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[PHONE CHIMES]

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[OVER PHONE] Leave a message after the tone.

- [BEEP!] - Mum, I need your help.

I messed up. Please.

I'll be at our special spot.

CORMACK: Alright. [GROWLS]

[INHALES AND EXHALES DEEPLY]

Oh, Sarge, here she is.

So, that's it, right? He killed her.

Hang on a minute. You can't assume that.

All this proves is that he's a peeping Tom.

CORMACK: Jesus.

There are dozens of women here.

Oh, yeah, I know this one.

I've seen where she works.

Contact her. See if she gave consent.

And... look up Sapphire Futures.

See if this little pervert owns it.

Yeah.

I've got to take a piss. I'll be back.

- Oh, Jesus Christ. - What did I miss?

So, Sapphire isn't your everyday business.

It's a shell company.

Always seems legit,

when you won't put your name to a business deal.

Exactly.

They bought Xanadu and they left it empty for 20 years.

It's not exactly a great return on your investment, is it?

There's a good chance whoever owns that shell company

is probably Zoe's killer.

My money's on Sean.

This is his world.

Shell companies, cryptocurrencies,

No Nut November.

It's gross. Don't ask.

Whoa.

Where'd you get that from?

I was checking a parole violation in Nambour.

Bloke did a runner.

Found this in his car. 140 grand. [LAUGHS]

My shout at the pub tonight, Sarge!

Oh, sorry, mate, I can't make it.

Me grandma died.

Again.

What's on the computer?

If you want me to help you, you need to tell me what we're facing.

Photos of Zoe.

Naked.

But it was just for fun.

She was into it,

but we took them at the dam at Xanadu.

So it doesn't look good.

You need to help me, Mum.

If Zoe consented to those photos,

I don't see what the problem is. You've got nothing to worry about.

It's not just the photos.

There's a folder that could hurt you.

Evidence of... creative bookkeeping.

I thought you were smarter than that.

It was smart.

You have me do all this stuff, without any visibility?

Of course I'm going to keep receipts.

[JULIE EXHALES]

God.

You are just like your father.

The file's encrypted, so they won't have accessed it yet.

But if their cyber guys get it,

we're in trouble.

[CORMACK GRUNTS]

[GROANS SOFTLY]

[PHONE RINGS]

G'day, boss.

You put an alert out on Sean Cosgrove,

a senator's son.

Oh, yes, I did.

I just got a bollocking from the commissioner.

Tell me you had solid grounds.

[SIGHS] He took naked photos of Zoe

without her knowledge,

in exactly the same location where we found her body.

OK, that's pretty solid.

I'll get some unis to canvass his known locations

and see if we can flush him out.

OK, great. Thank you.

What's going on? Did they find him?

Not yet.

But they will.

Come on. Let's go.

Last week, you told me about Sapphire Futures.

They used to own the land that Mont Vista is on.

They sold it to LGV before we got hired to build it.

What's this got to do with Zoe's murder?

We don't know yet,

but we found this in her backpack.

Now, we think that Sapphire Futures

is a company that Sean Cosgrove is involved with.

Did Sean ever do anything dodgy for your business back then?

No.

Sean did our taxes,

and he helped us get our systems online.

Sorry, how is any of this relevant to Zoe, please?

Sean took this without Zoe's consent.

You're sure that Sean took this?

Yeah, we found the original on his laptop.

No, he couldn't have hurt her.

We've known him since he was a kid.

Oh!

I finally found Mandy Neilsen, Cody's mum.

She wants to help, but she doesn't want to come to Moorevale.

So we go to her.

- THORPE: Sarge? - Yeah?

This came in from Forensic.

- Nadja needs to see this. - I'll go tell her.

You go and interview Mandy.

Huh. Well, if it isn't my favourite public dick.

If, uh, you're done and I'm at the bus stop,

give me a lift, eh?

Val, can you, um,

stick around for a minute?

Please?

Oh. Hi.

I heard you searched Sean's place.

He took the photo, didn't he?

Yes.

I knew it.

Zoe told me, and I believed her.

I should have fought harder for her.

I... I let her down.

That's why she left.

Zoe never left, Nadja.

The DNA results came in.

I'm sorry.

[SOBS]

[NADJA SOBS QUIETLY]

SAM: Mandy, um, we found Zoe's body.

Oh, God.

Brad is a suspect.

And we need to confirm his alibi.

He said that he was at home with you

the night of Zoe's 21st.

Oh, yeah, he was. Yeah.

He drank a bottle of rum and passed out on the couch.

I remember 'cause it gave me time to count the money.

What money?

Zoe gave it to me.

I, I never asked her for it,

but, you know, I tried to look for her,

to give it back, but she disappeared.

How much money?

$10,000.

I used it to get clear of Brad.

I'm so grateful to her.

I mean, 10 grand, you know,

it doesn't seem much to some people, but...

- to me it was everything. - Mmm.

If I'd had it, you know, maybe six months before,

maybe...

Cody would still be alive.

Oh, Mandy, you can't...

Do you remember what happened when you were evicted?

Well, the new owners didn't want tenants.

Obviously, they knew the land was going to be rezoned.

What do you mean?

Oh, council rezoned the land from rural to residential.

Value went up ten times overnight.

Me and the kids and our neighbours,

we all got moved on for Mont Vista Estate.

Progress, I believe our wanker mayor called it at the time.

[CAR APPROACHES]

Nadja.

I, um...

I heard about the...

the search at Xanadu.

I'm so sorry.

Your son is a liar.

It's OK. Nadja's an old friend.

You're not my friend.

Look, I understand this must be a very difficult time for you.

[MURMURS INDISTINCTLY]

Sean took that photo.

He threatened Zoe.

He killed her.

Nadja, just calm down.

You protected him.

Tell me where he is. Tell me where he is!

No!

Call the police.

Tell me where he is! I'm gonna fucking kill him!

[BANGING CONTINUES]

Tell me where he is!

Fucking kill him!

JULIE: The council is thrilled that LGV Developments

have selected Moorevale

to be the home for their next residential oasis.

And we are thrilled that they have chosen a local company

to make Mont Vista a reality.

[APPLAUSE]

We at Jacobs Family Construction

are very grateful to have a supportive council,

and particularly one that's prepared to champion local business,

so thank you.

[APPLAUSE]

ZOE: Gita, who's Mr Big, there, with Julie?

GITA: Oh, he's one of the councillors.

He controls a raft of local votes.

Nothing gets through without his support.

Gita, can I have the camera, please?

NADJA: I would love to take a photo with everyone.

Yes. We would love to have it for our website.

Thank you.

ZOE: Shouldn't you be in those photos, too?

Probably not. Your mum should be, though.

Have you, uh, planned your trip yet?

- Planning would ruin the fun. - Oh, yes.

Nice. The great unknown.

But well enough funded that you can stay in a hotel if...

things turn to shit.

Will you be back for Christmas?

Probably.

Mum's Chrissie ham is pretty great.

Ooh.

[ETERNAL TEEN BY EVEN PLAYS]

♪ As the bough breaks ♪

♪ And how my body aches ♪

♪ Mind telling me what did... ♪

[PLAYS QUIETLY] ♪ ...you do to me? ♪

♪ I'm a rock star ♪

♪ And I'm a mangy mutt... ♪

[SONG CONTINUES QUIETLY]

Sam!

I need to talk to you. It's about Cody.

- I was at Sean's place the other day

- and I saw... - What?

Yeah, no, it's OK. Sean wasn't there.

We're broken up. Not that we were even together.

I don't care. But don't you dare use Cody to get to me.

I'm not. Just listen to me.

No, you listen.

I needed you, Zoe. And you weren't there.

We're done.

[SNIFFS AND EXHALES]

[DOOR CLOSES]

Oh, wow. These are gorgeous. Who are they from?

They're for you. Do you have a secret admirer?

NADJA: Tch.

Thank you for everything.

- They're from Dad. - Aw!

I want to call off my party.

No, you don't.

- I'm serious. - It's a milestone.

My best friends won't even be there.

You've been through something terrible.

And I wish I could take it away from you.

I'd give anything for you to unsee that.

But you're strong.

- I'm not. - Oh, yes, you are.

You terrify me sometimes.

Even if I wanted to, Zoe,

I can't just cancel the party.

Your father invited half the town.

Do you know what?

I'll call Yasmin.

Sam will be there. I promise.

No. Please don't do that.

ZOE: This is my last show.

I've loved being here,

sharing the music with you guys.

But it's just not the same without Cody.

And I know you loved him, too.

So...

you'll understand that I need to take off for a while.

Cody and I always talked about travelling, one day,

ending up in a field in Glastonbury,

high on mushrooms and Massive Attack.

It won't be the same without him,

but I know he'd want me to do it.

So...

thanks for listening.

This is ZeeJay, signing off.

[♪ RELAPSE BY LITTLE BIRDY]

♪ I can't help this pain that I'm feeling ♪

♪ I can't help this pain that I'm feel... ♪

Fuck!

- Stop following me. - Where's my camera?

- What camera? - Photos are on my computer.

I can email your ass to anyone.

So give me back my camera

and I'll delete them on my computer.

I don't believe you.

Zoe...

it doesn't have to be like this.

If you could just see how much I love you...

You humiliated me. It's my body.

I don't see why you even care.

I've seen you naked hundreds of times before.

Zoe?

If you're looking for a little self-esteem boost,

Sean's not here.

What are you doing?

Sean has that photo of me on his laptop. It's not OK.

Oh, not this nonsense again.

He admitted it to me.

He threatened to send it to people.

- Sean would never do that. - OK.

Well, let's have a look on his laptop.

I'm not invading my son's privacy.

See, we have morals in this house.

Oh, yeah?

How much do they cost?

Excuse me?

I know you bribed people to rezone the Mont Vista land.

Let me delete those photos,

or I'll tell everyone in Moorevale.

On your midnight radio show?

I'll go on the Drive show.

Enough voters listen to that.

What do you think will happen to your family's company

if Mont Vista comes under question?

Or worse, if construction gets halted?

'Cause I'll be fine.

Gossip's part of politics.

But Jacobs will go under.

And I doubt your family would survive

the collapse of that company.

Go home.

Oh, Jess. Take a break.

Oh, I don't know how you're still standing.

Have they arrested Joseph yet?

Did you know that Sean was stalking Zoe?

What?

That's ridiculous.

Creeping around, taking photos of her, naked.

OK, I think Samara Khalil

has been poisoning this investigation.

- She's never liked Sean... - I've seen the photo.

Sean and Zoe were a couple for years.

We don't know what went on inside their bedroom.

And neither do the police.

Do you know where Sean was the night Zoe was killed?

You left the party together,

but what about after you went to bed?

I'm not going to dignify that with an answer.

But you're wondering.

I can see it.

How well do you know your own son, Julie?

That's great. Alright.

OK, got to go. Thanks very much.

Hey, Sarge, guess what?

- Morning! - Ah.

The fraud squad have been looking into Julie and Sean for years.

But they've never been able to pin anything on them.

They'll push harder now there's a homicide linked.

- [PHONE CHIMES] - Yeah, he sounded disturbingly excited.

_

They're going to look into Sapphire Futures for us, too.

I've got to go.

[INDISTINCT, DISTANT SHOUTING]

[SIREN WAILS, FAINTLY]

[KNOCKS]

[SHOUTING CONTINUES]

- [KNOCK AT DOOR] - WILL: Hello?

Hi.

Hey.

Is Leo about? He's not answering his phone.

I thought he was with you.

Hm.

He's probably at the Forest Glen job.

Reception's awful there.

What's all this?

The police have been asking questions about Mont Vista,

suggesting it wasn't on the level.

But it was, right?

Pff... Don't ask me.

I was in a complicated throuple with Charlie and Jack Daniels.

It was your job, wasn't it?

What are you worried about?

Well, I was pretty green back then.

My signature's on a lot of documents.

I'd relax. Leo is ruthless, but he's not stupid.

I'm sure he wouldn't have had you do anything illegal.

[CLICKS TONGUE BRIEFLY]

I'll let you know if I find him.

Hey, Ritchie.

It's me, Jimmy.

Ritchie!

How long has he paid up for?

End of the week.

OK. Here.

Just take it all. That's for my next two weeks.

Now, if he comes back, call me immediately.

Thank you.

[EXHALES]

[HEAVY PEN STROKE]

[INHALES THROUGH TEETH]

Sean Cosgrove's lawyer's just contacted us.

He'll report to Moorevale Station tomorrow.

You found something else on the Jacobs case?

No.

I found my brother.

Jesus.

- He's alive? - Yeah.

W... what's the DNA sample for?

Well, I found him, and...

now he's gone again.

He's never had a DNA sample on his file,

so I'm adding one,

just in case something happens.

[SHE SIGHS]

[EXHALES] What's up, Doc?

[IMITATES BUGS BUNNY NIBBLING]

Have you been drinking?

No.

I had a couple of shandies.

It's been a rough day.

Do you think it's showing me or this process any respect

to turn up here wasted?

I respect you,

but this whole process...

has really just fucked me up more than I already was.

How about that?

Well, this is an evaluation of your fitness to serve.

I have to do my job and put this behaviour in the report.

Oh, well. Do what you gotta do.

Well, let's talk about your rough day, then.

What happened that made you start drinking so early?

I needed to relax, OK?

I get nervous in front of beautiful women.

What happened?

You know this whole talking thing?

Uhh, uhh!

It's a fucking joke, if you ask me.

Alright. I think you should go home.

OK, good. I will.

You wanna come with?

[SIGHS]

Take that as a no.

[PHONE RINGS]

Senior Constable Kahlil.

It's DS Noori from Fraud.

I found a link! I can't actually believe it.

A genuine link.

Whoa, slow down, Noori. Breathe.

NOORI: Sapphire Futures is registered in the British Virgin Islands.

The director is a bartender, Enrique J. Lopez.

I'm guessing he's the front man who hides the real owners?

NOORI: Exactly.

But Enrique is also the director of another company

we know belongs to Sean Cosgrove.

Sean screwed up by using the same front man!

It's a direct link.

So does this mean that we've got him?

NOORI: Oh, God, no. This stuff takes ages.

But it does mean you're on the right track.

Thanks.

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

You spoke to the lawyers?

Yep.

You sure it's gonna be alright?

I've always protected you, haven't I?

I'm sorry, Mum.

Oh, darling.

It's going to be OK.

[FIRE CRACKLING ON]

WOMAN: QSE Bank Moorevale. This is Susie.

Hi, Susie. This is Zoe Jacobs.

We spoke yesterday.

Just checking you've got my funds on hand

for my scheduled withdrawal today.

SUSIE: Certainly, Miss Jacobs. It's ready to go.

Great. Thanks.

[FEELING OBLIVION BY TURIN BRAKES PLAYS]

♪ If things get real ♪

♪ Promise to take me somewhere else ♪

♪ By the time fear takes me over ♪

♪ Will we still be rolling and feeling oblivion? ♪

Mandy?

This is Cody's sketchbooks

and some music and stuff.

He gave it to me to mind it for him.

Thanks, hon.

I'm going away for a little while.

There's a present in here from me, for you.

Don't show Brad.

I'm really sorry if I made things worse for you.

No.

Safe travels.

Keep in touch, yeah?

Nice view.

Those mountains are alright too, I guess.

I've got your, um... party favours.

Thanks.

You alright? You look like you're on a...

killer come down there.

What's up?

Um...

Family stuff.

I think my dad's in over his head with Mont Vista.

Julie and her mates are vipers.

Yeah, well, people like Julie and your parents

have been getting away with that shit for ages.

We're not like Julie.

We're just the builders.

My family's worked non-stop for this job.

Right. I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to shit on your folks.

I just think that whole scene is toxic

after what happened to Cody, you know?

Yeah, me too.

You should warn your dad.

He'll listen to you.

Yeah, I'll do that.

Thanks.

Excited about your party?

No. Can't wait for it to be over.

Well, I'm excited.

I'm gonna miss you.

But it'd be good to have one last night of madness

before you disappear.

NADJA: OK? And...

WILL: There we go. It's not going to burn it, is it?

And then one on each side.

- OK. - OK?

- Yeah. - Alright.

And then...

Mum, can you help me choose what to wear to the party?

Really?

I have two perfect opti...

Wait, just...

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

That was nice of you.

It's more important to her.

I need to tell you something.

Hmm?

I broke into Sean's place the other day

to get his camera because he has photos of me.

What photos?

That fucking weasel.

You know I hate that little prick?

Really?

Well, I'm not gonna tell you while he's your boyfriend.

But fuck him.

Anyways...

While I was getting the camera, I, um...

I saw Julie bribe one of the other counsellors

about Mont Vista.

Shit, are you sure?

- Positive. - Oh...

And I don't want Dad to know about Sean or the photos,

but he needs to know about Julie.

You know, he always says that reputation's everything,

and if there's a scandal...

Yeah, I'm not sure he's gonna listen to me,

but you're right, he does need to know.

Maybe you should get Gita to talk to him.

Gita?

Well, she helped win Mont Vista.

She's the golden child at the moment.

You know where she lives?

[DOORBELL CHIMES]

Zoe!

Hi, I need to talk to you.

Um, yeah, now's not a great time actually, Zoe.

- It's important. - LEO: Well, make it happen.

I'm gonna have to find another supplier, Graham.

Please don't tell your mum, Zoe.

OK, I'll end it.

I swear.

Please.

[LINE RINGS]

Hi, you've reached Leo Jacobs.

- Please leave a message. - [BEEP]

[KIDS CHATTER INDISTINCTLY]

Oh! It's out.

[SLURPS]

[LAUGHTER]

Julian, come here.

[INDISTINCT SCREAMING] No!

- Jimmy! - No!

Jimmy, let me out!

Let me out! Jimmy!

Open the door!

TOMMY: There's my little savage.

- [INDISTINCT SCREAMING] - TOMMY: There's my little savage.

BOY: Let me out!

[SOBBING]

No! Don't!

[SCREAMING]

TOMMY: There's my little savage.

[SCREAMING ECHOING FAINTLY]

[WHISPERS SHAKILY] Oh, shit. Oh, fuck.

- [BANG!] - Oh, fuck.

Thank you for seeing me again.

You sounded distressed. Are you OK?

I'm not gonna top myself.

If that's what you're asking.

I'm sorry I was such an arsehole yesterday.

Yeah, I think that's the clinical term for it.

I found my brother.

He's alive.

Jesus! When?

Yesterday.

But he ran away from me like I'm some kind of monster.

Well, it's been a long time.

You don't know his situation.

Yeah, I get that.

I don't know him, but he doesn't know me either.

And he still ran.

Which means he's scared of who I was.

What do you mean?

I had this memory today.

And I don't know if it's real or imagined.

But it really messed with my head.

Ritchie was screaming and it was all my fault.

I used to lock him in the cupboard

when Dad kicked off.

I was trying to protect him.

But I think I might have hurt him worse.

You were just a kid.

In a violent house.

It's not your fault.

But I think Ritchie thinks it is.

I'm sorry I... I left you the other day.

It seemed like it was important.

Not as important as you.

Why didn't you come to my 21st?

I...

I owe you so many sorries, but...

I did. I...

I did come that night. When I...

When I arrived at the house,

with the fairy lights and the music, I just...

You were triggered.

I had a panic attack.

I didn't want to ruin your party.

So I... I left.

You missed a pretty good party.

[LAUGHS]

I don't want to miss any more of your life.

Sean...

Cosgrove.

Ah.

Why'd you take off the other day?

I remembered I was late for an appointment.

Liar!

Liar!

Pants on fire, you know?

No, no. I take punctuality very seriously.

CORMACK: Oh, right.

Were you jealous of Zoe's relationship with Joseph Rua?

- No. - SAM: Hm.

Well, you were following Zoe, photographing her.

And this unhappy little snap,

where we found her body...

is particularly troubling.

In the house that Joseph was living, you mean?

The house that was bought four months after Zoe's murder

and has been left empty ever since.

You know, eventually, we're going to find the link

between you and Sapphire,

so you may as well just talk about it now.

I've never seen that before.

The original's on your laptop, genius.

I think you're mistaken.

But if you can show me that photo on my computer,

I'll happily be proven wrong.

Wow.

That's embarrassing.

Find out who took it, please.

[SHOUTS] Who took the laptop?

Anyone?

[GROWLS SOFTLY]

Thorpe accidentally sent the laptop for destruction

with some old devices from a child exploitation case.

[CORMACK GROANS SOFTLY]

This...

An admin error, apparently.

Wow.

So, what do we do now?

[CORMACK EXHALES]

We go to the pub.

And we get really drunk and we think up ways

how to torture Constable Thorpe.

Fuck!

Have you ever waterboarded anyone?

No, but I was married for eight years,

so I'm pretty versed in torture.

[PHONE RINGS]

It's my contract at the Feds.

- Hey, Vook. - I got your burner records.

The phone's only been used once a year

for the past eight years.

Twice this year.

That's pretty weird.

VUKO: What's weirder is that

that phone's only ever called you.

Is it your ex, messing with you on your anniversary, maybe?

Uh, no.

Those calls aren't made on my anniversary.

They're, um...

They're a murder victims' birthday.

VUKO: Oh, Jesus Christ.

Were all of the calls made from Moorevale?

VUKO: All except for 2019.

That one came from Canberra. Know anyone there?

No, but I know someone that works there a lot.

_

[BEEP, BEEP, BEEP]

This thing's like the Panama Papers,

- if it had got out! - [BEEPS]

I said I was sorry.

Are these the only copies?

You didn't want to let me transfer any of my other stuff

before you decided to cook it?

That stuff isn't yours.

I never showed those photos to anyone else.

They were just for me.

You stole those women's bodies.

You're hardly one to talk.

You've taken your fair share.

When you had me set up Sapphire Futures,

you said it was for a friend.

Who is it?

It's best you have plausible deniability.

Is it you?

You don't need to know.