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01x04 - Episode 4

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Halifax: Retribution". Aired: 25 August 2020.*
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Rebecca Gibney returns as Doctor Jane Halifax who, after years as a university professor, is brought back into the forensic psychiatrist field to help the police task force find a new serial k*ller.

01x04 - Episode 4

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I want to spend more time with

my mother. I think she's broke.

If you do anything to hurt her,

you'll have me to deal with.

We have three fatalities

and three critically injured.

Who was shot first?

The daughter.

We love you, Amy.

And now she's in intensive care.

Take back our city!

Jack McCarthy, the self-appointed

leader of The Brotherhood.

He's hired a storage unit.

The g*ns are probably there.

You'll never see the light of day,

as*h*le. You're dead.

We have to find a way

to engage him sooner.

Well, maybe I could start

the conversation.

This person has a very specific

reason for what they are doing,

and I'm listening.

Hello, Jane. We'll talk soon.

21-year-old Amy Kelleher,

the latest sh**ting victim,

clings to life in a critical

condition

at Melbourne's Mercy Hospital.

Floral tributes continue to grow

across the city for the young lives

caught in the attack.

There you go.

Police today issued

warnings against the

you can't lose by

g*n! It's the sh**ter!

Move! Move!

Ava!

It's the sh**ter!

Ava!

Quick! Quick, run! Down!

Ava!

Ava!

Ava, where are you?

Mummy, Mummy!

..advisory 1-7.

How do you read? Over.

Hi, Jason. I just need to get

the records

We'd like to book you in for a CT

Hi, can we please get a doctor to

Room 7?

I heard that the

The patient has been prepped

and she's ready to go.

Great. Thank you. Thank you.

Hey.

Hey, Mrs. Kelleher.

Any change?

No. Amy's strong.

She'll come through.

Well, she's got

the entire city on her side.

Yeah.

Look, I know it's only been a couple

of days, but is there anything else

you remember from that night?

Anything at all? Nothing.

It's OK.

I'll be back in a sec. Yep.

Yes, that's good.

Our visiting hours are

Excuse me? Excuse me, sir?

Hey!

He covered his tracks the whole way

through the hospital

with the fritzing device,

just like he's done before.

No-one was watching the monitors?

Well, hospitals have limited

funding when it comes to security.

Erin, what about

the cops on the floor?

Nothing.

No, we shut the whole place down.

We searched floor by floor.

Not a trace.

Yeah, we reviewed the CCTV

of the carpark. Nothing there.

The flowers,

they look like a servo job to me.

Doc?

Occam's razor.

Simplest explanation.

Flowers say "I'm sorry."

Why take a risk like

that just to apologise?

Or maybe he went there to finish

her off, then left when he saw

the guard at her door?

No, he's meticulous.

He would know she was guarded.

I think it was vital to him that he

apologise.

It's straightforward, sincere.

Or he's just flipping us the bird,

letting us know he can get close

to whoever he wants

without being detected.

No, I'll put money on an apology.

It shows things are

getting out of hand.

He's rattled.

sn*per uses a Barrett model

98B r*fle. You sell it to him?

Behh! No.

Oh, OK then.

Why would we believe you?

I don't deal weapons,

I acquire them. I don't sell them.

It'd be worth a lot of cash,

your collection.

No sh*t, Sherlock.

I'm careful with my money.

Where do you get your money from

if it's not selling g*ns?

You sold the sn*per his weapon.

Yeah, that's what I reckon.

Show me the f*ck' receipt.

Show me a shred of evidence.

You got nothin', ya muppets.

Jane,

your hacked phone was infected

with malware when you opened

the audio file the sh**ter sent.

He had access to your photos, mail,

everything.

Everything?

I've disabled location services.

Means the sh**ter won't be able to

track you. Was he doing that?

It's possible. But I've added

my own little bit of magic.

We'll be able to listen

in on calls. Trace them.

Finally,

your very own burner phone.

Totally untraceable and no-one gets

to eavesdrop.

Thanks, Kip.

The hacked phone stays here.

The sh**ter may not just

call during office hours, Tom.

Yeah, but I don't need

you out there being bait.

Well, it got us a bite.

It could be some kook, some nutjob.

Somebody who's just trying to freak

you out.

Or it could be the sh**ter,

and we have to proceed on that basis,

don't we?

Either way, it still

places you in danger.

I'm not his target.

You weren't.

Now, I would feel better

if the phone was here.

He is not gonna talk if

someone else answers the phone.

Look, I appreciate you trying

to protect me, Tom,

but I don't need babysitting.

I have to make

myself fully available.

Ladies and gentlemen,

we're all here because

our gorgeous Amy has turned 21.

Amy!

Far out!

Sorry, sorry. I'm so sorry.

I didn't - I didn't know

that you were gonna be here, and

No, it's so great to see you.

Do you want a drink?

Ah, no, I can't stay long.

Ah, so, OK.

Well, have a seat.

How are you?

Yeah.

How's non-uni life treating you?

Bit weird.

Yeah. Not having any routine

or structure. Right.

Well, you could always

take a couple of classes.

Or or not.

Or take a gap year.

You could focus on your music,

or even travel.

I could loan you money.

I do a good interest rate for family.

Haha. Yeah.

Thanks.

You alright? You look tired.

I'm OK.

Must be pretty lonely

at Turd's by yourself.

I mean, you're more than welcome

here, Zoe. There's plenty of room.

No pressure, just

I miss you, that's Or we could

think about moving home.

When the time's right.

Um, I'm actually going

to move in with Mum.

You're what?

We're gonna take over

the lease at Turd's,

set the place up as our own.

Well, isn't that a bit soon?

I mean, you've only just reconnected.

Well, it seems like

a good opportunity.

Is Mandy even gonna stick around?

She's trying to make up

for lost time, Jane.

Oh. Yeah, right.

I wanna do this,

so I'm going to do this.

Yes, I'm sure you do and I don't

wanna try and talk you out of it

Good! I just - I don't think it's

a good idea, Zoe. Not right now.

I mean, you're grieving.

Mandy's grieving.

Yeah. We're both grieving, Jane,

so isn't this a good thing that

we can be there for each other?

Look, I

You just you hate the fact

that she's here.

No, I don't hate that she's here

Yes, you do!

I'm just -

I'm trying to look after

I'm trying

to look out for you, that's all.

God. I'm not a kid.

No you're not, you're an adult.

You can do whatever you like.

I'm just surprised, that's all.

I didn't come here to get

your permission or your approval,

OK?

I actually just left

my house keys here.

I'm gonna be there tomorrow,

getting my stuff.

sh*t.

all we do is hide away

all we do is chase the day

the right way round

the right way round

It's Mandy, but you know that,

you called me,

and you know what to do next.

Mandy, it's Jane.

Look, I know you probably

don't wanna talk to me

after our last conversation,

but Zoe's told me the news and I'd

really like to discuss it with you,

so could you call me back, please?

On this new number, not the old one.

Thanks.

Of course you're going

to ignore the new number.

I asked you not to call this number.

Well, then you'll need

to give me your new one.

I was hoping you'd call.

Hello, Jane. And hello, taskforce.

Well, you obviously know my name.

I'd like to know yours.

You can call me Daniel.

You took a big risk

going to the hospital today, Daniel.

The taskforce think

you did it just to taunt them.

Well, what do you think?

Did you achieve what you wanted?

I'm not a monster.

Is that what you're

trying to show us?

Did Amy get the flowers?

Do you feel bad

about what happened to Amy?

She was a mistake.

And why's that?

Because she's young and female?

Peop People don't

seem to understand.

Nobody understands.

I am going to save everyone.

I want people to take notice.

Take notice of what, Daniel?

You can see the pattern, can't you?

Yes, I can see a pattern, but I

don't know what it means, so

Think about your boyfriend.

What about Ben?

I didn't k*ll him.

And why should I believe you?

Time's up.

What about Ben?

I didn't k*ll him.

The call was routed and then

rerouted through a number of mirrors

in Chile. He's good, very good.

But after we worked our way through

that, we came to a local ISP.

Date of birth April 1 and the name

Mr. Catch Me If You Can.

Great. Doubles as a stand-up

as well.

It could be that he's just messing

with you about Ben,

just to cover his tracks.

He's happy to claim

the other murders.

Mmm.

He didn't k*ll him.

Hello?

What?

I can't right now.

We're in the middle of

Yep. Yep. Got it.

That was the Police Minister.

She wants a debriefing.

Good luck.

She's requested your presence.

Me?

Now, let's not mention

to the minister

that we're in contact

with the sh**ter.

If she's looking to get

on the 6:00 news,

she would drop that gem in

a heartbeat.

I don't understand the delay.

McCarthy will be charged,

but it's going to take time to

sift through everything, OK?

We don't wanna get thrown out

of court because there's going to be

a problem with the evidence.

What more do you need?

The guy's a t*rror1st.

Yes, but he's not our sh**ter.

Can you conclusively rule him out?

Yes. Yes, we can.

What aren't you telling me?

Professor Halifax,

maybe you can enlighten me.

The sh**ter is a lone wolf.

McCarthy's the opposite.

He's trying to raise an army.

He's an opportunist but frankly

not smart enough to be the sh**ter.

I believe the sh**ter

is trying to send a message.

No-one is safe in

this city anymore.

That message is coming through

loud and clear.

Well, fear is part of the equation,

but there is something else going on.

Like what?

The victims fit a pattern.

It's a clear indication of a message.

It's not just random terror.

And the party boat victims?

A mistake.

Which, if it happened once,

could happen again.

So no-one in fact is safe.

You lot are no closer to finding him

than you were

after the first sh**ting.

With all due respect,

that is not true.

Then give me something!

I'm being grilled on

"A Current Affair tonight".

We have facial recognition

technology

which should have been in place six

months ago

if the opposition hadn't

shot it down in the Upper House.

We look like a bunch of idiots

who can't keep the city safe.

I want the sh**ter's head on

a platter tomorrow, if not sooner.

I'm not avoiding anything.

Susie, for Christ's sake,

they're my boys, too.

No, listen

f*ck.

Tom.

Not now.

You have to see this.

Not now.

This is the magnified image

of the b*llet

from the weapon that k*lled

Ben Sailor.

Then this.

They're as close to

identical as you can get.

The second b*llet is from

one of the Brotherhood g*ns.

Ballistics are certain it's the same

g*n that k*lled Ben Sailor.

Finally.

k*ll for a coffee.

What?

You lying sack of sh*t.

You m*rder*d Ben Sailor

right in his own driveway.

Yeah, four sugar

and some milk'd be good -

Hey, get off me!

He was m*rder*d with

one of your weapons.

I've never shot anyone!

Tom, get off him.

Hey!

Tom! Stay back.

That was as*ault!

Stay back.

Get back.

Yeah, you call my lawyers.

Tom, get outside.

That's as*ault.

Get back.

You dog.

Shut your mouth!

Yeah, get outta here!

Come on.

Listen to him.

Come on.

Ah, you're all pigs.

Ballistics are certain

it's McCarthy's g*n.

We've been through

all your old cases.

There's no neo-n*zi link anywhere.

Is it time to revisit

the possibility

that Ben was the intended victim?

Ben was a musician. I'm the one

who worked in the criminal field.

Well,

he did keep some things from you.

Look, with this new information,

we just need to eliminate

Ben as a line of inquiry.

Well, I can't exactly ask him

if he was on the wrong side

of any Nazis, can I?

No, but can you take one more

look through Ben's things, please?

down on my spine tonight

the line tonight

Around 10,000 in cash and payments

totalling 32,000 to an account.

Could it be Zoe's?

No, it has to be Ben's.

But it's not business stuff.

He was scrupulous about

documenting that.

He got audited once.

No cash deals after that.

I'll get a warrant

and get onto the bank.

Thanks.

Amy Kelleher is dead.

Oh, Jesus.

The city is in mourning tonight

with the news that Amy Kelleher has

succumbed to her injuries sustained

during a brutal attack

just days ago.

While celebrating her 21st

birthday, Amy, her father,

her boyfriend and a friend

were all gunned down

by an unknown assailant.

Police believe the g*nman is

the same man responsible for

another six deaths across

the city in as many weeks.

Amy became the face of the fight

to end the campaign of terror.

It's a f*ck' tragedy.

I'm gonna resign.

What?

Why?

I'm a liability.

I just came to say goodbye.

Look, you're in pain.

It doesn't make you a liability.

No, no, I lost control.

I understand it feels that way

No, you don't understand.

I lost control of everything.

Are you talking about your family?

They're not back in

the US on vacation.

They've moved back

there permanently.

I'm sorry.

Hardly surprising.

sh*t husband. sh*t father.

sh*t cop. sh*t human.

Yeah, well, we've all been sh*t

humans at one time or another.

Who're you talking about?

You or Ben?

I used to think Ben

was the open book.

Wore his heart on his sleeve.

I was the one who hid everything.

You and I,

we both know that to exist

in this job you gotta bury your sh*t

so f*ck' deep just to survive.

Well, we have that in common,

don't we?

That we do, Sister Mary Margaret.

Jane Halifax.

Hello?

Well, it's expected. Oi!

It could come on any time.

Tanner!

Daniel, is that you?

Daniel, talk to me.

She wasn't meant to die.

Are you talking about Amy?

She wasn't part of the plan.

Why don't you tell me

about the plan, Daniel?

Well, it's ruined now.

It's just gotten away, that's all!

I just - I waited too long

just a split second,

and now all of these people

have died for nothing and I

I want to understand why they died.

Can you tell me about that?

I am trying to help people.

By hurting them?

No, not by hurting them, no.

People are asleep. They don't

even realise what's happening!

Right.

And you want them to wake up.

Is that what you mean?

Daniel, are you still there?

Is that what you mean?

That's exactly what I mean, OK?

I'm gonna wake 'em up.

That's exactly what I mean.

That's good.

Audio sounds like it's outside.

Gives us something to work with.

Another sh**ting?

Maybe he wants Jane

to hear him do it.

See if there's a chopper up

in the air already.

I want eyes on the rooftops, OK?

Onto it.

Where are you, Daniel?

It sounds like you might be outside.

I'm not I'm not trying to trick

you. I'm trying to help you, Daniel.

You wanna help me?

If you'll let me.

I feel like you understand.

Well, I'd like to.

Daniel, I can hear that

you're still on the line.

Now, I understand that this is

difficult to talk about on the phone,

so maybe we should meet and talk

about this face to face.

Daniel?

Come in.

Just wanting to make

sure you're alright.

Yeah, pulled up OK.

Years of practice.

I'm sorry I wasn't

much help last night.

I handled it.

I listened to the recording.

You were very cool and collected.

It was good.

Years of practice.

Listen, some of that crap

we talked about last night,

you know, it was just nonsense.

Noted.

Thank you.

OK. Well, now that I know you're

alive, I'll let you get back to it.

OK. Easy on the door.

Jane?

Yeah?

I want him off the taskforce.

McCarthy has just

contacted a lawyer.

He wants to sue

Saracen for as*ault.

There is no way

he is gonna cooperate with us now.

Jane.

Yeah?

The bank got back to me.

There were deposits made

to a total of $150,000.

What?

As you can see, the deposits cover

quite a number of years, but they

seem to fall into sections of time.

Concentrated activity,

then nothing for a couple of years,

and then it all starts up again.

And the account itself?

Next page.

Do you need the cash?

No.

I'm taking it.

Oh!

We're not quite ready for visitors

yet. I might have some herb tea

Here.

Ah, what's - what's that?

Ah, I don't understand.

Is this for Zoe?

No, it's for you. 10,000 in cash.

That's the last of it.

I don't want it.

Why not? You were happy to

take Ben's money for years.

What's the difference?

Can we just put this behind us?

For Zoe's sake?

Don't try and blackmail me with Zoe.

We have to be able to get along.

Why? You've got your relationship

with her, I've got mine.

The cash, the account

Ben was putting me through rehab.

I really don't care what it was for.

It's another thing he kept

secret from me,

and I have to come to terms

with that.

It's got nothing to do with you.

But it does matter what it was for,

because that's why I couldn't

be there for Zoe. I was unwell.

Ben understood.

So, what do you want from me?

Absolution?

He was the one who first

gave me my first hit.

He was just able to stop

whenever he wanted.

So we're gonna blame Ben, are we?

Grow up, Mandy.

Take some responsibility for

once in your life. We all f*ck up.

Doesn't make you anything special.

Jane, hi.

Hey!

Just thought I'd

come and see how you were doing.

Place looks much lighter

without Turd's junk in it.

Yeah. Yeah, it's it's

coming along slowly.

Actually, I'm gonna

pop back when you're more settled.

OK.

Why - why is she upset?

Oh, I'm upset too.

What happened?

Oh, she just found out some

stuff about Ben and me,

and it's hard for her.

She's starting to understand how

in love with each other we were.

But she'll come round.

We just want what's

best for our little girl.

Did you get the macaroons?

Yes.

The weapon used in the m*rder of

Ben Sailor was solely in your care.

That makes you

an accessory before the fact.

Add a conspiracy to m*rder charge,

it's not looking good.

You see these, love?

Your boss did them.

He's the animal.

He should be locked up.

And my lawyers have taken photos,

and we're gonna sue your arses.

And all of Australia

will know about you pigs.

OK, let's start again.

Do you recognise this g*n?

Do you recognise

I ain't telling you sh*t.

Record of interview with Jack

McCarthy, August 19, 1100 hours.

Present -

Detective Senior Sergeant Tanner

and Detective

Senior Sergeant Bronski.

OK, drop your charges

and I might drop mine.

Recording paused.

Please don't waste my time.

You either give us a name now

or we proceed with the charge.

Don't you realise I can get your

boss kicked out of the force?

And I'll be using pretty boy

here to be my key witness.

I don't know what you're

talking about. Do you?

Nuh.

No. OK.

That's it. Charge him.

Hey.

Alright. If I give you a name,

will you drop the charge?

No way. But I will tell

the judge you cooperated.

Might go some way to

mitigating your sentence.

Jack.

Mate.

If you don't give us his name,

you are going down for accessory

before the fact while this guy,

who actually shot Ben Sailor,

stays free. Is that what you want?

It's up to you.

Is that what you wanna do?

Mitch.

Marcovic.

Mitch Marcovic, 34, priors for

possession, resisting arrest.

Nothing major.

Mmm, guess he's making up

for lost time, then. Let's go.

Nah, I'm not allowed to go

there anymore.

f*ck' ask Emily!

I wasn't there, you ratbag

Mitch Marcovic!

Stop, police!

Cut him off.

..to the west to intercept.

Don't move!

He's moving west.

Hey, freeze!

Police!

Freeze! Freeze!

Freeze!

We're instructing you to stop!

Get off me!

Police! Stop!

Hey, police! Stop!

Stop running!

Hey, stay where you are!

Oi!

Hey!

Get out of the f*ck' way!

Hold it!

Stop!

Get an ambulance, now!

We need an ambulance

at the corner of High

and Station Streets.

Suspect has

been hit by a moving vehicle.

You suggested we meet.

Daniel. I'm glad you phoned back.

I was worried about you

after the last conversation.

You seemed upset.

How I'm feeling doesn't matter.

The plan is all that matters.

Well, you obviously care about this.

Caring doesn't help.

Likes on social media don't help.

Protests don't help.

We tried to fight it

all at uni but that didn't work,

and where has it gotten us, huh?

Where are we now?

you know, nobody listens.

Nobody ever listens.

OK, well, I'm listening, Daniel, OK?

I'm listening. So, why don't

you tell me about the plan?

Oh, no, not yet. I wouldn't

want to spoil the surprise.

What are you talking about?

What surprise?

Daniel?

Just just stop, OK.

Just stop - stop moving.

OK, OK, alright. I've stopped.

I'll wait for

you to come to me, alright?

Daniel, this'd be much

easier face to face.

Just you and me.

That's close enough.

OK.

That - that's close enough.

I'm glad you reached out, Daniel.

But why me?

I need your help.

To get my message across.

They didn't listen

before and they definitely won't

listen now, not after Amy.

They think I'm a monster,

but you

Well, you could tell them.

They'll listen to you.

I've been watching you.

What do you mean,

you've been watching me?

People respect you, Jane. They do.

Hey! Sorry, excuse me.

You can't be down here.

Jane? Jane?

No, it's not safe.

Get out of here!

Do you still think I'm dangerous?

No.

No, Daniel Daniel!

I thought you -

I thought you understood.

Ah, guys?

What is that?