things either.

Her tablet.

(MUFFLED YELLING)

It was broken. Yeah. Look.

Mm. A couple days ago.

And it wasn't even my fault.

She just found out that Brooklynn

was charging, like, expensive lunches to Bestie.

HR lunches.

Whatever. I don't know.

Surely Bestie can afford her a lunch or two.

Right? But no. Andie had to be in control of absolutely everything.

Especially Brooklynn.

Kept her so-called bestie on a leash.

The only reason that Brooklynn was allowed

to have the stupid ceremonies

was because it was...

..well, it was where she came up with the company's best ideas.

OK, so, why go to the ceremonies if you hated her so much?

Girl, you think I had a choice?

Times are tough, alright? I need this job.

And you knew you were the next assistant on the chopping block,

and, so, you killed her.

No... No! I...

(SIGHS) No, I just put the sleeping pills in her tea

so that she wouldn't work me all night long.

I was crashing out from the exhaustion.

What would YOU do?

Mm... Even if Ayesha did poison Andie, we don't know how she did it.

We don't know how any of them did it.

We don't know how the killer got the poison in the bowl.

And they must have because it wasn't in the tea they all drank.

And it couldn't have been in her bowl beforehand.

Mm, because they all took a bowl at random.

And the half moon.

Descended from the sky and fell into the fire.

Oh, yeah. I'm pondering that day and night.

(CLEARS THROAT) Hey! Here we go.

Thank you.

He hung around for an hour, you know.

Who?

Your date.

Dustin. Right!

Seemed very keen.

Did he? Ooh, yeah, I thought so.

(CHUCKLES) Oh, how are the dress fittings going?

Ah, slowly.

Everyone wants me in something traditional,

but it doesn't feel right here, you know?

W...

Was that Brooklynn? What?

How much is that bottle worth?

$110. Oh.

I know. I sell it, and even I think it's ridiculous.

Why would Brooklynn leave a full bottle of expensive champagne?

Hm?

Sorry, sorry. Get out of my way!

And there were two glasses. One of them hadn't been...

Why are there so many nippers?! Sorry. Sorry. Sorry.

One of those glasses hadn't been poured yet.

Maybe she was meeting someone.

Uh-huh, someone she didn't want us to see,

so, the question is who?

(WAVES CRASH)

What was Brooklynn paying you for?

Oh, w...

We don't have to be anywhere.

Did she pay you to poison Andie?

I didn't poison anyone.

Only a few days ago you confessed to accidentally killing her.

And I was wrong.

She was paying me to conduct the ceremony.

(SCOFFS SOFTLY)

That's a lot of cash for a drug ceremony.

Spiritual ceremony.

I am an internationally trained spiritualist.

Yes, we heard the accent.

We're gonna go in there in a few minutes and talk to Brooklynn,

and she's gonna tell us her side of the story.

So, why don't you tell us YOUR version

before she stitches you up?

Fine.

A newspaper was gonna pay me as an anonymous tell-all source.

Tech mogul murdered in spiritual ceremony.

Mm.

Why didn't they?

I had some questions about the fee.

You thought you could get more money from Brooklynn NOT to tell the story.

We've all got bills.

Blackmail.

Effectively, yes.

I was paying her to stop her going to the press.

Paying her well too, as you can see.

Why was it worth so much to you?

The sale!

You're still pushing it through.

I thought you were too bereft,

too mired in grief.

I was desperate.

Desperate to get your full share?

Oh, which you now will

with Andie out of the picture.

This wasn't about the sale.

I did it to save Bestie's reputation,

this...this wonderful vision that we'd built together.

I did it for Andie.

My bestie.

Andie - clearly very difficult to work for,

under even more pressure to sell the company for huge sums of money.

(SIGHS)

Gets her supposed bestie

to sign away half of her share while under the influence.

Brooklynn swears to us it's not about the money,

but she is still pushing the sale.

Although, now that Andie's dead, she will get her full share.

(SIGHS) Andie works her assistants so hard

Ayesha has to drug her

so she can sleep.

Uh...

Andie also tries to force Scott out

so he never gets his equity.

(CHUCKLES DRILY) Not a nice person.

Still doesn't deserve to be murdered.

We've got a twist for you here, folks.

We took a break from pasting,

and groover here had the bright idea

to drop into the Royale

and tie up the coaster mystery.

I thought it was a bit weird that Andie was there

when, according to her diary and phone,

she didn't have any meetings there.

But I think she was following someone.

Who?

Scott Forbes.

He used to stay there twice a week, regular as clockwork.

Why, when he doesn't live far away?

Ooh, uh...maybe he was evicted from his dream house.

(STAMMERS) Twice.

He was meeting someone. Who?

BOTH: Brooklynn Lim.

They're having an affair?

"Used to." You said, "used to." "Used to stay there."

Twice a week. Oh, but stopped last week.

Cancelled all of his bookings.

Huh.

Huh.

What's... What... What's Bestie all about?

Keeping people on the hook for $8.99 a week.

Love.

True love.

Bestie is all about finding true love.

So, what if...

What if that's what this is all about?

We have been looking at money, contracts,

but what we haven't been looking at is...

..love.

"When you find your person..."

"The half moon descended from the sky and fell into the fire."

She told us exactly how it happened. We just...couldn't see it.

(BIRDSONG)

Everyone wants to fall in love.

It's what Bestie is all about, isn't it?

Helping everyone find their happily ever after

for just...

..$8.99 a week.

And that's what this murder came down to.

Love.

But the question that we couldn't answer

was how did the killer manage to poison only Andie?

Well, they didn't.

Andie poisoned herself.

Four bowls for four people, taken at random.

At least that's what it looked like.

You told us that the morning of the ceremony

Andie went to the balcony to make sure everything was in order.

Andie really went down

to hide another identical bowl filled with her own innocuous herbal tea.

Why would she do that?

Andie never took psychedelics.

(CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)

Yes, she did. No.

Her drug test was clean the last time you all did this.

And, from what we learned about Andie,

she had to be in control,

so, she never took anything on your retreats.

Though it was convenient for her to make you think she did

so she could trick you into signing away Bestie

while you were under the influence.

We are doing the right thing.

The killer

was the only person who knew that Andie never took psychedelics.

Me?

You.

I don't know what you're talking about.

You got pulled over the last time you did this.

Tested positive.

But the person in the car with you didn't -

Andie.

What you didn't know was how she managed to avoid it,

so, you followed her that morning.

You watched Andie hide a second bowl containing no psychedelics,

and then spiked the hidden bowl with the poison,

and luno berries as cover.

Then during the ceremony Andie made sure she was first in line

so she had just enough time to swap out the bowl that Jonsi gave her

with the hidden bowl,

which she thought was filled with her harmless herbal tea,

but actually contained the poison that would kill her.

And then all you had to do

was sit back and watch

as Andie unwittingly poisoned herself

after she destroyed the bowl she took from Jonsi.

Or almost destroyed it.

Constable Wilkinson?

Ayesha's half moon.

(FIRE CRACKLES)

But why?

Exactly.

No reason.

This doesn't make sense at all.

A couple of days ago Andie flew into a rage

when she found out that Brooklynn was charging expensive champagne lunches

to the Bestie account.

Lunch is marked as HR,

which stands for...

'Human Resources'.

So close, but not at all.

'Royale'.

'Hotel Royale'.

Where Brooklynn and Scott were carrying on an affair.

In room 14, to be precise.

The Bestie brand is built on the story of your perfect marriage.

It was crucial that it remained perfect

for the sale of Bestie to go through.

Stay married or $35 million would disappear,

and Andie wasn't gonna let that happen.

And that's what a Bestie is for, isn't it?

To tell you the right thing to do.

Andie loved telling you what to do.

You never did anything without her permission.

She made you end the affair.

But that was the easy bit.

Because Andie could control Brooklynn.

She chose your husband for you.

You, Scott, you were the problem,

so, Andie was going to fire you.

Your email to her, it WAS a threat.

"Take this from me and you'll regret it."

Ah.

But it wasn't the money she was trying to take from you.

It was Brooklynn.

But choose love

and you wouldn't get your shares.

So, you capitulated.

Chose the money, stayed at Bestie.

And you were forced to work with the woman you hated

and with the woman you loved

but...couldn't have.

What was it that you said, Brooklynn?

You just know that everything's gonna be OK.

We thought you were talking about your husband,

but it was Scott.

And you, Scott, knew that Brooklynn

would never go against Andie's wishes.

While Andie was alive,

you and Brooklynn, you could never be together,

and, so, you poisoned her.

I'm sorry, but this is pure fiction.

Is it as fictional as your running route?

You run every day, don't you?

"If you don't log it, it didn't happen."

Mm.

Here's your route.

Balcony. Bowl.

Do you know what else we found along that running route?

The poisonous mushrooms you went to find

when you realised what Andie was going to do.

And that you then put in Andie's hidden bowl.

(QUIETLY) No.

What did you do?

It was...

..brilliant, really.

You got Andie to poison herself

and destroy the proof.

And all for love.

A love powerful enough to kill for.

That's worth $8.99 a week, surely.

Scott Forbes, you're under arrest for the murder of Andie Ross.

I did it for you.

I did it for us.

She was my best friend.

I'm so sorry.

I'm so sorry.

You don't have to say anything,

but anything you do say may be used against you.

Take him away.

Please.

(EXHALES HEAVILY)

Congrats.

One and all. Mm!

Hey, true love -

you are never gonna find it on your phone, if you ask me.

You've got to connect in person to see if they're right for you.

Ayesha!

Oh! Go on. Go down and give her a compliment.

I can't do that. Why?

Felix Arthur Wilkinson...

That's not my middle name.

..go and talk to her

like a person.

(CHUCKLES) Oh, hello.

Mm!

Look who else is in the house tonight.

(INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE)

Justin.

Uh... Dustin.

Might be a, uh...

..good chance to apologise for walking out on him.

Yes.

Yes!

It IS a good chance, Colin.

Thank you.

I am going to go and apologise to Dustin

for my...poor behaviour.

Ooh! (CHUCKLES)

A bestie always knows.

And that's you, is it?

Well, who else is it gonna be?

(CHUCKLES)

Noise is like a pressure issue, so, you've probably got a loose pipe,

so, you've gotta find the pipe and then tighten it.

That's it? That's it.

You probably need someone to hold it steady.

I'm happy to help.

No.

I think I can manage.

Thank you, Dustin.

Oh, what?

Wait, what?

Where are you going?

Mackenzie?

A plumber friend said that once you tighten it, it'll...

Let's give it a go.

Ah!

(PIPES RATTLE)

Ah!

Hey! What did I tell ya?

Excellent.

Uh...

Did you need help with something else?

No. That... That was the only two-person job.

Mm-hm.

Well, do you, um...

Do you want help packing up the...

I can do that.

Great.

Oh, uh...do...

Did you want to stay and have a...

..cup of tea?

Ooh. Uh...

Oh, no.

Thank you.

Great.

Great.

(HUMS)

(DOG BARKS)

Come on, you!

Come on. Good girl!

YOU are the only one that I need.

(SNIFFS)

And a hot shower.

(THEME MUSIC PLAYS)

So, you were all here. 15 years ago?

On this exact spot.

Dolphin Cove again!

Alfie effectively locked the door when he fell asleep against it.

How did the killer escape through a locked door?

How long have we known each other, mate?

Bit of a conflict, potentially.

I mean, aren't these friends of yours?

Please, just help me out.

I've known him since I was a kid.

They didn't have anything to do with it.

How long have you had a thing for Olivia?

When we were out here backpacking, I thought something might happen.

Why didn't it?

Whoa! Whoa! Was it worth it?!

I don't know what you're talking about!

Oh, you are kidding.

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