Dead

Hey, I'm Dane Marbeck or you can call me Marbles.

I beg your pardon?

So, who died?

My niece, Nikita.

My husband, Jack.

My Reg.

Someone who cut my hair.

Well, someone who used to cut my hair

and then, you know.

Do you want to apologize to them,

or do you want to confess something,

or maybe you just want to give them permission to pass over?

What do you mean?

To the next plane.

What's the next plane?

I don't know.

But she might have stayed?

Of course, it depends on the deceased

'cause they have to actively choose to pass over.

I don't get it.

It's kind of like there's this great party

and you've been forced to leave,

but you don't want to leave the party.

She'd never like to leave a party.

Well, there you go.

Here she goes.

What's that?

It's what makes talking with ghosts possible.

Ready?

Can you see me?

He's still naked.

You can see him?

He's here?

Hello.

My name is Marbles.

- So his name's Jack? - Jack, yep.

Jack, okay,

and it happened over there?

Yep, just there.

Okay.

Something's wrong.

Can I speak to her?

Yeah, of course,

but you'll have to talk through me. I'll be like a condweet.

A what?

A condweet?

Yeah, a condweet.

You talk to me and I'll,

you tell me and I'll tell her.

Oh, you mean a conduit.

Of course, a conduit.

You mean a conduit.

Yeah.

What's wrong?

How long ago did your girlfriend die?

Girlfriend? I wouldn't say she's my girlfriend.

She's just someone...

Yeah, but how long ago did it happen?

It's not good you sticking around.

It's not good you sticking around here.

A couple, eight months.

Oh my god, you should have called me as soon as it happened.

We need to get her to want to pass over.

I don't want her to pass over.

So this is like a bathroom, is it?

- Yeah, but... - But there's another bathroom in the house?

Yeah.

Use that I reckon, use that.

Okay, anyway, mate,

listen, no charge.

Your house is fine.

Okay, you know bananas

when they get like really old and spotty

and they go all black and then they shrivel up,

and they make all the other fruit in the bowl go black?

Yeah.

Jack?

Jackie boy?

I mean, it's a good thing he's not here

'cause that'll mean he's probably passed over,

which means he's had a good life

and he's had no regrets, you know?

So that's a good thing.

If you ever feel an oppressive presence

that makes you feel real bad,

like there's a deep darkness in your soul,

give me a call.

Okay.

What, more than normal?

Oh, no charge honestly.

I just,

I just wanted one more chance to say something to him,

you know?

Yeah, I know.

So he's very close to you right now.

He's just a few inches away from your face.

My dear.

Marbeck.

You can see me.

I've paid all my bills.

I've arranged everything for her.

Excuse me, sir.

I just need to talk to this gentleman. Marbeck...

It's probably not for you, mate.

Phillis, I'm just gonna step outside for a few seconds

just to give you guys a bit of alone time.

So, he can hear everything that you're gonna say, okay?

Thank you.

This is a miracle.

Yeah.

Okay, listen, we need to talk.

My name is Officer Jayson Tagg...

Of the Aotearoa Police Service.

I know.

You've arrested me once.

- I know you've got something! - You're tickling me!

You're tickling me!

Hey, then what's this?

What is this?

I use that to see ghosts!

I think I've searched you a couple of times,

but no, I've never charged you.

What happened, man?

Murdered.

What?

On a case.

Whoa, man.

That's a bum hole.

Yeah, it's a bum hole.

How are you feeling about it? Are you okay?

Is there anybody else that I can talk to?

Well no, I think it's just me.

Okay.

In that case then, listen, I need your help.

Yeah, of course, man.

What do you need?

I'm gonna hunt the man responsible for my death

and take him down.

Yeah,

I'm not gonna do that.

He's killed six people already.

I am number seven.

- Yeah, all right. - Listen.

I've got some life insurance.

Hey, we can find a way to cut you in on some of it.

But what about your family, man?

Listen, the killer dropped some evidence.

Do you have any family?

Yeah, I've got a foster sister.

She doesn't need the money.

Okay.

That's who you need to focus on right now, mate, okay?

And I can be that conduit between you and her.

I can be there for you.

Dane Marbeck.

That's your name, isn't it?

Can I call you Dane?

Call me Marbles, man.

Everyone does.

It's my nickname.

Listen, if you help me find this guy,

you could be a hero, a national hero.

What do you think about that?

Yeah, I just help the dead find peace, okay?

I don't help hunt the living

or with murder cases or whatever,

so good luck to you, man.

Dane, he's already killed six people!

He's gonna keep on killing people until you help me!

Dane!

Tell her that I was really sorry that I took the bath.

I just love baths.

He knows it was really dumb but it was a really good bath.

And I do love you so much.

He does love you.

And that she's crazy,

and she's the smartest

and the silliest person I've ever met.

And she knows...

You're the most beautiful,

spectacular person he's ever known.

I have to go, I think.

I felt him go.

Thank you.

You spent an hour talking with an old dead man

and an old nearly dead woman.

- What you should... - Peanut brownie?

No, I can't.

What you could be doing

is helping me effect some real change...

A hit usually lasts about an hour.

Sayonara, Officer Tagg.

Dane, Dane, listen to me.

It's a piece of paper.

Look, all you have to do is go to the scene,

grab a piece of paper, take it to my sister,

and you could be a hero.

Are you even hearing...?

Dane.

Hey, Xavier, man.