Mystery Road

Greetings From J E N I S H

Yeah?

Alright.

OK.

Jay. G'day, Robbo.

What's the story?

The truckie pulled up to check his trailers,

heard a wild dog growling from under the bridge,

smelt something rotten.

How did he know it was a wild dog?

Guess he just knows the difference, I suppose.

You know, between a wild dog and a wild kind of normal dog.

You let Macka talk to the truckie?

Guess he just let himself, mate.

Are these your footprints?

Yeah, I guess they are.

The other ones there belong to the truck driver.

Why isn't this crime scene locked off?

I didn't think we'd worry about it out here, Jay.

It's the middle of nowhere.

You know her?

Yeah.

She's a local girl.

I'll send a car out, then. No.

I better do it myself.

How's it going, Jim?

Nice to see you back, Detective.

Laceration to the throat consistent with a knife wound,

capable of causing death.

Time of death, 48, 72 hours ago.

Probably wasn't here.

Few post-trauma wounds around the upper arm.

Probably K9 in origin.

Yeah.

Truckie said he saw a dog growling in here.

Big bastard, was he?

The dog, I mean.

I don't know. He didn't see it.

But he said it was a wild one.

How did he know it was a wild dog, Jay?

I was reading about wild dogs.

They were terrorising a town in Russia

or some place.

People were too scared to go out at night.

Get this, the dogs had learnt to travel on the subway.

They'd take the late-night trains into the city and scavenge for food

and take the early morning train back out.

Can you believe that? Dogs taking trains.

It's a crazy world, getting crazier.

What have you got there, Jim?

A wild grass seed.

Oh, look at that.

Last moments of life.

It's a picture, ain't it?

That's basically when I found the body.

Thanks for calling it in. Cheers.

Jay. Sarge.

Bit early for ice-cream.

Nice welcome home for you.

Hope they taught you something down there in the big smoke.

Who is she?

Her name's Julie Mason.

I haven't seen her in a while.

Sarge, you know I've had nothing like this.

I know, Jay.

But sooner or later you're going to get it.

I guess today's your lucky day.

So what can you give me?

I've got every spare wheel in the drug squad or the theft squad.

Frank's leaving tomorrow. Don't forget his dinner's tonight.

You're just going to have to ride bareback for a while.

There's too much other shit going down.

Things have changed since you've been away.

Sarge, we got a young girl stuffed under the highway.

I know.

I know, Jay.

Just see what you can come up with. OK?

This feeling, which is very similar. But...

Hang on.

Jay. Jay. You got something for me?

Have you got something? I got no comment.

Come on, mate.

Was she a local girl? Come on, Macka.

Come on, Jay, this is your first big case.

You'll be surprised how much I can help you out.

We'll see what happens, if I need your help I'll let you know.

Just off the record. Off the record. Something.

Thanks, Macka.

Come on, mate. I need something.

What time did you find her?

No comment, Macka.

Ashley. You there?

Yeah, what?

It's Julie.

She was found dead this morning.

True? Yeah.

I'm sorry.

She was found under the highway, out of town.

She's been there a few days.

You know if anyone wanted to hurt Julie?

I don't know much about what she was up to these days.

When was the last time you saw her?

I don't remember what day it was now.

Ashley.

Did Julie wear any jewellery?

She had a silver necklace

with her name on it.

Gave it to her when she was little.

Did Julie have a phone?

Like that one.

Like this one. You sure?

I need a drink or something.

Rightio. 69.

6, 9, 20. Number 4.

45, 4, 5, 54.

5, 4, 79, 7, 9, 70.

7, 0, number 9.

24, 2, 4, 75, 7, 5, 37.

Hey, nephew.

Hey, old boy.

I still see you're dying your hair.

How's it going?

No good. Them kids, they busted me out again.

How's the neighbourhood.

She's pretty wild these days, nephew.

Lots of drugs and shit going on.

A new drug lab started up out of town.

There's more than enough people walking around on the gear,

going schizo.

You know Julie Mason

who belongs to Ashley?

Yeah, I know her.

What do you know about her?

So what's going on?

I'm not too sure.

Julie's into a bit of shit.

Mostly drugs.

I know she owes a lot of fellas money.

People say she's been going out with truckies.

What do you mean? Having sex with them for money.

Trucks pick them up just out of town.

They usually take them up out there and park near the big antenna.

What about her friends? She got a few.

I seen her getting around with that Tarni Williams.

She lives in your old street.

It's a green-roof house across from the red-roof house.

Right next to the park.

Thanks, old boy.

Hey, you watch your back.

Time to get my money back, hey.

Hey, you kids.

Hey, cuz.

Your parents home?

What about Tarni?

Is she home?

Tarni, someone's here for you.

What?

I just want to ask you a few questions.

About what?

About Julie Mason.

I got nothing to say.

Tarni.

- That bad? - Is it something I said?

I'd just like to start by saying, Frank,

you're a real one.

Thanks.

Scarce as rock on horse shit.

Seriously, it's been a long time.

I reckon the drug squad's going to be lost without you. Johnno?

Speak for yourself, Sarge.

It's going to be hard to replace you.

It's hard to replace anyone out here.

As you know, this joint was robbed five times last month

by the same teenage kid.

And just last week a junkie held a knife to a woman's throat

just across the road from here.

And let us never forget poor young constable Bobby Rogers

who died last year in the line of duty.

God bless his soul and family. Here, here.

Jesus, maybe we should all shoot through while we still can.

But for some of us, it's the only home we know.

And we gotta stop the rot, and protect our way of life.

We hope you think of us when you're sinking cold ones

on that tropical isle.

Raise your glasses.

Let's drink a toast to... what's your name again?

- Frank and Joyce. To Frank and Joyce. - Frank and Joyce.

Happy trails.

Good on you, Frank.

How's it going?

Not bad.

You here about that girl, are you?

Yeah. That's right.

I tell you now I don't know nothing about it.

That might be true but I still need to ask you a few questions.

Yeah, well,

I got a herd of cattle here I gotta dredge.

Won't get done by itself.

I understand, mister...

Bailey. Sam Bailey.