Mystery Road

Constable Davis?

Yeah.

He's got no head.

We get big tides up here.

It was a full moon, king tide last night.

That body could've been dumped anywhere out there,

tide's washed it in here.

Who found the body?

Wayan. He's a local.

He works around here, catching crabs.

In his pots.

So he's not a suspect, then?

Wayan? No.

No, he's harmless.

Go see for yourself - that's his camp up there.

Franny'll take you.

Why wasn't this crime scene better contained?

I've got shit to do, Detective.

Well, it must be important.

I've got an understaffed station to run, a town to look after.

Yeah, well, it's just gonna have to wait.

Excuse me?

Somebody has to wait with this body until Forensics arrive.

And since Constable Davis is taking me up there,

that somebody is you.

Did you see or hear anything

round about the time you found that body?

Crocodiles barking,

fish jumping,

mosquito buzzing.

Alright.

If you think of anything or remember anything,

you let me know, OK?

You want crab to take home?

Yes, please.

You want some of them crabs?

What, you don't like crabs?

Can't be.

You must be the first blackfella I've met who don't eat crabs.

Any missing tourists reported in town?

There's no missing middle-aged whitefellas.

It's mostly black teenagers that go missing around here.

What about tensions in town? Conflicts, fights?

There's pension day card game conflicts -

nothing too exciting.

Head up this way and then take a left - we'll go around.

Go on, then. Keep it coming. Keep it coming.

Oh, look at this mob coming.

Different car.

Here. Give it here.

One flash car, that.

Wanna come and meet Oscar?

Hey, look out, now -

big boss lady coming this way with her boss man.

Can't be.

Can be.

What now, Daughter girl? You bring feed for Uncle?

You gotta share it. Always.

What do you think I am?

Hey, you been fishing out at Dabby's Point lately?

Nothing. No motorcar.

Fishing off jetty.

You know anyone who's been out there lately?

Any families fishing? Charters?

And who this one, mook-mook eyes?

This your husband?

Hey, you wanna pull up there, now, Uncle?

This is Detective Jay Swan.

And where you from, Detective Jay?

Hello?

I'm not from here.

We gotta go. Boss wants to talk.

You hear about anything out there, you let us know, eh, Oscar?

Hey. Come on, now.

So how do you reckon he chopped his own head off?

Pissed, fell overboard, decapitated by the motor.

You really think that's what happened?

No.

But even with a murder, sometimes it's not murder.

This looks like a message.

Revenge, love, drugs.

Any theories, Owen? Not at this stage.

And at what stage do you think you'll have something?

Look, Detective, this isn't Sydney or Melbourne, you know.

This is a small town. A few drunks. A bit of grog running.

A bit of ganja. You know?

Type of town where after work

a bloke might have a few too many and belt his wife.

And that's OK by you?

I'm sorry to disappoint you, Detective.

We don't have drug cartels here.

Are you sure about that, Owen?

Because, with a little bit of help,

drug cartels become part of a community,

they become part of the economy.

You know what?

I reckon you can figure this out by yourself.

Whatever, but, you'll have to wait till the morning -

pathologist doesn't work this late.

This is a homicide investigation - get 'em on the phone.

You serious?

About a year ago, there was a lot of ice moving through town.

Big freeze, people reckon.

Families busted up, fighting, stealing.

And what happened?

Well, it all stopped after a big bust of a meth lab out bush.

Wasn't 'cause of Owen's deadly police work.

Anonymous tip.

After that?

No more drugs.

It's like someone flipped a switch.

Chances of survival after you've had your head removed

aren't good.

Deep, clean cut - boning knife, I reckon.

He didn't go down easy.

He put up a fight, and then he was thrown to the fishes.

Any idea who he is?

No.

But there's a tattoo of a bull on his inner left arm.

Could be a prison tatt.

There's old burns on his hands - the kind chefs get.

Or meth cooks. Hmm.

Found these in his throat.

Did he swallow them?

No, somebody shoved them down there.

What type of pills are they?

Dunno.

I haven't seen them before.

We'll send them down south with his prints.

If Sleepy Hollow here is a meth cook like you say,

he should have a record.

Shouldn't take long.

(MUSIC PLAYS INDISTINCTLY ON THE RADIO)

What are we looking for?

Who's that?

I'm going to bed.

The prints on the body came back positive for a...

..Clarrie Stewart.

Did time for drug possession and supply.

A local?

Yep.

Any family?

We're making inquiries about Clarrie Stewart.

This is his last known address.

Yeah?

And you are?

Kayla Daniels.

You're Clarrie's partner?

Have you got any family or friends that you could call?

Why?

No.

I... I can't let you do this.

I'm not gonna let you do it.

I'm sorry, Kayla, but... Can't...

I can't...

I'm not gonna let you do it!

Oh, my God!

I told him.

I told him whatever he was into, he just needed...

..he just needed to get out of it.

But he wouldn't listen.

It's why I kicked him out.

I knew they were bad people. They just reeked of it.

Who are these people?

Are you mad?

If they did that to him, what do you think they're gonna do to me?

Or my kids?

You tell me what I need to know and I'll promise you I'll protect you.

You can't...

You can't promise me that, OK?

They're bigger than you. They're bigger than everyone.

Can I see him?

You don't want your last memories of him to be in the morgue.

Clarrie was in the water a long time.

He was a good dad.

He was...

He was a prick but he was a good dad.

Who was Clarrie working for, Kayla?

This is the day they're supposed to spend with him, you know?

They've been bugging me about it all day. "Where's Daddy?"

What am I...

What am I supposed to tell them?

You worry about your kids. I know that feeling.

Tell me who Clarrie was working for.

You just don't know them.

Yes, I do.

Hey.

I've gone up against this mob before.

I know what they're capable of.

When someone gets in their way, they deal with them.