ZOE: Cody was the funniest person I've ever met.
And kind.
He was too good for this world.
A world that thinks a bunch of luxury villas
are more important than a safe home for a single mum and her kids.
Hey, what have you got?
- Custard Danish. - Nice.
You need to look closer at those calls you've been getting.
Concentrate on the one that came from Canberra, OK?
Yeah, yeah, I'm already on it.
I'm going through the parliamentary records
- to see if Julie was there. - OK.
As it happens, I'm on the way to see the senator right now.
Didn't the brass say that that was off limits?
Yeah, but the dentist tells you to floss too, doesn't he?
But do you actually do it?
Yes.
Oh.
You still want it?
No, thank you.
Oh, this is good! You don't know what you're missing.
CORMACK: Don't shoot!
Cease fire. (PANTING)
Hey.
Do you know that there's a security guard out front?
Massive unit.
It is not very welcoming.
You didn't take the hint, though.
Oh, no-neck Nigel was for me?
- (CHUCKLES) - Oh, well, I am honoured.
You've been harassing my son.
Yeah, he's got a dark side, you little Seany.
I saw it on his computer,
before it mysteriously... fluttered away.
Aw. It's a shame to lose evidence like that.
(FAINTLY) Yes.
Finding good help on the public service is...
- next to impossible. - It is.
Whoops.
Where were you after Zoe's party?
Oh, you're kidding.
Sean and I came home.
We were here all night.
Just the two of you, huh?
How romantic.
Actually, we had a visitor.
Gita stopped by...
around midnight.
She can confirm we were here.
And why would Gita be stopping by at that time of night?
Well, she and I are very close.
I was the only one
who knew about her affair with Leo.
They were together that night.
Leo said he was at the office with Will.
That's what he told Nadja.
He was actually with Gita.
But they had a fight.
Zoe found out about the affair, so Gita called it off.
Threw Leo out.
And came here for some red wine therapy.
Thanks for the chat.
(EXHALES)
(GRUNTS) You really should get some stairs here.
Fore!
(KNOCKING AT DOOR)
Uh, one second.
I'm just changing.
- Hey. - Hey.
You OK?
- Yeah. - Hm.
You're going to be in big trouble with Mum. You're late.
Yes, I know. But I've got more fireworks than a Chinese New Year,
so I'll be forgiven.
- Fireworks? That's so lame. - Yeah.
Your dad wants to make a splash.
Well, it's his party.
Well...
I, uh, went to Gita's yesterday, like you suggested.
Oh, yeah? How'd you go?
I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that.
- I had to find out somehow. - (EXHALES)
Does Mum know?
I think she suspects.
Why doesn't she just leave him?
Why should she leave? This is her home.
She's put everything into this family.
He's the one setting fire to it.
It's nice, how much you care about her.
(SINGS) ♪ Happy birthd... ♪
(LAUGHS)
That's the drugs I asked you for.
That's some serious Scarface shit. (LAUGHS)
(GLASS SMASHES)
Everything alright?
Yes, yes. It's just a little accident.
Oopsy-daisy. Don't touch the glass!
I'll get a mop.
This is amazing, Mum.
I just want everything to be perfect for you.
I love you.
- (CLINKING) - Zoe, here you go. - CROWD: Speech! Speech!
LEO: Now, Zoe made me promise not to make a speech, but, um,
I paid for the shindig, so I'm going to make a little toast
before the hordes arrive.
Zo-Zo - 21.
That was the best year of my life,
because that's when you came into the world.
You turned two young lovers...
...into a family,
and everything made sense.
This family was all that mattered.
We're so proud of you,
and we can't wait to see you conquer the world.
I love you, darling.
- To Zoe. - ALL: To Zoe!
Happy birthday, darling.
CHILDREN: Happy birthday, Zoe.
(DRUG SEX BY MACHINE GUN FELLATIO PLAYS)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER AND LAUGHTER)
(MUSIC CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY)
(SIGHS)
(FOOTSTEPS APPROACH)
Why are you hiding?
Just waiting for the cool people to turn up.
(CHUCKLES)
- I didn't think you'd come. - Well, there's free drinks.
And I listened to your tape.
I really am so sorry, Sam.
I'm still mad at you.
But I'll get over it one day, 'cause I love you.
I love you, too.
(SUPERGLOO BY MAGIC DIRT PLAYS)
BOTH: Tune. (BOTH LAUGH)
Come on, let's dance.
Come on, I know you want to.
Come on.
SAM: Is that Joseph?
I'll be back in a sec.
What are you doing?
He's 30 years old.
It's a 21st.
Yeah, it's my party. I can invite whoever I want to.
It's my house, and I don't want him here.
Oh, I thought it was our house.
Your loving family, all that matters.
My friend can't come to my party, but your mistress can?
- What are you talking about? - Happy birthday, gorgeous.
I didn't invite them. You're not welcome here.
LEO: Oh! Very funny. Zoe, she's just joking.
- I'm not. - Welcome, welcome.
- I'm not joking. - Good to see you.
Young man. Please, go in, get a drink.
It's on the back deck, if Will hasn't finished them all already.
Great to see you both.
That was incredibly rude.
I don't care.
Sean's a creep, and Julie's a criminal.
- What? - Yeah, Mont Vista.
She bought the land, rezoned it, and then sold it on to YOUR bosses
for a huge profit.
- That sounds like gossip. - It's not. It happened.
It doesn't matter, Zoe. It's of no concern to us.
We're just building the thing.
Rules get bent all the time to make deals.
Cody died because of that deal.
Sweetheart, I know you miss him,
and I am sorry that Cody took his own life,
but it's not Julie's fault, and it's not Mont Vista's.
- Cody just got dealt a shit hand. - (FOOTSTEPS APPROACH)
What are you doing? It's cake time.
Oh! Of course. Great!
Shall we?
SAM: (OVER PHONE) So, Julie wasn't in Canberra.
But there was a big construction industry event there that weekend.
- (WIRE RATTLES) - Oh!
- Fuck! - Yeah, I know. But wait.
Leo Jacobs was the keynote speaker.
OK.
You go and talk to Will.
Him and Leo have been lying to us.
(WHERE'S YOUR HEAD AT? BY BASEMENT JAXX PLAYS)
(CROWD EXCLAIMS, CHEERS)
(DISTORTED AUDIO)
♪ Where's your head at?
♪ Where's your head... ♪
(FIREWORKS CONTINUE)
I met up with Gita earlier. We had a nice little chat.
A little chat about what?
You've been telling me naughty little lies, haven't you, huh?
What the fuck are you doing?
You said you were in the office on a business call,
but, no, you were with Gita, weren't you?
Until you weren't, of course.
I lied to cover up my affair, that's all.
You've been lying for 20 years, and you've been hindering
your own daughter's murder investigation!
We know that you've been calling Sam
every year on the night that Zoe died.
What are you talking about?
In 2019, on the anniversary of Zoe's death,
you called Sam from Canberra, didn't you?
No, I didn't. I haven't been to Canberra in 15 years.
No, you were there. You were keynote speaker at a conference.
I pulled out of that conference. I was sick.
- No, no, no. - Will went to my place.
- (FAINTLY) Shit... - (LINE RINGS)
(RECORDING) Hi. You've reached Samara.
Please leave a message.
Shit. (STARTS ENGINE)
Hi. You've reached Samara. Please leave a message.
Big drive?
Where are you heading?
Brisbane tonight.
- Then, who knows? - Cool.
13.20.
Cheers.
- Thanks. - Just a heads up...
There's coppers on the road to Brisbane.
It might be worth sleeping it off in the car for a few hours.
Thanks for the tip.
(PLAYS HAPPY BIRTHDAY)
(HUMS ALONG)
(HAPPY BIRTHDAY ENDS)
(BRAKES WHINE)
(TICKING)
(KNOCKING AT DOOR)
Will?
What's going on?
Gita said you'd be coming.
Sit down, Sam.
I've been trying to tell you something...
for a long time.
What did you do?
(BREATHES SHAKILY)
I never meant to hurt her.
(CAR APPROACHES)
(ENGINE STOPS, DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES)
WILL: Zoe!
Zoe!
What are you doing?
Sapphire Futures is your company?
You bribed Julie and the other councillors.
What? What are you talking about?
I saw Julie buy council votes with one of these.
But she was just the messenger. You're Sapphire.
That land was going to be rezoned eventually.
I just sped up the process.
Did Dad know about this?
What, 'cause I couldn't pull it off on my own?
No, this one was all me, thank you very much.
Why?
Well, the company needed saving.
Your Dad couldn't do it, so I did.
I saved it - me, Will Jacobs.
They couldn't find a suitable site for Mont Vista,
so Julie and I created one.
And Sean set up Sapphire for me,
and now, guess what - the project's happening.
And you got rich.
We all did! We all got rich.
It's not that big of a deal, Zoe.
This stuff happens all the time.
It's a... It's a victimless crime.
No, it's not!
Cody was a victim.
Yeah. That sucked. I'm sorry.
- That sucked?! - Hey!
You're no better than Dad. You know?
He's a cheating asshole, but you're a lying prick!
I'm going to tell Mum everything.
Zoe...
Hey, hey, don't do... Don't...
Zoe...
Zoe!
Don't be stupid!
Zoe, I'm serious. We'd lose the company if this came out.
You'd be ruining this family!
You fucking ruined this family, you and Dad!
I fucking hate you!
Sh...
Zoe, Zoe!
Zoe!
You're being melodramatic! Stop!
Leave me alone!
Come on! Zoe!
- Hey, hey, hey, hey. - Fuck off!
Open the door. Come on, please.
- Open th... - (STARTS ENGINE)
No, no!
Fuck!
(STARTS ENGINE, MUSIC PLAYS LOUDLY)
Fuck! Fuck!
- (SHOUTS) I said... - (ENGINE STARTS)
...leave me alo...
(SCREAMS)
(MUSIC CONTINUES)
(ENGINE AND MUSIC STOP)
(BREATHES SHAKILY)
(WHISPERS) Please, no.
Uh...
I tried to revive her, but she w... she was already gone.
I loved her so much! (SOBS)
Zoe was a horrible accident.
You've got to believe me.
Everything that happened after that wasn't an accident.
You had choices.
And you chose to lie.
You chose to torture us for all those years.
I never meant to hurt anyone.
How could you just... dump her like that?
I was drunk, I was high. I... (STAMMERS) I panicked, and...
(EXHALES, SNIFFLES)
I don't know.
I thought that if...
she disappeared, it would just hurt less -
if everyone thought that...
she was living a life somewhere else.
I wanted to confess.
But the first time when I called...
I mean, you thought I was Zoe, and the hope in your voice...
I just... I wanted to keep her alive...
for someone.
I'm sorry.
(INHALES, EXHALES DEEPLY)
No, no, don't!
(GUNSHOT)
(HINGES CREAK)
(SOBS)
It's OK.
(SOBS)
Shh...
(INAUDIBLE)
Just...
I wish I had...
...one more day with her.
I would have hugged her.
I would have told her how much I...
I love her.
I wonder who this girl would have been.
Would she be happy?
Would she have kids?
(INDISTINCT)
She'd be doing amazing things.
She was so smart.
- (CHUCKLES) - So fiery.
So kind.
Yeah.
(TAPPING)
(SIRENS WAIL DISTANTLY)
(KNOCKING)
I need to talk to you.
If this is about getting chocolate milk in the break room again,
I swear to God, James!
- You OK? - Yeah.
Not really.
Talk to me.
I've always thought my brother was dead.
And I've been trying to fill that void for years.
I made it about other people's...
...loss and pain and suffering,
so I didn't have to deal with my own.
But now I know that Ritchie's alive...
I've got no choice but to take care of my own...
...my family.
I can't do both.
You could just take a leave of absence.
No.
I'm done.
- Sorry, boss. - Don't apologise.
You've helped a lot of people, for a long time.
Thanks.
- For everything. - Hm.
My gun and my badge are in my desk drawer.
Oh, and there's a coffee card.
It's got a freebie still in it. You can have it.
(LAUGHS)
(KNOCKING)
Hey.
Sorry, I don't want Jesus in my life.
Well, me neither. I'm more a fan of the pagans.
Better parties.
- Can we sit down for a sec? - Hm.
I just wanted you to know that I, uh, quit my job.
So I won't be needing that evaluation.
Hm.
But I do want to thank you. You, uh...
You helped me.
A lot.
I should say you've still got a long way to go.
It wouldn't hurt for you to start seeing someone,
privately.
Nope, I am done with therapy.
But I'd like to see you again.
You don't have to answer now.
I've got to find Ritchie first.
But when I'm done...
...I'd like to know your story.
But with no couch,
no evaluations, no exchange of money
and no "It's not appropriate"s.
Just us.
(BREATHES DEEPLY)
Are you sure?
He's been in here before, this guy.
- That guy. - No.
Oh. OK, thank you.
Hi. Have you ever seen this...
RITCHIE: (ON VIDEO) Oh, look at that! Jimmy, quick! Get over here!
- I got one. - MOTHER: James, help your brother.
(KEY CLICKS)
Jimmy, quick! Get over here! I got one.
- James, help your brother. - (KEY CLICKS)
- James, help your brother. - JAMES: He's fine, Mum.
RITCHIE: Wow. Look, Mum, it's huge!
- MOTHER: Is that number three? - RITCHIE: Yep.
MOTHER: Wow, we really are in blessed waters.
KID: Hands up! Hands up!
Alright, alright! Righto, mate. Go on.
(KIDS CALL OUT INDISTINCTLY)
(SIGHS)
- Hey. - What can I get you?
I'm actually looking for someone.
Have you ever seen that bloke before?
- Ritchie? - You know him?
Yeah, he's a regular.
At least he used to be. I haven't seen him in a while.
- Why are you looking for him? - Um...
I'm his brother.
We kind of lost touch, and I'm trying to reconnect with him.
Any chance you know where he might be?
Nope.
You know, I've reckon I've got Jade's number back here, though.
His missus - the girl in the photo.
Awesome. Can I, uh...
Can I get it? Please?
No. You could be all kinds of creepy.
But I can give her a call, see if she'll want to meet you here.
OK, that would be amazing. Thank you.
BARTENDER: Hey.
Ritchie's brother's just rocked up.
Mm-hm.
Yeah, he's right here.
All good.
Alright, I'll see you soon.
She's on her way.
Now, do you want a drink while you wait?
- Yeah. - Mm-hm?
Why not?
Um...
Could I please get, uh...
You know what?
I want whatever Ritchie's favourite is.
Yeah, I can make you his go-to, if you like.
Let's do it.
$18.50.
$18.50?
Jesus.
Here.
What the fuck? It's spicy!
(SNORTS)
Is that really his drink?
No.
He drinks beer.
Mm.
You just came for that, and I really like it.
- I'll get you a beer. - Thank you.
So why don't you and Ritchie talk anymore?
Hmm?
I let him down a long time ago.
Just trying to make amends.
That's nice.
Jade's not coming, is she?
Sorry.
Alright.
If I don't want any trouble or nothing, um...
I'm just gonna leave it.
Ah! What the fuck is that...?
(GRUNTS)
OK.
OK. I see what's happening here.
Can I just take my spectacles off, please?
OK.
(EXHALES)
How much does he owe you?
- How much?! - 90 grand.
90 grand?
Fuck me, that's a bit steep!
Alright.
Just leave Ritchie alone.
I'll figure out how to get you money.
Oh!
Oh, sorry, buddy.
(INDISTINCT)
- (GROANING) - Fuck.
Hey, Simsie.
Sorry, mate, I left me bloody keys in Brissie.
I gotta check something in the evidence room
regarding the Jacobs case.
- No worries. - Thanks, mate. You beauty.
I won't be long.
(QUIET RUMMAGING)
(VACUUM CLEANER WHIRS)
(MOTOR STOPS)
That's what he owes you.
Ritchie's lucky to have someone looking out for him.
- You really know Jade? - Yeah.
Any idea where she might be? I don't know what else to do.
This is where she works.
- Hey. - Hey, mate.
What are you after?
I need to talk to you, Jade.
I'm Ritchie's brother.
Are you guys married?
I'm on a promise.
How long have you been together?
Two years.
He hasn't talked about you much.
Just a few stories from when you were little.
Yeah, we haven't seen each other since back then.
We had a pretty troubled childhood.
Yeah.
I've seen the scars.
Do you know where he is?
No.
He took off a few weeks ago. No warning.
I reckon he's getting cold feet.
It's got nothing to do with you.
He's in trouble again, isn't he?
(SIGHS)
He keeps falling off the wagon.
- Drugs? - No.
Gambling.
He's trying.
Where did you two meet?
I used to study in the library
and this guy would come in every few days.
He didn't look like a bookworm, so... (LAUGHS)
I was suss on him at first.
I thought it was a move.
Turns out you can't judge a book by its cover.
What kind of books did he read?
Everything.
Philosophy, history, lots of novels.
He's crazy-smart.
He got that from Mum.
Yeah, he said.
Sounds like... she was an amazing woman.
Yeah, she was.
You have any idea where he might have gone?
- Mm-mm. - Any mates that he trusts?
He doesn't really have any mates.
He's kind of a loner.
Sometimes when he's in a bad way,
he just takes off and goes bush.
He says the best way to fight his demons
is to disappear to the blessed waters for a while.
He said that? That exact phrase?
- Blessed waters? - Yeah. (CHUCKLES)
He's weird like that.
Speaks his own language sometimes.
Please don't run.
I just want to talk to you, mate.
I've been looking for you for 25 years.
I know I hurt you when we were kids.
And I'm... so sorry.
Is that it?
I just want to make it right, OK?
Do you forgive Dad for what he did to you?
'Cause why would I forgive you?
- I was just a kid! - Well, you didn't hit like a kid.
He made me do it, Ritchie.
Just leave me alone or I'll fucking kill you!
You almost killed me that night.
Remember?
When you cut me open...
...and you ran away from me.
I used to think...
...that it was an accident.
But it wasn't, was it?
I was terrified of you.
You used to slap the shit out of me
and lock me in that cupboard.
I was trying to protect you, Ritchie.
You left me in there for hours!
I used to fucking piss myself.
I still get panic attacks.
Ritchie, I'm sorry.
I promised you you were safer in there
than what he was doing to me and Mum outside.
I know he beat you too!
And Mum, I could hear it.
I could hear the screams.
I can still hear Mum's screams.
I tried to protect her, mate.
You've gotta know, it was Dad that caused all this.
You think I don't know that?
But it's still your face that haunts me.
Look, mate, I can't undo what fucking happened in the past!
I can't turn back time.
I wish I could.
But I can make things right now.
I paid your debt.
Why would you do that?
Because I would do anything for you.
You and Jade, you can get married now.
You can start again.
- You met Jade? - Yeah.
Punching above your weight there, mate.
She's worried about you.
How can I trust you?
Because I'm your brother.
And I love you.
You and I can start again too, mate, just the two of us,
free of Dad and all that bullshit.
(WHISPERS) I'm so scared.
Me too.
But I've got you.
- What's going on, Jim? - I don't know.
Richard Vogel, you're under arrest.
You sold me out.
I sold you out?
For what? What are you talking about?
What are you doing here?
Place your hands on your head.
- James, you need to stay out of this. - Stay out of what?
What's he under arrest for?
Murder, James.
Ritchie, don't say anything, OK, mate?
Don't say a fucking word, Ritchie.
Have you got any proof?
The DNA sample that you lodged for Ritchie
was already in the system.
It matched a sample found on a victim in an unsolved case.
He killed a kid, James.
What?
I'm sorry.
(INAUDIBLE)