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01x02 - Dead Last

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Return to Paradise". Aired: 8 September – 27 September 2024.*
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Australian-born Detective Inspector Mackenzie Clarke works for London's Metropolitan Police Force.

01x02 - Dead Last

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(Trevor) I can't believe you came

back after what you did.

(Mackenzie) I mean, it's been six

years and still no-one here likes me.

(Colin) Sorry, who are you?

Mackenzie Clarke, Detective

Inspector, Metropolitan Police.

Mackenzie used to have your job.

- Why'd you leave?

- (Colin) Is there anything going on

between Mackenzie Clarke

and Glenn Strong?

Leaving him at the altar

six years ago, flying to London

and never speaking to him again.

The boss was going to be

her mother-in-law?

(Mackenzie) What's the situation?

Is there going to be an inquiry?

Said it'll be a matter of months.

Months?

We are the only station

in the whole of Australia

that will employ you,

even temporarily.

Hey, Jadies, congratulations!

It's the end of our eight-week

running programme,

and today's the day we put

all of our hard work to the test.

- I'm here with Curtis.

- Hey, Jadies!

So, we are on the start line

of the annual Cove 10K,

in the beautiful Botanical

Gardens in Dolphin Cove.

Wherever you are in the world,

Jadies,

I hope that you can join with us

in running 10K

and discovering

what we're capable of.

Okay, make sure you've had

your Jade Elevate,

stay hydrated and get ready

to be your absolute best.

- Whoo!

- (all cheering)

- Go, Jadies!

- Go, Jadies!

Whoo-hoo!

Okay, great.

I think we've got it.

Ah, now I'm getting you

at the drink station, yeah?

- Perfect.

- Okay, see you there.

(announcer)

Fun Runners, are you ready?

(all cheering)

On your marks, get set

(horn blows)

(upbeat music playing)

(mobile dings)

(Curtis) Hi, Mackenzie,

it's Curtis Faleafa.

I know we've never

really spoken,

but I need your help

or more people are going to die.

- (line ringing)

- Hey, you've reached Curtis.

I can't come to the phone

right now,

so if you just leave

your name and number,

that'd be

(sighs)

You are not coming through here.

- Road's closed.

- I need to get milk.

Well, you need

Oh, Shelley.

No worries.

Just mind the runners.

Yep.

Ah, you let her through!

Take care and have a nice day.

(Daisy) Ah! Mackenzie Clarke.

- Oh. Hi, Daisy.

- Hi!

I heard you were back.

- Temporarily.

- Ah.

Are you, erm,

are you trying to get through?

- Road's closed.

- You let Shelley through.

Come on, Trev.

She shouldn't even be back here.

(sighs)

I don't want to be back here,

Trevor, but I am.

And because of that,

I'm in a bad mood all the time,

and I'm just looking for someone

to take it out on.

Is that going to be you?

- No.

- Good.

Remember that,

and act accordingly.

(laughs)

- At this pace, it's a PB.

- No rush.

Let's just stay relaxed,

get a drink, get through it.

(Nick) Alright, guys,

let's get a reel.

- Feeling good, babe?

- Yeah, a hundred percent.

Jade, give us a wave.

- (laughs)

- Go, Jadies!

(cheers and applause)

(Reggie) Honestly,

most beautiful place in the world

and these galoots just bespoil it.

We should have stocks

out the front of the Surf Club

for anyone who litters, and then

just throw rotten fruit at them.

That's a human rights violation.

Oh, human rights.

Hey, hey, look who's coming!

Well done, Glenn!

Come on, Col! Come on, Glenn! Whoo!

Nice form, Glenn!

No! Missed it by 30 seconds.

Doesn't matter, mate.

Beautiful run.

How are you not even puffing?

Whoo! (laughs)

Oh, thank you.

Curtis, get in here!

(Curtis groans)

(Jade) Oh, did you go a bit hard

at the end there?

(coughing)

Are you okay? Curtis?

Curtis? Curtis!

Curtis!

- Curtis!

- (crowd murmuring)

Somebody help!

Curtis!

(opening theme music playing)

(mid-tempo music plays)

He collapsed just after

the finish line.

Looks like a heart attack.

I didn't see it

but, erm, heard the crowd.

Hang on. Were you here?

You actually came out

to watch a fun run?

A mother comes out

to support her son?

Shocking.

Glenn's here.

Yeah, and Colin.

- Curtis Faleafa.

- You know him?

He was below you at school,

wasn't he?

Was he a runner?

Eight hundred. He was good.

(Mackenzie) Listen to this.

(Curtis) Hi, Mackenzie,

it's Curtis Faleafa.

I know we've never really spoken,

but I need your help,

or more people are going to die.

When'd you get that?

About an hour ago.

- Did you call him back?

- No answer.

Guess he was running.

So he leaves you that,

and then soon after, dead.

What are the reasons

a fit guy like Curtis

would just drop dead after a race?

It can happen.

Undiagnosed heart disorder,

sudden cardiac arrest, aneurysm.

It's rare, though.

What's that?

- Phone number?

- (Philomena) Yeah, maybe.

Looks like signs of vomit

in his mouth.

Maybe he just went too hard.

- Not based on his time.

- He's sweating a bit.

(scoffs) He just ran 10K.

Or it's poison.

Maybe, but nothing familiar

in the symptoms.

People do just have heart attacks.

Yeah, but do they have them

an hour after

they call a police officer

saying that they're in trouble?

That people are going to die?

(sighs)

- Who was with him?

- His partner, Jade.

McCready?

Erm, before we, er

You know, just to clarify

So, you're officially

working here now?

So it seems.

So I guess it means

I should probably take the lead

in investigations.

- Does it?

- Well, it makes sense, I think,

as a Detective Senior Constable.

I'm a DI.

Well, not strictly a rank

we have in Australia, though.

Different systems.

Still, what would it be here?

To avoid confusion, just so we

don't step on each other's toes.

Keep your toes out of the way,

I won't step on them.

How does someone just die like that?

We didn't even go that fast.

You know,

it was just about participating

and showing the Jadies

that just showing up

and getting out there

is more important than speed.

Sorry, the Jadies?

My followers.

Online.

Jade's an influencer.

I don't really like that term.

It doesn't really reflect

the community I've built up.

It's not just about me.

Right.

Is that why your company's

called Jade?

We focus on exercise and wellness,

but we've also expanded

into active wear

and exercise equipment

and supplements.

- And it's successful?

- (Jade) Yeah.

We've helped a lot of people

be their best.

Did you notice anything different

about Curtis this morning?

No.

Was he worried about anything?

Oh, just the usual.

Work. The business.

I don't know, I guess

what everybody worries about.

(Curtis) Hi, Mackenzie,

it's Curtis Faleafa.

I know we've never really spoken,

but I need your help,

or more people are gonna die.

- What?

- He left that on my phone

just before he died.

Do you have any idea

what that could be about?

None whatsoever.

Did Curtis eat or drink much

up until he collapsed?

No, we fast in the mornings.

Nothing during the run?

I don't think so.

Wait, hang on.

He did have a drink.

Where from?

Yeah, this is the only drink station.

Once they get out on the bush track,

it's the only place

we can get water in.

And could anyone else get access

to the water or the cups?

(Keith) Oh, everyone.

Once they get cracking,

it's like a zoo.

Flat out from go to whoa.

I could barely keep up.

And do you hand them the cups?

(Keith) Fill 'em up, put 'em out,

people take them.

Then they chuck 'em

all over the place.

Right.

Before we move on,

do you know what this is?

Mm, I don't know.

Phone number?

Thanks.

So, Keith and anyone in the race

had access to the drink station.

- You seriously think it's poison?

- Mm-hm.

Because Glenn said his symptoms

could just be a heart attack.

Yes, but with someone so young

with no pre-existing condition?

And it doesn't explain

the message he left on my phone.

But Curtis is the only victim.

(scoffs) He could have eaten

or drank anything.

Mm. Let's look into that.

Everything that went into his

body before and during the race.

Including the cups?

Including the cups.

All of them.

(Colin sighs)

(Glenn) So, to find any trace

evidence of poison in the cups,

I add solvent and water

to each cup

combine it with

the other samples.

Ten batches.

We then run them

through the desktop centrifuge.

And you're looking for the poison?

Not strictly.

Anything unexpected

that could have produced

the sort of symptoms we saw.

- And?

- Nothing so far.

And I've done most of them.

There has to be something.

Does there?

Look at all these cups.

The idea that somehow

there's poison in one of them

- is absolutely

- Oh!

Batch three, a hit.

You're having a laugh.

- What is it?

- I don't know yet.

I'll have to send the samples

off to the labs in town,

to go through the STRI machine.

Could take a while,

but it's something.

So, one of these cups

has something in it.

At least one.

There could be more.

But no-one else

has any symptoms.

It had to be intended for Curtis.

There's no outside chance

it was random?

It's not random.

He left me a message.

So you're saying,

of all the hundreds of runners,

hundreds of cups,

the k*ller managed to get the

poisoned one into Curtis hand?

Yeah.

Well it's impossible.

Apparently not.

- But how?

- Mm!

Come on.

There's no way anyone

could get there to poison a cup.

I told you, the place was chaos.

Hundreds of runners

pounding through the bush.

They were all grabbing cups.

And you knew Curtis?

- I guess.

- You guess yes or no?

Yeah.

He was a friend.

You don't seem very sad.

Well, we didn't really see

each other that much anymore.

But you used to?

I used to coach him in footy.

For years.

(Colin) What happened?

I stopped coaching.

What happened to your hand?

I caught it in the boat rack.

Hopeless.

(Philomena) Okay,

we've got Curtis Faleafa.

He's 32, super fit.

He is the partner

of a successful influencer.

She doesn't like that word.

(chuckles)

Right.

Erm, he is poisoned

by something in a cup

that he took

from the, er, drink station.

(Mackenzie) Mm-hm.

Glenn is narrowing down

which of the cups

had our suspicious substance in it.

Once we find it, that is our weapon.

And we're sure Curtis was the target?

Mm-hm. He knew he was in danger.

Because of the message

he left on your phone?

That couldn't be

a coincidence.

No, it could

if coincidences happened,

which they don't.

Keith Cole was staffing

the drink station.

He knew Curtis,

but he was being funny about it.

There's something going on there.

(Reggie humming)

No motive that we can see so far,

but he did potentially have

opportunity.

- What are you what are you up to?

- (Reggie) Oh, I just thought

I'd put my craft skills to good use.

I was a founding member

of the Dolphin Cove Crafty Cats.

"m*rder Board".

Who else had opportunity

and access to the cups?

Well, I put together

a timeline of Curtis' race,

based on what I found on the socials.

Here we are. The start of it.

(Mackenzie) Mm-hm.

Hey, Jadies, congratulations!

It's the end of our eight-week

running programme, and today's

Here's another one.

- Whoo!

- (all cheering)

Look, Curtis, drank from that.

No, she did too. It can't be that.

(Felix) And here's the last one.

(Mackenzie) Yeah,

that's the drink station.

- (Felix) And there's Jade.

- (Colin) And there's Curtis.

- Feeling good, babe?

- Yeah, a hundred percent.

(Nick) Jade, give us a wave.

- (laughs)

- Go, Jadies!

That's all I've got.

So, we've got Keith Cole

at the scene, as well as Jade.

Mm, who's Australia's most successful

wellness entrepreneur,

selling supplements.

Famous for triumphing over cancer.

Twice.

- What's that?

- It was the second time.

She also had cancer when she was

in high school, do you remember?

Mm. Oh yeah, of course.

Year 9.

Mm. She was sick for months.

She had chemo, the works.

(Reggie) Yeah, she was such

a quiet kid, then all of a sudden

everyone was rallying around her,

raising money.

Footy team shaved their heads,

it was amazing.

Yeah, and then she beat it.

Well it came back, and she beat it,

using only her supplements.

But this time, she turned it

into a global wellness empire

worth $40 million.

Oh, my God, you're joking!

- For juices?

- Ah, supplements.

It was leaked a couple of weeks ago

that Jade's brand

was going to be sold

to a large private equity firm

in Singapore.

That was the price.

Where would that money go?

Ah, Jade's company is owned

50-50 by Jade and Curtis.

- Right, so if he dies

- (Colin) Jade gets the lot.

40 million bucks.

Is that enough

to poison your partner?

Wow.

We're in the wrong business.

Maybe I should start

taking those bribes.

In this town, what would you get,

10 bucks and a stubby?

(chuckles)

So, since you're staying

in Dolphin Cove

- For now.

- does that mean in terms of

renting your place out

Oh, yeah.

Oh, sorry.

Oh, no, it's fine.

No big deal.

Happy where I am, you know,

looking over the, er, pub carpark.

It's, erm, it's lively.

(knocking)

Are you suggesting I'm responsible?

(assistant) Yep, I'm just going

to take this out.

Well, you do stand to gain

$20 million from his death.

How much money do you think I need?

I loved Curtis more

than any amount of money.

It's not even about that for me.

I was just as happy

when I was mixing up supplements

in my mum's kitchen

and selling them at the market.

You've done pretty well

out of it, though.

Look, I'm not going to say

I don't like what money can do.

I just hate what I have to do for it.

Endless posting, reels, photos.

Living my whole life online.

I'm really looking forward

to selling my business

and throwing my phone into the sea.

(Nick) Jade, sorry.

Just to let you know

I've cancelled the filming

we had scheduled, and I've put

a simple message of in memoriam

on all the accounts.

- Thank you.

- (mobile rings)

Sorry.

Do you mind if I just

(Nick speaking Mandarin)

Who's he?

Nick, our manager.

(suspenseful music playing)

Hey, do you want to grab

a drink at the Surf Club?

With you?

Ah, i-in theory, yes.

Why?

In the spirit of teamwork?

Properly welcome you back

to Dolphin Cove?

Oh, I won't be here that long.

Still, it's a thing people do

when they work together.

Not really my thing.

Sure.

(Daisy) Is Mackenzie coming in

for a drink?

Doesn't like "coming for a drink",

apparently.

Doesn't like people,

as far as I can tell.

- Or anything.

- I get it.

She's a better detective

than you, and you're worried.

(scoffs) She's not

a better detective than me.

Colin, it's been nine months

since my bike got nicked,

and you got nothing.

The case is still open.

They left the front wheel behind.

Whoever pinched it

couldn't have got that far.

I am a good detective.

I was managing fine

without a partner.

I don't need some hotshot thinking

she's better than everyone.

She's stuck up, dismissive,

and walks out on everybody

all the time.

(clears throat)

Oh!

How much of that do you think she

Knowing Mackenzie Clarke, every word.

(Mackenzie) What have you found?

(Glenn) I've narrowed it down

to the exact cup

Curtis must have drunk from.

Partial print, nothing that helps.

And Keith was wearing gloves,

so there wouldn't be

any of his prints.

(Glenn) I'm, er,

still waiting to hear back

about the blood-tox samples

I sent off.

Mm.

You know Trevor had a go

at me again this morning?

He can hold a grudge.

He's not the only one.

Yeah.

I guess there was a bit of

ill feeling when you left town.

Er, he just grabbed the cup

off the table.

How could the k*ller make sure

that he took the right one?

(Glenn) Maybe it is random.

Really?

Even after the victim left

a message on my phone?

I'm just saying it's possible

it wasn't a targeted m*rder.

You think I'm wrong?

I would never say that.

Mm.

- Cos you're scared.

- I'm not scared.

Well, you look scared.

- Okay.

- (Mackenzie) Mm.

Shall we bet on it, then?

Ooh, don't lose your head.

Same stakes as always?

Takeaway from

Franco's Fish and Chips?

Yeah, you're on.

Let me know when tox is in.

I will hand deliver it myself

and claim my winnings.

Oh, good luck with that.

(Glenn) Frankie!

(dog barks)

I mean, I guess

she wants to go with you.

She can stay at your house

for the night, if that's okay.

It's fine with me.

- It's fine with me, then.

- (door opens)

- (Daisy) Hello?

- In here.

Oh, hey, Mack.

Hey ya. Mwah!

I got us some takeaway.

Yeah, Mack is, er, taking Frankie.

- Just for the night.

- 'Kay.

(chuckles nervously)

I-I should let ah, leave

let you guys

Yeah. See you, Mack.

- Bye.

- (Glenn) Best behaviour, Frankie!

- (Mackenzie sighs)

- (dog barks)

Come on.

(sighs)

Frankie, you could have told me.

(Jade) Amazing news, Jadies.

I'm officially in remission,

and so fortunate to have gotten here

without conventional medicine.

It just goes to show that

with determination and support,

you can achieve anything.

I believe in you guys.

This account, Frankie,

it's called Just In Time,

pops up over and over again.

So many comments.

Who are you?

And why are you so obsessed

with Jade?

(suspenseful music playing)

Any thoughts?

(dog whimpers)

Mm.

(laughter in distance)

- (Mackenzie) Oi!

- Ah!

This is private property!

Good morning, Mackenzie!

No, you can't walk through here!

Otherwise we have to go

all the way around.

It takes us forever.

What, an extra two minutes?

Your mum doesn't have

a problem with it.

Well, I'm not my mum.

No. People like her.

(laughter)

Off. Off you go.

She runs us a bath for after

if you feel so inclined.

I'm not so inclined.

Why am I not surprised?

Come on. Come on, girls.

(sighs)

Seriously?

(mobile dings)

Here you go.

Flat white, extra weak.

- And extra hot?

- We've talked about this.

That's as hot as I can get it

before the milk burns

and the coffee's ruined.

Okay, I'm here.

What do you want?

Erm, just wanted to start the day

by shouting my colleague.

I know you don't like coffee,

so tea, juice, whatever you want.

- Ah, chocolate milk.

- (Colin scoffs)

You mean like children have?

No, that's absolutely fine.

Erm, one of those please, Daisy.

(clears throat)

How are you putting up with him?

Me?

She's the difficult one.

Oh, my God, found my pink bike yet?

Remember, it's missing

the front wheel.

- The case is still open.

- (Daisy sighs)

I have been walking everywhere.

You should see my blisters.

Okay. You're winding me up.

Brilliant.

(Daisy chuckles)

There you go.

- Thanks.

- Mm.

Glenn's an idiot.

He should have said something.

- I never would have

- No, it's okay.

No, no, no, it's not okay.

Common courtesy, in my opinion.

If it helps, I cracked it at him

after you left.

Yeah, that

that helps quite a lot, actually.

Look, before we, erm

Last night

you may have heard me speaking

a little bit out of turn.

Sorry, is what I'm saying.

It wasn't appropriate

or professional,

and I am both those things,

generally.

I want us to have

a good relationship.

- As partners.

- (mobile ringing)

Work together, that sort of thing.

A team.

Felix?

(Felix) I found something interesting

in Curtis' messages.

Go on.

(Felix) Pretty heated exchange

with Nick Dosanjh, the manager.

(Mackenzie) Alright, send it through.

Colin, come on!

Ow!

(Nick speaking Mandarin)

Oh.

- The deal a bit shaky?

- What?

Well, my Mandarin's a bit rusty,

but it sounded like,

"Don't worry,

everything's on track."

And it is. On track.

With Curtis out of the way, anyway.

What?

"I won't sign off on this deal

until we have a proper conversation."

Curtis sent you that message

about two weeks ago?

Conversation about what?

I never found out.

All that time,

and you never asked?

Well, he didn't bring it up again,

so I figured it was

just a case of the jitters.

Pretty normal

when it's such a big deal.

- He would have been fine.

- What would that have cost you?

Your commission on 40 million?

- I don't do it for the money.

- How much?

10%, plus a bonus.

You must have been angry.

Angry? (scoffs) No.

Curtis just wanted to be

across everything.

They're both like that.

I mean, look at this.

Supplement ingredients,

all supplied locally

because they want to be to be in

control of their supply chain.

Costs more, but that's just

the type of people they are.

I've been working with them

since Jade was selling

her juices on a market stall.

They both

just care about the details.

And now the sale's back on track?

We're going to Singapore

soon for the launch.

Your movements

during the, ah, Fun Run.

You filmed Curtis and Jade's reel

at the start line,

and then you took another

of them at the halfway point.

Mm-hm, at the drink station.

Jade recced it the morning of the run

and thought it had

the best framing.

Do you know what this is?

Looks like a phone number?

- I don't recognise it.

- (mobile ringing)

(sighs)

Mate, I've been on the phone

with them all morning.

(voice speaking Belarusian)

Another recorded message.

Belarus, not connected.

Oh, God.

- Is this it?

- Is what it?

This. Police life.

Dialling random numbers all day.

Picking up cups.

Like a glorified street sweeper,

not even.

They'd have a better uniform.

Well, one of those cups

was a vital clue.

Yeah, but we should be out

on the beat with the people.

You know, wearing out a bit

of shoe leather.

Community policing.

That's what I volunteered for.

You volunteered to help the police.

And we're helping Mack

by calling that number

in all these countries to see

if we can work out what it is.

And sometimes police work

is dull and repetitive.

That doesn't mean it's not important.

I just feel like I have

more to offer.

Fine. You take Zimbabwe

and work backwards.

Phone, it's really not my thing.

- Really?

- (Reggie) Yeah.

Because I've heard you

calling in on the local radio

more than once to give

your thoughts on councillors,

much of it borderline defamatory.

It is all true, Felix.

Ms Rocco,

you can go home if you want to.

It's up to you.

(grumbling) Alright.

I'll go and ring Zimbabwe then.

(dog barks)

(Glenn) Hello, Frankie.

She behave herself?

Fine.

What did you find in the autopsy?

No signs of heart disease or anything

that would naturally induce

a heart attack.

(Colin) Okay,

so that confirms the theory

that whatever he drank

from that cup caused it.

Are we still waiting on blood tox?

(Glenn) I did warn you

it'd take a while,

but given that a substance

was found in one of the cups,

and as much as I hate to admit it,

I think it's safe to say

he was poisoned.

(Mackenzie) Yeah, but how did

the k*ller poison just one cup

and make sure Curtis drank from it?

One more thing.

There was a bruise under Curtis' eye.

- I didn't see it.

- You wouldn't.

It was at least a week old

and concealed by make-up.

What are you doing?

Left eye.

Keith Cole had a cut

on his right hand.

What happened to your hand?

Caught it in the boat rack.

Ohh! Ohh!

Mack, before you go

Glad to see it's not just me

she walks out on.

I mean, rooms.

Walks out of rooms,

n-not weddings.

Well, that's also true,

but not something

we need to discuss

or even comment on, really.

Don't worry about it.

(Mackenzie) Right,

we've got a poison cup,

a punch to the face,

a $40 million deal

and a random

international phone number

which Felix is still trying

to track down.

(Philomena)

Ah, that's not much to go on.

You are joking.

(Colin) I keep a couple

in the fridge.

They really are brilliant.

Ah, looks like a shakedown to me.

Er, no, they contain omega-3

and turmeric

to reduce inflammation,

and activated charcoal,

which absorbs toxins in the body.

It's brilliant stuff. (chuckles)

(coughs) Mm, sure.

You know,

the, er, taste is a little robust,

but that's the sacrifice you make

for top performance.

- Do you want a

- No, thanks.

Okay, so poisoned, check.

How? You don't know.

- Have you got anything else?

- Yes.

I'm going to talk to Keith Cole

about the cut on his hand,

and I spent the night on Jade's

very active social media account.

All these people living their

lives online, it's a sickness.

Actually, Jade did a full

digital detox earlier this year.

Oh, what, she left her phone

in the car for 20 minutes?

No, took a couple of months off,

went to Thailand.

No phone, no anything.

So how did you know about it?

Well

she, she posted about it online

when she got back, obviously.

The resort looked fantastic.

Oh, yes, hello?

Erm, hi, my name is

Constable Felix Wilkinson.

I'm a police officer

in Dolphin Cove, Australia.

I'm investigating

Sorry, do you know

the name Curtis Faleafa?

Oh, yes,

I do wear trousers most days.

Thank you for asking,

but I just need you

(Reggie chuckles)

Dry cleaner in Gabon.

They've got a two-for-one

going on trousers.

But I don't think

he's heard of a Curtis Faleafa.

Okay, anyway, there was one

account that kept popping up,

liking, responding to every

single one of Jade's posts.

- Who?

- Username was JustInTime.

Now, the profile picture

looked familiar,

but I couldn't put my finger on it.

I did some research, figured it out.

- (Philomena) Oh, is that, erm

- Yeah, Justine Cole.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- Cole as in

(Philomena)

Yeah, Keith Cole's daughter.

Hm. I didn't recognise her at first.

- Let's go talk to her.

- Ah, she

She passed away,

about six months ago.

Mr Cole, can you talk us through

how you injured your hand again?

Er

I told you, it was on the boat rack.

Not from punching Curtis Faleafa?

He had a bruise under his left eye.

So, you're saying your hand,

that's just a coincidence?

Okay.

Curtis and I fought. Fine.

About Justine?

I don't want to talk about her.

But she is part of this,

Keith, isn't she?

Justine was a Jadie.

She liked every photo,

commented on every post,

and then six months ago, it stops

when she died.

She was obsessed

with the supplements,

the exercise, everything.

She was studying, living in the city.

We didn't get to see her that often.

So we didn't know

We didn't

We didn't know how sick she was.

And she was so devoted to Jade,

she didn't go and see a doctor,

so she just thought

she could fix herself

with a diet or whatever.

By the time we found out,

it was

it was too late.

Jade

k*lled my daughter.

There's no doubt in my mind.

So when you found out

they were selling the company

for 40 million

I just thought it'd get

(sniffles)

bigger and, and bigger, and

more people would get sucked in,

just like Justine.

I had to talk to Curtis.

I had to get him to do something.

You're a parasite!

"'Or more people are going to die."

Exactly.

Well, he didn't do anything.

That would have made you angry.

I'm always angry.

I'll never stop being angry.

You put the poison cup

down on the table,

the cup that k*lled him.

I didn't know it was poisoned.

I was just filling them up

and putting them out

as fast as I could.

Look, I had nothing

to do with this, I swear.

I was angry at Curtis.

At both of them. I admit that.

But I would never k*ll anyone.

"Or more people are going to die."

That's what Curtis was getting at.

If the sale goes through,

more people will die.

- But the sale IS going through.

- Exactly.

And if you blamed Jade

for the death of your daughter,

if you wanted to stop Jade's

company being sold globally,

why not k*ll her?

- Maybe he meant to.

- Then why not hand her the cup?

(sighs) Maybe he tried.

Jade lied to us.

She said no-one had

any sort of grudge against

(smoothie maker) Coming right up!

(Colin) Against Curtis. I know.

We should talk to her about that.

Mackenzie?

Well, let's go, then.

Ugh.

- (Mackenzie) Why did you lie to us?

- Excuse me?

(Mackenzie) We asked you

if anyone wanted to harm Curtis,

had a grudge against him.

You said no.

So?

So, you forget to mention

that Keith Cole punched him

in the face right outside?

Sorry, I had no idea.

Curtis said an exercise band

caught him in the eye.

Did you know what he and Curtis

fell out about?

I assume Justine.

Keith has always believed,

incorrectly,

that we played a part in her death.

Well, you did tell the world

that your supplements cured you,

which she believed.

I never said anything

about my supplements curing me.

Oh, I watched "The Real Jade".

I have my story

and I'm very honest about it.

But the Jade brand

is about each of us

taking charge of our own bodies.

I had no control

over what Justine did.

You didn't mind the boost in views

she gave your page, though?

I had to block her in the end.

And if I'm honest,

she was obsessed with me.

We're going to have

some more questions.

Well, I'm flying out to Singapore

tomorrow for the launch.

I'm sorry,

but that can't be rearranged.

Oh, one more thing.

Do you know what

this number could be?

I don't know.

Maybe a bank account.

Who knows?

What are you thinking

we'll get from this number?

Is it relevant?

Everything's relevant.

(Nick) Jade Mc Cready.

(scoffs) No, not a renewal.

She's never had one.

Yep.

Looked like a new supplement

in there.

That Jade was drinking.

Maybe she was trialling it.

Okay.

Okay.

876591

8765912489

- 876 87

- (door opens)

- (inhales sharply) 8765912489

- (Glenn) Hello?

(sighs) "Or more people

are going to die."

Yeah?

I have called in a lot of favours

to get this tonight.

Blood tox?

I'm sending a bottle of wine

to their lab.

- You're paying.

- Uh-huh.

What's in it?

- Nicotine?

- In liquid form.

In enough quantity,

it can induce a heart attack.

Nick, the manager.

Every time I've seen him,

he's been vaping.

He was at the drink station,

we know that.

But how could he poison one cup

and make sure Curtis took it?

It's the same question every time!

When was the last time you ate?

I, erm, I don't know. I

No, I didn't have milk,

so couldn't have breakfast.

That was yesterday.

Was it?

Mackenzie, for someone so smart,

how do you not understand

that you need food to live?

Wait, I eat food.

Tournament of Minds, Brisbane, 2003.

Three days, not a cr*cker.

(chuckles)

(inhales sharply)

I'll, er, see what's in the fridge.

Uh-huh.

I was fine, by the way,

at Tournament of Minds.

You were hallucinating

quadratic equations on the ceiling.

Which I solved, I might add.

(Glenn) Jade Restore.

That's all there was.

You snooze, you lose, Col.

Mm.

- Finders keepers?

- Mm.

(exhales deeply)

Mm!

Mm! Mm!

- (Glenn) What? That good?

- (muffled chuckle)

Mm!

(spitting)

- (Glenn) Oh, geez

- Ohh!

What is in this?!

(retches)

(Glenn) Mack?

(suspenseful music playing)

Mack, you okay?

(music intensifies)

- Mack?

- (gasps)

Do you have anywhere

you need to be?

(Glenn) Why?

We've got some phone calls to make.

(Curtis) Hi, Mackenzie,

it's Curtis Faleafa.

I know we've never really spoken,

but I need your help,

or more people are gonna die.

"Or more people are going to die."

Curtis left that message on my phone

a bit over an hour before

he was one of those people.

Poisoned.

Seemingly by a cup that he

picked up at the drink station

that was staffed by Keith Cole.

There was one question

that we couldn't answer:

How could the k*ller make sure

that Curtis took the poison cup?

Then we learnt

that the poison was nicotine.

(scoffs) What?

Well, you had access

to liquid nicotine.

It's vape fluid.

You stood to lose your 10% cut

if Curtis k*lled the deal.

That's four million dollars.

And you were

at the drink station, filming.

Jade, give us a wave.

- Hey! (laughs)

- Go, Jadies!

(scoffs)

I didn't touch the cups.

(snaps fingers)

The k*ller wanted us

looking at the cups.

They wanted us spending

all our time, all our energy,

trying to figure out

how the k*ller could make sure

that Curtis drank

from the poisoned cup.

But the cup wasn't the m*rder weapon.

(glove squeaking, snapping)

(clears throat)

One of these was.

You handed him a drink

from one of those,

on the start line, Jade.

But I drank from that.

And who would suspect someone

who drank the exact

same thing as the victim?

Surely if the nicotine was

in the bottle,

then you would have

been poisoned as well.

And you were.

(scoffs) I'm fine.

Because the poison isn't

the only thing you drank.

You made sure you had one

of your Jade supplements

before the race, and then you

kept drinking them for 24 hours.

Every time we saw you,

you were drinking one.

Of course. They support my recovery.

Especially those that

you've been mixing up yourself.

Detective Senior Constable

Cartwright noticed

that they were

a slightly different colour

Looked like a new supplement

in there.

loaded with?

Activated charcoal.

It contains omega-3 and turmeric,

which reduces inflammation,

and activated charcoal,

which absorbs toxin.

Including nicotine.

Especially if you drink

enough of it, and boy, did you.

I mean, you had a ready supply.

You, you are across

every step of your supply chain.

And you kept up a steady intake.

And you planted a poisoned

decoy cup before the race,

while you were looking for

a location for Nick to film from.

To throw us off.

Why would I k*ll Curtis?

I loved him.

He was about to reveal your secret.

Supplements didn't cure your cancer.

You had surgery

and chemotherapy, Jade.

What?

(Mackenzie) But you knew,

gosh, if that got out,

well, your company,

it would be worthless,

so you kept it a secret.

Even from Curtis.

But news of the deal leaked.

Which sent Keith to Curtis,

desperate

for no more people to be harmed.

And that sent Curtis to you.

This whole life is fake!

And that sent Curtis

on his own research,

which led him to this number.

Now, we all thought it was

a phone number, didn't we?

Because, you know,

well, looks like one.

The only person who saw this number

and didn't say a phone number

was you.

I don't know,

maybe a bank account, who knows?

Because you knew

it wasn't a phone number.

You knew it was a patient ID.

Now, we had to call almost every

treatment facility in Australia,

but we got there in the end.

The Greengrass Institute for Cancer.

This is ridiculous.

You think I could just disappear

and keep something like this

a secret?

My whole life is spent online.

Oh, what about your digital detox?

I was in Thailand.

You didn't have a passport.

Jade Mc Cready.

No, not a renewal.

She's never had one.

I checked.

You really think

I could have kept a surgery

and chemo from Curtis?

From everyone?

You had to, because no-one

believed in Jade more than him.

And chemotherapy,

it's the only thing that fits.

Right down to you being

able to drink those

incredibly strong-tasting

supplements.

(coughs)

Mm! Mm!

Chemotherapy, it k*lled

your sense of taste, Jade.

A warrant for the details

of this patient,

it came through this morning.

I've got the file right here.

What's the name of that patient,

Felix?

I never meant to lie. I promise.

The supplements

really did help at the start.

I I was improving.

My followers went through the roof.

I had so much support.

It was just like

when I was sick at school.

And then I went downhill.

But by then,

the sales started happening.

And I had to get better.

I had to.

So many people were relying on me.

I just,

I couldn't let anyone stop it.

Not even Curtis.

Oh!

I really did love him.

Jade McCready, you are

under arrest for the m*rder

of Curtis Faleafa.

You're not obligated to say anything,

but should you wish to do so

Activated charcoal.

Has to be said, incredible stuff.

No more cramps.

And I went hard this morning.

God, you are still drinking

those things?

They're still good.

Mackenzie?

Wanna walk out with me?

(Reggie) Here it is.

(Felix) Will you stop leaving

your water bottle on my desk?

- (Reggie) What?

- (Felix) Please.

(chuckling)

That was good work,

with the phone numbers.

- Thank you.

- Both of you.

Well, I mean, it was 150 dead ends.

- Wasn't it a bit of a waste of time?

- (Mackenzie) No.

Knowing it wasn't a phone number

got us thinking about

what else it could be.

That's solid police work.

It made the case.

I made the case.

- (chuckles)

- We.

Oh, she seemed more definitive

when she was talking to me.

Er, it was me.

I made the case.

You're a very good detective,

Mackenzie.

I mean, I'm not telling you

anything you don't already know.

I mean, you know as well as anyone

that your brain

it just works differently.

And that makes you very good

at your job.

But you're not the only one.

I'm very proud of the team

that I've got here.

They're smart, they work hard,

they look after each other.

Just don't be a pain, Mackenzie.

When you, erm

left my son, you left a mess.

But you also walked out

on this station.

You walked out on me.

And you're a long way

from making up for that.

- Do you understand me?

- I do.

(Colin) Why shouldn't I drink them?

(Reggie) Why? Why?

Because she's a m*rder*r, mate.

- So stop buying her stuff.

- I'm off.

Ah!

See you all in the morning.

See ya.

Up to much tonight?

Every time.

Seriously, just walks off.

Not a word.

Come on.

Where?

I am shouting you a smoothie.

Why?

It's a thing people do

when they work together.

I'm doing something nice here, Colin.

It's a one-time offer.

- Take it.

- Alright, then.

(Mackenzie) Take your pick,

any smoothie you want.

- Ah, Very Berry, please.

- Good choice.

- Doesn't look like much.

- Trust me.

- You're not staying?

- Not really a smoothie person.

Very Berry, coming up.

Pink bike.

Missing front wheel.

(pedals whirring)

(bell dinging)

To the victor, the spoils.

- That was the bet, wasn't it?

- Yeah.

(Glenn) Direct from

Franco's Fish and Chips.

Oh, you can have it.

Oh, it's fresh out of the oil.

Which, if I'm honest, maybe hasn't

been changed since last year.

Still.

You could have told me

about Daisy, you know.

I know.

She's brilliant.

She is perfect for you.

Yeah. Yeah, she is.

We always worked better

as friends, anyway.

- Did we?

- Yeah. Yep.

Mm-hm.

Much clearer that way.

We work together, get along fine.

Happy days.

(engine starts)

Enjoy that.

See you tomorrow.

(Madge)

# She'll be wearing pink pyjamas.

# When she comes.

# She'll be wearing pink pyjamas.

# She'll be wearing pink pyjamas

when she comes.

# She'll be wearing pink pyjamas

when she comes.

# She'll be wearing pink pyjamas.

# She'll be wearing pink #

(screaming)

(sputtering)

It's cold!

It's gonna give me a heart attack,

Mackenzie Clarke!

Good morning, ladies!

(Mackenzie) People are k*lled

by those closest to them.

- Happy birthday, bestie!

- Happy birthday!

(Glenn) Looks like strangulation.

None of them

were anywhere near the salon

at the time of the m*rder.

(Mackenzie) So,

if the k*ller was in full view,

how did they do it?

You either work here,

or you don't.

HR, they want an answer

in the next couple of days.

You walked out on me, Mack.

Of course I was going to move on.

Please, let me talk.

Wait, what was Troy

throwing away?

Mackenzie!

(screaming)

(closing theme music playing)