[Bronte] This town is full of ghosts.
Everyone's been affected.
-Even the survivors. -[crying]
[Pendlebury] We need help locating three items.
Can you explain why her camera was in your boat shed?
Bronte's personal computer,
her phone.
I gave the phone to the cops.
You did it for Kieran, eh?
[Olivia] Do you ever wonder
what our lives might have been like if that day never happened?
Sometimes I do.
[door opens]
God, then why do I feel so shit when the two of you are together?
Because we're connected.
But not in the way that you think.
It's grief,
and pain.
[Verity] Join me in officially opening
the Finn Elliott and Toby Gilroy Memorial Clubhouse.
[all cheering and clapping]
There's something I need you to see.
That's Finn and Toby's boat.
What do you want to do?
I don't know, but something.
She used to tease me she was seeing an older boy,
I thought she was doing it to piss me off.
Maybe this is why she ran away.
Your daughter was on that boat, Trish.
When Finn and Toby went to rescue Kieran,
she drowned with them.
All this saying what great guys they are,
-it's fucking bullshit! -[Verity] Hey!
-Mum. -You stop that!
What's your problem, mate?
You're not my fucking mate.
Finn and Toby were fucking pedos!
What is it about this place?
Uh, Detective.
[suspenseful music playing]
[inaudible conversation]
I don't think it's a good idea.
It's just booze, Mia. What's a party without it?
You don't have ID. How would we get it?
I know someone I can ask. Ten bucks if you want in.
Oh, my God, Mia, you're so boring.
No, I'm not. I just…
I mean, look at you. You wore that to grade 6 camp.
I'm going.
[sighs]
Gabrielle, what are you doing out here?
Hey, Mr. Elliott. Have you seen Kieran?
You should be home, love. There's a bloody big storm coming in.
-[thunder rumbling] -Do you need a lift?
No, I'm all good, thanks.
-You sure? -Yeah, I'm all good. Don't worry about me.
Hey!
[thunder rumbling]
[opening theme music playing]
[Verity panting]
[Kieran] Mum, isn't it worth talking to Geoff Mallott at least,
since he found Gabby's bag?
Yeah, I don't need to talk to anyone, Kieran.
-Don't you want to know? -Hmm.
Know what?
If Gabby was on the boat with Finn and Toby.
You know, you seem remarkably determined
to implicate your brother in something awful.
I'm just trying to understand.
Gabby's bag was found in their dry locker.
[chuckling] Look at you, Nancy Drew.
[Mia] We're on the 2:15 flight tomorrow. It's the earliest I could get.
-I'll drive you to the airport. -No, it's fine. I'll make my own way.
Kieran, don't do that. Don't follow her.
You're such a doormat.
Can you just fucking stop, please?
-[Verity] Me? -For once.
You are the one that is trampling over your brother's memory.
Do you honestly think you're going to win her back
by kicking your dead brother in the face?
-Well, maybe Finn wasn't perfect. -[scoffs]
-I'm going in the shower. -Come on, maybe he did something stupid.
If Gabby was on their boat, she died because of them.
"Because of them"?
Who went into the cave when the tide was coming in?
[scoffing] You're blaming me for Gabby then?
[shouting] Your brother was trying to save you!
[shouting] I know that!
I know!
How could I forget that?
And I know you wished that I had died instead.
-For God's sake! -You made that clear from day one!
-Stop it! -Do you know how that made me feel?
How would I know, Kieran? You went to Sydney as soon as it happened.
That is not what happened.
Really? Because that's what it looked like!
Or maybe I am losing my marbles.
That would be great, wouldn't it? Both of us.
[in normal voice] Okay, so what happened?
Come on!
What happened then?
I can see you're desperate to say something, so go on, say it!
He told me to leave.
[in normal voice] It was Dad.
He said that I had to get away from you.
If I didn't, you'd destroy me.
[solemn music playing]
[smacks lips]
Brian.
Please don't.
Brian, can you come here for a minute?
Do you know what Kieran's saying now?
He's saying that you told him to go to Sydney
after Finn died to get away from me. Is that true?
[softly] You have to go.
You have to leave this place.
God, he's just a kid, Verity.
Why can't you just leave him alone?
You happy now?
[voice shaking] Why is it so hard for you to love me?
[door slides open]
[softly] Kieran, I…
[phone chimes]
[door slides open]
-[Mia] I'm going out. -Mia.
What?
I…
[hesitating] I don't know why I say those things.
-You really need to find out. -I know. I know.
Mia…
Before you go,
could I just have a few little moments with her, please?
Just in case…
-Yeah, sure. -[cooing]
[softly] Aw, thank you. Hello.
Hi.
[suspenseful music playing]
[inaudible conversation]
[Pendlebury] She looks frightened.
Did she have a reason to be scared of you, Mr. Gilroy?
I was angry and I was upset and I… I let her know it.
-Angry about what? -[lawyer] You don't have to answer that.
I'm sure your client knows his rights. What were you angry about, Julian?
Bronte Laidler was a trauma tourist.
We've had plenty of those over the years.
There's a map that they follow.
All the places where terrible things have happened, including our little town.
Now, what the fuck is this?
I mean, wh-- why are you dragging me in here?
Some allegations have been made about your son Toby
and Gabby Birch, haven't they?
They're utter rubbish.
Did Bronte know about those allegations?
We know she was particularly interested in Gabby.
No idea.
You wouldn't want people to believe those accusations now, would you?
A man in his twenties and a 14-year-old girl.
You wouldn't want someone to spread that kind of gossip.
Especially with a big memorial coming up.
You'd want to make sure they didn't, wouldn't ya?
Do you have any more questions?
[Pendlebury] Bronte found something, I'm sure of it.
Whoever buried the camera probably buried the laptop too.
Get a search warrant for Julian's place. Tell them to take a shovel.
[suspenseful music playing]
Can they do this?
They've got a warrant.
They can take the kitchen sink, if they want.
-Hey, Mum. -I'm going to go to the police myself.
I'm going to go to Hobart. Can't trust the cops around here.
[Olivia] Is that a good idea?
Justice for your sister?
I think that is a good idea.
I'm just looking for one with the… with the backpack.
-You don't have something like that? -What are the cops going to do?
Finn and Toby, they're gone.
-Mum, there's no justice to be had there. -Uh, that's your problem, Olivia.
You just can't see things through. It all just gets a bit too hard for you.
And then you just run away.
It's not going to bring her back, Mum.
What are you saying? You're saying we just move on,
just forget it ever happened. It's all good, all sorted.
-No, that's not what I mean. -Just so you can go back to Melbourne.
Fuck.
[somber music playing]
Can I just have a pint of draft, please?
Hey. Just wanna let you know,
I'm not listening to any of that stuff people are saying about Finn.
-[keyboard clacks] -This town is full of ghosts.
And you can feel it.
And then the storm.
[Dan] Yep, the Gilroy sample is the priority. Ta.
My bet is forensics turn in a match from Julian's soil sample
-to the dirt we found on the camera mount. -The camera mount.
-That would prove his guilt. -[Bronte] Everyone's been affected.
What have you got there?
Her parents sent us Bronte's stuff from the cloud.
Just pretty pictures so far.
[keyboard clacking]
[Pendlebury] What did you find, Bronte?
[Dan] Fair Isle. We found our stalker.
-[Barlin] Hey. -[Mia] George.
Wait till you see what I've got. Come in.
Thanks.
So, Andrea Laidler gave me everything
Bronte backed up from her laptop to the cloud.
Because she agrees it's a story that's got to be told.
Right.
I get the footage back, but it's all just random videos.
-And then I work it out. -[snaps fingers]
Bronte's art project.
She retraced Gabby's final steps the day she disappeared.
Right.
Starting at home
in the morning.
[Mia] Yeah, I was with Gabby that day.
We had a sleepover.
-Hey, Mia. [chuckles] -Hello!
[kisses]
[Barlin] So you know the next step.
[Mia] That's the last place I saw her.
[Bronte] Oh, my God, Mia, you're so boring.
-I'm going. -[thunder rumbling]
Sorry, I know this is probably pretty hard for you.
No, no, it's okay.
[Barlin] But you can almost feel Gabby's presence, can't you?
The way Bronte inserts herself into each space.
Tying the two of them together, it's very clever.
It's sad. Both of them are gone now.
What about…
Isn't that the day Bronte died?
She went to the caves.
What's Gabby's name doing there? Those caves were off limits.
Only a few people knew their way around.
February 2009. No day.
Yeah, the storm was on 4th February.
What if she was in the caves when it came through?
-Can I? -Sure.
[camera shutter clicks]
You're so beautiful, Mia.
I mean…
No, Mia. I'm sorry.
-[cell phone ringing] -Ta.
Hey, I'm sorry. I had to get out of there.
I'm sending you something. You need to look at it right now, okay?
-[Kieran] Are you all right? -[panting]
Did you get it?
-Just please look at it. -[phone chimes]
Gabby carved her name in the cave. It could be the day of the storm.
This is the north caves. Anyone who made it here would sign their name.
-It was a tradition. -If Gabs was in the caves that day,
then she couldn't have been on the boat and Finn and Toby weren't to blame.
They could be innocent, Kieran…
[sighs] I can't read the day, Mia. I'm going to go check this out.
Maybe we can clear their names.
No, Kieran, please.
Don't go on your own.
No, it's fine. I-- I'll call the guys.
-Just-- -Be careful.
I'll let you know when I've found it. Thank you, Mia.
[sighs] I don't know. This is getting ridiculous.
That could be anyone.
I don't think so, Mr. Barlin.
We know it's your jumper. We've got a warrant to search your premises for it.
We can also tell how tall this man is.
Around 185 centimeters.
Eighty-five kgs.
Um…
[Pendlebury] No matter. We'll find out when we charge you.
Unless there's some other reason why you were standing outside Bronte's house.
Look, I've already told-- I've told you, I was walking nearby.
I heard some raised voices, so, uh…
I think I went to check. [hesitates]
You're a good Samaritan?
Yes.
[chuckles] Is that why Bronte was chasing you?
Because she wanted to thank you for doing your civic duty?
Look, you probably already know, I got in a bit of trouble in Melbourne.
[Pendlebury] We do.
You know, since then it's been a bit of a struggle to connect with people.
So you spy on young women?
I never hurt anyone.
I had nothing to do with Bronte's death. And I can prove it.
Uh, his alibi checks out.
He was with a girl at the Surf N' Turf that night.
So much for struggling to connect.
Yep. He's a wanker. Literally.
But he's not our killer. How are forensics going with their soil sample?
I'll give them a hurry up.
-[Kieran] Hey. -[Sean] Yo.
-Is Ash coming? -[Sean] I can't get a hold of him.
I think he's still sulking.
Should I call him?
No, let's get in and out before the tide turns.
You good?
Yeah.
[tense music playing]
[Brian] Where's Verity?
Verity went out, Brian, but if you need anything I can get it for you.
What are you doing here?
Um, I'm staying here just… just for a little while.
This is Audrey.
-Hello, Audrey. -[Mia chuckles]
She's my baby. Mine and Kieran's.
Kieran?
Yeah. You know Kieran?
We went to school together before I left Evelyn Bay.
Oh. Why'd you leave?
Uh… [chuckles softly]
[clicks tongue] You know, I was really unhappy here.
[Brian] Oh.
Yeah. And my parents wanted me to be happy,
so we moved to Sydney.
And that's where I saw Kieran again. At university.
-My God, he was so handsome. -[both laugh]
Still is.
Yeah, I fell in instant love.
[pensive music playing]
But deep down, he was unhappy too.
And I thought if we just…
[sniffles]
if we just love each other like enough, we can make things better.
When we came back here though, the sadness just swallowed us up again.
So I have to leave. I just can't bear it.
I'm leaving too.
-Are you? -Yeah.
Verity and I have to go somewhere else…
[chuckles] I don't know where.
Somewhere where I can't cause too much trouble.
[Mia] Mmm-hmm.
[inhales sharply] What can you do, eh?
Losing… Leaving…
It's all part of life, eh?
[softly] Yeah.
I wish I didn't have to go.
I wish I could stay.
[breathing heavily]
[Sean] Watch your head.
[grunting]
-[Verity] Hello? -[Julian] In here.
[scoffs] Ah, the cleaners forget to come, did they?
[Julian] Nah, cops came instead.
Well, town gossip says that you're the suspect now, so did you do it?
Well, you've always been ridiculous, Verity.
Whole thing's ridiculous, don't you think?
First Brian, now you.
It's destroying us.
It's really getting to Liam.
Well, it's getting to all of us.
Yeah, but I'm worried about him.
Don't you take your eye off the ball there, Julian, he really needs you.
I've always been there for family, Verity, you know that.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know.
[sighs wearily]
Were we wrong,
Julian, about our sons?
Go left.
No, no, it's-- it's through this slot and this way, I remember.
[water splashing]
Do not let Trish get inside your head.
Finn and Tobes were good men.
You know, I always thought it would be easy raising boys,
everyone said it would be.
And I feel like I'm more Y-chromosome than X, you know, I really get men.
You're definitely tougher than a lot of blokes I know, that's for sure. [chuckles]
I loved it when they were little, you know, they were so sweet and soft.
[Julian] Hmm.
Darling boys.
You know, even then I knew I didn't want them to stay that way.
Well, they can't stay little boys forever, eh?
They've got to grow up sometime.
Yeah, but into what?
Why did we make them squash
all those lovely, kind pieces of themselves into--
into something we thought they should be? What did we turn them into?
Is that why you came here, eh? To put shit on me and my boys?
No!
But look at them, they're so fragile.
-Okay? -Yep.
They're-- They're terrified that they're not going to live up to what we want.
Finn and Tobes as well probably.
You don't go out in the middle of a fucking gale, Verity,
if you're scared, right?
Those boys were heroes.
Not if Gabby Birch was on the boat with them, they weren't.
She wasn't with them.
I want to believe that, Julian,
-I really do. -Don't!
Just please don't.
We have to stand up for them, otherwise what's the fucking point?
It was just a stupid accident.
Almost there.
[breathing heavily]
There's Finn and Tobes.
Tide's on the turn, Kiz, we should go.
Yeah.
This is us.
Gabby should be there too.
Sean, move over, please.
That's it.
It's been scratched. Recently.
No, Mia, I'm sure he'll be fine.
He knows the tides and he's with the boys.
No, he shouldn't have taken this long.
I'm leaving Audrey with Trish, then I'm heading to the caves, okay?
-Hi. -Hey. Is she in there?
Yeah.
Problem?
Why were you so sure Gabby wasn't on the boat?
Answer me.
How did Gabby even find this place?
There was only a few of us that knew about it.
Finn and Toby, of course.
Me.
Ash.
And you.
[Julian] On the day of the storm,
she was in the caves with Sean.
I didn't hurt her, Kiz.
You got to believe me, I didn't hurt her.
[Gabby] Hey!
Have you seen Kieran?
Not today.
[sighs] I need him to do me a favor.
Can I help?
No, it's okay. [chuckles softly]
He's gone down to the caves.
Okay, thanks.
[Sean] You can't go there.
Why not? You all do.
Yeah, but we know them.
So you could take me?
Please?
Leave your bag. Some of the tunnels are tight.
She was looking for you
and I knew you were in the caves, so I brought her down here.
[Gabby] I'm one of you now.
-It's freezing in here. -[both chuckle]
[pensive music playing]
Thank you.
[exhales]
-Thanks so much for bringing me. [laughs] -Sure.
Sean…
[breath trembling]
I thought that's what she wanted, but she didn't.
Sean, I'm sorry.
What for? I don't care.
-I didn't realize you wanted to-- -What?
Would you rather it was Kieran?
I want to go home now. Please.
If you want to go, just go then.
I don't know the way.
-Follow me. -[water splashing]
And then I felt stupid.
Sean, wait!
So I bolted.
[Julian] And the storm came in.
And he just lost her.
[crying] I just wanted to get out of here.
All I could think of was you and Ash when you found out she dogged me.
Me and Ash?
Yeah, you'd laugh yourselves sick
and then everyone would know.
I thought she was right behind me.
This way.
I swear to God.
Sean!
Wait!
You knew all this time.
And you didn't say anything.
I had already lost one son.
I'm… [crying]
So, Sean, you just left? You just left her?
I was so scared when she didn't come back.
[shouting] Where are you?!
And then I was scared that she would.
Sean! Where are you?
-[cries, exhales] -Do not… tell… anyone.
[Sean] When her bag washed up…
it's like it never happened.
Like she got swept off the rocks like everyone said.
[Julian] Gabby was gone.
I mean, what…
W-What did it matter where she drowned?
[Gabby gasping]
Sean!
[Verity] It mattered to Trish.
It mattered to Olivia.
It mattered to a lot of people, actually.
You should have told me, mate.
And end up with everyone hating me?
Nah, I couldn't have survived that.
I'm not you.
I had Dad and Mia and…
It's too hard to carry this on your own.
I didn't.
[Verity] Why did the police want to talk to you?
You picked Brian up from the beach that night. You were there.
Did you… Did you do something to Bronte to protect Sean?
No.
[softly] Damn it!
-Verity. -Let go of me!
Verity.
Verity! Verity, please, just come back inside.
-[tires screech] -I can explain. You can't just leave.
-[Verity] No. -What's going on?
-Let me go! No! -Get off her!
What are you doing? It's Verity!
-You're embarrassing yourself! -[groaning]
Liam, we've got to go to the police.
-[car doors close] -[tires screeching]
[Julian] Verity!
[panting]
Mate, we need to tell Trish.
She deserves to know.
I can't.
Hey, Sean wants his torch back.
Oh, well, you'd better come and get it then.
When did you get your torch back, Sean?
-You gave it to Bronte, right? -[sighs]
When did you get it off her?
-[Sean] Hey. Sorry, I know it's late. -Oh.
Can I get the torch, please?
-I have a dive tomorrow. -Oh! Of course.
Sorry. I was expecting someone, but I don't think they'll show.
-It was my brother's, so-- -Yeah, it's special. I get it.
[Sean] Thank you.
-Thank you. -Hey, I was going down to the beach.
There's supposed to be bioluminescence tonight.
-Oh. -I wanted to photograph it,
but I don't wanna go by myself.
Not with a perv hanging around.
[softly] What did you do?
She found out.
I want to put them in my Gabby project, but I don't think they'll fit.
Oh, wait. Look what I found when I went to the caves today.
Ash showed me how to get there.
I mean, everyone thinks she drowned in the ocean,
but maybe she got trapped in the caves. I'm gonna go back in the morning,
-see what else I can find. -Hang on.
Dad was right.
She was trouble.
[softly] Oh, no.
She would have told everyone.
That's it though. Most people have forgotten about Gabby.
All this memorial stuff, is she in it? No.
-It's all about the men and how great-- -Shut up.
No. Like, why isn't she included?
[shouting] Shut the fuck up!
The way that she looked at me…
Like I was worthless.
She made me feel so small.
Same as Gabby, same as all of ya.
Ever since I was a kid.
Why?
What did I do?
Have you shown this to anyone else?
Can I have it back?
-I'm going to go. -Wait, hang on a sec. Wait, wait, wait.
Sean.
Can I have that again?
Don't fucking touch me.
-Don't. -Show me the photo again.
Don't. No, I don't--
-Sean! Sean! Sean! -[grunts]
You okay? You're bleeding.
-Don't touch me. -No, you're bleeding.
-You did something. -I'll explain--
You know about what happened to her.
-You fucking did something! You… -Shut up.
-Help! -Shut up!
[shouting] Help! Help! Help!
[sighs]
[waves crashing]
Bronte.
[somber music playing]
[straining]
[breathing heavily]
[Kieran] So?
The camera,
the graffiti, that was you, yeah?
You framed my dad!
You would have put him in fucking jail, Sean?
He wouldn't even…
He wouldn't even know, Kiz. He's fucking half gone already.
[grunts, breathing heavily]
Sean! Sean!
We've got a match on the camera dirt.
So, is that Julian Gilroy?
No, this is the one from Ash Carter's place.
-Can't be right, Carter's got an alibi. -His housemate doesn't.
Not anymore.
[Verity] Detective! Detective!
Can I have a word?
I've got some information about Julian.
-Do you know where your uncle is? -No. Why?
If you know where he is, you need to tell me, Liam.
Sean's wanted for the murder of Bronte.
It was Sean?
[Pendlebury] We believe so.
He's gone to the caves. With Kieran.
We're going to need special ops on this.
-Hartford Cove. -[engine starts]
-[car door opens] -[dramatic music playing]
[sirens blaring]
He's not answering. Oh, God.
Go. Go, go, go.
[panting]
[Kieran] Sean! Sean!
[tires screeching]
Sean!
[officer 1] It's the south entrance round to the right.
[Verity] Oi, mate.
-What is going on? -[officer 2] Okay.
Delicate situation. Lot of officers down there. Got it under control.
-[officer 3] Sorry, ma'am. -Do you know what's happening?
Sean! [pants]
Verity! Where's Kieran?
-Where's Kieran? [breathing heavily] -The police are down there.
[Sean screams]
[both grunting]
[yells]
[panting]
[Sean breathing heavily]
[panting]
[grunts]
[officer 1] We need anyone who isn't family to go back to the road.
[officer 2] Ma'am, we're gonna need you to go back to your car.
[helicopter blades whirring]
[officer 1] Folks, you can't be here. Please stay back.
Sir, can you move back.
Yes, that's right. Nothing is confirmed at the moment.
[officer 2] They're bringing someone out.
[officers speaking indistinctly]
[crying]
Sean Gilroy, you are under arrest
for the murder of Bronte Laidler.
-You're not obliged to say or do anything… -Hey.
-[Liam] I can't. -…unless you wish to do so,
but anything you do say or do will be recorded and may be used as evidence.
-Do you understand the caution? -All right.
[officer 3] Let the station know we've got Sean Gilroy in custody.
They're bringing him in now.
[gasping]
-It'll be okay. It'll be okay. -[crying]
[tense music playing]
[gasps] Oh!
[sighing in relief]
Kieran! [crying]
Sweetheart!
Thank God. Thank God.
[gasping]
[melancholy music playing]
[Bronte] This town is full of ghosts.
And you can feel it.
There's been so much loss.
Everyone's been affected by it.
Even the survivors.
So, I'm making this because I want to give something back.
Something to heal the hurt.
[camera shutter clicking]
After investigation, we arrested Sean Gilroy.
During the interview, Gilroy made frank admissions of the murder
as well as attempting to dispose of the body and destroy evidence.
For this reason, we're asking for Gilroy to be charged with one count of murder
in relation to Laidler's death.
The brass won't like that I'm here, but I want to apologize.
I was convinced Mr. Elliott was guilty.
And I was wrong.
I'm sorry for the distress that caused you all.
So that's it?
Charges are dropped?
Yes.
[Pendlebury] Well, I'll, uh…
I'll leave you to it.
[Verity] What about Sean?
[Pendlebury] He'll be held to account for all he's done.
[Verity] Mmm-hmm. Well, keep us posted.
You should stay.
-At least until they're set up in Hobart. -[softly] No.
Mum wouldn't want that.
Ask her.
[Audrey cries]
Mia.
[Mia] Hmm?
Sean said that Ash and I made him feel small.
-You think he did that-- -What Sean did was because of Sean.
You have to forgive yourself, Kieran.
For everything.
Don't go.
Please.
[softly] Okay.
[peaceful music playing]
-I'll catch up with you. -Okay.
[Ash] Hey.
[sighs] I can't stop crying these days.
I'm turning into a fucking girl.
[exhales]
When are you off?
Soon.
Grandpa said I could come. If that's okay?
Of course it's okay.
We're thinking of sticking around for a bit.
While you get settled in the new place.
How long are you thinking?
As long as you need.
I think, I think we'd like that very much.
[Trish] It's a beautiful day.
-Got you something. -[chuckles]
[Trish] Oh, my gosh.
Oh, gosh. Oh, that's so beautiful. [chuckles]
Thank you.
There's one for you.
Okay. Here we go.
Stop here.
[Trish] Oh…
Oh, baby girl.
I held on and I held on 'cause I…
I couldn't bear the thought of letting you go.
But now, thanks to Bronte, you know, I, um…
I know the truth.
And so…
Goodbye, darling.
I love you. [crying]
We're going to be okay.
-We're going to be okay, sweetie. -[cries]
[kissing]
[Bronte] I'm really going to miss this place.
But I am really excited to get back home and to see Mum and Dad,
go back to school.
And I have so many ideas
that this project is literally just the start.
[chuckles] Yeah, I'm just really excited for what's next.
[melancholy music playing]