Mandrake

Look.

-The least you could've done was phone.

You need to start helping yourself.

-I was sick. -Yeah. What's that? Calpol.

-They don't want me working there anyway.

Did someone say something?

I can't do anything unless you tell me.

It was nothing.

-Fine. Let's go. Leave the bottle.

-You know, you shouldn't even be on this property.

Just sit and drink your beer.

-Are you deaf? -Come on. Last time.

-I'm talking to you, you cunt. Hey.

-Come on. This is the last time. -Hey!

Here. -

Don't. Baggo, stop.

-Baggo -- -Get the fuck --

Fuck!

Get!

Aah! -Get off her!

Aah!

-She started it, you useless, fat pig.

Wanker.

You alright to drive?

Ah, looks worse than it is.

You should go to the hospital.

-Got to take him home. -'Course you do.

We better go. See ya.

Let's go.

Get in. -Cathy.

What?

Are you seeing anyone?

Said he loved me.

-Did you give him the boundaries chart?

- He doesn't know what a boundary is.

-You need to nip that in the bud.

There you go. -Julie gave me the Laidlaw case.

Seriously, Bill, you need to sort this out right now.

I'm not going anywhere near -- -Whoa, whoa, whoa. Slow down.

Julie what?

Gave me Bloody Mary.

-I don't want that name being used.

Who's this?

Mary Laidlaw.

She just finished a life term in North View.

Bill, I won't do it.

There's no way I'm going up there.

-I can take it. -You sure?

- It's fine. I'll have a read tonight.

-Cathy. -Ah, you're a lifesaver.

You'll need to put a tag on her today.

-I thought you had Luke tonight. -Yeah.

Were you here in '91?

I was just starting out.

What's with the nickname?

Media shit.

She killed her husband with an ax

after he beat her half to death and set her on fire.

Jesus.

-Left for dead up there in the moss.

It was a miracle she survived.

He'd caught her with this young fella.

I never knew his name.

He used to wander the roads in this strange getup.

Jim strung them up over a tree so deep in the moss

it took days to find them.

That's when they found all the other...stuff.

It's all anyone talked about for years.

I like to think we've moved on.

-What are you doing up here? -Nothing.

-You know it's private property.

We've come to see the witch.

-You better not be here when I get back.

-Maybe she's a witch and all. -

-Go home before I call your parents.

Go on.

-She fed her husband to his dogs.

Brilliant.

Mrs. Laidlaw.

Mrs. Laidlaw, it's Cathy Madden. I'm your supervising officer.

Can you open the door, please?

I tried phoning ahead, but your --

Line's dead.

Where's the other one?

Who?

Other woman.

Came up to North View last month.

Mrs. Toner. She's gone.

You got me now.

Better come in, then.

You can bring that with you.

I'm really sorry.

The report passed this as suitable.

I'll contact human resources, see what they can do.

Human resources.

Have you got heating?

Plenty of wood outside.

I brought you a few things.

Oh, there's no need.

Water, then.

Ah.

-You didn't come to bring me biscuits.

-I have to fit you with a monitoring tag.

Stays on six months.

Then we review.

There's notes in the folder there.

Help yourself.

You've got cold hands.

Don't try and take it off.

-I knew a man with hands nice and cold like that.

-And don't go off your property without prior permission.

You'll need to get your phone sorted out.

I can get you credit.

He took me walking on the moss.

Put his hands on me.

The moment he came inside me, I knew it'd be a boy.

You got kids?

-I don't talk about my personal life.

-I can see you with a little boy.

They took mine.

Put him in a home.

Have a read of that.

You'll find everything you need in there.

-No mother should have a stranger bring up her child.

That's not right.

-Your first official contact's on Friday.

-I sent him a letter every week.

11:00 at my office.

-Wasn't my husband on the moss.

I'll see you Friday.

Luke?

Luke?

Luke?

Do I have to?

Yeah, you do.

Come on.

Don't say anything.

Wasn't gonna.

Hi, there.

Hi.

-Hello, Cathy. -Hi, Grace.

-Hey, go and get your bag. There's a good boy.

Go.

-Come in. We stand on the doorstep?

Take a seat.

-Oh, it's grand. I wanna get him home.

You're looking well.

-Honestly? No. I'm like a whale.

I keep bumping Jason every time I roll over.