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Hands above your head! Both of you, go!

Hands above your head!

Jason, you're not a bank robber!

Is this one yours?

DC Renata? The new detective?

I didn't know you worked here.

I've been here for eight years.

Here's your family.

They're Renata's. So you're related to Sonny. I don't think it's safe for you

here, so I'm going to give your mum a kiss. She won't answer.

You've got no respect for family. I said the woman with the kids in the back

seat while she sold meth out the booth!

Not what I expected.

Because he's not mouthing. Because he's eating.

Hurry up.

Fuck you.

Is that your bag, ma 'am?

What are you doing there, officer?

I'm just out here walking my dog.

The pigs are already at the drop.

She'll keep her mouth shut. Lisa knows what's good for her.

I've got her under control.

You remember Chrissie, yeah?

People who had this job before you?

She got out, didn't she?

She stopped using.

She stopped breathing.

Disappoint me again, and it'll be you on fire.

You understand that?

How am I going to get back to my kids without a car, Cody?

I know I'm a mess, but I did the drop on the bridge, and, hey, I got away from

the pigs.

I deserve something.

For that, don't I?

Yeah.

All right, I think I've got a little something for you.

OK.

OK, thanks, Cody. Thank you.

I'm going to need you to do another job for us.

You know, to make up for today's loss.

But it wasn't my fault.

Okay.

But just one more. That's it.

And that better not be gluten -free.

Far, this place is mean as.

Oh, hey, babe.

It's me.

Ah, babe, what are you doing? Get out.

It's all the same. Can't take him anywhere.

Jug's on.

Oh, well, hello.

Mum says you're our school principal.

And our... Um, what I am is inappropriately attired for family

And if you want to know big words like your uncle principal here, then you

better bloody go to school.

Hey, Mosey.

Yeah.

Are you having a cup of brew? Yes, please.

Hey, I'm a cousin too.

What are you getting all flashed up for? I've got work.

Mum will be pissed.

Watch his hair.

Yeah, but she ain't coming in without an invite.

I've got work, Ma.

I brought kai.

Thank you.

You could have brought it inside.

I was waiting. For an invite, yes.

Sorry, Ma, we're just settling in before... Before inviting your whānau

Sure you can keep up, Dookie?

Who's taking us to school to clean up some graffiti?

It's because the young people need a hand, eh?

Hey, can I give this back to Zalia?

Yeah, I've deleted all Chantel's messages.

Great. Hey, you know her mum, right?

Lisa Morris.

I went to school with her.

Why? I just, um...

Sally was at Chantelle's place. I just got a bad feeling.

Lisa's got a little boy through, right? Yeah, Rocky.

And you know she lost her youngest a couple of years ago. Got that.

Yeah. OK, listen up, everyone.

Our colleagues at Fair Glen Station attempted to intercept a drop at the Te

Whata overbridge this morning.

They came up short, but it looks like a chick for back was meant to catch the

package.

And the driver of the car got away. So, a lose -lose.

So, what this highlights is the importance of our stations working

stop the movement of drugs between the regions.

So today I'm announcing a new operation I've named Deep Vain.

Can you write that up?

Is that as in vanity?

Or like thrombosis?

Did you mean deep throat?

No,

that's something else. Sorry, the meth's being stored somewhere for supply.

Shouldn't we be going after that?

Our focus is on the vehicles. You can write that up too, vehicles.

These fellas are smart. They're using the new PAR bombs.

Shaken back.

Exactly. They're making small batches to spread their risk.

So our best chance to apprehend these guys is during the drop -off. Isn't it

emotive to use the expendable women as drivers for the drop -off? The drivers

these vehicles are transporting Class A drugs and manufacturing equipment.

That's a criminal offence, Constable. Sure, just clarifying the target, sir.

Target is?

Vehicles. Got it.

Now, the car that evaded our officers this morning, they had a local

registration. I want that followed up. I can do that.

May he?

More your area, I think.

Make it a priority aid detective.

Thank you, Sergeant.

Do you mind running this address for me? Yeah, sure.

Hey, I'm just going to pay Zalia a visit, see what I can glean.

Okay, good luck.

And... That's the address.

Got it, thank you.

Um, do you want to come with me? We could, I don't know, work this together?

Uh, no thanks, Detective.

I should probably just stick to the small stuff.

It won't be a minute.

Lip balm?

Try the chemist. Oh, okay.

Yeah, sorry.

Let's help!

Bloody hell, girl!

Come on!

Oh, God, look what you've done!

Give it to me! Oh, you're going to be so good!

All right, thank you, thank you. All right, yeah, get out of here.

I don't even like it. You don't even like her. I mean, you like her a little

bit. You like her a little bit, but you don't really like her that much.

No, you don't, because she's straight now. Not really, really straight. She's

little bit straight.

No, thanks, Detective.

Well, up yours, Constable.

I went to university. And here, I did extra exams to become a detective, so go

fuck yourself.

What the hell?

Change your mind.

Is the drug car registered to Lisa?

Yeah, Lisa Morris.

I had the food.

Remember that kid at Chantal's?

Yeah, Zalia, right?

Zalia Morris.

She lives here.

It wasn't me.

Hi, Zalia.

And it wasn't Rocky.

No, you're right, you're right. I just found your phone. Is that your phone?

I just found it at Chantal's.

Hey, um...

Is your mum home?

She's shopping.

Any adults here with you guys?

I'm 12. I can look after Rocky.

Actually, baby, you have to be 14 to be home alone.

Why are you harassing us? We haven't done anything.

Okay, okay. When did Lisa say she would be home?

15 minutes.

Okay. We'll wait for her.

We're not supposed to let anyone in when she's not here.

That's okay. We're just going to wait out here, okay, babe?

Kids, home alone, Deb. By law, we can go in.

They teach you that at detective school, eh?

Come on, come on.

Hey,

don't run.

I'd like to hire a water blaster.

Yeah, fill in your details.

You know the photos in the window?

Yeah, thieves, a lot of them.

These ones with you?

Yeah, yes.

Right, hands on heads.

Excuse me, sorry, I'm the principal of the new primary school.

Oh, are you just?

Or do you recognise any of those kids in the window?

Yeah, you don't have a right to display people's faces in public like that,

especially if they're a minor.

Or teach him not to steal.

What are you doing? No, that's not helping. Put that down.

They're my antennas.

Antennae.

Can I show a card?

A card, thank you.

Sorry, do I know you?

No.

I was laughing.

Oh, sorry, thank you. I'm just married.

I'm married to a police officer, actually.

You're married to me. Yes.

Ah, okay. That's not girlfriend.

So we are sort of related Yeah, she was a little shocked because

you know first love but I think it's cool

You did know

about them yeah, yeah, of course

I'm not married to Deb. We just fuck sometimes.

Thank you.

Enjoy.

Did you get this?

Rocky, what are they doing now?

Get down. Don't let them see you.

She's on my bike.

Mum, you have to come home now. If you don't come home, the cops are going to

take us away.

Are they going to take us away?

I mean, you know what Betty's doing, right?

I'm sure you're going to tell me.

You know, the majority of drug dealer arrests here last year were women.

Yeah, the real dealers, the blokes, they've been putting women out in the

so...

women running the houses, women moving the gear, even doing most of the cooking

now. So you've got men controlling the money, while the women, the women are

ones getting caught, they're going down for it.

Why don't they dob in the dealers?

Well, because A, they don't know anything important, and B, they almost

lose their kids.

They're addicts.

They're scared.

Right, so why is Betty going after the drivers and not the guys running them?

Mihi, women like Lisa are low -hanging fruit.

Mum rang.

She's been delayed.

She said, could you please come back later and she'll be here.

Of course.

We'll come back.

Come on.

Why is Mum delayed, babe?

Her car broke down.

She's still driving that little red Honda.

It's okay. It's not important.

We'll come back later.

Where do you think you're going?

I was just going to borrow your car.

I've got to go to my kids.

The cops are sniffing around.

Yeah, that's a pretty good reason for you not to go.

So you're not thinking straight, are you?

They're going to take my kids away, Cody.

They will if you turn up looking like this.

Now get inside when someone sees you.

Could I bring the kids here, Cody?

Oh, you could.

You could go and get them for me.

You've got a daughter, right?

How old is she now?

Stay away from her.

If it was your idea, I'd go get her.

Get inside.

You know the rules.

You can have Frisco if you want.

No, no, no, it's okay. You can do it. Yeah.

Um, just really make sure you...

Nothing. Yeah.

You hungry?

Yeah. Yeah?

Okay, on it.

A scoop of chips, please.

A scoop of chips.

Okay. Detective.

So, detective.

And what do I call you?

Jake the Musk.

Sonny will do.

To you anyway.

You're looking good, cuz.

What, cuz now?

Just can't believe you're a cop.

Pretty sure it was you who gave me my first joint.

Oh, come on. We were just kids.

And if I remember you, no.

You know a girl, Lisa Morris.

She's driving for you.

Lisa has no job, two kids, and the meth habit ain't cheap.

So what do you think of me then? Oh, come on, Sonny. You're my little cousin,

but you're also the leader of a criminal gang.

Don't mean I let a woman go running around like Kihua chasing that stupid

fucking dragon.

I ain't about that.

And none of my boys are either.

End of story.

Okay.

Okay.

If there's anything else you can think of... So you come home

to police your own father?

No. I'm just doing what I know, cuz.

Protecting our people.

Just like me, cuz.

Well, no one.

Nope. Thank you.

It's getting late. It's just a rough day.

Hi. I have a question.

Is your husband Milan?

Does he know about us?

There is.

No us.

I thought he'd be interested in the fact that your new workmate is your ex.

Does he even know that you like girls?

Because I do seem to remember that you really like girls. I'm not talking with

you about this.

So you're not talking with Milan, but you're not talking with me.

What is it? me game plan here, because this is just not going to work.

This has to work. Nope.

Milan has a three -year contract.

See, that sounds like a you problem.

You know what, Deb? I don't see anyone putting up their hand to work with you,

so, you know, maybe you should count yourself lucky I'm here. And can you

just... Do you have to eat like that?

Yeah.

This is one of those endearing things you always loved about me.

Stop that.

Alright.

I'm going to school tomorrow.

I'm actually going to talk to your husband.

Why?

Assurance reports, once a month.

And why? Because you're a detective.

Such things are beneath you.

That's ridiculous.

Anyway, I will see if Salia and Rocky are there, and if Lisa still hasn't

up, then I guess we'll have to get them uplifted.

Put on your belt.

And you're wrong, by the way.

It's not that other cops don't want to work with me.

It's that everyone always leaves, okay? No one stays in Waititi.

Please don't make him cheer up, Mum.

What are you looking for?

A red Honda.

Oh.

I thought you'd like the rugby.

Yeah, I'm not really into the old league.

I didn't know that.

Is Deb working the case with you?

Mm -hm.

Did you know her before?

Yeah.

Um, I did. We were in the same year at police college.

Um,

I met her girlfriend today.

Huh?

Deb hasn't mentioned her?

We don't talk about personal stuff.

Right.

Hey, baby.

I didn't want to wake you up. We got back to bed. When are you coming home?

It's my last job tomorrow night. Then I'll be home for good, I promise.

Hey, what?

It's just, you've said that all before.

You have to believe me this time, don't you?

It's not easy for me. I have to pay off the debt.

I'm scared the cops are going to take us away.

They won't.

Because I'll be home tomorrow for good.

But I have to go now.

To Auckland?

No. That's one slow call.

Hey, I left you some money and I got you and Rocky a present. It's on the table.

You don't look at me like that.

Right? You make me feel bad.

Is Mum here?

No. But I heard her.

She was just dreaming. Go get to sleep, OK?

Lisa?

the truancy rate down to zero then.

Well, 11 % is right on the national average, so you're doing pretty great.

Still, 19 kids we're losing.

It's really quick math.

Very quick math.

Thanks.

There are adult bathrooms that you can use.

That's fine. I'll just go here.

Actually, do you think that you could watch the door? That would be great.

you.

Hey, girls.

Good hand -washing technique.

Really good.

You don't have to come out of there.

We can just talk like this.

Smells like my office.

Chair's a bit small though.

Hey Zalia, I know that your mum hasn't come home yet.

So I know that you've been looking after Rocky and man, you know what, you've

done such an awesome job.

But it's not safe for you two being on your own, eh? So we've really got to do

something about that.

She is home.

She was home last night.

Yeah? She bought me these.

They're awesome.

Told you.

Is she home now? Will she be home when you get home this afternoon?

She has a job to do tonight, but it's not far away, and then she'll be home

good. She promised me. She always keeps her promises.

Okay.

Zalia, can you contact her?

No.

Are you sure?

Because...

If you could, if you could ask her to come home today, not tonight, but today,

and come and see me.

And then, honey, I will do everything I can to keep you all together.

That's my promise.

Have a good afternoon.

Ah, Principal Haddad, what are you doing here?

You asked me to sit down.

Blue Toyota.

That's her car.

What are you doing?

Oi, don't!

This is a big job, so don't screw it up. I won't.

Do you remember the drop -off?

45 Makara Street, Waitote, North Island, the world, the universe. Don't get

smart with me.

Park the car.

Walk away.

Don't turn back.

Don't collect $200.

Don't speed.

Don't stop anywhere on the way. Don't do anything that draws attention to

yourself. Got it? It's not my first job.

But it is my last, right?

I want to get back to my kids.

You've made me all edgy being so wound up and aggro with me.

I might need a little bump, you know, just to get me through it.

Ask me again?

Your husband is really good at maths.

Salia at school?

Uh, yep. Yeah, both of them.

Still know Lisa.

I'll get hold of OT. Might be safer to uplift them from school rather than

Was the car Lisa's?

Yeah. No plates, but it looks like it.

I think Lisa's doing another drop tonight.

Salia told me.

Not on purpose.

Well, we need to call that in.

Yeah.

She still might bail.

Well, we could pass on the intel about the drug run without naming Lisa.

We don't know if she'll be driving. It's just hearsay from a kid.

Maybe we could try to stop her.

I'm sorry, what?

Maybe we could stop Lisa getting in the car.

You know, force the guy that's running you to take over from her.

What? I'm sorry, did you just suggest that we pervert the course of justice?

No, I was just suggesting. You get a little grubby, you get a little messy.

Oh, me.

I knew you were in there somewhere.

No, I've been here.

It's you. You make me all... Me? Me?

You're the one who turned up with a pogo stick, rammed up your ass. I didn't.

No, I didn't. You did, you did. All my shiny shoes.

I want notepad and badge. I love those shoes.

Should we do that?

Good news.

You're supposed to wait until I say enter.

Why?

What have you got?

Okay, so I think there's a drug delivery happening tonight, local, so...

Good chance to stay, Glenn. Nice work.

I'll let Betty know.

Nothing more the man likes than a good stay -not.

Hey, how did you find out?

Heard it through the grapevine.

Let's go, let's go. Get your bags, get your bags.

We went to your house and your mum wasn't there.

I told you, she should be home tonight.

It's not night yet.

True.

Can I see your phone?

You're not allowed to take it.

That's why I thought I'd ask if you'd give it to me.

Three thick, three thick.

Babe, can I borrow this?

You're not going to put her in prison, are you? No.

I'm going to try and get her home to you and Rocky safe, okay?

Peace. All right. So, yeah, what do you want me to do with these two?

You and Rocky are going to go with Principal Milan, and he's going to cook

meal. Do make a nice halloumi salad.

What's that?

Chips. Yeah, I'll make chips. Chips are my specialty.

Okay, but I'm not sleeping at his house.

No, Mom's coming to pick us up later, like she said she would.

All right, let's go. Yeah?

Russell, you up some chips?

Do you think he even knows what tomato sauce is?

I know, I know.

It's the right thing to do.

My bad.

Soyuz, have you erased that footage?

Tabasco is your favourite?

Mm -hmm.

I like spicy things. Do you?

It's not really spicy to me. But it's very... Oh.

Sorry, one second.

Hello?

How's the kids?

They're fine.

So, um... Stay here.

So, you think we should just, what, put the kids into foster care and throw Lisa

into prison? Is that seriously what you think?

No, I think it's wrong to lie to a mother about a child being in hospital.

Look, you could leave your girl for that.

What are you gonna do when she shows up at the White Cross, huh? Arrest her?

No.

Arresting Lisa is exactly what we're trying to avoid.

Look, I gotta go.

What do you mean she's gone?

Look,

I gotta go.

Yep.

Hey!

Zalia!

She's gone!

I'm not stupid, you know. I told her you lied.

I can call Lisa and warn her. You can't. You can't.

We tried.

We tried.

Zalia, I need you to come with me now.

It's okay.

You're like a lantern.

You're a human lantern.

Mum? It's Mum.

Rocky, go.

Okay.

Okay, baby.

Okay. All right? All right. Okay.

Come on, come.

Come on, come, Rocky.

What?

We'll let her know.

Thanks.

They found off on it?

Yeah. They'll review custody once she's completed the compulsory treatment

order.

I'll go let her know.

Hang on a minute.

It's just arrived for the two of you.

It's from Betty.

What?

Wow.

He just, oh, he shouldn't have. So kind.

It's his way of thanking you, I think.

Keep up the good work, girls.

What? Didn't even get a capital G.

You know, I reckon you should take that home. Oh, no, I couldn't. Yeah, you

could put it above your bed. You could sing to it. Please, I want you to have

it. Me?

You deserve it. You should.

But my hands are slippery. Watch out. Careful.

Oh, wait.

It was a good bus.

Not every day we get a hole that big.

Now we get to lock up another drug addict for a couple of years. Yeah, hey,

the plus side, she'll have access to as much crack as she likes from now on.

Hey, listen up, you two.

I don't like to hear that kind of talk from my officers.

Makes them think that they can make up their own rules on the job.

Sorry, boss.

Boss. Now go and tell Lisa the good news.

OT have agreed to let the kids stay with Gala while you complete rehab.

That's good.

That's so good.

The kids like her and I know she'll look after them while I'm away.

So I know I fucked up, but I'm going to do whatever it takes to get them back.

What it takes is getting off and staying off meth. Don't you think I know that?

Sorry. Look, Lisa would need to get the guys

supplying.

So if you can give us something, anything, that'll help us nail them. Get

You never asked me that. Do you have any idea the danger that would put my kids

in?

Okay.

Elizabeth Cliff will escort you to your rehab facility.

Good luck.

That woman who went down last night, that could have been me.

Look, I know you probably don't believe me, but I feel like I've been given a

second chance.

We didn't get the bastard, Deb.

When Lisa bailed, he just called up the next woman on his list.

You really want that happily ever after thing, don't you?

You can't be satisfied with Lisa gets another chance.

Until she fails.

We'll get a me.

Okay?

Until then, you just go and have a nice evening with your husband, whatever that

entails.

Me, I mean, I've got a hot date, so I've got to go.

Hey,

thanks for stopping me from making the call to Lisa.

It would have been crossing that thin blue line.

Well, I mean, I hate to break it to you, but you and me both jumped that line

the minute we sent her that text. Yeah.

Okay. See you tomorrow.

Yeah. We're going to have to do a bit of tidying up, but it's nothing we haven't

already done.

No,

not a problem. There's plenty more where she came from.

Cody.

Sonny.

I'm here for a choice.

Get in the car. Get in the car.