The Clearing

Oh, bugger.

Possums got into the broccoli again.

Cecilia, you had one bloody job, hey? Come here.

I reckon they climb on her back to get over the fence.

I reckon she's after a share of the profits, hey?

Who's that?

I'll go see.

Billy!

Let's get you back home, Miss Heywood.

Billy!

Do you have any idea of his whereabouts?

I don't know where he is, but Wayne's got nothing to do with this.

When was the last time that you saw mister...

That's him. That's him.

- Wayne Dhurrkay? - Yeah.

It's Billy. He's gone.

- Where have you come from this morning? - He's gone!

- What are you talking about? - He's... he's gone!

Mr. Dhurrkay!

- Out for a jog. - They can't find him.

- Christine, tell me what's going on. - We don't know. We don't know.

- So you need a ute to go out jogging? - He's just gone. He's gone missing.

- Did you speak to Freya? - Look, we're gonna need you

- to come back to the station. - No, I...

- Go to Freya's. - Please, please find him.

Find out what happened.

- I'll call you from the station. - Okay, all right.

Leo!

Where's Billy?

Billy?

Henrik Wilczek has been sleeping in my son's treehouse.

He's a convicted criminal right out of jail.

Get forensics to check out the treehouse.

- Okay. - Have a seat, Miss Heywood.

I need to ask you a few questions.

Henrik is a part of The Kindred cult.

They take children. That is what they do.

Can you think of any reason why Billy might have run away?

He hasn't run away. I just told you, he was abducted!

Did you see anyone suspicious near the lake?

I don't know. I was swimming.

I was underwater.

How long were you underwater for?

Six, seven, eight...

I don't know.

Two minutes.

Billy times me.

Billy was sitting on the bank when you went underwater

and two minutes later, when you surfaced, he was gone.

Before your swim, did you and Billy have any angry words?

What?

No.

And do you have an older child, Maxine?

Maxine was the subject of a custody dispute

between you and her father, Wayne Dhurrkay.

Parental access was denied to you due to a history of mistreatment.

Is there someone who can verify

that Billy was at the lake with you this morning?

Other than you, who was the last person

- to see Billy? - Don't try and stop me!

I'm her mother.

Come here.

My daughter will not say another word without a lawyer present.

Come on.

Yep. Keep him in there.

Don't let her leave, constable.

No, I need to speak to...

They have taken Wayne in for questioning.

What?

- He's got nothing to do with it. - I know.

I heard on the radio

that a dog walker saw a Kombi leaving the lake.

Oh, my God.

This is Anton. If I like you,

I might call you back.

Call me immediately.

The police say I can't leave.

That Kombi is Anton's.

The Kindred have Billy, Christine.

You know what they're capable of.

If Billy comes home, I'll be here.

- Okay? - Thank you.

- Constable Troy, is it? - Mm-hm.

- My daughter just needs to have a shower. - Okay.

Uh, can I get you a coffee while you're waiting?

Oh, great, thank you.

- Uh, how do you have it? - Uh, little bit of milk.

Christ!

Can anyone confirm your whereabouts this morning, Mr. Dhurrkay?

Must have come as a shock to you

discovering you had another child after all these years.

Thinking of applying for custody?

I can understand why you would.

Billy's bruised eye.

Your ex's history of abuse.

All any parent wants is to keep their child safe.

You've had to make that decision before, haven't you, Mr. Dhurrkay?

Do you know how many missing children's cases are custody matters?

80%.

And the other 20?

So, what the fuck are you doing questioning me,

when you should be out there finding my boy?

Freya!

- Where is she? - I just got here.

It was all here yesterday.

What happened?

- She doesn't have dementia. - I know that.

- I tried to tell you. - I know.

And I am so sorry for what I said to you.

She threatened me.

I was protecting Billy.

I could lose my job for not reporting it, Freya.

She has my little boy.

I need your help.

If you can remember anything at all.

Any conversations, visitors, phone calls...

I write down words that I hear that I don't know the meaning of.

Mrs. Beaufort spoke a lot about birds, animals, and strange things.

- I look them up to improve my English. - "Sciatica, belvedere, korela."

Korela. It is a small cockatoo.

The pastoral life always suited you, Tamsin.

It's quiet, but we enjoy it.

Solitude is essential for refining the soul's journey.

Not that I'd know.

I've had my every move monitored for years.

Preferable to prison, I'm sure.

Preferable?

For who?

All roads lead to Rome.

And all documents lead to Tamsin Latham.

A trial would have seen you in prison for life.

I made sure that never happened.

We're family.

The search for 8-year-old Billy Heywood

has intensified with police confirming

that the missing child's mother, Freya Heywood,

disappeared after...

Henrik's been sleeping in Billy's treehouse.

Anton's Kombi was seen at the lake, Adrienne's disappeared,

and the cops won't follow up on any of it.

Well, Adrienne knew the game was up and she ran.

- She's done it before. - No.

It doesn't mean she has Billy.

Anton and Henrik are doing Adrienne's dirty work.

- Just like they have always done. - Why would Adrienne want Billy?

Because you publicly exposed her, Joe!

- I told you this would happen! - What did you expect me to do?

- Keep her dirty fucking secrets? - Yes!

This is my last chance, Freya.

I've finally got her.

Deception.

False testimony.

Obstructing the course of justice.

This is my chance to put her away for life.

Did you really think I was gonna stay silent?

If it meant protecting Billy, yes.

Please.

I need you.

The detective thinks it was me.

They have my history. All of it.

I've got nowhere else to go.

There'll be an alert out on your car.

Lay low here.

Thank you.

If The Kindred have Billy...

I'll get him back.

They have him.

She's laying low here.

Yeah, okay.

I'll need your help to bring her in, Colin.

She's on the run. She needs to face what she's done.

We're going to get her this time.

Don't say a word to anyone.

Run the Mercedes' plates.

Adrienne can't have got far without her passport.

Fuck!

I need to find my son.

I know my rights!

You can't hold me here without charge.

Where have you taken him?

Where is he?

Billy?

Where is he?

Amy, what are you doing here?

Where's Billy?

- Where? - I would never hurt him!

You broke into my house.

You were sleeping in the treehouse. Where is he?

I-I was watching over you and Billy.

You mean waiting for your chance?

No. I knew they would come.

I didn't... I just didn't know when.

You know, I know how The Kindred work, Amy.

When you threaten them...

they just take away the thing that you love the most.

- Where have they taken him? - I don't know.

You must know.

You've stayed a part of it all these years.

Kept Adrienne's secrets.

She has something I needed, Amy.