Watching You (2025) s01e03 Episode Script
Episode 3
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I love you too, Cain Curtis.
-(CAIN BREATHES HEAVILY)
-(LINA MOANS)
(TENSE PERCUSSIVE MUSIC)
(DOOR SQUEAKS)
(DAN BREATHES HEAVILY)
I don't regret a fucking thing.
(PHONE BUZZES)
TESS: I hate that you're
going through this,
but what other
choice do you have?
Just find this person
and make them stop.
GLENN: Name, date of birth.
You recognise any of these?
LINA: You filmed me and Dan
in this fucking apartment?
I am gonna come clean with Cain.
You are gonna come
clean with Clare.
-Let's just talk about this.
-LINA: Don't!
Don't fucking touch me.
(DOOR OPENS)
-(DOOR CLOSES)
-Lina!
With my best fucking friend?
It wasn't Axel.
(CLARE SCREAMS) Axel!
-CAIN: Clare!
-(CLARE SCREAMS)
(CLARE WAILS)
-(WINDSHIELD WIPERS THUD)
-(GLOOMY MUSIC)
(LIQUID SLOSHES)
(BOTTLE CAP CLINKS)
(EXHALES)
(BREATHES UNEVENLY)
AXEL: Why are you following me?
(HEAVY BREATHING)
(ENGINE ACCELERATES)
(HEAVY BREATHING CONTINUES)
-Eyes on the prize, champ.
-(HORN HONKS)
(GASPS)
(BREATHES HEAVILY)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(THEME MUSIC)
(OBJECTS CLATTER)
Fuck.
(GLASS SHATTERS)
Fuck.
(DOOR OPENS)
TESS: Hello?
-Hey.
-(DOOR CLOSES)
TESS: What the fuck?
What the actual fuck?
LINA: It's OK.
It's OK.
TESS: Where is she?
Uh, upstairs.
I gave her some valium
to calm her down.
-I can't believe it.
-Mm.
I can't believe that
he's fucking dead.
How did this happen?
-Lina.
-Hm?
You OK?
Yeah?
(UNEASY MUSIC)
(UNEASY MUSIC CONTINUES)
(DOG BARKS)
DETECTIVE BRENNAN: These were
recovered from his person.
I'm very sorry.
Do you know what happened?
We can't pre-empt the forensics,
but it was raining last night.
It's possible that he slipped.
So you're saying
it was an accident?
Right now, it appears that way.
CLARE: I told him so many times.
Don't go out when it's wet.
BRENNAN: Does he go out
to the cliffs often?
CLARE: Yeah, every day.
He shoots content out there.
-Alone?
-CLARE: Yeah.
Was your husband depressed?
No.
-BRENNAN: Unwell?
-CLARE: No.
BRENNAN: Was he
concerned about anything?
CLARE: Axel was happy.
We have everything.
I see.
(PEN SCRATCHES)
Why are you asking?
In my experience,
you never truly know
what someone is going through.
CLARE: No, not Axel.
He wouldn't do that to us.
BRENNAN: How did he seem
when he left the house?
Did he say something odd,
perhaps, in retrospect?
I make him sleep on the
couch when he's had a few.
He'd been drinking?
Um, with Cain.
Uh, we we were out together
with the old fire crew.
-Was it a big one?
-CAIN: Yeah, kinda.
What time did he leave?
CAIN: It was about 11:00.
BRENNAN: Did he say
he was coming home?
I don't know. I I think so.
And that was the last you
saw or heard from him?
Mm-hm.
-BRENNAN: And
-(CLARE SOBS)
(SNIFFLES)
OK.
Thanks for your time.
-(CLARE WEEPS)
-Uh, again, I am very sorry.
(LINA WHISPERS) Hey.
(CLARE SOBS QUIETLY)
Can you say something?
Please?
Please don't shut
me out. I need you.
(CAIN SCOFFS)
Go to your boyfriend.
Go to Dan.
LINA: Hey, just wait a second.
(CAIN BREATHES HEAVILY)
Cain.
Please talk to me.
(PANTS)
(BREATHES SHAKILY)
OK, I know you're punishing me,
and I know I deserve it.
I'm a piece of shit.
So tell me what you need.
(CAIN YELLS) Just fuck off!
Please, Cain.
I'm trying to help.
CAIN: Fucking go, Lina!
-(GASPS)
-CAIN: Fuck off!
(CAIN POUNDS DOOR)
CAIN: Go!
(SOBS)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(SURF CRASHES)
(TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES)
(GRIM MUSIC)
ZARA: That one.
Ah. This is from
when we got engaged.
Oh, my God, I was
such a bitch that day.
He made us hike for ages.
I kept complaining
about my shoes.
Then we came over this
rise to this amazing beach,
and he dropped to his knee.
Suddenly, it was the best
day of my entire life.
I thought there'd be more.
Pass me his laptop.
-Hey.
-(ZARA SNIFFLES)
Come here. Come
here, sweetheart.
Zara.
I just miss him, Mum, OK?
(ZARA WEEPS QUIETLY)
(SOMBRE MUSIC)
The fuck?
AMBO: And it turns out
(CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY)
(SOMBRE MUSIC CONTINUES)
-(MUSIC CONTINUES)
-(SPEAKS INAUDIBLY)
(MUSIC FADES)
LINA: Hmm.
-SCOTTY: Lina.
-Hey.
Hey.
Uh, Gabbie said you
were off rotation.
Yeah, yeah, I twisted her arm,
and I did a couple extra shifts.
It's no use sitting
around, staring at walls.
Come on.
AMBO: Oh, clean 'em up.
(AMBOS CONVERSE INDISTINCTLY)
(GRIM MUSIC)
(CLARE SCREAMS)
(AMBOS CONVERSE INDISTINCTLY)
(AMBOS LAUGH)
(LINA BREATHES HEAVILY)
(GRIM MUSIC CONTINUES)
(HYPERVENTILATES)
SCOTTY: Hey. Hey, it's OK.
-It's OK. Just
-I'm fine.
SCOTTY: Just It's
Just just breathe.
(LINA HYPERVENTILATES)
-Say something. Say something.
-I'm fine. (INHALES)
No, look, um, I don't
think you should be here.
OK, no, you said, day one,
that when we get
into the ambulance,
we leave our shit at the door.
I said I'm fine!
(SOBS)
(SNIFFLES AND GASPS)
DAN: Hey.
LINA: What are what
are you doing here?
DAN: I heard what
happened to Axel.
I figured I probably
shouldn't call.
DAN: It just doesn't make sense.
I mean, I know I didn't
know him as well as you do,
but he seemed like
such a decent guy.
Hmm.
I mean, he he was
a decent guy. I
He was the best. He
He always looked out for Cain.
For both of us.
I don't know. Fuck.
That's what I thought, anyway.
Lina, I have to
show you something.
(SOFT THUDDING)
(DAN TAPS PHONE)
DAN: I got this last night.
(CAIN ON VOICEMAIL)Dan.
Danny boy.
You fuckin' piece of
shit. (LAUGHS RUEFULLY)
What are you doing, you dog?
Not man enough to
take my calls, are ya?
Were you pretending
to be my friend?
Giving me advice and shit?
You're a fucking snake.
Well, I got something for you.
Run.
Run for the fuckin' hills, man.
Because if I ever
fuckin' see you again,
I'm gonna fucking rip your
(VOICEMAIL PAUSES)
I'm sorry.
He's just messed up.
But he'd never
actually hurt you.
-He's not like
-I'm not worried about me.
OK, well, I can
take care of myself.
Can you do me a favour?
Don't respond.
Forget about it.
(DOOR THUDS)
-I'm sorry
-I don't care what's in stock.
I want Tasmanian
oak, bronze fittings,
or I'm going elsewhere.
-ATTENDANT: Um
-CLARE: Don't look at her.
Th-that's just not possible.
This is called a credit card.
Figure it out.
CLARE: Pine casket. Really?
Swear to God.
LINA: Thought you
might need some help.
-You OK?
-I'm so sick of that question.
Yeah. Fair.
I'm gonna say this out loud
before it drives me bat shit.
Was something going on
between you and Axel?
What do you mean?
I saw the message you sent him.
What were you doing
in the NestShare?
It's a simple question.
Yeah, I
It's just so stupid. I
Axel was planning Cain's buck's
and he asked for my help.
Right.
And you just forgot
to mention that.
LINA: I honestly did.
(WHISPERS) Come on, don't
treat me like an idiot.
I Clare.
The only people
Axe truly, like,
really truly loved
OK, were you and Zara.
Oh, you have to believe that.
Yeah, sorry. My head's
all over the place.
Oh, it's OK. You don't
need to apologise.
ATTENDANT: Uh, good news.
Tassie oak can work.
(SNIFFLES)
I, uh
(CLEARS THROAT) ..I need
to choose the linings.
(RAPID GUNFIRE AND
DRAMATIC MUSIC ON GAME)
MAN: You've got half time.
(FLESH SQUELCHES)
-(FISTS WHOOSH)
-(HOUSE DOOR OPENS)
-(FLESH SQUELCHES)
-(GAME SOLDIER GROANS)
(MUSIC AND GUNFIRE CONTINUE)
(DOOR CLOSES)
(RAPID GUNFIRE ON GAME)
(GAME SOLDIER GROANS)
(MUSIC AND GUNFIRE CONTINUE)
(GAME SOLDIER GROANS)
Oh, fuck.
(GAME ENDS)
(SIGHS)
(GAME CONTROLLER CLATTERS)
Sorry about the mess.
I don't care about the mess.
CAIN: Well, there's a
first for everything.
(LINA SIGHS) OK. Fine.
Let me have it.
(SCOFFS)
(SIGHS)
You know, I was imagining
what I was gonna say to you.
But now that you're here,
what's the point?
So you're just gonna
lock yourself away
and keep drinking?
I heard the voicemail
you left for Dan.
(LAUGHS INCREDULOUSLY)
You still seeing him?
Of course not.
CAIN: No, it's alright.
You'll make a beautiful couple.
You can't just go around
threatening people
like that, Cain.
See? You care about him.
I I care about you.
Hey, it was a a mistake.
It was a dumb fucking mistake
that I would do just about
anything to take back,
but I can't.
So if you want to punish
someone, punish me.
You know, I can't stop
thinking about it.
Where?
How?
Was it on our bed?
Was he rough with you?
Did you blow him?
You made me think I was crazy.
You made me doubt myself.
And us.
But I was right.
(LINA WHISPERS) Half right.
I mean, what made
you think it was Axe?
-Like (SIGHS)
-What does it matter?
He's gone.
I'm fucking sorry.
LINA: For what?
Did something happen
between you two?
How'd you get that cut?
I don't remember.
-Is that the actual truth?
-(SCOFFS)
Am I on trial or something?
No, you're not. I
I'm trying to help.
(WHISPERS) I just
want to understand.
I've been trying.
But but there is
nothing in there.
One minute, I'm
drinking with Nate.
Then Axe is there.
We talk for a little bit and
then he he goes somewhere.
(UNSETTLING MUSIC)
And then?
(WINDSHIELD WIPERS
WHIRR AND THUD)
You motherfucker
And then and then nothing.
I keep drinking, and then
next thing I remember,
I'm coming home and
that's fucking it.
(SOBS)
(GRIM MUSIC)
How the fuck did this happen?
(CONTINUES SOBBING)
(GRIM MUSIC INTENSIFIES)
(CAIN SOBS)
(GRIM MUSIC FADES)
(AMBULANCE ENGINE PUTTERS)
(CAR DOOR THUDS)
-(DOOR OPENS)
-(PHONE RINGS)
-(DOOR CLOSES)
-Jase!
Oi! (CHUCKLES)
JASE: Lina? (CHUCKLES)
11am on the dot.
You almost gave
me a heart attack.
-Well, quit smoking, then.
-(SCOFFS)
Um
So I was wondering if I
could ask you a favour.
Is your missus still
at the coroner's?
My wife now. Got
married three weeks ago.
-No shit! Congrats.
-Well, thanks.
Um, so do you reckon
she could get me a look
at her recent intake?
Just as a quick one.
No-one else needs to know.
Oh, Lina
Please.
-Mate
-He he was my friend.
(UNEASY MUSIC)
"The zygomatic fracture
of his left cheekbone
"is consistent with the position
of the body upon discovery.
"Further lacerations,
contusions and skull trauma"
"suggest multiple
points of impact"
"with heavy, blunt objects."
What does that mean?
By the sounds of it, your
friend suffered an awful fall.
JASE: You're done here.
Well, does it say
what time he died?
Uh, "Swelling on the brain
suggests between 3:00 and 5:00."
3:00 and 5:00. OK.
3:00 and 5:00.
Um
Could any of his injuries
have happened before the fall?
JASE: Meaning?
Meaning would they be able
to tell the difference?
If they found something,
it'd be in the report.
(DARK MUSIC)
(DARK MUSIC FADES)
Hey, that's funeral food.
I'm just hungry.
-Crumbs.
-Just
-It's fine.
-Sweetheart.
You look beautiful.
I need a thumb drive
for the funeral.
Uh, check the
boxes in the garage
and be ready to go in five.
(SIGHS)
(SNIFFS DEEPLY)
(PENS CLINK)
(THUMB DRIVE CLICKS)
(TYPES)
(UNEASY MUSIC)
(MUSIC DARKENS)
(CLOSES LAPTOP)
(UNEASY MUSIC CONTINUES)
(MOURNERS CONVERSE INDISTINCTLY)
-FIREY: Need a hand?
-Come on.
(INHALES) Hey. You ready?
LINA: Yeah. Come here.
(CAIN SIGHS HEAVILY)
Hey, can I ask you something
about the night he died?
What what time
did you get home?
Are you serious?
Now?
I
-(FOOTSTEPS APPROACH)
-CAIN: Mum's here.
-Hi.
-ROSE: Hi.
Sadly, a number of Axel's
family couldn't be here today.
But they watch us
via our live stream.
I'll now read out some
of their messages.
This message comes from
Uncle Charlie in the UK.
"My nephew was a hero.
"He didn't think twice about
running into a burning house."
"He had courage
and he had heart."
"Love you always, mate."
This next message is from Amy.
"My deepest love and condolences
go to all of Axel's family,"
"but especially his girls,"
"Clare and Zara."
(SOFTLY) What are you doing?
Sorry.
XANDER: And now, Clare,
please, when you're ready.
(PAPER RUSTLES)
Days like this make you
realise how loved you are.
Of course, Axe was picky
with whom he loved back.
Which is why he stopped
inviting you blokes over.
(MEN CHUCKLE)
(CLARE SNIFFLES)
Good men are hard to find.
After marriage take one,
I gave up altogether.
But then, Axe rocks up
with his beautiful heart.
He rescued me.
Both of us.
Right, sweetheart?
(PAPER RUSTLES)
Axel was, um
(SNIFFLES, BREATHES SHAKILY)
Axel
(MOURNER CLEARS THROAT)
I thought I knew who he was.
But now he's gone and
all I have is questions.
This fear that maybe
everything was a lie.
That maybe he was full of shit.
(WOMAN EXCLAIMS SOFTLY)
(MOURNERS WHISPER)
(MOURNER COUGHS)
(XANDER CLEARS THROAT)
Now we're going to hear from
Catherine, Axel's mother.
You knew, didn't you?
And you didn't tell me.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(BREATHES SHAKILY)
(VEHICLE APPROACHES)
(TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES)
(MOURNERS CHATTER)
(TESS AND ZARA
CONVERSE INDISTINCTLY)
Really sorry for your loss.
Ah. Thank you so
much for coming.
Of course.
-Hey, I'll be right back.
-TESS: OK.
LINA: Hey.
Do you need some help?
(SLICES BREAD SAVAGELY)
You're gonna hurt yourself.
The opposite, actually.
I'm meditating.
(SNIFFS) And medicating.
-(CLARE PUTS GLASS DOWN)
-Please talk to me.
CLARE: Why? (CONTINUES SLICING)
So you can lie out your
arse again? (SNIFFLES)
I I never lied to you.
(SIGHS) There you
go, another one.
You don't even know
you're doing it.
I
Just tell me what's going on.
I found videos.
Weird, fucked-up videos of
people in the apartment.
Including you and Dan.
Ah. Um
CLARE: Now I get it.
You found out, didn't you?
That's why you came over,
why you wanted to meet
Axe at the NestShare.
OK. Yeah, yes.
I knew.
But you kept it from me.
To
Well, I was To protect you.
All these caring,
supportive people
making decisions on my behalf.
I'm I'm really sorry.
I don't know what to think.
Or who to trust. Or what to
Frankly, I preferred it when
I just thought you fucked him.
CAIN: Just Hey.
-'Cause you owe me.
-I don't owe you shit.
You (CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY)
LINA: Hey, Nate, hold up.
Send his Rottweiler in, did he?
(SIGHS) What's going
on with you two?
Honey, duke it out amongst
yourselves, alright?
But I'm not losing my licence.
What do you mean? What happened?
What happened is
your idiot hubby
copped me a speeding ticket.
I'm all out of demerits.
-I'm gonna lose my job.
-When?
-Talk to Cain.
-(FIRMLY) Nate.
-(NATE SIGHS)
-When?
The other night.
When we were out
with, you know, Axe.
He drove somewhere?
Yeah. Don't ask me where.
Says he woke up in a ditch.
Dropped it back with a
massive fucking dent in it.
(UNSETTLING MUSIC)
Listen, don't tell him I
stitched him up, alright?
-He's already a wreck.
-Yeah.
Uh, send me the fine, OK?
-I'll take care of it.
-Yeah, sure.
Hey, have you seen Cain?
What's going on?
(SIGHS) Um
(UNSETTLING MUSIC CONTINUES)
DAN: Lina. Hi.
LINA: Hi.
Uh, what are what
are you doing here?
Uh, just came to
pay my respects.
Are you OK?
Yeah, uh, um, uh
Just give me a minute.
DAN: Hey.
Dan, hi.
I'm so sorry. Uh
I, uh I didn't
know him very well,
but, uh, he he really seemed
like a very generous man.
CLARE: Thank you.
I appreciate that.
-Mm.
-CAIN: Oi! Dickhead!
What are you doin'?
-(WHISPERS) OK.
-The fuck did I say, huh?
What the fuck did I say?!
What the hell is wrong with you?
DAN: Calm down.
Clare, I'm sorry. I
shouldn't be here.
-I'm gonna go.
-CAIN: Yeah.
Go on.
(MOURNERS WHISPER)
I'm very sorry for
your loss, too, Cain.
-MOURNER: Oh!
-(OTHERS GASP)
MOURNER: Whoa! Hey.
Come on.
CAIN: Fuckin' get off me!
Get off me! Get off me!
(GROANS)
(CAIN EXHALES) OK.
(DAN GROANS)
The fuck is everyone
looking at?!
(ROSE WHISPERS) Cain!
(CAIN BREATHES HEAVILY)
(EXHALES)
(DEPARTING FOOTSTEPS)
(SOFTLY) Ah.
How does it look, Doc?
Stop moving.
Alright.
What's your name again?
Dan Moore.
Date of birth?
Lina, I'm not concussed.
What?
Being back in this house again
reminds me of the
first time I met you.
Still want to get
on that flight?
I'm leaving.
For good.
I'm gonna pack up my
stuff tomorrow morning.
Where are you gonna go?
Uh, motel.
Sort some stuff out.
Then, uh
I don't know.
See where the universe takes me.
That sounds pretty nice.
In another life, right?
What are you gonna do?
(CLICKS TONGUE)
Probably go home.
Sleep for a week.
-DAN: That's not what I meant.
-I know what you meant.
He's volatile.
Look at my face.
LINA: I, uh
I'm gonna say something.
And I just
I just need you to
tell me that I'm crazy.
OK.
Cain thought I was
cheating on him with Axe.
And the night Axe died,
he was out on a bender,
and, uh, he didn't get home
until 5:30 in the morning.
OK.
The autopsy says Axel died
between 3:00 and 5:00am.
Hold on, you think Cain had
something to do with it?
I don't know. I asked him.
Like, I asked him where he was
and he says he can't remember.
Like, anything.
But if you add the
timing, motive,
the autopsy, the
cut on his head,
his history
I don't know what to say. Um
Sorry. No.
Everything's just
gotten so fucked up.
Hey, I I think that
no-one knows the man
he is better than you.
(SORROWFUL MUSIC)
(SNIFFLES)
(SIGHS)
Sure you and Zara will be OK?
CLARE: I sent her to Dad's,
but I have plenty of cleaning
and shellfish to
keep me company.
-(CAR ENGINE STARTS)
-TESS: We can stay and help.
I just want everybody out.
(DARK MUSIC)
(DOOR CLOSES)
(DARK VOCAL MUSIC)
(SIGHS HEAVILY)
(PLATE AND SPOON CLATTER)
(BREATHES HEAVILY)
CAIN: I really messed
up today, didn't I?
Tough act to follow
after my stirring eulogy.
(BOTH LAUGH)
Nah, Axe would have
loved the fireworks.
Look, a guy moves in on your
missus, maybe he deserves it.
Cut yourself some slack.
I don't know.
One minute I hate
her and then
(SIGHS)
the next, I miss her.
That doesn't make any sense.
It doesn't.
But the people you love
always let you down.
Hey, what was that
at the funeral?
Just being dramatic.
(CHUCKLES) That's what
Axe loved about you.
Did he ever tell you why
he finally quit the fireys?
CLARE: Mm-mm.
So we're up in Katoomba, right?
In this narrow valley.
It's the hottest I've
ever been in my life.
Shitting bricks. (CHUCKLES)
Axe comes up to
me and he's like,
"Ah, been here before, mate."
"Keep your visor down.
Chin up. You'll be right."
I never understood how
someone could be that brave.
Anyway, the next day he waltzes
in and just hangs up his helmet.
Didn't get it at first.
Tried to argue him out of it.
And then I realised,
the weekend before
you guys went to Newy.
That was
that's when he met Zara.
(TENDER MUSIC)
(CAIN EXHALES)
He thought the
world of you guys.
Wouldn't stop smiling
every time he spoke of you.
Sorry.
TESS: You OK?
Not really.
TESS: Hmm.
(PHONE BUZZES)
Fuck.
TESS: What is it?
Speeding fine for Nate.
It's two blocks from
Axel's apartment.
What does that mean?
It means he followed
Axe and lied about it.
Lina.
You know, sometimes you want
to believe a thing so bad.
You just ignore what's
been right in front of you
the whole time.
(MOODY PIANO MUSIC)
Can you turn off here?
SONG: Your morning breath
Under the covers
The colours
That my mama wears
The details I missed
Till I brushed the abyss
And felt my reality tear ♪
(THUDDING ON DOOR)
Drumming the wheel
With my fingers
The waves of adrenaline crash
Hitting the brakes
A little too late
Replaying my life in a flash
But it'll come to pass
And all that you know
All you carry in tow
Will come to
Silence
And all that is good
Will be misunderstood
Till it's gone ♪
(DOOR OPENS)
(DOOR CLOSES)
BRENNAN: So, Cain,
this isn't your first time
in this position, is it?
Pulled your file.
It says you attacked a
guy when you were 23.
Broke his cheekbone and
your wrist in three places.
Two inches higher,
would've been dead.
He was spiking girls' drinks.
So you're the good
guy, is that it?
What about Axel?
You thought he was
sleeping with your fiancée.
I mean, jeez, I can't imagine
what that must have felt like.
I know you followed
him that night.
You confronted him
and you snapped.
Just like this dickhead
all those years ago.
Except, this time,
you kept on hitting.
(BREATHES HEAVILY)
We found blood
in the boot of Axel's car.
Looks like you tried
to clean it up.
Help me fill in the gaps.
And please, for your own sake,
don't tell me you
don't remember.
(GRIM MUSIC)
(PAPERS SHUFFLE)
(GRIM MUSIC CONTINUES)
(SNIFFLES)
(JEWELLERY CLATTERS)
(ENGINE STARTS)
(GRIM MUSIC CONTINUES)
(DRILL BUZZES)
(DRILL BUZZES)
(DRILL BUZZES AND THUDS)
Lina!
What are you doing here?
Nowhere else to go.
You?
Um, it felt wrong to
leave it unfinished.
Um, then stay.
Finish.
(UNEASY MUSIC)
(UNEASY MUSIC INTENSIFIES)
-(DARK MUSIC)
-(SOFT WHIRRING)
(DARK MUSIC FADES)
(HAUNTING VOCAL MUSIC)
I love you too, Cain Curtis.
-(CAIN BREATHES HEAVILY)
-(LINA MOANS)
(TENSE PERCUSSIVE MUSIC)
(DOOR SQUEAKS)
(DAN BREATHES HEAVILY)
I don't regret a fucking thing.
(PHONE BUZZES)
TESS: I hate that you're
going through this,
but what other
choice do you have?
Just find this person
and make them stop.
GLENN: Name, date of birth.
You recognise any of these?
LINA: You filmed me and Dan
in this fucking apartment?
I am gonna come clean with Cain.
You are gonna come
clean with Clare.
-Let's just talk about this.
-LINA: Don't!
Don't fucking touch me.
(DOOR OPENS)
-(DOOR CLOSES)
-Lina!
With my best fucking friend?
It wasn't Axel.
(CLARE SCREAMS) Axel!
-CAIN: Clare!
-(CLARE SCREAMS)
(CLARE WAILS)
-(WINDSHIELD WIPERS THUD)
-(GLOOMY MUSIC)
(LIQUID SLOSHES)
(BOTTLE CAP CLINKS)
(EXHALES)
(BREATHES UNEVENLY)
AXEL: Why are you following me?
(HEAVY BREATHING)
(ENGINE ACCELERATES)
(HEAVY BREATHING CONTINUES)
-Eyes on the prize, champ.
-(HORN HONKS)
(GASPS)
(BREATHES HEAVILY)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(THEME MUSIC)
(OBJECTS CLATTER)
Fuck.
(GLASS SHATTERS)
Fuck.
(DOOR OPENS)
TESS: Hello?
-Hey.
-(DOOR CLOSES)
TESS: What the fuck?
What the actual fuck?
LINA: It's OK.
It's OK.
TESS: Where is she?
Uh, upstairs.
I gave her some valium
to calm her down.
-I can't believe it.
-Mm.
I can't believe that
he's fucking dead.
How did this happen?
-Lina.
-Hm?
You OK?
Yeah?
(UNEASY MUSIC)
(UNEASY MUSIC CONTINUES)
(DOG BARKS)
DETECTIVE BRENNAN: These were
recovered from his person.
I'm very sorry.
Do you know what happened?
We can't pre-empt the forensics,
but it was raining last night.
It's possible that he slipped.
So you're saying
it was an accident?
Right now, it appears that way.
CLARE: I told him so many times.
Don't go out when it's wet.
BRENNAN: Does he go out
to the cliffs often?
CLARE: Yeah, every day.
He shoots content out there.
-Alone?
-CLARE: Yeah.
Was your husband depressed?
No.
-BRENNAN: Unwell?
-CLARE: No.
BRENNAN: Was he
concerned about anything?
CLARE: Axel was happy.
We have everything.
I see.
(PEN SCRATCHES)
Why are you asking?
In my experience,
you never truly know
what someone is going through.
CLARE: No, not Axel.
He wouldn't do that to us.
BRENNAN: How did he seem
when he left the house?
Did he say something odd,
perhaps, in retrospect?
I make him sleep on the
couch when he's had a few.
He'd been drinking?
Um, with Cain.
Uh, we we were out together
with the old fire crew.
-Was it a big one?
-CAIN: Yeah, kinda.
What time did he leave?
CAIN: It was about 11:00.
BRENNAN: Did he say
he was coming home?
I don't know. I I think so.
And that was the last you
saw or heard from him?
Mm-hm.
-BRENNAN: And
-(CLARE SOBS)
(SNIFFLES)
OK.
Thanks for your time.
-(CLARE WEEPS)
-Uh, again, I am very sorry.
(LINA WHISPERS) Hey.
(CLARE SOBS QUIETLY)
Can you say something?
Please?
Please don't shut
me out. I need you.
(CAIN SCOFFS)
Go to your boyfriend.
Go to Dan.
LINA: Hey, just wait a second.
(CAIN BREATHES HEAVILY)
Cain.
Please talk to me.
(PANTS)
(BREATHES SHAKILY)
OK, I know you're punishing me,
and I know I deserve it.
I'm a piece of shit.
So tell me what you need.
(CAIN YELLS) Just fuck off!
Please, Cain.
I'm trying to help.
CAIN: Fucking go, Lina!
-(GASPS)
-CAIN: Fuck off!
(CAIN POUNDS DOOR)
CAIN: Go!
(SOBS)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(SURF CRASHES)
(TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES)
(GRIM MUSIC)
ZARA: That one.
Ah. This is from
when we got engaged.
Oh, my God, I was
such a bitch that day.
He made us hike for ages.
I kept complaining
about my shoes.
Then we came over this
rise to this amazing beach,
and he dropped to his knee.
Suddenly, it was the best
day of my entire life.
I thought there'd be more.
Pass me his laptop.
-Hey.
-(ZARA SNIFFLES)
Come here. Come
here, sweetheart.
Zara.
I just miss him, Mum, OK?
(ZARA WEEPS QUIETLY)
(SOMBRE MUSIC)
The fuck?
AMBO: And it turns out
(CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY)
(SOMBRE MUSIC CONTINUES)
-(MUSIC CONTINUES)
-(SPEAKS INAUDIBLY)
(MUSIC FADES)
LINA: Hmm.
-SCOTTY: Lina.
-Hey.
Hey.
Uh, Gabbie said you
were off rotation.
Yeah, yeah, I twisted her arm,
and I did a couple extra shifts.
It's no use sitting
around, staring at walls.
Come on.
AMBO: Oh, clean 'em up.
(AMBOS CONVERSE INDISTINCTLY)
(GRIM MUSIC)
(CLARE SCREAMS)
(AMBOS CONVERSE INDISTINCTLY)
(AMBOS LAUGH)
(LINA BREATHES HEAVILY)
(GRIM MUSIC CONTINUES)
(HYPERVENTILATES)
SCOTTY: Hey. Hey, it's OK.
-It's OK. Just
-I'm fine.
SCOTTY: Just It's
Just just breathe.
(LINA HYPERVENTILATES)
-Say something. Say something.
-I'm fine. (INHALES)
No, look, um, I don't
think you should be here.
OK, no, you said, day one,
that when we get
into the ambulance,
we leave our shit at the door.
I said I'm fine!
(SOBS)
(SNIFFLES AND GASPS)
DAN: Hey.
LINA: What are what
are you doing here?
DAN: I heard what
happened to Axel.
I figured I probably
shouldn't call.
DAN: It just doesn't make sense.
I mean, I know I didn't
know him as well as you do,
but he seemed like
such a decent guy.
Hmm.
I mean, he he was
a decent guy. I
He was the best. He
He always looked out for Cain.
For both of us.
I don't know. Fuck.
That's what I thought, anyway.
Lina, I have to
show you something.
(SOFT THUDDING)
(DAN TAPS PHONE)
DAN: I got this last night.
(CAIN ON VOICEMAIL)Dan.
Danny boy.
You fuckin' piece of
shit. (LAUGHS RUEFULLY)
What are you doing, you dog?
Not man enough to
take my calls, are ya?
Were you pretending
to be my friend?
Giving me advice and shit?
You're a fucking snake.
Well, I got something for you.
Run.
Run for the fuckin' hills, man.
Because if I ever
fuckin' see you again,
I'm gonna fucking rip your
(VOICEMAIL PAUSES)
I'm sorry.
He's just messed up.
But he'd never
actually hurt you.
-He's not like
-I'm not worried about me.
OK, well, I can
take care of myself.
Can you do me a favour?
Don't respond.
Forget about it.
(DOOR THUDS)
-I'm sorry
-I don't care what's in stock.
I want Tasmanian
oak, bronze fittings,
or I'm going elsewhere.
-ATTENDANT: Um
-CLARE: Don't look at her.
Th-that's just not possible.
This is called a credit card.
Figure it out.
CLARE: Pine casket. Really?
Swear to God.
LINA: Thought you
might need some help.
-You OK?
-I'm so sick of that question.
Yeah. Fair.
I'm gonna say this out loud
before it drives me bat shit.
Was something going on
between you and Axel?
What do you mean?
I saw the message you sent him.
What were you doing
in the NestShare?
It's a simple question.
Yeah, I
It's just so stupid. I
Axel was planning Cain's buck's
and he asked for my help.
Right.
And you just forgot
to mention that.
LINA: I honestly did.
(WHISPERS) Come on, don't
treat me like an idiot.
I Clare.
The only people
Axe truly, like,
really truly loved
OK, were you and Zara.
Oh, you have to believe that.
Yeah, sorry. My head's
all over the place.
Oh, it's OK. You don't
need to apologise.
ATTENDANT: Uh, good news.
Tassie oak can work.
(SNIFFLES)
I, uh
(CLEARS THROAT) ..I need
to choose the linings.
(RAPID GUNFIRE AND
DRAMATIC MUSIC ON GAME)
MAN: You've got half time.
(FLESH SQUELCHES)
-(FISTS WHOOSH)
-(HOUSE DOOR OPENS)
-(FLESH SQUELCHES)
-(GAME SOLDIER GROANS)
(MUSIC AND GUNFIRE CONTINUE)
(DOOR CLOSES)
(RAPID GUNFIRE ON GAME)
(GAME SOLDIER GROANS)
(MUSIC AND GUNFIRE CONTINUE)
(GAME SOLDIER GROANS)
Oh, fuck.
(GAME ENDS)
(SIGHS)
(GAME CONTROLLER CLATTERS)
Sorry about the mess.
I don't care about the mess.
CAIN: Well, there's a
first for everything.
(LINA SIGHS) OK. Fine.
Let me have it.
(SCOFFS)
(SIGHS)
You know, I was imagining
what I was gonna say to you.
But now that you're here,
what's the point?
So you're just gonna
lock yourself away
and keep drinking?
I heard the voicemail
you left for Dan.
(LAUGHS INCREDULOUSLY)
You still seeing him?
Of course not.
CAIN: No, it's alright.
You'll make a beautiful couple.
You can't just go around
threatening people
like that, Cain.
See? You care about him.
I I care about you.
Hey, it was a a mistake.
It was a dumb fucking mistake
that I would do just about
anything to take back,
but I can't.
So if you want to punish
someone, punish me.
You know, I can't stop
thinking about it.
Where?
How?
Was it on our bed?
Was he rough with you?
Did you blow him?
You made me think I was crazy.
You made me doubt myself.
And us.
But I was right.
(LINA WHISPERS) Half right.
I mean, what made
you think it was Axe?
-Like (SIGHS)
-What does it matter?
He's gone.
I'm fucking sorry.
LINA: For what?
Did something happen
between you two?
How'd you get that cut?
I don't remember.
-Is that the actual truth?
-(SCOFFS)
Am I on trial or something?
No, you're not. I
I'm trying to help.
(WHISPERS) I just
want to understand.
I've been trying.
But but there is
nothing in there.
One minute, I'm
drinking with Nate.
Then Axe is there.
We talk for a little bit and
then he he goes somewhere.
(UNSETTLING MUSIC)
And then?
(WINDSHIELD WIPERS
WHIRR AND THUD)
You motherfucker
And then and then nothing.
I keep drinking, and then
next thing I remember,
I'm coming home and
that's fucking it.
(SOBS)
(GRIM MUSIC)
How the fuck did this happen?
(CONTINUES SOBBING)
(GRIM MUSIC INTENSIFIES)
(CAIN SOBS)
(GRIM MUSIC FADES)
(AMBULANCE ENGINE PUTTERS)
(CAR DOOR THUDS)
-(DOOR OPENS)
-(PHONE RINGS)
-(DOOR CLOSES)
-Jase!
Oi! (CHUCKLES)
JASE: Lina? (CHUCKLES)
11am on the dot.
You almost gave
me a heart attack.
-Well, quit smoking, then.
-(SCOFFS)
Um
So I was wondering if I
could ask you a favour.
Is your missus still
at the coroner's?
My wife now. Got
married three weeks ago.
-No shit! Congrats.
-Well, thanks.
Um, so do you reckon
she could get me a look
at her recent intake?
Just as a quick one.
No-one else needs to know.
Oh, Lina
Please.
-Mate
-He he was my friend.
(UNEASY MUSIC)
"The zygomatic fracture
of his left cheekbone
"is consistent with the position
of the body upon discovery.
"Further lacerations,
contusions and skull trauma"
"suggest multiple
points of impact"
"with heavy, blunt objects."
What does that mean?
By the sounds of it, your
friend suffered an awful fall.
JASE: You're done here.
Well, does it say
what time he died?
Uh, "Swelling on the brain
suggests between 3:00 and 5:00."
3:00 and 5:00. OK.
3:00 and 5:00.
Um
Could any of his injuries
have happened before the fall?
JASE: Meaning?
Meaning would they be able
to tell the difference?
If they found something,
it'd be in the report.
(DARK MUSIC)
(DARK MUSIC FADES)
Hey, that's funeral food.
I'm just hungry.
-Crumbs.
-Just
-It's fine.
-Sweetheart.
You look beautiful.
I need a thumb drive
for the funeral.
Uh, check the
boxes in the garage
and be ready to go in five.
(SIGHS)
(SNIFFS DEEPLY)
(PENS CLINK)
(THUMB DRIVE CLICKS)
(TYPES)
(UNEASY MUSIC)
(MUSIC DARKENS)
(CLOSES LAPTOP)
(UNEASY MUSIC CONTINUES)
(MOURNERS CONVERSE INDISTINCTLY)
-FIREY: Need a hand?
-Come on.
(INHALES) Hey. You ready?
LINA: Yeah. Come here.
(CAIN SIGHS HEAVILY)
Hey, can I ask you something
about the night he died?
What what time
did you get home?
Are you serious?
Now?
I
-(FOOTSTEPS APPROACH)
-CAIN: Mum's here.
-Hi.
-ROSE: Hi.
Sadly, a number of Axel's
family couldn't be here today.
But they watch us
via our live stream.
I'll now read out some
of their messages.
This message comes from
Uncle Charlie in the UK.
"My nephew was a hero.
"He didn't think twice about
running into a burning house."
"He had courage
and he had heart."
"Love you always, mate."
This next message is from Amy.
"My deepest love and condolences
go to all of Axel's family,"
"but especially his girls,"
"Clare and Zara."
(SOFTLY) What are you doing?
Sorry.
XANDER: And now, Clare,
please, when you're ready.
(PAPER RUSTLES)
Days like this make you
realise how loved you are.
Of course, Axe was picky
with whom he loved back.
Which is why he stopped
inviting you blokes over.
(MEN CHUCKLE)
(CLARE SNIFFLES)
Good men are hard to find.
After marriage take one,
I gave up altogether.
But then, Axe rocks up
with his beautiful heart.
He rescued me.
Both of us.
Right, sweetheart?
(PAPER RUSTLES)
Axel was, um
(SNIFFLES, BREATHES SHAKILY)
Axel
(MOURNER CLEARS THROAT)
I thought I knew who he was.
But now he's gone and
all I have is questions.
This fear that maybe
everything was a lie.
That maybe he was full of shit.
(WOMAN EXCLAIMS SOFTLY)
(MOURNERS WHISPER)
(MOURNER COUGHS)
(XANDER CLEARS THROAT)
Now we're going to hear from
Catherine, Axel's mother.
You knew, didn't you?
And you didn't tell me.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(BREATHES SHAKILY)
(VEHICLE APPROACHES)
(TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES)
(MOURNERS CHATTER)
(TESS AND ZARA
CONVERSE INDISTINCTLY)
Really sorry for your loss.
Ah. Thank you so
much for coming.
Of course.
-Hey, I'll be right back.
-TESS: OK.
LINA: Hey.
Do you need some help?
(SLICES BREAD SAVAGELY)
You're gonna hurt yourself.
The opposite, actually.
I'm meditating.
(SNIFFS) And medicating.
-(CLARE PUTS GLASS DOWN)
-Please talk to me.
CLARE: Why? (CONTINUES SLICING)
So you can lie out your
arse again? (SNIFFLES)
I I never lied to you.
(SIGHS) There you
go, another one.
You don't even know
you're doing it.
I
Just tell me what's going on.
I found videos.
Weird, fucked-up videos of
people in the apartment.
Including you and Dan.
Ah. Um
CLARE: Now I get it.
You found out, didn't you?
That's why you came over,
why you wanted to meet
Axe at the NestShare.
OK. Yeah, yes.
I knew.
But you kept it from me.
To
Well, I was To protect you.
All these caring,
supportive people
making decisions on my behalf.
I'm I'm really sorry.
I don't know what to think.
Or who to trust. Or what to
Frankly, I preferred it when
I just thought you fucked him.
CAIN: Just Hey.
-'Cause you owe me.
-I don't owe you shit.
You (CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY)
LINA: Hey, Nate, hold up.
Send his Rottweiler in, did he?
(SIGHS) What's going
on with you two?
Honey, duke it out amongst
yourselves, alright?
But I'm not losing my licence.
What do you mean? What happened?
What happened is
your idiot hubby
copped me a speeding ticket.
I'm all out of demerits.
-I'm gonna lose my job.
-When?
-Talk to Cain.
-(FIRMLY) Nate.
-(NATE SIGHS)
-When?
The other night.
When we were out
with, you know, Axe.
He drove somewhere?
Yeah. Don't ask me where.
Says he woke up in a ditch.
Dropped it back with a
massive fucking dent in it.
(UNSETTLING MUSIC)
Listen, don't tell him I
stitched him up, alright?
-He's already a wreck.
-Yeah.
Uh, send me the fine, OK?
-I'll take care of it.
-Yeah, sure.
Hey, have you seen Cain?
What's going on?
(SIGHS) Um
(UNSETTLING MUSIC CONTINUES)
DAN: Lina. Hi.
LINA: Hi.
Uh, what are what
are you doing here?
Uh, just came to
pay my respects.
Are you OK?
Yeah, uh, um, uh
Just give me a minute.
DAN: Hey.
Dan, hi.
I'm so sorry. Uh
I, uh I didn't
know him very well,
but, uh, he he really seemed
like a very generous man.
CLARE: Thank you.
I appreciate that.
-Mm.
-CAIN: Oi! Dickhead!
What are you doin'?
-(WHISPERS) OK.
-The fuck did I say, huh?
What the fuck did I say?!
What the hell is wrong with you?
DAN: Calm down.
Clare, I'm sorry. I
shouldn't be here.
-I'm gonna go.
-CAIN: Yeah.
Go on.
(MOURNERS WHISPER)
I'm very sorry for
your loss, too, Cain.
-MOURNER: Oh!
-(OTHERS GASP)
MOURNER: Whoa! Hey.
Come on.
CAIN: Fuckin' get off me!
Get off me! Get off me!
(GROANS)
(CAIN EXHALES) OK.
(DAN GROANS)
The fuck is everyone
looking at?!
(ROSE WHISPERS) Cain!
(CAIN BREATHES HEAVILY)
(EXHALES)
(DEPARTING FOOTSTEPS)
(SOFTLY) Ah.
How does it look, Doc?
Stop moving.
Alright.
What's your name again?
Dan Moore.
Date of birth?
Lina, I'm not concussed.
What?
Being back in this house again
reminds me of the
first time I met you.
Still want to get
on that flight?
I'm leaving.
For good.
I'm gonna pack up my
stuff tomorrow morning.
Where are you gonna go?
Uh, motel.
Sort some stuff out.
Then, uh
I don't know.
See where the universe takes me.
That sounds pretty nice.
In another life, right?
What are you gonna do?
(CLICKS TONGUE)
Probably go home.
Sleep for a week.
-DAN: That's not what I meant.
-I know what you meant.
He's volatile.
Look at my face.
LINA: I, uh
I'm gonna say something.
And I just
I just need you to
tell me that I'm crazy.
OK.
Cain thought I was
cheating on him with Axe.
And the night Axe died,
he was out on a bender,
and, uh, he didn't get home
until 5:30 in the morning.
OK.
The autopsy says Axel died
between 3:00 and 5:00am.
Hold on, you think Cain had
something to do with it?
I don't know. I asked him.
Like, I asked him where he was
and he says he can't remember.
Like, anything.
But if you add the
timing, motive,
the autopsy, the
cut on his head,
his history
I don't know what to say. Um
Sorry. No.
Everything's just
gotten so fucked up.
Hey, I I think that
no-one knows the man
he is better than you.
(SORROWFUL MUSIC)
(SNIFFLES)
(SIGHS)
Sure you and Zara will be OK?
CLARE: I sent her to Dad's,
but I have plenty of cleaning
and shellfish to
keep me company.
-(CAR ENGINE STARTS)
-TESS: We can stay and help.
I just want everybody out.
(DARK MUSIC)
(DOOR CLOSES)
(DARK VOCAL MUSIC)
(SIGHS HEAVILY)
(PLATE AND SPOON CLATTER)
(BREATHES HEAVILY)
CAIN: I really messed
up today, didn't I?
Tough act to follow
after my stirring eulogy.
(BOTH LAUGH)
Nah, Axe would have
loved the fireworks.
Look, a guy moves in on your
missus, maybe he deserves it.
Cut yourself some slack.
I don't know.
One minute I hate
her and then
(SIGHS)
the next, I miss her.
That doesn't make any sense.
It doesn't.
But the people you love
always let you down.
Hey, what was that
at the funeral?
Just being dramatic.
(CHUCKLES) That's what
Axe loved about you.
Did he ever tell you why
he finally quit the fireys?
CLARE: Mm-mm.
So we're up in Katoomba, right?
In this narrow valley.
It's the hottest I've
ever been in my life.
Shitting bricks. (CHUCKLES)
Axe comes up to
me and he's like,
"Ah, been here before, mate."
"Keep your visor down.
Chin up. You'll be right."
I never understood how
someone could be that brave.
Anyway, the next day he waltzes
in and just hangs up his helmet.
Didn't get it at first.
Tried to argue him out of it.
And then I realised,
the weekend before
you guys went to Newy.
That was
that's when he met Zara.
(TENDER MUSIC)
(CAIN EXHALES)
He thought the
world of you guys.
Wouldn't stop smiling
every time he spoke of you.
Sorry.
TESS: You OK?
Not really.
TESS: Hmm.
(PHONE BUZZES)
Fuck.
TESS: What is it?
Speeding fine for Nate.
It's two blocks from
Axel's apartment.
What does that mean?
It means he followed
Axe and lied about it.
Lina.
You know, sometimes you want
to believe a thing so bad.
You just ignore what's
been right in front of you
the whole time.
(MOODY PIANO MUSIC)
Can you turn off here?
SONG: Your morning breath
Under the covers
The colours
That my mama wears
The details I missed
Till I brushed the abyss
And felt my reality tear ♪
(THUDDING ON DOOR)
Drumming the wheel
With my fingers
The waves of adrenaline crash
Hitting the brakes
A little too late
Replaying my life in a flash
But it'll come to pass
And all that you know
All you carry in tow
Will come to
Silence
And all that is good
Will be misunderstood
Till it's gone ♪
(DOOR OPENS)
(DOOR CLOSES)
BRENNAN: So, Cain,
this isn't your first time
in this position, is it?
Pulled your file.
It says you attacked a
guy when you were 23.
Broke his cheekbone and
your wrist in three places.
Two inches higher,
would've been dead.
He was spiking girls' drinks.
So you're the good
guy, is that it?
What about Axel?
You thought he was
sleeping with your fiancée.
I mean, jeez, I can't imagine
what that must have felt like.
I know you followed
him that night.
You confronted him
and you snapped.
Just like this dickhead
all those years ago.
Except, this time,
you kept on hitting.
(BREATHES HEAVILY)
We found blood
in the boot of Axel's car.
Looks like you tried
to clean it up.
Help me fill in the gaps.
And please, for your own sake,
don't tell me you
don't remember.
(GRIM MUSIC)
(PAPERS SHUFFLE)
(GRIM MUSIC CONTINUES)
(SNIFFLES)
(JEWELLERY CLATTERS)
(ENGINE STARTS)
(GRIM MUSIC CONTINUES)
(DRILL BUZZES)
(DRILL BUZZES)
(DRILL BUZZES AND THUDS)
Lina!
What are you doing here?
Nowhere else to go.
You?
Um, it felt wrong to
leave it unfinished.
Um, then stay.
Finish.
(UNEASY MUSIC)
(UNEASY MUSIC INTENSIFIES)
-(DARK MUSIC)
-(SOFT WHIRRING)
(DARK MUSIC FADES)
(HAUNTING VOCAL MUSIC)