Deep Water

Ah, look at that. Oscar's waiting for you. Are you nervous?

- Yeah, a little. - Nah, you'll be fine.

You just show them how we do it country style, ok?

Hey! Happy Australia Day.

Same to you, mate.

- Hey. - Hi, love.

- Coming out, old-timer? - Hey, I'm on duty.

It's a mess out there.

You should have been here yesterday.

I was still unpacking those boxes. It's a nightmare.

Killer rips out there today.

Yeah, Will's got to learn how to handle himself.

No-one better than Oscar.

Other than you, Dad.

Alright. Here we go.

Oh!

Look at him. He's a natural, that young fella.

Look at the balance. Good!

Like Shane.

I'm going to have to go, Dad.

Sorry. Can you take care of Will?

And just make sure he eats something, yeah?

I will.

Murder victim's name is Mr Haris Rexhaj.

Beaten to death around midnight.

- Who called it in? - Anonymous, 5am.

- Detective. - G'day, Jill. This is Tori. She's new.

Detective Constable Lustigman.

No signs of break and enter.

Welcome to paradise, kids.

- Hey, Brenda. - How are you?

So, judging by the injuries, the killer restrained the victim,

battered him to death.

- Weapon? - Blunt object. Possibly curved.

No indents to the flesh,

but injuries to the skull indicate the assailant was right-handed.

Have you found any restraints?

No. There's more.

Unusual, but he's got cuts to the testes.

- Jealous lover? - Possibly premeditated.

The killer's brought the knife with him.

Unless there's one missing from the kitchen?

No.

Hey, Haris. It's me. Pick up the phone.

I know you're there. I can see the lights.

What are you doing?

Mashka here, darling. Call me.

This is crazy. I love you! You love me.

That's more important than what your family think.

10 to 1 it's a domestic.

Don't want to have to take your money again, Nick, but you're on.

Darling, it's Mashka again. Where are you?

It's late and your uncle is complaining. Can you call me?

That came through 20 minutes ago.

Guess you've done your fair share of death knocks in Goulburn.

Just deliver the news. Try not to get emotionally involved.

Are you telling yourself that or me?

Shh, shh.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

My brother's been killed.

Why?

We don't know yet. Was there anyone threatening him?

No.

Do you have any idea why someone would have done this?

Any long-term lovers, or...?

Lovers?

With Haris, it's always work, work, work.

He doesn't have time for girlfriends.

Um, what about any, um, boyfriends?

What?

No, no, no. You don't understand.

My son is not a homosexual. No!

No.

It... was Haris wearing a watch?

No.

Our father's watch is missing. It's a Piaget.

His black leather jacket isn't here either.

He loved it. He would never let me borrow it.

Could you tell me, who is this with Haris in this photograph?

His name is Rohan.

Mm.

Is he a boyfriend?

Ex.

Do you recognise this voice?

This is crazy. I love you, you love me.

That's more important than what your family think.

Would Rohan have a key?

Do you know his address?

It should be in Haris's phone.

Yeah, we haven't found his phone yet.

If that freaky Persian killed my brother...

Nick.

Excuse me. Still no phone, but thought you might want to take a look at that.

- Thanks. - I want that back downstairs.

Thrustr? Did your brother use Thrustr to meet men?

We didn't talk about his sex life much.

But he did meet random men for sex?

He might have.

Well, come on, mate. I'll drive you home.

Uh...

Try canvassing the neighbours, see if anybody heard anything.

And don't try so hard.

Did you see or hear anything unusual last night, Mr...?

Mac. Eddie Mac.

I didn't see nothing.

Heard banging on me ceiling.

I thought it was horseplay.

Two stallions kind of horseplay.

I had to yell at them to stop the friggin' noise.

What time was that?

About midnight.

Did you get up to deal with it?

He was beaten. He didn't call out for help?

Well, if he did, I didn't hear any squealing.

Have you ever been inside?

- Haris's? - Nuh.

And... do you have a prison record, Mr Mac?

Hell no.

Right.

Oi!

- Hey. - Got some questions for you.

- About? - Do you know about this Thrustr app?

- You want to know about Thrustr? - Yeah.

And you think I know?

Users upload a picture, a short description,

the kind of guy you're looking for.

The GPS on your phone shows the location of a user.

Users can send messages to one another

and they don't show on phone records.

You don't look impressed.

Well, it's the perfect tool for our killer to lure his victim.

Hey, are there any 70-year-old boxers on there?

Honey, you'd be surprised who's on here.

Is that right?

- This is nice. - Mm. Will be.

Eddie Mac was sentenced to six months in 1983 for assault.

He worked at a local club, he was a bouncer, hit a client.

You got anything more recent?

Uh, yes.

He had a fight with our victim

over what he refers to as "his parking spot".

What about the family?

They seem like a close unit, genuinely shocked to hear the news.

His brother was the only one who knew about his sexuality.

- The twin did not like the ex. - Yeah.

According to the brother, the ex was the needy type

and his needs weren't being met.

Now, if I didn't know about the ex-boyfriend,

I might wonder if theft was a motive,

so do we have any violent burglaries in the area?

- Not like this. - Hmm.

Could it be that we're dealing with a hate crime?

The victim's gay, the neighbour downstairs has a history with assault

and a homophobic attitude.

So, you think the neighbour might be a good fit for it?

The ligature marks indicate to me that the killer is into control and domination.

The cuts to the testes indicate anger.

My intuition is that we're dealing with somebody...

Hang on, intuition?

We need evidence. MMO.

Motive, means, opportunity.

Motive we're not too sure about.

Means, we know that he was beaten to death by a right-handed man

with a blunt instrument we don't have yet.

And opportunity...

well, victim's gay, used Thrustr and he had a jealous ex.

This is the ex. Surname and address unknown as yet.

Well, we might get a break with the CCTV.

The victim's flat is here. It's right next to Cardinal Park.

There's a good escape route to the ocean path.

It's lit in parts. I'm not sure about CCTV.

Well, find out.

Right, well, I'll get the uniforms knocking on doors.

The rest of you, get out there, find me the weapon.

What are you doing here?

Waiting for you.

- Oh, pff. - In our new happy home.

And I got school tomorrow.

Your granddad is supposed to be looking after you.

I decided to walk.

Will. You shouldn't be alone.

I can take care of myself.

Oh, can you?

Been searching the news. No homicides.

What happened?

A young man was killed while he was home alone in a flat.

I can go back to Goulburn, live with Dad.

No.

No. You're staying here with me

'cause I'm greedy and I want you all to myself.

And I want to know that you're safe.

Give it here!

Come on. No way. It's mine.

No.

Hey!

Did you boys bring that with you?

The club?

- Nah, we found it. - Where?

Ok, I need you to show me exactly where you found it.

Just found it over here.