The Killings at Parrish Station

I found this book at Tolliver's house yesterday.

What did he say about it?

He said it had happened before.

Farah, I need your help. Check the archives.

Look for mass killings, mutilations on bodies.

Frankie, if you don't get out of there in the next three seconds,

I will break this door down.

She was dangerously unhinged.

- Oh! - She shot two people.

What's this about?

You're Mick Thorne,

the cop from the business out at Moorland.

How many people know that story

to be complete bullshit?

Owen Faine, you met him today,

and I think he wants to hurt me.

And I need you to set him straight.

You wanted to tell me something?

Do you know what Ray Tolliver was doing?

Ray Tolliver is dead.

How do you think this ends?

I think you take the money.

You've seen this before.

When you get better, you can find your way to me.

Millie, it's Elle. Do you copy?

I'm here. What's up?

We've got another body. It's the missing podcaster.

Crime scene tape's been disturbed.

Have a good night.

- Mick? - Get in the car.

Would you like another?

- Brandy, would you, uh... - I told you.

We're done.

Bridie, Michael's finished his drink.

Perhaps he'd like another.

While I have you, could you...

Thanks.

You drink too much.

Well, there's a reporter working up a feature

on contamination at the basin reef.

Pay her a visit, would you?

Explain to her the realities of her situation.

Not something you haven't done before.

Michael?

Do I still have you?

You do.

Alright, uh...

..may I leave now?

No. You haven't said it.

Michael?

I'm grateful, Callum, to be of service...

..to have a purpose beyond myself.

Thank you for letting me serve.

Michael.

Have a shower. You smell like shit.

Mick, can I ask you a question?

You've gotta promise not to get cross.

Of course.

Alright, here it is. Are you gonna kill me?

- What the fuck, George? - Oh, see you've gotten cross.

Why would you think I was gonna kill you?

Oh, I don't know, mate.

You grab me from the side of the road...

- Oh. - ..in the dead of night.

- And you drive me out... - Listen.

- ..to God knows where. - Now, listen.

And you look weird. And you smell something terrible.

Most of that's the car.

And you've been following me, haven't you?

- I was protecting you. - Protecting me?

Who the fuck are you trying to protect me from?

Have you noticed there's someone out there killing people?

Yes, I have, and Millie reckons it's you.

It's not.

Look, can we start over?

What, you want me to get out so you can kidnap me again?

I didn't fucking kid...

Let's get some food. You hungry?

Yeah, I could eat.

So why'd you go see Callum Parrish today?

How long you been stalking me?

Why'd you see Callum?

OK, how about this?

Why did you work for him for 30 years?

You don't want to talk? That's fine.

It's your kidnapping.

It's not a fuckin'...

It wasn't my choice to work for Callum.

- Sure. - It wasn't.

And maybe you can't understand that, but...

It was Moorland.

What did...

What did you say?

It was Moorland.

He knew you shot that kid and he blackmailed you.

How did you know about that?

I was your friend, you dumb fuck.

I was your friend.

And after Moorland, you changed.

I knew something had happened.

So you know I didn't have a choice.

Of course you had a choice.

There's always a choice.

And now you're living with it.

How did that work for you?

Hmm?

What did you do for him that kept you with him for so long?

How's it going with Millie?

These are copycat killings? Is that the thinking?

What do you know about that?

I need to show you something.

I know who's been committing these murders.

No. I'm not talking about...

No, I am.

Is it Callum? Is that it?

It's not just Callum.

OK.

If you understood what this guy was really into...

Is it piss stuff, Mick?

Because if it is, you've got to be open-minded about that...

Take me seriously.

Take this seriously.

Now, Kate Reynolds is alive.

Everything that's been happening,

these murders,

it's all Callum and Reynolds.

All of it.

Kate Reynolds is dead. I shot her.

Yeah.

I'm going to show you something.

Oh, OK.

Cheers.

Oh.

Looks like our killer's speeding up.

One month between the first two victims

and a week till this one.

What does that tell you?

Could be getting nervous. Or more confident.

So it could be one thing, or the complete opposite.

Fuck, you're good. Did you put sugar in this?

I just called Georgia's daughter.

She's been dropped back at yours.

Good. Because we're gonna be here all night.

So, is she finished with us now?

Is she done with the case?

Yeah, she's done.

I'll take her back to Havenbrook tomorrow morning.

You can say it if you want. You can say it exactly once.

Say what?

That you were right about Georgia.

I know you want to say it, so just say it.

- I was right. - There you go.

Now go speak to the pathologist.

Tell her to check the stomach for fingers.

They'll belong to Todd Finch.

What is this place?

- This is my office. - Oh, of course, right.

Well, Callum can look, and I know he has.

But he'll never find me here.

You reckon he's looking, do you?

Oh, yeah.

'Cause I got something on him.

Mick, what the fuck is this?

You remember 'The Bone Gospel'?

That's it.

You want a drink?

No.

And every day we're not charging Kate Reynolds,

we are looking like the world's biggest dickheads.

With Georgia in hospital,

it's your job to get all our ducks in a row, alright?

- Mm. - I mean, no fucking loose ducks.

OK.

So, I guess this is a kind of

'speak now or forever hold your peace' kind of deal.

You got any doubts? Any doubts at all?

Well, Georgia has...

No, no, no, I'm not asking about Georgia.

I'm asking you. This is your show now.

And that fella from the university,

he came back yesterday.

Anything there?

Nah.

No?

No, he just wants to cover his arse, I think.

So we're good?

No loose ducks.

Farah!

That stuff, cut it out.

What? Uh...

This shit you're doing for Cooke.

The archive. Stop it.

Did you seriously think you could requisition

a whole ton of old homicide case files

and not have me notified about it?

Stop it.

I think, sir,

there are things about this case that don't make sense.

Oh, no, no, don't do that. Don't do that.

- Do what? - Try and make sense.