1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,000 (LAID-BACK MUSIC) 2 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:11,080 Alexa Crowe. (CHUCKLES) I thought it must be you. 3 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:15,040 - Enzo ― you're still working as a courier? - Yeah, I love it. 4 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:19,040 There's a certain joy in delivering parcels and letters that people really want. 5 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:22,520 The moment when the recipient receives it ― the expression on their face. 6 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:25,520 I mean, it makes all the road rage worth... 7 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:28,760 while. Something wrong? Wedding invitation, 8 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:32,720 it looked like to me. Weddings are such joyous occa... 9 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:36,000 sions. - Two weeks ago. 10 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,760 - Bugger. Well, look,... (CLEARS THROAT) 11 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:41,960 that envelope was second on my list... 12 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:44,920 it was after a parcel that was destined for the very top of the island. 13 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:46,920 And I delivered that in record time. 14 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:48,920 And I was on my way back, and, um, 15 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:51,240 I noticed the lighthouse wasn't lighting up anything at all. 16 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:54,520 So, you know, it was a stormy night. I couldn't have any shipwrecks on my hands, 17 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:57,520 so I couldn't just drive on and leave the sea unlit, 18 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:00,960 so I stopped the van, and I climbed up the spiral staircase. 19 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:03,760 It was pitch black. I only had the torch from my phone. I got there, 20 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:07,720 and I discovered a seagull in the lantern room, and it was trapped, 21 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:09,720 distressed. (SQUAWKS) 22 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:12,040 So I freed the bird, I fixed the beacon, 23 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:15,560 and the local community was so grateful that they asked me to stay on... 24 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:18,520 and advise them on various other matters, so, I mean, what could I say? 25 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:22,000 - I say bull. This was probably stuck on the bottom of your bag 26 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,960 for the last couple of months. - I noticed the wedding's in Queenstown. 27 00:01:25,960 --> 00:01:29,120 Who was getting married, anyway? - My mother. 28 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:31,120 - Oh. 29 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:34,760 - Enzo, you're beautiful, and I love you. 30 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:36,760 - What? 31 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:38,760 Oh. - Toodle-oo. 32 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:41,880 - Happy to help. (CHUCKLES) 33 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:45,680 (FUNK MUSIC) 34 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:53,680 (MUSIC FADES) 35 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:58,760 - Why are you so chipper? - Ever have one of those days where 36 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:00,760 you feel like you just dodged a bullet? 37 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:03,360 - Yeah, I think I know what you mean. 38 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:06,520 Remember the botched robbery at an organic coconut oil business 39 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:09,920 a few months ago? - Yeah, both the owners were shot, 40 00:02:09,920 --> 00:02:13,800 and one of them didn't make it. - Ropati Tavu'i. 41 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:16,400 Him and his business partner, Chris Sanders. 42 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:20,320 They interrupted an intruder at their store, Tipaula Oil. 43 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:24,280 Chris suffered a serious flesh wound, but he survived. 44 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:27,680 We've got no murder weapon. We've got no CCTV footage. 45 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:29,840 We've got no arrests, case is going cold, 46 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:33,480 and we've got a traumatised family. 47 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:36,560 - Give me the details of the crime. - Apparently, Ropati was in the storeroom, 48 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:39,600 and Chris was in the shop. He heard a gunshot ― he came running in. 49 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:42,280 The intruder was still there ― there was a kerfuffle. 50 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:44,280 Chris ended up with a bullet in his foot. 51 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:46,960 - Chris can't give you an ID? - He said it was too dark, 52 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:50,560 it happened too fast, and the shooter got away. Chris called 111, 53 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:54,360 but Ropati was gone by the time ambos and police arrived. 54 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:57,640 - What the heck were these guys doing at the store so late? 55 00:02:57,640 --> 00:02:59,960 - They were there to do a bit of work and unwind 56 00:02:59,960 --> 00:03:02,560 after a fundraiser for their cultural group. 57 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:04,560 That's them there. 58 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:07,040 Ropati had a lot of mana. 59 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:09,480 He was well loved and respected by his community 60 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:11,480 and, it seems, by his family. 61 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:13,480 - Seems? 62 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:15,480 - Ropati's cousin. 63 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:18,280 Setu Tavu'i. 64 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:21,720 He manages the cultural group, and now he's got another job. 65 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:24,760 - Oh, he inherited Ropati's share of the family business? 66 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:27,080 - You got it. And he doesn't have an alibi. 67 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:30,720 Didn't join the couple after the fundraiser ― said he went home and watched TV. 68 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:32,720 - Oh. No imagination. 69 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:36,200 - Reckon you can help a family find closure? 70 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:38,400 Eme Tavu'i, that's Ropati's mum. 71 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:40,960 She's the kind of woman that everyone calls Auntie, You know? 72 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:42,960 She's devastated. 73 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:44,960 She needs answers. 74 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:48,760 - Harry. 75 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:51,960 www.able.co.nz Copyright Able 2024. 76 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:56,080 (SAMOAN MUSIC PLAYS) 77 00:03:57,160 --> 00:04:00,360 Dig a little deeper into the family's financials, would you? 78 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:02,640 I wanna know if anyone gained from Ropati's death. 79 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:04,640 - I'll see if digital forensics missed anything. 80 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:06,640 - Oh, and Setu's streamer account, too. 81 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:09,080 - Well, the team at the station confirmed it was in use that night, 82 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:11,360 but maybe Setu just left it playing. 83 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:14,640 - That's the Tavu'i Dance Group. - Yeah. 84 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:19,320 - Oh. Are you looking into what happened to Ropati Tavu'i? - Did you know him? 85 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:21,560 - Well, my nana's from the same village as his mum. 86 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:23,560 For Samoans, family is everything. 87 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:26,760 - I'm about to visit a family who's lost one of their own. 88 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:29,240 - Mm-hm. Just don't go empty-handed, OK? 89 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:31,240 - Oh. Thanks for the tip. 90 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:37,920 Actually, you don't wanna go visit family, do you? 91 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:39,920 - (CHUCKLES) 92 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:44,440 - OK, so, I know a little bit about the culture, but have you got any tips for this palagi? 93 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:46,440 - Uh, well, 94 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:49,400 don't interrupt any elders when they're talking and, 95 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:52,000 um, eat any food that's given to you. 96 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,000 - Eat food ― got it. 97 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:56,360 - Ropati always thought of others. 98 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:58,640 He was clever. He was loyal. 99 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:00,640 He loved his fa'a Samoa. 100 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:03,640 - Hi, Auntie. - This is my palagi son. 101 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:05,640 This is Chris. 102 00:05:05,840 --> 00:05:09,680 - Malo. Hi. - Hi, Chris. 103 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:13,440 - You know, I'm so glad police are finally doing more. 104 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:17,120 Alexa, ask any questions. Feel free to look around the house. 105 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:20,520 Make yourself at home. - Thanks very much, Eme. 106 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,040 Chris, I know this is hard to talk about, 107 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:25,200 but I need to hear your version of events, 108 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:27,480 the night that Ropati died. 109 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:30,640 - Um,... 110 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:35,160 me and Pati were just going back to the store to return some product, 111 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:39,160 um, have a drink, unwind, and, uh, 112 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:41,440 Pati went to the storeroom, 113 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:44,320 and I was pouring myself a whiskey. 114 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,600 Um, then there was a loud bang ― 115 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:51,080 I just thought he might have dropped something. 116 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:54,880 And then there was another bang, so I ran, and, 117 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:56,960 um, Pati was on the floor, 118 00:05:56,960 --> 00:06:00,840 and there was someone there, but there was another bang, 119 00:06:00,840 --> 00:06:03,440 and then the person left. Um... 120 00:06:07,280 --> 00:06:09,280 Um, Pati wasn't moving. 121 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:15,320 And, um, I didn't even know I'd been hit. I couldn't even feel it until I tried to move. 122 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:17,320 Um, I was just.... 123 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:23,040 I was just staring at my bro. I'm sorry. Sorry. 124 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:25,040 (SNIFFLES) - Hey, hey. 125 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:27,320 It's not your fault, my son. 126 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:29,320 - (SNIFFLES) 127 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:37,400 - Did Setu expect to inherit Ropati's share of the business? 128 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:40,960 - Setu's thing is the dance group, but he was always gonna be the go-to 129 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:43,280 guy if anything happened to me or Pati. 130 00:06:43,280 --> 00:06:45,280 It's a family business. 131 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:48,600 - You've been part of this family a long time, huh? 132 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:51,880 - I've been living in the sleepout since I was 12, 133 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:55,520 ever since Eme took pity on Pati's scrawny little friend with the bare feet and hungry tummy. 134 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:58,600 - (CHUCKLES) I'll take that. - (CHUCKLES) - Good to see you. 135 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:01,240 - Um, come through any time ― seriously, no stress. 136 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:03,720 - Thank you. - Cheers. - See ya. 137 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:07,240 - Ooh la-la. 138 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:11,360 So Setu inheriting half the business is not a surprise. 139 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:14,200 But the business isn't his passion ― that's the dance troupe. 140 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:17,120 - Speaking of, I combed through Setu's financials. 141 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:20,800 Just after Ropati died, there was a deposit of $5000 142 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:23,600 from the dance group's account into Setu's personal account. 143 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:25,680 Then he withdraws the lot. 144 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:28,080 - Uniforms? A tour? - Well, five days after, 145 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:32,040 the whole lot's deposited back into his account, and then he transfers it back to the dance group. 146 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:36,200 - So he needed cash. Check the Tipaula Store accounts. 147 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:38,480 - Hey, we agreed to recycle. 148 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:40,920 Is this a wedding invitation? 149 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:43,320 - Yeah. We also agreed not to be nosy parkers. 150 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:46,400 - You are cordially invited to the... 151 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:49,120 Is this your mum? Your mum's getting married? 152 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:53,080 - Got married two weeks ago. - Wait. You didn't go. - Good noticing. 153 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:56,480 - Why not? - I am taking out the recycling. 154 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:05,680 - Amazing. I'll put some aside for you. Thank you. 155 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:07,680 - Talofa. - Oh, talofa. 156 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:09,680 - Setu Tavu'i? 157 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:13,120 Alexa Crowe. I'm very sorry for the loss of your cousin. 158 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:15,480 I'd like to ask you a few questions, if you don't mind. 159 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:17,880 - I've got a question for you. 160 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:20,680 Why are the cops bothering my family? 161 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:24,240 - Well, Auntie Eme doesn't see it as bothering ― she sees it as helping. 162 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:26,240 - Another one. 163 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:29,600 What's the average time it takes for them to solve crimes for Samoan people ― 164 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:31,640 is there a variance based on ethnicity? 165 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:33,720 - Listen, I can't comment― - Yeah you can't comment on it, 166 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:36,120 because there's a lack of police data necessary to quantify 167 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:38,600 rates of bias in this country. 168 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:44,560 - WHISPERS: Listen. I'm not with the police, all right? 169 00:08:44,560 --> 00:08:47,640 I'm a consultant, of sorts ― a satellite. 170 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:50,320 So just let me go in there and look around the premises, 171 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:52,320 all right? 172 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:00,320 (SNEAKY MUSIC) 173 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:05,880 Oh. 174 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:10,640 Hmm. 175 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:14,040 So warm in here. 176 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:18,760 - Some people add glycerine to the coconut oil to keep it in its liquid state. 177 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:22,720 - Uh-huh. - Pati and Chris keep theirs in a heated room. 178 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:25,720 Oil stays pure ― sells better. 179 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:27,800 - Yeah. 180 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:34,560 - Yo, am I good or am I good?! 181 00:09:34,560 --> 00:09:38,000 We got two buyers back. They like the new direction. 182 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:41,080 - Wish I could see Fia Collin's face once she finds out about the rebrand. 183 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:44,160 - Bro, I'll take it over there myself. 184 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:48,880 - Chris? Hi. 185 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:53,120 - Hello, Alexa. - Hi. Hey, who's Fia Collins? 186 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:55,160 - Fia poko. - What? 187 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:57,800 - Just someone who thinks she's in competition to our business. 188 00:09:57,800 --> 00:10:01,120 - Mogamoga. But we got a big old can of flyspray. 189 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:03,120 - Damn right, uce. 190 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:06,440 - Well, Tipaula looks like it's doing really well. 191 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:09,120 Well, thank you very much for letting me look around. 192 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:11,120 - Please ― any time. 193 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:13,600 - Mogamoga. 194 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:21,600 (BIRDS SQUAWK) 195 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:27,200 - Setu's streamer account was active on his home computer around the time of Ropati's murder. 196 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:29,800 - But that doesn't mean he was actually there, right? 197 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:32,680 I mean, streaming stops after a while, if you don't touch the controls. 198 00:10:32,680 --> 00:10:35,760 - Yeah, 90 minutes or three episodes. - So did it? 199 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:39,600 - No, but he could have turned on the series, gone out, 200 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:41,720 and then arrived back in time to click on episode four. 201 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:45,800 - OK, we have to question Setu again. He's gonna love it ― 202 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:47,800 not. - I can go. 203 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:50,400 I've got a new interview technique I wanna try out. 204 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:53,080 - Done. - Right. - Hey, check this out. 205 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:56,400 There is a successful Fijian cosmetics company 206 00:10:56,400 --> 00:10:59,400 called Fia. The owner, Fia Collins, 207 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:03,120 is in competition with Tipaula, but operates on a much bigger scale. 208 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:06,000 - I look for potential in startups, 209 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:09,720 and I use my knowledge and experience to nurture and secure their success. 210 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:12,800 - Knock, knock. Just thought I'd stop by and... 211 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:15,320 see if there was... 212 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:17,720 any of Eme's pani popo left. 213 00:11:17,720 --> 00:11:21,680 - (BOTH LAUGH) - As if. 214 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:24,640 - You know, business doesn't have to be cutthroat. 215 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:28,600 - What's Fia Collins got to do with anything? - Do you know everyone? 216 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:32,560 - Successful, intelligent, gorgeous Fijian Pacific businesswoman ― 217 00:11:32,560 --> 00:11:34,680 how can I not? - Ooh, a mega-fan. 218 00:11:34,680 --> 00:11:37,720 - Well, she hires Pasifika people and treats them pretty well ― 219 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:40,120 quite inspiring for a businessman like myself. 220 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:42,120 - What's a mogamoga? 221 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:44,120 - It's a cockroach. Why? 222 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:48,440 - Well, Setu and Chris use that word in connection with your business hero here. 223 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:52,040 - Wow. Harsh. - Mm-hm. - They must have a reason. 224 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:56,000 What if Fia was taking advantage of the tragedy to acquire Tipaula Oil? 225 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:59,880 - Nah. - Fia's all about nurturing small business, right? 226 00:11:59,880 --> 00:12:03,320 But what if a small business doesn't wanna be nurtured? 227 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:07,280 I mean, what happens if you say no to Fia Collins? 228 00:12:09,680 --> 00:12:12,360 - Oh, that's a gorgeous product. 229 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:15,760 Perfect for you. These have just come in. 230 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:17,760 Smell this. 231 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:21,160 - Fia Collins? Hi. My name's Alexa Crowe. 232 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:24,160 - We don't accept unsolicited sales pitches. 233 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:27,400 - Well, I'm sure glad that's not what I'm here for. 234 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:29,880 I've been watching you from afar, and, uh, 235 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:33,840 I wanna write your profile for our magazine ― Image. 236 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:35,880 - I've never heard of it. 237 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:39,960 - Well, it's kind of niche, but our readership is growing exponentially. 238 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:43,440 And I think you would be great on our cover. 239 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:45,640 Can you make a little time? 240 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:49,640 - Well, you need to be committed to doing what's right, 241 00:12:49,640 --> 00:12:51,920 as opposed to easy. 242 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:55,600 You know, if I live my life to the fullest and, you know, achieve my goals, 243 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:58,240 then I set an example to those around me. 244 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:01,800 - And when you take over these smaller businesses― - Collaborate. 245 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:05,720 - So those small business owners are partners in all of this? 246 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:10,680 - We are all architects of our lives and businesses. 247 00:13:10,680 --> 00:13:14,160 You know, unfortunately, some of them don't have the staying power that I do. 248 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:16,960 - Right. What about Tipaula Oils? 249 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:19,960 - Yeah, cute little startup. Nothing to do with me. 250 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:24,040 - Oh, I heard that you were interested in collaborating with them. 251 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:26,800 - Who'd you hear that from? - From the owners. 252 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:29,320 So did you plan to take over Tipaula Oils 253 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:32,720 before or after Ropati Tavu'i's murder? 254 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:38,400 - Security to my office, please. 255 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:40,400 You know, my business dealings are confidential. 256 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:44,480 You can leave now. Security will help you find your way. 257 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:46,480 - Another time. 258 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:54,480 (SAMOAN MUSIC PLAYS) 259 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:00,600 - Yeah. 260 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:02,600 - (CHEERING) - (LAUGHS) 261 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:05,920 That's it, that's it! 262 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:11,040 (MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING) 263 00:14:14,560 --> 00:14:17,360 Let's take five. Yeah. Malo lava. 264 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:21,160 - Malo. - Oh. Malo. 265 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:24,400 How can I help? - I'm Madison, a colleague of Alexa Crowe's. 266 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:28,360 - You've got no shame. You interviewed me like a criminal at work ― 267 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:30,360 and now in front of my dance group. 268 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:33,720 - Would others finding out about money shifting add to any shame? 269 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:41,960 - Look, I never wanted Ropati's share of Tipaula. 270 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:44,440 I'd rather have him back. 271 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:46,720 - Where were you the night Ropati died? 272 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:49,720 - Home. Watching TV. - What were you watching? - Squid Game. 273 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:53,680 - Oh, I love Squid Game. What's the main character known as? - Player 456. 274 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:55,960 - And what colour are the player's uniforms? - Green. 275 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:58,960 - Who died at the end of episode three? 276 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:01,560 - Um... - I don't think you watched that episode. 277 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:03,800 I think you pressed play, and then you left. 278 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:07,720 - Maybe I fell asleep. - Who falls asleep during Squid Game? 279 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:10,000 - OK, I see you, Olivia Pope ― 280 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:12,000 gorgeousandsmart. 281 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:14,600 Well, the two are never mutually exclusive. 282 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:16,960 So what's been happening with the dance group's money? 283 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:22,800 - (WHISTLES) - (CELL PHONE RINGS) - Hey, what's up? 284 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:26,480 - Setu's overwhelmed by Tipaula's responsibilities. 285 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:29,000 The money he moved was apparently for new uniforms, 286 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:32,240 but the deal fell through, so he put it back. - Did you buy that? 287 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:34,400 - I don't know ― their current uniforms look good to me. 288 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:37,160 - All right. Keep pressing him on any connection to Fia Collins, all right? 289 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:39,200 Ooh, hey. Gotta go. 290 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:41,200 Come in. 291 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:44,880 - Guess who is their mother's favourite son? 292 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:46,960 - Their mother'sonlyson. 293 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:49,240 - Uh, favourite child, then. 294 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:51,680 - (GASPS) You went to the wedding? 295 00:15:51,680 --> 00:15:54,800 - Of course I went ― it was in beautiful Queenstown, with mountains, 296 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:58,000 scenery everywhere you turn. Free piss. 297 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:00,600 Anyway, why weren't you there? 298 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:03,040 - I didn't get the invitation in time. 299 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:05,280 - Mum said she tried to call you a few times. 300 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:07,440 - Is that right? Well, I guess I missed those calls. 301 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:10,920 - Oh, come on. What, are you gonna make me guess what your problem is? 302 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:12,920 Is it with Mum? 303 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:16,320 Weddings in general? People in general? 304 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:19,560 No, I know ― it's love and happiness you don't like, isn't it? 305 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:21,720 - All I need to hear from you is why 306 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:25,400 somebody would nick money from a not-for-profit, transfer it, 307 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:29,120 and then transfer it back into the original account a week later. 308 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:31,840 - Guilty conscience. It's not something I'm familiar with. 309 00:16:31,840 --> 00:16:33,840 - Anything else? 310 00:16:34,440 --> 00:16:38,400 - Maybe a financial advisor might help themselves to a client's money, 311 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:42,560 with the intention of investing it and doubling it. 312 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:46,200 Then they might put the original amount back and keep the profits. 313 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:48,200 - Ah. 314 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:50,280 Could go to jail for that. 315 00:16:50,280 --> 00:16:52,280 - Sore point, sis ― 316 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:54,280 sore point. 317 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:56,600 (CELL PHONE DINGS) 318 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:04,600 (SAMOAN MUSIC PLAYS) 319 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:09,600 - (SPEAKS SAMOAN) - (CHEERING) 320 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:12,040 One more question. 321 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:15,080 How lucrative is running a dance group these days? 322 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:17,080 - It's kind of none of your business. 323 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:19,280 - I'm gonna take a gamble and ask anyway. 324 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:21,360 I bet you must have felt like you hit the jackpot 325 00:17:21,360 --> 00:17:23,640 when you won enough to pay Ropati's debt 326 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:27,160 and to replace the money you borrowed from your tautua. 327 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:29,640 See where I'm going with this? 328 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:35,400 He swore it was a one-off. He was desperate. 329 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:39,240 His mate had this hot tip about a horse race that came in. Setu cleared his debts. 330 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:41,920 - Personal debts? - That's what he said. 331 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:45,000 - Or maybe Tipaula Store wasn't doing as well as they're all saying. 332 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:48,800 - Setu uses the dance group's money to get Tipaula out of trouble. 333 00:17:48,800 --> 00:17:51,360 - Hmm. - are we doing here, by the way? 334 00:17:51,360 --> 00:17:54,160 - A little after-hours shopping. 335 00:17:55,360 --> 00:17:58,280 - And everyone thinks Willis the problem child. 336 00:17:58,280 --> 00:18:01,120 - What about you, tech whiz ― you know how to trip an alarm. 337 00:18:01,120 --> 00:18:03,600 - Yeah, yeah. What are we looking for, anyway? 338 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:07,560 - WHISPERS: Well, I noticed a safe in Fia's office. - We're safe crackers now? 339 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:10,320 - No, no. No crack ― just open. 340 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:14,720 - Oh my life. 341 00:18:17,680 --> 00:18:20,600 - WHISPERS: Just take one if it's gonna help you focus. 342 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:22,600 They're free samples. 343 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:28,720 - A neodymium magnet would be handy. Not that you want one laying around the house ― 344 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:32,080 they interfere with devices and appliances. - Mm-hm. And pacemakers. 345 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:36,040 - But if you wanna crack into a safe without a combination of rare-earth magnets, a foolproofhack. 346 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:38,400 What are you doing? 347 00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:40,400 Alexa. 348 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:43,160 - (SIGHS) 349 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:46,800 WHISPERS: Rare-earth magnet indeed. - Definitely the problem child. 350 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:50,200 I'll get us a copy of what's on her laptop. 351 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:55,920 - Uh-huh, uh-huh. Looks like it's a business plan of some sort. 352 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:59,200 - Come on. Who still keeps paper copies? 353 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:03,040 - Wait. These product labels look almost identical 354 00:19:03,040 --> 00:19:05,720 to Chris and Ropati's Eme label. 355 00:19:07,760 --> 00:19:10,160 WHISPERS: How would Fia end up with these plans? 356 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:12,480 - A-copy-acquire-kill. - Eh? 357 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:16,440 - Larger companies acquire smaller ones, to gain exclusive access to a product, 358 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:18,640 and then after acquisition, they kill the product, 359 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:22,000 thereby suppressing potential rivals and free market dynamics. 360 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:24,040 It's Economics 101, baby. 361 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:27,200 - WHISPERS: If you are a competitor who doesn't like competition. 362 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:30,480 - You really think that Fia Collins went to Tipaula with a gun? 363 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:35,480 - Maybe she took this copy-kill thing a little too seriously. 364 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:38,480 (JAZZ MUSIC) 365 00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:44,120 - When does this woman sleep? - Hmm? 366 00:19:44,360 --> 00:19:48,320 - Fia Collins, she's speaking at this conference, at that workshop ― 367 00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:50,600 there's so many emails. - Wait. 368 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:53,920 Do you think Auntie Eme uses coconut oil or butter? 369 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:56,160 In her pani popo. - Ooh! 370 00:19:56,160 --> 00:20:00,120 Hold the bus. There's an email from Ropati to Fia. 371 00:20:00,120 --> 00:20:03,040 Actually, there's several. - When? - Four months ago. 372 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:07,000 Fia's all happy-happy, chatty-chatty about their wonderful products. 373 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:10,920 And Ropati is stoked to hear it and keen to talk numbers. 374 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:14,720 - Did she offer a buyout? - No. Ropati wanted a deposit ― 375 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:16,720 30 K. For that, 376 00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:20,000 she wanted business plans and the designs for the new Eme range. 377 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:22,080 - Which she still has. - Mm. 378 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:26,400 - Did you see $30,000 go into Tipaula's accounts or Ropati's? 379 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:28,960 - And guess what happened after Ropati sent the designs? 380 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:32,920 She ghosted him. He sent email after email ― no reply. 381 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:36,880 - And no money. So much for ethical business practice, Fia. 382 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:40,640 - But if Fia had the Eme product plans, 383 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:42,840 she didn't need to break into Tipaula. 384 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:46,360 - Maybe Ropati threatened to go public with her dirty tactics. 385 00:20:46,360 --> 00:20:49,320 - Well, the last email does say she'll regret betraying him. 386 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:52,000 - That sounds like a threat to me. 387 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:55,880 What lengths would Fia go to to silence Ropati? 388 00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:00,320 Fia. 389 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:03,600 - WHISPERS: I'm sorry. 390 00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:07,720 - Are copy-acquire-kill tactics part of your ethical business approach? 391 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:11,240 - Is trespassing and theft part of yours? 392 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:14,400 You missed one of my security cameras. Nice lipstick (!) 393 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:18,360 - Now, you wanted in on Tipaula because they were succeeding in the organic coconut market, 394 00:21:18,360 --> 00:21:21,720 so you started discussions to purchase. But Ropati was too trusting ― 395 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:25,560 he sent you the plans for his entire range. What did you do? 396 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:28,400 You never transferred the deposit that you promised. 397 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:31,320 You stole his ideas and you developed your own product. 398 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:34,400 - Show me the contract. Oh, you can't, because there isn't one. 399 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:37,000 - Did Ropati threaten to expose you ― is that it? 400 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:40,200 - I'm a businesswoman ― I kill the competition, not people. 401 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:42,960 And if you two don't leave right now, I'll show the police last night's footage. 402 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:45,800 - Your reputation is far too important to you to report us. 403 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:48,040 Otherwise, you would have done it already. - Ooh, definitely this one. 404 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:51,040 - Yeah, that's good. Harry. Sorry about this. 405 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:53,280 Not a good time, I'm afraid. 406 00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:56,680 Oh. Righto. Be right there. 407 00:21:56,680 --> 00:21:59,160 - I'll be back for this one. - Well, Mads, 408 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:01,440 this case is getting hotter. 409 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:03,440 Whoa! - Yeah. 410 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:06,880 Setu and Chris went for lunch, came back 20 minutes later ― 411 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:09,400 car was up in flames. - Well, it's gotta be related, right? 412 00:22:09,400 --> 00:22:11,560 - Well, someone got away with murder ― do you really think they're gonna 413 00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:14,280 come back to the scene of the crime and light a fire? 414 00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:16,760 - Right. So forensics have done their thing already? 415 00:22:16,760 --> 00:22:20,240 - Yeah, I think it's a random act, but you're welcome to see if we've missed anything. 416 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:22,240 - Ha ha. 417 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:24,240 (SNEAKY MUSIC) 418 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:26,600 Eme. - Hello, Alexa. 419 00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:30,040 - You made a police report? - Yes, I have, 420 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:33,520 but Chris has something more to tell them. 421 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:36,280 - (CLEARS THROAT) Um, I dropped a cigarette in the car. 422 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:38,280 So this is all my fault. 423 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:40,640 - Vale. - Setu. 424 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:44,840 I'll cover the rehearsal, and you stay here and sort out this mess. 425 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:46,840 - Ioe. 426 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:50,720 - Alexa, could you come with me, please? 427 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:54,320 Tasi, lua, tolu, fa, lima, ona, fitu, valu. 428 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:56,960 (SPEAKS SAMOAN) 429 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:00,200 - (SPEAKS SAMOAN) 430 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:03,440 (CHEERING) 431 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:12,000 - Chris has a sister, Vanessa ― calls herself Vinnie. 432 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:15,920 Their family lived on our street when they were all little kids. 433 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:19,880 Those poor kids. They were left to their own devices all the time, 434 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:23,760 never any food. - So Chris came to live with you? 435 00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:27,880 - We tried with Vinnie, but she wanted to stay with her mother. 436 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:30,960 Yeah. Now she's like a human tornado ― 437 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:33,720 trail of destruction and debts. 438 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:37,720 - So you're saying that this Vinnie is responsible for the arson? 439 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:41,520 - All I can say is Chris doesn't smoke ― 440 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:43,520 never has for 10 years. 441 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:50,800 - Wow. Vinnie Sanders never went to a business she didn't wanna leave a bad review about. 442 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:54,000 - What's her issue? - Well, she seems to be getting ripped off, 443 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:56,760 treated rudely or discriminated against everywhere she goes. 444 00:23:56,760 --> 00:24:00,160 - Hmm. - OK, I'm here at the Pine View Organic Groceries, 445 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:02,480 where I have just been verbally abused by the owner. 446 00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:04,840 - Please leave. - Yeah, I'm gonna leave. I'm gonna leave, 447 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:06,840 because I'm not gonna spend my money in this dump. 448 00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:09,480 - You don't spend money ― you just eat all the free fruit for the kids. 449 00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:11,720 - Yeah, why shouldn't I eat the free fruit? - It's for the kids. 450 00:24:11,720 --> 00:24:14,880 - Yeah, well, I call bulls―. - Hmm. She seems lovely (!) 451 00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:18,000 - Could she turn that explosiveness on Ropati? 452 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:21,960 - I'm guessing we're gonna find out. - Yes, you are. - Oh, what? Why me? 453 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:25,920 - Cos you're so good at it. - Well, I did do pretty brilliantly with Setu, didn't I? 454 00:24:25,920 --> 00:24:29,000 All right. Hey, Vinnie. I'm Madison. 455 00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:33,120 I outsource service reviews for various publications. 456 00:24:33,120 --> 00:24:37,080 And your reviews are exactly what we're looking for. Do you wanna meet up for a coffee? 457 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:40,200 - That's what I'm talking about. - (CHUCKLES) 458 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:44,000 What do you do for a living? - Mm. I'm a promo girl. I mostly, like, 459 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:47,960 just look nice and hand out these flyers at the waterfront for this new bar. 460 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:51,800 I was gonna move to Surfers Paradise to be, like, one of those, like, bikini meter maids, 461 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:55,320 but turns out I couldn't leave the country ― unpaid parking fines or something. 462 00:24:55,320 --> 00:24:58,040 - And what about your job before this one? - Oh, I worked for my brother, 463 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:01,360 um, at Tipaula Store. They sell coconut oil. 464 00:25:01,360 --> 00:25:03,920 - Hey, didn't somebody die at Tipaula Store a while ago? 465 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:05,920 There was a robbery or something. 466 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:08,680 - Hey, do you reckon these fries are smaller than normal? I'm gonna complain, I reckon. 467 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:11,320 - So you don't wanna talk about how Ropati died? 468 00:25:11,320 --> 00:25:15,280 - Or we could talk about how much cash you're gonna pay me for my reviews. 469 00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:19,160 - Sure. - Bull crap. I know a liar when I meet one. 470 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:22,760 - Where were you when the robbery went down? 471 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:25,640 - No way. You're a cop. 472 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:27,640 - I'm a consultant. 473 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:30,240 - Well, I was shopping. I've got the designer heels to prove it. 474 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:32,440 - You got a receipt? - Who keeps receipts? 475 00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:34,760 - But that transaction, it'll be in your bank statements, right? 476 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:38,440 - Look, I didn't shoot them, OK? You're crazy. I didn't. 477 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:42,080 - But did you set their company car on fire? - How dare you?! 478 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:45,480 - There's CCTV footage, Vinnie. - Yeah, but I'm wearing a hat. - Sorry? 479 00:25:45,480 --> 00:25:48,960 -She'swearing a hat, the person who did it ― so there's no actual proof. You know what? 480 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:52,200 I don't actually like being treated like I'm a criminal. 481 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:55,400 I'm going to the bathroom to calm down. 482 00:26:00,760 --> 00:26:03,760 - Your friend forgot to pay the bill. 483 00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:11,200 - Chris, you knew that Fia Collins was planning a takeover, right? 484 00:26:13,080 --> 00:26:15,360 - Are you joking? That is... 485 00:26:15,360 --> 00:26:18,000 That's our design. That is our brand. 486 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:21,960 - Nau is the Fijian word of affection for mother. 487 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:24,680 - And your brand was named after Eme, 488 00:26:24,680 --> 00:26:27,680 so that's some pretty blatant copycatting, isn't it? 489 00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:31,480 - We use authentic cold-pressed coconut oil, 490 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:33,480 whereas Fia Collins, 491 00:26:34,280 --> 00:26:36,280 she adds glycerine to hers, 492 00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:40,080 just so that it stays liquid. Spreadthatto the coconut vine. 493 00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:44,800 - Chris, are you sure that you and Setu had no idea? 494 00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:47,240 Cos I heard you talking about Fia Collins the other day. 495 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:50,240 - Yeah, cos she's always been jealous of our success. 496 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:52,240 Clearly. 497 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:54,240 (SNEAKY MUSIC) 498 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:02,240 (SNEAKY MUSIC) 499 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:10,240 (MUSIC CONTINUES) 500 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:16,200 - Hmm. 501 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:18,360 - Then she did a runner and left me with the bill. 502 00:27:18,360 --> 00:27:21,440 Vinnie Sanders is a nightmare. 503 00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:23,440 - Is she a kill-someone type of nightmare? 504 00:27:23,440 --> 00:27:25,960 - Well, she tells lies, plays the victim and doesn't have an alibi. 505 00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:28,080 - All right, if she wasn't shopping, where was she? 506 00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:30,120 - Oh, surely it's your turn. 507 00:27:30,120 --> 00:27:32,280 - Double down, Madison ― you got this. 508 00:27:32,280 --> 00:27:35,160 - OK, I will channel my inner Alexa. 509 00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:37,960 At least I know where to find her. 510 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:39,960 - Attagirl. 511 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:47,640 Some pani popo for my brilliant bilingual mate. 512 00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:50,760 - Mmm. Trilingual ― I speak Tongan as well. 513 00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:53,760 - Well, I just wanted to ask my brilliant 514 00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:57,720 trilingualfriend if you could translate a phrase for me. 515 00:27:57,720 --> 00:28:00,800 - Not bad at all. I mean, it's nothing compared to my mum's. 516 00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:03,480 - Yeah, well, I wouldn't think so. 517 00:28:04,840 --> 00:28:06,840 - (LAUGHS) 518 00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:11,680 - What? - This should be 'O le ala i le pule o le tautua' ― 519 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:14,360 a path to leadership is through service. It's, like, a well-known proverb. 520 00:28:14,360 --> 00:28:18,320 - Right. Well, that's the inspiration behind Tipaula's Eme product range. 521 00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:20,920 - Oh, nah. Nah, nah, that's not good. That's rude. 522 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:22,920 - No. - Mm-hm. 523 00:28:22,920 --> 00:28:26,120 This says, 'O le ala i le pu o le tautua.' 524 00:28:26,120 --> 00:28:28,120 Translated? 525 00:28:28,120 --> 00:28:30,520 (WHISPERS) - No! 526 00:28:33,080 --> 00:28:35,080 (JAZZ MUSIC) 527 00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:45,640 - I want proof for your alibi or consider yourself a murder suspect. 528 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:49,040 Prove to me that you were shopping. - OMG. 529 00:28:49,040 --> 00:28:51,760 You're brutal. - Thanks. I'm working on it. 530 00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:53,760 (GIGGLES) 531 00:28:54,440 --> 00:28:57,960 - Malo. Just one question. - I'm done with this harassment. 532 00:28:57,960 --> 00:29:01,200 - Oh, you'll get harassment, when people hear what you did to Tipaula. 533 00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:06,080 - We have had this conversation. 534 00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:08,560 It is not economic espionage, 535 00:29:08,560 --> 00:29:11,680 when someone willingly sends you their company's confidential information 536 00:29:11,680 --> 00:29:13,280 without having legal protection in place. 537 00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:17,160 I mean, that is stupid business. And as a woman, 538 00:29:17,160 --> 00:29:20,360 I have to be 10 times better than any idiot man. 539 00:29:20,360 --> 00:29:23,160 - Word ― woman in the police force. 540 00:29:23,160 --> 00:29:25,560 - Try adding brown to the list. 541 00:29:25,560 --> 00:29:27,560 - Got it. 542 00:29:27,560 --> 00:29:31,360 So, were your business dealingsonlywith Ropati? 543 00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:34,000 - Yes, and I assumed he spoke for all. 544 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:37,960 - Never met him in person? - No. Only ever by email. 545 00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:41,280 I mean, it's easier to stab someone in the back when you don't have to look them in theeye. 546 00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:43,280 And to clarify ― 547 00:29:43,280 --> 00:29:45,280 metaphor. 548 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:47,560 And that was two questions. 549 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:50,720 (FOOTSTEPS RETREAT) 550 00:29:55,360 --> 00:29:57,360 - Ooh. Mummy's home. 551 00:29:57,360 --> 00:29:59,360 - Who letyouin? 552 00:29:59,360 --> 00:30:02,840 - Don't need a key. So, I've figured it out. 553 00:30:02,840 --> 00:30:05,120 You skipped Mum's wedding, 554 00:30:05,120 --> 00:30:09,080 because you never got over the big family split. 555 00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:12,480 - Good one. - You, sis, have daddy issues. 556 00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:14,480 - Nah. 557 00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:17,920 - OK, well, what, then? - Will, it's the fourth wedding. 558 00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:21,000 I'll go to the next one. - Maybe it'll be fourth-time lucky. 559 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:24,400 - Nah, she got lucky the second time. - Eh? 560 00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:27,800 - Yeah, that first stepdad. He was a good one. 561 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:30,480 I mean, he was even good at handling me ― and let's face it, 562 00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:34,400 I wasn't the easiest kid ― but then he was gone. - Ooh. 563 00:30:34,400 --> 00:30:38,200 You got stepdaddy issues. That's even worse. 564 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:42,000 - Let's face it ― they're not obliged to stay in touch, 565 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:44,000 are they? 566 00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:47,680 - Hmm. 567 00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:50,120 Alexa, is this...? 568 00:30:50,120 --> 00:30:53,320 Uh, are we having a vulnerable moment? 569 00:30:53,320 --> 00:30:55,520 - Get your hand off it, Will. 570 00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:58,720 - Rusty's a good guy. He's originally from the South Island. 571 00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:02,680 - What kind of a name is Rusty? - It's a nickname on account of the bullet fragment in his butt. 572 00:31:02,680 --> 00:31:04,680 - Eh? - Yeah. True story. 573 00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:08,520 In the '70s, him and a colleague were on a sheep station, 574 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:11,720 or something, down in Glenorchy, borrowing some sheep, among other things― 575 00:31:11,720 --> 00:31:15,480 - Wait. Our mother is married to a sheep rustler? Of course she is. 576 00:31:15,480 --> 00:31:18,440 - Anyway, they were being chased by the property owner with his gun, 577 00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:20,240 and poor old Rusty took a bullet to the bum. 578 00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:24,080 - Well, she's really outdone herself this time. Or maybe just reverting to type. 579 00:31:24,080 --> 00:31:27,080 - Anyway, they couldn't get to a hospital in time cos they had to hide out for 12 hours, 580 00:31:27,080 --> 00:31:31,040 so his mate pried the bullet from his bum with a pair of pliers. 581 00:31:31,040 --> 00:31:34,200 Can you imagine? - Was this in the wedding speech? Maybe Ishouldhave come. 582 00:31:34,200 --> 00:31:37,080 - No, no, it was. We all had to raise a glass of rum, cos that's what got him through ― 583 00:31:37,080 --> 00:31:39,680 his flask of rum to numb the bum. 584 00:31:39,680 --> 00:31:41,680 (LAUGHS) 585 00:31:41,680 --> 00:31:43,680 You love him. 586 00:31:43,680 --> 00:31:46,120 - How much liquor do you think that would take? 587 00:31:46,120 --> 00:31:49,600 - To sit through all the wedding speeches? 588 00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:51,840 - WHISPERS: No. 589 00:31:56,040 --> 00:32:00,000 - Wanna know how much these used flip-flops cost me? 590 00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:04,160 $500. - Hate to tell ya, but you were overcharged. 591 00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:06,880 - They're Vinnie's. She left them in the shoe store 592 00:32:06,880 --> 00:32:09,560 when she ran away in the designer heels she stole. 593 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:11,560 - What? - Yeah. 594 00:32:13,600 --> 00:32:15,600 - On the night of the shooting. 595 00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:18,840 - Designer heels that Ithen had to pay for. 596 00:32:18,840 --> 00:32:20,840 Maybe I'm not as good at this as I think. 597 00:32:20,840 --> 00:32:23,760 - Of course you are. Now we know that Vinnie Sanders didn't do it, 598 00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:25,760 so thank you forthat. 599 00:32:25,760 --> 00:32:29,720 Hey, you looked into Chris and Ropati's personal business accounts, right? Any debt? 600 00:32:29,880 --> 00:32:32,680 - Nothing. They're both nerdy with money. 601 00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:36,320 - Then why would one of them need to embezzle money from his own company? 602 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:38,320 (SNEAKY MUSIC) 603 00:32:42,680 --> 00:32:45,560 Hi, Vinnie. My name is Alexa Crowe. 604 00:32:45,560 --> 00:32:49,160 I'm investigating Ropati Tauv'i's murder. 605 00:32:49,160 --> 00:32:51,280 - I was out shopping that night. 606 00:32:51,280 --> 00:32:54,680 - Yes. Yes, that's what Maddison told me. 607 00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:02,840 So why did you set fire to the company car two days ago? 608 00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:05,720 - I didn't. I just... I didn't think it was gonna catch ― 609 00:33:05,720 --> 00:33:08,440 I just thought I'd put a hole in the seat, you know? 610 00:33:08,440 --> 00:33:12,120 - Why would you wanna do a thing like that? - To remind my brother that I exist. 611 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:14,120 - You're not close to him? 612 00:33:14,120 --> 00:33:17,040 - Well, I'm a pain in his butt. He's embarrassed of me. 613 00:33:17,040 --> 00:33:19,640 - But he gave you a job at Tipaula? 614 00:33:19,640 --> 00:33:22,240 - No, that was Ropati. - Really? 615 00:33:22,520 --> 00:33:26,480 - Chris was all, like, 'No way.' But Ropati was a nice guy ― he gave me a chance. 616 00:33:26,480 --> 00:33:28,880 And I screwed it up. So, yeah, 617 00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:32,560 if you wanna arrest me for some stupid car, then go ahead. Who cares? 618 00:33:33,040 --> 00:33:37,000 - I don't arrest people, Vinnie. And I've got a brother too. 619 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:39,920 He just got back from my mother's wedding in Queenstown. 620 00:33:39,920 --> 00:33:43,880 He had a wonderful time. Didn't wonder whereIwas. 621 00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:48,920 - Weren't you invited? - Oh, I got the invitation a bit late, you know. 622 00:33:48,920 --> 00:33:52,520 - Aw. They didn't want you to go. Been there. 623 00:33:53,760 --> 00:33:57,720 My parents were just out for themselves ― it was just me and Chris, you know. 624 00:33:57,800 --> 00:34:01,760 But then Eme Tavu'i came along, and, boom, replacement family. 625 00:34:02,280 --> 00:34:05,080 - And you didn't wanna stay with the Tavu'i's yourself? 626 00:34:07,520 --> 00:34:10,920 - I'm a bit much for most people, you know. 627 00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:14,520 I don't blame them, but... 628 00:34:15,160 --> 00:34:17,360 I do think Chris was lucky. 629 00:34:23,160 --> 00:34:25,160 (JAZZ MUSIC) 630 00:34:25,200 --> 00:34:27,200 - Eme? 631 00:34:33,200 --> 00:34:35,200 Hey, Mads. Hey, uh, 632 00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:38,440 did you run a credit check on Vinnie Sanders? 633 00:34:38,440 --> 00:34:41,960 - Yes, despite the fact I would have bet a hundred bucks that her credit was bad. 634 00:34:41,960 --> 00:34:45,160 But guess what? - Five-star rating. - Exactly ― 635 00:34:45,160 --> 00:34:47,800 no credit-card debt, no missed hire-purchase payments. 636 00:34:47,800 --> 00:34:49,800 - What about parking fines, speeding tickets? 637 00:34:49,800 --> 00:34:53,360 - There's nothing. Even though unpaid fines stopped her leaving the country eight months ago. 638 00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:56,800 - Well, it seems like Vinnie Sanders might have a guardian angel. 639 00:34:56,800 --> 00:34:59,360 - And it sounds like you expected that result. 640 00:34:59,360 --> 00:35:01,360 - Thanks, Madison. 641 00:35:07,360 --> 00:35:09,360 (LID CLATTERS) 642 00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:17,360 (SNEAKY MUSIC) 643 00:35:20,160 --> 00:35:22,600 - All right. What's so urgent? 644 00:35:22,600 --> 00:35:24,600 - OK, now, this... 645 00:35:25,360 --> 00:35:27,480 has been in there less than an hour, 646 00:35:27,480 --> 00:35:29,880 and it's already hard. 647 00:35:29,880 --> 00:35:32,840 Can you run that by forensics, see what happens? 648 00:35:32,840 --> 00:35:40,040 - Sure. Any reason? - I'm pretty sure that little lump is gonna tell us who the killeris. 649 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:43,280 (JAZZ MUSIC) 650 00:35:46,920 --> 00:35:50,320 - Yo. Uh,... 651 00:35:50,320 --> 00:35:52,320 what areyoudoing here? 652 00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:54,320 - You missed one. 653 00:35:55,640 --> 00:35:59,120 - Oh. Um, sorry ― do you mind not, you know, handling the product? 654 00:35:59,120 --> 00:36:03,080 It's worthless if it's contaminated. - A little late for that ― 655 00:36:03,200 --> 00:36:07,160 this particular oil is contaminated up the wazz. 656 00:36:09,320 --> 00:36:13,280 There was no botched robbery ― in fact, no intruder at all. 657 00:36:14,600 --> 00:36:18,560 - Well, tell that to the doctor who sewed up the bullet wound in my foot. 658 00:36:18,560 --> 00:36:21,640 - In fact, it wasn't even about money. 659 00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:25,320 It's about family. Two families, actually ― 660 00:36:25,320 --> 00:36:28,960 the family that took you in, that loved and accepted you. 661 00:36:28,960 --> 00:36:32,920 And your sister, who derailed your life with her chaotic criminal behaviour. 662 00:36:34,840 --> 00:36:38,160 - You've been talking to Vinnie? Just FYI, 663 00:36:38,160 --> 00:36:40,920 you can't really believe anything that comes out of her mouth. 664 00:36:40,920 --> 00:36:44,880 - It must have been really hard for you, cleaning up her messes all those years. 665 00:36:44,880 --> 00:36:48,480 - Yeah, but, you know, families, right? It's what they do. 666 00:36:48,480 --> 00:36:50,480 - The debts, 667 00:36:50,480 --> 00:36:52,480 the arrests. 668 00:36:52,480 --> 00:36:56,080 Even when Ropati tried to help, by giving her a job here. 669 00:36:56,080 --> 00:36:59,040 That went about as well as you'd expect. 670 00:36:59,040 --> 00:37:02,840 Vinnie doesn't have a great work ethic or people skills. 671 00:37:02,840 --> 00:37:05,520 - You know, Alexa, this is great, 672 00:37:05,520 --> 00:37:07,680 but I really need to get to work, 673 00:37:07,680 --> 00:37:11,360 and I don't really need to spend time talking about my sister. 674 00:37:11,360 --> 00:37:13,360 - Fair. 675 00:37:13,360 --> 00:37:15,760 Cos she's the why, isn't she? 676 00:37:15,760 --> 00:37:18,840 Why you stole from your own business. 677 00:37:20,080 --> 00:37:23,760 She drained you emotionally, financially. 678 00:37:24,400 --> 00:37:27,000 You just wanted to get her gone ― 679 00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:30,480 anywhere, to Australia; out of your life. 680 00:37:30,680 --> 00:37:34,360 So to pay off her fines, you dipped into the business account, 681 00:37:34,360 --> 00:37:36,640 trying to make it all stop. 682 00:37:36,640 --> 00:37:39,520 You cleared all of Vinnie's debts, 683 00:37:39,520 --> 00:37:41,920 just to get her on that plane. 684 00:37:41,960 --> 00:37:45,920 But now, you've got a problem with the business. 685 00:37:45,920 --> 00:37:49,360 So that's when you decided to approach Fia Collins. 686 00:37:49,360 --> 00:37:52,040 - Ropati dealt with Fia Collins. 687 00:37:52,040 --> 00:37:55,120 I would never talk to that cockroach. 688 00:37:56,720 --> 00:38:00,640 - Don't give me that. 689 00:38:00,640 --> 00:38:04,520 You kill a man, and then you talk shit about him? 690 00:38:06,640 --> 00:38:10,600 - What? - Ropati would never have gone to Fia Collins. 691 00:38:11,560 --> 00:38:14,440 And Ropati would never have gotten that Samoan proverb wrong 692 00:38:14,440 --> 00:38:16,880 at the end of his emails. 693 00:38:16,880 --> 00:38:20,800 Your plan was to rip Fia off, to take the deposit and run. 694 00:38:20,800 --> 00:38:22,800 But it all backfired. 695 00:38:24,040 --> 00:38:27,400 And when Ropati found out what you'd done, he couldn't believe it. 696 00:38:27,400 --> 00:38:31,160 He was going to tell Eme and the rest of the family. 697 00:38:31,160 --> 00:38:33,160 - No, Ropati! Please! 698 00:38:33,160 --> 00:38:36,440 - You thought they'd never forgive you. 699 00:38:36,440 --> 00:38:39,000 You thought you'd be kicked out of the family. 700 00:38:39,000 --> 00:38:41,000 You couldn't let that happen. 701 00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:46,680 You had to stop Ropati from telling them what you'd done. 702 00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:49,160 - So you think I shot him, and then myself? 703 00:38:49,160 --> 00:38:52,440 - Oh, I don't think; I know. 704 00:38:52,440 --> 00:38:55,200 You and Ropati came back here to sort it all out. 705 00:38:55,200 --> 00:38:57,880 He had no idea what you meant by that ― 706 00:38:57,880 --> 00:39:01,680 of course he didn't. You were his best friend, 707 00:39:01,680 --> 00:39:03,680 his brother. 708 00:39:04,120 --> 00:39:06,120 (GUNSHOT) 709 00:39:09,120 --> 00:39:11,720 You've really got guts, Chris. 710 00:39:12,520 --> 00:39:16,200 Giving yourself a gunshot wound is not easy. 711 00:39:21,800 --> 00:39:23,800 - (GUNSHOT) - (SCREAMS) 712 00:39:26,160 --> 00:39:30,120 This is a good story. Um, so, I shoot myself, and then what? 713 00:39:30,120 --> 00:39:33,080 No, I couldn't walk ― I can barely at the moment. 714 00:39:33,080 --> 00:39:35,720 So what happens next? Where did I hide the gun? 715 00:39:35,720 --> 00:39:37,720 - I'm glad you asked. 716 00:39:38,440 --> 00:39:41,520 Because you hid the murder weapon here, 717 00:39:41,520 --> 00:39:43,520 in plain sight ― 718 00:39:43,920 --> 00:39:46,880 dumped it into one of the buckets of oil 719 00:39:46,880 --> 00:39:50,360 and let the oil solidify over the top of it. 720 00:39:51,920 --> 00:39:55,080 See, some time before the store reopened, 721 00:39:55,080 --> 00:39:57,080 you got rid of the gun. 722 00:39:57,080 --> 00:40:00,080 But you shouldn't have kept the oil, 723 00:40:00,080 --> 00:40:03,680 because we found the gunshot residue in it. 724 00:40:10,080 --> 00:40:13,200 - Wasn'tmyfault. At first Vinnie, 725 00:40:13,200 --> 00:40:16,120 and then Fia, she― - Oh, Vinnie walked all over you, 726 00:40:16,120 --> 00:40:18,720 and Fia played you like a banjo. 727 00:40:20,640 --> 00:40:23,960 But you chose this, Chris. Youchosethis. 728 00:40:23,960 --> 00:40:27,840 - My family and Auntie Eme are everything to me ― 729 00:40:27,840 --> 00:40:29,840 everything. 730 00:40:29,840 --> 00:40:33,720 And Ropati said I didn't deserve to be here,... 731 00:40:35,080 --> 00:40:37,080 that I never belonged. 732 00:40:37,080 --> 00:40:40,680 - Whatever Ropati said, he said it in anger, 733 00:40:40,680 --> 00:40:43,280 and he probably didn't mean it. 734 00:40:45,560 --> 00:40:48,440 You know the Tavu'i family love you 735 00:40:48,680 --> 00:40:51,200 and Eme loves you. 736 00:40:53,120 --> 00:40:55,600 They would have forgiven you the mistake with the business. 737 00:41:01,120 --> 00:41:03,120 (CONTEMPLATIVE MUSIC) 738 00:41:03,440 --> 00:41:06,840 WHISPERS: They would have forgiven you. 739 00:41:11,440 --> 00:41:13,440 (MUSIC FADES) 740 00:41:13,600 --> 00:41:15,600 (SAMOAN MUSIC PLAYS) 741 00:41:16,120 --> 00:41:18,120 (CHEERING) 742 00:41:23,320 --> 00:41:25,320 I'm really sorry, Eme. 743 00:41:25,320 --> 00:41:27,920 - If Chris had only talked to me. 744 00:41:29,520 --> 00:41:32,320 I'm glad we have an answer, but... 745 00:41:32,320 --> 00:41:34,600 - It's not the one you wanted. 746 00:41:39,560 --> 00:41:41,760 - Well, on the bright side, 747 00:41:41,760 --> 00:41:44,360 I've gained another daughter. 748 00:41:44,920 --> 00:41:47,480 - You can bet I'll be over for coffee and cake. 749 00:41:47,480 --> 00:41:49,760 - Good. I look forward to it. 750 00:41:55,480 --> 00:41:57,480 (SAMOAN MUSIC PLAYS) 751 00:41:59,600 --> 00:42:02,400 (BASSY MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING) 752 00:42:04,440 --> 00:42:06,440 (CHEERING) 753 00:42:08,040 --> 00:42:10,040 - Chee-hoo! 754 00:42:10,400 --> 00:42:12,400 (CHEERING) 755 00:42:17,040 --> 00:42:19,040 Chee-hoo! 756 00:42:19,040 --> 00:42:21,320 (MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING) 757 00:42:21,320 --> 00:42:23,320 (CHEERING) 758 00:42:24,400 --> 00:42:26,680 - This is a gang of evil witches. 759 00:42:26,680 --> 00:42:30,040 - The widows' club, huh? I'm going to fit right in. 760 00:42:30,040 --> 00:42:33,480 My husband and I are interested in joining your marvellous club. 761 00:42:33,480 --> 00:42:35,480 (THUD!) - Oh! 762 00:42:35,480 --> 00:42:38,160 - She's moving on. - Nadia. - She's met someone already. 763 00:42:38,160 --> 00:42:40,800 - I'm not gonna feel guilty, Nadia. 764 00:42:40,800 --> 00:42:43,400 - I just wanna be left alone. OK? 765 00:42:44,240 --> 00:42:46,240 - Oh. (GIGGLES) Thanks, Reuben. 766 00:42:46,240 --> 00:42:51,520 - Queen of swords. You were close to someone, and then they died. 767 00:42:51,520 --> 00:42:53,680 www.able.co.nz Copyright Able 2024.