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[insects chirping]

[man humming]

THE STORY TAKES PLACE

AT THE INDONESIA-MALAYSIA BORDER

IN BORNEO ISLAND,

HOME TO DAYAKNESE, MALAY, AND CHINESE.

FROM 1967 TO 1990, THE INDONESIAN AND MALAYSIAN MILITARY WORKED TOGETHER

WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN THE OPERATION TO DEFEAT

THE PARAKU COMMUNIST FORCES. ONE OF THE PARAKU LEADERS, AMBONG,

SUCCESSFULLY ESCAPED AND IS SAID TO HIDE IN THE FOREST AS A GHOST.

UNTIL NOW, THE AREA NEAR THE BORDER

IS STILL HAUNTED BY NEVER-ENDING VIOLENCE.

[eerie music playing]

[engine idling]

INDONESIA-MALAYSIA BORDER BORNEO ISLAND

-[customer 1] Thanks. -[vendor] Sure.

Anyone else wants coffee?

-[customer 2] Me, please. -[vendor] Okay.

-[customer 3] There's the money. -[vendor] What did you have?

-[customer 3] Coffee. Yes. -[vendor] Just coffee?

BEWARE, COUNTERFEIT MONEY

-[bubbling] -[light music playing]

-[loud bang] -[customer 1] Oh, my gosh!

[crackling]

[body thuds]

[tense music playing]

[insects buzzing]

[eerie music playing]

BORDERLESS FOG

[car engine revving]

[policeman] Excuse me, ma'am.

We didn't stop for breakfast, so you must be rather hungry.

Oh, well, thank you.

20 YEARS OF TRAGIC ETHNICITY CONFLICT IN SAMPIT

[Malaysian policeman] 21 centimeters, sir.

That puts it on your side of the border.

So this is an Indonesian matter.

It's not our business.

Have you measured from the official side of the border?

Your border point keeps changing.

You can see from his uniform. He's one of yours.

Anyone could've bought a uniform.

He could've got it in Malaysia.

So tell me then.

Do we handle it? As usual?

-I'll look after it. -Okay.

Maybe he's already escaped to Malaysia.

The Malaysian police will do nothing.

The crime's on our side of the border.

An Indonesian victim.

Not a civilian.

So it's complicated.

[chief] But apparently, they're sending

a hotshot detective from Jakarta.

[foreboding music playing]

[door creaks, closes]

[footsteps approaching]

Inspector Sanja Arunika,

at your service.

Inspector Panca Nugraha.

Nice glasses.

[Panca] Very fashionable.

Very kind. Perhaps you should try some.

[clears throat]

Here.

[Panca] The head and the torso are from two different persons.

VICTIM NO. 1, THORIQ HERDIAN

The head is identified as First Sergeant Thoriq Herdian.

He lived at the battalion boarding house and was assigned on border patrol.

[Sanja] And the body, Inspector Panca?

A Dayak activist was reported missing six weeks ago now.

[policeman] His name was Juwing.

I-I'm sorry. Officer Thomas, ma'am.

Care to explain why you assumed it was him?

Of course.

VICTIM NO. 2, JUWING

[Thomas] Only the Dayak people have these tattoos.

His shirtless picture was widely publicized

during the recent demonstrations.

Has the family verified this?

Obviously not.

We are short on manpower.

[Panca] Officer Thomas, you stay with Inspector Sanja.

I have paperwork to do. Good luck.

[Sanja] Thank you very much.

We found traces of fertilizer in his jacket and his pants.

Palm plantation fertilizer.

And his head and body?

Interesting.

His body was injected with preservatives.

[Dr. Mei] Estimated time of death… about a month ago.

-And what do you think happened? -Sorry?

The back of the head. One blow with a blunt object.

[Sanja] Maybe a rock.

And because he didn't collapse immediately,

the killer hit him repeatedly.

[Sanja imitates grunting]

The killer fought back. Throwing sand at him.

-And then beheaded him. -[bangs in distance]

[Dr. Mei] No.

The beheading was done post-mortem. Done after the victim was dead.

It was a clean job. Two swings at most.

-[loud bang] -[man] I won't ask you again.

I demand to see Apay Juwing's body!

You people make me sick.

-Why can't you do your job? -[indistinct chatter]

[in Dayak] I want to see my husband, whatever his condition!

[man in English] You shitty police can't silence us!

[somber music playing]

You are responsible for this.

You ignored our reports.

It's no use, Indai.

They might be the killers themselves.

-Calm down now. We're-- -[man] You're what?

Relieved? Now that my uncle is finally silenced?

[in Dayak] My poor darling.

[somber music continues]

-[birds squawking] -[insects chirping]

[Thomas in English] The roof is intact.

It seems the body may have been up there all night of July 17th.

And then fell off the roof the next morning.

[Sanja] The keeper of the diner said the body fell from the sky.

[scoffs] And you believe her?

The rantings of a distraught teenage girl?

I do.

Okay.

[Panca] So the body fell from the heavens, did it?

Have you checked this tree?

[suspenseful music playing]

VISITORS MUST REPORT

[Thomas] Mr. Bujang, were you on duty on July the 17th?

Yes, I was here with Raymond.

SECURITY GUARD POST MR. BUJANG'S PALM PLANTATION

Have you seen this man? Here.

[Bujang] Ah.

I think he often goes to Koh Haris's drink stall.

But everybody here goes there.

-And he's still a communist? -[Bujang] Yes.

As Ambong says, "Once a communist, always a communist."

And who is Ambong?

[Bujang] Ah.

Ambong is our communist ghost.

[Bujang chuckles]

[Bujang] I'll make you some coffee.

-[footsteps receding] -[uneasy music playing]

-Sugar, Mr. Thomas? -[Thomas] Thanks.

Is there a place to process all these palms near here?

No. They were building a factory for that many years ago.

But with all the fraud and corruption, the factory was never finished.

[Sanja] Thank you.

So now it's all sold to Sarawak, which is close.

I see. So the factory you're talking about,

is that it over there?

[Bujang] Yes, ma'am.

It's been standing there forever.

Nothing but a ghost town now.

[Bujang] Once or twice a month, you can hear a ghost there.

Voices. Girls' voices.

I could swear

it's the voices of the children killed by the communists.

-When was the last time? -[Bujang] I forget.

But… oh yeah, it was a full moon.

Ooh, a full moon, was it?

Perhaps it was a ghostly boar.

Maybe a real boar. Maybe we should check it out.

[Thomas] Take it home to the farm.

Thank you for your time and for the nice coffee.

Yeah.

[Sanja] And thank you too, Mr. Raymond.

[Bujang] Hey, hey, police lady.

[in Dayak] I'm willing to do anything to help.

[in English] Sure, okay.

You can reach me directly on this number here.

-Ah, very good. -[car door opens]

[Thomas] You were right, Inspector. The branch broke not long ago.

[Sanja] Yes.

[Thomas] Due to something heavy, and the body was suspended there,

but what for?

[Sanja] The killer saw a connection between these two men.

That's why he attached them together.

But what's the connection?

[indistinct chatter]

POLICE STATION, NANGA JUGAM REGION

-[knocking on door] -[Panca] Yes?

Ah, here she is. The inspector from Jakarta.

Hello, sir.

[Daniel] Ah, I've heard so much about you.

Hello, Ms. Sanja.

Wow. So pretty.

And how can I help you?

We just wanted to pay you a friendly visit.

Make sure everything goes well and is organized.

As we're all aware,

it's an important case for our institution.

Oh. I thought we were being raided. So many people.

Um, thank you, I'm sure you mean well.

Regarding the follow-up,

why not wait until we finish the job?

Though I expect you will know all you need to

through your men over there.

And as for the institution's image, that's not your job, sir.

[Daniel] Your father asked me to look out for you.

"Keep an eye on her," he said.

I know how you hate special treatment.

So please, do your job well.

If this gets too much for you,

you contact me.

And you can slip out quietly,

like before.

[uneasy music playing]

Oh, yes…

be careful.

[footsteps receding]

[insects chirping]

[switch clicks]

[switch clicks]

[zipping]

[eerie sting]

[rustling]

[panting]

[eerie music playing]

[siren blares, wailing]

HAPPY GAWAI

[indistinct chatter]

[reporter] Commander of the 654th infantry battalion,

Officer Daniel Lumenta,

stated that all measures are being taken to protect the community…

Commander of the 654th infantry battalion, Officer Daniel Lumenta,

stated that all measures are being taken

-to protect the community… -Who cares? It's money.

-[shop owner] Thanks, lady. -Oh, thank you.

Yeah.

DAYAK TATOO IS NOT A CRIME, IT'S AN IDENTITY

FIGHT TO OUR LAST BREATH

[indistinct chatter]

DISCOVERY OF A HEADLESS BODY OF INDONESIAN CITIZEN

REQUESTING IMMEDIATE REPATRIATION

[Panca] What now?

[Sanja] I found this.

A second letter from the Malaysian police

requesting the repatriation of a headless body

believed to be an Indonesian citizen.

Dated July 3rd. This letter is now almost three weeks old.

How is it this was not followed up?

[sighs] We didn't have the Thoriq case back then.

And so you just sat on your hands?

[Sanja] We must respond to this immediately.

Listen carefully…

[Panca] According to protocol, this letter has no power.

There are proper channels for matters.

I see. The consulate general.

There's nothing like red tape, to slow things down.

Very efficient.

[Sanja] Excuse me.

[Sanja] Thomas, your boss tells me

that the Malaysians contend to complicate things.

Is it always like this?

[Thomas over phone] Yes, ma'am.

They want to avoid undue publicity.

I guess we do the same.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Malaysian policeman] The body has already been disposed of.

All that remains is this report.

[Sanja] Okay, thank you.

[Malaysian policeman] You're welcome.

VICTIM NO. 3 UNIDENTIFIED MALE WITH A GARUDA TATTOO

[woman] One noodle.

Four fried rice.

[girl] Sindai, is the food ready? Arum's hungry.

[Sindai] It's almost done. Do you want to take it away, Arum?

No need. We're almost there. Plenty of food there.

[woman] Receipt, please.

[Sindai] Hey, girl. Are you going to finish that?

I'm done.

Are you visiting here?

No, we're going to work.

And you work at what? I'm Sanja. What's your name?

Sindai.

Uh, all kinds of work. Some of us work at diners, like this.

Some are shopkeepers and some work at the plantations.

It's safe. Ambong protects us.

The spirit guardian. He's very kind.

-Ambong is-- -Sindai! We must get going now.

Take the others outside.

[woman] Remember, never talk to strangers. It's dangerous.

What did she ask?

WELCOME TO INDONESIA

[soldier] Hey! You there. What do you think you're doing?

These logs belong to our forest. We want them back.

I'll take this as collateral.

[grunts]

INDONESIA-MALAYSIA BORDER MILITARY CONTROL POST, BATANG BIDAI

[girl 1] Silas is such a troublemaker fighting with a soldier like that.

[girl 2] He must've been brainwashed by Commander Tajau's gang.

[man] Don't talk like that about Commander Tajau.

[girl 1] Why not?

Even our late Uncle Juwing didn't agree with that crooked commander.

BATANG BIDAI LONGHOUSE INDONESIA-MALAYSIA BORDER

Please, ma'am. Please help us.

[Panca] If we can just get Silas to talk to us,

we can fix all of this.

He will be treated fairly according to the law.

[Juwing's wife scoffs]

JUWING, DAYAK YOUTH ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST RECEIVED GOVERNMENT'S AWARD

[Juwing's wife] The law?

You know nothing about our laws or customs.

We are in mourning and you have the cheek to barge in here.

Your law is worth nothing here.

Wait.

[in Dayak] Try fighting a woman. Maybe you can win this time.

[footsteps approaching]

[in English] Let us find Silas, sir.

[Panca] You know where he is?

[Sanja] Perhaps Silas and Thoriq had a fight,

and Silas overpowered him?

[Thomas] He fought them off tonight at the border and escaped.

[Sanja] Hmm…

Inspector, I want to…

[Sanja] Call me Sanja.

[Thomas] Okay, Sanja.

What you said yesterday, that's not how it is.

I'm sorry, Thomas.

I know things work differently here.

But right now, I could use your knowledge.

[Thomas] Is he still here?

[man] Sure. He's been here all night.

[customer 1] Hey, Thomas, is it true Silas and his gang

caused the commotion at the border?

[customer 2] Did you know they killed an army officer?

[customer 3] Holy shit. Way out of line.

[suspenseful music playing]

LET'S JOIN TAJAU'S TROOPS

-[running steps] -[thuds]

[Thomas] Silas! Hey! Silas!

[suspenseful music continues]

[Sanja] Hey!

Get down!

Hey!

Freeze!

Get down here!

Stop!

[tires screeching]

Stop, Silas!

[tires screeching]

Hey!

[suspenseful music continues]

[thwacks]

[thwacks]

[hurried footsteps]

[Sanja] Thomas, calm down.

-We do it just like you do in Jakarta. -Stop it.

-He's given a statement. -[panting]

Calm down.

Mr. Silas Langgau…

You said here, you planned to steal wooden logs

from the military base.

"Reclaim them."

"Reclaim."

And you did this because of Juwing's death?

Juwing's death must be avenged.

The soldier's death is a sign to speak out.

[in Dayak] Who gave you that idea?

Commander Tajau's group?

The late Apay Juwing and Commander Tajau didn't always see eye to eye.

But we all share the same goal.

If you're guilty, the whole village will pay the price.

[Silas] At least we've done something.

[Silas in English] And you people?

You ignore reports of missing people.

[in Dayak] I'd rather act up and pay the price

than be an ass-kisser and then still pay the price.

[shouts] Son of a bitch!

[in English] Silas and Juwing are family, but he obeyed Commander Tajau?

Juwing was smart. He knew the politics.

Tajau was a radical. Silas sympathized.

Okay, so maybe a guy like Tajau

-is capable of… -Of what?

…sacrificing.

A martyr like Juwing, for the better good.

So you suspect Silas…

Just speculation.

[Sanja] These missing girls, what else do we know about them?

[Thomas] They all want better lives.

Who wouldn't want to leave?

-Or join a radical group? -Of course.

[phone buzzing]

MR. BUJANG: MA'AM, I'M ON THE GUARD DUTY TONIGHT

BEFORE THAT, CAN YOU STOP BY?

[Sanja] So you're sure about this, Mr. Bujang?

Juwing and Thoriq were murdered by different people?

[Bujang] Yes, ma'am.

How do you know this?

[chuckles]

It is Ambong, he knows.

I'll be in the car, Sanja.

[Bujang chuckling]

So I'm very curious. Curious about Juwing, Mr. Bujang.

I understand he was very respected.

There were some who didn't think so.

What do you mean?

I understood that he fought hard for his people.

Yes.

He protested against the expansion of the palm plantations.

The forests were being destroyed and wasting water.

[coughing]

[grunts, clears throat]

But others… were accusing him

of exploiting stories of the Dayak community

to his own advantage.

And later, he ran to be a member of parliament.

[dramatic sting]

[in Dayak] You need something for your eyes.

-[Bujang in English] Hold on. -I'm okay.

[muffled, fuzzy ringing effect]

[Bujang] Let me help you.

-[liquid drops effect] -[ringing stops]

There.

-How's that? -Wow. Amazing.

What is that?

Secrets of the forest. Strong and powerful.

-[chuckles] -[Raymond] I'm back.

[Bujang] Excuse me, ma'am. My turn to do the rounds.

[Sanja] Thank you for all your help.

-[Bujang] My pleasure, ma'am. -[Sanja] Good night.

Ambong. Who is this guy?

A superstition. A forest spirit.

More likely a communist guerilla lost in the woods. Who knows?

It's just… a local folklore.

A silly myth like ghosts.

You think Ambong did it?

You should get some sleep and ignore this nonsense.

Don't forget it was you who introduced me to this man.

[soft chuckle] Okay, but we do have a crime to solve.

-Oh, I almost forgot. -[chuckles]

You're no good to any of us if you don't get some rest.

[Sanja] You don't have official lodgings?

[Thomas] No. I'm not crazy about living downtown.

You're not wearing your cool glasses.

You only wear them during the day.

I only need them when it's sunny.

My eyes…

are sensitive.

It's a medical condition.

Oh. I'm sorry.

You needn't be sorry.

Because we're working together now. Partners.

[both chuckle]

Good night, Thomas.

-[loud thud] -[tires screech]

[ominous music playing]

[eerie music playing]

[wind howling]

[voices groaning]

[voices laughing]

Miss, why aren't we on the main road?

You're awake, Sindai? Get some sleep.

We're almost there.

[woman] What's that? It's okay. One of the girls woke up.

What?

Not too old. Just have my money ready.

[engine idling]

[water lapping]

[Sindai] Miss, I'm scared.

[woman] Go to sleep!

Wait, I'll call you back. There's no problem. Just wait.

[uneasy music playing]

All of you, just stay put.

[dog barking in distance]

[voices giggling]

[whispers] We have to get out of here.

[girl] I was having a dream. Where are we now?

[whispers] We need to get away from this lady.

-[tense sting] -[growling]

-Help me! There's someone on the roof! -[squelches]

[woman whimpers]

-[woman screams] -[slashes]

-[eerie music playing] -[hissing]

[man chanting]

THREE DAYS LATER

[chanting continues]

-[bees buzzing] -[man whooping]

[chanting continues]

[bees buzzing]

[foreboding music playing]

COMMUNITY SAFETY AND SECURITY DEPARTMENT

POLICE

[light music playing]

[Sanja] Straight ahead.

Okay.

A little further.

Okay, stop. Stop, stop, stop!

I've seen this woman

in Malaysia.

She was driving a group of teenage girls.

A carload of them.

[phone rings]

[messages chiming]

VICTIM NO. 4, UMI

[Sanja] We found a lot of clues from the victim's phone.

This unidentified male may be the body found by the Malaysian police.

Look closely. Same ring, same tattoo.

A Garuda bird tattoo.

HARIS'S DRINK STALL PALM PLANTATION POST

GARUDA TATTOO, HONEY TREE

We're starting to make some progress.

The victim's text chat contained

a message from our first victim, Thoriq Herdian.

And this next picture, does this mean anything to you guys?

[keyboard key clacks]

[Thomas] That's Mr. Agam.

A local crime lord. He was a thug.

-[keyboard key clacking] -Ran a whole host of suspect businesses.

-He's still alive? -[Thomas] Yes. Yes, he is.

-Then we shall pay him a visit. -[footsteps approaching]

Not so fast. Malaysian police are asking for our help.

[Panca] Three days ago,

at midnight,11 p.m., Sarawak time, this van was attacked.

Witnesses said

the driver was an Indonesian woman named Umi, now missing.

[Sanja] Excuse me, sir.

This woman is the same victim from our crime scene earlier today.

Okay. That's interesting.

But finding these girls is our top priority.

The children were all young girls

carrying Indonesian passports. All the passports are fake.

Trafficking.

I want you to cross-check everything.

Most of them are under 17 years of age and don't have ID cards.

Two girls have been reported as missing.

I want a sweep of the area along our border.

This is our top priority. Get to work.

-[policeman 1] Yes, sir. -[policeman 2] Very good, sir.

[Panca] Sanja.

I understand your case is crucial, but this is a priority.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

[door closes]

So now… we join the search?

No.

Why no?

Our priority now…

is this man.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Sanja] Hello, Mr. Agam.

Can we have a minute?

You seem to be in a rush.

[Agam] You're new, aren't you?

Hey. Hey, easy.

Huh?

Please come to the station. I'll explain later.

[Agam] I'm a good citizen, so I will comply.

[Sanja] Not exactly good heart food.

You say that you employ Umi, only on a seasonal basis.

I've done some checking on you, and found some rather interesting facts.

It seems you're well known to the police.

Charged with illegal logging in 2005.

Apparently, you brokered permits for the abandoned factory,

and mysteriously soon after, it closed down.

And the case was not solved.

And so the charges against you were dropped.

Of course, you claimed to have been a mere witness.

Yes. I had nothing to do with it.

As an innocent man, and upright citizen,

Mr. Agam Yusof, can you tell me anything about the human trafficking in this area?

This.

A gift from my daughter.

[Agam] When I return home after travelling,

she asks me to perform a magic trick

with this pen.

[mysterious music playing]

[door opens]

Sanja.

Why did you arrest him?

Because he's in a photograph?

He's a person of some interest, in the very least.

That's no reason to make a scene like you did.

Okay, I may have overreacted a little, but he was trying to bribe us.

So what's your plan?

The attack in Sarawak makes this a joint case.

Both our governments now share the same interests.

Let's officially work together.

That's possible.

But first, one of the girls in the van, who is called…

Jenta.

She's returning home to her village. I'd like you to go with her tomorrow.

Yes, sir.

[Panca] Sanja.

Be careful.

I do know about what happened to you in Jakarta.

[door opens]

[door closes]

[footsteps receding]

[door opens]

[blows air]

[animals chirping, calling]

[Sindai] Don't be afraid, Arum.

This is the way that Ambong showed me.

[thumps]

[in sign language] Ambong again! Have you even seen him?

[Sindai] No. Not really.

But Ambong speaks to me when I'm lonely.

When I have no friend.

You know, I don't… I don't really have anyone at all.

[Arum in sign language] You have me.

Yes.

I have Arum and Arum has me.

[insects buzzing]

[insects chirping]

[ominous music playing]

[voices whispering]

[Jenta's mother] Jenta!

TANAMURUNG LONGHOUSE KALIMANTAN, INDONESIA

-[in Dayak] Are you all right? -[Jenta] I'm all right.

I miss you.

[Jenta in English] Hey, Indai.

[in Dayak] I'm sorry I couldn't take care of Arum.

[door slams]

[Sanja in English] The bodies of the victims

were displayed in conspicuous places.

The killer wanted people to see his handiwork.

-[Thomas] To scare people? -[Sanja] The killer is making statement.

He's enjoying all the attention he's getting.

It's making him more excited, it's becoming a game.

The hunters and the hunted.

JULY 2023

These are the dates when Thoriq attended Koh Haris's drink stall.

The last place he was seen at before he was killed on 17th July.

I've checked immigration data.

A week after those dates, there was increased traffic

of teenage girls crossing the border.

On the day when I saw Umi with the girls at the restaurant,

it was a week after Thoriq was last seen.

So the killer knows the pattern of the traffickers?

It's time to interview Agam again.

[Silas] Agam is not here.

-What? -You let him go.

[Silas] So, how, Madam Officer

can I be killing people while I'm in here?

[Sanja] Thomas, how did this happen?

Why did you release Agam?

I told you, there are no grounds to detain him.

[Silas] Thoriq worked for Agam.

[Sanja] I trust you've alerted the Malaysians?

Because immigration can do nothing.

Permission to verify.

[Panca] Stop, Inspector Sanja!

[suspenseful music playing]

Stamp it.

POLICE STATION, NANGA JUGAM REGION

[Thomas] So you're Arum's father?

Mongrel! You sold your daughter to human traffickers?

[Arum's father] I needed money to go to Brunei.

My crop failed. Arum is mute.

I got offered a job, but it was a scam.

[suspenseful music continues]

[Sanja] Hello, Mr. Agam.

You're under arrest.

Come with me.

[Agam grunts]

-Relax. Police. -No.

I am a Malaysian citizen!

Look! Look, look, look.

MALAYSIAN IDENTITY CARD, AGAM BIN YUSOF

[Malaysian policeman] What's going on?

-[Agam] Hey! Police officer! -[Malaysian policeman] Yes?

This girl here, she is assaulting me! See?

A reckless act on foreign soil.

You failed to notify the Malaysian police about Agam.

They don't know anything about Agam's connection with the van attack.

How then, do you explain this?

Or don't you?

So, if this is deliberate…

if it is, then I'm accusing you of foul play.

Or is it just…

that you're inexperienced,

or incredibly incompetent at police work.

I am sending a letter to Jakarta,

I'm requesting a new investigator.

And you, you can return to your father's lair.

[sighs]

[water trickling]

[Thomas] How are you?

[Sanja] Chilled.

[soft chuckle] It's nice to see you smiling again.

[Sanja] Are you flirting with me, Thomas?

[laughs] Oh, God, hardly.

I don't like to see you gloomy. It makes me sad too.

Why waste time getting upset over a man like Agam?

[Sanja] He's our only lead.

Not to mention, a key witness.

That's true.

But you shouldn't let a scumbag like that upset you like he's doing.

[Sanja] I really wanted to make a good show of this assignment.

For a whole lot of reasons, but now,

I'm being… discharged back to Jakarta, Thomas.

So I must leave this case to you now.

You'll be fine.

[somber music playing]

[Sanja] That time, why leave the letter on my car?

Rather than give it to me directly.

[Thomas] How did you know it was me?

[Sanja] I didn't at the time, but I knew it was somebody who cared.

And that's when I knew I could trust you.

-Thank you, my friend. -Ah, easy.

See you tomorrow.

See you tomorrow.

[Thomas] Good night.

[Thomas] You can trust me. Absolutely, Sanja.

[gentle music playing]

[birds chirping]

[suspenseful music playing]

[animal calling in distance]

[breathes nervously]

[suspenseful music continues]

-[whimpers] -[insects buzzing]

[Arum's father] Ari, I didn't mean to!

Please forgive me!

[music intensifies]

VICTIM NO. 5, ARUM'S DAD

[woman in Dayak] Son of a bitch! Go to hell!

This is how you pay for selling your own kid!

You should've been swallowed whole!

Not even your head will be spared!

[people chattering in Dayak]

[rain pattering]

[soft music playing]

[music gets distorted]

[music stops]

[in English] How are you, Jenta?

Before we left, we spent the night in a warehouse.

We didn't know where it was.

[Jenta] I found this when I was there.

Do you know whose this is?

No. I wanted to keep it for my own.

But I was asked to give it back.

By whom?

Do you remember what this person looks like?

[ominous music playing]

[bird cawing]

[ominous music playing]

[rustling]

PINEAPPLE BUTTER BREAD EXP: 29/07/2023

[birds cawing in distance]

[footsteps thudding on stairs]

[uneasy music playing]

[dramatic sting]

[intense music playing]

[intense music continues]

[loud clank]

[body thumps, thuds]

[loud bang]

[insects chirping]

[birds singing]

[Sindai] There's a cave. We can spend the night here.

I'll go check first. You wait here.

[thuds]

[eerie music playing]

[eerie sting]

[music stops]

[clanking]

Hey!

Open up! Hey!

[clanking]

[clanking continues]

[loud clank]

-[body thuds] -[rustling]

[eerie music playing]

-[footsteps approaching] -[clanking]

Oh, God, Sanja!

[Thomas] This is crazy.

-Is the killer after you? -[fire crackling]

If he was, I wouldn't have a head.

He wasn't even armed.

Right.

[Thomas] If Mr. Bujang didn't hear your screams,

you would never have been found.

[Sanja] Mr. Bujang.

I'm very grateful that you rescued me,

but what took you to the factory?

Oh, I wanted to check about what Thomas had said.

Maybe… perhaps the noises I've been hearing,

maybe they're real boars after all, not the sound of ghosts.

[chuckles] No.

And anyway, who believes in ghosts?

[Thomas and Bujang chuckle]

[Thomas] The trick is to keep your glass full.

If it's empty, fill it up!

[Thomas and Sanja chuckle]

-[rain pattering] -Hold on then.

You're from around these parts, right?

The Tanamurung Longhouse, that's your home.

-Yeah? -[Thomas] Everybody knows that.

And now you've just worked it out.

But… I'm glad it's no problem for you.

The stigma can be difficult.

I must cover my tattoos to be accepted.

To police, I'm a "Typical Dayak,"

and to Dayaks, I'm a "Typical Cop." So I can't win.

[both chuckle]

I joined the police force…

to protect my community.

Good Dayak son

defending Dayaks.

While hiding your secret identity!

[laughs]

-[Sanja chuckles] -So what's your story?

No.

-[Thomas] Come on! -No.

I feel…

unworthy compared to your noble intentions.

-Then your intentions were-- -Different.

[somber music playing]

There was a child. I hit her.

She was on her bike.

[sighs]

Now it's over, so there, and I…

was responsible.

[somber music continues]

[Raymond] Well, well, well.

What's the occasion?

What's with Mr. Bujang?

He's out like a light. Hey.

[Sanja] Raymond, isn't it?

You worked a shift with Mr. Bujang on July 17th?

[Raymond] Ah, the lady has a good memory.

A nip for me.

I was on night shift.

I don't want what happened that night to happen again.

Tell me what happened.

[Raymond] Uh, Mr. Bujang's booze was so strong.

I was knocked right out.

[phone ringing]

So you were asleep,

-and you didn't do your round… -[Thomas] Yes?

…with Mr. Bujang?

No, I was asleep for two or three hours.

[Thomas] We're on our way.

So Mr. Bujang had to do the rounds on his own.

[Raymond] But it was his own fault.

[policeman] One officer will return to the station.

You two are in charge of the scene.

-[Dr. Mei] Okay. -[policeman] Don't miss anything.

[Dr. Mei] Sure. Let's get her inside.

[somber music playing]

POLICE STATION, NANGA JUGAM REGION

-[knocking on door] -[Panca] Come in.

[door closes]

[uneasy music playing]

[hurried footsteps receding]

[military officer] The blood trails lead towards where the victim was located

indicating that she had been walking a considerable distance.

The search for Arum will be concentrated here and here.

As long as you are mentally and physically fit,

we'd appreciate your help in the search.

[soldiers] Yes, sir!

I need three men to search the forest. Please follow me.

[Bujang grunting]

Mr. Bujang.

Are you on the search?

I'll help where I can.

I may not look like it,

but when the military were fighting the communist uprising…

I acted as their pathfinder.

Please find Arum.

Save her.

[Bujang breathing heavily]

You mustn't let your guilt consume you.

You can still redeem your mistakes.

Mr. Bujang!

Tell me about July 17th.

[chuckling]

CRIMINAL CASES NOTES

[Panca] Sanja, please sign your transfer papers.

I'll expect you to brief your replacement.

It's that easy, is it?

[Panca] Come on, let's be professionals.

We tried to work together, but it didn't work out. That's all.

Here.

[soft chuckle]

What?

Nothing. Just a funny thought.

[suspenseful music playing]

Excuse me.

[knocking on door]

[suspenseful music continues]

What's wrong with you? Are you crazy?

[Sanja] I'm crazy? Me?

You are the crazy one, Thomas.

Tell me what's going on?

[Sanja] I once told you.

You're the only one I can trust.

But I'm not sure about that now.

Now answer me.

What did Panca tell you to do?

Lower your gun. I'll tell you everything.

The inspector told me to keep an eye on you and report to him.

You update him? About the case?

About the case, of course about the case.

Although…

I don't think he cares that much.

He's more interested in what you do.

And he pays you for this?

-What? -That night.

Brown envelope. Did you forget?

That was just routine.

Everybody knows he has business on the side.

[Thomas] I don't have a choice.

And I don't want to know about his business.

I don't even want to spend the money.

-You told him I was at the factory? -[Thomas] What?

Your boss attacked me, and then left me for dead in the tank.

-[Thomas] No! -Don't lie!

[Thomas] I swear! That day, I kept calling you,

but you had no service. I didn't know where you were.

That morning, he called me for an update about where you were,

I didn't know where you were!

I'm a hypocrite for doing this to you, Thomas.

[Sanja] The girl…

that I hit with my car.

At that time…

she died.

[somber music playing]

[Sanja] When I joined the police academy,

everyone underestimated me.

They said I only got in because of my father.

I refused to listen to them.

I worked hard to prove myself and to them

that I was good enough to be a police officer.

A righteous one.

I thought everything was fine until…

That day…

I hid her…

in my car.

I didn't want all my hard work to go down the drain.

I didn't want that, Thomas.

So my classmates, and my superiors,

and my father, they all worked together.

A cover-up.

And from that day on…

I let myself become a…

coward.

Years passed.

I thought everything was fine, but it wasn't at all.

I'm in pain. Exhausted.

I want to come clean, take responsibility, apologize.

Kiss her parents' feet and beg their forgiveness.

[somber music continues]

But if I come clean, all my mates, all my superiors,

they've all got their careers now.

I'll be taking them all down with me.

They threatened me.

"Don't be a saint," they said.

"It's too late."

"We've all cleaned up your shit."

I'm leaving tomorrow.

I've been replaced.

I would like you to…

return this to the family.

It was a pleasure serving with you, Thomas.

My offer to recommend you to Jakarta…

still stands.

Let me know if you want that.

It's been my pleasure too.

[door closes]

[somber music continues]

[fire crackling]

[people clamoring]

[Sanja] Run! Quickly, run!

[clamoring continues]

[somber music continues]

[fire crackling]

[somber music continues]

[people shouting]

[music stops]

[water lapping]

[water gurgles]

[water gurgles]

-[bird cawing wildly] -[animals calling wildly]

[insects buzzing]

[birds chirping, singing]

[Sanja] All these people are connected in some way.

Umi, the man with the Garuda tattoo,

Thoriq,

Arum's father.

And they're all associated with trafficking.

I hear Juwing often protested about

how slack the authorities were in dealing with trafficking.

Yes. He investigated himself.

The killer's Agam?

[Sanja] I don't know yet.

[Silas] He's using superstition to get away with murder.

Hey, here. Drive this.

This is Officer Rahmat's car.

Not today it isn't. Walk.

[Thomas] Huh?

Get in.

[Sanja] The evidence is minimal, but there is a connection.

Even if the motive is hazy.

Let's say Agam has a rational business motive…

it's still strange.

He's a pragmatic and calculating man.

Vicious.

Certainly. But what makes a man like that

turn bloodthirsty, all of a sudden?

[Silas] It could.

You're not convinced he's the killer. Why?

These are all theories,

but there is a way…

of finding out the truth.

[suspenseful music playing]

[grunts, groans]

-[in Dayak] Excuse me, sir. -Oh.

[suspenseful music continues]

[muffled grunts]

[suspenseful music continues]

[engine starts]

[car squeaks]

[indistinct chatter]

[Thomas breathing nervously]

[Panca in English] I'm going now.

[man] Yes, sir.

Let's go.

-Take me home. -[Thomas] Yes, sir.

[Silas] Get out!

[breathing nervously] Hey, hey, hey. Please. Please!

Yes. I killed Asraf.

That punk stole my money!

[Sanja] The man with the Garuda tattoo was Asraf?

Yes, ma'am. Yes.

I asked Thoriq to take care of it.

And even to get rid of his body.

[Agam] But that's all. That's all I know.

When Thoriq was killed, I didn't think anything,

but…

when Asraf's head was sent to my house…

I was confused.

[fire crackling]

[Agam] I was scared.

So I burnt his head and went into hiding.

Apay Juwing. Tell me what you know about him.

I don't know anything.

You know, I have the highest respect for the Dayak community.

Respect, my ass!

You sell our children!

Juwing was investigating it,

and you told Thoriq to kill Juwing as well!

Hey, hey! If Thoriq killed Juwing too, then…

it's no surprise, he'd do anything for money.

But not me!

-[in Dayak] Son of a bitch! -[Agam yelps]

[Panca in English] Thomas, let me ask you.

After the girl was found dead,

I saw you with Sanja at the hospital.

Where else did you meet her?

She was already there, sir.

You sure?

Maybe you were with her before that?

[Thomas] Looking for this?

-[tires screeching] -[gun cocks]

-[tires screeching] -[Thomas] And this?

[tense music playing]

When she escaped from the factory,

I knew it had to be you.

So it was you who attacked Sanja?

She was ignoring the case. She's a rogue officer.

She was on the case all right.

And it threatened you.

And the money you make from human trafficking.

So what now, hmm?

Promotion? Or you wanna be a hero in your community?

Call Agam.

[phone ringing]

[Panca] Hello?

Yes, what?

[Panca] Uh, nothing.

Just checking. All good there?

All good. Good.

And you?

The bitch is gone.

She came to the black market.

[dramatic sting]

Your girl is causing more trouble.

[handcuffs clinking]

Put these on.

[Thomas] Now.

[suspenseful music playing]

-[Panca] So you're gonna kill me here? -[Thomas] No.

I need to keep you in a safe place

while I process the evidence with Sanja.

[suspenseful music continues]

[tires screeching]

[exhales heavily, coughs]

[Panca] Hello.

[in Bahasa Indonesia] 10-5!

[in English] All officers!

Inspector Sanja has kidnapped our suspect, Agam!

-[in Bahasa Indonesia] 10-2! -[coughs]

[Panca in English] All officers, sweep the market and take over!

Take over means arrest them, idiot!

I gave you your regular share.

[panting] You ungrateful punk.

Yes, but now it's enough.

Yeah, I feel the same way.

[phone buzzing]

SANJA

SANJA

[buzzing continues]

-[gunshot] -[birds squawking, screeching]

-[Agam grunts] Please just tell me! -[thwacks]

-How much do you want? -[thwacks]

-[Sanja] That's enough! -What?

Just kill this fucker. Problem solved!

I can't let that happen, Silas!

[Silas] Oh, yeah? Watch me.

You're a fool if you still believe in the law.

Remember our plan, Silas.

-[Sanja grunts] -[body thuds]

Sorry, ma'am. Our plan is the same, but our ways are different.

[suspenseful music playing]

-[van door closes] -[engine starts]

-[engine revs] -[Sanja] Silas!

[shouts] Silas! Silas!

POLICE LINE, DO NOT CROSS

[sirens wailing]

[tires screeching]

[siren blares]

[policeman] Stop! Freeze!

Silas, get out!

[suspenseful music continues]

[soft footsteps approaching]

[music intensifies]

-[rustles] -[music stops]

[birds chirping in distance]

[rustling]

[soft gasp]

[uneasy music playing]

[Sanja breathing heavily]

[breathes heavily]

[footsteps thudding in distance]

[clanking in distance]

-[footsteps approaching] -[gasps]

[Sanja] Mr. Bujang!

[grunts softly]

The girl will soon recover, Ms. Sanja.

I gave her tea with calming leaves so she could rest.

I was lucky to find her in the forest.

[Bujang] Yeah.

-M-- Please, Ms. Sanja. -[Sanja] Back off!

This is not what it looks like.

-I wasn't the one who did this. -[Sanja] Then who was it?

I just came here to clean up,

and I saw him shooting at Thomas.

He was angry and confused,

and he cut Thomas's throat with a fighting knife.

-[loud clank] -[Sanja] Back off!

[metal bar clanks]

The killer beheads, he doesn't cut.

Yes. You're right.

Why don't you go check his throat to be sure?

Maybe he's a copycat killer.

That way, nobody would suspect him.

Copying you?

[tense music playing]

[soft grunt]

Tell me why.

So people will see, Ms. Sanja.

So they see you?

They must see what is happening here.

[Bujang] Nobody cares about me. I'm just a nobody.

I'm not looking for attention.

Our people are repressed, struggling to survive.

And it's young children

-who are paying the price. -[bone cracks]

At first, I was afraid to do anything.

But when the killings continued,

then Juwing and a man with the Garuda tattoo…

I felt compelled to act.

So everyone would see.

Starting with the likes of you.

Juwing and Thomas, I respected their bodies.

The others…

deserve to rot.

No more. On your knees.

[Sanja] Hands on your head!

[Panca panting] Sanja!

[groans] Shoot the psycho!

-[suspenseful music playing] -[Bujang pants]

-[gun cocks] -[dramatic sting]

[water splashes effect]

-[slashes] -[blood spurts]

[sinister music playing]

VICTIM NO. 6, PANCA NUGRAHA

[body thuds]

[eerie music playing]

[voices whispering, breathing heavily]

[voices chuckling]

[Bujang] I won't do it.

I can't possibly do it to you.

[bird cawing]

Do what to me? What?

[Bujang] I don't want to fight you.

I don't want to behead you.

[in Dayak] That's what you want, isn't it?

[in English] You want to live, but you want to be punished.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Bujang in Dayak] You must learn to choose.

[bird cawing]

Choose what you see.

VICTIM NO. 7, THOMAS MARTINUS

VICTIM NO. 7, THOMAS MARTINUS

[in sign language] Don't leave me alone.

[breathes sharply]

[insects chirping]

[Silas in English] "Agam Yusof was charged with multiple, serial murders

and took his own life in his cell.

Evidence of his crime scenes were collected

thanks to the selfless dedication

of Local Police Chief Inspector, Panca Nugraha,

who, at this time, still remains missing."

[Silas] Nothing changes.

Don't read that garbage near Thomas.

[sighs]

[Silas] Even though you were a cop,

you were an inspiration.

And you gave us courage.

This won't stop here.

[somber music playing]

[priest] Beloved brothers and sisters,

let us gather around to start tonight's mass.

For those of you who would like to sing, please feel free.

[rattles, clanks]

[somber music continues]

[policeman] More evidence here from suspect Agam's residence.

And be sure to check through all personal offense.

There's a number of documents that need to be identified, and…

[Thomas over laptop] She was on the case all right.

[policeman] This is going to take some time.

[Thomas over laptop] And the money you make from human trafficking.

[Panca over laptop] So what now, hmm? Promotion?

Or you wanna be a hero in your community?

Your girl is causing more trouble.

She's nothing like you. She has integrity.

And I won't let you get in her way.

[somber music playing]

[Daniel] Congratulations, Sanja.

Finally, you know what it's like to do a good job.

Time to go home.

Whether I go home or not, it is none of your business, sir.

Your father wants me to take you home.

What will I tell him?

That I don't answer to you.

Your classmates keep asking about you.

Some are still wondering…

if you're still willing to redeem yourself.

Do you want to serve time?

Can you survive that?

The girl is dead, Sanja.

The mother's not likely to admit

that her daughter was killed by a police officer.

Go.

Please go.

I don't need you.

In fact, I've never needed you.

Fine.

Can you say that about your father?

I'll see you another time.

[Daniel over radio] As much as we are grateful

that we've found our girl, Arum Fidelia Jinggut,

we need to clarify some potentially unsettling matters.

Rumors that members of the PARAKU or the communist guerillas

are still amongst us cannot be confirmed.

[reporter] Commander Daniel Lumenta is also asking the community

to get into the spirit of our Independence Day celebrations

and to use it as an opportunity to appreciate our nation more.

Working together to keep the community safe

and creating a better economy and the well-being of our community.

[children] Six. Hardworking, resourceful, and happy!

Seven. Economical, meticulous, and humble!

Eight. Disciplined, courageous, and loyal!

Nine…

[woman screaming]

[uneasy music playing]

[bell chiming]

[insects buzzing]

[tense music playing]

VICTIM NO. 8, BUJANG

[Bujang in Dayak] You have to learn to choose.

Choose what you see.

[thunder rumbling]

[man humming a tune]

BORNEO ISLAND, 1972

BORNEO ISLAND, 1972

-[soft music playing] -[man humming along]

[humming continues]

[soft music continues]

[soft, mysterious music playing]