City Homicide

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Stanley, what is it? Is there some news?

Look, I don't, er... Please, Stanley. Have you found her?

I don't have any information. I'm sorry.

But if... but if they've been calling you...

I'm always on call, David.

The parents. Yeah.

So it's definitely Deborah?

The birthmark's where you said.

Sorry, Sarge.

Keep looking.

Find the rest of her.

I understand.

If I was in your position, I would want the investigation too.

But it makes sense to have someone else run it.

What, are you saying that I can't be objective?

I'm saying you're emotionally involved.

Now, I know you think you're at your best -

you're motivated, you're vengeful -

but you are, in reality, running on empty.

I should order you to go home, be with your family -

give your friends the support they need.

What they need, Bernice, is their daughter's complete body to bury.

And someone to blame.

I'll take full responsibility, whatever happens.

Alright. Alright.

But if this goes belly-up, I'll want that memo.

And I'll want it backdated.

And this conversation will never have happened.

Trouble in paradise?

Don't look at me. I've got a photo of a cat on my desk.

You three go home, get some sleep. You've got a dawn start at the tip.

I want her head found.

And I want a search of every bag

in the immediate vicinity of each of the body parts.

Anything that tells us where the garbage came from.

As of tomorrow, this investigation will have our sole focus.

Everything else will go on the backburner -

personal lives, everything.

Matt, you're with me.

How long have you known them? Her parents.

A long time.

I'm her godfather, and Linda, my wife, is Deborah's godmother.

So why me tonight, Sarge?

I'm gonna need someone in there tonight

who can talk to them like a policeman, not a friend.

That's why you.

Give us 10 minutes, then come in.

Hi. It's me.

Look. I'm gonna be late tonight. So don't... don't w ait up. OK?

Hi. It's me.

Look. I'm gonna be late tonight. So don't... don't w ait up. OK?

She left for school at 8:00, as usual,

and, um, the headmistress called midmorning

to check where she was.

She walked to school?

It was only 10 minutes from here.

Alone, or did she meet up with friends?

She did sometimes.

What about boyfriends?

Was Deborah seeing anyone? No. She was only 16.

We've already told the police all this.

It makes no difference now. She's dead.

Mr Statesman,

I know this is a difficult time for you and your wife, but...

Look, let me tell you something, young man,

you have absolutely no idea of what we're going through.

David, he does understand.

Detective Ryan lost someone in a similar way.

You've... you've been through this?

My mother.

Only... she was never found.

So tell me something, honestly...

...how do you get past something like this?

Is it even possible?

Long weekend.

Can't believe it's only two months ago.

Seems like she's been gone...

...a long time.

I can promise them one thing...

...whoever he is, I'm gonna catch him.

Whoever did this, I'm gonna nail him.

Oh, Stanley, you can't carry their burden for them.

Don't make promises you might not be able to keep.

I keep thinking...

...thank God it isn't Stephanie.

I know.

How disgusting is that?

What about breakfast?

No, I can't. I've got an early start.

What have you got on?

Nothing. Come and see.

No, I meant today.

Are we still on for dinner tonight?

I don't know. I might be late again tonight.

I've gotta do the rounds of all the design workshops. Boring!

Well, what about a lunch?

What?

A quick lunch?

I'm sorry, I can't do.

I've got the... the buyer's briefing for the Hong Kong trip.

I'll be stuck in the office all day.

Looks like we're out of luck then, eh?

What?

It looks like we're out of luck then.

Yeah.

I know you've got people waiting, Mr Croft,

but they're not coming in until we find the rest of her.

Well, how long's that gonna take? As long as it takes.

Now, can you answer the question? Could kick friggin' Morris.

If his dozer hadn't popped the bag with the leg in it,

we wouldn't be messing about like this.

And there'd still be a family

wondering where their missing daughter was.

Answer the question. No, we don't get scavengers in here.

We run them off.

What about intruders at night?

No, forget it. This place is locked up like Fort Knox - and patrolled.

So how is the rubbish distributed?

What, different trucks, different areas?

Yeah, but no driver's gonna remember where he dumped two weeks ago.

It's... it's like an artwork out there,

a sculpture.

But it's always changing, fluid.

Still, looking at the spread, I'd say it was probably just...

...maybe three different trucks...

I don't know.

Simon, what've you got?

Righto.

They've found her head.

Simon wants to know who's calling Wolfie.

I don't know how many times I can bring them this kind of news.

They seem stronger.

The prayer vigil's helping, I think.

Let's get it done.

If you stay awhile?

Pray with them.

The time for prayers is done.

It's time to find this animal.

Three-day window?

Well, close as the pathologist can get.

It's a moist environment and it generates a lot of heat.

And they use what mechanisms

to estimate the time since she was dumped?

The usual. What?

Blood pooling, decomposition, infestation...

OK, so, three days.

Which means - these are the garbage routes

which were operating within that time frame, yes?

Yes, we've found a rates overdue notice,

some bills, old letters.

They give us these garbage routes for those days.

So, he must've trawled the area and dropped his cargo in different bins.

Looks that way.

It's not likely he was prepared to travel long distances,

considering what he was carrying,

so it's a fair bet he lives close to any of the given routes.

Hmm.

Jennifer, what about you? Any luck?

No similar abduction murders in New South Wales or South Australia.

I'm still going through the other databases, but what did pop up

is that seven girls have disappeared in the last two years in Melbourne

in very similar circumstances.

Similar how?

Well, all expected home within a few hours,

either on their way to or from school,

or visiting a friend or relative locally.

So, what, are you saying

that there are seven teenagers out there that have been murdered

and we know nothing about them?

No, I'm not saying that. I've contacted missing persons.

They're classified as runaway, some of them are already back home,

but all of them disappeared

in more or less the same circumstances as Deborah Statesman.

I think it's worth following up. Mmm. So do I.

You and Simon get onto it.

Matt and Duncan, I want doorknocks

on every door along those garbage routes.

It's possible someone saw him. I'll get uniforms to help.

That's it. Get cracking.

What?

Er, Sharon Finnegan?