1 00:00:53,660 --> 00:00:58,060 Cease fire! Cease fire! 2 00:02:03,740 --> 00:02:06,700 OK. 3 00:02:09,380 --> 00:02:11,500 Stay put, lads. I'll come back to you. 4 00:02:13,020 --> 00:02:14,699 Police liaison called it in. 5 00:02:14,700 --> 00:02:17,259 Tactical night manoeuvres. 6 00:02:17,260 --> 00:02:19,220 Lance Corporal Mervyn Rogers. 7 00:02:21,140 --> 00:02:22,939 A lance corporal on recruit training? 8 00:02:22,940 --> 00:02:25,459 No, he wasn't part of the exercise. 9 00:02:25,460 --> 00:02:27,339 He just got in the way, unfortunately. 10 00:02:27,340 --> 00:02:30,299 Apparently it was an accident. 11 00:02:30,300 --> 00:02:32,259 He's wearing civvies so he's off-duty. 12 00:02:32,260 --> 00:02:34,619 Christ, he's just a kid. 13 00:02:34,620 --> 00:02:37,620 And killed only a few hundred yards from home. 14 00:02:39,340 --> 00:02:41,060 What was the target, Charlie? 15 00:02:42,900 --> 00:02:47,300 Right. Damn near impossible to tell who fired the fatal shot. 16 00:02:49,740 --> 00:02:51,419 Alright. 17 00:02:51,420 --> 00:02:53,260 Well... 18 00:02:55,540 --> 00:02:58,619 There's no exit wound. Mm-mm. 19 00:02:58,620 --> 00:03:01,780 Single entrance wound to the anterior chest. 20 00:03:03,820 --> 00:03:08,700 There's no evidence of sooting or gunpowder tattooing. 21 00:03:12,380 --> 00:03:14,300 He was shot from a distance. 22 00:03:15,460 --> 00:03:17,379 It looks pretty straightforward. 23 00:03:17,380 --> 00:03:21,459 According to the recruits, he died a few minutes after midnight. 24 00:03:21,460 --> 00:03:23,259 His family have been informed. 25 00:03:23,260 --> 00:03:25,339 Right. 26 00:03:25,340 --> 00:03:29,140 Think they might be able to use some of your bedside manner. 27 00:03:49,020 --> 00:03:50,500 He must have been out running. 28 00:03:53,020 --> 00:03:55,260 He used to do that when he couldn't sleep. 29 00:03:56,700 --> 00:03:59,499 You'll stay here until your Ben gets home, alright? 30 00:03:59,500 --> 00:04:02,179 Ben - your husband? 31 00:04:02,180 --> 00:04:04,579 He's away on a training op. 32 00:04:04,580 --> 00:04:07,619 Mrs Rogers, I know how hard this must be for you. 33 00:04:07,620 --> 00:04:10,419 Please know you have our deepest sympathies. 34 00:04:10,420 --> 00:04:13,819 Yes. It's best you rest for a few days. 35 00:04:13,820 --> 00:04:17,339 If there's anything we can do, don't hesitate to ask. 36 00:04:17,340 --> 00:04:19,779 I'll organise her leave from payroll. 37 00:04:19,780 --> 00:04:23,299 I run the admin office on base. Daisy lives next door. 38 00:04:23,300 --> 00:04:29,420 I just want to know why this happened to my son. 39 00:04:35,580 --> 00:04:38,099 I can't believe that took all night. 40 00:04:38,100 --> 00:04:41,980 That's the military, Charlie. That is the military. 41 00:04:44,020 --> 00:04:46,299 Accidentally shot. 42 00:04:46,300 --> 00:04:48,420 By one of his own, no less. 43 00:04:49,340 --> 00:04:52,219 Still, they followed the book to the letter, though. 44 00:04:52,220 --> 00:04:55,499 Safety officers at hand. They notified the military police. 45 00:04:55,500 --> 00:04:57,460 Nothing else anyone could have done. 46 00:04:59,620 --> 00:05:01,900 Bloody hell! 47 00:05:34,900 --> 00:05:38,420 Where do you think you're going? Give me your keys. 48 00:05:42,380 --> 00:05:44,260 Do you even have a license? 49 00:05:48,140 --> 00:05:49,980 Stand there. 50 00:05:55,820 --> 00:05:58,019 Walter Johns, west Ballarat. 51 00:05:58,020 --> 00:06:01,780 Hello, Walter. That's dangerous driving. 52 00:06:02,820 --> 00:06:07,659 Driving in excess of 35 miles an hour above the posted speed limit. 53 00:06:07,660 --> 00:06:09,500 No rego plates. Charlie? 54 00:06:11,700 --> 00:06:14,220 Stay there. 55 00:06:16,220 --> 00:06:17,740 Look. 56 00:06:32,380 --> 00:06:34,219 I was meeting a girl after work. 57 00:06:34,220 --> 00:06:36,699 What time was this? 58 00:06:36,700 --> 00:06:39,059 Round 11:30. 59 00:06:39,060 --> 00:06:40,779 And then? 60 00:06:40,780 --> 00:06:44,419 I rode my bike. Took the scenic route through a paddock. 61 00:06:44,420 --> 00:06:47,259 Some idiot had left his car running. 62 00:06:47,260 --> 00:06:49,659 So you stole it? Yeah. 63 00:06:49,660 --> 00:06:51,339 Thought it'd impress her. 64 00:06:51,340 --> 00:06:53,659 Turn up in a nice car. 65 00:06:53,660 --> 00:06:57,379 So you spend the rest of the night joyriding, do you? 66 00:06:57,380 --> 00:07:00,419 Tell me, Walter, what line of work are you in? 67 00:07:00,420 --> 00:07:03,539 I'm a logger. Logger. 68 00:07:03,540 --> 00:07:05,499 Right. 69 00:07:05,500 --> 00:07:10,819 So, this, then? Much need for a bayonet in your line of work? 70 00:07:10,820 --> 00:07:14,060 Where... We found it, Walter, in your car. 71 00:07:16,620 --> 00:07:19,379 It's not mine. Tell us whose it is, then. 72 00:07:19,380 --> 00:07:24,899 I don't know. The car, whatever you found in it, it wasn't me. 73 00:07:24,900 --> 00:07:26,739 Check the rego. 74 00:07:26,740 --> 00:07:29,259 Walter, that doesn't mean you didn't commit the crime. 75 00:07:29,260 --> 00:07:32,019 Just means you stole someone's car to commit the crime. 76 00:07:32,020 --> 00:07:36,019 Are you having a lend? Tell me about the paddock where you found the car. 77 00:07:36,020 --> 00:07:40,300 Dunnstown, off Old Melbourne Road. 78 00:07:46,380 --> 00:07:48,739 This would be where the car was when it stopped. 79 00:07:48,740 --> 00:07:51,339 Yeah. We're still searching for the owner. 80 00:07:51,340 --> 00:07:53,299 No luck as yet. 81 00:07:53,300 --> 00:07:55,619 If the car was left running 82 00:07:55,620 --> 00:07:59,939 and someone was trying to dispose of a body, I mean... 83 00:07:59,940 --> 00:08:01,619 Yeah, you wouldn't choose here. 84 00:08:01,620 --> 00:08:03,499 Bloody hell, you'd be digging for days. 85 00:08:03,500 --> 00:08:06,939 And another thing - this bicycle Walter claims he was riding... 86 00:08:06,940 --> 00:08:09,340 I know, no sign of it. 87 00:08:20,380 --> 00:08:23,339 Good. You're here. Good morning, Alice. 88 00:08:23,340 --> 00:08:25,979 This rug... Alice, call me old-fashioned. 89 00:08:25,980 --> 00:08:29,139 Out of respect, don't you think we should start with the body first? 90 00:08:29,140 --> 00:08:32,939 Why? He's not going to get any more dead. 91 00:08:32,940 --> 00:08:34,739 From this amount of blood, 92 00:08:34,740 --> 00:08:37,299 the police are aware that someone has died. 93 00:08:37,300 --> 00:08:40,259 The size of the red blood cells and the absence of any nucleation 94 00:08:40,260 --> 00:08:42,699 suggest it's human. 95 00:08:42,700 --> 00:08:45,459 Yes, and trace evidence tells us someone was wrapped up in it. 96 00:08:45,460 --> 00:08:48,139 Corpus delicti - without a body, 97 00:08:48,140 --> 00:08:51,499 a certain amount of evidence is needed to prove possible murder. 98 00:08:51,500 --> 00:08:53,699 Which, as of this moment, we don't have. 99 00:08:53,700 --> 00:08:55,499 Exsanguination goes on the report. 100 00:08:55,500 --> 00:08:58,459 Alice, look here - these burn marks seem quite fresh. 101 00:08:58,460 --> 00:09:00,979 Perhaps the owner of the rug is a smoker. 102 00:09:00,980 --> 00:09:03,259 Possibly. 103 00:09:03,260 --> 00:09:05,579 And the blood is congealed down here. 104 00:09:05,580 --> 00:09:07,819 I'll perform blood typing and toxicology tests. 105 00:09:07,820 --> 00:09:12,260 Now, your Corporal Rogers. Ah! 106 00:09:13,180 --> 00:09:15,939 The bullet missed the heart but clipped the aorta above the valve. 107 00:09:15,940 --> 00:09:17,739 Most of the bleeding was internal. 108 00:09:17,740 --> 00:09:22,059 So, the bullet hits his left side 109 00:09:22,060 --> 00:09:24,060 as he's running. 110 00:09:24,820 --> 00:09:26,419 Interesting. 111 00:09:26,420 --> 00:09:28,899 I'll run his bloods too, then, shall I? 112 00:09:28,900 --> 00:09:31,779 Yes. Alice, look here. 113 00:09:31,780 --> 00:09:36,419 There's a smear of blood across the right shoulder, 114 00:09:36,420 --> 00:09:39,139 well away from the wound. 115 00:09:39,140 --> 00:09:41,900 Perhaps his hands were bloody and he touched his shirt. 116 00:09:43,140 --> 00:09:46,059 There's one more thing. Yes? 117 00:09:46,060 --> 00:09:49,700 The bayonet you found in the car. Ah! 118 00:09:54,060 --> 00:09:55,540 I see. 119 00:09:57,420 --> 00:10:03,139 At some point, this bayonet, which our boy in lock-up says wasn't his, 120 00:10:03,140 --> 00:10:05,340 was in fact covered in blood. 121 00:10:09,140 --> 00:10:11,699 Well, no surprises there. What about Rogers? 122 00:10:11,700 --> 00:10:13,819 Anything we can give their investigating officer? 123 00:10:13,820 --> 00:10:15,699 Nothing much at this stage. 124 00:10:15,700 --> 00:10:18,499 However, we can tell him the boy was sober. 125 00:10:18,500 --> 00:10:21,940 Got the feeling the department was wishing he wasn't. 126 00:10:27,180 --> 00:10:30,339 Yes, it would certainly clear the military of any wrongdoing. 127 00:10:30,340 --> 00:10:33,659 The army's asked for a full report. 128 00:10:33,660 --> 00:10:36,300 Come. 129 00:10:38,660 --> 00:10:41,220 Major. 130 00:10:44,180 --> 00:10:47,780 You must be the Chief Superintendent. 131 00:10:49,380 --> 00:10:52,059 Major Derek Alderton. Frank Carlyle. 132 00:10:52,060 --> 00:10:54,659 And Lucien. 133 00:10:54,660 --> 00:10:57,699 A trip to Ballarat wouldn't be complete. 134 00:10:57,700 --> 00:10:59,619 Derek, it's been a while. 135 00:10:59,620 --> 00:11:01,580 Take a seat. Thank you. 136 00:11:03,340 --> 00:11:05,419 Autopsy report on Corporal Rogers. 137 00:11:05,420 --> 00:11:07,739 Was he drunk? No. 138 00:11:07,740 --> 00:11:09,499 That's a pity. 139 00:11:09,500 --> 00:11:12,699 So, all he was guilty of was being stupid enough 140 00:11:12,700 --> 00:11:14,579 to run in front of a live fire exercise. 141 00:11:14,580 --> 00:11:17,899 Well, stupidity's not something we can test for. 142 00:11:17,900 --> 00:11:20,099 Already have. 143 00:11:20,100 --> 00:11:22,180 Enter. 144 00:11:23,780 --> 00:11:27,020 Corporal Rogers' uniform, sir. Thank you, Kelly. 145 00:11:34,140 --> 00:11:36,939 So, a midnight training exercise. 146 00:11:36,940 --> 00:11:41,339 Well, you both know the object is to simulate an emergency scenario. 147 00:11:41,340 --> 00:11:43,939 Well, it worked. Unlike your safety procedures. 148 00:11:43,940 --> 00:11:47,260 I'm writing a report. You're welcome to read it once it's complete. 149 00:11:48,420 --> 00:11:50,899 Look, let's be frank, gentlemen - 150 00:11:50,900 --> 00:11:55,299 this was just a mistake, an accident, pure and simple. 151 00:11:55,300 --> 00:11:56,979 And the possible safety breach? 152 00:11:56,980 --> 00:11:58,500 We'll explore thoroughly. 153 00:12:00,380 --> 00:12:03,219 Right now the army's main priority is men and material - 154 00:12:03,220 --> 00:12:05,179 limiting damage to morale, 155 00:12:05,180 --> 00:12:07,379 which is why I'm here. 156 00:12:07,380 --> 00:12:11,099 That, and to check current procedures, 157 00:12:11,100 --> 00:12:13,700 make sure this never happens again. 158 00:12:15,380 --> 00:12:17,260 Let's assume I know how to proceed. 159 00:12:20,060 --> 00:12:21,539 Such a pity, isn't it? 160 00:12:21,540 --> 00:12:25,540 All that potential gone to waste. 161 00:12:35,140 --> 00:12:37,459 So, you two. 162 00:12:37,460 --> 00:12:39,179 Yes, we served together. 163 00:12:39,180 --> 00:12:41,340 So he's a mate of yours, then. 164 00:12:42,340 --> 00:12:44,419 Not anymore. 165 00:12:44,420 --> 00:12:46,340 Yes, I can see why. 166 00:12:50,180 --> 00:12:52,899 Jean, it's me. I'm sorry, I'm heading straight back out again. 167 00:12:52,900 --> 00:12:54,459 Just dropping my bag off. 168 00:12:54,460 --> 00:12:56,380 Yes, I know. 169 00:13:01,540 --> 00:13:05,220 She'll be hungry. Mai Lin. 170 00:13:06,580 --> 00:13:08,580 Yes, of course, I... 171 00:13:09,740 --> 00:13:11,340 Thank you. 172 00:13:19,740 --> 00:13:21,419 It's beautiful. 173 00:13:21,420 --> 00:13:23,420 Yes, it is. 174 00:13:26,020 --> 00:13:27,540 You know... 175 00:13:29,060 --> 00:13:32,059 ...it didn't feel like home when I came back. 176 00:13:32,060 --> 00:13:33,579 Not at first. 177 00:13:33,580 --> 00:13:36,739 But now... 178 00:13:36,740 --> 00:13:40,540 Now you can't imagine living anywhere else, can you? 179 00:13:45,220 --> 00:13:47,179 Roast beef and tomato chutney. 180 00:13:47,180 --> 00:13:49,019 Your favourite. 181 00:13:49,020 --> 00:13:53,260 Well, some things never change. 182 00:13:54,540 --> 00:13:57,100 Jean, she knows you well. 183 00:14:00,460 --> 00:14:03,099 I thought that I would see you for breakfast, 184 00:14:03,100 --> 00:14:06,259 but she told me that you were with the police again this morning. 185 00:14:06,260 --> 00:14:09,059 Yes. Yes. 186 00:14:09,060 --> 00:14:11,499 We're looking into a missing person case. 187 00:14:11,500 --> 00:14:16,339 I didn't ever think you would dedicate yourself to anything more 188 00:14:16,340 --> 00:14:17,940 than you did the army. 189 00:14:20,500 --> 00:14:22,339 It's alright, Lucien. 190 00:14:22,340 --> 00:14:24,339 I understand. 191 00:14:24,340 --> 00:14:26,420 What you're doing is important. 192 00:14:29,260 --> 00:14:31,340 And so are you. 193 00:14:36,740 --> 00:14:39,180 All these years... 194 00:14:40,620 --> 00:14:42,780 ...I was afraid that... 195 00:14:44,980 --> 00:14:47,260 No, it... What? 196 00:14:48,660 --> 00:14:50,420 Mai Lin, it's alright. Afraid of what? 197 00:14:52,060 --> 00:14:54,340 I was afraid you'd forgotten me. 198 00:14:57,220 --> 00:14:59,339 No. 199 00:14:59,340 --> 00:15:01,539 Never. 200 00:15:01,540 --> 00:15:04,300 Not for a single second. 201 00:15:10,300 --> 00:15:13,339 Chutney. Oh, dear. 202 00:15:13,340 --> 00:15:16,740 Hang on a moment. Allow me. 203 00:15:17,740 --> 00:15:19,300 Thank you. 204 00:15:27,340 --> 00:15:30,699 Alright, Charlie, no-one's telling us where this car came from. 205 00:15:30,700 --> 00:15:33,699 Perhaps it's time we asked the car itself. 206 00:15:33,700 --> 00:15:37,459 I don't really speak automobile, Doc. 207 00:15:37,460 --> 00:15:40,219 That's very funny, Charlie. 208 00:15:40,220 --> 00:15:45,339 Now, there was a sticky substance on the rug. 209 00:15:45,340 --> 00:15:48,979 Of course, I just assumed it was coagulated blood 210 00:15:48,980 --> 00:15:52,060 but I think we'll find it is in fact... 211 00:15:54,980 --> 00:15:57,939 Pine. Tree sap. 212 00:15:57,940 --> 00:15:59,819 Well, that narrows it down. 213 00:15:59,820 --> 00:16:01,819 We're looking for a tree in Ballarat. 214 00:16:01,820 --> 00:16:03,379 Hang on, Charlie. 215 00:16:03,380 --> 00:16:06,379 Young Walter works as a logger, does he not? 216 00:16:06,380 --> 00:16:08,019 You think... 217 00:16:08,020 --> 00:16:10,539 He might be able to help us 218 00:16:10,540 --> 00:16:14,300 find a pine needle in a haystack, what do you think? 219 00:16:16,580 --> 00:16:18,659 What if it wasn't Walter Johns, doc? 220 00:16:18,660 --> 00:16:22,339 Well, Charlie, he was, quite literally, 221 00:16:22,340 --> 00:16:25,579 caught holding what we think could be a murder weapon. 222 00:16:25,580 --> 00:16:29,699 Still, if it wasn't him, who else could it be? 223 00:16:29,700 --> 00:16:32,459 Who else indeed? 224 00:16:32,460 --> 00:16:36,900 Well, whoever it was, Charlie, they've driven in here... 225 00:16:39,300 --> 00:16:41,499 ...continued down here, 226 00:16:41,500 --> 00:16:43,420 but they've stopped here. 227 00:16:44,420 --> 00:16:49,339 And, Charlie, would you say that's a drag mark? 228 00:16:49,340 --> 00:16:50,819 Definitely. Yes. 229 00:16:50,820 --> 00:16:52,780 And look... 230 00:16:54,740 --> 00:16:57,899 ...it continues along down here, 231 00:16:57,900 --> 00:16:59,739 and ends... 232 00:16:59,740 --> 00:17:02,220 Charlie! 233 00:17:10,660 --> 00:17:13,419 Late 20s. 234 00:17:13,420 --> 00:17:15,139 Rigor mortis has passed. 235 00:17:15,140 --> 00:17:19,059 No... significant decomposition. 236 00:17:19,060 --> 00:17:21,659 Estimated time of death... 237 00:17:21,660 --> 00:17:24,339 ...around 24 hours ago. 238 00:17:24,340 --> 00:17:27,739 The edges of the wounds here and here 239 00:17:27,740 --> 00:17:30,979 are consistent with the triangular cross-sections on the bayonet. 240 00:17:30,980 --> 00:17:33,779 Her blood type matches what we found on the bayonet 241 00:17:33,780 --> 00:17:35,899 and on the rug as well. 242 00:17:35,900 --> 00:17:39,580 Right. Anything else? 243 00:17:40,580 --> 00:17:42,580 She had penicillin in her system. 244 00:17:44,140 --> 00:17:45,899 Right. 245 00:17:45,900 --> 00:17:48,460 What were you being treated for? 246 00:17:52,140 --> 00:17:53,819 Doctor? Mm? 247 00:17:53,820 --> 00:17:56,699 It looks like a telephone number 248 00:17:56,700 --> 00:17:58,780 and there's a name. 249 00:18:01,220 --> 00:18:02,980 Yes. 250 00:18:09,340 --> 00:18:14,260 Yes, hello. I was wondering, could I speak with Beverly, please? 251 00:18:16,980 --> 00:18:21,460 I see. Thank you, yes, I'll call back in the morning. 252 00:18:25,340 --> 00:18:28,259 That was a cleaner. 253 00:18:28,260 --> 00:18:32,139 Apparently, everyone's gone home for the day. 254 00:18:32,140 --> 00:18:34,659 Gone home? From where? 255 00:18:34,660 --> 00:18:36,459 The Ballarat Courier? 256 00:18:36,460 --> 00:18:39,699 Yeah. Let's ring them in the morning and find out who Beverly is. 257 00:18:39,700 --> 00:18:43,019 In the meantime, we may already have a suspect in our Jane Doe case. 258 00:18:43,020 --> 00:18:46,740 The owner of the FX Holden. Right. 259 00:18:48,340 --> 00:18:50,739 Why don't you take the lead on this one, Davis? 260 00:18:50,740 --> 00:18:52,620 Yes, sir. 261 00:18:54,260 --> 00:18:58,619 Lieutenant Keith Marling Ellis. 9th CVR, Central Victorian Regiment. 262 00:18:58,620 --> 00:19:01,339 Yes, you're stationed at the military base. 263 00:19:01,340 --> 00:19:02,899 That's right. 264 00:19:02,900 --> 00:19:04,539 Is this about my stolen car? 265 00:19:04,540 --> 00:19:07,499 I'm hoping it hasn't been damaged at all. 266 00:19:07,500 --> 00:19:10,700 I put a lot of work into that vehicle. 267 00:19:13,900 --> 00:19:15,419 Do you know this woman? 268 00:19:15,420 --> 00:19:17,660 No. 269 00:19:21,780 --> 00:19:23,579 Where were you last night? 270 00:19:23,580 --> 00:19:26,659 Laverton, on training for the past week. 271 00:19:26,660 --> 00:19:29,139 Lieutenant, it was your car 272 00:19:29,140 --> 00:19:31,379 that transported this woman's dead body 273 00:19:31,380 --> 00:19:33,459 to a nearby forest last night. 274 00:19:33,460 --> 00:19:37,139 There's a group of us on base - 275 00:19:37,140 --> 00:19:39,940 we all share our cars... 276 00:19:41,580 --> 00:19:43,259 share everything. 277 00:19:43,260 --> 00:19:46,219 You're saying anyone could have easily taken off with it? 278 00:19:46,220 --> 00:19:47,739 Because when we found it, 279 00:19:47,740 --> 00:19:49,939 it had no rego plates, 280 00:19:49,940 --> 00:19:52,579 and the boot was covered top to bottom in blood. 281 00:19:52,580 --> 00:19:55,339 I took the plates off last week, 282 00:19:55,340 --> 00:19:58,179 so I could reroll and rechrome the bumpers. 283 00:19:58,180 --> 00:20:01,459 But I don't know anything about any blood. 284 00:20:01,460 --> 00:20:06,180 Where were you between 9 o'clock and midnight last night, Lieutenant? 285 00:20:07,780 --> 00:20:09,779 Finished rifle training, 286 00:20:09,780 --> 00:20:12,259 had dinner about 8:00, a nightcap, 287 00:20:12,260 --> 00:20:15,379 went to sleep about 9:30, maybe 10:00. 288 00:20:15,380 --> 00:20:18,779 Well, Laverton's only an hour and a half away. 289 00:20:18,780 --> 00:20:21,540 What are you getting at, Sergeant? 290 00:20:23,180 --> 00:20:25,259 Actually, why am I talking to you 291 00:20:25,260 --> 00:20:26,980 and not to your superior officer? 292 00:20:31,340 --> 00:20:33,100 Alright, then, Lieutenant. 293 00:20:36,900 --> 00:20:38,500 So, you were in barracks. 294 00:20:39,820 --> 00:20:43,060 No, a civilian house. Not another soul around. 295 00:20:44,140 --> 00:20:47,260 No.So no-one can vouch for you between 9:00 and midnight. 296 00:20:49,420 --> 00:20:52,100 No. No. 297 00:20:53,420 --> 00:20:55,020 Didn't think so. 298 00:20:59,020 --> 00:21:02,379 Major. Chief Superintendent. 299 00:21:02,380 --> 00:21:05,139 I believe you're holding one of my men. 300 00:21:05,140 --> 00:21:07,379 We are. Lieutenant Keith Ellis. 301 00:21:07,380 --> 00:21:10,499 We were hoping with your permission we may see his service records. 302 00:21:10,500 --> 00:21:12,619 I'm sure you would but the answer is no. 303 00:21:12,620 --> 00:21:14,939 We can lodge a request with the DoD. 304 00:21:14,940 --> 00:21:18,659 You can, and the answer will still be no. 305 00:21:18,660 --> 00:21:21,539 You're questioning him over a civilian matter. 306 00:21:21,540 --> 00:21:24,499 When it becomes a matter for the military, then we can talk. 307 00:21:24,500 --> 00:21:28,500 Derek, what brings you here? I want Ellis released. Now. 308 00:21:29,780 --> 00:21:32,819 Yes, but that's not really your call, is it? 309 00:21:32,820 --> 00:21:35,059 Unfortunately, Major, I can hold Lieutenant Ellis 310 00:21:35,060 --> 00:21:36,659 for up to 24 hours without charge. 311 00:21:36,660 --> 00:21:40,299 I'm well aware of what you can and can't do, Mr Carlyle. 312 00:21:40,300 --> 00:21:42,459 But this... This is a civilian matter. 313 00:21:42,460 --> 00:21:46,180 When it does become a matter for the military, well... 314 00:21:51,140 --> 00:21:53,539 Chief Superintendent. 315 00:21:53,540 --> 00:21:55,579 Major. 316 00:21:55,580 --> 00:21:57,540 Won't be able to hold him off forever. 317 00:22:01,340 --> 00:22:02,819 What other news from the day? 318 00:22:02,820 --> 00:22:05,539 The woman's last meal. We examined the contents of her stomach... 319 00:22:05,540 --> 00:22:08,819 Do we have to hear about that right now? You did ask. 320 00:22:08,820 --> 00:22:10,819 For what it's worth, a shiitake mushroom - 321 00:22:10,820 --> 00:22:12,459 swallowed whole. 322 00:22:12,460 --> 00:22:16,220 The only Asian restaurant in Ballarat is The Golden Crown. 323 00:22:22,780 --> 00:22:26,620 Mrs Gladys Cook. She's a regular. 324 00:22:27,900 --> 00:22:29,379 How did this happen? 325 00:22:29,380 --> 00:22:32,899 That's what we're trying to determine, Mr Tan. 326 00:22:32,900 --> 00:22:35,739 When did you last see her? 327 00:22:35,740 --> 00:22:38,139 The night before last. 328 00:22:38,140 --> 00:22:41,459 She ate quickly, said that she was meeting a friend. 329 00:22:41,460 --> 00:22:44,739 Right. You seem to remember an awful lot about... 330 00:22:44,740 --> 00:22:47,979 I remember because I offered to drive her there. 331 00:22:47,980 --> 00:22:49,619 I see. 332 00:22:49,620 --> 00:22:51,779 What time did you leave with her? 333 00:22:51,780 --> 00:22:55,739 Around 9:30. 334 00:22:55,740 --> 00:23:00,339 Mm-mm. So you were close friends, then. 335 00:23:00,340 --> 00:23:02,979 I dropped her off. 336 00:23:02,980 --> 00:23:04,699 Then I drove straight back to work. 337 00:23:04,700 --> 00:23:07,099 My 12-year-old daughter came with us. 338 00:23:07,100 --> 00:23:09,779 She'll be at the restaurant after school 339 00:23:09,780 --> 00:23:12,339 if you're planning on interrogating her too. 340 00:23:12,340 --> 00:23:14,339 Sorry, Mr Tan. 341 00:23:14,340 --> 00:23:17,460 Where exactly did you take her? 342 00:24:06,540 --> 00:24:08,579 Seeing how the other half live, Doctor? 343 00:24:08,580 --> 00:24:10,339 Maybe. 344 00:24:10,340 --> 00:24:12,499 What exactly are the other half doing? 345 00:24:12,500 --> 00:24:14,419 Payroll. 346 00:24:14,420 --> 00:24:16,899 She needed a distraction. 347 00:24:16,900 --> 00:24:20,059 I'd have thought you'd be with the others right now, 348 00:24:20,060 --> 00:24:21,779 interrogating my husband. 349 00:24:21,780 --> 00:24:24,939 You're Joyce... Ellis. That's right. 350 00:24:24,940 --> 00:24:27,579 So, what did Keith do now? 351 00:24:27,580 --> 00:24:30,419 Something to do with that bloody car he loves so much? 352 00:24:30,420 --> 00:24:33,779 His car wasn't borrowed this time, Mrs Ellis, it was stolen. 353 00:24:33,780 --> 00:24:36,139 I'm guessing it's usually parked by your quarters. 354 00:24:36,140 --> 00:24:37,739 Behind them, yes. 355 00:24:37,740 --> 00:24:39,699 You didn't see anything, hear anything? 356 00:24:39,700 --> 00:24:43,299 Not a thing. Right. 357 00:24:43,300 --> 00:24:48,740 Um, Mrs Ellis, do you know a woman by the name of Gladys Cook? 358 00:24:52,820 --> 00:24:55,459 Was... was that who you found in the forest? 359 00:24:55,460 --> 00:24:57,700 Yes. Was she a friend? 360 00:24:58,900 --> 00:25:00,459 She worked in the mailroom. 361 00:25:00,460 --> 00:25:03,899 I hadn't seen her since she left the base six months ago. 362 00:25:03,900 --> 00:25:07,099 None of us had. We all used to be quite close. 363 00:25:07,100 --> 00:25:08,979 She and her husband... 364 00:25:08,980 --> 00:25:11,499 They're separated now. He took a posting interstate. 365 00:25:11,500 --> 00:25:12,979 I see. 366 00:25:12,980 --> 00:25:18,700 Your husband, Keith, told the police he didn't know Gladys. 367 00:25:22,180 --> 00:25:24,460 He... he would have lied, because... 368 00:25:26,820 --> 00:25:29,940 ...whatever he and Gladys got up to, we dealt with it. 369 00:25:31,260 --> 00:25:32,739 I see. 370 00:25:32,740 --> 00:25:35,739 You'll have to excuse me - we're all knocking off early today, 371 00:25:35,740 --> 00:25:37,339 meeting our husbands for a drink. 372 00:25:37,340 --> 00:25:42,139 Of course. Mrs Ellis - Joyce - one last thing, if I may. 373 00:25:42,140 --> 00:25:44,699 You help with recruiting women to work on the base, yes? 374 00:25:44,700 --> 00:25:46,739 I do. Why do you ask? 375 00:25:46,740 --> 00:25:51,059 We're looking for a woman by the name of Beverly. 376 00:25:51,060 --> 00:25:53,939 Beverly Alison, maybe. 377 00:25:53,940 --> 00:25:56,739 She works in the laundry with Kelly. 378 00:25:56,740 --> 00:26:00,099 Is she working today? No, it's her day off. 379 00:26:00,100 --> 00:26:03,139 Joyce, tell me, do you think you could possibly help me... 380 00:26:03,140 --> 00:26:04,620 Lucien. 381 00:26:09,260 --> 00:26:10,980 Do you have a moment? 382 00:26:15,180 --> 00:26:17,020 So Mai Lin's alive. 383 00:26:20,260 --> 00:26:24,659 That war just keeps throwing us surprises, doesn't it? 384 00:26:24,660 --> 00:26:27,459 Quite. 385 00:26:27,460 --> 00:26:30,379 She enjoying Ballarat? 386 00:26:30,380 --> 00:26:33,139 Well, she doesn't really know anyone here. 387 00:26:33,140 --> 00:26:34,620 She knows you. 388 00:26:36,180 --> 00:26:39,259 My wife was missing for longer than we were married. 389 00:26:39,260 --> 00:26:43,219 Let's just say I got used to my situation. 390 00:26:43,220 --> 00:26:45,500 Well, now you don't have to. 391 00:26:47,900 --> 00:26:49,699 You should take some time off, Lucien. 392 00:26:49,700 --> 00:26:54,020 Instead of loitering around my base harassing my staff. 393 00:26:55,580 --> 00:26:57,219 I'm trying to find Beverly Alison. 394 00:26:57,220 --> 00:26:59,579 Due back at work tomorrow, apparently. 395 00:26:59,580 --> 00:27:01,979 She's a solid link to Gladys Cook, 396 00:27:01,980 --> 00:27:06,260 whose murder, I believe, is connected to your base somehow. 397 00:27:09,940 --> 00:27:12,260 Do you remember the last time we saw each other? 398 00:27:14,700 --> 00:27:17,300 Men marching through the streets of Ballarat. 399 00:27:18,540 --> 00:27:22,779 Soldiers, all of whom were once part of something 400 00:27:22,780 --> 00:27:25,659 much bigger than themselves. 401 00:27:25,660 --> 00:27:27,699 All marching in unison, 402 00:27:27,700 --> 00:27:31,460 relying on the man next to them to keep them in line. 403 00:27:35,580 --> 00:27:38,259 Yes. 404 00:27:38,260 --> 00:27:41,419 All blindly following orders 405 00:27:41,420 --> 00:27:44,739 without ever stopping to consider the consequences. 406 00:27:44,740 --> 00:27:48,979 You know, I'm beginning to see a bit of a pattern in you, Lucien. 407 00:27:48,980 --> 00:27:51,539 How so? 408 00:27:51,540 --> 00:27:53,819 You're hiding, aren't you? 409 00:27:53,820 --> 00:27:57,139 You've made a job for yourself 410 00:27:57,140 --> 00:28:00,020 unravelling the mysteries of missing women. 411 00:28:06,180 --> 00:28:08,219 Finding my wife... 412 00:28:08,220 --> 00:28:10,380 ...was never a job. 413 00:28:15,460 --> 00:28:17,220 Derek. 414 00:28:25,820 --> 00:28:28,100 Just a minute. 415 00:28:35,340 --> 00:28:37,140 Please, come in. 416 00:28:38,580 --> 00:28:41,339 You didn't have to come all this way just to drop those off. 417 00:28:41,340 --> 00:28:43,099 I wanted to say thank you, 418 00:28:43,100 --> 00:28:45,419 and to return your plates. 419 00:28:45,420 --> 00:28:47,059 They're the doctor's plates. 420 00:28:47,060 --> 00:28:50,579 Yes, but I know how you take care of him. 421 00:28:50,580 --> 00:28:53,580 These things are important to you. 422 00:28:55,900 --> 00:28:59,899 And I wanted to tell you that I understand. 423 00:28:59,900 --> 00:29:04,059 I know how difficult my arrival must have been. 424 00:29:04,060 --> 00:29:06,460 He seems... 425 00:29:08,900 --> 00:29:10,940 He seems very happy here. 426 00:29:14,300 --> 00:29:16,499 Well, you're his wife, 427 00:29:16,500 --> 00:29:18,140 and that's all there is to it. 428 00:29:24,940 --> 00:29:28,339 So, Lucien told me that he and the police 429 00:29:28,340 --> 00:29:30,059 were investigating a missing woman. 430 00:29:30,060 --> 00:29:31,899 Yes, they are. 431 00:29:31,900 --> 00:29:33,499 He spoke to you about that? 432 00:29:33,500 --> 00:29:35,499 Yes, I think... 433 00:29:35,500 --> 00:29:38,579 I think perhaps he just wanted to talk. 434 00:29:38,580 --> 00:29:40,779 Yes. 435 00:29:40,780 --> 00:29:42,620 That sounds like him. 436 00:29:47,340 --> 00:29:49,019 Thank you. No need. 437 00:29:49,020 --> 00:29:50,539 Excuse me? 438 00:29:50,540 --> 00:29:54,419 Open bar. Mrs Forsyth over there's insisted on paying for everyone. 439 00:29:54,420 --> 00:29:56,300 How lovely. Thank you so much. 440 00:29:59,460 --> 00:30:02,739 I see the Chief Superintendent has released Keith Ellis, then. 441 00:30:02,740 --> 00:30:05,179 Not before he got a confession out of him, though. 442 00:30:05,180 --> 00:30:07,499 He admitted that he was sleeping with the victim. 443 00:30:07,500 --> 00:30:11,700 Yes, so I heard. From who? 444 00:30:12,900 --> 00:30:14,819 Mrs Ellis. Doctor. 445 00:30:14,820 --> 00:30:16,459 Here to pay your respects? 446 00:30:16,460 --> 00:30:18,699 Sergeant Davis and I are, yes. 447 00:30:18,700 --> 00:30:21,699 That's very kind of you. I'm sure the family will appreciate it. 448 00:30:21,700 --> 00:30:24,299 They're about to start. Doctor? 449 00:30:24,300 --> 00:30:27,579 Mrs Forsyth, thank you so much for the drinks. 450 00:30:27,580 --> 00:30:31,300 That's ever so generous of you. You're quite welcome. 451 00:30:33,060 --> 00:30:36,179 Mrs Ellis there - ah, Joyce - 452 00:30:36,180 --> 00:30:40,059 was quite close to Gladys Cook too, apparently, 453 00:30:40,060 --> 00:30:42,539 as were Daisy and Ben. 454 00:30:42,540 --> 00:30:45,979 If I may, everybody, a toast. 455 00:30:45,980 --> 00:30:48,260 To Merv. 456 00:30:50,140 --> 00:30:52,380 To Merv. 457 00:30:54,380 --> 00:30:56,579 I imagine that's Kelly's husband. 458 00:30:56,580 --> 00:31:01,340 Yes. Daniel Forsyth. They all live on the base. 459 00:31:03,260 --> 00:31:05,899 Are we sure that's Kelly's husband? 460 00:31:05,900 --> 00:31:11,899 Yes. He seems quite close with Mrs Ellis, doesn't he? 461 00:31:11,900 --> 00:31:14,339 Gentlemen. 462 00:31:14,340 --> 00:31:16,939 Friend of the deceased, were you? 463 00:31:16,940 --> 00:31:20,340 Something like that. Like what exactly? 464 00:31:22,500 --> 00:31:24,659 A few days ago, I received a message at work. 465 00:31:24,660 --> 00:31:28,619 A woman claiming to have a story about the Ballarat military base. 466 00:31:28,620 --> 00:31:31,739 She left a number for me to call. And? 467 00:31:31,740 --> 00:31:34,739 And I've been calling non-stop - no answer. 468 00:31:34,740 --> 00:31:38,099 I figured if she was from the base, 469 00:31:38,100 --> 00:31:40,499 she might see me here, maybe approach me. 470 00:31:40,500 --> 00:31:43,299 If this woman is so eager to talk, 471 00:31:43,300 --> 00:31:46,019 why do you suppose she's not answering the telephone? 472 00:31:46,020 --> 00:31:48,259 People want to report something, they get nervous. 473 00:31:48,260 --> 00:31:50,619 They change their mind. It happens all the time. 474 00:31:50,620 --> 00:31:53,940 Or she can't answer the telephone. 475 00:31:57,540 --> 00:31:59,819 The woman who was murdered. 476 00:31:59,820 --> 00:32:03,659 Gladys Cook lived on base six months ago. 477 00:32:03,660 --> 00:32:07,699 You didn't think to bring this to the attention of the police. 478 00:32:07,700 --> 00:32:10,739 It wasn't a police matter until three seconds ago. 479 00:32:10,740 --> 00:32:13,500 I'm going to need that number. I'll check the phone book here. 480 00:32:16,780 --> 00:32:18,459 The number, please, Miss Anderson. 481 00:32:18,460 --> 00:32:21,059 You know I'm not on the payroll at the station, right? 482 00:32:21,060 --> 00:32:23,900 I don't have to tell you anything. Now! 483 00:32:26,260 --> 00:32:28,340 Thank you. 484 00:32:32,540 --> 00:32:34,380 So what am I missing? 485 00:32:37,220 --> 00:32:40,259 The night Merv Rogers died, 486 00:32:40,260 --> 00:32:42,459 he'd gone for a run around the base. 487 00:32:42,460 --> 00:32:45,939 Nothing unusual according to his mother, Daisy, over there. 488 00:32:45,940 --> 00:32:47,500 And? 489 00:32:49,780 --> 00:32:53,380 He was wearing trousers and a smart shirt, not exactly... 490 00:32:55,340 --> 00:32:59,019 ..not exactly running attire. 491 00:32:59,020 --> 00:33:01,219 And quite frankly, 492 00:33:01,220 --> 00:33:05,979 of all places to run and exercise on base, why there? 493 00:33:05,980 --> 00:33:09,939 Through trees, in the dark, on uneven ground. 494 00:33:09,940 --> 00:33:11,620 That's a good point. 495 00:33:13,420 --> 00:33:15,340 Do you want another? I'd love one. 496 00:33:25,700 --> 00:33:28,099 Oi! I'm not going to tell you again, you dickhead. 497 00:33:28,100 --> 00:33:30,500 Stop coming around the wrong side of the bar! 498 00:34:17,340 --> 00:34:21,139 Rose! You followed me. 499 00:34:21,140 --> 00:34:24,259 When you ducked out of the pub I figured you were on to something. 500 00:34:24,260 --> 00:34:27,179 You really shouldn't be out here doing this sort of thing alone. 501 00:34:27,180 --> 00:34:28,740 I'm not alone, am I? 502 00:34:30,540 --> 00:34:33,499 Listen, sometimes journalists think 503 00:34:33,500 --> 00:34:36,459 the story is more important than their own safety - it's not. 504 00:34:36,460 --> 00:34:39,539 Trust me, I know. I'll be careful, then. 505 00:34:39,540 --> 00:34:42,100 So, what are we looking for, Nancy Drew? 506 00:34:44,140 --> 00:34:46,219 Come on. 507 00:34:46,220 --> 00:34:48,339 It seems strange to me 508 00:34:48,340 --> 00:34:52,660 that Rogers was running so close to the fence. 509 00:34:54,900 --> 00:34:56,740 Bloody hell! 510 00:35:01,380 --> 00:35:02,940 Damn thing's been cut. 511 00:35:04,500 --> 00:35:07,139 Rose, he wasn't out for a late-night run, 512 00:35:07,140 --> 00:35:10,099 he was running back on to base from the outside. 513 00:35:10,100 --> 00:35:11,900 What was Rogers doing outside the camp? 514 00:35:14,060 --> 00:35:17,579 There's only one way to find out. Where are you going? 515 00:35:17,580 --> 00:35:21,099 Alderton doesn't want me on the base, 516 00:35:21,100 --> 00:35:23,339 and he doesn't want us seeing Ellis's service records. 517 00:35:23,340 --> 00:35:24,939 I'm going to find out why. 518 00:35:24,940 --> 00:35:26,660 That's army property. 519 00:35:28,060 --> 00:35:29,620 Always lovely chatting with you, Rose. 520 00:36:24,300 --> 00:36:26,699 Sir! I'm going to ask you to put your hands up 521 00:36:26,700 --> 00:36:28,780 and turn around. 522 00:36:33,740 --> 00:36:35,619 There's really no need for that, Private. 523 00:36:35,620 --> 00:36:39,899 I have my identification here in my jacket pocket. I'm Dr Lucien Blake. 524 00:36:39,900 --> 00:36:41,979 Ballarat police surgeon. 525 00:36:41,980 --> 00:36:45,420 Now, what say we lower that weapon of yours, mm? 526 00:36:49,140 --> 00:36:52,419 Lucien, where have you been? Just dealing with some paperwork. 527 00:36:52,420 --> 00:36:54,339 The hospital called for you. Oh, they did? 528 00:36:54,340 --> 00:36:58,059 Yes. Alice has been in touch with Gladys Cook's current doctor. 529 00:36:58,060 --> 00:37:00,019 I wrote up the notes, they're on your desk. 530 00:37:00,020 --> 00:37:03,020 Oh, thank you. Anything of interest? 531 00:37:04,420 --> 00:37:07,579 Gladys presented with a venereal disease. 532 00:37:07,580 --> 00:37:10,539 Ah! Which explains the penicillin. 533 00:37:10,540 --> 00:37:13,419 Gladys's doctor is here in town? 534 00:37:13,420 --> 00:37:16,499 Yes. He has her records dated back over a year. 535 00:37:16,500 --> 00:37:21,659 I see. Now, why wouldn't she see the military doctor 536 00:37:21,660 --> 00:37:23,339 if she lived on base? 537 00:37:23,340 --> 00:37:25,539 Lucien, I just dropped a domino under there. 538 00:37:25,540 --> 00:37:30,140 Oh. Ah, yes. 539 00:37:31,340 --> 00:37:33,259 There we are. Thank you. 540 00:37:33,260 --> 00:37:35,060 How are things at the base? 541 00:37:36,740 --> 00:37:41,499 Um, Jean, would you mind if I just had a bit of a... 542 00:37:41,500 --> 00:37:43,260 Not at all. I'm losing anyway. 543 00:37:44,300 --> 00:37:46,739 Let's imagine, just for a moment, 544 00:37:46,740 --> 00:37:50,100 this domino represents Keith Ellis. 545 00:37:51,460 --> 00:37:56,220 Now, Joyce Ellis was, of course, intimate with her husband. 546 00:37:58,140 --> 00:38:02,339 Gladys Cook was having an affair with Keith. 547 00:38:02,340 --> 00:38:04,539 She was? 548 00:38:04,540 --> 00:38:06,339 Oh, yes. 549 00:38:06,340 --> 00:38:08,179 And we discovered just this afternoon 550 00:38:08,180 --> 00:38:11,339 that it's highly likely that Joyce was, shall we say, 551 00:38:11,340 --> 00:38:16,419 quite familiar with a chap called Forsyth, Daniel Forsyth, 552 00:38:16,420 --> 00:38:19,179 who is an officer on base. 553 00:38:19,180 --> 00:38:23,939 Now, Daniel is married to Kelly. 554 00:38:23,940 --> 00:38:29,419 Kelly, it would appear, may well be involved 555 00:38:29,420 --> 00:38:31,939 with Ben Rogers. 556 00:38:31,940 --> 00:38:36,579 Ben, of course, is Daisy's husband. 557 00:38:36,580 --> 00:38:38,779 How do you like them apples? 558 00:38:38,780 --> 00:38:42,059 So, they were all stepping out together. 559 00:38:42,060 --> 00:38:43,900 How do they keep it from each other? 560 00:38:47,060 --> 00:38:49,140 Maybe they don't. 561 00:38:50,540 --> 00:38:53,019 Hang on. Are you telling me that... 562 00:38:53,020 --> 00:38:55,339 Yes! 563 00:38:55,340 --> 00:38:58,219 I think they're a community of couples 564 00:38:58,220 --> 00:39:01,980 who all enjoy each other's, shall we say... 565 00:39:03,020 --> 00:39:05,420 ...company, consensually. 566 00:39:06,700 --> 00:39:10,059 Right. So when Keith Ellis said they share everything... 567 00:39:10,060 --> 00:39:11,619 He meant it. 568 00:39:11,620 --> 00:39:16,059 And I think Gladys Cook and this Beverly woman are involved too. 569 00:39:16,060 --> 00:39:18,339 Beverly Alison. We're off to interview her now. 570 00:39:18,340 --> 00:39:21,459 Frank, promiscuity within the base 571 00:39:21,460 --> 00:39:24,379 poses a serious security problem for the military. 572 00:39:24,380 --> 00:39:26,019 Maybe that's why Alderton's here. 573 00:39:26,020 --> 00:39:29,899 And of course there's Corporal Rogers. 574 00:39:29,900 --> 00:39:32,699 Who we know is connected to the hole in the fence that you found. 575 00:39:32,700 --> 00:39:37,059 Yes. You know, I think we've been looking at this all wrong. 576 00:39:37,060 --> 00:39:39,539 These are the questions we should be asking. 577 00:39:39,540 --> 00:39:42,539 One, why was he sneaking back onto base so late at night? 578 00:39:42,540 --> 00:39:46,180 And two, what the hell was he doing outside in the first place? 579 00:39:49,180 --> 00:39:52,139 Well, I think there's only one person I could ask right now. 580 00:39:52,140 --> 00:39:56,379 You're suggesting Rogers is involved in the death of Gladys Cook? 581 00:39:56,380 --> 00:39:59,539 Rogers was sneaking back onto base through a hole in the fence 582 00:39:59,540 --> 00:40:01,299 the night Gladys Cook died. 583 00:40:01,300 --> 00:40:04,699 The vehicle that was dumped we now know belongs to Lieutenant Ellis. 584 00:40:04,700 --> 00:40:08,899 He managed to drive Ellis's car off the base without being seen. 585 00:40:08,900 --> 00:40:11,179 We think he may have distracted the sentry on duty 586 00:40:11,180 --> 00:40:13,420 by throwing a rock through the window. 587 00:40:14,700 --> 00:40:17,139 Kelly, we're after Beverly Alison. 588 00:40:17,140 --> 00:40:19,259 She's not here today. 589 00:40:19,260 --> 00:40:21,379 She should be, she clocked on at 8:00. 590 00:40:21,380 --> 00:40:23,300 Oh, she went home sick. 591 00:40:24,300 --> 00:40:26,260 Right. Thank you. 592 00:40:28,060 --> 00:40:30,819 We'll need to be informed when Beverly does return to work. 593 00:40:30,820 --> 00:40:35,339 Your police surgeon was here yesterday, drinking on the job. 594 00:40:35,340 --> 00:40:37,139 And? 595 00:40:37,140 --> 00:40:39,739 And I believe it was Blake who found that hole in the wire 596 00:40:39,740 --> 00:40:42,980 before he was caught trespassing on military property. 597 00:40:43,980 --> 00:40:47,379 If he's found on this base again without my permission... 598 00:40:47,380 --> 00:40:50,499 You'll have him arrested. No. 599 00:40:50,500 --> 00:40:53,219 I may just have him shot. 600 00:40:53,220 --> 00:40:58,139 You deal with your men, Chief Superintendent. 601 00:40:58,140 --> 00:41:00,179 And I'll deal with mine. 602 00:41:00,180 --> 00:41:02,060 Good day to you. 603 00:41:15,500 --> 00:41:20,099 Um, I'm actually here to find out a little bit more about Gladys Cook. 604 00:41:20,100 --> 00:41:22,420 I figured it wasn't for the biscuits. 605 00:41:25,060 --> 00:41:28,219 Yeah, I know you have a doctor here on base, 606 00:41:28,220 --> 00:41:31,980 but Gladys chose to visit a doctor in town. 607 00:41:34,260 --> 00:41:36,179 Yes? 608 00:41:36,180 --> 00:41:40,619 Well, apparently, the last time the military doctor saw her, 609 00:41:40,620 --> 00:41:46,299 he recommended she see someone at the special clinic 610 00:41:46,300 --> 00:41:48,500 at Ballarat Hospital. 611 00:41:50,300 --> 00:41:53,260 He made that same recommendation to other women on base too. 612 00:41:54,260 --> 00:41:56,979 Whatever happened to doctor/patient confidentiality? 613 00:41:56,980 --> 00:41:59,100 No names were mentioned, Joyce. 614 00:42:02,620 --> 00:42:05,700 I'm assuming you're all presenting with the same symptoms. 615 00:42:09,900 --> 00:42:14,740 This is never easy to talk about but this really needs to be addressed. 616 00:42:22,580 --> 00:42:26,139 When Keith came home from Korea, 617 00:42:26,140 --> 00:42:30,259 he told me about this... activity. 618 00:42:30,260 --> 00:42:34,699 Out there, they weren't too sure of a tomorrow, 619 00:42:34,700 --> 00:42:37,779 so the men would... 620 00:42:37,780 --> 00:42:41,180 ...give their wives to fellow soldiers. 621 00:42:42,060 --> 00:42:43,659 That way if anything should happen 622 00:42:43,660 --> 00:42:46,699 there would always be someone to take care of us. 623 00:42:46,700 --> 00:42:48,659 That's how it all started. 624 00:42:48,660 --> 00:42:52,179 Didn't take long for it to become normal 625 00:42:52,180 --> 00:42:53,819 within our own little group. 626 00:42:53,820 --> 00:42:59,740 It's a kind of love when love isn't around. 627 00:43:02,580 --> 00:43:04,299 Yes. 628 00:43:04,300 --> 00:43:06,539 But you weren't happy with this, were you? 629 00:43:06,540 --> 00:43:08,300 Of course we weren't happy with it. 630 00:43:11,020 --> 00:43:14,020 Every marriage comes at a cost, Dr Blake. 631 00:43:17,420 --> 00:43:18,980 That's very true. 632 00:43:20,740 --> 00:43:24,099 And Gladys... Gladys was part of this. 633 00:43:24,100 --> 00:43:28,780 Until she and her husband separated. We never saw her again after that. 634 00:43:31,700 --> 00:43:33,500 The women confirmed they'd been... 635 00:43:35,180 --> 00:43:37,059 ...indulging in partner swapping. 636 00:43:37,060 --> 00:43:38,540 Gladys was part of it. 637 00:43:40,380 --> 00:43:42,180 And they just, um... 638 00:43:43,180 --> 00:43:44,939 ...gave you this information, did they? 639 00:43:44,940 --> 00:43:46,660 Well, I am a doctor. 640 00:43:48,060 --> 00:43:50,379 Updated autopsy report, 641 00:43:50,380 --> 00:43:53,339 confirming the presence of Gladys Cook's blood 642 00:43:53,340 --> 00:43:55,739 on Merv Rogers' clothing. 643 00:43:55,740 --> 00:43:58,339 Well, seems fairly cut and dried then. 644 00:43:58,340 --> 00:44:00,979 Frank, I... 645 00:44:00,980 --> 00:44:03,499 I still don't think Merv killed Gladys. 646 00:44:03,500 --> 00:44:05,099 What was his motive? 647 00:44:05,100 --> 00:44:07,619 Crime of passion, for one. 648 00:44:07,620 --> 00:44:10,419 Numerous sexual dalliances going on at the base, 649 00:44:10,420 --> 00:44:12,739 and the victim's blood on his shirt. 650 00:44:12,740 --> 00:44:14,580 What more do you want? 651 00:44:18,660 --> 00:44:20,380 Doc. Yes? 652 00:44:21,340 --> 00:44:23,339 A recruit came forward earlier 653 00:44:23,340 --> 00:44:27,420 saying they served Rogers at the officers' mess at 9:30. 654 00:44:30,980 --> 00:44:34,220 9:30, Charlie. Let's think about this. 655 00:44:35,300 --> 00:44:37,419 Merv kills her, 656 00:44:37,420 --> 00:44:39,779 transports and buries the body, 657 00:44:39,780 --> 00:44:42,179 then makes his way back to base. 658 00:44:42,180 --> 00:44:44,339 All within... All within a couple of hours. 659 00:44:44,340 --> 00:44:46,700 Really? 660 00:44:48,500 --> 00:44:50,419 Two hours, start to finish. 661 00:44:50,420 --> 00:44:54,219 Now, let's say it took him half an hour to kill Gladys 662 00:44:54,220 --> 00:44:56,019 and drag her body to Ellis's car. 663 00:44:56,020 --> 00:44:57,939 And drive off the base without being seen. 664 00:44:57,940 --> 00:44:59,420 Exactly. Let's go. 665 00:45:08,140 --> 00:45:11,499 Right, Charlie, we know Corporal Rogers buried the body over there. 666 00:45:11,500 --> 00:45:14,539 How long would that take? Half an hour? An hour? 667 00:45:14,540 --> 00:45:16,619 I'll meet you halfway and say 45 minutes. 668 00:45:16,620 --> 00:45:18,179 But that would mean 669 00:45:18,180 --> 00:45:20,779 he'd only have half an hour to get back to the base.Exactly. 670 00:45:20,780 --> 00:45:23,140 Not looking very probable, is it? 671 00:45:25,940 --> 00:45:29,019 Alright. He parks the car, gets out, 672 00:45:29,020 --> 00:45:32,019 looks for a suitable place to hide the evidence. 673 00:45:32,020 --> 00:45:33,939 He leaves the knife and the rug in the car, 674 00:45:33,940 --> 00:45:36,219 which is when Walter and his girlfriend steal it. 675 00:45:36,220 --> 00:45:39,059 Yes. By now it would be 11:45. 676 00:45:39,060 --> 00:45:40,619 There's a slim chance 677 00:45:40,620 --> 00:45:43,699 that if he ran back to base - and I mean RAN - 678 00:45:43,700 --> 00:45:45,619 he might just make it in time, but... 679 00:45:45,620 --> 00:45:47,299 There's no way he'd find any time 680 00:45:47,300 --> 00:45:50,059 to clean up the scene of the crime after killing Gladys. 681 00:45:50,060 --> 00:45:53,419 So, either Rogers didn't do it... 682 00:45:53,420 --> 00:45:57,020 Or... Or he wasn't working alone. 683 00:46:00,340 --> 00:46:02,019 What happened? 684 00:46:02,020 --> 00:46:04,219 I need to wash up. Right you are, Charlie. 685 00:46:04,220 --> 00:46:10,419 Well, Carlyle is about to posthumously charge Corporal Rogers 686 00:46:10,420 --> 00:46:14,099 with Gladys Cook's murder, but you know what? 687 00:46:14,100 --> 00:46:16,379 I don't think he killed her. 688 00:46:16,380 --> 00:46:20,700 Anyhow, I should wash up too. How is Mai Lin? 689 00:46:23,020 --> 00:46:27,180 Um, well, she's, um... 690 00:46:29,180 --> 00:46:30,899 You know, she's adjusting. 691 00:46:30,900 --> 00:46:34,099 Um... 692 00:46:34,100 --> 00:46:37,539 She's never been anywhere quite like Ballarat before. 693 00:46:37,540 --> 00:46:39,339 Must be so difficult for her. 694 00:46:39,340 --> 00:46:42,019 Yes. After everything's that's happened. 695 00:46:42,020 --> 00:46:45,299 Must be awful to be so alone. 696 00:46:45,300 --> 00:46:48,940 And to be so dependent on people you barely know. 697 00:46:50,340 --> 00:46:54,940 Lucien? Um, sorry, Jean. 698 00:46:56,940 --> 00:47:00,219 Something you said just now. These army wives... 699 00:47:00,220 --> 00:47:04,059 They say Gladys left their group. I'm starting to wonder. 700 00:47:04,060 --> 00:47:08,419 Look, her husband's gone. 701 00:47:08,420 --> 00:47:11,739 She has to move off base. She's all alone. 702 00:47:11,740 --> 00:47:16,299 Why would her friends just cut her off? 703 00:47:16,300 --> 00:47:18,779 She'd be devastated. 704 00:47:18,780 --> 00:47:22,380 Maybe Gladys was back on base to get revenge. 705 00:47:23,660 --> 00:47:26,020 Maybe. 706 00:47:28,460 --> 00:47:30,019 Maybe she'd become a threat. 707 00:47:30,020 --> 00:47:33,099 Does anyone else know about the promiscuity within the group? 708 00:47:33,100 --> 00:47:36,740 Beverly Alison might. The woman you can't find. 709 00:47:38,660 --> 00:47:40,739 Lucien, officers have just got back 710 00:47:40,740 --> 00:47:43,019 from Beverly Alison's listed address. 711 00:47:43,020 --> 00:47:44,779 It's an empty block. 712 00:47:44,780 --> 00:47:47,499 They're checking for another address or a postal box. 713 00:47:47,500 --> 00:47:52,819 Right. If Beverly knew Gladys, she could be in real danger. 714 00:47:52,820 --> 00:47:56,059 Have you checked the lieutenant's alibi or any of the husbands'? 715 00:47:56,060 --> 00:47:58,179 Yes, they all check out. All except for Ellis's. 716 00:47:58,180 --> 00:48:01,699 Still to find anyone who can confirm his story. 717 00:48:01,700 --> 00:48:03,499 Right. Service records? 718 00:48:03,500 --> 00:48:05,259 No luck yet. 719 00:48:05,260 --> 00:48:07,779 We have heard some scuttlebutt from a few men at the base 720 00:48:07,780 --> 00:48:10,939 suggesting the lieutenant has been warned before for roughing up women. 721 00:48:10,940 --> 00:48:13,419 Charming. They're also saying 722 00:48:13,420 --> 00:48:15,779 that Gladys Cook tried to enter the base several times 723 00:48:15,780 --> 00:48:17,339 a month or two ago. 724 00:48:17,340 --> 00:48:20,699 I'll give you one guess who the CO was who personally threw her out. 725 00:48:20,700 --> 00:48:22,979 Keith Ellis. Mm. 726 00:48:22,980 --> 00:48:27,259 All of this officially makes Beverly a missing person, 727 00:48:27,260 --> 00:48:30,499 which, of course, is exactly what Gladys was until she wasn't. 728 00:48:30,500 --> 00:48:36,019 Frank, are these Ellis's license plates? 729 00:48:36,020 --> 00:48:37,819 Charlie found them at the base. Why? 730 00:48:37,820 --> 00:48:42,259 If he was so attached to his car, 731 00:48:42,260 --> 00:48:45,659 he might have come up with a playful nickname for it... 732 00:48:45,660 --> 00:48:49,659 ...inspired by the registration plates. 733 00:48:49,660 --> 00:48:51,300 Beverly. 734 00:48:59,020 --> 00:49:01,259 I-I don't understand. 735 00:49:01,260 --> 00:49:05,619 Mrs Rogers, we believe Gladys Cook was killed here on the base 736 00:49:05,620 --> 00:49:09,259 and Merv was enlisted to help remove the body. 737 00:49:09,260 --> 00:49:11,099 Using Keith's car. 738 00:49:11,100 --> 00:49:13,819 Merv was familiar with it. He'd driven it before. 739 00:49:13,820 --> 00:49:15,379 Isn't that right, Joyce? 740 00:49:15,380 --> 00:49:18,780 What, you think that I... 741 00:49:20,700 --> 00:49:22,259 Gladys is my friend. 742 00:49:22,260 --> 00:49:24,179 Was your friend, Mrs Ellis. 743 00:49:24,180 --> 00:49:25,939 She was on the base that night 744 00:49:25,940 --> 00:49:28,099 because she was about to go to the Courier 745 00:49:28,100 --> 00:49:31,899 with your group's little secret. 746 00:49:31,900 --> 00:49:33,379 You know? 747 00:49:33,380 --> 00:49:36,659 About your little arrangement? Yes, we do. 748 00:49:36,660 --> 00:49:40,659 But that's not what Gladys was going to report to the Courier. 749 00:49:40,660 --> 00:49:44,499 You all wanted some kind of payback 750 00:49:44,500 --> 00:49:47,819 for what your husbands and the army had put you through. 751 00:49:47,820 --> 00:49:53,899 So, you created a female employee out of thin air. 752 00:49:53,900 --> 00:49:56,219 Gave her a job in the laundry. 753 00:49:56,220 --> 00:49:58,899 The laundry, perfect. 754 00:49:58,900 --> 00:50:01,619 She'd rarely be seen, if at all, 755 00:50:01,620 --> 00:50:03,819 and of course you pay her a wage. 756 00:50:03,820 --> 00:50:06,739 But you did make one mistake. 757 00:50:06,740 --> 00:50:09,659 You named her after one thing your husband loved more than you. 758 00:50:09,660 --> 00:50:12,140 His car, Beverly. 759 00:50:14,020 --> 00:50:16,419 Major Alderton, just thinking out loud here - 760 00:50:16,420 --> 00:50:18,339 military funds missing? 761 00:50:18,340 --> 00:50:21,339 Quite a substantial amount, actually. 762 00:50:21,340 --> 00:50:23,699 Yes. 763 00:50:23,700 --> 00:50:27,339 Impossible to do on your own, 764 00:50:27,340 --> 00:50:31,739 but Daisy in payroll, Gladys in the mailroom, 765 00:50:31,740 --> 00:50:33,339 Kelly working in the laundry - 766 00:50:33,340 --> 00:50:35,580 it was easy enough to maintain the illusion. 767 00:50:37,980 --> 00:50:41,980 Beverly was just one of many created identities. 768 00:50:43,740 --> 00:50:47,900 And this brilliant idea was all yours. 769 00:50:49,420 --> 00:50:51,820 Wasn't it, Mrs Ellis? 770 00:50:53,740 --> 00:50:56,819 Even if any of this was true, 771 00:50:56,820 --> 00:51:01,299 I don't see how this proves I killed Gladys. 772 00:51:01,300 --> 00:51:04,739 The rug used to transport Gladys's body 773 00:51:04,740 --> 00:51:07,060 had cigarette burns all over it. 774 00:51:08,820 --> 00:51:12,940 Fine, except the rug I own, you're all standing on it. 775 00:51:15,740 --> 00:51:19,300 The rug used to transport Gladys's body... 776 00:51:20,900 --> 00:51:23,059 ...had circular imprints on it. 777 00:51:23,060 --> 00:51:29,099 Clearly, your lovely coffee table here has square legs. 778 00:51:29,100 --> 00:51:30,699 So, would you mind terribly 779 00:51:30,700 --> 00:51:34,340 if we had a look inside your place, Mrs Rogers? 780 00:51:42,020 --> 00:51:43,500 What really happened, Daisy... 781 00:51:44,500 --> 00:51:48,180 ...when Merv arrived and saw that you'd killed Gladys? 782 00:51:50,380 --> 00:51:52,339 No. 783 00:51:52,340 --> 00:51:55,659 He was disciplined, well-trained. 784 00:51:55,660 --> 00:51:58,300 He would have sprung into action to try and help you. 785 00:52:01,020 --> 00:52:04,219 Gladys came here because she was scared of Joyce. 786 00:52:04,220 --> 00:52:08,259 You all were. She was desperate. 787 00:52:08,260 --> 00:52:12,699 She probably thought, of all the women, she could talk to you. 788 00:52:12,700 --> 00:52:16,059 Of course Gladys could ruin everything for all of you. 789 00:52:16,060 --> 00:52:18,739 Please, I... 790 00:52:18,740 --> 00:52:20,579 You argued. 791 00:52:20,580 --> 00:52:22,179 And then when she threatened you, 792 00:52:22,180 --> 00:52:26,660 you stabbed her to death right here, right where I'm standing now. 793 00:52:28,340 --> 00:52:32,100 The burn marks on the rug. Cigarettes? 794 00:52:33,460 --> 00:52:37,339 No. I think you burnt whatever evidence 795 00:52:37,340 --> 00:52:40,420 Gladys brought with her that night. 796 00:52:48,180 --> 00:52:49,900 Payroll ledgers. 797 00:52:51,780 --> 00:52:53,459 But they're gone. 798 00:52:53,460 --> 00:52:55,380 It's all gone. 799 00:52:57,220 --> 00:52:59,580 Ah, but it's not, Daisy. 800 00:53:02,740 --> 00:53:05,820 This was delivered to the Ballarat Courier earlier today. 801 00:53:07,180 --> 00:53:09,499 Sent by a Beverly Alison. 802 00:53:09,500 --> 00:53:13,499 Gladys must have written up a copy and posted it to them 803 00:53:13,500 --> 00:53:15,820 before she came here. 804 00:53:17,020 --> 00:53:20,699 Before she came here to ask for her share of the money. 805 00:53:20,700 --> 00:53:24,459 You see, this was never about the sex, 806 00:53:24,460 --> 00:53:27,619 or the love, 807 00:53:27,620 --> 00:53:30,619 it was all about the money. 808 00:53:30,620 --> 00:53:33,019 Money and power. 809 00:53:33,020 --> 00:53:37,059 Taking back some sort of control in your lives. 810 00:53:37,060 --> 00:53:39,659 And your son was shot 811 00:53:39,660 --> 00:53:43,259 because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, Daisy. 812 00:53:43,260 --> 00:53:46,539 And he was only there because you implicated him 813 00:53:46,540 --> 00:53:49,219 in the murder of Gladys Cook. 814 00:53:49,220 --> 00:53:50,940 I didn't mean to. 815 00:53:52,900 --> 00:53:55,020 I just want my son back. 816 00:54:09,060 --> 00:54:11,339 I heard Daisy Rogers killed Gladys Cook. 817 00:54:11,340 --> 00:54:13,219 Uh-huh. So it's true? 818 00:54:13,220 --> 00:54:16,259 It sounds like you already know. What was her motive? 819 00:54:16,260 --> 00:54:19,540 Does it have anything to do with why Mrs Cook called me? 820 00:54:21,020 --> 00:54:22,499 You're not going to give me anything 821 00:54:22,500 --> 00:54:25,219 after I told you about the package she sent to the Courier. 822 00:54:25,220 --> 00:54:28,019 Which you opened up and read first. 823 00:54:28,020 --> 00:54:31,379 Why? So it all ends up in tomorrow's paper? 824 00:54:31,380 --> 00:54:33,619 You were right, you know? About what? 825 00:54:33,620 --> 00:54:36,060 You're not on the payroll at the station. 826 00:54:45,740 --> 00:54:47,299 So she's confessed. 827 00:54:47,300 --> 00:54:49,899 Yes. Well, Joyce Ellis was the ringleader, 828 00:54:49,900 --> 00:54:51,740 but Daisy Rogers admitted to the rest. 829 00:54:53,580 --> 00:54:56,019 Now the army can focus on what's really important 830 00:54:56,020 --> 00:54:57,699 in this whole disaster - 831 00:54:57,700 --> 00:55:00,179 the bloody paperwork. 832 00:55:00,180 --> 00:55:02,140 You ever miss it? 833 00:55:04,020 --> 00:55:06,779 No. No, not anymore. 834 00:55:06,780 --> 00:55:09,340 You? Not at all. 835 00:55:10,580 --> 00:55:13,579 You know, you're still going to have to deal with the top brass 836 00:55:13,580 --> 00:55:15,619 for a while longer, I'm afraid. 837 00:55:15,620 --> 00:55:19,619 You do know he was in town before the incident. 838 00:55:22,620 --> 00:55:24,540 Major. Gentlemen. 839 00:55:26,540 --> 00:55:29,579 Just thought I'd drop by to make sure we're all on the same page 840 00:55:29,580 --> 00:55:35,099 and to confirm that Corporal Rogers is to be posthumously charged. 841 00:55:35,100 --> 00:55:37,379 Yes, he is, as an accessory to murder. 842 00:55:37,380 --> 00:55:39,259 Excuse me. 843 00:55:39,260 --> 00:55:41,940 Thank you, Superintendent. 844 00:55:44,620 --> 00:55:49,059 Derek, you already knew about the money laundering, didn't you? 845 00:55:49,060 --> 00:55:51,299 We knew that funds were trickling out. 846 00:55:51,300 --> 00:55:54,499 We just didn't know how, or by who. 847 00:55:54,500 --> 00:55:57,420 The police could have helped you. And they did. 848 00:55:58,700 --> 00:56:01,699 No-one had connected the money laundering to these three women 849 00:56:01,700 --> 00:56:03,260 until you came along. 850 00:56:05,500 --> 00:56:07,139 Priceless. 851 00:56:07,140 --> 00:56:09,219 I was working for you the whole time. 852 00:56:09,220 --> 00:56:13,179 You don't like it when things land in your lap, do you, Lucien? 853 00:56:13,180 --> 00:56:15,700 You prefer an obstacle. 854 00:56:17,460 --> 00:56:20,020 So I thought I'd throw you a little challenge. 855 00:56:23,060 --> 00:56:25,900 Why are you really here, Derek? 856 00:56:28,340 --> 00:56:30,740 Good afternoon, Lucien. 857 00:56:44,580 --> 00:56:46,220 It's over? 858 00:56:47,620 --> 00:56:52,939 Chief Superintendent Carlyle insisted I go home and relax. 859 00:56:52,940 --> 00:56:54,819 Well, after all those late nights 860 00:56:54,820 --> 00:56:56,699 I'm not surprised. 861 00:56:56,700 --> 00:56:59,740 Things can get back to normal now, I suppose. 862 00:57:03,940 --> 00:57:05,620 Jean... 863 00:57:08,340 --> 00:57:12,219 ...I'm sorry if you've been feeling a bit... 864 00:57:12,220 --> 00:57:14,140 ...in the dark with everything. 865 00:57:16,620 --> 00:57:18,500 Something of an understatement, I know. 866 00:57:20,580 --> 00:57:22,220 I want you... 867 00:57:23,340 --> 00:57:27,340 I want you to know you're not losing anything. 868 00:57:29,220 --> 00:57:31,579 I promise you. 869 00:57:31,580 --> 00:57:33,140 Mai Lin and I... 870 00:57:35,940 --> 00:57:38,299 It's just not the same as it was. 871 00:57:38,300 --> 00:57:40,900 It really isn't. 872 00:57:42,380 --> 00:57:44,139 But a big part of it is. 873 00:57:44,140 --> 00:57:49,579 That kind of love, it never really goes away, does it? 874 00:57:49,580 --> 00:57:52,780 And I want you to know I understand that. 875 00:57:59,300 --> 00:58:01,620 She's your priority now. 876 00:58:23,420 --> 00:58:25,500 Lucien, what on earth are you doing? 877 00:58:30,380 --> 00:58:32,060 Watch you don't cut yourself. 878 00:58:34,180 --> 00:58:37,059 You look after your family above all else. 879 00:58:37,060 --> 00:58:39,339 That's what my father taught me. 880 00:58:39,340 --> 00:58:40,940 Fancy a drink?