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Simon Prendergast, I'm Detective Pollard from North Gap Police.

We're placing you under arrest.

You're the last known person to speak to Edie Kelly,

who was then brutally raped by multiple men

after being given a drink we believe was laced with GHB.

You know, the quickest way to eliminate yourself

from being a suspect would be just to give us a DNA sample.

See, I don't understand what's more important

than keeping tabs on a potential rapist.

Potential rapist. That's your answer there.

Maybe you could post something online

so everyone knows it wasn't me.

I can't remember, Finn.

How do I know you had nothing to do with it?

I'm gonna give them a DNA sample in the morning.

And the cops will stitch you up.

I guarantee that I am not gonna let that happen.

At some point you have to accept the jury's decision.

That... that is the system.

He didn't rape you, you can't go around saying that he did.

What did they ask you?

The names of your friends.

My DNA doesn't prove a thing.

End of story as far as I'm concerned.

I had nothing to do with Davo.

I found something over in South Shore

that's probably worth taking a look at.

Jade Dawson, forensic exam showed DNA and semen from three men

and a high dose of GHB.

I knew it.

That's three women, not including Ronnie.

You still taking the medication for your ulcers?

Yep.

Agh! (YELPS) Oh! Oh!

Love, are you alright?

Don't you touch me!

I saw Andy and he was all weird.

It's like he's worried I'm about to accuse him of something.

Yeah, he should be worried.

He was a grown man who groomed you, Tig.

(BIRDSONG)

(PHONE RINGS)

Hello?

OK, I'm on my way.

(SNAKE HISSES)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

MAN: Yep, yep. WOMAN: You got it?

Thank you.

Thanks, mate.

It's getting pretty hot, boss.

Alright if we get started?

Yep.

(PHONE CHIMES)

He raped Edie Kelly.

DNA is back from the lab.

I'll... I'll take the phone.

Thank you.

I mean, there's no sign of a note, is there?

No.

Do narcissists suicide?

Yeah, I don't know.

I mean, he would have known what his DNA was going to give us.

Yeah, maybe.

That means two suspects we've interviewed both turned up dead.

Jeez. Wouldn't want to be the third guy we talk to.

And is it a coincidence that we're around the corner from the pub?

I don't know.

I didn't see him there last night.

Edie Kelly was there.

She was a fucking mess.

Her father came.

She wouldn't leave, so he just had to stand there and watch her.

Now I've got to go and tell him this.

Seven, eight, nine, ten...

Oi!

(LAUGHS)

How did she pull up this morning?

I didn't hear her leave last night.

I would have stopped her, but I...

But you can't watch her 24-7.

Yep.

I just don't get why she would go back there.

Like, of all places.

It makes no sense to me.

I reckon she's probably just trying to tell herself she's OK.

She's not.

I'll go see if she's awake now.

Edie?

Come on, darling.

You've got to get up now. Tig's here.

The man who bought you a drink at the bar has been positively

identified as one of the men who sexually assaulted you.

However, he was found dead this morning

in his car just outside the gym.

Sorry?

I don't get it.

Why is this guy walking around if you know who he is?

We didn't have a DNA match until this morning.

Right around the corner from the pub,

ready to drug and rape somebody else.

So if he's dead, I don't have to go to court?

We're working very hard on finding and identifying the other two men.

I don't want to know who they are.

I do.

I want to know who they are.

I want to see their faces.

It's not about what you want.

Edie, I know that.

I know it's not about what I want.

What I'm...

Excuse me.

(CLEARS THROAT)

(DOOR OPENS)

(DOOR CLOSES)

Cops called.

You can have your phone back.

So they know it wasn't me?

Well, I wouldn't trust them.

They might have bugged it.

Can they even do that?

They can do whatever they want.

You put one foot wrong on this...

Why do you keep acting like I'm guilty?

I'm just trying to protect you, son.

By lying to the cops?

What are you talking about?

Watching that stupid fucking game.

Oh, Jesus.

(SNAPS FINGERS)

Do you really want me to tell them

the state you were in when you came home that night?

You were practically suicidal over her.

I had to take you out of school for two days...

I didn't ask you to do that! I was that worried about you!

You listen to me, boy.

We don't know what actually happened.

She could have gone off with anyone after you left.

Some girls, they get drunk.

They have sex with guys and cry foul the next day.

It happens. Shut up.

She's not like that.

Get to school.

Get fucked.

(PHONE RINGS)

Tig Pollard.

It's Jade Dawson.

You left a message for me?

Oh, Jade, thank you so much for calling me back.

I'm a detective at North Gap Police

and I'm wanting to speak to you in regards to your case.

Why?

Look, it would be better if we spoke face to face.

Are you free today?

Wait here, mate.

Finn Morrison just came in to pick up his phone.

He wants to talk to you.

Does he? Mm-hm.

Thanks.

Finn.

Uh, why don't we go over here?

Just get you to rub this on the inside of your cheeks, please, mate.

Just on both sides.

Great.

All done.

That's it?

When you get the results,

are you going to give me a certificate to say it's not me?

Yeah, we have an awards night where we give you a medal

and a certificate for not being a rapist.

But I need something I can show people.

I can send you an email, will that do?

Yeah, cool.

It can tell the difference between me and a close relative, right?

Do you have someone in mind?

No, I was just wondering.

Your DNA is unique to yourself, mate.

Unless, of course, you're an identical twin.

No.

No, wouldn't have thought so.

You're a one-off.

Well, we are done.

Thanks, Finn.

Cheers, mate.

(LINE RINGS)

Hey, you've called Noah.

Leave a message.

Noah, it's Maya.

I know that we weren't supposed to talk, but I think

that there's just a couple of things that I need to discuss with you.

(PHONE RINGS)

Hello?

Hi.

I looked for you after the show last night.

I had to leave.

Is everything OK?

What do you mean?

I just think we should meet up and talk.

(LINE DIES)

(PHONE RINGS)

(BEEP)

(ON MESSAGE) You've called Detective Tig Pollard...

Jade Dawson?

Hi.

I'm Detective Sergeant Tig Pollard.

We spoke on the phone.

What are you doing here?

Haven't heard a peep from you guys in a year.

I'm working on a case up at North Gap

that's very similar to your assault.

My assault?

They didn't punch me.

I was raped.

Can we just call it what it was?

Some people aren't comfortable with that terminology.

Yeah, well, the terminology doesn't change the facts.

I was raped by three men.

You've read the file?

Yeah.

I'm so sorry that that happened to you, Jade.

What, the cops not believing me or me being raped?

Both.

I have some photographs of potential suspects

that I'd like you to look at.

Now, the offender might not be here, but if you just take your time.

They all look the same to me.

It's OK. I'll just keep going.

Is that him?

That's for you to tell me, Jade.

I don't know. I'm sorry.

Is there anything else you remember since your statement?

Like what?

I don't know. Anything.

Like some small detail.

Something that may seem insignificant?

(SIGHS)

One thing I can't get out of my head is the smell.

Uh-huh?

Strong.

Like eucalyptus, but spicy.

Clove, maybe.

Like aftershave?

No. Stronger.

Antiseptic?

Sorry, I don't know.

Thanks for your time.

We got the report on the scene.

His DNA results confirmed he's one of Edie Kelly's rapists.

Hey.

Where have you been?

Jade Dawson called me and I just went to speak with her.

We have another potential homicide and you go off radar on some hunch.

It's a little more than a hunch.

It's the exact same MO as Edie Kelly.

OK.

What did you get?

Actually, she remembered a very distinctive smell,

which I'm about to follow up on.

Detective Jolicoeur.

Simon Prendergast.

Autopsy results are back.

His time of death is estimated somewhere between 7pm and midnight,

but we know that he checked into the gym at 7:52pm

and checked back out at 9:10, so that narrows it down a bit.

Toxicology?

Let me guess.

GHB?

Correct.

So, the rapists are actually killing each other?

Don't jump to conclusions, Constable.

Who else knew he was a suspect?

His partner?

No. No.

We took her to a woman's refuge last night.

She was absolutely terrified of him.

Edie Kelly?

Her parents?

Anyone else?

You're not seriously suggesting that they're responsible?

They have motive.

They didn't even know his identity.

At this point, Talia's theory is our best bet.

Blake, I want you to start going through CCTV footage from last night.

We're looking for the same white van

that was spotted the evening Edie Kelly was assaulted.

It could be connected to the homicides.

Is that it?

For now, yeah.

Take care, Denise.

Hey, Greg, how often do you see Daintree ulcers?

Oh, well, they're not uncommon.

They're mosquito-borne, right?

Yeah, can be.

What's the treatment for them? Antibiotics.

A combination of rifampicin and clarithromycin.

You need to hit it hard before they get a grip.

Could I get the names of anyone who's had that prescription filled?

You know I can't disclose information like that

without a warrant.

I'm sorry. OK.

Alright, I'll get a warrant.

Bye, Crystal.

Bye.

(KNOCK AT DOOR)

Hey, boss.

Detective.

I need a warrant to access Greg Filmore's pharmacy records.

What for specifically?

Edie Kelly and Simon Prendergast

both had Daintree ulcers from mosquito bites,

and I'm wondering if the other perpetrators might have them too.

It's tricky.

If you had a strong suspect,

I could get a warrant to access individual records.

Yeah, but it could give us names.

Detective, I'm not fighting you.

Sorry.

I'll see what I can do.

Thanks.

Another thing.

I saw Maya Luu in the office the other day.

Why?

It's personal.

I know you had a lot invested in that case,

but it is not healthy for you to continue a relationship.

She just needs support at the moment, that's all.

Just... make sure you're looking after yourself too.

Yeah.

(DOOR CLOSES)

You didn't call me back.

I've been busy.

Yeah, I get it.

What are you doing here?

(EXHALES) Uh...

Olivia's left some things in the bathroom.

Sorry?

Look, she asked to stay in my studio, so I could hardly say no.

You're kidding.

Look, I don't want to get involved in your house stuff.

No-one's asking you to, Andy.

Well, good then.

Just wait here, OK?

Here.

Yeah. Thanks.

Did you enjoy the show the other night?

Took me back.

Yeah.

Me too.

It's so amazing looking out from the stage and seeing you there, Tig.

You really haven't changed, have you?

Cool on the outside...

Just stop it!

Just go!

(DOOR SLAMS)

Um...

Hey, are you OK?

Yeah.

Who was that?

He, um...

He's, uh...

...just...

Right.

I'm sorry about yesterday, Maya.

Oh, it's fine.

You know, I actually messaged Noah.

I just want to see what it would take for him to drop the defamation.

I'm not sure that's such a good idea.

OK, well, it's done.

Liam!

Liam!

Liam!

Liam!

Oh, my God, you can't hear me.

Liam!

Turn it off!

Why are you yelling at me?

I told you to turn it off, and when I tell you to turn it off,

you turn it off!

I'm sorry, darling.

Sorry.

I'm sorry, sweetheart.

I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.

OK.

(DOOR CLOSES)

(GUINEAFOWL SQUAWK IN DISTANCE)

♪ The dust is rising, rising still

♪ The dust is rising on the hill

♪ And beneath the dust

♪ The bone, the bone

♪ The bone alone

♪ The stranger walks with empty eyes

♪ The stranger calms the darkest life

♪ And in his wake, the star, the star, the star... ♪

(UNSETTLING MUSIC CONTINUES)

Hey, Tig, I was just wondering

if you happen to have a bike lying around.

I just wanted to ride into town.

I think there's one under the house,

but it probably needs its tyres pumped.

OK.

Yeah, cool.

Thanks.

What are you, moisturising there?

Hey, magic potion.

Just don't get it in your eyes or on your dick...

Hi. Hey.

...because it'll sting like a bitch.

Oh, it stinks.

What is that?

Can I take a look at that?

Yeah, sure.

What's in it?

Don't know.

Works, though.

Could I borrow it for a couple of days?

Yeah, I suppose.

Keep it, I've got more.

Thanks.

I didn't know you were into this sort of thing.

Yeah, just getting back into it.

Thanks.

Talia, can you get this to Jade Dawson by express courier?

Mm.

Where are we at with the white van, mate?

Yeah, I've got a couple of possibles.

So I had a white van passing the servo camera

the night Davo Bradley was killed.

It looked like a Transit,

but I couldn't get a clear image on the licence plate.

And I've got this, which was parked near the gym around the time

Prendergast was killed.

Um...

Could be the same one, but again, licence plate was obscured.

Can you go in tighter?

What's this?

It looks like a bike rack.

I'll go back over to the town CCTV and look for anything that matches.

Did he ever go on rides with other people?

RONNIE: Yeah, massive ones.

Like 100, 200 kays a day sometimes.

He'd be gone the whole weekend.

Do you know any of his other cycling mates?

No. Nobody.

Did he ever use this?

Yeah.

He would bring back his clothes from his gym locker

on Friday nights for me to wash,

and reeked of it.

He had a locker at the gym?

Yeah, he practically lived out of it.

Shit! Oh, my God, I'm so sorry.

No, I'm sorry. I should have asked, I didn't think.

Please, you have nothing to apologise for.

Hey.

Number nine.

MAN: Here comes the pig!

MAN: Wait, what are you doing with the bolt cutters, love?

Get a load of this! (LAUGHS)

Whose locker is it?

That's Simon's. That's Simon's, I know.

Oi, pig, what are you doing?

(MEN YELLING INDISTINCTLY)

Come on, give it some crack, girl!

(JEERING)

Let's go, girl, come on!

Come on, put some back into it!

Come on!

Come on, come on, come on!

Yeah. Just try a little harder. Put some effort into it.

Fuck off!

(JEERING, CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY)

Come on, boys, back into it, let's go.

Can I have a go?

Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

Simon Prendergast's burner phone.

His rape kit.

Looks like GHB and two hypodermic needles.

Plus some souvenirs, all found in his gym locker.

Do we know who they are?

Well, they don't have any faces visible, but I think

that we could assume one of them's potentially Edie Kelly.

And perhaps Jade Dawson, maybe Hannah Mueller.

But we need to start noting down any distinguishing marks or tattoos.

We'll get approximate height, weight if possible,

and then, with those descriptions,

we'll send them over to other stations.

Do you want to get on it? Yeah.

Yeah, is here alright?

Uh, yeah.

Um, right, we should, uh... we should turn off each other's phones.

So we know we're not being recorded.

Did your lawyer tell you that?

No, I didn't tell her I was seeing you.

Did you tell anyone?

So what did you want to talk about?

I don't want to go to court again.

I honestly thought this whole thing was going to be over

when I was found not guilty,

but you've literally given me no choice.

Look, you can't keep saying those things.

What did you think I was going to do?

Maybe we can just talk and we can come to an agreement?

All I want is for you to say that it's not true.

What, like publicly?

Yes, to retract calling me a rapist, and apologise.

You know it's not true.

I didn't rape you.

What do you think rape is?

Forcing yourself on someone who doesn't want it.

I didn't do that.

You were the one who initiated it.

You're the one who suggested going outside in the first place.

You were kissing me.

You wanted it.

What I wanted was to talk to you.

And yeah, I enjoyed kissing you.

But then you pushed me up against that dumpster

and started taking down my pants.

And I told you no.

So I expected you to stop, but then you didn't.

And I tried to push you off, but you were too strong.

And then I was just getting slammed up against that dumpster.

And then I was crying, but you didn't even notice.

And then when you were done,

you just acted like nothing had happened.

OK.

So you didn't like it.

Like, you didn't have to be such a drama queen.

You could have just talked to me

instead of going to the fucking police.

If someone shoved their cock into you after you said no,

would you want to talk to them about it?

You know what made it worse, was that...

...I actually liked you.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

You know, I need more than sorry.

I need you to drop the defamation.

That would make me look guilty.

Even though you are.

Just say it, Noah.

Yes.

Tell your lawyer.

Call her.

Now.

(PHONE RINGS)

Hi.

Everything OK?

I'm going to come right over.

Can you please wait for me?

No, you've absolutely done the right thing.

I was just moving that chest out to get to the power point

and I found it down there.

It's her, isn't it?

That girl who was dancing in the bar the other night?

Yeah.

Tig...

Tig, Andy couldn't possibly be involved in something like this.

How would you know?

Why do you always make excuses for him?

What do you mean?

Did it never bother you

that your child was having sex with a 32-year-old man?

(EXHALES)

But...

...you were 16.

Was I?

This is Detective Sergeant Tig Pollard.

I need a unit to 45 Noel Street at North Gap.

So, Andy,

this is a print of a Polaroid that was found in your studio.

You like a younger woman, don't you?

It's fucking bullshit, Tig.

Have you been in a relationship with him?

Andy, do you have any friends with a key to your studio?

Lachie.

Apparently you're a bit of an ace when it comes to cycling.

I hold my own.

Hey, Mitch, did you know Simon Prendergast?

He was a big cyclist.

I was just wondering if you ever rode with him.

Shit, this guy's a machine.

He's doing 300, 400 kays a week.

I'd like to bring him in for questioning,

and let's go and talk to Andy's property manager.

Yep.

I met with Noah.

So he knows that it's sexual assault?

He said sorry.

Is that enough for you?

Was it Andy?

I need to caution you not to contact him.

Not to tell him that we've spoken to you.

(GROANING IN DISTRESS)

I can't do it.

This is your life, hun.

You are the only one who gets to decide what happens next.

We have two men in custody

that we strongly believe are responsible for attacking you, Edie.

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