Secrets & Lies

A four-year-old boy has been found dead in bushland

not far from the Brisbane River.

Way beyond contempt!

My dad didn't do it! Eva!

The hero - and he killed Tom.

Hey! Paul!

You don't know anything about Paul.

Oh, yeah? What do you know about Paul?

I know he didn't kill Tom.

Didn't we get you a kit with one like this

a couple of birthdays ago?

Gone.

Christy, are... are you...? Let's just get this over with.

I can't do this but I know that I have to.

Leave that woman alone, Ben.

When did you sleep with Jessica Murnane?

The DNA sample you gave us...

Did you know you were Tom's father?

Careful. I promised your mum, no scratches.

Hey, watch it, kiddo. The current's strong here.

I'm OK.

What happens if you don't put it back?

Well, it'll die.

And then we'll eat it for dinner,

if I can fool your mother into thinking we bought it.

Eva!

Eva?

It's nice.

Come on.

Get away from me... GET away from me, Paul!

Get back here. Get back here! Get away from me!

Paul!

And here it is.

Let him go, Paul.

Let him go...

No!

You lied to me, Jess.

Ah!

You're killing him!

What else happened, huh?

What else?! Paul?

Stop.

Call the police!

Nicky!

I don't care what that test said.

You weren't his father.

I'm OK.

I'm OK.

Are you OK?

Yeah.

Are you? No, I'm fine.

God...

What did he want?

He came in. I-I was asleep.

I thought he was gonna kill me.

Thank you.

Did the police...?

Did Cornielle tell you about the DNA result?

Yes.

You have to report this.

Jess's sister phoned the cops.

Well, why didn't YOU do that? Phone the cops?

Why did you go in there?

Because I thought he was gonna hurt Jess.

Did he? No.

Just you.

Well...

What did he say to you?

Does... does he think that you killed Tom?

Look, I don't know.

Did he find out?

That you slept with Jess?

Or is there more to it?

Ha... has it happened again?

No! I told you, OK? It happened once.

Do you love her?

No, I love you.

You're gonna look like you got hit by a bus.

About Jess...

Dad?

Dad's OK, honey.

Yeah.

I'm fine.

- Dave? - Hey, mate?

I'm just shaking hands with the unemployed.

Not!

Oh! Shit.

Who'd you piss off?

Paul Murnane.

Ohh!

It's a beauty.

Listen, I've gotta tell you to tone it down with the chicks, mate.

I've got daughters. Mate, they didn't see anything.

I will hide them better.

Get thinner ones?

Mate, if Christy sees it, she'll boot you out.

Alright, I will behave like a priest.

But not a dodgy one.

Mr Gundelach?

Yeah?

We need you to come with us.

Stuart, thanks. G'day.

No problem, mate. No problem.

Have a seat.

Are you OK? Yeah.

Oh, wow.

Have you got any codeine?

No. Sorry, mate.

They must have found Paul.

Not to my knowledge.

But he made the complaint, right?

Well, not if they haven't found him.

Mr Haire.

Mr Gundelach.

Uh, Detective, are you charging Ben?

Assault occasioning bodily harm

is a serious offence.

How are you?

Uh...

Most people would think twice

about attacking a commando.

I thought he was going to hurt...

..Mrs Murnane.

Jess.

Did you hit him?

Yes. How many times?

I don't know. More than once?

Yeah, yeah, I guess.

Did he hit you?

Just once? That's it.

From a trained soldier?

You're lucky he didn't kill you.

He must have shown some restraint, hitting you only once

when you hit him... who knows how many times.

He was choking me too!

What did Paul say to you?

Did he mention anything about Tom?

I'm sure Nicole's told you.

He said the DNA test didn't matter -

that he was still Tom's father.

Did that make you angry?

No.

Why not?

Are you embarrassed that Tom is your son?

No, I hit Paul because he was choking me!

But not the first hit.

Where are we going with this, Detective?

I hit him first because he was going after Jess.

Were you afraid for her? Yes.

Afraid that he'd hurt her and that would be terrible?

Yes. Because you like her.

Well, you must like her.

You had a child with her.

I'm married.

That incident was a mistake.

Tom was a mistake?

Sleeping with Jess was a mistake.

A mistake you wanted to keep secret.

OK, mate... We did...

We did - Jess and I - we did keep it secret

because we didn't want to get anybody hurt.

Were you afraid that Paul was gonna find out about Tom?

No! I didn't...

I didn't know Tom was mine till you told me!

Oh, Mr Gundelach!

You must have guessed.

He was growing up to look a lot like you.

Were you worried that people would start to ask questions?

Paul Murnane?

Your wife?

Oh, that's it.

You think I...

You think I beat Tom to death

so that Christy wouldn't find out about a one-night stand?

Well, she knows.

So, you told her that Tom is your son?

Why is this your business?

The cause of Tom's death

was blunt-force trauma

to the back of the skull.

Forensic services matched metallic paint from the wound to...

Incredible, isn't it?

Thousands of makes.

They narrow it down to one.

Looks a lot like your missing torch, doesn't it?

I don't remember...

Well, it must look familiar. Look at the logo. Take a closer look.

No thanks. It might jog your memory.

Are you alright, Mr Gundelach?

OK, may I remind you, Detective,

that my client's been assaulted as well?

He's been choked and struck.

And I fail to see what your line of questioning has to do with

the altercation between Mr Murnane and my client.

Now, he is sick and he's not saying anymore.

Now, has there been a complaint made against Ben or not?!

Well, there's been no complaint.

Yet.

But we're very grateful to get Mr Gundelach's side of the story.

Thank you.