02x05 - Money

[bunniefuu]

[PHONE CHIMES]

[OVER PHONE] Leave a message
after the tone.

- [BEEP!]
- Mum, I need your help.

I messed up. Please.

I'll be at our special spot.

CORMACK: Alright. [GROWLS]

[INHALES AND EXHALES DEEPLY]

Oh, Sarge, here she is.

So, that's it, right?
He k*lled her.

Hang on a minute.
You can't assume that.

All this proves is that
he's a peeping Tom.

CORMACK: Jesus.

There are dozens of women here.

Oh, yeah, I know this one.

I've seen where she works.

Contact her.
See if she gave consent.

And...
look up Sapphire Futures.

See if this little pervert
owns it.

Yeah.

I've got to take a piss.
I'll be back.

- Oh, Jesus Christ.
- What did I miss?

So, Sapphire isn't
your everyday business.

It's a shell company.

Always seems legit,

when you won't put your name
to a business deal.

Exactly.

They bought Xanadu
and they left it empty
for 20 years.

It's not exactly a great return
on your investment, is it?

There's a good chance whoever
owns that shell company

is probably Zoe's k*ller.

My money's on Sean.

This is his world.

Shell companies,
cryptocurrencies,

No Nut November.

It's gross. Don't ask.

Whoa.

Where'd you get that from?

I was checking a parole
violation in Nambour.

Bloke did a runner.

Found this in his car -


My shout at the pub tonight,
Sarge!

Oh, sorry, mate,
I can't make it.

Me grandma died.

Again.

What's on the computer?

If you want me to help you,

you need to tell me
what we're facing.

Photos of Zoe.

Naked.

But it was just for fun.

She was into it,

but we took them
at the dam at Xanadu.

So it doesn't look good.

You need to help me, Mum.

If Zoe consented to
those photos,

I don't see
what the problem is.

You've got nothing
to worry about.

It's not just the photos.

There's a folder
that could hurt you.

Evidence of...
creative bookkeeping.

I thought you were
smarter than that.

It was smart.

You have me do all this stuff,
without any visibility?

Of course I'm going to
keep receipts.

[JULIE EXHALES]

God.

You are just like your father.

The file's encrypted, so they
won't have accessed it yet.

But if their cyber guys get it,

we're in trouble.

[CORMACK GRUNTS]

[GROANS SOFTLY]

[PHONE RINGS]

G'day, boss.

You put an alert out
on Sean Cosgrove,

a senator's son.

Oh, yes, I did.

I just got a bollocking
from the commissioner.

Tell me you had solid grounds.

[SIGHS] He took
naked photos of Zoe

without her knowledge,

in exactly the same location
where we found her body.

OK, that's pretty solid.

I'll get some unis to
canvass his known locations

and see if we can
flush him out.

OK, great. Thank you.

What's going on?
Did they find him?

Not yet.

But they will.

Come on. Let's go.

Last week, you told me
about Sapphire Futures.

They used to own the land
that Mont Vista is on.

They sold it to LGV before
we got hired to build it.

What's this got to do with
Zoe's m*rder?

We don't know yet,

but we found this
in her backpack.

Now, we think that
Sapphire Futures

is a company that
Sean Cosgrove is involved with.

Did Sean ever do anything dodgy
for your business back then?

No.

Sean did our taxes,

and he helped us
get our systems online.

Sorry, how is any of this
relevant to Zoe, please?

Sean took this
without Zoe's consent.

You're sure that
Sean took this?

Yeah, we found the original
on his laptop.

No, he couldn't have hurt her.

We've known him
since he was a kid.

Oh!

I finally found Mandy Neilsen,
Cody's mum.

She wants to help,
but she doesn't want to
come to Moorevale.

So we go to her.

- THORPE: Sarge?
- Yeah?

This came in from Forensic.

- Nadja needs to see this.
- I'll go tell her.

You go and interview Mandy.

Huh. Well, if it isn't
my favourite public d*ck.

If, uh, you're done
and I'm at the bus stop,

give me a lift, eh?

Val, can you, um,

stick around for a minute?

Please?

Oh. Hi.

I heard you searched
Sean's place.

He took the photo, didn't he?

Yes.

I knew it.

Zoe told me,
and I believed her.

I should have
fought harder for her.

I... I let her down.

That's why she left.

Zoe never left, Nadja.

The DNA results came in.

I'm sorry.

[SOBS]

[NADJA SOBS QUIETLY]

SAM: Mandy, um,
we found Zoe's body.

Oh, God.

Brad is a suspect.

And we need to
confirm his alibi.

He said that
he was at home with you

the night of Zoe's 21st.

Oh, yeah, he was. Yeah.

He drank a bottle of rum
and passed out on the couch.

I remember 'cause it gave me
time to count the money.

What money?

Zoe gave it to me.

I never asked her for it,

but, you know,
I tried to look for her,

to give it back,
but she disappeared.

How much money?

$10,000.

I used it to get clear of Brad.

I'm so grateful to her.

I mean, $10,000, you know,

it doesn't seem much
to some people, but...

to me it was everything.

If I'd had it, you know,
maybe six months before,

maybe...

Cody would still be alive.

Oh, Mandy, you can't...

Do you remember what happened
when you were evicted?

Well, the new owners
didn't want tenants.

Obviously, they knew the land
was going to be rezoned.

What do you mean?

Oh, council rezoned the land
from rural to residential.

Value went up ten times
overnight.

Me and the kids
and our neighbours,

we all got moved on
for Mont Vista Estate.

Progress, I believe
our w*nk*r mayor called it
at the time.

[CAR APPROACHES]

Nadja.

I, um...

I heard about the...

the search at Xanadu.

I'm so sorry.

Your son is a liar.

It's OK. Nadja's an old friend.

You're not my friend.

Look, I understand this must be
a very difficult time for you.

[MURMURS INDISTINCTLY]

Sean took that photo.

He threatened Zoe.

He k*lled her.

Nadja, just calm down.

You protected him.

Tell me where he is.
Tell me where he is!

No!

Call the police.

Tell me where he is!
I'm gonna f*cking k*ll him!

[BANGING CONTINUES]

Tell me where he is!

f*cking k*ll him!

JULIE: The council is thrilled
that LGV Developments

have selected Moorevale

to be the home for
their next residential oasis.

And we are thrilled that they
have chosen a local company

to make Mont Vista a reality.

[APPLAUSE]

We at
Jacobs Family Construction

are very grateful
to have a supportive council,

and particularly one
that's prepared to
champion local business,

so thank you.

[APPLAUSE]

ZOE: Gita, who's Mr Big, there,
with Julie?

GITA: Oh, he's
one of the councillors.

He controls a raft
of local votes.

Nothing gets through
without his support.

Gita, can I have
the camera, please?

NADJA: I would love to
take a photo with everyone.

Yes. We would love to have it
for our website.

Thank you.

ZOE: Shouldn't you be
in those photos, too?

Probably not.
Your mum should be, though.

Have you, uh,
planned your trip yet?

- Planning would ruin the fun.
- Oh, yes.

Nice. The great unknown.

But well enough funded that
you can stay in a hotel if...

things turn to sh*t.

Will you be back for Christmas?

Probably.

Mum's Chrissie ham
is pretty great.

Ooh.

[ETERNAL TEEN BY EVEN PLAYS]

♪ As the bough breaks

♪ And how my body aches

♪ Mind telling me what did...

[PLAYS QUIETLY]
♪ ...you do to me?

♪ I'm a rock star

♪ And I'm a mangy mutt... ♪

[SONG CONTINUES QUIETLY]

Sam!

I need to talk to you.
It's about Cody.

- I was at Sean's place
the other day and I saw...
- What?

Yeah, no, it's OK.
Sean wasn't there.

We're broken up.
Not that we were even together.

I don't care. But don't you
dare use Cody to get to me.

I'm not. Just listen to me.

No, you listen.

I needed you, Zoe.
And you weren't there.

We're done.

[DOOR CLOSES]

Oh, wow. These are gorgeous.
Who are they from?

They're for you.
Do you have a secret admirer?

NADJA: Tch.

Thank you for everything.

- They're from Dad.
- Aw!

I want to call off my party.

No, you don't.

- I'm serious.
- It's a milestone.

My best friends
won't even be there.

You've been through
something terrible.

And I wish I could
take it away from you.

I'd give anything
for you to unsee that.

But you're strong.

- I'm not.
- Oh, yes, you are.

You terrify me sometimes.

Even if I wanted to, Zoe,

I can't just cancel the party.

Your father invited
half the town.

Do you know what?

I'll call Yasmin.

Sam will be there. I promise.

No. Please don't do that.

ZOE: This is my last show.

I've loved being here,

sharing the music
with you guys.

But it's just not the same
without Cody.

And I know you loved him, too.

So...

you'll understand that
I need to take off for a while.

Cody and I always talked about
travelling, one day,

ending up in a field
in Glastonbury,

high on mushrooms
and Massive Attack.

It won't be the same
without him,

but I know
he'd want me to do it.

So...

thanks for listening.

This is ZeeJay, signing off.

[RELAPSE BY LITTLE BIRDY PLAYS]

♪ I can't help this pain
that I'm feeling

♪ I can't help
this pain that I'm feel... ♪

f*ck!

- Stop following me.
- Where's my camera?

- What camera?
- Photos are on my computer.

I can email your a*s to anyone.

So give me back my camera

and I'll delete them
on my computer.

I don't believe you.

Zoe...

...it doesn't have to
be like this.

If you could just see
how much I love you...

You humiliated me.
It's my body.

I don't see why you even care.

I've seen you naked
hundreds of times before.

Zoe?

If you're looking for
a little self-esteem boost,

Sean's not here.

What are you doing?

Sean has that photo of me
on his laptop. It's not OK.

Oh, not this nonsense again.

He admitted it to me.

He threatened to
send it to people.

- Sean would never do that.
- OK.

Well, let's have a look
on his laptop.

I'm not invading
my son's privacy.

See, we have morals
in this house.

Oh, yeah?

How much do they cost?

Excuse me?

I know you bribed people to
rezone the Mont Vista land.

Let me delete those photos,

or I'll tell everyone
in Moorevale.

On your midnight radio show?

I'll go on the Drive show.

Enough voters listen to that.

What do you think will happen
to your family's company

if Mont Vista
comes under question?

Or worse,
if construction gets halted?

'Cause I'll be fine.

Gossip's part of politics.

But Jacobs will go under.

And I doubt your family
would survive

the collapse of that company.

Go home.

Oh, Jess. Take a break.

Oh, I don't know
how you're still standing.

Have they arrested Joseph yet?

Did you know that
Sean was stalking Zoe?

What?

That's ridiculous.

Creeping around,
taking photos of her, naked.

OK, I think Samara Khalil

has been poisoning
this investigation.

- She's never liked Sean.
- I've seen the photo.

Sean and Zoe
were a couple for years.

We don't know what went on
inside their bedroom.

And neither do the police.

Do you know where Sean was
the night Zoe was k*lled?

You left the party together,

but what about
after you went to bed?

I'm not going to dignify that
with an answer.

But you're wondering.

I can see it.

How well do you know
your own son, Julie?

That's great. Alright.

OK, got to go.
Thanks very much.

Hey, Sarge, guess what?

- Morning!
- Ah.

The fraud squad
have been looking into

Julie and Sean for years.

But they've never been able to
pin anything on them.

They'll push harder
now there's a homicide linked.

- [PHON CHIMES]
Yeah, he sounded
- disturbingly excited.

They're going to look into
Sapphire Futures for us, too.

I've got to go.

[INDISTINCT, DISTANT SHOUTING]

[SIREN WAILS, FAINTLY]

[KNOCKS]

[SHOUTING CONTINUES]

- [KNOCK AT DOOR]
- WILL: Hello?

Hi.

Hey.

Is Leo about?
He's not answering his phone.

I thought he was with you.

Hm.

He's probably
at the Forest Glen job.

Reception's awful there.

What's all this?

The police have been asking
questions about Mont Vista,

suggesting it wasn't
on the level.

But it was, right?

Pff... Don't ask me.

I was in a complicated throuple
with Charlie and Jack Daniels.

It was your job, wasn't it?

What are you worried about?

Well, I was pretty green
back then.

My signature's on
a lot of documents.

I'd relax. Leo is ruthless,
but he's not stupid.

I'm sure he wouldn't have
had you do anything ill*gal.

I'll let you know
if I find him.

Hey, Ritchie.

It's me, Jimmy.

Ritchie!

How long has he paid up for?

End of the week.

OK. Here.

Just take it all.
That's for my next two weeks.

Now, if he comes back,
call me immediately.

Thank you.

[EXHALES]

[HEAVY PEN STROKE]

Sean Cosgrove's lawyer's
just contacted us.

He'll report to
Moorevale Station tomorrow.

You found something else
on the Jacobs case?

No.

I found my brother.

Jesus.

- He's alive?
- Yeah.

What's the DNA sample for?

Well, I found him, and...

now he's gone again.

He's never had a DNA sample
on his file,

so I'm adding one,

just in case something happens.

[EXHALES] What's up, Doc?

[IMITATES BUGS BUNNY NIBBLING]

Have you been drinking?

No.

I had a couple of shandies.

It's been a rough day.

Do you think it's showing me
or this process any respect

to turn up here wasted?

I respect you,

but this whole process...

has really just f*cked me up
more than I already was.

How about that?

Well, this is an evaluation
of your fitness to serve.

I have to do my job and put
this behaviour in the report.

Oh, well. Do what you gotta do.

Well, let's talk about
your rough day, then.

What happened that made you
start drinking so early?

I needed to relax, OK?

I get nervous
in front of beautiful women.

What happened?

You know this whole talking
thing?

Uhh, uhh!

It's a f*cking joke,
if you ask me.

Alright. I think you should go
home.

OK, good. I will.

You wanna come with?

[SIGHS]

Take that as a no.

[PHONE RINGS]

Senior Constable Kahlil.

It's DS Noori from Fraud.

I found a link.
I can't actually believe it!

A genuine link.

Whoa, slow down, Noori.
Breathe.

NOORI: Sapphire Futures
is registered
in the British Virgin Islands.

The director is a bartender,
Enrique J. Lopez.

I'm guessing he's the frontman
who hides the real owners?

NOORI: Exactly.

But Enrique is also the
director of another company

we KNOW belongs
to Sean Cosgrove.

Sean screwed up
by using the same frontman!

It's a direct link.

So does this mean
that we've got him?

NOORI: Oh, God, no.
This stuff takes ages.

But it does mean
you're on the right track.

Thanks.

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

You spoke to the lawyers?

Yep.

You sure it's gonna be alright?

I've always protected you,
haven't I?

I'm sorry, Mum.

Oh, darling.

It's going to be OK.

WOMAN: QSE Bank Moorevale.
This is Susie.

Hi, Susie. This is Zoe Jacobs.

We spoke yesterday.

Just checking
you've got my funds on hand

for my scheduled
withdrawal today.

SUSIE: Certainly, Miss Jacobs.
It's ready to go.

Great. Thanks.

[FEELING OBLIVION
BY TURIN BRAKES PLAYS]

♪ If things get real

♪ Promise to take me
somewhere else

♪ By the time
fear takes me over

♪ Will we still be rolling
and feeling oblivion? ♪

Mandy?

This is Cody's sketchbooks

and some music and stuff.

He gave it to me
to mind it for him.

Thanks, hon.

I'm going away
for a little while.

There's a present in here
from me, for you.

Don't show Brad.

I'm really sorry
if I made things worse for you.

No.

Safe travels.

Keep in touch, yeah?

Nice view.

Those mountains
are alright too, I guess.

I've got your, um...
party favours.

Thanks.

You alright?
You look like you're on a...

k*ller come down there.

What's up?

Um...

Family stuff.

I think my dad's in
over his head with Mont Vista.

Julie and her mates are vipers.

Yeah, well, people like
Julie and your parents

have been getting away with
that sh*t for ages.

We're not like Julie.

We're just the builders.

My family's worked non-stop
for this job.

Right. I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to
sh*t on your folks.

I just think
that whole scene is toxic

after what happened to Cody,
you know?

Yeah, me too.

You should warn your dad.

He'll listen to you.

Yeah, I'll do that.

Thanks.

Excited about your party?

No. Can't wait for it
to be over.

Well, I'm excited.

I'm gonna miss you.

But it'd be good to have
one last night of madness

before you disappear.

NADJA: OK? And...

WILL: There we go. It's
not going to burn it, is it?

And then one on each side.

- OK.
- OK?

- Yeah.
- Alright.

And then...

Mum, can you help me choose
what to wear to the party?

Really?

I have two perfect opti...

Wait, just...

That was nice of you.

It's more important to her.

I need to tell you something.

Hmm?

I broke into Sean's place
the other day

to get his camera
because he has photos of me.

What photos?

That f*cking weasel.

You know
I hate that little prick?

- Really?
- Well, I'm not gonna tell you
while he's your boyfriend.

But f*ck him.

Anyways...

While I was getting
the camera, I, um...

I saw Julie bribe
one of the other counsellors

about Mont Vista.

sh*t, are you sure?

- Positive.
- Oh...

And I don't want Dad to know
about Sean or the photos,

but he needs to
know about Julie.

You know, he always says that
reputation's everything,

and if there's a scandal...

Yeah, I'm not sure
he's gonna listen to me,

but you're right,
he does need to know.

Maybe you should
get Gita to talk to him.

Gita?

Well, she helped
win Mont Vista.

She's the golden child
at the moment.

You know where she lives?

[DOORBELL CHIMES]

Zoe!

Hi, I need to talk to you.

Um, yeah, now's
not a great time actually, Zoe.

- It's important.
- LEO: Well, make it happen.

I'm gonna have to find
another supplier, Graham.

Please don't
tell your mum, Zoe.

OK, I'll end it.

I swear.

Please.

[LINE RINGS]

Hi, you've reached
Leo Jacobs.

- Please leave a message.
- [BEEP!]

[[KIDS CHATTER INDISTINCTLY]

Oh! It's out.

[SLURPS]

[LAUGHTER]

Julian, come here.

[INDISTINCT SCREAMING]
No!

- Jimmy!
- No!

Jimmy, let me out!

Let me out! Jimmy!

Open the door!

TOMMY:
There's my little savage.

- [INDISTINCT SCREAMING]
- TOMMY:
There's my little savage.

BOY: Let me out!

[SOBBING]

No! Don't!

[SCREAMING]

TOMMY:
There's my little savage.

[WHISPERS SHAKILY]
Oh, sh*t. Oh, f*ck.

Oh, f*ck.

Thank you for seeing me again.

You sounded distressed.
Are you OK?

I'm not gonna top myself.

If that's what you're asking.

I'm sorry I was
such an arsehole yesterday.

Yeah, I think that's
the clinical term for it.

I found my brother.

He's alive.

Jesus! When?

Yesterday.

But he ran away from me
like I'm some kind of monster.

Well, it's been a long time.

You don't know his situation.

Yeah, I get that.

I don't know him,
but he doesn't know me either.

And he still ran.

Which means
he's scared of who I was.

What do you mean?

I had this memory today.

And I don't know
if it's real or imagined.

But it really
messed with my head.

Ritchie was screaming
and it was all my fault.

I used to
lock him in the cupboard

when Dad kicked off.

I was trying to protect him.

But I think I might have
hurt him worse.

You were just a kid.

In a violent house.

It's not your fault.

But I think
Ritchie thinks it is.

I'm sorry I...
I left you the other day.

It seemed like
it was important.

Not as important as you.

Why didn't you come to my 21st?

I...

I owe you
so many sorries, but...

I did. I...

I did come that night.
When I...

When I arrived at the house,

with the fairy lights
and the music, I just...

You were triggered.

I had a panic attack.

I didn't want to
ruin your party.

So I... I left.

You missed a pretty good party.

[LAUGHS]

I don't want to miss
any more of your life.

Sean...

...Cosgrove.

Ah.

Why'd you take off
the other day?

I remembered I was late
for an appointment.

Liar!

Liar!

Pants on fire, you know?

No, no. I take punctuality
very seriously.

CORMACK: Oh, right.

Were you jealous of Zoe's
relationship with Joseph Rua?

- No.
- SAM: Hm.

Well, you were following Zoe,
photographing her.

And this unhappy little snap,

where we found her body...

is particularly troubling.

In the house that
Joseph was living, you mean?

The house that was bought
four months after Zoe's m*rder

and has been left empty
ever since.

You know, eventually,
we're going to find the link

between you and Sapphire,

so you may as well
just talk about it now.

I've never seen that before.

The original's
on your laptop, genius.

I think you're mistaken.

But if you can show
me that photo on my computer,

I'll happily be proven wrong.

Wow.

That's embarrassing.

Find out who took it, please.

[SHOUTS] Who took the laptop?

Anyone?

[GROWLS SOFTLY]

Thorpe accidentally sent
the laptop for destruction

with some old devices
from a child exploitation case.

[CORMACK GROANS SOFTLY]

An admin error, apparently.

Wow.

So, what do we do now?

We go to the pub.

And we get really drunk
and we think up ways

how to t*rture
Constable Thorpe.

f*ck!

Have you ever
waterboarded anyone?

No, but I was married
for eight years,

so I'm pretty versed
in t*rture.

[PHONE RINGS]

It's my contract at the Feds.

- Hey, Vook.
- I got your burner records.

The phone's only been used
once a year

for the past eight years.

Twice this year.

That's pretty weird.

VUKO: What's weirder is that

that phone's
only ever called you.

Is it your ex, messing with you
on your anniversary, maybe?

Uh, no.

Those calls aren't
made on my anniversary.

They're, um...

They're a m*rder
victims' birthday.

VUKO: Oh, Jesus Christ.

Were all of the calls
made from Moorevale?

VUKO: All except for 2019.

That one came from Canberra.
Know anyone there?

No, but I know someone
that works there a lot.

This thing's
like the Panama Papers,

if it had got out

I said I was sorry.

Are these the only copies?

You didn't want to let me
transfer any of my other stuff

before you decided to cook it?

That stuff isn't yours.

I never showed those photos
to anyone else.

They were just for me.

You stole those women's bodies.

You're hardly one to talk.

You've taken your fair share.

When you had me
set up Sapphire Futures,

you said it was for a friend.

Who is it?

It's best you have
plausible deniability.

Is it you?

You don't need to know.